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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-09-09

Mr.. PREsIDENT-It is evident that the
tariff question is to become, by common
consent, the leading issue in the approach
ing presidential campaign. In his speech
of June %, the senator from Missouri (Mr.
Vest) makes this unequivocal statement:
II am prepared to show that the McKin-
ley act has had the effect Of increasing
prices upon the necessaries of life to the
people of this country, and that the state
ment In his resolution referring to the
senator from Maine] that an era of cheap
ness In the necessaries of life Is being
brought to the people of the United States
is absolutely and Internationally false"
One of the principal purposes of the tariff
inquiry ordered by the senate resolution Of
March 8, 1891, was to ascertain whether
this claim Of the opponents of protection
was justified. An investigation much
more extensive and thorough than ever
before attempted was instituted. The
committee determined to ascertain the
prices paid for all articles of general con-
sumption at retail in every part of the
United States on the first of each month
from June, 1889, to September, 1891,
period of seventeen months prior to the
passage Of the act of 1890 and eleven
months subsequent. The quotations were
In all cases secured from actual sales. The
places at which quotations were obtained
were selected with the view of covering the
entire country geographically, and in
cluded typical commercial, manufacturing
and agricultural communities. The prices
were secured by the trained experts of the
department. of labor with the greatest care
The list of 215 articles was carefully Sc.
lected by the unanimous action of the com.
mittee, with a view of covering every pos
sible expenditure of a family in the average
condition of life-that is, with an income
of $500 to 81 900 per annum.
The results of this comprehensive and
exhaustive inquiry are contained in the
report recently made by the finance COM
mittee. This report covers 1890 printed
pages and contains more than Zoo, 900 diff
ferent quotations
This investigation clearly establishes the
fact that decline instead of an advance
has taken place in the prices of the neces-
saries Of life and the resulting cost of liv-
ing since the adoption of the act Of 1890.
The articles were divided into the follow
ing groups:
First-Food.
Second-Cloths and clothing.
Third-Fuel and lighting.
Fourth-Housefurnis goods.
Fifth-Drugs and chemicals.
Sixth-Metals and implements.
Seventh-Lumber and building mate
rails.
The percentage Of decline in the various
groups embraced in the schedule is shown
by the following table, prices for June,
July and August, 1889, being taken us a
basis for comparison and represented by
the number 100, changes being shown by
percentages of that number:
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-09-09

I believe that in no period of equal length
in the history of the country has there been
such marked improvement in the condi-
ton of any class Of people as can be shown
by irrefutable testimony to have taken
place in the condition of the farmers of this
country since the passage Of the act of 1890.
There has been great advance in the
sum received by them for their crops and
a substantial decline in prices of articles,
especially manufactured products, which
they are obliged to purchase. The farmer
today, with an equal number of bushels of
grain or pounds of meat, can buy more and
better clothing, machinery OF supplies than
ever before. Within this period hundreds
of millions of dollars of their indebtedness
have been paid off, and as a class their
financial condition vastly improved. BY
the operations of the act of 1890 the farmers
were given larger and more profitable mar
kets both az home and abroad; as an in
stance of this our exports to Cuba-largely
Of agricultural products-were increased
during the ten months ending June 80,
1892 as compared with the corresponding
ten months of the previous fiscal year, S.
100000, or an increase of 54.s6 per cent.
The following shows the rapid growth OF
our foreign commerce:
FOREIGN COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES
~ PORTS AND EXPORTS
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-09-09

Farr Alpaca Co., Hol-
yoke, Mass: =.
Double warp coat lin.
ings, 32 inches. -.
Single warp coat lin
ings, 81 incnes.. ....
Dress goods
Manchester mills, Man.
chester, n. H.:
''8l3" cashmere, 30
inches. ..............
Arlington mills, Law
renee, Mass:
Cotton warp cash.
mere, No. 100, "a to
IS inches.
Cotton warp cash.
mere, No. 200, 30 to
30 inches.......
Atlantic mills, Provi-
dence:
Atlantic's Fs, 35
inches. ..,...........
Atlantic's FFs, IS
inches. ..............
Hamilton Wooden Co.,
Southbridge, Mass:
Cashmere ~ inches
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-10-01

