davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01
PERSONALS.

In the New York directory for 1912 is
the entry, Peter Cooper, machinist. 9S
Eim street Elm street vas then one
Of the poorer streets.
Mrs. u. S. Grant and Mrs. Sartoris
have closed their house Of Massachu-
sets avenue Washington. They will
pass the summer at Sorrento. Me.
DR.. Mary Walker argued a case be-
fore Justice knowlton of the Massuchu-
sets Cupreme Court III Springfield LAST
week and acquitted herself creditably.
Mrs. G. Fl. Sturgeon, widow Of the
late pastor Of the Metropolitan taber-
nacle. London. cut the first sod Of the
ground upon which q large Baptist
chapel will be commenced ut once at
BoXhill. near London
The official commission sent by Presl-
dent Diaz to the city Of Tehuantepec
Mexico. has ascertained that the city,
which had about 1000 Inhabitants, was
destroyed by the recent earthquake
and tn people are living in tents.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01

succeeded IN DISCRIMINATING them. al al
has SO often threatened to do. It Ii
stated. according to the Baltimore Hers
aid that this policy will be, FIRST paci-
flc. with q view to ending the distress
and %spofiation OF war on pthe island. so
as to avoid any unpleasant l%complica-
tions that might arise between this
country and Spain.
But unless the authorities in Madrid
should yield to persuasion. and agree
10 an honorable settlement Of affairs
ON the basis Of freedom for the island.
1t has been freely limited that the Adj
m~inlstration policy would quietly run
to anl aggressive and decided stand
which would not be beneficial! to Spain.
These rumors," says the Herald,
backed, perhaps, by more intimate
knowledge Of affairs than was formerly
possessed. V been recently put forth
In q e light as though Inspired or
s~emi-inspired from the White House.
AS the case IS now put, it Involves az
complete and consistent scheme OF ac-
ton. If correctly outlined, 1t contem-
plates Cuban independence and the
evacuation Of the island by the Spanish
armies in return for the payment of an
Indemnity not to exceed $500, 900. 600. the
same to be guaranteed by customs col
lected under the supervision Of the
United States"
Tie plan, as our contemporary re-
marks. lis easy, but would Spain and
CUBE accept the terms? The opinion
1xr-~4~-oJ IT, At,at ~ a---.t .>o-1t&i1-
of the Mother Country Is such that she
would willingly grasp the offer Of q
large indemnity for what she now real
ICES is virtually one from her control.
The Cubans also might look favora-
bly, upon the scheme, IL it could reach
n elimination soon. Their beautiful
island Is being devastated by war n
the torch. and it will speedily be rem
dered uninhabitable unless a limit Is
put to the conflict. Therefore, If the
insurgents could be assured Of liberty
and Of peace, they might undertake to
pay the indemnity for the sake of saw
ing a part Of the island in its original
fertility.
The plan thus tentatively set forth
would lave apparent advantages for
both sides. and it is possible that the
new Minister to Spain may be charged
with the diplomatic duty Of arranging
some such truce as that described In
recent Washington dispatches between
the belllgcrents in Cuba"
There is an old saying, that lit takes
two to make q bargain" but in this
case 1t takes three, and up to date only
one has agreed that the plan of set
Element is a good one. Suppose either
Spain or, Cuba should decline to enter
into III such an arrangement as Is
outlined in the above, what then will be
Mr.. NTcKinley's policy?
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01
sfsg E..pENE Ir.E EAEMEH.n

