The National tribune., 1903-09-03

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they are most numerous. is shown in the
announcement that Untiset, Finn paper
published at Calumet, has been changed
from weekly to daily.
The Northern transcontinental lines are
shaping themselves rapidly to demands
for additional steamers to handle wheat
and flour carried to the Pacihc coast py
| them for exports to the Orient. The new
rate on these foodstuffs has stimulated
the Trans-Pacifc trade. The growth OF
| the -four exports to the Orient in the last
10 years has been remarkable. beginning
as it did with practically nothing. Many
| mills have paid particular attention to the
China and Japan trade. and for some
years they were running night and day to
supply the demand. 1t was no easy mat
ter to introduce this American product. but
| the pioneers in the business achieved splen-
| did results, and there is no doubt that
they laid the foundations for great COM
rlerce in flour alone.
Unless something is done very soon to
quiet the white Republican opposition to
the Administration in the South, because
| of the attitude of the President on the
race question. it is almost certain that
| there will be two sets of delegates to the
next National Convention from every State
below the Potomac. And then what!
| Will the Convention turn down the white
delegations and put in the blacks, or will
| it exclude the blacks in favor of the
| whites? There are some practical men
among the Presidents closest friends who
| believe that this disruption in the South,
or whatever else it may be called, should
be arrested. They argue that it can do
no good, and may do harm; at all events,
that it is unwise to allow antagonism to
| the President to exist anywhere if it can
possibly be suppressed.
| The facetious column of the Washing
| ton Post alludes to m unauthenti lated
| rumOr hat former Off Gals and employees
of the Post Office Department cor;cm-
plate the erection of a monument to the
| man who framed tho Federal statute OF
| limitations.
1t is beginning to he shrewdly suspect
| ed that some of Grover Clevelards old
| friends and supporters are really hoping
| for his denomination by his party, merely
| for the qualification of beholding the gyra-
tons and antics of William j. Bryan
during the campaign that would follow.
Much new gold has been received at San
Francisco during the last month, and
great deal more is expected to arrive be-
fore Winter sets in. Gold mining opera
tons in Alaska in the past year seem to
| have been as profitable as in past years.
judging from Treasury payments to date.
A newspaper correspondent who has
been investigating the negro problem IN
| the South calls attention TO the fact that
the problem is being steadily transferred
to the North. The negro population in IL
| linois New York and New Jersey has
doubled i'll the last 10 years.
| Recent attempts to bride Army officers
recall the story of the frank old General
| who was in command of one of the dis
trcts in the South after the civil war.
He was first offered $4,000 if a certain
supply of cotton could be removed. He
reported the Offer and said it had been
| rejected Indignantly. Then the amount
was increased several times, and he finally
asked to be relieved. saying: Il think
you had better relieve me; they are get
ting mighty near my price"
| Hon. John L. Webster, Of Nebraska,
who has been put forward at the Repub-
lican Convention of his State for Vice
President, has been a prominent lawyer
in Nebraska for many years, and leader
in Republican politics in the State, al
though he has never held an important Of
| flee. -Four years ago, when the Republi-
ture from the Populists and Fusionists,
Mr.. Webster was a candidate before the
| Republican Caucus for nomination as
United States Senator, but was not nomi-
mated. the honor and the election going to
the late Senator Hayward, who died
without having been sworn into Office.
| He was succeeded by Senator Allen, who
was appointed by Governor Poynter.
| The State Department has received from
Consular sources in Germany some not
able comments on the development Of the
worlds steel industry. or all countries
producing steel in 1902 the United States
led with an output of 100000 tons.
One of the most pleasing aspects of last
years immigration movement was the
heavy increase in the influx from North
ern Europe. From Germany there were
over 10000 immigrants, an increase over
the year before Of 40 per cent; Norway
contributed 24,46O. an increase of 80 per
cent; Sweden over 10000, an increase Of
over 4S per cent, and the United Kingdom
6S,95O, an increase of 56 per cent From
England alone came 26,640, an increase Of
over 80 per cent. This total of 179, 500,
together with the Danes, Dutch, Bel
| gians, French and Films, who are not
included, make an aggregate, trained in
self-government, of high Industrial eff
| cieDcy anu Oh nlRQ percentage OF III
eracy, equal to the entire immigration
from Austria Hungary.
Cigars and cigarettes by the billion,
whisky and beer in gallons and barrels re-
spectively by the million and smoking and
chewing tobacco and snuff by the millions
Of pounds were consumed in the United
States during the past year. Moralists
will be shocked at the figures embraced
in the report of the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue for the fiscal year 1873,
but the Government officials wear a
pleased smile as they observe the increased
production of beer and whisky and tobac-
co. The figures showing the returns on
whisky, beer and tobacco are interesting.
They contributed $223,016,131 of the to-
tai of $3.50, 74O,3S2 representing the az
gregate of taxation from internal sources
during the year.
More encouraging than would have been
the prophecy of our own most astute bust
Eess man, is the conclusion OF German
official who made a touI of this country
TO study cur resources and to report upon
the development Of our industries. 1t
comes to us in an official report made by
Baron REeinba ben to the German Gov
eminent. and because it is an unbiased
view based on observation and investiga-
ton it has n special value. 1t is in these
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