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Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-11-23
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The Law Of isna, hs authority III
which the santles II the state Of
Idaho, refunded their outstanding
warrant indebtedness, further pro-
sidcs that then. counties taking nd
vantage ot II mus' thereafter provide
for the payment Of ctsrfen, expenses
ons 81 the revenue collected during
the year such expenses s.ls Incurred
According 81 this inv II current eNs
peua.s are not 81 iHld I'm counties
have IN autl,orit, t. provide Tor Inc
.n,msnt Of deficits,
There MIS- a large deficit At the end
II the Fitst YEAR III fusion management
- ihls county, and al The end IT this
ssaf the aeaelt VIII he great deal
arser. ibs question naturally alises.
How aee the customers guing IL pro-
yklc fsf sisa payment III thsse detie.
IkSs
II Is esiiesed thu, he treasurer of
stssa-nal county has hseu nsdtvvnine
s1itstaHHlng Warrants Will fnnas ca.
leetvi In i war other tlaa that dur
W which tbs variants were issued.
II il uuf nplnian that this Ii M illegal
srw.e.line. ana thai ans interested
NIFTY vuald s.tsil. m.st.s the TREASURER
step the pfaeil.s,.
The fttsls.n isssfi If commissioners
Asss slAs ssat untprsl irSs ri h
eents atssn saEl1 s'ya II taNalse pn1
efts fss tire pnrlas>a II raslesmltig ani
ssamisng Warrants Tie liz Rlsss
them ~. steh authority aua 80 ar
~ftisisAi fhas lns laspatef could stol
lbs aes Asos ffanl callesslng that lp
rrnt iess Tia, laa II tsss prov isl,.s
sas IL ease ths tesefts a atty s.auit
ssaall s<ftAs Il att hsaiza ha isatAuea
4 asuas u Fesieefa outstanding nar
fants. tlW eeanta eeanlnl>ssaes = ls8s
s~wsssi - aaakt ! small snfnag lea,
~ sss.ff rssiesupiiaa. mi the lss4
I''e u AssHenai eeuHlf authorized tbs
l>ssiaus IL h.sli assnds AMI ~ an naN
supposed las hissimNs upas 4 ea>l
ss.hise The iaN - sssss 0antalgas ii,
pFuAtsian Iuf Tie retenEtlsts III out
standing WARRANTS Issued after tn.
county las isen plaeeI upon a .asl
iastk. ard thr fusion commissioners
action III Tire GlaiteF II That extra II
esnt tax levy this year Ii clearly il
legal.
II sens % as tbs, Tie burning il
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-11-23

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONS. IsSa
~ Land. Act June 3. 1873 United Ss
Land Office, Occur d'Alcne. Idaho, Octl
1900. Notice is hereby given that in conf
ancc with the provisions of the act Of COna1
of June 3. 1878. entitled AN act for the III
timber lands in the States of California On
@on, Nevada. and Washington T.rritoy'
extended, to all the Bubble Land States 81 \
Of August 4. 1892. Ole Peterson, Of II
tenai. county Of Kootenai. state Of Idl
has this day filed in thiAoffice his sworn id
ment No. .O7. for the purchase of the I
-SW IA and lots and OF section No Il
Township No. 50 north. range No. . vi
Boise meridian. and will offer proof 10 =
that the land sought is more valuable fmt
timber or stone than for agricultural pun
es and to establish his claim to said land
fore the Register and Receiver OF this oMu1
Cocur d A lene. Idaho. ON Thursday, the
day of January. 1901.
He Manassas witnesses: Robert NJ. Co.
Andrew Brandt, Fred Keller and Lars & 7
dcrson. all of k0Otenai. Idaho !
Any and,all persons. claiming adversely
abovedcseribed lands are requested to ,
their claims in this office on or beiors
10th day IT January, 1901.
Oa6-D 2a- Regsc}
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-11-23

