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SIBERIA READY TO LAUNCH.
Ii Il One OF the Largest ships Ever
RniIa in Amcrlc-

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. oct 1.-THE
new steamship Siberia. building for the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company's sery-
Ice between San Francisco and HOngkong.
with Honolulu. Yokohama. and Nagasaki
as ports OF call. viii be launched at the
shiDyard of the Newport News Shipbuud-
ing and Dry-Dock Company next Satur-
day afternoon at o'clock. and viii be
named by Miss Belle Norwood Tyler.
daughter of Gov j. HoEe Tyler Virgin
"a S Executive The Siberia and the K0-
Tea. her sister ship, are the largest YES
sells ever built on this hemisphere and
naturally, there is much interest IA the
launching throughout this and adjoining
States From present Indications there
viii be an immense gathering Of people
in Newport News to witness the event.
The Siberia and the Korea are exactly
alike. and the contract price OF each IS
SZ,Nb.Hp making them the costIiast as
Wei as the largest merchant vessels ever
built at an American shiDyard TSe
United States Government is building
costler warships, but not even the mon
Ster defenders recently contracted Tor bv
the Navy Department. including the Is 90
ton battleships of the Virginia class. viii
approach the dimensions Of the Pacific
Mail leyiaJhans- The Siberia has a dis
placement Of $500 tons greater than the
Virginia
With a speed Of something Ike twenty
knots, the Siberia and the Korea viii be
the fastest ships on the Pacific. The 81
IBERIA VIII be required 70 make eighteen
knots, but the probability is that she will
be a 23-kuOt ship easily Her dimensions
are Length over all, 572 feet inches
beam. 81 feet, depth. 40 feet: draught. y
feet. displacement 1900 tons The only
American-bUilt ships which approach
these dimensions are the St. IOus and the
81. Paul Of the American Lines New
Aork-London service. Their dimensions
are: Length. 525-5 feet: beam. 81 feet:
depth, POS feet Their displacement is
not nearly SO great as that Of the Pacific
Mail Heur-
In the construction Of the Siberia &C
commOdatiOns nave been provided for 20
hrst-class passengers. g white steerage
passengers and l2V Chinese. Quarters
for the Chinese are so arranged that the
space, when not occupied. may be util-
lied for other purposes The hull is con-
structed Of the best steel throughout. and
a double bottom extends from stem 20
stern. There are four decks. extending
the fun length OF the vessel
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- Exactly what the forthcoming report
of the Isthmian Canal Commission will
contain or recommend. is not known
to more than a few people, and they
are officials who are not a liberty to
speak on the subject. But the report
is % Dee laid before the President. prob
ably some dag this week. and il will
have his most careful consideration in
connection with the preparation of his
first annual message which is under
stood 10 be already we'll advanced to-
ward completion.
Admiral Walker, President Of the
Commission. is quoted as stating that
as yet no decision has been reached by
him and his colleagues in favor Of any
particular route, and that ne offer of
the unfinished de Lesseps canal has
been received from the Panama Canal
Company. He is also reported as say
ing that the report will present the
facts and data gathered by the Com
mission in relation not only TO the Mica
rasua and Panama. but the san Bias
and Caledonia Bay routes, east Of Co
Ion on the IsthmUs Of DaTien.
Of the Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations, according to the New York
Journal today, expresses the belief
that work on the Nicaragua Canal viii
be begun during the life Of the present
Congress He does not think that En-
gland Will object 20 abrogation Of the
Clayton BUlwer Treaty. and is conf
dent that the new canal convention 20
be submitted to the Senate in Deem
Der viii provide for such abrogation
and for an American waterway under
American protection and control
IF Mr.. Cullom is correctly reported the
inference is that he knows whereof he
speaks. 1t is not likely that Mr. Hay
has repeated his former mistake of re
Eotiatiug a treaty OF enormous import
ance 10 the United States and 10 the
civilized world without consulting
single member OF the Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations. Hence. il is
highly probable that the members of
that committee. or some of them ut
least. have been taken into the conf
dence of the state Department
If the new -Pauncefote Conven-
tion is free from the vices IF the one
rejected. and clearly provides for the
control and defence Of the proposed
Isthmian Canal by the United States
we do not see any reason why it should
not be ratified without serious appO-
sition. II is possible that The trans
continental railway interests may fight
the treaty. as they have everything IN
the direction OF an inter-oceanic water
way for the past twenty-five years.
But il is improbable that. in the face
of an agreement with England salts
factory 20 this country. the antagcnism
would amount 10 much. The American
people are well Informed in regard TO
what they want in this matter and if
they find the canal agreement salts
factory. ii viii ne supported with popu-
lar enthusiasm enough TO sweep away
any opposition.
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Reports From Cape Nome.

