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The Washington times., 1901-10-27
The WORLDS Coinage.

The totals of the worlds coinage of
the precious metals. particularly of
gold. have always been a subject Of
some mystery to most people. Gener-
ally, the coinage has been far in excess
Of the total production of the metal,
and this despite the fact that a large
percentage Of the annual product is
consumed In the arts.
The explanation is that much of this
coinage, just how much we cannot say.
IS recoinage. The same metal is coin
ed over and over again. As soon as the
weight Of a gold piece Is reduced, by
abrasion or otherwise, below the limit
of tolerance, it becomes legally incur
rent Amy person may refuse to ac-
cept it, either at its face value or at
its weight. AS it does not conform to
the legal requirements. 1t is not legal
tender money. and ii can only be made
such by recOinage. The amount of re-
coinage on this account is considerable.
but it probably is only a small part of
the total.
A much larger item is that of con-
verting the coins of one country into
those Of another. When American
golden eagles leave the United States
they cease tc be money. In England
they are worth practically their face
value. because they can be converted
freely into sovereigns at the Royal Mint,
and can, in like manner. be coined
in other countries with merely small
seignioraee charges, Could this not be
done, American gold coin abroad would
be sold at a considerable discount
There Is a continual movement of gold
coins back and forth between the vari-
Gus commercial nations, and sometimes
Il is upon large scale. Much of our
gold exported twhen we do export it,
is in the form Of coin. During the civil
war. and for many years thereafter
nearly all OF our gold coins were ex-
ported. and they amounted to many
millions annually. Many exporters
preferred the com to bars for that
purpose, and the anomaly was present.
ed of American gold being coined in
large sums for shipment to countries
where 1t could only be used for none
tary purposes by being recoined.
Last years gold coinage was three
hundred and ffty-four million dollars
The Washington times., 1901-10-27
A Reassuring Declaration.

(From the New York Evening Postl
There has been considerable fear lest
the changed conditions in Washington
should tend to the retirement from public
life of one of our greatest patriots and
statesmen. Mark Hanna. All apprehen-
sicns are set at rest, however, when Sen
ator Hanna made the following statement
in the course of his speech at Delaware,
Ohio. on Saturday: Let no yellow jour
nalism of blatant demagogues shake your
faith in the conditions of this country to-
day. as affecting those who have the re-
sponsibility. am not going to retire
from politics or public duty. / have no
intention of resigning my craftsmanship Of
the National Committee. | am going to
stay there and see Nash and Foraker
and others through. if it takes ten years. "
Nothing has so reassured and quieted the
country as will this announcement OF Mr.
Hanna : self-sacrificing devotion to duty
The Washington times., 1901-10-27
THE CHINESE INDEMNIFY
Reference of the Matter to The
Hague May BE Nece.sary


Settlement of the Chinese indemnity
question by The Hague Court OF Arsi-
tration, in accordance with the suggestion
long advocated by the United States, may
yet be necessary.
With the signature OF the Pekin proto-
col the West believed that it had de-
termined the vexatious questions arising
out OF the Chinese revolt. That protocol
provided that China should issue bonds,
valued at 459Ooo.0co taels, which should
be distributed~among the Powers in pay
ment of their respective claims for in
demnity
Special Commissioner Rockhin has re-
ported to the State Department the fact
that the aggregate of the claims of all
Governments Is 49,, 10000 taels- No one
European nation is likely to scale its
claims without similar action by other
Governments, and the United States may
take the initiative by proposing. as II did
last spring. to cut its claim in half
Should this action be taken, and other
nations follow its example, then the az
Sregate would be less than the sum of
~, 10000 taels. the bonds for which China
has already taken measures to hand over
to the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps at
Peking. Apprehension is expressed that
certain nations. seeing a reduction below
the limit accepted. will increase their
claims
In the interest of prompt and salts
factory settlement the authorities here
are becoming impressed with the advisa-
Dllity OF again putting forth the PROPOSE
tioh that the claims be referred to Ths
Hague Court of Arbitration for settle
ment. Had such action been taken last
ran, in accordance with the proposal OF
the United states, or even last spriiig. as
persistently urged by Mr.. RockhiII. the
indemnity question would be out of the
way Secretary Hay and Mr.. RocKhin
are devottng special attention to this fea-
ture OF the Chinese question, because it
contains germs of serious Complications.
The Washington times., 1901-10-27
The Big Brother.

