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ADULTERATED FKB.NCH LHlt OHM.
Dr. Charles Chancellor our consul nt
Havre Franco has published a defense
of LU re)Krt upon tin; adulteration of
French wines. Ho alludes to the
fact that former I'nited States consuls
have mnile Niniilar reports in reference
to the adulteration of French liraiuly. He
sny Consul (Jifford at Lit Itochcllc de-
clared a few years ajro that not one-lialf
of the lira tidy shipped to the United
States wan above suspicion mid that
much of it was om deadly as nliHiiithe.
(Jen. Roosevelt our coiihuI nt Bordeaux
reported that more than one-half of the
brandy exported from that port wan
adulterated and adviHcd that It be ex-
cluded from the United States an vigor-
ously ai American meat wan excluded
from France. Not lonjr ofter thin re-
port wan made an attempt wait made
to assassinate Hon. Koosovelt which wax
attributed to the report made by him on
the adulteration of French hrandicH.
Dr. Chancellor cays that he took up the
atudy of the question of "wine makiiiK"
in 1804 and iu July 181)5 Miibmitted to
the state department an elalsirate report
upon that subject which was objected
to on the ground that certain state-
ments wero not supported by ollieial
figures. He declares that the most es-
sential part of the report was prepared
from statistical data furnished by the
French department of apiculture and
that every statement outside of this was
drawn from French sources except the
one statement that "fifteen thousand
casks of wine had recently been de-
stroyed by the municipal lulxiratory of
Paris the inspection having failed to
reveal a drop of grape juice." This state-
ment M. Hanotnux the French minister
of foreign affairs pronounced "slander-
ous in character and without founda-
tion." Dr. Chancellor says he used
the statement as published lu Hygiene a
scientific and sanitary journal of the
highest respectability and subsequently
it was also published in I'ulilic Opinion
a London journal of character and other
trustworthy journals. Dr. Chancellor
suy8 he did not rely solely upon these
published statements but there were
certain jacts "me judice" that tended
strongly to conlirm the truth of it
notably the euactment of n French law
that provides for the confiscation of wines
prepared by "fermentation or distilla-
tion from figs enromhes llowers of
Mowra rice barley and other saccarine
materials" and none of these sub-
stances he adds could be accused of an
acquaintance with the juice of the grape.
Dr. Chancellor gives In detail the
numerous instances when laws against
adulteration have been opposed upon the
ground of au injury to agriculture ami
quotes a French scientific authority M.
Lnncernux who. iu au address before
the "Societe do Modecine of 1'aris" said
that "Tuberculosis and the most serious
and fatal disorders which ntllict the
laboring classes of France must lx at-
tributed to the use of sophisticated
wines" which menus adulterated wines.
Dr. Chancellor further declares that re-
cent investigations have established the
fact that while sound natural wine con-
tains few or no fermeutative microbes
artificial or sophistical wines contain as
many as 13000 per cubic centimetre of
the most pernicious species of micrococci
and bacteria.
This should be conclusive proof not
only that French brandy and wines that
are shipped aud sold to this country are
adulterated but that they contain poisons
deleterious to the heulth of those who
use them. Dr. Chancellor was a sur-
geon lu the confederate army aud took a
high professional position In Baltimore
Md. after the war having been for a
long time doau of the medical faculty of
one of the medical schools of that city
and is both an Intelligent and reliable
scientist as well us a gentleman of un-
questioned integrity.
Mr. Cody is distributing specimen ex-
tracts of his book "How to Write Fic-
tion" among editors where it -v ill do him
the most good if they choose to donate
him a notice. At the first glance it would
appear an act of supororrogntion to tench
editors how to write fiction. They indulge
that talent already to an extent that is
reprehensible without taking any lessons
on the subject.
DEMOCRATS EXDAXOERIStt TUB
PROSI'Et'TS OK A REPEAL OK
THE PROPOSED TAHIFK.
The threat and certainty of a tariff of
prohibitory provisions does not seem to
heal the old wounds between the two
wings of the democratic party. The gold
democrat of Iowu have had a represen-
tative conference nt Dcs Moines and
called n convention of gold democrats to
meet on July 7. This was done usm the
assumption of 11 foregone conclusion that
the silver democruts of Iowu would nom-
inate a state ticket and reaffirm in the
platform the Chicago platform of the
last 1111 1 ion ill convention.
