The National tribune., 1907-10-31

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| Washington stands 18th on the list
+, for Septembe? of the so largest post
offices in the United States.
The report made public few days
ago shows an increase in gross postal
receipts at the Washington Office of
lS11,11S.S6 for the month over the cor
Responding month last year. In Sep
tenlber, 1906, the gross receipts were
lS90,35y.79, against s101.17S.65 for Sep
ltember this year, an increase of 1880
per cent.
New York stands at the head of the
list with receipts for the month of ST.
l$90,359.79, against sI01, 1856 for Sep
tember last year, an increase of sos
per cent. Chicago is second on the list
with an increase of 1912 per cent. Bos-
ton makes the largest gain with 33.5 I
per cent. San Francisco continues a
steady gain. as does the other coast
cities. the percentage increase for the
month being 20.70, Portland, ore.
makes d gain of 2s.So per cent.
4 Providence, Il. l.: Detroit, Mich.
Hartford, Conn, and Albany. n. Y, are
the only offices in the group showing
decreases for the month.
While in the City of Mexico a few
weeks ago Senator Scott, of West Vir-
ginia, became a candidate for Car
negie Hero Medal. He was riding along
In a carriage when another carriage ap-
preached, the horses evidently mad
4 with fright. Senator Scott, who is 81
years of age, and not so delicate, jump
ed from his own conveyance in front
of the rearing horses and, grabbing the
lines by the bride bits stopped them
tho he was dragged a little. The two
women in the carriage promptly faint
ed after the rescue.
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The conditions existing in the coal
trade are operating to materially re-
duce the quantity available for naval
uses. Therefore, the Navy Department
has maae public an order directing the
Commanders-in-C Chief of fleets. squad
rons, and Commanders of naval vessels
Commandants of Navy Yards and sta
tiOnS, and other officers who control
the use of coal to exercise the most
irigid economy in the expenditure OF
Icoal and other fuel for naval uses.
The newly-appointed Turkish Minis
ter. Mehmed Ali Bey, who, with his
wife. his sister-in-law, Max Boule, and
his five children, have arrived in this
country, Is now at the Ebbitt House in
this city. They will remain there until
the Legation home in Calvert street is
ready for them.
The Minister, like his predecessor
Chelsib Bey, upon the Iatter's first ar
rival in Washington, knows absolutely
no English He speaks French and
German fiuentIy. He is interested in
Eall things American and English. His
eldest child, Sheriff, girl of eight years
old, speaks English very well, having
attended the English school at Constau-
tinople.
I The Minister'S other children are Izze-
dine. who is seven; Sanade, five; Mas
SIOUX. four, and Leila, one year old.
Minister Mehmed while having held
a very high position in the foreign Of
flee at COnstantinople for several years
has never before represented his coun-
try in another land.
The Minister is accompanied by Ihsan
Rey. who will be Second Secretary al
the Legation. Like his chief, he speaks
! no English.
The total production of gold in the
United States in 1906 was 4.565,333 fine
! ounces, valued at $94,373,900 and the
total production of silver in the same
year was Sc, 800 fine ounces, valued
) at S38, 8,256,400. These statistics ara thc
: joint estimates of the Bureau of the
Mint and the Geological Survey. The
go!a output in 1906 was gain in value
of $6,1S3,100 over the production IN
1905. The principal increase in gold
production was in Alaska, which pro.
duced s6,43S.500. Nevada's gain in gold
output was $3.50, 500, Oregon's ZOO
and Arizona's s55,S00 The greates
loss in gold production was in Colorado
where there was q decrease of $2,766,.
700.
The silver output in 1906 also showed
an increase over the production in 1905
the net gain being 416,3 300 ounces. The
greatest loss in silver production during
the year 1905-1o06 was in Montana
where it amounted to $4,000 ounces
: and in Colorado to 485,400 ounces. The
average price of silver for the calendar
year 1905 was $0.61027 per ounce. as
lagainst $0.67531 for the calendar yeal
1906.
During the year 1906 Colorado pro-
duced more gold than any other State
having total output Of 1.109,452
ounces. Alaska was a close second. II
silver production Montana led, with 12,.
$4,000 ounces.
Hon Edward w. Pou. Representative
in Congress of the Fourth North Caro-
!, lima District, who is now in Washington
takes an optimistic view of the politica
situation, and believes the Democratic
: Party is in excellent position to make {
strong campaign.
Mr. Bryan will be the nominee o.
the Democratic Party next year, ant
: ought to be- said the North Carolinian
: I'VE have a number of men of Presi
Dental caliber, but not one of then
] could come within half a rnillion of tn,
vote which Bryan would poll. After the
platform is written 1 predict that there
will be no sufficient reason why any
: man who has ever voted our ticket ma
not support both the platform and thu
T, ticket
The country knows but little of Gov
Johnson, of Minnesota. 1t knows bu
little of the young man Who was elected
on the fusion ticket Lieutenant Cover
nor of New York. 1t will not do t.
j nominate any man who sulked IN 1896
4 We Southern people know that the timt
has not yet come when we can cleo
the son of man who Wore the gray
4 Some grandson of a Confederate sol
t dier may be President of this Republic
I but not the son.
t The people see plainly how Presiden
4 Roosevelt has followed in the footsteps
of Mr. Bryan. They know Bryan neve
i dreH an insincere breath in his life. H,
Y has not been forced to turn against tn,
men who contributed money to his cam
4 paign fund. He is not under obliga
tionS to any millionaire who has mad,
j a fortune by questionable methods. II,
{ has not been forced to protect any re
1 bate given in his own official family. no
/ has he been forced to keep concealed
: 1.-The names of men who contributed t.
= This campaign fund in either of his tive
Il Presidential campaigns. His hands ar,
not only clean, but they are free ant