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THE TARIFF.
Synopsis of tho Debate; In lm National
Housq of ltcnrrscntntlvos.
On tho 23d tho Wnrnor amcnilmont nlnclng
iretlnod nugar on tha. froo list was docldcd to bo
budsiiium ror mo ltoborts nmendmont, ana
ns such was adopted 101 to 39. All sugar, both
raw nnil rolinod, la thus placod on tho froo list..
Tho coal schedulo was thon tnlton up and do
bntod, amendments being offorod to placo u
duly of from 40 to 7J cents per ton on coal.
, Mr. Hrostus (rep., Pa.) opposed freo coal.
Ills state, he said, producod VO.000,000 tons n
,year. iFreo coal would lenvo his constlluonts
itialcod and dotcnsolcss.
Mr. Wiso (dem., Va.) supported tho proposi
tion to placo n duty on coal.
Mr. Tuchcr (dom., Va.) advocatod an amend
ment to placo a duty of 40 conts on coal.
Mr. Turptn (dom Ala.) said that his stato
fcad'gttcn o .heavy democrntlo majority for tho
national ticket Thoy did so bocauso thoy ex
pected a tariff for rovenuo only. Thoy did not
thlnlt that such men ns Wilson, McMUUn and
llrcoltlnrldgo would put coal aud Iron on tho
freo list.
Mr. IVnlltor (rep , Mass.) declared that no
portion bt tho country would bo so immeasur
ably bonoflted by freo coal, freo Iron ore and
freo wobl ns Now Inland, and yot sho did not
nslc for it. Sho did- not want tho raw mate
rials that went Into her factories freo nnd
thelr products taxed. Sho wanted protection
to nil sections of tho country. Massachusetts
would voto for a duty of 7i cents on coal; noth
ing more, nothing less.
Mr. Wilson (dem., W. Va.) closed tho debato
In support of tho free-coal proposition in the
pending, bill. It 'ww a matter of no con
Bcquonco, ho said, what tho Mills bill did or
what ho had said ton years ago. Tho demo
cratic party had grown Immensely slnco then
nnd ho hoped ho had kept up with tho proces
sion. Tho proposed amendmonts woro then voted
upon and defeated, thus continuing coal upon
the freo list
Tho Iron schedulo was then taken up, and
Mr, Oalns (dem., Ala.) offered an amendment
taking Iron oro from tho free list and plaolng
a duty of 40 cents a ton thoreon. Ho said
his amondment would permit the iron mines to
contlnuo in operation at, the samo scalo of
wngos as at present.
Mr. Hsndrlx (dem., N". Y.) spoke against tho
iron schedulo of the bllL Ho said ho did not
know who authorized free traders, socialists
ana radicals to come into congress and try to
dictate democratic policy. If this radical
action wcro pursued the people at tho polls
would reverse tho action of tho List Hcetlon.
Mr. lUnlr (rep, N. ID took tho floor nnd
was spcaulrtg when tho tlmo arrived for recess.
At tho evening session speeches woro tnndo
by Messrs. Tate, Vltson (O.), Patterson, Uar
tholdl and others.
Mr. Holtsshoover (dem.. Pa.) said of tho Wil
son bill that it was'noither n'protectlon bill nor
a freo trado bill, but a mtscrablo hybrid, which
neither natural law nor common sense can ovor
Justify. Why not bavo given us a freo trado
1)111, puro and simple, which four-fifths of tho
democratic representatives would cordially
support as the rollcy of their party, declared
In tho Chicago platform, or a bill tb raise tho
necessary revenues for the support of the gov
ernment by a tariff so adjusted us to equalize
its burdens among nil our people and Inci
dentally protect our Industries and labor? Tho
present bill, he declared, will scttla nothing,
but unsettle everything
On the iMlh Mr. Dcnson (dom., Ala.) said ho
wanted protection on Iron ore. "Olvo us pro
tection," he said, "and leave tho consequences
to UoJ nnd tho American people."
Mr. Tawncy (rep., Minn.) said there was
every reason why tho representatives of Minnn
sola should faor restricting the right of tho
foreigner to sell his produets In tho American
murltota. "I care not whether it bo iron oro or
auythlngelsc wo can produce, to tho end that
not mono tho people or that state, but of all tho
states west of tho Mississippi river, may have
Rroator opportunity to supply tho demand of
that marlcot as It Increases with the grow tb of
tho country In wealth nnd population."
Mr. llaldnin (dem., Minn.) expressed entire
ly opposite views to thoso of his colleague.
Under tree oro lie feared no competition, and
he favored a commercial union with Canada,
and commercial union was but another namo
for freo trade Under freer conditions of trade
lr. iton oro a second Pittsburgh could bo built
up in tho wost.
Mr,' Forman (dem., I1L) spuko in support of
tho bill-' .
