Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-03
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NAY Is:
Enough figures have been examined
70 justify the statement that the eAaages
In prices for the past three years VIII
prove nothing, OF very little, - to rhs
effect Of the tsrif II viii probably ~
admitted. even b. the minority. that the
tendency Of prices has been downward
ell over the world. without regard 10
tariffs, and the majority win be able 70
ind instances enough, II they wish 10
to adopt them. 70 prove thai the higher
duties are the cause OF lower prices"
And yet this very paper was proclaim
ing. before the new law was yet . day
old. in unison with the other Mckinley
prices liars. thai il had already sent
prices skyward all along the line Il
there any wonder they dread the Official
stamp Of falsehood soon 10 be placed by
the report OF the senate investigating
committee upon the very assertions
which they persuaded the people to 90
cept Is true in 1900
STATESMEN HALTED BY 4 SNAKE
with the Help of Warriors they MAJ.
age to Do Up the Reptile.
The first inspection Of land said 20 b
desirable for military camp was made
yesterday afternoon by the joint legis-
lative committee appointed 90 secure
permanent camp for the Rhode Island
militia
The committee consists Of one senator
and two representatives The commit
tee was accompanied by Brigsdier Gen-
erals Dennis and Kendall. Colonel
Thornton. Colonel Phetteplace, Captain
Barker, Captain George A. Forsyth.
Captain Howe and Senator Andrews
The first proposed site visited was the
several hundred acres at Hills grove.
The expedition met with an adventure
in pushing its way through several acres
of brake and brier. The party was
marching in Indian file along the old
Peouot trail, when the head Of the col
umn was abruptly halted BY large
black snake poised on the decayed limb
of q tree, its head erected. its fangs
ready to strike and its entire attitude
betokening defiance to the Rhode Island
militia. the legislature and the commit
tees thereof.
Forward forward" called General
Dennis, who was in the rear, but those
in the van declined to bulge an inch.
The reptile gave q warning hiss and it,
gaping jaws closed with suggestive
snap. Its sinuous body advanced TO q
higher limb, and again its crest was
erected to do battle. 1t gave spring
to another branch, and the head Of the
column wavered: moment more and Il
would have broken. but just then Sen.
ator Titus Andrews, who had been gath
ering q bouquet of mushrooms, came ur
and sized up the situation.
Back, backv' exclaimed those who
had recovered speech. and who wer<
fearful Of losing . valuable senator
"For WHAT" 1.-The snake, the snaker
they cried. "Oh, yes. see him. Why
! the varmint. Any Of You want himy'
He spoke as though he would pass tn,
reptile to any one short Of snake. Col
mel Phetteplace was sorry he hadn't hi
sword, and Colonel Forsyth regretted
that he was without gun. Tut, tut!'
i exclaimed the yeoman senator from
Smithfield, and passing beneath thu
snake seized it by the tail just as Cap
tain Forsyth aimed blow ct it with ,
sapling.
II will show you q little trick" Oh
served General Kendall, lifting til.
dead snake by the tail. ''See me snal
his head off," He snapped tho snake q
one would snap whip, hut the tricl
did not work. The shock revived tn.
snake and the trick was not renewed
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