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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16
once, Held by Colore,l fcn.

From fhe Washington star
Tier, ars good placcs held by colored men tilst
are much desired hy Others II changes arr 10 b-
made The beat or these is Register OF thc Treasure
held by J. " lyons. Lyons hns n greater po-
llucal pull than any colored leader lie is ;h- M
tional committee man from Georgia, crcdltabl-
man. good onlcia and inst rate speaker lie has
however. held his Office for going eight years
Short after President Mckinley car1c into once
he displaced Tlllman OF Tennessee. and CAV, The
Reglstrrshi2 70 Il. X. Bruce. oo!ored. az hlss SIS
sippi- Bruce lad mt been in once many
years btf1re he died, and Lyons succeeded -
the piacc. J {. Dancy. Recorder OF Deeds OF the
District, has been In oT,cc about three wears
lie displaced Cheatham Of North Carolina There
arr number OF prominent colonel men after
Dsncy's place. n. 2. Powell, the United StEics
Minister 10 Hayu has held his plAce for good
many years. while Hrncst Lyon. the Minister W
Liberia. has held his place fewer years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16
The site for New Court House.

No public improvement is more ur-
gently needed to-day in this city than tho
erection OF new and spacious court
house for the trial of causes and the
hearing OF motions in the Supreme
Court The old court house. with its
utter lack of proper ventilation and its
defective plumbing, is a constant menace
to Judges, jurors, lawyers, litigants and
witnesses who are forced to attend
within it's walls This fact is fully recog-
nizcd by bench and bar and the whole
community Where shall the new court
house be built? Under an act passed
by the Legislature two years ago COM
missioners styled the Court House Board
selected by vote of to 2 site at Null
berry Bend on the East Side. The minor
ty favored the selection Of the Stewart
building at the corner of Broadway and
Chambers street and of property adj
iacent thereto valued at nine or ten
millions Of dollars. The Mulberry Bend
site has been generally disapproved be
cause it is nconvenient OF access ana
in an ill-favored quarter OF the city, out
unless the law of 1908 be amended that
site and no other must be acquired be-
cause a majority of the board selected 1t
and the board is now f,lnctus oGicio
The original act limited the power oil
selection TO "A site south OF the southeriy
line of Franklin street extended to the
Hudson River and the East River, or,
in other words, prevented the erection
of a court house north of Franklin street.
An amendatory act has been passed by
the State Senate and il now in the Assem-
bly, and this new act strikes out the limit
ing words and permits the Court House
Board to select and locate site for
new court house either downtown or
uptown, subject, however, TO the APP
proval of the Board OF Estimate and
Apportionment. 1t is not necessary TO
discuss at this time tho exact location
desirable.
1t is clear that the amendatory act
should be passed, for otherwise we shall
be compelled either to accept the
wretched Mulberry Bend site or go with
out any new court house for years to
come
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16
The Omcial Announcement of jan
uary 23.

On january %, three days after the sig
nature of the Dillingham-Sanchez agree
ment at Santo Domingo City, the Nep
York Tribune printed this announce
ment, communicated to its Washington
correspondent by some person speaking
for the Department OF state:
Sunplemcuilnr tho authoritative statement
regarding the Santo Domingo settlement" m"uo
by tho Presidents direction 10 day It may be said
that in ten days agents OF the United states VIII
take charge OF the nsrh affairs OF SAnlo Domingo
readjust the tard to provide suroient revenue Tor
satisfying foreign claims and meeting 'he expenses
ofrov.rnment administer the custom hnusesand en-
deAvor to save the country from lrremedlaoe ruin.
The experiment Is to be tried At the earnest
request of President MORALES OF the Dominican
Republic. and. as already explained In tho IrhNn'
is confidently expected TO eradicate inc tcSueas
revolutionary spiht constantly manifested In mo
country and to preserve order and promote pros
perity from one end Of II to the other
The arrangement has none OF the attributes OF
s,resy and ggl not require ratification byf'e sendf'
Such was the programme. as reported
by the Nep York Tribune on official au-
thority, on the very morning when HE
Sun first called attention TO the plan
requirements Of the second clause OF the
second section of the second article OF
the United States Constitution
What, then, does the Tribune mean
when it gives its innocent readers to
understand that a mere routine extension
Of Judge ABBoTT's field of financial
supervision from Puerto Plata to Monte
Cristi. under the terms of the arbitral
award of July last is "all there seems TO
he in the matter?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16
Saw, ,nr Mothcr,. pooLctbook.

