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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
Secretary 1Iorton's Economic Policy.


The report of the secretary of agricul-
ture will be found exceedingly interesting
especially to that large part of our citi-
Zens intimately concerned in agricultural
occupations.
On the 18th day of March, 1893, there
were upon it's pay rolls, 2.430 employees.
This number has been reduced to $50
persons. In view of depleted public
treasury and the imperative demand of
the people for economy in the administra-
ton OF their government, the secretary
has entered upon the task OF nationally
reducing expenditures by the elimination
from the pay roll OF all persons not
needed for an efficient conduct OF the
affairs of the department. During the
first quarter of the present year the ex-
penses of the department aggregated $780,
&c., 20, as against $402, OIL AZ for the cor
responding period of the fiscal year end
apparent mis- intention to continue this
rate of reduction by submitting estimates
for the next fiscal year less by $994, 80
than thoss of the present year.
The regulations Of 1899 concerning Texas
fever have been enforced during the last
year, and the largest stock yards of the
country have been kept free from infec-
ton. Occasional local outbreaks have
been largely such as could have been
eHectually guarded against by the owners
of the affected cattle.
While contagious pleuro-pneumonia in
cattle has been eradicated, animal tuber-
culOS1S, q disease corresponding ana more
dangerous to human life than pieuro-
pneumonia, is still prevalent Investiga-
tons have been made during the past year
as to the means of its communication and
the method of its correct diagnosis.
The exports Of agricultural products
from the United States for the fiscal year
ending June 80 1892, attaiped the enor-
nous figure Of $SCO, 200, COO In round num-
bers, being 1871 per cent OF our total ex-
ports. OF pork products the total exports
were 50 900, goo, of which Great Britain
took SIS, 600, 600 In breadstuffs, cotton
and minor products, ike proportions sent
to the same destinations are shown
A review OF our agricultural exports
with special reference TO their destination
viii show that IN almost every line the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire
land absorbs by far the largest proportion
OF cattle the total exports aggregated in
value for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1888. SO, COO COO, of which Great Britain
took considerably over $50, 0o0, GOO; of beef
products of all kinds. our total exports
were SIS coo, 600, of which Great Britain
took 81, O00, co.,
From a small beginning, the seed di-
vision OF the department of agriculture
has grown to its present unYieldly and
unjustifiabiT extrazagant proportions
During the last fiscal year the cost Of
seeds purchased was SD, 1851 The re-
nainder of an appropriation OF Sl35, Coo
was expended In pulling them up and dis
tributing them It surely never could
have entered the minds OF those who first
sanctioned appropriations OF public money
for the purchase of new and improved
varieties Of seeds for gEatuls0us sl3str1bu-
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strength OF the army on the sOtn Gay OF
September last was %, 778 enlisted men
and 2, IA officers. The total expenses for
this department for the year ending June
30, 1898, amounted to S51 ,906. Q74 SO. OF
this sum 81 ,992, 581. 95 was for salaries and
contingent expenses, $S3, 377. 1928. IS for the
support of the military establishments,
e6. on. 035 Is for miscellaneous objects and
so, 51s, 6S1. Al for public works This latter
sum includes SIS, 296, 40 for river and
harbor improvements and s., 266, 141-20 for
Notifications and other works Of defense.
The total enrolment of the militia of
the several states was On the 31st of Oeto-
Der of the current year 112, 507 officers
and enlisted men. The officers >of the
army detailed for the inspection and in
structions of this reserve OF our military
force report that increased interest and
marked progress arc apparent in the dis
cipline and efficiency of the organization
Neither Indian outbreaks or domestic
violence has called the army into service
during the year, and the only active mill
tary duty required of it has been in the
department of Texas, where violations Of
the neutrality laws of the United States
and Mexico were promptly and efficiently
dealt with by the troops eliciting the
warm approval of the civil and military
authorities of both countries
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TARIFF REFORM.
Both "a Opportunity and q Dutr.

