Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 November 1893 — Page 1

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Provisions of the New Tariff Bill in Detail. Numerous Articles Put on the Free List With a Scaling Down of Duties on Others. MEASURE OFTRUE REFORM. The Democratic Party Thus Far True to Its Pledges To Legislate for the Masses and Not the Classes. Some Changes in the Country's Customs Laws. I'ro v i a lo u for the Itrpml of Ihr Snstnr Mount) by a Gradual Decrease Kach Year The Metal I'rodurla Tat Principally on an Atl Valorem llnsia rhnerü Im tbe Tariff on Woolens, Cotton Good, Glnmovare und Other Schedule Some Treaty Changes May Also He eceiary. WASHINGTON. P. C. Xov. 27 The ticw democratic tariff bill was given out lo the public today, and its provi-sl ns fulfill every expectation of those who have predicted that it would lo a radical measure of reform. In many respects it i3 a surprise Pven to the democratic members of congress. as it is unprecedented in Jnany of its provisions. The free list U of that liberal scope sufficient to satisfy the most radical advocates of reform, and the repudiation of .he principle of reciprocity, which has been the rrlde of the republicans and the bete iioir of the democrats for a number of years, is decisive and emphatic. Thus the till, in addition to the reforms It makes in the customs laws, will necessitate immediate readjustment rf treaties with those South American countries which enjoy practical or theoretical reciprocity with the great American republic of the northern hemisphere. The bounty on sugar, which was to so promptly repealed, is Instead to be repealed by easy gradations, end will not reach its conclusive effect until after the end of the present century. The mating of the ways and means committre was very brief. All the democratic members were on hand, but the only republican members present were ltc-d, Kunows, Hopkins, Payne and Dalzell. Immediately after the roll-call Chairman Wilson spread the bill before the committer ard th clerk instantly thereafter supplied it to the members of the press on the outride. The only advance copy furnished was one given to tha White house messenger a half-hour previous for transmission to the president. No business whatever was transacted by the committee. The republican members were sjpplied with copies of the bill, a few jocular remarks being made, and the committee adjourned to give time to the minority to examine the measure. Most of the republican memlers declined to express any opinion on the bill until they have had an opportunity tc examine it in detail. thk fiii:k list. Coal, I.nmlier, Wool, Cotton, Tie and I Mrm In it Implement. On and after the 1st of March, 1S91, the following articles are to be placed to the free list: Macon and hams, beef, mutton a.d rork. and meats of all kinds, prepared rr preserved, not specially provided for In this act. Baryta, all binding twine manufactured la whole or in part from thistle or tampico fiber, manilla, sisal grass, or Biinn, of single ply, and measuring not exceeding 600 feet to the pound. IUrds, stuffed, not suitable for millliiery ornaments, and bird skins prepared for preservation, but not further advanced In manufacture. Plue vitriol or sulphate of copper; bene char, suitable for use In decolorizing sugars. Coal, bituminous, and shale black or elum, coke, coal tar, crude, and all preparations and products of coal tar not colors or dyes, not specially provided for in this act. Oxide of cobalt, copper imported in the form of ores; old copper fit only for manufacture; clipping from new copper, and all composition metal of which copper 's a component material or a chief value not specially provided for in this act; regulus of copper and black or coarse copper, and copper cement; copper in plates, bars, ingots or pigj and other forms not manufactured, not specially provided for In this act; copperas or sulphate of iron. Cotton ties of iron or steel cut to lengths, punched or not punched, with or without buckles, for belting cotton. Diamond-dust or tort, and Jewel to be used In the manufacture of watches cr clocks. Yelks of eggs of birds, fleh and insects; downs of all kinds,, crude, not specially provided for in this act. Fresh fish. Furs, undressed. Iodine, resublimated iron or?, including manganiferous iron ore, also the dross of residuum from burnt pyiites and sulphur ore, and pyrites or sulphuret of iron in Its natural state. Lard. . Lemon-Juice, lime-juice, and sour oranse-Julc-" ' . Mica and metalic mineral substances