II is sloMl, damning upon some OF
Tie farmer taxpayers, who voted the
fusion county ticket. that they have
been deceived and sMindled. W. arr.
not mean enough 10 say. I'VE told
sau NJ, = but have little consolation IL
offer tliess people. You m. kicking
nnm, hut wait until Your taxes he.
eome dee neNt Year. 1oa will prohaf,.
" fealife thu Importance Of thr waru.
lnes given IN these columns prior IL
the late sie.tiaa
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-11-23

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONS TlND
- Land, Act .Inne 3. ls1S-I nited ~
Land Office. Occur d'Alene. Idaho, OF !
1910. Notice is hereby given liza IA compf
with the provisions of the act OF C0ngrs
June 3, ISIS, entitled An act for the SsI
timber lands in the States OF California
gon, Nevada and Washington Territory
extended to all the Public Land States
of August I. lsao. Robert NJ. Gooby. Of
thnai. county of kootcnai. State OF ~
has this day filed in this Office his sworn
ment No. sos. for the purchase Of the
NE1-4. NE Ia Sc Ia and NY IA NJ
Of section No. Is township No
n. K. No. , W.. i. IL. and will offer pro-
show that the land sought is more valualk
its timber or stone than for agricultura
poses. and to establish his claim to sala
before the Register and Receiver Of tns
flee ut Occur d'Alene Idaho, on Thur
the 10th day of january. 1901.
tie names as witnesses: Andrew %
Lars f. Anderson. Ole Peterson ana
Keller, all of kootenai. Idaho.
Any and all persons claiming adverse!
above-described lands are requested
their claims In this Office on or hston
10th day of January, 1901.
O26-DaS Regis
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-11-23

II Is not The !,fa, time IN lis history
hat kuntcuti county las been run
ming behind, but heretofore there
have always hsen seine extenuating
circumstances. During the years Of
the Cleveland panic the county debt
was Increased, because delinquent
taxes we're large and warrants ~ tile
county We're selling away below par
During the same period Individual
business faliimas wara frequent and
scarcely austhins was upon paying
bnsls. IL view Of ihis IL Is not sur
rrisin6 that county should run be-
hind. But what have been the con.
ditions daring the past two years:
When the customers came l,ltu control
OF aiiuirs IN this county and even
slnre business has been good, war,
rants were selling at par and delin
quem taxes were small. Likewise, pri
waite enterprise has been amply re-
I Maracl and there ltas not heen an In
/ disidual failure due to other cause.
than Incompetence and miscarriage
ment. II Is plain, therefore, that til,
present condition in kootenai count
has heen brought about through tn,
Incompetence, extravaganza and mis-
management of The customers. TN
lnost surprising thing about thi
whole affair Is that 4 majority Of TIL
people OF kootenal county should nj
svfsit@ their ignorance 10 the wnfl,
~ endorsing Incompetence AMI cni
rintian
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-11-23
.,calt,E FOR p1TRI.ICATION-TIM

NOTICE FOR PUBIICATIoN-TIMB
~ Land. Act June 3, 1s7S-unitcd states
Land ONCE. Occur d'Alene. Idaho. Nov. u.
1900. Notice is hereby given thai in compliance
with the provisions of the act of Congress OF
June 3. 1878. entitled AN act for the sale of
timber lands in The States,T California. Ore
gon Nevada, and Washington Territory as
extended to All tho. public land states by act
Of August 4. 1872. .tohn. sherman, OF Rath-
drum. county of kootenai. state Of Idaho
has this day filed in this office his sworn
statement No. $50 for the purchase Of The
VIZ of rs of Section No. !. in Township No. -
n. range No. = W., b. NJ. and will offer
proof 10 show that the land sought Is more
valuable for for its timber or stone than for
agricultural purposes. and 70 establish ms
claim TO said land before the Register and Re
ceiver OF this office AT Coeur d Aene Idaho.
on Friday. the sth day of February. 1901.
lie names rs witnesses: Charles Mccarthy.
Link Ferurache and Benjamin Woods. all of
Rathdrum, Idaho and William Trucman OF
spokane. Wash.
Any and all persons claiming adversely,the
above described lands are requested. to lille
their claims in this office on or before said
Sth day of February. 1901.
d. II. RUDLONG.
Nas-.Ea5 Register.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-11-23