ported the abandonment of the project.
The reasons assigned were several,
chief among them being the cholera scare
East and the unwillingness of donors of
fruit to pay freights. The Southern Pa
cltic Company offered to give transporta-
ton to and from New York to Leonard
Coates of Napa- who was to have charge
of the exhibit.
Inc report was accepted and its recon-
mendatlons adopted. All fruit sent in
Dy producers will be returned.
secretary Lelong Of the State Board of
Horticulture stated he had received an
application from the Government of Vic
toria, Australia, for an expert on canning
fruit. They want irst-class man to
snow EoW to can fruit properly. Mem
bers OF the society were asked to refer
such man to Secretary Lelong.
ID. a. Brainard, who has lately been
through Butte, Nevada. Sierra, Placer
and other counties, reported short crop
generally. affecting wild fruits, etc.
X. ID. Hewitt, who has lately travelled
through eight southern counties, said for
the first time this year the city of San
Diego has obtained its deciduous fruit
supply from its own locality. Orange
prospects in San Bernardino and Los
Angeles Counties are now excellent.
Il. NJ. Ehrhorn of Mountain View re-
ported having sold dried pears lately for
81 cents per pound.
Is. ID. Miles of Penryn reported that
peaches this SeaAon netted growers fifty-
i've cents box oftwenty to forty pounds
delivered at station. Fruit shipped East
on commission brought better prices.
often as high as eighty or ninety cents a
box
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LONDON GOSSIP.
THE CABINET OCCUPIED WITH
THE IRISH QUESTION.
Matter of Affording Relief to Evicted
Tenants D1scussed-Belgian Expe-
dition in the Upper Nile.

Copyright 1892 by N. Y. Associated Press
LONDON, Sept. 30.-The question of
affording relief to evicted Irish tenants
occupied the attention of the Cabinet yes
terday and to-day. Morley is understood
to have advised temporary grant of
money, on the ground that the commits
sion cannot complete the inquiry in time
TO prepare bill at the opening of Parlia-
ment, and while the commission is de-
iberating the evicted tenants suffer. The
Irish Evicted Tenants Association ask
in the interim for a grant of ESQ, 900,
with due representation on the commits
sion. 1t is learned that the Ministers are
inclined to concede the moiety of the
evlcted tenants demands, but refuse to
Immediately sanction any portion of the
proposed grant.
The gravity of eviction troubles be-
comes more intense under the action of
the Tory landlords. The number of
evicted tenants now reaches 4,50O. The
number of eviction notices pending under
the Act OF 1887 reaches almost 80. 600 If
the landlords mean to try to foil the Lib
eral policy by wholesale eviction, there
will be bitter land war. The minis
terial circle is confident the Cabinet will
not hesitate to sanction the boldest meas
ures the Irish executive may require to
foil the Unionist tactics.
The appearance of the Belgian expedi-
ton in the upper Nile within British
sphere of influence has led the English
Foreign Office to intimate that Belgium
must withdraw the expedition. king
Leopold, however, is using his personal
influence with the British court and
managers of the East Africa Company to
induce Lord Rosebery to consent to the
absorption of part ofthe upper Nile coun-
try into the Congo State.
Secretary Rusk's proclamation declar-
ing the United States free from pleuro-
pneumonia has not yet officially reached
the Board Of Agriculture here. The
board officials, however, accept the
declaration as valid, and appear ready to
respond to the United States authorities
application for free admission of live cat
tie.
The Lire Stock Journal, referring to the
vast importance of the proclamation.
holds that the Government must allow
sufficient interval to elapse in order to
prove beyond doubt that the disease is
wholly suppressed, and that this pro-
vision should have been made against
Texas fever, of which 500 cases We're de-
tected in 1891 among animals intended
for eXDOrt
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WASHINGTON NOTES.
Items of Interest Cleaned About the
Capitol.

Items of Interest Cleaned About the
Capitol.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-All the great
naval Powers and many smaller ones to
which invitations were sent by the State
Department to parti cipate in the naval
display at New York, next April, have
accepted theinvitation and signified their
intention TO send some of the latest con-
structed vessels to take part in the exer-
cises. The details of the display will
soon be begun by the Naval Department.
In his forthcoming annual report f. c.
OBrien, Commissioner of Navigation of
the Treasury Department, will recon-
mend the establishment of nautical
schools for the better scientific education
of men employed in the merchant ma
rlne on the Atlantic Coast and Great
Lakes.
In the case of George T. Hansen VS..
Edward Guntley, involving land in the
San Francisco district, the motion for n
review is oyerruled.
The new return postal card will be
placed on sale at all the postoffices Octo-
Der 18th.
Senior Meloepe, the new Spanish Min
lister, was formally presented to the Pres
ident to-day.
John c. Sundberg of San Francisco
has been appointed Consul at Bagdad.
Mrs. Harrison passed comfortable
day. She Is gaining strength slowly,
Secretary of the Treasury Foster said
this afternoon that he was much encour-
aged at the prospects of an International
Monetary Conference, which he was sat
isfied would be held before long. Infor-
nation has been received that several
persons prominent in monetary circles
at home and abroad, will take an active
part in the proceedings.
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AMADOR FAIR.

