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Sentiment among members of the up
r branch of Congress so strongly fa
vors the shipping bill that Its passage
at the present session Is assured. It Is
known as the Frye shipping bill, hav
ing been introduced by the President
D ro tem. of the Senate, Hon. William
p Frye, of Maine, who is also chair
man of the Senate Commerce Commit
tee to which legislation a/fecting our
marine is always referred. For twen
ty five years Senator Frye has been the
leading champion of American shipping
in Congress. Senator Hanna first in
troduced this bill in the Senate, how
ever, at the time Senator Frye was a
member of the Peace Commission In
Paris. It was introduced in the House
of Representatives by Sereno E.
Payne, of New York. This explains its
several hyphenated titles.
This bill is necessary, because our
shipping in the foreign trade is unpro
tected in competition with the cheaper
built, cheaper-operated, heavily sub
sidized and bountled shipping of other
nations. Our ships now carry less than
nine per cent, of our Imports and ex
ports. Foreign vessels annually re
ceive $200,000,000 for carrying 91 per
cent. This vast sum is taken out of the
country and employs aliens, instead of
being spent in American shipyards and
giving employment to our own citizens,
and thereafter being used over and over
again in adding to the employment and
enhancing the wealth of the American
people. This bill extends to American
shipping on the sea precisely the same
kind of protection that Is given to
American land industries that are sub
ject to foreign competition.
More important than the expenditure
of $4,000,900,000 <luring the last thirty
five years In paying foreign ships for
doing our foreign carrying, !s our grow
ing national danger because of our In
creasing weakness upon the sea. For
the support and re-enforcement of our
navy, we need merchant ships and sea
men. The difficulty now experienced in
securing sailors for our navy would be
removed if we possessed a merchant
shipping equal to the needs of our for-
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shipping makes our foreign commerce a
means for building up the auxiliary na
val strength of our maritime and com
| merciai rivals. This commerce, now
annually valued at over $2,000,000,01)0,
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I foreign merchant ships and seamen.
This shipping bill is now upon the
calendar in each branch of Congress,
having been favorably reported from
the House Merchant Marine and Fish
eries Committee, and from the Senate
Commerce Committee.
Briefly, the bill provides that all ves
sels under American register, making
a foreign voyage distant more than 150
miles from the United States, shall
be paid for the lirst 1,500 miles not to
exceed IVj cents per gross ton per hun
dred miles sailed outward and inward,
and 1 cent per ton for each additional
hundred miles sailed outward and in
ward, this compensation being limited
to not to exceed sixteen round voyages
hi any successive twelve months. In
addition, vessels whose speed exceeds
twelve knots per hour are paid extra
compensation, graduated proportion
ately to their size and speed. This bare
ly meets the extra cost Involved In
building and operating ships of high
•peed, although these vessels, for auxil
iary naval and for mail carrying pur
poses, are most useful to the govern
ment. The compensation paid to slow
sailing and steam vessels is just equal
to the higher cost of their construction
hi tbe United States, and their opera
tion under the American flag: and the
•ame Is true of all vessels receiving this
compensation. Owners of existing
American vessels for which compensa
tion is sought must have 25 per cent.
Additional new tonnage built in the
1 nited States before receiving any pay.
It is proposed to admit to American
register such foreign vessels as are now
owned by American citizens, on condi
tion that these owners have new ton
nage built in the United States equal to
dial so admitted. The compensation
to the foreign-built vessels is but one
half that paid to American-built ships.
Not to exceed nine million dollars may
be expended in any one year. If the
• mount earned exceeds the amount
•vailable, there is a pro rata reduction
hi the payments made to each vessel
Under contract. All vessels receiving
compensation must carry the mails free
of extra charge. The bill remains In
force for ten years, during which time
any American citizen can build any
number of vessels arid put them in our
foreign trade, and receive, according to
•*ze, speed and cargo carried, the same
• mount of compensation that is paid to
other vessels. High speed steamships
ace not to receive more than $2,000,000
in any one year, out of the total
amount, and 30 per cent, of the latter
Is reserved exclusively for ‘Pacific
Ocean shipping under the American
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Foreign government* now pay their
•etchant ship* over $26,000,000 a year
In subsidies, mail pay, subventions, na
val reserve retainers and bounties, to
enable them to successfully compete
with their rivals. To secure a mer
chant marine equal to the carrying of
our foreiga commerce, this nation must
do likewise. Unprotected American
ships cannot compete with the ships ©f
other nations, aided as shown.
