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CHAPTER III-CoNTtau'n ) .
I "You will not have failed to observe ; '
be began , "that our past attempts-
now five in number-have all practically -
cally owed their failure to one and the
same cause. We have not hitherto
recognized which is the stronger and
which the weaker of the two barriers
that confine the object of our devotion.
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I F Because there are but to cruisers
guarding the seaboard of St. Helena ,
s , while a continuous cordon of armed
sentinels is posted around Longwood
House , another at the tontines of the
domain , and yet a third along the coast ,
we 'have made the mistake of supposing -
ing that our chief difficulties would
meet us on land. But experience has
shown that by relying on the corruption
of servants and the stupidity of sentries -
tries the path to the shore can always
be made smooth. The really insurmountable -
mountable obstacle has hitherto been
the vigilance of the English men-of-
war. They are , as you know , warned
of the approach of a vessel by signal
from the lookout on the peak , which
has a prospect of over twenty leagues.
Cruising , one to windward , one to leeward -
ward , they allow no ship to enter the
roads without being searched ; no one ,
to land without permission from the
admiral ; and even after dark their
guardboats , pulling round the Island all
night , prevent any communication with
the shore.
"A prisoner , then , who has gained the
landing-stage , is none the less a
prisoner still , for he can by no possibility -
bility succeed In passing over the half-
Teague of water which separates him
from the vessel waiting to bear him
away to freedom. "
11f. Carnac sighed again. "It's quite
true , " said Mr. Holmes ; "I found that
out myself. "
"Say rather that you sent others to
risk their necks in finding It out for
you , " growled the count.
' The colonel hastened to divert their
attention from each other. "Fortu-
natelv , " he continued , "an inspiration
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came to me. "
I Camilla glanced quickly , up in astonishment -
ishment ; and he went on rapidly , as
if to retrieve a false step. "An inspira-
.tion from a source not unknown to you.
1liadame de Montaut , who 1-as spoken
with so much eloquence to-night , was
in fact the first to suggest that it might
be possible to pass under that which
we could not pass over. "
The three visitors stared and were
, dumb. Camilla looked anxiously at
their faces to bather their probable
opinion.
"Yes , " said the colonel , "a submarine
boat 1s what is needed ; and if the Idea
was anther's , I may at least claim
that the execution of it has been mine. "
"Execution ? " asked Holmes , with
transparent jealousy. "What do you
mean ? The thing's impracticable ! "
"Oh ! it is a poor machine , " said the
colonel , with great deference , "and not
in any way one such as you , Mr.
Holmes , would have been able to design -
sign : but I think it will serve its purpose -
pose , and that is enough. "
lxf : Carnac shook his head. "I hope
It may"he said , despondently.
"This , " said the colonel , unfolding a
drawing and holding it up , "is a sketch
of the boat. It is eight feet wide , seven
and , and is made
deep , sixty-five long ,
do a number of separate parts , each
capalZle of being concealed in a hogshead -
head cask. The whole can be put together -
gether In two hours. "
"Good ! " cried the count , with a side
glance at Holmes. "Most ingenious !
And how do you propose to use it ? "
"Only as an auxiliary , of course , " re-
iied M. de Montaut , "for its effective
range is very limited. It is sunk by
admitting water into tanks at the two
.ends , and raised by pumping it out
.again. The propelling power consists
of two broad paddles worked from inside -
side by hand , and moving much like
the fins of a fish. The shape of the
boat , as you see , is not unlike that of
an ordinary canal barge , with watertight -
tight ends , and with die central space
covered in by an oblong erection , having -
ing panes of glass in the front and
sides for purposes of steering , and at
the top a hatch or trap-door , for ingress ,
! and egress. " 6
"It will be cry laborious to work , "
said the court.
