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J-ISTAJU.ISJIED JUKI2 U ) , 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY MOltNlSS'G , ,71 * LY 1J ) , 181)7. ) S1NGLIJ COl'Y FEVIiJ CUNTS.
MINERS WILL MARCH
Str k rs Propose to Show Their Numbers to
the Men at Cannonsbuig.
WOMEN GOAD ON THEIR HUSBANDS
Mass Meetings tit Wli'ch ' a More Aggrisaiva
Policy is Adopted.
SAY TH1Y MUST STOP THE LAKE TRADE
Every Ccnl Miner in That Section Must
Join the Movement.
THOUSAND WILL TRAMP TWELVE MILES
IIiinilN llnvi1 lli-i'ii Knmici'il mill tin *
rri < iMNloii \\lll Mr Mini- t n or
Iliri-- lilt NliuiM from Dlf-
f < T'll ( fOllollH. I
PirrifUn. | Pa. . July IS. The cventn of
todiv In UK Plltsburg coal mining district
Indiia . th.it there IK trouble nhe-ad. The
Mrlkf lias Incii , on for two we-ekn wtth6ut
canst f" " r nlt.rm In any ( juartcT , hut today
th. r nigs of huhgi-r and muttcrlngs of ilis-
< i.nil ut navi- taken tangible form , and be
fore morn'ng ' l.OM mlnem will have
man In d on ' nnnoimburg , the objective point
lieiriR tin lioone and Allison mlneH A few
elav ago tin- operators of these mines made
a re-tiii-itop | ! on the she-lift of Washington
cmnn fur additional dcputht , . It Is sup-
po < d that there are at least thirty deputies
nt ej n mir.e , well aimed for any friction
thut n a > take place.
Ti lav the rnlner3 of Miller's nnd Tom
run 11- nets held Minna meetings. The men
in11 n ii in tli > slope and Hrldfjevllle rnlnru
Nis 1 an 1 - nnd Stecn's milieu met at
H i vvilh - Cecil was the scene of a meetIng -
Ing > f Laurel Hill Nos 2 and 4. Crccdmore
ai I Mi-hop mines and the diggers employed
In - Intaidard and Ellsworth mines In
Mi I i h Run also held a meeting. The
guth" i njs vveie attended by men , women
nnd ihildien The women did not Ing In
the r , rest taken. Many of them openly
bit i il'il tin Ir hunbnnds as cownrda. They
niKi.i i that they might ns well fight ns
btui t ihernun said the victory could be
wi.n pniMii'iig every coal miner emplo > ed
In tin eeiii'jns where the lake trade Is sup-
plii. . ' would Join the Gncrnl movement of
Idiiis . I'liiiia ' for biluging out the miners
nt wntk In the Iloono nnd Allison rnliiM
windl ulL cll Special committees weie
nt t fnm one meeting to the other. It was
di < id d to manh on the Cannonsburg mines
touiKlit flicRelEsmg brass band and the
C'e < il duiin eorps were engaged and the
inaiih acius'i the country Is on. The pio-
eir i"'ii ' will be made up ot three divisions
fiom the diffnent sections They will mob-
II zcnt Uridgcvllle and take up the tramp
of twelve rn'lttj acroe-tj the country.
TIIOI'SANI ) IN LINE.
A muiT who was very enthusiastic over
the plan Mild tueic would be nt least 1.000
men in liite. It was learned late tonight
that the bihime has been in proiess of form-
ulatiu'i f.ir several davs. It was talked of
t.\eril dn > o ago. and got to the ears of the
opeiatom of the Cannonsburg mlrut , heuce
their JolPlon to lucrccbo their foice of
demitUT. Whether the mlneiH will goer
or mid is not known as > et. but they expect
to be at the mines vvh n the offending dig-
ir.-rs me ready to go to work and will u 3
ow-rv mlluenee possible to keep them from
C.-IMC . - Into the mlne-p. Some of the most
cimsrivative of the leaders claim that there
rill leno bloodbhed. They say tint when
the millers be-e udi a big demonHtiatlo i In
favor of what the } term n peaceful demand
will come out and letn n
for bread , thej
t.n manhood Every effort was made o
keep the movement n hi-crct for fear t e
force f deputies at the rnlrwH would be
inrther increawd Ju = t what the reflult
will bi. It l dllllcult at this hour to tell
known to be In a condition of
TheM , are
the strike question. The >
eml ln anlt > on
goaded on by Miffcrlng wives ,
liave b-en
S " t-ht.ii and sweethearts , and t nppeara
„ t" „ .van the beslnnliiB of the end of
" " '
; ; ' . to Induce the coal op-
. d'strlct to hlgn a unlfmu tj
ciatort. , .f ibis
Sp ? mnt ate bllll going cm. The cominU-
.Ituier * ImMng U I" < 'haigc feel " >
would be able to accomplish it. Secretary
On mil Sihrnlil onld tonight Hint the pro-
than they have been
iieth were brighter
tin. , , n. got lat Ions began He wilu tH
vllhin the next few da > s powerful and po
tent InflucneeH would be. brought o bear on
thii opiratorn with the Btrlke In the present
conilitlin the IndlcatloiiK went for a sue-
cefcbful eeinsummation of the agreement.
As an evidence that the opcrntois aio not
cnviMing on arbitration It wns announced
torucht by n prominent operator Unit If the
link. ' in \\it-t Virginia docs not prove sue-
ref-sfiil the Pltlsburg opi-rntora will mnKe
nil efTurt early nclvcik to start their
jnlnint the ( V.i-ccnt rate , the into now
nsktd by the btrlkeis. The > will claim that
If tlu-v are willing to pa > the price that
thu laxv must protect them In the opera-
tiuu of thtlr inincfi.
\VA1T KOR niJUS.
CIN'i'INN . July IS-Tlie Commercial
Tribune 8pnl.il from Whe-ellng , W. Va ,
fa > Jimi why It Ib ho may lie a mystcrj
to niln lut It IE n fuet nevu'theless that
Kiigi-iii' V lieb * will be able to do more
JIIBI rmw toward bringing out the mini-is
In ihe ralrmont loglon tliun any other man.
A Hg rrni'liiK al Monongah toda > demon-
btrnu- l HUH whe-n u local miner got up mid
( Inland that n eon nh Debs came Into the-
region ihe men would Mrlko and that hit >
Inlltifiiie wuuld be gleMtcr than all the of
fer. , nf > he operatoiH ta pav lionusi'i ) on coal
jniiuJ 'I'llIt Beiltlment was lundl > ilie-t-re'd.