one year agpon tho second Monday
Of October, the total mel debt If the
county WAS sisl,oe7.67. At the same
time lhls year IL WAS 80, ia II. Yet
he customers went about the county
during the late campaign, claiming
credit for economy and assuring 4 mn.
lority Of the taxpayers that the than
elal condition II kootenai county was
never better than nj present. \ fu-
sianefs capacity fof lying Is only eN.
eeeded hs his capacity for grating. =
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-11-23
NOTICE For NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Il
Land. Act June }. ls1s-United States
Land Office. Occur d Aiene, Idaho, October -.
IAN Notice Is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions of the act of Congress of
June ). ISIS. entitled An act for the sale of
timhcr lands in the Suites of California; Ore
gos, Nevada. and Washington Territoey.'' as
eN'enaed 10 All The Public Land states by aci.
OF August I. tsaa. Lars l.. Anderson. of
h"otenai, County OF kootenai. stare of
idaho. has this day filed in this Office his
sworn statement No s,a. FOR I'M purchase %
the IL - IA. Sc Ia SW Ia and lot four.
Of section No. Is. in Township No So
n. range No. > W. r. NJ. and will offer proof
10 show that the land sought is more yalua-
ole Tor It's timber or stone than for agrirul-
ural purposes and 10 establish his claim to
said land before the Register and Receiver of
this office NJ Occur d'Aien.. Idaho on Thurs
ats.ths iuth day Of .laauars. lAi.
lie NAMES as witnesses: Robert NJ Gooby,
Andrcw brandt, Ole Peterson and Fred Keller
ati of kootenal. Idaho.
Any aud all persons claiming adversely the
-des.fiecd lands are requested to file
their claims IN this office ON or before said
iath day q January, 1901.
u II, BGDLONG.
csn-h-> Register.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-11-23

NOTICE For PUBLICATION pE,>sEf
msnt Of the Interior. Land ohce al
Nrat AIehe, tdaha Aoy H. tsuu. Notice i,
hefths &iken that tho following naned sat-
Ter has n.ea notice of has Intention tn make
mn nfopt IN support of his claim, aud tha,
9s.t1 httAh Viii IT, made before N :. Lindsay
- ths.Fhttr i, ta9 VIZ; William q Eick,
arts til Ia, for the >Esa sSce N, 4ssp q
X ~. Il VI = - -
tie names the following Witnesses y, nr,va
MS continuous residence upon and t.utti.a.
iloh ~ akd1hnd, ta-wit: james W MrAhsa
I. Aiaes aSAmess samuel I. Davis and Militant
y driohie al of PRIEST River Idaho
~, ~, u. H. BUILDING.
80 Il, ceiy,r
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-11-23

The Republican desires 10 CAL It's
readers attention to the comparative
statement which appears elsewhere
on this page. We are not fighting the
campaign over again, int publish That
statement IN tile interests II the tax
IN this county was merely an incident
ia our crusade against the so-called re-
formers. who aIe at present n3!sman-
aging the taxpayers affairs. and the
result only makes us the more deter
mined To night the good night until
victory follows.
We are convinced that from Il local
standpoint the people ~ this county
were the victims 81 the most gigantic
confidence game ever played on a
county, and The statement here re-
| ferted To bears oat the assertion.
Tile customers violated the law In
order to prevent us from exposing
! their deception before election, but
/ they could not continue 10 withhold
the facts from the public. During
the late campaign we charged the fu
sioncrs with Incompetence and cNtray
! agancc. They denied tho charges
and IL now remains to be proven wht
| He'd. We submit that our charge,
\ are fully SUSTAINED by tho records n
appears FROM the comparative state
ment published In anoi her column.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-11-23

sue la local affairs In the very near fa-
tnr. will be. not what shall we do
with our fasteners. but What shan We
do With our fusion deficiIss
p-.nr 20 the hate eirct;on se de-
voted gpat dsal 81 space telling the
people h0s u remove the catise IL
appears they failed t. takc our adj
vice: nnw !et them wrestle with the
gf.art
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-11-23
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIoN-Ils
~ md At Iiapn lsrS-l, uitcQ l.

