THE OMAHA DAILY BflR "SUNDAY , AUGUST 12 , 1891
tllAT WITH THE BOXERS
Gocd Frotpocta for a Restoration of the
Cairo at Now Orleans.
IN THE WOODS AND ON THE WATERS
CIOCB from the Dlnmnnd The Itirnlrrs'
Heating Tlio Hop , Itoil mill dun mul
'
the Uminl Sunday Sport
ing OrUt.
UMMER Is on
the wane and still
we are no nearer
the Corbstt-Jack-
eon fight than wo
were In the sweet
eprlng time. Cor-
bett , since his re
turn from over
the herring pond ,
hat done a go3d
deal of splutter-
Ine , but that Is
about all. It la
Simply disgusting to hear him mouth about
coming all the way from Europe to fight the
jEablo giant , who ho now says Is blulfing.
If the people are tint sick of this sort of
rot they must have stomachs of cast Iron or
gutta pcrcha. These two worthies were
tnatchcd to fight first 'way back In Novem
ber last , then In June , and yet they didn't
tnako a msvo In that direction. Corbett
.went to England , and Jackson cootlnued to
chase little Eva 'round the country. If
they want to fight so badly , why didn't they
fight then ?
But without taking up further valuable
Space , let me ay right here that the Call-
fornlan .ind the East Indian stand l.ttlc
show of ever mooting each other In the ring
Dgaln , but If they do. It must be at Iloston
or Plattsmouth. Minneapolis queered her
self by administering : the dlnky-dlnk to
.Tommy Ryan after his recent decisive de
feat of Mysterious B.lly . Smith. Out of
J4.C28 taken In at the door Ryan received
but $025 and Smith $105 , and It Is saf to
Bay that the lighters will think twice be
fore trusting their lives In that neighbor
hood , Jackpnn peremptorily announces that
ho will nut do combat In the south , and as
Boston and I'l.itt.smouth arc the only Iwo
cities In the north where a fistic seance can
be successfully pullfd off , It lies between
them which gets the big plum. Of coursn
Boston U a few hundred people bigger than
Plattsmouth , but that cuts no figure. I'latts-
niouth Is clo.se enough to Omaha to counter
balance any excess of population on Uean-
town'B piirt , and when It comes to a choice
between the Iwo placea 1 think both Jlmmle
nnd Petle are liable to carefully we'gh '
their Interests and choc.is I'lattsmouth. Any
way , they arP as apt lo do this as they are
to fight at all.
But to lay nil levity adds , If Champion
'Jim ' and Peter really nro In earnest and
want to fight and not advertise , the best
thing In the world for them to do Is to
settle on New Orleans. Jackson Is almo.it ,
If not quite , as sure of protection , fall ness
and justtc : In the Molasses City as the
whlto man. I saw George Dlxon light Jack
Shelley there , and In Men of any untoward
happening , the little Hullgonlan met with
an ovation. I think Jiu'ksnn would bo ac
corded similar treatment , win or lose. On >
thing Is certain , however , and that Is the
colored people would not ho allowed to at
tend the contest. An apartment was set off
for them at the Dlxon-Sk lley fight , but
this would not bo the case If Corbctt and
'Jackson met. The management down there
know too well the dangerous character of
the southern blacks under exciting circum
stances , , i'nd they would bo rigorously ex
cluded from the arena. This I get from Mr.
J. W. Hcarne of the firm of Delgado & Co.
of New Orleans , who .was my guest over
Sunday.
In no city In the world was prize fighting
vcr conducted wllh such a degree of satis
faction an It has been In New Orleans.
Coney Island , San Francisco. Chicago , Bos
ton or elsewhere , the game has been In the
hands of a lot of fly-by-nlghtH and sure-thing
men , and retained In n great measure all
of Its disreputable elements. Of course
there have been good fights seen at all these
points , and they have p.ieted off quietly and
\vlth seeming eclat , but there was always
n rumble afterwards over the gate receipts
or something of that kind. For Instance ,
the whilom kings of Coney Island are all
duly tabbed and In Sing Sing ; the Califor
nia managers are dealing faro , running t > kln
TUCO tracks , or engaged fn some equally
commendable vocation ; at Chicago they are
hustling to escape the pen , and at Boston
they are carrying knives to cut each others
throats at tliu first favorable opportunity.
So there you are
If It were not for the Internecine- war that
-.Is . raging between the old Olympic nnd tha
new Auditorium clubs down In the Pelican
capital they could soon have thlngx all rlidit
there ngnln. That prince of guild fello\\a ,
Charlie Noel , president of both tliH old
Olympic and Crescent City cluhs. Is In tli
common council down them , and they cny
ho comes pretty nearly standing pat on any
question he takes hold of. nnd there Is no
doubt but rharllo IK aciilng for the return
of the good old days. They spent u baiM
of money down theie last winter to keep any
ono of the thliteen adverse bills thutweie In
troduced In the legislature from passing.
which Is evident from the fact that uvi-ry one
of the unlucky number \vna quietly chloro
formed and laid away 'neatli the nodding
wltd flowers. It lakes money to control a
lCKlsl.itme. even n southern legislature , for ,
like many of our best northern law-makers ,
they are susceptible to bribery.
Again , I repeat , If It wasn't for the. fight
that Is being carried on within the two flubs
mentioned In the preceding paragraph , they
would soon have things about right nf , ln
down In Louisiana. But there are chances
of their gutting together , and 'ore's 'opln'
that they do , for then things would go sure.
They are already figuring on a mighty car
nival , ono whole week of fighting , for next
winter. All of the red hots remember what
all their carnivals have been down there , es
pecially the Corbett-Sulllvan affair. Thalt
will always remain green within the memory
of the dead game nnd the true sport as the
creates ! event since the days of the Pan-
hcllenlum and Olymphlnd. There wan where
the mighty Sullivan fell , and the great Cor
bctt rose.
If the plans of the New Orleans people do
not miscarry the coming' congealed scanon
will witness the greatest athletic saturnalia
the modern world has ever known , Secre
tary Ross writes me that they are gradually
getting affairs In shape and have already
opened up negotiations for the performers
upon this star occasion. Of course , first
and foremost of all these will bo Jim Corbctt.
The carnival would fall Hat without Jim
but with him sporting men will gravitate
thither from all parts of the known world.
