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The National tribune., 1897-08-12
CHAPTER XII.

The Jail at Atlanta-Expecting an Order
for Our Executiou-A Blow for LlbertJ-
Busy Preparations-The Critical Moment
Fighting the Guards-Liberty Once More.
The Pursuit.
The National tribune., 1897-08-12
Compliments.

VA. Wriston, Sergeant, Co. III. 7th w.
Va. Cav, Messy, W. Va: am very much
pleased with The NATIONAL TRIBUNK
David Erfiey. Cribbs, Pa: l cannot do
without THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
The National tribune., 1897-08-12

.HILE WE WERE DRAGGING
ont this miserable, monoton-
ous existence, providentlaliy or
otherwise a preacher of the city,
named Mcdonald, a PresbyterI-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-10

that has the seal of party regularity
upon it, denounced the appointment as
unfit and unwise, both before and after
it was made. Yet Gov. Black made
it, declaring that he did so to pay a
political debt to Payn, and the senate
confirmed it by slight majority.
Republican rule in New York, there
fore, stands today for Plat and Payn,
two men whose theories of political
purpose and political methods are ut
terly corrupt; two men who represent
what is worst and lowest in modern
political life; two men neither of whom
would dare submit his cause to the
people, knowing that it would be bur-
led under an overwhelming adverse
vote. For his share in the Maynard
episode Senator Hill was first defeated
for governor and then retired to pri-
Vate life. 1t remains to be seen what
the people of New York will do with
party that sends one representative
of bOOdling to the United States SEN
ate and places another in charge of the
insurance interests of the state. Party
government has been there reduced to
its lowest estate, and the most that
can be said is that the Republicans are
more recklessly defiant, both of public
decency and public interest, than Dem
ocratS have ever dared to be.
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RADICAL BUSINESS CHANGES.
Vital Transitions in Every Line of
Modern BUSINESS Except One.

The changes in business methods the past
few years are something remarkable The de-
partment store, with it's infinite variety of
goods under one roof, is a feature of every
business street. and in the larger cities of
almost every business block. That it is crowd
ing the smaller dealer, who only handles a.
single speciality, to the WALL is strongly as
serted and anyway it seems destined to work
a profound change in business and economic
conditions.
Consultations in nearly every great line Of
manufacture and commerce are the order of
the day. Transit, whether intramural, state
or national, is undergoing radical change.
with tendency to group it's control into
fewer hands. Banking is in an uncertain
state in the sense that it's wisest opponents
are at variance as to what will prove for the
best in the impending transition of it's meth
DDS. Shall greenbacks be retired? Shall a.
more liberal" treatment be accorded the in
situations that issue currency? Shall the
endless chain be continued or snapped?
are questions soon to be passed upon, and are
significant CT the vast spirit Of change and
unrest that pervades the whole business
realm.
All this change is probably wholesome in
the main. To doubt it were to doubt the
progressiveness of The world. Yet there is a
sense of relief in the knowledge that one
great interest, upon which so much of The
private and general security Of the country
depends, moves steadily forward upon the
same lines on which it was projected, growing
ever in its own strength and public esteem
without varying essentially from its original
ideas and methods. Life insurance in its
very essence IS a. conservative institution.
Any serious change in it would be paradox
ical, because If right in theory and practice.
it has to be from the very outset and
consequently not Subject to ordinary Unite
mutation. Experience has added to its effect
iveness, just as slime has increased the
strength of the companies and their power
for coed. But in the main it has known no
vital change. and can never know any. It
was evolved as a protection to the family
has developed the added function of securing
some measure of prosperity to the individual
in his advanced years, and upon these two
grand conditions, the first, of course, ever
paramount, it stands today.
All other Enes land phases of business
change, and will continue to do so, but life
insurance. business in which hundreds of
thousands Of men unite for their Joint and
several good, and the security of their de-
pendents, remains a conserving and Drec
t:cally Interchangeable institution, save only in
the matter of growth and added prosperity.
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taxes. Republican protective tariff
would keep out foreign goods very
largely" that would increase the de-
mand for homemade goods, which
would increase the number Of home
makers Of them, which would increase
uce, which would tend" to increase
it's price. Thus the horse is brought
round from the tail board and put
into the shafts, with his tail to the
dashboard where it should be.
Suppose, proceeds the pundit in elab-
Grafton Of the text, fearing that the
grumbling Iowa farmer may not grasp
the terse statement of the creed, sup
pose that we had no manufactures and
were all farmers, where would the
price Of your produce then be? Sup
pose we manufactured so much that
so many men were employed
that everything you produced was
eaten here and not enough raised then
to fill all the mouths, wouldn't your
prices go jumping up? Of course we
haven't got to that point yet, but, af-
ter thirty-odd years trying, we can
report progress, and, if you fellows will
only stand by us for an indefinite
period, we will reach it sure as guns.
Meantime, of course, sit is true that
the prices of our cereals are fixed in
the worlds markets." while that of
what farmers buy is made in the do
nestle markets, just now in the grip
OF trusts, but all that will be made
hold the reins long enough to get the
horse and cart to our Home Market.
Perhaps the Iowa granger will swaI-
low all that, but his letter indicates a
letter indicates he is, except as to his
taste for newspapers, he will write the
Tribune another letter that will bother
the pundit to get around. VIII that pro-
tective tariff increase the birth rate he
VIII ask? If not will not the mouths
have to be filled with bread and meat
wherever they are? Will it make anv
difference to US whether our wheat and
meats are eaten here or abroad? Will
the demand be any greater if the weav-
ers are in New or old England or Ger
many or France. Did any manufacture
er, or his employees, ever pay any more
Tor their flour or meats than the price
IN the worlds markets, less the cost Of
getting them there? Did he ever sell
us his products on any other terms, and
will he ever? If we sell our produce in
the worlds markets in competition with
the worlds farmers, why should we
not, in simple justice, have the right
to buy what we want at prices made
under the same kind of competition 2
We apprehend that at this point the
learned pundit Of the Tribune will lose
interest in the discussion and probably
detect in his correspondent an emissary
of the Golden club.
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LEEDS COMPANY ROBBED.
According to His Petition Asking
For Il Receiver.

