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CURRENT COMMENT.
Tiir (lurmun (iovornnipnt 1m. agreed
to pay Kniln l'shi S'i0000 a year.
TllK Govern mont M'Uud U6000 dico in
Ki'w York tho other day for non-payment
of custom dues.
Thk Emperor of lii-rmany has sent to
Julns Simon tho Iri'tich ulaU-nman a
liandsomo Bet of work of Frederick tho
Ureal
As American ayiuUcatu is reported to
Iiave purchased a controlling inlerent In
all tint ono binding twiuo factory In
Canada.
Edwin lioorit dnnlea tho reports that
Iawronco liurrolt will !o unithlo be-
cause of sickness to resumo bis stage
work noxl fipason.
Six German caravans are to bo sent
out from tho sea roa.it ol Knst Africa to
push into tho interior. fcmin Pasha
will lead the largest.
In tha Itrltish House of Commons
Samuel Smith's motion In favor of a
conference on bimetalism was iejocted
by a vote of 183 to 87.
Tub Notional Federation of Labor
Unions of Great Hritain In a manifesto
urged working men throughout the
kingdom to abstain from work on May 1.
Thomas Ai kihiii who for thirty-four
days refused to eat any thing lias at
last died. Ilis mind was a blank for
weeks. Ho was soventy-cigbt years
old.
Oovkhnoh Jackson has appointed Ed-
win H. llrown of Queen Anno County
Mate Treasurer of Maryland vice De-
faulter Archer llrown is a lawyer and
brother of State Senator John II. ltrown.
LAwnitNC'K Vaniikiimahk a lawyer
who fled from Stillwater Minn. two
years ago after forging his father-in-law's
namo to much paper has at last
been heard of at Wellington Australia.
Hknuy Vii.i.ahii declared at a ban-
quet recently in St. Vaul Minn. that
the Northorn Pacific would spend S.r0-
01)0000 in new lines in the Northwest
and would then own 3500 niilosof line
fully equipped.
. It was discovered the other morning
at Castle Garden that of 1403 French
jimj Italian imsiigrnjs ou lioacd the
steamship Caicheme.ro tho majority
were bound for Pittsburgh Pa. under
contracts made In Italy.
TllK London Standard's correspondent
at St. Petersburg has stated that the
plans of tho fortress at Cronstadt were
sold to a foreign spy by a Russian nRval
officer for tho sum of 100 and that tho
olllcor had been arrested.
Tub Treasury Department has noti-
fied the customs appraiser at New York
to dollver to the Dnnlah Consul the
body of Meyor murdered InCopenhagen
and shipped to this country and which
was found in a cask of plaster at New
York.
Tw the Iowa Houso the joint resolu-
tion passed by the Senate providing for
m resubmission of the Prohibitory
amendment was brought up but the
rules could not be suspended so It was
killed so far as this season is concerned
ond will not be submitted for two years
A movrvkkt has leen started by the
Confederate soldiers In South Carolina
asking the State to grant an annual
pension of SIM to every Confederate
soldier who lost an arm or leg in the
late war and $100 to every disabled sol-
dier or widow. Tho matter will bo car-
ried Into politics.
TllK Pan-American conference adopted
the report of tho commlttoe on arbitra-
tion. Chili did not vote and Mexico
voted in the affirmative with a reserva-
tion as to certain articles. The objec-
tionable articles wore not specified.
The report of the committee on extra-
dition was also adopted.
Thk Allen Labor Committee of the
Canadian House of Commons has con-
cluded its labors. A report was drawn
up recommending to the Government to
represent to Washington tho harsh effect
of the American Alien Labor law upon
Canadians and failing to effect a change
In tho law that reciprocal legislation be
passed by Canada next year.
The German postal author! tos have
notified tho PoKl-Oftlco Ilcpartmcnt at
Washington that many newspapers re-
ceived in Germany from the Ignited
States are found undelivered liecause of
tho Illegibility of tho labels thereon.
The labels have lu en miililaled by lin-
ing rut from the slips and the German
oflirers suggest that they lie made
laiger.
Dn. F.nwAiiK Hhhi.of the new Consul at
A moy.rhliia. was recently dined in truo
Chinese fashion by Iho Clover Club at
Philadelphia. A Chinese band from
New York played Chinese mus;c and a
Chinese actor entertained the guests.
The rooms were decorated In Chinese
style and each of the guests woro Chi-
nen flowers Itirds nest soup and
other Chinese delicacies were served.
Mr. Gociikn Chancellor of tho Itrit-
lh F.ehejer lately presented the
budget in the llie;e of Commons. The
duty on alcoholic levTages realir.ed
ever ?r.soo000. The beer duty exceeded
the estimates by JiriO.noO. The duty on
foreign spirits exceeded the estimates
by H.1000 on home spirits by 1010.-
Oi") and on wine by ) J.0(s). The total
receipts from alcoholic leverages both
foreign and domestic exceeded the esti-
mates by i'l.soo.tHKl. The duties on cof-
fee cocoa and chicory showed a decrease
of 17. MM. while the duties on leas
allowed an increase of n.oon.
S'NATon Cotkiifii. has introduced a
bill providing for the establishment of
a court to investigate claims on account
ef Indian depredations. The President
is authorized to appoint three commis-
sioners who shall receive ?000a year
cah and sit for four years from the dato
of their first meotinff when the court
slnll lo dis'ved. They shall have
jurisdiction over all claims asralnst tho
G vcrnmcnl on account of Indian depre-
dations. Any claim may lie presented
for adjudication arising from occur-
rences as far bark as January I. 147.
and regardless of the previous action tf
the Interior IV-partment thereon.
TnK San Francisco Chamber of tcm-
rncrce has adopted a reM.'ut:cn itprssing
snv legislation bating for it r ' H-t the
aMuis tion of any part of Mexican terri-
tory It also adopted a ro-"lut ion favor-
irssr the r-are by Congress of the Far-
(juLar bhijp.ng bill.
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gleaned By Telegraph and Mall.
CONtlKKSS.
Phvkral retltloua won presented In lha
Seimtoon th IHh and wvral bills roportotl
from coniiiiittoea. A resolution oftoiad by
Beuutor Mirtuan was ag-read to asking fur
tha report of Jess Hpnulillnn Government
director of (lie I'sclHc railway to the
general manKmieiit of suoti rod. After
thf disposition of other minor bualnes do
bnta on Ih Montana cats was r.
suiued and occupied the Senate un-
til adjournment... -The House further
considered the Naval Appropriation
bill and flnnllr passed It A resolution for
the Immediate consideration ofj the bill to
define and regulate ttie ur.dlctlon of
the court of tlie United Mates was adopted
altar a brief Unlit and tha bill passed yeaa
Ml. nay 18 the fpcaker counting a quorum
and the House adjourned.
rooN alter assembling on the Pith the Sen-
ate resumed debate on the Montana con-
test. A Vote was finally reached and the
ItepnlilicaD claimants Wilbur r". Sander
and Thotna f Powers seated by a strict
party vote teas a nay vfl and they wore
sworn In. ... During tho morning hour In the
House a bill was called up amending the
Alien Land law so as to ppriult foreign capi-
tal to be Invested In mineral lands but was
not considered. Mr. McKinley from the
Way and Means Committee introduced ttie
Tariff bill and It was ordered printed. Mr.
