Ligonier Banner., Volume 39, Number 2, Ligonier, Noble County, 7 April 1904 — Page 2

DUTIES TOO HIGH.

GROWING TRUSTS SSHOW THE FALLACY OF PROTECTION.

Congressman Williams, cf Illipois, Arraigns lepublican Policies and Practices and Hits e at tbs President.

In the house on Tuescay, March 29, Representative James R. Williams, of [llincis, spoke in an electrifying manner on the leading questions of politicail import upon which .the two great parties are now at.issue, - Industries Demand Lower Duties.

Mr. Williams’ handling of the tariff question was masterly ard broad, and was listened fo with profouwnd attention by the house. He poiated out that 'only great industries like steel and iron, which are charging heme consumers more for their products than they are charging foreig’n consimers, are clamoring for a retention of the Dirgley schedules; that the great mass of incependent manufacturers throughout the coun= try, who have been strivicg to create markets -abroad for their surplus products, want and raust have tariff corcessions. or reciprocity. These interests, Mr. Williams said, can no longer be bound to the republican party, if it continues to uphplg its stané-pat policy..” “Some of oq/r republican friends are becoeming very ahxious for fear the democrats will have no ia;sues for the next campaign,* said Mr. Williams. “These gentlemen need not worry'on that score. There will be plenty of issues’to keep the republican par-. ty busy in its own defense. %

‘“The revision of the tariff has Leen frequently suggésted as a probable issue in the next campaign, and why shculd it not be? Upcn .that question tke democrats won a most decj,siive vietory in 1892, and ‘'what has dccurred: since then to—weaken that issue?” 2 : S 2

Shuts Foreign Markets

Mr. Williams alluded: briefly to the Wilson tariff bill and the cause which led -to the emasculation of the criginal m‘ea}s'ure as passed by the house of representatives. Incidentally he compared the financial parics which cecurred curing the Harrison and Cleveland -acministrations, and said the cne was no more due to the MecKinley bili than the other was to the Wilcon bill.

‘“‘Since- that time,’' continued Mr. Williams, ‘“‘some very obnoxious f{eatures of ‘high protection have developed or made a much stronger impression on the people. It was not so, generally understood then that our home consumers were paying higher prices for Ameérican products-than foreign consumers, nor had the retaliatory measures with which other countries have been neting out prohibitorycduties been s 3 keenly felt by our people. They are beginning to learn that our high tariff policy is affecting our markets abroad as well az at home. We have certainly lived long ensugh under the restrictions for republicans as "well as democrats to learn that protection high encugh to keep cut imports will keep in exporis; that no

country is going to continue {o buy where it-can never sell ®

Must Sell Abroad.

~ “Fer years I listened to republicans on this floor contending that if we would shus out. a certain ciass of foreign goods and manufacture them in this country we. would give that much more to American laber and keep our money at rome, just as though we were paying ¢ash for all cur imports, bat even these zealous advocates cof protection have at dast recognized the fact that.we buy foreign prcducts with American pr"pducts and when you shut out fcreign products you shut . in: American products, and if you permit the c¢xchange it will never take place except when profitable to both parties. While it has always been' insisted by the protectionists that a high tariff would build up heme markets, it has never been contended that these burdens ¢n commerce wouid in any way improve our foreign markets. ‘*American products have .so far - outgrown American markets that both cur manufacturers and farmers are appealing {o congréss for freer commerce with other countries, in order that tieir surpius produets may find a market there. Our power cf production’ has become so much greater than cur consumption that we are compalied to compete in the open market of the world, whether we desire to or not.

Compete with Foreigners.

“What better evidence of our ability to compete with other countries ‘wou!dj you have than the faet that we are doing so now? Our farmers have always had to sell .their surplus in foreign markets in competition with the cheapest fabor of the world and cur manufacturers have been doirig so for several years. Ard I am vain enough, I am American enough, to believe that with-all our natural resources, with the inventive genius of our people, with the superior skill and efficiencyof our labor ard its ready adaptability to new machinery will enable us to compete success{ully. in all these articles for which our peecple and our country are best adapted in any market of the world, ~ “Now, if the American manufacturer can ship his'goods to foreign markets and after paying freight and cther charges sells them in competition with foreign manufactured goods without protection, why should he not be able to s¢ll the same articies in our

TREND TOWARD PARKER.

Evidence of a Tendency to Conserva- . Ct : tism Manifested Among East- : ern Democrats. o

