THE
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s e s s io n
s
w ork
A Reuiew uf
oli ° * H A
That Wi
A "*.»<l<-U T...
kte's Final Vote stood
Forty to Thirty.
.
Wlih'h ei tra0rdinary H,'S8il>" of congress
KÌweìt Vei
l'10" " 1
*'V
H,,or *'•
dT
101 office on the steps of
the
i : t-'Pi*'d. It met in pursuance to
hU P ^ f f i - t i o n , at noun, M arcTlß
L as
I
s ig n e d
im m e d ia t e l y
. u i, C o l l o i u e l
T i^ jt- T h e
P r o tu t r il
tu
P r e s id e n t* . M r i M ( e
L curre“ * » C o m m l u l « .
LiDgton, July 27.— The Dingley
fjill is now the law of the land.
L |tip necessary wa» taken at the
[gonne when the president affixed
pâture at 4:30 to<lay.
to mor» i
S» k
s
hTuie ei'
, r r , ti r mitte<i *
11 "Mdnuied 'IhTdêlidenÔv
n the /evenne«, reviewed
iiTtfll 0
^
the bond
tlle llUit “ ‘iffiiu'stration and
. 7. — [,r0m.Ptly tu
‘ U correct the
ariff ebil
COndi‘
i° n8 supply
hy P“ 88'
"« a
tariff
bill '"ft
that
would
ample
revenue,
the government,
------
t,
7 -r , support
r l r ,rl lne
and -
the liquidation of the public debt.
m e n tin ^ r 8Ubjf Ct of le8i8lation was
mentioned ,n the message, and the
tar ff has been the all-absorbing feature
Wriff hill passed its legislative
s n f T 0"- T,m Republican mem-
’i ( 3 P, M. today, when the senate, W
b. rs of the ways and means committee
‘ hia City
decisive vote of 40 to 80, agreed
Phe storn^W’ conference report on the hill. w J b V Pr*Ceihng t'° U8<‘ ',a<1 beo »t
WO k throughout the short session,
re*e®Wi|B(iinouneement was greeted with which ended March 4, giving hearings
[|ig Kitcn J .
amilanse hy the Qrowded and preparing the bill which was to be
This closed the great labor submitted to the extra session. Three
'arrowlyn^j^l, t|1P 5 5 th congress assembled days after the
------- “ ,c session opened the tariff
1 bridge, i^^r,oriiinary session, and after bill was reported to the house bv the
18**ted OiKem resistance, at times threaten- ways and
means committee and. 18
an?ry
dead lock, the senate concurred days later, March 31, it passed the
hot tli»|B t|,e house in a resolution for the house
It went to the senate, was re-
finally f f j|)jourumerit of the session at 0 terred to the committee on finance,
and
>bt '■’leM^^Lv tonight.
The presiilent’s men- the Republican members of that <
------ W11I-
com
ids law Hfor a currency commission was rs- puttee spent a month and three days
bv the house, but the house b ill' \
in 110
its wuruuerauon
consideration and
and in preparing
\ •“
istrioti X . , ' i commission was not acted \ the amendments which were submitted
«reatly, ^
| to the senate May 7, and exactly two
8 wf W
an alysis of the vote on the tariff
^r0*’1 flkrfnoe report shows that the afflrtn-
e n e r a l l y wag |,y 37 Republicans, one
1 yet
(MoEnery), one silver Repub-
(Jonee of Nevada), and one Popu-
Stewart.)
negative vote was cast by 28
N.. M„
¿crate and two Populists (H arris
». P
— Turner), Teller, silver Republican,
26.— A 1 ^ Populists (A lle n and Butler)
man KeiBjoi TOte. One Populist (K y le ) and
Silver Republican (P ettigrew ) were
'? KP 4 i t without pairs, which was equiv
resident JMjto witholding their votes,
n, to
HANGE
icifioareB CURRENCY
C O M M IS S IO N .
