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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-04

There are many circumstances that
go to confirm these estimates. First,
the American machinery is to-day run
ming less than half time. Second, many
of the wool dealers who handle the
American clip, and who have large
stocks of last years wool on hand, COM
plain that their sales for the past five
months were less than many of them
have often sold in a single month I'M
der the Mckinley period. Country
merchants all over the United States
are holding old wool, some of which is
being destroyed by moths, because
there is no market for it, the usual out
lets for it having been stopped up
with imported wool and imported
WOODEN goods.
The speculative movement in antici-
patton of the Dingley bill facilitated
wool imports, and not the need of the
wool by American manufacturers. The
increased imports of fabrics represent
losses inflicted upon American wooden
manufacturers by the Wilson bill and
profits pocketed by the owners OF
European mills. 1t Is estimated that
the surplus woolens brought in last
year at the duty paid valuation will be
from fifty to sixty millions OF dollars
worth beyond the capacity OF the
American people to consume in one
year, and compulsory closing OF Ameri-
can mills is necessary until this surplus
of imported wOolens can be disposed Of
There is no question about it, but the
decreased purchasing power of the ma
ton Offsets the increased quantity OF
woolens required by reason of any in
crease of population. so that the in
crease in the imports over and above
the average quantity imported during
the Mckinley period represents TO that
extent the degree of lessened employ
ment for American machinery. The
proof of it is in the array of idle ma
chinery.
Messrs. Burk and McFetridge have
published in Traffic a statement pre-
pared by Messrs. Justice, Bateman &
Co., of Philadelphia. which is interest
ing in this connections hence We re-
produce it, as follows:
"Messrs. Helmuth, Schwartze & Co.,
of London, in their March circular,
show that the worlds supply of wool
from 1891 to 1895 had increased from
s.i21. 100000 pounds to 2.3i2 ,0o0. 600
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-04
Why Mckinley Is American.

Vote the Republican ticket, stand by
the protective policy, stand by Ameri-
can industries, stand by that policy
which believes in American work for
American workmen, that believes in
American wages for American laborers,
that believes in American homes for
American citizens. Vote to maintain
that system by which you can earn
enough not only to give you the COM
forts of life but the refinements of life;
enough to educate and equip your cGl-
dren, who may not have been fortunate
by birth, who may not have been born
with silver spoon in their mouths;
enough to enable them in turn to edu-
cate and prepare their children for the
great possibilities of American life. |
am for America, because America is for
the common people.-William McKin-
ley.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-04
Democratic Reward Ia Labor.

Idleness and its consequent poverty
and distress have been the rewards OF
labor; distress and bankruptcy have
overtaken business, shrunken values
have dissipated fortunes: deficient reve-
nues have impoverished the govern
ment, brought about bond issues, and
bond syndicates have discouraged and
scandalized the nation. Over against
this fearful penalty is, however, to be
set down one great compensatory result
it has destroyed the Democratic par
~. The proud columns which swept the
country in triumph in 1892 are brokea
and noiseless in 1896. Their boasted
principles. when they came to the test
of a practical application, have proven
nothing but fallacies, and their great
leaders have degenerated into warning
chieftains OF petty and irreconcilable
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-04

ana was almost falling when suddenly
one of the highwaymen pushed the
other out of the way. exclaiming: A
Hebe. by Jove! and with such a bow
as few had ever given me took my
hand and helped me down.
ITO tell the truth, knew very little
OF what took place around me after
that saw my highwayman give
orders to his men; then he turned to
me and in the most gentlemanly man
ner begged me to walk with him.
dare not refuse, and we paced back and
forth till felt as If l should faint. He
talked of the scenery, the mountain
air, and other matters. but OF his pur-
pose there and of the operations OF
his comprehensive kept himself care
fully between me and them-he said
not a word.
1T was at a moment when l felt
could endure no more that | caught
sight of Paul's face. All the men had
their hands tied behind them and were
standing in row, looking into the re-
volvers of their captors, who relieved
them of everything of value. There
stood your grandfather with such
glare of helpless indignation at poor
me that it was more than l could
stand, and with a sense of the ridicu-
lous that was more than half hysteric-
al l broke into sxch peals of laughter
that the mountains echoed. | could
not help it. / laughed and laughed till
the tears ran down my cheeks and my
escort at last Joined me, while he
whispered something so fiatterng that
poor Paul would have died outright if
he could have heard.
FINALLY my highwayman placed me
In the coach again, with whispered
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-04
Railways Queer Defect.