To go against him they must either secure
Jackson or Fltzslmmons , and Mr , Ross gays
Lanky Bob will bo the man. Then follows
Jack McAullffo and Horace Leeds , Tommy
Ryan nnd Dawson , Dan Crccdon and Peter
Muher. Georgia Lavlgno and Young Grlffo ,
and Hughey Beyle and Jimmy Barry. Was
there ever another such a galaxy presented
to the sport loving public could vivid
Imagination conceive of a more thrilling
program ,
, "Parson" Davis saw Mysterious Billy
Smith lose his laurels to Tommy Ryan , and
to ono of Smith's friends said : "I never
did have much uce for those boxers who tie
themselves up In a knot when In the ring ,
"
thtlr o"very movement showing the shoulder
knd arm muscles screwed up to the highest
tenilon. All the llnie Smith was In the
ho bad his tieUi Ari'uly net and his
every hiovtment , was with stiffened muscles.
I glvi him credit for being a Very game
man and a tremendous hitler , but I do not
like his style of boxing. He makes too
hard work ot It. Ilyan U so much different
that you would think ho wag playing. Ills
muscles relax until such time as ho strikes
or defundn himself from a blow , and thoa
be Is lightning personified. He Is a panther
in the ring , easy and graceful In defense
% od remarkably quick to give punishment.
I do not see where you are going to find A
man In hi * class to whip him. "
Alt the old time local patrons cf the game
will remember Tommy Miller. He flour-
lulled hero six or seven years ago , If not ex
actly like u cedar of Lebanon , something
after a big , healthy Jlmton weed , anyway.
Much of Tommy's life was spent on the low
elde , and almost any afternoon you were sure
to find him basking In the sun d.wn along
lower Capitol avenue. Tommy wnin't ex
actly nutty , but what he did not know about
pr zo fighting would keep a Philadelphia
lawyer busy n lifetime finding out. How
ever , he thought he knew It all nnd didn't
see how you could find n man who knew
more. Well , Tommy throve along here
until cnc evil day \\e to.k him up to Mln-
n apolli lo cop some stuff and do Ike Weir.
Wo neither copped nor did. The Spider
had Tommy suspended on the ropes In seven
round ? . Let me tee. how many ties ore
there between Mlnnrnpol s nnd Omaha ? I
knew once , hut , honestly , I have forgotten.
But I started out f > tell yon tint sme cue
went Into the catacombs over nt Indianap
olis the other dny nnd ramo out with a
mummy he called Tommy MIIlT , and It
was Tommy , and our own Tommy nt that.
They sent him up nihilist a young , husky
Fort Wayne lad , nnd now Tommy Is In an
asylum. Il got a erark In the conk , and
n -\er knew his own nnme afterwards , and
the doctsr tays he can't be cured.
SANDY ORISWOLD.
A M hipping ri.iMi. .
There has been only a slight shifting of
the teams In the great championship chase
during the past week. By a lucky winning
streak Rock Island once more forged to the
front and succeeded In fastening on to quite
a comfortable lead , not so great , however ,
but what It can be overcome In a single
week's phiylng. Omnha , Peorla , St. Joe and
Jacksonville have also kept up their lick and
me still virtually tied for second place. Lin
coln lias nmde a big dump and Des Molnes
fal.cn ailll 'ower In the scale. Qulncy con
tinues to piny good ball , but bad luck clings
to her like the Old Man of the Sea clung to
the back 'it Slnbad the Sailor. Despite the
chnngHS In the team's position the race con
tinues to be the closest , ho'test , most phe
nomenal end Interesting base ball champion
ship struggle in the history of the gienl and
glorious national game. It promises to be a
whipping finish.
] ' < > < ! < lir : for till' I'll in.
EORIA again Ihls
nfternoon.and Judg-
lng from the -In _
terest manifest In
the great chase for
the pennant , one of
the biggest crowds
of the season will
be on hand. The
IlllnoU blackbirds
are putting up an
elegant article of
the game and are particularly anxious for
today's game. It makes a vast difference to
each team no matter which way It goes , but
Captain Mac Fays It Is as pnod as won al
ready. Peorla may be all right some times ,
but tills afternoon the Hoiirltes will show
them whole they are wrone. Next Tues
day Big Fat Jakey Strains will IIP here with
his hand ot Indians from Jacksonville. They
play on the llth. lulh nnd 10th. Those
games we want. The. Yellow Boys from
Qulncy follow. They are here Frld' y , Sat
urday nnd Sunday , ths 17th , ISth and 19 h.
Tlie-.e games we must hava. Then come the
If-.iders , the Rock Islands. They play on the
20th , 21st and 22d. Three games we will
have. Then Willie BUI Traflleys will be on
hand the 21lh. 23th and 2fith. and Pa won't
do a thing to these Grand Army boys. Three
as good as salted down. August 27. 2S and
2 ? the Rourke family will go down to Lin
coln and toy with Buck Ebrlghts tin soldiers.1
That in likes three more. August 30 and 31 ,
also September 1 , Papa Bill wi'.l his himself
over to Des Molnes. That means three
more straight. Then we have St Joe here
September 2 and 3 , two games on the latter
dny and Des Molnes on tl.e 4th , Stli and Cth ,
which winds up the .season so far as the home
ground * nre concerned. On September 7 , 8
und 9 lisa Omahas ate nt Des Mnines , Sep
tember 10 , 11 nnd 12 nt Peorla ; 13 , 14 oiul 15
nt Jacksonville : 16. 17 an.l 10 at Qu'ncy. ' nnd
21 , 22 and 23 at Hock Island , where the sea
son closes.
Billy Moran Is In Jollet.
Grasshopper Ulrlch Is playing a great
flsld and hitting finely.
Knntas City has lifted Second Baseman
Jnolc Went/ out of the Lexington team.
The Phillies have concluded to give Jack
Fanning another show for hla white alley.
Jack Munyun , says McVey , has the great
est trick Charlie horse In the arena today.
lluch Nlchol has\ assumed the manage
ment of the St. Joe team. What has become
of thu Doctor ?
The Peorlas and Rouikes will meet arln
Ir.mm-row , In Friday's postponed game.
Jacksonville comes next.
Tom McGlnne would , like to cavort around
third for the RourUo family , and Jack
Newell wouldn't lefucc the Job.
There are but slx games booked for the
Chnrle * Slref-t park in September three
with St. Joe and three with Lincoln.
Omaha's latest pitching accession , Fred-
eilcUwus Clausen , has been Jammed Into Jail
over at Lri Suite , 111. , fur deserting tile wife.
May they keep him there.
Time. 1913. First Boy ( looking through
knothole In base ball fence ) He's klckln'
agin ! Second Boy Who's klckln' ? First
Boy Anson. New York Journal.
Thnt should be a lipping good game at
the Charles Street park this afternoon.
Both teams ere playing grandly and both
want this game the worst kind of a way.
Buckerlno Ebrlghl and his gang of
Lincoln clodhoppf.ru aie trying to explain
to tn < > farmers down at the capital how It
nil happened. The consenbus of opinion ar
rived at Is that It was Buck's thumb.
