f
The Consent ion9 JIomIns&
Biographical JTofes fllbout
McKJnlcy cznd Roosei)efo.
Tlio Republican national convention
of 1900 was tlio shortcut on record,
when hours of time that It was In ses
sion aro taken Into conBliloratlon. It
was called to ordor at 12:31 Tuesday,
and nt 2:30 p. m. took a rccow to Wed
nesday at noon. At 3 p. m. Wednes
day a recess was takon to 10:30 Thurs
day. At 2:30 on Thursday Its work
was donu and tlio convention was
McKjnley'j
James McKlnloy, tho president's an
cestor, landed In this country about
1743, and Bottled later In Chanccford
Township, York county, Pa., where
David McKlnloy, gront-grandfathor of
tho proaldont, was born In May, 175C.
.The records of tho 1'cnslon Bureau
show that David McKlnloy was n sol
dlor in tho revolution and participated
iu tho capture of 1'aulus Hook and thu
engugomcntu of Amboy and Chester
Hill. Ho died In 1840, In Ohio, at thu
go of elghty-llvo. A son, Jnmcs Mc
Klnloy, moved to Columbiana county,
Ohio, in 1809. At that time William,
his son, born in I'lno Township, Mer
cer county, Pa., was- two years old.
James McKlnloy wns an Iron manu
facturer or furnace man, and his sou
William followed tho samo vocation.
Whun William was twenty-two years
old ho married Nancy Allison of Can
ton, 0 tho couple having nlno child
ren, of whom Wllllnm Jr., tho presi
dent, was tho sovonth. William Mu
Klnloy, Sr., died In Novombor, 1892,
having lived to witness tho rlso of his
son from a school teacher through
posts of national promlneuco to bo
governor of Ohio.
Tho prealdont was born at Nllos,
Trumbull county, 0 on January 29,
1843. Ho nttondod tho public schools
In that town until ho wns nlno yenrs
old, at which time his father moved
to Poland, Mahoning county, O., whoro
tho futuro president entered Union
Semlnnry, pursuing his studies in that
institution until ho wns sovcutecn
years old. Ho is said to havo excelled
In mnthcmntlcH and languages, and to
havo bested all his fellow-students in
debating tho public questions of the
day.
In 18C0 ho wns sent to Alleghony col
lego, Moadvlllo, Pa., but gavo up his
courso attor a fow months on account
of pour health. Aftor a period of rest
ho becatno n toachor iu tho public
schools of tho Korr district, near Po
land, having Joined tho Methodist
Episcopal church in Poland. In tho
spring of 18C1 ho was a clerk In tho
postofllco nt Polnnd, which position ho
gnvo up to enlist at Columbus, on
Juno 11 of that year, In Company 13
of tho Twenty-third Ohio Volunteer
Infantry,
Got). Hooj,eVett9s Career.
Gov. Roosovolt was born In Now
York city, Oct. 27, 1858, of Dutch nnd
Scoteh-Irlsh ancestry. His fnthor waH
Thoodoro Roosovolt, nftor whom tho
govornor was named, and his mother,
whoso given nnmo wns Martha, wns
tho daughter of James and Martha
Bulloch of Oeorgla. Young Roosovolt
was primarily oducated at homo undor
prlvnto toachors, aftor which ho en
tered Harvard, graduating In 18S0.
Thoso qualities of aggressiveness
which havo marked his more rocont
yoars of public llfo woro present with
111 in In collcgo nnd ho wns a conspicu
ous figure among his follows.
It was an Interesting period In tho
history of tho party and tho nation,
nnd young Roosovolt ontored upon the
political field with ongerucss and en
THE ROOSEVELT CHILDREN.
I Theodore
Ethel.
Kermtt.
adjourned slno die. No national con
vention ever consumed lcs3 time In
hours.
Of course tho work of tho conven
tion "laid before It" so to put It. There
wns not tho slightest doubt on any
point except tho vice presidency, and
ns hooii as tho delegates began to ar
rive that doubt was dispelled. Rooso
velt was tho choice of nearly overy
delegation for second place.
'Biography.
