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Arizona silver belt., 1900-09-20
GAGE VS. GAGE.
What the Secretary Sad of the Gold Standard Act a Few
 Weeks ago.

The most conclusive answer to Soc retary Cages recent attempt to work u campaign" over the danger of Mir Bryans paying bonds in silver Is made by Secretary Gage himself in an inter view published in the Journal of Com merce of July Is, in reply to Prof. Laughlins criticism of the republican currency act. In the review Mir Gage said:
 ''I am satisfied that the new law es- tablishes the gold standard beyond as- sault unless 1t Is deliberately violated. It is quite true that the legal tender quality has not been taken away from the silver and paper money of the United States It would have been remarkable and disquieting thing to do What difference would it make to me ii l held some bonds aud Mir Bryan should direct his secretary of the treasury t0 sort out some of his limited stock of silver dollars for the purpose of redeeming the bonds? Would l not immediately deposit the silver in my bank and draw checks against it, just as l would If the secretary had exercised the more rational policy of paying me with subtreasury check? ? l believe that silver will never drop below par in gold The cross of the proposition IS that adequate measures have been taken by the new law to pre- vent such contingency
 Mir. Gage further said, as several correspondents have lately written to the World, that
 ''It is wholly immaterial whether some secretary of the treasury pursues the infantile policy of paying silver dollars upon these bonds instead of checks, when, as l have shown, all money of the United States is convert ible into gold, These are the distinct provisions of the new law, and they cannot fail to maintain the gold stand ard, except by the deliberate violation of the duty imposed by the law upon the secretary of the treasury. In the event of Mir. Bryan's election l think the gold standard would be resolutely maintained so long as the law remained on the statute book.
 Mir. Schurz need not trouble him self to answer Mir, Gage further. The secretary has demolished his own scare crow. IN. Y. World,
Arizona silver belt., 1900-09-20
GENERAL NEWS.
Brief Mention of Events of Interest Throughout the Known
 World.

The total subscriptions for the Gal weston flood sufferers, received up to the evening of Sept. II, was estimated at S1 300, GOO.
 Portland, Ore, shows the greatest gain in population of any city in the country. The census figures give her go, 426, a gain of 94.95 per cent.
 The totalnumbero ofnew certified cases ofthe plague in Glasgow, on the 9th inst, was fourteen, of which three are doubtful. There are now l12 cases at the reception hospital and several at the observation room.
 The sympathy felt for Galveston throughout the world was again evi- denced when local bankers were mo- tlfied that the Liverpool Cotton EX- change had subscribed a thousand pounds for the relief of the sufferers. and more will follow.
 The Houston Post, on September II {, printed list of ,, TOO names of the Galveston dead. Hundreds were burned, buried at sea, on the beach and the mainland, unidentified; and it seems certain that the total loss will exceed the estimate of , 1000 made by Mayor Jones and other reliable citi- zens of Galveston.
 John Brisben Walker and hls son, Justus, ascended Pikes peak to the timber line in an automobile, Sept. g.. It was the intention of Mir. Walker to climb the entire distance up to the United States signal station, but be- yond the timber line he tound the roads unfit for an automobile. The propelling power was steam.
 The Hamburg American line steamer Deutschland has again broken all records for the voyage from Sandy Hook to Plymouth, Eng land. Her time OF her last passage was five days, seven hours and thirty eight minutes. The Deutch- lands best days run was 5s4 knots, the best on record, and her average speed was 23.34 knots an hour Dur ing the voyage she burned over 5000 tons of coal, an average of 800 tons a day.
 Galveston is situated On an island extending east and west for 2 miles, and is seven miles in its greatest width north and south. No city could be in greater danger with such horrible visitation as has now come to Calves, ton. In no part of the city with its 37, GOO population is it more than six feet above the sea level. The flat condition not only points to the deS. peration of the situation of the peo pie at such time as this, but their dagger may be considered emphasized when it is known that exactly where the city is built the island is only one and one.uuarter miles wide.
Arizona silver belt., 1900-09-20