(From the st. Louis Globe-Democrat)
1t ought to be easy for the citizens Of
the Central and South American coun-
tries to grasp the fact that the United
States has been their eXemplar and cham
piun from the beginning. 1t was our ex-
ample which melted the Spanish colonies
of this continent to rise in rebellion in
the first quarter of the nineteenth CEN
tury. Our Republic was a model for the
constitutions which all of them framed.
The United States welcomed them in lS22
into the family of nations.
The Washington times., 1901-10-27
RninOus ReciprocitN.

From the Louisville Courier-Journa)
Wool is selected here for mention be-
cause of the expressions of Senator War
rem with reference to the dreadful effect
of reciprocity on the wool growers. In
fact, there is probably not an article
mentioned for reduction in any of the
reciprocity treaties that might not easily
suffer a reduction of one-fifth in the rate
of duty without any injury to the pro-
ducerS at home
The Washington times., 1901-10-27
]. P. MoRGAN's RETURN.
The FiuancIer Goes to His Country
HOme.

NEW YORK. Oct. 26.-The special train
which brought J. P. Morgan ard his
party from the West arrived at the Grand
Central Station at I:35 o'clock today.
Mr.. Morgan left the train al Garrison
and went to his country home. There
We're only a few of the party on she
train when ii arrived at the depot
The train left Buffalo at II o'clock last
night and no effort was made TO break
records. A stop was made at Albany.
where Bishop Doane left the train.
The Washington times., 1901-10-27
ReciprocIty or Retaliation.

(From the Brooklyn Eagle)
We have recently had experience with
the retaliation of four countries because
of their objection to the enforcement of
our tariff laws. We shall get more re-
taIiation rather than less if We do not
consent 10 reciprocity. 1t does not mat
Tor much whether the concessions which
We make are brought about through treat
les or through modification of the tariff
laws The result will be the same.
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rance.

1t is evident that the very general
| talk about French decadence is receiv-
ing some attention in France. NJ. Hano-
| taux's article in the Temps" must be
taken as indicative to some extent of
| French feeling in regard to the matter.
The idea which has gained ground so
rapidly of late that the country is going
into decay rests partly upon the over
throw of the Empire by Germany in the
war of 1870, and partly upon the almost
stationary condition Of the population.
The first of these can hardly, in fair
ness. be said to have any bearing upon
the question of 'decadence," as the
term is generally employed. France
was defeated, not because the people
were lacking in martial spirit, but rath
er as a result OF the inferior organiza-
ton and equipment of her army,
coupled either with gross incompetent
cy or want Of loyalty in one of her chief
commanders. which led to the surren-
der of one hundred and seventy thou
sand of her best troops in a body. The
outcome of the war was the loss of two
valuable provinces with a population of
nearly four millions and an enormous
addition to the national debt. But the
ease with which the country met the
obligations thus created proves the
greatness of its resources. and in truth
the natural and developed wealth of
France is greater than that of any
other equal area upon the Continent Of
Europe. France is probably a richer
country today than Germany is. al
though the latter is now progressing
much the more rapidly.
The most serious feature of the
French national status is the slow
growth of the countrys population.
With scarcely any increase in the num-
ber of effective workers, the creation of
new wealth must be greatly retarded.
Considered numerically, the French
people undoubtedly are falling behind
the Germans, the Russians, and even
the British with their comparatively re-
stricted territory. How long this condi-
tion will last of course no one can know.
NJ Hanotaux may be right when he
says that the apparent exhaustion is
only a reposeful lassitude prior TO a re-
newed display of energy" He seems to
littHN lIdN Nilt Ihthi vi hAlC 1CdAAtis
pends upon the development of a strong
colonial policy. In this. however, he
probably is wrong. 1t is hard to see
how country with a stationary popu-
lation can greatly strengthen itself by
sending portion of It's people to set
tie colonies. To make such a policy
successful it would seem that there
must be surplus Of population in the
home country.
But nanifestly it is a little too soon
to assume that France is actually deca-
dent Her people are active, intelli-
gent. and progressive; her wealth is
still second only to that of the United
Kingdom in Europe; the country is
rich fertile, and capable Of sustaining
a very much larger population than it
now contains, and hence no one can
say what changes the future may have
in store It is not impossible that her
population may again show healthful
increase. or the phenomenon Of a sta
tionary population may appear in other
countries. Present relative conditions
NAV he merely Temporary
The Washington times., 1901-10-27
APermuuent AFFAIR.

