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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-26
MR.. GATES RAILROAD PLANS.
A Scheme to Form a New Trans-Con-
tinentaI SySfem

CHICAGO. Oct 2S.-John ". Gates has
again taken plunge into the railroad
game, with a view, it is said, Of trying 20
become a factor IN the trans continental
situation
Gates, through his agent. Il. O. Wright
purchased the Kansas City and Northern
connecting road for $500 0J1 The sale was
by auction. being made by Shannon G..
Douglass. master I'm chanccry. For some
time the road had been in the hands Of
c. r. Chapel as receiver
The syndicate which Gates is said to
head viii soon have control Of the Oma-
ha and St. Louis road and the Omaha.
Kansas City and Eastern, and it is said
10 be their purpose TO use these properties
10 form a new line from Omaha. Kansas
City, and St. Louis 20 the Atlantic Sea
board. This could only De done through
a combination or agreement with the
Chesapeake and Ohio road and By the
extension Of the Omaha. Kansas City and
Eastern to a connection with the Indiana.
Decatur and Western at Springfield
The system Of Western roads which Nr
Gates viii have has lines as follows:
From Quincy 20 Omaha, 81 miles. road
known as the Quincy and Omaha line. the
Kansas city and Quincy line between the
cities mentioned, 80 miles. the Omaha.
Council BIns and Kansas City line. from
Omaha 20 Kansas City. 22G miles. the
Omaha and ST. Louis line. extending from
Omaha 10 PattonsburE and thence by
way Of the Wabash to St Louis.
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TO WORK FOR IRRIGATION.
Determined Effort TO BE Made in
Congress

SIOUX CITY, Iowa. Oct. Ex-senator
Dubois. Of Idaho. in Sioux City yesterday.
on his way a. Washington 20 attead Con
gress. declared int concerted effort
would Dee made Dr. tho Senators and Rep
ressrtatives Of the West to secure from
Congress an appropriation for irrigating
the one hundred million acres of arid land
in California, Idaho Wyoming. Montana,
Utah. the Dak0tas. Nebraska. Colorado
and Nevada He said.
The plan / expect TO promote this win
ter has been practically agreed upon toy
all the Congressman from these States.
IL IS 20 be proposed that the Government
utilize the receipts from the various land
offices I'm excess OF the salaries and eN-
pcuses iu building reservoirs and canals
in the highlands 90 catch the great q1Iau-
titles of water that come from the snow
in the mountains Government irri.-frf1n
viii permit lands now unused 20 be. re-
claimed and sold TO h0m.Saekcrs by tha
G8yernmt which W IN raise more money
each year for the irrigation fund Thus
tn. system will be practically s,If-Suu-
porting and the reservoirs. which viii cost
millions. may be built gradually as Tho
fund allows. In Idaho alone there are
twelve million acres OF unused land to be-
reclaimed. In Snake River Valley. where
twenty-five thousand miles Of bitches
have been built by private owners. seven
million acres have been reclaimed"
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MORTALITY FROM SMALLPOX.
A New York Expert Says the Death
Rate Is Comparatively Low.