There Is a very energetic move being made
to secme a Wcstetn league franchise for
Omaha next season , but Omaha doesn't know
whether she wants 11 or not. The Western
association Is the best she had ever had so
far.
Frank Selce of the Bostons declares that
he believes that the championship will get
theia again , but says : "It cannot be denied
that nt thu present time five or six teams
are In the race , and liable to get to the
front. If the Philadelphia could get some
pitchers they would be dangsrous. Tha Baltl-
mores luivo had n bad streak , but they are
liable to come npnln , nr.d very strongly.
New York Is In the race every minute , and
playing fine : ball , It's one of thu prettiest
contest I ever saw. "
Glories ot I'lelil mul LnUc.
HERB Is a
great encamp
ment of hun
ters and fis.li-
ermen up at
Noble's lake ,
and from the
latest grape
vine advices
they are hav
ing a royal
time with rod and gun. Up to date the fishIng -
Ing has not been all that It might
be , but now , as the spawning season Is over ,
the Izaak Waltons are anticipating a great
Improvement In this line. The black bass
and pickerel still haunt the deep water , but
as the grass frog , crawfish and grasshopper
season Is now rapidly developing they will
soon be running ( heir noses-up next to the
Turtle * and Investigating the shadowed pools
aud shallow ? . The middle of August should
furnhth great sport with Mlcropterus
Salmoldes. Just now the boys are doing
their finest work wth | a species ot fish made
out of Ivory or celluloid. They are fashioned
toncwhat after the Atlantic flounder , only
they arc much smaller and rounder , say
about the elzp of a halt dollar , Some men
have been known (6 ( eat up alack after staclc
of these fish and then get up from the table
with a gaunt and hungry look In their
faces ,
However , If the fishing la not just what
It ought to be the nlmrods of the party are
having royal sport with the upland plover ,
Uove , gllllgaloo birds and mud hens , Jack
Morrlion having thus far carried oft the
banner. He made a bag of thlrty-stven
plover find twinty-one doves In a single
afternoon's shoot and that night raked la a
barrel of blue fish , Interspersed with nn
occnnlonal white. In the party ore Colonel
Barlow , the Mlckadoo of the Yangtso anil
Klansr , Major Fred Wells , Billy Wallers , Ed.
Itelnlmrt , Vic Gladstone , Ed Nicholson ,
Charlie Mitchell , Iluckerlno Hcndirshot ,
Cholly Bock , Kid Warner , Clus Stephens
and Lou Jones. So far the neighboring
farmers have missed but few chickens.
Henry Stallenbrg of Florence bagged nine
plover Monday afternoon In nn half hour's
shooting. Ho reports the birds plentiful.
F. T. Dorr , with a party of friends , was
out after plover the other day , and when
they got through with their day's sport six
quail were In their big , so Mr. Dorr nays.
Two of the birds were old females and full
of eggs , about ready for their second nesting.
This would make a splendid case for the
Omnha , Bcmls Park and Raymond Gun
clubs to' Inquire Into. Any man who calls
himself n sportsman , and shoots quail at this
time of the year should be taught a lessor
that would last him through the balance ol
his spor y career
George Hoagland and son , Billy , nrc still
Idling the summer away nt Lnkc Washington.
They are both Inveterate anglers and have
made some supbrb catches In these lovely
waters.
Joe F. Bass of Drummoml , Wl ? . , formerly
manager for Chaffce , the lumberman , was In
a few days ago with about forty fine pelts
taken from animals he killed last winter.
Among the collection he had almost every
thing from a skunk skin to a moose hide ,
besides four handsome moose head : . Jue
says there Is the greatest sport up there to
be found anywhere In the world , nnd during
the last deep snow fall he ac'ually run a big
bull moose down on snow shoes und cut his
throat with a razzer , which he always carries
with him.
Dr. Copies of Perclval was In town the
otlnjr day , and he reports an absolute dearth
of plover down his way. Ho added , however ,
that the pastures In which Webby had hla
famous race for life before a drove of steers ,
Is Ktlll there. Also that a section hand
round the watch last Sunday which Mr.
Wehli lost on that memorable occasion. U
hud left the tall grass where Webby lost It
fand gone up to ths tank for water , where the
hired man picked It up. You will remem
ber , It was a Waterbury.
Dr. F. N. Conner was seen on his bicycle
lant Sunday with his trusty Lefevcr strapped
to hi * back. He was on his way to Sunday
M'hool , I suppose , and bus his gun with
him to keep the striking butchers off.
Hugh McCaffrey and Tom Briiner put In a
day last week near Gtlmore after the whist
ling uplands ami went Into a pasture whose
owner was keeping his birds for John J.
Ilanlln. But he was absent and Hugh and
Thomas fairly mowed them down , as most ot
them were tied to stakes no llnrdin could
get them without wasting too much ammu
nition.
Hilly Hardln of the Bluffs has mtule some
splendid bags of plover during the past two
weeks. He killed six y-two In one afternoon
and says they are hoi ; fat.
Our old friend , an compagnon du gun ,
formerly of Sidney , la. , has located In this
city. He says the hot weather has burnt
up all thu water In the lakes round about his
old home and the fish have all taken to
the woods. Fred will do a whole lot of huntIng -
Ing this fall , that is , If ho c.ui find his ram
rod.
linn. Charles Wlthnell Is pursuing the
festive upland plovsr somewheie up about
Ponder. Anyway Charlie says they are
plcer. .
Kd Rr.be of Pender was In the city several
dayK last wael ; He says there will bo
slathers ot chickens up his way by the time
the legitimate season opens.
llu > C'niiiliiK Ilro-dvrx Mrctiiifr.
HE Nebraska associa
tion of trotting and pa
cing horse breeders
will hold Its annual
meeting at the fair
grounds , commencing
kU tyV < ) iy VJ September 4 , and con-
D V.\M . > tinning throughout the
7th _ The iiec.ing | s
to be in canlunctlon
with the fair , and'
Elves promise .of
being the largest and most successful meet-
Inc ever held Dy this time-honored organi
zation. Secretary Brlggs writes from Fu-
cerlor that lie Is fairly overwhelmed with
applications , and that he never knew anything
like the rush that Is marking the prepara
tory work of the association this year. This
alone injures n profitable meeting , nnd the
public can rest assured ot seeing n great
field of horses. This Is made manifest by
the lurgo number of entries made so long
before the closing dny , and the one question
ls , will there be room and accommodation for
all who desire to participate In the meet
ing.
Already , In the stake races there have been
ninety-seven entries made , nnd the. balance
ot the program will be as well If not better
taken care of , nnd there Is little doubt but
what the banner meeting of Nebraska's
racing people Is to be on Tuesday , Wednes
day , Thursday and Friday , September 4 , 6 ,
6 and 7 next.
