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CANADA FOLLOWS SUIT.

That CoaRtry Puts Raw sDEsF or the Fres
E-isr-Osr EzauaPio was Too strong
Another Gaze OF Export Discounts"
The example of the United States In
removing the tax on sugar has proved
too strong for Canada TO resist. The
fall of prices with us of two cents .
pound made the Canadian mouth water
for cheap sugar, too So strong was
this desire for cheap, untaNed sugar
that an extensive smuggling business
sPrang up in April and May. Finally
our lesson in saving the tax by remOv-
ing the duty became 50 attractive TO
the Canadians that everywhere the de
mand arose that raw sugar be put on
the free list; and this has recently been
done.
The effect of this measure was In
Simultaneous. Just as with ms, the price
OF extra granulated sugar falling to +3S
cents. or about two cents . pound be-
low the tariff price What the effect
of this will be on consumption and on
the consumer is thus pointed out by the
Montreal Trade Bulletin;
The consumption of sugar in the
dominion from this out will show an
enormous increase, as consumers will
be able to indulge in this luxury to
their hearts content The extra con-
sumption will OF course come largely
/ from the masses who will now be in a
1 position to Patronize sweet food as they
/ have never done before in the history
/ of the country"
/ On refined sugar Canada retains a
/ duty of one cent a pound The reason
j given for this should have a peculiar
! interest to those republican organs
which were last year 50 indigaa RAly
/ denying that our manufacturers sell
/ their products to foreigners at lower
prices than in the home market The
Canadian Journal of Commerce ex-
plains the retention OF the duty on re-
1 fined sugar thus: This was necessary
to prevent the SPreclSels refinery Eof
California;, which was ready to sell its
surplus sugar at 8S6 cents for export in
order to reduce its stock, from flooding
the Pacific coast at cut rates. "
Comparing Spreckels' export prices
with prices in the home market we find
that granulated sugar is now selling at
Wholesale in New York at ~ TO 43k
cents On the Pacific coast prices are
higher. For some time after the duty
was reduced there was no reduction at
all in that part of the country, since
Spreclzels holds a monopoly there and
he refused to reduce prices Later re-
fined sugar began to be imported from
Hong Kong and the Philippine
islands, and he had to make IA reduc-
ton. But the fact that he is Offering
his surplus sugar in the Canadian mar
lcet about one cent pound lower than
at home shows Sat there was no need
whatever for the duty Of half cost a
pound which our McKinleyites left on
refined sugar.
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AT LONDON WOOL SALES.

What Americans Buy and why They Must
Pay High E'rIcea-A Point For the Amer
lean Wool Grower.
The protection papers have found
what they suppose to be the reason Of
the fall in wool prices They have
found that the Australian wool clip was
very large, and that in consequence the
prices of Australian wool have declined
in the European markets This expla-
nation is being passed along the line TO
the smaller protection organs, and the
farmer who believes in protection 20
wool is doubtless glad to have some
way of accounting for his lower prices
without laying the blame on the Nc
Kinley law.
But this explanation of the Repub-
Hcan papers is all poppycOclz Some
kinds of Australian wool have of course
gone down in the London market, but
the kind which our manufacturers buy
wool tariff our manufacturers can buy
only certain kinds of Australian wool
which shrink very little
In speaking Of American purchases at
the recent sales in London, Wade's
Fiber and Fabric, journal published
at Boston in the interests of our wooden
manufacturing industry, says: ''AII
accounts that we have seen, including
a number of private letters. agree that
Tor such light shrinlkage foreign woods
as American buyers can afford TO bid
for at last sales figures, if not slight
advance, are fully sustained; but that
for other heavy conditioned parcels, al
though equally good staple, prices are
materially lower"
This is in harmony with our own
market reports which show that our
manufacturers are now actually paying
two cents a pound more for secured
Australian wool than last year.
Fiber and Fabric adds the following
words which are highly worthy of the
attention Of our wool growers; with
wool free to our manufacturers as to
those OF Europe, we should be able TO
make them pay as we do, and the con-
| sequence would be that our mills would
work up a large portion OF the wool
that now is imported in the form Of
fabrics In this form it certainly hurts
our wool growers far more than it
could il imported in the raw state.
Notwithstanding the assertions Of
/ bIessrs- De1ano. Lawrence, and others.
