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New-York tribune., 1901-09-11

EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE.
1900 1880
Week ended Sept. ss.Oi3.56s slOSS5s2 ss.52S3s1
From January IL. ass 373 7e I23 3osa3 100
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE SALES.
STOCKS.
! Open High Low Last ShSres
Ing. est. est. sale. ! sold
New-York tribune., 1901-09-11

wv yoRK a HONDURAS ROSARIO MlNINiGas IN iasi
We NV M rs Broadway. y. y, sept i''
DIVIDENDS Nos. sS AND ~ This 6ay
THE Trustees of the Company h''e .s,r
declared the regular monthly dividend q i, capital
dividend of ce1t- on
anu anu nsyahs September 81. 1901 Ire 80 al leO
will closed from SepteInnef y I,NoBY treasurer
New-York tribune., 1901-09-11
THE DAYS OPERATIONs IN BONDS.

GOVERNMENT BONDs.-Market strong Final
quotations follow:
New-York tribune., 1901-09-11

-Asked.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-11

'And interest.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-11

.rnisstsA tSmau lots.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-10
Steel Office and Vault Furniture.
Steel Cabinets, Document Cases, 81
DUTIES ARE
STILL COLLECTED

WASHINGTON. May 2S.-"We will
go right along collecting duties on
imports from the Philippines" said
Secretary Gage today. THE Supreme
Court has not decided that we cannot
collect duties on imports from the
Philippines, and until such decision is
ties just as we have been doing. I'm
porters can file their protests with
each payment of duty, and if the court
finally decides that we had no right to
collect taxes the money will have to
be refunded"
Assistant Secretary Spaulding, who
has direct charge of all matters relat-
ing to CUSTOMS said today that he
could not as yet say how much the
United States would have to refund
under the decisions of the Supreme
Court. He said about s2,0O000O had
been collected in duties on imports
from the Philippines after the ratifica-
ton of the treaty of peace and before
the enactment of the Foraker law, but
only those payments which had been
made under protest would have to be
refunded, and there were no figures of
the department showing how many
were paid under protest. He said he
had asked the Bureau of Statistics to
furnish him with a statement of the
amounts that had been collected on
imports from the Philippines and from
Hawaii, but had not yet received the
figures.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-10

is flowing into the pockets OF British
Shippers. commission agents, agrfcuI-
turists. insurance agents and stock
holders of the company working it.
The story of the island, which is Sit
uated in south latitude 10 degrees 25
minutes, east longitude los degrees AZ
minutes, is romantic and of more than
passing interest. It's discovery In the
commercial. sense dates from the days
OF the Challenger expedition. That ex-
petition cost England 100000, and
there have been many who have carp
ed at the expenditure of SO large a
sum for results which apparently were
of SO little value in an ordinary sense.
The expedition has. however, been the
indirect means of adding Christmas
island to the British crown, and In
years to come Singapore and the moth
er country also are likely to receive
from 1t alone, much more than the
cost of the expedition. Christmas ISL
and was formally annexed by the
British government in the following
year, lease extending over a hundred
years was granted to DE-. John MUIR
ray and Mr.. Clunies Ross, OF the Co.
Keeling islands, Jointly, at yearly
rental of ESQ. The prospecting of the
island covered fully a decade, and
finally a small private company was.
formed. What was previously only a
haunt OF bats and rats and a resting
place for sea birds has become a basis
for the output of one of the most val
liable fertilizers known to modern agrf-
culturists. Within a single year after
the commencement OF operations Eng
land. Germany, Australia and Japan,
were absorbing its manurial treasure
and calling for increased supplies.
The appraised top of a submarine
mountain round which the seas run
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-10