The gold democrats determined on that
account to put a gold ticket in the field.
Mr. V. W. Witmer. one of the leaders
of the latter party declined at the con-
ference thut the sound money peoiile of
Iowa "can not bow down and yield all
Hie principles that we hold so dear for
the sake of old friendship nor for the
xiike of victory." Col. Martin another
gold democrat said: "I do not promise
to stand long at the door of the temple
beating my breast to get into an organ-
ization I do not want to belong to."
We had hoped in view of the duly in-
cumlieiit on the democratic party by rea-
son of the probable enactment of the
most oppressive nod obnoxious tariff
laws by the present extra session of roii-
gress that the de cruts of the respec-
tive states would at least unite for the
campaign of IKilS to win 11 congressional
victory by which the present republican
representatives in congress would be
relieved and put iu their places demo-
crats who would repeal such an oppres-
sive tariff and if they could not further
agree divide again iu the presidential
canvass of l'.HK) on the financial ques-
tion. If the democratic party is true to its
traditions it will first use all of Us com-
bined force iu INKS to elect democrats
to congress who are antagonistic to the
promised tariff. It will I! difficult to
find any reasons to keep the democracy
apart in 1808 wheu the tariff alone
should be the issue. Kven if the free
silver democrats are determined to make
free silver nn issue in 11)00 the ugitation
of the subject would do them no good in
the next congressional elections when
duty according to the traditions of the
party demands that they so align them-
selves upon the well-settled principle of
a tariff for revenue only to defeat the
principle of protection becoming perma-
nent. Hut we suppose that the politi-
cians who expect to ride the free silver
wave into official place and power are
afraid to permit the party to agree upon
au armistice in order to relieve the jieo-
ple from the burden of taxation that
will be put njion them by the present
congroxx. Patriotic democrats will re-
gret the agitation of any question that
will still keep democrats apart and in-
definitely postpone the repeal of the
tariff that will be adopted by the pres-
ent congress. It is a pity tiuit the great
musses of the people will be compelled
indefinitely to Is'ar the burdens of the
proposed tariff in order that the aspira-
tions of professional politicians may not
he endangered when if the two wings
of the party would hold in abeyance their
differences on the money question long
enough to relieve the peojile of these
burdens it would be accomplished iu
1808.
Tlie inanities of platform declarations
are not only illustrated by the Texas
democracy in legislative majority as-
sembled but the republicans iu congress
are lalMiring under the same embarrass-
ments in regard to the fullsome aud pa-
triotic Cuban plank in their national plat-
form. The republicans are noted for neg-
lect of platform demands. In 1888 a de-
claration in lichnlf of silver was put into
their platform but was meant only to
catch silver votes of which they were
in 180(1 robbed by ixditicnl opponents
the democrats who did mean something
by it and with which in that presiden-
tial canvass they shook every fibre of
the country.
It is generally the case that 11 na-
tional' political platform has a great deal
of surplusage raising only one or two
great issues but 11 state platform gener-
ally concerns the business interests of the
people and its representatives are on
higher obligations to enact into laws all
its planks. The republicans do not cure
how much they violate or neglect plat-
form pledges but the democracy have
generally held the representatives respon-
sible for the violation or neglect of pint-
form pledges. It is yet impossible to fore-
cast how the democracy of Texas will
regard the neglect of their representa-
tives in regard to platform pledges. It
is embarrassing and unfortunate for rep-
resentatives to be compelled to explain
to their constituents such neglect aud
it is especially embarrassing for repre-
sentatives to leave the impression oil their
constituents that they manifested had
faith iu regard to platform pledges.
To Tour Industrial Centers.
Philadelphia June 7. The South Amer-
ican delegates who attended the formal
opening in this city of the commercial
museum bade farewell to Philadelphia to-
day wheu they started ou a tour of the in-
dustrial centers of this country. The trip
was planned for the purpose of enabling
the delegates to get an idea of the vast
diversity of this country's manufacturing
Interests.
I.nllnif Saloon lluritlnrlied.
