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“ Yes.” I sa id . “ I should like to go.”
I h ad h ad tim e to m a k e all th e s e ob
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eign voice, which 1 h ad h e a r d a t the
door, c a m e in. A t th e tirst glan ce 1
kn ew h er to be a F r e n c h w o m a n .
Her
black ey es were s te a d y a n d cold, an 1
h e r g en eral expression one of w atch fu l
ness.
B y H e s b a S tre tto n
“ 1 h av e not the h o uor of k n o w i n g you ,”
sh e sa id politely.
“ I co m e from R idley’s A g e n c y office,”
I an s w e re d , “ ab out a si t u a t i o n as E n g
lish t e a c h e r iu a school in F r a n c e . ”
“ It is a g r e a t c h an ce ,” sh e sa id, “ my
friend, M a d a m e P e r r i e r , is ver y goo 1,
o r t w o we w ere q u ite lost in th e throng, ver y a m ia b le for h e r teach ers. S h e is
C H A P T E R X X IV .
like a s is te r for th em . T h e t e r m s a r e
I. Olivia F o s t e r , t a k e u p t h e t h r e a d of a n d I w a s sa fe fro m all p u rsu it.
but
“ I do n o t k n o w how to t h a n k you,” 1 very high, very high for F r a n c e ;
t h e s t o r y —t h e woful, w e a r y n a r r a t i v e of
t h e r e is absolutely ev ery co m fo rt. I s u p
m y w a n d e r i n g s a f t e r l e a v in g my islan d sai l, fulte riugly.
“ You a r e trem b lin g still!” he replied. pose you could i n tro d u c e a few E n g lis h
frien d s.
O n ce m o re I found m y se lf in L ondo n. “ H o w lucky it w a s t h a t I followed you p upils.”
“ No.” I an sw ere d , “ I am a f r a id l could
I h a d m ore a c q u a i n t a n c e w i t h a l m o s t e v d irectly out of R idley’s! If F e v er come
e r y g r e a t city on th e C o n tiu e u t. F o r t u a c r o ss t h a t sc o u n d re l a g ain I shall k n o w not. I am su r e I could n o t.”
“ T h a t of course m u s t be co nsidered
n a te ly , T a r d i f h ad given m e t h e a d d r e ss him , you m a y be sure. My n a m e is J o h n
o f a b o ar d in g house, o r r a t h e r a sm a ll S enior. P e r h a p s you h a v e h e a r d o f my h in th e p rem iu m ,” sh e c o n tin u ed ; “ if you
could h av e iutroduce.i, say, six pupils,
fa m i ly hotel, w h e r e he h a d s ta y e d t w o f a t h e r , D r. S en io r of Brook streetV”
“ No,” replied, “ I k n o w nobody in Lou
th e p r e m iu m would U* low.
I do no t
o r t h ree tim es, a n d I d rove t h e r e a t ouce.
t h in k my friend would t a k e one p enny
I w e u t to se v era l g o v ern ess agencies , d o n .”
“ T h a t ’s b a d , ” he sa id. “ I w ish I w a s less t h a n t w e n ty pound s for th e tirst y ear,
w hich w ere a d v e r t i s i n g fo r t e a c h e r s in
t h e daily p a p e r s . W h e n a f o r t n i g h t h.ul . l a n e S en io r i n ste a d of J o h n S enior; I do a n d ten for th e second.”
T h e t e a r s s t a r t e d to my eyes. 1 h ad
Do y ou feel b e tte r now, Miss
p a s se d w i t h n o opening for me, I felt i n d eed .
felt so s u r e of going if I would p a y ten
i t n e c e s sa ry to leave t h e b o a r d i n g h o u se M a r t i n e a u ? ”
“ H o w do you k u o w m y n a m e ? ” I a s k pounds, t h a t 1 w a s q u ite u n p r e p a r e d for
w h ich h a d been m y t e m p o r a r y hom e.
this d isap p o in tm en t. T h e r e w a s still my
W a n d e r i n g a b o u t the l eas t f ash io n ab le ed.
“ T h e clerk nt R i d l e y ’s called you Miss diam ond ring lef t; but how to d isp o se of
su b u r b s , w h e r e lodgings w ould cost least.
“ My it. for a n y t h i n g like its value, l did not
I foun d a bed ro o m in th e th ird sto r y of a E ll e n M a r t i n e a u , ” h e an s w e re d .
h e a r i n g is very good, a n d I w a s not d e e p know.
h o u se in a t o lerab ly re sp e c ta b le street.
I n th is f e v e r is h solitude one d ay d r a g ly e n g ro ss ed in m y business. I h e a r d a n d
“ W h a t w ere you p r ep ar ed to g iv e?”
ged itself a f t e r a n o t h e r w i t h a w f u l m o s a w a good d eal w h i l s t I w a s t h e r e .”
a s k e d Mrs. Wilkinson, w h ilst 1 h e s i t a t
notony.
A s t h e y ^.pksse'd by, t h e only
H e called a n e m p t y c a b t h a t w a s p as s ed.
c h a n g e they b r o u g h t w a s t h a t t h e s u l t r y ing by. W e shook h a n d s w a r m ly . T h e r e
“ T h e cler k a t Ridley's office told me
h e a t g r e w e v e r cooler, a n d t h e long d a y s w a s no tim e for lo iterin g ; so I told h im t h e p r e m iu m would be ten po u n d s,” I a n
s h o r te r . T h i n k w h a t a d r e a r y life for a t h e n a m e of t h e s u b u r b w h e r e I w a s sw e re d ; “ I do not see how I c a n give
y o u n g girl! 1 w a s as fo nd of co m p a n i o n living, a n d he r e p e a t e d it to th e c a b m a n . m ore.”
ship, a n d n eed ed love as m u c h as a n y
“ W e ll,” she said, a f t e r m using a little,
“ All r ig h t,” h e sa id, sp e a k in g th r o u g h
girl. W a s it s t r a n g e t h a t m y t h o u g h t s t h e w in d o w , “ th e f a r e is paid a n d I ’ve “ it is tim e this child went. S he h a s beeu
d w e l t s o m e w h a t d a n g e r o u sly upon t h e t a k e n c a b b y ’s n u m b e r .