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in a crude state, and metals unwrought, not specially provided for In this act. Ochre and ochery earths, sienna and sienna earths, umber and umber earths, not specially provided for in this act. Cotton-seed oil. Paintings in oil or water colors and statuary not otherwise provided for in this act. Plows, tooth and disc; harrows, harvesters, rearers, drills, mowers, horse rakes, cultivators, threshing machines and cotton gins. riush, black, for making men's hats. Quicksilver, salt. Kilk. partially manufactured from cocoons or from waste silk, and not further advanced or manufactured than carded or combed silk. Soap, ail not otherwise specially provided for In this act. Suiphate of soda, or salt cake, or niter cake, sulphuric acid. Tallow and wool grease. Including that known commercially as degraa or brown wool grease. Straw. I5urr stone, bound up into mill-stones, free stone, granite, sandstone, limestone and other building or monumental, except marble, manufactured or undressed, not specially provided for in this act. All wearing apparel and other personal effects shall be admitted free of duty, without regard to their value, upon their Identity being established under such rules and regulations as the secretary of the treasury may prescribe. Timber, hewn and sawed, and timber used for spars and In building wharves; timber, squared or side; sawed boards, planks. dals and other lumber; laths, pickets and palings, shingles, staves of wood of all kinds, wood unmanufactured, provided, that if any export duty is laid upon the above mentioned articles, or either of them, all said articles imported front said country shall be subject to duty as now provided by law. Chair cane, or reeds, wrought or manufe tured from rattans or reeds. Woods, namely cedar, lignum vilae, lame wood, ebony, box. granadilla, mahogany, rosewood, saitnwood. and all forms of cabinet woods, in the log. rough or hewn; bamboo and rattan manufactured; briar root or briar wood and similar wood manufactured; bamboo reeds and sticks of partridge, halrwood, pimento, orange, myrtle and other woods, in the rough, or not furher manufactured than cut into lengths suitable for sticks for umbrellas, parasols, sunshades, whips or walking canes. All wool of the sheep, hair of the camel, goat, alpaca and other like animals, and all wool and hair on the skin noils, yarn waste, card waste, bur waste, rag and flogs, including all waste, or raps, composed wholly or in part of wool.

TIIC 31 UTA L Ji( llKDI LES. A Tax of 25 Ter Cent. Ad Valorem on Iron and 5teel Product. Tho metal schedules are almost wholly by ad valorem duties, as follows: Iron in pigs, per centum ad valorem. All iron in slab3, biooms, loops or ether forms more advanced than pig iron and less finished than iron In bars, 2j per centum. liar iron, rolled or hammered, iron in coils or rods and bars or hapes of rolled iron, 30 per centum. Learns, girders, joists, angles, channels, cartruck channels and nil other structural shapes of iron or steel, 35 rer centum ad valorem. lJoiler or other plate iron or steel, except saw plates not thinner than No. 10 wire gauge, sheared or tinsheared and skelp iron or steel, sheared or rolled in grooves, 31) per centum. Forgings of Iron or steel, or forged iron and steel combined, 20 per centum. Hoop, band or scroll iron or steel and railway bars made in part of steel, common or black, including ail iron or steel commercially known as common or black taggers, Iron or steel, and skelp iron or steel, 25 per centum. All iron or steel sheets or plates find all hoop, band or scroll iron, excepting what are known commercially as tin plates, terne plates and taggers' tin, when galvanized or coated with zinc, or spelter, or other metals or any alloy of those metals, 35 per centum ad valorem. Sheet iron or sheet Fteel, r.3 per centum ad valorem. Sheets or plates of Iron or steel or taggers iron or steel, coated with tin or l?ad or with a mixture commercially known as tin plates and taggers' tin, 40 per centum. Steel ingots, cogged Ingots, blooms and slabs, sheets and plates not specially provided for in this act, and steel In all forms and shapes not specially provided for, 25 per centum ad valorem. Anchors, or part3 thereof, of iron or steel and wrought iron for ships and foglngs of Iron or steel for vessels, steam engines and locomotives, 25 per cent, ad valorem. Holler or other tubes, pipes, flues or stays of wrought iron or steel, 25 per cent. Cast iron pipe of every description, 25 per cent, nd valorem. Chains of all kinds mad? of iron or steel. 20 per cent, ad valorem. Pen-knives or pocket-knives of all kinds or parts thereof and razors or razor blades, finished or unfinished, valued at not more than 60 cents per dozen, 35 per cent, ad valorem. Above that 45 per cent. Table knives, forks, steels aid all carving, cook' and butchers knives, forks and steels, all sizes, finished or unfinished, 35 per cent, ad valorem. Mutckets. muzzle-loading shotguns and sporting rifles and parts thereof, 25 jer cent, ad valorem (no change). Spring, breech-loading shotguns and pistols and parts thereof, 30 per cent. ad valorem. Cut nails and cut spikes of iron and stesl, horseshoe nails, hob-nails and all other wrought iron or steel nails not specially provided for, 25 per cent. Needles for knitting or sewing machines, crochet net-dies and tape needles and bodkins of metal, 25 per cent.; present, 25 per cent. Cross-cut saws, mill pit and drag saws, circular saws, hand, back and all other saws. 25 per cent. Screws, 20 per cent, ad valorem. Wheels or parts thereof, made of Iron or steel, and steel-tired wheels for railway purposes, whether wholly or partly finished, and iron or steel locomotive, car, or other railway tires or parts thereof, wholly or partly manufactured, 25 per cent, ad valorem. Aluminium or aluminium in crude form of alloys'. 25 per cent ad valorem. Copper in rolled plates, called braziers' copper, sheets, rods, pipes and copper bottoms, I'irer centum ad valorem. Lead ore and lead dross, 15 per cent, ad valorem upon the lead contained therein, according to sample and assay at port of entry; provided that all ores containing silver and lead in which the value of the silver contents shall be greater than the value of the lead contents, according to sample and assay at port of entry shall be considered siler ores. Lead in" pigs and bars, molten and old refuse lead run Into blocks and tars and old scrap lead fit only to be remanufactured. 1 cent per pound. Tens, metallic, except gold pens, 23 per cent ad valorem; penholder tips,

