EIGHTEENTH YEAR
A LONG TALK ON THE TARIFF
Glovolnnd'o Letter Prnotlcnlly n ,
Ropotltlon of His Message.
HIS SECOND TERM DECLAnATION.
Ho Mnkcx No llofercnoo to It nnil
TouclicH Very Mulitly on tlio
IHSIID Wllli Our North
ern Neighbor.
jn.vei.\nil'N Iietter or Acceptance.
WASHINGTON , Scpt.O.-Tno following Is thn
president's ' later of acceptance made public
to-day :
WASIIIKOTOX , Sept. 8 , IW.-Hon. Patrick
A. Collins and others , coininltloc , ele. ( ! on-
tlcmun : In addressing to you inv /omul
acceptance of thu noinliiution to thu prosl-
iliiiiey of tliu United S'atcs , rny thoughts per
sistently dwell upon tlio Impressive relation
of such notion to tlio American pcoplo whoso
conlldunco is thus Invited , anil to the political
party to which 1 belong , Just entering upon
u contest for continued supremacy. Tlio
world. .docs not afford u spoelnelo moro
BUhllme'than Is furnished when iTillllonH of
frco mid intelligent Aniurlc.au cltl/uim select
itliulr ohluf magistrate and bid ono of
4hoir number to llnd tbo highest earthly
honor nnd thu full mcasuro of public duty In
icady submission to their will. It follows
that ncnndidato for tills high office can never
forirut that when the turmoil and the strllu
which attend thu selection of Its incumbent
shall bo heard no more , tlioro must bo In the
quiet calm which follows n complete and
Bolomn self consecration by the peoples'
chosen provident of every faculty and en-
fleavor to the service of a confiding and
generous nation ol freemen , These
thoughts nro Intensllled by the light
of my experience ! In the presidential
olllco , which has soberly Impressed
mo with this HOVCTO responsibilities which It
lrnpo o , while it husuniekonod my love for
American institutions and tniwlit mo the
priceless vr.luo of the trust of my country ,
men. It is of the highest Importance that
those who administer our governmentshould
7caously ! protest and maintain tlio lights of
American elll/cns at homo and abroad and
should strive to achieve for our country
her proper place among the nations of the
catth.
Hut there is no people whoso homo inter
ests are so great and whoso nunicroux ob
jects of domestic concern deserve HO much
watchfulness and care. Among these are
the regulation of a sound lln.incial
system suited to our needs , thus
securing the efficient agency of national
wealth mid general prosperity the construc
tion and equipment of means of defense to
insuio our national safety and maintain the
honor beneath which such nationiil s.ifety
reposes : the protection of our national do
main , still stretching beyond the needs of u
century's expansion , and Its preservation for
the settler and pioneer of our marvelous
growthi sensible and sincoio recognition of
the value of American labor , leading to
Rcrutmlous csiro and the Just appreciation of
the interests of our worldngmen ; the limita
tion and checking of such monopolistic ten
dencies and schemes as interfere with the
advantages and benefits which people may
rightly claim ; a generous regard and
euro for our surviving soldiers and
sailors and for the widows and orphans
of such as have died , to the end Unit while
the appicciutlon of their services and sncri-
llcos Is quickened , application of the pension
funds to Improper cases may bo prevented ;
protection against servile Immigration which
injuriously competes with our laboring men
in the Held of toil and adds to our population
tin clement Ignorant of our institutions and
laws impossible of assimilation with our people
plo and dangerous to our peace and welfare ;
strict and steadfast adherence to the princi
ples of civil florvico reform and a thorough
execution of the laws passed for their en
forcement , thus permitting our i.eoplo the
advantages of business methods in the
operation of their government ; a guaranty
to our colored citizens of all tlioir rights
of citl/onship und their Just recognition and
encouragement in all things pertaining to
that relation ; a Jinn , patient and hnmano
Indian policy so that in peaceful relations
with the government the civilization of the
Indians may bo promoted , with resulting
quiet and safety to thu settlers on our
frontiers , nnd the curtailment of public ex
pense by the introduction of economical
methods in every department of the govern
ment. The pledges contained in the platform
adopted by the late convehtlon of the na
tional democracy lead to the advancement
of these objects and insure peed govern
ment , the aspiration of every true
American citizen and the motive for
every patriotic action and effort. In
the consciousness that much has been
done in the direction of good government
by the present administration and submitting
its record to the fair inspection of my coun
trymen. I endorse the platform thus pre
sented , with the determination that If 1 am
again called to the chief magistracy there
shall b'o n continuance of a devoted endeavor
to advance the interests of the entire
country.
Our scale of federal taxation and its con
sequences largely engross , at this time , the
aUontion of our citizens , and tno people nro
soberly considering the necessity of meas
ures of relief. Our government is a creation
of the pcoplo , established to carry out their
designs and accomplish their good. It
was founded on Justice and was made
for a Irec , intelligent and virtuous people. It
is only useful when within their control , and
only serves them well when regulated and
guided by their constant touch , It is a free
government because it guarantees to every
American citizen the unrestricted personal
use and enjoyment of all the reward of his
toll and of all his Income except what may
bo his fair contribution to the necessary
public expense. Therefore it is not only the
right , but the duty of a free people , in the
enforcement of this guarantj to insist that
such expense should bo strictly limited to
actual publlo needs. It scorns to bo perfectly
clear that when n government thus
created and maintained by the people
to do their bidding , turns upon
them and through utter perversion of its
power oxtoits from their labor and capital u
trlbutq largely in excess of nubile necessi
ties , the creature has rebelled against the
creator and masters are tobbcd by their ser
vants. The cost of government must con
tinue to bo met by tariff duties collected at
our custom houses on Imported goods nnd by
internal revenue taxes assessed upon spiritu
ous and malt liquors , tobacco and oleomar
garine. I suppose it is needless to explain
that all these dues and assessments are
added to the price of the articles upon which
they nro levied nnd thus become a tax upon
all those who buy these articles for use and
consumption. I suppose , too , U Is well un
derstood that the effect of this tariff
taxation Is not limited to the consumers
of imported articles , but that the duties im
posed upon such articles permit a correspond
ing increase in price to bo laid upon domestic
productions of the same kind , which is paid
by all our people as consumers of homo pro
ductions , nnd , entering every American
home , constitutes n form of taxation as cer
tain and as inevitable as though the amount
wan annually paid into the hand of the tax
gatherer. Those results are inseparable
from the plan wo have adopted for the collec
tion of our revenue by tariff duties. They
are not mentioned to discredit the system ,
but by way of preface to the statement that
every million of dollars collected at our cus
tom houses for duties upon Imported articles
and paid into the public treasury represent
many millions more which , though never
reaching the national treasury , are paid by
our citizens as the Increased cost of domestic
productions resulting from our tariff laws.
