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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1902)
TIRED Jtf LIVING THE CITY MARSHAL OF DAVID CITY TAKES HIS LIFE. SIERK'S SLAYER IS SENTENCED The Two Men on Trial at Alliance for Murder Put Out of Harm's Way for a Good Many Years to Come Mis cellaneous Nebraska Matters. DAVID CITY, Nob., Juno 10. Quito a sensation was caused In tho west part of town by Joseph Calvin, tho city marshal, shooting himself. Ills wlfo and young boy were out In the yard attending to tho chores. After his wlfo left tho houso ho aroBo from tho bod, did not stop to dress, but closed nil tho doors In tho house, then went back to his bed room and knelt down between a chair and the bed and shot himself through tho head, causing instant death. Ills wlfo heard tho shot, but think Ing It was somo of tho neighbors shooting flrecrnckors, did not go to tho houso till tho chores wcro finished. When she found htm she then called help Immediately. Mr. Calvin was a man about CO years of ago and has been In tho em ploy of tho city for tho past ton years, either as night watch or city marshal. His health had been poor. SIERK8 SLAYERS SENTENCED. Jahnke Gets Life Term and Olson Twenty Years for Murder. ALLIANCE, Neb., Juno 10. August Jahnko and Oliver Olson, brothers-in-law, who were convicted of tho mur der of Mlko Sierk on April 18 lost, wore sentonccd by Judgo Westover, tho former having been on trial for tho Jast three wooks and tho lattor hav ing pleaded guilty to murder in tho .second degree. , Jahnko received a lifo sontonco at liard labor and Olson for his confes sion and stuto's ovldenco only twenty years. Tho murder for which thoy were convicted wns tho killing by shooting with a shotgun of Sierk, after having ."boon unsuccessful In threo other at tempts nt his llfo at various times prior to the tlmo of tho shooting. , They tried dropping tho old man Into a deep well onto a plpo protrud Ing from tho bottom, poisoning him .with deadly drugs, which they put Into his victuals, and shooting him 'with a revolver. Tho motive wns to get possession of Stork's insurnnco nnd personal property, which thoy had Induced him to dovlso to August Jnhnko. Olson wns to recelvo half of the spoils. Shcr iff Reed left with tho prisoners for tho penitentiary. Military Equipment. LINCOLN, Neb., Juno 10. Six thousand dollars worth of military equipment for tho Nebraska National guard was received by Adjutant Gen eral Barry. Full equipment for eighty mnmbors of tho South Omaha cavalry troop was pent direct from tho govern ment arsenal to Captain Holland. This shipment Includes eighty car bines, eighty sabers, eighty saddles and everything that goes to make up tho same equipment furnished to gov eminent cavalrymen. Cnptaln Hoi land has asked for permission to hold a week's encampment of his troop within two miles of South Omaha. Permission will undoubtedly bo grant ed. Tho onenmpment will bo hold nt tho troop's own expense. Lincoln Man Shoots Himself. LINCOLN, Neb., Juno 10. John C. David, formerly president of tho First National bnnk of Pawnee City, a prom lnent business man of Lincoln, shot himself at his home. Tho cnuso Is not known. Carbuncle Kills. FREMONT, Neb., Juno 10. Prof. J. F. Mueller of the Normnl fnculty died of blood poisoning, resulting from n cnrbunclo which formed on his head and worked into tho brain. Wheat Crop Will Be Heavy. DRUNING, Nob., Juno 10. A boun tlful wheat crop Is nearlng maturity In this part of Nebraska, and It will require fifty extra harvest hands to caro for It. Dob Blowctt, for threo yenrs ono of tho pitchers of tho Georgetown university base ball club, has signed a contract to play with tho New York National leaguo team. Drowned Youth's Body Found. NIOBRARA, Neb., Juno 10. Tho body of young Leo Shier, who was drowned by falling off