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The Washington times., 1902-09-14
AFRICAN TRADE OF
AN IMMENSE VALUE
Dark Continent Affords Rare
Field for Americans.
TREASURY, GIVES FIGURES
Great Britain Takes Big Lead in Ex-
ports-Great Consumption of Cotton
Cloth = Uncle Sans Business Only
Small Fraction of Total.

Some figures just received by the
Statistical Bureau OF the Treasury De-
partment oonclusively show the i'm
portance of Africa as q field for the
products and manufactures Of the United
States. The figures relate to the trade
and commerce carried on between Africa
and the United Kingdom. Compared with
the imports into the Dark Continent of
British products, the figures represent
ing our exports to Africa almost sink
into insigniffcance.
The total exports from the United
Kingdom to Africa, according to figures
received by the Bureau of Statistics.
were in 1901 sl57.eo0,O 900, or practically
five times as much as the exports from
the United States to Africa.
While the growth of exports from the
United Kingdom to Africa has not been
SO rapid as in the case of the United
States, 1t has been steady and persis-
tent. In 1897 the total exports from the
United Kingdom to Africa amounted to
sl2O,0O0, ,000; in 1900, sl34, 1000, ,O0O and in
1901. S157 .C0O.O OOO
OF this expectation of more than $780,
u0c.0OO worth of merchandise to Africa,
nearly two-thirds goes to the southern
part of the continent, the figures being:
To Cape Colony, s62, zoo, ,000 to Natal,
s29, SOC. GOO: and to Portuguese Africa
chiefly that section located on the south
eastern front of the continent and form
ing the most direct entrance to the ter
ritory OF the late Boer republic, S6,020,-
DOO.
Market in Egypt.
The next sestion in Importance is
Egypt. to which the exports from the
United Kingdom are s31 ,23S.0 900; next,
British West Africa, 81, ,222 900.
An analysis of this market for over
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Working Force Overtime.

Mr. NJ l. Weller and his assistants on
the public comfort committee are be-
ginning to experience difficulty in car
ing for the wants of the numerous per-
sons who are calling upon them for at
tention. and with the present force il is
only possible to do SO by working every
one overtime Most of the employees viii
be compelled to work all day today.
One hundred and thirty requests for
accommodations were received in the
mail yesterday. Most of these were from
individuals. and called for accommcda- :
tions for from two TO eight people. Each
letter receives the personal attention
of member of the committee or an en-
ploye. and the utmost care is exercised
in placing the applicants in satisfactory
quarters. Had 1t not been for the ex-
cellent preparation OF Mr. Weller,
the committee would already be swamped
with work.
Mr. B. w Beebee was yesterday made
Z member of the committee On music
Capt. John w. Lewis, chairman of he
cavalry corps committee, has called q
meeting of that committee for tomorrow
evening at Z o'clock, at encampment
headquarters, 1405 New York Avenue
northwest. All who served in thu
Armies of the Cumberland. the Tennes-
see. and the Ohio, are urgently requested
TO be present.
The following committee meetings
have been announced for next week:
Monday-Automobile committee, at The
Riggs House, at o'clock; religious ex-
ercises, at the same place. at s; reunion
committee, Cavalry Corps of the Missis-
sippi. Mrs. Mussey's Wcman's Relief
Corps. and Mrs. Mussey's badge commit
tee. at encampment headquarters, 1906
New York Avenue northwest.
Tuesday-Third Army Corps. at the
Riggs House; engineers. signal corps.
etc, Army CT the James. Shields Divs-
ion. aud the committees on printing and
camp6res. at encampment headquarters.
ednesday-Visiting staff of general
hospital DR.. ". b. French, a, headquar-
ters
Thursday-Sixteenth Army Corps.
Friday-Sixth Army Corps al The Riggs
House. and Ninth Army Corps at en-
campment headquarters.
The Washington times., 1902-09-14
MARINES ARE MADE
u THE OFFICIAL BAND