William McKlnloy twice refused
tho nomination for president previous
to tho tlmo when on the first ballot at
tho Republican National convention
held In St. Louis In 189G ho wnb anally
nomlnnted and ncccptcd. His first re
fusal was at tho convention of 1888,
when ho supported Mr. Shorman, to
whom ho wns pledged, forbidding the
uso of IiIb name at a tlmo when his
formal assent or negative acquiescence
was all that was necessary to secure
his own nomination. At the ensuing
convention of 1892 ho received 182
votes for tho nomination, his name
not having been presented, as It was
well known ho wns an ardent support
cr of Harrison and would Immediately
withdraw his nnmo should it havo
been proposed, Being tho permanent
chairman of tho convention, ho was
greatly embarrassed by tho efforts of
his supporters to make him tho presi
dontlal candidate and, leaving, the
chair on tho announcement of the ro
sultNof tho first ballot, mado a motion
to mnko tho nomination of Mr. Harri
son unanimous. His motion was car
rlod.
On April 10, 1890, McKlnloy intro
duccd Into tho Houso tho general tar
Iff measuro which has since been
known as tho "McKlnley bill." For
four months tho measuro had boon un
der consideration, nnd every intorost
in tho country, including manufactur
crs, lnborors, merchants, farmers, im
porters, agents, freo traders, and pro
tectlonlsts, had boon freely heard, tho
minority having been given as good nn
opportunity to present their views as
had tho majority. His speech on May
7 in support of tho measuro sustained
his imputation as nn orntor and dis
passlonato advocate, and soldom lias
such hearty applause boon nccorded
any leador as greeted him upon tho
conclusion of his address.
McKlnloy's homo llfo hns beon thnt
of tho representative Amorlcan, and
almost Ideal. Ho married on January
25, Miss Ida Saxton, granddaughter of
John Saxton, for sixty years editor of
tho Ohio Repository, still published nt
Canton. Two girls, Chrlstlno Ida and
Kate, wero born to Mr. nnd Mrs. Mc
Klnloy, both of them dying nt early
ages.
ergy. Tho purification of political and
olllclnl llfo had been for somo tlmo nn
Ideal with him, nnd with this camo the
bollef In the olllcncy ot tho npplicntlon
of civil service rules to executlvo con
duct. Iu 1882 ho was nominated for
tho Stnto Assembly nnd wns elected.
Ho served for three years. In 1880 Mr.
Roosovolt was nominated as an Inde
pendent cnndldato for mayor of Now
York, but, although Indorsed by tho
Republicans, wns defeated.
In 1881 ho was chairman of tho Now
York delegation to tho national Re
publican convention. Ho had been
among thoso who did not regard Mr.
Blaine ns the most nvallablo candl
date ot tho party, but after tho lattor's
nomination Mr. Roosevelt gnvo him
his hearty support, and In tho faco of
Alice.
Archibald.
Quontln.
tho remarkable defection In New York
at that time. In May, 18S9, President
Harrison appointed him civil scrv'.co
commissioner, and ho served ob presi
dent o! tho board until May, 1390.
As president of the civil scrvlco com
mission Roosevelt resigned In May,
1893, to become president of tho New
York board of police commissioners.
On May 0, 1398, Roosevelt resigned
his place In tho cabinet, assistant sec
retary of tho navy, to muster In a
cavalry regiment for the Spanish war.
Llfo in tho vc3t had mad-e this a fitting
ambition. As n hunter of big game,
used to tho 3addle and tho camp, nnd
an unerring shot vlth rlflo and re
volver, tho country ro3ognlzcd In him
tho making of a dashing cavalry lead
er. He had experienced military duty
In tho New York National Guard In
tho '80s. Col. Wood was put In com
mand of the Rough Riders; Roosevelt
was lieutenant colonel. On Juno 15
tho regiment sailed to Join General
Shatter In Cuba.
From tho tlmo of landing until tho
fall of Santiago tho Rough Riders wero
giant figures In th campaign. Their
work reached a climax on July l.when
Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt led the
regiment In the desperate chargo up
San Juan hill. He hnd shared all tno
hardships of his men, and when ho
broke the red tape of discipline to com
plain of General Shatter's camp and
its dangers from dlscaso the army was
with him and the war department lis
tened to his Judgment. On July 11
ho wa3 commissioned colonel of volunteers.
Scarcoly two months later tho new
military hero was nominated for gov
ernor of Now York. In tho convention
ho received 753 votes, against tho 218
cast for Governor Frank S. Black.
As a writer of outing papers Ma
varied experiences on the trail have
served him well. In biography, hW
llfo of Thomas H. Benton nnd of Gouv
erneur Morris havo been praised. Es
says and papers dealing with political
LAFE YOUNG.
Nominated Roosovolt.
llfo hnvo added to his reputation. Of
his lntost work. "Tho Rough Riders'
has been nolnted to as "ono ot tho
most thrilling pieces of military his
tory produced In recent yenrs."
Govornor Roosevelt hns been twlco
married. Ills .first wlfo was Alice Leo
of Boston, who loft a daughter. In
188G ho married Miss Edith Carow of
Now York. There aro six chlldron.two
of whom are sons. His domcstlce llfo
Is ideal. Whether ensconced In win
ter quarters at Albany or New York, or
at tho famous Roosevelt summer homo
at Oyster Bay on Long Island, the lead
or of the Rough Riders Is an Indulgont
fathor and romps with his children
with as much zest as tho youngest of
Ihera. Tho youngsters aro known as
the Roosovolt hnlf dozon, nnd all re
flect In somo manner tho paternal
nnnrnernrlsUcfl. The Oldest girl lS
Alice, tall, dark and serious looking,
Sho rides her father's Cuban campaign
horso with fearlessness and grace
Tho next ollvo branch Is Thoodore, Jr.
or "young Teddy," tho Idol of his fath
er's heart and a gcnulno chip of tho
old block. Young "Teddy" owiib a
irnstv ahotmm and dreams of somo
day shooting bigger game than his
father over saw. Ho also riuoa a pony
of his own. Alice, tho oldest girl, la
nearly 10. Sho Is tho only child of
tho first Mrs. Roosevelt. "Young Ted
dy," tho presont Mrs. Roosovolt's oiu
ROOSEVELT COTTAGE.
OyBter Bay.
prI child. Is 13. Thon there aro Kei''
mlt. 11: Ethel. 9; Archibald, C, and
Quontln, of "tho tender ngo ot 3.
Tnimiu'd Over Cmml Uoute.
There Is probably but ono mombcr
of tho houso who onjoys tho distinc
tion of having tramped on foot over
both tho Panama and the Nicaragua
canal routes. That gentleman Is Rep
resentative Romeo Hoyt Freor ot West
Vlrclnln. Not many years ngo Judgo
Vreer was American consul to Nica
ragua and during his term of olllco ho
familiarized himself with tho proposod
canal routes. Onco ho traversed tho
dlstnnco botweon tho two oceans with
a surveying party, of which com-
mnndor Lull of the' nnvy was at tho
head, and again ho went over tho routo
with only ono companion, a Now York
newspnpor man. Washington rosi.
i
INDIA'S FREE COINAGE
ABOLISHED IN FAVOR OF THE
COLD STANDARD.
roller Carried Out Under Cnfiivornblo
0'omlltloin, ltut tlio Country It Swnnpod
with (lolil unit Currency Ilai Incromod
Uffoct of tho ChauRB Ileiicllclul.
Consul General R. F. Pattlson, who
Is at Calcutta, has reported as follows
to tho state department regarding the
courso taken by tho government of In
dia In the past seven years on tho
question of the freo coinage of silver:
In 1893 the mints ot India, that had
previously been open to the freo coin
age of sllvor, wen closed, excopt to
such colnago a3 was required by tho
government to supply tho currency
for tho business of the country; and
slnco that time the exchango value of
the rupee has fluctuated greatly, al
though It has beon tho policy of the
government to establish Its fixed value
at Is. 4d. (32 cents), which it has now
practically accomplished.
Strong objections wero made to ster
eotyping tho rupee ut Is. 4tl on tho
sround-that the normal valuo ot trado
required a rupeo at a lower sterling
value. It was further urged that a
rupeo appreciated to 1b. 4d. would
eheck oxports, and especially would
exerclso an evil Influence on the opium
trade with China a silver currency
country.
Tho policy of tho government ha3
been carried out under the most ad
verse conditions, the plague covering
many districts, and tho falluro of rains
last year causing a distressing and
disastrous famino in large areas; be
sides, tho cotton spinning and weav
ing Industry has been In a moro or less
critical condition the past year. In
spite of these conditions, tho total
valuo of trade during tho ten months
ending December 31, compared with
preceding years, has been, In round
numbers:
Imports. Kxnorts. Total trnn.