tho steamer Cascallla eight days ago, was found floating in the Missouri rivor at the mouth of the Niobrara river. Farmer Commits Suicide. WILDER, Nob.. Juno 10. Anton 'Soustacek, u Bohemian farmer, com mltted sutcldo by hunging at his home twelvo miles west of here. FLAG DAY PROCLAMATION. Governor Calls for Observance of Anniversary on June 14. LINCOLN, Neb., Juno 9. Governor Savage Issued the following procla- matlon, designating Juao 14 as Flag day: In accordance with n precedent sot by mo ono year ago, and in pursu,- nnco of a custom that Is becoming established among the states of the union, I, Ezra P. Savage, governor of tho state of Nebraska, do hereby pro claim Saturday, Juno 14, 1902, Flag dny, nnd I do respectfully recommend thnt tho dny bo observed by all patri otic citizens In such manner as shall In their Judgment best promote tho object to bo attained. The forccolng date is the 125th an niversary of tho birth of our nation al emblem. Let this and each suc ceeding nnnlvcsary bo n natal dny, n day for patriotic exercises and good cheer on tho part of nil. Well mny wo look upon our flag with rospect nnd reverence. It is n symbol of freedom, of ponce, of jus tice. It reprosonts more power, more charity, moro Christianity, mora patriotism, moro chivalry and moro of tho nobler Instincts of man kind thnn tho ring of any other nn- tlon. It Is stnlncd by no nntlonnl dishonor; It bears no mark of broken faith. Whether In tho smoko of bat tlo or in tho sunshlno of pence, whether nt homo or abroad, It Is on n mission of mercy and enlightenment nlways. It Is honored and respected throughout tho world becauso It Is tho embodiment of vlrtuo nnd because It is n gunrnnty of good faith every where and nt all times. Patriotic oxerclses of tho charaqtor contemplated aro Intended to bring tho American people, particularly those of tho rising generation, in closer sympathy and to a clearer un derstanding of tho real signification of tho emblem of tho nation. It is not so much that they shall rever ence their muto symbol of sovereign ty as that they shall havo a clear understanding of what It represents. To this end I earnestly request that tho day bo observed in a proper man ner by tho children of tho public schools and by patriotic citizens gen erally. Brought Back to Life. TECUMSEII, Nob., Juno 9. Noah Elliott's two sons, Harry and Ray, aged 14 and 10 yenrs respectively, went swimming in n pond on their fnthor's farm near hero. Thoy Jump ed into tho wnter hend foremost whero it was beyond their depth nnd Rny got securely stuck In tho mud nt tho bottom nnd was unnblo to relievo him self. His brother ran to n near-by field and got his father and when tho boy wns cxtrlcnted his body had been under tho water fully fifteen minutes. Work of resuscitation was Immediate ly begun and a physician summoned. Thero was apparently no llfo In tho body, but at tho end of nn hour's work somo Httlo ovldenco of llfo appeared and at tho end of flvo hours tho boy had so fnr recovered ns to bo nblo to speak'. Ho Is doing well nnd will probnbly fully recover. Adjudged Insane. WEST POINT, Nob., Juno 9. Ed gar Allen, living about four miles north of Wlsner, in this county, was brought before tho board of insanity commissioners today and adjudged In sane. Mr. Allen Is a young man, 23 years of ago, and has a good educa tion. He was a student at tho Stato unlvorslty at tho tlmo of tho first symptoms of Insanity and it Is bo lloved that ovorstudy Is tho causo of It. Nine Inches of Rain. BEATRICE, Nob., Juno 9. A cloud burst north of hero at 4 o'clock yes terday resulted In a rnlnfiul of nine Inches In threo hours and eleven Inches by 10 o'clock last ovcnlng. Tho precipitation Is tho record for this stato for over twenty years. Clouds blown up by a stirring south wind centered in tho vicinity of