Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 5, 1888, Page 1

— EIGH THEREPUBLICAN TARIFF BILL, Object of thns Measure as Stated In the Majority Report. HOME MARKET FOR AMERICANS. It Provides the IReve ing the for a Reduction 1e While Preserve System of Pro- tection. of The Majority Report. Wasiiaroy, Oct. 4.—The majority re- port on the tariff bill declures a demat A for a sareful and thorough revision of the revenue laws imperative o reduce t ar now excessive, 2. To protect honest importers and domes tie producers from the disastrous conse quences resulting from fraudulent under valuations of imported merchandise on which ad valorem duties are levied, 3. To remedy the defects, anamolies and incongruities which have been from time to time discoverel in the tariff schedules, or which have been created by erroneous de- cisions of the treasury department. 4. To sccure a proper readjustment and equalization of tariff 1ates, rendered neces sary by modified business conditions, im- provement in methods of production, radical changes in prices, or by new elements of sources of competition. 5. To give relief and protection to many in. dustries now suffering on account of inade: quate rat=s levied on competing products. The pablic demand for a reduction of the revent \ the majority says, is more urgent on account of the inexcusable retention in the national treasury, or on deposit in na- tional bauks, of vasi sums of money in ex- cess of the amount required to pay the cur. rent demands upou the treasury and to meet the maturing oblizations of the government ‘This sum, with the additions which will crue within four months, and before any leg islative action reducing the revenue can be eff ctive, it dectares, will be sufticient to pay in fuil the 41, per cent bonds due in 1861~ # 21,000,000, This accutnulation, it insists, Jould and should be avoided, and the proba- buity of business disuster averted by @ prompt return of the money collected from the peonle A2 the channels Gios througk the purchase of United Stat bonds, that couald at all timics be obtained at prices wach to the govynment would be equal to an invest- ment of otherwise unprofitable funds, at u rate of interest of not less than 2 per cent, The majority expresses its conviction of he inacequacy of the house bill as a rewme. dial measure for the following r il 1. It would probably increase instead of reduce the revenue. 2. [t provides no remedy tions, hut on the contrary ammunity to fraud by substitnting ad valo- rera for specitic duties 8, 1t does not remedy any inequalities or anomulics, or cure any defects i the exist- ing law. If foreign manufacturers should, the ma- jority says, through changes made in the cotton and ‘voolen schedules, secure a quar- ter of the market now held by the American manufacturers (and this 1t thinks a very conservative estimate) the additional duty would reach at least 0,000,00. An expan sion of imports, it declares, would also fol- low & reduction of rates on ching, poreelain, common window glass, manufactures of iron, steel, flax, jute, hemp and mwany minor mon- ufactares, with greatly augmented reven ues. It declares thut the bouse bill perpetu- ates the existing infirmities created by its obscurities and faulty constructions, doubts and ambiguities, which must multiply indefi- nitely the present confusion. The results, however, the majority says, which would flow from the figures of the bill as a corre tive measure would be much less disastrous to the material interests of the country than those which must surely follow the adoption its vicious afirmative propositions. The feature which most clearly indicates its pur- P is the proposed substitution of ad vi- orem for specific duties. This could have no other result than to change the rates now protective for others which would not pro- tect. The promoters of this bill must have been familiar with the testimony submitted to congress by Secretary Manning, disclosing enormous frauds upon the revenu d hon- est merchants through ad valorem rates. The use of ad valorem rates have been con- demned by the experience of every commer- @al nation in the world, and the judgment of those who have been intrusted with the responsibility of zustoms administration, and by houest importers and merchants, as well a8 by intelligent political economists and 1 islators of every shade of economic belief. When business is depressed and forei prices are abnormally low; when forcign competition is most to be feared, and when a defensive barrier is most necded by the do- mestic producer—then ad valorem rates are Jowest, protection is reduced and depression intensified. On the other hand, when for- eigu values are highest rates are highest and restriction is enlarged into prohibition. 1f it is desirable that a sliding scale of duties should be ndopted, sales should increase as foreign prices diminish. The proposal to apply this principle to_ail manufactures of wool would be unsatisfactory and destrus tive. The rate proposed in the wool schedule would prevent the importation of low grade flannels, blankets and hats of wool and all low and medium grades of cassimeres and other cloths which enter into the clothing of the great mass of our people, but would be insufficientupon all finer classes of dress goods and cloths for men's wear. ‘I'he majority says that with the exception of silks, wines, liquors, tobacco and sugar, every tariff schedule is invaded by alterations with the hostile spirit which pervades the house bill, and that nearly all our industries would feel the blighting effects of the changes which are cither inconsiderate or purposely destructive. ‘The majority s Whhe free trade tendency partly concenled in these propositions to cripple or destroy numerous industries are clearly brought into view by an examination of the list of articles which the bill proposes to place upon the free list. Of 104 items from which duties are re- moved nearly one-half, forty-cight in number, are manufactured articies, sixteen agricul- tural products, eleven articles now free of duty or without commercial importance, and twenty-one articles which now pay a small revenue duty, but which are of such & char- acter that u rewoval of dutics Is unob- jectionable." ‘The report here embodies a list of about Afty manufactured articles from which the duty is proposed to be removed by the Mill's Dbill; referring to which list the majority says: This 18 frec trade in the concrete, and the list furnishes conclusive evidence of the mtentof the house bill, which cannot be neutralized by the eleventh hour disclaim- ers. Upon investigation it will be found that, with the exception of tin plates, the supply of the above articles for home con- sumption is now furnished to a great extent by domestic producers, whose business would in wost iustances be at once destroyed by the adoption of this bill. The wajority report estimates that at least $300,000, capital and 300,000 workmen are now so employed. It declares that in many cases where a manufactured article is placed on the free list the duty is retained on the materiuls from which it is wanufactured, and tha this diserimination would act as a prohibition upon the production of ' the country. The rovision admitting Germun looking-glass plates free, the majority believes, is the first attempt which bas been made in the American tanft to discriminate between the productions of various foreign states, and it thinks 1t can be salely assumed that the producers of France, Belgium and England would not consent to this discrimination in favor of the German wanufacturers. 