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RELIEF FOK THE PEOPL SWEEPING REDUCTION IN THE BUI DEN OF TAXATION. The New Democratic Scheme Summit Ized?A L'beral Free L'st?Advalort Toatrad of Specific Duties to be Levied. Washington, Nov. 27.?The tari prepared by the Democratic membe of the ways and means committee w; fflven to the public today. It deals e tirelv wi?h the customs and admini Btrative branches of the subject. Tt Internal revenue portion is left in abe; ance. Chairman Wilson has prepare fca fnlWinir stfttftment which Wf VUU A\S??w ? given out this tnomiDg with the bill: The Democratic members of tl committee on ways and means hai felt, as none others could feel, the m mentous responsibility resting upo them, and the surpassing magnitud difficulty and delicacy of the duty a signed them, of framing a tariff bill f< a nation of seventy million people. The bill they were to reform is a va and labyrinthian system of class taxi tion, the culmination of eighty yea control of the taxing power by a fe great interests, gathering on to the train a host of petty toll gatherers. ] was carefully framed to prevent, ; long as possible, what its author calle "any monkeylDg with the tariff" t which he meant any successful effoi of the people to undo or to lesson tt bounties wblch its beneficiaries wei permitted to write therein in their ow words and their own figures. It tran ferred to the free list proper and frui ful revenue articles, whet e most of tt taxes paid-by the people went into pr vate coffers. And It was bolstere about by many defenses, chief amon which are a swept and garnished trea ury and a swollen and colossal scale ( permanent expenditures. Such are it conditions that confronted us at tt threshold of our work. The committee have welcomed info mation and counsel from every trus worthy source and while they do nc their hill to escaDe iust crit clsm in all of its details, they do pri sent it the country as the result ( months of patient, anxious toil, and ( an honest desire to discharge the duty, purged of all taint of local an personal favoritism or prej udice. II main features are two: First, the ado[ tion, whenever it seemed practicable of advalorum instead of specific dutie: second, the freeing from taxes of thos great materials of industry tbat lie 8 the basis of production. SPECIFIC DUTIES OBJECTIONABLE. Specific rates of duties are objection able for these reasons: Thev frequentl * conceal a rate of taxation too enormou to be submitted to if expressed in ac valorent terms, as the duty ofi. 8 cent * on a hundred pounds of salt in bull which amounts to over 80 per cent, o a common necessity of life. They a ways bear heavily on the common art cle used by the masses Snd lightly o the expensive article consumed by to rich, as a tax ef $30 on all house would be little or nothing on the grea mansions and very high on the huir blehomes. And, contrary tj commo belief, specific duties lead to greate frauds in administration, for countin and weighing at the custom bouse ar done by the cheapest and most easil corrupted labor while advalorem rate are assessed by the best paid and tnos responsible appraisers. The advalorec system has worked well in practice; i essentially the fair system, because j is a tax udod the actual value of an ai v tide, and was declared by Mr. Cla himself to be in theory and accord t every sound and principle of justic< entitled to the preference and vindics ted by long trial. The boldest innovation of the bill i its large free list of raw material! Taxes upon production are doubl wrongs. They gather and accumulat on the consumer of the finished pre duct. They hurt labor by narrowin; the market for what it produced. Coa and iron are the foundations of moderi - - industry. Material progress is meas ured by the amouut of their consump tlon. No other country can suppl; them as abundantly or cheaply as w can. Ho possible competition can in terfere with our own producers, a fev miles in the interior of the countrj Bemoteness from the sources of sue ply is in itself enough disadvantage t r any section of the country withou further burdens in tariff taxes. Un taxed ores, coal, lumber, wool and othe fibers must Immensely stimulate pro duction in certain parts of our coun Itry. The thin edge of American man ufactures has entered every country With release from taxes upon thei materials there is no limit to th growth of our foreign trade. This wil more than compensate to the horn producers of raw materia], who, tarifi or no tariff, control all the interior o the country, for any apprehended los of markets anywhere along the sea board. its incalculable advantage to laoo I is apparent. In every great line o I manufactures we can produce in si: .months to nine months enough for ou ...... market. Wecan get rid of our surplu f only by foreign trade. 