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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-02

and 2.A3 tons as compared with the sec
ond.
Appended is tabuiation showing the
arrival OF vessels from the Golden GAZE
city, their tonnage and the passengers
and freight eargoes OF each:
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A MOTHER commercial month has
~ ended In Seattle. and the result
shows il to have been the most
prosperous month In the citya
history. The bank clearings tosaicd up
to the comparatively enormous sum Of
over s6,ooo.eoo. making it the greatest
month Of all. except two Of 1855. when
the Kiondike excitement was at It's
height The same remarkable expansion
in the shipments Of coal that has been
exhibited for more than year 10 the
March record In this line. only one
month, last October. exceeding IT. The
increase in this branch Of trade for the
FIRST quarter of 1889 exceeds the same
period Of 1895 by more than % per cent
Up 10 the end OF the month nearly 500
people departed through this port Cor
Alaska, the. share OF March being LIS.
Arrivals OF passengers aud freight from
the north were In high comparison. The
arrivals Of passengers from San Fran
cisco were 1&s more than the depart
ures, and ga toos more freight was re-
ceived than was sent TO California. The
wheat receipts for the month showed Q
further decrease, demonstrating that the
farmers OF Washington are not yet salts
fed with the offers. and are holding for
the higher prices they believe are TO come.
A good average Is maintained In cargo
wheat shipments The following COM
pilations show the commerce OF Seattle In
detaiI.
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Nearly 5,00e people have left Seattle for
Alaska this year, the total departures OF
the month Just ended swelling the total by
I,76s. The last was the greatest month OF
the year, the number Of people leaving be-
ing 90 more than during January, and SA
more than in February. This fact Is all
the more noticeable considering that the
tonnage Of vessels sailing to the North
was but little more than half the aggre-
gate tonnage Of January. and much less
than half OF the next month. A growth n
also seen IN the shipments Of freight
The table given as follows tells OF the
traffic In detail.
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Totals Tor year --,..,.E,als l..As 1850
DEPARTURES ron SAN FRANClsCO.

DEPARTURES FOR san FRANClsCO.
The tonnage OF vessels going TO San
Francisco during the month was less than
that OF any month thus far this year but
the travel southwark was greater. 10 tho
extent OF isi over January and I'll over
February A slight decrease I'm the do
nestle exports Of freight was noticeable.
Following are shown the names Of the
vessels departing. with the given details
af Harh.
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ron MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.
Detroit Ceuneil Agreeing to Buy Oot
street Car Companisa

DETROIT. April III, common e0an-
el has b. a vote % 2 "a II apro1ptea a
com mission. headed by Cor. f1ngTes, 10
negotiate. purchase and operate ali tho
street rsiis avs OF Detroit under municipal
ownership.
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TIE cargo shipments OF coal from Scat
tle daring March iss. including the name
OF each vessel that ,eck coal. and the
tons. are given as follows:
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> .-s.... ..s.-.- yZ.N1. Us
FRENCH OCEANICA.

The balance OF trade with French Gee
anieA remains about stationary and equal.
The exports 10 that country consist of
varied lot % products. although bread
stufrs occupy the chief place. with a value
OF s1s.17 for lss7. The chief imports from
there ara chemicals. etc.
This table shows how the trade was dis
trihuted In the United States In 1885 and
1897:
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oRuxNr.s VOLUME or TRADE.

-
ORlENT.S VOLUME or TRADE
The appended iaaaIation shows the to-
tai imports and exports Of All countries of
he Orient according t0 the latest com.
ristions OF q, L. Austin. chief nj tho
teasury bureau 81 statistics. with the
percentage of share the United States
Controls IN each and the portion OF the
to'al trade:
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-02

The shipments % wheat from the Yves.
Seattle elevator during March showed q
gain when compared with the previous
month but = failing or from January
They are given in detail as follows
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This table shows the ciearsnces OF every
March since $50, with the gain and per-
eentage OF gain OF March. 1899. over each:
Per cent
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BANK CLEARANCES.

