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;dy to fight [paked to enforce demands. Win In KradlnMt and provided—This ' Action [„ to tome to Term* with v 11 —A dispatch from St. „t. s that up to Sunday It that Japan would refuse ■t Arthur. wi\ on to mobilize 110,000 Irkutsk and Tomsk dis credit of 20.000,000 rubles It was In view of this attl a that Japan Immediately demands made by Russia, i< rtnany. DKIIKS THE STATE. ic Eve of a Religions War m lists Aro Jubilant. [ay ll.—A dispatch to the Dm Paris says the govern uimble to much longer ig j.llion which Is gaining iVer France—a rebellion of igainst the state. The attl [ishops Is making a general jpon the public mind and is being divided Into two r one bishop has had the nl vacate submission to the was promptly extinguished ipolitan. The strangest part is the apparent turn about It Is an open secret that the ,t withhold the papal bene i those who think It their it the droit d’accroissement. .tlon fathers, who are the of sixty religious papers, ns of sheets advocating a The socialists are Jubilant aspect of a war with the ittle business. stators Hold Short Benton ml Hurry Home, i, 111.. May 11.—This morn n was the tamest yet held slature. The senate ad ■ minutes after It convened use confined Its operations pproprialion bills. Arrange tieon made for a forenoon t as most of the members either last night or this was decided to take up only nil reading. Next week prom* most interesting one in both ic revenue reform bill pre r the direction of the Chl rtate board will come up on ir final consideration and it tion of that organization to h-rmtned effort to secure Its 'he bill has been riddled by ’ members, but It is hoped It pible to replace some of the clauses stricken out yester nct a law which will Improve t assessment system. The s may be revived in the sen [invsday. Senator Dwyer, in behalf, entered a motion to the vote and it was made a cr for Wednesday. Nobody a the result will be altered n The house advanced the fit' rs’ pension bill to second Y OF GREAT HEAT. breaks All Records for the Month of May. May 11.—Chicago people mi'lcr a maximum heat of 90 tin- sha.de yesterday. It was t -May day on record. The i' r began climbing at 7 a. m., mhed 72 degrees. At noon It E' w-s, 2 p, m ss degrees, and lIl‘greos, this being the ex ‘■cro were two prostrations 'lay, one Of them fa.al. '■ exception of an area in the i"! [invest the entire country ■ing in heat. In Texas and i' extreme of 98 degrees was y the weather bureau ther , In Io"'a and South Dakota - Srees. Chicago people stag 'f umler a maximum of 90 de shade, while farther east ' if to an average of 80 de ‘nsatlon at Chicago. ! May 11.—Frauds of the “re la the Pay rolls of the „ „ pub]|“ works are said to r'scutirCreCl Commlssloner P-reaten "i8 & startli"S na ,1 d- involving, as they ri , be duPod laborer, ignor t: i ih \vh°r Ule law- but >ate l*s who connived at this ! g oring the public treasury* '•Klay ih?ttImated'at thc c!‘y «„whf ‘ a millinn dollars ,v« 1,n»1 ‘he city in this ' lals of different grades. T7W* Act ■'as called n una Archi Ms of ii.etifj ,?^e Pr*soner o f thA3UStlfiabIe homicide. A tn* arguments Gordon wa ""'r* ‘onibination. 'a wiT« May “-Three , , < our milk wm en ■ ■ These are the Jupi til., ty; «"* Phoer 1Ja>sj Keller Mills, 2| ■•Iarimdi'aiS, c'jmPanys t !,,!»ncr ,.\r x . krrlv<*s Too i ;:rl “-'Vednoi Unprecedent 1 ":r':'-Ren in uoprecedent -•‘■•May the ih® hlstory ol rrr- at nlLa|-Cury at th at nbse a!!'':cury at t] 'atory regis ■ hdense ‘he heat ' ,n eopl-hiiv ,Mttte has ■>s With the y nUnnR ‘he ’Uhties that ^1Hion OI i':" growth of rthe hoat f- ^‘r-tionsot0^ Ue '.heat ha-? * tho ftal ' heat h 0ns °f — THOUSANDS OP MEN SLAIN. Cadi* Regiment of Spanish Soldiers Cat to Pieces by Caban Rebels. Tampa, Fla.. May 11.—Passengers ap rlvbig on the steamship Mascotte say the condition of things Is encouraging to the Insurgents in Cuba. It Is de clared that Camaguay has been Invaded by Gomes and that he, with 3,000 In surgents, besieged Guaymaro Monday. There were about 2,000 Spaniards in the city and, so the passengers say, after fighting became disastrous for the be sieged the regiment of Cadis, number ing about 2,500, arrived, attacking the Cubans in the rear. Gomez quickly recovered from the first onslaught and while a small force kept up the conflict with the forces of the city his main body faced the new enemy. Fighting was very fierce, but It Is asserted that the stragety of Gomez and the valor of the Insurgents resulted In their victory. -The regiment of Cadiz, it is said, was routed and cut to pieces by pursuing Cubans. The city, the passengers say, was taken and Is now in possession of the insurgents. The Cuban loss In killed and wounded Is put at 700, while It is asserted that the Spanish loss In killed and wounded was 3,000. TRAGEDY AT LEXINGTON, KY. Albert C. Hall Kills Volney Beard for Wrecking His Home. Lexington, Ky„ May 11.