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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-27
FOR SALE CHEAP.

One ginning and grist mill outfit, been
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one double pin BOSS" press, two grist
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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-27
Stops the Cough and Works of the Cold

Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure
cold in one day. No cure; no pay.
Price 25 cents.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19
LABOR LEGISLATION.
State Federation viii Ask for Two
Measures.

State Federation viii Ask for Two
Measures
Austin, Texas. January lS--At the meet.
ing Of thc state Federation NJ Labor. held
at Waco on the lSth and 18th inst. II was
decided TO ask Cor legisa ion on two meas.
TRES which are close to the hearts Of tho
working people, The drst Of these is ono
which trades unions have been pushing for
any years, and they have met with con
siderable success In all parts " the civil.
lied world; the second is purely humaui.
turian. and concerns the whole people rs
much rs u does lie unions. but AS n 40.
CURES united effort TO secure such legiSln.
iitn, the unions have decided to take III,
duty Lpon themselves, The rcsuluiion
adopted by The State Federation was bro.
pared by the lstin aud San Antonio daL
Sgatlons and Is the only legislation the
labor people will ask, unless Inc rnilroHh
mel, again seek the passage OF a doubI,.
header blli' Following is the text OF the
70 the working people OF Texas thar he
uomlnnpt political party recognize tho signs
or me times, which foreshadOw decreasing
hours o. labor, SO thar lqbor.saylng ma,
cnluerY may prove a blessing rather than
curse. 10 the people; that the genius oi
mankind shall be exercised for lie milf
lpg or humanity aud that It's blessings
sssn re eh3oyea ey the whole people rather
ResoIN ed, by the Texas state Federation
Of Labor. that the convention OF the demo.
cIatie party OF Texas be requested to In.
sert 10 Its platform OF principles decLI.
retlon In favor Of the enactment BY tie
Twenty'eighth legislature OF law reoulr.
Ing an eighthoue day on all work don
tor the state Of Texas, whether BY time or
81 contract. And be II further
AesolNtd, that the rapid strides Texas IL
Tsking In the commercial world Indicates
that factories OF all kinds viii soon be es
tnpnsned In the State; and, believing that
our great state Is capable OF sustainire
blood. and knowing that the exchange M
ne fran bodies OF our children for gold I,
shocklng 20 the conscience OF a Southern
people, We ASK the State convention OF IN
oemocratic party OF Texas to insert IN its
platform 0 plank calling for the emo mem
by the Twenty-eighth legislature on A Iavy
prompting the employment OF children mn.
der the age OF ID years. va
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

freezes and thaws, and we have NOT soon
the worst effects Of this changeahle winter,
more freezes and thaws are coming
Astronomical events are foretold with
plscueal perfection SO far as the welfare
o. the human race is concerned not mWch
improvement could be expected from
further improvements In Astronomical se,
euraey ana yet perfection has not been
Icached IN any part Of that science The
future place of the moon can not he nor.
iieetly ioretold; even the eclipse calenla.
Tons always contain errors. But for an
pTaetlcal purposes we may consider That
astronomical calculations are perfect.
Until quite recently have always doubt.
cd the possibility Of ever reaching pra ctIcai
perfection IN making weather forecasts. an
advanced point where further Improvement
would be OF no practical utility. / now he.
Hove that weather forecasts viii be made
practically perfect, that we will be able. 4
month IN advance, 20 mark ont the neth
OF the storm wave from Paeihc 10 Atlantie
coasts, give wind force in ali SECTIONS
amount Of rain and degrees bf temper.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

AZURE.
sa I'M" e ana much hard work viii be necss.
to live accomplish all This, but y e 9yges
nave already reached thai merry, forecasts
nG,y small part, iSf discoveries rs,s THiy
Oh the records, No practlealIV na appsslsqgacy
iess fSn Dc made from record eoye .Sre,
weather ear ba ,Upg years and therefore the
quired time. " covering the re
tered ' reeorgs THIS we must gather the scat.
he smlths9nian institute, the most
secns. an w ineonN mere made BY army sur.
published in tbs p .n record Of which was
iesAi NO, OF war from 1910 to 1870 " 'ne sec
maae sy Colleges % ya aDS lie records were
INA, thirty years. II these I rsnn, during
those ~ were collected aud togeths. v yrttf,
'n0se made BY the United States .n waa WIN
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19
| Daughters 0I COlIedgIaCy
! Of The IeX0S Division.
News and Notes In Re-
gard to Chapters. U. D. G.

