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the recoil would be too great for the
equilibrium OF the tracks.
The pet Of the British ordnance de-
partment Is now idle at home, where
II VIII probably remain during the pres
ent conflict 20 be admired by military
men for what II could do II It were
possible to once turn II loose" upon
the enemy. a good deal on the order OF
Stockton's Languid Youth, who was to
get his excitement by standing In front
Of the great sleeping dragon and i'm
asine what 1t would do TO him II It
woke up
This much lauded train consists of an
ordinary fast locomotive, with protect
ed steel sides some nine feet in height,
two steel plated van conveying a Max
i'm gun each, the men, the horses, the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-06

lew military men have so completely
Il the admiration OF their followers
that Of Field Marshal Lord Fred
biz Sleigh Roberts, who sailed yes
,aav from England on the Dunoltar
L. 10 take supreme command OF all
british forces In South Africa.
h. still are the commanders who
H. enjoyed so large a measure OF
sir soldiers love as that which the
,gllsh and Indian armies long ago
Wa 70 "Bobs," Little Bobs' or Bob
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HELPING THE BOERS.
Men of Many Nations Taking Up Arms
for the Burghers.

II Is surprising what large number
Of foreigners have volunteered 20 help
the Beers Quite large body OF Rus
SLAMS have left 81. Petersburg and Mos
COW for South Africa. many Of them
being men Of Independent means, who
have contributed large sums 20 M out
a corps OF volunteers. Several bodies OF
Frenchmen heve joined the Boer forces.
while the Duchesse Dues has raised
al her own expense In America q body
Of men. most Of whom are miners, for
the purpose OF fighting against the Brit
ish
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THOSE ARMORED TRAINS.

Armored trains, which are taking
such an important part IN the present
campaign, usually consist Of a power
ful engine. three iron tracks a water
tank and a passenger car. The sides are
raised six feet with three quarter.inch
boiler plates. and perforated with hori,.
zontal Sits for the accommode non "a
rifles and Maxlms. Each vehicle
capable OF holding 30 or % men easily.
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hobs" THE IDOL OF
ENGLAND'S SOLDIERS

srlllan Modest and Intrepid at All Times-Not Fall
ure Blos the Record OF the Man by Whom Tommy
Atkins and His Swarhy Alien Ally Swear - How
Field Marshal Lord Roberts, Now on His Way to
Take Supreme Command in South Africa, Has
Won the Devotion OF England's Forces at Home
and in India.
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nnlnrnnrn OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES nnnnrnnnnnnnn
ARK9RED SOUTH AFRICAN TRAINS

But Ordinary Rolling Stock Thinly Proected-Enga nds
Real "Moving Forts" are Kept at Home-Cannot be
Used on Transvaal's Narrow Guage Tracks-Would
Probably Prove Terrific Machines OF Destruction II
They Could be Put in Action
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BULLETS FLY THICK And FAST

Around Busy Soldiers OF the Ammunition Tran-More
Bravery Needed Than in Any Other Service-Alvays
in the Thickest Of the Fight but are Deenseess
Their Business to Supply Shot Shell to the Fir
ing Line Regardless OF Consequences.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-14

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
Commerce In Both Directions shows
an Enormous Expansion.

WASHINGTON. April 13.--The March
statements of the imports and exports
of the United States shows the following:
Merchandise imports $50 III, of which
500 gi5 1866 was free of duty: increase as
compared with March, 1899. sli. 10000.
Exports. l34,13334s; increase, $40, 900 900.
Gold-lmports.' si921. 0s6; decrease, ST.
00O000 Exports, s., 064 $50: Increase s45 900
Slver-Imports. s3,1i9 lac: Increase s24-
600 Exports. s., +22 Increase, 1895 900.
For the nine months OF the present fls-
cal year there was an increase in the i'm
ports OF dutiable merchandise OF ST6,lis,
OCT. az compared with the same in 1899,
and an Increase OF $l05. .aS3 in the ex-
ports of domestic merchandise.
The imports OF gold during that period
were SAC. 40, 37s less than for the CORE
spending period in 1889, and the exports OF
gold 3ss less than for the former
period
The imports Of silver were ,6i3 great
err and the exports g. 6i0.3s6 less than for
the same period In 1899.
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AGED PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.
Departing ntal Reports show Many
Who Are DecreDit and Unequal
tn Demand of Labor.

