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THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, MONDAY, OYEMjBEE 21. 1904. TflXESMUSTHISE Dry-l Towns' Revenues Are Much Reduced. 10SS IN SALOON LICENSES Provision Will Have to Made for Higher Levies, Be EIGHT rMILLS AT M'MLNNVILLE Advance In Rates on Water and In crease In Licenses on Business Will Be Resorted To in Some Places. Enforcement of prohibition in towns ieretofore "wet" will greatly curtail mu nicipal revenue and will necessitate higher tax levies. In several towns existing charters do not allow the extra levies reeded jto make up for the loss of reve nue from saloons, such being the case in Corvallls and Marshfleld and other Coos Bay towns. Abolition of saloons in Mc MlnnvIlle" will make necessary an extra 3-mill levy, making the total 8 mills. Other towns plan to raise water rents and business licenses. COOS TOWNS FEEL HAflD HIT. Funds of Municipalities Are Derived Mostly From Saloons. MARSHFIELD, Or., Nov. 20. (Special.) The city governments of the-six impor tant towns of Coos County derive their revenue almost entirely .from saloon ilcensea The "wet" element asserts that this revenue is Indispensable; that Coos Say has received a blow from prohibition that will bankrupt the towns and Impose -burdens of taxation where they cannot be 5orne. In Coos County are 30 saloons, each pay ing a license of $400 to the towns in which situated. These saloons are distributed as follows: Marshfleld, 11; North Bend, 6; Coquille, 4; Myrtle Point, 3; Bandon, 3; Empire, 2, and Beaver Hill. L. Coquille, Myrtle Point and Bandon are run almost entirely by the revenue from saloon licenses and the fines for misde meanors. About their only expenses are a day marshal, who gets 560 per month. and a night watchman, $50. These towns have not availed themselves 'of the state law which permits a levy of 5 mills on the assessed valuation. But even this 5 mills will not entirely meet expenses when saloon licenses cease. Coquille is preparing to Taise water rents and license touslness-houses to make up the $1600 lost from saloons. No doubt the three south ern towns will find a way out, as they exe strongly prohibition. With Marshfleld the problem is different. Its assessed valuation In 1902 -was $350,780. wmcu has increased little In the past two years, iiarsnneia has already taxed Itself to the limit of 5 mills. It already has a floating Indebtedness of $12,000 In outstanding warrants. It will lose $4400 toy the discontinuance of saloon licenses ana this deficit must be made up by licensing business-houses and in other ways. North Bend and Empire And themselves Similarly situated. The Bay towns com plain bitterly of the unfairness of the law and of the injustice done them by the rural districts . They say they are ner- fectly willing to have local option, but mey ooject to county prohibition. Coos County is divided into two districts. norm ana south, and separated bv tho watershed between Isthmus and Beaver Inlets. South of this line the county is strongly proniDition, and as strongly op posed to it on the north. But the south nas tne greater number of votes, and seven years ago was able to move the county seat from Empire to Coquille. It as now aoie to force prohibition on to the entire county, notwithstanding the Bav towns went more than two to one against it. It Is also said that the southern end of the county gets about nine-tenths of aii tne money raised bv taxation ni though the greater part of the wealth is on tne coos Bay side. The sentiment of the two communities Is reneciea m the following flnirocj Marshfleld, North Bend and Emtilr a- 265 votes for prohibition and 611 against it Coquille, Myrtle Point and Bandon' cast 642 votes for prohibition and only 2S5 against it. Nearly all the rural rHstr-loto In the .north end of the "county also went wet" and nearly all in the south went Tiry. mis difference of opinion has given rise to talk about dividing the county. But conservative heads noinf mt that the county can be divided only by a majority vote. If the Bay towns could get a majority vote to dlr-lfl the, they could also get a majority vote to proniomon and a division of thi county will not be necessary. i timated that of the $3,600,000 on the assesment roll, far more than half of ii was opposed to prohibition. It is also believed that the Bay cities will increase largely In population in' the next few years. These factors it i. said, will reverse the county's position on prohibition. It Is claimed that the Hauor traffic is essential to the prestige and prosperity of seaport towns. Sailors will drink, and It Is said their vessels will shun ports where there are no saloons. It is pointed out that the men on tho " "o'ci cujiBs uroppea some $500 or $600 in Marshfleld saloons In the short lime tne vessel was in the harbor here a few days ago. It is argued that log gers, miners and sailors will spend their money .for drink, and that if Coos Bay does not glvethem the