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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-26
Getting Ready for Cheap Sugar.
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A recent dispatch comes from San
Francisco to the following effect:
Fully 10000 tons of bonded Java sugar
lie in the warehouses on Mission Rock on
the San Francisco Bay. 1t is the property Of
Claus Spreckles and will be held there till
April l, when, under the provisions of the
Mckinley bill. it will be admitted into the
country duty free, and when the cOnsump
ton of sugar in this country will SO greatly
increase as to make Mr. Spreckels' anticipa-
tory corner immensely profitable.
In other words, the sugar tariff is a
tax, the removal of which will result
in cheeper sugar to the people and in a
great saving of expenses to them every
year. Spreckels knows the tariff is a
tax, and he finds it to his advantage to
have vast quantity of sugar in the
Government warehouses ready for his
refneries on the first day that the tax
is removed.
Sugar has already begun to decline
in price; and when all the people Of
the country buy their sugar at least two
cents below the price under the new
tariff, will there remain one man in all
this broad land so stupid as to ask still
whether the tariff is tax?
Philad elphia paper states that
whereas granulated sugar is how SELL
ing at Ga cents pound, contracts have
already been made IN that city for
sugar to be delivered in April at AZ
cents. ''In two days one wholesale
house received orders for 1000 barrels,
and the Philadelphia refineries have now
so many orders for April delivery that
they refused to take any more
Granulated sugar at ~ cents pound
wholesale will retail at five cents a
pound. With fine white sugar at
twenty pounds to the dollar the people
will have no difficulty in deciding what
the effect of tariff is, and whether
they like untaxed sugar at five cents a
pound than high tariff sugar at seven
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-26
T. p, Gill Indignant.

LONDON, Feb. 19-T- P. Gill IN expla-
nation of the report that he was an
agent between Mr.. Parneu and Justin
Mccarthy for the transfer of the IS, 600
to Mr. O'Brien has written a long. in
dignant letter to Mr.. Mccarthy He re-
proaches Mccarthy for allowing the
party Ito cast such an aspersion on Mr..
OBrien as not even his enemies have
ever dared to throw at man known to
be the soul of honor" Mr. Gill said he
is convinced that there is some mistake
and that Mr.. Mccarthy, seeing the de-
plorable results, viii do all in his power
to atone for the injury.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-26
A DELUSiON.

People Who Believe That the Tariff Raises
Wages May Find Out Their Mistake.
| People who still believe that the tariff
raises wages ought to keep their eyes
open now; for these are very interesting
| days in which to learn lessons in tariffs
and wages. The papers are full of re-
| ports of cases where wages have been
reduced in protected industries which
got fresh dose of protection from DIR,
Mckinley.
An interesting case is that of the re-
duction of wages and the consequent
strike in the potteries of Tren4on, n. J.
Additional interest is given to this case
from the fact that the increased protec-
ton given to this industry in 1888 was
followed in two years by a reduction OF
! wages. The recent laying on Of a higher
duty and reduction of wages following
soon after reads like a twice told tale.
The first telling Of this story took
place before the Mckinley committed
last winter. Mr.. Moses, one of those
pottery manufacturers of Trenton, n.
j., was the man who told the story.
The following extracts from his testi-
mony will show how Mf. Carlisle drew
the truth from the reluctant Moses:
Mr.. Carlisle-In answer to a question by
Governor Gear, you said that if the Mills bill
had passed, in your opinion you would have
been compelled either to close up your es-
tablishInent or to reduce wages. Is it not a
fact that shortly after the passage of the act
of 1885, which increased the duties you re
duced wages at Trenton?
Mr. MOses-NO, sir.
Mr.. Carlisle-They have never been re.
duced since 1883?
Mr.. Moses-In 1855 there was reduction
submitted to by the men themselves, owing
to the reduction made in the price of goods
From 1879 to 1855 there reduction OF
any kind, although the price of goods had
been gradually going down. In 1855, about
the first of January, called our men to.
gether and held consultation, and we
showed that there was a necessity for re-
duction of wages.
Mr. Carlisle-That was less than two years
after the act of 1888 took effect. In about
two years after that you found you were not
able to pay the same wages you did be-
fore that act was passed.
Mr. Moses-Yes, sir, that is true, because
the foreign goods of all classes were thrown
into our market. Prices of goods fell in the
foreign market.
And now for the second telling of the
story. This shall also be from a pro-
as made up of two paragraphs from the
same column of that highest of high
tariff organs, the Boston Commercial
Bulletin:
The pottery manufacturers of Trenton, N.
j., have submitted schedule of wages to
the sanitary ware preSSerS which means q
reduction of 331s per cent.
Nearly 400 pOtterS are strike in Trenton
n j., because of the decision to reject the
reduction of wages proposed by the manu-
facturers. The men were willing to continue
work at the old scale pending further inves.
tigatiOn, but the bosses insisted that the new
list was to go into effect, and the men quit
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-26
a Painful Incident.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-There was an
unusual and sensational feature at the
burial Of Admiral Porter in Arlington.
During the ceremonies at the residence
Mrs. Porter was in a fainting condi-
ton At the grave her nerves gave
way. When the casket was lowered
volley was fired by the marines In
stantly there was a piercing scream OF
the most intense agony. The cheeks OF
old soldiers paled. For a moment il
was feared that one of the guns had
been loaded by accident with ball and
cartridge andsome one had been shot.
Then it was perceived that the strain
had been too much for Mrs Porter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-26
A "Reminiscences.

