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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-15
TRY THE AMERICAN LOOM.
The Device Creates IA Coed impress
sion in AuStria-HunEs

Frank w Mahin. the United States
Consul at Reicheuberg, writes to the State
Department, that Austria-Hunsary is
showing great interest in the American
loom. He says a joint stock company has
been organized III Hungary for the man
ufacture of the Norfolk loom at Reichen-
berg, with arrangements for furnishing
the machine to Austria
"A recent session of an industTiZl or
ganization in southern Austria contin-
ues Consul Mahin, listened to an ad-
dress by a Government official which has
greatly stimulated and extended the in
terest felt in the Northrop invention, the
address being widely published. The
speaker emphasized the statement that
while, under preesnt methods, one Weay-
CT can attend to only two to four looms,
the American invention enables one weav-
or to serve at the same time from ten to
sixtecn-eyen from twenty-fOur to thirty
two, and possibly stilI moTe-of che swift
est cotton looms. weaving factory
equipped with these machines said the
speaker, can double and triple its rate of
wages and sell better goods at the same
price as that asked by factories using
the old methods, and yet continue TO do a
profitable business
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-15
MINERALS IN THE URALs.
The Valuable Marble Fields at Last
Being Worked.


The State Department has received from
W R Holloway, the United States Con-
sui General at St Petersburg. a commun-
ication concerning mineral development
IN the UraI Mountains. The consul gen
eraI says the valuable marble fields in
the southern portion or the UraI Noun
tains have not been worked until within
the past year. Continuing, Consul Cen
eTal Holloway says:
Two duarries, in which 80 workmen
are employed. have been opened within
two miles of the Samara-ZIat0ust Pail
way, and considerable quantities of yell
low, green, grey, black, and white mar
bic have been taken out The white mar
bic is being used in the construction Of
the Alexander III Museum, at Moscow
The veins are said to be between three
and four feet thick; bat, owing to lack of
improved methods a large percentage OF
the marble is broken.
Green and brown jasper IS also mined
in the DeighbOrhOOd Of ZiatouSt; the Iarg-
est works are IN the village OF MCdyIt-
devC- This stone is used for tables, wash
basins, handles for knives and forks. IS
susceptible OF high polish, and is equal
to the Well-knOwR EkateTinburg stone.
A colossal deposit of magnesium con
tanning 90 per cent of oxide of magnesium
has been found in the weII-knoWn Volt
CHA Cora tWolfs Mountain. within 2
rIiles of the railway. The remainder is
,tcld carb01ic calcium. dOiomite and grit
stone. This mountain has been leased hy
The Government 10 private persons for
tWenty-fOUT years
About seven miles from the Sulea STA
'lGn, on the Samara-ZIatouSt Railway
mi!istones and whetstoHes are worked. on
a lease frorS BaShkir peasants by COM
pany at rental of $3.50 per annum.
- iron ana bog ore IS mined in the same
district known as 'NikoIski:' this had a
good sale at the Mimi Novgorad fair.
copper ore is being mined by private com
PaHles near the TaSanay Mountain"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-15
TIE AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS.
Keep IN in Volume, But Form a
Smaller Percentage of the Total.

