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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25
THE MINNESOTA REACHES SEATTLE.

Seattle. Dec. M-After a voyage OF ffty-seven
DAYS steaming time seventytwo days actual time,
the new transpacifc liner Minnesota, owned by the
Great Northern Steamship Company. has arrived
here from New York. The Minnesota will sail her
initial voyage TO the Orient about January q.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25
INCOMING STEAMERS.
From

TO-DAY.
From Line
Thomas December II Quebec
%PriDs Wilen v Prince December Il. d. w. l.
.PaunOna Gibraltar December l4........ Cunard
IJ.rnfiston. Shields. December
Iroouois jacksonville December 10 clyde
C'barnette N Orleans December 10. Morgan
Princess Irfne. Gibraltar. December BIN G Lloyd
AIgonoufn jacksonville December d.. clyde
CIV ofCo Savannah, December H. Savannah
Io,isiar n Orleans December IS Morgan
- Louis hampton December II American
Patricia. Hamburg December L. taInh amer
Wells Cty Swansea December S.. Sristo! city
reyyIcI, Lodge .... Gibraltar December S........-
aTIansas Copenhagen, December T.. Scand-Ain
star of New Zeald Newport December 9.-.-......
MONDAY. DECEMBER %
0z,a, IT ...... Copenhagen December IA Scand Am
Citta Naples December Italian
OIeen AIexa1dra Gibraltar. December 13...-...
Varacaitr,. December -. Red D
TUESDAY. DECEMBER q.
Main ....... Bremen December II ..... n g Lloyd
Va Teriand Antwerp, December 1I....... Red star
Ncn1iiisn Glasgow. December 16..... Allan state
Aha Galveston, December 21....... Morgan
Galveston December p Mallory
C0Inus Orleans. December 30. Morgan
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25

DON'T TELL YOUR WIFE
what you see the columns of The Sunday
Tribune. may look and find something that :
needed and of you'll have TO buy it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25

EQce WIN the Terms OF In6 contract.
The above SINNERS down TO the question as
90 whether the lump contract does not
agree to finish the canal while the unit contract
agrees merely TO do a certain fixed amount of
work. Moreover, It is regarded as significant
that the majority Of bids were put in under the
unit scheme. The question at this time is be-
ing raised merely on the ground of which system
IS the better for the State. It IS true that In
formation furnished for the proposers carefully
specifies that the estimates furnished by the
State Of quantities entirely unofficial and
must not be taken authoritative, and that all
contractors are advised 20 go over the whole
ground for themselves. but the whole subject
has been thrashed over for some days and # is
a conservative statement TO say that the unit
system is being seriously subjected TO inyesti-
cation. II Is understood that at the outset both
forms were submitted, in order to find which
could result in the most good for the State 1t
/ IS expected that the bids will be awarded next
week. Meantime It is believed the question is
being carefully considered. The State Engineer
will award the contract.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Sunrise 723 Sunset $40 Moons age 10
HIGH WATER.
M-Sandy Hook 500 Gov Island 9:57 Hell Gate II 80
P.M-Saady Hook $3.50 Gov Island 1O;s Hell Gate 1901
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25

IT'S BAD TO READ TOO FAST
&c overlook little advertisements I'm IN.
oRzF0w columns,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25
CANAL BOARD DIVIDED ?
Il REPORT IN ALBANY.
The Form of Contract SAID To Be
Under Dispute.
fBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

