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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-02-27
INCREASE OF REVENUE.
Republican Measures VIII swell Our
Income.

| Income.
One of the methods by which the re.
publicans will increase the revenue is
shown by the news that the ways and
means committee has put cotton ties on
the dutiable schedules of the tariff bill
which is in course of preparation. In
the Wilson law they are on the free list
Several other important articles, includ-
ing wool. Were made free by the present
law, and on all of these duty doubt
less will be placed by the republicans.
1t will be remembered that the present
law does not GO quite 50 far in the direc-
ton of free trade as the house of repre-
sentatives which put il in it's original
shape designed it TO 60. The senate
amended il in ga places, generally in
the direction of greater protection. and
the house was forced 20 accept the
amendments. II retaliated. however.
by passing the ''popgun" bills putting
sugar. coal. barbed wire and iron ore
on the free list. but none Of these meas
ures passed the senate.
In the act of 1890 the republicans
lrade large addition to the free list
by taking the duty off raw sugar and
lsrgely reducing il on the refined prod
net. The conditions, however. were
radically different then from those
which prevail to-day. \ surplus both
cred the country at that time. while a
deficit coufronts il now. The very title
of the law of 1890, which was called an
act 10 reduce the revenue and equalize
the duties on imports" proclaimed the
existence of n situation such as has not
been present in the past four years.
When the law of seven years ago was
framed the purpose was TO diminish the
revenues. and in making a cut on sugar
this purpose could be served and the
people benefited. for sugar yielded over
$4,000, 900 OF revenue year. and every
family in the country was forced TO as
s;St in paying il.
BY placing duty on articles like wool
end cotton ties, which are al present adj
rnitted free. ready and certain source
Of revenue is provided. An increase in
duties already existing will. of course.
be made on many articles, but this calls
for very delicate discrimination, for
heavy advances would defeat their pur-
pose by cutting down imports 10 an eN-
tent which would more than neutralize
the increase in rates. Here is where
the framing of tariff designed to pro
vide both additional revenue and addi-
tional protection calls for great skill.
Undoubtedly. however. the republicans
will meet the requirements satisfac-
torily. The provisions of the forth
coming bill which have been published
thus far show that the ways and means
committee thoroughly understands the
difficulties which are presented, and is
inte1ligently determined to overcome
them.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-02-27
NoncommIttal.

Mrs.. Brown-Have you met Mrs.
Smith, your next door neighbor, yet?
Mrs. Jones-Oh. yes, indeed, often.
what do you think of her?"
you know l never criticise my neigh
bors, and would be the last to speak
Ill of anyone. but will go so far as TO
say that ! am sorry for Mr.. Smith,
N. Y. Journal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-02-27
Forecast of the Revenue.

II the estimate be correct which fig
ures out an increase of SG0,000,000 of
revenue from the forthcoming tariff
bill. on the basis of present importn-
tions, that act will undoubtedly end
the deficit. This fiscal years shortage
will probably be s70,o00,00o or $75 ,0o0.-
COO, but the general business improve
ment which VIII come as result of
the settlement of the present uncertain
ty and the adjustment of the new in
dustries to the new conditions, will
increase importations and thus expand
the revenues. Estimates of this sort,
of course, are apt to be delusive, for
there are many uncertain factors in
the problem. The republicans, how
ever. have had better luck in their rev.
enue forecasts than the democrats, and
there will be popular presumption
that they will come within measurable
distance of the truth in this case.-St.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-02-27

DThe wool growers in national con-
yention have decided that they need n
protective tariff. As the wool manu-
facturers have conceded that wool
growing should be protected. the new
tariff bill will probably be willing.
Prot. Wilson's free trade bill was writ
ten on sheepsltin. but the new admin
istrotion viii return the skin and the
wool. too. to the original sheep-Troy
IN. " Times
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-02-27