It may be a fortunate circumstance
that the report Of new gold finds in
the Cape Nome district comes So late
in the season. II It were earlier. there
would almost certainly be another Of
those scuseless stampedes that have
been productive o. So much suffering
and filed the whole vast mining sec
ton Of the West with nameless graves.
Those who are unfamiliar with Far
Western life have no idea how little
it takes out there TO cause a rush 10
some place where a new discovery Of
gold has been reported. Let "a couple
Of unknown prospectors arrive in some
settled mining town and show a little
bag Of dust or a few specimens Of
rich ore, and the whole town viii he
IN excitement at once. II the distance
Is not too great parties Of prCspectoIs
viii be on the way 20 the new gold
field" about as quickly as they can get
their traps together and start Il IS
not unusual for whole towns 10 be al
most depcpuIated in this way. some
times permanently and sometimes only
Tor the brief interval which sufHces 10
show that the new field is Of no value.
These movements usually are not u
sufficient magnitude 20 attract atteu-
ton outside Of the mining districts in
which they occur, but they are uumer-
Gus and Cf great local significance. As
a result the typical Western prospector
knows the whole Pacific Coast region
from Sitka to the heart of Mexico.
Until within the last three or four
years even 10 these hardy pioneers the
country north OF Sitka was a terra
incognita, but it had no terrors fer
them 1t was only necessary for them
10 hear Of gold in the Klondike. and
in the creeks and tundra Of Nome. to
send them thither IN swarms The
KlOndike has yielded largely, placing
Canada high in the rank Of gold pro-
ducers, but where one man has sue
ceeded hundred. have failed, and the
sufferings have been intense.
Nome is a newer field and as yet the
product has not approached that Of the
Elondike. 40 doubt there is cousid-
cradle gold there. but nothing has been
found 10 justify the frantic rush Of nifty
thousand people to that inhospitabIe
stretch OF country along the extreme
borders Of the Arctic Ocean. 4 few
people made small sums washing the
beach sands. and a still fewer made
larger sums in the creeks adjacent 70
the town. But thousands upon thou
sands met with blank failure. and the
usual accomplishments Of misery. sick
ness, and, all too frequently. of death.
Hence, we repeat, IL is well that these
later reports have not reached more
sOutherly attitudes until the season for
sea travel 20 Nome is about ended BY
the time summer comes and the icy
barriers in the way Of travel are again
removed. there may be a better under
standing Of the nature and extent Of
the new discoveries, with the result
that many a fortune and many a life
viii be saved. The people of Nome who
are now settled upon something like a
basis Of stability, owe IL 10 themselves
and TO the country to do all in their
power 10 prevent any more wild and /
frenzied stampedes into that quarter
They can accomplish much in this line /
by toning down the highIy-colOred re-
ports which periodically come from |
there
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HEIRS TO A VAST FORTUNE.
Death Of Californian Reveals nm
Interesting story