President McKinley’s recommenda
tions to Congress in his last two annual
messages have been conformed tv In
the drafting of this bill, which is sup
ported by the Republicans and a num
ber of Democrats tn each branch of
Congress. It has the specific Indorse
ment of about 250 of the leading com
mercial and agricultural associations
all over the country, and has been wide
ly commended by the press In every sec
tion of the United States. Its passage
will strengthen the one weak spot In
the national armor of the United States.
Its opponents are the free-tradars and
the foreiga shipping interests.
Porto Rican Affairs.
Speaking of affairs in Porto Rico, C.
F. Saytou, an official of the Department
of Agriculture, who has recently been
there, says: “Whatever capital is In
vested in the sugar factories, emanat
ing at all from island sources, is purely
Spanish. It does not belong to Porto
Rico. The peculiar system maintained
by Spain through all of the business
concerns, and so far as their own capi
tal was employed, threw everything
into the hands of the Spaniards, who
were simply In Porto Rico doing busi
ness. They do not belong to that ele
ment of Porto Ricans that we feel so
tender about, and would not become
citizens of Porto Rico or this country,
whatever becomes of the constitutional
question. Other factories arc owned
and controlled by English capital, oth
ers by Herman, and the entire factory
system by Spanish, English and Ger
man.
“They agree with the planters or
manufacturers to take their sugar, re
fine it, and place it on the market, di
viding the profit on a certain basis, as
is now being done, and as has been
done between the Hawaiian planters
and the sugar trust for years. How
will they divide the profits? Even?
Each getting per cent.? We do
not know. Only the parties interested
know. This point is clear, however,
and that is that the Porto Ricans are
not benefited. Simply the sugar com
binations of this country and the for
eign planters or manufacturers of
Porto Rico.
“Isn’t It a great deal that we should
have freed the Porto Ricans from a
condition as bad as slavery, making
what concession we of right ought to
make, in justice to the people of this
country, ab.,,.ring them that after they
had attained the standard that one
ought to have to enjoy the rights and
privileges of the Constitution of the
country, that then they might be ad
mitted with equal privileges with the
rest? Do you think this ought to be
before wages are paid in that country
somewhere near in comparison with
wages in this country, or before the
average citizen of that country shall at
least be able to understand the prim
ary principles of our government and
institutions? We say no. We should
especially not bring in this great horde
of cheap laborers who receive less per
day than one person could live on in
this country, and yet they are supposed
to support families on this. We believe
the laborers of this country will en
masse resent this proposition.
“1 am a thorough believer in expan
sion. I believe that expansion is fraught
with incalculable benefit l>oth to the In
habitants of the island and to the peo
ple of this country, when Congress
shall have framed such fair, honest,
just and equitable regulations as are
consistent with the right of our own
labor and industries.’’
Admitiioni from a Democrat.
The other day, says the Louisville
Commercial, Eli Perkins was intro
duced to Judge Scott, an old dyed-in
the-wool Kentucky Democrat. The
judge Js well known in the Blue Grass
region and the grand old Kentuckian
has always been looked up to as a High
Priest of “befaf the wall Democracy.” '
Perkins was introduced by an old
Democrat, and Judge Scott supposed
that Ell was a Democrat, too. and he
became confidential with him at once.
“How are we Democrats getting
along. Judge?” asked Ell, in a confiden
tial tone.
The Judge looked at Ell a moment to
see If he really wanted information
about the party, and slowly remarked:
“Well, sir, we are getting on very
well financially, but politically we are
running behind. Yes, I’m afraid we are
running behind.”
“What causes this?” asked Ell.
“Weil, sir,” said the Judge, sadly, “I
am afraid our party has uot been alto
gether right We have erred in some
things."
“Where have we erred. Judge?”
“Well, sir, I hate to admit it, but our
Grover Cleveland policy hurt us Ken
tuckians. I wouldn’t say It to a black
Republican, but we Democrats all ad
mit it among ourselves. You see,” said
the Judge, “we used to get 35 cents for
wool, and a big price for hemp and to
bacco before Grover came In, but that
Wilson bill hurt us. It knocked wool
down to 12 cents. Free jute, put In to
help the cotton fellows, ruined our
hemp and it rotted in the ground. Then
we lowered th* tariff on tobacco and our
tobacco went down on us. We didn’t
complain, but we Democrats did a good
deal of thinking. Cattle and hogs got
lower and lower, and when Grover
went out we were pretty poor—yes,
dog-gone hard up, sir!”
“Are they still bad—the times?” asked
Eli.
“No, honestly the times are good.
Wool and hemp and tobacco have
doubled In price and are still going up.
Cattle and hogs are high and our blue
grass farmers are getting rich.”
