Iha Victim of Swindles at Hantinga
Takes His Los3 to Heart.
FEAR THAT HE MAY GO INSANE
A Iturllngton Kngluccr Struck by n Mull
Cm no nt Tecum. ch Ciittlo Herder In
Holt County Struck hy Lightning Ml
collnncous Kt'lir.isliu Slatter.
HASTINGS, Neb., Juno 18. Michael
I less, tho Adams county fanner who
was buncoed out of f 2,500 bj three
confidence men, hns becomo seriously
ill and it Is thought that ho may go
insauc. He Is Gl years old, and while
in Adams county during tho last fif
teen years has gnlncd a reputation of
being an honest and careful man. Mr.
Hess hns not been outsldo of his homo
since he gavo tho information to the
police nnd ho Is now prostrated. Sher
iff Simmering has secured n descrip
tion of tho swindlers, as they stopped
a week in Hastings nnd registered
nt hotels ns Gcorgo M. Williams, John
Thorn and 0. C. Haines. It Is said
that Williams Is the leader of tho trio,
nnd ho Is a smooth talker.
Slnco Hess was buncoed Hastings
business men havo been lighting shy oi
propositions advnnced by strangers,
but this did not cmbarrns nor prevent
a young stranger, who has been about
tho city during last wcok, from going
to W. II. Llnnlngs, n money lender,
for tho purpooo of securing a $10,000
loan on a handful of diamonds. Tho
runn with tho diamonds claimed that
ho wanted tho money to open up a
gambling houso in this city. Mr. Lln
nings refused to mako the loan, so tho
fellow carted tho Jewels to two of tho
banks, whero ho put up tho same kind
of talk, but failed to get anybody In
terested. Struck by the Mull Crnno.
TECUMSEII, Nob.. Juno 18. Gus
Lewis, engineer of tho Burlington's
Portlnnd-St. Louis passenger train,
which passes through this city, was
leaning from the cab window looking
toward tho rear of his train as it pasB
ed through Sterling, and was struck
on tho head with a mall crane. The
train makes no stop between Lincoln
nnd Tccumseh nnd when ho was struck
it was running forty miles an hour.
His left car was cut off, tho flesh of
tho head terribly lacerated, but tho
bones of tho skull were not broken.
Ho was taken to Lincoln In an un
conscious condition.
Itellfttcdt Hiind Concert.
Tho concerts given by tho famous
Belstedt band of Cincinnati arn grow
Ing In favor day by day, tho increased
attendance showlug their popularity.
Tho month's contrnct for music Is
rapidly drawing to u close, and those
v.ho have not heard tho band "In this
sjrles of concerts should make hasto
to do so. Tho engagement closes on
tho 29th, tho band being under con
tract to go to Kansas City during the
month of July. Two entertalnmonts
tiro given each day, afternoon and
evening, tho price of ndmlaslon being
reduced nl. the day concerts.
Another Hlg I nnd Hale.
RAWLINS, Wyo., Juno 18. Tho Un
ion Pacific land department has sold
to Cosgrlft Bros, of Fort Steelo and
Salt Lako City 19,000 ncrcs of land
near Mcdlclno Bow, in this county.
The purchase Joins the tract of 12,000
ncrcs purchased last wcok by Quealey
Bros. Charles Jackson of this place
has purchased 13,000 acres of railroad
land situated In tho western end of
this county. An eastern syndicate Is
now negotiating for a large tract In
this county.
Hrandlrig Toxin Cattle.
LONG PINE, Neb., Juno 18. Fif
teen thousand head of cattle have been
branded nt tho railroad r.tock yards
at this placo in tho last two wooks
They are mostly Texas cattle on their
way to tho Black Hills.
Omahn Mnn'i Contract.
OMAHA, Neb., Juno 18. Tho State
Board of Public Lands and Buildings
has a warded a contract for building
tho firoprcjf wing to tho Hospital for
Incurablo Insano at Hastings to Rob
ert Butko of Omaha.
Ills; Crop of Htrau-licrrlo.
FULLERTON, Nob., Juno 18. A
largo crop of strawberries Is being bar
vested In this vicinity. Tho cherries
which promise a bountiful supply, will
be ripo in a few days.
llor.liin riy lining Damage.
