. THE HOKNING '0REG0NIA2J, 'MdKDifctr OOTOBEE . 29, 1900:
TRADE WITH PORTO RICCT
GREAT GAXS, NOTWITHSTANDING
LAST YEAR'S STORM.
0nr Import From the JbImm.4. Hare
Trebled and Export totko'
Island Qnadmple.1"--
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28. Imports .Into
the United States from Porto Bico. have
trebeled and exports to that Island from
the United States havo quadrupled in the
Hvo months since the enactment of the
new Porto Rlcan tariff act, as compared
with those of the correspondlng'months of
3&6 and 1B07, -when Porto Rico -was under
the Spanish Hag:. The Porto Rlcan tariff
act went Into -effect May 1. 1900. The im
ports from the island in the five months
whose record the Treasury Bureau oi
Statistics has just completed amount to
?S,316,334, against $1,216,128 in the corre
sponding months of 1597, or practically
three times as much in the five months of
3900 as in tho corresponding Jive months
of 1S97. Tho exports to the island in
tho five months of 1SO0 are ?2,S07,909.
against ?717,7 in the corresponding
months of 1896, and $753,802 in the cor
responding months of 1897, or practically
Ipur times as much as in 1803 as in 1S96
or 1E97.
These figures are especially Interesting
because of the fact that it -was supposed
when the act went into effect that tho
commerce of tho first year -would bo very
small bv reason of the hurricane of last
year, which proved so damaging to the
chief industries that it was thought the
island would In the present year have
little to sell and consequently little with
which to buy. Yet the figures given be
low show that It has sent to the Unltea
States in the five months from May 1,
1909, to October 1, 1900, twice as much in
value as in the corresponding months ot
1E99 and three times as much as in the
same months of !97. and that it has
bought from the United States more than
twice as much as In the corresponding
months of 1899 and practically four times
fis much as in the corresponding months
of 1896 or 1897.
The table which follows shows the im
ports from and exports to Porto Rico in
its commerce with the United States dur
ing May, June, July, August and Septem
ber of 1S96, 1897. 1898, 1899 and 1900, re
spectively, and the total for each period,
and thus enables a comparison by months
and by the entire period both with 1893,
when the island was under the American
flag, but subject to the general customs
lawB of the United States, and with 18?C
and 1897, when it -was Spanish territory
It will be seen that every month since
the enactment of the new laws shows a
marked Increase over 1899, and a still
greater increase as compared with 1897
and 1895; while the total imports from the
island in the five months of 1900 show an
increase of 62 per cent over 1899 and 172
per cent over 1897, and the exports to the
island show an increase of 104 per cent
over 1899 and 265 per cent over 1S97.
Imports from Porto Rico Into the United
Btates;
Month. 1896. 1S97. 1899. 1JXX).
May ....J 4S0.S21 $ 553.938 $ 647.179 $1,103,867
Juno .... 516.746 3G1.32S 814,803 1,218,257
July .... 254,676 143.S73 44S.267 640,023
August.. 507,880 72,633 74,323 251,903
Sept, .... 123.369 25,864 56,167 72,254
Total .51,
Exports
States:
Month.
May $
June ....
July ....
August..
Sept. ....
,4S5,492 $1,169,128 $2,040,789 $3,316,334
to Porto Rico from the United
1896. 3897. 1899. 1900.
113,069 $ 161.845 $ 305,564 $ 696,479
178,313 167.138 361,423 890,999
101,944 156.296 213,302 529,723
194,361 143,945 251,843 40S.638
130,038 139,578 246,490 282,064
Total .$ 717.744 $ 76S.803 $1,378,622 $2,807,909
The following table shows the exports
from tho United States to Porto Rico of
15 representative articles during the five
months ending October 1, 1900. compared
with the same months of 1897:
Five months ending
October 1,
Articles 1597. 1900.
Ootton cloth .. $ 1,423 $406,19-1
Flour 291.278 402,912
ork 75.S29 94,567
Petroleum 12,930 65,956
Bacon 6,949 2S.4S1
5al 14,680 26.565
Cheesa 1,062 26.463
Furniture- 3,392 23,220
Builder's hardware 4.335 22 0S6
Cars and carriages 3,344 12.203
Books, maps, etc. 2,516 U.03-J
Fruits and nuts 399 6 077
Butter 3,151 5,420
Agricultural Implements . 3,217 3,856
Sewing machines l,50S 3,132
LONDON STOCKS CHEERFUL.
Americans Showed Marked Activity
and Closed Higher.
LONDON, Oct. 28. The stock exchange
last week had a rather active and de
cidedly cheerful experience. The Anglo
German agreement regarding China was
cordially received and had the effect of
encouraging a fair amount of buying,
while the announcement of the early re
turn of .Lord Roberts from South 'Africa
was accepted as a good sign. Prices,
however, except in a few cases, did not
show much improvement. The feature or
the week was the buying of xmderground
railway shares. Metropolitan rising
points and District 2&. The American de
partment showed marked activity, the
whole line of securities finishing 1 to 3
points higher on the week, although the
closing figures were somewhat below tne
best. The settlement disclosed evidences
of Investment, a fair amount of stock
being listed. Yesterday a holiday scene
was prevalent, which restricted business
below the usual half-holiday average. The
changes, however, were merely fractional.