DThe gold yield of the United States
last year was more than $4,000, 900,
which was about s15,00O,OO0 in excess
of the average of the last 90 years.
Meanwhile valuable new ''leads" are
being discovered, cheaper and more
thorough methods of reduction are be-
ing put into practice, and mining Is
scarcely anywhere gamble" except
in the stock exchanges. The foreign
yield also has greatly exceeded that
of past years. so any further talk about
a gold famine, the scarcity of gold, or
the possibility of foreign bankers cor
ncring the visible supply should be
heard only in insane asylums and treat
ed accordingly.-Collier' Weekly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-19


up the chimney or bury them in the ground.
what to do with his money without being
told
The proposed plan is open to other OBJ
Jections. 1t is opposed to the genius OF our
government In that 1t savors of paternalism.
That is the best government which NEEDLES
least with the affairs and business of the
people. There is no more reason why the
government should assume the safe-keeping
and investment of the peoples money than
why it should furnish them with life or fire
insurance. The proposition contemplates a
widespread banking system. One of the
strong arguments in favor of currency re-
form is that the government should get out
of the banking business. Postal savings
banks would put it further In. 1t would re-
quire new issue, or at least a permanent
issue. of government bonds in which to in
vest the deposits. provided they should
amount to a considerable sum, which Is
doubtful. It would necessitate new out
fit in every one of the 1900 postoffices of
the United States, including vaults, safes,
books, forms, etc. 1t would involve large
increase in the clerical force and in the
force of postoffice inspectors, with frequent
examinations of accounts and deposits. In
spite of all that could be dene certain
percentage of postmasters would prove dis
honest every year. while still larger per-
centage would prove incompetent. There
are robberies and losses enough in the pos
tai service already, but under postal saw
ings system they would greatly increase.
Instead of branching off into new expert
ment for which there is no demand and no
need, let the energies of the government be
directed to increasing the efficiency of the
present service, to making it self-support-
ing, to the establishment of rural free deliv-
cry and other practical reforms.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-19

judge in De Kalb county a very wide and
very important bearing.
De Kalb county has been well-nigh ruined
by county officers who have changed the
amounts Of county orders from incense
quential to large amounts. The whole sys-
tenn Of county management in De Kalb is
honey-combed by fraud, as the publication
Of a report some months ago shows. If
there was in any county office for several
years man of honest purpose he must
have been very lonesome OF course, the
came to light and have expressed great
deal of Indignation from time to time; pos
sibly they might have lynched defaulter,
but the fact that they seem to continue
this same regime shows that. after all,
public sentiment is not what it should be.
AS for the convicted officials, some of them
since their conviction have shown the ut
most GOODNESS when questioned regarding
their offenses. One of them on the witness
stand was asked why such an order was
issued to such man for such service. His
answer was: II don't quite recollect, but
1 suppose 1 wanted some money about that
time, and that was the easiest way to get
it," 1t is a somewhat curious fact that the
man who is now acting as auditor of De
Kalb county is in the State prison. and
his deputy is there with him, but when he
was sent to the State prison he appointed
another man deputy, and that man is act
ing deputy auditor for the convict at the
present time. During the recent trial three
or four of the convicted officials were
brought from the State prison to testify for
the defendants They were boarded at the
best hotel, mingled with the bar, went and
came whenever they chose and showed an
effrontery which would scarcely be expect
ed of men who had been found guilty of
robbing their fellow-citizens of many thou
sand dollars.
These matters are of very grave impor-
tance beyond the limits of De Kalb coun-
ty. First, if the ruling of the judge is what
is called sound law, the Legislature should
make some provision by which county OFF,
GERS who are charged with fraud and pecu-
lation can 10 brought to trial outside of the
counties where they committed their
crimes. The official thief is far more rep
renenSlDle character than the unofficial
thief, before the former is guilty of a
breach of trust. The punishment of UNI
faithful officials should be made certain
and the penalties should be severe. This
observation is made because in a number
of cases where officials have been shown to
be guilty of fragrant crimes they escaped
with light punishment. In the next case,
1t seems that law should provide that as
soon as man has been convicted of mall
feasance in any office, that conviction itself
should carry removal. 1t is a travesty upon
Justice that man sent to the State prison
for maifeasance as a county officer should,
upon being taken to wear stripes, hold the
Office at home in which he has been
proved a rascal, in the name of another
man.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-19

