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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-12
DEBTS OF THE WORLD.
Total Approximates 81, $3.50, 100000, In
terest Amounting tn E2s2 900, 900.
I,ro,, the palI Mall

Total Approximates $3.50, 100000, In
terest Amounting to esss 100000.
From the Pail Mall Gazette.
The debts of the world approximate
G5. $50. 00o00 IT was estimated just 20
years ago that the IS largest national
debts amounted in the aggregate TO En-
$50 600 600 A sum of G197, 900 was allow
ed for the numerous minor borrowers,
and this brought the total Indebtedness
to about c4.750. GOO. 600, which means that
there has been an increase in the two
decades of as much al Gl.0S0,00O0O 900. There
have been a few noteworthy decreases
thus the debt of Great Britain has gone
down from 47S0 o00, 600 in 1876 to Ib45, u,0OO
this year; that Of the United States from
e440. 100 600 to G249. 900 GOO, and that of Ger
many from 600, 100000 to GS5, 600 900.
But the great ma jority of the old borrow
ers have been true to human weakness,
and have increased their obligations,
while host of smaller peoples have APP
peared upon the scene. France, an easy
first in regard to the aggregate, Is also
first in regard to the increase, for where
as its debt in 1876 was the equivalent of
$500 GOO 000 last year 1t was equal to
81 $50 900 o00--a rise of G3S0, 600. Aus
tria- Hungary is second to France in this
particular, with an increase of e222 400, 0gO;
Russia is third, with an increase of &l60-
600. GEO: and Italy fourth with an increase
of e1240 goo 900. The fluctuations in the
principal debts in the periods under dis
cussion are shown in the following table,
from which the millions C000,00G are omit
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friends, but there isn't any worry about
them We all live together as in one
hotel, and everything we have is for
them as much as for us. and the man
ager in charge of us all.
1T is the ideal way of living. and on
an outlay of $4,000 for the place and an
expense of less than $4,000 year we
live better and have ten times as much
good out of life as most of our rich
contemporaries get out of 100000 a
year or more. / may add that in WIN
ter the force is cut down and we live
in town. but the house is always ready
for any of us who may want TO go
there"
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WEALTHY MANS HOME IDEA
One Household Has Combined Hotel and
Private Comforts.

From the Washington Star.
Il saw something in the newspapers
the other day, remarked a we'll
dressed. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES man.
about George Vanderbilt giving up
that great house of his down there at
Asheville and | wonder that he has
worried with IL as long as he has. not
to mention the tremendous amount of
money he has spent on II. Now. | am
not so rich as Mr.. Vanderbilt, but
have something for a rainy day, and
have more for that purpose by not
spending it all on a palace. i presume
/ might have put as much as S250.OO0
into a home for myself and family, but
instead of doing that ! bought a tract
of land finely located in New York
state. for which ! gave $4,000. There
was quite a lake on il and some pretty
sharp hills, which made II cheap land,
and / got plenty for my money. but ii
was what | wanted. 1t was convent
entity located within three hours of the
city and was not far from two or three
good country towns and a mile from
the railroad.
Here l built what you might call
summer hotel 1t was house of
frame, costing, furnished in a plain,
substantial way. $4,000. and had 40
rooms in 1t. including Office, ballroom
and the usual similitudes of summer
hotels in all their appointments. with
electric light, water. sewerage. etc. On
the lake / put a small launch and lot
of small boats: ! built and equipped a
stable accommodating a dozen horses
and vehicles and ! added bowling al
ley, tennis court. golf links and all that
sort. Then j secured a good hotel man.
ager and a force of servants sufficient
TO run my hotel in a pleasant and COM
Portable way, without any frills, and
my family and / moved in.
My wife lived exactly as IL she were
in hotel, except that the manager
conferred with her when she wished
any changes, and she took none of the
worry of housekeeping upon herself
Ny sons and daughters had their apart
ments as in any other hotel. and / made
no exactions except that the entire
family should dine together every day
when we We're all at home. OF course
we entertained and still entertain our
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The order OF Importance of 20 years ago
has naturally not been maintained. Aus
tria-Hungary Uhe special debts of each
and the common debt-of BOTH have gone
up from nth to third; Italy is still fourth.
Russia Is NTH instead of seventh and
Australasia is eighth instead of 18th. Can
ada, though its Indebtedness has in
creased very materially, now ranks after
Argentina, with G74,O0o,oo0 and Is only
just ahead of Japan. with 100000, 900.
Mexico, IL may be well to observe would
not show creditably, as the mere figures
indicate. If we went into details of the
way i'm which the reduction of debt has
been effected. Among the minor countries
whose debts are interesting are miscel-
laneous British possessions with G47000,-
600; Roumania. with Il similar total;
Greece with e33. 600, 600; Sweden and Nor
way. G25, 600 600; Uruguay, with G22,-
600, 900; Serva, with E1500O,000, and Dem
mark. with eli, 100000.
The obligations of the nations which are
not included in the above list amount ap-
proXimately to ei52 000.000. which, added
TO the sum stated in the table. brings the
worlds total to Ga, $50 coo 600 Un this enor-
nous amount of money something like
e220, 000 600 is paid annually in the way of
interest Twenty years ago the estimated
payment in this direction was 5000, 900 900
and the increase of more than E1000, 00O,
600 IL attributable to the growing cheap
| ness of money. whereby all nations of
/ good credit may secure loans on far more
! favorable terms than in 1876. As may
| readily he imagined France pays out the
/ largest sum annually in interest and the
/ average runs to about 81 per head of the
population. against Us in Great Britain
15s in Italy, lbs in Austria Hungary l3s
in Spain, Is Sd in the United States and
| Is id in Germany
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Marshal NJ. WATCH.