After hard struggle tariff reform is di-
rectly before us. Nothing so important
claims our attention and nothing so
clearly presents itself as both an
to deserve the gratitude CT our
fellow citizens, a duty imposed upon us by
oft repeated professions and by the en-
phatic mandate of the people. After full
discussion, our counJrymen have spoken
in favor of this reform, and they have con-
fided the work of its accomplishment to
the hands of those who are soIemniy
pledged to it. If there is anything in the
theory of representation in public places
of the people and their desires, if political
officers are really the servants of the peo-
pie and IL political promises and profess
sions have any binding force, our failure
sheer recreancy. Nothing should inter
vene to distract our attention or disturb
our effort until this reform is accom-
plished by wise and careful legislation.
While we should Staunchly adhere to
the principle that only the necessity of
revenue justifies the imposition OF tariff
duties and other federal tsXstion, and
that they should be limited by strict
economy, we cannot close on eyes to the
fact that conditions have grown up among
us, which in justice and. fairness call for
discriminating care in the distribution CT
such duties and taxation as the emergen-
cies of our government actually demand
ManifestIy if we are to aid the people
directly through tariff reform one or It's
most obvious features should be a reduc
ton in present tariff charges upon the
necessaries of life. The benefits of suen a
reduction would be palpable and substan-
tia1. seen and felt by thousands VINO
would be better fed, and better clothed
and better sheltered. These gifts should be
the willing benefactions Of a government
whose highest function is the promotion
OF the welfare of the people. Not less
closely related to the prosperity and well
being of our people IS the removal OF re-
strictiOns upon the importation of the Jaw
materials necessary to our manufactures.
The world should be open to our national
ingenuity and enterprise.
Interests of Labor Involved
This cannot be while federal legislation
through the imposition of high tariff for
bids to American manufacturers as cheap
materials as these use1 by their COMPETE
ment of the price OF our manufactured
products resulting from this policy, not
only confines the market Tor these pro-
ducts within our own borders TO the direct
disadvantage of our manufacturers, but
also increases their cost to our citizens.
The interests OF labor are certainly, though
indirectly, involved In this feature OF our
tariff system.
The sharp competition and active strug-
gle among our manufacturers TO supply
the limited demand for their goods, soon
I'll the narrow market to which they are
confined Then follows q suspension Of
work IN mills and factories a tilschargs
OF employees and distress N the homes Of
or IEQrkirg1en Even L the often dis
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proved assertion could be made good that
8 lower rate of wages would result
from free raw materials and low tariff
duties the intelligence of our WOrkingmen
leads them quickly to discover that their
steady employment, If permitted by free
materials, is the most important factor in
their relation to tariff legislation.
A measure has been prepared by the ap-
propriate congressional committee en-
bodying tariff reform on the lines herein
suggested, which will be promptly sub
mitted for legislative action. 1t is the re-
suit of much patriotic and unselfsh work
and believe it deals with its subject con-
sistentIy and as thoroughly as existing
conditions permit l am satisfied that the
reduced tariff duties provided for in the
proposed legislation, added to existing in
ternal revenue taxation, will in the near
future, though perhaps not Immediately,
produce sufficient revenue to meet the
needs of the government.
The committee after full consideration
and to provide against temporary def
cheney which may exist before the buSl-
ness of the country adjusts itself to the
new tariff schedules, have wisely embraced
in their plan a few additional internal
revenue taxes, including a small tax
upon incomes derived from certain cor
porations. These new assessments are
not only absolutely Just and easily borne,
but they have the further means of being
such as can be RENTED without unfavor-
able business disturbances whenever the
necessity of their imposition no longer ex-
lists.
In my great desire for the success OF
this measure I cannot restrain the sug-
gestion that it's success can only be at
tanned by means of unselfish counsel on
the part of the friends of tariff reform and
as a result of their willingness to sub
ordinate personal desires and ambition to
the general good. The local int rests af-
fected by the proposed reform are SO num-
erous and so varied that if all are in
sisted upon the legislation embodying the
reform must inevitably fail.
In conclusion, my intense feeling of re-
sponsibility impels me to invoke for the
manifold interests of a generous and con-
fiding people the most scrupulous care,
and to pledge my willing support to every
Legislative effort for the advancement Of
the greatness and prosperity of our be-
loved country.
GROVER CLEVELAND,
Executive Mansion, Washington, D. c.,
noa A 1909
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08
DEPARraiENF OF JUSTICE.

