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Tilt PlAiISMOUlll JOURNAL R. A. DATES, Publisher. I'LATTS MOUTH. NEBRASKA. S BRIff TILLGRA.MS. 4 Th army maneuvers Just finished cost the government $350,000 approx i.nut ly. The King of (irrwe has been ap l"intc( an honorary admiral of the itrlti-Ti Meet. The Hungarian gove rntnent has offi cially dec hle to participate; hi the St. I ouis exposition. fount Apponyl has tendered hin res ignation ax president of tho lower douse of the Hungarian die-t. A navlngs hank fr negroes, with a ?-;lnr-il woman for Us president, be business at Richmond. Va. Rev. V. I. Coburn of Itoston has n . i,tc a rail to the; pastorate of fhf Congregational hu-e h at I'aola, Kan. The French hark Savoyard lias been vvrce-k (1 near l.re:,t. Fram e. Thlrt; orif i'f her crrw, the captain's wife nml f ; n r othe-r women were lost. Tin' c-oiuuiissieni appointed Ly Presi dent Itooseveh to investigate condi tions on III! is islam! resumed its ses sions, going to tlie island lor inai pur P;K .1. Ric hard Harrett. a former memlor of congress from Missouri, is dead of heart disease- in New York in a hotel wln rfl he had made his home for ttio past eighteen years. At Portland. Ore., the federal grand jury returned an indictment against T. A. Woods, pension attorney, and his son, llosea Woods, partner in the bus! iie.--s conducted by his father. K. O. Spi.l cashier of the Heme Savings hank of Iowa Falls, accused of appropriating $:.nii of the hank's funds, was indicted for embezzlement on t!irei founts by the grand jury. The United States supreme court has advanced the case involving tho rights of freednien in the Choctaw and "hi kasaw nations in Indian Territory and set the hearing for January 25. Trade in contracts for future deliv ery of coffee was established at th New Orleans board of trade. Bidding was fairly active in all months and fome speculative interest was shown. A dispatch to the Iondon Dally Mail from Simla says terrible earth quakes have occurred at Turshlz, near Turbat i-IIaidari. in Persia, In which 3.r perron were killed and numbers injured. The trouble between the steamflt ters' and plumbers" unions over the piping of the Cascade at the World's fair grounds, which threatened to cul minate in a general strike, was settled peaceably. Two persons are dead and three wounded as a result of an altercation between whites and blacks at Lake Village, Ark., which was not settled until a lynching had quieted the ex cited people. At Grand Rapids, Mich., a verdict for $30.(mm was given to Miss Henri etta Adams of (Jasseville, Mich., against Robert Stuart Raker, a well known young society man of that city, for breach of promise. George I. Harvey superintendent of the Pawnee training school, has ask ed Commissioner Jones, head of the Indian bureau, to suspend action on his case until he has had a chance to pee President Roosevelt. At Belleville. III.. flv more citizens were arrested on indictments charging participation in the lynching of David S. Wyatt. a negro school teacher. June 6 last. Each gave a bond in the sum of $20 and was released. While running at a high speed an inbound Wabash fast freight crashed into a freight ahead, in a dense fog. fifty miles west of St. Louis, injuring seven men, two of whom may die, and killing seven carloads of stock. Seven hundred thousand dollars Is the estimated cost of the necessary repairs to the battleship Indiana con tained in the survey of that vessel re reived at the navy department. The purvey contemplates new boilers and a general overhauling of the vessel. and has been referred to the board of construction for approval . At the last meeting of the National Geographic society. President Roose velt was t"ected an honorary member of the society, as a tribute to his zeal ous encouragement of exploration and geographic work. Commander Robert C Peary was also elected an honorary member, in recognition of his impor tant explorations in the far north dur irfg the past fifteen years. The London Spectator contends that as Washington has become the most important station in the Rritish diplo matic service, the salary of the am bassador ought to be raised to $30,000. The salary of the late Ambassador Sir Michael Herbert wa3 $.12,500. Because of over-production of -the Somerset Coal company of Pennsylva nia, several mining companies in the George's Creek region. Maryland, have shut down. Other companies in both fields are working short time. Several thousand men are affected. Advices from Washington state that Governor IoIe will probably be ap pointed United