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Valdez daily prospector., 1912-10-08
LOCAL RREvlTIES.

Tom. Blakney is in from his copper properties on Fidalgo bay He reports having laid out the cable for his tram and says he is making good progress in get ting ready to make his property a shipping mine.
, 1912-10-23

Sept. 20.-An imp rtant programme Of
internal reforms has been drawn up by four
of the leaders Of the Chinese Republic. The
President, Yuan Shi-ka,, DR.. Sun Yat-sen,
Huanslng (Acting Premierl, and General III
Iuan-heng (Vice-Presideut) have decided to
adopt the following principles of national
policy d. The Empire to be placed I'M
der u unified system Of government; (2)
maintenance Of the principle OF upright con-
duct; the people to be governed aud led INTO
ways Of righteousness; (3) the military
system to be ceutralised and men to be
trained for the Army and Navy a. Chime
to be opened to forei9 capital, with which
railways are to be butt, mines opened, steel
works constructed, aud every kind Of man
utactory started that will bring prosperity to
the people; ~ agriculture, forestry, and in
dnstrial and commercial enterprises to be
encouraged, thus melting the people to bus
ness and industry (6) military aft tirs, dipIo
macy, finance, justice, and communications
to be conducted under the central power;
provincial affairs to be dealt with under he
principles of self government rs far as cir
cunstauces allow IBID.
, 1912-10-23

Roosevelt the other day characteristically
described as "the dead cock in the pit" DR..
Wilson eulogised Mr.. Taft as a high-mindsd
and patriotic President who through no
fault OF his own got into the bad company
of the Republican "bosses. Then he turned
his guns against Mr.. Roosevelt, whose skin
Mr.. Taft has just promised the American
people shall be ''uaIled to the barn-door."
1t is evidently from this and Other symp-
toms that the real battle in this three-corn
cred fight is to be between Dr.. Wilson and
Mr.. Roosevelt. The question, "What is
wrong with the American business man ~
which has been raised by Dr.. Wilson, has
been sIggestively answered by Mr., George
w. Perkins, "a former partner of Mr.. Pier
pont Morgan and Mr. RposeYelt's chief fl
ranclal backer. "Other natjons,' says Mr..
Perkins, decorate their successful business
men we prosecute them" Mr.. Perkins de-
cltles that American business men have rs
their sole golI the accumulation Of money.
Some method of preferment should be Off
cred them other than the mere making OF
mouey.-Uj0.
, 1912-10-23

Reference was made on page 2GS Of this
volume of the agricultural Nep$ to law FL
of 1912, Jamaica, which isa Law to pre-
scribe u measure to be used in the purchase
OF citrus fruit by licensed produce dealers.
1t is to be cited as the Sale Of Citrus Fruit
Law, 1912.
The law provides that all citrus fruit sold
by measure to a licensed produce deal
er shall be sold by a measure described
in the schedule or by such other
measure IS tie Governor, OH the re-
commentator of the Jamaica Agricul-
turnl Society, may prescribe, the size and
dimensions being those mentioned in the
schedule. Provision is made, further, for
punishment for offences under the Act.
BY the term Licensed Produce Dealer is
meant any person holding a current license
under Law 81 of 1903 entitled The Produce
Protection Law, 1903. The expression Citrus
Fruit Includes oranges, grape fruit, shad-
docks, lemons and lines.
The schedule describes the package for
the sale Of the fruit as Il box measuring on
the inside 2 feet in length, l foot in breadth
and l foot in depth, and usually known as
the Florida standard orange box.-4grjcul-
turoA Neaos, 2Sth Sept.
, 1912-10-23

Sept. 19.-The sudden appearance of the
German Zeppelin airship Hlust in the midst
of the British wurshjps anchored at Copen-
hagen caused great excitement. The uir,1ip
hai Town from Hrmbu g, 1871 miles dislant,
under the control OF Count Zeppelin. The
British vessels are IL. NJ. S. L~ion-Admifal
Bayly's flagship and the largest war-ye~sel
III commlssion--and the rest of the FIRST
Cruiser Squadron. The Hansa landed safely
at Hamburg on the return journey at four
in the afternoon after u record breukipg
fight out and home of exactly twelve hours
for 375 miIe8.-IbiH
, 1912-10-23