I f lie t r ie s to h ere a m o n th , waiting for somebo dy to
p l e a s a n t , p eace fu l d a y s iu S a r k ?
c h e a t you, let m e k n o w ; Dr. J o h n Senior. t a k e h e r d o w n to Xoireau. I will ag ree
N o w an d tl: n, w h en I v e n t u r e d out B ro o k s tr e e t. I h o p e t h a t si t u a t i o n will w ith you, an d will ex p lain to M a d a m e
into t h e s t r e e t s , a p an ic w o u ld seize me, be a good one, a n d v e r y p l e a s a n t. Good- P e r r i e r . H o w soon could you g o ?”
a d r e a d u n u t t e r a b l y g reat, t h a t 1 m ig h t by.”
“ I should like to go to-m orrow ,” I re
m e e t m y h u s b a n d a m i d s t t h e cr o w d . 1
“ Goo d-by,” I cried, lean in g f o r w a r d an d plied, feeling t h a t the sooner I q u itte d
did n o t even k n o w t h a t he w a s in L o n looking a t his face till th e c ro w d c a m e Lon d o n t h e better.
Mrs. W ilk in so n 's
d o n ; h e h a d a l w a y s sp o k e n of it as a b e t w e e n us, a n d I lost sight o f it.
ste ad y ey es fastened upon me ag ain w ith
p lace he d etes ted . I l i s h a b i t s m a d e th e
s h a r p cu rio sity .”
I felt s a f e r w h en t h e c a b m a n se t it .
fre e , u n co n v en tio n al life u p o n t h e C o n d o w n a t t h e h o u se w h e r e I lodged, an d
“ H a v e you refe rence s, m iss?” sh e a s k
t i n e n t m ore ag r e e a b le to him. I I o w he I r a n u p s t a ir s to my7 little room. I kin- ed.
w a s living n o w , w h a t he w a s doing,
w h e r e h e w a s , w e r e so m a n y e n i g m a s to
m e; a n d I did n o t care to ru n a n y risk
i n findiug o u t t h e a n s w e r s to th em . T w ice
I p assed t h e B a n k of A u s t r a l i a , w h e r e
v er y p r o b ab ly I could h a v e l earn ed if
h e w a s in th e s a m e city as m y se lf ; b u t I
d a r e d n o t do it, a n d as soon a s 1 k n e w
h o w to av oid t h a t street, I n e v e r passed
along it.
I h a d been allowed to leave m y a d d r e ss
w i t h t h e clerk o f a lar ge g e n e r a l agency
in t h e city. T o w a r d s t h e close of Oc
t o b e r I received a n ote f ro m him, d es ir
in g m e to call a t th e office a t t w o o’clock
t h e follow ing aftern o o n , w i t h o u t fail. 1
h a d a long tim e to wait. T h e office clock
pointed to h a l f -p a s t t h ree b efo re I cau g h t
v a s ’ •V
t h e cle r k 's eye, a n d s a w h im beckon me
u p to t h e co u n ter. I h ad t h r o w n b ack
m y veil, for h ere I w a s p erfe ctly sa fe
f ro m recogn ition. A t t h e o t h e r e n d of
t h e c o u n t e r stood a you ng m a n in con
su l t a t i o n w ith a clerk. H e looked e a r
n es tly a t me, b u t I w a s s u r e he c o r ’ ’
■ m : ' f , ' X M
n o t k n o w me.
i m
“ M iss E llen M a r t i n e t ’
T h a t w a s niv *
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Jb e Doctor’J dilemma
C O U N T Y , O R EG O N ,
F R ID A Y ,
1 FROM PRESIDENT
TO THE NATION
Roosevelt's First Message For
Congressional Attention
Publicity Is Best Remedy Por Unsafe Com
bines— Exclude Chinese and Guard Ail
Immigration— Develop Our Islands and Let
Cuba Come to Stand Alone—Increase the
Navy, Improve the Army and Remain the
World’s Leading Nation
W A SH IN G TO N ,
D ec.
3. - P r e s i d e n t
R o o s e v e lt's m e s s a g e to C o n g r e s s f o ll o w s :
To the S e n a te a n d H o u se of R e p r e s e n ta
ti ve s:
T h e C o n g r e s s a s s e m b l e s th is y e a r u n d e r
th e s h a d o w o f a g r e a t c a l a m i t y . On th e
6th o f S e p t e m b e r P r e s i d e n t M c K i n l e y w a s
shot by a n a n a rc h ist, while a tte n d in g the
P a n - A m e r i c a n E x p o s i t i o n , a t B u ffa lo , a n d
di ed in t h a t c i t y on t h e 14th o f t h a t m o n th .
G r ief o f th e P e o p le .
T h e s h o c k , t h e g r i e f of th e c o u n t r y a r e
b i t t e r in t h e m i n d s o f a ll w h o s a w th e
d a rk days w hile the P res id e n t yet hov
e r e d b e t w e e n life a n d d e a t h
T h e F e d e r a l C o u r t s s h o u l d be giv en
j u r i s d i c t i o n o v e r a n y m a n w h o kills o r a t
t e m p t s to ki ll t h e P r e s i d e n t o r a n y m a n
who, by t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n o r b y law, is In
lin e o f s u c c e s s i o n f o r t h e P r e s id e n c y ,
w h ile t h e p u n i s h m e n t f o r a n u n s u c c e s s f u l
a t t e m p t s h o u l d be p r o p o r t i o n e d to t h e
e n o r m i t y o f t h e offense a g a i n s t o u r i n s t i
t u t i o n s . A n a r c h y is a c r i m e a g a i n s t th e
w h o le h u m a n r a c e ;
a n d all m a n k i n d
should ba n d a g a in s t th e a n arch ist.
ECONOM IC CONDITIONS.
R esto ra tio n o f C on fid en ce and
tu rn of P r o sp er ity .
R e
D u r i n g t h e l a s t live y e a r s b u s i n e s s c o n
fidence h a s b e e n r e s t o r e d , a n d t h e N a -
ti o n is t o be c o n g r a t u l a t e d b e c a u s e o f i ts
p r e s e n t a b o u n d i n g p r o s p e r i t y . Suc h p r o s
p e r i t y c a n n e v e r be c r e a t e d b y la w a lo n e ,
a l t h o u g h It is e a s y e n o u g h to d e s t r o y it
b y m i s c h i e v o u s la w s.
