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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-14
NorLIKE ENoCH ARDEN
Husband Hud Wife Arrested for Zig.
AMY. Then Vanished Agnln.

Husband Hud Wife Arrested for IIig-
amy, Then Vanished Again.
DOVER, October 13.-Unlike Enoch
Arden of poetic romance John II
Hoffman came back from sea aStei. an
absence of six or seven years, and
finding that the wife whom he had
deserted. and who. believing him dead
had married again, he had her arrest
ed for bigamy, when her new husband
refused to admit him to their home in
Ridgely.
Tie woman. who is barely more than
a girl and a native of Hickman. this
State. year ago became u.e bride of
a man named French, descr. bing her
was happy In her new life, when Hoff-
man, who had married her when she
was fifteen years old. made his uneX-
pected nnd unwelcome appearance one
day last summer.
Enraged at her repulse by the wo-
mar, he had abandoned, Hoffman made
a charge Of bigamy against her. and
Magistrate 2. r. Steele, OF De, ton,
Md. committed her to prison. pending
trial. Meanwhile the accusing hus-
band has again disappeared, and influ-
enttal citizens have secured her re-
al g a + i n. f. i {. b
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-14
Isnacial ~ The rimes-pispatch.l /

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
LEXINGTON. VA, October 1S.-The
most disastrous fire In the history of
Lexington was discovered in the pusi-
ness section Of Main Street this morn
Ing at $40 o'clock lnd ragged for sev:-
aeral hours h be fore being gotten under
control. vs.
s$s The loss Is estimated at 100000, with
$25,O00sinsurance. The Hopkins Block,
opposite the aPresbyterianfC Church, is
destroyed. and the following business
firms suffer the losses Indicated:
Irwin & Co.. dry goods $40, 900
sstocki about $40, 900 DANA ge, with $l4,T
900 insurance,
M Hey y Son, sphotographors, 5000
damage, With $4,000 insurance
M. Hess, sieweler. $4,000 loss, With
81, 900 insurance s
NJ. Marry Agnor. general merchan-
disc. 1880, withgs4,o0O insura noe.
Rnckbridge County News, ri, 200.
With $1,000 insurance, S ssS n esa Ri M
tsA trlles buildings were ~ luel 8,,ltlhou III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-14
LIEUT.. SUTTON A SUICIDE
While Friends Try to Diss,Inde Him He
Fires Bullet Through His Brain.

While Friends Try to Dtssundc Him He
Fires Bullet Through His Brain.
ANNAPOLIS. MD, October 13.-sec-
ond Lieutenant James N. Sutton. Jr..
United States Marine Corps, is dead at
the Naval Academy Marine barracks.
his death resulting from q 32-calibre
bullet fired into the right side of the
head. A board of inquiry, detailed bv
Superintendent Badger. of the Naval
Academy, has prepared report. Wh1ch
will be submitted to the Navy Depart
ment.
From the best information obtained
Sutton, In company with Second Lieu-
tenants r. Z. Adams and e. p. R1flker.
returned to the Marine camp at 1880
O'Clock this morning, after having at
tended dance at the academy Short
ly afterwards Sutton Is said to have
been discovered on the 'cad near by
with revolver In his riEet hand. and
several fellow officers attempted to
1isarm him. Wis they succeeded In
doing, but not efore the weapon was
discharged In some manner, and Lieu-
tenants Adams AID Rocker received
slight wounds. Quick Us a flash, 1t is
said, Sutton took from his blouse an
other revolver and with this fired the
fatal shot into his brain.
Lieutenant Sutton was TWENTY-FIVE
years old and the son of James N. SUIT
ton. OF Portland, Ore. He was formerly
midshipman OF the present senior
class, but resigned in his third class
ra =
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-14
FIRE AT Mr.. HILL cARTER's
Barn and Other Outbuildings Burn
Dwelling is barely Saved.
Especial TO The Times -Dispatch.)

