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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-07

British India next, with $751;, s15, 900 /;
this country third with only s142, 10000
to put against its exports; Australasia
fourth, with $1l7, 100000, and France,
with STOP. $4,000. Russia, Belgium,
South Africa and Holland follow, with
S27O, 1 SO, 900 about evenly divided among
them; then Canada, with S37. 705, 900, or
about onc-thrd the value OF It's own
exports. China took s37 235. 900, or about
double what IL sold, and Spain took only
1880, 900, or about onc-fourth of the
value OF its own exports to England.
The Inference drawn from the comparison
OF Imports with exports in the cases OF
tho various foreign countries and colonies
with which England does business, is that
her export business is largest to those coun-
tries where 1t Is lcnst o strurted by tariffs
The effect Of high tar.ff in restricting
British exports is particularly marked in
tho trade with this country, France, Can
ada and some Of the Australasian colonies
Tho Russian trade, notwithstanding the Oh
stacles in its way, is considered fairly satis-
factory, and is believed to be capable OF
considerable expansion. The chief source
OF anxiety, however Is the great depend
cnce of England on foreign countries for
food stufTs, In view Of the slow increase Of
her export trade and the enormous expcn-
diturc Of the national capital now going on
in unrcmuneratlvc work.
There is one notable feature OF the
British colonial trade namely, that, wlilo
the self-Hovcrnng colonies do n largo
business with England Canada to the cX-
tent Of S2S.3 per head Of population,
Australasia S31.9, and the South African
colonies with population Of some 2,OO0,-
600, OF which only about 20 per cent. is
white, si79 per head. not counting the
gold and diamond exports the dependency
of India with its 800, 900, 900 OF subject
and scmi-indepcndcnt populations does
business only to the amount " about 90
cents per head.
To sum up, the balance OF trade against
England at the end of 1898 amounted to the
very considerable sum OF 1882, 900, 900.
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THIS RULL WAS OVERM4T CHED.
lie Was Very Good Bull, but He CouIdn't
Buck the Engine Back,
From The PaiiadsrDhia Record.


WEST CHESTER. Pa, Aug 3-For soma TINA
n large ana vicious bull had been ANNOYING tho
railroad mon at Whitford station on the main
ilhc OF IN" Pennsylvania Railroad, and LASS
evening he became particularly troublesome,
urlNlhE all the trackmsn before him Ia
would station himself in the middle Of tn,
track and charge every man who appeared in
sight
Apparently clatod with his success in Cove
lu"rlnI the men, the bun took II into his hr.,i
I" tax" shy Mt locomotive Statloning h.,,-
SCH IN the middle OF tho track. dr,pjt. no
efforts 81 number OF railroad EMPLOYEES Fl,
Mrly" him on, he deAantly awaited tho an.
a. many freight. running Mt the ratio u
;tmihlY- I'VE niles an hour. hove in SIGHT -
.fHlo" nttl u" engineer csuird tho OI-,rtr
tlnni ana hHW long. loud blast IA n vrnr,
LOT me buiI 70 clear the track Tho hui h,,y-
rhrIi hrrtl'ei the lOcOMDtiye's W hIstio "A. A
tnnIchRe 20 combat, and sent back "A trrr a
U"!IoW III answer; Then he squared Ein'. Z
dor r"hrhlpu6 leap, and. as the iron mons, r
AIN AIN dttSiil'hE down On him. he made the ia t
"9 Tt n nus me ana 1t was n grand one,
- nt ,Ie was loud crash. and the next instant
,h ,"'rSs h"dy oi the bull was Tying thrp..h
W, M whll" the fore part ~ the In nm n "a
ieii the track. so badly crippieI Inn, onn'r
nhl 70 replace 1t, and requiring tho ,vrnck 4, a
cFuT 10 SCI things straight
ayT,nnSeh tne fireman saw tho crash was m.
enltnpIe ne Icaped from the engine while II a
wreck. ''ep' "Ne'''hS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-07