NORWOOD. Pa. Oct. I4.-Word has lust
been received in this borough that Thomas
Glass Order. q man. seventy-eiEht
years of age. died in Buckeye, shasta
county, Cal, and that he leaves a large
and valuable tract Of land. rich in min
erals and gold deposits. There are several
hens TO the estate in this county. among
then being Mrs. Sarah J. Smith. Of Crum
Lynne. and her daughter. Mrs Harry
W. Henderson Of Norwood
There is connected an interesting story
with the life OF Thomas Order, who now
is remembered by many II the older in
habltants OF this section In ISIS. then a
young man, strong and active. he became
dissatisfied with his surroundings. He
was then living in the ancient towu ~
the little village and after travelling for
some time found himself iu Shasta County,.
Then he took up q Government section OF
To- acres He lived alone for yc-rs and
never returned 70 visit his kindred. The
most they knew Of him We're frequent let
ters telling OF his SuCCess. and al times
he would send home specimens of the
gold he had secured from his land many
pieces Of which now grace the hooks ana
corners Of the smith home al Crum
lvnne.
Coupled with the tales oF his valuable
nDus was the reiteratiOn Of the fact that
he had found a young Indian GIRL who
came 70 his hut twice q week 10 make tnr
quarters comfortable.
Then Order detailed how two reservoirs
were built on his land 10 catch The wash
ingS from the mountain sides during the
periodical rains. and how the gold was
deposited in one section while the REFUSE
was carried on
Not long ago word came that Mr. Order
had sold of al his land excepting twenty
acres Of the most valuable portion which
was then being developed by him. Sadder
news came IN "a recent letter TO the effect
that company Of prOspectCrs came on
derrick for selfish purposes. This worried
the old gentleman, and probably accounts
TOT q serious Illness which befeu him
RE intlInaIed that ne was too IN % fight
he strangers off. and being in the vfIfs
and Tar from the County seat. was not In
position 10 give the legal aspect at
tentiOu-
News now comes from the postofice au-
thCrItleS that Order died in q hospital Il
Is feared by his heirs here that Stauuerg
may have cOnhsCated the deeds papers
money. and other valuables in the old
man possession. but they are leaving no
stone unturned TO fight the matter to tho
last degree The relatives have met and
have delegated Harry w Henderson of
this place. who has been invested with
"A power OF attorney. TO take the legal
steps Necessary 10 this eEd. He has beer
in consultation with his attorney. A.
soon as the papers are arranged Mr. Hen
dersOn viii start West TO look after Grf-
uers affairs. which may take six months
70 Stralghteu ont Mr. Henderson also
has a quantity Of the gold IN his posses
sim.
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The sugar Planters and Recfprocitv.

The Sugar Planters and Reciprocity
The attitude of the Louisiana sugar
planters is Indicative of the difficulties
which lie in the way OF reciprocity. 1t
IS also suggestive of one Of the inner
ent vices OF a protective policy. Aside
from the tariff issue the most conspicu-
Gus feature of the Republican creed at
TINS time IS the expansion idea. II is
singular and Yet true that expansion
thai is. genuine American expansion
and protective tariff are directly OBJ
posed 10 each other in principle Ex-
pansion bruadeus the field IF compati-
ton, while protection limits it, Every
foot of new territory annexed to the
Union produces something in common
with the older parts, and Of course the
products compete with each other.
The planters of Louisiana are oppos-
ed TO reciprocity with Cuba on account
Of their sugar interests. The same con
siderauon would lead them To oppose
the annexation of the island or of any
other piece Of territory that produces
sugar The only kind of expansion
that the extreme QrOtectionist can CON
sisteutly favor is that which rests upon
the colonial or imperialistic idea-the
taking OF territory, not to become
part of the United States. but merely
subject 10 American authority. as In
cia is 10 that Of the United Kingdom.
In like manner reciprocity viii be
opposed by every protected interest
that is required 10 yield anything of
its special privileges and benefits. This
means that each treaty VIII Be an
tagOnized by some powerful influences.
which may combine and defeat them
all No such treaty can be Of any value
unless il makes a cut here and there
into the tariff The basic idea is 10
lower the duties on certain things of
American production in order 10 OBJ
tain similar concessions in some fer
eign country. But the sugar men viii
never consent 10 lower duties on their
product in return for lower rates upon
machinery in Cuba. and So on through
the entire list
The most unfortunate feature Of fl
Is that those who object to any sur
render OF their tariff advantages can
very logically invoke on their own BE-
half the protective principle which the
Republican party has So sJreluousIy
advocated. Thus we see how difficult
IL is for d party 20 abandon. even 10y
degrees, a commercial policy once es-
tablished. no matter how unjust and
oppressive il may have become.
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The New York Campaign.

