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The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22
COFFEE LOWER in PRICE.
Another Reduction Due tn the Ar
buckle-Sugar Trust War.

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-The competition
between the American Sugar Refining Com
pany generally known the Sugar Trusp
chants is on in earnest. Another reduction
of half cent a pound in the wholesale
prices of roasted coffee was made to-day
(the second reduction thus far). and there
is a margin yet of or cents, it is said.
before rock-bottom prices can be reached
that is. prices al which only bare margin
of profit II any at ALL can be made by the
roasters.
In this connection the Evening Post says:
"A report was published to-day that the
Sugar Trust people had secured the serv-
ices of Herman Siecken. member Of the
firm of w. II. Crossman & Co. the largest
coffee importers i'm the country. as man.
ager of the Woolson Spice Company. Mr..
Sielcken declined TO confirm the report to-
day or to say anything on the subject
In the coffee trade. though IL was said
that while the report not technically
true yet there was no doubt out that the
company would have the full benefit OF
firm OF W. II. Crossman & Co. IL was
said. had sold the Woolson Spice Company
all the coffee they had used for many
years. and II was believed that the firm
was largely interested with the Messrs.
Havemeyer and their friends in the pur-
chase of the control OF the Woolson Spice
Company. Perhaps the people who are
most interested In the new business COM
petition are the smaller coffee roasters.
They will be between the upper and neither
millstones represented by the ArbuckIes
and the Sugar Trust ard are. therefore,
ltkaly to be ground out Of existence"
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22
AGAINST PROTECTION.
The Secretary Thinks the Republican
Policy Is Harmful.

On the subject Of protection in the above
connection the Secretary says in part:
so long as the income of the government
from customs and internal taxes exceeded
its expenditures. the fact that protective
duties were destructive OF revenue al
though clearly apparent TO all VINO OBJ
served the practical operation OF the sys-
tenn did not attract the attention OF the
public generally. but the situation has been
materially changed since 1892. and hereafter
il will not be possible to sacrifice revenue
to protection without seriously embarrass-
ing the fiscal affairs of the government by
fiepriying il of an income sufficient to de-
fray its necessary expenditures III the
usual proportion of this income is hereafter
TO be derived from taxes on Imported goods.
the protective theory must be abandoned
as the basis OF our legislation upon the
subject and "a weli-considered and consist
eut revenue system must be substituted in
it's place: and. i'm my opinion, this can be
done without material injury to any trade
or industry now existing I'm this country.
The danger OF large foreign competition
I'm our home market and the alleged In
furious effects of such composition on the
interests of domestic labor have not only
been greatly exaggerated in the past. bur
are less now than at any time heretofore,
and must continue TO grow less hereafter.
THE number OF our people engaged In
gainful occupations increased from f.3e2.-
0e9 i'm 1880 TO -, 65l in 1880. gain OF s543-
562: and while the increase in all such oc-
cupations during the ten years was 3O.l2 per
cent the increase in manufacturing and
mechanical industries. which are supposed
TO be most subject 10 foreign competition.
was 1918 per cent further and mos
gratifying evidence of our growing indus
trial power liz TO be found In the greatly
increased exports OF the products of do
nestle manufacture. which now CONSTITUTES.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22
NO PARDON FOR M'KANE.


ALBANY, y. Y. Dec. 2l.-Goyernor MGR
ton has refused To pardon or commute the
sentence of John y. McKane- A delegation
of John Y. McKane's friends. headed by his
blind son George and his youngest daugh-
ter waited on Governor Morton to-day TO
plead I'm behalf of their father Tor execu-
I've clemency. McKane was sentenced TO
six and half years imprisonment, With
was imposed ON him about three years sgo
for frauds the oaii u box. -rhe dc,eEa-
tion did not insist on rlrl0l Tor McNaH".
but would be content with Communication.
Governor Morton replissl that ne did ret
feel justified I'm interfering in the case. T.ar-
ticularly as a new adml1isfrat q ,nswill .ame
I'm on Jan. 1. At this Mchaae's little oaugh-
ter burss into tears and had 10 be led out
OF the room. The blind lad. George Nc
Kane. tried TO speak IN his fathers he
half. hut was overcome by his esnuion and
was obliged TO desist The intervsew lasted
about five minutes Governor Morton vas
deeply affected.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