In these circumstances , and In view of this
necessary effect of the operation of our plan
for raising revenue , the absolute duty of
limiting the rate of tariff charges to the
necessities of the frugal and economical ad
ministration of the government seems to bo
"
perfectly "plain. The continuance , upon a
pretext of meeting publlo expenditures , of
huch a scale of tariff taxation as draws from
the substance of the pcoplo a sum largely in
excess of publlo needs , is surely somcthi'i.7
which , under a government based upon Justice
and which finds its strength and usefulness
< a the /tilth and trust of the people , ought not
to bo tolerated , white the heaviest burdens
of the government are uncomplainingly born.
Unlit burdens become grievous and intolerable - |
able when not Justified by Just necessities. :
Unnecessary taxation Is unjust tax.itlon , and
yet this Is our condition. We are annually
collecting at our custom houses and by muans
of our internal revenue ! taxation many mil
lions In excess of all legitimate public needs.
As a con equenco there now remains In the
national tieasury a surplus of moro than
* i0UUO,0Ml. : ! , No bolter widened could be
furnished that the people are exorbitantly
taxed. The extent of the siiperlluous
burden Indicated by this surplus wlll'bi ) bet
ter appreciated when it Is suggested that
such surplus alone represents a taxation ag
gregating moro than $1(14,000 ( In a county
containing r > 0 , < 0j inhabitants. Taxation has
always been the feature of organlral govern
ment the hardest to reconcile with the pee
ple's ideas of ficcdom and happiness , when
pri'Hpiitcd in n dliect form nothing will
arouse popular discontent moro quickly and
piofound'y ' than unjust and unnecessary tax
ation. Our fiirmeis , mechanics. I iborers
and all our citizens cloioly scan the slightest
increase In tlio taxes assessed upon their
hin Is and other prnnerty and demand gooil
rcnions for such increase , and yet they
seem to bo expected , In some
qnarlor , to regard the unnecessary volume
of insidious and Indirect taxation visited
upon them by our present ratoof tariff duties
with mdiflerence if not with favor. The sur
plus revenue now remaining In the treasury
not only furnishes conclusive ) proof of the
unjust taxation , lint its existence constitutes
a separate and independent menaeo to the
prosperity of tlio people. This vast accumu
lation of idle funds represents that much
money drawn from the circulating medium
of the country which is needed in the chan
nels of trade and business. U is a great nils-
take to suppose that the consequences which
follow the continual withdraw il and hoard
ing by the government of tlio currency
of the people , are not of Immediate
Importance to the mass of our citizens and
only concerns those engaged In largo finan
cial transactions.
In the restless cnternrlso mid activity
which frco and ready money among the puo-
plo produces , is found that opportunity for
labor and employment , and that impetus to
business nnd production , which bring in
their tinln prosperity to our citi/ens in ovorv
station and vocation. New ventures , now
investments in business and manufacture ,
the construction of new and Important works
and the enlargement of enterprises already
established , depend largely upon obtaining
money upon easy terms , with fair M'ctiritv ;
and all these things are stimulated
by an abundant volume of cir.'iihiting
medium. Uvcn the harvested grain of the
fanner remains without a maiket unless
money is forthcoming/or its movement and
transportation to the seaboard.
The llrst result of a scarcity of money
among the people Is tlio exaction of severe
terms for Its use , Increasing distrust and
timidity , followed by a refusal to loan or ad
vance on any tor n. Investors refuse all
lisks and decline all securities and , in a gen
eral fright , the money still in the hands of
the people Is persistently hoarded. It Is
quite apparent that when tins perfectly
natural , if not inevitable stage Is reache'l ,
depression In all business and enterprise
will , as a necessary consequence , lessen the
opportunity lor work and employ
ment and reduce salaries and the
wages of labor. Instead , then , ol being ex
empt from the inllnenco and effect of an im
mense surplus lying idle in the national
treasury , and wage earners and other. * who
rely upon their labor Tor support are most of
nil directly concerned in the situation.
Others , seeing the approach of danger , may
irovido against it but it will lind those do-
lending upon their daily toil for bread un
prepared , helpless ami defenseless. Such a
state of affairs does not present a ease of
dleness resulting from disputes between the
laboring man and his employer but produces
nil absolute and enforced stoppage of em
ployment nnd wages.
In reviewing the bad effects of this accumu
lated surplus and the scale of tarilT rates
by which It Is produced wo must not over
look the tendency towards gross and seanda
lous public extravagance which a congested
treasury induces nor the fact that wo are
maintaining without excuse , in a time of
profound peace , substantially the rnto of
tariff duties imposed in n tune of war when
the necessities of the government Justified
thu imposition of the weightiest burdens
upon the people. Divers plans have been
suggested for the return of this accumulated
surplus to the people nnd thu chan
nels Of trade. Some of these
devices are at variance with all
rules of good finance ; some aie delusive ,
some are absurd and betray by their reckless
extravagance the demoralizing influence of a
great surplus of public money upon the Judg
ments of individuals. Wlnlo such efforts
should be made us are consistent with public
duty and sanctioned by sound Judgment to
avoid danger by the useful disposition of
the surplus now remaining in the
treasury , It is evident that if its
distribution were accomplished another
accumulation would soon take its
place if the constant How of redundant in
come was not checked at Its source by a re
form in our present tariff laws. Wo do not
propose to deal with these conditions by
merely attempting to satisfy the pcoplo of
the truth of abstract theories nor by alone
urging tlioir assent to political doctrine. Wo
present to them the propositions that they
are unjustly treated in the extent of present
federal taxation ; that as u result a condition
of extreme danger exists and that
it is for them to demand n
remedy and that defense and safety promised
in the guarantees of their frco government.
Wo believe that the same means which nro
adopted to relieve the treasury of its present
surplus and prevent Its recurrence should
cheapen to our pcoplo the cost of supplying
tticir daily wants. Both of these objects wo
seek In part to gain by reducing the present
tariff rates upon the necessities of life.
Wo fully appreciate the importance to the
country to our doincstio industrial enter
prises. In the rectification of existing wrongs
their maintenance nnd prosperity should bo
carefully and , in a friendly spirit , considered.
Even such reliance upon present revenue ar
rangements as have been invited or encour
aged should bo fairly and Justly regarded.