Senator Bacon, of Georgia, thinks;-as many another democrat thinks at this time, that the democratic party is con{ronted with the necessity just now of eschewing radicalism. “We should have,” he says, “a thoroughly conservative man at the head of the ticket, one recognized and conceded by ‘all to be such, and a conservative platform, in thorough harmony and accord with the character and record of such a candidate. Such c¢hanges:and reforms as may be necessary should be undertaken in such a conservative manner as not to disturb or uncettie the business of the country, and the’ man selected should be a democrat whose record and known character wouid be a guaranty of his conservatism. The candidate should be in himself a safe, conservative plaiform.” It may be frarkly admitted, says the Binghamton (M. Y.) Leader, that. the democracy has had a most unpleasant experiernce with radicalism, all it ought to want in that line, fcv the present, at least, one would say. There are, of course, degrees of conservatism as weil as of radicalism, but the party is prepared to accept a very liberal dose of it, and this sentiment is due, in great measure, -fo the reaction from thé shock of two decisive defeats under the radical banner. The general trend to Judge Parker is evidence of the tendency_'to conservatism in the democratic party, for it is a'spontaneous trend. There is nothing back of it but conviction that the judge is an eminently safe man, under whose executiye supervision the management of the nation’s affairs would be wisely dirmnwmfl" be said, w’o,

heme markets with less protection than 4), 60, 80 and I€o per cent.? Would Cut Duties. :

“I believe our manufacturers ard farmers must cepend very largely on foreign markets for the growth and success of their business in the*fiiture, and if they are forced to se€il such a large per cent. of their products in competition with the rest of the worid why should we not adopt a national policy that will enable them to place their products in foreign markets at as little cost as possible® That is the way to capture the worid’'s trade, for customers as a rule are going to bliy where they can get the best bargains. “In order to do this we must give our manufacturers cheaper raw material, our farmers cheaper machinery and our p2ople cheaper necessaries of life. Such a policy will not oniy be beneficial to cur manufacturers and farmers, but for the best interests of all laboring classes. The cheaper you make farm machinery, thne cheaper you make e¢iothing and other manufactured products, the more of those products wiil be sold bcth at home and abroad, and the more sold the greater will be the demand fcr labor in their production. Fallacy of Protection. - -

““One of the most plausibie arguments ever advanced fcr protection was that it would build up home industfies which, by competing with each other, would bring down prices to consumers. Now, when our people who have been taxed so long to protect these home industries see them combining with each other to destroy hcme competition they t(hink they are no longer entitled to protection against foreign competition. And this is why so many believe that the duty should be reduced on all those articles controlled by the trusts, not as a complete remedy, but a scund one so far as it extends, f ; :

“*Whiie the democratic party Las ne war to make on honest wealth or property accumulated throcugh honest and legitimate methods, and while it recognizes that an aggregation of capital and a consoilidation of enterprises may cheapen the eost of production in the interest of consumers, yet it insists that all those vicious combinations formed for the purpose of destroying competition, monopclizing ¢ommodities and forcing from the pecple unjust ané unreasocnable profits should be suppressed by proper legisiation and a strict enforcemert of law.

Trusts Find Roosevelt Harmless.

.11 -the republican party desires to take the trust question out of politics jet it go on with its prosecution in good faith. '_'ghe courts are with them, and if the law is not with them let congress amend the law before it adjourns; every democrat in congress is ready to -vote necessary amendments. X s

“It is true Mr. Roosevelt a short time befere he’became president made scme pretty :severe deciarations against the trusts, but just as soon as he was in a position to do something his indictments against trusts were mere apolcgies for their existence, and the greatest joke ever attempteg on the American pecple was the report that Theodore Roosevélt was to be the antitrust candidate for president. Whatever might have been their fear in the beginning, the trusts have long since learned -what.a harmless agitator he is, )

Republicans Hide Postal Frauds.

‘““Again, Mr. Ckairman, it seems fo me the republicans in*congress by refusing an investigation of the post office department have made the public secandals of this administration a very pertinent issue in the next campaign. No onée can read the report of the bribery and larceny that have been going on in the post cflice départment and the reckless and notgrious methods with. which they have been ailowed to continue for years without fixing some responscbility for those official crimes on the head of that department, ! ““With the most serious charges of corruption pending against the post office department, the general land office and the Indian bureau, the republican party is on guard at every door leading to these chambers of public plunder, refusing admittance to the pceople’s representatives to make a full and fair investigation into-the rottenness of thoss great departments and report to the country how its business Has been conducted. - - 2

“The refusal of the republicans to aliow a nonpartisan investigation of the criminal conduct that has been g'ci‘ng cn in the post office department can bear but one constructicn, and that is they are afraid an honest inVestigation would uncover new crimes that would cast further reflections on this administration.

Xoosevelt Unsafe President

“It might be well for you, gentlemen, to remember that in 1876 a democratic president was elected on the issue ‘turn .the rascals out.’ ° 5 : . “Itis no longer a secret that the business interests of the country, including many supporters of' President McKinley, do not regard Mr. Roosevelt as a safe man for the position ke ‘is now attempting to fill. By nixany his administration is considered a comtinuous experiment too theatrical for the business interests of the country, without sufficient time between acts to allow \herfrcopte a good breathing spell. ‘““Tlhere are some recent incidents in his administration to justify the apprehension that on some strenuous occasion he is liable to go off too suddenly and inconsiderately and greatly embarrass the country in some of the graver affairs of government. So, all conditions considered, there.is much to e}xcourage democracy in the approaching campaign. : - Democrats United.