The report Of the attorney general con-
Gains the usual summary of the affairs and
proceedings of the department of justice
for the past year, together with certain
recommendation as to needed legislation
on various subjects. cannot too heartily
indorse the proposition that the fee sys-
tenn, as applicable to the compensation of
United Statas attorneys, marshals, clerks
of federal courts and United States COM
missioners, should be abolished with as
little delay as possible. 1t is clearly in the
interest of the community that the bust
ness Of the courts, both civil and criminal,
shall be as small and as inexpensively
transacted as the ends of justice will
allow.
The system is therefore thoroughly vic
ious which makes the compensation of
court officials depend upon the volume of
such business, and thus creates a conflict
between proper executive of the law and
private gain, which cannot fail to bs dan
gerous to the rights and freedom of the
citizens, an irresistible temptation to the
unjustihsble expenditure of public funds
If in addition to this reform another was
inaugurated which would give to United
States commissioners the final disposition
of petty offenses within the grade of mis-
demeanors, especially those coming under
the internal revenue laws, a great advance
would be made towards more decent
administration of the criminal law.
l also heartily join with the attorney
general IN recommending legislation fix
ing degrees OF the crime OF murder within
federal jurisdiction as has been done in
many of the states, authorizing writs of
error on behalf of the government in
cases where final Judgment is rendered
against the sufficiency of an indictment
or against the government upon any other
question arising before actual trial, limit
ing the right of review in cases of felony,
punishable only by fine and imprisonment,
to the circuit court of appeals and making
speedy provisiousfo for the construction of
such prisons and reformatories as may be
necessary for the confinement of United
States convicts.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08
NAVY DEPARTAIENr.
Satisfactory Progress In Construction

Satisfactory Progress In Construction.
The report of the secretary of the navy
contains history OF the operations OF his
department. during the past year and ex-
hlbits most gratifying condition of the
personnel OF our navy. He presents
satisfactory account of the progress which
has been made in the construction of yes
ssls, and makes = number of recommen-
dation, to which attention is especially in
Yited.
DnrinR the past six months the demands
for cruising vessels have been many and
urgent. There have been revolutions call
ing for vessels to protect American inter
est in Nicaragua, Guatemala, Costa Rlca,
Honduras, Argentine and Brazil, while
the condition Of affairs in Honolulu has
required the constant presence OF one or
more ships. With all these calls upon our
navy, it became necessary in order to
make up sufficient fleet to patrol the
Bering sea under the moduS v1vendi
agreed upon with Great Britain to detail
to that service one vessel from the fish
commission and three from the revenue
marine
Progress in the construction of new
vessels has not been as rapid as was an
hclpaEed. There have been delays IN the
completion of unarmored vessels, but for
the most part they have been such as are
constantly occurring. even IN countries
having the largest experience IN naval
shin building. The most serious delays.
however, have been In the work upon
armored ships. The trouble has been the
failure OF contractors to deliver armor as
agreed. The difficulties seem now, how
ever, to have been al overcome AID arHor
IS being delivered with satisfactory
promDbneSs. As 3 result Of the experience
acquired By shipbuiIders and designers,
and material men, it IS believed that the
dates when vessels VII be completed can
now be estimated with reasonable acenr-
aey. Great guns rapid firing guns, tor
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wan DEPAnrsIENr.