Sept. 14-The Panama Canal viii be
opened for traffic in the autumn Of 1913.
This statement was officially made by the
American Navy Department, and is based
upon the latest report of the army Of fngj-
neers engaged on the Canal. The probable
dote Of the opening was originally fixed for
January l, 1915, but the uneXanpled rapid
ty in excavation has brought the date near
er. Colonel Goethals, the head of he Canal
Board, recently predlc ed that the opening
Daily Nal, September 2ISt.
, 1912-10-23
ARTIFICIAL WOOD.

For many years past inventors have dis
PLAYED commendable endeavour in the per
lection of Il process for manufacturing arti-
fetal wood, using therefor certain materials
for which otherwise there is a verv limited
market. Among these Investigators is a
Frenchman, Monsieur l.. Care, as ociated
, 1912-10-23

Sept. 19.-With the appearance at St
Paul Of DR.. Woodrow Wilson, the Democra-
tic candidate for the American Presidency,
who is making a "whirlwind tour" in the
wake of Mr.. Roosevelt. the Presidential cam
paigu of 1912 began in earnest. Dir. Wilson's
chances are still thought to be far better
than those of either President Taft, the Off
cial Republican candidate, or of Mr., Roose-
yelt, the Progressive leader. Dr. Wilson's
first move was significant. He was os eututi-
ously polite towalds Mr.. Taft, whom Mr..
, 1912-10-23

succeeding Sir Ralph Williams K. G. NJ. G..
The Daily Mails Berlin correspondent re-
ports that Prince Lichnowsky disciaims any
special significance in his appointment, and
states that he has no special programme or
policy, except the maintenance Of the strong
est possible mutual relationship, enabling the
meeting of any emergency with goodwill
and tolerance. Germans, he says, do not
dream of disputing British naval primacy,re-
'cognizing the truth of the British view, that
a supreme feet is for them n matter of life
and death, but England should also recog-
niZe that q powerful fleet is vital for Ger
many. If a naval agreement were pOsaible,it
would lay the spectre of Anglo-G German
tension, and cause u strong revival of sen
tinent favourable to an entente.
Advices from Manila state that one thou
sand lives have been lost, and damages es-
timated at twenty five million dollars, caused
by u typhoon. Ten thousand persons are
homeless, ten steamers are ashore and a
hundred fishing vessels lost. and several
towns have been RACED.
Grenada, 21st-Dutch cruiser "ZeeIand'
gone Curacao ll.30 am.
London, Oct. 22nd.-Su9ar in stock on
the 10th inst. was II 900 tons. Lust year
$4,000 tons.
rba5os, OFT. 22nd.-Tho Hon. J. Cox
Fitian, Member Of the Executive Council OF
Dominica, died here last night.
10 a. m Barbados, bar 3@.1f &. S. E, fair.
Dominica, bar 1904 n. W. clear.
st. kits, bar 1890 N. Il fan.
4 p. m. Barbados, bar. 30 OF N. W. fine.
Dominion, bar. 29.S4 N. w. clear.
ST. Kits, bar 1886 S. L. fair.
New York, October 22nd.
Flour, Winter Clears per barrel a 25-4.30.
Meal, KiIndricd, per barrel 81. 20.
New Seasons Pork no quotation.
Heavy Mess Pork $19f-s193
Crystals per 100ibs. SAIL
N'o' Muscovado 80 test 1OOIbs. S3.G1.
Molasses Eng. Islds. per gal. no quotation.
Liverpool Cotton, middling Upland, 6 l-l0l.
Exchange, New York &London, 80 days sight
4.814
Exchange New York and London, sight ass
London, October 22nd.
Dem. Crystals It's. Gd.-185. Cd.
Muscovado, floating terms in
""8"'' bond, 9s. 3l.-9s. 6l
German beet So f. o. b. 9s 15d.
Java Sugar 5000 Gibraltar or Channel for
orders, floating terms, lis. I'D.
Demerara Rum, Is. 4d.-ls. SD.
Trinidad Cocoon, good middlin9 Red,
pr cwt Us.
Cotton, Medium Fine Stat Liverpool, %nopu;nnl
is. Cd.
Bank of England Rate of discount 5.
Cousols 738
Three per cent Rentes in Paris $500
, 1912-10-23
ST. CROIX HOJERE SKOLE.