Secretary Wilson, Of the Department
OF Agriculture, says he Is DESTROYS of
helping the farmer, and'males these OBJ
servations for their benefit:
Farmers who grow grains for sale
at long distances from the seaboard
are not prosperous. They require 8
change In their methods toward tho
production Of higher priced produtcs.
which Is the only way. by which
the other hand 1t is complained that
Eastern farmers, cannot compete
with the West in staple crops, and r
except In a few favored localities
that they cannot profitably go into
truck farming"
The Secretary's remedy for the West,
Of diversified crops, is mot new and does
not stir enthusiasm in the agricultural
breast. AS Il remedy for the Eastern
farmers ills, 1t is suggested in another
quarter, says the Philadelphia Record.
that America n railroads might pwoftably
initiate the enterprise OF certain railways
centering In London which take on fast
passenger trains produce boxes weigh
Ing not more than sixty pounds and de-
liver them ut II buyers house In Lon
don at the rate OF eight cents for twenty
POUNDS ana two cents for every add
tional five pounds.
According to u contemporary. the
plan is to bring the farmer and the
consumer directly together. Probably
the consumer wouldn't object to this;
but the English farmers have been slow
10 respond to he suggestion, inc while
at ivst glance it may seem to offer eco
nomic advantages, it's economic value
after All Is open 10 question. While It Is
undoubtedly wise railroading to assist
the development OF local freight trade.
It is doubtful whether III the long run
either the farmer or the railroad would
pEoht by any departure on The part Of
me latter from lis primary function of
common carrier. Undoubtedly Farmers
pom East and West are as well orr no
the mass Of their countlymcn; but II
Is equally true that their condition need
pct:eT1ncnt. But that will come to them.
as 1t VIII come to Other people, only by
me Old fashioned paths OF r~etrenchment
'hrit, and honest rule In the county. the
tate anu the General Government
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01
TIE PR E:sIDEST HAS "A CUBAN
POLICY.

It Is said in Washington that the
President has at last decided upon q
s'eo'ic policy regarding Cuba. This
may be true, and probably is true. but
1t must be confessed that the
lheht. as a fact, comes somewhat in the
nature OF a surprise TO very many peo-
Pie, who had begun to think that mat
'ers We're to continue TO drift along in
the Old way lint!l either the Cubans lick.
&C Inc Spaniards or that Weyler had
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01
II HONE I'M lent TO TnE CDSEEDEn.
WOMEN.

EVER since the fate OF the Confederacy
was sealed at ~Appomattox. the noble
women OF the South have been foremost
~ ne p"il"inS OF monuments to the
Soiaiefs or the Lost Cause and there
are those or the Sterncr sex who believe
mat 1t would be altogether proner tn
erect somewhere. In the Southern conn
~ Il Sialt III honor or their devotions
70 mat cause and their unselish efforts
70 pcrpciuate the memory and yalo,. of
me ilen Who gave their lives for the
'a'se 'hey could not save" All men
may moi DE WHiling to acknowledge it,
YET IL IS as true as the gospel, that
inc happiness Of the human race de.
Pehds to a very great extent upon
woman, ana they do feel proud Of them.
iheS III our hearts and homes with
love ana anna bility and make life worth
the living.
With them patriotism is q re,ir,on
hno rove an clement Of life, and with
many the hour Of adversely Is the hour
or triumph. AS they are self-sacriflcinp
IN war, they are no less earnest in their
e~ndeaVors to promote The arts Of peace
and good will among men. II will he
remembered that when the black storm
cloud Of VAL passed over and peace
again returned to our fertile valleys.
they hid as best they could the euant
skeleton OF grlef and sincerely and
earnestly proceeded to the advancement
or all peaceful pursuits, and we preceiye
that among the many brilliant gems
tina are set in the gorgeous diadem Of
all that's good and pure and noble. that
or wisdom and charity and patriotism
shine among the brightest jewels In the
crown Of the women OF the South. All
honor TO them. In an address at the
Confederate reunion at Nashville a few
days since, Gen. n. G. Butler, Of South
Carolina, called attention to the abso-
Lutte failure OF Southern men to do anv-
thing as yet for the noble women who
sacrificed everything for the Confede-
rate cause" INC after an ]loouent ra.
view OF their war record, added that "it
was a noteworthy fact hat every mon
u1nent that been erected since the
war had been erected by these women
n 1t was time for the men to act"
The faithful wives and mothers and
daughters OF the men OF the confede-
lacy have performed no small part to-
wards the erection Of tc
u heroic dead, but no shaft has We,
been raised to commemorate their homo,
II devotion. The South could nay
no more graceful tribute to It's noble
women thar to carry out the Idea OF
General Butler as outlined by him be-
fore the reunion at Nashville. To be
sure. there is a monument Of love and
affection IN the hearts Of their country.
men for them. but In the days to come
"hen these silent monitors shall cease
to breathe. let us leave something be-
hind to tell those who come after us OF
the glory of the women Of the South.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01

