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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-28
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The Burden of His --latest Round
about Message to the People.
Order from Carlisle Directing that I'M
ported Goods in Bonded Warehouses
Be Admitted Under the New Law.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-At u o'clock
tonight the Mckinley tariff law, which
had been in operation since Oct. 80, 1890,
practically four years, died on the statute
books and the new Democratic tariff bill,
passed by the Fifty-third Congress- be-
came a law without the signature of Pres
ident Cleveland. The constitutional period
of ten days allowed the President to con-
slider the bill expired with the midnight
hour, and, according to the terms of the
Constitution, the President having failed
to return the bill to Congress with or with
out his approval. it became a law.
The placing of the bill upon the statute
books ended one of the longest and most
history of the government. 1t was practic-
ally year ago that the preparation of the
new tariff law was commenced. The ex-
traordinary session of Congress was called
Aug. Z, 1898, for the purpose of repeating
the Sherman silver purchasing law. Two
weeks later the ways and means commit
tee of the House, with Mr.. Wilson, of West
Virginia, as chairman, was appointed, and
almost Immediately the work of framing
the Democratic tariff reform measure be-
gan. Months were spent in it's prepara>
ton, and it was not reported until after
the holidays, during the regular session
beginning in December. For three weeks
it was debated in the House, passing that
body Jan. 20 by vote OF 2Oi to 24O. Seven
teen House Democrats voted against it.
The bill went TO the Senate, and after being
considered until March 20 .Sas reported
greatly changed from the House bill The
debate, which began in the Senate April 3
lasted until July 20, when the bill passed
by vote of 80 to 81 The crisis occurred
when the bill reached conference. On Aug
13 the House yielded and accepted the SEN
ate bill intoto. Two days afterwards, on
Wednesday. Aug. 10, it went to the Presi-
dent, and tonight, at the expiration of the
constitutional ten days Sundays not
counted), it became a law without Mr..
CleVeland'S approval.
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WANT HIS SCALP.
Financiers Disguised with Carlisle's s
Chickering's with the Sugar Trust.

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.--The story of Sec
retary Carlisle's visits to the offices of the
Sugar Trust has created a great deal of
talk, and every one Is outspoken against
the head of the Treasury Department for
his part i'm the tariff legislation. People call
to mind the depleted condition of the gold
reserve, the inefficient way the national
finances were managed in the time of
tariff agitation. and they are active in ex-
pressing their opinions of chickering's with
the nefarious monopoly for personal benefit
while the credit of the country daily
in danger. The outrageous condition of af-
fairs which has been brought to light by
the exposures of the infamous contract be-
tween a gigantic. unprincipled, monopo-
listic corporation and a national admins
tration, which had pledged itself on its
sacred honor to throw off forever the
grasping arms of trusts from the people,
has caused feeling of inexpressible dis
gust on all sides. When il becomes known
that man appointed 10 fill of the
most important places in the Presidents
Cabinet spends his time in apparently max
ing bargains with representatives of an
odiouS trust there arises the cry that the
chief executive should ask for his resig-
nation at once. The comment i'm financial
circles never has been favorable to the
present Secretary of the Treasury. The re-
markable incapacity he has SHOWN for
handling the money af airs of the Nation
has made him unpoI ular man with the
leading bankers here, and there is a strong
feeling that the national finances would be
far better off if the management of the
treasury were placed in other hands.
Many reports have come from Washington
recently that the President is much dissat-
isfied with Secretary Carlisle and that he
will force him TO retire from the Cabinet
In banking circles II is believed there is a
rupture between the President and the
Secretary, and that something satisfactory
to the New York bankers will soon be
done
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HenNN TrndinG in Stoch.

CHICAGO, Aug 2I.-The trading in whis-
ky stock to-day phenomenally heavy,
1880 shares changing hands during the
day.
