DISCOVERY
Worried by Family Troubles, a Man
Hangs Himself.
A WOMAN DISCOVERS THE BODY
Call (or Itopii1tlcn Stnto Convention
.HrnMhoppur lit Custer Count Meet
With a Deadly Enemy .Ulscellatiooui
Nebraska JfuT.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., July 23.
Mrs. Jerome, wife of a farmer resid
ing three and thrco-quartcr mllos west
of Chapman, mado a gruesome dis
covery while in the grove ncroBs tho
road picking up wood. There was a
most offensive odor in tho grovo and
on looking about she discovered tho
body of a man hanging to a tree. She
Immediately notified tho men in tho
neighborhood, who Investigated and
notified tho officials of Merrick coun
ty. Tho man's shoes were found besido
tho trco upon which ho hanged him
self. Tho clothes aro thoso of a man
who was slightly known as Chapman
and who was last seen there on tho
10th of July. It Is supposed ho wont
from Chapman to this place and hang
ed himself on tho night of tho 11th.
Ono Juno 22 tho man stopped with a
farmer about two miles from where
ho hanged himself, and thero hinted
that ho was going to end his life, but
tho farmer believed ho had talked tho
man out of tho notion. Ills "name was
Drummer. Ho was a German' and a
farmer, having formerly owned a
farm In this vicinity. Ho sold out
about eight years ago and wont cost.
Tho only reason known for tho man's
act is troublo In his family. He
claimed that his daughtor-in-law
had
tried to poison him.
Folscmed lly Their Crenm.
PLATTSMOUTII, Neb., July 23.
tho homo of P. A. Johnson, a
-At
few
miles east of this city, tho family eat
down to breakfast and Mr. Johnson,
Ills two boys and thrco hired men
poured cream over tho oatmeal and
after eating it became violently ill and
n physician was summoned. Restora
tives woro administered and tho ter
rible agony was partially rolloved, but
thoy ore weak and it will bo somo
tlmo beforo thoy aro ablo to work.
Investigation was mado and it was
found that tho poison was in tho
cream.
Hope li Not So Strong;.
OMAHA, July 23. Railroad author
ities, who keep abreast of tho condi
tions of crops along their respective
lines, r.ro dreading tho showing that
may bo mado by the -weekly returns
from tho various stations for tho past
week, although as a rulo tho railway
pcoplo do not seem to be as seriously
alarmed over tho prospects as do many
others who assume to bo woll posted
on tho conditions. Railroad reports
aro somewhat conflicting.
Meets Horrlblo Dentil.
FREMONT, Neb., July 23. Mrs. W.
L. Price, living at G49 West Fourth
street, met with a horrible death by
burning. Sho attompted to start a
flro In tho kitchen stovo by tho aid
of kerosene. While in tho act of pour
ing in tho oil from tho can an explo
sion took place, scattering tho burn
ing oil over her clothing, Igniting It.
Beforo tho flames could bo extinguish
ed tho clothing burned from her body.
Knetny of the Oranhopper.
CALLAWAY, Neb., July 23. Farm
ers In this 'vicinity report that tho
grasshoppers havo at last met an en
emy In tho shapo of a little red Insect.
Tho insect fastens Itself under tho
wings of tho 'hoppers and proceeds to
eat oft tho wing, aftor which it oats
direct into tho body. It is said that
millions of dead 'hoppers can bo found
In every field, which met tbolr death
by tho good work of tho insect.
Jtepublloin State Convention.
LINCOLN, July 23. Chairman H. C.
Lindsay of the republican stato cen
tral committee has issued a call for
tho state convention, which meets in
tim midltnrlum on tho afternoon of
Wednesday, August 28. Tho call pro
vides for 1,303 dolcgatca.
Wounded flrrek l De-nl.
SIDNEY, Neb., July 23. Tho Greek
who was shot In tho raoloo horo died
In a Denver hospital. Tho man who
did tho shooting baa not yet beon ar
rested and it is now thought ho has
gono Into tho mountains.
I'rni-ers For Italn.
LINCOLN, July 23. Prayers for
rain and a cessation of tho hot
weather wero offerod in nearly all
churches Sunday. Rev. Father Read
of tho Catholic church Bald tho drouth
hnd beon Bont as punishment for
transgressors and ho predicted that If
tho pcoplo did not Immediately lm-
ploro forgiveness tho conditions
would bo worso than thoy wcro in
1803. Father Reed called attention
to his predictions of Galveston.