IS97-1S9S ...J244.ftOO.OOO $279,600,000 $324,000,000
IS9H.1HM ... 222.nno.noo 32&.000.000 547.000.000
1899-1900 ... 231.000.000 321,500,000 675.500.000
It was "In Its effect on tho export
trado that the enhancement of tho
valuo of the rupee was chiefly dreaded;
but tho figures do not Justify the fears
expressed, although there has been a
serious decline In tho export of wheat
and of rlco, owing as regards the lat
tcr especially, which would otherwise
havo been exported to Its being re
quired for tho famine districts of In
dia.
But tho statistics for opium do not
support tho allegation that the en
hancement of tho rupeo and tho fall In
the exchange of China on India would
check tho opium trade. The demand
hns been brisker, and the averago price
higher tho past year.
Tho measuro passed tho 15th of last
September to make gold a legal tender
In India was tho outcome of tho In
dlnn currency commlttco's report, but
tho government wns subjected to con
slderablo pressuro to defer action
when tho report nppeared. It was
contended In making the sovereign
legnl tender, gold would bo hoarded
and would fall to reach the govern
ment depositories, so that Its gradual
accumulation would be nrrested, and
tho government would bo driven Into
borrowing for Its stock of gold; but
tho measuro was passed, and tho re
suit Is known. Instead of gold ceas
lng to reach tho government depos
Itorles, they havo been nearly
swamped with It, and the difficulty
hns arisen from Its plethora not from
Its scarcity.
Tho amount of currency reserve on
April 1, 1899, was about $10,000,000,
and on March 7, 1900, It was about
$35,000,000. The amount that had ac
cumulated In London was about
$4,500,000, making an aggregate of
about $39,500,000.
In a country like India, whoro It has
been tho custom of the native popu
lation to hoard sllvor, it will tako
longer to ndjust Itself to a gold stand
ard; but It will be seen that tho gov
ernmont Is accumulating gold, and It
la gradually going Into circulation,
now being a legal tender.
By the notion of the government,
India has become a gold standard, and
will gradually become a gold currency
country, as tho exchango value of tho
rupee Is now fixed at the rato of fifteen
rupees to the sovereign ($4.86), or, In
other words, rupees are Interchange
able at that rato at the government do
posltorles, and, with normal condi
tions of trado, that rate will probably
bo maintained.
India, which has been such n vnst
reservoir for silver, now being out of
tho list ot silver standard countries,
must hnvo an Important lnlluenco In
deciding the fiscal policy of other
countries, for her absorption of such
ceased, though the rupeo will contlnuo
to be the currency for tho smnllor
transactions, Its exchange valuo bolng
fixed by tho government.
Tho Origin ,f Trinit.
Conturles ago, when the Individual
found that his business was growing
too largo for lilm to handle, ho took n
partner. They formed n trust In a
smnll degreo. Fifty years ago, tho
partnership form of business began to
glvo way to tho small corporation, as
business men found thnt a corporation
afforded better facilities nnd protection
to their business. Moro recently cor
poratlons grow In size until wo havo
experienced tho very largo corpora
tions called trusts. In nearly every
case these are neither more nor less
than partnerships, tho only difference
being In extent and degree. Tho In
crease In tho world's volume of busi
ness haB compelled tho growth from
tho original partnerships to largo cor
porations.
THE SOUTHAND SHIPPING.
National
Aid
far It Itrtorntlon
to tho
h'cai.
The rapid growth of manufacturing
In tho South, and its beneficial offect
upon other Industries, are arousing In
the minds of tho people new thoughts
and hopes for tho futuro ot their great
section of the Union. Ono of tho most
reliable authorities on Southern prog
ress nnd development 13 R. H. Ed
monds, the well-known Baltimore
publisher, who keeps In constant per
sonal touch with the up-to-dato senti
ment of tho leading manufacturers,
bankers, and influential men of tho
South. It i3 his repeated declaration
and as a result of his own observa
tions that tho
SOUTHERN BUSINESS MEN
arc almost n unit In favor ot national
aid In tho re-cstabllshmcnt ot our
ships upon tho seas. Ho finds tho sen
timent nmong men represontatlvo of
Southern industrial and commercial
progress quite ot varlanco with thnt
disclosed by their representatives and
senators In congress. Tho lattor seem
to represent a theoretical opposition
to tho utilization of modern methods
for the advancement ot Industrial pros
perity that haB kept back Southern
development tor fully a generation. In
the foreign trado of tho United States,
as conducted between Southern and
foreign ports, ono of tho
RAREST SIGHTS IS THE AMERI
CAN FLAG
floating from tho sterns of tho ships
conducting that trade. That tho do-
mand has grown in tho South for na
tional legislation for tho upbuilding
of our merchant marlno seems to Mr.