'As long as w have taxes on the materials of industr ]r. we cannct build up that trade. Henc S the other alternative of trusts to kee production to the hoire market. Th workingman can see whether his intei est is with a system that represses pr< duction and robs him of employ men or with a system that gives nature and healthy play to production an emancipates him from trusts and lik combinations of capital. DETAILS OF THE BILL. As to details of the bill, 1 will brief] recapitulate the saliant changes c several schedules. In the chomici schedule, we have transferred to th free list quite a number of article used in manufactures, the most in portant of which is sulphuric acid, oc of the corner-stones oi all chemical ii dustry. The duty on castor oil is r duced from 85 to 35 cents per galloi and the duty on linseed oil, which w< secretly raised to 32 cents by toe coi ference committee on the McKlnlc bill, after each house had openly vote for a lower duty, we put at 15 cents gallon. Tig lead being reduced froi 2 to 1 cent a pound, leai paints ai correspondingly xeaucea. The McKlnley bill increased the dut on oplnm prepared for smoking to $1 a pound, m the vain hope of lesseniD Its importation. The custom' house o fleers on the PaciQc coast declare thi this Increase on duty has simply place In the hands of smugglers the brlnj lng in of opium, to the demoralizatio of the cuBtoms service and the loss ( over half a million in revenue. Tt duty proposed is believed to be collec able, and will put the traffic under go1 eminent control ana super vision. In the pottery schedule, substantii reductions are made. Plain whit ware is dropped from the high schei ule in whtch it mysteriously crowd* Itself; decorated ware is reduced froi 60 to 45 per cent; undecorated from ? to 40. In common window glass, whei close combinations have kept up tt I prices to consumers, under the shelt( of duties averaging a hundred p? W7. -- cent., a reduction of more than oi half has been made in all the larg< P sizss. There is no doubt that these " rates will permit a very healthy growth of the industry here. In plate 3. glass, reductions are made, the largest sizes from 50 cents to 30 cents per on 11 oro frtnf. nf ailvarpri frrtm fin to 35 cents. r. IRON AND STEEL. In the iron and steel schedule, we ,n began with free ore. The discovery of the immense deposits of Bessemer ores in the lake region and of foundry ores S in Alabama ha3 rapidly swept us to rs the leadership of the world In the proas duction of iron and steel, and brought a- near at band our undisputed supre* s- macy in the great field of manufac ie tures. The use of steam shovels rey duces the cost of mining to a point :d where the wages paid "natural labor" as are irrelevant. Pig iron we reduce from $6.72 per ton which is from 60 to i? on nor (>ont tn a. uniform dutvof22W re per cent, a rate somewhat higher in o- proportion than the rest of the sched n ule, because of cheap freight rates on e, foreign pig, it being a favorite freight s- on westward voyages. Steel rails we 5r reduce from $13.44 per ton, now 75 per cent., to 25 per cent. As the pool st which has kept prices up so many a- years in this country seems now disorrs ganized, the other producers will soon w need protection, more against Mr. ir Carnegie at Pittsburg and Mr. Stirling [t at Chicago than against foreign prois ducers. The residue of the schedules id varies from 25 to 30 per cent., wood >y screws being put at the latter figure, rt Iron beams and girders are 35 per cent, te because of the waste in cutting beams re and the variety of lengths and sizes, n and also of the frequent necessity of s- changing the rolls in making beams t- and girders, because of the irregular ie quantities and lengths and sizes of or i- aers. !d Tia plates are reduced to 40 per cent, g a little more than one half of the Mc3 Kinley rate. This is a revenue duty, >f and at the same time enough to permit ie any existing mills to live and flourish. ie Cheaper grades of pocket cutlery are 35 per cent, and higher grades 45. Tar ble cutlery is put at 35 per cent These t- are very substantial reductions from >t the present rates, whicb, being specific, i- reach In some grades of pocket cutlery 3- as high as 90 per cent., bat with release >f of taxes on raw materials, especially on >f pearl and ivory for handles, they seem ir ample. d Both copper ores and pig copper are ;s made free, we being large exporters of )- cneiauer, ana one uuuy uurviug vuij tu e, enable the producers to sell higher to i; our people ttiaa to foreigners. ie Nickle Is free. Lead ore bas a small it duty of 15 per cent.; pig lead is one cent a pound. Silver lead ores are restored to tbe free list, i- Unmanufactured lumber is free, y Manufactured is put at 25 per cent., is with the proviso that if any expert duI ties are changed on foreign lumber, s it shall be admitted only at the rates c, now existing. n sugar made cheaper. !" Sugar has been a difficult subject l" to deal with. Raw sugar was transn ferred to the free list by tbe McKinley 6 bill, because nearly all the taxes paid ? on it went to the public treasury. A lt strong desire among some membfis of l" tbe committee was to pus aa advaioQ rum duty of 20 or 25 per cent, on it, r and to abolish the bounty at once. Af? ter much consideration, it was decided 6 to reduce by one half the duty on re? fined sugar, and to repeal the boanty 3 one-eighth each year, leaving rawsult gar untaxed, as at present. Q Tn the tobacco schedule, those rates 3 were sought. which would briDg the * moat revenue. The present taxes of 82 and $2 75 a pound an wrapper leaf nave y blotted out many small establishments 0 and actually impaired the revenue. J? We mafee the rates $1 and $1.25 per l* pound on wrapper leaf and 35 cents and 50 cents per pound on filler tobac8 co uusteamed and steamed in each. Manufactures of tobacco are put at 40 e cents. Cigars are reduced . from $150 6 per pound and 25 per cent, advalorum '* to $3 per pound and 25 per cent., which ? is believed to be the most productive revenue rate, and is higher than the tt law of 1883. '* Live animals are put at 20 per cent. h Barley is reduced from 30 cents per y bushel to 20 per cent., which is about ? 