TAX LEVY FOR THE STATE.
It U Now Completed mill Is Shown to
lie a llrlow.
LNCOLN, Neb., July 22. The Btnto
board of equalization completed the
tax levy by counties.. Tho rate for
tho general fund Is 6 mills; for the
university fund, 1 mill Owing to tho
Increase In tho assessed valuation ot
tho state, which amounts to nearly
12,700.000, tho university fund will be
Increased this year by about ?2,G85
over ln&t year. Tho lovy by counties
Is as follows
General
Fund.
University
Fund.
Adams
Aulolopo
t 13.53.V7CI
7,Mi:i.!iO
i 2,717.10
1.672.1S
266.53
218.3.1
1.09I.5O
780.73
fi!H).9'i
703.12
2.707.V2
2,781.20
8.223.20
4.675..W
2,792.21
653.31
1,9.10.61
1,503.14
2,410.17
2.004.90
2.247.57
2,441.33
1.003.M
1,023.50
l.CTI.fO
OSt.U
1,729.4!)
3,152.70
22.3S1.79
6iS.2.1
2,293.17
1,156.34
1,087.43
1,873.85
6,358.09
251.33
753.13
474.21
960.43
Manner
Ututno
Uoone
l.twi.ui
3.172.52
BOX initio ...
Lloyd
Drown
IlutTulu
Hurt
llutler
Cnss
CVdnr
Chnso
Cherry
Cheyennu
Clay
Colfnx
Cuming
Custor i.
Dakota ........
3,1103.67
3,t.75
3.S30.C2
UMS.02
13,921.02!
11.110.32
23.377.R2;
13.96l.0S
3,2(!fi.73
9,903.24
7.515.71
12.095.S9
10,024. S3
11.237.SS
12.200.93
8,041.23
Dawes
Dnwson
Deuel
Dixbn .........
8.3J5.01
3.420.57
8.O17.40
15,763.521
lU.9aH.96
3,291.32
ll.42.-i.S6
r.,7S2.29
C.437.29
ll.3C3.25
26,790.47
1.271.92
3,765.69
2.371.33
1)0(1 (TO
Douglas
Jjunuy
Fillmore.
Franklin
Frontier
Furnas
Ougo
tfurncld
Closper
Grunt
Orecley
lall
Hamilton
Harlan
Jlnyes
4.S02.15
12.SO0.18
9,329.59
6,442. OS
2,211.70
2,560.03
l.SRo.'Jl
1.2SS.41
418.31
JiltCIlCOCK ....
4.506.51
901.30
Holt
11,037.00
2.327.
Hooker
Howard
721.91
141.93
1,363.49
2.55I.0S
2,165.11
6.827.46
Jufferson
Johnson
12,770.40
10,82.1.55
6.601.59
4,024.29
2.192.38
Kearney
Kcitb
Keya Pulm ...
Kimball
Knox
Lancaster ....
1.329.91
801.97
438.27
3,128.20
9,271.08
C27.1G
1.S5I.21
44.076.87
8,815.37
1,907.19
230.9S
Lincoln
IXIgllU
IUI)
Mudlson
Mel'herHon ..,
.Merrick
Niuice
Nemaha
Nuckolls
Otoo
I'uwneo ,
9,S3o.99
1,154.90
923.701
11,511.09
183.11
2.302.21
658.74
131.74
1,811.49
1.2S1.46
2.707.47
2,237.47
4,811.03
2,614.03
531.65
1,283.29
1.526.17
9,222.38
6,407.30
13,837.38
11.1S8.7
24,203.17
13,220.11
Perkins
Phelps
2,758.29
6.416.47
Plorco
7,632,30
Platto
Polk
Rod Willow ..
Richardson .,
12,230.04
2.410.00
1,319,23
1.263.71
3,333,46
501.39
6.596.15
6,268.53
16,067.33
2.906.99
12,483.61
11,398.69
Hock ,
Saline
Sarpy
Saunders
Scotts Blurt .,
2,496.71
2.279.7.1
17,091.39
3.418.37
2.340.05
468.13
2,608. SX
1,177.70
879.71
512.34
Howard
Sheridan .....
