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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-04
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STANDING COMMITTEES.
The following Standing Committees
were appointed for the succeeding year:
Committee ON Library and Legal Lit
erature-R 81 Hughes. Norfolk w. NJ.
Lille, University of Virginia. W. G. Rob
ertson. of Roanoke John Stewart Bryan.
Richmond, Thomas ID. Ransom, Staun-
ton.
ON Legal Education and Admission 70
the Bar-Jamos Lewis Anderson. klch-
mond; John u. H0rsley. Lynchburg. j.
L. Je0r'es Culpeper Iohn w stephen
son. Warm Springs, II. G. Peters, bris-
toll
ON Grieyanccs-N. C.. Manson, Jr.,
Lynchburg. John T.. Harris Jr.. Rocking
ham, B. T. GuntCr Jr.. Accomac; john
Fulton. Wythe. L. d. stark. Norfolk.
On Judicay-J G. Parker, Souihamp-
ton. James -. Harrison. Dauvile, T.. w.
Saunders Fraukin r.. NJ. Fulton, WISE
A. W. Patterson. Richmond.
on Legislation and Law Reforms s.
=. Pattcs0n Richmond. William a. Giaa-
Cow. Jr.. Roanoke. II. ID. Flood. Anpo-
matt0N, NJ P. BurAs, Bedford, Ia. q.
Southau. Amelia
Ou Admission First Circuit-James VI.
Goode. second circui, charles nan pa
Wis. rhirl Circuit Thomas NJ Miller.
FOURTH circuit lanes Fdmuud4. sixth
Circrif t,rsnt eur,... s.,ortb circuif
". Brydon Tern,nt Eighth circuit w.
i N.Ire. Ninth Circuit Clacget b.
Ionoe Tenth Circuit r. w Sims. Elcv-
euth Circuit Gardner Z. Boothe. Twelfth
Cmut-E F stiekiey. Thirteenth cir
cuf-I.hn baldwin Ransom. Fourteenth
Crcut-A. NJ. Pierce. Fifteenth Circuit
Samuel q. Graham. sixteenth Circuit S.
y. Fu.kers0u. Seventeenth Circuit-R. ~.
Irvine. Eightoortn Circuit William Eu-
bank
ON International Arhitration-Won 81.
G.ore. Tucker D Gardiner Tyler Mar
shall NeCormi.t b. L. Tuusnu. GEORGE
*. Anderson James F. Cannon ~ vs.
Moore John a. Wuilms and William B
Pcttit
,rh. A....f.ff.p fhan adiourncd until
navt wear tf. d.t. fo Boz. hereafter axeI
hy the Executive Committee.
A RECEPTION.
Air. Decatur Axteu this afternoon en-
tertamcd the Association at a delightful
reception ot his cottage.
Inter tho lavrers and friends attended
an afternoon to9 gfven in their honor by
Mrs ST E Ineaus Mrs. Decatur Axtel,
and Mrs rrol Storrv.
Tho rarrlar annual BANQUET was held
.4op ~ tr. ,,osts h,f,o. as foilovs.
G,,, r,t.tt,,.-,,i.t..1 ,uest- Hon Alex.
,.'',.. t5....' rr,,.,-.,,,.,.
oa~ lnl.oiarr me Glory ~ the mast
,bo ss.,,r,t,. of the nrosent and the hone
~. ts. fr,,,rs- bon fohn w Daniel and
ff,,, rr,rr,, 3, piair
,rbo Members ~ the LEGAL Profess
sion -r,,s- foremost in the defense Of the
RIGHTS or tbe noople and tho maintenance
~ rolifical lIberfy-Hon. H. ST. George
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-04
TRAIN INSPECTION
On the Chesapeake &Ohio VIII Be-
gin This Morning,
MARINE HOSPITAL SURGEONS
Here, I'm Route TO the Injected Dis
trict - Three Suspects Held at
Crauey Island - Citizens OF
Newport New say Prop
crty Owners Arc Not
Leaving the city.

