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HOW In WAS EXPENDED.
A .statenenr OF Where the National
Fund Went.

A :statenenr OF Where the National
Fund Went.
WASHINGTON, Dec. The mat
ner in which all war funds were dis
posed of is told in detail, for the first
time, in letters sent from all depart
ments and bureaus to the house COM
mittee on approximations and made
public as q part of the report on the
urgency deficiency bill.
OF the emergency national defense
fund of 100000 the navy depart
ment got the largest amount, viz, s29,-
973,2!4. The war department expen-
ditures of the emergency fund amount
ed to $l3,95l 1903. The state depart
ment received S393,OO from the
emergency fund. OF this, $780, 900 has
been transferred to bankers, for this
department at London, for the use of
the commission at Paris, and $3.50, 600
was advanced to the disbursing officer
for the commission prior to its depar t.
ure sfor Paris.
Assistant secretary Spauldiug writes
concerning the treasury's expenditures
of the emergency fund: "Allotments
of $4,000 for Investigating the admin.
istration OF civil affairs in Porto Rico
have been made to this department..
An allotment OF $4,000 for the ex-
penses of the commission on inquiry
into tie conduct OF the war, has also
been made to the treasury department.
of which $40, 1000 have been advanced
to the disbursing agent of the COM
mission.
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SPANS BIG DEBT:

There is no other nation on earth
so hopelessly in debt as Spain. By
bad management, continued wars with
its colonies, and keeping up an ex-
pensive royal family It mas puta burden
Upon the nation that the II, 500, GOO
people cannot long endure. Repudi-
alton seems to be the only possible
outcome for the country, for the tax
alton for interest charges and current
expenses is heayier now that the
resources of the country will stand.
and whenever a large block OF the
nations bonds fall due and payment
Is demanded it cannot be met, for
Spain no longer has anything on
which to secure loan.
In November, 1896. Spanish bonds
were quoted at 73: they are now about
40. The difference shows the injury
Spanish credit has suffered in two
years. Those who buy Spanish bonds
at present prices get nearly ten per
cent on their Investment, along with
a good deal of uncertainty as to what
they wiil get hereafter. SPANS con-
solidated debt, home and foreign, is
some 81, 100, ,000. 900. There IS. besides
a debt TO the Bank Of Spain OF $780,
600, 600. The Cuban debt Is variously
stated, but the New York Journal of
Commerce estimates It at $500, ,0oo, 600
an increase OF $3.50, 900, 900 in FIVE
years. Tue Philippines deb; has
grown in that time virtually from
nothing to s40,0O0,OO0. Altogether
Spafn's burden Is about 81, 800, 600 900.
Obviously Spain will not be able to
pay interest on this vast amount after
the revenue derived from Cuba and
the Philippines is cut off. The debt
will have to be scaled down, after IN
interval of nonpayment OF interest.
France will be the chief sufferer.
French holders OF Spanish bonds have
some $500. 900, 900 of that kind of "se.
curities." and get between $25, ,0OO, 600
and $50, 100000 of interest on them.
There was Conversion in 1882,
after which It was hoped that Spain
would always. meet her obligations
with ease. But bad management sool
brought fresh deficits OF about $780,
00O, 900 year, and the Cuban war has
"thrown the fat In the fire." Neither
Cuba nor the Philippines were a
source of net revenue to spain: each
cost more than It came to. Spain will
be better off without them. But there
Is bad quarter of an hour coming for
holders of Spanish bones.
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NATIONAL BANKS.