I.uling. Tex.. June ti. (Snocial.. The
saloon of ltoyd & Moon was burglarized
last nignt tne entrance being effected
through a transom. Several holes were
drilled iu the safe and an attempt made
10 explode it nut were unsuccessful.
They carried off some whisky and ciiturs.
which is all they got.
Sun Snbn TeniiornrHy Depmiulnteil.
San Saba Tex.. Juno ". 1 Special.)
Almut L'tH) witnesses have left for Aus
tin to attend the Ford and Trowbridge
trials. F.very county officer except the
treasurer and a Unit one-half of the busi-
ness men of Sun Saba have U'en at-
tached as witnesst ami there is con-
siderable complaint as ninny of them
claim to know nothing whatever of the
facts in the case. At Kielland Sorbins
every doctor has been taken away some
caving puucuis ill ucu.
'AUSTIN WEEKLY STATESMAN
ON Rl con
A '20 PER CENT AD VALOREM
Dl'TV VOTED AS A BAIT TO
IIKGULB SOUTHERNERS.
Several of Tlieni Voting; Willi the
KepulillcmiM and Unotlna; the
C'hlcntfo Platform In Sop-
port of Their Action.
Washington June 8. By the decisive
vote of 12 to 10 the senate today adopt-
ed nil amendment to the tariff bill placing
raw cotton on the dutiable list at -0 per
cent ail valorem. It is the first time
iu the history of tariff legislation that a
duty on cotton has been incorporated in
a bill. The amendment was proposed
by Mr. Bacon of (ieorgia on his indi-
vidual responsibility and without the ap-
proval of the finance committee which
thus fur has been requisite to the suc-
cess of every amendment except a minor
one which went through by default.
The amendment led to a spirited debate
democratic senators disclosing n wide dif-
ference of views and nt times exchanging
sharp personal criticisms. On the final
vole six democrats Bacon and Clay of
(Ieorgia McEnery of Louisiana Mc-
F.ncry of Louisiana McLnurin and Till-
man of South Carolina ami Rawlins of
I 'tail voted with the republicans for the
Bacon amendment while the negative
vote was solidly democratic with one
exception Kyle (pop.). The debate on
cotton took up the most of the day and
little progress was made on the bill.
Early iu the day the sugar schedule
was passed over and the agricultural
schedule was taken up. The paragraph
on cattle went over but the balance of
the agricultural schedule up to and in-
cluding paragraph 2'-'8 was agreed to as
reported all amendments except that of
Mr. Bacon being rejected.
Senate Proceedings.
Washington June 8. In the course
of his prayer on the opening of the sen-
ate the acting chaplain Kev. Hugh John-
son invoked a sK'cdy return of content-
ment and peace and prosperity and that
tlit condition of the poor and suffering
may be ameliorated by the great meas-
ure before congress.
Schedule F relating to agricultural
products and provisions was taken up.
Mr. Jones of Arkansas moved to strike
out the first five paragraphs relating to
live animals cattle hogx horses mules
and sheep and ulatitute a provision
covering all live animals at 20 per cent
ad valorem. Rejected '22 to 38.
The pargraphs relating to live animals
were then agreed to as reported.
On barley Mr. Jones moved to sub-
stitute 40 iMr cent ad valorem for the
rate in the bill :!0 cents per bushel.
"We now enter Uxm n series of enor-
mous increases iu U-half of the farmer"
said Mr. Vest ironically "and without
violating the rules of parliamentary pro-
cedure I will say it is a fraud a shum
mid a pretense."
He declared that the idea of protecting
the farmer on barley wheat oats etc.
when millions of bushels of these
product were being exported was un
effort to deceive the agricultural classes.
It. was designed to cajole the farmers by
"absolutely swctacular duties." It was
an old stale subterfuge and the republi-
can party wax trying to play on the ig-
norance of the farmers by saying:
"My dear bucolic friend we your
friends will undertake to deceive you us
we did in 1800 in order to catch your
votes."
Mr. dear of Iowa interposed the state-
ment that the debate wax on barley and
barley imports from Canada where there
was cheap labor and cheaper hinds were
over 11.000.000 bushels the vear prior to
the McKinley law; these fell to 3.000-
000 bushels after that act. Mr. Gear
said the farmers of his state supported
this increased duty on barlev and the
grand master of the state grange was
one of its chief advocates.
