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ourselves many of the things which we
buy from abroad
Does the open door exist in Korea.
your excelency?"
Yes, according to the treaties. the
goods of all countries come in on the
same terms. There are no discriminate tions
in favor of Japan. and indeed Japan has
the worst of 1t as to some importations.
This is with tobacco. That is a mo-
nopoly in Japan and the government
fixes the prices. Every one knows what
the merchants have to pay for the Japa-
nese tobaccos. Therefore the American
Tobacco Company and others can ship in
their wares and undersell the Japanese.
l believe they doing that now.
''As to our foreign trade. that will rap
idly increase under the new regime, and
it is now approximating thirty million
gold dollars. Seven years ago it was less
than twelve millions The growth is
chiefly in imports. although the exports
have more than doubled within four years.
The imports were over forty-one million
yen in 1907.
What proportion of your trade comes
from JAPAN
. I'm 1907 our imports amounted, to TWEEN
tyseven million yen. or not quite three
fourths of the whole. They are increasing
steadily with the growth of Japanese
business houses here. 1t is the same with
the exports. Japan is taking more and
more Of the products of Korea every year
apd about three-fourths of all the country
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sells now comes to her. The greater
part of this trade consists of agricultural
crops and fish. the surplus of which is
used in Japan. TIE biggest export is that
of rice which in 1907 amounted 10 in the
neighborhood of four million dollars
How about your trade with America ,"
Your exports to Korea were over three
million yen last year. and this is just a
little under what Korea bought from
China and two million yen less than what
she bought from Great Britain II is only
one-ninth of what was bought from
Japan.
On my way back from the residency
general I looked at the tobacco stores.
and the American goods sold in them
Our tobaccos are far more popular here
than those of Japan, and the American
cigarette promises TO drive out the old
Korean pipe. These people are great
smokers. | see little boys of ten and
twelve with pipes in their mouths, and
one of the most common sights on the
streets is a half dozen or more men in
long white gowns and big hats. squatting
on their heels and smoking pipes which
have reed stems about four feet in
length. Some of these pipes are 50 long
that servant has to he kept to light
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United States and our people do not take
to it. Indeed l expect to see a growth
of the Korean population, rather than an
influx from Japan"
We are greatly improving the sanitary
conditions of the country continued Wis
count Some. This will cut down the
death rate and. with better times, the
birth rate will grow. AS it is now. the
people know almost nothing about taking
care of their health. Smallpox occurs
regularly from year to year. and little
prevention is used to stop 1t. We have
established vaccine farms and are vacci-
mating the people as rapidly as possible
We find 1t very hard to do this. especially
in the country districts. The Koreans do
not understand what vaccination means
and they are more afraid of it than of the
smallpox. These same conditions prevail
ed at the time vaccination was introduced
into Japan. 1t may interest you to know
that | was the first baby vaccinated there
That was fifty-eight years ago. The vac
cine matter took and | have never had
the smallpox. | make it a rule, however
TO be revaccinated every five years"
How about your hospitals?''
I'VE have. as you know, Just compiet ed
large one in Seoul. This now has one
hundred beds and is thoroughly equipped
in every respect. There is medical COL
lege connected with it, and we expect to
educate young doctors who will practice
throughout the country. We are improv-
ing the chief cities by cleaning them. You
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need here and have large amount for

need here and have a large amount for
shipment abroad
Suppose Korea were carefully farmed.
how many people could it support
THAT question Is difficult to answer"
said Niscount Some. I'VE have now about
twenty million people here. This is above
other estimates. but there are partss IF
the country which are thickly populated
If all the land available could be used
and improved methods employed on it
and on the farms now under cultivation,
there is no doubt but what we could pro-
duce twice as much as we do now. This
means that Korea could then support
forty millions without much trouble. 1t
might support more
In that case you will have an outlet
for the congestion of Japan. will you
not?'
ITO some extent. yes; but, So far. the
Japanese farmers do not seem anxious to
come to Korea. The methods of cultiva-
tion are different here. are also the
soil and conditions of life. We have been
encouraging immigration. but as yet have
not had many of the. farming class. A
great deal of the undeveloped land lies
in the northern part of the country. The
farming there is more like that of the
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see what is going on in Seoul. Similar
work is being done in Fusan Chemup


work is being done in Fusan Chemulp
and elsewhere.
The conversation here turned to mining
concessions. and l asked his excellency if
foreigners had any chance to make money
mining in Korea. He replied:
They have as many opportunities As
the Japanese. The minerals. with the ex-
ception of coal. are open to all. AS it is
now, some of the most valuable mines are
held by Americans. and there are a num-
ber of large concessions belonging to for
eigners."
rs the country rich. minerally?''
1T has minerals in many parts of it,
said the resident general. but l believe
not in large quantities. Most of the min
ing properties are small. and so far no
great and valuable discoveries. outside OF
the gold and copper mines have been
made. Korea contains silver. gold. cop
per and inn. There is considerable coal
but the supply of fuel out here in the fan
east is so limited that we have special
regulations concerning it,
rs there enough coal and iron to make
Korea an industrial country"
Il think so We shall eventually have
factories and foundries and will make for
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7 was at the resi-
dency general. a
big frame office
b u i ! d ing that
stands on the hill
not far from the
south gate. that I
met Viscount Ara
Suke Some. the
man who, in the
absence of Prince
Ito. is acting as the
real ruler Of this
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and OF kOFea. UH HIy way t1Tefe I
,assed the palace in which the retired
mperor is practically imprisoned. and as
went on through the Japanese quarter
md climbed the hill / could see the pal
.ces of the present emperor over the
.reat plain of tiled roofs composing the
ity / have already described my audi
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LIE Says the Koreans Are
/ / Unable to Govern Them
selves and That Japan Must
Teach Them "A Campaign
of Education, Sanitary Inn
provement and Advanced Ag-
riculture-Room for Twenty
Million More People = The
Brigands and the Fire Rob-
bers : The Open Door and
Foreign Trade = The New
Government H ospital-A
Korean Garden Party.
Copyright. 1900. hy Frank G. CARPENTER
,soI
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Copyright. 1900. hy Frank G. CarpenterJ
'recial Correspondence of The Star.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-30
John W. Gates Says
Money Is Easy in West

agricultural States OF the West, when
the interest payments on farm mort
cages held In the East were a drain
on the Westerners' resources amount
ing to many millions OF dollars yearly.
when corn was being burned for fuel.
when the popular cry out there was
for free silver" and the eXtermina-
tion of the ''plutocrats, when pessi.
mism was OH every tongue and
breathed from every line OF newspa.
per type, and when William Allen
White was one day moved to- tell an
interested world just what was the
matter with Kansas" Now all that
has changed. The wave OF prosper
ity" following the Spanish American
war struck the West promptly and
struck IL hard-and the West wouldn't
let II reCede.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-30

HARTFORD. Conn. Sept. 29.-The
recent mortality OF Governors Of
States has been striking. Within a
year Governors John A. Johnson OF
Minnesota. George l.. Lilley OF Con-
nectlcut. Samuel g. Cosgrove OF
Washington and John Sparks Of Ne
vada have passed away. This Is GER
tainly an extraordinary number Of
gubernatOrial deaths.
Governors COsgroye and Lllley had
been in office only a short time when
the summons that no man may ignore
or evade came to them. Both were
In January. and Governor
Cosgrove died in March and Cover
nor Lilley In April.
OF the chief magistrates who have
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-30

Capt. Robert Bartlett. commander OF
the Roosevelt" whom he had asked
to help him. repacked Cooks prop
erty In boxes. After this had been
done Whitney and Bartlett cached all
Cooks property in cave In the
rocks. They built up the cave secure
ly with stones and turf and left IL.
and the property In charge Of one
Of DR. Cooks Eskimos.
II may be- remarked in passing. Mr..
Whitney went on. that ten years ago.
Peary did with the Explorer Svcrdrup.
who was cruising In Smiths sound.
what he has done with Cook: he re.
fused to bring back any OF Sverd-
rup's letters or records.
In conclusion. Mr.. whitney declar.
ed he regretted being dragged into
this controversy. He said he had
found both DR. Cook and Commander
Peary courteous and considerable and
that he had never met men whose
conduct generally was more com
mendable or whose dealing with him
had been more fair
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-30
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
saw THE BIG PAR
New York's Mayor Headed Line on Foot,
Was Three Hours in Passing.