Mr. Simpson (nop., Ivan ) appealed for freo
raw material and attacked tho combines and
trusts which camo from the protection of thoso
articles.
Mr. Clark (dem., Ma) said gomo of the mem
bers on his side of tho house wcro reformers in
spots, and thero woro only thico members who
had thu courage of their convictions and luii
Slven tho weight of their influenco toward
jputttng on tho freo list articles in tho produc
tion of which they or their states uro inter
ested. Those 'disinterested patriots were the
chairman of the con nitttee. Mr. Wilson, Mr.
Haynor nnd Mr. Tom Johnson, The man who
Is willing to reform himself is a reformer in
deed. Tho trust tho gold trust. Iron trust, the
coal trust and all tho rest of tho trusts might
try to defeat htm (Mr. Wilson), .but tho pcoplo
of tho country will tuko him In their mighty
arms and carry him to a higher place
Mr. Uynum (dem, Ind.) in speaking of tho
petitions which had been sent to congress sulci
tho American Protcctivo Tariff league was
flooding tho country with printod slips calling
on- everyouo to send to their congressman
postal card protests against-tho Wilson bllL
Mr. Urecklnrldgu (dem , Ark.) and Mr. Wil
son (dem.. W. Va.) briefly appealed to tho dem
ocratic party to sUna by tho bill as prepared
by tho ways an I means committee und to voto
against the peftdlng amendments.
Tho po'ndlpz amendments were thon voted on
nnd defeated bv about two to ono, thus leaving
iron oro on the free list.
Amendmonts wcro then offered to ho para
graph putting agricultural implements on tho
freo list, and brief spuoches.werc mado by sev
eral members.
Mr. Draper (rep, Mass.) said thero was no
'argument of elthor freo traders or protection
ists which Justilled tho putting of a highly fin
ished product on tho froo list, whllo leaving all
Its component parts on tho dutiable list.
Mr. Sickles (dom, N. Y.) in speaking of tho
ponding amendments, said ho thought that
whllo free admission of articles should bo tho
rulo and not tho exception, still tho pending
bill did not raise sufficient rovenuo for tho gov
ernment. If It was Intended to tldo over this
dolldenoy.by the Imposition of an income tax,
ho wanted to'stato plainly that ho was irrecon
cilably opposed to an incomo tax.
i Tho Internal revenue blllcontatning tho In
como tax clause was, after considerable oppo
sition, llnnlly reported, and a recess taken.
Tho speakers at tho night session wcro
Messrs. Kyn (N. Y.), Swanson (Va), llald
win (Miun.), Iklrt (O.). Cummlngs (N. Y.) all
democrats nnd Hiker (pop., Kun.) In favor, of
tho bill; and Messrs. Wagner (Pa.), Johnson
(N. D.l. Moon (Mich), Klofer (Minn.) nnd
Hlulr (N. II.) all republicans In opposition
to It.
On thu Kith amendments placing agricultural
implements of all kinds nnd cotton machinery
and equipment on tho froo list, wero lost, as
was also a proposition to permit citizens of tho
United Stutos to ship materials abroad to bo
manuiaoturcd into goods for their own use,
suet, goods to be admitted freo of duty,
Several commltico amendments wero agreed
to, among them being one to placo crude opium
on the' dutlablo lls't at II per pound, another to
placo u duty of 15 por cent, ad valorem on coal
oil, aud a third to changu tho rate on pearl and
shell buttons from 1 cent a Hue to leant a gross.
During the debate Mr. Dlnglcy (rep., Mn.)
dofonded the reciprocity provision of tho Me
Klnloy law, and Mr.. Coombs (dcm.,.N. Y.) said
that whllo bo did not indorso the smrlt of tho
law lid did not think anything should bo done to
forco America to relinquish her hold upon tbo
markets acquired by It.
Mr. Ilondrlck (dom., N. Y.) advocatod the re
tention of tbo reciprocity clauso of the Mo
Klnloy law,
Mr. Turner, cne of tho democrats of tho ways
and means cotimlltoo, In opposing it sketched
Its history. James O, Blaine, bo said, was Its
author, and it had furnished tbo republican
party much oxcuso for glorification. It might
have widened our markets, but ho was Bur
prised to boo any democrat Indorso a law that
vested In the president tha power of retalia
tion. Attor some further debato tho omondmont
offered ly Mr. Wilson to repeal tho reciprocity
section of tho McICInloy law was udoptod ISO
to W,
Another amendment was then offered by Mr.
Wilson to put a duty on chocolnto valuod at
ovor 35 cents por pound of 2 cents per pound,
other chocolata to bo taxod 25 per cont. ad
vnlorom. Adopted.
Mr. Lockwood (dom., N. Y.) vigorously at
tacked tho Incomo tax.
