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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-31
SHORT NEWS STOKES.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Secretary Meik-
lejofnf has ordered four troops Of the
Third cavalry, now at Jefferson barracks.
missouri, TO proceed to Nashville. Tcnnl.
not later than the middle OF September.
GUTHRIE, o. T.--Tho nrst bale Of cot
ton OF the season wns marketed "a this
city Monday. II brought $40. IL IN eSti-
mated that 1000 tales VIII be sold here
this season.
IyONDON.-The forthcoming promotions
will inci,ide the raising OF Lord Charles
Beresford 10 the rank of rear admiral.
Lord Charles is at present captain In
the royal navy.
IsASLE, switzcrlansd--Tho delegates 10
the ZIONIST congress unanimously adopted
with great enthusiasm the programme for
re-eatabrshing the Hebrews ~ Palestine
with publicly recognized rights. y dis,
patch was ssnt 20 the sultan Of Turkey
| thanking his majesty for the privileges
enjoyed by the Hebrews IN his umpire.
NEW YoRH--The executive committee
| Of the cit.zens' union at meeting here
| decided 10 stai,d alone with Seth Low and
| no other man AS the candidate for mayor
| Of Greater New York.
| WAHHINGTON--Dr. Randall. Eanttar,
| Inspector for tho Unted Marine Hospita
service at Colon. Isthmus Of param9 I
4 trying TO suppress the fact that yellow
| fever exists there
| W,ASfIfNGTON--A new steamboat mai
service between Juneau and Dyca, Alaska
4 the flrst stretch on the overland trail 4
| the klOnlihf TtEFti, WAS aniESuhCoo VI
the postoffce department.
SEATTLE. wassh.-The latest sxpedl
ton from Seattle IN search OF gold VII
turn it's attention TO tho Copper river.
wAsHINGTxiN--,T North Atlanti
squadron. consisting OF the flagship Ne,
York, Iowa Maine. Texas and Brookiyf
have sailed from Bar Harbor TOR tn
South, TO be gone for the fall eyolution'
The present cruise Will last until Ser
TENDER TO-
CIOuDLAND, Mich.--Five FinlandeI
were drowned m the bay by the capsixsr
OF a saLlboat.
COBLENZ--At a banquet .n connectio
| with the army msneuverS. Emperor WI
| Ham In the course Of a long address, a.
iiyered an eloquent panegyric upon WI
, Nam and the historic scenes connecte
with Cnbenx. His majesty compliments
| In the highest terms che Duke OF Can
| bridge. ioag the commander OF tho bran
British army.
CLEvELAND-The president spent
very quiet morning at Senator Hanna
home.
, NEW yoRK--A Dispatch to the Hera
from LIMA SAYS Peru Viii likely adopt q
gold rtand4rd. The change. VIII 10 y
compared ny financial crisis.
BoSroN-R- r; ste4ne. president q
dtr6ctua Of re limited Telegram c9mNA
has beCh arrs0ted IN chAEEo ~ eMpo
NAQ8 yt$>F4 n. tl-If 'i;t
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FORCE KOHAT PASS.
stive Soldiers Under Colonel Cor
don Ordered to tie Fort.
One AFRIDls WHO ARE YET LOYAL,
ntsve 6fncers at Fort Lunai.no tsi
showed Great Bravery In the
Recent Attack.