To TIRE EpIroR or THE sun SIR There Is moth
ing more sensecss than allowing The girls Of the
graduating classes In the public schools 10 deck
themselves out In ribbons, laccs, nOwcrs and other
flrbelows In competition with their classmates
Mothers who work hard for a living arr anxious
that their children should appear a. well as their
companions and MAKE great effort to provide
the cheap huery which involves an unnecessary
outlay OF money which Is obtained. IN some IN
stances. hy borrowing OF an one who Is Wiling TO
take the risk Of late or non payment.
The school board would do we'll 10 forbid at
teinpis al display at commencement
NRw YoRk. feh Il QnADuATR.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16

The notable feature in the record Is the
steady annual increase in imports each
year of the term showing an increase over
that which preceded it, Tho imports OF
1898 were 1854 .oei. 4iS. Those OF 1901 were
81 OBS 300. 1877, an increase oil 6S per cent.
Analysis Of the imports shows no limitation
TO special lines, and no operation OF special
influences. The free list and the dutiabe
list. alimentary substances, raw materials
and manufactured wares, alike show marked
advances in import volumes and values.
Thus, imports OF chemicals, dyes and
drugs have increased from sio,00O,O00 to
SOS 900. 900: coffee. from se5 ,0oC,c0o to ST.
900 coo; copper. from 81 900 900 toS23 900 ooO
manufactures Of cottons, from s27 10000 to
$4,000 ,oO0 fibres and manufactures OF
fibres from S35 900 600 TO s75. 0oO,0 900; hides
and skins, from S37 900 to S5S 900 900;
sugar. from $50, 900 900 to sS5 600 900; raw
silk. from sS2 .oO0. 900 to SIS 900 600 Other
items, such as india rubber. manufactures
OF iron and steel, leaf tobacco, wood and
manufactures OF wood. cocoa. china and
pottery. fish. bananas, furs and fur skins.
manganese and tea, show similar advance.
The record Of our imports shows persist
ont and general increase.
But the record of our exports presents
a different appearance. There has been
an increase from total Of 81 ,255, $40 ,2G0 in
1898 10 81 i5l 355 ei5 in 1904. or 1873 per cent.
But, cutting out 1898 and 1899, the record
from 1900 to 1904 is no cause Tor elation.
1t stands thus. for the calendar years
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16

Municipal ownership OF public utilities i' bunk
-1rifr itaffltuB.
Why hssi thou thunk
That municipal ownership OF public utilities,
With It's great political and otaeT facilities,
Is bunk
Why hast thou thunk
That municipal ownership OF public utilities
Win It's Vrssplng and grating capabilities,
Is bunk,
Why has. ;hou thunk
That municipal oRncrshlp Of public utilities,
Nth rs patent p-ouniaIy possibilities,
IL bunk
Why hast thou thund
That municipal ownership OF public utilities
Win It's yisby vcnsl and vicious VII iucs,
is bInE'
WHY has, thou lhunk
That municipal ownership OF public utilities
With It's crookrdly active. aggressive aglllilcs.
Is bunh,
SAY. Carter. say.
Why hasl thou 'nuuk
This dram OF civic cranks
Is bunk.
n rs tA0l tEinkrs,
This be buns.
Perish N Thought
That NW has, hunk.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16

The Department OF Commerce and Labor
announces that last year 1t added to its
permanent equipment one Bible, bicycle,
one binocular and one boring machine.
The binocular ia used TO watch the trusts
from afar, the bicycle to overtake them,
the boring machine 20 penetrate their
secrets, and the Bible TO swear them. With
such plant at its disposal the Department
can have no good excuse to offer if ii allows
a single bad trust to escape detection and
punishment in any corner Of the nation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16

