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R l'
R Beasts. I not agreed to, for tha reason that tha
W, only cotton Imported li Egyptian cotton, which
B, la a quality between our upland and sea Island
M-- and If not produced here. Tho cotton schedulo
U a whole remains substantially tho same aa In
M? the bill aa It passed tire House. The changes are
K. mainly In tba high grades of cotton underwear,
V with some modifications of hosiery.
Kj Flax, Hemp and Juto and Manufactures There-
rt of The Senate changes In flax and hemp are
E ' adopted. Compromise rates on manufactures
!"'; of Jute, flax, :c, are agreed to, the object bains
ML - to dovelop the Industry In this country.
Er The Senate amendments to place burlaps.
Wei . bags, cotton bagging, and straw mattings on tbe
WPk. frco list are disagreed to, and these manufac-
K turos are placed on the dutiable list at reduced
WSl Wool and Woollens The Houso rates on wool
r.'i- of 11 cents on class 1 and Vi rents on class 3 are
m adopted; and the Benate snecino rates on carpet
Pi wools are agreod to, with a modification raising
K the dividing line so as to placo a duty of 4 cents
per pound on euch wools valued at .13 cents and
rs less and 7 cents on such wools ralued at more
Ra than 12 cents. The duties on manufactures of
K. wool are placed at substantially the same rate
mi, as In the act of 1H0O. . , t . .
Wf Bilks The duties on ellks remain at anbston-
S- tlally the snme ratrsns provided by tho House.
B Paper and Pulp-The duties on wood pulp for
v paper and on paper are convertod Into epeclno
EC form at substantially tho present ad valorem
Es rnle, with a proviso added for an additional
BT duty as against any country that Imposes an
Ef export duty on pulp or woods. Tho duties on
B? , manufactures of paper nro substantially as they
rf- passod the Houso. ... . . , ,, ,,
K Sundries This schedule remains substantially
M? r 8 It passed tho House. Coal, however. Is re-
S ducedto 07 cents per tou. and cool slack or culm
to IB cents per ton. An proposed by Senate
WMA amendment ti74, a duty of 16 per cent. Is placed
s, on bides of rattle, which wero placed on the froo
K' list by the House. The Sennto amendment (098)
nV proposed a duty of 20 por cent., but this has
K been reduced to IS per cent. A proviso Is added
E$b for a full drawback of tho duty paid on hides
"k exported as leather. ,
BtC Paintings nnd statuary for private use are
Bt made dutiable as provided by tho House, but at
Hi Tne Krro List The free list as it passod the
BM House Is In tho main adopted, except that bolt-
Brc ing cloths and several kinds of essential oils
? Lave born adilrd. , .
$ The Houie provision proposing a remedy to
j the wholesale introduction of goods Into this
B'' country frco of duty by Americans visiting
mtv Kuropo Is substantially adopted.
W&t, Iteclprocity Proilstons The House and tho
Btv Senate reciprocity plans nro united and adopted
Br' with ruodlflc-atloiiB. In tho tenato plan any
l. commercial treaty must bo npprotod bj Con-
K gross beforo It goes into cITeut. and in tho Houso
UK; plan chicle, silk lace?, sugar, mineral waters.
B nnd bides havo been stricken ut nnd tonka and
EP ranllla beans ndded. Thn Senate provision lm-
J losing on equivalent countervailing duty on
mports from foreign countries upon which an
C; export duty has been palil Is adopted.
'. Internal Itcionuo Provisions Tho Senato
provision Increasing tho Internal rovenuo tax
& on cigarettes Isngrccd to, with nn amendment
B: covering cigarettes wrapped in tobacco and
BF provisions to enforce the collection of tho tax.
mt; Tho Senate provision changing the law so as
tj to allow no rebate on the tax on beer Is agreod
SW n
B&C v The Sennto provision for a. stamp tax on tho
y Issue and transfer of stock nnd on bonds issued
BE"1. by corporntlonB Is omitted from the bill.
t1' The administration soctlons added to tho bill
Wki by the Senate are substantially the same na
Efft thoso passed by tho Houso In tbo Fifty-fourth
sf Congress, and arc agreod to with slight aniend-
J. meats.
' TIIE QUESTION OF LIMITING THE DEI) ATE.
Bfe Mr. Dingle 's report having been read, Mr.
V Dlngloy said it was desirable if possible that
K. somo arrangement should bo made fortonnlnat-
Ki' Ing the dobato. und asked for suggestions In
j'.J that regard from the minority.
;.') Mr. Uallcy of Teens responded that the Demo-
BK crats had belloved that three days wns not mora
WiliT than n reasonable time In which to discuss the
KV, report, hut consultations with tho Republicans
Wt& hail satisfied thorn that they would not securo
WBk tiint period, nnd therefore lis suggested that tho
WmSi rate bo taken at tbo conclusion of to-niorrou s
Be- session, el ing in o da s for consideration of the
Bk rvi on.
BE Mr. Ulnglcy snid that talk at this period was
r ri tlier ctiiennUe. .otlng the Government not
0 KtbiuiSlOOOtKlHriny. Applausc.l
E( Mr. Italic lliotl) Not bo cxpensf e, let mo
; s.i) to my mend from Elaine, as it was during
Bt tho ten nn sin whiih tho conferees wero trlng
Bfc v to ratisfy thu greed of thu Sugnr Trust. Ap-
K'r JlilllltM.'.
Ki- Sir. Ulnjrlcj- retorted that never beforo In the
Bk2 ruent history of tiulIT Kglslation had tho con-
B lines teen ablo to couiu to a conclusion in so
B& 1 rii ( a period oi time ns in tho present instance.
BKj, "lu leUI." he Bald. "Hie conferees woro in
BEr icslon bIv weeks, and tbtn caino In hero with-
E-'' "' t ha nr re uhid any conclusion at all."
H lAri'lause.)
, Mr. Uallcy I grant you speed, but your work
E"'' " " ,," luil1 out hetoro you went into con-
Bf ' Mr. Umcley If you had been as well prepared
mjyf lu 1HD1 tho inn(Lrccs would not havobconso
E$ louv in coming to its lame conclusion.
Bc. Air. Ilatlo The troublo was that we wero try-
EEV Inc tbeu turmi tho Democratic party with a lot
Bfii " Mugwumps at thu head of it. Applause all
Kf around.)
.! Mr. Ifinglcy. recurring to the subject of dis-
Bw cusslon. s.iid ho had hoped, and it was tho
BKk earnest dislrc of his colleagues, that a voto
Bk4 should bo i cached beforo tho House adjourned
Et IimUj. Atipl.iube.l
Kv Mr. HhIIc Le.t mo siy to my friend from
M-mo, not in tho n of a threat, for this Is not
S- Uio timo nor placo to inauU-o In them, that ho
EM wid make bn&tc with bis bill If ho will treat tho
BfcL minority fnirl). '1 lure Is one placo In this Go-
m. crnnienl whero tbo minority can bo heard, and,
Ek vbilc tho Dimocrats in tlio henato have no
BK;'-' purpose to c'oln th- consideration of tho bill,
.Bpi the) will Insist that it shall be fairly discussed.
K Mr. Dlngloy responded that tho debate had
-fKA better princi-il awhile, and the House could then
Ef detcruiinci w htther or not It w an worth $ 100,000
Ef n day to continue it. The conferees grcatl dc-
Bb- elrra to securo aote at tho eurllcst possible
moment.
fERi- Mr. Uiilley Tho earliest possible moment is
BK'r now; but nurdy the gentleman from Maine
- Chorus from UepubliLan desks "Vote, vote."
EKr Mr. Dalle Surely ou want to give tho Sugar
K Trustan opportunity to put up Its stockalittlo
B more, ltweutup only sc en points this morn-
tY ing. Exposure of the effoct of tho conference ro-
'EtP Mr. Houtellc of Maine How many days' dc-
'BM bate of that kind does the gentleman from Torus
K, think tho country wants!
EK Mr. Uallcy Tho country has had so many
sbbV from the gcutlcman from Mntno that I causiy
vWjt It Is tired of him.
?Bp Mr. Johnson (Hep., Ind.) expressed tho opinion
tjEk" that Mr. Unlley's request was a reasonable one.
fEFf "" wo can be assured," ho Bald, " that a voto
.E1-' will be taken to-morrow, wc certainly ought to
Ek grant it."
a"V Mr. ningley, howover, docllned to acccdo to
IE? Mr. Halley's request.
p Mr. Pnyno of Now York called Mr. Halley's
li ', attention to tbo fact that tbo Houso had not
", recently boon In scxslon nnd that by sitting
itH' until 11 or 12 o'clodc to-niKht as much time
Be' would bo given to dobato ns two ordinary days'
BHu sessions would provide.