fore, sheep have gradually replaced cattle.
The plains have been over-grazed and
sheep have been crowding cattle out. The
result Is n large diminution of cattle in
some OF the range States. In Wyoming,
for example, the number Of cattle In 1898
was only little over half that OF the years
between 1886 and 1892.
IL Is easy to see how this conflict Of in
forests has been Intensified by years OF
fierce competition for the use OF the public
lands. Tho trouble would be rcmedied II
the great stock-raising companies might
buy large blocks Of land at very low figures /;
but the Homestead law prevents the dis
posal of any public lands in this way. Ono
remedy proposed Is to lease the lands to
the companies, and it Is asserted that
under leases the warfare would cease and
each lessee would have every incentive to
maintain his land in the most productive
condition.
The lease system certainly works very
well where 1t has been tried. Texas, by far
the largest cattlc-growing State and fourth
on tho list of sheep States, owns all tho
public lands within her borders and leases
the range territory to stock growers. Each
company knows the extent OF its terri
torial rights, is protected in them by
the state laws, and the result is that
nearly 100000 beef cattlo and 2,6OO,-
600 sheep grnzc without conflict in
that State and add largely to the national
wealth. The grass lands OF the Northern
Pacific Railroad became almost unprOduc-
tive through over-grazing until the lands
wero leased, with advantageous results
both to the railroad and stock growers
The range stock of Australia, ono OF the
greatest cattle and sheep growing parts of
the world, is raised on lands leased by the
various Governments.
Our arid regions comprise about third
of tn" entire country. Nearly thrcc-fourths
OF this vast domain Is useful for pasturagc.
The utilization Of this territory in such q
way rs to confer the largest benefit upon
the country do justice to stock growers,
and end tho disgraceful conflict among
them, has become n question Of great i'm
portance and public interest.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-07

fT"W me " uSlHDt"n kpfninp Star.
In 1850 | spent night at the end OF lust
such a flow as this may become 1t was a
glossy black river Of humpy rock. over half q
mile wide, sluygis hly eating its way through a
dens" and lofty forest. Out OF it's irregular
billowy front line OF black tongues Of rock
among the trees fresh red tongues OF molten
rock were here and there pushing forward,
warning n flame the lofty engenins and
hroad-lronded tree ferns; One broad tongue
slowly orept down Il brook channel. licking up
the water pools with loud explosions In half an
hour We cou Id step across the CONCEALED lava
although it bent like ice under the weight. We
boilet our coffee on the hot. rounded en- DIS OF a
tongue. as on stove Our break fast fin il he'd
the rock opened and emitted fresh stream
1t ran sluRgishly like pitch 1t was forty miles
from its source. whence 1t had come through a
few covered tunnels, whore 1t ran swiftly near
IN" end ramifying into multitude OF stream
let's The general rate OF advance averaged
perhaps 100 feet day. Much OF the lava was
expcnded u = Ing UP behind to an average
The whole formed II cruel hideous relcntle
monster. slowly hut surely and solidly creep
ing toward its prey. the beautiful town on the
BAY 1t was long agony Tor the people. as.
month after month. the terrible fire drew
nearer until. after thirteen months OF fears
and prayers, 1t suddenly ceased, only six
miles away. Again. in 1881. the terror was
repeated. with n swifter stream and longer
flow, which almost grazed the town. Now a
third time the same dread threat overhangs
them, and 1iio waits In suspense.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-07
Five Years of British Trade.

The British trade returns for the five
years ending 1898 afford some interesting
comparisons between the first year of the
period, 1894, and the last. Taking the
general trade of England, they show that
the imports had increased about 10 per
cent, and the exports little over Ak per
cent. The colonial trade, including India,
gave an increase In imports OF rather less
than 6ia per cent, but Of nearly II per
cent. in the exports. In 1894 the imports
from the colonies amounted to about $47O,-
100000, against $I97, 100000 in 1898,
the exports to the colonies rising from
S393,OOO,OOO to $3.50, 1000, 900. With
foreign countries there was n considerable
Increase OF business over 1894, but not so
large as during tho years Intervening In
the first year the imports from abroad
amounted to Sl,572, 1863, 900, and in the
last to nearly 81 $50, 100000 For the
same years the exports were 1910, 900, 900
and 81 1920, 600, 900 respectively.
One Of the items is OF particular interest.
namely, the movement OF gold. In 1894
England imported Of gold coin and bullion,
$l37, 100000 worth, and in 1898 S2lS,-
6l5,OOO. In the same years the exports
80
The difference between the total imports
and total exports for the i've years loft n
balance in favor OF England of $40
10000 worth of gold. Ono financial
paper, commenting on these figures, re-
marks that it would be interesting TO
know what had become OF this, because
within the same dates, the visible stock Of
gold, as represented by the reserve of the
Bank of England, had declined some 500
100000. II is estimated that nearly double
that amount Of gold disappeared during
those i've years, of which no proper trace
was kept; and some doubt is expressed IA
to whether 1t can all have been absorbed in
the arts and manufactures, although no
doubt much went in that way.
Taking the countries from which England
drew her imports in Is0S this country.
as might I've expected, takes the first
place, with 5000, $40 600 worth, prlnci-
pally of food stufrs. France comes nnxt
with articles, also .-"ge!y food products,
valued at S25G,0S5,OOO. Next come Aus
tra!nsia, Germany and Holland with over
Sli@,60O, 600 each to their credit; fol-
lowed by British India with Sf37,35O 900,
Belgium with $lO7,G7O, 600, Canada with
sl"3,H0,Uoo and Russia with S97,4t5,-
600. Next come Spain with 500, $40, 600,
Denmark with s5s, 5000, Sweden with
S+S'0s5,ooo and Egypt with $44, 2So.o 900.
The other countries and colonies follow
with gradually diminishing amounts down
to Japan with only 50, 7)o 600. Tho total
Imports f'om China, including Hong Kong,
wee only SIG,97OOOO.
Passing to tic lis; Of countries receiving
British exports, there ara some surprising
changes from tho above order. Germany
cow Gas first place, with 3lGG, geo 900 ;
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No Fcttcrs Forged to Fit Tho sun.

