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Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-31
CARNEGIE FOR
LOWER DUTIES
DECLARES STEEL MADE CHEAP.
ar IN the UNITED STATES
THAN ABROAD.
TRUST IN MONKEY ROLE
Sympathy Of Judge Gary for Weak
Corporations Called "sublime"---
Says Industry Needs No
Protection.

Washington, ID. C.--Drawn by
the power of n subpoena. Andrew Car
nsgie appeared before the Ways and
Means committee Monday lie was
smiling and clipper when he arrived
at the committee room and was appar.
emily willing 10 tell the committee all
that could be told about steel
After Carnegie had taken the oath.
Chairman Payne explained that the
committee had been moved to invite
him In the first instance on account OF
an article published recently, In
which he said that a tRrif on steel
was unnecessary.
Carnegie said that the president OF
a great steel corporation and the rep
Tesentatlve OF a great consumer Of
steel had testified to the same effec,
90 the comittee and so he considered
his statement confirmed.
II do not believe Il necessary TO go
into details to Justify my statement"
he said
Judge Gary OF the steel Corpora
ton" said Chairman Payne. told rs
that the corporation could make pig
iron for 50 per ton less than its com.
petitlors. Would the removal OF the
tariff cripple independent concerns?"
Many Ways Of Figuring Costs.
"There are more ways of figuring
cost" answered Carnegie, than there
are ways OF killing a cat A ton of
steel can now be made cheaper In
America than In foreign countries. II
test were made now II would be seen
that Pittsburg would not lose the hon
or OF being the point where the cheap
est steel in the world can be pro
duced."
"Mr. schwab says that the present
cost OF steel rails is $3.50 q ton" re-
marked Representative Dalzell. THE
corporation pays 20 cents n ton roy
atty on ore" began Carnegie.
Chairman Payne interrupted him to
say: Judge Gary says that they pay
the Great Northern Company So cents
a ton royalty"
THE corporation has not smelted a
ton Of iron from the Great Northern
ores" said Carnegie. "They have the
right to cancel the contract in 10
years. II Is a speculation in ore. My
point is that the cost of production
here Is cheaper than abroad, and tina,
no tarlff is needed The long distance
separating the foreign mills from our
market gives our manufacturers a
natural advantage. II is impossible
for foreigners seriously TO compete
with home manufacturers.
Steel Trust In Monkey Role.
Judge Gary is the ablest man
know in the steel business. He tells
you that his great concern does moi
need the tariff, but others do. His
consideration and sympathy for his
competitors, or those who should be
hls competitors. is sublime. Il re
minds me of the fable Of the monkey
that wanted to pull chestnuts out o.
the fre and devolyed that duty upoI
the cat"
Chairman Payne quoted the presi
dent of the Pennsylvania Steel com
pany as having said that the cost o
making rails IL $26.50 a ton.
CaTnegie's answer was: Il say tina
II he made rails at s26.5O a ton ant
sold In Canada at loss. The stock o
his company would not be above par
The Pennsylvania company wh.cl
owns the plant would soon get a new
management.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-31
Would ouat rraetIOn cempanx.

Lincoln. Neb.--A suit has been
filed here Thursday in the district
court asking for a writ OF custer to
eject the Lincoln Traction company
from the STREETS Of HayeIock. Il is al
legged that the franchise has expired.
Recently a mob attacked the street
railway bridge near HGvelock. the re-
fusal Of the company TO give a ave
cent fare causing a popular outbreak.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-31
RlvaI suItors h puel.

Cleveland. ohio.-Michael Milan
ovich, seriously injured, Is under
arrest for the death of Roweli From
ich, who was stabbed during duel
with knives in a dark room. The two
men we're suitors for the hand OF
Julie, a 14-year-old girl. Fromich's
brother attempted to interfere and
was fatally stabbed. The girl was
also injured by Milanovich-
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-31
Hay and Wheat Depository q

Hay and Wheat Depository Burns.
Baltimore,.-Fire early aSturday
destroyed the immense hay and
wheat depository Of the Baltimore q
Ohio railroad at Mont Clair shops,
causing damage estimated 1t $4,000.
While No. 10 truck was being placed
in position the big aerial fire fighting
apparatus toppled over and number
Of fremen narrowly escaped serious
injury.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-31
Home chrIStmas Tor r. 4.

washington. d. c. - President
Roosevelt IL TO pass Christmas in the
White House. He viii be surrounded
BY all Of the members OF his imEnedi-
ate family and relatives. In former
years II has been his custom to spend
Christmas hunting on Mrs. Roosevelta
farm AZ Pine Knot Va.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-31
Farmar klllad In loud.

