The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 4, 1901, Page 9

THE SAN FRA ISCO* CALL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4 . 1901 —— OPERA “TRISTAN AND ISOLDE” HEARD HERE FOR FIRST TIIE Wagner Tax,es the Physical Power of Grau Singers. Calve’s Farewell Takes Place To-Night. EY BLANCHE PARTINGTON. DID not take my prayer-mat down to the opera-house last night to kneel and listen. thus ‘to “Tristan and Isolde,” as’ Wagner’s young adorers in the Fatherland used to listen to new “‘Lohengrin,” but I felt that-one have come in handily during the 1g. It is one of the world jove- fittéd to music of the most in- 1y beautiful sort, by the master mu- at hejght of his power Wagner's genfus finds here its most characteristic expression, its ripest, noblest form, and in all music there is nothing so unap- achably lovely as some of its aivine easures. It is an epic of the loves of € elemental man and woman, primitive, ™ \-..‘rxul. I-possessing, wedded to theme and that paint the lovely story tim. sician harmony 1 it wealth of brilllant and subtle Egestion with miraculous power. It is - ed with color, dazzling and yet most licate, odorous half-tones and scarlet >tes of passion color dreamed, and the h of the brown of earth. Strange chro- atic intervals dominate largely the mel- {dic scheme of “Tristan and Isolde,” and v agner obtains thus the distinctive effect 4’1 music-drama. The characteristic themes are almost all of this elusive char- acter, crystallizing the undertow of emo- ton, not personifying action. The music- Grama is the eig of the Wagnerian se- ries w”be given here, four of the “Ring’ cycle, Die Fliegende Hollander,” ““Tann- k suser. “Lohengrin” and “Die Meister- singer” th and it compares with rest as * and Jullet” compares Shakespearean dramas, ory incomparable. § @ poor house to greet “Tris- the here we 1d Isolde™ last night. The cast, de- s '(' ne strength, lacked on the feminin , and so, despite the nov- he music drama, the crowd stayed Van Dyck was the Tristan, and ately and noble figure. He sang Dyck has never sung here before, voice holding out to the last colossal e role. Again his pow- faculty helped to ‘make rirait of the knight re of Van Dyck’s of the largest. The ve philter is with its quivering or- ment, was acted with the love scene in n with an ardent and the scene where Tris- Isolde in a vision was was fille ed grace, a of work. Tristan is a —Van Dyck is credited minutes as against the forty—but the a remarkable fash- S a pretty great man. Loui we must be thankful for, r e opera could mnot > is one of the few ar,c"r g work d, stra me _ surprisingly but the voice— rts the ear, and e what it may have once regret that its daj But she has undoubted power e climax and acts, been gone > a i has lift: if not alwa i art., at least with sincere and | earnest intention. The effort of memory alone is immense, and altogether Reuss- Beilce's work t night is entitled to a sincere respec Mr. Bispham's Kurvenal was another ellent porirait in the Bispham gallery, and his vibrant, sympathetic voice was a particularly valuable addition to the ef- fect. De Reszke was Marke, and in noble voice and form. He was a, mag- cent picture as usual,-and delivered epic of reproach to Tristan with a d strength and dignity. Louise n showed what shecan do, and some day is going to_do rama as Brangene. She delightful sympathy and acted derable truth of inspiration. and others who added were Mr. Muhl- | mann as Melot and Mr. Reiss, whose clear, plea: uably in a shépherd’s v @ il O Californians in New York. YORK, Dec. 2.—The following s are New York: From ncisco—W. Bradford, at the Her- quare: M. D. Garratt, at the Man- Raymond, at the Raleigh. >. A. Canfield, at tbe San Jose—J. W. ald Square. —_—————— the last meeting of was held > At the conclusion ting camera slides from the stographic Society and the atreal, Oregon and Califor- nera clubs were displayed. e Entertain Little Sufferers, The juvenile puplls of Miss Bessie Dun- 2 e a piano recital last Friday after- e Littie Jim Ward of the Chil- al. The little sufferers in were pleased with the enter- Commissioners’ Meeting Postponed. The meeting of the Police Commission- ers, which was to have been held last night, was postponed until next Friday night, when many important matters will POSTUM CEREAL. LOOK IT UP. Perhaps Coffee Is the Cause of Your Trouble. Eating or drinking the wrong kind of food or beverage will set up disease if That is particularly true of foods and coffee. The persisted the tre y that if one is ailing in any the body reached by the nervous stem, it would be of ad- vantage to such a one to exchange cof- fee for Postum Food Coffee, and quit muech use of white bread and take on Grape-Nuts Breakfast Food. A New York man’s experience is worth knowing. He s: “I