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THE TARIFF AND WAGES. Exeelltat Baturns for Labor From the McEMey Law. Stubborn Pacts Prom a Democratic Eeport in York State. Investigations by the Commissioner of Statistics Show a Net Increase of $6,377,925 in Wages. Also a Net Increase of $31,315,130 inPro dnction, in Sixty-Eight Industries,Em ployinsc 285,000 Persons. Had a bombshell dropped into the Democratic camp from a clear sky, it would not have seat greater consterna- tion into the hearts of the Cleveland Democrats than did the ninth annual report of the Democratic Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of New York, Charles F. Peck, made public last week. Senator Hill and his admirers, including Mr. Peck, look upon the dissatisfaction caused by this unan- swerable statement with grinning coun tenances. They bear no love for Mr. Cleveland, and have not forgotten the in-mit.s heaped upon them at Syracuse and Chicago by the Cleveland faction. They look with evident relish upon the true statement which Mr. Peck presents of the prosperous condition of affairs, feeling that, the statement bristles with stubborn facts which the Cleveland men cannot shake. The Republicans say the statements made by Mr. Peck carry great weight. Mr. Peck's totals show a net increase iu wages for 1801 over 1890 of $0,377,- #25, and a net increase in products, in York State, during the same period, of $31,315,130. The report of Mr. Peck shows only partially the prosperity of the country under the protective tariff. No better arguments are needed for the workingman than these continued favor able reports of business and the better condition of the wage-earners. Commissioner Peek gives as a reason for»selecting the tariff as the subject for his report that it especially affected the working classes. He had found that the statements of the Democratic speakers were not borne out by facts. Governor Campbell had said that not a single workingman's wages had been raised as the re-uit of the McKinley act. ''My re ports .-h.vr that there were-just 2S5,000 men vho-e salaries were raised as the resiiltoi this law,*' asserted the Commis sioner. Mr. Peek adds that lie is free to admit that his report was not in harmony with the platform adopted at Chicago, in so fur as it related to the subject of the tariff. However, his report was as he had found the condition of .-iffairs. The summary prepared by Commis- sioner Peck says, in'opening: Tariff, whether levied "for revenue on ly." or for -revenue and the incidental protection of American manufacturers and American labor,*' is certainly a ques tion of such vast import as to enlist the most thorough and dispassionate investi gation at the hands of the American peo ple. And while the present report has, under the law, been confined to the State of New York, its results can but be taken as indicative of the conditions existing in every section of our country where manufacturing and industrial pursuits are followed. With the exception of a limited num- ber of the great industries carried on in our country, no State in the Union of- fers a. field so varied or extensive within which the statistician can carry ©n his work with greater assurances of intelli gent success than is presented by the State of New York. Within its borders are to be found by far the greatest num- ber of manufacturing establishments, the most varied industries and the largest number of individual employers, and wage-earners of any of the forty-four commonwealths embraced in the United, States. So that, whatever the statistical data collected and tabulated may prove, Relative to the effects of."Protection" on labor and wages in New York, may just ly be takea as fairly representative of the conditions throughout the whole coun try. Not for many years had the subject of the tariff assumed.snchgreat proportions aa attached to-ittiM^.^ ^w»y^vn :inlportant fwirminnpi mi Ill [, —4 and interesting**question of political economics for diacusssfnby our stfttWBjaeja^yVjt by reason,of the President of the UnitedStated making it the sole subject of his annual message*to Con gre«j in December 1997, interest: in it bscfrma general ameng tg^w$ masses and a fcecfrma general amtu msese an a attraction "£*. _v memorable "campaign of education" fol lowed during the ten. succeeding months of 1888. It is not the province of the undersigned to here discuss the merits of a "protective tariff," or to pronounce for o* against the public policy cif a "tariff for revenue only." A majority "of the American people declared by their votes in 1888 in favor of the latter policy, and yet their candidate was defeated by rea son of our electoral system, the minority candidate and a Congress in sympathy with the Chief Executive being elected. The canvass was carried on with relentness vigor by both sides, and public interest was unusually aroused