Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 34, Number 6, Jasper, Dubois County, 23 October 1891 — Page 6

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THIS M'KINLBY TARIFF.

Tint Osaeiai Krtmwt oa Workings of the Law.. the ne ChU o the MdfMii ef Statistic Ker8mm Ftgwre for Me Seertsry er the Trrsry The sre'setH' BSe tie- BtHFHW wamumtom, Oct in. StewUry of ae lreery Charles Foster has re eetvee the first eMeial statement of the operation of the McKinluv tariff. The paints eovereil are the effects tapon imnem ami exports, the prodactlon of the revenue, ami the ehang-es In priees e varies article. The Winning- of reciprocity te alo shown. This statemeat w very important and very interesting;. It eovera eleven months, ending; Sieetember 1. It was m-enared bv O. hroek, the cliwf of ike bureau of etothtties, ami w as follow: Her leg the eleven months from October J, MM..to Awwt ii. mi, uiWr the eparaton of the near lrW law, the total raise et our ferelgH eowwi retf, Import rhiI exports of WlWlHiHUlM comblad. wu H.MW.TsJ.W. or of STl.TeJ.tJ over the t1uu of ear rritffi eoMimetee daring the correspendiag period er friar yr. when It wm ts.St.eu,Et7. The average annual Irvereaw ef our inreltjn wHunvree (Import and exporta of merchandise) during the twenty years free 18TI te iH whs ,3I4.t. It will ee oeserroa that the increase darisg the m Steven month under the operation of the Hew tariff was marly double this arwH8hI Incre.ise. Of the total cumin erse ef the eleven won tin ending August II,, MM, the ralee of our Imports of inerehanlse was rJea.lte.WS. hr Increased m,t,lluver the vainest the Imports et the corresponding woHtusef the prior years, and tile value of tfae experts was tSO.S'l.Ml, an increase of Hc.ewT.JM over the prior period. laroKTS Kara or ii-rr. The valHe of merchandise Imported free ef duty during the eleven months6tidlng asgastSI. mi, was !l!H,i,39, as compared with M?.4,-JU Imported free of duty darts the ceerespendleg eteven ' meHttia of the prior year, an tncreste of :113,0iJ,Wi dnring he Srst eleven month after (the enaermevt et the how tariff. During these eleveft asentba the proportion of merchandise ndMisted free ot ilaty was 47.78 per cent, of the total Import, while (or the corresponding months of the prior yeara the proportion of merchandise admitted free of duty was MX per east., and Increase of M.U in the per. eewtajceof free goods Imported under the new trlK. This la the Kreatest in amount and pereeHtaKe of merchandise admitted free ef thsty In the history ef our foreign eemmeece during any similar period. The value ef import of merchandise free et duty daring the flseal year 147 was M6,fi8,6, the largest in may year In the history of our oHamerfa. In I the value of (Imports of free good was J,7.t8. In comparison with theso years it will l observed thiu the value ef Imports of tree merchandise for the rat elevea months, under the new tHrla,was M,ft,e7 greater than for the year 19W. hkU $MX,1TI.K grenter tii.m for theyear M, It should also be eonaidered that sugar, aue ef the prlnelpal articles of imports, new in (Hniuy ana in value, was nut ad mHted free of duty until April 1, 11, and free that date the value as well as the per eeatage ef merchandise admitted free of duty has been greatly Increased. This will be seen If CHsasparlsoH bo made of the Im Bert of mt-rehandlae for the are monthi amee April I, WW, with the corresponding period of Hatt The value of the Imports of aierehsndme for the Ire months from April 1 to AtHjaet 31, 18l, was imf.Tli.tm. of which SBM.MI.WT. orX.Tt per reat. was free of duty, ataeh the largest per cent. In the Imports of merchandise free ef duty In the entire his serr et the government. In the correspond tag Te HtOHtks of 1SW the Tulue of the Imaorta ef mershandise was Jss f,3sl,M4, of whieh StlsSl.MI, or only JW.JT per cent., was free. This snows an Increase in the ralue ef free merehandlee of 981,ei2CJ, Had of M.tH In Ibe percentage thereof, during the Ave months ending August 11. 1W1, over the esrrespondlng period of :m The articles ef free merchandise upon which there was seen an laerease are largely those not prodaeed In this country, necessities which daHy enter late the consumption of the people, sueh mm sugar, ooffee. erase India rubaer, ehewleals, drwKS, hides, skIhs, fruits, aute, etc, bitiabie ix roars under the new tariff Dortag the eleven months from October 1. to August 31. 