1t is no new thing for political party
or faction which has controlled the pub
lie offices Of a community TO point with
pride To whatever good things have
happened during It's administration. by
reason OF the ordinary operations OF
nature Thus. in the latest PresiGen-
ual campaign statesmen of the Hanna
school very earnestly claimed that 70
the Republican victory in 1896 were due
the discovery Of sold in Alaska. a sue
cessl0- of good crops and a return Of
national prosperity in consequence.
In quite tie same spirit AIr. Croker
and his followers in New York are
making claims FOR the administration
of Mayor Van Wyck. and they are per
haps equally well founded. one II
them mas been generously plaCarded
al over the city, and it is 20 the effect
hat since Cookers man became the
executive Of the municipality. Andrew
Carnegie gave FIVE millions and a half
70 the city for free Libraries" OF course
che inference intended TO be drawn is
that IL was confidence in the Croker re
gime that induced the Laird Of Skib5
20 pour forth his bounty, and that he
felt safe in cOnhGing so handsome
o0iia'loh 10 inc caFeluI and philan-
IN 'p', iaiiiillaNy men III charge OF
tlls l'iillii lll'I revenues ana expendl-
i'i SUN uls Dosl1loH as Ihey
ii--5H' 1el''e 10 De proper
N'9 b'l1SelN' "Iue p"ilHcai notion
e'lseeIa Ied oy the Hon
IL" Al " speech 'he other night
Vi "iieH ne salu Oh MI.
9 T.y my, gave u, -. he yea it up IN such
handle a penny % f.. rive millions and hlIf
Sf,-Ry are n BE- spent By The trustees Of the
fesIs s-e not ~ 81 af--gsI ~ 81 m, r--
Tat Is what Andrew Carnegie did Carnegie
d Srg-.I-r.r ,sf- r-lT- M -, t -,-Ia o.
the railway heading 20 Edinburgh. and be asked
Mat Mat ~-s i4e Pres o. a ticket % Edinburgh.
ye ssr-rearg' Hs vanted to De- mighty sur. he
go the worth 81 DIS money, aHd that is tie
-Tisg- T--1 - a., - &C e'L u, I -3
money"
Al the meeting Al which Mr. To,,-
spoke as above. Judge Jerome eIectrf-
fed the audience by declaring that Of
his own certain knowledge the Tam
many nomination u Henry W. I-nger
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BARD TO GET INFORMATION.
An American Consul Explains Trade
Difficulties In GREECE.

Daniel J. Mckinley. the United States
Consul at Athens, Greece, has written 10
the state Department in regard TO the diff
ncuity experienced In furnishing names Of
lie says he has received numerous letters
from the United states asking for This in
formation. and some of them are followed
ny "JHeT COMMUNICATION. saying that the
importers were not financially sound IN
result having been loss 20 American cx-
port houses.
Iherv IL no commercial agency in
Athens that furnishes data an H.. -,,I
jet, the consul says. and he thinks that
the OUIy means by which American mad
can be extended In Greece is bv sending
tTUSty men to attend 90 IT,
British and German exporters have their
represe utatiyes on the ground and al
though giving long terms Of credit 81
dom lose through dishonest debtors. and
their trade steadily increases
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A GREAT FLOATING DRYDoCK.
Built in Hungary IL l. BEING sent TO
n Russian Company.

Frank DYER Chester. the United States
Consul ut Budapest has communicated
10 the State Department the information
that there has just been finished at Ri
ume. Hungary. one of the strongest and
best floating dryd0cks ever built on the
continent. II has been constructed for
the Russian Steam Navigation and Trad
ing Company al Odessa and Is now ON its
way. being lowed by two steamers The
voyage is expected 20 take az least thirty
days Il has lifting power of 4.S00 tons
and can raise a vessel OF this weight IN
two and Oue-fourth hours Constructed
i'm two parts. IL has the advantage Of put
ting only 0nt-half into action. in case a
smaller vessel Is To boz lifted
one part is built on four pontooUS. each
little over u feet high and % feet long.
having lifting power OF 2.l1o tons. The
other part Is built on three pout0ouS
each Of the same dimensions. having a
lifting power OF 2U6J tons. The total
length is 81 feet. width. 63 feet: width
of walls. feet - inches. IL Is fitted
with electric lights and accOmmOda lions
FOR office and cabin for crew
The construction was begun December
p. 1870 and finished August Is 1901. en-
plOying 600 men "a day The IabCrers re-
ceIved from 50 10 50 cents a day the me
chanics from 81 to s. The exact contract
price Is unknown. but the dock is valued
at about sl05. euJ.
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INCREASED CUSTOMS RECEIPTS.
Statement Regarding the Philip
nine ReNenues for This Nenr.

The following statement concerning the
customs revenue IN the Philippine Islands
for the six months ended June 80. 1901. as
compared with the same periods Of 1899
and 1900. has been prepared in the Divis-
ion Of Insular Affairs Of the War De-
paTtment-
Total revenues for six months ended
June 30 1901 s.. Isl 0l4 IS, same period. 1899
S3.ltb ,4G6-1. and 1899. s. 1446J426 an In
crease in 1871 over 1900 Of 50 per cent
and over 1899 Of 100 per cent.
Comparison by customs ports for 1901
a nd 1900
lY0l-ManIla. 1852 426.59: IIoilo. Sis
u25-S6. CCbu. f165. C9s.s 80. JoIO. SIS S7sGl- ST
asst. N.5.e6l: ZambCauga. $y.Cg3g2
ls09-Naniia. 2.Io7.o9-3l. U0ilo. s237.
1881. Cebu, 1926. 763 as J0Io. 81 COS 20 81
assI. S6.Nln3f, Zamb0anga. 81. nJI69.
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what SchIey said.