In d e a l i n g w ith b u s i n e s s i n t e r e s t s
f o r t h e G o v e r n m e n t to u n d e r t a k e , by
c r u d e a n d ill - co n s id e re d le gis la ti on, to do
w h a t m a y t u r n o u t to be b a d , w ould be
to I n c u r th e r i s k o f s u c h f a r - r e a c h i n g
n a t i o n a l d i s a s t e r t h a t it w o u ld be p r e f
e r a b l e to u n d e r t a k e n o t h i n g a t all. The
m e n w h o d e m a n d t h e im possi ble o r th e
u n d e s i r a b l e s e r v e a s t h e a llies o f th e
f o r c e s w ith w h i c h t h e y a r c n o m i n a l l y a(
w a r , fo r t h e y h a m p e r t h o s e w ho w o u 'd
e n d e a v o r to find o u t in r a t i o n a l f a s h io n
w h a t t h e w r o n g s r e a l l y a r e a n d to w h a t
e x t e n t a n d in w h a t m a n n e r it is p r a c t i
c a b l e to s u p p l y re m e die s.
13, 1901.
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a wall o u r » h n i i ' i e t b<* to d e v e l o p
r r f t u r y or. th o t r a d 1.'lo ua i <vm«rl
„ Mrs. W ilk in so n live h i r e ? ”
I
asked.
“ Yes ,” said th e child.
.d ie o f th e
“ W h o is t h e r e ? ” I heard a voice c a ll
mt m u n i turgor, to in g shrilly from within.
f
d iiiru st h im self b etw een us.
“ I am come a b o u t a school in I* ranee, '
I t >as a s t r a n g e r whom I h ad noticed 1 sa id to the child.
in th e ag en cy office. B u t his f a c e w as
“ Oh. I ’ll let you in,” she a n s w ere d e a g
n o w d a r k w ith passion, a n d ns xuy h u s e r l y ; “ sh e will see you a b o u t t h a t . I ’m
b an d sta g g e re d b ack a g a i n t o w a r d s ua. sure. I ’m to go with you, if you go.”
h i s h a n d w a s re a d y to t h r u s t h im a w a y
S he let down th e chain, ami op en ed th e
a second time.
door. T h e re w a s a dim light b u rn in g
in
t h e hall, w h ich looked sh a b b y and
“ S h e ’s m y w ife,” he st a m m e r e d , tr y in g
t o get p a s t t h e s t r a n g e r to me. By th is p o v e r ty stricken. I h ad only t im e to tak e
t i m e a kn o t of sp e c t a t o rs h ad formed a v ag u e g en eral im press ion, b efo re the
a b o u t us, an d a policeman h a d co m e up. little girl conducted m e to a room on the
T h e s t r a n g e r d r e w my a r m t h r o u g h his. g r o u m l floor.
“ I ’m to go if you go,” she sa id ag ain ;
a n d faced th e m «lefiantly.
“ H e ’s a d r u n k e n v a g a b o n d !” h e s a id ; “ i n d , oh! I do so ho p e you will a g r e e to
“ h e h a s j u s t co m e out of th o se sp irit *o.”
“ I think I shall,” I an s w ere d .
v au lts. T h i s y o u n g lady is Do m ore his
“ I d a r e n 't be s u r e ,” she replied, n o d
w if e t h a n she is mine, a n 1 I k n o w no
m o r e o f h e r t h a n t h a t sh e h a s j u s t com« d in g her head w ith an a i r of saga» b y ;
a w a y f ro m R id ley 's office, w h e r e sh e h is “ ¿here have been fo u r o r five govern*-« s
b een looking a f t e r a s itu a tio n .
G o o l h ere, and none o f th em would go. You'd
h e a v e n s ! c a n n o t a iady walk th r o u g h the h a v e to t a k e m e w ith you; and. oh! it ia
s t r e e t s o f Lon d o n w ith o u t being in su lt suc h a lovely, b e a u tif u l place. See! h e r •
ed by a d r u n k e n sc oundre l like t h a t ? ”
i« a p ictu re of it.”
S h e ran eag erly to a side tab le, on
“ W ill you give him in ch a r g e , s i r ? “
a s k e d t h e pol icem an, while Ri» h a r d F o s w h ich lay a book o r tw*o, one o f whi- h
t e r w a s m a k i n g vain efforts to sp e ak co sh e opened, an d reach ed out a p h o to
h e r e n tly . an d e x p la in his claim upon me. g r a p h . which h a d been laid t h e r e for s e
I clu n g to t h e frien d ly ar m t h a t h ad come c u r i t y . It w a s d e a r , s h a rp l y defined. A t
to my aid. si k a n d alm ost spe echl ss with t h e left han d stood a h a n d s o m e h o is«,
fear.
w ith windows covered with lace c u r
“ D o n 't , ” I whimpered; “o h! t a k e me t a i n s . and provided w ith o u t e r V e n e tia n
shutters.
In th e c e n t e r stood a larg e
a w a y q u ick ly .”
H e cleared a p a s sa g e for us both with s q u a r e gar den, w ith f«juntains, an d a r
a vigor an d decision t h a t t h e r e w a s no re- ; b o rs and s t a tu e s ; a n d beh ind t h is sto o d |
sisting. I g lan ced back f o r a n i n s t a n t , ! a lopg building o f t w o stories, a n d a ste ep
a n d s a w my h u s b a n d s t r u g g l i n g w i t h th e ro of with <l<»rmer w indow s, ev e r y c a s e
p o licem an. H e looked u t t e r ly un i « a m e n t of whit h w a s provided, like t h e
gay. p r o sp ero u s, w ealth y m a n . w ith a h o u se in th e fro n t, w ith rich lace c u r
well filled p a r s e , su ch as he h ad use d to \ t a i n s an d V en etian s h u t t e r s . T h e whole
a p p e a r . H e w a s sh a b b y an 1 p or « n o i g b pla. e was clearly in good o r d e r a n d good
n o w for th e p olicem an to be ver y h a r d t a s t e , an d looked like a ver y p l e a s a n t
on him. an d to p r e v e n t him f ro m follow- ! home.
ing me.