Tho General Superintendent Of the
Railway Nau sorv.e. yesterday issued
au order from Washustou for the f1mi-
CATION of malls from Hampton. phoebus.
Rip Rans and old pouL This mail
passes through the Newport Ncws post
office. The Times IS reliably informed
that what IS called fumisattn was be-
gun yesterday but that it is the merest
pre.cuce and affords u1 protection f. dan-
ger really exists I'm tho mails.
The customary method Of fumisaton
is to rerlorate letters and expose the cou-
tents OF packages and papers to the
fumes of some chemical known to bs
fatal t0 the germs. All persons who
have had correspondence with Jackson
vile. Mobile New Orleans and other
Southern cities win recall that letters Pee
ceIvcd during yellow fever epi1emics
there were unmistakahly marked by the
iumigating machine.
A MERE PRETENCE.
The method adopted at Newport News
T.. 90 say the least. unique. but its ef-
iectiNCneSa would not impress the most
euIleless. This alleged fumigauon was
Instituted yesterday hF placing the mall
for O. short time in small. close box Boa
which the fumes of O. chemical were cone
fined. The letter mail was allowed to
remain in tightly ued bundles $40 that
not even ihe surface o- the envelopes
were touched. not to speak of the Interior.
10 is wei.-lnown facr demonstrated
by fhe experience of postal authorities
ln had-lng matter taken irom wrecks in
which fire ANA water hil noih peen dee
siru't.re elements, tA-t bundles of iet-
tors ,ied u-n.iy wore nli.n unirlued eN-
rept around the edges Ihat iumisail'n
should penetrate Wh,ro fire aud water
do NOT ls hardly credible.
Ihe worst feature 0f lai.1re o. property
i'f'i aie tiia adI i- .t- 10 goes io al
parts cf the country and it germs are
ever carried in the mails southern cities
may Doe thus exposed to an attack.
MAILS GO AS USUAL
Tho mails fo and from tho Infected
district 4ra going backward and forward
a. usu9l rb.r. Was g, sffeb. bifob v-,d-
~.s.i,v rirbr ss was toiJ in trfs ,,nor
I'm REGARD -, mail for r,irts oasf o- MI
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-04
The Prompt Measures Taken Have
the Expected Result,
HAMPTON BUSINESS SUFFERS,
But Her Citizens Arc Game and Ar
Not Alarmed - Newport News Re
.taliatcs bn Norfolk by Quaran-
dining Against That City.
One Wild Case of Fever
iu Town of Hhocbus


IAMi'IoN, VA A"-u't -'i'''''''
Tho situation at the National Military
,fo,., r,.r hor. lis unchanged. 30
..,.,,i. .i... ,.,.t
u'''"' anu N' JIG"
twcniy-iolr hours. Ihe ouiio'h is o"-
courqeing. with in a short time now,
,+-r, ,,ofi.,od tbo feycr will lo a. am end.
- .......,...., t.,t,,oo, Now
1l0i"o mas De-"
port News and liamQl Qlon' so I1f as "''''S
ING supplies into Hampton are concerned.
nr ,-.,, t,.8ores and Dr Kub arrived
.,.- e....... -,.ni to
in hampton lo-uas' 1"o -'i'"''
stationed at the Home ana me lAller in
Ilampton with DR. White. The guard
,..-. -, ,,,, to,.o has been strength
cncd Dy many new huHi'7'
REPORTS ENCOl RAGING
,..- .,.. -,,.. ,,,,... ls,-s all reports have
~ VI ,......it,--',t,,,- prof,nt measures have
,,,l l.,.,,o,tl1 roeuft rbe Home au-
.,I-,,,.- - ar, a., GOOD splrits. as are the
'., .,'o, ,.,,,r,or ,5.oo,fn talks freely COM
49,. ,i,, si.,,,tion and is not I'm the
,l-. s,,r-,o,
,,,.. '.-. ~ C.o,,-o II Sprargins. the
-. ,,, ,fcuor street. I'm Phoobus. has
s.-., ,,-.,,o,,nced "a mild case of yellow
80 Rovond mis- there are no new
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-04
CAPTURED BLOCKADE RUNNERS.
Grimes Ratt"Iy DOing Yocmap Ser
vicc Sea Cunr,iir" the Coast.

