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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-29

\ RUSSIAN CAR FERRY.-With the obiec; OF d.
minishing the engineering difficulties. the expense
and likewise the ength o, time required to open the
great Transsberian Railroad 10 traffic, II has been
decided By the Russian Government 10 make use OF
huge f4rryboais. such as those employed In New
York for conveyance Of railroad cars from Jersey
civ 10 the Harlem terminus. for the conveyance
Of the iransconiinental railroad trains across the
big Siberian Lake OF Baikal, and a couple con-
sfrt,cied by the English firm OF Armstrong & Co
nave lust been dispatched by rail- TO Tomsk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-29
Ply DOVN By A BICYCLE RIDER

Washington. March 2s-Miss Mary Morton. a
niece OF the ex-Secretary OF Agriculture, was run
down by bicyclist yesterday afternoon and
vsrely injured
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-29
Special Notices.



Boyne, Dereen, Kings County. Ireand.-Wantet. tia
Heirs Of David Waterston Boyne decreased VINO "a A
OF the late Joseph Nyer Boyne Inland evsnu. OF
hcer. Scotland. and grandson of The Patrick
Boyne Farmer D-re-n. Kings County. Ireland and yhc
died unmarried The said Joseph Nyer Boynes brother
am sisters are 20 have ett ireland FOR Americs
about ~ years Apply 10 ROBERT CRABB solicitor
FOrfar. scotland.
Enrfar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-29

Are you thinking OF purchasing "A Plano or a
piano stool? IL 90 do fail consult the little
advertisements In IN. narrow columns. Some good
bargains may be foundViere
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-29

The distress. apprehension Inconvenience sand
danger Of Asthma. al be overcome by DR. d.
Jayne's Expectorant n administered according 70
directions -.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-29

rrrinc Once. March - a. m.-The weather yes
.srtav was fair and mild The temperature ranged
tween So and 40 degrees the an degree-
10 degrees higher than that ~ Saturday and a. higher
thar tEat Of the corresponding day OF last
se weather today will be- fair and slightly warmer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-29
Using THE CORINTH CANAT.-The nos.es.jon

USING THE CORINTH CANAI.-The possession
OF the Cornth Canal has proved OF inestimab.e ad-
vantage 10 the Greek Government in its present
difficulty For II has had the effect OF practically
doubling the power Of the Hellenic fleet King
George having been able to send his cruisers back
ward and forward direct between the Gulf OF Aria
and the Aegean Sea, while Turkey. OF course. IL
obliged send her ships all The way round the
storm-beaten Cape Matapan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-29
CasweII. Massey a. Co.


SPON q E.-
ever shown in New York Specially selected by the.
representative London.
Junction 9Th Ave. Broadway and 18th ST.
9Th Ave am 81. ami 35J Columbus Ave
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-29
TRGRrNE LOcAL OBSERVATION.
HOURS: Morning. Night.
3,Js- . 10 u $50 = 6 10

/, ,bt. diagram continuous white line shows the
angss In pro ssue Indicated boy The rribunes self
raorins barometer The dotted line represents the
norat,lre az recorded at Peiry's Pharmacy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-29

RED LINE GROWS THINNER-The historical
thin red line" 50 often mentioned by English
writers In connection with their scarlet-coaed army
ia becoming decidedly thinner For according 20
orders Just issued by The War Department in Lon
DON the chest measurement for infantry recruits
has been reduced thirty-two inches. The stand
ard in this particular has been gradually diminishing
for some time past. and the present rate OF pro-
erosion the red line Will become so thin
as 20 be invisible TO the enemy. which OF course
will nor be without certain advantages.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-29

ADOPTING GERMAN HEADGEAR The Italian
War Department has decided substituting at once
the German helmet. or "pickelhaube' with ncke
fittings FOR the shake and for the feathered nat
until now worn by Italian infantry Al the same
time the o.d-fashoned cartr.dge-box will be aboi-
ished in favor OF a magazine attached to the belt
and overcoats 10 take the place OF short capes
the canvas CATERS being also abandoned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-29