penholders or parts thereof and gold pens, 25 per cent, ad valorem (present law 20 per cent, ad valorem). Pins, metallic, including hairpins, safety pins, shawl and belt pins not commercially known as jewelry, 20 per cent, ad valorem (present law 0 per cent, ad valorem). Type In block or pigs, 29 per cent ad valorem. Zinc in sheets. 25 per cent, ad valorem. Manufactured articles of wares, not specially provided for in this act. composed wholly or in part of, and whether partly or wholly manufactured, C5 per cent, ad Valoren; present law 45 per cent Iteneal of the Sugar lionntlen. The bill repeals the provision of the

present law for sugar bounties by in- j stallnicnts by providing that these bounties shall be reduced one-eighth part of their respective amounts each year, beginning with July 1, 1803, and extending to July 1, 1D02, inclusive, and shall thereafter cease. The Wilson bill alo reduces the duty on all sugars above sixteen standard from rive-tenths of one cent per pound to 5-20 of one cent. Of all leaf tobacco, or such part thereof as is commercially known as wrapper tobacco and suitable for cigar wrappers, if uiistemmed, the duty Is to be ?1 per pound. If stemme!, $1.25 per pound. The present duty is $2 and J2.75 per pound. All other leaf tobacco, if tinstemmed. Is fixed at 35 cents per pound; if stemmed, 59 cents per pound, as at present. Cigars, cheroots and cigarettes of all kinds, including wrapjers, $3 per pound and 25 per cent, ad valorem. The present dut is $4 ier pound and 25 per cent. COTTON AM AVOOLKV COODS. Some Radical Itednct Ions as Com IMrel -will Present Hate. Spool thread of cotton, contains oneinch spool, not exceeding 100 yards of thread, 4!i cents per dozen, and also for every additional 10 yards of thread, 4's cents ier im und; present law, 7 cents per pound. Clothing ready made and nrticles cf wearing apparel of every description; handkerchiefs composed of cotton or other vegetable liber, or of which cotton or other vegetable Mber is the component material of chief value. 40 per cent, ad valorem; present law is 59 per cent Plushes, velvets, velveteens, etc., not bleeched, died or colored, 30 per rent; present law, 10 cents per yard and 29 per cent. Stockings, hose and half-hose made on knitting machines or frames, shirting and drawers valued at not more than $1.50 per dozen, 30 cents ad valorem. Stockings, hose and half-hose, selvedgod, including such as are commercially known as seamless, 40 per cent, ad valorem. Present duty n this class range from 2 cents per dozen on hosiery and 20 per cent, ad valorem, and tax to $2 per dozen and 4u per cent, ad valorem on shirts and drawers. The classification in the wool schedule proper wad disposed of in two short sections. The first provides thatwool, hair, etc., improved or advanced beyond Its original eor.dUien as waste by the use of machinery or the application of labor, or both, shall be subject to a duty of 15 per cent, ad valorem. The second, that on like material valued at not more than 35 cents per pound, the duty shall l 25 per cent., valued at over 25 cents per pound, the duty shall be 39 per cent. Duties are fixed on manufactures of wool as follows: On woolen and worsted yarns, 30 per cent,; valued at more than 49 cents per pound; 35 per cent, ad valorem. On woolen or worsted cloth, shawls, knit fabrics end other manufactures 40 per cent, ad valorem. On woman's and children's dress goods, coat linings, bunting and goods of similar description or character 40 per cent, ad valorem. On cloaks, jackets, ulsters or other outside garments for ladies and children's apparel 45 per cent, ad valorem. Present law 49'i per pound and 60 per. cent, ad valorem. Aubusson, Axminster, mouquette and chenille carpets, and all carpeting of like character, or condition ' and oriental, Uorlin and other similar rugs, 25 per cent, ad valorem. Present law 69 cents per square yard and 40 per cent. Saxony, wilton and touney velvet carpets 30 per cent al valorem. Present law CO cents per pound and 40 per cent. Prussels carpet 30 per cent, ad valorem. Present law 44 cents per square yard ami 40 per cent. The bill provides that on all rates of duty in the woolen schedule, except on cariets, shall be a reduction of 1 cent on the hundred on the 1st of July, lsyel. and thereafter of a like amount on the first days of July, 1S97, lS'JS and lS'Ji and l!oo. Flax, hackled, known as "dressed line," cent per pound. Present law 3 cents. Yarn made of Jute 20 per cent, ad vaJorem. Present law 35 per cent. Cables, cordage and twine (except binding twine) 10 per cent, ad valorem. Burlaps, not exceeding sixty Inches in width, containing not over forty threads to the sriuare inch, counting warp and filling and bases for grain made of such burlaps, 2'J per cent, ad valorem. Lagging for cotton, gunny doth and all similar material suitable for covering cotton, 15 per cent, ad valorem. Linen collars and cuffs and shirts and all articles of wearing apparel not eslcially provided for. 35 per cent, ad valorem. All manufactures of flax, hemp, jute or other vegetable fibre, except cotton. 