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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-27
American Production and Consumption OF Pre-
cious Stones in 1905.

The forthcoming annual report OF George r.
Kunz Of the United States Geological Survey will
show that the production OF precious stones In the
United States amounted 10 1925. $50.
The sapphire mine OF Montana Is In area and
sapphire bearing rock 10000. 900 cubic yards, the
greatest mine In the world. II Is gradually being
developed into a great and permanent mining In.
dustry. A mining plant Is now being erected which
will quadruple the present production. and make
the mine tYogo Gulch) a very important factor
in American gem production. The Yogo sapphire
crystals are superior in form TO East indian sap
phlres for mechanical uses.
Our chief gem productions in 1905 were: Sap.
phircs. $4,000; turquoise, s65, 600: tourmalines,
10000: perdots and crystal quartzes, $4,000 each;
aquamarines, 5000; kunsite, gold quartz chryso.
prase. siliclhed wood and garnets. 5000 each;
smoky quartz and chlorastrolite. 5000 each;
amethyst. agate, pyite. malachite and catlinite,
amazon stone and arrow points, 81 900 each; topaz,
urahlite and nesolite. $500 each; fossil coral. $3.50,
and dumortiente in quartz. 500.
Southern California now leads In the production
Of tourmallne, beryl and topaz. instead OF. as for
meriy. the Ural Mountains. while It's increased
production OF turquoise Is making up for the de-
creased production In New Mexico and Arizona.
Small diamonds have been discovered in four
regions In the United States. but their actual place
OF origin Is In every case unknown, Some day the
original American sources OF this queen OF gems,
says the report, will be discovered.
In the meantime American Importation OF pre-
cious stones continues to increase. In 1904 II was
SS4. Dos STA. as compared with s2o, oS6. sls In 1904,
an increase OF nearly 100000. This included
sl0,2s Ill worth OF uncut diamonds, Slao,o72
OF diamond dust, % $50 worth Of GLACIERS diamonds
and SEQ 1915, 3o4 worth cut. but unset, diamonds.
II Is on the large 1910. PSI III WORTHY and increasing
import OF uncut diamonds that the lapldary in.
dustry Is assuming such respectable position In
New York city. The New Amsterdam OF old
is no longer dependent on Old Amsterdam" for It's
precious stone cutting. Many highly skilled dia.
mond cutters and workers have mig rated from
odd Amsterdam" to New Amsterdam" New
York;, to the advantage OF themselves and their
adopted city and country. The most dlnacult
kinds Of lapidary work are now being success
fully done herein the last two years particularly.
In Decembe 1905, we imported IS, ess, $40 woftb
OF precious stones OF all kindS-as much In a single
month as we imported In any one OF the nrst lns
years OF our history as a nation.
The report adds: This Importation wa, NJ.
tended by prosperity in every branch OF the jewelry
business. the sales ranging from the poorest Quail.
ties to the richest gems and even to every known
form OF Imitation"
Uncle Sam. jeweller and lapidary. Is a success.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-27
The Bryan.Towne Apology.

TIC THE EDITOR OF TIE SuS-Str Mr.. Towne
Of Minnesota and Tannmany Hall recently said on
the floor OF the House that the Bryan .Debs com.
bination committed a technical error" on the
cheap silver issue OF 1895 and 1900. Mr.. Bryan and
Mr.. Towne now claim that increased gold produc-
tion has vindicated their contention and the Wis
dom OF the cumulative theory Of money in those
years.
There is not a shadow OF truth In the argument,
II Is founded on a fragrant fallacy. 1t was not
scarcity OF money that brought on the calamities
Of 'e3: II was the scarcity OF confidence and credit.
1t was overtrading, the expansion OF credits and the
consequent retirement Of gold and other good
money into bank vaults and holes In the ground.
and nothing else in the world. that caused the ap-
parent, but never real, scarcity OF money.
The Bryan -Towne apology for the crime against
the Democratic party, which has been practically
annihlated in the Senate and House. is not &C.
copied by men who know the truth about 1t.
OMAHA, Neb., June %. 6. L. N.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-27
COTTON STALK r
Use Found for y Hitherto wasted vege'
table.

