SULLIVAN JSBtik* REPUBLICAN. W. M. CHENEY, Publisher. VOL. XIV. Fifty-fonr members of the new House of Commons, about ono in twelve, havo written books. London has decided to convert into parks and playgrounds for children tho 173 disused graveyards in that city. They have found out in California that peach stones burn as well as coal and give out more heat. They sell at tho rate of $3 a ton. Secretary Morton shows that Great Britain is our best customer. Our ex port trade to England alone is greater than with all the rest of the world put together. - ,■ Perhaps the new woman is responsi ble for the falling off in marriages in England. For tho first quarter of this year only 10.fi persons in 1009 married,'which is tho lowest rate on record. There aro one thousand secret or ders in New York City, remarks the Observer, and they havo not a single woman member, and three hundred churches, tho membership of which is three-fourths women. Moro than 100 canning factories have been started in North Carolina this year, and hereafter there will probably be a great increase in tho number of factories with each recur ring fruit season throughout tho whole South. In casting about for a suitablo title with which to characterize the pass ing century, it is not improbable, suggests tho New York Telegram, thai tho "Ago of Speed" will bo fouud to be tho most comprehensive. A glance at the news of tho day shows, in addition to fast vaehts, the trial trip of the fastest express train that has ever been run in America, a meet ing of the three fastest four-year-olds that have ever run on tho American tiaek, the training of the fastest ame teur sprinters for the international athletic contest, tho fastest cable message over handled by any of tho cablo companies, and tho attempt of the St. Louis, ono of tho fastest of they ocean greyhounds, to break her own record. Toronto, Canada, seems, to Harper's W cekly, to bo ono of the most regu lated cities in tho civilized world, Sunday is kept thero like a suit of best clothes. Thero are no Sunday newspapers; the street cars don'trun ; nothing goes on except interest. Even the tides in Lake Ontario omit to ebb and flow on tho Lord's Day. On week days you can ride on tho loronto street car 3 for four cents a ride, and if you aro going to school you can rido at half rate, no matter how old yon are or how big. The street railways pay the city a just rent for their franchises, and the re sulting revenue is very largo and saves taxes. Nevertheless, it is as serted from time to time that Toronto is losing in population. Tho good people don't care, for they say thoy would rather live in a good city than in a big one, but covetous persons who do business or own real estate in Toronto grumble, and say the town is too good to succeed. The Chicago Times-Herald observes: "Albert Bach, who suggested before the medico-legal congress that phy sicians should have the right to de stroy the life of a person afflicted with an incurable disease and suffering in tensely from it, is not the first to ad vance the proposition. Tho subjeot, repulsive as it is to the imagination, has been discussed by more radical European scientists, who would also dispose of the congenitally insane and persons deformed from birth and liable to protractod pain. Their sug gestions have never amounted to any thing more than a temporary sensa tion. It may be conceded that in a few cases, such as acuto mania or hy drophobia, whero the patient is suffer ing from a pitiless malady without hope of relief short of death, the phy sician has taken tho responsibility of ending tho agony by administering an overdose of opiates. It is well known that during tho war surgoons some times gave the coup do graco to tor tured victims of battle. But what a responsibility thes-e well-intonding practitioners take 1 What an unholy function to gain the name of phi lanthropy or science! If tho prac tice is common or if physicians gener ally approve of it they keep knowledge and approval to thamselves. Their offense is murder under all laws, human and Divine. Tho sanctity of lifo is paramount to every other con sideration, aad it would bo indeed de plorablo if tlie right to slay and fear bot should bo