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Senator ttansbrough's Predictions
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The Aggressiveness of file C*i*»»
Forces Will Eventually Lead .*''
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Washi^jton, Nov. 13.—In a speech
at Caftdo last year, Senator Hans
brough predicted that the next great
war would be between the United
States and Russia, with Great Britain
as an American ally, the issue being the
Chinese orient and the battleground
Alaska. The prolongation of the east
ern crisis ana Kussia's evident inten
tion to control Manchuria, coupled
with the general belief that a foot
hold in Manchuria is but a part of the
Russian Asiatic scheme, entitles the
Hansbrough prediction to consideration.
Washington diplomats take a seri
ous view of the Chinese question,
there mey be no war in the immed
iate future but that eventually the
United States will "De compelled to re
strain Russian advances by force is gen
erally believed here.
Great Britain, which has many im
portant interests, commercial and
otherwise, in the Chinese orient also
feels that a conflict between Russia
on the one hams and herself and the
United States on the other, is bound
to come. Oher senators have a similar
opinion to that of Mr. Hansbrough, and
since the settlement of the Alaskan
boundary dispute, there is more talk
than ever in official circles about the
necessity wliich wilj arise before many
years of a strong alliance between the
two great English-speaking powers for
the continuance of stable conditions in
China, for the "open door," and, above
all, for the supremacy of Anglo-Saxon
civilization. With Russia in control of
the northern half of Europe and Asia,
there would be nothing to stop her
march towards world conquest. Her
civilization would dominate all lands,
and the work of centuries for the up
lifting of humanity would be for naught.
Secretary Hay's masterful diploma
cy has thus far grevented any rup
ture with Russia, and at the jsame
time it has secured for America and
the world substantial concessions in
China. But Mr. Hay will not always
be secretary of state, nor will Rus
sia, once she feels prepared for the
struggle, yield as readily as she has
to outside pressure.
According to the Hansbrough idea, if
war arose between the United States
and Russia, the first thing Russia
would do would be to invade Alaska.
She could not land forces on the coast
line, which it will require several gen
erations to fortify properly and with
the lack of resistance which comes
from small population, would be the
first point of attack. Senator Hans
brough thinks that nothing could pre
vent Russia from landing 100,000 armed
men in Alaska, territory. The only
thing the United States could do would
be to• send an army to meet them.
The great battles for the preservation of'
Chinese national integrity, and for the
triumph of the Anglo-Saxon race
would thus be fought on Alaskan soil.
The- American government for soveral
years has, through navy and army of
ficers, assisted by the geological survey,
been making a close study of Alaska,
its climate, soil, rivers, harbors, agri
cultural possibilities, and other things
which it would be necessary to know in
the event it was necessary to send an
army there. It is true that all this in
formation is being gathered for the
benefit of residents in the territory, and
as a means of encouraging more rapid
settlement, but it is also true that this
information is also being deposited with
the navy department and with the gen
eral staff of the army. There is no
question that a'war with Russia, Alaska
would be a strategic point.
Appreciating that the future proba
bly has in store some such catastro
phe it is not to be wondered at that
Great Britain was willing to settle the
Alaskan boundary dispute on our own
terms, thus binding the two countries
more closely, together. It is said here*
that the Utiiited State9 knew long in
advance of the meeting of the .bound
ary commission that its decision
would favor our contention. Not that
Lord Alverstone was bribed, or that
he made any sacrifices of opinion when
he voted with the American commis
sioners. He is one of the ^ost emi
nent men on the British bench, and has
a reputation for honesty and ability
that is world-wide. But before he was
appointed there was a quiet search for
some eminent English jurist who, after
voluntary investigation, had made up
lus mind that the American contention
was well founded. Such a man was
Lord Alverstone, and he was selected
to represent Great Britain, because that
country was wiltihg to settle the bound
ary dispute the American way.
If there should be a war between
Russia and the United States. Great
Britain would be our logical ally in
deed, she would be our only one, for
the other
great
powers of Europe, for
various reasons, would not interfere.
