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EX-MUUSTEMOJIN BARRETT
He Was President Cleveland’s Minister to Siam—Visited
Atlanta Last Week, Guest of Hon. Clark Howell.
Possibilities of Eastern Trade.
N*w Tork. April 30.—(Special Correspon
dance.)—John Barr.'tt. who six rears ago
went out to the oriout as Mr. Cleveland's
minister to Slam, a native Vermonter, an
obscure young man. and who twelve
months sm«*e returned famous. is »o pay
a visit to Atlanta this week. He left hero
today for the south. and with a stop tn
Philadelphia Tuesday night for one of
thua* F;w-e*he» oonibinliuc statesmanship
with business whkh he has been making
every week since he camo home, he will
mum* his journey to Atlanta, arriving
there on Thursday, and stopping for sev
eral days as tlio guest cd Mr. Chirk
Howell, of The Constitution.
It is not the visit of the casual sight
■eer or visitor that Mr. Barrett is going
to make. A vital bond unites tins lltor
*ugit going young y.mkee with tho sou h;
tr stands tor an idea of more potential
value to the south than any impulse in
its development tn twenty-live years, and
he goes thither bearing the torch which
the keener minds of that section have
already teen. Ho takes with him those
many pairs cf observing eyes which have
enabled bun to s»x» things in the teeming
orient and here at home which so many
others have overlooked.
Barrett belongs to the new-fafhloned
guitai of diplomats. Not merely ornate,
but useful is their motto. They have dis
carded the moth-eaten idea that the posi
tion of a minister or a consul is simply
that of « s»cia. representative of bls gov
. who niigr.t bs rnetul in case of
trouble, and have joined energetically in
the World -amo of niarke -tinding and
have pjintcu our manufacturers to the
places where they might sell their wares.
Ho is one of the tew young men that
might bo i.au>ed w h.> l.av o leen developed
Into national usefulness by gpovernnient
service. s>> it a m-..f is lax.nard oud,
governor general of Cuba, and such a
man is t’io new governor of Porto Hico,
who the otli'-r day astonished tho native*
by arriving in a straw hat and with a
ousiness-hke air. Instead of the pomp and
oervm.-ny the islanders were used to.
These aro 01 the now s- h *ol. sprung of
the common sense id-.a of Auvetican ins.i
tutious and intent u:—n acwuiplisaing ra
sa.:* rattier than making asiiow.
John Barrett li.s .von his lama by his
persistent and eloquent insistence that
there is a y.ddui field for our merchants
at.*: manufa* tur* r* m China, lie has
sr • aseu tho wholo commercial and InJus
tr...l parts of the country to the vital
oppor unfit, s of the hour. As a map who
leva through the entire orient and
etu.li- . the situation there through pr .c
--t-al ejei. he has p-H tho situation tu th*
euuimtrcial clubs, tho busL.oss organisa
tions and th. chamber* of commerce in
such clear ai.d convincing light that an
alm->st electric impulse i-as been given to
American commerce in that direction. He
has been c»>n».u ti-aC bo.-ause there has
bmn •.■•thing visionary about his rep:e
geniatious. He has given lac s and lig
ur. - as tea b.us.s of his faith. He shows
wi.at lias Ik ii none. What la living dona
•nd from that he argues tho future. His
I:-e ju-igi. <* is aro the result of travel
ai.o observation upon a clear and prac
tical mind. He has the spirit of tho age.
a., i no greater service has been done the
commerce of the country than when he
was sent a. r-ad to bveume the herald of
future opportunity.
lu the great trade futuro which Mr.
Barre: I and other students mid travelers
Mka him see iu the orient the south is to
reap the rahcsi benefit*. This is so bo
.---.um tho south has Just the things
t3.na and her neighboring countries want
nx.w and manufwcl .red cotton, stee. and
lr>-n. With the opening of the Nicaraguan
canal about the time this rich field Is
wrii ripe to the commerce of the world,
woo snail say that the south will not
ei.joy a wviiucrful peri.-d of prosperity?
Mr. Barrett is dev >ting his time to de
v, oping iu American minds live vital im
j- rtai.ee of taking advantage of the con
dttb-ns. He is a prophet of his times, mid
i. sees rich argosies from our shares
bouiai for toe eaat and eur.caing ay their
re urns every section of the country, and
cspeehuly tl.e I'-utii and lite i'ocitlc coast.
Alien ne was app.mted miTAtsr to
Elam six years ago B-zrretl was the
j .augest it—n who had ever be< a ap- I
j, mte«. a United Earns minister, lie was
t -.e. ■>. -i as be active young eU :--r of an 1
evi.ili.g ii. vis-jeip.r in I’urtlan.l. Or*,
ilia live ki>l aani-heudd op.uiuns as ex- i
pressed in his paper had attracted atten- I
t: n to .n. Aitho ;gn I e bad lived iu 1
tneg -n b.t a tew years, he was widely I
k -..a ad along tho i’a. Hi® coast. He
w- nt w.s-t iron. Vermont, his native s'ate.
Ji., was a I- >r youth, and worked his way
through coliege—Harimeu.K
lie told me a circumstance of bls coi
: ■ ■ the outer nig. it at the WKd r:- I
A-uoria v inch will ue particularly iuter
«— g to Atlantiuns. it connected with 1
bat bedding genius .he pioph.* y of Henry ;
W. Grady. Barrett In nis c.diego davs. as
k -A. hid a kna-k of scr.bbling. Ho was
the »•:. or < t tiie college paper, and was i
« ■ riiau} writing some ling or other. To
I p hmi7<if al- ng in i-.is school career. I
in the winbr of ls» ho engaged himself
to •: -.-.tcate of New- York and Keaton
I-i-is y go loath and write up the
I i <>. < i. pa .m. He v.etled every
i ,r • . t . writing bright, v.vid.
fc --<ut letters ltom ail. He ma.li
be .•« rarierw at NashviKe. Teun.. and
• as th* fact by attending
t- ■ full course of winter lectures at Van-
• ventty. His uttracted
R.. .i w.etii.cn. Ammg the iren whs
w r. .■■ in < m»ratui.ltlon wag Mr.
