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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-23
Circulation Stai,mcar-
The Fight in New York.

The municipal campaign IN New
York, rs miSnt Toe expected in the cir
cumstdnCes. mas grown s-~sUGoUs if not
bitter Governor ou.N. after taking a
different view originally. says that he
regards il as nou-partisan and a des-
perate effort OF the part Of the decent
elements OF the metropolis to secure
honest local government This indeed
is the view taken by the country gen
orally and il accounts for the strong
interest everywhere manifested in the
progress OF the fight
We are sorry to hear a discordant note
in the fusion symphony. 1t comes from
Mr.. NyCUilaGh. State Superintendent Of
Elections II correctly reported he has
been Unwise enough to declare that if
the factor of illegal registration coaId
be eliminated New York would be safe
Iy Republican year in and year out
such "a statement is obviously untrue.
on ordinary occasions no one has any
just ground for doubt that both city
and State would give a fair Democratic
majority in an honest election. Mr.. Nc
Cullagh we are sorry To regard as too
intense PARTISAN for the position he
holds. lzh that craftsmanship may
be Usei s the cause Of law and order
In the resent campaign. When it
comes 10 cold political facts, he knows
perfectly well that there is not an cleo
pioneering device characteristic of Tam
many 10 which the Platt machine does
not resort whenever and wherever it
has the power
There is little room for question that
there is a sad amount Of false registra-
ton IN the metropolis this year, but il
is not charEeabIe to the Democratic
party. Nearly all respectable Demo
Gratis in the community are backing the
candidacy of Seth Low. because he rep
resents decency in opposition 10 Dev-
eryism- There is danger Of ating
some or perhaps many Of these non
partisan voters by such sweeping state
ments as the one ascribed TO Superin-
tcrdent McCUnash. and that would be
bad The fusionists viii need every L.
Sitimate vote they can secure on the
day OF election; all the more so if il be
true thar. as ne says. over thirty thou
sand fraudulent registrations have been
made
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divert his mind from the sunerings
even Of a horse. The affair has been
mentioned as bringing out one of the
gIandeet traits of Washingtous char
acter. The little incidents described by
the Witness. Graham, show that Admi-
raj Schley possessed the same trait,
very largely developed.
But beyond these minor matters,
pregnant with significance as they are.
Mr.. Graham testified to "a number of
things of greater moment. In the most
positive and convincing way ne stated
that Captain Sigsbce reported To Admi-
raj Schley that the Spanish ships We're
not in Santiago. that ne. the witness.
heard Schley say that the purpose Of
firing NJ the Colon was merely To- de-
velOp the strength Of the Spanish land
batteries. the witness was aboard OF
the Massachusetts at the time of tie
alleged interview between the admiral
and one Potts VINO stated that SchIey
showed timidity and went into the con-
ming tower for safety; that he over
heard about everything that was
said but beard nothing that gave the
SIG test tPipT 10 ttliS statement lie
witness also testified to hearing Captain
Evans say that Captain Philip had run
away from the fight. Evans having evi-
IDENTIFY got the Texas confused With the
Brooklyn, and mistaken the '1tter's
I loop for a running away.
Even at the close ,f the prosecu-
tons testimony it was evident that
there was no case against Schley, but
that on the contrary the admiraIs CON
duct had been faultless with reference
/ 70 everything material And this. des-
pite the manifest uni .ieudiiuess Of near
ly all the Departments witnesses.
many Of whom had taken no part in
! the battle and whose testimony related
| TO collateral matters concerning which
1 the public cares very 1.-THE. But each
/ succeeding witness for the admiral
/ nearly or quite an of whom were pres
ent in the engagement. has made the
case for him stronger. It has been
F shown that his actions were not only
4 above all just criticism. but of a char
/ ac.er fairly 10 rank him. where the
/ judgment Of the American public long
/ GO placed aim, next to Admiral Dewey
/ the most distinguished figure developed
I in the war with Spain.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-23
MAPS OF INDIAN TERRITORY.
Seven sheets Added to Those Already
Been Published.