Carlisle from tlie same committee pre
sented the views of the minority. The Mili-
tary Academy bill was then cousidered un-
til adjournment
Whin the Senate met on tho 17th the
new Senators from Montana were asMlgtied
to the (Masses whose terms expire In 19I
and IKtt. After disposing of routine busi-
ness the House Joint resolution for lite ap.
pointment of thirty medical examiners for
ttie Pension Iturenu without reference
to the Civil Pervlco law was taken
up and a warm debate followed.
An amendment was finally adopted requir-
ing tho appointments to be under regula
tion prescribed by the President and be-
fore taking a final vote the Penato ad-
journed. ...As soon as the Journal was read
in the House on motion of Mr. lititterworth
the House adjourned as a tribute of respect
to the lata hainuei J. Itandalt It being the
day of his funeral.
In tho f enutn on the l'th Senator IMatt by
request Introduced a hill for tlie admission
of New Mexico but said that In doing so he
did not commit himself one way or the
other. Senator Plumb moved to take up the
Senate bill to forfeit certain railroad lands
which was antagonized by Senator Io pli
with a motion to go Into executive session
which was nu reed to. When ttie doors were
opened Senator I'lumb again attempted to
get ttie bill before the Senate as un-
finished business but the World's Kalr
bill was given precedence. After passing
several prlvato bills the Senate adjourned.
....In tlie House Mr. lwler (lit.) pre-
sented a protest of the Hardware Asso-
ciation of the I'ltlted States against 'he pro-
nosed tariff rate on cutlery and guns and
Mr. I'TS'KKTm.T pl-eiiled protest ttf rft
teens of Kansas against any reduction of the
revenue until a service pension has been
granted. The Houso ttien went intot'ommlt-
teo of the Wttole on tho private calendar
and got Into a wrangle over the Court of
Claims bill no business being completed.
Pension bills were considered at thoeveiiiug
Boston.
Ki t little hmlncss was transacted tn tho
Senate on the PH.li. A bill apptopriaf log
$10.00! to pay Ktniiia S. Cameron for property
destroyed at Chattanooga during the war led
to severe criticism of the Judgments of the
Court of I lulins whose awards w re char-
acterized as extravagant. A hill was panned
appropriating flOl.'IH) Tor an equestrian atat
ue of ticnernl Grant tit Wahmuton and ttie
ten ate adjourned. ... At the expiration of the
morning hour public business was suapend-
cd In the Home and tributes paid to the latu
Kepruscntalive H. K. fox of New Vork. At
the conclusion of addrcs-cs by various mem-
ber and the adoption of appioprlato rceoiu-
t on the House adjourned.
VKILSONAI. AND POLITICAL.
TllK President has approved the act
to admit free of duty articles Imported
for the St Louis Exposition from Cana-
da Mexico and other American repub-
lics. The funeral services of Mr. F.andall
ex-Speakor of the House took placo in
Washington on tho 17th after which the
body was taken to Philadelphia and
buried In Laurel Hill cemetery many
distinguished persons being present at
the ceremonies.
Tiikiik was a rumor that on Stanley's
return to England he would again be-
come a Itrllish subject resuming his
nationality which he relinquished
twenty-five years ago In America.
Printk HisMAnrK is preparing his
memoirs. Ho will be assisted in tho
work by Dr. Schweninger and Herr
Young a prominent writer of Hamburg
whom tho ex-Chancellor has known in-
timately for many years.
A r.ATK letter from Prazll said that
the discontent among the military was
growing. The Government did not dare
to enforce the order that was issued to
three battalions of Infantry to embark
for the southern provinces Tho muti-
nous battalions resisted tho order and
during tho nights of March ii and 23
the barracks were guarded. Finally the
authorities yielded. On the 2tu plac-
ards bearing tho words "Down With the
Dictatorship" woro posted throughout
the city.
Thk Massachusetts Senate has adopted
a resolution addressed to Congress de-
claring In favor of a thorough revision
of tho tariff and tho reduction of duties
upon the raw malorlals of manufactures
and upon the necessaries of life as far
as the same can bo made with due re-
gard to laboring and manufacturing in-
terests. Among the passengers on tho steamer
Trinidad which sailed from New
York on tho 17th for Itermnda
were ex-President U. R Hayes and
his daughter. Miss Fannie it. Hayes.
The ex-President appeared to lie In the
best of heal I h.
Ttttt King of Dahomey Africa with a
large army is now at Lagos Vor.t Afri-
ca ready to att.vk the French. Fight
villages have been burned.
Kiiitoh Goukin of the New York
Fvening Post has been arrested for the
third time in connection with the Post's
biogTapbies of Tammany leaders.
A SK.NSAriox was created at St Peters-
burg by the announcement that the
young woman arrested recently for at-
tempting to brile a tlovernment official
to surrender a copy of the Government's
mobilization schemes and the plans of
the Russian frontier fortifications acted
under the orders of Paron Von Plesson
naval attache of the German Embassy.
Till Pope on the 20th received 5000
Italian pilgrims. Ho made a forcible
speech In which he indicted the Gov-
ernment. Ex-GovrnNnR V.
Providence R. I
eighty-two years
W. lliii-riN died at
on the l!th aged
lie was Governor
from isr.4 to IVA.
KvGovritNoit Javks Pot iock died at
Lock 1 1. -i ten. Pa. on tho l!th aged
eighty years. Ho was a member of the
Twentieth Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth
Congresses Governor of Pennsylvania
in 1ST4 Director of the Philadelphia
Mint in I - 1. Superintendent of the
Mint in fsTt and Supervisor of Elec-
tions in 1-sc.
A rrr dispatch from Cracow. Poland. ifajied to pas tifwW a sucyw nsion of
asserted that the Polish Sociali-ts and iruje for want of tho necessary two
Anarchists in Calicia are rampant and thirds.
that tney Intend to revolt in May. Till carrving trade of Cork. Ireland
TllK Pan-American Congress ad j urned ;u vltn T ewing to a strike of ship-
sine dieen Iheinib and left ahtng- ; p; lnj ru r
t'B for a three weeks' tour ibrnitrh the i fur Tr:-ei- of te 1e-d and cey-per
Southern Mates tenlered by the Gov--m;. it;.; 1 Austria have cone
eruaicnt before Waving for their ho
fa-
Mist Kt r.ANK()CS.
l!v an explosion on the Iiarmorl ev
tate In Cuba tho other day tbreo persons
were killed and fourteen lnjurod.
A waoom loaded with nltro-glyoerlno
shells used In shooting oil and gas
wells exploded recently with torfitto
forco at Cygnet O. Two men who wore
on tho wagon were blown hundreds of
yards and nothing was left of them but
few strings of their clothing.
N. P. Ci.aiik's stock barn at Ilrookway
Minn. burned tho other morning and
twenty-ono imported breeding mares
perished. They woro valued at $-!. 000
Tho barn cost 511500. Thoro is an In-
surance of fell) 000.
An American syndicate Is reported to
have purchased a controlling interest in
all but ono binding twinn factory in
Canada.
TllK schooner Annio May was wrecked
lately oH Newfoundland ami the captain
and three men drowned.
PltKslnuNT IlAttitisoN has refused to
pardon Henry A. Schmidt of Missouri
convicted of violating tho APen Contract
Labor law.
TliltKK men were instantly killed by
tho premature explosion of a blast
at a cement mill near Sel liMsbuig Ind.
the other day. All woro horribly inau-
gled. AtlltAIIAM !((. AIUU'S superintendent
of mails in tho posUillico at liorhcstcr
N. Y. has been arrested for robbing let-
ters. Ho Was caught by dei-oy let lers.
I. KM Sino tho Chinaman who was re-
fused entry to Canada or tho United
States for forty-eight hours which ho
spent on the Niagara Falls suspension
bridge was allowed to enter Canada.
Tiik Turkish Sultan has dismissed a
swarm of palace spies thus saving 10-
000 yearly and will organize tho Intelli-
gence department on a bolter (tailing.
In a letter to T. D. Murphy of tho
Atlanta (Ga.) Journal John II. Parnell
brother of Charles Stewart Parnell said
that tho recent reports of poverty and
suffering of their mother aro merely
sensational.
A oitKAT forest fire was recently re-
ported as raging in the Ger mania d s-
trict In New Jo sey. Over ono hundred
acres of valuable timber bad been de-
stroyed and there was lilllo hopo of
staying its march.
Cl.KAitlNO house returns for tho week
ended April 19 showed an average in-
crease of 12 8 compared with tho corre-
sponding week of last year. In New
York there was an Increase of 10.7.
Tiik strike agitation begun at Ostran
Austria My reported on tho 20th as
spreading to Pruss'a. Cavalry was
guarding tho frontier. Ten Czech agi-
tators had boon arrested on Prussian
soil. It was believed that Austrian and
German anarchists were in London rais-
ing money for tho agitation. At Mut-
bausen t700 spinners and weavers were
Idle and a total cossat tin of work in all
factories was expected.
Tiik London stock markets were re-
ported nioro activo ami prices were
high. Continental centers woro In-
active. Oxr. hundred housesatTatingdwIngye
India Including tho commissariat
stores containing 2.V1.0OO rupees' worth
of corn have laen destroyed by Ire.
Fiiik tho other night In a dwelling
house at Urooklyn N. Y.. spread to ad-
joining stables burning seventy horses
to death. Loss on building SI2.0O0.
CitAitt.KS II. WiuriNd was recently
convicted of criminally assaulting his
niece a little girl of eleven years at
Toronto. Ont. and was sentenced to one
year and eleven months' imprisonment
and twenty-five laxhcs with the eat.
He screamed loudly at each stroke of Ihc
cat. No blood was drawn.
R F. FostKit who is traveling in the
South In the interest of the Oklahoma
Immigration Society recently stated
that 10000 colored people would start
from Alabama July 1 to sel lie In OIla
homa. A letter has also boon received.
from Atlanta Ga. savin? that 1.700
negroes had already left that place for
Oklahoma and that more would follow
A 1.1 v I t.v row is-curred in a Christian
Church at Chicago on tho 20th. It was
the culmination of Iho trouble in the
Illinois conference of the Evangelical
Ass.n-la tun which resulted In Iho di
vision of the conference recently Into
two sections. Each section appointed
pastors for all the churches In Illinois
so that each church had two ministers.
Iletico the row.
ADDITIONAL DINTATt IIKS.
A t avitred ttie upaT part of
cue vt t ounly Ala. recently.
T:ik Darling nv r in New South
Vales ha i submerged a largo expanse
f country.
'I'm: I all liner linn steamer Puritan
us been damaged eto.ooo by grounding
n tlie rucks at Hell Gale New York.
FoUKsis were ablaze near Gloucester
Mass. on tlie 'JKt
II AtMionMit i;ii Ky. has been severely
j'orched the damage amounting to
1 .10 i OA The origin of the fire was in
the opera bouse and was laid to th
I arge of small lHtys.
Thk schooner W. H. Drinsficld was
sunk recently off Point on-Point. Md.
Four men were drowned.
Kv a collapse of the amphitheater at
Guadalajara Mexico during a bull
light hundreds of persona were hurt
though no deaths were reported.
HrMiv D. Pi-itov is Tammany's new
Grand Fachrm.
Iitr. Pan-American excursion to the
Southern States ended rather abruptly
on the 21st but few of tho delegates
dcs-rii-. i.. c.-.r.ttr.::.. !!..-. rlri -!T:;d
KichmonL
Tiik cases of Woodruff and Kunxe
fnmin susp-cts have la-en stricken
from the docket at t hicatro.
Thk celebrated Pan-Electric case of
Kogers vs. ex-Atlorney-Uenoral Garland
and others has been dismissed at Wash-
in?ton each party paving his own costs.
Fin f FN person have been lost by the
wrecking of the steamer liilboa in the
North sea.
Thk Crown Prince of Italy was se
verely shaken up and contused by the
breaking of an axle on the car in which
he was traveling in Southern Russia.
Tiik annncrsary of the battle of ran
lae'nto was celebrated on the 21st at
Fort Worth. Ten. Two hundred veter
ans of the lexas war or independence
were present the youngest of whom
was seventy-two and the oldest ninety-
two. 1 H K Senate on the 2 1st was occupied
with the hicseo World's rar bi.l
which was finally psed by 43 to 1A
An amendment was adopted to provide
for a naval display. The Ilou-e a'-x-epfd
the Oklahoma conference agreement.
The bill to pension rr soners of war
jout en a str.ke.
CAPTAIN COUCH.
Death of tho Oklahoma Veteran
From Iilu Woun.
A. History of (lie Oklahoma Movement in
Cotineetion tVlth the l.lla at Couch
HI Connection With
I'syite.
Oklahoma Ok. April 22. Captain
W. L. Couch died yesterday morning at
three o'clock. His last words were:
"Hurrah for Oklahoma."
Captain Couch leaves behind him ft
widow and five children two girls and
threo boys. Ho died a poor man.
Captain Couch was shot in tho knee
ovor a disputed claim near this city
April 4 last and died of blood poisoning
as a result J. C. Adams who did the
shooting. Is in jail but expresses no
fear of not being acquitted.
IIIOIIKAI'IIK'AI..
Captain W. I t ouch was born In Wilkes
County North liirolln i Novcmlicr JO Isau.
In isrt he removed with his famly to John-
son County Kansas where he received a
common school education. When twenty
yea of age be settled on the usage I tty
lands near Douglas where be married In
171 and remained for six years lead ng tho
life of a farmer. In the fall of he re-
moved to W lehlla entered t .e live stock
business ami became very successful. He
next started a grocery and hardware store
anil also Invested In reat eatate and In a
.diort time accumulated considerable valua-
ble property In Wichita and l.'l acres of
land In Sedgwick Suinner and lluller Coun-
ties In ls-i financial reverses cutnc as a re-
sult of Indorsing his frleiida' nolo mid other
prodigal liberality. He closeil up all h
business met a I his ohltgati ns. and retired
toh s DougliiM farm once more w here he was
soon making money again by dealing in
1 exas horses.
During these years Captain Couch was a
warm friend of lailain 1'iiyne and aided
tlie latter frequently in a financial way III
the organization ot tlie celebrated Oklahoma
colony In i7ti and lK-(). In is he asited
Payne in reorganizing the colony and ttie
two leaders entered the Territory in Febru-
ary of that year Ith Kim men. Payne com-
mand d tin- men li le t ouch took charge of
tlie whu'oti train hleh numbered UJteams.