Aocordii
ad circieHrn.al,ieiit'8 MaaHnate Recommending
F in p r in
tli« Appointment,
iu t nPAna^B
w""“ 'i8liington, July 27.— The presi-
message, recommending the ap-
n d fftment of a currency commission,
K. «■ jo ilo w j;
nent in o V C o n gress ° f the United States:
the ef®Inniy message, convening congress
that jjMitraordinary session, I called atten-
Bc mana®10 a 8'"8 le subject— that of provid-
he coB t® reTen"e adequate to meet the rea
died toV ^le an<l proper expenses of the
mi88ioa®mnient- ^ seemed to be the most
strn ggl»® ^ subject for settlement then,
isident ® H t0 provide necessary revenues for
R. &. N ® P Ternment lias already passed the
it. h #B k of representatives and the senate
Sage io®*11 «*ecutive action.
Another
McNeill®*on °f importance was that of the
widen! ^BMiihment of our currency and
Mr. Mol®f'n? system on a better bas’ s, which
% gg mSnmented upon in my inaugural
and 1 1 ® "*in ibe follow ing words:
the Or^l 'fbir financial system needs revis
it aa got® our money is all good, but its
mnst not be further threatened,
k*.
■faould all be put ti|>on an enduring
—If a ® A not subject to easy attack. The
here ti®Mof our pajier money offer, in my
lay hatHpnent. a constant embarrassment to
is old CB government, and im peril a safe
anewlffttcein tiie treasury.’ Nothing was
iterday Bled more clearly at the late national
wn Caffttion, than the determination upon
»king o f f part of the people to keep their
eontiieBtncy stable in value and equal to
er roeff noet advanced nations o f the world,
z beaiff loondness of our currency is 110 -
The i f f « questioned. N o loss can occur
holders. The system should be
if theffplified and strengthened, keeping
ought ffmoney just as good as it is now
less expense to the government
y q u a » the people,
mr* ti f f The sentiment of the country is
digpt^pgly in favor of early action by con-
Pi an(f ^ p in this direction to revise our
>*e of^ p n ey laws and remove them from
the « y t iaan contention. A notable.assem-
18 di w f f of business men, with delegates
attlMi^to 29 states and territories, was held
anapolis in January of this year.
faasM M i ®nano‘a* situation commanded
tamest attention, and after a two
discussion, the convention recom-
-tn ^•ded to congress the appointment of
:0l
!tary commission.
I commend
hays
■«port to the consideration o f con-
Hi
OD'— — -n ,
0 l ih jB * ne authors of the report recom-
jjjj^^f^a^ffim ission to make a thorough
e 0f ^pfl'gation of the monetary affairs
y gf ^■■»«eds of this country, in all rela-
ll,, i ^ P * n<i aspects, and to make proper
at* Jk^PT'0118 for an-v ev 'l® found to exist,
**>« rPmedie8
remedies therefor.
____ ____
igel,
This
sub*
•hould have been called to the
, n « h ltl0n of congress at the special ses-
R ought not to be postponed till
l l « y * B re6u|ar session. I therefore urge
T^ffiffiend that a special commis-
b« created, non-partisan in its
rtt a ^ a ^ 8r' to be composed of well-in
citizens of different parties, who
wmmand the confidence of con-
because o f their special fitnes? for
whose duty it shall be to
sb
tcoommendations o f whatever
^ ^ ^ i n our present banking and
pore^F«iicy iaws nlay ^ f oun,i necessary
r*, ^Mv*P«dient. and to report their con-
^ * o n or before the first day of
^ —j j * * * ne*t. in order that the sams
* * * ^ B .r* transmitted by me to congress
* ^ C ~ eon8ideration at its first regular
he hoped that the report
comprehensive ana
and miauu
sound aa
' > wuiprenensive
8 the support o f alt parties and
f«ble action o f congress. A t
such a report cannot fail to
8 to ».ha executive branch o f
Bment, as w ell aa to thoae
rith public legislation, and
ri't in the eetabiishuient o f
•d system of finance.
'W IL L IA M M ’ K IN L E Y .
Mansion
f 1897 "
JH
months later, July 7, it passed the
senate with 872 amendments.
The bill then went to conferenee,
where after a 10 days’ struggle on
July 17 a
* complete
—
1
agreement was
reached
—
— .... by which the senate receded
from 18 amendments and the house
from 511. The other 243 were com
promised. The conference report was
adopted by the house on July 19, at the
conclusion of 12 hours’ continuous de
bate. The report was taken up in the
senate July 20, and adopted July 24.
The tariff bill was signed by tiie presi
dent the same day.