—Volney Beard, single, 32 years old, was shot and killed at 7 o’clock this morning by Albert C. Hall, a groceryman, for whom Beard formerly clerked. Several weeks ago Hall discovered that his wife and Beard were on Intimate terms and dis charged the latter. Hall sent for Beard and. In the presence of Mrs. Hall, said he was going away forever, and would leave his wife to Beard to care for. Hall put on his hat and started for the door, when Beard attempted to restrain him. A terrllfic struggle ensued, in which Hall pulled a pistol and shot Beard, killing him. Hall was arrested and his wife voluntarily accompanied him to Jail. The men were cousins. New Disease In Missouri. Gallatin, Mo., May 11.—A strange dis ease which baffles the skill of the local physicians Is prevalent In the north eastern section of Davies county. About thirty deaths have resulted from its efTects within six weeks and quite a number of cases are yet uncured. The physicians pronounce it black erysipelas and claim It is not contagious. The cases, however, have nearly all been similar and In most Instances have proved fatal. It Is most malignant among women and children. The symptoms in most cases are an eruption of the skin simi lar to that accompanying erysipelas, with a high fever and swelling of the face, ears and tongue. The latest report received Is to the effect that there are no new cases and It is thought that those who are now suffering will ro Afrald the Boat Is Lost. Victoria, B. C., May 11.—Considerable anxiety is felt by the members of the Methodist conference nowin session here at the non-arrival of the Port Simpson district delegation, which left the north for Victoria ten days ago on the mis sionary steamer Glad Tidings. The little vessel was seen at Bella Bella by the steamer Bascowitz, which arrived Wednesday. That was a week ago, and the day after the Glad Tidings made Namo, fifty miles this side of Bella Bella. Since then nothing has been heard of her, though she should have arrived Tuesday. Ten persons are or the vessel.__ 1’ut Her Babe on an Altar. Spokane, Wash., May 11.—Newton Blagg, a rancher residing near Chat teroy, came home yesterday Just In time to save his 2-year-old child from a hor rible death. His wife, driven insane through religious frenzy, had built an altar In the woods near the house, upon which she had secured the babe, pre paratory to roasting It alive. She was engaged In offering up prayer for hei sacrifice when her husband arrived. He brought his wife here to the insane asy lum. Washington, May 11.—Bets are of fered at long odds that the supreme court will knock out the Income tax law, with the assisting vote of Justice' Jackson. Mr. Choate, for the contest ants, returned to New York thorough ly convinced that he had won his case, and if his “hunch” should prove well founded he will be $200,000 ahead, for the rich men of New York have given it out that they will make him up a fund to that amount. The fight from the first has been directed by Mr. Choate and the credit of the victory, if victory it be, will go to him. (iould for Senator. Washington, May 11.—George J. Gould may be a candidate for United States senator from New Jersey to succeed Mr. Smith, whose term expires in 1899. This is the report which is creating con siderable gossip here among public men. Mr. Gould is a legal resident of Ocean county and his friends are urging his candidacy for state senator from that county as a preliminary step to the higher ambition. He is a Democrat, and the next legislature is expected to be of that faith. Have a Mild Itoast In Kansas. Atchison, Kas., May 11.—A hot wind Is reported blowing in Western Kan sas. The thermometer here is at 105 in the shade. Topeka, Kas., May 11.—During the last two days a hot wave has swept over Kansas that has not been equaled at this season for many years. The thermometer at 2 o’clock yesterday af ternoon registered 9S deg. at the gov ernment weather bureau, and Wednes day it showed 91 deg. at the same hour. Gov. Evans Iieflcs the Court. Columbia. S. C., May 11.