Mr. Vest turned his attention to the
general features of the debate reverting
to the course of some of his democratic
associates in supporting revenue tariff
rates. There was a time once when he.
too was ignorant enough and foolish
enough to support the idea of revenue
duties with incidental protection. But
he was soon disabused of that idea ns
he hail found it turned the congress of
the lnited States into a convention like
that of the monkeys who. while pur-
suing their deliliorntions. were suddenly
thrown into a wild scramble wheu nut's
were thrown into the cage.
Mr. Vest declared he would give up
his seat in the senate rather than vote
against free lumber free salt free wool
three great achievements of the Wilson
bill.
Mr. Mantle. Montana answered briefly
that the barley duties would be highly
U'lichcial to the barley raisers of Mon-
tana Minnesota and Wisconsin. The
vote was then taken on Mr. Jones'
amendment and it was disagreed to
1 1 to 34.
Three democrats. McEnerv. Rawlins
aim rillnian. and three populists Allen
Butler and Heitfeld. voted ith the re-
publicans in the negative.
Formal amendments to reduce the
rates on barley malt buckwheat com
or maize and corn meal offered bv Mr.
Vest were debated and the original par-
agraphs adopted.
On each of the votes of tbeso amend
ments some democrats voted with the
repillincans. While -Mr. Vest rnmnrltpd
"The vote on this side seems to be get-
uiiK smaller nnu smaller. '
"Lonesome and right" added Mr.
Bate.
Mr. Bacon of Georgia offered an indi-
vidual amendment placing 11 duty of 20
per cent ad valorem on raw cotton. Mr.
Bacon said the omission of this article
from the dutiable lists was n violation
of the principle of the democratic plat-
form that tariff taxation should bo so
imposed as to discriminate against no
section. The tariff as a whole fell like
iii-ii n weight on the producer of cotton
raising the prices of all articles essential
to Ins use and yet on his article of pn-
oiieiion raw cotton lie was "left in tne
lurch."
..Last year the statistics showed tlint
".1.000000 pounds of cotton were im-
ported into the I'nited States valued at
!r..0O0.O00. The arrivals of foreiirn cot-
ton were increasing animallv. Mr. Ba-
con said he addressed himself particu-
larly to his democratic associates. Why
should cotton be excluded from the bene-
fits of n revenue dntv if nil ntln-r neri-
cultiiral products were to have the lienefit
of such duties. Under the rule of con-
sistency there should be a unanimous
vote in favor of a dntv on citron.
Mr. Chilton idem.) of Texas said the
amendment would not raise the price of
cotton. According to the Georgia sena-
tor (Bacon) there would be no diminu-
tion of the importation of Egyptian cot-
ton so that any effect would be to give
TIT TTKSDAY JUNE 10 1897.
additional revenue on cotton without tak-
ing away the competition from foreign
cotton.
Mr. Vest said the amendment would
receive republican support becuuse it was
calculated to cause dissension in the
democratic party. He claimed the addi-
tional duty of 20 per cent provided
would simply add that amount to the
price of the finished product. He took
issue with Mr. Bucon over the contention
that the amendment was in line with the
platform adopted at Chicago.
"If" he said "I had thought the plat-
form meant what the senator from (ieor-
gia says it does I would not have touched
it any more than 1 would have touched 11
rattlesnake. knowing there was no
whisky within a hundred miles. God
help us if the new evangel is to prevail."
In conclusion Mr. Vest said he had as
a southern democrat always pointed with
pride to the fact that cotton was admitted
free of duty as showing the democratic
consistency in support of free raw ma-
terials. Hence his disappointment that
this amendment should be proposed by a
southern senator as it would justify and
open the way for a duty oil wool lumber
and all other articles classed as raw ma-
terials. "Indeed." he exclaimed "it leaves two
naked without iiri:unient."
Mr. Jones of Arkansas also opiosed
the amendment iu an incisive speech
following somewhat the lines of Messrs.
Vest and Chilton.
"It. amounts to nothing and will bring
nothing" he said "but higher prices ou
cotton manufactures."
Mr. Jones said the cotton growers
would not be misled and deceived by a
proposition so palpably thin as this. It
was the same chaff offered to the south
that the rates offered on other agricul-
tural products gave to the farmers.