Congress did not devote its session
entirely to the tariff, although it did
subordinate everything else to this one
measure. The four appropriation bills
which failed on Mardi 4 last, would, in
themselves, have compelled President
McKinley to call congress in extra ses
sion, even if the necessity for a revision
of the tariff had not existed.
~
These
appropiration
-r ------- bills
----- were the sundry
civil, the agricultural, the Indian, and
the general deficiency.
Those bills
were introduced and passed by the
house in the initial form in which they
existed at the time they failed of enact
ment into law at the preceding congress,
but they were amended in some
important particulars by the senate,
and when they finally became laws,
contained more or less new legislation
of interest and importance.
The gen
eral deficiency bill carried a provision
accepting the invitation to take part in
the Paris exposition in 1900, and ap
propriated $25,000 to defray prelim
inary expenses, and appropriated $150,-
000 for a new immigrant station at New
York to replace the one destroyed by
tire.
By far the most important piece of
new legislation in the bill, however,
was that limiting the cost of armor plate
for three new battle-ships to $300 a ton,
and in case of the secretary of tiie navy
finding it impossible to make contracts
for armor within the price fixed, he
was authorized by this provision to
take steps to establish a government
nrmor-plate factory of sufficient capac
ity to make the armor. In executing
tuis authority, he must prepare a de
scription and plans and specifications
of the land, buildings and machinery
suitable for the factory; advertise for
proposals and report to congress at its
next session.
In the Indian bill, after a severe
struggle in both houses, the question of
sectarian schools was settled by the fo l
lowing declaration of the policy of the
government:
"Th at the secretary of the interior
may make oontracts with sectarian
schools, apportioning as near as may be,
the amounts contracted for among
schools of various denominations for
the education of Indian pupils during
the fiscal year 1898, but shall only
make such contracts at such places as
non-sectarian schools cannot be pro
vided for such Indian children, and to
an amount not exceeding 40 per cent
of the amount so used for the fiscal year
The Hawaiian treaty o f annexatiou
negotiated by President M cKinley was
still unacted upon when congress ad
journed.
In open session, after much debate,
tiie senate passed the Cuban belliger
ency resolution, a bankruptcy hill, in
cluding both voluntary and involun-
| tary features, the "fre e homes” bill.
But none of these important questions
received consideration in the house.
1 lie following minor and joint reso
lutions became laws, managing to es-
j cape objection from any’ member:
Authorizing the secretary of war to
; receive for instruction at the m ilitary
academy at West Point Carlos Outier-
| rez, of Salvador.
To amend an act entitled, “ An act
| to provide for the entry o f land in
Greer county, Oklahoma, to give pref
erence rights to settlers and for other
puriHises," approved January 18, 1897.
Appropriating $10,000 not expended
for the relief o f the Mississippi river
flood sufferers, for the flood sufferers at
El Paso, Texas.
Authorizing foreign exhibitors at the
trans-Mississippi and international ex
position to lie held in Omaha during
1898, to bring to the United States
foreign laborers from their countries
respectively, for the purpose o f prepar
ing for and making exhibits.
To provide for the immediate repair
of dry dock No. 8, at the New York
navy yard.
Making appropriations for the im
provement of the Mississippi river.
To supply deficiencies in appropria
tions for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1897.
Three bills authorizing the construc
tion of bridges across the Pearl river,
in Mississippi, the St. Louis river, be
tween Minnesota and Wisconsin, and
across the Clieh river in Tennessee.
1895.
The question of opening to entry the
gilsonite deposits in the Uncompahgre
reservation was also compromised by
opening such agricultural land as have
not been allotted to the Uncompahgre
Indians on April 1, 1898, to entry but
reserivng to the United States title to
all lauds containing gilsonite, asphalt
or like substances.
In the sundry civil bill the most lm-
nortant new provision was that sus-
Mnding the order of PresidentCleve-
as forest reservations. The law also
includes a general scheme of legisla-
tion for the government and protection
for the forest reservations of the coun-
try.
The Republican leaders of the house
lor
6 .1 .7 -
propnated for U ^ ^
^ ¡c ita tio n of
citizens in
«„no 000 was appropri-
ated for the relief
■ïJÏÂrs?'iras*
the * * r e f r y ° f the inavy ^
q(
•applies con tv
$ 50,000 was
the starving w
for I the
“ d“ entertainment
’ ‘ .-..T m e n t and
.„ d
appropriated »
u> the oni-
s a r j a * » » -•
panni postal
HOUSE
C O M M IT T E E S .
