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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-09
cRoroy WATER STILL CONTAMINATED.

The Health Board did not meet yesterday because
chemists who have been investigating nuisarees in the
.mIddls branch and branch" districts OF the
Croton watershed ready make report Presi-
dent Wilson received the following result OF tho etest
analysis Of the water samples Of which had been taken
from MIGRANTS IN the city
Analysis OF CrOtOn Water, September 4, 1891
Pesnlt exnrassed I'm nSrts per
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-09
np M GlRuo pREsIDEyr or sWARrHNoss.

swarthmore. Penn. sept s.-Chares de ""'' 49,
ph D. professor of philosophy and pedasoSos " .I'
uniyei sity of Illinois, was elected president OF
more College TO-DAY BY unanimous vote OF ,ae ,se,
of Managers DIR. De Garmo has aStepee" NV
and enters Immediately upon his duties
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-09

eona behind her in the cellar when hurried back to
the kitchen. But the tramp had departed To Suatu
against possible OF the cramp, he h'u taken '
Jamaica ginger with him
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-09

sbor Nh os1 Mercer-st and stealing number Oh
hrass faucets were held for ti1al al the 'ehei''i'
Market Police Court yesterday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-09

see timetable in this paper for trains to Ss'. =.
Hills by New-York Central.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-06
A. O.trav, on Justice.

To THE EDIToR-Sir: A large number
of persons in this city who know the facts
will feel outraged at the pardon of Har-
rison Tasker by Governor Hovey.
The crime for which Tasker was con-
victed was one OF the most brutal and re-
voting ever committed in Marion county.
Tasker was hurley negro and was tried
and convicted in the criminal court for a
rape on a weak German girl who could
neither speak nor understand the English
language. The testimony at the trial
showed that great violence was used and
that vile disease was communicated to
the victim.
Tasker was ably defended by Maj. Jona-
than w. Gordon, but the jury. which
heard the facts, did not hesitate to give
the brute the full limit OF the law. Why
this unnatural being should be turned
loose on the public alter serving less than
one-fourth of his sentence is a mystery to
honest people.
There seems TO be no possible excuse
for thus making the punishment of Grim
inals a roaring farce and outraging the
principles OF common justice. The case
should receive public attention for the
bald-faced mockery OF justice implied by
the pardon of such an outlaw. J. w. G.
Indianapolis. April so.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-06

but have bad effect upon this country.
The workinemen of England are large
consumers of American breadstuffs and
provisions, and a reduction of their wages
will, OF course, curtail the demand for
these commodities in England and thus
unfavorably affect the interests of Ameri-
can farmers. 1t will also have the result
OF stimulating immigration to this country,
where labor is supposed to be in better
demand and better employed than in
England, and this Wills "bear" the labor
market in this country and depress
wages. AS the Cleveland Plaindealer says:
So tar from the enforced idleness of the
foreign workmen, owing to the Mckinley
tarih, being subject for congratulation
to the American workingman, it is likely
TO fill him with concern rs presaging
keener competition for employment and
lower wages here.
However, the American farmers and the
American workingmen have more cause for
encouragement in the many and serious
reductions in wages which have taken
place in this country since the Mckinley
law went into effect than in those which
have occurred in England. The effects
of the former are already felt in all
the channels OF trade; the effects of the
latter may not be apparent in this conn
try for some little time.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-06

TIE public debt statement, printed this
morning, shows a net increase in the debt
during the last thirty days of more than
million and half. 1t also shows a net
cash balance in the treasury of only lit
tie over thirty-six millions, including the
national bank note redemption fund of
over forty-lour millions, which the billion
congress ordered to be turned over 10 the
general fund. But for the diversion of
this trust fund there would be no balance
at all in the treasury. Indeed. it would
be about eight millions short unless the
"chicken-feed"-frac coin, etc, here
tofore reported as an unavailable
asset"-were counted. OF verify, HAIR
RIsoN, REED & Co. have played sad havoc
with the national finances.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-06
Tho New Tax Law.