12cent8. Breadstuff^, of which we * are immense exporters, are made free, v except when Imported from some K country putting duties on our like pro'" J? ? * ? 1 L. i U. oaV* ?* ? 4r* OA ?\fln UUULB, 1U WU1UU uttao tuo UUOT 10 uV UOl 0 cent. 1 Fresh vegetables, fruits, eggs and '* like food products are untaxed for the r benefit of our consumers, largely the " working people of the cities. Salt in l" bulk is free; in packages the salt is l* free, but the covering is dutiable at p* rates prescribed for like articles. r The tariff on spirits is put at double ? the internal revenue rates on like 11 spirits, and some slight reduction is ? made on still wines, maltr liquors, ginc ger ale and like beverages, in the inter1 est of increased revenue. The duty on 3 spark ling wines is likewise slightly reduced for the same reasons, that on champagne being put at $7 per dozen ? quarts, as against 38 in the McKinley * bill aDd $6 in the law of 1883. x In cotton manufactures substantial r reductions arts made, and especially on 3 cheap cloths and prints, and the exist6 log system of taxing by count of ? threads in the square inch is retained. a ** * 1 1- -fi " nemp anu uhx are ixmuo jree; uieaaeu P lines of hemp and flax 1 cent and 1% 0 cents, respectively. r* Burlaps and cotton and grain bagJ* gingare put at IK per cent., but when l? imported for covering articles to be exported and duty free. a WOOL IS FREE. 6 Wool is made free. This takes the stilts from under woolen manufactures and begets the hope that they may rely cover from the languishing condition >f in which they have been for a quarter il of a century, and that we may get ie woolen goods at reasonable rates in>s stead of at duties that on the common l- grades frequently reach one hundred te per cent., and in some cases two or i- thrao Hmoa that. morpHenq fi crura e- Cloths and dress goods are put at 40 a, per cent, and clothing at 45 per cent.? is rates higher than the committee del sired, but deemed temporarily neces jy sary because our manufactures have so !d loDg been excluded from two-thirds of a the wools of the world that they will u hare to learn the art of manufacturing ;e with free wool. A sliding scale is therefore added, by which the rates In y tbe woolen schedule are to cone down 12 five points with the lapse of Ova years, g Carpets, an industry on which we will t- be independent of competition, are put it at 35 per cent, for Axminlster, Moid quette and Wilton; 10 per cent, for Brussels, while common grades go ?-? /J ? ?/-V OA non nort t u uuvru iu u\j jjci uguu. )f The bill provides thai the duties le shall be removed from wjoI on March t- 1 and reduced on woolen goods on 7- July 1. Id the siik schedule, the reduction of il rates is smaller than in cotton or ie woolen fabrics. i- Sole leather is reduced from 10 to 5 id per cent. Leather gloves are classified h according to material and length, and >5 are uniformly rated at specific duties, ro amraffAnnf nvftr 2K nftr nn IV W???w? r ie the common varieties and near 40 per ?r cent, on the fine iamb and kid gloves, sr In the schedule of sundries, many ie articles, like hatters' plush, are put on Br the free list. The duty on cut dia monds, pearls and other precious stones is increased. Works of art are, I am delighted to say, put back on the free list. A REDUCTION OF FIFTY MILLION. The above is a rapid summary of the changes made by the proposed billand will give a satisfactory idea, 1 be lieve, of its general structure. It is estimated that it will reduce the revenue, on the basis of the importations of 1892, about fifty millions, with an immensely larger decrease of tax burdens to the American people. The administrative law is reported with a few amendments, suggested by experience of its operation. That law was chiefly prepared by Mr. Hewitt when he was in Congress, and the changes proposed in our bill are to mike it more effective, while at the same time softening some of the features added by the McKinley bill that would treat the business of importing as an outlawry, not entitled to tbe protection of the government. There were present in the-committee room today when the seal of secrecy was removed: Mr. Wilson, the chairman, Messrs. Tarsney, Breckinridge, Buynum, Turner and Bryan (Democrats), and Reed, Barrows, Dalzeil and Hopkins (Republicans.) The corridors in the neighborhood of the room were filled with newspaper men, representatives of some of" the protected industries, and others interested in tariff legislation. RATES OF NEW DUTIES. Following are some of the principal articles named Id tbe bill and the rates of dutv imposed: Alcoholic perfumeries, two dollars a gallon and 25 per cent. Chloroform, 25 cents per pound. Momhia. 