AS TO THE JUDICIARY >'■'—— ATTORNEY GENERAL HARMAN MAKES HIS REPORT. Abuts of the Foe System—Tot Too Early to Fast Judgment on the New System of Coarts In the Indian Territory— PrQmpt Action Urged In the Pacific Eatlroad Cates—The Debt Decision Im portant. The Attorney General's Report. - WASHisaTON, Dec. 7.—Attorney Gen eral Harmon, in his annual report to Congress, shows that the number of criminal cases pending in the Federal courts July 1, 1895, was 13,495, an in crease in two years of more than 3,000, though in 1895 35,949 cases were disposed of, as compared with £1,744 in 1891. The convictions during the year are Bhown to have been 60 per cent of the whole number, and in Government civil cases the percentage of judgments in favor of the United States was 63, as compared with 49 in 1894, and 4? in 1693. The expenses of the Federal courts have steadily in creased from 93,864,893 in 1888 to 95,638,333 in 1895. This is accounted for in part by the fact that since 1885, the number of places for holding Fed eral courts has increased from 186 to The Attorney General says it is yet too soon to fairly pass judgment*on the now system of courts for the In dian territory, it having been in oper ation only since last March, but ho calls attention to the fact that next September the jurisdiction of the courts of the Eastern district of Texas and the Western district of Arkansas over the Indian Territory will entirely cease, and a large measure of business in the courts of the Territory will necessarily result. For this reason he recommends that immediate appro priations be made for building at least one sufficient jail in each of the three districts. The Attorney General calls special attention to the fee system in federal courts and says that excessive and il legal charges can in some measure bo avoided by watchfulness and laborious investigation, but arrests and prosecu tions on frivolous charges and flimsy proof, to which part of the increasing expenses of the federal courts are due, cannot be prevented by the Depart ment of Justice. This can be accom plished only by abolishing the sys tem which, by making the fees of com missioners, marshals, clerks and attor neys the source of their compensation, presents a constant inducement to unnecessary arrests and litigation and annoyance and loss of time on those involved, as parties or witnesses, and indirectly works both material and moral injury to the public. De cides, a class of professional witnesses and informers grows up in many sec tions, to the scandal of the adminis tration of justice. There is now no limit to the number of commissioners which the courts may appoint, and suggests that the number be limited by law. Upou the abolition of the fee system, he says, the number might be largely reduced, and many advantages would be gained by giving them final jurisdiction of petty offenses. The Attorney General calls atten tion to the fact that too much of the time of the supreme court is occupied by criminal appeals, and suggests that such appeals be disallowed, save in capital cases, by amending the act of March 3, 1891, so as to omit the men tion of ‘‘other infamous” crimes. This would operate to give the circuit courts of appeal jurisdiction which would be final of all criminal cases other than capital, subject, however, to review by the supremo court in its discretion by writ of certiorari. Prompt action is urged toward work ing out the solution of the problem, presented bv the government’s rela tion to tho Central and Union Pacific railways, and, as it may be necessary or advisable for the government to in stitute proceedings against one or both of these companies, he shows the necessity of a law giving some court in the District of Columbia jurisdic tion of the entire property and all of the properties in interest. lie urges the imperative demand for tho ejec tion of at least one penitentiary in q, Southern State for the confinement of convicts from the Southern districts. The Attorney General speaks briefly of the decision of the' Supremo court in the Debs contempt case and says that the principles established by the opinion are of the highest value and importance. The jurisdiction of the courts to issue and enforce injunctions against interference with interstate commerce and the passage of mails was fatly maintained, and it was held that the action of the courts in such cases was not open to review ou habeas corpus. WANTS STATEHOOD. large and Representative Convention at Shawnee, OUla. Oklahoma City, Okla., Dec. 7.