FoEr WAYNE, Ind, Feb 19--Thc
famous Emma Molloy George Graham
case was recalled by the death at his
home in this city of Marquis Gorham.
He was the father Of Sarah Graham,
wife of George Graham, of this city,
whose dead body was found in an
abandoned well on the Molloy farm
near Springfield. Mo- Mr. Gorham gave
the authorities the pointer that led to
the discovery of the dreadful wife MUIR
der. the whole affair ending with the
hanging of George Graham by a mob
which took him from the Springfield
Jail. The affair created great scnsa-
ton five years ago
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-26
SERIOUS FIRE.

The Cypress Yards of the Missouri Pacific
Destroyed.
KANSAS CITY, Kan, Feb. 19.-The
Missouri Pacific repair shops and round
house in the Cypress yards. together
with eighteen large locomotives, We're
destroyed by fire last night. The loss
will aggregate SITS, 600, principally on
the engines.
Only one freight engine was saved.
When the firemen found it useless to
try to save the round house and ma
chine shops they turned their attention
to small frame building occupied as
an office. A force of men under the di-
rection of Night Foreman Joseph Pea
body carried all the books and papers
Of any value from the building to
a small house few hundred feet away.
The office building was damaged by fire
and water to such an extent that it will
have to be torn down. The blacksmith
shop, a small building on the north side
of the round house, was also partially
destroyed
The machine or repair shops was a
frame structure one story in height
covering an area 50xSO feet In this
building all the machinery used in re-
building engines was located The loss
on this part, including machinery, was
about $40, 600.
The round house was also a frame
structure and was large enough TO ac-
commodate twenty-one engines The
stalls were all filled with the exception
| of two and the yard men were just get
ting ready to run two engines in them.
OF the number in the house were four
switch engines three new passenger
and eleven freight engines. The freight
engines were of the mogul and consol-
idated patterns and were all sixty ton
| eupineS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-26

The protected coal mine-owners of
Pennsylvania are having trouble with
their labor again. There have been
several cases where wages were re-
duced and several unimportant strikes
have taken place. A general strike of
some $4,000 laborers was threatened;
but compromise has now been made
by which the laborers agree not to
strike before May 1. Another one Of
the beauties of protectionl
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-26
"Hedging,, I'M NIassachusetts.

The Massachusetts Republicans got
such thorough drubbing in the tariff
issue last fall that they are already be.
ginning to hedge
A meeting of Republicans was recent
ly held at Boston to issue call for del
egates to form Young Mems Republic.
an Club. Here is their tariff plank:
We believe in a protective tariff that shall
impose duties where they are needed and
only where needed, to eQualize the labor cost
of production and to develop American re.
sources ami American commerce. but not tn
relieve favored corporations or individuals
from foreign competition.
Which being interpreted means: 'sBut
we don't believe in the Mckinley style
of protection-not much!'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-26

RUsHvILLE, Neb., Feb 2o--Lieuten-
ant Brysen with a detachment Of
troops has reached here with five In
dams who are thought to have taken
part in the murder of Lieutenant Casey.
They viii be taken to Fort Meade, &
d., and held for trial
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-26
Rochester's Opera House Burned.

