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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-28
Informs ton for Mariners.

The Coast and Geodetic Survey has Is
sued the following bulletin:
British Column ha-Nancouver island
Baynes sound entrance Yellow island.
light of the rev range lights on Yellow ISL
and (see Notice 10 Mariners No. "a ts2s) OF
1889 is Il feet a bove high water mark and
the front light is ~ feet above high water
mark. Yellow island Is IS feet In height.
IN. NJ. a.. 1881 Notice to Mariners No.
chari-No. lass. Light List. Vol. l. No.
i72. page 81. II. .. Publication No. 81.
The Coast Of British Columbia. ETC.. 1891.
pages 1S6 and 429.
British Coiumbia-Va ldes isiand-plscov-
cry passage-Light esta blished on Cape
Mudge.-September Il. isss. light was
exhibited from a lighthouse erected on
The light Is fixed white. elevated 32 feet
above high water mark, and should be Wis.
lille ten miles. II eliminates an arc Of
2n5 degrees between the bearings s. "a de-
grees r.. true tSE. u f. maaI and ~ -
degrees w true tWNW. ~ W. mag). The
seventh order. The lighthouse stands on
the western extreme OF the cape on tho
edge OF the bank. six feet above high water.
II consists of q square wooden dwelling
carrying a square wooden lantern on tho
middle OF the cottage roof II Is 80 feet
high from the sills to the vane on the Ian
tern. and is painted white. with the roof
and lantern red. Approximate position on
II. O. chart No. 1854. latitude 10 degrees
5 seconds N. longitude i2s degrees IL min
utes Is degrees W. IN. VI. ~. 1891 mo
tice 10 Mariners No. Is, Ottawa, 1881 Hy-
Light List. Vol. ], No. 155a. page 81. Coast
Survey charts-Nos. ZOO and SOL H. ..
Publication No. 81, Tae Coast OF British
Columbia. etc. 1891. pages i62 and 40.
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MARINE OBSERVATIONS.

Special DISPATCHES to f>s-st- Iutelligencer.
So:(S. part cloudy; wind west. eight miles.
Outward-A steamer, n. m; steamer
Czarna. 100 a. M; bark Levi q. Burgess.
in tow with tug Tacoma. 40 a. m.
three mast schooner, SIS p. nj. Inward
Tug Rabhonl s.io y. M; bark, $50: q
bark. y. m. In the straits. bound INA
bark. United States steamer Manzanita In
the bay.
calm.
PYSHT. Oct. TT p m.--Cloudy: cain.
PORT CRESCENT. Oct III p. M
Barometer. 9o0S: wind west, eight mlles.
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DAILY BOATS TO PORT r,nkNsEN,
AND PORT ANGELES FROM
CITY DOCK

Seattle anf Townsend Neah Pas route
Steamer Ai.ce Gertrude caves CITY nor
Mondays. Wednesdays ara Friday. a. i.
midnight for Port Townsend. port WI
li8ns- Dunse ies%. Port Angeles. Port
and Neaa Bay, returning. arrives az Sc
ale p. n on DEPOSITS days sfearla.
Garland leaves Ciiy Dock for Port Toxin
send Port Angeles and Victoria Tuesdays
Thursdays and Saturdays az :. midnight .
arrive Seattle alis-nate days a. : ~ D. ma
Tel Main s. or Main s1z
CAPT J Z THOMPSON Manager
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ST EANER A r ROBINSON.

Carrying L. ,. Mail.
On Port Orchard and Port Washington
route. leaves City dock 80 a. M, calling
al South Beach. Burchssl, Brick Yard.
Hrenerton. L. s. Navy Yard, S!dney,
Charleston. Traryson. Chico, Sllyerdaia
Leaves Per. Orchard Navy Station q. .
p m. arrives Seattle al 2. n E. ~ Rob-
insoa. Master. Lilly. Bogardus 4 Co.,
AGENTS Telephone. Main s..
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STEAME0A.