50 cents Der ounce. Opium, aqueous, extract and tincture, 25 per cent; opium containing less than nine per cent, of morphia and opium prepared for smoking, ?6 a pound. Varnishes, 25 per cent, and $1.32 additional on the alcohol in spirit varnishes. Sponges, ten per cent. Sulphur, 20 per cent. ' . Brick, 20 per cent.; decorated, 30. Tiles, plain, 22 per cent.; glaz8d 40 per cent. Marble, rough, 40 per cent, per cubic foot; dressed, 75 cents per cubic foot. MionlfA on/1 nfflQI* KniM. JL' ICTOtUUCj ^iauiM7 auu UUUV& K/U?M ing stone, not especially provided; dressed, 20 per cent. Iron, pig and scrap, and scrap steel, 22K per cent.; slab blooms, etc., 25 per cent.; bar,30 per cent.; beanos, girders, etc., 35 per cent.; boilers, 30 per cent; forgings of iron or steel, 30 per cent.; railway bars, iron or steel, 25 per cent.; sbeet iron or steel, 35 per cent.; sbeet iron, galvanized, 35 pqr cent. Tin plates, 40 per cent. Steel ingots, blooms, etc., 25 per cent.; wire rods, 30 pf?r cent. Anchors and ship and mill forgings, 25per cent.; cast iron pipe, 25 per cent.; chains, 30 per cent. Pocket cutlery, lowest 35 per cent.; highest 45 per cent.; table cutlery, 35 per cent. . 1 Muzzle loading guns, 25 per cent.; breech loaders, 30 per cent Nails, 25 per cent.; wood screws, 30 per cent.; wneels, 35 per ceot. Brass, unmanuf ictured, 10 per cen t. Boiled copper, 20 per cent. T an/1 n.a IK nor ouTih Ifiorl shppf.q JUUaU UlDj iU VUMV y AVMM and pigs one cent a pound. Willow ware, 25 per cent.; casks andsbooks, 20 per cent.; furniture. 25 per cent. Sugar?'Che present bounty is to be extingushed one-quarted of a cent each year until it has ceased to exist. All sugars above number sixteen Dutch standard, five-twentieths of one cent a pound. Leaf tobacco for wrappers, unstemmed. a dollar per pound; stemmed a dollar and a quarter; other leaf, unstemmed, 35; stemmed, 50 cents; all other tobacco not enumerated, 40 cents snuff. 40 cents; cigars, cheroots and cigarettes, 33 per pound and 25 per cent. Rice, cleaned, one and one half cents per pound; uncleaned,one cent. Flour and broken rice, one quarter cent; paddy, three quarters of a cent. . Potatoes, 10 cents per bushel. Vegetables in their natural state, not anwiniiv nrnvlried for ten Per cent. Oranges, lemons and limes, packed, ten cents per cubic foot; bulk $1.50 per thousand, and thirty per cent advalorem on the boxes or barrels in addition. Peanuts, a cent and a half per pound. Brandy, and other spirits, manufactured from grain or otder materials, $1.80 per proof gallon. Bay rum, a dollar a gallon; champagne quarts, $7 dollars a dozen; other sizes proportionately. Malt liquors, bottled, 30 cents per gallon; otntrwise than bottled fifteen cents a gallon. Cotton thread ranges from 30 to 3 5 per cent; sewing thread cotton, 4 1-2 cents per dozen for hundred yard spools. Cotton cloth ranges from one cent to two and three-quarter cents per square yard according to quality and condition with advalorem addition for higher grades ranging from 20 per cent, to 40 per cent. Bagging for cotton of all kinds, fifteen per cent.; but when imported for covering articles to be exoorted. it is free. Printing paper, unsized, twelve per cent; sized, fifteen per cent. Among the principal additions to the lree list are the following: Bacon and bams, beef, mutton, pork and meats of all kinds not specially provided for;binding twine, borax, camphor, bituminous coal, coke, copper in all crude forms, cotton ties, iron ore, cotton seeds oil, agricultural implements (cotton gins named), salt, soap, building material (except marble) lumber timber and wood in all but a few conditions whieh are named. The metal scnedule of the bill levies almost wholly advalorem duties, while the present law leaves specific duties. A Gold Flod. El Paso, Texas, Nov. 28.?The excitement caused by tbe gold strike at Helen Blazes, in tbe .Organ District, fitty miles Xorth of this city, continues and quite a number of miners and prospectors let tor there today. Interest in the new camp was considerably heightened today by the receipt of of a letter lrom an El Paso man, who stated that he had taken up an extension on what Is known as the "Last Chance," and said be bad found free gold at a depth of three feet. He also states that veins of gold bearing rock varying from Bix to eighteen inches in thickness can be traced for thi ee miles and are covered with from three to six ieet of dntt. Henvy Kaln. New Orleans, Nov. 23.?Sunday night's rainstorm was one of the most severe that has visited this city in years- In a few minutes the streets were overflooded in every section of the city, and tne drainage pumps were unable to cope with the elements. People moved about in skiffs in many parte of the city, and the principal streets were in some places a iout uuder water. Jean Lahitte, a Frenchman, who arrived in this city from his native land four days ago, was fonnd drowned on ClaiDorne street, one of the principal streets of the city, where the water went down in the morning. DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE CLUBS. Senator Butler Gives His Views as to Their Organisation. Greenville, S. C? Nov. 30.?The editor of The Mountaineer, believing that the views of Senator Butler upon the proposed organisation of Democratic leagues would prove interesting to the public, addressed a letter to that gentleman nnt Innar aorri tn whirth thft follow U4ttu uvw *VMa Ing answer has been received. The response is in the line to he expected from one who has given practical evidence of his ability to meet emergeacies in the past, and his eloquent plea for the unity acd supremacy cf the white man in South Carolina will not be bstuDOn the masses, who are ready as ever to maintain the doctrine by which the State was redeemed from misrule and corruption. The letter is as follows: ''Washington, D. U., Nov. 22, '93 "Col. Jas. A Hoyt, Greenville, S. C. "My Dear Sir: I am in receipt of vour letter of the 13th inst., asking my 'views on the proposed organization of Democratic leagues in South arolina.' 