"a T the request of a number of sharehold-
AA ers from Frederiksted, an extraordi-
nary general meeting of the Shareholders of
the St. Croix Hojere Skole together with pa
rents and guardians of pupils attending the
same will be held at the School in Frederk-
sted on Thursday the oath inst. at 3 D Ia.
to discuss the question, whether the Frede-
riksted Division shall engage a teacher trom
England or from Denmark to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of the present
English teacher.
F. LUNNEY,
Chairman.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-18
H0w the Governments Decision to Make
the Famous Resort ITS Greatest Naval
Base LL'iN L->ipe americas Frivolous
Fashionable Colony off the Map

The government not only says, CT
need your land TO build llpon,'' but
81 shall Lake The waters of Your
bay as welll'i
And why not? For years Nara
gansett bag, big enough to float all
the navies Of the world, has been
the playground for American mil
lionalres. For years, it has been
the pleasure ground OF any one
owning saiibont or steam yacht,
The governmert hns given them q
free rein, but now IL can do 80 no
longer. The bay, it's shores, its
islands, its waters must be given
over to the United States service.
And naturally this means the de,
molltion Of tho Queen City,
The whole country is interested In
the latest development. The whole
country wants to know if tho pic.
turesque side Of Newport is to be.
come thing Of the past. Will mill
tary sentries pace the cliff walk
where beauty and wealth now play1
We'll the Breakers: Marble House,
the Berwind palace become military
prisons, barracks for en]isten men?
Will these mansions where the Off
GERS of the service and their wives
are now snubbed become, in turn,
the property Of the government
Well, not soon, but yeti
All parts Of Newport arc affected
by these rumored changes. Last
August Mr.. r.. Suffern Taller stag
gered his friends by buying up the
polo grounds on the Ocean drive and
other large plots in that direction,
Why did Mr.. Taller purchase this
undeveloped, apparently useless
land7 To provide playground for
his millionaire friends? MOI IT is
the highest point Of land on the
ocean front Of Newport, IL also con-
trolls the one little cove where sea
harbor might he developed. Already
Newport sees fortificntion, nu Oh,
servatory and othor military side.
shows on this important property.
Just after the polo ground pur-
chase Mr.. James and Mr.. Duncan
bought in Il large property on the
harbor front, between Mrs Wander
bits and young Browns estates.
Why did they make these appnr'
emily useless investmentsf When
Fort Adams is extended and the
whole southern part of the harbor
is taken over by the government
these properties must be included.
For years. right under the eyes
of the circus set, Fort Adams has
changed character completely. The
Notifications are distinctly modern
and np to date. There is a largo
colony Of officers wives, daughters
and sisters living on the rcserva-
tion, but not even the wife OF the
commanding officer knows where
tho most important Notifications
are! Not oven u Junior OFFICER
can go through tho whole fort J:
lie does not know all the secrets!
No one workman worked on all
n,rLs NJ these fortifications.
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one oar lie urges along his Sondola His
charges seem reasonable, and his man
ners ingra tiating. / WAS once walking
In Il remote corner OF the little city and.
becoming tired | hailed q gondoa. only
10 find Mr.. Gondolier. Mrs. Gondolnr and
oil the family OF little Gondoicrs making
themselves at home inside the boat, They
were for hurrylng out at my approach.
but / insisted on taking two Of the kid
dies with me for ride. II amused me
very much 10 find Mrs. q. and the rest
OF the family outside my hotel on our
arrival, waiting TO be taken back home
In fathers gondoa. 1t rather weakened
my belief in canals cutting across the
city by near cuts. Evidently the Son-
dola had not gone half go directly as
the streets.
Ruskin must be studied TO learn ev-
erythiDg about the streets and stones
OF Venice Since Ruskin's time moro
caro- than ever has been taken over the
pictures, monuments and churcbes' The
Italians Will not allow any fap2ua XpEk
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being tllTown Into The cnnnls. To that
cause / attribute the disordcry look on
the surface OF some of them, AT least,
however, there are no factories no chem
ical works. no mills In Venice, The fa-
nous Venetian glass, and the other In
dustrios OF Venice are carried on In
Murano and other small Islands or at
Chioggia and places on the Italian main
land.
II jr not generally known that every
canal in Venice is drained dry and thor
oughiy olcanseo every fifteen years, and
the water supply OF Venice is as good as
in any city in the world. The old, un-
suitable system OF artesian wells has
been discarded and the water for drink
Ing purposes is brought through modern
aqucducts from the distant mountains.
Venice Is n city OF white marble. The
sidewalks are marble, the bridges are
marble. the houses, churches towers and
quaysdes arc beautiful white marble
| The small steamers which run every few
' minutes up and down the grand canal
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-18
DEAUTIFUL VENICE OF TODAY