in a question of great public policy, rather than to the personality of candidates. The selfish business inter ests of the manufacturers and their em ployes were appealed to larger produc tion, wider markets and increased profits were promised the employers. More work, higher wages, shorter hours of la bor and unexampled prosperity were among the inducements held out to the 'wage-earners by the advocates of ^Pro tection." On the oilier hand, the advo cates of the policy of a "tariff for rev enue pnly" contended that only through a '•reform*' of our tariff laws, i. e., a re duction of our revenues to a basis of raising just-sufficient money to defray the expenses of the government, honest ly and economically administered, could all of these desirable results be ob tained. It may be urged by some that an in vestigation made has not been broad enough or of sufficient scope to fairly warrant the deductions arrived at, by reason of the fact that the cost of living including the necessaries that go to make it up, have been given no' place in the work. It should be borne in niind,how ever, that it has been my endeavor to in- vestigate only that phase of the subject which relates simply to the increase or decrease of production and the rates of wages paid. The period covered by investigation, includes the year immediately prior to the enactment of what is termed the .•McKinley bill" and the year immedi ately following its becoming a law. Tliat is, the data upon which the report lias been made was for the year commencing September 1, 1869, up to and .including the 31st day of August, 189Q, and tiie year commencing September 1st, 1800, up to and including the 81st of August, 1801. The report here embraces a lengthy table of figures carefully arranged and then continues: It is needless to comment upon the separate figures or the totals included in the above table they tell £heir own story simply and with absolute truth. It appears that there Avas a net increase in wages of $6,377,925.00 in the year 1891, as compared with the amount paid in 1890, and a net increase of pro- duction of $31,315,130.68 in the year 1891 over that of-1890. A simple anal ysis of this table further demonstrates the interesting fact that of the sixty seven industries covered, 77 per cent, of them show an increase either of the wages or product, or both, and that there were no less than 89,717 instances of individual increases of Avages'durum- the same year. It has been my experience, as, I doubt not, it has been that of eA^ery statistician', more or less, that one often "finds himself tempted—unconsciously, perhaps—to pursue an investigation with a view to establish a preconceived theory. How often failure and positive discomfiture follow, I can safely leave to those \vho have engaged in the fascinating study of statistics'. To the true statistician, how ever, uninfluenced by social or political considerations, the profession is an envi- able one, and carries with it duties and responsibilities of the highest order. To him theories are as nothing without facts to support them, they become mislead ing and therefore, worthless. Facts and truth are what he seeks', and having pos- sessed himself of them he places them, hard and cold as they oftentimes are, be fore the public, satisfied that he has done but bis duty 'and' thereby attained his highest ambition. ,,- ,. .",? '•r A-'« *.*'• ^IHMP&egtoferati}* of th vicinity expect to have a grand rally in NewUlnt on the 80th, when their candidate fof Gov ernor, Dan Lawler, will be present and. speak on the issues of the.* dayJ v, It is DEATH OF ME. STEINHAUSER The Late Editor of the Portschntt Passes Away After a BriefHlnea8. Sunday morning the announcement was made that Editor Arinin Steinhauser had died at three o'clock. Grief fol lowed the telling of the news and in quick succession came feeling sympathy for the bereaved. Mr. Steinhauser's sickness was of short duration. A few days ago he was in ap parently the best of healtJt, and at his office he could be seen attending to his duties with customary diligence. Sud denly an attack/of iuflamation of the bowels siezed him and after a week of suffering, attended by a constant Aveak eniug-of his physical powers, he gave quietly away to that dread summons, which"marks at last the end,of each and all. To us his death has a peculiarly, sol emn meaning. Brought together by du ties in Avhich there Avas much in common Ave learned to know him as he really was and found him to be a quiet and unob- trusive individual Avith a most kindly nature that lead him to aid a friend Avhenever lie could do so Avithout violat ing his sense of right. His opinion or.ee formed,lie AVAS tenacious of it not kick ing hoAvever in that element of convic- tion that must lie at the base of intelli gent and conscientious action. He had all of an honest man's hatred of shams and about