opportunity xney wm go somewnere else. .fronibitiomsts point out that the question is a moral one and not com wercuu. aney noici mat saloons are not -creators of wealth, but distributors. una mac not one ooiiar or the license money paid by the saloons is brought Into the county by them; but that they send out of the county many times the sum they pay for-license. It is asserted that the license money comes primarily from the people anyway, and that it will be no greater burden to pay in direct taxation. The proposition is put forth that with prohibition in force in Coos Coun ty not one pound less butter will "be made, not a foot less lumber will be sawed, not a ton less coal will be mined for shipment abroad. These industries are the creators of wealth, and it is from these producers the merchants get their trade. If the merchants now .engaged la business here move away on account of prohibition, the indus tries will not stop, but other mer chants will movein, say prohibitionists. It Is pointed out also that the -same arguments are now made for the sa loon were advanced a year or two ago for gambling. Gambling Jn Marshfleld was stopped and the town continued to prosper. Prohibitionists say that It la lust as wronjf for other seaport .towns to place temptation in the wayjnlm. of sailors, miners and loggers as for Coos Bay to do so. Prohibitionists do not claim that law spill entirely suppress the liquor traffic any more than law wholly stopped polygamy In Utah. But it Is expected that when the traffic Is no longer made respectable people who engage. in It will lose caste. It is not held that prohibition will do away with the consumption of liquor, .but that the temptation to drink wjli be lessened. The. Indictment that the law- does not give precinct local option is met by the counter charge that it is the prin ciple, not the name, that is an issue, and that county prohibition Is the only measure that -can .he effective. i : HIGH TAX FOR M'MlNNVlLLE. Lose of Liquor Revenue to Be Made Up by Increased Levy. M'MlNNVlLLE. Or.. Nov. 20. Special.) Prohibition will entail extra taxes which will be borne almost entirely by taxpay ers in the Incorporated towns. City Coun cils are already figuring on the Increase that will be necessary In the next tax levy. In Yamhill County are 15 licensed saloons, located in seven incorporated towns, as follows: McMlnnvIlle, 5; Sheri dan. 4; North Yamhill. 2; Carlton, Amity, Wlllamlna and Ira Fayette, each one. Each of these saloons pays an annual license of $400, making a total of $6000 for city treas uries. Except for McMlnnvIlle, saloon licenses bring in the principal revenue, of the towns. In McMlnnvIlle the saloons annually contribute $2000 to the city fund. City taxes amount to $3450, and the city water and light plant brings In approximately $5400 annually, making a total annual In come of $13,850. Owing to the fact that the city has no regular system of books. It Is Impossible accurately to estimate the ex penses of the municipality, other than to state that there is an annual deficit of about $2000. The city is now bonded for $20,000, and has a floating indebtedness of $13,000. The last tax levy Jn the city was 6 mills. The city charter permits a maximum levy of 10 mills, which will perhaps be reached In the next levy for city purposes. The price of water and lights has been raised within the last year, and another rise is contemplated to assist In . providing for the loss of revenue from saloon licenses. Prohibitionists maintain that If they are granted a "dry" county in name they will see that It Is "dry" in fact. Realizing that the eyes of Oregon are on the coun ties where prohibition is to be tried, the leaders of the thirstless crowd declare that erstwhile "booze" emporiums and drugstores shall be vigilantly watched and the law enforced to the letter, whether "blind pigs" will operate remains to be seen. So also does the question of a club organization for convivial purposes. It is thought by. many that McMlnnvIlle could maintain such an organization, thereby permitting the regular drinkers to have their dram without paying a license. HIGHER LEVY FOR CORVALLIS Five-Mill Tax Not Sufficient With out Saloon Licenses. CORVALLIS. Or.. Nov. 20. (Spe cial.) Four licensed saloons will be put out of business by prohibition in Benton County. These four are In Cor vallls. Each pays a license of $500 per year into the general fund of the city and the other revenue for that fund Is derived principally from a 5-mill tax. The tax last year yielded $3,866.85, which, with the saloon revenue, made an aggregate Income, aside from other small licenses, of $5,566.85. The 5 -mill levy is the limit allowed under the charter. To raise sufficient revenue without saloon licenses would require an adddltlonal tax of some thing less than 3 mills. The annual fixed charges in city ex penses are: interest on warrant in debtedness. $1200: electric light, $1020; officers salaries, $1680, and water, $o00; total. $4400. The