'Precisely. " said the colonel ; ' : and I
to it , far
propose thptefcre use only as
as it Is jflisoiutely necessary My idea
brill arrive
is tbiA merchant-vessel
"oft Jamestown , St. Helena , on a day
a1 Lacly appointed , and will obtain per-
r1r'ission to anchor in the roads , but oft
outside the circle patrolled by
t ourse
- the guard-boats. As soon as it is dark
the submarine boat will be fitted to- I
nether and launched under the charge 1
skilled and resolute seaman. He
of a
will make the passage to and from the
shore under water , and when once he
has brought the Emperor on board our
vessel , the submarine boat may be sunk
and abandoned , and we can make sall
for Europe without a moments delay.
117. Carnac was an old man , and coni
stltutionally timid ; the novelty of the
idea was alone sufficient to startle him.
Mr. Holmes was the Emperor's accredited -
credited agent in England , and could
not brook that another should take the
lead in so important a matter.
The count was the boldest and most
.energetic of the three , and the one most
attracted by the scheme ; but he knew I ;
little or nothing of the sea , and was ,
besides , already , under suspicion on account -
count of a previous abortive attempt. t
in the event of another failure he
would undoubtedly suffer the extreme A
Denalty at the hands of iris enemies.
The colonel , .wio knew them all , had t
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no difficulty in reading their intentions
-or at any rate their inclinations-
upon their faces ; but lie was not without -
out hope of gaining from them what
measure of support was absolutely
necessary to his plan.
I am both flattered and strengthened -
ened , " he said , addressing them all ,
"by your kind approval ; the more seas
as our share in originating this
scheme is but small compared with the
assistance which I hope to receive from
you , who will thus earn the-larger part
of the glory and rewards which attend
success.
"Prom Mr. Holmes , to whose honor
and judgment have been committed the
vast funds of the imperial house , I
shall hope to receive a grant of a sum
of money to defray the e : pense of the
expedition , which , however large , will
be Inconslderable when weighed against
the magnitude of the result.
"M. le Comte , rho has been endowed
by nature with the strength and courage -
age of a hero , will , I trust , think those
qualities worthilyemployed in the service -
ice of one who appreciates themsohigh-
ly. I look to him to work the submarine
boat , which will be famous in history ,
and In which he will receive the first
greeting from the Emperor" in freedom.
"From you monsieur , " he continued ,
turning to M. Carnac , who was awaiting -
ing his turn in visible trepidation , "I
shall ask a less dangerous but not less
difficult service. Our pretended mer-
chant-vessel must be commanded by a
captain of first-rate ability in seamanship -
ship , and of tact and resource sufficient
to enable him to satisfy the inquisitions -
tions of the British officer , who will
board the ship in the usual course on
her arrival. You alone' of us have still
free access to France ; you will , I am
sure , find us such an officer among the
neglected marine of the empire. "
He had hoped to lessen the risk of
refusal by asking them , in this way ,
for a simultaneous assent to his requests -
quests , but an embarrassing silence
followed his appeal.
Camilla flushed angrily , and he hastened -
ened to anticipate her.
"Well , Mr. Holmes , " he said , ; 'may , I
rely on your then , for my iittit million ? "
"No , you may not , " returned Holmes ,
rudely. "It's out of the question. "
M. de Montaut persevered with
patient suavity. "I understand , " he
said , "you have many calls upon you ;
we can perhaps supply a part from
other sources. How much , then , is the
most you can give us ?
"Nothing , for the present , " was the
reply , possibly neat year I may have
some small sum to spare. "
"Next year ! " cried Camilla , rising to
her feet , and looking superbly down
upon the little agent. Before next year
you will have lost your place ; he
Emperor leaves St. Helena on the 5th
of May ! " And she turned her back
upon him.
The colonel looked at the other two.
He saw that the count was wavering ,
and to give him time he turned to M.
Carnac next.
"My dear friend , " said the latter ,
"you have altogether mistaken my
position. I dare not return to France
upon such an errand. I know none of
the impeial marine , and your scheme ,
however ingenious , appears to my mind
too unreasonably audacious for me to
recommend any one to embark upon
it. "
"I aili of the same opinion as M. Car- '
nac , " added the count , hesitating no
longer. "I would dare anything in
reason , but this is a forlorn hope. "
"Then , gentlemen , " broke in Camilla ,
with a commanding gesture of dismissal -
missal , "we have but to thank you for
your attendance this evening , and to
absolve you for the future. As for this
paltry million , " she added , turning to
her brother-in-law , "I will see to that.