At tho evening session Mr. Hicks (rep, Pa.)
took strong ground against tho Wilson bill
and denounced it as an net to abolish
rovenuo nnd to destroy American Indus
trios. It remained for tho domocratto party
in 1892 to discovor that protection was uncon
stitutional Ho said tho pending bill was
n relic of nnto-bcllum days and represented
tho shrouded spirit of Calhounlsm stalking
abroad. Tbo republican party did not boliovo
in direct taxation, and tho policy of that party
during thq last thirty years proved how abun
dantly successful protection has been In mak
ing this tho groatost and most prosperous na
tion In tho word.
Tho other speakors wero Mossrs. Hutchinson
(dom., Tox.), Cobb (dom., Ala.), Goodnight
(dom., Ky.) and Hlnos (dem., Pa.).
On tho B6th sovcral proposed amendments
wero discussed and disposed of. Among thorn
was ono proposed by Iijr. Wilson, chairman of
committee, to roduco duty on uncut diamonds
nnd all precious stones from 15 por cent, to 10
per cent, nd valorem. A lively dobato followed
in which tho republicans teased Mr. Wilson
with tho statement that ho had reported his
amendment In order that tho poor might bavo
their diamonds cheaper.
Mr. Cummlngs (dem.. N. Y.) oxprcssed s'ur
priso that tho democratic ways and means
committee should have left in tbo bill a tax on
tho nocessarlcs of llfo which was higher than
tho tax on diamond
Mr. Cockran (dem., N. Y.) said there Is a cer
tain point of taxation whoro tho largest reve
nue can bo raised; nnd if you goabovo or below
that point the revenue would fall off. Ho re
garded that point of sanity in a tariff on dia
monds to bo at 10 per cent
Mr. Heed (rep.. Ma) said he did not think it
was worth while in tho two minutes which re
mained to try to explain tho situation', but
when tho act of 1800 was passed circumstances
wcro different from those existing nt tho
present tlma Now there nro 1.20.) men on
gaged in tho Industry of diamond cutting,
and if n tariff of is por cent would result In
transferring to them tho cntlro business of
diamond cutting bo was in favor of it Ho
thought that the proposition to put a tax of 3)
per cent on uncut diamonds, mado bv certain
democrats, was not tor tho purpose of raising
revenue, but of raising tho valuo of certain
democratic speeches. He commended a prop
osition by Mr. Cummlngs to keep tho duty on
diamonds as originally fixed by tho Wilson bill
15 por cont
Mr. Aldcrson (dem., W. Va) offered a substl
'tute fixing the duty on precious stones of all
kinds, cut but not set 30 per cent ad valorem;
and on precious stones not especially provided
'for In this act, including pearls, sot or strung,
35 per cent ad valorem; and on uncut precious
stones, 15 per cent ad valorom. And also to
strlko oft from tho freo list "diamonds und other
precious stones, rougher uncut," but leaving
in glaziers' and engravers' diamonds, diamond
dust and Jewels for watches und clocks. This
substituto was agreed to 90 to 68 and Mr.
Wilson's amendment as thus amended was
adopted 111 to 83.
Tho tin-plate schedule was then taken up
and amendments wero discussed nnd defeated
to reduce tho duty from 1 1-5 cent to 1 cent;
to put tin plato on tho freo list. In favor of tho
provision of tho McKlnloy law- imposlngaduty
of to cents a pound.
Tho lumber schedulo was then taken up, and
amendments offered and debated.
On the 27th tho house adopted a resolution
extending the time for taking tho voto on tho
tariff measure to February 2, the interim to bo
devoted to discussion In committee of tho
whole of the internal revenue question.
lho amendment of Mr. Boutelle (Ma) substi
tuting tbo lumber schedulo of tho McKlnley
bill for tho corresponding section of tho Wilson
bill was defeated yeas, 79: nays, 112.
The lead and zinc schedule was taken up and
amendments offered.
Mr. Wilson (rep., Wash.) spUtc against tho
lead schedulo of tbo Wilson bill. He said that
it had already destroyed tho other industries of
tho state of Washington hops and lumber
and now it was proposed to put another of its
Important industries, viz., lead, on tho free
list
Mr. Tnrsney (dem., Ma) delivered an argu
ment in favor of freo load ores. Ho said tho
McKinloy law had resulted in 810,000,000 of
American capital Invested in the Industry In
this country being carried over the lllo Grando
Into Mexico.
Mr. Wilson said the.rato on pig load was re
duced by this bill from two cents per pound to
one cent The admission of lead at a lower
rate of duty would destrt tho lead trusts.
Mr. Heed (rep., Ma) Inquired whether, inas
much ns the lead trust has absorbed all the
smaller concerns, tho destruction of tho trust
would not mean the destruction of the lead in
dustry In this country.
