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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-26

AMONG the smaller countries, the receipts NJ
ltaiy were about ton millions, Japan six. S~it.
lerinnd I'VE, Spain less than five. BelRium Somr
ahe netheriahds three. and Sweden and Noryay
u little less than throe. Nof"ay
Every country except the United ST.. .a do.
rived g net revenue from its postal scrvice
nmreht brltain coming first with nearly BIZ onH,
wv excess or receipts over expenditures Er.nos
second win over $4,000. 900, and Russia thIrS
Win nearly w. O0O,000 Tho United Stat.s u
me other hand: lost yer $40, 600, 600 acc"ra,.nh
taothe hgures. Belgium has the service Go,vn u
Ihcr polht or business than any other cnrn.oe
gazing out only about half what abe tnLns ~
Swhzerland, alihough- small country n,in.
nS hppreclable profit from her posts on ocno "nes
Vi the expense OF mountain mall routes. "'ouht
Aithough the United States comes sccond A..
tne Lsoie, thcy are really first, because I'm
nhnuie more pieces of mail mattc han anv ,hey
country, and the receipts do not gel er rs osher
md p ano III income nns from the telegraph. telephone
Included rs posts. 'ouh'rles, all
od IN chnnpness q postage. Germany is undo,l,.
oaIy ahe4d OF all other nations. Civ u,hhuou0t,
NSlrrtGi io' thrce'fOurths Of n cent nuS are
mmmlch u company licensed hy thu Stum" ~
NJ nIn NV service for three-ciyhths az ~
,"n"ugho,'t the empire a letter under ~ I'M,
unnnmvJ y - cents, and any weight nm In r. -
ht"umu d cents. In France the tarif /" a ~ y
III i e@Sh ana every half ounce, In the eli . sGmts
Nv IN Great Britain the rate is D cant ~ III
n csrt ounce. l cent for the second onncs orane
'0f eAeh additional two Oun} ter + q l
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-26
POST OFFICES OF THE r
They Bring Net Revenue to Every Governmsp,
Except Our Own.

PARIS. Sept. l1.-The Bureau of the ~Interna-
tiohai Postal Union at Berne has published it's
repof' OF the postal and telegraph business of
the countries of the world for the last ascai
year. 1t is incomplete in that It does not fur.
nish exact figures in every instance regarding
the number of pieces of mail matter handled
but Its statement of receipts and expenditures
OF the services is Official. For the princinsI
Couhtfles those figures are as folloMa. NPNI
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-26
TITO CURIOUS EDIFICEs.
Ono Church Built from y Single Tree. Another
from q single Rock.
From Architecture and Bundfno.

From architecture and BuIdfno.
A California church was built from the tim.
her OF a single tree. The building Is In Santa
Rosa, and was erected for the members of the
Baptist communion OF that place. The
timber was taken from a redwood tree that
grew in the neighborhood. The interior OF the
church was panelled and finished with wood
not n particle of plaster or other similar ma
terial being used. The floors, seatings, pulpit
roof, and roofing were all formed from ma
tcrial taken from the same tree, and after the
building was finished in every particular STUFF
enough was taken from it to manufacture CO..
600 shingles, besides a large quantity of scant-
lings, 'Joists, and other dimension stuffs.
The folio wing story comes from Waterloo
Ia: Iho members Of the Presbyterian Church
decided to erect n new place of Worship. STONE
was scarce, in fact. there were no ararries and
no rock suitable for building purposes nigh MI
mana. Al last their attention was called TO what
was apparently a large boulder, which stood i'm
inc ihldTie or a plain about eight miles from the
Island IN tho midst, OF II vast sea. About eight
rect OF II protected above ground. The work
or eNcavatinR this gigantic boulder was nj
once begun. When exposed to view IL was
tonha 10 DO ~ feet high. 80 feet long, and 20
gan their labors with drill. hammer, and dv.
namite. md the enormous rork was converted
INTO building stones. The pieces were con.
SS,eyed TO the town. and before long u wonder.
XXI nnetainorphosis was apparent, and then
countless years and buried by the deposits Of
4Ses, was transformed into a beautiful church.
IN us rough state this great rock is estimated
10 nave weighed more than 900 tons.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-12-25
closed on the ground that there i.
nothing for it to coin:

nothing for it to coin:
stThe Director of the Mint is of the
opinion that much larger volume of frac-
| tional silver coin could be placed in active
circulation if the Secretary of the Treasury
were authorized to use any silver bullion
| now in the treasury for the coinage of such
denominations of fractional silver coin as
might be required from time to time by the
public Indifferent sections of the country,
and he also suggests and recommends that
authority be obtained from Congress au-
thorizing the recoinage of worn and under
current fractional silver coin now lying use
less in the treasury, and that hereafter such
coin as fast received in the treasury be
recolned."
It will be seen from this report
that in spite of the fact that the
coinage of silver dollars has ceased,
there is plenty of mint work to be
done, and it can be better done,
with greater advantage to the coun-
try and with less expense to the
government at New Orleans than
at Philadelphia. The New Orleans
Mint.ought to handle all the subsi-
diary and uncurrent coin collected
at the St. Louis, Chicago and New
Orleans sub-treasuries.
1t is operated more cheaply than
the other minis, as the following,
from the report of the Director of
the Mint, shows:
Cost per piece, at Philadelphia
Cost per piece. San Francisco
Cost per piece, New Orleans mint. o.ozo61o
The correct cost, as shown by
the local books, is $o.o13888.
During the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1896, the coinings of the
New Orleans Mint directors re-
port for 1906 were $656,436 81;
expenditures, $1I5,o18 20; net sur
plus for the government, S541,4t8-
OF. With a profit of half mill
lion dollars year the government
can scarcely complain of the New
Orleans Mint as burden and ex-
pense to it.
On every million pieces coined at
the New Orleans Mint the Federal
government will save 1918 as
compared with the Philadelphia
mint. leaving out of consideration
all question: of the freight, etc.
It will be seen, therefore, shat
convenience of zoe people, the cost
to the government and every other
argument favor keeping open the
miut at-New Orleans instead OF
closicg it, and the Louisiana and
Southern Senators aad Representa-
in persuading Congress not to ac-
cePt the suggestion of Secretary
Gage to close t;.s establishment.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-12-25
THE VIEW ORLEANS MzNE


II = 4 = ~
THE NEW ORLEANS MINT.
Tfmes-Democrat.
The Secretary of the Treasury in
his last reports suggests to Congress
the closure of the New Orleans
Mint and its conversion into an
assay office. and the appropria-
ton bill reported to the House
Monday carried out that suggestion,
making no provision for the CONT
nuance of the Mint, and appropriat-
ing the small sum of S15,5oo for its
operation as an assay Office.
AS the Mint has been in opera
ton here for sixty years since the
property upon which the building
now stands was donated to the
Federal Government by the City of
New Orleans, during which time it
has proved a great financial con-
venience to the South, and has
materially helped our trade with
Latin American countries, its
closure now will be a positive in
jury not to New Orleans alone, but
to the entire South and Mississippi
Valley.
The reasons assigned tor the
closure are not good ones. The
only actual reason is the desire of
the present administration to cen
tralize our financial and monetary
affairs in the East, a policy opposed
to all the principles and past prac-
tice of the government. The Ameri-
can people are opposed to centrali-
cation of this kind, and want each
section to have an interest in the
government, and they desire to so
apportion the Offices, bureaus, ETC.,
as to put all parts of the Union t'n
an equality. The Capitalization of
our minting operations at Philadel-
phia IS as Objectionable as would be
the abolition of the sub-treasuries
throughout the country and the
Capitalization of the treasury bust
ness in New York or Washington,
or the closure of the pension agen-
cies and the Capitalization of pen
sion affairs in any one town or city.
1t is understood that the Louis
lana Senators and Representatives
will make fight against this policy
of Capitalization and the closure of
the minis at New Orleans and on
the Pacific, and they should have
the assistance of the Congressman
from the other Southern States, the
Mississippi Valley and the Pacific
0east IN their opposition.
If there are few arguments for
the closure of the New Orleans
Mint, there are many why it should
be continued, and the following are
among the strongest:
I. 1t is the only mint in the South.
TT is the distributing point for
the South and West, and of great
convenience to the business of those
sections.
3. Its workmanship compares
favorably with the other minis, as
the report of the Assay Commission
OF 1897 SHOWS.
4. Its coinage, exclusive of minor
coins, costs the government less
by over $13 per thousand pieces
than that of the Philadelphia mint,
to which it is proposed to transfer
the business now done here.
S. II is central to large silver
using section of the country. and
those Congressman who believe that
the United States will sooner or
later increase its silver currency
should demand its continuance for
that, if for no other reason.
6. It will cost the government
more to ship coin to this section
than 10 mint bullion here, even after
m vino the freioht en- that the
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-12-25
DE-. u. L. DJHAR7.