Memphis. Tenn.-Roark Jackson
a farmer living near Finley. Tenn..
was ahot and instantly killed by NJ G.
Reasons. deputy sheriff. in q family
fsua which has lasted for years. A
recent Judgment for $500 against lack
son in the circuit court IA said to have
provoked the shootlng.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-31
chIeaao broker lmprovInn.

Trinidad. colo.-w. H. Bartlett. the
Chicago millionaire broker. who
sustained q broken arm and
other injuries by being thrown
from q horse on ranch forty miles
southwest of here, was reported TO be
resting easy Friday night. The
physicians in attendance state that no
serious results are 70 be feared.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-31
w. a. Morae Kills Mexlean.

San Diego. Cal.-Friday afternoon
e. l. Campbell owner of q
big ranch In lower California. receiy-
ed telegram stating that VIM. B.
Morse. eldest son Of Samuel r. b.
Morse, inventor Of the telegraph. had
killed Mexican at Trinidad, in Lower
California, and that he Is now. con-
fined in the jail.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-31

San Francisco, Cai.--When Abe
Ruel, convicted cf bribery In con.
nection with a traction franchise ap-
pearod before Judge Lawior for sen.
tence Thursday. postponement until
Tuesday next was ordered.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-31
ErpIoalon KING nrakeman.

Cleveland ohio-Brakeman q. n.
Wiser n was killed and FIrema
Il. l. RepIoSie. seriously injured
Thursday night when the boiler Of an
engine on the Lake Shore railroad
blew up two miles east OF Laports.
Ind.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-31

Lexington. Ky. Thomas Jacksons
a young farmer Of Bath county
shot and fatally wounded hls
father. Henry jackson, Thursday.
Younr Jackson escaped and Is being
pursued BY posse,
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-31
YOUNG DESPERATE CAPTURED.
Makes No Resistance and says He's
Sorry HIsbee officer Is Dead.


Mexico. --Mo.Fred Milrel the youth.
full desperate who killed Deputy
Marshall Elmer Magruder and
seriously wounded City Marshal
Frank Cain In sensational escape
from the Higbee (Mo) jan Dec. 49,
was arrested here late Friday night
and confessed to the killing and tc
holding up the night operator at tina
Chicago & Alton office ut Centralia,
Mo-. Friday morning.
Mikers arrest came as n result Of
his showing bullet wound in his
shoulder to a stranger while the two
were In store here. A clerk heard
part OF their conversation and notified
the officers. Mikel did not resist ar
rest and expressed regret at Magrus
der's death.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-31
IA nnna b craaa oraan.

New York. n. IN took the
Hamburg. Americas steamer Pretorit
II days 10 make her voyage from
Hamburg 70 Now YORK hsrbor ilehl.
ship. The huge ocean greyhound ar
rived FRIDAY, bringing with her = lhia
Of oycionie storms, esganfie waves and
continuous winds
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-31

Pittsburg, observation-disclosures
tatIves OF the voters league, the civic
reform organization that participated
the municipal scandal by causing the
arrest of seven members Of council
and two former bankers. Friday night
announced that they have received as
surance Of federal government help
in the forthcoming prosecutions.
The department of Justice, It is an
nounced has taken steps thoroughly
to investigate all banks serving as
repositories for city funds. Testimony
at the preliminary hearing was that
$4,000 had been corruptly used In
influencing the selection OF deposit
cries. but up TO this time only $4,000
of this sum has been accounted for and
one bank publicly mentioned. 1t Ia the
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-31
HEARINGS ON
TARIFF ENDED
WORK or REVISING THE PRESENT
LAW INTO \ SILL
IS BEGUN.
CARNEGlE's TESTIMONY NIL
Prominent Member Said u Was
Unsatisfactory TO Committee as
Far az uss In Its Deliberations
ls Concerned.