'fa'f"N N'HhAs NARe'hsl
The law for the assessment OF farmers
in Indiana this year is construed by
George S. Jones of Manila in a business
light. He thinks when the law says it
must he assessed for its true cash value
at fair private SALE" il is intended that
II must be assessed at such price as will
enable the owner 10 realize the same net
income from IL as he could realize from
the loan or use oil rs many dollars in cash
nj the legal rate OF interest, and he rea-
sons in this way: He saws that II money
can be loaned at per cent. on good mort
gage security, which Ia n net income of s
cents TO the dollar, less the taxes, then the
land, 10 be equal to cash, must yield a net
income OF cents TO the dollar OF its Az
sessed value, less the taxes, and he solves
the problom as a simple case of percent
age lie says il the farm will rent 10 a
responsib q tenant for an average OF 81
per acre one year with another, then $3.50
should be deducted from tho : OF rental
value, for fencing, drainage, fertilizer, etc,
and the remaining $3.50 divided 10y s
cents will give quotient OF S3l.25, thus:
2.50--S-S:3l % per acre. which is the true
cash value OF the farm, being tho price
that any sensible business man with that
amount OF cash TO invest would be willing
to pay as the purchase price. All sales
made on any other basis are purely acct
dental, of rare occurrence under peculiar
circumstances, and not applicable to the
general land owners, because while per-
haps one farm under some peculiar cir
cumstance of the purchaser might be sold
for much larger price, hundred others
OF the same qualities and conveniencies
could not be sold at a higher price than
that determined by the basis above given.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-06
The Journals" Tariff AbsurditIes

The Journal undertook Friday to ex-
plain why the prices of some farm prod
ucts have recently advanced. IL said
that this was and was not due to
the protective tariff. 1t was due to the
short harvests in Europe and also to the
stimulation of new industries in this
country by the Mckinley law. To the
latter the Journal now gives great weight al
though it frankly admitted, few days
ago, that the tariff had nothing to do with
improved prices for farm products-some
of the most important OF which, by the
way, are declining instead Of advancing.
The Journal now says:
Tho protective policy has stimulated
varied Industries in all parts of the coun-
try. 1t has made the United States the
largest producer OF manufactured goods in
the world.
This is an idle assertion. Where is the
proof? Did not the manufactures of the
United States increase enormously be-
tween 1850 and 1860 under the free trade
tariff Were they not pretty well estab-
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-06
Wages in England and the United
states

Some of the Mckinley organs are in
great glee over reported reductions in
wages in English factories on account of
the Mckinley law. II such reductions
have been caused by the Mckinley law
we don't see why any newspaper should
rejoice. II is not pleasant to hear OF re-
ductions of wages in any quarter of the
globe, because workingmen are not over
paid anywhere, and reductions in their
wages invariably involve great hardships
to themselves and their families. II is in
human to rejoice over them. Furthermore,
a lowering in the standard of waves in a
country with which our commercial rela-
tons are 80 intimate as with England cannot
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-06
EFT CeTERA.
The joys Of wonderment and mirth
By Barnum unto us were given.