“I| desire to call the attention of the country to the fact that therepublican press is doing everything in its power to make the country believe that the. democrats will not be united in the next election. T is to the interest of the republican party that such an impression should be created. It helps to retain in its own ranks those republicans dissatisfied with this administration. 'And as a _part of their plan the republicans are doing everything possible to induce democrats to line up with some radical candidate and disorganize themselves into a hopeless division before the national convention meets. But I don't believe the great body of democrats will be influenced by suggestions frecm any such source.” E

that the naticnal, demonstration for Judge " Parker to-day is but a foreshadowing of the enthusiasm that New York's declaration for him will arouse all over the couniry. - Wedded to Their Idols.

Only tWwo years and a half -have elapsed since William MecKinley, in his last public speech at Buffalo, proclaimed! themnecessity of amending the tariff law, and declared that “the period of exclus giveness is past.” ' The name McKinley is worshiped as if a shrine had been erected to his memory, by the party which he led, but the man McKinley and the things for which he stood in his Buffalo speech are held in abhorrence by the republican leaders of to-day. Blind leaders of the blind, they term the mildest and most necessary suggestions to correct the worst abuses of the tariff, the most rudimentary plans for justice, to the consumet as against the predatory, tariff-sheltered trusts. “free trade,” and we’ll none of it. When the blind lead the blind, Holy Writ tells us that both shall land in the ditch.—Albany Argus.

-——Who is there to assume that the democratic party can accomplish anything but the promotion of a threadbare and miserable schism in ignoring the Empire siate? Why not be frank and recognize the {ruth as it stands in bold relief? Why not invite this great arbiter of the democratic fate to set the pace for the campaign of 1904? Why not gracefully yield to her all the power and leadership -which her position in the fight implies to semeible and. fair men? TheNew York democrats win vies tories. They have been the organizers and leaders in the two campaigns which have marked departures from more than a generation of republican power. In two great combats in which New York has been set aside-the party of Jefferson has gone down to disastrous defeat.— Cincinnati Enquirer. L

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VICTIMS OF THE FLOOD.

Two Persons Are Dead ajlnd One Is Dying From Exposure.

Portland, | Ind.,, March | 29.—Three more_lives have been forfeited to the flood. Joseph Ross, aged 50, died Mounday from exposure. The flood surrounded his bed, but he rcfused to be moved till the water sa.,furate»d the hedding. He died from the exposure of being moved in an ambulance. Miss Anna Browning, of Middle Point, died Monday. She was entertaining her fiance, Joseph Franklin, when the flood surrounded the house and burst thrcugh the doors. There was 18 inches, of water on the floer before the occupants could get from the house. She fainted from fright and was carried out by Franklin. Paralgsis’ followed. She .never spoke. They were to be married April 5. Chrales Bailey, superintendent 'of the city light; and water plant, is at the point of death and can not recover. He rescued 17 people from the flood and was found unconscious at the water plant. Heart trouble. followad exhaustion. All business will cease Tuesday during the funeral of John Lally and Otis Downing, who lost their lives trying to rescue flood: victims. The lcss in this county will be $125,000.

BLOCK COAL DISTRICT.

The Joint Scale Committee Failed, to : Agree and Adjourned.

Brazil, Ind., March 30.=—The joint seale committee of the operators and miners of the block coal district adjourned Tuesday without reaching an agreement. The operators decline to sign a contract with the miners until the miners’ organization succeeds in adjusting the differences with the hoisting engineers. Tuesday the engineers issued an ultimatum, declaring their refusal to join the miners’ organization. Another meeting of all miners’ delegates in this county will be held Wednesday and it is expected that President Mitchell, who has been sent for, will attend. : -

DIVORCE CASE ENDS.

Drowning of the Only Indianapolis Flood Victim Stops ‘lt.

Indianapolis, Ind., March 30.—Th2 recent flood brought to an end Tusesday the'divorce proceedings of Goldie Brenneman against Walter Brenneman She was the only victim of the high water, having been drowned last Saturday night through the overturning of e _boat while being rescued from a house. Her case was to have been heard in court Tuesday, but when it was called Attorney Frank McCray asked that the case be dismissed, as the plaintig was dead.

NEW ALBANY WATER CO.

Local Stockholders Transfer Their Holdings to Chicago Parties.

. New Albany, Ind., March 30.—The local stockholders Tuesday transferrcd their holdin;s, which aggregated $lOB,000 of the $132,000 capital stock of the New Albany Water Co., 'to the Chicago stockholdex:s. The transaction was made on a par basis. In addition the purchasers are to pay the ¢osts of tae injunction suit in the federal court at Indianapolis, which amount to $lO,OOO.

Debs Will Not Accept.

| Terre Haute, Ind., March 29.—Eiugene Debs says he has asked the socialists not to renominate him ' for president, and that if nominated he will not accept. Said Mr: Debs: “I intend to take an active part in the _campaign, but not as a candidate of any sort.” :

Great Flood Predicted.

Evansville,, Ind.. March 28.—The grea.gest flood since that of 1884 is feared along the Ohio river. The river is rising at a rapid rate and:has passed the danger line, which is 35 feet. The United States observer at Cairo says a stage of 40 feet or more will be reached at this place this week.

Will Plant Thousands of Trees.