Abrupt and radical changes which might en
danger such entcrpiUes , and Injuriously
allect the interests of labor , dependent upon
their success and continuance are not con
templated or Intended. Hut wo know the cost
of our domestic manufactured products is
increased und their price to the consumer en
hanced by the duty imposed upon tlio raw
material used In their manufacture. Wo
know that this increased coat prevents the
solo of our productions in foreign mar
kets In competition with those countries
whlckhave thu advantage of free raw ma
terial. Wo know thut confined tu a homo
maikut our manufacturing operations are
em tailed , the demand for labor irregular
and tlio rate of wages paid uncertain. We
uroposo , therefore , to stimulate our domestic
Industrial enterprises by freeing from duty
the imported raw materials which , by the
employment of labor are used in our homo
manuiacturcs , thus extending the markets
for their sale and permitting nn increased
and steady production with the allowance of
abundant profits.
True to the undovlating course of the dem
ocratic party wo will notnegleotthelntorcsts
of labor and our worklngmcn. In all efforts
to remedy existing evils we will furnish no
excuse for the loss of employment or the re
duction of the wages of honest toil. On the
contrary , wo propose in any adjustment oi
our revenue laws to concede such encourage
ment and advantage to the employers of do
mestic labor us will easily compensate for
any dllTcrenco that may exist between the
standard of wages which should bo paid to
our laboring men and the rate allowed in
other countries. Wo propose , too , by
extending the markets for our
manufacturers to promote tho'etcady em
ployment of labor , while by cheapening the
cost of thu necessaries of life wo Increase the
purchasing power of the worklngnmn's
wages and add to the comforts of his home
And before passing from this phase of the
question , I am constrained to express the
opinion thot while the Interests of labor
should bo always sedulously regarded in an }
modification of our tariff laws , nn additlona
and moro direct and efficient protection t (
those intciests would bo afforded b }
the restriction and prohibition ot the
Immigration or initiation of laborers
from other countries who swarm upon our
shores having no purpose or intent of becom
in ; our fellow citizens or acquiring ; any per
mnnent interest In our country but who
crowd every Hold of employment with unin
telligent labor at wages which ought not sat
isfy those wno imiku claim to American citi
zenship. The platform adopted by the Into
latlonal convention of our patty contain- )
! io following declaration : "Judged by demo-
ratio principles the Interests of the people
ire betrayed , when by unnecessary taxation ,
rusts nnd combinations are permitted and
ostered uti , whllo unduly enriching the few
liul combine to rob thu body of our cltlrcim
> y depriving them , as purchasers , of the
lonollts of national competition , " Hitch
: oiiiblnntlons havu always been condemned
> y thn democratic party. The declaration of
ts national convention is sincerely nmdo and
o tireinbor of our party will lie found uxcus-
ng the existence or belittling the pernicious
esiilts of these devices to wrong the people ,
'nder various names tney huvo been
mulshed by the common law fur hundreds
f years , and they havu lost none
f their haloful features because
hey have assumed the name of trusts In
tend of conspiracies. Wo bellovo that these
rusts are the natural offspring1 of a mirket
irtllicially restricted ; that an Inordinately
il'h tariff , beside furnishing tlio temptation
or their existence , enlarges the limit within
vhieli they may opnrnto against the people
nd thus increases thu uxtent of their power
or wrong doing. With an unalturablu
latred of all such schemes , wo
omit the checking of their baleful op-
rations among tlio good results promised
y revenue reform. While wo cannot avoid
i.irtlsnn misrepresentation , our position upon
ho question of revenue reform should bo so
ilalnly stated as to admit of no mlsunder-
tanding , Wo Inivo entered upon no crusade
f free trade. The reform wo seek to limit
'iiratc is predicted upon tlio utmost euro for
stabllslicd industries and enterprises , n
oalous regard for the interests of American
nbor and a silicon ) desire to roliovu the conn-
ry from the injustice and danger of a con-
lltlon which threatens evil to all
ho people of all the land.
Vo are dof.ling with no imaginary danger
ts existence has been lepeatedly
onfessod l > v all political parties , and
dodges of n lemcdy have been
nado on all sides ; yet , when in the legisla-
ivo body , wheru under the constitution all
eineilial measuios applicable to this subject
nust originate , the democratic majority were
.ttonipting with extreme moderation to re-
leem the pledge common to both parties ,
hey were mot by determined op-
msition and obstruction and , the
ninonty lufusmg to cooperate
n tlio house of representatives , or propose
mother lemedy , have remitted tlio redurnp-
Ion of their party plcdgu to thu doubtful
lower of the senate.
The people will hardly bo deceived by their
ibnmlonment of the field of legislative action
0 meet in political convention and flippantly
lecluru in their pirty platform that our con
servative ) and careful effort to rcliovo thu
situation is destructive to the Amer-
c.in si stem of protection. Nor will
the people bo misled by the up-
> eal to projudlco contained in the
ibstird allegation that wo servo
the interests of Kuropo while they will sup-
> ort thu interostsof America. They propose
in their platform to thus support the inter
ests ol our country by removing the internal
revenue tax from tobacco nnd from spirits
ised in the arts and for mechanical pui poses.
1'lioy declare , also , that there should bu mich
1 revision of our tanll laws as shall tend to
chock the importation of such articles
is are produced here. Thus , In propos-
ng to meruaso tlio duties upon such
irticles to nearly or quite a prohibitory
joint they confess themselves willing to
travel backward in the road of civili/ation
md to deprive our pcoplo of the markets for
iliclr seeds which can bo only gained and
kept by the semblance , at least , of an Inter
change of business , while they aban
don our consumers to the unre
strained oppression of the domes
tic trusts and combinations which are in the
sutno platform perfunctorily condemned.
They propose further to release entirely
from import duties nil articles ot
foreign production ( except luxuries ) the
like of which cannot bo produced
in this country. The plain people of the land
and tliu poor , who scarcely use articles of
any description produced exclusively abroad
and not already free , will Hud it tifftluult to
discover where their interests aru regarded in
this proposition. They need In their homes
cheaper domestic necessaries , and this seems
to bo entirely unprovided for In this proposed
scheme to servo the country , Small com
pensation for this neglected need Is
loand in the further purpose hero an
nounced and covered by the declaration
that if , after the changes already mentioned
there still remains a larger revenue than Is
requisite for tlio wants of the government ,
the entire Internal taxation should bo repealed -
pealed "rather than surrender any part of
our protective system. " Our people ask relief -
lief from the undue and unnecessary-burden
of tariff taxation now resting upon thorn.