Seven sheets Of the new Government
map Of Indian Territory have just been
added to those already published by the
United States Geological Survey They are
drawn on a scale Of two miles to one
iA-h and clearly represent the Topography
of the country, as well as the rivers.
towns. roads. and other features usually
shown. The new sheets, OF QuadraugIrs.
are. The Pryor. showing that part Of the
valley Of the Neosho River near Choteau
and Pryor Creek, IN the northern part OF
the Territory. the Tishominge sheet. OF
the section near the town Of the same
name in the southeastern part; the No
wata sheet showing a.. country about
the town OF NuWaII. in the Cherokee Ma
tiUu. the ClaremOre. adjoining the No
Wala sheet ou the south. the AGGiuEtDu.
% the extreme southwest. near the Ok
lulUmt border. the AlIkrhi sheet in the
s0ut hes stern part Of th, Choctav- M
ton. mountain district, and The Anti.
sheet. ad Joining The AlIkChi on the west
These maps Will be of general iuter.et.
i'm view Of The recent opening up OF Inc
country for settlement.
These maps have resulted from the sur
yey and subdivision Of the Indian Terri
tory. "a work carried on 10y the Geological
Survey under the Immediate direction Of
Mr. Charles H. Fitch. They have uracti-
caUv cost the Government nothing for
ueId work. since they were produced at
tho same time that the land was surveyed
and the boundaries marked. This work
has demonstrated that 10 Is more rcouum-
ICal 10 survey large areas la this manner
than under the contract system hitherto
fore employed by tho Government i'm its
land subdivision surveys This statement
applies 90 large areas embracing "A thou
sand square miles or more The cost is
not only less, but the resulting accuracy
greater since IL is controlled by "a system
of triauguiadoI IN addition 70 the usual
requirements.
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In science nothing IS too small 10 be
important This is shown by a manu-
script prepared by Mr. O. +. Cook. spe-
cial agent for tropical agriculture. and
recently submitted to Secretary Wilson.
Mr.. Cook believes that certain facts in
connection with the cocoanut have a
definite bearing upon the history Of the
human race.
il is well known that the cOcoanUt is
Indigenous TO both the Eastern and
Western Hemisphere, but il is not so
generally understood that while there
are twenty genera and about two hun
dred species Of cOcaceae in the two
Americas. there is but one species. the
cocoanut, in the Old World. This seems
20 indicate that the plant originated in
America and was carried to the other
hemisphere by some land route which
then existed. but has now entirely dis
appeared.
This viii recall 20 many people the
theory If the lost Atlantis Il may be
that the cocoanut was IA some prehis-
toric time cultivated by the people Of
that continent and in its cultivated
form carried 20 the shores Of America
Asia. and Africa. But however il hap
pcned. this Lit o. natural history con-
tradicts the idea that the plant sprung
up Independently in the Orient and the
Occident. and also goes 90 prove that
some features of civilization. at least
were carried from America 10 Asia in
stead II vice versa.
Some archaeological discoveries are in
teresting in this connection. S,ientlE.
study is of such nature that whatever
is true in one branch of 10 doyetails
nicely with something that is true ia
another branch. and not iufrequeutly
one hypothesis corrob0rates OF explains
another which might seem utterly TN
related TO IT, y was found not very
long ago that ruins existed i'm Central
America which are probably the Oldest
in the world. Among the hieroglyphs
and devices in the carvings are many
emblems also found In Indian and
Egyptian work Of a similar nature. and
representations Of certain myths com
mon to the oldest Of the worlds re-
Iigions II Is thought that the builders
Of the temples in which these inscTip-
lions are found possessed many Of the
arts Of civilization, and at least the rid
iments Of religion and literature; and
II Is surmised that they SEN mission
aries or ENJOYS 20 India and tc Egypt
by this same mysterious overland route
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CHIEA'S CUSTOM DUES.
Mr. ConEer Transmits n Note From
Prince Ching on the Subject.

