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The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-08-09

State will fall short of an average
by from 20 to 40 per cent.
The corn outlook in Minnesota is
more favorable, with prospects of an
average yield with continued rains.
In Wisconsin the tenor of the re-
ports does not indicate to exceed
two-thrds of an ordinary yield. In
portions of the State there has been
no rain for six weeks, and all the
crops are bad failure. In Ohio,
Indiana and Michigan the outlook is
still favoroble for an average yield
of corn. In Faribault, Mower and
Meeper counties, in Minnesota, re-
ports indicate better wheat yield
than was predicted in previous le-
ports, but the remaining counties
indicate that the total yield for the
State will exhibit material short
age.
Harvesting is progressing rapidly
in Minnesota and Dakota. In Min
nehaha and Bonhomme counties, Da-
kota, wheat is threshing out twelve
to fifteen bushels to the acre. In
Faulk county one half the crop was
cut for fodder. In Nebraska and
Iowa the wheat yield will be consid-
erably short of the average. Re-
ports indicate a very short flax
yield, and in the entire Western and
Northwestern belt the outlook for
the potato crop is very poor.
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United sTATEs.

The Chicago TURNER'S Reoieao
says: A prolonged and serious
drought, which has materially short
ened the Spring wheat crop and
caused a serious menace to the
corn crop, was partially broken dur
ing the last week of July, copious
rains having fallen in Kansas and
portions of Missouri.
The outlook is reported especi-
ally gloomy in the entire corn belt for
all late-planted corn. One half Of
Iowa counties report that II serious
injury has already befallen the corn
fields, and that the yield for the
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-08-09
FOREIGN NEWS.
(Dates to August End, per- steam
slips 14tameoa uu6 Zealandia.)
GREAT BRITAIN.

The new Cabinet has been an
nounced as follows: Secretary of
War, Right Hon. William Henry
Smith First Lord of the Admiralty,
Lord George Hamilton. Lord
Chancellor, Lord Halsbury Secre-
tary for India, Right Hon. Fred
erick Arthur Stanley; Lord Presi-
dent of the Council. Niscount Gram
brook President of the Local
Government Board, Right Hon.
Henry Chaplin; President of the
Board of Trade, Right Hon. Edward
Stanhope Postmaster-General, Lord
John Manners; First Commissioner
of Works, Right Hon. David Plum
kett; Attorney-General, Sir r. f.
Webster; Lord Chancellor of Ire
land, Lord Ashbourne. The first
three of the above are official an
nouncements.
1t has been decided that Lord
Randolph Churchill shall have the
oflie of Chancellor of the Exchequer
and the leadership in the House of
Commons.
Serious rioting took place in Bel
fast, on the 31st July and the fol-
lowing day. A band of music
marched to meet party of Protest
ant Sunday-school children who
were returning from an excursion.
The crowd accompanying the band
groaned at number of Catholics
who were assembled at Carrick Hill.
The latter replied with stones, and
the others retaliated. Wild rumors
spread throughout the city and a
large mob of Orangemen soon
gathered. The police tried to dis
perse the crowd, but their efforts
were useless and the Orangemen
| continued to increase. The mob at
tackled and wrecked large tavern
owned by a Catholic named Nc
Kenna. The police frequently
charged the mob, but were repulsed
with stones.
The rioters then wrecked nnm-
ber of houses believed to be in
habited by Catholics. They up
rooted the pavement and fired stones
at the police. The latter were finally
ordered TO fire buckshot and the
command was promptly obeyed. A
boy named Knox, who was going on
an errapd, was shot dead. Many
persons were wounded, some of
them seriously. The riot had now
reached such proportions that it was
deemed necessary to call out the
militia. The rioters were appar,
entity awed by the appearance ol
soldiers, and soon dispersed to theil
homes. The fighting was renewed
however, next day, and the police
were again compelled to fire upor
the mob. Many of the rioters were
wounded. Subsequently the mol
wrecked several buildings, and thu
military were again summoned
Many policemen were badly cut by
missiles thrown at them by thu
rioters. Forty-six arrests wer'
made.
An exchange of views among
Parnellites has led to a decision t,
give the Government time to pre-
! pare an Irish bill, but the Parnel
4 lites will demand a measure for tn
suspension of evictions, owing t
the fall in prices and numerous ten
ants in Ireland are in arrears an
, are unable to pay their rents.
If the introduction of the Iris
bill be postponed until Spring, LAND
lords will in all likelihood resort t
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wholesale evictions unless restrained
from doing so.
Mr.. Kitson's position as President
of the Liberal Federation is men
aced by his acceptance of a baron
etcy. Mr.. Chamberlain and his
followers are delighted at the situa-
ton. They ridicule the idea of
baronet being at the head of a
Democratic caucus.
A prize-fght which resulted in
the death of one of the principals
took place at Rhoudda, Wales. The
pugilists were Evans and James.
Thirty-two rounds were fought.
Evans was carried to his home in a
horrible condition, aud died shortly
afte his arrival there.
The Eastern Question seems to
be again opening up.
A despatch from Sophia states
that the collection of war stores and
arms and the drilling of troops are
going on with renewed activity.
Military preparations are also pro-
crossing on the Servian line of the
frontier. The situation in both
countries indicates uncertainty as to
the duration of peace. Reports
from Montenegrin sources show that
the Turkish forces in Albania are
receiving e-enforcements, the in
tention apparently being to bring
the garrison up to a war footing.
Russia is getting bolder and now
demands the cession of Erzeroum,
in Armenia, the possession of which
would give her the key to the whole
country south. The necessity of
supporting Turkey against further
Russian encroachments is universally
assured.
A convention between England
and China mas been signed at Pc
king. BY the terms of the conven-
ton China agrees to the occupation
of Burmah by the English and pro-
misses to encourage trade between
China and Burmah. A commission
is being formed to delimit the
| Burmese frontier.
The Liberal ministers have de-
cided not to shape their tactics until
the Queens speech has been read
in Parliament.
The Exchange Telegraph Com
pany announces that it is informed
on high authority that Lord Sails
bury's Irish policy will include a
proposal to lend to Ireland G5,000,-
600 to enable her to establish local
banks on the Scotch system, and
lend money at nominal interest to
farmers and manufacturers, in order
to stimulate and develop trade.
1t has been officially announced
that the Marquis of Londonderry
has been appointed Viceroy of Ire
land and Lord Iddesleigh Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs.
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PANAMA AND SOUTH AMERICA.

