Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-10
DROVE HIM TO DEATH.

A Sea Captain Makes a Mistake in the
 Delivery of His Cargo and Commits
 Suicide.
 JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Feb. 9.-Csptsin 0. F. Drake of the schooner Annie Chase was found dead in his bunk this morning, a pistol by his side and 6 hole through his head. Last night the schooner was libelIsd by the Smith, Kilby Railroad Supply com psuy of Anniston.
 The captain had delivered 6 cargo of railroad iron sent to Traders Hill, Ga to be delivered on shippers order, without these orders. The concern to which the cargo was delivered broke, hence the libel suit of shippers. The cargo was valued at $S,000. Captain Drake's mistake drove him to death.
 MAKING THE INDEX ESSENTIAL. The Senate Sub-Committee on Ff- nance Abandoning the Morrill, Tar. fir Act Plan.
 WASHINGTON, Feb 9-If the arrange ment of the tariff bill adopted by the sub committee of the senate fnancs committee ehould bs ultimately msterializsd into a bill the result will b, to make the index | of much more importance than 1t is at present. The old Merrill tariff bill, or what is known as the "war tariff" has, for nearly thirty years, served ss the framework upon which all proposed tariff ! changes have been pro dicsted and even In such radical measures as the Morrison horizontal bill" and the Mills bill, leav- ing out of consideration the Mckinley act, the old Morrill, act has served as the ekels- ton upon which the new legislation was to bs disposed.
 The sub committee is displaying con- mendable z ssl iu pushing its lsbors to the utmost. st.apprecistiug the fsct that the earn est utilization of time Is necessary to reach any conclusions SO that the rough draft of bill may be laid before the full democrat ic members of the committee when 1t meets next Tuesday.
 Thus the three me mbers of the sub com- mittee were at the capitol building early but put part of their time in the room oi MT. Mills, which is situated In the old par of the building on a lower floor and away from the crowds that usually thropg ths corridors and the men who have been en deavoring to accomplish by personal inter views what the full committee has prohib. ited under the formal designation of hear ings.
 Itis understood that the tobacco schedules of the internal revenue section of the tariff bill are prepared without difference to th, treasury officials, who would be pleased tt have some substantial changes made. Tn, secretary wants increased tax on manufac tured tobacco for the reason that he be lieves 1t will yield more revenue to tn, government and the further reason tha the tax will come in speedily and se cure to the advantage of the tressur,
 without having to go through 6 louJ
 period of waiting The customs laws O
 1883 placed the tax on manufactured apt
 smoking tobacco at eight csnts a pound
 The Mckinley act reduced this to six cent pound, and the house committee on way
 aud means left the provision unchanged
 The manufacturers, while they oppoee an, increase at all. say that If the law i changed they do not want the old law, bu
 prefer a revenue tax of twelve cents. Tn
 indications are, however, that the com mittee will permit this item to remain un molested.
 : The committee has been unable to sgre ' on the sugar schedule.