CHICAGO, Feb. ga bill asking. for
a receiver for the Suburban Construc-
ton company was filed in the circuit
court today. G. S. Leeds, former presi-
dent of the company, was the COM
plainant, and charges of collision are
made regarding a contract recently
executed between the Suburban Con
struction company and the firm Of
charges that the construction company.
which is in effect the Suburban Rail-
road company. abrOgated a contract
which he had made with Naugle, Hol-
comb & Co. for the construction of the
road at an approximate aggregate cost
of 100000 and made another contract
for the same work, for which the con-
tractors were to receive 81 $50 900 in
bonds and 81, 100000 in stock Of the
company. He charges also that as a
result of this second contract being
entered into, the others interested in
the Suburban Construction company
were given an advantage over him in
that they were given a bonus in vary
ing amounts. He charges under this
new contract the following amounts
have been given to people connected
with the company, to which they are
not rightfully entitled: S. H. Shopp,
$4,000 as trustee and attorneys fees;
H G. Cooper. vice president of the Con-
struction company, $35, 500 in stock: D.
B. LYMAN $500 in cash; Benjamin
Starr, of Richmond, Ind, $500 in cash;
i. c. Stump, Of New York, $10C, 600 in
stock; John c.. Calhoun, New York.
exc O00 in stock
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TRlUMPHAL TOUR.
President Cleveland May Make a
Trip Around the World

TOLEDO, O., Feb. "A passenger
agent of the Canadian Pacific, now in
this city, is authority for the statement
that President Cleveland will take a
trip around the world after the inaug-
uratlon Of his successor. The party will
go to the coast over the Canadian Pa
c1f1c road, and Division Passenger
Agent Sheehy, of that line, will con-
duct the party in person. 1t is the de-
sire Of the president to start as soon
as possible after the Inauguration Of
President-elect Mckinley. He desires
to avoid public functions as much as
possible, and intends to make the cir
cult Of the globe as a private citizen.
Private Secretary Thurber and sew
eral members Of President Clevelands
cabinet are expected to accompany his
eXcellency. Mrs. Cleveland and the
children may accompany the party;
that matter has not been fully decided
yet.
Washington, Feb. 9.-Private Score
tary Thurber refused tonight officially
to confirm or deny the statement. He
preferred, he said, to await the publica-
ton of the story before making any an
nouncenent regarding it.
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PUT HIM OUT.

We are rejoiced to hear that there
IS prospect that, after six Intellectual
attempts to GUST the present superin-
tendent of the police patrol system on
partisan grounds. the thing is likely
10 De accomplished. We cannot conceive
now the people Of st. Paul have endured
II for the last eight months, that. with
a Republican mayor and council. there
should actually be a Democrat in an
Office over which they have full con-
troll 1t is lamentable reflection that
we have a Democratic police patro!
management instead of a RepubIican
The very boxes into which the nolica-
men go to send off their alarms or
give their signals, the very wires over
which messages are conveyed the verv
batteries that furnish the tmpuIse Of
electrlcal energy rise up in protest
against this offensive party regime
How can you expect the summons for
policeman to be conveyed properIv
over an electric wire if that wire knows
Ihat II is being manipulated by Demo-
cratic direction under a Republican ad-
mlnlstration? Is it any wonder that
burglarfes and hold-ups and highway
robberies have increased and multi
pied? Can it be marveIed at
that innocent people have been
arrested and put in durance
without even the privilege of com
mun1cating with their friends or ex-
posing the mistake that has been
made? Does anybody dare ask whv
this city should have become a veri-
taole thieves paradise, when the con-
quot OF the police patrol telegraph svs-
tenn remains in the hands Of a dreadful
Democrat?
Up to this time a majority of the
council have been swayed by the sin
gular notion that fitness for office and
the conscientious discharge Of its
duties have some bearing upon the
cho1ce Of an incumbent They have
actually, in these bright days of Doran-
ism, held to the prehistoric fable that
the public's affairs ought to be governed
by the same principle as private
business, and that when you find
a man efficient and faithful in the per
formance Of duty you ought to keep
him. 1t is no wonder that public order
IS as seriously affected as the public
equanimity by this horrible heresy.
What is to become Of second terms If
things like this are allowed to happen Z?
If an office like that of superintendent
or the police patrol telegraph
system is not available when
Republicans, who worked hard for
the first term, and are held to
promises to work for another, are
hungry and walking about on their
uppers, what incentive does there re-
main for the patriot? We congratulate
the local administration upon the pros
pect that its long struggle is almost
over, and that presently it can an
nOunce that even the batteries in the
patrol telegraph service are fitted with
Republican cells. Let no guilty Demo-
crat escape on the bare plea that he
has done his work we'll. It is Just AZ
well that the people should see Doran-
ism flower out in all it's beauty before
the time comes to pass upon it again.
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TWO FUSION VOTES CAST FOR THE
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR
SENATOR.
1T RESULTED IN A ROW.
o"H o6' THE RECRUITS ACCUSED OF
ACCEPTING MARK HANNA'S
MONEY.
BLIND PIG HUNT AT BISMARCK
Legislative Committee Namad TO
'es"sate Liquor Selling in
Capital of the State.

Special to the Globe
FlERRE, >. D., Feb. 9.-The DowdaIl
contest is set for special order in the
mouse tomorrow, and an effort RI ca
cure Populist caucus to decide u,on
action proved failure. The indica
uons tonight are that there will he
no hight tomorrow and the contest with
Drawn. Several members are snow
oound away from the city and NAV not
We AoIe TO get back for several DAVIS
anu as result, it is not considered he
has any show.
Two ballots were taken for TTri+od
states senator today, and two Ponu-
lists voted for Picker. The vote on
frst ballot was Picker, so; KYLE %.
Goodykoontz, 20; Plownan. 10. Kellor
z; Palmer, l. On the second ballot
FlcKIer lost one Populist vote, and Kyle
gained one. Senator Stewart took Sen
ator Morgan to task for voting for
Picker, and implied that the latter had
accepted some Of Mark Hanna's money
A war Of words followed, and Morgan
declared he would vote hereafter to sniff
himself. The anti-KyIe forces have an
nounced that they will refuse TO fur
Their caucus.
Inc senate today devoted consider
apIe more time on the discussion Of a
llquor license bill and in fighting over
the warehouse tax BILL which was final
~ nXed at 500 per year. In the house
pllls were introduced to pay the Chi
cdgo, Milwaukee & st. Paul railway
Tor hauling material for VermilliOn uni
Versity; for uniformity of text books.
10 prevent adulteration Of candies. to
tax professional men A bill was nassed
defining the duties of county iudoaa
Inc governor sent messages to both
houses, calling attention to the fact
that there will be a deficiency Of about
SIoo'OVO the first Of July, which comes
as a heritage from the past administra-
ton. He demanded relief from the
present legislature, which should not
De the past method Of mortgaging fu-
ture revenues by anticipating warrants.
Gov. Lee today appointed w. s.
Green county judge Of Walworth coun-
ty to fill vacancy.
More than half the legislative session
Is past, and not a single reform meas
ure has become a law. At this writing
the governor has only signed two bills
outside Of those appropriating money
Tor current expenses. Instead Of hurry
ing legislation the delay has been
greater than at any session in the past.
An effort is being made by petition
to spring the name Of Judge c. B. Ken
needy, of Carton, before the legislature
as candidate for United States sem
ator. Petitions are being circulated ask
ing Republican members from the dis
trlct to vote for Kennedy, who is a
rank Ponulist
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BISMARCK BLIND PIGS.
Legislative Committee Appointed to
Inquire Into Them