(From the Philadelphia Ledger.)
The business arguments for perma-
neut Census Bureau have been frequently
urged. and their cogency has never been
denied. The political argument, that it
will make places for a large number of
Cong-essmen's constituents. is equally
strong il it's wav. and the wonder Is that
all these arguments have not induced
Congress 70 establish the bureau before
this time. They should be sufficient TO
induce such action in the near future.
The Washington times., 1901-10-27
Have Reached Manhood.

tFrom the Chicago Journal-l
Our great Industries no longer really
require the coddling care OF tariffs. They
are not infants to be fed on pap, but. as
Colonel lngersoH once said. wear No. IL
brogans and are sturdy enough to roam
the world over. The new policy gives them
that chance and President Mckinley, who
was at one time the apostle of protection
on the eve of his death became he
prophet Of reciprocity.
The Washington times., 1901-10-27
Educating the People.

(From the Chicago Tribunc)
Big bankers and little bankers. bankers
in Office and out OF office. may argue and
plead for authority to make the currency
for this Republic. They never can get it.
They talk Of educating the people" The
people have had their education. IT has
Taught them that asset currency is unsafe
and Federal currency safe. ON that knowi-
ntlrt iheX will rest.
The Washington times., 1901-10-27
The Trust Question.

(From the Chicago Reeord-Herald)
An absolute monopoly over such an ex-
tensive country as this is possible only
in the case of very few products. Com
petition has still chance and inventions
are constantly inspiring new competition
The genius for making money is too com
mon in the United States 10 be cornered
by any kind of combine
The Washington times., 1901-10-27
The Ohio Platform.

(Frou the Chicago Chronic!c.)
Colonel Kilbournes candidacy will be
notable for this fact. IL for no other. that
il gave him an opportunity to proclaim
with authority Democratic Ideas which
ought to be acceptable to every well-dis-
posed freeman.
The Washington times., 1901-10-27

Probably because the chase has grown
cold the missionaries and brigands at
last have gotten in touch with each
other. and private reports Indicate that
negotiations for Miss Stones ransom are
proceeding satisfactorily 1t is to be hoped
that the high contracting powers may
speedily reach a settlement, give and re-
ceive the indemnity, and that the hostages
may be restored to their friends without
much delay
The Washington times., 1901-10-27
The Lurid Tnmmany.

(From the New York Tribune.)
If the Crol1er-Devery candidates are
=uccessful the City Hall should be paint
cd red, and there should be red lights
over the door every night while Tammany
owns the town.
The Washington times., 1901-10-27
Not Yet.