A number OF machinists werc employed in
enc Of the mechanical departments Of The
Sun and II was their duty to attend to GER
tain machines which cast type automatic
ally. Their work was purely Tint OF
mechanics and could Ice performed properly
~ mechanics only.
Il representative OF the Typographical
Union came to TIE Sun Office and served
notice that the Union would not permit the
employment OF mechanics upon the ma
chimes Compositors, he said, must take
their places and the machinists must be dis
charged. Tho Office manager expostulatcd
and pointed out the fact that printers could
not attend to the casting machines, which
only trained mechanics could operate; the
mechanics he suggested, might be taken
into the Typographical Union. That idea
the Walking Delegate secuted and he made
his demand pcremptory and final. There
was nothing for it but compliance, and The
SrN Office afforded tho spectacle thence
forward Of number Of machines each with
n compostor looking at it, while it auto
mGtically performed its work.
So long MS the Typographical Union con-
fined its energies to tho mere extortion OF
money we thought we could afford to be In
different, and We never betrayed any open
resentment. We continued to pay weekly
rprgiInrnIln lint baI hnnn
earned, and we should have cheerfuly
maintained tho practice; but when we were
confronted with cynical and brutal init
nation that we must obey the orders OF the
Typographical Union in wholly new and
arbitrary direction, or have the publication
Of The Sun suspended by force, it became
at once apparent that we could no longer SO
conduct our business and maintain our self
respect.
We are in favor Of the best wages, and we
have always paid the highest wages that
prevailed. We shall, we trust, always DO
able to do So. What we also propose is that
our employees, in addition to being the best
paid mon in their calling, shall be honest
ind self-respecting men selling their labor
as they see fit to sell it and holding them
selves as men desc rving to be free.
As to our old employees, the men who havn
worked here for years and whom we have
known so long, we are sincerely sorry that
they haze left us and we dcplore the de-
In" INSCRIPTIONS, corrupted and malignant
clement that sways and controls the Typo
graphical Union.
A. for THE SrS, there must be noithcrlrt
nor hindrancc in its path, neither any ehad-
ow upon its perfect independence.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-07
Huge Corn Crop in Kansas.

TOPEKA. Kan. Aug. THE corn crop OF Kan
sns this year will reach 4OO.OOOOOO bushels
Secretary Cohurn Of the Kansas Board OF AGri-
culture to-day issued a crop bulletin in which
he saws thcre nrc 1924. $50 acres OF corn now
growing and that tho condition is loo per cent.
Raius during TIE last few days have driven
away all possibility ot damage 10 corn by hot
winds: The wheat crop thib year aggregated
IS, 3OIlGlO uShpls
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-07

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sh: As n
Wv , "''"' i''N'"''" "r'ry
III" st"""h' Oh pHS'hol"%y VINO Knows OF the
suirituoIism | was sururisad ot tho ,,,or,n, -
A. T,,sht I,' S' '"' ""',''' VI
Hr. 'ush'hH III to-day StN 10 instruct your
readers on the wonders Of mind phenomena
and "spirit control" for he simuly shownJ
''''' 80 -, 7'"'''' 7""N'"
that he has ONLY surIncc Knowledge Of the
subject he writes about
Observation-Disclosures or ro,,,,,,, ,,ors in ,,,,,.,I
va u, ''@".'''''' 70 '"'' ~ ''"'H ~ P'Sc"o'-
oGy ana hyEho'l@m iroNo that AZ vet We have
little Euuwlejrp q; tho limit ia tho uoyvrr. or
10 lin, ,,,,.,.,a, In.i ~ E,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-07

BosToN. Aug. G-On account Of the advance
this city have raised their tariffs accordingly
il Affects thousands OF persons. Many board
ing houses have Decn forced out Of business 10y
lock OF profit
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Knn.os's Natural snake Chnrmer.