NEW YORK. April ia special to tho
Times from Washington says:
The senate recently adopted Tesou-
tion calltrg upon the heads OF departments
TO inform the senate as to the number of
employees In the departments, together
with their ages ana statement 80 to
the number incapacitated for any reason.
Tho answers have been coming In from
day to day and hey contain some sug-
gestiYe facts.
The report from the treasury shows that
there are 33l employees between the age of
90 and GA years old; 100 between IS and 81:
30 between 20 and "A years, "a between 10
ana ~ years and ten who are over 50 years
old
Fourteen persons, In tho office Of the
auditor OF the war department. are partial
~ lacking I'm the physical or mental tapa.
city necessary for the fun discharge Of
their official duties About fftv persons,
In different bureaus. are physically disIual-
ih6d for manual labor but not for clerical
service. Seven persons. in the Office Of the
chief clerk OF the treasury. are physically
or mentally incapacitatcd. In part, for man
ual labor.
In the interior department there are i62
employees. between the ages OF IS and 50
years. inclusive. - between 20 and "a wears
inclusive Is between rs and n years ir-
elusive and four who are over 10 years old.
The total number Of employees in tho
and labcrers are not included In these
figures From the est mates furnished by
the different bureaus aud Offices OF tho de.
payment, IL may be stated that something
over - persons now on the rolls must ba
considered as permanently iuCapscltatcd
Torrance OF manual labor Tals condition
tn many cases. results from the loss OF
limbs. old wounds or health impaired itl
Che government service
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STAMPS on DEEDS.
Important Ruling by the Commits
siOner of Internal Revenue.

WASHINGTON. April 1S.-The commits
sioner or Internal revenue has received
number of inquiries from registers OF
deeds, clerks OF courts and others, ask
Ing whether they would he justified in
recording deeds, etc. which are sent to
them unstamped They represent that
deeds are often received from parties who
cannot conveniently procure stamps. ask
ing that they be affixed by the recorder.
The commissioner answers in the mega
tive, and In his reply states that the
grantor or person who makes or issues
the instrument should affix and cancel
the stamp. IL he omits TO do so, he in
ours penalty OF not more than 500 II.
however, the omission is inadvertent he
may present the instrument to the col
lector within year from the date OF issue
and pay the stamp tax ana present the in
strument for post stamping. The COM
missioner advises that when an unstamp-
ed instrument for record be received, II
be returned to be stamped. charging for
postage and time occupied in the Corfe-
spondence made necessary by the omis-
sion of the stamp.
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THE WAR REVENUE TAXES.
Brewers and Druggists Will Ask to
Have n Reduction Made for
Their benefit.

NEW YORK, April 13-A special to the
Herald from Washington says:
Serious consideration is 10 be given by
Republican members of the committee
on ways and means to the question OF
reducing the war revenue taxes.
Representatives of the druggists, who
advocate repeal of the proprietary stamp
tax and will appear before the commit
tee next Tuesday, will submit an argu-
ment to show why these taxes should
be abolished. A delegation of brewers
viii be heard in support OF the PROPOSE
ton TO reduce the tax on beer to 81 a
barrel, the rate before the war tax was
imposed. After these hearings the com
mittee Will take up the whole question
of tax reduction.
IL is possible the whole subject may go
over until the next session of congress,
or that a bill may be put through the
house and sent to the senate 10 be acted
on in the next session
There is little doubt of the repeal OF
all the proprietary stamp taxes and some
or the most Objectionable documentary
taxes. IL is not probable that there will
be any reduction in the beer tax
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WASHINGTON. April 13-The war &C.
partment received the following casualty
list from Gen Otis This morning morning -n,,
KnIed-Tu7on. Ninth infantry March a.
Mshatacel. A,onzo L. Johnson, sergeant,
Twelfth infantry.
April s. Coronoa. August Schultz, qrtld-
Ger Twenty ninth volunteer infantry: Feb
ruary = TaEudin, John W. Walker. .'hi--
tv-eighth volunteer infantry March ~.
Bahamas. Luzon. Alex Cooper, decap.tat-
ed by Fiipiuos.
San Juan de Buena Vista, Frederick N
WOUNDED Luzon, Seventeenth infantry
Aprtl T. Camallne First lieut. rtnN ~
MORO. leg. serious. Nneteenth Infantry
March 10. valderram. James y l1AvieE'
abdomen. serious. Twcniv-fourih lniantrs.
February - Bonabon. Kirk Fowls. heA J.
slight James " Thomas leg sight pwan
ty-scveDih infantry. February -. Roiolon
Tony Grant. thigh. slight. Wills John-
SON. thigh slight. Tweniy-ninih vnlunt
Infantry. February H. Tegtilin. James I.ns-
kit head slight; F.1r,ieth yoiYi9Ytesr man
Try March T. Sen Juan. Ben n MarsfaN.
leg slight Wrliars Laft0n. " shouidnr
slight. Emmet l. Tomlinson. musician
arm slight. Charles T. BroQkF. coIPcfa4.
thigh serious Charles r. Hnse ABDOMEN
Taaav. Eighteenth Infantry. March p
CahugcaEuE Company L. James ". Nofh-
irg leg sllghi: March q. San lose slsn
Vista. Panay. Murmurpon. G. j. AeSsler
Nipcte-nih infantry. March ~ vsile..
arria Tira+hv shea. corporal forehead,
slight Cahu Nineteenth infantry feoru-
ahdomca. aerious Samar. Forty-ihifd y
ftr.tr.r fofa~frv March e. MatREniuo. Firs.
Ilsut Tosauh T sweenv- thizh, shght.
Joseph * Jordan. shoulder seToas Jane
% clancy nip. siigh', Clinton Mead "rist'
'e ,sisTes, OTIS
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GAvEL FOR SPEAKER HENDERSON.
Receives a Present Sent by rfends
I'm Minnesota.

