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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-19
SOUTH PACIFIC STATION.
Importance of q Fleet I'm Western
south America Urged. 1.~rn =


south America Urged. s.n =
NEW YORK, Dec. IA special to the
Herald from Washington says:
III view Of the number of flag officers
available for sea duty, there Is reason to
believe that a south Pacific station will be
established as soon as conditions In the
Philippines admit Of the withdrawal of
some of the ships now under Rear Admiral
Watson's command.
The importance of a feet on the western
coast OF South America has been thor
oughly appreciated in naval circles, but be-
cause Of the limited number of ships and
flag officers it had not been possible to
maintain a station there, and for this rea-
son the Pacific was placed under the COM
mand of one officer. The extension Of
American sovereignty over some Of the Sa-
moan islands and the prospective estab-
lishment Of coaling station in the Gala
pages group are Indications of the import
ance of the south Pacific in the eyes Of
the officials.
Orders have been issued by the navy de-
partment directing that the battleship
Massachusetts,, as we'll as the Indiana be
placed In reserve at the League Island
navy yard. The Massachusetts, is now I'M
dergoing repairs at New York. 1t is pro-
posed to keep a large crew on board each
OF these vessels and to retain their pres
ent commanding officers.
They will be kept in condition for i'm
mediate sea service. The men obtained
from the batteshps will be used for SER
vice on board the battleships Kearsarge
and Kentucky, when they are placed In
commission early In the new year.
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WALL Street HAS 4
TOUCH OF PANIC.
Continued From Page One.

well, Charles A. Deshon, A. Goepel. Ed
win Gould, N. Irvine Keyser, Edward r.
Ladew, Henry A. MCGEE. w. Willis Mer-
rill. J. w. .Middendorf, Edward Maer, s.
d. scudder, John A. Hibley, John p. Trues-
dell, C. M. Warner. John Shelton williams.
r. F.. G. Young, Thomas A. Mcintyre
At the office Of City Chamberlain Keenan,
today 1t was said that the city had about
sl50.0OO on deposit with the Produce Ex-
change Trust Company
The Produce Exchange Trust Company
FIRST became prominent as bidder for a
S12,000.000 bond issue In opposition to Ver-
miIyi & Co. and others, who were part of
a syndicate that had hitherto controlled
the traffic in city bonds. NJ,
1t was organized few years ago with a
capital of 81, 100000. and had reported sur
plus and undivided profits at this time Of
over $2500.000 Its business was chiefly
with merchants tradesmen and corpora
lions in its Immediate vicinity: and 1t was
also supposed to do some banking business
for the Standard OIL Company. " had
been designated by the banking department
! of the state as the legal depository for
state moneys and municipal moneys. IS
we'll as for funds of savings banks and
state banks
A letter from Edwin Gould, dated De-
cember 8, to the executive committee of the
Produce Exchange Trust Company. is pub
lished, in which Mr.. Gould indicates his in
tention to resign from the vice presidency.
The letter was written after an examina-
ton of the books and accounts of the
company when he had found matters for
which he did not care to assume the re-
sponsibility
1T found" Mr.. Gould wrote. that large
sums of money have been tied up in aid
ing the underwriting of certain Industrial
enterprises. until fhe amount 30 invested
together with what we ;have-agreed to furi
nish II called upon. equals nearly, II not
quite. the combined amounts of our capital
and surplus Most of this is uncollecH-
BILE If needed, is due at indefinite times.
and with certain privileges Of renewal to
the borrowers.''s
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AMBASSADORS TO WITHDRAW.
Unpleasant for English and Ameri-
cans at The Hague.

LONDON, Dec. 1S-The Daily Mail pub
fishes the following dispatch from Ant
werp: 1.-THE British and American minis
tiers at The Hague have asked PERMISSION
to retire to Antwerp, with view of avoid
ing personal unpleasantness during the
anti English attitude of the Dutch.
There Is no foundation for the reports
on the continent that the diplomatic rela-
tions between Great Britain and the Meth
erlands are strained"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-19
THE BATTLE AT COLENSO.
A Correspondent Gives the First De-
tails of Clery's Repulse at
TugeIa River Crossing,

LONDON. Dec. l9.-The correspondent
CT the Daily Mail, telegraphing from Frere
Camp, Natal, December Is and describing
the Tugela river battle, says:
THE Beers in great force, occupied a
strongly intrenched position. commanding
the river and reaching back about 500 yards
from its further side. Gen Harris brigade,
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RIVER STEAMER BURNED.
All Passengers Escape, but Vessel
and Freight Destroyed.