Smallpox has made its appear
ance in Colon, Panama, and there
have been a few dea:hs. 1t was
introduced by the steamer Atlas,
from Kensington, Jamaica.
The vexatious passport system
still continues in Colon, much to The
disgust and annoyance of intending
travellers. Not the expense of it is
so much complained of as the delay
and trouble.
Mr.. w. A. Chileay and staff OF
engineers arrived from New York
and will proceed to complete the
great Oroya railroad and extend it tc
the renowned silver mines of Cerert
d'Passo, for which project Mr.. NJ
p. Grace has received concessions
from the Peruvian Government.
Mr.. Alfonso Pezet has been ap.
pointed COnsul-General for PERI
and Panama. He is chief editor o.
the Spanish section of the Star an
Herald.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-01-16

The Times comments sensiby upon
the method of collecting taxes in Phil
adelphla, and its advice to send each
delinquent bill instead Of publishing
his name in the newspapers if acted
upon would bring far larger returns in
the future than the old system has in
the past. In the matter of debt man
wants his business made of a silent and
conservative character, and this publ
cation of the names OF deliquent tax
payers in the Philadelphia papers is
more frequently looked upon as an in
suit than a summons to pay the over
due amount.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-01-16
FATAL ACCIDENT At WILMINGTON.


Tire" "i the i.npi"yes Killed AMI Three
Terribly Iniured ScaIded To Deati, by
Escaping Steam The Names rfthe Vic
Tins.
Lust : S,turity nights snow storm
caused the most SeriDnS block pn the
railroad tracks al Wilmington that has
occurred for years, suSpending travel for
hoar$. About 10 Saturday morning
the Wilmington and Northern train,
which leaves for Reading at $, was back
ing into the station It cousistt Il of en-
ginr, baggage and mail ear, aud passen-
ger car. Ga account oI tue heavy drifts
the train was p lutod 10y Philadelphia,
Wilmington 4 Baltimore shifting engine
No. s. which WAS attached to the rear
passenger car. Between Shpley and
Market streets the tram > progress was
blocked by several freight cars that had
been thrown from the tracks by the
drifts The train then ran back to Lear
the gas house and there crossed to the
south bound track, when it again started
for the station. Meanwhile, Philadel-
pha. Wilmington 4 Baltimore shifting
engines Nos. III and had been sent out
from the station with SHOW swerpers to
clear the south bound track. Both en-
! giues We're running rapidly, and the
| Wilmington and Northern train was also
uud- + good head of steam. Opposite
the Harlan x Hollingsworth Company's $
tracks tie engines aud train came to
| Iether with terrific crash. The sweep
Iug engines drove the pilot engine of the
train into the baggage car, teiescoping
the car for one third, of its length. The
| rear end OF the car was torn into frag-
| mentS, the cab OF the eng inc broken to
! pieces, the boiler fracture d. anu the ma
chlnery twisted into all shapes. On ac
count of the btiudi"g snow the engineers
| of the approaching trains " ere not aware
oi the danger uutIi the collision occurred.
Superintendent McCouSland. OF the w.
| Il n. was Oh the train. but escaped with
some bad bruises. Three men were
! killed Outright ii, d auotht / Is eXpectc Il
| to die lmmt ,ii,tteIy alter iha collision
| the passenger ear tool. ire from the Ell
| CINE furnace aud escaping steam ad:ied
| to the torture IF the Virti.uS ITpi~nntd
under tie broken tinn.Is Use Fire