30 per cent, ad valorem. Present law from 2 cents per pound to 49 per cent, ad valorem. Sole leather, 5 per cent, ad valorem; present law, 10 per cent. Band or belting leather, 19 per cent, ad valorem (no change.) Leather made into shoe uppers' or vamps, or other forms, 29 per cent, ad valorem. The glove schedule has been entirely rearranged and differs from the McKinley law oulte materially. Printing paper, unsized, for books and newspapers, 12 per cent, ad valorem. Present law 13 per cent. Surface coated paper and manufactures thereof, cardboards, lithographs, prints, except illustrations when forming a part of a periodical newspaper or in printed books, photographs, autographs and scrap albums, 25 per cent, ad valorem. Present law, 35 per cent. Envelopes, 20 per cent, ad valorem. Present duty 23 per cent. Playing cards, 10c per package and 50 per cent, ad valorem. Present duty 50c per package. EAIlTIIK.WVAItlJ AM) GLASSWARn. Material Clianirea from the Provlnion of the McKinley Hill. Some of the specific duties of the McKinley law on earthenware and glassware have been changed as follows: Brick, not glazed or ornamented or decorated in any manner, 20 per cent, ad valorem, present law $1.25 per ton; glazed, ornamented or decorated, 20 per cent, ad valorem, present law 43 per cent. Tiles, plain and encaustic, not glazed, ornamented, painted, enamelled or decOrated, 23 per cent, ad valorem. No change. Ornamented, glazed, painted, enamelled or decorated, 40 per cent, ad valorem. Present law, 45 per cent. China, porcelain, Parian and blscque ware, not decorated In an manner, 40 per cent, ad valorem. Present law, C5 per cent, ad valorem. China, porcelain, Faflan and bisque ware, not decorated in any manner, 40

per centum ad valorem, present law 55 per cent, ad valorem. China, porceliin. Parian, bisque, earthen stone and crockery ware and imitation J thereof, including placques, ornaments, toys, cnurms, vases, decorated or ornamented la any manner, 45 per cent, ad valorem. Present law, CO per cent, ad valorem. Plain green an! colored. mohlel or pressed und flint and lime glassware, including -bottles. ials. demijohns and carboys, covered or uncovered, whether tilled or un III led. und whether their contents be .dutiable or free, not ipeeially provided for in tuis act, 20 per cent, ad valorem. I 'resent law 1 cent to lli cents per pound, according to size. All articles of glass, cut, engraved, painted, colored, printed, stained, decorated, silvered or gilded not including plateglass silvered or looking-glass plates. 35 per cent. Pre;; nt law, 09 per cent, ad valorem. All gla.s bottb s. decanters and othM vessels or articles of glass when cut, engraved, ' palntV., colored. printed, stained, etched $r otherwise ornamented or decorated, except such as have ground necks r. r.d stoppers only, i..t especially yrovided for in this act, 35 per cent ad val-urn. Present law, 19 per cent, ad val -t i-m. Unpolished, cylinder, crown and common window glass, not exceed'ng 11 by 24 inche square, 1 cent rer pound; present la r, 2. Above that and not exceeding 24 by 3G inches square, ! cents per pound; present law, S',g cents per pound. Cylinder and crown glass, polished, not exceeding 1G. by 24 inches square, 2V cents per square foot; present law, 4 cents. Abive that and not exceeding 24 by 30 inches square, 4 cents per square foot; present law, 6 cents. Above that and i not exceeding 24 by f.O inches square, 15 tents per square foot; present lav. 20; above that 20 cents per square 'foot; present law, 40 cents. Fluted, rolled or rough plated glass, not including crown cylinder or common window glas', pot exceeding 10 by 21 inches square feet, ?4 cent per square foot; present law, 1 cent. Above that and not exo'-odlng 21 by 30 Inches square, 1 cent p r square foot; present law. l'.i cents. All above that. V cents per square foot; present law, 2 cents. And all fluted, rolled or rough plate glass, weighing over one hundred pounds per luo square feet .-hall pay an additional duty on the excess at the same rates herein imposed, provided that all of the above plate glass, when ground, smoothed or othsrwU-? obscured, shall be subject to the samo rate of duty as cast polished plate glass unsilvered. Spectacles, cye-plasses, opera glasses and other optical instruments and frames for the same, :'." -r cent, ad valorem. Present law, CO per cent, ad valorem. Lenses, of plass or pebble, wholly or partly manufactured. 35 per cent, ad valorem; presev.t law, 60 per cent, ad valorem. Ail stained or painted window glass and su !r.d or painted glass windows, and all mirrors not exceeding in size 144 square inches, with or without frames or cases, rnd all manufactures of glass or of which glass is" the component of chief value no especially xrovided for In this act. 35 per cent, ad valorem; present law, 45 ier cent ad valorem.