Mr. Wilson replied that it was not proposed
to destroy tho lend Industry, but by reducing
tho tariff so that foreign lead would come Into
competition with the trust, the price would bo
reduced to tho consumer.
Tho proposed amendments w ero then voted
down.
Mr. Wilson then offered soveral amendments
which wero adopted, ono of them being to raise
the duty en morphine from ISO to 70 cents an
ounce.
After soveral proposed amendments to the
iron and steel manufacturers' schedulo had
been discussed, all tbosc offered by tho commit
too on wavs and means were adopted and all
others were rejected.
Mr. Wilson (dem., W Va.) offered an amend
ment fixing tho tlmo at which the wool sched
ulo shall go Into effect as the 2d of August, 1691,
and tho woolon goods scnedulo as Decembers,
1831 Agreed to 123 to 57.
On the 29th Mr. McMUUn (dem., Tenn.)
offered as an amendmont to tho tariff bill tbo
internal rev cnuo bill, including tbo Incomo tax
feature. In his advocacy of tho measure he
began by saying that tbo republican party
started out for high protection, then clamorod
for hlghor protection, and at last, under tho act
of 1690, reached tho highest protection cvor
known hera They protended first that it was
for tho purpose of protection to infant indus
tries, But Anally thoy candidly proclaimed
that thoy wanted to logislato for capital also,
und thoy did it Ho wanted to know why It is
that Americans under a system that was
promised to yield thorn such plenty aro doomed
to suffer in such penury und want why it Is
that more people aro begeing for alms nt this
hour on this continent than ever did before
Blnco America was discovered?
He said tbat tho natural tendency wus to shift
tho burdens of taxation, and for almost u life
time no effort bud been mndo to gut at tho
enormous wealth of tho country to tax it The
rosult had been tho accumulation of colossal
fortunes the like of which had never been
known In any other age or any country of
tho world. If ono class of cltlzons can bo
mora Interested in a government tban an
other, the nftluont are. They bavo more
wealth to defend; thoy havo tnoro of tho lux
uries of life to bo doprhed of liberty is as
sweet to them as to those In tbo humblest
walks of life and it should be not simply tho
duty but It should be tho pleasure of pcoplo
who uro greatly blest to perpotuato those
blessings for their children. He believed that
tho salutary effects that will flow from this
legislation, outsldo of tho Justlco tbat Is in it,
are sufficient to Justify tho trying of tho ox-
porlmont
Tho ndvantagos to bo derived from the "dop
tion of the income tax Mr. MoMillln declared
to be (1) that It would do away with class Jeal
ousies, and class prejudices and class distinc
tions by making absolute equality between all
citizens of tho whole country; (2) tbat In pro
portion to accumulation the taxes would bo
contributed to the support of tho government;
(3) that by fixing tbe tariff at u low rate of duty
and mooting the fluctuat'ng deficiency In tho
treasury by rogulattng tho Internal revenue
taxes would give a stability to values that
could be secured In no otbor way; and (1) that
It will tend to curb extra vaganco of expenditure
which leads to an increase of tariff tuxes.
Ho concluded as follows: "We think that tho
onaotmont of this law will Insure that justlco
which has so long boon denied. Wo boliovo
that by it many who have hcrotoforu not con
tributed their froportlonulo part of tbe tuxes
to the support of tbe government will bo re.
quired to do sa Believing as I do ihat its
udoptlon will result in a publto bonofactton my
wholo hcurl goes forth In Its advocuoy, und I
am ready to stand or fall with the principle of
equity which It carries. And may God in His
lnrtntto mercy guldo us to do whatovor Is best
for tho preservation of our union and adminis
tration of Justice to tho wholo poopla"
Mr. Itay (rep., N. Y.) nssortod that tho oxlst
Ing business depression was not duo to protec
tion or to tho McKinloy bill, but to tho fear of
tho Wilson bllL In his own district thoro wcro
4,000 pooplo in idleness nnd two silk factories
wcro-closed, and tho democratic owners had
told him that thoy would not bo opened again
If the Wilson bill was passed. Tho Incomo tax,
ho said, was tho twin sister of freo trade. If
the McKlnley bill woro to bo retained, within
twenty-four hours after tho edict wont forth
prosperity would smile again nnd tho hum of
Industry would bo heard through tho land.
Mr. Tarsney (dem, Mo.) dofonded tho in
como tax, and said that tho poor people had
borno tho burdens so long it was tlmo that
taxes wcro equalized,
Mr. Dlusmoro (dom, Ark.) spolto In favor of
tho Incomo tax.
Mr. Daniels (rep., N. Y.) spoko In opposition
to thn bill. Ho said that tho leader of tho
democraoy, Samuol J. Tlldcn, had novcr fa
vored or paid an Incomo tax, except when tho
oxlgonclcs of the country mado it necessary.
