Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-01
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best-known shipping merchants, 90 THE Sr.a
representative at the Hamilton. Il. yearly IN
ereasing but it is with Cuba and Porto Rico
that il has advanced with such great leaps ana
bounds that not only are the figures sstonish-
ing. bat the future growth aud possibilities are
fairly magnitudinons.
This Is the result q the reciprocity treaty.
We viii take -four as an illustration. Before
the treaty went into effect. two years ago. there
WAS duty Of IS barrel on our -four. We
sent our wheat 90 the millers in spain. who re-
turned il as -four 20 Cuba. We then sold Cgls
and Porto Rico about 5000 barrels Of -four
annually. The next wear under a duty OF Il
per barrel, we exported 500. 900. and tins year
We will export 1000. 600. Seems incrcdibls.
doesn't it? There must be something IN the
golden rule as applied 10 politics and trade
between nations. The same rule holds good
with everything these countries buy Of us.
ihey are buying everything We send down and
want more. They are becoming accustomed TO
rely upon American INSTEAD ~ European goods,
and Il Is OF mutual prodt-we get their money.
they get better grade Of goods aud At a less
cost The sugar crop has been enormous and
times are prosperous at the islands
AS for Central America Ne sell those re-
publics one-half of their imports. We sell Mexico
three-hfths. As the records with that country
are not accurate, especially a. IL the railroad
shipments. am inclined TO believe that our
exports were $50 0OO, 600 instead 81 sls.O 600 90
last year.
''We want to trade with the Argentine Eepul,-
lie, but she won't or rather cant trade with ~.
Her only exports are animal and agricultural
products. Her gram goes 10 Europe. We have
no use for II. Her hides We admitted free also
her bones and horns. As result our leather
export trade has jumped O. Sls .00e. 600 from.
think m right. about : .000. geo IN aiew Years.
England brings over leather We want Argcn-
tine other principal product. wool. but can't
have II because OF the duty. our wooden iu-
dustry Is stagusting and about on its last legs.
However, rs the duty on wool vii probably he
taken of our wooden manufacturers are
more hopeful In anticipation 81 this change
the new American line OF steamers 60 Argentine
has been just started. purposely 10 be ir-t IN
the field 20 control Tins trade. With Brad
our trade is large. She produces but little WOOD
and her other products come in free"
There are no blanket Indians in Indian
territory" said Frank ; Geuung OF Muscogee.
cEies deputy United States marshal Of Indian
territory. TO The STAR representative at the
Ebbitt this morning. Those ,hai iuhabit tho
territory are an intelligent. educated. prosper
ons class. very different from the Indians -
the Rockies or Arizona. They are qualified
TO exercise rights as citizens and we are
hoping that our admission TO statehood will not
be prolonged much longer. 80 many whites
have intermarried for so many wears that there
is large intelligent half-breed population.
There are a great many schools in the territory,
all Of which are well attended. In nv town
alone there are three seminaries. The children
are apt scholars and learn quickly. There D. .
great deal of wealth IN the territory, and an ex-
ample Of its prosperity is Arimore. a town Of
5000 inhabitants. only three years old. Vet &c
sold $1,000 bales Of cotton from wagons LAT
year. Our people generally favor the allot-
ment system, which Is opposed mainly by Texas
cattle dealers who have leased from the Indians
large tracts of grazing land, which they have
put under fence"
I'VE have population Of over 200. 900.
There is no end of coal deposits Of the best
quality. Oil. too. Is found. while traces IT gold
have been discovered and think there IL more
TO be found. We have a larger population than
Oklahoma. and better climate and superior soil
Land is high, and ii is Of course owned in fee
bv the Indians. They lease IL 90 the whites
who erect fine buildings. and who have mainly
built up the towns. When the territory h. ud-
mitted. this problem of adjustment that tie
whites will obtain the value OF their improve
ments will be knotty one.
We are in hopes that Congress viii give the
United States court for the territory over
which Judge Shackelford presides. full iurisdic-
ton over its territory. stripping the courts as
Paris, Texas. and Fort Smith Ark, OF their
concurrent jurisdiction. Liugants aud Wit
nesses are dragged Of TO these two places at an
enormous expense and to their serious aud
often disastrous Inconvenience. They are
forced frequently to remain at Paris aud Fora
Smith sometimes for weeks and there will he
regular camps of wagons around the town.
This Is a great hardship, especially when crops
are in the ground, and could be remedied by
giving our court sole jurisdiction. The cours
now does more business than anv two other
United States courts and there are 200 deputy
marshals."
There never WAS time in the history OF my
state. said Assemblyman C. A. McCulloch 81
Calais, Maine, when game. both large aud
small, was plentiful 5 this winter. When it
is considered how many thousands Of deer,
moose and caribou have been slaughtered in our
pine forests year after year this statements
seems far fetched. 1t is attributable mainly to
the excellent game laws and their vigorous
enforcement The Legislature Of recent wears
has given special attention TO the preservation
OF game, and the open season lasts only from
october TO January I. There Is now a propo-
sition 10 extend 1t by including September hut
as that Is a very dry month and hunters
are careless with their fires. the lumbermeu OBJ
Ject, as do most of the sportsmcn We do not
have many hunters from this vicinity. but from
the west and the middle and the other New
England states hundreds of hunters annually
spend a few weeks with us. aud there are .
great many sDortsmens clubs scattered over
the state. This winter no less than eight deer
have been shot at different times within the
limits o: my city ana within four miles from
the post Office. / know of farmer who killed
a deer at the close of the open season. the AMI
NAL having come up from the woods with the
cattle night after night TO the barn and was
housed with them. Our game wardens particle
pate In the heavy fines for unlawful killing and
from our experience this system il the only sue
cessful one 10 keep down poacbing and 10 save
our game from humiliation"
81 am reminded of an incident" said Mai.
Piper of the hfe-saving service. coming under
my observation that illustrated Mr.. Blaiu.s
generosity. About fifteen years ago be resided
at 18th and streets northwest. When the
streets were muddy little darkey would sweep
the crossing. One day l asked him how much
he would make in a day. He replied that IL de-
pended entirely upon whether Mr. Blaine came
his way OF not lie alers puts his hand in his
pocket, the little fellow said, an whatever
comes out goes to me. Sometimes il a half
dollar piece The little codger also said that
Mr. Corcoran never failed to remunerate him,
and that as soon these two gentlem.n lad
crossed he would quit work for the day."
The freezing over Of the Mississippi, 1" said
Capt j. w. Shields of Cairo. member Of the