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M'KINLEY'S MEASURE.
A Campaign Document Issued by the
Republican Committee.
EXPLANATION OF THE INCREASE,
With the New Industries Which Will Be
Established Thereby.
SUGAR AND THE FREE LIST FEATURES

WASHINGTON, October 10.-Among the
campaign documents which the Republican
Congressional Committee has issued for this
campaign, one which has just appeared
affords complete analysis of the Mckinley
bill. 1t explains the plan embodied in the
Mckinley bill, showing the method and
purpose OF its construction and pointing out
the conditions that have prompted each and
every increased duty. In the law which
has now been placed upon the statute books
these features are paramount:
First-The internal taxes on tobacco have
been materially reduced, on the theory that
all direct taxation should be brought down
to the lowest possible figure.
Second-The free list has been enormously
increased by the addition of practically
every article known to our commerce that is
not or cannot be proftably produced in this
country, on the theory that the proper sub
jects OF importation into a well-ordered
country are not those articles that Its people
can supply to themselves, but those that
they cannot supply, and that goods of this
character should be brought to the consumer
at the cheapest possible price.
Third-The dutiable list has been thor
oughly revised SO that: (a) The revenues
necessary to carry on the Government shall
be so collected as largely as possible from
foreigners in return tor the privilege of SELL
ing their goods in our markets; (b) Foreign
competition-which means competition in
cheap labor, competition in flesh and
blood-shall be checked wherever it threat
ems to lower the American standard of
wages and to drive American producers out
of business; (c) Numerous branches Of in
dustry never heretofore carried on in
America shall be encouraged to undertake
production, thus increasing the opportuni-
ties for the profitable investment of capital
and profitable occupation Of labor; (d) The
cost of necessary supplies to the American
consumer shall in no case be raised, but
shall in response to the law of free domestic
competition 60 on decreasing in the future
as it always has under the protective policy
in the past.
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THE CHANGE ON SUGAR.
1t is Expected it Will Cost Two Cents Less a
Pound,

fOunUs
For the reduction of the revenues the
Mills bill relied chiefly on free wool, the
Mckinley bill on free sugar. This circum-
stance admirably illustrates the difference
in spirit and purpose between the two meas
ures. We consume 6Oo 600, 900 pounds of
wool annually and we can produce the
whole of it. We do not need to go abroad
for single fiber. We consume l, 423, 900
tons of sugar, and we can produce only 226,
600 tons, not 20 per cent of our demand
Now, the Republican policy is to pro-
tect wool, which we can and DO pro-
duce, SO as to hold our market Tor
our own producers, and to encourage wool
growing and wool manufacturing; and, on
the other hand, fieely admit sugar, which we
are not largely producing, 50 as to put it
into the coffee cups of our own people at the
lowest possible price. The Democratic policy
is to admit wool free, thus drawing the semi
savage wool growers OF Asia and South
America into competition with our farmers,
to the inevitable destruction of our wool in
dustry, and to tax sugar. The Republican
policy proposes to send no more money out
of the country than is absolutely necessary.
The Democratic policy proposes to send
out as much as possible. and needlessly to
tax the American consumer as we'll. With
wool on the free list every advantage is
handed over to the foreign producer, and
with duty on sugar every hardship is i'm
posed upon the American consumer. With
wool protected every advantage is held for
the American producer, and with sugar free
every advantage is left to the American con-
sumer,
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THE LARGE FREE LIST.
An Explanation of That Feature of tn
New Law.