a practitioner IN the State e years,
and in Lafayette Parish II years, calls att
tention to his new and successful treatment
of the respiratory organs. Medical inhala-
ment attording cure in Consumption in
the first and second period, if they follow
exactly the treatment and relief in the third
period.
Deafness and chronic diseases in general
specially.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-11-18
HAZELTON KILLING.

Strong Resolutions Passed by the North
American Turabund.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Nov: 15.-At Tur-
ner hall, Cov;ngton. KY, the execu-
tive committee of the North American
Turnbund passed the following:
Whereas, A sheriff's posse under
command of Sheriff Martin at Hazel
ton, Pa, unlawfully attacked q party
Of coal miners moving peaceably along
the highway and killed aud severely
wounded great many, therefore, be
it resolved
First-That we declare this act a
gross violation of every humane seuti-
ment of all ideas of law and justice
and Of the fundamental principles of
our constitution.
Second-That in harmony with all
well-meaning and law-abiding citizens.
we denounce this measure "a q most
brutal murder without parallel In
modern history.
Third-That we demand the lawful
punishment of the sheriff and his dep
utica by the authorities.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-11-18
Kansas City Produce.

KANSAS CITY, Mo- Nov 10 -Eggs-Fresh
candied Missouri and Kansas stock l6c
doz. cases returned; storage. 12013c.
Butter - Extra fancy separator 22c:
frsts 19c: seconds 1Sc: dairy. fancy I7c:
choice, 10: country roll 12114c; store
packed. 12115c; fresh packing stock. 1905.
Cheese-Missouri, Kansas and Iowa full
cream, 1OHc
Poultry-Hens sc: broilers, TIC; large
springs &C: ROSTERS. 12.02Oc each:
ducks. &c: geese. 5ts@6c; tirkeyA SC;
pigeons, Coo dozen
Game-Prairie chickens $500; quail $40
1.2o; ducks, mallard. 1915 per dOz red
head. S35O04. 90; teal, 81 rs; mixed. 81. so:
jacksnfpe. 81. 90 per dOz; plOver. II. So SOUR.
rels, $1.OO; wild turkeys. 1Oc: venison, car
cass 1Oc, saddles 14c: antelope. 1OD12c: elk,
511Oc; bear. 15@2Oc; rabbits. 75c1s1 .OO
per dOz.
Potatoes-Home grown Al 5Oc per bu in q
small way; Minnesota. fancy. sacked soc:
bulk, 45c; common, 4oiD45c: Ncbr aska.
bulk. 4Oc: Greelees, fancy Rural 75c.
sacked: choice Pearl. Csc. sacked; Utah. 50
055c; Wisconsin, 35042c. sweet potatoes,
5OD6Oc per bushel
Apples-Jonathan and Bellefiower. in car
lots, $304.5O per barrel fancy Missouri
Pippin, S3.O003 so; fancy Ben Davis.
s225Q25u In small way fall varieties
are selling 4o@65c per half bu- California
Belleflower, $50 per box.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-11-18
IDAHO SETTLERS WIN.

The Northern Pacific Loses Its Suit FOR
the Possession of Much Land.
BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 15.-Some time
ago suit was brought by the North
ern Pacific railroad company to eject
about 300 settlers in Northern Idaho,
who had settled upon land which the
road claimed under its grant from the
government This land embraced
several hundred thousand acres in the
Occur d'Alene land district in Kootenai
county.
The case was brought before United
States Judge Bratty, who decided that
the land belonged to the government
and that the settlers were entitled to
possession. The attorneys for the
road appealed to the circuit court,
which has just dismissed the appeal.
This action saves the homes of hun.
dreds of Idaho settlers, as no further
appeal will be taken.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-11-18
DUN'S TRADE REVIEW.

