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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-11
EFFECT OF THE NEW TARIFF
Prices Of Many NeCGSSaTieS to Be
Lower.
Better Goods for Less Money-Some
Benefits to Be Gained - Views of
Representative Merchants.

According to the statements of many
representative merchants of this city,
there is about to come to this country, if
indeed it has not already arrived, as a re
suit of the new tariff act, an era of good
things at cheaper prices; better things to
eat, to drink to smoke to wear, to use,
for less money than formerly obtainable.
The humblest workman will, it is af-
firmed, be able to reappear in woollen
clothes very soon, casting aside the
shoddy garments which the Mckinley
act compelled him to buy by forcing the
price of woollen garments beyond his
reach This is the opinion generally cur
rent among merchants in the woollen
trade.
Merchants are not devoting much time
at present TO discussing prices The
present Immediately concers them, and
the main thing is that the tariff question
howe er unsatisfactory TO some, is for a
time settled, and that revival Of bust
ness has begun; the prices of the fall
trade are now fixed more or less, and
those Of of the future, being regulated by
the supply and demand of the cOmmOdi-
ties, only foreseen III a very general way,
are not now being seriously studied IL
is the general belief of merchants that
while business will be much better this
fail than last the full effects of the new
conditions will not be felt before next
spring They compare the present bust
ness situation to q limb with wound
Just closed and stu healing
AS to prices Of commodities affected by
the new tarin, the general belief is that
they Will remain as they are for a time;
ana they are now extremely low. Not a
few predict a rise, however. Present
prices were made low, others maintain.
by the depression and they will be kept
down by the decreased tariff rates. al
though the demand for commodities and
merchandise will greatly increase, and
the supply is greatly diminished because
of the depleted stocks Of manufacturers
and merchants, to replete which active
operations will be Immediately begun
bringing work TO many who have been
idle because Of the hard times In
dry goods the new tariff will affect
the price OF many articles The great
est decrease IN price, the mer-
chants declare, will be seen in all kinds
of wOollen goods. WOollen dress goods
French and German especially, will be
found TO have fallen some % per cent.
that is, goods heretofore costing IS cents
a yard Will be bought for 80 cents yard
There Will be prOportionatc reductions in
the prices Of other goods OF which wool is
an ingredient wholly or i'm part I'm gloves
there Will be a Slight reduction, about 3
per cent, that being the amount the new
act allows in the way of reduction Here
as with so many articles, the specific duty
has been removed, leaving but the ad va
loren. which pleases the merchants. the
single rate permitting what was quiteim-
possible before, % standard of value TO be
established The duty ia silks has been low.
cred a small account, ana the immediate
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-11

CastoTia cures Collie, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, Eructation,
Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes di-
gestiOn,
Without injurious medication.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-11
Shocking Scandal in Infant Burial,

1t is well known that infant mortality
in the east end of London has always been
heavy, but the disclosure Of how the dead
of very poor families in that section are
disposed Of has brought TO light a shock.
ing scandal. The coroner brought out the
fact at an inquest on Thursday that many
poor people sent the bodies of their chill
dren TO undertakers with s. for the ex-
pense Of burial. No funerals were held,
and the disposition of the remains de-
pended on the good faith Of che under
taker One undertaken admitted that il
was the custom 20 allow bodies TO accu-
mulate for weeks and then give them a
wholesale burial in a common grave
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-11

Another railroad event Of the year was
the completion Of the consolidation OF the
Plant lines into the Plant system with
general offices at savannah The audit
ing Offices of the whole system were only
recently consolidated at Savannah. The
Plant system has been by no means idle
during the year. Additional railroad
lines have been built through the phos-
plate territory in West Florida and the
facilities of the Plant system for reach
ing the phosphate at the mines and trans
porting il TO any part of the country prob
ably surpass those of any line in the coun-
try. Another valuable addition on a
small scale was made this year by the
Plant system in the building of the Able
vile Southern railroad from point on
the Alabama Midland railroad to Able
vile. the county seat Of Henry county,
Alabama, one of the largest and richest
counties Of that state and practically IN
touched by railroads until the building Of
the Abbeville Southern.
President Plant retains all of his old
vigor and his interest in the upbuilding
and development of his immense rail-
road system IN this section and the coun-
try through which it runs is undimin-
ished AS developer of new territory,
Mr. Plant holds position unequaled by
any railroad magnate in the entire cOun-
try What Florida would have been to-
day without Mr.. Plant is hard TO mag
inc
THE SYSTEMS SOUTH OF HERE.
The development Of a great railroad
system on the east coast Of Florida by
Mr.. tlagler is going forward rapidly and
Will naturally result IN great increase
OF trahc 70 the Plant lines and an in
creased business for savannah as we'll
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-11

Hoax-why do you call that trolley car
conductor 'TimeN
Joax Because he waits for no an-l'hila-
delphia Record.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-11
MEDICAL.
for infants and Children.

