| Show I LONG I O I I illS HIS Will Show What hiat Army Transport Service hits Hay Cost Co t San Francisco Aug 10 Gen 0 O F Long superintendent of at time the army transport service In this city elt Is i Pro pre preparing paring Ill ring his Imis annual report to the time of ot the army It will show that In round numbers have hn ve been disbursed hero here In the tho maintenance of ot the till transport service The Time estimated cost of ot transporting n a soldier from Crom Son San Fracisco to Manila Is II it shown to be for tor u it cabin passenger 2 26 G The Time capacities of ot the transports that hint come comae Into this port will vary from 1200 1201 to 2000 passengers Coal Is one of oC the tho biggest Items of at expense The Time Mend which pulls to today today today day will burn on an nil average tons per day for days That alone aloM Is an nn Item of at Ill Illume lUliO no Hook nook on Crisis Crl l New York Aut Aug the sections of or the time blue book hook devoted to tho time Chinese crisis time the London comes corres correspondent pendent of time till Tribune cables The Time blue book dealing with the time Chinese negotiations which has lies Just been Is Issued Issued Issued sued Is III nn an Important record J cord of ot Lord I rd diplomatic activity flue Tho Impression prevails here that time the for foreign or eign secretary p lint has completely mastered m time the Intricate problem presented To his pertinacity his clearness of at vision Islon and above all nil the tho adroitness with which he has played his cards canis Is itt II attributed the thc ultimate withdrawal of the Man Mun agreement by b Russia HUlsla Customs Frauds l Conspiracy l Chicago Aug AUff 16 As n a result of ot the thc recent exposure of It alleged frauds In Inthe time the New York customs ru service several of ot time the big wholesale dry goods firms firm of ot Chicago have hap tl claims with Ith the tho board of at appraisers asking for sums slims aggregating hundreds of or thousands of ot dollars as at rebates It H was wall through the tho watchfulness of ot Chicago Importers list the government nt discovered a 1 con y In the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York customs house says the Chronicle I ast May 11 buyers burs fr hl 40 Import Importers ers or found that goods bought In Toldo Tokio and chipped t to the time States cost more than the thc same articles could be bought for far from Crom certain firms In New NewYork NewYork York So the Chicago men got Jot together and instituted a 1 quiet They collected their o flied filed pro protests ro tests with the treasury department nt at Washington The lime protests contained disclosures that called for Immediate notion action and government detectives detective were set lIt at work ork nt lit once onee The claims the Chicago mer merchants merchants chants have flied filed with the board of at ap AJ appraisers er are being Considered now no but official action probably will not be betaken taken until the thc Investigation has ha been finished National Convention New e York AUR Aug u 16 Tho Brazilian national convention Is it divided on time the question of ot presidential candidates ret gays the time Rio lUo do tie Janeiro correspondent corre of oC time the Herald Some Pome members member have decided to support of at San Pablo who Is II hacked backed t by b President J rosl dent Campos Campoli Salle Saile while others other favor Gov Quintino of or Rio nio dc do Janeiro 0 Jf r d |