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIoN-IlM
Land. Act June 3. ls1s--l'niteoa
Land Office. Occur d'Alene. Idaho VI
1900 Notice is hereby given that in conf2
with the provisions OF the act OF ConsI
June 3. 1873. entitled An act for the
taaber lands in the States of GalifornA
gon. Nevada and Washington Ierrllon
extended 10 all the Public Land states y
of August 1. 1899. Frederick X. Rice, y
drum. County Of kootenai. state OF Iaas2
this day filed in this office his swon
ment No. 34. for the purchase OF ins
Sc IA of section n. in township NoS H.
No. W. b. NJ. and will offer proc, "
that tho land sough, Is more valuable
timber or stone than for agriculture
poses. and 10 establish his clam 70 NJ
before the Register and Receiver OF w w
at Coeur d 'Aiene. Idaho. ON Nednesuas
VIII day of January. inl..
lie ma mes as witnesses: ElhriaeeN
James II. Hope. Robert Downes anu
Miller. all of Rathdrum. Idaho. -,
Any and all persons claiming advsisS
ah,ye-descrihed lands are r1uestess
their claims in this Office on or ui1
~ wy VI january ' d. II. BrDLoN
I'll 2 Ms
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-11-23

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. IN
ment of the Interior. Land ofHe
d Acne. Idaho, Oct. -. isa. Aot,s -
given that the following named .sss
filed notice of his intention 10 ~
proof in support of his claim, anas
proof Viii In, made before NJ. : LINZ ~
Commissioner. Al Priest RIVER;
Monday. Dee To- 1000. viz; Mieisr
lid. Noelii. for the Lots l-a-3-4 NJ
10 y. L. W., b. NJ. "a
He names the following wifn.S q a
his continuous residence upon ~. aaSs
ton of said land, viz. John sn5
1eor-e Cary. Franz NJ. kromsl
hcyser of Priest River. idamTTn
ID. H. Rttppe
Nh.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-11-23
uafl tell Il. tt,te
l,hi ,oi L. fsal lsttlsrew


The sfeiai Seasan N IAthdfum
opened up With card party ut the
hetna u Mf. and Nfs. l.. 4 nanhe
lAst Friday evening Whist. erihlage
and fa8tle la9tlc s.ented e. t,e the tas
lie sames # the company 1T ahEeH
tire lalIts eseelied fheir gentlemen
friends. The earl tables acre Kept
belst until quite l.ta. aal IL evening
wa> greatly eniesest u thase IN ~.
ten.Ante Light refreshments were
sefsed ~ tlle eniertains he>tess dur
TX tie roatse II the evening. W
understand card ptslisk mtlI ~ held
II different hem.s III iiatiailuln dur.
iag the winter seasan The fs5itna lug
invited etests wers present. Ms
Il : III fea. Misses k.sfeI@ IaEstm-
u4o1ss Laura IsinEesf and fdfel
kersls.al: MeSSfs. i. : NeJrv.,.
lieMs kelnistF, Louis Ebert and ] !.
II. eugnell,
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-11-23
1899

OF COT NTY TREASURER
and Auditor. To tho Board of County Com
Taissioners OF kootcna County. Idaho for
the Third quarter OF the Year 1899
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-11-23

;. I. i'esgs, mho has heen In the
employ q ChAs. halanpnin in tic ca
tleits u lNak.Aeepet anei lie inSpess.
tor tor several months, returned l..
kathdrum this Meek IL rssume Iii,
old position With the NJ. Il, Wright
company
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-11-23
1900
Comparative Statement.

