davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The sun., 1898-09-13
.AsroR-DEpEW sYNDIcArE.
A Conference to Decide Whether to Carry
Out Its Plans In Honduras.

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 12,-col. D. b. Cooper
general manager OF the Astor- Depew syndicate
which invested heavily In Honduras property
railroads. franchises. &c. reached here yester.
day on the steamer Olympia from Puerto
Cortez and left last night for New York. H. s.
Gierer. contractor OF the syndicate. and G. r.
Perry Of the Central American Directory Com
pany were with Col. Cooper. II Is understood
that Col. Cooper goes TO New York TO see ]. j,
Astor and Mr. Depew. and that his conference
with them will decide whether the syndicate
shall 40 on with It's work or not.
There had been some trouble over the Gov
ernment concession. In consequence OF which
work on the proposed railroad from the At
lantic TO the Pacific was stopped. only fifteen
miles being built. Things were pretty badly
mixed up when Col Cooper arrived, but he
straightsned them out, and the Government
ooneesAtOn Il now al right.
The sun., 1898-09-13
THE CANVASS IN ONO.
1t Will BE Short and viii He Prosecuted
with VigOr by Both Sides.

1t Will Be short and viii he Prosecuted
with Vigor by Both Sides.
COLUMBUS. o.. Sept. 12.-The canvass in
Ohio this fall will be short one. but 1t will be
prosecuted with vigor by both parties. Chair
man Daugherty OF the Republican State Com
mittee announced to-day that the Republi-
cans would open their campaign on Oct. 5.
with meetings In each Of the twenty one Con-
gressional districts It is likely that in Gin
cinnati and Cleveland. where there are two
consolidated
Chairman Blacker Of the Democratic State
Committee is expected here Tomorrow when
the headquarters will be formally opened. IL
is the intention OF the Democratic managers
yer the paramount issue. though the treat
ment Of the soldiers, will come In for good
politician said to-day that they were % not count.
Ing on the vote OF the Gold Democrats In
either the State or the Congressional elections.
The sun., 1898-09-13
gUpor + \. cooGrr DEAD.
Nfiohlenn,a -suriut aud Authority on con-
N nt,tutfonai Law Passes Away.

ptitutionai Law raeses Away.
ANN ARBoR. Mich. SEPT ~ Judge Thomas
NJ. Cooley died this morning at bis residence
In this city. He had been IN III health, men
tally and physically, for some time. and re-
turned lately from sanitarium OF Flint. Mich.
He lived with his sons. Dr. Thomas Cooley and
Prof. Charles Cooley OF the University OF
Michigan. aud his daughter. Miss May Cooley.
Another daughter. Fanny. Ia the wife OF Alex
ander Angel Of Detroit. and son. Frank.
lives at Bay City.
Thomas Mcintyre Cooley was born in 1924
tSS X sd took nP hs stdyA % yAGr q
Mich, he was almltted 20 the bar IN 1916
For time, In addition to his law Practice, ne
edited newspaper. the IldtchsJ0tc1'. IN
1857 he complied the State statutes by order
reporter for the Supreme Court. In 1859 he be.
came q professor In the newly organized law
department OF the University OF Michigan.
In 1881 he wna made professor OF cQnslltu,
tional and Misunderstanding law, and in 1851
professor Of American history and dean OF
the faculty Of pollticai science He also leo
tured at Johns Hopkins University In Balti-
In 1884 he was elected Justice OF the su;
preme Court, an office which he. held until
was Chief Justice during the greater part of
his service. In 1887 he became receiver OF the
Wabash Railroad. but resigned TO accent, at the
urgent nt'solctations OF President Cleveland, an
missioner. He was elected Chairman OF the
commission, aud served until 1891, when he
retired on account OF III health.
Judge Cooley. was noted as an authority
on constitutional law, and wrote several pooks
aud many articles In periodicals on legal sub
The sun., 1898-09-13
10000 BROOKLYN PUPILS KEPT OUT

