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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-02

wsshisgton, Dec. 2.-MeKinley's 3
message yin be devoted practically
20 the subjscss of foreign relations
and currency. leaving the usual de-
psrtment matters covered BY the
annual reports OF the department
heads A portion Of the message 10
main viii be the iacorposssioa Of
the views of Secretary Gage on the
currency. though he does not com.
init himself on che diRs,ens phases
Of the plan. Congress is urged TO
tsas Immediate action 10 satify the
treaty snuexssion Of Hawaii. A. 70
Cubs, after recising the conditions
there and the recent changes In she
attitude, sho~ing the condition
reached In the existing circum.
stances. be hold do not warrant In
reference In shesfaifs. Legislation
for Alashs is also advised.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-02

Madison. Wis. Dec. 2-The Madison
City railway was sold under foreclosure
yesterday for siio.coo. being bid In by
Trustee Newccmb for the bondhoiders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-02
LIE Bsos Cspslses.

MsrRate, Eng, Dec. 2.-Ths Vol.
un,eer life boat cspsized this morn
ing and 10 Of the crew we're drowned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-02

Disease often turks In the blood
bsfors they openly manifest them.
sslvss. Therefore keep The blood
pare With Hoods Ssrsspssills.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-02

ws .hingtcn. Dec. 2-secretary sher-
r.,S va. "onnned to his home yester-
a. nveo,, IL said that he II only
slightly indsposed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-02
F0RTY.S|x MILLIONS.
Amount Of the Deficit for the Five
Months Of the Fiscal
Year 1897.
UNION PACIFIC MONEY LEFT OUT.

shortage for Last Month Was 9S,09e, ass
with Receipts for Customs Within $780,
900 Of Last Years Figures-Stasement
OF the Public Debt-Rsilway Manager
and Employes Arguing the Safety Ap-
piisoce Question to the Intent,ts Com
merce Commissi0u.
Washington. Dec 2.-The comparative
statement Of the government receipts
and Expenditures shows that the total
receipts for the month Of November,
1897. were $43.ss3.s05, Of which $lS,lsA.-
sls was received from the reorganiza-
uon committee Of the Union Pacific
railroad, making the ordinary receipts
for the month $e5.l6S,9s7. The total
expenditures for November were $751;
slo.s3s. OF which si.5is, s6s was cash in
the Union Pacific sinking fund turned
into the treasury and repaid to the ap-
preparation from which it had been
originally drawn for investment. Hence
the months disbursements include this
sum- The ordinary receipts for the
month therefore were SIS. lSs. .9s7 and the
ordinary disbursements $33, ,26l, 40, leav-
ing deficit of $685., ,4ss.
Excess Of Quito Over Income.
The receipts from customs were So
s3o.o25. a falling off Of about 500. 900 as
compared with November, 1896. The
receipts from internal revenue were
Sls,53o,6i9. a gain Of about $4,000 for
the month. The excess of expenditures
over receipts for the five months of the
present fiscal year. independent of the
proceeds of the sale of the Union Pa
cific railroad, was siS, ,I01, ,494. The gov
ernment has received another payment
OF 100000 on account of the Union
Pacific sale. which still leaves due from
the committee s34.153.S05 to be paid in
four equal installments, the last on Jan.
6, 1898.
Condition of the Public Debt.
The December statement of the public
debt shows that at the close of busi-
ness Nov. 30. 1897, the public debt, less
cash in the treasury, amounted to ST.
oc9 .4ss, a decrease since Oct 80 of
Sll,33s,125. This decrease is accounted
Tor by an increase in the cash due to the
deposit of an installment Of the pro-
ceeds Of the sale of the governments
interest in the Union Pacific. But for
this transaction the cash in the treas
ury would have been $77l.450 less than
last month. The cash in the treasury is
classified as follows: Gold, s194. .OSs. .2sO;
silver, S50a. .656.3s2; paper. $l05, 756, ISL:
bonds. disbursing officers balances, etc,
S3s.9o7.25l. Total. $s46. .409. .076,.- against
which there are demand liabilities
amounting to $S25.745,5l6. leaving the
net cash balance s2sO. .s63.559.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-02
Asss.vssa rras a.,s % h nsssssss.