NEW YORK. Sept. 29.-ThrOugh
streets ablaze with bunting and lined
with the greatest crowd ever gather.
ed in New York thoroughfares. a pa
rade Of 10000 men and fifty-fOur floats
passed yesterday before the ENJOYS Of
twenty-one nations participating In
the Hudson-Fulton celebration. And
in It's passing. which occupied two
hours time. the epoch-making scenes
OF three centuries. represented In e.
gantic figures OF wood. plaster. paint
and tinsel, were reviewed.
The day was bright. and the celebra.
ton was held without an untoward In.
cident. Along the route OF the parade,
a distance Of over five miles. II IL
estimated that more than two million
people gathered.
As n parade. II was as democratic
as IL was historical: as cosmopolitan
as Il was democratic. Mayor George
II. Mcclellan and Herman Rldder.
vice-president OF the Hudson-Fulton
celebration commission. headed the
line and covered the entire distance
afOot There was no military show.
no distinguished personages In We.
hicles: all. with the exception Of the
platoon OF police mounted on their
shiny bay horses. were afoot.
A number Of patriotic scenes were
wildly cheered. Among them were
pulling down the statue OF George
Ill.," publishing the constitution; 4"
''storming Of Stony Point" capture
OF Andre" and Washington taking
oath OF Office
II was before a distinguished gath.
ering that the paraders passed. Vice.
President James 8. Sherman was
banked on either side by Admirals
lie POrd and Seymour. Of the French
and English squadrons. respectively.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-30


NEW YORK. SEPT. ssEx""The. West.
ern people and the Western banker
declares John W. Gates on his return
from an extended trip through the
great wheat and corn region, have
more money than ever before in their
history, and there will be no extra
ordinary Withdrawals OF funds from
the East for Crop-moving purposes.
International monetary conditions are
such that IL money rates are advanc.
I'D materially on this side. millions
81 dollars in gold will be- exported
from Europe" The fact CT the Vests
complete financial independence-or
practically that's one of the most
impressive and significant In our re-
cent business history. It was only -
years or so ago that cash was the
scarcest of all commodities In the
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-30
SAYS PEARY and COOK
BOTH REACHED POLE
Harry Whitney Sees No More Reason for Doubling
Cooks Achievements Than Peary'S.

ST. JOHNS, y. F., Sept. 29.-Harry
Whitney OF New Haven believes that
DIR. Frederick A. Cook found the pole
and that Commander PeaTy did the
same In expressing this belief yes
terday, Mr.. Whitney said that he
knows no reason OF doubling Cook
more than Peary.
DIR. Cooks story" he added,
seems to me truthful and probable.
Nothing else would explain his
twelve months absence"
The schooner Jeanne" arrived here
yesterday with Mr.. Whitney aboard,
coming from the Greenland coast by
way OF Indian HarbOr, Labrador. Mr..
Wnitney feels keenly the position In
which he is placed. lie went North,
he said. merely on hunting trip, and
now finds himself in the storm center
Of a Polar controversy. DIR. Cook left
with him at Annatok several cases
containing instruments, and some
other belongings. but so far as Mr..
Whitney knew. no written records.
There may have been records. how
ever, packed with DIR. Cooks personal
effects. but the explorer did not tell
him especially that he was leaving
written records i'm his possession.
Speaking of Or. Cooks detailed &C.
count Of his trip TO the pole. Mr..
Whitney said that the explorer show,
I'd him how the western drift OF the
ice had landed him in a region far
remote from where he expected to go,
and he was unable to get back.
He could not speak with authority
as to whether Or. Cook and his two
Eskimos could carry on their three
sledges enough food for their journey
I'd the pole. as he himself is a novice
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-30
WERNER IS HELD FOR
KILLING OF WYNNE
DEED WAS COMMITTED IN JUNE
NEAR MicANoPY.
Wife Of Defendant Still Holds to Her
Original Statement Made
at the Time.

