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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-28
OUR COMMERCE. WITH JAPAN.
Growth of Trade in 1897 Was Something
Marvellous

New York, June 27--A special to the
Times from Washington says:
The growth of American commerce with
Japan, especially of American exports to
that country, is discussed at considerable
length in recent number of the British
diplomatic and consular reports just re-
ceived by the bureau of statistics. The
statement is in the form of report from
\. H. Law, assistant japanese secretary
to her majesty's legation at Toxic,
The report discusses the foreign trade
of Japan during the year 1897 and after
showing that Great Brtaln's imports in
to Japan increased during 1897 by about
) per cent and that those from Germany
amounted to only per cent Instead or
10 per cent, as in the previous year, said:
The United States has acquired very
largely increased share of both the import
and export trade, the values of her i'm
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-28
To SAIL on THE FOURTH of JULY
Goyernmon, Means Business In the At
tack on spain

Washington. June ?7-Thc adm.r!stra-
ton today finally came TO decision to
send the American squadron to the Span
lsh coast ana into the Mediterranean.
II required a spanish movomtD, to-
ward the Philippines by Camara's squad
ron to decide the navy department TO
adopt this bold stroke, This was the trs;
announcement today through a ba.lrun
posted az the navy department ~ ,he
governments intention ana was received
with incredulity There was suspicion
that the story was noated TO deceive the
Spanish governments. However when
later In the day detail " Vessels see
lcctrd To constitute Commodore Watson's
eastern squadron was announced and OF
fetal orders were given To provision the
fleet for four months IL became appar.
cpt to the last douhtcr that the govern
mcnt was IN earnest In this purpose 70
dispatch the fleet to Europe,
Tho three vessels selected as Golfers
have started already ON their way 90 New
port News to take on a large supply OF
coal II will require a week to get them
down to SIMPSONS fleet; SO that II the
start is to I've made from that point it will
be impossible for Commodore watson to
get away before the Fourth Of July. This
would seem to he an aupiclous date for
the beginning of an expedition that will
for the first time in the worlds history
start from the new world to attack con-
tlncntal Europe, No attempt Is made to
vcny that the government IL influenced
in ordering this movement by desire
to check the progress eastward OF the
Cadlz fleet,
Onlclal adyices reaching the state and
navy departments give the list OF Span
sh ships now nearing the SueZ canal
which differs somewhat from the list
given IN the press dispatches and by
Lloyds, The official list Is as follows;
Pelayo, Carlos ", Auda2, Osad0, Pros
perna, Patricia, ROpIdo, Buenos Ayres,
lsla de Pane, Colon Covadonga and san
Francisco, Additional information comes
from Official sources that this squadron
is ut Port Said and expects to take ON
10000 tons of coal before entering the
Suez canal, 1t dlscloses that the Spanish
admiral expects to make long sail
and Is doubtless headed for the Philip
pines, point which the officials here
doubted at first,
The squadron Is the most formidable
Spain has afoat In total tonnage and
strength of the individual ships, armor
and guns. The Pelayo is the strongest
OF the ships and Is the only batteship in
! the Spanish navy. She IS 1900 tons, with
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-28
sPANIARDs WITHDRAW.

New York. June "a dispatch TO the
World from Playa del Este. Cuba says:
The Vixen and Gloccster, carrying 800
Cubans. made a landing al Sagua. six
miles east of Daiquiri. yesterday and the
first boa; was swamned In the surf, the
men swimming ashore.
Recognizing the !mpossIbiity Of max
ing 70 successful landing, the steamers
withdrew few miles eastward and ac-
the undertaking.
Several hundred spaniards retreaied
after short fight anu endeavored to sur
round the first boa's crew. The main
body came to their rescue in the nick OF
time. The Span.ards withdrew.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-28
THIRD SPANISH SQUADRON.