H; Mr. Dlnglcy thereupon proposed that a vote
KB? be taken at 11 o'clock to-night, but Mr. Uallcy
BjK objected.
W DINOLET OI'ENH THE DEHATE.
K Finding It Impossible to como to an agreement
P"K' to closo debate, Mr. Dlngloy indicated his desire
;. to proceed with tho debate, remarking In passing
VB' thai ho believed tho progress of the discussion
KK. would show that there was nothing new to be
E asid; only a repetition of old folmlnatlons. And
KKf If that wero tho caso ho was sure tho House
B'bk' would be glad to escape them.
EBB Leave was granted tho members to print In
Hp tho record remarks on tho Tariff bill and confer
EaEp nco report.
EaKF Mr. Dlngloy s speech was in the main simply
EaVd n enlargement of the statement by the con-
EE' ferees.
EaP1 Mr. Dnlley asked why tho proposed tax upon
E'' Stock Issues and transfers bad been abandonod 1
BBE f- Dlnitley replied that It wns becauso It was
K1 found that of tho transactions which it was
aV" chiefly lntonded to reach, those on Wall street
BE LQa the various exchanges of the country, no
Bn record was kept, and they could not ho traced.
Er Mr. Uallcy said that If tho proposition had
BEy been amended so as tax agreements to sell, tho
E'i purposo of tho amcixlmcnt would have been
K effected.
Ebb. Mr. Cummtngs asked about the rate on dla-
EbH monds. .
E Hu It was 10 per cent., Mr. Dlngloy respondod.
' "And In the House bill it was 13 and in the
KiHy Wilson bill 3ft I" nBkcd Mr. Cummlngs.
BlBt' ' Yes," replied Mr. Dlngley.
'H Tho reason for reducing tho rate, be explained,
BaS was that the unanimous opinion of all tbe ad-
PE mlnlstratlvo ofllcors of the Government was that
bbbbbbl whenever tbo rate on diamonds was raised abovo
B'Ki 1 tor cent, they wero smuggled to such an ex-
m Ep tent that revenue from their importation almost
E disappeared. Personally, ho should havo been
BBK 'lad to have kept tho House rato of 10 per
t cent,
Tbogreatestlntercst, naturally.centred about
p. the sugar schedule, and tho several scoro of
-. members who honored Mr. Dlngley with their
HLx attention crowded aliout his desk and plied him
HBEf with questions rogardlng the effect of the sugar
sV(. provision as agreed to.
itTE:- Tho substance of his explanation was. as
RfaV. Btated in answer to a question by Mr. Dockery
BBW ((Jem.. Mo.), that whereas the Wilson hill (the
present law) gives the rctlnlng Interest a pro
fE? tectlve duty of Tih cents a hundred pounds, the
Hl Behodule proposed by the conferees will give It
E l'ilt cents Junt about half, (Applause.)
E Ur- Dockery that being thn case, I should
.f like to ask tiio gentleman to explain the rlso In
K the price of Sugar slock I
2 Mr, Dlngley If possessed of tbo Information
g:i held by the gentleman regarding tbe mnnlpula-
H! tlons of stock to which ho roiers, I might reply
Br , to his question, but Und tnysolf unablo to do so.
t A tolegram. dated Philadelphia at 1 o'clock,
V' " was handed Mr. Dingloy, which lie read. It an-
H; pounced tbe purchase on Saturday of U.&00 bales
K of wool for tho American market, which w ero to
E he shipped to-day.
m "Do you want," he asked, turning to tbo Dem-
ItEK ooratlo side, "to continue tbo debate that this
gRV wool may come In frco of duty I"
E Discussing the revenue-producing qualities of
V tho bill, Mr. Dlngley said that It was calculated
Hg to produce. In a normal car, )?'J9,000.000. For
T tbo present year It was estimated that thoTreas-
E B urybad lost $10,000,000 of rornue, making
the net rocelpta for tho current tlscal year
B H' B185.OO0.OO0. This, added to tbo receipts from
btbI 111 Internal revenue and other sources, would give
BrBtfl. the Qovcrnmeut $370,000,000 with which to
bvI if" att hasiug the estimate upon tbe eipeuiliturcs
HHiiaTv Xm
BjgBEsVtiVv
KaBBBBBBtlBiyitt! .iSH.lxI.Tf-'CB. la.'...-. - "ttt'fciXnfiJ -W)! tiJS4 i
ot the year lust ended, about 370,000,000 ot
expendllurei. But should thewUmato of tho
Joss from anticipatory Importations .prove to bo
too "mall, at least f OOO.OOO could be safely
taken from the cash In tho Treasury to meet tho
deficit. When the bill gets fairly Into opera
tion, he said. In conclusion. It would bo found to
bo a rovenuo and not a deficit producing meas
ure. Applause.)
Tho debate for the Democrat was begun by
Gen. Wheeler of Alabama, a member of tho Com
mittee on Ways and Means nnd ono of tho mi
nority conferees. Mr. Wheeler oxplalnod that
the Democrats had neither part nor Influenco
In either preparing tho bill In its original form
or as reported by the conferees. Tho duties
provided, many o( them, ho assorted, would bo
found to be purely prohibitive, and tho bill as a
wbolo framed not for rovonue. but for protec
tion. This, ho Insisted, wns tho Intent of its
framers, and ho read from tho debates In tbo
last Congress to prove It.
Mr. Wheeler attacked the rebato provision of
tho bill as being in tbo lnterost ot tho largo
manufacturer nnd discriminating against tbo
small dealer. Tbo duty on bides would not
yield tho farmer any addition to his prlco for tbe
animals on which they grow, but bo a moans of
adding to tbo receipts or the great cattle trust.
As a whole tho proposed bill lovlod a taxot 140
per cent, on tho articles Imported Into tho
country, against 07 Imposed by tho McKlnley
bill and 31 by the Wilson bilk .
Mr. Swanson (Dem.. Va.), aho n member of
tho Committee on Ways nnd Moans, devoted
himself largely to the sugar schedule. Discuss
ing Mr. Dlngiey's assertion that the pending
bill gave tho BUgar refiner less protect fon than
the schedulo an passed by tho Sennte. Mr. Swan
son alleged that the differential was 40'a conts a
hundred pounds. Instead of 12a cents, as claimed
by Mr. Dlngley, on granulated BUgar. Mr.
Swanson flgurod out that tho differential
under tho Wilson bill in favor of , tho
Sugar Trust was 'ill1! cents a hun
dred pounds; under tho proposed law It
would bo 78U-10 cents a hundred. In vlow of
theso facts, Mr. Swnnson said, ho could find
no warrant for tho cartoons which represented
tho Speaker of tho House trending tho Sugar
Trust under foot and glorifying tho "victory"
which tho Houso confercos had gained over
those ot tho Senato. . ... ..
The dobato was continued by Messrs. Hall nnd
Lanhamof Texas, Klemlngot Georgia, Handy of
Delaware und Kolley of South Dakota. Atone
point In tho proceoiltngH no one sought the floor,
and tho Speaker tilled tbo gap with tho start
ling suggestion: "Tbe question Is upon agrco
lng with the roport." ...
Thereupon Mr. Ualloy roso und remarked:
"llocauso thero docs not nppoar to be any ono
on tbo Republican side ready to defend tho ro
port tho Chair must not nssunio that thero arc
none on this side to attack It." Looking over tho
Democratic scats ho continued: "None of tho
members of the Commltlco on Ways and Means
being prepared to speak, I nsk recognition for
my colleague. Dr. Lanbam."
Tho same oxporlcnco was repeated Just boforo
Mr. Fleming took tho floor, and ho had an hour's
time simply becauso none ot tho lenders dcslrod
to sponk. , ...
Mr. Kcllcy Inveighed most bitterly (gainst
tbo increase of duty on lead ore.
1 his increase was made, Mr. Grosvonor said,
at tho command of a roprcsentatl o ot the Popu
list party in the Senato and upon tho conference
committee.
Mr. Kclloy Will tbe gentleman name him I
Sir. Grosvcnor It was the Senator from N'o-
varta.
Mr. Kolley Which ono t Tho State of N"c ada
has scarcely ono Populist Senator. The ono who
voted for tlio Sugar Trust ccrtainlv cannot be
culled a Populist.
Tho House at this point (5:55) escaped n voto
upon tho main question bv unanimously agree
ing to a recess, at tho suggestion of Mr. Bailey,
until 8 o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
Tho novelty ot u night session, ns usual, filled
tbo galleries, and at 8 o'clock tho rather de
sultory discussion of tbo conference report on tho
Tariff bill was resumed byMr. McDowclIof Ohio,
who quoted a Chicago professor in tbo J'orum to
show tho Iniquities ot tho bill, nnd was briefly
continued by Mr. Berry of Kentucky.
Tho speech of tho ovoulng wns that by Mr.