OFFICERS or TEXAS DIVISION
Misc Adelia A. Dunovant. president,
Houston; Mrs. Fannie ]. IIalbert' nrst vice
president, Corslcana. Mrs. A. X. Howard
second vice president, Palestine MIS- W.
A. Banks. thisd vice president, Bryan MISS
Mary y. Lane, fourth vice president Mar
shall: Mrs b. Il. Eads, secretary, Marshah'
Mrs. Edmund Key, assistant secretary
Marshall; Mrs. ]. Mayrant Smith, treas.
urer, Bolton; Miss Mole Conner, regis
trar. Eagle Lake; Mrs. s. H. Watson, MS
torian, Waxahaehie. a.
Please send all COMMUNICATIONS for, Tor THIS ms
Ilhenny avenue, Houston, Texas.
~
Doubtless every chapter in the Texas
division Is nov making preparation for
suitable celebration Of the birthday OF II
f Lee. 1t IL hoped each chapter VIII re-
member 10 send an account Of the celehra-
ton 10 the editor of this column
The state secretary, Mrs p. r Eads.
has sent out the following circular II is
desirable that every chapter respond I'M
mediately.
To the Texas Division OF the United
Daughters OF the ContcJcraCy.
Marshall TexHs.- Having entered upon
the duties Of State secretary. ana earn
estly desiring q speedy and accurate pub
Ication OF our "AnuuaI' for 1907 ] APP
peal to every chapter In our great division
10 send to Inc at once, correct report,
With full membership list and names OF
officers
Send allecommuulcatlons to the secretary
and an money 10 the treasurer. Cordially
yours Mrs h Il. Eads Marshall, feA&5.
~
The present officers for the Lockhart
chapter are: Mrs. A. l.. W. Preston, pres
dent. Miss G. W. stone, drst vice prcsl-
dent: Mrs Linda Lancaster. second vice
president; hiss Manic Clutc, secretary;
Miss Lena Stone, treasurer; Mrs. H. c.
Myers. historian.
An entertainments was given to the
Daughters Of the Confcderacy assembled In
general convention in Wilmington y. C.
delightful feature ot the occasion was Il
song by young lady, prcfaced With tho
explanation that some Federal oniccrs, ar
ter the capture OF Wilmington, urged one
OF the bellies to sing for them. She hesi.
tated, but they urged and then Sue said
'If | do you viii never ask me again
That fair young lady Of the sixties Is now
venerable and as loyal ms ever to MGR Sonin'
land. She was IN the audience aud partlci-
pated in the song Annie Laurie. Her
words to the southern Maiden Lament
for Her Country adopted from Maid OF
JUDAH" 10y Kucken, are:
Mute, mute ore the harp strings, all music
Ia hushed;
Our hear ssigns our lodgings, our hopes are
CThe bird from its nestlings torn Gutt'rlus
Lives but to die prlsoned--the forester,
0, biest native land, o, dear southlan,
ninel
How long for thy freedom in vain shall
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