TUP. A Git It I'LTIH A Ii SCMKDIXK. Farm Product -tdoiltted Free Where Foreign Countries Uo Likewise. The marblewSt.? " schedule shows an slVfno'V general "i tj ction." The agricultural schedule includes all farm products and provisions. Many changes have been made, specific duties being changed to ad valorem in many instances. All live animals not placed on the free list by this bill are made liable at 20 per cent, ad valorem, the same as the present law. Other farm products are as follows: Buckwheat, corn or maiz-i, eornmeal, oatmeal, rye flour, wheat and wheat flour. 20 per cent, but each of the above products : hall be admitted free of duty from any country which imposes no import duty on the like products when exported from the United States. Maccaroni, vermicelli and similar provisions, 25 per cent, ad valorem; present law, 2 cents per pound. Ancovies, sardines and other fish packed In oil, tin boxes or any other form, 30 per cent, ad valorem; present law 49 per cent, ad valorem. Fish In cans or packages made of tin or other material, except anchovies and sardines and fish packed in any other manner not specially enumerated or provided for in this act, 25 per cent., ad valorem; present law 39 per cent, ad valorem. drapes, 20 cents advance on present law C9 pounds per barrel. Oranges, lemons and limes in packages, 10 cents per cubic foot or fractional thereof. Kaislns and dried grapes, Ji cents per pound. Present rate 2',i cents per pound. Brandy and other spirits manufactured or distilled from grain or other materials and not specially provided for in this act Sl.SO per proof gallon; present law. $2.50. Cordials, liquors, absinthe and other splrltcus beverages or bitters of these kinds containing spirits anil not specially provided for in this act, $1.80 per proof gallon; present Taw, 52.50. No lower rate or amount of duties shall be levied, collected and paid on brandy, spirits and other splrltous beverages than that fixed by law for the description of first proof, but it shall ba increased, in proportion for any greater strength than the stength of first proof, at all imitations of brandy or spirits or wines imported by any names whatever shall be placed to the higher duty provided for in these articles respectively Intended to be represented, and in no case lss than $1 per gallon or present law, $1.5. Champagne and other sparkling wines, in bottles containing not more than one quart and more than one pint, ?7 per dozen; present law, ?S. Ale exported and beer in bottles or jugs, SO cents per gallon; present law, 40 cents. Buttons and button forms, pearl and shell buttons, wholly or partly manufactured, 40 per cent, ad valorem; present law, 2H cents ier line and 25 per cent. Ivory vegetable ivory, bone or horn buttons, 25 cents ad valorem; present law, 50 per cent. ' Uxplowive substances Matchie, friction or lucifer, 20 per cent ad valorem; present law. 10 per cent, gross. Percussion cais, 30 per cent, ad valorem; present law, 40 per cent, ad valorem. Feathers and downs of all kinds when dressed, colored or manufactured, including quilts or down and other manufactures o down, and also including dressed and finished birds, suitable for millinery ornaments; artificial and ornamental feathers and flowers, or parts thereof, of whatever material composed, not specially provided for in thlc act, 3j per cent ad valorem; present law, crude, 10 per cent., dressed 60 per cent. Fajis, except common palm leaf fans, 49 per cent ad valorem. Fur hats, including fur hat bodies. 30 per cent, ad valorem; present law, 65 per cent. , Jewelry and precious stones, all articles not specially provided for in this act, and commercially known as ' "Jewel TV," and cameos In frames, 25 per cent, ad valorem; present law CO per cent. Precious stones of all kinds, cut but not set, 13 por cent, ad valorem; present law, 10 per cent. I'ipes and all smokers' articles not specially provided for, 50 per cent.; present law, 1) per cent. Umbrellas, parasols and sunshades

covered with material composed whollv or in part of pilk, wool or goat hair, 45 per cent, ad valorem; present law, 55 per cent. Chemicals, Oils nnd Pnlnta. Many articles in the chemicals, oils and paiits schedule have been transferred to the free list. The changes made In the remaining articles include the following: Ink and ink powder, printers' ink and all other ink not specially provided for in this act, 20 per cent, ad valorem; present law 30 er cent. Opium, aqueous extract, for medical use, and the tincture of, as laudanum, and all other liquid preparations of opium, not specially provided for in this act, 25 per cent, ad Valoren; present law C9 per tent ad valorem. Opium containing less than 9 per cent of morphia, opium prepared for smoking, $G per pound; present law $12. Jiut opium prepared tor smoking and other preparations of opium deposited in bonded warehouses shall not be removed therefrom without payment of duties, and such duties shall not be refunded. All mudicwial preparations, including preparations of which alcohol is a component part or in the preparation of which alcohol is used not specially provided for. f0 cents per pound. Provided, that no such preparation shall pay less than 25 per cent ad valorem. Present duty same, without the ad valorem pro va ion. 1 'reparations used as applications to the hair, mouth, teeth or skin, and articles of perfumery, not specially provided for, 0 per cent, ad valorem; present law, li cents per pound. Taney perfumed and all descriptions of toilet soap, 35 per cent, ad valorem; present law, 55 cents per pound.