Especial TO The eTinIes-Dispatch.)
ASnLAT>D. VA, October ia fire
W hich at one time threatened to de-
a.roy all buildings on the property of
Mr.. Hill Carter broke out this morn
ing at 3:4U and was not conquered for
az least an hour. and then only after
heroic efforts on the part of the we'll
organized fire company, which Ash
,ard may well boast of.
The tire originated in an outside
Kitchen where some hands were sleep
ing In second-story room, and it Is
supposed to have been started from Il
lamp.
"A iwge barn. In which was stored
nearly carload of hay and about l,ts
bushels of corn. an outside kitchen,
woodshed, coalhouse. in which MAS
stored two carloads of splint coal; pig
house and one or two small buildings;
iln attached kitchen and buffers pan
try to the main house. We're all de-
stroyed. Insurance men. who have
adjusted many losses. say the saving
Of the residence was a splendid piece
or " ork. ~
There was $4,000 insurance on the
house. none on the furniture. all OF
which was removed by the neighbors
and others who nocked to the scene.
On the barn was 500. No Insurance
on grain or hay. which was owned by
the Hill Carter Co. The loss is esti-
mated ut about $4,000.
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RALLIES, BUT GROWS WORSE


CONDITION Of Emperor Francis Josepl,
REGARDED as Very Serious.
VIENNA. y October 1a.-Although En-
morning was regarded az slightly het !.
ter. 1t again became worse during the
Gay. HIS physicians now fear an at
tack OF lobular pneumonia. The En-
peror,s fever is higher There is a feel
!ns OF depression among the members
Of his entourage. =. -,
a sleeping potion was administered
iast night and His Majesty slept until
O'Clock this morning. After awak-
enlnE he arose and was propped up
py- piilows In an armchair. The Em-
'lne open air. saying that he had been
used to 1t the whole OF his life and
that otherwise he could not recover
quickly; Owing to his condition, how
ever. the physicians refused the re-
quest. According to the doctors. tho
danger is from old age.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-14
CAPTAIN AND TWO SEADlEN
LOSE LIVES IN STORMS FURY
Barge Caught OFF Cape Hatteras BY Terrih
Completely Wrecked and Only Once
Her Crew Rescued.

parted the barge drifting helplessly
on tho shoals. The steamer was
5powerless to help It, Approaching In
eyitable destruction, Captain Frank
and two of the three men of tha
barge either tried to save themselves
In the boat or drift ashore with the
lumber then washing overheard. or else
were knocked overheard by the waves.
Daylight revealed the llfeless bodies
on the beach. One man managed To
stick tosthe barge and WAS rescued BY
the llfesayers early this morning.
Thousands of feet OF lumber have
washed ashore and SO complete is the
wreck OF the barge that Its salvage
Is impossible and no wrecklng steamer
went to II. M
The wreck ot3tho Saxon aud the loss
of the three men is the first disaster
off dreaded Hatteras for tho present
storm period. Both the Katakdin and
saxon belonged TO tho Atlantic Coast
Lumber Company, o. New York. 4 .43
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-14
CARRIES MESSAGE OF PEACE
Geronimo VIII Take Word From Spirit
Father to lndlnnn.

TULSA. /. T.. October 1s.--Geronirno
Apache prisoner of war. accompantet
by his eighth wife and his daughter
pa ised through Tulsa yesterday foi
Collinsville. where he Is to be the
guest OF honor at the last Indian wal
dance and pow-wow. The old warrior
looked tired and worn, but through hi!
Interpreter he said 1t was trouble or
his mind that made him appear weary
Discussing the object of his visit ant
the probable effect it might have
Geronimo said:
''The celebration at collinsville
Is a religious rite. and not
blood-thirsty affair. l will dis
cuss questions OF vital concern af-
fecting the ful1bloods in the new
State and their spiritual well
fare. The spirit father In the
clouds has sent n message to all
Indians. and Will deliver 1t to
them while the dance goes on.
he - made peace with my Master,
and my mission Is to lead my peo-
Pile safely across the broad field OF
peace to eternal happiness I am
no longer an old Apache warrior
who killed and sca1ped white men
merely for pleasure. but am an old
man full of sorrow and regrets
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-14
s74,274 FOR MISS RUSSELL
Last Dny's sale OF Actress Household
Goods Nets $3O,51G.