'Jlie nigaiiirers thcie admit that he' must
bo buuigiu into the Held and tonight It was
annumcd that he will be at Kalrmiint on
Tuch'li ) Evcrjt'Ody ' wants to hear Debs
Toda > s nuetliiK . atSillow Tire school
liuutt- fur the Monongfth miners ua.s a suc-
( CKS as to numbert > and enthusiasm , but
there ) was u bcrlous cooling off of e-ntluisinbiil
after the me-otlng was over and the organ-
litrt , dipaiud Ihe Monongah rrnn will go
to woik as usual In the morning. The
\\lll 'MII ! until Tilt-Ada ) , when Helm U ad-
> eriUi. | mtltlvi-ly to come , bcfoie taking
any u > nun
At .odtij'b m etlng Hugh .McDonald , a lo
cal 1,1111. r , presided , and \V 1) Ma lion of
Li in it deliveied the address. 11 > actual
conui there were 3.M men pro-ent , of whom
All but ten we-re inltu'id , and all but about
tw utIonongah nun. There WJH loud
rlrt'i-ring and lots of It , especially when
Matiuit read a rru-H > age from a Norfolk d
\\i r.i organrzi r sending good news Men
lU ( lituudinee plc"dgod Iho MuuoilKHh won
to go cm this week when a stilke waa called
for and e-vtohod ) rote and ihc ( heeling
land llfteen iiiiniues l-'ully flfi ) Monemsalr
JIH-II bald 'he-y would
go to work as usual
in the morning
STRIKE SENTIMENT GROWS.
The nun at O'Donnell's , Auroia riemlngton
end Ilateti mines are still out f.tul will not
HO back The eiperators. expe-et nil Taliinnm
to be * out al ( he end of the week or sooner
The ) threaten to cloia their cuke ou'tu and
to | ut the negrocv aud Itali.i'is Into the
uiu.ii and ( his imaut , | > e/6ltho trouble and
J > ossbl ) bloodnhed. The' operator * had men
at .odaj g meeting taking note * nt > vfrj-
tlili-g cald and done' . Coal U too tuillj
IiccJcJ for any of the miners 10 fiai ill suite
at T'listrlko sentiment U gr Alu
eiij Thur lay u the llrntr griu-iullv
ori the work The railroal * . r
th'iigk tnlght and 1 ooo Car3 , f ,
uhirpcJ the pan Uvrhe hou I
traici ou ibu Uallimoro & Ohio kill ) ,
out of the way of king coal. On the Nor-
1 i folk & Western todn ) the strikers made
gains In some g ctlon nnd losr K In othem
Dig mass meetings were held In 1'lattip to-
dav , and It looks tonight as though four
more of the largest mines would be Idle In
the morning , though the men dislike to give
up the geol pay they are now making an 1
are vacillating between desire and what they
fcnl to bo duty
At Thacker today after the departure of
the organizers for 1'lattop and Pocahontas
the strikers , under the Influence of spcechto
bj operatorx nnd railroad olllclals , voted to
return to work In thu morning. Organizers
will be sent back nmong them. Elkhorn
oprrators bolleve their men will return by
Tuesday The placing of guards al some
mlneii Is having a disquieting Influence and
may make trouble. The content between
the repre-sfiiiutlvcs of the labor organiza
tions and the local Interests throughout the
region h terrific but the strikers cem to
have the best of It. About one-half the
tnen will work tomorrow. On the Wheeling
& Lake Erie , In the eastern Ohio district ,
the operators have about given up hope of
gittlng men before Ihe strike Is Pe-ttled.
Home miners came down from Masslllon to
day , but did not like the outlook and went
home. The t'nited States marshals are all
gone but three and they are doing detective
work Kour West Virginia coal trains went
through today and were not moltntt-d.
OPERATORS OIVE WARNING.
WHEEL1NO. W. Vn . July IS. The strik
ing miners at Dillonvale up the river on
the Wheeling & Lake Erie road have been
not Hied lij the management that the mines
there will resume Monday morning , and
that If they do not Intend to work their
places will be filled with outolde men. Some
of the Ulllonvnle men are In favor of re-
( tut nlng to work , but the majority , most of
them foreigners , are violently opposed to
such a course. If the company Is In eirnrst
In Iti cxpreH ed Intention to bring In out-
bide men the miners' olllclals predict that
tin re will be trouble at Dillonvale
| There Is heavy movement of Wrot Vir
ginia coal through Wheeling todn ) . Sixty
or scvent ) ears of coil were transferred
fiom the Wheeling Terminal Hacks to the
| I \Vnccllng & Lake Erie and started north
| without molt station. It Is learned tonight
, that all the coal he-Ing sent over the WheelIng -
| Ing road Is for the Lake Shore and other
northern Ohio roads that need the coal for
firing their engines. There Is no change In
the strike situation In this district. All the
eastern Ohio miners arc- out and there Is
no Indication of a bronk at any point.
PAJRMONT. W. Vn . Jill ) IS. Over 5W
men attended the coal miners' meeting to
day In the woods ntillow Tree school
house , nc-ar Monongah , and 317 of them
raised their hands when J. D. Mahon , the
speaker , luuk aote to ascertain how many
of tile-in were willing to come out In the
morning. The miners were chilly at flrbt ,
but got warmed up and showed much en-
thusluMn end the speaker was freijuentl )
cheered. H was a noticeable fact that emlv
Munongah miners were In attendance , none
from the neighboring colllcrlt-.s putting In
the-lr appear nice. ,
MINERS SHOW ENTHUSIASM.
Notwithstanding the rain which com
menced falling 40on after the meeting be
gan , the mlne-rs listened for over sn hour
to Ihe addiesses. It was the largest meet
ing ever held In thlo district by the miners
aud many of the operators who have been
confident that the men would stay In sa )
now that they are prepared for anthing
Not only the miners , but their wives and
children , tinned out nt the meeting. Cou-
s-iivativo men here think It Is only u mat
ter of time until the men come out , but
no important action Is expected until Debs
speaks here tomorrow night. The company
olllclals say If the men strike the pits will
InIHIed with ltnllnn and negroes , nnd If
this art km Is taken the men sti > trouble
may be cxpeiL-ted. It Is said an Impromptu
arsenal has been arranged In the com
pany's otllce and the worst is expected.
CHARLESTON. W. Va. July IS. A con
fc-reuco of the strike agitators , Pred Dilchcr
and Pred Hasklns of Ohio , was held nt
Easthink today with local leaders. It was
decided to hold a scries of meetings at dlf
fere-nt points In the Kanawha valley this
week. The first of these meetings will he
held at Montgomeiy tomorrow nnd It will
be addressed by Dllcher. Haskliib and otheis
Debs Is cxpcc'ed here by Wedncbdav.
HL'NIINGTON , W. V , July IS The
stilke agitators have been busy in Plattop
fields today , but have made but little head
way. Not over SCO men will quit work
tomorrow morning and this number maj
bo reduced one-half. All the mtneit , In the
Thacker coal fields , who yesterday voted to
quit work , held a mass meeting this morn
Ing and rccoiibldered matters and tlu-y nil
will return to work an iibiml tomorioiv morn
ing. The miners at nioKcss will also
change- their action of .vesttrdav and will
return aUo The operatois nt Elkhoin are-
woiking diligently mm ng their men , nnd
they have hoptw of having them return to
morrow If the ) do II will be almost Im
possible for strike agltatoib to Induce mln-
e-rs In the Plattop fields to quit vroik. The-
situation on the Kanawha lemains much the
sarno ns yestcrda ) .