peshawur. August 8o.--A column Of ma
kve troops under Colonel Gordon was sent
n from Peshawur today with orders to
Eprce the Kohat pass II necessary TO reach
kohat.
/ dispatch from Simia this afternoon
announced that according to information
E.ceiyed there the Kohat pass Afridis
were still loyal in spite OF the mullah's
Larenuous efforts to excite their chiefs and
HAT they had promised not to oppose the
|.avance Of the column OF troops from
|psshawur. The Kohat pass at its entrance
y commanded by Fort Mackeson. It runs
sArough Afridi to the British post at Ko-
| ~ about forty miles from Peshawur. The
utter Is strong military position.
II transpires that several Of the native
xIcers at Fort Lundi- Kotal showed the
dmost loyalty and valor when that post
~ attacked. One Of them who re-
lived a bullet wound in his shoulder con-
AIMED despite his injuries to fight, aud
s,couraged his men until the fort was
,.ntured. The subadar who conducted the
Asfense at Fort Lundi Kotal, was killed
during the fighting. Among the attacking
sorce were two of his sons. while another
an fought by his side. The subadar who
commanded the Mullagoin company when
the enemy entered the fortress collected
Mis- men and CALAMITY cut his way through
The ranks Of the attackers. He lost sew
erai men, but reached the road to Jamrud
without the loss Of single rife.
II appears that only email section Of
ne Khyber Rifles stationed at Jamrud
we're disa1med. They were on guard the
night the news of the fall OF Fort Lundi-
Kotal was received and the officers fear
fng that some of them might desert with
heir rifles disarmed them and placed other
tribesu,en on guard. The other Khyber
Rifles are still trusted
The arrests at Quetta August % OF three
Beloochistan soldiers is considered most
important step. Two Of them. Megbrul-
lab AMI Yarmul;amed, were the instlgators
Of recent raide in that quarter. Their ar
rest will prevent much trouble. A ma.
jority OF the Beloochistan chiefs have Wis
tied Quetta and all declare that there l,
- further reason for anxiety on the par
Of the government.
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" - ~ t - Y
asue nocAs A ~, = ~. ~ e .'....2.
were Massecseu " ~ "'a"- y. - .'.s .'s %
ous reps county n e Z. B.
were Mi'ea op'ssss' ~ 49,
wOun1eu ing ieN ~ 49, 4. VI. u NJ ,.s.(
msasss'ous'y u.sspps@. - ~
aeau % ps'ns new $500 ~ 10
tn'tSss oauuNs ~" ny
crime. me uuAu s's
Captain - as'Vt Z. 1922 49,
uePuy Nu'eu ''A'~'
b zoe nousop " sso''0 SsSAs'
marsna'
n The Iasaity Woun"eu ~ ~
named Hehiro 81 svArvy s'"uss
Inc names o. tne m'ss'ns ny
known, out tney AZ supi'osvu !. N.
wv sherihs trNM IN susoih."N $500
me victims wete ~ o.'''ss Z .s
United STATES marsna'A INV "'pN.s
ms ana me men "no u'u 'ne s~i
o. carnage are 'noonsn''c'~ =. ~ ~,
ana most uesPcfA' SssSs' s"'
the bloody crime was sui'n ~ s.''"sl1
the mountains Ok rope eounss -
lated spot tnirty-hve miies ilon ieus"
vilio, thh nearest tosestap' o.SS'
ten miles from VIII springs, ~
b Wild and Isolated II mas TOT IN
been tho favoritc rendezvous ioe GOWN
feitcrs and noonshtncrs ana disttict
| which iaw-abiding citizens could not "a
Counterfeiten have been operating ~
ana criminals OF other clnsses when p
| sued have taken refuge In the hills !,
Pope county. For years II has been u
| sidered the worst aud most dangerous q
! ,,on IN the state and the crack or the ri
49, - -" ,a,,,,,, ,,,ar.,,,i IN
mas warned mohs nei'u's ~" $50
| treat. The officers nave TOT = IONS '-l
| been trying 10 break up the lawltaEni
| =, ..,st.,,, ,,a,v hatt,es hatw
4" uias $3.50 80 49,, ,,,,.
them ana the u~pe'n"oes ""se
| Captain d. II. Taylor. tho richest mai
scarcv county and man OF much proI
! ., III, H.. .s,to,rs
ncncc. de,ermihea 10 a'u VIZ on'N''
| putting down crime In that section
| ACQUIRED n commission as deputy uus
/ $50, ,., .,a LA IN. noasc IN !
S''o' i
raid that resulted In Ms aeatn.
A few days ago successful raid y
| ,,naa In ths, same locality in which do
- -, -. a,,,,,,.,a ana hres,t
moonsh'ne's "'.e e"es =
TO Little ROCK. one OF lhcni toiu my y
GERS that at least fifty large Illicit d
u,.,,o. were opcratinc In the same nell
$500 rs.',. ..,,,, ~. ,oc.ts}
po'aioVo' '"ssoi VIZ 10
largo moonshlno OUTFIT SATURDAY nisnt 2
decided to mako the raid Sunday IN dY
i Iivht
,,su.. 4. .sv. !,
frucceuius spsnuy ea'AnS0
men Taylor was within thirty feet Of
dIntiIlery when he was suddenly fscd u
from ambush and instantly killed. /.
Dodson ran up TO Taylor he was also e.
dead In HIS tracks. Rifles began 10 cr,
In all directions and terrible yollsy !
poured into the remaining Tour officers,
The Renfro brothers fcli n,o.taily wcrs
cd and lay bleeding by the roadside VI
later In the day. when traveller. rat
pack CHANGED BIZ. All trace Of the band
had thon disappeared as we'll au the
deputy sheriirs. The later have not al.
been heard from and are believed 10 /,
been either killed or wounded and tai
away captive by the moonshIners.
t,a.L h,r,taJ ~, u,p...ily,lIn With
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THE SENATORIAL RACE.
SOUTH CAROLINA IS NOW FURNISH
ING A SENSATION.
The Campaign Just Closed Has Been
Conducted Altogether on Per-
sOnnlity of Candtdates'

