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The citizen., 1897-03-26
The New Senate.

Says the Baltimore Herald: A good
deal of rubbish is being printed cOG1
cerning the alleged "policy of delay
by the Senate in considering and pas
ing the tariff bill. In the first place \
should be remembered that if the re
publicans had working majority Oi
the next Senate, they could not pas
their bill under whip and spur Luz
Senate rules do not permit even ma
jority to curtail discussion.
The actual truth is that the Repus
licans have been met in the most llDl
eral spirit by the Democrats and silvel
Republicans. Senator German, tns
Democratic leader, has asserted in oPeu
Senate that his party has no intenIlOn
of obstructing or delaying action ~
the tariff; that as the Republicans nav na1I
been placed in power, the Senate WI
not undertake to interfere with the eN
ecution of their policy. -,
Senator German laid down the De,n'
ocratic line of action on the day thst u u
appealed to the Republicans to relle.Ii
the business interests of the incubus Il Il
the so-called Dingley bill. He lOJi
that they knew there was no chanceU'
the passage of that bill, and that i wa wa
a crime against business to bold .Ss .Ss
moribund measure in terror over Ius
country. He said in that conpec.,Usi uoi
that the Democrats would not oosliuSV' ~.
the passage offs Republican Dill al Wv
coming extra session.
Senator Platt, of Connecticut, ops =
the ablest of the ablest Republlcaluss
expressed full concurrence with oepu ~,
tor German. The result was tnatS,us y r.
Dingley bill was formally lald IN =
grave
The citizen., 1897-03-26
WORK OF CONGRESS
What Our Legislators Have Ro
Doing the Past Week.

The session of the Senate on Tbu,I
day, the 18th inst, was brief and n
eventful. Three hundred and tb;.
bills were introduced, making the /
tai 769 for two days. Most of tb.
are reprints of the bills before n
gress at the last session. The arbi,S
tion treaty.was reported at the exeo,
tive session with several impor,'l
amendments.
The House was in session for n,
fifteen minutes. The galleries Wa
filled in anticipation of the opening \
the tariff debate, but Mr.. Henderso'l
of Iowa, announced that the w.
and Means Committee would NOT N
ready to report until to-day, and NJ
House then adjourned.
The Senate on Monday agreed IA
resolution requesting the Presidenl n
information relative to the impris'
ment and death of DIR. Ruiz in (nI'
Among the reports was that of N
Lodge bill restraining immigration
an educational qualification. The \
bitration treaty was considered at II,
executive session.
The tariff debate began in the Hon,
on Monday. Only four speeches wes
made at the day session-Mr. Dinvlsv
Mr.. Wheeler, of Alabama, Mr.. Bel
Colorado, aud Mr.. Hopkins of Illina,
being the speakers. At the night %
sion Mr.. Baily presented the minodf
report.
The Senate was precipitated into
civil service debate Tuesday, in wbiO
Mr.. German, Mr.. GalliDger, of Me-
Hampshire, Mr.. Allen, of Nebrask
and other Senators, Democrats and R
publicans, denounced the merit systeD
The Allen resolution directing Ii
Civil Service Committee OF the Seps
to investigate the South Omaha, N
braska removals, were broadened h
an amendment instructing the con
mittee to inquire into the general O
Grafton of the law and to REM
whether it should be continue
amended or repealed. Mr.. Turpie,
Indiana, spoke at considerable leng
in advocacy of the election of Unit
States Senators by the popular vot
Mr.. Hoar had the bankruptcy b
made the unfinished business of d
Senate, thus giving it the right of ",
after 2 p. M, daily.
The tariff debate was continued
the House yesterday. The speakers We
Mr.. Dolliver, Republican, of Nebr
ka; Mr.. McLaurin, of South Carolin
Democrat; Mr.. Gibson, Republican,
Tennessee; Dockery. Democrat, of Nj
souri,; Newlands, silverite of Nevs(
Lacey, Republican, of Iowa; SwansC
Democrat, of Virginia, and Cochra
Democrat, of Missouri.
The citizen., 1897-03-26
The New Tariff of Abomination