1In severzl cases articles are free under one description and dutisble under another. In ® great number of instances the waterials Y wb‘ u:’.mt&lw are dutiable at i%p“ iower rate. product 1s du ‘wool the majerity says: We have / national revenues, which for undervalua- invites and gives recently been advised by the president of the United States that in any tariff revision such dliance upon the present revenue arrange- ments as have been invited or encou should be fairly and justly regarde and assured that in~ sthe reforms inaugurated by his party friends abrupt and radical changes which might _endanger such enterprises and injuriously affect the inter. ests of lubor dependent upon their success and continuance are not contemplated or in tended. There can be no better test of the ncerity of the high sounding declarations than the proposition to put wool ou the free list. Wool has been dutiable, since 1816, and through ali the tariff mutations which have aken place sinee, 1o suggestion has been made by any political party up to the inau- guration of the present administration for a removal of th The wool growers of the country pr annually 300,000,000 pounds of wool, valued at $100,000,000. They supply nine-tenthis of the clothing wool used by the American_manufacturers, and they have raised the United States to the first unk among the wool producing countries of the world. Tuose who have by their paticnt labor and . intelligent efforts built up this great industry, resting for secu rity upon the protection of the present reve- nue arrangements, are certainly entitlea to r treatment and reasonable consideration. They ave refused either by this proposal. 1t will'be noticea that in 1860, after fourteen years of revenue tariff, the total production of domestic wool was' 60,264,913 pounds, or 1.7 pounds per capita, while in 1584, after twenty four years of protection, the total production had increased to H08.000,(0) pounds, or 5.4 pounds per capita, This in- crease justities the policy of affording this important agricultural product adequate pro- tection, The development of woolen manu- factures in the Uunited States has been ar rested by the inadequate duties that were imposed upon the manufactures of wool by the act of March 3, 1583, which, taken to- gether with the erroneous classification of manufactures of worsted, have led to greatly increased importations* from England, Ger- many, France and Belgium. 1t 1s only by tie ‘maintenance of the American system that operatives in American woolen mills can hope to retain the immense ad vantages in respect of wages which they have gyer the workwmen of England, Germany and France, ‘I'he protection of all industries of wool and woolens has not, however, been beneficial alone to the persons employed in woolen mills, It has at the same time helped to in- crease the wages aud rewards of farm hands. It has cnabled to raise and sell 500,000,000 pounds of wool where 60,000,000 were raised, and to employ oporatives' in working up 400,000,000 pounds where but 86,000,000 pounds were manufactured. ‘The majority terms the Mills bill a “'sec- tional bill,” and says that its provisions *point to an attempt to discriminate in favor of the planters of the cotton growing states an attempt made with the vain hope that it may be found possible to achieve the perma- nent prosperity of one section at the expense of another,” “The majority treats at lenicth upon the advantages of a liome market for farm products, arguing that it is for the highest interests of the American farmer that the number of our food consumers, rather than of food producers, should be in creased, and that the geaeral prosperity of ail should be secured. Tho majority defines a free trade country as one which does not impose protective du- ties on importations, and_ says that a careful comparison of the provisions of the bouse bill now under congideration, with detailed sugkestions contained in the resolutions, will show with what fidelity the programme of the free trade conference held in Chicago in 155 has been followed in every essential particular. In conclusion it says ‘our committee have cousidered numer- ous suggestions for a repeai of all internal revenue taxes and the abolition of the entire internal revenue system, but deem the adoption of this course at present both im- practicable and unwise, not only because a repeal of these taxes would create a large annual deficit, but for the further reason that the taxes levied on distilled spirits used as beverages and on beer should be retained and legisiation to protect the American dairy products from fraudulent imitations should be enforced.” e The Minority Report. WasHINGTON, Oct. 4.—The report of the minority makes adocument of twelve printed pages. It begins with the statement that in the preparation of a_ substitute for the house bill o member of the minority of the com- mittee was consulted or informned as to its provisions until it was reported to the full committee on September 25, The minority recites the work of the sub-committee in hearing statements, arguments and appeals of manufacturers and others who demand that the present high rate of tariff taxation snall be maintained. In most cases these were prompted not by any revenue neccssi- ties, but alone for the purpose of increasing their own profits at the expense of 60,000,000 tax payers. Continuing, they say: 1t is safe to say that all interests benefitted by a high protective tarift_have been fully heard and Laye had nuch influence in shaping this substitute, while the great body of peopl the tax payers and victims of this policy, have not appeared and have not been heard. Jtis then said that the short time