BISMARCK, N. D., Feb. 9-In the
house today the committee on temper
ance reported a resolution naming a
special committee Of five members to
investigate alleged violations OF the
state law relating to liquor selling and
gambling in the city of Bismarck. and
to ascertain whether officers, whose
duty 1t is to prevent such violations.
are interested in the breaking Of the
laws. The resolution invests the COM
m1ttee with power 70 compel the at
tendance Of witnesses. and REQUIRES
them to make investigation and report
within a reasonable time. There was a
hot fight on the passage OF the reso-
luton, many Of the members claiming
that violations Of the prohibition law
were notorious all over the state and
that it was unfair to single out one
city for investigation. Other membe
stated that there were few members
OF the house who had not had expert
ence with violations of the law and
wanted them called up to tell what
they knew. The resolution finally car
ried by vote of 40 to 90 Messrs.
Hurley, Murphy, Colby, Towele and
Aas are the committee.
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HE WANTS TO KNOW. YOU KNOW

Evidently there are some Republican
farmers who are beginning to "see the
cat" and to have doubts about the
benefits Of protection to them. One Of
these writes to our protection-be-
sotted contemporary, the MINNEAPOLIS
Tribune, from Iowa, saying he would
like that paper better ''if it were NOT
SO ultra on the tariff Many in Iowa
cannot see how high tariff price on
the manufactured goods we must pur-
chase can help u.s. so long as the prices
of our farm products remain low. We
do not see how a high protective tariff
will advance the prices of cereals so
long as our country produces more than
we can consume, and we must sell in
the worlds markets at export prices"
Whereupon the tariff pundit of that
paper proceeds to enlighten it's CORE
spondent and expound to him the an
cient doctrines after the manner Of the
unflinching orthodox. He has put the
cart before the horse" prices of prod
uce need not remain low under Cd
properly constructed protective tariff
and even If they should, Iowa farmers
need not buy imported goods they
only being increased in price by tariff
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FLOOD OF BILLS
offered On the Last Day allowed in
Wisconsin.