The clearances of the banks OF Seattle
for March, 1889 amounted to IS. o65.546.s4.
greater than the c,sarances OF any month
In the history of this city, except the two
months OF March and April, 1895. In nor
mai conditions the increase would have
been as comparatively great over those
month"; as they exhibited a growth over
the same months OF 1897 OF a65 and 1876 per
cent, respectively. The increase OF hast
month over March. 1897, was nearly sne
per cent.
The ciearances for the hrst three
months OF all years sdnce 1890 are shown
In the following.
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'rR ABE OF CHINA.

iae tF1ae et tsAins With the United
sses STOW rs q considerable growth Dur
Az "tVF the previous year. TIRE total
"saaie q i@e fu~ss@r year h~sag So - "a
- again. s. - sa7. II is noticeable that
.ae insrorys iron, China fell OF 81 s,ssg
sSsnS 'hst year. walls the exports 60
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IUtAG sNsN's~NN% s't'~-s~SA
GROWTH WITH JAPAN.
In the single year isss the volpnac OF
Grade with Japan Increased from 81. ~, sis
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TONGA. SAMOA. ETC.

Tonga. Samoa and other islands In their
vicinity showed the following trade condi-
tons with the United States during 1895
and 1897:
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EXPANDED COAL SHIPMENTS.

Totals .Sss.7as. IS u s07&, - q
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snIENT.s POPULATION AND AREA.

As preliminary TO a further consider
lnon OF the commercial relations OF the
raited States with the Orient. the follow
ing table OF population and area is sub
m.tted:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-23
A MiIlionaires Thrift

Once when Jimmy Tyson. the notori-
Gus multimillionaire. was about to make a
short trip by steamer down the coast, he
was not informed of the fact that the
steamship people had made an alteration
whereby passengers were to be fed by the
company for the same amount as had
hitherto been paid for the passage only.
So as was his usual way. he took a ham
and loaf of bread On hoard and ate of his
humble fare during the trip. When they
told MIN on his return Jimmy's wrath at
the loss was terrible to behold. His char
acteristic thrift showed itself in his
clothes For weeks at a stretch he would
tories of station lands, and on these oc-
casions he invariably went without
change of raiment- Asked how he man
aged when it rained, he answered. "Oh.
well enough When the rain comes IN
dress, put my clothes in a box under the
buggy and drive on When you're quite
naked the rain wont hurt you. and in the
warm air it's comfortable. When the rain
stops l get out and dress again '-Cleye-
land Plain Dealer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-23
NOMINATES BRYAN.
Joe Bailey Points to Him as the
Standard Bearer in 1900.

Washington Feb. 23-The Virginia
Democratic association of the District of
Columbia celebrated Washingtons birth
day by largely attended banquet at the
National Rifles armory. Colonel William
]. Bryan was the guest of honor. and
among those present were Senators Daniel:
Ma ars 1a ana q 7be rear of The eh 6ai Was an
immense floral design presented to MI
Pa triotic speeches were made and songs
sung while the band played a medley of
Enthusiastic reception and every reference
TO him by the speakers was received with
Senator Daniel of Virginia was the first
speaker. responding to the toast rGe3Ege:
Anniversary for His Worth as Warrior.
Statesman and Parrot, ,,.
to by Representative Bailey of Texas In
the course ,b Of his SRs6 M Of t Baiify n P
cratic party and referred TO the faithful
manner in Which it had 6o5p er TiTns ts
celebrate tonight did not teach their chill
6geH sa ID US 1 fhat In fh
world a principle is worth infinitely more
followed out our triumph wifi follow our
fidelity to them. l crave success said
Mr. Bailey. ''as sincerely as any man. but
feat. We have survived that before and
we can survive that again. but We gould
principles We welcome the cooperation
beloved country from the perilous situa-
ton into which IT has been led, but will
brook no deception of any man. We will
tel them now that we will go into the
next canvass With no Apologies %dGf9 on the the
years go by and the great national con-
Tenti9n ASSEMBLIES we sa vii rig up The he
(pointing to Mr.. Bryan unsullied name
viii give the banner as stainless as his
life (Great applausel. and the great COM
manders will give the orders for forward
march. and it will be a march TO victory
Let US hope and now renew our pledge
and keep our faith, and when We have
fought the battle in its behalf and won
the victory we shall receive as our reward
we will reward that confidence by revitaI-
Of human freedom which it is the mission
of our party to perpetuate and defend"
Elliott Danforth of New York responded
to the toast THE State of New York"
He declared that the Democrats Of the en-
tire state We're anxious to give their votes
to the next Democratic nominee for presi-
dent, and in that contest the standard
d. A De Almond responded to the
toast The ,Democratic Party; 1t Cannot
Die While the Eepupl1tc Ives -o-4ao.,+
introduced William J. Bryan. who re-
sponded to the toast Americas Mission
The forcible annexation of the Philip
pine Islands is not necessary 20 make the
United States a world power For over ten
decades our nation has been world
power. During its brief existence it has
exercised upon the human race an infiu-
ence more potent for good than ala the
other nations of the earth combined. and
it has exerted that influence without
REPUBLICS Of south America testify to the
benign influence of our institutions, while
Europe and Asia give evidence of the
In the growth of Democracy we observe
the triumphant march of an idea-an idea
that would be weighed down rather than
aided by the armor and weapons prof
fered by Imperialism"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-23
RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe Places an Order For
$50 Box Cars
For Use on the New California
Acquisition.
TO BE TOPEKA BUILT.
Will Be Constructed in the Car
penter Shops Here.
Order Also Calls For 8 Chair
Order Also Calls For 5 Chair
Cars For Through Trains.