City Council has had under consideration for "a month a plan for revision of the city charter, and it is supposed that If found necessary. provision will be made for power to levy an additional tax; In fact, this has seemed necessary, on account of small annual deficit for the past two years, entailed by construction of sew ers, before which time tho city had an Indebtedness of only about $000. Local opinion is somewhat divided as to how far traffic In liquor will oe stopped by the new measure. The fact that the Linn County precinct. Just across the Willamette from Corvallls, went dry- shuts off any plan for a sa loon near Corvallls. The majority of 156 by which the measure carried the town shows a strong public sentiment back of It, and it Is figured by most people that there will be a pretty strict enforcement. The adoption of the measure has revived talk of a men's club, for which plans have been dls cussed Intermittently for some time past. BOY PICKED UP DEAD DETTOK Earl Hinds Says His Father Gave Him Money to Buy Beer.- Taken to the Police Station in i state of beastly Intoxication. 14-year old Earl Hinds, of 508 East Ash street. Btlll found a lucid moment last" night In which he explained to the officers that his father had sent him after beer and that he drank it on the way noma Officer Endicott found the boy in helpless condition at Third and Ash streets last night, at 7 o'clock. He was brought to the station and held under a chame of drunkenness, but this was for the purpose of keeping him pending an Inquiry into his case. Judge Hogue has recently held that In cases of child crimes the parents are more to blame than the offenders, and It is probable that a thorough Invest! cation will be made of this case. The boy stated to tho oflicers that his father frequently gave him liquor, and from the easy manner In which he showed his acquaintance with the, lower levels of life, his ability to chew and smoke tobacco and his general no tions of morality, 14-year-old Earl Hinds aDDarently has not had all the teachings which morality requires. Action will be taken on his case today. XEADEE OFMOB WAPJJED. Nearo Murderers Saved by Police Picket, Who Is Lodge Man. LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. 2a "William Moore, a laboring man, was killed tonight by three negroes who attacked the white man in a saloon without provocation. Jim Garfield and Ed Taylor, two of the ne groes, were caught and lodged in jalL At midnight a crowd that had been gather ing -on the outskirts of the city became formidable and their Intention to attack the Jail to secure the negroes segmed cer tain. Policemen were stationed in and around the jail. Al 1 o'clock the mob, 300 strpng, moved on the jail. "When within two squares of the prison a police picket hailed the leader: "Is there an Oddfellow In 'this crowd?" The crowd halted and tho leader stepped forward. In a hurried conversation the policeman told him that 40 officers were In and around the jail and that an' attack meant .wholesale bloodshed, The leader re turned to his fellows who were armed with firearms of all descriptions and within five minutes the mob had disap peared. Mexican Police Search for Pat Crowe MEXICO CITY, Nov. 20. Pat Crowe for whose capture Cuflahy, the Omaha packer. Is reported to have offered a re ward of $25,000 as the kidnaper of his little son. la thought to -be in this city and the police are endeavoring to locate IS IN NEED OF FUNDS Cardinal Gibbons Appeals for the Catholic University. PLEDGES PERSONAL WEALTH Present Financial Condition of the institution at Washington and What Is Hoped to Be Ac- " compUshed. "WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. In accord ance with an "understanding reached at the recent meeting of the board of trustees of the Catholic University, Cardinal Gib bons today gave to the press the following official letter, addressed to the Catholic clergy: "Baltimore. Nov. 17. Bight. Rev. Dear Sir The board of trustees of 4he Catholic University of America, at Its meeting April 14. unanimously adopted the follow ing resolution: Resolved. That His Emlnince, the chancellor of the Catholic University of America, be required to write and to send to the hierarchy of the United Stages, one month before the first Sunday of Ad vent, 1901. a letter of thanks for the in terest taken In the collection of the uni versity In 1903, and asking them to kindly keep up their generous solicitude for this worthy object by recommending it to the reverend clergy and tho laity of their re spective jurisdictions In pursuance of this action of the trustees. I desire to state that the con tributions received from 75 dioceses amounted to $105,051. This generous re sponse of our clergy and people to the ex press wish of the sovereign pontiff Is an evidence both of cheerful obedience to the holy see and of generous devotion to their past orders. It Is gratifying and encour aging to the trustees that so widespread an interest in the