Very Creditable Stock Exhibit-The
Pavilion Success.
lone, Sept. 30.-The fourth day of the
fair opened with fine weather. A light
rain last night settled the dust, much to
the comfort of the park people. The
ladies' riding tournament came off late
yesterday, resulting in the first prize for
Mrs. Lizzie Pardoe and the second prize
to Miss Mamie Moore. The stock parade
to-day, though not large, would compare
with any in the state. A number of fine
Holsteins, Jersey and Durham bulls
were observed, also some splendid Nor
man and Percheron stations and their
half-blood issue. Altogether the stock
exhibit was very creditable. The Pavil-
ion was a success. Fruits and grain
from hill and valley proved what soil,
climate, brain and muscle can do under
the process of irrigation and dry cultiva-
ton. Some especially creditable exhibits
from the pencil, brush and needle of local
talent We're made.
In the afternoon the first race was trot-
ting, mile heats, two in three. The start
ers were Little Nc, Lady Wilks. Booth
Barrett and Monarch. Booth Barrett
won. Time, BOZ.
Second race, trotting, $40 class. three
IN i've. the starters were Administer, Mt.
Dlablo and Linwood. The latter won.
Time, 2:32.
Professor Daleyimple made another
ascension to-day, taking with him Mrs.
Amelia Parker OF West Point.
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CANADA REBUKED.
Ministers Have too Much to Say About
the Russian Seizure.

Ministers Have too Much to Say About
the Russian Seizure.
TORONTO. Sept. 30.-A cable from Lon
don to the Telegram has the following:
The newspapers here comment freely
upon the attitude taken by the Ottawa
authorities in the matter of the seizure of
Canadian sealers. The Morning ChYo1a-
9cte remarks: The Canadian Ministers
find great deal to say to Ottawa Journal
lists regarding the dispatching to Behring
Sea of a cruiser. 1t will not be out Of
place to remind them that in dealing with
such powerful European power as Rus
STA 1t is not by any means the part OF q
diplomatist to say all he thinks. The
first duty of the British cruiser sent to
Behring Sea is to rescue destitute sealers.
Reprisal is not intended. Ii it had been
a solitary cruiser would not by any
means have been chosen as the sole force
sent to the sea by the British Government.
Lord Rosebery is clearly content to
adopt the more reasonable course of
awaiting explanations from st. Peters
burg.
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Special to the REcoRp.uN1ox.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
San FRANCISCO, Sept. 30.-The Pacific
Mail Company's new steamship Peru
arrived this evening, twenty-five DAYS
from Hongkong via Yokohama. She
brings Japanese news up to September
10th. The gale which swept over south
eIn and central Japan last month. infIict-
ing such terrible damage in Tokushina
Prefecture, also devastated the Riukiu
Islands.
A report from Okinawa gives the fol-
lowing figures: Four hundred persons
were crushed to death and twenty-four
are missing; boats blown out to sea, %;
houses completely overthrown, I.5OO;
LOO partially overthrown; outhouses
blown down and injured, 1000; trees
blown down, $500. Crops were greatly
injured
The above figures do not include the
devastation wrought in smaller islands.
The typhoon of September 4th did
much damage in Shizuoka, Aichi and
Gumma procedures. At Hamamatsu the
Courthouse. school, sixty-two dwellings
and brick railway shed were blown
down and ten persons killed and many
wounded.
In Shizuoka prefecture 800 dwelling
houses were blown down or partially de-
stroyed, and six bridges washed away
and tour embellishments broken. Seven
houses We're swept away and seventy-one
stores destroyed.
In Aichi prefecture five people were
Killed and two wounded. Reclaimed
lands were flooded, and seventy dwell
lngs washed away. Great damage was
done in other parts of the province also.
In Gumma prefecture the same story of
devastation is told. Houses were de-
stroyed and eight people injured.
During a festival at Moon Temple.
near Kobe, terrible accident occurred.
The temple is approached by a flight of
two hundred and fifty steps-very. steep.
While dense crowd was ascending the
steps man at the top slipped, and in his
fall brought down thirty people. Five
We're killed outright and others terribly
injured.
The great typhoon also reached the Is
land of Manila. The Spanish Consul at
Hongkong received dispatch from Ma
Mia stating that the typhoon had reached
there and had done great damage. The
people are suffering all over the island.
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NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER PORT.
COLOMBIA ENFORCES QUARANTINE
WITH BULLETS.
A German Professor Declares all
Vaunted Remedies for Cholera USE
less-Progress of the Scourge.
Special to the REcoRD-US1or.