An order has been placed with Mr..
John Hodge, master car builder of the
Santa F'e in this city, for the construc-
ton of $50 box cars for use on the San
Francisco & San Joaquin Valley rail-
road, the new California acquisition of
the Santa Fe. The new cars will be
built at the carpenter shops here and
will be ready by the time of the open
ing OF the road next fall.
The order for the ESQ box cars is the
first order for equipment of the new
Santa Fe line, but it will not be the
last. Much freight equipment will be
needed in the operation of the road. and
every car will be built at the shops in
this city. In this way the California
line of the Santa F'e system will aid
in maintaining prosperous conditions in
Topeka as far as the Santa Fe shopmen
are concerned.
Master Car Builder Hodge has also
received an order for the construction
of five new chair cars for use on the
Santa Fe through trains. These cars
viii be models of workmanship in car
building, and will cost in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000 each. They will be eIe-
gantfy upholstered and fitted with ap-
paratuS for electric lighting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-23
ROCK ISLAND BALLAST.
Where the Kansas Quarries Are
Situated and How Worked.

Montrose, Feb. 23.-The Rock Island
stone crusher, which provides fragment
tary rock for bal1asting the Rock Is
lana, IS about to resume active opera
tons in the railroad quarry at Mont
rose, a little Jewell county town. The
Outnt is of more magnitude than is gen
orally thought, and as the number of
IaborerS who earn their bread by the
sweat of their brow in this work, is
from so to a 100 or more, the work is
one of local Importance.
The little hamlet of Montrose is situa-
ted IN the eastern part of Jewell, one
OF the banner hOg,corn and cattle coun-
ties OF the state, and is one of the most
reliable water stations on the Rock Is
land road, and the fact that nearly all
trains take water and receive train Or
ders here, makes the town of more ib-
portance than its size would infer.
The quarry is situated about one-half
mile northwest OF town where the COM
pany own several acres of ground The
work of quarrying out the stone, reduc-
ing it to fragments, and distributing it
along the roadbed is quite interesting.
The stone is first thrown out of its solid
bed by immense charges of explosives
placed in holes drilled 20 to 40 feet deep
and the free and easy speed exhibited
by the toilers to secure places of safety.
when warned by the boss that a
charge is about to be exploded, is only
equaled by the agility shown by the
same men as they rush for their places
in the boarding cars when dinner is an
nounced-
After the explosion of the charge and
after the smaller rocks from the size of
a barrel to that OF a boxcar cease TO fall
the ''SledgerS'' set at work and with
long-handled heavy hammers pound the
rocks into smaller pieces. these are then
loaded upon small cars holding about a.
ton each, running upon a tramway
reaching throughout the quarry. drawn
by a cable up to the elevated platform
level with the top of the crusher, a vast
coffee mill like grinder. run by a 60
horse power engine, and are dumped
into the yawning ever hungry nav OF
the crusher by which they are reduced
in size to about that OF hen eggs and
fall with create clatter and dust into a
pit below, from whence the elevators
carry them a1oft and after passing over
a screen which Sits out the dust and
lesser humps, the now ready ballast
falls on to self-dumping cars to be run
out upon the main line and distributed
along the roadway. The small pieces
and dust are not wasted by any means
but are used to fill the tracks in the
yard limits in the towns along the line
for which purpose it is said to be much
superior to cinderS, which have hither-
to been used.
The foreman of the gang is expected
to get out a carload per day for every
man employed. The foreman of this
work is John W. Painter, an old time
railroader, and who also is the landlord
of the quarry boarding train The men
eat and sleep in boxcars fitted up for
the purpose and are quite well accom-
modated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-23
40 AMERICAN GIRLS
Entertained at Dance by the Third
Nebraska in Cubs.