From he Man ufncfurorS Record.
II has beer demonstrated that all grades
OF paper from the bcst form OF linen grade
to the lowest. can be manufactured from cot
ton stalks. In addition to this. q variety OF
by-products. such as alcohol, nitrogen, ma
terial for guncotton and smokeless powder.
can also be secured In paying quantities.
The time Ia not now far distant when paper
plants equipped with all modern machinery
and devices for making paper and the utlliSa.
tion OF the other by-products referred TO VIII
be built and placed In operation throughout
the cotton growing States OF the South. The
establishment Of these mills for the, manpiI
%facture OF paper, from cotton stalks VIII
tions and institute the utilization OF a waste
product which, az the present time mas conn
paratiyely little Or no value, II nv Wsh pI prSTe
II. is estimated that on an area OF land
pToduGIng a bale Of cotton a. leas, one bt ton
Of calcrlation this new industry can a nj
depend upon from | 1000. 200 to ZOO o2o t9nS
Of raw material ,lo. This II 1se VII r So9 0ei 4 rnrnlsh
but also permit OF the export Of pulp Or m.
ished products to foreign countries. ~ the
5 Hsst iens. s,%G II ,h pspe Z ARE sRsr n ,he tnite sfs st ;SSs;,
The bulk Of the material .goine Into the man.
spaS'srs pln e. a nadPs whi & i 1Hs sph R : be S'%s
more expensive in the depletion OF the for.
ests and the high prices which such timber
The utilization of a waste product such as
the cotton stalk, manufactured Into com.
mercial paper. WIN be a boon Of inestimable
4 The ' pra sef aTS eject Of ttfhls new invention
will be to Increase the present value OF the
south's G9ttpn crop nearly, tico; 200 600 ot an
stake. from the fields in the early fall the
denth knell Of the boil weevil will be sounded.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-27
Will the Far Eastern War BE Re-
newed?

According to a telegram to the London
Times from st. Petersburg, General REM
NENKAMPF, who played a conspicuous
part in the recent military operations
in Manchuria, declared at a military
banquet on June rs that a wal of re-
venge against Japan is imminent. Was
this a mere outburst of after dinner
exhilaration, or may there be some
grounds for the conviction thus ex-
pressed?
1t was natural enough that a soldier,
speaking to soldiers, should evince a
wish for an opportunity to regain the
laurels which the Russian army had
acquired in the last war with Turkey,
but which it unquestionably lost in the
contest with Japan. To crafty such a
wish, however, would under existing
circumstances be for the st. Petersburg
Government an act of ~stupendous folly,
though it is one which in his extremity
the Car might be goaded to commit.
From a naval and a military point of
view Russia is incomparably less quail
fed to cope with Japan than she was in
February, 1904, when the former test of
strength began. The outcome of a
series of defeats, eliminating in the dis
astrous battle of the Sea Of Japan, was
the virtual humiliation of Russia's navy
most of the few effective ships Of war
remaining being cooped up behind the
Bosporus. A large part-according to
some estimates two-thirds--of the half
million troops collected in northern
Manchuria at the date of the Peace Of
Portsmouth has been brought home,
and many months would be needed to
return the soldiers to far eastern Asia,
even If indeed the Siberi an Railway
were not in a much worse condition than
it was even a year ago, owing to the
incessant and excessive strain to which
it has been subjected. What supplies
had been brought together at the vari-
GUS depots in northern Manchuria and
at Vladivostok have been seriously de-
pleted, if not well nigh exhausted, and
could only be replaced with extreme
slowness by land transportation in tho
event of the wars renewal, for a block
ade of Vladivostok would be instantly
effected. Moreover, the strategic posi-
ton of Russia in the Far East is much
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-27
Stanford White.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: The
death OF Stanford White at the hands Of an
assassin has shocked the whole city. He
was foremost In his profession. and his great
ability was accompanied by a sin gular mod
esty and reserve. He vas a man Of the high
est honor and int grity, and was universally
well beloved. Manly and full of life and
hope. he was yet most kindly in his nature.
and was never known to speak i'll OF any one.
His loss is a public calamity, and his death
will be felt not only in general society and by
all his associates. but he will be incurred by
the country at large. The great architec-
tural plans now In progress or about to be
begun under his commanding genius will,
aside from his finished works. bear In their
continuance and completion added evidence
Of the loss the community has suffered in his
death. ARCHITECT.
NEW YoRK. June 20.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-27
IN SPITE or STEELE.
George washington VIII Continue TO he
Enshrined in the Nations Heart.

