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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , DECEMBER 17 , 1898. M'RINIEY ' TALKS TO NEGROES Visit it Paid to Colored Students of Tnskegee . Institute. TRIBUTE TO THE WORK ACCOMPLISHED Nor inn I and liiilrmtrlnl Iimtltntlan Maid tu De Iiivnlunlile In Lar- IniC the Ni > edN of Mood CltUcimiilp. TUSKEOEE , Ala. , Dec. 10. The special train bearing the Alabama legislature reached Tuskegeo at ,0:30 : a. m. and was soon followed by the regular and special trains from Montgomery and Atlanta. The procession formed at the Tuskegeo depot and marched through the city on Its way to the normal school. The president's carriage was drawn by four beautiful bays. ' In the carriage with the president were Governor Johnston , Colonel Foster of Tuskegee and Booker T. Washington. In the other carriages were Mrs. McKlnley and other women of the president's party , members of the cabinet and Generals Wheeler , Shatter and Lawton. At the entrance to the normal school grounds was a beautiful arch Inscribed "Welcome to the Chief" and decorations of bunting , holly , moss and products of the field were In profusion along the road through the grounds. Thu president and party first reviewed more than GOO boys and 300 girls of the normal school , and 200 children of the trainIng - Ing school. Each of the boys carried a stalk nf sugar cane , with a palm at the top ; each of the girls a stalk , with cotton bolls at the top , and the children carried stalks tipped with mistletoe. President McKlnley showed much Interest and pleas ure , as with uncovered head he viewed the procession. After the procession of stu dents came sorno thirty floats , representing all departments of the school work. Many of these were by way of contrast ) one repre senting the old way of doing things , the other the new way. These floats drew forth tremendous applause. After this proces sion all present followed the president to the beautiful new chapel. Only about 3,000 people gained admittance. Hero singing by the students of plantation melodies , the most quaint and beautiful of the black belt section , was a special feature and was greatly enjoyed by the president and the ontlra audience. President McKlnley was Introduced by Governor Johnston and spoke as follows : Teachers and Pupils of Tuskegee : To meet you under such pleasant auspices and to have the opportunity of a personal ob servation of your work Is Indeed most gratifying. The Tuskegee normal and In dustrial Institution is Ideal in conception and has already a large and growing reputa tion In tho. country and in not unknown abroad. I congratulate' all who are con nected with this undertaking for the good work which It Is doing tn the education of Its students 'to ' lead lives of .honor . and use fulness. thus exalting the race for which It was established. , Nowhere , .1 think , could a more delightful location have been chosen for thU' unique educational experiment , which' , lias' " 'at-1 traded the attention and won tno support oven of conservative ; philanthropists in all sections of the country. To cpcuk of Tuskegee without paying special tribute to Hooker T. Washlngton'e gvnlus and pereeveranc ? would bo impos sible , The Inception , of this noble enter prise v > as his , and ho deserves high credit for It. Ills was the enthusiasm and enter prise which rnado its steady progress pos- Blblo and established In the institution its present high , standard of accomplishment. He bos won a worthy reputatloMun one of the great leaders Of his reel'vtiilely known and milch 'respected at homfe and abroad as nu accomplished educator , a good orator and a true philanthropist. * What steady and gratifying advances have been 'made here during the last fifteen years a personal Inspection of the material equipment strikingly proves. The funda mental plan of the original undertaking has been steadily followed , but new features have been added ; gaps in the course of In struction have been filled In : the patronage nnd resources have been largely Increased until even the legislative department of the state of Alabama recognized the worth of the work and of the great opportunities hero afforded. From ono small frame house the Institute has crown until it Includes the line group of dormitories , recitation rooms , lecture halls and work shops which are hero before us todav. Four thousand students. T am told , are towe cared for by an hundred teachers , together with the preparatory department , ' a symmetrical scholastic community which has been well called a model for the colcred schools of the south. Certain It Is that a pupil bent on fitting himself or herself for mechanical work can have the widest choice of useful and domestic occupations. Policy In Ono thing I like about this Institution is that its policy has been generous and pro gressive ; It Is not B3 self-centered or Inter ested In Its own pursuits nnd ambitions as to Ignore what Is going on In the rest of the country or make It dllllcull for outsider * to share tbe local advantages. I allude cype- clally to the spirit In which the annual con- feron9C3 have been here held by leading col ored citizens and educators , with the Inten tion of Improving the condition of their less fortunate brothers and sisters. Here , wo can 86 . ' In an Immense field , and one .wtjlch "cannot tco soon or too carefully bo utilized. Thu conferences have grown In popularity ] anil ore well calculated not only to