ROCHESTER, n. Y, Feb. 1e.-The
Grand opera house was destroyed by
fire at o'clock this morning, by an ex-
plosion in the interior. The Windsor
hotel, adjoining. was also damaged.
The opera house was the property of
Fred Cook and cost about So, coo.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-26
The Ouinine Trade.

A war tariff on quinine enabled a
Philadelphia firm to pocket $40, 600, 900
i'm profits. 1t retailed at 81 per ounce
and it required two bushels Of wheat,
at war prices to purchase one ounce of
quinine. Very little quinine was i'm
ported and the Philadelphia manufact-
urers had a monopoly, and right royal
1y awaited themselves of their protected
privileges The pressure became so
great that the tariff was removed and
the retail price of quinine dropped to Is
cents per ounce retail, and even at this
price the Philadelphia firm did not
abandon the. manufacture but found it
profitable. When it reached this point
one bushel of wheat would purchase an
ounce of quinine. Now, it is said New
Work parties propose to produce quinine
that can be retailed for 25 to 80 cents
Per ounce, and still compete with the
Pauper labor of Europe. At this price
n bushel of wheat, even at the present
Cow market, will purchase three ounces
of quinine. Does protection benefit the
farmer or the manufacturer?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-26
Expenditures

1850 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 337
In view of this increased expenditure
and the increased tariff taxation which
1T indicates, Senator Carlisle concludes:
-"fhe public peace may be preserved,
the rights of person may be scrupu-
lously respected, and ample remedies
may be afforded for all injuries inflicted
upon the citizen by private individuals,
hut all this will not make the people
prosperous, or permit them to be so, if
the Government itself robs one part of
them for the purpose of distributing the
spOils to another part. Generosity is
n commendable virtue, but justice a
greater one. 1t is the confirmeGhand in
durable habit of the party now in pow
ser to dispose of the public money in a
wasteful and eXtravagant manner, and
there is no reason to suppose that it
will cease to pursue this course until
the Treasury is exhausted. What was
two years ago the richest public treas.
ury in the world, will be substantially
bankrupt long before the term of the
present Administration shall expire, and
then, perhaps, even the executive Of
ficers of the Government, who now de-
light in creating deficiencies to be sup
piled by additional appropriations, viii
fbe willing to assist in deviSing some
plan by which expenditures can be cur
tailed.'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-26


Ordinary expenditures. So
Redemption of Nation bank notes
Rebate on tobacco and snuff. .
Purchases OF bonds for the sinking
fund, and other redemptiOns of
debt, with premiums, u per Sec
retarV'S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-25
CONDENSED LOCALS.

The many friends of Mr.. Columbus Hall will
learn with sorrow of the death of his estimable
wife on last Tuesday. Three children. the
youngest little girl Of ten. are left to the care
of the bereaved father.
The arrivals this week at Littlefield 4 Alvord's
docks included the schooner c. q. Hall, 625
tons granite curb for the District government:
two eargOes cement, consigned 10 James II.
McGill for Washington Id Georgetown cable
ROAD: eight baTges coal for j. Maury Dove.
seven barges coal for Ma field 4 Heiston. and
i've barSes coal FOR III. Iumelty.
William SkidmOre struck Joseph Griffin
without any caTIse last evening and Detective
Horne arrested him this morning. Judge
Miller fined him $40 or thirty days.
Yesterday Samuel johnson. colored. was
taken sick on L between 3lst and sd streets
northwest. II Is supposed from the heat and was
removed to his home. 2S2l Dumbarton avenue.
An unusually large party went to River View
On the regular Wednesday excursion of the
steamer samuel j. Pentz last evening. There
dancing music by the River View Band and
other amusements.
James > Parker. son of Mai. Richard C.
Parker. L. :. army. and ore of the Washin gtou
High School boys. has passed the examination
required and been admitted to the United
States Military Academy at West Point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-25
THE RAIN BALLOONS,
Further Successful Test of the Working Of
the Plan.

