The Evening statesman. [volume], December 12, 1904, Page TWO, Image 2

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CANNON WILL ACT AS HOST
SPEAKER'S DAUGHTER WILL
HAVE CHARGE OF HIS SOCIAL
FUNCTIONS THIS WINTER.
Judge George Turner's Strong Cam
paign Had Good Effect On
State of Washington.
j WASHINGTON. D. C, Deo. 12 —
Speaker Cannon will keep house again
this winter, having- renewed his lease
of the old Admiral Taylor residence
on Vermont Avenue. Miss Cannon,
w ho was such a success as hostess last
season, will again preside over the es
tablishment and will have as guests,
Mrs. LeSeure, the speaker's other
daughter, and her small children.
Uncle Joe is very fond of his grand
children, and considers their presence
in the house one of the chief advant
ages of housekeeping as compared with
botel life.
Scotch Firm Gets Contract.
Official reports received from Van
couver, B. C, say that the contract for
the new British steamship line between
British Columbia and Mexico has
finally been awarded to Andrew Weir
& Co., of Glasgow, Scotland. This
firm has agreed to put on first-class
steamships, capable of carrying 4500
tons of freight each, and fifty first
class and from 300 to 400 steerage pas
sengers. It has been definitely
arranged that Vancouver is to be the
port of departure and Victoria a port
of call. The steamships are to have
British register and are to make
monthly trips. The subsidy to be paid
by the British Columbia government
is $50,000 per annum for each vessel.
Stonewall Jackson's Grandson.
Stonewall Jackson Christian, grand
son of Stonewall Jackson, the famous
confederate military leader, is to be
appointed a cadet at West Point by
President Roosevelt. He decided upon
this designation a few days ago when
he was waited upon by a delegation of
Georgia congressmen and Prof. W. C.
Woodyard of the Georgia Military
academy, where young Christian has
been a student. In announcing to the
delegation that he would designate
their candidate for examination, Pres
ident Roosevelt said:
"It has been the practice to give
this class of appointments to sons of
army officers only, but I am going to
make an exception in this case. If I
can place the name of Stonewall Jack
son in the army register I am going
to do it."
Effect of Election.
Thomas B. Hardin, pf Seattle, has
been in Washington for a few days on
business. He is telling people here
the truth about the recent guberna
torial election. But he argues that
good will come to the fight for Tur
ner's election, although it was lost, in
that the railroads probably will pur
sue a more liberal policy in the future.
Interviewed in a local paper Mr. Har
din said:
"The election in the state of Wash
ington, so far as the governorship was
concerned, was a victory for the rail
roads. Ex-Senator George Turner
championed the policy of railroad reg
ulation, which was extremely popular
east of the Cascade mountains, but he
was beaten by 16,000. It is probable,
however, that the campaign will re
sult in the railways pursuing a more
liberal policy toward the people of the
state in the future."
Better Times for Alaska.
Charles Andrews Ferrin of Nome
says that better times are coming for
the people in Alaska, so far as the
judges and other officials are con
cerned.
"The situation in that respect is im
proving," he said here recently.
"There are signs of a better day at
hand, and the old day of graft, corrup
tion, and packed juries is at an end.
In Mr. Hoyt we have a fearless and
able United States attorney, and if we
could get a few more of his sort there,
would be no room for complaint."
Neither the 233 1-3 per cent prefer
ential tariff in Canada in favor of
Great Britain nor the anti-dumping
clause put into effect some months ago
seems to have had the effect of check
ing the growth of American exports
t<> that country. Reports from official
sources are to the effect that the ex
ports to Canada in the ten months
ending with October were $116,775,656
m value, an increase of about $5,000.-
--000 over the corresponding months of
last year, while the imports from Can
ada show no increase.
Taxes In Washington.