Two New Schools to BE Opened In Novem.
Der VIII Accommodate 5000 OF Them.
The public schools Of Brooklyn were reopened
after the summer vacation yesterday Associ-
ate Superintendent Ward estimated that about
100000 pupils had returned to their studies
He said that there would he about 10000 chill
dren for whom there was no room in the
schools Some OF the schools are run on the
lf-day system, which had been successfully
carried out In former years, BY this means q
% much larger a number Of children are able 70 at
erbocker avenue and Ralph street and the other
at Fourth, avenue and Fifty.ninth street. viii
viii accommodate about 1000 ehlIdren.
The sun., 1898-09-13
senator NIurphy sIade a Delerats.

TEoY. n. T.. Sept 12-At the Second Assem-
bly, District Democratic Convention tonight
Senator Murphy Mayor Molloy, and John Pur-
cell were chosen delegates to the State Com
vention. The following Congress delegates
were named; ; 7, Delaney, ]. Homer Brewster.
George Cunningham, John q. McCauley. Hugh
Treohor, and James Moran.
The sun., 1898-09-13
Boy KILLED on Hi. WAY to sonool.

Frank Murto. years old. OF II Hamilton ave-
nue.. while crossing President street yesterday
morning on his way to school. was run over
and killed by trolley car of the Brooklyn
Heights hailroad Company The boys father
was at WORK digging q trench near the place
where the accident occurred. He became great
ly excited and threatened the motorman. viii
liam Green; The potorman was arrested and
arraigned before Magistrate BristoW In tine
Butler Street Court, who held him In 81 0o0
bail on the charge Of homicide. 'NN~
The sun., 1898-09-13
Sending Relief to New Westminster.

SEATTLE. Wash, Sept. 12.-Rellef committees
have been organized here and are soliciting
aid for the fire sufferers at New Westminster.
B. O., The first carloads of provisions, clothing.
aud bedding went out in the morning. The
Red Cross Society Is also gathering supplies,
and will establish relief quarters in the burned
district. People throughout the city are gem
crousy responding.
The sun., 1898-09-13
MCULLAGH MoYEs.
Superintendent OF Elections Takes the sixth |
Floor at 58B Broadway. |

Superintendent OF Elections Takes the sixth
Floor at 585 Broadway.
Superintendent OF Elections McCullagh
moved yesterday. The carpenters who were
to put up ofices in the Bayard building for
him had tired him out with promises. SO he
moved to 565 Broadway. where he will have
the whole sixth floor The examination of ap-
Monday The Republicans are to be appointed
first and then the Democrats. There are over
1000 applications from independent Democrats
To get In. man must be sound In wind and
limb and have his wits about him Mr.. Nc
Cullagh wants bright men. The examination
includes penmanship spelling and the ability
10 make out a report on blanks. furnished for
the purpose. intelligenty
The sun., 1898-09-13
WANTED TO SHOOT HIS FATHER.
Young Mundorh Got Excited When Re.
preached and Drew Pistol.

John MundorfI. % years old. an optican. who
lives at 312 West Eighty-third street. came
home the worse for wear last night. When his
father reproached him for his condition, the
young man pulled out revolver and threat
ened to shoot
The elder Mundorff lodged under the dining
room table and by crawling on his hands and
knees managed to escape Young MundorfH
locked the door then and began firing shots al
imaginary objects, while his father ran out OF
the house for O policeman. Detective Maher OF
the West Sxty-eighth street station finally
coaxed young Mundorff to open the door and
arrested him.
The sun., 1898-09-13
TEAM FAILS rHRoUeH 4 BRIDGE.
Narrow Escape of the Passengers In an
Accident Caused by q Cloudburtt.

