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DEMOCRATIC PURPOSES.
ReasonaDie Rcform Proposed by the vii.
sun ELL

Reas"nabie Hcform Proposed by the Wit
son Bill
Inc nrst decisive step tow ards the
performance OF the pledge given the
people OF TINS country at Chicago last
June has been taken by the formn'n'
non OF a revenue tariff bill by the
ways and means committee OF the houso
OF representatives The measure haf
been presented IN It's entirety aud eveh
casuai reviewof us provisions cnapse
the puoiic 70 see that u approaene7
more nearly 10 revenue uasis tnN,
any measure winch mas neeh presenter
10 congress oy tue party III contro' iof
the iast thirtyyears
IL Is measure which emoodies .
declaration OF denocratc tarin primer.
pies ~ does not prov'oe unjust
strie,ions upon trade ltdoes no. isvot
one industry az 'he expense OF announcer,
Juaic'ous ana wen aeSeioPea
measure Oh .arin REFORM "nicn VIII
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manner

1T is difficult for the average Brit
ton TO maintain a wcll-bred silence and
suppress surprise when Indian corn lie
mentioned as human food. An Amer.
lean, being in Great Britain long ago.
happened to speak of corn as table
vegetable, when an Englishman turned
to him and said; "Whatl eat corn like
IA horse?" The same American twenty
five years later made like reference
10 an English clergyman living in the
United States. and learned that lapse
If time had nc. instructed the British
mind, for the .clergyman's reply
was: why, that's what We feed pigi
on In England"
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WASHINGTON, Dec, ~. Several mem
bers Of congress have applied to the
secretary of war for the detail Of array
officers TO teach military tactics in high
schools of large cities, and they believe
their request will be granted. Score
tary Lamont in his annual report rec.
commended that such details should be
made. At present they are detailed TO
state universities only, II it is found
that there is authority for the details
to municipal as well as state edGca-
tional institutions, Ciucinna'iwi.l have
an officer from the barracks across HE
s!yer IN Kentucky. ,
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dits---lhe Express Car aud the Pass.n.
gers Robbed uf a Large AmoGut.
AUSTIN, Tex, Dec IL - Monday
morning at 1880 o'clock as the north.
bound International II Great Northern
express train was passing Duval, n
small station miles north of here. IL
was sidc-traclicd and robbed by a gang
OF seven train robbers.
As the train slowed up for the sta.
tion the engineer saw man standing
a. Che switch board. hut before he
could stop his train he had run onto
the siding. The headlight was shot
out and brakeman who came run.
ming up from the rear of the train had
n lantern shot out Of his hand
In the meantime Il perfect fusilladc
was kept up by the robbers shooting
up and down the train, SO no one dared
to venture out.
The express car was the first object
OF attack, the robbers securing pack
age containing $500.
A passenger coach WAS next attacked.
and ns'afobbet No ench -sfsor kcPs s>ss
passengers covered. another went
tuIpuEh tHt cur, TAKING cNtfy ihihB he
could get He hdd a large sack hang
ing over his shoulders, into which he
dumped watches, jewelry and money.
As he entered the car he laid the ex-
press package containing 5000 down on
a seat, and before he had finished the
passenger coaches the upi oar became 50
great that he jumped of the other end
81 the train without coming back for
the package or molesting the passen.
gers IN the sleeper at the rear.
The fireman was the only person in
jurcd, lac receiving flesh wound in the
arm.
The amount taken from the passen.
gers is very large, though the exact
amount is unknown. Officers left here
for the scene OF the robbery with blood
hOuut =
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The Pres ident Thanks senator Mills.

WARRINGTON, Dec IL. - Monday
President Cleveland sent the following
note to senator Mills. OF Texas
MY Dear Seuator-i just finished
reading your speech on the Hawaiian
resolution, and although it is now mid
night, must, before go to bed, thank
you for it. II is manly and sincere
assertion, with truly American senti'
ments, and deals with national honor
conscience and love of justice in way
that will certainly find response in the
depths of every truly American heart
Yours very truly (signcd),
"GRoVER CLEVELAND"
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Evicted Tenants Home.

Rcardon and his wife Mary, an I'D
couple recently evicted from tbair
home, have rcco found making large
hogsheads their place OF habitation,
they sleeping in IA big caslS since carly
in October, with some planking over
bead to protect them from the recent
wintry weather. There was some
straw in the bottom of the cask, bu, no
bedclothes Reardon has long since
turned the three-score points. lack
which they used in the oIpa air ls
cooking,
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Tnr daughter OF the late Prof Win
schcid, the famous German authority
On Roman law, has been graduated
from the University Of Heidelberg with
the degree Of Pm. II, Fraulein VIM
schcid Is the first woman TO he ad.
mittcd 10 the old scat OF learning with
the privilege Of taking her degree.
The university will soon be thrown
open To women, il is thought.
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MINISTER in isverhill. Mass has
gotten himself into trouble over his
efforts TO cNtcrminatc "a skunk lie
caught the animal, and in attempting
to sufIocate IL burned H. The ;, T. G.
A. prosecuted him. and after he had
pleaded guilty he was fined fifteen
dollars. Now the people are dividing
ciety and the Judge
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BIG ROBBERY
BEING Investigated At the south Beud
Ind. Post Dricr.