The Herald will say tomorrow: mo one
in Chicago believed last night that dstill-
ers ever made a serious attempt to borrow
$5,000,000. The traders, who are now in 4
position to understand the various moves
made by those who were manipulating the
market, think the whole story of the big
loan was cooked up to give somebody a
chance to milk the street They say it is
absurd to suppose the loan could not have
been had on the securities offered. Ad-
vices from Peoria last night confirmed this
opinion and convinced traders that large
quantities of whisky had been taken from
bond at the old revenue for personal ac-
count, almost as much, in fact as the
distillers would have taken out them
selves had they got Mr.. Sage's money. The
revenue collections at Peoria yesterday
were 1921, ,69S, which broke all records
Money kept coming in all day from myS-
terious sources to be used in getting whisky
from bond. Orders we're received by the
company for 81, I75 worth of goods. 1t flied
what il pleased and let the rest go Ever
since the tariff bill passed whisky has been
taken from bond at the old tax rate in a
rather mysterious way. Now that il is all
houses have only 100000 gallons left on
which tax has not been paid. Why they
should be making such heroic Efforts to
raise $5.OC0O00 to take that out, when only
81 SO. 600 would be required, is sonnet ninS.
nobody but outsiders can explain. The total
collections at Peoria since the tariff bill
passed aggregate %,19,1lS. 1t is known
that nearly 100000 gallons of goods have
been taken out. most of IL during last week
and the supposition IS that several heavy
operators cornered that amount OF their
own responsibility.
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ANOTHER "MEssAGE.v
President Cleveland Relieves His
Mind Through MIR. Catchings

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-The President
to-day sent the following letter to Repre-
sentative II. G. Catchings, of Mississippi
who consented to its publication, in view
of its public character and Importance:
My Dear Sir-Since the conversation 1
had with you and Mr.. Clark of Alabama
a few days ago. in regard to my action
upon the tariff bill now before me, 1 have
given the subject further and most serious
consideration. The result is, 1 am more
settled than ever in the determination 10
allow the bill to become a law without my
signature.
when the formulation Of legislation,
which it was hoped would embody Demo-
cratic ideas of tariff reform, was lately
entered upon by the Congress nothing was
further from my anticipation than a result
which 1 could not promptly and enthusi-
astically indorse. 1t is, therefore, with a
feeling of the utmost disappointment that
I submit to a denial OF this privilege.
II do not claim to be better than the
masses of my party, nor do / wish to
avoid any responsibility which, on account
of the passage of this law, 1 ought to bear
as a member of the Democratic organiza-
ton. neither will 1 permit myself to be
separated from my party to such an ex-
tent as might be implied by my veto of
tariff legislation. which. though disappoint-
ing, is still chargeable to Democratic eff
fort But there are provisions in this bill
which are not in line with honest tariff re-
forms. and it contains inconsistencies and
crudities which ought not to appear i'm
tariff laws, or laws of any kind. Besides.
there were, you and L well know, incl
dents accompanying the passage of the
bill through Congress which made every
sincere reformer unhappy. while influences
surrounded it in its latter stages and in
terfered with it's final construction which
ought not to be recognized or tolerated in
Democratic tariff reform councils
And yet, Notwithstanding all its vicissi-
tudss and all the bad treatment II re-
ceived at the hands of pretended friends,
II presents a vast Improvement to existing
conditions 1t will certainly tighten many
tariff burdens that now rest heavily upon
the people. IL is not only barrier against
the return OF mad protection, but it fur
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GOODS IN BOND.
Carlisle Decides They May he Ad-
mitted Under the New Act.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-Secretary Car
Isle has decided that goods placed in
bonded warehouses under the Mckinley law
and made free of duty under the new tariff
act are entitled to free duty and need not be
exported and reimported in order to get the
benefits of the new act. This is of special
interest TO the wool trade, as a large
amount of wool is stored now in bonded
warehouses. In this, as in all other mooted
questions. the Secretary will follow the
intent OF Congress and let aggrieved par
ties apply TO the courts If they care to
contest on technical grounds. Although as
stated, il is Secretary Carlisle's purpose
that the intent of Congress shall be fol-
lowed. it is learned that TO all ques-
tions of error in punctuation Secretary
Carlisle will make no decisions or give any
instructions until after actual cases have
come before him on appeal from the decis,
ions of the board OF general appraisers as
to whether diamonds, seeds and certain
other articles are, by the terms OF the
bill, on the dutiabie or the free list. Col
structions hold them to be dutiabie in
order 10 protect themselves and importers
must go To law IL they contest these ruiz
The Secretary to-day sent the following
telegram u collectors at New York SAN
Francisco. Boston. Philadelphia, Baltimore
Wash:
You are instructed as. follows concern
ing the collection OF duties under the re-
cent legislation of Congress-:
"First-All articles heretofore subject TO
duty; but made free by the provisions OF
house on and after Aug. 2 1894. without
the payment OF duty.