spects, and who was and is one of the greatest Americans of his day, went down to defeat the worst beaten re- publican candidate of modern times.
 An incident which shows clearly on which side the trusts are in the presl- dential campaign, and which is certain to react to the disadvantage of the re- publicans, was the refusal of the Ohio Central officials to permit the private car of Wm. J. Bryan to pass over the road from Parkersburg to Wheeling, or provide sleeper for the distln- guished traveller Neither would the railroad company make an excursion rate into Parkersburg for the Bryan meeting. The Ohio Central is con trolled by the Standard Oil company.
 There appears to be small chance of the election of the democratic state ticket in New York. Coler, who might have carried the state for gov ernor, and who was supported by Hill, was easily defeated for the nomina- tion by John B. Stanchfield, the can didate put forward by Boss Croker. It is a curious fact that Stanchfield is the law partner of D. B. Hill, and it would look as though Tammany had put him up to slaughter him. The most reasonable supposition is that there is d deal between Platt and Croker, to allow the republican ma chine to control the state government and to strengthen Tammany's grasp on the New York municipality. The Tammany and Hill factions are both in line for Bryan.
 Every scrap of writing and printing by Gov. Roosevelt is being carefully Scrutinized these days by the observant democrats. Only recently hurry-up order was given the printers in Chi cago to turn out thousands and thou sands of extracts from ''Teddy's" life of Thomas H. Benton. In that book he not only decries the taking in of unwilling citizens, but discusses the annexation of territory in a manner that sounds as if one were getting his arguments from the democratic national headquarters. All these ex- tracts have been issued in pamphlet form, but some of them were tele- graphed ahead to ex Representative Towne, who will use them freely in combating Col. Roosevelt's arguments on the stump.
 It is fact about which there is no attempt at concealment, says the Chi cago correspondent of the Washing ton Post, that republican managers are not yet able to figure out a house majority in the Fifty.seventh con gress To win the republicans must gain not less than ten or twelve mem- bers in New York, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, where the democrats have forty-two representatives in the pres ent congress. The democrats will more than hold their own in the south, ! from whence, in the present congress. they have an even hundred members They will gain from three to six votes in southern and border states, in all probability. They may also gain in close districts in Indiana, Ohio and Illinois, while they have more than a 1 fighting chance in one Minnesota dis i trIct, two Wisconsin districts, three
 Michigan districts, two West Vir- ginia districts, two Maryland districts, besides chance for success in dis tricts in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New England, now held by re- publicans.
Arizona silver belt., 1900-09-20
GILA VALLEY. GL9BE d NORTHERN x. K
Time Table No. 24, taking effect l2:ol a. n

Time Table No. 24, taking effect 12:0i a. m.
 June IA, 1900. Mountain Time. Second class train No. i5. leaves Globe on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays only First class train No. II. leaves Globe Daily except Sunday.
 Toward Globe first class train No l2 daily eA- cept Sunday
 Second class train No. l6 leaves Bowie on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays only. An extra consisting of a straight passenger train will be run both ways each Sunday on the time of Nos II and l2
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15
AFRICA IN THE NEXT CENTURY.
The Dark Continent Undergoing n
Wonderful Transformation.

The twentieth century Africa promises
startling contrasts when compared with
the Africa of the nineteenth century. With
an area four times as great as that of the
United States q population of i50 900 600.
a soil and climate capable of infinite
variety OF production. rapidly expanding
commerce. and the greatest known supplies
Of ivory. gold, and diamonds. its develop
ment under the modern methods which
are now being applied to 1t is practically
assured. The home OF the oldest civiliza-
ton. it is the last OF the continents to
yield to the touch OF the newest civiliza-
tiOn. But yesterday enveloped in dark
ness OF mystery without and ignorance
within. it is today illuminated by the
searchlight of modern methods. and as
its Importance and attractions are being
recognized, with this recognition must
come development
With 100000 Europeans scattered over
its vast area, acqusinting themselves with
its natural conditions and requirements.
with the steamer. the railroad. the tele-
graph, and the telephone. carrying light
and knowledge and civilization to its dark
est corner Africa cannot long remain I'M
known or unknowing.
1t was only after the eXplorers-Living
stone Speke. Stanley. and others-had dis
covered through persistent and heroic eff
iOftS. tuat tneTe eNlsteu vast hdNl sHDIe WI
terways above the falls near the mouths
of the great streams which flow from the
interior that European nations awoke to
the physical and commercial possibilities
OF Africa, and then, in a twinkliug the
dark continent was seized upon and divided
up and became. as by magic. a vast Euro
pean "hlnterland." Between 1884 and 1898
an area two and half times the size of the
United States. aud containing a population
of 1OO.O 900 600. was parceled out by an
agreement of the European powers. At
present scarcely foot of African territory
remains unclaimed.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15