STATEMENT or COUNTY TREASURER
and Auditor. To the Board of County
Commissioners of kootenai County, idaho,
for the Third Quarter of the Year 1900
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-11-23

The above amounts were all drawn
bs one individual, and are supposed to
cover period during which TIL, indi-
.slnal Is kna@n To have done nothing
cxccp, n, Il. Srnkat,e, enter q hotel
and there register, AMI canvass hoo-
lenai county In the Interests ~ the
fnstfn ttcaeL. During the same per
lui Inc following foreign firms, Wit
dcal Ia blank books and printed sup.
plies, drew the following amounts
from lIs county:
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-11-23

AL of the above amounts We're
drawn ait the October. ipoa, meeting
III the county hnlrd. Evidently fus
Sion campaigning comes high, hui the
majority OF the people IN kpntenat
county lave recently expressed their
Willingness u foot he bills.
Would II not Ia interesting ia com.
pare itemized statements of hese ac-
counts for eitction printing aud sup,
Nsiess
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-11-23
fRitpA
SON. CAUSES

During this week the editor WIS
asked how II could he that the county
was running behind NJ d time when
private enterprise Was never more
lucrative and successful. Here are
some al lim CAUSES:
n ,a,,,o, ,vu ,~ den sheriff III Cs
Il. L. saritpfi. salary and expenses as
deputy shern -" J"
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-11-23

This individual Is ali outside deputy
and receives salary Of ii, 900 per year,
besides his expenses Prior Ia the flu
Sion regime In this county ssieli tffi-
GERS received pay only for work done
be them. lsev Is anothe interesting
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-11-23

Respectfully Submitted.
", j M'Glt LIE.
County Treasurer
lNb, q, CALLAHAN.
County Auditor.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-04-27

terest because they mark the origin or
new era for the Hermit Kingdom.
her emergence from her smell of seclu-
sior and isolation; her intercourse
with outside .'barbarians," and her
entrance into the great brotherhood OF
nations.
During the war with Spain Captain
Cotton commanded the auxiliary
cruiser Harvard. which. with the aux
iiiary cruiser St. Louis. Capt c. F.
Goodrich. commanding. was employ
ed upon scouting duty to the eastward
OF the Windward islands, to watch for
the approach OF Admiral Cervera's
feet. On the forenoon OF May IL the
Harvard arrived at St Pierre. Martin
ique, and on the afternoon of the same
day Admiral Cervera's fleet appeared
of Fort de France. few miles south
OF ST. Pierre. Capt Cotton Immediate
ly cabled the first report to the navy
department of the arrival OF the Span
ish fleet. and sent Lieut.. Theodore
Porter Kane with the United States
consul at Martinique to Fort de
France to observe its movements.
Lieut.. Kane was thus the first military
officer OF the government to see Ger
vera's squadron after it left the Cape
Verde islands for American waters and
upon its arrival therein.
After the destruction of that squad
ron by Simpsons ships. July 3. the
Harvard rescued and received from the
shore, where their ships had been
beached, nearly 700 of the surviving
officers and men of the Inflated Amir
ante Oquendo and the Maria Theresa.
and later carried them and over 600
additional Spanish officers and men
from the Vizcaya and the Cristohal
Colon. as prisoners OF war. to Ports
mouth, N. H., and the naval academy.
Annapolis.
After the close of the war with Spain
Capt. Cotton was ordered to the Mare
island navy yard. and was later as
signed to the command of the Inde-
pendence.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-04-27
BOOTBLACk TO SENATOR.

Timothy Dry Dollar" Sullivan is a
unique figure in New York politics
who has been brought into public no
tice lately by his antagonism to the
movement against gambling and other
forms OF vice in the metropolis. 1t is
but natural that Sullivan should not
be in sympathy with such a campaign.
He was born and has thrived in the
atmosphere Of which District Attorney
Gardiner is trying to rid New York
and he sees no harm in 1t.
Sullivan began life as bootblack.
Now be is a leader in the state senate.
He was born in New York thirty-seven
years ago and his boyhood was spent
around the Five Points, where he
blacked shoes and sold papers and was
leader of the gamins. As soon as he
could vote the politicians took him up
and at twenty-three he was able to de-
mand nomination for the assembly.
He has been in office ever since. never
tasting defeat. Since 1892 he has been
in the senate. He has maintained his
influence by befriending such of his
constituents as ran dlOul Ul lue law,
by organizing relief movements for
the poor. and by giving Dry Dollar"
Sullivan plcnics and balls to which the
voters of his district are invited. He
has host of relatives, all OF whom
live in his district and every one of
whom receives aid from the senator.
When he moved into the upper house
of the legislature he had his nephew.
Timothy p. Sullivan. better known as
Boston Tim" elected to the assembly.
Although he is looked up to as very
generous man by his retainers, his
enmity, once earned, attends his vic
tim to the grave. His followers boast
that he unhorsed Byrnes and drove
McCullagh out. They viii give you the
names OF half dozen police captains
who have suffered various forms of
degradation because, as his henchmen
say, they have interfered with Sulli-
vans interests, political or financial.
In his own district they look up to
The Holly chieftain., 1900-04-27