the sul stitute had been in the hands of the minority has mude 1t dificult to ascertain its effect, but the essential difference between the house bill and the senate substitute is ap- parent and radical at the outset in the matter of revenue. One is framed in the interests of the public treasury, the other in the inter- estof private pockets. One is framed in the interest of the whole people, the other in the interest of 300,000 manufacturers. One is designed to reduce both government revenue and taxation—a taxation especially which pears heavicst on the necessaries of life; the other is intended to raise the public revenue and to maintain private revenue by increasing and retaining taxation on all the necessaries of life. The minority, continuing, says that the advocates of the substitute frecly propose to reduce the duties or abolish themw on those things which yield only a government revenue, but refuse o reduce or abolish the duties on those things which produce a private revenue. But thie minority think that it is safe to say that the chief reductions_ in the tariff taxation, as provided by the substitute, are coufined to the articles of sugar and rice, with jute and @ few othier unimportant articles put upon the free list, while there is an increase of duties imposed upon the multiform manu- factures of cotton, wool, iron, steel—articles that the whole, und especially the poor and most needy - classes, are compelled tousc. The substitute relieves non-neces- sary tobacco, in all its forms, except cigars, cheroots and cigarettes, from interual taxa- tion, and gives free alcobol to arts. Practi- cally the substitute offers to the people free whisky and frec tobacco, leaving all the ex- pensive machinery for collection of revenue and of enforcement of the law in full force, while it increascs the taxation upon the actual and indispensable necessaries of life, The minority criticises the lumber, salt, and provision schiedules, and then discusses the subject of ‘trusts” as follows: The pres- ent tariff is the nursing mother of trusts. is the wall behind which these combinations are formed by which the people are plun- dered. Tariffs keep out foreign competition and foster combinatious, and the whole peo- ple are at their mercy and must pay what- ever is demanded. Language is’ inade- quate to describe the iniquity of these corporatio! against the rights of the people, or to depict their disastrous effects upon the general welfare, They are not *'private affairs,” as Las been asserted, but public evils of the gravest character, affecting the price of every article which contributes to the comfort and support of the people. The provisious of this substitute favor them greatly, and will serve to en- courage their formation in still other branches of manufacture. ‘The report then resents the ‘“‘absurd accu- sation” that the house bill means ‘‘freo trade,” “ruin of industry,” and the “degra- dation of American labor.”’ It characterizes these charges with being as false as they are wisleading. How the flow of surplus money can be stopped without reducing the tax which produce it no man can devise. How these taxes can be reduced without taking off from the top to- ward the bottom no imagivation cau conceive. The report says that the re- publican ts and secretaries of the treasury for years past have warned con gress of the accumulating surplus, and ad- vised the reduction of taxes. e report asks if these Wwore all froe-tradors, advising the destruction of industry and the degrada tion of labor. The minority deny that tarift revision will reduce wages, ‘and conelude the report with the following remarks concern- in free wool The minority are firmly convinced that besides the incaleulable antage to the whole conntry, which would result_from the placing of wool upon the free list, it is casily demonstrated that no class will' suffer, but that each will reap his share of benefit With a consumption of 600,000,000 pounds of raw wool in 1587, and a population of 60,000,- 000, the average' per capita consumption is casily reckoned at ten pounds, or fifty pounds to the average family of five persons, and the northern farmer constantly exposed to the rigors of our winters consumes souie- thing more than the ay It requires from three to four pou pound of cloth, so that fr to sixteen pounds of woolen clothing for a family will be seen to be a low average. This is now taxed from 55 to nearly Y0 per cent. The manufacturer is not benefitted, because his finished product comes into competition with foreign product made not only from untaxed wool, but cheaper wool. 1f the tax be taken off wouls we will import more wools, of course, and in_ no other way can our great factories prosper, because their capacity is beyond our own wcol production. When the factories are turning out more product employes have steadier work and_better wages, and in- directly, of course, the whole country is ben- efitted. ' Under the house bill the manufa turers, with free wool, secure even a highe competitive advantage over forcigmers than under the present law or substitute. The manufacturers will export woolen goods as we now export cotton and leather, and the demand for wool will better the wool market and encourage increased production, while the average wool grower himself will reap from cheapened clothing more betietits than he cver dil from the tax on his product, which he must himself pay. Tsiam G, Hunms, 7. B. Vaxcr, D. W. Voorieks, 1 concur in the above report, indorsing the house bill, in respect to the articles placed upon the free list, but desire some modific: tions in the dutiable list. J. R, McPrensos, Senator Beck, in a supplement and in- dividual report, culogizes the Mills buil, and ys that the senate suvstitute aims in every feature of it to mcrease the cost of goods to the home consumer and to close the markets of the world against imports and exports as well except such as are clearly agricultural and have to be sold abroad forany price they will bring in a free open market with foreign competition. The object which the majority of the committee seck to attain is the right to plunder the people. Tt present surplus in the treasury, he says, is not only neodless but dangerous and corrupting in all its ten- dencies, but it must continue to increase uu- less taxation is reduced. ANOTHER CHECK, PLEA Grover Requested to Assist David. NEW Youk, Oct. 4.