Havana, Feb. 23-Salutes were fired
IN honor Of Washington's birthday and
Maj Gen. Ludlow held a review of the
troops of the department, the governor
general and staff being present. Gen.
Ludlow held a public reception from
till 6 last evening. At Buena Vista,
Gen Lee, military governor of the
province of Havana, held reception.
The Third Nebraska regiment gave a
dance to forty American girls residing
at Quemados, their mothers and kins-
women.
On Friday the junta patriotica will
have a procession in honor of the out
break of the Cuban revolution. 1t is
also preparing to give Gen Gomez an
enthusiastic reception
According to a dispatch from Pinar
del Rio, while some 200 women were
waiting to receive government rations,
a citizen tried to hire one to do house
work, offering a home and IS in gold d
month as wages Every one he accoSted
refused to be hired.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-23
SETTLE DOWN TO WAR.
The Government Now Realizes What
Is Before It

Washington Feb. 23-The authorities
here are giving close attention to the
daily developments of the military sit
uation in the Philippines and have de-
cfded to push the campaign against the
rebellious followers of Aguinaldo with
energy. Every casualty report that
comes from Gen. Otis notes the wound
ing or killing of some of the American
troops by what are practically sharp
shooters on the other side. The inSur-
gents apparently have learned that they
can not hope to cope with American
troops on anything like even terms in
a regular battle. and from now on
they are expected to rely on the har-
assing tactics they have practiced for
the past ten days.
The main body of the insurgents has
now fallen well out of the line of effec-
tive range of the gunboats, but as the
American troops have been obliged to
extend their lines in order to protect the
waterwOrks and take advantage of the
natural typographical defense of Man
lila the troops are exposed to the fre OF
these guerillas without an opportunity
to retaliate, for the enemy fees before
an advance in force. This was about
what was expected by the war depart
ment officials, and that was why in
sending achievements to Gen. Otis.
they made it point to send as many
of the regular troops as possible who
had been used TO Indian fighting in the
Bad Lands of the west
Gen. Lawton, who goes to take COM
mand of these troops, is an old Indian
fighter, and soon after these troops ar
rive, within two or three weeks, a for
ward campaign will begin and a heavy
blow will be struck that will keep the
insurgents quiet during the rainy sea-
son, if it does not bring about their i'm
mediate surrender. 1t is felt to be
necessary to do this in order to avoid
the hardships to which the American
troops otherwise would be exposed dur
ing these torrential rains, which will
make life in outside intrenchments al
most impossible for civilized troops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-23
ISABELLA A WONDER.
Another Vein Struck, Which Is the
Richest One Yet Discovered