States district judge of Hawaii to succeed Morris M. Estee. deceased, and that Governor Dole will be succeeded by George R. Carter, sec retary of the Interior. Lieutenant General Young, chief of r-taff. has returned to Washington from Vort Riley. Kas.. where he inspect U the troops engaged In the maneuvers. He nays the conduct of the troops, regular and state, was highly creditable. MUST RATIFV CUBAN TREATY President Roosevelt's Message to Congress Is Couched in the Strongest Terms. NATION'S HONOR AT STAKE Chief Executive Doclares . the United States Has Committed Itself to tho Policy He Outlines Advantages of tho Trea!y Made Plain. IN THE INTERESTS OF ALL Measure Declared to Bo Demand ed by Considerations of Broad National Policy as Well as Eco nomic Interests Largo Market at Stako. On Tuesday, Nov. 10, President Roosevelt sent to Congress his mes sage explaining the reasons for the gathering of the Senate and House of Representatives in special session. The document follows: To the Senate and House of Repre sentatives: I have convened the Congress that it may consider the legislation neces sary to put into operation the com mercial treaty with Cuba, which was ratified by the Senate at its last ses sion and subsequently by the Cuban government. 1 deem such legislation demanded not only by our interest, but by our honor. We cannot with propriety abandon the course upon which we have so wisely embarked. When the acceptance of the Piatt amendment was required from Cuba by the action of the Congress of the United States, this government there by definitely committed itself to the policy of treating Cuba as occupying a unique position as regards this country. It was provided that when the island became a free and inde pendent republic, she should stand In such close relations with us as in cer tain respects to come within our sys tem of international policy, and it necessarily followed that she must also to a certain degree become in cluded within the lines of our eco nomic policy. Situated as Cuba is, it would not be possible for this country to permit the strategic abuse of the island by any foreign military power. It is for this reason that certain limi tations have been impressed upon her financial policy and that naval sta tions have been conceded by her to the United States. The negotiations as to the details of these naval sta tions are on the eve of completion. They are so situated as to prevent any idea that there is the intention ever SAVAGE WEAPONS OF WARFARE. Inhuman Devices Invented to Make War More Horrible. Devices intended to make war so terrible that every civilized nation on earth would be only too glad to re frain from it have been offered fre quently of late to the war, the navy and state department. The predilec tion to run to gas bombs manifests itself again, as it did fifteen years ago. The main object of the use of the hydrocyanic acid gas bomb is to cap ture the ships of the enemy without shooting the vessel to pieces or blow ing them up or sinking them. It is contended that if a bomb charged with that gas were exploded on the deck of a ship the fumes would Instantly sink to the innermost parts of the vessel. It Is known that a whiff of hydrocya nic acid gas inhaled will cause instant death. Even after those who propose such a scheme are informed by the authorities that such a thing is out of the question because it comes under the head of poison, the use of which Is interdicted by the universal regu lations of war, they propose other similar schemes time after time. One of these is the use of a gas that is in Itself not deadly. It renders those who inhale its fumes 'unconscious for about six hours. "Why, you might as well take the crew of an enemy's ship and get all hands drunk," remarked a Washington officer in commenting on the last mentioned plan. ; The Sugar Confectioners Use. An amateur candy maker says: "If I didn't take pains with the little things I'd be a failure. I always bear in mind that any old sugar that the grocer sells for pulverized is not good enough. Bar sugar is what confec tioners use. Every lump must be rubbed out of it. In dipping choco late creams never use sweetened chocolate; the bitter coating is de licious." J Women Not Good Risks. i Notwithstanding the fact that wom en reach a greater age than men, they have proved a losing venture to life insurance companies. Women are not prone to the excesses, nor exposed to the rough weather, nor liable to the accidents which shorten life, but they are more likely to suffer from cancer in middle life than are men; and. too, women much more frequent ly have intuitive premonition of fail ing health than have men, and. having that intuitive fear take life insurance. Pittsburg Dispatch. Hopeless Case. The tourist in the Yosemite valley complains all morning of having a se vere headache, as the result of too free indulgence in the cup which cheers and also inebriates the night before. ;Try a little of this. suXT suggests a fellow tourist from Kentucky. "Down my way we always say that the hair of the dog will cyouh the bite." "I've tried that." moans the tourist; "I've tried that, but it doesn't help. I think I must have been bitten by one of these hairless tfogs." Judge. to u?e them against Cuba, or other wise than for the protection of Cuba from the aspaults of foreign foes and for the better safeguarding of Amerl can interests in the waters south of us. Advantages of the Treaty. These Interests have been largely incrascd by the consequences of the war with Spain and will be further in creased by the building of the Isth mlan canal. They are both military and economic. The granting to us by Cuba of the naval stations above al luded to is of the utmost importance from a military standpoint, and is prKjf of the good faith with which Cuba is treating u:;. Cuba has mad great progress since her independence was established. She has advanced steadily In every way. She already stands high among her sister repub lics of the new world. She is loyally observing her obligations to us; and she is entitled to like treatment by us. The treaty submitted to you for approval secures to the United States economic advantages as great as those given to Cuba. Not an American in terest is sacrificed. By the treaty a large Cuban market is secured to our producers a market which lies at our doors, which is already large, which is capable of great expansion and which is especially important to the development of our export trade. It would be indeed short sighted for us to refiiKa to take advantage of such an opportunity and to force Cuba into making arrangements with other countries to our disadvantage. In the Interests of All. This reciprocity treaty stands by itself. It is demanded on considera tions of broad national policy as well as by our economic interests. It will do harm to no industry. It will bene fit many industries. It is in the in terest of our people as a whole, both because of its importance from the broad standpoint of international policy and because economically it in timately concerns us to develop and secure the rich Cuban market for our farmers, artisans, merchants and manufacturers. Finally, it is desirable as a guaranty of the good faith of our nation toward her young sister re public to the south, whose welfare must ever be closely bound with ours. Our Duty to the Island. We gave her liberty. We are knit to her by the memories of the blood and the courage of our soldiers who fought for her in war; by the mem ories of the wisdom and integrity of our administrators who served her in peace and who started her so well on the difficult path of self-government. We must help her onward and upward; and helping her, we shall help ourselves. The foregoing considerations caused the negotiation of the treaty with Cuba and its ratification by the sen ate. They .now, with equal force, sup port the legislation by the congress which by the terms of the treaty is necessary to render it operative. A failure to enact such legislation would come perilously near a repudiation of the pledged faith of the nation. I transmit herewith the treaty, as amended by the senate and ratified by the Cuban government. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. White House, Nov. 10, 1903. A GREAT BABY SHOW. Hundreds of Youngsters Exhibited in an English Town. At a baby show in England the other day there were 430 entries, which included seventeen pairs of twins. All the babies were between the ages of six and twelve months. About half of the total number of entries had to be refused admission because of the lack of accommodation. After a good deal of discussion as to the best way to exhibit the young sters it was decided that the mothers bring their youngsters to the hall at 4 o'clock and "hold them all the time," except during the weighing process. So the ground floor of the hall was covered with mothers hold ing babies, and the galleries held the friends of the mothers. The jury consisted of a number of doctors, assisted by a nurse. The chief points to be considered in judging these babies were: Dimensions ana bulk, muscular tone, firmness of flesh, absence of