Claud Bristow. n boy who was raised Il,
Cawker city. has peculiar rowcr over ana a a.i
that ne himself docs not understand. lie
never mad any fear OF a snake. and no snake
toward him, When he was n little t0ddler hS
one DAY scared his mother ont OF her senses
~ bringing in I'VE rattcsnakc in his hands
ne IL now travelling with a show as a snake
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-07

rAnis-Kioaluc No. IL. near Grand Hotel, and
Eiosquc 10. 10. Boulevard des Capucincs
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-28
ENGLAND,s PREPARATIONS.

English papers up to the 18th inst,
received in this city yesterday, an
nounce the chartering at that date Of
one hundred and one transports for
conveying troops and supplies to South
Africa, with the dates of sailing and the
assignments of troops and batteries.
These vessels aggregate 472,0O0 tons
burthen, and doubtless within the past
ten days many others have been en-
gagged. This gives some idea of the war
preparations made by England for the
subjugation of the two republics, yet
does not touch at all the vast naval
preparations for possible European
complications, which are on stupen-
dous scale Almost every war-like re-
source of the Empire is being brought
into requisition, and the four corners
of the earth are being drawn on for de-
tails either for the army or navy. Such
preparations have not been seen in
England and the colonies for half a
century, and they indicate that stirring
times are not far off.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-28
WHY sa0uLnN,r THEY PAY?

A very important decision against
corporations was made few days ago,
at Atlanta, Ca, by Judge Lumpkin,
and as a result the parties defendant
will have to hand over to the treasurer
OF Fulton county about $4,000 in
taxes. The county authorities assessed
the property of the Bell Telephone Com
pany, the Southern Express Company,
and several other corporations, and
they made application for an injunc-
ton. restraining the authorities from
making the collections. The injunction
was refused, the Court holding thatthe
assessment was regular and right, aud
that the corporations must pay up.
Why should they not? Ths~ day is
nearly past when corporation hold
ing a public franchise<and doing an
immensely profitable business can
escape taxatioa<save upon Office furni-
tGre listed as personal property"
We hsfe some examples of this sort
rjgft here in Wheeling.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-28

A curious error or blunder has re-
Gently come to light in the Navy De-
partment The gunboat Viking had
been gifted out at the Norfolk navy
yard for duty in Central America. at
large cost. The ship was placed in
commission, coaled, a crew drafted, the
battery was in good order. and then the
provisions for the cruise were ordered
sent on board. Only then was it dis
covered that there was no available
space on the ship for stores of that
sort and no amount of figuring could
rearrange the material so as to afford
the necessary room. AS a result the
crew was sent of, the ship placed out
Of commission and the battery re-
moved. The situation is about the
most awkward that could occur even
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-28
CURRENT COM MENT.
cLAPTRAP FROM ON HIGH.


Cincinnati Enquirer.
President Mckinley in his speech at
Youngstown said: NO cheer has been
more encouraging or more hopeful to me
than the cheer given by the men as they
come out of the mills and wave their shin
ing dinner buckets, now full, when once
they were empty.
Honestly. now. Mr.. President. isn't this
rather cheap stuff TO be uttered by the
President of the United States? Do you
think the workingman is foolish enough to
be influenced by such patronizing rhetor-
ic? What have you done to brighten his
bucket or fill it? Not one single promise
made for your administration has been
redeemed. Not one
Some of the organs are constantly re-
peating that all promises have been met,
but not a single specification has been
made that is not a bald lie. We defy any
Republican journal. reputable or other
wise, TO point 10 single instance that viii
stand the test of truth. The Mckinley
administration has been absolutely inert.
Il has not even spirit and courage in pros
ecuting the war to reduce the people of
the Philippine Islands TO a state OF vas
salage
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-28
A SENATOR WITH SPHINX.