Gibraltar. June 2;.-The third Spanish
squadron, 1t is announced here. consist
ing OF the Cardinal CisneroS, Lepanto,
Numancla. Vittoria, the monitor Put-
gecerda three torpedo boats and the aux
Hilary steamers MeteOro. Leon Mi. and
Montserrat, commanded by Admiral Bar
rosa, have been ordered to assemble at
CadlZ as early as possible,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-28

New York, June IA dispatch TO
the Tribune from Port Said says:
Admiral Camara has made extensive
arrangements for coaling his ships
in the Red sea and InU.an ocean.
Trustworthy information leads to the
belief that the true objective point Of
Camaras feet is not Manila, but Ha-
wall, and finally San Francisco.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-28
BLOCKADE RUNNERS,

Hah.ax, n. S, June 21,-rhe steamer
New Foundland, which attempted to sell
her cargo Of foodstufts at Guantanamo
and was ordered away from that port
by the American warsntps, has arrived
here in ballast, having disposed Of her
cargo at Mayaguez and San Juan de
Porto Rico, and 1t is alleged will reload
to run the blockade,
The shippers of the cargo are said to
have cleared a handsome sum on the first
venture, and there are said to be several
other steamers fitting out for the same
business.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-28
MERRITT SAILS WEDNESDAY.

San Francisco. June 27.-orders have
been issued for the Astor light battery
and batteries H and X, Third United
States artillery, to break camp on We'd
nesday and go on board the Newport.
which will convey Major General Merritt
and his staff TO Manila.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-28
REIGN OF TERROR.

Key West. June g5.-Rellable news from
Havana says reign OF terror exists
there The police threaten d revolt and
are being watched by the troops. Famine
Is lmlncnt, and the city is panic stricken.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-28
MERRITT WILL RUSH ON
There viii Be Forces Enough in Ma
nills to Receive Camara II He
Goes Thefe-Third Fleet Left
San Francisco Yesterday
Our New Island.

NEW YORK. June ga
N dispatch to the Tribune from
4 Cairo says:
Admiral Camara has
asked to be allowed to purchase TO-
90 tons OF coal for the Spanish feet
at Port Said. but the Egyptian gov
ernment refuses to permit the ships to
coal in Egyptian waters. Pending de-
liberatlons, which are likely to last for
a long time. the feet intends to remain
at Port said.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-28
TRANSPORTS NOT ARRIVED.

Manila, June %, via Hong Kong, June
27.-The transports with troops from San
Francisco have not yet arrived. There
is no change in the situation
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-28
1T WILL BE A GLORIOUS FOURTH OF JULY
The First Time the New World Has At
tackled Continental Europe.
GREAT BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES.
Associated Press DlsDatch.I

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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-28
AROUND THE HOUSE

In tho way OF summer hardware,
la our Ice picks. lemon squecEors.
grans hooks. garden trowcls. ice
iongs. axes. watering pots. porce-
latin door knobs. spring hinges FOR
screen doors. bulb plant sprays. ham
mock hooks. lawn mowers, garden
hose and everything from a wheel.
barrow 10 chrpe, tack. and which
you will ma In our complete stock Of
hardware. ."'-l 30 o..
F0ARD & STOKES co.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-04
MATERIALS,

Assuming gravel to be species of dirt, it must be apparent that good, clean gravel, with just enough sand in it's composition to assist in binding it firmly together. makes the best nat ural material for roadway. But good gravel is not to be found except in very few sections. Clay and loam are the two poorest materials known in road making and they are usually found in the greatest abundance. In many sections of the country, however, clay and sand alternate, and it is a good plan, wherever possible, to mix the two together, when a fairly good material for road making is formed. Clay alone is too spongy, holds the water, and in wet wea ther is easily cut into ruts; sand is too light and DOT ous and grinds up in dry weather. When mixed together each material helps to overcome the defects of the other Where the road is of clay or loam any material of porous nature should be obtained and mixed with it; coarse sand, shaley rock, ashes and furnace slag are all good materials to mix with clay or loam in making a road bed
Arizona republican., 1898-03-04
NUGGETS FROM THE HILLS.