Union Pacific rose of a point, Reading
. Wabash preferred , Northern Pa
cific . On the othen hand. Norfolk &
Western preferred fell V. New York Cen
tral 34, Pennsylvania . Baltimore &
Ohio . N. Y., O. & W. , Southern Pa
cific , Southern preferred , Erie i,
Atchison . and Louisville & Nashville "&.
Mining shares were quiet and weak,
showing a downward tendency, although
Rands and a few others were fractionally
higher. Bar silver last week reached 3014
in price, the highest figure attained since
1895. The rise was due to purchases by
India for coinage purposes, the total pur
chases since February being the extraor
dinary sum of 8 crores ($42,300,000).
Call money was abundant and touched
low-water mark, vi per cent; closing at
irom jl 10 2 per cent. Three months
bills were firm at 3.
EASIER CONDITIONS IN GERMANY.
Money Ib Aceumnlatingr and Interest
Is Lovrer Too Few Cars.
BERLIN, Oct. 28. October is drawing
to a close among conditions of increasing
ease in the money market. The rate for
the prolongation of money has fallen to
8, and there are instances of loans at
8. Many months have passed since a
monthly settlement proved so favorable
for the bulls. The progress of the set
tlement shows a larger short element
than had been expected, which has been
forced to cover, thereby strengthening
the market.
At the weekly meeting of the Relchs
bank commission. Herr. Koch, president
of the bank, said that their accounts
end loans had fallen 5,000.000 marks since
the beginning of the month, as compared
with 113,000,000 marks during the corre
sponding period last Tear. On the other
hand, he explained that the gold stock
liad Increased 74,000,000 marks, as against
62,000,000 marks during the corresponding
period in 1899, and now stood at 70,000,000
marks above last year's figures. He also
pointed out that private discount was
8 Instead of 4, the rate in 1899, and
that money had grown easier on the
Bourse. Considering his statement, he
expressed the opinion that notwithstand
ing the approach of the end of the year
and despite the political situation, there J
was no occasion? for changing ' the bank
rate. ,. t
Tho Bourse had upon the whole, a good
.week. .,Iron shares, generally 'advanced,
notwithstanding aj-newatch-of unfavor
able 'news from the iron: centers. Cement
r shares scored a Considerable rise upon
the prospective completion. of the syndi
cate. " .
Imperial and Prussian loans Improved
on account of increasing demand, from
fixed Investments since the holders of
mortgage bank obligations began- selling
a week ago. - The-other Institutions of
this class have found a guarantee fund
of 15,000,000 marks to purchase the. obli
gations of the mortgage bank, whose ne
gotiations broke violently week before
last. This, 'however, has "not checked ap
prehension and the sales in this line con
tinue. The demand for American railway se
curities -was excellent. It is ascertained
from a reliable quarter that the sub
scription for the Hamburg loan of 50,000,
O00 marks reached 300,000,000, a result that
is considered1 brilliant. The Frankfurter
Zeitung, recalling the recent loan in New
York, ,says:
"The brilliant success of the Hamburg
loan shows that the advisors of tho im
perial treasury had formed a totally false
judgment of the conditions of the German
money market'
The Prussian, railways have Informed
the coal companies In the Essen district
that only 90 per cent of the freight cars
demanded can-be furnlshed-and the forth
coming Prussian budget will provide for
9600 freight bars.
According to the Cologne Gazette,, con
tracts -for over 8000 freight cars and about
1000 passenger care will be placed next
month.
Germany's pig Iron output for Septem-.
ber was 709.200 tons.
The International Society for Sugar Sta
tistics estimates that the European sugar
output, 1900 crop, will be 5,330,434 tons.
NEARLY A MILLION.
Optimistic View of McKtnley Pay
nlar Plurality.
Chicago Times-Herald.
"With only two full weeks remaining
before the casting of the ballots, a-11 signs
point to the re-election of President Mc
Klnley by a majority of over two to one
in tho Electoral College, backed by a pop
ular plurality approximating a round
million.
In this campaign, as in that of 1S9G, tha
salvation of the Republican, party haa
been the gold standard." Against this has
been arrayed every ism that irresponsiblo
ambition, envy and discontent could In
voke, Invent or imagine. The Democrats
have raked the universe for issues on
which to assault 'the existing Administra
tion, and today they face the over
whelming defeat indicated in the follow
ing estimate of the popular verdict:
Pop'lar plurlty. Elec Col.
Mc- Bry- Mc- Bry-
Kinley an. Klnley. an.