Please God he'll get show in heaven.
~ ST phen's Review.
A CITIZEN Of Brunswick is now trying to
solve a problem which interests him very
much. lie owns large amount of real
estate in that city. Last year he failed to
return Que entire block OF los, saw the
same advertised. coveted it. and when sold
by the marshal bought it in, and now
wants to know how he can get his money
back out of the city treasury. There is no
one so smart as to tell him how it can be
done Legally. He will surely return it this
year being doubly entitled to do so. He
now owns it both by right of possession
and by right OF purchase.-dttdntd Consii-
tuition.
Miller of the L. 5. supreme court have
been placed on sale in Washington by the
artist who made them. Theodore 4. Mills,
son OF the late Clarke Mills. The young
sculptor has inherited much of his father :
genius, the Washington Post says, if one
may judge from this specimen of his work.
Last June Mr.. Mills took plaster cast of
Justice Miler's head, and has had the
benefit OF that cast, OF some excellent
photographs, and the criticisms of some
OF the associate justices OF the supreme
court and o,her intimate friends of Justice
Miller to aid him in his work.
GEORGE W. Guilds of Philadelphia has
consented to exhibit his fine art and
souvenir collection at the Chicago fair.
Among his treasures are the little green
harp which belonged to Tom Moore, and
which he carried into hundreds OF Irish
homes the massive silver vase presented
TO Henry Clay, when he was at the height
OF his popularity. by the wing ladies OF
Tennessee; Washington's champagne
glass; cups, saucers and glasses which came
from Louis Napoleon, the late Emperor
William, the late Emperor Macmillan
and the ex-emperor OF Brazil miniature
ship, former the property of President
Andrew Jackson. and the silver waiter
presented to Gen. Jackson after his vic
tory by the citizens OF New Orleans.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-06
Oats per bushel in 1870 AZ. &c.
EZgx.sAK gsEZgElr gEy EEgE-sssEz

How the free traders would howl il any
manufactured goods had advanced at this
rate. And yet II is better for the country
that the farmer should receive fair
price for his products.
Now, what we should like 10 know is
where tho tariff "comes in" in this tn rill-
ing picture. IL is true that the Mckinley
law increased the duty on oats from 10 to
10 cents n bushel, but as we have never
imported any oats 10 speak OF this OF
course has had no effect on the price.
During the twelve months ended June 30,
1890. we imported, all told. 81 ,46l bushels
OF oats, the total value being SS.954.S2.
During the same year We exported Si,5l0,-
o55 worth of oats. Even the New York
Press will not claim that the Mckinley
increase in the duty on oats
had anything 10 do with stimulat-
ing the foreign demand or increasing the
price.
So far as the prices of oats are con-
cerned, they averaged n good deal higher
under the free trade tarif"-ls46 to 1861
than the price given by the Press for
1890. The following shows the average
price of oats in the New York market for
fha
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-06
A BREAK FOR LIBERTY.
shooting Affair on Bu.y Kansas City
street.

Shooting Affair Busy Kansas City
street.
KANSAS CITY, May 2.-Jeferson Hughes, on
trial for wife murder received but slight pun
ishment today on account Of peculiar ruling
by Judg. White OF the criminal court The
evidence showed clearly that Hughes had kicked
his wife to death in quarrel. Notwithstanding
the Judge ordered the jury TO bring in YER
dict OF granddaughter in the second degree be-
cause Hughes had committed the CT me during
the "heat OF passion" The jury found as in-
structed and Judge White sentenced Hughes 20
five years in the penitentiary-
While the prisoner was being taken from the
court room to the Jail he slipped his handouts
and made Lresk for liberty. The two depu-
ties who were accompanying him opened fise
upon him. They fired four shots before they
brought him down with bullet hole in the
shoulder. The wound Is not fatal. Toe shoot
ing occurred on one OF the busiest streets and
caused great excitement.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-06

RECENTLY collected statistics show that
considerably over 100000 of American
money has been sent to Ireland for politi-
cal purposes since 1883. Irishmen through
out the United States are beginning to
feel that they have the best right to settle
the Irish squabble. The prevailing opn-
ion just now seems to favor brushing PAR
NELL and MCCARTHY aside to make room
for other men and more effective meth
oda
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-06
Some Effects of the New Tartff.