In righteous Indignation, the Ne
York Times berates the Dingley tant
bill thus: In their anger and inexN
rieDce our grandfathers wasted a god
word when they called the tariff
1927 "tariff of denominations Ths
designation should have been kept I'd
Mr.. Dingley's tariff, aud would hav
been If those good men could hav
foreseen how the little imp of prOte
tiOn who but annoyed them with hi
baby pranks was to grow into ruth
less monster demanding the entire an
unpre-empted range of English speed
for his fit Characterization.
Take the woolen schedule, that puu|
particularly prohibitory tax on th]
raw material which our. .manufacturl|
must have free in order to produca
goods at prices that will compete wiI
shoddy at home or with the manual
turers of other countries in the marked
of the world; and that taxes woOleEl
and dress goods higher even than th|
outrageous wooden schedule of the Nd
Klnley. Is that not an abominatiOIl
Take the cutlery schedule, that nd
the infanIy of its origin in private iHI
trigue stamped all over it. Was it I'd
revenue that Mr.. iDingley's committel
imposed duties of 225 per cent. on th1
cheapest scissors, of IT'S per cent, d
staghorn carving knives, of l57 pd
cent. on the commonest table knivd
and forks, of from 112 to 355 per cenI
on table knives and forks with stag
horn handles? These articles are im|
ported for the consumption of peOp4
of the slenderest means. In the wsl
tariff scissors and shears were taxed 8
per cent, and only 45 per cent. in th|
Mckinley and Wilson acts; staghOr1
carving knives were taxed 80 per cent
in the war tariff and in the WilsOd
act, and table knives of all kinds wen
also taxed at 35 per cent. in both thOs
tariffs. Why are the rates put upd
these amazing heights?
Why is the American citizen wh1
buys plain four-bladed pocketkniff
costing about 81 or less asked to pay
duty of from 2l3 to 270 per cent? dug
ing the war 80 per cent. was thought Y
be sufficient duty, and in the MS
Kinley tariff less than half the Dingle1
rates were collected. Why are breeChI
loading guns that have been made iO1
years in this country under 81 PEI
cent tariff put up to IS and lOOpe1
cent?
These are Satanic abominations
They are thrust into the bill 10y meg
who, under the emblem of the gaping
pocket, made successful forays into tAq
| Ways and Means Committee room
I They give the lie to all the Anmins
tration prating about increased revenue
The citizen., 1897-03-26

PRESIDENT MCKINLEY has declared
that he will not be hurried in filling
places and that the only cases requir-
ing urgency would arise from actual
vacancies. As Washington is now
filled with office-seekers, backed up by
Representative and Senators from the
various States of the Union, this pol
icy of the President has not been very
cordially received by those who
thought that it was only necessary to
appear in Washington in order to Sc
cure some desirable plum. President
Mckinley, when serving as Repre-
tentative from Ohio was one of the
most pronounced advocates of civil
service reform on his side of the house.
His recent message, when assuming
the duties of President, clearly defined
his views upon this now despised ques-
tion on the part of the army of office
seekers. Altogether, the Republican
family is not a happy one by a large
majority.
The citizen., 1897-03-26
Farmer Mckinley.

Says an exchange: President Nc
Kinley, it appears, is a farmer and
knows how it feels to be in hard luck.
The story is that he has farm of 1853
acres about twenty miles from Canton,
which has been anything but profit
get nothing for his apples, but little for
his wool, and his corn did not bring
near enough to pay the cost of cultiva-
tion. The drought destroyed his wheat
crop and the spring rains drowned his
young turkeys. Chicken cholera car
ried off the chickens and commission
merchant failed to make any return for
a carload of produce sent to him for
sale. If this sad tale is true, then the
farmers have, or ought to have, a SYM
pathetic friend in the White House.
The citizen., 1897-03-26

THE great powers of Europe have
practically blockaded the ports of Crete,
an island in the Mediterranean sea, over
which for some time past a spirited
controversy has been in progress. The
Greeks seem determined to thwart the
absolute sway of the Sultan of Turkey,
and protect the inhabitants of the is
land from his barbarism and cruelty,
recently occupied the territory con-
trary to treaty made with the powers
of Europe, and now they are up in
arms to back up their position and au-
thority. Nearly twenty ships of war
are stationed at different ports, keep
ing a sharp lookout for the purpose of
precipitating a reign of starvation and
in that way bring the nation to terms.
Through it all the case presents rather
bewildering dispositions to those who
have not followed it closely, but it
seems certain that the object of Greece
in taking the resolute stand was to
enancipate the christian inhabitants
of the Island of Crete, and in this they
will be successful, even if the result to
themselves turns out disastrous. Pub
lie sympathy is with the Greeks in
their unequal struggle.
The citizen., 1897-03-26

JUDGE NORRIS, of the Court of
Common Pleas, of Toledo, Ohio, has
delivered the opinion in the case of
Arbuckle Bros, against the Sugar
Trust. 1t is in favor of the trust
The court held that the price at which
any concern or corporation disposes of
its products cannot be taken as basis
of unlawful action. "A competitor for
public favor must bow to the law of
trade that allows every man to dis
pose of his own property, in the ordi-
nary course ofbusiness, on such terms
as he sees fit"
The citizen., 1897-03-26