NORFOLK VA. August 3.-Snecial-
Grimes Battery. a volunteer artillery or
gan.zati0n Of Portsmouth was cncamn-
ca az ocean View when the outbreak
Of yellow fevcr az Hamnton occurred.
The artillcrists volunteered On natrol the
shore of Chesapeake BAY and enforce
mo quarantine regulations and thus pre-
vent any quarantine jumpers from the
peninsula from esranlng 20 the main land
on which Norfolk s..
This afternoon "a large canoe. IN which
were I've nersOns apnroachei mo snofe
between Ocean View ard 'InH f'enrV.
ana bofore n was Intercepted landed ana
nut two women ashore These e9canei
through the woods before The quarantine
guard could reach the spot. hui two
negroes and white man IN the canoe
MT ~ sen when the ofioers approache1
TNe ranoo party would have escaped had
1.opfinucd on Eichth pare1
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-04
WEATHER FORECAST.

Virginia-TbreateniDe. with thundefs
storms Friday; fair Saturday; continue6
high temperature; variable Yinds.
North Carolina-Sh0wcrs and thundcr-
storms. Friday. with warmer IN cenirzt
portion: Saturday fair and continued
high temperature; fresh east 20 south
winds.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-04
RANGE OF THERMOMETER.

rhe following was the range o.; the
day. "a NJ. So: 70 NJ. rs. y. NJ. m;C
=. NJ, 50; u. M, 81; Y NJ, 81. average.
- Is.
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enables her to gown hersel, eSpeu-
siyely and TO wear many jewels. Her
winnings and her losses. however.
when balanced, sometimes show a
heavy deficit; but that does not dis
courage her When did man or wom-
an, once in the fatal thralldom of the
gam bling table. take warning from the
downfall of others. and break in time
the chains that drag them downward?
Well might the mother OF this strange
ly deluded girl weep. could she see her
daughter sitting the whole night
through. and seven nights in the week,
at q table. surrounded by dissolute
characters. her feverish cheeks and
glittering eyes turned to the stacks Of
gold before her and the cards as they
are dealt out upon the green. VIII
the girl gambler of Dawson continue
in her reckless devotion to the god Of
chance, or will she prove the one ex-
ception TO the rule of women gamblers
and forsake the haunts of dissipation
before mind and morals are irretrieva-
bly, wrecked Which fate is in store
for Miss Blumpkin-the suicides fare
well to the world, the lonely cell OF an
asylum. or timely rescue OF mind, body
and soul?
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-03
q GIRL G A VI BIZ L R.
SHE HAS ASTONISH HE'D ALL
HANDS AT DAWSON.
Winning and Losing Bets That Run
from 81, 900 to 5000 and No Emotion
win She Meet tho Usual End of
UnWomanly Women:
Especial Letter.)