Cortland, twenty mlle3 north of hero, whero the cloud burst at 4 o'clock. Drowned In Irrigation Ditch. BURWELL, Nob., Juno 9. Laren Bon of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hahn, wna drowned in tho Irrigation ditch here Ho was wading In tho ditch and step ped Into a deep holo and sank to tho bottom. Beatrice Chautauqua to Meet. BEATRICE, Neb., Juno 9. Tho fourteenth annual session of tho Bo atrlco Chautauqua assembly opens In this city Juno 20. Big Corn Shipment for Elkhorn. ELKHORN, Nob., Juno 9. H. A. Nolle, who owns an elevator hero, shipped a tralnload of corn consisting of twenty-three enrs, or 30,000 biiBhols to St. Louis. This Is tho Inrgost ship ment over mndo from this town. Farmer's Eye Blown Out. EUSTIS, Neb., Juno 9. Tho gun with which Gustnvo Wedegartner wns hunting cats exploded, blowing out one of his eyes and mutilating his faco. ORDERS FOR THE GRAND ARMY. Old Commander Steps Out and New One Issues His First Order. LINCOLN. Neb.. Juno 7. The fol lowing ordors havo boon Issued from tho hoadqunrtera of tho Grand Army of tho Republic: 1. Comrade Calvin L. Steele, hav ing been olocted commander of tho Department of Nobrnskn, Grnnd Army of tho Republic, for tho ensuing yar, and upon hla Installation my official relations with that olTlco termlnnte, I thoroforo most earnestly bospenk for my succossor that snmo loynl nnd cordlnl support thnt has boon accord ed to mo during my term. 2. I doslro nt this tlmo to express my npproclatlon to tho offlcors of this dopartmont for their loyal aud excel lent servlcos rondored me during the Inst yonr. Whntovor success thnt mny hnve nttondod my administration Is loyally duo to tho faithful work of my nblo nsslatnntH, for which I extend my sincere thnnks. 3. My olllclnl nnd personnl stuff nro hereby dlschnrged from further duty. By commnnd of R. S. WILCOX, Dopnrtmont Commnndor. Offlcinl: MART HOWE, A. A. G. General Ordor No. 1 1. Having been olocted commander of tho De partment of Nobrnskn, Grand Army of tho Ropubllc, nt tho twonty-slxth nn- mini encampment held nt Omnhn on tho 22d nnd 23d Inst., I horoby ns sumo tho duties of this lmportnnt of fice with n profound regnrd for Its re sponsibility, nnd I hereby take this oc casion to thank my comrades for tho high honor conferred and earnestly solicit their continuous loynl support thnt has been given my predecessor during the last year. 2. Headquarters nro horoby continu ed nt Lincoln, Neb. 3. Tho following nppointmonts nro mndo: Mnrt Howe, Lincoln, nsslstnnt ndjutnnt general; I. N. Thompson, Fnlrbury, nsslstnnt qunrtcrmnstcr general; Jncob Fnwcott, Omnhn, judgo ndvocnto general; W. D. Prultt, Amp ahoo, Inspector general. Senior nldo nnd chief of staff, Cap tain Joseph Teeter, Lincoln. Further nppointmonts will ho an nounced In future ordors. 4. All matter pcrtnlnL.g to tho nd jutnnt general's olllce will bo address ed to Mart Howe, A. A. G., Lincoln, Neb. That of a personal charactor to tho commnndor, Culvin F. Steele, Fnlr bury, Neb. By commnnd of CALVIN F. STEELE, Department Commnndor. FRANKLIN ALMOST BURNED UP. Fire Sweeps Away Over Half the Business Part of Town. FRANKLIN, Nob., Juno 7. A most disastrous lire occurred here. Two entlro blocks, consisting of fourteon business houses, with most of the stocks of goods, nro a total loss. Tho origin of tho fire was In tho Petorson meat market, starting In tho basement. When discovered, about 10:30 p. m., It was a very small blaze, hut tho smoke was so dense It was impossible to save tho building. In less than thirty minutes flvo buildings wcro n muss of flames. This was on tho east side of Main street at tho south end nnd n heavy wind was blowing from tho south. Every indication was that the entlro busi ness portion would bo burned. Tho wind changed to the east and soon buildings on tho opposite side of tho street wore