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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-07
The Fact Becoming Quite Apparent
to Brokers.
TRADING Is FALLING OFF.
market This Morning Was Firm Ga.
lena Advance. and Triumph
Make. n 1sIt.

That the Salt Lake Stock and Mining
Exchange IN OVERRIDING the thing In
conducting two calls day. In the pres
encc Of nm afternoon session by the
new exchange. II gradually making IT.
solf apparent. Today numerous tN-
prcsslonn OF this kind were heard
among the brokers. not few N them
freely asserting that II was an unwlsc
policy to hold 20 many calls for the
amount OF nusinesH required to be-
transacted. They believed II would be
harmful to the mining Industry. and
hat before long orders would be 10
scarce aa 10 warrant reconsideration
u the matter. What should have hceu
done. they argue. was to incrcare the
membership 81 the exchange ~ has
now been decided upon. and then. ray
they. there would have been no need
Tor second exchange, or even II Sec
ond call.
business IL gradually diminishing on
the local stock market. whether due
90 competition or not. ~ not known,
but the fact remains that the sales
now made. all told. scarcely reach the
volume credited To tho morning call
several weeks nKo. THIS morning there
was a dcarih OF tradlng, the sales made
reaching nut $1,000 rharcn. which had
the nominal value Of tS.ips.ai. Ajax
vas the first seller ana changed hands
at fi.10 and liai. rontonnlnl- Eureka
came next with fiNc shares nt $40 each.
after which Chloride Point was dealt
IN, the stock selling at ti,i0. ana To-.
mhlnlng In good demand at this figure.
Dalton " Lark made transfers ut iiit
cents. while Ucyner- Marion sold nt 30
cents. Rnd galcnn WIS In the ascendant
with sales NJ TO onh cents Mammoth
was practically stationary In the trad
ing. Northern Light sold low, and sac-
ramento was freely dealt In between
10 ana a., these sales being followed
by one of Sunshine. which found n
taker at Giit cents.
Unlisted stocks had a leader IN
bright Lirht which sold at cents.
columbia rtood stationary and changed
hands M ~ cents. while Dalton was
picked up NJ cents, Frisco az i5i. and
Golden Eagle between \ and .. Inter-
national made trnusfer az Q cents. nf-
ter which Joe iioNefH was handled.
this stock being sold at II cents. 10 be-
followed by sales NJ iiowerH Extension
nt ia cents. May Day developed nc-
tivity with sales between ~ and ~
cents. while Manhattan made transfers
~ cents. ana showers Consolidated
did business ~ III cents. Triumph
created quite furnre and was heayily
faAi In between 10 and " cents. the
stock closing With a hid ~ iais only
20 he greeted with n Withdrawal of all
offerings
The closing figures were ~ follows:
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-07
Directors Meet At Provo and De-
clare a Dividend.
SILVER KING AND SWANSEA.
Cold values In the Northern Light Il
The Triumph triumphant wis-
eciiancou- Items.

The directors ot the Grand Central
mot ut Provo today and declared Tia.
regular dividend OF i2is contn share
or sJi $50. the same payable on the 10th
inst. This gives the company a total II
Sgsi go. and Is distributed at time
when the mine n In excellent condition.
city will pay the sum III S-'09o giving
Il total of si.eooooo, while the swan
sea win come forward with IT, usual
5000. this raising the aggregate paid
to date to SiiG.5Q0 other mines VIII
LIKELY follow during the month.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-07
OMAHA LIyr srooK.

omahn. Fob. T.--Cattle- Receipts.
2i00, Market steady; native beef
steers ti.oo " s5,a5i vcstcrn atcersS3 90
q $3.50; Texna steers, fa.7j q 500
and feeders. sa.S0 a i5.eD; calves ti.O0
q SEQ bulls and stays, $500 n si2i.
Horr-Iteceipta, 1900. Market q
iOc higher; heavy. tl.d5 d $40: mixed
$500 II sa.G5; light. $500 a taG5. pigs,
$500 q $500; bulk OF sales, $500 ~
$50
rntive muttohb. $40 q $3.50 westerns.
$3.50 u si20. Ttockers, ts15 u $50.
lambs 500 a $3.50.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-07