e/ncour-i age colored men and oslorcd women in their Individual efforts , but to cultivate and pro mote au amicable relationship between the two races a problem whose solution was never more needed than at the present time. Patience , moderation , self-control , knowl edge , character will surely win your victo ries and realize the best aspirations of your people. An evidence of the soundness of the purpose of this Institution Is that tliosu in charge of Its management evidently do not believe In attempting the unattainable , and their Instruction In self-reliance and prac tically industry 1 most valuable. In the day and night schools many branches can bo taught at small expense , which will give the man and the woman who have mastered them immediate employment and secure their success afterward , provided they abldo by the principles of Industry , morality and religion here inculcated. Of IiifNtluiulile Vnluo to Ilni-e. In common with the Hampton Institute In Virginia , the Tuskegee Institute has been nnd Is today of Inestimable value In sowing the seeds of good citizenship. Institutions of their standing and worthy patronage form a steadier and more powerful agency for the good of all concerned than any yet proposed or suggested. The practical Is here asso ciated with the academic , which encourages boh { learning nnd Industry. Hero you learn to master yourselves , find the best adapta tion of your faculties with advantages for advancement , learning to mce-t the high du ties of life. No country , epoch or race has a monopoly upon know It-duo. Some have necessarily better opportunities for self-de velopment. What n few can obtain free the most have to pay for by hard , physical labor , mental gtruggle and self-denial. Hut in this great country all ran have the oppor tunity for bettering themselves , provided they exercise Intelligence and perseverance nd their motlveu and conauct are worthy. COULD NOT EAT The Affliction Which Befell Fort Scott Lady. FORT 8COTT , KAN. "I have taken flood's Baraaparllla tor dyipepila and to purity niy blood , with txcellent reeulU. I was 10 tliat I could'tfot eat anything \vlthput distress , 'but since taking a few bottlM ot Hood's Barstparllla my food does not distress me , and I have felt better in every wsy.1 belloyo it to be the best of blood medicines and gladly recommem' It to others. " EVA.CKAIQ. Hood's Pills Nowhere are such facilities for universal education found as tn the United Stated. They are accessible tt > "every boy and girl , white or black. Integrity and iniluiitrr ere thi beat pos sessions which any man.can hare , and any man can have them. Nobody can giro thcta to him or take them from htm. Ho cannot acquire them by Inheritance ; he cannot buy thm or hep ? them ur borrow them. They belong to the Individual , and are his un- quotUoned property. Ho.alone'can par ( tylth them. They are hi ? to kc p. They mnka happy homes. They have won the , greatest triumphs for mankind. No man who has them ever gets Into the police court , or be fore the grand jury , or In the workhouio or the chain gang. They give one moral and material power. They will bring you a com fortable living , make you .respect yourself and command the respect of , your fcllowg. They are Indispensable to success. They are Invincible. The merchant requires the clerk whom.ho employs to have them" " The rail road corporation Inquires whether the man seeking employment possesses them. Every nvenuo 'of human endeavor welcom'es them. They are the only keys to open the door of opportunity 'to a struggling manhood. Em ployment depends on them , capital requires them , citizenship Is not good without them. If you do not already have them , got them. CniiKrntnliUfH the Student * . To the pupils here assembled I extend my oapeclal congratulations that the facilities for advancement afforded to them are so numerous and to Inviting. Those who are tcro for the time being have the reputation of the Institution In charge'and should there fore bo all the mare careful to guard It worthily. Others who have gone before you have made great sacrifices to reach the present results. What you do will affect not only those who come after you here , but many men and women whom you may never meet. The "results of your training and work hero will eventually be felt , either directly or Indirectly , In nearly every part of the country. Most of you are young and youth Is the time beat fitted for the d'cvobpraent , both of the body und the mind. Whatever you do , do with all your might , with will and purpose , not of the selfish kind , but looking to the ben IH of your race and your country. In comparing the post with the present you ehoulcl be especially grateful that It has been your good fortune to come within the Influ ences of such an Institution as Tuskcgee , and you are under the guidance of such a strong leader. I thank him most cordially for the pleasure of visiting this Institution , and I bring to all here associated my good will and the best wishes of your countrymen , wishing you the realization bf success In whatever undertakings may hereafter engage you. JOURNEYING HACK NORTHWARD. Old Capital of Confederacy Celebrate * Chief Uxecatlvc'ii VUlt. MONTGOMERY , Ala. , Dec. 1G. The presi dent and bis party were given a magnifi cent welcome In the confederacy's first cap ital today. The president's train was es- carted from Atlanta to Tuskogoe and there were as guests the state assembly , Governor Johnston , Chief