Washington, d. C. The house
ways and means committee Tuesday
completed it's hearings on the pro-
posed revision Of the tariff and the sub
committee. consistlng OF the Republi.
can members OF the full committee,
began the work OF revising fhe pre-.
sent law into a tariff bill. This bill 10
to be submitted to congress at the
special session which Il Is understood
Judge Taft viii call together next
March. In order to complete It's work
In time. the subcommittee will hold
daily meetings behind closed doors
until the new bill has been formed.
No tariff revision committee has ever
had at its command so large a fund
OF information as the present COM
mittee and the individual members
will facilitate the work by devoting a
large part OF their time to the con.
sideratlon OF the testimony that has
been given before the committee and
to the perusal Of the numerous re-
ports available for their use.
mapping Out Pians.
There was little done at Tuesdays
meeting aside from mapping out the
plans to be persued In drafting the new
bill. Each schedule will be taken up In
It's regular order and the testimony
on each paragraph given due con-
sideratlon. The changes suggested In
the book compiled during the past
summer by tariff experts under the
supervision of the clerk Of the COM
mittee will be passed upon. These
changes have been carefully worked
out and are for the purpose Of making
the tarif law clear as TO the objects
and free OF all ambiguity,
II. In the estimation Of the members
OF the committee. IL is desirable to OBJ
tain further testimony regarding the
manufacture of some article or IL In.
formation is lacking with regard to
some paragraph of the tariff. further
witnesses whose testimony would be
OF valua will be called before the com.
mittee.
Mr.. Carnegie's testimony Monday
did not prove satisfactory 10 the com
mittee. One prominent Republican
member said Tuesday that his testi
mony was practically nil as far as In
formation of use to the committee In
its deliberations is concerned.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-08
A DOG STORY.


A Columbus man who likes to hunt
quail, who is handy with the gun and
has fine bird dog whose work as
retriever is remarkable, loaned him to
a friend who was only an amateur at
the business. About the middle of
the forenoon Of the first day the dog
returned to his masters home. The
latter, not knowing what had happen
ed, took his gun in the afternoon to
try the dog, He worked all right,
and a number Of birds were secured.
The next day he met the friend who
had borrowed the dog. what Is the
matter with that dog" he asked.
eve got up a covey of quail and shot
at them, but missed. We afterward
got up a number of the scattered birds
and took dozen shots or more, but
got nothing, and the dog put his tail
between his legs and struck across the
fields in the direction Of his home"
tits evident that the dog. disgrsted
at the poor shooting, decided that the
men with the guns were not In his
class and decided to cut it ut.-C0-
lxm6Ns co., Dispatch.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-08
SAVED An INDECORUM.

The late William Cassidy, one-time
editor Of the Albany A,gHs, possessed
the traditional Irish wit. On one &C.
casion, number of years ago, he was
a guest at political banquet In Al
bany. At that time finger bowls were
seldom used, and their correct usage
"a passing fad) meant to dip corner
of the napkin in the water and there
with daintily cleanse the finger tips.
Most Of the men present eyed the in
novation when introduced at dessert,
narrowly and uncertainty. One after
another ended by plunging the hand
into the crystal dish. But Mr.. Rob-
ert Pruyn,a "a well known Albany gen.
tleman, correctly moistened bit OF
his napkin and laved his fingers.
Mr.. Cassidy watched him admiringly,
not having as yet touched his own
glass. That's good" he whispered
to a neighbor. "That's good. If
Pruyn hadn't done that I should
have put my foot in it. "-Ha,fers $
Weekly.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-08
MAKING A COAT.

According to the United States bu-
reau of labor, theold saw 1T takes nine
tailors to make man" is filled with
misinformation, for in reality. the bu-
reau finds, it takes thirty-nine men of
different trades just to make coat
under the present system Of shop
manufacture, for the day when one
tailor measured the customer, cut out
the cloth and, with his apprentices,
shaped 1t into a finished and pressed
sssurrnerst has uranfieally passed T0-
day all one tailor may do through his
entire life is to mark the place where
buttons are to be sewed on. Another
man never marks places for buttons.
His speciality is to mark buttonholes.
A third man spends the long day in
sewing on buttons, fourth in max
ing buttonholes. Men who sew
sleeves do not make armholes. The
armhole men give place to shoulder
shapers, and these last do not touch
collars, which are a distinct speciality.
Even the men who manipulate the
tailor's goose are divided into pressers
of seams, edges, Innings, sleeves and
coat pressers. The basters stick to
one distinct speciality of basting, and
separate functionary the basting pull
ler, undoes their work. Even the
coat strap Is separate province. So
that when the coat is finished it rep
resents thirty distinct varieties of
work by as many men. And when
a man finally puts on the coat he Is
wearing the product of 3I2 fingers
and seventy-eight thumbs, not count
ing the digits of those who sheafcU-
the sheep, wove the cloth, dyed it,
finished 1t, shipped it and cut it nor
the ink stained clerical hands which
kept book record of all the process
es. Probably from sheep to wearer
the coat was handled by at least 1000
fingers. York Tribune.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-08
JEALOUS OF WHOM.