delegated to any chss of men, either by law or by common consent." SWEET PATIENCE, Ob, trifling tasks so often done, Yet over to bo done anew! Oh, cares which come with overy sun, Morn after morn, tho long years through! We shrink benoath their paltry sway The irksome calls of every day. Tho restless sense of wasted powor, The tiresome round of little things, Aro hard to bear, as hour by hour Its tedious iteration brings; Who shall evade or who delay The small demands of overy day? Tho boulder in the torrent's course By tide and tempest lashed in vain, Obeys the wave-whirled pebble's foroo, And yields its substance grain by grain; Po crumble strongest lives away Beneath the wear of overy day. *- + $ 11 « r» We rise to meet a heavy blow— Our souls a sudden bravery fllls- But we endure not always so The drop-by-drop of little ills! Wo still deplore and still obey Tho hard behests of ovory day. Tho hoart which boldly faces death Upon tho battle-lleld and dares Cannon and bayoi.ets, faints beneath Tho needlo points of frets and carer; Tlio stoutest spirits they dismay— The tiny things of overy day. And even saints of holy fame. Whose souls bv faith havo ovorcome, Who wore amid the cruel flame The molten crown of martyrdom, Bore not without complaint alway The petty pains of every d ay. Ah, more than martyr's aureole, And more than hero's heart of lire, We need the humble strength of soul, Which daily tolls and ills require; Sweet Patience, grant us, if you may, An added grace for every day. —Elizabeth Akers Allen. THE MISSING WITNESS. HAD just taken H possession of the I worst room in "i? Diggs's tavern -S '"<■ --A T i froung J, lawyer on my first fern circuit, and Diggs k' s best nc *" * b commodations for the old stagers— when tho words, "I say, Bill," and * Tom Mansfield burst upon mo at tho same instant. Tom and I had been cronies from the time wo committed our first juve nile trcepnss on Deacon Boxley's watermelon patch till we afterward studied the action of that name to gether iu Judge Thompson's office. "I say, Bill, I'vo «ot a case, and want your assistance." "Ah!" said I, in a consulting tone. "A will case," ho continued, "full of the nicest kind of points, and tho prettiest woman in the world for a client." "What about feos?" I inquired. "If wo succeed there'll bo plenty of money; if we don't, it will be a noble cause to fail in." "That's what they said of tho dash ing young chop that broko his neck trying to mako two-forty time with the chariot of tho sun, but it didn't mend his neck." "Confound your mythology; busi ness is business. Let ma stato tho case." "State away." This was it: John Andrews had settled in tho country when it was young. He had grown with its growth, and was the proprietor of half a dozen farms jand "ono fair daughter." His wife, the partner of the earliest and severest portion of his straggles, had died many years before, and his daughter had become the mistross of his house whilo yet a child. As Effie increased in years her father pros pered ; and when at length he found himself tho possessor of wealth, the ambition, so common under such cir cumstances, of elevating his daughter to a station in lifo above that in which she had been reared became a ruling passion. The first thing was to buy her a splendid education; and, like other not over-good judges of the ar ticle, he was governed in his clioioe more by the gaudiness of the coloring than by tho quality of the texture. At the end of the usual period Effie was sent home "finished." A house was purchased in town, of which Effie was made the mistress, and at which Mr. Belden, a young gentleman of city antecedents, and far too nice to havo anything so vulgar as a visible call ing, became a frequent visitor. He had just brains enough to think of providing for the future by a schemo of which Miss Andrews and her appur tenances constituted the central fea ture. But one difficulty remained to be en countered. How to conciliate the rough old woodsman—thero was the rub. He had permitted his daughter to amuse herself with the young dandy, much as he would have allowed tier to play with a poodle. But could ho have brought himself to tolerate the idea of her marrying anybody ? When Belden