They are offered free tobacco and free
whisky. They ask for bread and they nro
given u stone. The implication contnlnod In
this party declaration that desperate meas
ures are Justified or necessary to
save from destruction or surrender
what is termed our "protective sys
tem , " should confuse no one. The
existence of such a system is entirely con
sistent with the regulation of tno extent to
which it is to bo applied and the correction
of its abuses. Of course , in a country us
great as this , with such a wonderful variety
of interests , often leading in entirely differ
ent directions , it is difficult , if not impossible ,
to settle upon a perfect tariff plan. But in
accomplishing the reform wo have entered
upon , thu necessity of which is so obvious , I
believe wo should not bo content with n re
duction of revenue involving the prohibition
of importations and the removal of the inter
nal tax upon whisky. It can bo better nnd
moro safely done within the lines of granting
actual relief to the people in their means of fly
ing and at the same time giving an impetus to
our domestic enterprises and furthering our
national wolfaro. If misrepresentations of
our purposes and motives are to gain era-
denco and defeat our present effort in this di
rection tlioro seems to bo no reason
why every endeavor in the future to
accomplish revenue reform should not bo
likewise attacked and with like result.
And yet no thoughtful man can fail to sco
in the continuance of the present burdens of
the people and the abstraction by the gov
ernment of the currency of the country , in
evitable distress and disaster. All danger
will bo averted by timely action. The ditll-
eulty of applying the remedy will never bo
less and the blame should not bo laid at the
door of the democratic party if it is applied
too late.
With firm faith in the intelligence and
patriotism of our countrymen , and relying
upon the conviction that misrepresentation
will not inlluencu them , prejudice will not
cloud their understanding ami that menace
will not intimidate them , let us urge the
people's Interests and public ; duty for the
vindication of our attempt to inaugurate a
righteous and beneficent reform.
UHOVCK CLEVELAND.
IXV1TJJS IXV'KSTIG ATIOX.
A Foolish Story Concerning ; General
Jlovcy Started in Indiana.
Ixni IN IPOLIS , Sept. 0. A story has been
published in several loading papers , emanat
ing from Indianapolis nnd Evnnsville , that
General llovoy , the republican candidate for
governor , is likely to bo arrested by the fed
eral authorities for an alleged violation of
postal laws. It is stated in these ac
counts that General Hovoy is charged
with having "franked" newspapers through
the mails containing his biography ,
nnd thut postal inspectors are now
engaged at Evansvlllo gathering evidence
upon which ho will bo arrested. General
Hovey said to nn Associated press corre
spondent that ho wished they would arrest
him , nnd denied that there was the slightest
foundation for the story. Ho said that ho
had novea mailed a newspaper containing his
biography to any ono , cither with or without
his congressional "frank. "
A Belt Id no nt St. Joe.
ST. Josci-H , Mo. , Sept. 0. [ Special Telegram -
gram to TUB BEE. ] The Chicago , St. Paul
fc Kansas City railroad has decided to build
a belt line from a point connecting its en
trance at the northern city limits and the
union aepot. The road will bo about five
miles long and touch the eastern boundaries
of the city ,
A VERY WEAK DOCUMENT ,
The General Verdict on Cleveland's
Letter of Accoptunco.
TIRED OF BEING PATRIOTS.
Tlio I'rcHOtit Cabinet Siild to He Pro-
parlnc to Vnoiito Senator AMI-
HOII on the Status ol' the
Itepiililloim Tiii'lir Bill.
Prolix nnd Prosy.
IITON BUIICVD Tun OMIIIV Bin : , 1
51 ! ) FouiiTiisTir : .Sruiir : : , >
WASHING ro.v , 1) . 0. , Sept. U. )
President Cluvoland'ti letter of acceptance ,
which was given to thu press to-night , provot
an absolute disappointment to nil In Wash
ington who have read it. While its length
exceeds anticipation , It has a lack of spirit
and goes over the ground he has a number of
tunes covered In messages to congress , In a
way that was not expected. Much to the
surprise of all who have read the letter , It
contains no reference to the declarations
mule by Orover Cleveland four yours iirfo ,
hat n president should not accept a second
, erm. The document Is nothing short of a
rehash ol thu free wool messagu and the
common placu prattle he has so frequently
ndulged in when hu has sent various
nessugus to congress. The very slight
md mild rcferuncu hu makes to thu
nturnational issue ho lias attempted
.o f01 Ci > with Canada is rogurdu'l as an ac
knowledgement that his one effort in that di-
uclioii has failed. Buyoml any question of
loilbt ho regards the tarill Issue llio leading
one in the campaign , nnd the republicans who
mvu examined thu letlur to-night nro do-
ighted that ho is willing to place the Issue
there. The declarations ho has made in re
gard to protection for American labor and
American industries are Impracticable , as
ias been his whole course of administration ,
t is simply a lot of platitude , and the falsetto
k-oico of the mugwump and the hybrid poli
tician is read plainly between every line.
Ono of the llrst features of the letter pointed
out by republicans und discovered by demo
crats , is the president's denial that hu is
free trader , whuroln ho relates that
"wo have entered upon no crusade for free
: rade. " This ho declares in connection with
the positive statement that thu way to reform
the tariff is by freeing from duty the im
ported raw materials which , by thu employ
ment of labor , are used in our homo manu
factures. U the placing of arlicles produced
In this country on thu fruu list does not con-
stitutu free trade , republicans in the senate
and housu are unablu to distinguish between
fieo trade and protection. In the same con
nection is citud tliu declaration that wliilu by
cheapening the cost of the necessaries of lifo
wo inerensu the purchasing power of the
workingmun'H wages , astonishment Is ex
pressed at the president's extended observa
tions on the surplus without any recom
mendation as to how the accumulation in thu
treasury shall bo reduced.
Bis reference to a strict and steadfast ad
herence to thu principles of civil service re
form is denounced as u mockery and a
sham when tlioro are two cabinet ofllcurs
and scores of lessor officials directly con
nected witli the administration now on the
stump indulging in thtf most vituperative
partisan utterances , shin-Wing the republi
can candidates and libelling the republican
party. The president's allusion to the Inter
est of the farmers and the increased taxa
tions upon their lands and their property
without any reference whatever to the fact
that the Mills bill places every essential pro
duct of the farm upon the ircc list thus
wrecking every interest of the farmer , will
cause surprise in the rural districts if
it does not bring about a revulsion.
In fact every reference to the Interest of the
farmer , the mechanic jiml the laboring men
has been as painfully flippant and sarcastic
as have been tbo observations of the presi
dent toward the private soldiers and their
widows and orphans who have askud for pen
sions through congress nnd have received
brutal and shameful abuse.