You shall find our captain , and the active -
tive service we will take upon ourselves -
selves , if all the world turn craven ! "
So saying she crossed the room and
vent out with a sweep of fine disdain.
The colonel , who recognized more
clearly that his enterprise and all concerned -
cerned in it were at the mercy of those
to whom he had committed his secret ,
remained behind to soothe the trampled
feelings of the three discomfited gentle-
men.
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HEN DICK
awoke next morning -
ing the febrifuge
had done its works
and he was himself t
again , little the
worse for a pair of L
stiff , shoulders and
a few cuts upon the t
head. < .
The surgeon - a t
wiry , sharp-eyed f
little man , of half
his stalwart patient's weight-rallied Ii
him upon his sensitiveness to pain in
a tone of irony which brought the a
blood hotly back into his cheeks , and
gave them once more the bronzed glow
of health. Dick would have given much o
be able to explain the true cause of t
us agitated condition on the previous t
afternoon , but even his business at the
Admiralty , and its result , seemed a r
futile reason to offer for such weakness ;
cspeciakly to an inquisitor whose eyes
were already twinkling with a sus11
picion of the truth behind. eSe
So he turned the conversation by asIct
rig whether lie might go to his rooms 1
to-day.
"Oh yes , I dare say you might , wa 1
the reply ; "but why hurry ? Youro
comfortable here , aren't you ? "
"H'm-m , pretty well , " said Dick ,
with transparent affectation.f
r ell , well , " said the old man , "poor n
Madame do Montaut did her best , you tir
now. But you may go , " he continued , c
making for the door with a humorous d
pretense of 'bodily fear ; "you may go n
o-day , but don't get overheated , and a
don't be out after sunset. Good-byi" i n
nd he fled chuckling. f
ADick
Dick was left laughing and swearing h
o himself. "Confound it ! why am I so c
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simple Every casual stranger cart sa11
retina and round Jne , and ptarq I2 tO 1217
galley wlndoy ! s ; " But hq yrsi only
half displeased , Tliie Ilttte ) xr + f
warmca hint after elk , and kq fell tl
nanguinc currof hops and tjivi
thouabt 1 minf rolr hiq J3to like
a mill-race Sn Uia apsag ; pun.iigiat , He
liad eaceped tlu dreaded good fo > tuse
that had teatened h1 i ylittl imme-
41ato bau2 imeat , and kq irad begun
to find Iii : ; bargalrt with Canriila gyel
more profUable than lie could hgyo
ventured to a ect when he made ( t ,
It wad not until clo q upon 9 o'cloak
that Cnn111Z retunod , 1iowever , when
nho did come , she ca : e aono , and that
was a cot eolat1ot wort : ( waiting for ,
She joined Ife ; ; in thq morning-room
downstairs , and settled herself by the
fire with perect case ox Jtlairner , He
felt that his co : fidcnco ; ) iprt forsake
him if ho waited , and after he had replied -
plied to her iaquirlbp ha took a plunge
at once.
"Are ypu rcaiiy Irish , and net French
at ail ? " ! ; e asked ,
"Irish by birth , " she replied. "a rolloh
by brcedhig and adoptlon , Oh , it 1a no
secret , " she wart on , with a smile , lLt
Dick hesltatcd to press tire inquiry :
"and I would gladly tell you all about
It if I thought It could interest you :
but your sy n ; athicc lie , as I told you ;
in another direction altogether. "
"Everything interests me that concerns -
cerns you ! " bur3t out Dick. "I am
longing to hear more. "
"It is true that the more I toil you ,
the more conipleteky you will acknowledge -
edge me to be in the right , " she replied ,
"and that consideration would tempt a
woman to even greater imprudences
than this. "
15he laughed and looked him frankly
In the face. He felt that this was not
an opportunity for sentiment , and
caught gratefully at the camaraderie
she offered him instead.