1 lie colony settled In the Ni.rtli anadian
a1 out fouitccn miles northenxt of Oklaho-
ma I Ity. Here the shell outfit was placed
under arrest by Cajitaln Carroll of the .Ninth
cavalry and escorted to the Kansas line and !
told t i never return. In August of the
same year the colony reorganized at Arkun-
sal City with I'ayne as president and Couch
us vlce-pres.dcnt. Hie two men separated
here. Couch going down Into the 'territory
with Omen while Payne remained behind
to agitate the question of settling the Terri-
tory. The idea which the boomer enter-
tallied was that settlement could he made
without leglslatlveaction If the people would
take possession of the lands. If this could
not be done then at least Congress would be
forced to take up the question of opening
the land. Tlie expedition of August lsss
was soon escorted back to the line by
cavalry.
In November of tha year last the
boomers again organized lit Arkansas City
but bef re the expedition started for the
Territory I'ayne dropped dead and Couch
after burying him marched Into Oklahoma
and made a settlement at Stillwater w here
that thriving village Is now. Here the boom-
er uiade a bold stand and when l.ieute.-iant
Day of the Ninth cavalry attacked them
they resisted. Couch replied to command
to surrender by a flat refusal saying injiisti.
tlcatu.n ot his conduct that he had been ar-
rested anil eiiiitted on the charge of cuter-
fug the territory ond a he was disobeying
no law he ooulil stand lirui llotli
sides prepared for battle and blood-
shed as linin ncnt. Hut the cavalry
being tar outnumbered. Lieutenant Day
linaily came to tho conclusion that
reinforcements would come in good play and
so retreated to salt until they could be se-
cured. I'or thirty days theSituatton wwsun-
changed. w lien i'nptaiu Hatch with eight
companies of legulars urrived on the scene.
Kviei then Captain Couch relused to sur-
render anil prepared for a defense. Put
Captain Hatch rat her than cause bl Wlicd
cutoff the tlie Colonel's supplies and lit -r-ally
starved thetii out ami the boomers
reluctantly abandoned their posit on. re-
pairing In an orderly body to Arkansas City.
Hve of the leaders were arrested by I nited
States marshals Dot all were released by the
courts.
The Stillwater affair tH-casioncd such great
excitement lliut Congress then In session
took the mutter up for consideration thu
outcome of w hich w as the passage of an act
authorizing t ltd President to cuter Into ne-
gotiations with the hciiilnolo. Creek and
Cherokee Indians for their interests in Okla-
homa and Mrip lands.
Captain Couch believing that President
Cleveland would immediately negotiate and
open up the land organized a colony of l.t(iu
at Arkansas City in March 1--h.- anil re-
mained quietly awaiting the permission of
the President to enterthe land. After wait-
ing some time he went to Washington and
after Interviewing the President and
the (Secretary of the Interior and meeting
w Ith no encouragement he returned to his
colony and so reported. He had become con-
Vlnced after long waiting that the land would
never be opened w it hunt additional h-gisln.
tion. and accordingly he began to take steps
liHikihg to that end. ile secured the service
of Hon Mtlney f latke an old friend of the
colonist and tlie Imi drafted the original
bill for the formation of the i klal ta Ter-
ritory. 1 his lull was introduced InCongret-s
by l.enerttl Weaver and teuator Van W yck.
hir four years more Couch devoted his time
and eneigy to securing tlie passage of this
bill and not until the last hours of the
Fittietli t ongrrss In Ihsji was be irlumphaiit.
After this Couch secured a contract from
the Santa Ke company to const! uct a w Itch
St Oklahoma City.
Couch superintended tlie construct ion of
the s itch and was thus enabled to remain
In the Territory. Just at 12 'U on Aprils
when ttie Territory wasdeclaied open Couch
stepped off of the railroad right of way and
settled on a very valuable claim adjoining
the Oklahoma t Ity townsitc. He also se
cured valuable city property and in May 1 was
rlcetr-d the mayor of the town. A hitter war
fart- sprang up between the factions In the
town and Couch Was blamed w-itb all the
turmoil and dissensions Into which the city
was plunged. His claim was contested by
several otticia and another simncr J. C.
Adams secured ihe filing from the t.uthrie
land-oflU-e.
Couch went to Washington In the intcret
of ttie sooner in hopes that legislation tor
them would enable lilm to hold Ills claim.
Ile met with no nurca and returned.
11 Captain Conch settled upon hisclaiiu uMn
Ins return. Ile was fencin It w hen Adams
ho lived et one corner of the land ordered
him to desist. This Couch refused to dn and
the shooting occuired Inch lias now ended
fatally.
Clippings.
Amherst was the first college In the
country to make regular gymnastics
eompulsory.
The first 'varsity race ever rowed In
Western New York will take ploee in
Lake Cayuga June IS. Cornell and Bow-
doin will be the contestants.
Susannah Warfleld a wealthy lady
who died recently In Carroll County
Md. has left all her property to found
an Episcopal college which is to be
named after her.
The Salvation Army has already fol
lowed the dram beat of Great ltritain
round the world.
Charles Mclloberts and w ife who lived
two miles south of Nortnville Pa.
were bom on Saturday married on
Saturday celebrated their golden wed
ding on Saturday took their last sick-
ness on Saturday and died on Saturday.
They were buried in one grave.
A devoted couple husband and wife
committed suicide recently at St
Etienne in France because the husband
was attacked with a fatal malady.
A boy impresses you that be cotpes o)
poor familv until vou see his sister.
Th TPOt worMes looking bey into'T
may fcave a s wr that lovks like at
angeL --Atchison Globe
OKLAHOMA.
Provisions of the Territorial 1111 as Finally
Agreed I'poli In Conference.
Washington April 21. Tho confor-
ms appointed by tho two branches of
Congress to adjust tho differences be-
tween the Senate and Houso on their
respective bills providing for a tem-
porary government for tho Territory of
Oklahoma have finally reached a
full agreement The now Torritoiy
of Oklahoma is sotnowhut smaller than
tho Territory originally contemplated
by the House and larger than tho Sen-
ate Intended It should bo. It includes
practically all of the lands west of tho
Five Nations except that portion of the
Cherokee Strip lying west of the Arkan-
sas river and Greer County is also
omitted. The Cherokee Strip however
In Included for judicial purposes. It will
not bo added to Oklahoma until after It
is purchased from tho Cherokee
The first section at tlie bill defines the Ter-
ritory Included In the following l.mguag" :
All Unit portion of the l u ted Males now
known as the Indian Territory except so
much of tlie same us Is actually occupied by
the five civilized tribes and the Indian
tribe wliliin the Qua paw Indian agency
and except the unoccupied part of the Chero-
kee Outlet together with that portion of the
I lilted Mates known as the Public Land
Hrlp is hereby erected into a temporary
tiovernment by the name of tho Territory ot
Oklahoma.
This section of tho hill also provides that
nothing In the act shall be construed to Im-
pair any right now pertaining toany Indians
or any Indian tribe of the Indian Territory
tinder tlie laws agreements ortrentics of tho
I lilted Mates or to Impair the rights of per-
son or property pertaining to the 1 inline or
to affect the authority of the tiovernment to
make anv regulations or laws respecting
Indians their lands property or other rights
which It would have been competent to
make or enact If ihe Territorial act had not
been passed. It Is provided however that
the Cherokee outlet and other lands now
owned or occupied by Indians within tho
prescribed territory may be added to Okla-
homa without further legislation.