on flro and tho only thing now to bo dono wns to save tho north half section of tho business portion. Fully fiOO peoplo were on tho ground and everybody was helping In every wny possible. Tho Fnger furniture building, which wns Iron-covered, checked tho flames. A Life Sentonce. ALLIANCE, Neb., Juno 7. Tho Jury In tho murder caso ngnlnst Au gust Jahnko, chnrged with the mur der of Mlko Sierk on April 18, nftnr being out ono week, brought In u ver dict of guilty of murder in tho first degreo nnd Imposed n life sentence. Hand Crushed In Feed Grinder. NORTH LOUP, Nob., Juno 7. A young woman named Palo, living south of horo, while nsnlstlng nt n feed grinder, got her hand caught In tho machine nnd crushed bo badly It had to 1)0 amputated. Court House Bonds Defeated. COLUMBUS, Neb., Juno 7. Ro turns from all but two townships on tho Hpeclnl election to vote bonds for a ?f)C,000 court houso give C20 for and 1,547 ngulnst. He Smoked as He Died. LINCOLN, Neb., Juno 7. Hugo llrcgloln, Gorman, a butcher by occu pation, wan found dead In his bed at his homo n mllo west of Lincoln. Tho body lay upon Its back, tho wholo top of tho head having been blown off by a gunshot. An empty rlllo was tightly grasped In his right hand; from his mouth protruded a pipe. Tho walls and celling of his room were bespattered with blood and parti cles of shredded flesh. THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. Latest Quotations from South Omsha nnd Knnsas City. SOUTH OMAHA. CATTLK -There' wn not a bevy run of cattle, at thl point, hut there wna a law supply In Chicago. Packers hero1 idnrtod in from tlio beginning to pound the mar ket nnd nn a result It wns late bfora tho bulk of the offerings was dltorid of. lleef steora ngnln mndo up tho 1Ik end of the receipts nnd the market vh very slow and weak. Puckers emed t lmvo tho Ittoa thnt they hnve lieon paying too much for their enttlo here ns compared with Chicago, nnd they mndo nn attempt to got this mnrkot down tn lino. Tho cow market did not show so much chntiKe. Tho good dry lot enws sold with out much trouble nt whnt looked to tin stently prices, but on the grnsny stuff, tho market wns slow nnd wenk. Packers did not seem to want thnt kind of enttlo nnd will only buy It nt their own prices, flood fnt bulls did not show much change. Feeder bulls. hoVever, were very slow nnd such kinds nro considerably lower thnn they wero n week ngo. Venl calves nnd Mngs were about sternly. There were very few stockt nnd feeders on sale nnd nnythlnK desirable seemed to commnnd steady prices. Common kinds, though, were nugleotod, the snmo us URiml. HOflS Thero wns another tlbernl sup ply of hops. The market opened nctlvo nnd strong to 6c higher thnn yesterday's average-. Seller cut loose ns rapidly ns possible and the bulk of tho hogn worn sold In (rood senson. Along toward tho last end. however, the market weakened nnd tho close wns very slow and wenk. Tho bulk of the Rood weight hoes sold from J7.23 to J7.JS nnd ns high ns $7.10 was paid, whloh mnken n new ton to tho market for the yenr. The medium weight hogH sold mostly from $7.15 to J7. nnd the lighter lands went from $?.1S down. SHK1CP Thero were only lust n few cars of sheep on the market, tho bulk of tho offering being consigned direct to loent packers. The few bunches tlmt did sell brought Just about stondv prices ns compared with yesterday, A bunch of native wool oil lambs sold nt J'l.flfi and somo clipped lambs sold nt Jfi.2.". Thero wero hardly nny good sheep offered to mako a test of tho market. It was evi dent from tho wny buyers acted, though, that good stuff would havo sold without much troublo. KANSAS CITY. CATTLR Market steady to weak: a bunch of cholco oxport and dressed steers sold for J7.C0 which Is tho highest price by 20c over jmld on this market; cholco export nnd dressed beof steers, J7.25C7.CO: fair to good. JI.75fJ7.2o; Block ers nnd feeders, J3.J5ftG.33: western fed steers, Jl.50ftTi.95; Texan nnd Indian steers, J2.90fffl.15; Texas cows, J2.9Of?4.0O; nntlvo cows, J2.35fT5.O0: native heifers, J3.003.20; eminent, J2.0Ofi3.00; bulls, J2.75 4.85; calves, J2.75fl.OO. HOas Mnrket steady to strong; top, J7.45; bulk of snles, J7.00ft7.40; heavy, J7.30 6T7.45: mixed packers, J7.15517.40; light, 10. 