AUBURN, Neb., Juno 18. Farmers
In this locality report that thero 1b
especially In tho north half of this
county, strong Indications of serious
damage from Hesslnn fly. In some
fields almost overy stalk of wheat Is
effected, whllo In others it is scarce
lv noticeable. Indications are that
harvesting will bo In full blast within
ten days. Fall wheat Indications in
localities affected by Hesslnn fly were
never bettor than thlo year.
THREE BOADSMfN ARE MELD.
District Court Jury llcntlcr Verdict In
tho llnrtloy Litigation,
OMAHA, Neb., Jurto 17. Tho Jury
In the Hartley bond caso brought in a
ordict discharging W. A. Paxton,
Thomas Swobo nnd Cadet Taylor from
11 obligations ns sureties for Joseph
Hartley, tho defaulting state treas
urer. John H. Ames, C. C. McNlsh
nnd E. B. Brown were held to be
Hablo for $545,017.1G, tho amount of
the shortago In Hartley's nccounts.
This wan tho third nctlon brought
by the state to recover on the bond
of tho cx-treasurcr. The defendants
In tho original case were Joseph S.
Hartley, F. M. Cook, A. B. Clark,
John II. Ames, C. A. Hnnna, Mary
Fitzgerald, Ed J. Fitzgerald, C. C. Mc
NIsh, E. E. Brown, Thomas Swobo,
Cadot Taylor, N. S. Harwood nnd W.
Paxton. Tho caso first camo to
trial in February of 1898, before Judgo
Powoll, and a verdict was entered for
tho defendants. This decision was re-
crsed by tho supremo court.
On n second trial before Judgo Faw-
cett a verdict was roturncd ngnlnst
all tho defendants with the exception
Mary Fltzgorald, who escaped all
obligations on n plea of insanity. This
decision was reversed by tho supremo
court, and tho caso came back to tho
district court and has been on trial
before Judgo Baxter.
SHEEPSKINS FROM THE STATE
Tvro Hundred uuil Eighty-Two Young
l'coplo ltccelvo Them.
LINCOLN, Neb., Juno 17. Two hun
dred nnd eighty-two young men and
women received, in tho prcsonco of
n nudlcnco that filled tho largo nu-
dltorljm to Its doors, tho certificates
showing that they had labored faith
fully for four years at the University
Nebraska nnd wero entitled to nil
uio honors attaching thereto. Of
these eighty-seven received tho degree
of bachelor of law and wero ndmltted
o practlco in tho courts of tho state,
seventy-two wero granted tho degree
of bachelor of arts, and thero were
twenty post gratluato students who
wore enrolled with tho degrco of mas
ter of art3. Wilbur C. Knight receiv
ed tho degrco of doctor of philosophy,
tho hlglnst honor conferred nt tho
unlvorslty.
Following the custom of previous
ears, n commencement procession,
including the distinguished visitors,
faculty, alumni, seniors nnd their
friends, formed on tho university
tnmpue nnd marched to tho Audi
torium, whero tho degrees wero con
ferred. Mimic Diiy nml Night.
To hear tho celebrated Bollstcdt
band thero will necessarily havo to bo
a hustle. The contract with tho Om
aha Musical union for n month of
music hns more than half expired, nnd
soon nil opportunity for hearing tho
famous Cincinnati band will have
passed. Afternoon entertainments
(matinees) can bo enjoyed nt reduced
rates of admission. This is the Iden
tical musical organization that won
such renown and wns so popular nt
tho two Omaha expositions In '98-99.
If heard at Omaha this year it must
bo In June, as tho engagement closes
with tho month, when tho band goes
to Kansas .City for a series of con
certs. National Gunril Kncampment.
LINCOLN, Neb., Juno 17. At the
next meeting of tho Stato Military
board an olllcer high In authority will
submit a proposition to have tho en
campment of tho Nebraska Natlonnl
guard this year held in some secluded
and rough section of the state, prefer
ably among tho lnkes In Cherry coun
ty, and ;lt least forty miles from tho
nearest town or railroad station.
Heretofore tho guard has held its en
campments near largo cities.
Nehrukn I'uncrul Director.
BEATRICE, Neb., Juno 17. Tho
Nebraska Funeral Directors' assocla
tlon, in Fcsslon here, elected officers
n followu: Prcsldont, II. B. Davis,
Omaha; vice presidents, E. Rntnour,
Weeping Wntor; A. II. Fellers, Hum
boldt; E. Livingstone, Harvatd; sec
retary, Gcorgo Brown, Supcror; treas
urer, N. P. Swanson, Omahn; exocu
tlvo board, H. K. Burket, Omaha; Jas.