PACIFIC NAVIGATION COMPANY
Steamer State of Washington leaves
Seattle from Yssler wharf daily except
cortes rarnayen and Whatcom connect
!ag at Whatcom for Vancouver and
Blaine.
Connections-At Seattle. Flyer and n. F.
r n. for Tacoma and way points: at Ev-
erett. T. NJ c. r. r.: a, Anacortes. g.
n. Il r.: at Whatcom, B. b. & Z. c. II.
r. and steamer Lady OF the Lake az
Wnatcom.
Returning leaves Whatcom daily except
Sunday al a.
Steamer Fairhayen leaves Seattle from
Yes:fr wharf daily except Sunday az s
q, m. for Edmcnds, Everett. WILDLY Isi-
and and La Conner. connecting at Ia Con-
ner with stages from Bay View. whitney
and Mount Vernon.
Returning. leaves La Conner daily ex-
cept Sunday. p. m. Telephone, Main ST.
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RINER RoUTt.. --s.eamer g

- AeTT HINER R0I k-~Sieam CIV
- t-rarnra.Eu. weekly Time Card.
f~#ve~ Ses..1a 0ct. = at : a. n, Oct. -
49, ~ t.t - a. : a. m: leaves Mount
y ~,r~ a. - Al . M. o.. > 50 : a m.
a.. Is - A. NJ. calling a. Talssip. Stan
10 pr. skagi: CITY. Noun; Vernon aud
a. ,ssseugcr ana frelga5 rates a,nlv
90, 5s,.v T.s>,k. " = GELkESOE Man
H. II MpO$ALD. Master. Tele-
rshowe- Man y.
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FOR VANCOUVER VIA ANACORTES.
WHATCOM AND BLAINE.
Connec;ing at Vancouver With steamers
for Nana.mo and New West
minister. b. c.
The Elegaat Sidewneei Steamer
NORTH PACIFIC.
Nc Williams. Master.
VIII leave Yesler ~tlarT. Seattle. every
Monday. Wednesday and Friday at 1880
%. m. for Anacortes. Fairhaven. What
CON and Vancouver Passengers may go
on board and occupy rooms At $50 p m.
Returning VIII leave Vancouver every
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. At II
p. m.
THIS steamer has superior passenger ac-
conmodations Table service unsurpassed.
For freight or passage apply on board
or at Yesler wharf
VANCOUVER LINE
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HAVEN ROUTE.
STEAMER BAY CITY

Leaves CIV dock foot ~ Main street
TUESDAYS thursdays ans Saturdays a. Z
z n single fare from seattle. s. round
Trip 4s5. from Tacoma Sl-2S. round Trip.
& w ]. ELLIS. Manager
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-28
FOR SAN FRANCISCO.

FOR SAN FRANCISCO
, The Company elegant steamships
) Queen. Walla Walla and tmatilia,
leave Seattle 5 q. ~ via Port Town
) send and Victoria, October |, {, II.
, ie. 81, 26. 81. November ). u. Is. 70. p.
, %. December ) and every NTH day
! thereafter.
, Leave San Francisco for Seattle 10
, a. m. via Victoria and Port Town
send. October g. (. u, *, .. n. No
! venber 2. Z. II. l.. 20. q. Decem
and every fifth day thereafter.
SOH ALASKA
The elegant steamships Cottage
city, City Of Topeka and Al-ki leave
Seattle i. n, via Port Townsend.
/. October ?. :. r. l.. - g. November
], c, II. I6 =. %. December l and ey-
cry Attn day thereafter.
For further information obtain
folder.
The Company reserves the right to
!, change without previous notice
, steamers. sailing dates and hours of
]. r. TROWBRIDGE,
Ruget Sound Supt.. Ocean Dock.
Seattle.
city Ticket Agent. 6lS First ave.
) Seattle.
!, Goodall. Perkins & Co. Gen. Agts..
San Francisco.
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SYNOPSIS.