Ten years ago Gen. w. 8. Smith, the lead
ing engineer of Chicago told the architects
and builders of that city that the "sky-
scrapers' and other heavy buildings they
were constructing would eventually settle
on account of defective foundations. Time
has proved that he was right. More than
twenty years ago when the foundations of
the then new postofice were being put in he
gave the building just twenty-one years to
stand and be safe. 1t has been considered
unsafe for some time past. General Smith
says the Board of Trade building has sunk
three-sixteenths of an inch month stead
lily and will continue to sink until it reaches
the hard blue clay. "A half dozen large
structures might be named" he says,
which slowly but surely. are going down
Danger of their collapse is small, because
the sinking is gradual and the blue clay will
eventually be reached" The only remedy
for this condition, and it is one now gener-
ally accepted by Chicago architects, is in
driving a pile foundation clear through the
surface soil, which General Smith calls
upper slush' to hard blue clay. OF
course this will not be necessary for any but
large and heavy buildings. The piles for the
foundation of the new postoffice are driven
down fifty-six feet below the curb line of
the street. f4
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-19
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

1 am the Father Of the Faithful, and you
are the most beloved of my children said
the Pope to the Irish pilgrims.
The Cincinnati College of Music has re-
celved at various times from Mr.. Springer
sums amounting altogether to $200,00
Miss Mary Rachel Dobson, a daughter OF
Austin Dobson, is one of the most active
workers in the. university settlement for
women in Bombay India. Their work is
Principally among the ParSees.
When Tennyson, in 1880, wrote this in
Locksley Hall, Let the great world spin
forever down the ringing grooves of
change" he supposed that the wheels of
railway cars ran in grooved rails.
Judge Davis, a cold-blooded ieonoclast
and antiquarian of Plymouth, Mass, actual
ly says that ne does not think the May
flower brought over single armchair for
1t was a little craft of only $50 tons, and
carried 101 passengers besides the crew.
The maids of honor of the Queen are all
young women of good family, and are Sc
lected by her Majesty herself. They are in
constant attendance on the sovereign, two
their turn of waiting. On being appointed
they receive and enjoy for life the courtesy
title of honorable and If maid, after
having held her appointment for certain
number of years marrieS, she receives a
wedding gift of $1,000.
The renovated pumproom at Bath, Eng
land, is eighteen centuries old, for it is
founded in the famous baths which the
Romans built in 60 A. D., if not earlier.
The Saxons destroyed the grand structure
in ST., and for centuries the ruins were used
as a quarry, from which some of the stone
for the cathedral was obtained. The Ro-
man baths were rediScoVered in 1854, but
little was done with them till 1877. when
the corporation acquired them. Since that
time the corporation has been engaged in
restoring them to something OF their orig
inal grandeur, and even yet much remains
to be done. So far five baths have been
excavated.
A curious sect in Russia is that known
as the Runners" because its members run
away like sick animal to some lonely spot
to die when disease overtakes them. An
other is known as the Runner Smother
ers." When any member of this extraor-
binary sect is seized with a mortal or sup
posedly mortal Illness instead of being al
lowed to run off to die he is put out of the
world by a woman whose title is the
''smotherer." The ceremony is, for safety s
sake, generally performed, not in the vic
TINS house. but in the common praying
to escape the prying eye II authority, and
provided with numerous exits in case OF a
surprise. While psalms are sung and the
censor swung the old woman who usually
holds the honorable office of ''Smctherer"
performs her task with small cushion
held over the sick PERSONS nose and mouth,
the body being afterward secretly buried in
some remote spot, whittier it is conveyed
under a load of some innocent matter, such
as hay.
"a man may guy,
And man may lie,
And a man may puff and blow;
But he can't get trade
BY sitting in the shade,
Waiting for business to grow.
Western Advertiser.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-19