Charleston. S. c., August 3o.-A pri-
mary election to select a successor TO the
late Senator Joseph H. Earle Will be heia
in South Carolina Tuesday. The campaign
made by Senator McLaurln. former Coy
ernor John Gary Evans and former seha-
tor Irby may be productive OF personal
encounter between Senator McLaurin anu
ex- Governor Evans, and the sensational
attack made upon Senator Tillman by for
mer Senator Irby in speech at Florence
last night is being widely discussed Inc
relations between McLaurin and Evans
have been strained all during the cam
naign McLaurin declared on the stump
few DAYS ago that he did not vote Tor
Evans last year, and Evans asserted NC
Jaurin had promised to do SO ana naa SUI
seauently given out the understanding .na.
he had fulfilled the pledgA McLaurlh
tainted at this meeting, after passionate.
defense OF himself, and has been very III
since that time.
Mol .aurine friends opened headquarters
in columbia last week and began distrioht-
ing campaign literature containing cnafsos
against Evans. They repeated the accuse.
tions made against Evans IN nh Iae'
against Earle last year, 10 the ehect 49,
while governor he bad received com s nis
sions MS brides for his share Ill tunnihs
tho state debt and that he had reapea q
rich harvest from rebates upon the liquor
| ,,,,, based for the State dispensary, anu
! had used this institution to tnrther ms
cspdidacy for the senate. Evans. ~ =
mssting In Florence, threatened TO can
someone TO personal account. He SAID ne
had answered the charges last year anu
| if they were repeated again that nc Wouiu
wbin somebody or somebody would WIFI
| him." ..,nt "a
McLaurin promptly sent statement .
| his Columbia friends stating ne was Ie
sponsible for everything sent out ~ Nh'
bureau. and Evans might call him 10 &c.
| count IL be wished. This has been M,
| nublic and has caused sensation. oh.e'
the circumstances II is hard TO see now ny
I matter can end where IT Is now. oeIs'o
nattsvi,ls under the care OF = physician
~ will soon be out The personal bray
srv ~ Eyaps has been widely questionen
| hut few really believe him to be pnysi
al coward. Blows we're exchanged De
tween Judge Earle and him on tne s'An'
LAST wear and his conduct shoWeo ~
would fight on occasions.
columbia, S. c., August so--Tomor
rov the primary election for the purpos
:, selecting a democratic nominee Tor e'ee
,,on bv the state legislature for the uneA
n,red senatorial term is % be held ~ IN
sta,a There are three candidates.. un,ts
states Senator McLaurin. ex. sensw, =. -
and e. Governor Evans. McLaurin Y,
, nsctel to led. hut II Is doupt'us W -
70 In on the hrst baiiot
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Cnptala May Mesra PROM.

Washington, August so.--Captain Ray.
who was sent to the Kiondike region 70
make an inspection for the war depart
ment. ia making excellent tiInc on hla
Journey. Today Acting Adjutant General
Beck received the following telegram from
him. dated Unaiaska. August III. via Seat
lie, August 30:
II rep1rt my arrival here and departure
in two hours for 81. NichaeI's. The steam
or Cleveland carries l6s passengers and
provisions for $500 persons for one year.
They expect TO land one-hnif OF the pro-
Visions at Circle City and above bsfors
Tie r3yef closes"
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! BEGGED FOR MERCY.
viollaates shot : Nsn Who Stole j
Sack Of Flour.
uansasan surveyer Advises keeptc
10 stay Away rrcnA fSicnsiks--A
Man Claims safe Of skagway.