The regular New England correspondent
of the Dry Goods Economist New York;
writes that publication from Boston as
follows:
The effect OF the new tariff is now being
fairly vel appreciated. and first class man
ufacturers find that mills making a cheap
grade of casSimeres and worsteds are do
ing an an increased business at their ex-
pense, and that the tendency is to depre-
ciate the standard OF home production
and render it impossible for first class
manufacturerto do business with any kind
OF announcements. A prominent wool
buyer in this city states: 81 know of no
less than fourteen or fifteen prominent
manufacturers of WOODEN goods who are
now outspoken in their sentiments on
free raw material for their mills Six
months ago they were the strongest kind
of prohibition protectionists, and today
they are just the reverse. Evidently these
men have been influenced by something
more than mere sentiment.
The same writer quotes the treasurer of
the Bound Brook Comm manufacturing
company as saying that "the high duty on
material tends to discourage the improve
ment of American fabrics. Those mills
making fine goods from good honest
materials are at such disadvantage that
they cannot advance as fast as thew
would be glad to DO in competition with
the foreign fabrics"
One OF the bad results of McKinleyism
is, as shown in the FOREGOING, that it cheap
ems inequality OF fabrics worn by people Of
moderate means. 1t compels working
men and farmers TO wear shoddy instead
OF wooden goods. Clothing made OF
shoddy affords not one-half the warmth
that honest clothing does, and is not one
half as durable. Yet McKinleyism con-
dennis majority of the workingmen and
women of the country to wear shoddy,
when under an honest system of taxation
they could buy strong and warm clothing
for less money.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-06
C'aims Coming In.

ST. LOUIS, April 30.-The St Louisgrain
dealers are on the lookout for grain or
other property owned by "0ld Hutch"
Messmore, Gannett & Co. filed an attach
ment suit against the firm, b. P. Hutchin-
son & Co.. this morning for the sum of
S705.65 and attached lot of grain in st.
Louis elevator No. |, which is supposed to
belong to ''0ld Hutch"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-06


We print elsewhere extracts from a
letter on the new tax law contributed to
the Greensburg Ne,g Era by Senator Ewing.
The senator shows conclusivey that there
is no basis for the hue and cry raised
against the new law by the tax dodgers
and the republican politicians, and that
the law will not work hardship TO any
honest man. There is no doubt that
many republican assessors are doing every
thing in their power, by adopting forced
and absurd constructions Of the law, to
make il odious with the people. They
are doing this under instructions from
headquarters. 1t is understood, too, that
many republican boards of county com
missioners will maintain their tax levies
at the present rate or raise them, notwith-
standing the increased valuations. This,
of course, would largely increase taxes,
and give these republican boards a good
deal more money to spend on steals while
the blame would all be laid at the door
of the democratic legislature. But,
as Senator EWING points out, "the respon-
sibiliiy rests with the commissioners, and
those making the levies in townships by
their counsel and advice, and ii they do
not reduce the levy as much as, ii not
more than, the actual valuation is in
creased, they are to be held responsible"
If republican politicians think that under
cover of the new law they can pie up
taxes on tile people and escape the respon-
sibility they are greatly mistaken. What
the people need to do now, in sei-protec-
ton, is to set close watch upon their
county and township officers. The SEN
TINEL proposes TO scrutinize closely the
actions of ali such officials, and will see to
it that whenever in Indiana taxes are in
creased the responsibility is placed where
il belongs.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-06

A TELEGRAM we printed Thursday from
the Washington bureau OF THE SENTINEL
reported Wholesale pension fraud which
seems almost incredible. When Corporal
TANNER was pension commissioner he
dropped ll5 pensioners "in n lump from
the rolls because they had obtained their
pensions by perjury and forgery. The
attorneys who had acted for them were
disbarred. Corporal TANNER, as is well
known, was not very particular about
these matters, and the fact that he dropped
these pensioners and disbarred their at
torneys leaves no room to doubt that they
were impostors. Gen. RAUN, however,
has restored these fraudulent pensioners
to the rolls and reinstated their attorneys.
The fellows live, IL is said, in Seneca
county, Ohio, the home OF CHARLEY Fos-
TER They were members OF an Ohio
regiment which served only 100 DAYS
In order to procure pensions they ex-
changed aflidavits with each other
Many forged atfidavits were also fled
This wholesale fraud is only one of tens
OF thousands just rs fragrant which have
been perpetrated upon the treasury
through the pension bureau. II is mod
crate estimate that one-half of oil the
money paid out for pensions is drawn by
persons who have no moral or legal right
TO penny. Honest soldiers everywhere
ought to cooperate in efforts to purge the
pension rolls OF these frauds and make
them what President CLEVELAND said they
ought 10 be-"rolls of honor"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-06

it would be hard to recognize this jolly
old planet of ours as the same one that
was gayly whirling through space on March
q, 1885, when JAMES HUBBARTT dropped
down upon it from the realm of mystery
for little sojourn of one hundred and six
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-06