(From the indianapolis News)
The Filipinos have not reached that
stage OF progress where they can be quiet
cd by pamphlets on civil government.
The Washington times., 1901-10-27

1t looks now as II the contractors who
are digging the simplon tunnel on the
border of Switzerland and Italy, that
marvellous piece of modern engineering,
will secure a large amount of bonus in
addition to the vast sum their contract
calls for. 1t was stipulated that if the
work would be finished before the ap-
pointed time-May Is, 190i-the contractors
would be paid at the rate of 5000 francs
for each day gained, As the tunnel was
to be finished in five and one-half years.
and as a few week ago two-thrds Of it
had been completed. there is good reason
to bclievc that the contractors will gain
s.N, ] months. At any rate extraordi-
nary efforts are being made to have the
tunnel ready for traffic in 1901.
The contractors are receiving cncomi-
ums from the labor world for humane
treatment of their workingmen. AT each
terminus in Italy and Switzerland rt,Ws
OF commodioas dwellings have been erect
cd for them and in each place there are
two well equipped hospitals. Large Law
atories aud bathrooms have been con-
structed at the entrances. giving the la
horors "A chance for good dip In fresh
water after a hard DAYS work
Most of the men employed in this enter
prise are Italians. They hail from c,trv
part of the peninsula, from Pedm. II to
Sicily But the northern Italians ?re prc-
ferred by the contractors. as they are
better accustomed to hard work. and as
their southern cOuntrymcn cannot endure
he rieor Of the Alpine Winters. The lat
ter generally are forced to quit in in
clement weather. At present there are In
all 1903 men employed ~ and about the
tunnel.
II is predicted by cNperti that on Janu-
AIRY l. 1904. the news VIII be published that
he longest tunnel in the world has been
completed.
The Washington times., 1901-10-27

The new German customs duties con-
tain a clause which Is calculated TO do
great harm to Galician pisciculture.
Every hundredweight of live carp import
ed into Germany will have to pay a duty
of Is marks &5,5p and possibly Of %
marks G5.95l. should the extreme views
Of German protectIonists prevail. Now. a
very great quantity of this fish is annual
ly imported from Galicia into Germany,
and IL is calculated that even with the
lower projected tariff II will be impossi-
BILE for such Importation to continue
German officials will. as is their wont
detain the fish at the frontier as long
man focd. ~
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were also used by them. In the Durial
mounds OF the Southwest United states.
the remains OF hbcrs are frequently found,
the yucca and agave being most common,
The China grass hbcr known us rnnile
has been grown IN the Orient from time
INN morrill,
Cotton was the ancient national texrie
OF India aud was also grown In Egypt
cotton aud nax being often woven togethei
Into cloth.
Hlndco musllns were formerly produced
that were fine that when laid upon The
grass and wet with dew, they became IN
visible.
How long the use OF cotton mas been
known 10 the early ancestors OF some OF
our native Indians Will never he known.
hut " Is n fact Tint It's usc is required
in religious ccrcmonials In some OF the
tribes.
"Jhc date palm afforded q valuable nber
for cnrdage In Egypt In very early times
as the modern excavations have rcveani
TO NJ, anl the tber Is valued quit. as higH-
~ hy tho pfcscn; inhabitants.
"fhe ancient Ch0ldonus aud Babylonlans
arc said 10 have used this palm for every
thug Food, clothing. wine ana the TIM
her Tor their hnbitatlnns. There Is plenty
NJ evidence that the palm hbcr was EN-
pioyoi wherever II grew, throughout the
cltirc world.
"old historians tell MS that bullrrsncs
were used for cordnge in Egypt as well ns
Tor mating, curtains and sails; they 1lsp
say that bonts were made OF bnllrushps
Ancient vessels OF hullruEhcs are mentioned
u, Isaiah. The use Of the inner bark uI
The bullrnghcs by the Egyptians for paper
the well known pnpyrns, Is even more ~
tcrcsting.
MANY Of the grasses have been used bA
different nations In early times. coarse
grass called Esparto grass has been used
In Italy. Spain. Portugal and North Africa
for centuries past. and also by the Greek
aud Romans for many purposes. one or the
well known Egyptian finer grasses Is sal Il
TO have been the straw that was used In
hrlck making ~ II Is found mixed with
the clay 10 old Egyptian bricks,
'Iu more modern times travellers pnd OK
plorcrs Of foreign lands and Islands have
found the natives using nbers for numer-
Gus purposes The snyagcs Of the North
Pacific. indian ocean and South Sea islaDds
Ms well rs the seml-civillzcd tribes Of Aus.
trnlln. Africa and South America, Mt the
present time, nre using hbcrs to large
extent In the making Of hundreds NJ ar.
tlcles both useful and ornamental,
vegetable hbcrs In some form or other
provide them with clothing, hnts, caps
blankets. carpets. mats. BAGS baskets,
nprkwcar. belts, nrmlets, head dresses war
masks. sails, cables ropes. cord twlno,
thread, paper, hoats. brushes. nsh lines,
4 nC.... screens saddle bags and cloths. socks.
snnuas. shoes, hnmmocks and other things.
/ In some countries the natives use fiber
ropes FOR bridges nhers for matching their
! huts and houses. aud for making umhrcl.
las. fans. plates. cups, dishes, water buckets
and other vessels Many other things
could he mentioned In the making NJ which
thcv use dhcrs either alone or mixed with
other substances
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OF VALUE TO ALL TEXAS
THE ATTWATER EXHIBIT CALLS
FORTH ENTHUSIASTIC COMMENT.
Home People and Visitors View It with
Plcasure--ShouId Be Installed
at Houston.