FfVF1 wv dHNdH WrrIV AHV
The compilation OF the -Ra6okv Cot,Inen ST.
which Is history covering the nifty years thsi fol-
lowed Japsns entry upon friendly intercourse
With Western oourtries. is completed The praripal
writers we're Prince TokugayA. Marqulses Ito
and inmaga'a and Counts AaisukntA. lnouyc,
OSuula and Soyrjina. or these Marquis Ito dealt
with the origin and development OF the CouSbtu-
ton, Marquis NamAsalA with The military system.
Counts hatsukah and okuma with finance, Counts
lnouyo and SoyejlmA with foreign relations. &c.
Tho book has been translated into English, French
aud Chinese. II Il nov In the prrSs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16

From a SPEECH bv rnued states Senator Bacon.
Nr President, IN my own state VIZ cotton crur
last ycar sold for more than all the gold that
dug n al the mines Of the United States, Including
rs territories and outlying possessions, and the
pan Of the crop that went from ny single state 10
foreign parts. which two thirds OF li. amounted
20 within avery small fraction ~ much IN dollars as
al the gold dug IN MI the United States 10 Inc year
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16

nobody now doubts the capacity OF Wash
ington to give Judge ABBOTT informa-
ton which he could by no means have
acquired on the spot inSanto Domingo
We confess TO a good deal Of admira-
ton for this exceptional gentleman
and likewise to some sympathy for him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16
DIVORCES IN ENGLAND.
Figures That show they Are as Numerous
as In This Country.

Society In England is VIGOROUSLY con-
sentative, and yet the growth OF divorce
in this country has been almost alarm
ingly progressive. Many Of us may not
remember the agitation which preceded
the legislation making divorce no longer
an ecclesinstioal matter, but the prophecies
OF evil which we're launched at the I'M
fortunate bill that became an operative
act in 1858 have fallen far short OF what
has proved TO he the actual result.
Proceedings in the Divorce Court have
gone up with moro than tho proverbial
leaps and bounds, says writer IN tho
London Express, In the first five years
OF the working OF the act the petitions for
the dissolution Of marriage averaged 24.S
n year In the last five recorded years thC/
averaged close upon 500 per annum. Ina.
of course, is the tremendous increase OF
500 per cent.
Nor bas H. been q growth by fits and
starts and the maximum reached By af
exceptional series of circumstance On
the contrary. it has been steady and
continuous upward movement. How steadily
progressive, indeed. | can best show l
think. by setting out the figures in the
following table ,,u,,,
1858 Of Tour years ons' ........-.'.- G 9sS
~. q, . '''''' ......... Atq .
1851 81 sos
is91-lD0i 'O''1
To carry the figures on to more recent
date. may say that in 1901 there were
$50 and In 100. as many as $50 petitions Tor
dissolution Of marriage, while in the lattol
year the suits for the various remedies and
means OF relief provided by me divorce
Court totalled up TO 1850
Nor is it the Divorce Court alone which
terminates the marriage relationship n
this country. For the power oil decfeeins
a judicial separation (Which, by the way
has become rather unpopular in the DiVoroa
Court has in recent years been extended
to courts of summary jurisdiction WITH
extraordinary results. since 1893 stpen-
diary at a police court or any TWO oil ih9
great unpaid Magistrates in petty ses-
sons may make n separation order. ma
result viii be beat shown by the following
figures; .,.,-,...,.,,,,,,
bp hGVTrors
1900 ........,...-. ......-.......s gI
VA And close upon 1900 last year.
Nov. if | add to the 1900 judicial separa-
tons by Magistrates the number OF cases
in the Divorce Court. have total to-day
of about 10000 legal dissolutions or suS-
pensions of the marriage ue-pTac'lcally,
OF course. 1000 dissolutions Of marriage.
And. further. il | compare these figures
with those which ere available from America
- detailed statistics OF reoent years have
not been taken in the United States--l find
that we have almost reached their UNI
enviable level. For during the last thirty
four years there have been no fewer THAN
OoOoO divorces in the United States; ana
taking our 1000 dissoluhons and separa-
tons for the last year, and allowing for, the
fact that our population is about one-half
of theirs. ] arrive at the fact that per 100
fr,ires are az numerous as theirs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16

Gr'd' Pors oorrsspondenee o; n, Ersrofh A-''-
ran
through error OF the editor. not q, the CARR
sponec.t, Guy Quick family was made to number
fourteen daughters The item should have s'ii
that be and bis good wife recently hccamt 'h-
parents o. fourteen pound daughter
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16

7 per cent. stock? Or for the power TO
use, divert and manipulate the hundreds
OF millions in cash and securities which
belong to the policyholders, the real
oMners OF the Eanitable2
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16
4 Kansas Card Of Thanks.