rickets and skin disease. While the judges were withdrawn to decide the giving of the first prize these little competitors, who com prised all types of baby folk, bright and dark, pale and rosy, fat and fra gile, amused themselves billing and cooing. When the prize was given, with it was the announcement that the best babies had been nursed, not bottled. Cows Try to Kill Fox. Edgar Palmer, Jr., and John Mur phy of New Haven, Vt., recently killed a fox in a peculiar manner. While working on a farm their attention was attracted by the cows making a dis turbance in the pasture around a stone pile. On investigation they found that the cows had cornered a fox in a pile of stones and were en deavoring to get at him. They rushed to the scene and with stones and rocks succeeded in killing the fox. Should Have a Free Press. "Trashy dime novels, with fantastic titles and devotional books," says a writer in Russkaiya, "are the only intellectual pabulum of the Russian people, and these books are so diffi cult to procure that it frequently hap pens that a person who once had schooling forgets how to read." Filipinos Love Music The intense love of the Filipino for music is notably shown in their funer als, their home entertainments and iar their theaters. Superstition and Experience. Superstitious folks cannot always synchronize red hair and white horses. In consequence they discover the ex ception that proves the rule. There after they think they can walk under ladders without alarm. Presently a safe falls on them and they say "I told you so!" Thus does dogma be come dogmatic. Protest Against Punishment. A protest is raised against the pun ishment, of military and naval prison trs in Ireland. FRANCE IN LINE SHE RECOGNIZES THE NEW RE PUBLIC OF PANAMA. IN ACCORD WITH UNITED STATES Germany Announces that it Will Not Interfere in the Revolution An Important Conference Held at the White House on Tuesday. PARIS The French government has recognized the de fact govern ment of the reuublie of Panama. The action of France? carries out the purposes which M. Delcasse had throughout, namely, to leave the Uni ted States untrammeled, and to act so far as possible in sympathetic ac cord with the American government. The instructions forwarded by For eign Minister Delcasse to the French consul at Panama authorize him to have relations with the new govern ment. The instructions are substan tially the same as tlio.se sent from Washington to the United Stales con sul at Panama and will have the ef fect of giving the same recognition of the new regime as the United States has already given it.' A for mal recognition will follow- later when the new government is fully organ i.e'd, but the instructions of the con sul definitely c&tabiish the attitude of France toward the new republic. The action of M. Delcasse is not yet pub licly known. BERLIN The Colombian commis sion, if it comes here, will receive no consideration from the German gov ernment. The correspondent of the Associated Press called tne foreign office's attention t.) the statement made Monday by Arturo de Brigard. the Colombian consul general in New York, that the Colombians were clam oring for a German protectorate over their country, and that the Colombian government had been asked to send a commission to Germany to offer Emperor yilliam certain pieces of land on both sea. in return for Ger many's protection. The reply was: "We have no intention of mixing ourselves in the affairs of the isth mian state. We arc? still without any information fro:n our consular reports in regard to the revolution, hence we have not asked the United States to look after our interests. The state ment regarding our interests in Co lombia and Panama have been much exagggerated, but we hope to see our trade thus prosper better after the United States builds the canal." WASHINGTON An important con ference concerning the Panama situa tion was held at the White House on Tuesday prior to the formal meeting of the cabinet. The participants in the conference were President Roose velt, Senator Hanna and members of the cabinet. The decision reached, if any, was not disclosed. Colombia Censors Cablegram. WASHINGTON The state depart ment was notified that the Colombian government had established a censor ship over cable for the interior of Co lombia reaching Buena Ventura. This cuts off communication between the capital of Colombia and the outside world. It may delay communication with the United States, but this gov ernment will not submit to any sup pression of its dispatches, so long as the telegraph route is open at