But now tho domocratto party was creating a
dollctt with its eyes opon aud proposed to sup
ply tho deficit by tho imposition of an incomo
tax. This was tho first tlmo In tho history of
tho government when a rovenuo bill was con
structed which intentionally failed to provido
for tho necessities of the government.
Mr. Hall (dem., Ma) said tbo Hobrcw law
provided for an Incomo tax und collected a
tltho of tho wealth of every man. And in
Athens also an income tax was collected. It
had been denounced us a demagogic measure;
but If thero was one means of throwing down
demagogy it was un incomo tax.
Mr. Covert (dem., N. Y.) thought tho Wilson
bill was Just as objectlonbblo as It camo from
tho hands of the committco as it was with tho
incomo tax amendment It was evident tbat
lho tariff bill was framed with the intention of
making an Incomo tux necessary, und they
wero told that thoy who do' not favor on In
como tax must vote for It In order to provido
partially for tho deficit He declared his op
position to tho Incomo tax was based on tho
ground that It was undemocratic. He did not
like the Wilson bill because it did not accord
with his vlows of tariff reform and becauso it
made un income tax necessary.
Mr. McDannold (dem., 111.) asserted that tho
tariff tax was as Inquisitorial and as conduclvo
to perjury as an Incomo tax, ns was shown by
the Investigation of tho baggago of Incoming
passengers at tho docks of the largo transat
lantic steamers.
AMENDING THE WILSON BILL.
Important Changes Aro Decreed by thn
Ways und Means Committee.
Washington-, Jan. 'JO. A number of
important amendments have been
adopted by the ways and means com
mittee to tho customs and internal
revenue sections of tho tariff bill.
Among them are tho following:
The tax on cigarettes, which had been placed
at 51. CO a thousand, was reduced toil. Ills
now 50 cents.
Tho sections admitting petroleum from other
countries free of duty when they admit Ameri
can petroleum on the same terms was stricken
out, leaving petroleum to come in free without
any qualifications.
Crude opium was taken from the free list and
put on tha dutiable list at SI a pound.
To the paragraph relating to condensed milk,
upon which tbo houso recently placed a duty of
two cents a pound, tho committco added a
clause that tho duty should be computed by
adding also tho weight of tho package.
Cut stones, including diamonds, are left at 10
per cent, as in tho existing law.
The pearl button schedule wus mado to read
"one cent per line per gross."
The paragraph relating to tho freo importa
tion of medals of gold, silver aud copper was
enlarged to lncludo trophies of all sorts, such
as prize cups for yatchlng races and tho like.
The reciprocity provision of the McKlnley
bill Is stricken out of the bill, but the commit
tee decided to make their action clearer by in
serting a special provision in the bill specitlcal
ly repealing section a of tho present law.
An amendment will bo probably adopted in
creasing the tax on manufactured cigars from
S3 to tS.50 per l.UOtf.
Several amendments were also mads to tho
Incomo tax section. Section 2 was amended so
that in computing Incomes tho necessary ex
penses actually Incurred in carrying on any
business, occupation, trado or profession may
be deducted, and also all interest actually due
and paid within tho year by such person on
existing Indebtedness. The samo section was
further amended by striking out tho provision
permitting guardians to mako u deduction of -11,000
in favor of each and every ward under l
their guardianship.
Whero referenco is mado in section 2 to tho
taxation of Incomes derived from the sale of t
llvo stock and farm products an amendment
is made exempting from tho operation of tho
tax any part thereof consumed directly by tno
family.
A POOR YEAR.
Tho Value of the Corn Crop of 1803 Is
Sno.SDO.UuO .ess Than in 180S.
Wasihxoton-, Jan. '29. In the report
of the agricultural department the to
tal value of the corn crop for lS'J.'J is
placed at $5U1,025,027, and although
iiu uiuj is uuij uuuui uiuu million
bushels less than tliat of 180-2, its mon
ey value on the farm is ?50,500,000
less. The valuo per acre is SS.21, the
lowest figure for ten years except for
tho years of 1SS0 and 1S80. Tho falling
oft' in the wheat crop for tho year is
even more marked. The total prod
uct, as estimated, amounts to 300,181,
725 measured bushels, which falls
below tho average for the ten years.
1880 to 18S9, to the amount of 53,.r)03,a04
bushels and is 84,048.950 bushels less
than the average crop for tho years 1890
to 1893, iuclusive. There has also been a
fall in the price of wheat, so that the
farm value of the crop is estimated
tt no moro than $213,171, 381, which
is believed to bo the lowest ever re
corded. Tho crop of oats In 1893 was
23,180,150 bushels less than in 1892, nnd
tho furm valuo was 821,077,510 less.
Tho report also shows a corresponding
decrease in tho crop of potatoes, rye
and barley, not alone in the produc
tion, but in the price.
BUSINESS IS
BETTER.