Charles Stanhope Cotton, who is the
first Wisconsin man TO wear the dou-
bic star Of an admiral and to fly the
square blue flag with the two white
stars that denotes the fleet commander,
was born in Milwaukee, Feb. Is. lS43.
and is q son Of Capt L. H Cotton, who
az lake captain was well known on
the great lakes in the sate-bellum
days. After a boyhood spent in Mil
waukee Charles Stanhope Cotton was
on Sept %. 1858. appointed TO the
naval academy by the late John Fox
Bowie KnifeJ Potter. then represen-
tatiye from the First district, in which
Milwaukee was situated. On the
breaking out of the war Of the rebel
lion he was ordered with his class into
active service and was serving as 4
midshipman on the st. Lawrence, 80
guns. when she sunk the rebel priva-
teer Petrel When in March, 1862, that
first battle of the ironclads was fought
ont in Hampton Roads, he was on the
old fr,gate Minnesota and when the
Merrmac made her attack on the frig-
ate In the afternoon of March 7, after
sinking the Cumberland and burning
the Congress, Midshipman Cotton was
The Holly chieftain., 1900-04-27

CHARLES STANHOPE COTTON.
commanding the quarterback battery,
consisting of eight S-inch guns. On
the morning afterward he had the
privilege OF witnessing that famous
fight that revolutionizei naval war
fare. Later Mr.. Cotton was transfer
red as an ensign to the feet of Admiral
Farragut in the gulf and as a lieuten-
ant served on the Oneida in the bat
tie o; Mobile bay. becoming executive
officer OF that ship the following Janu-
airy, when not yet % years old.
After the war Lieut.. Cotton was or
dered with the Shenandoah to the ASH
attic station, cruising through the wat
ers Of South America, Africa, and In
Iia while en- route. From that time
until tie beginning of the Spanish war
he served IN many ship and at many
Of the shore stations. While COM
manding the old Monocacy on the Ash
attic station he made several interest
ing trips to Corea and did much to
extend our cordial relations with and
open up the trade OF the Hermit King
dom.
In the summer Of 1882 the Monocacy
was. for three weeks. the only foreign
ship of war in COrean waters during
the very strained relations existing be-
tween Corea, Japan and China. Her
commander was so fortunate as to be
able to maintain cordial relations and
intercourse with the representatives Of
those countries. and as mark of con-
iidenCe and OF the esteem entertained
for the United States he was furnish
ed with copy Of the treaty between
the three powers within an hour of its
receipt from Seoul, by the representa-
tive of one OF them.
In the spring of 1888 he conveyed.
in the MOnOCacy, our minister to CO.
rea, Lucius H. Foote, and the members
Of our legation. landing them at Che
mulpo. and accompanying them to the
capital, Seoul. where the ratifications
of the treaty between the United States
and Corea were formally exchanged.
subsequently to which the king receiv-
ed or minister. the members of the
legation and the officers of the Mo-
nocacy in state. II being the first occa-
sion upon which foreigners were pre-
aented to or received by his majesty.
They were also entertained at dinner
by the minister OF foreign affairs, the
FIRST ever given by Coreans to foreign
ers and in foreign style. including i'm
ported china, glass and wines, and the
use OF table cloths. napkins. knives
and forks. spoons, etc.
The Monocacy, under Commodore
Cotton. was the first ship to salute the
national flag of Corea, adopted prior
to the ratification of the treaty.
In the summer of 1883 he conveyed
from Corea to Japan. en- route to the
United States, the first embassy ac.
credited by Corea to foreign power
other than Asiatic
These statements are chiefly of In