"Good ! " he said , smiling back at her ;
"then I will abandon my sympathies
and own you to be right ; and it shall be
simply a story that you tell me , if you
will. "
"Ycs ; but I shall claim one from you
in return. And now listen. I was
born , " she began , "in the year 1796 , in
the county of Tipperary. My mother
died when I was but a few weeks old.
My father , Anthony Donoghue of Castle
Carrel , was wrongfully suspected of
being concerned in Wolfe Tone's conspiracy -
spiracy , and when the rebellion broke
out in ' 97 the Orangemen were upon
him like tigers. He took rne-a child o2
less than a year-upon the saddle In
front of him and rode for his life.
"He succeeded , after many narrow escapes -
capes , in reaching Bantry Bay , where
a number of patriots under Fitzgerald
and O'Connor were met to receive Gen.
Hoche and the French troops which he
was bringing over at their invitati5n.
My father , who hsd previously held
aloof , was non tempted'to jon.thc :
for the sake of revenge.
"He sent me oyr to Fnce In charge
of a deserter's wife , to whom he was also -
so obliged to entrust the realized part
of his fortune and the jewels which you
have sometimes seen me wearing. She
proved worthy of his confidence , and
when he came to Paris after the final
collapse of the rebellion he found both
his daughter and his diamonds safe In
the house of Gen. Bonaparte bkmseic ,
to whose prctection I had been commended -
mended by a letter from Hoche.
" 'Ah ! ' said Napoleon , when my fat-
-or went to thanl him , 'here cones Mats-
bus In search o his little Camila , ' It
appears that there Is a story in Virgil
of a warrior pursued by his enem1e : , ,
and encumbered by the burden of an h-
fant daughtc _ named Camilla. S.oppc.l
in his fight by a rapid stream , he binds
the child to his spear , and with a prayer
to Diana hurls her across , and hit elt
swims the flood , to find her safe and
sound upon the farther side. In gratitude -
tude he vows her to the lifelong service -
vice of the goddess who has answered
his prayer. It was to this adventure.
then-which our own so much resembled
what Napoleon was referring ,
"My father , who had all the wit of
kris race , took up the allusion at once.
'From this moment , ' ho said , 'she shall
be called Camilla , and I dedicate her t ,
the great protector who has saved us'
"Napoleon was pleased with the readiness -
iness o the reply , and took him Into
high favor. He afterward gave him a
high command in the Irish brigade , an
heaped him with rewards. He remer-
bered me , too , and aster my father' .
death he married me to M. de Mertaut ,
a gentleman e an ancient and wealthy
-ouse , and entirely , devoted to the emperor -
peror , in whole service he met an honorable -
able death in 1814. I was but 19 then
and I have been an exile ever sine ,
for neither my brother-in-law nor j have
atcoped to male our peace with the
Bourbons.
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EF VE GIRLS.
ro.In ! tnnCes That Lo : < the Question
in Doubt.
The is an odd saying that one neve'
knows a woman's true character till he
secs her in a moment of danger-and
seldom then , might well be added. A
couple of young ladies were on top of
he Mills building yesterday , says San
Francisco Post. One walked boldly to
he very edge of the roof and gascl 1
,
steadily into the street below without
he thrkkl of c nerve or the quiver of
muscle. "Brave girl , that , " observed
ho c ! - r o"Icer. "Stout-hearted and
earleEs. She'll make some man a good I
wife. Huh ! Look at that ogler one , "
e e : caimed in disgust , as the stouthearted -
hearted girl's companion shrank back
nd cried hysterically :
"Oh , hold met I want to jui p oft ! " t
"What a little fool ! " said the signal
firer. A baby to be pew : .d : fi ; ants t
o jump off ! You couldn't pull her of fi
hero with an ox team. '
They were just starting down the nar-
ow stairway when someone shouted :
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"There's a mouse !
The brave girl who had stood un- t
inching at the edge of a high roof let I
tit a wild scream and rolled to the botl l
Dm of the stairs , while her companion , 1
suuhed till she vrad almost hysterical. c
"Girls are all feel , " declared the eyn- )
cal signal ofQQr ,
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' 7a : a Are Intfng ! : rs ; .ls Doflr.