A curious defect has been discover
ed in Buda Pesths underground rail-
way. There are not enough ventilat-
ing apertures in the tunnel and the
trains rushing through it compress the
sir in it like that in the tube of Ia
linski pneumatic gun. On some occa-
s!ons the cars have beeen lifted from
the track and the passengers have been
almost suffocated. One stretch of tun-
mel two miles long has only a single
ventilating aperture, making it almost
an alright compartment. Any con-
structing engineer ought to have
known what would be the result Of
such pneumatic conditions.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-04

pounds, an increase in the worlds sup
ply in four years of 221 100000 pounds
The effect of this enormous increase
in the supply upon European markets
was to depress the foreign price of
wool from f13 Is I'd per bale in 1891 to
only FL per bale in 1895. decline of
over Is per cent. This was in conse-
quence of the fact that there were then
22l 900 900 pounds more wool in the
world than the wooden machinery of
the world could consume. In 1895 the
effect OF the enormous imports OF wool
in all forms by the United States be-
gan to tell upon European prices, and
at the close of the year 1895 the sur
plus of woolens and raw WOOL which
for four years had been distressing
European markets, had been trans
ferred to America, and London wool
market circulars now state that the old
supplies of wool and woolens in Europe
appear to have been obliterated. The
word transferred" rather than obliter-
ated would better describe the situa-
ton, for the wool and wooden surplus
of the world has not been consumed,
but has simply been transferred to the
United States, where the most of it is
still on hand and this is the cause Of
the present depression in the wool
business here.
1t is a curious coincidence that the
increase in the imports of wool of all
kinds for 1895, less the decrease in the
American clip, was almost exactly 80
same in quantity as Europe's surplus
of the previous year. As near as may
be the American total supply in 1895,
owing to overimportations, was 22S,-
100000 pounds more than the average
of the previous four years; and Europe's
surplus, which had been exported to
America, was 221 100000 pounds. 1t
is therefore evident that the first effect
of free wool was to relieve Europe Of its
surplus and cause prices there to ad-
vance, and to add to Americas surplus
or to give the latter country a two
years supply in one year, causing
prices here to decline.
An increase in the imports of wool
does not represent prosperity here. 1t
shows the diminution OF the domestic
clip, and an enormous accumulation of
wool over and above the capacity OF
American manufacturers to use, with
the mills running short time or closed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-04
Lower Wages in Wales.

A couple of the Welsh tin plate mills
started up again last month-but, as
RylanG's Iron Trade Circular says, "the
workmen have accepted a reduction of
20 per cent in wages" Other works
nave started with improved labor-sav-
ing machinery and our Welsh friends
are about to make final effort to hold
the tin plate trade of the world
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-04
NEWSY TRIPLES.

The British museum has cost Great
Britain Ell, 900 a year in the last 142
years.
The dome of the St Pauis is about
as many feet high as there are days in
the year.
In proportion to its size, the horse
has smaller stomach than any other
quadruped.
Madison Square garden realized
profit of $4,000 last year. In the pre-
ceding year it lost S3l 900.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-04
A Good VARIETY,

Mrs. Keedick-It is quite the style at
wedding celebrations to have subdued
organ music. Mr. Keedick-That is a
step in the right direction. l wonder II
piano music cannot be subdued in some
way.-New York World.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-04
How Confidence Can BE Restored.