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—The pressuve of the regular democrats to force their presidential cundi- date, Grover Cleveland, to endorse the ination of D. B. Hill foraseccond term as governor isto be increased, and the | dent will be forced to place himself cith line with the unanimous action of his in this state or by remaining silent giv impression that he approves the action of his supporters who are engaged in_kuifine Hill. Itis said on good authority that when Col- ouel Dan Lamont was here Thursday he was informed by the leaders that u check from the president to cover a portion of the campaign expenses of Governor Hill would stop all friction. It was notthen deemed there was any necessity for the lutter. The situation has changed somewhat since then, The anti-Hill democrats are well supplicd with money, and are making such a vigorous onslaught on the governor that the Hill men can be kept in line for Cleveland only by a ringing declaration from the president that he does not_favor the warfave on the demo- cratic candidate for governor, Already the Hill democrats are sccking votes from repub- licans for Hill in return for votes for H yison and Morton. The republicans are not trading any candidate, however, and the Hill men, if they vote for Harrison, will get nothing in return. Financially nom- Harriso INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 4.—The first delegation of the duy to arrive to visit General Benjamin Harrison came from Grand Rapids and Muskegon, Mich. ‘The party numbered over four hundred. The excursion was rununder the auspices of the Belknap club, of Grand Rapids. Many prominent ladies and gentle. men of Grand Rapids and Muskegon were ameng the party. An Ohio delegation, num- bering 200, from Tiftin, Sencca county, ar- rived at 10 o'clock. At 5 o'clock, after the arriving of the Jay county delegation, moest of whom are far- mers, General Harrison held a reception of the combined delegations at Tomlinson’s hall. Over two thousand visitors and towuns- people were present, and they cheered the general several minutes on his appearance. "The usual presentation speech was followe by a response from General Harrison, The following agreement, which Las been entered into by the chairmen of the republi- can and democratic state central committees, is self-explanatory: INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 8.—It is hereby re- quested and directed that in all election pre- cinets where the inspector is a democrat he shall appoint & judge and clerk to be sclected by the republicans of such precincts, and where the inspector is a republican he shall appoiut a judge and clerk to be selected by the democrats of the precinct James N, | Chairman Republican Central C CuaBLEs L Chairman Democratic State Central Com- mittee, The proposition originated with Chairman Huston. Chairman Jewett, in returning this agreement Lo-day with his approval, submits @ proposition to the republican committee, proposing the formation of a committee com: posed of 100 members, forty-five of which shall be namel by the republican committee, forty-five by the democratic committee, and ten by the prohibition committee. The busi ness of this committee shall be to discover and punish illegal voting and election frauds of every description, and to establish branches under like conditions i every county in the state. Chairman Jewett invites immediate consideration of this proposition by the re- publican committee. Chairman Huston of the state republican committee, together with other friends of General Harrison, fe*l that it would be bet- ter if General Harrison's time were not so much taken up with visiting delegations. It is therefore suggested that the coming of all organized delegations either be postnoned for the present or that the visit be fixed for such days when large republican demoustrations are to occur in Indianapolis, when General Harrison can be seen by all jwithout trouble or inconvenience. Of course this has no reference to delegations for whnich dates have already been fixed, as on Saturday for Chicago and Wisconsin citizens. —— The Nlinois Republican League. SeriNovieLp, IlL, Oct. 4.—An afternoon and evening meeting of the republican league clubs of Illinois has been called to take place at Decatur, October 11. All candidates on the state ticket, Congressmen Payson and Rowell and Chaplain G. W. Pepper will be present. ———— Missouri Valley Fair. Missouri VALLEY, Ta., Oct. 4.—[Special to Tue Bee. !—\'olwr\iuy witnessed the large- est crowd ever seen on the fair grouna. The half mile and repeat race was won_ by Billie P in three straight heats. - Time ‘. ‘The 2:30 trot was won by Nellie Sherman, T“‘Id':ll‘?hh“ second, Gipsy A toird, Time The half mile bicycle race was won by Jay Dutton, Sherman Elliott, second, Leon Smith third, 3 POCKETED THE RESOLUTION. Breckinridge Refuses to Introduce the Motion for Adjournment. PROTECTION WORKS BOTH WAYS. Our Trade With Canada Tnc Under the Protective Tarift Sys. tem-Prospects of Republican Success in West Virginia, ng rnment Resolution. X Bureat Tie Osana bee, | 513 FOURTEENTH STHERT, WasHIN D. C., Oct. 4.} Had Clifton R. Breckinridge of Arkansas, a democratic member of the committee on ways and means, remained away from the house this afternoon, that body would have passed a concurrent, resolution providing for the adjournment of congress on next Wed- nesday, the 10th inst. This morning there was an informal conference of the twenty five or thirty demoeratic members of the house now here, and Speaker Carlisle and Mr. Turner, the latter a member of the com mittee on ways and means from Georgia, were deputed to visit the democratic senators and confea on the subjectof adjournment and tuke action. ‘llicy found an _almost unani mous expression in favor of adjournment Senator Cockrell, of Missouri, at first ob. jected, but finally coincided, Cockrell said that if the democrats should ask for an ad- journment it would be taken by the country as an indication that the demoerats had enough of the tariff debate: that it would put the handle end of the whip in the possession of the republicans, and that it would place the democratic party on the run. He was overruled, however, and the speaker and Mr. Turner returned to the house with a determination to ask the senate to adjourn on the 10th, expecting the latter body to amend and accept the proposi- tion, fixing the date a week later. The speaker drew up the resolution to that effect placed it in the hands of Turner, and it wa arranged that the latter should be recognized this afternoon at 2 p, m. Breckinridge. who has been out of the city for some time, re- turned to the house and hearing of the ar- rangeuments pocketed the resolution in th acity of acting chairman of the commit- tee on ways and means. ‘The resolution was to be presented to the house us coming from the commttee, which