make smoke. noise and dirt bur marvel
ously lIttle OF either. Go on to the Baltic
that bridge over the grand canal wlnch
ShsIocll and the Merchant OF Venice
Knew so Well Lean on the huge marble
balustrades overlooking tile canal; Never
mind IL you hayo delicate chlTon or
creamy silk dress, you need have no rear.
How many cities do YOU know whore
YOU could let your hand sweep up tho
wide fiat stone surface Of public
bridge balustrade, without soiling white
Kid glove?
Venice has no need TO improve with
tho times In ST, Marks square you can
still feed the pigeons or listen 10 tne
automobjle-there arc no trans, no
street cars. no horses no bicycles In
the Squares and over tho bridges you can
walk IL YOU want TO ride YOU must
take n gondola. The funny gondola! stu
as i'm tho timo OF the doges, the Condo
Iicr stands behind YOU ON an impossible
looking standing part OF the boat WIN
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derhilt do? She has ut last, after
diyorcing her first husband, sue
ceeded in winning a Newport posi-
ton. And now, if the government
carries out its plans. her position
will not he worth tuppence. Poor
Mrs Alfred.
But why this concentration at
Newport7 Why destroy the mag
ical city built by millionalres! The
answer is easy. Because Narragan-
sett bay is the key 10 the whole OF
the New England and middle states.
This bay, with its miles of good
roadstcads. its unusually wide chan
ncls. lies half way between New
York and Boston. 1t controls the
approach 80 both cities by land and
water Should foreign army land,
today, on the unprotected shores OF
the bay, 1t would find the way north
to Boston. the way south to New
York. clear before if. The gov
crnmcut is thus more eager 80 for
tify Newport and its waters than
New York or Boston,
Making Newport the biggest
naval base in the country means
the almost perfect protection OF
New York and Boston. Torpedo
boats, submarines, dreadnauglIts can
be sent out from this base and
rench either city in a few hours,
When all the vessels are equipped
with oil-burning engines, these few
hours vii! be cut in half! There is
ample room for an acronautic
school. Right here, within radius
of few miles, every department
of n most complete united service
can he developed. And developed
on the largest scale. There is room
for everything
Newport multimilllonaire, secured
permission from the naval author
itics to keep his big airships on the
grounds at Fort kearney, just
north Of Narragansett Pier. His
daily practices were an object les
son TO the service.
The expansion Of the naval base
means also the expansion of the
military post Fort Adams is the
second largest fortress IN the coun-
try. II Will be made one Of first
Importance if tho war department
Is permitted 10 carry out its plans
Fort Adams occupies the largest
frout of land putting out into the
bay. All around this point arc
beautiful estates, worth many mil
lions. The estate Of Arthur Curtlss
James, Just completed and fur
nished, AT cost of a million and
a half, touches the fort, and so does
Beacon Rock, Edwin Morgan e
handsome home Nearby are dozen
other properties, and on all this the
government has laid covetous eyes
and as many options as it now
deems necessary. On these prop
critics the war department trains Its
heavy guns and says, Gentlemen
get out, or you will get hurt
Newport mIIlionaires are in sac
way Their homes, their very play
nroun3 ic thrcaienpd ly tho service
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-18
By La Refine Helen Baker