Ksokuk, lows. Dec. IA man got
on the north-bound keokuk q Norsh.
western train at Lagrange. No..
early this morning and vent 10 the
smoking car. After the train vas
In motion he put mask on his face,
drew . revolver and proceeded 70
attempts 70 hold up The train.
There wss o minstrel and theatrical
troupe on board, aud haslly
some Of the men made Q stand and
the robber. after firing three shots.
which his no one, Jumped from the
train, not having secured any booty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-02

In Russia women hcrsei.,.sers vote
Tor al elective officers and On Al local
matterA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-02

As.old's Bromo Gallery cures head.
acAss; 10. - and 20 oeats. Rsiss'
drug s>ess.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-23

ampton and other fcretin ports. and some
times We send them clear acrpss from Mon
tevldeo to Cape Town for that purpose.
We also lend our Government dock facill-
ties to visiting war vessels, az during the
Columbus parade Of 1893. But It Is rather
humiliating to have to resort to Halifax to
dock q battleship which 10 at New York.
The present plight Of the navy, however,
will not be without compensatlons, IL 1t
leads Congress to supply moro docking
facilities. On the Pacific coast We have
but one dock capable Of holding q lrst-ciass
battleship, and on the Atlantic coast two,
with one Of them handicapped In the way
already mentioned, 90 that the Indiana does
not try 1t. And yet We now have, either
built or building, no fewer than nine first
class battleships, and doubtless shall con.
struct moro. The very least we should
have IL ono moro big dock on the Atlantic
coast and an improvement Of the Port
Royal facilities SO that they can be relied
OF at all times.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-23
Will the Indiana Go to Halifax

Our present lack of available dry docks
for big battleships is shown by Secretary
LoNG's serious consideration of the pro-
posal to ask Great Britain for leave to lock
the Indiana at Halifax.
There is a new dock big enough to hold
her at Brooklyn, but it is out of order, and
a long time will elapse before 1t is repaired
and ready for use. There is a second lock
big enough at Port Royal, but there is great
risk there of the approaches and the tides,
the margin of assurance of getting In and
out being too small. Besides, the Indiana
needs bilge keels to stop the excessive
rolling she experiences in heavy seas, and
they could not be put on at Port Roy al.
Rather than be reduced to applying for
room at Halifax, we might wait for the re-
pairs at Brooklyn, were 1t not that the In
diana has now gone many months beyond
the maximum interval between bookings
fixed by the navy regulations, an extension
being granted from necessity. She is In
danger of having her plates pitted by the
prolonged action OF the salt water on them.
Our warships ~customarily dock At South.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-23
It IL painful 70 and AMI esteemed contem.

1t Ii painful to find an esteemed contem-
porary, the Cleveland Recorder. throwing mud
at the whito temple Of virtue. It speaks of the
Hon. JOHN r. MoLEAN's pretended withdrawal
from the Senatorial race" and declares that "ho
has not authoritativoly withdrawn; the with
drawal 10 only in the form Of a rumor from his
friends" II the Hon. JOHN R. MCLEAN has
friends. they cannot fail TO share every pur-
pose and every secret Of q nature 90 communi-
cative, sympathetic. and unsolnsh. II Mr.. Mo-
LEAN has ceased. temporarily. 10 be q candidate
Tor tho Democratic nomination for Senator In
Congress from Ohio, II 10 because he holds the
cause OF Democratic harmony in Ohio 90 dear
that not for the world would he do anything to
hurt It He pines to unite with the Hon.
ZURICH SLOANE, the Hon. ALLEN W. THURMAN,
and the rest OF tho boys. Why do they give him
the Icy handi Why docs simple merit CRY out
In the desert and no man regardeth it,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-23
Tho Profession OF Civil Engineering.

When we presented an account Of tho
various institutions for the training Of
students In the profession Of civil engineer
ing, we had at land no report Of the Law
renee Scientific School Of Harvard Uni
versity. We print In another column some
interesting statements relative to the rapid
development within recent times Of the
engineering department Of that institution,
In which there are now 148 students and
sixteen Instructors. The department has
gained a very high rank among other
American institutions of the kind. Its
success Is . mark Of the ever-growing
desire among young men to secure a train.
ing In q branch of the mechanical arts the
knowledge Of which Is sure to be Of practi.
cal advantage to them in life. This Is an
age of mechanism, Int the business of me-
chanical engineering offers uncommon op.
portunitles to experts, for whom there is a
large and steady demand, which grows
larger every year.
We hear complaints hat the profession
Of law, and that Of medicine, and that OF
theology, are crowded, and we hear the
same from some Of the ordinary trades
but we ave heard no such complaint from
the ranks Of the men who are skilled In the
principles and practice Of civil or mechani.
cal engineering. Nearly all the graduates
of the several institutions for the training
Of such men prove to be unusually success.
full citizens.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-23