stands on Lafayette Square will probab-
ly begin tomorrow. Chairman Orreu G.
Staples, OF the committee on grand
stands. parks, and reservations. follow
ing long talk with Chairman Warner
yesterday al encampment headquarters.
rejected as excessive all OF the bids
that had been submitted for the erec-
tion of the stands. and has engaged Mr..
Arthur Cowsill to superintend the work
CT building under The personal super
vision of Colonel Staples. The first of
the lumber was purchased Saturday. and
men will be put at work tomorrow on
the work of construction.
White Lot Turned Over.
The grounds of the White Lot will
be Immediately turned over to Col. John
McElroy. of the reunion committee. his
bond of 81 900 for the replacing of the
grounds in perfect condition after the
tents shall have been removed having
been approved yesterday by the Assist
ant Secretary of War, Col. William San
ger. The permit to Colonel McElroy
further stipu!ates that the tents to be
erected upon the ellipse shall not be used
for sleeping purposes. The stringing OF
electric light wires for the illumination
of Camp Roosevelt will be commenced
within few days.
Mr. Frank Dietz, representing the
Pain Fireworks Company. will tomor-
row make complete survey and plat of
the Monument Grounds. preparatory to
the construction of the 10000 seats for
the visitors OF the grand spectacular
exhibition the company will provide for
the week. Mr.. Dietz has arranged for
mis- lumber, and within the next day or
two will have force of men engaged
upon the work.
Mr.. Charles G. Davis, sergeant at
arms of the State House in Boston, ar
rived in the city yesterday 10 arrange
for band of music for Post 113. of
which he is a member. This post viii
escort the Department of Massachusetts,
and with that department will MAKE
headquarters at the Coreoran Hotel, rs
will also the Woman-s Relief Corps of
that State. The party will leave Boston
Sunday night, October 5. on the Fedora
express, running through without change
by way of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford and the Pennsylvania
Railroads. 1t will arrive in this cit!
morning.
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campment. showing that interest in the
reunion is high.
At the conclusion of the meeting yes
terday Mrs Mussey presented Mrs'
Martha Spencer with a gold medal irohi
Mr.. George Rheinhardt, OF Lebanon "a
Mr. Rheinhardt was volunteer IN tiie
war. ana wnlie IN
Washington on duty he was taken Sc
riously ill and confined in hospitai FOR
some time. Mrs. Spencer was attentive
TO him during the time he was III, ana
the medal which she received yesteraa!
was graceful acknowledgment OIL his
gratitude 10 her.
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si'o'oVo,ooo worth of British products
SHOWS that the chief exports to Cape
ooiony consist of cotton piece goods,
iron wrought and unwroughD. coal.
provisions of all sorts, and manufactured
articies. especially apparel and haber-
dashery.
10 Natal the exports are similar to
tnose TO Cape Colony, with the exception
OF ccal of which considerable quantity
is produced in Natal itself. To Portu;
suese Africa the shipments included cot
tons, machinery. and other supplies
chiefy for the Transvaal and Orange
River Colonies. To British West Africa,
cotton goods, coal, and iron are the most
important articles exported. To Egypt
the expectations included cotton goods
to the value of 81. .0S6.0 coal. IS, ,325.-
OU0; iron wrought and unwrought, ST.
6S0,0e0; and machinery including steam
engines, s1935 GOO
Trade of the Transvaal.
The exports to the Transvaal seem
likely to prove an important factor, es-
pecially in view of the present and pros
pective enlargement of the gold mining
operations. For the five months ending
with May they amounted to s16.s25 900.
against s4,1S5,O00 in the corresponding
five months of last year.
Among the more important articles
exported from the United Kingdom to
the Transvaal in the five months ending
with May are metals and manufactures,
including agricultural implements, 49,
956.0G0; apparel. haberdashery. etc. 81
623,0CO; provisions, exclusive of corn and
dairy products. 1856, 600; corn and
grain. including -four. meal. and rice,
s9+4,0Q0; leather and manufactures. in
GLIDING saddlery, boots. and shoes, SS12,-
COO; dairy products, s72O,CO0 drugs and
chemicals. s642, ,0G0; beverages. including
ale. spirits. wines. and mineral waters,
SS1S.000; wood and manufactures, $574.-
COO.
To the Orange River Colony the ex-
ports are much less, the figures for the
against s435,Oe0 in the corresponding
quarter of the preceding year.
Cotton Goods Exports.
Cotton piece goods alone form very
important feature of British exports 20
Africa. In 1897 they amounted to s23,-
763. 900, and in 1901 to $50, 1881 ,0O0 or this
total sl1, 300, ,000 went to Egypt; $685.. 900
10 Cape Colony and Natal; s4,672, COO TO
British West Africa; $3,O22 COO to
French Africa, and s2,S760OO to Morocco.
The following table shows the total
value of exports to Africa from the
United States and United Kingdom, re-
spectively, in each calendar year from
1897 to 1901:
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Buried a Confederate.