Jeffersonville, Ind., March 30.—Friday, April 12, has been designated as Arbor day by Gov. Durbin, and Seeretary Freeman, of the state board of for: estry, has arranged to begin planting thousands of trees at the forest reservation to reclaim wornout land on that day. o ; : '

Keeping the Coroner Busy.

Lawrenceburg, Ind., March 30.—Coroner Sale, while holding the inquest on the body of John Bell, who was killed near Weisburg by the Big Four, received a summons to come to Weisburg to hold an inauest on the body of another young man who was killed there,

Injuries Caused Death.

Princetod, Ind., March 30.—Francis Cook, 7, died Tuesday from the effects of injuries inflicted Friday by schoolmates of the St. Joseph’s parochial school. He was playfully bumped against a post, dragged about and otter'wise ‘“initiated” by playmates.

Landis Renominated.

Peru, Ind., March 30.—Frederick I.andis, of Logansport, representative in congress from the Eleventh district of Indiana, was Tuesday unanimously renominated as the republican candidate in the convention here.

A Fine Vein of Coal Struck.

Monroee City, Ind., March 29.—0 a the farm of James Bonewith, near here, a six-foot vein of coal with a t%lne rock roof was discovered at a depth of 175 feet. The quality is similar to that of Pittsburg coal. The proprietors will drill for gas or oil. »

Smallpox in the Camp.

Indianapolis, Ind., March 29.—Word has been received here that smallpox has made its appearance in the camps of the Shutt' Improvement Co., in Dearborn county. Two cases are said to have developed.

THE FRANCHISE IS VOID.

City Officials of Evansviile Are Stockholders in the Company.

Evansville, Ind., March 29.—Judge W. D. Robinson, of the Indiana appellate court, who sat as special judge in the Vanderburg superior court to hear arguments on the demurrer of the city of Evansville to Robert D. Richardson’s suit to restrain .the city from embarking in the telephone business, overruled the ¢ity’s demurrer Monday afterncon. The suit for injunction is stiil pending, but the decision on the demurrer is conceded to be a virtual establishment of the claims for permanent injunction., : The court ruled that the franchise to the company from the city is void for the reason that employes of the city are stockholders in the company. The company was organized a year ago.

WIRE TAPPERS.

They Got in Their Work on the Pool-

rooms' at Muncie.

Muncie, Ind.,, March 29.—Wire tappers Monday afterncon attempted to fleecé a poolrcom, but the scheme was detected by Operator Charley Schram, wno noticed the different tone of the sender. . It was in the first race at Benning. Sadduce, 3 to 1, was reported by the tappers to have won, when Julia M won the race. Schram inves tigated and found his suspicions correct.” The managers of the pocolroom would have lost about $l,OOO had the plan worked, but they withheld payment until Tuesday. Poolrooms at Marion and Fort Wayne on theisams line cashed on this race and lost heavily thereby. -Lccal detectives are at work on the case. The wire was tapped between Indianapolis and Muncie.

RECEIVER APPOINTED.

The Commercial Trust Co., An Indian

apolis Savings Bank.

Indianapolis, Ind., March 29.—The Commercial Trust Co., 4 East Marlket street, closed its doors Menday in anticipation of a suit brought in the superior court by Auditor of State Sheirick, for the appointment of a receiver. C. C. Pierce, jr., president of the company, said Monday that ;his company would be able to pay the depositors 100 per cent., though the stockholders would suffer losses. i

The company has nearly 2,000 depositors, only five or six having more than $5OO. The company has $104.90C paid-up stock. Judge Carter Monday appointed the TUnion Trust €o. receiver.

BRAVE ENGIMNEER.

He Remained at His Post and Prevented Loss of Life.

Peru, Ind.,, March 30.—The Lake Erie & Western passenger train with 200 politicians and newspaper men on board, returning to their homes from the congressional convention here, Tuesday , night, crashed through an open switch in the western part. of the city, and telescoped an engine upon the side track. Frank O’Connell was driving the engine of the passenger train, and by remaining at his post, saved many lives. Both engines.were considerably damaged. The passengers were.thrown over each other, and many sustained cuts dnd bruises of slight nature. .

He Fought His Captors.

Richmond, Ind., March 28.—A Negro attempting to burglarize a business house Sunday night was caught in the act by clerks. A desperate encounter, in which shots were fired, took place. The burglar was overpowered after a second fight with the police and landed in jail.

A Unique-'School

Indianapolis; Ind., March 30.—Thq officers of the Marion county democratic committee have started a school of political instruction and propose to educate the rank and file in political ethics, precinct management, the art of getting out the vote on election day and other branches. - :

Renounced His Claim to Property

Indianapclis, Ind., March 30.—Mar rying a woman in order to be made her heir at her death and renouncing his claim to the property were the features of a romantic story discluosed when the will of Mrs. Magdalena Fa. ber was filed for probate by Silas Hol lingsworth.

Gambling Devices Listed in Mortgage

Terre Haute, Ind., March .30.—A mortgage was filed Tuesday given hy L. Houchin, proprietor of a saloon and gambling house, in which were listed “One faro bank layout, one craps ftable, one roulette wheel, checks and check racks.” 3

! Jacob Kolsen Re-Elected President.

