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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-04
COMMERCE AND THE TARIFF.
Pho Rrtfs of Commerce Under Fre>
Trade and Projections


Trade and Protection
IT has always been THE claim of the
free traders that their revenue tariff
would let us out into the markets of the
world with our goods. while at the same
time lessening the burden of taxation
from "a tariff tax" But results do not
justify their claims Since they broke
down the wall of protection in 1894, ex-
ports have decreased by 81 cents per
CAPITA, and by x3.42 per capita since
1892. At the same time imports have
increased by $1.34 pes capita since 1894.
and the tariff tax" has been increased
by 30 cents per capita Through larger
collections of customs duties. The Off
cial records distinctly show a decrease
in customs duties per capita under pro-
lection, with AN increase under free
trade. or a mere touch of it. Fortunate
ly the country is once more about to re
vert to an era of protecrion and prosper
ity, to. larger exports, less taxes, less debt
and better home market fer the prod
ucts of farms, fields and factories. The
following table shows the exports and
imports per capita under various stages
of the tariff:
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-04

The Democratic Republican party
would not be a bad name for the sound
money Democrats. and II would have
some historic prestige. The party, OF
faction, led by Thomas jefferson first
took the name Of Republican. In 1905
they dropped that name and adopted
that of Democrat. though for some lime
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-04
$120,63S. 597.66
54.565. 3S4.S6
s175.o03. 9s2.52
DO9.615.5s4.i5

Hardly a drop of silver, as you see.
Call il $JO0,0O0,O00 in round numbers,
and S9,615, 6S4.15 more for full meas
ure There Is something over sixteen
thousand tons In silver on hand-only.
addition to actual silver in circulation
TO give MS a smell Of bimetallism. Oh,
Popocracy!
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-04

they were better known rs Democratic
Republicans. jefferson himself accepted
the designation while ii lasted. and he
was the soundest of sOund-money DINO
Gratis.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-04

President Cleveland says he IL entirely
satisfied with his administration But u
IL difficult TO believe Mr.. Cleveland II -
utterly devoid of patriotism.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-04
HAVE WE NO sILvERp
These Are OnciaI Figures and Worth
STUDYING.

Bryan says we are perishing on ac-
count of a total lack of bimetallism.
Here Is the official report of cash In the
treasury New Years morning:
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-04

Enormous Increase In Failures Under
Free Trade and hreats Of Popuiisin.
The record-union., 1897-04-10
MAY USE ELECTRICITY.
An Improvement to be Made on Oak
land Suburban Lines.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 9.-The an
nounced intention of the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad to substitute electric cars
fer steam cars in the handling of Chi
cago suburban traffic has brought to
light the fact that the Southern Pa
cific is seriously considering the advis-
ability of making a similar change on
its broad gauge lines running from
Oakland to Fruitvale, Alameda and
Berkeley Both c. 7. Huntington and
Colonel c. F. Croker admitted this
tonight.
For some time past Mr.. Huntington
has had several engineers at work
studying the matter. The ferry travel
of the company amounts annually to
over il 100000 people. The great ma
jority of the ferry travellers go by the
broad gauge line, which has forty miles
of road between Oakland Fruitvale,
Alameda and Berkeley. The present
tracks can be used for electric cars,
which, if adopted, would probably be
propelled by motors, instead of the
overhead trolley system. Six, seven or
ten electric cars may make a train, the
speed of which would depend solely on
the strength of the current. 1t is not
proposed to use the electric cars for
freight or for aught but ferry traffic.
Mr.. Huntington thinks an electric
system can he maintained at less cost
than the existing system.
The record-union., 1897-04-10
SENATE COMMITTEES,
The Task of Reorganization Will
Likely Soon be Accomplished.

WASHINGTON, April 9-The COM
mittee representing respectively the Re-
publican and Democratic sides of the
Senate resmed their efforts to-day to
reach an agreement on a basis of reor-
ganizing the Senate committees.
The Republicans have gone to work
with the serious intention of taking
charge Of the committees, but they find
that in assuming this task there are
many delicate points to be settled. The
tariff is giving the managing committee
and all the Republican Senators more
concern than any other factor in the
situation. 1t is doubtful whether they
would attempt to proceed but for this
bill. They fear, however, that if they do
not take the work in hand the bill may
be seriously delayed, some of the Demo-
Gratis having practically warned them
that they will object to any further leg
islation of any character until the COM
mittees shall be filled.
There was also a feeling on the Repub-
lican side that any allotment which
might appear to discriminate invidiously
against the Populists and Silver Repub-
licans would imperil the tariff bill by
precipitating an unseemly wrangle on
the eve of it's presentation to the Senate.
AT the conclusion of three hours ses-
sion of the Republican committee Sem
ator Mcmillan said that such satisfac-
tory progress had been made as to war
rant the prediction that reorganization
would be accomplished.
The record-union., 1897-04-10
BRYAN AT TALLAHASSEE.
Suffering No Serious Effects From
THURSDAYS Accident.