BOYS KNEE PANTS SUITS, SIZES
FROM AGE s TO 1G. PANTS ARE
MADE WITH DOUBLE SEAT, DOUBLE
KNEE n ALL OTHER STRENGTH
GIVING IMPROVEMENTS. THE PAT
TERN is CHOICE AND THE Suits
WILL RENDER Al SERVICE. FINER
KNEE PANTS SUITS sl.a7 81. so. s., 90
$500 AND $500. REPRESENTING All,
r OF JUVENILE NOVELTIES
AND STAPLE GARMENTS. EACH
AND e GARMENT WARRANT
I'D IN EVERY RESPECT IL BEST
~ THAT CAN BE BOUGHT FOR
THE PRICE.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01

MEMS SINGLE AND DOUBLE
BREASTED SKELETON SERGE COATS
BLUE AND BLACK: NOT THE BEST
QUALITY, GOOD VALUE MI WELL
MADE COATS THAT AFFORD LOTS
OF GOOD COMFORT AND TIDY AP-
PEARANCE FOR SMALL COST.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01

BOYS KNEE PANTS, DOUBLE SEAT.
KNEE, PATENT BANDS, PA
TENT BUTTONS. TWO HIP POCKETS.
QuAEIllSS ARE ACTUALLY DOING
DOUBLE DUTY WHEN kNnr
PANTS LIKE THESE ARE
AT SUCH UNUSUALLY Low PRICES
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01

THURSDAY. JULY l, 1897.
PAGES.

TIN Great Britain the daily cost of Il
7aborer's food is 40 per cent of his
wages; i'll the United States 50 per cent.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01

MEMS FASHIONABLE PLAID CHEV-
lot SUITS. WE'LL MADE AND
TRIMMED: WEIGHT ENOUGH TO
WEAR ALL SEASONS OF THE YEAR:
CLOTH THAT WILL WEAR. RETAIN
ITS FRESHNESS AND OTHERWISE
GIVE ENTIRE SATISFACTION.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01

BOYS KNEE PANTS WASHABLE
DUCK SUITS, MADE IN REFERS
AND PLAIN DOUBLE BREASTED
JACKETS. REFERS INSIDE OF AGE
8: PLAIN DOUBLE BREASTED SUITS
FROM s TO 16. EIGHTY-NINE
NEFEl HAD MORE PURCHASING
POWER.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01

BOYS KNEE . PANTS SUITS OF
TWEED. IN REFERS UN-
Di1H AGE s, N PLAIN JACKETS TO
tAGi IT.; FULL LINED. AND SERVICE
ABLE, GOOD SUITS ANO1~uEp
MATCHLESS BARGAIN vAIJyE EOr
PRACTICAL. ECONOMISTS.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01

ssE8S Colorado Populists do not take Kind
sly to legal holidays. They have aboi-
the Fourth of July. Thanksgiving,
%{Christmas, New Years, Wash!ngton's
birthday and Memorial Day as legal
Ssholidays.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01

CH1LDREN's SAILOR SUITS, MADE
FROM WASHABLE CRASH, VERY
SERVICEABLE, EXTREMELY STYL-
1sH AND PROFESSIONALLY A Pile
NOMENAL BARGAIN VALUE FOR
THE FORTY-sEvEN CENTS.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01

c.. Carter, Of New York, has
contributed $4,000 to the Randolph
Trucker memorial hall to be erected in
SS1Wasllington and Lee University, Lex
sington, Va, at 4 cost OF $780, 900 for the
accommodation Of the law school.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01

MEMS WHITE DUCK TROUSERS,
WE'LL MADE AND FINISHED; THE;
PRICE is LOW. ET THE GOODS
WILL COMPARE FANORABLY WITH
PANTS THAT OTHERS ASK NEARLY
TWICE H BARGAIN PRICE NOW
QUOTED.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01

THE Washington star is cruel enough
ito say that England Is fully convinced
that she has the best Queen Il the
worst poet on earth.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01

CH1LDREN'S SAILOR SUITS OF AS
soRTED WASH FABRICS; SIZES 3 TO
O. WELL MADE AND FINISHED, AND
DECIDEDLY A BIG sAvEp
FOR SUCH CHOICE PATTERNS AND
A COMPLETE CHILDS' SUIT FOR ON
i = TWENTY-THREE CENTS.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01

The P~ittsburg Post thinks that burn
sing the State Capitol was not just the
thing needed at Harrisburg. ii was The
Legislators who needed n roast.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01

IA The rumor that Queen Victoria. is
about to abdicate the throne of G;ren:
aBritain, which is really a suggestion
she should do 50, is renewed with
emphasis now that the jubilee ~festivi-
ties are over. remarks the Philadelphia
Ledger
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01
nf'f''n'7'nVYNpfNr'n rrnrnrar7rvrVYu ru,1Npda
the RAREsT PRICES EVER QUOTED ]!