Germany
is
t6o close to Russia, and
France is her ally, and at best these
powers would be neutral while south
ern Europe has never cared for* our
friendship.
Single-handed
contest, our power
the utmost/ but with British hflfiu we
ought to win. This hdft
woflllj
forthcoming
tfle more
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SOME FACTS ABOUT PANAMA.
Interesting: Figures Showing the Trade of the
New Republic. .'v
Colon, or Aspinwall, as it is some
times called, has a population of about
3,000 persons. The city of Panama has
a population of about 25,000. It was
founded in 1519, burned in 1671, and re
built in 1673, while Colon is of much
more recent date, having been founded
in 1855.
The population, which, as already in
dicated, amounts in number to about
300,000, is composed of various ele
ments—Spanish, Indian, Negro, and a
limited number of persons from the
European countries and the United
States, especially those engaged in
commerce aiid transportation and the
operation of the Panama railway. A
considerable number of the population
is composed of persons brought to the
Isthmus as laborers for the construc
tion of the canal, and of their descend
ants. Since the abolition of slavery in
Jamaica a considerable number of
blacks and mulattoes have settled on
the Isthmus as small dealers and farm
ers, and in some villages on the Atlan
tic side they are said to be in the ma
jority, and as a result the English lan
guage is"much hi use, especially on the
Atiantic side. Some of the native pop
ulation have retained their customs,
speech, and physical type, especially
those in the western part of the prov
ince, and claim to be descendants of
the natives found in that section by the
Spaniards when they discovered and
conquered the country.
Of the commerce of Panama, the
United States supplies a larger share
than any other country. The importa
tions at the port of Colon during the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, as
shown by the report of the United'
States consul, amounted to $952,684, of
which $614,179 was from the United
Sattcs, $119,086 from France, $118,322
from England, $76,386 from Germany.
The figures of the fiscal year 190*3 show
a considerable increase from those of
1902, in which the value of the imports
at Colon were $776.3455. Of the $614,
179 imports from the United States at
Colon in 1903. $200,744 was dry good,
$189,333 provisions. $59,890 coal. $38,
642 lumber, $32,900 kerosene, $30,400
liquors and $31,940 hardware. The
value of the importation from the
United States in 1903 exceeded those
of 1902 by about $160,ooo. The exports
to the United Stages from Colon in
1903 amounted to $173,370, of which
$75,432 was bananas, $54,960 cocoanuts,
$12,472 turele shells, $9,400 ivory nuts,
$6,460 hides and $5,924 coffee.
From the port of Panama the ex
ports to the United States in the fiscal
year 1903 amounted to $193,342, of
which $56,767 was hided, $49,974 india
rubber, $27,805 cocobolb nuts, $16,589
ivory nuts, $13,372 deerskins, and $6,
908 coffee. The consul at Panama states
that the imported articles come mostly
from England, Germany, France, Italy
and the United States, but gives no
statistics of the imports.
Panama is connected with San Fran
cisco by a weekly steamer schedule
operated by the Pacific Mail Steamship
Co., and the Valparaiso by a weekly
steamer schedule operated by the Pa
cfic Steam Navigation Co., and South
American Steamship Co. Two passen
ger and two freight trains leave Pana
ma daily for Colon and Colon daily for
Panama. The time for passenger
trains over the forty-seven miles erf
railway is three hours.
From Panama there is one cable line
north to American ports, and one to
the south. The actual time consumed
in communicating with the United
States 'and receiving an answer is stat
ed by the consul to be usually about
four hours. There also cable lines from
Colon to the United States and Eu
rope.
The money of the country is silver,
the rate_of exchange hiving averaged
during the past year about 150 per
cent.