TUR AIIMIMSTIIATIVE LAW. Provision!! of the Measure Affecting the Importer. A large portion of the new tariff bill is devoted to the administrative law. Under tho McKinley revision this was made the subject of a separate bill, but the democrats have simply added . the administrative provisions to the customs bill, and thus included the whole machinery of the customs collections In one measure. The changes in the administrative law are more numerous than was et first contemplated, and some are of considerable importance. One of these authorizes the secretary of the treasury, at his discretion, to permit the certification of invoices before United States consular offices in adjoining districts from that In which the goods are manufactured or purchased. Consuls are also authorized to refuse certificates of invoice not made in Strict accordance with the regulations. The invoice shall aUo state the name cf the consular district and the name of the port or place from which the merchandise was procured. And when entry of merchandise exceeding $109 in value is made by a statement in the form of an invoice the collectors shall require a bond in a penal sum which shall be double the amount of the estimated duties, and in the sum of $100 if the merchadise lie free of duty for the production of a duly ceitilied Invoice. The decision of the ccUector as to rate and amount of duties chargeable on imports of merchandise. Including all dutiable costs and charges, and as to all fees and exactions of whatever ehar;--ter, shall be final and conclusive against .Vi persons -trmrrrti-ri -therein, owner, importer, consignee or agent of such merchandise, or the person paying such fees, charges and exactions shall, within ten davs after, but not before such ascertainment and liquidation of duties, as well in case of merchandise entered in bond as for consumption, or within ten days after the payment of such fees, charges and exactions, If dissatisfied with such decision, give notice in writing to the collector, stating therein distinctly and specifically and in respect to each entry or payment, the reasons for his objections thereto, and if the merchandise is entered for consumption pay the full amount of duties and charges to be due thereon. Upon such notice and payment the collector shall transmit such notice, together with the invoke of the merchandise, to a board of three general appraisers on duty at the port w here such merchandise was entered or the nearest board of three general appraisers designated to hear and determine such case, which board shall investigate the facts and the law applicable to the case and shall transmit their report of the facts and their recommendations as to the rate and amount of duties lawfully due on said merchandise to the secretary of the treasury, and :heir report signed by a majority of the board shall be final and conclusive as lo the facts involved, unless the secretary shall direct a rehearing thereof, and the secretary of the treasury shall decide the question as to the lawful rate and amount of duties collectable on such merchandise, which decision shall be final and conclusive, unless within thirty days thereafter, the importer, owner, consignee or agent of such merchandise shall appeal from such decision to the United States circuit court of apieals, which court shall decide the questions of law involved therein, and its decision shall be f.nal and conclusive. All final judgments when In favor of the importer shall be satisfied and paid by the secretary of the treasury from the permanent indefinite appropriation provided for in see. 24 of this act. For the purpose of this section the circuit court of appeals of the Cnitcd States Shall be deemed, always open. When goods are ruine-d or damaged by water in custom house, or In bond, or In custody of the United States officials, the secretary of the treasury is authorized to remit the import duties paid or due. MOHU l'I(.IHl(i IV llltAZIL. Tho Hundred Reported Killed at Metueroy the Pant AVeek.