Last Dny's sale OF Actress Household
Goods Nets S3O,51G.
NEW YORK. October 13.--All of the
s95 articles of Miss Lillian Russell's
household goods were finally disposed
of at auction Yesterday afternoon In
the Fifth Avenue auction rooms by
James p. Silo. The grand total of the
three days, sales reached $7f.274, yes
terday's receipts being $36.57S.
Mrs. W. u. Spiegelberg paid $1f6 for
an old Empire bed Of San Domingo
mahogany. a set of Louis XVI. furni-
ture brought the highest amount in
the sale. which was $2.950. The much
talked-of pieces OF IIose du Barry fur
niture were sold to a Mi. Pel1 for
SI750. A set OF twelve old Battersea
buttons. made in the reign of Queen
Elizabeth and valued at $1,000. went
for $35.
Several handsome fans were sold at
prices running as high as SEQ. Miss
Irene Bentley made severA. successful
bids. Among other purchasers were
w. e. Eearns. j. II. Bostwick, w. II.
Michel and FL. B. Carlton.
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.BRouWER's BOOTY is $4,000
Experts ON Books of Firm Find His
Accounts JuEglcI.

Experts ON Books of Firm Find His
Accounts JugglcL.
NEW YORK, October lS.--1nvestigu-
ton of the books. of the brokerage firm
OF James Fl. Oliphant g. Co.. OF No. 20
Broad Street, yesterday revealed that
the loss to the firm through the Jug
Cling of accounts by George q. Brou-
wer would be approximately $4,000.
Brouwer did not take that sum in
cash, but juggled customers. accounts
In such way that his. own market
ers. Floyd w. Munday, a member of
1.-THE firm. said:
eve find that about $4,000. which
we thought belonged to us In fact be-
'longs to customers. and this amount
will have to be made good In cash =
In addition to the irregularities IN
Brouwer's accounts. the loss to Jay e.
Carlisle, " ho has an office With the
firm is. expected to reach s25,000.
Speculation in stocks is the cause OF
Brouwer's downfall.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-14
MOURN WRONG JOHNSON
AInn Who Died Mistaken for RoHcbcn'n
Owner, thz RAcc-,rrMCk PIunEcr.

AInn Who Died Mistaken for RoHcbcn'n
Owner, the Ilncc-,rrMck Plunger.
NEW. YORK, October 13..-rhat part
OF Broadway where the lights l1rn
brightly at night became excited yes
terday when story became current
that David Johnson had died In the
Post Graduate Hospital as the result
of injures. Scept,cal persons called
up the hospital and learned that DAVID
Johnson had died there in the morning.
and this was all the confirmation that
Broadway wanted.
Broadway knows only ono David
) Johnson. owner OF Roseben and race
track plunger, and IT was taken , for
friends, and there are many of them.
,stood around and told what a square
fellow he had been, spoke OF his days
of prosperity and adyersity, and de-
ciared that when he had money he
knew how to spend It right.
II was not until late at night that II
became known that the David johnson
who had died ut the Post-Graduate
Hospital was not the David Johnson
that Broadway knev
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-14
HAIR CAUGHT in cows HORN
Woman Dragged AroSnd Field and
Badly Injured.