c. H. Hall of the Mammoth mine in Goldfeld was in Phoenix yesterday. MT. Hall is making arrangements to put in a cyanide plant
 Clark Rankin, owner of the Dan Thorn mine in the Santa Maria dis trict arrived in Phoenix yesterday oD business connected with the cyanide plant he is putting in at the mine.
 The Sun Dance mine in Yavapai county has two teams hauling concen- trates steadily; 16,500 pounds of con- centrates were brought in from that mine to Prescott Tuesday for ship ment to Ell Paso.
 w. P. Murphy, a well known resi- dent of Big Bug, says the new rail- road project has had a stimulating eff feet on business affairs generally Like many others MT. Murphy believes the mines in that district will support fourishing town and the completion of the new railroad is watched with eagerness by many
 Supervisor Thomas Roach had some samples of small nuggets in town to- day which are rivals of the Klondyke. They were washed out of ore taken from the 100 foot level of the Cumber- land mine in Turkey creek district and from one pan of dirt he washed out s1O worth of gold. The nuggets are quite small but demonstrate the value of the ore. From where they were taken there was rich ore on all sides. -JOurnal- Miner.
 William Carter has returned to Phoenix from visit to his mine in Hum Bug district, the Allen property. He brought down samples from the talllngs dump at the camp which he forwarded to the McArthur- Forrest Cyanide company at Denver. An as- say of the samples showed s6.SO oi gold value, and MT. Carter thinks the entire dump will average S5 a ton. A cyanide plant will be put up with g capacity of fifteen tons a day. The ten stamp mill will be started after the cyanide plant is in running order to supply the plant as the present dump contains but 800 tons. Mr Car ter says the mine has an abundance of good ore.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-04
AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE.

The czarina of Russia, it is said, has been stricken with small pox, though the official reports from St. Petersburg say her disease is measles. About a fortnight ago Count Mouravieff, Rus sian minister for foreign affairs, gave a concert and supper in honor of the czar and czarina, and within forty eight hours he was declared to be suf- fering with small pox. It is supposed that the czarina contracted the malady at Count Mouravieff's entertainment.
 A young negro woman who had worked in the houses of a number of prominent New Rochelle, N. Y., fami- lies has confessed to the justice that she set fire to the handsome house of Edmund B. Smythe that was burned last December. She had been a do mestic in the Smythe family, and when they moved to New York for the winter the woman broke into the house, plundered it of valuables and set it on fire to conceal the thefts. Af- ter that she was employed by ether families in the town, all of whom be- gan to miss small articles soon after she became member of the house. hold. A negro man named Hayes Brooks, with whom she lived, was also arrested. At his home about $1,O0O worth of stolen property was found. For the first time in this country two great warships will be launched on the same day this month. The battleship Kentucky and the Keersarge will leave i the ways at Newport News on March 28, in the presence of a distinguished company of government officials, and their equipment will be pushed rapidly. i They are to be the most powerful ships ever built in the United States, and are unlike in type to any sea fighters in the world. Miss Christine Bradley, daughter of the governor of Kentucky, will christen the ship nam ed after her state, and Mrs. Winslow, wife of Lieutenant Winslow, of the i navy, will name the Keersarga.
 1 A man named Jackson Jones of i Hampstead. l.. l., killed himself be-
 cause his wife had her hair cut On Tuesday she threatened to have her hair shorn, and he begged Ter not to 1 be so foolish. She went to the bar
 ber's, anyhow, and later in the day
 when she returned to the house, she told her husband she was going to a IeVINdl HltelIHS. IHdI dHSeTeu Jones
 more, and he told her that if she went
 to church with cropped head, he would kill himself. She went, and found him in bed on her return. She, too, went to bed, but did not know he was dead until she tried to arouse him the next
 morning. He had swallowed paris green.
 A dispatch from Lerdo, Mexico, says that a remarkable elopment has just been frustrated there. Senorita Juan
 ita Beran, daughter of a prominent
 citizen, secreted herself in a trunk and
 arranged with a servant to have il
 shipped to Torreon, where she was tc
 join her lover. Enriqnes Serfe48 and
 the two were to come &be 1Sfne snd
 be married. Beforal he H4 4he6
 Torreon the neq 6r1p15 ter
Arizona republican., 1898-03-04

the daily press of America and Europe. News of this nature has forced it's way to the front Gold discoveries are en- nounced from every point of the com pass, and while many such claims are erroneous and unimportant a large number remain that deserve investiga- tion. Alaska is no longer a forgotten part of our possessions. It has sud- denly become the scene Of new settle ments and lively news center. But there are also extensive gold mining g projects which have not as yet attract ed general attention. An American company, for instance, has obtained a twenty-five year concession to mine in the richest gold field in Corea, and a modern American mill of forty stamps will soon be opened to the district which is twenty-five miles wide The mines have been worked in a primitive way for ages by the Coreans, who as sume to be the most ancient people of history.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-04
DIRT ROADS.

