The morning call., 1891-09-06
EpITORIAL NOTES.

The most Interesting and important statement
made by The Bureau OF Statistics recently pre-
senis the effect OF the new tariff Ou customs,
trade aud prices. 1t shows there has been de-
crease in customs receipts during the ten months
the new tai III has been in operation OF S26,660.-
311, as compared with like rerod Of the pre-
eeding year Our foreign commerce shows an
increase of S53, ,43G, 1913. Oh this increase S2o.-
202 131 represents The Increase in imports and
S32, 81 992 the increase Of exports Of merehan-
disc. The imports OF merchandise free of duty
are greater by about Sl0o.00o,0oo The I'M
ports Of free merchandise have increased from
34.O7 per cent to 56.23 per cent. The per capita
revenue from duties has been reduced from So 62
to 81 90. The friends of the Mckinley bill as
serted that II would reduce the revenue, that
there would BE- larger importation OF merchan-
disc free of duty, that greater encouragement
would be given to industries already existing
and thot new industries would be started. Its
opponents denied that there would be reduc-
tiOn OF revenue from customs duties, maintained
that the Treasury surplus would be greater, that
the lmpOItatiOns OF fee merchandise would be
much less, that our foreign trade would be-
greatly Injured, foreign markets being closed 10
our products, that prices would be greatly In
creased upon all necessities and the farming in
teIests would be stIll more depressed Tie Hg-
ures of the statement sustain the views expressed
by the friends OF tie new Tarin.
Caprivi and Count KaInOky have ended IN their
advising the English Government not to be In a
hurry 10 take any diplomatic action IN connec-
lion with the Dardanelles. The North German
Gazette holds That lie Portes assent TO he
claims OF Russia Is less important as breach OF
the treaties Than serious disclosing new line
of policy adopted by Turkey toward Russia. Is
1t possible, however, that Salisbury will rest
content with the prospect OF The DardaHelles as
a free waterway through which Russian tieet
could swerp down on ConStantinople and rush
through into the Mediterranean, making it
a MuscOvite lake and commanding the worlds
trade passing through the Suez Canal?
This appears 10 be Uncle Jerry Rnsk's year.
Since lie took charge Of the Weather Bureau
the Philadelphia Times asserts II Is safe TO say
the country never had much nor so many
kinds of weather In the same length Of time since
Columbus discovered IT, and In spite OF such an
eXuberance OF weather the crops OF wheat. fruit,
garden sass and were never SO great There
are not ears enough to hold the wheat nor
baskets enough TO hold the peaches. while as TO
cans, tins and glass the supply has been ex-
hausted for days.
That music serves to tighten the cares of life Is
an acknowledged fact; why then, may 1t not
promote harmony In the Kitchen? A musical
chef In Berlin has composed the Boiled Egg
Polka" on The title.page OF which Is the state
ment: ITO boil The eggs. place them In boiling
wafer aud play the polka in allegro moderate
tIme taking them out AT the last bar. They will
then be found TO be boiled to nicety."
A sort OF Arabian Nights tale OF Turkish tri.
umph In Yemen, coming by way OF Alden. rep
resents that tie revolt against the Sulian's rule
has been subdued, and that the Turkish Pasha
In his train fourteen camels laden with hands cut
from the rebel cheftains.