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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-26

1890. and then Mr.. Syngros took hold.
organized u new company with $685.
600 working capital. and finished the
job in 1893. 1t is only about four miles
long. but 1t is siXty-nne feet wide ut
bottom, about eighty ut water line.
twclity six feet and three inches deer,
in water. and 1t is cut nearly all the
way through solid rock. rising ut some
points for 260 feet above the canal. It
Is like u canyon. and ships do not take
kindly to it. the entrance bcing bad. Il
strong wind blowing through il as
through n great air shaft and there is
ut times n strong reverse current. 1t
is an interesting trip through the canal.
and II saves 123 miles of very rough
water and twenty hours of time: but
so far shippers prefer to 20 around the
peninsula rather than through the ca
nal. though with some changes which
will he made IL IL believed the canal
will become of general use as soon as Il
few ships begin to Use il and remove
the prejudice now existing against it,
comfort.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-26
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.

ANNUAL STATEMENT of the Hartford
Fire Insurance Company ~ Hartford. In the
state Of Connecticut. on the 31st day Of
December. 1903: made to the Insurance Su.
pcrintcndcnt Of the state Of Illinois. pursu-
unt to law.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-26

One Of the best.Iiked and most pop
ular business men In Chicago is Tom n.
Donnelly. the jeweler, at 11S Dearborn
street. Mr.. Donnelly enjoys the con-
ddcnce and parsonage Of the very best
people In Chicago, and II you want the
hest goods, In watches, d. 1ouds and
jewelry, at reasonable prices, the man
to patronise IL honest Tom Donnelly, at
l1S Dearborn street.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-26
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.

Fire and Marine Insurance Company Of Gin
cinuati. In the state Of Ohio. on the 31st
day " December, 1903: made to the lnsur.
ancc Superintendent OF the State OF Illinois,
pursuant to law.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-26

sells. luxuriously fitted. Some OF the
best known business men Of Peoria.
as well as of Chicago. are deeply in
tcrcstcd in the enterprise. The stock
can be purchased now ut 80 cents on
the dollar, which will he only for II
short tune. The stock is fully paid
and worcestershire.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-26
ITEMS OF INTEREST

For wines and liquors. Heating 4
Mahony. the well-known importers and
Wholesale dealers in this line Of goods.
are among the foremost in the country
for value as well as the excellence Of
their goods.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-26

\ meeting has been held at New
Britain. Conn. to urge the building at
that place of Il suitable memorial to
Elihu Burritt.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-26
stockhoIders' Meeting.

The annual meeting Of the stockholders 81
the Chicago Newspaper Union will be held
M the Office % the Company No. ~ South
Jefferson street, Chicago, III, at 2:p D. M
on the i2th day ~ April, 1904, for the pnr-
pose 81 elrctlng IA board of Directors Tor
Wv GEO. A STRONG, Secretary.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-26

Electric tramway cars In Rome are
now fitted with postal boxes. the con
tents of which are collected every
quarter of an hour.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-04-22
Marl1O de relieve
lDgsTHSTAx ocuRKFNciAs
Ahnl . ae 80

Abrii - de lgas
Ia juvcntnd Dc este pueblo prepara
an iucidO baile. para si domingo pr6xi-
mo. con ci fin dc obscquiar 4 Ia sefo.
rita Blaneh. de Mayagiiez. simpktea
hnesped del amigo doctor oms Puig y
distinguida familia.
-.
Don Ramon Frontera Pons, don Gui-
llermo ARIZONA Oliver y tres sobrinos
del primero, sc ausentan para Msllor-
ca. II sefior Frontera es rico propie-
tario de esta comarca y sOcio CONAN
ditsrio de la respectable frma Suceso-
res de Frontera Hermanos. Que lie
ven un feliz viaje, para que regresen
prOnto 4 este pueblo, donde cuentan
con buenos amigos.
-.
Dos meses hace que eStz vacante
una plaza, en- el Concejo Municipal de
este pueblo. y aun no Sc ha cubierto.
Para ella fue propuesto don Alfonso
Costa Fornes 4 rafz de la vacante y
sin embargo, como 81 tai cosa.
FL Sr. Alcalde de este pueblo ha pa
sado una communication q los duefios de
oasas para que, en- el plazo de IS dias,
pinten las suyas; y de no verihcarlo
asf, seran denunciados al juzgado de
paz. La crisis economica per que
atraviesan los propietarios, no les per-
mitira cumplir la orden de la autori-
dad local y eSta, que asi 10 sabe, no de-
roga dicha orden, nj la aplaza para la
cosecha de cafe, tempo en- que los pro-
pietarios Sc ven, aunque con trabajo,
con algunos pesos.
Senior Alcalde: tsnga mas compa-
sion, tanta como la miseria que nos
aniquila.
C0rOMeIO
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-04-22
Amigos nuestrOs