It is also stipulated that Congress may at
any tune hereafter change the boundary of
the Territory or attach any portion of it to
any other state or Territory without tlie
consent of the inhabitants of Oklahoma.
The second section of the bill describes the
duties and powersof theUovernor. Heshall
hold ottlce for four years.
The third section relates to the Secretary
of the Territory. Ills term is also four years.
1 he foil III section relates to the le gisla-
ture of the Territory provision Is made for
a Council and House of Hepresentatlves.
The Council Is to consist of thirteen mem-
bers and the term ot service Is two year.
The House I to couslst of twenty six mem-
bers and the term of service Is also two
years. 1 he I-giHlatiire Is to meet mciinlaliy
aud the session i limited to sixty day.
Provision is made for six counties in the
org inizatlo of a temporary government
until after the first election in the 'territory.
'I he tiovernor I to tlx their boundiirle but
the county seats are located a follow : first
county liutiirie ; second eountv Oklahoma
City ; third county Norman ; fourth county
Kl iieno; fifth county Kingfisher City. Tho
sllth county which embraces the Public
Land htriti sill have its county scat at
Heaver.
'I lie llfth section of the bill prescribes tho
quill lllcat ions for suffrage. It reads: f-ec
tion t. That all male citizens of the Cnltcd
Mate above the age of twenty one years
and ill' male persons of foreign birth over
s ill age who shall have twelve months prior
thereto declared their Intention to become
citizens of tlie I'nlted States as now required
by law w tio are actual residents at the time
of the passage of tilts act of that por
tion of said 'territory which was declared
1V ths rroclniie.tion ot tho I'lesiilent
to be open for cltl-ment on April 2i. IS .
that portion of said 'lerrlt'-rv heretofore
know n as the Public Ijind strip shall be en
titled to vote at the first election In the Ter
rltory.
. The sivth section of tlie till! de cribea the
power of the Legislature being similar in
this respect to the enactment in relation to
ot- er Ten dories of the Cnltcd state.
The seventh section relate sto townsh p.
district and county officers anil provmc that
such a. arc neces-ary shall be appointed hi
t he t iovcruor un'fl las relat ing to t heln ul'i
passed by the Legislature.
The eii:hlh section provides that no mem
her of the legislature shall bold any other
office during his term and for one year aft
Its expiration. This restriction however 1
not to be applicable to member of the nrst
legislature I'nlted Mate portniastcrs
however are eligiblu
The court feature of the bill begin with
section ti and occupy most of the li-lnaiuing
sections of the bl II SI in n't. 'the Judicial
power of the 'territory of Oklahoma will be
Vo ted in the Sup-cine Court district courts
prob te court and Justices of the peace.
The Jo It sd let ion of Ihe I nttcd Males coll Its
which ha hci ctoforc extended from out sett-
id the Territory is a ithdraa n. but cases new
pending or actions commenced pnoi to the
passage id tins act are to he proccedd w if h
until Until y disposed of by these out-Hie
court.
Prov ision is made f( r county courts and
their Jurisdiction is dcscrili d at lengt h.
1 tie tiovernor Is authorized to div ide each
c unly Into precincls and iltier political
subdivisions other than nchool district
that may be ri.qtiired by ihc l.ias i f Ne
braska. and he is imtho z.ui to .ippoint tem-
porary olhcel s.
Section i of the bill iinl. is Jurisdiction
upon the distiict courts f okl.t ieiiiii Vit
i-oiili-.iv ersti s arising benccen Indian
w ithin the Territory itnd any Ju lian com-
ml ting a crime again-1 a not .ter uiui'i or a
rjtiKenof tlie Teriitorv t'e sinue a- f he
were citizen of the lu.l.d Sales 'llns.
however is not to la- t-o fined as giving
Jurisdiction to the cctirfs in coin r. vei si.-s
arising I ct w cell titduius et Hie s:one triln-.
while sustaining their Inn..! relnt :ons.
Ihe tlfleclilh section ttl the bill provides
that the tlrst session of tin I i glsliiline sh ill
be held at t.utlirie at such luce as tin- ;ov-
ernor tuny direct and at the tlrst n .-ion or
s kooii thereafter a - the t.ov i riinr and Leg-
islature sha'l deem cxpcdicl.t 1 hey arc to
locate the capital.
Provision is made in sccti .n !'. for a Dele-
gate to the House of Hcprcs Illative of the
t lilted Mates. He shall be elected by the
fveoph'. the same as a mcnilM-r of t 'ongress.
the llrst election to be held by direction of
the toivernor af cr sixty days' notice by
proclamal ion.
An amendment to the 1 own - it e a t I pro-
vided by which a homesteader may change
hi entry to tow n site by applying to the
M-eretury of tlie Interior to purchase the
land He shall tile w ith the application the
plat of the proposed tow n sue. anil if it is
approved patent shill issue to the home-
steader upon be payment of tl i per acre.
A section is add . joohihitit-.g lotteries of
any kind in the lnd.su Territory and an-
other Important provision is that which cm-
power clerk and deputie of the t nited
Mate t'ourt to issue mama ge cert illcates
and to solemnize marriages in their divis-
ion s.
Thw MlM iid l-'lood.
Natchkz. Miss April 20. The levees
in this section are still bo ding but are
growing weaker from day to day. En-
gineer Douglas In charge of the steamer
General Newton said ypsterday that be
did not see how tho weakest levees
could stand the strain much longer. Ho
predicted six inches morn water at tho
lowest estimate. The high water of
ls-ej was reached yesterday morning
and the river is rising about an inch
and a half a day. The low lands of
Concordia nd Tensas Parishes are all
covered with back w ater and the angry
surging river In front is continually
threatening to inundate the highlands.
A Met her' Horrible Art.
Kalamazikv Mich. Apr.l 20. The
house of 7.. T. Telis at llurlmonl. Van
Huron Countr was burned at ten o'clock
yesterday. The fire w as first seen by E.
J. Post who burst in the door and saw
Mrs Tcl.s on the floor holding her two
children. He called to her to come out
but she refused. The flames were so
fierce that Post could not enter the
house to rescue them and all were
burned. Mr. Tel s was present and
there Is a su'p'cion of foul play though
pome people th.nk that Mrs Tolls si I
fire to the bouse to kill herself and her
hildreD. The children vrere both grl J
MR. RANDALL'S FUNERAL.
After Appropriate Ceremonies at tVsahlnrr-
ton tlie Itotljr r the lnt NhviiiuoI f. Kaa.
dsll I lathi to Iteat at I'hllsdeli.'il
Washington April 18. Yesterday
morning at oight o'clock tho coflln on-
closing the remains of Ht Randall was
homo from bis bom hy a squad ot Cap-
ital police and doyVsitud In tho lecture
room of the Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church which was appropriately draped.
There it was visited by many of hit
late associates in tho House by Mr.
Wanamakor and by a large number of
his friends neighbors and admirer.
About one hour afterwards It was re-
moved to the body of tho church and
placed upon a catafalque strewn with
flowers. Several beautiful floral decor
ations were placed near it
Tho church was crowded with friend
and acquaintances of tho deceased in
oludlng members of tho Prosidonti
family Cabinet officers members of tha
Senate and House judges of the Supreme
Court and other distinguished persons.