Seattle Local Repor Maximum temper
AZURE, - degrees. m nimum, 50. mean, 81.
Weather. cloudy; rainfall 90 OF AN inch.
f.. G.. HOBBS.
Observer. Weather Bureau
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STEAMERS.

FLY ON THE FLYER"
SEATTLE TO TACOMA
-Four round trips daily, except Sunday
In one hour anc twenty-five minutes
THE STEAMER FLYER"
Regular daily trips. Seattle-Tacoma
route as follows:
TAKING EFFECT TUESDAY. May 8
TIME CARD
Leave Seattle-7:45. Ills a. m: 2:l5, els
p. n.
Leave Tacoma-e:3o a. m: l. 40. p m.
SUNDAYS.
Leave Seattle 80 a. m: IL m: S p. m.
Leave Tacorna-e:3o d. m 2.30 80 o. m,
Landing al Northern Pacific wharf. Ia
coma. and Commercial dock, foos OF Ma
rion street. Seattle
Sundays. steamers Flyer and State OF
Washington.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-28

PORT TOWNSEND. san JUAN ISL
AMPS AND WHATtOM ROUTE
STEAMER LYDIA THOMPSON.
Carrying United States mai. leaves City
AZ 1gr4 - Msin street. Sunday. Tues
a. ma Thursday a. l. g clock midnight
fpr Pert Townsend, san Juan Islands and
Ne~ Was.So "a i'e = I, - lea.ss \eS
- a. n r. Thompson. manager
Sanrr lily Bogardus & Co. agents. C1;y
DIR Telephone. Main u
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: ! II Va = y ~ w r. T a-fkI.E4
Leaves foot 81 Washington street daily A.
O. H. m sundays 800 p. m for pieassn,
Beach West B.akelsyl. Hreraerton. L. s
Ir1 DOCK. Charleston. Sidney. Tracyton
Chico and Silverda!e. Returning leaves
s{ltsrGae AZ $40 =. IN. arrives seattle 10
8 M Leaves sidney Saturday nights at
{ 90 .. n, arrives Seattle - y. N. Ts.s-
raoue. Main a2A
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SEATTLE & EVERETT NAVIGATION
COMPANY.
60 ON THE GREYHOUND.

SEA I I LIZ q T fs.kNs = IVA y IOA ION
COMPANY
60 ON THE GREYHOUND.
SEATTLE. EVERETT AND EDMONDs
ROUTE.
Time Card-Lesves Seattle a. IN Il
IT and S = Leaves Everett 81; q m.
30 D. m. ana 7lS p N.
Three round trips daily EXCEPT Sunday
Connecsous--At Seattle with the steamer
Flyer for Tacoma. Al Everett, with ths
steamer Nkado for Snohtsn.sh and with
the Everett; Il Monte Cristo railway Tor
Monte Cristo ard way stations
Colman Dock Seattle Merchants, nook
Everett Telephone, Seattle RED agr E-v
ereit g. 4. e. SCOTT
Manager
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PEOPLE s SAVINGS BANK
Occidental block. Seattle. Wash