This mornings report from suporin-
tcndont Legg OF the Northern i.lght.
gives the mine "a better complexion than
ever. Mr.. 1.egg says they are now
and from 81 to 81 gold 10 the ton. and
adds that n shipment Of this ore VIII
be made ns soon as the roads ARE In
better condition. Another shipment II
preparing ANA VIII be- In In q few days.
the consignment consisting uf three
cars OF good mineral. Superintendent
ierg says there IL no scarcity OF min-
Crai. and only regrets that conditions
uro not such M 20 make it, trnnsportn-
ton moro easily accomplished.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-07

The annual meeting ~ the Ccntcnni-
nl-Eurcka Mining company was being
held nt the company Office In this city
len submitted his reports showing the
mine 20 be IN excellent condition aud
making regular shipments. The report
also disclosed the ptaslnE Information
that the company Ind resumed the pay
mrnt of dividends. ana that the proper
~ was IN q condition 20 keep up rcgu-
La distributions. II was expected that
the me, ting would result IN tho post
Ing ~ a February dividend Of &ib.U00.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-07

Triumph trlumphed In the pit today
the stock creating quite a commotlon
for time, ana selling freely between 10
Silver city In the Tintic district. a
control Of which II owned by Theodore
nrubhci. Tho claims have been devel-
oped to some extent, and the locality IN
which they Ne II noted for high.grnde
ore bodies which. II II believed. tho
miners win got into at no distant date.
The stock. therefore, In looked upon AZ
a good buy az present figures.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-07

Kansas city Fob. 7.--cattlc--Re-
cclpts. 5000. Market strong. Native
stcors. ta,sina.S0. Texas steers 20
0is0. Texas cows, s2.s0H3.a0. native
COVE and hoifcr@. sss0IliO; atockers
and feeders. ss.25ui9O; bulls. $3.50
i.25.
Hoga- Receipts. $4,000, Market strong
TO loo higher, Bulk Of sales ,aG0H17O,
henvics. ta.G5ff3s0. packers. s3hOM
a5T. mixed. ta.i5m370: lights, 1900
$685. workers, Ss,5oa155; pigs, 5000
$50
sheep-Roccipts 5000. Market firm.
Lambs, is,I5fi5,0Oi muttons. tscOH
4tS
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-07
HE STOLE FLOUR.

When Mr.. Charles Peck entered his
store at the corner OF First West and
South Temple this morning he found
that he had been forestallod By an en-
tcrprlsing early riaef who had broken
Into the premises ANA appropriated 200
pounds OF -four AS nothing else was
taken, the police have u theory that
the burglar II a family man, who was
driven 10 perpetrate tho crime by the
sheer force OF necessity to keep the
wolf from the door
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-07
POLICE NEWS.

Yesterday was 10 cold that oven the
evll doer had not the enterprise To de-
volop his propcnslties, There was not a
single arrest In twenty-four hours. To
keep M the police record. however, De-
tectives Sheets and Gillespie sailed
forth ana hauled IN two sports In the
poker line. They registered M Jim and
John Smith. respectively LETT $50 each
with the deFk sergeant, ana then drift
ed back TO their gambling dens
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-07
THREE EXTRA SPECIAL
HOSIERY VALUES.

Probably a little tate fur WOODEN
Hose hut We have throo lots on hand,
and here uro PRICES TO CLOSE
THEN OFT this week.
Positively the best values over shown.
ladies' am wool fast black hose. IN
ribbed. or plain with rubbed top, all
Hl1os. regular gee grade, gt
Ioc
Ladies nnc fast black cashmere wool
hose. with mcrinn heel aud toe. an
slzea, sold regularly ut ioc. goes this
week al
25c
ladies' extra nna black cashmere
hose. with high rplirod hoci and toe
and double sole, our clo grade al
soc
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-07
DENVER LIVESTOCK.