all. Coming to Negotiate Canal Treaty. PANAMA Dr. Manuel Amado, Frederico Boyd and Carlos Constantin Arosmena left on Tuesday for Wash ington with instructions from the pro visional government to negotiate a canal treajy with the government of the United States. Dr. Amado is seventy years old, yet. it was largely owing to his daring and great en ergy that the isthmus was declared free. Chicago Banishes Toy Arms. CHICAGO The city council has passed an ordinance prohibiting the sale of toy pistols in Chicago. The measure provides for a penalty of $100 for anyone who "shall sell, loan or furnish any toy gun, or toy pistol, or toy fowling piece, or other toy fire arms in which any explosive sub stance can be used." Carried M?.il in 1356. KANSAS CITY, Mo. G. W. Haller, who in 1S5G carried mail from Inde pendence, Mo., to tUah, died at his heme here, aged 67 years. He had lived near Kansas City for half a century. Receiver for Grain Company. DES MOINES. Ia. C. F. McCarty applied to the district court for the ap pointment of a receiver for the M. C. McFarlin Grain company of Des Moines. McCarty owns 42 per cent of the stock. The company had grain el evators throughout Iowa and in Jan uary converted the elevators into cash amounting to over $100,000. McCarty alleges this money has been loaned to different corporations without secur ity. Beaupre Will Remain. WASHINGTON In a dispatch re ceived a few days ago at the state de partment from Minister Beaupre he announced that he had decided to re frain from taking advantage of his leave of absence, which was immedi ately available, until March. No ex planation for the change in M. Beau pre's plans, but it is surmised that he foresaw the approaching revolution and he decided to be at his post when the separation came. THEY GET THEIR BILLS IN. Eight Hundred and Nineteen Meas ures the First Day. WASHINGTON There were 819 bills introduced in the house Tuesday of whLMi 115 wen p'jhlic bills, and the balance measures for the benefit of private individual:-'. The bills introduced Tuesday In elude the following: By Mr. Jones (Wash.) increasing the duties 10 per cent ad valorem in imports brought to the United States in foreign ships. By Mr. Crumpac.ker (Ind.) providing a commission to investigate state elec tion laws. By Mr. I'.ixey (Va.) a resolution pu thori.ing the secretary of the navy to consolidate such bureaus in his de partment as he may deem best. By Mr. Lowering (Mass.), providing a retired list in the life-saving service, and a joint resolution for n constitu tional amendment, giving congress power to regulate the hours of labor. By Mr. Watson (Ind.). prescribing an age limit and an educational test to tho immigration laws. By Mr. Adams (Pa.), to reorganize the consular service. KAISER MAY HAVE CANCER. Present Slight Affliction Recalls His Relative's Malady. BERLIN A bulletin concerning the condition of Emperor William, who was operated upon Saturday lor th" removal of a polypus from the larynx was issued Monday morning at tho new palace at Potsdam. It is follows: "Inflammation, which naturally fol lows as a reaction from the operation, already is diminishing. We can, therefore, be satisfied with the ap pearance of the local chord. Never theless, the; healing of the little wound probably with require; another week. The emperor's general condition is good, his temperature and pulse are normal. VON LEUTHOLD, "SCHMIDT, "1LBERG." The court circular states that the emperor personally heard the report of the chief of the civil cabinet." BENNETT WILL CASE GOES UP. Bryan Authorizes His Attorney to Seek Higher Judgment. NEW HAVEN, Conn. It was an nounced Tuesday that William J. Bryan had given his counsel power of attorney to perfect an appeal to the superior court from the decision of Judge Cleaveland of the probate court, declaring that the sealed letter referred to in the will of Philo S. Ben nett, which provided for a gift of $50, 000 to Mr. Bryan was not a part of the will. At a hearing of the probate judge prior to this announcement, by agree ment of counsel and Mr. Bryan as ex ecutor the widow's allowance was fixed at $7,500 a year. All Quiet at Pine Ridge. WASHINGTON Indian Agent Brennan, in charge of the Pine Ridge agency, South Dakota, in reporting on the conditions there in connection there in connection with the recent troubles, telegraphed the Indian bu reau as follows: "Everything quiet on reservation. No excitement, nor is there likely to be any among the Indians." New Austrian Emigration Law. VIENNA. The new emigration law of Austria, which -'3 now awaiting the approval