ALBANY. y. Y. Oct 25-The confer
Cuce of sanitary officers Of the State was
continued yesterday IN the Assembly
chamber. and many interesting papers
were read. Dr. Fl. d. Pease. Director Of
the new State Serum Laboratory. ex-
planned its workings. and a description
was given by Dr. George Blumer, Direc-
tor Of the Bureau Of Pathology and Bac-
tCrioIogy. A paper was read BY Prof
Walter r Wilcox, Of the United States
Census ONCE, on some essentials Of a
registration system. William J. Phillips
Secretary Of the State Board Of EmbaIm-
CTS. gave an account of the new rules
governing embalmers. Or. r. G. Curtis
Professor Of permat9losy in the Albany
Medical College, read a paper on the dag
H0sls Of the infectious eXanthemata- he
said In part:
1t is doubtless true that hardly any
dIstas. has caused more dread than
smallpox when il has threatened. or been
more costly in the outlay for its suppress
sion But This has uot been because of
It's frequency OF occurrence, for Of all
serious diseases II has been the smallest
factor in the mortality Of the State For
me seventeen years prior 20 1871, which
covers the records OF Tle department Of
health. there have been l.Zl5 deaths from
H. ranging from a single death IN the
year Co about 3u'. with an average of g.
Less nan 90 per cent u the mortality has
been from smallpox. or about II deaths
annually per luHtJJJ population And AS
loo Of the total occurred in New York
city. which. from its location and size.
D. constantly exposed To the disease from
without there have been but 40 deaths
m tle State az large. rs Of which fell upon
two years. SO IhaJ for periods - wears il
has not been known. and large areas OF
the state have never experienced IL. and
the mass OF the medical profession never
encounter it,
Scarlet fever Is another of the exam
thlma which may sometimes offer difI-
Guilty Iu diagnosis from rOJhelu. or Ger
mtu measles There have been Il uJ
deaths from scarlet fever in the last sew
cDtyeu years. but for the last six years
its mortality has fallen abruptly from a
yearly average of loo to one Of $50. and
It IS still falling. Nevertheless. many
large outbreaks are reported so that il
must Do. very mild- Measles. which goes
I'm cycles of prevalence, and which has
caused lI."UJ deaths in the seventeen
years, is now IN period OF active preva-
Iguce-F
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4 few days since the report came from
St. Petersburgh that the First japanese
Bank had loaned the Korean Govern
ment thirty-fiye million yen-a bout
seventeen and a half million dollars.
TOday's news from Japan by way Of
London is 10 the effect that the at
tempt 10 sell japanese bonds 10 the
amount Of fifty million yen abroad has
failed, and that as result the position
OF the cabinet may De impaired
Neither Of these news items may be
entirely accurate. although both are
quite likely TO he substantially true.
On its face il seems like a most re-
markable thing that a japanese bank
should be Ioaning a large sum Of money
10 Korea while the japanese Govern
ment is striving vainIy 20 float its own
bonds in foreign countries Perhaps if
the details were fully understood it
would not seem so strange II may
easily be that the japanese bank drove
a hard bargain with the Korean Gov
eminent, and loaned the money upon
terms that Japan would not entertain
for a moment. Indeed. the report con
corning the Korean loan states that a
portion OF the money is 10 be expended
in Japan Tor arms and munitions Of
war. 1t is morally certain that the bank
must be Interested in selling these
things. and there is no reason 20 doubt
that very large profit viii be realized
upon the sales. Besides. the japanese
Government itself may have been in
strHmentaI in the negotiation Of the
loan. The effect viii necessarily be 10
increase Japan's influence in Korea, and
this is something most ardeutly desired
by the NikadO's Government
In the sale Of her own bonds Japan
naturally would desire to make the best
terms possible. When il is said that the
attempt % sell has been a failure, we
are not % suppose that the bonds could
not Dc sold upon any terms. but merely
that the terms were not satisfactory.
Japan's ambition is 10 stand in the
front rank Of nations. and sale Of
bonds at a heavy discount would be a
blow at her prestige. Her need Of
money grows out Of her desire 10
strengthen herself for war. presumably
with Russia when the anticipated occa-
sion arises This circumstance. in it.
self, naturally makes capitalists chary
with their loans in that quarter
IN another aspect OF the matter, ia
pans failure 20 float her bonds salts
factorily is amusing. She changed her
monetary standard from silver TO gold
for the avOwed purpose Of improving
her credit IN foreign countries. and here
we have her reported as striving in vain
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THE PEN TRADE IN GERMANY.
A Report From the American Consul
mt I.efnzfr

The following communication has just
been received at the State Department
from b II Warner, jr.. the United States
Consul al Leipzig
Steel writing pens are manufactured
IN Germany in large quantities. There
are two factories in this city, both Of
which do "A ves- extensive business. In
spite OF a duty or O. marks per 2I0 pounds.
there were Si53 SIS worth Of pens Imported
into Germany during the first half Of 1901
or an increase Of about - per cent over
the same period Of last year or the to-
tai % per cent came from England and
10 per cent from France.
During the first six months Of 1901 So 20
S,' worth OF pens Were exported from this
country, against sZ7.GlS for the same pc
Rod last year, which shows q gain Of
about SO per cent I'm value The largest
shipments were made 20 Austria Hungary
Switzerland. and Mexico
I'm a recent conversation. q pen manu-
factUrer told me that the Germans were
finding 81 more and more difficult 90 com
pete with American pens I'm Mexico and
the South American countries Have our
manufacturers ever made an att.-lut to
introduce their pens into Germany. Eng
land. or France II we can 0utstriU COM
petitprs I'm neutral countries. should VIC
not try TO do the same I'm their home mar
kafSD'.
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Admiral SchIey's evidence. Throughout
ne is kindly 90 Sampson. After the bat
tie DEE went on board the New York
and reported 10 that officer Sampson
knew that the Brooklyn had borne the
bruut of the fight and received cousii-
cradle injury. had her starnoard bat
terry disabled. and that her officers and
men were worn out with the excite
maut and fatigue of the Day Neyerthe-
less he promptly ordered Commodore
SchIey 20 take the Brooklyn and the
Oregon and so in pursuit OF a strange
vessel. believed TO be the Spanish Cruts-
cr Pelayo. which had been reported TO
the eastward. Commodore SchIey com
piled with the order. signaling the ore
gon to follow. but she did not. After
the brooklyn started the Oregon was
detained by Admiral Sampson. Com
ment on this episode would be super
fIuous.
Returning from what proved To be
wild goose chase. Commodore SChley
went aboard the Iowa and called on Ad-
miraI Ceryera a. the latter's request
The victor offered his purse and ward
robe to the vauquished, and they met
and parted as friends and comrades
That was a fitting sequel TO the glorious
events Of the day.
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A NEW HARBpR FOR TURKEY.
the sultan Grants Concessions 10 II
Railway Company.