JAPAN's DEMAND-Forty years ago Japaa was
Informed by the Western Powers thai according TO
the terms OF international law and cQnity she had
no right 10 c.ose her doors 70 foreign trade and TO
foreign visitors Indeed. they emphasized their ar
gumen. ny means OF gunboats and commandments.
To-day the japanese press is denouncing the action
OF the Australian Government In closing lis doors
the Yellow races contrary 10 the doctrines OF In
ternatiOnal law and j. calling upon the MikadO TO
follow the example set by ~ Western Powers four
decades ago. In resOrting - force OF cOmpe!
England Australian colonies 20 remove their pres
ent barriers 10 japanese trade and immigration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-29

MENELEK' : ITALIAN PRISONERS Much anx-
ietv prevails in Ita.y with regard the fate Of
the Italian prisoners still detained in captivity by
the Negus Of Abvssinid. There is foundation
for the belief which prevails that they have all been
set a. liberty. on the contrary. Meneek mas only
accorded freedom 20 $50 OF; OF the 800 who We're
in his possession OF these go some go have al
ready returned 20 Italy while 100 more have just
arrived az Zei.ah on the coast The Emperor
declines 10 release the remainder until ne receives
Satisfaction in regard 10 the demand for a sum OF
$40o0Oc0 which he mas made upon the Italian Gov
eminent for their maintenance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-29

Should b. read daily by all Interested. as changes
Foreign mails ior the week ending April B. 1897 VI
close promptly IN all cases. the General P0sr0fce .
follows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-29

THE BRITISH IN AFRICA.-Encouraged by the
success Of its two recent campaigns on the Niger
and on the Benin. which have resulted in the
capture % he kingdoms OF Benin and OF Bidah. as
well as Ilorin. Great Britain has now embarked on
yet third little native war the west coast Of
Africa and a large party OF English officers has
lust left England for the Gold Coast with the OBJ
jecf % leading a native force agains the great
MdhOmetau chief SamOry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-29

Uus snere - perhaps no other subject which re-
sn,,.. successors deal with rather than them
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-08
MORE or MIR. BRYAN's UNINIELLI-
GIBIE TALK.

We have read Mr. w j. Bryan's letter
In the New Yory World with a sincere
desire TO understand him and TO meet
his arguments fairly If he did not con-
vince us OF mis- position, but We must say
In AN cardor. that we cannot understand
him. The letter is a case Of Jenkinson's
"Cosmogony of Creation and not q
whit more Ineligible.
We understand one OF his propositions
ana that is that great quantities of me
talic money are necessary &c the affairs
o. "a people. but the line Of argument
that no follows TO make this out is just
as unintelngible to as as though it had
becn delivered IN the Choctaw language.
II Mr.. Bryan would cease stating hic
main proposition in the language that he
has adopted we have no doubt he would
find The Times and an the other gold
bugs" entirely agreeing with him.
II he should say that the affairs OF
people require vast volume of media
u exchange. We should say amen to IT,.
But no insists upon 1t that their affairs
require a vast quantity of metallic
money. when. II any fact in this world is
capable OF demonstration. IL is that me
tauio money - not necessary to the af-
fairs Of q people ON the contrary. a
highly civilized people Ike ours. with
great net work of railways. telegraphs'
telephones and banks. need almost no
metallic money. such a people does its
business with checks. notC- and bills of
exchange and il does not use five dollars
OF metallic money I'm one hundred dollars
Of It's transactions.
such q people needs therefore per
fcctly unhampered credit system and
liberty to every man TO use and transfer
his credit as he plcases and these trans
fcrs Of credits are what constitute that
vast volume of media of exchange which
our people need and must have.
Mr. Bryan were insisting upon a vast
coinage OF silver in which each dollar
has enough silver 90 be worth gold dol
lar. me would stiu be furnishing the peo-
PIE what they do not want and would
not use They could not conveniently
use these metallic dollars, either gold or
silver. In their transactions and they
would sim do their business with paper
that represented their credit But when
he insists upon having these new dollars
which arc worth only half OF what they
,,ttrr.orf 10 he worth me fs ADDING calam-
ity 90 supcrcr0gation
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-08
POLITICAL HUMBUGGERY.