RACING ON THE COAS|,
Oakland, Cal., Nov. 13,—The winter
meeting of the New California Jockey
Club will open tomorrow. Indications
point to a successful season, and the of
ficials at the track are pleased at the
S4Ve
in such 4
Woura be
taxed to.
readily b&ii,
the interests of the two
countries in
the far east are identical
respects. Several oatrlaeds of
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Washington, Nov. I3.-M&e ccftrt*
merce of Panama amounts to about
$3,000,000 per annum, its population tq
about 300,000, and its area to 31,571
square miles, or nearly equal to that
of the state of Indiana. Thes* figures
are supplied by the department of
commerce and labor through its bu
reau of statistics, and are the latest
available data on commerce, popula
tion, and area. Those of commerce
are from the reports of the United
States consuls at Panama and Colon,
which have just been received, and not
yet published those of population are
based upon the latest official estimate,
which shows the population in 1881,
and was based upon the census of
1871 while the figures of area are from
accepted geographical authorities and
are those of the area of the "Depart
ment of Panama" of the Colombian Re
public. The principal ports kre Pana
ma, on the Pacific coast, and Colon. 011
the Atlantic side, and these ports are
visited annually by more than 1,000 ves
sels, which land over 1,000,000 tons of
merchandise and nearly 100,000 passen
gers, chiefly for transfer over the Pan
ama railway, forty-seven miles in
length, connecting the Pacific port of
Panama with the Atlantic port of Co
lon.
A.
"horse!
arrived this rom
viribttl
ts of the...pountry* and the offictafc
lare t$$?fc *ill be no lack of matei§
with spfcfcft to fill the races. Th!
city is afreadjjf begittoHtt to fill
horsemen and tttr
witf
Na«huaj?^it^H., Nov. 13.— -CJhief of
Police Healey of Manchester will today
post in the saloons another list of 450
persons who are not be sold liquor ac
cording to the new state law. He de
clares that another who buys for thfm
will ilso be posted. 4
EXECUTION AT MICHIGAN CITY
Indianaoplis, Ind„ Nov. 13.—The su
preme court having refused to grant a
new trial Edward Hoover will be exe
cuted today at the northern penitenti
ary at Michigan City. Hoover's crime
was the murder of Frank Sutton, ..his
father-in-law, in this city last Miiyif
THE:MORAVIANS.
Raleigh, N. C., Nov. 13.—With the
present week just 150 years have elaps
ed since the first Moravian settlement
was made in Wachovia, this state, Nov.
17. 1753- In .commemoration of the
sesqui-centennial a three days' celebra
tion was begun today at' the old town
of Behabara, near this city, where the
first settlement was made. Memorial
exercises were held and the programme
included the dedication of a number
of monuments marking sites of famous
incidents in the early history of the
colony. One of the monuments con
sists of a huge boulder on which is
chiselled the names of the first colon
ists, while on another monument in
the ancient church yard is recounted
briefly the experiences of the colonists
during the stirring times of the French
and Indian War.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
New Orleans, La-i Nov. 13.—The an
nual convention of the Association of
Southern Railroad Commissioners will
be held in this city during the coming
week and elaborate arrangements arc
being made for the reception and en
tertainment of the visitors. The asso
ciation represents the railroad com
missioners of fourteen southern states,
all of which will have delegates at the
convention. In addition to the railroad
commissioners who are «members of
the association, representatives of var
ious commercial organizations and
prominent traffic officials are expected
to be present.
N. W. Baptist of Tennessee is presi
dent of the association and will preside
over the meeting. During the three
days the convention will be in session
there will be papers and discussions on
a wide range of subjects, including
safety appliances, rates and rate-mak
ing, uniform classification, taxation
and valuation of railroad property,
gratle crossings, classification of ex
penses of operation and construction
of railways, legislation, and delays in
enforcing orders of railroad commis
sions.
MORE ABOUT A. H. BURKE.
CM Attmtloa -to th. W«rk
AND DAILY REPUBLICAN.
REPUBLICAN ESTABLISHED SEPT. 5, 1878. FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 13, 1903. FOR DM ESTABLISHED NOV. 17, 1891,
tM* List of Names of those Who
Cannot Buy Booze in a New
Hampshire Town.