Justice McClellan and a party of women. The assembly's train came In ahead of the president's. At the Union station the presidential party was met by the governor , committees from the assembly , the mayor and city council and the Commercial and Industrial association. Mayor Cllsby received the president with a well worded speech at the station. Ths whole party watf then token In carriages through the leading business and residence streets to the old confederate capltol. The entire route was ablaze with the national colors , while tremendous crowds lined the streets as far as the eye could reach. When Governor Johnson escorted President Mc- Klnloy to the hall there was a tremendous demonstration. Governor Jonhson made a brief epeech , In which he took occasion to say that Alabama had nothing to take back for what it did In 1861 , but that It was back la the union to stay and that It welcomed the president of the reunited country tothe Jhlstqrlc epots around the assemblage. . i 11 President' * Word * at To be welcomed hero In the city of Mont gomery , the nrat capital city of the confed erate states warmly and enthusiastically welcomed es tne president of a common country haa lilted and thrilled me with emotion. Unco ana caoltal or the confederate mates , tbe capital of a great and glorious state , one or the Indestructible states of an Indestructible union. The governor says be has nothing to take back. We have nothing to take back for having Kept you in tno union ; we are glad you did not go out , and you are glad you btayed In. ( Tremendous applause. ) Alabama , like all the states of the union , uorn and south , haa been loyal to the flag ana steadfastly devoted to the American nation ana to American heroism. There norer haa been In the history of tbe United States such a demonstration of patriotism from one end of this country to the other OB In tne year Juat passing ; and never has American valor been more brilliantly Illus trated In the battle line on shore and on battleship at sea than by the soldiers and sailors of the United States. Everybody is talking of Hobson , and justly so , but I want to thank Mother Hobson In this pres ence. Everybody Is talking about General Wheeler , one of the bravest of the brave , but apeak I must of that sweet little daugh ter that followed him to Santiago ( great applause ) and ministered to tbe sick at Montauk. ( Cheent. ) I have spoken In many places and at many times of tbe heroism of the American navy and the American army , but in our recent conflict the wBule people were patriots. Two hundred thousand men were called for and a million rushed 'to ' get a place In the rank3.great applause ) ; and millions more siooU ready If need be. ( Piolouged applause. ) I like the fecllmr of the American people , ; thut wo ought not to have a largo standing army''bUO It .haa been demonstrated in the last fw months that we need tba standing army largo , enough to do all the work re quired whllo w are at peace and only rely on the great body of tbe people In an emer- 1 genoy to help us fight our battles. ( Ap plause. ) We love peace. We are not a military na tion but whenever the ttmo of peril comes the bulwark of this people rests In the. patri otism of Its citizens , and thU nation' will bo safe for all time , because 75.000,000 of people love It and will give up their lives to sustain and uohold ( t. ( Great applause. ) I thank you. my fellow citizens , for this generous warmth and wealth of welcome which you have Klvon me today and I shall go back to , my duties at our great capital feeling that we hove a united country that acknowledges allegiance to but one author ity and will march forever unitedly under one flag , the glorious old stars and stripes. . ( Tremendous cheering and applause. ) The audience xconstantly punctuated the president's remarks with the wildest demon strations of applause and especially his tributes to Lieutenant Hobson's mother and General Wheeler's daughter. As soon as he had finished , the governor started to escort the president away for a reception at hU own home , but the audience would not have It. They called for General Wheeler , General Shatter , General Lawton , Secre taries Alger and Long and Postmaster Gen eral Smith. General Lawton at first refused to speak , then , amidst great applause , he aid : "I am not an orator ; I am a soldier ; I was pot n hero ; I am a regular ; I am one of the 16,000 regular soldiers sent to Cuba on behalf of that part of the army I com manded. I thank you people of Alabama. " After the speech the presidential party went to the governor'a office , where a public reception was held for a half hour. The crush to reach the president wan terrific and hundreds did not succeed In doing to , as the president's time was limited. He next went to mc t the colored people of the city at Old Ship church , where a great throng received him enthusiastically. He made a short but forcible epeech there. This ended the ceremonies here. Tbe members of tbe party were conveyetLback to the train and at 6:30 : o'clock , amid thi roar-of cannon , the preeljent left for Sa-vaptiah. v ; ' llrncl from llrlitklnv Day Ram. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 16. A special to the Re public from Camden , Ark. saya : George Morgan and Charles Johnson are dead at Ogemaw as a result of drinking bay rum and Jamaica ginger. Mike O'Connell Is ex pected to die at any time from tbe tame cause. The men have been on a spree and were drinking anjthlcg tbey could get. CUSTOMS TARIFF FOR CUBA Hevenue Must Be Secured to Administer Afiairs of the Island. SPANISH SCHEDULE MATERIALLY CHANGED Inequalities neHUltlng from SiiUln' Greed Itcmaved and Alteration * Made to Stimulate Cnlian Trade and Induitrlc * . WASHINGTON. Dec. 16. President Me- Klnloy , before leaving for the south last Tuesday , signed an executive order estab lishing a customs tariff for the Island of Cuba , to go Into effect January 1 next. This tariff is based on the report and recom mendations made by Hpn. Robert P. Porter , special commissioner of the United States , who was sent 10 Cuba some months ago for the special purpose of making an In vestigation of the subjects of revenue and customs of the Island. An explanatory statement Issued concernIng - Ing the new 'tariff says It Is a revision of the temporary military tariff adopted August 8 by the War department for the port of San tiago , which was a general reduction of C2 per cent on the tariff Imposed by Spain on ! all Imports into Cuba from the United States and all other countries except Spain. The rates in the tariff about to go into force with some few exceptions are greatly below the rates now In force at Santiago. The new tariff has been framed with a view to I the rehabilitation of the Island , The duty on paving stones , which are likely to cut 1 an Important figure In the sanitary rehabili tation of Havana , has been abolished and the duties on chemicals , < tar and pitch and crude oil heavily cut. The Iron ore and steel rail duties have been decreased 50 per cent. Coal and agricultural Implements are put In the free llet. The proposed tariff makes a nominal charge of jl per head on all Imported cattle in lieu of the 'tax heretofore exacted by the Spanish government for slaughtering the animals when used for food. The experience In Santiago province , whore the president's order for free admission of cattle has been carried into effect , Indicates that this .tax can bo more easily collected In the manner prescribed than by farming It out as the Spanish did to companies whoso emissaries harassed planters in Its collection. The revenue necessities make it inadvisable to abandon revenue from this source. The du ties on other animals , such as horses , mules , sheep , etc. , have also been reduced to a nom inal rate. Adjustment of Food Schedule. The food schedule has been reconstructed eo as to make it more equitable in Us Grati fications and to eradicate as far as possible ecrlous discrepancies In rates. In view of -the - fact that Cuba , a generation ago , ex ported 100,000,000 pounds of coffee and that It produces a very fine grade of this Impor tant article , it has been deemed advisable to restore the duty on coffee to the maximum Spanish rate. Tobacco , the duty on which under the Santiago tariff was altogether too low to prevent .the importation to Cuba vt < Inferior grades of tobacco and its re-exportation as Cuban tobacco , has been put at a rate In the proposed tariff which It is believed will effectually prevent any dishonest practices of this kind. The under-mentioned articles may be Im ported Into Cuba exemp : from the duties stipulated in the tariffs , in compliance with the prescribed conditions and the formali ties established for every case In-line cus toms ordinances : 6 > -s u > C " u National prqducts returning from , foreign , exhibitions , on presentation of the bill of- lading or certificate , proving their exporta tion from the island and of satisfactory evl- denca attesting that euoh products have been presented and have been shipped to their point of departure. Carriages , trained animals , portable thea ters , panoramas , wax figures and other similar objects for public entertainments , Imported temporarily , provided bond Is given , used furniture of persons coming to settle on the island. Wearing apparel , toilet objects and arti cles for personal use , bed and table linen , books , portable tools and instruments , thea trical costumes , Jewels nnd table services bearing evident trace of having been used , imported by travelers in their luggage in quantities proportionate to their class , pro fession and position. When travelers do not brlns : their lug gage with them , the clearing of the same may be. made by the conductor or the per sona authorized for 'the purpose , provided they may prove to the satisfaction of the customs that the effects are intended for private use. Stone , unwrought , for paving purposes. Plows , hoes , hatchets , machetes , cane knives , etc. . for agricultural purposes , and other agricultural implements not machin ery. Quinine , surphate and blsulphato of , nnd all alkaloids or salts of cinchona bark , mtn- ' eral , carbonated , or seltzer waters , root beer , ginger ale , and other similar non alcoholic beverages , not otherwise provided for. Itntea of Duty Fixed. Following are export rates of duty : , . , Tobacco Cigarettes in boxes , per'1,000 , 90 cents. Should wrapper and filler leaves , be exported in the same package , bale or bundle , .tho export duty lovyable un wrapper "tobacco shall be collected when the1 weight of the latter exceeus 10 per cent' ot the total weight ; cut tobacco , 100 kilos , $3.7i ; other , $6.30 ; cigars 1,000 , 45 cents. In the leaf or filled tobacco , harvested in the province , of Santiago de Cuba and exported through the custom house of Santiago , 01 bar a or Manzanillo. 