C y. wip» said that Ear ret t"a letters had
c e mors to bring the New England peo
l -r-tand the south than any-
t pr-.t-d in year*. The young writer
ton-by this tribute from the
» lol: -r. and rreserves the letter yet.
V . h-. v.sited Atlanta he callod.on Mr.
Cr y. and the latter showed him over
th» city. The great eddur re-wgr.lzed in
Jl.rr.-t. «-.en then, a yount man with
»: nr and purj-ose akin to Ills own.
• ■ ?r-»v led much in the east when
I ook for the Warning
I’-art disease kills suddenly, but never
With- it warning. The warnings may be
fa nt and brief, cr may be startling and
Mi - i over many years, but they are none
the les* certain and positive. Too often
the victim la deceived by the thought,
*lt will pass away.” Alaa, It never parses
•way voluntarily. Once Installed, heart
€* vsa never gets better of Itself. If Dr.
Iddea* Heart Cure is used in the early
•tsges recovery Is absolutely certain in
every case whore its use Is persisted in.
T<r tnar.y years I was a great suffer
er from mart dieease before 1 finally
f ind relkf. I was subject to fainting
•rd linking spells, fullness about the
h-. rt. and was unable to attend to my
household duties. I tried every remedy
that was recommended to me and doctor
al with the leading physicians of this sec
tion but obtained no help until I began
taking Dr. Miles* Heart Cure. It has
do.-.e me more good than all the medicine
I ever took.”
MRS. ANNA HOLTXIWAT.
Geneva, Tnd t
Dr. Mlles* -Mart Cure is sold at all
dn.ggista en a positive guarantee. Write
for free advice and booklet to Dr. Miles'
Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.
he was there. He went on spec’s! mis
sions for the government. He saw all the
traveled portions of China and Ja|»an. He
sent in his resignation after I'resident
McKinley took office, and It was accepted
in ISBB. He was still in the east when tho
battle of Manila ocrurrel. and ne went
there at once. He arrived ten days after
tho battle, and rpent a year In the islands,
with which he was already acquainted,
having visited them five years before. He
lived on Admiral Dewey's flagship, nnd
the two Vermonters were fast friends. Ho
has since written an attractive l»ook on
the admiral, entitled “Admiral Dowoy, a
Sketch of the Man."
On his way homo Mr. Barrott spoke to
gatherings of business men in both China
and Japan or. America's new* position in
tho east, in one city of Japan hi ad
dressed lO.itd Japanese business men. Ho
stopped In London also, and spuka to tho
house of parliament, where ho was warm
ly welcomed by Admiral Beresford, whose
policy of the "open door” in China ho has
since and rpoke also before the
Ixmdon chamber of commerv-o. Since he
returned to the United States his time has
been taken up by one continual series of
speeches' before organ!* itlons of business
men. He has spoken before nearly every
chamber of commerce ano business club
cf importance in tho country, ami his
ideas have met with a re.-e*»tiotr which
has shown that American business in -n
tire not sleeping over their opix'rtunilies
Two months or so ago 1 heard him bet ora
the southern society here express his
views of the trade future In the east, and
tho sympathetic applause he received
showed that the men of the south, too.
were alive to the fact that that section
was to receive great benetlt from the stale
of affairs ne predicted. Mn this occasion
1 heard him stylo h.mrc.l "a yaukee
sout her tier,*' which, from what 1 know of
him, 1 consider extremely apt.
I have jolted liown here some of the
things that Mi. Barrett innd to me the
other night m the course ot a loti-j coii-
Veisatiou that aie most e- p” ia’ly inter-
I** tho suulii.
*'i «au make the llreet statement,’* said
he, "that I honestly believe that me south
luxS lIS great. *f no: a greater interest in
tho trade cf Ute I’aclllc th in any so tion
ot the United SUUis. it certainly will b<s
so when the Nicaragua canal is bulit.
•*Tho opportunities for the south are;
First, the su.e of her manufactured cot
ton g»->ds iu China and the supply or
raw cotton to the nulls >d Japan. Second,
the sale of iron and .-teel. wbb h '.he south
Is developing in such gieat quantities, la
the east. Third, the sale of food product*
such :s tho aouth produces. VV neat is olio
of those articles, and tho raising of wheat
is. I undvistand. in-.’ivasing throughout
tho south. Mayle the south will bo call
ed on to tarnish rice to the orient. Neither
Chino mr .apan raises ail lite rice it
needs. They import it from tho other
Asiatic countries. The domaud for wneat
in Europe is not going to decrease, and
when it incteaaes in China they will have
to look to us to supply it.
"Tiie poFsibiUlies aro best illustrated by
figures. Twenty years ago tiie American
consul* and business agents in China wero
tuning Cuuia would never coiuHime much
of our manufactured cotton goods. This
year, in answer to that, we will sell over
HAW.oiw of manufactured cotton goods iu
China, the greater portion of which will
com* from the mills of th* sou h. This
item of tra<** alone, according to th* best
experts, shou.d tn tho next ten years
grow to or jSD.tKb.tXM a year, for
now only a small portion of these Chines*
uso American cotton good*. Is this not
tho gobb-n oppui tuaity of tho *ou’li.'ra
cotton nulls?