RATfHPORn PREDICTS SUCCPSS
fOLUMnt'S. O. , July IS-President
Ratdiforel toda ) summed up the strike ) sit
uation In an inteiview as follows-
"The manner In which the miners are
conducting themselves commend ? Itself to
the e-o < intry nnd gives their officers renewed
encouragement and strengthens the belief
"if" victory will ultimately ciown their
efforts The history of Industrial strife has
no parallel to the present movement. Doptit )
maislnlri , coal and iron police and secret
deu-ctlves have been at work hut their
nretu'ii.-e hnt , failed to Incite themlnon , to
acts of lawltt-Miet.s.
"The strike has not vet reached Its full
proportions. The coming week will add
20000 men to the Idle column. The week
following will bring greater accessions to
our ranks. The
movement will continue | 0
grow not only fiom the point of numbers
Involved , but public opinion will bec-orm
crttallzed more full ) and through the
preHs of the countr ) will demand i solution
of this great dllllculty. The organl/s.-d trade *
of the countr ) nre today in cle.irr touch
than ever before. Never in the h'stoiy ' of
lubi r troubled have the ) been ko closclj
allk-d Our demand for living wages and
the determination of our miners to tecure
II have brought e\prernlons of sinpathy arm
matetial surport from almost every branch
of or aiiircd labor , whop cffoits In our
behalf will endear them to all lovera of
fnlrncw and et tabH > , h for the- miners with
the'r ' own efforts a living rate of waget > "
IH'NTINOTON. W. Va , July IS The
miner. * nt Thncker , Logan and DIngi'fs. who
Ksteidny afternoon decided to slilko , he-Id
a mass meeting this afternoon and reconsid
ered their action They will return to work
ns iiMial Monday The Klkhorn n n-erx who
) esterda ) decided to nirike will , u H le-
lk > vd follow their example
MARTINS KERRV. 0 , July IS.- The
miners at Dillonvalo we-ro notified ) r&teiday
that the ) rmst : return to work tomorrow or
new men would bo emploed. Two hundred
car loads ef West Virginia coal passed
through here today The Wheeling , % > Lake
Erie load hat onlt-rs for 1 GOO car leads.
Hi-film' | o Iliilki * HIM \\nurK ,
ATLANTIC CITY. N J. , July IS. The
Joint conference of the ( 'lars bottle monu-
fartureia ami the ri-prefentatlvct of the-glass
battle manufacture ! * of the I'niled ' Stati'b
and Canada , after a three dajt ; ' session , (1U- (
cubKtng a 5 per cent advance In the wage
be-ale fur 1W7-S flrally derided on making
no chane h The manufaot nrtt , clearly
hhovvrd thai an advance couia not l-e made
hcc-aiisp of the present buun | < u de'precslon.
Thrto ) pan ago when the Wlon ! Idll went
Into effect , n 15 per cent reduction was made
lu tin.1 uagc tcalo which Uas never teen
raUcx ) .
riii . mi \ \ III Wiiif I'linil" .
OHICAOO July IS-All nnlon , ir Jiated
with the Chicago Federation of I.Jlu. will
contribute lo the miners' : eief : fui < ! At
a nitirting of tliv fetlei-itlou. > i's afternoon.
W P Wermlit and h' ' p.i. . were EC-
> err ! ) eoiu1emt.vd The fi-HiwIng rttolu-
llnn 'n ' pan wss adapted
T'i i'lil ii. ' . : i. 'iiailin ' < -f l.nbor .
' i" 'i ' iniiprt lu thi H
' r I - l . He ) Statfs ui ij vv > < all on 1
( I t | i i I 13 Hi in -t rxtr- t
i ' - unforlu iuto ine-n I
( i u u13 Amcti < * au Wine ; , J I
\VILLBECOMELA\VTII1S\VEER \ \ \
Barring Accidents , the Tariff Eill Will Son
Bo Signed ,
REPORT IS LKELt' TO BE ADPTEO
Vnlo MtiMt lie Tul. < ii on fluAurrc -
nii-iH of tin- Coiifii'ifIn HoIJi
tinllniiii' iiuil somiteIn
Its intln-t } . ,
\VASHINOTON , July 18. The Indications
tonight arc that the tnflft bill , as agreed
to by the republican crufcrees yesterday ,
prcbobly will have pntsed both hoii.'cs of
congress and be n law at the end of the
present week. Delays and complications ,
now unantlclpalcd , might Botnewhnt prolong
the final struggle. The republican conferees
have been working hard nil day consult ing
and arranging the details of the repr.rt
which they now believe they will he able
to submit to their democratic colleagues to
morrow morning. The bulls of this work
II.IH fallen upon the shoulders of Senator
Allison and ( Sovcrnor Dlngley. who are > pre
paring the statements of the effect of the
changes made by the conferees , which will
be submitted to their respective houses.
They have had a hinall army of clerks at
work throughout the day In the room of
the senate committee on finance preparing
the bill for the printer If thin tusk can he
accomplished tonight to that the printed bill
can bo laid before the democrats tomonow
morning the debate will begin In the house
tomorrow afternoon It Is not believed that
there will be any disposition on the part
of the democratic members of the confer
ence to de-lay the bill In full committee ,
but the democrats have had no meeting to
determine the-lr comcc of action on this
point Governor Dingle y expressed the opin
ion tonight that an hour would be sulllclenl
time In which to explain the changes made
by the conferees to their mlnorlt ) colle-agucs
on the committee. One or two of the demo-
ciats are tonight ! ; icllnod to it slst upon a
day for deliberations on the changes , but
they , of course , realize'that thev are hope
less If Ihe majority desires to icpsit the bill
over their piotest , and Jn'smuch as the re
publican leaders of the house decided to
night to give two full das for the discus
sion of the report in the house , the ) prob
ably will acquiesce in the decision of the
majority to make the report tomorrow. All
along the republican lenders have been ell -
pcsed to allow but one day for debate In
the house , and while they believe one dnv
will be enough , nfter the discussion tonight ,
they decided that to disarm the possible op
position the minority was likely to make
to give two full daS for debate.
GOES TO TUB HOUSE PIRST.
The report must , of course , be acted upon
by the house bcfoie It Is considered in the
senate The ermmlttcc on rules will meet
tomorrow morning and prepare- rule which
wi I bring a vote on the rep it before ad-
Jcurnmi-rit en Tuesday The rules will be
presented and adopted ns soon as the con
ferees make their report , probabl ) soon after
noon tomorrow. The debate will follow im
mediately. The South Carolina illppcnsai.v
bill will be ufrctl to consume time until the
report is brought In. H is not believed that
n single republican vote In the house will
bo iceorded against the report.
The program In the senate Is much more
Indefinite on account of the wide latitude
allowed for debate und the absence of nnv
parliarnentar ) method of bringing the report
to a vote. The democratic senators , It Is
safe to pre-fcume from their talk today. In
tend to assail the compromise on sugar , to
which the conferees agreed and to make a
pretty BtllT light against the restoration to
the dutiable list of c&tton bagging , cotton
ties , burlaps , etc. . which they cucceeded
with the aid of the populists and oie or
two republicans In placing en the fre-e list
The ) also will make a stiong opposition to
the lestoratlon of white pine to ( he house
rate of ? 2 per thousand
Some of the democratic senators today dis
cussed the possibility of defeating the report
in the senate on the presumption Hut t'ic )
might be able to secure 20 many \utes
aga.nst the report as they did to place these
articles on the free list. Hut no one Imag
ines bprloiiiily that the rips-t Is In any danger
In the senate when It comes to a final vote
and. moreove- . the most prominent demo
cratlf senators freely express the opinion
that the fight In the senate may be spirited
l.iit brief. They believe a vote will be
reached In three da.vs in the senate.