Terre Haute, Ind., March 30.—Ths coal operators of the Indiana bituminous district held their'annual meeting Tuesday night and re-elected Jacob Kolsen, president; Hugh H. Shirkle, vice president, and Phil H. Penna, sec-retary-treasurer. ! A

The Menagerie Flooded.

Peru, Ind., March 28.—The flood has engulfed the winter quarters of the Wallace circus and has risen to! the point where .the elephants are compelled to stand in water up to their bodies.

The Highest in Mény Years.

Evansville, ; Ind., March 29.—The Wabash river Monday night is the highest it has been in many years, and Frank O. Fitten, president of the Wa: bash Valley Improvement association, estimates there will be many thousand acres of wheat ruined.

St. Joseph River» Rising Rapjflly.

South Bend, Ind., March 28.—The St. Joseph river is rising rapidly. The discovery of a small break in the dam here averted possible damage. Men are employed day and night guarding manufacturing property. =

TRUSTS AND THE FARMERS.

High Tariff Prices for Necessariesand ‘ - Little Protection on Farm ! : Products.

[ Some republicans in Minnesota and. Other states bordering on Canada are lvery anxious for reciprocity with Can‘ada, but the American Economist dei’nounce‘s this reciprocity as “a means of adding to the profits of the millers, lthe jobbers and the railroads,” and a ‘selfish, senseless scheme of cheapening the domestic market for farm products=AThe Economist also claims “it would break down the price of wheat at Minneapolis, ard for precisely that effect and for tnat reason the Minneapolis milling corncrations and the Twin City daely. newspapers are urging reciprocity with all their might and -main.” As every farmer Knows, this rude reasoning is based on the gupposition that the price of wheat is fixed in Minneapclis according to the amount of wheat received there. But the facts are that the price of wheat is controlled by the combined crops of the world and the demand for the surplus, after our own and other home markets are supplied. 'Those countries like England which do not raise enough wheat to supply their own people buy what they need from ' the United States, India, Argentine, Russia, or any other country that has a surplus to sell. The demand for that surplus fixes the price of wheats all over the world, and the Canadian wheat has but a slight -influence ta raise or lower it. If the Canadian wheat does not come through Minneapolis, where most of it would be ground into flour in American mills, it would be shipped to eastern Canada, and either made into flour there ot shipped direct to England. In any event, the most of it reaches England and competes’ in regulating the price that is paid the world over. " The American farmer Las been badly treated by the protecctionists. He has to pay high tariff prices for all he buys and has but little protection on what he raises. The Eccuomist knows this and must bolster up its protection fallacies by its pretended anxiety for the American farmer. - The Protective Tariff League, which supplies the money to publish the Economist, is composed of eastern manufacturers, rost of whom are now organized into.trusts and combines which are bleeding the farmer at every pore, and their anxiety expressed through their organ, the Economist, for the proiection of the farmer is like the love of the lion for the lamb—to make a good meal of. ~ This contention amongst the republican protectionists on the virtue of reciprocity, which, by the way, was fa~vored by Blaine and urged by MeKinley, and was part of the political creed of President Roosevelt uutil the “stand ipatters” forced him to yield to their “‘do nothing policy,” is favored by 'many republicans, who see¢ that protec-~ tion cannot long exist vnless some of its barriers to trade are lowered. The .democrats may accept reeciprocity as a means to break down protection, but it is not the democratic way of curing the evil of monopoly. When the farmers are relieved from trust exac!tions by the tariff being reformed so that the trusts can no ionger charge ’ them much higher prices here than the isa.me trust productions are sold for abroad, the wheat problem will’be settled at the same time. A}l the farmer wants is to be allowed to buy in the cheapest market and se!l in the best i market the world affords. The farmer, with the trusts removed irom his back, which are now riding him to his undoing, will then have equal rights with the monopolists who are now enjoying special privileges at his expense. :

REPUBLICANS IN TROUBLE.

They Are Anxious to. Adjourn Congress, But Events Are Working Against Them. )

The programme of the republican leaders, which is backed by President Roosevelt, for an early adjournment of congress, has met with an unexpected obstacle in the probable impeachment of Judgé Swayne, ‘of Florida. If the house of representatives follows the recommendation of the judgiciary committee this United States judge will be impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors. That will entail that congress shall remain in session some months longer than the republican leaders hoped or intended. In the meantime the various committees are prolonging the hearings on the biils that the republicans do not wish to go on record, so that if a report is finally agreed upon it is intended -to be too late for final action.! In tha? way the republican patriots -hope that they will not be called upon to vote for or against these debatable questions. Amongst these are the bills demanded by the. labor organizations for shorter hours, anti-injunction and arbitration: for reciprocity and tariff reform; for free trade with the Philippines, recommended by Gov. Taft; the service pension Dill; the bills {or statehood for the territories, which wer2z promised in the last republican platform; the ship subsidy bill; the pure fcod bill; the bill to increase the power of the interstate, commerce commission to.regulate railroad rates, and the Smoot antipolygamy case in the senate. All these, and some cothers, the republican managers do mot want the party to pass upon before the election, as a record vote on any of them might be disas-trous-im many states and perhaDs change the result of the national ®iectlon. b