The preliminary hearing of J. NJ.
Werner. charged with the murder Of
Tom Wynne at MicanOpy during last
June. was held In the city before
County Judge Mason yesterday. a
large number having been summoned
to testify in the case.
Since the publication OF the killing.
which was to the effect that Werner
was crazy, owing to too much sick.
ness. and committed the deed while
he was probably demented, a different
view has been brought out, and IL now
seems AS II he was driven to the deed
by the man interfering with his do
nestle affairs.
So strong has become the senti-
ment In Micanopy among a Number
of citizens that they raised a fund and
succeeded in securing the services Of
an attorney to represent Werner at
the hearing, and Il will probably be
a hard-fOught case at the next session
of circuit court in this city.
At the hearing yesterday the wo-
man. Mrs. Werner. swore to her orIgi,
nal story. which was published in
these columns at the time of the
tragedy. while. on the other hand.
some of the evidence in behalf Of
Werner was introduced which showed
that the man was aggravated. and
that he was probably caused to com.
NIT the act by the actions OF Wynne.
who had repeatedly visited his home
against mis- instructions to stay away.
Judge Mason held the defendant to
the next term of court without bail
and long and lengthy trial will prob
ably result. since the action of som'
OF the citizens coming to the relief OF
the unfortunate man.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-30
DR.. COOK TALKS.

NEW YORK. Sept. 29.-Dr. Cook,
when shown Mr.. Whltney's statement,
said last night that he approved OF all
that Mr.. Whitney had said.
Everything i'm the interview Is sub.
stantially correct" said Dr. Cook. 1t
confirms all my declarations"
Concerning the papers left with Mr..
Whitney. DR.. Cook said:
Mr.. Whitney was in all probability
unaware OF the written records being
left with him. They are not OF much
I have duplicates.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-30

MILWAUKEE, Wis. Ssps. 20
The latest illust ration Of the nearness
Of the University OF Wisconsin to the
actual life Of the State and Of its
intention to serve the age Is its estab-
lshment OF a municipal reference
bureau. which will carry on three reg
ular courses by correspondence In mu-
nicipal government and administra'
Ton and 4 series OF popular lectures
on civic subjects. Cooperating with
the political Science department u
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-30
University Of Wisconsin
Establishes New Bureau

the university and with the highly
developed pioneer legislative refer
ence department OF the State Library,
the University intends to aid citizens
OF towns and cities TO bring about a
higher grade of administration. Al
ready lecturers stand ready to re-
spond to invitations on City Govern
ment by Commission" The City
Beautiful Municipal Functions"
and What's the Matter With Our
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-30

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 29.-The
municipal campaign Is warming up.
On two registration days, eleven
thousand more voters have qualified
than on the corresponding days 4
year ago. when a President was 20
be elected. This promises well for
the Independents. although the Re
publican machine may be counted
upon to make an heroic effort 20
register L.. LII Ente.=aaa. usamaAh&am
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-30

Ia Arctic travelling lie declared he
knew nothing of the controversy be.
yond the vaguest details. The first
he learned Of 1t was at Indian Harbor
when he received messages from sew.
eral American papers asking for a
statement.
Mr. Whitney denied that Command.
er Peary had removed DIR. Cooks
stores from Annatok to Etah. What
Peary really did was TO transfer few
things and rebuild the house at Anna
tOk. BOatswain Murphy's only reason
for refusing to help Capt. Bernier's
Canadian expedition to get dogs and
sledges at Etah was that they were
short OF dogs themselves. Mr.. Whit.
.ney had trouble in getting enough
dogs for his own teams all through
the winter and Murphy was looking
on, for Peary. so that he would have
sufficient dogs for the commanders
exploring trips around the country
when he returned from the north.
Peary's churlish Conduct.
The day the Roosevelt" was leav.
ing Etah for home Whitney informed
Peary that Cook had entrusted 20
him certain belongings to bring home
on the vessel that was coming up for
Whitney. hut as this shin had not
arrived. Whitney was at a loss what
TO do with this property.
Peary declined to permit DR.. Cooks
belongings to be brought aboard the
Roosevelt" and he put Whitney on
his honor not to include anything be.
longing TO DR. Cook In his own lug.
gage Whitney thereupon went
ashore from the Roosevelt" sepa.
rated DIR. Cooks property from his
own baggage. and with the aid OF
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-30

