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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02
VIE T4X ND TEL TRADE

Among the good results of the proposed
war tax repeal, which the lower house
has inaugSrated so vigorously, the re-
moval of the tea tax is one of the most
important by reason of its influence upon
the Oriental commerce for which all
nations are now striving.
Few people realize how large factor
the tea trade is in Oriental commerce,
and how seriously this country's war
tax on tea, levied in 1888, injured our
trade with China and Japan. Under
the circumstances, it is a marvel that
the trade of the United States with the
Orient has made recent progress at all.
Taking the case of China, tea consti-
tutes 20 per cent to % per cent of it's
| exports of domestic produce. In fact.
ten years ago tea made up 80 per cent to
80 per cent of the export total Of the
Chinese empire, and the leading foreign
market for this tea product was the
United States. 1t is readily understood,
therefore, that the war tax which the
United States in 1898 placed on tea seri-
ously affected our Chinese trade.
From 1854 to 1898 the tea importations
of the United States ranged from $12.
| 100000 to $l6OO0.OOO per annum, and aver
averaged about $14,OOO,OOO for the entire
period.
Then came the tea tax, and the tea
imports were reduced for 1898 to SO, 900, 900,
and in 1899 to 100000, as compared with
$16,OOeO0O, back in 1897 For the four years.
1S9S-19d, inclusive, the average tea i'm
ports per annum have been Is per cent
| under the former average of our Oriental
tea trade.
Not only was the tea industry of China
and Japan, with which we seek trade,
depressed and the purchase power Of
our customers in those lands thereby
cut down, but, an important volume of
trade was diverted to our European
competitors for Oriental commerce. The
result was that the damage to this conn
try from the imposition of the tea tax
was many times greater than all the
benefit derived from the revenue for war
purposes.
The war itself which the tea tax pro-
noted did far vaster injury to trade in
the Orient, it is true, than the tea tariff
itself; but the latter did bad enough work
as seen in the immediate reduction in
the volume of our Chinese trade Other
progressive factors have come to the res
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02
WEATHER FOR TODAY.

MinnesOta-Fair Sunday, except snow
near Lake Superior Monday fair in east,
cloudy and warmer in western portion:
probably rain or snow; fresh north winds,
becoming variable.
Upper Michigan-Snow Sunday; colder
in eastern portion. Monday generally
fair; fresh west winds.
Wisconsin-Fair in west; snow in east
ern portion Sunday. Monday fair; fresh
west to northwest winds.
loWa-Fair Sunday in west; probably
STOW in eastern portion. Monday fair,
with warmer in western portion; west to
north winds, becoming variable.
Montana-Fair Sunday, except rain or
snow in northwestern portion. Monday
iar in east; rain or snow in western pOr-
ton, winds mostly soUtherly.
North and South DakOta-Fair; warmer
Sunday. Monday cloudy; probably snow
o" Ialui nOrtherly winds, becoming Varia-
BILE
St Paul - Yesterdays observations,
taken by the United States weather bu-
reau. st. Paul, p. f. Lyons, observer for
the twenty-four hours ended at o'clock
last night: Barometer corrected for tenn
perature and elevation: Highest temper
allure, 10; lowest temperature, 16; average
temperature, IS; daily range, 3; barome4
ter. $3.50; humidity, So; precipitation, e., u
p. m, temperature, Is; p. m, winG,
north; weather cloudy.
Yesterdays TemDeratureS-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02
MYSTERY IN PROTEST
COL OMBIA'S PROTEST AGAINST
CANAL SALE UNEXPLAINED.