was for a long time troubled with general weakness and loss of ambition, without knowing the cauge. Always after eating I would find myself practically helpless, and when I reached home at night could only find re- lief after dinner by throwing myself on the lounge and hardly speaking a dozen words to my family the entire evening, and as a last resort go to bed. “] could look back to the days when I was athletic and full of ambition, but what made the change I could not figure out. T lost eighteen pounds of flesh, and seemed to be entering a chronic state of irvalidism. “One day my eye caught the argument in one of the advertisements of Postum | Food Coffee, and it occurred to me that perhaps coffee was getting in its work on me without my knowledge. At any rate I must do something, so I quit drink- ing coffee aitogether and took on Postum, and also began the use of Grape-Nuts Breakfast Food. In a short time I be- gan to enjoy life again; found myself run- ning upstairs two steps at a time, and a general return of energy, ambition and strength. I not only regained my eight- een pounds, but put seven more on top of it. Now we always have Grape-Nuts and Ppstum each meal. The children drink the Food Coffee as well as wife and myself, and I will guarantee there is no healthier family in New York.—Phil. M. ariey, 19 Willlams street, New York.” part ¢ taken | the | singer holds | sch conducted with acclamation, | | | | <+ TWO VOCAL STARS OF THE GRAU GRAND OPERA COMPANY WHO SANG LEADING ROLES LAST EVENING IN WAGNER'S FAMOUS COMPQSITION,. “TRISTAN_ . UND ISOLDE.” { { : 3 -t this ¢ and in ““Tristan OR the first time Wagner's opera, Isolde,” was heard audience that was very small, considering the importance of the produc- tion. Though the many vacant seats would ordinarily discourage the ar those who sang last evening did so with re- markable vigor and impressed the audi- | the physical power they dis- ence by played. That which pleased the audience last night was not the music, but the man- ner in which the singers were able to sustain the arduousroies. Van Dyck, in the role of Uristan, was cal upon in the last act to recount the story of his | life, and did so for the space of thirty- nine minutes. Reuss-Belce and Louise Homer, with Bispham, Muhimann, Bars, Reiss and De Reszke, also figured in the cast and sang the difficult music as if it were an every-day occurrence. It was the general opinion, expressed in the lobby between acts, that in “Tristan and Isolde” Wagner had eclipsed himsel in the orchestration. The weird music produced by the orchestra under Dam- rosch was listened to most carefull There was no spontaneous applause in the middle of scenes, for the music of the opera is of the heaviest kind and most impressive. : T'he plot of the opera deals with the love of Tristan, a Cornish knight, for Isolde, a Princess of Ireland. He is act- ing as her escort on the journey she is making to Ireland to become the bride of King Mark, uncle of Tristan. Isolde loves Tristan and in_despair at his coldnes: due to a blood feud, she attempts to,po son him and herself. Her . attenSant changes the polsoned cup for one con- taining a love potion. Tristan and Isolde drink the draught and declare their love. In the second act Isolde is the wife of King Mark, but holds meetings with Tristan. Melot, a jealous friend of Tris- tan, betrays him to the King. The gullty last evening | at the Grand Opera-house by an | —_— CALVE FAREWELL OCCURS TO-NIGHT IN Z1ZET OPERA “CARMEN.” By Bizet. Carmen .. Mme. Calve Frasquita..Miss Bauermeister Mercedes. . Miss Van Cauteren | Micaela..Miss Suzanne Adams ! Don Jose .Mr. Salignac .Mr. Declery -Mr. Dufriche | Zuniga. . Morales | Dancairo. 2 .Mr. Gilibert | Remendado..........Mr. Reiss | Escamillo | | Escamillo........... Mr. Scotti | Conductor, Mr. Flon. | g "+ couple are surprised by the King and | Tristan is mortally wounded in battle with Melot. The wounded knight is car- | ried to his home by his faithful attend- ant, Kurvenal. Isolde follows her lover, who dies in her arms. King Mark comes on the scene, prepared to unite the lov- ers, but arrives too late. Isolde dies by her lover’s side, while the King invokes a blessing on the dead couple. To-night Calve will make her farewell appearance in ‘“Carmen.” Sybil Sander- son will be unable to appear as Micaela, and the role will be sung by Suzanne Adams. Salignac will sing Don Jose and Scotti is to appear as the toreador. morrow afternoon ‘“Tannhauser” given, with Gadski, Dippel, and Bispham in the cast. The seéason terminates to-morrow even- ing with “Le Nozze ai Figaro”—Eames, Sembrich, Campanari, Scheff and De Reszke in the cast. will be Reuss-Belce ASK5 INGREASE IN SALARIES Attorney General Says Judges Should Be Better Paid. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 3—The Attorney General’s annual report to Con- gress shows that there was an increase of thirty-one cases docketed during the year in the United States Supreme Court | appellate docket and a decrease of three in the number disposed of, leaving 33 re- maining on the docket at the close of the year. The number of cases actually con- sidered by the court was 368, of which 179 were argued orally and 152 submitted on printed friets, Of the 368 appellate cases disppsed of 132 were affirmed, fifty-seven reversed, fifty-seven dismissed, twenty- eight seftled by the parties. The report shows that during the year there were 4641 United States prisoners serving ‘sentences in penitentiaries;’ 1611 were discharged ‘during the year and 1650 were received; forty-one died and sixty- three were pardoned. Of this number re- celved 1378 were born in the United States and 218 were foreign-born; 1620 males and thirty females; 1171 could read and write; thirty-two couid read only and 457 could neither read nor write. The Attorney General urges an increase in the appropriation for a new Depart- ment of Justice building; suggests that Congress consider the sability of adopting a new and uniform system of commutation with respect to Federal prisoners, and recommends that the sal- aries of United States Judges be in- creased. He also urges legislation de- fining . the methods by which additional testimony may be taken before the Span- ish Treaty Claims Commission and asks TKES SMUGGLER OFF A STEAMER Doric Sails for Orient Without One of Her Chinese Crew. Joseph Alexander and George Alexan- der, arrested for smuggling silk caps and | other dutiable articles off the steamer | Doric, were taken before United States Court Commissioner Heacock yesterday morning and were released on $500 bonds. The Doric sailed yesterday minus Leong How, her sailmaker, who sold a lot of smuggled goods to the Alexanders. Leong is & member of the crew and not entitled to land in the United States, and for that reason it was thought inadvisable to arrest him, lest complications should arise be- cause of the provisions of the exclusion act, but it was finally decided that his being arrested for a violation of the rev- enue laws of the United States would be proper as a protective measure, and on complaint of Customs Inspectors J. B. Peppin a warrant was issued by United States Court Commissioner Heacock for the sailmaker's apprehension. — STABBED IN THE ARM.—During a quar- rel over a game of cards last night at 416 Broadway, a fisherman named Reganti stabbed Charles Cartelll in the left arm, The injured man was taken to the Central Emergency Hogpital, where his wound was dressed by Dr. McElroy. L e e e e e e e e 2 e o Y for increased appropriations for the ex- penses of the commission. It also recom- mends the establishment of an insular and territorial bureau of the Department of Justice. To- | WINTER JUMKET 0T DEMANDED Occupation of the Exclu- sion Committee Is Gone. Budd, Phelan and Beale May Remain Here to Enjoy the Climate. The Oregon Supreme Court holds that the primary election law of that State 15 constitutional. The law was enacted by the Oregon Legislature after the Supremc Court of this State had declared th2 Stratton primary law unconstitutional. and it differs but little from the present primary election law of California. - It contains what is known as the party test, or the provision which requires the voter to designate the party ballot. The poli- tical bosses in this State who are schem- ing to overthrow the present primary law contend that the so-called party test pro- vision renders the act unconstitutional. They boast that our Supreme Court will declare the act invalid on the ground that | it violates the secrecy of the ballot. Re- cent activity of the bosses to get posses- sion of the County Committee’ of San Francisco created the suspicion that a scheme had been hatched to assall the law, and pave the way for the appoint- ment of delegates to the next Republican State Convention. In the light of the Ore- gon decision touching the constitutional- ity of an act similar to the California law there is good reason for predicting that the bosses and not the primary law will be knocked out if the case goes to our Supreme Court. Chinese Exclusion Settled. The Democrats must bring forward a new issue for the next campaign in this State. The question of Chinese exclusion has been settled by President Roosevelt. A law prepared jointly by Mr. Powderly, Commissioner of Immigration, and the California delegation in Congress will be pagged early in the session and secure the immediate approval of the chief exe- cutive of the nation. The folly of the chairman of the late Exclusion Convention message wired by Representative Need- ham is now obvious. Had the dispatch