M'JST VOTE ON THE WHOLE.
The parliamentary procedure the
on con-
fo encet report may have an Important bearIng -
Ing on the course of the debate In the senate
ateA fiuootlon has arisen as to the par
llamcntary practice It la the e tabMshcd
procedure to consider conference reports as
an entirety 60 that no vote can betaken on
any separate featire of the leport. The re
port must be accepted or rejected as a whole
Thl practice becomes Important In view of
the dcelre among those oppo-Mng the bill to
securea separate vote * on feugar. lumber
cotton tics , cotton bagging and other Items
which have aroused exceptional Interest , One
of the conferees who Is an authority on par-
.lamenta-y procedure FaM tonight :
'There can be no doubt that the confer-
IIKCeport -n-ust bo considered as an en-
titety. The rulings of Speaker Illalne
Spi-akcr Carlisle nnd others have plac-od
that beyond controversy and the oarne rule
has 'jcen observed in the senate. Thu oul.v
ejuefitl.in before the house Itr Shall the
n-port be accepted or rejected ns a whole ?
For Hilt rearon no motion relntlrg to sugar
i'ottr-n tlea , cotton bagging cr any other
item of the report is in order. The vote
"ill bo taken en agreeing to the entire
icpurt. and It 1& only by defeating the re
port ns a whole that It would be possible
to reac'i any special Item. Should the cmirc
report be rejected then a motion would be
in older to recommit the bill to the confer
ence , with Instructions on any part'cular '
subject The strength of the report lies In
Us entirety. "
Some of the opponents of the bill In the
senate hold that a motion to recommit with
instructions as to raparaic Items would be
in order before the vote Is taken on accept
ing the report as an entlrct ) . Hut the best
parliamentarians In both branches say that
Iho practice Is well nettled and that the vote
must bo first taken ou the adoption or re
jection of the report. If rejected then an )
. . .Vr motion would be In order.
U is learned toda ) that there were some
changes of verbiage ) In Iho ougar schedule-
not noted In the Associated prcs report
last night , and that the provision for UK-
ratification of reciprocity treaties by the
senate was retained In the modified reci-
pnx.lt > clause The Associated press re-port
ias : night covered mr. t of the clunges upon
the Important provisions of the hill Among
the other thlnge agreed to were the e nate
rates on steel tubing anil hollow billets used
In the manufacture of bicycle frames. The
rate on cotton bagglrrg U seven-tenths of a
cent. The house rate was twelve-tenths.
Senator Allison nnd Representative Ding-
ley were e'ligai/ed up to midnight In the
preparatUn of the report which Is to ac
company the bill when U is presented to
the respective houses After the meeting
Mr Iiingley authorized the statement that
the me.Burc would be submitted to thi-full _
confe-irnce committee , Including the demo
cratic mernbtTohlp , tomorrow morning for
final action He confidently believes that
the- whole committee will complete Us work
by midday and that the ccnftrrnce report
will lii submitted to the house at noon If
there Is a delay In completing the considera
tion of the bill in conference by noon the
house will l > asked to take u recess for an
hour or two until the report Is realy. Only
a llnillcxl number of cqulcs of the bill Is
finally agri'itl to In conference b ) the re--
publlcanb will be printed u preecut.
liolcrliiliiH MluUlcrooilforil. .
WASHINGTON July isc. . nr liu.nay del '
Lome ihc Spun. * > t. i is < i i r-e ' rpi
ita dc Lomo tniert riuo at ' 'iiier io''ay
Hou Stewart L. Woodford auU Mrs. and J I
Ml s Woodford The gur ts Inrltrd to meet
them were \tsislant Secretaries Day and
Ade of the State department , Portuguese
Minister and Vlscourne ? ? ThTfon the Co
lombian r-harge d'affalre * and Mrp Rc-ng-
flno. Dr Moron the Argentina minister , and
att&iheg of the Spanish legation
Tit\ui : OP "THI : TMMCII isi.i : * .
( Ivi-r XliH-lj I't-r Ci-ot of Iliiuiillmi
CimiiiH-tTi- \\llli I nlie-il * 1uls. .
WASHINGTON , July 1 * Hawaiian com-j
mcrce durlnij the la t ton years Is the1
subject of a circular Just Issued by the Ue-
Mrtinent of Agilculturc. The papci was
prerared oy p. 11. llllchcock , chief of the
division of foreign matkcts , tindet the direc
tion of Secretary Wilton Ihc facts set
forth bear directly upau the current discus
sion of tin- annexation of the Hawaiian
Islands to the United States , and are aa
follows :
The comparison of statistics ehows that'
the I'nlted States controls 90 per cent of the
entire trade of the Islands. The total value
of exports and tmpo ts of Hawtll for 1S90
was J21.57S.SS2. of which about two-thirds ,
1 ; $171,515,230. was for goods exported. The
i average exports of the ten years , 1SS7 to IS'.iO ,
| I was $ Hori2lll. and of Imparu. ? 5,422,159 ,
I leaving an average balance of J5.G20.CS1 In
fnvcr of exporM.
Of this tralllc , 91 20 per cent was with the'
Putted State-3 during the first live je-avs'
of the dee-ade. and in the second the ) ears
the lead of this country over other coun--
tilts wca Indented to HI 92 per cent. An-i
other Impulsion of the situation may be
gained from the statement that our trade
with the island * In 1S96. accotdlng to
Hawaiian statistic. ? , reached 120,924,300 , the
largest amount ever re-coDlfd , while the
highest figures Deviously were for ISilO ,
when ei total of $1S,332.G31 was reported.
The I'nlted States , howexcr , doeo not yet
hold so high a position In furnishing goods
for Hawaii as In taking the products of the
islands. Of the nve age of exports for thf.
ten ) cars. nearly Jll.OOOOlOa ) car. th1 United
States 1ms , bought practically all. Only one-
half of 1 per cent has been sold to other
countries. Of the gojds plirchr ed by Hi-
wali , on the otner hand , tfie United Statea
furnish'H only about three-fourth" . ll w-
ever , It Is chlell ) In our sales to the Manila
that trade Is giowing The anneal average
of these sale for the five years. 1SS7 to U91.
was JI.37G.312. but for 1S91 to 1SSG. iG.-l'i3.276 ! ' ,
while the c-.xports to Hawaii for the last
) ear amounted to 5D.4G4 20S , nearly $1,000-
000 more than for any previous ) ea'r. The
goods coming from Hawaii to the United
Statea are mainly agricultural products
while the shipments In the other direction ,
except breadntufTs. a'e chic-fly manufactures.
Our imports of sugar make the largest Item
In the trade , while our Imports of nee come
next. Next in order are < our exports of
bre-ailQtuffs , cot'on goods , fertilizers , machin
ery lumber , tobacco , wire and chemicals
It ts noticeable that shipments of American
live stock , meats , applets and corn amount
to very little. Prior to 1S7G , when the first
reciprocity treaty was made between the
United States and Hawaii , their total com-
niTce avciaged only $1,930,41t > a ) ear. Since
that date a comparative gowlh : has brought
the total to more than fifty times that
amount.