The School Board is i'm debt, and at least
one member doesn't see how it can get out
unless it is helped by the Legislature, which
means that it be allowed to levy a higher
tax. indianapolis cannot afford to pay
higher taxes, but the schools must be made
adequate to the citys needs, even If some
background-park improvements. for in
stance. 1t is not a question of parks or
good schools; it is schools first, parks when
they can be had
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

ent nation until every vestige of Mexican
authority had been drawn from its soil. In
December. 1886. President Jackson. in his
message. declared that the Mexican gov
ernment was rallying its forces under a
new leader to conquer Texas. "the threat
ened invasion suspended the independence
Of Texas. and that our Acknowledgements
of its independence could scarcely be con-
sidered consistent with that prudent re-
serve with which we have hitherto held
ourselves bound to treat all similar ques-
tions." Here was case where people
held territory. had d form of government,
yet Andrew Jackson was opposed to it's
recognition until it was demonstrated that
Mexico could not overthrow the Texan
government. Speaking of these precedents,
President Jackson. in his message referred
to. said. that in the contests between Spain
and her revolted colonies the United States
stood aloof and waited not only until the
ability of the new states to protect them
selves fully established. but until the
danger of their being again subjugated had
entirely passed away" So it seems that,
heretofore, the United States has not rec
ognized the independence of a country
fighting for self-government until it has
been clearly demonstrated that it could
maintain itself. And yet the Senate COM
mittee proposes TO recognize the independ-
ence OF the Republic of Cuba. not only be-
fore it has demonstrated it's ability to de-
fend itself against Spain, but before it has
the merest skeleton of civil authority i'm
Cuba If it were necessary to consult the
government of the about-to-be- acknowl-
edged Republic of Cuba. no one could tell
where such government could be found.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

The argument OF the Senate committee
on foreign affairs in favor OF the recogni-
ton OF the Republic OF Cuba is very clev-
er one, but II seems to ignore one very
important fact. which Is that In all the
cases cited when the independence OF a
people has been recognized the country or
people were in possesslss, Of territory and
maintained a government Texas. for In
>fence was not recognized az an indeDend.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

If. as asserted. the manages OF tie Ma
tional Bank of Illinois have brought that
institution TO grief by violating the banking
proper thing for the controller of the cur
rency or some otncr niiicill, ID prosecute
them for violation of the banking act,
not so much as punishment but 10 p.ove
to the country that such violations will
not be ignored. Such an act would a1i
to the public conf l"acc an national banks.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

Honest. now. did you injure your eyes
lookin' for work?' asked the lady.
That's jist how" answered Mr.. Dismal
Dawson, who had picked up discarded
pair of smoked glasses.
1T must have been mighty small jobs
you was lookin' for" and the door
slammed.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

There is good reason ID believe that the
resolution presented by the committee On
foreign relations In !he Senate Yesterday
will not pass the House if i. should 80
through the Senate. as It is reported on
good authority that a majority of the
House committee on foreign relations is op-
posed to recognizing Il republic hich has
no de facto government and that Speaker
Reed is opposed TO the Senate committees
resolution
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

There is a noticeable disposition on the
part of certain persons to speak slightingly
of that sprightly little periodical of pro-
test" the "Ishmaelite.' These persons
misunderstood the purpose of the new
magazine 1t was not established in order
that the public might protest; it wants to
do an the kicking itself.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

they are found in the reckless or illegal
management months ago. for which the
managers should be held responsible. The
loss will fall upon the shareholders, who
must suffer the penalty of not looking after
the general mana cement of their property
in the bank. There was no run on the
bank: II was put into the hands of a re-
ceiver to adjust its affairs. The suspension
should cause no uneasiness
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