FTVI -" IiItIIFHUH DlJlff
We wish 10 thank the friends who were 80 Kind -
MS recently upon the birth Of our baby. The doe
tor particularly. was Kind and VIC feel rndrr last
Ing obligations TO the two neighbor woren who
stayed ~ with rs all night
IOy. C,OspFtt AND VIII
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16

TO rnr TprroR or THE SuN-.sfr- II is said that
the cause Of the collision an the subway Feb. u
was the failure Of the motornan 70 SEQ tho rod
lights on the train ahead, because Of the frost on
the outlook window.
II the panrs OF glass we're washed in alcohol
iherc would be no frost on the windows.
JYnRRT CITY Feb IL ORE VINO knows.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16
- I'd in Sol. vice. tia Eft

From LtpBi1roH's bI0a;tn'.
\ certain Nrw iork clergyman, Who Is an IA
thoniy on sun dlas, was asked recently to prepare
a suitable motto for one 30 be sci ~ In parshon-
ers garden. Without hesitation he wrote the FOL
lowing sentence, which Vii be recognized as me
motto " a city Newspaper 81 I'd 10 sole lldes ia
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16

70 rHr Rniron OF THT SrN-Sr II August W.
Machcn would like 20 know the fatal cause Of his
troubles no might count the number ~ letters In
his name. AEiHrW ". lSuAiLs.
lrNN. w. Teh T.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16
SIR. walters Timely Recover,

From ne Her9rl NrrS.
Elsewhere IL thiS issue it was reported ihA' s.
waller down Win the prrumonls. but Just ~
expected 70 write up his obituary liLe walked
into the once 10 nay his subscription Glad Ne
did not have 10 write H. Come again
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16

The Count Of Monte Cristo turned pale.
Gee Whit he rnut,rrcd do you suppose that
Roosevelt viii scrc ny custom house,"
Hiking to Drmas. he eagerly awaited develop.
menu.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16

kn,clrr-t hear you ere engaged.
Booker lis only an executive PROTOCOL We
haven't had the treaty TauEed By her fAtset.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16
rHE LESSON or OUR COMMEROE.

WASHINGTON Feb. 15,-After prolonged
period OF comparative fxity in its total
value, our foreign commerce. including
both imports and exports, began in 1897
squirt which carried It quickly to point
never before reached, and beyond which 1t
has since made only slight advance. The
period of fixity may be illustrated by the
following table Of total commerce for the
years indicated:
Fiscal year 'ooSDa',',
Fiscal year lelf''l'Nos
Fiscal ear 1870. l'o'I9''otS
Fiscal year 1895 .,.,. ..,....,,.,...- l''d'|D'i"'
Two days after his Inauguration in 1897
President Mckinley summoned Congress
to meet in extra session on March 10, chiefly
for the purpose of drafting new tarih law
The DinEley Act, signed by the President
on July "a, was the outcome OF the session.
While the subsequent national prosperity
is not properly attributable solely to the
operation of this act it is quite Impossible
for even ultra free traders 70 show that the
Dingley tariff has arrested In any way inc
extension of our foreign commerce ne
ginning with the calendar year 1893 the
first full year Of the operation OF that tafln'
the record Of foreign commerce stands mus
for the calendar. not the fiscal years
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16

DAILY AND SUNDAY GfE war s'''s''''f' y
DAILY AND SUNDAY. Per Month ...t..,.' .
Postage TO foreign countries added.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-12-08
10 Have Water and Light.