—A Very large and representative delegate convention was held at Shawnee yes terday in the interest of Statehood, livery county in the territory was rep resented by its best and most promi nent citizens, and the proceedings were very harmonious. The following resolution was adopt ed by a two-thirds majority. “Resolved, That the people of Okla homa territory, without distinction of party, assembled in delegate conven tion at Shawnee, on the 5th of Decem ber, 1S95, for t he purpose of consider ing the Statehood question, earnestly urge upon the Congress of the United States at its present session to pass an enabling act providing for the admis sion of Oklahoma as a State with such boundaries as in the wisdom of Con gress will best subserve the cause of good government.” He Is Fighting for Cnba. St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 7.—The mys tery surrounding the disappearance November IS of Captain Rosser Roemer, who was in command of the famous Busch Zouaves, lias been solved. He is now in Cnba at the head of a band of 200 Americans, fighting for Cuban independence, and with him is Ser geant Frank llilligans, also a member of the zouaves. The World’s Nitrate Trust Falls. Valparaiso, Dec. 7.—The proposed nitrate syndicate to control the world’s trade and limit the output has gone to pieces. A BRIEF SESSION HELD. Then the Boat* Proceed* to Adjourn TUI Monday. WAsnnt&Tos, Doc. 7.—When the house met to-day Messrs. Terry of Ar kansas and Boatner of Louisiana, be lated members, were formally sworn in. Mr. Baker of New Hampshire asked unanimous consent for the Immediate consideration of a resolution calling on the secretary of agriculture to re port whether he had expended the whole or any part of the appropria tion made by the last congress for the distribution of farmers’ bulletins, but Mr. McMillin of Tennessee objected. Mr. Walker of Massachusetts offered a petition in the form of a resolution from the naturalized Armenians of the United States, nine-tenths of whom, he said, lived in his district, and re quested that it be printed in the Becord. After reciting the alleged oppression and outrages of the Turk ish .government, it concluded: ‘‘Resolved, further, That this House, composed of the immediate representa tives of the American people, pledge its support to every measure justified by international law and a common humanity to vindicate the rights of our fellow citizens of their families in Turkey, and to hinder and prevent, as far as practicable, the continuance of the outrages and massacres in that land.” Mr. Turner of Georgia objected to printing the petition in the Becord, and it was referred to the committee on foreign affairs, after which, at 12:30 o'clock the House adjourned until Monday. FLYNN AFTER MR. SMITH. The Oklahoma Delegate Wants Informa tion About the Wichita Lands Matters. . Washington, Dec. 7. — Delegate Flynn of Oklahoma introduced a reso lution in tho house to-day requiring Secretary-Smith to inform the House why the allotments of Wichita lands had not been completed and asking as well whether any of the Secretary’s delations are among the counsel of parties in interest. Mr. Flynn also introduced his free homes bill. He introduced also a bill to open the Indian territory to settle ment. It provides in substance that there shall be a compulsory allotment of lands, 100 acres to each head of a family and eighty acres to each child, that $1 an acre shall be paid for the remainder of the territory and the land shall then be thrown open to settle ment. He said afterward that he had received such assurances of support as seemed to him to make the passage of the latter bill through the House at least certain. THE WALLER CASE. The .Kansas Delegation's Resolution for All Facts Before the House. Washington, Dec. 7.—Congressman Miller to-day introduced in the House a resolution which he prepared in con formity with tho conclusions of the Kansas delegation. The preamble is of the usual form, tbe President being requested, if not incompatible with the public interests, to communicate all information in regard to the arrest, trial and imprisonment of Waller. Then edmes: “And all correspondence between Edward Telfair Wetter, United States consul at Madagascar, and Mr. Edward F. Uhl of the Depart ment of State, and all reports, docu ments and evidence if in any way touching said matters in his possession or in the possession of the State De partment.” The foreign affairs com mittee, when appointed, will be urged to the speediest possible action. Farmers’ Alliance of Kansas. Topeka, Ivan., Dec. 7.—The annual convention of the Kansas State Farm ers’ Alliance held here yesterday was a failure id point of attendance when compared with the meetings in the early period of the order’s existence. However, a session was held, with about thirty delegates present. Very little was done. Mrs. Emma Troud ner of Carbondale was elected presi dent to succeed John Willits, and Abe Smith of Topeka was chosen vice president. J. B. French, who has been secretary and'treasurer of the Alliance ever since it was organized, was re elepted. Joel Reece, editor of the Pratt Union, was elected lecturer. Resolutions were adopted recommend ing that members engage in co-oper ative enterprises, and that all reform parties combine for the campaign of JSGG. Clever Diplomatic Move. Washington, Deo. 7.