The comments Of The Post Of yesterday
OH the Southern Pacific industrial cxhihit
,,do, cha, r,cn,,,r,,nt oe prof A+,,rotcr
..,r,.,s ] ~, ~
"'I"ot'" great ueai OF ATTENTION anu
throughout the day many people visited the
exhibit although in its prcsnnt pnsitlou not
- nor cont r,n hn sbor., 10 ad,.,n,or.
=" ~ o''"" w "'' "''''E''
MI Johu H. II. House was among the
carly visitors. He expected 10 spend ten
inlnut,s and heronc 90 Interesiod ,b,+ hn
~ '' '
remained long enough 10 gain good Idea
OF the scope Of the exhibit.
At. rtorsa .,to. ,orho, il c.rtoi,l, d,
W. i'ouse s"i"' 'u", 10 c'''"'nN
tnc exhibit and Prof. Attwatcr presents
l. In n NEST Interesting way. II will Ger
,,trl,, hn or ,r,.ot hercat "a uo,st,, ana
To~as ~ !, c,n hn ~ momnt"a tro, ,a,, I
can see IT,"
hr,nr o~or,t,otior q, tho nvhmtt ort
,,'t, ,t.',' 1'l, p,'" VI Wv VNu,U,t ~.
't"Se hehN bFashtdr III reminiscent
moud. The Judge has been citizen of
Ilu,ston for .ivt,.tvo va,rs and in tho
,.',,,,.', tt.,,.,. SS,t,,,,.' NJ.
"''ur"' history department OF lhlS oV'rc'
lion he found many features which tOck
him back 10 his boyhood DAYS he snid.
~ ,.,,,iI a.. a., tn,nr..I,ttt'. . -,
NUu'u We "u ''uPpsS'pi'iS 10 catlIhaee
In dollars aud cents the value Of such an
exhibit AS this The showing of birds fish
and ,or,o ,,le,scd mo moro ~, ,b, it,,,,,.
49, - 80 ~" '"' "'HF'''
OF agricultural aud horticultural products.
1t took me back TO the DAYS when | have
soon thnusnuas of VITA ,n,to,.s al 49,
MANY ma ,, thnnsnnd Irrr my ~ ~ ~, - ~
Ioust"n heforr Tho tI0t 81 M r',',iS 80 a'
when thev ,Ser. moi In th ierS, -, - 80,
nnn Thsp thn Az, statir, ,TS, az t s"'V "
I,,,o ren,tn,, mo al ti,i a., w. , i - tu' ~,
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cntiouNl fcaturrs Of ne ,xhtitt sr, ''' w.
/ vnhnhl, aud hnne II rar h ,,a5 r. ,',t'S
nnnnnnt attrsction In It ~ az in""o PuI
( Mr. j NJ itArhonr n Nsitnr rro,,, ,r,t,or
Iowa crew emtbuSiasfi, 'H IN ~, ,o t1"oi,
opnion Of mis- colIrr1ion vi in vs',ns w
morn Anon, r,xns LII >t n.y. ,v-'nv nee,
! mn hour,s visI, ~ ,bi I - Sii, "n'p""' III
/ ,etsntion Win prns .r ~n'
mi Ht rc,'iin, Ill ~ M $500 va" l t"uhu
nnd Gthnr overwhelmingly, 81, me- VStaM' ln'1,
( NJ ma "nrio,'s $3.50 Spn" KY hoiu
Themselves whiIc "I tpe A. Az NSHHN IN
i vu'SV'l vs., Nui' me nn'r cNnihit Is
, nnH i"n lne luea OF seeing a
~ ner,,ns NJ az, ,i,,n ~ N,nrs atiu NUTS
NM ~, ~ Wv o,'u ~ NV .uu,hg arsn-
nnn ~ t"'. w, s,"HlIIs ~ tn'S VII become