Tho Popocratic and Populist platforms
will have to have a new plank next fall It will
road somewhat 40 follows:
Whereas. The crop of wheat tn the United States
II said TO be unusually large; and
" Whereas. The price OF wheat hes bssa advanced
by the Money Power; be II
"ResoIvcd, That the condition Of the fsrmsr can
never be improved by large crops or large returns for
the same due TO the iniouitous maohinsHons and
manipulation Of wall street; and
Resolved, That we view with alarm aud denouncs
with indignation the alleged increase in the produo.
ton OF wheat and the demand for the came, and
"ResoiUed. That the alleged foreign demand for
wheat Ia Individually an ARTIFICIAL orisis produced By
the R~oTHscHnps; and
"Resolucd, That the wheat crop and the price OF
wheat cannot be increased or made normal by natu.
raj and honest means, until the free coinage Of silver
and the ratio Of 10 to l has stimulated nature,
doomed prices, and relieved the downrodden farmer
from the clutch Of the Insurer and the money shark.
"Resoloed. That In the present condition Of things,
large crops and large prices for the same are an out.
rage and . curse. and . distinct insult 10 the Popo-
oras and Populists.'
Wheat Is becoming an enemy of the enemies
Of tho Money Power.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-23

In displacement the preceding trio. Our
largest torpedo boat hitherto has been
the 273.ton Farragut, building at San
Francisco by the Union Iron Works.
Next comes the 26-knot Rowan. Of
1872 tons, building by the MoRANs, at
Seattle, and then, emitting the subma-
rine boat, the Dahlgren and the Craven, Of
146.4 tons each, and expected to make 3Oio
knots, building by the Bath Iron Works.
These two last ave ar extraordinary es-
timated speed for their displacement, It
being ak knots moro than that of the
Foote, Of 142 tons, just built at Baltimore.
But the marked tendency Of the newer
European.built boats Is to Increased
size, In order to get In the machinery re-
qulred for the constantly rising standard
Of speed. Larger rapid.ire gun are also
provided for on such boats. or course
the smaller boats are less liable to be seen
or to be hit by hostile lre. Tho three 80.
not boats now building aggregate $685.
tons, while the three new ones will aggre.
gate s15 tons, an average Of about SO tons
more each.
Another point Of interest Is the extension
Of the Governments resources for shipbuild.
Ing, as shown by these awards. HARLAN &
HoLLINsswoRTH, though an old and famous
Arm, that built the hull Of the monitor
Amphitrite, now In service, have not yet
contributed to our new navy. WOLFE &
WICKER made their first appearance in the
lists with the Fox, not yet finished, which
Is only a 22l2-knot boat, Of 1873 tons, so that
1t is a big jump for them to 80 knots. The
Gas Engine and Power Company Is q
wholly new builder Of navy ships, never
having, we think, made even a bid for them
until now. There is a certain pleasure In
calling upon additional yards and shops in
this way, not only because it leaves we'll
tried ones open and at leisure for the next
group of contracts, but because 1t furnishes
assurances Of constantly growing
for the Government In case of sudden need.
Meanwhile, with half a dozen 30-knot
torpedo boats assured, not to speak Of the
high speeds of such craft as the Porter, Du.
pont. and Rowan, whose contracts did not
require so much, we are certainly we'll of
in our prospects of flyers of this type.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-23
Kloua,Lo !. Originally ..r.rono,nn. :,

To TIKI EDITOR OF THE SUs-Sfr: / notice in an article
published recently in THE sus concerning the nowly
discovered gold folds in Brit sh America that the
manner or spelling the name OF the new district ia In
some doubt. The name Klondike is a miners cor.
rupt!on OF tho Indian "Throndink." which means
"water full of hsh.' The little river bea-ing tho
name has from time me been y favorIt. FISH.
Ing ground for the gems des bOfs, who meet ut its
NOUN and walt for the salmon to ascend every June.
The old name. Reindeer River, was given by Lieut.,
Frederick scnwatka In 1859. and on al the United
peared.
Last summer . party consisting OF Mrssrs. Spur.
schrader. and myself wai sent ny the Unit d states
theological Survey 10 investigate the American gOld
Indian village where Dawson CITY l. now located,
but then passed on into American territory. This
was on the 9th OF July. and AT tbRt time all was quiet
along the hlondlke. Later on, however. lust as we
were gong out OF tho country. and were " ,tniu 300
mileb OF the mouth OF tho YUKON, we learned from
stampede to the new discoveries. Even then no hint
was gwen OF Its great rlchn ~, although good pros,
poets hau been found and rs high Us 81 TO the pan " as
rrporteo, We obtained full particular from those
who mad heen there. and q good part Of the informs.
ZION thus received we EMBODIED In the report written
elitor In tho United States Geological Survey at
Washington. The maps published with this report
VIII show klondike River spelled C.ondike, and while
tho Information CONCERNING CIondike will not be com.
prehensivs, tIAt u mainly, rs ! have said, because at
tho time OF our visit II hal not been develop cd,
about the great Northwestern Territory 1 shall bo
very glad TO do SO. and believe me. ! an,
HAROLD Is, GOODRICH,
90 Eliot street, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mas
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-23
The Three New Torpedo Boats.