Han regresado su residencia de
Manatf los Sres. Brunet y Cortes. dis
tinguidos amigos nuestros, y ricos pro-
pietarios de aquella poblaci6n.
PARA cURAR UN RESFRIADo EN-
uN Ola tome las PASTILLAS LAXANTEs
DE BROMO-QUININA FL boticario 70 devol-
vera el dinero 81 no Sc cura. La 6rma de d. x.
GROVE se hslls en- csda csjta.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-04-22

E franqneo pOr cuenta de los mteresadoS.
Ssg6m preet0s aNferf0res EG LtDrerfA
del Bcgef5sss aparse Ia ns6s rsce sNrfidns
Ia ms6s bArasa as Ea Nsla.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-09-17
PLAIN ENGLISH
IL Cenes from Oyster Rny and A ppiies
to the New York World.

Sept j. according TO a newspaper dis
patch Of that date, Secretary Loeb gave
out n typewriter statement denying a
story printed in the New York World
to the effect 10 J. Pierpont Morgan has
recently held conferences with Mr..
Roosevelt concerning the campaign. Ii
is as follows:
The story In the World about the visi, Of
Mr.. Morgan to the President at Oyster Bay
iie from leginnine to end Neither
MI Morgan nor the New York representa-
tive Of Mr. Morgan has seen the Prcsideu,
or communicated With him directly or indl-
reetly at Oyster Bay or anywhere else As
far as the President or nuvana srornd bifn
knows. Mr.. Morgan has been nowhere near
Oyster Bay In a yacht or otherwise.
One paper comments upon the unusual
use OF the word ''lie" In statements given
out by the President. There are times
when only one word in the English Ian
gnage will serve. and President Roose-
Welt is an authority on English There
Is only one word to iitly and accurately
characterize certain statements-such
statements as that Of The World which
the President was contradicting
A lie, according to Webster. Is "a
criminal falsehood: A FALSEHOOD
UTTERED FOR PURPOSES OF DE-
CEPTION; AN INTENTIONAL yIO-
LATION OF TRUTH"
The Century Dictionary thus defines
the word:
.Lie-1. A FALSE STATEMENT
MADE WITH THE PURPOSE OF
DECEfVING. an intentional untruth; q
falsehood: the utterance By speech or
act Of that which is false WITH IN
TENT TO MISLEAD OR DELUDE.
2. THAT WHICH is INTENDED OR
SERVES TO DECEIVE OR MIS-
LEAD; ANYTHING DESIGNED OR
ADAPTED TO PRODUCE FALSE
CONCLUSIONS OR EXPECTA-
TIONS"
There can be no Doubt that the Presi-
dent used exactly the right word
1t would be ike carrying Goals to New
castle to explain to our friends the Dem.
ocrats the meaning and inner cussednes.
OF the word 'iie." Past grand masters
In the art. they need no definitions OF
fine drawn distinctions. But Republi.
cans and Independents are not so well
up in this branch of human activity, and
50 1t is well. perhaps. to call their atten-
ton to the latest proper and desirable
use OF the small English monosylIabls
which II just now under discussion.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-09-17
AFtFast NAhFN II IHfIN IIUUFFfs IN INT
United States
will he perreived that the ayeI

1t VIII be perceived mat the avera sc
rate paid in the United States in 1902
for six months is within Sl.Go of the
MAXIMUM rate paid to the best farm
hands in Grea, Britain in May. 1904, and
almost double the minimum paid second
class men.
The figures of our Department of Ag-
rieulture. moreover. apply only to those
laborers hired by the year or season. the
rates where the engagement Is by the
day are very much higher, being 50
eeuts per day. with board. and sl.13
without, in 1902. against 63 cents with,
and 81 cents without board. In 1904.
This would make the pay. with board.
in 1894, average $3.50 for half year
OF $50 days. while the average compen-
sntien OF the American farm Iabore- paid
by the day in 1902 would be Sl33.J0
for the six months. with board.
But statistical averages. valuable as
they are in rejecting the general condi-
iions. are elusive and tantaiizins things
when they attempt TO cover the rate of
wages In an occupation ike agriculture.
which, including employers and employ
ed, numbers at least 11,00J.00O persons
over 10 years OF age and upwards of ev-
cry age. color and sex. The American
farm laborer knows what wages he re-
oeives, and he can compare II with what
Is paid in England. and greatly to his
own satisfaction.
He also knows that the above aver
ages in the United States for 1894 and
1902 fairly though family reflect the
difference between his industrial condi-
ton during the iast Democratic national
administration and now. And in Novem-
Der he will not vote for any party whose
success would foreshadow a return to
the conditions OF 1894 and 1895.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-09-17