Let American industries of all kinds
be adequately protected and confidence
will be restored AS soon as that hap
pens demand for iron and other pro-
ducts will spring up at once, and that
will warrant the charging of prices
which will prove remunerative to the
manufacturer and permit him to pay
workingmen good wages.-San Francis
co, Cal, Chronicle.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-04

claimed Irene. well have that, II we
have to coax for a week"
Grandma was silent for several min
utes, while we chartered and coaxed
her. At last she gave away and began;
Years ago, when l was girl, things
we're so different from our way OF liy-
ing now that fear my story will seem
improbable to you. l lived in a small
western town, where my father had a
tract of land almost as large as this en-
tire village. 1t was lonely place for
young people, but frequent visits to
school friends and return visits from
them relieved the dreariness some
what. We had plenty of riding. how
ever, as we'll as an occasional dance;
We really had little time to NOPE.
Still 1t was sad change when my
sister married and went to live Ito
miles away. 1t seemed as remote as il
she had crossed the ocean; but the
glorious anticipation of visiting her
kept me in fever of excitement for a
whole year. During this time / had
met Paul Foster your grandfather) and
became engaged to him, and it was ar
ranged that he should accompany father
and myself on the journey.
Stage coaches were the only con-
ceyances then, but there was an en-
chantment about travel then that no
amount of luxury in palace car can
equal now.
The drive was glorious. On some
parts of the road / sat on top of the
stage; but when l was tired, or the
road rougher than usual, | crept in
side. Sometimes we would walk while
the horses rested or followed slowly.
Toward evening We reached some small
tavern and remained all night-glad by
that time of the change, but just as
eager to start again the next morning.
The second day, just as We were
starting, young man came up and
hurriedly whispered to Silas, the
driver. l remember still my lively
curiosity as to what it was all about,
when l saw Silas lean forward and
draw two large, fierce-looking re-
volvers. He examined them carefully,
meanwhile holding the lines peculiar
way, partly between his knees with
the ends turned about his arm.
Il found out the meaning Of the
whisper and the pistols, too, when
early in the afternoon We entered a
narrow pass between the hills. BY
this time l was covering inside the
coach, though l could see, without
wanting to, the rugged mountains, the
steep cliffs, the narrow roadway along
which Silas peered carefully, but even
he was taken by surprise when half a
dozen men suddenly sprang up, ap-
parently from nowhere. | can not ex-
press the rapidity with which the
whole thing was done. Two stood at
the horses heads, two quickly dis
armed the driver and the men on top of
the coach, while two others at the same
instant threw open the door and with
leveled pistols ordered us to step out.
Two elderly ladies, a middle-aged one,
and old gentleman. and myself obeyed
as quickly as We could, | assure you.
trembled so that | could hardly stand
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-04

Morality is right relation with men.
Spirituality is right relation with God.
A man may be all right with his fellows
and all wrong with God When nan
gets right with God he is right with
man every time. Rev A. c. Dixon.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-04
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON vi AUGUST 9 THE
VICTORIES OF DAVID.
Golden Text: THE Lord Is My Life and
My Light and My saivation; Whom
Shall 1 Fear:'-Psalms a1:I-Oues-
tions and Applications.

OR little children It Is
not good to dwell on bat
ties and slaughter OF
enemies. But the fact
that these were righteous
wars. and victories over
enemies that were ruin
ing the country in David's
time. and that such occur
in the history OF most
countries. may be clearly
shown. The wars should
be viewed from the
standpoint of justice, OF
chiyalry. of patriotism.
nj 1elivprance of victory,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-04
Right Kind OF Policy,

Protection is that policy which Meth
er asks for bids on bond issues nor finds
it necessary to explain treasury def
enthusiastically Saratoga, n. Y.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-04
Heavy Imports Not Consumed by Man
Observation-Disclosures and Warehouses
Crowded with Storage - Two Years
Supply Received in Ono Year.