The president proceeds from beginning to
end upon tlio assumption that hu is talking
to a grossly ignorant constituency and that
his every act of deiva ogy is accented as
consistent nnd praiseworthy. Plainly , the
president declares for the maintenance of
internal taxation and the creation ot further
intuimil taxes Hike that on oleomargarine ,
which lie mentions , while the import duties
aru being abolished nnd frco trade accepted.
In tlio estimation of a number of the brainiest
republicans in Washington who have to-night
seen the letter it will prove a great disni > -
polntment to the party and a failure as a
campaign document.
ISINTLOHATION OF CLRVKLAVIl'S CAIIINKT.
Ono of Secretary Bayard's most intimate
congressional friends says that it Is very
prob iblo that the secretary will bo elected to
the senate again this winter by the Delaware
legislature. It is no secret that Secretary
Bayard has wanted for more than a year to
get back into tno senate , and that ho regrets
the change ho made. His friends say that
lie left the senate and wont with Mr. Cleve
land to the cabinet out of purely patriotic
motives and that ho has found the change
much less agreeable than ho anticipated. It
is announced , upon the most positive terms ,
that Secretary Whitney will leave the cabi
net witliin three or fuur months whether
President Cleveland is re-elected or not.
For M\ months the 'friends of Attorney
( Jenerul Garland have been stating guard
edly thut that official intends to gut out of
the cabinet on the 4th of next March. Al
most a year ago it was announced that Sec
retary fcndicott would luuvo the war depait-
ment at tliu beginning of the next presiden
tial term whether or not tlio president is re-
elected. Mr. Cleveland promoted Mr. Fairchild -
child from the assistant secretaryship to
bo secretary of the treasury under
a streis of circumstances und under
protest. It is well known ho will
not bo retained in the cabinet
longer than the 4th of March. So , accord
ing to well authenticated reports , President
Cleveland will not hav'o moro than two of
his cabinet ofllcera , if indeed any of them ,
when he starts out upon his next term ,
should ho bo re-elected. It is not known
whether Postmaster General Dickinson and
Secretary Vilus want to stay in the cabinet ,
but they havu professed all along to bo mak
ing great personal sacrifices in entering pub
lic lifu and it is moro than probable that
neither of them will remain longer than next
March.
THE SnS'lTE TAIUFP DILI. .
Senator Allison said "this evening that ho
had expected to have submitted the tariff bill
to the full finance committee about the lust
of the coming week , but ho doubted now if
tiiat could bo done , nnd ho was unablu to say
when the sub-coinmlttoa would conclude its
labors. Ho thought , however , the bill would
bo out of their hands by the first of next
week. How long u time would clapso be
tween the submission to the full committee
and the report to the benato is a matter Mr.
Allison could not s oclilato upon. Ho has
not yet heard whether the democratic mem
bers of the committee will desire to discuss
it nnd if so how" much time they will
likely consume. That question hud not boon
brought up. The senator is not yet certain
whctner the bill will be made public Imme
diately after It Is reported to tno full com
mittee , as the ways and means committee
did with its bill , or until it has been reported
to the senate.
"What will bo the total reduction made by
the senate bill ! " was asked.
"I do no know , " was the reply. "Wo are
nt work on that now nnd preparing tables to
show the estimated reduction' and the
changes made In existing duties , and until
that is done tbo reduction cannot bo accu
rately known. "
"When the bill Is finally completed and
bcforo it is submitted to the full committee ,
will it bo passed upon by n caucus ! "
"I think not. "
"Do you think the bill will command the
solid republican vote in the senate 1"
"I think it will bo satisfactory to practU
callv every republican In the senate. .
limy bo somu details which may need clmuK- . ,
ing , and If a majority of thu republican stfn- '
itors bellovo such changes are desirable the/
bill will bo amended In accordance with their
wishes. "
"Have you formed any Idea as to the length
of the debate I"
VI have not thouuht about that , but I do
lot bullovu that adjournment U Imminent.
Not imminent , " he repeated.
NuliriiHkii and Iowa
WVSIMNOTOV , Sept. 8. [ Special Telegram
LoTiiiliii : : : ] Pensions granted Ncbraskans :
Original Invalid -Kvans H. Vandegrlft ,
lohnstown ; Harrison P. McClallln , Nebraska
Uity. Increasu Aaron H. Mitchell , Wood-
lawn ; llunjamln K. llurr , Lincoln ; Hlchnrd
Billiard , ICalanm/oo. Original Widows , etc.
Phoebe G. , widow of Howard Allen , Hock
Bluffs. Mexican Survivors -Alon/o Perkins ,
Blair.
Pensions fur loxvntm Original Invalid
Michael MuDorniott , lipworth ; Francis
H. Sampoll , Keokuk ; John T. Veo , Deep
Itlver. Kestoration and KclssuoGeorge B.
lleeboo , Ida Grovu Increase George Fores-
man , New Hampton ; Carlos Chamberlain ,
Clarksville ; .lames P. Turner , Keokuk ;
Jonathan H. Chandler. Kicovillu ; James S.
Jones , Plum Hollow ; Joshua Hardy , West
Point ; David Smith , Ash Grove ; Thomas L.
Brooks , Minerva ; Benjamin T. Thomas ,
Gantrll ; Wilson Masker , Cholsen , Huissuo
and Increase Valentino W. Kenskotro , Ana-
mosu. Uolssuo William H. Crawford ,
Buffalo.
A CANUCK'S OPINION.
He Thinks Cleveland Illow Hut and
Then Blew Cold.
NEW Yoitlf , Sept. U. [ Spcetnl Telegram to
Tun Br.i ! . ] In the course of an Interview
which the Sun correspondent had In Mon
treal with Sir Peter Mitchell , one of the
most prominent Canadian statesmen , the
latter said : "Wo don't care a rnp what Pres
ident Cleveland does. Wo regret the lack of
cordiality on the part of America , but wo aru
not worried. "
"What will the attitude of Kngland ho ? "
"Judging from the past , " said Mr. Mitch
ell , "Kngland will stand n great heal of sac
rifice on iho part of her colonies , but if any
act of injustice bo done , lOngland will pro
tect her colonies. If she falls in that Canada
will renli/o that thu bonds of fealty and re
sponsibility to the emplru nro ended. Thu
great mass of people do not desire to disturb
existing relations , though many believe thut
a closer union with the United States would
to a moro prosperous condition of Canada ,
but at iirosent 1 think the sentiment of
loyalty is stronger than the sentiment of
Interest. "
"What do you think of the president's
courscf"
"I had looked on Clovelnn's administration
as successful and thought ho would bu Just ,
but that the head of a great country should
ojio day blow hot and the next day blow
cold , as ho has In first recommending Cham
berlain and then taking precisely tlio oppo
site truck on the eve of an election , is al
most inconceivable. I had looked upon
Cleveland as a statesman , but his last mes
sage has In my opinion reduced Jiiui to the
position of a parish politician. "
"Will the Canadian government retaliate
on us , " I uskcd , 'by repealing the border
privileges which the United States now enJoy -
Joy ? "
"If the Canadian ( jovcrnmcnt pursues n
wise policy it will do nothing of the kind.