ST. LOUIS. Dec. 1s.--A special to the
Dispatch from New Madrid saws:
'The steamer State of Kansas, of the
Tennessee River Packet Company. burned
TO the waters edge early today while lying
at The foot Of Main street
All the passengers sraped, but several
hundred bales os cotton considerable
freight and baggage. was destroyed. The
total loss IS estimated at $500. 900.
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ANOTHER ADVANCE IN WAGES.
Cotton Employees Get 10 Per Cent.
Additional.

BOSTON, Dec. 1S.--An advance of 10 per
cent in wages went into effect today In
many of the cotton manufacturing cities
and towns of New England. This increase
affects from 10000 to Is 900 persons.
In addition, an advance goes into effect
in a number of the cotton mills of Cen
trail and Western Massachusetts,. Some Of
per cent. this morning. These are outside
the American Wooden Company, which will
make general advance January ].
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Collision ON the Pennsylvania.

NEW ALBANY, Ind. Dec. 1S.-EngIne
No. Is of the Air Line road and Pennsyl-
vania suburban train running between
Louisville and New Albany collided this
morning near the outskirts in this city.
The Pennsylvania train consisted of an
engine and two coaches and had $50 pas.
sengers. Ten were. injured. 1t Is not
thought any of them are seriously hurt.
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NAME nut on leather goods free OF
charge. Denny-Corve'l Co, tic First ave
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PERFUME atomizers. Smith & Ken
nedy's
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STOVE snaps z. G. Miles Co. today.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-18
PERSONAL.

Edouard Foa the famous French explorer who
succeeded in crossing Central Africa. was born in
Narsellles I'm 1862 From 1856 1880 he travelled on
the ivory coast, in Dahomey. in the country OF the
Achnntis on the Cote dOr. on the Congo. in Gabon,
and in Angola. In 1891 he penetrated into the In
terror from the Cape. passed TO the Transvaai'
thence went for twenty-sx months march
through the country Of the Macalscas, the Mata-
bees the Gaca TO the Zambesl, and from that
river reached Nyassa. Before this he had made
preliminary explorations In Asia, and had been one
year I'm Central Africa. It was during that sojourn
that he first conceived the Idea OF crossing the
Dark Continent, idea however which he was
only to carry out IN 1877
DR. Enrique Cuevas a member Of one OF the lead
ing families OF Chill and attache OF the CHILEAN
Embassy at Washington. is making tour Of the
country for the purpose OF studying Its msd ,rlI
he will spend several months In Europe after which
he will return to Chill TO report the result OF his
Investigations.
Colonel c. 8 b. Parsons who has been made n
Knight Commander Of the order of St Michael
and St George in recognition OF his recent services
in Egypt IS the officer who took over Kassala
from the Italians behalf Of the British Govern
ment He also inflicted the final blow upon the
Dervish army at Gedaref twenty days after Omdur-
man.
The Rev H. II. Haweis is said TO be the greatest
clerical traveller OF the century. Between 1885.
when he was appointed Lowell lecturer at Boston
and university preacher at Cornell and Harvard
and 1885, he covered fewer than one hundred
thousand miles outside Europe; while notes OF his
travels In Italy, France. Germany Morocco and
other countries would alone All several books and
are not even touched upon in his two amusing vol
umes MY Hundred Thousand Miles"
The place OF professor OF geography at the Uni
versity of Berlin left vacant by the death OF Helm
rich Kiepert is to he filled by DR. William Sieglin
at present professor OF historic geography at the
University OF Leipsic.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-18
THE KRONMAN CASE.