Alabama . 76,000 .. " 11
Arkansas 50,000 .. 8
California 15,000 9
Colorado 20,000 .. 4
Connecticut .... 5O,'O00 - 6
Delaware 5,000 8
Florida 20,000 .. 4
Georgia 30,003 .. 13
Idaho 5.000 .. 3
Illinois i 123,000 24
Indiana 20.000 15
Iowa 70,000 13
Kansas 10,000 10
Kentucky 5,000 ..'.... 13
Louisiana 50.000 .. 8
Maine 45.000 6
Maryland 20.000 8
Massachusetts . 170,000 16
Michigan 60.000 ....... 14
Minnesota 50,000 9
Mississippi 60,000 .. 9
Missouri 30,000 .. 17
Montana 10,000 .. 3
Nebraska 5,000 ...... 8
Nevada 5,000 '.. 8
New Hampshire F5.000 .' 4 ..
New Jersey .... 90,000 ...:.. ii
New York 200,000 36
North Carolina , 20,000 .. "31
North Dakota . 30,000 T.
Ohio ...." 60.000 23
Oregon 10,000 4
Pennsylvania .. 300,000 32
Rhode Island... 25,000 4 -..
South Carolina 50,000 .. 9
South Dakota .. 6,000 4
Tennessee 20.000 .. 12
Texas 150,Vj0 .. 35
Utah 5.000 ' 2
'Vermont 40,000 4
Virginia 20,000 .. 13
Washintrton 10.000 4
West Virginia.. 10.000 6
Wisconsin 100,000 32 .:
Wyoming 2,000 3
Totals 1,545,000 616,000 305 142
McKlnley over
Bryan 932,000 .... 163 '..
Never In the history of the Republic has
there been such a popular plurality as
this rolled up against a political party.
Grant's plurality of 752,991 In 1872 was the
nearest approach to It. But In that year
Virginia, North. Carolina, South Carolina,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana
and Arkansas cast their electoral votes
for the Republican ticket.
It' is a significant fact full of deep por
tent to the Republic touching the funda
mental principles of the Government
more nearly than any question of Philip
pines, trusts, tariffs or militarism, that
all but 13 of the electoral votes credited
to Bryan will be cast for'him on an issue
absolutely foreign to the election. More
over; they will be cast for him by men
who despise him through the forcible ex
tinction of the Constitutional rights of
one-half the American citizens who form
the basis upon which the South has 123
votes In the Electoral College.
In the South today public sentiment re
jects the teachings of Bryan with con
tempt. It favors expansion, a sound cur
rency and the security of property rights
under the law. The South longs for and
prays for a continuance of the prosperity
that has come to it under the Republican
Administration. Southern leaders' do not
hesitate in private to declare that the
South needs and favors the re-election, of
McKinley and yet confess that they In
tend to vote for Bryan. As one of them
recently said: "We will vote for Bryan,
but rely on the North to defeat him."
Eliminate the sol&. South from tho
forejrolng table, because it casts no vote
on the real Issues involved in the election,
and It will be observed that in tho states
where Brysnlsm is the Issue he will -be
buried "under an adverse plurality of over
1,500.000 and would have only 13 votes in
the. Electoral College.
That is the true American verdict on
Bryanism. The South has no right to be
counted on a auestlon in which it -takes
merely a hypocritical Interest. -c
Shakespeare in the-Bible.
London Answers.
In Shakespeare's name Hes the key to
a wonderful cryptogram. , The spelling
"Shakespeare" wis the poet's nom de
plume, while "Shakespere" was his name,
an evident change from 'Shakespear."
In .each of the two spellings last given
are 10 letters four vowels and six con
sonants. Combine there two figures and
we hive the number 46, the "key to the
mystery.
Turning to the 46th psalm in the re
vised version, it is found that the psalm
is divided into three portions, each one
ending with . "selah." Remember ,the
number 46.
Counting 46 words from the beginning: of
the psalm, one reads the word: "shake"
in tho ,flrst portion, and counting 46
words from the end of the psalm one
reaches the word "spear." There Is
"Shakespear" as plainly as letters can
make it.
Declaration of "War With Spain.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. Oct. 27. (To the
Editor.) To settle a dispute, please" state
whether or not the -United States declared
war against Spain on April 25, 18S8.
A READER.
On April 24. 189S, Spain formally de
clared that war existed with the United
States. On April 25, 1898, Congress -passed
an act declaring that war had existed
with Spain since April 2V1S9S.
ALASKA. TELEGRAPH LINE
CERTAIN THAT'THH UNITED STATES
WH-It HAVBSYSTEM-WB37P-YEAB,
Captain Greely, of the Sfgraal Corps,
Re'yorftn Gooa'Prosress..eFre
Ject Conditions af"N6me.
WASHINGTON. Oct 24.-it is now cer
tain that Alaska will have a -telegraph
and cablo Bystem controlledi vby the
United States by the end of the Summer
season of 1901. A military telegraphic
system was authorized at the last session
of Congress, though not until the" closing
days of 'the session, when an appropria
tion of $450,000 was Inserted in one of tho
general appropriation bills, largely
through. Western influence.
