The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-21
WASHINGTON
CORRESPONDENCE.


Special Dispatch TO the Post-Inteillgsncer.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2s.-The marke.
which the Philippines aid the countries
commercially adjacent to than offer 10
American manufacturers and PRODUCES is
clearly ard ei6sroralsly illustrated Ia So
rsss OF tables tist presented by the treasury
department bureau 81 statistics in the No
veruher summary Of commerce and finance
These tables show the imports BY artlcl+s.
both quantities and values, into China,
Japan. British India. Australasia. sam.
Korea. Dutch East Indies. French Eas; To-
aisss. the Ph!aupine islands and Hawaii
in each year during the past decade. AFRO
countries has had Of the imports into those
countries during the decade. a hundred
million dollars worth of goods go every
month into tins markets Of these countries
whose great ports ana business centsrs are,
in Eost CAGES. located as near 20 Manila
as Havana. Is TO the city Of New York
Their popuis tsoE is more than 500 0s1. 900.
and their total imports more than 81 .WN.-
vDy99 every year and rapidly increasing
The imports into CANA in isss were s!os,-
imports into Japan In 1855 We're so. 90. 90.
In lsss. sis.,ssaye9. imports into British
Lndaa ss y isss we're az, ~, over $1,000
SHOWS imports OF over sy0,odo,eo, though
THIS Includes the imports By each colony
from the other co.on.es. well as from
the other parts Of the world.
TO the Individual producer or manpfac-
turer Of the United states who desires 10
determine whether market Is to De found
show. for instancefthe quantity and value
OF coal. cotton. cotton goods OF all varie-
tea nsh. -four. ginseng. machinery Of all
classes. matches, medicine. metals Of al.
kinds. oils. s,readstufs. timber, wool ard
woosens imported into China for each year
during a decade. and this Is followed by
elaborate statements or hundreds of ar
,leles imported in the latest available year
indicating both quantities and values
These are followed by similar tables with
reference TO each OF the great countries In
question. thus giving the manufactures,
the producer or the exporter aceur ate in
formation as to the market afforded tn sny
lire OF goods. and the value per uni. o.
measure Of the articles imported into .nese
Countries In recent years
This publication can be obtained fres OF
charge on application to the bureau ef
statistics. treasury department
Henry r. Campbell has been appointed
postmaster a. w.ckersham, Whatcom
county N place OF W. .. Wiekersham. re-
signed
Thomas r. Carson has been commissioned
postmaster al Liberty. Wash.
Junction city Jefferson county VIII
hereafter be known 10 the postoffice de-
partment as Junction George Cooper has
heeu commissioned postmaster there.
German Ambassador Won Tiolleben sends
Lewis relative 10 the care of the German
sailor frnrn the ship Taeodor left 10y his
captain In the Fannie Paddock hospital.
Tacoma.
I'm reply to your letter OF the 10th inst.
In which you draw my attention to my note
OF the tash OF June last regarding the case
Of the sailor Wicke from the German ship
Iheodor. left in the Paddock hosoi.al at
Tacoma ! beg 10 state that | shall be
Pleased 10 furnish you with further infor-
nation as soon a. | have received such
from the German consul al Tacoma who
bf,ss been. requested 10 report on the matter.
AS TO the liability of any government
however. 10 which you alludr TO nav for
the care OF Its subjects. in case OF Illness
am not aware that the German govern
insnt Is Under any such legal obligations
] am sure. though. that you may have full
faith In Its goodwill and mercy
4 guardians pension Of BIZ A month from
December -, 1877. has been granted 10 Mrs
Sarah RHfnap. of Centralia. Wash, and s.
y month additional for the four minor chill
dfen az BENJAMIN j. Nlckies An accrued
pension from the date Of the Last quarterly
payment 10 che date of the pensioners
death has also been granted on the basis
OF 50 a month. The pens0nsr died De-
csuber 81 tSss so that there ls nearly an
entire quarter payment. or nearly $50
eiue "a the guardian
Joseph Black, Of Nahton Yakima coufl-
". Wash. has hsen granted a perls!ea Of
y A month from April Il isss