Bailey, the voting leader of the Democracy, who
for tho occasion bad resumed the sombre fi iblla
meiits characteristic of tbo State from wlili h ho
hails, and which have reccntl) been laid aside in
favor of tho radically different crash or tow ns
more BUilablo to tbo weather which it has been
tho fate of tbepeoplo of Washington to expert
enco tbeso past fovv weeks. Tbo Houso paiil Mr.
Uallcy, as it bad done Mr. Dlngley earlier in tbo
dn, tho honor of listening to hlni with attention.
Mr. Uallc) spoko 11 ret ot the fact that tho tinnl
settlement of the question nt issue was not with
the Houso nor with Congress, but with the fif
teen million otors of the country, and to them
he submitted the statement of his lews. In his
opinion It was impossible tbnt tho country
should have prosperity under tbo present finan
cial system, nor would any financial system
muko tho ptoplo prosperous when the farmers
were compelled to pay exorbitant prices for
manufnetured goods.
Discussing tbo Wilson bill, Mr. Ualloy said tho
country ha ' seen this despised and nameless
outcast indicate itself as a revenue measure
until fair-minded men to-day acknow lodged that
under normal conditions It would raise money
enough to defray all proper expenses.
" No important mensuro In tho history ot this
country." he said. " was over enacted under cir
cumstances so unfavorable for its fair trial. It
wns denounced on Its tlnal possago by tho
author of it, and It was discredited by President
Cleveland, whose courso In reference to It no
ono would undertake at this timo to defend.
For, when tho passions of that contest bad
cooled, w o woro all ready to agree that either
his duty to his part required him to appro o
that bill, or else bis uut to tbe country required
blm to disapprove it. Thero was no middle
ground. If the bill was so bad that for tho sako
of his party he could not Blgn It, then it wns so
bad that for tho sake of his country he ought to
have vetoed It. but he stubbornly refused to do
either, and suffered it to become n law, derided
by its foes and deserted by lu friends."
Tbo remedy for a deficiency, Mr. Uallcy said,
wns economy of expenditures rather than nn in
creaso of tax itton. If protection had no other
sin toanswerfor.it was enough that it taught
us to forgot "How wldo the limits stand be
tween n splendid anil happy land." Uut It also
Interfered, ho sad, with that froo intcrch-vngo
of products with foreign countries which is tho
basis ot international commerco nnd which
must curtail production. It also fostorcd com
binations of capital formed for limiting produc
tion In order to maintain prices. As to tho sugar
Pl;iicu mo hi in iq cuniicviiuii i imi ivt nuni ,
" I am not willing to charge in this high place
that the Republican party lias sold its intellect
nnd conscience to the Sugnr Trust, and I prefer
to bcllev e mat It has been driven by tbo logic of
its position to tho assistance of u monopoly
which has grown so bold under its special privi
leges that it scandalizes Congress and defies tbo
power of tho courts. Uut, sir, tho Republican
party must confess that it has sold Itself to tho
Sugar Trust, or 11 must admit that protection
cannot deny its bencllts to monopoly.
Domocratlo opposition to tbe bill, Mr. Ualloy
went on to say, was based also on tho ground
that It v iolatod tbo Domocratlo principle of tax
ation, which would not permit ono class of citi
zens to collect tribute from other classes.
At this point Mr. Ualloy had exhausted an
hour, nnd It wns necessary to ask an oxtenston
of timo If ho wero to proceed. This was done
by Mr. Underwood of Alabama.
Mr. Grosvernor inquired how much timo the
gentleman wantod. He did not want loobjoct,
but ho did not want Mr. Uallcy to occupy all tho
time of dobato.
Mr. Uailey said ho would not press tbo request
If there wero nny objection. "Hut." ho Inquired
with somo bitterness, "did any one nsk tho i:en
tloman from Maiuo (t)lnglo) how much timo ho
wanted, cither when ho openod or closed tho
dobato on the bill I"
Thero was no further expression of objection,
and Mr. II alley proceeded, saj ing that tlio con
dition of his voice would probably prevent him
from com ludtng his remarks. A considerable
part of Mr. Halley's speech was devoted to a
discussion ot tbo question ot frco raw materials.
A most romarkablo scene occurrod In tbo
courso of his remarks on this topic. Ho
had quoted an editorial from tho Lexington
(Ky.) llcralil. by W. (J. P. Breckinridge, giving
nn account of the action of tho majority of tho
Committee on Ways and Moans In the Fort)
ninth Congress, when, by tho casting voto of
Speaker Carlisle, who had been Invited to act
with them. It adopted thu policy of frco raw
materials. Mr. Ualloy hndnamod among tliosn
who voted ngnlnst free raw materials: Mills of
Texns, McMlllin of Tennessee, Mayhury of
Michigan, and Harris of Georgia, whon ho
was Interrupted by Mr. McMlllin, who asked
If he meant to sny that ho (McMlllin) hud votod
against free wool.
Mr. Bailey That is what Mr. Morrison told
me with his own mouth, and he told mo moro
than that; he told mn you had votod against
free iron oro, you and Mr. Mills both.
Mr. McMlllin If the gentleman will permit
me, I would rather deal In modern than nnclent
history, and, as he has seen lit to attack my rec
ord hero
Mr. Uailey Oh, no; I am going to praise you
for It.
Mr. McMlllin (continuing) And to misrepre
sent rue
Mr. Bailey Tho gentleman does not mean
that, I docllno to be Interrupted by n gentle
man who says that I misrepresent hlni.
Mr. McMlllin What excuse have )nu to give
for voting ngnlnst striking nut tho wool and
woollen schodulo of this infernal bill and Incor
porating tbo wool and woollen schedule of tho
Wilson bill I
Mr. Uailey I did it, sir, first because I had
Introduced an amendment to reduce the dut on
both wool and woollen goods U33 per cent.
Thatlswhyldldlt.
Mr. McMlllin Your amendment failed and
thon you proposed to take the high rntos which
tills bill carries ruthcr thun the low rates of tho
Wilson bill t
Mr. Ballo) Yes, sir; and we may Just as well
understand each other right now. Never as
long us I nm In Congress will I voto to glvo the
woollen manufacturoi' 60 per cent, duty on his
woollen goods and tbe wool grower nothing
upon his wool. (Prolongod applause.) And since
the gentleman has asked mo a question, I ask
him how ho ran Justify voting for free wool in
faco of tho Chicago platform, which he helped
to adopt and defend I
Mr.MoMlllIn The Chicago platform did not
take tbe back track on tho doctrlno of a tariff
for revenue only, as ho has represented hero to
night. This colloquy was conducted amid much ex
citement and tho applause of Republicans and
Democrat alike.
Mr. Bailer abandoned it hero and resumod,
saying: "Mr, Speaker, I believe I will try to
finUh this speech without an unseemly wrangle
with my Democratic brother." lie i poke nearly
V-
&i-. . f fffijSffi! tswv- gtaffi j.?j.'&8aft:,s-
3a hour, nearly all tho time laboring ; nnaer tho
disadvantage of husklneaeof voice, which greatly
retarded his tttteranoe, and at the close was re
warded with the congratulations of friends on
the floor and applause of admirers Inthe gallery.
For tho opposition. Mr. McMlllin (Dom..Tenn;
closed tho debate, pointing out what he deemed
to be the most outrageous features ot thu bill,
which were, in his opinion, tho benefits to
trusts, none of which bad been Ignored.
Referring to , Mr. Bailey's charge that ho
had changed his vlowi .rogardlng freo
raw materials, ho Bald that any state
ment which Imputed to him support of a duty
on wool was unjust to him and Inaocurato.
Mr.Bailey'B votoe In favor of free wool, free
coal, and froe iron oro were rovlowcd, and Mr.
McMlllin assorted, amid applause, that by tho
sign of "n tariff for revenue only" tho Domo
cratlo party had conquered In the past, nnd, u
It hold to it, will conquer In tho future.
Mr. Pnyno lltep., N. Y.). next to Chairman
Dlnglcy the senior manager for tho conference
on the part of tho House, closed tho dobato. Jio
rovlowod tho history of tariff legislation in
recent years, especially relating to sugar, as to
this, ho defended tno attltudo and aoflon of the
Republican party, and charged tho Democrauo
fiarty with lovo unsurpassed, na manlfostoa Dy
Is schedules, for tho Sugar Trust.
At tho conclusion of Mr. Payne s speech Mr.
Dlngley moved that tho House agree to the con
ference report, and on that motion demanded
tho previous question. This was ordered and a
vote taken by ) oaa and nays. This rosultod: Yeas,
180; nays, 110; present and not voting, 12. So
thn report was agroed to.
Tho llousout 13:30 took a recess until Wed
BVT1EB VXDJEIt THE NEW TtlLZ.
natee nn Important Articles as Compared wltb
tbe Present Law and the House Dill.
WAsniNOTON, July 10. In reporting the
Tariff bill back to tho Houso from the Confer
ence Commlttoe this morning Chairman Dlng
loy presented a printed statement showing tho
effect of tho agreement reached, and explaining
in his own way tho causo nnd effect ot each Im
portant amendment. This statement was after
ward criticised by tbe Senato conferees aa being
altogether too one-bided. Tho Senators havo no
objection, they say, to thn effort of Chairman
Dlngloy to mako it appear that the Houso
amendments aro In the main adopted by the
Confercnco Committee, but they think some of
his" explanations fall to explain. A careful
study ot Mr. Dlngiey's statement shows that In
a largo number of cases he has merely set forth
in a gcncrnl way what action was taken on the
various schedules, without giving the rates or
showing wherein they differ from the present
law.
Tho sugar schedulo Is as follows:
"Sugars not above No. 10 Dutch standard
in color, tank bottoms, syrups ot cane
Juice, molada, concentrated mclada, concreto
and concentrated molasses, testing by the po
lariscopo not above soventy-flvo degrees, nlnety
11 ve onchundredths of ono cent per pound, and
for every additional degreo shown by tbe polar
iscopic test thirty-five one-thousandths of ono
cent per pound additional, and fractions of a
degree In proportion; and on sugnr abovo No. 10
Dutch Btandard in color, nnd on nil sugnr which
huagono through a process of refining, ono
cent and nlnot -live one-liundrrdlhs of one cent
per pound ; molasses testing nbov e forty degrees
and not a Ik) ve fifty six degrees, three cents per
gallon; testing llfty-six degrees and above, bIx
cents per gallon; BUgar drainlnga and sugar
sweepings shall bo subject to duty as molasses
or sugar, as tho caso may be, according to polar
iscopic test."
Tlio mo-it Important chnnges aro as follows:
Tho hill is to tako effect Immediately, Instead
of May 1.
Borax, 5 cents per nound Instead ot 3 cents, as
under the present law nnd the Houso bill.
C) nnldo of potassium takes the rato of 12's per
cent, ad vulorcm, tho Sonato amendment, in
stead of 0 cents per pound ns proposed by tho
House.
oda ash also takes tho Sennto amendment of
3a cent per pound, arsenate ot soda l1 cents per
pound.
Whlto pine lumber $2 per 1.000 aa originally
proposed by tbo House instead of $1 aa advo
cated bv the Senato.
Tho follow ing prov ision is inserted as a Senate
amendment:
"Provided, that if nny country or dependency
slnll linposo nn export duty upon saw logs,
round unmanufactured timber, stave bolts,
shingle bolts, or beading bolts oxportod to tbo
United States, or n discriminating chargo upon
boom sticks or chains used by American citi
zens In towing logs, tho amount of such export
dutv, tax, or other charge, as the caso may be.
shall be added as an additional duty to the
duties imposed upon tho articles mentioned In
this paragraph wben Imported from such coun
try or dependency."
On maplo sugar and syrup the House rate of
4 cents per pound is retained, nnd on sugar cane
the House rate of 30 per cent, ad vnlorem.
'accbarlne, $1.50 and 10 percent, ad valorem.
Sugar candy and all confectionery not specially
provided for In this net, valued at 10 cents per
pound or less, and on sugars after being refined,
whon tinctured, colored, or in any way adul
terated, 4 cents por pound and 15 per centum
ad valorem; valuod at moro than 10 cents per
pound, 00 per centum ad valorem. The wclsht
and tbe value of thn Immediate coverings, other
than the outer pnekngo case or other covering,
BtsVl be Included in the dutiable weight and tho
v :mte of tho merchandise.
Trie confercnco amendment changed tho rato
on unstcinmcd tobacco to $1.R5 per pound, and
adopted tho Senato amendment providing that
the term wrapper tobacco means that quality
of tobacco which Is salable for cigar wrappers,
and the term tiller tobacco means all other leaf
tobacco. All unspecified tobacco, 05 cents per
pound.
Snuff, 55 cents por pound; cigars, cigarettes
and cheroots, $4.50 per pound nnd 25 per cent,
ail valorem.
First-class wools. 11 cents per pound; second
clnss, 12 cents; third-class, tlio value of which
shall bo 12 cents or less per pound, 4 cents per
pound. Tblrd-e-lnss wool at a value exceeding
12 cents per pound, 7 cents per pound. Tho
4.u,iou u.nuu luu Ulliuiug llllu id VVUM UUU IUO
bennte 10 cents.
Mochnnlcally ground wood pulp, one-twelfth
cent per pound; chemically unbleached, one
sixth cent; bleached, one-quarter cent, dry
weight, with a proviso for an additional duty
equal to tho export duty imposed by any country.
Tliodmj on bituminous coal nnd all coal con
taining less than 113 por cent, of llxed carbon, 07
conts, with a proviso that on all Imported coal
used on vessels of American register In trado
with foreign countries n drawback shall bo al
lowed equal to the amount of duty.
Hides, 15 per cent, ad valorem, wltb a proviso
for a drawbuck equal to tho amount ot duty on
all leather exported inado from Imported hides.
Argols or Crudo Tartnr House rates of I and
lacent8 per pound, according to Btrength, are
restored. Tbo Senato amendment put thorn on
tho free list, us under presont law. House rates
on Rocliillo salts, refined argols, and cream of
tartar also restored.
Bleaching powdorn aro placed on the dutiable
list at onc-ilft b of a cent per pound.
Soda ash Houso rate and present law U cent
por pound restored. Instead ot g cent as fixed by
tbo Somite,
C) nnldo of potassium, 12a per cent. The
House rato was 0 cents per pound, the present
luw 25 percent.
Borax, 5 rents per pound as against 3
cents in tho Houso bill and 2 cents undor tho
present luu. Borates of lime. 4 cents per pound
ns against 2 cents ns providod by tho Houso and
1j cents in tho present law. Boraclc acid, 0
cents per pound. Tho Houso rate and present
law nro 3 cents.
Sulphur, crude, restored to the free list as by
the present law , The Senato proposed a duty of
00 rents per ton.
Tonka beans und vanilla beans nro restored to
tho freo list. A duty of 50 cents and S2 respeo
tiv cly per pound was proposed by tbo Senate.
Tin plates, 1 "a cents per pound; presont law
1 1-5 cents.
l.cad ore, la conts per pound. House rate 1
cent; presont law -U rent.
Cattle loss ttinn nno ) cur old, $2 per bead; all
others it-:j.75 per bond if vulued at not more
than Ijtl I por head, and 27Hi per cent, if over:
present law 20 per cont.
Oranges, lemons. Iliuos, and shaddocks, 1 cent
per pound; present law t) cents per cublo foot or
ltl.A0 per thousand In bulk,
Pineapples, 7 cents pi r cublo foot, or 87 per
tbo isaiul, Presont law, 20 por cent.
Thu Sciiuto amendment Increasing the tax on
plnying cards to 20 cents por pack wns stricken
out. lho present rate Is 2 cents.
Tlio Senate provision cutting off the rebate on
thu tax on beer is agroed to,
Floor matting, 3 cents por square yard It
valued nt not moro thun 10 conts, nnd 7 cents
fer square yard una 25 per cent. It over.
resent law free.
Bagging for cotton, 0-10 cent, per square yard.
Present law free.
Cotton ties, Hi cent, per pound. Present law
free,
Brandy and other unonumcrated spirits dis
tilled from eraln or othor materials, $2.20 per
gallon; picscnl law, $1,80. Cordluls, liquors,
&.. $2,25 per gallon; present law, $1.80, Still
wine, 10 cents per gallon; present law, 30
cents.
Cement, R renin por hundred pounds, which Is
tho present law. Tho S nuto proposed 11 cents,
(ijpauni, rock, 00 ronts; present law free.
Giound plaster, $2.20 per ton; present law,
91,25.
All wearing upparel and personal elfocta of
persons arriving from abroad, including such
articles as nro notcssarv and appropriate, nnd
tho effects of residents of the United Suites re
turning from abroad and taken by them to for
cltfn countries, shall bo admitted free, without
regard to value, upon proper Identification. No
more than $100 worth ot articles purchased by
such residents sbnll be Irco on their return. Un
der tho present law. the only qualification to
tho free entry of wearing apparel and personal
effects Is that It shall be In actual use and nec
essary for comfort and convenience of tho
voyage and not Intended for other persons or for
sate.
The tax on cigars of all descriptions made of
tobacco or an substitute therefor, and weigh
ing more than three pounds por thousand, is
fixed at $3 per thousand, and weighing not moro
Jb.an 'i1!?0 Pu,la( ! On cigarettes made ot
ISri"0' 0I"r ubtltute, and weighing moro
than throe pounds per thousand, 3 per thon-
aand weighing lee. 91. A proviso u added that
everything wrapped with tobacco shall be classed
as cigars, and with paper or any other substance
as cigarettes.
An Important paragraph has been addedtothla
section, providing that none ot the packages of
smoking tobacco, lino nut chewing tobacco, or
cigiretios shall bo permitted to have connected
with them anr articlo other than the manufac
turer a labels and tbo Internal revenue stamp,
and further that thero shall not be afllxed to, or
brandod, stamped, marked, written or printed
upon said packages any promise or offer of. or
any order or nny certificate for any gift, prise,
premium, payment, or reward.
The provision Imposing an equivalent coun
tervailing duty on Imports from foreign coun
tries whloh havo paid nn export bounty or grant,
Jirovldes that In all such cases there shall be
evied and paid. In addition to the duties other
wlao imposed by this act, an additional duty
equal to the net amount of such bounty or
grant, howover the same is to bo paid or be
stowed. This will have a direct effect upon cer
tain ultimate rates of tho sugar schedule.
Hmry Payments ef Duties Teaterday.
Withdrawals ot Imported goods from bonded
warehouses were hoavy yesterday. The total
receipts at the Custom Houso were 81,404,
711.00, ot which $1,143,618.08 represented
goods withdrawn from bond. Tobacco with
drawals were particularly heavy. Ono check
for $302,210.37 was received from K. Rosen
wald It Brother on lmportod Sumatra tobacco.
Tartar Bill Expected to Jlfnent the Coheee Unit
Goods Industry.
Tnor, July 10. It Is expected that tho new
Tariff bill will greatly benefit the knit goods In
dustry in Cohoes. The manufacturers anticipate
lively business upon the reopening nt the mills
after tho usual annual shutdown this summer.
THE OENEUAI, HEFIC1BXOT BH.Z.
Both House Aire to the Conference Beport,
and the Dili .Vow Goes to the President.
WAsnntoTON, July 10. In tho House to-day
Mr. Cannon rcportod tho agreement of con
ferees on tho remaining Items of difference In
tho General Deficiency bill, none ot them of any
great Importance As agreed to. the bill appro
priates $7,874.805.30-lcss by $200,372.32 than
as It passed tho House.
Mr. Cannon yielded tho floor to Gen. Oros
renor, who asked ronsent to print, without de
livery, a speech ho had prepared on the admin
istration ot tho Civil Service law.
Mr. Terry ot Arkansas asked: "Is the speech
intended as a Justification of the very wide de
parture from this law- which is to bo made shortly
after Congress adjourns I"
Mr. Grosvcnor replied that, submitting to the
Judgment of so Intelligent n gentleman, he would
not undertako to tell tho member from Arkansas
what will bo the effect of tho speech. (Laugh
ter). Mr. Richardson of Tennessee Won't It keep
until next winter?
Mr. Grosvcnor answerod: "Oh, no. The de
sired consent was given, and tho House agreed
tn tho ennfrrenrn r-innrt nn thn Dellrlencv bill.
The report wns also agreed to by tbo Senate, and
the bill now goes to tho President."
TO Cit-IUtr OJV XUE SILTEIt FIQ11T.
Silver Ilepabllcan aenntora and Popntlsto In
Conference.
WAajHNOTOrt, July 10. Senators Teller, Stew
art, Pcttlgrow, nnd Allen and a number of Pop
ulist representatives met Col. John Clarke Red
path, the erratlo sllrerlte, in Senator Allen's
room at tho Maltby to-night, and talked over
plans for carr) Ing on the fight for the triumph
of Hrynntam. All agreed that tho flirht in tho
future must bo on tbo silver question, but no
definite agreement was reached as to how It
should bo conducted.
The mcctlug gnvo rlso to tbe report that the
Populists wero organizing todofoat the adoption
of the tariff confercnco report in the Sennte.
This was denied, however, and Senator Allen,
spoaklng for his Populist colleagues, said that
while there would necessarily be somo debate on
the report, he expected to see it adopted not
later than Saturda .
A DEPOSED POSTMASTER'S CLAIM.
lie xrants Par for the Itemalnlng Forty Days
or ilia Tern.
WasntNOTON, July 10. The Assistant Attor-ney-Genoral
for the Post Office Department has
recently received from a deposed Postmaster In
ono of the Southwestern States a communication
as follows:
Dcab Bist Would It pleats your IXonor to Invest!-
Sato my claim aa stated below r I claim that u I
are been removed from tbo ofnoe as Postmaster
forty days before my term of four yeara expired, that
I am dainaceJ. aad tbat the Cnlted States of America
Juatty la due mo the following smouDta: To cascellv
tlon, at leaat 50 cents per day as an average, forty-one,
days. 820, to amount for box renta. at least S8; to
amount for executing at leait atxteen penalon vouch
ers. Aug- 4. 1HU7, St. to amount for commluton on
lsaulng at leaat forty money orders, SI. SO. Total
amount, (27.30. I really belter that the above fig
urea la a very concluelve eatlmato of tho oumpaoaa
tlon that I would have received during tho forty days.
Washington :ote.
Wabhwoton, July 10. Senator Prltchard's
committee that has been Investigating the
workings ot the Civil Service law as applied to
the Government departments has knocked oft
for a few months. Tho committee will go to
Omaha to take testimony in somo cases of al
leged violation of the Chinese law.
Secret Service Agent Carter telegraphed Ha
xen of the secret service to-day that he had ar
rested Joseph and Patrick O Connell und John
Blitz at Warsaw. Ind., for passing counterfeit
silver dollars.
Tho application of Cyrus A. Stevens of New
York city for an assistant appraisershlp at Now
York was filed at tho Treasury Department today.
Following the example set by Mr. Porter, sec
retary to the President, who recently required
his messenger to don a distinctive rostumo of
navy blue cloth, tho olllcials of the Interior De
partment have ordored that their force of
watchmen do likewise. Tlio timo Is probably
coming quloklywhen all tho subordinato em
ployees of tho Government departments will
wear clothing suggestive of their official status.
Proceedings In the Senate.
Wabiiinoton, July 10. Soon after the Senate
met to-day the doors were closed for executive
business and remalnod closed until half past 3,
From that hour until 0 the resolution rotating to
the salo ot the Union Pacific Rallwny wns do
bated, Mr. Morgan finishing up his speech in
favor of tho resolution. Mr. Stewart arguod
against It as designed to delay a settlement of tbo
much vexed question, and Mr. Thurston began
an opposing speech which will probably extend
ov er several days' sessions of tho Senate.
There was another brief exccullvo session
when Mr. Thurston ceased his argument for the
day.
A bill to provide fortbepayment of the French
spoliation claims was introduced by Mr.
Chandler of Now Hampshire, and was referred
to tbo Committee on Claims. This was In view
ot the provision In the last Deficiency bill look
ing to tho report, next session, of a general bill
to pay tho claims.
Nominations by tbe President.
WASIUNOTON, July 10. The President sent In
the following nominations to the Senate to-day:
Charles If. labam of Maryland, to bo aCommlsiloner
for the Dlatrlct of Alaska,
Edward VV. Fox, Register of tho LandOrnoe at
Clayton, New Mexico.
Orome Chriat, Burveyor-Oenrral of Arizona, and
Aipheua l llanaon, Surreyor-Oeneral ot Wyoming.
John K, Ames, Collector of Customs for tbe Dlatrlct
of Machlaa, Me,
The nomination of Charles I McCawley to bo
Assistant Quartermaster In tho Murine Corps,
with tho rank ot Captain, was taken up In
executive session immediately after the doors
wero closed, and was confirmed, after two
hours' discussion, without a joa and nay voto,
His continuation was opposod for tho reason
tbat ho Is appointed from civil life.
Silver rtepubllcana rndmvorlns to Defeat row
derll'a Connrmatlon.
WABHiNOTOrt, July 10,-It Is reported at the
Senate on good authority that the stiver Repub
licans are endeavoring to arrange a combina
tion to defeat tho nomination of T, V. Powderly
to be Commissioner-General of Immigration.
The basis of tho opposition is tho charge that
Powderly, by bin course during tho campaign,
prevented a large portion of the organised labor
voto from supporting tho Popocrntio tickot. If
all the silver Reputillcan vote in the Senate
should be added to that of the Democrats the
nomination could be beaten, but still there is
reason to believe that confirmation will bo
brought about before adjournment.
Speaker need Appoints Another Committee.
WAaniNOTOif, July 10. Speaker Reed to-day
announced the membership ot the Committee
on Enrolled Bills as follows; linger of Iowa,
Acheson of Pennsylvania, Dorr of West Virginia,
Baker of Maryland, Latimer of South Carolina.