13.044.40
C.R8S.80
Sherman
4.39S.74
Sioux
Stanton
2.561.73
7.367.13
1.473.72
2,375.16
Thayer
11,873.80
Thomas
Thurston ....
Washington .
Wayno
Webster
York
903.71
2,780.91
11.793.11
181.91
550.1 S
2.33S.62
1.901.73
n,50S.63
9.60S.C3
1.901.73
11,498.10
2,299.0
Valley
4,997.77
935.5j
She Drives to Dentil.
LINCOLN, Neb., July 22. Mrs. Dan
Johnson, postmistress at Rokoby. a
small town about twelvo miles south
west of Lincoln, whllo driving across
tho Reck Island track within a mile
of her homo at an early hour this
morning, was struck by a special
freight train and rocelvcd injuries
that resulted In her death Opinion
is prevalent thero that Mrs. Johnson
camo to her death as tho result of de
liberate action on her part. Sho had
aad a great deal of troublo with her
jolghbors, who mado her tho victim of
onstant persecution.
Harvmttng Hay Crnpi.
BASSETT, Nob., July 22. Ranch
men in this vicinity nro making nc-
tlvo preparations to bogln haying
and lnsldo of ten days tho harvest
will bo woll undor way. At first it
wns thought that tho heavy lato rains
hnd injured tho crop, and whllo this
was found truo in somo instances, ns
a general rulo tho fear was unfounded.
Cow Drags liny to Death.
WAHOO, Neb,, July 22. Chas. Mil
ler, 10-year-old son of Mr. nnd Mrs.
N. Miller, was killed whilo loading
a cow to pasture. Ho tied tho rope
around his body and tho cow ran,
dragging him four blocks, breaking
his neck nnd greatly mutilating his
head and face.
Knclne Sets Flr to Wheat.
STROMSBURG, Nob., July 22. As
John Dritzler started to thresh somo
wheat for J. A. Frawloy, two mlle3
west of horo. tho engine cot flro to
tho field and burned twelve acres
flno wheat.
or
Honn ftnrtn For 1 ' li 1 1 1 p pi ti .
LEXINGTON, Nob., July 22. Rev
Mr. Montgomery of Wayno, Neb,, Is
visiting in Lexington, Neb , prior to
rolntr to tho Philippine islands, to
tako charge of tho Presbyterian mis
sion schools.
lllnnilhiiunilH Trnre Money.
BEATRICE, Nob., July 22. Cyrus
Bel, a farmer three miles from thwt
city, was robbed whllo working In tho
field. Bell Is a bacholor nnd had over
$100 secreted In a trunk at tho houso.
Tho thief stole $37, but old not find
tho b&lanco, which wns in another
part of tho trunk. Bell drove to Bca
trlco about rnlo;nlght, secured tho
Fulton bloodhounds and thoy traced
tho thief to this city, whoro ho was
located. Ho settled tho matter.
STATE FAIR GROUNDS PURCHASE.
rtalldri Ordered to llegln Work on the
New Sheda.
LINCOLN, July 20. Tho Btnto board
of public lnnds nnd buildings com
pleted the ptirchnso of tho stnto fair
grounds nnd tho board of agriculture
immediately ordered tho builders to
begin work on the now live stock
sheds nnd barns. Tho grounds will bo
enclosed by an Improved wiro fence
nnd all of tho main buildings now
standing will bo repaired and repaint
ed. All of tho exnenso Incident to
putting tho groundB nnd buildings In
shnpo for tho next state exhibit will
bo paid out of tho balanco of tho ap
propriation of $35,000 mado by tho
legislature.
Secretary Furnas said that every-
thln gwould bo In readiness by tho
opening day of tho fair. Tho various
contractors havo been Impressed with
tho lmportnnco of ther duties nnd they
havo agreed to exert every power to
havo their work completed by Aug
ust 25.
Tho warrant which was delivered to
tho Nobrnska Exposition association
for tho state fair grounds wns after
wards sold to tho stato trensurcr for
Investment of tho pormnntnt school
fund.
DEAD IN SALT CREEK.
Hotly of Unknown Sinn Founit Under
UrldRe nt Lincoln.