Mr. Bacon briefly answered that if
positiveness of assertion and vehemence
were to control in the subject then the
senator from Missouri (Vest) would have
his views prevail. But the senate wax
a forum of argument and no senator
was to be put down by the mere
vehemence of the senator from Missouri
however long and eminent his services
might be.
Air. Bacon became impatient over fre-
quent interruptions the last one coming
from Mr. Caffery.
"I think the senator has enough to
do to answer the question addressed to
him yesterday by the senator from Mas-
sachusetts ns to migar" answered Mr.
Bacon sharply.
The senator went on to say that the
objectionable feature of the tariff in the
past had been its sectionalism nnd its
discrimination of one part of the country
against the other. But the democratic
platform recognizing a revenue tariff in-
xixted that it be free from sectional bene-
fits and that there be perfect equality in
burden or in benefit. This was the
only "new evangel" to which the senator
from Missouri had referred to.
Iu closing Mr. Bacon referred to state-
ments that his tariff views were shaped
by the interests of his own state. He
was not ho said indifferent to the fact
that his people might U' benefited or
injured by the rates imposed. As it was
recognized that the country was to have
11 revenue tariff bill he intended to see
to it that his state received nn equal
share of its benefits for within the
words of the Bible the man who does
not care for his own household is worse
than an infidel.
Mr. Stewart of Nevada erented amuse
ment by declaring that the hair-splitting
distinctions between a revenue tariff and
n protective tariff were all "tweedlc-dee
and tweedle-dnm."
The Georgia senator (Bacon) was right
Mr. Stewart said in seeing that his state
should receive the same benefits ns
other sections.
"What are we here for.'' asked .Mr.
Stewart vehemently.
"To get offices" suggested some sena-
tor jocularly in a stage wliisper.
"No. not all of us" continued Mr. Stew
art. "We are here to represent our con-
stituents nnd see that our states have
equal rights under the tariff nnd nil other
laws.
Mr. Stewart insisted that it was time
the raw materials of the south and west
received lienefits with the manufactured
products of New England.
The discussion evidently had aroused
much feeling among senators and this
was given expression soon after Mr. Cnf-
fery Ugun speaking. He said the posi-
tion of Mr. Bacon had been clearly ex-
posed ns one favorable to protection for
the interests of his own state with reve-
nues as a mere incident.
"How nlsuit sugar?" inquired Mr.
Bacon mockingly.
Very deliberately Mr. Caffery answed:
"Twice the senator declined to answer
mv questions nnd now I decline peremp-
torily to yield."
"I accept that status between us"
answered Mr. Bacon.
"You made the status yourself" said
Mr. Caffery.
"It is very great deprivation" continued
Mr. Bacon in mocking tones "but I will
endeavor to hear it with equanimity.
Mr. Caffery was soon interrupted with
another inquiry as to sugar this time
from Mr. McLnurin of South Carolina.
The galleries were much amused end
Mr. Caffery said: "I see that the bad
precedent set by the senator from Massa-
chusetts (Hoar) to put me in a hole is
U'ing followed by my associates on this
side of the chamber."
Mr. Caffery went on to state he was
not in favor of free trade. He U-lieved
in a tariff on sugar as a revenue measure
with any reductions which the require-
ments of revenue would permit. It was
not because sugar was produced in his
state but U'cause he believed in the doc-
trine of the democratic party. Mr. Caf-
fery spoke against the system of protec-
tion which allowed a man to put his
hands in his neighbor's pocket and de-
clared his Udief that the fall of the sys-
tem was not far off.
The vote was then taken on Mr. Bacon's
amendment placing raw cotton in the
bill nt 20 per cent ad valorem. Yeas 42
nays 19. The republicans voted solidly
for the amendment. Messrs. Allen But-
ler Heitfeld nnd Stewart populists voted
for it; Ciinnon Mantle silver republi-
cans nnd the following democrats favored
it: Bacon. Clay McEnery McLnurin
Rawlins Tillman. Kyle (pop.) voted with
the democrats against it.
Paragraph 220 to 228 inclusive maccu-
roni onts and oatmeal were agreed to ns
reported.