1901. under the operation ef the new tariff, the Tslue of Imports or dutiable merchandise was HmM.. while during the corresponding period of tliepreceding year the vslue of dutiable merchandise was ftH,mjt. showing a decrease for eleven months under the new tariff of "5,Jtl,?SS in the value of merchandise paying duty. It may also be noted that the total value ef the imports for tlie eleven months, eaag,2ia,it. exceeded In value the Imports ef any year in the history of our governwent, excepting the Usenl year when heir value was mejtM.eas. If, however, the Imports of September, lHei, equal those ef August, the total I ports wilt largely exBKBOCTIOX OF THE CUSTOMS XEVEXDE. Wnee the enactment of the new tariff law here has been a large reduction In the revenue frem custom. This was contemplated In the bill Itself, whleh reeited at Its h-ad: "An aet to reduce the revenue," etc. It will be observed there was during the year a reduction in the easterns revenue of t,aug,-et-.se. netwlthstaadlnz there was a large leer esse la the imports of merchandise. This large red notion in therevenueeceurred'dur tag the last three quarters of the year Ineluded in the statement. The increase that sap ear in the ff ret quarter occurred In October, mt. the month In which the new tariff went Into effect. The new law did not go lute effect until the eth. and the Imports ef merchandise and the withdrawal of merchandise from warehouse Immediately prior to that date was very large. The reduetlea of the reveHae from customs during the three quarters ending September se. Ml, as eempsred with the same period of the prleryeer, was tt,eU.s-tfl, but In considering the statement of the whole twelve month, this amount (scut down by the Ineressed revenue collected during the first smarter, whleh occurred la October, as mentleaed above. It wilt be remembered, however, that the principal artlele ef our Imports et merchandise frem which the duty was removed hi sugar, and by the p rev Hi tons et we Jtew tariff haw the remeval of this dety did act take effect until April 1, Mej. iHtrieg the twe quarters since that date It will he seen mat the red net ten in customs revenue, as compared with the same period ef the prior year, amenated to Wl ,?,. 12. Vmrn this It will reasonably ppear that the red net fens fer an entire yesr wilt he fully as large. If net m excess or the amount eon temptsted in the enactment or the new tarhY law. It further appears from the above tahte that the total receipts from eas terns dHrlng the twelve months prior to the asasftgef the new tariff were S7,w -.w.'.M, sad for Mm first twelve months after the eaaetassat ef she asw ter-hf taw the receipts were K.M,M.M. The sastuaa revenue asHestia daring the tret perted of twelve aaoHSbs . aer capita ef pe eolation was t.t, sad duriag ths seeoad period IS.ef, er a reduction per capita of 71 cents. The nawsllen la easseiat revenue list been great! v aeeelerited alaes April 1 last when me duty was raev4 frem ssgar. It sppears frem the tame that the customs revenue aer capita of papulation collected during the A'x moats sadlag Heptember M, MMN, was only H.M. if the euMoms revenue cetleded daring the following six months, endm March 11, MM, should be in the same prepert tee, t as cast owe revenue per capita euHeeted during tee rear ending with the letter date weald be ealy tt.M, er a red us atea ef n.2i pet caput of pepuiatiea la

fev cases seilested ter that year. Thhj

wwm no i He ww est evsMue per capita set iccisu rraai susMtma for the twty.r 3lT ".3d per capita less . aajgHajjursrage rale of duty eslUst""""Mt aae perKHt tut impred mersuaaaisa. which was H.Si per capita. Kxroex siMck imb mew TAMirr. The value of oar exstnrta of foreign msrehaadiss during ths Mm eleven ntvmirs enumg August at. isl, ufter the new tarns, was PHe,"l.J), and W,'s7.M larger thsN the exports of like merchandise for the ferret pointing sieves months tf the usr years wh tie the eld tariff was In force, WMm taey were ot the value af ITtl.tat.Wii. Thai Inerssse of IW.W7.JW In oar exports during me eieven months eadlug August si, law J, was nearly two and one-halt times greater men me annual average Increase of exports oi mereHauaise during the twenty yssM pn or to ism, which was tw.7te.ta. During the same etsvea months of 1 )! the value ef the experts of merehandlee has ex eeeded the value of the Imports by ths sum of ! 775 ',!. The ImpoitaHce of this large excess of exports over im porta will be appreciated when It Is compared with the excess sf experts of the liseal year im, when it was !es,S18.Wl. In 1 the bNlance of trade was against us. and the imports exceeded the exports W.7S0.277. In 19i the balance against us wasrtlll larger, ami mo imports oseeedad the exports m tM,a;, it will be ebserved that ttm IncreaHS lit the value ot our exports ot merchandise is large and very gratifying. The value ot our exports -for the eleven months ending August 31. liWl, viz.: PMMT1,3U, oxceed the value of the exports for any year In tUe his tory ot our commerce, except the tUcat years 1W1 and liW. The value ot ourexportt for the twelve months indliig August 31, 13W1, wniea includes September. 