now cIumsily inartistic seventeenth cen
turS art could be.
The shopkeepcrs OF Venice arc bad
lot. Few arc Italians, hesitate 10 de-
scribe them, but SbHloclS Is welcome TO
every pound OF flesh he can get from
these dishonest merchants OF Venice.
Probably few people spend more than a
few days in Venice, and In hurrytng
around 10 purchase souvenirs the yis-
itor Is not overcarefui OF charges or
change. ! learned tn play the game and
never found u tradesman who resented
my cheerful return of the change be save
me, consisting MS ii Invariably did OF
some good money, hut not enough OF II.
some bad money and some money Whicn
before 1869 WAS considered currency, but
Is now suitable for museums only
Venice at the time OF my visit showed
signs of war Thousands Of troops start
from Venice. They come By train from
various northern districts and the Adri-
atic stoanlers convey them direct TO Trl-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-18

OF their art TO toe sold outside Italy. The
picturesque streets are made more quaint
by the monks with bare feet. big san
dals. capes, knotted ropes round their
walst-and an umbrella. The women.
unfortuna te,y. wear black all the time
The Italian taste for color in ladies'
dress must be sought elsewhere than In
the streets OF Venice
Modern Venice has not developed any
amusements of IT'S own IL has an eS-
cellent theater a good town orchestra.
and about n dozen clnemntograph shows.
or these last. only one thing need be
mentioned. San Theodore's church In
Piazza San Salvatore has become a c.
nema theater Outside the church you
see the statues OF saints, the usual &C.
clesiastical letters y. o. NJ. and adver-
tlsemcnts or lie Cowboy Fratc: Trage-
dia Muto Pittoresoue," Rusldn has been
avenged by time. He said the statues on
ST, Theodore's church were so bad that
they. would serve foE all limo 10 show
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-18

poll. Bonn1- boys they look. full Of life
land spirit: some saving goodbye to wife.
morncr or sweetheart. On the Lido, the
fashionable island summer bathing place
one of the wealthiest in Europe-thcre
are forts which now contain many hun
dreds Of Turkish prisoners. An incident
occurred here which has not been report-
ed outside Italy. y Bologna soldier a
fired his rifle at his officer on parade.
The soldier was sent To Ida fort 60 be
shot. Tnc usual file of Il dozen men pre-
ssnted arms and fired at the poor devil.
who stood blindfolded against the fortress
wall. Not shot issued from the rifles
A drum head court martial was held ana
al the twelve soldiers were sentenced to
death. They were gallant fellows who
cbeerfilly prepared for lighting tho enc
mics of thcir country, but they refused
to become common exscutloncrs OF their
fellow countrvmen. 4 few moro incidents
like this and wars would cease alto
gether.
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move about with ease. The dredger
works night and day aud on Sun
days. too! IT makes a weird sound
which can be heard all over town,
and II is most nerve raclciug.
The cottagers complained in the
fall. but the government told them
they would have to stand il. There
are thus many things which will de-
molish the playground Of the circus
set. The government will effeetual-
" drive them out without buying
their estates,
TO look at this whole development
calmly, it certainly would seem that
Newport, the queen Of all watering
places, is doomed to get hers very
soon.
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to take luncheon parties out on the
Noma, or for Commodore Gerry to
take picnic parties out in his big
Electra, The waters of the future
belong TO the army and navy.
There is something amusing in see
ing Newport at last held ut the
mercy Of the United Service. How
the wives, once Jisdaincd, will
chortlc when the circus set moves
weepingly onward!
The Gould family do not care to
spend their summers in Newport.
re they go there next summer they
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-18