LINCOLN, July 20. An unknown
man was found dead In Salt creok un
der a Rock Island brldgo two milts
south of this city. It wnB nt first
thought ho had been murdered, but
nn Investigation soon, exploded thnt
theory. A wound on his head was
thought to havo been made by ,n bul-
lot, but Coroner Oraham insists that
It might havo been cnused by somo
shnrp plcco of metal In tho undcrgear
ing of a freight trnln.
Coroner Qrnhnm nnd n Jury examin
ed tho body and after llstonlng to
tho testimony of tho section workmen
returned n verdict, finding that death
camo from unknow cnuses. It Is be
lieved that Graham was riding under
a freight car and while asleep or from
exhaustion lost his hold nnd fell.
SLAUGHTER GOES TO MANILA.
Nebraskn Paymaster to Servo Two Yrnrs
In the Orient.
OMAHA, July 20. Major Bradnor
D. Slnughter, army paymaster here,
has nowB that ho has been ordered to
tho Philippines for Borvlce. Major
Charles B. Stanton, now in Manila, is
expected to como hero to rellovo him.
August 15, Captain William R, Graham
will bo rolloved from duty In tho Phil
ippines to nlso como to Omaha.
Major Slaughter Is not surprised,
nnd, in fact, is qulto willing to try a
couplo of years on tho other sldo of tho
world.
It Is expected that Major Stanton
will not bo nblo to arrive hero and
tako chargo beforo Soptomber 1.
Mnjor Slaughter will bo accompanied
to Manila by John A. Lottrldgc, his
chief clerk, who camo hero from Lin
coln nt tho beginning of 1899.
Flnlnvlew Farmer' Suicide,
PLAINVIEW, Nob,, July 20. Tho
body of William Dlbbcrt, a prosperous
Gorman farmer who lived six miles
northwest of hero, was found hanging
to a rafter in his grannry. Mr. Dlb
bcrt had been allllclcd with kidney
troublo for tho past year and during
tho day had worked In tho harvest
field, but when ho left the field at
night ho failed to show up at the
houso. Ho was found by his mother,
having hung himself tho previous
evening.
Child Ktrnok by Lightning.
GRAND ISLAND, Nob., July 20.
Tho littlo daughter of Henry Stack,
aged Hoven years, wns struck by light
ning while playing in tho back yard
in this city. Her hair wns badly burn
ed nnd sho wns seriously shocked, but
has good chances of recovery.
Deputy (Jiuno Wurdeii,
LINCOLN, July 20. Governor Sav
ago has named Captain J. T. Richmond
of Johnstown na deputy gnmo warden,
to Bervo without compensation. It is
tho intention of tho governor to ap
point at least ono deputy for ovory
county in tho stnte.
Young Mini Din on Truln.
ALMA, Nob., July 20. Jesso Mc
Gulro, of Gnrden City, Iowa, who was
accompanied by his mother, bound for
Colorado for his health, wns taken
from tho Burlington train dying. Tiff
died shortly nfter being placed in tho
depot.
Dangling from a JInlter.
CAMBRIDGE, Neb., July 20. Tho
body of John Dcnmend wns found
dangling from tho rafters of tho barn
on his placo north of town. A doctor
was summoned and gavo as his opin
ion that tho man committed oulcldo
by hanging and that tho deed was
dono at least threo days before tho
nouy was lounti. uonmenu was a
farmor in fair circumstances and had
lived alono for somo tlmo. His wlfo
had died several years p.go,
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Lnltat (Jaotntlons From South Omalin
nnd Knnnnt City.
SOUTH OMAHA.
Cattle Thero was un extremely light
run of cattle nnd ns packer nil seemed
to have liberal orders thero wcro not
cnomnth to go the rounds and prices ad
vanced sharply- The few curs of beef
steers on snle wcro picked up nt nn early
hour at prices that looked fully a dims
higher, und In some cases more. As com
pared with tho close of lnt week price
nre now fully ns good ns they wero then,
nnd sales woro made thnt looked higher
than tho snmo kind of cattle sold for on
last Friday. Thero wcro very few cows
nnd heifers on snlo nnd practically noth
ing tluit could bo culled choice. Tho wuy
buyers acted good stuff was evidently In
good demnnd und would probably havo
sold u llltlo higher. Kven tho common
sturr that was offered sold a little higher
In some ensea. Hulls, calves nnd stags
wcro all In very light supply nnd the few
on sale sold ns thoy did yesterday. Stock
er and feeders were nlso scarce today
und prices Improved. In extreme easel
they sold ns much as 20c higher, though
1015o would cover tho advance In most
cases. Cnttlo that were carrlud over from
yesterday In somo cases sotd us much ns
20c higher than tho best bids received
yesterday.