In his report for 1893, the comp.
troller OF the currency says lone OF
the most important reforms needed in
the present national banking law is q
proper provision limiting the amount
which can be loaned to any one In.
dividual or corporation iu order 10 In.
sure general distribution of loans,
and TO prevent an improper concen.
,ration of banks funds in the hands
of few borrowers.
Section 500 of the revised statutes
provides that the total loans by q
national bank TO any person, company
corporation or firm "shall at no time
exceed oue.tenth part of the amount
of the capital stock of such association
actually paid iu., BuJ.the cemptrol-
ler makes the startling. statement that
he can not enforce this provision of
the law because no specific. penalty is
| provided which the comptroller caa
apply for violations of this sections in
| the making of excessive loans, where
such violations do not affect the SOL
vency OF the bank, nor justify the sp-
pointment of q receiver.
The comptroller adds: 'On Septem.
ber 20, 1898, the date OF the last call
By the comptroller for statements OF
conditions of national banks. con-
shutting nearly one.third OF the en-
tire number of banks Ia this system,
| reported loans in excess of the limit
allowed by section 5000. revised
statutes of the United States.''
Congress ought to take quick cogniz'
ance of this Official call for refol N. A
! large proportion OF the banks which
failed in the panic year of 1893 were
wrecked by violation of this safeguard.
| Here in Spokane, says she Spokesman
Review. it was notorious that bank
loans went largely by cliqnes and per-
sonal favor. It is not apprehended
that these conditions exist here now,
| but the comptroller's report shows
that they exist in large degree else.
where. and they might recur in Spo-
kane.
Means should be devised, too, for. a
/ more thorough examination OF nation.
al banks by the examiners sent out by
the comptroller Of the currency. In
this connection the comptroller says:
During the year the comptroller has
extended over the cities of New y York,
Boston. Philadelphia ana Baltimore
the systems Of semi-annual visitatiohs
by examiners in force In all other
sections of the country. He. has util-
lied, with some benefit, the examiners
in Investigations into the credit OF
heavy debtors of banks, where such
indebtedness constituted menance to
the safety of the banks, and where,
despite the criticisms of the comptrol-
ler and the efforts of the bank officials
no material reductions in the amount
of the indebtedness could be had The
necessity for such investigation some.
times arises, and wherever 1t has been
made, the result has been most bene-
fetal. The verifcation, by more ex.
tended investigation than is possible
in the ordinary examination OF bank,
OF the ex parte statements of interestd
ed officials, as. to the safety Of large
permanent and unreducible loans.
sometimes becomes of vital Importance
in determining the course of the comp
troller in closing a bank or allowing
it to remain OPEN"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-12-10
TENEMENT-HoUsE FIRES.
Insurance Patrol Works for the Poor
an Well aa the Insured.

Insurance Patrol Works for the Poor
az Well as the Insured.
At fires in the homes Of the poor these
detachments of the patrol work just
as earnestly and conscientiously to save
properly as they would in the expen.
sively furnished mansions of the rich.
Al tenement house fires they are OF
great service. First they aid in getting
the people out; then, gathering the
goods together, the patrolnIeD protect
them from water with tarpaulin covers.
The majority Of these fires break out in
the Easements or cellars; then, follow
ing the air and light shafts to the top
floor, they spread, and do the greatest
damage in the upper stories. To ex-
tinguish these fires, the other floors be
low have to be flooded, and were it not
for the fire patrol in many cases the
poor families would lose everything
they owned.
One of the captains OF the patrol re-
marked: why, it would do your heart
good if yon could hear how profuse
these poor people are in their thanks
and the blessings they shower on us
when they find we've saved their things.
They go running around, wringing
their hands and crying: 'Everything's
'osti EverJthing's iost!' and then,
when the fire is out, we lead them back
and show them their things, as dry as
chip under the covers, and--we,l, say
there isn't anything they wouldn't do
for usi Half the time they're not in
sured, and it isn't our business TO pro-
tect people who are not; but we're rot
supposed to know everything and our
orders are TO protect property first and
6nd out whether il is insured after
wards; and il is not our fault il we save
the little all of a lot Of poor creatures
who half the time haven't a change of
clothes to their back You bet, we get
to work just as quick in a tenement
house fire as in big house on Fifth
avenue, and we do the same work in
both places, no matter whether it's for
the rich or the poor."-Charies T. Hill,
in st. Nicholas
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10 About Completed.