—The follow ing instructions to constables have bee: issued: “Seize all liquors coming into-thestaV for other than personal use. Guard and watch ‘blind tigers' carefully, and seiz. all liquor in the possession of ‘blind tigers' or those engaged in the illicii traffic of liquor.” The circular was sent out by the state board of control, of which Gov. Evans is the chairman. The negroes regard the registration decision as a second eman cipation, and are enthusiastic In theti I praise of Gov. ''vans. THE TREATY SIGNED; — CHINA AND JAPAN ARB AT PEACE. The Request of the Former Country for on Armistice Wee Withdrawn—Latent Newt of the Cuban Revolt —Rosebery la 111. Yokohama, May 10.—China has with drawn her request to have the armistice prolonged and ratifications of the treaty have been exchanged. The emperor, acting under the advice of his council ors, yesterday made a request that Japan extend the limit of the armistice, which had expired, and It seemed that Japan was willing to make an exten 8ion of four days. London, May 10.—A dispatch to the Times from Che Foo says that the rati fications of the treaty of peace between China and Japan were exchanged at midnight. The dispatch adds that Rus sia disclaims any aggressive designs against Manchuria and asserts that she Is acting on a purely defensive footing against Japan. Paris, May 10.—The Figaro, In regard to the negotiations between Japan and Russia, France and Germany for a modification of the treaty of Shlmono sekl, says that It has been left to Spain to draft a plan for a final settlement of the matters in dispute between Japan And the three powers. ROSEBERY IS AILING. HU Condition at the National Liberal Club Reception Painful to Bee. Iiondon, May 10.—It was generally re marked at the reception of the National Liberal club last evening that Lord Rosebery looked pale and wearied. The lapse of memory from which he suf fered, causing him to lose the thread of his argument, lasted several minutes, In spite of the fact that he was repeated ly prompted by Earl Spencer and Mr. Campbell-Bannerman. Meanwhile the premier gazed about him in a dazed sort of way that was painful to see. Some ascribe his condition to the use of drugs. _ REBELS BURN NO HOUSES. Stories of Outrages In Cuba Are Said to Be Untrue. New York, May 10.—A special from Havana, Cuba, says: “Gen. Campos sailed from Clenfugos April 2 for Manzantlloa and Santiago. Well-Informed people maintain that he Will soon have to return. He Is said to be In very poor health, his strength and energy rapidly falling. The old wound from a dynamite bomb thrown In Barcelona has never quite healed and is giving him a great deal of trouble now. Some persons assert that he has told friends he fears he will never leave Cuba. A squadron of Spanish cavalry has left Clenfugos for Porto Principe. The Spanish gunboat Alceda has left, presumably to guard the Florida coast. The reportB that Gen. Lacret has land ed and that Maximo Gomez Is marching west with a large body of men are con firmed, but no details can be obtained. The expedition expected shortly either from Key West or Tampa Is reported ready for sailing. Enrique Colozo and RolofC, leaders In the old revolution, will be In command. The steamship Manuela has arrived from Santiago with a batch of prisoners. The most astonishing feature of the war so far lias been the considerate behavior of the rebels. They have not thus far pil laged or burned as In the first revolu tion." _ SLAIN BY FALSE FRIENDS. Dnlton-Doolln Gang Leaders Killed While Asleep by the Dunn Family. Guthrie, O. T., May 10.—Newcomb, alias "Bitter Creek,” and Pierce, alias "Dynamite Dick,” leaders of the desper ate Dalton-Doolin gang of outlaws, who were killed last week, were be trayed by supposed friends—entrapped Into the latters’ home and murdered While they slept. The killing, according to a story of neighbors brought In from Ingalls, was done by the Dunns, who had been prom ised large rewards by the deputies who tteimed later to have made the cap ture of the famous outlaws. The let ters’ friends have sworn vengeance, and the Dunn family are arming to pro tect themselves. « Woman Suffrage Ie Defeated. Lansing, Mich., May 10.