Tho funeral sermon was preached by
Hev Dr. Chester. After the services
tho casket was borne to tbn Pennsylva
nia depot to Iho taken to Philadelphia
A deputation from tho Grand Army of
tho Uepublio acted as an escort and
crowds of sympathetic spectators lined
the route through which the dead states-
man was borne on tho way to his last
resting place in tho Philadelphia ceme-
tery whore tho doceased meiubtrs of his
family sleep.
liesides tho members and relitlves of
tho family who accompanied tho re
mains to Philadelphia wero tko Senate
and Houso Congressional cosimlttees
tho honorary pallbearers nearly all the
members of tho Pennsylvania d ilegatlon
In the Houso and a number of other
members of the House.
CKIIKMONIKS AT IMHLADKLI HI A.
Piiii.adki.I'Iiia April 18. Tio funeral
of Hon. Sam mil Jackson Randall
tho second of tho fathers of the
popular branch of the National
legislature who have been laid at real
within this commonwealth w:thin the
present calendar year took placo and
was ono ot tho most solemn and quiet
events witnessed In this city for many
a day. W hen tho funeral train pulled
up at the Knl go Avenue station ol
tho Pennsylvania railroad ther
wero awaiting it drawn up in
military stylo largo delegations
from tho municipal council from the
Irish National League Mead post 0. A.
It the Samuel J. ilandall Association
tho James Sago Library Association the
Continental Jtemocratlc Association the
Young Men's Democratic Battalion and
many friends of tho deceased. Heading
bo line which alighted from tho train
wero Congressmen O'Notll Carlisle
lluckalew and llarmcr ex-Governor
Cttrtin Postmaster-General W'anamaker
Messrs. George W. Childs Anthony
J. Drexel William V. McKean Alex-
ander K. McCluro and others of the
honorary pallbearers. Then came
the Congressional delegation con
slating on tho part of the House
in addition to those included above ol
Messrs. llolman Cannon McKinley
Springer Forney and Keillor. The
Senate was represented by Messrs.
Quay Allison Dawes Yoorhees and
Eustis. liesides there was almost the
entire Congressional delegation from
Pennsylvania; Senator Edmunds of
Vermont: ex-Governor Wallace of
Pennsylvania and Sergeant st-Armi
Kavanaugh. The cortege moved at
onco toward West Laurel Hill CeniO'
tery headed by the hearse containing
tho black casket which was tastefully
covered with flowers of all sorts.
As the procession marched from the
railway station to tho burial place led
by tho Samuel J. Randall Association
only the sound of muffled drums was
beard. When all had taken position
around the open grave Samuel Kandall
and his mother were escorted to scats
at tho foot of tho grave; la-hind them
came Mr. and Mrs. Lancaster (Mr. Han-
dall's eldest daughter) Koliert E. Han-
dall and Miss Kaudall another daughter
all arrayed in the deepest of mourning
attire. Iter. Dr. Chester of Wash
ington recited tho burial service and
tho casket was opened so that those
present might lie permitted to tako
look at the departed statesman. A quar
tette from tho Meade Post No. 1 tl. A.
R sang "Remember Now Thy Creator"
which was follow-d with a prayer by
tho Kcv. Henry C McCook. Chaplain
Itender of Meado Post No. 1 pronounced
a benediction and me quartette ry a
special request sang "Nearer My God
To Thee."
As the last strains died away Trum-
peter Ki-arn of Mead Post No. 1
stepjs d up to tho head of tho grave
and amid an almost silence sounded
the "taps" which pronounced the mili
tary "gotsi night to our company and
the floral laden casket was lowered in
the grave. The absence of any public
demonstration and the immense gather
ing of jioople of all walks of llfo mark
Mr. Randall's funeral as one of tho no-
table ones in Philadelphia's history.
Tho flags on all public and many pri
vate buildings wero placed at half-mast
but this was the only outward sign of
sorrow. It appearing as though all wore
content to express their grief in silence.
Will Mftnlcy llpnouno America?
.InNimx April IH. Thoro in i rumor
that on Stanley return to Knffland he
will a train booonie a Uritihh subject ro-
ftuminff his nationality which he relin
quished twenty-five years apo in Ameri-
ca It is stated that the Virn Is an
xious to confer sui'h honors as would be
imrHssible unless he aain beeame a
ltritiNh subject It is probable that
Stanley will b appointed to a Governor-
ship in Africa but not of Conpo
A Mmlmm With a Knife.
OncAr.o April IS. A maniac made a
desperate assault with a butcher knife
on the passengers of a State atreet car
near Sixteenth street alout one o'clock
this morning. Four men aere badly
cut but ono was fatal iy mounded.
The injured are: Archie Tat no a
saloon keeper mho received a cut six
inches long extndin? from beneath his
ripbt ear around under his chin and an
uply stab in the arm; Henry Tatno
m hose cheek m as laid open to the bone
and his upper lip mas cut off; Thomas
lirennan mho m as cut across the top of
the head and lien Smeeney. mho re-
ceived a slight cut on the left forearm.
Virginian I n rmtol.
R.riiMONn Va April 11 At Slat-
tersvilie. New Kent County W. llall
and his son-in-1 aw R T. 1 tar num. both
prominent men met in the road near
the home of the latter Tuesday after-
noon Ball was alono and Barn urn m as
aeetmpanied by his brother. Hall
fired at I.arnum at s:pht with a pistol.
He fired five shots four taking eftV
but not to such an extent as to disable
llarnum. liarnum fired only two shot
both of m hich passed through Hall's
had killing h;.m instantly. Hamnrn
and his brother mere taken into rus-
7 A family caused the shooting
Til K TAMFF.
fhd Bill Finally Reported to the
Houso.
PotnUtn Hi !tort ot tha Mnjor.tjr of lha
Ways iftfifi Menu i'.inm.Urfr-Mr. Car-
lisle Kulmtft Itf port of tli
Minority
Tha Majority K( M.rt.
VAsimNiTON April 17. In reporting
the lariff bill to the Houho yesterday.
Mr. McKinley of Ohio net forth the
views of tho majority substantially as
follows:
Tho majority report lie-ins with a state
fucnt of the nnttiii'lul sltuai Ion unil mil mates
that th Muiplua ut tho end of tho present
fiscal year will b $MmMQi and drdurtlritf
tlie mm rfjiilrd to iimke payment on the
inking fiiml the net surphiHof reeHpU over
expinilitiircs wit) ho R1:sH.. The enti-
mati'd surplus of the next nftcal year will be
U.iMJ'Ji wlilt h with (he amount of rant.
now on 1. it iid and available (reaching IHGM)
M') will JuHtify a reduction of tint revalue
In the sum contemplated by the bill reported
- S-'iO.l'H ti and prohabiy more from custom
and 110741 (run. Internal revenue or
total of ;i.MU.
Tho report says: "Tha exact effuctupon
the revenues of the tiovernment of the pro
poHed bill Is diuiiMiU of UMcertainment. That
there will be a tmtistttntlat reduction as we
will Hhnw admits of no doubt. It Is not be
lieved that the Inerciirw of duties upou wools
and woolen Kooda snd upon glassware will
have tho effect of increasing the revenue.