There is so much humbuggery in poll
tics and the partisans Of all parties are
so one-sided In their statements. that
tho public mind is almost sure to become
confused as to the real facts with refer
ence 90 any question Of public concern.
The boast Of the Republicans that they
have brought the good times that are
now coming so rapidly has about as
much truth in it as as the claim Of the
free silver people that the so-called de-
monetzation OF silver was responsible for
the hard tines under which the country
has groaned for the past several years.
Recent Republican legislation has no
moro 10 do with the rise in the price Of
wheat than former legislation with ref
erence to silver had TO do with the fall
in tho price OF wheat The price OF all
such commodities is regulated by the
law OF supply and demand. and the sill
yer people are quite right when they say
that the present rise in the price Of
wheat IS largely due 10 short crops
abroad, end the demand from foreign
nations FOR our grain.
The Republican press has been fellci-
tating the country lately on the good
things that tho Republican administra-
ton has done for the people. and one OF
the organs Of that party IN the West has
been writing about the Republicans as
1.-THE party that does things"
10 glye the devil his due, however, we
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-08

tho Position Of Public Printer.
WINSTON. y. c.. September Especial
Mr. NJ l. Stewart. VINO claims with ciu-
phasls that he and his brother are sum
public printers FOR North Carolina, was
asked to-day n there were any further
developments In ne printing question:
He talked freely and said.
Section J. of chapter 800. laws of lN'.
reads as follows. That all printing and
binding required by the State shall Doe un-
der the supervision and control of tne
Council or State. and shall Doe contracted
for by said council under such rules ana
regulations as the council may devise iof
the best interests OK economy Tor the
State
After prescribing that an laws and
Darts OF laws en- conflict with the ace ata
repealed. be winds up boy making the la"
take effect on and after The lst day 1I
July. 1897. I'm order t0 ind ont dcihllrt
the status OF the public printing al pf
emit it is necessary for me 90 kno" VIVA.
portions of pre-eXlsung laws were poo, in
conflict with this chapter. and. hence.
arc not repealed by Us operation DO DIS
clear that section 1921 of the Code D. ellu
I'm full force and its plain reading make
it the duty OF the council 90 deliver me
entire cOntrac< Co one person. ana Al71
prescnbcs the bond. Tho council have
violated this section, as they can Only pre-
scribe the rules and regulations Dy
which the contract ls TO Doe lot even
granting that they have the authority
Tor contracting.
.Thev can NOT have their work meas
urod without the aid o. the Public Printer
and here is where wa come in because
they can't make the Public Printer ana
they have To- keep us Bon order 10 ett
their nav legally. because section 11--
prescribes how tho work IS TO be- meas
ured and charged for and who shall ape
point tho persons 10 do this measuring
and certifying OF accounts. This section
does not conflict with the new law. and
hence 10 is being violated by the Council
Of State.
Again. section 1923 SAYS that no hui
shall be audited until the provisions NJ the
preceding section have been complied
with. and says further: ANY violation OF
this section shall be "a msdemeanor ana
the Auditor. on conviction. shall Doe fined
or imprisoned. az the discretion or the
court As tho Auditor us presumlng to
audit his own accounts and the council
creates a new office without any authority
do they not an stand before the state 1f
criminals under this construction on the
law
Under this view Of the work rs 10 Us
now being carried on, the Council or STATE
have made no legal contract. and an M
junction 10 restrain the State treasurer
from paving FOR work now being done
would now be I'm order
And again. chapter l93. laws of 1880, Us
still ON the statute books and ls is plain
law-the most economical in its provisions
yet brought forward-and % might De
well for the public 10 read that chapter
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-08

Tn his statement I'm the Sunday World.
Mr.. Bryan gave "an increased volume OF
money" as one cause Of the higher prices
Cf farm products. IIe mentioned this as
another confirmation Of the arguments
made BIZ the bimetallists" "A large part
OF this money comes from abroad" ne
sald and he added that "if we had enough
money in this country an increase Ia the
volume would be an injury"
But I'm the last eight months, during
which the advance In prices has occurred,
we have received no money balance from
abroad. on tho contrary w0 have lost
heavily From January LIST 10 September
1st the net exports Of gold We're S247SS 49,
This is loss of I.2l20j9 more than I'm
the corresponding period last year Dur
ing the last fiscal year our net loss Of
silver coin and bullion was N0.MO.3O.
Nor has there been IAN increased vol
ume OF money" during this period. The
amount OF moeny OF all kinds IL circula-
tlOn on March lst. according 90 the Treas
urv estimate was sl675 694 qj3. on Sep
TENDER LIST. there was Sl.GG5.Gs0 Cos - a
shrinkage Of nearly so 600 600.
Yet there has been and IS money enough
for an the demands OF business. The
crops are being paid for and moved. debts
by the million cancelled and the wheels
Of industry started I'm an directions. not
only without any access Of freely coined
silver al rs 10 j. hut with an actual dimi-
mutton I'm the visible supply Of the money
we have.
II is chiefly a question of confidence
and Of the safe and profitable use OF
money that has been hidden or boarded
Mr.. Bryan is wrong I'm his facts and weak
In his logic.-New York World.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-08