—Diplomatic ally considered, the last move of Lord Salisbury’s may be regarded as very clever, for he can easily find pre cedents to justify his request that the British case be considered on its merits. As this is' all new to this government, a compliance with the request would involve much patient research and com parison of authorities, maps and sur veys. This is calculated to consume a great deal of time and carry tho issue along to a period when perhaps Great Britain, freed from its present embar rassing position growing out of tho Turkish complicrtions, will be able to devote her entire energies to a settle ment of the Venezuelan question. Historian Lecky a Commoner. Dublin, Dec. 7.—William H. F. Leeky, LL. D., D. C. L., the historian, has been elected to the parliamentary seat for Dublin university to fill the vacancy caused by the elevation of the Kight lion. David It. 1’iuukett (Con servative) to the peerage. This is the gain of a seat for the Liberal Unionists Commissioner Ulrd Free. Topeka, Kan., Dec. 7.—State Labor Commissioner W. G. Bird, charged with extortion in officp, was acquitted by a jury to-day after a trial of two days. The jury was out an hour and a half._ Five Human Skeletons. Topeka, Kan., Dec. 7.—Five human skeletons were found behind an old cellar wall five miles east of Larned yesterday. Early settlers say the ■ skeletons are undoubtedly the remains of a party of land hunters, who were passing through the ' country fifteen years ago. POTATO MOVEMENT.! I SECRETARY MORTON TELLS FARMERS THERE ARE NO FOREIGN MARKETS. 1 trgm Crops Grown In the Northwest H Capture Markets of the World—Ho* Farmers Were Fooled bp Free Trad ers—Potatoes Fed to Hobs. The most serious complaint of the potato grower this year Is the low price of the product, particularly In the Northwest. The report from the department’s agent for Wisconsin and Minnesota represents that In the lat ter state the tubers “do not pay for digging.” He states that the yield Is enormous, "on an acreage three times as great as in previous yearB,” that "hundreds of acres will not be dug,” and that “much of the acreage will go to feed stock.” Here it! another startling'announce ment on the official authority of the secretary of agriculture in one of hla crop reports. Can Mr. Morton recon cile the abave with the Democratic promises made to farmers in 1S92, that the value of ail farm crops would be enhanced if the protectionists were turned out of office and the free trad ers installed in their places? Potatoes “do not pay for digging,” says the free trade secretary’s report. "Hundreds of acres will not be dug” even when so much labor is idle and wages are so much cheaper than they were in 1892. "Much of the acreage will go to feed stock”—feeding potatoes to stock as well as dollar wheat, and corn Ho be burned, too. Is there no hope for the farmer? Let us see if the markets of the world won’t save him. Hdre are our exports of potatoes for the last five years: EXPORTS OP POTATOES. Year. Bushels. Value. 1891 . ..341,189 $316,482 1892 .,.557,022 361,378 1893 . 845,720 700,032 1894 . 803,111 651,877 1895 .672,857 418,221 | Note how our exports of potatoes | gradually Increased during the Mc Kinley tariff period and how we capt ured half a million more bushels of the potato markets of the world in 1893 than we did in 1891. Note again that, directly the free traders got their •fingers on the farmers’ potato crops, our exports fell off and we shipped abroad 270,000 bushels les3 in 1895 than 1893. Perhaps, though, there will be a chance for the farmers to capture the markets of the world during the pres ent fiscal year. Mr. Free Trade Secre tary Morton enlightens us upon this The Farmer leanu His Lesson, 1 80/S. point. His September report tells us that “800,000 hundred-weights of po tatoes were shipped to England dur ing the first six months of this year” from Germany. He also tells us that "France shipped about the same quan tity.” It would seem that France and Germany got ahead of us, especially “a3 England has nearly an average crop of very high quality, the market there is glutted and prices are as low as ?10 a ton.” This is equivalent to 25 cents a bushel delivered in Eng land. It is not surprising that farmers "particularly in the Northwest,” when they think of the freight rate from the Northwest to London and tho cost of bags, commission and insurance, are complaining of low prices. A potato market at 25 cents a bush el In London, le3& these expenses and the cost of seed, fertilizer and labor, ! does not leave much margin of profit ! for the American farmer after he has captured the markets of the world. No paying market la England, France or Germany, and Secretary awtuu Bays "It Is unlikely that we shall be able to dispose of any of our .surplus la Europe.” Wo thought the markets of the world were waiting for our surplus products. Can It be that the markets of India, China and Japan alone are open to us? Must we grow tubers to supplant the rice crops of thejpriept? We cannot but admire Mr. Free Trade Secretary Morton’s candor In de scribing these free trade conditions, varying so greatly, as they do, from the free trade promtees of 1892. Secretary Morton sayB that “these conditions are worth nothing.” They are, Mr. Sec retary. The farmers will note them— will note that "these conditions” are not theories. Secretary Morton Should Explain. The demand for American products in foreign lands is already large, but It may be very much Increased and In tensified.