Thut would of course follow if the importa
tions of the last lineal year were hereafter to
be maintained w hich however Is altogether
Improbable. The result will be that iiitpor
tations will be deereased and therefore the
amount of revenue collected from these
sources will be diminished. In every case of
increased duty except that imposed upon tin
plate (which does not go Into effect until
July I JKM) and upon linen fabrics
the effect will be to reduce rather than
enlarge the revenues because Importation
will fall off. It was the aim of the committee
to tlx the dutlex upon that class of manufact
ured Kds and farm products which can be
Supplied ut home so as to discourage the
use of like foreign Kod and products anu
secure to our own people and our own pro
duccrs the home market. The general pol
Icy of the bill is to foster and promote Auier
lean product aud diversification ot the
American Industry. We have not been so
much concerned about the prices of the arti-
cles we consume as we have been to encour-
age a syHtem of home production that shall
give fair remuneration to domestic pro
ducers and fair wages to American Work
men and by increasing production and
home consumption insure fair prices to con
sumers."
The committee admit that free trade or
rcYenue duties would temporarily diminish
ptlees but argue that it would bu at the
expense of the donn-mlo product which
would be displayed mid then prices would
again advance and the country be left at the
mercy of foreign nyndlcale and manufact
urers. One or th culer complaints now
prevalent among our farmers is that they
can get no prireM for the cmp rtmimenMur-
ate to the labor and capital invented In their
production. TIiomc win differ from us must
believe that even further agricultural de-
pression is desirable for no other conse-
quence can remilt from their economic
theories. J hey advocate cheap prices a the
chief object of thu Industrial policy they
commend to the country. This means per
manently low prices tor American agricult-
ural products at well as for manufactured
goods. 'J his bill is framed In the Interest ol
the people of the Tinted Mutes.
In the cafe of wool the report recites fig
ures a an evidence of the alarming decline
In production mid say that an advance of
duties has been recommended. The com
mittee believes the I nited Mate should pro
duce alt the wool it couvumei and with ade-
quate. defeiiMivc lei; illation it III tio ho. The
annual consumption Is ti ni.ouu.ooo pounds
and with the protection offered by the bill
the farmers of the I'nlted Mates will at an
early day be able to supply this demand by
the addition of 10 per cent. or 1iiiipi 0
pounds to the present number The bill
s'cktt to stop the frauds which have been so
shamelessly practiced in the pat by Import
ing wools tcady for the loom under thu new
namea and forms to avoid legal out cs. i ne
report gives the increase of the duty on
wool an ' the construction given to the
rsted cluitfto of the existing law as a
reusnn for increasing the duties on woolen
gixidtf to p-otect manufacturers. It says :
The necessity of thin Increase is apparent
in view ot the facia already stated that dur
ing tile last 11sc.il year there were Imports of
manufacturer- of woo) of the foreign value
of f-'.tVil.t as shown by the undervalued
Invoices and the real value in our market of
nearly $ i 0 oo fully one-fourth of our en
tire home consumption equivalent to an
Import of at least Pki; 0 ( 0 pounds of wool
In the form of manufactured goods." The
eilstlnglawgives.lt is said a protection of
to 4-1 per cent.; the bill gives a range of
from o IM) per cent.
On sugar the report says: "Miar up to and
Including No 1ft iMitch standard of color
and molasses Is to be placed on the free list
with a duty of four tenths of 1 cent per
pound on refined sugar lovo No. Iri and a
txmnty of J cents per pound he paid from the
treasury for a period of tlltceu years nn all
sugar polarized ut lcat .s per cent made in
this country from cane beets or somhutn.
heVen eighths of our Migar consumed in the
I nited State is now Imported from foreign
countries. In Ihvj tho duties collected on
imported augar and molasses amounted to
'7'H10. Add to tin the im reae or price
f domestic suvar anting from the duty aud
ft Is clear that the duly on sugar and mo
lasses made the eot of sugar and
molasses consumed by the people of
this couutry at least f -4. 0 u or about
tl for each man woman and child in
the I nited Mates more than it would
have been if no such duties had been levied
and the domet ic product had remained the
same. K.ven on ttie a-tmimption th;it with
proper encouragement we shall eventually
In- able to produce nil or nearly all ttie su-
gar requited for t he consumpt Ion of our pen-
Ir- -an assumption mitten your committee
believes to be sustained by many faets not
w itht a tiding the slow progress thus far
made in sugar culture In this country -th
encouragement can be ;iven much more
economically t.nd effectually by a bounty of
2 cent per pound. Involving the annual ex-
penditure of about I '.im . on the present
roduction ot tne country i m. t-ncnurage-
meut should le given. V hen it is consider-
ed that tins increased duty in cost falls upon
the prime article of fo..d sngar-juMii e as
well a god policy n juire tnat unnccessa-
ry burdens in the wav of direct tax should
be removed and that the em ouragement ic
quired to induce the production f sugar in
the I nited Mates should lw given through
bounty rather than by sn import duty."
t oniing to ag. .cultural products tlie com-
niittee hs it has given month to the in-
vestigation of existing tonditions of scri-
rultural pnducts etc. It says: "There is
widespread depression in turn innustryto-
day iM-vond a doubt. Kvery remedy within
the scope of prart cal leg -latum known to
your committee has iH-en recommended in
the proposed measure to meet the urgent
requirements of the situation
1 he report further ay: A critical exam
ination of the subject wi ! show that aii
culture is sunVritiii chiefly from a most dam-
aging forettrn compet.tion in our home mar-
ket ihe lnerca in importation of sgrl-
rultursl prodiuts since has been
enormot . amount me from ?4'0'.iii tn more
than tt;om.M in lv.. he world s market.
w loch the advocates of tariff for revenue
onlv invite the tanners of this country stu
ds v crom ded with t lie pndiM ts f I lie cheap-
est human l!or the earth affords. All over
the world theie is a rush of their surplus to
thnt market and it is to such a c ntet as
this that free trade would allure agriculture.
V4 ith a foreisn gram market under the say
of an h depression with the cattle and pork
msrket depresed and other ruinous meas-
ure of destmet ion. w ith foreign agricultural
nnducts crowding our home market your
com n ittee hve rcomniended an increase
upon agricultural products."
With a vow to increasing- the numtver of
gainful ot-cupations open to the farmer the
oninrtTeerecminieni a bomity to the grow
ers of i!k. Ke I r nee is mHe in me report
of the sn'x-esftil experiment in silk rrow-
mar in the Aericnltnral tepsrtmcnt which
fuHy warrant the belief that the industry is
praefcsMe in many of the States.
In eomins.on. tne eonirnMtee fifty tne in-
ereased dnte w ill reduce importations and
American farmers w ill hold their own mar
kets.
Tie Minority Report.
Mr. Carlisle on behalf of the minor-
It. KiibmiiJeO a reoort on theTariS bilL
It Is signed by all tho Pomocratio mem-
bers of tho committee. It says:
"The minority contends for tho principle
of Just and equal taxation upon all accor d
ing to their ability to bear the burden whits
the mnjirtity has in fhli bill thoroughly com-
mitted Itself to the policy of uiijusi and un-
equal taxation for thu many for thu btmehi
of the few. We are as anxious as the major-
ity can possibly be to promote and encour-
age American industries and advance tho
Interest of American laborers and thosu
who impute to us any other purpose or de-
sign either misunderstand or misinterpret
our poattion but we believe that both those
objects cut) be accomplished by reducing thu
burden of taxation uud not by Incieuslttg
them and that the bent-tit thus secured will
be far more permanent and fur more satis-
factory to those dfrectly concerned than
any supposed advantage that cuu rusulc
from a different policy.