Edmonds to bo logical. He sees In the
realization of tho growing hopes of his
people In this respect much of per
manent benefit to tho section ho repre
sents. Ho has made an especial study
of ante-bellum sentiment on tho sub
ject of Amorlcan marltlmo develop
ment, nnd was surprised to find that,
as far back as
SIXTY YEARS AGO
tho sentiment In favor of safeguard
ing nnd promoting our merchant mar
lno commended the thoughtful atten
tion of tho most advanced of South
ern statesmen nnd business men. In
an nddrcss boforo tho Cotton Spin
ners' association at Charlotte, North
Carolina, recently, Mr. Edmonds
stated that In 1845 John C. Calhoun
presided at a convention in Memphis
at which tho subject was discussed. In
1851 a report was mado at a Virginia
convention In favor of facilitating tho
malls through tho establishment of
steamship ltne3 running between
Hampton Roads and European ports.
Another convention In Memphis held
In 1853 favored
GOVERNMENT ENCOURAGEMENT
AND PROTECTION
In tho establishment of steamship lines
between Southern and European ports
Tho Charleston convention of 185
urged congress to encourago tho es
tablishment ot mall steamships, oven
to tho extent of granting stato boun
ties In tho form of rebates to ship
pcrs employing American vessels. In
183G Louisiana's legislature passed an
act paying $5 per ton bounty on all
ships exceeding 100 tons burden built
In the state. A repdrt mado to tho
legislature of Alabama as far back as
1838 showed that her citizens contrlb
uted $1,800,000 a year to get their cot
ton to Europe, nnd contained tho
query: "If this nmount must bo paid,
why should It not bo paid to our own
citizens?" No wonder a score of years
later Alabama's legislature passed an
net granting a bounty of $4 per ton on
all steamers built within thnt state.
AT CHARLESTON IN 1839
Robert Y. Hayne discussed tho sub
ject beforo a commercial convention
held In that city, in which ho said that
southern nnd southwestern states wero
producing nearly three-quarters of tho
domestic exports of tho Union, al
though Importing not to exceed one
tenth of tho foreign merchandise on
terlng tho United States, and that for
eign commerce was "causing cities of
other states to flourish while Southern
cities were falling Into decay." Lieu
tenant M. i. Maury, famous for his
Invaluable nlds to mariners upon tho
oceans, was Impressed with tho
IMMENSE BENEFITS SOUTHERN
STATES
would derive from tho establishment
of steamship lines between Southern
and European ports. For many years
ho urged tho Investment of Southorn
capital In such lines", showing tho
great and growing power her rich for
olgn commerce was giving to Now
York, and deploring tho fact that tho
South was missing Its opportunities
to share therein. Ho saw for Norfolk
Virginia, possibilities of development
which havo never beon realized, but
which It seems possible are likely of
fulfillment through tho growing scar
city of European coal nnd tho Inevlt
able dependence of tho world In the
futuro for tho greater part of Its coal
supplies upon tho United States. In
OUR TRADE WITH OTHER AMER
ICAN REPUBLICS
Maury saw advantages even greater
than thoso possible through our com
merclal Intercourse with Europo, and
ho was never done urging upon th
peoplo of tho South the wisdom of
generously encouraging Amorlcan
marltlmo development through tho cs
tnbllshmcnt of steamship Hues to the
West Indies, Contrnl and South Amer
lea. Ho advocated a ship cannl across
tho Amerlcnn Isthmus nnd predicted
enormously Dcnencini results to our
trndo and shipping to follow.
Away back in 1858 tho assombly of
Virginia Incorporated a
$50,000,000 STEAMSHIP LINE
undor tho nnmo of tho Atlantic Steam
Ferry company, but which failed to
carry out its designs becauso of tho
sectional differences between tho North
nnd South. Tho sohomo involved tho
immediate construction of four ships
of tho Great Eastern class, to regularly
run botweon Southorn and European
ports. Their groat vnluo as auxllarlos
to our military resources wero then
clearly pointed out, as well ns tholr
usefulness as nurseries for American
seamen who would be ready to respond
to tholr country's call If needed. No
wonder, In theso circumstances, Mr.