| Department lniiltG tu iaG scene ttti he
| gan Play ing on !ha buIEi Z tlmbars,
| while others exertcu them@ei>e> to get
out the dead and wouudrd. 1t was
| neaIly . . clock when the last body was
| gotten uIt. The Gcad-the engineer,
fireman aud one OF the shifting crew
The Cecil Whig., 1886-01-16

contagious diseases Of cattle, the eX-
tirpation of which is of vital moment
to the continued growth of an in
dustry which in recent years has be-
come an increasingly important ele-
ment OF the thrifty farmers pros
pcritv. The vcXcd question of to-
bacco inspections will receive con-
sideration at the hands of a separate
conference of tobacco planters and
buyers. There are evidences of a
change of sentiment on the subject
of compulsory inspection among the
planters of Southern Maryland, and
it is to be hoped that some satistac
tory arrangement can be reached
which will obyiate another pro-
tractcd contest in the Legislature.
The best means promoting lmml-
grafton is another subject which will
doubtless engage the attention of
i the farmers. In his recent message
to the Legislature the Governor su9-
gestcd the advisability ofnlaking the
! land office a bureau of immigration,
which shell supply information to
intending settlers, and also publish a
pamphlet annually, setting forth the
agricultural advantages and re-
sources Of the State. As no addi-
tional expense is involved except the
cost of publishing and distributing
the pamphlet, the proposition will
no doubt commend itselfto the Leg
islaturc. The .SuR has had frequent
applications in recent years from
persons in distant portions of the
country for information concerning
Maryland lands, and it has availed
itself of every opportunity to COM
mend the great natural advantages
OF the State, the comparative cheap
ness OF its lands, their proximity to
market, &c. The result is seen in
the steady increase in the volume of
immigration into counties which ten
| Years ago had very few visitors in
search of lands. Immigration could
10 doubt be greatly stimulated by
| systematic effort. Its Importance
to the farmers OF MARYLAND can
| hardly be ovcrestimatcd. 1t has al
ready doubted the price of lands in
some localities, and in portions OF
the State where large tracts are still
| held in blocks because of the lack of
/ purchasers at rcnumcrativc prices,
the subdivision OF lands would
speedily follow the influx of capital
/ and labor. Reliable labor is sorelv
needed IN many OF the counties
far more SO than capital, even-and
the best means TO attract and retain
industrious farm hands is one of the
! problems which will no doubt be
discussed in the convention. There
are, indeed, a variety of topics which
could be considered with profit, and
the deliberations of the convention
may have important results for the
farming interests of Maryland.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-01-16

PENNSYLVANIA clergymen are grow
ling at the new marriage law because it
gives their brothers in New Jersey the
full benefit of marriage fees, and leaves
them without a stipulation from the
grooms purse, simply because all the
grooms flock Camdenward. We had
always supposed the clergymen OF Penn
sylvania, and in fact all the clergymer
in the land, were installed in their Of
fees for the one purpose of spreading
Gods gospel among their fellows. Oh
sad condition of humanity what fer
tile opportunity for another Butler to
arise with the Modern Hudibras
The Cecil Whig., 1886-01-16
THE QUESTION OF MORT
GAGE TAXATION.