1t was not an easy task for the Board
Of Bureau Chiefs to determine how the
contracts for the latest trio of torpedo
boats should be awarded. In craft of this
sort tho latitude given to the bidders does
not always insure the success of the
lowest bid, because 1t remains to be
seen what plan will furnish to the Govern
ment the most desirable type of boat. Then,
toe, the law may make restrictions, as, for
example, that only a certain number of
boats shall go to one yard, or that one shall
be built. II 1t can be done on fair terms,
on the Pacific coast.
In the result reached, the majority re.
port. hat Of Commander O'NEIL and Chief
Engineer MELVILLE, which the Secretary
approved, gave a 340.ton boat to HARLAN
4 HoLLINGswoRTH of Wilmington, a
23b.ton boat to the Gas Engine and
Powe Company of New York, and
. 24O-ton boat to WOLFF G. ZwIoKER
OF Portland, Ore. Chief Constructor HICu.
BORN concurred In the two former awards.
but preferred the plan submitted by the
Bath Iron Works for a 26O.ton boat to the
Portland offer, the difference In price be.
tween the two being only So, 900. 1t is
understood that Secretary LONG thought
1t better, In a case Of doubt, to give one
boat to the Pacific coast. All three guar.
Antee 80 knots.
The first point to note, then, is that our
A0W trio Of 80 knot boats far SURPRISES
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-23
A Bryanite with Eyes 70 See.
Prom tho Kansas cstv 7ynGs.

The cause of international bimetallism ID not %
near victory after all. Those OF Us who threw up QUIZ
hAts and theered like lunatics over the report thas
Franco had come out for bimetallfsm now realiIo
that We were too previouA- True. Senator woloott
was authority for the statement, hut. as usual. ho
was too optimistic. In fact. the French regard his
declaration az an amusing blun, worthy OF 30 illusSn.
Gus q bimetailist aud poker player.
England is showing NO better disposition. The
bimefallic envoTs have been extensively entertained.
But up 10 this writing they have been living on hopeS
which are 4 scanty diet
The most curious feature OF the collapse OF Senator
Wolcott's aircastle. however. is that II CONS SO soon
after the Jubilee. Our representation there WAS
thought TO DO OF vast Importance. Indeed the New
York Tribune observed that our sending its editor a.
special envoy to victoria's jubilee had so softened
the hearts of the English that they could no longer
refuse our requests for them to lessen their wealth
by coming more silver.
Trey seem TO have done It. though. The truth may
As well be told. The ENJOYS mission is u total failure.
Yet we expect nobody to be surprised at this hitting
end to n wid-goose chase.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-23
soID no rAnMBRs As DIAMoNDs


Fron the Courier Journal.
Tho white topaz is an excellent imitation OF .
diamond. In fact, some OF them are so like tn,
diamond in cut and brilliancy that many peopl,
who are not experts cannot distinguish til,
difference. Farmers, especially. who as n rula
do not see genuine diamonds every day, ar,
pretty easily fooled on these stones, and 1t did
not take the fakirs long to And that out. As q
consequence the Hoosier farmer is being guI!od.
In northern Indiana, also In tho south western
counties, these fakirs and reH ping vast ~harvesta-
They 20 to he farmhouse and offer their goods
5Hs soiSi i aSSS : su prinied tan saob bears out theii
assertion. a supposed reliable jewelry firm
which docs not exist being responsible They
would or inssrily cost. 500 for sio, explaining
shrewdly that II is a big bargain. course, tbs
recognize that, such a large stone to be good
cannot he sold so ,heNply, anu then II is ex.
Just been. discovered In Alaska which produce
the gems by the wagon load.
he has heard about the great gold mines in
Alaska. Now. # is an Easy matter for the
s%glndlSr TO exp'ain that these mines were JUST
are surprised that the farmer has not heard Of
II and is not better posted, which cuts him to
the bone. The iakir then takes some clippings
from his notebook; supposed to have been
a. sake Io aTGm ps teses' w Ibneleinap sGaso C grUa, m, and
price Of diamonds has fallen Il, per cent? emit The
farmer is now convincei: explains his iRno-
rance by not being able to get the daily papers
regularly, and he frequently takes from S5 to
gains, while the topaz MN has pocketed az
much profit, minus a few cents. Thousands OF
dollars naK' .n are a tshGn from no. ss q '' ,iSs., eG sy,tyb IN this 4
s these localities cal lei, l. n wearing SsI,r diH%G HMn, The
m ny Of the victims themselves being mono the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-23
law and Order in the Gold Region