always takes the initi- ative on the question of sine die adjournment. ‘Purner was the only member of the commit- in the city, till Breckinrid e, who occu scat nearer Chairman Mills in the committee, appeared. Breckinridee said it would give the democrats away to propose adjournment just now. He said to your cor- respoudent this evening that e was opposed urnment Many democrat: con- cver, that this is~ but a bluff, and that there will be an adjournment or re cess iuside of two weeks, KEPUBLICAN PROSPECTS TN WEST VIRGINIA. nator Faulkner rcturned this forenoon from his home in West Virginia, where he bas been for several days, ana frankly told his demoeratic colleagucs that the republi- cans were almost sure to elect a_majority of the legslature next month in his state and that consequently a republican would be chosen to succeed Senator Kenna, democrat. He said the democrats would probably chioose the presidential clectors, elect the state ticket, and possibly sccure one more con- gressman, but the republicans had whiy suwed the candidates for legislature and the result would be a gain of a United State senator by the republicans, Mr. Faulkner 1eft for New York to-night to solicit assist ance from the democraticnational committee. He declures the complexion of the senate two years hence is at stake, and that if the demo- Crats have any hope of controlling it they must move now and move actively, A GREAT RELIEF. It was evident to the most al observer around the senate that a great load had been lifted srom the shoulders of the republican and democratic members of the commitiec on finance in the disposition of the tariff bill and the usual reports upon it. The work of compilation of the bill and of the heavings of the various mterests affected by it has been woing on for four or five months. The mem- bers of the committee have been hauled, jos- tled and pushed about, and importuned and criticized until _their ' patience was almost threadbare, and the appearance of anyone desiring information on the subject of the bili was ke a pall and @ nightinare, Mr. Allison, of Towa, the able and genial chair- man, who has had tho gveight of responsi- bility for this bill upomy Wis hands, has r sumed bis normal genidl disposition, and was in his seat in the scnate during the day. For the first time in month§ he had un opportu- nity and he felt like gong out among his friends and chatting upon current legislation and the cawpaign. Senator Sherman has loft the eity, aud Mr., Aldrich inten the city this weck. = Senators Har Vance, the only demogratic of the committee on figmuce in the city, a showed cvidence during the day of a fe ing of great relief by having disposed of the riff bill. There is better humor and a bet- ter atmosphere througBout the scnate end of the capitol now. PROTECTION WORKS WELL TOTH WAYS, It has been the common thin 1 soc- tions of the country to hear the democratic orators say that proteetion cioscs all foreign markets to American manufacturers, and that with the protective dutics removed the world would be ours. Yet, in spite of these assertions, the consular reports show that American manufactures are constantly gain- ing footholds wherever they ave once intro- duced, In the latest number of the special issue of the consular reports is an article from the pen of Albert Roberts, United States consul at Hamiiton, Ont. ' Mr. Roberts gives an array of interesting figures, showing that the United States is able to compete with Great Britain in supplying at least this por- tion of the Canadian_market with many of the articles which it 8 found necessary to import. Canada and England being 80 closely allied politically —are, of course, more nearly related commer- clally 'than the Uniled States and the dominion could possibly be. Y Mr. Robert's report shows that out of ‘about $120,000 worth of mamafactures of cotton im- ported into Canada mearly one-third was manufactured in the United Sta Also in the matter of hats and eaps he reports that honors are easy as between England and the United States in the extent and value of the imports. Nearly every fivm in the business handles some American goods, and he adds that the American styles are preferred by many, and, as a further argument in support of the protective theory, Mr. Roberts says significantly, ‘‘hats and eaps are cheaper now than when the duty was lower; probrbly due 10 American_competition.” Except a few French clocks all the clocks sold here are imported from the United States—chiefly from Waterbury, Conn. Of watches only the wovements are _ brought in from the United States. Referring 10 boots and shioes he says that “‘the coarser material and fashion are almost exclusively made in the dominion. The finer classes of goods are imported from the United States, and nearly all dealers handle American goods, Leather of finer finish is made at a factory at Oakville, near this city. Rubber #oods are imported from the states and some su[\lllml from Montreal. The American made kid and calf shoes are preferred be- cause of their neater finisn and more dressy appearance.” Builders’ hardware and tools aud small agricultural implements are said to be the chief importations from the st.ies. Castiron, hollowware, granite and enameled sheetiron vessels are imported largely from the states, as are handsaws and such other small tools, and in the matter of musical in- struments importations at this one port %0 the value of §16,084 are credited to this coun- try ogainst some 3,000 from Europe The Adjo WASIING The bulk the states consists cabinet organs; while instruments are generally brought from France and Germany. Mr. Koberts adds this suggostive little paragraph, which is a small sermon 1n itself *“Hubs, spokes and fellows, and some bick. ots, are imported, towether with hard wood for cabinet work, hickory forspokes, walnat, cherry, ete. Curriage makers throughout the dominion are compelled to import hic ory for spokos, rims, and other parts of car riages from the United States, because the nnot get it in Canada, and import Krows larger year by year as th janufac ture of carriages incres wery stick of imported hickory 18 of second growth and al most the whole of it grows in Ohio and In diang and much of the imported walnut has been planted in the United States by men not yet old. Herein lies a suggestive hint to reo-planters,” his statement from a democratic official would indicate that in spite of the outery the the American protective policy after nearly nonopo market has aided our manufacturers to W out for new fields, 1 if not wiped out by a polit'cl monstros: ity of the Mills bill ordor, it will not be long