Denver, Colo, Feb. 1.--cnttlc--Re-
ceiptr. 900 Market active aud steady
Beef steers. $3.50 q 1926, cows, 1895 a.
si.0o; feeders. freight paid TO the river,
ta.s5 a t.G0; stOckors. do. s3.75 q $40;
bulls mud stays. 500 n $500.
Hogs-Rccelpts, 900 Market Toe
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-07

The directors OF the Grand Central
Minlng company mot nt Provo today
ana declared the ninth dividend, OF 1874
cents per share. amounting to {Ji.g5O.
This mnkos total OF s2si..i0 paid by
this company. The condition nf the
mine were reported as very satisfac-
tory, and prospects Tor the future
bfluht
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-07
New Embroidered FI0DDe|S.

our complete line ~ Sow. White Em-
hroidoried t'lnnnelH viii hH ready for
Monday customers Every design that r.
new, every design that pretty the
picking nnd culling from The best max
cra ul Embroidered FlnnuolH ~ Amuri-
en-. nf tile world, are represented In our
superb stock. nnd u SAVING In The price
every Time,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-07

Fan francisco. Feb. Wheat
Easier; May N.ibtk. cash. si.i1A.
Harlcy-Cash, Si.2SA.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-07
TRANsFEns on sTocKs.

TRANSPORTS OF STOCKS.
Max 100 At $3.50; 100 at tl.si.
dalton 4 Lark 1900 at mac.
Centennial Eureka, 3 NJ so.
hlorlde Point. 100 at si.lO.
Generalization, 600 ~ SOC.
a. Nh'ena, 100 al b5c,; 200 at 30; 400 at
W. 800 at G0hc.
Mammoth. 900 at s?is, 200 at ie.iils.
a, northern Light, 100 at SEC. 100 az
o. Lower Mammoth, 200 at 81 100 at
~, 100 at ysAc,; 100 at vSc. 100 at e1c.
q, sacramento, 400 at i6isci 100 at
&C.; 800. az 40; 1880 at iic.
nunshlne, 100 at Giiso,
fright Light. ! 900 at &c.
Columbia 800 at i5c.
nnlton, 1000 at Be-.
Frisco, 900 at i5ito.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-07

higher. Light packers. 1896 q ssio;
mixed. $3.50 n 1885. heavy, $40 q $3.50.
No sheep.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-07
MARKET REPORTS.
NEW yoisis mAnHrrs.
STOCKS AND BoNDs.

New York. Fob. THE ratification
Of the peace treaty produced favorable
sentiment towards Americans In Lon
don. aud tho market there was dcs-
crlbcd az active and bouyant. The
home market opened with heavy buy
Ing Of all classes Of securities. Inn
provcments npproXimatlng a point be-
ing made In sugar. Northern Pacific,
Federal steel. AtchlHon preferred and
Pacific Mail. The professional traders
who had purchased yesterday IN cN-
peotation Of favorable treaty action,
throw over their stocks 10 realize, re-
Hultinr In sharp downward course,
all around. London took some stock.
hut It's nbsorpti0na failed 20 arrest the
downward course OF the INTERNATIONAL
Near ~ O'Clock tho mRrKct rallied
sharply ON commission house and sh1r,
purchasers. Liberal offerings of tho
ilcnding shares prompted short sales by
the traders In other properties, ana
the market being unable to digest this
stock nnrgcd slowly. The weakness
was most marked In sugar. tho Pa
cinca aud local traction shares.
The bond market was quiet with
small changes either way.
MONEY.
New York. Fob. 7.--Moncy on call
nominnliy u . per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. 2. ~ w per
cent.
sterling exchange. steady. with actual
business In bankers biiln al st.ksL a. y
FOR demand. ana nt Nsai. " usl'4 for
CO days; posted rates ftSiit and tlSSis /.
commercial bills. sS2is " N.Sa.
silver certificates nominaliy ss'h a.
c0ts
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-07