special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
PANAMA, Sept. 30.-Owing to the re-
ported appearance Of cholera in New
York, the closure of Atlantic ports of
Colombia against vessels arriving from
infected countries has been extended to
all vessels sailing from Atlantic ports of
the United States subsequent to the 18th.
The United States Mail steamship. New
port, which sailed from New York on the
10th, arrived this morning and has been
admitted. She will not sail on her home
ward voyage before the Sd proximo, as
she Will wait to take up all the incoming
passengers and freight from the Pacific
Coast. After her departure no more com
munication can be held with the outside
ports during the prevalence of cholera.
This is considered absolutely necessary,
as there are no means of establishing a
quarantine here. The British and
French Ministers have protested.
The Royal Mail steamship Atrato,
which arrived at Savinalla after the
declaration was made that the port was
closed to foreign vessels, was not ONLY
ordered out of port but the order was
emphasized by three volleys of bullets
from a file of soldiers. The shots fell
short of the vessel, perhaps very fortu-
ntaely for the shooters.
USELESS REMEDIES.
BERLIN, Sept. 30.-Professor Rumpf. of
the Epfendorfer Hospital, Hamburg. has
reported his experience in the treatment
of 900 cholera patients. He declares all
vaunted remedies useless, including saIol.
cresol, creosote, Tactic hydrocholoric acid
and acid. The injection of sulphur acid
and morphia, as suggested by American
doctors, he also found of no avail, but in
mild cases the injection of tannin was
successful. Professor Rumpf concludes
that all methods aiming merely at the
distinction of the intestines fail. That
remedies must be sought which remove
the choleraic bacilli from the intestines.
he mentions hot baths, hot coffee, tea,
wine, champagne and camphor as useful
in critical cases. and adds the injection of
q solution of common salt cured 25 per
cent. of the cases.
Professor klesS of Zurich, who has
been treating patients in Hamburg with
injections of fluid obtained through the
culture of cholera bacillus, states after
the injection of the fluid the temperature
OF the patient soon becomes normal and
several apparently hopeless cases re-
covered under this treatment.
AT ODESSA.
ODESSA, Sept. 30.-It is officially an
nounced that cholera is prevalent here.
In the past week there have been ten
cases and four deaths.
INCREASE AT HAyRE
HAyRE. Sept. 80. = There were six
deaths from cholera yesterday. an in
crease of four.
IN A sERyIAN VILLAGE.
BUDA-PEsTH, Sept. 3O.-It is renortad
cholera has broken out in a Servian VII
lage across the Danube
DECREASING AT HAMBURG.
HAMBURG, Sept. 30.-The official ra-
port places the number OF deaths from
cholera yesterday at "a, an increase of s:
new cases SO, decrease of Ii.
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JUPITER's FIFTH MOON.
Two More Claimants for the Honor of
It's Discovery.