Colder and Stormy Weather Helps Dis
tribntion Of Winter Goods.
New YORK. Nov. l5.-R. G. Dun &,
Co s Weekly Review of Trade says:
Colder and more stormy weather. so
long needed to accelerate distribution
of winter goods, has materially helped
in some quarters, and the result
ing improvement in retail trade is
mentioned in nearly every Northern
dispatch this week. SO that orders
to fill stocks have been encouraging,
and in some branches the multitude
of demands for immediate delivery
shows that the distri button to con-
sumers has already gone much beyond
the expectations of dealers But this
is not yet the general rule, and with
many complaints of delayed trade
from other quarters there still re-
mains the extensive shrinkage caused
by fever and quarentines at the South.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-11-18
REVOLT AGAINST SIMPSON.
Defeated Popuiists In Seventh Kansas
Counties Sore at Jerry.

Defeated Popuiists In seventh Kansas
Counties Sore at Jerry.
HUTCHINSON, Kan, Nov. 15.-The op-
position of Judge Mckay, Senator tt
tus, W. L. Brown and Warden Lands to
Congressman Jerry Simpson had been
discounted by their known personal
hostility to him, but now they
have been REINFORCED by the Popu-
list candidates of Barber, Harper,
Sedgwicll and other counties of
the Seventh district, who were de-
feated in the recent election and
who openly charge their defeat to the
revolt of the followers of Simpson.
In Sedgwick county the anti-Simpson
Populists are aggressive and in Reno,
Harvey and McPherson counties,
where heretofore word against Jer-
ry had been considered treason among
Populists, there are all the clements
for revolt against the old leader.
The free silver Republicans, who are
part of the allied forces, never were
Simpson men and they will not only
be willing to make change in stand
ard bearers, but, if desired, they will
furnish the new man themselves.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-11-18
CLEVELAND ON INN ISSUE

The Ex-Prosldent Declares That Presby.
terles Cannot Alter His Views.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-THE Times Her.
aid. prints the following:
PRINCETON, n. J., Nov. 15.-To the
Editor: do not care if all the synods
and presbyteries IN the country were
to offer an adverse decision. it would
be no good reason why should alter
my opinion I am very sorry that Dr.
Shields has been bothered over this
matter, as he is an old and very dear
friend of mine. Otherwise the action
of the presbytery does not affect me
in the least. When l signed the petit
ton for the liquor license for the
Princeton inn 1 in no sense committed
a wrong, and if the same proposition
came up for my consideration again I
would do the same thing.-Grover
Cleveland"
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-11-18
GLADSTONE NOT STRONG.
The Grand Old Man. Suffering From
Facial Weakness-Projected Work.

The Grand Old Man. Suffering From
Facial Weakness-Projected Work.
LONDON, Nov. 1a-His health per-
hitting, Mr.. Gladstone meditates an
important biographical work, embrace
ing the lives of most of the distin-
guished modern divines, but there are
disquieting rumors in circulation
as to the marked manner in
which old age and infirmities
are growing upon the ''Grand Old
Man" He seems to be developing
facial weakness similar to Prince Bis
marck's Whenever he catches a cold
1t settles in his eyes and in the left
side of his face. As result he has
been ordered to the Riviera in order to
escape the winter, and he, with his
wife and daughter, will start for Can
mes November 25. At Cannes he and
his party will be the guests of Lord
Rendel. whose daughter is married to
Mr.. Gladstone's third son.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-11-18
TRIES TO BUY A NAVY.
Spain Negotiates for the Purchase Of
- Battles hips. tUf

Battleships.
LONDON, Nov. 15.-In connection
with SPANS hunt for warships, Amer
lean diplomats have learned that
Spain recently endeavored to make an
arrangement with Japan whereby, in
the event of war with the United
States, the thirty or SO warships now
building in various shipyards for
Japan would be transferred to Spain.
Upon the failure OF the negotiations
the Spanish government entered upon
deal with Chilli for the transfer to
the Spanish flag of several vessels
about completed for the Chilean re-
public.
The diplomats referred to express
the opinion that from the standpoint
of international law, the completion
of such deal might be regarded as
an unfriendly act toward the United
States
Besides the Rothschilds. other prom
inent financiers of London and Paris
have entirely cut off the monetary
supplies which Spain has hitherto sue
ceeded in obtaining.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-11-18
ANNEXATION SURE.
Ovss Sixty Ssaasseo AleeoAy Rleae~n -
veee fse the Treaty.