Chicago Merchants Think
the Worst
II
l'nst.
Chicago, Jan. 20. Tho Tribune has
interviewed a number of the leading
business men of Chicago as to theii
opinion of tho outlook. Tho views
presented offer tho highest authority
in tho way of practical opinions on the
subject. Thoy como from men whose
figures aro on the pulso of industry,
and who will be among the first tc
recognize the signs of approach
ing activity. Thero is sufficient
similarity in these opinions to
amount to practical agreement on
some of the moro important points.
Every ono is of tho opinion that we
havo touched tho bottom of this de
pression, and that any future change
must bo in tho right direction. Most
of them believe that this change has
now started, but none of them look for
any very rapid revival They aro prac
tically unanimous in attributing to tho
tariff legislation much of tho present
hesitation iu business affairs.
Offers for tho new bonds are being
conRtuntly received and it is believed
tho Issue will bo lurgoly ovursubburlbcd.
THE SUNSET CITY.
California's Mldwlntor Exposition
Formally Oponod.
Orrnt Knthnslnsm Clinrnctnrl7rs thn J5x.
ore-he, un Oiitllnn of Which Is Hero
Ulven Over 72,000 Persons
In Attendance
IS FUM, llt.AST,
San Fhancisco, Jan. 30. Tlio Mid
winter fuir has at last been oponcd.
Thousands of people from all parts of
the statu witnessed and participated in
the dedicatory coremonics, and tho
greatest and grandest enterprise ovor
seen west o tho Mississippi river is
finally In full swing.
It was a holiday In San Francisco.
The shops wero closed and business was
neglected and abandoned, ltuildlngs
in every part of tho city wero lavish
ly decorated with flags and bunting,
and the whole population thronged
tho streets and garo to thctn
an eminently festal appoarance.
Thousands of visitors wore hero
who aro residents of Los Angeles and
tho distant southern part of the stato,
of Oregon, of 'Washington, of Navada,
of Arizona and of Hritish Columbia.
j The whole Pacific coast united to
celebrate tho inauguration of the enter-
prise which means so much to every
' part of It.
The exposition itself is beautiful, nnd
its beavf was thoroughly appreciated
by the throng of visitors. Everyone
agreed that never before was seen a
more charming collection of tasteful
buildings.
Shortly after 10 a. m. Saturday the pa
rade, under command ot Gen. Dickinson,
started for tho fair grounds. In tho
procession wero four regiments of the
, national guard, the regulnr army
j troops from Presidio,
Gov. Markhum
officials, civic
of the conces
bo seen at
and stall', the fair
j societies, and many
sional features
to
the fair. Golden Gate avenue, the
main drive to the park, was thronged
with spectators, who listened to the
stirring music of numerous bands, and
cheered as the long lino of men marched
by. Shortly after 13 o'clock the pro
cession reached the fair grounds, und
aveinblcd on the recreation grounds,
where a hugo grand stand had been
erected near Festival hall.
Tho order of exercises was as follows:
Medley of the airs of all nations by tho
Midwinter Fair band; introductory
address by tho president of the day,
James D. Phelan; prayer by Bishop
Nicholas; grand chorus, "America,"
sung by tho Midwinter Fair chorus
of 300 voices; address by Gov.
Markhum; music by Iowa State band;
address by Director General M. II. De
Young declaring the exposition open;
oration on the general benefits and per
manent results of tho Midwiuter expo
sition, by Gen. Y. II. L. llarncs; music
by thn Austrian band.
At the conclusion of his address Di
rector General Do Young declared the
exposition open and Mrs. Do Young
pressed the electric button which set
tho enormous machinery of the expo
sition in motion amid the shouts of thu
great gathering, tho waving of thou
sands of flags and banners, salutes of
u battery of artillery aud the
playing of "Tito Star-Spangled Ban
ner" by the fivo bands. The vast audi
ence, wildly enthubiustic, gave vent to
their feelings in cheer aftor cheer.
Such a scene has never before been
witnessed in Golden Gate park and it
was bomo timo boforo comparative
quiet was restored for tho concluding
exercises.
At night tho buildings wore II
lutnlnuted and tho opening day festivi
ties closed with a grand pyrotechnic
dihplay.
Official figures from midwinter head
quarters show that 72,243 persons
passed through the turnstiles Saturday,
opening day. Of this number ovor 00,
000 persons paid tho regular admission
fco of fifty cents.
So far thero has been littlo or no agi
tation to elobo tho fair on Sunday, and
everything on tho grounds was wide
o 'i0iralA U lag
open. In tho managomont of conces
sions and tho gcnoral conduct of tho
exhibition thero was nothing to distin
guish Sunday from tho opening day,
and though chnoi still reigns in ma
chinery hall and all of tho exhibits In
the other buildings nro still in a stnto
6f disorder, thousands of pooplo visited
tho grounds.