Woman Dragged Aronnd Field and
Badly Injured.
BURLINGTON, W., October 15.-Her
hair hooked by cow, Mrs. Fred n.
Wetteroth narrowly escaped death to-
day and was rescued by James Gallagh-
er, neighbor. The young woman.
passing an open lot at Broad and
Washington Avenue. stopped for a
r-,o-'ert to net the COW. as she had
been in the habit Of doing frequently.
IN. COW .oss.a a it's head unexpectedly
and its horn caught in Mrs. Wetteroth's S
hair.
Becoming. frightened the COW started
across the field. The prisoner wrestled
with the animal until the cow charg-
ing threw her to the ground. Gallagh-
er heard the woman's screams as she
was being dragged by her hair about
the Enclosure. He caught the animal
after chase and released Mrs. Wet
teroth.
The young woman had been tram
pied and badly bruised. and her
clothes were torn. but she had been
able to prevent the beast from gorlng
Z, T Z
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-14
A Passenger Train With
Exposition Visitors in
Collision in a Cut.
MAN DEAD
a DOZEN In j URED
Unusual Accident Occurred Not
Far from Roanoke, and the
Escape of Several Hun-
dred Travellers Con-
sidered Almost
Miracle.
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(SpeSial TO me Iimcs-Dispatcn)
ROANOKE. VA, October 13.-Nor-
folk and Western passenger train No.
3 westbound from Norfolk to Colum-
bus, o., ard a coal train eastbound
sideswiped In cut near Montvale
sixteen miles east of Roanoke ut 4
o'clock this afternoon, resulting in the
death of one man and the Injury OF q
dozen passengers, none of whom, how
ever, was seriously hurt The passen-
ger train was loaded with people re-
turning from the Jamestown EXPOSE
ton.
X. p. Umbrager. of Wytheville. the
express messenger. was killed. Mrs.
l.. Ziegler. of ST. Louis, was the only
women passenger injured. The names
If the other Injured passengers were
not given. Their wounds were con-
lined to cuts and bruises.
The FlnnEe Breaks.
The track where the wreck occurred
lis curve for several hundred feet
and fange on one OF the heavily load
ed coal cars burst on the out rail, de
railing the car In the ont and twelve
coal cars following. The accident
happened Just as No. passenger train
was passing. and fortunately the engi-
"SSs . ~ boeH ~ diIAS anu thGiA clliSil
escaped. The express messengers body
was taken from the debris shortly
after the wreck, nangled almost be-
yond recognition.
The engineer on the passenger train
discovered that something was wrong
just as his engine had passed the
freight engine. He Immediately ap.
piled the air brakes on the coaches
containing the passengers, cut his en-
gine loose and rushed forward, thus
saving his own life and probably hun
dreds of lives of the passengers. The
coupling OF the first car wrecked broke
loose from the car in front, which
freed the freight engine and seyera1
cars, and these went on to Montyaie
before they could be stopped.
Passengers to Roanoke.
As soon as possible the railroad COM
pany dispatched a special train with
physicians and officials to the scene OF
the wreck to relieve the 400 passen-
gers. who were brought to Roanoke
together with the corpse, arriving
shortly after o'clock. Mr.. unbrager
was twenty years of age and un-
married. -
The cut presents a mass of fifteen
cars of both trains. piled thirty feet
nigh, consisting of twisted rails. huge
piles OF coal and splintered cars. which
VIII require several hours to move.
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YOUNG WOMAN SENT TO JAIL
Shot a Man Who ,v~s severely Heating

Shot Nan Who WIS Severely Beating
Another.
G:EORGETOWs, October lS.-LiIiie
Hastings, tWenty-one years old, yes
terday was sent to the. Greenbank
workhouse for one year for shooting
a man under extraordinary circum-
stances. The young woman was on a
visit to her mother-tn-law. living in
the country near Seatord, when two
men. Bradley and Hitch. engaged In a
fierce knockdown fight In the Rad in
front OF the house. The girl who is
athletic and wtry. dashed between the
men and pulled Oft Bradley. the ap-
parent conqueror Bradley rolled over
and got up, rushed at the woman and
knocked her down. He then resumed
his fight with his antagonist in the
road and continued beating him. The
Hastings girl procured a gun and shot
him. Bradley has since recovered,
The girl. in her testimony, declared
, that the discharge OF 1he gun was
entirely occidental rs ~. fS-T.-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-14
tKANN PICTURES FOR MORGAN
Art Dealer IntImates Part of Collection
VIII Go to Financier.