''Castoria isso well adapted to children that
] recommend it as superior y any prescription
known to me" II A. ARCHER, N. D.
i'll So. oxford ST., Brooklyn, n y
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-09
HOW LENGTHEN A SHIP.
The Gunboat Machias Soon to be Cut in
Two and the Two Ends Showed Apart.

The gunboat Machias, now lying at
the Brooklyn navy yard, just beyond the
dry dock in which the monitor Terror
rests upon the ways, presents very un-
shipshape appearance. her spars are
ont. the wide-mouthed ventilators are
off. and many pairs of boat davits have
been removed. The only thing of promi-
nence that breaks the sweep OF her bull
wark line is the tall yellow funnel, land
four men were hammering at the top of
that Yesterday. A score OF men were
busy ripping up the last partitions oil her
wooden decking, and others were en-
gagged in further dismantling her. The
reason for all this is that on the recon-
lnendation of the Stability Board, OF
which Admiral Walker is President, the
Machlas is to be cut in two amldshlps
and heightened fourteen feet to increase
her stability. The gunboat went out
of commission Saturday, and it is expect
ed she will be placed in dry dock IN
about two weeks Then the process OF
dividing her will be begun. Her keel
does not project, and as she settles III
the dock the keel will rest on series OF
followed blocks ARRANGED to slide in
we'll creased channel. The blocking up,
hanking the keel on 10th sides, Will
also be creased to allow lor movement.
Then the mechanics will begin by un-
boiling the upper plates that meet JUST
abaft the midship sponsors. The lines
of joining of the plates OF ship present
very much the appe arance OF those OF
the bricks in brick wall, and IN I'M
boiling the platesssot the gunboat the line
of separation will follow the most con
venient joints of the plates. None of the
plates will be cut. When she has been
divided from bulwarks to keel ny
draulic jack will push one section from
channels keeping the movement IN a
straight line All that will then remain
to be done will be the placing in position
of seven frames or ribs two feet apart
and the boiling on of new 14-foot plates.
These frames, plates, angles deck beams
| and other bits of iron work are now
| being made in Pittsburgh, and they will
| By June it is expected the ship. Will
| be ready to float again, and new Joiner
work and pipe connections will then be
| put in. ~ :.
| creased length of the Machlas Will be
nsed principally for coal bunkers, and
| it is thought her steaming capacity will
be increased about five days. The same
change will be made in her sister shir
the Castine, only in the latter the
armored sponsons amidship will be re-
moved. The Sponsors of the Machias
are not armored.
Several of the steamships of the Red
| d line and of the Quebec Steamship
Company have been heightened in 9
similar way.-N. Y.S Sun.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-09
THE AMENDED WILSON BILL.

The Wilson bill has at last emerged
from the finance committee, where it
has been worked over by three Southern
Senators until pretty near all the protec-
ton for Northern industries which Prof.
Wilson left in it has been taken out,
either directly or indirectly. 1t will be
remembered that in presenting his report
to the House, Prof. Wilson expatiated at
considerable length on the valuable con-
cessions which the bill made to the
manufacturers by placing raw materials
on the free list The Professor argued
that in view of the fact that they would
get their raw materials free. the manu-
facturers would receive, under his bill,
almost as much protection as under the
Mckinley law. This was an exaggera-
ton, but still it was fact that the bill,
as prepared by the ways and means
committee, did give many manu-
facturers considerable protection. Free
iron and coal were expected to be great
boon to New England iron workers, and
the Democratic journals of this sctlon
| were very profuse in their praises OF
L
Senate committee, however, has elimi-
mated almost everything from the bill
| that could be of benefit to Northern
| manufacturers or Northern producers OF
raw material. They have made the bill
| thoroughly sectional, and taken good
| care that it shall enure to the advantage
| of the Southern section. Sugar, which
l ~ q
| dutiable list. for no other reason IN the
world than that the Democratic sugar
| growers of Louisiana demanded 1T. Coal,
| which was made free by the House, is
restored to the dutiable list, because the
Democrats of West Virginia demanded
| it. Iron ore is placed there too In re-
Spouse to the demand of Alabama AT
the same time lumber, which is largely
Northern product, and wool, which is
the same, and farm products are all lett
| unprotected, But this is notssthe whole
OF, it, Apparently there has been a cut
all along the line on duties on manu-
featured goods made at the North. In
deed, the principal purpose which seems
to have animated the Senate committee
was to stab Northern industries. The
bill is vastly worse than it was when 1t
left the House. 1t is as clear as anything
can be that it has been made simply and
solely with the interest of the South In
view. AS all the gentlemen who made
it were Southern men or Southern
sympathizers, this is what might have
been expected. 1t remains to be seen il
the Northern Democrats will Ike the
dose
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-09

