Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-01-04
MORE WOOL MEN HEARD
They Finish Addressing the
House Committee.
REPRESENTATIVE KELLEY HLL

lie Has Cancer Of the Throat and May
Never visit rho House Again Five
Months Receipts from Internal Reve-.
nue-othsr Washington News.
WASHINGTON, Jan 4-The wool growers
continued their arguments before the ways
and means committee Representative Car
ter OF Montana, said the Mills bill or a simi-
lar measure would drive every Montana wool
grower out OF business but with necessary
tariff the industry would grow. Mr. shep-
herd, Of Texas, protested against the present.
importation Of low class OF wool from Aus
tralia.
The call for "free wool" was only made,
he said. by few mafsn facturers and be
knew of no grower that wanted it; bat, on
the contrary, II wool should be admitted
free, he knew that IL would drive them ala
out Of the business. An address prepared by
| Mr. Mcdowell OF Pennsylvania, favoring -
protective tariff on wool in all forms wins,
read.
Judge Lawrence Speaks.
Judge Lawrence, of Ohio, representing thu
| National Convention of Wool Growers, thes
spoke. He said that no reason exists, II -
protective tariff is maintained, why all wools
used IN the manufacture Of woAen good
should not be produced In the United States
and the goods manufactured here. The car
pet woods also, he said con and will, under
protective tariff, be supplied by the home pro-
ducers. Sixty millions of pounds Of carpet
woods, he said, were used in the United States
annually, and out Of the woods imported foF
this use one-fourth were used for the manu-
facture Of clothing, and this was great in
jury to the United States and a fraud prac-
ticed on the government.
An additional tariff on wools, be said,
would not increase the price TO the con-
sumer as claimed by some, as an active
home competition, which is sure to exist,
will insure the consumer a fair price He
asked 20 have inserted in the tariff bill
section defining carpet and other low grade
wcos also provision for sorted wods OF
this kind also to prevent admixture frauds.
and other frauds practiced in tho importa~
tion OF the different kinds Of waste.
Michigan Heard From.
Mr.. J. T. Rich Of Michigan. Of the Merino
! Wool association OF that state was nexs
! heard. he said that there had been gem
. eral and gradual failing Of the wool produc-
! tion in his state and asked that no reduction
I in the tariff be made, and earnestly urged
that steps be taken TO prohibit the frauds
. practiced in the importation Of the diferens
E grades Of wool
A Philadelphia Wishes Free Wool.
: Mr.. Dohson, OF Philadelphia, carpet
z manufacturer, next addressed the com
( mittee. He said that the wool interests OK
the country had been misrepresented. The
production, he said was not near enough 70
supply the demand and he WIS willing to
take his chance ia free wool. bat was tired
I Of being tied down by the wool growers
The Manufacturers speak.
Mr. William Whitman, president Of the
7 National Association OF Wool manufact-
urers, addressed the committee on behalf OF
his association, which, he said, did not at
tempt TO fix the duties on raw wool, but
1 was opposed 70 any increase and favored
the present duty. He asked for a slight in
crease on the manufactures Of wool, so as
J, to place the American manufacturer on
an equal footing with the foreigner, and
: recommended the following rates; On yarn,
e 40 per cent. ad valorem; on wooden goods,
30 per cent. ad valorem; on clothing, 20 per
cent ad valorem; wool ia semi-manufac-
tured condition to pay the duty prescribed
/, for unenumerated articles Of wool and wool
y en- goods This last clause, he said, was
v necessary to prevent fraud.
10 The senate Bin satisfactory.
y Mr. 4. y Sears, Of Philadelphia, repre-
z, senting the Manufacturers club Of thai
d city, said the club was not opposed TO g
Is duty on wool, and did not care how high
y the tariff on this article might be made
q The wants Of the manufacturers, be said
le had been well expressed by Mr. Whitman
u who spoke before him, and the duty pro
a vided by the senate bill on ring waste, etc
Y was satisfactory.
le Mr.. Folwell, Of Philadelphia, manufac
ID turer argued in favor Of protection Of al
wool and woolen goods Mr.. &. "A. Kur
sheedt Of Philadelphia, a manufactures 0
braid embroideries and other novelties
d briefly urged an increase OF duty on thes
n articles
a Judge Kelley Dangerously Ill.
4 WASHINGTON, Jan 4.--The father Of th,
house of representatives, William d. Kelley
I of Pennsylvania, has probably been on tn
!, floor of the house for the last time
!, I On the day when the Fifty-frst congres
! assembled Judge Kelley was in his place
! and since that time he has probably been a
the capitol twice or three times His enfss
bled condition was the subject Of much com
ment, but only few knew the nature Of th
. judges ailment just below the rear O
u Judge Kelley's jaw is a cancer, and it
- spreading rapidly into the throat So quick
= ly has it worked that the affected man ca
4, speak only in whispers, and then not withou
: pain The swallowing Of nourishment is
! matter Of considerable difficulty, and loco
motion can only be indulged in to a yer
i small extent. Several Of Judge Kelley's relf
:, tives have been here during the last feH
days, and his daughter, Mrs Hosmer, want
ed to take him home with her, but his cor
dition was such that removal was regarde
as impossible by the physicians so the judg
~ is still in his rooms at the Riggs house.
It, The Carlisle Indian school.
at WASHINGTON, Jan. 4--Capt r. II. Pratt
ne superintendent of the great Indian Industria
at school at Carlisle, Pa, referring to a state
N, ment in the press that from 80 to 10 per cent
n of returned Sioux pupils die within fou
years says:
II find we sent 10l Rosebud and Pin
Ridge agency students home prior to Jan
a l, 1856 Some OF them have been home min
ng years The most careful inquiry shows tha
nd eighty-two are living today, wAich is les
nd than 20 per cent Of deaths covering muct
RS, longer period"
~ Internal Revenue Receipts.
an WASHINGTON, Jan. "A statement pre-
pared by Internal Revenue Commissioners
Mason shows that during the nrst five
months Of the current fiscal year the eolaee-
tions Of internal revenue amounted TO S5o,'
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