PARIS, March 1.-The officials Of the
Panama Canal company are still without
any explanation of the dispatch from
the government Of Colombia to the eff
feet that the company would not be per-
mitted to transfer It's concession to any
other government without the consent of
the Colombian government to modifica-
lions of articles q and p of the COM
pany's agreement with Colombia, and a
cable message will be sent to Colombia
today, asking fer an elucidatiOn Of the
matter. The hope is expressed that the
difficulty will be arranged and in the
meanwhile the company will maintain its
offer to sell its property to the United
States and will continue the negotiations
on the subject. It IS not considered
probable here that Colombia viii oppose
the sale Of the canal property to the
United States after giving its assent at
the opening Of the negotiations. Con-
frmation of it's approval Of the negotla-
tons has been received in a letter from
Senior Saliva, Colombian minister at
Washington, to Admiral Walker, Jan. H.
In view of this letter it is considered that
Colombia is offering an affronL to the
United States by now opposing the trans
fer
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02

cue and given impetus to our Chinese
and Japanese commerce.; but the blow
struck by the tea tax came pretty near
overcoming all the results accomplished
through the various commercial and
governmental agencies of the country in
building up that trade.
The removal of this war tax on Oriental
trade will specially benefit the North
west. We have the ocean shortcut to
China and Japan. Puget Sound to China
is one third of the trip from New York
to China via the Suez Canal, and one
fourth of the New York voyage via Cape
Horn Hitherto one difficulty in changing
the channel of the tea traffic from New
York to Puget Sound has been that the
Northwest reached by the Puget Sound
railroads could not distribute the ORR
entail importations. But the extension
of the territory reached by the Northern
roads, by means Of the cooperation OF
the Burlington, now meets the difficulty
Seattle, the Twin Cities and Duluth
We're not able to job the tea importations
of the United States; but with the coop
Grafton of Chicago, st. Louis and Kan
sas City, all Of which are now within
the Northern transportation territory as
reached by the Burlington extension,
there is no present reason why the tea
of China and Japan can not successfully
enter the United States through Puget
Sound and be iobbed through North
western agencies.
The removal of the tea tax will large
ly stimulate the tea trade which is scarce
ly second in volume even to silk as
factor in our commerce with China and
Japan: and the Northwest with its di-
rect route via Puget Sound will be the
chief beneficiary of this important COM
mercial reform
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02

servance of these rules Trains will be
run nearer on schedule time when only
Addisonian English is used by the men
in charge. Head-end collisions will We
done away with altogether, and the
disagreeable habit some engines have Of
trying to get on the rear car of the train
ahead of them will be cut out, once and
for all So long AZ the English tongue
is spoken as it should be-as it is spoken
in the classic regions of which Back Bay
is the fountain. head and center-nothing
can happen to harm the traveller and he
can go to sleep with as much COM
placency and with as great sense of Sc
curity as though he were in the sacred
precincts of his bedchamber at home.
There have been many reforms in
augurated within the past decade as re-
CARDS the science of railroading, but this,
the last, bids fair to be, at the same
time, the greatest.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02
SURE CURE FOR PHTHISIS
WONDER WORK AT MILITARY HOS
PITAL IN NEW MEXICO.

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M, March l.
''You may quote me as saying that we
can cure consumption in every stage"
said Maj. Appel, chief surgeon at Fort
Bayard. 81 have never before made that
statement, but we have succeeded in
demonstrating it beyond doubt."
Gen. Macarthur, who had been accom-
panied by Maj Appel, from the fort, in
dorsed the statement and declared he
had never been so astonished and pleased
with anything in his life as the result of
careful investigation of the work at the
government soldiers sanitarium at Fort
Bayard. The main features of the treat
ment mat has proven so successful in
the pure air of the elevated region are
life out of doors, the most carefully Sc
lected, nutritious diet and absolute rest
in Tie case CT reduced patients.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02
BOARD OF TRADE LOSES
COURT REFUSES TO ENJOIN Al
LEGGED BUCKET SHOP

CINCINNATI, March Judge A. @.
Thompson, Of the United States circuit
court, today refused the Injunction asked
by the Chicago board Of trade to prevent
the Western Union Telegraph company,
the Gold and Stock Telegraph company
and the Postal Telegraph company from
delivering stoc kand grain quotations of
transactions to go to a commission com
pany in this city. The objection Of the
beard Of trade to allowing It's quotations
to go TO the commission company was
because it was a bucket shop" that
never made actual deliveries, but acted
as a gambling concern. The court said
the injunction should be refused on tho
ground that the board OF trade by the
statement Of its president did not come
into court with clean hands.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02
PREPARATION TOO LATE
MOTHER DIES OF GRIEF DESPITE
AMENDS TO PRISONER.