Quiet Year FOR tbs Army
The secretary Of war reports that the
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psuoes ana powder are being promptly
Supplied.
Since 1886 congress has at each session
authorized the building Of one or more
vessels and the secretary of the navy pre-
sents an earnest plea for the continuance
OF this plan He recommends the author
ization of at least one battleship and six
torpedo boats
While am distinctly in favor of con-
sistently pursuing the policy we have in
augUrated of building up thorough and
efficient navy, / cannot refrain from the
suggestion that the congress should care
fully take into account the number of an-
finished vessels on our hands and the de-
pleted condition of our treasury in consid-
ering the propriety of an appropriation at
this time to begin new work
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08
AETER SHEEP THIEVES.
Police OF Omaha and Colorado Springs
Searching For Henry Wilson.

s6aEchlng FOr Henry WII5Ons
OMAHA, Dec. 4.-The police of Omaha
and South Omaha are engaged in sheep
hunting expedition and searching for
Henry Wilson of Hugo, Colo. Chief Of
Police Dana of Colorado Springs started
the chase by sending dispatch to Chief
Seavy of Omaha to arrest Wilson and
take possession of $500 sheep, which it
is alleged he secured possession of by
fraud and forgery. These sheep were
billed to Waggoner. Birney & Co.,
South Omaha. One car load was sold
In South Omaha and the rest were
shipped to Chicago. The number sold
at South Omaha was PAL, and brought
81. 20 per hundred. After the sale had
been made here yet remained 10double
deck cars of sheep that went TO Chicago.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
Cleveland Believes That Tariff Re
form Should be Pushed.
HEARTILY ENDORSES THE WILSON BILL.
The Work of Departments Reviewed.
Message Promised ON the Hawaiian
Question.


WASHINGTON. De-. following is
President Cleveland's message read to
both houses of congress-:
To the Congress of the United States:
The constitutional duty which requires
the president from time to time to give to
congress information of the state of the
union and recommend to their considera-
ton such legislation as he shall judge
necessary, is fttingly entered upon by
commencing to the congress a careful
commepdation of the detailed statements
and we'll supported recommendations con-
tanned in the reports of departments who
are chiefly charged with the executive
work of the government. In an effort to
abfidge this communication as much as
- consistent with its purpose, shall sup
plement brief reference with the con-
tents of these departmental reports by the
mention of such executive business and
Incidents as are not embraced therein,
aud by such recommendations as appear
TO be st this particular time appropriate.
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High FIVe or lllells'I7 = III
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general ticket agent, Chicago, Rock
Island. and Pacific railway, Chicago. 10
cents In stamps. per pack for the slick
est cards you ever shufHed. For u
you viii receive free by express 10
packs.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-12
The wanderer-A Hoosier Pastel

The wanderer plodded on painfully.
The vagrant cat essaved to leap from
the she'd into a tree. The icy branches
refused a foothold. The vagrant cat
came to the glazed and frozen ground
with dull thud.
The wanderer plodded on painfully.
Afar, down the slippery, sleety al
lev, red-nosed bartender rolled out a
keg, slipped, fell down, recovered him
self, regained the keg, set it on end,
and went back to his den.
The wanderer plodded on painfully,
while his bleared and fishy eye lighted
with a CLEAN OF anticipation.
Four times eleven are forty-four, and
if hen and half lay an egg and half,
with prices up to AZ cents a dozen, who
can wrest from the Infinite the secret
of what she Chey) would do were
prices so centsP And the wanderer
plodded on painfully.
The silent snow drifted through the
motionless air, decorating, as with a
crown of purity, the head of the keg
whose spirit had so softly fled, ever
and anon alighting on the incandescent
nose of the weary wanderer, who plod-
ded on painfully.
Given time and the man, and space
may be annihilated. The wanderer
and the keg were now in conjunction.
The keg had not moved. The right
hand of the wanderer seized the keg.
His fingers and thumb made one, two,
three, four, five distinct impressions in
the snowy crown of the insensate OBJ
iect. His left hand came to the aid o1
his right. The number of finger.
prints Increased to six. Seven. Eight
Nine. Ten. But the keg did not
move. It had frozen to the ground
The wanderer plodded on painfully,
for thirst is immortal. uaGpolis
Journal.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-12
CARPEE 5
1t
AbSOL||T
COST.