The analysis of movement OF exports by
ports shows that in the exports of corn sew
eral of the great ports on the Atlantic and
Gulf are gaining upon New York. and that
the movement from the grain fields toward
the seaboard is apparently being more gen.
orally distributed than formerly. The ex-
ports OF corn, for instance. from the p5ft
Of New York increased from 13.5oO.00O to
40, 0o9. zoe bushels between 1898 and 1899. an
increase of 2C0 per cent. while those from
Boston increased from 5,50o.o00 TO 1T.500,-
coo; those from Philadelphia, from 1900, 900
to %, 000. 600; Baltimore. from 1.500.0e0 to
IL. goo. eco: New Orleans. from 6.500.o0D TO
%. 600. 900. while Newport News and Gal
weston. for which the records begins with
1895. show for Newport News an increase
from 4,500, 900, in 1895, to IA. 600 600 in 1899,
and Galveston, from i,250, 0o0, in 1885, to
7.000. 900 in 1899. Thus Philadelphia. Bal
timore. Newport News. New Orleans. and
Galveston show a much larger percentage
of growth In their exports n corn than does
New York or Boston. rh
In wheat expectations Boston has made
greater gains than any other Atlantic port.
the total having grown from 1884. I25
bushels in 1898 to IL .55I.Sf7 in 1889. while
at New York, Philadelphia. Baltimore. and
New Orleans the figures for 1899 are in
each case actually less than In 1898, the fig
ures for New York being 36.437. 499 bushels
in 1893 and 2G. S50.3S6 in 1899; Philadelphia,
!. O5I. 1913 bushels In 1899 ard 4.0l3.927 in
1899. Baltimore, 1S.0is, ZOE bushels in 1893
and e.549.270 in 1899. and New Orleans H.
1896 .73i bushels in 1893 and Il 562. st2 in
1899. Galveston, however. shows marked
gain, the figures for 1896 being 3,43s, 1863
bushels and those OF 1899. 10, 1t3. 400. Prior
to 1896 the wheat expectations from Gal
weston were small, seldom reaching l.600.-
900 bushels, but in 1896 they amounted to
8. 43s. 1853 bushels, and have steadily grown
until. as already indicated. they were. in
1899, Is. l13. 400 bushels. Ia spite OF the fact
that the total exports of wheat from the
United States in 1893 were materially be
low those of the preceding year
In -four, also. the drift appears TO be
away from New York, whose experts of
flour in 1890 were 6,4iS.S3i barrels. and in
1899. An. c35 while Philadelphia. Balti-
more, Newport News. Norfolk. New Or
leans. and Galveston show more or less in
crease in 1899 as compared with 1899.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15
THE TRADE OLA DECADE.
summary OF the Exports of Grnin
md Flour for Ten Y~nr..


The rivalry between the great Atlantic
and Gulf ports of the United States re.
gardiug their relative share in the exporta
ton of the products OF the country lends
interest to n series of statements Just COM
pleted by the Treasury Bureau OF sta
usties showing the exports OF corn. wheat
and flour from the United States and from
these ports during the calendar year 1899
compared with preceding years.
The figures. II should be promised. show
falling off In expectation OF wheat In 1899
as compared with 1898. which was an ali
normally heavy year; the corn exports of
1879 are about the same as those OF 1898
but greatly in excess OF any preceding year
while the -four exports of 1899 are slightly
larger than those of any preceding year.
being B,so0.O00 barrels. against 1853. 90l
In 1898. and 17,4oS.71S barrels in 1892.
Expectations of corn have grown steadily
uurlng the decade. starting with Sc. 00O, eco
bushels in 1880 and ending with 200 coo. 900
pushels in 1899. the growth having been
steadily upward and in no preceding year
equnling the figures of 1898 and 1888. In
wheat there has been much greater huc-
tuation. the years 1891 and 1892 showing
an expectation of nearly 1870 0O0. coo bushels
each. 1894 and 1895 dropping 10 about one
half that quantity. while 1898 made the
highest record of our expectations. with
las. 245.6S5 bushels. 1899 again dropping to
about the normal or average amount with
Ill, Geo COO bushels. Flour has steadily in
creased. the exports of 1890 being u.3l9. i56
barrels and those OF 1899 is.9O0,G eco an
increase of over so per cent
The following table shows the exporta-
ton frcm the United States OF corn. wheat.
and flour in each calendar year from 1890
to and including 1899. the figures Of 1896
being subject to slight revision:
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15