of the ministry of justice, abolishes the existing provision under which emigrants of all classes lose their Austrian citizenship. Under the new law emigrants for economical rea sons will continue to be regarded as Austrian citizens and efforts will be made to keep in touch and assist them 'n the country to which they emigrate. San Domingo Has Capitulated. CAPE HAYTIEN A dispatch from Monte Cristo says it is reported there that San Domingo has capitulated to the revolutionists, and that General Jiminez has bean proclaimed pres ident. Chilean Crisis to End. . SANTIAGO DP: CUBA The minis ters of the general affairs, finances and war have withdrawn their resig nations tendered October 31 and the crisis is expected to end soon. Seven Years for Bank Cashier. CIRCLE VI LLE, O J. K. Brown, former cashier of the New Holland bank, was sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary. Great Strike is Imminent. CHICAGO It is probable that by the latter part of next week there will be great strikes in the stock yards in this city. All the unions have di rected their representatives to vote for a strike at the meeting which will be held next Thursday. The sau sage makers and canners have been out for some time and the canmaker3 have struck in sympathy. The gen eral strike will be for the same reason. Stockmen Are Heavy Losers. AUSTIN, Tex. The West Texas Stockman, an authority on live stock matters, in its issue Monday, says that the total number of cattle in the state will not exceed 7,000.000 head, of which 5.000,000 are range cattle, and that the depreciation in values during the past year represents a loss of at least $21,000,000 to Texas cattlemen Stockmen generally believe that this estimate of 7,000,000 head of cattle in the state is too high. BLIGHTED IJY TARIFF HOW MOST IMPORTANT INDUS- TRY HAS DECLINED. The "Virtues" of Protection Shown Waac-Earners and Wool-Growers Both Surfer by the Heavy Duties Upon That Staple. i No !iniort;ii)t industiy better illus- trafes the blighting effects of tariff taxation than that of the manufacture of woolens. The high duties placed upon Its chief raw material, wool, in 1SC7, have been but slightly chained since, except for the three years, !:", is:n; and 1SJI7. Tie' lutien on raw wool have averaged about II per cent since 1S;7. while the duties on manu factured wool: have averaged over SO per cent. During the If.st three years the duties o:i raw wool have averaged over per eiit, while the duties on manufactured wkI have averaged about ill per cent under the Me KinN-y and Dingley bills. Sun ly the virtues of prot e.-io:i must show in thi.i government l;ivered industry! What art1 the resul's? The' woolen indus!ry has been d- clining rapidly as compared with -.ther importing, thiiiigh l-s favored. Indus tries, and nr. compa-e.l with our in creasing population. In the following table (be increase in populat io'i Is corvpated with th- ir.erease in the Villtie of woiileii iimioif.iel in ert ;iii'l with the increase in cotton manufac tures the uiber important textile In dustry and one whose chief raw ma terial, cotton, is on ftn- free i-t: cent increase yitn-f - ' e '(it Inn Woelel) 1'iipu- iii.inii- 1 1 i n ii Year. l.ilion. diet tires. I';iet tires. ! its:. L';.:.s . issu r..:.M 24.7.1 1 s7o !7.S'.I !M. lo 4'.i.'i." Thus, while the value of cotton man ufactures has more; teau l.e-pt pace with our growing population, since 1SK0, and has almo.-it kept pace, since 1X70, the value- of our woolen manu factures has not half kept pace- with ejiir population since iS'.iu or lso, and has barely half kep price; :-;incr lS7o. This means that th'; per capita value if woolen goeids produced in this coun try is eleeiining from year to year, is ,Vss now than in 1SS0 or 1X!o, u:d Is '.'"t pe-r cent less than ii1 I S7o. the de cline being from $5.17 per capita in 1S70 to $.1.S1' in litoo. Could there; be a r.'ore withering criticism of our j.rotectivr syste-m than is shown by I lie sad ret i Its of this industry? The; attempt to compel the people lo pay nearly twlcr the normal price for woolens has resulte-d (1) in blight ing the industry that was tei be- pro tected and built up; (2) in prevent ing the people from wearing warm. substantial clothing, and (3) in forc ing them to wear shoddy and cotton clef hcs. The doctors and undertakers who treat or bury the virtims of improper clothing are the real beneficiaries of taxeel wool and woolens. i Nor do we get better results if we consider the effects of "protection' upon the prices of wejol or upon the wool-growers. Accejrefing to the cen sus