To THE Enron or THE SuS-Sir; Who Is
the Rev. DR., Steele whose thoughts on WASH
ington you printed recently7 What has he
ever done? AS for his statement that WASH
inEton Is not first In the heart OF nc least one
OF his o%ountrymen. ! venture TO suggest
that. judging from the fact that he Ia slurI
ring a dead man. the reverend gentleman
has not the kind OF heart such q one as WASH
ington had much to do with.
As to Washington preferring to follow
the hounds TO sitting In church, ! would like
to shake Georges hand for that. too would
rather follow the hounds, or most anything
else, In preference to sitting in church on
Sunday II the man In the pulpit were
mallgning q gentlemen who had lived. done
great things. and died amid the mourning
Of q nation. long before the existence Of
the aforesaid man In the pulpit was ever
thought Of.
As to Washin gton's statesmanship. ones
opinion as to that depends on the point OF view.
When two Senators In Congress- argue against
one another each believes the other lacks
clear insight, though that opinion does not
tend TO prove either one In error. The opin-
ion Of the clique that tried to overthrow WASH
inston and replace him by Gen. Gates un-
doubtedly was that the latter was better
fitted for the position Of commander-ln-chief
not appeal, to have PREVAILED. Tor after the
gar dbnlnRIOn was elfCteu W u IIcsl~
dency for, two consecutive terms. and de;
clined a third term. though strongly urged
70 accept II. Furthermore, were y not ior
the close Of the war; this country instead OF
being at peace would have been In a state
OF chaos for years.
DR.. Steele declares that Washington was
not an ideal soldier because no battle was
ever won by his command. Does the worthy
reverend think that battles are only won
oy. those who meet the enemy at swords
points Those worthy nsn the eoldiery are
merely the Instruments In the, hands Of the
Of the different divisions Of his army as q
chess player. does the plays OF the worries
over the chessboard. He may not take
part In the battle In. person, but he lie there In
spirit. and 1t is by his direction that charge
and counter charges are made, which ult.i.
mately result in victory. Washington, did
command engagements at Trenton and Prince
ton and other minor points In which the
Americans were victorious. AT. other en-
gagements.. taking into account the fact that
he was pitting his raw mllitiamel against the
trained troops Of England. and hls forces
were as a rule inferior In numbers. his record
rebounds always to his credit.
i give three hearty. cheers to the memory
Of. Our George" and as I write l imagine
I hear the echo Of those cheers In the heart
Of every citizen Of this United States, with
the exception. OF course. OF that one In Phila-
delphia.
%ssbtnston forever Hurrah' 46urszah'
New YORK, June 20.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-27
MOTIVES.
Greed an I-neonSeauential Factor Among
the worlds People.

To THE EpIron or THE SuN-Sr: Il. r."
was rather unfortunate In his selection OF tho
fellaheen Of Egypt and the %peasantry Of Rus
Ella as labOrinR Glasses with which 20 COM
pare the American farmer. The fella heen are
VIGOROUSLY iicentIous. idle and obstinate, and
II Is admitted that this Ia due 10 the effects
OF many ages Of grievous oppression. OPP
presslon 10 also one Of the chief causes Of the
conditions which surround the Russian pena-
antry. now awakened and following the small
rays Of the great light Of liberty through
tortuous ways.
Why the American farmer. mill opera
tive. clerk. mechanic or professional man.
mentioned by -E. r." has any cause for self
congratulation because OF this 10 not clear
to me. Neither can ! see why the comparison
should be made. What 10 clear TO me 10 that
the farm Is from year to year drifting into
According to A. L. Benson. the census re-
port Of 1900 shows an Increase IN value Of
farms from 1880 70 that year, OF a. per cent.
The increase g; na IN the value FL e. Of y live We stock pro d
Of the land he titled; in 1900 he owned el7
viii bring his estomndition to the level q The
fellaheen, when a few owned all the land and
Egypt star went down. y, .rs.d 81 p.
ignores tie. great desire Of sdvanoemept.
Which ie almost qniyersally measured BY
a.deslre Of APPRECIATION; men will do noble
deeds fer which It would be an insult to Offer
psy; Wealth Ih, Is priIssd for or What tbs u r VII p snJ
purchase admiration and enjoyment. This
ls not greed-lt Is love and vanity.
For gain will a fool become a genius, and
for the lack OF II will a genius become a fooli
Calico. Newton and Gutenberg are examples
OF genius hampered by diversity;
of Jesus Christ. Socrates, Shakespeare, Mozart.
Raphael. Washington, Stephenson., Columbus,
Calico, Darwin. CARLYLE and Gladstone?
Men do Rreatdeeds because they are greatand
take pay enough to live. Our heroes, known
and unknown, have served for paltry pay. for
not performed perfunctorily for pay.
In the Fire Department OF this city I is
common to hear Of acts OF bravery. and IL
would be the veriest insult to suggest that
fremen are animated by greed.
New FORK, June 20. II. J. JASTZER.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-27
HITCHCOCK A SENATE CRITIC.
Says Law to Make Land Fraud Less Easy
Was Refused.