TALLAHASSEE Fla.), April g.
Hon. w. j. Bryan reached here at 4
o'clock this afternoon. He spoke to-day
at Lake City, Live Oak and Lloyds,
where he was greeted by big crowds
Upon his arrival he was met by a COM
mittee of the Legislature and the city
officials. When asked if he felt any Sc
sious effects from his accident yester-
day, Mr.. Bryan said: Il am all right,
but | was considerably shaken, and my
chest and legs are very painful"
platform for the evenings address
had been erected in Lewis Park, and
Mr.. Bryan spoke there at s o'clock to
a thousand people, after a formal well
come to the city by Mayor Shine and
an introduction by Senator Shipley. He
disclaimed any intention to influence
the pending Senatorial contest in the
Legislature
After the speech a reception was held
at the Leon Hotel. Mr. Bryan will
speak tomorrow night at Jackson
willie
The record-union., 1897-04-10
BRAIN CELLS IN FINGER TIPS.
Acuteness of Touch Among the
Blind Explained.

1t has been reported, states the mi
croscope," that the gray matter BRAIN
cells of perception have been dissected
out of the finger-tips of the blind.
Standing point up beneath all the
ridges so plainly seen with magnify
ing glass on the skin of the inside of
the finger ends are the so-called cor
puscles of Pacini, which are arranged
in the exact semblance of the keys of
a piano, and are said by Meissner to
crepitate and give forth different
sound in every age of each person This
Pacinian corpuscle, which contains
within it's lining membranes a nerve
trunk, an artery and a vein, lines all
the tactile surfaces of the body, partic-
ularly the inner finger and thumb tips.
A medical man recently assisted in an
autopsy on person blind from birth.
and he sought to discover by scalpel
and microscope the secret of the extra
ordinary delicate touch the blind man
had acquired during life. Sections
perhaps a sixteenth of an inch thick
were carefully sliced off the inner sur
faces of the index and middle fingers of
the right hand. Under a high power
these showed, instead of single nerve
trunk and artery and vein Of the aver
age man, a most complex and delicate
ramification of nerve filaments, dainty
and minute nerve twigs in immense
number branching from the main stem
Through constant use the finger tips
of the blind acquire this unusual de-
velopment, with more and more per-
feet performance Of function.
The record-union., 1897-04-10
KANSAS LEGISLATURE SCANDAL.
A BOOK FIRM TRIES TO BRIDE A
MEMBER.
The Speaker of the House Gives TeS-
tim0ny Which Creates
Sensation.

Topeka Rans.), April 9.-Speaker
Street Of the Kansas Legislature pro-
duced a sensation to-day when he tes-
titled in the bribery investigation. He
said:
Harry Wilson, who I was told was
the agent for the American Book Com
pany, said he would pay me $1,000 in
cash if 1 would apply the two-thirds
rule necessary in advancing bills
against the school book bill, and s., 500
If the bill was defeated. He placed
500 in my lap. 1 told him I did not
care for the money at that time, and
would take the matter under advise
ment. Later, in reply to letters from
him, I wrote on one Of them, which
returned, that I could be of no service
to him.
Senator Titus swore that Senator
Lewelling took him to a room in the
National Hotel, and said there was
something in it for both of us" if they
could get a substitute adopted for the
original text book bill.
Representative Dingus swore that
Representative Doyle had offered him
$3.50 if he would cease his fight for the
text book bill.
DR.. Frank H. Smith, Representative
from Sharman County, demanded a
right to testify. He said that state
ments made yesterday by Representa-
tive Clark of Thomas County, that he
(Smith) had offered Clark $3.50 to OPP
pose the Hackney amendment to the
r1ilroad bill was utterly false The
only conversation he remembered hav-
inc will VIC, NJ I
told him that he needed $500.
Did he get the money!" Smith was
asked
Il don't know. l have heard that he
did,
Continuing, Smith said: Mr. Clark
probably could enlighten the commit
tee in order to get his vote on the
oleomargarine BILL
Miss Nellie Bennett, Clerk of the
House Committee on Engrossed Bills
(Smith's committee) testified to a con-
versation in the committee room be-
tween Clark and Smith Clark said
there ought to be something" in that
railroad bill; that he needed 5000 or
$500, and asked DR.. Smith if he thought
there was anything in it,
After Clark had left the room Smith
said to the witness that Clark was one
of the men Brown of Pratt was count
ing on as for sale.
Senator Jumper told of the attempt
by one Tucher to bride him to vote
against the stock yards bill Tucher
was arrested when the scandal first
came up. Jumper later said that Hor-
ace Jenness of Topeka had also ap-
preached him.
Speaker w. D. Street again testified.
saying he wished to say something in
explanation. His testimony was not
IN answer to questions, and took the
form of a defense of his action as
Speaker of the House.
Fairchild was recalled at his re-
quest, and pursued the same line of
defense to such an extent that Grimes.
the Republican member of the commit
tee asked the testimony of these two
be expunged from the records His
request was refused.
The list of witnesses having run out,
the committee adjourned until to-mor-
row, but as the other witnesses cannot
get here before Monday, little is ex-
pected tomorrow
The record-union., 1897-04-10