A Vcrltublo Gunners' I'nrudUe.
HERE Is but little
doubt , I will say In
answer to Innumer
able Inquiries , but
one of 'the best
countries In the
world for feathered
game , and for fish
of all kinds. Is that
lying adjacent to the
Elkhorn road travers
ing the state north
westward. In many of
the localities , chicken , quail , plover. RX'ese ,
ducks , yellow legs , crane and the sand piper
family , as well HS many varieties of Ush , can
be found In a single day's hunt.
Thu season for chicken shooting Is now
drawing near , nnd all the country between
Norfolk and Chadron Is overrun with these
royal birds ; there will bo great shooting
also on the Albion line between Humphry
nnd Oakdale , along the Verdlgre branch and
all through this region. At almost any of
the stations good chicken shooting , coupled
with first-class accommodations bo
, can ob
tained , nnd In numerous localities plover
nnd wild fowl are always to bo found In
abundance In season. These may all be
found on a slnglo trip. '
For u man who only has a
few days , nnd especially desires to
shoot chicken , the stations between
Oakdalo and Long Pine nnd north of Norfolk
offer the greatest Inducements In the way
of accessibility and amount of sport within
reasonable distance of the towns. Men with
moro time who are bent on camping for a
week or longer nnd enjoy the greatest vari
ety of shooting , and good fishing , most any of
the illations will answer , or those west of
Long Pine to Chadron. The latter affords
many excellent grounds by a drive of from
six lo ten miles back from the railroad , much
of which have never yet been thot over , and
where an abundance ot all kinds of game
abound , from the stately Canada goose to the
lordly swan and sandhill crane. From Atkin
son , Newport , Stuart , Bassctt , Long Pine ,
Wood Lake , Johnston and Valentino and
other points the drlvo can bo made to points'
where fishing can bo had In ! addition
to superb hunting. The best accommodations
can be had at many of the ranches and farm
houses where parties do not care to camp out.
Many ot the Elkhorn's agents are the best
posted as to game and are always ready to
Introduce sportsmen to reliable persona who
will glvo the necessary Information and as
sistance to Insure the best of sport , Through
out this entire territory you will flnd but few
farmers who will object to your shooting on
his premises and legitimate sportsmen are
always welcome. September and October are
the great months. There Is but little fear of
stormy weather , and all you want to grow fat
and healthful and saucy Is an old suit of
clothes , a good gun and plenty of shells.
Last season Judges Powers and Campbell
went to Atkinson , drove out twelve miles , put
up at a ranch all night and hunted back the
next morning , killing ninety-seven chickens ,
a number of ducks and geese.
Athletic Gnrnlvnl nt Iluier'i.
The DanUh Turner club ot this city will
hold Its annual picnic and gymnastic contest
at huier's park August 19 , Sunday , The
German , Bohemian and Danish tujrners will
all take an active part In the performances ,
fhero will also bo a tug-of-war contest be
tween actives ot the Danish and German
turner ( octettes. All tha Scandinavian so
cieties will take part In the parqcj to the
Webster slrwl degrt frfo WaaWfigtoa hall ,
starting at 1:30 : p. m , , , . nd they hope to have
from 800 to 1,000 men In line that day. This
festival Is arranged' ' tb raise funds for the
traveling expenses.At Iho Omaha team at tha
Danish International" Gynastlc tournament
at Chicago this fall.
HAVKLOCIC , Neb. . SAuir. 7.-To the SportIng -
IngKdllor of The-Uto : IMcnse nnmvcr the
following to decide a jiet : A. It , C , U nro
playing rpven-up ; I ) deals nnd turns up the
7 of clubs ; A beg * ! H runs the cards out
nnd still It turns clubs , A aays there being
no change nmile after the den , Jii'k does
not cntint : H savs Jack iloi-s conn * IB A
right or Is 117 (2. ( ) .A cays I lie ih'ii'er Is
obliged to run the dock out without niklng
concent of nny of tha players. I A right ?
A. Clifton.
Ans. (1. ( ) Jn < * k counts. (2. ( ) Plnyors can
airiee on running deck out or turning
tiump.
NKW VOIIK LIFR nUII DINa , AUIT. 8.
To the Sporting Kdltor of The lice : Is
there nny ppeclnl compensallonH In whist
th.it IP , what iloea a player put who holds
III tramps ? Member Uce UulldlngVhis
Club.
Ans. Six nionthn.
OMAHA , Aug 8. To the Sporting Kdllor
of 'llu' Hep : In n uame of hlKh livi01
double pflro , A has -tl ) nnd U f.l. A buys
trump for 12 anil makes 12. D making lew
gutno. Counting 62 game , who wl'm ? Jtas.
Ana.-It Is n lumber yard to u wooden
toothpick Hint H wins.
COMIMnUS. Nob. , Aug. 4.-To the Fport-
Ing Kdltor of The Hee : Will vou please
Blatu In yuur pnpcr , for the purpoie of de
ciding a list , winch language luirt the n ast
wordx , thelotman or the KIIKI ! | | li > ii-
gunge , nnd oblige ? Fred I.uchHlngcil.
AIIS. Nuvt'f counted them.
1KWIN. In. , Aug. 7. To the Sporting
Kdltor of The Hen : If a batsman bats n
fly tip and It Is not caught , only nuiTod ,
by nn Inlleldcr , nnd Is not thrown to the
b.ise before the batsman touches the base ,
and the first base 1 ? oei'iipltxl and that
runner reaches second before the ball la
then1. Is either man out ? Please answer
by mall. Hoi ford & Iluimon.
Ans. No questions answered by mall In
thin department. Neither man Is out , It Is
a foul ball. The man on second , however ,
must return to first.
HATTLM cnnrctt. Neb. . Aug. 8. To the
Sporting Editor , t > f The Hee : To dr.-lilo a
bet , pleasp Inform us In thu Sunday Hee
how old Corlutt was whfii he fought his
famous fight with Jackson , und ut what
time It occurred--Render.
Ans. Twnty-onp , t-o he cays. 1891.
OMAHA , Aug. 7.-To the Sporting Kdltor
of The Us ? : 1'lcase tell me In next Sun
day's Hee where the beet trout fishing Is
within 100 miles of Denver. Also , what
kind of shooting- would one find at about
that Olstunrc from Penver ut this time
of Hie year ? Spoilsman.
Ans. The best trout fishing Is 100 miles
southwest of Denver. Turtle doves.
NKW MAHKKT. la. , Aug. 7. To the
Sporting Kdltor of The Uce : Will you
please toll me what the best record Is
and who holils It , for running 100 yards.