Aside from prairie and river bottom sections the grades on most country roads are too short and too steep. Better go two hundred yards on an easy grade than one hundred on a hard one. Any cyclist will quickly agree with this suggestion. The diff ference between a hard grade and an easy one is largely the difference be- tween lifting load and drawing it. Remember that you cannot haul a heavier road on a load than can be taken up it's steepest grade. The work of reducing the grade of a road can be best accomplished with a blow and wheel scraper, assisted by thmrroad
Arizona republican., 1898-03-04
Drag Sscraper.
CROWN.

The road should always be highest in the center and slope gradually to- ward the sides. The height of the crown will depend considerably on the width and grade of the road as well as on the kind of materials of which it is constructed. On a grade of over six feet in one hundred the crown should be from one to two inches high CT than on a comparatively level road, to prevent water from running down the center of the road and thus wear ing it away.
 A high authority on road making has stated that the crown should be one foot in twelve, that is, a road ex- tending twelve feet each way from the center, making width of twenty four feet between ditches, should be twelve inches higher in the middle than at the bottom of the ditches This would appear to be a very steep crown, but if newly repaired dirt road has twelve inch crown it is likely, under ordinary circumstances, to settle at least three inches, and it will therefore have but a nine inch crown when worn down by traffic. Other writers contend that a six inch crown on a twenty-four foot road is sufficient. A sandy or gravel road will not require as much crowning as clay or loam road. The mistake is made by many road makers of making the used portion of the road entirely fiat, with the slope from the wheel tracks to the ditches. The slope should, in all cases, be from the center of the road to the ditches, although 1 it may be trifie more abrupt right at fhn ifnh fhon of ho %1o middle of the roadway is left high and the slope commences from the outer edge of each wheel track, the width of carriage-way will become contracted and all travel will be forced to the center of the roadway; this defeats one of the main objects sought in road work, namely, to equaliZe the travel over the entire roadway. The horses feet must follow in a continual path which soon wears depression in the road, forming a gutter in which the water will stand.
 GRADING AND REPAIRING.
 Every road should have a smooth, even surface, with a uniform curvature from the crown to the ditch; when we consider the many miles of roads in each district or township it naturally appears a herculean task to put each rod of road in this kind of shape, and the question therefore arises what is the best and most economical method of grading and repairing country
 roads.
 Until within recent years the only
 known method was the one which is
 still in vogue in some sections Ga very
 few it must be thankfully admitted)
 and is known as the Tabor tax sys-
 tem;" under this shiftless, dilapidated
 and antiquated system the farmer, the
 farmers father and the farmers son
 turned out for a few days each year for their annual picnic" of road mak- ing CD. After they had heed and
 hacked and ploughed and paved the , earth into all sorts of inhuman shapes , much resembling the efforts of chil. dren playing in sand heap, theil : work was considered finished, and nothing further was done until another ) year rolled around and the same oper l atiOn was repeated.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-04
A GREAT YEAR FOR COLD
Discoveries of Gold Made in Many
 Parts of the World.

Last year the worlds output of gold increased one-ffth. The gain for 1897 was immense when the fact is borne in mind that in 1896, with which com par1son is made, was a record break er- According to the director of the United States mint the worlds product 1n 1897 was s240,0OO. 900. Tn this country, which continues to lead. inc amount of fresh gold minted is placed at s61,500,000 against s53. 100 coo in 1896. From all other quarters Of the globe comes a similar story of increase in the gold yield. The South Africa n republic produced s55, 300. an in crease of S31, ,500,000; Australia, s49.- OO,O0O, an increase of over s6 OOO. GOO. Canada, s7,50O,OOO, against s2 SOO. .O0O in 1896; India, s7,50O,OOO, an increase of s1,4OO,000; Russia, $25 5,OOO,OO0 or S3,45O,O00 over 1896, and Mexico in 1897 minted gold to the extent of ST. 100000, gain of $80O,00O. Minor sources of the gold supply show the same broadening of operations and steady growth of the yield.
 It will be noticed that of late what may be called gold mining depart ment has appeared spontaneously in
Arizona republican., 1898-03-04
TT IS HARD TO GET.
A Leadville Man Writes of the Klon-
 dyke Country.