SAN FRANCISCO, April 9.-James
J. Jeffries. aspirant for championship
honors. whose chief claim to distinction
in the pugilistic world is based on his
having been Jim Corbetts chief boxing
partner while the ex-champion was un-
dergoing his preparation at Carson,
knocked out Theodore Van Buskirk,
California heavyweight, tonight in
two ROUNDS.
The contest was brought off by the
National Club, and between five and
six thousand people were in attend
ance. Jeffries has adopted Corbetts
style of fighting as nearly as any man
who ever appeared here. He allowed
Van Buskirk to do the forcing, show
ing much cleverness in ducking and
hitting in the breakaway. He was es-
pecially effective with his right hand in
the breallaways, scoring repeatedly on
his opponents face and jaw, cutting
deep cash over Vans eye in the first
round.
Van Buskirk claimed a foul on the
first blow struck by Jeffries, a. left hand
swing on the stomach, but the referee
declined to allow the claim. The blow
which put Van Buskirk out was a right
hand cross squarely on the jaw. Van
turned completely around, and fell like
a log on his. face and was counted out
before he could get on his feet. Jeffries
was seconded by Billy Delaney, Billy
Woods and Danny Needham. The bet
ting was ten to six in favor of the Win
ner.
Horace Slater knocked out Homer
Mccoy, a brother of Kid Mccoy, in the
first round, and Sammy Maxwell put
Ed Morrissey to sleep for ten minutes
with a right hand upper cut in the
third round.
The record-union., 1897-04-10
PAULINE BAUER.
Her Body Was Found in the rlississ-
iDDi Thursday.

ST. LOUIS, April 9.-The body found
in the Mississippi River Thursday has
been identified as that of Pauline Bau-
er, who disappeared last November.
Miss Bauer was telegraph operator.
Just before her disappearance she COM
planned of continued annoyance from a
young man. When, five months ago,
her hat and jacket were found upon the
river bank the murder theory was sug
gested and worked upon, but no clues
were found. The body, though badly
decomposed, shows wound on the
skull.
Miss Bauer was guardian for her
younger brothers and sisters. Her I'M
explained disappearance has prevented
the administration of the estate
The record-union., 1897-04-10
CHINESE IMMIGRANTS.
More Will Come to Attend the Nash.
vile Exposition.

WASHINGTON, April 9.-Secretary
Gage and the immigration officials are
perplexed as to the best course to pur-
sue in regard to the immigration of a
large number of Chinese laborers in
connection with the Chinese exhibit at
the National Exposition at Nashville,
Tenn
The law allows the immigration of a
sufficient number of Chinese laborers
to do the work of installing the ex-
hibit, and also such as may desire to
give entertainments in the exhibition,
on condition that a bond is given that
they will leave the country at the close
of the exhibition. The experience of
the officials is that many of the Chi
nese, finding business dull after a week
or two, drift over the country and en-
gage in other business. While this is a
violation Of the spirit Of the law, there
does not seem to be any way Of pre-
venting it. The matter however, is
under consideration by the officials,
and it is hoped that some remedy may
be discovered
The record-union., 1897-04-10
E. S. DEAN & co.
The Sheriff Takes Charge of Tail Adj
dressed to the Firm.

NEW YORK, April 9.-The Sheriff S
office has taken charge of all mail adj
dressed to E. S. Dean & Co., and turn
ed it over to the United States postal
authorities. Receiver Norris arrived in
this city to-day. He said he had moth
ing to do with the New York part Of the
business, but was receiver for the New
Jersey offices.
At the office of the Bankers and Mer-
chants Guarantee Interchange it was
said that number of letters had been
received during the day from investors
in the E. S. Dean Company who want
ed the interchange to look out for their
interests. The interchange, it is said, is
taking up these without charging any
advance, and will not give their clients
any hope that they can recover any,
thing. The interchange will recommend
that small losers pool their interests.
The record-union., 1897-04-10
Guilty of Contempt.