Saloon Men Cannot Sell Them LjkfMir
and Temperance Will Bh
Compulsory.
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of Hitchcock's Frieada.
Washington, Nov. 13.—There is no
friction between the president"- and
Senator Nelson growing out of the
resignation of Former Governor A. H.
Burke, of North Dakota, and Duluth,
as land office inspector. In fact, the
president knows nothing about the
resignation And has not, at any time,
had grown up between Burke and the
interior department officials. Burke
was originally appointed on the-recom
mendation of Senator Nelson. He
was asked to resign by Secretary
Hitchcock and did so yesterday. Sen%
tor Nelson is not interested ill the
case and has not and will not have
.anything -to 'say about it und^r the
circumstances.
Burke could not longer consent to
remain in his old position. He says
that some of his official reports, which
are on file in the department, have re
flected severely upon certain officers
of the department, who are the especially
friends of Secretary Hitchcock, apid
yet, that Hitchcdck after readmg these
reports has re-apoointed these men
for second terms. The charges were of
the most serious character, and if what
Burke says is true, it would seem that
Secretary Hitchcock ought to be in
vestigated by congress.
Mr. Hitchcock, on the other hand,
sa^s that Burke's reports have not
been satisfactory, and have not given
any information to the department,
which has no confidence in his ability
to fill the inspectorship property.
There isn o ch^tye of corruption against
Burke, and he
quits without
any loss
of
repiijtatidh.
yfeftiln members of congress pur
jJOUe to, follow the ma$tr further.
Toey will insist oh secihg tbe ^urke
and. if they are Jmntd to cqh-
THE TEMPERANCE WOMEN.
Ike, NuIomI w. c. T. u. Cooventkm Is In
Session In Cincinnati.
CmeiVmati, O., Nov. 13.—The spirit of
enthusiasm which marked the opening
today of the annual national W. C. T.
U. convention reminded the veteran
workers of the time when Frances
Willard controlled the destines of the
famous organization and was wont to,
attract thousands to the annual meet-'
ings by her eloquence and her sincere^
devotion to the cause. On the death
of Miss Willard, who was rightly re-'
garded as the head of the organization'
in the broadest sense of the term, it
was predicted that the famous society
of white ribboners would inevitably go
to pieces. But time has failed to verify
these predictions. Today, according to
the facts and figures, the organization
is numerically as strong as ever and as
an agency for good it is constantly
widening the scope of its activities.
To all the officers and workers must
be given the credit for this flourishing
condition of affairs. If any individual,
however, is to be singled out for praise
she is Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens, the
Maine woman who succeeded to the
presidency on the death of Miss Wil
lard. At the opening of the conven
tion this morning it was quite evident
that Mrs. Stevens enjoyed the highest
regard of the cultured' women before
her, as she was required to stand for
some time, bowing her acknowledge
ments, before the warm applause sib
sided and allowed her to call the gath
ering to order.
The convention met in the Ninth
Street Baptist Church, the interior of
which was tastefully decorated for the
occasion. A programme of music and
prayer occupied the first half-hour. The
roll call showed an attendance of up
wards of 500 delegates, while the num
ber of other visitors present is twice
as large. The states largely repre
sented at the convention include Michi
gan, New York, Nebraska, Kansas,
California, Illinois, Indiana, Minne
sota. Pennsylvania, Iowa and the Da
kotas.
The annual address of the president
was the leading feature of the open
ing session. In the course of her re
marks Mrs. Stevens touched upon a
large variety of subjects, directly and
indirectly relating to the great problem
of the drink evil. As to the progress
of the temperance movement she spoke
in the most confident language. Of
particular significance, she said, was
thi (constantly increasing participation
of women in the affairs of the world.
Mother and child are rapidly taking
their rightful place as the central fig
ures of the great world problem. The
president had a good word to say for
athletics as a promoter of temperance
and good morals.