1 am not well enough advised of the object of the 'proposed organization' to give a very intelligent opinion in ? ? J l " nti^AMA^An^irtfV AP fha reytiru iu n. my uuuclomuuiu^ w <uu objects of the National Democratic association or league, of which the Hon . Chauncey Black of Pennsylvania, is president, and Mr. Lawrence Gardner of this city, is secretary, is that they abaM be auxiliary ot supplemental to the regular organizations in the different States and Territories and are rather educational tban strictly po* litical. That is to say, they are instrumentalities for the ^collection and distribution of Democratic literature, and are convenient organizations to assemble and have addres&es on financial or economic topics by distinguished Democratic Speakers. If that be the purpose j of the 'proposed organization in South Carolina' I can see no objection to it. We all need instruction in sound Democartic doctrine, and I should welcome any movement that would promulgate or encourage It. "If, on the other hand, the object be to organize leagues or associations independent of and in antagonism to the I regular Democratic organization of the State, I think it would be unwise and impolite. What we mo3t need m South Carolina is harmony and good feeling among the Democratic masses. We cannot duguise the fact that there are two factions in our party. Sincere, honest Democrats are to be found iu both, and I think it only needs -patience and I toleration and forbearance, one for differences of opinion with the other, to bring our people together. It is for the interest or some men to Keep up aiBsenHon, wraDgliog, pngry recriminations and abuse, but the great body of Domecrata m both factions are tired of it. Of course there are those who live and thrive on confusion and diseention. They have nothine else to sustain them, and when party strife is ended and matters settle down to a normal state, they subside aud disappear. But, as I have remarked, our people are at heart conservative and want peace. Peacfl can be secured on perfectly honorable terms to both factious if our people are allowed to get together. "I fear the organizat'on of the proposed leazues would oper ite as a firebrand rather than a sedative?would be seized UDon by agitators to widen th e breach. That at least is my apprehension. Whatever reform may be desired m the regular Democratic organization must and can to effected in the organization. I trust therefore, that we sball go along in the regular way and close up our ranks to make common cause for good government. *lI have heard it hinted that one faction or the .other has, or may appeal to the negro vote to defeat the other. I oiucerely and devoutly pray that no such calamity_ may ever befall my native State. The degradation or tae ballot, the demoralization or the white people, not yet cured from the experiences ot '76 - would be something too terrible to contemplate. With Eu;h a great preponderance of negroes, we can draw n o comtort or encouragement from experiences in other States with white majorities. For myself, I have struggled for white supremacy and shall continue to struggle for its permanency. Whatever I am I owe to the white people of South Carolina, and by them and with them I shall survive or perish. 'Above all things let me implore oua people to bear with one another counsel with one another in a spirit of patriotic toleration and enlightened forbearance. "The political fate of any man or set of men is of small concern, when bal anced against the welfare of all our people. Young men are coming to the front full of political ardor and honorable ambition. They should be encouraged on the lines of such political methods as will ensure good government and ready obedience to law justly administered. Upon their shoulders will rest the burdens and responsibilities oi maintaining social order and administering the affairs of the government. They cannot do this satisfactorily with the ballot degraded, as it must be by an appeal to the negro vote, until this race has made more enlightened progres in the scale of civilization. Some of them are eaual to the duties of citizenship no v. but as a whole they are not "Very truly youra, M. C. Butler." A Teller's Marrow Escape. .Roanoke, Ya., Nov. 24,?Ei.F. Loving, former paying teller of the First National Bank of this city, who was indicted on October 23 for embezzling $3,500 from the funds of the bank, was tritd in the Hustings Court today and acquitted. The j ury returned a verdict of not guilty after lit teen minutes deliberation. The defence was ably conducted by the counsel for the accused, Messrs. Wright & Hoge, and Col. John E. Penn. The prosecution failed to prove that Loving actually took the money, or that there had been a real embezzlement. Tne evidence was to the effect that Loving, while teller at the bank, *as careless and negligent, and often In cashing checks would overpay large sums, sometimes paying out as much as 81,000 in excess ?