..Second-An manufactured articles spe-
ciffcally or generally provided FOR in Sched-
ule II. which are composed wholly OF ma
terials other than wool or worsted. OF
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WAGON WHEAT u.s.,
ACME MILLING COMPANY,
352 West Washington street.
GORMAN'S HEALTH POOR.
Physicians Have Advised the Senator to
Take Trip to Europe.

BALTIMORE, Aug. Ex-senator Germans
physicians advise him TO leave for Europe
at the earliest possible day, not only for
the benefit OF the sea voyage, but for the
purpose of taking treatment at one of the
German springs. His health is de Jared
10 be in very precarious state. An in
innate friend Of the German family to-day
said: 1T is true that Senator Germans
family and friends have been greatly
alarmed at his health for several months
and his physicians have frequently advised
him that he must devote a long period
TO absolute rest and abstain from work
of all sorts, or else he would break down
Mrs. German has often begged him to give
up all work and so TO Europe or some
other place where he could be out of reach
of the politicians who always follow him
about from place TO place wherever he goes
as long as he remains in this country on a
line OF railway. The Senator left Wash
ington for Saratoga, yesterday, for rest.
IL he does not improve the whole family
Will probably go TO Europe. 1t is their in
tentton, at all events to go to Europe in
the spring after the short session of Con-
gress is over, and remain there all next
summer. If Congress had adjourned earlier
this summer they would have gone abroad,
the short session begins in December. The
fact is, Senator German has worn himself
out by hard work, and IL he does not stop
he will not last long He has been told this
often, and IL is only his iron will that has
kept him up for months
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NERTUALLY KILLED.
Reciprocity Treaties of No Avail
Under the New Tnrin Law.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-Section II of
the new tariff law repeals Section Of the
Mckinley act, under which the reciprocity
treaties were drawn, with the proviso that
nothing herein contained shall be held
to abrogate or in any way affect such
reciprocal commercial arrangements as
have been heretofore made and now exist
between the United States and foreign
countries, except where such arrangements
are inconsistent with the provisions OF this
act" 1t is apprehended that the exception
noted Will be much more general than the
rule, for ii is expected that, nOtwithstand-
ing the declaration of the proviso, the ef
feet OF the new tariff law viii be TO tumble
10 the ground the whole fabric OF reciproc>
ity treaties reared by Mr.. Blaine. The new
act affects the rates of duties in every one
favorably TO the foreign nations party to
them, and already suggestions have
reached the State Department from the for
eign governments interested TO the
nullify the treaties, for it cannot
be presumed that they will permit the
United States to continue the enjoyment
of eXclusivei privileges in the matter of free
imports and low duties after the conces-
cionS made by the United States TO secure
those privileges have been withdrawn, as
tariff act The subject is one which will
call for a construction by the Treasury
Department, but the opinion among diplo-
mates is that the treaties are practically
repealed by the provisions of the new tariIf
law.
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EVENING RECEPTION.
Welcome Address by Vice President
stevenson.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-Convention
Hall, the largest assembly hall n Wash
ington, was brilliant with banners and the
evening costumes of hundreds Of ladies
during the reception given in the evening
to the Supreme Lodge by the city and
commissioners. Just as the sc2rlet-coated
national Marine Band struck up march
''The Great Republlc''-compOsed for the
occasion by it's leader. Professor Fanci-
ulll, Vice-presidcnt Stevenson walked down
the aisle, escorted by Mrs. Richard Good
hart, and followed by the officers of the
Supreme Lodge and members OF the COM
pany, who took seats upon the stage.
Chairman Goodhart introduced John w.