MADISON, Wis, Feb. 9--As tomor-
row is the last day in whicln bills may
be introduced in either house the legis-
nature was this morning flooded. A
number Of important measures were IN
troduced, among them one chat will
stir up the A. p. A. element 1t pro-
vides for the removal of The statue
Of Pere Marquette from the capitol at
Washington to make room FOR the
statues of Gen. Lucius Fairchild and
Secretary Rusk. A bill to enact a
measure similar to the English corrupt
practice act was presented in ea.ch
house. In the assembly an arti-hfgh
hat bill was followed by one limiting
the passenger fare on the 500 road to
8 cents per mile. This is a reduction of
1 cent. A bill was also introduced to
release the state treasurer and secre-
tary of state from liability fer money
disbursed by them under the now in
valid fish law.
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CHARGES AGAINST AMIDON.
hearing of the Case Begun by the
Senate Committee.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The sub
committee of the senate committee on
JUDICIARY appointed to investigate the
charges agaist Judge Amidon met TO-
day, and began its inquiry by an ex-
animation Of Ex-Gov. Ordway as to
Mr.. Amidon's fitness as Judge. No
conclusion was reached.
Frank B. Kellogg, of st. Paul, is
mere. and is taking some interest in the
laws is working for confirmation and
Am1don, Of North Dakota Senator
LAWS IS working for confirmation and
is strongly opposed by Hansbrough,
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YALE-HARVARD TRUCE.
1T Is believed the Colleges Have
Mnde Peace.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. Capt.
Philip Bailey. of the Yale crew, return
ed from Cambridge late tonight. He
says that his trip was unofficial but
he admits having thoroughly discussed
the athletic situation with the Harvard
officials. He declares that Yale or Hsr-
ward would have nothing to announce
for three or four days, and then the
matter will be finally settled. He de-
clines to say whether his visit has been
successful, but it is pretty evident that
Yale will meet Harvard on the water
next June, and in all departments Of
athletics. While this statement will
not be officially ratified by either Man
ager Wheelwright or Bailey, Yale men
tonight think that the famous Yale
Harvard controversy Is practically set
tied.
The Yale Athletic association has re-
ceived an invitation from the university
of Pennsylvania to send representa-
tives to their athletic games, to be
held April rs. Tt Is especially request
ed that Yale send a relay team to COM
pete with the leading teams from Cana
da and America for the championship
Of America. No action has been taken,
but Yale will undoubtedly send q num-
Der Of athletes.
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Cabinet Dinner.

WASHINGTON Feb. 9-Postmaster Cen
eral and Mrs. Wilson gave dinner tonight
IN honor Of President and Mrs. Cleveland.
the guests were the President and Mrs. Cleve-
Secretary Of State and Mrs Olney, Secretary
OF the Treasury and Mrs. Carlisle, Secretary
of War and Mrs. Lamont, Attorney General
and Mrs. Harmon, Secretary of the Navy and
Miss Herbert, Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. Francis and Secretary of Agriculture and
Miss Mnrtnn
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New Pepper Company,

CINCINNATI. o., Feb. 9.-James E. Pep
per, the distiller, made an assignment last
spring to the Security Trust and Safety
Vault company. Today his wife bought in
al his distillery property and thoroughbred
horses. A company styled James T. Pepper
&sn Company was organized in which Mrs.
Pepper and syndicate of 100 Eastern capital
lists are stockholders. The capital stock Is
$6e0s180, all paid in. Mrs. James E. Pepper
is0toS be president and James G. HubbeH sec
rotary and treasurer.
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Reed VIII PLAY Cz.r

CHICAGO, Feb. 9-The News Washington
special says: Speaker Reed it is said, will
forestall legislation other than the tariff at
the extra session by appointing only two com
mittees-those on ways and means and on
m4eage-and reserving the appointment of
other committees till the regular session
While the action is unprecedented, members
say it would be legal, as congress has fire.
quentiy gone On for weeks before the speaker
announced the committees.
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TODAY,S WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9-The forecast for
Wednesday: Minnesota-Fair, preceded by
Fnow in southeast portion; northeasterly
winds; colder in southeast portions; not so
cold in northwest portion.
Wisconsin-Generally cloudy and SHOWS,
with northeasterly winds; colder.
South DakOta-Local SHOWS; northerly to
RaSterly winds; not so cold Wednesday night.
North Dakota-Partly cloudy; probably local
SHOWS; easterly winds; not so cold Wednesday
night.
MOntana-Fair in western and local SHOWS in
Eastern portion; easterly to southerly winds
Slowly rising temperature.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS
United States Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau Washington, Feb. g. GAS
.. m. Local Time, p. III. 18th Meridian
Time.-ObServatiOn taken at the same mo-
ment of time at all stations.
TEMPERATURES
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ARMOR PLATE PRICE.

The Senate Committee Fixes on 500
Per Ton.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The senate
committee on naval affairs today
reached a conclusion on the report to
be made as a result of it's inquiry on
the subject Of armor plate. The COM
mittee will recommend that the Sec
rotary Of the navy shall not be au-
thorized to pay more than $500 per ton
for armor, and that an appropriation of
81, 100000 be made to be used in the es-
adjustment Of a plant in case the
m& nufacturers refuse to accept this
nr;ce