—-The Secretary of Agricul ture. Why has It not been "very much In creased and intensified,” Mr. Secretary? Have you forgotten the promises made by the public speakers of your politi cal party in 1S92 when they were cadg ing votes from the farmers? You free traders have had your own way; you repealed the McKinley tariff; you gave the farmers an opportunity to get out into the markets of the world. It is now quite in order, Mr. Secretary, for you to explain why they have not reached them. Has the ship of state sprung a leak? Has the cargo been Jettisoned? “The demand for American products in Free Trade, No Money for Clothes. foreign lands” was very much larger In 1892, before the wall of protection was broken down. A Stud; of Railroad Returns. Some of the railroads report large gains in earnings, but on the whole, returns are still 6.7 per cent smaller than in 1892. —Dun's Review, October 19. This is easily explained. In 1892 the railroads got more .double hauls—first in carrying raw materials to manufact urers, second In carrying the finished products to mnrket. Now they are hauling less raw material to our larger imports of finished foreign products, on which they make especial freight rates to discriminate against the Amer ican producer. Straight protection Is the best thing for railroads. Who Can Find It? ■ I once read a speech purporting tt be made by the great Fox of the Brit ish parliament on free trade. It runs about like this: “Yes, we will conquer America. They will cut down their for ests with English axes; they will cut their grain with English sickles; they < will eat their dinner from English plates with English knives and forks, etc.” I have hunted for this speech for two months, but cannot find. it. Did Fox make such a speech, and If so, where can it be found? I know that it was quoted by some writer a few years ago. JOHN II. RICE, Sedalia, Mo. Tho Price of Wheat. The wheat crop of 1895, as given by Dornbusch’s list, was 305,795,090 quar ters. This is less than 5,000,000 quart ers larger than the world’s wheat crop of 1892. On July 1, 1892, the price of W'hcat in New York was 89% cents but on July 1, 1895, the price was only 73% cents, a decrease of 15% cents a bushel. Does the increase of 1% per cent in the world’s wheat crop between the two periods account for the decrease of 18 per cent, in the value cff wheat within the same period? Dilry Farmer* and Free Trade. Dairy farming can hardly be a prof itable business for British farmers. During the last thirty years the Brit ish imports of butter have Increased by $45,000,000 a year, of cheese by $11, 000,000, of eggs by $17,750,000 a year. Free trade in England must be a good thing for the farmers in foreign coun tries to supply these dairy products. Free Trade Farmer*' Condition. Free trade England paid $260,000,001 for foreign grown farm crops in 1886 and $400,000,000 in 1894, an Increase of GO per cent, while the population in creased only 6.8 per cent. It was evi dently a “condition, not a theory," that confronted the English farmers last year. Will Soon Be a Carlo. As the production of wheat is de creasing so rapidly in free trade Eng land, a correspondent of the Mark Lane Express suggests that before this crop becomes entirely a thing of the past, samples should be secured to place in the British museum. Tha Farmer’* So and Sense. The farmer is often a more zealous protectionist than the manufacturer or the wage earner. He knows the value of a good home market from actual ex perience j Want-d. an noneat Market. American stock raisers bare for years been clamoring that their Interests are being Injured by the greed of the re tailers of meats. They say that the prices at which the live animals are purchased from them bear no relative position to the nrloaa at which meats are retailed. They point out that there have sometimes been advances In the retail price at the same time that the prices of live stock were declining. It Is for the Interest of all breeders of stock that meat be sold to the people at as low a price as possible, the middle man and the retailer being content with a fair profit. This has a tendency to stimulate a greater demand for meat With such stimulation there could be no meat of any kind exported, as the home market would take everything the stockmen could raise. Let us