reported at headquar ters and implored tho paternal sanc tion of his suit ho received no Buch thing; "on the contrary, quite the re verse. " When Efflo tried to talk her father over, for tho first time in his life lie flew into a passion with her, and she dared not renew the subject. But Love, tho littlo pagan, pays no respect to tho fifth commandment. The officious interference of parents and guardians only renders him tho more impatient and unruly. Effie, after protesting she couldn't poesibly think of such a thing, and af ter many vain attempts to conjeoture wha\* people w«uld say, at last, with graceful liesitaucv, consented to elope. Rage, frenzy, despair aro weak words to describe the emotions of LAPORTE, PA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1895. John Andrews when he found his house had been robbed of its ohiefest treas ure. His first impulse was pursuit. It was night when he set out. Mr. An drews's horse stumbled, precipitating his rider to the ground and falling heavily upon him. He was taken up insensible, and carried to the nearest house. A physioian was called, who pronounced the injuries of a most seri ous character. As soon as consciousness roturncd be dispatched n messenger for a nephew of his, a lawyer of not very good repute, residing in a neighbor ing town. Whe Jackson, the nephew, arrived, he was left alone with his uncle at the latter's request. At the end of an hour the doctor was summoned and requested by Mr. Andrews to note his signature to a paper, to wbich he then affixed his name, deolaring it to be his will. On his nephew's suggestion that an other witness was requisite, Mr. An drews named MaoPhersou, a Scotch man, and requested the doctor to send him in. MacFherson, it seems, had been sent on some errand ; but as soon as ho re turned the doctor communicated Mr. Andrews's message, and went himself to attend a sick call in the neighborhood, not deeming his presence there im mediately necessary. When he came back ho was aston ished to find his patient dead. By the will, which was published some days after his death, the entiroty of his property was devised to his nephew, who had attended him in his last illness. Everything was indue form. True, MasPherson, one of the witnesses, pursuant to a previous in tention, had sailed for Scotland short ly after tho funeral, aud was not pres ent before the Judge of Probate. But his handwriting was proved, and the evidence of the remainig witness was quito satisfactory. Poor Effie's grief,when she received the intelligence of her father's death, was too profound to be deepened by tho news of her own disinheritance. Under all the circumstances, one would havo thought that tho young husband would have been nuromitting in tendorness and sympathy toward his sorrowing bride, who had sacri ficed so much for his sake. And so he would, had ho loved her, but de did not. Tho fact is, his wholo heart and soul and mind were occupied with a previous attachment—not for another; tho farthest possible from that—its object was himself. This affection, which was of the most ardent descrip tion, had met with a blighting disap pointment in his wifo's loss of fortuno; and with her unceasing grief and continued self-accusation—she offered no reproaohes to him—ho had but lit tlo patience, and soon gave her to un derstand as much. At length he was found dead in his bed one morning, after a night of ca rousal. Effie's cousin, instead of making any provision for her whoso rights ho had most unrighteously supplanted, left her wholly dependent on others, and had sho not found a homo in tho house of an old friend of her father, she might havo gone shelterless. Tom MansQeld, who had oasually made the acquaintance of tho young widow, became warmly interested in her cause, and, guided probably more by sympathy than judgment, had com menced an action to contest the will. And this was tho caso in which ho wished my assistance. We sat up nearly all night in con sultation. There was a point which wo both thought a "beautiful" one, and wo devoted our principal efforts to strengthening it. Ours was the first case on in tho morning. Arrayed against us were three of the oldest aud ablost practi tioners of the circuit. Jackson