I have a bonk giving the record of a man
by the name of Sewaid milking It In ! "i
seconds , and would like to know If It Is
con ect. The time he made tlu > rpcord was
In 1SI4. or about that time. 1'iease let me
know If Seward'H record Is ofllclal. Kn-
i-losed find tUimp for reply ? O. U. Hoberls.
Ans. No answers by mull. No , Stew-
ant's mark was never verified. The ircord
Is ' < ! - ; , m.ide by Johnson , Bethune , and ono
or two others.
OMAHA , Aug. C.-To the Sperling Kdltor
of The Ute : My Dear Sanuy 1'leiise an
swer the following Inquiry In next Sunday's
Hee : What is a hectic flush In poker , anil
what beats It ? and oblige. Anxious Sub-
Ans. A player always Inn n hectic fltnh
n I I'M- goingup against n full hand with u
pair 01 deuces. Nothing beats It.
A'OTJiU yiVKAAMJSS.
St , Louis Globe-Democrat.
Pnganlnl was called the Devil Fiddler
from hlb marvelous skill.
Charles II. was , the Mutton Eating King ,
from his fondncsstlor spring lamb.
Lord Brougham was called Blundering
Brougham , from a political mistake.
Daniel O'Connell-was called the Big 0 ,
Great O , Irish Agitator , and Liberator.
John Calvin was theil'ope of the Reforma
tion , from his influence among the reform
ers.
James Fenlmore'Coopei ' has been called the
Scott ot the Seas , ifrom his stories of marine
li'e.
li'e.The
The .duke -Wclli"ngton wnVcalled the
Achilles of Englandi-from the victory at
Waterloo.
Admiral Semmes of the Alabama was called
Old Beeswax by his linen , because he waxed
his mustache.
John Bunyan was the Inspired Tinker ,
from the vocation he exerclseJ even while
engaged In preaching.
Pericles was dubbed Onion Head by his
personal enemies , on account of the peculiar
shape of his skull.
Thomas Jefferson was dubbed Long Tom ,
fiom his height , and , the Sago of Moutlc llo ,
from his place of resldende.
Queen Anne of England ws called
Brandy Nan by her subjects , on account of
her fondness for that Intoxicant.
Joseph Hume , the politician , was called
Adversity Hume , because of his fiequent pre
dictions of ruin to the English people.
Abraham Lincoln was the Rail Splitter ,
from his farm work. He was also called
Honest Old Abe , thu Martyr President and
Father Abraham.
Thomas Hobbcs , the philosopher , was called
the Bear , on accountof his ferocious manner
and bis habit of swearing on even the small
est provocation.
General Grant was-called Old Three Stars ,
In allusion to his symbols of rank ; also ,
Uucle Sam Grant , Unconditional Surrender ,
United States and United We Stand Grant.
Samuel Woodworth , the author of the "Old
Oaken Bucket" and' other poems , was called
the American Goldsmith , on account of a
resemblance In character to the author of
the "Deserted Village. "
William Henry Harrison was called Hard
Cider , from the favorite tipple during his
canvass for president ; Log- Cabin , from the
miniature cabins hauled to the meetings ;
Tlppecanoo and Old Tip , from the victory he
won , and was also called the Washington ot
the West by his admirers.
Henry Clay was called the Apostle of Lib
erty , because of his earnest speeches In favor
of the Independence ot the Spanish-American
states and of the Insurgents In Greece. Ho
was also called Gallant Harry of the West ,
the Great Commoner , the Great Pacificator ,
the Judas of the West , the Old Chief , the
Savior of His Country.
Washington hai Innumerable nicknames.
Ho was called the 'American Fnblus , In nllu-
bleu to the fact that ho pursued a cautious
policy , and without ! ever winning a battle
managed to harass and worry the enemy ;
the Atlas of America , the Clnclnnatus ot the
West , this name by Byron ; the Deliverer of
America , the Father of His Country , the
Stepfather of His Country , the. Flower of the
Forest , a name glvin by the Indians , and
Lovely Gcorglus , a name bestowed by the
British soldiers engaged In the war.
AlaRSHcliusetU Hni aOi'otr Law u-itli Kxcol-
limfl'rovlHloiis.
A new Jury law hoa Just gone. Into opera
tion In Massachusetts- some of Its pro
visions are manifestly BO good that they
might well bo embodied In the code of other
states , says the NewYork Post. For Instance
one section reads : "Tho Board of Aldermen
ot any city shall tnot strike any name from
the Jury lUt , as prpivired , except of a person
who has been convicted of a crtmo and has
not been pardoned-on - the ground of his Inno
cence of said crime , or of a person who Is not
qualified by law for service as a Juror. " The
Intention hero wass to do away with the
favoritism by whlclnmen of Inlluenco were In
the habit of ridding ! themselves of the 'duty
of serving on Juries.-- The penalty for a violation
lation of the section quoted Is severe , It beIng -
Ing provided that If any person Is guilty of
fraud In the drawing of Jurors , either by
practicing on the Jury box previously to a
draft or In drawing , a Juror , or In returning
Into the box the name of'a Juror which had
been lawfully drawn out and drawing or
substituting another In his stead , or In
striking a name from the jury list , he shall
be punished by a line not exceeding $500. An
additional olllohil safeguard U thrown
around the selection ot Jurors by the re
quirement that the mayor ot any city shall
bo present at the drawing and verify by
personal Inspection the result of the ballots
announced by the 8Ulerinen appointed for
the purpose , The law way framed to coun
teract tha corrupt InnufnEt. that had previ
ously prevailed In the making up ot Juries
In the cities of the state.
It is reported that John Drew's season in
San Francisco averaged $1,170 a perform-
TARIFF FOR A DEFICIT ONLY
Miss Qail fl. Langlilin Discusses Protection
Vs. FKO Tnido ,
WILSON BILL FULL OF INCONSISTENCIES
I'rotrotlon routers IndimtryVlillo Trusts
Thrlvn In 1'rro Trillin KiiKhnul Dccllno
of I'rlfi'H on Cnniprtltlin Muniifiic-
turi'8 Under the 1'rciteelho l.-iw.
Miss Gall II. I.aughlln , n recent graduate
of Wellesley college , participated In n tarlrt
ilohatevltli members of tlirco upper classes.
The debate was largely nttciulcil. The
speech of Mlsa Laughlin attrncteil wide-
spre&d attention ami won commendation
from Inrlir experts ami distinguished men.