TnU.s T0Nf pHiTTs
SouTH BrNn, Ind, Dec. - Pos, OF.
flee inspectors are here investigating
the recent robbery Of the mails, in
which several prominent local business
houses have been the losers
The Travelling Mems association has
been the heaviest loser, IL being esti.
mated that 200 OF its letters contain.
ing cash and checks have been stolen
in the local post Office
Postmaster Elmer Crockett says that
he is totally unable 10 account for the
robbery, and is lending the inspectors
every aid in his power 10 catch the Of
fender
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TnE FIRST governor Of California,
Peter " burnett, celebrated his eighty.
siAth birthday recently at his homo in
san Francisco lie went "a san Fran.
cisco several years before the gold fever
broke out, when Fan Francis was a
little town of 1909 inhabitants, and
soon after became judge OF the terri.
torial supreme court
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Az electric tower Of light will he a
feature Of the California Midwintcr
exposition, To open January l. The
tower, while not being extraordinary
high. will afford "a magnificent view of
san Francisco, the bay, the Golden
Gate and the surrounding country IL
will toe illuminated 10y about Q, 900 in-
candcsccn, lamps Fifty arc lights and
aeNcral srarch lightN
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JAMES SMITH. who died recently at
Fairmount, Ncb, had an interesting
military life lie was IA cabin boy in
the English navy, enlisted In the Brit
ish army and served in the Crimcan
war, taking part in the storming Of tho
strong fortresses at Sebastopol, the
Hcdan and Malakoff. lie also partici-
pated in subduing the Sepoy rebellion
in India, and was at the siege and
storming OF Lucknow and Cawnpore.
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How rur mind can he made 10 vcpe-
tate is shown by the declaration
ascrthrd 60 the president Of the New
York NcgctariauS at the meeting ui
the society the other evening" II
would not take tcaspoouiul Of beef
tea 10 save INV life. nor would give II
Ia save the life Of any one, no matter
how dearly loved them"
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IT Is generally supposed that tho
brooklyn bridge has the longest single
span a. 500 fcetl In the world There
are several much longer. two in tho
bridge over the Firth OF Forth are each
1. 200 In length. and that over the ENus
has a span Of 5000 feet The propo ,ed
ilobolscn will have single span OF
- s.u f,.t
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rursrnrsr ". u. n.mnn. OF Chicago

pHPsfpFNr ". u. lIAHrER. Of Chicago
university, IL ~ deliver the address at
the dedication Of the new library build
ing Of Colorado college, Colorado
Springs In January, The event will
b" Of great importance TO the higher
education in the west The structure
is the XII, 81 Hon. " L Cohurn, ~
Newton, Mass, aud Is Of great agri-
rnltnrnl henntN-
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Mr.. lhurston Not SURPRISED.

OMAHA, Neb,, Dec. IL Minis;ei
Thurston, Of Hawaii, passed througl
Omaha. lie was shown the dispa,ef
from Auckland, and did not appear
surprised by the news contained there
N The provisional government ear
not bc overthrown except by fortc,
said Mr. Thurston, and the announce
mcnt that force will he necessary e
keep the queen on the thrown should
She be restored is correct"
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70 Rcprcss Anarchy.

MADRID, Dec l2,--At cabinet coun
ell il was resolved to take immediat.
action looking To an internationa
agreement to repress. anarchy. Order
were given that the military aud pc
lice patrols in Barcelona he increased
for the purpose Of clearing out anarch
lists and revomtionists of all kinds
whether actors or theorists
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a Danpcrous plr.

NEw YORK, Dec. ll.-.A bag Of coffee
received by John oDonahue & Sons
from Mexico was found on Icing
opened to contain a big lump of dyna'
mite with fuse and four percussion
'aps attached to it, Tho evident in
tention was to blow up the steamship
by which the shipment ,ygs made.
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pscIri y uN-AMtaloAN.
Tn. ns-a ! .elsa cs.,.y.a ia IN.