Art Dealer IntImates Prrtsof Collection
VIII Go to Financier.
NEW YORK, October 13.--J. Pierpont
Morgan Is to acquire some pictures OF
the Rudolph Kann collection after all,
1t appears.
Henry j. Duveen. whose firm, Du-
vecn Bros, of London. Paris and New
York. recently purchased the famous
Paris collection, has arrived from
Europe, and announces that the col
lection will be dispersed by sale in De-
cember. Many Of the paintings. he
declares, are to come to thfs city. but
American purchasers. :.
.In view OF the fact. however"
said he that the name OF j. Pierncnt
Morgan has been frequently mentioned,
/ may saw that he has seen the col
lection. and that In whatever he wishes
to acquire he Will be protected"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-14
KILLED ON FIRST RIDE
Owner OF Auto Loses Life Willie Taking
Dgta Esntnl1V Ont. l3A F5i

MonENCI,l MICH, October is.---Ar-
thur Onweller, merchant of Lyons,
Ohio, was killed In nm automobile ac-
cident this afternoon five miles east
of this city. Mr.. OnweIleri had pur-
chased new automobile and to-day
was taking his frst ride In X. His
wife and two children were in the
machine with him While driving at
fair speed he lost control VI the ma
chine and 1t ran into n deep ditch,
turning turtle and crushing him to
death beneath 1t. Mrs. Onweller and
one OF the children. a boy, wcrel seri-
ouslv hurt sa 63&
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-14
FILE PAPERS IN PLATT SUIT

Niue Woods Complaint AEnInst Senator
Put on Record In Clerks OnlIc.
IS NEW -ORK. October 1S.-Counsel
for Mae c. Wood in her suit for di-
vorcei against Senator Thomas G.. Plat
filed the complaint In the office OF
the county clerk yesterday. Senator
Platt's answer was also filed
Application had been made to JUS
tice Mccall on "Wednesday by Senator
.Platts attorney to compel Miss Wood
to file her original complaint and sev-
.eral other papers said to be in her
possession some OF which are said to
be letters from the Senator to her.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-14
/, FIRE IN A SYNAGOGUE
Ebcnexcr's Altnr Badly Damaged md |
Valuable Eihlc Pu~ocd.
tsnecial to The Times-Dispatch.l

IsTtCTdf 10 Ille IIIHBs-1JIHpHtc1l.J I
NORFOLK. VA. October 13 -FNre
early this morning badly damaged
Ebenezer Synagogue. on Cumberland
street. The flames started In the rear
OF the building beneath the altar ana
were not extinguished9 by the firemen
until they had destroyed most of the
altar and several valuable books. one
of them Bible. the property Of NJ.
Brenner. said to have been worth ST.
200. The damage to- the synagoguy
is estimated at $1,000 fully covered by
Insurance..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-14
SHOT THE TWO BROTHERS. 3 H E.
Ono Instantly Killed antl.ithe. OtI,4rf S,
80 rIOuNly Wounded in FeuL A ttnck

Ono instantly Killed ana. the. OtI4r Sc.
rlously Wounded in Feud Attack.
8g MONTG GOMERY. Ala October l3.--A
special TO tho Advertiser from Demo-
us, Ala. SAYS. Matt Candy, a young
Th1te farmer, is dead, and his broLner,
y, ~ Candy, Is eriously wounded, as
q 9 result OF n shooting laffray.which soc-
CURED cur IN front of theirshom at Halls
!, Marvin and john Tutt farmers Of
charged with the crime. The tfltt
hrothers, it Is said, rode mp to the
house and incurred for the Gandys, AS
tho Candy boys started for; the buggy
stlle Iutts opened fire. Matt. Candy
was killed Instantly and .q.s ID. Candy
was wounded In the leg i and hips,
sllle two families had been q / out ifor
come time, s IN tx M
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-14
.BARNuM's WIDOW TO MARRY
StiIl Handsome. She Will Take Count
du Briey IT'S Fourth Husband.