John lvart , r. fanner living in Black- y
) rd county T cl. Is afiireted s a man c
ever was before. Thousands of red c
orms about the size of a common pin
yawl about in his flesh and as yet no j
actor has devised a cure nor even dlagc
osed the disease. They emerge from
Ii parts of the body , the skin drops off
big scales and Evarts bcdy is raw g
ronr head to foot. The bones of his
ands are exposed , the flesh having P
racledaway i p
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THE PROTECTIVETARIFF ALONE
CAN SAVE US.
Gold Will Not Lcave the Country When
We Buy All Our Goods at home-The
I'rescut I'ro-Itrltish I'ollcy Must L'o
Terminated.
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Tariff IIefornr Tricks.
The time has come when the Reform
Club's sound currency committee
( Hon. Charles S. Fairchild , chairman )
has to ask for more funds to carry on
its work.-Evening Post , N. Y.
In making this demand for more
money Mr. Free Trade Editor Godkin
states that "the committee has expended -
ded up to the present time $16,000 , " of
which $16,000 was levied from Boston ,
and that $25,000 more is needed to carry
on the English currency branch of the
Tariff Reform Club " to the end of the
present year. " This will tide them
over the fall elections of 1896 in endeavoring -
oring to divert attention from the issue
of Protection vs. Free Trade.
The Tariff Reform Club is composed
of enemies to American labor and in-
dustry. Among its members are Chas.
S. Fairchild , John De Witt Warner , and
Tariff Juggler Godkin of the Evening
Post , and the truth is not in him.
Knowing how thoroughly the free-
trade idea was denounced by the people
at the elections of 1594 , the tariff for
England clique has decided that no possible -
sible chance of the restoration of democratic -
cratic supremacy in politics can exist
by the immediate advocacy of "tariff
reform" in the direction of further
free trade. It was deemed advisable
to foist a new scheme upon the people
and the Tariff Reform Free-Trade Club
mooted the currency , question as a mys-
,
determine , the question of its economical -
cal extraction entering largely into the
problem. It had already heen demonstrated -
strated that fine crops of jute could
be grown In Texas and Louisiana ,
but we can only approximate
vaguely the cost of a crop
to the grower , anal the precise
cost of preparation was equally a matter -
ter of doubt. These questions settled
satisfactorily , there is no doubt as to
the success of the industry , as there is
already a large demand for the fiber ,
our importations of India jute alone
reaching the value of $3,000,000 in a
single year. Some beautiful specimens
of American jute fiber , grown by the
Felix Fremery Decorticator Company ,
near Galveston , Texas , were shown in
the department exhibit at Chicago. The
fiber was of good color and strength ,
one specimen , extra cleaned , being of
fine quality , that doubtless would command -
mand a much higher price in the market -
ket than imported material.
What has been done in other directions -
tions can be' ( lone in the jute industry.
The trouble seems to be that we fail to
realize how suddenly we sometimes
obtain success in any given product ,
and we too often lose sigh , of the rapid
strides we have been making in the labor -
bor saving cost of production in agricultural -
cultural occupations as well as in manufacturing -
ufacturing enterprises. The secretary -
ry of agriculture , speaking of jute and
ramie , lras said :
The Interest In ramie continues , and
the cultivation of jute is attracting a
great deal of attention. The possibility
of the production of these fibers in certain -
tain sections has been demonstrated ,
but further experiment is needed to
settle the question of cost of production
and machinery for cleaning.
In order to continue such "further experiment -
periment , " Protection is necessary and
should be assured.
Grover Will Tax Growlcrs.
Mr. Cleveland has considered several
means for augmenting the financial returns -
turns , among Which is the beer tax. The
natural way for the recovery of the receipts -
ceipts is a tariff that will produce sufficient -
cient sums to replenish the treasury.