18!), aud the first elnesn months under the new tariff, was HJ,3l,t, or In roundnumbers about 17.0ea.ue greater than during any previous rieal year. Tills large volume of exports ot mer cwaaaise anu tue excess of the same over the value of imports of merchandise is very gratifying. CHARACTER ASP VALOK OT KXTOSTS. The large increase la our exports is at lest wholly eouaned to twe classes-via. : the products of agriculture Mid tnriuifac tursra. The value ot the exports of agri cultural products during the twelve months ending 'August 31. ISM, was :6S,:i,a6i, against IS-W.ttMfc?. for the like period of the arter year, aa laersase of mm;in, Ths export at msuafaetured preducts amounted to $t7M.tll, as against UM.W7.0tl fur the p rear period, aa lacresse of hsM.2T0. Tile celuMaed laersase la these two classes ot xporu amounted to i,t,e7. During the month of August, lafl, there was an Increase In the value ot experts of the products ot agriculture as compared with August, 1m, or 1J,SW,9'2. and an Increase ot tuanufae tutes ot $sea,M9. There was also an Increase In the products or ffsheries and of nitsoel Isneous products, IMPORTS AS I) EXTORTS CKDKR RECl'ROCITT. The reciprocity emose of the new tariff is opening new markets and increasing the tlemaau ler our prouuets. During the year eauhig June 39, our exports er demestls products to lirazll amouMed to Jll,W2,4W, and in 11 to $11.99,27.1, an Increase ot 12. -1?,777. The treaty with lirazll went Into effect April 1 last, and It is not to be expected that the results will be very marked hs yet. During the ffve months ending with August 1. le9, our domestic exports ot mercbandise to lirazll amounted to 5,lia,WJ, and during the same period of lSel, under the operation of the reciprocity treaty, to Hjm,im, an increase ot tl.hW.Sftt. During the month ot August last alone, as compared with August, 1. there wns an Increase In the value of our exports of merchandise to lirazll of 172,i. This Increase la exports to Krazll since the reciprocity treaty went Into effect was mainly In locomotives, steam engines, machinery and ears for tramways and railways, wheat. Dour, bacon, boards, planks, etc. There has been a decrease In the exports of wheat, lard aad cotton manufactures. Our trade with brazil will doubtless continue to largely increase. The reciprocity treaties with 8anto Domingo and with Spain concerning tiie trade relations with Cuba and I'orto Kleo did not go Into effect until September 1. and as yet there are no available statistics to show the effects ot the treaties upon our commerce. These will appear later on, and will prohabty show an Increased demand for our products. During the year ending June as, 151, the value ot our Imports of merchandise wan: rroui Cuba, 9el,71A,3WS; I'orto Kleo. H.lfM.lia, Santo Domingo, il.aiojao. During the same period the value of our exports to these same countries whs: To Cuba. 112. Kt.m; I'orto Kleo. J2.IW.231. Santa De mi h go, fl.oM.TJl. Our Imports from these Islands constat principally of sugar and molasses, tobacco and manufactures thereof, and fruits and nuts. Our exports to these islands are chiefly of provisions, comprising meats and dairy products, breadstuff., mtmufaetres of Iron and steel. As these Islands here Imported from other countries largely M these and other articles, and by the recent reciprocity treaty the heavy tariff has been in part or whole removed from the products that lil be exported te them from the United States, It Is a reasonable conclusion that there will be a Marked Increase la our exports of agricultural and manufactured products, more nearly equaling our large Imports from these Islands. I'RICKS or LEADISa AKTICMM. Much Inquiry has been made in relation te prices ot leading articles, and fer Information upon this subject tables of prices of numerous articles obtained from the most reliable sources are furnished as follows: 1. Cotton cloth, per yard.. ..,...$ Mt f e 1'rlnted cottons, per yard.... Um Iron nails...... .... .......... 194 las Meel nalts 2 o 1 at Heel rails........ SI H fc) 77 Binders' twine, four grades. average....................... ith h i-m SUOAR. Cut leaf, ae In MM, against 7 1-lfte In MM. Crushed, Se In 1W1, against 7 l-le la 18s. Granulated, 4te Ih mi, against Mse la Ubua Standard A (groeer),4Ui cents lel, against 6Hc In I8UX Comparison or t'rlees. WAKHiXSTON.Oct. 12. The bureau of sta tistics has eetUeted from the most reliable sources a mass ot interesting information upon prlees. Here are the prices ul steel rails per toa at the mills In Pennsylvania and also of out nails at 1'lttsburgh per hundred pounds for the months and years itlvenp steel mils KM. per ton. Nails per 1 pounds. It M at 3 24 January ..Jet it February..... as ee March M efl April , as se May 31 at 2 e l w J M IN JUHe... 31 M July , 81 e August., - "I ftACrs asWallsl UWI. per ton. January... IM m Kebruary... . March.. ... a m April, - te te May,.,... r. Ha June 3 . July iwnat.u,.uMUHvN et. 1 fa Xaltsper m paands. tl At 1 1 1 at 1 H 1 M J te xae in saass i muuisnr pimcs m Xtw York eu Xe. 2 aad winter wheat were as foaews t ! 4 awehei, dsllvarei. xwi. ft.e7t l.lrtt i.im 1.24H 1.14 dasjaery f . si reevdary;.... , , Aprft... ................... May June.. .... .M 11-lt l.tS t-M 1 Ths average range ef prises par m pounds la the New Yetk wholesale market ef beet oi carcasses ot meatam steers was a fol. lows: January, 1HW, 1&.M te M.M; January. Wl, t.2 to I7.1; Jane, MOt. plte to t? June, ll. Wto !8.tl; September, 1, K.3f to mil Hepiemlmr. Ifal, t7.2t to H. Car casse ef "hesvy" steer ranged a fellows per ltt pounds: Jaaaary. im, ts.aa te 17.89; January, HM.tf.M to M3t; June, MM, 17 te K.Tt; Jane, MM, Sff.73 ta ttM 2 Meptembe. MdW, ft b n.'il Septeabar, MM, M te UM.

TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.

all srV fit I la) I M H 4HT HV Is1 at at. r-aa), Mien. heme of the Vletbas TerrHdaa; MuJMsted - Tans Kaflap sat iieaa Maauisjsm 'SlebpV aT. VAVt, MftLM, OeL is.-14jbrtl7 before 4 b'elfx joaterdaay Rftermaaa i tvrrlblo exttloaiott rciU, Mm air aft tha aliojst of the Clilcairo, JR. Fhul A Kaamm Cy Kail wanr Oo. a4 South park. A a et) a taa tan oka aaa nuiae had awhiiMew affSHttftiiiar gvoaaa were heard iu the ilehria of the wreek, which told Ux )laeajrftpMt aairrrai human bslnfa were viotias of tha eaaaaUy. Tae em ployes in the ahopa hatl been reimlrinf un old engine. ami. haring- empletel tlio work, ikHihletl to teat the boiler .veater Uay Hftemrnm. Doubtless too much ateam was iHtt on. for the boiler ex plodetl with terrible foroe ami eleven persona were injured, three of them probably fatally. Five of the victims were terribly mutilated, ami were picket! up unconscious. The' others were quite badly injured ami taken to their homes. The three who are f' tally injured were conveyed by a sne oial train to the Union depot and taken to tit, Joseph's hospital. id. b. Isewton, a clerk in tha com panya office, who was an eyewitness of the accident, said: "The engine had just been brought out of the show, Hostler May heing in charge. Snd tieniy tue explosion occurred, and I saw -May shoot up in the air and oomo down behind some freight cars, RO feet away. uiancr, who was statuiitijf near, waa thrown two car length away. The explosion tore the fftWbox out and ripped open the right sine of the boiler. 'IM.., 1. ..!!.. 1. 1 1.1 . .... ... iiio uunor iiuau nil uiunn luu iecb away aud through the machine shop door." The following is the list of injured: .f. Clowry. John May, Martin McUrille, XV m. Davidson, Davkl Zield, Jatuea Dickson, James Slavin, Charles New man, Harry Garricksoa ami two others whose names were not learned, slightly hurt Clancy and May cannot possibly live and the recovery of Newman is very doubtful. COURT HOUSE BURNERS. Intense KxcItemeHt Caused by the Arrest of County Auditor Levell ef Daviess County, lHd., and Others for Setting Fire to the Court House. I.NDiAX.vi'oi.is. Ind., Oct. 15. The most intense excitement prevails in Washington. Daviess county, over the arrest of County Auditor Lavelle, Uasil 1. Lcdgerwood and John Harbine, on a charge of setting fire to the court house last week and destroying the records. A man nametl llawos was also arrested and efforts are being made to arrest Michael Lavelle, a brother of the audi tor. Lcdgerwood and Harbine have confessed that they fired the building at the Instance of Lavelle, who gave Ledgerwood a house and lot and Harbine fl.OOO cash. Auditor Lavelle's bondsmen, becoming frightened at the turn affairs were tak ing, required him to turn all his property over to them yesterday. Experts are row at work on his books. The four men were taken before Judge Hefron yesterday morning. La velle and Hawes were halu in $6,000 bail each, and Ledtrerwood ami Har bine pleaded guilty ' to tha ekarge of arson. Sentence was