Whenever we see one OF the New York
PRESS comic tariff pictures" we wonder
whether that organ OF monopoly is edited
by 'imbecies-or for imbeciles both.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-06
\ was passed INV the house. but failed bv

bill was passed by the house, but failed by
one vote in the senate. Ii it had become
law then the democrats would doubtless
have carried Ohio last November, when
the state was literally flooded with Doodle
by the McKinleyites. Under this law the
democrats ought to carry the state next
fall, and will if they only pull together
and go in to win"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-06

BLAINE proposes reciprocity with agri-
cultural countries only. If this benefits
anybody it will be a few New England
manufacturers. Why not try reciprocity
with some manufacturing countries for
the benefit OF our agricultural interests?
THE protected plate-glass manufacturers
OF Pennsylvania are still importing work
men from Europe in violation of the con-
tract labor law. Here is good text for a
dissertation by some of the organs of Nc
Kinleyism.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-06

One Of the "Prcss's Tariff Pictures.
This is what the always amusing New
York Press calls "tarii picture:"
Well, an increase OF 81 per cent. in the
price OF oats is not bad.
Oats per bushel in 1880, 230c.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-06

WE learn from the New York Press,
which claims to have it con the very best
authority" that "the Louisiana sugar men
are delighted with the operation of the
Mckinley bill" And why shou dn't they
be? The Mckinley bill takes cents out
of the public treasury for every pound of
sugar made by the Louisiana planters and
hands it over TO them. So long as human
nature is what it is anybody TO whom the
government will make gift of money ex-
torted from the taxpayers will be delight
ed. We dare say the sap-boilers Of Yer
mont. who get 2 cents a pound for all the
maple sugar they can produce. are also
delighted with the Mckinley law. We
know GOULD, HUNTINGTON & Co. are de-
lighted over the subsidies voted them by
the last congress for running steamships.
The PRESS information about the state OF
mind of the Louisiana sugar planters can
hardly be regarded as startling.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-06

THE adoption of the Australian ballot
system in Ohio is cause for congratulation.
Vote buying aud intimidation have long
been freely prac,iced in the Ohio elections,
and the adoption of asystem which will
practically put stop to these great evils
will lift the po itics of that state to a
much higher plane A year ago Governor
CAMPBELL recommended this reform. A
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-11-15
Chicago Cattle Market.
CHICAGO. Nov. G. 1901

CHICAGO, Nov. G, 1891.
Following is the report OF tho Chi.
cago cattle market for the week end
ing November 6, 1891.
Receipts OF catllo for tho week,
10000 head.
There is no demand for anything
except the beet grades oil all weights.
We quote price at the close of the
market:
Extra, l,3Oo6l,5oo lbs. extra choice,
sG.N@s6.5o; Prime Export. s5.4o8
$3.50; Roughish Export, sl.6OQs5yoo;
Good to choice, lr35o9lI5oo lbp.. $40
@s4.Io; Medium to good, 1,l50@lSJo
ibs.. s35o3S3.75; Common. l,O5o2l,.
$50 lbs, s3.a5@s3.4O; Fat pony,
smooth, l,lOoG1,3O0 na., s .Co@si.50
Choice heifers, s2.259s2.75; Good
cows and heifers: sl.75@s2.oo; Fair to
good COWS, So0G i, 05o lbs, 51.a5Qsl.fo
Common to fair cows, s .754s1.25;
Stock steers, G00GsO0 lbs, $4,000
s225; Feeding steers, s5Oal,2jo Ms,
s2259s2.75; Veal calves, 100000 lbs,
s309si.5oi Springer and Mich
COWS, per hoad, Sl5.C09S3o.CO.