United States should be manifested in the welfare of the univer sity which exercises the highest form of Catholic learning, is the most important undertaking of the hierarchy. In view of the general good. In the name of the trustees, as well as in my own, I tender you, your clergy and your people grateful acknowledgement for the share you have .taken in the furtherance of this great work. "With the collection and with donations from various sources, the receipts of t'ae university for last year, apart from. Its regular Income, amounted to $150,809. Of these funds $68,743 was employed in the payment of debts, $50,000 was invested. and the remainder was used to meet cur rent expenses. As a result, there was no deficit last year, nor is there at present any floating debt. "The amount donated by the Knights of Columbus, and not included in the re ceipts mentioned, was $50,000. This was also Invested, making a total Investment of $100,000. The funds were placed for In vestment In the hands of the finance com mittee appointed last year and composed of gentlemen who enjoy the highest rep utation for Integrity and business ability. The entire amount, therefore, resulting from the collection, is absolutely free from the complications and risks to which. as you doubtless have learned through the press, the general endowment of the university has recently been exposed. "Regarding the actual situation, I deem It my duty to Inform you that tho funds hitherto handled by the treasurer of the university aggregates SSSLOOO. The dis posal of these funds in no way Involves the property of the university, its lands. buildings or equipment. The funds them selves are protected by securities, which it is confidently believed will in any equit able settlement insure the university against serious loss. "On the other hand, pending the final adjustment of all claims now In litigation. the university Is in a large measure de prived of the revenues which have hereto fore been available for Its work. This 13 the more regretable at the present time. when the university should be strengthened and developed as to attract our Catholic young men and withdraw them from non-Catholic institutions "With the utmost economy as now prac ticed in every department the Income is not sufficient for the necessary expenses. 'The foregoing statement will naturally suggest a variety of reflections; but what is really needed Just now is practical sym pathy and generous co-operation. This. I am happy to say, has been shown by the trustees and by friends of the university. The amounts which they have guaranteed, together with the next annual collection which it is hoped will equal, if not exceed, that of last year, will enable us to in vest a considerable amount after our cur rent expenses are paid. Moreover, a. sys tem of financial administration has al ready been adopted that for the future will render the management of the funds absolutely secure. "With the assistance of the hierarchy In the manner Indicated by the holy fath er, we feel confident that the university win oe piacea on a sound financial basis. In justice to those who, as individuals, or as associations, have endowed the unl versity, we should see that Its work is continued. Our Catholic people, I sin cerely believe, will aid liberally in bup porting an institution founded by the American episcopate for the common good of the clergy and laity in all our dioceses. To our non-Catholic fellow-cit izens, our united efforts in behalf of the university under any circumstances will plainly show that we have at heart the best Interests of education, and that we are not to be thwarted by difficulties. "As I am prepared to do all In my power to build up tho university and de termined to guarantee It against all loss, even at the sacrifice of all I possess. feel assured that you and your clergy will aid this sacred cause by an earnest appeal to the generosity of the people under your charge, and by personal sympathy for the work to which this collection is applied "The holy father, in his letter on the subject last year, directed that this an nual collection be taken up on the first Sunday of Advent, or on the first con venlent Sunday thereafter. JAMES GIBBONS, Cardinal. "Chancellor of the Catholic University of America." JN HAECIIS DALY'S O.TJABTEES Judge Parker Engages Swell Suite at the Netherlands. NEW YORK, Nov. 20. Ex-Judge Al ton B. Parker and Mrs. Parker will spend the Winter in Now York City at the Hotel Netherlands. - He has en gaged the suite formerly occupied by me iate juarcus JJaiy. xne apart ments are. considered to be the most expensive in the hoteL Judge and Mrs. Parker will arrive, in- New York novemoer 25. Surprised at the Outcome. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. (Special.) without a trace of disappointment in his remarks, ex-Senator Henry G. Da vis, of West Virginia, late Democratic nominee for Vlco-Presldent, in an inter view here today discussed the recent election. Of the attitude of the Brest dent he saldr "President Roosevelt's declaration that he would not again be a candidate raised him greatly in my estimation. It Is the safety-valve of tho future. think it was the wisest thing he has done. You can say that I am entirely con tented" he replied, when askea to give message to the people. "I was con- iderably surprised at the outcome of the voting, for I had believed that there was an undercurrent which would be with us. "We has encouragement of j that kind in "West Virginia, where the reports from those who took occasion to talk with the voters were very as suring. But not all of those who said they were going to vote with us did so." TT.T.TWOIS PLOWING HATCHES. Unique institutions That Have Made Good Farmers and Housekeepers. Chicago Tribune. Hundreds of proficient young housekeep ers got their first lessqns in the art from the competitive drill of two plowing matches near Chicago. One of these In- tltutlons has just held its 27th annual match, and the other, the offspring of the former, is now ten years old, and has Just had a successful meeting. The first one' is the Wheatland plowing, match, located in neauand Township, will County, and the other is the Big Bock Plowing Match Association, located In Big Bock Town ship, Kane Cuonty. Both of these organizations were started by the pioneers of their respective coun tiescountry gentlemen .of the old school. The work was undertaken in each case for the purpose of encouraging boys and men to turn a furrow with such a degree of proficiency as to class it among the ac complishments of an artisan. Some of the best plowmen of the great agricultural fields of the West and Northwest got their first lessons in plowing in one or the other of these Illinois institutions, the like of which there is said to be nothing in this country. The matches were hardly started before the women took a hand. They established In connection 'With the matches a fair at which were exhibited products of the nee dle and tho kitchen. On the same day cash prizes were awarded for the best plowing with walking, sulky or gang plows, to men and boys, and to young women for the best work In sewing and embroidery and in cooking, baking and preserving. The men provided for the prizes in the plowing matches by raising the money among them, and the women(accumulated a fund by cooking and baking for a din ner to be served on the grounds. Over $5000 has been paid in prizes "by the elder organization, and in like proportion by the younger match. In order to show the high standard that was set for the plow men It Is only necessary to state that the land is marked off with the precision that a tailor uses in cutting a garment. The plowman. In order to be perfect, must turn the land in a given time, and the last furrow must exactly complete the land without a break. To use the expression of one of the old-time Big Bock plowers. "the furrow must be so straight that you may stand at one end and see a mouse Jump across it at the other end." The work is judged and scored by the best- known plowmen, without knowing who has done the work. With the same degree of proficiency the women havo continued their efforts until a small army of drilled housekeepers has been produced in both counties. In "period of time, now over a quarter of .a century, pace has been kept, step by step, with modern creations of both the needle and the kitchen. In all the time during which these unique institutions have survived without a jangle of any kind the young men and the young women have gone to other homes. Both sexes have found the train Ing that the plowing match stirred up to be the most valuable asset carried away to distant lands. The graduates of these near Chicago tilling and housekeep ing schools have not only taught many but they have raised families of their own, who have gone forth and taught others. The great Middle west has nad the advantage of their skill. WOMEN SHOPPERS AND THE TIP The Bargain-Hunter's Bent for Econ omy Is Sincere. Chicago Tribune. The shopping woman, especially the ele gantly dressed woman of leisure, accord ing to the matron of one of the popular Chicago waiting-rooms, is the poorest tipper in the world. The matron to whom she turns for stationery, pens. books, needles, pins and thread, or whom she asks to watch her things while she goes here and there upon an errand, or the maid whom she asks to assist with some refractory part of her dress seldom receives even 'a dime from her for this kind of service. If she is 111, however. It Is a-dlfferent story- She is then inclined to pay generously for the most trifling service. "She seems to be so frightened if she is the least bit 111 downtown." said one of the matrons, "that she Is ready to estimate even the most trifling service and if she has but little money with her at the time It is not uncommon for her to send a check to the maid afterward. If it wasn't for the things we are able to do for those who are HI the tips