T h e Nam es o f th e Ufen G iv en
Im p o rta n t P la c es .
th .
M ost
Speaker Reed has announced the
following
house committees.
The
committees on ways and means, ac
count and mileage were announced at
the beginning of the session. The
following are the chairmen and the far
Western congressmen given places on
the more important committees, the
names of the chairmen being given
first:
Foreign affairs— Robert H itt, of 11«
linois; Francis Newlands, Nevada.
Appropriations— Joseph G. Cannon,
Illinois.
Judiciary — David B.
Anderson,
Iowa.
Banking and currency— Joseph H.
Wallaeck, Massachusetts; F. G. N ew
lands, Nevada.
Coinage, weights and measures —
Charles Stanoe, Pennsylvania.
Interstate and foreign commerce—
W. P. Hepburn, Iowa; A. J. Barham,
California.
Rivers and harbors— W. B. Hooker,
New York.
Agriculture— J. S. Wadsworth, N ew
York; T. H. Tongue, Oregon.
M iltary affairs— J. A . H ull, Iowa;
Marcus Smith, Arizona.
Naval affairs — C. A .
Boutelle,
Maine; S. G. Hilborn, California.
Postofflces and postroads — Eugene
J. Loud, California; H. B. Ferguson,
New Mexico.
Public lands— J. F. Lacey, Iowa;
W. R. Ellis, Oregon; J. H. Lewis,
Washington; Marion Devries, C alifor
nia; Marcus A . Smith, Arizona.
Indian affairs— J. A . Sherman, New
York; M. A. Smith, Arizona.
Territories— W . S. Knox, Massa
chusetts; M. A . Smith, Arizona.
Publio buildings and grounds— D,
S. Mercer, Nebraska; Hilborn, C ali
fornia.
Pacific railroads— Powers, Vermont.
Invalid pensions— Ray, N ew York;
Castle, California.
Immigration and naturalization —
Lorenzo Samdofred, Ohio.
Labor— J. J. Gardner, N ew Jersey.
M ilitia— B. F . Marsh, Illinois.
M inor committee chairmen — Elec
tions No. 1, R. Taylor, Ohio; No. 2,
Henry Johnson,
Indiana;
No.
8,
James A . Walker, V irginia.
Levee aud improvement of Missis
sippi river— Richard Bartjoldt, M is
souri.
Education— G. A . Grow, Pennsyl-
vania.
Merchant marine and fisheries— 8.
E. Payne, N ew York.
Railways and cana's— Charles A .
Chickering, N ew York.
Manufacntres— George W. Garish,
Indiana.
Mines and m ining — Charles H.
Grosvenor, Ohio.
Patents— J. N. Dicks, Pennsylvania.
Pensions— H. C. Ludenslager, New
Jersey.
Claims— C. N . Brumm,
Pennsyl-
BRAVE DEED OF N A V A L ENSIGN
Sou o f Adm iral Ciherardl Performs a
Gallant Rescue.
New Y’ ork, July 26.— An accident on
board the battle-ship Texas w hile lying
at the Cobb dock in the navy yard came
very nearly resulting fatally to tw o o f
the crew and also led to another act of
bravery on the |>art of Ensign W. R.
Gherardi, son of Rear Adm iral Ban
croft Gherardi.
The second whaleboat of the Texas
was oast away shortly before 2 o ’clock.
Tw o men were iu the boat, which was
hoisted to the davits on the port side at
the time. John Avapian, a landsman,
and a sailor named Speers were getting
ready to lower the boat, when the
former, it is said, accidentally struck
the detaching lever, releasing the boat,
which fell about 20 feet to the water.
The two men fe ll overlxiard and the
boat tilled with water. The shock was
so great that the men were stunned
and unable to keep afloat. The cry o f
"m a n overboard” was raised on the
aliip.
Ensign Gherardi rushed on deck,
and, throwing off his coat, plunged over
the ship’s side. Three seamen followed
him. Avapian, who sank almost in
stantly, was just down for a second
when the gallant ensign rescued him.