—A heating was had yesterday on the proposition to submit a woman suffrage amend ment to the people at the next general election. A majority of the speakers favored the proposition, but it failed oi adoption,receiving 63 votes to 22 against It, a two-thirds majority of 67 vote3 be ing necessary to Bubmit a proposition to amend the Conctitution. Several friends of the resolution were absent and on their return the measure will be taken up again, and the chances are that it will pass. To Move (ten. Hancock's Remains. Washington, May 1-At a meeting of the Second Army corps last night a committee was appointed to take steps toward the removal of the bodies of Gen. Hancock, now at Norristown, Pa., and Mrs. Hancock, now at St. Louis, to Arlington, Va. Gen. and Mrs. Han cock's relatives are very anxious that the bodies be interred at Arlington and will co-operate with the committee tc this end. Murders Her Husband's Companion. Monett, Mo., May 10.—Mrs. Frank Collins, wife of a gambler here, shot ami killed Annie Snodgrass of Fort Smith who was walking along the street with Collins last night. Mrs. Collins sur rendered to the police. Drew #00,000 at Chicago. Pierre, S. D., May 10.—In the Bene dict hearing on the charge of larceny yesterday Attorney General Crawford asked for a continuance to secure wit nesses from Chicago, which motion was granted. Affidavits set out that one Avery saw W. \V. Taylor and H. M. Benedict in the Exchange National bank of Chicago, January 3. 1S93. Tay lor drew $60,000 of state funds and said he would take the cash to Dakota In person, with Benedict to assist In guarding It. Benedict will be rearrest ed on a charge of conspiracy to defraud as soon as the larceny case ts com pleted. • • - ~ - y SOLDIERS STIRRED UP. Commander Newman of Iowa O. A. B. Create* a Urease. Clinton, la., May 10.—Yesterday’* session of the Iowa State Q. A. R. en campment was given over almost en tirely to business sessions of the five military and patriotic orders now hold ing reunions here. Incoming trains brought in nearly another thousand delegates and visitors. The business meeting of the encampment opened at • o’clock, when Mayor Hughes wel comed the visitors to the city. Com mander Newman responded. In the an nual address of Commander Newman he created considerable of a sensation In his denunciation of the soldiers who have never Joined the organisation. The business session of the W. R. C. was brief. Department President K. Flora Evans' annual address showed there were 8,700 members In good stand ing In Iowa. There were 208 corps, 24 of which were organized last year. Re ports from officers of the Sons of Veter ans show a total membership of 1,082, an Increase of 057 members In the last year. BRITAIN IN BAD ODOR. Interna Enmity to England Develop* In Nicaragua. Managua, Nicaragua, via Galveston, Texas, May 10.—The £15.000 sterling to be paid by Nicaragua to Great Britain has been raised here by popular dona tions. Three German mercantile Arms have given about £2,000, and the whole amount will be ready to be paid In Lon don in a few days. The raising of the money, however, has only Increased popular feeling In Nicaragua against Great Britain, and the feeling Is now very bitter Indeed. The general opin ion seems to be that the Central Ameri can republic will form a combination, possibly secret, against Great Britain, and that everything possible will be done to exclude British goods from Central America. This feeling will probably result In commercial gain to the United States. There Is no doubt, however, that the action of the three German Arms in subscribing so liberal ly to the Indemnity fund will prove a good stroke of business to them. FEARS A LYNCHING. Murderer of Fark County, Colo., Taken to Pueblo. Denver, May 10.—Joseph E. Gallup, sheriff of Chaffee county, wired Gov. Mclntire yesterday that he feared a lynching should he be compelled to re tain In Jail Benjamin Radcllffe, the Park county school board murderer. For fear of a lynching the prisoner was taken to Chaffee county and lodged in the Jail at Buena Vista. The distance Is Afty miles, but It developed that the citizens of Park county Intended to de scend upon Buena Vista. Sheriff Gal lup was authorized to send his prisoner to Pueblo by special train. Expects a Silver Walkover. Springfield, 111., Majr 10.