had plenty of money now, and was himself no fool in "putting up" a case. I felt not a little nervous. It was my first case of any importance. My courage revived a little when our client came in, escorted by Tom, who introduced me as his associate, and handed her to a seat near oar table. Almost immediately the trial began. The evidence varied but little from tho facts already detailed. The at tending physician was very decided in his opinion that tho testator, at the time of signing the paper in question, was in the full possession of his mental faculties. The signature of tho absent witness was sworn to by Mr. Jackson himsolf, who furthor testified that the deceased had requested MacPherson to witness the instrument, at tho same time de claring it to be his will. At Tom's instanco I subjected this witness to a searching oross-examina tion, but ho stood fire like a sala mander. He swore Ihat the testator had not only dictated every line of the will, but had heard it read, and had twice read it over himself, beforo excouting it. I gave him up in des pair. At length tho evidence closed, and I rose to present our point. It was putin the shape of a motion to direct a verdict for the contestant, on the ground that the witnessos had not subscribed in the presence of each other. I was about to adduce arguments and authorities, when tho judge inter posed : "Tho rule you claim undoubtedly was tho law, and should bo so still, but a statute has changed it. The wit nesses need not now sign in oach oth er's presence." A hasty examination proved his Honor was right, and our main point was done for. To our great relief the court ad journed;for dinner. We were to sum up in the afternoon. That task, on our side, was assignod to me, but I felt it was hopeless. I was determined, howover, to take what satisfaction 1 could ont of Jackson by abusing him as roundly as the 'rules of the court would allow. And, after all, who could tell? Tho jury might take the the bit in their mouth, and giye us a verdict in spite of the law and evi dence. Besponsibility becomes amaz ingly light when divided by twelve. On the reassembling of oourt I was a little surprised as well as annoyed at Tom's absence. Could it be he was leaving me in tho lurch, and staying away to avoid tho mortification of our final defeat? I had just risen to addreas the jury, when somebody pluoked mo by the coat. It was Tom, his eyes fairly gleam ing and his whole frame in a tremor of excitement. "What's tho matter?" I whispered. "MacPherson's here," "•Vhat! tho other witness?" "Yes; just arrivod." "But will it help us to call him?" "Trust me for that. Put him on the stand at once." "What shall I ask him?" "No matter; you can't go far wrong; if you miss anything I'll prompt you." In a few words I explained to the court our reasons for wishing to re open the testimony. Jackson turned pale, and whispered to his counsel, but they shook their heads; our ap plication was ono that would be grant ed, of course. "Call your witness," said the judge. "Donald MaoPherson!" shouted Tom. Tbo witnejs, a brawny Scot, ad vanced to tho stand and was sworn. "Mr. Macl'herson, look at that sig nature and tell us if it is yours," I said. "It is." "Do you know the signature to tho right of it?" "Yes; that's the signature of Mr. Andrews." "Did you see him write it?" "No; but I am weel acquent with his hand." "Were you requested to witness that paper?" "Yes." "By whom?" "By Mr. Jackson." "Did Mr. Andrews say nothing about it?" "No; he wa3 dead whon I came in." There was no cross-examination. "I submit tho ease without argu ment," I said, resuming my 6eat. Our senior opponent was one of thoso lawyers with whom it is a mat tor of conscience to show fight to the last. Iu a brief speech ho admitted it lo be essontial that both tho wit nesses should have signed their name 3 before the testator's d*i' h, but claimed that, inasmuch as tho testimony of Jackson and MacPherson was in direct conflict on this question, it must be left to tho jury. "Certainly ;" answered his Honor. But when ho had concluded his charge thero wasn't much of Mr. Jack son or his testimony left. Tho jury gave us a verdict without leaving tho box. Torn, lam sorry to say, behaved very unhandsomely in tho division of tho spoils. Although I was liberally p»id, ho took tho widow and her wholo for tune for his share.