the PIan.
The apparatus designed by Mr.. r. G. Dyren-
forth for the purpose Of producing an explo-
sion in mid air with the view OF ascertaining
whether the concussion would produce rain
was successfully tested yesterday afternoon.
number of gentlemen interested were pres
ent at the experiment grounds Oh Piney
branch near 14th street extended and witnessed
the experiments. Among those present we're
Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury Nettle-
ton and Spaulding Prof. Langley of the
Smithsonian Institution, Assistant Secretary
Willets Of the Agricultural Department, Com
missioner of Patents Mitchell. Chief Clerk
Duryea, Examiners Seeley, Blodgett, Sinel-
wood and johnson, Gen. Ruggles, DR.. Wiley.
chief chemist of the Agricultural Department;
Mr.. Hill chief of the division of editing and
records. and Chief Clerk s. 8. lockwood of
the Agricultural Department.. Messrs Keefer,
Humphrey. Ellis, larry and easier and John
\. Webb, DIR. Rossell and Prof. Carl E. Myers.
Balloon. twelve feet in diameter. charged with
two parts OF hydrogen and one Of oxygen, were
sent to an elevation of about 200 feet and there
exploded by means of an electric current trans
United on a slender wire connected with the
large pear-shape air vessel. The first exDeri-
ment was made on a single balloon the concus-
sion produced by the explosion sounding like
the report OF a siX-inch rifle on shipboard the
gases causing the complete collapse of the bal.
loon and at the same time sending toward the
earth myriats of bright gold sparks, like those
OF fireworks. Two balloons of the same size
and charged with 500 cubic feet of gas were
sent up in the second experiment to an eleya.
ton of 1000 feet and exploded. 1t is the in.
tention to demonstrate the tactical nature OF
the theory that conclusion will cause rain bv n
series Of tests in the arid regions of the west.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-25

The mortality among children is still on the
increase and the total number Of deaths con-
tinues high above the average. During the
twenty-four hours ending at noon Yesterday two
dozen deaths were reported Like the past
two they were equally divided between
the whites and colored OF the two
dozen deaths one dozen resulted from chole "a
infantum and other summer complaints. Four
teen OF the decedents were one year old or
younger. Burial permits for the interment of
their bodies were issued as follows:
White-John p. Simonton. jr., 10 months,
puerperal mania; Alexander Mccormick, IS
years. senile debility; Harvey Z. Gutshall: z
months; cholera infantum: Birdie A. Banford,
months, cholera intantum; Robert A. G..
Moreland, months. cholera infantum;
Milton Leroy Began, year, dysentery; Sam
nel Mcclure, As wears, chronic diarrhea; F. "
Hayden, ~ years, appendicitis; Joseph Ed
wards. months, summer complaint; r. A.
Etty, 3r., months, cholera infantum; john "
Coburn, 90 years, general dropsy.
Coiored-Lillian u. Price 2 months. hy-
drorrhachitis; Charles P. Hall, months, chol-
era infantum; John Hawkins. % years. typhoid
fever; Charles II. Davis, Is years. drowned;
Elijah J. Connell, IL years, drowned:
Chas. J. Brown, months, eutero colitis; Will
lam T. Marshall, months, cholera infantum:
Colaska Qusnder, l year. cholera infantum:
John L. Hatton, l year. diphtheria; John
Waller, Is years, consumption; Moses Camp
bell, ~ years, pyemia; Arthur Queenan, l9
days. cholera lnfantum. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-25
When the Courts Will Adjourn.

The justices of the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict have not as yet determined when they will
commence their summer recess, nor, indeed,
when the courts will adjourn over until Sep
TENDER. As far as the General Term and the
Criminal Court are concerned there is no writ
ten rule regarding recess and these courts can
sit III August If business demands it. 1t is not
likely. however that the General Term will sit
very late in July, for already there is some
difficulty IN getting up cases. and it is probable
that after the disposal of the Rock creek case
and perhaps one or two other cases demanding
speedy hearing recess will be taken for the
summer. The Criminal Court. Judge Bradley,
it is thought, will have its business arranged by
the 10th OF July, and the Circuit Court, Judge
Cox, will, under the rules. close on Saturday,
July IL. The Equity Court. Judge Hagner,
under the rules. does not sit in August. but
will probably be adjourned early in July.
Whatever may be the arrangements of the JUS
tices for their outings one Of the justices will
be at hand for emergencies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-25
The Atlantic Association.

special meeting of the board of managers
Of the Atlantic Association of the Amateur
Athletic Union was held in Baltimore last
night. The members of the board present
were: A. II. Parsons Vesper Boat Club. pres
ident: James H. Mcclellan, Baltimore, Ath.
letic Club. secretary; W. F. Kurtz, Warren A..
C.. Philadelphia; Dir. G. F. Root, First Reg
iment, A. A, Philadelphia; G. NJ. Fagne, Poto-
mac A. G., Washington; J. W. Kelly. IT,, Euclid
A. A., Woodberry. n. j.; W. c. Mcpherson.
Iona Boat Club, Philadelphia; Harry Mcmillan,
Athletic Club Schuylkill Navy The board re-
instated as amateur athletes J. w. Bowen of
Philadelphia and W. Z. Wise. Thomas F. Gross
and H. 4. Sehiidroth OF Washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-25
In Favor of Burning Garbage.