WASHINGTON. April 13.-Represents-
tives McCleary and Stevens, OF Minnesota,
called on the speaker of the house today
to present gavel from Minnesota friends.
In presenting II Mr. McC1eary said:
Mr. Speaker, / have the honor OF pre-
senting to you gavel from number OF
your Minnesota friends and admirers.
The head of the gavel IL OF pipestone from
the quarries In my district made famous
by Longfellow in his poem 'iiawatha.'
The handle is OF walnut grown In South
ern Minnesota. The scroll on the handle
giving your initials Is OF solid gold. Your
friends in Minnesota believe that this
scented, for the stone head represents
purpose, and the handle the upward grow
ing disposition of the tree. They give IT to
you with their compliments and best
wishes, and with the hope that you may
long WELD 1t in your present official posi-
ton. The case, as you see, Is OF rose
wood, lined with purple silk velvet"
Speaker Henderson in response said:
Accept from me my grateful acknowl-
edgment of this handsome gift. Please
say to my friends how very much appre-
ciate It. 1t will always remind me of
faithful Minnesota, of kind Minnesota, my
near neighbor
II cannot, of course, accept without
some modification the pleasant things said
regarding me in presenting it, but your
generous estimate will be a standard for
me to work toward. The box is a gem
worthy OF the gavel Again and again
most heartily do | thank you"
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OPPORTUNITIES IN KOREA.
Good Place for Associated Capital,
but Not for Individuals.

NEW YORK. April IA. s. Fassett,
who has just returned from Korea, where
he IL interested in gold mining, says:
Korea seems a good way from here.
and II IL. but we can ship a ton OF freight
from New York to our mines, near the
Yaloo river, az cheaply as the same ton
can be sent to the mountains OF Idaho.
and Just about as quickly, too. We have
been interested in mining for FIVE years
now, on a concession covering 900 square
miles. Our lease has twenty-five years
TO run We have the right to mine any
mineral. but we have confined our at
tention to gold alone. All of our ma
chinery is of American manufacture. as
this country makes the. best machinery
Korea IL picturesque. beautiful, fertile.
with an excellent climate and an indus
trious and Agreeable people. At our
mines we employ seventy-fve white men
there and we had to overcome all the
obstacles In new, and. In most respects,
a wild country. There are many good
fields In Korea. as the country possesses
a continuation of the gold bearing out
crops of Siberia and Manchuria, both of
which are bound to be great gold pro-
duoers The Koreans have been mining
with crude methods for many centuries,
and they are still at II. There is an i'm
mense opening for enterprise and capital
there which will undoubt edly be supplied
"a soon as IL is understood that the United
States government will protect it's cti-
zens In all legitimate foreign enterprises.
The Orientals are kindly disposed toward
Americans for many reasons. but chiefly
because they recognize that Americans
are not seeking political empire and they
feel that from them they can receive the
most desirable assistance In Industrial and
commercial improvement. The enter
prises which are now starting over there
are bewiidering, hut IL Is hardly a poor
mans country. The opportunity Is ia
vorable for associated CAPITAL in large
amounts. skillfully directed, but not for
Ind Vidualsh
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HARBOR OF PAGO PAGO,
Its Advantages Over Apia Told in a
Report of Capt. TiIIcy TO the Sec
rotary of the Navy.