FLAGSTAFF (Ariz.), April 9.-In the
District Court to-day Judge Ross ad-
judged G.. w. Glowner, an attorney,
guilty of contempt of court, and SEN
fenced him to sixty days in jail and to
pay a fine of 500. Glowner, as at
torney for the defendant in the case of
the Arizona Central Bank versus Daggs,
filed the affidavit of himself and three
others that Judge Rouse was prejudiced,
and asked for a change of venue. The
venue had heretofore been changed by
Judge Hawkins in a similar affidavit,
and after argument, Glowner's motion
was denied, and he was adjudged guilty
of contempt.
The record-union., 1897-04-10
FELL IN A TANK OF OIL.
An Empioye of the Pacific Rolling
Mills Meets With Death.

SAN FRANCISCO, April Crank
|OHanlon, employed at the Pacific Roll
ing Mills met death to-day in an I'M
usual way. He was engaged in cleaning
the inside of one of the big tanks used
for storing fuel petroleum. In doing
this work he was let down on the inside
of the tank, which is twenty or thirty
feet deep, in a sling or chair. such as is
used by painters. While at work he was
overcome by gas and fell to the bottom
of the tank, in which was about eighteen
inches of oil A man was lowered on a
rope to rescue him as soon as he fell,
but he was dead when assistance
reached him.
The record-union., 1897-04-10

be completed tomorrow. Johnson was
to-day required to answer the question
as to who was his alleged informant re-
garding the SlanderOus utterance re-
fiecting upon the young girls of Fresno.
He testified that he did not and never
had known his name, but that he was
a newspaper man who had been intro
duced to him by Rev. Gillian He af-
forwards testified that he had refused
to divulge his name as a matter of hon.
or The case is being vigorously fought
On both sides
The record-union., 1897-04-10
Gloves at ST..

1t is pleasure to buy a glove
at 81 when you can feel that they
are reliable: just such glove we
shall place before you to-day in
black. English red, brown, tan
and cream: in all sizes. They
are perfect i'll points and we
stand back of every pair, guaran-
teeing them to be genuine kid
and the most dependable glove
you ever bought for 81.
The record-union., 1897-04-10
DiaZ and Grant.

AS the military history of Diaz in
many ways suggests that of Grant
though he had none of Grants technical
preparation, and led far smaller armies,
and had always to create them himself
out of next to nothing, forging invinci-
BILE steel from the peon mud-so does
his personal simplicity. At the opening
of the lips the resemblance ceases; but
there was the same quietness OF taste.
No man of Latin blood could disregard
the demands of ceremony in ruler; no
man of any blood could be more modest
in them. When and where etiquette
compels, Diaz is splendid; and none can
better carry off the pomp and circum-
stance Of state than this assembled SOL
der, who would be at home in any
court But outside the necessities of
occasion, he goes as unfrilled as our
President; scrupulously neat and scru-
pulously simple in his dress. And While
a tyrant may be unvain, tyrants do not
walk loose among their serfs.
There is a deeper test of balance than
unpretentiousness amid the temptations
of practically supreme power. Diaz has
remained to this day a man of the stric-
test habits. He has no vices-not even
that sweetest and most human vice
which is so easy to an autocrat- Abb
stemious, methodical, tireleSs; working
with remarkable dispatch q long day.
yet scrupulous that not even the ma
ton shall quite rob his family OF him;
early to bed and early to rise; always
busy but never hurried: sturdy walker
and a superb rider Of superb horses; a
real hunter-2s frontiersmen count
hunters, and not by the category of the
titled trigger pullers who butcher tame,
fenced game-the private life of this
curious man is as wholesome as his ad-
ministration, and has broadly aided it
Charles F. Lummis, in Harper's Maya
zine.
The record-union., 1897-04-10
The Witness and the LAWYER.