"Here Is an exut Illustration ot tho
growth of the use of our coiton goods:
When I hist visited New Cl ang, the gate
way to Manchuria, rix years ago, Amer
ica'* share In thj Import trad* of that
port was only 15 per cent. When I was
there last year our rhr.ro was 55 p-r cent,
and of that, mark you. 5u jer cent was
cotton Reeds. Bear this latter fact in
mind If you would realize •!>-• opening in
China for the product of cur cotton mills
"Th* more the Held in China is rtudi d
the mor* prom-ting It appears for our
American manufactured cotton goods. If
you divide China in two and take the
great s ■-:! r. north >f Shanghai, there are
f - people Who want the clasi Os
goods mail* by southern mills, and which
van V* supplied In competition with Eu
rope. In th* southern half of China Eu
ro|<o proc a uily controls tho trade.
“ Today y-eriiaps uot mor* than 10 per
cent of th* population of China is using
American manufactured cotton goods.
Tiiey na’it tiie coar.-t r grade s of cotton
guo<.s. In the iiurmu.n half of China th*
ixmdillons ot cuuij -.lldon are ab *ut equal
between Euroiat and ourselves. Hupposinsf
that tho |Mn>ple of China average, let us
say*. 25 cuius apiece of American goods,
there you iiavu an annual consumption of 1
klMl,u<A>.u»>. That gives you a fair idea of
the puesibiililes along th* lines of cotton
good*. Ai.d you must remember ilia*, tilts
market has developed up iu tho preseut
point without any bpeclal effort from us.
'The poet-ibiiitier fur tho ni.iiii.iaeture
of ste*i in all its form* ur<> equally great.
China's ur« u is about 4,square
ml.ua. its population -ioo.oi 0,0.«>, ui>d it lias
only 4N niiics of railroad-its total rail
way track.igo tiot much mure than tho
length of the ro*d from Atlanta to Savan
nan. Tiie emplro has got to i>* gridiruned
a nil ruilwuvs. Then, is a demand now
fur 25.<.0v m.le* of railway. Just think of
what that will mean to uur Iron and steel
industries m the way of locomotives,
raits, irons, spikes, bndga materials, cars,
machliiory ana iron and implements for
the Industrie., thnt will spring up in con
sequence of thos* rai loans. Th* cities of
China have got to be supplied with car
lines, te'ephne* hiiu telegiuph lines,
waterworks and electric light systems.
All this Is going to happen ai->ut tiie
time tho Nicaragua cornu is opened, and
then will begin a gr*at era for th* sotii'i.
"Now, wl at at * the possibilities of de
veloping the buying capacity cl China?
Her* Is the card.nai point: Thr Chinese
are the greatest merchants In th* world.
Forty years ago th* steal Yang Tso val
ley was first opened up to trade. I s trad*
then w.is only ystk'.’vi annually, and on*
Itttl* *t***Mt running front Hankow to
Shanghai supplied the entire valley. Now
th* annual trade jf the valley is flfki.W,-
<NW, and now great fleet* of th* nncit riv.-r
tdeoiaers iu the world ure engaged on the
Yang Tne. There is only one railroad of
importance iu China, that trom Sban-Nai-
Kwon to Peking. Thu press of traffic is
so great that tho pe< pie have to be car
ried on open flat cars—this in a country
where a'lew years ago the railroad build
ers were ytom-d and th* track torn up.
"China's anneal foreign trade amounts
to less than 1300,000.01.0, or not a dollar a
heud. which 1s because only a small part
of China Is opened to the commerce of
th* world. Yet every man why travels
’hrough China and Japan argues that
China is the best market when developed.
In thirty years Japan has developed her
tracn from 33*>,<'i00.«k> to nearly
S3OU.WI>.OOO annually, or in thirty years
from onlv fl a head t* over $•» a head.
China <wn do as well. Multiply China's
population by • and se* what an enormous
total you have—U.i'iQ.eXU'OO a year. That,
of unnrs* won’t como in perhaps fifty
years. There Is no reaeon whx Chir. i
should not be as good a ileld as Japan. In
this country our foreign trado 's J I a
head. Do >k through China's list of foreign
Imports and you will see that two-thlrds
can be manufactured her*, if w* us* tho
same activity the * we <m* here. Coun
tries "ke eastern Siberia, Korea and Siam
hold out great opportunities to uur trade.
"Th* Chinese sre tho most superior
p.-ople of Asia, the most virile, y< t they
are stagnant commen-ially. Th* reason is
thev 'ack th<- war spirit; they arc t >o
conser.atlve. The teachings of Confu
cianism all tend to peace. '
Mr Barrett spok* Interestingly of the
development of tho inamitacture of cotton
In Japan. We had nothing to fear from
th* competition of Asia, he said. Every
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, MAY 7, 1900.
ship leaving for the orient fs crowded with
goods of American manufacture. So great
la the press cf shippers that 1t is im
possible to secure freight space. More
ships are needed.
Mr. Barrett Is engaged on a book en
titled "America in th* Pacific." H» will
And splendid material for at least on*
chapter in tho industrial south.
On* thing h* insists on with great em
phasis. and that Is that the question of
Asiatic trade shall be settled without re
gard to i«>litics —purely and simply as a
matter of business.
ROBERT ADAMSON.
SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF
BATTLE MANILA BAY
It wns two years Tuesday since Ad
miral Dewey rose from tho comparative
ly obscure position of a commodore In
th* United States navy to be tho most
famous man In the world.