DALLAS. Tex. Sept. 12.-Passenger train
No. on the Texas and Pacific Railroad. which
passed Dallas east bound at $50 P. NJ yester-
day. went through a bridge into branch of
the Sulphur River between Jefferson and Tex
arkana at O'Clock this morning The engine
and four coaches are in the stream. Traffic
from the east is blocked.
Alexander Campbell. a white schoolteacher
was killed. The negro porter OF the train was
mortally hurt. and five passengers were ser-
ously injured. AS the ears plunged into fifteen
feet OF water. It is remarkable that scores OF
lives were not lost.
~ The Ines dlsaster was CAUSED 2y c&i2pdbnrst & at
throughout Bowie county. Every railroad In
northeastern Texas is washed out so badly
that travel is suspended. 1t ia feared lives
have been lost In remote dlstrLets.
The sun., 1898-09-13

WILMINGTON FOHLUAbf FuH IUEbDAf.
For eastern Pennsylvania. New jersey, Delaware.
fair folloRe by increasing cloudinessi slowly s-
ing temperature; east winds
For ReD England aud eastern HeW Fork fair;
sSarMer ia interior; variable wiads
For district of Columbia aud Maryland. fair. fol.
loved " Increasing elsudinssSi warmer sAst wAaA
The sun., 1898-09-13

Somebody placed a cartridge on the down
tracks OF the Brooklyn and Coney Island Rail-
road at De Kalb and stuyvesant avenues.
Brooklyn, Yesterday. and ear passed over and
exploded the cartridge. The bullet struck n :
year-old George Olsen Of 1063 De kaIb avenue.
who was on the sidewalk. In the head behind
pathic Hospital found the bullet In the bows
scalp. After receiving medical aid the boy Xfas
taken 10 his home. ~ "NS
The sun., 1898-09-13
suNpAr 4ExrRAn sEnLEns Frxrp.
Magistrate Cornell Said the Paper They
Tried to Sell Wasn't Worth Reading.

Tried to Sell Wasn't Worth Reading.
John Cronin and 7. J. Kerrigan. news
boys" % years old. were arraigned before
Magistrate Cornell in the West Fifty fourth
Street Police Court yesterday charged with dis
turbing the peace by yelling extra" on Sun
day afternoon in their efforts to dispose of
Sunday Ereain0 1eiegrams. When brought
into court each OF the prisoners had as many
Of the pink sheets under his arm as he could
carry. and they apparently had not sold any.
The Board of Aldermen said that we could
do it on account of the war;" said one OF the
prisoners
We'll, the war is over" replied the MaRis-
trate. but don't suppose that ought to ex-
those papers worth reading and the noise you
make on Sunday afternoons is an unmiti-
gated nuisance"
The prisoners were fined So EACH The
court clerks would not accept their stock Of
papers as security for the fine.
The sun., 1898-09-13
Major Clendenln in Town.

Major Paul Clendenin, U. s. ". Medical In
spector OF the Seventh Army Corps. with head
quarters at Jacksonville under Major Gen.
Eitzhngh Lee. arrived In town last night. Major
Clendonin came North for little vacation be-
OF Havana early In October.
The sun., 1898-09-13

William ID. BloodEOOd Sues for Divorce.
An action has been begun In the Supreme
Court by William D. Bloodgood for q divorce
from his wife. Katherine s. Bloodgood, who is
well known as q .contralto singer. Justice
referee yesterday TO take Testimony In the caao
and report to the court. This was done uDon
the consent Of both parties. who desired to
The sun., 1898-09-13
Ambassador Cnmbon In Saratoga.

SARATOGA. N Y. Sept. 12-The French AM
bassador, NJ. Jules Cambon; his son. NJ Roger
Cambon, and Private Secretary Oliver Targny
arrived here this evening. They will leave to-
morrow Tor N4N Y9rk on the way 70 Wash
The sun., 1898-09-13
SPLIT AMoXG THE popULIsrs.
Opposition In Louisiana TO the NOmina alton
of Wharton and DOnnslIy.

