Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-19

ocean steamers VIII b complete. Thj
places our commerce at the mercy q
England. In case Of a war betvee
that country and another power able I
put cruisers on the ocean, America
farmers and the American people as
whole would suffer nearly as much a
the belliRerents. as, by having their ez
ports and imports in British bottoms, /
is liable TO capture and confscation. Il
its material aspect the shipping problem
Is national one and in no case local
1t is more than business question.
Is one which affects our rank and influ
ence as nation. A nation is know,
and felt outside its own boundaries b,
the flag that floats at the masthead O
its merchant marine than by anythin,
else. 1t is difficult TO conceive the los
which we suffer, not only in nationa
prestige, but also in national importanc,
by the infrequency with which Ameri
can vessels appear in foreign ports.
The problem concerns our national in
| dependence and safety. In these mod
ern times the seat of power Of every ma
ton is on the rocking waves as well a,
on the solid land. The naval power o.
every country will, in the long run, b,
In proportion to its merchant marine. Ii
bnild,ng up our foreign carrying trade
therefore. we strengthen the defences
of the nation and give new security t
our republic. While some OF the mem
bers of your committee do not concur
in all the statements and reasOnings oi
the foregoing report, and would recon-
mend additional legislation. yet all con
cur in recommending the passage of the
accompanying bill. Signed, .. D. Con
ger, Chairman, Warner Miller, G. G.
Vest, H. f. Page, Geo. NJ. Robeson. Mel
son DinRley, Jr., Robert n. McLane
and s. S. Cox.
what Knows sb0ut Arctic
Explorations.
CARSON, New, Dec. 1.-THE following
appears in the Appeal of today: SEN
at 5r Jones. who is in Carson, gives an
account of Belongs Arctic expedition,
which he got from Capt. NewbaUm in
San Francisco. Newbaum is Russian,
who has been for many years in the
service of the Alaska Fur Company. He
was the last man from whom belongs
party received provisions. he says:
"DeLong left my station. almost at the
northern point OF Alaska, and furn-
ished him. at the order of the Alaska
For Company. with sledees. dogs and
provisions. He took q dogs and one
Indian. account for the loss OF the
party on the theory that they killed the
dogs. I do not believe that DeLong
knew ANYTHING about the undertaking
he was graphing with, and was ignO-
rant of the means by which trip could
be made in that region. see by his
diary that there was but one dog left a
few days prior to his death. He must
have killed the dogs without knowing
their tremendous value, and when the
DOGS are gone there is absolutely no
hope left. The dogs could not have
died or been lost-they we're killed.
The scent of these animals is remark
able, and they will detect provisions, no
matter wherever they may be. When
men in these regions kill Polar bears,
and have more meat than they can keep,
thew cache the meat, and it sometimes
lies hidden in the ice for years, until
discovered by dogs. The ice is full Of
these places. II you meet an Indian in
that region and kill his dog, he lies down
and dies, considering that the better
part of him is gone. Another great
oversight was the neglect to take the
right kind of guns. l offered belong
a fowling piece made expressly to use
in the Arctic seas and calculated to
stand the climate. He refused it be-
cause he said he wanted a gun that
would kill bears. explained that he
needed guns for birds and not bears,
but he would not listen to me and took
Remington rifles, the weight OF which
hampered him and were of no use. He
must have seen sea fowls flying over his
head all the time and yet could not kill
them, The diary says, the Indian. AT
ter drawing the sledge all day. would go
ont at night and get birds and he kept
the party alive Tor two weeks. Any
where YOU cut a hole through the ice
and flash a light down the fish will
swarm, but they had no fishing tackle.
All their chances were thrown away
through ignorance. l am not saying a
word against DeLong. liked him per
sonally. but he was not the man to CON-
maud an Arctic expedition. The North
Pole. in nv opinion, can be reached
only by following mp the warm current
which flows to the pole, and beyond
there ia an open sea. Put men IN such
an expedition who have been raised In
the northern part of Alaska and who
know all about the region, and there Is
strong chance Of success.
what Jay Could Knows and Thinks.
NEw YoRx, Dec. 1.-THE Senate COM
mittee investigating the evil effects OF
stock jobbing and the creating of grain
corners, Yesterday summoned Jay Gould
before them and examined him in that
regard. He said: "rhe effect Of deal
inc in stocks on the general welfare is
insignificant, as few options are dealt
in. Speculation does good by bringing
money to the country for the markets.
The moro freedom you give to capital
the better. For that reason would not
restrict grain or stocks. The men who
speculate are not growers or producers.
Unless the legislature calls future spscu-
lation gambling he would not believe it
such. No transaction was illegal that
draws money from every European
country. Everybody wants to take
chances. Gambling is decreasing in the
city. have spent large sums in the
last ten years promoting immigration.
Railroads were tho great motor prompt
ing il. We have general immigration
agent for all roads. He employs and
sends terms, etc. have frequently sup
ported families who had bad crops until
new crop Was harvested. visit West
ern arms twice year. About 5000, 900
acres Of our land is yet unused. Every
part Of Europe sends rs men. ] do not
think IL possible 10 prohibit corners,
etc.. by legislation. ! do not think any
national lcgislation practicable, al
though some restrictions might be pa,
upon these speculations, say q limit ia
the prices Of things. II the boards Of
trade were 10 adopt constitutions which
would provide that the settling price
should not exceed 10 per cent. OF the
selling price, these wide fluctuations
would not exist"
Lasxtry Receipts.
BosroN, Dec. 1.-THE gross receipts
of the Globe Theater during Langtry's q
two weeks engagement, which termi-
mated tonight, we're SO, ,7&S. The larg-
est houses were those at the matinees,
and at the presentation Of The Honey
moon" and "Shc Stoops 10 Conquer
Lanetry leaves Boston fos Philadsiphia
today.
Case sf Leprssy.
A case. believed to be eenuineleprosy,
has dtvol u ell in the almshouse q. S ih N.
Charles Derby, the victim. arrived from
San Francisco week ago. Derby Is
", II educated. and for some years was