When the rice paragraph was reached
Mr. Allen (pop.) of Nebraska took occa-
sion to speak sarcastically of the differ-
ences among democratic senators ns to
what constituted democratic doctrine.
Senators he said should go into caucus
and endeavor to arrange some line of
action on which they could proceed to-
gether. Throughout this discussion the
tendency of the democratic side he said
was to abandon the tenets of democracy
and adopt the plan of every man for him-
self and the devil take the outmost.
Mr. Chilton of Texas said he agreed
with the senator from Nebraska that the
democratic senators might well go into
caucus nnd harmonize their views but he
suggested too. that it was time also that
the populist party ought to go into caucus
and settle their position. Populist sena
tors were voting with the advocates of
this bill and one jsifmlist senator was
co-operating with the republican nieuiliers
of the finance commit fee.
"Point him out" demanded Mr. Allen.
"Senator Jones of Nevada" responded
Mr. Chilton.
Mr. Chilton went on to say that other
populist senators had voted for commit-
tee amendments. The discussion branch-
ed off to an exchange between Mr. Chil-
tca aud Mr. Allen as to what party origi-
...... 1 laiun Mi. fliHton claim-
IIUIOU Hie PIIVCI r-t.ur ...
ing that it was an arrogant pretense tor
the populist to claim credit for making
the issues of the present day as to silver.
Mr. Stewart stated that he fully en-
dorsed what his colleague Mr. Jones of
Nevada had done on the tariff as they
were both desirous of securing their state
the Unelits.
Mr. Allison stated that the house rates
on rice would Lie retained but the para-
graph went over without final action.
At 5:20 the senate went into executive
session and soon afterwards adjourned.
HEPIBLICAX SUGAR CAUCUS.
The Republican Will Stand To-
gether The Sugar Schedule.
Washington Juno 8. The republican
caucus today was well attended nearly
everv republican senator in the city be-
ing present. Considerable interest was
manifest U'cunse it wax known that an
effort was to be made to secure a new
sugar schedule and one which the repub-
lican senators could support. Senator
Ahlrich was present and after the caucus
adjourned said it was very successful
and that he felt that the republicans
were going to stand together on all sched-
ules of the bill and that an agreement
would be reached whereby difference of
opinion would be extinguished. Almost
the entire time of the caucus was devoted
to the consideration of the sugar sched-
ule. Other features where there are dif-
ferences were not reached.
No agreement was reached in regard to
Hawaii and the committee is expected
to report some amendments or a provi-
sion which will not leave the matter in
any uncertain condition or absolutely ab-
rogate the existing reciprocity provision
of the treaty.
An important feature of the caucus was
the determination reached to vote to-
gether on party lines which insures
favorable action 011 nil contested sched-
ules and the passage of the bill as pro-
vided by the majority. This determina-
tion was readied upon a suggestion made
by Senator Thurston. This suggestion led
to the most interesting incident of tne
caucus. There had been several refer-
ences to the meeting as "a conference."
Mr. Thurston objected to this saying
n conference never bound any one and
that he wanted it definitely understood
whether this meeting was to U binding
or friendly for if it was not to bind all
senators on all schedules he would not
agree to n decision upon the sugar ques-
tion. This speech brought Senator Hanna
to his feet with nn earnest pleu for party
harmony and united effort on nil the
features of the bill. He referred to the
apparent division nt the present existing
in the senate and said it was high time
that a perfect understanding was reached.
Senator Thurston then put his sugges-
tion in the shape of a motion to the ef-
fect that the agreement of the cniflis
should lie binding upon all republican sen-
ators nnd it was carried by a large ma-
jority. The main propositions on the su-
gar schedule were those fixing the rates
nn refined sugar. There were three of
these propositions. The one adopted fix-
ing the rate at 1.05 cents per pound in
place of 1.875. as fixed by the house bill
was suggested by Senator Spooner. Sen-
ator Perkins suggested 1 3-KS nnd Sena-
tor Wellington the rate of the house bill.
The lust amendments were voted down
vive voce nnd the Spooner amendment
adopted by an almost unanimous vote.
There was no siecinl effort to retain
the amendments originally offered by the
senate finance committee nnd no propo-
sition was made to that effect by any one.
Senators Allison nnd Ahlrich expressed
the opinion that the schedule ns prepared
by the committee was equitable and
that its provisions were misunderstood.