The army museum in Parts has just ac-
quired watch formerly belongn ny TO the
bravest Of the brave. Marshal Ney. \ his
tory attaches to this watch which VAS
given 10 Ney by Napoleon. ON the morn
ing Of Austerlitz. so SAYS the tradition,
Napoleon asked Ney the time. "Ey your
watch" replied the marshal taking i cut
OF his pocket, lit is the hour OF victory.
Evening star., 1898-11-09
Spaniards Not Pleased.
ACCIDENT TO THE BUFFALO.
a Court of inquiry to Determine the
Responsibility.

The cruiser Buffalo. which sailed last
Saturday from Sandy Hook bound for
Manila, to join Admiral Dewey's squadron
put in at Newport, r. l., this morning with
machinery broken down. Captain Hemp
hill. commanding the ship, reported to the
department by telegraph that he had been
unable tc proceed further on his course
and had been obliged to seek a shore sta
ton to repair. He asked for an investiga-
tion to fix the responsibility for the break
down, and Secretary Long responded i'm
mediately by appointing a court of inquiry
This consists of Commander John Nc
GOwan. superintendent of the training sta
tiOn: Commander c. II. Stockton. presi-
dent of the war college, and Chief Engi-
necr +. 5. Griffin of the Aayhower, with
Lieutenant ". /. Chambers judge ad-
vocate. The court will meet on the Buffa-
10 Friday morning.
While this action of the department is
rather speedy. it is caused by a desire to
have the buffalo repaired and started
afrcSh on her voyage at the earliest posi-
bic moment 1t Is necessary for the court
to inspect the machinery before the repairs
are done. Such information as the Navy
Department has indicates that the break
down IS not serious. and is confined to some
OF the valve gear of the air pumps. How
ever. ii Was OF such a character to be
beyond the abilities of the ships company
10 Te-'air in the open sea. The Buffalo
was formerly the Met. cruy of the Bra
lillian navy, but bcfOre that even she was
a merchant ship plying between New York
and RIO. Our government purchased her
from EIaZl at the outbreak of the war
but she was found to be in wretched con-
dluon as d result of many years neglect
She was detained for long time at Nor
folk and New York by the quarantine au-
thorities, owing to the presence of yellow
fever aboard on the voyage north, that
when the navy yard people at New York
began to repair her, they had less than a
month for the work. Doubtless to the
haste necessarily shown in this case, and
the originally poor quality of the ma
chinery, the breakdown Is TO be attribute ed
of the machinery, is one of the most care
ful and conservative engineers in the ser
vice.
The Buffalo will resume her journey at
the earliest possible moment She Is going
to China by the SueZ route.
Evening star., 1898-11-09
RIVAL CLAIMS TO THE HOUSE.
Estimates Early This Morning tat
Congressional Committee Rooms.