Albany. Dec PA delay in the awarding of
the contracts for the first section Of the $1O1-
100000 canal improvement has caused the cir
oulation Of the report that a division exists in
the advisory board TO the comparative bene-
fits 10 the State OF the two kinds of bids sub
united. II is also declared that one system of
bids opens the door for all kinds of delay, legal
complications and possibly even scandals. while
the other just as efectuaIly closes il. The dis
cussion has hardly yet become acute enough TO
cause it 10 trouble State leaders, but it is certain
that not a few Republicans have expressed the
opinion that on the construction of the canal no
chance of graft" should be permitted.
The whole dispute hinges on the comparative
benefits of the lump sum bid and the unit bid
that is the bid for the completion of the whole
Job and the bid which simply agrees to furnish
the quantities Of various materials and do the
amount of ork estimated by the State engineer
as entailed in the canal improvement. To make
this plain the following example will serve:
The first contract, for which bids have already
been submitted. estimates the amount Of excava-
zion to be done on this section as 91350O yards.
lump sum contractor submits q bid merely
agreeing TO do all the excavating, plus all the
rest Of the work, for certain sum. If there
turns out to be more excavating than was estI-
mated he loses but the unit bidder agrees to do
The amount OF excavating estimated by the
engineers for price a cubic yard II there is
more. why he seems TO be in a position TO get
more for each additional yard. In support Of
this contention the precise terms Of the con-
tract are quoted. The lump sum contract reads
thus:
The undersigned declares that he has
fully examired the annexed form Of contract
and specifications and the drawings referred
10 and will provide all the necessary machinery
tools APPARATUS. and other means of construc-
tfop and do all the work and furnish all the
materials called for by satd contract and speci-
f7carions and the requirements under them Of
the state Engineer. for the lump sum of -,
and will commence work on or before -- and
will progress Herewith TO It's completion on or
the contract
In other words, the lump sum contractor Gov
enants TO do the job The unit contract reads
thus:
The undersigned also declares that he has
carefully examined the annexed form of con-
referred to- and VIII provide all necessary ma
chinery, tools, apparatus and other means for
construction. and do all the work and furnish
all the materials called for by said contract
and specifications and the requirements under
them Of the State Engineer. for the following
sums, TO wit:
Price in
Tten. Quantities. Item figure, Amount
Clearing for
2zco CUBIC yards Er7IbAng
for per cubic yard
elB.5O0 Cubic yards al excava-
ton for PCT cubic
ysFd ...--------.--.s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25

The fun list Of items follows. and the contract
closes as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25
ance with the terms Of the contract.

And he will commence the work on or before
l-- and will progress Herewith to it's
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25

Empire City Quartette. Burke &
La Rue and their Inkey Boys.
Lavine & Leonard, Campbell q
Caulfeld. Ethel Robinson, Vita
graph and Six other star turns.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE.
Grand Opera season f904-I905.
FrN IaYxgnr wYgs 81 $50 o'clock.
= ~ AkX 81 Pnnulnr Prices.

Grand Opera season f904-I905.
Under the direction Of Mr Heinrich Conred
TONIGHT f r, siSG 2 lTisss.
GRAND SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT. t-o..
Soloists: Fremstad. Homer, Senger BettaQue+ khote
Pl5ncon Entire Opera Orchestra Conductor. HerI5
Mon. Morning, Dec 20 II 30 preclsely--PAft-
STEAL Nordca; Burgstaller Van Rooy- Blass, Gorltz
Muhlmann. Conductor.
Mon Evg- Dec %. a Double Btll(-lL BAR
BIERE DI SIVIGLIA. Senbrich. Dtppel GiraldonL
Gourmet. Followed by PAGLIACCI Alien; Caruso
Scott Parvis Ress- Conductor Visna
Wed EvG., Dec. IS. S-LOHENGISIN- Games
Walker; Knote, tioritz Blass Muhlmann Condr Hertz
Thurs, EvE.. Dec %, a s special prices-CAR
MEN. Fremstad, Ackte; Saleza, Plancon. Begue Du-
frche. Parvis, Reiss. Conductor visna-
Special Prices-S1.00 $3.50. S2.50 and 5000 -
Fri Evg. Dec. 30, at 7:3O-DIE MEISTERSINCER
Aten. Homer; Knote. Van Rooy Blass Goritz Null
mann, Greder Conductor, Hertz
Sat Mat, Dec. 81. at 2-RIGOLETTO Media Ho-
Iner, Bauermelster Caruso, Graldon. Journet Null
mann Conductor, Vigna
sat Evg-: Dec. 81, at s. pop prices-LE NOZZE DI
FIGARO, Eames. Alien, BauermeiSter and Senbrich;
ScottL Blass. RosSi. Conductor Vigna.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25

IRVING PLACE THEATRE. Evenings AZ 20
MONDAY. Last Time, Der Iochtourist'; Tuesday Mr.
Walden in AIT Heidelberg; Wednesday. Time
I'm weissen kOessG'; Thursday and Evening
and Saturday, Sylvester Evening. MIR. Harry Walden
in c. V. Moser and O. tIirndts Farce Comedy. Die
StenschnuPpe;" Every Day including Monday, Janu-
airy 2, at p NJ, Children's Matinees popular Prices
Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday and THURSDAY CI0erners
Fairy Tale, "Schneewittchen: FRIDAY 50 turday sun
day and Monday. GOerner's "DOrnrneschen."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25

EX-Judge E H. Gary. chairman of the board Of
the United States Steel Corporation. yesterday
issued the following statement:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25
OUTGOING STEAMERS.
A1nNnAY nECEMRER 26.