HogsTliero was nnothcr liberal supply
of hogs, though not quite ni many nr
rlved ns yesterday or tho day before.
Packers started In fairly early and tho
opening market was nbout 2Hc higher
man yesterday's general mnrkot. Tho
hulk of tho first hotts sold lnrcolv at
J3.57',4 nnd J3.C0, but It wns notlcenblo that
in most cases buyers wcro picking out tho
better louds. It took a cholco load of hogs
to bring over 3.C24. and very few sold
nbovu thnt figure. Tho light stuff sold
mostly from J3.C7 down. Tho mnrkot was
fulrly ncUvo until nbout half tho hogs
had changed hands, nnd then for n time
not much wns dono.
Hhccp Thero wuh n vory light run of
sheep, nnd no lambs nt nil nrrlvod. Tho
sheep sold at Just nbout steady prices
with yesterday, or 10R15c lower than Inst
week. Western wethers sold from $3.23 to
3.40. Tho lnmh market Is still In very bad
shnpo at alt points. Tho demand Is ex
tremely light und prices have broken G05P
oa at this point us comparod with tlw
high tlmo last week.
KANSAS CITY.
Cattle Reef steers, cows and Tojcnns, 10
H20o higher; Rtockers und feeders, strong;
cholco exporttt nnd dressed beef steer.
3.B0fl5.J5; fair to good. $-1.75115.40: stockcrs
nnd feeders, J2.50ff4.23; western fed steers,
J3.15fi5.23; Tcxuns nnd Indians. US.WW.40;
Texas grass stoors, J3.23fi3.J0; Texas cows,
2.60J3.25: nntlvo cows. J2.75fl4.25; holfers,
J2.Wfil.75; canners. Jl.75iS2.70; bulls, J2.5CW
4.00; calves, J2.60H5.23,
Hogs-Market MflOc higher; ton. J3.97V4
bulk of sales, J5.5rvfi5.80: heavy, J5.83W5.97tt:
mixed packers, J3.D3fi5.S0; light. J3.33MC.70;
pigs, J4.76O5.30.
Sheep and Lambs Sheep, sternly; Inmbi
were 10c lower; lnmhs, Jl. 601(5.00; wethers.
J3.25R3.75: yearlings. J3.60ff4.23; owes. iXWt
3.2j; stock sheep, J1.60S3.75.
REPLIES TO MIS CRITICS.
Declares He Hni No Animus Against
tho Admiral.
NEW YORK, July 20. Edgar S,
Maclay replied to tho criticism which
has been mado on his historical works
dealing with Admiral Schloy and tho
navy during tho Spanish war. Ho aatU
in part:
"I did not npprcclato at tho tlmo I
wroto tho book that tho terms woro
Immoderate and Intcmpcrntc. It is
only recently that it has met with ad
verso criticism. It Is now my intention
to rovlso that portion of tho work
that deals with tho lmttlo of San
tlngo. Hut I shall not alter tho facts,
for thoy nro correct, and I must llret
bo nsBiircd that thoy aro in error. Tho
proofs woro submitted to tho officers
who took part In tho battle of San
tiago, as woll as to Secretary Long
nnd received their approval. I should
explain that only thoso portions of
tho book woro submitted to cas.'i of
ficer that related to him personally
or to tho part ho took In tho battlo.
"I hnvo no nnlmus against Admiral
Schloy."
TO RESTORE EMPIRE.
l'lot Is Said to Ho HI ponlug to Overthrow
the Freneh Itepubllc.