Sam Small says the devil Is genuine,
.sure-enough person. Sam ought to know,
if all stories are true. He is said to have
met and wrestled with his Satanic majesty
many times, but he finally threw him he
ought not to cherish such aninosity toward
him a G he seems to do.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

The alleged inventor who is announced as
holding discovery which will so utilize
corn stalks that they will add s. to the
value of every acre of curn should not fail
TO materialize- He would be very popular
In this part of the country.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

The Republican paper in Chairman Han
ma 5 city of Cleveland is advocating Senator
Allison for secretary of state, and Repre-
sentative Dingiey. OF Maine. for secretary
of the treasury. The special Mckinley or
gan in Chicago. the Times-Herald, is BOOM
ing Mr. D:ngiey. Are these straws which
indicate the drift OF the mind OF the Presi-
denf-elecf1
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

An exchange in noting the amount OF
property disposed of by the will of the
late William Morris, thinks 1t refutes the
theory that there is no money In poetry.
But ii was wall paper that brought him
his money, and there were no verses
printed on it. either
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

Senator Stewart. of Nevada. has asked
for receiver for the paper called the Sill
yer Knight. The senator AYERS that he has
advanced the silver organ $4,000 and has
nothing to show for il. Even his effort to
have the work on the paper done at half
the price paid by other papers in Wash
ington seems not to have saved the Silver
knight from bankruptcy.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

opinion. greatly improve the system. by in
creasing its efficiency as a means OF fur
nishing accommodations 10 the people in
times of need and in localities where ade-
quate banking facilities do not now exist
The limitation upon the required amount
Of capital of banks should. in the judgment
of the secretary. be reduced to S25, 600.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

Lecturer Bryan's attention is hereby
called TO the free-silver plant just discov-
cred by the officers OF the government in
Wabash county The gentlemen who were
engaged in making dollars in a cellar were
evidently of the opinion that they could
improve on Mr. Bryan's late financial
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

1t is very evident that there is more
hopefulness this Christmas season than
there has been since 1892. The people may
not have so much with which TO purchase
now then. but they are hopeful and
r4en confident of better davs
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

Salesman-Here are a lot of nice Christ
mas games, suitable for a boy the age Of
yours.
playing them?
Certainly not"
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

Those politicians who seem to be pleased
that the Chicago bank failure has occurred
after The election of Mckinley are not very
high-class patriots. else they would deplore
any occurrence which interferes with the
general welfare of the people. Besides. tho
causes OF the Chicago bank failure long
ante-date the presidential election
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

Senator Pettigrew introduced bill appro-
priating ten million dollars for Pacific
railway purposes. utterly oblivious OF the
fact that the monthly receipts of the treas
ury are six or eight million dollars less
than the expenditures. and that he has
declared against any revenue scheme which
does not include the free coinage of silver
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

For few minutes yesterday Indianapolis
small boys looked hopefully forward to
Christmas sleds. but the scattering flakes
melted and their hopes faded. 1t seems
likely that few sieds will be found in the
stockings ON Friday morning.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

The Standard. the Boston organ of the
A p. A. which suspended publication last
July as daily. is to be revived as week.
ly; meantime the stockholders who put
100000 Of good money into the daily organ
are now trying to discover what became
Of 1t in SO brief a period.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

IL is altogether probable that the Rev.
Mr.. Harwell of Cambridge City who en-
gagged i'm such peculiar financial transac-
tion a few days ago. is of unbalanced
mind At least. he is as much entitled to
the benefit of doubt as are ladies of
wealth and prominence. who. it is COM
monty agreed. are kleptomaniacs and moth
ing worse when they take what doesn't
belong to them.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

III the Cuban resolution ever should come
up for debate i'm the Senate. it would be
talked to the end Of the session, since the
Senate has no previous question that these
long-winded statesmen could order on
Themselves
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22
Had No Right to Say So.