N4nmg IKE these unprecedented bargain values are attempted anywhere The
Interest OF the moneysaver was intensified by the continued under-pIce nnofahnns ~
appds h 81 sn anne 70 m nuacur he masses have responded danyin crowds, and the
BooaSsh nave one oh with a rush. The magnitude Of the rare saWnp chances WHITE
a aMe tug eua o npan ana grown greater and greater with renewed acfWty-the worth
tu tHIlsHesSSo OF the apparel kept O sale, the inconestbe truth ST every word advpr-%
ne exactnesS OF every TepresentaMon-al. combine to make tme#n hmomanalS
buying privileges inmabe and matches. O nM 80" puInohsnn
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01

Senator Hale's resolution to exclude
who lave misused the
privileges Of the floor Of the Senate for
purposes, is said to be es-
3pecially directed toward ex-senator
OF California. who has been nc
Tive in the matter Of Hawaiian annex
sation5 and reciprocity.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01

CHILDREN's KNEE PANTS OF NEAT
DARK STRIPED WASH MATERIAL.
SIZES 8 TO s: NOTHING LARGER
THAN AGE SIN THE LOT. AS LONG
AS THE QUANTITY HOLDS OUT
CHOICE EIGHT CENTS EACH.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01

55sS5RiSenor Canovas Del Castillo says that
@s1 IN the Spanish forces in Cuba
suffer from sickness during the
rainy season, the government will send
10000 additional troops to the island III
October y In order to maintain the army
san2ttss full strength and to infict a final
OloW$Nponsthe Insurgents.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01

MEMS SUITS, MADE FROM FASH
IONABLE DESIGNS OF TWEEDS AND
CHEVIOTS; THE SHOW WINDOWS
CONTAIN SAMPLES OF GAR
MENTS. THE WORKMANSHIP mi
FIT WILL PLEASE YOU: BANG UP
SUITS FOR THE MONEY.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01

SssAtocording to the New York Tribune
running the book agent out
@gso5fs%slNynshville, n no wonder. This Is
s~thee8sporation OF one of them. cut short,
sfsss t11rallly enough, by his explanation:
oIW,,S ladies and gentlemen, before the
Observation-Disclosures / want to sell every
sSa1Is8p you acopyEo Of the Life OF Poca-
$s9isi, tas.'s was an 9njun girl, Poky
.sssiHs aaE-EttlleY called her Poky for short
sssbti1S She wasn't the kind that went round
sspgGaating baskets and blow guns. Not
afffaannell;tly, She stayed at home Dlaying
6 sEa5eaaet In the front yard, or went to
ssasalaaaic Aid society and didn't take
ssSSscepDera off 20 nobody. The cele-
sbEatea John ~ Smith came travelling
those parts ~canvassing for n
n in lllg paper, but Poky wouldn't let
Agiier father raise a club.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01

indianapolis Journal has discover
e the war is over and says The
carry1n 5$of Confederate flags by the
5ISGoalfedera veterans at Nashville
seems to nave been done III a purely
sentiments spirit, and as the United
ss3 e. 8 was c~onspicuously honored
ssShere was nothing offensive in it.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01