Chicago. Feb. 7.-IIoga Receipts. s5.-
900. loft over. i5ig. Market active tNi0c
hlshor. Llrht. H.hiIasD. mixed. $4,000
4 90; heavy. 81 G0H3g0; rough $500
3gi, y0rkorH t3.Gj0as0.
Cattic--ilecoipta, 5000. SLOW at ycs-
tordays decline. Reeves. s3.S0H5.75:
COWS and helforE, te.OO0iG5, Texas
stoers. ta50at15; atockers and feeders.
s3.g50tG0.
shoop-R,cclpis. 1900. Sheep firm.
lambs. weak. Sheep, ia.O0GtiO; lambs,
StsOl5eO
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-07
cuicAoo MAnNErs
PRODUCE.

stb'lNGs
Chicago. Feb. MAY wheat opened
ut Ies q a. eascd on to ~. u y. i'd
vanccl to az. saggcd TO 7sA.
CLOSE.
wheat-MaY ~. n %; July sols
q y.
Cnts-Feb.. ~. May. ~
Corn-Fob. a5h: May a6N.
Pork-Fob. $3.50, May, 1910 q siO,is.
Lard-Fch.. $500; May. 1915.
Rlba-Feb.. sLp5, May. 1905,
CASH
whcnt-No, .. rcd. ~. No. ,. GO q CO.;
NJ. . hard, a.. No, 0, 81 y ogi No. l..
northern spring. T0u q 7ih. No. .. 81
u 10X 40. ., spring, 60 ~ 70.
Corn-No. .. ST.; No, Q. - n %.
oats--No, ., 2lA; No. ., s,is.
nnrley-il 10 o..
Hyc--s5h.
Timothy-ts.
FlnN-Si.iq.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-07

Morris 4 West. Stock brokers. tsi At.
las block. Telephone SOL.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-07

Iimer y. Darling. s,orh Br"hsr.
loans: W. End South. Tel. COS.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-07

waterman n'o,her-. stock nroh.rs.
No. g Central NIX. Phone Hs-s rings
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-07

Harry u. 'oie. stock nroter,
No % West Second South. Phone $50.
Andrew a lombard. stocs nrot.u.
s0s Atlas Block. Tel. ss0-i Rings.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-31

Wetzel Democrat.
The unseating of kidd by the Republi-
can Senators was perhaps as great a
political outrage as ever was perpetrated.
Popular government cannot stand this
kind of thing, and unless such conduct
is rebuked the next step may be worse,
If possible. We believe the unSeating of
Kidd will result in the unseating of the
Republican party in this State. 1t ought
to. The Democratic party has not been
wholly blameless in the past but it never
went this far. All this ak about the
turning out of Brohard and the seating of
Dent being a proceeding similar in char
acter is merely a miserable pretense to
excuse the most fragrant violation of the
principles of representative government
ever known. We do not think it was
wise for the Democrats to seat Dent, al
though the returns show that he was
fairly elected. 1t has given these people
an excuse to carry on their outrageous
work, because they have the power to do
it. The men who are running the Repub-
lican machine at Charleston will do any
thing. Kidd was elected beyond all doubt.
There is not one man in the Senate cham
Der who has any better right there. There
are at least two who have no right there
at all. And these two miserable crea-
lures voted to unseat him. All this hap
pened after Senator Elkins got there. 1t
is said that Senator Elkins. for some rea-
son, never returns to New Mexico. The
day may come when he will not care to
come back to West Virginia.
These things would not happen if SEN
ators were elected directly by the people
as they ought to be. The Legislative
candals become more numerous from
year to year on account OF this senatorial
election business. The whole session of
the Legislature has been occupied with
the contest, to the detriment of all other
business. There ought to be and must
be an end to this method of choosing Sen
ators or both parties will become honey
cOmbed with corruption.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-31