Heaton, Lincoln; W. G. Roberts, Lin
coin; demonstrntor, W. P. Hoehen
senile, Iowa City, In.
Itulua AfTtct Chinch Ilus.
BROKEN BOW, Neb., Juno 17.
Rains in (his county nro bringing out
tho small grain and corn In fine shapo
and nro having a dcslrnblo effect on
tho chinch bugs, which wore reported
finite numerous in somo localities.
Klcctft Stato Normal Teacher
PERU, Neb., Juno 17. Tho State
Board of Education met here nnd clec
ted teachers to fill vacancies at tho
Stato Normal. W. R. Hart of tho
University of Nebraska was elected
professor of psychology nnd pedagogy
ot $1,000; C. F. Beck, formerly deputy
stato superintendent, was elected as
Blatant In mathematics at $1,000; S
L. Caldwell was elected teacher of
penmanship, Uawnlng and spelling nt
$600.
A
Ferryboat Nortbfielil Goo3 Down Witb
Hundreds of Passengers,
LOSS OF LIFE IS NOT VET KNOWN
Trcy Octitr.il Hxprc Hunt Maurh
Chunk Dor tho Mlchlcf An Crah
Camo Water Wn Instantly Filled with
Struggling Jlen nml Women.
NEW YORK, Juno 14. Ono of tho
most frightful ferry collisions In tho
history of this city took plnco at C
o'clock thra evening Just oft tho foot of
Whitehall street. The Northflcld of
tho Statcn Island ferry, crowded to
tho guards, was run Into and sunk in
nlno minutes by tho Jersey Central
railroad express boat Mauch Chunk.
A ncoro or moro of passengers nro
dead, but tho total drowned may not
bo discovered for days.
Within three minutes after tho col
lision tho water was filled with frantic
men and women, screaming for help
nnd struggling to keep above the sur
face. Before the Northflcld had gouo
more than 200 feet from Its slip it be
enmo apparent that n collision wns In
evitable. Tho captains of both vessels rang
furiously to their engineers to stop
nnd back, full speed astern, nnd btoh
boats whistled loudly. Then tho crash
came. A startling cry of fear ns If
from ono voice was heard, then tho
shrickB nml shouts of the hundreds
packed on the Statcn Island ferry.
Scores of women fainted. Others lcnp
cd madly Into tho water. Tho boats
after nn Instant's pause succeeding tho
ramming, separated. Through a great
ragged holo torn In tho berryboat'B sldo
water streamed In a torreut. Many of
tho women wero hysterical and with
whitened faces nnd tears running down
their cheeks they clutched to tho llfo
savors, which wero tightly Bocurcd In
a network of wires.
With hut few exceptions every man
aboard behaved like n hero. All knew
tho Northflcld was mortally hurt. It
was rolling heavily nnd sinking rap
idly. But theso men, somo of them
laborers going from their work, others
hankers from Wnll Btreet returning
to their country houses on the Island,
thought first of tho women nnd chil
dren. Scores of men seized llttlo ones
in their arms or took chnrgo of the
two or threo women nearest them and
encouraged them nnd cheered them
with assurances of Bafety. Many of
tho women refusod to be quieted, seized
lifo preservers and Jumped.
Tug3 and craft of every sort, hearing
tho dying siren of tho Btrickon boat,
steamed full speed toward her from the
bay and from North nnd East rivers.
Tho Northflcld was just floating, a
crippled hulk, ns tho first tug bont
reached it. In scores of enscs, women
climbed over tho rail on tho saloon
deck and hold their hands beseeching
ly to tho tug boats, almost letting go
thoir hold beforo the boats wero with
in 100 foot.
As fast as tho pug noso of n tug
boat bumped against tho side of the
Northflold It was blnck with struggling
men nnd women, grnoplng In terror at
anything that promlsed.a hand-hold to
safety. In tho front part of tho North,
field a dozen men passed women nnd
children to tho nearest tugs, picking
them off tho sldo guards, whero they
clung In wntor to thoir knees and half
unconscious with terror.