Speers was rescued by the other men.
Avapian and Speers soon recovered
from tiie shock.
The gallant rescue, which was w it
nessed hy officers and men of the ship
in the vicinity, elicited hearty cheers
and praise for the rescuers. Ensign
Gherardi, who is an exceedingly modest
young officer, came in for a special
share o f oommendution.
When attached to the Maine last
February, in a storm off the Carolina
coast, Ensign Gherardi saved the life
of a drowning sailor under the most
perilous circumstances.
ALASKAN
TOW NS
DESERTED.
C ln n d y k r R u sh Vs F a s t D e p o p u la tin g
th e C o n »! S e ttle m e n t«.
W E EKLY
M ARKET
LETTER.
o f T ra d *.
Legitim ate laws of supply and de
mand may at times be counterbalanced
by speculation, hut they cannot always
be ignored with impunity. The ad
vance in wheat values during the week
has been long overdue.
Nom inally it
has been caused by ret »or ted damages U>
the Russian wheat crop.
In reality it
is due to depleted reserves and small
crof«.
A conservative statement of
supplies at home and abroad is as fol
lows:
IiuiHtrting countries require
100,000,000 bushels more than last
year. The only countries with exporta
ble surplus are Am erica and Russia.
The latter, according to latest reports,
w ill have less than usual for export.
Am erica must therefore reap the benefit
of the increased export demand. F or
tunately. we have excellent crop pros-
!>ecta, promising at present the second
largest wheat crop ever produced in
this country.
In this connection it
must be borne in mind that our reserves
are practically exhausted, and if they
are to be replenished from the coining
crop our exportable surplus w ill not
exceed that of last year hy over 20,000,-
000 oushels. Importers are waking up
to the situation, and they have been
large and jiersistent buyers o f wheat in
our markets during the week. The re
sulting advance, while large and rapid,
is more than fu lly warranted, and the
tendency of the market is to advance
still further.
Exports for the week were somewhat
higher than the previous one, wheat
and flour equalling 1,978,000 bushels,
while the world’s shipments were re
ported at about 4,000,000 bushels. On
ocean passage decreased 560,000 bush
els, and our visible supply showed an
increase o f 708,000 bushels, and now
totals 16,032,000 bushels, against 47,-
172.000 bushels a year ago this time.
There were alarming reports of dam
age to the Russians’ greatest food and
cereal, the rye crop. An encouraging
feature is the exceedingly light re
ceipts of new wheat, the movement
thus far being very limited and not
amounting to more than one-third of
that of a year ago. This indicates that
there is u very heavy interior demand
for new wheat, or else that the new
crop is being held hack in anticipation
of higher prices. Cables have advanced
daily and are very strong, bringing
buying orders for both English and
French accounts,mostly future delivery.
San Francisco, July 26.— Am ong the
arrivals from Alaska on the steamer
Bertha was Dr. C. F. Dickinson, of
Kodiak island, which lies just at the
head of Cook inlet. He» says the gold
excitement all over the territory o f A l
aska is something unprecedented, and
that people are flocking to the Clon-
dyke in a way that threatens to depop
ulate many of the trading posts and
coast towns.
"W h en I left Kodiak, two weeks
P o r tla n d M a rk ets.
ago,” said Dr. Dickinson, “ the people
W heat— W alla Walla, 76c; Valley,
were leaving all that section and flock
ing in the direction of the Clondyke. 75c per bushel.
Flour— Best grades, $3.76; graham,
In a way, the situation is appalling, for
many of the industries are left prac $3.25; su|>ertine, $2.26 per barrel.
Oats— Choioe white, 88@40c; choice
tically without the means of operation.
Mines that are paying handsomely at gray, 87 (9 39c per bushel.
Barley— Feed barley, $16(3 10.50;
Cook inlet have been deserted.
" I n my opinion there are just as brewing, $1H@19 per ton.
M illatuffs— Bran, $13.60 per ton;
good placer diggings to be found at
Cook inlet- as in the Clondyke region. middlings, $21; shorts, $15.60.
Hay— Tim othy,
$12.50;
olover,
There is not a foot of ground iu all
wheat,
$10@
that country that does not contain gold $10(311; California
in mfire or I pss appreciable quantities. 12; do oat, $11; Oregon wild hay, $9@
The great trouble has been that people 10 per ton.