J. CAUGHT AFTER A FIGHT.
Ono Outlaw anil Ono Officer Killed and
Two Others Shot.
lira Stonk Gap, Va., Jan. SO. Threo
Virginia officers tracked tho two loom
ing brothers, outlaws, from this county
to West Virginin,and found them Thurs
day in a atoro in Hoggs, a lonoly
little mountain town moro than
B0 miles from a railroad. Cal Fleming
was shot Instantly through tho brain.
Ilccnau, his brother, shot each of tho
threo officers, lie was shot In tho
chin and had tho fingers of his
right hand shot away. IIo shot
Ed Hall through tho back of
tho head, Doc Swindell through tho
neck and John Branham through
the right lung. Then ho gave up. Cal
Fleming lived long enough to ask to bo
brought back home, but was burled.
where ho was killed. Ileenan is in jail
at Xicholasville and will probably re
cover. Uranham is dead and buried
near Cal Fleming. Hall and Swindell,
who nre badly wounded, came home
Saturday.
ENJOINED FROM STRIKING.
Judgo Dundy Makes nn Order Itoducluc
Union l'uclflo AVuges.
Omaha, Nob., Jan. 30. Union Pacific
labor circles were stirred to their
depths Sunday whon an order of Judgo
Duudy reducintr wages on the system
was mado public. All employes in
every department are affected by tho
cut, which amounts to nearly 10 per
cent. Tho action of the court was not
altogether a surprise, although most of
the men had thought tho wage question
would not be disturbed. Judge Dundy
not only enjoined tho men from strik
ing, but cut their pay and ordered them
to continue work at the reduced pay.
BATH SWEPT BY FIRE.
Ituslncsi I'nrt of the Malno Town Lies
In Itului.
Bath, Me., Jan. 30. A large portion
of the business section of the city was
laid in ruins by tiro on Sunday. Tho
waterworks system proved useless,
there having been a big break in the
mam pipe Saturday night, and with
out water the fire department was pow
erless to check the spread of the
flames. As a result the Sagadahoc
house, two national banks, a savings
bank and a dozen stores were destroyed.
The total loss is estimated at between
$500,000 and S750.000, an which thero Is
insurance of one-half.
BIG SAVING ON PENSIONS.
Payments Will Aggregate 818,000,000
Less Thau Lnst Year.
Washington, Jan. 30. Tho pension
appropriation bill was reported from the
appropriation committee and bears the
imprint of the now commissioner's knife.
Tho annual appropriation for payment
of pensions is $15,000,000 less than last
year. Commissioner Lochrcn stated to
tho committee that the payment of
pensions would be less than S140.000,
000 this year. He also stated that the
number of original applications would
bo less this year than last.
UuTltt Denies It.
Chicago. Jan. 30. Michael Davitt In
a letter addressed to J. S. Mullen, of
this city, and dated st Ballybrauk,
County Dublin, denies that ho oversaw
tho buppressed letters of Lo Caron
which gave tho names of his threo as
sistants. Ho says that ho is convinced
that D Cronlu ivas not ono of La
Caron's confederates. Ho denies that
ho over referred to Dr. Cronin as a spy.
Worried to Death by un Indictment.
Duuugue, la., Jan. 30. Dr. Austin
IVgg, of Obsian, Iu., died thero of brain
fever. Ho wus under iudictmont here
with Pension Agent Van Loweu and it
j is supposed worry killed him.
R0SINA VOICES.
Tho Popular AotroBQ DIob at Hon
Dovonohiro Home.
A Victim to tho Itavnges of Consumption
Her Last American Kngngompiit
Uut Hhort by Disease
Her Career.
DEA.TH 07 MISS VOKF.8.
London, Jan. 31. JRoslna Voices, tho
well-known English actress, died nt
Torquay, Devonshire, on Saturday. A,
few months ago sho .was compelled by'
Ill-health, whllo making n tour of tho'
United States, to break up her com
pany. Sho returned to England in tho
hope that her health would bo bene
fited, but her hopes wore not realized.
Consumption mado ita appearance
nbout fifteen months ago and from that
time sho declined rapidly, llor death
was painless. Her husband and a
number of relatives wero present when
she breathed her last.
Mrs. Cecil Clay, hotter known to tho Amer
ican and Ilrlttsh publto as Icostnl Voltes, al
though her actual maiden name was Theodosla
yokes, was ono of "Tho Vokes Family,"
which in 1831 was called "The Vokcs
Children," nnd mado Its debut at tho
Operetta houso In Edinburgh. Tho company
consisted of Fawden, Frederick, Mortimer.
Jessie, Victoria and Itostna. Tbo success of
that combination is so well known that It la
unnecessary to enumerate In detail lis history
during a period extending ovor ten years.