the only evidence of irritation exhibited by him Avas when some proof of insincerity v.ras apparent. In the domestic circle as Avell as in pro fessional life those who knew him best speak of many evidences showing him to be truly good. We can speak of him, only as we knew him from being thrown closely together and our only desire to comment at all comes from a high re spect for the qualities that .he •pos'se^sed. Within him Avas integrity of mind and heart, and his family and his neighbors Avere better for his having lived. What more is needed to make of life an entire success? -. The deceased was a comparath'ely young man. He Avas born on the in 1863,- and in New Uhn tained, until two Aveeks ago Avlien he re signed to accept a similar one on the Post. To his Avife the grief that comes Avith his untimely death is almost un bearably and to his other relatives the load of "sorrow is naturally a weighty one. Tiie funeral was held yesterday after noon at two o'clock from. Turner Hall. Col. Pfaender made the address and at the grave Win. E. Koch read a feAV part insr words. Geo. Ssherer in Politics, •As has been stated previously, Geo. W. Soberer is a candidate for nomination as county superintendent of schools at the hands of-the Republican county conven tion. He is a graduate of the Normal school and has taught successfully and is in every way qualified to discharge the duties of the position. He lias neArer held an office, but as editor of the Post for many years he did good service for the Republican "party, and is deser\ang of reward at its. ha*nds. Mr. Scherer is an active, energetic young man, and would undoubtedly render valuable ser vice to the schools of the county. He is the only Republican whose name we have heard mentioned in connection with the nomination and he will undoubtedly re- ceive it unanimously, in which case he will certainly be elected.—Mankato Free Press. -v NEW ULM LACE MAKERS. They Kay Afford an. Attraction. the. ,, Xuinaiotft Sf&bit at Chicago.. VOLUME XV. NO 35- NEWU1M, BROWN COUNTY, MINN., WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 7,1892. WHOLE NUMBER 765 his his earliest with days Nine parents. years ago he removed to St. PauL, and worked steadily in the office of the St. Paul Volkszeitung. While there he Avas married to Hiss Emma Nix and their union has been a most loving uid nappy one, resulting in the«birih of one child, a daughter at pax-sent hardly a year old. TAVO years ago he returned to- New Ulm and assumed management of the Fort sehritt, a position Avhich he retained un- In the Minneapolis Tirne^ of, Sunday 0 Woman's Auxiliary Board of the'^World's Fair of the state of Minnesota has discovered that tftqrcfld industry. .Qf lace making piiWws'eipjk& 'ini this state. "It a a seems t&er&tii a faMnmunity of Bohemians in quite likely that other apeakemiwiu.ja»alHeirTJl»f ^noae women,# after their be present, but tawler *rUl he the ,brtei d&j* wo*k is d«ne, spend their evening^rou^^cn attraction.' ''TX^'.A^i'Zx [%«kinfco^aapajoiysthepattet^tnarwrapped. have been handed down for generations. Mrs. Hunt, of Mankato, has obtained some excellent samples of their work, which, however, they insist' must be re turned to them, as they are very jealous of their patterns. It is likely, however that pieces of the lace will be purchased of them for exhibition at Chicago, and possibly some of the women will be in duced to go to Chicago and carry on the work. '£"^"4 V'." :_' The credit for the above feature if it is secured is due to the Ladies' Auxiliary which was started here- several weeks ago. The ladies who compose it are making researches in all directions for means and methods in which to make BroAvn County prominent at the World's Fair and tiie above article shows, that their work is being appreciated. MINNESOTA'S PET- FL0WEE, THE LADIES WORLD'S FAIR AUYIL IARY SELECT THE LADY SLIPPER. The state fioAver as selected by the" Minnesota Woman's Auxiliary Board of the World's Columbian Exposition is the cypi'ipedium pubescens or lady slipper. Belonging to the natural order Orchid ace, it is c,lie of the most beau- tiful flowers in the United States. The folloAving varieties are indigen ous to Brown county: cypripeclium candidum or small white lady's slipper', cypripeclium parviflorum or small yel losv lady's slipper cypripedium pubes cens or large yellow lady's slipper and cypripedium spectabile or shoAvy lady's slipper. Tiie first of the moist meadows uove is lounu id frequently in swampy bogs throughout the county. It blooms in May and June. The second is found in the' same local ities as the first and usuallv blooms at the same time. The third,'Avhich is the proposed state rloAver, and which is commonly called lady,'s slipper or Moccasin flower, is common in shady and moist Avoods and blooms May and June. The last is'the most beautiful of the speqies and is found but rarely, usually