DETROIT, Sept. 30.-Two more claim
ants for the honor of the discovery of
Jupiter's fifth satellite have made their
appearance. O. T.. Cartwright of this
city and another local observer claim to
have observed, two years ago, a certain
phenomenon that could not be accounted
for, and correspondence was opened with
the Harvard College Observatory, but no
explanation was obtainable. Further
observation was deferred until the OPP
position of the following year, 1891, when
a recurrence of the phenomenon of 1890
disclosed the fact that this unusual oc-
currence could be accounted for in no
other way except by allotting to Jupiter
satellite in addition to the four already
known. After considerable discussion
they decided the new satellite was a fact
and over one year since wrote to Pro-
lessor Holden of the Lick Observatory
assigning it the position the observation
OF Professor Bernard has verified. Cart
wright has preserved the letters from the
Lick and Harvard College 0bservatories
in response to his communications calling
attention to the new satellite. 1t would
seem apparent that these letters sent to
the observatories-at any rate, that sent
to the Lick bservatory-directly in
spIred the discovery of the fifth satellite
by Professor Barnard.
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the independent local ticket to Cleve-
land, not thinking the latter ought to be
asked to Interfere in these local affairs.
The anti-snappers had q meeting to-
night. at which Grace was present. The
general sentiment of the speakers favored
putting forth local ticket, and the senti-
ment was loudly applauded by the gath
erlng. Nothing definite, however, was
determined upon, and the Conference
committee was instructed TO see the other
districts organizations.
THE CAMPAIGN IN IOWA.
NEW YORK, Sept. 30.-A number of
prominent Iowa Democrats had lengthy
conference with the Democratic Cam
paign Committee this afternoon, urging
that with proper effort Iowa can be car
ried for Cleveland and Stevenson. The
committee decided to aid by a general
distribution Of documents and the as
slgnment of speakers. An energetic
campaign is already being conducted in
Iowa by its leading Democrats.
SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICANS.
COLUMBIA Is. c., Sept. Gothic Re-
publican State Convention adjourned at
3 p. NJ, after much discussion over small
matters. A full set Of electors was NOM
mated. The platform declares that with
free ballot and a fair count the State is
Republican by 10000 votes; condemns
the Democracy of the State for defeating
the will of the people by force and fraud;
declares the registration and election
laws Of the State nullify a republican
form OF Government; halls with satisfac-
ton the words of sympathy in the Re-
publican platform of New York, and
asks the other States to take like action
with the view of making national senti-
ment to break up such laws. 1t was de-
cided not to put ticket in the field be-
cause, as the resolution stated, the Re-
publican voters were DISTINGUISHED.
KANSAS sTALwART DEMOCRATS.
TOPEKA (Kan.), Sept 30.-After con-
sultation lasting from 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon until l o'clock this morning,
the leaders Of the stalwart Democrats pre-
pared a statement for publication, declar-
ing for Grover Cleveland and appointing
committee to arrange for mass con-
vention to be held here October 18th. The
bold stand taken by the anti-fusionists
has brought to direct issue the fight be-
tween them and the tusionists. 1t has
been virtually decided not to put ticket
in the field, but to defeat the old-time
Democratic leaders by defeating the COM
binaticn electoral ticket
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Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

HOMESTEAD (Pa.), Sept. 30.-There was
a sensation here tonight when number
of members of the Advisory Committee
of strikers-Chairman Crawford and
members Baird, Ryland, Dierken and
Brown-were arrested. They were
charged with treason. The warrants are
based on information of Chief Justice
Paxton. The arrests were very unex-
pected. They were taken to Pittsburg
and landed in Jail.
The strikers are very much excited.
The informations against the men charge
O'Donnell, McLuckie and thirty others,
all members of the Advisory Committee,
with ordaining, preparing and levying
war against the commonwealth of Penn
sylvania; defying and resisting the Con-
stitution, laws and authority.
The petitions on which Chief Justice
Paxton issued the warrants were made
by county officers. This is the first time
in the history of the State that any resi-
dent has been charged with treason, and
the outcome of the case will be watched
with interest. The penalty is twelve
years imprisonment.
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SCHOONER HALCYON.
The Smuggler Returns to Victoria Very
Mysteriously.

IHe SmuSRler returns to Victoria Very
Mysteriously.
PORT TOWNSEND, Sept. 30.-The SNUG
Cling schooner Halcyon returned to Vic
toria (B. CO. harbor Tuesday night as Sc
cretly and mysteriously as when she
sailed from that place six weeks ago
heavily laden with opium and Chinese.
Her officers and crew will give no in
formation regarding the late cruise, but
the United States secret service detect
ives who are in Victoria are watching her
movements.
1t was learned through one of the sea-
men. who was under the influence of
liquor, that the vessel touched on the Cal
ifornia coast and at the Hawaiian Islands
since leaving Victoria.
Government officials have learned that
the Halcyon has agents actively collect
ing another band of Chinese. preparatory
to another smuggling expedition. She is
under surveillance of United States of
Ulcers, and strong efforts will be made to
capture her if she attempts another expe-
dltlon. The profit Of the last voyage is
estimated at SO, 0O0.