A young married man of extreme
ly jealous disposition recently visited
one of the most famous mediums in
London. Being far from home, he
wanted to know what his wife was
doing.
"She is looking out ofthe window,
evidently expecting some one.
"That is strange" said Benedict.
"Whom can she expectl"
''Some one enters the door and she
caresses him fondly," went on the
medium.
"It can't beI' cried the excited
husband. my wife is true to me. 4"
"Now he lays his head on her lap
and looks tenderly in her eyes,"
"It's false I'll make you pay
dearly for this p yelled the jealous
husband.
"Now he wags his TAIL" said the
medium.
The green-eyed monster subsidized,
and the young husband cheerfully
paid over his consulting fee.-7Et-
Riffs.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-08
DIFFICULT.

A teacher in certain eastern school
asked her class to draw a picture of
that which they wish to be when they
grew up. The pupils went diligent-
" to work with paper and pencil,
some drawing pictures of soldiers,
policemen and fine ladies, etc. They
all worked hard, but one little girl,
who sat quietly holding her pad and
pencil in hand.
The teacher observing her, asked !:
Don't you know what you want
to be when you grow mp, Anna {"
Eyes, I know" replied the little
girl. 81 know I want to be married,
but don't know how to draw it. -
Haxpey's Weekly.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-08

I've wandered to the village. Tom. I've sat be-
meath the tree.
Upon the schoolhcuse playground, that shell
But none were left to greet me, Tom, and few
were left to know,
Who played with US upon the green some twen-
ty years ago.
The grass is just as green. Tom; barefooted boys
We're sporting just as we did then. with spirits
just as gay.
coated DER with snow,
Anorded us sliding place, some twenty years
ago.
The old schoolhouse is altered now the benches
BY new ones very like the same our penknives
But the same old bricks are in the wall. the bell
It's music Just the same. dear Tom. twas TWEEN
ty years ago.
I have forgot the game now; you've played the
On that same spot: twas played with knives, by
The loser had q task to do-there twenty years
ago.
The rivers running just as still; the willows on
Are larger than they were, Tom; the stream ap-
But de grape vine swing is ruined now where
And swang our sweethearts-pretty girls-Just
twenty years ago.
The spring that bubbled meath the hill, close by
the Spreading beech,
Is very low; twas then so high that we could
ecarcdy reach
And kneelilg down to get drink. dear Tom.
started so
To see how sadly am changed since twenty
years ago.
Near by that spring, upon an elm. you know
cut your name
Your sweetheart'e just beneath 1t, Tom-and
you did mine the same;
Some heartlesS wretch has peeled the bark
twas dying sure, but slow,
Just as she died whose name you cuts0me twen-
ty years ago.
My lids have long been dry, Tom, but tears come
to my eyes;
1 thought Of her loved so well, those early
broken ties;
visited the old churchyard and took some flow
ers to strOw
Upon the graves of those we loved some twenty
years ago.
Some are in the churchyard laid, some sleep be-
meath the sea;
But few are left Of our old class excepting you
And when our time shall come. Tom. and we are
called TO go,
Lhope they'lllay US where we played Just twenty
years ago.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-08
CONFUSED IDENTITY.

People taken by surprise sometimes
say what they do not mean. A car
full of people were entertained re-
Gently by conversation which neith-
er of the participants found comic.
Young people tell the story:
A train was waiting in a dim sta
ton at the end of a dull afternoon.
Lights were not yet lighted, and 1t
was decidedly dusky within the car.
An excited and near sighted wo-
man hurried in, hurried down the
aisle, peering at the passengers as she
went, and at last she dropped into
seat beside another woman exclaimed,
with sigh of relief:
"Oh, it's you p
Certainly not 70 snapped the star
tied stranger, turning, whereupon the
mistaken traveller hastily apologized :
IT beg your parden, but its so dark
in here was quite sure you were."
Another woman in similar circum-
stances became even more confused.
She was waiting for her sister In
railway station when a gentleman,
looking for his wife and misled by a
general resemblance In figure and
clothing, stepped up behind her and
laying his hand on her shoulder, ex-
claimed:
Thank goodness, Emma, it's
you p
The name he used happened to be
really hers, which made the sudden
familiarity even more startling. She
jumped nervously.
YOU'RE mistaken, sir p she gasp
ed. 'I'm Emma, but she isn't me p
Mr.. GREEN-"That young Snod-
grass seems like one of the family"
His Only Daughter-"How so,
papal" why, he looks frightened
when your mother is anywhere near"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-08
CLEVER JOHNNY.