Eggs— 14c per dozen.
have not had either the courage or op
Butter— Fancy creamery, 35@40c;
portunity, I do not know which, to
thoroughly prospect the country. I fair to good, 30c; dairy, 25@30c per
think that in another month the coun roll.
Cheese— Oregon,
llJ k ° !
Young
try w ill be practically deserted. There
is room about Cook inlet for thousands Am erica, 12'#c; California, 9(3 10c jx*r
of men, and there is certainly no better pound.
Poultry— Chickens, mixed, $2.76(9
place in the world for a poor man.”
3.25 per dozen; broilers, $1.60(93.50;
geese, $3@ 4; ducks, $2.50@8 per dozen;
BETTER W AIT T I L L S PR IN G .
turkeys, live, 1 0 @ llc per pound.
Potatoes.— Oregon Burbanks. 85 <9
T h e P re s e n t a B od T im e to S ta rt for
th e C lo n d y k e .
45c per sack; new potatoes, 60c per
New York, July 26.— The World sack; sweets, $2.26 per oental.
Onions— California, new, red, $1.26;
says:
The Clondyke fever has not
abated a particle. The offices o f the yellow, $1.50 per cental.
Hops— 10@ U )t'o per pound for new
railorad compatibles and ticket agencies
are visited by adventurous spirits eager crop; 1896 crop, 4@6c.
W ool— V alley, 11 @ 13c per pound;
to seek their fortune in the Alaskan
gold fields.
From information ob Eastern Oregon, 7@9c; mohair, 20c
tained hy reporters, those seriously con per pound.
Mutton— Gross, best sheep, wethers
sidering making the trip w ill do well
to postpone their departure for some and ewes, 2L4 (92J*c; dressed mutton,
time. Under the most favorable cir- 4<^o; spring lambs, 6)£ per pound.
Hogs— Gross, choice heavy, $4; light
ctimstatnces the working days in the
Yukon gold fields cannot exoeed 100 in and feeders, $2.60@8; dressed, $3@
the year. For the other 266 days the 4.25 per 100 pounds.
Beef— Gross, top steers, $3.75@S;
earth is covered with snow, the ground
is frozen, and tbe rivers closed with cows $2.26; dressed beef, 4@5»%c per
ice. Anybody starting from New York pound.
V eal— Largo, 8; small, 4 @ 4 )^ o per
at this season would reach the Yukon
river just about the beginning o f the pound.
long Alaskan winter, and it would be
far more comfortable to him to remain
in the states and go to the new Eldo
rado at a more seasonable time.
BEET SUGAR BOUNTY
O u w n iu a, H o p k in s a C o m p an y*« K o s lo u
S e a t tle
M ark ets.
MASTER OF N A TIO N A L GRANGE
DEFINES HIS VIEWS.
D e m o c r a t !« H o s t ilit y to th e P r e p o t l U t e
— E n ro u ra geiu en t
H och
K n to rp rlsca
S h o u ld
Our
Bo
O ivo B
Im p o rt
S u g a r E n t ir e ly P u iio re a a o ry .
af
t
E. K. P abkon «. S p e c ia l C o r ret p o n d e n t.
Washington, D. C .— The fact that
the Republicans were compelled by
Democratic threats of filibustering to
withdraw their proposed bounty o f m
quarter of a cent a pound on all beet
sugar produced iu the United States
during the next five years is greatly re
gretted by those who have studied tbe
possibilities of beet sugar production in
the United States, and especially by
officials o f the department o f agricul
ture, who have !>een examining care
fu lly into this question and are con
vinced of the entire practicability o f
the production of t>eet sugar in la iye
quantities if proper encouragement
could be given the enterprise.