In a place of this kind would be few and far between. Most of the women say, 'How perfectly lovely,' when we get out hair pins or hatpins or any little tning tney happen to want, and they exclaim In ad miration at the generosity on the part of the management which supplies the things, but if we brush them or help them to sew or pin things together they take It as one and the same thing with the pins and needles and lay It all to the loveliness of the 'slore." Result of Immature Meddling. Salem Capital Journal- Oregon had a fairly good local option law, as all men knew who had lived in other states.. Oregon nan Detter coaui tions and less liquor traffic than most states in the Union. But the professional agitators who find ready-made audiences that cannot get away in the churches, saw an opportun ity to get Jobs in Oregon, wnere tne people seemed unsophisticated and easy same. So the howlers, like Tufts and Mahoney and others, proceeded to make a pro gramme of about all that the good people would stand for. That programme was sprung last June, and was worked out In November. The result id that the good old local option law was overthrown, and many towns have been opened to the licensed saloon "that never before would grant, a license. All this is the result of half-baked theorists welL meaning, tho' they be be ing allowed to prostitute a good cause for .political purposes. Tin-Plate Plants to Start Up PITTSBURG. Nov. 20. The American Sheet & Tin-Plate Company, announces that the Star Works, an eight-mill plant in this city, will be DUt in full operation on Tuesday. According to plans now under discussion, 84 idle tinplate mills of the big company will, it is said, resume oper ations "before the close of the -first week in December. Backed by the Rock Island. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Nov. 20. The Tribune claims to have authority for the statement that the Rock Island Is back of the Colorado, Wyoming & Idaho Railroad, recently Incorporated at Denver. The road will run from Colby, Kan., a station on the Rock Island, to Boise, Idaho, pass ing across Southern Wyoming. Fushlma Vlsjts the World's Fair. ST. LOUIS, Nov. 30. Prince Fushlma spent most of the day In retirement at the Buckingham Club. In the afternoon he visited the World's Fair, viewed the Jap anese exhibits and ether parts it the grounds. In the evening he, attended the theater. "Howm m gettla' cm. wW foomh 'ritfeaetlc. Lou?" "I feeroetf to wM up tb oeata, to srM WMor -" ottfc' wUr. OFFER TO GOCKRELL Missouri Senator Given Choice of Two Positions. PRESIDENT SENT HIM WORD He May Go on the Isthmian Canal Commission or Take Place on In terstate Commerce Commis sion, If He Should Prefer. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. The President has' offered Senator Cockrell. of Missouri, the Isthmian Canal Commlssionershlp, made vacant by the resignation of Colonel Hecker, of Michigan, and has also told him that if he feels that his health will not permit him to take this place the President desires to offer him a position on the Interstate Commerce Commission. Cockrell Declines to Talk. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 20.-Speaking with the Associated Press over the long distance telephone from his home at Warrensburg this evening. Senator Fran' els M. Cockrell declined to say whether or not he had been offered the Isthmian Canal Commlsslonership by President Roosevelt or whether he would accept such an appointment if tendered him. He would not, he said, in any event take any action until he reaches Washington, No vember 28. "I have already said all I care to at this time upon this subject." said Sen ator cocKreii. . He declined to say whether or not the Canal Commissioner- ship would be an agreeable appointment. Yesterday in an Interview with the Asso ciated Press, Senator Cockrell said: "If .tendered any position by the Presi dent, I should treat it with the greatest consideration. MONETARY COMMISSION. Best Results Obtained in China and Mexico. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. The report of the Commission on International Ex change regarding its work in the past year has been submitted to Secretary Hay and given by him to the public. The work covers investigations In connection with the reform of the monetary system of, China and the establishment of a new monetary system In the Republic of Pan ama. There are submitted also some data showing a tendency toward greater stabll ity In the price of silver bullion, appar ently as a result of the direct action of governments with which the Commission conferred last year, especially of the Bri tish government in connection with the currency of India. This has tended, it is asserted, to produce greater stability of exchange, and thus to diminish" one of the obstacles to trade between the gold countries and the silver-using countries. The report Is signed by the three Com' mlssloners Hugh H. Hanna, Charles A. Conana and Jeremiah W. Jenk3 but the