Governor Hughes. Seth Low
kuni Of Japan, and the Germa
admiral. Won Koester. were
nearby. Others In the official
ing stand were Rear Admiral
er. Of the Atlantic feet. and h
Major-General o. o. Howard
preme Court Justice Brewer.
Tammany In Parade.
Tammany. with a thousand
members In Prince Alberts" d
hats, made a picturesque "A
Squads OF school children, Nes
University. Columbia City Cord
Rutgers College students: nd
OF Irish. Italian. French. Scotch
ish and other cosmopolitan Il
followed. and behind them came
and others. seemingly without
With the end OF the PAD
Washington Square. the crowdS
out OF bounds and swarmed ba|
forth across the square. Il
storming the floats TO get sou
u necessitated military sever
the part OF the police 60 save IN
tons from being torn 20 pieces
line OF march was kept well c
and In the brushes there wer
minor accidents. the victims OF
generally were nervous women
More than 5000 sailors from
ships now assembled In the Ne'
harbor. attended the performa
the Hippodrome last night q
guests OF the Hudson-Fulton q
sion. No attempt was made
the sailors by countries. and a
suit the light blue OF the Fren'
form. the white tassel OF the q
jackie and the distinguishing a
OF warrant officers OF the vario
-
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-30
Philadelphia Politics !
Verging on Fever Hea

October 2. The familiar methods
fraudulent registration e9ntinae 4
enliyen the City OF Brckheriy Loy|
and Crooked Politics. One OF IN
registrars In Boss McNKehofn haiII
wick has been convicted Of plaein|
the names Of dead men aud famOa|
characters OF fiction upon the votin|
list. II cannot be supposed that ths
particular registrar was alone gaisty
the padded vote Of tho Tenth War
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-30

The cannery In Lee county, under
the supervision Of VIM. Comm, which
was established a short time ago, Is
said 10 be progressing nicely. Guavas.
beans, beets. tomatoes, okra and other
vegetables are being canned very
satisfactorily by this establishment.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-30
Unusual Death Rate Among
Governors The Past Yea

died within a year Governors >
son and LIlley had national rep|
tiOns. Governor Johnson's prd
nence as a national figure was NAL
attained during his service In
executive chair. while Governor
ley's was achieved while he was
Congress and battling with the
marine forces. Governor Sparks
cupied the federal llmelight for
short time last year as the result
some breezy cot respOndence "
President Roosevelt with references
the miners strike at GoldfieId.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-30

CONTINUED on Pare FIve.,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-11-06
SENATORIAL TOGA
STILL ON THE HOOK
LAMB OF MICHIGAN CITY LOOK
ED UPON As A POSSIBLE
COMPROMISE.
Meeting Of the State Central Commit
tee May Be Called to Make Final
Settlement of the Matter.

1t is said now that meeting of the
state central committee of the dem
ocratic party may be called to get
an expression from tho leaders IN
the state as to the senatorship.
UP to the present time 1t has been
impossible to get the leaders through
the state to agree upon a candidate
for the place. Various reasons have
been advanced for and against many
of the candidates who have been nam
ed as fit wearers of the toga.
Talk of meeting of the central
committee has been heard on the
streets and in the lobbies of the no.
tells yesterday and the meeting, If 1t
is held, will probably be in this city.
If such a step is taken, the appo1n.
ment will not be made until the meet
ing is held. J. F. Lamb of Michigan
City, one of the old line democrats
in the state, was in the city yester-
day and conferred with the governor.
Mr.. Lambs name has been suggest
ed as that of a democrat who would
be suitable as a compromise candl-
date, and agreeable to a great share
of the democrats in the state, but his
chances are in the dark, as are those
of the dozen other democratic candi-
dates who have been mentioned.
The time Of the governor was
largely taken up yesterday with del
egations to present various claims.
M. F. Murphy was at the hea1 of a
delegation of Grand Forkers who dis
cussed the senatorship in the course
of the afternoon. George Hancock
of Fargo, was another democrat who
called on the governor.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-11-06

The supreme court, by a vote of
three to two, has declined to inter-
fere with the order of Judge Win
chester in the celebrated McGillis
case, involving the right of the state
to have trial of the action against
the Sheriff of Burleigh county out
side Of the county. Judge Carmody
writes the majority opinion in the
case and Judge Morgan and Judge
Fisk concur in the majority opinion.
Judges Spalding and Ellsworth dis
sent.
The McGillis case was one against
the sheriff of Burleigh county charg-
ing him with maintaining a place in
which liquor. was sold or permitted to
be sold with his knowledge: 1t was
charged that the sheriff rented the
building knowing that it was used
for this purpose, and the action was
started several days after Attorney
General Miller announced that he
would soon begin prosecutions