/ who assert that this country can grow
every quality of wool that is needed in
! this country, any manufacturer who
/ understands the demands of the con
! sumeEs Of cur fabrics knows that, ex-
/ cept for the imports of Australian
woods, a large number of the best mills
/ in this country could not run without
/ absolute loss and a com plete ruin of the
/ business they have been years In build
] ing up at great expense.
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NANT % RErALlArE

~ f4-r - ---AHar-
a German VINO Tavors Commercial war
ESstaLtaeory Spirit Aroused by Mckinney
isn-Aimled At tlss American Farmer.
The spirit which has been called
forth in Europe by our wild Mckinley
ism, may be understood from some re-
cent remarks by Herr Won Siemens,
member OF Germauy's worlds fair
committed It Is proposed by Germany
70 have 3 worlds fair in 1896 In
speaking OF thiQ fair Herr Won Siemens
says: The European nations are be-
coming aware that they must cOnsoli-
date commercially as against American
aggression America is not only shut
ting out many of our products by pro
hibitive tariffs, but she also threatens
our trade with the South American
republics and even with Africa and
Asia Your country is young, full Of
natural resources, and by your enter
prise, no less than by your present
policy, you threaten to deprive US OF our
foreign trade. Power naturally makes
you aggressive, and Europe must take
care of her interests or else she will be
pushed to the wall"
Herr Won Siemens declared himself
in favor Of commercial war. If you
keep on as you are doing now" he said,
we shall have to go to war. We viii
erect a big fence to keep out your grain,
your cotton and your meat We will
retaliate. I am naturally free trader,
but believe in meeting protection with
protection"
Asked whether EuroOe could exist
without American grain, ne replied'
'tOf course she can. We can supply all
our wants from Russia or India -
The day will come, and come soon,
when we shall have to fight against
your aggressiOns.' He declared also
that it seemed to him folly for Germany
to exhibit at the Chicago worlds fair,
Sin a country where people will no
/ buy from us"
/ All this, of course, is but the expires
/ sion O& one mans opinion; but it indi
Gates the hostile and retaliatory feeling
/ which the Mckinley law has awakened
sert that if it had not been for the pas
would by this time have removed hel
would also have lowered her duties OF
our grain.
! The Observant farmer viii not fail t,
note that the foreign feeling for retail
alton aroused by Mckinley is directe'
against our farm products. McKinle,
| gave the manufacturers higher prOtec
| ton than they ever had before. Hi
law was shaped in the interests of tn,
manufacturers, Notwithstanding tn,
bogus protection he threw to the farm
/ ers in the shape Of increased duties OF
! products which they export in enOr
| nous quantities every year. The manu-
| factHrers get the Mckinley plums, bu
| if there is to be retaliation abroad i
will be the American farmer who vii
suffer.
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AN OLD AMERICAN INDUSTRY

The Pig Iron Industry Is - IToary Infant
We Have Made Iron More Than Two
Hundred Years-A Case OF Excessive Pro-
lection.
At the recent meeting of the Ameri-
can institute Of mining engineers at
Cleveland, o., a paper was read on
THE First Iron Blast Furnaces ia
America" The furnaces referred to
were built by Gov. SpotswoOd in Vir-
ginia between the years IVA and 1870.
This was about i75 years ago; but the
making Of iron by other methods dates
from a much earlier period Works for
smelling and refining iron were started
at Lynn and Braintree, Mass, soon
after the settlement OF that colony, and
already IN 1915 these works were
reported as very successful"
Before the revolutionary war we
were exporting iron to England, and
so successful had rolling and Sitting
mills become IN Massachusetts that
the British parliament passed an act TO
prohibit this fOUn of manufacture in
the colonies Curiousiy enough this
act was declared in its title to be an act
to encourage the importation o. Amer
lean bar and pig iron. Up to that time
Eng and had collected q duty on Amer
lean pig iron; but this duty was re-
newed at the same time when the act
was passed forbidding rolling and slit
ting, under the belief that il would be
2QEan LaZCOua 10 BOIAA GCuuLElCS 70 nave
the cruder forms OF iron made here and
the more highly finished forms in Eng
land
For more than 200 years, then, we
have been making iron; and the indus
try has grown to such proportions that
last year, for the first time in our his
tory, we produced more iron than any
other country. Notwithstanding how
ever, the great age of our iron industry
and our enormous production, the in
dustry is still treated as an infant in
dustry," and duty of So u a ton is
levied on all imported pig iron
This protection is given under the
pretense that it is TO cover the differ
ence of labor cost between Europe and
this country. But the total labor cost
Of making a ton of pig iron in this
country, as averaged from twelve es-
Establishments recently reported upon by
United States Labor Commissioner
Wright, is only SG.O7. Yet we impose
q duty of Sc. q to cover the mere differ
ence Of labor cost between this country
and others! If this were true the iron
makers OF Europe must pay their en-
plOyes 65 cents for the privilege of max
| ing ton of iron
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CHRISTIAN WORKERS.