in swampy and'springy bogs, blooming only in June. It, is A-ery beautiful, ex ceeding in splendor some of the ra,re exotic orchids. All. of ike varieties are highly scented, while the large yellow lady's slipper is especially sweet. No better choice of a state rloAver could be made and the selection should be ratified. The cut which appears herewith is a good one, and is the only one Published by the papers since the selection Avas made. Together with the description it was kindly furnished to us. by Mr. Hei demand. ROBBERY AT 00URTLAND. THE STORE OF SCHLOTTNAKN BROS ENTERED WEDNESDAY JMIGHT BY THIEVES. THEY WERE NOTICED BY A CLERK BUT NEVERTHELESS SECURED SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS IN GOODS. "Wednesday night or rather Thursday morning between two and three o'clock a burglary occurred at Courtland. They enterei'the store of ScMottmann Bros. which,is also the postoffice and opened the, s^fe, but found that empty.- Then thay proceeded to t&e shelves and- coun ters and a special to the1 St. Peter Her says Herald they secured between four and, five hunjired (lollara worthofjewelry watches*flnpdress-goods"arid the like. The ,thiev« made an entrance through a aide wiadbsr-and after' securing what they wanted they repaired'|p the lum ber yard near the: track and disposed of W«l^trftT»,speetftcle.boxes and boards in me I will send you out goods had been there at n^| o,wn expense. ItwasrigHt Jjeewfltiro to grant the raJJ^oad thft xelief 1 suspicious looking characters around the store the night before and it is supposed they are the thieves. The clerk who slept in the upper part of the building heard the thieves when they en tered and departed but was entirely un- armed and did not care to interfere, but gave the alarm immediately after and a posse was soon formed who watched the three o'clock passenger trains to see tl»at they did riot board either of them and must have been very near the thieves for an hour or more. No clue hoAvever- as to their whereabouts has thus far been obtained although active search is being made by the "authorities. BIRCH COOLIE VETERANS. THEY MEET, EAT AND FIGHT TH1 BATTLE OVER AGAIN. The survivors of the battle" of Birch Coolie met last night at the Merchants in'St. Paul and fought the battle over again. The occasion Avas a A'cry pleas ant one and Avill long be remembered. Tiie A'eterans who got together fought this battle thirty years ago at the time the Indian depredations Avere attract- ing so much attention iu this state. Sev eral companies of militia Avere just in the early stages of organization at the time, and Avhen tiie n"\vs of the out break Avas received the raw militia was obliged to hurry to the front. It was just at this time that the notable battle of Birch Coolie occurred, and proved the turning point in the Indian war in the North- Avest. There were but 150 men in this skirmish, and the suiwivors, all of whom were at the banquet, are: Capt. H. P. Grant in command of company A, Gth regiment ex-Chief of Police John Clark, of the Faxon Rangers, under Capt. Joe Walker in Col. McPhail's command: Thomas E. Byrne, the youngest man in the battle, and attached to Capt. Ander- son's volunteer cavalry William H. Grant, who fought all through the battle independently and belonged to none of the companies Judge J. J. Egan, Company A. 6th regiment, one of the officers, and the folloAving of the same command: William Vashinger, H. C. Mavsden, AndreAV Kilpatrick, E. G. Erickson. S. C. Arbuekle, v.-ho Avas shot through both legs, and Charles Y^ec-d: also William Hart, of Capt. Anderson's volunteer cavalry. GOA\ Ramsey Avas tiie honored guest during the evening. Capt. Grant pre- sided-over the meeting. After seA-cral speeches had been made a motion Avas pr.sscd proA'iding that a committee of five should bo appointed to memorialize the legislature to erect a monument on the battle field. A lunch, was served during the c-A'ening and the time Avas spent in listening to addresses by the old veter ans.—Journal of Saturday. NELSON *0N- THE STUMP. The Little Giant Is Quick to Silence "Lie?. of Hi? Opponents. The Republican stump speakers, says the Pioneer Press, are now meeting dai ly, in their meetings Avith the long-haired and beAvhiskerc-d sub-treasury crank,Avho has little else to do beside attend these political meetings and propound cut-and- dried questions Avith the intention of trying to "rattle" the speakers. Such an agitator Avas present at the La Crescent meeting Thursday afternoon. He had in his hand a slip of carefully prepared questions which he Avas holding in readi- ness for an opportune moment, and af ter Mr. Nelson, the Republican candidate for governor, had concluded speaking, he begged the privilege of asking a ques or two. "Is it not true that during the time of the grasshopper scourge in this state, you voted against a bill in the state