8 In regard to the waste of natural gas
there is provision of law which 1t seems
TO the Journal might be made effective.
Section 74SO. of the Revised Statutes of 1896
Is as follows:
Whenever any person or corporation in
possession or control of any well in which
natural gas or oil has been found shall fail
10 comply with the provisions of this act
any person or corporation lawfully in pos
session of lands situate adjacent TO or In the
enter upon the lands upon which such well is
situate and take possession of such well
from Which gas or oil Is allowed to escape
IN violation of the provision of Section / of
this act and pack and tube such well and
shut In and secure the flow of gas or oil
and maintain civil action in any court of
competent jurisdiction IN this State against
the owner, lessee, agent or manager of said
well, and each of them jointly and severally
70 recover the cost and expense of such
tubing and packing, together with the at
t9rney's fees and costs of suit.
Under this section any gas company.
lessee or individual owner of lands adjacent
20 or in the vicinity of escaping gas wells
may close them and compel the company
that is wasting the gas to pay the expense
Of the proceeding and the cost of suit. This
seems to afford an adequate remedy against
the waste Of gas, but like many other remS
edies II will not enforce itself
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-19
THE DE KALB COUNTY PRECEDENT.

The situation in De Kalb county growing
out of the recent trial and acquittal of one
of the alleged conspirators to rob the
county presents some facts which should
not be lost sight of. Three or four of the
officers of the county are now serving out
a sentence of five years in the Prison
North. In their cases the evidence was so
plain that they constituted conspiracy to
rob the county by raising county orders
that the jury even of their friends would
not have dared to bring in a verdict of not
guilty. The trial of last week was not of a
county officer, but of an alleged confeder-
ate, whose part of the conspiracy was to
sell the county orders. The matter of gem
eral Importance in connection with the
trial was the decision of the presiding
judge in reference to those who should
serve as jurors The counsel for the de-
tense raised the point that no citizen of
De Kalb county to whom the defendant OBJ
jected as a juror could sit on the trial be-
cause. being one of the parties who would
be loser by the alleged frauds of the de-
PENDANT, he could not be impartial. The
judge sustained this objection. Three
panels of jurors were called, and to every
man whose name was presented the defend
ant objected, except in such cases as he
deemed that a man would be in favor OF
acQuittal, being his personal friends or per-
sons who could be influenced by his friends.
The result was that the trial was practi-
cally a farce. The counsel for the State
seemed to have an abundance OF testi-
mony. but it was wasted upon the jury
every member of which was believed to be
for acquittal when the case was opened
This is the popular sentiment in that Sec
ton.
This is very bad for De Kalb county, but
If the ruling OF the judge is good law, any
county officer who hereafter is guilty of
fraud, or OF theft or of malfeasance gem
orally in Office can escape punishment The
State cannot take him out Of his county
for trial He certainly win insist upon be-
ing tried in the county. where. among ali
who may be summoned as jurors. he can
find twelve men to acquit him 1t is this
fact which gives the ruling Of the presiding
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-19
"a man may guy,
And a man may lie,
And a man may puff and blow;
But he can't get trade
BY sitting in the shade,
Waiting for business to grow"
Western Advertiser.
COUGH UP YOUR GUM"
An Order which Three officers Obeyed
without Delay.

EMPORIA, Kan, Nov. ia deputy
sheriff a Santa Fe Railway deputy and a
policeman while attempting to arrest a cat
tie thief in the postoffice last evening were
all three disarmed by the single man, who
escaped. Sheriff Ganghan had received a
telegram asking that man named Kooken
be arrested Deputy Sheriff Fred Wahner,
Santa Fe Detective Laws and Policeman AL
Randolph went to the postoffice and placed
Kcoken under arrest while he was reading
letter 'tAll right said Kooken, 'Ill go
with you in minute and commenced plac-
ing his letter in his pocket Like fash
showed one into the face of Wagner and
cooIly said, Cough up your gum and al
most in the same breath covered the other
two officers. In moment the three men
were disarmed. Showing the pistols into his
overcoat pockets he rushed for the door and
disappeared. A posse of deputy sheriffs and
the entire police force are now out hunting
him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-19