ION examination of the Treasury re-
ports l find that the quantity of wool,
manufactured, imported in the nine
months ending March, 1896, was 1884,
$3.50 pounds, and the quantity i'm
ported in the nine months ending
March, 1894, was 1854, 124 pounds.
What has become of all this wool?
"Boevina.
Reading, Pa"
The figures given by the CORES
sOndent are correct. They show 133.-
ga, $50 pounds more wool imported dur
ing the nine months ending March 81.
1896. than during the corresponding
1894 period, two years earlier. What
has become of all this wool?
The quantity of raw wool on hand,
anconsumed, on March 81, 1896, is esti-
mated at over 100000 pounds more
than was ever on hand at the same
time CT the year before. This is ex-
elusive Of shoddy, waste, rags, etc.. and
relates simply to raw WOOL
If We take the quantity of wool on
hand Including that contained in rags,
waste and all forms OF manufactures Of
wool reduced to raw wool. the quantity
on hand in the form of either goods or
wool, Hnconsumed, on March 81, 1896,
was about 257,000,000 pounds greater
than the largest quantity ever on hand
before at the same time of year. This
readily explains what has become of
all the extra wool imported, being
nearly double the quantity of increased
imports of wool.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-04

THE Salvation of bradford"
One of the daughters of the Prince OF
Wales is shortly to be married, and
through the courtesy of member of
Parliament for Bradford, the Princess
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-04

factions. Their boasted principles,
when put to the test of proper appli-
cation, have proven delusive fallacies.
Senator Foraker
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-04
DANCE AT THE INN.

S T o r Y, 81 rls,"
s a | d gra n d III a,
smilingly. why,
I've never had any
thing happen to me
that could make a
story-except once.
A n d l. IN a lmost
afraid to tell you
that one"
"Oh, that sounds
q N arm ing" eX-
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-01-31

lums aud gamblers from Japan, hu-
msn vampires WHO live with these
women between midnight and noon
sud gamble their mouey. Hswsiisns
collect on the corners because the
street wss once occupied by them, and
il It'll seems like nome to them,
though they have been crowded out
by the Mongolisns anu the japanese
OF questionable ehSraeserS.
In the middle II ;he street aud dit
rectly opposite hoa>e in which one
Of these women holds tutth sQustteds
mSn g,ziug inteutly upon the house
sud waiting for the time when he
could present himself for share Of
blood money.
This one street probably contains
more OF this class Of people for the
number Of dwellings than soy other.
It is the best known stamping grounds
but other sections OF the city are not
free om them Beretsuis street has
its quots; Hotel street on the Eva side
OF Smith psus out rich in immortality
snd Alskes in the vicinity Of Merchant
Icons up in way which indicates
that so long rs such thugs sre toler-
S,sd il will not be outdous.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-01-31

toe contrary it is an expense, but u
i regulated in $ rather indifferent
manner Sni should De more completes.
There was = little weekly paper here
= short time ago that attempted 20
reform matters in this respect but lit
died : oorniu.' What il Simei AZ
WAS segregation OF morSl lepers - the
Government does other untortuusts
ones
III this could be done the Govern
ment would maintain quite IS much
OF its dignity IS it-does now in its reg
istrStion law, aud the city might De
rid OF the beasts who live on the
women. II they were in one eertsin
locality, is Is MINISTERIAL 10 ue whei Z
they put them, 50 it IL not in the city,
il would be Sn easy matter 70 see ths'
women lived in the houses, not men
snd women
Just you 90 around where l have
mentioned sud see il what hsve told
you is not correct. Visit one or two
OF the places, kick up $ row II you
will. sud make = mentSl note Of the
men who will appear IN the role of
bouneers sui throw You out"
The reporter for the ADVERTISERS is
big enough 70 carry uisht sey, but
not powerful enough 10 kick up =
rumpus in = japanese home merely
,or the purpose OF SseertSiuiug how
isxtsruusly be could b. thrown out
Nor WAS it necessary 10 get this bit IL
experience in order In show the pub-
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-01-31