The State Department. has just received
from Edwin IT. Couger, the American
Minister to China. "a copy of note from
Prince Ching reatin- 20 The receipt Of
drawback certificates In payment Of Gus
toms dues. and also copy OF letter ad-
dressed 10y the Minister to an United
States consuis in China embodyiuE the
same information The note from Prince
Ching to Mr.. ConEcr is as follows
Ching. Minister FleniDotentiary, Cen
eral Manager OF the Board Of Foreign
Affairs and prince of the first ran,-.
sends this dss-atch-
Il have recently received commu1ica-
ton from the superintendent OF tr-dc for
the south CIceroy Liu. at NaHldul aging
that Le had received a despatch from the
German consul al Nankin expressing the
opinion that the drawback certificates for
native goods ought 20 be- allowed 10 De-
used fey payment Of any sort of Customs
duties. and The Nicer5y requested that TIE
matter might be taken into consideration
and a reply sent to him on receipt OF
( ;hIs despatch. / made an examination and
found that. according 10 the regulations
followed by the customs for many years
past. the drawback certificates for native
goods could only be used in payment Of
the half duty collected on native goods
Tcimpurtod
In the fourteenth year of KwauE-H su
Il ,.ow regulation was adopted at the Gus
tom house in the YauEtze Valley. owing
10 the losses suffered by foreign mcT-
charts, and as a special compromise it
was agreed that. beginning with the 18th
quarter, drawback certificates for native
goods might be used 70 Offset any sort of
customs duty. but that drawback certi-
HgateS issued before the lILth quarter
could only be employed according 10 the
OH rule m payment OF the half duty on
rDlmpOTtS- Notification Of This was sent
+" an. various Powers, Of which there IS
record.
Vow. our board. with the purpose of
showing due consideration To The interests
Of Chinese and foreign merchants have
made another compromise. and following
the precedent of the custom houses ia ih.
l-ugtz" Valley. have decided beginning
with The Is al quarter t,he present chs
tDilS qu1rteTD- THAI all draw ack rertlu-
Gates issued Tor native goods shall Doe per
nlttll To- re u>. "a Do PAY mont Dl any .1rt
. OF customs duty but that all ora wnack
TcoEJiieates issued before the 10th quarter
may only be used 10 Offset duties on ma
tive goods. En- order That there may he 70
clear line of dgmarhati1n made. But it
IE stu not permissible 20 use this sort Of
drawback certificate in payment of ton
3 Ts So dues lest 10 should occasion cgufU-
sion G" the SUgCIIutcnIgDtE uf trade for
f''. -Hrfl and the south. respectively. nd
directing them 10 issue orders 20 the
D various custom h0USa to- act accordingly.
for your cVcelieu0y's information. and
trus, that your eNcCilency viii transmit
directions 500 -1negls of your honorable.
country r.@Hr-- 1T various ports 90 OBJ
serve the -- eutr tic1s.
-E9-ra 7-F=n. 9TH year. 9Th moon. Sth
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a TOBACCO WAR LIKELY.
Struggle for the international Trade
About TO Begin

NEW YORK. Oct avail Street looks
for a merry international trade var in
the tobacco field. The Universal Tobacco
Company. which was formed not long ago
in this country with sIO0aOl0 capital
stock. it was announced yesterday. has
reached an understanding with the I'm
perIaI Manufacturing Company, Of Great
Britain and Ireland. which represents 81
per cent Of the European tobacco indus
try. by which it z-ilI join IN the general
fight against the Consolidated Company.
The Imperial Company has a capital Of
SI5. r00.0vo w D wins. OF the ". =. q
II o Wills Company. of London. will be
its President. while William Butler is
President Of the Universal Tobacco Com
pany.
A further Development Is the fact that
Mr. Butler, together with Frank TnfOrd
and Henry r Wilson, both Of them direc-
tors of the Universal company. have.
with II. B. Houlns. Philip Lehman. and
K r. Gown. formed a committee with the
view Of submitting 10 the shareholders
Of the Havana Commercial Company a
plan for Improvement OF the situation OF
the company. the adjustment OF its loat-
ing debt. and the extension Of its opera
tons. Alr. TNford has been eiccted chair
man OF the committee.
II was stated yesterday that the
Universal Tobacco Company hoped
10 acquire control Of the Havana
Commercial Company. which has an
authorized capital stock OF $1,000
90 and controls cigar and cigarette
factories In Havana, Cuba. and thar one
of the members Of the readjustmeut com
mittee would 90 TO Cuba with expert ac-
Couutants 10 look over the books and ap-
praise the company property
According 10 the report. however made
by one interested in the Havana CONNER
cIaI Company. IL was said yes
terday that no deal had been
made and that there was
hesitation about making a trade with a
new company IKE the Universal which
had not vet an established business his
tory The Consolidated tobacco Com
paUy. This man said was also rud-aEOTIng
TO acquire control OF The Havana Com
pany j. B. Duke President Of the Con
SulidatCd Tobacco Company. is ICq5rteG
10 have said ia England that he viii cap
ture the British trade in four years or
lose s. 10000 in the attempt
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M. SANTOS-DUMONT HONORED.
4 Dinner Given for the Brazilian
AerOnnut in Paris.