men, OF Agriculture. il brought 90 cents
or exactly double as much
Ia 1885 the price Of wheat on the Kan
sas farm was 81 crats per bashel; last
year. according 10 the same authority.
il was II cents.
In 1885 the price Of oats on the Kan
sas farm was II cents. last year Il was
3o--a case where 80 cents was q joke
which the ksnsan appreciated clear
dows. TO his boots.
During this period freight rates on
wheat per 100 pounds from Atchison.
Kan, to Chicago were reduced from 2i
TO 10 cents, and on rye, barley, corn and
oats from 20 to 15 cents.
In 1895 the revenue Of thu railways
per Passenger per mile in the territory Of
which Kansas is the center WAS 2.2,5
cents. In 1862 it bad fallen to 2.23G
cents In the same period the railroad
revenue from freight In the same terri
tory had fallen from 1.I61 cents per ton
per mile 10 o.9Ts cents.
There are good times In Kansas be-
cause OF good government, good crops.
good prices. increasing manufactures and
declining rates for transporting the fruits
Of all kinds OF industry to the markets
OF the world; and when there are good
times In Kansas there is little occa sion
for discomfort throughout the rest Of the
Union.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-09-17
NOT FIT TO BE PRESIDENT.
An "Evening Post" Opinion OF J.dge
Parker.


New York Evening Post. Jolly 1. I9o3A
We presume that Judse Parscr's greet
ings In Georgia rs our next President"
will not ruiiie bis judicial calm. Like
the rest OF us, he has seen too mauy next
Presidents year before election.
They usually swarm Ike grasshoppers
in July before the nominating conven-
ton. But the Judge will be subjected
ia his Georgia address to pretty sharp
test OF his dtaess for President, next
time or ever. VIII he have the courage
to speak direct aad wholcs8ms word
to the people Of the South on the question
which Is rapidly becoming the ieading ma
tional issueg
We mean. OF course. the whole matter
OF abridged suffrage. denied cit 5enship.
refusal Of equal treatment before the
law. and the recrudescenee Of siayery, as
affecting our negro population. The
Southern papers are full OF it, and de-
mandinS that the South be ''let alone
in its challenge OF human rights and dis
regard of the constitution. Edward NJ.
Shepard told the people of New orleans
that the South ought 30 be left 10 90 its
own way. Bat can man named as
"our next President" agree 10 such a
local notification Of national laws? IL
he can, he is not fit TO be President next
year or any year.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-09-17
WHY Alu'S WELL IN KANSAS.
Il IL Because OF sonud Money asd the
Protective POLICY.

Few people realize how or why the
condition Of Kansas is watched with
such soDciiude throughout the country
especially In the Western States.
The fact is indispntahle that there is
something about its climate. the mer-
rurial disposition OF its people and the
conditions OF life in Kansas that make
It sort OF barometer for the rest Of the
republic. When there IS anything seri-
ous the matter with Kansas il Is Ger
tain tia. all "a not exactly right with
her neighbors. When there is drouth
in Kansas there Is apt 10 be mighty
thirst ia all the region west of the Mis-
sissippi. When the rains and sunshine
bless Kansas with bountiful harrests
and the cyclone aud erasshopper give her
a wide berth. the fatness is apt to extend
beyond her borders and FL the land with
reason for rejolcings and content.
When Providence frowns on Kansas
the heart Of the nation IS usually sorrow
fui for her-and for Itself.
When Providence smiles on Kansas
the rest Of US generally bid au reyoir to
melancholy.
Therefore Senator Fairbanks did well,
in opening the Republican campaign at
Marion, Kan. Sept !. to remind his au-
ditors OF the change that had come over
their prospects since the days when the
whole land rang with the cry, What's
the matter with kansas." Happily he
was able to proclaim. If not from the
house tops. at least TO the telegraph op-
orators for dissemination throughout the
nation, that AIS well in Kansas"
Swiftly he drew the picture of the con-
ditions as they existed eight years ago:
kansas was suffering from the effects
of Democratic administration. The in
terests OF her agriculture ianguished. Her
crops rotted in. the field or were market
ed at unremunerated prices" And much
more to the same effect. Then he point
ed to the prosperity OF the present. with
out need to recapitulate the blessings
that good crops. good prices. good govern
ment and sound money showered upon
Kansas as from an exhIuStiess urn.
During the last seven years. he said.
mo one has shared the prosperity which
has come to the country in fuller de-
gree than the farmers of Kansas" And
he illustrated the prosperity of the State
by the increase in her bank deposits
..from $50. 100000 in 1895 to over $780,
100000 in 19o3." As matter of exact
record it might be well To say that the
bank deposits in Kansas increased from
Sju,oZS,4ct IN 1870 TO Sc4.uoJ,liO OF
1S0 per cent, while those Of the whole
country increased from $231. SIS. .339 to
$540, 0,649,1 ,102, or slightly under 134 per
cent
Would the reader know how all this
wonderful prosperity came to Kansas
II was through her own industry stimu-
lated and protected by the sound econ
on,ic and monetary policies Of the Re
publican party.
In 1895 corn on the farms Of Kansas
was bringing Is cents bushel: last year.
according to the report Of the Depart
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-09-17
of Course Not.