PARIS. Dec. 7.--There was no Joint
session OF the peace commission today
as the Spaniards aresstill occupied in
translating the American answer TO
their proposals in regard to the status
of Spanish subjects in annexed terrl'
tory.
AS cabled last evening. the eight
PRINCIPAL articles of the treaty are
settled, and all that remains for the
commission to attend to is the settle
ment OF minor points of the treaty
The latter will probably be signed
Saturday next, for the Spaniards arr
as anxious as the Americans to fnisl
| the work in hand.
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Spain Refuses to Grant a
Coaling Station in the
Carolines.

PARIS, Dec. s.-The peace treaty Is
finished. The Spainiards have de-
clined to grant most of the requests OF
the United States which were unsettled
at the beginning Of roday's session.
They refused to cede eoaling station
in the Carolines.
Day said today: I'VE have settled
all points on which We can agree. II
only remains TO engross and sign the
treaty. This will be done in Two or
three days"
The American commissions entered
the joint conference today in a ner.
yous frame of mind They evidently
had reasons to believe that the possi-
bility existed that even at this late
hour thers might be rupture This
feeling of the apprehension was based
on the temper of the Spauiards have
displayed lately. This week the COM
missiouers of Spain do not conceal the
fact that, having failed to gain all i'm
portant points, they are Indifferent as
to whether or not the conference re-
suits in the settlement OF peace by the
signing of the treaty by which Spain
loses all her colonies. Miscarriage of
the negotiations would leave political
prestige at home no worse, If not in
better condition than Il they signed
the treaty.
Several poiuts upon which they
were unable TO agree were left open
for diplomatic negotiations.
Diplomatic circles in Paris predict
as one of the results of the treaty a
diplomatic contest between France
and the United States, which will
make an important chapter in history.
The French government is reported to
have resolved to take up the case of
the French holders of Cuban bonds,
and it is believed France will declare
for repudiation of the bonds as the re-
suit of the treaty which the victorious
nation imposed on Spain. They argue
that the treaty responsibility has been
shifted upon America, and that there
fore the French government will en-
deavor to exact some pledge for pay
ment or guarantee Of the bonds.
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ships and their outfits are believed to
be equal to the best that can be manu-.
factured elsewhere, and that such
notable reductions have been made In
their cost, "a TO justify the statement
THAI quite q number of vessels are DOW
being constructed at rates as low as
those That now prevail in European
shlpyards."
II was only ten years previously TO
that utterance that former Secretary
of the. Navy Whitney, during the first
administration of Mr.. Cleveland, had
found ( the development of skill and
ability In warship building In the
United States sufficient to justify the
issuance of an order that thereafter all
designs OF ships must be our own, and
that the materials entered into them
must be of American make in every
case. Nobody accuses either Mr..
Whitney or Mr.. Cleveland of being
protectionists-their leanings were
quite the other way: and yet they saw
that it was highly desirable. and at the
earliest moment possible, too, that we
should be able to design and build, out
of our own materials. the warships OF
the nation. 1. was that order more
than anything else, and the condition
that resulted, which led to the estab-
lishment of the several most complete
American shipbuilding plants that
were not then in existence, but which
have since turned out some OF the
ships that did splendid service for tae
nation in its war with Spain, during
the present year.
But there Is more to the story; the
| order requiring that our warships
should be designed at home, built at
home and of home material. imposed
upon our shipbuilders the necessity OF
securing the most costly tools, then as
now necessary to efficient war ship
building, and the possession of these
fine tools, and the complete equipment
for building warships, accelerated the
| cheapening of merchant ship construc.
! tion. The result is, as consequence
OF such modern and complete ship.
yards, and the rapid reductions that
have occurred in the price of steel
| manufactures, and which are almost
exclusively employed in modern ship
| building, both for war and commerce.
We are now ready to build merchant
ships quite rs cheaply as they can be
| built anywhere else in the world, just
| as we were two years ago, able to build
warships.
It was not that the ability to build
war or merchant ships grew naturally
it was forced. The exclusive de-
mand which, was created in the United
States for the nations warships wa:
| the incentive as well as the iustif
| cation for the establishment of such
costly plants as that at Newport News,
Virginia for example. on which Coils
+. Huntington has spent and is spend
| ing a total of about nine millions OF
dollars. The demand on the part oi
the United States still exists for
needed warships, and our own people
can build them as cheaply and as good
as they could be built anywhere else.
We could build the merchant ships as
| cheap, too, but we lack the demand
for them. What will induce our
people to buy the ships our builders
can build as cheaply as they could be
built for elsewhere?
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Postomce Robbed.