BOSTON, June 2e.-4We tried to get a bill
passed by Congress last winter cutting of
the receivers Of the land offices, no in num-
Der" said Secretary Of the Interior Hitch
cock, who is in Boston to-day. Each land
Office has, as you know, a receiver and a
There is not the slightest necessity for
the two officers. One man could do 1t all,
or certainly one man and a clerk.
1T would save the Government a hand
some sum each year in salaries, all Of which
was set forth in tables and reports which
would nave convinced any business man
that the changes should be made at once;
But the Senate sidetracked the bill.
There were too many plaoeholders TO be
affected. This is not the kind Of leglsla-
ton that is wanted at the Capitol. This
will answer your question as to how much
Congress has done to improve the laws
90 that the carnival of frauds recently
uncovered in the land service may be less
easily perpetrated."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-27
The Market Short of Long Gloves.

TTUHF tt III OUVUF NuF1t
The situation in the kid glove market Is con-
ceded on all sides to be the worst experienced since
modern fashions demanded the universal use Of
kid gloves. The scarcity OF long gloves Is the
cause, and buyers arc expecting another year
OF big business in these lengths. Skins have ad.
vanced In price and ere not likely to again be as
low as formerly. In many cases It is said that
the increase amounts to 10 and even a. high as 90
per cent. over last years prices. The storm centre
at present, however, is over fabric gloves. Ne
orders can be taken by manufacturers. Importers
or jobbcrs for long silk gloves during the next
ninety days. The buyers OF both kid and fabric
gloves are at their wits end, and In many cases
unable to cope With the situation. Already some
Of the domestic manufacturer ere accepting or
dcrs on fabric gloves for spring delivery OF 1907
at advanced prices. Meanwhile It Is evident that
many pretty. well manicured feminine hands and
shapcly arms will have TO 60 g%loveless.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-27

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-str: In the thir.
t,eth chapter OF ThAckeray's The Nowcomes" !
md two bits Of slang which are very generally
believed To be OF the most modern coinage: There
were the champagne TASKS which poor Jack Belsi1e
had emptied; the tall settler wasef bottles. from
which the gases had issued and mingled with the
hot air OF the previous nights talk; glasses with
dregs OF liquor, ashes OF cigars, or their black stumps.
strewing the cloth; the desdanen, the burst guns
Of yesterdays battle"
So VIC mus, thank Thackeray for hot air" and
dead men" In the thirteenth chapter OF the
same novel he speaks OF the cocktail: but that Is
not so strange. considering his knowledge OF Amer
lea. HORACE CHrrTENpBN.
punLI NOTION. VT, June 20.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-27
LIEUT.. u. s. GRANT Sd HONE.
Has Been in Madrid as Attache TO Special
Embassy al Kings Wedding.

Lieut.. U. S. Grant Sd, U. S. A, who, with
Lieut.. Leigh Palmer of the navy, attended
the wedding Of King Alfonso and Queen
Victoria of Spain as attaches Of the special
embassy, came home last night on ths
steamship Kronprinz Wilhelm, and was
met at quarantine by his father, Gen.
Frederick D. Grant, who went down the
bay on a ven cutter. Lieut.. Palmer
Provence.
Lieut.. Grant did not see the bomb ex-
plosion that endangered the lives of the
King and Queen, as he had returned to the
American Embassy Immediately after the
church ceremony. He met the King on
several occasions, and wa much impressed
with his manly bearing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-27
The Law and the Rebaters.