The wonderfully rapid Increase in the
export Of manufactures by this country
during the past few years is shown in
very striking way by a bulletin Just is
sued by the Agricultural Department,
pointing out that agricultural products
are a much smaller percentage Of the
total exports than they were a few years
ago The bulletin says:
The value of the exports of agrfCultu-
raj merchandise from the United States
during the fiscal year ended June %, 1900
amounted to sS35, S5S, 123, exceeding - any
previous year save 1898, which amounted
TO $50, $50, so. Exports of products other
than agricultural have. however fncreas-
ed since 1875 ina ratio q more than two
to one, and, though there has been alb
soIutely a heavy Increase in agricultural
exports. there has been a decline in the
proportion they form of the total ex-
ports OF all classes In other words. ex-
ports of agricultural products haze not
kept pace with that heavy increase in the
exports of ether merchandise-notably
anufactures-which has been one Of the
characteristic features of recent CONNER
ciaI history.
From 1850 TO 1898 there was no year in
which exports of agricultural merchan-
disc bad formed in value less than % per
cent Of the total expert trade. In 1885
they fell to 68-5 per cent Of the total: and
IN the succeeding. years, which will al
ways be remembered as an era of marvel
GUS industrial enterprise, there ensued a
general, though irregular, decline until
IN the fiscal year ended June 80 1900 the
exports Of agricultural products amount
ed to but 1894 per cent of the total ex-
ports Sc rapid, however had been the
Increase in the exports of products other
than agricultural that this reduced per
centase Of the total trade represented
with one exception, an absolute figure
much in excess of the amount represented
by the higher percentages Of previous
years
The decrease in the proportion which
agriculture has contributed TO the total ex-
ports. OF. probably better expressed the
increase which has taken place in the pro
portion furnished by products other than
agricultural Is also illustrated by refer
e1ce to a series of selected years. char
acterized by an exceptionally heavy ex-
port trade The 81 600 900 0DG mark IN our
total export trade was first approached in
1881. and in that year exports Of agTicul-
tUraI merchandise amounted to over SO
Per cent OF the total 1t was not until
over a decade later that the total exports
for tie first time exceeded 81 600 ESQ Og0
and slight tendency to increased ex-
ports in other than agricultural TnpTcnsn-
disc IS evidenced by the fact that the
proportion of exports furnished by agri-
culture then amounted to but - per cent.
Ia IEyI when total EXPORTS for the second
time had reached and exceeded s. 910. $50
coo, the proportion contributed by 1aEric4Il-
tUTe had fallen TO 60 per cent. and In sue
ceedIrS years, when the total exports con
stanriy exceeded 81 OO0. 600. go annually
ton composed of agricultural products
until the low point was reached in 1870
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-15
CHINESE CUSTOMS DUTIES.
The RearranGement Proposed by
the Central BureHu of Germany.

aAG VI
Regarding the proposed rearraugement
Of the Chinese customs duties, which viii
play a prominent part in the present
peace negotiations between the powers
and China, George sswter, the United
States Consul at Glauchau, writes TO the
State Department that the central bureau
of the German Empire for preparing data
for treaties of commerce has reported as
follows:
= The so-caIled sea duties-that Is, those
which are levied on the goods entering
Chinese DoTts-are determined by treat
les. and are in part specific and in part
ad valoresn duties. All goods not paTtIc-
uIarIy named are subject to an ad valor-
en- duty of > per cent, the same being
based on the market value thereof As
regards determining such market value.
the treaty says that if the merchant can
not agree with the Chinese official on the
question at issue. each party shall call in
two or three manufacturers to examine
the goods, The highest price at which one
Of such manufacturers would be willing TO
buy the goods shall be accepted as the
value thereof. In7addition TO the import
tariff, there is an export tariff The arti-
cles not enumerated in the import tariff
which are specified in the export tariff
must, when imported, pay the same du-
ties as those imposed upon them in the
export tariff
1.-THE se-calIed sea duties are, however,
as is well known. not the sole tax i'm
posed, a supplementary charge being lev
led in the form OF the intermediate du-
ties known as 'likin- Anent the rate Of
such intermediate duties;- the treaties GA
iy state that they are TO be levied accord
ing to the principles ruling at the time
when treaties are made, and that they
cannot subsequently be raised. This
condition has proved to be perfectly i'm
practicable. The intermediate dues have
degenerated into purely arbitrary
charge. in which the local Chinese officials
seek and find their principal source Of in
come.
There Is but one single means Of rene
dying this eVer-increasing, inSuppOrta bic
evil. namely, to do away with these in
termedi4tp duties under the present ne
soti5tiOns as part of the terms of peace
True, il will be necessary to assent 10 an
increase of the sea duties, in order 10 Sc
cure 10 the Central Chinese Government
the income necessary 70 deal with the
question OF compensation upon such adj
Tninistrative charge
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-15
Imnertirence in Chnrttx-