in its true form been presented a junket- ing committee of five to visit Washing- ton would not have been authorized. The delegates were led to believe that a bitter fight against exclusion was inevitable, Mr. Needham's telegram in its true test gave just the contrary intelligence, but the assuring clause of his message was withheld from the convention. No Use for Junketers. i As there is no opposition in Cangressj to exclusion of the coolie Chinese it will not be necessary for Geary's committee | of four Democrats and one high toned | Republican to proceed to the national cap- | ital at the expense of the public. Ex- | Governor Budd may be delighted when he reflects that he will not be obliged I.o‘ neglect for even a day his arduous dutles | as attorney of the State Board of Har- bor Commissioners. He can stay right| where he is on the water front and advise againgt the ravages of the teredo. Trulxton Beale will not be constrained | to foregu the pleasure of life in Burlin- | game during the holidays. He can remain here in the fullest enjoyment of the Cali- fornia climate with perfect assurance that Congress will legislate wisely. Mayor Phelan will not be oblized to| abandon his preparations for a foreign tour in order to assist the President of the United States and the members of the Sen- ate ana House of Representatives in deal- ing with the important subject of foreign immigration. his own expense, Mr. Pnelan may have the opportunfty of visiting Washington, paying his respects to President Roosevelt and congratulating the latter on the re- enactment of exclusion. In bestowin, credit where credit is due, the Mayor, o course, will not neglect Senators Bard and Perkins or Representatives Loud, Need- ham, Metealf, Kahn, Woods, Coombs and McLachlan. The Souvenirs Remain. Members of the junketing committee ap- pointed by Mr. Geary have beautiful sou- venirs of the promised expedition. Each | committeeman can place in a gilded frame the commission issued to him by Gov- ernor Gage. In the future the commission will call to mind that Gage was Governor of the State. To preserve the hzrmonies the frame might be wrought and gilded to resemble a gold brick, and then if time should dim the signature of Gage, the sign of the brick would attest the genuine character of the souvenir, Geary Names Committees. Thomas J. Geary has selected a finance and press committee to assist in the fight | which is being made against Chinese im- | migration,. The' committees are as fol- Towes o;lnnnce——A, Sbarboro, A. G. Fisk, E. E. Schmitz, Ed Rosenberg; M. P. Snyder, | Tos Angeles; T. T. Willlams, J. P. Young, John D. Spreckels, Hugh Hume, R. A. Crothers. Press—Waltér . Macarthur, Thomas Barry; E. E. Leake, Woodland; J. H. Wilkins, San Rafael, and Guy Lathrop. POLICE COMPLIMENTED FOR EFFICIENT SERVICE Sergeant Gorman’s Grand Opera Hack Squad Receives Com- mendation. Police Sergeant Gorman and his squad, who have had charge of the carriages at the Grand Opera-house during the pres- ent opera season, are being complimented for the efficient manner in which they are handling the crowd. The following is a sample of the many letters that have been 'received at police headquarters in reference to their work: SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. 2, 1901 Mr. George W. Wittman, Chief of = Police, City—My Dear Sir: Officfally you have un. doubtedly been accustomed to complaints, and it is with pleasure that I send a few words of praise for some members of your force, Ser- geant Gorman and his assistants. The way in_which the arrival and departure of carriages during the season at the Grand Opera has been handled is deserving of more than passing notice. Never before have I heard such universal praise and I am sure you will Dbe glad to have an opinion expressed by many brought to your notice as an auspicious omen for your new regime. Very truly yours, W. B. BOUR What CALVE Says of WEBER PIANOS “Among all the Instruments of the renowned makers, here and abroad, 1 to-day prefer the Weber, because of its sympathetic tone quality.” EMMA CALVE. Weber pianos used exclusively by the Grau Opera Company. The increased demand for Weber piancs has compelled us to add an- other wareroom to our large floor space for Weber pianos exclusively. Three carloads just arrived. Inspec- tion invited. CLARK WISE & C0,, Cor. Geary St and Grant Ave, €OLE AGENTS. in garbling the | On his way to Europe, at THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. - Continued From Page Five. among men”—the Congress has from time to time given it other important functions. Such trusts have been executed by the institution with notable fidelity. There should be no halt in the work of the institation, in accordance with the plans which its secretary has pre- sented, for the preservation