suspended as they will be used as witnesses. Confessed the KHmlng ef the Washington (Ind.) Court Hesse. Washington, Ind., Oct 15. Samuel Harbine, a day laborer, was at rested yesterday morning, eharged with burning the court house. Harbine confessed the crime and implicated Auditor James M. Lavelle and I. It. Hawes, a prominent farmer. The two latter were arrested. Harbine claims that Lavelle hired him to burn the court house for 9699, only fve dollars of which has been paid. WHOLESALE INDICTMENTS. The felted States Oread Jury at KI xae, Tex., i'aye DMtgent Atteatlen te the lottery People. Washinoton, Oet. 15. Col. M. D. Wheeler, chief post office Inspector, has received the following information from Inspector Maynard, at El Paso, Tex.: "The United States grand jury reported four indictments here yesterday against Paul Conrad, president of the Louisiana state lottery, and other officers and employes of the lottery company, for violation of the antllottery law. The grand jury has been la seesion since the 5th instant, and yesterday reported tha results of their labors. Five hundred and fifty indictments were returned, covering an equal number of separate and dietinet oases against the officers aad employes of the Juarez lottery for violation of tha anti-lottery law. The trials will proba bly begin next week. A BAD WRECK. rear l'asseagers KHIed, Three Fatally and Many Serleasty Injured. Fort Wayne. Ind., Oat IS. The Baltimore & Ohio fast line from ChiI en go to xsew iorK leit tue iracK at Hicrfftville, 0., at 4 p. ta. yesterday. killing four passengers, and wounding three others fatally aad a dosen others leas seriously. The wreck occurred on a sharp curve. The expense, mail, baggatfe and smoking oars paed tjie curve in safety, hut the sleepers jumped the track and piled up In a mass of rains. The killed are supposed to be: Alas, from Montpelier, O., two children from Chicago and a lady from some eastern elty. The track is blocked ami trains are running around via the Wabash Una. Mr Charles IMihe Peelrs. Dknvkk, Col., I let 1,V. The chief of police of this city k in reealpt of a let ter from H. L. Had son, of London, solicitor of Sir Charles Dilka, la whleh he says that the stories sent out from this place, connecting the name of Sir Charles with that of Mnte. Astle, the abortionist, now on trial for murder, is false in every parsiculRr. Mr. Hudson says that Sir Charles feels, .very badly, at being mixed up witVaaett a wntaaa, and that he wftt tenia witfc ajl means m his power UT the proseeutloa of 'the guilt tirrasbeaatnt who originated tWsW

PO JUOOMO PLAOE. ef If Indiana (a eMeer the aweeeaa ofUt rsaiUistta nejff year it b a Httle MrpHsitag (hat no Indittta repabibe who has athf iteaaae4 ef earryiag tlw stais Uasa as yVs pat Matself in the haaaa of hha friensitt or bee menUoaed la cormtloet'Vtali the nominatioa. There is afsW h tm muett presidential timber IM tha- Mpablieeti party of IttdhMse at preiinrt In tact, there never was. Oliver r. MoruHt was tae iacar nation of Indiana rapublieaniaat in hie day. When hedietl he left no auooeasor, and none aaa since arhien. The state has ihivoloped Dudleys and Hustons by the soore, bat these wen are the YYsrwkks who make kings iu eepubliesa party polities. They are not in the liae otT taecaeaioa to the throne. The reimlylicsii party managers are at sea in reamlto Indiana. The impossibility of finding an Iadianian in their party who oould possibly carry the state has driven them into the Ulalae earn p. They are there now. If there was a leader among- the Immna repub lican who could eommand the oon till i; nee aad support of the party in his state he could carry aa unbroken tie le gation into the republican convention. There is a frreat deal of state pride among; the IJoociers. They have, in past years, voted as a unit in republic au national conventions for citiaeas of their state -who wera known to be luckinjc in all the qualities of real greatness, This year, however, there is not a Hooaicr in sight upon whom they could b united with a suftMent degree of cordiality and enthusiasm to influence results. Indiana hast fallen te second plaee in the list of doubtful states. In the four presidential contests from IS 7s to ISSi inclusive, thiat state occupied the comanding position of being the only one ha the west that was at all debatable. Less in population and in commercial strength ia "the electoral college than either Illinois or Wisconsin, she overshadowed both of those states in polit ical importance. In the next campaign her position will be less preeminent, but it would still entitle