uyh0 COuuIIy.
 David LaSalle of the Tomkins-La- Salle Hardware company of Leadville is now at Dawson City, and in writing to friend in Denver under date of Dec. 10, says: After a few days ob- servations I found it like all other ex- citements, greatly exaggerated. Nev- ertheless there is lots of gold in this country, but very hard to get. For hundreds Of square miles in almcst every gulch or creek gold can be found but to get in or at these places is sim ply h|l, especially at this time of year. In the first place, when starting out on a tramp you have to load yourself down with blankets and provisions to last you the length of time you in tend staying out, all of which you have to pack on your back or pull on a sleight, and again, at this time of the year the weather is very cold and the days very short, about three hours and a half daylight. At present I am dis gusted with the situation. Supplies are very short. and in fact, there is nothing for sale in the two c0mmer- cial establishments. and no hotel ac- commodations. Provisions have been sold at enormous prices already by speculators- at S75 to S1G0 per sack, bacon and beans at S1.25 per pound and other things in proportion. During the summer season and when the commercial companies get in their supplies they sell quite reasonably four $6 per sack, bacon 70 cents per pound, beans 15 cents a pound, etc. The best time to come to this coun- try is in the spring, reaching Dyea if possible between April 1 and 15, talk ing the trail over Chilkoot pass to Lake Linderman; there get your beat and be ready to sail from Lake Ben nett by March 15.'
Arizona republican., 1898-03-04

1ibly that she made her presence known. She was released and taken to a hospital. Serrega, her lover, was arrested and is now in prison.
 In a New York restaurant, using printed bills of fare, black line has been drawn through the item Span ish onions." The feeling which prompted the proprietor to eliminate that particular vegetable from his cui- sine is shared by Charles Boka, who applied to Justice Conlan of the city court to change his name to Bokay. He said his name had a Spanish sound and in view of the present strained relations with Spain he didn't want anything suggestive of Spain about him. The court gave him the desired permission.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-04

ize that the beginning of good roads is in the purchase of road machinery This is the unqualified opinion of every practical road maker who has ever given this question serious thought.
 A good road machine is therefore absolutely necessary and the sooner it is purchased the sooner it will pay for it's purchase price.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-04

easily be carried to the bottom by means of wheel and drag scrapers, which can also be purchased very cheap. This process will, of course, make the grades much longer but cor respondingly easier, and the cost of reducing the grades will soon be made up by the increased loads it will be possible to haul.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-04
Cross Section of Dirt Road Repaired
 by Old Fashioned Methods.

The mechanical genius of man which is very important part of our nineteenth century civilization has changed all this, however, and we now have a means of carrying the dirt from the ditches to the center of the road and distributing it in a smooth and even manner, so that the water
Arizona republican., 1898-03-04

which falls on the road can be quickly and easily carried back into the ditches No great advance in road
 making can ever be accomplished un- til those in charge of road affairs real
Arizona republican., 1898-03-04

machine. By means of a good, steel
 pointed blow which can be bought for little money, it is not difficult matter to loosen the soil at the top of the hill, and this loosened soil can
Arizona republican., 1898-03-04

Ofice of Chief Quartermaster, Denver. Colo. March l, 1898. Sealed proposals in triplicate April l, 1898. and then opened, for transporta- tion of Mi itary Supplies on routes Nos. 1, ?, 5. 4,5. G. and ', and for drayage at Denver, Colo l, du,ipg fiscal year commencing July 1, 1S96- U. s. reserves right to reject any or all pro- pesals. Information furnished on application marked: .'Prop csals for Transportation on Route Mo- and addressed to E B. ATWOOD, It. Col. aad D. Q. M. GenI Chief Q. N.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-04
UBIQUITOUS IN TOWN.

Interesting Notes Taken En Route
 From Table Mountain.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-04
THE METAL MARKET.

New York, March 3.-Silver certlfl- cates, 553s @563s; silver bars, 54' Mexican dollars, 45.