of the vanishing races of great North American animals in the Natlonal Zoological Park. The urgent neéds of the National Museum are recommended to the favorable consideration of the Congress. Perhaps the most characteristic educational movement of the past fifty years is that whick has created the modern public library and de- veloped 1t into broad and active service. There are now over five thousand public libraries in the United States, the product of this period. In addition to accumulating material, they are also striving by organization, by improve- ment In method, and by co-operation, to sive greater efficiency to the material they hold, to make it more widely useful, and by avoid- ance of unnecessary duplication in process to reduce the cost of its administration. In these efforts they naturally look for au- sistance to the Federal library, which though still the Library of Congress, and so entitled, is the one national library of the United States. Already the largest single collection of books on the Western Hemisphere, and cer- tain to increase more rapidly than any other through purchase, exchange and the operation of the copyright law, this library has a unique opportunity to render to the libraries of this country—to American scholarship—service of the highest importance. It is housed in & bullding which I8 the largest and most magni- ficent yet. erected for library uses. Resources are now provided which will develop the co lection properly, equip 1t Wwith the apparatus and service necessary to its effective use, ren- | der its bibliographic work .widely availabl | and enable it to become not merely a center | of research but the chiet ractor in great co- operative efforts for the diffusion of knowledge | and ghe advancement of learning. For the sake of good administration, sound economy and the advancement of science the Census Office as now constituted should be made a permanent Government bureau.. This would insure better, cheaper and more satis- factory work, in-the interest not only of our business but of statistic, economic and social scler.ce. v + i ' POSTAL SERVICE STILL EXPANDS Success of the Rural Free Delivery So Marked That the Demand for Extension Is Considered General and Urgent. SRR SRR S & The remarkable growth of the postal servics is shown In the fact that its revenues hava | doubled and its expenditures have nearly doubled within twelve years. Its progressive development compels constantly increasing outldy, but In this perlod of business energy and prosperity its receipts grow so much fasier | than its expenses that the annual deficit has been steadily reduced from $11,411,779 in 1897 to $3,923,727 in 1901. Among recent postal ad- | vances the success of rural free delivery wher- i | | ever established has been so marked, and actual experience has made its benefits so plain, that the demand for its extension is general and urgent. It is just that the great agricultural popula- tion should share in the improvement of the service. The number of rural routes now in operation is 6009, practically all. established within three years, and there are 8000 applica- tions awaiting action. It is expected that the number in operation at the close of the current | fiscal year will reach $600. The mail will then be daily carried to the doors of 5,700,000 of our people who have heretofore been dependent upon distant offices, and one-third of all that portion of the country which is adapted to it will be covered by this kind of service. The full measure of postal progress which might be realized has long been hampered and obstructed by the heavy burden imposed on the Government through the intrenched and well-underctood abuses which have grown up in connection with second-class mail matter. | The extent of this burden appears when it is stated that ' while the second-class matter makes nearly three-fifths of the weight of all the mail, it'paid for the last fiscal year only 4,294,445 of the aggrégate postal revemue of $111.631,193. If the pound which produces the large loss thus entailed, | and which was fixed by -Congress with the purpose of cncouraging the dissemination of | | public information, were limited to the legiti- mate newspapers and periodicals actually con- templated by the law, no just exception could be taken. nized and accepted cost of a liberal policy deliberately adopted for a justifiable end. But much of the matter which enjoys the priv- fleged rate 1s wholly outside of the intent of the law, and has secured admission only through ‘an cvasion of its _requirements or through lax construction. The proportion of such wrongly included matter is estimated by postal experts to be one-half of the whole vol- ume of second-class mail. If it be only one- third or one-quartér, the magnitvde of the burden is apparent. The Postoffice Department | has now undertaken to remove the abuses 0 far as is possible by a stricter application of the law; and it should be sustained in fts effort. 