The Republican Senators were mn
doubtedly caught mapping in the Senate
Wednesday, Senator Stewart began to
speak for his free coinage amendment to
the seignorage bill and the opponents OF
the bill naturally anticipating a weeks
grafton, proceeded to get out of range of
his voice as soon as possible. When they
we're gone Stewart seeing his opportuni-
ty, cut short his speech, withdrew his
amendment, and moved the third read
ing of the bill There was nobody to
object and the motion was carried. When
the opponents of the bill got back they
found that the only question remaining
was on the final passage of the bill, and
it would undoubtedly have gone through
had it not been for the imprisoned ap-
peal of Senator Sherman which appears
80 have had the effect of shamlng the
conspirators into some concessions. The
Republicans are undoubtedly to blame
Tor not remaining in their seats and
watching the proceedings, yet it is hard
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-09
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-09

An effort is being made in New YORK
to amend the law of libel SO that IN
suits against newspapers none but &C
tual damages can be assessed. Inc
amendment proposed. also provides tna5
d.maoes shall be assessed only where
malice is shown. and there has been no
withdrawal of the statements claimed
40 be ljbelous. The New York leglsla-
tors are disposed to look with FAVOR
unon this change.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-09

The opponents of the use of public
money to support sectarian schools nave
lust won notable triumph IN the
Dominion in the refusal of the Supreme
Court to sanction an appeal from the
decision of the English privy council
sustaining the Manitoba school laws to
the governor in council. The local legls-
Iature of that province forbade some time
ago the use of public funds for the sup
mort of seotarian schools. The law was
appealed from by the Roman Catholic
hierarhy, first to the Dominion govern
ment and then to the imperial council.
The former lodged the question, but
the latter gave decision which sus-
tanned the constitutionality of the law.
The Supreme Court now refuses to
allow an appeal to be taken from
this decision. The only way now
for the Roman Catholic hierarchy to
get rid of the law is to prevail upon the
Manitoba legislature to repeal it, and of
that there is little or no prospect.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-09

The Provisional government seems TO
) q Getting on we'll enough since Minister
Wills has stopped threatening to use
the United States forces for its destruc-
tiop. bout all the European residents
of whatever nationality appear to have
given in their adhesion to it. Inc
Kanakas themselves would soon become
reconciled also, if the royalists did not
deceive them by constantly claiming that
the Queen was to be restored by the
United States.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-09

Mr. Moody has many distinguished
people in his audiences at WASHINGTON
Mrs. Cleveland is regular attendant
and Senator Blackburn of Kentucky IS
said to have remarked that he would De
glad to pay over his salary to MIR. Moody
II he would keep the meetings up IN
definitely.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-09
STATE TOPICS OF lNTERETs.

One morning recently good house.
wife in Bucksport discovered freak of
nature which was not only great sur
PRISE but rather disagreeable, as well as
interesting subject for study. They were
having boiled eggs for breakfast, and
upon opening one of them a fully
formed grasshopper was found in the
centre of che yolk. The questions, where
the hen found the insect in the dead
of winter and how she managed to place
it inside the yolk of the egg has been a
puzzle to all who have learned the facts.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-09

" to be wondered at that they should
fee away from the threatened lnnlctloh
of repetition of the speech when Stew
art has been delivering regularly in the
Senate for some years past
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-09
THE PRESS
FRIDAY. MARCH 8.

IT looks as though Fast Day was
doomed in Massachus etts. Inc oeha'e
has passed the bill abolishlng II 10
third reading. 1t had already passed
the House.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-09

The town elections in New York State
shaw the same heavy Republican gains
that have accompanied all the elections
in the North since the Democrats got
fairly to work. The only exceptions are
the cities of Elmira and Troy, the form
en- of which is the home OF Senator Hlli'
and the latter of Senator Murphy. There
the Democrats have fairly held their
own. Had the result in these two towns
been an overwhelming defeat of the
Democrats, the free traders would have
claimed that it was due to Hill and
Murphy's opposition to the Wilson bill.
But we don't expect them to accept the
converse of the proposition and attribute
the Troy and Elmira victories to the
Senator'S opposition to the Wilson bill.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-09