greatest emphasis Is laid upon the spe cial mission of Professor Jenks to China to present to the Imperial Government a report on the work done In Europe in 1903, and to give any further assistance desired by the Chinese government in compliance with Its request to the United States. The result of these investigations and discussions' was that many ideas regard ing conditions in China, and what was practicable for China were secured; that In many cases misconceptions regarding the nature of the reform and of the plans under discussion were removed, and that the experience secured and the knowledge gained enabled the commission to under stand much more readily the attitude of the higher Chinese officials toward their old system and the proposed new sys tern. On hlB return to Pekln the subject was taken up for detailed discussion with the Imperial Government. As a result of the treaties with Great Britain, the united States-and Japan, it has been the inten tion of thR Chinese government to estab lish a uniform monetary system, and for the purpose of .working out plan3 for that system, as well as lor meeting tne united States Commissioner a commission has been appointed, consisting o'f the mem bers of the boards of revenue and several other officials. Mr. Conger, the Minister of the United States, in his letter to the State Depart ment, says: I have the honor to report that Professor Jenks left Pekin for home October 27. His task was a very dlffi cult one. and at first the prospects were rather discouraging, but by pa tlence. persistence and clever presenta tion of his unsurpassed knowledge of the subject he has made great progress. He has practically brought the Chinese government to believe that his plan Is the correct one and ought, it possinie, to be adopted; yet, they greatly fear that so radical a change in their Jinan cial system cannot at present be car ried out by a Government which has so little real power over Its separate provinces. However, they have prom ised to at once consult, the leading Viceroys and Governors and see what can be done; but whether or not ro fessor Jenks' plan Is adopted, his in Rtrtietion and advice will aid the Chi nese government greatly in its. efforts to adopt a uniform currency as re quired hy the recent treaties, and his further assistance is most likely to be solicited by them. "More important still, of course, is the official statement from the Chinese irovernment tlself. Prince Ching, "President of the Grand Coun n wdft represents officially the phinsm ffnTOrnment. in 'response to fnr definite statement of his opinion .to be presented to the United States, wrote to Mr. Jenks on the eve of his departure from Pekln, saying In Pa"'fihiTin. is lust now considering the matter of deciding upon a "new coinage .., anA ts deliberating as to the establishment of a national bank, aud it Is most necessary mat it onuiuu iU1 low your plans and that all those measures which need most urgently to nvn tin -lust now In accordance with those plans should at once be put into execution.' " , The Commission feels, therefore, that there is every reason to oeueve mat ujo mieinn fnr -which It was established, to co-operate with the Chinese and Mexican governments in establishing sound mone tary systems which will fix the rate of exchange between the greatest of the oUvfr-iismtr countries and the gold-stand- nrfl countries, has been In great part MtfRfaetorlly oerformed. Some attention is given in the report to the recommendation of the commis- Rimv -which was indorsed by most of the European commissions in the Summer of 1S03, that purchases or suver aciuauy re quired for coinage purposes should be made with as much regularity as possible. It is declared that any step contributing toward stability In the price of silver bullion would In itself tend to diminish the fluctuations of exchange and that is gratifying to report that the policy comparative regularity of purchases the government of British India- and other governments has borne I rait- Attention is called to the fact that since April last the -variatloo in the price silver at London has beea witMn tk Hm its of 2 peace $er ounce, while ht JMt the variatlone were-ron Umm pence. U volnted out that the prtac et toilMen Juts reacted ugoq tbetxcsee feetwem the gold countries and the silver-using countries and that the result of this sta bility of exchange has been that in the Philippines the transition from the silver to the gold standard has been facilitated and in silver-using countries complaints have been 'much less acute than before regarding interruptions to trade with gold countries. ODELL AND PRESIDENT CONFER Governor Cummins lelieves in Extra Session of Congress. WASHINGTON. Nov. 20. Governor Odell. of New York, arrived in Washing ton tonight and had a conference with the President. On leaving the White House. the Governor said he talked with the President on several matters, the post mastership of New York City being touched on Incidentally. He