General A. W. Greely," Chief Signal Of
ficer, has Just returned from a tour of in-
spectlon In Alaska, having spent six
weeks In the Yukon Valley and two weeks
at Nome. His trip was made solely for
ithe purpose of informing himself of the
progress that has been made en the sys
tem and learning just what will have to
be encountered before the line is com
pleted. In speaking of his observations
to The Oregonian correspondent, he said:
"The military .line has five parties at
work on It, who are makln gsatisfactory
progress. Four parties .are building in
the Yukon Valley at different points' be
tween Kaltag on the Lower Yukon and
the boundary line between Alaska and
the Yukon Territory. The fifth party is
building from Valdez, northeasterly "to
wards Eagle City, or -Fort Egbert. The
last report from this party indicates that
about 100 miles of that section of the line
-will be completed this Fall.
"The only Alaskan post which' will
have telegraphic facilities with the United
States this year will be that of Fort Eg
bert. The garrison Is completing a line
to connect, at the internallopal boundary,
with a Canadian line, .for which I mado
arrangements this Summer. The latest
report from the Canadian authoritlesvindi
cates tliat "the link necessary to connect
Dawson with Fort .Egbert Is about com
pleted. The outlet to the United States
will be over lines under construction by
the Canadian Government, the old system
reaching from Dawson southward to At
lln. During the present year the Canadian
field parties under J. B. Charleson, .super
intendent of public works- of- the Yukon
district, have built 570 miles north of
Quesnelle, which previously .had- been
connected with the Ashcroft on the Ca
nadian Pacific. Railway. From Atlin- south
the Canadian parties, have bullt-400 miles.
It Is reported that-there is a gap of only
54 miles between the Atlln section -and
tho. Quesnelle section, .which -it Is-thought
will be completed within the next three
weeks.
"I am unable to .give any definite In
formation as to the. progress of, the cable-laying,
whicht is- doneby coh'tract. The
contract with the cable company feduires
them to lay the cable, workrit steadily 'f or"
SO days and turn It over to the Signal
Corps, when It will be tested and accept
ed by the officers of the corps. As be
fore reported,; the cablesteam'er' Orizaba J
grounded four miles- north of St. Michael
while laying the cable toward Nome. I
have no Information from the company as
to the present condition of affairs, but !
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ANY OTHER RAILROAD IN THE WORLD. '' .
learned by a telegram from St. Michael
from Major Frank Green, Signal Coip3,
that, all of the cable had been saved,
and that a submarine oiver , Is" repairing
the Orizaba. It now appears probable
that the contractors will be able to-lay
this cable this autumn, despite their mis
fortunes. "One cablo extends from' St. MichaeL to
afetyarbor, about 315 miles, and thence
oy a land une ior s miles between that
point and Nome, which has already been
constructed, and is now being operated byr
the Signal Corps. The second cable -is
Intended to be laid between St. Michael
and Unalaklik. where it connects with a
land line" of 90 miles 'across the portage
to Kaltag1 on the Yukon, from which point
a line has been constructed some consid
erable distance up the river toward Fort
Gibbon, which is at the mouth-of the Ta-
nana. .
An All-American Telegrraplalo Route.
"General Randall Is very" desirous that
this system should connect with the
United States" by a cable running from
Valdez to Skagway," thence" south thiough
Juneau to Seattle or some- other-point
onHhejPftclflccCoaerL I anxBtrVnglyJn fa
vor of such an extension, -which would
give an all-A"merfcaxr telegraphic route
in and'.out of Alaska, As isrwell known,
"there -,1s now ,no -telegraphic communica
tion whatever with5 JuneauHthV capital of
Alaska, and It is believed that not .only
.wouldtsuch .a cabled be. of great value to
for a proper contrqCot the numerous and
Widely-separated military posts 'of Alaska,
buVthat,lt would" be of very great "Benefit
'to thel'entlxe Pacific Coast: ,As-it is now,
It takes weeks to reach ' anybody in
Alaska- and get- an, answer, orMce versa.
This renders' uncertain" all" business rela
tions and transactions, and. in .other ways
proves.a greit hindrance and drawback to
what would otherwise prove a rapidly In-
'oreas'ihgr tracfe. "
"It is, hoped that the-llne In the Upper
Yukon vValley will bo completed some
time -in the late Summer of 1901. It has
only been by tremendous energy on the
part4 01" the officers of the" signal corps
serving in Alaska that anything has been
done this Summer. The act "authorising
the", telegraph line .did not become' a law
until May 26, and as everything1 has to be
bought under bids and by contract, it Is
MINING ON THE BEACH AT NOME.
evident that nothing could reach Alaska
under any circumstances earlier than Au
gust, and this only by assidiiity and per
sistence." t ' '
"As a matter of fact, it is remarkable
that any work has been accdmpllsh:d on
this neAv telegraphic system at all. partic
ularly in the field. There would have
been .no cause for complaint If the lines
.themselves "had . been, obtained, and ths
cable manufactured, ready for laying next
season. But this Is not the way. thin "s
are done In the Signal. Corps. General
Greely went to work- at once, and wIV
the aid of a very efficient corps has been
able to get the field work well under
way, and in such a state that It can ba
completed during trie next peason.