The impeachment of Judge Swayna would compel the house cf representatives to remain in session, unless the senate agreed that the lower house could adjourn, after the appointment of the managers of the impeachment on the part of the house. The few precedents seem to be against such an agreement. With the house of representatives in session until well into the summer there would be constant opportunity for the democrats to exploit the numerous mistakes of the party in power. There is also a dread on the part of the republicans tha* President Roosevelt will suddenly do something that the country will not endorse, and with congress in segsion it would be emphasized by the democratic leaders. |

So it will be seen that the republican leaders are in a peck of tropble and will not be relieved in their minds until congress has adjourned.

COLOMBIA LOSES.

Panama Company Wins Case at Paris ~—Transfer of Canal Property : Assured. P

Paris, April 1. — The first civil tribunal of the Seine Thursday decided the case of the Republic of Colombia against the Panama Canal company in favor of the defendants. The decision holds that the complaint of Colombia is not receivable and condemns the plaintiffs to pay the costs of the action. This decision has the effect of removing the legal obstacles in the way .of the transfer of the :anal concession from the ccmpany to the United States. 3 .

The decision is a lengthy document, fully reviewing all the early circumstances of the concession and setting forth the various acts of the Colombian congress, the treatiegg/etc.; particularly articles 20, 21 and 22/cf the treaty of March 20, 1878, whereby the ccmpany acquired its rights. Washington, April 1. — President Roosevelt and Attorney General Knox had a conference Thursday subsequent to the receipt of the information that the government of Colombia had lost its suit in the French courts against the new Panama Canal company, and that there was no longer any reason for delay in the transfer of the company’s concesssions and property to the United States. They discussed carefully the facts of the situation. At the conclusion of the interview, Attorney General Knox announced that there was now no more reason for delay than might be ocecasioned for the transfer of a title of a 20foot lot in Washington. -

OHIO BANK IN CRASH.

Federal Trust Company of Cleveland Assigns, Fearing Run ; ' on Deposits. ;

Cleveland, 0., April I.—The Federal Trust company Thursday made an assignment to the Canadian Trust company. The action is stated to have been taken as a result cf the disappearance of a prominent official of the Federal Trust company. Reports are in circulation that a shortage has been found in the funds of the concern: ~While no statement has been filed as’yet by-the Federal company, it is understood it will turn over about $1,000,000 in deposits to the assignee. Vice President Hart, of the Federal company, announces that there is a shortage of $lB,OOO in the accounts of that bank, and he has asked . the Bankers’ Surety company; which is on the bond of George Clewell, the secretary and treasurer of the Federal Trust company, to indemnify it in the sum of' $lO,OOO. This the surety company promises to do. . : Boston, April I.—The Union Trust company -closed its dootrs. Thursday. The Union Trust company was incorporated in 1888, with a capital of $lOO,000. The president is Former Congressman William E. Barrett. e

The liabilities of the company are placed at $1,600,000, with nominal assets of about the same amount. The difficulties of the concern are attributed to heavy withdrawals by depositc®s and the inability of the management to realize quickly on securities, in order to provide for the unusual demands.

HEINZE FINED“S2O,OOO.

Montana Copper King Must Pay for Contempt of Court or Go = to-Jadl.. X 2 _

Butte, Mcnt., Mareh 31.—W. Augustus Heinze, the Montana copper magnate, A. L. Frank, superintendent of Johnstown Miring company, and J. H. Trerise, superintendeat. of the Rarus mine, Heinze properties, were found guilty of contempt of court by Judge Beatty in the United States court Wednesday in the action breught by the Butte & Boston ‘Mining company against the defendants for entering the Michael Davitt lode claim and extracting therefrom valuable ore on what is known as the Ennargite vein. Mr. Heinze was fired $20.000, while Frank and Trerise were fined $1:000 each. Carles Warfield, another defendant, was found nct guilty, and discharged.

Death of an Author.

New York, April 2.—Guy Wetmore Carryl, the author, died in Roosevelt hospital Friday. He w2s born in this city March 4, 1873, and was gradusted at Columbia university in 1895. Immediately after graduation he became editor of Munsey’s Magazine, and two years later became Paris representative of Harper & Brothers. In 1898 and 1899 he was a foreign correspondent for Munsey’s, OQuting, Collier's Weekly and other publications. ;

Eminent Scholar Dead.

San Francisco, March 30.—Prof. A! 'B. Arnold, eminent as the author of several surgical treatises and a distinguished classical scholar and translator of old Hebrew and Arabic write ings, is ‘dead at the advanced age of 85. Dr. Arnold was born in Germany in 1819. Prof. Arnold was well known in Baltimore, where he resided for years, and’ ughout the east generally. @O

Feud Causes Murder.

South Bloomiteld, V&, April 2.— Charles Lyons, proprietor of a road house here, was shot and killed Thursday night, it is alleged, by Reubed and Edward Bronson, brothers. The shootiig grew out of a family feud of -long standing. The Bronsons fled, but were captured Friday.