4 - =3 KEEN INTEREST | | || REGARDING CHINA Settlement Made After the Anti-Foreign Demonstra- tions Is Satisfactory to America and Insures In- creased Cominerce in the Orient. | - +- Owing to the rapid growth of our power and our interests on the Pacific, whatever happens [ RECOCRR R OCURY. ] for the first time. Rather a pleasant surprise this, for it happened to be the \OROSIS Other’ surprises fol- ‘lowed —on seeng “SOROSIS” in 100 varieties and all leathers. A share for every type of foot, a style for every occasion. SECOND SHOE STORE FROM MARKET. 260EHOPIOIOT POOOIVOODGIOD rate of postage, | That expense would be the recog- | public | % i z STORY-WRITERS, @ Making ous volume. Wu Ting-fang. Poultney Bigelow. Julian Ralph. Frank R. Stockton. ol J FREE —All the of 1901. The stories. i From now until Jan, CAPT. CHARLES KING, Brig.-Gen., U.S. V. . is one of a long list of Three Hundred Authors, STATESMEN, SCIENTISTS, HISTORIANS, POETS, HUMORISTS, EDUCATORS AND MEN OF LETTERS, who will contribute their best work to The Youth’s Companion « FOR 1902... it fuller and richer than any revi- Among these writers will be: Hon. John D. Long. Sarah B. Elliott. Winston Churchill., Gen. Charles King. Justin McCarthy. Admiral Hichborn. Illustrated Announcement, telling all about the New Volume, with Sample Copies of the Paper, sent FREE to any address. New Subscription Offer. Sir Henry M. Prof. C. A. Young. - d“ Brown. ider Haggard. Lillian Nordica. Every New Subscriber who will mention this publication or cut out this slip and send it at once with $1.75 will receive: ues for the remaining weeks FREE—Christmas and New Year’s Numbers. FREE—The Companion_Ca) lithographed in 12 calors and gold. Companion_for 52 weeks of 1902250 Fan 71503, endar for 1902, rticl for $1.7 cern to us. The general terms of the settlement of the questions growing out of the anti-foreign upris- ings in China of 1900, having been formulated in a joint note addressed to China by the rep- resentatives of the injured powers in Decem- ber last, were promptly accepted by the Chi- nese Government. After protracted conferences the plenipotentiaries of the several powers were | able to sign a final protocol with the Chinese | plenipotentiaries. on the Tth of last September, | setting forth the measures taken by China in | compliance with the demands of the joint note, will_be laid before Congress, | of the plenipotentiary on‘behalf of the United States, Willlam Woodville Rockhill, to whom | high praise is due for the tact, good judgment | and energy he has displayed in performing an | exceptionally difficule and delicate task. #lous grounds of complaint fn a manner satis- factory to the powers and' will contribute ma- terfally to better future relations between | China and_the powers. Reparation has been made by China for the murder of foreigmers dpring the uprising and puriishment -has been inflicted on the officials, however high in rank, recognized as respansible for or having partici- pated in the outbreak. Official exaniivations have Been forbidden for a period of five years | in all cities in which foreigners have been mur- | dered or cruelly treated, and edicts have been | | { issued making all officials directly, responsible for the futurs safety of forejgners and for. the suppression of violence against them. Provisions have been 4———————————4 made for insuring the | tuture saftey of the for- | s | |Provisions for| eign représentatives in | insuring the| Peking by setting aside | |/ safety of all| for their exclusive use foréigmers at| ‘a quarter of the city | | Peking. | .which the powers ean | | .make .defensible and #—————————4 in which they can If necessary maintain per- manent military guards; by dismantling the military works between the capital and the sea; and by allowing the temporary mainte- rance of foreign military posts along this line. An edict has been issued by the Emperor of China prohbiting for two years the importation of arms and ammunition into China. China has agreed to pay adequaté indemnities to the states, societies and individuals for the losses sustained by them and for the expenses of the military expeditions sent by the various pow- ers to protect life and restore order. Under the provisions of the joint note of De- cember, 1900, China has agreed to revise the treaties of commerce and navigation and to take such other steps for the purpdke of facili- tating foreign trade as the forelgn powers may decide to be needed. - The Chinese Goverriment has agreed to par- ticipate financlally in fhe work of bettering the water approaches to Shanghai, and. fo Plentsin, the centers