A girl gambler is the latest sensation
IN Dawson She is only IS years old,
yet her feats at the gaming tables
nightly are so extraordinary in their
reckless daring that even the hardened
sinner who has made gambling his life
long profession stands by in wonder
while the CIR! who has scandalized
Dawson wins and loses by turns. The
name Of this petticoated plungcr is
Rose Frances Blumpkin. Miss Bump
kin Is a plunger in very truth. The
other day she lost $1,000 at the simple
but exceedingly risky game called
"craps." And that same night she
beat the bank by no less a sum than
5000. Two thousand dollars won or
lost in night is nothing unusual for
the girl gambler, whose losses and
gains are Just now the absorbing theme
Of conversation in the frontier town
a town, by the way. so accustomed to
gambling topics that heretofore It has
not reused itself TO unwonted interest
IN them Miss Blumpkin is unmarried,
and was an actress before becoming
so infatuated with faro that she mad
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life to their interests, and with whose
name the order in America is insepara-
bly, associated. Tentanove is at work
on this statue at Florence, Italy. AS
far as may be judged from photographs
of the model lately received from the
studio of the artist, this statue will be
noble work of art and will long re-
main an enduring monument of the
great Mason whom it represents. 1t is
to be of bronze, royal size. being twelve
feet in height, and mounted upon a
pedestal of granite twenty-five feet
high. 1t will stand at the corner of
Indiana avenue and D street, and 1t is
estimated will cost, when completed,
about $4,000. 1t is to be dedicated on
the centennial anniversary of the es-
tablishment OF the first lodge OF the
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neither the ambition nor the will
power TO forswear the demoraiizing
influences that hover over the green
cloth. Four months ago, before she
went TO Dawson. Miss Blumpkin con-
Quoted a diamond store in Seattle. She
had appeared in vaudeville, and de-
cided to continue her theatrical career
In the Alaskan mining town, where
salaries were said to be dazzlingly
high, and money easier to make than
at home, so the pretty. adventurous
young diamond dealer betook herself
to pastures new, Snow pastures they
were, but remunerative, nevertheless.
Then the gambling fever got into her
veins. Now when this fever finds its
way into Il woman's veins, 1t is In
variably fatal-that is, fatal to peace OF
mind and the moral sense, for 1t goes
straightway to the brain of its victim.
binding her to the consequences CT
her folly, deafening her ears to the still,
small voice of conscience. The con-
frmed woman gambler Is more pitis-
bic object than the man gambler, be-
cause she is certain TO sink eventually
to even lower levels of recklessness
and despair. When a man CANDLES he
becomes as coldly metallic in his nery-
Gus system as the coin he covets. His
nerves, in fact, are nerves of steel.
When a woman CANDLES she becomes
Historically excitable in her nervous
system The eventual result is one OF
two things: she either commits sui
eide. or is herself committed to mad
house, for gambling is sure to shatter
her nerves. Which, then. will be the
fate OF pretty Rose Blumpkin? Dawson
is not concerning itself with the des-
tiny OF its girl gambler Dawson has
not responsibility in the matter. II a
woman chooses to do startling things
that lead TO mental, moral or financial
disaster, whose is the blame? Sensa-
tons of the girl-gambler kind are rare.
even in Dawson. where sensations OF
various kinds are by no means lacking
To Dawson she is merely new di-
version. Miss Blumpkin is one OF the
best-dressed women in the vaudeville
world. and her good looks attract at
tenton wherever she appears. Her
luez as q patroness OF the green cloth
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Deafness. Cannot De Cured

BY local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There IS only one
way to cure deafness and that is by consul
tutiopal remedies Deafness Is caused py an
infiamed condition of the mucus lining OF tAe
Eustachian Tube. When this tube Is infamed
Ing and when 1t Is entirely closed deafness Is
the result. md unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored TO It's normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out OF ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an infiamed condition OF
the mucus surfaces
we will give One Hundred Dollars for any case
of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure Send for
circulars. free.
Sold by Druggists, 15c.
HALLS Family Pills are the best
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-03
A pra.nero,. m.nnfneturIng cI,y.

Brockton's prosperity is SO cIoseis al
lied TO the prosperity OF the shoe lhuus
try that II VIII. no doubt. prove mater
of interest to large number OF people 70
Learn the actual averaEe earning capacity
OF each Individual employed In the max
ing OF the world-famed Brockton shoe-
For ILLUSTRATIONS: AT the factory OF the
w. L. Douglas Shoe company the pay
roll for the week ending Sept 80, eSclud-
ing superintendent, f1rsmen, statesmen.
and all clerical help. shows the average
earnings of the employs large aho am,
an extraordinary week II was the GUS
tomary pay roll.
The amount earned Per week, however.
does not always tell the story OF pros,
perity. The number Of weeks employed
each year is the determining factor IN Ihe
wage earners prosp.Tity- The DouBias
factory has been closed but one week
stock taking. and IT will be closed but
three days the latter part OF December:
This would make bu. nine days out OF
the year that the factory is closed. which
is surely as steady work as the most In
dustrious shoemaker could desire.
II IS believed that the average, pay and
the number of days worked Is larger at
the factory of the W. l.. Douglas Shoe
company than at any manufacturing In
stitution in Massachusetts.
Owing to increased business, another
addition is to be made TO the douglas
factory. 1t will be 10 feet long, 40 feet
wide, and five stories high. 1t will be
ready FOR occupancy early in December.
This addition increases the capacity .
per cent. The w. L Douglas Shoe COM
pany has the large factory in tho
world. producing an advertised line $s-5o
and 800 shoes.
Mr.. Douglas says that the prospect for
successful business for Brockton manu-
facturers was never so good as now. and
The Brockton (Mass.) Times. Oct. 10
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-03
PIKE MONUMENT.