Lloyd of Missouri, and Brewer of Alabama. If
this may be taken as an Indication of the pur
poso of tho Speaker In regard to the composition
of the committees there will be no radical
changes in the list of tho last Congress. Mr,
Hager was Chairman in the Fifty-fourth Con
gress and Messrs. Acheson and Latimer were
members.
b in Biliousness, sick hood-
1 IUQE I I O achJundlce,indlges
EL I G I Hid tlon constipation aro
"'" ' " cured by Hood's Pills.
Easy to take, easy to operate. Druggists. 25c
SUGAR STOCK UP TO IU 1-2.
OZXHSS ITBAJtZT 11 TOXNTB OJT
BALES OF 100,818 BlIAItES.
Wild Btrngsle to star nt the Openlnsr or the Mar
ket Initial Prices Made Three Points Apart
An Advance or an Points In the Stock in
Three Months Other Securllleo Vp, Too.
American Sugar Roflnlng Company certifi
cates gavo an exhibition yesterday that was tho
feature of ono ot tho strongest and most actlvo
markots since tho present bullish movement
in stocks began. Tho entire market was in
fluenced by tho advices from Washington that
the Tariff bill confercnco commlttoe had
reached an agroomont upon tho sugar schedule.
Tho news brought general buying orders into
tho market. Theso orders wero particularly
hoary for Sugar Roflnlng certificates.
A mass of shouting brokers wildly endeavor
ing to execute their orders was tho scene wit
nessed by spectators in tho gallory of tho Stock
Exchange who looked down upon tho "sugar
crowd" when tho market openod yesterday.
Simultaneously sales wero mado In different
sections of tho crowd at quotations three points
apart, so that tho opening was all tho way from
130 to 130. This was against 133M, tho closing
quotation on Saturday, and broke tho high
record ot 137K.'mado on Tuesday of last week.
Tho opening transactions woro on a hoavy
scale, 0,000 shares being bought at tho Initial
quotations of 130 to 130. Tho ndvan:o in
duced sales to realizo profits, and tho quota
tions under continued nrgo transactions broko
to 137H. A rally follow od which carried tho
?r!co to 130. Tnon thero was a docllno to
38tj, an i another advance, beforo noon, to
130. In the afternoon, after a slight rcao
tlon. another burst of strength devoloped, nnc'
in about ten minutes the price travelled nearly
D points upward, touching 144& tho highest
of tho day.
Thero was great excitement during this big
advance, which was accompanied by rumors
that ono or mora Arms or operators had boon
caught on the short sldo ot tno market. Tbo
short Interest certainly suffered somo punish
menu The certidentos subsequently receded
from tho cxtromo high prico, but transactions
continued on a heavy scale up to tho close of
tlio market. Tho final salo was made nt 143M
Tho total dealings In tho certificates aggregated
tho enormous total of 100,818 shares, which,
at tho closing quotation of tbo day, represents a
value ot mora than $10,000,000. To this
might be added dealings of 4,045 shares in
American Sugar Rellnlng profcrrod, which
closed at lib, a not advanco compared with
Saturday's closo of 0 points. Tho highest
prlco for tho ordinary ccrtlllcatcs, 144)4, rep
resented nn advunco In less than three
months of 33 points, us they wero quoted In
May at about 113. It was around this prlco
tbat Uio firm of Dockor, Howell & Co., that
failed on Tuesday of last week. Is said to have
put out tho short contracts that carried tho
llrm down.
The dealings in the general markot were
upon a very oxtcnslvo Bcalo, tho total sales for
tho day. Including Sugar Rctlnlng, amounting
to 470,103 shares. Material not advances
wero recorded by a number of stocks. In tho
bond department thero was also a heavy busi
ness and at higher prices.
PniZIP 3IETZ CAUOllT AT NEWARK.
Slnee Slareh 4 tbe Police Have Been After mm
for Ullllnx May franklin.
Philip Mctz, who has been wanted since March
4 for the killing of May Franklin at 44 Great
Jones street, was arrested last night on Mul
berry street, Newark, by Detectlvo Long of that
city. Four daya ago Long learned that Mctz
was in Newark, and he has kept him under sur
volllanco ever since. When placed under arrest
Mctz at first dentod his identity, saying that ho
was James Murray of Now York. Later, so the
detectives say, he broke down and confessed he
was tho man wantod.
"This is tho result." he said, "of trying to
make a good woman of a bad one."
Mctz was locked up at Police Headquarters in
Newark to await tho action of tho New York
authofltlcs. Ho said he had spent the time since
the murder in New York and Brooklyn. It Is
known, how evor, that he has been in Newark
for over two weeks.
Metzhid been living with Mary Franklin, or
Nellie Dunn, as bIio wns sometimes called.
They took tbo room at 44 Groat Jones street
thrco months or moro before the killing. Mary
Franklin was then working nt Uombossy s
music hall. On New Year's day the couple bad
a quarrel and Metz struck Miss Franklin with
a knife, inflicting a slight wound. Ho gradually
grew lnsanoly Jealous, and determined to kill
tho girl. Ho was a widower and hod some chil
dren, who Itv cd with his sister at 637 Kast
Seventeenth street.
On tho day of the murder he pawned his spare
clothing, bade good-by to his sister and his chil
dren, and then went to visit Miss Franklin.
Tbat night be fired two shots at her and then
ran out of tho houso and disappeared. Both
shots took effect In her head. She followed him
downstairs and wont into tho rooms of Mrs,
Julia Weber, the housekeeper. Mrs. Weber's
son Charles reported the caso to the Mercer
street police, and an ambulance took Miss
Frnnklln to St. Vincent's Hospital. The wounds
were not lookod upon aa very serious at first,
but they proved fatal In tho course of about a
week.
For ten or twelve years Metz was the custo
dian of the Kssex Market dispensary; he held a
place two yenrs ago as an inspector in the Street
Cleaning Department, and last winter he was
an Inspector for contractor Furman, who re
moved the snow from tbe atreots.
BROOKLYN SOFT-CUAZ XVISANOE.
Tbe Board or Aldermen Takes tho sirst atop
Toward Abating It.
The Brooklyn Board ot Aldermen yesterday
adopted a resolution directing the Corporation
Counsel and tbo Health Commissioner to pre
pare an ordinance prohibiting tbo burning of
soft coal for manufacturing purposes in all cases
where It is detrimental to the bculth and comfort
of tho pooplo.
The Corporation Counsel has a case pending
against tho Nassau Klcctric Railroad Company
for violation of tho law by titing soft coal In Its
Third avenue power house.
Casino Hop nt Newport.
Newport, R. I., July 10. Tho Casino hop to
night was largely attonded, somo of tho prettiest
women ot tho summer colony coming out.
Among those present were Miss Fair, Miss
Sands, Miss Brlce, Miss Hoffman, Miss Rogers.
Mrs. W. R. Travers. Miss King. Mrs. J. F. D.
Lanier, Dr. and Mrs. II. IIoukins.lt. Peters. Mr.
and Mrs. J. IL, Beckman, Miss Garrison, n, F.
Eidridge, Conter Hitchcork, Otto Gushing, the
Hon. Mr. Grosvonor, tbe Hon. Mr. Guest,!". A.
Plummer, Milton llargcr and others.
Vary Yard note.
The gunboat Holenn left tbe yard for Wash
ington yesterday, and to-day Senator Carter, on
behalf ot tho State of Montana, will present a
silver sorvlco to tho Helena.
Tho Annapolis will leave the dry dook and go
Into commission to-day.
Tho cruiser Detroit will be put in the dry
dock this afternoon.
The torpedo lioat Ericsson arrived at the yard
yesterday from Newport,
Sovernl wooden knees, which belonged to tho
old wooden vessols and were burled yenrs ngo In
tbo navy yard dump, wore dug up by tho dredg
ers near tlio Wallahout Basin yesterday. They
are in excellent condition, ana wero laid away
with tbe navy yard relics.
Another Ufa val Cadet for thn Construction Corps.
WABniNOTO!, July 10. Secretary Long has
designated .Naval Cadet J. W. Powelson, now
attached to tbe cruiser New York, for instruc
tion In naval architecture, with a view to his
appointment to the Construction Corps two
years hence. He, with Cadets Dubolse and
Kgger, will tako tho new course prescribed nt
Annapolis, nnd will Ira the first cadots selected
tor lho Construction Corps who havo not re
ceived this advanced education at foreign tech
nical schools. The teim begins October next,
and the courso of studies will be proscribed by
Constructor Hobson, now attached to tho Naval
Academy,
Old Ironsides to Be Sent to lloalon on Sept. 1.