It would bo simply cutting off its nose to
spite its face. Meanwhile Grunt Britain will
suggest and udvisu und our government will
obey. "
Thnrmrm Groiitly Improved.
PlTTHiiuno , Sept. ! ) . After the Newark
mooting last night Judge Thurman sat in his
car comfortably smoking and conversing
with members of his party until nearly y
o'clock ! He slept cjuletly until long after the
train pulled out of Jersey City. At 9 o'clock ,
at Ualuvay , a club of . ' .SOU members stood at
the depot nnd waved a greeting to the car in
which the Judge slept. At other places along
the road there were gathered people who
gave similar greetings.
Will Contest Mills' DlHtrlct.
ST. LOUH , Sept. 0. Information comes
from Texas that E. A. Jones of Waco has
announced himself as an Independent candi
date for congress from the Ninth district ,
now represented by Roger Q. Mills. Jones
is n strong prohibitionist und has a strong
personal following.
WITH A ItKVOhVEIt.
A Former Omaha iMnn Suicide * In a
St. I/OIIH | ISnKiilo.
ST. Louis , Sept. 9. [ Special Telegram to
TUB UKR. ] August F. lioedcr , a well known
drug clerk , twenty-nine years old , committed
sulcido at 1 : SO o'clock this n'tornoon in a
house of ill-fame at 91 1 Chestnut street , kept
by Mine. Louo Uoborts. Hocder lias lived In
this city about eight years , and for the past
six ye.irs boarded with Mrs. Mary Halpin ,
who keeps a boarding house at 1(11 ( Olive
street Mrs. Halpin says Hocder left the house
at 10 .3 ) o'clock last night in a pleasant mood
und said ho would go down to town. It Hceuis
ho knocked about the city until about midnight
and about 1 o'clock this
night , morning en
tered Mmo. Hobcrt's house. Miss Hell Ben
nett , ono of the inmates , said Hoeder had
been calling on her about twice a week for
four weeks , and thut when ho called last
night ho went direct to her room , which is
the back room on the third floor. Ho
had been drinking and drank several bottles
of bcur In the room but did not get drunk ,
Ho arose about noon and Miss Bennett went
into the front room wheru Mmo. Roberts and
several of the inmates were. Kocdur called
for a bottle of beer half an hour later , which
was given him.
Snottly after n noise like the falling of a
window was heard in the rear of the room.
Mmo. Roberts says she rushed In and saw a
man lying on the bed with a pistol in his
riiiht hand. She "screamed and ran out.
The other women claim to have
been too frightened to enter until Detective
Lawler , who was across the street when the
shot was fired , went in nnd found Hoeder
lying on his back on the bed with a bullet
hole in his right temple , from which brains
and blood were ooung. Ho was still breath
ing and an ambulance was summoned , which
carried him to the dispensary and then to
thu city hospital. Ho died at 0 o'clock. The
pistol was n uo'v Improved Smith and Wes
son of 3Scallbor and had never been used
hoforo. Mrs. Halpin can assign no cause for
the act , ns Hoeder had never been
despondent while nt work or when out of
employment , but on the contrary was the
life of tlio house , always Jolly , nnd full of
fun. Koeder's mother nnd two sisters live
in Omaha. Last May the mother called nnd
begged her son to return homo with her , but
ho refused. George Hoeder , the contractor ,
is n cousin of tbo dead man , nnd will take
charge of the remains and notify the mother.
An iuijuest will bo held to-morrow.
HOY DUKliLilSTS.
Tlicy Fight With Knives and One la
1-Y tally Htallcil.
LITTLE ROCK , Ark. , Sept. 8. Frank
McCain and Pearson Eubanks , aged respec
tively fourteen nnd eighteen years , who had
quarreled in school , met on tlio highway
near Chlcknsaw , Wednesday , in the presence
of n number of boys younger than themselves.
and drawing largo knives fought until
McCain fell on the ground. Eubanks had
been stabbed in the back and died noon after
ward. The trial of McCain , who was not
badly hurt , took place to-day and ho will bo
brought before the grand jury at its next
meeting. Both boys were members of good
families. _ _
The Enitcrn Frosts.
NEW YonK , Sept , 8. Dispatches from the
norther part of this state confirm the reports
of extensive damage done by yesterday's
frosts. It is estimated in some places thit
half of the la to crops have been injured be
yond recovery ,
fin : HAXXISK WAS TIIHIIH.
Hut It Wan Carried lly a Very Hinnll
Moll.
Cimn , Neb. , Sept. S.-To the I'.dltor of
Tun Hr.K : Under the caption of "Under
Ono Banner , " n special to the Now Repub
lic , August II ) , gives a fair account of the
prohibition meeting at this place until hu
says that "a mob composed of republicans
nnd democrats caino down tlio street shout
ing at thu lop of their voices with ono ban
ner reading Cleveland and Harrison. No
otio who was present will dfiiy that a ban
ner of that description was hoisted In the
rear of the audience , but if three
or four fellows constitute a mob
then a mob was there ; and instead
of tlioir shouting they slipped along
so quietly that only a very few persons In the
audlonco noticed the banner until Dr Presson
called attention to It by his remarks In tufcr-
cncu to fair play. .
At thu closu of the speech an onthuslastlo
republic an proposed three cheers for Harri
son and Merion and three groans for the
rebel Brooks. Ho perhaps did it on the
ground that as Dr. Presson had shot his gnu
oil it was some oilier fellow's turn ; and that
was all thu ulToit thuro was madu to break
up the meeting. A few democrats objected
very seriously to the proposed three cheers
and groans ami that would be quite natural.
Of course the democrats want their allies In
this election to be treated lo the best there Is
going.
H Is but Justice to the penplo of Craig to
say Hint they are a quiet , law abiding people.