An Explanation of That Feature of the
New Law.
The Republican party has enacted the
Mckinley bill after ten months of pro found
investigation and elaborate debate. 1t un-
dertakes to say that a wiser, braver, fairer
revenue bill has never been provided in all
the history of the Republic! 1t undertakes
to say that under the operation of this new
tariff the American people will pay
smaller proportion of the expenses OF the
Government than ever before. The con-
clusion will be forced upon any fair-minded
man who takes the trouble to examine its
provisions. In the first place, large por-
ton of the internal revenue taxation on
tobacco has been remitted, and all those
annoying special licenses for the sale of
tobacco have been abolished. The
American farmer and retailer are as free
to-day to sell their tobacco as their wheat.
In the next place, practically all direct
taxation, except the internal revenue taxes
on whisky and tobacco, have been remitted
to the people. This has been done by
means of remarkable enlargement Of the
free list. 1t is practically true to say that
everything the like of which is not or can
not be largely produced in this country has
been placed on the free list. A duty on this
class of articles is revenue duty and is
paid by the consumer. In this respect it
differs entirely from a protective duty
which is often wholly and always largely
paid by the importer. By its additions to
the free list then, the Republican party
has lett in the peoples pockets
a; sum which last year amounted
to more than S65, 100000, and has
opened our ports to merchandise
upon which the American consumer has
heretofore been paying a tax-which was
last year imported to the value of 1865, 1906
600. This is nearly so per cent OF the total
importation, and is 10 per cent greater than
the face importation provided in the Mills
bill When it is considered that among the
foreign products transferred by the Repub-
lican party from the dutiable list to the free
list are such universally used articles as
sugar, molasses, needles, dried currants,
round or split straw mating, sisal grass and
MANILA TOR use in the manufacture of bind
ing twine; braids, seeds, hemp, turpentine
and jute, the Importance of this legislation
may be appreciated.
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paper was learned treatise of the subject
and showed that the doctor was thoroughly
familiar with the rapid strides made in the
past IA years. He said:
lis now IA years since we German IRON
masters, In considerable number, visited the
United States on the occasion of the Philadel-
phla Exposition, and found the iron metal
iurgy OF this country, as must be frankly con-
fessed, in an advanced stage of development
GOT previously suspected by us. At that time
the United States alreadv occupied as now,
the second rank, with Germany in the third,
the product of pig iron for that year being, in
Great Britain. $3.50, in this country, 2093 and
Germany, lS50 klUtons.t This relative posi-
ton has not been changed. The present an,
nual product of the three countries is, in round
numbers: Great Britain, $780, the United
States, 7,T90, and in Germany, 1880 kilotons.
But the proportion of the United States, which
was, in 1876 but 10 per cent of the worlds prod
uct, has now advanced to 30 per cent.
GRATITUDE FOR THE AMERICANS.
When we left America in 1876 it was not only
with gratitude for cordial hospitality and for
the liberality with which our professional col
leagues here had opened to our inspection
whatever was worthy of notice in our special
field, but also with the conviction that we had
collected a great treasure of new and interest
ing information, which we could utilize for the
benefit of our German Fatherland. Particu-
laTly the achievements of the never-to- be-for-
gotten Holly in the field of Bessemer practice,
set us an inspiring example for imitation in our
own country.
As an expression of our thanks in more prac-
tical fashion. L attempt in this paper to sketch
what we have done in Germany since that time
in the metallurgy of iron and STEEL venturlng
to hope that some portion of what bring may
prove useful to our American brethren.
Germany (including LuXemburg, which is
included in the Customs Union with the en-
pire), produced in 1875 and 1889:
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ment had been made there had been rather