LONDON March 1.-Charlcs Lilly
white. the American arrested IN New
Zealand for a murder, and lodged in jail
for several months, sails Saturday on
his way back to New Zealand.
Lillywhite's vindIcation and the repara-
ton made to him by the BRUSH govern
ment came too late. however, for the
mother who followed his trial with the
keenest interest has just been buried.
She died of grief Wednesday. The Brit
ish government paid Lillywhite e3, 900,
and tickets for the whole route of his
return trip were sent him through the
American embassy.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02
PLANS TO EXPLOIT CUBA
COMPANY WITH LARGE CAPITAL
FORMED IN NEW JERSEY.

TRENTON, II. J., March 1.-The Amer
lean Elevated Railway company today
filed a certificate increasing its capital
stock from 100000 to 100000. The Ger
tificate is signed by Osborne TOUgleton
president, and George II. Cook, secretary.
1t is said here that the Westinghouse
Electric company is back Of this com
pany.
The Anglo-American Cuban Land and
Colonization company, capital 100000.
to acquire and develop lands in the Unfit
ed States and Cuba, was incorporated to-
day. The incorporates are: Joseph y.
McLaren, Jacob d. Tucker. Herbert A.
Heyn, Daniel G. Heyn ana George Il.
Coyington, all OF New York
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02
FEAR FOR A STEAMER
VESSEL WITH NOTED PASSENGER
ABOARD Is MISSING.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 1.-Consld-
cradle anxiety has been caused here III
the non-arrivaI of the British mail steam
or, Port Antonio, having on board 81
Alfred J.. Jones, president Of the Liver
pool chamber of commerce. and a distin.
guished party. The steamer Is nearly
two days overdue. and had not been
sighted as this dispatch is sent.
The Port Antonio. Capt. Murray, sail
ed from AYonmouth Feb. L.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02
SUNDAY. MARCH ?, 1902.

The experience of the United States
confirms the declaration that the flag
follows a conquering army. The Stars
and Stripes wave over Filipino towns
where there are garrison, and no other.
Remove the fighting force, and there
would be no flag there.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02

Liberty's torch has been snuffed out.
on Bartholdis colossal Statue of Liberty
in New York harbor guide the incom-
ing voyager. The Republicans in congress
and in the presidents office let it flicker
and die. And they are doing much
the same thing to liberty itself.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02
More valuable Thnn Either

Mrs. Ferson-It beats me how DR.. Smart
has such tremendous practice. They
say he doesn't know anything about med.
icine. or about diseases either for that
matter.
Mr.. Ferscn-No; but he knows about all
there is to know about human nature
Boston Transcript.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02

An esteemed exchange heads a news
item, Mothers Clubs Have Done Won
ders." Indeed they have, and the great
est of them all is the slipper
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02
Worse Yet.

Towne-He's the most disagreeable fell
low l ever played poker with.
Browne-A hard loser, Ell
Towne-No; an easy Winner.-Philadel-
phia Press -.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02

When Prince Henry entered the opera
house in New York the entire audience
rose. 1t wasn't an evidence of funky-
ism. The people were rubbering.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02

The advent of March may be said to
have been decidedly hon-like, and by that
token we may confidently expect lamb
like ending
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02

Here's where l butt in" said the goat
as he spied his ancient rival going down
the lane.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02
Van Wyck Talks