Washington Letter: A memorial
statue is to be erected at the national
capital as testimonial of the Scottish
Rite Order OF Free Masons OF the
southern jurisdiction OF the United
States for General Albert Pike, who
devoted nearly half a century OF his
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-03

cause. If that cause is not removed its
influence reaches out and overshadows a
whole life. The reason Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has been so uni-
formly successful for over quarter of
century in overcoming the suffering of
women. is that it is thorough and goes
directly to the cause. It is a womans
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-03
A Matter of Etiquette,

Lucy-It is not good form for you 20
precede your escort in going down the
aisle OF theater. When you do that
1t gives the audience the impression
that you have paid for the seats.-Ral-
sEmo-o american.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-03

II feel sorry for Cousin Amanda: she
moving away out West" ''Oh. l don
know: she can learn to throw lariat an
keep her children at home"
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-03

What is the greatest mystery Of life -
at is why a hat that looked stylish last
year doesn't look stylish this year"
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-03

We will forfeit 81 900 il any Of our pub
lished moninls are proven to be not
genuine. The Pno Co., Warren, Pa.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-03

One of the queer things in life is that
the frocks in old photographs were once
considered pretty.
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order, which was inaugurated 1t
Charleston, S. c., and the Grafton will
be delivered by James D. Richardson.
member of congress from Tennessee,
one of the most distinguished Masops
in this country.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-03

FITS Permanently Cured 20 fits nervousness after
first Cay OF DIR. Kline s Grcat Nerve Restorer.
BEND for FREE $500 trial pottle and treatise.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-03
M your Feet Ache and Burn:

Shake into your shoes Aliens foot-
Ease powder for the feet. 1t makes
tipb, or New Shoes feel Easy. cures
Corns. Bunions, Swollen, Hot and
Sweating Feet At all Druggists anu
Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample sent TEE =
Address Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy' n. l.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-03

Ask for the Best Reading.
Liberal religious literature sent FREE
on .applicat ton to Mrs. II. d. Reed. 132 n.
18th ave. Omaha. Nyb.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-03

New Cockatoo-"Does the girl we liv,
with seem clever?' Parrot-"No; Iv'
been here a year and she hasn't got m,
to stop swearing vet
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-03

Even when man makes his own oppor-
tunlties they are not made to suit him.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-03

Jimmy and our preacher collide&d & on
he heard what the preacher said"
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-03

Does your wife talk until she gets the
last word?' Yes, and she talks after
that. too"
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-03

Cured After Repeated Failures With Others
l will inform addicted to Morphine, Lzudanum
Opium, Cocaine, OF neverfaiiing. harmless home
cure Mrs. II. II. baldwin Box 1917, Chicago, III.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-03
[ TOMEN do suffer!

" TOMEN do suffer!
w Even so-caled healthy women suffer!
But they not healthy!
The marks left by pain the young faces of man
daughters. Pain that leaves its mark comes from
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-03
Catamenth Cures catarrh.

Keeps your breath pure and nostrils clean. Send
name for free sample TO w. A. Hover or Bridahnm
4 Quereau, Denver. All drugg ats, 80 cents.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-03

rnlo0N has established u Western Agency for
cUISUV Photographs Records and supplies At
6ls Larimer Street. Denver, Colo. G. o. STILES, Agr
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-01

Baaaaet rendered Northern Psciac
President ~ Ratnt~r Club.