Still Handsome. She Will Take Count
du Briey ns Fourth Husband.
PARIS. October l3.-Baroness Alex
andri. still handsome woman. now In
Paris. Is about to bestow her heart
a-d fortune on a fourth husband, 1t Is
y ,unced. The lucky man is Count
jacques du Brley.
Baroness Alexandr was the wife
first of Phineas 7. Barnum, the cele-
brated Snowman. Then she married
Demetrius Calleas Bey. a, Greek. in the
Turkish Sultans service. After his
death she gave her hand to Prince
sA1exandri. a French nobleman, who also
died.
This, last marriage was arranged by
"a certain prominent French woman, a
ma tch- maker. who has bestowed many
smpecunious but titled Frenchmen.
The French newspapers announce with
a certain exultant ring that Baroness
Alexandri has an income of 100000.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-14
Unions Vote to Continue
Strike and Committee
Sllspcnds Him.
RASP THE LEADER
In THEIR MEETING G.
Charge Him With Inconsistenc,
and With Conducting Fight
in Half-Heartcd Way.
No Further Funds
With Which to
Pay Benefits.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, October 13.-'rhe
following messuge WIS sent tO
President Small by the executive
committee Tonight.
"Under article Is, section OF
the constitution of the Commercial
'rcIeEraphers' Union of America,
you are hereby suspended from the
office Of president, to take effect
Immediately.
rs. y. KONENKAMP,
"ActIng Chnlrmnn.,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-14
Cn,,,n,ita Suicide. !

Ell PAso, TEXAS. October 13.-Dis-'
couraged by Ill health, General Ihyro
Rotan con,mandnnt of the Brazos Di-
vision OF the Mexican army, committed,
suicide in his quarters at ttJuarez to-
day by shooting himself in the head
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-14
STEAMER SINKS; MAN KILLED
Collision In Detroit River Results In
Loss of Bont and Whee Imam.

H1VHs III UVttt THU ~ Hee lNlHHs n
DETROIT. MICH. October ls.-one
man was killed and the sreel steamer
John l w; Moore was sunk early to-day
the Queen City In the Detroit River
Just above the Lime Kilns Crossing.
The two steamers met almost head on,
and the Queen City crushed In the
bows of the John w. Moore as far
back as the pilothouse. Wheelsman
Duncan Mcintyre. OF Sombra, Ontario,
was crushed to death, His body was
carried down with the steamer. Little
can be learned about the cause OF the
accident, as the crew of neither steam-
err will talk, M sst
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-14

BALTIMORE, Md, October lathe
striking telegrapher operators held a
meeting to-day, at Which 1t was voted
to continue the strike nine weeks more
II necessary. :
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ATLANTA, GA, Octobep s-At It. a,
meeting Of tho striking telegraphers of
tsl.s city to-day it was unanimously
voted to continue the strike.
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w. ORLEANS q LA, October lS.---
The commercil photographers at New Or
x leans to-day voted to continue the
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CONTINUED on Second Page.>
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1907-01-10

goods. They would increase the tariff
on these goods alike for revenue and
for protection. This they would gladly
do.
But that is not likely to be the shape
that tariff revision will take. Revision
downward is the demand Of the free
traders and 'reformers." Immediate
revision is what this coalition calls for
SO when tariff revision comes 1t will
come not only before there Is need of
it, but it will come in the shape of all
around reductions, the nature and ex
tent of which no man can foresee This
kind of tariff revision will be forced
by the enemies of protection. The
friends of protection will not revise the
tariff