4 YEWP0RT as purely frivolous
N summer resort must 60.
Elm The millionaire palaces, the
FARMS" at present the
vrdc Of the country. are TO become
iilBgs of the past. The military
al naval authorities Of the United
S,iss arc preparing to demohsh
s@porl, aud it is only a question
II time when Newport's iron-bound
ta.De will be a coastline of guns
nd nortars. This work of demoll-
tu hss been going on slowly but
ary for years. 1t is only re-
wlty that the government has
lisSp its hand plainly.
OF course. the government real
~ ihat the milllonaires and So
rdy danes arc important-we must
his them. But it also realizes
ld a naval station and military
rs the Queen City is of the most
Nhl Importance, Narragansett bay,
ls large body Of water indenting
us Fnole statc Of Rhode Island, is
" a9st important strategic water
hy On the Atlantic seaboarj. Ad-
lhl french T.. Chadwick, when
@ssaudant Of the Newport naval
'+'on' SAID this, and he smiles DOW
'4 ue secs the present develop
lais.
y y because Of this Importance
- sae government is quietly buy.
w great tracts of property
E NewpOrt's waterfront and ac.
tAng options on the valuable
s'lles adjoining Fort Adams.
states of Edwin ID. Morgan,
na cass Ledyard, young John
"-V'ss Brown, The once richest
IN m the world; Seth Low and
l'sie French Vanderbilt lie in
y danger zone.
'%H is On an island ten miles
". IL
b,, 'nc Isle of Aquidneck. the
name Tor Peace. At the sea
" inis island is the Queen
WIN rocky peuinsulars run.
i, wv The oceau and into the
Aseo one Of these points is
~ 'O'nned. The rest of th,
NJ ,.s : 10 serve the navy in one
b. II. Dof'a' Coddiugton Cove
slr,, pfaetice ground for the
s.aa and torpedo boats, is /,
= rr,s "'o a huge dry dock. tn,
2 ftat no,. '"e world. Coddingtor
stas -" : owned by Louis Brn
h R, = 10 be heavily fortified
II, 'usu'erc's s;s new colonial man
's ,.ss. si be done away with. I
m ta !. aaudred thousand dol
&c., % In the wav r. n.y
Isir4aa' a's be turned Into barraet Ar ncIs
sea hail. II W, T,ll perhaps eat in tn
i,sl ''''' Herman oclrichs hav
" s,pmsIt ss north shore, with i. 20,
es Iy' I''iss tSs houses, has 'I been on sSI sS,
vi ts ts'iss pS,,i from Coaa.elrs el qPI1So IIarS"
q sa And uUdd'sm!outh have beon po1fDo 10
VIII VIII t;,aa changes there i'efa %;, Sii wha he
< - new Mrs. Alfred Var az
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I'VE Is mi,
aever ss@ ,qas' Z. It is also clean.
asts a." ses Venice before the
,issra are "a, Possibly vsnlrs
y sak rss,n The hard things
J, asusa, ,'s smells. its slu,,s
. Hss Of Il a'reams.
sg ilsy. .ne Precautions ass,ns,
h pIsa,.ss,ma made Venice prst,'os Ss1lns'
s. i;stso Of fi9eq /, 4 ,epidemio@loro %'sn other ssl
tLsosnss canals esrree are iso is mild
~ "a. s'sSl sn,, That Fsp venlcw% were +, {,
holslt &c, every day. i,s hsaTt Ma, @, Q.