In the light of the latest discoveries concern
ing the murder of Mrs Kronman 1t is in order
to ask our Police Commissioners what they
think of the good sense and decency of their de-
tectives 1t is also in order for private citizens
to consider the extent TO which police reckless
ness ignorance or corruption may endanger
the reputation, the liberty and even the life
of the most innocent man. Under the inspira
ton of our wonderful District Attorney and his
French ideas Of the high functions Of a prose-
cutting officer not merely to accuse but to give
public assurance on the honor Of an old soldier,
lust like a Mercier or a Zurlinden, that the ac
cused Is guilty, our police are getting uncom-
fortably near what Lord Coke denounced in
vigorous English as "the damned and damnable
Judgment Of he'll: first accuse, and then make
your accusation the ground of lrrevocable con-
defamation and torture" The treatment by
the police of Mr. Kronman amounted to nothing
less than torture, and II is not at all impossible
that If the new facts or Observation-Disclosures
they may be; we do not feel like trusting blind
ly in sudden police enthusiasm no matter
how plausible-had not changed the detectives
temper he might have been subjected also to
rrevocable condemnation.
week ago the whole machinery Of the Po-
lice departure WAS dL MOih utluS W o'hu
Mr.. Kronman to his death, seeking to entrap
him by unworthy devices into contradictions
and admissions with which to build up a case
against him, and it is not at all a stretch OF the
Imagination to suppose that with due diligence
sufficiently plausible testimony might have been
brought forward to say as the army officers say
OF Dreyfus: Somebody did 1t. II he didn't
who didT" and convict him OF some minor de-
gree Of homicide on general principles. But
| to-day the police are equally certain that Mr..
Kronman Is perfectly innocent Of the crime for
which they were so surely going to convict him.
On August 4 late In the afternoon. Mr. Kron-
man went to his home and found his wife IN
jured and dying there. He Immediately gave
the alarm and set about attending her wounds.
She was taken to hospital. where she died the
next morning. Meanwhile our brilliant de-
tectives put their supposed minds to the prob
lem. The murderer had thoughtiessly omitted
to leave his card Neither had he left note tell
ing his motive and giving diagram Of his path
in escaping. Immediately the astute detectives
jumped to the conclusion that he never escaped
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-18

~, ,ooe everv month excepting February IN
,oo- ond in October and December 1894, or
,,,,or,v months out of thirty -fve in all. Under
rho Mckinley act imports were larger In March,
Anr and July 1894 in the first seven months
NJ ,So3 in all months of 1892 and 1891. and ID
all months Of 1890 after the act passed or In
thirtv.seven ont of fortyseven months. Ana
rr,or n that date the imports had been larger
in nine months of 1890 in nine months OF loSo
and In seven months Of 1888. or in twenty-five
ont Of thirty three months. Thus, out OF lo3
,ooptbs under different tariffs the imports have
been larger 10 lightweight months than IN july
1890 and of the ffty-one smaller months eight
montbs came prior to the Mckinley act, ten
months In nearly four years under tnat acI
fifteen months in about three years or a Demo
cratic tariff with prostration, ana eighteeh
months under the Dingley tarin with prosper
lty. Clearly the fact that Imports are fallihg
hollow the usual range In past years Is not
alarming. nor IS the decrease Of such nature
as to excite grief
The total exports, S94 ,9OS,J1S In July. were
n little less than in June, but larger than IN
five months of the last fiscal year Foreign re-
ouirements for American food have been so
greatly changed within the last few years that
n comparison covering long period mas less
significance. But exports were larger III SIX
tecn months out Of twenty-four under the Ding
lev act in only three months out of thirty-hve
under the Wilson act, In only seven months
ont of forty-seven under the Mckinley act ana
In only two months out of twenty three under
the previous law making twenty-elght months
in ALL but over half of them within the last
two years II Is enough TO observe that ex-
ports. though smaller than In many recent
months, are still far ahead OF the ordinary
value during nearly ten previous years. 1t is
Of some importance also that. Notwithstanding
considerable exports Of gold. the Imports or
that metal in July were larger by S3OS,o12'
while the net exports Of silver amounted to
81 271 1885, which, with net exports OF $3l,9S3.-
$40 merchandise made the net balance in mer-
chandse and specie S35,948,o6i. As this Is far
IN excess Of the balance last year, II may he
concluded that the prospects are not so I'M
wholesome as they have been considered In
some quarters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-18
SOCIETY At NEWPORT.