p" 49, - HAHN ftSoM DURA-
Bile CRASH, MADE IN
SACKS. WITH PEARL BUTTONS ON
Fl COATS AND VESTS. AND 9TH
TRWIsE DURABLY FINISHED. cOAT.
PANTS AND VEST ALL TO MATCH,
ONLY ONE EIGHTY-NINE.
MEMS FULL SUITS. MADE FROM
LIGHT AND DARK GREY
FABRICS, FULL LINED SACK COATS.
SIZES ANYWHERE FROM "a no 42-.
WOULD BE CONSIDERED CHEAP AT
SOME PLACES AT HALF OVER THE
PRICE NOW CHARGED FOR THEM.
COME QUICK 1t INTERESTED. COM
PLETE SUIT ONLY TWO THIRTY
SEVEN.
MEMS WASHABLE DUCK SUITS,
MADE FROM EXTRAORDINARY
WASH FABRICS, A CLEAN COOL
SLIGHTLY, WELL MADE SUIT THAT
NO MAN WOULD HESITATE TO
WEAR. THE WORKMANSHIP IS Elk
CELLENT, AND THE SUITS,ARE FAR;
FROM THE TRASHY SORT. HUN
DREDS OF MEN OF GOOD SOUND.
JUDGMENT ARE BUYING THEM
RIGHT ALONG. MERIT ALWAYS
WINS.
MEMS OFFICE COATS MADE FROM
GOOD DESIGNS: EXCELLENT HOUSE
COATS, OR OFFICE COATS AS THEY
ARE USUALLY TERMED GREAT BIG
BARGAINS FOR THE NINETEEN
CENTS.
MEMS WASHABLE SUMMER COATS.
MADE FROM FABRICS THAT WILL
NOT FADE; SLIGHTLY PATTERNS, ALL
SIZES. QUARTERS NEVER BOUGHT
BETTER PROPERTY.
MEMS BROWN LINEN (NOT PURE
LINTN) WASHABLE COATS. DURA-
BILE. SLIGHTLY, NEAT LOOKING, IT,
DY SUMMER COAT PRACTICAL IN
EVERY SENSE, AND A REMARKABLE
CREATION OF CHEAPNESS FOR
MEMS COATS ALL SIZES INSIDE OF
Al INCHES BREAST MEASURE; ONLY
FORTY-EIGHT CENTS.
MEMS SUITS, MADE FROM FASH
IONABLE DESIGNS OF TWEEDS AND
CHEVIOTS; TIL SHOW WINDOWS
CONTAIN SAMPLES OF THE GAR
MENTS. THE WORKMANSHIP AND
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01

ssagsI LIS estimated that DR.. Nansen will
max $4,000 out OF his Arctic
ssapoekaS@s far editions have appeared in
TEilagian America Germany and a
#Hl2nfeh $edition Is nearly ready. and the
HTaonrsk5issappearing in Norway IN parts,
method in which an expensive
+ be sold in that economical
.sfst1rrtry Further, there will 81 Issues
stn#French and Bohemian. There has
demand for it in the Brit
ssiAsh colonies.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01

MEMS WASHABLE SUMMER COATS.
MADE FROM FABRICS THAT WILL
NOT FADE; SLIGHTLY PATTERNS,ALL
SIZES. QUARTERS NEVER BOUGHT
BETTER PROPERTY.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01

MEMS FULL, SUITS, MADE FROM.
CHOICE WoOLDNS, sUPERBLY TAIL,
ORED, HANDSOMELY TRIMMED
SUITS THAT RIVAL COSTLY MEAS
URE MADE GARMENTS IN APPEAR
ANCE, AND FIT EVERY BIT AS
WE'LL.
MBN' FULL SUITS. MADE FROM.
EXCELLENT BLACK MATERIAL
VERYADRESsY. aEAND AN
BARGAIN VALUE FOR SO MUCH
GOOD TAILORING AND SO MUCH
GOOD SUBSTANTIAL MATERIAL FOR
HEsMALL OUTLAY OF SEVEN FOR
TY-EIGHT.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01
]. SARC SONS.
Ar ARTIFICIAL
MOTHERS milk.

Manufactured from PURE
COWS MILK BY the new
Patented Process. The
only healthy substitute for
mothers milk ever produced.
Ask Your physician about it.
.Retailed at
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01

MEMS OFFICE COATS; MADE FROM
GOOD DESIGNS: EXCELLENT HOUSE
COATS, OR OFFICE COATS AS THEY
ARE USUALLY TERMED GREAT BIG
BARGAINS FOR THE NINETEEN.
CENTS.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-11-19
OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON: FRIDAY EVENING, NOV. 19, 1897