Mrs Frances HOdgSOn Burnett tells
a story of a charity expedition on which
she once went. which indicates that
there is some room for home missionary
work among certain mission workers
She was visiting a lady who is actively
engaged in charitable work among the
very poor, and her hostess volunteered
one day 10 take her to a home which
2 vas an example Of what might be done
with slender income by d woman who
understood management. They went
into the tenement district and Mrs.
Burnett's guide entered, without knock
ing, a little apartment whose few rooms
were all spotlessIy and exquisitely
clean. She led her guest through the
little home 10 the kitchen. where a
woman stood over the wash-tub Then
this dispenser of charity stood up and
gave the following lecture:
This Is one OF the lew model homes Of tie
poor. Jh- husband earns only seven dollars .
week His wife makes fev extra dollars by
washing and there are FIVE children 10 bring
mp on such All income discovered them IN the
dead Of winter, when work was not 70 be found,
nearly starving and frozen Ti.i- class would
almost rather die than take charity"
This seems almost too bad 10 be true,
but there are such women in the world
Mrs. Burnett says that as long as she
lives she VIII not forget The flush Of
shame and helpless misery which came
to the face of the mistress of the house
while her visitor thus exploited the poor
little home The chances are that the
unfortunate illustration Of the lecture
wished she never had been careful and
thrifty, if this were to be the reward.
It might be we'll for somebody to give
the charity worker a practical lesson on
doing as she would be done by II a
delegation of social economists were to
walk into her home without knocking
some fine morning. and use her as an
illustration Of the way in which Amer
lean women manage their household af-
fairs. discussing the details Of her home
life for the benefit f foreign students
from England, France, or Germany. the
chances are that she would not be
pleased and she would be considerably
enTaged II the leader Of the party hap
pened TO be some one whom she had
known in 4 social way. Yet this action
would not he a bit more impairment
than the invasion Of that tenement
was; In fact, It could scarcely be as
painful since The mission worker
touched upon the most sensitive and
sore spot in the Woman's whole nature
the fact Of her present poverty and
former desutution. If there was any
thing IN her history which that poor
creature probably wished might be kept
strictly private, it was this; and here
was person who came upon the
knowledge of it only by chance, telling
an utter stranger the whole thing.
The sam3 csllcusness Of feeling is to
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-15
DEATH OF COL. W. MARTIN.
a New York Business Man Who
Fought mt Gettysburg

NEW. YORK, April 15.-WiIIiam Irwin
Martin. an envelope manufacturer for
thirty years, and at one time a member of
the firm of Samuel Raynor & Co, 115 and
III William Street. died on Saturday at
his out-of-town residence, Crawford, y.
J. Ne. Martins illness was very sudden
Paralysis of the heart caused death. He
was born in this city on Franklin Street
at his grandfather's house, on December
IL 1855 His father milford Marsh Mar
tin. a wealthy ship chandler. was de-
seconded from a Revolutionary ancestor
who was one of the bodyguard of the
Commander-in-Chief of the Continental
Army.
On his maternal side Colonel Martin was
descended from Jared Irwin. an heraIdic
artist, who came from Dublin in 1872. He
was a direct descendant of Sir William
Trivia, whom Robert Bruce sent as com
mander of the Scotch crusade TO the Holy
Land Or his return he was Isnighted
with the royal coat of arms of Scotland
Colonel Martin was at the battle OF Get
tysburg as lieutenant in Company of
the Twenty-third Regiment, and was
lieutenant colonel of the veteran corps
He was a member of the Sons OF the Rev
olution. a life member of the New Eng
land SOcisty. for over twenty years. q
member of the Chamber Of Commerce
President of the Ststioners' Board Of
Trade and Transportation President Of
the Paper and Alliance Trades and a
member of the Cisic and Patria Society
He was a director and large shareholder
IN the HOlyOke Paper Company
He retired as an envelope manufacturer
in 1892 from the firm OF Raynor < Mar
tin. and was real estate broker at 60
Liberty Street at the time of his death
For sixteen years he was a vestryman in
the Church Of the Messiah of BROOKLYN.
and in recent years was a member Of St
bartholomew 5 Church, this city He
married Miss Catherine Clark. who sur
wives him, in 1882. Three sons and two
daughters, W milford Irwin Martin.
Clinton Richard irwin Martin. and ed
ward Ellsworth Irwin Martin. and Mrs.
y Wyckof Fanderhoef, ana Miss Jeanne
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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-15