*' f fnkn/klr nrnoontoh 1 h Ui. LUC lauo yJL UIC tucua {?cgcuiw< jlu was shown to be likely that Loving made these mistakes, and when he found the shortage in his accounts falsified the figures, hoping to hide the matter temporarily until the snorting could be made good. The verdict, which was in accordance with the instructions and the evidence, was received with applause by the audience in the Court room. Pleantd. I rivmnvi V ,tt Tha <r Tamco Gazette Is not greatly pleased with the new tariff bill; yet it admits that the bill shows signs that Mr. Cleveland is prepared to fulfil hi3 promises, and there is no question that it will prove a great relief to trade. Continuing, The St. James Gazette says: "All through tte bill care is taken to leave the American producer with the differential duty in his favor completely." AMERICA'S GRAND NAVY Seoretary Herbert's Flrar Anouil B? j port. Washington, Nov. 30.?The Grst t annual report of Secretary Hfary A. j. TTorViPph in on int>>rapt.in<r srimmnrff ot thft . progress ma le in navxl construction since the inauguration of the new American steel navy with the resuli of replacing with high-powered, svill and formidable steel ships nearly all of the old timber side3 that mada up the naval list at the close of war. The report also contains strong recommendations in some f cases ot a radical nature, such as those touching the proper scope of our favorite cruisers, that gather weight from feecre- ' tary Herbert's long experience as Chairman of the House Naval Committee, and his thorough mastery of the details of the Naval Department. The report begins with a etatement of the progress made since the last report , disclosing the fact that nine .vessels have been launched in that spaca of time, while six new vessels have been completed and commissioned. The speeds attained on trial were in most cases in excess of the requirements. In fact, the largo premium secured caused much comment. The Secretary, however, argues that the premiums are not mere gratuities or clear profit to the hniMpm rtt vessels. Thev are incen- i ttves to dilligence and have not resulted id injustice to the government for the' J ship-builders have always taken into the calculations when bidding the amounts it was Dossible to earn as premiums. To avoid disputes, which have occurred In the past, in the new contracts the con* tractors have been required to defray tbe expenses of the trial trips. Tbe report shows tbat tbe total num* ber of serviceable war ships in the United States Navy is forty-one, fifteen of which is armored. In addition tnere are sixtyfour vessels on the list, mostly wooden cruisers, barges and antiquated monitors tbat are set dowp as unserviceable for war purpose. < Tables are given showing the naval strength of the leading powers, and a comparison drawn Irom them shows tbe United States seventh in tbe rank of naval powers. The Secretary requests authority to f devote $150,000 authorized for the con* struction of a vessel eimlar to tho Ycsa 3 vias to the constructioa of three torpedo , boats, and also recommends an increase of the limit of the cost of swifc torpedo cruiser authorized by the Act of 1890. so as to enable the Department to have this vessel laid down during tiie next fiscal year. A recapitulation of the proposals issued for new vessels during the year winds up with the statement of the bids for constructing the three new gun boats. These bids were very much lower than any heretofore received by the Government, but before accepting them tbe plans will be examined by a second ooara wnica 18 expeciea to report, iuib ; week. .1 The Secretary devotes much space ia ? bis report to ihe discussion of naval ] ordinance and armor. He says ihe ( weight of foreign opinion is in favor ot j limitln^jLhe size of guns to twelve inch < calibre and the weight to fifty tons, i He claims tbat the new eight inch nickel t steel gun ready tor assembling, combin- ! ing the employment of a material never before used for a gun construction, -tn I entire new process of assembling, will give increased efficiency at tbe already 1 reduced cost of manufacture. Ja nrvAn fKn ifCAminrv VyULUUJOUU io ujauc upuu lug foreign practice of installing on war ships as many rapid tire and machine guns as can bo properly protected, and toward the extension of rapid fireing system to I guns of higher calibre. Probably the mo3t important chapter in the report treats of the naval policy of the country. Mr. Herbert recalls President Cleveland's recommendation 1 to Congress in 1885 looking to the in- 1 crease of naval establishments, and Secretary Whitney's successful efforts to inaugurate a new policy in this respect. He says that our navy has not yet come up to the standard, that our navy shall be as efficient when compared witb others as that which the country possessed before the era of mo'dern ships, and when our sea