phosphate to the point of embarkation
During last year 10000 tons of phos-
phate We're exported, giving profit of
75 per cent on the capital Within a
year, it is confidently hoped, the out
put will rise to at least 100000 tons.
Even then the wealth of phosphates
will only be tapped, and the supply,
at a much greater rate of output, will
easily outIast the term of the lease.
The colony of the island has gradual
ly grown, and today the Inhabitants
number thirteen white people Qnclud-
ing mine manager, doctor, chem
list, three ladies and children), 500 Chi
nese coolies, thirty Malay boatmen and
thirteen Sink policemen. The Straits
settlements government has just voted
the sum of G4500 for official buildings
on the island, and when these are COM
pleted there viii be an immediate aug
mentation of the population, which will
go on increasing with the extension OF
the phosphate business and the deveI-
opment of agricultural and other in
dustries
The scientist to whom the discovery
of the value of Christmas island is due
is Sir John Murray, X. c. B., who has
just returned from a visit to the island.
Attracted to it by its coral formation,
his researches led him to the conclu-
sion that the process of time under ex-
listing conditions must have trans
formed the calcareous substance into
phosphate of lime, the value of which
to agriculture is well known. Indeed,
the optimistic calculation has been
made in Singapore that the value OF
the islet In phosphate alone is $780,
100000 Sir John Murray, in addition
to discovering the commercial value OF
the island. is nursing its scientific side
with assiduous care.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-10

/ down almost perpendicularly from its
shores to depth of three English
miles, is but ten miles long and seven
broad, with an area of forty to fifty
square miles. AS already indicated. it
rises out of waters deeper than those
which surround any other tropical ISL
and. Moreover, from a scientific point
of view, it is the most interesting ISL
and on the face of the earth. When
the pioneer inhabitant pitched his tent
on the virgin Shorthand on the isle he
could only discover two species of bats.
, two species of rats and a shrew-
mouse. These We're the only mammals.
Down to the very waters edge the
surface of the island is covered with
vegetation. Slopes, clad with trees,
tall as Norwegian pinesp through
which nothing is visible but glints of
, the sky, lead to a great central plat
eau, some 500 or 800 feet above the sea
level. and the highest peak in the ISL
and, called Murray Point, is LOO feet
above the level of the Indian Ocean
The plateau is covered with excellent
soil, SO rich that all tropical fruits and
plants grow luxuriantly. and a special
FORM OF sage may yet find it's way to
the markets of the world from Christ
mas island. The plateau is one long
succession of blocks Of phosphate vary
ing in depth down to forty feet At
present these blocks are picked up
from the roots Of the trees and export-
ed They are white almost as snow.
ana full of phosphate of lime to the
extent OF 30 per cent. Great Difficult
Ties We're for q time encountered In oh
tanning an anchorage, and as manv .
ten oarges have been lost, but these
dlHiculties have now been overcome -,
Flying Fish Bay. and short line Of
railway two miles in length carries the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-10
ISLAND WORTH TWO
BILLION DOLLARS

Far away in the southern seas, some
200 miles from the coast of the an
cient '1and of gold" and almost 1000
miles from the sunny country of the
Golden Fleece, there may be deserted
a little speck of land. Scientists re-
gard it as an appraised coral atol1, and
take a peculiar interest in 1t from the
fact that it is the only known tropical
island of any large extent which up to
the last few years has never been in
habited by a savage OF civilized race.
1t is called Christmas Island. Why,
no man living can tell. AS to the date
of its first discovery the past Is equal
ly Obvious; yet 1t has been an OBJ
ject of spasmodic attention on the part
Of voyagers on the high seas for at
least two and half centuries. In 1856
the wandering Dampier OF Holland
sighted this small woody island" and
since that date 1t has appeared in
Dutch maps, but 1t was NOT until 1886
that British surveying vessel sue
ceeded In finding an anchorage and IN
landing and partially exploring the ISL
and The following year H. N. s..
Egeria made further explorations, and
the conclusion OF the commander, In
the light of what has since happened.
Is interesting: Man has never lived
on Christmas Island, nor would 1t be
a pleasant residence, as apart from
the fact that there Is no water, the
rains sinking into the limestone rock
the extreme discomfort of 1ocomotion
and the absence OF any harbor whence
the product could be conveniently
shipped, will deter any settler from
seeking home there until other more
favorable spots are occupied" Within
ten years or so after this prophecy the
island had population of some 600
souls, and from the phosphate deposits
found on 1t Pactolean stream OF gold
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-20
BODIES BURNED.
Hamilton Killed Widow and Shot
Himself Set Woods on Fire.