New ORLEANS Sept 12.-H. L. Breau. the
Populist leader of Louisiana. and the Eatehi-
toches PoDulist the oficIal organ OF the party.
have rejected the nominations of Wharton and
Donnely. made by the Cincinnati convention,
which is denounced as "a minority uf a
minority OF the membership Of the Peoples
party and mere handful OF Eickers"
The sun., 1898-09-13
ArtilIsryman Exonerated from Blame for
Shooting.

Private Hugh Curran of Battery A. Fifth
United States Artillery. who accidentally shot
and killed Policeman George Brice three weeks
ago. WAS discharged from custody by MaRi6-
trAte Nostrand In the Coney Island Police
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-26

EEK, .ebra1 sobie biblioteke Z 25 5000
tom6w. Pisma jego tyczyly sic NAP
rozmaitszych przedmiot6w. We
wszystkiem czego sic dotkna}, czy
to religji, czy to filozofji, czy to his
torji' ozy ekonsmji politycznej -
znac by1o gruntowna znajomosc
Przedmiotu j gaeboki zmysi krytycz.
ny. Prey tenn wszystkiem by} jed
nym z najwiekszych mowcow bieAa-
cego s~tulecia.
Me div ter, re anglicy czci6 be-
de- jego panied ma wieki i ze ludz.
kosc, oceniajac czyny tego wielkie-
go czsowieka, postawi je stokroc wy
aej, nia owego brutalnego i ponure-
go olbrzyma, dogorywajacego obec-
ME W Friedrichsruhe.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-26
Gladstone.

w zamku Hawarden, W Anglji,
zmari dnia 10 b. m. o godz. 3 rano
,Wielki Starzec Anglji" jsk zwykle
nazywano ostatnimi easy podeszle-
go wiekiem, a zawsze silnego du-
chem Williama Ewarta Gladstone'a,
jednego z najwiekszycb, aw kazdym
razie najszlachetniejszego, z dyplo-
matow angielskich.
w. +. Gladstone urodzi} sic d. 20
grudnia 1909 T. W L~iverpoolu z OLGA
Jana j matki Amy Robertson, ro-
dem szkotki, kobiety nadzwyczaj in
%teligentnej j szlachetnego serca.
Cd lat najm}odszych Gladstone
o~kazywa} nadzwyczajne zdolnosci
umys}owe: wielka pojetnosc j pa
mice znakomita.
Ukohczywszy nauki w Eaton, a
potem W Oxford, postanowil poswie.
cic sic W zupe}nosci pracom spo}ecz-
nym, ME oddajac sic specialize lad
nej piracy zawodowej. Ma p~ostano-
wienie to mia3 wp1yw ojciec przysz-
lego meza stanu, bogaty p~rzemys}o-
wiec, ktory widzac W synu swoim
nadzwyczajne zdolnosci, cd najmfod-
szych lat wtajemnicza, GO w zagad-
nienia s~poleczne, zaznajamia} z polo
zeniem politycznem kraju, wykazy-
wal jego potrzeby j braki.
Ten wpiyw OLGA ujawnii sic W p6-
zniejszem zyciu Gladstone'a, ktory
"a podstawe swej polityki wziai roz-
VOL ekonomicznych si} pahstwa.
w roku 1882, po powrocie z pod
ROXY po Europe, Gladstone wyste-
puje po a pierwszy ma widowni
politycznej jake pOsei konserwaty-
why z dystryktu Newark, gdzie
otrzymal mandat "a wp}ywem ksie-
cha New Castle.
w styczniu 1884 r. gdy Robert
Peel obejmuje prezydsnture gabine-
tn angielskiego, Gladstone zostaje
mianowany m{odszym lordem skarbu
(pomoc. ministrs), " lutym tego sa-
mego roku zostaje prz~eniesiony do
ministerjum kolonij, W kwietniu jed
max, z ustepstwem Peela, rezygnuje
re swego stsnowiska, wykazswszy
W przeciagu tego krotkieso czasu
nadzwyczsjne zdolnosci administra-
cyjne.
Objswszy zn0w swe krzesio par
.lamencie, przez diva nastepne lata
odzyws sic ma}o, dopiero, gdy roy
poczeto debaty mad spraws uwolnie-
mia niewolnik6w, zaczyns postac je-
60 wystepowac ma Pierwssy plan,
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-26
ROSA W Ali.