Reassembling after luncheon the
delegate^ listened to the reports of the
national corresponding secretary, Miss
Susanna M. D. Fry, and the national
treasurer, Miss Helen M. Barker, also
the reports of the young women's
branch by Mrs. Clara Parrish Wright,
general secretary, one of the Loyal
Temperance Legion branch by Mrs.
Helen G. Rice, and reports by the na
tional superintendents of departments.
These reports for the most part were
of a most encouraging nature and
showed the past year to have been one
of extraordinary activity in all depart
ments of the organization's work. A
feature of the session was the reading
of messages of congratulations from
Lady Henry Somerset and Mrs. Or
miston Chant, of England.
Arrangements have been completed
for holding a big welcoming demon
stration this evening. The visiting
white ribboners will be greeted on be
half of the city and the churches and
temperance societies of Cincinnati and
vicinity. The responses will be by
Mrs. Emma Rourne, president of the
New Jersey W. C. T. U., Mrs. C. H.
Howe, national organizer, and other
prominent visitors.
The completed programme arranged
for the succeeding sessions of the con
vention is as follows:
Saturday—Department reports, in
troduction of fraternal and visiting
delegates and distinguished guests ad-,
dresses by Mrs. Maria Wood, repre
senting the interdenominational coun
cil of women, on "The Menace of Mod
ern Mormonism," and Mrs. C. C.
Faxon, W. C. T. U. commissioner of
the Philippines, on her work in Manila.
Sunday—Annual W. C. T. U. ser
mon.
Monday—Reports of national super
intendents.
Tuesday—Election -of officers. Ad
dresses on "Polygamy in the United
States," Deaconess Sarah J. Elliott,
representing both the W. C. T. U. and
the interdcnM|ninational council of
women, and J^rs. Mary L. Orr, W. C.
T. U. missionary at Ellis Island on the
needs of the immigrant station at New
York.
Wednesday—Reports of the twenty
eight national organizers and standing
ccftjimittees.
Following the final close of the con
vention the delegates purpose to make
a pilgrimage in a body to Hillsboro to
pay their respect to "Mother Stewart,"
who was one of the pioneers of the,
temperance movement in the United
States*
WILLIAMS-WESLEYAN DEBAtE
Middletown, Vt., Nov. 13.—The de
bate between representatives of Wil
liams Colldge and Wesleyan Univer
sity takes place here this evening and
prdattoes 16 be the event of the college
vefcrt Wesleyan has the affirmative aitd
4 the negative side of the que*-1
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LAND BILL
Senator Hatisbrough's Amended Land
Bill Is Evoking a Lot of Discus
ston in the Press.
It Does Not Satisfy the IrrigatiOttlits
and Also Disappoints the
Speculators,
Minneapolis
Times: President
Roose­
velt has repeatedly denounced the desert
land law, the timber and stone act and
the commutation clause of the homestead
act. Far-sighted persons who realize
the danger that lies 111 iand monopoly
and believe that the remnant of the gov
ernment should be reserved for actual
settlers are of one voice in denouncing
the iniquitous laws whereby syndicates
may acquire vast tracts for speculation.
National irrigation cannot be a success
without retention of the present public
domain for homemakers who will take
up small farms at small cost and thus
bear part of the expense of the great
public works needed.
Existing laws enable shrewd specu
lators to forestall the government in
this matter. Under their operation
either the future settler will have to
pay exorbitant prices to syndicates for
land ready for irrigation at govern
ment expenses, or by reason of the cost
and loss thusentailed the government
will have to defer irrigation for an in
definite time. In other words, the laws
in question are retarding the settlement
of the arid and semi-arid lands belong
ing to the people, preventing their econ
omical settlement, rendering almost use
less the government efforts at forest
preservation and aggravating the con
gestion of the cities. Their operation is
contrary to good public policy.
In his message to congress a year ago
President Roosevelt said:
So far as they are available for agri
cuture, and to whatever extent they may
be reclaimed under the national irriga
tion law, the remaining public lands
should be held rigidly for the home
builder, the settler who lives on his land
and for no one else. In their actual use
the desert land law, the timber and stone
law, and the commutation clause of the
homestead law, have been so perverted
from the intention with which they were
enacted as to permit the acquisition of
large areas of the public domain for
other than actual settlers and the con
sequent prevention of settlement.