Atlanta, Ga. Feb. 2O.-The bodies OF
Mrs. n. NJ. Wilson, young widow. and
William Hamilton, a student In phar-
macy. who disappeared from Atlanta one
week ago, were found one mile from the
end of the chattahoochce River car line
The surroundings indicated that Hamil-
ton had killed Mrs. Wilson. set fire 10 the
woods near her body and then ended his
own life. Both bodies were fearfuliy
burned.
The bodies were found by two negroes
who. being unable 10 Impress anybody
with tn truth OF their sta atements did not
press the matter further until Monday.
Mrs Wilson was Tying by the side OF
a fallen sapling. There was bullet hole
through her right hand and another la
the rieht temple
~ The side of Hamilton was found
revolver There vas a hole In iiamiiton's
LEFT temple aud few inches from his
left hand lay small mirror. evidently
used to direct the bullet.
When Mrs Wilson left her mothers
home one week ag0. she wore only
morning gown of light material. and "A
hght weight dressing sacquc She was
without hat, ana her feet were en-
cascd ln slippers.
Hamilton came 70 Atlanta from Mobile
IL Is known that Hamilton had been
devoted 60 Mrs. Wilson for some time.
but her parents assert that she gave
him nO encouragement
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-20
A BALL MASQUE.
Enjoyable Affair Held by italian
Dramatic Club.

A very ENJOYABLE masquerade ball was
given under the auspices of the Italio-
American Dramatic club, In the hall OF
the Italian Benevolent Union laTt even
ing. and thc attendance was very large.
Tho costumes worn were OF "A great va
ricty. and some OF them were qlite clab-
crate CapOue's orchestra gave an ex-
cellent concert prior to the ball. During
the intermission prizes were awarded TO
those wearing tho best costumes.
The success OF the entertainment was
due 10 the following Aiello Adnmo, presi-
dent; Melaragno Ferdinando. treasurer,
Pettinc Domenico, secretary, hoor direct
or. Russitan0 Antonio; assistants. Pelle-
grini Vino. De Gasparro Ran; reception
committee. V. fupoli s. GiOrdauO, l..
pensa. A. De Michele, A Guorcla. T..
Mlnetti &. Tormichelli. y. III Quattro. A..
Mattcra. r. Gianfrancesco. y. Del Fino.
A. Assalons. NJ Russo. A Marreglia g..
Montccaivo. ia Ciiento. +. Cilento. T.
.lonto. y. Meneghclli, A. Bolvin 81. Ruff
fno. g Nnia. ID. Spaziano. n. Di Nuccl.
A. Ciccone. A. Feola.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-20
RECORD
BREAKING
VOTE CAST
0'ConnsII Elected Mayor Of
Worcester on Second
Trial by 5ll.

Worcester, Feb. 2o.-Phfllp o'Connen
was elected mayor OF Worcester at the
special election held yesterday, defeating
William A. Lytle. the Republican nomi-
nee, by q majority OF ll
The vote was 1863 10 S0is and the lar
gest ever cast at a municipal election in
Worcester.
The election was made necessary by
tie vote for mayor in December. when
after a recount each candidate was found
10 have SOei. ELECTION night IL was an
nounced that Lytic had won b. Al votes.
The next morning "A mistake was discOy-
cred which elected O'Conneil. A recount
and the tie followed.
OcOnneli went 10 tho MassacAusetts
Supreme cYIrt ml disputed ballots which
he claimed should not bc counted for
Lytle, but the court refused 90 review
the count, ana special election was
necessary.
MIR O'Connell Is lawyer, 81 years OF
age and AN ex-aldcrman, His Republi-
can opponent Is a clothing dealer and
also al eN-alderman.
1T Is estimated that between 2590 and
300 Republican votes were east for the
Democratic candidate.
Mr.. Otonneli In his statement pays par
ticular attention 90 the Republicans who
have supported him. and promises th9t
they shall not be disappointed IN his ad-
ministrstion OF the office.
Mr. Lytle looks upon the result as
defeat which will not he lasting I'm its
effect on the Republican party,
Both parties strained all resources 10
get large vote. and scores OF citizens
came from distant points.
Among these are United States Senator
George +. HOar. Frank IL. Batchelder. re-
publican candidate for Congress I'm the
November election. and Congressman
Johp II. Thayer. Democrat, each of whom
journeyed from Washington 10 cast
ballot for his party.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-20
EAST PROVIDENCE

