The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-09

''send noe an Ice .nachine" Ana along
the Chinese coast and around India and
up the Sues canal and through the Msdi-
terranean to Gibraltar. and then to Eng
land, and under the waters of the Attain
tic to New York went the pitiful plea.
send me An Ice machine" Il found lie
way into the state. war and navy DEPART
ment building, on Pennsylvania avenue,
and was laid on Roots dssk on Tuesday
OF this week.
Roots establishment vac cou,n,ete but
the cablegram did IL WORT. "By 0eoree."
said Root. The must need one II he cables
for II at our expense"
The order was promptly given, and there
"a little ice machine now on tho way to
Guam. Leary will get It long before
Christmas.
Tea lnpostsrs Protest.
Representative Kahn OF California has
called the attention OF the treasury DEPART
ment to protest from tho tea importers
OF the Pacific coast against a recent order
directing samples OF all teas examined and
allowed entry at all ports outside OF New
York city to be sent to the tea expert In
the latter city. The protest explained that
tho order virtually makes the New York
examiner supervisor OF an the examiners
OF tea. an ONCE which was not contemplate
ed by the tea act ana unknown to law.
San Francisco importers say they are
confident the treasury department issued
tho order without fully realizing the effect
1t would have on ports other than New
York. They explained that the tea trade
or san Francisco has beeo built up after
many years of hard labor, and object 10
rs being placed under authority of tea ex-
perts located IN New York. who may pos
sibly act under the influence of New York
merchants, and might take steps to frame
decisions that would make It unwise. or
even dangerous. to import teas into San
Francisco and, on the other hand, max
Ing 1t easy 20 imnott teas through New
York. San Franciscoss importers say they
are convinced the recommendation. being
proceeded under. will operate as a direct
blow to the Western ports of San Fran
cisco. Portland, Puget sound. and even
Chicago. The department assured Kahn
that II never contemplated making such
an application of;the order. and had no en-
pectation that 1t would operate as explain
ed. Kahn says the suggestion OF Tea Ex-
aminer-Piatt, Of San Francisco, that all
examiners exchange samples In order to
secure uniformity Of teas imported Inn
presses Assistant Secretary Spaufding ia
.vorably. and the department win take It
up for examination with the purpose Of
putting the suggestion into effect
Shanghai Customs Returns.
The state department has received from
Consul General Goodnow. OF Shanghai. a
printed resume Of the custom returns for
the quarter ended June 20. 1899. The article
notes an increase in revenue collected by
the customs during the quarter.
The number of regular treaty ports has
risen to twenty-seven and with the excep-
tion Of Soochow, Annoy and Kumchuk. they
are unanimous in showing an Improvement
The total for the same quarter Of the last
three years has been:
Haikwan taels.
1897. :. =. s.......... 5M, MS-a4 ~, 90
lHSo.- ....s........s. o,5rb coVs- 3USs,0Jt
1899 -. -. -. ........... 7O0i, 54s- 6044. Chs
This says the article. is the largest col
lection In the decade. 1t includes two ports
which appear for the first time-Nankin
and Santuao-but they only give l30Q0 taels
G9. $50 between them.
The import Of cotton goods showed a
decline in gray shirtings. T cloths, and
drills and jeans Of all kinds and an ad-
vance in white shifnnRs, sneetings Of all
kinds Ind fancy Hsods. There was n
marked advance ins sotton yarn. English
excepted, the comparative imports for the
past three years being: