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Rock Island Bail l li so. 123. y Ami ROCK ISLAND, THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1892. Single Copies 5 Cent Per Week IBM Cent liiJo iiOIDOI It would do you good to see the nice line of CLOTHING We have for you this spring. Much nicer line than has ever been shown here before, and at prices much LOWER. Of course we expect to see you, and we feel confi dent we can suit and fit you. SAX & RICE. are Sole Agents for the Knox Hat. o KNOX HAT H A T The'Only Genuine KnoxlHat at THE LONDON. SAYEKS AND BRYAN Texas and Nebraska Heard in the House Debate. SOME STATISTICS ON EXPENDITURES lii Tumi Makes Comparisons of Ap propriations by Several Congresses, and Criticises Foster's Financial Opera tions Bryan . Sticks to the Iteal Sub ject and Dlscnsse the Wool Inty A Hint to the Slow Iti-itiah Premier to Harry np Abont That Modus. Washington, March 17. Yesterday in the house was Democratic day so far as speeches in the debate were concerned, Savers of Texas and Bryan of Nebraska doing the talking. Sayers opened the bat tle with a statement relative to govern ment expenditures, for the years ended Jane 30, 1S3, to 1831, inclusive (except '85, '86 and ')). minus the sinking fund and the cost of the purchase of bonds cs ppt for premium.' He said: "The y.r 1H83 and 18S4 were during Arthur's aiimiuistrati'in, the years 1W and 13K8 during Cleveland's- administration, and the years ls-xt and lil during the present ad ministration. The years 1HS5 and 18sdonot appear, becanseeach of them constitutes a part of two administrations; nor does the year 1S86 appear, for the reason that there were less expenditures in that year than during either of the years 1X87 and 1WW. Expenditures for 18, f IHl,!llf..K!0: NRt, $SM,t!jSaH: 1KH7, $316,7C9. 7K9; 1HKS, ?:a)..1i9.n77; 1S!), $:78,!I2.',: 1891, $431. 705,601. Kxcrss of 18S7 and 1888 (two years of Cleveland's administration) over 1883 and 1884, two years of Arthur'sadmiuistration) ,03), 733; excess of lKUJand Wl (two years of the pres ent administration)ovtr 1887 and I8SS, $173. S53,7Si. Some Kapidly Increasing; Expenses. Pension expenditures during 188.1 and 1884 were S12t.44l.8iil; during Wi and lfW, $155. 317,610; and (luring 1S.KI and 1801, $2n.3A2,8K. lostnl expenditures f.urins 1HS3 and 1884 were $It2,i5.a-i: 1.MS7 and issx, Sll".13'.244: and 1W and 1W1. SI42,7W,st7. Deducting from the total expenditures as given for the years named the expenditures for navy increase, direct tax, cen sus. Pacific railway bonds and sinking fund, all expenses traceable to the war of the rebell ion and all other unusual and extraordinary expenditures, the balance? are as follows: lss:i. $131,681,385; 1KSJ. $124,501,277; 1-W7. 121.r.74.."..'7; 18SS. $HS.7it?,3T8; IHW, Sl.U,6il,sil; a:id 11, $14!',6!iS,5i. Figures Out the Excesses. From this it will be seen that tho expendi tures of lssiand ISSt exceeded those of 1SS7 and 1S.S8 by $15,775,, and the expenditures for ISO and isiil exceeded those of 1887 ail 1R8S by $40,8!KU44. The speaker referred to the purchase of bonds, advance of interest and other financial acts during ISM as bad policy, resulting in the government being compelled to apnea! to the holders of these bonds to con tinue them to the extent of $25,361,5011: If this had been done by a British ministry it would have been hurled from power in disgrace with in a month after the fact bad become known. BRYAN TAKES UP THE CUDGELS. He Firings the Debate Back to it Orlgi- Bryanf Nebraska fhetf fcpbk? and to the first time since the beginning of the debate the speaker confined himself to the subject of the debate free wool. lie said that the increased price paid by the man ufacturer to the farmer on wool the form er took out of the consumer, resulting in the consumers having to pay for woolen goods nearly 50 per cent, more than the sheep raisers received for their product. He quoted Clay in 1840, Iilaine in 1SS3 and certain manufacturers later to the effect that the difference in wages paid here and in foreign countries by manufact urers of wool was more than offset by the greater efficiency ofour o)eratives. The Nub of the Free Wool Argument, I!utsaidBryaa-tlic gentlemen have assured us that a protective turifTreduces the price of the article protected. It is strange that they did not believe that .aloiit the wool tariff. They tell the fnrmertliat the tariff increases the price of his wool, nnd yet they exjiect ns to be lieve that a tariff upon manufactures reduces prices. " e nave the interesting spectacle of a manufacturer beggiug for a high tariff in order lo make his goods cheaper. And why does he v ant to make his goois cheaper? He tells u s that it is in order lhal he mav pav higher wages to Inn bilsiring men f.nd then we are lft to wonder if- the lariif lias been imposed upon agricultural products for the purposs of cheapening t! mi. Closes with a Colloquy. In closing his speech Bryan declared the Democratic policy to be the best for both employer and employe. And as he closed lie was questioned by Raines of New York, who asked him to name one article manufactured in the United States in competition with foreign manufac tures the price of which has been increased by tho McKiuley bill, or which was not cheaper now than it had been in 1880. Bryan. Is tin plate manufactured in this country? laughter. Raines replied that there were said to be twenty-seven tin-plate manufactories in this country, but no trade list was large enough to contain a list of the tin-plate liars in this country. Bryan retorted: "I do not want an auto biographical sketch of the gentleman from New York." Laughter and applause. Mr. Bryan was warmly congratulated by his Democratic colleagues. J'roceedings in Congress. Washington, March 17. Wolcott pre sented a number of petitions to the senate yesterday in favor of the pure lard bill, but said in effect that he thought the pe titions "fishy.'' Stewart started to speak In favor jof an appropriation of about $3, 150,000 ta California, Oregon and Nevada for money spent in the suppression of the rebellion, but the five-minute rule was in force and he had hardly commenced before the gavel fell. An executive session was held on the Judge Woods case. The house, in spite of rigorous opposi tion by Itolman, passed a resolution for fifteen additional folders in the document room 9S to 77 and a resolution to print 45,000 copies of the report on diseases of the horse. The remainder of the day was devoted to the free wool bilL Toller and Lamar Dissent. Washington, March 17. Chief Justice Taller and Justice Iamar, of the supreme court, agreed with their associates in the decision on the McKinley tariff bill inso far aa to hold that the unconstitutionality of one or more clauses did not vitiate the bill, but orally dissented on the reciproc ity clause, holding that clause Invalid. They hae filed a written opinion on the subject in which they say that they cannot asvea itxt this clause is valid as it,in tbjir opinion, delegates u-giSi'.uive powers louic president. Sent a Hint to Salisbury. Washington, March IT. Acting Secre tary Wharton was yesterday instructed to inform Sir Julian I'auneefote, the British minister, that the president desires to know at as early a date as possible the in tention of the British government with regard to the proposed renewal of the modus vivendi of last year. The character of the instructions to our naval and reve nue vessels, destined for duty in Behring sea this season, will depend almost alto gether on the attitude assumed by Great Britain. Clements of (ieorgla Confirmed. Washington, March 1 7. The senate in sfecret session yesterday confirmed the nomination of ex-Representative Clements, of Georgia, as interstate commerce com missioner to succeed the late Mr. Bragg. The session further discussed the nomina tion of Judge Woods until adjournment without reaching any action. Democrats did the talking. f-priiiger and Morrill. Washington, March 17. Congressman Springer is still improving, but his recov- ' ery is rather slow. He is very weak and, j while his physicians say he will get well, it is not thought that he will be able to re turn to his duties in the house for several weeks. No change was reported in Sena tor Morrill's condition. A Cong Sick I.lst of Statesmen. Washington, March 17. Between thir ty and thirty -five members of the house are on the sick list, although none is seri ously ill. A roll.call of the house yester- ' nay developed the fact that over forty mem bers are "paired" and away from their desks. This is an unusual number. McKinley's Time Not Come Tet. Washington, March 17. Secretary Mat thews, of the Ohio Republican committee, says that McKinley continues to resist all efforts to induce him to become a presi dential candidate and urges the renomina tion of Harrison. He thinks his own time has not come yet and is willing to wait, FithJan's Free Ship Kill, Washington, March 17. The house committee on merc hant marine and fish eries has ordered a favorable report on the bill of Fithian of Illinois for the free ad mission to American registry of ships built in foreign countries. TIRED OF RECIPROCITY. Sonic Cubans Who Seem to Think I'ncle Sam a Shrewd Trader. Havana, March 17. The reciprocity treaty with the United States is not in favor with the government officials. Re ceipts at the custom house show a large falling off as compared with last year, and the government i6 constantly occupied de vising ways to increase the revenues. Many anticipate the adoption of a new tariff in the near fnture, and possibly the suppression of the present reciprocity treaty with the United States. This treaty is not deserving to be called one of reciprocity. Think It Is a Jug-Ilandlrd Scheme. Cuba receives large quantities of pota toes, onions, etc., from the United States f.-ee of duty, while the Uuited States im poses a duty on the same articles, products of this island, of 70 cents per barrel of po tatoes and 31 cents f.er crate of fifty pounds of onions. The parties making this so called reciprocity treaty did not consider the bearings of so one-sided an affair, and it will not be at all strange if the whole thing is broken up. Strong Feeling Against the Treaty. Some 175,000 or 200,000 barrels of pota toes are imported every year from the United States and the British provinces, and these pay no duty. In the spring and about the beginning of March new pota toes or onions are shipped to the United States, paying duties as above. The in justice of this, together with the disas trous results to the millers in Spain from the reduction of the former duty mi Amer ican flour of f.1 per bag of 203 potiuds $1, since Jan. 1, IMfci. has caused immense feclirig against the treaty. I'rices tot Sugar Arc Low. The sugar mist in the north is "bearing"' the sugar market.atid business is suspend ed. This is most discouraging to the planters, who are contending with heavy storms, fires, lack of field hands, and the breaking of machinery. Altogether the outlook for Cuba is very bad for the year 1S92 the foregoing is what is said by 'the Cuban officials. BOMBARDING THE ELEVATORS. The Minnesota Farmers' Alliance Uets Kracly to Sue. ST. I'acl. March 17. The Farmers' Al liance of the state have thrown another bombshell at t he elevators and railroads of the state. The Alliance executive com mittee held a short session at the Mer chants' yesterday morning, and decided to commence an action against the elevator companies and some of the railroad cor Iiorations of this state under the anti-trust law, charging a collusion to depress the price of wheat and otherwise defraud the farmer out of his just dues. Donnelly to Help the Matter. Attorneys have been employed In the case. A committee composed of Ignatius! Ixmnelly, Charles Bohall and B. I . Cbes ley was appointed to assist the attorneys in procuring evidence and preparing the rase, which will be brought to trial in some of t be western courts atxAt May. Sheriff Dunn to Co Cuavenged. Springfield, Kan., March 17. Yester day a nolle prosequi was entered in the cases of all the men under indictment for the murder of Sheriff Dunn last fall, and they were discharged from custody. Thus ends a trial considered to be a farce from its commencement. It was impossible to obtain more than ten men eligible for the jury in the whole county. One reason for the failure to secure a jury was Judge Vandervert's ruling that no man who be lieved that Sam Dunn bad been "unlaw fully killed by a moli" could serve on the Io7- The mandate in the Boyd-Thayer case the governship of Nebraska from the United States supreme court has been re ceived by the state supreme court and ordered on record, no one appearing for Thayer. This en-Is the case. ANOTHER SORT OF CASE. j A Canadian Comparison Between Seal ing and Fishing. j OTTAWA, Ont., Mai:h 17.