"Brlngs mail
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-12-30

Once more this country has rendered
its emphatic verdict against Free-Trade
agitation. By an overwhelming vote
The people of the country have shown
their disapproval Of every tendency
toward Free Trade. If in some cam
paign all other questions could be elimi-
mated except that of ee-Trade or Pro-
tection this country would register such
. vote for Protection as no party ever
received In this. election other causes
contributed to the popular verdict, but
the Manufacturers Record believes
that the chief reason was the Tariff.
With this SO definitely settled, with
universal prosperity among the farmers
of all sections. with a marked improve
ment in business for the last few
months, we are now in shape to enter
upon the greatest industrial activity
which our country has ever seen.-The
Baltimore Manufacturers Record.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-12-30
Foreign Trade For November

Is The November statement giving the
figures of the foreign trade of the Unit
ed States shows that the total value of
exports for that month was larger than
for any previous November, except that
month last year; and that the value of
imports is the largest known for any
month, except March last, when they
exceeded 90 million dollars. The ex-
ports in November aggregated over 1877
million dollars in. value, while the i'm
ports were worth a little more than 95
millions The excess OF exports was 62l
millionsa tidy little balance in Uncle
Samsfavor.
But great as was the volume of exports
it shows striking shrinkage as regards
breadstuffs, provisions and cotton-our
three great agricultural staples The
shipments of breadstuffs- wheat, flour
and amounted in value to less
than half those of November of last
year, and as the prices now are higher
than they were then, the total amount
shipped shows still greater decline.
The diminution in the total value of
cotton shipments is largely due to the
recent decline in prices, But as the
total value of the November exports
was 80 great it follows that, as compar-
ed withshe saIhe month one year ago,
the shipments of manufactures increas-
ed by some 10 million dollars in value
last month. r
The increase in imports means q large
demand at good prices. Hence it is an
index of prosperity among the Ameri-
can people; they have money, and are
able to spare it for purchases of foreign
articles, many of which are luxuries. =
Toledo Blade.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-12-30
Liquor and LIE insurance.

| The matters OF liquor drinking and
total abstinence have been considered
heretofore in tentative way by several
| of the life insurance companies, but a
number of the leading organizations
now propose to take up the question in
a business. like way.
! There have been two views on the
subject of moderate liquor drinking, one
side affirming that a moderate use of
alcoholic drinks tended to longevity
while the total abstainers took the
ground that even moderate drinking
was harmful in its effects. The ex-
treme carefulness with which mankind
is studied by the great life insurance
companies in order to perfect as far as
possible the mortality tables on which
they base their contracts, is we'll
known In view of this the proposal Of
some of the life insurance companies to
treat total abstainers as an extra prefer
red class and to grant them lower rates
than moderate drinkers seems to indi-
cate that the facts are against the mod
crate drinkers.
The companies proposing to make
this innovation are not governed by
prejudice in the matter, but have con-
sidered the proposition as apurely bust
ness one. For several years their actu-
aries have been working on the problem
and the results they have arrived at are
based on the experience of large NUN
Der of life insurance companies. The
figures they have obtained indicate that
total abstainers, as class live longer
by from 90 to 80 per cent than the mod
crate drinkers.
The application for the new form of
policies will contain warranty that
the applicant willsnever thereafter be-
come drinker of alcoholic or malt bev-
erages. To meet the case if the insured
breaks his agreement the policy may
contain clause that it will be null and
void, or the added expense of insuring
moderate drinker may be covered by
reduction of the policy to such an
amount as the premium paid would
have secured for the less desirable mod
crate drinking class. 1t is well known
that the life insurance companies do
not care to insure the lives of persons
who drink to excess, lat any rate. The
movement is of interest as the effect
may be long and practical step in the
movement against liquor drinking. 1t
will tend to educate adults as to the
effect of liquor on the human system
and will supplemental education
along the same lines Of the children in
the public schools. Saginaw CoArier-
Herald
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-12-30
Miss Bessie Galusha is visiting in De.