For some time now, "for the last five
or six months, as he says himself, it has
' been Senator FoRAKER's contention that
there was enough law on the Federal
statute books to hold predatory trusts
in check and prevent rate discrimina-
ton by railroads, If the Department OF
Justice would prosecute offenders.
Slowly but surely he is being vindi-
Gated. OF late not slowly, for convic-
tons are coming with a rush in the clos
ing days of the session. If the Attorney
General had moved earlier and with
the same success Congress would have
considered rate and kindred legislation
in a more rational frame Of mind and
with less risk of having its work con-
demned as unconstitutional.
AS bearing on this view a resolution
introduced by Senator LONG on June %,
with an addendum at the instance OF
Senator FORAKER, is Of particular inter-
est. Mr.. LONGS resolution was:
That the Attorney General be directed TO fur
nish the Senate with a statement OF all suits insti-
tuted by the Department Of Justice under the
Sherman anti trust law and the Interstate COM
merce law and the disposition made Of such suits"
MIR. FORAKER, who has great faith in
the efficacy of the Elkins rebate law,
proposed this amendment:
And also suits brought under the so -called
'Elklns law including their character, dates and
nnal disposition"
The Department should be able to
furnish promptly the information called
for, as it will not have to go very far
back to complete the list. Senator
FORAKER reviewed some of its triumphs
that occurred to him: The Pabst brewery
case, in which it was held that private
car lines, refrigerator cars, icing charges,
brokers' commissions, &C., were pro-
hibited by the Elkins law; the Chesa-
peake and Ohio and the New Haven
coal case, in which it was decided that
rebates could not be given under the
guise Of fixing a price for a commodity
which the railroad company itself was
assuming the right to sell and make a
delivery of ;; and the recent Burlington
cases, which resulted in heavy fines for
packing companies and the railroad COM
pany involved and in terms of impris-
onment for brokers indicted for con-
spiracy to violate 6 Federal law. In
relation to the Kansas City prosecutions
Senator FORAKER observed that IF any
body has escaped it was not the fault of
the law"
All that may have been at any time
lacking to assure a successful enforce
ment Of the law, assuming the willing
ness of the Department of Justice to
proceed against offenders, was the
"sinews Of ~war"-that is to say, a special
appropriation. When the sum of $500, 900
was provided the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT be-
gan to obtain results.
The Long-Foraker resolution went
over, owing to pressure of the regular
business. When it comes up again it
will be interesting to note how other
Senators answer Mr.. FoRAKER's chal-
lenge that mo man, here or elsewhere,
has suggested an offence that the Elkins
law does not fit"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-27
THE REV. DIR. ALsOp TO RETIRE.
VIII Leave st. AIMS and WIN Travel Around
the World.

1t was announced yesterday that tbs
Rev. DR.. Reese F. Alsop, the rector OF st.
AIMS Protestant Episcopal Church on thu
Heights in Brooklyn, had placed his resigna-
ton in the hands of the vestry and that
Off cial notice of his action would probably
be made to the congregation next Sunday.
anniversary OF his rectorship. His friends
say he feels he is entitled to a long rest
and that he and his wife have planned
for q trip around the world, starting from
the Pacific Coast on July II. At the request
OF the Missionary Society Of the Episcopal
Church he is to inspect it's mission
stations in various parts OF the world.
The Rev. DR.. Arthur S. Lloyd, the mission
airy secretary, will 60 with him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-27
VALUABLE CURIOS BURNED.
A Teapot That Was Brought Over in the
May1loMer DESTROYED.

H~AcKENsAcK, N. j., June 26.-Fire de-
stroyed the upper story of Walter Simp-
sons large storage warehouse last night.
Countess Castelmenardo had the oil portraits
of her parents the late General and Mrs,
Thomas B. vnn Buren,. and a large quantity
Of bnc-a-prac in the building. Among
other articles in the inventory are a teapot
brought over in the MayfoEer, and a NUM-
Van Buren, while he was Minister TO Japan.
All were destroyed. The origin Of the fra
ia unknown.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-27

The House has lone we'll to reject the
proposed educational test in the Immigra-
ton bill. Physical strength, freedom from
disease, industry, ambition and a decent
record: these are the qualifications that
should be required Of immigrants. The
ability to read is no proof Of the moral or
economic value OF the reader.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-27
Su mmer Mathematics.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: VIII TIE SUN
or some OF It's readers please help me out on q
question asked me the other day by a foolish and
boy pupil OF one OF the public schools
of this town. The question was: How cold Is Il
when II "a twice as cold as ave degrees above zero!
/ told him II was nve degrees below zero and he
told me 10 show him how II was-the low browed
Missourisn. ! couldn't. Can THE SUM-
NEW YORK. June %. Non POP.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-27
Teaching Indiana Politics.

Ddrts correspondence Kansas ON Journal.
Politicians are org anizing clubs among the In
dian voters in the Choctaw and Chickesaw nations.
Educated Indians are enthusiastic over the new
order Of things, but say II makes no difference TO
them whether they vote the Democratic or Repub,
lcan ticket. a prominent Indian politician who
10 out organizing political clubs said to-day:
Il am not particular about the party my follow.
sra cast their vote for, but the Longest pole knocks
down the possum apple. and ! have been taking
lessons In practical politics for o long time.