SOUTH HADLEY, Mass, Nov. 1S.-Mount
its sixtieth anniversary as founders day,
recognizing it's own history as he pioneer
institution for the higher education of
women The new chapel was dedicated and
four new dormitories. The four new dormi-
tories were named as follows: Stafford Han
and Porter Hail. in memory of Deacon Dan
w Porter Momon who were Miss LyOns's
faithful and efficient helpers in the early
wears of the institution Pearson's Hall,
sons. M. D., of Chicago, and Rockefeller
Hall from John d. Rockefeller. of New
York. who in addition to previous gifts,
furnished means to erect the fourth or these
halls.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-19
ABETTlNG SMUGGLING.
Serious Charges Against Employees of
Canadian Pacific Railway.

AUBURN. N. Y, Nov. &c. H. Brown,
assistant United States attorney, who is
conducting the trial of cases in the United
States District Court here, is authority for
a remarkable story in connection with the
smuggling of Cinnamon into this country.
Mr.. Brown said that the cost of deporting
Cinnamon has been very great and has been
on the increase, which is also the case
with the smuggling of the Cinnamon The
government. Mr.. Brown says, lays the
blame for the greater part of the Illicit
traffic on the employees of the Canadian
Pacific Railroad, and Attorney General Nc
Kenna, it Is stated, will institute suit
against the corporation. The government
AYERS, according to Mr.. Brown, that the
railroad employees conspire with the gov
eminent officials to break the law. Dill
of cost is being compiled and as each de-
portation costs $500 the total will be very
large. When this is done, Mr.. Brown says
the action will be commenced If it can be
proved that any other railroad has been a
party to breaking the law an action against
1T will also be brought.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-19
TOOK HIS OWN LIFE.
Suicide of Popular Young Man After
u Quarrel with His Wife.

AUGUSTA. Ca, Nov. ia. sensational
suicide occurred here this morning. Will
liam Moody shot himself through the back
of the head while lying in bed in his room
at a boarding house. Moody was one of the
best-known young men in the city and the
most popular. He was head clerk at Levy's
book emporium, and when he failed to APP
pear for work this morning William Levy
went to his boarding house to ascertain
the cause. On entering the room he found
Moody lying on the bed, his head in pool
of his own blood. Moody died an hour aft +
of his head and came out on the other side.
About two months ago Moody married Miss
Maggie Puryear, a popular and beautiful
two Quarreled and the wife went to her
parents house to spend the night. When
Moody awoke this morning he ended his
existence
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-19

CHICAGO, Nov. 1S.--This was the last
day OF the Baptist Congress. The morning
and afternoon sessions were devoted 10 a
discussion OF two subjects, 1.-THE Psychol-
ogy of Conversion" and 1.-The Power of the
Cross in the Life of the Believer" Six OF
the leading lights Of the church were APP
pointed to speak on the two questions. 1.-The
Psychology of Conversion" was discussed
by Prof Noah Davis, of the University OF
Virginia; Nathaniel Butler, president OF
Colby University, Waterville Me; Presi-
dent W. S. Ryland, of Bethel College, Rus
sellville, KY, and Prof. J. II. Harris, or
Lewisburg, Pa At the afternoon session
THE Power o. the Cross in the Life OF the
Believer" was discussed in papers by Rev.
j T. Dickinson, of Orange, n. j., and Rev.
Donald d. McLaurin OF Detroit. The lat
ter was not able to be present, and his pa
per was read by substitute. No place
was selected for the congress OF next year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-19

The welcome frost at New Orleans was a
little later than usual, but its appearance
marks the speedy end OF the yellow fever.
The present visitation having ceased, the
health authorities should adopt timely meas
disease next year. In a large majority of
instances in which it has visited this coun-
try it has come from Havana, where all the
conditions of climate, filth and bad policing
combine, to produce and propagate it. If
Spanish rule in Cuba were not a CHASTITY
failure the yellow fever could be EXTERN
mated at Havana and thus practically ex-
cluded from the United States.