The latest Skowhegan sensation is the
announcement of the financial embar-
rassment of George Cushing, one of the
leading druggists. According to his
own statement his liabilities are about
s14, 600, and his wife's about $4,000, this
amount being due on their new resi-
dence on Madison avenue, which stands
in her name. Among his liabilities is
$4,000 held in trust for Harry Gushing,
his nephew, of whom he was the guar
dian. OF this amount his bondsmen
are held for $4,000 The assets consist of
stock in trade of drugs. medicines, fancy
goods, artists materials, store fixtures
etc. The largest creditors are Portland
and Boston parties, and Others are
Skowhegan parties from whom he has
borrowed money.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-09

At the present term of court in Piscat-
aquis county, the first case to come be-
fore the jury, was that OF Walter 9;
Smith VS.. the Maine Central Railroad
Co. The action was brought to recover
damages for injuries sustained at the
Summer stree5 crossing, Foxcroft, Nov.
3. 1891. The case was of great interest
in that locality, and the court room was
crowded. The defense was con-
tributory negligence The verdict was
for the plaintiff, the jury awarding him
"a. 191. 81. The attorneys for the defence
at once filed motion for new trial,
and the case will come before the law
court.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-09

DR.. George H. Bailey of Portland and
Hon. Thomas Daggett, of Foxcroft, cat
tie commissioners of Maine, went to
Ellsworth Wednesday to examine herd
of cattle there that had been reported
as suffering from tuberculosis. They
found it was mistaken diagnosis, as
there was no tuberculosis there. They
went to North Arson in the afternoon to
examine herd there
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-09
INDIGESTION and Rheumatism

My neighbors think that miracle has been zen
performed in nv case. and wish all the world
to know what Dana's has done for me.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-09

The gunboat Machias, which went out
of commission at the Brooklyn yard Sat-
urday will be placed in the dock and
cut in two aud heightened fourteen feet
a wear will be consumed in making the
changes.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-09

City Marshal Harmon of Biddeford has
brought libel suit against the Ridde-
ford Daily Standard for $1,000. Action
for criminal libel will also be began at
once. Tuesdays Standard. in publishing
an account of seizure of beer by the
Democratic constables at the White
Cloud restaurant, stated that the pro-
prietor of the restaurant had told the
constables that everything was fixed
With Marshal Harmon. The proprietor
and constables themselves say that no
sncb conversation was made. The
standard was about to be transferred to
other hands Col. f. w. Roberts. it's pro-
nrietor has been appointed consul to
Nogales, Mexico, and is to leave at once,
hut he will have to arrange to answer to
the suit in May.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-09
Terrible Vomiting Spells
Eonged for Death

to relieve me from my suferings. l spent
hundreds Of dollars and have been under the
treatment of eight doctors who gave me no
permanent relief, and often said there was no
hope for me- Towards the last my heart and
kidneys troubled me good deal While Wis
iting friends in New Hampshire my friends
urged me- to try
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-09

In the Franklin County Probate
court. Judge Morrison has received and
accepted the resignation of Hiram A.
Hackett of Freeman as one of the eXecu-
tors of the estate of the late Israel r.
Bray of Freeman, and the co-exeeutor,
Mr.. George Bray, will hereafter admin
lister the affairs of the estate alone.
Counsel for the estate are busy getting
the financial condition restored to its
| original order There seems to be no
doubt but that the prosecution of Went
| worth V Landers OF Rumfo, Falls for
alleged completely in the attempted
spoliation of the estate will be vigorous
| " pushed at the next criminal term of
the franklin County Supreme court.
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1894-12-28
The SINGLE TAX.


q tree. FEtl anu tair DISCUSSION Is All Its
Advocares Ask For.
Nchave received long letter from a
subscr. her Ia I'j.l.re. Cal. in which he
criticises the action Of this paper for,
as he terms it, "espousing the cause of
the single tax" and accuses us of
opening our columns freely to the
advocacy of that measure, and making
no intimation that there is any other
side"
Without wishing to enter into dis
sertation of the merits or dement's of
the single tax at this time, we may say
that the columns of the Searchlight
are open to the free discussion of the
measure, within reasonable limits, and
our Tulare correspondent is in no way
debarred by what has been said.
1t is true that a large number of
farmers are opposed to the single-tax
on land values 1t is also true, how
ever, that nearly, if not quite all the
leaders of the peoples party, have
within the past year or two expressed
themselves as in favor of the measure.
1t is claimed that opposition arises
through a misconception of the idea,
and that when more fully compre-
hendend, it is seen that under the
single-ta the farmer would pay less
tax than they do now. Whether these
claims are true or false, can best be
learned through candid examination
and temperate discussion. - Chicago
Searchlight.