—New York News. A Case ol Identification. A prouiiucnt uptown mail tolls the following story on himself. Ho says: "I was in Chicago a short timo a..? 0, and knowing that I would rooeive through the Poit Olllee a money or der within the next day or two, I went around to the Fostoflloe to identify myself to them in advance. " 'I am expecting a money order to the amount of —,' I said to the clerk in that division, 'and my name is —.' I showed him some letters addressed to mo from other parts. •Now,' I continue J, 'if I am not the man I claim to bo I must havo killed him, and am now impersonating him.' The clerk laughod, but I thought that vis ions of more Holmes murders were floating through his mind. Well, the order came on time, and when I oalled to get the monoy the same clerk was at the desk. He took one look at mo, sized mo up and without more ado counted out the money and handed it to me, saying : 'Oh, yes ; you're tho fellow who murdered the man. Philadelphia Record. The Upas Trco Myth. Tho nonsense about tho poisono us exhalations of tho upas tree were dis sipated long ago. It is, however, a good old myth, with many variants in folk-lore. Professor Weisner belinves that the upiis tree is the Antiaiis toxi caria, to be found in Java. There is one species, the innoxia, which is harmless, whereas a drop of the isi pisated juice of the toxioaria will kill a dog. Anyhow, there are quite a number of the so-called upas trees growing in the botanioal garden of Java, and you may walk around the grove in tho most comfortable man ner.—New York Times. Working Under tho lied ol the Thames. For months men have been working deop down beneath tho bed of the Thames, in tho very heart of London, in tho construction of the electrio rail way from tho oity to Waterloo. The only opening is in tho middle of the river, and through this the excavated earth is removed. Tho workmen have now passed beyond tho rivor bed on either Bide, und are making their way under tho oity.—Tit Bits. Meaning ol Clown. Clown was at first a tattooed per son. In Britain aud France the coun try peoplo retaiuoi tho habit of tattooing or of painting the facos in imitation of tattooiug long after it had been abandoned in the cities.— Baltimore Herald. FREE WOOL FRAUD. FARMKRS IjO.SK $430 A YKAR IN ORDKit TO SAVE $7.20. Practice Works Very Different From Democratic Promises Wool Higher In Foreign Markets, but Cheaper Here—Facts That New York State Farmers Will elate. Many newspapers have republished a significant tabic prepared by Messrs. Justice, Bateman & Co., wool commis sion merchants of Philadelphia, show ing tho comparative value of wool on October 1, 1891, one year after tho passago of the MoKinley law, and Oc tober 1, 1895, ono year after tho pas sage of the frco wool Wilson-Gorman law, as follows: Comparison of prlcos for loading grades of Amorican wool October 1, 1305 (about ono year after tho passago or the Wilson Free Wool bill) with prices for tho same grades in October, 1891—about o») year after tho passage of tho MoKinley law. .*o C —« Wort G) Sg teg (d-J If rt .oj lis -2 American Wool, 3 * Philadelphia ami Cos- %® ® C ton Prices. 6 J/"3 O S log a * *Ji « XX Ohio washed SOJfs. 18 }4<s. 12 Ohio medium washed... 36c. 21c, 13 Ohio coarso washed {}{ blood) 33 •. 22?. 11 Ohio fine unwashed lud. A Mo.fliounwashod.2oc. 12c. 8 Ind. A Mo. medium un washoi ('j blood) 27c. 15ej 12 Ind. A Mo. coarso (}{ blood unwashed) 25j. 17,1£ c. Oregon A Col. line, shrink 70 por cent 18'-^o. 10c. B'<J XX Ohio scoured 65c. 39JjO. 25.4' Ohio medium scoured.. 60c. 35c. 25 Ohio blood scoured. 