report, the average cost ef scoured wool declined from rC-".0 cents per pound, in 1880, to 4.".JJ in 1R!I0, and to 37 71 in 1f)00. Vhis same report tel's us that the per c apita consump tion of wool declinevi irom H.2 pounels in 1SS0 and S.75 in 1800 to r.D7 in 1900. Anel this decline has occurred in spite f Hie fact that we I ia ported more than three times as many pounds of raw wool in 1900 as in 1870. Prac tically, then, all of the reeluctiou In 'consumption is due to t'ie, induced production of dejmestiT wools. And here, again, the reduction in ti;e hejme; supply has eccurred in spite; of the great increase in the amount and proportion of coarso wools anl of mohair (included wit!: wool in the .1900 census) to tho lino wool:; pro el ucoel. ' As a matter of fact tho number of sheep east of tho Mississippi rivci ami north of Mason and Dixon's line, which included the fine wool soctiem when high protection was. first ap plied, is now- less than one-half what it was In 1SG7 and their value is prob ably only one-fourth what it was then. The following extract? from tho 1900 census, compiled by Republicans and protectionists, tell a part of the sad .tale of this tariff-demoralized indus try: . "The year 1900 was an unfortunate one for an official investigation of the wool manufacture. The machinery in many mills was only in partial opera tion, or run on part time. Like the preceding year it was marked by un usual conditions, bolh as to the chief raw material and manufactured prod ucts. The sudden changes in wool prices and tho strenuous competition for business led to the failure of many large and until then prosperous con cerns. "The quantity of wocd consumed ir. woolen mills in loot was only nine tenths of tho quantity consumed in 1890, and was about 20 Of'0,000 pounds less than was used in 1S80. Tho quan tity of shoddy used n these mills was G6.8o5.105 pounds. Tho proportion of clean shoddy and clean wool used were respectively 31.5 and 43.1 per cent of the raw material consumed in the card wool manufactures. "The use of ehoeldy has made pos sible a greater supplj' of warm cloth ing than could have been obtained without it, while the mixture of Cot ton and cotton yarn with wool has made possible the production of soft, light-weight fabrics, well adapted for use whore lightness, moderate warmth and low cost are desired, and conse quently the people are better clad than before these combinations were devised." This last paragraph, extolling the virtues of shoddy (old clothes ground up) displays the happy temperament and optimistic mind of the protection ist when his party is in power, and his wonderful skill in transforming adversity Into prosperity on paper. He puts his protection glasses before the shivering shoddy victim, and im mediately the poor feHow begins to feel a "moderate warmth." Well may we feel proud of our san guine census-makers for their ability, by inserting these rirle remarks, to give warmth and color to what wov.Id otherwise be cold and gloomy statis tics of adTersity. We can have noth ing but prosperity of the shoddy var- I fc,,wM,n "p',",,,'n,n" aTO The greatest prospe-rlfy experienced by the woolen Industry In many yearn wr.s during the Unci yearn of froo wool find low dutli-H on woolerm In 18f.".. 18!m; nml IK!)7. More wool was e-onsuinvil, both dome-it r. and foreign, anil more yards of woolen good pro el'.'ee-d thnii ever befoie. During lhcw three yearn the per capita coiiHiimp tioll of wool uverageu ;i..rif) pound. During the live ye-irs idiicu It linn nvorageil only fc.ftfl poundH. ThiiH, ilur- ing the three; Wilson bill years vv consunie-d f ir more; wool than In nny four years hlnee hihI iilmoKt as much as during th whole live years tdnc-o. The fundamental facts In the wool en Industry are (It that many varle- lien of wools innut ee mixed to prei-due- substantial, well finished and marketable goods, and (21 that no one country produce all arl tiH of wool. Th'i' fae-ls are reei.'iil.el by nearly all govcrin.ieiil i -ept ours. which b: the only one that luxes raw w no!. Protect ion having pr-ive n a flat fail ure, both an to tli. wool grower and as to the woolen etantifaet urer, tlm H .i.lii iilis of (lie ,i;m letlllural depart m -ii t :'t Washington are now adl ing the farmers in try to ral Angora. goals as a substitute for sheep. They are telling N-w I'.'nv.liud farmers that these ;-,o.tts are Just lie tliiht'ie to e clahii the many abandoned f.irure In I hr-tr territory. The Ueimblie;: ns have already beUll to e-al! (I'e ,;ii of fliM .;o:il ( ii.uli.