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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.