ment had been made there had been rather
a scene between the two rivals.
"Why should you come and take her
away from me?" cried Nation. You are
as rich as she is. You could have afforded
to marry girl without penny"
Kennedy had answered.: 81 never
thought anything about Miss Sheppard 5
money, but it is certainly no objection to a
wife that she has fortune"
Rather high words had followed, and the
two men had separated to meet again, as
has been described, by chance outside the
Grand Hctel.
Half an hour later as they were sit
ing over their dinner in q private room OF
the Cafe Anglais, Nation said: 81 had
nothing to do this morning, and so 1 went
with medical friend to the Charlie Hos
pital, and heard DIR. Luis delivering his
lecture on hypnotism-the queerest lecture
1 ever heard"
''Oh, hypnotism," cried Kennedy; "every-
body in London is talking about it. 1 am
very much interested in it. Do you believe
everything that is said about it?''
81 can't form an opinion, as L have not
seen any of the experiments. 1 should say
that it is the same thing rs mesmerism; and
yet one does read such curious accounts"
81 say, Nation, you would oblige me
awfully by taking me to the Charite-I
should so like to hear one of those Lectures
AS have told you, everybody in London
talks about it; it is the topic of the hour,
and feel quite foolish having to sit by and
being unable to express any opinion at all.
Can you take me to the Charite?"
Nation looked up quickly and suddenly;
a wicked CLEAN came into his sharp little
ewes, as if an internal thought had struck
L A ftn~ h. i
know, old fellow. You know 1 would like
to oblige you'll would do anything that 1
could for yJu-but anu not sure about be-
ing able to arrange this for you. Both Luis
and Charcot very much object to having
strangers-that is to say, people who are not
students-at their lectures; and / only got
in by borrowing card OF friend of mine,
so that passed as medical student. But
I'll tell you what 1 can do for you; the
friend am telling you about is one of DIR.
Luis best pupils, and can perferm ex-
actly the same experiments as the professor
himsel'. you would like to have private
hypnotic seance at your room, or anywhere
that you like, will get him to come and
to bring couple OF subjects with him. He
will be only too glad to oblige you. Besides,
YOU Will be able to talk to him and ask him
all the questions you want; and that. of
course, you would not be able to do al the
Charlie.
"Why, jt's a capital idea, said Kenne-
dy. 81 am very much obliged to you.
When do you think you can get him to
come? L am free any evening. Look here,
suppose you ask him to come and have din
ner with me at the Grand Hotel. After din
ner we can go upstairs; he will give me a
lecture. and, of course, if there is anything
in the way of honorarium 1 shall be only
too delighted. .
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you for the last ten minutes, and you don't
\ know how to get rid of it. l will tell you
what to do. Go to that little round table
by the fireplace; you will mud basket on
| it full of peppermint lozenges. Take one
| and suck it -
The patient obeyed. He rose from
his chair, walked across the room, went
up to the little card table on which
basketfull of ivory counters were
lying, took one, put it in MS mouth and be-
gan sucking it with an expression OF very
great pleasure.
Isn't that nice, now?" said Bernhard.
eyes" said Kennedy. "But it is rather
too strong-too much peppermint in It,
Come here" said Bernhard. open your
mouth-why, you miserable fellow, what
have you been doing? What do you think
you have got in your mouth?
"a peppermint lozenge," said Kennedy.
''No, no! it's nothing of the sort!-it's
red-hot coal; don't you see that It's burning
your mouth-spit it out, spit 1t out before
your tongue is burnt off %
There could be no doubt whatever of the
illusion under which the patient was labor
ing, for Immediately the operator spoke OF
the burning coal, Kennedy's face, which
until then had worn placid expression OF
pleasure. became contorted as If with vio.
be i'm possible for a man to simulate sucn an
expression, even ii he had been the clever
est actor on the face of the earth. He spat
the ivory counter far from him, and rau
moaning round the room, holding his hand
to his tongue.
SIT hurts you-does it not?" cried Bern
hard.
"oh, fearfully!' replied the patient with
a moan.
81 will tell you what to do" continued
the doctor; you can get rid OF your pain at
once if you will obey me. There is the fire.
place, and under the crate there is great
heap of snow; take some, put 1t on your
tongue, and your pain will disappear at
once"
Kennedy darted across the room, stopped
down to the CRATE, caught up handful OF
ashes, and was about 20 carry them to his
mouth when the operator, rejecting, cried
out, "Oh, never mind-the fact that you had
the snow in your hand will be enough. The
pain has gone, has it not?'
As he spoke the patients face resumed an
expression of Intense relief.
Yes" ne said, II don't feel any more
pain"
81 think that is enough" said Bernhard.
"I should like to go on with him, for he is
one of the best subjects 1 have ever seem
but there must not abuse"
Now then"-addressing the patient
wake up."
"What have been doing?" said Ken
nedy minute afterward, looking round.
you don't mean to say that have been
hypnotized.
ooh, you have" cried several ladies;
f'you have done the most extraordinary
things; could never have believed it posi-.
ble."
''But feel nothing, said Kennedy; "all
recollect is avague feeling OF drowsiness."
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CHAPTER I.
THE RIVALS.