DIR. Talrnage Gives Some Good Adj
vice to Church LabOrers.

AggressiveHess In Soul saving Necessary
Time For Work Brief at Best-VVeaIC-
ness OF the Churches-ChrIstians En-
cOuraged to March en-
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The Pennsylvania manufacturers
take all they can get They are now
buying Lake Superior ores 81. 80 a ton
less than last year, freights are less by
so cents . ton, and wages are lower,
yet the protected pig iron makers made
no corresponding reduction Ia their
prices
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tighten the saddle girths of his waiting horse
and ride like q fury in the directs of the
cattle. By the time he finds the herd he il
sufhciently awake to hear the maledictions
heaped upon him because OF his hardness bv
the man waiting to be relieved. For two solid
hours he must keep awake and ride around the
punch OF cattle, preventing them from stray
ing and other cattle from mingling with them
II the herd 10 quiet the chief dificnisy is to
keep awake. II, however, the night is dark
and rainy, the cattle uneasy and liable to be
stampeded, the ground full Of prairie dog holes
and the rider finds his horse tricky one. he
feels that the fates have conspired against him
and that he is the most afflicted wretch on
earth. Sometimes not able to see his own
hands save when illuminated by q fash of
lightning which makes the darkness denser
than ever. he must necessarily leave to his
horse the finding Of stray cattle. A stampede
under such circumstances is most trying. To
be drenched to the skin by rain. to hear but
not see the many hoofs running In every direc-
tion. to frantieally urge on q willing but
helpless horse in the hope of heading them off
TO know that a misstep and a fall in front Of
frightened cattle means certain death-all
these are the experiences of every cowboy; yet
on. on he goes, as faithfully and manfully as il
ne headed an army and his country's fate de-
pended upon his bravery.
The stampede stopped. the cattle quieted and
the two hours guard over, other sleepers are
summoned to stand guard and the beds at camp
again receive their occupants who, in a sleep
which might well be the envy Of Capitalist or
a statesman. calmly await the dawning Of an
other day of activity
The native home of the bison has long been
usurped by the cattle raiser. He in turn is be-
ing crippled by the granger and his fences.
New methods of raising and handling cattle are
coming into vogue, with the result that the
cowboy. like the bison, will soon become ex-
tlnct. The American cowboy has been unique
but useful character in our national history.
Often maligred aud misrepresented because Of
ms roughness nomadic habits and peculiar
ability to take care Of himself he has in not a
few cases been the brave. hardy advance guard
OF the permanent settler, making his coming
DOTH possible and profitable. With rare COM
mon sense, lavish generosity and a LOYALTY to
bis fellows most admirable, the cowboy il a
diamond in the rough, unattractive, but val
liable. W. y. W.
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conduct children's prayer meetings or devo-
tional meetings for special classes of persons,
as sailors. railroad men, &c. 1t shall help the
superintendent in building ND and strengthen
ing the Sunday school. 1t shall also endeavor
70 interest the Young people in the missionary
enterprises of the church. To it shall be COM
United all the evangelistic and devotional &C.
tivities of the chapter. Where the work of the
league is so divided that tine different depart
ments Intervene their efforts the department
of Christian work shall arrange for the devo-
tional services in sociables, lectures and all
such meetings.