That tariff cannot be too seen re-estab-
lished. The treasury is paying the
price of the loss of protection. Protection -
tion to American industries is , from
experience , likewise protection to the
nation's finances. A reasonable tariff
is the only solution of the disastrous
problem brought on by the obstinate
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CAPTURING THE MARKETS OF THE WORLD. t
Lifrer. Of course , this "organized hy
pocrisy" has the support of Presiders t
Cleveland.
Some protectionist papers fell quickly
into the trap. Tile circulation of a
mass of oily gammon , and its use by
protectionist papers , are the stepping
stones to lead to an end-an end to
protection to American labor and in
dustr'y. By playing tha panel game ,
the Free-Trade Tariff Reform Club i s
trying to dodge the issue of Protectio n
vs. Free-Trade , to bamboozle the peo-
) ie and entangle editors. The friends
of protection have already dope far
too much to help the Tariff Reform
Club's free-trade scheme. Stop it.
Another Farm Crop Injured.
Jute culture , which was becoming a
aluable agricultural industry , though
o its complete success there were obstacles -
stacles , has also been struck at by the
ariff act of 1S91. Jute , like hemp and
at , was placed on the free list at the
wrong time. The cost of labor in producing -
ducing it successfully against foreign
ornpetiticn is a material factor , just as
he difference in labor enters into the
production of any , other of the products
of the farm or factory. Jute is chief-
y used in baling cotton , which may ac-
ount for placing it on the free list to
essen its cost to the cotton planter ,
but are not the agriculturists engaged
n the yet expensive production of
ute as much entitled to protection as
elton was , and as various other agri-
ultural products are , such as rice , tobacco -
bacco and sugar ? The report of the
ber bureau of the department of agri-
ulture tells us that there is :
No doubt as to the practicability of
rowirg jute as a crop in the gulf states.
Whether the fiber can be produced
rofitably in competition with the India
roduet is a matter fer experiment to
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- enforcement of Ifr. Cleveland's oleoi
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ries. Protection is an issue that cannot
be dodged. Its suspension has demon-
- its necessity to the g ernment
as well as to enterprise and to the peo-
ple.-Daly , Saratogian. f
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+ Coasuls Can Be L'ofar.
A good word has been said for our
American consuls by Englishmen. At
a recent meeting of the Bradford
Chamber of Commerce , which had been
asked for suggestions whereby the +
British consular service would be improved -
proved in the interest of commerce , it
was stated that "American consuls did
a great dell more in this direction
than our own ( English ) did. " It is
gratifying to know there has recently ,
been an improvement in the commercial -
cial value of our consular reports.-
This is the time when Americans want
to know what their foreign competitors
are doing.
Temporarily Forgotten.
"The prices of nails have doubled in . =
the past sixty days , " chuckles a free-
trade organ. And in this way tariff
/ reform is cheapening the necessaries of
life to the consumer ! Are not cheap
prices synonymous with prosperity ?
Whore are all those fine low tariff sermons -
mons that were preached so persistently e °
in 1892-Jourual , Kansas City , Mo. , s o
July 17 , 1595. T
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According to dispatches from WashPC
ington , Secretary Olney and the presi- in
dent had made plans to seize and hold o
1-Iav ana till the Mora claim was paid , H
in case Spain had shown further disposition - t
sition to postpone matters. Imitation vi
of England seems still to be the highest to
ambition of this administration.-Buf-
falo Express , in
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Democratic Theories Not
' ' imports ,
Comparing the i:6.5 year's
during which the Gorman tariff was in ;
the fall - .
force for ten months , with 4
twelve months ir(1Ports of 1S92 and -
1593 it is seen that the Gorman tariff , , ,
than
imports are in some cases larger
instances - ,
those for 1592 and in other
Imports - ,
the
than
stances larger . .
ports for 1593 , and sometimes . .
eater than the figureii given for both Y
of these two McKinley protection years. -
When considering the effect of the
present lower tariff , it should be remembered - ,
membered that in 1892 and early in
1593 the bulk of the people were far
more prosperous than they are to-daY
and consequently were better able to , ,
pay for the luxury offoreig n goods .