The energetic and investigating Presi-
dent Schurman, of Cornell, is just re-
turning from ten days visit to Cuba.
where he has been studying economic and
political conditions His opinion Is that
the intelligent class in the island are
ready to accept the Plat terms. and that
the matter probably can be arranged if
Mr. Mckinley viii receive q committee Of
the Cubans and exercise upon them his
celebrated powers of persuasion That
would be a simple solution We hope
President Schurman may be right about
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-15
Fastidious.
(From TIt-Bits.1

lie was a hungry cab5y with a healthy appetite
and he made II a point never to be too particular
ABOUT has food He took seat III coffee shop
one dry and ordered a large plate OF Eaters and
sausage He had about half finished the meal
when he espied piece OF wood pretrUding from
the remains Of his sausage Eli w4ite2I' he
cried. Look a-here! I don't mind eating the
dawg. but amt a-going 70 eat the kennel, that's
Strite!''
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-15
Regret for the Lest CanteeY.

Army officers at Washington say that their OK
pcrtai0Hs TO the effect of the abolition of the
army eauteen are beng fully realized The mum
Der Of joints in the neighborEood of army r,osfs
: steadily increasing aud wel!-FOTn paths to these
places show that their existence must b, ftII,
justified by the patronage Ii Is toe carly TO give
figures a 20 the effect Of the new conditions
upon tie records Of the men. but the officers have
no doubt as 10 that phase OF the bJzsinrss. They
know what prevailed before the canteens were e.
.Lisl-aI
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-15

There is d possibility that the news OF
internal fractional strife in Korea may
have something TO do with the fOrceful
action Of Japan in the direction Of bring
ing on an issue with Russia On the sur
face. the plots. counterplots, assassina-
tons and deCap1tations at Seoul appear to
be matters of domestic concern alone
But it is much more likely that one of
the Korean factions enteTtain6 friendly
feelings toward the Gar, while the other
looks with admiration upon the Mikado.
The Hermit Kingdom may yet become a
question all by itself,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-15

On what is usually fair authority con-
corning Administration movements il is
reported that the President and Mr. Hay
have decided to negotiate their new Hay
PauncefOte Treaty with Great Britain On
the basis of the absolute neutrality of the
canal This need rot be considered in the
light of startling news. The present Ad-
ministration has sot been of late expected
to insist upon an American canal, or to
provide for its Use by US and its nou-use
by our enemy in time of war There are
interests and considerations of some sort
behind the scenes which are looked upon
as Of much more Importance than even
tI:e vital national necessity of safeguard
ing our coast line
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-15
CenSorshin In Store.

From the Omaha World er4ld1
The time Is hardly yet come when the Adj
miHisITaiiun can suppress an American newsn4ner
But Il Is coming If recent events are to be con-
sideTed. Newspapers suppressed in Manila
because thzy ''Inenace the military situation -
and newspapers are suppressed in Cuba because
they are guilty OF leSe majestic The subjects in
or insUiaT possessions must learn not 10 treat
with iegity the persons Of men in authority.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-15
a MtIttary Iden OF Trines.

(From the JoiH.rtoysa Democracy
General Macarthur teIegrsTls that the sea lincs
OF the military ring in the philippines have been
grossly exaggerated, and that they VIII Rot
amount 10 much All tlis has a familiar sound
Recent reports show that the Discovers end ad-
mitted stealings in the Philippines amount al
ready to nearly S2o0, 90, but it Is estimated by
the military agent OF benevolent assimilation and
Mckinley phaTiseeism only a little trife.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-15
& StnGc Iden.