Colorado Springs, Col, Feb 2S--The
great lisa bella mine has created third
sensation by encountering for the third
time in two months ultra rich bonanza
ore In Decem Der a vein carrying $1,OOO
a ton was opened on the ninth level OF
the lee shaft On January q streak
IN that vein was encountered which as
saved on select samples as nigh as
500. 900 a ton. The run of the vein. in
Guiding the streak, has returned as high
as $50 600 from the smelter.
The latest, or third, discovery is a vein
somewhat larger and from its location
is believed TO be the famous Buena
Vista vein. whose character is SYLVAN
tie. This vein pinched off two years ago.
While il was being worked 4 period OF
Is months il netted the company $780,
O00 for dividends. The vein was encoun-
tered on the tenth level of the old Bue-
IA Vista shaft The management re-
fuses 10 deny or confirm the strike or
TO state the values as shown by assays
From a seTni-Official source. however, 1t
is learned that the value is as high as
5000. This authority says the vein Is
richer and more extensive than any one
previously opened on the Isabella pro-
perty.
The two previous strikes advanced
Isabella stock from u cents to S1sU- "A
quarterly dividend Of cents share
was declared, and after immense sales
a reaction brought the prices down TO
s106 at which today's call opened me
stock Jumped at once to S1.16A- The
les
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-23
MIR. vIRGIL's BIG NUGGET.
CFrom the Portland oregonian)

(Frorn the Portland Oregonian.)
A single chunk of gold weighing ninety
eight pounds and worth 81, $50! This was
the size and value of the nugget that E.
French gulch. near Gold Hill, Columbia
county California; IN In Is 81 v,-o51 az his
eyes lighted up with the recollection OF
that famous find. that was the event of
a lifetime and caused much excitement all
over the country. Up to that time it was
the largest nugget that had ever been IN
covered in California. 1t was a mere ac-
cident and someone else might have been
II had a partner named West, and we
had been mining in French guleh but
go over to the Fraser river, and we sold
out the, very claim where I afte AvY1
went up north, but that did not pan out
our old claim We went 10 work again on
se Siq Win e pfeR taking out pieces q
dull red stone that it was so light ard
porous that it would float in water While
something hard. I worked away. ana
finally the lump was exposed, Ny, pick
gold. / could not believe my eyes. I
took of my hat and threw it on, the
but 1t was too heavy It seemed fast to
the earth. I cut my finger severely
1 could hang nv coat on his eyes. Miners
gathered from all directions. It was
nugget to sit down on ii, and, with a dish
of beans, wait till he could make a safe
dSposton Of it fd In ms 4b case sn f9 20 Sa
express office, where the anna cement of
the OLE oLdc1 h was greL 3de ne cflu M
ceiyed 81 80 for it I suppose IL must
some distance. I and others had passed
over the place many times, but never
sold out the claim, but it never paid very
much a8terWaxd-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-23
HONOR AMONG THIEVES.
[Rome Corr. Chicago

ERone Corr. Chicago Record-l
Cases of Stabbing are so common IN
Rome that the general public only
notices them with the national shrug of
the shoulders. On the Tiber embank-
ment at midday recently two young
men faced each other in silence, armed
with knives, four or five other fellows
stood by, forming a ring, while at
distance the people of the neighborhood,
mostly women and children, looked on
with critical eye. After a few passes
one of the two young men staggered,
fell heavily and died. The murderer
and the witnesses withdrew. and then
the women and children raised an up
roar for the police. The dead man was
a Florentine, twenty years old, named
Emilio. After a day or two the other
fellows, jailbirds all, were arrested One
of them made clean breast. Emilio
and the prisoners belonged to an as
ISOLATION of thieves, assisted by re
ceivers of stolen goods, who provided
them with free board and lodgings when
business was slack
They have unwritten laws, merciless-
1y enforced When some offense against
the association is to be investigated a
board is appointed and the party ac-
cuSed pleads before this commission of
innocent, the court and the accused ad-
journ to the nearest wineshop; if, how
ever, all or any of the judges be not
convinced the party accused is to fight
the dissentient commissioners there and
then Emilio was suspected of being a
spy and appeared before a board OF five
members of the association to exculpate
himself He convinced four of his
judges, but the fifth, a burly rascal,
quietly uttered the formula: Il am not
convinced and drew his stiletto. Emilio
had no knife, so they bought him one,
and all went to the embankment, where
the poor FIorentine was murdered
Such facts are eloquent as to the state
of the lower classes in Italy.