Edmonds in his speech mado it very
clear that the revival of our forolgn-
olng shipping Is
NOT A SECTIONAL OR PARTISAN
QUESTION.
but Is a purely Industrial, commercial
nd auxiliary naval question. Ho said:
Originating, ns tho South la already
doing, about $400,000,000 worth of for
eign exports a year, shipped almost
exclusively In vessels that fly the Brit
ish, German, and other foreign flags,
tho South may well bo deeply con
cerned In the upbuilding of a merchant
mnrlne, becnuso of tho magnltudo of
Its present export trade." This trado
ho expected would rapidly multiply,
and he predicted a cotton crop in tho
not distant futuro of 100,000,000 bales.
It is not surprising to find that
BOTH OF THE GREAT POLITICAL
PARTIES
are now vying with each other In their
espousal of an American morchnnt
marine. That tho representative men
in both parties havo formally and
finally rejected tho suggestion of "freo
ships" which moans tho purchase of
British Instead of American built ships
for our marltlmo needs may be takon
as an indication of both tho conserva
tism and progresslvoncs3 which augurs
well for early cffectlvo and permanent
legislation in behalf ot our too long
neglected Bhlpplng upon tho seas. It
Is this unanimity of sentiment that Is
converging upon a demand for such
legislation that will havo become so
Insistent and Imperative as to compel
such legislation at the next session of
congress.
BIG FOREIGN TRADE.
Thnt of rlscnl Year Just Undine turner
Tliiui Any Other on Itccord.
Tho foreign commerce of the United
States In tho fiscal year which ends
with this month will by far exceed
that of any preceding year. Its ex
ports will surpass thoso of any earlier
year by more than $150,000,000, and
Its exports of manufactures will ex
ceed thoso of any preceding year by
moro than $75,000,000. Its Imports,
owing to the demands of tho manu
facturers of the country for foreign
raw material for use In their Industries
will also bo large. Raw silk, unmanu
factured fibers, crudo rubber, hides
and skins, pig tin for uso In tin plate
establishments, cabinet woods and
tho finer grades of cotton and tho
coarser grades of wool all show a largo
increase.
It is In tho export side, however,
that tho year makes Its greatest re
cord. Tho total exports for tho eleven
months of tho year amount to $1,280,-
214,534, ar.d should tho Juno figures
prove as largo as thoso of May, It
would bring tho total up to $1,400,-
000,000, or $173,000,000 greater than
the banner year 1899.
Montana's I'renrierlty.
Montana lias not been behind hand
in securing its share of prosperity un
dor tho present administration, as tho,
following exhibit of-Its bank deposits
and depositors shows:
Hank Deposits.
July IS, Juno 30.
Hanks. 1801. 1899.
Natlonnl $3,212,039 JC.427,340
Stato und private. 51,377 2.333.4S3
Total
...$4,0G3,I3G
JS.7C0.S23
Depositors.
July IS, Juno 30,
Hanks. 1S9 1. 1890.
National , G.705 g,02
Stato and private... 1.658 4.193
7,303
13,221
Average Deposit.
July IS, Juno 30.
Banks. 1S9I. 1899.
National 1712
Stato und private 515 657
Whore Win Ho '(
Tho Democrats would havo tho
country bellevo that It Is tho Lord and
not tho Republican party to whom tho
country Is Indebted for tho good times
at present enjoyed. If such is the case
where was He during tho last admin
istration? If Ho will not Interest him
self In the welfare of tho country when
thero Is a Democrat In tho Whlto
house, the peoplo must see to It that
a Republican be elected.
Idaho rami I'roduotn.
Idaho fruit sold at tho Chicago mar
ket In 1890 for Just enough money to
pay the freight. This year It has been
sold at $1.00 per crato of twenty-flvo
pounds, the freight bolng $1.00 per 100
pounds. Hay sold In Idaho at $2.50
per ton In 1896. This year It has sold
at $5 per ton. Hogs sold there for 3
cents per pound In 189G. Within tho
last fow months similar hogs havo sold
tor cents per pound.
Tho KiiRtir Vi'ii liny.
During the last ten years wo havo
bought from foreign countries an av
erago of 777,134 tons of sugar each
year. Most of this has come from
countries that buy little from us.
Down on (Inner.
Tho Democratic party, as now con
stituted, denounces and discredits tho
only man It has been ablo to olect tp
tho presidency slnco tho war of tho
rebolllon.
rnrtory 1'rodnrtn Nelllng.
American manufactured goods to the
value of $40,000,000 wero shipped to
foreign countries last April. That la a
record breaker.
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