WASHINGTON, April 1s.-The navy de-
partment has received the following re-
port from Capt, Tilley, commanding the
Abarenda, setting out the advantages pos
sessed by the harbor OF Page Page, which
is now being equipped as a United States
naval station, as Illustrated in critical
experience of that vessel:
~: s.. s.. Abarenda, Page Page, Samoa,
March 20, 1900.
on the sth inst, while | was in the port
OF Apia. with the Abarenda under my
command heavy gale from the north
ward came on very suddenly, and l was
obliged to proceed to sea at once.
I'm less than half an hour a heavy sea
arose, and the anchorage at Apia was
Cormorant and the American mail steam
er Alameda left Apia Immediately after
the Abarenda came out 1t was with
some difficulty that the Abarenda cleared
power After we got outside the weather
got much worse and the gale continued
to blow for two days. l stood down to-
ward Page Page, but the weather was so
thick and boisterous that it was unsafe
TO run in under the land On the 10th inst.
] entered this port, at II o'clock p. m,
and although II was still blowing a gale
outside found the harbor as smooth as
a pond.
days previous to the coming of the gale
and gave no special indication of its ap-
proach.
In order to show the value of Page
IHeO as IL CoHifnerCidi port, as compared TO
Apia, / will state what occurred to the
mail steamer Alameda, on her last voy-
age southwark from San Francisco. The
Alameda had thick weather for two days
before reaching the island of Upolu, which
she sighted when well to the eastward.
She arrived off the port OF Apia about
half an hour before shutdown, on the 7th.
Although she brought the mail her cap
tain. n very old man, decided not to come
near the port, and stopped out to sea The
next day he came in and anchored at 10
o'clock q. M, having lost sixteen hours.
At l o'clock p. m. on the same day the
gale set in. and the Alameda was forced
TO put to sea at once. She cast off the
lighters which she had alongside, and some
of them drifted on the reef and were
badly injured. She had n number OF pas
sengers on shore and. although they were
recalled by blasts of the steam whistles.
| do not think they were able to get on
hoard before she sailed Had the port OF
call been Page Page instead of Apia, she
could have ventured in at any time. night
or day, discharged her cargo and en-
barked freight In two hours, and then pro-
ceeded on her way. | make this state
ment of facts so the department may re-
aliZe the value of this port. II IL for the
interest OF the Germans to have the steam
ers from San Francisco stop at A pia, but
II Is for American interests, as well as
for their own advantage, that they should
stop at Page Pago."
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OPEN DOOR IN CHINA.
Ex-Minister DENLY Says the United
states Can Not stand Idle.

CHICAGO April IA special TO the
Tribune from Evansville. Ind, says
The banquet last night In honor Of the
ex-minister TO China, Charles DENLY.
was the most notable occasion OF the kind
ever celebrated In this city. Mr.. DENNY
has been absent from his home city for
sixteen years John w. Foster secretary
Of state In the Harrison administration.
presided Col. Denby's speech was nota-
BILE. In that he gave the American mission
aries credit for the open door in China
He spoke of the new life I'm China, and
said:
ut IL plsir that We should not stand
idly by and see hostile camps established
I'm China, under the plea OF leaseholds. II
the lessees Intend to make us pay greater
duties than our treaties provide for Rus
STA might lease the whole 81 Manchure
England the Yangste valley, Germany
Central China and France the south, and
deprive use OF tho most promising mar
ket-" ~
In regard to the Phlllpqhnes Mt DENLY
said their disposition would he settled
when the instruction L. suppressed.
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CABINET TALKS or PUERTO Rrco
secretary Gage Milking Plans for
Revenue Collection

WASHINGTON April 13-The cabinet
meeting today was occupied largely in the
discussion ~ Puerto Rican affairs ana mar
ticulariy the Puerto Ric3n bIil which was
signed by the president YESTERDAY Tho
provision q the b,il We're carefully gone
over and suggest ions made ne 10 the pe--
sonnet % the new administration OF The
island
Secretary Case has already taken g.cps
20 ASSUME charge ~ the collection 81 riis-
toms duties and soon an expert viii hs
Designated t0 90 over tire island and Inspect
the present system with n view g. unqiri-r
any changes either va methods or gersor-
mel mat n'av seem pneessH~y . T2e ~e-ra-
taN has decided tha- fht rurf lun= fssf4-es
~ tht Puerto RtcAr BIN gcts l-to o-e-tf i,-,
en- 'he frst dRy - NAV faa
Irts trttn-n vas made necessary lu view
q fAe iiscr'luaE iu tar al'l rs 81 tina I'm
the set saerlH Nrrd1-e operative
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DEWEY AND BRYAN.
VIII Meet In Chicago May f-Both
Pleased at the Opportunity.