Miss Laughlln salil :
Mr. President : The elections of 1S92 gave
all branches of the government Into the
hands of the party pledged to the reversal
of the policy under which , during the last
thirty years , this country has seen such
prosperity us had never been seen In the
history of the world , during which the
wealth of the country has Increased four
fold , from sixteen to sixty-four billions o
dollars. Ileforo we enter upon a reversa
of such n policy It Is well to pause and con
slder existing conditions and the first prlncl
pies of a protective tariff. And the firs
condition to be taken Into account Is th
greater cost of production hi America than
In foreign countries. Nobody will deny Urn
wages are higher In America than In foreign
countries. It Is plain , therefore , that th
cost of production must be greater. Th
American cannot pay $2 for the name work
for which the foreigner pays $ t and mnnu
facture his goods just as cheaply. It Is the
mission of the tariff to equalize this differ
ence In cost of production. A protective
duty Is one levied on articles of foreign pro
ductlon such as lire or may ba produced In
this country , sufficient to measure the dlf <
ference In cost of production In America
and In foreign countries. For example , I
a foreigner can manufacture an article so
cheaply that the cost of production Includ
ing the cost of transportation to Amerlw
Is 80 cents , while It costs the American
manufacturer $1 to produce the same article
then the tariff would be 20 cents , a sum suf
ficient to measure the dlffeience In the cost
of production and enable the American to
compete with his foreign rival.
There arc no words sweeter to the demo
cratic tongue than free competition , nnd
they are fond of asserting that the tariff
prevents fre competition. But It Is the
tariff which makes free competition pos
sible. If In n race one who Intends to
enter Is crippled before the start thr-r can
ho no competition. If the cost of any
article to a foreigner Is SO cents , while to
the American It Is $1 , It Is plain that the
American cannot enter the race unlll the
cost of production Is equalized. Without
such equalization the result Is foreign mon
opoly. It Is free trade , but It Is not free
competition.
Excessive profits are often claimed to be
du > > to the tariff. This is plainly false. Tno
article which costs the foreigner SO cents
and the- American $1 , and on which there la
a tariff of 20 cents may sell for $1.50 , an
excess of profit , How -would the remouil of
the tariff prevent such a profit ? If It w ro
reiroved the foreigner could sell his goods
for lews than the cost of production to tha
American , drive the American out of busi
ness , and , with the monopoly thus secured ,
[ iut the price up again lo $1.50. Hut sucli
profits are Impossible with the competition
between homo manufacturers. It la a law
of economics , which has no etceptlon , that
where any busln BS yields excess of profits
and the supply Is unlimited men rush Into that
business and by Increasing the supply lower
the price. '
The attributing of trusts to the tariff Is
equally absurd and may bs met with the
same Iln : of argument. Such a claim would
liave more force if trusts existed only In
protective tariff countries , but there are
nany more trusts In free trade England
; han In protected America. Every evil ,
even to the failure of the crops , has been
attributed to the tariff by the democratic
larty. As the tariff Is not the cause of
ri'sts , neither do we claim that it will pri-
vent trusts. The tariff Is not a panacea.
: t will not cure the halt , the lame or the
) llpd , or raise the dead except our halting
coins and our dead furnace fires.
It Is true that the tariff sometimes meas
ures more than the difference In the cost of
iroducllon , and In such a case there might
> o excessive profits for a time , but Internal
competition would soon lower the price.
There Is a tariff of $2 a keg on wire nails ,
while the nails are selling for $1.05 a keg.
The tariff on steel rails under the McKlnley
till Is $13,44 a ton ; the difference In cost of
> roductlon is about $ S. The tariff measures
nero than the difference In cost of produc-
lon , but nevertheless American steel rails
mve recently sold In the American marketer
or exactly the same price as English steel
rails in the English market. How much
ewer would the price be-under free trade ?
! o high a tariff Is plainly unnecessary for or-
llnary conditions , but Internal competition
prevents It from creating excessive profits.
Let us examine the shibboleths of the dpn-
ocratlc party and we will find that they hove
more sound than soundness. The "markets
of the world" vanish In the light of fact.
According to Mulhull , American manufac-
ures equal ono-tlilnl of all the manufactured
iroducts of the world. We consume them or
heir equivalent. The home market then Is
one-half that of all the rest of the world
combined. According1 to Mulhull again , the
American homo market Is five times ps great
as the amount of Imports Into all the free
rade countries of the world , Including Eng-
aml , ten times as great excluding England ,
'rotectlon countries reserve their home mar
cels for themselves , hence they are not open
o us except at a price. If the free trader
vou hi turn his attention from foreign coun-
rlcs to our home market , he would learn
more things than he has as yet dreamed of
n his philosophy.
The argument against the constitution
ality of the .tariff Is so absurd that It
needs little attention. The first protect-
vo tariff act was passed by the congress
of 1789 , Introduced by James Madison
and signed by George Washington. It would
seem only fair to suppose that the men who
made the constitution knew a little more
about the spirit of the constitution than
Qrover Cleveland or the democratic party.
"Buy where you can buy the cheapest. "
This can bo more ? quickly answered by Illus-
ratlon than by argument. Such a maxim
gives us the sweating system ; such a maxim
would lead us to buy the pearl buttons
nanufactured by Austrian convicts rather
nan those manufactured by American la-
lorers.
All democratic eloquence culminates In the
cry , "The'tariff Is a tax. " Suppose it were ;
axes are the price of government. But
the tariff Is usually not a tax on the con
sumer , because when our manufacturers are
driven out of business wo are at the mercy
of the foreign monopolist , who may charge
vhatover prices ho pleases. In 1S70 tinplate
plato was selling for $12 a box. Americans
vent Into the business ; English manufac-
urera dropped the prlco to $7 to $3.50
o anything to undersell Americans. There
was no tariff sufllclout to measure the dlf-
orcnco In cost of production. Americans
vere driven out of the business , English
manufacturers secured a monopoly and put
up the prlco again. The McKlnley bill put
an additional tariff of $1.29 a box on .In
plato , and yet a year after the passage of
he McKlnley bill tin plato was celling ai a
ewer prlco than It had been for yearn bo-
ore the McKlnley bill , but the prlco of
JnglUh tin plato at our ports had dropped
> y the amount of the tariff.
Most of all , the tariff Is needed to protect
abor. Senator Frye states that when In
alsley , Scotland , he lecured the pay roll
rom the superintendent of the cotton thread
nanufactory of Coats & Co , A
hort time afterward ho secured the pay
oil for the game month ( rom Coats & Co.
n Pawtucket , It. I. The wages paid In
America were from two to throe times u
great as thoja paid In Scptlnnd . The same
work , the same kind of machinery , the
a the class of employes , the name employers ,
nd wages from two to three times an muchl
Under such clrcumjtancos competition ) Is
mposilblo unlea | the difference In coat of
> roduotlon due to high wages U measured
> y a protective tariff.
We have a contract labor law to prevent
Let's Swap.
JL
The time to make a good trade
is when the other fellow wants to trade.