nent improvements, and the brewery
and flour mill company were induced
to locate in Tumwater by the remark
ably low rates given them. And the
plant was transferred to the new own
ers in fine order, and free from debt.
Truely contrast, all the contrast
between rescue and wreck.
l do not make this statement to
vindicate myself. The courts have
done that. And it is a matter of in
difference to me what those men say,
or do. / give the above account SIM
ply to neutralize their efforts to frus-
trate the enterprise of developing the
Deschutes water power, and building
up the prosperity of Olympia by estab-
fishing manufactures, which you and
other public spirited citizens are un.
dertaking. l feel I have done my
duty with the company and plant,
and that in giving the Olympians the
opportunity to avail themselves of this
fine plant and water power, l have
served the true interests of the city.
If they fail to take advantage of this
splendid opportunity, and loss follows,
it will not cause me a moments anx-
iety. My interests in Olympia have
already been pretty we'll confiscated by
unjust taxation, and have learned
not to worry over losses.
Very truly yours,
HAZARD STEVENS.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-11-19
KINDNESS UNAPPRECIATED.
rhe wheat Sent to Famine Slrlck.
en- india Not Wanted.

The wheat Sent to Famine Strlck.
en- india Not Wanted.
Captain Alexander McDougal, Cen
eral Manager of the American Steel
Barge Company, of Duluth, Minn.,
has received an official report from
Captain L. Laverg, of the whaleback
steamer City OF Everett, which sailed
from San Francisco some time ago
with relief cargo for the famine suf-
ferers of India, in which the most sem
sational charges of discourtesy and in
suit are made against the British Gus
toms officials at Calcutta and the
English residents of that city in gen.
eral.
The report is dated at Calcutta Sep
tember Is last. At that time the Ev-
erett was libeled on account of the
inability of Captain Laverg to pay the
duties the customs officers levied on
the cargo. When the American whale
back entered the harbor at Calcutta
trouble began.
An English pilot informed Captain
Laverg that he would have done better
to have brought cargo of rapid fire
guns to kill the natives, rather than a
cargo of food to keep them alive.
Then the custom officers refused to
allow the cargo to land without the
payment of what Captain Laverg
terms an exorbitant duty. For ten
days the vessel remainded at Calcutta
without being able to land any of the
cargo.
Then Captain Laverg offered to pay
the duties, but in doing so informed
the officials that he had not been
charged duty at Singapore, whereupon
the customs officials promptly assessed
these duties against the Everett's cargo
olso
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-11-19
WHOLE NUMBER 1866
FOR HARBOR DEFENSE,
R Recommendation Made For Various
FOrtificati0Ms.

Recommendation Made For Various
FOrtifications.
The report of General Miles to the
Secretary of War includes the ex-
penditure of the following sums for
harbor defenses:
Mouth of Penobscot river, $175, 600.
Mouth of Kennebec river, $19S 800.
Portland, Me-, 81, 1,173,OOO.
Portsmouth, N. H., $4,000.
Boston harbor, 81 ,347 900.
New Bedford, Mass, $2O4,OOO.
Narragansett bay, $3.50, 900.
Defenses of Long Island Sound,
100000.
Eastern entrance New York, $780,
600.
Southern entrance New York, ST.
4S9,OOO.
Approaches to Philadelphia, $441-
600.
Approaches to Baltimore, $498,OOU
Approaches to Washington, $6O4,-
600.
Hampton Roads, $463,OOO.
Approaches to Wilmington, N. c.,
$937 900.
Charleston harbor, $15O,OOO.
Approaches to Savannah, Ga, $415,-
600.
Key West, Fla, $4,000.
Pensacola harbor, $4,000.
Approaches to Mobile, Ala, $937,-
600.
Approaches to New Orleans, $780,
600.
Galveston, Tex, $412,OOO.
San Diego, Cal, $725,OOO.
San Francisco, 81 1896, 900.
Columbia river, $6O5,O0O.
Puget Sound, 100000.
Lake Champlain, $48,O00.
In this report to the Secretary
General Miles makes no reference to
possible complications with Spain, but
says:
"Although the general desire of our
people is to maintain a condition of
peace with all nations, and the policy
of the government is one of the good
will and peaceful relations with all
others, yet nothing could be more in
judicious than to remain in a condi-
ton of insecurity and permit the lives
OF millions and the accumulated
wealth of many generations to be
destroyed or endangered by any foreign
power with which we are liable to come
in contact and the general plan for
defense which has been adopted by the
government should be steadily pursued
until the nation is in condition of
security and safety, which due regard
for self-preservation would demand"