LONDON, July 20. Tho Pnll Ma"l
Gazette publishes a communication
from its Paris correspondent giving
circumstantial details of an nllegod
conspiracy to overthrow the French
republic und install Prince Louis Nn
poloon ns emperor. Tho correspond
out Is issured that Soptomber 14, upon
which dato tho czar lntonds to pro
moto Princo Louis to a full gcnornl
ship In tho Russian army, has beon
Bolcctcd as tho occasion for a domon
strntlon to support tho claims of this
princo, who Is such a clone friend of
their Russian ally, by nil tho element!)
opposed to tho present regime Tho
names of M. do Roulcdo, tho marquln
do Lur Saluces and M. Murcol-Habert
nro mentioned as the leading HplrlUi
of tho movement, and sovornl high
functionaries of tho presont govern
ment aro aleged to bo assisting tho
movement with funds.
f treat Hunk's Capital.
NEW YORK, July 20. At a meeting
of tho stockholders of tho First Na
tional bank It was voted to Increase
tho capital of tho bank to 510,000,000.
Wi li-i-tlnc Kwnlluli Cabinet.
COPENHAGEN, July 20. King
Christian has entrusted Dr. Dountsor
with tho task of organizing a liberal
ministry to succeed tho Do Schestcd
cabinet, which rcslgnod Wodnosdny,
Tho following solcctlonB havo already
been mndo: President of tho council,
Dr. Deuntser; minister of Justlco, Al
bertlj minister of Interior, Count Hoi
stein; minister of foreign nffalrs, Al
fred lingo; minister of flnar.co, Christ
c risen; ot agriculture, Hanson.
THE REVISI0NEKS.
3TnONO STAND TAKEN
DY
SENATOR QALLINQUn.
lie Onpotet Turin Tinkering of All
HorU, Whether by Direct l.egUlntlon
or by Special Treaties for the Pro
motion of Foreign Truilo.
Senator (Jnlllngcr ot Now Hamp
shire, who has during his entire pub
lic career been ono of the tho most
porslstcnt nnd nblo advocates of tho
tariff policy of tho Republican party,
whs recently asked his opinion ns to
the present ngltatlon for n repeal of
certain tariff duties nnd the modifica
tion ot tho Dlngloy tariff through tho
ratification ot tho reciprocity treaties
negotiated by Mr. Kasson. Tho sen
ator's reply was as follows:
Tho Democratic nnrlv In Its economic
blindness und political perversity Is con
slstunt in advocating tho rntlllcntlon ot
tho treaties In (ucsltou nnd enactment of
legislation such ns has been unwisely
proposed by Representative llnbcock.
That party Is wedded to the dootrliui
of Krco-Trnde, nnd seems qulto willing
to repeat tho experiment of Industrial
disaster nnd wretchedness that has como
to this country whenever n low Tnrllt
law hns boon nlaeed on tint stuttltu
books; but how any llepubllcnn or Repub
lican newspaper can ndvocnto thnt policy
surpasses my comprehension. It would
seem ns though tho sorrow and suffering
inciuent upon mo pnssngo ot tho wiiboii
Tariff bill Is recent enough to bo fresh
In tho minds of our tieonlu. and thnt all
classes would Instinctively shrink from u
repetition of such folly. Hut many seem
10 nnvo lorgotten tuoso nam nays, ami
oven soma Keuubllonns have succumbed
to tho siren voice of ! reo-Trnde. l- or
ono 1 am absolutely and uuuuallflcdly op
lostu to any ennnire in tho exisiu ir Tur-
IT laws of tho United Stilton. Under them
tho country hns hnd four years of un
exampled prosperity, nnd 1 do not pro
pose to do n party to any proposition
that looks to tho rcncal of modllloallon
of existing statutes. I bullovn It will
bo n crime against humnnlty to follow tho
lend or tlioMo who are agitating inr nn
abandonment of Protection und u return
to practical lrec-Trado.
Tho proposed treaty with tho Argcntlno
Republic reduces the duties on wool 20
per cent, nnd If ratified will Inevitably
strlkn n ilpnth blow to tho wool Industry
of this country ns sovero nnd dlsnstrous
us thnt winch resulted from rrcsnicni
Olovoland's advocacy of free wool. Tho
wool-produclmr states should rlso In
mighty protest ngaln this proposition, and
glvo tho matter Its eternal quietus. Tho
iroposcd treaty with Kranco deals a
lenvv blow to certain lines of manti
facturlng In tho United atutes. nnd, ro
fnr as 1 can porcoivo, ovory ono ot tho
Irnntleu ni7l-ni.il In liv Mr. KllHMOtl Is
Inimical to American interests nnd ought
in tin relof-teil hv the Htmnto.