Mr. Watts-The idea of the pastor get
ting up at the close of the church fair and
saying that he was deeply touched.
Mrs Watts-And why shouldn't he say
so?
Because he was the only man there who
hadn't been: that's why.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

1t may not deter those who are reported
as volunteering TO aid Cuba to state that
1t is a violation of the laws of the United
States, but the fact that tue Cuban Junto
has issued notice that it has no use what
ever for volunteers should impress these
warlike people with the fact that they are
not wanted
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

1t is evident from the showing of the
State board that the system of State char
tiles as operated by township trustees needs
to be organized" AS now conducted. al
together too many enterprising people are
permitted to solve the problem of paternal-
ism and get themselves supported by the
public
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22
JOURNAL NEWSPAPER COMPANY,
Indianapolis, Ind
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL.

Can be found at the following places:
NEW fORK-Windsor Hotel and As:or House.
SHICAGO-Palmer House and p. o. News Co..
ia Dearborn street
street.
LOUISvII Lee. T. Deering. northwest corner
OF inTd and Jefferson streets. and Louisville
Book Co.. coo Fourth avenue.
81 LoCis-Union News Company. Union Depot.
WASHINGTON. D. C.-Riggs House. Ebbstt
Rouse, WIZARDS Hotel and the Washington
News Exchange. Fourteenth street, between
Penn. avenue and street.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

There is no occasion for surprise in the
fact that Mr.. Cleveland sustains Mr.. Olney
In the Cuban matter. 1t was really to
have been expected Mr.. Cleveland has a
good deal OF confidence in his secretary.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

Miss Felicie Louise Delmas is the ro-
mantle name of lady who has just been
appointed postmistress of a Mississippi
town. She ought to get enough letters ad-
dressed to herself to make the business of
the off 20 lucrative
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

The probable reason why Governor Mat
thews Is so bitterly opposed TO having gold
Democrats appointed TO the places on
boards which must be alIed from that
party is that he knows In.l.ana Democrat is
so well he may fear that half Of the Popo-
cratic Democracy wilr desert to the gold
Democratic standard soon as they dis
cover that that element viii be given the
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

Speaking of the wsrlike spirit of Sena-
tors Cameron and Chandler on the Cuban
question, Republican exchange asks
where these blood-talking men were during
the late war, when every man had more
opportunities to go to war than he wanted?
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22
He Estimates This Fiscal Years Rev
enues at $4O7.703, i2O. Expenditures
s472.293,17O, Deficiency $64,5oo,OOO.
WANTS GREENBACKS RETIRED
AND Is OPPOSED TO RAISING REEVE.
NUE. BY INCREASING TARIFF.
He Condemns Protection. and Says He
ciently to Wipe Out the Deficit.