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
The question of burning the garbage is a very
important one. and should be ventilated until
well understood. The complaint of your corre-
spondent in Mondays STAR may be. to some
extent true, especially in regard to fatty sub
stances. but the facts are mainly against it.
The tendency of the gases rom the burning, to
ascend with the smoke carries them mostly
beyond the reach of the human olfactory.r But
even when inhaled they are much less disagree
able and injurious than that from the reeking
slop barrel in a hot day, besides that from the
barrel spreads more and rises less than that
from the burning. l have burned this waste
for year and hearing no complaints from my
neighbors shall continue. By all means urge
the burning OF the garbage. T.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-25
BACHELORS OF SCIENCE.
Deglees Awarded to the Graduates Of the
Maryland Agricultural College.

Deglees Awarded to the Graduates Of the
Maryland Agricultural College.
The thirty-second annual commencement Of
the Maryland Agricultural College took place
yesterday. College station presented an AMI
mated appearance all day with the crowds OF
visitors, many being pretty girls laden with
bouquets. The long chapel hall was gaily and
tastefully decorated with flags. The exercises
were begun with prayer by Rev. J. A. Cham
bliss of East Orange, N. j., formerly profess
sor in the college. President Henry E. Avord
next introduced Hon. John M. Gregory, ex-
president of the Illinois Industrial Uni
versity, who made the address Of the day.
The members Of the graduating class delivered
orations. Fletcher Perry yeitch of Montgom-
cry county delivered an Grafton, 1.-THE Amert-
can Vs. the Englisl. Laborer;" James Clarence
Langley of st. Marys county read an essay,
The Old and the New in Agricultural" Charles
Branch OF Howard county, an Grafton. Our
constitutions" Su Penn, q Corean, an Grafton
on Commerce" and James Brawner Latimer
OF Calvert county, the vaiedictory address,
which was responded to by an undergraduate,
5. W. Gambrill, of the class of 80.
Prof E. b. Prettyman, secretary of the state
board of education. presented the diploma con-
ferring the degree OF bachelor Of science to the
graduates in place of Governor Jackson. who
was unable to be present. After brief adj
dress by President Alvord the exercises in the
chapel were concluded.
The cadets gave an exhibition drill in the
campus, under the direction of their military
instructor, Lieut.. A. B. Scott, U.S.A. The bail
given by the students in the evening was at
tended by large number of visitors from this
city and Baltimore. The prize for the best
record in agriculture in the senior class was
awarded to James Brawner Latimer, and Cadet
Captain Veitch was named az the most pro-
fcient in the military department, which
achievement entities him to he mentioned in
the records of the War Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-25

Mr.. VERNON AND MARSHALL HALL-Charles
Manchester at 10 am. Al $50 pm. for Mar
shall Hall only.
RIVER yIEw.-Samuel J. Pentz at 9:45 a. m,
las and Gas pm
MOTLEY HALL--Pilot Boy at $50 a m, 2 and
$50 PIN
BAY RIDGE.-Trains leave B. and o. station
9:l5 an, 13O and AIS pm.
+ STREET BAPTIST CHURCH 8. S.-To Bay
Ridge at 9:l5 am, 100 and AIS pm.
CALIFORNIAN CLUB--To River View. $50 a m
] 30 $50 and $50 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-25
MAI. MOORE's MISTAKE

Sergeant Daley Should Have Been Recon-.
mended Instead Of Cross
The Commissioners at the late board session
yesterday afternoon approved the recommends
ton of Maj. Moore with reference to the police
changes, with the exception of the promotion
of Acting Sergeant Cross to be full sergeant.
As stated in Yesterdays STAR, Acting Sergeant
Daley appeared before the Commissioners and
protested against the promotion Of Cross,
whom. he stated. ranked below him in per-
centage. Maj. Moore explained that he had
made a mistake and produced the record,
which showed Enthusiastically that such was the
case, and Daley received the promotion.