75W7.20: porkers, JC.75fi7.20: pigs, J0.25f?fi.C3. 8HUKI' AND LAMHS-Miirkot steady; nntlvo lambs, J3.OOfl7.20; western lambs, J3.30Gfl.70: nntlvo wethers, J3.201ifi.00; west ern wethers, Jl.00tfi5.li:); fed owes JI.C3IP C.75; Texns clipped yearlings. J3.15tff5.C3; Texas clipped sheep, J1.25ft5.50; Blockers mid feeder, J2.WQ1.23. ERUPTION IS NOT DANGEROUS. Stream of Hot Air Issues from Cracks In the Mountains. ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., Juno 7. Dr. C. L. Horrlck, from tho Now Mex ico university and ono of tho most eminent geologists In tho west, after curofully examining tho supposed vol cano crater, fifteen miles from Gal lup, gives a description of tho local ity and says: "Horo thero Is a fold and fault, which Is interesting becauso of tho mctumorphlsm which is going on. From tho cracks in tho sandstone ovorlylng tho llgnlto thero Issues a constnnt stream of heated air, sul phurous oxide and vapor. Tho solfa tarlc action may bo attributed to tho slow oxidation of shales in tho pres ence of water. From this point oast ward Is a sor!c3 of cracks thnt havo been tilled with iron nnd Unto, Borv ing still moro to show thnt along this fold nnd break wntor nt ono time ns cendod." CRONJE 18 VERY RETICENT. He and Other Officers Will Be Glad to Get Back Home. HAMILTON, Bermuda, Juno 7. Tho Boor ofllcers who havo been liv ing in tho prison camps on tho Islnnds near horo havo been nllowod their liberty on parole. Sovoral of them camo ashoro hero today nnd woro In terviewed. Gonornls Cronjo, WcbboIh, Botha nnd others wero vory reticent, but thoy snld thoy wcro glnd tho war wan ovor nnd would be delighted to get bnck to their homes. It Is understood thnt tho rank nnd (He of tho Boors will bo allowed ashoro In batches of ton. The ofllcers havo boen Invited to an "at homo" at Government Iioubo tomorrow. Purchase Valuable Coal Mine. DES MOINES, Ia Juno 7. Gcorgo W. Hoovers, general solicitor for tho Iowa Contral Railroad company ut OBknloosn, has purchased tho valuublo Hocking coal mine in Monroe county. Tho prlco paid was ?Gli0,000. War Office Congratulates Kitchener. LONDON, Juno 7. Tho war office hns cabled congratulations to Lord Kltchonor on tho onorgy, chill nnd pa tlenco with which ho conducted tho long campaign in South Africa, nnd hns asked him to communicate to tho troops tho government's profound houbo of their spirit of onduranco, bravery and discipline, and also of their humanity, shown throughout tho trying period. Ixjrd Kltchonor re plied with thanks, AHE WE TOO RICH? THE FOLLY OF TAKING LIBERTIES WITH PR03PERITV. Meddling with tho Tariff Snemi to Ito n 1'rtMlnn nllli Socio r(iii, lint It Ilni AlTmjra Itratdtud In Alternating Htronks of Plenty nnd Fnmltio. It would bo nn excellent thins It tho good senso of n country noted tho world over for Its practical turn of mind could bo concentrated for a tlmo upon tho question of "taking liberties with prosperity." Thoro should bo more of tho sort of discussion that la to bo noted In tho current columns of such newspapers ns tho San Francisco Chronicle, tho SL Louis Globo-Dcmo-crnt nnd tho Columbus (O.) Jounul, Betting forth tho Inano folly of estab lishing nltornnto porlods of prosperity nnd stringency by mentis of tnrlff changOB. Commenting upon tho tend ency of our peoplo to "get tired of their riches" and to rovort to lean periods through tho oporatlon of "i'o formlng" tho tnrlff, tho