As for tho uabcocK proposition, inai is
too absurd for sorlotts discussion. Tho
man who claims that trusts ro created
by Tariff Icglslnllun has certainly not
trh-rn serious thnuclit to tho proposition,
and tho legislator who bulteves that trusts
enn bo destroyed uy repealing tun miiiun
on certain classes of goods should Join
n klnderirarten clnss In economies, unless
tho proposition Is to destroy tho trust
by destroying tho Industry, thus closing
Amnrli-nti wnrkstinns nnd brlntillls disas
ter to the mechanics nnu mooring men m
this country. Tho mnn who sawed oft
tho limb of tho troo on which ho sat
got rid of tho limb, hut Ills bruises und
broken bones romlnded him for a long
imn nt tim fnliv nt tho undertaking.
Tho llepubllcnn party camo Into power
because, of Its ndvocacy of Protection nnd
when tho party abandons that policy It
will go out of power, nnd deservedly so.
lnut nnw I horn nrn evidences of timidity
nnd retrogression In somo quarters, hut
t rni rntiMilntit thnt when tho hour ot
trial comes tho party will remain true.
to Its traditional policy, nnu mat tno
KasBon reciprocity trentles nnd tho Bnb.
cock Freo-Trndo proposition will allko
bo relegated to tho tomb of forgotten
things. Tho duty of tho llepubllcnn party
Is plain, nnd woo bo to tho man who
nttemnts to Btrlko down X'rotectlon In
tlilo ,nllntl-V.
Senator Galllnger is noted for Ills
plain, outspoken way of stating his
vlows. You always know Just whoro
ho stands. A littlo moro than a year
iiko In a public speech ho snld, re
garding tho movemont to rcmovo tho
duties from paper and pulp:
You can not select n single Industry for
slaughter without Imperiling tho whole
system of Protection. If Protection Is
withheld from one Industry It must bo
withheld from ill.
That warning wns heeded. Tho bill
in question wns novor pressed for pas
sage. Today so lnlluontlal a howb-
SENATOR QALLINOICR,
papor as tho San FrnnclBco "Chroni
cle" Is saying In reforenco to tho Kas
son scherno ot reciprocity treaties:
It tho orango growers of California nnd
the hosiery operatives) of Now ICngliuid
ftinil of New York. Nuw Jersey. I'cnn-
sylnla nnd other states, It might ho
mlil.!). nru to loso their Just Protect on.
thov will endeavor to see to It that no
ono else Is Protected nt their uxpunao.
Theso things aro worth thinking
about. Thoy should cngago tho sorlous
consideration of rovlalonnrlea and
reclprocatora.
Itnrlproolty.TreatlM Agnln.
It would lio Interesting to know tho
facta In tho caso of tho alleged reci
procity treaty negotiations between tho
United Stntes and Gormnny. wo find
It dllucult to bollovo that our ambassa
dor at Berlin Ib seriously encouraging
tho German government In this re
gard, at least upon his own motion. If
lie nas itcpi in touch viii tiiu lupu-bun-
tatlves of Amorlcan thought and pur-
poso, ho must know that tho so-called
reciprocity treaties havo been Act naldo
by tho senate. If ho has carefully ex
amined tho organic law of tho Innd ho
must bollovo thnt tho seunto and tho
stnto dopartment cannot enact lawB to
create a public rovenuo. In a word,
U.ero sooms to bo absolutely nothing to
warrant tho faintest hopo that any
treaty of tho kind mont'onod will over
acqulro tho forco of lnw, and yet If wo
may accept naif tno statements con
tained in our foreign press roporto, Mr.
Whlto, United 8tntes envoy to Gor
mnny Is gravoly confabulating with
tho authorities at Berlin alternately
exalted and doprcssed by development
within tho empire
Tho language of tho constitution
ficomn to bo unmistakable It provides
thnt laws Intended to crcato a public
rovonuo shall originate in tho Houso
of Representatives, and whllo tho Seii
nto is authorized to offer amendments
to such lnws, tho concurrence of tho
Houso Is lndlsponsablo to their valid
ity. If thero bo hi all this n hook upon
which to hang tariff laws mado by tho
stato department and tho Bonnto act
ing In collusion and without tho
knowledge nnd consont ot tho Houso,
wo aro too dullwlttcd to discern It.