LONDON', Nov. The Times tomorrow will publish the following: RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 25.-VIA MONTEVIDEO, Nov. 2". Desultory firing continues daiiy and nifthtly. On Monday a small party of insurgent soldiers and sailors landed near Armacoa. They wers opposed by a party of soldiers, and in the engagement which took place the soldiers lout two officers and thirty men killed, while only live sailors were wounded. During the past week over two hundred troops have been killed on the Nlctheroy ide by the artillery fire of the Insurgents. The latter are making progress. Oen. Saralva. with 6.000 men, Is in the vicinity of Curitiha, the capital of Paraguay. The government has sent 10.000 reinforcements to Santos. The transports are expected at Desterro next week with 3,0 troops. In this city both sides are still confident of victory. Tried and Approved by the Illlloua. For- over a third of a century a great spech. has been on trial by a national Jury of the bilious. Although a verdict in its favor was rendered long since, It is still on trial. Never when it has been weighed in the talance" has it been found wanting. The name of this medicine in Hostetter Stomach Bitters, which more speedily than any other terminates those villainous ftnfiations which Attend disorder of the liver. It expel; bile from the blood and secretions, remedies chronic costiveness and nlnforces the organ of digestion and assimilation. Kick headache, yellow-news of the Hkln unit eyelmlln. furred tongue and- other indications that the liver has temporarily knocked off work and gone on the strike, disappear when it is used. It is a most elJlcient i-vfeguard mtalnst malaria, rheumatism ana kidney trouble, and fortifies a nervous and enfeebled invalid effectually.

EIGHT DESPERATE ROBBERS

WOl'LD-ltn WltECKKH AND TRAIX CRRW FIGHT. A Tli e Men tf No. CO on the Lute Shore Held l p and ltelleved of Yarion Sums of .Money .cnr Goshen Arrest of Two of the .Men. GOSHEN, Nov. 23. First section of train No. 'CO, the fast mail express between Chicago and New York, pulled Into this city last night with tight desperate robbers on board. J Jet ween this city and Klkhart they had male repeated efforts to uncouple a number of cars with, it Is believed, the idea of wrecking the fast express train which passed here close behind the meat train. Train No. CO pulled out of Klkhart at 12:3) this morning wi'.h c-rders to run to Ugionier without stopping. When it had left Elkhart a mile behind, the train crew, which consisted of Conductor John Ilickok and two brakenvn. found that tight men were on the train, having concealed themse-lves between the cars. The fellows made an effort to uncouple the last ten cars of the train, but their efforts were foiled by the trainmen after a hard fight. The crew, however, was not able to drive the men off the train. Five miles further on another attempt was made to tincouple the cars and another fight resulted, which lasted until the train was pulling into Goshen. Ilickok and one of his bra keinen were badly battered up in the strupgle. The engineer blew his whistle for help and in a few minutes two officers and a crowd of citizens were at the train, but the robbers had made their escape, taking with them the watches of the engineer, two brake-men and Conductor Ilickok. They also secured a small sum of money from each of the trainmen. Later in the night a man giving the name of Henry Zimmerman was arrested and in his shoes was found S4, the amount taken from one of the bra kernen. William Cone was also taken Into custody, after making a hard fight, and ?12 taken from the conductor was found on him. Zimmerman claims to be a resident of Kendallville and Cone of Benton Harbor, Mich. The fortradicting stories told by the former, all of which have been proven false, are practically enough to convict him. It is believed by the Lake horo ollicials that the men intended to have the uncoupled cars standing upon the track with the idea of wrecking the express train and plundering the express car. President Newell of the lake Shore was here this morning and offered a reward of $1,009 for the capture and conviction of the eight men, or i-V'9 lor the capture and conviction of one of them. The express train which the robbers endeavored to wreck is the same train which was held up and robbed at Kessler in September. DID UK KILL HIS UKO'l UEIl T Yonnif Wnlter I'ggers Saspeoted of Fratricide. MARTINSVILLE, Nov. 20 Special. Clifton Eggers. a farmer with a large family, living in Jefferson township, has a son lying dead at home from a bullet in the region of the heart and another son in Jail here awaiting the coroner's Investigation. William, aged twenty years, loved a girl in the neighborhood who at times, it is stated, encouraged and then repelled his attentions. When out of favor with her his brother Walter and other members of the family say he was very much dejected and would say that death was preferable. The father was drinking last evening and had soma words with Walter, aged eighteen, and slapped him. William took Walter's part and thus further angered their father, who drove the boys from the house. Soon after a revolver shot was heard and William was mortally wounded. This occurred about 5 o'clock Sunday. The boy lived until 7 o'clock this morning. He said to John Williamson, who sat up with him, that he did not shoot himself and did not know who did shoot him. Walter says that when their father drove Wi'Iiam and him from the house Wil'iam started to attend a. meeting at Buffalo, and that William seemed so despondent that be (Walter) followed several yards behind, thinking he might be needed to keep his brother from committing suicide. He says that ho was perhaps fifty yards from the house when lie saw Willie take out his revolver and put a cartridge in it, and that before h . could reach him he shot himself. No one eis was near It seem. A younger brother called to some one passing: Come over here, Walter has killed William." Walter later went for John Williamson and told him that his brother William had shot himself and asked Williamson if he would go over to the house ami sit up with William. Walter did not attempt to escape, but went alnmt among the neighbor's informing them of William's condition. There is no evidence that there was a quarrel between Walter and his dead brother. It was the dead boy's revolver that the shooting was done with. A Good Recommendation. LVTAYETTE, Ind. A Mrs. James Fay living near this city claims to have leen cured by the use of Simmons Liver Regulator after five or six of the. best physicians had pronounced the case hopeless. Albert A. Wells. Your druggist sells it in powder or liquid. The powder to be taken dry or to be made into a tea.