More Victims.

. Scranton, Pa., April 2.—Two more names have been added to the list of victims of Thursday’s explosion in the “Squib” factory at Priceburg, making the total number of:fatalities nine,

Severe Fighting.

Tuna, British India, April I.—News has been received here of severe fighting, the Tibetans having attacked the British mission under Col. Younghusband. There were two engagements, and the Tibetans were repulsed with heavy loss. The British captured the Tibetan camp at Guru: - :

Colorado Democrats.

- Denver, Col., April I.—The state democratic committee has called the state convention tn meet at Denver on June 7 to select delegates to the naticnal convention. ¥

BURTON CONVICTED.

Jury® Returns Verdict Against the . United States Senator from - Kansas. :

St. Louis, March '29.—Joseph Ralph Burton, senior Jnited -States senator from Kansas, was convicted by a jury in the United States ' district court Monday on, the charge of having accepted compensation to protect the interests of the Rialto Grain and Securities company, of St. Louis, before the post -ofiice department. The jury deliberated 41 hours. - A motion for a new trial was immediately filed by the counsel for the senator. Jucdge Adams thereupon ordered that Senator Burton appear in court either in person or by proxy at ten o'clock from day to day -until the

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court had heard the arguments for a new trial, and if decided against him to fix his punishment. S ‘ There was no perceptible .change in Senator Burton’s countenance when the verdict was read. He appeared completely composed. If the verdict is sustained, Senator Burton will lose his seat in the senate and forever be prohibited from holding any office of public trust. Each count constitutes a separate offense, and Senator Burton could receive a penitentiary sentence of two years or a $lO,OOO fine, on each count.” Senator Burton's conviction is the first under this section of the statute, which was -enacted by congress in 1864. " L oed : Senator Burton was indicted in January last. . Although as a member of congress he could not be arrested until after that body adjourned, he voluntarily ' surrendered himself, to the prosecuting autiorities. He still had two years to serve in the senate..

RACE WAR IN ARKANSAS.

Thirteen Negroes Said to Have Suffered Death at Hands of Mob ’ at St. Charles:

. Dewitt, Ark., March 28.—Four more negroes have been put-to death in the eastern part of this ccunty, making 13 regroes who have been killed as the result of the rioting which Dbegan last Monday. Kellis Johnson, one of the band of negroes that caused the.trouble, was shot to death Saturday. ' Perry Carter, ancther negro, was found dead in the woods near where the fivenegroes were slain Thursday night by a crowd of infuriated citizens. 025

The last two negroes killed were the Griffin brothers, Henry and Walker, who were the cause of the trouble. The negroes were reported to have escaped, but it is known that they are dead and it is believed they were killed Saturday. Owing to the remotencss of St.. Charles and to the fact that the news of the result of the riot is not given out {reely it is difficult to obtain details, but there is no doubt of the authenticity of the report with reference to the death of the Griffins. i _

In the St. Charles neighborhood the negroes largely’ outnumber. the- whites and trouble has been brewing for a long time and it is said the negroes for the past two- years have been getting insolent and bhelligerent. It is now believed that the leaders of the unruly element have been killed and that further trouble will be averted. Saturday was election day-and usually on such a-day St. Charles is crowded with negroes, but during the entire day only two riegroes were seen in the town and these two appeared, in the morning-and stayed in the village but a short time. Near St. Charles negroes are quiet and are attending strictly to their work. - i

Bryan Loses

New Haven, Conn., Anril I.—ln accordance with instruciions by the court, the jury in the Bennett-Bryan will contest on Thursdav found tha® the sealed Iletter by which Philo S. Bennett expressed a wisa that, William J. Bryan and his family b 2 given $50,000 was not a part of Mr.. Bennett’s will. An appeal to the supreme cour: will be taken at once by Mr. Bryan, on the ground that the letter should be admitted as part of an .established trust. S

Takes a Recess.

London, March 30.—The house of commons has adjourned until April 12. Mr. Balfour says that the budget probably will be introduced April 19. - .

Unfortunate Americans.

‘Washington, March 21.—The consul general at Capetown in a report to the state department says that business in the Cape of Good Hope is in a very depressed condition and that there are thousands of Americans in the country in unfortunate circumstances. ,

Dropped Dead.

Duluth, Minn.,. March 31.—John Laury, a pioneer citizen of Hibbing, and heavy real estate holder, dropped dead Wednesday night at his home, while singing a song. Heart disease is given 1s the cause of his demise. 3

Sudden Death of a Jurist.

Kansas City, Mo., March 31.—Judge H. B. Johngon, of Denver, attorney general of Missouri, 1868 to 1872, dropped dead in the lobby of a hotel at Excelsior Springs, Mo., Wedneésday night. Judge Johnson had been taking the watersat Excelsior Springs for kidney complaint, and he seemed to be improving.

High Honor Conferred.