Just before the headquarters of the re-
publican congressional committee were
closed at $50 O'Clock this morning Chair
man Babcock made the following state
ment regarding the congressional elections:
An analysis of the conditions in all OF
the congressional districts in the country
Indicated before the election, that 139 Of
them were surely republican and lis surely
democratic fusion. Returns received TIP
to this hour show that there has been no
change in any of those districts from the
figures We made before the election. One
hundred districts in the country were left
in doubt, and those are the ones we are
hundred We have had definite returns from
thirty-two. Nineteen were republican and
thirteen Democratic
This leaves siXty-eight districts in doubt
No very definite adViceS have been received
from states west of the Missouri river eX-
cepting Wyoming, which we carried. With
the adVices row at hand, l cannot figure a
republican majority in the next House of
Representatives of less than twenty-five or
thirty. We have made a gain over the re-
publican membership in the present House
of one in Wyoming, two in South Dakota
two in Nebraska, four in Kansas and two
in California
"A this hour the Indications are that we
shall have 1913 repub leans in the next
House distributed as follows.
Evening star., 1898-11-09
A Good Days Work.
| From the New York Tribune,

Colonel Roosevelt has been elected gov
ernor of New York, and the Legislature is
republican on joint ballot. 1t was a good
days work, and in view of all the circum-
stances the victory is much more creditabe
than the rather narrow margin might be
held to indicate. First of all, it is a cause
for profound satisfaction that the Tam
many system of government and the per-
sonal power of its master are not to spread
ike a blight over the state of New York.
In this city Richard Croker may have re-
tanned his supremacy by ekcting his capdi
dates TO the bench and establishing alb
solute command over the Tammany delega-
ton in the legislature. But his sinister
ambition was not confined to those limits.
lie sought to take possession of the com
monWealth to own the governor as he owns
the mayor Of New York. and to make the
laws for seven million people. He has fail
cd to carry out by far the larger part of
his program, and cannot reasonably hope
ever to come 50 near success again. For
this every respectable inhabitant of the
state has reason to be grateful.
There is abundant cause for rejoicing in
COlOnei ROoScVelt's election, not merely be-
cause 1t aEerts an intolcrable fate but be-
cause 1t puts in the executive chair a man
thoroughly equipped for his great office and
endowed with the moral qualities which are
needed to raise the standard of public SerV-
ice. We have supported the republican can
didate earnestly and with genuine salts
faction. and in the hour of victory we re-
new to all whose votes we have solicited ir
the campaign the assurance of our conf
dent belief that he. will prove an efficient
and absolutely faithful chief magistrate.
lie has long been under public observation
In conspicuous and responsible stations HI,
mtell1Sence, his integrity and his moral
courage have been dem onstra ted beyond the
possibility of suspicion. During the pollti-
cal contest Just ended he has bound him
self by the most explicit pledges to tn,
disinterested service of all the people. and
they are the pledges of a man who has
never broken his word.
Evening star., 1898-11-09
is LIFE WORTH LIVING?

The man who keeps his stomach
in frst-class condition all the time is
the only man who stands chance of
success in life. For all disorders of
the stomach. liver and kidneys the
genuine Carlsbad 'Sprudel Salt is
without equal. 1t is especially bene-
ficial for chronic constipation, gouty
and rheumatic affections, diabetes,
etc. Best results obtained when out
door exercise can be had. Be sure
tc obtain the genuine article, which
has the seal of the city of Carlsbad
and the signature of "EISENER &
MENDELSON CO., Agts., New
York" on every bottle.
Evening star., 1898-11-09
Condition of the Water.
temperature and condition of water at
H.: Great Falls temner6 tlIre 10. CON,
PORTO RICAN CURRENCY.
Consul Hanna's Interesting Report TO
the State Department