“Well, what Is the matter, then?”
’’Why, these good times have knock
ed out our dear old Democratic party.
Our Democratic farmers say they will
never vote for free trade or low tariff
again.”
“Well, what can we Democrats do?”
asked Ell.
“1 hate to admit it,” said the Judge,
sadly, “but If we Democrats want to
win in Kentucky again we’ve got to
keep the tariff right where it is. That
old Wilson bill and Bryan’s free silver
will be a scarecrow to every farmer in
Kentucky and Tennessee. We’ve tried
low tariff and we know—l’m ashamed
to say so, but we know it hurt us! No,
sir; the people are prosperous, but our
Democratic party Is doing poorly. I
wouldn’t say It to a black Republican,
but that is the way we Democrats talk
among ourselves.”
As the Judge got off the train at Lex
ington he remarked: “Yes, and there
was another mistake we Democrats
made. Grover Cleveland wanted to
sink the Republic of Hawaii and put a
nigger on the throne. We Democrats
didn’t complain, but it made us sick,
for, between you and me, we Demo
crats ain't puttin' niggers on thrones.
McKinley’s white Governor over a re
public suits old Kentucky and the
South.”
Free Trade Trusts.
United States Consul Halstead, who
is at Birmingham, calls the attention of
the State Department at Washington to
the fact that the constantly recurring
announcements that another “trust”
has been formed does not create alarm
in Great Britain. The London Mail re
fers to the formation af a bleaching
trust with a capitalization of $50,000,000
or $60,000,000. This, in the judgment
of the managing editor, is worthy of
only one headline, twenty-two lines of
nonpareil sype, set solid, so common
has the formation of trusts in England
become. The Dally Mail article reads
as follows:
“The Lancashire bleaching trade will
shortly be in the hands of a powerful
company.
“It is said that the combination will
involve the capitalization of from £lO,-
000,000 to £12.000.000 ($48,065,000 to
$58,308,000), and the object in view is to
prevent individual concerns from in
dulging In sharp practices, cutting
prices, discounts, etc.
“Individual businesses are to be taken
over and worked from March 31 by the
company, which will be known as the
Lancashire Bleachers’ Association,
Limited, and the prospectus will proba
bly be in the hands of the public soon
after that date.
“Experts are confident that there is
no branch of the textile Industries
which will so well and profitably lend
Itself to the adoption of joint-stock-com
bination principles as that of the Lanca
shire bleaching trade.
“A provisional committee has been
appointed from among the members of
the largest firms.”
Another large trust, called the Uni
ted Velvet Cutters’ Association, Lim
ited, has Just been formed in England.
It combines four of the largest busi
nesses engaged In velvet cutting in the
free trade country. The capital stock
is $1,000,000 and there is an issue of
first mortgage debenture stock amount
ing to $500,000.
For Campaign Purposes.
It was with refreshing candor that
Col. Nicholas N. Cox, one of the most
prominent Democratic members of the
House Military Affairs Committee in
vestigating the Couer d’Alene mining
troubles, admitted that the Investiga
tion was gotten up for Democratic cam
paign purposes. The Colonel did not
express himself In exactly those words,
but in an exchange of views previous
to the assembling of the committee, he
suggested:
“Why not adjourn this meeting unty
the next session of Congress? After
the campaign is over we'll have no use
for the investigation.” The purpose of
Mr. Lentz’s resolution providing for the
investigation was not that he cared so
much to relieve the critical situation In
Shoshone County, but that he hoped to
fabricate some hostility to organized la
bor on the part of the Republican party,
and thus afford Democracy new ma
terial with which to fight in the coming
campaign.
Dr. France concluded his testimony
by flatly and plainly contradicting, par
agraph by paragraph, every charge and
accusation made against the United
States troops and the local authorities
that was contained in the '‘esolution of
Representative Lentz, upon which the
House of Representatives ordered the
inquiry.
Question of Expansion.
Senator Morgan’s great victory In
Alabama is a criterion of the feeling of
the South on the question of expansion.
The Southern politicians may be a trifle
slow in heeding the mandate* of public
sentiment, but they will get around in
course of time.
The MaccalM*vs of Yankton will give
a minstrel show on May 25.
The widov of the late Rev. J. L.
Brown of Aberdeen, has been granted
a pension ut jxt month.
Now that Mellette has voted against
licensing saloons, there is a demand
that gambling should also be suppress
ed.
Fathers Smith and Kennedy, Paul
ists of New York, will conduct a mis
sion at the Catholic church at Aber
deen the entire week beginning June 3.