T h e s t r a n g e r k e p t m y h a n 1 I “ I s n ’t it a lovely p lace?” a s k e d t b -
firmly on his a r m . an«! a lm o st c a r ; i d c hild beside me, wi b a deep sigh of long
B e into F l e e t street, w h ere in a m iu u te
m e prob-
.iide t h e b e t t c r -
t c
. .m o n s , m o r a l a n d p h y -
cities, a n d fo r a n o t h e r slfl<
. i i o r t to d e a l w ith t h a t t a n g l e o f fa r-
r e a c h i n g q u e s t i o n w hich w e g r o u p t o g e t h
f e r w h e n we s p e a k of " l a b o r . ” T h e c hle i
be q u ite f a c t o r in t h e s u c c e s s of « a c h m a n w a g e
, »or fo u r y e a r s to w o rk e r, f a r m e r a n d c a p i t a l i s t a l i k e mu.-:
,..ace, a p lace for lad ies of e v e r be th e s u m to ta l o f hi* o w n In
d i v id u a l q u a l i t i e s a n d abi li ti e s. S e c o n d
„ n e s t degree.”
o nly to t h i s c o m e s t h e p o w e r o f a c t
A t t h a t in-unent an im perio us k n o k in g in c o m b i n a t i o n o r a s s o c i a t i o n w it h
sounded upon the o u t e r door, a n d t h e lit o t h e r s . V e r y g r e a t good h a s b e en a n d
tle girl r a n to a n s w e r it, leav in g t h e door will be a c c o m p l i s h e d b y a s s o c i a t i o n s or
of o u r room open. A voice which I kn ew u n io n s of w a g e - w o r k e r s , w h e n manage»;
well, a voice which m a d e my h e a r t sta n d w i t h f o r e t h o u g h t a n d w h e n t h e y coin
ne In s is te n c e upon t h e i r o w n r i g h t s w it h
still an d m y veins curdle, sp oke in sh a rp , l bi a w
- a b i d i n g r e s p e c t fo r t h e r i g h t s o f o t h
loud tones iu the hall.
ers.
“ Is M r. F o s t e r co m e h o m e y e t ? ” wer e
th e w o r d s the t er rib le voice u ttered , q u ite
close to me it seem ed; so close t h a t I
sh ru n k back shivering, ns if ev ery sy lla
ble s t r u c k a s e p a r a t e blow.
All my
se nse s w ere a w a k e ; I eould h e a r every
sound iu t h e hall, each s t e p t h a t c am e
n e a r e r a n d n ea r e r .
W a s sh e a b o u t to
••nter th e room w h ere I w a s s i t t i n g ?
S he stood still for h a l f a m i u u t e as if
u n certain w h a t to do.
“ H e is u p s t a ir s , ” said
th e child's
voice. “ H e told me h e w a s ill when I
opened t h e door for h i m . ”
W
'I s. W l f t i a m r she aak-
ed.
“ S h e is h ere,” said t h e child, “ b u t
th»*re’s a lady w ith h er.”
T h e n th e w o m a n 's fo o tstep s w en t ou
up t h e sta ir c a s e .
I listened to th em
clim bi ng u p one ste p a f t e r an o th er, my
bruin t h r o b b in g w ith each sound, a n 1 1
heard a door opened a n d closed. Mrs.
W ilk in so n h ad gone to t h e door, an d
looked out into th e hall, as if ex p ectin g
o th e r q u e s tio n s t o be asked.
S h e had
not seen m y p an ic o f d e s p a i r. I m u s t
get a w a y before I lost t h e use o f my
senses, f o r I felt gid.ly and faiut.
(To be continued .)
A m e r i c a n S u p r e m a c y.
F i r s t I/o n d o n B u r g l a r —t h , J i m m y ,
w o t y o u d o i n ’ a r o u n d h e r e ? W 'y a i n ’t
y ou a t w o r k .
S e c o n d B u r g l a r — A w , I ’m all r i g h t .
I*m w a i t i n ’.
“ W aitin ’ for w h at?”
“ F o r m y n e w Y a n k e e to o l s t o a r r i v e . "
—C l e v e l a n d P l a i n D e a l e r .
L o w e s t o f K n o w n T id e s .
T h e l o w e s t t id e s, w h e r e a n y e x i s t a t
all. a r e a t P a n a m a , w h e r e t w o f e e t is
t h e average* r ise a n d fall.
Fire destroyed a wholesale dry goods
store at W ilkesbarre,
Pa.
Loss,
$135,000.
A nother sh ip has ventured tooclose
to the W ashington shore and is on
the rocks.
A reciprocity feature may lie incor
porated in the forthcom ing rh ilip p in e
tariff bill.
.
n e t t e r In ivn iicrn d on L aic« N e e d e d .
O u r p r e s e n t i m m i g r a t i o n l a w s a r e un
s a t i s f a c t o r y . W e ne ed e v e r y hone s t an-)
efficient i m m i g r a n t fit ted to b e c o m e ar
A m e r i c a n cit iz en , e v e r y i m m i g r a n t whc.
cornea h e r e t o s t a y , w h o b r i n g s h e r e a
s t r o n g body , a s t o u t h e a r t , a good h e a d ,
a n d a re s o l u t e p u r p o s e to do h is d u t y wc*n
In e v e r y w a y , a n d to b r i n g u p h is c h i l
d re n a s
law -abiding
and
G od-fear.ng
m em bers of the c om m unity.
But ther«
s h o u l d be a c o m p r e h e n s i v e l a w e n a c t e d
w i t h t h e o b j e c t o f w o r k i n g a t h r e e fold
Im p r o v e m e n t o v e r o u r p r e s e n t s y s t e m
B o t h th e e d u c a t i o n a l a n d e c o n o m i c *psts
in a w is e i m m i g r a t i o n la w s h o u l d bp d e
s ig ned t o p r o te c t a n d e l e v a t e t h e g e n e r a l
body politic a n d s oc ia l.
A v«*ry dost* s u
p e rv is io n s h o u ld be e x e r c i s e d o v e r th e
s t e a m s h i p c o m p a n ie s , w h ic h m a i n l y b r i n g
o v e r t h e i m m i g r a n t s , a n d t h e y s h o u ld h.-
h e ld to a s t r i c t a c c o u n t a b i l i t y fo r a n y
i n f r a c t i o n of th e law.
T ariff
F.vans,
of
so lf - g o v em m eu t
S ervire.
j
,n
,
j
U. i n r
th e
tu,
R ev isio n
H u rtfu l.
i orto
*>r t e r r i t o r y
. ul lim it s.
T h e isl-
„ a s n e v e r before, a n d It is
u i m l n l s t c n ’d e ffic ie ntly a n d h o n e s t
ly. Its pe o p le a r c n o w e n j o y i n g li b e rty
a n d o r d e r u n d e r th e p r o t e c t i o n o f the
U n ite d S t a t e s , a n d u p o n ti ll s f a c t we c o n
g r a t u l a t e t h e m a n d o u rs e lv e s .