Plsures ae furnished for the first ten
month" of the fiscal year , 1S97 as compared
with the same period in 1SOG. They show
largo increases in the Important Items of
trade The other countries vhcse trade wl-h
Hawaii appen's to be growing are China and
Jupan , taken toce'her. and Canada.
M\V nntsi TBii or con mcii'i"- .
Thornnlil SiillnTK of Itofcloii fiejn a
Murli-Soiiulit Aniioliitnifiit.
WASHINGTON , July IS. Mr Thorwald
Solberg of ilicston has been appointed reg
ister of cop ) rights. Librarian John Russell
Young notified him-of his selection on Sat-
uulay nnd today Mr. Solberg wired his ac
ceptance and stated that he would take
charge of the department on Tuesday morn-
Ing. There were a large number of appli
cations for this position , \vhlch Is next to
chief assistant librarian and Is the meat Itn-
1 irtunt In the new library.
Mr. Folbcrg was born In Wisconsin In
1S52. Per thirteen ) cars he was employed
In the congressional library and elcht years
since was picked out by the Boston Hook
company as the best man In the countr )
to take charge of one of Its most Important
departments. Letters and telegrams were
sent by the Authors' Cop ) right league tin-
Century company. Harper Drainers and
other lending publishing houses strongly
urging Mr. Solberg's appointment.
Iti-lli-f for SiifTerliiK lu Culm.
WASHINGTON , July IS.-j-A mass meeting
under the auspices of the National Relief
Association for Cuba was held in the Plnu
Congregational chmch here today Mr *
Mar ) S Lockwood , one of the vice presidents
resided , and addresses we'e made by Rev
Howard Wilbur Ennls and Mrs. Clara Colby
The principal feature of the meeting was the
reading of a chailar or order houccl by Mrs
J Ellen Poster of the association , scttli ) ;
foith Its object , which , as stated , Is to raise
runds by private solicitation and by public
apii.ul for relief of the auffe'lng In Cuba , and
whose philanthropic purpose Is based on a
desire to help the deserving through the
ReJ Cross work.
kii-i-ri'tnr > Mii-riiiiin'H Me'Uni-NH.
WASHINGTON. July 18. Sccretar )
Sherman , who Is suffering from some Bllg'it
stomach derangement , U reported better to
night. He expects to go to the State de
partment In a day or tivo
THI itsTovs AIM : iHIOII r.vvot : .
Dr.uilui Ciiliipii il > l.riuN Ml tinItiM
ill Sun \ntoiilo.
SAN ANTONIO , Tex. , July IS. ( Special
Telegram. ) Three thousand five hundred
nun participated In dress parade and re
view before Adjutant General Mabry last
e-vinlng , the largest encampment held in
) cars Drilling In class A will begin Mon
day , the Thurston Rllles being first on tlu-
program. The Scele-y Rifles of Galvcslon and
the Murton Cadets of AVanhlngton are con
sidered the Thurstons' moat formidable
rivals , with the St Paul -company a close-
second.
Ihe sanitary condition of the camp is
excellent and though the mercury Is up to
111 degrees , the heat Isnot , oppressive The
Thurston Rltleo are confined to quarters
until after the prizedrljl and every pre
caution is be-lng taken to Insure success.
The citizens here are very cordial nnd all
ies are turned on the Tburetonx as prize
winners The betting on ( thp Omaha com
pany is for first place onrv , bets for second
money not he-Ing accepted In the pool room.
The Thuretons have a iliielr on the disci
pline prlzo and arc setting the pace for all
other eompjiilt'fi.
iMi\\s MVV MDVIJ' TO Mi\icn ,
l'i-opo < > < > lo Sell Tlu-lr I.nmlN lo I nrli-
'
Mi in mill lloj MoriIl ru ln-r < - .
ANTLERS , I T , July 18 The Choctovv-
Chlckasaw union party propoBeu lo treat
with the Davves commission provided the
I'nlted ' States government ; will buy all of
the Choctaw and Cblpkasow lands outright ,
Thi ) will then form a colon ) , go Into Mexico
ice bu ) a lot of land from Mexico and have
tluir own lands The ) cay that a white man
shall not move anuny them The full bloods
are * very favorabl ) Impressed % Utb the move ,
but none but the Igucrant Choctaws will go
Into such a scheme.
Milliinnl I uloii Oillct-rM nt Vimlit Illf.
NASHVILLE. July -Next Tuesday the
national senate and the national otllccrg of
thu National Union fraternily. an Insurance
toiler will uic-c-t in this < ly : anil remain In
rfislon for re-vt-ral daji * President W. II.
l < anr of Nashville will pri-sldt and thirty-
three ! tutrs vvlll bu represented.
\\ouiiiii Kltlril l l.lRlillilutr.
ERIE. Pa . July ISMr * . Hcrace Noble ,
o pr mine'-t woman of thla city , wan kUUd
.it Ii 'I ' s park is ar here tojay iy ti flanh of
1 - ! tn-t , Shv as < lt Inc In Ihe paMor win i
< npan vv > ic i t f IIOUKJ was stru. U. ki'l ns ,
her aln si instautl } . None of the other * j
n re bum j I
DAN FARRELL PASSES AWAY
Sticcumts to the Injur'cs He Received While
Firing a Cnnnon Orncitr.
PJPULAR AND PU3LIC-SPIRITLD CITIZEN
j
i _ _ M
IIU XIIIIMt'olilKitcil ttllli lit tr ; I'lili-
lli > IIiitiTiirUc IIIIIIIKIII iitt-il In
I Infllj llui-liiK | | Ten
i Iviirh * IU" lil 'uee.
t ) n rnrrcll , Jr. , died nt Ills residence In
this city .vesterday afternoon nt 0 1C from
t lockjaw , nt Hie ago of11 years.
'
On the afternoon of July 5 lie was dis
charging home firecrackers for the amuse
, ment of children at hs residence on South
Tenth street.Vhtle In the net of firing a
cannon cracker It exploded premature ! ) ,
mangling the fingers of hla right hand. A
pa-t of one finger was afterward amputated.
! and the Injured hand teemed to heal an
[ well a could be expected. No alarming
Finptoms were manlfcMe-d until about a
- week ago. when lockjaw sit In. A few dau
i ago he appealed to Improve and his frlemls
were hopeful for his ultimate recovery , but
a relapdo came ycsteida ) afternoon , death
following POOH after.
Mr. Parrell WJH born lu NcTv.vk , N. J .
j September 30. 1S5C , and moved with his par-
I enlH to flalesburg. III , where lie was edu-
j
; eatcd. going through the High school and
' ctiteilng KIIOX college. In 1VTC he enured
the navy , being stationed nt the Washington
navy yard and La\y department six jcars
In November. ISM. he wns ordered to Japan
t whore he WE stationed nearly four jcars
Htid while In that eountry he v tailed ? II the
open ports , also Shanghai , China , and Seoul ,
Corea. After a sear's leave of absence IIP
resigned from the mvy In 1SS7 , and entered
me cautile life In Omaha as ecp.lor member
of the firm of Parrell & Welsh , yrttp manu
facturers , lluylng out his partners Interest
the following ) ear lie hiis since managed tlu >
business alone In the name of Karrell &
Co.
puiiLic SPIIUTCD cmznN.