before the markets for United States prod- uets will be limited only by the poles, ABOUT THE SIOUN BESERVATIONS, The commissioners who are negotiating with the Indians for the opening, to settle: ment, of the Sioux Indian reservation in Ne braska and Dakota, are here for the purpose of reporting progress und receiving further instructions. They frankly acknowledge that they have encoiintered sarious obstpoles in their work, especially at the Lower Brule agency, but sy they are confident of final success, having received nearly four Lundred signatures to the treaty already. They ex pect @ break to be made among the Mdians standing out against the treaty, and say thmt when that comes the work will be specdily completed. of the importations of pianos and brass and reed from the MISCELLANECUS, So many members arc away from the house now that not one can be found to call up for action the bill making Lincoln a port of entry Representative Perkins, of Kausas, lie intends calling attention n the house to the fact that in the last congress he had a bill passed to pension James H. Davington which was vetoed by the president, but after it awain passed in this congress ' just before a presidential election, the president signed the bill, although there was not a word of uddi tional testimony to Hearn Nebraska and lown Pe WasHINGTON, Oct. 4.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee]-Pensions granted Ne- braskans: Original invalid — Theodor Richarz, Craig; BEdward B. Edson (d coused) Cowles, Increase—John W. Whit- marsh, Omaha; Henry H. Prouty, Kimball; Py traight, Kdgar: Louis Hines, Peoria; Henry I, Benz, Osceola. Original widows, ete.—~ Amanda G., widow of Edward W. Kdson, Cowles. Pensions granted Towans: Original in- valid—D. 8. MeQuiston, Des Moines; James Tompkins, Clinton; Theodore Rovinson, What Che Samuel L. Walton, ~ Halevillage M. MeLaughlin, Tivoli; Yudoe K. French, — Colfax; Edmund Hylend, Des Moines: Lorenzo Minzo, Riverside. Increase—Willinm Smith, Trenton; Andrew J. Bray, Chickas iam G. Baker, Hil Hritt: David M. Johuson, Ottumw . W. Crill, Des Moines: Samyel Purceil, Waoodbine: Christian Lock, Keoltlc; Thouias Kehoe, Lyon; Henry G. Gibbs, Lisbo Peter Rommes, Calliope: Lewis R. Chew, Hopoeville; Hugh H. Canaday, Ottumwa. Orizinal widows, ete.—Chailotte, widow of Edmund Hyland, Des Moines, Y ——— 3 sions. on Army Orders. Wasmixatoy, Oct. 4.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.|—Captain Asa P. Blunt, assis- tant quartermaster, 1s appointed to act as in- spector on certain property at Boston, Mass., for wh ptain James Miller, Secoud in Second Lieutenant George Twelfth _infantry, detached Auty at United States infantr school at Fort Leavenworth, Kan ito join his company. He ted four months' sick leave. First Licutenant Charles A. Worden, Sey enth infuntry, eranted four months' leave, Captain Janes Jackson, First eavalry, ¢ dered to temporary duty is acting inspector gencral of the Division of the Atlantic, Tuirty recruits were assigned to the enth infantry. Godfrey, further and or has been Sev- - Washington Br General Joseph E. Johnston, commissioner of railroads, in his annual report 1o the sec retary of the interior, states that the rail roads south of the Union and Central Pacific and cast of California have been mspect during the year and were all found in a vel satisfactory condition, John B, Gosler has been confirmed as post- master at Kingsley, Ia. vities, CHICAGO, the health officers of the city, under tne law against feeding cattle at distilleries inside the city limits, drove several hundred head away from the Shufeldt distilles Shufeldt, while not charging any wrong-doing on the heaith oficers, says that this all results from the fight against him because he refuses to join the whisky trust: that the trust offered him $1,000,000 Tor his distillery, which he re- fused, and it has been harrassing him in every way since. This last move, he s was brought about by securing signatu for which as high as 825 were paid, o a peti- tion asking the city government to move the cattle from bis place. —— The Bankers' Association. CINCINNATL, Oct, 4.—The American Bank- ers’ association to-day elected the following officers: President, Charles Parsons, St. Lows; first vic president, Morton Me- Michael, Philadelphia; treasurer, George T, Bmker, New York; sceretary, William B. Greene, New York. Among the executive counsel the following: H. H. Camp, Milwaukee; J. K. Dunning, Dubuque, Ta. U. Wyman, Omaha. After adopting sev. resolutions concerning congressional ation the meeting adjourned, SISkl Canada Surrenders a Defanlter, Snerprooke, Quebee, Oct. 4,—Judge Riouz rendered adecision this morning in the case of Debaum, the defaulting assistant_cashier of the National Park bank, of New York, order- ing that he be surrendered to the United Stat uthorities. The defense applied for a writ of habeas corpus. . Fighters Sent to the Pen. Burraro, N. Y., Oct, 4.—John Spahn and George LaBlanche, the Marine, convicted of aiding and abetting the female prize fight on Island, were to-day sentenced to five and a half months and three mouths in the penitentiary respectively -~ A Missouri Bank Fails, Sr. Lovis, Oct. 4—The banking house of Shanklin & Austin, Trenton, Mo,, the oldest ‘bank in northw Missouri, has closed its doors, The immedi; use of the failure was the closing of the Traders bank of Chi- cago. Tne bank has been doing business since 1830, ndications. Fair, warmer, followed by colder weather, with a cold wave and north- erly winds. ‘or Nebrask ; Fair, weather, northerly winds, with a co in Nebraska, colder d wave ———— A New Nebraska Postn WasHINGTON, Oct. 4.—[Special Telegram to Tae Bee.)—Henry P, Lamb has been ap- pointed postmaster at Vacoma, Washington county, Neb., vice John H. Chawbers, re- moved. aster, BT S A Military Promotion. Wasmisatoy, Oct. 4.—President Cleveland to-day sent to the senate the nomination of First Lieutenaut James Parker, Fourty cav- alry, 1o ve cantain, 1IOWA NEWS. The Convention of Temperance Wo men at Des Moines. Des Moises, la, Oct. 4.—[Special Tel ram to Tur Brr.]—The Woman's Christian femperance union’s state convention re- clected to-day its present offfcers—Mrs. J Bllen Fortor of Clinton, president, and Mrs, Mary J. Aldrich of Cedar Rapids, secretary The third party people outside of Iowa tried to interfere and defeat Mrs, Foster be of her activity in opposing the prohibitionists aud supporting the republicans, but they could muster but 24 votes in the convention ainst hier out of 233, The convention re affirmed its former position in favor of non partisan prohibition, and thus stand at _vari ance with the national organization, which supports the Fiske party. The proceedings of the day were devoted. to reports of the various departments, all _of which are in a flourishing condition, This evening Mrs. Foster delivered her annual address to @ great audience. 