For the first time since the municipal
election, in which Tammany went down
in a defeat largely attributed to the I'M
popularity of Robert A. Van Wyck, who
was candidate for the supreme bench,
the eX-mayor today consented to talk
politics and discuss the situation and the
outlook for reform. 1t is apparent that
Mr.. Van Wyck considered himself an i'll
used good man, whose righteousness and
ability the people will realize some day.
That he keeps an eye on the situation
was evident, and he is fully convinced
thai Tammany will return to power at
the next contest at the polls. He says
that jealousy actuated the criticism of
himself and his administration.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02

L h be this morning presents its
readers the fun reasoning and conclu-
sfons of the United States supreme court
in the so-calIed merger case, recently
decided against the state of Minnesota
This is its first publication in the state,
and the matter is well worth reading by
all who have been following the cele-
brated case, as well as by all who would
be accurately informed on the subject.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02

AS announced elsewhere, the Coliseum
bah is to be set rolling at once The
first public entertainment to raise funds
for the building will be made at the
old Auditorium next Thursday and will
be repetition of the brilliant perform
ance by the Elks' minstrel talent. The
old haS is to be provided with additional
seats, fits full capacity to be made avail
able. Several thNlsand people can be
provided for, and the admission fee will
be nominal. 1t is al good beginning. The
prime object of the proposed Coliseum is
to provide accommodations for, the very
highest class entertainments at prices
within the reach of all, and the fact that
minstrel show worth 81 is to be seen
for % cents will give the people a vivid
object lesson Iof the need of the new
building.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02

washington time q p. m. st. PauD.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02

Prior to his departure from Germany it
was officially announced that Prince Hen
ry would not be interviewed, and he has
adhered strictly to this determination.
Whatever the prince has to say for pub,
LEGATION will be given out by a member
of his staff Capt. Won Mueller, abide
camp TO the German emperor, who is not
only authorized to speak for the prince,
but in a measure voices the emperor 8
own views.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02
Billions in Savings

The annual report Of Supt Kilburn.
of the state banking department, relative
to national and state savings banks, trust
companies, etc. has been transmitted to
the senate. The present total assets
of these three classes of institutions APP
proximate four thousand millions of
dollars, over 40 per cent Of which has
been accumulated in six years The
national and state discount banks in
the state have increased their resources
in the same time by about $500, 900, 000
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-13
e2e
The FACE OF LINCOLN
Apopos oil the MatyrsB s


who occupied always the front pews
Of the middle aisle. Once there were
coffins-two of them, side by side.
covered with water-lilies from the
lake. The Stewart boys were in the
collins. The two brothers had been
shot in the same battle. MeIlicent
remembered them well. They used to
sit in the middle back seat of the dis
trict school-house and whisper to the
big girls across the aisle. When
there was cOasting at noon, they al
ways made room for Mellicent on the
big sled. Once, when she had been
kept in at recess for naughtiness.
Phil, the younger brother, had slipped
big "Sopsyvine" apple into her
hand with a rougish, sympathizing
smile, as he passed her desk Mel
licent cried at that funeral. For the
first time death meant to her more
than a passing show. She, too, in her
dim, childish way, was asking the i'll
evitabIe, never-answered question:
"Why?"
When Mellicent was seven years Old
the greatest event of her life hap
pened-sOmething for which she has
thanked God ever since. A worn
little copy Of SCOTS Lady of the
Lake fell into her hands. The joy Of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-13