He has found tho pedestal of his fame
thickly sprinkled with broken glass, and
he has shown his pain and his anger on
tho occasions when ho has unwittingly
shoved himself against the sharp points
of public opinion and public sentiment.
Admiral Dewey was in Chicago Tues
day facing dangers nt th* hanhs of an
entertainment committee numbering
among its members such shining lights
as "Hlnky Dink" McKenna, "Bathhouse
John” and Alderman "Johnny" Powers.
The dangers he confronted on that his
toric anniversary while not so grave
were as unknown as those he faced two
years ago In Manila bay.
Then he had gallant Tom Brumby
by his side to aid and advise him.
now he has only Mrs. Dewey, and of
what avail is a woman, however capable
she may be, against a Chicago entertain
ment committee.
Tho details of the historic fight at Ma
nila two years ago have been told and
retold until they are thoroughly familiar
to every person in the country. Tho part
that Dewey and Brumby took in that
magnificent sea fight is known down to
the last and most minute particular.
It is in tho careers of the two principal
participants In tho action, since their
names became household words that In
terest centers at this time.
Every one remembers what a fever of
excitement the country was thrown Into,
when a garbled dispatch from Madrid
was printed in th* newspapers on Mon
day, May 2. IS9S, slating that the Ameri
can and Spanish fleets had been In action
and that Americans had suffered con
siderable loss. Then a tense week of
waiting followed before any word came
from Manila, for the time being th* one
great news center of the civilized world.
Governments might change hands, prime
ministers die, and those who sit in high
places might squeak defiance shrilly at
their neighbors, these were but trivial
things to bo Impatiently brushed aside
until the fate of our sailors was known.
In tiie newspaper offices during that
w«<-k of anxious waiting, night editors
wore their patience down to the bone.
< >n the other side of the world news, live,
sizzling, hot news was being made and
yet morning after morning their papers
w« nt to press with nothing hut the most
improbable rumors of the situation In tho
far east.
Irt New York in the offices of the great
dalles managing editors sat In their of
fices all night poring over huge maps
covered with spidery blue lines, showing
the cable systems of the world. They
cursed blackly anu Impartially tho sup
posed failure of the cable, correspondents
In Hong Kong, and their own impa
tience.
To cable stations In queer far away
places of tho world they sent curt im
p« rious demands for news, and lonely
little brown skinned operators in their
thatched stations listened In worn! >r as
their instruments ticked out the message,
and plaintively replied they knew noth
ing.
Al! up nnd down through the queer
shipping of tiie Chinese seas traveled the
w< rd that much gold awaited the man
who first brought a straight tale of what
the gray warships had done at Manila.
It was not until a week had passed
that tho McCullough steamed Into Hong
Kong, nnd on Sunday, May Bth, the
newspapers printed Dewey's account of
the light, and the stories of th* corres
pondents who had been privileged to
witness It.
It Is an absolute fact, however, that
the story was known along the wharves
In Hong Kong by that flotsam and jet
sam of humanity who earn their liveli
hood by divers means In queer corners
of the . arth, and who are forced to keep
abreast of what happens In their part
of the world, three days before the Mc-
Cullough came into port.
It was ut this time that tho flood tide
of Dewey’s fame and fortune began, a
tide that Is so perceptibly ebbing now.
As the days passed nnd the reports of
Dewey's dully conduct in tho many try
ing situations that confronted him told
how modestly and bravely and with
what tact he was playing a diplomatic
game, how for the time tho bluff naval
oflici r had changed into the smooth and
unruffled diplomat, the pride of tho peo
ple of this country grew into unbounded
love and admiration.
It was not until tho Olympia reached
New York with the admiral nnd his chief
executive officer on board that tho part
Flag Lieutenant Brumby had played in
tii* stirring scenes enacted at Manila be
gan to dawn on the public mind. News
paper men who hovered about the Olym
pia In tugs all night, and who spent their
day* on tn* decks of tiie warships noted
how absolutely the admiral relied on tiie
gallant Georgian. His comings, his go
ings und his spoken and written words
were vised by l.leutenant Brumby. Dew
ey with Brumby to advise und aid him
<o conceal his petty outbursts of ill
temper and censor his unguarded re
marks was the nation's hero.
Now that lha gullunt Georgian has
gon* to his rest mourned und loved by
all of his countrymen, a man who never
cheapened his high position, or let cir
cumstances control him; u man who died
us ho had lived, a brave and gallant
sailor and a. fine gentleman, th* admiral,
whom he practically mudo. Is floundering
perilously near tho quicksands of public
ridicule.
Since Brumby'* death tho admiral's
career hns b< eh marked by a steady se
ries of blunders. T.i« attitude of the
public mind has become one of quizzical
amusement not unmixed with a tinge of
contempt. With a kind of humorous
gravity the people regard tho Uttle man
they have bo highly honored and fought
to make great.
His marriage cam* as a mild shock.
It was, of course, nobody’s business, but
the news received without enthusi
asm.
Whether h* declined to com* to Atlan
ta after accepting an Invitation, for four
of being overshadowed by his flag lieu
tenant, has never been ascertained.
Ho has never seen fit to explain his
discourtesy and remarkable behavior on
that occasion.
It was not, however, until he had pre
sented to his wife tho handsome resi
dence in Washington presented to him
by th* people that he felt for the first
time the full force of the public wrath.
That he did not see anything wrong In
his action is not the least remarkable
part of the affair. i
Hts announcement that he was a can
didate for president, made evidently un
der the naive belief that It was tho only
nvcessury preliminary step to a unani
mous election was received with a hoot
of derision by the many, and by the few
with regret that he should make such a
fool ot' himself.
