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[NLEiyOF OHIO. p: » *HK UOLfcfcOX TARIFF » fc... * :Z<& *'j- sipel<1 Kx pi an at ion of tbe Measure--It Ii CaloOlatcd to Bedace the Revenues of . * *lie Government by Kedaclng the Jtm- -- % In the last political campaign, said Major McKinley, in opening debate on the tar.if bill in the House, the tariff had been the absorbing question before the people. It seemed to him that no ex­ tended discussion of this principle was erpeo'ed or required or necessary under existing conditions; for if uny one thing was settled by the political contest of 1888 it was that the protective policy, as promulgated by the Republican party in Its platform, a« maintained by the Re­ publican party through a long series of years, should be secured in any legisla­ tion which was to be had by a Congress chosen in this great contest and on this master.ng issue. He interpreted the vic­ tory to mei<n, he interpreted the majority in this House to mean, he interpret d the incumbency of the Presidency of the XT»ited States by the present Chief Ex­ ecutive to mean that a revision of the tarii? was demanded by the people, and that tnat revision should be along the line and in full recognition of the prin­ ciple and purposes of protection. The . people had spoken and they asked this Congress to register their will and em­ body their verdict into public law. The , bill presented by the Committee on Ways and Means to the House was a thorough answer to that demand. It was in full communion with the principle and policy of the protective tariff The bill had not abolished the internal revenue tax, as the Republican party had pledged itself to do in the „ event that that abolition was necessary > to preserve the protective syotem, because : the committee had found the abolition of the one was not necessary to the preser­ vation of the other. The bill recommend­ ed the abolition of all special taxes and tile reduction of tue tax on tobaoco and .snuff, and it removed the restrictions upon the growers of tobagco. With these exceptions the internal vcvenue law stood as at present. If these recommendations •ere agreed to internal taxation would be reduced a little over $10,0(j0,000. The committee also recommended a provision requiring all imported articles to bear a •tamp or mark indicating the country in which such articles ore manufactured. The reason that actuated the committee Was that it had Lecome too common among some of the countries of the world to copy some of our best known brands md sell them in competition with our . own home-made product. The next pro­ vision recommended was the extending and liberalizing of the drawback sec­ tions of the law. Under the ex- ; " i*tiug statute any citizen of the United States could import • an article, pay duty upon it, make it into a complete product, export it, aDd the Government refunded 9o per cent, of the duty paid on the raw material. The committee recom­ mended that hereafter the Government pbould retain only 1 per cent., instead of 40 per cent. This g .ve to the people of jhe United States practically free ra.v jaateri 1 for the export trade. The com­ mittee said to the capitalists of the coun­ try: 'If yon think you oan get into the foreign market with free raw material we give you within 1 per cent, of fiee raw material and you try and see what >ou ean do." Tins provision completely dis­ posed of what had sometimes seemed an almost unanswerable argument urged by gentlemen on the other side that if the manufacturers only had tree raw ma­ terial the? could compete in the markets of the world. : V ' Springer, of Illinois, inquired ' v Whether this provision applied to wool. 7 ,p Mr. Me Kin ey replied that it applied to everything. It was asserted by the minor­ ity that the bill would not reduce the r*venue# of the Government, but. on the contrary, it would increase the revenues This statement was misleading. It could Obly be valuable on the assumption that the importations of the present year un* d§r this "bill would be equal to the im- S>rtation of like articles under existing w. Ibo instant duties were increased to a fair protective point, that instant the importation diminished and the revenues correspondingly diminished. No one could dispute that proposition. If the bill should become a law, the revenues of the Government would be dimin­ ished from *50,01)0,0000 to $60,000,000. After discussing the bill more in de­ tail, Mr. McKinley said that under the duties fixed by the bill, the annuar im­ ports of $25,000,000 of agricultural prod­ ucts would be supplied the people of the United States by