Washington, March 31.—Rev. John Gordon, formerly president of Tabor college, Towa, on Wednesday was formally inaugurated president of Howard university of this city. : ,

e ——————————————————————— et s = MONEY ‘BLOWN TO :ATOMS. Masked Men Hold Up Train, Murder : Messenger and Wreck 1 ) Safe. Sacramento, Cal.,, April 2. — Thres masked men held up the Oregon express train on the Southern Pacific road early ‘Friday morning, killed W. J. O'Neil, the. express messenger, and escaped with the contents of the express box. - O’Neil was murdered deliberately ‘after the robbers had broken into ths express car. The value of the booty secured -by the men is not known. - . When -the train stopped at Copley, a small village, for water, three masked -men boarded it and cutthe train in two. Climbing over the tender they compelled Engineer Joesink to go ahead. He ran the engine and express car down the track for about a mile and then was ordéred to stop. Leaving one man on guard two of the robbers left the engine and went back to the express car. - - O'Neil refused to open upon their demand and they blew the door off the car with dynamite. ONeil was not hurt;but as soon as the men got in the car they | deliberately shot him through the head. "The train crew then was compelled to march back to the express car. ) O’Neil’s helper was threatened with deathunless he opened .the safe, but he persuaded the robbers that he did not know ‘the combination. They then placed dynamite on the safe, and, after lighting the fuse, ran away with their prisoners. The car was completely wrecked by, the force of the explosion. After overhauling the contents of stha safe the men compelled the engineer to proceed to Keswick, five miles away, near where they dropped off the engine. . A sheriff is in pursuit with 12 men.

Conductor De Pangher, of the Oregon express, said: ‘“When the robbers reached the engines they—ordered all of the men on the locomotives to get down on the ground and ljne up, and the men did so. The robbss marched back to the baggage car and made all of us get in, -with the exception of two engineefs, whom they took back toward the express car. They ordered Engineer Brissel to knock on the door of the express car, and.as he did so, ore of the men said: ‘Open the car.’ Messenger O’Neill, evidently thinking we were haying a row with some tramps, opened the door to look out and was shot dead: He had no chance for his life at all. The fact that the robbers obtained nothing, for their work was because they put too much of the explosive oh the safe.

CONTRAST IN TRADE.

Season So Far Compares Unfavorably with Situation for Same Period

a Year Ago.

New York, April 2—R. G. Dun & Co.® weekly review of trade says: ‘““Much deferred eastern ‘business was transacted during the last few- days; and some sections report satisfactory results, but at many points the weather is not yet normal, and, on the ‘whole, the season’s trade thus far compares unfavorably with last year’s volume. Manufacturing returns continue conflicting, iron and steel plants gaining ground, footwear exhibiting the natural reaction from an unprecedented production in -1903, while textile mills have much idle machinery and little forward business to encourage operation. - Lumber and building’ materials are in better demand, although floods at the west and labor troubles at the east retarded structural work to some extent. At Baltimore the general situation is satisfactory, despite the fact that rebuilding of the devastated district is hampered by efforts to secure legislative enactments regarding the arrangements of -streets. Transportation is still interrupted by scarcity of cars, although in the.coke region there is less congestion, and railway earnings thus far reported for March -are but 1.2 per cent. smaller than last year. Agricultural prospects are unchanged, better weather conditions -at some points being offset by less favorable news from other regions and the price situation is extremely irregular. Further progress in the right direction is reported in the iron and steel industry.

. “Commercial failures this week in the Uaited States are 208, against 226 last week, 229 the preceding.week, and 173 the corresponding week last year. Failures in Canada number 16, against 15 last week, 21 the preceding week and 18 last year.” ° -

A FRIGHTFUL LEAP.

Man Jumps from Top Floor of Twentyg One Story Building in + New York. ‘

New York, April 2.—Sidney Johnston Hayden, of the Hotel Holley, this city, on Friday jumped to the street from -the top floor of the 21-story skyscraper at Broadway and New street. Nearly every bone in his body. was broken. Hayden went into one of the unoccupied offices on the ‘top floor of the New street side, raised a window, laid an umbrella he carried on the ledge and at once crawled out and jumped. His body made one full turn backward and struck the pavement with fearful force. Most of the persons who. were passing in the street ran away in horror. Sl

Sully’s Winnings

New York, April 2—D. J. Sully, the “cotton king,”” is found to have won only $245,000 in the corners he-en-gineered before the crash came. The, fact is brought out in a hearing forced by creditors, who are seeking to compel the partners in the ‘deals to come to the aid of the bankrupt firm. !

To Complete Transfer.

Washington, April 2 —Attorney General Knox reported to the cabinet that the Panama Canal company will meet April 23 to complete the transfer of the candl property. :

Firemen Use Rafts.

_ East St. Louis, 111., April 2—Although surrounded by water so deep that fire‘men could not wade through it and were compelled to use rafts and skiffs to reach them, a row of 15 frame buildings was totally destroyed by fire Friday night. Loss estimated at $15,000.

Noted Writer De;d.

Boston, April 2.—Mrs. Abbey Morton Diaz, ‘the writer and reformer, died at her home in Belmont Friday. She was--83 years of age. Mrs. Diaz devoted the greafer part of her life to the education of womehi