The J. I. Case threshing company is
negotiating for a site at Alx»l , deen, on
winch to erect a huge brick building
to be used as headquarters for the two
states.
The Exchange hotel building at
Beresford has been leased by Louis
Lyckholm, who will take possession
June 1, and havelt ready to rcopeu as
a hotel by tin* 15th.
Charles Mix county has reached a
period in its existence where it can
have its name added to the list of
Smith Dakota counties which have no
outstanding warrant indebtedness.
'1 Tie city authorities of Brookings are
figuring on putting in a hot water
heating plant for the purpose of sup
plying heat during the winter to busi
ness iimiscs adjacent to the engine
house.
Yankton college, not to Im* behind
other organizations of a similty* nature
has staked a Greek play “Sappho" on<
the college green in the comtl histor
ical costumes. The play made a decid
ed hit.
C. F. Boyd and his wife, Rachel Mc-
Bride and their 3-year-old grandson
were thrown from a wagon at Dead
wood, the boy being instantly killed.
Boyd and his wife we.e dangerously
bruised.
The annual encampment of the Sol
diers’ and Sailors’ I nion of the Black
Hills will lx* held in Sturgis June 13
and 14. Special arrangements have
been made to have present to volun
teer soldiers of the late Spanish war.
A volunteer tire company has been
organized at Estelline with the follow
ing officers: J. W. Bowe, chief; E. J.
Carnahan, first assistant; C. S. Ains
wirth, second assistant: C. S. Whitte
more, secretary; E. M. Pope, treasurer.
A new Mennonlte colony to lx* estab
lished near Scotland will consist of
fourteen families. They have ordered
Home new machinery of the latest im
proved pattern for a flouring mill they
have purchased and exjxxt to have it
repaired and in running order in about
five weeks.
Yankton’s school authorities have
decided to keep all its old teachers and
the only places to lx* tilled will be the
vacancies caused by resignations. The
high school force has been reduced by
one teacher, and the superintendent
will hereafter be required to give half
of his time to teaching.
Two Pine Ridge Agency Indians
named Brave and White Bull have
been arrested by the United States au
thorities and heal to appear at the next
term of the federal court at Sioux
Falls to answer to the charge of steal
ing and butchering cattle belonging to
white stockmen.
John Ronning, a young num residing
near Wentworth, is suffering from a
Dew disease* called by the attending
physician "bicycle paralysis." The
young man was prostrated by over
exertion while bicycle riding, and the
paralysis ivsuih'd. His phyr'eian does
not apprehend anything permanent 1 in
his disease.
While Henry Nearman, a farmer,
was engaged in burning* cornstalks on
his farm near Elk Point, he miracu
lously escaped instant death. Just af
ter passing near a.point where some
cornstalks were on tire there was a ter
rific explosion, it afterwards being dis
covered that a quantity of dynamite
had been burled in the ground, the
heat of the tire exploding it.
The Huron board of education has
accepted a proposition from certain
bondholders whereby .<IOO,OOO indebt
edness is settled by the exteslcn of the
time for the payment of the bonds 20
years, ami the reduction of interest to
three per cent. This includes judg
ment. interest on same and the interest
on the principal. Tin* settlement is
very satisfactory to all concerned.
An old Indian, a typical member of
the Sioux tribe, who has lived at
Flandreauefor the p?st 30 years,
known commonly as Granny Weston,
died at this place Friday night, hav
ing reached over four score years.
She was well known through a wide
extent of this section among the white
population as well as the Indians. She
was heir to some property interests of
value intbe s*-»te < f California.
Through the carelessness «>f an engi
neer at Abt* hoist*. nomestake mine, a
number of men had a remarkable es
cape from instant death. The cage
started from tin* surface to the 800-
foot level. At th * iiOO-foot level the
ch aif or steel support for the cage had
fallen across the shaft. The cage
struck it with terrible force. Several
of the men had titer legs broken and
received internal injuries of a serious
nature.
The mystery surrounding the disap
pearance f tlte young man Frank
Lampe from his ranch near Ix*slle. 70
miles fiom I’lerre, grows deeper as the
days go by. He rode away one morn
ing altout 10 days ago. saying to his
rnrtner. Dttrdlck, that lie wood go to
look for a missing cow. The next
heard of him his horse was found
loose on the prairie witli the reins
dragging. It was thought be met with
some accident. Durdick at once in*,
stituted a thorough search, hiring 50
Indians, tnit all to no purpose. Things
have come to light that lead to the
opinion that there has been foul play*
and the three brothers of the missing
man. living in Wisconsin, have been
notified and one or two of them are
expected out soon to begin a systemat
ic investigation, and no stone will be
left unturned till something satisfac
tory is learned.