William E. Mason, Republican, Unit
ed States Senator from the great State
of Illinois, is the latest traitor" to the
administration, and the latest patriot,
SO far as the people are concerned. Mr..
Mason has made the deliberate an
nouncement that unless the Republican
party renounces its Philippine policy
he will resign his seat in the upper
house of Congress. In making this an,
nouncement, Mr.. Mason says with con-
siderable emphasis: ~
Il, am a Republican and in fa1or<of legit
innate expansion. / am opposed 70 criminal
aggression and to acquisition of territory
by conquest. On this-9uesti0n- my feelings
are deeper than<sn Roy other questken in
I cannot safrepder my CONVICTIONS
My party has never dsa~chance to de-
believe that it will snat take the right side.
But if my partyeshould in national conven-
ton range Itself on the side of criminal ag-
gFession< and conquest then ] will give II
chanes>fo put another man in my seat for
rise~ remaining two years of my term.
I am opposed to the Philippine policy of
the national administration ana will |
fight that policy in Congress the coming
winter? Those are details which l prefer
not to discuss now. l like to act with my
party. bur | am not in the habit of let
ting any man or set of men dictate what
shall believe.
81 repeat I am a Republican. The Re-
publican party never has been the party of
slavery 1t was born out of the struggle
to give freedom to all men under its flag.
shall not believe that this great party
shall nullify its history until the thing has
been done
'If / resign / shall seek reelection.
shall rot do it with any hope Of being re-
elected, but shall 90 1t for the purpose of
going through the old and salutary process
OF earning exactly what the people want.
and perhaps of getting shorn of some OF
my egotism. Then / shall settle Gown here
again and practice law"
Good for Mason. He has joined the
growing army of American citizens
who do not believe in shooting people
because they desire freedom.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-28
BRIDGEPORT.
Chronicle of Daily Events in the
Town Across the Way.

The marriage of Geo. Mester and Miss
Katherine Young is announced TO take
place next Wednesday.
Miss Kate Bratton has returned from
Lloydsville. accompanied by her cousin.
Miss Lena Vale.
The two colored women locked up for
creating a disturbance on the street cars
were each fined 81 and costs.
The school teachers received their month
ly stipend yesterday.
Miss Lottie Duncan has returned from a
visit with Baltimore friends.
Jno. Graham is off duty at the Aetna
Standard on account of sickness.
The hunting party composed Of Messrs.
Graham, Dent and Branum and their
wives, have returned from Cambridge.
Summer Haskins will accept a position
as brakeman with the c., L. & w
Mrs. f. o. Graham has returned from a
two weeks visit with reatives at Butler,
Pa
Robert De Garmo, fireman on the St.
Ciairsville accommodation is off for va
cation
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-28

Rev. DR.. David H. Greer, formerly
of this city, now rector of st. Barthol-
omew's Church, New York, is the re-
cipient of the sum Of $4,000 by the
terms of the will of the late Cornelius
Vanderbilt 1t is a testimonial which
comes into deserving hands, and will
cause much qualification to the many
friends of DR.. Greer in this city and
vicinity.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-28

General Charles F. Henderson, of
Nebraska, the soldier statesman who
recently assured the American Bar AS
ISOLATION that trusts were the corner
stone of the nation, is now to the fore
with a claim that what this country
really wants is a standing army of
100000 or 100000 men. Mr. Mander-
son should be forthwith made prince
of the blood by the imperialistic adj
ministration.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-28

The National Women's Christian
Temperance Association, in session in
the State of Washington, has adopted
resolutions deploring the attitude taken
by this nation with respect to the Phil
ippine Islands and their inhabitants,
and the administration press excitedly
wants to know what these women have
to do with the question, anyhow, and
admonishes them to keep still. 1t is
another case of treason" evidently.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-28
Work on the government war shi

Work on the government war ships
will have to stop until the armor plate
question is decided. Congress has linn
tied the price to be paid to $500 per
ton, $4,000 tons are needed, and the
only bid received was $3.50 per ton.
Seventeen vessels are involved, includ-
ing three of the Maine class of battle
ships, four harbor defense monitors,
four ships of the Arkansas class, three
battle ships of large size, and three
armored cruisers.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-28
AT EvENsoNG.

Dear heart, life is not long
The shadows deepen, and the waning
light
Drifts to the music of the evensong,
And then-Goodn:ght!
Dear heart though Love may live
In loftier realms through Gods eternal
years,
IT'S here we need the joy that it can give
Its tenderness, its tears.
And yet, such barriers rise
To keep the outstretched, sundered
hands apart!
What is fulfilment in the far, faint skies
When earth is dumb, dear heart?