Seattle wash. August so.--An unknevn
man was shot on the skagway trail oy
committee Of vigliantes, His body - now
lying beneath a pile Of rocks.
The news was brought down BY the
steamer Utopia. which arrived this morn
Ing at 4 o'clock from skagway. She lcf'
August "a Sometime ago sack Of hour
was stolen. Suspicion pointed to man
who was cucampcd near the summit OF
the pass. A committee OF ak was chosen
10 ferret out ana punish the thief, These
men went to the tent OF the suspected mau
and found the missing sack. The man
begged for mercy. but tho committee. sat
isiied OF his guilt. decided that he DO killed
in,me diately. The man was dragged from
the tent and tied up tightly to pole
Tho committeeman stood of short dis
tancc and shot together. The thiers body
was pierced in ELK places. Feeling their
duty dole. and sick OF their tack, the
yigiantes left Immediately, not even walt
Ing to put the bleeding form underground
For three days 1t hunk there In full view
OF the passers- by. Tho odor emanatins
from the body became so offensive that two
men cut It loose and carried Il up q hill
eide, covering 1t with pile Of stones
The steamer Detroit sailed for pyea aud
skaxway this afternoon with forty passen-
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IN JAPAN
TIDAL WAVES CAUSED FLOODS AND
GREAT DESTRUCTION.
Many We're Killed, and Bridges,
Entertainments and Dwellings
Were Destroyed.

Tacoma, Wash, August 80, -Oriental ad-
vices state that great earthquake occurred
N Japan August 5. It lasted eight minuets
and was followed by tidal wave which
lwept up river flowing into the sea and
caused great destruction. Up to August
~ 1t was known in Yokohama that over
800 houses had been inundated or washed
sway. Between 200 and 200 people were
Known to have been drowned or seriously
injured. 1t was reported from Hosoku
tat coal mines there were flooded by an
sverdowing river. drowning over 100 miners.
The earthquake shocks on the morning
1t August S varied from four to sixteen in
Number in various places in the northwest.
hing from east to west. Less than an
hour afterward the tidal wave was felt In
10 towns along the coast. Rains mad
hllen almost necessarily and the rivers
uere all running very high. The tidal
save raised them in SO many minutes from
tselve to twenty feet higher.
The governor of Nigata prefecture re-
Ports that the Arakawa river rose twenty
bet In Nooyetzu 1900 houses were flooded
nd thirty reople killed or injured. The
ntsrs rose SO rapidly that over 500 peo-
- were afloat In their houses before they
new what had happened. They were all
Mcucd with boats Further down the
me river twenty boats were swept away,
mst OF them having people on board.
At Taketa several scores of houses we're
ssned away or wrecked and over 20oo
uUe hlled with water. In other towns
the same prefecture 700 houses were in
1cated. At Omegari one-third of tbs
uy is fifteen feet under water and rice
ne'ds all along the Amonx river are flooded
ofidges and entertainments were swep
way by tho score.
reports from the province Of Bikuger
Hate that immense waves rolled In forty
we minutes after the earthquake an
hooded eighteen fishing villages All OF thu
~ncial buildings and every station at Ma
'syoizu were flooded, where many person
-sds drowned. Nine railway officials wer
3rned down stream to the sea In thsi
spuses steamer rescued them, but man
were swept away.
Ar. Hudson. British commissioner OF Gus
'Sms at Yatung. writes to Japan that
,e'efe earthquake was experienced in TIL
- IN July.
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Craim. TO own skaxway.

San Francisco, Cal, August So.--A
chronicle special from Victoria contains a
s,rued statement from Bernard Moore. who
claims to own the site Of skagway. he
SAYS ten years ago he made application
for 100 acres of land in accordance with
The United States laws as Applied to Alas
y. had a legal survey and paid In the
requisite $500 TO the proper officials ne
had lust begun to stock the place When
The roic rush began and now thousands Of
citizens Of skasway are claiming the land
- pasa ths sovernnsat fos.
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Kohat Pass /. Closed.

peehawur August ae.--A strong force
Of Afrids. 1t is announced, has closed the
Kohat pass and therefore the prohasle ad-
vance Of British column through that
pass has been countermanied. With the
Khyber and the Kohat passes in the hands
of the enemy the gravity CT the situation
has increased.
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1t Has Fallen Throurh.