Rad rosyjski dostawszy W swoje
rece c7astks Chin pod pozorem cza-
sowej tylko okupacji-nie mysli wca-
lie z niej ustapic. Dowodem sego
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-26

0So<cii w. L. 1 w. ,.
Schley ME 50 uzdolnieni do komen-
dy, to MECH beda natychmiast usu-
nieci i MECH inni eficerowie obeima
dowodztwo Hot. Jezeli zas So kom-
petentni, MECH i'm bedzie dana gu.
pe&na wolnosc dzia}ania bez posred.
nictwa strategik6w biurowych".
,,Jezei CT panowie, kt6rzy kieruja
sprawami z Waszyngtonu sa bardziej
kompetentni, niechaj obejma do.
w6dztwo floty osobiscie i beda "a
nia odpowiedzialni".
Admiral Dewey pokaza} co mole
zrobiG dzia}anie smia}e j niezalezne.
Czy MONA przypuszczac, re zdzia-
la&by to, co zdzialal, gdyby by} "a.
le.ny cd rozkazow telegraicznych
m~inisterjum marynarki?"
So to uwagi, kt6rym kazdy czlo.
wick, znajacy choe cokolwiek dzieje
wojen, must przyznac ~s}usznosc. Ma.
poleon Iszy, dzia}ajao niezaleanie ma
czele armji obdartych i zglodnialych
ao1nierzy. biz ma kwasne jabixo da.
leko silniejsze armje austrjackie, kie.
rowane przez taktyk6w j STRATEGY
kow siedzacych sobie najspokojniej
W Wiedniu.
Wojna domowa we W}oszech 20.
staia stlumiona tymczasem kulami
bagnetami zo{dactwa. Mozemy
vice z~astosowac do W}oszech owo
s}ynne zdanie jenerala Sebastian,
ministra spraw zewnetrznych we
Francji, ktory " chwili gdy pc tru-
pacb polskich wojsko moskiewskie
wchodzi}o do Warszawy W T. 1881
wyrzekl W izbie francuzkiej: ,,L'or-
DIRE regne a varsovie'. (Spok6j pa
nuje W Warszawie). TAX, obecnie
,spok6j panuje we Wioszech" TAX
re, ale ma jak d}ugo?
Wydzia} oswiaty Il. n. P. rozes}al
cd czasu ostatniego sejmu osiem BIZ
~blioteclek wedrujacych. Ma ostat-
MEM posiedzeniu tego wydzialu pc.
stanowiono obok innych uchwal
og}osic nowy konkurs literacki ma
temat: ,,Znaczenie obchod6w marc.
dowych ola wychodzctwa polskiego
W Ameryce'.
Many n~adzieje, ze praca ia ozywi
sprawe obchodow, tembardziej, re
jest ola kazdego dostepna.
Henryk Sienkiewicz ma napisaG
powiese osnuta Ma tie rewolucji anne
rykahskiej. Powiese ia ma najpierw
bye wydana W Ameryce W jezyku
angielskim, a dopiero potem W jezy-
ku polskim.
Niema watpliwosci, re nasz siyn-
ny powiesciopisarz zarobi ma tenn po-
kama sume-
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-26