Newport r. l.. Aug II (SpeciaD.-Society had
busy day to-day with tennis in the morning. polo
In the afternoon and the weekly dance at the
Casino tonight. There large and fashion
able attendance to witness the championship
match In doubles In which the favorite pair. Ward
and Davis won from the holders OF the title for
the last two years Ware and sheldon
At the polo match the gathering not 80
large as At the big game Of the week. Wednesday,
but was representative and of good size. Tonight
the weather was beautiful and Just cool enough TO
make dancing a pleasure Accordingly there was
A large assemblage the floor OF the theatre
and another In the galleries Practically every
body In society was present. and many Of the
costumes worn by the ladies' were elaborate TO a
degree not before seen this Not many
social entertainments were given tonight. Mrs.
J. f. Person George Shaw and William Cutting,
ir having dinner parties at the Casino before
the dance and Iispenard Stewart. Mrs l. Towns
end Burden and Mrs T. a. Havemeyer giving din
ners at their cottages. Mrs. w. Rogers Morgan
gave young peoples dance.
This afternoon the torpedo fotlla was out for its
first practice run OF the present summer All the
fleet now at the torpedo station except the Stetto,
were out including the Dupont. the Porter. the
Morris the Winslow the Mckenzie and the Gwin.
Commander Mclean was in command, ana all the
officers attached to the station were on BOARD me
several boats In single column as close as satety
normitted the feet steamed out to Block Island at
"a fifteen knot gait Coming back, double forma-
ton the order. and the Meet entered the mar.
bor on its return In wedge formation. the dupont
leading The torpedo boats were preceded into
mort by the ships Of the North Atlantic Squadron,
which left Bar Harbor Sunday. and have proceed
YESTERDAY where they had target practice. and
to-day torpedo practice. making some good shots.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-18
40 EVIL GIPTS TO CUBA.

We interviewed in Cuba for Cuba's good. Let
us see 10 II that in no respect II shall prove 10
be for her ILL., There has been much good done
there. and there is much yet TO be done. Let
us see TO II that we DO no evil. We have many
good gifts 10 bestow upon that Island. Let us
make sure that we do not mix with them
single evIl gift In many respects Cuba may
proftably learn OF the United States and adopt
It's ways and means. In one respect she may
indeed learn Of us. hut II should be 10 shun and
not TO initiate our example.
That one respect. OF importance simply In
calculable, Is the problem of the races Let us
recognize the situation fairly. On that score
Cuba IS more highly civilized than we. There
Is a color line IN Cuba. but It is not such as
we have here There Is a race problem. but It
is the merest trife compared with ours. The
lynching OF negroes Is not an institution there.
White Cubans do not shoot, hang and burn
their black neigbbors on mere suspicion: nor
do they make practice Of killing few mig
gers now and then on general principles. MS
IN warning TO the others" They leave such
dongs to their Northern guides, philosophers
and friends Nor do we hear that the negroes
Of Cuba misuse their exemption from marrying.
On the contrary. they seem TO be far better
behaved than the negroes Of some Of our States
are represented ny their white lyDchers 10 he.
Now we submit that the horrors Of orr own
race problem ought not 10 he imposed upon
Cuba. They might easily be. few Amerl-
can politicians could soon stir up race preju-
diccs and hatreds in Cuba until some Of the
negroes there became as vicious and the white
men as ferocious as any in the United States.
But he who should do so TO even the slightest
degree would be an enemy Of the human race.
There Is no more imperative duty. binding
upon every citizen OF the United States who
has anything to do with Cuba, than TO refrain
scrnpuously from any act or word that would
In any way intensity the race problem In that
island and. with all the weight Of our own
experience behind him, 10 do all that in him
lies to preserve that island from our own woes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-18