Condition nt Nonic.
. During the two weeks that General
Greely was at Nome he took in the en
tire situation as fully' as possible, and
hi .speaking of conditions at that new
mining 'camp, said:
'II was lying off Nome during the very
violent storm of September 12" and 13,
which 'did such enqrmous damage to
Nome. It was believed at that' time that
there wore about 10,000 people in and
around Nome, and ot these fully 2000 were
rendered homeless. ISyery lighter was de
stroyed or badly damaged, two tugs
were sunk, and at the end of the storm
the system of landing passengers and
frelght'had to be reorganized anew. Very
great vigor and energy were 'displayed,
however, and when I left Nome, on Sep
tember :21st, affairs had resumed their
normal condition.
''About 2000' peop'lo had already left
Nome' for the United States. It Ik' ex
pected that about 5000 , people will Win
tor there. There Is no reason to-believe
that, there will be any very considerable
amount of suffering, except by the worth
less class which "always forms a prt of
all mining communities. I would like to
say that In an experience with mining
"camps covering 33 years, I never have
seen aTbody of miners, so peaceful, order
ly and industrious. -There is- practically
no sgnooung in any ot tne Aiasica camps.
The. great troublo In the Nome district
is the "tremendous amount of litigation
Which has arisen from claim Jumping.
This, however, is receiving the attention
of the courts, and while there may be
manyscomplaints about the time required
for legal settlements, It Is expected that
full relief will be,-affprded . the Nome dls-
trict at an early date,
Reports that have come from Nome
Jiavelieen more conflicting than from any
gold :field discovered In recent years.
While. General Greely is riot 'a miner
or a-" geologist, he has yet had much experience-in
mining camps, and Is capable of
expressing an opinion which very cor
rectly sizes' up the situation." He "says
that tho Nome country "is rich in gold;
a question about which he has not the
least 'doubt, but he says it is a rich man's
gold field, and no ploe for a poor man.
The report so often circulated that Nome
was ' the poor man's Eldorado he de
nounces as utterly false. The reason
forthis is that eight months of the year
Nome' is frozen, and no water can be'ob-ta!ned-for
sluicing and other mining op
erations. Only three months ore really
open for mining, the remaining month
being 'betwixt and between, when no sat
isfactory results can be obtained. As
there are few men who can go to a per
fectly barren country such as Nome and
sustain themselves for nine months In
oder to work three, the poor man Is shut
put.
As a class, -tho men now in the Nome
. j
section aref-Amerlcans of means, men ot
respectablllty and character; This 'fact,
in a. very "great mejsure, accounts for
'the prevailing;- order, and luck of lawless
ness. When a man lands in Nome he
has nothing-to da Homust have means
to start with.' Therefa'rejho claims to be
worked In Nome, anjj inojie "for miles.
He must live,- meanwhile. True, wages
and $1 an 'hour in'all thatcoTmtry. ' When
the boom' first started, Jpfidj'-mejL women,
and men with wives .anaMldren, went
In there in search of "gdlaT They could
not sustain themselves? through the'nine
months of the closed season, and had to
go" back. It Is the men able" to support
'themselves, regard-less of their strikes,
who are making the money at' Nome, for
they can live through J the' nine months
and work .throughout the entire open
season.
Creeks Produce Balk of Gold.
General Gpeely confirms the reports that
the great bulk of the gold comes from
the creeks, and thinks that the? heaviest
finds of next season will come from "Port
Clarence and that section. Reports that
tha 'tundra cannot be worked are dis
credited, but the General thinks the gold
deposit in the tundra is not large enough
In proportion to pay for the heavy cost
of mining it.
In speaking of the claim-jumping which
had grown so prevalent, General Greely
cited an Instance of where a rich corpora
tion had taken up a claim, and set up
40,000 worth of.machinery o work it. No
sooner had they begun extracting gold
than another person came along and as
serted what he alleged was a prior right.
Tlie case was taken to the courts, and
both parties were ejected, and the claim
plsced in the hands of aTecelver.
ThV.-re;ceiver In turn set up his own ma
chlriery? while tho case was still pend
ing tho action of the court, and extracted
a qufirte'r of 'a million dollars worth of
gold. When ordered by the court to sur
render this gold, ho refused, and author
ity has been sent from. San Francisco to
arrest the "receiver and secure, if possible,
tnls quarter million. Tnls is but one case
out of hundreds, and a great cry has
gone up,' because litigation in one form or
another has tied up practically all the
paying claims in tha vicinity. As a re
sult of this suspension of work, many
mn have been(rondered helpless and havo
been forced to return to the States, while
crafty sharpers, v,ith tho means to sus
tain life, remain behind and next season
secure undisputed titlo to the Involved
claims.
Tho question of fuel was suggested as
belng a serious problem confronting the
minors at Nome. This, however, is not
a vital question any longer, as there is an
abundance of coal on the docks at Nome
,tb last through the Winter. "A large
quantity, however, ,was lost during the
storm of September 12. The bulk of this
coal comes from Vancouver Island, fur
nished byCanadian merchants, although
San Francisco supplies a largo quantity
from local mines. As yet but little coal
is, being extracted from Alaskan mines,
although numerous promising prospects
have been discovered.