CHICAGO, April 1S-Admiral Dewey and
William jennings Bryan will meet Tues
day evening, May l, for the first time since
the hero of Manila announced that he was
a presidential candidate. All doubt as to
Mr., Bryans presence was dispeled today
when Max j. REESE, of the Lake Side Club
received a telegram from him saying that
he would cancel previous engagements In
order to be present at the orghnization's
celebration, which "a part of the general
programme.
aware OF tho prospective meeting. The
officials of the club did not arrange that
they should he present at the same event
until each had been consulted. In reply
Mr.. Bryan and the admiral replied that.
so far from being Objectionable. the meet
ing would give them great pleasure.
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CHASE 6 MAXWELL,
Dom E HaLier Bldg. Phone, Main 75I
CLARK WILL NOT RESIGN.
His Friends VIII Make Fight for
Him on the Floor of the
senate.

BUTTE, Mont, April ia special from
Washington to the Inter Mountain says:
1t is now certain that Senator Clark VIII
not resign. The pressure from his Mon
tana friends and legal advisers is all in
favor of contesting to a finish,
The Times this morning says that Sena-
tors Clay. Bacon, Mason and Heitheld win
make a fight on the floor of the senate.
claiming that a two-thirds vote is neces-
sary to unseat him. They claim that the
report of the committee does not sustain
the direct charge of bribery against MIN.
They VIII expose the character and plans
of his enemies and he will doubtless make Il
speech in his own behalf. This policy will
prevent appointment by the governor ana
may lead TO the election of two Repuh-
lican senators so a majority opposition TO
delay is not expected. Senator Mason will
conduct the fight for Clark. The latter ha 5
made statement.
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NEW RECORD IN DEADLOcKs.
The Ohio Congressional Convention
Takes 1,3b2 Futile Ballots.

WELLINGTON. ohio. April l3.--The at
tempt to nominate candidate for con-
gress to succeed Representative w. s.
Kerr was abandoned by the Republican
convention OF the Fourteenth district this
afternoon. after 1852 ballots had been
taken.
The convention met on Tuesday morn
ing, and II was In session day and night,
with short intermissions, for nearly four
days. At noon today a conference com
mittee OF representatives from each coun-
~ in the district was appointed, and the
report of the committee that the commit.
tee adjourn to meet In Norwalk on May
II was adopted. There was no change in
the vote in the IS9th to the i,352d ballot
This deadlock is a record-breaker so far
as Ohio Is concerned.
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Young Woman Attempt. suic,dc.

SAN FRANCISCO. April IA y0uug
woman. giving the name ~ Helen GRAY
attempted a. commit suicide ir Golden
Cate mark this morning by taking hsal
Her screams attracted the attention ~
a policeman who arrived On ume e. have
ne viii doubtless ho saved She gave
her residence as Salem. or. but would
vouchsafr no reason Cor her act
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EIGHTH ARMY CORPS DISSOLVED.
Organized Originally to Take Part
In the War with spain.

NEW YORK April ia special 10 the
Herald from Washington says; orders
will be issued by Secretary Root this
week formally directing the dissolution
~ the Eighth armp corps This action
will rclegste 10 history the last army
corps organized TO wage war against
Spain
The Eighth army corps has been in ex-
istenCe longer than any other corps form
ed since the CiVil war II has been
merged into the division 0f the Philip
pines with four departments presided
over by general officers
Brig Gen Theodore Schwan win return
home from Manila with Gen. otis
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GEORGE II. SCRIPTS DEAD.
Was Connected with n News syndi-
cate and Many Papers.

SAN DIEGO, Cal. April i3--Cieorge H.
scripps died at Miranda. the ranch OF his
brother, h W. Scrtpps today at noon, Of
pernicious anaemia, after nm Illness OF
several months The remains will be
be at Rushville. H. May l.
with his brother. +. w Scripps, and
Milton A. McRae, he comprised the
Scrtpps- McRac league partnership. He
held a responsible once In each OF the
companies publ shing the league papers
He reta.n his interest IN the Detroit
Evening News.