Ross Commissioner of the District OF Co
lumbla, whose remaks were In harmony
with the spirit OF the occasion. dwelling
upon the establishment OF the order in
Washington Mr.. Ross presented Vice
president Stevenson. VINO said:
THE pleasing duty has been assigned me
OF extending TO the representatives or the
order of Knights Of Pythas welcome 10
the nations capital. / may be pardoned
for OBTAINING you for moment before tnls
formal welcome is extended. Your commit
tee did we'll in selecting the city OF Wash
ington as the place for this great convo-
cation. In this selection you have honored
yourselves as we'll as the great city IN
which you are assembled. This is no orrii-
nary gathering. IL is literally the coming
together Of honored representatives OF a
great brotherhood from every State and
section of the American Union. IL is. in
deed. an honor 10 any city TO claim as It's
guests the knightlest representatives OF an
order whose membership falls little short
of half a million; whose living faith is the
beautiful legend Of Damon and Pythias.
and whose shbboleth is friendship. benev-
oience and charity and the greatest Of
these Is charity.
'.As il is not my good fortune TO be
member OF this great fraternity, i cannot
know TO whom future ages Will DO honor
as its founders, but that he 'buildei wiser
than he knew is evidenced by the fact
that what our eyes now behold is the
growth of less than a third OF a century.
Il trust / divulge no secrets which would
bring upon my poor head the dread penalty
when | say that ] have heard that each
regular assemblage OF the Knights OF Pyth-
las the official inquiry Is made. does any
one know of a sick brother. or OF a broth.
er's family in distress% III this be true.
then even the wayfaring man may know
whence came the inspiration that formu.
lated the ritual and founded the order.
cannot but believe that ia Illustrating IL
deeds the sublime tenetS OF your brother
your inspiration is that OF the new COM
mandment that ye love one another Is IL
too much TO say that truly this is 'Relig-
ion-religion in action%
Il repeat you did we'll 10 select for your
biennial convocatiOn the Nations capital,
the city that bears the honored name OF the
Father of His Country Coming from and
representing every State. IL is meet that
your assembling be at the political center
OF this great Nation. IL boots not thai
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LEAVES ROOM FOR FRAUD.
The Section Making Alcohol Used in
the Arts Free of Tax.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-There seems to
be serious doubts entertained as to whether
or not the Treasury officials will be able to
carry into effect the section of the new
tariff bill making alcohol used in the arts
free of internal revenue tax. Section 81 of
the act provides that any manufacturer
finding it necessary to use alcohol in the
arts, or in any medicinal or other like COM
pound, may the same under regulations
TO be prescribed by the Secretary of the
Treasury, and satisfying the internal
revenue collector for the district wherein
he resides or carries on business that he
has complied with such regulations and has
used such alcohol therein, and exhibiting
and delivering up the stamps which show
that tax has been placed thereon, shall
be entitled TO receive from the treasury q
rebate of the tax so paid. There are ap-
proXimately 100000 druggists in the United
States who use alcohol to some extent in
the manufacture of compounds of various
kinds, and this number. it is believed,
would be increased from 80 TO 100 per cent
under liberal application Of this provision
of the act While the law provides that
manufacturers may use alcohol free of tax
under regulations prescribed by the Secre-
tary, no appropriation is made to carry the
provision into effect, and it is argued that
il would require a small army of revenue
agents TO prevent frauds upon the govern
ment and the loss of millions of revenue
to it from the operations of unscrupulous
persons. Under these circumstances, 1T is
believed that the Secretary will find 1t
practically impossible to enforce the law,
and will, therefore, refrain from isEuing
anV regulations on the subject, at least un-
til Congress. which reassembles in Decem-
ber, shall make sufficient appropriations for
the purpose The suggestion that the Sec
to limit the benefits of the act TO a very
few manufacturers who could be looked
after has been put aside as unfair TO the
thousands ot small dealers and in violation
of the spirit OF the act.
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which some one material other than wool
or worSted is the component part or chief
value, will be admitted on and after Aug.
Is, 1894, at the rate of duty prescribed in
the new act; all other manufactured arti-
oles specifically or generally provided for In
uary, 1895. to pay the rates of duty i'm
posed thereon by the act entitled An act
imports, and for other purposes approved
Oct. l, 1890
''Third-Coffee and tea, and hides and
skins, raw or uncured. whether dry, Salted
or picked, will be admitted free OF duty
on and after the twenty-eight day OF Au-
gust, 1894, and treasury circular l29lO,
dated March "a, 1892, issued in accordance
with a proclamation of the
President of the United States,
collection of duties upon certain articles,
being the products Of or exported from
revoked
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LEFT IN THE LURCH
WHISKY TRUST FAILED TO SECURE
ALOAN OF S5,OOO,OOO,
And Millions of Gallons of Its Product
Must Therefore Pay the Extra
Revenue Tax of 20 Cents.