We find we have much too large a
stock of Carpets to carry over. In or.
der to reduce it, we have decided to
make horizontal reduction that
will move them at once.
We are not prone to indulgence in
sensational head lines or extravagant
boasting, but " at this time and place"
positively assert that we shall place
lower prices on Carpets than they were
ever before sold for in Portage County
"a bona fide cost basis.
'There is reason in all things,n and
our reason for this sacrifice in price is
that we want the room for our Fall
stock.
Now is your opportunity. You will
scarcely have another such an one in
a life time to buy elegant Floor Cover,
ings untainted with profit to the seller,
1t will pay you to anticipate your
purchases in the line of Carpets.
We mention in particular our large
aud superb stock of Body and Tapes
try Brussels. The prices we have
marked on them will meet your ap-
provaI ,and cause you to willingly part
with your bottom dollar, if needs be,
in Carpet Investment. Just think
of it: An elegant Brussels Carpet at
but a trifle more cost than an ingram
Our Moquettes, Art Squares, Rugs,
Mattings, Oil Cloths and Linoleums
are all dumped in the cost hopper.
These prices necessitate strictly cash
sales. Respectfully,
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DETERMINED TO ASSERT HER RIGHTS.
But Her Method of Doing So Was De-
cided1y Unpleasant.

"When it comes right down to the
question of absolute equal rights be-
tween men and women," said one of
little group of world-movers dining at
an uptown hotel the other evening,
@there arise some curious complica-
tions. Equal rights, of course, imply
equal responsibilities, equal risks, equal
hardships.
81 witnessed one of the oldest and
perhaps most extreme cases of this
kind last summer at seaside resort.
At the table nearest mine in the dining
room of our hotel there sat man and
his wife who were spending the season
there, and with them the evening in
question were two or three acquaint-
ances.
"When my attention was attracted
to their conversation it was evidently
at its climax, for words were flying
hot and loud, the chief contestants
being the gentleman's wife and one of
the acquaintances. / do not know
what was or had been the ground of
their dispute, but that it was furious
and deep-seated one was too evident.
The lady especially was excited and
aggressive. She was known as a
.woman's rights woman reformer,
philanthropist,and independent gener-
ally.
"Her eyes were blazing, her cheeks
flaming, and she called down her
gentlemanly antagonist with vim un-
pardonable and-if it had been be-
tween two men-not to be wiped out
| by anything else than blood. The
husband had demonstrated several
times, but had been waved aside as
mere looker-on. At last, her words and
accusations becoming uncomfortable, the
gentleman sprang from his seat. and,
| losing his temper, threw down his
napkin in front of the lady, saying.
| Madam, you are woman and l can
neither fight nor insult you, but by the
eternal rights of mankind, if you have
a husband, father, brother, or any other
champion or henchman I call him to
account for this!'
"By this time, of course, the whole
room was interested in the affair, and
the proprietor of the hotel Indignantly
Inquired the cause of and excuse for
such an exhibition. Then the husband
rose to the occasion. Calmly taking
the gentleman's challenging napkin
from in front of his wife's plate, he
tossed it in her antagonists face and
said: Sir, am the lady's husband,
her father. brother, champion, and
henchman! l answer your charge, and
will settle this thing when, where, and
how you please-though, understand
me. fully agree with you in the issue
taken between you and utterly con-
denim my wife as wrong in her premises
and conclusions.
| The narrator nushed his chair hack
according to the N. Y. World, drained
his glass and, looking from one to an
other of his listeners, asked: "Now,
gentlemen, what are we going to do
when that order of things is inaugural
ed?"
And they groaned in chorus.