ports were deemed to be, as they are certaninly not now, amply provided with fortifications fully up ' to the requirements of the age. The Secretary says we have now building only four vessels which can properly be denominated first class battleships. The cruisers and gunboats we now havo bulk and are building constitute aa efficient fleet, and will prove sufficient when they shall all be in commission for cruis^ ing purposes in ordinary ti nes and to lock after our commerce abroad. Pianos and Organs. Now 13 the time to buy summer plan 825 cash balance November 15th 1893. Will buy a Piano at spot cash price $10 casb, balance November 15fa 1893 Will buy a organ ac spot cash price See the list to choose from. Steinway Mason & Hamlin, Mathusfoek and Stir ling Pianos, Mason & Hamlin and Stirling Organs. Fifteen days test t-i - i a x??z ~\a. u^<.u ? ? .,n ic M .4 in;u uuu lieigui uuou waya il uyiaawafactory. A large lot of nearly new and second hand Pianos and Organs at bar gains. Good as new. Write for prices W.N. Trump, Columbia, S. C. * The Edgefield Chronica says: "We i suspect that it would take tbe prolits upon sixty bales of cotton to buy the 1 pork or bacon Mr. J. C. Rainsford will make this winter. If we should be 1 right, the fact would teach us a very i important lesson?that hog raising < beats cotton raising on our South Caro- i lina lands, at present prices." i DENSI "THE .WORLD'S GREAT THE MACHINE The O n 1 3 FOR TYPEWRITERS AT THE ST "NO MACHINE COULD BE ANY BETTER. IT U I'rivave statement of ont Responsible Oounty J. W. Gribi GENEEAL AGENTS Bnrolntc at the Stake. Kalamazoo, Mich., Nov. 30.?Will larvey and Thomas Wilaon, sons of j >romiaent peopie 01 utsego, a iew ( ailes down the Kalamazoo river, have j >een storing their minds recently with 4 he contents of dime novels on Western I mtiawry, and became imbued with detires to do some thrilling and desperate j ieed. Yesterday afternoon Charlie Mett- I on, aged twelve years, for some trivial I :aose, fell under the ban of their dis pleasure, and the two older boys de < ;tded to offer him up as a bornt offer- 1 ng. They induced him to accompany 1 Vifim nr\ 4-hn Konlr tA ot/tmifir 1 up wuw iifwi uauo wvr iuv viviluvj i )f the dam oa the pretense of looklog i itter some traps they had set. They i .ook Harry Patrick, aged ten years, ilong with them. Wtefa they arrived at \ secluded spot, the youne fiends bound ;he Mattaon boy to a tall sapling and proceeded to gag him, tying a handkerchief over his month so that his screams ;onid not be beard. Ttey then kindled ? nViAnf Kio foaf an/1 afnrvl tiAAlr frt ft UiO a^UUU UUJ 1UUU ouu P??VVU UC?WI&, HV watch their victim's struggles. Yoang Patrick protested,, bat says he was threatened with being thrown iato tae river if he did not keep still. Soon Mattson's overcoat took fire at tha bottom, wd it was evident that he was suffering [rightfully from terror and pain. The Patrick boy conld stand the horrible icene no longer, and dashing forward with bia knife be cut the cord.that bound bis young playmate and liberated him. Frightened almost out his wite, Mattson threw off his burning overcoat and ran. The young outlaws, angered at bis release, seized the rescuer and served him as they bad the first victim. His slothes were ablaze from the flames ibout his less, and the brave lad would sooix have / paid the penalty of bia shivalrona rescue :>f hU companion with his life, when a farmer, who had met the Mattson boy ind heard his incoherent story, arrived dq the scene and snatch-hira from his ?wful position. His lees were so badly barned that be was unable to wa.k, and tie bad inhaled some of the smoke. He is in a painful condition, and action i^ainst his tormenters is delayed pending the result of injuries. He will probably recover. Tbe familes of all are veil known, and the e flair has caused a rraof oonaofmn Quarantine Raised. . Brunswick, Ga.^ Nov. 30.?There were no new cases of yellow fever tolay, no deaths and no discharges. The refugees are returning fast and the streets are lively. Today has been one )f unusual thanksgiving in Brans, wick and everybody gave thanks from :he humblest citizen to the highest official. In the churches congregations fathered and joined in prayers of ;ban&8 for chose who administered to ;be afflicted daring the deadly plague ;hat has been among the people. All ire free now and all rejoice. This afternoon the brass band paraded the streets with enlivening masic that Drought out large crowds, surgeon Murray gives Brunswick double reason for celebrating Thanksgiving tolight by removing the government juarantine around the city and any person can enter Brunswick now without fear of certificate. Surgeon Murray said to night: "I have removed the quarantine and any one can enter Brunswick now without a certificate. A. surveillance will be kept on any outgoing baggage or household goods, rhe railroads will resume their regular schedules in and out to-morrow. The Mallory line of steam ships will resume tfieir schedules immediately. There have been.no new cases of fever among the refugees lately returned. The condition of Brunswick warrants me statement to it cue city is practically safe. The outside world may implicitly trust people from Brunswick as far as yellow fever is concerned, and