bureau published in conveenhs.sgsisi =
tigators would have a goo ,srg ST.
and the only true stss l' nsfed
such records practieaily ,,pitea y
could be made for the &
Canada. Nee receis
am accommodating VIZ bn, y
as my means win permit Seslis.
Is necessarily slow. ! ~ cerpri Y
has every facility for Nj ~
preparing those recotds,. NAT aifs'
chief h doing nothing z AN Ia.Selsi,
Is publishing the month"; iayess
are absolutely useless, ht, ~,
use them aud Prof; obafsdes J
stratlng their worthless ,sssscS sh, d y
against preparing the made "
A great mistake was ~ u n
dent Cieyeland's secretsahis pfs,
Morton. turned that sg's q q.
Prof. NJ. Harrington, osa Ks r,
bureau and put g. MoSEe n,onss
mat our weather Is cclan,oors y, ..
tary influences, while nd ssir'
little about magnetism
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

growing attendance At church and Sunday
school; II r. also intended 20 make tho
pastor,s study more commodi outs and com.
Portable In the general change.
The First Methodist church steenle,
which was somewhat damaged In the Sep.
tomher, 1900. storm Is to be repaired, there
having been no one 10 undegtnke the fob
until within the last few days w r..
ltamasAue. Of Fremont Ohio who styles
himself Steeple Jack, hit tue town, MFR.
hamasauer VIII now replace the broken
states on the church steeple.
Mr., j., G. League OF Galveston has been
IA the city the past few DAYS looking after
MS property interests here, he having a
number OF good business houses in Temple,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19
Alvin Local News.

ALVIN. Texas, January l7-The annual
cslebFatlon Of General Robert 70. Lee's
birthday BY the United Daughters OF the
q Mr., ana Mrs, NJ. L. Spencer on Non
dpy, JANUARY 90 nice program has been
Arranged and viii DO rendered on the oc
,rhe schumann Concert company nlavel
here Wednesday night TO a large ana Al,
preclative audience -
Miss Lizzie Spencer viii gve q dance Ia
her pupils aud a number of her yonnu
friends tonight at the home OF her parents
A delegation Of Red Men from Houston
ana Galveston arrived here tonight and
VIII ipstaii the new cfneers 10 The lodea
recently organized at this place.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19
FORECASTS /BY FOSTER.

Copyrighted 1907, by w. T. FosVD
ST. Joseph, No. January s.-LaYbulie'
TIN gave forecasts Of disturbance cross
continent January q 10 25, wariywaye y
10 "a, cool wave % 10 ~.
Next disturbance win reach Ycihc coast
about January 2s ross wcsI9t Rockies
by close OF 20, grea. centraf/alleys 80 "a
February 2 Eastern States
warm wave via cross Vs. OF hoekles
about January %, great eglkA Valleys ~
Eaelern STATES FEBRUARY ao9i MaIe w
great central valleys F'nruary , Easte,
States T.
q VIII average 1bYa' anu rainiah ahse
A6Sut date Of tais bulletin cool wvs
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

wiz b approaching frorM the Nortb,vast
wArsn IN Ohio valley an M eastern stafss
eea In tue Dakotas '''s''
! ,s,tt, sPc.Ial Ieature or the weather will
J 80 1870 70 De tullihp 4 temperature and
So,,t Inte ianorable A. winter grain. TIL
tpe1s 'Anu4fy % whtclE Will bring another
First cold wave OF January came dav
~ ~ tiet tnah calculated otherwise the fore.
casts were very near 9, krreCt II IS lmport-
Do,o 70 note tlat early& forecasts Indicated
everest storms Of wfTifeMr that last balf 81
bgremher and middle Rof January would
bring ihawS
tSefF freeze hurts " Inter grain and the
iG.lu .t9eze last part OH this month will cut
rito tais years whea 4 productions The
Plant Is already DANA ged because OF late
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19
Laces

One lot valenciennes Lace Eds,o, .
dozen. ..''. ,........,.,.ll
New Nottingham Lace, . 10 to /. !.
wide, worth up to 10c, at, Y
Fifteen pieces Allover Lace. oo,or.s !.
cream and white. at. "
One lot New Applique Lace. all +,
cream color, Observation-Disclosures. II
Five pieces White Allover Lace n I,
Valenciennes effects, at. ....,a a!
Ten pieces Allover Lace, Spanish q,
guipure effects, all white, yard. NJ
One lot Hamburg and Lawn En-.
broideries at.
100 pieces Jaconet Bmbroideries. 4,
some slightly soiled, at ..J 81
Seventy-five pieces Jaconet Embrol,,'
assorted designs, IL to inches a. a.
wide, worth up to CSC yard, at. !. IL
$50 dozen Valenciennes Lace Edg. >,
ing, at. a dozen. .....,.........nl L
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19
Cubic Measurement.