Columbus Journal says: "Wo leave it to tho common wmso of the American peoplo If this alterna tion between plethora nnd fnmlno Is not ridiculous. If thero is n law of na tttro which makes It Imporatlve tint prosperous tnrlff years should bo fol lowed by lonn free-trade years, as li old Egypt, tho seven fnt years of rogu lur Inundation nnd rich crops wero fol lowed by 8oven years of drought and famine, thon tho country should know IL Meanwhile, It Is renHonablo to think that If tho voters of tho nation would tnko n llttlo though: for the morrow thero would ho no occasion for theso nlternntlng atrenks of plenty nnd fnmlno. "If, now that the country has filled up with wealth ngnln since tho poverty nnd beggary nnd hnnd-to-mouth borrow ing of tho last Democratic administra tion, there should como tho snmo old nlternntlon to n so-cnlled tariff for rov enuo only, thon thero will bo tho usual falluro of business, tendency to panic, PRACTICE ALWAYS ... 1 1 1 . .1 1 - , ... wiiiniiiiwui in capital nnu nil moso j uiuur ByiiiiHoiiiu ui a uiscaso mni re quires n violent remedy. If It is un wlso to pay too much attention to tho vnrlous Interests of tho country which nsk for high tariffs, it is certainly not less uhwlso to listen to nobody except tho Now York Importers and tho news papers which these Importers control. "Tho usual New York clamor hns a1 ready begun. It Invariably In tho past has controlled tho action of ono ot tho great political parties ot tho country. Now Ih tho tlmo to stop that, onco for all, Tho nation Is too big to bo starved for four years and thon ovor fed for eight, ago without end. Let us havo n llttlo moro cotnmon-HoiiBO nnd n llttlo less epigram and fine writing and oral oloquenco In this matter of tho tariff." Wo wouhl remind tho Journal thnt tho clnmor for tnrlff tinkering Is by no moans confined to Now York news papers that nro under tho lnfluonco of lmportors. It Ib best to look tho situ ation squarely In tho faco and to ac knowledge that tho passion for "tak ing liberties with prosperity" Inflnmas tho brains of many men and many nowtpapora located far In tho Interior. Tho country Is full of thoorlsts who cannot control their dcslro to tackle tho tariff. Thoy nro to bo found In Congress nnd out of It, nnd thoy nro not nil Domocrnts and free traders either. Far from it. But it Is time thnt lovol heads and "horso uenso" should como to the front and Bit down hard on tho policy of alternation bo twoen fat periods and lean periods. Tho country has, to bo Biire, groftn vory rich slnco tho Inst fnt period was installed with McKlnloy nnd .protec tion; but hna It grown so rich thnt It Is tired of prosperity? If It hns, wo shall boo tho tariff rippers In tho sad dlo onco moro, and thnt vory f.oon; If it hns not, wo Bhnll keep- our hands off tho tariff for somo uno to como nnd tnko no liberties wlu prosperity. RESULT OF THE ENTERING WEDGE It Wilt Interrupt Home Production and Crlpplo Incliintr)'. Tho Intolllgoncor somo dnyn ngo clulmod that tho worst ifenturo of tho "Cuban rollef policy" was that It would act as an entering wodgo to bo drlvon still harder into tho protoctlvo tnrlff policy ns maintained by tho Ro publlcnn pnrty. Wo do not know whnt tho fnto of tho Payno-lbley compro mlBO measure will bo In tho sonato, but wo aro assured 'hat it will bo op- Hps posed by both Senators Elklns and Scott, who stnnd firmly for tho Integ rity of tho tnrlff. Thnt tho pnasnge of tho mensuro by tho sonnto will bo used ns nn entering wedgo la protty clearly dollnod by tho halt chuckling remnrks of tho ultra frco trado Phlln dolphin Rocord, which loses no oppor tunity to thrust n knife into tho vltnls of protection. In n recent issuo it pointed out thnt tho Cuban mensuro wns n splendid tnctlcal opportunity for tho Domocrnts, nnd ndded : "It would bo miserably poor policy to