E. B. Green of Ottumwa, Ia, tells a
good story about Judge Hendershott of
that city, one of the leading lawyers of
the Hawkeye State.
Judge Hendershott," said Mr.. Green.
ton law. An important question was
raised as to whether or not a barrel of
whisky was delivered to the defendant.
An Irishman by the name of O'Con-
nor was the drayman, and when Judge
Hendershott started to cross-examine
him he concluded to brighten him into
contradicting his testimony on the ex-
amination-in- chief. Assuming a dra-
matte pose and with a stern voice. he
said: Remember, sir, you are on your
oath. Remember you have sworn to
tell the truth, the whole truth. and
nothing but the truth. Remember that
to deviate one iota from the truth is
perjury, and that punishment for per-
jury is Imprisonment in the State Pen
itentiary of Iowa Now, sir, did YOU
deliver that barrel of whisky to Pat
Duffy?'
The Irishman answered coolly and
deliberately, Well, Jedge, bein' on my
oath, faith I couldn't say. 1 delivered
bar'l at Mr.. Duffy's place. On one
ind of that bar'l was marked pat
Duffy" and on the ither ind was
marked whisky" but bein' on me oath
| couldn't say whether Pat Duffy or
whisky was in the bar'l.
THE defendant was convicted -
Washington Star
The record-union., 1897-04-10
Public r1oraIity in France.

PARIS, April 9.-M. Darlin, Minister
of Justice, announced in the Chamber
of Deputies that he would soon sub
NIT a bill to more effectually safeguard
public morality. Previous to this the
Ministers of Instruction and of the In
terror, replying to an Interpolation of
Deputy Beranger, said that immoral
songs in the CabaroS would be exam
ined by the Censor, and that orders
would be given to prohibit the sale or
distribution of obsence papers and
pictures in pubic places.
The record-union., 1897-04-10
His Valid Excuse.

Michael" said his employer, you
are looking very rocky this morning.
''Yis. sor,' replied the driver of the
delivery wagon. i've got headache.
| was at a christenin' last night, sor
an the kid was the only one in the
crowd that took water. Chicago
Tribune
The record-union., 1897-04-10
Ribbons. 25C I'd.

A strong Ribbon item is here
placed before you. Never was
variety so great in combination
of width, quality, color and new
ness at a uniform price. These
are all wide widths, in striped
taffetas, MORE tatfetas, fancy
gauze. solid colOrs or fancy new
Dresden effects, with fancy satin
edge, and others. All at one
price. 25C Yard.
The record-union., 1897-04-10
IucOmDrei1enSible.

II can't understand it at all" said
Dawson 1T must be an oversight.
What's that?" asked Hawkins.
why, my wife went out of the city
to visit week before last and nobody
has as yet started a report that we
have separated permanently"
The record-union., 1897-04-10
Worried.

Observation-Disclosures on your mind,
old man? Is your wife or any of your
children sick?
Hankins-Heavens it's more seri-
Gus matter than that, I'm afraid
we're not going to have baseball team
here this season.
The record-union., 1897-04-10
GOLD FIELDS OF PLATONICA.
Said to Far Surpass Anything in
Richness on the Continent.

MONTREAL April 9.-The Dominion
Government has determined upon a
step that will have an important influ-
ence upon the development of the rich
gold fields of Platonica. A committee
will be appointed to go there as soon as
travel permits and organize a Govern
ment for the territory, and report on
the existing conditions. The reports of
MIR. Ogilvie. of the Geological Survey,
who is wintering there, will show that
The record-union., 1897-04-10
General Fullerton's Body Found.

WHEELING CIV. Va), April 9.-The
body of7General Joseph S. Fullerton of
ST. Louis, who was killed in the rail-
way accident on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad near Oakland, Md, some
weeks ago, was found this morning in
the Youghiogheny River, eight miles
below the bridge where the accident
occurred The body will be sent to
ChillicOthe o. for burial
The record-union., 1897-04-10
General Rivera.

HAVANA, April 9.--General Ruiz Ri
vera. accompanied by Colonel Baccal
lao, arrived by train at Regla to-day.
They were transferred to tugboat and
conveyed to Cabanas fortress. Both
seemed in excellent spirits.
The record-union., 1897-04-10
Will PRAY for Rain.

SYDNEY On. S. W., April 9.-In
view of the suffering from protracted
drought the Government has proclaim
ed that April 10Th be observed as a
day of humiliation and prayer for rain
The record-union., 1897-04-10
JOHNSON LIBEL SUIT.
The Case VIII Probably be Completed
TO-Dav.

Los ANGELES, April 9.-Judge
Wellborn's department of the Federal
Court is still engaged in trying the libel
case of Evangelist Johnson versus the
Fresno Republican" 1t will possibly
The record-union., 1897-04-10
THE NoNPAREIL
'&6@ymkxK"
New VeilingS.

Novelties, and all the latest at
this counter: I Veilings in profu-
sion: new fancy mesh in white or
black ground; chenille dotted in
two sized dots of the richest of
the new cOlOrings - dahlia,
eoachman, cerese, greens, blue,
pink, cream, ETC.. Priced at
soc Yard.