Constantinople, August 3o.--Lord Sails
bury's proposal for a Joint guarantee OF the
indemnity to be paid to Turkey by Greece
has fallen through. owing to Russia's re-
luctance and Germany's jealousy.
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Winner. nj sheepshend Ba

New York. August so.-Sheepshead Bay
recruits:
Five furlongs-Tenptn, Attainment, Har-
yey T!cne J :01 2-e.
SIX fur,ongs-Trolley, Break o. Day,
Mana H. Time 1:lG 3-5.
sapphire stakes five and q half furiongs
The Hnguenot, San Venada, COCK Rooin'
Reapers' stakes mile and three-six-
teenths-Imperator Lady Mitchell. Part
ridge Time 2:03 l-5.
Advice. Ben Brush. Time 1865 liz.
one mile-Sun Up. Buckwa, hammock
Time 1:H 1T.
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De.troycd by Fire.

Lima Peru. August 30.-A block OF
buildings at Iquique was destroyed by fire
last night
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winncrr at So. Loui..

ST Louis, August 5.--Slx 1urionBs,
rurse-Msss verno j Own You, Bonnie
lone. Time rs.
one mile Frank Daily. Ultimo. Lady
i'crdele. Time 1874.
FIVE fiir.orrZs-- wkiriImantiiine, La La
ria. Nancy Till. Txno 1:o2&.
Seven furlongyr srdrer r,me la.
Five and half furlongs-Gu.de Rock.
King leila, Mirtie Time l;llA,
one n,ile-Irux.lio. Topmast, Tranpy
Time :4lZ.
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Passenger Train. Collide.

- berlin. August 30 "A dispatch from Ell
sea sixteen miles from Dusseldorf, says
.s collision between passenger trains
piaco near vohwinkel at midnight,
s ~ locomotives and six carriages were
eu. two persons were killed and four
we're injured. OF tho latter, II Is
probable that twelva-will succumb
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rests Attacked nad burned.
UNA August s0.-The shinwan and
poiiqe posts on The sainana range
n stsA}kcd. svacuatsd ~ thsir sarri-
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Other Tracks.

Cincinnati, August 3o.-Newport w.nners
wers: carIctta c., Thor, Lulu NJ. Parson.
Kallitan. 49, .a -h.r,ar
Hartford, Conn.,. August So--cnarter
oak winners were: Bumps, The Monk.
Kansas city, August s0-Today's win
rers were: Moloch, Queen Nab. Little
Dick, BIN Powell. Troublesome
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sons and burned by the enemy on Sun

sons and burned by the enemy on Sun
day night.
In addition the Orakzais on Sunday
night looted the Nariab. SANTANA. bazaar
and burned the school.
The Kohat pass Afridis are still loyal
in spite of the mullah's strenuous efforts
to excite their chiefs. They promise not
to oppose the Pcshawur troops who are
marching Gu Kohat
Simla, August S0.-After a sharp fight
the column under Colonel Richardson and
detached party succeeded. in relieving the
police posts at Lakka and Saifaldara, who
were hard pressed by Orakzais,
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VARSITY RACE.
Cornell Wins by Five Lengths; Time, 90
Minntoa aud 80 SneOnda