—Secretary ol State Hlnrichsen, Chairman of the State Democratic committee, said yesterday that twenty counties have so far held conventions and without exception they have declared for free silver at the ratic of 16 to 1. "These twenty counties,'’ said Mr. Hlnrichsen. "have 463 of the 1,076 delegates In the state convention Only one county committee so far has refused to call a convention. I am ex pecting the state convention will de clare for free silver without a dissent ing vote.” For a Powerful Confederation. Washington, May 10.—Consul-General Maratta, at Melbourne, Australia, has furnished to the state department a re port upon the proposed federation of the Australian colonies. He says there is a marked sentiment for a union and adds that the objects of federation are to provide more powerful defense against enemies of the colonies, to se cure a more economical form of gov ernment and to Bf—iuiato advancement in the various indi ries. No Reply In Waller Case. Paris, May 10.—United States Ambas sador James B. Eustls has not received a reply to his note to the foreign office here regarding the trial by court-mar tial and sentence to twenty years' im prisonment of John T. Waller, formerly United States consul at Tamatave. But M. Manotux, the minister for foreign affairs, has promised, upon receipt of the necessary documents from the Isl and of Madagascar, to give the question the fullest consideration. vuR'K<t»aw» iuujr rignit Denison, Tex., May 10.—The national courts convened yesterday at Tishomin go, the capital of the Chickasaw na tion. A serious state of affairs exists, which may precipitate a civil war. There are two sets of officers through out, from judge down, and a clash seems certain, as each side is obstinate. The factions are heavily armed. A single shot fired means a battle. The gov ernor's offers of mediation have been rejected. _ Better Pay lor Workmen. Pittsburg Pa.. May 10.—The Amal- ] gamated Association of Tin, Iron and j Steel Workers and the Merchant Bar Iron Manufacturers’ National associa tion have entered into a combination to secure for the Iron workers of the coun try better rates of wages and for the ' manufacturers fair competitive condi- j tions against the mill operators of the ! Pittsburg district, who have been work- j ing their employes at low wages. ! Will Resume Work. I Washington, Ind., May 9.—The Coal | Miners' union decided to return to work at the old scale. The Montgomery min- ' ers will also resume work. Advances Wages. Akron, Ohio, May 10.—The Mill Sewer Pipe company has a- .'anced the wages of its employes from 5 to 10 per cent. A Corner in (.old. New York, May 10.—The story from Washington that the bond syndicate was gathering up bar gold in the West and holding It for possible contingen cies was-verified In Wall street yester day. The syndicate has been taking this bar gold presumably at a slight ad vance over assay office posted rates. This is practically creating a corner in gold. — Big Cooper Shops Burned. Buffalo, N. Y„ May 10.—The coopei shops of the Richard Grant Cooperage i company have been destroyed by lira, with all their contents. Doss, $75,000. GBAND OLD PARTY. LIGHT THROWN UPON "THE POLICY OF INFAMY." Canadian Cheeao l'mirlng Into tho Coon* trj aa a Result of Wllaon Tariff—Onr Gold Money Going to Thbt Country —The Sun Ashamed. [(HE NEW YORK S', Sun has been In ^jsore straits these . days. Having ' worked its hardest / to elect a demo cratic congress and ; a democratic Presl - dent In 1892, and 'being since utterly ^ ashamed ot their leelslation and lack of statesmanship, It has endeavored to evade the responsibility, as follows: The policy of Infamy cannot with Justice be charged against the democ racy of the United States. • • • The democracy never approved or sup ported the Cleveland-Qrasham, policy of Infamy; It has never accepted re sponsibility for the same, and It has never undertaken to apologise for It or defend It, or to share with the auth ors of that policy their shameful bur den of failure and disgrace: It is well here to refer to the Chi cago platform of 1892, and recall to the attention of the editor of the Sun the following plank: The democratic party is the only, party that has given to the country a foreign policy consistent and vigorous, compelling respect abroad and Inspiring confidence at home. To say that the policy of Infamy can not with Justice be charged against the democracy of the United States" is a mere quibble. The President of the United States is the chosen leader of the democratic party, which must "point with pride” to all hls official actions, if it falls to denounce them, which It has not done. On the con trary, we