WE are glad to see Telephone Com
panies at last grasping the true situa-
tion and needs of the hour by extend
ing their lines throughout the rural
districts. This is great convenience
toSll whbdse their phones, and whilst
the first cost will be considerable, the
increase in patronage in direct conse-
quence will amply repay all outlay.
Frederick County should be a network
of telephone wires, and the concern
that first reaches out and gratifies this
popular want will be the one to sue
ceed.
The citizen., 1897-03-26

JOSEPH L. BOIsToN, one of the ac-
tive young Republicans of Kansas, who
has been appointed Fourth Assistant
Postmaster by President Mckinley, is
but 3S years of age and will act as Off
cial headsman in that departmentin in
the appointment of fourth-class post
masters throughout the country. Re
publican members of the Kansas SEN
ate made protest against his appoint
ment, but to no effect.
The citizen., 1897-03-26

EX-CoNGREssNIAN BRIsTOw HER
MANN, of Oregon, the New Com
missioner of the General Land Of
flee, who has succeeded Com
missioner LamerauX, who resigned
in consequence of the trouble
created by his decision in the Chicago
land strip case, is Marylander by
birth, but has been Il Western man
since 1913.
The citizen., 1897-03-26

The statement that Governor
Lowndes will he Il candidate for Uni
ted States Senator has caused consd-
cradle adverse criticism among promi-
nent Republican leaders throughout
the State, but no one should tiud fault
with the amiable Governor for indulg.
ing in such little "day dreams"
The citizen., 1897-03-26

Bob Fitzsimmons and James Cor
bett dined at restaurant in San Fran
cisco few days ago and enjoyed the
meal very much. We will state, how
ever, that they sat at different tables,
in extremely distant parts of the room
and appeared not to be aware of the
presence of the other. They do not
speak as they pass by.
The citizen., 1897-03-26

WE don't see the names of any Fred
erick County Republicans on official
buttons in Washington. Can it be that
Wellington has given them the
trinkey dink?"
The citizen., 1897-03-26
FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1897.

The first bill in Introduced by Mr..
Hanna in the Senate was for a public
building to he erected at his home, in
Cleveland, Ohio.
The citizen., 1897-03-26

You will do us a great favor by sending us
the names OF parties who are not taking the
"CITIzEN," and whom you think would ap-
preclate a sample copy.
The citizen., 1897-03-26
TO INCREASE
THE REVENUES.
Dingley Reports the New
Tariff Bill.
HOW THE DIFFERENT SEIZED
ULES ARE ARRANGED.

The Measure Expected to Produce
$ll2, ZOO, 900 Additional Receipts
From Customs a Year-Calcula-
tions Made for Changes In the
Amount of Imports-The Full
Text of the Measure-Free List
and Reciprocity.
The citizen., 1897-03-26

Communications on interesting subjects
ways desired. sign name in full, not for pub
ncauon, ouI commence. Write only on one
side of paper.
The citizen., 1897-03-26

THE tax rate in Baltimore is $3.50.
That is the price of the so-called re-
form. 1t comes high, but some seem
to want it.
The citizen., 1897-03-26
Sl.Oo PER YEAR.

Henceforth (afier August 3rd, lS9i), the price
of the CITIZEN will be ONE DOLLAR (sl.OO
per year. strlctlD in Gduonce. All persons de-
string to become subscribers snould send their
names in at once, so rs not to lose single issue
Single copies of the CITIZEN two ~ cents
The citizen., 1897-03-26
EXPENSES,


This is low estimate of expenses.
The freight on the cargo of coal. l20
tons, at 30 cents a ton, would amount
to $4,000, leaving the boatman Sl.58 for
his labor. 1t must be borne in mind
that the average cargo of a boat is
about 10 tons and the above was
simply used to give the boatman a
paltry profit. Another fact in connec-
tion with it is that the expenses of the
boatmen go on while waiting for the
discharge of cargo of coal just the
same as when they are running and
that there are as many waiting days
for the discharge of a cargo through
the boating season as there are run
ming days.
As the above estimate is based upon
an average of four trips month it will
readily be seen that unless the trips
are made the boatman is in a hole. If
in the four trips he clears $6.52 and his
receipts if he only makes three trips
amount to $l0S with which to
meet $l37.6S expenses less $3.50. For
his services tue b0atman has a nice
little debt of $l6l9 on his shoulders.
Double the expenses and in operating
boat to WilliamspDrt you have an
estimate of the cost of it through to
Georgetown and so with the receipts.
Boatmen who own their teams and
boats, as has been previously stated,
will fare better than those who pay
trippage. To them a single trip means
profit of $15.08. but as this class is in
the minority, the burden of loss natu-
rally fall upon the larger number.
A question arises III the mind of ev-
cry one as to what the outcome will be-.
Boatmen are divided upon the matter
of returning to navigating the ca
nal for a livelihood. but are a unit as
regards the destructive policy intro
duced.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-21
A Free Distribution.