the reform. The others will taciuy de-
clare. by their actions. that they believe
no reform to be necessary. and SO the
wrong continues till it falls by its own
weight and the energetic efforts OF those
who loye justice. Then. out of the twenty
men who pretended that everything was
all right about half will be locking about
to see what they can abstract from the
debris and the other half will put on n
pious expression and declare that God
works In mysterious way, and that if we
only wait. he will bring about the millen-
mum in his own good time The refarmer
however. is privately of the opinion that
human means are occasionally used for
the destruction of tyranny
1t is not necessary. OF course that every
man, in order to he honest. should leave
his business and walk up and down tho
world locking for things TO reform. But II
would add a great deal to the hopefulness
of the general conditions of things il every
honest man would take as much pains as
he can to inform himself of the truth. and
then say frankly what he thinks about II.
This would result in the overthrow OF a
great many shams frauds. and hypocrisies.
1t is time that well meaning people under
stand that when they refuse TO say what
they honestly think on subjects which con-
Germ the public, they are telling lie by
their actions: because their less influential
neighbors infer from their silence that
nothing can really be the matter. or So
and-So would know IT, A great many reyo-
lutions OF the peaceful and useful kind
might be brouGh. 10 pass without a fuss.
if people were not too timid TO express
their real opinion. II is the continuous
suppression of facts which a reign of ter
ror at the end of it.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15

some Of our exchanges appear to have The I'M
preston that Maine is not To amount 10 a
go deal in her future approximation l1 Con-
gross because she has lost Reed and Dingley and
IT is feared Boutelle of the present generation
Of her public men. BG, 81 has .lc and Frye
vet left in the Senate. Il we tear IN mird
what have been her resources ~ times past.
before Reed and Dngleg came iGs) prominence.
there should be hope for the fIsurc Maine rad
in earlier generations John ilolmrs, George
Exams, William Pitt FcaseHden. Nathin Clifford,
Hannibal Hamin, Israel WaShbun, aud James
G. Blaine, and State with eunsiu IJ.i, record
OF this character in half century spoiid not be
despaircd Of as regards the Successes.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15

Atehlson, Kan. thinks it has solved the
tramp problem. II is violation Of city
ordinance for any citizen Of that town to
feed tramp. Citizens are instructed to
refer all such visitors to the city build
ing. where they are furnished with meals
and lodging. Each tramp must work two
hours on the rock pile to pny for his fare.
If he applies for lodging and meals a sec
ond time he must work for six hours. and
il he comes third time he is put in jail
as vagrant and kept there from twenty
TO one hundred days. II is said that sew
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15
MONDAY. JANUARY Is. 1900.
Citizens md Subjects.

II Mr.. William J. Bryan is correctly re-
ported he said in Kansas City interview
on Saturday: Il am not willing to admit
them uhe people of the Philippines as
citizens. and do not believe that republic
can have subjects" Yet the United States
is an illustration OF republic which does
and always has had subjects. The treaty
of the Louisiana Purchase provided in sub
stance that all persons in the coded terri
tory who had been recognized as citizens
under the previous sovereignties Of
France and Spain. should be entitled to
and receive American citizenship. Num-
bers of such persons never were endowed
with citizenship by Congress in conformity
with the treaty. They have not been citi-
zens. Have they not. therefore. been sub
jects?
How is 1t about the Indian tribes? Have
we held and treated them as citizens or
subjects? Have we treated the denizens
of Alaska as citizens. or citizens of the
District OF Columbia as anything but sub
jects. under the direct imperial rule of
Congress? II might be useful TO MIR.
Bryan, if he would turn to Peters, L.
S. Supreme Court Reports. and read the
case of the Cherokee Nation vs.. the State
OF Georgia. in which the court decided that
the Cherolees were "a domestic depend snt
nation" Is not such community sub
ject, and is not the sovereignty and con-
troll over it imperial both in essence and
~,
have always had and exercised it, and
we have always had and today have sub
jects as well as citizens.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15