I'M b Ny $3.50 tnuus,''tS "l the stare
H. s,, III w ,tt.uIt'n,'S,, 'u' V"ll"n IN an
~ tms, Nv hlsp'"S ol corn ana many
n.mo, Nv , M uS- uVign'Tu me, 2m
,SroVi",,I n'r'st't AZ nnNlhs 'he opppr nulty
va VNGGn . i'us ,uls NvlttVl'uh ahd ieeI tor
t tn aIu' nv VhW'ht'slnE cthrhS OF Hous,
ro"r, ~" a,d S,w ,mat ~ nonSeH IN t"od
/ i, ,"',n "u" n"u1Iu ~ rSlviNSs snapS as
H. coSt 4, ' cpo,,.S,, M wnTtn lnanE tih's
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Was Isl das? Stencils rubber stamps.
notary and Lodge SEALS. metal checks, etc
j. V, Love. pos Mechanic St, Galveston.
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here on Monday to determine the Issuance
Of 100000 in bonds for permanent street
Improvement purposes:
First Ward Voting place, shuptrlne
nan, presiding officer. Fred Feuwlck:
judges, Pete Antoine A. r. Miller.
second Ward-Yoting place. No. 10 en-
CINE house presiding officer j. NJ. Gelsel
man nCan' judges I. L. Lubbock, Robert /. ).
Third Ward:-voting place, central nrc
Stationi ~ presiding officer Gus Street:
Judges; william F!eig. Ed Marston.
n, r"I5m WS1ra,mNqtlng place, market halt
W. J., buckley, +. \. Shaw. Jus %
. iifth Ward. Voting place Live oak han.
R'eS Son,I GHiSer 4 /, zones; judges. o.
sNtn Malrd.-tntlug place, Minister'S
store presiding officer, Adam CLAY: iudDns
Peter Smith, Fritz Proehi. '' Juuses'
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PATRlcK's TRANSFER. PHONE 7ss.
Heavy machinery and safes a speciality
stables corner Fannin and Commerce.
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IMPROVED MIND.
The Food orann.Mnls

\ famous woman saysi II am So much
IN love with Grape-N,ts that presume
J often bore people telling thcm about
the new food. You certainly Win make
The article has become the hest knewa
cereal on the market"
u can hardly be called q cereal Tor II IS
not like the common roNed wheat or
rolled oats. but 81 Is In The ferm of gran.
ules, Ringing from the size az min head
up TO twice or three times thli slse.
u is thoroughly cooked ~ the factory
aud requires no prepartlon whaterar,
bnt can be served Instantly with hot milk
or hot cream 10 make 4 hot mnsh. or cold
cream can be poured IN the SIDE If the
saucer and very delicious crisp fool IL
the result. Not only Is the taSfe fasrii,,
atiDg but the nutfstiye value OF Tho food
Is very great. as shown br iale improved
condition physically aud mentsliy. OF
those who use i ten daYs or two weeks.