W. F. Smith, proprietor of the Great Niagara
Rheumatic Cure, is in Portland giving away
at the Office Of the Evening Express. free to all,
! 900 full one dollar packages of the great cure
for rheumatism in all its forms.
He tells us thathe is giving away in the
leading cities from 1000 to 5000 packages a
day and that some of the cures made are Won
derful and that the bed-ridden cases of years.
standing get good results at once.
Mr. Smiths company, The DR.. Archambault
Co. of So PembertoD square, Boston, also make
the great offer of treating at their head office.
absolutely free. any case of rheumatism, in any
form. no matter how bad, and not cent asked
untll cure is effected, and any case that they
nannot cure they will pay all railroad fares and
hotel expenses OF The patient in Boston,
An offer like this is most certainly worthy OF
the attention of all rheumatic sufferers. Today,
IAN. 81 will be the last chance to get a full
s1.oo package free at the Evening Express
pfiee.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-21
MAsoNs' HELPERS STRIKE.


During Tuesday night the ma sons
helpers at the new Grand Trunk elevator
got somewhat excited over the amount of
pay that they were receiving. There were
about eighteen of them and they received
81. so per day. The men demanded 81. rs,
and the contractor refused to give it.
Yesterday morning, the men upon as
bling at work made another demand
for the increased pay, and as they did
not get 1t some of them became excited
and attacked Mr.. Murray, the boss They
reokoned without their cost. Mr.. Murray
is no novice in the art 0f self defense,
and he hit out upon his assailants and
sent several of them to grass. The officer
staff oned here also took hand to restore
order and one of the ringleaders was
taken up 10 the station and lodged on a
charge of drunkenness and disturbance.
Then the old crowd was discharged and
new ones hired. The old hands got at
them and induced them to leave. Then
there WAS some more spsrring, and one
of the masons employed on the elevator
gave one of the strikers a knockout.
Later new crew was secured and they
went to work under police protection.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-21
PERSONAL

Ex-Mayor Chapman has gone out West
on business trip.
Mr.. VIM. A. Roberts, recently proprie-
tor of tho Biddeford Times and Mr.. Fred
Emery Bean Of the Democratic state
committee, were in Portland yesterday.
Among the arrivals..at the Profile yes
terday were W. c. Tyler, +. A. Hand,
K. W. Simon, J.E. Stringer, r. ]. Franz
New York; l.. Aronson, o. P. Stone, Q.
o. Owno, Joseph Phillips, A. N. Shan.
nahan, Boston, Miss White Newport; j
Z. Doolittle, Brunswick; j. W. Star
rett, Athol, Mass; H. j. Colvin, Somer-
vile, Mass; Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Bald
win, Pittsburg, N. Fl.
Mr.. Jake Brand of Seidenburg q Co,
the well-known cigar manufacturers Of
New York; lis in the city. = =
The following were among the arrivals
at the Falmouth hotel yesterday: b.
o. Mccoy, st. Louis; D. p. Sheehan,
Manchester; M. NJ. Bartlett, South Ber-
wick; W. G. Berry, Mechanic Falls; e.
K. O'Brien, Thomaston; DIR. J. E. Nor
wood and wife, Rockport; Frank Perley,
Mattawamkeag; Leland Powers, j. j..
Barron, J. W. Dunbar, G. II. Cock, r..
W. Davis. Boston; W. e. Ried. Water
willie; j. j. Edwards, Fall River: Fl. NJ.
White, J. W. Weldon, H.. Q. Aiken, New
York.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-21
wAsHlNoToNlAN MOVEMENT.
1t Il Heartily Endorsed by the Clergy
The CONFERENCE.-The Strong Features.