declared he had no candidate for either United States Senator or postmaster. Governor Cummins, of Iowa, and Gov ernor "Vansant, of Minnesota, arrived here tonight. Governor Cummins said his visit was In connection with a dispute which had arisen between the Shlloh Park Com mission and the Iowa State Commission In reference to the location of monuments. he Governor will call on the President tomorrow. He said that he thought an extra session of Congress should be con voked for revision of the tariff alone and that this matter should be disassociated from every other question. Governor vansant said he was here to interview Secretary Shaw on a personal matter. He said he would see President .Kooseveit tomorrow and oerhans would have something to say regarding his visit alter that Interview. ROCKHILL TO SUCCEED CONGER Ex-Asslstnt Secretary of State Con vers ant With People. WASHINGTON. Nov. 3) Rnortnl 1 The Statement is mado tnnlirht- on hli-h aumonty that William M. Rockhill will De aDDOintea .Minister to CThinn- mio. cessor to Edwin H. Conger, soon after -iiarcn 4. This change has been in con templation for some time. Mr. Rockhill has had much 5rnHnr In Chinese diplomatic matters, and is eon- ersant with the np.inlB nnil tho bnmioM He was formerly Assistant Secretary of state, ana is now unlet or tne Bureau of American Republics. Rough Riders Will See Old Chief. WASHINGTON. Nov. 2a President Roosevelt, according to his present inten tions, will visit "Port Worth. Tpt In th Spring on the occasion of the reunion of mo jjirst volunteer cavalry (Rough Riders). He has given assurance that unless something unforeseen haoDens. he will make the trio. With the noaslhle per ception of an address to his comrades, it is stated mat tne Tesiaent will make no speeches, either going or returning. Taft Visits in Louisiana. NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 2a Secretary of War Taft and his party were taken to Reserve plantation for a glimpse of the sugar Industry of Louisiana. Tonight he was the guest of a dinner party given by Archbishop Chapelle. The party wlir leave Monday on the Dolphin. In order to obtain a daylight view of the river mouth and the Jetties. HEE UJ CINCINNATI. Strong Breeze Spreds Flames With Great Rapidity. CINCINNATI, Nov. 20. Fire caused a loss today In the central part of the city, on the south side ot Fourth, be tween Walnut and Main streets, and also on Main near Fourth, approximat ins 5700.000. It started about noon in an abandoned building in the rear ot Poimsford Stationery Company.- A-j strong breeze caused the flames to i spread rapidly, and it required several hours to get the fire under control, and early in the afternoon a general confla gration was apprehended. Several five-story buildings were damaged, the heaviest losses on build ings being sustained by the McMacken estate, estimated at $75,000. The heav iest losss on stocks follows: The Rudolph-Wurlltzer Company, pianos; $200,000; Insurance. $220,000. The PounsfonT Stationery Company; $60,000. F. A. Schwalll & Sons, manufacturers of glassware and bottler supplies ; $55000. Queen City window mass worits; $w,uoo. The Lo ring-Andrews Company, Jewelry; $45,- 000. Loss Estimate Is Reduced. ST. LOUIS, Nov. 20. The loss from fire in the Missouri building last evening was 1 fan fthiv firmi- IS tZ iri.- 3. rye comBUMuuu. two cup miiic rn&2 hot ; Mm Falcon Doctors of the St SPECIALISTS "The acaater Specialist of Ferthriid. who care oaly, wh new pattest pemosallr. KtaM!fee 1878. after effects. Our charges will be as low as possible for censcientloa, skillful and successful service. Consult us before consenting to any surgical procedure upon Important blood, vessels an organs. sFxciAt, HOXX TKKATaUBNT, If, you cannot call write us. Always, ia lne tea 2 -cent stamps for reply. 3t. Louis ffi" Dispensary Car. Secaaa a4 YaanMtf Street. Pertiaaa, Or. not so great as at first supposed- Ac cording to President David, ot the Mis souri Commission, the loss sustained by the state" will amount to only 8,066. In spection has proved that but ten paint ings of Missourl s former Governors and Supreme Justices are so badly burned that, they cannot be replaced. The mammoth relief mate showing the topography of Missouri was not damaged. All the furniture on the first floor was saved, while that on the second floor wa"3 destroyed. Fire Destroys Coal Steamer.. SANDUSKY,' O., Nor. 20. The coal steamer Philip Mlnch, on Its way from Fairport to Sandusky, O., was burned to the water's edge east of Marblehead at midnight; last night HARRIS ON MEMORIAL WINDOW Presented to Indianapolis Church by Ex-President's Widow. INDIANAPOLIS. Tnrl.. nv. Ml Tlr. W- L. Haines, pastor of the First Presbyte rian Church, trvin V riellvArori tho nrtriraca dedicating the memorial window presented iu mo cauren oy Airs, iiary lxird narri son, in memory of her husband, the late Benlamin TTnrrlmn ar.Pnclil.n) rt tho. United States. 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