her to recog nition at republican hands if she could offer a candidate for president whose name, record and popularity would af ford at least a, prospect of carry in sr the state. That she has not done so is an evidence of despair. If, under such conditions, the nomination of one of her own unworthy sons should be forced upon her, the state could be confidently relied upon to repudiate it It is surprising that Mr. Dudley, who is ambitious to save the state, and who recently left Washington in a- bad humor, has not started a vice presidential boom in Indiana for somebody no matter whom. The second place on a national ticket usually goes to a disaffected state, and Indiana Is about as badly disaffected as a state can be. Let her be entered for second place on the republican ticket St. Louis liepublic WARRING LEADERS. Faetleaal Jeelemsr CreHhr Oat ta tae Keasahtteaa Ksaaaw There is se lack of the element of dissension ia the republican ranks this season, look where oae will. Here ia Massaehusetta trouble has long been brewing? New York's forces are at log gerheads, aad faction tads abundant scope ia the party's membership throughout the west. Hut the clouds of a far bigger storm than these loeal disturbances are looming up on the political horizon. Already the western reserve is darkened, and the whole republican sky is likely soon to be overspread. Thus early in the 'Ohio eempelga long-repressed jealousies of party fac tion are begimuing to flash out The growth of the Blaine sentiment has angered Maj. McKinley'a supporters into open revolt arainst the candidacy of the man from Maine. While the rerclttse at Bar Harbor was accounted out of the field the Ohio campaigners allowed him the title of "Reciprocity Sill" without any spoken protest. But bow that the lilaltte lioom ia unmistakably under way, they hotly aver that McKinley and Harrison are as mseh entitled, to a share of the reciprocity hurrahing aa the muchvaunted secretary of state himself. Judge William Lawrence, stanchest of MeKinleyitet, thus vigorously ex presses bit opinion regarding Blaine adulation in a letter published by his permission in the Wauseon Republican: We waat ao atta ae a candidate fer tae presidency bo opposed the MeKlBley act, aaa wants reciprocity to extend to free wool, was opposed letlslattea to protect the colored pes. pie ef tae acuta, who apokwlsed fer treats aad Is hostile to western Interests." This thrust at the Plumed Knight is all the sharper because no names are named. Everybody knows who k meant perfectly well. It is a warning sent out to Bar Harbor that Maj. MeKinley's friends do not propose to concede for a single moment that all the magnetism and wisdom of the party are centered in the brain of the man who was defeated for the presidency seven years ef o, Boston Globe. A LOST OPPORTUNITY. 4araf rlaVsVBa at laeMffereaee te tae Credit ef Hie Adalatstrattea. If the fact be, at alleged, that the resignation of I'essskm Commissioner Kama was placed In President Harrison's hands two months afro, then the latter official haslotst an opportunity to per-, form an act that would have redounded to the credit of his administration. The ehroale absentee Una aad the scandals thai have aiarketl Ifea. Kauui's incumbency of the pension eotnmissionership have fanilthd ahandant reasons for the prompt aeeephtnee of the resigns lion whenever, is the etntrae of the last year, It may hare bees tendered, and thre has been ample justification d arret that length of time for asking; for H. i 1 Secretary Noble ttegs the question when he saya that under Gen. Uaum the business transacted by the bureau em pares favorably with that done antler previous iemtseata. He knows that ette eetatpltUtt is. that pension genu who have m rested ttv baeinesa

mo i AHA

tenthrea with tat eeataUatBasr

aesa favored at tea haras u to the nrejelies of elaiwiaata who wee not eUM

of seek streets. He haewa that a sea of the eommieadoaer made a praetfoe ef aellliur the favor of the bereaa for aatall loans and of aeghtotinf hie da ties for horse raees aad ball matehat, and that be was retained in his posithm after his practices had been exposed. It is possible that the president dreads the experiment of anew eomntieaioner. having- seen the follies of the two he has already tried and foaad wanting in all the qualities of ad aula itratire officers. Aa a novelty be might try some oae who will give his time aad tekmta to performance of the duties of the place without being pledged to throw open the treasury doors to say elasa of elaimantaor ready to wortrage himself to people who have business