100 kilos , $3.20 ; tobacco , in the leaf for cigar wrappers , shall be liable to the duty leviable on tobacco dn the leaf , with a surtax of 100 per cent. . .Following are the duties on alimentary substapct * : ( Where articles are Bold by weight , net weight of 100 kilograms is to be' understood , except when otherwise In dicated or by gross weight. ) Poultry and email 'game ' , alive or dead , per kilo , 8 cents ; ' biftrlne or salt , $2.80 ; pork ; brine or salt , v..SO ; lard , $2.SO ; tal low , $2 ; bacon , $4 ; hams , $5.50 ; Jerked beef , $3.90 ; beef canned , $5 ; beef , fresh , $4.00 ; mutton , fresh , $4.CO ; pork , fresh , $4 ; butter , $7 ; cheese , C ; condensed milk , 10 per cent ad valorem ; salt cod and stock fish , 100 kilos , $2 ; herring , pickled , $1 ; mackerel , pickled , $2 ; salmon , canned , $6 ; eggs , $5. Cereals Hlce. husked or not , $1.50 ; wheat , 60 cents ; coin , 30 cents ; potatoes. ' 50 cents ; rye , 40 cents ; oats 40 cenU ; wheat flour , $1.50 ; rye flour , $2 ; corn flour , CO cents ; oat Hour. $1.20 ; beans , $1.10. i Apparatus and Machines Machinery nnd apparatus for making sugar and brandy , t grow weight , 100 kilos , 10 per cent ad valorem ; agricultural machinery and ap paratus , gross weight , 10 per cent ad valorem ; steam motors stationary , gross weight , 20 per cent ad valorem ; marine en gines , steam .pumps , hydraulic , petroleum , gas and hot or compressed air motors , gross weight , 20 per cent ad valorem ; sheet Iron boilers , gross'weleht , 20 per cent ad valorem ; tubular boilers , gross weight , 20 per cent ad valorem. > Animals Horsea and mares , above the standard height , $10 , all others. $5 ; mules , $5 ; asses , $3 ; oxen , $1 ; cows , , $1 ; bullocks , calves and heifers , $1 ; pigs , $1 ; sheep , goats nd animals not specifically mentioned , $1. Petroleum and other mineral oils , refined , etc. , 100 kilos , gross weight , $4.68. Bricks of clay , not glazed , for building purposes , furnaces , etc. , articles of fire clay , grors weight , 100 kilos , 30 cents. Roofing tiles of clay , not glazed , p r square (10 ( by 10 feet ) , $1. Uoolca , bound or unbound , and other printed matter , 100 kilo ? , $7.25. Wafcjns and carts , 40 per cent ad valorem. Liquors Alcohol and brandy ( hectol ) , $5 ; cognac and other compound spirits In casks , ( hectol ) . $10 ; In bottles or flasks , $15 ; whiskies in casks ( hectol ) , $5 ; sparkling wines ( litre ) . 10 cc-jts ; malt liquor in casks ( hectol ) , $1.65 ; ( n bottles , J1'S3. I'orter Explain * Scheduler. In commenting upoa the schedules , Mr. Porter says ; la recommending changei la rates , la Uw several schedules ot .the Cubitn tariff now In force In Cuban ports In pOMPss-lcn of the United States , 1 nave betit guided by the following considerations : 1. The necessities of obtaining sufficient revenue to administer the affairs of the Island. 2i A reduction of duties In those cases where Spain retained In the "minimum rate" column exorbitant rates because It could not Itself supply the commodity. 3. An Increase ot duty In the schedule re lating to spirit , wine and malt liquors. In which the reduction br the adoption ot the "minimum rate" column Is altogether too great. 4. Changes ot rotes that have been sug gested by the testimony taken , for the purpose of encouraging local Industry In Cuba. C. Changes fromspecific duties to ad valorem in cash where the former method of levying duties resulted i.n Inequalities , and , In some cases , injustice , alike to im porter and consignee. 6. Changes In the line of additional re- . ductlons. as In th < case of "alimentary sub stances , " in which many of the rates ot duty now In force in Cuban ports in the / possession bf trio United Slates were found to be unneif88arllr 'burdensome. In this case the aim has been to make the specific rate of duty average not over 25 per crnt ot the present market value ot the Imported commodity. 7. Iu thee changes of duty consideration has been given to the fact that the Cuban ' customs , under American administration , | will bo collected In United States currency , whereas , the Spanish duties' were collected In 80 per cent Spanish gold and 20 per cent Spanish silver. Roundly speaking , there fore , if the old Spanish duties were left un changed it would practically mean an in crease of 10 per centIn , the tariff. It should , therefore , be berne In mind that the reduc- 'tlons ' made' are In fact 10 per cent less than the figures 'Indicate. ' On the other hand , however , the additional duties exacted by the Spanish authorities , levied ns "war tax" since the signing ot the protocol , more than counteract the difference on currency. With these general. Jdoas In mind nnd the testimony of n large number of witnesses , together with numerous statements relating to the various tlasBes of the Cuban tariff , the several schedules have been carefully examined and the general reasons for changes in rates , etc. , suggested may. bo found in the subjoined summary , which baa been arranged according to the number of the schedule or class , which la the more literal translation of the Cuban tariff. The following table * shows the average per cent of reductions In the several classes be tween the old Spanish rat * nnd the rate originally adopted by the United States for all Imports : I Articles. ' per Cent. I C ass I , stones , carts , earths , ores , etc. . . 