Now the lower tariff permits the larger
quantities of imports at such low prices
as enable keen competition with our . 1f
own manufacturers and interference 1 ;
with their business in our home market -
ket , the people not being able to afford C
to purchase so many articles of voluntary - !
tary use and luxury as they did in 1S92 i
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and 1593. 5'V + t
This fact is very evident from a com- ,
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parr.cn of such imports as follows :
Imports of Articles of Voluntary .Use , +
t
Luxuries , Etc. +
Value. t
tl .
1592 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $101,764,252 l f 41. )
1593 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125S55,541 , +
1S95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93,255,730
During the year just ended , to June rE t
30 , 1895 , we bought over $11,500,000 , 1
worth less of articles of voluntary use ,
luxuries , etc. , than in 1592 , and $3' . , - ,
600,000 less than in 1S93. ? t
Turnip , next to our imports of arts- , t .
Iles. manufactured and ready ' for con- .
. . 1 1.
sumption , articles that enter directly
into competition with the products of j \ { ' f
our own factories , we find that we , t
bought $5,300,000 t vor'th more in 1895
than in 1893 , an increase of 2.32 per '
cent. of all imports , while the increase 1
was 2.97 per cent over the 1392 figures , ,
If we look at those imports of arti-
Iles in a crude contli 't' on , or which were - k j I + P
wholly or partly manufactured for use 'r
in our mechanic arts , we find that in 1
both cases they were less in 1895 than i
in 1593 and 1892 , the exact figures being - : (
ing : '
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Imports of articles in crude condition. ' {
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ , , : ;
1893. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2..G,711,959
1S95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131,119,810 1
Imports of articles for use in mechanic
ic arts.
1892. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83,206,471 . ,
1893 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95,753,90 " . " +
1895. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,656,655 1 1 !
In 1895 we imported nearly $13,000 , I
000 worth less of articles in a crude con- I 1
dition than we , did in 1592 and $35,000 , '
000 worth less than fr. 1893. Of articles 1 ,
for use in the mechanic arts we imported -
ed to the extent of $9,550,000 less in 1895 {
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than in 1892 , and over $25,000,000 less
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than in 1S93. These values show that
the Garman tariff has been a hindrance i
to our manufacturrs in supplying I I
them with an abundance of cheap , raw . t
or partly finished material , and it has ,
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the demands of the ] tome market because - I
cause our imports of articles , manufac- ' i '
Lured an d ready for consumption , Kaye s ' 1
been of greater value even than they j
l
were in 1892 , when our : bill ty to pur t '
chase them was so much greater , l 7 s
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Senator Cnliom'r ; VIews.
When the republican party gets con- , '
tr ol again , as it will next year , with I „ !
some republican for president such as
Reed or McKinley , or seine oilier man ,
ye will take up that tariff yet and so ' y ,
over it item by item and make such '
amendments to it as will give reason- '
ible protection to American labor and f
lmerican industries ' '
as against foreign ,
abor and'foreign industries. The peo- '
pie of this country never knew they , ; ,
vanted that sort of protection-they + 1' !
were never certain of it-until the democrats -
ocrats by mistake got possession of I
this country two years ago.-Senator '
Cullom. !
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Cheating a Western Produet c'i
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The latest case of undervaluation "
ender the ad valorern tariff system has 4
icon in imports of
olives , which ap-
iear to have been invoiced at just one- t
calf of their true value , As the supply -
ply of olives of California growth forms . 4' '
1
an important factor in supplying our
domestic market , the importers of
oreign olives naturally feel the corn- I
petition and evidently are prepared to ' ,
t
old our market by -means.
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Patronize the America , S , camstres9. 1 '
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Name the Itiatt Men. S
In the coming state camPai gns vets - !
s should see that the candidates are
und for protection to home industry. t
he candidate for office who is not
yal , outspoken anti earnest in
sup
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rt of this principle when be is
seek - ,
g a nomination will be lukewarm or '
penly hostile when he is elected.
oist the banner of
protection. It is °
he sign and promise of approaching
dory. The righteous cause of pro. . 't
ction to home ,
industries has always
on when it was presented clearly and
telligently to the AmerIcan people. a
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