1se The Knights of Pythias. Dusurgue, Ia, Oct. 4. —The lowa Lodge of Knights of Pythias to-day elected the following ofticers: Grand chancellor, L., J. Moss, of Osage; grand vice chancellor, J A. Leens, of Creston: grand prelate, J. A Burcus, of Cedar Rapids; grand master of the exchequer, W. G. Mercer, of Burlington: erand keeper of records, H. D. Walker, of Mt. Pleasant; grand master-at-arms, Will M. Warnis, of Muscatine: grand inner guard, D. Ellyson, of Des Moines: gran outer guard, Campbell, of Osceolas Dan A. Poorman, of Des Moines ots, of Lyons, und W. A L of aloosa. The next scssion of the grand will be lield at Oskaloosa. The annual meeting was changed from October to the sccond Wednesday 1n August. Grand Shot His Brother-in-Law. WaATERLOO, Ta., Oct. 4, —[Special Telegram to Tue Bek.|—Last April H. G. Andrews, young man of thirty years, was married to Miss Nina Kaeger, of Leon. They went to the northwest part of the state and bewan lousekeeping. After four wecks they separ ated—she coming to this county and he going to Illinois. Not long siice she began divorce proceedings against him. He soon came on and went to her friend, to cet herto live with him again, which she refused to do. This morning Andrews went to her brothier, Bluffered Kaeger, where sie is staying, on like errand. He had some words ‘with Kae ger and, without further provocation, drew his revolver and shot him, the ball “taking effect in the left side. The wound is of a very serious nature and may prove fatal, The Supreme Court. Des Moixes, la, Oct. 4.—[Special Tele gram to Tie Bek,] —The supreme court filed the following decisions here to-day : David Heffner, appellant, vs H. H. Brow- nell; Buchanhan district; reversed. O. W. Lowery, appellant, vs county : afirmed. Almedia O. Are Greene et al, appellants, vs Se curity Mutual Lifefsociety of Des Moines; asper district; affivmed. Alois Schafer vs Ludwig Sehafer et al, ap- pellants; Wapello district; afirmed. Bank of Reinbeck, appellant, vs Thomas Brown, sheriff of Grandy county ; reversed. McCormick Harvestiniz Machine company vs A. C. Gates et al, appellants; Jasper dis trict; afirmed. . ‘fhe lowa City Reunion, Towa Cgry, Oct. 3.—The exercises of the Twenty-second lowa regiment reumon were most interesting to-day. This city is most handsomely decorated, several thousand dol- lars having been cxpended on the decora- tions. After a very fiue street parade there were speeches in the park by Lieutenant Governor Hull and others. This evening Towa City is feeding at a banquet 1,000 old soldiers, and after a splendid supper there were speeches by ex-Governor William Stone, Judge Samuel Fairall and many othiers, ———— Fire at Pleasant Valley. Des Moixes, In, Oct. 4.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bre.]— A fire av Pleasant Val- ley, Marion county, this morning destroyed nincteen business houses, with a total loss of $:6,000, Insurance, .80, The losses are 1mostly in small amounts on stores and oftices. A Railroad Election. Ciry, Oct. 4.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.]—The board of directors of the Dubuque & Sioux City railroad, which is now practically a part of the Illinois Central system, held their annual weeting here w- duy and re-elected all the old ofticers, Caxnorr, Ta., Oct. 4.—[Special Telegram to T Bre.]—The Carroll county agricul- tural and novelty fair closed a four da term here to-day. The receipts were fair, but above the expectations of the association | and altogether the first annual fair was a success, Srovx —— IH,AIA_B IN MICHIGAN, He Addresses a Large Audience at Adrian on the Tariff. ADRIAN, Mich,, Oct. 4.—James G. Blaine addressed 15,000 people in the fair grounds to-day. He was tumultuously cheered when he appeared on the platform. He began his speceh by defining the internal tax and tariff wax, and the relation both bore to the in- dustries of the United States. In the course of his remarks he said that gGreat Britain a manufacturing country of immense r; that she supplied fabrics to the st number of people on the globe, be. cause of ler numerous dependencies. But there 18 one market which she knew is larger and better than all those colonial markets put together. She knew of one market in which 65,000,000 of the most intelli gent people on the globe are purchascrs and consamers—the United States of America— and sbe knows that if she can get into that market it means a revival of her trade such as has not been known for centuries. Engla sceks admittance into this market, and the demoeratic party, following the lead of President Cleveland, i dowe everything t can to destroy our home market and give a large share of it to nations beyond the sea. He appealed to the audience if it was fair that England should beallowed to furnish an article which 8o many American citizens are laboring to produce when she did nothing to support’ the United States—a nation who pays no taxes to the governmentof the Ulited States, and who is not in any way in- terested in its welfure, As for free trad he said we have it absolutely among 65,000, 000 of our own people, and we have protec- tion against 1,400,000,000 of people who live outside of us. The entire speech was well received. — ght Nine Terrific Rounds. NEw Yonk, Oct. 4.—Jack Lane, of Brook- lyn, and Jimmie Collins, of Newark, N. J., fought nine terrific rounds on the turf at Bensonhurst, Long Island, at an early hour this morning. In the tenth round Collins was unable to go ahead and the fight wus awarded to Lane. ——— The Yellow Fever. JacksoxviLLe, Fla, Oct. 4.—Official bul) letin for the twenty-four hours to 6 p. m.: New cases, 75; deaths, 1; total cases, 2,071; total deaths, 271, Decatig, Ala, Oct, 4. were reported bere t even new cases day, but no deaths. o b A Woman Sentenced to Hang. CLEVELAND, Oct.4.—At Medina, O., to-day, Mrs. Mary L. Garrett, who was convicted last week of the murder of her two imbecile step-daughters, was sentenced to hang Janu- ary 20, 1859, e - A Cold Wave Coming. Observer Welsh received the following telegram from Washington last night: Observer—Hoist the cold wave flag. The l tewperature will fall 16 to 90 degrees by 10 | p. 1. Friday, Gunsair. - | NUMBER 11 SALOONKEEPER'S FATAL SHOT S. 8. Atkinson Brutally Murdered by Patrick Shiel. THE FIREMAN'S TOURNEY AT ORD. Mysterious Disappearance of a Promis nent Farmer Near Nebraska City—Serions Runaway Accls dent At Wood River. A Drunken Man's Crime, Tontas, Neb, Oct. 4. [Speeial Telegram to Tur Bee.