eAp "oEFieEiRs AND TiRiusrEEis;@l00 goo 90
j Asnu Lssry Denny Wee PrssiasD
james i; Hayden Manager, cashr. N see'y
slgmund schwabacher. John Collins
Il. c. Neufelder. +. /. Blodsett.
deposits received from 81 to 10000.
Interest allowed per annum; Six par
cent on term deposits: per cent. ca Or
Dividends declared las, days Of Nav and
November Loans made on real estate or
approved collaterAls only.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
SEATTLE
Paid-up cap'tA $4,000
General banking business transacted.
James ID. Hoge, jr ............... President
r. F. Parkhurst ........ Assistant Cash.,
Sigh and ;elegraphic exchange payable
In ali the. principal cities Of the United
Letters OF credit furnished on Alaska
payao.e at all trading posts OF the N. A.
DEXTER HORTON & CO.. BANkERs.
Incorporated 1857.
sSapnai ...'... $500 '.'''..'.'.'.'.. w.. %
surplus go. '-...-...... ...-......:... 100. 09
vice rrs.deni ~ H. Lada
Manager 80. ...-...-N. II La,imer
Sight exchange and Geographic trans.
fers on New York. Chicago, st Paul Sal
Francisco Portland and various points In
Oregon and British Columbia.
Sigh. bills Of exchange on London avail
able elsewhera in Europe.
Collections made at all points on favor
able terms.
Bonds. stocks and ether valuables re
ceived on deposit for safekeepng
THE PUGET SOUND NATIONAL
RANK OF SEATTLE.
Capital stock paid In .........ts2s. oo
Surplus $500
Jacob Eurth ...'..'..-.......,,;::..P residen,
r. v. Ankepy ........-.-..--.-......Ca Cashier
Correspondents (, all the principal cities
In the United States and Europe.
Paid-up cap,tal .............s.......S i5a. coo
Tra1sActs a general banking business.
H. d. Ballard ......................Pre President
II T.. henry ..-.........-..-..t WIGS President
h h spencer .-..............-...-..IAA h1oJ
Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent
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Before buying tickets Aor Al
akka call at the company Of
fees and ASCERTAIN the latest
reduced rates.
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Take CCean-Goin2
Steamships,

Having competent officers and
pilots. when you 81 20 Alaska.
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STEAMER CITY OF ABERDEEN

Leaves for Tacoma ard Olympia daily a,
/ =. n.
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Leaves FOR Tacoma and Olympia daily. ex
gfp: SuntayS. at : a. m. Returning. ar
riyes Seattle p. n.
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Fare between Seattle and Tacoma. 8
cents. Round "trip. - cents.
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STEAMER MULTNOMAH

SEATTLE. TACOMA AND OLYMpr,
ROIrTE. - =
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Tel Main s. city Dock. Agent
CAPT. = WILEY. Manager
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-19
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
BILL INTRODUCED TO GIVE THE
PRESIDENT AUTHORITY.
FIFTY or seventy-6vc Thousand viii
ne Asked for ut the out.et-war
Measure Drafted.

washington. April Representative
HILL frowa), chairman OF the house COM
n'ttee on military affairs. will tomorrow
Introduce bill authorizing the president
to issue a call for volunteers to the num-
Der of $4,000 or $4,000 men. II will he con-
sidered Immediately by the committee. its
passage expedited as rapidly as possible
and will take effect Immediately on the
presidents approval Its terms will au-
thorize the president TO call on the various
States for quotas in making up the aggre-
gate. by acting In this way, instead of
specifically calling out the various State
militia 1t will avoid several embarrassing
tcohnicaiities, the main one being the con-
stitutional inhibition OF sending State
militia out OF the country, while yolun-
teers so called on could be ordered any
where 1t is likely that II the situation
develops into graver conditions, as is now
expected, second call for 100, 900 volun-
teers will be Issued by the president The
necessity for this immense number, how
ever, is not clear to the military authori-
ties at this time. The draft of the war
measure has Just been framed by the war
department and the leading members of
the military committee have already con-
ferred with the war department authorities
on the necessity for this line of action the
latter having announced that maximum
of $4,000 volunteers would be sufficient at
this TINA
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-19
SPANS TREACHERous MOVE.
beiteved She Is Trying to Lure Us
Into European Waters.

New York, April lS-4 p. ma Wash
ineton special says; The act of Spain In
leaving Havana unguarded is regarded in
military circles as a plan TO lure us into
European waters 1t is believed here that
she will let Cuba go without letting one
of her ships fire Il gun, and will keep her
navy concentrated in European waters TO
prey upon American commerce.
The only way we can escape the effects
o. such n campaign is to withdraw our
commerce from the seas or have merehnnt
fleets conveyed by warsbips, Spain's great
reason for this course would be TO draw us
away from our base Of supplies and weaken
Va greatly by forcing us to transport coal,
iocd. ammunition. etc. three thousand
miles.
In other words, Spain Is seeking the same
advantage we heretofore thought we had
over her.
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Interference BY the Powers Of Europe, is Not
at All Probable.