General Greely; thinks that when a-number
of . towns and villages havo been
Incorporated, and have their own Offi
cials, there, will be less need of flhe mili
tary In Alaska. As It Is he says there
is ,no difficulty In maintaining order, but
that General Randall has turned affairs
over to the courts, arid will use the troops
only where it Is necessary to protect life
and property. At present there are ho
incorporated towns, and the Winchester
is law: more through, sentiment than
actual usage, however. The soldiers
themselves are not fond of service in
Alaska, and every man of them would
like a ohange of station. Yet, while there,
they render tho best service possible,
and have never faltered In prforming
I their duty. As civil government ad-
j vances, military government will jrotreat,
although for many years to come a'force
of troops will be maintained In Alaska,
not to preserve, " but to Insure a proper
protection against extreme lawlessness.
All In all, conditions In Alaska ap
peared most satisfactorily to General
Greely. He thinks it a country of great
prospects, rich in Its ores and precious
metals, and a region whose future has
yet to be conceived. He speaks in highest
ternis of the efficiency not only of the
military, but of the marina hospital offi
cers, who so soon controlled and stamped
out the diseases that threatened Nome
and other sections, and declares that as
a result of the combined efforts of both
services, Nome City Is now as healthful
a, mining camp .as exists anywhere.
POLITICS IS NOW A TRADB.
Men "Want Pny for Service Once Con
sidered a Patriotic Duty.
In modern politics I have many times
known of more money spent In a single
ward for the election of a Councilman
than the entire amount contributed In
1860 to carry the Pennsylvania election In
October that gave the" Republicans abso
lute victory in 'November, says Colonel
A. K. McClure in the Saturday Evening
Post. There is not an earnestly contested
Legislative district in this city that does
not cost thousands of dollars to run the
campaign and pay tho party workers;
arid ar recent contest for nomination In
one of the Senatorial districts of Phila
delphia cost' the opposing factional lead
ers not less than $100,060!
Under our present system political lead
ers make politics a trade, and every ward
and precinct havev a-host of men who live
by politics, and who refuse to give political-
service of any kind unless liberally
paid. In I860 there was not an attempt
made to buy a vote forXhirtln In the en
tire state and, excepting in rare in
stances where special and unusual serv
ice was required, the entire work of that
great battle, that revolutionized a nation,
was willingly performed without., pay as
a" matter of" patriotic duty.
;Tlie ,'!Knabo'.' piano Wiley B. Alien" Co.
M SHURTLIFF'S SUIT
RIGHT -TO HXOYB A GENERAL
APPRAISER: CONTESTED.
His Contention : Kef are the Court of
Claims How Mr. De Vries Came
to Be Appointed.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23. (Special to the
New York . Evening Post) The next
term's calendar of the Court of Claims
-will contain the case of Ferdinand N.
Shurtleff against the United States. Mr.
Shurtleff is the former member of the
Board of General Appraisers at New York,
who was removed from office in the Spring
of last year, and who has brought a test
suit against the United States Govern
ment for 53,224 29, the balance of salary
due from the date of his removal to the
date of the filing of his petition to tho
court.
Mr. Shurtleff says that he was appoint
ed by President Harrison in 1890 without
his own knowledge or solicitation and to
his surprise, but assumed that the Presi
dent must have chosen him because of
his 17 years of experience in the customs
service. At. the time of his appointment,
he was engaged in private business on
the Pacific Coast: but. on looking up
the law. creating, the Board of. General
Appraisers, he discovered that tho office
was practically for Hfo or good behavior,
as no appointee could be removed ex
cept for "incompetence, neglect of duty,
or official malfeasance. He therefore de
cided to close up his affairs and re-enter
public life. Everything went smoothly
enough until about January 17, 1899. when
he received a letter of that date from
Secretary Gage, running thus:
"The President deems it his duty to
make some changes in the personnel of
the Board of General Appraisers. With
this In view, he directs me to request
you to submit to him your resignation, to
take effect at his pleasure."
AJfH of. Illness prevented his sending
an -Immediate answer, but on February
7 he wrote to the Secretary, not tender
ing' his resignation, but expressing sur
prise that It should be requested, and
asking for Information of the nature of
the charges. If any, made against him.
for an Investigation of them and for a
hearing. About February 22 he received
a communication initialed by Secretary
Gage, but signed by tho President, say
ing: "You are hereby removed from the of
fice of General Appraiser of Merchandise,
to take effect upon the appointment and
qualification of your successor."
Later, he learned that James S. Sher
man, of New York, had been named as
his . successor, but refused to qualify.
Mr. Shurtleff went on drawing his sal
ary and attending to his duties. On May
15 he received another letter from the
President, dated May 8, Initialed by As
sistant Secretary Spalding, and repeating
the exact language of the February note.