Miss Bessie Galusha is visiting in De-
troit
The Modern Brotherhood of America
holds meeting tonight II
Earl WILDER has succeeded Otto San
ftleben as driver for the American Ex-
press Co.
Clarence Rourke has returned home
to Bismarck. s. d., after a visit with
his parents, here.
Mrs. Edith Gristock will return from
Durand and locate her millinery bust
ness in this city in the spring.
The street Car Magnet has been sent
out on the road again, after receiving
repairs in the Ann Arbor shops
Miss Peterson entertained all her
piano pupils at her home Wednesday
evening. Misses Alice and Julia Hoyt
rendered the duet, "The Nut Cracker"
and THE Mouse King" translated from
the German.
William REM, proprietor of macar-
oni factory at Toledo, desires to enlarge
his plant, and will confer with the groc-
ers of this city tonight relative to tax
ing stock in the venture.
Frank Manning was arrested by Con-
stable Charles Owen Wednesday night,
for drunkenness. While on his way to
Corunna, Manning swallowed most of
the contents of bottle of SOLDERING up
medicine given him by local physician.
1t proved to be largely made up of
laudanum, and Manning was in a dan
gerous condition for some time.
Hon. G. E. Ward has rented a house
at 491 Seymour street, Lansing, and his
family will occupy the same at the con-
vening of the legislature January list,
where they will be Eat home" to their
many friends in this county. We hope
the session will not be along one so Ban
croft will not lose these estimable citi-
zens long.-Bancroft Commercial.
A stone chapel costing about $4,000
will be erected next spring in Oak Hill
cemetery, on the chapel reserve just
south of the vault, 1t will be of stone,
with slate roof. After it's completion,
all cemetery services will be conducted
in the building. About $3.50 worth of
trees and shrubs will be set out in the
new addition to the cemetery ON the
east.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-12-30
Tinkerins With Tax Laws.

There are number of sound sug-
gestions in Attorney General Powers
report, but none that contains so much
real common sense as his reference to
the tendency to tinker with the taxation
laws. Taxation is question that is
never still, because it is the most mex
act of all the matters with which state
government has to deal.
4 No one pays his taxes with a joyous
heart, unless he has been grossly under
taxed, and then his joy is because of
his escape from greater tax, not be-
cause of the tax itself. 1t is for this
reason that the attempts to change tax
ing methods are never at rest. Every
legislature sees some movement to alter
existing laws The taxing measures
are patch work of inequalities and in
justices as well as of good and bad
methods and procedures dovetailed and
intermixed. At present there is small
reason to do any further carpentering
work on the tax laws. An honest adj
ADMINISTRATION of them is the real require
ment. But court constructions fairly
well cover.- the laws as now existing,
and the people are fairly familiar with
Them and their workings. To amend
them now probably would mean more
work for the courts in Interpreting the
meaning of the legislature. This is not
to say that some few amendments may
not be made with safety and to the
Of some injustices, but the
threatened flood of amendments this
winter tmn be headed off without gem
eral loss. When assessments are made
on valuations with honesty and equity
Iii that day should ever come-it will
befornd that the laws are sufficient to
cover all the requirements for raising
money for state expenses. In other
words. what we need is equalization of
we will get equaliza-
tion of taxation. Saginaw Courier
Herald
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-12-30
Notice Of withdrawal.

have concluded to withdraw from
the candidacy for the nomination OF
Circuit Judge on the republican ticket,
and in doing so ! desire to express my
thanks to my many kind friends who
have offered their kindly assistance. /
regard the office of Circuit Judge as
one of the most honorable in the State,
but my business engagements are such
that it makes absolutely impossible for
me to accept the nomination, if rendered,
as it would mean large sacrifice to me
at this time 1 therefore formally
withdraw from the contest, and again
thank the good people of Shiawassee
County for the kindly feeling they have
manifested toward me.
Faithfully,
#. III. WATSON.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-12-30
Herald.
Master Begins to Pick HIS Com.
nittees

Grand Rapids, Mich Dec. 2S.-In an
interview here Rep. Master, of Kalama
zoo, who is the leading candidate for
speaker of the house, said:
~ have been confident of election for
several weeks, and from the assurances
have been receiving lately feel sure
now. Ireally feel warranted in .plan-
ming for the session and in looking over
the field for committee assignments.
II have not yet decided upon single
committee. Il have received requests
from a number of the members for GER
tain committee assignments and want
to hear from all of them as to their
preferences.
1T is usual for new speakers to talk
about short sessions and economy, but 1
am in earnest about til want to see n
good, businesslike session and an early
adjournment
: 80 far as primary reform is concern
ed, ] am not going to attempt to dictate
anything If 1 am elected speaker. 1
shall be fair with all and whatever the
house does shall be satisfied with. I
do not believe in forcing primary re-
form upon localities which do not want
it, but favor the local option idea. and
think that something of that kind will
be adopted"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-12-30
kersulatior Of Saloons.