Earnings of the Pennsylvania Company and
the {. a. O.,

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, January 30.-The
comparative statement of the earnings
and expenses of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company for December. 1898, and Y
months ending December 81, 1898, with the
same periods of 1897, shows:
Lines directly operated, gross earnings,
increase, Sis, 30; expenses, increase, ssh
200; net earnings, increase. s3S,090. For II
months, gross earnings, increase, 1880. SO:
expenses. increase, 81, 252, 40: net earnings,
increase, $12S. zoo.
Lines west of Pittsburg n Erie,
directly operated:
Gross earnings, decrease. S27S, 100: ex-
penses. decrease. So 600; net earnings, de-
crease, s196, 100. For y months. gross earn
ings, increase, 81. 164. 800; expenses, in
crease, 81, So 100; net earnings, decrease.
$685.. 500.
NEW YORK. January 9N.-The Ches-
apeake & Ohio railway report for six
months ending December 81:
Gross earnings, $6,25S. 100; increase. $40
9S4. Expenses and taxes, s4,0S2.G19: in
crease. $67, 254, Net earnings, $2.176,6SO: in
crease, s145, s64. Net earnings after deduct
ing interest charges. 1912. 0g7; increase,
$151, pa.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-31
CORRESPONDENCE
Regarding the Peace Treaty Sent to
the Sena e by the President.

Washington, January 30.-The Pre-
ssident to-day sent to the Senate the
correspondence on file in the State De-
partment bearing upon the peace
treaty, and it was read in to-day's ex-
ecutive session. The correspondence
was sent in response to the resolution
introduced by Senator Hoar and in
cludes most Of the letters and cable
grams from the commissioners to the
President, and from the President to
the commissioners in the way Of in
structions in return. The documents
are numerous, as there were kilograms,
letters and reports for almost every
day the commissioners were in Paris.
One of the first cablegrams from the
President instructed them to demand
the cession of Luzon island only of
the Philippines, and he told them that
full sovereignty should come with it.
The reading of the correspondence re-
ceived the closest attention from Sen
atOrS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-31
FIRE TIE WHOLE OUTFIT

1t is a startling popularity of the
present administration of the war de-
partment that those At the head of it
-Alger, Corbin and Eagan-not one
of whom is a trained soldier, have all
been courtmartialed at some time dur
ing their respective careers, either for
downright cowardice, dereliction of
duty, O. conduct unbecoming an officer
and a gentleman. Eagan has now
been twice OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES be-
fore in 1878 for gambling and refus-
ing to pay his losses.
A pretty trio this, forsooth, that
William Mckinley placed at the head
of the war department and to whose
tender mercies he committed the lives
and the welfare of our troops in time
of war.
No wonder the army and its camps
and campaigns from start to finish
have been outrageously mismanaged
and bungled and the lives of our troops
sacrificed to the greed of favored con-
tractors, to incompetency and Grim
inal neglect!
Isn't it high time the President was
doing something to remedy the situa-
ton, for which he is primarily re
sponsible, by dismissing the whole dis
| graceful outfit?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-31
A WASTE.

Tomorrow one-half of the Legislat-
i've session will have expired.
And what has been accomplished be-
sides the overturning of the will of
the people and the theft of a United
States Senator? Not a thing.
The people know exactly where to
place all the blame for this outrageous
waste of money at the rate of $500 a
day.
No part of it rests with the Demo-
Gratis. No sooner was the session be-
gun than the Democrats at once Or
gained the House and, declaring that
body ready for business, industriously
went ahead with the practical work of
the session and continued it as far as
On the shoulders of the latter nest of
tricksterS and partisan revolutionists
rests the whole responsibility for the
waste of half the Legislative session
and over 100000 of the States funds.
The peoples money has been deliber-
ately s%quandered in the criminal work
of overturning the peoples will. The
offense of the revolutionists is double
edged. 1t is worse than insult added
to injury.
After half the session has been vast
ed in filibustering for dishonest par
tlsan advantage, the attempt will be
made to crowd the work of the session
into the last few days. This is the
usual tendency, but this session the evil
will be dOubly aggravated with the
result that adequate attention will not
be given to matters of legislation,
which will be either damned through
in crude and ill-cOnsidered shape or
left unattended to. Between the two
evils of crude and ill-considered legisla-
ton and no legislation at all, the lat
ter is by far the lesser evil. Of bad
legislation we were given quite a suf-
ficiency by the notorious first Repub-
lican Legislature in twenty-five years"
Probably half the laws passed by that
body would lot stand the test of the
courts and have since been the cause
of a vast amount of litigation and con-
fusion.
AS to an extension of the session,
the Register believes it voices the popu-
lar will in declaring against it. Fail
ing in its duty to the people, let this
Legislature, like it's immediate prede-
cessors similarly dominated by the
same gang at Charleston, go into his
tory branded as worthless because it
placed the interests of that gang in
the selection of a United States Senator
above the interests of the people.
What a potent argument it all is for
taking the election of Senators out of
the hands of the Legislature and put
ting it in the hands of the people!
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-31
DIED