you must agitate so as to startle those who have
what you want Make them jump. and It's ten TO
one that In the scramble something Is spilled from
the nosebag Of privilege. Then you must wolf 1t
hard as you can"
A schoolmaster in village school had been IN
the habit Of PORK Gm n of the OF p hls
one day small boy marched UP to the NJ, master M rL
desk and ngg gGG Rs Ss ps The 81
master replied in the Affirmative. Several days
b ssed fnf the Sy Up HIM Inquired
the reason he had not brought 1t: Oh please,
sir the boy replied, the pig got better '-(Puolic
Opinion.
A North Georgia candidate says: I'VE want the
Office because we think we deserve 1t; and we de-
serve It because we have lived here ten years and
have never had anything except the opportunity Of
running for it,"
No Cause for Alarm.-"Great heavens. What's
the cause OF all that yelling around the corner?
cogel Let's hurry there may be murder ,ba,
We hear 1t every day. There's a painless dentists
office around there"
1t Is customary for politicians to take their dis
appointments philosophicaly. An exception re-
Gently occurred in Australia. man in the town
of Junee wrote to the local Coroner that II the
referendum in New South Wales resulted In favor
of federation, he would give him job by cut
ting his throat. The Coroner laughed at the joke,
as he thought II. The referendum was favorable
to federation and next day the man was found in
a hut with a terrible cash in his throat. He was
in a hospital at latest advices and there were but
faint hopes OF his recovery.
When They Wrote on stone.-"Whats that
mOnollth in your coatta pocket" asked the
ancient Egyptian. In casual way.
The other ancient Egyptian paled.
That's letter my wife gave me TO postl ne
exclaimed Thank you. old man. for reminding
Of it,
Whence We see that while customs vary from
time to time man in his essential nature does not
-(DetrOit Journal
In pretty Wisconsin town not far from MIL
waukee there is spite fence which tells It's
own story to all the world. II is high and
tight board affair and cuts of view across a
number Of beautiful lawns. The man who lives
on one side of It evidently feared that the fence
would bring down on his head the condemnation
of his neighbors. Not wishing to be unjustly
blamed he has therefore painted his side OF
the fence in letters that can be read block
didn't do it." The man on the other side also
had no Idea OF letting false impression get out.
Accordingly he has painted on tho other side OF
the high barrier: Il had to do it,"
A Ready Reckoner-"My friend" said the trav-
eler 10 the provincial. do you know this country
WE'LL
us IL far TO the next town."
Reckon II Is"
About three miles,
Reckon so 80.
Well. am / In the right road'"
Reckon you air" 49,
Tell me- said the traveller. have you any
other business besides reckontng? .,
II reckon l has" the Anal reply.-(Atlanta
Constitution.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-18
FOREIGN TRADE IN JULY.

The accounts of foreign trade In July need
remarkably little analysis. Instead Of the de-
crease in the principal exports. which was so
important in other months OF this year. there
was an increase over last year amounting TO
about $4347 31S in breadstuffs A,S4G121 in
provisions, S2,6l4,326 in cotton and 1923 426 In
mineral oils, making in the staples. including
cattle a gain OF $12 $50, 795. But 1t is more Ia
tercsting and important that the exports of
the other domestic products, chiefly manufact-
ured also increased S0,356, 1853, so that, although
smaller than in March and April and slightly
smaller than in June, they were larger than
in any other month Of the last year. This sure
ly does not indicate the material decrease in
such exports which some persons have expect
cd because of the noteworthy advance In prices
Of important products. With these the do
nestle exports rose to 500. 95S,46S. exceeding
those in the same month Of 1893 by S2l ,707,6 23.
But In addition the increase In imports was
much smaller than II has been In other months,
and more encouraging in character. Trade ac-
counts had warranted the belief that the gain
in principal exports alone would exceed the in
crease In imports. il did by more than $1,000
OOO but the total imports were only $685.
17S, and the increase proves to be only SS.940.-
1917. which was probably exceeded also by the
gain In manufactured exports. The most note
worthy feature Is that Of this moderate gain no
less than S6.393, 623 was in free articles OF
which few are produced In this country
compete Mt all with American products, so that
Of all the dutiable imports the increase In value
was only $2,547. ia. probably not much moro
than the increase In exports OF Iron products
alone. II those were as large as in June
As one has to stand at some distance In order
to see an object clearly. SO a review Of previ-
Gus years is necessary to show how July i'm
ports rank in the history Of foreign trade. In
twenty four months under the Dingley act I'm
ports were larger than In July only In March,
1885, and February to June. inclusive, this
year-ln all, six months of the twentyfour. In
three years under the Wilson act imports were
larger in four months of 1897, In three months