FRESNO, CAL, Dec. THE post
office at Clifton, station on the Sar
Joaquin Valley railroad, 20 miles
south of here, was robbed last night
by two masked men. who held up A,
T. Wilkinson, the postmaster, and Sc
cured everything of value in the place.
The robbers made their escape. The
amount OF their booty is not believed
to be large.
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neficiensY Eli Passed.

WASHINGTON. Dec. S.-The Cana
dian high commission occupied seats
in the gallery of the house today, the
guests of Representative Dingley.
The mouse went into committee
OF the whole Immediately after the
reading Of the journal to consider the
urgency deficiency bill for support of
the military establishment during the
six months beginning January !, 1899.
The urgent deficiency bill gave rise
to long debate on the increase in the
size of the army aud muster.out OF
volunteers. The bill was finally
passed.
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THE NEW ARMY.

Secretary Aleer, in his annual re.
port, recommends s.increasing the army
70 l0O, 900 men, and if we are to under
take to hold the Philippines and Porto
Rico, and exercise protectorate over
Cuba, the recommendation is not I'M.
reasonable. During times of peace,
an army of 25 900 men has been found
70 be scarcely enough ito do garrison
duty. But since this duty is to be
greatly increased. 100000 men win be
none too many. In fact it is doubtful
II It will be sufficient to garrison the
new possessions. If the Filipinos
prove rebellious. which now appears
60 be almost certain, 10000 soldiers
will prove inadequate to keep the9, ,ooo,-
900 people Of those islands IN saejec'
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Want the Beer Tax Abolished.

NEW YORK, Dec. about 900
brewers from oil parts of the country
met here today to protest against the
continuance of the war tax of dollar
barrel on beer, and to formulate
measures to secure its abolishment.
Representatives of all the largest
brewing concerns in the United States
were present.
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..The state fair is not going to be
moved away from Salem" says the
Statesman. Possibly not, but it
remains In Salem it will do so withou
the S., 900 annual appropriation. The
people have become tired of feeding
this incubus. and will not sanction the
appropriation OF money by the legis-
lsture for its benefit.
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AMERICAN SHIP BUILDERS.

With warships being CONSTRUCTED In
several American shipyards for foreign
governments, and unquestionably the
equal If not the supsriors Of any that
can be constructed in any other nation.
and at prices at least as low. 1t is worth
recalling what Grover Cleveland said
to cnngsess In the last animal message
semi by him TO that body in December,
lse6-almost TWO years ago-on the
subject of our warships:
aIt 10 gratifying se stste that our
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!; The Gnbans feel confident that they
win not be annexed to the United
States in opposition TO the win of the
majority, but they recognize that
the inevitable, will be annexation.
After a few years at governing them
selves they viii apply TO be annexed
Just % Hswau did,
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a BANK wRECKERs PLEA.
G. W Marsh Tells Something About the
Keystone Bank.