The Huan sp''sa' Conveyed in the
'"' ooe, ,s'
There 'n'Te 10 'hs doctrine OF
protection apelple 'hatls not re-
pelient "a principles upon which
the Amer republic was founded.
We are ns 'n,s 'hat the country Is
IN conan w away with protec-.
ton uo~ ''anees nave Piaceu
her whefv not II All the world
was orRc on 'ae same republican
h'ssis q ga we would probably
40 witnP r'a'hiy we could with
other oooPeraton. ave are
heid ov oesree OF projection
oeesue% 'n"ot get away IN DAY
from when hations less en-
'ightene 'p ourselves IN their form
oi gore3 ~ nave nxed upon tne
wotiuh < p"t we noid 70
pro'ecsi ,nS point oil. view solely
~ ma eSYsQency, NOT at all as
one OK PEE ~ q principle ~ Is
re 2ngne evofythiuR american.
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Victory OF Mexican Rcyolutionist.

FL PAso, Tex, Dec. 10 A Mexican,
who arrived here Monday morning
from the interior, brings rumor that
federal troops and revolutionists have
fought battle near Custhuirioche, 1OC
miles west of Chihuahua, and that the
federal soldiers were routed. This ru,
NOR was received Sunday from insurg.
ent sources, but no attention was paid
to IL until this seeming confirmation.
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Regulating steam Vessels,

WASHINGTON, Dec. l2.-Nr. Mallory
ID, fla, from the committee on com
merce, reported a bill in the house
Monday requiring steam vessels OF
LOCO tons or more to have one engineer
and helper on duty while under way,
and all steam vessels under steam for
more than ten hours to carry licensed
nnninnnrs- PISSED.
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Enforcing the Oleo Law

NEw YORK, Dec 9-Ihe war of the
New York mercantile exchange against
the illegal, sale OF olconargarine con.
tinues 10 wage without mercy, During
the past two months nearly u hundred
cases have been successfully prosecute,
and cug half that lumber arc still
awaiting judicial termination,
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TnrRE is at present every prospect Of
an exceptionally heavy sugar crop in
Louisiana Excellent yields are re-
ported in every sugar district in the
state, and unless some disaster oc.
ours the total yield will bc between
Doc, 900. 900 or 600. O0O, 900 pounds
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A MIMI NlisIakc-

DEFIANCE, O., Dec. ls.-Miss Bertha
Rcpoyie died at Eyansport from the
effects of arsanical poisoning. Tn,
drug was administered 10 her by hei
sister Grace, aged 20, through mistake
for quinine Grace is Frustrated with
grief, and her mothers life is de.
SPARED of
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ACCORDING TO the Philadelphia Rec
ord, Clarence ). Bcment, of that city,
has collection OF minerals which Is
second TO only one in the world, that Of
the British museum. II is estimated to
he worth fully half million dollars
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GOV. White May he Imncachcd.

DENVER, Col, Dec. The News
says that IL Gov. Waite calls an extra
session of the Legislature 70 forward his
silver scheme Impeachment proceedings
will he begun. The governors actions
m the penitcntiary mudlc would fur
nish the ground.
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lr Is no uncommon sight To see n
portly man chasing hoop round and
round the ring at the modern gymna.
sium II is the latest prescription by
's]crtcrz fu<y 't>vss>~ ~Ats~>s- ~she xsals af-
fering from too much flesh and want to
rednce their weight
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GAINESVILLE, Tenn, Dee IL. Mon.
lay the clothing of Agnes Kirby
,lught fire from CRATE, The flames
eawrapped her horribly burning he,
body from the waist to her head, II i;
thought she viii die. Her mother wac
also burned badly.
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TuE queen OF Denmark, in her sew.
'enty-siNth year, is one Of the finest
harpists in the world. a thoroughly
accomplished musician, she assists in
trios Of which the other two parts are
taken by professionals of high stand.
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Price of Subscription, SI.OO

All the Jews Of Jerusalem are to 10
united in one congregation. Hitherto
they have been divided into three sec
tions, spanish, n German and n com.
pany Of poor Jews, supported by con.
tributions from abroad.
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The Vice President in Georgia

AUGUSTA, Ca, Dec l2.-Vice Presi
dent Stevenson, Secretary lloke Smitl
and Secretary Herbert, accompanied
10y several congressman, arrived Mon
day to attend the Augusta exposi
tipn
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CHATS is the pulveri1sd rock from
which the lead ore has been extracted
IN the dressing or concentrating process
In bulk 10 is more than ten times great.
or than the dressed mineral conn
pany has bccn organized 90 transport
chats" from the - Francois county
tMo lead mines and use II Ia connec.
tiou with crushed granite In paving ST.
I.gul.
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Only Onc.LeggcJ. Rut Wicked

CHlCAGo, Dee ll,--Thomas Howard,
one.lcggcd man, smashed five large
plate-glass windows worth $1,000 in
Strauss & Co.'S furniture store, at No
IS West Madison street, because, he
said, "the rich were eating turkey and
the poor were eating crow
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Moar SroIds Tho President.