64.1 i Class II , metals , etc 62.1 1 Class III , pharmacy and chemicals 5S.1 Class IV , cotton , 6tc 63.7 Class V , flax , hemp , etc 62.5 Class VI , wool , etc 70.4 Class Vlf , silk , etc 69.0 Class VIII , paper , etc 76,9 Class IX , wood , etc , . . . . 63.1 Class X , animals , etc. . , 61.8 Class XI. Instruments , machinery , etc. . 606 Class XII , meat , fish , butter and greases 81,5 Clans X11I , miscellaneous 61.8 General average , all classes , 62.0 TO CURE : A'coLb rr ONE DAY Take Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets. Alt druggists refund the' money If it falls to cure. 25c. The genuine baa L. B. Q. on each tablet. < . , Spend a pleasant evening at Scfilltz's cafe. Music from'8 td 12'tonight : SCOFFS AT THEIR HARDSHIPS , j- ' . * ' * 1. * 1 \ \ > - > ComniUmiry Wentbh ? " 'Before War Coninil lonl SnyW SantlaRo Cam- Wn Mere Ilairatelle. WASHINGTON , Dec. 16. Brigadier Gen eral John P. Weston , chief commissary ot the Shatter expedition , testified , today before theiWar InyesUgaUng.commltteo ( that there was an absence of red-tape methods In feedIng - Ing- the volunteers at Slboney. He said Colonel RooscveUic.opcef came Santiago , Kaa wanted \to buy , , tomatoes .and certain extra uappllef for ml . .men and he refused 'to let him'pay for them , as there was no- 'need for It. , Witness said he 'took $5,000 with him when he went to Florida and still ' " haa a "rot of lt'le"ft. " "Well , you are the only man , then , " In terrupted Captain Howell , "who ever went to Florida and brought any money back. " Referring to difficulties caused by the' sub sistence department depending on the quar termaster's department for transportation , ho said It was a ridiculous Idea and the transportation was"a matter he would not llko to speak ot without "thinking It over , " and ho had "thought a heap about It , too. " So far as the food was concerned. General i Weston characterized the Santiago cam paign AS a mere bagatelle , the hardships be ing trivial compared to his own experience In frontier Indian campaigns , when he and his. men were forced to USD the wagon mules for food. Hov. Dr. Henry C. McCook of Philadel phia , chaplain of the Second Pennsylvania and special commissioner of the National Relief "association , said that on' his return from Cuba ho had called on President Mc Klnley August 6 , and added : "If there was anything I did know and he did not get' It out of mo I am unaware of It. He has wonderful powers of cross-examination. " The president at that time commissioned htm to find and permanently rmark the graves of our eoldlers at Santiago. Ho pictured the desolate conditions of graves , but said the names were nearly all marked. Some wounded men bad wandered off and died and their graves are unmarked. In Santiago when he landed July 25 there was a dearth of everything needed. The medical department opposed the work of his relief association , but changed their views 'later. ' The meJIcal.department he thought charged Its. chief surgeon with burdensome detail. He denounced the red tape methods and offered numerous suggestions for Im provements. PHOl'OSED I\CUiAHI2 OF THU ARMY. Hull Urireii III Bill Before Ho it HP Military Committee. WASHINGTON , Dec. 16. Hearings on the proposed increase of the army were con tinued before the house committee on mil itary affairs today. Brigadier General Stanton , paymaster' general , said that on the basis of a 100,000 army the present force ot paymasters should be Increased from twenty-six to sixty , making the lowest grade major , Instead of captain , as proposed by the Hull bill , owing to the responsibility Involved. He favored an age limit , saying that a recent civil appointee was 59 years ot age. The widely scattered points at which troops were to be located , In Alaska , In Porto Rico , Cuba and the Philippines- was an Important factor , General Stanton Bald , In requiring the Increase desired. Major llorrlron of the judge advocate general's office Illustrated the need of an ad ditional force , stating that whereas there \\ere now eight army departments through out the United Slstca , eevtn more were about to be organized In Cuba , and oven after things settled down to a normal basis ten would be needed. Chairman Hull announced that be was anxious to dote the hearings and have the committee get at the bill by Monday. This would permit public attention to be diverted during tbe holiday recess * . "In my Judgment. " said Mr. Hull , "there Is no measure before congress EO urgently demanded aa this bill not necessarily thU particular bill , but one of this general char acter. " Mr. Hay ot Virginia dlsientcd from this statement , eaylng be did not think the people - plo "wero hankering after a big standing army. " An the war was over , he eald , war conditions should be brought to a close. I'nitnuo on tJumple Coile . WASHINGTON , Dec. 16. Chalrmin Loud ot the home committee on pcstofllccs and cost roads today rclntroduced the bill re lating to second-class mall mf.tter and known as the Loud bill , -with an amendment allow Ins the mailing of sample copies of newspaper * at one-half cent for every two ounces , stamps being atUcaeU ( a advance , ROUNDING OUT A BIG YEAR Trade Returns Show Surprising Qaini in Many Linei of Business. MAGNITUDE OF IRON AND STEEL OUTPUT Woolen Indnntr ) ' ComcH to the Front vrlth Uxtennltc 1'urcliaaeii and Demand tiiiual to More 1'roincroni Yearn. NEW YORK , Dec. 16. R. O. Dun & Co-'s Weekly Review of Trade tomorrow will say : December is adding a surprising close to the most surprising year of American his tory. November surpassed all