Atlanta ConstitutloR.
General Wood has forclbly reduced the
prize OF gas in Havana, but the monthly
oills viii probably continue to be written
out In long-meter notation.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19
TempIe Topios.

Temple, Texas, January 17-The Baptist
ceneTegation is contemplating an enlarge
uEsut sf their church to accommodate the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19
Boys Furnishings
Shirts and Shirt Waists

Mothers Friend" Shirt Waists for boys,
with detached and attached collars GGM
and cuffs, worth | 90, at.,.,....... SN'~
Champion Brand" Boys Shirt Waists, with
attached ana detached collars and a s%N
cuffs, worth 75c, t................. "TSSS
Boys Colored Unlaundered Shirt S%A
Waists, worth soc, at....,..,...... e@SS%
Good Quality Boys Unlaundered Colored
Shirt Waists, worth Csc, 93A
One lot Boys Extra Long Laundered Shirt
Waists, white collars and cuffs at a Na
tached worth 1. 90, at............,. SRSSS
one lot Boys Laundered Percale Shirt
Waists, collars and cuffs attached $50
at. .,......,,.....,,. ,.,,..' $500 w " W
Boys Laundered White. Shirts, de. = IN
tached collars and cuffs, at. ........ IVY
Boys Soft Work Shirts, collars at 9E@
tached, each. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ia SSS
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

UHueTllluSliiiS'
al Eg1@ Ladies Tucked Muslin
Es BOG Drawers, white Aprons,
white and colored Corset Covers.
Values 25c.
Az B0m Ladies Umbrella Draw
NS hUU ers, embroidery trimmed
Chemise, lace and embroidery trim
med Corset Covers. Values 35c.
Al 9Sm Drawers, Chemise, Cor
bAa &UG set Covers, Skirts and
Gowns. Values SOC.
E} 90e Drawers, Corset Gov
Ha s9UU ers, Chemise, Gowns,
Skirts. Values CSC.
IA A@N Gowns, Corset Covers,
RA @sOG Skirts, Chemise and
Drawers. Values 75c and 85c.
AL S0m Gowns, Corset Covers,
Eaa UWW Skirts, Chernise and
Drawers. Values 9Sc.
~ Tia Skirts, Gowns, Skirt
BAt D WO Chemise, Corset Gov
ers, Drawers. Values 81 to SIPS.
Al 30m Skirts, Gowns, Skirt
Gasa VOG Chemise, Corset Gov
ers, Drawers. Values $3.50.
R&gA0 Skirts, Gowns, Skirt
REa aasT Cherise, Corset Gov.
ers, Drawers. Values $1.75.
A% DE Skirts, Gowns, Skirt
EAG 8n&U Chemise, Corset Gov.
ers, Drawers. Values 81.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19
Pants

One lot Boys Wool Knee Pants, 9E@
sizes 4 to years, at. ....,...... SNSS
Boys All Wool Knee Pants, to Is Rf1@
years, worth up to 100 pair, at. OsG3
Boys All Wool Knee Pants in neat checks
and stripes, worth mp to i % pair, TESn
at. Observation-Disclosures. W.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19
Cloth and Silk aists

Exceptional values in Ladies' and Misses
Silk and Wool Skirts will he offered this
week A pretty assortment to show you.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19
Suits