"A1HiNUio>' Dec -l.-oecretary Car
hsie III MS annual report on the state of
the finances shows the revenues Of the gov
ernment from all souroas ~ ba,,o hoo, e,oo
-. .no ~ i'oi'' ar 'ources ~ nave peen sio',-
f'''fVo' anu 'he expenditures N5i,6's65i,
which leaves "A deficit for the year ended
June 80. 1896. of S25, ,2C3 245 In addition to the
ordinary revenues collected during the ,ear
-, =. ~ ms ''' !e'i
~ ~ " 'i0 treasury was Increased Dy
166 246 and from the issue of 4 nor cont
-. :. p'i o'h''
Ooiu' III iipuiuation Oh interest accrued on
Rounding certiIicates converted during the
wear q 12O mak;r,r ,.o,,, 90 e,,, 80 o..
AZ cor,narod u-;,, "a 80, =, a.o''.o'
90 .''"p"iO" WIN the iiscdi year 1879 the
receipts Tor 1886 increased Si9. 162 aG5 of
which the following are the principaI items
of ipcraasa. ~
- -
customs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81 S63 1874
Internal revenue ........-............. 3.34l 1872
FRONTS on coinage, bullion deposits,
etc OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1,256512
Iostai service ......................... 5,5l6OS0
There is shown TO have been a decrease
i'm the ordinary expenditures of S4 Oj5 SO
The revenues of the government for the
current fiscal year are thus estimated unon
the basis of existing laws:
t,usto,os s,.o ooo ooo
Internal reveniie nc 00o 00"Vv oo
NiScaiianao,,s, iJv'vOVVC
postai snr,,;no ioeS ''''''''.'.'.. 1o'0oWW
oi 'ei'iOo .'''''.'..''.s.'''.'.. o''i35l20
Total estimated revo,,os e,o- 20, ,oo
' enue-'' ''sfo'' 'so'i@o
Inc expenditures for the same period are
estlinated at Ai223,lIO. leaving an esti-
mated deficiency for the year of SCI, 500 GOO
IL is estimated that upon the basis of ex-
ltslng laws the revenues for the fiscal year
1898 will be: s.a
Cusotms s150 O,0 oOo
Internal revenue iSS ,,00 CS0
From miscellaneous sources - % 0SS OSS
Postal service e. Q6 237 ms
tai tod
w. ..... -,..
For thc S, i oi s,piIopyriati tiohs requlred
60 i sau pei iou, o.. enCiusiVe cs oi SINKING
r au'o ,,d n,iou1. 70 s1oo,s4o,o4'. wnlcn ieaves
In ~ 1ses s S1p ~ o-n Ior the year ehulns
1rbase aSfin,ot aSfi, G toS 80 -, ooc;, ~, 5 ,.
turns The sacretsrv VI @ anu & &eXpenqi- .l
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

When Mr.. Cleveland goes out of Office
the revenue deficits during his term will
have reached nearly se25. .000. 900. If the fig
ures OF Secretary Carlisle are correct
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

IL an ambassador of the United States
should be sent TO communicate with the
republic Of Cuba, where would he find its
government
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

The decision of New York judge that a
ninety-day Dakota divorce case will not
hold good in his State is like to be a
blow to a thriving Northwestern industry.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

Cleveland Leader pertinently in
es why any Republican in Congress
uId desire to precipitate a new foreign
policy until the Republican President shall
be inaugueated? Why force policy which
may embarrass the new administration?
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

She Mused,

'I wonder" unused the South Sea island
maiden IF my unconscious innocence"
hangs straight behind?'
Unconscious innocence was what she was
clothed in.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-22

Applying these propositions in the inves-
tigation of the industries known as manu-
featuring and mechanical the result may
be most briefly and conveniently stated in
the form of a table. in which the interests
subject to more or less foreign competition
are classified as nearly as possible accord
ing to the tariff schedules and in accord
ance with an extremely liberal view of the
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-06-16

The Hope Chronicle has in a
lamentation in its last issue anent
the Judge Greene, failure to couple
on to the nomination for
the Prosecuting Attorneyship
against Hon. J NJ. Carter of this
place. The Chronicle, in its report
of the matter, claims that Judge
Greene carried Clark county, when
the returns from that county show
that j. NJ. Carter carried eleven
boxes out of sixteen and tied Judge
Greene in another and the vote
when counted showed that Carter
received $50 votes and Greene only
54l. The Chronicle then says OF
Hampstead county, which also went
for Carter and which is Judge
Greene's home, that Judge Greene
has the proud reflection of having
carried DeRoau township, his home
box, where he is best known. The
article is wound up in the usua
stereotyped way of letting a man
down easy, by saying; Judge
Greene takes his defeat gracefully
and is still good Democrat ready
to battle for the party etc.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-06-16
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The nervous and dyspeptic, suffer
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tigue, and exposure in wet or in-
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vivifier and recuperator of exhaust
ed energy, Use it in order to sleep
well, eat heartily and digest thor
oughly. Physicians everywhere
speak in high terms of it.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-06-16
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ST. For sale by Smith Drug Com
pany.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-06-16
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