Here the admiral stands today his
wife s candidate for tho presidency, with
out a platform urn! without a party.
A comparison of tho careers of Dewey
and Brumby subsequent to tho action at
Manila causes one to wonder whether
the true story of those history-making
days has yet been written.
ADMIRAL DEWEY IS
TOURING THE WEST
Chicago Made Great Dem
onstration in His Honor
on Dewey Day
CITY WAS IN GALA DRESS
Naval and Military Colors Predomi
nated and the Invited. Guests
Were Shown Apprecia
tion of the
People.
Chicago, April 30.—Never in tho his
tory of the great Auditorium has there
been within Its walls a sight more beau
tiful than that revealed tonight when
tho great ball given In honor of Admiral
Dewey was nt Its height. There have
been festal occasions without number in
the great hall; dances for charity, balls
in honor of illustrious civilians, famous
soldiers and distinguished foreigners—but
tonight was the first time that Chicago
hns had within her gates as a guest a
distinguished representative of the Amer
ican navy, the first time she has been
permitted to pay her tribute of honor and
respect to the victor of Manila bay, and
she Utilized the opportunity to the full.
There was nothing wanting. it was
a decisive success from first to last in all
details, from the decorations of th* walls
to the reception proper which was ten
dered to tho admlrai.
There were present, perhaps, somewhat
too many people to allow of all dancing
in comfort, had all. or half of them cared
to dance nt one time, but when the dance
programme proper was fairly un<i>*r way,
the older pie sought the boxes and
the spacious foyer, leaving the floor to the
younger people, who used it until day
break. Fully 2.000 people were present.
It being a naval ball, tho predominat
ing decorations were of white and green.
A canopy was drawn over the hall, mak
ing it resemble a huge white-capped
wave, tiie deep green at the bottom shad
ing softlv into the purest white at the
topmost e<lge. At intervals around the
tiers of boxes were placed while galleons,
which seemingly Blurted from the mist of
bunting and delicate-hued electrio lights
which concealed them a few feet from
the brow where dolphins arose from tho
imaginary sea below. Behind the ro '
head of each galleon stood a sailor-a
v< teran of tiie Spanish-American war who
saw active service In the Caribbean s< a
Until after the admiral left tho hall, those
lnvll stood steadily peering oin over tho
prow of tho fanciful and beautiful ship.
Ixmg festoons of electric lights, marked
nlternatelv by yellow lanterns and Japa
nese lanterns of many shades, hung from
ton to top of the great white masts ex
tending around the hall. On .the right
Ind the h ft of what is usually the stage
of tho great theat. r were erected plat
forms of honor, upon V”' t,rst of wh,< \ h
the admiral and Mrs. I >. wey were seated,
within handshaking distance of those
upon the dancing floor. Upon the second
platform were seated Mayor and Mr*.
Harrison. . . .
Behind tho admiral's box w-as hung a
mammoth admiral's fli-s bearing the four
white stars of his rank and at each of the
two entrances to each box stood "at atten
tion" two sailors from the Illinois naval
militia.
The doors of the ballroom were opened
nt 8.30 o'clock. As soon as the reception
committee hud taken position Admiral
and Mrs Dewey entered, followed by a
throng of less distinguished guests. Im
mediately behind the admiral came with
their wives the naval officers on duty in
Chleago, and the officers of the United
States ship Michigan.
Behind the navy came the army, headed
by Major General James F. Wade and
Mrs. Wade, officers of General Wade’s
staff with their wives and olii< ers of tho
garrison at Fort Sheridan and their wives.
Officers of the revenue service followed
and behind them came Brigadier General
Charles Fitzsimmons, commanding tho
First brigade of tho Illinois national
guard, and Mrs. Fitzsimmons, memtiers
of General Fitzsimmons'* staff with their
wives closing the procession of the city's
guests.
The admiral and Mrs. Dewey, after
they had exchanged greetings with tiie
members of tiie reception committee, took
their stand at Mayor Harrison's right and
to them were presented the guests of the
city who had followed them into the hall.
Then came in long lines the guests of
tho ball, all who desired being afforded an.
opportunity of greeting the admiral and
his wife. There was no grand rnarph,
the admiral's party retiring to his box
when the lino of guests had passed, und
tiie orchestra striking' up Beethoven's
two step, "Tiie Dragoons,’’ the floor was
surrendered to tho dancers.
At midnight the admiral und Mrs. Dewey
lei t tho hull fur a luncheon In their honor
given in an adjoining room by Hobart C.
Chattield-Taylor, and then after returning
to Ute Ixillrouni tor u brief Interval, he
und his party reified.
After tho informal luncheon given Ad
miral Dewey by tiie members of the gen
eral committee, a delegation of Canadians
cubed on the admiral and presented him
with a formal invitation to be piesent at
a reception to bo given in his honor ut
Hill Terrace. Port Stanley, Ontario, on
any day in July convenient to the admiral.
Tho Invitation, which was beautifully em
bossed und bound In red morocco. In
cluded among its signatures tho names of
Sir Wilfrid Laurier and Sir Charles Tup
per.
Kight Hcv. C. P. Henderson, who made
tho presentation adtlress, su'd tho invita-
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tion came from representatives of an em
pire that was somewhat familiar with
naval achievements, and assured the ad
miral that the warmth of the reception
accorded him would be fully as great as
that given by his own countrymen.
Admiral Dewey In reply thanked the
Canadians very cordially for tho invita
tion.