before the bureau. The nines is too important a one to be intrusted to meg like Raum or Tanner. Chicago Poet THE POINT AT ISSUE. The Keferasatten ef Uajest Tax Laws Otdeet efthe aseweerat. Mr. Mills has done the country aerviee in his clear-cut showing of the reasons why the question of silver eoia age la not ana at present cannot be a party issue. Neither party favor free coinage, aad neither opposes it Oa that question opinion is divided in both parties. For good or ill, as Mr. Mills shows, we already have free coinajre in effect to the extent of fifty-four million dol larsa year, and no new law on tha subject could add more than ten mil lioa dollars or twelve million dollars a year to that The difference is too small to be regarded as a factor of importance in the distress which hat overtakeu a large part of the popula tion. That distress is due to quite another cause, and, whatever one may think with respeet to silver coinage, the pres ent duty, the one thins; of overwhelm ing concern is to remove the eause of increasing poverty for the fanner, re duced wages for the workman aud the rapkl absorption of the country's wealth into the hands of a favored class by the operations of unjust tax laws which increase the cost of ererytliinijr the poor man buys and lower the price of everything he sells. That is the one party Issue. The bat tle of the people against monopoly must be fought out to the finish be fore party lines can be adjusted to any question of less importance. The reformation of unjust tax laws is the one great concern, and for that democrats who. like Mr. Mills, believe ia free silver and democrats who oppose it, will work together till the iniquity is swept into the limbo where the other kind of slavery lies buried. 2f. Y. World. FOXY MB. BLAINE. KepaMlenn Anxiety Ceaeerehtg- the Xalas Man's Plans. The future of Mr. lilaine continued te give the more zealous friends and organs of Mr. Harrison ranch uneasi ness, lhey are especially worried over the impenetrable reserve of the secretary of state. They say that he is exposing himself to all sorts ef mis understandings which a word from him would prevent. And eves some of the Journals that have been favorable te Mr. Hlaine are manifesting some anxiety as to how far he means te car ry his policy of silenee, and whether lie intends to let Mr. Harrison grasp the credit for everything that has heretofore been attributed to Mr, lilaine. Hut in the meantime the in dications of the feeling for Blaine ia the party continue to multiply, and his Mletice rather stimulates than checks them. So long; as lie remains wrapped In mystery he is the heir presumptive to the support of all who are discon tented with Harrison. If he should emerge from his present carefullyplanned obscurity he would have to take the responsibility as well ae the benefit of opposition to the president, and that he will only do at the last moment, if at all. N. Y. Ti CURRENT OPINION. MeKinley's present campaign ex. periences will be valuable to him after election. When he finds that he is a "statesman out of a job'' next November he will be well fitted te engage in the tin plate industry. Chicago Mail. If it were net for the necessity of raising a big campaign fund, the republicans would let the high tariff go to pot There is hardly a republican anywhere who doesn't know what a humbug; s high tsriSC ia Loaisville Courier-Journal. Mr. McKinley m reported te rely oa democratic disaffection, bat, being a lawyer, should remember that be who desires to eject another must do so on the strength of hia own cause and not the alleged weakness ef his adver-sery.-N. Y. World. No republican state committee this year has expressed the opinion that Hon. Thomas K. Reed would fill a long-felt want by taking the stump. Last year's experience with the exspeaker will last the republican party for a lifetime. Albany Argus. The republicans of Iowa, haring given up the ftffht at home, are resting their last hopes upon Ohio, Ohio looks to Massaehusetta fer consolation, Massachusetts to New York and Kew York to Pennsylvania. Pity Vermont haaa't aa election. Kansas City Times, Omj sympathy frees out to the republican party. It .a and has been divided against itself in Pennsylvania, Ohio aad Indiana and now Itllaoia ia added to the list. While Foraker is arrayed against Sherman in Ohio, Gov. Fifer to facing; John Tanner in Illinois. In each ease the same vital principle to at stake official awat.'' ChieavgtJ eiobe. An Ohio naaa who bowght somt of that Pkiue "na-nlato" to roof hh bars with writes to the manufacturers that "it is neither tin, nor approaehing tin," and Is worthless for the peraoae to whleh he intended to net it 11m only odd thing about all thta it that say-mm aeoald ever have supposed tae etui would serve for any ether purpose evlfcaa'sss vltfara efOa NTee'tin aHi VaaUBV atk4MaTak' namely, te humbug Mm voters m she ataM fl la. Ia. m 1 aaAauVBHal. , I ta taam Teeem saul MFWWnt fflavm vntwesaBfamt wee fmsjaaarei smanrmnn