The next day, Israel F. Fischer appeared
and claimed to be his successor by ap
pointment of the President, and was per
mitted by the other General Appraisers
to take part thenceforward in the func
tions of the office.
Mr. Shurtleff continued to come to the
office regularly till November 1. presented
himself for duty, Insisting that he was
still a member of the board, never having
been lawfully removed from, nor resigned,
nor vacated his office. When the next
semi-monthly pay-day came around he
forwarded his salary voucher as usual to
the Treasury Department, but received
It back from Assistant Secretary Spauld
Ing disapproved because his successor had
qualified, and had received compensation
for th period covered by the voucher.
Mr. Shurtleff, who Is more than 60 years
old, regards hts treatment as not only
unlawful but harsh, in exposing his retire
ment to misconstruction, as he has been
unconscious of any wrong-doing or default
of duty, and the President has wholly
Ignored his request for a statement of the
reasons for removing him.
The answer of the United States, made
through one of the Assistant Attorneys
in the Department of Justice, is based
upon the principle that the power of re
moval Is absolute and complete In the
President, Congress having repealed the
tenure-of-ofllce act the Constitutionality
of which was questionable at best so as
to leave no bar whatever to the free ex
ercise of his discretion. Justice Peck
ham's statement of the Supreme Court's
decision In the Parsons case is cited to
show that, even where the law prescribes
a certain term of office, the purpose of
such "legislation Is not to grant to the
incumbent an assured tenure for that
period, but to limit the duration of Its
terms. This principle, the Government's
representatives assert, has never been de
parted from In tho history of the court.
The cause of the removal of Mr. Shurt
leff has -always been shrouded In mys
tery, and there has been some hope here
.that the prosecution of his claim might
take the form which would bring- out
the hidden story. This chance la dissi
pated by the purely technical turn given
to the whole proceeding.
There Is a story, however, indirectly
connected with the affair, which never
has been told in print, and which has a
certain picturesquo side. This deals with
the manner in which Mr. De Vries; of
California, tho latest appointee to the
board, camo to be chosen. On the resig
nation of Judge Wilkinson, about a year
ago, the President took a fancy to "rec
ognize" the services of Mr. Bynum as a
Gold Democrat in 1896 by appointing
him to Mr. Wilkinson's seat. Mr. Wilkin
son was a Democrat,, and the place was
regarded as In a certain sense Demo
cratic property, and this offered a very
good opportunity for the President to
show what brand of Democracy he re- f
gnrded as the pure article. But Mr. By
num -found the path to confirmation, as
the Senate is now constituted, a very
rocky road. A few of his old speeches,
"washing his hands of the Democracy,"
were raked up and read In the executive
sessions, and Inflamed the minds of cer
tain Democratic Senators to a point where
it was, obvious that they would move
heaven and .earth to defeat his ambition.
Some of the President's advisers in the
Senate went to him and urged him to
withdraw Bynum's name, but he refused
to do so till he was sure tho case wa3
hopeless. One of these visitors said frank
ly that, much as he would like to oblige
the Administration, he would have to
confine his support In this case to Indirec
tion. Ho would not vote against the
confirmation of Bynum's nomination, and
he certainly would not vote for It; but
when the roll was called he would retire
to the cloakroom and stay till the fight
was over. This sort of talk presently
convinced tho President that It would
be useless to let - the struggle continue
past the last session, and the tie vote on
the eve of adjournment was a great relief
to his mind.
Then came a pretty piece of byplay.
Senator Hanna and Representative Bab
cock, who had been looking the political
field over to see where the vacant office
could be bestowed with most valuable
effect, said to the President one day:
"There Is a Congressional district in Cal
ifornia the Second where we could gain
another member If we could only get rid
of the Democrat who carried it at the
last election. He is a bright young fel
low named Marion De Vries, who seems
to own everything in sight, politically,
out there. He Is not only a Democrat,
but he draws about him all the other
anti-Republican elements,9 and the labor
vote, and a few of the Republicans thrown
in. I believe it is purely a' case of per
sonal attraction, and If we can contrive
to sidetrack him in spme -way, I think
wo can fill his place with a Republican."
The three men put their head3 together,
and the next day Mr. Babcock sat down
next to Mr. De Vries in tho House, and,
after some general conversation, inquired:
"Do Vries why don't you' make a atriko-i
for that-vacant General Appralsershlp?
It" is going to a Democrat, anywayt it
would be a congenial employment, and
New York Is a pleasant city to live in;
and tho salary J7C0O a year, is not a thing
to be tossed asldo carelessly.""
"Oh. I don't know," said De Vries; "tho
President has already another candidate
for the placet. It would not be in good
taste for me to Interfere."
"If you mean Bynum." said his friend,
"he Is out of tho question, altogether."
"Well, there Is General Catchlngs, of
Mississippi. I hear he la stirring about
with a view to getting the appointment
If Bynum fails."