David b. Hill stated, in one of his
speeches, that Mr.. Roosevelt. on taking
the oath OF ofiice after the death OF
President Mckinley. said that he would
not be candidate for President in 1904.
President Roosevelt has never made q
promise as to his own personal action
which be did not redeem. The President
is outspoken. fxir and square. These
are characteristics of the man. He
makes no promises he does not intend to
keep, and he keeps such as he makes.
The silly story started by Hill had no
foundation in fact. and it is really not
worth the ink and paper that has been
used in denying it. except that it once
more marks the character of Hill
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-09-17
UNLIKE DEMOCRATS
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS OF
REPUBLICANS NEVER SHADY.
Sale of Philippine Bonds to q Western
Eank, the Hf2he Bidder - Demo-
cratic Deal with the Belmont
0ync icate Riddied.

The fourth instailment OF the 81. oo0.-
900 OF Philippine bonds was taken at
10l.4I by the Western National Bank
Of Oklahoma CITY, whose bid for the
4 bonds was the highest. The fact that a
western LAnk should outbId leading insti-
tntious of Wall street for these bonds
suggests how the West is rapidly gaining
in financial power and Importance. No
western bank would have dared 20 bid
l FOR such a large issue OF bonds without
being perfectly satisfied that It could hnd
e broad market for them amongst local
( investors. The Old financial problem OF
the West was TO get money from the
East The present problem of the West
/ Is 10 find good channels FOR the invest
ment OF its own money.
T BY a transaction such as this we find
I investors n the Southwest become cred
itors Of the Philippine Islands. In other
words, they are loaning some OF the
fruits OF their own prosperity under Re
publican rule to help along the prosperity
Of our natiou's wards in the Philippines.
( The security which United States gov
ernment over the Philippines gives to
f lives and property. trade aud industry.
makes the credit OF the islands good, 50
/ that investors are quite willing 10 pay
I premium for Philippine boods. Ii the
/ United States government were not SOW
creign over the Philippines, it is cues
[ ton whether the Islands would be able
| to float bonds even at a discount. hence
many needed Improvements for the isl
ands could not be carried out Were
the Democratic party 10 be successful
I IA the election this fal, the owners OF
Philippine bonds would doubtless see
I quick slump in their market value
Notorious DE n, ocrstie Deal.
II Is the Republican policy in the case
Of necessary issues Of bonds. like the war
| loan Of 1sos and this Philippine bond
/ issue. to sell the bonds by popular sub
scription or by public competitive bid
ding for them. This gives the whole peo-
/ pie an equal chanre. aad all sections OF
the country an equal chance, to secure
them for investment and TO realize what
ever profit their ultimate appreciation
may bring. Under the Democratic plan.
as followed out during the last Cleveland
administration, the government ignored
the small investors. and had no use for
any financial institution west Of Wall
street.
For instance. on Feb. IS. 1895, the
Democratic Secretary OF the Treasury
signed a contract with a New York syn
dieate for the selling OF s62.3f5.4oo four
per cent bonds. These bonds the syndi-
cate sold 10 the public for sG5, ll6.2ii.
clearing a profit for itself, our Of the
transaction, OF nearly 100000 The
price at which the bonds were sold to
the syndicate was equivalent to loiis.
when the existing United States four per
cent bonds. with less than half as long
a time TO run, were bringing Ill on the
market. The syndicate dictated to the
| government the terms of the deal ONE
OF THE MEMBERS OF THAT SYN
| DiCATE. AUGUST BELMONT, Is
THE PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL AID
| WISER AND BACkER OF ALTON II.
PARK ER OR PRESIDENT.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-09-17
steel Industry Doc. No, I.r.