| S, S, Atkinson, a drayman of Daykin, seven miles south of here, was shot and killed by Patrick Sheil, o saloonkeeper of that place, this afternoon, Sheil was drinking wnd shooting off his revolver when Atkinson told him to be careful or he would shoot sowe one. Sheil replied, with an oath L will shoot you,” and fired, the ball ent ing Atkinson's left breast, causing instant death, Sheil gave himself up. Great ex- citement prevails, The deceased leaves 8 wife and several children, Davkiw, Neb, Oct. 4 to Tue Bee. | -8, D, Special Telegram Atkinson wus shot and instantly killed in Nat Shiel's saloon at this place at 4 o'clock this afternoon, He was standing at the bar when Shiel was behind it. He had shot one : or twice befare level- ing the revolver within a few 1uches of At- Kinson's breast. He fired, shooting him just above the heart, Atkinson ran outside and dropped dead. Siidl was under the in- fluerce of lquor when he committed the deed. He gave himself up and was taken to rbury and safely locked up. A large crowd was in town attending the democratio rally and excitement ran high, but good order prevailed. The murdered wan leav a wife aud two childreu, A Well Digger's Fate Grast, Neb,, Oct. 4. [Special Telegram to T Bk | —A horrib ident oceurred about six miles north of this y at 8 o'clock tuis morning, on the farmof J. H. Hoffuwan, Hoffman had employed as a well digger, Kd Brown, a homesteader of Chase county. Brown had completed the well to the depth of 180 feet, but had not yet reached water. This morning when he went to work Mr. Hoftman, with some assistance, began to lower hiw into the well by means of % rope. When about thirty feet below the Brown lost nis hold on rope and fell to the bottom of the well, a distance of about one hundred und fifty foet. A cry and one or two groans were i htard by those above. Up 10 this time there is no information of the re- covery of the body. The news of the acci- dent spread like wild fire ull over the coun- try and people are flocking to the scene of the accident Late this cvening a_wagon bearing the body of Brown arrived at this place. ~The first story of the accident is incorrect. Brown did not miect his death by a fall 150 feet. ‘They had lowered him to within twenty feet of the bottom, when he was overcome by gas and fell senscless to the bottom. A light was lowered into the well bug the gas extine guished the ame. William Woster, u black- smith of this place, forced fresh air down the well with his_bellows and a young man named Frauk Shalla was then lowered with arope. Shalla succceded in attaching the rope to Brown and signatled to be drawn up. Shalla was himself overcome by the gas and when taken out was senseless. ~He has since been resuscitated, and although in a critical condition, will doubtless recover. A large fund is being raised to present him as u re- ward tor his courage. The dead man Brown has no relatives in this country and he had no papers ou his person revealing his natiy- ity. The coroner has been notified and will give the body decent burial, The Firemen's Tournament at Ord. ST. PavL, Neb,, Oct. 4.—[Special Telegram to Tuk Bee.)—In the firemen’s tournament held at Ordon Wednesday and Thursday October 3 and 4, in which the Ord, St. Paut and Loup City hose teams participated, the following records were made: Ou Wednes- day, in the 800 yard coupling contest, the Bacon hose team of Loup City ran first and made their run and coupling’ in 46 3.5, Ord followed but did not get any time on account of no coupling. St. Paul's’ time was 55 3.5, In the wet race the Bacon hose of Loup City made the 100 yards ran to bydrant, laid 150 feet of hose, broke coupling and threw water in 31 seconds, Ord in 40 3-5, and St. Paul in 42 In the 300 yard race, hub to hub, be- tween the Bacons of Loup City and Ord hose teams, the Bacon hose won easily in 30 85, The St. Paul team did not run in the last race ou uccount of a serious accident to John Plillips, who fell in the wet race and it is thought was fatally injured by the cart run- ning over his head. Tendered Them a Reception. Lovr City, Neb.,, Oct. 4.—[Special Tele gram to Tue Bee.|—Bacon's hose team, which returned this evening from the tournase ment at Ord, bringing first money in the three races, were accorded & royal reception, A broom brigade of over two hundred with two bands met them at the depot. They were greeted with deafening checrs. A pro- ssion was_quickly formed, headed by the mayor and eity council, wnd marched to the court house square, being greeted on_every street by cheer aftér cheer, after which they were escorted to the opera house and sat down to un excelleut supper prepared by the ladie Returned From His European Trip, Onn, Neb., Oct. 4.— ial to Tne Bee.| —P. Morteusen, esq., president of the First National bank of Ord, has returned home from a three months’ trip to Kurope, While there he visited England, Setland, France and Denmark, spending the most of his time in the latter Country, his old home. He is well and favorably known in Valley county, being one of its carliest settlers and for ten years treasurer of the county, Leese at Columbu Corvmnus, Neb, Oct. 4.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Ber|-Attorney General Leese, in company _with J. L. Caldwell, of Lincoln, made his first visit to our city this evening, and addressed an audience of 500 people in the opera house upon the issues now before the voters of Nebraska. Man farmers were in the audience. Mr. Caldwel entertained the people with a patriotic and eloquent specch on pational issues, Serious Runaway Accident, Woob Riven, Neb,, Oct. 4.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee)—While a man named John Burns was hauling hay to the cattle in the yards of Thomas Langan, at this place, this morning, the team became frightened and ran away. Hurns was thrown from the load, the wheels passing over his body, breaking two ribs on the left side and injurs ing him internally, He is in a critical condis tion, although it is thought he may recover, A Promment Farmer Missing. NenRaska City, Neb,, Oct. 4.—|Special Tels egram to Tue Bee.)—James Barkhurst, & well known tarmer of Wyoming precinct, mysteriously disappeared about u week ago, since which time nothing has been heard from him. His family aud friends at last became alarmed and have pluced the matter in the hands of the oficials, McKeighan at Aurora Avrora, Neb.. Oct. 4.—[Special to Tus Ber.)—Hon, W. A, McKeighau of ted Cloud addressed a large meeting here Tuesday. evening. His argument, from a democratia view, was stroug and couvinein, Y Y