Department of Mercy and Help.-This depart
Inent shall arrange for the Systematic visitation
OF the members of the chapter. the sick of the
neighborhood. the aged and new corners to the
community. II shall interest the league in the
charities of the place and plan to give aid
when needed. 1t shall have charge of temper
anee. social purity work. tract distribution and
the like. The Junior League shall be under its
care when not organized separately. All sorts
of home mission work when undertaken by the
chapter, such as visiting hospitals, nursing,
distribution of flowers starting industrial
schools. running employment bureaus. coffee
houses. day nurseries, de-, shall be under its
Department of Literary Work.-It shall be the
aim of this department to encourage the study
of the scriptures, to instruct the membership
OF the chapter in the doctrines. polity, history
and present activities of the Methodist Episco-
pal church and the other denominations Of
the church universal. and to give stimulus and
direction TO general Christian culture. 1t shall
have charge of all courses of reading and study
pursuedby the chapter. Itmay open. wherever
practicable, libraries reading rooms, art
rooms night schools and the like. II shall ar
range for lectures and literary gatherings,
when members of the chapter and others shall
present essays, papers, talks. debates. &c. 1t
shall endeavor to extend the circulation of the
books and papers of the church, and do what it
can TO quicken the intellectual life of its men,
bers and the community
Department OF Entertainment.-This depart
ment shall be on the outlook for new members
ana be ready TO receive them and introduce
them az all meetings of the chapter. II shall
nave charge of the social part Of all gatherings.
The music Of the chapter and its entertain
ments, other than the literary programs, shall
be under its care. 1t may provide flowers for
the pulpit, ushers when needed and attend to
procuring badges. embiems, banners, decora-
tons, dc, and be the custodian of all such eff
fects belonging to the chapter. Picnics, excur-
sions and the like shall be under its care.
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How many people are there who know any.
thing Of the aims and objects OF the Epwortb
Ieague-now the most important branch OF
Methodistic work among the young? The
league will occupy an important position on
the unofficial program which is 20 be presented
during the conference period. On the evening
OF Tuesday next there will be mass meeting
at Metropolitan u. Z. Church. presided over
by Bishop Fitzgerald. president of the league,
and il anybody Is short information as to
the league and its objects the opportunity thus
afforded for the acquisition of facts viii be u
good one. But one meeting place will not suf-
fee fpr the league, so the local authorities
have arranged for three congregations
one M metropolitan. one at Foundry
end one al Waugh Just who will
address the various audiences cannot be Off
sialsy announced. but the foil wing named
epeakers and workers have consented to de-
liver addresses Eev. W. J. Dawson of Glas-
gov, Rev Thomas Bovn,,r = epherson presi-
dent of the English Wesleyan conference: j. J.
Maclercu Of Toronto Gov. Pattison of Penn
sslvania. Eev. J. +. Berry. u. D.. editor of the
Ep'rerih Herald: General Secretary Il. X.
Ioherty. one of the league leaders: Bishop
John =. Newman and Bishop Fitzgerald. Sew
ernl other men of prominence will be on the
programs, the names to be announced on Mon
cav.
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One of the objects. and. indeed. theprineipal
obj Ct of the meeting on Tuesday Is to bring
The sOciety more prominently before The gen
eral Methodist public. soas to increase its MEM
bership the scope OF ITS work and its eonse-
qaent usefulness
IL u expected that there will be present Ep-
worthians from Boston. New York. Philadel-
pha, Wilmington and Baltimore and perhaps
Chicago. Cincinnati and Pittsburg.
In order that the visitors may be properly
cared for the Washington District League has
established at Metropolitan Church an Epworth
bureau Of information for the purpose OF di-
recting the visitors to suitable hotels and
boarding houses
The bureau Of information and all matters
pertaining to the local arrangements for the
meeting are in the charge of a committee COM
posed OF Vim. G. Ellridge. second auditors
Office; Chas T. Roberts Post Office DEPARTMENT
and J. Milar Fisher. West Washington
rrs BIRTH AND GRowrH.
Fur manv year. mas, soc;et;s. amon. tho
"'i0Ns 'ne
young Peopfe IN hethouis' heighDornoods ana
within the bounds OF Methodist churches were
formed with the single object Of mutual inn
Drovement- These societies were accountable
10 no officer except their own and those OF the
churches to which they belonged. and were not
affiliated with societies in other churches nor
IN any way related to them. Some were en-
tirely religious. some entirely literary and
others were made up Of both the religious and
htstars eement-
Iapia.y IN ~. :nese soeie.es lncreasH anu SO
10 increase The nsefnineSs ~ ,hsir r,a'hara 4,
was agreed that many OF them. embracing the
Young Peoples Methods. Alliance, the Oxford
League, the Young Peoples Christian League,
the foung Peoples Methodist Union and the
Yong Peoples Methodist Episcopal Alliance
OF the north ONO conference. should combine
and form one society. Accordingly confer
ence between representatives OF these societies
WAS called and the meeting held In Cleye-
land, Ohio. in May, 1889. The resnlt OF this
conference was the formation OF what Is now
known as the Epworth Ieague. In the COM
paraueeiy short period OF Its existence ii has
grown SO "a toeontain siNty-hve hundred chap
ters. with total membership of over 400. 900,
representing nearly every section of the United
states and many sections Of the old world
Its object. briefly stated in its constitution.
j. 90 promote Intelligent ami loyal pietv in
the Young members and friends of the church.