Washington, July 10. Secretary Long In
formed Reoresentatlve Fitzgerald ot Massa
chusetts to-day that the man-of-war Constitu
tion, commonly known as Old Ironsides, would
be transferred to Boston about Sept. 1. Tho
Constitution Is now being put in seagoing con
dition at Portsmouth, N, II, It will bv neces
sary, however, to tow her to Boston, as lior ox
treine age makes It a precarious matter to sail
her down tho coast. The poople ot Boston Intend
holding a celebration of tbo lOOlh uunlversary
ot the launching of tho famous ship of war.
Silver Service Prevented to the Iowa.
Nbwpokt, R. I., July 10. Tho silver service
given by tbe State ot Iowa to the battleship of
that name was presented to the officers of the
ship this afternoon by Stato Auditor C. G, Mc
Carthy and Stato Treasurer John Herriott of
Iowa, Capt. Sampson responded and at the
closo of the exercises a salute was tired by the
Iowa, The sliver service cost $3,000 and was
mado in Philadelphia. Gov, Drake was ex
pected to be present, but ws detained at homo
by accident.
Wb'h M Two Sales a Yoar.
OUTFITTEIM.
Our Half-Yearly
Clearing Sale
IS NOW
At Its Height
Don't confound us with
chronic bargnin salo houses.
Our goods aro right, and wo
ftro doing juBt what wo adver
tise not palming off shopworn
or bankrupt Btooka bolonging
to other pooplo. Nothing but
our own high.elaBS clothing,
that has mado a namo for itself.
Si2andl5 Suits, $8.35 j
$18 and $20 ' 10.65 I
$12.50 Serge Suiis,(B,0itc,xn,1 8.25 I
$18.00 " 10.35 1
$12.50 Coats and Vests, 8. 15 J
$15.00 9.451
$5.oo Trousers, 3.15 1
$6&$7 4.10 J
BICYCLE SUITS AND FIXINUS, i
SUMMER CLOTHINO, MEN'S i
FURNISHINGS, HATS, I
AT PRICE 1
DOWNTOWN t UPTOWNi B
S. W. Cor. Eut ,2sto St,
r, ., t a, ,S8 I". 1
FaltOH & NaSSflU. Open Evening I
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CAN'T no BUSINESS IN TUIS STATE.
The Retaliatory Act Amtlnst Prussian Insur
ance Companies Enforced.
Ai.nANY, July 19. Superintendent of Insur
ance Louis F. Payn to-day denied tbe opollca
tlonof the Prussian Firo Insurance Company to
do business In this State. In taking; this action,
tho Superintendent handed down an opinion, In
which he quotes the amendment to tho Insur
ance law passed by tho Legislature of 1890, as
follows :
Whenever It iliaJl appear to the Superintendent of
Inaurance that permlaalon to transact bualnesa within
any foreign country la refuacd to a company organ
ised under the laws of this State, after a certificate of
the solvency and good management of auch company
has been Issued to It by the said Superintendent, and
after such company has compiled with any reaaonabla
laws of such foreign country requiring dapoalts
ot money or aecurltlea with the Government of
auch country, then, and In every auch caae, the
Buperlntrn lent al all forthwith cancel ths authority
oterery company organised under the laws of such
foreign QoTernment and licensed todobualneaslathls
State, and shall refuse a certificate or authority to
every auch company thereafter applying to him for
autborlty to do btutneas In this State, until his corti
cate shall have been duly recognized by tbe Govern
ment of auch country.
Superintendent Payn adds:
"The arguments of counsel In behalf of tho
application fall short of presenting tho whole
case and maVo little or no allusion to several
material facts bearing; upon it They do not
state fully the objectionable features In certain
rules and regulations recently established by the
Prussian Government, which manifestly havo
compolled some of our largest, best established,
and most responsible American companies to
substantially abandon the carrying on of their
business In that country, thereby subjecting;
said companies to great loss of capital invested
there on the strength of and faith in permits
previously granted, with full knowledge on the
part of the Prussian Government, at the time of
grantingstichperniits.of tho conditions and man
ner of transacting their business moro or less pe
culiar to said companies, which rules and regula
tions thereafter established by slid Uo eminent
ha o forbidden or rendered practically impos
sible the continuance of business without eny
stated or apparent reasons for such new rulos
and regulations. Such conditions, peculiar to
said companies, were and aro calculated to work
manifest and equitable advantages to a large
share of their mil Icy holders and no advantage
to said companies except the popularity gained
on account of such conditions.
" In this w ay tho Prussian Government has dis
criminated I use tho term adisodl againBt
somo of our largest and best Insurance compa-
IA .,...... n ..-..I 11 .!., .1.-.--
lllClUkilUMirui Vk IJIMII114IU UllWUK kUCUl
out of tbo realm, after having made large in
vestments in tho low interest-hearing stock of
said Government, under Its requirements, ami
In real estate there, nnd in establishing their
business, nil on tlio faith of permits which bad
bconndiiscdi granted, and by said companies
In good faith supposed to ho inviolable.
"It Is one of tho triumphs of civilization tbat
by comity among nntions on tho subject of In
surance such results enn bo effected which
otherwise would be impossible and tbomotlvo
to foster and encourage such comity on all suit
able occasions is ery strong; neertholcss. It
should not be forgotten that comity is of little
value except it bo mutual, and when It is ro
t used on thuono side. It may sometimes becoino
necessary to withhold it for a time on tho other
as n retaliatory uieasuro in order the sooner to
bring about that mutuality necessary to its
aluablo existence,
"Such, I think, la now the caso with respect to
the present nttltudc of the Prussian Government
toward our Insurance companies, and our Legis
lature of 18DU must havo been strongly lm
Eressed with tbo same Idea. Chapter t!3 of the
an s of 181)0 Is manifestly n retaliatory act, and
It Is claimed and conceded that, although gen
eral in its terms. It was aimed at tho kingdom
ot Prussia. Retaliatory legislation is nover pre
sumed to hare been enacted except in extreme
cases; such prosuniptlon follows this law, and
it is my duty to execute, tlio law as I find it, and
not to criticise nor question tho motives for Its
enactment,"
post ornoE coy solid ation.
It Must no KfTrrtrd by fongrraa and Xo llan
Has Bern Adopted Vrl, Naja Sir, Van Colt.
Postmaster Van Cott had somo visitors from
llrookljn jesterduy who said the) had heard
that the Post Ofllce Department nt Washington
had decided upon n plnn for tho consolidation ot
tho PostOlliccswithiti tho bounds of thoGreutcr
Now York.
"I don't know an) thing about it, if any such
decision has been reached," said Mr. Vun Cott,
" and I don't bcllovo any plan has been definitely
adopted. Of courno, the matter has recehwl
attention from timo to timo within tho past two
or thrco mnntliM, hut Ihelioo it will bo snmo
timo et beforo tbo Dual duislmi will be mado.
To effei t the (nnsolldiitliiti, an act of Congress
repealing a Mw. lint originated with Senator
Gorman, I think, which icblrlcts t liu authority
ofa Postmaster to thouitint) lu which hlsulUc-o
is situated, would bo lutcssirj. This law, un
til repealed, would, ns I understand lis pro
visions nrocnt thu ronsc!litnt Ion of tho Post
Otlkcsof Kings, iJiirciis, und Richmond coun
ties with tho Now viirk nlllie.
" I luiMi noiioulit that In ampin time beforo tho
Greater Now York en ibolldiitinn goes Into effect
tho Post Ollite mattir will bo arranged. Tho
tlnal settlement of thuwholiipluii, however, will
rost with Congress, lirforo w tilth lho retmumen
datlonsnf tho Pint OtlUo Doiuirtuioiit will come
fur approval or mtiilillcatiou.
Where lesterdnj'a nren Were,
A. M 3:15, 111 Ninth aienue, J, II Lynch, dam
asB 1 1 rt
IIplugicutJI ,
.BRIGHT. MIILDaPURl
The perfection of tlio well-matured
plant properly cured by expert
growers. 511U1 lla oreil, bright, and
of matchless quality; MustlU Plug
Cut pleases tho most fastidious.
J, B. PACE TOIUCOO CO, KICLUIOND, VA.
KBBRASKA3 BIG' CROPS.
FARMERS XADE BAPPT BX GREAT I
TIELDS OF WUEAT AND CORN. I
Tim Wheat Crop One er the I-arceat in the I
History or tbe Slate The Corn Crop la
Splendid Condition lots or Corn Irt Over
from Lait Year A Boom In Cattle Batalnr.