12:30 a. m. No bodies hnvo yet been
recovered from tho Northflcld. Tho
loss of llfo can only bo estimated by
reports to tho pollco from eye wit
nesses. Thero wns n full tldo flowing
nnd thero is llttlo hope of recovering
any bodies tonight.
Mxy Adopt Atmtritllnn l'lun.
HAVANA, Juno 15. Sonors Bravn.
SUva, Alemnn, Botnncourt nnd Znynn
havo been nppolnted by the constitu
tional convention a commltteo to draw
up tho doctoral law. It Is probable
that the Australian system will be
adopted.
llllnnl Keep Up I'nen.
NEWPORT NEWS, Vn Juno 15.
Tho battleship Illinois nrrlved nt tho
shlpynrd this nftornoon nt 5 o'clock
nftor a romarknblo run down tho coast,
during which she mndo nn nvornge
Bpcod of fifteen knots under natural
draught.
American Hank Ahmad.
WASHINGTON, I). C, Juno 15. Tho
stato department hns been Informed
by Deputy Consul General Hannuer, at
Frankfort, Germany, that steps aro ho
Ing taken for tho creation of n federal
bureau of tcchnicB In the empire.
Conger In AVuhliigtnu,
WASHINGTON, Juno 15. Hon. E
II. Conger, United States mlnlstor to
Chlnn, Is In Washington for tho pur
poso of calling on tho president nnd
Secretary Hay preparatory to his re
turn to Pokln. no expects to bou
both theso officials today. Mr. Conger
hns been kept fully advised by the
stato department of Chlnoso nffalrn
slnco his depnrturo from China, but
desires a personal Interview with tho
president and Secretary Hay.
GET A CORNER ON MILK. I
l'rotulntnt Ntlmulm Ci-rnincrlt l'ntcr
Into u CoiiNOllilntcil Company.
OMAHA, Nob., Juno 13. As a re
sult o n conference held nt tho Mur
my hotel a consolidation of all the
creamery companies operating in Ne
braska north of the Platte river has
been effected nnd tho now corporation
hns decided to upon In Omnha n
creamery with a capacity of 3,000,000
pounds jf buttor per yenr of an esti
mated value of $GOO,000.
The meeting wns the rosult of tho
Idea of J. J. King, secretary nnd gen
eral manager of the West Point
Creamery compnny, one of tho oldest
Institutions of Its kind in the state.
He bellovad that a largo amount of cx-
reuse could bo saved by co-operation
nnd ns lc result of correspondence
tho meeting wns called.
Each of tho constituent comnnnles
will havo ono member on the bonrd
of directors. When the new company
if ready to begin operations tho
creameries nt the different towns in
thu state will be discontinued nnd in
their place will bo estnbllshcd collect
ing nnd skimming stutlous. The
crenm will be shipped to Omnhn,
where It will he churned. Tho Umuiiu
creamery will cost $20,000, excluslvo
ot buildings, the compnny having de
rided to rent n building for the first
nnd then to build one upon their own
pinns upon railroad tracks, where
their stock can be handled without tho
intervention of wagons.
RUSH FOR SCHOOL LAND.
Greater Return to Stato Than 15vcr Ki
prctoil 1'hU Year.
LINCOLN, Neb., June 15. With nn
increasing demand nnd n decreasing
supply th.i school land that will bo
iffcred for lease nt public miction In
August will probably bring grenter re
turns to tho stato Hum ever beforo in
recent years. Inquiry for this lnnd
bus boon very general from all sec
tions of the stntc during tho last two
weeks. lmd Commissioner Follmcr
vlll stnrt on un auction tour nbout
August 20, nnd It Is probable Mint his
first tour will oxtend mostly through
tho northwestern section.
"You'd bo surprised nt tho domnnd
for school lnnd," said Deputy Com
missioner Eaton. "Every mnll brings
if somo Inquiry. Some persons wnnt
farm lnnd nnd others wnnt lnnd for
insturngo. Tho demand, I think, Is
greatest for land for grazing purposes
ii. western nnd northern counties.
"Thero will not be n grent dcnl of
land availablo this year for the rea
son that nearly nil of It has already
been leased, nnd It is not likely much
of it will bo forfeited. People who
hold the land nro well satisfied and nro
nble to pay tho rentals ns fast as they
becomo due."
"When too Hand IIcbIiih to Play."