Tho Vokos family mado their London do
but at tho Lyceum thoater, Decombor
Efl, 1M8, In tho pantomlmo of "Humpty
Dumpty." Tho Yokes crossed tho At
lontlo ten tltres and tholr travels took
them half over the world. It Is worthy of noto
that the pieces in which thoy nppoorcd wora
for tha most part written nnd invented by
themselves and many of tho Incidents pre
sented woro simply Illustrations of droll cvouts
and adventures tbat thoy had mot with during
their travols. "Fun In a Fog," for instance,
was based on tho lncldonts of their Journey
across tho plains with tho ill-fated Custer.
On marrying Hoslnn Vokcs retired from tho
stage, but returned to it after a short absence.
Sho organized a company of her own and ap
peared as a star, playing many success
ful engagements in Great Britain and
America. Her last aupearanco was in
Chicago, In November, 1803, when sho
played at Hooley's in Maid Marlon, "
"Dream Faces," "The Circus Rider" and other
comedies. Sho was Hint tho tlmo and It was
nnounccd that sho was about to rotlre from
.bo stage permanently on account of her falling
health.
BADLY SCARED.
KlotouH .Itinera In I'cnnsylvnnlu Havo Lost
Tholr Courage.
MANSFini.D, Pa., Jan. 81. Nino Hun
garians went to Foster's gun store at
liridgcvillo Monday afternoon and de
manded ammunition. On being re
fused they threatened to demolish tho
store. Thoy then left, nnd fifty men
arriving with 'Winchesters pursued
them, capturing three. The latter
wero armed with revolvers.
In the Tom's run and tho Painter's
run districts there is no sign of Imme
diate trouble. The 100 deputies hnve
complete control, and aro not meeting
with tho slightest resistance Tho
rioters have come to a realization of tho
seriousness of their work aud are hid
ing in every corner. Tho deputies went
from house to houso and thoroughly
searched for tho guilty parties. The
deputies were divided into arresting
squads, and, with their weapons ready
for any resistance, visited tho different
places where tho rioters wero thought
to bo.
About fifty arrests have been mado
bo far. Tho arresting squads brought
their prisoners to ltoseville, whero they
wcro handcuffed in pairs and inarched
to tho train with four deputies with
Winchester rifles as gunrds. A largo
crowd gathered to see them off and
many threats wero made. At Mans
field hundreds of persons followed
them to the lock-up. The prlsonors
were badly frightened lest they should
bo attacked. They mado up ono of tho
roughest-looking gangs of men over
seen in that section. Not ono of them
Is an American citizen nnd only a few
can talk or understand English. Most
of those arrested are miners from tho
Robcvillo and Hazletino mines on
Tom's run. They wero found in tho
attics, cellars, out-houses, under beds,
in closets, and several had cutopen bed
ticks and had crawled in.
Heidelberg, a hamlet 1 milo from
Woodvillo, is said to be tho general
headquarters of tho rioters. Threo
groups of anarchists aro located here)
and It is known that the rioters have
much ammunition stored away. Depu
ties aro searching tho houses to find it.
They havo been unablo to locate tho
ringleaders and It is believed thoy nre
hiding in tho hills.
TWO BROTHERS KILLED.
l
ratal .Accidents Which Caused tile Death
of John and Jntnes Dill.
Bitimikoham, Ala., Jan. 31. At
Hoods, Etawah county, Johnny Dill,
aged 0 years, was accidentally btruclc
on tho head by an ax in tho hands of
his elder brother, James, and killed.
Two hours nfterward James was riding
a mule. The mule got frightened and
ran away. James became entangled in
the bridlo nnd was dragged .200 or 300
yards. Ho was picked up unconscious
nnd died Saturday morning.
ROBBERS LOOT A BANK VAULT.
Eicapo with Kevon Thousand Dollars
Dogs ou the Trulh
Ellaville, Go., Jan. 81 Tho Plant
ers' bank of this city was broken open
by burglnrs Sunday night and 87,S0f
taken. Tho work was done sclcntiflo
nlly and it is evident that tho perpe
trators wero professionals Dogs were
put ou tho trail of two strange men
who wero seen journeying toward Pres
ton. They had been in the neighbor
hood two days and disappeared Sunday
night. ENDED FATALLY.
A Fit or Incessant Hiccoughing Kills Wil
liam MUhollln.
SrniNGFiKLn, 0 Jan. 31. William
Milhollln, a veteran contractor, died
Saturdaj' evening under peculiar clf
cumstanccs. He had been 111 with tho
grippe, but for seventy hours before,
his denth ho was in terrible ugony from
incessant hiccoughing aud all efforts
of physicians failed to relievo him. IIo
wus entirely conscious and attempted
to control .tho hiccoughing, but it was
useless. Ho became weaker and weulier
and finally died from sheer exhaustion.