"W ’ hat I do not understand,** said
Assistant Secretary Brigiiam, of the de
partment of agriculture, whose position
as master of the National Grange, haa
led him to especially look into thin
subject, “ is hew these men on tb e
Democratic side, who profess sucL
friendship for the farmers and anxiety
to do anything possible for their bene
fit, now, when there is an opportunity
to render them substantial assistance,
deliberately turn them down. H ere i *
a proposition to enoourage a new in
dustry which w ill give employment to
thousands of men, put under cultiva
tion large tracts o f idle land or lamb
now growing corn or wheat, by the pay
in g of a small bounty o f a quarter o f a
cent a pound on American-grown beet
sugar, and yet these men in congress,
professing this great friendship for th e
farmers, threatened to indefinitely de
lay the passage o f the general tariff bilb
rather than see this provision incorpo
rated into it. This slight assistance
from tbe general publio would go d i
rectly to the farmers in almost every
section o f the country. There is a ve ry
general interest o f farmers in th ie
question. W e have received letteie
here in regard to this industry frees
every section of the United States, amb
thousands o f applicants for trial seetb
could not be supplied. In my opÎB Îo»
it is somewhat doubtful, at the preseab
price of sugar, whether tke beet sugar
industry w ill be an unqualified success.
It w ill certainly not make the progress
i t would w ith this small bounty pro
posed. N ew gpd uncertain enterprise^
such as this, I believe the public should
assist to get upon their feet. I f there
is sucoess, the whole people w ill be
benefited, and if they do not succeed,
the very^slight amount w ill not be no^
ticed by the publio.
“ There have been some radical de
partures from the old free trade and
free raw material theories in the late
discussion of the tariff bill, and iron,
some o f the old line Democratic startm
in the South w e see votes in favor o f
protection to home industries. F ree
trade is all right in theory and as m
theory w ill satisfy the people, but what
tiie people now want is something
practical and that something is a pro
tection to American products. T h e
people themselves are going aw ay
from the old-tim e Democrats. Tb ets
policy is too unprogressive and as lon^
aa their doctrine comprises only Area
trade and free raw material they w ill
no longer get the votes o f the agricul
tural classes. The farmers o f ths coun
try are getting thsir eyas w ell opsasd.
They have been getting them opsasd»
ever since this low tariff has been I »
operation.
\
“ The recent discussion in ths senate-
on this tariff shows that political
struggles oannot be carried on in tbn
future along the old lines. If this
proposed bounty oa beet sugar were to
be enacted into a law and be in fan e
fo r five years, according to the provi
sions of the propositions rejected hy
the Democratic senators, it is probable
that the business in that tim e would
produce a very large proportion o f the
one hundred m illion dollars' worth nf
sugar now annually imported. Aa has
been reiterated tim e and again by oar
statesmen there is absolutely no ex
cuse for this policy o f importing agri
cultural prodnots which can as well
raise ourselves. There are some agri
cultural products which we, of conns
cannot produce, but w e commit the
fo lly of sendins abroad in the neigh
borhood of $200,000,600 annually for
artioles which we should o u m lves bn
producing, thus givin g employment to
our farm labor and keeping this gn at
sum of money in our own pockets. The
free traders again and again assert that
it ia idle to talk o f protection to the
tanners, as our farmers have practi
cally their entire home market. But
the truth of the matter is that the
farmer is not exempt from com petition
and that the total o f agricultural im
portations into this country ia fully
one-half of the entire importations. K
have some figures here,” said M r.
Brigham in conclusion, “ which m ay
be a surprise to a good many people.
T h ey cover the agriculture! and other
importations from 1898 to 1896, inclu
sive, and show that one-half of the
value o f the great number o f thinga
imported into this country are agricul
tural products. O f these importât ieaa
of farm products the bulk should be
produced here in our own cou n try."
Butter— Fancy
native
creamery,
brick, 18c; ranch, 10(912c.
Cheese— N ative Washington, 10®
l i e ; California, 9>^c.
H e C la im s th e C lo n d y k e .
Eggs— Fresli ranch, 17(918o.
N ew York, July 26.— W. J. A rk ell,
Poultry— Chickens, live, per pound,
o f the A rk ell W eekly Com ¡»any, of this
hens, 10@ l lo ; spring chickens, $2
city, has announced that he expects to
@3.60; ducks. $2.60(33.75.
claim the gold fields in the Clondyke
Wheat— Feed wheat, $24 per ton.
district, by right o f discovery, for the
Oats— Choice, per ton, $3i.
estate o f E. J. G lare. G lare was the
Corn— W hole, $20; cracked, per ton,
explorer who headed the expedition to
$20; feed meal, $20 per ton.
Alaska in 1890-91, organized by W. J.
vania.