the Ainericjn larmer xathcr thun by the Canadian farmer, and that $25,0j0,000 distributed among the termers would relieve some of the de- Sression prevail ng and gi\e them conti-ence and oourage and increased ability to raise the mortgages upon their f.irm. During the twelve years of reciprocity with Canada, the United States had bought much more than it had sold. What Canada wanted, what other coun­ tries wanted, was a free and open market •in the United States. What the Un.ted States wanted, if it ever had reciprocity, was reciprocity with equality, reciprocity that was f ir, reciprocity that was just, reciprocity that would give her her share Hit the trade or the h* rgain she made with tfce other countries of the world. Whenever the United States had had trade, reciprocity or low duties it had always been the loser. But he would not discuss reciprocity. This was a domestic bill: it was not a foreign bill. Mr. McKinley explained and defended ffce wool schedule and the paragraph in the metal sched tie concerning tin-plate, and then passed to the consideration of the free list. He said that the committee had taken from the free list and placed on the dutiable li-t eighteen article % ten of which were articles of agriculture. If the same quantity should be imported this year as was imported last year this would increase the revenue $2,400,000. It bad taken from the dutiable list and put upon the free list foity-eight arti­ cles, which la«t year paid into the Treas­ ury $61,500,000, $55,000,000 of which wus from sugar alone. "Referring to the growth of the carpet industry in the United States, he said tnat the price of carpets had gone down while i he ad valorem equivalent had gone up. It waR the high ad valorem that gen­ tlemen on the other side saw, while they shut their eyes to the diminished price. The favorite assault of the Democratic free-trader and revenue tariff reiormer was to parade this high percentage and ad VHlorem^ equivalent to show the enormous burden of taxation imposed Upon the people. When steel rails were $100 a ton there was an equivalent ad "valorem duty upon them of 28 per cent.; but the very instant tbe price of sieel rails had been reducel to $50 a ton, be­ rceuse of this duty of 28 per cent., which ttad induced our manufacturers to engage in that business; toe ad valorem equiva­ lent went up to 5t> percent. The Democrats looked at the per cent., the Republicans looked at the prices. The Republicans would rather have steel rails a\ $50 per tOn and an ad valorem of 5t> percent, th in eteel rails at $100 a ton and an advalorem of 28 per cent. The Democrats pursued the shadow; the Republicans enjoyed the substance. The Democrats would rather nave low ad valorem equivalents and high prices than high ad valorem equiva­ lents and low prices. What was the com­ plaint against the bill? Was it that it would stop exportation and interfere with our foreign markets? The foreign mar­ kets were as accessible under the bill as Under exieting law. Thev were as ac­ cessible under the bill as "thev would be .tender absolute free trade. The committee would encourage foreign trade and sustain it, but what peculiar sanctity hung about tbe foreign market I that did not attach to the domestic mar- j ket? Was the foreign consumer a better | K . Undejr flfce Wftmmm jmmm- tarts: wo bought more abroad than we sold, and paid the balance in told, an unhealthy state of affairs. Tae organized opposi­ tion to the bill came from the consignees hero and the consigners and merchants abroad. Why? Because it would check their business. The press of other coun­ tries had condemned the bill. Why? Because it works against them. This b:ll was an American bill, made for Amerioan interests. Much had been said about our foreign trade nnd; commerce, and our vast domestic comifierce had been ignored. Why waB it ihat the prodttcer* of the great West found their markets in New York and Chicago rather than in Europe? Why should we puss over the best mar­ ket of tbe world--our own market? Not­ withstanding all of these croakings, however, we were now exporting more products than at any time in our history. Our exports have increased :>5 per cent, more than the exports from free trade Great Britain. While Great Britain had between 1870 and 1880 lost IS per cent, of her commerce, the United States had gained 22 per cent., and with the same aid to sh pping that Great Brita<n gave, the ships of the United States would plow every sea, under thd American flag, in successful competition with the ships of the world. On our Atlantic coast this year would be produced lot),000 tons of