This question has again been called
up by passage in Governor Lloyd's
message, and the .Suu clearly and SEN
sibly discusses it as follows In Gov.
Lloyd's message there is a paragraph
relating to mortgages, in which he says
that "there are at least 5000, ooo, 200
of capital secured by mortgages in this
State upon which no taxes are levied,
and further investments in mortgages
are being made which curtail State
revenues. This discrimination not
only imposes additional burdens upon
the landed interests and the working
classes of the State, but presents pos
sibilities of further reductions of our
present meagre basis of taxation. The
natural inference 10 be drawn from
this statement is that while the Cover
nor does not specifically recommend
the taxation of mortgages, he leaves
the question he has raised to be acted
upon by the Legislature. This matter
of the taxation of mortgages has come
up for discussion at quite number OF
previous sessions, but it was found to
be surrounded by SO many complica-
tons, involved so many interests, and
opinions concerning its propriety were
SO diverse, that nothing was done in
regard to it. The Governor, like
many other good people of Maryland,
seems to imagine that the two hun
dred millions of capital sunk in mort
cages escape taxation, and that by i'm
posing tax on mortgages large ad
ditional revenue would accrue to the
State. This is a manifest error. A
mortgage is money debt secured by
the mortgagor by making it a charge
on his land or personal property, the
mortgagor retaining the right of re-
demption within period specified in
the mortgage, and subject, also, to the
regular payment of interest on the
capital of the sum thus loaned to him.
He cannot be disturbed or dispossessed
during the term Of the mortgage ex-
cept by failing to comply with one or
the other of these conditions. In the
assessment of his property no reduc-
ton is made on account of the mort
gage resting Upon it. The property Of
the mortgagor being thus assessed at
its valuation, irrespective of any liens
or encumbrances on it, the tax neces-
sarily includes the mortgage, and moth
ing, therefore, in this regard is lost to
the State. 1t being understood that.
under our State law, the mortgagor
pays the tax on his mortgage in pay
ing the tax on his land, to impose a
tax on the mortgage also would be
double taxation, which is not permis
sible under any equitable system OF
taxation. Suppose, however, in max
ing new assessment the amount of
the mortgage should be deducted, and
The Cecil Whig., 1886-01-16

The Philadelphia Press thinks it is
not the soldier but the grasplng pollti-
clan who receives the majority of ben
efts from the pension act. However
true this may be it is the soldiers who
need its help and for that reason every
measure relative to its support should
be upheld. Itwould not be a bad idea,
however, to discriminate between the
well soldier and the sick soldier unit
the former is disabled by toll from gam
ing livlihood, but by all means let the
fortunate of the nation show willing
ness to support as far as possible the
brave men bearing about records of the
battle smoke and sabre scars received
in conflict for national rights and pros
perity.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-01-16

poses, and to amend the testamentary
law SO as to qualify a woman of eighteen
years to sign release to an insura nee
company. The bill to amend the Aims
house law of Frederick county was or
dered engrossed The Senate held an
executive session on the Governors re-
cess appointments. In the House pc
tition was received for the transfer of the
Eastern hay scales in Baltimore city to a
more convenient place. Bills were offered
to prevent fraud in the manufacture OF
law; to abolish distraints for rent, AMI
granting summary election instead; to
prescribe salaries of magistrates in b a.
tlmore county; to punish frauds in phi
maries in Montgomery county: to com
pei every voter to vote at general elCc-
tions under penalty, and to regulate
the issue OF marriage licenses. An or
der requiring the Commissioners of Bal
timore county to send to the Legislature
detailt d statement of taxes received
and expenditures made in the Belt was
adopted. The Committee on OrgauiZa-
tlon iDdue It's report, uaillLS lne SuoOf-
dinate officers of the House, aud the le-
port was adopted. Both houses passed
an order to embody the legalization of
bequests, &c in one bill. At night a
Join caucus of Democratic members of
the Senate and House was held, and SEN
ator Arthur =. German Was renomnated
to the Unted States Senate, and Henry
| Lloyd nomited for Governor, to fill the
unexpired term of ex Governor McLane.
On Thursday both houses of the Legisla-
tule adjourned until Monday next at S p.
NJ. The republican legislature caucus
nominated lteprese ntative McComas for
United States Senator, X. B. Dixon for
Governor, aud Jackson Holland for State
treasurer. Attorney General Roberts
thinks the present oyster law eau be
amended SO as to be made satisfactory.
| The Legislature will elect the Governor
next Wednesday. Tax Commissioner
WoolIord's report was submitted to the
| Leg lis Slature.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-01-16