Oliver j. ID. Hughes Jhe United states
Consul az CohUrE. Germany. writes TO the
state Department i'm regard 20 the harb0r
at Haydar Pascha permission to build
which was granted TO the AnatoH Rail-
way by the Sultan Of Turkey. According
Co the German PRESS. Haydar Pascha is
the principal station OF the road, which
~ present has its eastern end at Augora
and its southern terminus at EoDia
The concession gives its holders. apart
from IN" privileges of building and oper-
atnE the harbOr proper the right to con-
Nliuct extensive dDckS- coal and grain
StpIaE" houses. elevators. warehouses for
goods in bond. etc. The Dreakwater is
now more than half completed and the
harpor works are well under way. The
mac hlucrF for loading. unloading. etc Us
20 ha ordered this year or In the early
part OF next and several large German
machine houses are already figuring on
these contracts The consul thinks it
would be well for American concerns 20
look INTO this matter. The harb0T is eN-
FccICd 10 be opened in the autumn of 1872
SO there Is no time TO waste. lie adds.
ne railroad sompanys principal OBJ
lect IN getting this harbor concession and
I'm lNSttutug these works has been TO
provide a sheltered landing place for pas
SenEers and freight. Up to this time it
mas been impossible. during the prevalence
OF q south wind, for shipping to either
load or discharge cargOeS. As soon as the
works are finished they viii be turned
over 10 n jOirt-stOck company under ree.t-
latious already prepared by the Turkish
Government. the Anatoll Railroad Com
pany holding the controlling interest and
being responsible for the proper working
Of the harbOr'
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-26
CAR SHORTAGE SERIOUS.
Trunk Line Presidents to Discuss
the Situation Next Week

NEW YORK. oct Z5-Car shortage is
one Of the principal topics that viii come
up for discussion at the meeting Of trunk
line presidents I'm this city next Tuesday
The Eastern roads have never before
been SO greatly embarrassed for Lack Of
freight cars as they are now C0usign-
meuts Of wrst65uud merchandise are not
only pressing. but the traffic in the coal
and iron regions OF Pennsylvania is alb
normally large. In the Pittsburg district
the railroad companies admit that they
can furnish not more than - per cent Of
the freight cars needed to forward the
freight awaiting shipment
The United States Steel Corporation
has an immense amount Of finished
product in Pittsburg and adjacent points
awaiting transportation Other steel and
iron interests are crippled for lack Of
cars. A Pittsburg despatch TO a Wall
Street banking house TO-DAY stated that
structural steel and large plates can
scarcely be handled at all. as they re-
quire two cars and single cars are in
such urgent demand that the railroads
will not contract TO use them double.
There never was a time when the West
erE railroads were so insistent in their
demands for the immediate delivery Of
steel rails. The statement was made to-
day on authority that the Thomson
Steel Works lthe Carnegie Company is
piiing up steel rails that IL cannot
ship. Several consigumeUts Of arm1-
plate 90 the United States Government
are held up al Homestead for lack Of
cars. All OF the Eastern railroads are
sending out imperative orders for The
speedy return Of freight cars sent 10
Western points
The transportation Of coal 20 lake ports
has also been iUte-tered vita o. q serious
extent A Pennsylvania Railroad officer
says the car famine and present cOuges-
ton Of traffic constitute the most import
ant problem that the company has been
called upon 10 solve
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-26
DUTY ON SEWING MACHINES.
Germany to Raise the Tariff to Pro-
tect Home Manufacturer