have heard of democratic leaders both in and out of congress, who have “accepted responsibility” for the policy of Infamy. We have read in the columns of the Sun, of democratic leaders, both In and out of congress, who have risen “to defend It.” We need only turn to the columns of the World, of the Herald, of the New York Times, and of the Evening Post, these great leaders of the democratic party, to find reams of waste paper filled with the “accepted responsibil ity.” These great organs of democ racy have “accepted responsibility” for the i^llcy of Infamy, have upheld it as a “foreign policy consistent and vigorous,” have proclaimed it as “com pelling respect abroad”—In the lap of Queen Lil, and have heralded It as “inspiring confidence at home,” they alone know where. Will Fight r» llartl. Lower wages are being forced upon the wage earners of Great Britain, and we note a case of between 2,000 and 3,000 employes in an Iron and coal company whose earnings have been cut down 10 per cent. The reductions made In our tariff not being so large as the British manufacturers had expected, they evidently intend to take the dif ference out of the pay of their workers, for we find that the Welsh tin plate manufacturers “forsee a probable ne cessity for cutting wages, In order to meet the competition of the American works, and in this case if there Is, the tin plate workers ought to be reason able and consent to bear their share of the burden." Under the McKinley tariff many of the Welsh tin plate fac tories were compelled to close entirely, but the Gorman bill has enabled them to start up, and “the Welsh workers are having a little boom after their long spell of Inaction.” They fear, how ever, that their “little boom” may not last, so they are preparing their poorly paid workmen to “bear their share of the burden” by accepting still lower wages, which, if accepted, must, of course, mean lower wages in our tin plate factories, If we are to continue to supply our home market with American tin plate. A Gorct Plan to Stick To. In 1860, after fourteen years of free trade, there were 1,312,000 workmen employed In our manufacturing Indus tries. In 1870 they had Increased to 2,054,000, a gain of 74,000 a year. In 1880 they numbered 2,740,000, or an In crease of 59,000 a year. In 1890 there 'were 4,712,000 hands employed, an in crease of 196,000 a year, and in 1892 there were over 5,300,000 hands at work a further increase of over 300,000 a year under protection. In 1860 these workers received $380, 000,000 in wages, or $289 per hand. In 1890 the pay roll amounted to $2,282, 000,000, equal to $485 for every man. woman and child so employed. In 1890 the wage earners of the country, under protection, had nearly two billion dol lars a year more money to spend than in 18G0 under free trade. This was good for business, for manufacturers, merchants and storekeepers. Where Are They® Among the many glorious results, which, according to our free trade friends, wore to be attained by tariff reform was the opening to use of the "markets of the world.” Over these “markets of the world” the free trade orators have waxed eloquent and their auditors become enthusiastic. Just what the "markets of the world” stood for in dollars and cents was not en larged upon; Just how they were to be secured by tarlfT reform was not clear. The free traders are as weak in giving reasons as they are strong in giving promises. According to their belief their elevation to power wm to he an "open sesame" to the “markets of the world.” To others than the elect It looked as though the throwing down of the barriers of protection would give our market to the world instead of giv ing theirs to us. The "open sesame" has been tried, but where are the "markets of the world?” atmilm of Frank Hatton. The Washington Post has descended i to a personal abuse of Oov. McKinley In Its wild despair at the country’s en dorsement of the policy of protection. The signs of tho times were too much for the Washington organ of free trade, and the Cleveland "stinkpot,” which heeded not the ominous rumble of the cyclone that swept the country sus taining McKlnleylsm In a manner that the strongest friends of protection have never before witnessed. The governor of Ohio can afford to smile contemptuously at the Ill-tem pered and blackguardly screed. So can the "ribald and Irreverent crowds" Who eagerly listened to his words of wisdom. Mr. McKinley Is an