of forelgn trade: in .Central and Northern a, and. an_ in al conserv- ancy board, in which the inese ‘Government is largely represented, has: been provided for the improvement of the,Shanghai River and the control of Its navigation. In the same line of commercial advantages a revision of the prés- ent tariff 6n imports has been dssented to for | the purpose of substituting specific for ad valo- | rem duties, and an expert has been sent abroad on the part of the United States to assist in this work. A list of articles to remain free’of duty, including flour, cereals and rice, gold and silver coin and bullion, has also been agreed ‘upon in the settiement. During these troubles our Government has unswervingly advocated mederation, and has materially aided in bringing about an adjust- ment which tends to enhance the welfare of China and to lead to a more beneffcial Intér- course between’ the ¢mpire and the' modern world; while in the eritical period .of revalt and massacre ‘we ‘did our-full-share in safe- guarding, life and property, restoring grder and vindicating the national interest and'honor. It behooves us to continue in these paths, doing what lles In our power to foster feelings ‘of good will, and leaving no effort untried to work out the great policy of full and fair intercourse between China and the nations, on a footing of equal rights and advantages to all. We advocate-the ‘‘open door’" with all that it im- plies; not merely the procurement of enlarged commereial opportunitfes on the coasts, but ac- cess to the interfor by the waterways with which- China has been so extraordinarily fa- vored. Only by bringing the people of China into peaceful and friendly community of trade with all the peoples of the earth can the work In the attainment of this purpose we: neces- sarily claim parity of treatment, under the conventions, throughout the empire ,for our trade and our citizens with those of ail other powers. OUR RELATIONS WITH MEXICO President Views the Pan- American Congress With Lively Interest and Keen Hopes of Beneficial Re- : _ sults— Great Britain’s Deep Sympathy. Ao R Ao £ R - MR R We view with lively Interest and keen hopes of beneficial results the proceedings of the Pan- American Congress, convoked at the invitation of Mexico, and now sitting at the Mexican capi- tal. The delegates of the United States are .under the most Iliberal instructions to eo- operaté with their colleagues in all matters and expressing their satisfaction therewith. It | with_a report | in China must be of the keenest national con- sThe agreement rcached disposes of the va- | promising advantage to the great family of American commonwealths, as well in their re- lations among themselves as in their domestic | advancement and in their intercourse with the world at large. My predecessor communicated to Con- gress the fact that the Weil and La Abra awards against Mexico have been adjudged by the highest courts of our country to have been obtained through fraud and perjury on the part of the claimants, and that in accordance with the acts of the Congress the money remaining in the hands of the Secretary of State on these awards has been returned to Mexico. A con- siderable portion of the money received from Mexico on these awards had been paid by this Government to the claimants before the de- cision of the courts was rendered. My judg- ment is that Congress should :=turm to Mexico an amount equal to the sums thus al- ready paid to the claimants. The death of Queen Victoria caused the people of the United States deep and heartfelt sor- row, to which the Government gave full ex- pression. When President McKinley dfed our nation in turn received from every quarter of the British empire expressions of grief and sympathy no less sincere. The death of the Empress Dowager Frederick of Germany. also aroused the genuine sympathy of the American people; and this sympathy was cordially re- ciprocated by Germany when the President was assassinated. Indeed, from every quarter of the civilized world we received, at the time of the Presidént’'s death, assurances of such grief and regard as to touch the hearts of our people. In the midst of our affliction we rev- erently thank the Almighty that we are at peace with the nations of mankind, and we firmly intend that our poliey shall be such as to continue unbroken these international rela- tions of mutual respect and good will THEODORE ROOSEVELT. White House, December 3, 1901 list below OU cannot fail to be of service to you. The articles mentioned are most appropriate and will be thoroughlyappre- ciated by the receiv- er. All guaranteed. Music Boxes..: Mandolins -, Guitars ... Banjos .. Zithers Autoharps . Violins Violin Cases...evass Music Rolls Cornets Drums . 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