Among- the business men of Omaha Mr
Parrell has long been recognized us one of
the most public-spirited a well ns one of
the most papular citizens. Dm Ing the last
trn year ? there has been scarcely an enter
prise of public nature which he has not
helped along with his money and laboHe
has been prominent In the Commercial club
anil In the Omaha Hoard of Trade , being
president of the latter organisation nt the
time of Ms death. When the movement
WES Inaugurated some two > eais ago
to secure the state fair for Onuha
he was one of the most acthe
promoters , and became a member of the
board of directors of the Omaha ralr and
Speed association , which undertook the ob
ligations Imposed upon the city by that eli
te rpri'C. Ho was also a prominent mem
ber of the Knights of Ak-Par-Ilen
Mr Parrel ! was one of the most on-
1hUi = iastlc supporters of the T.ansmlsslsslppi
Exposition. He was one of the firht to sign
the subscription list , and was one of the
members of the original board of directors
i > nd retained a place on the directory after
that body was reorganized and enlarged latit
December
His syrup factory , under Ms management ,
grew from small beginnings to Its pre&ent
large dimensions. He Interested himself
financially In the new shnt and lead work *
recently looted In South Omaha , and at the
time of his death was associated with a
number of other capital sts In organising a
projected beet sugar and gluco&o works to
be erected In the tame city.
Mr. Farrell leaves a wife and two chil
dren , his Immediate family , residing In
Omaha. His father lives at Galesburg. 111
He was a member of the Catholic church
No arrangements have jet been made foi
the funeral.
Other Dentil * .
NORTH BEND. N'eb , July IS ( Special )
Hon. Spencer Day. an old and highly re
spected citizen of thl ? place , died nt his
residence laat night , ugcd 77 jears. .Mr
r > aj had n slight etroke of paralysis ten days
ago which biought on hemorrhage of the
brain and cached his death. Mr Uav hail
been honored by the citizens of North Hend
on wveral occasions * with office and alwajs
filled them with credit to himself and his
constituent * ! He leaves a widow and fix
sons and one daughter to mourn his loss
\WKOIin , Neb , July IS ( Special )
O J. Showers died here yesterday of par
nl > ris Mr. Showers wan about SS > ears
of age an-d until recently was the proprietor
of a hotel at Long 1'Inc , Neb and at New
castle. Wo , and he being an Invalid when
he carne here , his wife was proprietress of
( he date City hotel at thls place. .Mrs
Showem leaves tonight with the remains ft r
Interment at his old home In Saglnnw , Mich
LONDON. July IS. IMward Charles Ilar-
Ing , first JJaron Rcvolstoke , is dead. He
was formerly director of the Hank of Eng
land and was the senior partner ot the firm
of Ha.-lng Hros. financiers.
Ni\V YORK , July IS A dispatch to the
Herald from Valparaiso , Chill * ays. Gen
eral Jose Valcsquez , the rncst brilliant clllcet
in the old Chilian army and one who did
dif tlngulMiod service throughout the Pacific
war , died In this city yesterday of IUHR
disease. Oeneial VelatQuez had hcrve-d hit
country In the army for more than fortv
years. During the last few years of his life
hitwaa subjected to great pe'sccutlun by hf !
enemies In pover , owing to his allegiance to
Halrnaccda. Finally , In 1W5 , he w is forced
to retire. Since that time he had Ihed
oulotlv ! n Valparaiso
LKWISTON , Me. , July 18. A special to
the Sun from South Poland says : H. K
Harnard , n prominent lawjer and Judge of
San Antonio , Tex , died nt the Poland
Springs house Prlday night of abscess of the
lungs. He arrhed a few days previous ! )
and was taken 111 nt Iloston. where he re
malned a week The remains were for
warded to St. Louis for Interment. C H.
Jones of Shehojgan , WlB. , who arrived at the
Poland Sprlngp house on Wednesday In a
dangerous htate. died Krlday. He was n
prominent lumberman.
IW'IXJRPOUT. Conn , July IS. Dr. Rob
ert Hubliard , aged 71 yearo , a physician well
known throughout the eountry , fell while
ascending the steps to his office todu ) ami
n-celved Injuries to his head from which he
died soon after. He was valedictorian of
the Vale class of ISM. During the war Ir
was burgeon of the Seventeenth Connecticut
volunteers and was actively engaged at the
battles of ChancellorsIllo ind Gettysburg
NEW YORK. Jul > 18 Mrs Amelia
Kohler died today at Mount Vernon. Had
it not been for Mr § Kohler Tom Mocre
might ne\er have written "The I ast Here
of Summer" The poem was her nuggis-
tlon , and the first line was from her llpg
She was. early In the century a close-
friend of Moore-s sister , who kept a private
fchool In linden. While walking in the
garden of the ( school with the poet one day ,
Mrb Kohler , co the btory rune , plucked n
rote , remarking " 'Tie the last rote of
summer ; why not write about It , Mr. Moore ? "
The incldint suggested the thought that was
afterward so beoultfully woven Into \erie ,
aid the pat-in wsg dedicated by the poet
"To Amelia , " which Is Mtb. Kouler'a first
name.
l'niMli'rl > 'N Apiiiilnlini'iil 1111 IiiMill.
NEW YORK. Jul > IS The Central Labor
union after a long wrangle at Its meet
ing today , adopted the following resolution.
Ite-iKjIvtJ. That the appointment of T. V.
Iowdeil > as lomrnUMoner of Immigration
U the treat cut otllelal Intuit offered by the
federal go\e.rnment to orgarilzud labor.
Mot nni'litx of Ori'Hil VI-NHI-IH , Jlll > IS.
At New York Arrived La Uancoine. fr m
Havre. Auranla. from Liverpool
At Haxri ArrlvidLa Hrctagnerom
New York
At Queenstown-Sallfl 1'irlirw. for New
York
At Liverpool-Ann.J , anj Etrur a .
trjtn New York. J
Mi'.nrt itc.ur.s
' iinilsi ) l'r n ( < to | | < * n \ < T > ( "iiniriirt-
nlit.DM ; .
Iliiur. Ili'K. Hour. ] 1U. .
. * n. in 117 t | i. in * v *
( t II. in Its U p. Ill > Ml
T n. in TO : t ti 111. MI
n. ill. T.'t I ( I , 111 ST
it n. in. . . . . ? < i . * > it. in. . > . . s.
to n. in. . . . . . 7s it p. in , sr.
II ll. ill S | 7 p , in , s I
t'j in : i s | i. 111 st
It he-came trifle cooler jwlorday nfter-
tMion and evening , but at 0 o'elocls no rain
had put In nn appenranoe , ns predicted by
the weather olllce. There was win In the
north and northwest , and nome was re-
p.rtcd from Vnlpntlns in this state. The
maximum temperature yesterday was S7.
three digrcep lies than on Saturday. In the
evening n brisk brcere came up and made
the temperature \iry plcnsant As Local
I'mecan Otllclal Welch M out of the city
j no predictions can be made for the weather
j I today In this locally The people In Omaha
j and ron n ell HlulTs will Just ha\e to take It
as it comee.
ru\u < ; i : or 1,1111:1 , IMS rmivr > . ,
Viill-Cntliiillf l.i'CltiriT U \rr.-i"il ( III
\ Irliirlll.