G. W. Marsh Tells Something About the
Keystone Bank.
PHILADELPHIA, Fec. S.-Gideon W,
Marsh, who was president OF the Key
stone National bank, which failed In
1891, today pleaded guilty to indict-
ments charging misapplication OF
funds of the institution and making
false reports to the controller of the
currency.
Marsh's counsel presented state.
>ment alleging that when Marsh took
charge of the bank The found short
age of over 100000. He merely
tried te cover the deficiency, and when
he fed from the city in 1891, forfeiting
$40, 900 bail, he had not dollar of the
banks money. Sentence will be i'm.
posed Tuesday next.
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Britain, for it cut. away practical
grounds for cooperation Of colonial
enterprise between the two countries
where territory has been annexed and
limits any Joint effort in Cuba and the
Philippines where the American
status is undetermined.
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Not Liked in England.

LONDON. Dec. Afternoon papers
take gloomy view OF Secretary
Cages report. The Westminster
Gazette remarks On the subject are a
fair sample Of the comment INDUCED
in. 1t says:
"Gsge'a program. If carried out viii
be real disappointment to Great
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Such leading republicans as Sen
ators Hoar, Frey and Edmunds are
openly opposed to the expansion policy
of the administration. 1t is probable
that they will oppose the scondrmation
of the treaty in the senate.
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Ia Homeward Bound.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.--The cruiser
Raleigh, now with Admiral Dewey's
feet, has been ordered home. She
will come via Suez canal.
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Two Bank RobbeTies

ARRowsMITH. Ill. Dec. S.-The
private bank of Taylor & Mcclure was
last night entered by robbers, who
secured $4,000 worth Of negotiable
paper and escaped.
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CHICAGO, Dec. S.--A safe in the
Bank of Antiochville, ILL.,, has been
blown up by dynamite. The loss Is
5000 cash and valuable papers.
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10 Uure a Cold TN One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money If it
fails to cure. % cents. The genuine
has L. 4. Q. on each tablet. SIN.
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PHIf ADELPHIA, Dec. 8.-The Brit
ish steamer V Vedamore, from Liverpool
Nov. %, for Baltimore, passed in Cape
Henry last night and reported that she
had on board 45 of the crew of So men
OF the steamer Londoniap. The Lon
donian sailed from Boston, Nov. 10,
for London. She has undoubtedly
gone TO the bottom of the ocean.
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"a country lawyer is at present
serving with distinction and success as
president of the United States, and he
is not the first one to reach the chief
magistracy Of the nation. The two
twin idols of democracy, Jefferson and
Jackson, were among his predecessors,
and the greatest American OF the
century-Abraham Lincoln-was one
of the humblest members of the legal
profession in truly rural locality. So
it is plain to be seen that "a country
lawyer" is likely to amount TO some.
thing when given an oppor tunity.
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CUBAN ARMY DIsBANDING.
Its Members Gradually Returning to
Work.

NEW YORK, Dec. s.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Havana says:
The Cuban General. Emilio Nunez.
has returned from trip to Sagua La
Grande, Cienfuegos, and Santa Clara,
where he has been visiting as com.
mittee of one. appointed by the SAINTS
Cruz assembly to facilitate the disarm-
ing of the Cuban troops and establish
the men in peaceful avocations.
He reports that the Cuban army in
in the country districts is disappearing
rapidly. Already 1900 men. formerly
in Generals Robaus' and Monteague-
dos commands. are working at agri-
cultural pursuits in Santa Clara prov
ince.
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GONE TO TsE BOTTOM.

Steamer Loudenian Lost and Tw snty-
Five Men Drowned.
BOSTON, Dec. s.-A dispatch receiv-
ed at the Office of the Furness Steam.
ship Company from Baltimore an
nounces that Captain Lee and 2i oi
tho crew of the Londonian were lost
and As survivors rescued by the
British steamer Vedamore
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1t is a chance that has not occurred for many
years--to buy mems and boy'S wear, the quality
for the money which is being offered by us. Re.
member this will last but short time longer