Washington. April 1s-There was further
tax today Of probable Intervention hy ths
powers, but II was given little or no ere.
dcnce No direct propositions to inter.
vene have yet been made by any European
government, and no such proposition is cx-
pscttd By The president Nor do the ans
bassidors aud the minister's OF foreign gov
einments here believe that any such pro-
pcsal is likely 10 be made.
III talk OF naval demonstration by the
powers OF Europe in SPANS behalf is the
yeTiest nonmrse. No such demonstration
is feared by any member of tie adninistra-
ton and no member OF the diplomatic
corps has the slightest idea that any sucn
demonstration has ever been considered.
There is evidence 1T hand. gent by olf
cusoys In Europe. to the effect that Spain
las promoted publication OF these r,imors
0. foreign intervention. and Of a European
naval demonstration, liz the desperate hope
that such wild tales would kin two birds
with one stone-imprcss America with
sense OF the dangerous nature of the pro
posed intervention In Cuba, and cheer W
the Spanish people IN the exceedingly un
comfortable situation which they now find
themselves in. II is always easy for Span
ish diplcmatists, or any other diplomatists
who have few dollars to spend. TO pro-
cure the publication Of anything they wish
in Italian or French newspapers, and the
publications may be yut out as "by au-
thority" and with other earmarks of au-
thcnticity designed to deceive the unwary.
Such a game the DESPERATE Spanish have
unquestionably been playing.
The utmost that the powers of Europe
may do-and even this is regarded as ex.
tremely improbable il not altogether I'M
pussible-is TO make another collective rep
resentaticn at Washr eton and Madrid.
They may possibly decide that it is worth
While TO do this but not probable for the
reason that beth Sir Julian Pauncefote, the
British ambassador here, and NJ CANNON.
the French ambassador. are we'll satisfied
the action OF the United States has passed
completely beyond the control OF the pres
ident. and is now in the hands of congress.
The president has been widely aspersed
because of his reception of the six diplo-
matte representatives the other day. 1t is
true 10 one could possibly misinterpret the
tenor of he presidents response to their
address. 1t was unrivaled as an example
OF diplomatic courtesy. but the most cur
sorry reading between the lines could no.
taii to discover hands off" Notwithstand
ing this u is claimed The president should
positively have refused to see these man
III body. 1t was urged upon him today,
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CAPTAIN PHILLIP ANGRY.
MS sniiors Have Not ana Would Not
insult the Spanish Flag