Ma zasadzie informacyj j zapew'
nieh tutejszych przedstawicieli ku'
bahczyk6w, Rad a wys}al ma Ku'
be parostatki z bronia j amunicja ola
powstahc6w. laden jednak z tyct
parostatkow ME m6gl wyladowat
swych zapas6w ola tel prostej PREY.
czyny, re zamiast p~owstahcow zasta.
~ W ~miejscach um6wionych wojska
hiszpahskie!
Take postepowanie noze rozcza-
rowac!
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-26
Rezultat
GfOsOwania Grup
wsprawie kaucji X asjera z. N. p

w poniedziafek, dnia % ma
ia, stosownie do odeswy mojej,
wydanej do grup Zwiazku Ma.
rodowego Polskiego, upfynaf
o~stateczny ternin nadsyiania
gfos6w W sprawie kaucji kasje-
ra z. N. P.
OGDEN W sprawie tel gioso-
wa1o grup PAS, z kt6rych al
grup, przedstawiajacych 5O33
giosow, oSwiadczyfo sic "a po-
zostawieniem nadal oh. M. Ma
jewskiego ma urzedzie k~asjera,
do nastepnego Sejmu, z kaucja
prywatna W sumie $4,000, -
a 1O4 grupy, przedstawiajace
4OSS gfosow, oswiadczyfy sic
"a dalszem poszukiwaniem ka-
sierra, "a k~toregoby Zarzad Edo
tat otrzymac kaucje American
Surety Co."
Wobec takiego rezultatu po-
wszechnego gfosowania, Zarzad
Zwiazku niniejszem oznajmia,
De OBJ. Michaf Majewski POGO
stale kasjerem naszej organiza-
eli do nastepnego Sejmu.
Ponizej podajemy wykaz
szczegofowy, jak kaada grupa
gfosowaia:
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-26

Fachowy organ ka wojskowych
W Stanach Zjedn. THE Army and
Navy Journal" tax sic wyraza o
obecnym stsnie wojny:
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-26

Podczas ataku kanonierek amery-
kahskich ma baterje hiszpahskie W
zatoce Cardenas, pilotem a~merykah-
skim byl hiszpan, starry mieszkaniec
miasta Cardenas. Trzeba trafu, ze
jeden z granatow amerykahskich
wybuchnawszy ma ulicy miasta zabil
Zone i c6rke pilota. Czy ME zemsta
opatrznosci?
William J. Bryan, byly kandydat
ma prezydenta formuje W Nebrasce
pulk ochotnikow.
he mu ME zbraknie ludzi chet.
nych do WALK pod jego sztandarem,
to fakt.
Ma parowcu st. Paul, zamienio.
nym z pasazerskiego statku ma krzy-
zowiec p~omocniczy amerykahskiej
Aoty wojennej, wybuchl zesziego po-
niedzialku (16 b. M grozny pozar
W skiadach wegla, ktory trivial POI
dnia i o ma}o 70 ME wysadzi} W po-
wietrze SHADOW amunicji. Tylko po-
laczonym ~usi}owaniom cslej zaiogi
z~lozonej z 800 ludzi uda}o sic pozar
st{umic.
Trzeba trafu, he komendantem te-
go okretu Jest kapitsn Sigsbee, byiy
komendant nieszczesliwej pamieci
~pancernika Maine.
Ten trsf hiszpanie moga bardzo
dobrze wyzyskac ma swa korzysc, je-
zeli sprawl wybuchu pancernika
Maine" bedzie jeszcze rae omawis-
ma przez rzady Hiszpanji ! Stsnow
Zjednoczonych.
Ma pancerniku Maine, jak ] ma
krzyzowcu st. Paul, ME bylo porzad-
ku. / tn ! tam dowodzR Sigsbee =
powiedzs hiszpanie.
Facbowy organ kd wojskowych
v Stanach Ziedn. The Army and
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-26

Koia wojskowe W Waszyngtonie
przychodza do przekonania dopiero
teraz, re i'm mniej beda zwracat
uwagi ma zadania warunki powstah
COW kubahskich, tenn PREDICT wojna
obecna bedzie zakohczona.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-26
Notatki.