Nor content with the many origina
features that make it the most readable
paper in Philadelphia and a pure trl'
umph of journalism, the DAILY Ne0r!
has commenced the publication of q
series of papers on the late war writer
by that graphic correspondent Colone
A. Wilson Norris. This series of arti,
cles will be valuable addition to the
literature of the war, and mark another
period in that wonderful newspaper en-
terprise upon which the Ne7cS seems tc
hold a copyright.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-01-16
ELKTON, JANUARY 16, 1886.

FIE1Y-Two lives year is big price
to pay for the qualification the railroad
corporations of Philadelphia receive
from their grade crossings. When this
record of deaths is considered perhaps
a more successful movement will be
made to elevate the tracks of those
roads which cross the city streets. Then
the heartless corporations will not have
their hands stained with the innocent
blood of so many who have fallen in
their outrageous death-traps.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-01-16

the mortgage (the lender otthe money
on mortgage) taxed for that amount.
Such proceeding would simply shift
the tax from the shoulders of the mort
gagor to those of the mortgage, and
the revenue of the State would not be
increased to the extent of one dollar
1t will thus be seen that the Governor
is mistaken in saying that two hundred
millions of capital secured by mort
gage escapes taxation in Maryland. On
all mortgages secured on land or other
property the mortgagor pays the tax,
except in cases wherein it has been
specifically exempted by law. There
is, nevertheless, color of equity in
assessing the value of property less the
amount of the mortgage resting upon
it, and saddhng the tax on the mort
gagee. Such proceeding would not,
indeed, as we have shown, hell the
revenue of the State. Whether it
would be of benefit to mortgagors is
certainly questionable. The first et-
feet of law taxing mortgages would
be the calling in or foreclosure of all
mortgages overdue, and there are large
numbers of them. The holders of
such mortgages would promptly resort
to some step of the kind as a measure
of self-protection, and the distress and
embarrassment it would cause to very
many estimable people in the counties
is matter which is not to be thought
Of lightly. Assuming that mortgage
tax were enacted, what would be the
next consequence 1t would Stitlen
the rate at which money would be lent
on mortgage up to the legal liml!, and
one of the conditions Cn wAiCE the
money was lent would be that the
mortgagor bind himself to pay tie
mortgage tax. Since this discussion
was first started many mortgages have
this condition incorporated into their
text.and no new law can touch these
without violating the Obligations OF
contracts. If, moreover, law were
passed to tax mortgages containing 4
clause prohibiting mortgagors from as
suming the mortgage tax, the result
would be, as general thing, that it
would be extremely difficult to nego-
tiate mortgages in the regular way, and
that recourse would be had to the sale
of them in open market, when buyers
would take them at price much more
than amply sufficient to cover the
mortgage tax for the whole term Of the
mortgage. 1t will be seen from what
we have stated that this whole question
of taxing mortgages bristles with diff
culties. 1t is possible that the Legs
lature in its wisdom may discover a
way to compose them, but We doubt
it. The ground rent law passed at the
last session is a case in point. 1t gave
property holders the right to redeem
ground rents at the expiration of ff
teen years from the date OF making
the rent 1t has resulted for that large
class of buildings the law was more es
pecially enacted to benefit, in a system
of contracts whereby the rent issued at
six or five and halfp cent. can only
be bought out by the payment of four
or four and a-half per cent. in gold, a
difference SO great, considering the ac
tual market value OF the land, rs to
prohibit its redemption, and virtually
make the ground rent lease in per
Detl1itv