Consul Hanna's Interesting Renort to
the State Department.
Consul Hanna has made a report to the
State Department in regard to the cur
rency in Porto Rico. Il am informed" he
says, that IN the year 1895, up to which
time Puerto Rico had for its monetary unit
the Mexican silver dollar. Spain called in
the Mexican silver dollars from Puerto Rico
and issued a special coin known as the
Puerto Rican peso, for the exclusive use
of the island. Bankers and merchants here
inform me that said issue of silver amount
ed to between 100000 and 100000 pesos.
and it is their belief that about 6.Oco, 600
silver pesos are in circulation here at this
time. Part of said issue having been car
ried away and quite an amount having been
lost and destroyed, am of the opinion that
6,OO,OU is about the correct estimate of
the amount of the silver pesos still in cir
cuiatlon In Puerto Rico and this group of
islands. This coin, which is about the size
of an American silver dollar is of light
weight and is estimated TO contain about
30 to ~ American cents worth of silver.
The peso Is the monetary unit-the basis of
trade in this group of islands. The Spanish
bank of Puerto Rico which has its head
quarters at San Juan, issues paper which
consists of promises to pay many
pesos. There is also a bank cf issue at
Ponce which issues the same kind of paper.
The silver and the paper money have al
ways circulated at the same rate, except
ing during the late war, when the people
of Ponce became skeptical concerning the
soundness of the Bank of Spain at San
Juan and refused for a time the paper of
its issue. However think the solvency of
the Bank of Spain of Puerto Rico, at San
Juan, is now generally accepted fact, and
its paper circulates throughout the island
as usual. The peso of this island has al
ways fuctuated like wheat on the Chicago
board of trade. Since I have been in this
island L have seen the peso nearly at mar
with American money, and within ten days
an American dnllar Worth Q0 of the
Evening star., 1898-11-09
ProvIsfons of Deed of Transfer.

/ The deed transferring the china and
glassware business Of James c. Wilnarth.
at No. I'LL F street. to Clarence y. Bran
ienburg and Frederick l.. Siddons. trustees,
which was fled with the District recorder
yesterday afternoon, recites in substance
that james C. Wilmarth is justly indebted
10 various rerso firms and corpora tions
for goods Purchased. etc. Being in poor
health ana Unable 10 give to his business
any personal care and direction. ard des.r-
Ing to secure his creditors in as ample a
No nner as possible he executes these pres
ents."
Further on the Iaper reads that the trus-
tees shall sell, Fay costs Of administering
trust etc, and pay over surplus 10 cred
tiers, pro rata.
Evening star., 1898-11-09

The greatest possible losses from these
figures that we could sustain would be one
from Alabama, one from California, one
from Illinois, two from Indiana. one from
Massachusetts. one from Michigan, one
from Minnesota, two from Missouri one
from Nebraska. one from New Jersey. one
from New York. two from PENNSYLVANIA
and two from Washington. This would he
seventeen. and would still leave US 1S1 sure
republican members, or five majority
AT the headquarters of the democra tic
congressional committee the utmost conf
dence was expressed that the democrats
had carried the House of Representatives.
Secretary Kerr said:
Il am prepared to increase the figures I
gave you three hours ago We have eject
ed 1872 members of the next House This, to
my mind, is beyond doubt We have taken
nothing for granted. but are figuring on
absolute advices. Here is a statement of
the members We have elected from various
states.
Evening star., 1898-11-09
Elected ON His Merits.

Roosevelt won, as his Rough Riders won
at San Juan. not without hard work and
fierce fighting all the way up the hill. But
he got there all the same.
The new governor of the empire state has
been elected on his merits as a man, and
not because he was the dummy representa-
tive of any personally driven machine
Theodore Roosevelt carries with him into
the executive office the character which
he has borne ever since his fellow citizens
began to know him. ard that Is a character
of absolute independence, absolute fearless
ness and honesty as bright as the sunshine
He has been elected governor; he Will
he the governor; and unless there is some
magic which can work entire tranSfor-
nation in the moral and intellectual tex
ture of a perfectly matured personality,
he will make governor for the people OF
this state 10 be proud of.
Evening star., 1898-11-09
PRIVATE MAILING CARDS.
Their Use in Foreign Mails Permitted
by DenartmeHt.