Just Now we Arc the So Qaclly Do
Other Follow We Want to Trade
Anil 5ii 1 Hilly iln wiMvant to Irailo Tluit wn will practically lonrt vou
Unit mi mo wlllliiK toclvuyoii fiom tlii ) money to | iiy ; lit ullli , 'Phis
ICO tn'JOnounts In iiuMClmmllso fur COIIICH uliiint tlirouiili our Uno-Two.
ono of your Ooiiil Dollars. Tlnoo iiltin , which N "Kvolvod" for
Juslmieh times ns Ihusu.
What Is Our
We Have 24 Selected and
Ons-Two-Three Plan ? This
Special Bargains ,
1. Cash nt time of purchase.
from ouch department , 2. So much down anil .so much per
wlili'h yon 0:111 : buy on uluivu lmsN month ,
until iii'i Saturday iititht at luilf 8. So imti'li down nml so much per
past nine , AND NU I.OMIKU. wiuU.
99 people Out of f OO Secrn to Eat atid Sleep a3 Usual-
How wo will liiintli-nnil soin-ntoitr llinv.irr.iuted Approbations , but -ill the
nnmn Miii'li tlmi'M as tjii-su are the lluyurs' Times. Henieniher , wo are Ihu Other Kullow
tllltlVAi 1. 1O 1. 1 1 4\ 1 } Iv *
These are the Planks at the People's :
J. get exactly Wfl/xrrt you -wapt
2. fi.t the FfRJCE that you war > t.
3. /U the TEP1V1S tliat you
FURNITURE. in. Silk Taiostry Parlor Couclio ,
spring iMliro , fiiiicuil , worth Mi.UO : this
I. ay ) Folding Tibles , regular prlco Wi'l'k S7.1M.
l.'J5i tills week ( IH . 14. Ono lot.if Plush Reception Clmlrj.
" One lot Kecd Hookers , latest style , frliiKi'd nntliiui1 , wurlli Jf.lKj ; this week
rvKulurfl.Vliroods ; thH wuuk ml.lis.
il. fl-- > olld o lie , hl h haul.c.ano sent ! . " > . l.V ) riiunlllo Couches , prln oilso ,
Hockurs , hulls uvurvwneru for M..V ) ; tliU worth * IS.OO ; this wt'ok * 7.HI >
weuU wi.Ort. III. MW oda pU'ci's Parlor I'lirtilturc ,
4. 1,000 roldlni ; lint Kicks , worth 2'ic ; consisting of gilt olialrs. . divans , recep
this wuuk 7c. tion chairs , li.iinlKio Koods , utu.at o.\aut-
C. SOdoion Muplo roldlnx Oliulrs , fin ly IHK-II it , formur pi-lcud.
ished light , worth 1I..VJ ; tfils wuuk ( lite.
( I. , VH ) IIIU.o Stands , logular vulo tl,2j ; CARPETS
this week as- ,
7. A lot of solid o.ik ConUT Tables , 17. ' . ' ,000 yards Kn llsh Mnotoum , regu
worth JJ.Mj this woL-k IMo lar prloo t\M \ per yard : this week : i7i %
8. JOoalv , Mudluinu C.ihlnotsholld oak , 18. Uno lot iMoijuutlu Kugd , worlli il.W :
worth M.50 ; Oil * weuk W I It ) . this wouk 7 u.
II. 12 only InfantUHhs. . with hlli ; 1U. Ono yard remnants of Ingrain ,
sides , woith l.'t.OJ ; this weolc > t'i17. . win ill AUo ; nils week i "c : .
10. Ono lot mill ( I i ak Hook Stands , "J. Half yard and ono yard remnants
regular prlco W.tX ) ; this week HUc. llr.isbuls , wortli uUc unit We ; tills wtuk
lOu anil I fie.
PARLOR FURNITURE 21. Ono lot Mlsllt llrussols Carpet , real
vuluo $ l.'i.uu ; tills week i ll 7A ,
11. 5-plcuo .solid oalc Parlor Suits In L' . ' . Ono lot Itiiissuls Hugs , . regular
plush or tapestry , worth ftiTi.OU ; tliU wuulc price J..lli : this wouk l > 1 .
sUH 73. 1. Ono lot Vulvut and Monuctlo Hugs ,
12. Extra largo slz'- Divans , plush up 10\40 Ini'hus , worth * , ) OJ : this week tiHr.
holstery , solid oak fruiuj , worth ill.00 ) : " 4.WX tolls HrusMiU Carpet , extra
this wojic si.rfU. heavy goods , worth $1 ' . : this week OUo.
Formerly Fella's filammoili Inilallnnnl Iious3 ,
Send 10 cents for postage on big 'Otc it.ilogttvj.
Write for Special Baby Carriage Catalogue Mailed Free.
. .
Bi-rf .y.y ?
the Importation of foreign labor at foreign
prices. What is the difference between Im
porting ; pauper labor and Importing free
the products of that pauper labor ? It Is
said that wages are determined by the law
of supply and demand ; exactly , and the
tariff , by creating new manufactories , cre
ates a demand for labor.
The great mistake of the democratic party
Is In dividing the people Into consumers and
producers. We are all consumers , wo nro
all producers. The farmer consumes the
pioducts of the manufacturer , the/ manufac
turer consumes the products of the farmer.
Republican policy was crystallized In the
McKlnley bill. True to the principles of
the protective tariff this bill admits free all
proJucts which cannot be produced In this
country , except luxuries , and putsa duty
sufficient to measure the difference In the
coat of production on all articles which are
or can be produced In this country. Nor Is
the McKlnley bill a return to the. old war
tariff. Those who claim It Is are guilty ot
the grossest Ignoiance or the most culpable
perversion of fact. The average , rale ot
duty In the McKlnley bill Is lower than , that
of any other protective tariff act In this cen
tury , except the compromise tariff of 1833 ,
lower than the free trade tariff of 1810.
The McKlnley bill puts on the frco list 65
per cent of our Imports , puts an average
tariff ot 45 per cent on
the remaining 45 per cent , making an av
erage duty on all Imports of about 21 per
cent. The Walker tariff put a duty of 25 per
cent on 88 per cent of our Imports , making
an average duty on all Imports of about 22
per cent. The rate under the McKlnley bill
is lower on an average , but the principle Is
different.
Nor has the McKlnley bill created a Chi
nese wall about the country. During the first
year of Its operation both exporls and Im-
porls Increased. It has protected labor. The
reports ot the labor commissioners of New
York , Massachusetts and Indiana have
proved this. It did not Increase the cost of
living. The report of the senate committee
of Investigation showed this. It has created
new Industries. The democrats have called
the tin plate Industry bogus ; republicans are
not afraid of the facts. Since the passage ot
the McKlnloy bill between forty and fifty tin
plate factories have been built , with a cap
ital of $3,500,000. During the first year over
13,000,000 pounds of tin plato were manufac
tured In this country , In the second year
nearly 100,000.000 pounds seven times as
much. Not exactly a bogus Industry.