The city council in regular>sess-
ION Tuesday night took up the
water and light franchise as modi-
he'd and offered by Clifton A. Coch-
ran and the same was considered
informally and thoroughly discuss
ed Ill every phase; the session last
Ing until a late hour. On Wednes
day night the council met in ad-
Journed regular session and the
franchise with the few minor
changes agreed upon at the meet
ing of the previous evening incor.
porated, was given the first and
second readings and with one a.
mendment will be brought up for
hnal reading and pas. age on next
tuesday evening December II. A
provision Of the franchise makes
1t obligatory that work commen
within 90 days after the adoption
and publication of the franchise.
The System calls for the installa-
Ion OF reservoir holding at lest
200, 900 gallons of water whic
will come through the mains with
gravity flow and in cas- of fire will
have direct pressure from til. pumps
The city S to pay for 10 ny drants
and one arc lamp Or its equivalent
in smaller lights the first year and
three lights the second year and, if
the assessed valuation makes q GER
tain increase, five lamp, third year
The rates agreed upon are those
common to towns in this sectic n
of Washington where steam must
be used to generate the power for
the plant. 1t is understood thai
Wood & Cochran will operate
-four and feed mill in connection
with this city plant and day cur
rent will be on, so that fine op-
portunity to secure power will be
afforded to those wishing to use it
in operating manufacturing or
other machinery. The water is to
be taken from the Columbia river
ct point to be designated by TIE
council and is to be kept free from
contamination by the company.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-12-08
NJ. E. Church..

There will be regular services, Sab
bath morning. Sunday school at 10
O'Clock and preaching a. II O'Clock.
There will be union services in the
evening, at which Evangelist DR..
Hutchinson will preach. He is an in.
teresting and able speaker and all
should hear him.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-12-08

Beautifying methods that injure the
skin and health are dangerous. Be
beautiful without discomfort by taking
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Aea. Sun
shiny faces follow It's use. 35 cents. At
the Columbia Pharmacy.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-12-08
Congregational Church.

p Sunday-school at 10 a. m. Endeavor
Society at $50 p. m. There will be no
preaching as our congregation will at
tend the union evangelistic services at
the Presbyterian church.
H. J. ZERCHER, Pastor.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-12-08
Presbyterian Bazaar.

= The ladies of the Presbyterian
church will hold Christmas Bazaar on
Saturday, December Is, 1905. in Dirck-
sons Hall. In the afternoon fancy
Christmas articles and holiday goods
prepared by the ladies will be on sale
and light refreshments will be served.
In the evening beginning at 5 O'Clock
supper will be served for % cents.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-12-08

1t never fails to make light, whole
some food. cleveland Baking Powder
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-12-08

Lots of people could easily save
money If they would only get started.
Some save for awhile, then look for q
way to spend it. But those who de-
po.it their savings in the bank take q
great deal of interest in watching it
grow, take the per cent interest we
allow, too. They leave it here and
keep adding to 1t regularly Exchange
Bank of Kennewick.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-12-08

Clear thinking, decisive action, vim
and vigor of body and mind, the sparkle
of life, comes to all who use HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea. IS cents, Tea or
Tablets. At the Columbia Pharmacy.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-03

at night, after theaters and private par
ties. they go to Almacl's playing until
far into the morning.
The Atlantic club, in Dover street,
where young swells gambled freely.
came to grief, but has been revived by
a South African millionaire, and bridge
and baccarat are now in full swing.
while so feverish is the demand fol-
gambling facilities that another club
has been established a few doors away.
to accommodate those who cannot get
into the Atlantic, tie membership OF
which was filled within two days of its
rest arting
The whole affair has become a stu
pendous scandal. accounting in some
measure for the practical interest
evinced in the Torrey- alexander mission
by certain social bigwigs. The Anti
Betting league, originated to check horse
race wagering, is endeayoring to stir the
authorities to attack these clubs as
qually illegal. Obscure gambling clubs
in Soho. chiefly patronized by foreign
ers, are constantly raided by the police
but the authorities are reluctant to
adopt any measure that would result in
the appearance in the dock of a police
court of horde Of the best-known men
and women in society and the court
peers, members of parliament, and even
Of the government itself,