Nevertheless, Ambassador Whlto ia
Bald to bo solemnly pushing tho reci
procity negotlons, nnd tho wires aro
warm with messages of rapprochement
and tender yleldlngs nnd nil tho rest
of tho affectionnto foldorol which
makes diplomacy bo beautiful and
bright a thing. Washington Post.
AREN'T THEY DAISIES?
DlMcotlng tho lUhenok Finn.
TUneiinalnn nf Ttitnrpflontntlvo Bab-
. , , . f ,nvi. ii inrltt from
cock 8 idea of removing tno tarm irom
all products ot tno stcoi trusi una
brought out somo Interesting facta
about tho Bteol trado. It has boon
shown that big as tho trust is, it' by
no moans controls tho steel trado In
this country, thoro being many estab
lishments somo of them employing a
largo number of men, which havo no
connection with tho trust. It sccma to
bo generally admitted that tho romoval
of tho tariff on stool products would
not lnjuro tho big trust to nny marked
extent, but It Is claimed that it would
ncccssltato an lmmedlato reduction ot
tho trust. This claim, which 1b bolng
mado' by thoso who ought to know
whorcof thoy speak, Is causing many
who woro at first inclined to favor Mr.
Babcock's idea to entertain doubtB ot
its wisdom, and It It bo substantiated
by unprojudlcod Investigation which a
number of members of tho Houso aro
quietly making, tho bill for tho repeal
ot tho tariff on itcol products will not
bo supported by n corporal's guard ot
Republicans in olthor branch ot con-
gross nt tho coming session. Deslrablo
aB mnny consldor it to curb tho power
of tho big trusts, tho Republican ma
jority in congress nro not going to
bo stampeded into tho support of nny-
thlng.of tho sort without carofully con
sidering It from every point of view,
nnd thoy will certainly not nllow any
legislation to got through that will ro-
duco tho wages of Amorlcan worklng
mon. -Crawfordsvlllo (Ind.). Journal.
I'rnteetlon tlMn Foreign Market.
Our increaso of exports during tho
fiscal year 1901 over tho preceding year
will appronch $100,000,000. This, too,
has boon dono without tho sacrlflco of
a single American Industry or tho loss
of a slnglo job. Wcro our exports to
Porto Rico nnd tho Hawaiian Islands
Included, ns formerly, $20,000,000 could
bo ndded to tho abovo amount, which
Is, in itself, vory satisfactory, consid
ering tho war In China, "European re
taliation," otc. Protection gains moro
foreign markots than freo trado, und
prcsorvc3 our grand homo market aa
woll.
Higher Tbnn Under Froe Trade.
Tho wool Bales at Prlco yesterday
averaged over 11 cents. Thla of courso,
Is not us high as wool miners hnvo got
at somo times, and It Is bolow tho avor
ago for wool undor this Republican
administration but it Is bo much high
er than tho nverago undor tho Demo
cratic administration thnt preceded It
that it takes tho chock of n mump
sufferer for a Doinocrat to Bpeak of
low prices for wool. Salt Lako City
Tribune,
liipimdlng Home Murket.
Bank clearings throughout tho coun
try contlnuo to bIiow about 25 por
cent Increase ovor last yoar. This is
outuldo of Now York City, whero tho
Increaso Is ovor 75 por cent. This
menus that tho Dlngloy law Is expand
ing our homo mnrkot to tho valuo ot
at least $10,000,000,000 a year. And yet
tno frco-trndo trust want us to aban
don our homo market and try for somo
foreign sales In competition with tho
pauper labor of tho world.
FuriniiM (letting Itlnh.
Tho farmors ot tho United States aro
getting wonliny. Tho banks nro bulg
ing with their monoy. Abandoned
farms and farm mortgages nro a thing
of tho past, and instead of paying from
0 to iO por cont for money, our westora
farmers, aftor buying all tho neces
saries und luxurlos they want, havo
monoy to lend.
Tho census returns giving tho area
of vnrlous states show that the ona
which has tho largest amount ot land
undor water Is Florida, nnd tho least,
in proportion to olzo Wyoming.