John Kennedy was the very best fellow
in the world. and so. when one day last
week Robert Nation came up to him as he
was standing outside the Grand Hotel,
Paris, and said, "Look here, old fellow,
am very sorry that we have quarreled, and
1 should like to make it up with you" he
was only too glad to put out his hand, give
a hearty grasp. and say, why, we never
really quarreled, old chap-at least didn't
so there is no need to make anything up.
L am heartily glad to see you. Won't you
come and dine with me at the Anglais?"
John Kennedy was engaged to be married
to very beautiful girl in the North of En-
gland, a piece of great good fortune for him,
for Mabel Sheppard was not only, as has
been said, lady of great personal charms,
but enjoyed in her own right fortune
which, even in these opulent days, may be
accounted as considerable. Such a parti, of
course, had been very much run after, and
it was not without having to combat in
Vulnerable rivals that Kennedy had sue
ceeded in his courtship. Among the most
fervent admirers of the young lady had
been Robert Nation, who has just been in
troduced; and at one time it had really
seemed that the beautiful Mabel and her
thousands would become his.
Since the announcement of the engage
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NEW INDUSTRIES EXPECTED.
A Special Reference Made to the Duty on
Tin Plate.

Tin Plate.
This classification of the increased duties
throws a bright light on the motives which
have prompted the current lies about the
bill. 1t is plain that the bill can be profit
ably attached only as to this final class of
higher tariffs, and as to that class only, by
representing that the people will have to
pay higher prices for their supplies now
than formerly. Here, then, is where the
attack is being made, and it has taken the
nature of an artful mixing up of the va
rieties Of goods sold in our market, making
the higher tariffs apply TO them all indis-
criminately, whereas they only apply to
those of which the manufacture for our mar
ket has hitherto been conceded to foreigners.
As to these, two things are to be said: First,
that in majority of cases the foreigners are
now charging US eXorbitant prices; and the
new tariff will operate only to maintain
these prices until our own people can get to
work manufacturing; and. second, that all
other cases relate to luxuries, to parlor orna-
ments, the highest class OF dress goods, etc.,
upon which wealthy people can afford to
pay higher rates until domestic competition
has had its inevitable results
The tin schedules will illustrate these
points. We are now buying all our tin
plate from England. Last year she sold us
742, 1886, $40 pounds of tin plate, aud it cost
US S21, ,726, 7O7. In the last % years we have
sent over to England the tremendous sum of
$500, ,037, 1862 for tin plate, every penny OF
which might, as we'll as not, have been kept
here in the employment of our own people
We can make our own tin plate just as we'll
as England, if the price can be kept where
it is to-day. The English plate is made in
Wales, where cheap female labor, costing
the basis of their net cost, the English are
charging US 800 per cent profit on this plate
A common tin cup, for instance. that retails
all over the United States for five cents, cost
the Welsh manufacturer only about one and
one-third cents. The dinner pail in which
the American laborer carries his roll and his
coffee, costs the greedy Briton less than II.
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CHAPTER II.
THE SEANCE.

The next evening, at Z o'clock, Nation
arrived at the Grand Hotel, accompanied
by tall young man whom he introduced to
Kennedy as DR.. Bernard. This gentleman,
as it transpired, spoke English very well, so
that he was able to converse with his host all
through the dinner. He made very good
impression.
~ feel quite ashamed to talk to him.
whispered Kennedy to Malton-"I feel so
ignorant by his side.''
Nation nodded assent, and turned away
his head to hide a smile.
"Oh," said Nation, 81 forgot to tell you
that DIR. Bernhard has not been able to
bring any subjects with him, but he says
that be can experiment,with anybody who
likes to volunteer"
''But have you power over everybody"
said Kennedy, rather incredulously.
almost everybody is susceptible to the
influence" said the doctor.
Shortly aiterward the party went upstairs
to the apartments which Mr. Kennedy occu-
pied on the second floor of the hotel. The
drawing room was lighted and arranged for
the reception, and by 10 o'clock all the
guests had arrived,
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4 HYPNOTIC SEANCE
NYAND NAHT GAME OF IT