-i ll wool, :tlii In iiieiie II wiill the ). nililie , iee in their Ha tislies. Kilt for this s.il 1st ieal lietloii our wool figures woulu make a worso sliowiug than they now do. Will callii.g a goa; a kliei p main- it one? How much longi r e-au the e- publlcans fool the fa-n ers? 11VRON W. HOLT. Co&t of Philipoine W-.r. Those who follow fVculH ill the Philippines can not fail to be lm piessed with the nppa"-iit utter Irll ire eif the Republiean party to make any considerable' pr:;;j-e-ss in the- u;; similat ieil; of the pe'iiil of that Iropi cal possession. We; an- still hoMlu;; the- Philippines, bill l.i what purpo e ? Tie' Am''! ie-au noii;ie e s in ureal ami small plac-cH are provin;', faithless uit'i are com milling piracy anel are rob bing the In lple-ss r'ili.ilnei . Vice- and crinw are- rampant em the- one- I, and, anel elise use and ee-ai: on the- jt h : . I!ut putting aside- moral and patrl- e.tie- claims, le t us sec il. as a busiM-sn proposition, the- policy of th- Repub lican party in the; Philippines Is u good eiiie'. What is the i-oniim-re-ia! ami financial value to the United State s of t he-si; islamls? The- cost eif the- war with Spain and of the hnbse'ejuent. warfare; upon ther Filipinos tei June- .!i. 1!)0:, was etve-r f S50,0IMl.iMl(. I5y the e-nel eif Dee-ember, 1 :(:!, we; hall have; X p-iule e in war and warfare- not. h-ss than $!1!0,- OOO.Oi'i which sum will b; tsllghtly more- than the outstMiiiling ho;iJ-l debt of the Unite! States bearing in terest. Over $WIO.OOO,000 of this amount may be chaige-el by taxpaye rs to the- e Torts, to depriv the; p'-ejple; of tho Philippines of their liberty ami lo hold the islands. Tho cost of bedding the Philippines now amounts 1 1 Z t heael of our population. The- pre text of developing centime rce; by holding dcmiinfoii ove r the-se. isl amls has ceaseel to impose up' n in'e I-!ig-nt people. All h;il v.- imp. rt. Irom the Philippines now we- may continue to impcirt wboe-ve r he, Ms He m, the; principle; article-, lie r.ij. be ing free; eif dirty. Our fnsinifi .-nl xp'irtH have; fallen off with the wilh'irawal of a part ef the troops uel b -cans" of the poverty ami distresi which ejiir ml.' has brought upon tl.- I-"ilipi!iv. The cost ef criminal ar?gr-r.lon in the Philippine s is -it b :tst. $1.LT pe-r heael; the exports fiom the Unite! States to the Philippines have fallen eiff to less thai! 5 e nls per nead f our population. We rir still wasting the Jives and health e,i American hoI diers and bringing ivrty arid suf fering tip,n the- i -'l I" of the Philip pines under th'! pre--.c-r.ee; ef be-ne-vej- erice. We cannot li'ive the; satisfa:- tien ef claiming that i'. is justified by oven business proposition". Prosperity Brraks Down. The Republicans f re- st ill shouting "prosperity" on th stump. Their bu reaus at Washington are busy pond ing out prosperity statistics and Mie-ir newspapers are faithfully printing these "facts and flgure s,." The Iloston Transcript of Oct. 23 contains some of this prospe rity mat ter. The headlines .f one column read "Prosperity Is I5as-d on a Firm Foundation." Rut in anofh-r column, or rather two column , are some i; v.s matter of anothc-r kind. Hro un some; extracts from one column: "Chicago, Oct.. 21 Organized lalor is facing the gi'd'est wag; crisis since the- panic of wy.',. i. tho Ion-cast of its Itaders if; correct. Iri'lieaf ions of re-tre nchment are see n on every hand. It has b'-'-n -stima?d that be fore tho close of tho year the big cm ploying concerns eif the country will have elischarged nearly 1 ,00.o. m-n. most of them laborers and general utility workers. Of th's. number th; railroads are e-xpeced to drop Irom employment 200,''0 Mn. the mine jp erators .V'.ikiO. the machine shops and iron, steel anl tin plate plants 250.OO') and the building trades more than 4etieift," Tho "prooperity" which has now broken down so conspicuously, ai.d which is not the rcs.jlt of crop fail ures or of low price s for farm prod ucts, has never b n real prosperity. It has been prospe rity for th trusts only. The people were b;tt r e-ff w Jien prices were lower. iJut what an ob ject lesion in "protection!" Tho protected billion-dollar steel trust taxes the average family $5 a year. Von pay your share. It figure in your bills for rent, fuel, groceries and hardware. "If Congress maintains a tariff on articles of export, the whole theory of prote-tion falls to the ground." J. W. Rabcock, 1901. "There is no territorial aggrandize ment that is worthy the price ,r blood." Charles Sumner. "No man is good enough to govern another man without that ether's con sent." A. Lincoln.