C nlia.
I n C u b a s u c h p r o g r e s s h a s b e e n m a de
t o w a r d p u t t i n g t h e I n d e p e n d e n t g ove rn -
mi n t o f t h e i s l a n d u p o n a fir m footi ng
t h a t b e fo re t h e p r e s e n t s e s si o n o f t h e Con
gr s c lo se s t h i s will be a n a c c o m p l i s h e d
fa ct. C u b a will t h e n s t a r t a s h e r ow n
m i s t r e s s ; a n d to t h e b e a u t i f u l Q u e e n of
th e A n tib e s , a s s h e u n f o l d s t h i s n e w p a g e
of h e r d e s t i n y , w e e x t e n d o u r h e a r t i e s t
gr» » ti ngs a n d good w is h e s . E l s e w h e r e I
h a v e d is c u s s e d t h e q u e s t i o n o f r e c ip ro c ity .
In th e c a s e o f C u b a , h o w e v e r , t h e r e a r c
w eighty reasons of m o ra lity an d of N a
tio n a l I n t e r e s t w h y t h e polic y s h o u l d be
h e ld to h a v e a p e c u l i a r a p p l i c a t i o n , a n d I
m o s t e a r n e s t l y a s k y o u r a t t e n t i o n to th e
w is d o m InG*«<1 to t h e v i t a l ne ed, of p r o
v i d i n g fo r a s u b s t a n t i a l r e d u c t i o n in th e
t a r i f f d u t i e s on C u b a n i m p o r t s In to th e
U nited States.
T lie
P h ilip p in es.
In t h e P h i l i p p i n e s o u r p r o b le m is l a r g
or. T h e y a r e v e r y r ic h tr o p i c a l is la nds,
i n h a b i t e d by m a n y v a r y i n g tr i b e s , r e p r e
s e a t i n g wide ly d i f f e r e n t s t a g e s o f p r o
g r e s s t o w a r d c iv ilis a t io n .
O ur earnest
e f f o r t Is to h e lp t h e s e pe ople u p w a r d
a l o n g th e s t o n y a n d diff icult p a t h t h a t
l e a d s to s e l f - g o v e r n m e n t .
W e ho p e to
m a k e o u r ; i d m l n i s t n t ! o n of th e Island»*,
h o n o r a b l e to o u r N a t i o n by m a k i n g it of
t h e h i g h e s t be nefit to t h e F il ip in o s t h e m
s e lv e s ; a n d a s a n e a r n e s t o f w h a t we In
t e n d to do, we p o i n t to w h a t we h a v e
done
ml la. cr will at
strU-t of
i‘ 1 ’
'
f
! : . »•;
; .
wend
. 1 • . o vieilli» f o r
■ j m e n t o f c l e r k s
h '■•••'
co n tain p ro v is io n t h a t
-e le c te d u n d e r t h e c iv il s e r v i c e
T h e m e r i t s y s t e m is s im p ly o n e m e t h o d
of s e c u r i n g h o n e s t a n d efficient a d m i n i s
t r a t i o n of t h e G o v e r n m e n t ; a n d in t h e
long ru n t h e s o le J u s tI f ie a t io n of a n y t y p e
of g o v e r n m e n t lies ‘n i t s p r o v i n g It se lf
b o t h h o n e s t a n d efficient.
T h e c o n s u l a r s e r v ic e is n o w o r g a n i z e d
u n d e r t h e p ro v is io n s o f a la w p a s s e d in
1856, w h i c h is e n tir e ly i n a d e q u a t e to e x
is tin g conditions
F o r e s ts A re R e s e r v o ir s.
T h e f o r e s t s a r e n a t u r a l re s e r v o ir s . B y
r e s t r a i n i n g the. s t r e a m s In flood a n d r e
p l e n i s h i n g t h e m in d r o u g h t th e y m a k e
po ssible t h e u s e of w a t e r s o t h e r w i s e w a s t -
< d. T h e y p r e v e n t t h e s o il fr o m w a s h in g ,
a n d s o p r o t e c t t h e s t o r a g e r e s e r v o i r s fr o m
tilling u p w i t h silt.
F o r e s t conservation
is, t h e r e f o r e , a n e s s e n t i a l c o n d itio n of
w ater c onservation.
The G o v e rn m e n t should c o n s tr u c t a n d
m a i n t a i n t h e s e r e s e r v o i r s a s it d oc s o t h e r
pu b li c w o rk s .
W h e r e t h e i r p u r p o s e Is to
r e g u l a t e th e flow o f s t r e a m s , t h e w a t e r
s h o u ld be t u r n e d free ly i n t o th e c h a n n e l s
in t h e d r y s e a s o n , to t a k e t h e s a m e c o u r s e
u n d e r t h e s a m e la w s a s t h e n a t u r a l flow.
T reatm ent
of
In d ian s.
In m y J u d g m e n t t h e t i m o h a s
w h e n w e s h o u ld d e f i n i t e l y m a k e
m in d s t o r e c o g n iz e t h e I n d i a n a s
v id u a l a n d n o t a s a m e m b e r o f
Perm anent
arrived
up our
a n indi
a tr ib e.
Iln ren n .
F o r t h e s a k e of good a d m i n i s t r a t i o n ,
sound econom ) an d th e a d v a n c e m e n t of
science, t h e C e n s u s Office, a s n o w c o n s t i
tu te d , s h o u l d be m a d e a p e r m a n e n t G ov
e m i n e n t b u r e a u . T h i s w o u ld I n s u r e b e t
te r, c h e a p e r a n d m o r e s a t i s f a c t o r y w o r k ,
In th e I n t e r e s t n o t o n ly o f o u r b u s in e s s ,
b u t of s t a t i s t i c , e c o n o m i c a n d s o c ia l scl-
| e nce .
The
P ostal
S ervice.