The text of the new sugar schedule is as
follows:
Sugars now above No. 1(1 Dutch stand-
ard in color tnk bottoms syrups of
cane juice meludii concentrated lnelada
conreto and concentrated molasses test-
ing by the pohtriseope not aliove 75 de-
grees. 1 cent per pound and for every
additional degree shown by the polari-
scope .003 of 1 cent per pound additions' 1
and fractions of n degree in proportion
and on sugar above No. 1(5 Dutch stand-
ard in color and on nil sugar which has
gone through a process of refining 1.05
cents per pound; molasses testing above
40 degrees and not above 50 degrees 3
cents per gallon; testing 50 and above 0
cents per gallon; sugar (trainings and
sugar sweepings shnll be subject to duty
as molasses or sugar ns the case may be.
according to polnriscopic test: sugar tank
bottoms cane juice or beet juice niclada
concentrated melndn and concrete and
concentrated molasses the product of any
country which piiys directly or indirectly
n bounty on the export thereof when im-
ported directly and in condition as ex-
ported therefrom or otherwise shall pay
in addition to the foregoing rates n duty
equal to such bounty or so much thereof
ns may lie in excess of any tax collected
by such country upon such exported ar-
ticle or upon the beet or cane from which
it was produced.
A new paragraph is added reading as
follows:
That the duty on molasses clayed jog-
gory and other sugars testing not nlxive
07 degrees by the polariscope shall lie
1-10 of 1 cent per pound less than those
DUCTOES HAD GIVEN HER UP.
A Convincing Letter From One of Mrs. Pinkbam's Admlrara
No woman can look fresh and fair who is suffering from displacement of
the womb. It is ridiculous to suppose that suck a difficulty can be cured by
an artiflcal support like a pessary.
Artificial supports make matters worse for they take away all tlie chance
of the ligaments recovering their vigor and tone. Use strengthens: the liira-
If they grow
vOoia 1. ...... . . . i
ri.A;M ci
'
-
-and she will
lower abdomen
great fatigue
tirnTTinTiw
I had fallinir anil
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fni TTT'r T.i...... T 11 i
i mum uuu nuih. ucross uie iioor. I also had pro-
fuse mens.ruat.on kidney liver and stomach trouble. The doctors said my
case w as hopeless. I had taken only four bottles of the Vegetable Compound
and one of the Blood Purifier when I felt like a new person. I am now cured
much tothe surnrise cf mv frioni .v. ir... n
' ; y 1
ot iny iauy mends are using LyJia E.
mv recommendation nnd .!!..
; - ...mu
ui i.iuiicv iruuuie. i lrnn hi nri.-i.Q
iai .urs. a iiiiiii:m Tor mil " t tt1 . .
-.ii. x.jijia
imposed by the preceding paragraph on
the corresponding tests of augur.
CABINET MEETING.
The Cubnn Question Discussed The
SpnnlMh Mlxxlon.
Washington June 8. The cabinet
meeting today lasted longer than usual.
The Cuban situation was discussed in
general way but the most important sub-
ject presented was the Spuuish mission.
The availability of three men for this im-
portant post at Madrid was carefully
canvassed but 110 decision was reached.
One of the cabinet officers said after the
meeting that the selection was still open
and would go over until the president's)
return from Nashville.
If Mr. Calhoun docs not have nn op-
portunity for a talk with the president
before Mr. McKinley's departure for
Nashville at noon tomorrow he will bo
invited to accompany the president 011
his trip. A berth has been reserved on
the train to be placed nt his disposal in.
case he joins the presidential party.
South Ainerlcnns Sightseeing-.
Washington June 8. The South
American commercial tourists paid theii-
first visit to the national capital today.
Unfortunately the weather conditions
were not favorable to sightseeing. It
was. cold and rainy. The party arrived
ft.otn ltn ll imnrii lit -45 n. 111 . n ml
j received nt the Pennsylvania station by
n committee of the Washington Board
of Trade. From the station the visitors
were driven directly to the magnificent
congressional library. The delegates
were accorded u private interview by
President McKinley. but were unable t
see either branch of congress iij session
tiie house having adjourned over thi
day and the somite not having assembled
when the visit to the cnpitol was made.