PARIS. oct. 23-BarOn Sac Joaquin. "a
ErazilioG. gave a dinner last night for
NJ Sautos-Dumont. the Brazilian aero
naut Countess d'Eu presided, n san
tos-Dumont sitting al her right, and Ba-
ron Sac Joaquin al ner left. a largely
attended reception followed the banquet
All the Brazilian colony were present.
n Sautos-Dumout spoke of his pro-
posed trip 10 Corsica and poked fun at
Count dc Ia EauiN. who failed d few days
ago to cross the Mediterranean in a bal
loon II SantOs-Dumont said:
y cannot forbid ships to follow me,
but ] expect they will not follow FAR, as
The aerial trip Will be quicker than a
journey by water
Countess d En- conveyed to NJ Santos
BumoEj the congratulations Of all pres
cnt Count de Ia NaulN has sent a letter
TO the press. attempting TO heliJIc NJ
Santos-bumont He alleges that the lat
ter copied the framework Of his machine
from IL DeutSChs balloon Evidently a
storm is brewing among these aerial
uaviEators
The committee appointed TO award the
prize OF 100000 francs offered by NJ
DtutSCh 10 the aCrOuaut who would sail
from St Cloud to and around the EiGeI
rover ard back to the starting point.
has been summoned TO meet on Novem-
Der {
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THE PORT OF EMOEN OPEN.
IL Can Accomm odate the largest
Sen-iOinls ships

Mr. Jackson. Secretary of the Embas-
81 AT Berlin, reports 20 the State De
partment that the new port Of Emdeu
has been opened. The "Reichsauzriger-
says that this port can accommodate the
largest seagoing ships The inner har-
Dor has everywhere a depth OF more than
1876 feet. while the depth Of the outer
harbor at mean high water is more than
30 feet. SO that IL can accommodate ships
dra wing 25S feet at all times The har-
Dor will be kept open in winter and the
channel of the Ems from Emdpn 70 the
sea is to be made 32S feet deep. QuayS
have been built IN the outer huTbOr. cleo
trio cranes. cOalIng chuttS. etc. have been
provided. The outer harbOT Is a free har-
Dor. and provision has been made for the
loading and unloading of goods and Tor
storage. with comparatively little super
vision by the customs authorities
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KING ALFRED MEMORIAL.
Plans for the Celebration Of the An
niverSary Next MOnduy.

NEW YORK. oct 23-Ehsn thu
memorial celebra tioH Of the 1El1th
anniversary Of the death of King
Alfred the Great is held in this city
next Monday. the promoters Of the mil
lenary. the Society Of American Authors
and the St George Society. will have the
satisfaction Of knowing that while they
are not the first to commemorate his
death with public ceremonies they are
at least. historically correct as far as the
date is concerned The explanation Of a
prior date set I'm England for the mil
IeuniaI celebration. in Winchester. which
was the capital Of the old Saxon King
and the place Of his burial. is that il was
done 60 please King Edward. whose roy
al convenience IL suited 60 be al Wiuches-
ter a few weeks ago instead of next Mon
day. and in difference 10 the divine
right the celebration was made TO ante
date. by some weeks. the real auniver-
sary.
The local celebration includes a service
To- be held Sunday night in St Faurs
Chapel where the father Of the American
Republic worshirsd. Monday night q din
ner VIII Dee given AT Delm01.co's. and
among those who will be present are Al
fred EDWllsr. Mayor Of Winchester. Eng
land. who pres sided az the memorial there
last month"; EtT M ~ B.fNTI4IL- s. O.
NJ c.. Of btra wa. Canada. Stewart l.
Woodf0rd. ex- Minister tu Spain. and Col.
Thomas Wentworth HiEgiuson, Of Bcs-
ton Mayor BgGKCr is already here. and
viii hs the guest 0f honor al tine dinner
IL is in Winchester that he great Anglo
Saxon hero is COMMUNICATED IN h-caze
statue, the grsat,st in all England u
stands on two monoiiths Of Cornish gran
ite. each weighing forty tons Al this
dinner q silent standing toast will be
drunk TO The memory Of the .ong-d, ad
King.
That the miIl,lary may take on some
thing as a permanent and educational
character. tho committee has obtained
the consent of the trustees of the New
York Pubic Library. Astor-Lau0N Illdcu
found 1tiu1. 10 set apart Ira the l.unN liz
b.ayy an dlCo-C or annex 10 Doe devoted
t1 literature -eiatiuE 10 the Aug. o-SaNpn
period. for 81 Inch exhibitions many books.
relics. and % gre wings have already been
offered. The first view of thts~ VIII Dee
given 10 the press Saturday. Beginning
next Monday. the collection VIII b" open
20 tho general public for one month. In
this connection an effort viii De made 10
establish a series OF samuel lectures On
the Augi0-SaNOn period by a distinguish
I'd English or American scholar.
One OF the most interesting Of the relics
O. be publicly eNhiritCd viii be- 2 fac
simIle u the King Alfred Jewel a won
drOusly beautiful charm consisting Of a
strange mauy-cO'Creu stone, set deep in
q geld case chased and fligreed. very ar
chaic In des On. and with the Inscription
Alfred Made Ne" rudely carved in an
Clent letters or the side
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FOR THE PALISADES PARK.
A Landscape Engineer Appointed to
Make PInns

NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-The Commission
ers Of the Palisades Interstate Park have
employed Charles W. Leavitt. jr.. a land
Scape engineer, 10 make a study Of the
possibilities Of preserving and treating the
Palisades. and Nr. Leavitt is TO begin
sur, VS. as a basis for plans for roads and
other Improvements J. Du Pratt White.
the secretary Of the commission. said yes
teTday.
IT is the intention Of the commission
L. make such improvements that the Pal
lSadeS may forever be preserved TO the
aoorlment " the United States, and that
the public may nave access 20 and along
this piece Of land. the beauties Of which
have so fir only been seen from the Hud-
son ana the east bank. This viii open 10
The public a piece of land full Of intersst.
and VIII AFFORD opportunities for closer
intimacy with this peculiar rocky flrrua-
ton the pICruTCsQueueSS Of which Is
much more striking when viewed I'm pro
ME from points Oh the west bank Of the
Hudson which have heretofore been in
access. BILE"
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PERUVIAN COPPER MINES.
Millions 10 he Invested in Their De-
NeI0pment.


SAN FRANCISCO. Oct Irving =.
Dudley. United States Minister 10 PERI
arrived yesterday by steamer. he said
the political and Commercial conditions
in Peru were se.y satisfactory Peru Is
now ON gold basis. and her finances are
thus in far better condition than those Of
Argentina OF Chile He added:
At present Peru is on the verge of a
big boom copper properties OF cnor-
nous value have been discovered ut Ger
TO de PascO. in the heart of the Andes
and American capital 20 the amount Of
$lp.ga".uJ0 - 10 De- invested IN the uevsI-
OImcIr OF the mines The project in
wolves the building Of eighty miles OF
railroad from Arroyo. the present terni-
nus Of the lo1-milr road that runs from
IN" seaport of CallaO 10 the CerrO de
PaScO mines
Now the only means Of Transporting
the copper ore 20 the railroad is on the
backs Of lamas and buTrCs With the
compile tiOn OF this road Peru will Jump
into prominence as one Of the largest
producers of copper In the world. The
pleasing thing about this DEVELOPMENT
OF the Peruvian copper mines IS that
American capital Is back uf the enter
prise I am not in q position TO mention
the names Of those interested I'm the big
undertaking. but you can say that aucug
the number are some people who are
close 10 Senator Clark Of Montana The
properties are TO be exploited on the most
extensive sea p''
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QUAKER CITY BLGENTENEIAL.
Philadelphia Two Hundred Years
Old on Friday.

via on A FAlEE
PHILADELPHIA oct as-This city has
its bi-ceHtenuiaI this week but no ceIg-
bration Of IT, 1t is an important auaiveT-
sary. too. Next Friday IL viii Doe 20 years
old as "a city. Granted charter by vii
liam Penn on October D. 1901. 10 laid aside
its village swaddIins. clothes 10 pvt ON ihe
robes Of the highest form OF mUuiript.i,
and install government Of mayor AMI
municipal legislative chambers
When Philadelphia became q csty she
had more than 500 iuhsbitanls. Her
population two years previously was nes-
that figure and was growing rapidly. es
growth went IA those ancient days As %
the number Of houses. authorities d.Gs--
some make it 2.9l5 or more; others say
IL was far short Of that A conservative
estimate Is $50
William Penn sailed from these shores
for the last time on November l. 176l- IL
was his wish that the town which ne
lcurded should. before his departure.
have the rights and privileges OF a city;
therefore. his grant OF the charter. that
important document, after the greeting
OF the Governor Of the province. began
as follows Know ". that at the hum
bic request Of the Inhabitants and set
tiers Of this town Of Philadelphia. being
SEme OF the first adventures and pur-
chISers within this province. for tbcir en-
CCura cement and for the more Immediate
and entire government OF the said town.
and better regulation Of trade therein. I
rave, by virtue OF the King 5 letters pa
tent. under the great seal Of England.
erected the said town into a borough. and
by these presents do erect the said town
and borough Of Philadelphia into a city.
bich said city shall extend the limits
and bounds as IL is laid out between The
Delaware and SchuyIkill."
The first mayor was Edward Shipper.
81 Mna %. y
n board Of aldermen and q common Coun-
CT. the same as IN New York They were
given an the powers Of such officers and
bodies Two market Gays a week were
provided for and two annual fairs. each
lasting three days. Even thc way the
streets were to be LAID out was regulated