Yesterday Senator Hansbrough intro
duced a bill to amend the laws which
seems to offer some remedies for present
abuses, but will not satisfy the irriga
tionists, who demand the absolute re
repeal of the laws in question, with di
rect federal administration of the re
mainder of the people's landed estate.
The government is given the benefit of
differences in value of different tracts
of timber and stone land by authorizing
the secretary of the interior to make
examinations and estimates of the value
and amount of timber and stone on
public lands and sell the timber or stone
to the highest bidder. A reasonable
time limit must be set in which the
purchaser shall exercise his rights. It
is the design of this section to place
the timber on the public domain on the
market, with assurance of a fair price
and retention of the fee to the land by
the government. Thus reforestation
may be carried on by the interior de
partment, a great revenue will be de
rived from the lands, speculation in tim
ber lands and the monopolization
thereof by private corporations will
crease. There is a section designed to
prevent fraud in the commutation and
desert land entries, but in other respects
the desert land act is not changed.
The irrigationists will contend, and
justly, that the soot of the difficulty has
not been reached by the Hansbfough bill.
The desert land la^r will still give ad
venturers and speculators a chance to
obtain cheaply, and without residence
or cultivation, 320 acres of land per
man—enough for sixteen families under
irrigation.
Senator Hansbrough's bill will
i$fed, That the Bbyo$1!t,i the timber hatf-bgen removed. THts
nee. Overt or THreatiMH Wue. no doubt, but we should like to
3lfir
al
least cause renewed agitation of tljje
question of repeal or radical amendment
of the federal land laws, and we are
confident that before congress is permit
ted to drop the subject a distinct ad
vance will be made in legislation for the
preservation of public lands for settlers
for the rescue of the forests from the
grasp of speculators and their control
by the government, with some .J^gjjrd
for the policy of reforestation.
MORE COMMENT*:
Minneapolis Journal: Sefiator Hans-'
broujth's public lands bill, introduced, in
the senate yesterday, will .excite great,
interest throughout the west. In*effect,
it repeals the stone and, timber act,
which has for years been a prolific
source of fraud or charges of fraud.!
The telegraphic summary of the bill may
ilot be complete enough to make it pos
sible to consider the bill carefully at
this time, but Some of its points call for
consideration.
The bill provides that hereafter
stone and timber lands of the public
donfein shall not be sold, bnt that the
stone and timber on them may be sold
at auction in
be advisable. Mr. Hansbrough thinks?
that if the government should retain
the fee to such lands it wtftiH lead to
reforestrtrtion aiid thus avoid the per
manent Injury to the cdtintry *nich
fcaMts 'from
now
ownership, which is indifferent.-aiter,
Policy for Oi&Kfei**# toe conpJed *ith it some provision *0* the LanMoei poslgiitof
V. cuttfog ol the timber und* for-Pcotrisnisiio*,
SECURED JOB AT ASYLUM.
Or. duett of Brie Will Be Assistant PbysiclMS
at tfco State HosptfciiU
Jamestown Capital: Dr. A. Vtk
Guest, of Erie, Cass County, has beej(
appointed assistant physician at the asy*
lum to succeed Dr. L. B. Baldwin who
has been elected superintendent of the
school for the feeble minded at Graftoi%
Dr. Baldwin leaves about Dec. 15. D$?(
Guest has practiced medicine in th|k
state for a number of years and comes
highly recommended. He is married.
estry regulations. The government
should' see to it that the lands are not
stripped, slashed and fired and shoulif
sell only ripe timber, thus applying
forestry principles to the public timj|:
ber lands at once instead of waitinjf V
until the whole of the standing forest
has been removed. One good resull
of the Hansbrough bill, if it become!
a law will be, that it will tend t£
prevent additions to immense lan^.j
holdings in the western forest state$|V
Those which now exist owe their origi(|
largely to the stone and timber act.