One lot Boys All Wool Suits, news EN-
cuts, broken sizes, per suit. ..,.... HUU
One lot Boys All Wool Casslmer . en-
broken sizes a suit. @ sp0
One lot Boys All Wool Suits, . I'm
broken sizes, suit ,,........,...... ~ q ~
One lot Little Boys Tailored Black Silk
Velvet Suits, neatly trimmed, . EN-
at'..'' ''....'.''. .''.''...'''' NSE@ "
One lot Little Boys All Wool Blouse Suits,
braid trimmed large collars, zee
One lot Boys All Wool
SWEATERS \ Sweaters, in fancy IyE@
stripes. worth $50. JG
One lot Boys Knit Gloves and
GLOVES Mitts in colors, G9n
at,...,,., SS%
Boys All silk Windsor Ties, as
TIES sorted plads, wide widths, 81
at. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. GsGG
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19
Great January Sale of
Muslin Underwear.

Largest assortment and greatest
values ever offered in we'll made
UndermuSIins.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

The present officers FOR the Lockhart
chapter are; Mrs A. l.. W. Preston, presi-
dent. Miss G. W stone, nrst vice prcsi-
dent; Mrs Iiu1a Lancaster. second vice
president; Hiss Mamie Clutc, secretary;
Miss Lena Stone, treasurer Mrs. II. G.
Myers. Historian
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

Thirty-nve pairs Patent Leather, Goodyear
welt, extension edge military heel 8 40
sixty pairs Ladies' Fine Extension Sole Wei
Kid Shoes, with military heel, sizes l to S.
Factory allowing heavy discount enables us
to place these standard 2. so Shoes q go
on sale for, a pair................H LOO
Fifty-three pairs Children First Glass But
ton Shoes, solid dongola ppers. sizes 6
to s, our .25 Shoe. 2A-
Mems Box Toe Railroad Shoe OF sole
Saa' so Ssae oap o' S6oo o5s and so
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19
Towels

All Linen Satin Finish Towels, with
deep fringe and colored borders, each SS
One lot All Linen Fringed Huck 40l
towels, each. Observation-Disclosures. & u
One lot Bleached All Linen Satin Finish
Towels, hemmed, wide coored Dor
ders, regular 25c towel for. each. hSG
100 pieces All Linen Towel Crash.
All Linen Checked Glass Toweling. @I/~
yard '''''''''.t' ''.'.........., /3S
All Linen Barnsey Towel Crash an
at''''' ......,.,........... wv
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-11
VOLCANOES AND ORES.

Although it is an undoubted fact that
the precious metals are in their occur
renee largely associated with eruptiVe
molten rocks, it is also a curious fact
that very little of them is known to be
associated with modern crater erup-
lions, and while sulphur, salammoniac
and various gases are obtained from
same of the threats of comparatively
recent slumbering or extinct volcanoes,
we do not remember to have heard Of
a single mine of Importance for the
precious metals being operated in the
craters or on the TANKS of any of our
modern volcanoes, says Mines and
Minerals. In Colorado the more recent
forms of eruptiVe laVas, such as the
basalts which occur so abundantly in
bikes and overflOws, are notably bar
rem, although they have frequently
been prospected. We have heard re-
ports that some of the basalts have on
assay shown traces of gold and silver,
but this can be said of nearly all of our
eruptive rocks. Nowhere, however, do
these modern basaltiic rocks have the
precious metals in sufficiently concen-
trated forms to be mined or to be of
value. Why this is we are not prepar-
ed to say; we would suggest that as
mineral veins are usually found at con-
tact of decomposed eruptive bikes
rather than in them, o relse in assure
veins in highly altered and decompos-
ed lavas the freshness of these modern
eruptions may not have allowed suf-
ficient time for their assuring and de-
composition and the concentration of
the ores out of them into available
zones. Gold and silver are, however
never found in these laVas in large
plates of melted metal. The gold, il
found at all, is diffuseG in and among
the crystals forming their composition
or else is concentrated by action of wa
ter or heated vapors after the eruption
in veins or veinlets or weak places OF
in or at the side of volcanic masses
and usually involved in the matriX OF
other and baser ores. The gold prob
ably did and does come up involved In
the volcanic matrix at the time OF
eruption, but 1t takes a long series OF
! processes to gradually leach it out OF
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-11
BY AUTHORITY
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