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A CLIMAX OF CRIME

Pive People K.illcd in Jackson County. The Act of an Assassin, Murderer and Suicide. BLOODY DEEDS RECORDED. A Companion Piec to th Wratten Murders. Lynching Only Escaped by Timely Self-Destruction. Clinton Jordan Kill Hi Yon ob: Wife, Her Sinter and Father and Then Semis n Hallet Tlirouah III Orrn Heart ot the Act of au Insane Person, bat of tine W Imi Knew M lijit He Was Dnini; nnd Had Prepared for It Details of u Serien of the Moat Illoody and Horrible Crimes That lf r Dingraccd Indiana. SFXMOUn, Nov. Special. As the result of a terrible tragedy growing out of a family feud rive peopl. are dead tonlpht in their country hom-s seven mil" ea?t of this city. Four years ago Clinton Jordan, then twenty-one years old, minimi a daughter of Joshua Foster, with whom he has never lived happily.' La?t week they separated finally and she returned to the lioiiv of h -r lather. Late last night Jordan met his father-in-law and accompanK-d him home contrary to the wish.es of the latter, who feared trouble. Jordan protni.-d to behave, but ton after his arrival at Foster's home ha begin a quarrel. Foster th-.-n ordered him out of tho h"t:s.'. Immediately Jordan fir.-d at the old man, but missed him, the ball striking MKs Cora Foster, need S"Vmtcen, in the hea.l. killing l. r instantly. His scond ihot hit Mr. Foster in the head and he fell, but h- soon rose and ran on a fourth t f a mil to the horn of his son-in-iaw, "William Powell, where he fell and lingered until late this afternoon, when he died. Jordan then turned his revolver toward Mrs. Fost-, h's mother-in-law, shooting her Jn the net k. the ball ranging downward and causing a wound from hieh ehe died tonight, Jordan's wife attempted to defend her mother, and be stabbed her repeatedly in the breast, ban. Is and .ice and ended by shooting her thro'igh the bend. Jordan then coolly opened his vest and placed the revolver against his breast, sending the ball directly through hi heart. He dropped dead instantly, falling across the dead body of his wife. The pistol was placed so clDse to the breast of Jordan that his clothing caught fire and was literally burned off of him. the skin dropping from his body when it was lifted, and bis corpse presented a horrible sight. The revolver was a new thirty-eight caliber Smith & "Wesson, and it had evidently been bought with premeditated purpose of killing his victims. The knifJ with which the murderer's wife was so cruelly sashed was also new and long, and it bad been freshly sharpened. Mr. Foster, th aged victim, was sixty years old and his wife was fifty. Mrs. Jordan was tighten years old. Foster had an unsavory reputation, and when drinking, which he often did. he was ugly and quarrelsome. All the other victims were i-aceful and orderly citizens. Jordan, the assassin and suicide, was illiterate and very stupid, but he had always been considered harmless. His parents were respectable people. The scene at the Foster homestead Is ono of the most horriMe ever witnessed in this county, and the excitement I intense. Had not Jordan kiil-d himself he would certainly have been very summarily punished ty ti e? enraged people. FOIM1 HKAH 1 -V fillWF. One llo.ly Taken Oat nnd Another I.overed. PITTSPmc. Nov. 2C The funeral of Mrs. Wi'iiam Schell hel 1 here this afternoon Involved another death under most startli' g c irv urns Lances. TMs morning Walten Fish, the stepfather of Mrs. Schell, aged sixty years, went to the eenct-ry to dig tho grave, but did not return At 2 o'clock this afternoon the funeral procession reached the cemetery, the coffin was taken to the open grave and the usual preparations made to lower the remains to their renting place. Just as the colnn was about to bo lowered Undertaker Jceph Ueno looked into the grave. Walton Fish was sitting at the bottom with his head bowed on his bosom. Mr. Reno with orders sprang down and raised the old man to the surface. He was dead, having been stricken with heart disease.