Ragtime and classical music dovo
tees nro nllko pleased with tho Bell-
ntedt band, for It gives selections that
please all classes uud conditions. The
program from dny to day Is varied
nnd numbers nro ulwnys rendered
ctodltnblo to tho band thai nfforded so
much plcnsurc to visitors nt the
Trans-Mississippi and Greater Amer
ica expositions. The concerts lust
through this month only, two enter
tainments being glvcn'cnch day.
Inoculating tho Chinch Hug.
BROKEN BOW. Neb., Juno
15.
This county hns been favored
with
several fine rains, which Is putting u
stop to the work of the chintz bugs
nnd bringing out smnll grain nleoly.
Inoculation of tho chintz bugs In sev
eral localities whero thoy wero tho
worst is being tried, but ns yet tho
experiments havo not been tested a
sufllclent tlmo to determine whether
tho experiment will prove successful.
HI Whnlo Htock I (Stolen.
OSCEOLA, Neb., Juno 15. A. M.
Darling recently came to Osceola and
engaged a building to open up n gen
eral merchandise store. Ho hud trad
ed n stock and had It stored nt St.
Paul, Minn. He ordered It shippod
hero, but when tho consignment ar
rived ho found that nil of tho goods
in tno Doxcs nan ucen stolen nnd their
places filled with mattresses. Mr.
Darling's loss 1b $5,300.
Tramp I round Dead.
ALLIANCE, Nob., Juno 15. An un
known man, apparently n tramp, wns
discovered lying dead beside tho track
at Bonner, a Biding Bovon miles out
on tho Denver line. Ho could not bo
identified.
ItOHUland roMofllro Itohlictl.
ROSELAND, Neb., June 15. Tho
postolllco safe was blown open liore
nnd nbout $125 in personal funds and
nlnm,in .,...1,... ,im. i.i.i
Rt.iiiijio i wig niuiuii. l ll u tiiUtjill
uioouuoumis were sent ior,
Douiii) Collego iliilillnr.
CRETE, Nob,, Juno 15 Tim jubi
lee celebration of Donno college on
raising the endowment Mini to $150,-
000 took nlnco nt Mm CnnirrmmMr.mil
church, Prof. A. B. Falrchlld presid
ing. Mnny congratulations have been
received from friends of tho college.
Mr. F. II. Chlckering of Ashland,
Nebraska, trtistco and member of tho
oxccutlvo committee, nddressed tho
nudlence, tnklng for his subject "How
We Did It and What Noxt."
EE0IPU0CITY PERILS.
UKELY TO -EAD TO INTERNA
TIONAL CONTROVERSY.
rittchtnr; t'p Hi" Tariff ly Special Trni'.o
T.rrnltnj (llv,t to I'nvorn I Nation Ad
vantage to Which Other Nation Aro
Certain to Claim TIimiihoU c.
The Philadelphia llccord, nn ardent
ndvocnto ot frco trado, has something
really sensible to cay on tho subject
ot tinkering with tariffs by tho ne
gotiation of special trade treaties. It
docs not believo lu title- method of
"whipping tho devil round a Btump,"
nnd its reasons for opposing that
fichemo of altering duty schedules nro
worthy of tho thoughtful consideration
of that clas3 of protectionists who nro
shouting for reciprocity on general
l'rlnclplcs and without a Ihougiil wnnt
mny bo Involved In tho scductlvo pro
gram of buying more from, in order
that wo may soil moro to, foreign coun
tries. Speaking of tho French nnd Ar
gentine treaties, which failed of rati
fication by tho Forty-sixth congress,
tho Record says:
"In theso trontlcB tho protoctlonlMa
clenrly saw nn opening for tho ad
mission of tho knit goods of England
and Germany nnd of the wool of Aus
tralia on tho enmo terms. At tho snmo
time they could not discern much com
pensation In tho proposed reductions
of the tariffs of Franco nml Argentina
on Amorlcnn Imports, tho reductions
being of much moro concern to tho
consumers In thoso countries than to
American producers.
"Such Is, In fact, tho caso with all
tariffs on reciprocity arrangements. To
tho Amorlcnn people, consumers nnd
producers nllko, n fnlr and squnro re
duction of exccsslvo rates of duty Is
Infinitely profcrnhlo to bargaining for
privileges nnd prefe'rences In reciproc
ity treaties. Nearly every ono of these
trcatlcfl contained tho germ of Inter
national controversy. If reductions of
duty had been mado on French knit
goods In n reciprocity treaty, how could
tho samo reduction havo been reason
ably refused upon tho samo classes of
goodn from England nnd Germany?