From the Chicago Trbune)
But Admiral Schley SAID only. On tba
Texas he viii look out for IT, and fl,.reT-,
filled with conservation and horror an his s,if-
or enemies who dislike profanity They c-y arr
like the First Lord Of the Admiralty IN ..Pi1-
afOre.''
did you hear him2 lie said Damn III H..
said Damn it, "
said damn it, does the horrifed rh,-1ls
Of the enemies Of Schley, though 10 violent
a word as damn had never been hoard i,
the American navy before. Landslnen. however
the hour OF battle Is not holding religious ser
VIgeg
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should be rented to members Of the
league. The plan seemed a good one.
but it was never realized 1t was
strangled in red tape at birth.
Some Of the officers of the club
wanted TO place restrictions on the
habits OF the dodgers. They were we'll
meaning in their efforts Of course but
il seems rather evident that they did
not understand the situation They
wanted in the first place, To require
all dodgers who intended staying out
after ten O'Clock at night TO notify the
housekeeper in order that she might
know who was in and who must be
waited for. This is "a rock on which
many proposed enterprises in the way
Of working women's hotels have split
and il is not difficult to see why Any
reasonable and reputable human being
can be trusted with a latch-key. and
then there is no need Of waking any
body OF making any lOng-sUffeTing in
mate Of the house sit up. Staying out
till after midnight does not necessarily
mean depravity in man or woman.
though it was once supposed that il
did. 1t may mean a visit TO the thea
tire, or an evening party, OF nocturnal
work of some sort No theatre closes
early enough for the audience to reach
home by ten o'clock, and it is not
pleasant to be unable to go TO a place
OF amusement without asking permits
sion This sort of restriction certain
~. at The present day, savors Of inter
ference with personal liberty
Another rule was that 40 men guests
We're to be received by dodgers, either
in the parIors or elsewhere 1t was de
sired that dodgers should not indulge
in loud talking after ten o'clock at
night 1t was also rumored that the
league would dictate the viands to be
served At luncheon and afternoon tea
The consequence Of all this was that
while the league was perfectly willing
10 rent its rooms. the dodgers failed TO
appear.
It seems impossible for a certain type
OF Thilanthropic woman TO use common
sense in managing an affair of this
sort. and most Of the wOmen.s Orgaui-
cations are no better Whether il is
that women are natural conservatives,
and that they fear wholesale corrup-
ton if they give d chance for reason
able liberty, perhaps not even they
themselves could tell. II ought 10 be
obvious that no decent person, man OF
woman, viii go TO a place where he or
she is watched, suspected, and Cos
slipped over. If it is possible to avoid
it, 1t is equally plain that hotel"
In which the inmates are required TO
ask permission Tor the simplest privi-
leges, and restricted IS TO their going
out and coming in. where they can
neither entertain their friends nor re-
ceive business calls. where they must
retire at a prescribed hour, and are re
quired wiJhal TO pay a price equal to
that asked by the average landlady,
is not likely TO be overwhelmed with
prosperity. 1t is all very we'll 10 can
such places homes. They are more
like houses Of correction But no hotel
can be q home. and the most sensible
plan would seem 10 be TO make it mere
" a lodging house OF apartment .ouse,
where each individual can have as
much freedom as is consistent wi,h the
comfort Of others. and where privacy
is respected by proprietor and dodgers
alike
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A Red Tnpe Hotel.

A New York club for women. known
as the Professional Women's League,
has been in a turmoil lately over the
question Of its clubhouse and the
trouble involves q very old problem in
the housing Of self-supporting women.
The clubhouse is too large for the ac-
tuaI needs Of the organization. and it
was proposed that the spare rooms
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- b. - -. -.

tFr9m the New York TimcS)
While things were humniug In the ballet room
Of the metropolitan Opera House one dav last
week a section of tine ballet was called Co the
fore 10 rghcarsc Indian ballet There wa
nothing iu the girls costumes 20 Indicate the
character 90 the dance. bat as they came vho1p-
ing and grating down the stage IN front Of A.
bertieri with their tin tumaLaWks. some Huue
looking 0u remarked
what. You GOT Carrie Nltiou ballet -
NO" said Albertieri YEARLY pet ecz no
bad As Eat Ect ccz only Indians"