“Os all the. evidences of good will shown
me since my arrival in New York last
October,” said he, “none has touched me
more deeply than this. We are of the
same blood. There is but slight difference
between us, and I want to say that the
erne man who stood at my back during
those trying days at Manila was an Eng
lishman. But for his support and the
moral oouiege he inspired me with, I
don't knjw what would have happened.
I refer to Sir Charles Seymour.”
Tho admiral said that his engagements
were so many, and that ha was not pre
pared to state off-hand whether he would
accept the invitation.
“Be assured, however,’* h* concluded,
•'that If I can possibly do so I will, and
with pleasure."
Amid the booming of cannon and the
cheers of hundreds of people, Admiral
Dewey arrived In Chicago at 11 o’clock
this morning six minutes ahead of sched
ule. For tho next three days he will
be the guest of the city. The special
train bearing the admiral and his party
was met near South Chicago by a rpe
clal train carrying tho general executive
committee of tho Dewey celebration and
including Mayor Harrison, President
Charles A. Plamond au*l the admiral's
son, George Goodwin Dewey. The thou
sands awaiting at the station gave a
roar of cheer as the train made its ap
pearance.
Crowds continued to cheer while tn*
police cleared the street for the carriages
and tho party proceeded on to the hotel.
On his tide through tho down-town
streets tho admiral was escorted by a
platoon of police, a band, the First cav
alry, Illinois national guard, and a guard
of honor—the Illinois Naval Reserve Vet
eran Association.
Cheers for Dewey on Manila Day.
Chicago. May I.—Today's celebration,
the first In America at which Admiral
George Dewey could bo present at the an
niversary of tho battle of Manila bay,
worthy of the famous victory. Fully bW.-
000 were gathered along the line of maren
of tho day's parade and for four hours
tho admiral was busy bowing acknowl
edgements of the cheers that met him
from all sides.
"When the parade entered the thickly
crowded streets down town, the admiral
met with his real reception, and It was
most enthusiastic. The cheers made prac
tically one continuous roar. The side
walks were packed from curb to walls,
and every window which afforded a sight
of the parade was filled with as many
heads as could be thrust through It.
tho tops of the buildings were other
sightseers and all joined tn giving the
admiral a welcome such In point of en
thusiasm as has never been surpassed oy
that extended to any man
be. n the guest of the cltj of’
on the steps of the
Michigan avenue, were gahered 3»") joung
women, elad in white, being so
to spell the word Dewey. As the ‘j 1 - I ''
containing th* admiral •PP'*“V’onou.r
volee burst forth Into Seo °2l. ir < h
Ing Hero Come.” and the ma™ h was
stepped until the song was fin‘ the
admiral expressing great pleasure at the
Sl NavtTi military and civil organizations
followed the carriage containing the ad
miral through miles of
with flags nnd bunting and 7* t J l
of the cruiser Olympia made from va
rious materials.
A Word, to the Jackies.
Speaking to the Manila veterans escort
in'* his carriage, the admiral said on see
ing one of these of the Olympia, “see.
boys, there Is the old ship,” und the sail
ors gave a hearty “aye. aye, sir In re
iPAßer traversing the business part of
the city, the parade was reviewed by Ad
miral Di wey in the presence of thousands
of people wedged In a literally solid mass
for blocks on either hand. The parade re
quired two hours to pass the reviewing
stand and Admiral Dewey was kept oc
cupied acknowledging salutes and salut
ing the various flags.
Although everybody "wanted to see
D.-wey’’ there was great interest In Mrs.
Dewey and many persons got as near a*
possible to the Union lx.ague Club win
dow in order to see her.
A luncheon at the Union League Club
followed, and at 8 p. m. Admiral Dewey
and his aids were the guests ol the Uni
ver.sity Club, while Mrs. Dew«*y and tho
members of the women's reception com
mit'ee were entertained at dlnm r by -Mrs.
Arthur Cuton. At 11 p. m. Admiral Dewey
and party visited the Naval Keservo \ et
eran Association ball ut the First regi
ment armorv. Tomorrow the admiral
will see the $33,000,etW ship ami drainage
canal from the railroad alongside for part
of til* distance, and from a boat on Hie
canal for the remainder. Receptions,
luncheons and other entertainments will
consume the rest of the day. Mrs. Dewey
will bo the guest of honor at two func
tions.
Dewey Tells Story of the Battle.
Chicago, May 2.—" There’s nothing on
the Suez like It,’* was Admiral Dewey's
verdict tonight op the Chleago drainage
und ship canal. Inspection of the great
new* urlificlal channel cut through the
continental water shed that for centuries
separated the waters of the great lakes
from the tributaries us the Mississippi
was the great feature us the last day of
AdnnraJ Dewey’s visit to Chicago. The
admiral entertained the party by retelling
the story ot the battle of Manila in re
sponse to many questions.
Tiie party reached Chicago ut 4:3') o clock
p. in. and i roceede 1 to ti>*> auditorium.
Mayor It itrlson. for the city, and Martin
B. Madden, for tha executive committee
of entertainment, thanked Admiral Dewey
tor visiting Chicago, Hie admiral saying
in reply that he would never forgot his
welcome to Chicago.
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey nnd their party
were entertained at 6 o’clock with, a re
ception given by th* Chicago Athletic As
sociation. and ut 10 p. in. Admiral Dewey
attended an entertainment of the Seventh
regiment Illinois national guard at Central
music hall. The visit of Admiral und
Mrs. Dewey to Chicago will end at 3
o'clock tomorrow morning, when they will
take a special train for St. Louis.
St. Louis "Welcomes Dewey.