even In mis- country the problem OF
cheap fuel and consequent cheap power
has become inseparable from modern
manufacturing competition.
Z Tho effect OF such demonstrations as
are now being made NJ Niagara OF the
feasibility and commercial practIcability
Of electric power simply means that
efforts will be stimulated 10 further In
crease the percentage Of power which
nav be obtained from an average ton OF
coal. Electricians claim that they have
solved the problem OF the transmission
OF power 10 almost any distance az a
commercially cheap rate and that
wherever the force ~ nature. as AZ
Niagara. can be utilized for generating
power there Is no obstacle 10 the substi-
tuition OF electric power for the more
costly and cumbersome generation OF
steam
As there r. no water power ~ Chicago.
the Chronicles article may be accepted
as the opinion OF an impartial observer
water power has always been valuable
because OF its cheapness. but under the
old system {, was under a disadvantage.
because factories utilizing II had 10 be
erected Immediately on the banks OF the
stream. usually at considerable cost for
proper foundations. The power was thus
confined 70 narrow and limited terri
tory. but by means OF electricity st can
be distributed throughout a given COM
munity, and becomes quite as available
away from the stream as Immediately
upon ITS banks.
Richmond has a magnificent water
power, which for the reasons above
stated. has never been fully developed
nor used 10 advantage. But by means
OF electricity 1t may become available in
an parts Of the city giving ne power
better and cheaper than steam. What
has been done at Niagara may on a small
Ter scale be done at Richmond. and as
we have so often remarked. the promise
that this power is soon TO become avail
able in Richmond IS one Of the brightest
promises Of our future prosperity. We
sincerely hope that the time is not dis
tant when this great enterprise will be
consummated.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-08
FIYE CENT COTTON.
That is What Some Of the Southern Opei
ators Are Predicting.


Five cent cotton is the present outlook
says the operators. and 10 is not at all
improbable that il may go below that UNI
Jess some unforeseen thing occurs. This
is not bright for the farmers who have
planted the greater portion OF their land
ia the staple
The farmers I'm the highlands Of the
Southern States 10 s said planted more
than usual this year thinking that the
Hood in the Mississippi valley would pre-
vent much of crop being planted there.
but the estimates show that the yield will
be larger there this year than last.
The acreage there lis as large as ever
and i'm other States larger, and this is the
reason for the prospects OF an immense
crop. The planters are dispOslng of all
the cotton rapidly while the price is as
high as b. IS. and waiting results on the
new pickngs.
Tile marhrt price Saturday was "a
cents which was / cent lower than at the
opening Of last years season. While the
conditions are almost opposite 70 is said.
the demand is very heavy al this time
ana the orders are received 80 rapidly
that they cannot be filed within several
d1ys from the time they are received.
Tho mills are short and the orders are
largely for old cotton 10 mix with the
new crop which contains much ddmpness
and sickness 1Iis VIII continue until
the crop Is delivered and the sun IS al
t'f'ttt ~ wy NNfA Alla iiNNNH s'ftl '-r ~ A'Af
70 is picked
With a large demand. very late crop
and the small amount Of raw material on
hand al the mills. would. 10 IS claimen.
naturally have q tendency 10 raise the
price TO over cents as has been the case
in the past bur the estimates or large
crop. larger than has ever been produced
in the southern country before has taken
tho backbone out of the market and
started the prices low
This will continue" said a prominent
cotton factor yesterday. and the tendency
cannot be counteracted. 10 rs hard on the
farmer ana will nave serious effect on
him unless he has planted enough out
side Of his cotton acreage 10 live on.
II ne gets az Ough 90 pay TOT the pant
ing and the gathering and comes Out even
he may consider himself lucky. Nnen
the crop begins Ia come rapidly, as It viii
in a week II the favorable weather con
tinues. the price will commence 10 drop
ket
THE farmer who Is able VIII hold his
cotton crop until the beginning OF next
season, and II he does he VIII stand
better chance OF making II pay MIN
dividend. The receipts In Atlanta con-
tinue slow, but a very percepubie increase
is expected 10 begin this week, ana by
the middle M September 10 VIII ne hoooed
at cents. Atlanta Constitution.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-08