other months In the century in volume of business and production and thus far December is doing even better in payments , through clearing houses , in railroad famines , in foreign trade , In output ot pig Iron , in activity and strength , of securities. But that Is saying a great deal , for in all thtso and other tests November was far the best month of American financial history. December began with a pig Iron output ot 235,528tons weekly , against 223,935 Novem ber 1 , and with stocks of unsold Iron dimin ished 28.988 tons in November ! which indi cates a consumption of 1.024.313 tons during the month. Not only Is the output the greatest ever known , but it has Increased 22',4 per cent since 1892 , when the greatest monthly record then was ever known. Bes semer pig was then selling for $14.75 at Pittsburg , but until the middle of November Bold at $10.10 hls year. It has since risen with enormous demand and sales to $10.55 there , with gray forgo $9.35 , but the Chicago market Is also strotiR , with sales of 100,000 tons , besides 25.000 tons ot billets , which had risen at Pittsburg with big transactions to $16. With scarcity ot pig iron feared , both cast and west , there is as yet no rlso whatever In finished product , although the demand is far beyond all production. Steel rails are quoted at $17 per ton at the east , although the Lackawanna company boa taken orders for 100.000 tons at the w st , both the Plttsbure and Chicago works being sold far ahead and bids for 12.000 tons for Australia are to be opened today , whllo Chicago cage has pending a bid'for 200,000 tons de liverable In two years in Asiatic Russia. In other lines the demand for finished products IB of the same surprising magnitude , espe cially in plates and in sheets. The woolen industry also comes to the front with very extensive purchases of wool by largo houses and small , helped by ma terial concessions at Boston , so that sales at the three chief markets have been 17,968,700 pounds , of which 13.860,200 were domestic , against 15.307,100 last year , of which 2,443- 000 were domestic , and 16.504.100 In the coma weeks of 1892. of which 12.399.600 were do mestic. Thf transactions show a demand fairly up to that of the moat prosperous years hereto fore. Philadelphia has good business , but seems Inclined to ask 2c more than Boston prices for ftno fleece , Ohio XX being offered at Boston for 26c. A much Improved demand for goods has started many mills long idle , and the prospects for the next season with wool at more reasonable prices have decid edly improved. No man can sav that the advance in cot ton , with a strong milling demand at home , dun to orders for goods which lift prices generally n little , is not warranted , in view of the heavy export trade. The foreign de mand is really Inexplicable , considering its volume in comparison with movements of Rdo'ds from Great Britain , 'but dealers ibroad are doubtless seeking to protect themselves for th future. The exports ot wheat continue heavy from Atlantic ports , flour Included , 5,492,692 bu. , against 3,588,805 bu. last year and from Pacific ports 741,991 bu. against 1,520- 312 last year , BO that for two weeks the outco has been 11,871.510 b < t. , against 9,401.555 last year. As tha wheat output In December of last year was close .o the larRest on record , the returns this year show a really surprising gain. Whllo piKes have been So stronger for cash , the western receipts for two 'weeks in December nave been about G.000.000 bu. greater-than last year. . . . The corn movement Is the most astonlsb- Ing feature of the business ; the exports for throe weeks have been 7,187.302 bushels , against 6,326.894 bushels last year , and the price has advanced 1 cent for the week. Should such a demand for American corn continue It would be of enormous value to \vtstern farmers. Failures for the week have been 261 In the United States , acalnst 329 last year , and thirty-one in Canada , against twenty-eight last year. HOLIDAY RUSH OF BUYING IS ON. Feature In Heavier Linen IN Inability of Iron Trade to SuiMily Want * . NEW YORK , Dec. 16. Bradstreet's to morrow will say : Likening the general business of the country to that of a water course , It may be authoritatively stated that nearly all the channels of seasonable trade are at the 1 "enent time running full and In some lines ot business the stream is virtually over- llowlng. This is particularly the case in iron nnd steel , where production and consumptive de mand ore alike going on at an unprecedented rate , at a time , too , when It Is usual to look for quietness in this industry. Nothing like the present activity In this branch of trade has been seen for many years past , if In deed , It has been equalled. There Is an .exceedingly good demand for crude and manufactured products and at advancing prices , the only expressed anxiety being that by buyers desiring early delivery. Probably never before In the country's his tory has It been possible for an American steel company to refuse a profitable order for rails for foreign account an the plea that Us mills were already fully occupied BO far ahead as to pfecludo its trying for the business. Higher prices for pig Irjn , steel billets , soft steel and all sorts of car material are reported by manufacturers , whllo the production of raw material Is at Its maximum. Ship building , too , contributes Its portion of activity to the trade In its urgent calif for materials. In other lines of