Barley— Rolled or ground, per ton,
War claims— T. M. Maher, Pennsyl Arkell, o f L e s lie ’s Weekly.
$19; whole, $18.50.
vania.
Fresh Meats— Choice dressed beef,
A S u d d e n B u s t le a t t k e N a v y T a r d
Private land claims— G. W. Smith,
N ew York, Jt(ly 20.— Orders have steers, 6c; cows, 5 ){c ; mutton sheep,
Illinois.
6c; pork, O ^ c ; veal, small, 6.
District of Columbia— J. W. Bab been received at the Brooklyn navy-
Fresh Fish— Halibut, 4>(ic; salmon,
yard
to
have
all
the
vessels
that
are
un
cock, Wisconsin.
dergoing repairs there ready for sea 4@ 6c; salmon trout, 7@10c; flounders
A P r o b a b l y F a t a l Q u a r r e l.
duty by the end of the week. The ves and sole, 8(94; ling cod, 4@ 6 ; rock
Bloomfield, III., July *7.— A t Dres sels are to join the ships of the North cod, 5o; smelt, 24{(94c.
den, a little town ten m iles east of A tla n tie squadron and the work of
S en P r a a e l . c e M a r k e t « .
here, two brothers, Butler and Morton making the necessary repaira to them
W ool— Choice foothill, 9 @ l l c ; San
Records, b e a m « engaged in a quarrel, ia being hurried.
Joaquin, 6 months’ 8 (9 10c; do y e a ;’a
and Morton attacked Butler with a
staple, 7(3 9c; mountain, 10@18c; Ore
S ix Wmrm D r o w n e d .
chair and was about to strike when
Hamburg. July 26.— A boat contain gon, 10(9 13c per pound.
Butler drew a revolver and shot him
Hops— 8(3 12c per pound.
through the left lung. Butler surren ing 45 employes of the Hamburg en
M illatuffs — Middlings, $18(121;
gine
works
capsized
in
tbe
river
Elbe
dered him self to the authorities. Mor
California bran, $ 14@14.60 per ton.
today. Six were drowned.
ton w ill die.
Hay— Wheat, $11.60; wheat and ns
T o A b o l i s h a U s e le s s O ffice.
" F o r one, I do not believe it pc sal
$7.60 @ 11 ;oat,$7.50 @ 9.50;ri ver bar le.
F i r * C a u se S a P a n ic .
Chicago, July 26.— A special to tbe $5(96; best barley, $6@ 9; alfalfa. ble to succeed upon a platform that de
Paducah, K y ., July 27.— During a Chronicle from Washington says Presi
mands tbe unqualified free coinage s t
$8 @ 6.50 olover, $6@8.
p erfo rm a n c e o f the "Streets of N ew
dent M cK in ley w ill ask congress at tbe
silver at the ratio o f 16 to 1 w ith gold.
Potatoes New , in boxes, 80@75c.
Y orfj” at the sum me. Casino theater regular session next winter to abolish
Onions— N ew red, 70(9 80c; do new W e have fought that buttle and it iu
last night, which was attended by the office o f oommissioner of railroads.
lost. W e can never fight it over under
silverskin,
75@90c per cental.
about 600 people, fire broke out among The president thinks it a useless office.
Fresh fruit— Apples, 20@30c per ciremnastances mors favorable to our
the scenery, owing to a lamp exploding T b e place ia now held by General Wade
small box; do large box, 86@76c Royal selves. I f ws bops to succeed ws must
upon the stage.
A panic ensued, and Hampton.
apricots,
15 (9 80c common cherries, attendee this extrema dem and."— Ex-
men, women and children fought fran
16026c;
Royal
Anne cherries, 26(940c Governor H o n e s Boise of Iowa.
Emperor Mane lek of Abyaginia w ill
tically for egresa. Fortunately ao fatal- j
currants, $1.0001.60 per
m b be able to eomm unicate with tbe per box;
The Amaricen Baptist year hook re
itiee resulted, bat a large nambar were
A line ia cheet; peechea, 06060c; peon, 900 perto 97,967 ministen, 40,66$ » ~
baraed and sarioaaly iajaiad by being , trtaide world by telegraph.
40c; cherry plume, 90010c per box.
ring laid fra * Barrar to hie capital.
trampled agon.