Tho duties on tho wool of Argentina
could not bo reduced without limiting
n llko reduction on tho wools of nil
other Andean countries, or without In
viting reprisals upon American trado."
Of tho two propositions wholesalo
tariff reduction and frco trado In spot3
by mentis of special trado treaties
tho plan of tariff reduction is by far tho
fairer. Under thnt plan the producing
Interests of tho United States nt lenst
know "whero thoy nro nt"; thoy hnvo
amplo notlco of tho proposed tariff
changes and nro allowed tho opportu
nity of being henrd before final action
Is taken. Under tho plnn ot reciproc
ity treaties secretly negotiated, secret
ly considered nnd secretly ratified by
a Bluglo branch of tho law-making
power, tho doniostlo producor dlscov
era too Into for offcctlvo protest thnt
n gamo of selfish udvnntnges Iiiib boon
secretly plnyed to his Injury nnd vory
likely to his ruin. Then follow, por
forco, other spccinl treaties with other
countries nnxlous to break Into tho
great American market, and by tho
tlmo wo hnvo run tho wliolo gamut of
reciprocity It will ho found thnt wo
hnvo plnyod Buch fantastic tricks with
our protoctlvo duties ns to mnko our
tnrlff systom unrccognlznblo for tho
purposes of a coroner's Inquest. Wo
havo parted with tho control of tho
homo market nnd taken bread from tho
mouths of domestic wago earners and
their families, for thoro can bo no In
crenso Importation of foreign mnnu
facturcd commodities without n corro
spondlngly decreased uso nnd con
sumption of domestic manufactured
commodities.
For onco a frco trado argument Ib
sound. If wo aro going Into the bus I
ness of tariff rovlslon, by nil menus lot
It bo dono oponly nnd nbovo board, and
not In dark corners ami by the round
nbout, uncertain, unfair, and most like
ly futllo dovlco of so-called "reciproc
ity"; or, If wo aro to havo n try nt
reciprocal trado treaties, let It bo on
sound, safo and strictly orthodox lines
laid down in tho Republican natlonnl
platform of 1900 nnmely, by tariff
concessions on nrtlolcs which "wo do
not ourBclvcs produce." In any caso,
lot tho Issuo bo presontod fairly and
snunroly. If tho country Is tired of
protection and Is ready for another ex
pcrlmont of "tariff reform" It will havo
tho opportunity of saying so noxt yenr
nt tho congressional elections
Then
if tho voters so elect, tho wny will bo
opened for tho Installation of a freo
trado congress nnd n freo trade ndmin
Istratlon on tho 4th of March, 1905,
Tho Amorlcan Economist iIocb not
think thnt tho votcra of tho country
will no clcct ,f ,l10 I"3110 of protection
or freo trudo Is submitted to thorn on
Its merits and stripped of tho deluslvo
sham of reciprocity which Is not reelp
rocnl.
PROSPEROUS IN SPITE
OF
HERSELF
Mr. A. L. Watson of St. LoiiIb
is
quoted In tho Now York Times as say
I. in l.i nuiioit t.i nn.til 1 1 Imin I..
1 , 1 rj ... kwiiuiuuim nt tun
I flection
"Wo hnvo much to be satisfied with
llttlo to complain of, in respect to IiuhI
nous conditions. On nil sldcB ther
nro BlgiiB of prosperity. Merchants nr
busy, labor Ib fully and profitably om
Ployed, building operations nro on nn
exieiwivo Hiwumii, III
proBpects for tho crops in our neigh
borhood nro vory promising, and tho
railroads are going on to greater pros
pertty."
"Tho rain falloth on tho just and on
tho unjust," Hnlth tho Scriptures; nnd
although tho stato of Missouri did not
Bufllclontly apprcclnto prciporlty to
cast her electoral voto In tho last cam
pnlgn for tho party nnd tho policy to
which nil her prosperity Is due, alio la
sharing with tho rest of tho country
In tho good times which Dlngley law
protection has brought to tho Ameri
can people. Thero la tlmo yet for a
change of heart; nnd perhaps four
moro yonra of such prosperity as Mis
souri is having will bring tho stato
into line lu support of tho policy which
looks out for nnd gives protection to
mcrlcnn interests.