Ovoe oa3ty ooooeogo Already Rl0Ae6n -
vses fse the treaty.
CHICAGO. Nov IA speeial to tho
Times-Herald from Washington, says:
Ratification Of the Hawaiian annex
alton treaty by the United States Sem
ate is assured. The administration
has made poll Of that body, and, as
q result. President Mckinley is salts
fed that more than two-thirds of the
senators will vote for ratification.
President Mckinley is depending
upon sixty-one senators who will Ger
tainly cast their votes in favor of the
treaty, with prospects of the addition
OF several votes to this number.
''These are the senators who, it is
said, will vote for the treaty: Aldrich,
Allen, Allison. Baker, Burrows, Cam
non, Carter. Chandler, Clark. Cullom,
Daniel, Davis. Deboe. Elkins, Fair
banks, Foraker, Frye, Gallinger, Gear,
Hale. Hanna, Hansbrough. Hawley.
Heitfeld. Hoar, Jones of Nevada, Kyle,
Lodge, Mcbride. McLaurin. Mcmillan,
Mantle. Mason. Morgan, Morrill,, MUIR
ply. Nelson. Penrose, Perkins, Pettus
Plat, of Connecticut, Platt of New
York, Pritchard, Proctor, Quay. Raw
Inns, Roach, Sewell, Shoupe, Smith.
Spooner, Stewart. Teller. Thurston,
Turpie, Warren, Wellington, Wetmore
Wilson, Wolcott Those who are still
undecided are: Butler. German, Ken
ney, Harris. Mallory, Martin, Mitchell
Turley.
''Those believed to be opposed to
the treaty are: Bacon, Bate, Berry,
Gallery, Chiffon. Clay, Cockrell, Faulk-
ner, George, Gray. Jones of Arkansas,
Lindsay, McEnery, Mills. Pasco, Pet
tigrew, Tillman, Vest, Waltha!l and
White"
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-11-18
GORMAN IN A NEW ROLE

Maryland Senator Has His Eye ON Con-
gross and on the White House.
BALTIMORE, Md, Nov Ex-senator
Germans close political friends have
had a conference and decided to run
him for Congress next year in the
Fifth district They say that at the
proper time he will come out strong
for silver.
II elected to the house of represent
atives and the house has n free silver
majority nothing in the world, it is
claimed, could prevent his being
chosen speaker of the Fifty-sixth con-
gress In this position, with the
patronage and power of the Office in
the constitution of the committees of
the house, he would be a formidable
competitor Of Mr.. Bryan for the Dem
ocratic nomination for the presidency.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-11-18
THE THORN TRIAL OFF.
Illness of Juror Causes tho Abandon
ment of the Present Hearing

Illness Of q Juror Causes tho Abandon
ment of the Present Hearing.
New YORK, Nov. "13.-When the
Queens county court of oyer and
terminer opened at Long Island City,
to-day, it was represented to Judge
Smith that Magnus Larsen, one of
the jurors sitting in the case of Martin
Thorn, accused of the murder of Will
liam Guldensuppe, had been obliged
to submit to surgical operation for
appendicitis and that under the most
favorable conditions he would net be
able to resume his seat in the jury box
in less than three weeks. The jury
was discharged and a new PANEL is
sued. The case has been set for trial
on Monday, November D.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-11-18
NOT ANTl-HANNA LEADER.

Ex-Chairman Kurtz Denies Positively
tho Chicago Tribune's Story.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 15.-Charles
L. Kurtz. ex-chairman of the Repub-
lican state committee. has issued a
statement declaring absolutely false
the reported interview with him in
the Chicago Tribune, in which he was
declared to have said that Senator
Hanna's defeat was certain. He de-
MED positively that he was leading
any anti-Hanna movement and said
that he did not know that one single
Republican member of the legislature
would refuse to vote for Hanna il
made the caucus nominee.