But wo have , us has every community , a few
individuals who will do unheard-of and fool
ish tricks to the annoyance of others and C'lll
It fun. Whatever demonstrations were madu
on the occasion to which the Now Republic
correspondent took exceptions , wuru evi
dently not made through any opposition to
the cause of temperance , and Iho great ma
jority In this community and county as well
will vote all the time for the suppression ot
the saloon Thuro were many in town who
were not In sympathy with the opc.ikur for
the reason that hu lui'i a record
in this county , which ho loft somn years
ago. If It belongs to him , ho was unfortu
nate in not taking it with him when ho went
away , for It does him no good hero. There
were many expressions of i egret that any
thing happened to make any disturbance at
all , but that docs not argue that the third
pnity is going to receive much support here.
Tlio majotlty of our voters seem to realize
that the principle off oil being made by the
third party Is to defeat the republicans and
turn everything over to the democrats In the
name of temperance and reform. Such seems
to bo the end and aim of that paity , not
only In Nebraska , but in Iowa. Maine ,
and Kansas , asking those states that have
worked In season and out of season until
prohibition , so far as legal enactments can
nccompllsh It , Is a fixed fact , to stand aside
and tliruw away all their money and labor
and wait until prohibition can bo had by
railroad legislation. Upon Its face and b ( -
twecn the lines the trend of tlio whole move
ment is lo weaken the republican party and
stienglhon the democrats , instead of to build
themselves up. Anyone wanting evidence of
that has but to read u fuw copies of the Now
Republic , Rofering to that paper again ,
how Is It that it is udvei Using War
ner's Tippecanoo bitlurs , an article not
allowed to bu sold in Iowa under laws passed
by lepubllcuns , on the ground Unit it can bo
used as an intoxicant ? Every old toper who
bus tried them can testify to Ihoir efficacy in
that direction , and yet , while consigning the
republican party to perdition for its incon
sistencies , the stuto organ for this party of
itninaoululc purity is giving backbone to its
finances by advertising this means by which
Uio duvll may bo whipped around the stump
In prohibition sections of thu country. As
well might a church paper advertise a bawdy
house. "O consistency , thou art a Jewel. "
. . . "B. "
Al Camp lirookc.
Kiuiixnv , Nob. , Sept. 9. | Special to THE
BcK.J Nearly the entire time to date has
been taken up at Camp Brooke with routine
work ; guard mount at 3 o'clock a. in , , fol
lowed by company drill , battalion drill next ,
with battalion dress parade commencing at
fiIO : p. in. By having company nnd battalion
drill in the forenoon , both officers and men
have the greater portion of the afternoon
for rest and recreation. The rnngnnlcent
musio furnished by the three bands at guard
mount and dress parade remains ono of the
most nltructivo parts of thu exercises ,
and Is listened to each morning
and evening by thousands. Colonel
Hull , inspector general. Department of the
Platte , arrived hero yesterday , having com
pleted his inspection of thu camp nt Straw
berry Valley , Utah. Ho will commence in
spection at Camp Brooke to morrow , and
will probably occupy a week in completing
it. But very slight change has bei-n made In
the camp since it was first laid out by Gen
eral Morrow.- General Wheuton lias estab
lished headquarters west of the router of the
camp. The order of exorcises will bu nearly
thn same for the second as for the first week ,
except that the details of inspection will
enter into them.
to Death.
Neb. , Sept. 9. [ Special to Tnr.
Brn.J A young man named Joel Trow-
bndgo was fatally injured north of this
place last evening. Ho was riding ono horse
and leading another one , the ono lie was rid
ing having a harness on. llic horse ho was
leading dragged hi in off , and becoming
tangled in the harness ho was drugged until
he received injuries from which hu died this
morning.
Nominated For the legislature.
VAiKxnxE , Neb , Sept. 9. [ Special Tele-
erarn to THE Biu.J : The democrats of this
district , in convention at Nordon yesterday ,
nominated Hon. A. T. Colliding , of Keya
I'aha county , for tlio legislature. Conkling
was formerly state senator from Burt und
Washington counties.
ItACIC TO THK AfiEXOY.
Pine Ilidfjo Sioux Steturnlnn l-'rom
Their Hunt.
Oci.ninis , Dnk , Sept. 9. ( Special Tele
gram to THE HUE.J All day the Cheyenne
Indians have been passing through Oelrichs
on their way hmno from their hunt and visit
west. This is the band who several weeks
since left Pine Hldgo agency without per
mission , on account of which there has been
such u great uproar rnado relative to an In
dian outbreak in the northwest. They went
through town much moro peaceably than the
same number of whites would bavo done ,
nnd in a great hurry , as though they were
afraid they would not gut homo in time for
the next beef Issue. Tlio idea of these In
dians causing any tronblu is tbo sheerest
nonsense imaginable , and reports of an out
break are becoming very tiresome to the people
plo residing hereabouts who live the nearest
to them and who aru butter acquainted with
them than those who have been burdening
the papers with an imaginary Indian war for
the past three weeks , or over since these In
dians left their reservation without permis
sion from Agent Gallighcr. The Indians on
Pine Rldgo agency could not bo driven to
take the war path. They are entirely too
shrewd for that.
At IJOWOP Ilrulo Aceney.
ST. PAUIMinn , , Sept. 9. Dispatches from
Lower Brulo agency state that Indians held
a big council last evening , The bill was can
didly discussed by both factions , the speeches
being moderate and devoid of threats of any
kind. In compliance with a request of the
Indians to-day's grand council was devoted
to a fuller explanation of the bill.
An ICIcctrlcinn'n Suicide.
NEW YOKK , Sept. 8. Frederick E.
Beardsle , a well-known electrician , was
found dead In his rooms at the Dcnison auto-
telegraph labratrfr.v , where he was employed
at 8:33 : this morning. Ho evidently com
mitted suicide.
Business Troubles.
PHiLAi > ni.AHU , Sept. 8. William Uroun &
Co. , umbrella manufacturers , made an as
signment to-day. Labilities , I1W.OOO.
MURDERED BY HIS NEIGHBOR.
An Old Fouil Sottlocl by a BhoO
From n Rovolvor.
SELF-DEFENSE IS CLAIMED :
Both Parties to thn Trrrlhlo Affair
Prominent Farmcm of
Valley , la , DetallN of
the Deed.
Hhot Dead on tliu I1lihwnjr.
Mt Mtfiu VAt.i.in , In. , Sept. it. [ Special
0 'I'm : Bii : : . ] IMH Barker , n wull knowu
armer and stock raiser living about three
lilies west of this city , was shot dead by
lohn , RllchIsGn this morning about 10
o'clock , the result of an old feud of u half
loren or moro years' Mandlm ; . The
farms of ilurker and RitehlHon Join ,
ono another and there has been
lot blood existing for n long time on account
if a fence unclosing a pasture of Kitchlnoti's.
t is said iho fence became broken down ,
allowing RltchlAon's caltlo to got on to Hnr-
ciir'B land or In the hitter's pasture , whero-
ipon Barker gave the Hloek their liberty
md they wundeicd off four or live miles.