St. Louis, May 3.—Amid th* firing of
cannon, the shrieking of whistles and th*
huzzas of a vast concourse of enthusiastic
people. Admiral Dewey became th* guest
of the city of St. at 7:05 o'clock to
night. The admiral's party was escorted
from the train to carriages by the recep
tion committee, with much difficulty
through a dense crowd. Along the entire
route to the Planters hotel tho admiral
received a continuous ovation from
crowds which were so dens* that the car
riages proceeded with great difficulty.
From 16:30 tomorrow morning until late
In tho evening Admiral Dewey will be
kept busy attending a succession of re
ceptions. At 4 P- m. ho will be the guest
of honor at a banquet at th* Planters ho
tel and will he presented with a ma s
cent silver punch bowl, the g’ft of the
citizens of St. Ix>uls.
School Children Sang for Dewey.
St Louis May 4.—Ten thousand Sunday
school children, waving American flags,
cheered and sang sacred ami patriotic
songs in honor of Admiral George Dewey
at tho public reception at the exposition
building today.
Tho two days' celebration In honor ot
Admiral Dewey began this morning with
a short informal reception on the floor
of the meremuits' exchange, trading being
entirely suspended in tho pit during the
visit.
Escorted by President Whitelaw. of the
merchants' exchange, the admiral as
cended the rostrum and after a few brief
remarks by President Whitelaw, Mayor
Ziegetihelm made a characteristic speech,
bidding th* admiral warm welcome to
St Louis. The admiral, amid renewed
cheering, replied, thanking tho citizens of
St. Louis for bls reception.
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Clayton Hunts Health.
City of Mexico, May 3.—United States
Ambassador Clayton has gone to the hot
country for his health.
CHADWICK GETS A
SEVERE CALL MN
Secretary Long Sends the
New York’s Captain a
Reprimand
USES PLAIN LANGUAGE
The Talking Officer Says He Was
Speaking in Confidence to The
Brooklyn Eagle Reporter
and Was Surprised at
the Result.
Washington, May 2. —Secretary Long to
day after a conference with the president
made public the correspondence which
has taken place between-th* navy depart
ment and Captain ChadwlCk respecting
the published Interview In which the cap
tain Is reported as severely reflectlrtg
upon Rear Admiral Schley.
The department's action In th* case is
a severe reprimand, and It is noteworthy
that Its letter has been made public; a
fact which, in Itself, adds to the weight
of the punishment administered. The
correspondence consists of two letters,
one from Captain Chadwick and the other
from Secretary Long.
It his letter to Secretary Long, dated
New York, April 27th, Captain Chad
wick says he was in no ways privy to
the publication of the article. On the
16th or 17th of this month he said he
met The Brooklyn Eagle correspondent
whom he had known for some years and
always favorably. Tho latter had pre
viously* called his attention to an Eagle
editorial discussing the controversy over
Rear Admiral Schley and proposing a
remedy, viz. tho promotion of both Rear
Admirals Schley and Sampson to be vice
admirals.
What Chadwick Said.
At the casual meeting mentioned, he
conversed with Mr. Atkins, the corre
spondent. regarding the editorial and said
In speaking of Schley:
“That very sentiment of military hon
or demanded that Admiral Schley should
ask for a court to clear himself of the
charges against him. and that I believed
every officer of the navy would be most
pleased to see him cleared, for the honor
of tho service, und that 1 could certainly
say so for myself. That so long as he re
mained silent under these, I would not
take his hand or meet hint socially. That
It was impossible to advance Admiral
Schley (as the editorial proposed) so long
as he rested under these charges without
destroying the whole standard of honor
and duty in the navy. That the whole
navy* so far as 1 knew It was of this opin
ion, and that Its attitude was a matter
of self-preservation.
"Tho conversation was entirely private,
and so regarded, 1 supposed, by Mr. At
kins.'
Long’s Severe “Call Down.”
Secretary Long In his letter says:
“The department regrets that it has
provocation to reprimand an officer
of your lank and experience for inex
cusable Indiscretion and offense
against the navy regulations.
"It appears from your letter that In
your Interview with Mr. Atkins, whom
you knew to be a newspaper corres
pondent, you spoke of a fellow officer,
your senior in rank, in away calculat
ed to bring him in contempt. You
knew this to be a violation of the
naval regulations which forbid th*
communication by interviews of such
comment and criticism. You knew it
to be against the good order and
discipline of the service because it Is
tho example of one officer in high
rank reflecting upon tho honor and
character of another —an example
which, unrebuked and followed, tends
to bring the whole s< rvicu into con
tention and scandal. YuU know that
the professional business of your In
terviewer is to collect material for
publication. IVlill* he may not have
had justification in publishing what
you understood ami regarded as un
derstood by him, to bo private conver
sation, you knew the risk you ran ami
within a year had been reprimanded
for similar misconduct Ih putting your
self and the welfare of tho service
to the same risk with the same result.
You have thus again and further im
paired tho confidence of the depart
ment In your direction.
"It Is true that your case differs
from some recent cases of offense on
tiie part of other officers in that ob
jectionable remarks made by them
wore made on occasions and under
circumstances which they knew assur
ed their publicity. In your case tho
department unreservedly accepts your
statement that your remarks ' w '' r ®
‘ln no sense and in no part intended
for publication nor considered as an
Interview.’ It is for tills reason that
It takes no action than this emphatic
reprimand, the receipt of which J Oll
will acknowledge.
Secretary."
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ACT IS VP TO McKINDETe
Porto Rican Measure Has Been Fi
nally Agreed To.