John +. Kehl. the United States Consul
at Stettin. Germany. writes 10 the State
Department that il is proposed to materi-
and stands, I'm the new customs tariff. in
order to protect the German industry.
The duty on cast-iron stands without ma
chimes viii be raised from i cents to Sl-I9,
stands with machines. to S456. hand
power sewing machines from S5.71 to $50.
From the United States. during 1884
the Consul adds. sewing machines to the
value Of $500 were imported. while in
1890 machines worth $1,I14.O00 we're enter
cd. From Great Britain during 1894 the
import amounted to 500 3S, and On 1870
TO SS5T3S0
OF hJud-power sewing machines there
were imported IN the past yeIr sI1SZ
cHlS- from the Jaited States and fj3J
cWtS- from Great Britain. or sewing ma
chine stands and parts Of sewing ma
gLlieS there was IN lse9 an import Of 90
'H cwtS-, against an export Of IIG.II6 swts
Oh sewing machines with stands there
were imported during 1893 50 gIG cwts.
$3.50 cwtS. or which came from England
ana only I7,a-h cwts. from America while
amounted 10 more than I5l .4i2 cwtS. and
went 70 all parts OF the world except the
United States. German sewing machines
FORM a very important item Of export the
manufacture greatly exceeding the home
demand In South America esDecfaIIv
States
IF this industry is protected from for
ClEu competition by a high tariff the
.IerU1u manufactures cannot COMPLAIN
II CJher countries increase their IMPORT
4 is.l!es, thereby making German export
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FAMOUS SCHOONER BURNED.
The Helen VI. Gould Destroyed by
by Fire at North sydney.


HALIFAX, \. s, Oct. 26-The schooner
Helen ~ Gould. pride OF the Gloucester
fishing feet. was burned yesterday after
noon al North sydney. While preparing
for sea she was discovered 20 be- on fire.
and the flames being allowed 20 burn un-
checked. sol" Jacobs famous fishing
schooner was soon destroyed.
The vessel was lying Off the customs
house. having arrived in port early in ths
morning from Gloucester. Sails were all
set AZ the time the fire broke out. and
the sight was spectacular. The fire origi-
mated underneath the gasoline engine.
with which the vessel was provided. For
the supply Of this engine there was
tank containing about 90 gallons Of gIso-
line. The crew realizing this. deserted
the vessel shortly after the fire broke
out. fearing an explosion They took 10
the boats. and standing a little distance
Off watched the vessel burn 90 the waters
edge.
The engine was aft Of the cabin. and
from this point the fire worked forward
eating its way slowly but surely until IL
broke out on deck and caught On the
shrOuds- There was very little blaze
but volumes Of smoke poured from .ne
hatchway. After the vessel had 6seu
burning for four hours, a tug went out
and with the aid Of some Of her own
crew big seine, valued al $3.50 and
part Of another. besides two ji5s. were
taken of and saved. This was all that
was rescued When the crew left they
took but little Of their clothing. The
schooner Was equipped with supplies nee
essary for fall fishing among which were
800 barrels of salt. anchors. chains. etc.
It was ab0u: O'Clock last evening when
the spars fell by the side. Shortly after
ward the vessel sank.
The Helen NJ. Gould was valued at S12.-
coo. ard is said to be insured for $1,000
The cargo was valued at $500. The cap
tain was anxious 90 secure volunteers To-
go back to the burning schooner. but
was unsuccessful. until such time as as
sistauCs would De- OF little or no use
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TOBACCO BRINGS HIGH PRICES.
A sale Of Domestic and Imported
Grades in Philadelphia

BALTIMORE. oct Z5-John Deuevie.
who returned home yesterday after at
tending a large sale of tobacco in PhiIa-
dolphin ou Thursday. said that the prod
uct brought remarkably high figures for
domestic varieties
There were 2.0aJ cases of domestic and
COO bales Of imported tobacco sold The
latter realized nothing more than fair
prices. but The domestic rauEed from I5ls
TO 5Giz cents pound. the highest market
values Especially high were the figures
commanded by Wisconsin Havana seed.
which is used for binders in the Ilauufac-
ture " cigars. Zimuers filler from Ohio.
and Pennsylvania broad leaf filler
All the goods which sold high were av-
eT1Ee stock SO Tar as quality was concern
ed, but Mr DeLeyie SAYS that there was
great demand owing 10 the drought.
which destroyed this years crop in Wis
-DUSlu. and also on account OF the iufa-
riCTiJy Of much OF the Ohio tobacco in the
crop of I3h
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statehood for Indian Territorv.