Detroitmembers of the incoming leg
islature viii attempt to push through a
law to provide excise commissions all
over the state. The bill will be modelled
after the Massachusetts law, which has
been found very satisfactory in prevent
ing the running of tough saloons, Rep.
elect Geo. Lord is now at work on bill
and says: :,
1.-The commissioners are to have alb
solute power to say who shall have IL
censes and who shall not, and they may,
at any time, revoke the license of any
saloonkeeper. Thus, if the commission
ers find that a tough place is being con-
Quoted anywhere-a place where wo-
men resort or where gambling is car
ried on-they may warn the proprietor,
and, then, if he persists, the commits
sioners may close the place peremptor-
tally. l should either give the commits
sioners the right to determine how many
saloons there shall be in each city or
township, or should fix the number in
the bill.
II would not disturb the license fee
or make any other changes in the gen.
eral liquor law, but believe there ia an
absolute demand in Michigan for better
control of the liquor traffic. Many of
the murders recently committed inJpe-
troit are directly traceable to the infiu-
ence of low dives, such as would not be
tolerated by an excise commission prop
erly constituted.
. "My bill would not provide salaries
for the commissioners, but think pro-
vision will be made for a secretary for
each commission, who will receive such
pay as the commissioners may deter
mine. The secretary will do all the de-
tail work"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-12-30
The Distance to the SUN.

If the water in the Atlantic ocean
were made to fill circular pipe reach
ing from the earth to the sun, q dis
lance of 93,000,000 miles, the diameter
of the pipe would be 1887 yards, or,
rather, over a mile, while a pipe of
similar length TO contain the Pacific
would be over one and three-quarter
miles across. Yet the distance to the
sun is so great that if a child were
born with an arm long enough to reach
to the sun it would not live long
enough to know that it had touched it.
for sensation passes along our nerves
at the rate Of 100 feet a second, and to
travel from the sun to the earth at
that rate would take one and a half
centuries, and such an abnormal in
FAINT is an unlikely centenarlan.--
Longman's Magazine. ..,,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-12-30
Mccall News.

Joseph Crahston, for IS years with
Sayers 81 Scoville, manufacturers of
carriages and hearses in Cincinnati, is
the new manager of the Owosso Car
riage Co. His family will remove to
this city at the close of the school year
Embury Carter, the Durand young
man who expounded the strenuous life
by attempting suicide, marrying and
stealing pay check all in the short
space of four weeks, was held for trial
i'll the circuit court by Justice Halsey.
this morning, after several witnesses
for the prosecution had been sworn.
Paymaster Geo. Toles, of the Grand
Trunk, testified that Carter, who he
identified, was the man who had repre-
sented himself to be A. r. Scott and
had received the latters pay check from
the pay car at Duffield. Joe Vein
shanks testified he rode from Durand
with Carter on the day in question and
Carter showed him the check and said
it was for switching. w. e. Martin,
of the Citizens bank, testified to the
bank cashing the check, which he ident-
flied. Carter was unable to give bail in
the sum of $500 and was taken yback to
jail<-Flint News.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-12-30
Bail For Mrs. Chadwick.

Cleveland, Dec. pa syndicate for
which Attorney p. d. Quigley of this
city is spokesman, is said to be ready
ard willing to furnish bail up to the
sum Of $4,000 to procure the release
of Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick, held in
jail here awaiting trial on the charge
of forgery. Attorney Quigley would
not give the names Of the prospective
tondsmen Of Mrs. Chadwick, but says
that they are well able to furnish any
reasonable sum Of money required If
Mrs. Chadwick is permitted to go out
on bail. The federal officials are said
TO be not in favor Of giving Mrs. Chad
wick her freedom. "a