Johnny-Say, ma, may read a
few jokes to you?
Mother-Yes I'll listen while I
l sew. Fire away
Johnny-List to this: As L was
coming out Of the chicken house to-
day, what do you think the hen said?
Mother-W What's the answer
Johnny-The hen cackled, 'sI'm
laying for you. :"
Here's another. / picked up q
wagon wheel on the street to- day, and
what do you think it did?
Mother-Give it up.
Johnny-Why,i it spoke. Say, ma,
how many shirts can you get out ola
yard?
Mother-That depends upon the
width of the material.
Johnny-Nup. 1t depends on
whose yard it is. What have they
got in Brooklyn that they heven't got
in New York?
Mother Not much. New York's
a great place, son.
Johnny-They have got the other
end of Brooklyn Bridge. I say, if
you had to learn trade, which would
you prefer?
Mother-I guess I'd ike to be
dressmaker.
Johnny-I'd want to be carpen-
ter, so could ''nail'' everything I'd
see. Did you know there was lady
in the moou?
Mother-No. Who told you?
Johnny-A sailor.
Mother-How should a sailor
know?
Johnny-Hasn't he been to sea.
Say, saw lemon swimming in the
lake to-day, and / hooked it with
rope.
Mother-What did you do that for1
Johnny-Just to give the lemon
ade.
Mother-Did you telephone to faith
er to-day?
Johnny-I couldn't tel e-phoneifI
saw one. l left my watch up in my
room to-day, and it ran down. Iask-
ed our neighbor to loan me a steplad-
der to pick some apples off her tree.
Mother-Did she get it for your
Johnny-No; but she gave me
stare" Say, ma, amt it funny
that the best time to catch soft water
is when it is raining hard ?-MeGirFs
Magazine.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-08

men killed and wounded, that being
more than ever belonged toit, at any
one time.
The GOTH, as did all of the regi-
ments of the Irish brigade, carried a
state banner of green instead of blue,
as were the state banners of other
regiments. On its banner was en-
broidered an Irish harp, a sunburst
and wreath of shamrocks. 1t also,
of course, carried the National colors,
a fine silken flag, displaying the Stars
and Stripes. At Fredericksburg,
while waiting in line the order for the
assaulto on Maryes Heights, littlesprigs
of green were distributed among the
men, every officer and man in the
regiment placing one in his cap. AT
ter the assault had faded, a long row
of dead lay on the crest of the hill,
near the enemy's works and by each
pale dead face was the sprig of green.
It's brigade commanders were Gen.
Thomas Francis Meagher, Col. Pat
rick K ely, killed, Col. Richard
Byrnes, killed, Gen. Thomas A.
Smythe, killed, and Gen. Robert Nu-
gent. Its division was commanded
in turn by Gen. Richardson. who was
killed in the bloody lane at Antietam
by Gen. Hancock, who made the
bloody assault on Maryes Heights;
by Gen. Caldwell, when it fought so
well in the wheat field at Gettysburg
by Gen. Barlow, when it surged over
the enemy's work at Spottsylvania,
by Gen. Miles, when it was at the
death of the rebellion at Appomatox.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-08
SLAUGHTERED TEE ANTHEM.

"When went west frst," said q
Unitarian minister, IT was in a small
town called l., and In the choir OF
my church the village blacksmith did
noble work at baritone. He had q
voice that could shake mountains,
and whatever it lacked in any other
feature it made up In volume. He
couldn't read music any more than he
could English, but he learned tune
very readily.
One Sunday we were TO be favored
with a new anthem because it was a
special occasion, and the baritone had
one portion all to himself. Unfor-
tunately he had missed many of the
practices.
"The anthem went along excel
lently until it came to beautiful part
which reads, And, dying, bids US all
aspire
"Here the rest of the singers stop.
ped short in that quick, sudden way
that choirs have, and in the ensuing
stiffness sounded the ponderous tones
of the blacksmith
"'And dying brides are filled with
fire. "-Boston Herald.