Lincoln, Nob,, July 14. Nebraska will this j-x
wook comploto tho harvesting of ono of the U
largost whoot crops in its history. As a result
of tho unusually favornblo conditions, ths
grain ripened two weeks earlier this season than
usual. Tho quality is excellent, and tho yield
to tho aero nbovo tho average. In addition
tho acreage was almost one-third hoarier than
usual. This Is attributed in part to ths com
pletion of bo ninny irrigating ditches last fall,
and also to tho fact that tho enormous crops last
year loft tho farmers plenty of monoy to Invest
in additional seed and land. Tho favorable
situation Is increased by tho splendid prospects
for tho com crop, which promises to be one
fourth larger than any previous crop planted in
tho State
Now, since enormous crops aro assured In tha
Stato this yoar, farmers generally in Nebraska
nro preparing to rcloaso tbo groat bulk of ths
corn which thoy produced last year. A fair
estimate by grain men and farmors through
out tho Stato places tho quantity of old corn la
Nebraska granaries at 40 por cent, ot the whole
crop producod last year. As the Stato raised
In round numbers 300,000,000 bushels of com
last yoar, this loaves 120,000,000 bushels of
corn to bo placed on the markot from this sec
tion of tho West. Alroady largo holders have
begun to ship to Chicago, and a largo number
of cargoos havo been eng&god to go by the lake)
route to Now York during August, This Is ths
first timo In the history of tho State that any
thing Uko a fair proportion of the crop has been
held ovor by tho original producers. Heretofore
tho farmors havo disposed of their crops las
rapidly as tho grain could bo got to the rail
road station. Last yoar, if they had followed
tho rule, they could have received only 8 and 10
conts for tholr com. Now they will obtain
doubli that amount beforo it is placed on tha
market. This will doublo ths value of ths
corn crop of the State
Much of tho crop has passod out of tho hands
of the original producers, and is held in the In
terior for speculative purposes. BtllL tha
formers hold probably half of what is left la
tho Stato. For miles and mllos along every
railroad in the State great pens of corn can ba
seen in every direction. It cost many thou-
nnndnnf Hnllnra in i.rntt tliAn Twin, thn Inmlwi
in them alono being estimated to bo worth
$100,000. They will servo a good purpose,
since thoy will stand for many yoars, and tbo
farmers will thus have plenty of room to store
their surplus crops In future. The lack of such
storage facilities has been a great drawback
in tbo isolated sections of the State. Many
farmers could afford to hold their crops for
bettor prices, but they could not afford to buy
lumber to erect granaries, and therefore wero
forced to tako the market price at the close of ths
harvest for what surplus groin they had. Many
million bushels of this corn ore owned by Chicago
speculators and tho groat packers of that city.
Armour alone gave six agents almost un
limited means to Invest in corn along the rail
roads of Nebraska and western Iowa. Their In
vestments wero limited merely by ths ability
of tho small towns to furnish labor with which
to erect granaries to hold what they purchased,
Ihey flgurod that It added two cents a bushel
to tho cost of the grain to hold it one year, fig
uring tbe interest on tbo money invested and
tho cost of tho pens. Had the corn crop not
been largo this year, great fortunes would have
been mode by tho investment. Aa It la, good
profits will bo realized, but nothing like what
otherwise would have been the case. Many of
tho largo holders of groin will not sell this year.
but will carry their corn over another year. In
the hopo of striking a better season. The bins
ot corn aro all hCtho open, and though covered
ovor suniciently to keep the rain out, ore ex
posed in a measure to the elements. The pens
aro not built tight, as In the case of an eleva
tor, but more like temporary shelters. 8U11 it
is estimated that tho grain could be kept in this
manner for five years without any serious lass.
Tho excess of moisture In Nebraska, has
placed the com wnere It will be able to stand a
great deal of extremely hot weather. Through
out the Stato there is every evidence of an
abundance of water, even on the surface. Many
swamps havo reappeared, and the formerly in
significant streams in tho State are now run
ning rivers ot muddy water. Then, too, there
is a complete reversal ot crop conditions. In
former years at this season the best corn has
been found east of North Platte. But this
year tho best corn is found west ot that point.
In tbo eastern section where farmers usually
get In their com early, they were very late
this year and have nothing like tho stand that
the farmers of the western counties hare.
Heretofore all complaint of the absence of
rain has como from the western counties.
Tills year they havo had so much rain in that
section that tno farmers havo been very bus
keeping weeds out ot the corn. In many sec
tions moro rain has fallen than in the lost Qvo
years altogether. Plenty ot rain has fallen In
tho content counties, but not in tho great
abundanco that has marked the west. The
soil there has been soaked to the depth of eight
feet, and It 1b estimated that if the hot winds,
w hich usually destroy crops In five days, should
blow Incessantly for two weeks in western Ne
braska tho corn could draw sufficient mois
ture from the great supply in tho soil to make
a full crop. This Is a most unusual condition.
lho cottlo industry has received such an im
petus from tho great quantities of surplus grain
In tho htato that hundreds of farmers are un-
H,.rtnWnfr It nm 1 sIHn linn All IIimm ,wnra
enrriod bunches ot cattle through the winter
mado consldcrablo money, and this has encour
aged others. With tho surplus from last year
ond tlio enormous supply that the present cror
will produce, the cattle Industry will over
shadow anything of tho kind In the history of
tbo fctntc. Tbe Industry is further helped by
tho packing houses that aro being erected at
Umaha ana tho now arrangements Chicago
packers aro making to control a liberal share
of tho business from this State,
Tbo number of cattlofod in this Stato this
fall will bo ten times aa large as over before.
This Is tho estimate ot a very conservative
cattlo dealer, who is himself making arrange
ments to feed 10,000 cattle, wbcro previously
ho handled only 1,000. Ita declares that he
can borrow all the money bo wants In his busi
ness nt very moderate interest. Articles of in
corporation wero last week riled hero of tha
Cattlo Feeders' Loan Company of Omaha, with
a cupltnl of $5,000,1)00. Tho Armours of Chi
cago nnd several big capitalists ot Kansas City
and St. Joseph oro in tho company. They wlu
athnnc-o all tlio capital required to raise cattle
In Nebraska, Other smaller companies have
been formed in different ports of tho State to
pmmoto tho same Interests.
Omaha, Nob.. July 10. The movement of
wheat on tho Nebraska roads has begun, and
the freight men say that a largo part of tho crop
will bo sold by tbe farmers at once, as there Is
too much to store.
In Dawson county, one of tbe counties that
suffered from tho drought, thoro Is over 2,000,
000 bushels of wheat und It has begun ar
riving nt Lexington. Tho mill there Is running
to Its full capnclty day and night. The other
chipping centres ottbe State report a big yield of
wheat and tho roads aro rushing in the grain
cars tbat aro on other roads or are
sidetracked along the system to care for Ne
braska's lmmonse wheat crop, which Is over
40,000,000 bushels, 'lho cinp of other small
grains Is also cry hoavy. Of all the Western
tates. Nebraska has tlio largest crop, experts
sujliig that It exceeds olther the Dakotas, Kan
sas, or Minnesota.
NEWFOUNDLAND POACHERS.
Their Connirt with th" Canadians Tha Marble
brnil In the C.ulrorHL. lAwrrncs,
Ottawa. July IB. Complaint conies to ths
department from tho fishing interests along ths
lower St. Lawremo Itlvcrond Gulf against ths
fishermen of Newfoundland, who, having ex
hausted tin Ir own fisheries In many localities,
have not tho least hesitation In moving their
Bphero of operations to Canadian Labrador, to
run tho Canadian fisherman out. On tho Cana
dian iJtlirnilor count there aro about 3,000
iicoplo who lire entirely dependent upon fishing
or HtibiUtciuo; nnd the Indiism, likewise, bos
teen emu of piotit to Ihi'in, Whila Canadian
llMicriin n cnilenwir to ribpect tho regulations
of tbo i'lsliorlcu Department, theso strangers
e into no such regard, ami are governed solely
li their groed nnd cupidity. As soon ns these
New founillanilcrs see any sign of lho approach
ot a Canadian llsherios cruiser they pick up
their nets and sail nway to tholr own shores.
Hhoiilu Canadian fishermen, on tho other hand,
utti'injit In ui.iku a catch or tlsh on tho New
foundland coax Ihey aro subject to a hoavy tax
width would render it Impossible for thorn to
fish w 1th an profit. At thu present timo there
aro reported to bo 200 Now foiindland llsblng
cnsi'lii opoiatlng In tho Canadian preserves.
Prompt action will bo taken by the Department
of Marino nnd Plshorles, and un ofVlccr will bo
detailed to supculBo In the locality mentioned,
Halifax. July 111. Tho United States cruiser
Marhlchuatl artho.l at Charluttotown, Prlnoo
Kdw aril's Island, this morning from Huston.
Hho has been ordered thoro to rrulso in tho llulf
of St, Uiwrence on llsbery protection sorvlco.
Harvard Cnliersltr Ham llurned.
Hobto.s", July 10, Tho barn at tho Hussey In
stitute, In West Itoxbury, owned by Harvard
University, was destroyed by fire to-night,
Eight horses perished In the flames and 100
tons ot bay werp burned. The loss is 10,000,