VICTORIA. II C , July IS The Romin
Cnthol'cs ' of this eltj have taken detei mined
steps to prc\ent Michael Rutluen. who
claims to be nn e\-prlest , from repenting
a serlis of lectures which he dellxered two
wcekh ago When Hut In on was here before
he got a little notoriety through tetter * he
wrote to the papers He returned this work
and adveitl'-rd tlnee lecture * on Sunday and
Monday. On Thursday ( cut he was arr.istel
for ls ulng tilde-cent literature , viz Hookh
attacking Catholic prlou. The ca. o was
remanded until Monita > , and he wns allowed
to be out on ball , MI It wab maile pofnlble
for him to lecture Sunday. The Catholics.
howe\cr. today took further action and had
him aneeted for crlmlnill > libeling Re %
Pathcr NUe.lay of this eity by publishing
a pamphlet which contained the statement
that all Catholic priests wete Immoral He
Is alto charged with inciting a bleach of
the peace b > Insulng bin cliculars calling
meetings. Ruthxiti was committed for trial
an the charge of criminal libel and bouml
o\er to keep the peace.
IMI.\MI HIIMI rcnm TO TIMP. .
seal rropiisK Ion I'lniln Pn\nr > \ltti
fin * liiiiulon 'I'liiM'N.
LONDON. July 19 The Tlmey this morn
ing , commenting e-dltoilall.v on the htatemcnt
made on Saturday confirming the report that
an Interesting conf-rome on the seal con
trovers > will be belli at Washington in HIP
autumn , sa\s' "It would ill become us to
suffer ichpntment nt the peculiar st > le of
American diplomacy to affect our Judgment
of the real < iufhtlons in dispute. If the
American government Is now willing to meet
us upon the ground propo-eil It will doubt-
U'ss find Ub only too glad to act with its
representative. "
A letter In the Times this morning calls
attention to the Irony of the fate that all the
bellicose wrath of America Is devoted to
the protection of n few ustute Kmlish capi
talists who profit hugely from go\eminent
leases of the Prlb > lo\ Islands , while pelagic
sealing is th ? only hope of American citi
zens living by marine industry on the Pa
cific slope.
: snIIOAIUI OF ninicToiis.
OlllelilN of Smith \frli-n Compim ) In
lie rotii [ > -tel l > CliniiKfil.
LONDON. July 10. The Daily News says
It understands that the colonial office will
suggest a complete change of the p rsonnel
of the board of directors of the Hiltlsh South
African Chartered company , with a view of
having a board uf experienced buM'ie'a mc'J
Instead of an ornamental board. It Is be
lieved , the Dally News f-ays , that Alfred ile
Rothschilds will be one of the new directors ,
thia having been agieed on at Informal con
sultation ? between the goAeminent and Mi
Rothschilds. There Is no question of the
withdrawn ! of the chaitcr of tl'e company ,
which , however , rna > be modified to the ex
tent of placing the administration of the
country wholl > In the hands of Imperial oill-
cers.
NMViitiii or .11 \ iui i niVTII.
Olllclnl mill Cl\l < - Hi. < lls TiiUr I'nrl
In rt'rrniontrN.
MI3XICO CITY , July 18. The annhcrsiij
of the death of President Juarez took pla't
today with Imposing ceremonies , participated
In by President Daz ! and his cabinet am :
many civic bodies. The Masonic older wa < =
.specially conspicuous , all the prominent
Masans attending at the vcpc-atrd liberal
. talesman's tomb in San Tcinando comcter )
within the city The tomb was fairly cov
ered with splendid tributes. Minister Marls-
ial. cf the foreign re-latlons department , pio-
nounced an eloquent oration , riagb were at
half mast all over the city.
Will I'M mill Ili-lil In Dim' .
( CopvrlBht I"l' " ! ' > I'icii I'lihllhliliiR umpnny )
LONDON , July IS. ( New Yorlc World
fable gram Special Telegram ) The dinner
of the prince of Wales and White law Reid
bccms surrounded with mjstory. It Is not
yet announced In the court circular , but Is
given by the Dally Mall ns next Saturday.
No other mention is made In the London
newspapers. As a mutter of fact It occuiu
next Thurbdny evening , two dnj be-foie Mr.
Reid's departure for America on Saturdaj.
The London newspapers comment ficely on
the charges of Mr. Reid's bad faith.
EDWARD MARSHALL.
Visit \nii-i-li-iiii I'rli-oiii-rN In Culm.
HAVANA , Jul > IS On Saturday two delegates
gates from the I'nlted States consulate vis
ited tire mc'inbt'is of Iho crew of the Com
petitor who are impiU > tned here nnd sov-
01 al other prlsoneit. bcvirul of whom arc-
native Aimilcjiib nnd some of whom are
naturalised dtlzerib of the t'nited Statis , and
after distributing a sum of money to faiipnl )
thilr wants , flbsuted them that their casiu
wcro receiving eloto nttcntlon by the Ameri
can State de-parimc'iit and Consul General
Lee ,
Iliilloon t < li < i-f > . lii ii llluli \\lnil ,
HERI.IN , July IS. The Lokalnnzelger , de
scribing the start of Hcrr Andree's balloon
from theIbland of Tromsoe , says the wind
wo so fusty that Heir Andri-o was obliged
to give his orders through a speaking
tiurnpet Everybody was surprised that tin
start should have bec-n nrado In such
weather The balloon had n narrow escape-
from he-Ing driven against a rock In Sinccr-
enburt ; sound.
s > n
MADRID , July Ih The pn-ss of this city
exprwses s > rnpathy with England over the
Sherman Incident and criticise * * the conduct
of the American government no llkfl > to
lead Koone-r or later to eneirgttlc action on
the part of the pmvors to cheek the ag is-
sivo tt-nilcncy of America's now foreign
polluy.
U'lllll * III Ill-nil ( In- ) | | - .
, LONDON , July 10.Tho .Morning Post ap.
pcala 'a Lord .Salisbury to publish the full
text of Secretary Shcrnranf dispatch on the
sial controversy , su as to relieve the IlrltUh
press from the disadvantage under which it
labors.
l'llrlilillil.i- | In Mrojiilioll.
HOME , July 18 A violent earthquake oc
curred In 'he Island of Stromboll , one of the
Llpirl group , off the north coast of Sicily ,
on Saturday. The hock was followed by an
activ-j eruption of the volcano uf Htrurnboll.
Itnliifiill In Norllin f t I'rciv liu-i-n.
SIMLIiidU July 18. There haa bn-n
i wiMBlari rj rainfall throughout the nortb-
w'-st prov i .sand the authorltlis mt-nd to
ff\m < r lEtjerably the extent of the relief
work.
RECIPROCITY A TEST
Paunuicricnn Commercial Visitors Express
Tbeir Views on TnriiT.