by Department.
Postmaster General Smith has signed an
order which permits the circulation of pri-
vate mailing cards in the foreign mails.
Several days ago The Star, Called attention
to this order Its object Is more or less
reciprocal with other countries (which per-
init the use of the private mailing cards In
the foreign mall.
1t is the practice in foreign countries to
have at each important city Of historical
place private mailing Carl depicting the
features Of the locality. This Is especially
SO In the Alps, where every picturesque
hamlet has its picture printed on a postal
card. which may be sent anywhere in the
world.
1t was not until recently that Congress
authorized the use of private mailing cards.
ihlrd Assistant Postmaster General Merritt
Drousht the matter to the attention OF the
Postmaster General and pointed out to him
In MS annual report the advantages of such
concession as the use of the foreign malls
Tor such cards Now it viii be possible
under the following order fer tourists in
TINS country TO send to their foreign homes
private cards showing on their faces pic
lures of points where they have visited.
The order reads: ~ s..,.
ADMIT to the mails for foreign coun-
tries. at the postage rates applicable to Of
hciat postal cards for those countries, the
private mailing cards authorized by the act
OF Congress approved May. 19., 1S9S: that Is
to say, private mailing cards shall be ad-
mltted TO the mails for Canada and, Mexico
at the domestic postage rate of cent each
and TO the mails for other foreign countries
at the Postal Union rate of cents each.
Order No. ot2. dated June n, 1898, is
hereoy modihed accordingly. ..
Evening star., 1898-11-09
ROOSEVELT'S ELECTION
Comments on the Rough Riders Conquest
of New York.
From the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald.
In this state Colonel Roosevelt is elected
governor, but by plurality small as to
clearly indicate how heavily his personal
popularity was Handicapped by the record
of the Black administration and it's un-
qualified Endorsement in the republican
platform. The fact that Colonel Roosevelt
has reached the goal is due to confidence
III his personal integrity and the belief that
he is too independent to become the slave
of the machine" HIS vigorous declara-
tons in favor of keeping the Philippines
and in support of the policy of extending
our national power and opening up new
markets for our products struck a popular
chord and contributed largely to his cleo
ton.
A large element in the population of this
city was hostile TO Colonel Roosevelt for
his ineXorable enforcement of the excise
laws when he was commissioner OF police
But for resentment against the obnoxious
Raines law and the imposition of the force
bill upon the people of this city the demo-
cratic vote within its limits would Ger
tainly have been very much reduced.
Evening star., 1898-11-09
Ohio Republicans Proud of Their
Victory Of Yesterday.
The ADMINISTRATION SUSTAINED
Status of Present Delegation in
Congress is Maintained.
BIG MAJORITY IN STATE

COLUMBUS. Ohio, November 9-Addi-
uonal returns today do not materially
change The result announced last night OF
over 6O,0Co republican plurality on the state
ticket and fifteen republican to six demo-
cratic congressman. The republicans are
celebrating the election of as many con-
sressmen in what is known as the 'off
year they elected at the last presiden-
tial election while for the state ticket they
more than doubled the plurality of 2S, 900
for Bushnell for governor last year. In the
odd years a governor and full state ticket
with members of the legislature, are elected
every two years, while in the alternate or
even years only a few minor state officers
with congressman, are elected as was the
case yesterday; but the alternate or even
years commence in four years with the
presidential campaign, SO that the of
year" comes only once in four years, and
always two years after the presidential
election.
The republicans nave historically lost in
Ohio in these ''off years" except when
Cleveland was President, when the demo-
Gratis had the same experience because of
disappontmcn:s, disaffection. etc. While
the result may not be regarded as specially
significant it is very surprising to The ,,El-
iticians on both sides in the state. and
other democratic managers say that Presi-
dent Mckinley IS the first republican Pres
ldent to get the lndorSernent OF tins state
in the off year of his admins Stration.
Chairman Daugherty of the republican
state committee attributed the result to
the sentiment for such Endorsement.
Due to the War.
Chairman B!acktr of the democratic state
committee says the result was due to the
administration succe ssfuiiy conducting the
war.
The democratic managers are rejoiciuS
over what they call the sore spots of the
victo:s. 1t is stated that None Of Ihe state
departments or institutions uGdr: Governor
Bushnell contributed to the republican late
committee, but to the defeat of HuSSinS II
this congressional district, while .he plural
ity of Representative Weaver Of Springfield
in the eVenth district, the home OF Gov
el nor Bushnell, was reduced from 2.L5o two
years ago to on,y $50 yesterday. When
Governor Bushnell, ex-Chairman kurtz,
Mayor Mckisson and others We're leading
a republican bolt in the legislature last
January against Senator Hanna. Repre-
sentative Weaver headed delegation Oe
Springfield citizens, who created a scene
when they called on Governor Bushnell
here to protest against his course. and the
whole state administration is said to have
been used in opposing Weavers election.
Evening star., 1898-11-09
Capt. Bradford's Return.

Word has been received at the Navy De-
Tartment that Capt. r. 8. Bradford, chief
OF the bureau of equipment, who went to
Paris to assist the United States peace
&C mmission IL, considering the advantages
of the Philippines to the United States
from m Jai standpoint, will start for the
United States by the steamer sailing next
Saturday.