WICHITA. Kan. oct. 26.-The delegates
have been appointed and an Is ready for
the single statehood convention. which
will meet at Muskogee. T. r. on Novem-
Der T. The plan Of the meeting Is TO
draft a bill 20 be presented To Congress
asking that Indian Territory be admitted
to the Union first as State, and that SIN.
need not be made Territory after the
government Of the Five Tribes has been
dissolved The residents Of Indian Ter
ritorv do not favor the idea Of becomine,
state with Oklahoma. and this session
is called To let the public know il.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-26

In little more than a month Congress
will meet It is fair To- assume that many
Of the members will have at least dirqly
outlined plans for getting rid Of the sur
plus This viii b. a very easy matter. il
undertaken in the right way. When a
Government is collecting a great deal
more money than it needs for legitimate
expenses the obvious remedy is to reduce
the revenues to a point that will leave
nothing more than d. safe balance. Many
people seem to imagine that unless the
Treasury contains hundreds Of millions
Of dollars more than is needed for II -aedi-
ate purposes the fnarCes Of the alton
are In danger They lose sight Of the fact
that If the money were in circulation il
would be at work creating more wealth
subject to the Governments call when re-
gI1fTed
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-26

The AnClo-capouized American who acts
as New York correspondent Of the Lon
don Times" is getting an amount Of free
advertising which must fiji his soul with
joy What earthly matter does IL make
to anybody i'm the United States what the
little fellow writes. or his paper prints for
him. If he cables that New York is as
lawlcss q place as n mining camp Of n
generation ago, why get mad about it,
The fact that he says it viii provoke abb
solute disbelief; which Is q good thing
because intrinsicaHy there may be a grain
OF truth i'm the statement.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-26

This is the busy season in transp0r-
tation- Goods are being distributed
from the centres of production for the
winter trade, and these are the comruoGi-
ties that are bulky and heavy. At this
time of the year the movement Of coal
is enormous and there is also a great ac-
cumulatiOn Of grain and foodstuns gen
orally in the large cities. Therefore il
is not strange that there should be q
great pressure upon transportation facili-
ties Il is said that there Is not an i'm
portant railway IN the country that can
handle the freight that is offered. This
Indicates that the season, always busy
one. is this year unusually so. The coun-
try is in fact doing Il tremendous volume
of business.
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VIZ. RoosereIt,s Tn.L,.


lllNiH the DNnl'N lltlaiL
i does not seem possible that President
Roosevelt can secure harmony between the two
sections Of his party the reciprocal issue.
and he may not bc able 20 90 this on the
shipping subsidy scheme In one case. as In
the other, selfish personal and corporate inter
ests counter 10 the general weIl-bciu.- %
the country. and 20 bring these two togethe- Is
about as easy a task As it would be 90 mix
oil and water.
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Unfortunate Oversight.


ITTIW nc |I-"l-0 ITI|II0-I
''Gash-dins IT, Maria exclaimed Mr. BIlus.
pulling q crumpled document out Of his pocket.
There's that letter you gave me 90 mail
week OF more ago.
And YOU told nc you dropped it into the
first letter box you passed.
That's what griuds me. certainly did drop
something into HAT letter box vish. hy
George, 1 knew what IL VAST
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Relieving His Dilemma.


Local ann writing a short notice about the
appointment Of our tovusrusD, LahvIt 60 tae
position of town auditor. I really can't say
that De has any fitness for the place. and yet.
on personal grounds. I prefer % associate his
name with the appointment IN some C0mpiI-
meutIIy way
Edit5r-iu-Chics-Wh can't sou speak OF him
rs man Of rare good Judgment 4 am sure
there is no one 81 our acquaintance ia whom
good Judgment 10 rare
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PARIS. oct. 26-Tbe annual report of
the French railways shows a decrease Of
90 0OO. 90 francs IA The receipts as cOmpar-
I'd with the previous year, while the ex-
penses remain the same The companies
have applied to the State to make good
the deficiency. according 10 ths terms OF
the guarantee.
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CrovInSbIeId's EnmitieS.


'il'tII 'I.f 'llttsit' ''LIi'|.lI'l"-l
u is recent history how. To- crafty his her
ished maIiguIty. Crowuiushield couspired with
others against Admiral Sohlty who was Admiral
Buu,c's associate and adviser at the time the
present. Chief 0i Navigation was disciplined f1r
twice running aground one Of the most magu f.
cent vessels IN the navy.
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CURRENT HUMOR.
welcome information.

tFr1m the Neu York Weekly.)
Tramp-Plt1~c mum. / haven't a Trend OF A
relative IN the world
Houseseeper- I'm glad there's no one %
wo-ry over you In case you get hurt Here
Ike.