Post No. 113 is one of the strongest
posts in the department, and is noted
for its liberality and consideration OF
the men against whom the members
battled during the civil struggle. Sew
eral years ago the post created prece-
deEs by burying a Confederate veteran
and giving him the benefit of the G. A.
R. ritual. Two years ago Gen. Jo,
Wheeler, who is an associate member
was the orator of the day at the Me-
mortal Day services. General Grosvenor
is also an associate member of the post.
Mr.. Davis hopes to be able to return
home either tonight or tomorrow morn
ing. He is making use of his spare mo-
ments while here in entertaining friends
with stories of the greatness of the Hub.
chusetts will send a large delegation.
although it is somewhat early TO secure
accurate-f figures.
BY direction of Chairman Warner. Sec
retary Bulkley yesterday sent letter
to Mr.. John Hadley Doyle. chairman of
the Potomac River regatta committee.
informing him that at the present time
the executive committee would be un-
able TO comply with his request for the
allotment OF an additional $50 for the
use of the regatta committee. He stat
ed. however, that in case the future con-
dition of the finances would permit it
ne would be glad to reconsider the mat
rer
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-14
PETERSON IN RACE FRED BRY10N DEAD
Once the Hero Of the Minneapolis
Matinee Girl.
IN THE PENCE STOCK COMPANY
He WAS Known as the HandsOmest
Leading Man of HIS
Time.

Frederick Bryton, an actor VINO was
once a great favorite in this city, died
this morning at his home in Rochester,
N. Y. For many years he enjoyed rep
utation that extended over the whole
country, and for one season played lead
ing roles in the company of Clara Morris.
He was known as the handsomest lead
ing man of his time, and was immensely
popular both in and out of his profess
sion.
Bryton's reputation locally rests large
ly upon his work while at the head Of the
old Pence Theater stock company, in the
days when the Pence was the fashionable
playhouse of Minneapolis. He was a
great matinee favorite, and finally mar
ried a Minneapolis girl The marriage,
however, proved unfortunate, and d.
vorce followed not long afterwards. BotN
Mr.. Bryton and his former wife remar-
ried and the latter still makes this city
her home.
Some years ago Mr.. Bryton was at
tackled by an illness which resulted in the
practical loss Of his voice. Since then he
has devoted his attention largely to the
staging of plays, and was recognized as
one of the leading producers of the coun-
try. He wrote several plays, but none of
them attained any great success, and
Minneapolitans generally will remember
his as "that handsome leading man, about
whose escapades so many stories were
told when he played in Minneapolis and
had half the society girls of the city as
his admirers
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-14

James A. Peterson announced himself
in the foregoing brief but pointed state
ment this morning. little later he
went to the courthouse and filed with
the county auditor his affidavit as can
,didate paying the county of Hennepin $40
for the privilege.
The announcement was expected. Mr..
Peterson has had an eye on the nomlna-
ton for several months, and his friends
have known his intentions for some time.
He deferred formal announcement, how
ever, until absolutely sure in his own
mind of the wisdom of the course.
Mr. Peterson declined to make any
statement to-day of his views on public
questions ''The republican platform is
good enough for me-" he said. Between
now and Sept. Is he will in public adj
dresses give his views on national issues.
His early affiliations in politics were with
the Blaine republicans of Wisconsin, and
he is naturally protect1onist OF the
reciprocity school.
Mr.. Peterson lives at 2727 Chicago ave-
nue.. and has been resident of Mime
apolis fifteen years. He was porn II
Dodge county, Wis, and was graduated
from the University of Wisconsin in 1884
He finished law course at the same IN
stitution in 1887, and Aug. IS of that year
moved to Minneapolis. He had taken ar
active part in politics while still in school
stamping the state for Blaine in 1884 and
for Jerry Rusk in 1886. He was at once
drafted into the service In Minnesota
and stumped the state for Harrison IN
1885,, Since then he has never ceased &c
he an active supporter of the republican
party. From 1898 to 1897 he was assist
ant county attorney under Frank NJ N we!
and he served as county attorney in 1877
and 1898. He was a member of the sec
ond charter commission, and in l9oo was
elected to the legislature from the 1ortv-
second district, serving through the regu-
lar, and extra session with d1stlnctloE'
Congressman Fletcher mas no. maui e., :
uhIic statement Of his intentions, but
+ As taken for granted that he will re
candidate for denomination. Eugene e.
Hay is also talked of as possible can !.
didate and on his return to the city IS
expected to settle the question.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-14
THE: CITY
TOWN TALK