WAsuNGToN, Dee 10 Senator lloar,
in the senate Monday, scolded the
president severely, and introduced u
resolution, aaking numerous questions,
in regard to the Hawaiian matter, to
which he desires specific answers
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Southern Ohio PouI,ry show.

WASHINGTON, C. H., O., Dec. The
Southern Ohio Poultry association Ia
arranging an unusually attractive ex'
hioillor t. take place here pecembe'
~ Ia p3
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SAN FEAN,rso, Ca, ...' I-Charlcs
Robert rhornc. the VI. g.n actor. il
DYING AZ his home in IT, city. lie Is ST.
years 10 g. and tie ia.hcro Of Charlie,
Thcrar Nho lied about rn years Ego
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DISTURBANCE OF INDUSTRY.
Unavoidable consequences of the Change
Ola had system.

OF u bau SNbtems
When the tariff changes come to be
announced a great hue and cry is GER
tain to be aised by the high protec-
tionists about their destructiveness.
We shall ue I'D that all manufactur-
ing industries will go TO rack and ruin,
and that deadly blows are being dealt
to American capital and labor. Not
only will there be this frothy talk, of
hich we have had superabundance
for twenty years or more, but among
producers and manufacturers them
selves there will doubtless be an I'M
easy sense OF new and trying conditions
to come. The truth is that the great
mass of manufactures have been car
ried on inside of a wafl so high that
they have not been able to see what
was going ON On the other side. lmporta-
tions have ceased, domestic manufac-
lures have bad sole control of the field,
and what foreign makers could do If
they had a chance nobody knew. Es-
pecially in textile industries the OPP
portunity for a real comparison of
prices and qualities in many grades of
goods has not existed at all. Those
who have looked carefully into the
situation arc certain that the great
mass of American textile industries
will hold their own without difficulty
in face of a more serious reduction of
duties than congress is likely to enact
But the Continual preaching about
pauper lasor and the disadvantages of
the American manufacturer has pro
duced n naltlral feeling of timidity and
uncertainty among business men who
have attended to their own affairs and
have had no time 10 concern themselves
with foreign competitors.
The reform of the tariff, to be real,
must at best be somewhat uusettling.
4 chang from the very worst tariff
system the very best would mean
some arrangement of industry and
would imyitably bring trying period
of TRANSITION. The real and moderate
changes which we are likely TO see
must cagsa some read ustment II they
are TO be of any benefit to the COM
munity q, all; but we may prepare our.
selves fw great eXaggcratious OF their
disturbjog effects and may comfort
ourselves with the assurance that
when they are completed couapScs
and brcaA'downs in manufacturing in
dustrics VIII be few, il any. Harper
Weekly
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-An5ng the many curious rumors
which are BEING circulated concerning
Secrctarr Gresham ancnt the Hawaiian
affair the most astonishing is that he is
actualcd in defining the national poll
CIV, solely by his hatred of ex- President
Harrisoa This is partisan excuse OF
the poorest kind Those who are ac-
uuaintrl With any part Of Judge
GRESHAM, public career know that Of
all mcu nc is the least liable to in
fiucncc q This character The raUub-
licau PSF, Is now seeking 60 Doe re
vengcu u'n sae secretary Of state for
ms acus m the campaign of l>y---
ALBANY A'-us
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---Cnng from party shat has
,inllrrrlt nf tariff not less than score
If time vi I'M he thirty odd vca,- ~
Is rNi,uucn the protest against tuiH
timer gal THIS timc pIr.a,,- rpav-
what % .It npturc uf uorrmvut,a as.
,Irsacy lI'st,u Herald
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HELD UP.

Train Ia Texas boarded By Bold ban.
dits-'-Ihe Express Car aud the Passen-
gers Robbed ct y Large Amornt.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-17
THE PANAMA CANAL HERE.

The examination of Mr.. Jesse Selig-
man in regard TO the Panama Canal
operations in this country has failed to
disclose, any reason for positive con-
demnation of the action Of the banking
houses connected with the scheme in
this country, but the evidence adds ad-
ditional interest to the case as showing
on how gigantic scale this swindling
company worked.
That Drexel, Morgan & Company, j.
q w. Seligman and Winslow, Lanier
g. Company shonld have entered into a
plan to market the securities of any
company that appeared to them good is
not surprising, but it is strange that
they should have accepted $4,000 a
year each for eight years for their SER
vices and influence, and that up
to time when it was appar-
doomed to failure. From the fact
that they indirectly were acquainted
with the purchase of supplies for the COM
pany costing $4,000, 900, and We're
directly acquainted with the technical
difficulties of the company in securing
the control Of the Panama Railroad Com
pany, they must have long foreseen the
collapse of the enterprise.
There may be nothing culpable in such
transactions. They are customary in
speculative lines of business, but con-
servative people will scarcely lend their
unqualified approval to dealings such as
these appear to have been.