MONOPOLY SMASHED
BY
PROTECTION.
Now it la nnnouhced from London
thnt "tho Welnh tin pinto industry,
which lias already been stricken by
American competition, Is menaced by
early extinction, owing to tho failure
of tho employers to ngvco on n scalo
of wages."
When theso Welsh rankers monopo
lized tho market, na thoy did beforo tho
MeKlnley tnrlff, thoy had n hnrd and
fast trust of thoir own which dictated
prices to tho helpless Ynnkccs, nnd
wngPB to tho helpless workmen. But
iVmcrlcnn rivalry has changed all this.
Our mills, with Improved machinery
and bettor paid labor, hnvo not only
gained tho Amorlcnn mnrkct, but nro
cutting Into tho markets of tho Welsh
combluo" abroad.
Tho comic sldo of It nil Is thnt tho
protoctlvo duty of tho McKlnloy tar
iff wna vociferously opposed by tho
professional focn of monopoly. As n
practical result It has smnshed monop
oly, nnd In tho long run It is certain
to glvo tho mnstcry in ono moro branch
f tho groat Iron and steel trado to tho
'nlted States, whero It legitimately bo-
ongs. Boston Journal.
PROSPERITY AT THE BANKS,
ji , o . n run.;
iirt
Owing to tho great lncrcaso ot de
posits, extra help Is required nt tho
windows of tho receiving tollers.
A HINT TO MR. BABCOCK.
Tho ttdvocntcs of tho proposition to
remove tho duties now lovled on iron
nnd steel must ndvnnco boiiio other nr-
gument besides tho democratic war
cry, "Tho tariff breeds truotsl" Thero
Is nolthor logic nor common sonso In
Hitch n statement. Tho prluclplo of n
protoctlvo tnrlff ndvocntcd by tho re
publican party In ns sound today as It
wac In 1800, and Its malutenanco ns
an cBsonttnl fuctor ot tho ndmlnlstrn
tlvo policy Is ns necessary now ns It
was then. Howover rapidly chnngca
mny como In tho oxporlcnco of gov
ernments thoy do not trend upon each
other's hcols nt such u rate na to call
for a comploto rovolutlon, or tho uttor
nbandonmont ot nn economic policy
the adoption of which bus resulted In
such a marvelous Improvement lu our
industrial condition during tho past
four years.
No doubt Mr. Babcock will kcop
theso facts In mind whllo preparing
his program for tho noxt session of
congress. Protection, nnd not froo
trado, wna Indorsed by tho voters at
tho elections of 1S90 uml 1900. Mil
waukee Sentinel.
IT MEANS BUSINESS.
Two thousand freight cars ordored
during tho spaco of two wcoks Is tho
iccord mndo by the railroads of tho
country. That moans business, both
row nnd In tho future. It pro3cnts ovl
dnuco of tho fact that not only aro tho
railroads crowded with business be
yond their capacity to hnndlo, but also
that tho ofllclals of tho railroads aro
confident thnt tho rush of business Is
going to continue. Thoy nro looking
to tho futuro In thoir extension of tho
equipment of thoir roads, nnd nro get
ting rendy for the continual Increase in
tho domnnd for transportation facili
ties which tho ever-growing business
prosperity of tho country will bring
about. Tho demand for freight earn Is
tho other cud of tho industrial chain,
which has its boglnnlng In tho crowd
ed order books of tho commercial trav
elers, all of whom report that busi
ness wns never so acttvo or orders so
numerous nnd no heavy as now.
MuUn Unite Bhmly.
Tho Telegram would suggest that If
thoro Ib to bo any tlnkorlng with tho
tariff It bo dono by tho friends of pro
tection, not Its enemies. It will bo
best to mnke haste slowly. Wo havo
had somo oxporlonces with democratic
rovlslon of tariffs and wo nro hardly
prepared to repeat them. Youngstown
(O.) Telegram.
Know llntr Ho Felt.
Roubon Hay I kin npprcshyate what
a bitter blow Urynn'a presidential do
feat wuz t' him now.
Jonathnn Straw How kin y'?
Reuben Hay Waal, I know how bad
I felt when I wuz defeotod for town
mnrshnl Ins' Monday.-Columluis (O.)
State Journal. ' v'.
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