Rosja oswiadcza swoja przyjazh
ola Stan6w Zjednocz. ,,Moskowski-
ia Wiedomosti" p6}urzedowy organ
rzadu carskiego, przypomina Stanom
Zjedn., re Rosja zawsze i'm sprzyja-
Ia, poczawszy cd walki o niepodleg-
lose.
Anglia zn6w oswiadcza swoja
przyjazh ma zasadzie jednosci raso-
wei, zadajac zapcmnienia przesz'
{osci!
Jak wiec widzimy i Anglia i Rosja
kokietuja Stany Zjednocz. zawziecie.
Nasz Rad najlepiej uczyni, gdy lad
mel z tych kokietek ufac ME bedzie.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-26

Juz pc zamknieciu gfosowa-
mia, a pred oddaniem niniej-
szego sprawozdania do druku
otrzymalismy gfosy nastepuja-
cych grup, kt6re, jake opoznio-
ne. W rachube ME byfy wziete:
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-26

I. N. Helitski. Cenzor u. n. p,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-09-07
JEWELRY AT THE MINT.
People Deposit 1t to be Melted and Turn'
ed into Legal Tender

GU ihto LeRhi
Shortly after the holiday season the
mint Is overburdened with deposits OIL
gold jewelry for melting, brought py
persons unable to keep the valuable
trinkets or jewelers. disposing OF pat
terms out Of date.
From 1873 down to last year the
amount of money paid out by the gov
eminent for old gold and plate annu-
ally has increased steadily. The high-
water mark was reached in 1881, Wnen
the government paid out for plate ana
iewelry S4,035,7 no. In 1873 the amount
was $774,21S, ard it reached the million
mark in 1880, the two-million mark IN
1886, and the three-mlllon mark IN
1889. Except for the year 1891, when
1t went to four millions, it was be-
tween three and four million dollars
until last year, when 1t fell to $2,Sl0,-
2S4. The Philadelphia mint melts
nine-tenths of the plate and jewelry
presented to the government. Pay
ment is generally made in gold when
the jewelry is of that metal
Ziegler Jones, of the weighing de-
partment of the mint, said that the
principal metal received was gold, as
the mint did not recon silver, but
simply refined it 999-1000ths fine.
"There are" he said, many people
who deposit jewelry at the mint which
Is very valuable, but out of style Many
Of them are stirred up in the matter by
reading Of robberies and realize that
the keeping of old jewelry is tempta-
ton for servants and sneak thieves.
Only this morning a poor Russian left
a heavy gold watch to be melted. 1t
was given him for bravery in his ma
tive army. The net amount turned
over to the astonished foreigner was
$50.
"By far the greatest amount Of metal
Is sent to the mint from jewelers., den
lists and assayers. AS rule, we dc
not accept a deposit which will net in
the essay under S100. The hard times
have very great influence on the
amount of jewelry received from pri'
Vate individuals. "-Philadelphia Times
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-09-07
STREET IN MANILA's NATIVE QUARTER.


will not buy what we like, but what
they like. Any merchant sending out
goods which are popular at home but
different from those in use in the Phil
ippines will find his consignments a
dead loss. The only safe rule is to send
out quick witted clear seeing sales
man to find out exactly what the new
market desires and then to make the
goods accordingly. Where merchant
cannot afford this expense he should
join in with number of others who
will share the cost with him. Nor must
any ambitious man of affairs expect i'm
mediate success. Excepting the gold
mines, where fortune may be found
in an hour, it will be slower getting
ahead at first than at home The warm,
balmy climate is enervating and tends
to making men INDECENT. Besides this
three centuries of Spanish rule have
trained the population to believe in the
doctrine of "manana" tomorrow.
There was the same trouble in Texas at
its annexation, and it took five years to
put more intense vitality into its peo-
pie. 1t will take as long to infuse mod
ern energy into the Philippine charac-
ter, but the game is worth much more
than the candle. The island common
wealth is one of the richest on the
earth, and its millions may make one of
the greatest markets for the American
merchant, manufacturer and man of
enterprise if the government of the
United States at the conclusion of the
negotiations with Spain decides to re-
main in practical control of part Oh
the whole of the territory conquered by
Rear Admiral George Dewey and Major
General Wesley Merritt.
WILLIAM Z. S. FALEs.