BRAZILIAN'S ' PLEA FOR FREE TRADE
A , S. II , Hitching Points Out Restrictions
Duo to Protection ,
SAY3 DOLLARS HERE ARE TOO CIEAP
Foreign Comniorco Otinnot Grow Until
Trices Como Down.
MAU10 FERNANDA FOR UGH DUT.ES
fnii ( ItliMiti i\- > llnlst'r of Pliiniiea
IlelliMt-s tinI n I toil Mnu-s In hi
Sunnllixiiiels Mill u
Mali } .
PHILADELPHIA , July IS The commer
cial representatives of Mexico , Central ami
South America , who last night returned from
tlulr fort-five das' tour of the industrial
centers of the country , assembled loday at
the Philadelphia Commercial miiseumo and
held n symposium on the subject of reci
procity. The meeting was of n inrlla-
rnentary nature and a number of speeches
were made , several of the delegates ex
pressing decided views on the tnrlft ques
tion. A cfncial discussion of the oubjcct
followed.
Dr. Gustnv Ncldcrlelu , scientific director
of the museum , piesldcd. My way of In
troduction ho said : " 'Iho United States con
gress Is now passing the tarlrt bill and lu
the amendments a special power If given to
the piesldent to lower the tariff quotations
20 per cent for each article which can bo
Included lu treatle-s of reclproclt ) The
question of reclproclt ) Is the- most dllllcult
In the world's economy and our Institutions
have been established with the aim to como
neater the solution ot tills great problem.
We- limited ourselveo this time to America
as the part uf the world which not only hla-
toilcally and geographical ! ) shall be con
sidered as one , but also commercially and
economically has common Interests. "
The most , pronounced free trader of the
part ) . Aithur S H. Hllchlngs of Rio do
Jauclio , after leturnlng thanko "for the ex
ceeding kindness which I and the cither del
egates have met with in all the cities wo
have visited In this country , " had this to
'
"Reciprocity. If It were ns easj between
nations as between Individuals , would un
doubtedly be a Just definition of fair nnd
friendl ) "trade but circumstances often , nl-
moot alvvnjs. create dillHultles which pre
vent a practical realization of such a dis
position. That friendl ) countries should bo
Inclined to make It a system Is natural ,
but I do not think It can exist without frco
trade' and I would be wrong In holding out
prospects which would Indicates any treaty
by which Drazll would bind Itself to favor
one country more than othns
"I believe ( lint the exuptlonnl ndvantngci
Canada Is giving Ount llrltaln nre legisla
tive blunders nnd time will prove It Xliey
are opposed to the birad and llbcial laws
which secured to England 1-er extensive for
eign trade. With this view I cinnot be
lieve that their reciprocity ( for such It Is )
will last for long , ami it would be still more
dllllcult to have exceptional laws favoring
the many nations on the American con
tinent. The Interests of these nations nrs
not alike , nor can their produce and manu
factures find n'l outlet nnd consumption
within their respective or united boundaries.
Europe must necessarily be Bought uftci ,
both by North and South America , nnd It
would b Inconsiderate to propose nny legis
lation thnt would exclude existing equality
whereby all nations aie treated alike Such
Icgislatlrn would Interfere with production ,
for It would lead to surplus Mock and exact
quantitlis for bartei would be required In-
ste-ail of progressive increase , vvhlih only
gieitcr and greater intercourse with the
whole world can foster and regulate.
PRICES ARE TOO HIGH.
"I hnvo heard much of lire Monroe doctrine
trine- , but surely such Ideas cannot apply
to trade Let us , gentlemen , forego all
petty notions that aie not based on sound
reasoning and let us circumscribe our dc-
slre.s within n possible scope. We have seen
on our tour that the United States produce-a
much each year tind many of < hc articles
which we Import at present from other
countries , and we have nitlceil that these
states nlso Import mmi ) things similar to
what we buy In Europe. I must say , how
ever , that thn mnjotlly of your manufac
ture's , although In most v.avs fitted for our
inaiketfi , ate too high prie e-d nnd there will
bo no Incioatc in foreign trade until there
Is n reduction in the general scale of prices.
Von have learned t' ) appreciate your del
lars which have hitherto been so e-anlly
earned Vou must make their purchasing
power creator so that cheaper living will
follow and more contentment , nut wllh
protective duties and inflated ctiricncy such
results cannot bn ntulned and It was my
pleasure In the
Intercourse
ullh ) otir coun-
limen to find lhat the majority ngrr-e In
tlio belief that piutrctlon hew concluded IU
good work ; that Its permanetuc- will be ef
fectively pernicious nnd tlmt vour currency
requires without delay to be phu-i-d beyond
the i each of politics or the manipulation Of
silver trustw.
"Wo have * n-ori how your factorleo employ
mast advanced machinery , but thepe ma-
chinea nro exported , copied and In some
caftfl iri | roved upon ; others are thereby en
abled lo compete with ) ou hj using your
own Invention ! ' , by irducc-d prlte e-f labor
and untaxHl c-erit of raw male-rial. fompc-
title n la nholct-oine for It forreets over
production , but ) ou requite to produce
mote for Ihe empl ) miit of your skilled
workmen and ) rn must find nmrlcetn wherein
tr > dlspofo of your goods und nil ( hla neccj-
Itates an altered Mkte-m Vou me favored
with home-raised quantities of much of
the raw mate-rial IIM.I : do not enhanceitn
cool If R has to go abroad Vour inachrnrry
Irf liKbt i-ftcctlvc , hut do not e-xpect ( no
much of R. Vour workmen an- very nkilled'
but do not iirdvrratu the foreigner , and to
all ) our Bill Aiit a Ren add what free trade
can alone secure a permanent and engros
sing national commerce which will Insure )
the fuluni of every workman In thin won
derful country. This Is what I understand
b ) reciprocity , and my earnest wl h lu lhat
In uch an t-xnmplu wo in our eountry will
find a legion and an Incentive ) to du like
wise. "
"STILL A llnV. .
Mr. Hltelilii'H' ( vlnwa we-ri > for the rricwt
part seconded by Curios Llx Klett. on ex
tensive exporter of wuul and hides from the
Argentine Republic , but Maiiro Pi-rnander ,
fmin.-r minister uf finance uf Costa Rico.
Central AinirUa , riiadu a strong plea In
favor of prote-ctlon Hci declared lhat Dm
question was down lo a content between the
necessity nf the politician which was pro
tection , and the aspiration of the K-lcntlM ,
free trade. "The I'nlleM ' iKtaloi In right to
protect her Industrie until he ran walk
alone , " ho cxclalnud , "for In eorue political
respects she It , ttlll a baby '
The meeting thc-rcui > on rrxolvcd Itself upon
a ilchitc between ihc fne traders and Iho
protccllonlfitH of Iho part ) LoulH A Dillon
of Ecuador told his hearers that his country
Impound very much more from the I'liltcd
State * than they exportcJ to them , but the
buKinext men of hit * country had found lhat
they cnt'lil do better with Europe , where
they were enabled lo ee-curu very inu'h
mralU'r rites of freight
K ) ' rrarl Pcri-z , special representative ot
the Mexican soytriitueat , calil that aa big