"That need not disturb you In tho
least. The appointment will not go to
Mississippi, for nothing Is to be gained
by placing" it there. On the other hand,
as far aa geography Is concerned, you
are Ideally situated. The President has
been very anxious, ever since Shurtleff'a
removal, to appoint somebody to the
board from the Pacific Coa3t. You are
the very man. I believe that all you
would have to do would be to ask for tha
place." N
The beauty of all this was that at the
moment his disinterested friend was dis
cussing the President's action as a mero
probability, a commission, made out in
De Vries's name, was lying on Assistant
Secrotary Spauldlng's desk at the Treas
ury Department., ready for use the in
stant tho game should be trapped.
Mr. Do Vries was duly lured Into tho
Preildent's presence; Mr. McKlnley chat
ted pleasantly with him- for 20 minutes,
telling him how much the Administra
tion wished a Pacific Coast Democrat
upon the board, and the deed was done.
This is the inside history of one Incident
which makes the Republican managers
feel so comfortable about conditions In
California In November.
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residenco ot owners may bo secured by observ
Inc the following; rules:
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Head letters with the writer's full address,
tncludlnr street and number, and request an
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Letters to strangers or transient visitors in
the city, whose special address may be un
known, should be marked In tho left-hand cor
ner, "Transient." This wilt prevent their be
in? dollvered to persons ot the same or simi
lar names.
Persons calling; for these letters will plai
state date on which they wero advertised, Oc
tober 2d. They will bo charjjed for at tho rata
ft 1 cent each:
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Adams. Miss E "W LeIUel. Mrs A
Arndt. Miss Hattio Iindgren. Mrs Jesslo-a
Aust, Mrs Nellie Lincler. Mrs
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Beck. Kittle Lynch, Ester
Black, Mrs McBroon. Mrs "W
Bowen, Mrs Lillian McCalllster. Mrs C W
Broderlck. Miss Myra Mans, Miss Qeor-jl
Brown. M13S Vernlce Martin. Mrs E A
Burrall. Mrs K C Mason, Mrs Jane
Burnoll. Mrs A Mattern. Mrs H-3
Burnett. Miss Edna Miller. Mrs Mary
Florence Miller, Miss Lucy
Burns, Miss Mary Minor. Mrs M
Campbell. Mrs Carrie Morrison, Mrs Rtlda
M Morrison, Miss Edna
Carpenter, Mrs C H Mlers, Mrs A C
Chambreau. Mrs C H Nethetshet. Miss Nellla
Chambers, Mrs James Nelson, Mrs Nols
Chamness, Miss Maud Owrey, Miss Lenora,
Chapman, Carrie Oaten. Mrs Chas
Churchman, Miss Ger- Palmer. Miss
trudo Parker. Miss Bessie
Clark, Mrs L Prable, Mrs Ed
Cope. Bertha Price. Marie
Copeland. Miss Dorothy Richardson, Miss Effla
Copper. Mrs A A RUey, Mrs
Cox. Mrs Emma "W Benthelmon. Miss
DetVltt. Miss Francis Lonlsa.
Drew, Mrs M A Buhl. Geroldlne
Eccles. Mrs Nettla Russell, Mrs O H
Fay, Mrs Lena. Baltus. Mrs X S
Field. Miss Margaret Saunders. Mrs C
Fleming. Miss Theda Shaw, Miss Roy
Fried. Hannah Shelby, Miss Blanch
Oorratt, Mrs R H Shelby, Mrs C A-2
Giuliani. Mrs Emma
GlenvlUe. Mrs L E
Gordon, Mrs
Green, Mrs G C
Halsez. Ollla B
Shelbley. Mrs C A
Shelly. Mrs Minnie
Sherman. Miss Mlnette
Sumner. Mrs P H
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Swank. Mrs Ell "
Harlson. Mrs Emma
Hawley. Mrs Alma E Swarts. Mrs
Hawkes. Mrs R A Squires, Mrs Amelia
Hayes. Miss Clara Talmer. Mrs Victoria
Hobertr. Miss Ella Taft, Mlas S Fanny
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Hoover, Mrs Jennie Tracy. Mrs
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Hunter, Miss Pearl Umberhocker. Mrs Jno
Johnson, Miss Chris- "Watt. Mrs Alice
tlana "Watson. Mrs B S
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Johnson. Mrs T B
Jones, Miss Bessie
Jones, Mrs K J
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Kaiser, Mrs Katie
King, Mlsa Ray
Kurest. Mrs
Lang-, Rosa
Lansr, Miss Eva
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Kam. George H
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Berry. Ed Leys. "Waiter
Bllsh. Geo Leary, B L
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Boehm. Julian Lynch, Jack
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Woman Snffratcc In Enslnnd.
London Chronicle.
Perhaps, after all, though we are still
clamoring: for It, womin's suffrage 1b In
existence all the while. A lady canvasser
working: recently in a London borough
was greeted with a torrent of abuse by
an Indignant mother, who. on tho arround
of some fancied grievance against the
School Board, declined to vote for either
candidate. "But," said the canvasser,
mildly, as soon as there was an opportu
nity, "It Is your husband who has the
vote, not you." "Well," returned tha
other, with biting acorn, "'and do you
suppose I should allow my 'band to
yote- over xa .'eudT