From the New York Commercial-Advcrtiser)
The reported extension OF the modus viyendi
between England and France ii. regard to the
Newfoundland west shore fishery question is not
confirmed but it is highly probable. owing TO
the necessity Of a prompt arrangement during a
time Of great urgency. Great Britain has been
inclined TO leave legislation assuring French
fishery rights to the Newf,%idland Legislature, but
the uncertainty OF satisfactory treatment OF the
question has apparently induced her to take
the matter out OF colonial hands and deal di-
rectly with France in extending the mOduS vi
vendi 1t WAS the way in regard TO the
Alaskan boundary. There end to the ne
gotiations in sight, so that Mr.. Hay and Lord
Salisbury had 20 relieve the tension - an
nmicnble tcmporRry AGREEMENT.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15

(FrOm the CINCINNATI thquftfD
Judge Baker Of the Federal court has gcnu.
inc relic of Daniel Boone hanging over the mAntel
in his private apartments in the Federal building.
II is a note Of hand given by Daniel Boone to
John Freeman 1Ol wears ago, calling for G2i In
gold OF silver. with lawful interest. Ile note
vas never Maid and Il came into Judge Baker,
pos.esgion through q Kentucky friend. 1t was
drawn ON an irregular bit Of paper which Judge
Rsker has caused to be mounted and framed
The writing i still legihlc. No, the note was
never maid . said Judge Baker. Relatively. and
if Boone was alive today l might be tempted
TO sllc him tor IL.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15
With n Hiberninn wink.

IT IVII TTTt TI-VhI1II I.aLIJ.T
The Springfield Division of the Ancient order
Of IIibernians in Missouri has mani ,sted an eN-
traordinary disposition. IL neither wants TO yio-
late the neutrality laws OF the United Stiees Lor
to prefer remote interests to hose az home, In
stead Of sending money t. The Eoers, with
whom, it says. 1t heartily sympathi1es. 1t be
lieves there are more worthy causes bore IN which
money can be better expended Were news
paper TO schedule. Tor a Single Gay anu
10 star for that diy events which marx an
upward tendency OF sense and 4 health. tbs
aetion Of the Ancient order Of Hiherniaus in
Springfield, Mo-. would be entitled to an Lonor-
ahln nllrn.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15
Cages Comic Opera Logic.

(From the Cincinnati Enquirer.)
The answer made by Secretary Gage to the
enquiry OF Congress touching tie deposits OF
Government funds and the disposition OF the
money paid for the New York custom house ia
constructive. lie holds that money deposited
by the Government in 4 bank il constructively
in the public Treasury. This is reminder OF
the representation successfully made in the Nj
kado before the chief ruler. He induced 10
believed that certain things were SO II he merely
said they were
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15

Ait"it tAie ANiAeNA -''-''t
With regard to the Bocr entertainments 1t may
be noted that according TO the reports OF Bocs
prisoners. the comparatively small effect produc-
ed bv the English artillery fire IS largely owing
to the trenches being made in the form Of the
letter So instead Of straight lines adopted By
European armies This pattern. which has been
borrowed by the Beers from old BasutO methods.
affords, IL is said both igeer movement and great
or protection. MANY OF our present ideas with
regard to entertainments have been learned rom
the Turks
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15
Kruger. Boots for Collection Boxes.

A pair Of Dom Paul's old boots are TO be used
in England as collection boxes for funds in aid
az the wives and families Of the absent minded
beryars'' who are TRYING to destroy the Trans
v,aI olirarrhv and particularly the power OF its
head Eve have received pair OF President
Krugrrr's old boots. Their seems to be no doubt
about their authenticity. They were forwarded
10 England hy Grier Evans. manager OF the gov
eminent taunery at Pretoria while l was in
the shop one day,' writes Mr. Evans. tho Presi-
den came in. bought pair Of boots, and left
these Tie boots will duly appear as collecting
boxes for funds in aid Of the wives and families
OF soldiers fighting IN South Africa"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15
Cash for Nindicntion.


Upon his arrival in this city Chairman Hauna's
first official request for a substantial con.
tribution TO the Republican campaign fund In
1896 considerable Of the pocket argument was
needed to the ''spontaneous nomination
Of Mr. Mckinley and TO compass HE Triumphant
election by the people" The chairman seems to
have wisely concluded that a PREDETERMINED
popular vindication of the Administration next
Lall IS going 20 cost s0mething.