F-bDINGToN-At his home near
Bridgeport, Ohio, Sunday, January Goth,
1889, at 8 o'clock a. m, Walter Bidding
ton, aged 80 years.
F%Iuneral from his late residence on Ma
tiohal Road, two miles west of Bridge
port, Tuesday, January S1st, at 2 o'clock
p. m. Interment in Linwood cemetery.
ICKLER-Monday. January 30th, 1899,
at 8 o'clock p. m, at his residence No. 1884
Wood street, John Ickler, aged GA years,
1 month and Is days.
Funeral notice hereafter.
BOsLEY-On Monday, January 3Oth. 1899,
at S:45 o'clock a. m, Peter w. Bosley.
Funeral notice hereafter.
(Kindly omit fowers).
GILPIN-On Monday morning, January
30th 1893, at I a. M, Amelia Cowen Gilpin,
wife of Charles A. Glpin.
Funeral notice hereafter.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-31
Premier sagasta says it matten:

Premier Sagasta says it matten
nothing to Spain whether the United
States establishes an independent gov
eminent for the Philippines or an
lex the islands. Very likely, Spair
being altogether out of it. But ten Il
one Sagasta would take a malicious sat.
isfaction in seeing Uncle Sam in Sp in:
shoes and up to his eyes in spain'
troubles in the Philippines. And if tn,
administration is permitted to have it.
way it will crafty him.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-31
JEFFERSON AND MCKINLEY.

While the imperialists of the admin
istration and Wall street are pulling
Jetferson's record all u of shape in
their efforts to make it conform with
that of William Mckinley, while they
are calling Jefferson the great expan-
s%ionist," let us see just what Je~fferson's
position on the question of expansion
was, as defined by himself.
On the 9th of August, 1903. he wrote
this to John Dickinson: =
There is a difficulty in this ACQUISITION
which presents a handle to the maIcon-
tents among US, though they nave not yet
discovered it. Our confederation is GER
TAINLY CONFINED TO THE LIMITS
ESTABLISHED BY THE REVOLUTION.
The General Government HAS NO POW
R But SUCH AS THE CONSTITU-
TON HAS GIVEN IT, AND IT HAS NOT
GIVEN IT A POWER OF HOLDING
FOREIGN TERRITORY. AND STILL,
LESS OF INCORPORATING IT INTO
THE UNION.
An amendment to the Constitution
seems necessary for this.
In the meantime we must ratifv and
pay our money, as we have treated for
a thing BEYOND THE CONSTITUTION.
and rely upon the nation to sanction an
act done FOR ITS GREAT GOOD WITH
OUT T PREVIOUS AUTHORITY.
Is there any kind of parallel here to
be drawn between Jefferson and the
present administration with it's stock
jobbing schemes? President MCKINLEY.
without law to support him and in d.
rect violation of the Constitution, runs
up the flag in remote foreign lands not
even a part of this continent. Jeffer-
SON. compelled by necessity, purchased
contiguous territory on our continent
and afterward acknowledged he had
overstepped tho Constitution. AS the
New York World puts it: Jefferson
acted outside khe Constitution under
stern necessity and with the
ACoufress and the
acted as if