opposo n rightful mensuro to which tho faith of tho nntlon hns been com mitted In ordor thoroby to secure n merely pnrtlsan ndvantngc. No oppor tunity should bo lost to mako a breach In tho protection wall. Small nnd nig gardly ns Is tho proposed 20 per con, reduction of tho U7 per cent duty on Cuban sugar, It should not bo rofusod by tho aid of Democratic votes. It Is nn entering wedgo which mny bo driv en homo when further opportunity ohnll offer." Thoro hns boon no convincing proof brought forward thnt distress cxiatn In Cuba of tho chnrnctor thnt would wnrrnnt any rollef from thl9 country nt n dotlnlln cost nnd Injury to nomo of our own people. In n lottor to a mombor of tho Rcpubllcnn club of Now York city, n mombor of tho houso of representatives) who fought tho Payno-Slbloy compromise states thnt of Republicans throughout tho coun try thoroughly understood tho situa tion thoro would bo such nn over whelming Hontiment nsnlnst this new proposed tm-Amorlcnn policy ns would uweop It out of existence nnd lonvo It without a single Ropubllcnn supporter. Referring to tho reports ns to tho provnlllng distress on tho island tho congressman quoted says that "It 1b conceded by thoso who nro advocating this policy thnt thero Ib no distress In Cuba; thnt tho demand for lnbor thoro Is grcntor thnn tho supply; thnt wnges nro higher thnn over boforo; thnt nt lenst two-thirds of tho sugar crap Is produced by non-rostdont cor porations nnd wealthy Individual planters whoso domlctlo is olthor tho Unltod Stntcs or Spain. Two-thirds, thoroforv, of tho reduction of duty BEATS THEORY. would go to thoBo non-resldont plant ors, if it did not all go to tho sugar trust, and thoro la abundant ovldonco thnt It would." A grcnt donl hns nlso boon snld nbout tho Into President McKlniny'a position with regnrd to reciprocity ns onunclnt od In his Buffalo spcoch, but wo do not boo how It enn bo twlstod to ap ply to Cuba. His ndvoency of reci procity wr.s qunllflod by this phrnso: iiy sotiBlblo trndo nrrnngomonts which will not interrupt our homo production wo nhnll extend tho outlots for our Increasing surplus." Tho "ro llef of Culm" would not only interrupt homo production, hut will crlpplo, If not pnralyzo, two lmportnnt Industries tho boot nnd enno augnr lntorosts. Wheeling Intolllgoncor. Hon nd Benntorlnlly nnd IMItorlully. Tho domnnd for tnrlff rovislon nnd for tho lncronsed admission of foreign goods to compoto with nnd displace domestic production docs not exist in tho wost to tho cxtont claimed by ro vlslonnrles nnd roclprocntors. Whero It exists nt nil it is chiefly to bo found In edltorlnl Bnnctums. Among tho peo plo thoro Is llttlo or nono of 1L Sena tor Hnusbrough of North Dakota is nn editor, but not of tho rovislonury and rnclprocntory typo. In his nowBpnpor, tho Dovll's Lnko Intor-Occnn, ho anys: "Tnrlff rovlBlon should not bo at tempted through reciprocity treaties. Reciprocity Is not ns yet nn oxnet economic (science. It hns boon nnd will contlnuo to bo cmployod ns nn adjunct of protection, which hns boon nnd will contlnuo to bo tho sheet anchor of our Industry. Wo will ontor Into reciprocal trndo relations with foreign nations when by so doing wo may dorlvo mutual bene (Its without destroying nny domostle industry. "Tno froo trader will bo obligod tc abandon his attempt to mako 'the tnll wng tho dog.' This in our Judg ment Is tho vlow tho prosont adminis tration must tnko of tho subject." This lu sound Ropubllcnn nnd pro toetlonlst doctrlno, likowlso Bound common sonBo. Cortnln nearby odl torlal neighbors of Senator Hans brough's, with lnrgor pretensions nnd smnllor grasp of economic questions would do well to paste it In their hats Sir Honry M. Stanloy la now dovot Ing hlmnolt almost exclusively to coun try llfo, and developing Into a gontlo man farmer. Groat boaster, llttlo doer.