illustrate. Last year we ex ported live stock products as follows in value: Live cattle. (33,461,922; live hogs, (14,766; live sheep, (832,763; beet products, (28,269,863; mutton. (174,400; pork products, (93,433,592. This gives a grand total of (166,177,296. Reckon ing our population at 70,000,000, this would represent (2.23 per capita per year, a little more than 4t4 cents per week. In other words, it would be nec essary only to increase our consump tion per capita 4% cents worth per week to consume the entire product now be •us exported. This could b« done by selling meats at a fair price. The fact Is that a great many markets all over the country charge high prices, sell less meat, but make Just as much money as they would In selling a larger quantity at a lower price. They prefer this plan, for It Baves them the trouble of handling the extra amount of meat. They are thus the gainers, but both the producers and the consumers are the losers. It Is not what we would call an honest market, which would operate to the advantage of all concerned. We cannot, however, expect to see any reform along this line, as a result qf preaching. Commercial selfishness is stronger than commercial philanthropy. The position will yield only to commercial force. The time may come when stockmen of all kinds will be compelled to take measures to see that their products are placed in the hands of the consumers at a rea sonable price. . y: . ■ . Feed the Corn Crop. vVhat shall we do with the enormous corn crop? is a question receiving a great deal of thought at the present time. Any crop shipped long distances to market In Its crude state cannot bring as satisfactory and remunerative returns as if manufactured Into "fin ished products.” Whether the corn crop of 1895 will be a blessing or the reverse, to the producer, depends en tirely on the wisdom he displays on marketing it. * It will prove a blessing only when disposed of at a profit' At the prices now prevailing many of us will be un able to realize above the cost of pro duction, unless by some other method of disposing of it than In Its original state. Shipping It as a raw product involves the expense of additional freight. By becoming a manufacturer and converting his corn, oats and hay Into beef, pork, mutton or butter the farmer not only obtains an increased price for his crop, but also a profit on the finished product. The farmer who has or can obtain hogs and cattle to feed corn, will hold a decided advan tage-over the mail who places his crop on the market in its crude state. By feeding the entire products of the farm at home the fertility of the land is not only kept up, but is Increased. The successful larmer is the one who con verts all he raises into “finished prod ucts.”—American Corn and Hog Jour nal. Useless Work, When I started In the poultry busi ness, says a writer In Farm Poultry, I had four Barred Plymouth Rocks, a trio of Black Mlnorcas and six mongrel hens. Finding my room too small for two breeds. I disposed of the Minorca cock and put them all in one pen. The mongrels contained a preponderance of Leghorn blood and laid a small white egg, the Mlnorcas a large white egg, and the Plymouth Rocks a brown egg, so that I bad no trouble in distinguish ing them. For the year the percentage of eggs laid by each was as follows: Two Mlnorcas 21% per cent; four B. P. Rocks, 40 per cent; six mongrels, 38% per cent. Through the months of April and May the mongrels laid more eggs than the other six, but at no other time did they equal either the Mlnorcas or Ply mouth Rocks. I have no doubt that a few years’ breeding would have raised the stand ard of the mongrels, but I shall never spend my time that way. They were an eyesore to me while I had them, and so long as I can get better, or even if I could only get their equals as egg pro ducers and have a certain amount of beauty combined with utility, I shall keep a pure breed.' Bovine Rabies.—In • Ware, Mass., twenty head of cattle on five farms have died of a disease diagnosed as rabies. The origin of the disease Is traced to a mad dog. The most Im portant symptoms were intense uneasi ness and excitement, grating of the teeth with champing of the Jaws, fre quent fits of bellowing and continued straining. The temperature remained normal and the changes In the pulse were slight. Death resulted in from one to seven days after the first signs of the disease. Nine of the animals averaged twenty-four and four-ninth days from the time they were bitten to the first manifestations of illness. In two other animals the period of incub ation was forty-seven and six-eightb days. _ i At St. Malo, France, there has been on exhibition an edible mushroom four feet in circumference and weighing i seven and a half pounds. Lucas State of Ohio, city of Toledo. County—as. . *X,nk J- Cheney tnaliee oath tbit W « aenlor partner of the firm of F. 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