The Annual report of the commis
sioners of internal revenue shows that
the collections on account of internal
taxes in the State of Washington last
year amounted to $672,039, and in
Alaska to $16,656, a total of $688,695
for the official district of Washing
ton, of tobacco manufacturers there
were 7648 pounds of smoking tobacco
produced in the district and 642
pounds of snuff. The number of ci
gars turned out was 11,277,653, but
there were no cigarettes manufactured
in the state. Of beer and other fer
mented liquors the output was 509,635
barrels.
' Annual Postal Report.
Another annual report which bristles
with figures showing the enormous
business in his branch of the postal
service is that of Edwin C. Madden,
third assistnt postmaster general. Sev
eral years ago Mr. Madden inaugurated
a system of registering letters at
houses by the carriers while making
their deliveries. His report shows that
city carriers in Washington registered
1588 letters last year, an increase of
314 over the preceding year, while the
rural carriers in the state registered
1411 letters, an increase of 966 over
the year 1903. The total amount of
second class mail matter handled in
the city of Seattle was 2,317,993 pounds,
an increase of 445,666 pounds. The
Seattle office handled 53,076 registered
letters and 18,727 parcels in the year,
and the Spokane office 23,709 letters
and 8047 parcels. In the entire state
the number of registered domestic let
ters was 228,816 and registered domes
tic parcels 58,594; registered foreign
letters 28,047, and registered foreign
parcels. 4451.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Joseph B. Bristow has charge of
all appointments of postmasters, and
the free delivery service of the coun
try, both city and rural. His report
shows that there were 65 presidential
and 907 fourth class offices in Wash
ington on June 30 last. The average
compensation of the latter was $212.22
last year.
The gross receipts of postoffices in
Washington for the year totaled $1,-
--322,392.87. Mr. Bristow estimates the
population of the state at 606,056, and
on this basis each resident spent $2.18
in postage last year.
The report contains the following
statistics of rural free delivery service
in the state: Number of routes in op
eration June 30, 110; routes established
during the year, 58; cases pending
June 30, 23. The number of pieces of
mail delivered by the rural carriers
last year was 4,278,695, of which 2,-
--795,764 were papers, showing that the
people who live in the country keep up
with the news of the world as closely*
as those who live in the cities. The
number of pieces collected on rural
routes during the year was 730,077,
and the total compensation of the ru
ral carriers was $48,085.09.
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HORDES OF IDLE MEN IN GOTHAM
Charitable Institutions Beseiged by
Many Applicants. Than Before.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12—Never in the
history of the city's charitable institu
tions have there been so many unem
ployed men to care for as at present.
Some surprising figures compiled by
the authorities of Bellevue hospital and
the municipal lodging house, indicate
an appalling situation for the winter.
"The city certainly faces a serious
problem in the care of the unemployed
this winter," said William C. York, su
perintendent of the municipal lodging
house. "According to my records there
are at least 40 per cent more idle men
in the city this year than there were
during this time last year.
"During November this year we
cared for 7787 persons, 90 per cent be
ing men. This is'over 2100 more than
we had for the corresponding period
last year: or in other words, the In
crease is more than 40 per cent. De
cember is going to break all records."
Assistant Superintendent Rickard of
Bellevue reports a similar startling
demand upon public charity. He said
, last night that he had referred 700
more applicants to the department of
public charities during November this
year than during the same month of
1903.
"We took in 2276 patients this No
vember," said he, "which is sixty
eight more than during November last
year. We turned about 400 over to
the department of public charities in
November last year. This year we
turned over 1100 in November. A ma
jority of these 1100 were men who
wanted a bed."
THE EVENING STATESMAN MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1904.
WILL BE RO COMPROMISE
FIGHT IS WHOLLY ON HARRI
MAN'S ENDEAVOR TO CONTROL
NORTHERN PACIFIC.
Jim Hill Will Make Strong Fight to
Prevent Settlement of Merger
Clash.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.— E. H. Harri
man, representing Union Pacific inte
rests, and James J. Hill, representing
the Northern Pacific-Great Northern-
Burlington interests, declare that there
can be no compromise of the issues at
stake in the pending Northern Secu
rities litigation. It is to be a fight to
a finish for control of the Northern
Pacific railroad.