American patriot fashioned after the model of Abraham Lincoln. He Is not of tho Cleveland cut. Mr. McKinley loves hi* country and labors for his country's good—not for that of Europe. The peo ple have shown that they are with him. The mud sllnger of the Washington Post has soiled the columns of bis paper In a manner that the late, and respected Frank Hatton would havo spurned with disgust—a manner that la very suggestive of a democratic con vention with the business manage ment. Th« li|ir Trnit'i Pall. The Sugar trust does not seem to have had such a pull In the state of Washington as In the city of Washing ton. An act has been passed and ap proved In the state of Washington pro viding for a bounty of one-halt per cent on all sugar containing at least 90 per cent of crystallised sugar. This bounty will begin In 1896 and continue for five yenrB. The Louisiana Planter says that beets raised there sample from 12 to 22.9 per cent of sugar, with a purity of from 75.4 to 97 per cent., adding that these wonderful results show what an enormous sugar-produc ing country the United States may be come If adequate encouragement be given to the sugar Industry. Such en couragement, however, would be very much against the interest of the trust If these local sugarB were not com pelled to come to the trust's refineries and pay them tolls. And to save profits to the trust, free traders, who know, as all do, that we cannot In the long run consume more than we produce, will continue to refuse adequate national encouragement to sugar growing In tha United States, although such encour agement would by Increasing the sup ply decrease the cost of sugar to all consumers. Ignnramnani. Democratic organs In this section of the country are busy at present telling the people how true their doctrine is, that tho tariff Is a tax, that the con sumer pays the tax. They contend that the advance In the price of sugar is an Incontrovertible evidence that the people pay the duty. They tell us that the duty on any foreign product, whether agricultural or manufactured, will invariably raise the price of that article. In the first place the free trad ers undoubtedly don't know the differ ence between a competing article and an uncompeting article; If they do know, then they are guilty of gross preversion of facts; sugar being a non competing article, the duty must be added to the price, and the consumer must pay It. If the democrats will name one competing article (on which the duty was increased under the Mc Kinley law), the price of which was increased to the consumer, then I will name two dozen competing articles "on which the duty was increased, the price of which has been reduced to the con sumer, since the passage of the Mc Kinley bill. CHAS. C. BAUMAN. Louisville, Ky. And There Wu Light. There has never been a time In th« history of this country that the great majority of the voters did not believe in a protective tariff. They have some times been opposed to certain meas ures embodied in a protective tariff bill; they have more often been de ceived as to the nature and provisions of a bill by its enemies. The latter was the case in 1892. There never was a measure passed by congress the pro visions of which were so distorted and so misrepresented as the McKinley bill. But “truth is mighty and must pre vail.” And however the McKinley bill was misunderstood at the beginning, however strongly it was condemned in 1892, it is evident now, from the crowds that have greeted Gov. McKinley every where, that the beneficent provisions of the bill which bears his name have at last been recognized. Such a recog nition was inevitable. The unprece dented prosperity which followed the passage of the McKinley bill, the un precedented disaster which has fol i lowed the elevation of its enemies to power, are evidence so plain that the dullest can see their meaning. Farmer* Were FooImI. For years the high wages paid in this country have increased the wages on the other side, and a reduction here is quickly followed by a reduction there. Our farmers were urged to vote for a wider market, and as they -hope to havo it open to them it becomes so poor that if steamboats were selling there at 5 cents apiece the workmen there could not buy a gangplank. At the same time our market, smothered by tho’ Grover clover, makes a new record fof wheat and cotton, and that record la not approximating 11.25 tor wheat or 10 centt for cotton. , ,>.