41c. 29i. 15 Ore. A Col.line scoured. .Cic. a newpaper defender of Grover Cleve land's ruinous free wool policy said : "Any newspape** disposed to bo fair in discussing wool values would havo A GREEDY BEDFELLOW. taken into consideration tho fact that during tho past two years tho price of all agricultural products has been un commonly low. In that period, for example, cotton reached tho lowest rate on record, though cotton is not protoctod by tlie tariff at all. Wheat likewise reached its minimum figure. Every country iu tho world has been affected by this decline in tho valuo of agricultural commodities, and wool has furnished no exception to tho rule." Such a statement is tho product of an unduly stimulated imagination for, in point of fact, foreign wool is not only no lower than in October, 1891, when tho McKinlcy iaw had been in force for one year, but is higher in the markets of the world, as will bo seen by the following table of London market quotations for eight of tho leading London grades of wool that are most like Amerioan wool: L, O fa d So So •° "3 "2 eg o g Foreign Wool, London I'rices. d q .r d -i O.S cl, 3 « Port Philip groasy (simi iKr to XX Ohio) 11%<1. 12d. J^d. New Zealand crossbred greasy (similarto Ohio medium) ll„'£d. English Shropshire hog gets (similar to Ohio quarter blood) ltd. J2d. Id. Capo grease G,' 4 'd. .. Port riiilip scoured tad. 24d. Id. Now Zealand crossbred saoure 1 19 J. 20J. XJ. E'lglish Shropshire hogs scoured 14J£d. lfid. I}{ Fine Cape scoured lfj'g'd. 15^d. Since this table was prepared for eign wools havo advanced. American wools aro unchanged. Another defender of Grover Cleve land's policy which is rapidly slaugh tering tho seventh largest Amerioan agricultural industry says: "Tho farmers of New York never could havo imngined how poor they havo become until told by the Repub lican State Convention that the Demo cratic party has 'robbed' them of 'millions of dollars through frco wool and the reduction of tho tariff upon agricultural products by tho Wilson Tariff bill.' As to wool, sheep grow ing in New York, as in all tho old States, not excepting Ohio, has stead ily declined for many years in obedi ence to National laws that no amount of protection could overcome. As population increases in tho older States land becomes much too valua ble for sheep raising. In accordance with this law the number of sheep in New York fell off under protection and is ttill declining. The protectionist explanation of this declino is that tho duties were not high enough. But tho sheep culturo iu this country would have moved from tho dearer to the cheaper lauds had tho dutioi been made prohibitory." If New York, Ohio and tho older States havo lost millions of dollars an nually because of the laud becoming too valuable for sheep raising, why is Terms—Sl.OO in Advance; 51.25 after Three Months. FREE WOOL MEANS FOREIGN WOOL. W : Foreign \oooV Marketed *.« Ac UiiUftute fe oniv"' 112 S'/ih • w"? K^Fisco! ft : ! |.! I 895 '^ijje i'6ormarl "la/jj TIIAT SHODDY TARIFF. i ... iii rr' Sihoaiiy A > w 1 " " x } * Produced Countries Rscoltjearwdinq Jun»3o imi T)|orl«UA in lilt' - „ , '694"f'" United States <*£-- W3,002. *j*jj > (Scoie): •'•«'•. .'•; poljars:; t; J-.yQoIIotj :•': • /■.■. Dollars : ' V Fiscol .year, ending June 30 1895 ~ . | Gormpn^^f that under tho froe wool polioy of Grover Cleveland the loss on wool and sheep has amounted to millions of dol lars in the Territorial sections, whore sheep havo increased in number. The following table, showing tho effeot ol tho free wool on tho valuo of flocks, is taken from the Department of Agri culture, and it is limited to tho only States whero land is cheap and whore tho sheep have increased: The Effect of Free Wool on Valuo of Flocks. Tho official reports from the Department of Agriculture show the following: VALVES OF FLOCKS, JANUARY 1. 1895 1894. 1893. Montana.. £4,227,400 $4,891,893 £0.528.500 N.Mexico, a,692,898 3,689,169 4.101,948 Utah 2,998,885 3,098,480 5,036,022 Oregon. 2,945.905 4.433,403 6,903,182 Nevada... 1,310.067 1,164,162 1,347,092 Colorado. 1,984,958 2,396,295 3.105,803 Arizona... 901,081 1,209.681 1,306,978 N.Dakota. 616,701 754,073 1,173,699 K.Dakota. 632,969 759,642 1,066,608 1dah0.... 1,299,770 1,753,981 1,910,655 Wash'ton. 1,304,360 1.989,796 2,328,130 Wyoming. 8,004,107 2,606,284 3,300,255 Total... $22,824,801 528,746,861 $37,108,932 Decrease from value In 1894. .