MS sniiors Have Not and Would Not
insult the Spanish Flag.
oid Point Comfort, Va, April 1S.-Cap-
tain Phillip OF the battleship Texas is an
CRY over the newspaper publication that
men OF the Texas took the Spanish flag for
use as dressing to one of the COM
panionways of the ship so that it would
be walked over IN going down The facts
are that as the guests We're coming aboard
the men wore ordered 10 dress a compan
ionway, which they did By putting up a
few signal flags as covers 10 the stairs.
Captain Phillip said today: I'VE are
men cf little common sense and are NOT
doing ridiculous and uonsensicaI things
II war was declared tomorrow we would
not offer such an insult to the Spanish
flag
The ships of the squadron were called
to quarters this morning. The time made
was remarkably good and all reported
ready to fire in fifteen minutes Com
modore Schley said today he hoped TO have
the New Orleans and san Francisco at
tached TO the feet but such an assign
ment had not to his knowledge, been
made.
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With excessive vehemence. that should the,
i give notice OF second call they SHOULD
be advised not to make II.
During the whole progress OF our civ&
war repeated efforts were made by diplo.
matte representatives to lay collective state.
mrnts before tho president and the sccre-
starry OF state. but at no time would Mr..
Lincoln or Mr.. Seward agree TO IL They
at times received separately the envovs. out
never two Of them upJn the same occasion.
il was by THIS policy intervention was pre-
vtbtsd, which, Ii is asserted Mr.. Mckinley
has by his action permitted the wedge 10 be
inserted upon this occasion.
The Monroe doctrine briefly told. is that
there shall he no extension Of European
sovereignty on this continent. Our Cuban
policy goes further. It is there shall be
no transfer from one European sovereignty
TO another. In 1929, France, then at war
with Spain. coveted Cuba. Promptly this
government gave notioe IL would never con-
sent Cuba should pass into any other hands
than our own This has been an UNDER
stood thing ever since. In 1852 England
and France wanted the United States 10
agree with them that neither should ever
take possession OF Cuba. Our government
promptly and positively declined and re-
newed notice of its attitude in maintaining
that all questions as to Cuba were purely
Of American concern and a matter in
which no European nation had any right to
interfere.
Such is our position now, and 1t is not
for any one possessed of reason TO doubt
that the executive will maintain it. 1t
would seem there could be no harm in ac
cepting and acknowledging expressions in
favor of peace. But Great BGitain certainly
and the other powers very Soon IL they do
not now. must realize that the United
States can do no less than insist that we
shall deal with all phases of the Cuban
question purely as a domestic matter.
There has been considerable suggestion of
arbitration as to the disposition of one Of
more Of the points at issue between the
United States and Spain. Arbitration leans
more toward peace than war, and therefore
possible, should be resorted 10.
In the present instance there does not seem
the feeblest of responses in either branch
of congress 10 the suggestion, doubtless |
from the fact that authorities on interna
tional law hold there is really nothing in |
dispute susceptible of arbitration.
1t Is claimed we can not now recede ex- (
,ept with the penalty of National dishonor |
and disgrace. from the ultimatum we have |
laid down that Spain must go. AS for the |
tragedy OF the Maine, SPAIN It is alleged, |
las practically confessed judgment by taxi I
ng no steps whatever TO ascertain the |
,ligin and discover the egents of the ex-
,losion, and actually insults us in the be-
ated and meaningless phrases of depreca-
ion and coincidence contained in the paper
landed TO the president by the Spanish
minister
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-19
...TEN PAGES TODAY.
a STRONG BUSINESS SHOWING.

Tho jacksonville. Fla, Metropolis COM
ments on the satisfactory showing by the
South during the first quarter OF the pres
ent year In the comparative reduction OF
business failures when considered in con-
nccti0n with the embarrassment OF the
corresponding period In 1887.
Bradstrect's reports The total number OF
failures In the South for the quarter ending
March 81. 1898. at 5i3 against go for the
corresponding quarter last year, The reduc-
ton in amount OF liabilities for the same
period this year compared with the first
quarter OF 1887 is nearly $1,000, 900!
In the New England States. on the other
hand, the failures show an increase over
last year and the liabilities are $3.50, 900
against ss.Is5.0oo for the corresponding
months OF 1897. In the Middle States. also,
the failures and liabilities have grown.
The Metropolis correctly draws the in
ference that for this favorable showing the
South Is alone indebted to her inherent re-
sources ana natural conditions. Were gov
tivity and confidence" In the Nation at
large properly to be credited with this
stronger mercantile condition in the South
they would, OF course. have proven slim
illus elsewhere. or everywhere in the coun-
try.
That the East, the real moneyed aud in
dustriai section of the Union, has shown no
satisfactory progress in business way. is
. sufficient demonstration that the cause
OF the Souths strength is purely local.
That cause is found in our steady develop
ment of our magnificent agricultural and
mining resources and our greater adapta-
billy TO certain kinds OF manufacturing.
Nature continues to aid the South while
other sections are depressed and Ia spite Of
hurtful governmental policies. Wat might
We not expect in the way of Industrial ac-
tivity and agricultural prosperity II the
great trusts were strangled. the power of
speculative syndIeates broken and the cir
cniating medium OF the country increased
to the business demands and left TO ~
operation of natural laws?