recited for them. First she sang Melli-
cents favorites, The mistletoe hung
in the castle hail." "Yesternight the
queen had three Marys" and Mary
across the wild moor Then Mary
called for The hundred pipers" and
Scots wha hae wi Wallace bled.
Aunt Matilda wanted the Rose OF
Allandale," and Grandma asked for
John Anderson, my 10 John" Grand
ma always wanted that song.
Then Aunt Matilda recited a poem
written by an old friend who in girl
hood had worked at fhe loom next
hers in Lowell factory. The poem
began, Poor lone Hannah's at the
window binding shoes" The authors
name was Lucy Larcom Grandma
told stories of long-ago. Thanksgiv
ing days, when Indians were invited
guests at the family feast in the bis
hall OF her grandfathers house il
Salem.
By o'clock the fire had burned
low, and Mellicent's little head was
pillowed on her mothers shoulder
Grandma thought the child was asleel
when she knelt to offer prayer. Bur
Inefficient was not asleep. She was
wide awake-so wide awake indeed
that she has never forgotten that
petition. All the heartbreak which
the three women had so rigidly sup
pressed throughout the day for the
children's sake, seemed now to fine
utterance in the aged woman's plead
ing. More than that-it was a prayer
for the binding up of millions OF
bleeding hearts-a supplication that
the spirit of peace might descend or
millions of desolatod homes. II
closed with the agOnized cry
20 Lord, unite once more the north
and the south, Send unto thy people
one who shall lead them out of the
horror of wars darkness, O. Lord
send unto this land a Savior"
y half-buned brand upon the
hearth famed up suddenly, and in its
glow, from the wall above the aged
kneelins figure, shone out. for a mo
ment, the face of Abraham Lincoln
Sarah H. Porter in the Springfield Re
publican.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-13

poetry was born in her soul that day.
Henceforth the New Hampshire hills
became the seat of Scottish clans
The little island in her lake was
"EIlen's isle" The world had be
come enchanted Soon after this
epoch in Mellicent's life a young lady
cousin from down below" as Mas
.sachusetts was always called, came 10
visit them. She brought with h@r
copies of Mrs Hemans, Whittier S
and TennysOn's poems. Mellicent
seized upon these books. There was
no time to be lost The cousin would
take the precious volumes away with
her when she returned to the city.
There was but one way to retain their
magic contents. She must commit
them to memory This she did out N
the orchard under the pumpkin-sWeCt
tree In a month she had learned
every poem of Mrs. Hemans that she
liked much of Whittier, and nearly
the whole of "EnOch Arden" The
cats were quite unreCOnciled to the
physical inactivity of their little mis-
tress during these long. sweet, sum
meT days. But Bruno. who was grow
ing old, liked the change. He ap-
proved of literature and allowed him
self to be used as a pillow for hours
at a time When it was too dark TO
read Mellicent would softly repeat the
poems to herself. All. life was sweet
then, That autumn she read Uncl7
Toms Cabin. Henceforth. compared
to hers, Marks patriotism was
AS moonlight unto sunlight, and Us
water unto wine"
MelIicent had never seen a negro, but
her imagination supplied all de
ficiecies of environment. She longed
to sacrifice herself to the virtuous
martyred race to which Uncle Tom,
Eliza, Classy and George belonged.
Topsey. it must be admitted. was a
little incomprehensible. but even
Topsey. at last. walked demurely into
the village Westinghouse by the side
of Miss Ophelia. The latter at times
was positively ,disagreeable in ner
resemblance to Aunt Matilda.
Seeing nef interest IN Uncle IOLlS
Cabin. grandma told her about three
negroes her own father,-Mellicent' s
great grandfatheT-had once brought
home with him from Washington.
He had bought them-a man, woman,
and little boy-from an auction block
almost in front of the capitol. 1t had
been his intention to set them free at
once. but some legal point hindered
his doing so. He was, therefore,
obliged to bring them with him to his
New Hampshire home. Grandma
made the scene of Homecoming very
real. First. great-grandfathe state
ly and handsome, on his great bay
horse. with the saddlebags swinging
on each side came riding into the
open door-yard. where all the family
and hired help" stood waiting TO re
ceive him. Behind him, on another
horse. rode the grinning black man
and his srinning wife, and funny lit
tie grinning, ebony baby. Few of the
persons in the door-yard had ever
seen colored people before, and they
all stood on tip-toe with curiosity