if the people in Brunswick will be rationally careful they will suffer no danger themselves. If more cases occar they will be treated as sporadic and no reports will be made of them. In every way good faith will be preserved with the outside -world. A. Ott, who claims he is a citizen of the United States and has refused to allow his bedding disinfected, has been arrested unaer me laws 01 ine city turn iias gi vou bond to appear. Brunswick will be disinfected properly but no damage will be done to the people's property. You can say as coming officially from me that the epidemic is over so far as the outside world is concerned, although I think that a few m^re case3: may occur which may cause no alarm. The Arreata at Beaufort. Columbia, S. C., Nov. 28.?Assistant Attorney General Buchanan returned from Beaufort, where he was sent by Governor Tillman to supervise the arrests of the men who assaulted Constables Swan and Strobel. He saw to the arrests of eight white men and six neeroes. They were arrested by the sheriff of the" county, taken before a trial justice, waived preliminaries and gave bonds for their appearance at court. Among those arrested was the acting mayor of the town, a man named Townsend; the colored chief of police, J. E. Grant, M. P. Stopperbein, a wealthy Northen man; B. L. CalhouD, H. Harrison: a man named O'Rouke, and a man named Opland. The first three, it is alleged were leaders of the mob. The arrests will continue uotil every man in the mob has been arrested. The riot, says Mr. Buchanan, was commenced by a handful of wbite men, who urged everybody to join in lr, ana were instrumental iu urging them on. The sheriff was fired upon twice while going home. The men have been arrested on three charges: Resisting an officer in the discharge of his duty; assault and battery sf a high and aggravated nature; and riot. Sore. 'EST TYPEWRITER.1' THAT TOOK j Award A.TE FAIR, NOVEMBER 8, 1893. ONLY AWARD PALSO MAD1S TO US FOR TYPEWRITER'S Agents Wanted. bes & Co., COLUMBIA( S. C. . A Batesbukg, Not. 29.?Mr. Joel Etheredge, aBubalantial and respected armer was found dead in hie field thie BHH norningby one of tiU neighbors. A por ion ot toft top ot ni? bead was soot off ind bis body had spots of blood and brains oq it. He bad carried ha gtm with him to the field, as bad beer his . HW lastom for Beveral mornings past. When foan-i the only shell the gun contained ttad been discharged. In falllnsr, the bead rested ?n a burning stump and was partially consumed. Is is not known whether the killing was accidental or lot, but foul play is feared. It is hoped ' Hi that the coroner's inqaest which will WM be held this afternoon will clear ap the mystery. Mr. Etheredge leaves a wife W ind large family of children. 'ADOETT PAYS THE FREIGHT J V hjc 3j extreme Prices fir Cooda! 1 'end for atelogus and See What Ym Cn Sm! 1 J* 1 G"*' i 'i ? x . > 1 r> slwajttoai .jF-Eia* ?=2i ssaoojt sua -u- r s ; 'Y'|? "I fc|?*yg jb?\ f""j , ' W^jA PRICEW?bw$15 M*? othur l-ti'driiom L, ji *1' wkJ : *ulU. all price#. ] jm $69?r<|f^$37 JeSE-'rhiirrm Jtintt** Intrmtiina tliAm. - ,*\i No freight paid on this Or- I vg gan. Guaranteed to be a 4 jjood organ or money re- 1 ilfUPd I Elegant Tlnxh PARLOR SUITS, consistinj ' ot Sofa, Arm Chair, Rocking Chair, Divan, and 2 side Chairs ?worth $45. Will delive! It to your depot for $88a ??? This No.'. mm y withai 1 A (k(IB BtWIHff JCACSDB with all atthfiimetits, for -' ? ONLY $18.60?delivered to your depot. hJEnW . The regular price of this Mnragb* BUGGY toff>to 75dollars. HA The manufacturer pays all HyJI the expense?: anri t coll :hrm FjJH to Ton for |?4fl.70- ]H ana guarantee everv one. a *0^ Dargaln. Mo freight paid C?g^;* od this Baggy . A PlAlff delivered at. your depot mL? aT Br J all lVelKt)f r.;Aui fur tift) _ j Head for catalogues of Furniture, Oooklm fl Stoves. B?il>y Carriage#. Hieyeles, Organs, PI- I anon, Tea Set*. Dinner Sets, Lamps, *< and SAVE MONEY. Address J L.F.PADGETT TO 1 17 A D MFDC ^ A1 /111 '''W$ AND ' MANUFACTURERS: | As a matter of business interest^) joe and ourselves wa ask you to allow us the privilege of making estimates upon any machinery you may wish to hay before r placing your orders elsewhere. Our facilities and connections with man ofactorera are such that we can; quote on the same goods as low prices as are obtainable in America. It la but a narrow Jmlnd that would pass by the home dealer to pay an equal or greater price to a forel?" dealer or manufacturer. Only give us the opportunity andwe ,i serve you to advantage, and keep at home a ftmall nart of the money which is 20ins * " tway from oar State to enrich others. o W. H. Gibbes Jr., & Co. COLUMBIA.?. c. JglCE JJULLERS. ^JOHN jy/JILLS. SA-;v M5S* Rice Planters and Rice Millers can hnv a ninola manhinft that will clfftn. hull and polish rice ready for market for 8350.00. Corn Millers can buy the best French burr mill, in iron frame, fully guaranteed, capacity ten bushels meal per hour, for 3115.00. Saw Millers can buy the variable fiictioQ feed DeLoach Mill from eiwm 11 n fn tho larvoat: ?i?;i Also GaQg Rip Saws, E-igers, Swing Saws, Planing Machines, and all kinds of wood working machinery. "Talbott" Engines and Boilers. Special discounts made for cash. V. C. BADBAM, COLUMBIA, S. C. hi II if li'tfifaS