must say this much in behalf ~ the Re-
publican party. II does do what 1t sets
out TO do. and does Il promptly. 1t IS a
close organization which has a fixed pol
lev. q policy which we believe 10 be de-
trimental 10 the best interests OF this
country. but when the Republicans get
control. they use all their efforts to-
wards carrying out the promises Of their
platform and what they do they do quick
~.
when President Mckinley called an
extraordinary session OF Congress, The
Times commended him FOR so doing and
stated at the time that If we were 20
rave a high protective tarff, tho sooner
that fact was finally settled, tho better
It would be for the interests OF the
country. Congress met and the tariff Bill
was drawn UP and rushed through the
House with wonderful dispatch II hung
FIRE IN the Senate for a while by reason
OF the fact that the Republicans had
opposition there. but as soon as possible
ir was passed by that body. and when
finally passed by both branches Of Con-
fress 1t promptly received the signature
OF the President and became law.
And so this question. which was neces-
sariiy disturbing factor in the business
affairs Of the country. was settled az soon
as possible and business has adjusted II
self to the new condition. The only dis
turbing element now IS the financial
question. and II that could be as effect
uaily settled as the tariff question the
country would be that much better of.
We repeat that 10 give the devil his
due. It must be conceded that the Repub-
lican party has helped the business OF
tho country 10 the extent OF carrying
out its policy promptly. and II may fairly
claim that much credit for the improved
conditions. But to say that the Republ-
can party has brought prosperity is abb
surd. Prosperity has come in the natural
order Of things. and II the government
will hold hands of and do nothing 10
disturb It. we shall have a great bust
ness and Industrial revival in these
United States during the next several
years
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-08
YELLOW JACK.

It IS distressing 10 hear that yellow
fever has made its appearance in the
South. but it is hardly probable that the
disease will become epidemic. It is very
late in the season, and not very long be-
fore Jack Frost will appear and put his
foot upon the neck of Yellow Jack.
Moreover medical science has done much
to rob tie Southern malady Of its ter
rors.
The Southern people are thoroughly
alive to the situation, and By proper safe
guards of quarantine and sanitary pre-
cautions the disease can be kept with
in bounds and in all probability stamped
out before it has claimed many victims.
The physicians have also learned much
as to the treatment Of the disease and
the death rate will be far less than in
former years. The people in the yellow
fever districts are naturally much
alarmed but we hope and believe that
the telegraph will soon bring MS more
encouraging news. The business pros
poets OF the South were never brighter
and the appearance Of yellow fever is
the only cloud to-day In the Southern
skies.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-08

The following article rom the Chicago
Chronicle will be read with peculiar in
tereet by the people OF Richmond.
TIE three dynamO1 NJ Niagara Falls.
which may Ae classed as experimental so
Tar as tho utilization OF the cataract's
vast power Is concerned, have a present
total OF 1860 horse power. The number
IS soon 20 Doe Increased to ten and the ag-
rregato TO 5000 horse power, while plans
are on foot 60 stlu further increase the
total 10 10000 horse power II was claim
ca by some OF the eminent British scien-
lists who saw these experimental dyna-
mos i'm operation that the time was not
FAR distant when an the power in the
Niagara cataracts will be utilized for
human needs. Experts have figured that
the amount thus capable OF utilization
reaches 100000 horse power. but even
II the amount should prove very much
less lis influence upon the power supply
question viii be OF great Importance in
practical economies.
The cost Of power az the present day Is
almost wholly represented by the cost OF
coal at the mines and the subsequent
transportation charges In bringing the
mino's product 10 the location whore 70
can be utilized. The problem Of cheap
coal supply rs Increasing In gravity IN
many portions OF the world. especially
I'm Great Britain and other isolated coun-
tries where the available supply Is limit
cd. In the United States there Is still a
vast plethora Of unused coal fields, but