10 ASSET them in the attainment Of purity OF
heart and constant growth in grace and to train
them in works Of mercv AMI help"
The local societies are called chapters and
al chapters in affiliation ard orgapized in n
Preslains elders disfriet OF conference are
''r ,as iea que. snd ais'riet ieagnes
q general confereure jist,ict isaenc Fab :,
these hollis convention once a wear and make
and carries out such plans as will best increase
she usefulness OF the societies composing them.
tOCsL CONVENTION 10 BIZ HELD.
The wasb;uvton pis,-irt rea,ua ,hs -a.o<.
,,i,.s scc;.,, - ,tr ,,-aa,.;..,.. .I
n-,.s =. nc "'7-,,'S'on uis'i.e' Vi 'he
A''nole eoaie.ehee, WIZ hoic us frst con-
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REV JESSE l. HURLBCT. DID.
corresponding Secretary Epworth League
department of Correspondence.-This de-
partment shall keep complete record of the
membership. of all the meetings and of all
courses of reading and study pursued by the
chapter. Ii is desirable that ii keep COPIES of
all programs. newspaper and other notices of
its affairs. and all memorabilia relating to its
doings Ii may carry on correspondence with
absent members and other chapters and read
the replies at the meetings of the chapter IA
the chapter NAV order. 1t shall conduct all
correspondence with the central and district
offices. and be the custodian OF all the records
OF the chapter. BY it members in good stand
ing shall be recommended TO other chapters.
Department of Finance.-This department
shall present to the chapter plans for meeting
the financial needs Of the chapter. 1t shall
collect all dues and receive all MONEYS, disburs-
ing the same as the chapter may direct. All
matters involving an expenditure of money
shall be referred to it for consideration before
the final action of the chapter.
PILLARS IN THE RPwoRTH TEMPLE.
The general officers are: President BishoI3 ].
n. Fitz Gerald; corresponding secretary, Rev.
Jesse l.. Hurlbut, ID; recording secretary.
Robert T. Doherty, PHI. D.; treasurer. Rev Jas.
VI. Freeman, DID. The above, with the follow
ing, constitute the executive committee: o. j..
Ioty. Cleveland, Ohio Rev. Lyman E. Prentiss.
Knoxville. Tenn; Rev. Arthur Edwards. ID. d.
81 Washington street, Chicago; ". W. Cooper.
st. Joseph. Mich; W. i. Haven, Boston, Mass
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The Washington District League was organ
lied January last with the following officers:
President, DIR. W. Q. Woodward, who has since
resigned vice presidents. Geo. w. F. Swart.
zell, j. Willard Fisher. Edward NJ. Hall, Chas.
E. Roberts: secretary, Miss Fannie A. Meeks;
treasurer, John T. Meany. The executive COM
Presiding Elder Vim. c. Eldridge, Fred H.
Saunders.
One Of the present purposes Of the Epworth
League is Of decided interest to Washington,
and to Methodism generally. Some little time
ago it was proposed to render material assist
ance to the great American University, which
Bishop Hurst il engaged in promoting. The
league board Of control recommended that an
Epworth hall be one Of the university build
ings and there was an immediate and liberal
response. So rapidly has the money come in
that within year from this time the hall will
be in process Of construction.
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suppressine Mayor Gleason.

Mayor P. ]. Gleason Of Long Island CITY, L.
l.. was Thursday arrested on bench warran,
upon an indictment for assault in the second
degree for dislocating the shoulder Of Alfred
Nelson q meeting Of the board Of health on
June 80. The mayor WAS arraiened before
Justice Bartlett In the court of oyer aud term
liner and admitted 70 bail in q COO Clemson
attempted 70 mAss 2 political harangne in
him.