There appears to be little doubt that the
Klondike gold district Is on the British
aide of the Alaskan boundary. 1t is very
desirable, however, that citizens of the
United States should continue to be al.
lowed to locate mining lain there and
take out gold. The Canadian authorities
will be less likely to impose restrictions
upon miners and gold seekers from this
country IL our own Government deals lib.
orally with the transportation companies of
British Columbia, which desire permission
to land passengers en- route for Klondike at
convenient places in the Territory of Alaska
not yet opened to foreign vessels as ports
of entry.
A spirit Of reasonable accommodation on
our side will doubtless be met by a similar
spirit on the side Of the Dominion, and
will promote the interests of the people Of
this country. II, on the other hand, we in
sist upon a monopoly Of the feasible routes
into the Klondike, we can hardly complain
Mt British efforts to shut us out of the dis.
trict altogether.
That there are rich gold fields in Amer.
lean territory west of the Klondike is
slso certain. Circle City, in Alaska, is the
centre Of an important mining district.
having already a population of more thar
5000 citizens Of the United States. An
appeal from this American community
was recently laid before Congress,
asking for legislation which would pro-
vide the town with a court for the adj
ministration of civil and criminal jus.
tice. At present the nearest Judge Is at
Sitka, and to go to Sitka to try a case in.
wolves an absence Of a year from Circle
City. Criminals are prosecuted and civil
suits are tried at miners meetings, and
money judgments are paid in gold dust.
The memorial before Congress mentions one
Judgment for $4,000 which was satisfied.
Before the adjournment Congress ought
to give some attention to this new gold re.
gion. Something ought to be lone toward
the establishment Of courts and the main
tenance of law and order in the gold fields
which are in the Territory of Alaska, and,
therefore, under the jurisdiction of the
United States. A liberal policy toward
British citizens who desire to traverse
Alaskan soil in order to reach their own
gold fields ought to be authorized by Con.
gress, 80 long as Canada permits our people
to take gold from the Klondike.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-23
Trying to Damage tho United States

1t Is rare that a newspaper has to no.
tice so prominently as 1t is we'll for THE
Sun to notice now a correspondents opin.
ion upon q political question. Our London
correspondent reported on Wednesday last
the efforts in Europe to create the idea
that the United States Is an irascible
nation of uncertain sobriety and peace. and
better to avoid han to deal with in the
way Of commercial affairs.
1t happens hat within the last few years
we have come INTO unusually close con-
tact with the interests of several foreign
countries. For two of them the results
have been extremely irritating. We have
checked England In her intended violation
of the Monroe doctrine in Venezuela. In
Cuba the barbarities of Spain and her
struggle to maintain the anachronism of
rans.Atlantic rule in this hemisphere have
compelled on the part of our citizens vigor-
Gus condemnation of our Governments
forbearance, which in Spain have aroused
great bitterness in rejoinder. On the Pa
cifc Ocean side We are about to annex the
republic Of Hawaii.
AS a rule the politicians of Europe are
wondering at our self .restraint in the mat
ter of Spain, n at our hesitation in re-
gard to Hawaii. But one side of the Euro
pean stock jobbers, Europe's, or rather
England's jealousy Of US, and the people In
this country who live without respect for
its present or hope for its future, try to
make us out quarrelsome and dangerous.
If there is a more peaceable country than
the United States In the world to day, we
do not know it. We know that there is
none whose circumstances are naturally a
greater guarantee Of peace. And we believe
that the ISLANDERS of our enemies abroad
and at home will fail because of the worlds
common sense ability to see that the self
respect which upholds our rights is legiti-
mately a twin to the intelligence and calm
ness that make for peace.