The party was divided into four de-
tachments and shown the features of the;
various government departments ' by
guides.
After a buffet luncheon nt the Arling-
ton the Corcoran gallery was visited and
the guests were driven about the city.
concluding with a visit to the soldiers'
f
home. After a thorough inspection of
tne institution tne party was driven t
tne station where tuey lelt nt u o clock
for New lork.
Local Freight Agents.
Washington June 8. The tenth an
mini convention of the National Associa-
tion of Local Freight Agents began its
session here today. There were 130"
delegates present from the prominent
cities east of Denver. Among the ques-
tions to be discussed during the meeting
are:
Is piece work both clerical and labor
in railroading practicable at freight) sta-
tions? Should there not be a special bill of
lading way bill and expense bill used for
shipments consigned to order?
Inter-billiug covering terminal switch-
ing. What'should be done by the govern-
ment to remove the embargo or restric-
tions on immediate transportation in bond
consignments for inlnnd cities?
The marking of cotton bales etc.
At 2:30 this afternoon the niemliers of
the convention and their ladies called oi
the president. The meeting will ad-
journ finally nets Thursday.
Confirmations.
Washington June 8. The senate to-
day confirmed the following nominations:
Ellis 11. Roberts New York to be
treasurer of the United States; ConrniT
N. Jordan of New York to be assistant
treasurer of the United States at New
York City; Henry H. Morgan of
Louisiana to be consul at Horgen
Switzerland; Carl B. Hurst of the Dis-
trict of Columbia to be consul general
li r kirn.! a i . n - Ac .
oe assistant: attorney generul.
Postmaster P. B. Gibbons at Paris
Texas.
Dampness at Nashville.
Nashville June 7. Showers of rain
throughout the day and threatening weath-
er at night caused a decreased attendance
though a great number of visitors fronn
the country were present. Besides the
Arkansas Editorial association attending
the first concert of the famous Innes band
during the afternoon induced a fair attend-
ance. In the press building there was nn in-
formal reception to the Arkansas editors
which was marked by impromptu speeches
and was well attended.
Tomorrow the Master Plumbers' associ-
ation of the state will meet nnd exercises
appropriate to the occasion will be held.
Sheriff McLnln Returns.
Columbus. O.. June 7. A special to
the Dispatch from Urbann. O.. says
there is great indignation there over the-
published rumor tlint Champaign eonnty
or Urbiinn is to be placed under martial
law. There is no necessity for anything
of the kind.
Sheriff McLuin returned to Urbann to-
day. He was met at the station by Dep-
uty Sheriff Kirby. They drove to the
McLain residence on Scioto street instead
of the sheriff's residence nt the jail. The
return was without incident.
flabby and refuse to hold the womb
i. 1 . ...
- - ivwvu i . auu ifiicii la L4J bLreu irLiit-
men uuics nnu uraw uie corus back into their normal
condition thus righting the position of the womb.
Lydia E. Pinkhnin's Veiretable rVimnrmnd ( AairmA
... . .
especially for this purpose and taken in connection
with her Sanative Wash applied locally will tone up.
the uterine system strengthening the cords or liga-
ments which hold up the womb.
Any woman who susnents that Tio
- 1 - u.tx. biJ&O tlUUUIO
know it by a dragging weight in the
irritability of the bladder and rectum
in walking and leucorrhcea should
i . ...
r- wmiuence me use ot liydia E. Pinkham's-
Vegetable Compound. If the case is stubborn write to-
niiLUitui ijynn. Mass. stating freely all symp-
toms. You will receive a prompt letter of advice free
of charge. All letters are read and answered by wo-
men only. The following letter relates to nn un
usually severe case of displacement of the womb
which was cured by the Pinkham remedies. Surely
li is convincing :
'Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
vjj ouu diuuu x uriucr cureu me when the doc-
tors had given me up. I had spent hun-
dreds of dollars searching for a cure but found lit-
tle or norclief until I li.urnn ti t:ii. j:
riisnlnepincnf nf 1. 1. i j n..t
I " wl- mo v Ulil U au UUIU V MlUlr
11 . . . . .
".cj uu I'uvemeuntooie. jnow many
Pinkham's Ve
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ucairfi. xi. uas also cured my little sc
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