The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-05-27
GENERAL CAPITAL NEWS

WASHINGTON, May 24.-The President has
nominated James o. Putnam, of N. Y, Min
lister to Belgium, vice Vim. Cassius Goodloe.
resigned.
WASHINGTON, May 24.-Mr. Heap, charg d.
ahaires At Const.ntinople, in dispatch dated
April 9Th, reports the following letter has been
received by telegram at the legation Of the
United States:
MossouL, April s, 188O.-The terrible famine
in which we exist kills all the inhabitants of The
town and those of neighboring villages, who
are assembling here en- masse. Their suffer.
ings are indesoribsble. Finding no cereals al
all, some are eating corpses and become ill in
consequence. Their lamentations are heart.
as they have nothing to Ss eats
Those OF the Inhabitants who have lived I'M.
til now between life and death, pray to give
them such assistance a. will enable them to
live. They take the liberty to present thei,
prayers with tears OF expectation which are
Signed. Archbishop of the Syrians.
This letter, Heap states, was addressed to
the United States legation at Coustantinople
and adds: The suffering OF these people is iu.
describable greater then anything OF the kind
in Ireland.
MINORITY TARIF RkPORr.
minority report upon the tariff bill, signed
by Representatives Garfield, Kelly, Conger and
Frye was presented in the house to-day b,
Garfield and ordered printed. 1t recon-
mended "a substitute for the pending tariff
bill the adoption of Senator Eaton's bill pro-
vidlng Tor . commission to revise the tariff
IL takes the ground that the presont bill, while
1t might accomplish some good, would result
in far greater evil by destroying adjustment
OF the present tariff; that any tariff reform
saould be the result of mature
legislation, whereas the present bill j.
crude and contrary to oil UNDERLINE
principles of tariff duties; that the principle
tariff duties that the manufactured article
would bear higher duty than raw materials
entering into ito composition. The report thar
takes up in detail the various articles affected
by the new bill. and shows that this principl.
has been disregarded. Books, periodicals
pamPn.es', pan H.e .,;, Etc., 81 are % placed on th@
OF which they are composed, are taxed, making
direct discrimination against the American
manufacturer of type, paper and books. The
same is shown in regard to cast iron butts and
hinges, the most advanced form of cast iron
which are placed upon the free list, while nc
change il made in the rest of the group. The
81 same .no9js;ss",. objection j. raised relative
steel Tho most serious objection i.
raised against the changes proposed in the du
| ties on woolen goods, and the report claims
that it will strike directly ut one of our great.
eat industries, which has advanced more than
any other since 1860; that the proposed reduo
ton will make it impossible for our farmers te
raise sheep and produce wool in
competition to South American Woo
and Tor our w0olen manufacturers to compet,
with those of foreign countries. The report j.
accompanied by m Exhaustive report upon th,
subject by tho secretary of the National Asso
cistion of Wool Manufacturers, and by Letters
from representatives of pottery ware, potter,
and other indus:ries, and all opposing the pro
posed bill.