Should a decision of the United
States court be handed down in favor
of Mr. Harriman in the Northern Se
curities case. President Hill, who now
controls the situation, would be forced
to restore to the Union Pacific shares
of the Northern Pacific, representing
fully one-half the Northern Pacific
capital.
"Mr. Harriman has never aband
oned his idea of getting control of the
Northern Pacific," was the statement
made by one of the most influential di
rectors of that road in discussing the
probable effect of the Northern Secu
rities decision, which is expected this
week. *
"If the federal court decides in his
favor I do not see how he can be pre
vented from obtaining control of the
Northern Pacific road. Even if he
has not enough of the stock on de
posit with the Northern Securities
company he has enough to command
the situation, and he can easily pick
up enough additional shares in the
open market to give him a majority."
"Will not James J. Hill oppose any
attempt by Mr. Harriman to get a ma.
jority of Northern Pacific stock?"
"As long as there is a fighting chance
Mr. Hill will fight, but if Mr. Harri
man's contention is sustained by the
United States court, I do not see what
Mr. Hill can do, except submit to the
inevitable. You may put it down for
certain that there is to be no com
promise, nor amicable agreement, such
as Wall street has been talking about.
"It is to be a fight to a finish on the
one issue of whether Harriman and his
friends are to get the Northern Paci
fic road. The Union Pacific crowd
have been gunning for that property
for a long time. They want it and
they are not likely to compromise
when they are nearer their goal than
ever before."
"What effect would a change in
Northern Pacific control have on the
Great Northern's future?"
Friction In Northwest.
"With the Northern Pacific in the
hands of the Union Pacific there would
be constant friction tn the northwest
ern railroad territory. This would
mean an acrimonious fight between
two strongly antagonistic interests.
The whole traffic and rate situation
in the northwest would be disturbed
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and matters would be greatly com
plicated by the fact that Harriman
would come into a half interest in the
Burlington, which is now owned joint
ly by the Northern Pacific and the
Great Northern. Harriman and his
associates, I understand, will undertake
to buy out Mr. Hill's interest in the
Great Northern. That would be tiit
logical solution of the difficulties that
will arise if the Union Pacific gets the
Northern Pacific."
"What are J. Pierpont Morgan's ge
lations to the Northern Pacific?"
"Mr. Morgan is influential in the
present board of directors. His inte
rest in the stock, however, is by no
means what it was, and it is safe to
assume that whatever contest is to be
waged will be waged by James J. Hill
on the one hand and E. H. Harriman
on the other. Mr. Morgan, I think, is
practically out of the northwestern
railroad situation."
An Airship for Japanese Army.
SIOUX CITY, lowa, Dec. 12. —H.
Moore of this city, an old man, de
clares he has completed a dirigible bal
loon which will be used against the
Russians by the Japanese. Mr. Moore
says it is wrong to use a balloon for
airships, declaring he has utilized the
principles used by birds in flying.
He has been corresponding with I.
Takeshita, attache to Minister Taka
hira of Japan, and announces today
that he has the opportunity to furnish
the airships under a guarantee to the
Japanese army.
FORTUNE AWAITS YOUNG MAN.
J. L. Boyd, a Jockey Who Rode Races
at Seattle, Is Left $200,000.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec. 12.—
The relatives of J. L. Boyd, a 16-year
old jockey, whose whereabouts are un
known, state that he is the sole heir
to an estate of $200,000 left him by his
grandmother, Mrs. J. L. Boyd, of
Bowling Green, Ky. He is said to be
somewhere on the Pacific coast with
his mother. He rode in the races at
Seattle last summer and made a con
tract to ride here for W. L. H. Hazlip
this year, but this contract was can
celled and the boy has not since been
heard from.
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T. C. ELLIOTT . . Vice Pres.
H. H. TURNER . . . Cashier
H. E. JOHNSON . Asst. Cashier
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