Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-29
PEOPLE OF TRINITY BAY.
They want to BE Loyal but are sorely
Tried.


paper correspondent at Trinity Bay
writes:
Trinity has always had the reputation
Of being loyal town and it justly de-
served the reputation, but SO greatly has
the public mind been agitated by the at
tempted coercive legislation of Lord
Salisbury that there is not man i'll the
place who would not willingly have the
country severed from Great Britain to-
morrow
Annexation Favored.
A public meeting was convened here
few days ago for the purpose of ex-
pressing disapproval of the Lord Sails
burys action. Among the speakers
were the Rev. Father Carolan, DIR.
White G. Cole and Arthur White, edi-
tor Of The Trinity Record The speeches
Of some of these gentlemen were tenn
perate enough, but others warmed to
the subject, and cries of annexation"
We're heard on every side The annexa
tion feeling is gaining ground, not only
in Trinity Town, but throughout the en-
tire bay.
Intelligence has been received here TO
the effect that "A number of vessels in
Fortune bay have forced the blockade
and taken bait to st. Pierre. There
We're as many as 100 vessels in the Bay
ID Este, and though there had been
angry muttcrings and smothered threats,
it was not anticipated that anything
would come Of it, Last week, however,
forty craft boldly weighed anchor and
made sail. The bait protection fleet did
everything TO prevent the vessels from
going out. but beyond capturing one, n
laggard. nothing else was done. With
starving families and hcrrings $6 per
barrel in st. Pierre. the men were will
ing to take the chances and CO. No
doubt their names have been taken and
they will be duly dealt with later on.
A Change of Base.
&. G. Fcarm. member of the New
foundland assembly for Saint Barbe,
who was returned rs a supporter of the
adulnlstri ion, has forswOrn his allegi-
ance TO the government and taken q seat
on the opposition side of the house. Last
Monday which had been set for consid-
Grafton of the budget, Mr. Fearn gave
notice that he would next day move for
the introduction of certain resolutions
for the revision of the tariff laws Of the
country. The resolution fell like bomb
shell ON the house.
In speaking to his resolutions Mr..
Fern said that since entering the house
he had studied the question of tariff
reform, and had constantly urged upon
the government the necessity of revision.
He believed that it was essentially
necessary TO revise the tariff, and as the
government would not do it, he was
forced to do it himself. The present
tariff favored the richer classes toomuch
as against the.pOOr men and the laborers
of the country generally and "A change
was necessary. The principal features
in Mr.. FERNS resolutions are the lower
ing of The duty on molasscs and tea and
the introduction Of salt duty free.
WAs to -four, he proposes that No. 2
New York extra and grades costing the
same or under shall pay twenty cents
per barrel duty and all higher grades
fifty cents per barrel At present the
highest grades imported pay the same as
the lowest To compensate for the fall
ing off in the revenue by the lowering of
the duty ON tea and molasses, he pro-
poses stamp tax on all wills, convey
ances and deeds of probate and an in
come tax. These taxes, il is thought.
vii! level NJ the revenue.