PEORIA. ILL.,, Aug. 27.-The Whisky
Trust failed to secure it's expected loan of
s5.OO0OO0. and as a consequence a great
deal of its product will have TO pay the
additional tax imposed by the tariff law.
1t received only S1,17OooO to-day with which
to pay more than five million in taxes.
The revenue office closed promptly at 4
o'clock and the total collections were but
$927, ,69S, where millions had been looked
for. OF this amount the Great Western
contributed $670,000. The total collections
here since the passage of the law have
been 8, 49, us, leaving in the Peoria ware
houses about 2,SOOOOO gallons on which the
tax was not paid The trust did not pay
tax any goods at Pekin to-day and has
about 100000 gallons in bond there. The
bonded warehouses which were held by the
Illinois Trust and Savings Bank officials
fo= two days were to-day released when
it was certain the negotiations had fallen
there. Vice President Beggs had nothing
to say regarding to-day's events.
Got No Money at New York.
NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-Excitement for
Wall street was furnished to-day by the
efforts of the Whisky Trust managers to
beg or borrow enough cash to pay the 90
cent tax on the whisky now in bond before
the tax is raised to S11O a gallon, as
it will be after midnight tonight.
Early in the day the Wormsers. brokers
Of the trust, were seen going into the
office Of Russell Sage There was a long
talk, and after it over Mr. Sage would
only say then that negotiations were still
pending. This is the only reply he has
made to all whisky queries for the last
week. Mr.. Wormser would say nothing and
President Greenhut, of the trust, said the
money had not been raised. There were
elaborate explanations, but through the
rumcr agencies, explaining how the cash
could be deposited in the subtreasury here
and certificate of depost wired on
TO the collector of internal revenue ir Pc
oria to be accepted by him casn and
the whisky released. This would be a
Secretary of the Treasury il might be ac-
cepted. When the subtreasury closed no
cash had been received, nor was any no.
tice giver 10 the officials to be on the
lookout for it,
1t was understood that Mr. Sage was will
ing to make the loan his own terms,
which included the personal Endorsement
OF every Whisky Trust director on the pa
per, covering the lien on the whisky TO be
liberated by tax payment. There was also
a demand for bonus payment for the ac>
commOdation. The objection came from the
refusal OF Nelson Morris to put his very re-
Sponsible name on the paper 1t was re-
ported that the City Bank and the Bank
mediate transfer of the cash in notes or
large denomination soon rs Mr.. Sage
gave the signal. So far as New York was
concerned the DAY ended with direct asser-
Western money vaults. The assertions
were not proven.
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Fast Time from China

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-The steamer Mon
mouthshire arrived to-day from Japan and
China ports after remarkably quick pas
sage. This steamer is one of the fastest
i'm the China trade. Owing to the plague
at Hong Kong she did not call at that
port but at Annoy she took on board 4
full cargo, the new seasons tea, in al
some $500 tons, and sailed for this port
via Suez canal. Fine weather was expert
enced throughout the voyage. The run
from Annoy TO this port was made in forty
one days. a remarkably QUICK passage.
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Charged with Forgery.

DETROIT. Aug. 27.-S. NJ. Hobbs. who
has been under arrest here for some time
on a charge OF attempting TO secure money
under false pretenseS, was identified to-
day by one OF his bondsmen as A. NJ Van
Auken. who is wanted at Quincy. ILL.,, for
$4,000 forgery. The prisoner denied the
identification. but will return TO Quincy
without rsouisitiou paperl
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LabOred Attempt to Justify Himself in
the Eyes of His Party for Refusing
to Approve the Measure.
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CINCINNATI. O., Aug. 27.--Cincinnati
banks have loaned $250o.coo TO take whisky
out Of lend in this and adjacent districts.
About $4,000 Of this went 10 the Whisky
Trust.