Cornell Wins by Five Lengths; Time, 20
Minutes aud 80 Seconds.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, ~ Y, June 90
There was little betting aside from
private wagers on the Cornell Yale
Harvard varsity race Friday afternoon.
Boollmaitcrs offers of IL 10 10
against Harvard went without takers.
At 3:i3 p. IN. all crews were i'm posi-.
ton at the stalCeboat. and mt 3:45 they
were off, Cornell leading slightly.
First mile-Cornell, first; Harvard,
second; Yale, third. Yale is gaining
on Harvard. Tale fought MP gamely
from last place. llarvard's long stroke
is telling on Cornell.
Second mile Cornell, first; Yale,
second; Harvard, third. Time at the
second mile 1O:39
At the third mile Cornell is two
lengths ahead. Yale second, Harvard
third. Harvard is apparently getting
very tired. Cornell is rowing easy
The stroke OF Yalcs eight at the
start was -. but gradually dropped TO
81 and worked up and down from that
point =
Harvard's start about 80 and Mop
ped 20 81.
Cornell wins by FIVE lengths; Yale
second; Harvard third, our lengths
back. Time 20 minutes 80 seconds.
The official time was as fOllowss
Cornell. -O:3I; Yale. 2o:l1; Harvard.
2l:OO. The time last year OF COrnell's
winning crew was 1879. but there was
a great deal he yier tide in their favor.
The finish Friday was marked by
great demonstration upon the part Of
the boats aud people
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a MOB
At Crystal Springs, Miss. Dispose. of a
Negro Murderer Taken Prom Jan and
Hanged Before the state Troops Ar


At Crystal Springs, Miss. Dispose. of "A
Negro Murderer Taken Prom Jan and
Hanged Before the state Troop. Ar
rived.
JACKSON, Miss, June 20 The Crvs-
tai Springs mob which assembled To
hang William MoSlcy. colorcd, for the
murder of John II. Strong, white, rot
its man ut 9:45 Friday morning and
lynchcd him. Acting Gov. Jones was
found at o'clock Friday and
wired Adj Gen. Henry to send troops.
The Capital light guards of Jackson,
were ut the depot preparing to go by
special train when, at $50, came "A tel
cgram that the Negro was dead. The
troops disbandcd.
The crime for which the Negro was
lynchcd was most cowardly. lie asked
permission to ride with MIR. Strong,
who had been TO Crystal Springs and
sold *. % worth of tomatoes lie crawl
ed into the wagon, Drained the old man
with stick, robbed the body, took 20
the woods and let the team go home
with the corpse.
After three days search the murder
er was captured.
The mob was small, and, had the
troops been ordered Thursday night,
IL could have been thwartcd easily.
But neither the governor nor licuten.
ant governor could be reached Thurs.
day night.
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HOW LABOR is INJURED.
Ench Days Delay I'm Passing Taria
Cost. 81 .Onn. nnn To- AmcrIcnnr

When the imports of foreign goods
into the United States exceed 500. OOO.-
600 i'm single month. rs was the case
in April of this year. it is time To call
halt. We find no record of such heavy
receipts of foreign goods in any month
of this decade since 1890. the largest
previous total being Ssl, 255. 1OG in April,
1891 Just S20. 900 900 less than now But
this in no measure makes fair com
parisun of the real meaning OF such i'm.
ports. I'm 1891 in 1892 and i'm the early
months of 1893 we were highly prosper
Gus. because our people were well en-
piCYed; they were earning good wages
and had money TO spend for foreign lux
uries over and above their requirements
o. necessities which the Mckinley pro
tectiNe tariff enabled Ms To produce at
home in our factories, 10y our people and
for our people.
But now things are different The
deadly blight of the democratic party's
free trSdc policy still hangs over us.
lIunG"edo OF thousands of our people
are still i,Sc, and the wages of those
who are fortunate enough 10 be at work
az" below their earnings i'm 1891. i'm 1892
end in the early months of SOB. II IL
now hard work for the masses Of Amer
lean citizens TO furnish even the ncces.
saries of life for themselves and their
families. They have not the means
whcrcwith 30 buy any foreign Injuries.
And the bull, OF the foreign goods that
are now entering this country at the
rate OF 500 600 900 "A month are not lux
urics. but goods that under the policy
of protection. would for the most part
bc prevented from entering into com
petition with our own products, made
by our own people AT our own mills.
The S2O,OOO,OOO more foreign goods
imported last April over and above the
value imported in April. 1891; the SiO.-
100000 imported more than in April,
1896, means what? II means $50. OOO. 900
more work taken from our people than
they had when they were busy. and $40.
100000 more taken from them when
idle II means even more than this il
We consider the delivery and sale of the
goods. with their incidental charges. to
the credit Of labor As compared with
April Of 1894 it means that we are inn
porting foreign goods at the rate OF
81 100000 "A day for every working and
business day Of the month. and il means
that American wage-enrners are losing
upward Of 100000 during each and
! every days delay i'm the enactment OF
! the Dingley tariff for protection