leg islature granting relief to the farmers and extending the time for the payment of taxes, and voted in favor of a bill ex tending this latter privilege to one of the newly incorporated railroads in the southeaster a part of the state?" v. "The first is a lie," replied Mr. Nel son. "It is an example of the kind of warfare that the'Great West has made upon me. My district was part of thar country visited by the grasshoppers, and I would not likely have, voted against any suchmeaaure, and I did not. a all my service in the state legislature nev- er received a complaint from one of mj* constituents. My record is open to all, .and if you want to know what jay peo-' mmm^mmmmmmmm was willing to give the farmers. This road referred to was built by local capi tal, and it was a time of great depres sion. Capitalists were as hard up as the farmers. While my sympathy is naturally with the poorer, I want to treat all classes with common fair ness and justice. And if you want to get acquainted with 'Doc' Fish, who is evidently your auth- ority," continued Knute Nelson, "you can take a second trip to the county ad joining my home, where Fish lived for several years, and you will find how he is respected. You can have 'Doc' Fish and his statements, but you do not Avant to go around lying "about me. Do you want to know what Fish thought about me. two years ago? I have in my satchel^! a letter written by him urging me to be' their candidate—the candidate of Don nelly and Fish—but it cost me nothing to refuse their overtures. I Avould have gained nothing. That letter, which you-:' read in the Pioneer Press, Avas Avrittc-n but tAvo years ago, IIQAV he is- my enemy You can take Fish, you'can dip him. you can soak him, you can feugar-coat him and swallow Mm if vou can." NEWS OF OTHER TOWNS. Events That Have Transpired in this and Kicollet county. W. M. Georgius of Courtland Avill at tend college in JXaperville, 111. Courtland is to have a new blacksmith shop. August Schultz of Golden Gate Avill sell his farm and move to Sleepy Eye. Rev. Ukai, a native of Japan, spoke at the Methodist church in Sleepy Eye Sunday eA-ening. H. J. Hanson has sold his Sleepy Eye residence to F. Frank of Sigel, who will Leave the farm and try city life for a while. Geo. Yogel and Louis Brey, proprie- tors of the Springfield pop factory, have dissolved partnership, Mr. Vogel contin uing in the business. The Evan Republican club are making arrangements for a rally at their place on Saturday, Sept. 10th, at 2:30 o'clock p. m.,A\hen Prof. T. J. McCleary of Man kato, republican nominee for congress, will be i')resent to address the meeting. The meeting will be in the jrovc at Mr. Chas. Plath's and there Aviil undoubted- se a ug croAvu pre? ing early. Between five and six hun dred bushels of wheat, t'av 'property of M. Donovan, two seeders belonging to Mr. Ivrcinkc and some smaller rrticles stored in the building Avere burned. The only insurance Avas a policy on the build- ing carried by the Farmers ToAvnship In surance Co., of $80. The loss entire Avas close to §000. This is the second season Mr. Kreinke lias suffered from lightning and this time the damage might very easily haA'e been greater as several stacks of grain Avere in close proximity to the tire.—Sleepy Eye Dispatch. Quite a little, commotion Avas stirred up Saturday over a stolen Avatch, or an alleged stolen watch. One Johnson, a farmer living in RedAvood county, came into town Friday evening and after in dulging in a little of the 0-be-joyf,ul re tired to a hay-mow and spent the night. The next morning a transient happened into Fredericksen's jeAvelry store with a watch which he asked the value of. Mr. Fredericksen recognized the time-piece as being the property of Johnson, .hav ing sold it to him only a short time be- fore, and remarked to his visitor that it was Johnson's watch. The fellow re marked "that if it was Johnson's watch he wanted no truck with it," and taking it went out. Not more than ten min utes later Fredericksen saw Johnson and told him of the circumstance and they went out to look up the man who had it. They found him, but he said the" w^atch had been given him by another pajfty to whom he had returned it and thft other fellow had left town. John son |tated he-would have the party ar rested, but for. some reason the caae was dropped.—81eepy Bye Dispatch. Get Tour Ifenar Ba^k, Many people think they are satisfied. wj,th the baking powder they are using, tor the reason that they have never tried Horsforda. A. gr^nd surprise awaits you when you give it a trial. Do sb at once and he convinced wa are telling the truth. If it doernot do at we say, re turn it at once"to your grocer and get your money back. t. -is IS* re- The granary on the PoiioA'au farm cently purchased by \Ym. Krcinke, four miles northeast of toAvn. was struck by lightning raid burned on Monday morn- -"1 -4 J% t*