A colored man named Gibbs or VIII
iiams was arrested in Providence this
morning for making an assault upon his
wife and was turned over to Patrolman
Taggart.
Mrs. Robert Tobin. accompanied by her
son. John a, is spending few days
with relatives in New York.
horse attached 10 n wagon ran away
IN the square this morning and succeeded
in demollshing the wagon. The horse
was secured and made fast in s. s. Rich's
shed, and later the farmer who owned
the rig put in his appearance and picked
up the remnants of his wagon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-20
American Consul to Pretoria LaudS
the BOer Generals Skill and the
Endurance of His Men.

New York, Feb. 2o.-The Herald's cor
with years exposure 90 the African
sun. Mr.. Adelbert Hay, United states
consul TO Pretoria, looked the picture OF
health when | saw him at the American
embassy yesterday.
"of course, / can't talk politics" lac
said, after first declining an interview cl-
together. and anything else 1 may talk
about is not worth quoting"
In the first sentence he uttered l could
not help mentally noting the contrast be-
tween the stripping who passed throJsn
London year ago. full OF youthful ardor
TO run his head into a moose by underraH-
ing a job beside which the United States
ambassadors during the siege OF Paris
must have been childs play, with the full
grown man before me, studiously weigh
ing every word. as the result OF year =
habit of careful dcliberation.
At the same time there occurred TO me
a remark ! heard from an Englishman
who had seen young Mr.. Hay when he
passed through London last year.
APPROVED As TYPICAL AMERICAN.
you tell me that he is the son OF your
foreign minister" said the Engllshman.
"Well. all 1 can say is that IL he is chip
OF the old block, / don't wonder that
America feels strong enough to match
herself in diplomacy with nations who
have grown old in the craft"
lis the war over?' i asked. deeming "A
blunt question best under the circum-
stances.
1T is impossible for me TO say" was
the reply.
In the first place. am not a military
expert. and war. YOU know, after all. is
military affair.
Besides which. the complexion OF mat
ters has completely changed since I left
Pretoria some weeks ago, and at this dis
lance II ia impossible 10 say what Is
really the state of affairs.
'"rhe area is so immense and the opera
tions are so widespread that nobody at
this distance can say what is happening. -
Mr. 1ay?'
occupa tiun or Pretoria I have met only
kindness a The hands of the British mill
tary authorities.
WORK OF AMERICANS.
There are several hundred Americans
r. Pretoria and johannesburg all splen-
did fellows, aud mostly i'm positions OF re-
sponsibility connected with the mines.
They have done a great deal OF work
towards the pumping out OF the mines
lately and have organized a guard for
the protection OF them.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-20

has been used for over nifty years BY
millions OF mothers for their children
while toethine. with perfect success. IL
soothes tho child. sofiens the gums. al
lays all pain. cures wind collie. and r. the
bcst remedy for Diarrhoes. II will re.
iieve the poor little sufferer Immediately
Sold by druggists In every part Of the
world. Twenty-Five cents q bottle. he
sure and ask for Mrs. vinsicw's S-oth.
tns syrup" spd take nc other kind
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-20

