The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1901-08-08

Republican state convention, TO be
held at Cedar Rapids August y.
The candidate Tor governor will be
nominated and nomination is al
most equivalent 10 election. The
state has always been Republican
except the two terms that Gov
| Hssscs Boies served, Coy Shaw
has had two terms aud il sainst
The traditions Of the party IN iowa
to give a man a third term as gev-
efnor. y, -. Cummins, oi Des
MONIES. is the most promising
candidate for the nomination He
has never held public office. tho
he was a candidate Tor y. 5. n
tor agsinss the late Ser. Gear and
was defeated lie is a brilliant
%jurist and orator and is very high
lly regarded throughout, the state.
For some years fears have been
expressei that the demand Tor rub.
Der would ou,grow the supply, and
they have seemed to be justified by
the steady rise in the price OF that
much used article. Philippine
rubber promises TO enter largely
into the worlds supply in the near
future. Capt G. p. Ahern, who
has been IN charge OF Uncle Sans
forestry interest in the Philippines
said o n this interesting subjects;
Rubber will probably come TO be
one Of the most important products
of The Philippines. We have
there a considerable belt Of rubber
and gatta peroha. In several Of
the islands explorers are now study
ing gum trees, and by mex, fall We
expect TO have data enough availa-
BILE to form an intelligent idea Of
the extent Of the gum forests A
good deal Of gum has already been
shipped from the Philippines to
Asiatic ports, but the industry is
only IN It's infancy. AS in all other
bnes, the natives who maae a live
ing by gathering gum are quite m
skilled. The gum Of a gutta per
cho tree flows very slowly. No,
having the patience or the shire wd-
ness 10 devise any better plan, the
natives always cut down a gutta
percha tree for its valuable juice,
, tnus~ensuriog a famine Tor the ia.
/, ture. Oar FIRST effort wll be to
, teach them better wsys than that. p
j. The gold ~ the treasury has
. passed the half-hillion mark, The
{ exact amount being S5o4.3s4,rs7,
S aud is no, only a grea,es sam than
this country has ever had bat is be-
lieyed no be a greater sum Of gold
e than was eyes in abe possession O.
, any nation at n time, and th,
holdings are still increasing. What
a difference, between now aud un,
I der the Cleveland regime, when
t bonds had 10 bee ISSUED to keep IN,
= treasury gold reserve from falling
S below the legal limit. And what Z
= practical endorsement Of Republic
can legislation and policies. Treas.
urer Roberts said Of this gratifying
exhibit: .'The dimensions OF thi,
!, fund Indicates a great era OF pros
-peiity nov prevailing throughout.
! the u S. Il can alsays be regard
ed as az accurate barometer OF in
dustrtd apd commercial conditions
1 and the fact ihst e. 8. now ia cxccs
Of anything we have ever held IN
dicates that the volume ~ our bust
ness has assumed corresponding
i proportions. IL furnishes . tliaeh
ing argument against the free silve
] Theory also, nd shorgs lbat GA
1 currency system IS uuniGe in rot.
4 ballast. No ono aroumeu
! against the fuDiiB OF O change n
our currency system could be iur
| ni,hed,"
AS SOD as Gen. Wood return
TO Cuta which viii be in ahou
three weeks IL his health continue
J to IMPROVE, he viii order the tw.
elections that will be necessary q
\ put a Cuban government on rs feet
and be thinks that ia about eigh
months the island can be OH ciall
b.. a.- 80. Al IH