CARTER MEDICINE CO. WINS.
Obtains Injunction in Case Involving
Simulation of Labels.
Brent Good, president of the Carter Med
icine Company, yesterday received a tele
gram from his lawyers in Chicago. Messrs.
Lowden, Estabrook & Davis, informing him
that a final injunction, with costs, had been
granted against the Chicago Label and Box
Jomj any. This company makes a specialty
jf manufacturing labels, boxes, etc , for
iruggists. The Carter Company has been
following them through the courts for two
years on the complaint that the lal>el com
pany was making simulations of the labels
jf Carter’s Little Liver Pills. They have
sow obtained a final injunction with costs,
»nd the costs are very large, as the case has
been submitted to a Master in Chancery for
* final accounting.
The Carter Medicine Company has been
Che first and only one to prosecute printers
>r engravers who have prepared such labels
and wrappers. It marks a new departure
U infringement cases, and their victory is
>ne of great importance to the whole "pro
prietary trade," and also of interest to retail
iruggists.— New Yobk Pmkss, Mir 2, 1900.
effect* of n Late Sapper.
At Stroud, in Gloucesshlre, a certain
well known townsman had one night
been out to a rather prolonged supper
with some of his friends, and on his
way home had the misfortune to fall
Into a pond which Ise had to pass, and
which at that time of the year contain
ed more mud than water.
Several iM*ople who saw him fall in
rushed to his rescue, ami a rope was
procured and thrown to him; but he
refused the aid offered and commenc(*4
swimming to the shore in the most
scientific manner, shouting to those on
the bank, “Never mind me; never mind
me—l can swim. Save the women anr
children!"—The Weekly Telegraph.
SEE TO THE WALLS.
A Danger In Schoolroom* and How
to Prevent It.
Owing to the gathering of so many
different classes of persons therein,
the interior walls of churches, school
houses, hospitals, etc., are apt to be
come repositories of disease germs un
less preventive measures are taken.
These walls should always be coated
with a clean and pure cement, such as
Ala baa tine. which is disinfectant in its
nature and more convenient to renew
and retint than any other wall coat
ing. The first cost is no greater than
for inferior work, while renewals are
more easily and cheaply made.
Sha Felt Sure.
“Your husband has a. heap to say
about how the country shall be run."
said the neighbor. “I reckon he tak s
hisself fur a purty smart man."
“I reckon he does,” said Mrs. Oorn
tossel. “But I don’t ’low he’s ever
goin’ to set the world on Are."
“No. not if he has to git out him
self an’ chop the Wood fur kindlin' to
start the blaze.’’—Washington Star.
Ills Poaaeaaion.
Teller—Dolly Hunniglrl acts like
one possessed!
Cle verton—Yes; she is engaged to
me.—Harper’s Bazar.
100,000 AGENTS WANTED.
Men and women, boys and girls, all aver
the United States. Big money, easy work.
Valuable prizes in addition. Write C. 11.
Marshall & Co., Dep’t 10, Chicago.
Missed again—the divorced woman
who resumed her maiden name.
FITS Permanently Cured. Net! ta ar ■•rrouanaw after
rtrwt day’* um> Or- KUna'a Graat Serve Heateier.
»,nd for FREE »‘4.QO trial bettie and treaatae.
I*, a. U. Kmnk, ltd., m Archßt, liUladelphla, Pa.
it isn’t spring laziness that makes
the average clock have a white face
Hall’s Catarrh Cure
Is a constitutional cure. Price, 75c.
The overworked florist says he feels
“bloomin’ tired.”
I am sure Piso's Cure tor Consumption saved
mv life three years ago.—Mrs. Thus. Rubblns.
Maple Street, Norwioh. N. Y., Feb. IT, UNM.
Theatrical managers announce strong
attractions for the week.
Mrs. Winslow’s Mootblag Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gum«, rednees in*
flammatlon, allays paln-cnrea wind colic. gic a buttle.
la the colored beauty’s complexion
what you would call chocolate-creamy :
Parksr’B H*rs Balsam la the favorite for dreanlug
the hair and renewing its life and color.
UixDSMcoims, the beat cure for corns. IJcta.
It’s a part of the collector’s calling to
find dishonest people out
Send for “Choice
by Walter Usher * Co. Ltd., Dorchester, Maae,
mailed free. Mention thia paper.
Even the jail bird who knows haw to
sing cannot break forth in song.
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Immigration. Department of In erior, Ottawa,
Canada, or to W. H. Kogers, Watertown, S. D.
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