T h e r e m a r k a b l e g r o w t h o f t h e p o s ta l
s e r v ic e is s h o w n in th e f a c t ¿¡»at it s r e v e
n u e s h a v e d o u b le d a n d I ts e x p e n d i t u r e s
h a v e n e a r l y d o u b le d w i t h i n 12 y e a r s . I t s
p ro g r e s s iv e d e v e l o p m e n t c o m p e ls c o n
A d d itio n a l L a g lsla tlo n N eed ed .
s t a n t l y I n c r e a s i n g o u t l a y , b u t In th is p e
T h e t i m e h a s c o m e w h e n t h e r e sh o u ld riod o f b u s i n e s s e n e r g y a n d p ro s p e rity Its
be a d d i t i o n a l le g is la ti o n fo r tKe P h i l i p re c e i p ts g r o w so m u c h f a s t e r t h a n Its e x
pine«. N o t h i n g b e t t e r c a n be d o n e f o r th e pe nse s t h a t th e a n n u a l de fic it h a s b e e n
Is la n d s t h a n to I n t r o d u c e i n d u s t r i a l e n t e r , s te a d ily r e d u c e d f r o m 111.411,779 In 1#97 t o
pris» s. N o t h l i g w o u ld b e n e f it t h e m so $3.923,727 in 1901. A m o n g r e c e n t p o s ta l a d
m u c h a s t h r o w i n g t h e m o p e n to I n d u s t r i a l v a n e e s t h e s u c c e s s of r u r a l fr e e d e li v e ry
developm ent.
T h e c o n n e c t i o n b» tw e e n w h e r e v e r e s t a b l i s h e d h a s b e e n «o m a r k e d ,
id l e n e s s a n d m i s c h i e f is p r o v e r b i a l , a n d a n d a c t u a l e x p e r i e n c e h a s m a d e Its b e n e
t h e o p p o r t u n i t y to d o r e m u n e r a t i v e w o rk fits so p la in , t h a t t h e d e m a n d fo r i t s e x
is o n e o f th e s u r i o t p r e v e n t i v e s o f w a r. te n si o n Is g e n e r a l a n d u r g e n t .
T h e r e Is g e n e r a l a c q u i e s c e n c e in o u r
p r e s e n t t a r i f f s y s t e m a s a N a t i o n a l policy.
T h e first re q u is ite to o u r p r o s p e r i t y is th e
c o n t i n u i t y a n d s t a b i l i t y o f t h i s e co n o m ic
policy.
N o t h i n g c ould be m o r e u n w is e
t h a n to d i s t u r b th e b u s i n e s s i n t e r e s t s of
t h e c o u n t r y by a n y g e n e r a l t a r i f f c h a n g e
a t t h is time
R e c ip r o c ity m u s t he t r e a t e d a s t h e h a n d
m a i d e n of p ro te c ti o n .
O u r flrat d u t y is
P a c i f i c C afile.
to see th a t th e p r o t e c t i o n g r a n t e d by th e
I c a ll y o u r a t t e n t i o n m o s t e a r n e s t l y to
t a r i f f In e v e r y c a* e w h e r e it is n e e d e d Is
m a i n t a i n e d , a n d t h a t r e c i p r o c i t y he s o u g h t t h e c r y i n g ne ed o f a c a b l e to H a w ’ail a n d
f o r so f a r a s It c a n s a f e l y be do n e w i t h t h e P h il ip p in e s , to be c o n t i n u e d f r o m th e
o u t i n j u r y to o u r h o m e I n d u s tr ie s .
P h i l i p p i n e s to p o in ts in A si a. W e sh ould
C o n d i t i o n o f ( h e M e r c h a n t M a r i n e . n o t d* f e r a d »y lo n g e r th$»n n e c e s s a r y th e
I t Is de.
T h e c ond it io n o f t h e A m e r i c a n m e r c o n s t r u c t i o n o f s u c h a c a b l e .
c h a n t m a r in e is s u c h a s to c a ll for i m m e m a n d e d n o t m e r e l y f o r c o m m e r c i a l , b u t
d i a t e re m e dia l a c t i o n by t h e C o n g r e s s , it f o r p o l i t i c a l a n d m i l i t a r y c o n s i d e r a t i o n « .
Is d i s c r e d i t a b l e t«> u s a s a N a t i o n t h a t
o u r m e r c h a n t m a r i n e s h o u l d be u t t e r l y
NfCA EA O tJA CANAL.
in s ig n if ic a n t In r o m i s r U o n t o t h a t of
o t h e r n a ti o n s w h ic h w e o v e r t o p In o t h e r
f o r m s of b u s in es s
W e should n o t lo n g e r W o r k o f ( h e G r e a t e s t I m p o r t a n c e t o
(h e A n ip r lrin P e o p le.
s u b m i t to c o n d itio n s u n d e r w h ic h o n ly a
tr i flin g p ort ion o f o u r g r e a t c o m m e r c e is
1 a m g la d t o be a b l e to a n n o u n c e t(
c a r r i e d in o u r ow n ah lp s
yo u t h a t o u r n e g o t i a t i o n s on t h i s s u h j e a
F in a n c ia l M atters.
w i t h G r e a t B r i t a i n , c o n d u c t e d o n b o th
I n m a n y r e s p e c t s t h e N a t i o n a l b a n k i n g s i d e s In a s p i r i t o f fr i e n d l i n e s s a n d m u
l a w f u r n i s h e s su fficie nt li b e r t y fo r t h e t u a l go od will a n d r e a p e c t, h a v e r e a u ite d
p r o p e r e x er cise o f t h e b a n k i n g f u n c t i o n ; In m y be ing a b l e to la y b e f o r e t h e H e nate
b u t t h e r e s e e m s to be ne ed of b e t t e r a t r e a t y w h ic h If r a tif ie d will e n a b l e us
s a f e g u a r d s a g a i n s t t h e d e r a n g i n g infl uenc e t o b e g in p r e p a r a t i o n s f o r a n I s t h m i a n c a n
of c o u m e r c l a i c r i s e s a n d fi n a n c ia l pa nic s. a l a t a n y tim e , a n d w h ic h g u a r a n t e e s
all o n board.
i 'l l t i n sport M cCVilnn oft M i
| nil« for N- w York w ith th e Finn hat-
! talion of ei niieers.
The If ay -Paul
treat* and the
a
| istirm iao canal i
ave buen sub-
► <«.»*»<-« to the sei
l \ l | I. VU H V 1 1 1 .U S
1 Mu«#
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In a fire at Bayou des A llem andes,
La., two jiersoiis were burned to
death.