Of course, it will be objected that bj|
selling the timber at auction, the gov
ment will deprive the poor man of
the chance he now has to make a littlt
money out of Uncle Sam's generosity.
But the poor man is not the one who
profits most from the present arrange
ment—and all of them profit at cost
to the public welfare. It is time for
Uncle Sam to go into the timber busi
ness and get all he can out of his for
ests, while keeping in view the future
and the rights of posterity.
HILL'S NEW PASSENGER PLAN
Railroad Officials interested In the Now Ptoof
of President Hill.
Officials of Wny railroads are much
interested in the plan of President Hill,
of the Great Northern, to popularize a
new route for round-the-world passen
ger traffic, on the completion of the
two great steamships which will ply
between Puget Sound ports and the
Orient, says The Chicago Inter-Ocean.
The results of extensive investiga
tions by the passenger department ari~.-r
given in a report just submitted tf£i
President Hill, showing that the timf
from London to Japan ports by thi^'
principal steamship lines by way of thfc'H
Suez canal, and the time by the pro*
posed New York-Chicago-St. Paul ratt
lines and the Great Northern rail anif
steamship lines would compare as fol
lows: By Peninsular & Oriental steam
ship line, sixty days by North German
Lloyd line, forty-nin# days by Great
Northern rail and steamship route^
twenty-five days.
This statement shows the great sav
ing by the Great Northern route of
thirty-five days, compared with the
Peninsular & Oriental line, and twenty
four days compared with the German
line. The time by the new route woul|J
be made up as follows: London to Nevr
York, seven days New York to Puge^j
Sound ports, four days Puget Sounjl'
to Yokohama, Japan, fourteen daysfrfi/.-.
total, twenty-five days. From Londoti
to Shanghai by this route the time
would be about thirty-one days, com
pared with forty-four by the German
line and forty-seven by the Peninsula^
& Oriental. By the Trans-Siberia||*
railway the journey from London t$
Port Arthur at present requires aboi^jf
twenty days but it is claimed that thiii
long all-rail journey is not popular witp
the French and Germans, who stronglfe
prefer the water route. The opportur»
ity to cross the American continent an®
see the principal cities of this countrg.
is expected to be a strong argument i|i
favor of the New York and PugcK
Sound route as compared with the mtlcn
longer water journey. One of the Greaj|
Northern's big steamships, the MinneK
nesota, will enter the service early iff'
1904, and the sister ship, the Dakot4:
will soon follow. They each have
capacity of 172 first class, 111 secorii}
class, 68 third class and 1,067 steeragfe
passengefs, a total of 1,418, and tip
crew will number 240 men. tr
V COALS OF FIR&
Bismarck Tribune: We coogratufatit
Fargo upon the probability of eariy cot^
struction of the street car system. SeV
eral cars of steel rails have arrived, ujpol
which the promoters have paid freigra
charges of $2,000 and this is taken as af
earnest of their good intentions.
withstanding the fact that Fai_
have fun at Bismarck, we shall heap
coals of fire by expressing the wish
that Fargo may soon "get its street car
system and that it may be thoroughly
up to date and convenient arid that
Charlie. Brewer may have an aftq.ual
pass for himself and his bull pups.'
LONG ON POSTMASTERS.
Lansford Times: A curious eondU
tion of affairs exists here. This towtt
has two postmasters although only one"
is cxercising his functions as such*
When the new towrtsite of
was started, the post office deparmqit
at Washington authorized the retilb&ail
of the postoffite at BjeHand to Larb*
ford, and tint was dpne. A.
ci vii me... inaj ut later, someone else in the port
such quantities as maj^' department, appointed Claribnc&
postmaster for the new toiwn'ptviy|air
for'd, with instructions ^"-10
to carry the nult fscHn tlle
at Bjelland to
"master at Byeftami fci
careless 'prtvalef^V^r the
ct is that tbe ,two
art.
—,r—iliwuei
is, howevet? doing the
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