Wall paper in all the latest designs. C. e.
Taylor & Co., 6l2 Nicollet
Wedding Observation-Disclosures styles. The
Beard Art Co., ga Nicolet.
- Auction fine furniture. rugs. etc, 10 and 2.
daily, Downs, "A Seventh street S.
If it's something to wear, always go to The
Plymouth and save time and money.
Frederick Roach will sell you a 1902 Ram
bier bicycle for $50 $40 Hennepin avenue.
Order your shrubs, lilacs. snowballs, spi
rails, barberys, ETC., from Mendenhall, 81
Sixth street s.
Bloomington Avenue Methodist church Tues
day evening at o'clock by Miss Anna Dow
ney of Chicago. All are invited.
Pansy, nasturtium, sweet peas and other
fine fresh Aower seeds. The very best lawn
grass seed. At Mendenhalls, 81 Sixth street
s. Minneapolis, MINI.
All members of the Veteran Volunteer Fire
mems Association are requested to meet at 200
Intrty-third street Tuesday at p m. to
attend the funeral of the late Summer c..
Cutter.
A farewell reception will be given in honor
Of Rev. Father Arctander at St. Charles
church, Fourth street and Thirteenth ave-
nue. s, this evening. An interesting program
has been arranged
Paul Bramanec, a young Austrian emigrant,
whose destination was Minneapolis, is being
detained by the police at Buffalo, N. Y. The
police are searching for Oregon Bramanec,
his brother, who is thought to be living in
this city.
Two Minneapolis young men. giving the
names Of John Magalsk and Tony Ga!lick,
were arrested for making trouble on an inter
urban car near University avenue and Arun-
del street, ST. Paul. about o'clock last night.
The prisoners, the police say, started in to
whip the conductor because he would not &C
cept transfers which the lime limit had ex-
PRED.
Thursday evening the Salvation Army will
have charge of the midWeek prayer meeting
at Westminster church. 1t will be conducted
entirely after the methods used by the army.
Thus Westminster church interests it's mem
bers in the work done by the branch Of the
Christian Workers and shows its sympathy
with the most difficult work in which it is en-
gagged.
A horse and buggy stolen from Dr. G.. A.
Lapierre, 3ll University avenue NE, Saturday
night, abandoned by the thief and later
was struck by a Northern Pacific train at
Main street ana Twenty fifth avenue NE. The
horse was killed and the buggy demolished
DR.. Lapierre says he valued the horse and
buggy at $3.50. The police are looking for
the .hicf.
Edward Miller, a Southtcwn feed dealer
has filed his affidavit as candidate for county
commissioner on the republican ticket for the
second district. D. B. Ryberg wants to sue
coed himself in that district. while Daniel
Engstrom, John P. Blchfeldt and others are
doing a lot of preliminary work to get the
place. The democrats are reported to have
united on Matt Walsh as their candidate.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-14
BURTON HOLMES, RETURN
His Final Lecture This Season Will
Be His Best

The lecture which Burton Holmes will
return to Minneapolis to give on Friday
evening at Plymouth church. will be his
final lecture here this season, and will
undoubtedly prove to be his very best.
Mr.. Holmes SO considers it himself and he
ought to know. Moscow and a Visit to
Count Tolstoy' will be the subject. Mos
COW is to the religious life Of Russia what
st. Petersburg is to the military and dip
lomatic; the stronghold of Russian faith,
professions Of priests are as conspicuous
in the street life as soldiers are in the
city of Peter the Great.
Mr.. Holmes visit to the home of Count
Tolstoy, and the pictures he took Of this
celebrated Russian liberal, will be Of
unusual interest to the many to whom
his works are familiar. The entire lee
ture abounds in pictorial possibilities, a
large number Of excellent motion pictures
being shown among which is one of Toll
toy himself playing with his grandchildren
in his garden at Tula, The still pictures
with which the lecture is further illus
trated are unusually numerous, and are
all magnificently coloreG. The negatives
are the result of Mr.. Holmes personal
Photographic achievements, and conse-
quently give an intimate insight into the
daily life and customs Of the people, the
quaint and picturesque for which his work
is so eminently marked.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-14
weather Conditions.