II was a oongentai company Of business
men who sat down TO an elegant menu
AT the Rainier Csab last night, nj the
banquet given in honor Of President Mel
len. Of the Northern Pacific. While the
affair was informal II was nevertheless
ene 81 the most enjoyable In the history
az the ciah. The decorations were In
keeping with the occasion. and from a
screened corner wagusrs string band
rendered delightful music
President III. G. Henry. Of the Rainier
Club. presided. At hts right sat the
guest 81 honor. Mr. Meiisn. with the fol-
lowing.
! s. Goldsmith. l.. 8 Miller. J. n Mac
negEsli. Robert Moran. G, II Clarke.
George w. Fishes. George T. rfcer. c.
II Sfsnssnu. Z 4. Sassesus IL. II. Spencer.
Marftr TheTsxem. r, carvsir. r. l.. Adams.
J W. Harrison. ". c. rsaree. F.. ~ Nc
Henry. j. ~. tfaazaford. r. q. Graves
John n. Aissn- NJ. q, Kimberly. N. 81.
Hsssi r. EwrwsN q. r.. Collins J. n.
uuge. tr. W III. Parry. n r. Stewart
j II Mcssraw. q. Fl Hanford s III.
Plies Il r Rush W q Fulton. J W.
RAYMOND. Herman Chspia. III. {. Wal
.aee and e. J, Smith
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SEATTLE PoSTNTEILIGENcER. TUESDAY, AUGUsf 1 1883

years has tAe west end % xhe ruad dose
- mucA business. never Eaa the West dona
mere than u y doing now, In my time ~
least Washington u getting . great sn-
msgtafscn, ard THE development that n go
izg 90 h<fe 10 hTsnGing great traAac with
X. Cur statistics tel the STORY Every
hif az our sQu.p@ens - wurkfne. We have
thirty new engines. q the hog and .naz-
toe1onf types. that VIII haui greatly In
creased tsafna These engines VIII hasi
Is tens each more than the engines FORM
cry In use over the CascA2es's
Chief Engineer AcE5enry spoke OF the
physical condition os the road and Of the
vast amount sf work now La progress.
I'VE are refining the masonry u three
tunnels ana opening several others by ex-
cavasion,.s he sai<- The Iron ridge sun-
mel near Helena il beng refined. the wood
lining being replaced by masonry. The
szme work In being done On tunnel No. 8
On the Pacific division In addition we
are continuing the work Of cutting Down
grades al along the lne. We are also
fIIsng thirty o6d frsssies and bridges on
this division Stone cu!verts and steel
hrsEgss are being placed On all divisions
In place Of wooden structures.
a. possible. thus making easy riding. The
curves are faded. 20 TO speak. Instead OF
being made 10 end abruptly IN a straight
sfne. In addition We are constantly taking
NJ the Old H-pound rails and replacing
them with s.-ponns rails"
Trafssc Manager J. H. Hannafors spoke
In an optimistic strain OF business consss-
t.ons throughout the country trayersed by
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-01

the Dominion the negotiations have de-
generated into what the New YORK
sun has aptly described as raE-tims
diplomacy Canada has made series
of demands that cannot be listened TO,
and finally fails TO agree TO q dennise
basis upon which the matter may be
worked out either by negotiation or aroi-
tration. Thus the matter stands There
have been attempts To cloud the real
question. and any number OF things az
an irritating nature have occurred, but
IL is absurd 10 assume that there Will
ever be any serious trouble on the sub
3ect There may be clash On the
frontier, but a misunderstanding with
serious results between the two peoples
Is out of the question The greatest
danger TO American interests IL now fast
disappearing. That was the lack OF
proper understanding Of the question by
the American people and failure TO
realise the importance OF the improper
claims and unreasonable requests of the
Canadians. England was kind To tho
Americans during the war with Spain.
and there was . general desire In the
East TO do what was called the generous
thing. 1t was set forth in careless
sort Of way that a harbor or two more
or less on the Alaskan coast did not cut
much figure. and that Uncle Sam could
give up several and have more than
enough left for his own use. Washing
ton. however, has quickly reached bet