From the Detroit Jouruai)
shes peack.' mUttered the villain moved
to admiration in spite of himself
Heaven preserve me- implorcd tnn heroine
for the fellows rude compliments terr;5ird her
DRY mp and preserve yourseIfl-- Whispered the
comedian. enCOuragiugly
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-15
Professional Courtesy.


(From Life-)
First Doctor don't think it absolutely nee
csSary to operate
Second DoctOr-But told them that it ras
oh, well, then, matter of professions!
courtesy, /, OF course shall stand ~ what you
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-15
Not in a Religious Mood.

(FTom the Chicago Tribuue}
M McSvst tst the foot Of she Stairway
Lobelia. it's time we OF.
Mrs NeSwat Gin a faint voice from the floor
above)-I am not going to church this morning,
Biliger. The hired girl has g-gone and got one
exactly Ike m-minet
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-15
PATENT MEDICINES IN NORWAY
An Opportunity for American Drug
gistS to Increase Their Trade.

Ar BOTdeWich. e United States Consul
General at Christiania, Norway. writes t.,
the State Department concerning the sale
OF patent medicines in Norway as fol-
lows:
Norwegian laws permmiJ purchase Of
patent medicines from abroad for indi-
vidual use, and these can pass in the
ordinary modes of communication without
hiudrance, In Sweden, purchase of med
icines from abroad by individuals is
prohibited.
"AIl retail sale of drugs and medicines
in Norway is monopoly and entirely in
the hands of the druggists Patent medi-
ciaes are alsO, TO considerable extent
sold by them. although generally on doc
tors. prescriptions only The city drug
SIsgs rs, they import
CFuu Germany and
comp II their own Ia
boras ute large guam
titles tCineS and so
cailer are also import
ed, Ticau druggists
and MANUFACTURES, with their many eX-
celIent remedies TO offer. should be able to
increase their sales. which are now con
fined to q very few articles. finding their
way over here through British Jobbers.
Druggists Sundrics, truSSes, rubber goods
artificial limbs, etc, may also ind
market
The rate Of duty on medicines is de-
ternined by their ingredients the duty
such as contain spirits in large pro-
portions would be high
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-15
His Status.


He-L0ok here. my dear. I cannot sfford To en-
terrain on such scale you have INDUCED in Of
late.
She-John I really believe you are Just the
kind OF man who would BE- perfectly happy if
you lived within your income
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-15
CURRENT HUMoR.
An Inference.

The Professor-Yes a caterpillar i The most
EeracIouS living thing. In a month 1t Will eat
about SIX hundred times its own weight
Deaf Mrs. EFnot-WhOse boy did you saT he
VaS2
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-15

It is reported that the Civil Service
Commission is about 20 make effort to
iniict Mr. Dick. of Ohio. for alleged
violation of the law prohibiting the
solicitation of assessments for po-
liticaI purposes from employees of the
Government. We can hardly believe that.
with eX-Kepresentative Rodenberg mem
Der of the Commission. such a move
ment could be seriously intended as any
thing more than friendly play to the
galleries Possibly the Administration
may consider it wise to Bralle d little
display of devotion 10 tITF~c7Tuse Of civil
service protection and prCpriety, III order
70 overcome the bad impression which has
been made by the appointment Of an
aEowcd enemy of the merit system to
help administer it We understand that
Mr. Dick takes the matter pleasantly
Very likely be is willing togeske a few
padded blows more or less 20 please his
sUperiors- The Civil Service Commission
OF course knows that the custom of hold
ing up Government employees for Contri-
buttons to Republican campaign funds
is Is much IN vogue now, as il has been
any time since March !, fSN. Dick may
be a sinner in the connection, but he is
not the only one.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-15

the hope Of heaven, il case of monaco
ceptance. DR.. Buckley would probably
be Just as ready as anyone else to help
Mir. Simonson if he were in need, TO aid
him in any worthy work which Re hap
pened to want to do. or 70 meet him in
heaven with the utmost eaFdiaht-- but
he does protest against Mr. Simonson
wanting to be considered azAethcdist
when he is nothing of the kind-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-15

= -
rs they import
I Germany and
h. their own Ia
ute large guam
iCineS and So
are also import
rican druggists
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-15

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