The following statement, signed by the
clergymen of Portland, heartily Endorses
the new Washingtonian movement, In
augurated by Rev. 8. b. Pearson and
Captain George H. Blake:
Believing the habit Of using intoxloat-
ing liquor often results in deploraple
evil, and realizing that some d1recg ap,
peal must be made to the 1ndlvioual
drinksr, we hail with eminent sauisiao-
tion the new movement under the ieaaer-
ship of Rev. S. f. Pearson and Captain
George II. Blake and pledge to them ana
to the societies they may organize Tor the
propagation of temperance WORK along
the lines they have laid down our
heartiest sympathy and cooperation.
The above was signed by Rev. Asa
Dalton, D. D., Rev. @. W. Parsons, ID.
D.; Rev. D. M. Pratt, Rev. S. W.
Hutcbings, Rev. Israel Luce, Rev. !.
Southworth. Rev. A. H. Wright, Rev.
Thomas S. Samson, Rev. Z. G. Rogers,
Rev. W. M. Kimmsll, Rev. Henry
Blanchard, D. D.; Rev. VIM. Wood,
Rev. E. P. Woodward, Rev. Theobald
A. Smythe, Rt Kew. II. A. Nicely, ID.
D., Rev. Henry F. Dexter, Rev. George
D. Lindsay, Rev. Jos. Battsll Shepherd.
Rev. Fred A. Leith. Rev. John Carroll
Perkins, Rev. ]. L. Jenkins, d. D.;
Rev. W. S. Ayres. Rev. E. r. Purdy,
Rev. VIM. II. Fem, D. D.; Rev. j. G.
Merrill D. D.; Rev. c. Morton Stills,
Rev. Henry McGilvary, Rev. Leroy S.
Bean.
This ia the Washingtonian oonstitu-
ton:
Article 1-This society shall be called
the - Washingtonian Temperance
Society.
Article 2,-The object Of this society
shall be to present to the individuals of
the community the virtue of temperance,
by public addresses; the scattering of APP
propriate printed suggestions and illus
trations; by personal influence: and by
all other effective ways to keep before
the people the subject OF temperance and
it's benefits to the individual and the
home. This society declares that It's pur-
pose Is not to antagonize any existing
society or laws.
Article S.-The officers of this society
shall consist of q president, one or more
vice presidents, secretary, treasurer,
and an executive committee to be COM
posed of the president, secretary. treas
urer and two others. The executive COM
mittee shall have general charge of the
work of the society. There shall also be
d financial committee of not less than
five members.
Article THE annual meeting OF the
society shall bs held each year on the
second Wednesday Of Decem her at such
time and place as the executive com NIT
tee shall appoint. Officers shall be elected
at the annual meeting. Other meetings
may be called at any time the executive
committee may designate.
Article 5.-The constitution may be
amended at any meeting, provided notice
of such intention be given at previous
meeting.
Article 6.-Any person may become a
mem Der of this society by signing the
following pledge:
Pledge-I do hereby promise, with the
help of Almighty God to abstain from
the use as beverage of all alcoholic and
malt liquors, wine and cider included.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-21
FUN ON ICE.
The Fancy Carnival at the Portland Ice
Rink Last Evening.

"Mephistopheles,' CDR. Parkhurst"
and "The Yellow Kid" had 'thsir
skates on'' last evening and celebrated
accordingly in the area at the. foot OF
Pearl street, on the grounds, sacred in
the glad spring time, to the highly ex-
citing gyrations OF the Observation-Disclosures
eymnastic- c-electrio-extractor of
molars to the delectatiop and delight of
the patient while "the band PLAYS on,
or the long haired orator Of Kiokapoo
extraction, and where in the warm sum-
mer evening the magnificent thousand
dollar organ" of the ever-popular mer-
ry-go-round, sends its questionable har-
monies floating over the placid waters
of the placid fats of old Back Bay-ao-
cording as the tide serves.
1t was nothing of the sort last night
though. 1t was the fancy dress carnival
of skaters at the Portland Ice Rink, and
bshind the three characters" mentioned
above there followed a truly conglomo-
rate mass of swiftly gliding skaters at
tired in every kind Of costume from an
elaborate rich costume of white and
fur to the most disreputable looking
tramp outfit Imaginable. The fine sur
face, bright costumes, hundreds of skat-
ers and spectators, lively music and bril-
liant lights made most fascinating
picture. When the fine snow flakes began
to fall theseffect was weirdly attractive.
Manager Donnell had offered prizes to
the costumed :. skaters and they were
awarded as follows;
Gentlemen-1st, Edwin NJ. Leavitt; I'd,
Granville Il. Lee; Sd, j. A. MoDon-
ouRb.
Ladies-1st, Miss Pauline Madison; I'd,
Miss Alice Rounds; 3D., Mrs. G. =. lib
belts.
The committee of award were e. A.
Little, A. E. Hall, Mrs. j. @. Leighton
and Miss Lulu Rounds. Mr.. P. H.Hig-
gins managed the affair, which was
great success and credit to the ice rink.