$5,922,000 Decrease from value in 1893 . .14,284,131 The Boston Commercial Bulletin of August 24 says: "These States comprise the region that produces what are oalled 'ter ritory" wools. On March 1, 1893, fine territory staple was selling in this market at 60 cents tho scoured pound. On August 12, 1894, just be fore tho passage of the Gorman tariff, it was soiling at 40 cents. It is worth to-dny 33 cents. "In two years the value of the American ilook has dropped from 8125,909,264 to 5C0,685,707, thanks to tho sucoesß of our free wool friends in the eleotions of 1892. On account of tho slaughter of sheop, and tho shortage of the clip, somo growers re ceived more for thoir wool this year than last. None ot thorn havo re ceived anything approaching tho prices paid whon wool was not tinder the blight, as it has been siuco March, 1899, of hostile control by the National GQvernment." In 1893 the farmers of Now York Stato averaged 200 sheep eaoh. Thoy can oasily seo how they havo been robbed by a glance at tho following staloment: Tho averago production of clean scoured wool by each farmer in Ohio, Michigan and Now York States during President Harrison's Administration, and under McKinloy's law protection, was COO pounds, tho valuo of whioli was 60 oonts per pound. Under Cleve land's Administration and Gorman tariS free trade tho value of tho same his been 30 cents per pound. The net gain to eaoh farmer by reason of cheaper frco wool clothing (allowing three ponnds of pure scoured wool to eight annual now suits ot clothing to each family) would bo $7.20, Giv iug credit for oheaper clothing, tho net average loss ou the wool and sheep by reason of free wool has been NO. 4. 8-422.80, as the following tablo will show: Jlarcb, 1803, and previous, G'X) pounds scoured wool at MeKluloy price, CO cents.. ,$3G0.00 October, 1895, and previous, 600 pounds scoured wool at AYilson law price, 30 cents. 180.00 Loss on wool SIBO.OO Mnrcli, 1893,:ind'prevlous, 200 sheep, at £'4 SBOO.OO O.'tobur, 18U5, nud previous, 200 sheop, lit $2.75 653.00 Loss on s'aosp •>>.... $250.00 Total loss on wool anil sheep $130.00 Clothing, eight suits at 3 pounds on each suit, 24 pounds, McKiuley price, 00 cents $14.10 Clothing, eight suits, nt 3 pounds on each suit, 24 pounds, Wilson law prloc, 30 cents 7.20 Saving on eight suits of clothing by free w001.... $7.20 Net loss to each wool grower by freo trade in wool $122.80 The snme paper said: "But the worshipers of the McKin ley tarill idol aro rapidly diminishing among tho farmers of this country." It"the worshipers of the McKiuley tariff idol" aro diminishing, why did many hitherto Democratic farmers last year join the Republican party?lt was to repudiate Qrover Cleveland, ond all that he stands for, and for nothing else. They ranged themselves with the Republican party for protection. If the coming session of Congress don't try to give them protection Butfi cient to protect, these former Demo cratic farmers will have no further use for the Republican party, and thoso Democratic newspapers know it. This is why they aro shrioking BO loudly that MoKinley protection is a dead issue. They want it to bo a dead issue, otherwise they are beaten. These former Democratic farmers want the law that made the American people under General Harrison's Ad ministration not only the most pros perous iu Its history, but the most prosperous people in all the world. ABANDONED WAR MATERIAL* Quite « Quantity Found on an Unlnhabit* etl Island. Recently a quantity of arms, ammunition, etc., was found on an uninhabited island, known os Grassy Cay. off the southern odge of the Andras Island, one of the British Ba hamas. The attention of the United State# State Department authorities has been un officially called to the matter by tho British Embassy in order that they might ascertain the source of tlvise abandoned munitions ol war. It is pr.«umed that they were intend ed for the Cubau insurgents, and were tem porarily deposited on Grassy Cay. The matter has been referred to the United States Attorney at Key West for investigation, on the theory that tho articles may have been shipped from that vicinity and Illegally landed on British soil. The names appear ing on the paukages are given, but for prn deutial reasons are withheld from publica tion. The ease* contained twelve Remington carbines, a quantity of medical stores, 1000 cartridges, 19,60.) rounds of Remington am munition and 19,600 rounds .Of W inchcstaf ammunition.
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