There has been precipitation during the
past twenty four hours in the gulf states,
Oklahoma, northern New Mexico Kan
sas, Colorado, western South Dakota and
sout heastern Montana; the following are
the largest amounts: 2.7S inches at New
Orleans, 1.04 at Galveston, 80 at Okla
homa, rs at Rapid City and .12 at Dodge
City and rain at Dodge City. The tenn
peratures in the northern part Of the
country west Of the Lake region have not
changed much since yesterday morning.
This mornings temperatures in Mime
sofa and the DaIotas are below the freez-
ing point. or near it. The pressure is
moderately low in New Mexico and mod
erately high over the Lake region and
Minnesota.
II. S. Outran,, Section Director.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-14

Captain j. c.. Reno. the pioneer Mime
sotan. long noted for his enthusiastic ad-
vocacy of river Improvement between ST..
president of the old Minneapolis board Of
trade, died at his home, 43 Fifteenth
street N, early Sunday morning Death
came with little warning and was due to
apopleXy. Captain Reno had been in
average health up to very few days ago.
Following slight indisposition, he was
much improved Saturday and expected to
be out of the, house yesterday. He leaves
widow and three sons, w. j., Howard
and Alexander, and one daughter, Mrs. M.
A. Ives of Chicago He was in his
eighty year, and if he had lived
until December Il would have been mar
ried so years. The funeral services will
be held at St. Marks church Wednesday
afternoon at 4 o'clock. The remains will
be taken to Cincinnati that evening for
interment in the family lot in Spring
Grove cemetery in that city, the de-
ceased's old home.
Mrs. Reno has been in frail health for
some weeks, but is bearing<up we'll under
her affection. 90 -, ..-.
Captain John G. Reno was born at Lon
donville, Richland county, Ohio. Dec. 80,
| 1922. His forbears were of Huguenot stock
who, after residence of some years in
England, came to the James river coun-
try in Virginia. Captain Reno's father
was merchant and farmer, and he him
self seemed destined at the start to fol
low in his footsteps, At the age of le
he became clerk in a store at Beaver, Pa:
Five years flaters firing of the work and
confinement, he, accepted a position as
clerk on an Ohio river steamboat, PLYING
1between Pittsburg and st. Louis. That
was the beginning of more than half
century of enthusiastic devotion to the
cause Of river transportation.
He advanced rapidly to the front In his
work! and for the two or three years be-
fore he came to Minneapolis ne com
manded the Fairy Queen, one of the taV'
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oriter steamers of the ante-bellum period
on the Ohio and the Mississippi
Captain Reno came to Minneapolis in
1855, attracted by the accounts that came
to him from his uncle, James Christmas.
Of the opportunities for young and ener-
getic men in the new country. At the
outset he purchased third interest in
along the river bank above Twentieth
avenue N, which they later plated and
sold for city lots He made other large
investments in Minneapolis property in
subsequent years.
Captain Reno from the very day Of his
arrival in Minneapolis, became impressed
with the Importance and possibilities OF
river improvement between st. Paul and
Minneapolis and the years were but few
thereafter that he was not enthusiastically
ly interested in some movement to the
achievement Of that end. In 1857 he
made trip to Pittsburg and succeeded
in making contracts with four steamers to
travel the river regularly between Fulton
City, Ill.,, and Minneapolis. No less than
fifty-two steamers reached the city that
year and they discharged 100000 tons OF
freight. In that same year he became
the third president Of the Minneapolis
board of trade He was again elected
president of the board in 1892.
To Captain Reno and his devotion to the
river transportation project is due in
large measure the inception and ultimate
success of the movement to make Mime
apolis the head of navigation by the con
struction of the locks and dams in the
river This work is now we'll on toward
completion. ts -
While his latter years have been spent
quietly, as befitted one of his advanced
age, he never lost one jot Of his enthu.
siasm for river Improvement and for al
other measures calculated to rebound tt
the credit and prosperity Of Minneapolis
He held considerable city property at the
time of his death and in the last Two
years improved many of his North Mime
apolis lots with handsome residences
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-14
RAILROAD RUBMLES
THE -FOUR TRACK NEWS
The April .Number Is full of Inter-
estinE Information.

(. The April number of The Four Track
News, a magazine issued by the passen-
ger department. Of the New York Central
road and edited by John K. LIE akron is
full of information attractive to every
person who delights in travel The value
of travel as an educator is the subject Of
one of the leading articles. There is
an interesting story of the recent visit of
Prince Henry under the title Of "a Prince
and Gentleman" George H. Daniels in
Railway Advertising and American Com
merce" says that one advertisement is
sued by the New York Central has been
printed 100000 times. translated into
every known language and distributed
around the globe. Information in Amer
lean railway folders has built up trade
for various American products in foreign
countries, and the maps issued by the va
rious roads are hanging on the walls of
school houses in foreign lands. Trout
fishing in the Adirondacks, ship building
on Lake Superior, and the Palisades on
the Hudson are discussed In brief articles.
chapter is devoted to "The Worlds
Progress" and another to general rail
road news. The illustrations include
several full page views on the Adiron-
dacks, Niagara Falls and Japan.