Washington. April 30.-The conferees
on th* joint resolution amending the I or
to Rico act reached a complete agreement
after ft second session today. r lne origi
nal resolution extending the tenure of
military officers In I’orto Rico until their
successors are appointed Is retained in
tact. The sections added by the house
relating to corporations are considerably
changed and in their final form are as
follows: ~
"Section 2. That all railroad, street rail
way, telegraph and telephone franchises,
privileges or concessions granted uiidei
section 32 of said act shall be approv cd
by the president of tile United States and
no such franchise, privilege or concession
shall be operative until it shall na\e
been so approved.
“Section 3. That all franchises, privi
leges or concessions granted under section
33 of said act shall provide that the same
shall be subject to amendment, altera
tion or repeal; shall forbid yh* issue of
stock or bonds, except in exchange for
actual cases, or property at a fair xalua
tion, equal in amount to tiie par value ot
the stock or bonds, except in exchange lor
actual cases or property at a fair valua
tion, equal in amount to the par value
of the slock or bonds Issued; shall for*
bld the declaring of stock or bond divi
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regulation ot the charges thereof and tor
the purchase or taking by the public au
thorities of their property at a fair and
reasonable valuation. No corporation snail
be authorized to conduct the business of
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mitted to hold or own real estate except
such as may be reasonably necessary to
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which it was created ano every corpora
tion hereafter authorized to engaga in
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stricted to the ownership and control of
not to exceed 500 acres of land, and this
provision shall be held to prevent a mem
ber of any corporation engaged in agri
culture from being in any way interested
In any corporation engaged in agricul
ture Corporations, however, may loan
hinds upon real estate security ami pur
chase real estate when necessary for the
collection of loans, but they dis
pose of real estate so obtained within
five years after receiving the title. Cor
porations not organized in Porto Rico and
doing business therein, shall be bound
bv the provisions of this section so far
as they are applicable.”
The report was adopted In both house*,
■o the bill now goes to the preaident.
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PROVIDING FOR HAWAII DEBT.
United States, by the Treaty, Is
Bound for $4,000,000.
Washington, April 30.—When Hawaii
was annexed to this country it had a
bonded debt of about $4,0U0.000 drawing
high Interest. This debt still exists, but
under the act signed by the president to
day It Is to be assumed by the United
States. Secretary Gage dues not Intend
that It shall be added to the bonded
indebtedness of the United States if It can
be paid immediately. The terms of the
debt will be looked into, and if they per
mit payment at any time the debt will
be wiped out ns soon as the law goes into
effect—in forty-five days. Secretary Gaga
will soon send to Hawaii money a.id treas
ury agents to exchange the Hawaiian for
tbit American currency. The exchange
will be made as in Porto Hico. It is un
derstood that there is ttI.OeO.OOO in minor
coins in Hawaii which will have to be ex
changed tor currency out of this country.
The gold coin of Hawaii Is practically all
gold of this country, and will not have to
bo exchanged. Treasury agents in Porto
Rico have notltied the depirtment that
the exchange of Porto Rican money will
begin tomorrow’, and that everything is
in good shape for satisfactory work. Tho
agents have $300,000 with them now, but
will send for m»ra as the work of ex
change progresses.
PILES CURED WITHOUT THE KNIFE.
Your druggist will refund your money
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CHARLOTTE WANTS McKINLEY.
President Is Requested To Visit the
Tarheel Metropolis.
Washington, April 30.—President McKin
ley was visited today by a large number
of delegates from Charlotte, N. C., who
urged his acceptance of an invitation to
visit Charlotte on the occasion of the an
niversary of the Mecklenburg declaration
of independence.
This anniversary falls on May 20th, but
as that day happens to bo Sunday, the 22d
was chosen for the celebration. The dele
gation was accompanied by Senator
Pritchard and Colonel J. E. Boyd, as
sistant attorney general, and consisted of
Major J. L>. McCall, J. W. Million. J. P.
Wilson. W. S. Reid. T. S. Franklin. W.
T. Jordan, J. P. Caldwell, C. H. Camp
bell, H. M. McAlden. M. C. Mayer. S.
Wittkowsky, G>. B. Hess. J. M. Scott.
O. M. Barriner, F. B. Springs. George
Stevens. A. H. Washburn. 11. Baruch,
O. S. Asbury, W. R. Barnwell and J. L.
Morehead.
The delegation told the president that
the celebration this year would be on a
big scale and will bo significant in many
ways. Mr. McKinley has the invitation
under consideration and hopes to be able
to accept it.
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SCAFFOLD PROVES DEATH TRAP
Ono Workman Killed and Three
Workmen Injured.
Faris. April 30.—5.30 p. m.—Thera was
another accident this afternoon at the
exposition. A scaffolding collapsed in the
Salle des Fetes, where the inauguration
wri-monj - was held. Ona workman was
killed and three were seriously injured.
The Salle des Fetes had been hastily
cleared for the opening ceremonies, the
rubbish having been cleared away and
the uncompleted walls covered with tapes
try. Since tho function the workmen have
been busily engaged in finishing the
building.
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ASSAULTER PAYS THE PENALTY
North Carolina Mob Takes Jailer by
Surprise.
Burlington. N. C., May I.—This morning
at 2 o’clock a crowd of citizens number
ing about 150 visited the jail at Graham
and showing pistols in the face of the
jailor demanded the keys of the jail.
Leaving the majority of the crowd on the
outside four or five of the leaders went
quietly up to the cell of the negro Sellers,
Imprisoned for attempted assault on a
young white girl on the outskirts of Bur
lington yesterday, and mutilated him.
There was no excitement.
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