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Sstaruay, October 17, at M e'etoek tae areas St. Louis XxposUioB ef 188H will close Its eeers and the ears:-at will over. It will he heht agala la lata, bat tea awe lag hi jeagthne te wait, aad tae lever ef a goes time aad ef a view of the heautlfal ssoeld psy s visit te St. Louis before October 17. Fair week preved a greater attraction taaa ever, the pregrasaase of aauseateBt being ta fall sad complete that tae nest exacting-wera more taaa gratisee. The fab- was voted aa Improvement es past years, owing te the number of novelties iatreanced and the striking array of exhibits .'reat all parts of the Union. In the oM days, which ealy ended some three years age. crowds es their way to the fair were aaaeyee bytaehv swsteieaey of the atreet ear aecoaaaoostlea, bet althesgh the crowd this year was the laagest ea record, there was ae diOtealty ea this seers. Twe electric roads aad eae eable lias save tseca built, making a total ef seres roses te the Fair Groy&ds, able to carry from te 15.089 paesearers aa soar easily, bat whose ears were crowded to their atascet ssaeeky durlec the awrainge 4 evealog. IaadtUtfea te this, the streets are la each 3ae order that alrivisg eat ia hacks aad baggies was a luxury. Of the Veiled Prophet it is aaaecsstary te ssyauteh. The ealeatatss ef the pseesat, tae ensmoas crowds aOoag the rests of the parade. aad the preseaee ia fail dree ef 7,m ia sited guest at the ball, all show that fourteen! aa nea! nette have endeared the rajstie atseersh aet ealy to tae people efat. LoeJs. bet alee ef the West, aad Indeed the asst. aad that fa treat ths Interest fadisg as ths novelty ceased to exist, familiarity breeds In this taateate adiratloa that cannot be evereetlssated. Xhirlag the remainder of the fesHvat season there is saves te interest the apectster. aad say defer their visits uatll after Fair week la order to avoid the crash such an eaecaoas gathering of people aaturatly creates. St. juoum m Baaoiisg the crowds this year ta a re systeaaiie Banner tsaa ever, aad. thanks to well managed bureaas aad regis tees, all are being provided for eesBfortably aad at reasonable rates, 8t, Loots does not bleed Ma gneaU or advance pries cm the grewad that tae law et supply sad aeatssd warraats sees a course: it rather treat Its visitors like beered guests aad provides as aael free eaterta'.fiateat as possible. ecu Gllasore will wlad ap his 18M aseatea October 17. aad lathe sscaatlaw he Is providing fear genulse atusies! treats daHy. ss as a nabit of reserriag the very beet te tae last, aad sease of ths cossiadiag essserts WW be mm tn Voces iadeed. As a eetursl reealt ef the wosderfel attraetteas St. Tresis possesses ia a social to the people of swrrcaadtag states, tee seattretst interests ef the city see being sag Nttedin areeaarkablsataaaer. fer the visit ers was eosae year after year ea rlesesre beet aavs st use saeae tins as epeertasKy ef witnessing tae vast soaaaerslal aad sasaafaetertsg esubiishaaeata ta which St. Lents excels all ether attics ta the world hi atea Hnes. aad ths bastsess relet teas are ferasei whirs redoesd te the predt beta ef the vWHer sad the city. 'August Flower" I had been troubled five moathe with Dyspepsia. The doctors told vie it was chronic. I had a fullness after eating and a heavy load in the pit of iny stomach. I suffered fre quently from a Water Brash of clear matter. Some times a deathly Skkm at the Stomach would overtake me. Then again 1 would have the terrible pains of Wind CoKc. At such times I would try to belch and could not I was working then for Thomas McHenry, Druggist, Cor. jxwin aaa western Ave., AJKgneny City, Pa., ia whose employ I had been for seven years. Finally I used August Flower, and after using just mm bottle tor two weeks, was entirely relieved of all the trouble. I caa now eat things I dared not touch before. I would like to reler you ta If r. McHenry. for whom I worked, who knows all about my condition, and from whom I bonght the meo cine. I live with my wife and Emily at .10 James St., Allegheny City.Pa. Signed, Josx D. Cox. G. G. GREEK Stfc Miatactnrer, Weteevry, Kew Jersey, U. S. A. UYFEVrl tum Tt ITAY We waat the