Not only has the McKlnley bill built up
our Industries , thereby developing our re
sources , nnd protected our labor , but It has
also provided a revenue sufllclont for the ex
penses of the government and ushered In an
ura of marvelous prosperity.
For such a policy as this the democrats
offer us a tariff for revenue only , a tariff
which performs only ono of the functions of
n protective tariff and which would deliver
over our homo maiket to the foreign manu
facturers. They offer us Incidental protec
tion. Incidental protection Is a delusion. If
the tariff protects every Industry which
needs protection , It Is u protective tariff pure
nnd simple ; If It protects ono Industry need
ing protection and not another. It Is favorit
ism. Dut these are an nothing before
the maglo phrase "tariff reform. " Since
the appearance of the Wilson bill , "Tariff re
form" has ceased to bo a term to conjure
with. Men will no longer swear by , but at
It. The report of the committee Is enough
to condemn the bill. It claims to bo n bill
to provide revenue ? and It creates a deficit.
H denounces protection ns unconstitutional ,
and yet does not claim to bo "purged of all
protection. " The only attempt at consist
ency Is In the putting of so-called "raw ma
terials" on the free list , a consistency not ap
preciated In the senate finance cominltlco.
"Haw materials" what are they ? An Boon
ns man's labor 1ms been put Into a product
It ceases to bo "raw. " Wool Is "raw ma
terial" to the manufacturer , but not to the
Bliep raiser ; lumber la raw material to the
fuinlturo maker , but not to the lumberman ,
the only fair way la to protect everything
which needs protection.
Ono ot the moat striking Illustrations ot
the lack of practical sense Miown In the
WlUon bill U the change from specific to
id valorem duties a system beautiful In
theory but a failure In practice , a system
giving dishonesty an advantage over honesty ,
gyntem denounced by nearly every secre
tary ot the treasury from Hamilton to Man
ning. The author of the bill claltps thut
ipeclflc duties blind the public tS the rate
at the tariff , and calls attention to the fact
that the tariff of 8 cent * per hundred pounds
an salt I. e. , one-twelfth of 1 cent a pound-
la at the rate of 60 per cent. The bill retains
tpcciac duty of a cent and a half a pound
on rice. Is It to blind the pi > ople to the fact
that this Is at the rate of S4 per cent ?
It Is a bill of InconBlElenolcn. The
southern product of rice carries a duty of
84 per cent while the northern product of
bailey has a duty of but 20 per cent ; Iron
hoops to bind the southern planter's cotton
ate free , while the seme hoops If used to bind
the northern farmer's hay carry a duly of 30
per cent.
Moreover , the bill strikes a crushing blow
at our Industries. It has so reduced the
tariff on cutlery that the workmen are
clamoring for Its defeat. .And well they
may , for the price per dozen of certain grades
of English knives at our ports Is less than
the amount actually paid In America for
the labor put Into a dozen knives
of the same kind. It puts wool on
the free list. It is plain that It Is Impos
sible for the American wool grower , without
n protective tariff , to comiKsto with hla
Australian rival , who pays ono penny an
aero rent for his land , or with the South
American sheep raiser , who has his land
free and hires labor at 15 cents a day. It
Is an Industry of thi first magnitude that
the Wilson bill would so ruthlessly destroy.
Forty-seven million sheep are owned by the
wcol growers of this cotmlry ( or were be-
foio the prospect of the Wilson bill led their
owners to drive them to the slaughter
house ) ; over $100,000,000 are Invested In
the business and the yearly product Is worth
Croni $00100,000 to $70.000,000. Petlllons
from thirty-five stales and territories against
free wool have been presented to con rptin.
Nor would this bill by Its destruction of
this American Industry accomplish -what
It claims and give us cheap wool. Tha
Increased demand for foreign wool In the
Ahicrlcan market would soon Increase tha
prlco.
These cases could bo multiplied 100 times ,
but enough has been shown to Illustrate the
Incompctc'ncy and Inconsistencies which mark
the Wilson bill , enough to show Its dis
astrous effects , It the thousands of unem
ployed had not already shown them. Ono
little instance will show Us lack of practical
sense. Hydraulic hose Is classed with wear
ing apparel , with the Idea evidently that It
Is some now kind of stocking.
Inslead of revenue Mifllclcnt to meet the
expenses of the government the bill creates
a deficit. It Is claimed by certain sup
porters ot the bill that Increased Importa
tions would meet thlu deficit , but with the
lower wages and the scarcity of work caused
by the destruction of our Industries by this
bill such u thing could hardly bo hoped for.
Moreover , an IncreaseIn Importations of
$250,000,000 a year would be n ccsbary to
bring about this result. Do the supporters
of the bill expect us to pay for thin Incrcaso
of Importations wllh our Increase of ex
portation ? They say they do. but history
docs not Bccm to give support to their ex
pectations. During the years from 1840 to
1SCO the balance of trade against us was
$420,000,000 and that balance wo paid for In
gold , exporting during those years $430-
000,000 In gold ; and the gccretary of the
treasury was obliged to Issue bonds , a
course upon which our present secretary
has already entered.
Finally , the Wilson bill Introduces no now
principle. It does not claim to bo "purged
of all protection. " It Is , In fact , only ir.oro
tariff tinkering , n tattered and torn Mc
Klnley bill. What excuse Is there for tuch
tariff tinkering In the midst of uuch busi
ness depression ? The author claims that It
contains the "principle of growth. " Does
he propose to re-enact this BC no every few
years ? If a protective tariff Is unconstitu
tional and a robbery , why not oradluUu "at
ono fell swoop" such a vicious Hrowth , In-
Htcad of dragging the process on year lifter
year ?
With reason wo protest agnlns' Iho pasnag *
of this bill , which Is the cuUnMith of
Ignorance and Incompetency ; which para
lyze our Industries and yet claims to Introduce -
troduco no new principle ; which purposes to
provide a revenue for the government , ytt
creates a deficit ; a bill the very proxpcct
of whose passage has caused auch butjiutm
depression , nucli widespread distress , as Imi
not been seen In this country since the last
democratic tariff.
The possibility of using water as
method of telephonic communication U now
being developed , and It U almost a certainty
that before long moving ships at eca. will
be able to communicate with ono another ,
though they ore outnlde. the range of vision ,
and that a warning of Iho approach of Ico-
bcrgu , derelicts or other ships will bo given
by electrical apparatus attached to vessels ,
Charles Frchman , who will employ about
2CO people this season , saya there It not * >
member ot his companies who will recelvf
less salary than Iut year ,