The Taxpayers are hereby notified
that the Property Taxes for 1902 are
now due and payable to the Deputy
Assessors of the several districts, at
the times and places mentioned in the
notices posted throughout the dis
tricts.
Section 30, Act 81, Session Laws
1S96-"If any Property Tax shall We
main unpaid after the 18th day of No
vember in any year 10 per cent of the
amount of such Taxes shall be added
by the Assessor to the amount of such
Taxes at said date, and shall become
and be collected as part of such
Taxes"
All Property Taxes not paid by No
vember 18th will be delinquent.
The Delinquent List will be publish
ed after December LIST, 1902.
JAMES w. PRATT,
Assessor First Division, Island OF
Oahu.
Sept. LIST, 1902.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-11
MORGAN AND BRITAIN
BALFOUR READY WITH COUNTER
MOVE.
British Press Aroused-Speculate On
Plans of the American Combine and
Home Government

LONDON, August 5U.-The approach
ing expiration of the time limit for the
completion of the Atlantic shipping
combine is arousng the British press
to all sorts of speculation regarding j.
Pierpont Morgan's ultimate plans, as
well as the governments scheme for
dealing with the combination
The promised statement of the Pre-
mier A. j. Balfour, on the reassem-
bling of Parliament is awaited with in
tense interest. The statement has al
ready been printed that the govern
ment plans are complete and that the
authorities are ready tomake the effec-
tive counter move against the Ameri-
can syndicate. In quiries in the best
informed quarters indicate that this
announcement is not true.
The government has had to deal with
so many powerful and conflicting in
terests that it has not yet been able to
definitely decide on pan of action. In
spite of the opposition to a general
subsidy scheme, well-informed persons
consider this to be the most likely So
luton on the lines of a generous dis
tribution of government support, not
in behalf of one, but of several COM
panies The form which such assist
ance will take is still under discussion,
there being considerable opposition to
straight subsidies
There is no doubt that Mr.. Balfour's
announcement will include a scheme
for a direct, fast service, in which the
Canadian Pacific railroad probably will
participate, but not, as originally
planned, as sole promoter and bench
ciary. The indications point more and
more to the drawing together of the
Atlantic line outside of the Morgan
combine.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-11
INTEREST ALLOW ED:
New Republic Building. Honolulu E !
REnOVAL NOTICE.

Wing Wo Lung Co., Ltd, dealers in
general merchandise and Chinese pro-
visions, have removed from Il Hotel
street to "a Hotel street, near Smith,
and are now ready for business.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-11
PAYMENT OF CHINESE CLAIMS

PAYMENT OF CHINESE CLAIMS.
WASHINGTON, August 2S.-The
State Department has decided to begin
at once the distribution of the first in
stallment of the Chinese indemnity
funds, amounting to about $4S0,O0O,
among the missionary societies and in
dividuals who suffered from the Box
er uprising.
The claims committee, composed Of
Minister COnger, Secretary cambridge
and United States Consul Ragsdale,
has adopted the plan of reporting up
on the merits % the claims in INSTALL
ments, instead of making one report at
the end of the investigation. Their
first report, which has just been re-
ceived, passes upon sixty claims out of
a total of about 250. These sixty claims
amount in the aggregate to about $780,
000 so that the first installment of the
Chinese indemnity will not be large
enough to defray that total Instead
of waiting until sufficient is at hand
for this purpose, the acting solicitor of
the Department, Vandine, recommend
ed that a payment of 20 per cent be
made to each of these claimants imme-
diately, and the plan has been adopt
ed by the Department. 1t is expected
that the total of the claims allowed will
amount to about $2,5OO,OOO.