A director of the United States Steel
Corporation refutes one Of the state
ments made by calamity -howling Demo
Gratis sy saying that business is SO good
there will be no cut in prices of steel.
adding: All our giants will be running
at full capacity in month or two. and
by that time the demand for steel Of all
kinds will be greater than at any time
during the past year.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-09-17

The general prosperity the country has
enjoyed under Republican administration
during the last seven years has profited
the farmer as much IL not more than any
other one class. The farmers know Il.
and should and undoubtedly will vote to
continue conditions a. they are .nd have
b0on.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-09-17
Exnnr.ie. . Blc..inx.

United States Consul General Guen-
ther, at Frankfort, Germany, quotes a
noted German professor as saying that
expansion does not lessen nations In
herent compactness and strength. On
the contrary. nation can only become
great. he says. by having space in which
to expand. Great Britain is cited as an
example Of what expansion has done for
a nation that originally had little terri
tory.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-09-17

Rural free delivery has enabled farm
ers to obtain better prices for their prod
ucts. Being brought int, daily touch
with the state of the markets. they are
enabled to take advantage of informa-
fion heretofore Inaccessible TO them. For
this practical help they are indebted to
the party that does thinss"-viz-, the
Republican party.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-09-17

"I have no words of abuse for
Theodore Roossveit. ! believe him to
be . brave. honest, conscientious man.
I give him full credit for having .
spiendid courage OF ceuvictiou ~
Thomas T. wstson's speech accepting Popuiiss
nomination.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-09-17
FARM WAGES.
Figures as TO Rates Paid In England
and the Unite States.

The August Labor Gazette. a govern
menf publication issued monthly by the
British Board OF Trade. gives an inter
esting account OF the haIf-yearly asri-
cultural hirings at Whitsuniide. 1901. for
the counties OF Cumberland. Westmore-
land and North Lancashire, which affords
an instructive view OF the rates paid
farm hands in England. The official re-
port prepared sor the department states
that the supply OF male farm servants
was fairly plentiful. owing partly to
siaekness Of employment In other indus
tries" but that wages showed a down
ward tendency in the case OF men. but
women were scarce and their wages
were well maintained"
The following were the rates generally
agreed upon for the half year:
Per SIX months
with board
Best men .sl5lr to <lrtp
second class men. soosto 1890
Youths and boys .-..-...... StOoto Epno
Best women -...-...-...... 500 TO 1900
Second class women aud
girls .-...-.-.. ---..*.... 200 to 600
These rates have beea slightly increas-
Ell in the transcription from English
money into dollars and cents at the ratio
Of s. per pound. but they afford clear
and authoritative exhibit OF what British
farm hands are receiving by which every
intelligent American farm. hand can com
part the wages he receives.
Without knowing the number OF men
employed In each class and at varying
rates therein 1t is. Of course. impossible
10 arrive at an average rate Of compensa-
ton. But with si01 per half year for
the highest and $50 for the lowest OF the
second-class men 1t is evident that the
yearly average for male farm hands ex-
elusive of youths and boys in Great
Britain cannot be much, IL any. above
$50 year. while the average for wom-
en- would be somewhere around 500.
We have no similar figures for the
United States. but in a recent bulletin
entitled Wages OF Farm Labor in the
United States issued by the Depart
ment OF Agriculture. the figures OF the
average monthly wages Of farm iaborers
in this country are given. Multiplied by
six. to arrive at the half yearly rate.
they furnish the following:
Average wages ~ farm laborers In the
United States
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-09-17

With the immense crops which are now
assured it is essential that prices be
maintained 10 that farmers may reap the
full reward Of their labon- This is as
sursd IL the Republican party II eontin-
usd in power.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-09-17

LIBERAL compensation for labor makes
liberal customers for our products. The
Republican policy Of protection makes
10th.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-09-17
s,.AiY onfn.in va,ue.

The following tables show how steady
have been the gains In cash values OF
staple crops, despite fluctuations from
year to year IN size Of crops.
EnnN