-The act to re new the modus vivchli for the benefit of United States fishermen has caused an an imated discussion ii tho house of com mons. D. jMills Bothwell, Laberal, asked the house to look at the Americans' deal ing with Canada in the Behring sea mat ter. There was a sea 4,000 miles in extent, ' but no question was raised till Russia Bet up some new pretensions, which the United States claimed to have purchased. Theso pretensions were being pushed and, con trary to ancient usage, Canadian rights were being ignored. . Landlocked Kays A. -e Different. On the east coast there was a BHmberof landlocked bays, but if these were mora than six miles from shore to shore the United States demanded the right of fish ing in their waters between the three-mile limits. The government was making great concessions, but would the United States, make corresxmding concessions as regarded Behring sea? Sir John Thomp son deprecated the tone of the discussion and reminded the house that very import ant questions are now "wing discussed be- ' tween the f.vo countries with the view of ' settlement. n Michigan Stimner Hotel Rarned. Manistee, Mich., March 17. The Glen house, the large summer hotel at One- J kama twelve miles north of this city, on Portage lake, belonging to the Onekama ' Lumber company, together with all its i contents, was destroyed by fire yesterday J morning. It is supposed to be the work, of an incendiary. The loss on the bui!J- ing is $18,000; on contents, $2,000: insured' forS,800. j LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS. ' Chicago. U Chicago, March lft. 'ji Following wore the quotations on the board of trade today: "heat March, opened , fc-'lK-c, closed Mc, May, opened 8.W4C, closed WSkc: July, opened 8i?ic closed 85c- Corn ' March, opened :J4j?, closed 38!4c; May, opened 3Sbi closed acWc; June, opened 38c closed ;8ic Oats May, openet js closed Z!c; ' June, opcnel and closed aVtc. Pork March. ' opened JUL 45, closed 10. 4.1: 31ay, opened $10.60, closei 810.55. Lard-March, opened f 6.25, close Md-T!. i Live stock Prices at the Union Stock yards today ranged as follows: Hogs Msiket ! fairly active, thippers and packers both buy, j ing and price on heavy grades steady i and unchanei, wi h other grades ruled , 5 & 1 c higher; sales ranged at (3.W) a Pigs. 54,55 ft, 4.95 liubt, J 4.305 J rough parking. t4.5.i(.1.9(i mixed, and $4.iA ' 4.85 heavy packing and shipping lota. s Cattle Market moderately active and prices , 5c lower; quotations ranged at $4.7(3.20 choice , to extra (-hipping steers, 54.0024.65 good to i choice do. J:i 6 H?(4.(I5 fair to good. 53.05&3.55 ) common to medium do, 5.1(1:165 butchers' steers, 5-'.Ka.X15 stockers, f-'.7Vaa.9J Texas steers. i.XlOtfrasil feeders. Sl.50ig.a40 cows, ' $1.75(&:i.G0 bulls and 53,VKr6.5U veal calve. Sheep Market moderately active and prioe steady; quotations ranged at (4.75 SSI westerns, 54.3J.a6-U natives, and $V2ji2&7.0O lambs. - v Pro3oce: Butter Fancy separator, -7a, 2V; per lb: creameries, S6rtj27c; dairies, fancy, fresh. 21&2:lc: pa kin j stock, fresh. 1 fa.l5c- Kggs Fresh ra'idled. loss off, 131Sc ' per dor. Pressed poultry Spring chickens, t fair good, lSj,llc per In; ro ieters, 6c; ducks, j 13Q,14c; gee, ally tuikeys, younj torn. l'.c; fancy hcus, 14c; old gobblers, 9c. 1'ota- ; . toes Hebrons, 3'tj,3.'c per bn; Burbauks, 33 ' ft.'Bc; Rose, X!&35c for seed; I'eerless, 30aJc tor seel: common to po.r mite I lots, 2U 25c. Swcet po'atoos. Illinois, $1.S4'S.35 per . bbl. Apples Common, 51.50 per bbl; good, $1.75a2.iti; faucy. $ZZ. New York. New Youk, March 16..' Wheat Xo. 2 red winter cash, Sl.fti;" March. K'c; ApriL 75k-: May, STKc Com No. 3 mixed cash. 4Sr; March, 47igc; April 47-V: May, 47'oa tints Dull; No. 2 mixed cssh. 3 4c: April, 35tic; May, &';J..e. Kye Hull and weak; lj.tSc in car lots and bout loads. Barley Slow; two-rowel stflto KiS-VS. Fork Dull but steady, mess, Jul KM. Lard Quiet; Mjy, $6.64; July, $6.74. Live St ck: Cattle Trading firm and active for all grades. poorest to best native steers, f 4.UU&500- per 11)0 lbs; Coloredos. 54.25(4.30, and bulls au.l dry cows, $1.6tsi2.8u. Sheep ami lambs Choice offerings VT- l-or lb higher and rm.rket firm; sheep. $5.(g;tf.87H per 1U0 ibt; lumbs. $7.ou7.62l Hogs Nominally U'ady; l.ve hos, 4.H1&5.50 per 103 lbs. .. . , The Local SlarkelH. Office Hock Itlaed Dilt akd Weiklt Chocs' I Hock lalatd. 111., March. : 7. 1B f GRaiH, ETC. Wheat KSGiflOc. Corn S73sc. Kye TOqSl". Oats 2330c. Brsu Stc per cwt. Shipe'nfl $1.00 per cwt. Hay Timothj.$10 soail 50 .prairie, sai8;clover Sa10; baled. $1150. raoDccE. Butter Fairto choice, 25c; creamery, Ergs Frert.,22c; lacked 20c. Poultry Chickens. 10&12I-4; turkeys. 12Jc ducks, liHc: geese, 10c. rBCIT AND VIGSTABLKS. Apples $jae$a 75 per bbl. Potatoes 80c hi ions 80(a,85c. Turnips 45460c LITE STOCK. Cattle Butchers pay lor corn fed steers. S4'4c; cows and Drift!, 33Hc; cjlIt es 3Q4;-4c. Hos 4c. Bbcep iQJir. mm (LtAaOfAli. packaqeCqffees ABLATES 6 CO. INDIANAPOLIS, IND 1 r i f a 1 . - 1 1