"Now," said Bernhard, "for the eIpert,
mental part Of my lecture. Who likes 10
offer himself?
There was pause. Nobody seemed in-
clined to come forward until Kennedy,
springing up from his seat, said, II must
give an example; do with me as you like.
Bernhard looked at him. Make up
your mind to obey me-" he said, "or else
the experiment may fail The more look
at YOU, however, the more 1 am convinced
that you are not an obstinate man. Sit
down in that chair, please-so! Now close
your eyes and go to Sleep.
Kennedy looked up, glanced around the
room with a smile on his face, then brought
his ewes back to those of the operator, closed
them and SINK back into his chair.
'It is no more difficult than that, said
the doctor, looking around.
"Do you mean to say that he is asleep?"
cried lady at one end of the room, in
tone OF unbelief.
Certainly, he is"
'1 don't believe it, cried several people
in chorus
"WelI, then, you will see.
Addressing the patient, he said: 'You
hear me, don't you?"
"oh, yes" said Kennedy; 81 hear you
very WELL"
do you know what is the matter with
you?"
mo; won't you tell me?''
"You have got very nasty taste in your
mouth-that cigar you smoked alter dinner
was bad one; that taste has been bothering
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FORMED A COMPANY.

The Typewriting Telegraph Machine VIII
Probably be Go Now-Pittsburg, New
York and Western Capital in It-It Will
Revolutionize Telegraphy.
What promises to be a revolution in
telegraphy is about to be formally launched
among public affIirs by company of men
we'll known as specialists In the advanced
science OF printing and thought transmits
sion. New York shall have the honor oi
being thehead center of the business trans.
actions of this new enterprise, as there is
where the inventor of the device has his res.
idence.
When n. II. Byram, the late we'll known
editor, was alive one of his pet schemes was
the Wright invention of type-telegraphy, its
great possibilities and how in the future an
operator in Chicago could on one of these
new machines telegraph'.a message to New
York, and at the same time write
out a typewriter reproduction of
the message. All of this work
is to be done by one man.
Then, it will be seen that il this new sys-
tenn is practicable, one sender, who has con-
troll of the typewriting device at the other
enQ Oh the line, cdIl eeHu, duO dL the same
time cause to be accurately and truthtully
written, the message he desires to transmit;
the only necessary person being some one to
fix the sheets of paper about to be printed
upon by the types. A mistake, it is claimed,
cannot be made, because a letter will not
respond to any motion, except the one that
will be controlled for it.
A company has been formed with a cap
ital stock of $1,000, 900. The stockholders
who own the controlling interest in this
enterprise are Joseph G. Siebeneck. Rob-
ert H. Camp and John L. Wright, the
inventor and patentee, OF New York CITY.
In addition to them there are w. II.
Smith who is president OF the company and
others with him living in Chicago, together
with business men residing in Cleveland,
New York and New Jersey. The company is
to be chartered under the laws of the last
named State. The Pennsylvania and New
York corporation laws were thought to be
far to expensive and SO New Jersey must be
tee home in law OF the enterprise.
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CHAPTER III.
THE CRIME.

"Who will be the second subjeet?" said
Bernhard.
81 will," said Nation, springing MP.
"And there is one thing. Bernhard, should
like you to try and force me to do, because
1 don't believe that any patient, however
he may succumb to the influence, can so far
lose his consciousness of what is right and
wrong rs to commit a crime"
"Oh," said Bernhard, "in about nine
cases out often the patient, after struggle,
obeYs.''
"Well," cried Nation, 'I defy you to
make me commit crime while am in the
hypnotic state
Every well" said Bernhard.
1t took more time to send Nation off than
1t had done with Kennedy; but after awhile
he succumbed, and, remaining in the cata-
leptic state, awaited the commands of the
operator.
Bernard then caught up a news
paper, twisted it up into o roll,
and handed it to Nation, saying,
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PROGRESS OF GERMANS,

DIR. Wedding Treats of the Rapid Strides
Made in the Iron and Steel Business
Since 1876 - Young Men Handicapped
There on Account of the Army
DR.. Wedding read paper on the "Prog-
ress Of German Practice in the MetaIlurgy
of Iron and Steel Since 1876, With Special
Reference to the Basic Processes" The
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A WEEKS READING win be secured by
all who get to-morrow's 2O-Page DIS
PATCH. The best writers contribute to its
columns.
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A KNEELING NATION is what Henry t.
Finck calls the Japanese. In to-morrow's
DISPATCH he gives his reasons for the
name.