Robbers stoic $'¿,000 from the A rch
ibald Hanking Company, of A rchi
bald, O.
ttrt hi - have d n ..dy p a s ,«-d i n t o v t v o r s u f thus«' w ho Save d t h e Un ion. T h e y
o w n e r s h i p , o r « c >utiol e q u i v a l e n t did t n e owe d e e d w h ic h , if l e f t u n d o n e ,
erslfip.
would h a v e nre c r't t h a t a l l e v e In o u r
. N a t i o n ' * A lii J n * t i f l c d ,
! n f'>*-ry w w it
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h U a c l f a s t prow u'K in th*> g r e a t .d ■ ■n.s1 vif
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Fam ine conditions in Russia are
worse tlmn the governm ent reports.
It is reported that 3,000 Boers in
tend to establish a colony in Chile.
The N ational Starch Works, Des
Moines, la ., burned. Loss, $400,000.
N ative scouts killed Fagin, the
American negro deserter in the P h ilip
pines.
tu I. N.
d ra g thor
<
\ Comprehensive Review of the Important
Happenings of the Past Week Presented
in a Condensed Form Which Is Most
Likely to Prove of Interest to Our Many
Readers.
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of i*>w*r i .» thés* unita Y hen j Ne got iatin ns for n. Rug.
loan of
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d e s e r v e . o well o!
The British -n ip N elson is reported
It les. n n ! ; i h " R e p u b l i c a s
v e t e r a n « , tti e hut I lost off Dray's harbor
Wash, with
m o u th s.
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THE WORLD.
Refugees in South African concen
tration camps will he sen t to the set
tle d district.
T he D otiglasvillc
roblied of M‘> rim The robbers
.ped
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Krainee’* Chines»i) loan ul
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ued
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Tw
tore of t ii' con victs who
escaj kh ! fi ■uir the Leavenworth, K an.,
prise n I;« ve been captured.
The St . Louis Oil Coin pan) sold
6,000,000 barrels of B euum ont oil 1 to
Ht 1»(Ml i» men at 20 '-ents h barrel1 Jit*
relia.
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line
ttv-fi vc perse >n.s were p i’ignite: ! at
a wi. Id ini ; feast a 1 NY* tt i'oin t, V
by i . >is» »u in tuft 'coffee.
A ll w ill
prob;ìhìy
W A R D EI *.
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> nty 1« t r t r d f K i i m i g h a* ( h r I ' r « » .
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p i l l Till*#».
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v -1
EVENTS OF THE DAY
c o m p l i s h e d re s u l t s o f r e a l v a l u e in u p
b u ild in g d o m e s t ic a n d f o r e i g n t r a d e , it
h a s gone in to n e w fields u n t i l it is n o w in
t o u c h w i t h all s e c tio n s o f o u r c o u n t r y a n d In t h i s N a t i o n e v e r y r i g h t t h a t It h a s
w i t h two of t h e is la n d g r o u p s t h a t h a v e
l a t e l y c o m e u n d e r o u r J u r is d ic t io n , w h o se e v e r a s k e d in c o n n e c tio n w i t h t h e c a n a l .
p e o p le m u s t look to a g r i c u l t u r e a s a li ve
lih ood. I t is s e a r c h i n g th e w o r l d
for
NAVY DEPARTM ENT.
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lie
c ia lly fitte d fo r i n t r o d u c t i o n in to lo c a litie s W o r k
o f t h e s e v e r a l s t a t e s a n d t e r r i t o r i e s w h e re
S tea d ily C on tin u ed .
t h e y m a y a d d m a t e r i a l l y to o u r re s o u r c e s .
T h e r e sh o u ld be no c e c on t io n In th e
w o r k o f c o m p l e t i n g o u r N a v y . So f a r
V a l u e of ( h e F o r e s t s .
I n g e n u i t y h a s b e en w h o lly u n a b l e to d e
; T h e p r a c t i c a l u s e f u l n e s s o f t h e N a t i o n a l vise
s u b s t i t u t e fo r t h e g r e a t w a r
f o r e s t r e s e r v e s to th e m in in g , g r a z i n g , ir t h a n a d d itio n a l ships, a n d t h i s is a d d i
r i g a t i o n a n d o th e r i n t e r e s t s o f t h e re g io n s tio n a l off icers a m i m e n . T o pro v id e h u t -
in w h ic h t h e r e s e r v e s lie h a s led to a wide tie - s h i p s a n d c r u i s e r s a n d t h e n lay t h e m
s p r e a d d e m a n d by t h e pe ople o f t h e W e s t up, w ith th e e x p e c t a t i o n o f le a vin g t h e m
fo r t h e i r p ro te c tio n a n d e x t e n s i o n .
The
f o r e s t r e s e r v e s will i n e v i t a b l y be d f still u n m a n n e d u n t i l th e y a r e n e e d e d in a c t u a l
g r e a t e r u s e in th e f u t u r e t h a n in th e past. c r a f t w h o s e h a m m e r i n g g u n s b e a t on*
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ever
p r a c tic a b le , a n d t h e i r u s e f u l n e s s a n d u n w i s e n o t to p r o v id e ♦!
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n e s s - lik e m a n a g e m e n t .
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Address, OmAPllc, Nswberf, Ors«on.
Preserve forests.
Increase the navy.
Exclude the Chinese.
A
Enforce eight hour laws.
♦
Build Pacific cable at once.
A
Build the Nicaragua canal.
A
Extend and foster reciprocity.
♦
Eulogy of President McKinley.
A
Keep out uneducated foreigners.
A
A dv ses no change in tariff laws.
Y Government irrigation of arid lands.
A
Sweeping condemnation of anarchy.
A
Labor unions are wise and neces-
♦ sary.
♦
Remember the nation’s soldiers in
A all wars.
♦
Insist upon merit system in civil
+ service.
A
Improve, but not greatly enlarge,
T *Ge army.
„
♦
Publicity in dealing with combines
A of every form.
A
Develop new islands on traditional
♦ American lines.
♦ Abandon treating Indians as tribes,
D ep artm en t of A g rien ltu re.
| and deal with them as individuals.
T h e D e p a r t m e n t o f A g r i c u l t u r e , d u r i n g A Develop merchant marine and carry
t h e p a s t 15 y e a r s , h a s s t e a d i l y b r o a d e n e d
its w o r k on e co n o m ic lines, a n d lia s a c a American goods in American vessels.
R e g u l a t i o n o f C orp oral*
IN TO T
Then I
NO. 4.