Rllclilsun , in company with MutHlmklnson ,
1 nephew of Hurlior , started this morning to.
lud the cntllo ami when llio.v In llielr cnrch >
weiu srpaialed by about half a mile , Ritchl-
HOII met Barker , who , according to Kltchl-
son's account of the affair , bognn beating
iim over thu head with a club which ho hud
secreted under hm coat. Hltchlson , after
withstanding this reception ns long ns ho
saw lit , pulled his revolver , a . ( .Vcnlibro , and
shot Barker through thu body In the region
) f the liver. Ho rode about ono hun-
Ired feet , dismounted , lay down
mder u tree und died lu
ibout fifteen mliiiitCH. Ritcliisnn nt once
rode to txnvn nnd gave himself up. Ho
waived examination before Justice llasbrook
ind was taken to Logan , the county neat ,
mniedlntely , to await the action of Iho grand
ury In October.
Barker , \\lio Is a brothor-ln-law of Mr.
Mnthfw Blenkison. of this oily , was consid
ered honest and upright , but was possessed
of such a passionate nature that In ) was In
.rouble u great deal. Dr foil , our coroner ,
u connection with Dr. McGooven , will hold
in inquest and uutoH.\ | morrow.
No Democrat U Illlni ; to Ilun.
Dr.s Morses , I.i. , Sept. ! > . [ Special to Tnn
IlKi : . ) The democrats of Iho Third con
rcssionul district have virtually conceded
Colonel Henderson's le-clectlon by a walk
over. At their district convention at Indo-
liendenco on Thursday , they couldn't find
iiny ono who was willing to bo a candidate
iigamst him , and so , after n vain attempt tot
ifot a nominee , the convention adjourned
without making a nomination , leaving Itself
in the hands of the committee , subjection
call whonevur a candidate should bo found.
So it is nut Improbable that the democrats
may make no nomination at all , and let Col
onel Henderson go back for his fouith terra.
by acclamation. Tlio district Is stiongly re
publican as at present constituted , Colonel
Henderson's majority two years ago bcinj
nearly three thousand. But the figures do
not represent his real strength , us IMS is very
popular In the district and bun carried it
when it was really democratic. Nn demo
crat seems ambitious to run against nun and
bo burled out of sight.
Wire I-Viico Hwlndlcrs.
MIBO.V CITV , In. , Sept. 9. [ Special to Tir
Bir.J : Wire fence swindlers have beea
operating in counties south of hire. Their
method of operation WHS to appoint , agent *
and make contracls and then fora note given'
thorn , agree to deliver n certain amount of
wire. The unsuspecting farmer still holds the
contract but Is not. vet In possexHion of the ,
wire. A number of the notes have been ,
found In the hands of innocent parties who
are now demanding payment.
THE GMAUAXCK ;
The Financial Tram.mMlons ol' tlio
Past Week. '
Hoyrox , Mass. , Sept. 9. [ Special Tele
gram to the Urn. ] The following table
compiled from dispatches to the Po t from
the managers of the leading clearini'-houses
of the United States , shows the gross ex
changes for the week ended September 8 ,
ISsSS , with the rate per cent of Increase or de
crease ns compared with the amounts for th'o
corresponding week last year :
CITIES. CI.r.AIHMJH.
New York. . . . / . . . . 4.3
lloston .
Philadelphia . 5'MJ".7TII. ! . - 1
Chicago . .s-'Ei.t/tOf. ly.o
M. Luiils . H > , MI .4.VI . . . OB
KJII KranUbco . io,777 , ' i. . . . . a : i
Italtlmoru . 12.3S3/.7W . . .11.4
Cincinnati . A : *
Now Orleans .
I'lttsliurc .
Kansas ( 'lty . B.r.3.7i : >
I.oulsvlllo . " . 1.9
I'rotldcnco . 4,0'l,4' ' . . .40
Milwaukee . .8U.1
St. I'uul .
Omaha . 3,157.890 2O 6
Minneapolis . . . . . 21 6
Denver . ' . ( .fil.118 . . . . .11.3
l.til.07l ( 3a
Detroit fi.2Vt.7ii3 4
Cleveland 17 S
ludlunapollH lBI7.rBV. . II
1-IIS.ai.1 ! . . . 10 H
( 'ominous
"
'
Hartford "i.io'i
Now Haven
I'corln , .
Portland 1.044.0 i7 f 4
Ktirlnulleld 9 4
WUhita -s
Duluth M.2 ,
Norfolk BBS'f ' I . . . 4.9
SI Joseph . . ' 3.8
Worroster W.-W 15 4 . . . .
Lowell ' 8 "
t-ynicuso tKl'.S'l'
Oranil Hapliln ' 0.3
Tojjoka : ra'.V j | JO 1
Total Wg.fixti.TJW1. 0.7 , . .
Outsldo New York. , 341.61H.7UJ. . lO.Ol. . . .
Weekly Crop Bulletin.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 0. The following Is an
extract from thu crop report :
lleports from the principal corn s'tate * , In-
eluding Indiana , Illinois , Missouri , Iowa ana
Nebraska , indicate that the weather during
the week has been favorable , that the greater
portion of iho crop in those states is now se
cure and that another week of fayorablo
weather will place the entire crop out of
danger.
Clruufl .Men Killed.
CINCINNATI , Sept. 0. This morning a Cin
cinnati bound freight train dashed Into John
Itoblnson's circus train , which was st ndlng
at Corwin , flfty-ono miles from here. John
Churchill , Starke , Mo. ; Ben Cischey , Grafton -
ton , W. Va. : Frank Smith , lUchmond , Ind. ,
and Jack' Lacy , Chicago , vvcro instantly
killed , und seventeen others badly injured.
Andy Smith , Petersburg , 111. , is mortally
wounded.
Tlio Weather InillcnllofiR.
For Nebraska : Cooler , with light ralas
winds shifting to northwesterly.
For Iowa ; Fair weather , followed by local ,
rains , warmer In the southeast portion ;
cooler in the r-orthvvest portion , winds shift *
ing to westerly.
For Dakota : Light rain * and cooler , winds
shifting to northwesterly.
A S' n FrnnclHCO Blnzo.
SAX FRANCISCO , Sept. 9. A flro this after
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