lie the sdvissoility OF dealing with
this elsss of women.
The first place visited WIS on the
Diamond Head SHE of NuuSuu street,
neSr $ Chinese photograph gallery.
! man stood ST the entrance, calmly
smoking cigarette; inside ; Marrow
pssssgewsy the light shoue out of $
room. The woman was there's
particularly houely hand painted
stfsir, drumming musical iustru
ment which seemed 10 De 5 cross be-
tween tsro-psteh fiddle sud Chi
ness fiddle. She wSs plsiuly visible
from the street, but II she hsd not
been the man wss there to sslsSm the
pSsssr-by.
He wss there in the afternoon
sweeping OF the sidewalk, out when
questioned IS to his relation 10 the
woman he protested ignorance. His
knovledge OF the ancient freak was
most imperfect, or his memory faulty
When toe reporter left. the man went
into the room TO make inquiry
Just shove this place is another
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-01-31

fishing within prohibited bound
airy
There are two sides to the story.
Fish Inspector Keliipio and other
natives at the fshmarket, say they
saw the Cinnamon make haul of
fish at the place mentioned. The
Cinnamon in their turn say they
caught the fish outside the light
house.
At all events they took their
boat around back of where the old
fishmarket used to stand and there
landed. Eight OF the fishermen
had already gone to their home a
short distance away. Three were
left to do the work.
In the meantime Mr.. Keliipio
was hurrying in the direction of
the old fshmarket. On the wav
he got two or three police officers
to help him. Together they went
to where they had seen the boat 60
and got there just in time to catch
the men bringing two baskets Of
mullet ashore.
They were marched to the police
station while couple OF officers
were sent after the remaining eight
fishermen, only seven of whom
were found These also were
marched to the police station. The
case will come up in the police
court today.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-01-31

shop Of the same kind, but the house
l. built on $ plan which shields the
t~o women who occupy it from
observation Their way Of adver-
Using themselves is by means Of the
musical instrument such S. tue other
woman, aud perhaps every other
japanese prostitute has SIS s part of
her household belongings
On the same side Of the street aud
directly Above i . b trb-T sh0p Not
such : shop as one would tiui further
down town because the fittings were
crude snd the mirror was cracked A
doorway leads 20 the bathing depart
meut. On the left were two rooms
each eont4ining bath tue OF the con
ventiOnsI pattern; st the extreme end
OF this narrow, dimly lighted passage
~sy WAS door Iessiing into what
sss evidently larger compartment.
Whist il contained vss left to the
Imagination Voices of men and
women were heAri and there were
splsshes OF water.
The scenes Of the places visited up
TO this time were cuplie. e.I in other
plsc-s further up the street as far as
kukui, but the dwellings occupied by
the japanese were not 80 close 10
getner- But one just begins ones
Investigation OF the slums Of Homo
lulu when Nuuznu street il finished.
PsUshi street Is not 8 Leading street
there ar plenty If people here who
do Lot knOE where It Is; they have
nothing in common with the people
who live there because their Chine-e
lsundFynsn calls fo~ their eIO-h--
when they are finished If they want
poi, or If they wish JOB Of engraving
done, they would not go into Psuani
street to get it. Nor Is it probable
That they would select tailor ia that
locality TO make them evening suits
And yet this street. boz T. of people
who DO that sOrt OF work But there
are othersr
Inc diagram sho~n il hardly com
plete- Some Of the ho1s-s in the map
which are free from the erose which
mark them s. being the home IT one
two or three Japanese prostitutes will
not bear Investigation
The street il not q cheerful one for
proving in during the Night There
are no policemen stationed abuut 10
preserve order, bat there are hoof-
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-01-31
FIRE ON THE MONOCACY.
The United States Gunboat Ser.
iouSly ENDANGERED,

VICTORIA, (B. c., Jan. Is
Officers of the Empress OF Japan
announce that a few days before
they left Hongkong an accident OF
a rather serious nature occurred
aboard the United States gunboat
MonOcacy, which nearly resulted
in the destruction OF the vessel and
the foreign settlement. One of the
crew went below to the storeroom
IN which was q quantity of loose
oakum- The man carried a naked
light, which set fire to the oakum
and big blaze resulted. The alarm
being given, the crew were at once
ordered to fire quarters. After
laboring half an hour the fire was
got under control, which was most
fortunate. as the magazine was full
OF powder. gun cotton and dyna-
mite As it was, the officers were
on the point OF scuttling the ship.