business the situation , as regards prices , is a favorable one , notably among the advances reported being nearly all the cereals , cottons , coffee , lumber , cop per , lead and a variety of a number of less prominent staples. Following a slight recession ehown In wheat values of last week , an Improved de mand for export has again developed , which Is evidence of the fact that Ttorles of keen competition from Argentine and Russia have bein more or less discounted , the United Stttes remaining as for some time past , the principal source of supply of the world. Increased Interest 4s being taken In ojtton at tbe advanced price , nnd tlie Pltuatlon of the manufactured product has been strength ened by skillful management of the print cloth situation , \\lilcli , in turn , has Induced a. more liberal demand for kindred products for the spring trade. Seasonable quietness Is reported in the lumber trade , but prices retain all their old strength nnd an active demand is looked for with the turn of the year. Holiday trade Is reported extremely lively at mart markets. Wheat , Including flour , shipments for the week aggregate COC7,625 bushels , Portland. Me. , not Included , against 6,863,952 bushels last week. 4.604,3i9 ! bushels In the corresponding spending week of 1S97. 2.050,943 bushels In 1S96 and 3,554,336 bushels in 1895. Slncn July 1 this year the exports of wheat aggregate - gate 109,403.709 bushels , nenlnst 118S09,097 bushels last year. Corn exports for the woeH aggregate 3,251,930 tmshels , against 4,388,833 bushel * last week , 4,129,878 Uu he1 In Mils week a year ago , 2,814,160 bushels In 1896 , 2,970,097 bushbls in 1895 and 658,066 bushels In 1S9I. Since July 1 of this year corn experts - ports aggregate 72,278,764 bushels , against 71,381,334 bushels during the same period * year ago. Business failures are about nominal , num bering 233 for the w ek , against 237 last week , 283 in this week a year ego , 359 in 1896 , 385 In 1S95 and 329 In 1894. Business failures for the week In the Do minion of Canada , number thirty-two , against twenty-nlno last week , forty-thrco lu this week a year ago , thirty-nine In 1836 , fvty-t\vo in 1895 nnd twenty-four In 1894. WEEKLY CLKAHINO HOUSE TOTALS. AgBrecato of Bmilnein Transaction * br the Anoclated Bank * . NEW YORK , Dec. 18.-Tho following table , compiled by Uradstrcct'i , shows the bank clearings at the principal cities In the United States nnd Canada for the week ended December 16 , with the percentage of Incrcapo nnd decrease , OB compared with the corresponding week last year : 'Not Included In totals because contaln- . Not Included ins other items than clearlnBa. cluded In totals because of no comparison for last year. nKVIBW OF THE STOCK MAIUCET. Movement U Upward anil ! In Nature of a llooni. NEW YOHK , Dec. 16. Bradstrcet's Fi nancial Review tomorrow will say : transactions In An enormous agKreeato of both bonds and stocks , with an unusually ofsecurlUe * wide range In the variety traded In. have been accompanied this ween by advances which carried prices for a ma jority of the stock exchange llsta to tlie highest level of the year. In many respects the movement was calculated to bring to mind 'tho so-called "boom" of 1879-80 : the- moro s : , because In tooth cases a series or exceptionally largo credit balances In the foreign trade of the United States accom panied by an expansion of general bunlness and decidedly favorable results as regards railroad earnings and dividends , furnished the basis for speculative confidence. FIND VERDICT OF NUT GUILTY Cattlemen Trleil tor Mnn lauuliter at Hot Spring * Acquitted by Jury. CHADRON , Neb. , Dec. 16. The thirty-two prominent cattemcn | of South , Dakota who were Indicted by a grand Jury In Fall River county , South Dakota , for manslaughter , have been tried at Hot Spring * . The Jury returned a verdict of not guilty after delib erating fifteen minutes. The ca e was tbo outcome of the murder of John Eckman , a well known sheepman of this city , -ftho * as killed last November by a band of cattlemen while moving Ills sheep Into South Dakota. SCHOONER'S ' CREW SUFFERS After llelnir Eximned to Fierce Klc- inent * and Cold They Are Finally Ilrlveii Into I'ort. ST. JOHNS , N , F. , Dec. 16. The schooner Clarissa , bound for Gloucester from the Bay of Islands , with a cargo of frozen herring , was driven Into the Bay of St. George today , dismantled and helpless. It had been driftIng - Ing In that condition In the Gulf of St. Law rence for nearly three weeks. The crew ot eight men suffered terribly , being In almost constant danger of going to the bottom , as \\cll as being frostbitten. To Appro * e DfNlKit of Monument. NEW YOHK. Dec. 16. The Lafayette memorial commission announced today the BEleotlon of an expert advisory Jury to ap prove the design for the Kafayctte menu ment. The committee will confer with thU Jury "with regard to selecting sculptors for the work , and tbe sculptors will pass on the drslsn before acceptance. 1887 11,804,000 1895 19,526,000 1896-21,973,000 1897-22,535,000 The ever-increasing popularity and the pre-eminence of Apollinaris is clear to all from the foregoing quantities bottled at the Apollinaris Spring , Rhenish Prussia. THE TIMES , LONDON , speaking of APOLLINARIS , says : These figures are * more eloquent than words. VOCAL students will find much that is of valut , as well as of interest ia the suggestions offered by . 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