"According to statements made before the
committee the protected industries of tlie
country have never been at any time In our
history In such adepressedanddlseoursging
condition as they are now. After nearly
thirty years of continuous protection by
Government taxation for their support a
great many of thetn are reported to be on the
very verge of bankruptcy and ruin while
very few of them according to the testi-
mony are yielding a fair profit upou tha
capital Invested. A great many of the parties
engaged in these industries have dc lai td In
the eourso of our Investigation thut thu
sllKhtost reduction In duties now Imposed
upou competing foreign products would
compel them to close their works and d'.a-
chnrge their employes and other have even
gone so far as to assert that they would b
forced to go out of business If the rates of
taxation are not Increased. At the sumo
time the lalwirers tn those ' Industries
are complaining of Insufficient wages
repeated suspensions of work and a general
condition of uncertainty and Insecurity In
their relation to those who give them em-
ployment. The laborers fully realising tho
fact that this system has wholly failed to In
crease their earnings or improve their con
dition In any way have been compelled to
organize trades unions and resort to other
methods of combinations and co-operation
for self protection; and those various or-
ganlKations now offer the only efficient
means ut hand for the preservation even of
the existing rates of wages."
Ihe report states that the remedy pro
posed by the majority is the Imposition of
more tuxes upon every article of foreign
origin which the people of this country do-
sha to buy and for which they are ready and
anxious to exchange thu cotton which they
can not spin the corn and wheat which they
cun not consume the oil andeoal which they
cannot burn and many other products of
the farms the forests and the mines. These
surplus products must find a muikct some
where outs de of the United States. The Im-
ports last year wore f"4.vi;iirt !. paid for
mainly fn surplus agricultural products. It
would be impossible for tho people of the
I'nlted Mates to send out of the country
that sum In cuxh and eery one knows they
did not do ft. In fact It is spent there In tho
production preparation and transportation
of the articles ncnt abroad to pay for liupor-
t!tjt ; itiiiajf they wear ent if..d tho
in y could not be spent here becuusc thut o
would be n market.
'Ihe silk bounty is severely criticised In
the report.
Continuing the report says the bill will
Increase the taxes on wool and woolens
$1R5 ow perannum according to last year's
Importation but really to a much greater
sum while taxes on tobacco to the amount
of tH e.v'.Mi are abolished. The initio ity can
not afford to do this ut the price of an in
crease on necessaries.
The report then attacks some of the de
tails of the bill as follows: "The owest
grades f woolen yarn worth not over 9')
cents per pound are to be subj cted to a
dutyof 112 per ccn t. while the most costly
yarn will pay 2 per cent. Ono gralo of
coarse cheap blankets will be required to
pay per cent. but tue finest blankets will
pay Ti per cent. Trie coarsest and cheapest
wimcii hati will be s ibject to u duty of ill
per uiit and the finest to (IT per cent
Women's and children's cjieapest dress
good with cotton warp are to be taxed I A
per cent and Ihe finest TS per cent. Tha
lowest grade of woolen clotns will pay l
per cent. and the highest grade i per cent.
The cheapest qualities of knit goods for un
rwear range from Hi to l;ti per cent but
the finest and most expensive will pay 7 per
cent M on fn shawls of the coarsest and
lowest grades used by tho poorest people.
will pay HI per cent duty and worsted
goods of the lowest grade will pay HO pel
cent. while the highest grade will pay W per
cent."
Continuing the report says: "Wo have
for a long time been endeavoring to Increase
our tiade with the people of Central and
fouth America and Mexico and at our re
quest un Intermit onal conference is being
held to devise means for the accomplish-
ment of this result. 'I he people of all these
ounlru have the right to suppose i hat this
overnmcnt was acting in good faith when
it l ivited thetn to send their delegates hero
aud that nothing would be done by us to dis-
turb the harmony of their did i be rat Ions
or prevent the success of their mission ; but
in the midst of their consultations and w hen
it was earnestly hoped that some practical
plan might be agreed upon forthe establish-
ment of closer commercial relation this
bill is reported containing provisions which
III not only retard reciprocal arrangements
for the future but will destroy a large part of
the trade row existing between this countiy
und those of our neighbors on the south.
Por the further purpose of inducing the
farmers of the country to believe that they
an and will derive some beuelit from the
protective policy this bill imposes rates of
duty upon certain important agricultural
products w Inch it is well known could not
be Imported to any matt rial extent with or
thout duty. It is impossible to prefer
the farmer against foreign competition I
his home market for he has no sueh coinpn.
t ion. and the insert ion or relent ion ol t heso
articles in a tariff bill is a device winch
II deceive no one w ho gives a mo
ment's thought to tho subject. Itiiruig
the last liseal year we cxpoited vvr.'.'i '-h
ushels of corn and i in pot ted only 2 MS
bushels not more than can be produced on
2Mi acres of good land in this country. Wo
exported .iU.lsi barrels of corn meal and Im-
ported bu-hels. 4 nr exports of wheal
amounted to 4'.414.rrbu.he1 and on r imports
amounted to 1 !; bushels. Tins statement
shows how fnttle it is to attempt to afford
protection to the farmers of the country by
imposing duties upon the impottat ens of
these products and this large and intelligent
class of cit izens can not ! reconciled in this
way to a policy which increases taxes upon
their clothing tableware carpets earthen
anil glassware agricultural implements and
other necessary articles.
wh le the imposit on of these duties on
live animals and other airncnltur.il ptoduets
can not possibly do our farm r- i.ii nood at
home the inere ie made by tln toil en man-
ofactuied and other ail iclc winch we im-
port w ill certain y be a great injtn y to thens
in the mark' t abroad w here they arc com-
pelled to seii their aurpiuv !
1 lie report criticises the sugar bounty an4
protects agair st the gross favoi itism and in-
justice of such a policy. It : the bounty
n last ear's production would have been
$T..".I"" but as :t is expected to encourage
the producer to supply the demand the re
suit even if the consumption r ma ned at
lsst ear's litfures 27'i.j..t ? pound
would be an annual payment of K.t -t ia
bounties.
In conclusion the report says. "While we
would gladly cooperate wih the majority
in the passt ire of any mea-ure which would
relieve the people f.o n unnecessary taXS-
t ton. piemmte ihc prosper t p of var ous m-
dust 1 14 and secure ample w aces and steads
enipb'Miient to the labour en c aired in
thetn. w e f cl const ra i ned to m i Vc n earn-'
et protest ag;ti.it ttn b.ll. b cause it is
our op n on that it w ill not accomplish any
of these d MtaMe ';v"
A COURAGEOUS MAN.
He Marries Three S omen If at la Ap
rested.
Id i;ii.oton Iowa April 17. William
pplap of this cit e has W-cn arrested for
bifamy and is now in jail Ho marnol
his first wife a ntimlfr of years aeo and
as Meso 1 w ith seven children. 1 rouble
arose and a divorce was obtained. lw-
lap soon married another woman at
Waterloo whom he lived with for three
yeats when he went away on husinfsa.
On the tnp he met the third woman who
struck his fancy and immediately mar-
ried her at iirinnolL Iowa. A short
time elapsed and iH-lap desertod bis
third wife returned to this ciiv and
arsin took rp hJs habitation with his
f rt wife. Ti evmere on the po'nt ot
f eein? the country when th third wife
cauvt-d th" am of the rar deceiver.
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