The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-01-23
EXPORT TRADE IS
ONCE MORE NORMAL
December Was Banner Month
in Foreign Sales, a Total
Of 100000.
is DOUBLE THAT OF 1887
Little Opposition in the Senate to Ae,
ceptanee of Reed Smoot's creden-
tiaIs-Hobson Must Work
or Quit.

CePtanCe OF heed Smoot'S N.reGen.
tials-Hobson Must Work
or Quit.
Washington, Jan. 22.-The export
trade of the United States has resumed
its norma. and expansive condition.
From the low figures due to the failure
iof the corn crop last year and the un-
usual demand at home, the export fig
ures have increased from ssS,000,000 in
June to s14S, ,0oo,9D in December, and
reached the higfkst mark ever made
by exports in thl month of December;
June. July and August of the year 1902
were the only 1honths since August,
1889, in which the export figures fall
below the $100, 600, 900 line, and this was
due to the causest above indicated. With
the arrival Of the new crops of bread
stuffs, cotton and provisions, the ex-
ports have rapidly advanced, the In
crease in December ever the preceding
month, as shown, by the statement OF
about s2S,00o,0G0, 9f which the value OF
sl1,000,o00 is in oftton, s5,000,O00 in pro-
visions, s4,OOo004 in breadstuffs and
100000 in minsfal oils. The Decem-
Der exports are Sn, 100000 in excess of
December. 1901, 81, ,O0o.0 900 over the ban
1888. $3o,000,oo0 more than in 1886, $685.
create greater % than T Il : 1892, .'s and actually
double those of 1887. Only one month
in the entire history of our export trade
October, 190O-shows as large figure
Of exports. while lin no December have
the exports reached as high figure of
value as in December, 1902.
Smoot VIII Be Seated.
The president, now that the Utah
legislature has expressed an intention
to elect Reed srR3 to the senate, will
not interpose ali objection. but will
out any further fquestion.
1t may also be said that sentiment
in the senate ddes not incline toward
opposition to acceptance of the Smoot
credentials. Theh committee on privil-
eges and elections has been canvassed
and its members tagree that no reason
exists for raising any question as to
Shoots right to sit in the senate.
| At the same time the leaders have
| been advised that it is the intention
| of the w. G. T. U. and similar bodies all
over the country, reinforced by minis
| ters' associations and the churches
generally, to begin a campaign against
4 Snoot similar to that Waged so sue
cessfully against Roberts in the last
house. Petitions will come in by the
| wagonload, and the religious people Of
Cne country VIII 40 t1elr utmost TO
cause Smoot trouble. But the good
| people will find the senate a much more
| difficult body to move than the house.
Besides Roberts is a polygarlist, but
| Smoot Is not. He is one of the twelve
apostles, but so far as any records are
concerned does not favor polygamy or
| practice it.
"Hero" Hobson Assigned to Duty.
Upon the recommendation Of Admiral
| Bowles, chief constructor of the navy.
| the acting secretary today signed an
order assigning Constructor Hobson to
duty in charge of the construction de-
partment at the Puget sound naval
| station at Bremerton. Mr.. Hobson has
| been for several months on waiting or
| ders, having declined an assignment to
| Pensacola, pending action by congress
| upon bill authorizing his retirement
| Special action Of this nature was re-
| garded as necessary, in view of the
| failure of two naval examining boards
| to find him physically disqualified for
| active service.
The navy department concluded that
the straits it is IN through the resigna-
| tion of Constructor Hibbs, leaving va
cant the important post at Bremerton,
justifies the action taken today. Mr.
Hobson is now in position where he
| must resign from the naval service al
together or undertake active duty, for
which he feels himself untitled by rea-
son of an eye trouble.
| Williams to Succeed Richardson.
Champ Clark had a sudden setback
in his race for the minority leadership.
A meeting of forty followers of John
| Sharp Williams developed that they
! had sixty pledges. 1t was also said
they know where, they can get thirty
| eight more, making ninety eight. If
this is true, Williams has enough to
| secure the minority leadership, as only
| eighty nine are necessary for choice
1t is noteworthy that many Of those
who have been watching to see which
way the result would go are swinging
around to Williams. Kentucky, with
it's ten democratic congressman, will
| When this break for the southerner is
| known it will cause good many wa
vering votes to settle.
Statistics of Railway Accidents.
"A statement prepared by the inter-
| state commerce commission shows that
4 during the three months ended Septem-
| Der 30 1902, there We're 263 persons
killed and 2,613 injured in train acci-
| dents.
| Other kinds Of accidents. Including
| those sustained by employees while at
or off the cars, etc, bring the total num-
1 ber of casualties up to l2,007, the killed
Numbering 345 and the injured 11,162
| The total number of collisions and
derailments was 2,44S, of which 1,444
We're collisions and LOLA derailments, of
which 81 collisions and so derailments
! affected passenger trains.
| The damage to cars, engines and
roadway by these accidents amounted
| to s2,19S,50O.
GONzAI ES, ElINERAI