♦
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A
T h e col le ct ion s fr o m d u t i e s on i m p o r t s
a n d i n t e r n a l t a x e s c o n t i n u e to e x c e e d th e
o r d i n a r y e x p e n d i t u r e s of t h e G o v e r n m e n t ,
t h a n k s m a i n l y to t h e r e d u c e d A r m y e x
p e n d itu re s . T h e u t m o s t c a r e s h o u ld be
t a k e n n o t to re d u c e th e r e v e n u e s so t h a t
t h e r e will be a n y p o s sib il it y o f a de ficit;
b u t, a f t e r p r o v i d i n g a g a i n s t a n y s u c h c o n
ting ency. m e a n s s h o u l d be a d o p t e d w h ic h
will b r i n g t h e r e v e n u e s m o r e n e a r l y w i t h
in th e lim it o f o u r a c t u a l ne ed s.
In his
r e p o r t o th e C o n g r e s s t h e S e c r e t a r y o f th e
T r e a s u r y c o n s i d e r s a h th e s e q u e s t i o n s a t
le n g th , an.l I a s k y o u r a t t e n t i o n to th e
rep o rt an d recom m endations.
In ter-state C o iu m e rc e Low.
I n 1SS7 a m e a s u r e w a s e n a c t e d fo r th e
regulation of in te rs ta te railw ays, com
m o n ly k n o w n a s t h e i n t e r s t a t e c o m m e r c e
act.
T h e c a r d i n a l p ro v i s i o n s of t h a t a c t
w e r e t h a t r a i l w a y r a t e s s h o u ld be j u s t a n d
r e a s o n a b l e , a n d t h a t all s hip per», lo c a l
it i e s a n d c o m m o d itie s s h o u ld be a c c o r d e d
e q u a l tr e a t m e n t . A c o m m is s io n w a s c r e
a t e d a!ul e n d o w e d w i t h w h a t w e r e s u p
p o s e d to be t h e n e c e s s a r y p o w e r s to e x e
c u t e th e p r o v is io n s of th is a ct.
T h e a c t sh ould be a m e n d e d . T h e r a i l
w a y Is a pu bli c s e r v a n t . I t s r a t e s sh o u ld
be j u s t to a n d op e n to a ll s h i p p e r s ul e.
T h e G o v e r n m e n t s h o u ld s e e to it t h a t
w i t h i n its j u r i s d i c t i o n t h i s Is so, a n d
s h o u l d p r o v id e a s p e e d y , i n e x p e n s i v e a n d
effe c ti ve r e m e d y to t h a t end.
RA TES.
• u b s e rlp tlo n P r ic e P a y a b U
la A d van ce.
M o re o v e r , t h e c u r r e n c y o f t h e c o u n t r y ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
s h o u ld be m a d e re s p o n s i v e to t h e d e
m a n d s o f o u r d o m e s t i c t r a d e a n d com-
♦ REVIEW OF PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
m ice.
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m i n d s o f t h e Ar
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S U B S C R IP T IO N
One Year.................
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( h iñ e s e S itu a tio n .
T he general te rm s of th e settlem ent of
th e q u e s t i o n s g r o w i n g o u t of th e a n t l -
fo r e tg n u p r i s i n g s in C h i n a o f 19u0, h a v i n g
b e en f o r m u l a t e d in a J o in t n o t e a d d r e s s e d
to C h i n a by t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f t h e
In ju r e d p o w e r s in D e c e m b e r la st, w e r e
p r o m p t l y a c c e p t e d by t h e C h in e se G o v
ernm ent.
A fter p rotracted conferences
th e p l e n i p o t e n t i a r i e s of t h e s e v e r a l p o w e r s
w e re a b le t o s ig n a final p ro to c o l w i t h
th e C h in e se p l e n i p o t e n t i a r i e s o n t h e 7th
¡ o f l a s t S e p t e m b e r , s e t t i n g f o r t h th e m e a s
u r e s t a k e n by C h i n a In c o m p l i a n c e w i t h
I t h e d e m a n d s o f t h e J o in t n o te , a n d e x -
I p r e s s i n g t h e i r s a t i s f a c t i o n t h e r e w i t h
T h e a g r e e m e n t r e a c h e d d is p o se s In a
m a n n e r s a t i s f a c t o r y to t h e p o w e r s o f t h e
v a r i o u s g r o u n d s o f c o m r ' a i n t , a n d will
c o n t r i b u t e m a t e r i a l l y to b e t t e r f u t u r e r e
l a tio n s b e t w e e n C h i n a a n d th e p o w e rs .
THEO DO RE AC 08 E V E LT .
W h i t e H o u s e , D e c e m b e r %. 1901.
uuer 3,708,766 pounds of
1
were exported from Porto Rico,
m ost of w hich went to Europe.
Chile hall purchased two torpedo
boat destroyers in E n glan d .
Argen
tina lias decided to purchaae a battle-
»hip of 11,000 tons.
The enrollm ent of Harvard univer
sity, in clu d in g students of all classes,
teachers and adm inistrative officers,
is 6,158, against 6,317 last year.
The Chinese em press fs favorable to
reforms.
Stranded bark Baroda was floated
Saturday.
Foreign press comment on Roose
velt’s message.
The tariff bill was debated In ‘ the
German relchstag.
The campaign In Samar is being
carried on energetically.
Combination of redwood lumbermen
Is in course of formation.
A peace commission has gone
meet the Colombian rebels.
to
Leaders In congress believe new
legislation Is necessary for the Is
lands.
Cubans again protest to Secretary
Root against Interference In their
election.
Portland Chamber of Commerce
adopts strong resolutions for opening
Columbia river.
Salem proposes to make telephone
company pay a tax on eaca phone or
reduce its rates.
The President’s m essage was read
In both houses. Committee were ap
pointed to take action on the death of
McKinley. Western senators and con
gressmen approve the m essage.
Henderson was re elected speaker
of the house.
International livestock exposition
has been o|»eried at Chicago.
Germany and Russia have planned
an anti anarchist convention.
Attorney general of
M innesota
says law is against great railway com
bine.
Four steam canal l»oats and 15 con
sorts plying on the Erie canal are to
be sent to the Philippines.
Ex-Queen L iliuokalani, of Hawaii,
has sent to Father McGee, of W ash
ington, an altar cloth worked in gold,
with lace trim m ings.
Count von Moltke left for Germany
after a study of engineering methods
of the I’nited States, in which he was
much impressed with American en
terprise.