This step was most necessary. as the
gold fields cover front OF forty-odd
miles, which IL Is very needful 10 pro-
tect, IL only 20 prevent all their efforts
from being thrown away"
What are the chances Of resuming
work."
For the present they arc poor. IL will
take a long time 10 settle the country:
though. Of course, IL will eventually be
settled.
Then there will be a large influx OF
capital, and after the natural delay has
been overcome there may be even a boom
but that is looking long way ahead"
DE VETS GENERALsHIP PRAISED
"Will they catch DE wet2"
THAT is military question. and, as i
have already said, am not military ex-
pert.
II must say, however. that De Vets
many escapes are not, as many believe,
merely the result of luck, but, so far as
can judge from personal observation OF
the man. his successes up 10 the present
are the result OF keen calculation and
good generalship on his part. combined
with Spartan endurance on the part OF
his men.
"De Wet is a great man. as even his
enemies grant, but he has on his heels a
combined force, the pick OF the English
army, under the best generals in the
field, who are pursuing him relentlessly
and with the tenacity OF the proverbial
British bulldog
DE Wet has the advantage OF knowing
every inch OF the country and OF being
assured beforehand OF the active sympa-
thy OF its inhabitants wherever he goes
THE English. on the other hand, have
only "A partial knowledge OF the country.
They are unfamiliar with the habits aud
language OF the people and have in
credible difficulties to face at every step"
WILL NOT DISCUSS PEACE.
!. What about peace proposals."
There you must excuse me-" replied
the young diplomat, smiling. 81 can't
talk politics"
In the course OF further conversation
Mr.. Hay said that he was intensely glad
To have had the experience. though I'm
looking back he wonders how he ever
had the courage 20 face such an ordeal
lie Is now on leave OF absence aud In
days Whether ne will return 10 Africa
the powers that be have decided he is
ready 10 do
Speaking or his personal experiences he
said that he had been remarkably lucky
IN escaping tho epidemics OF fever which
had prostrated so many people In Prcto-
ria and Johannesburg. The voyage home
has left him as ht as q fiddle, and he
was looking forward like a schoolboy AZ
vacation 10 greeting his old friends again
In America.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-20

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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-20
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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-07-03
Superintendent OF State Exhibits.

The following letter ia self extlan-
atory.
Hon. w. H. F. Rast, Commissioner
Lexington county, Swansea, S. G.
Dear Sir: I have been appointed
Superintendent of State exhibit at
the South Carolina Inter State and
West Indian Exposition by the South
Carolina commission, created by act
of the last General Assembly.
am now ready to begin the work
of collecting the county exhibits, and
ask your most earnest aid in this un-
dertaking, for it is obligatory upon
US to have this States resources fully
exhibited because this is ''The South
Carolina Exposition" and by it's sue
cess or by it's failure will We be judged
by the world.
Please permit me to urge that
you personally begin now to solicit
specimens for your county exhibit, for
the time is passing for some items,
especially sheaf grain. The only
expense a county will incur in max.
ing an exhibit is the collecting and
loading into a car, or cars, and the
arranging of the exhibit in the Palace
of Agriculture.
will meet with your board be-
tween now and the first of August to
give you all the aid and information
you may need. Can I count on your
support? Very truly yours,
A. W. Love,
Superintendent State Exhibits.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-07-03
"Texas Siftings,"

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
It may interest some Of your read
ers for me to give few items from
Texas.
The State of Texas, as is well
known, is the adopted home of many
South Carolinisns. I have met some
of them since my arrival here. Messrs.
Jim and Henry Bouknight, formerly
of Saluda county, are in business in
Cameron. 1t was q real pleasure to
meet them and learn of their success.
Jim is rejoicing over his first baby
girl.
Mrs. Christina Whites, nee Chris.
tina Shealy, formerly Of Splipg Hill,
Lexington county, is in Cameron also.
She lives with her youngest daugh-
ter, Mrs Nora Ruby. Mrs. Whites,
though so years old, is cheerful and
with the exception of rhumatism en-
joys good health. Recollections Of
the days gone by in South Carolina
are among her cherished things, and
the names of the Eargle, Drehera, ct
al. are fresh in her memory. A call
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-07-03
Points for Growing Girls.

Some one has suggested fifteen
things that every girl can learn be-
fore she is fifteen years of age. Net
every one cal learn to play or sing
or paint well enough to give pleasure
to her friends, but the following
Accomplishments" are. within every
body's reach:
Shut the door and shut it softly.
Keep your own room in tasteful
order.
Have an hour for rising and rise.
Learn to make bread as we'll as
cake.
Never let button stay off twenty
four bours.
Always know where your things
are.
Never let day pass without doing
something to make somebody COM
Portable.
Never come to breakfast without
collar.
Never 60 about with your shoes
unbuttoned.
Speak clearly enough for every
body to understand.
Never 6dget or bum, so as to dis
tu,b others.
Never fuss or fret, or 6dget.-Ez.