shipping, built by American workmen of American material. We had enjoyed twenty-nine years of continued protec­ tion--the longest period since the foun­ dation of the Government--and foiled ourselves in greater prosperity than at any other time. In the arts and sciences, in wealth, in National honor, we were at the front. In 18(50, after fourteen years of revenue tariff, the country was in a state of depression. We had neither money nor credit. We had both now. We had a surplus revenuo. Under the Morrill tariff confidence was restored and cour­ age reanimated. With a great war on hand, with money flowing into the Treas­ ury to save the Government, industries were springing up on every hand tinder the beneficent influence of protection. The accumulations of the working classes had increased; their deposits in various savings banks exceeded those of the work­ ing classes of any other country. Those deposits told their own story. The pub­ lic debt of the United States per capita was less than that of any nation of the world. AVe lead all natious in agricult­ ure and mining. Could any nation fur­ nish such evidences of prosperity? Yet MRS*W ILLINOIS. IKfJRESTlSO ITEMS GATHERED FKO* VARIOUS SOCSCEB. j-111 fiffyflljy is the last weekly crop bulletin tii tiki Illinois Weather Service: The tfTAperatoare of , the week hM been coa­ ly below tl " _ years. Frosts did nu-.i l> damage to the gardens •lderably Mow the ftvarag* of the 'lut ten ami fruit. ) arUcn iaily glUjii. What Oar Neighbor* Are Doing---Matter* of General and Loral luterext -- Mar­ riages and Heath » • .Accident* ud Crimes --Person a 1 Folate**. --Chicago Tribune: "The National Cordage Company,called, is the bind­ ing-twine trnst of this country md one of the most grasping monopolies «of the kind in existence," said Mr. Conover, of Hibbard, Spencer, Birtlett &, Co. "It included all the manufacturers of manilla and sisal twine. They ran tbe {.rice up bo high that we have been compelled to withdraw from the business and let them do their own jobbing as far as ire are concerned. I have lately seen an Ameri­ can hemp which I think very highly of. It is made chiefly at Champaign, 111., I believe. I am told that 1,000 acres of hemp have been planted there this spring." --A delegation appointed by the State Agricultural Board recently waited upon Gov. Fifer to make a protest against sep­ arating the live-stock and horticultural exhibits from the other part of the World's Fair, and asking him to appoint as commissioners men who are in sym­ pathy with the interests, represented by the committee. --Prof. T. C- Clendenen, a "candidate for State Superintendent of Public In­ struction, has accepted the Superin- tendency of the Cairo public schools for another year at an increased salary. --Chicago Journal: After many months of indefinite rumor, the sale of five of the largest Chicago breweries to an English syndicate has been accomplished. The Conrad Seipp Brewing Company,' the West Side Seipp Brewery Company, the F. J. Dewes Brewery Company, the L. L. Huck Malting Company, and the George Bull en Malting Company have been . bought for $10,000,000 by English capital- men were found to talk about the re- < • . .. m t>_ RtrnintH vta nnt nnnn trarln Th« orfinifiKt. lBt®' *ormm2 Cltj of Chicago Brew-Btraints we put upon trade. The greatest good to the greatest number, the largest opportunity lor human endeavor were the maxims upon which our protective sys­ tem rested. At tho conclusion of Mr. McKinley's speech he was warmly congratulated per­ sonally by almost every Republican pres­ ent while tho cry of "Vote," "Vote,"1 was heard all over the w«stern side of the hall. THEY INDORSE M'KINLEY. Tariffs Are Necessary to Support the Gov­ ernment--The Union League Favors the McKinley Bill for That Iteanon. [New York special.] The Union League Club Committee on- Political Reform, afier a consideration of the McKinley tariff bill, has prepared a report embodying the idea to which it believes the club stands committed, which will be submitted to the members at the meeting next Thursday evening. Tbe report says that imports on tariff duties and internal taxation are the only practicable methods of raising the money necessary to support the General Gov­ ernment, which at the present time re­ quires an amount of nearly $300,000,000 annually. The field of internal taxation is pretiy well worked at this time to sup­ port our State and municipal govern­ ments. It is not yet made clear that it is wise to abandon the traditional policy of this Government in raising money for the General Government by a protective tariff. There is no escape from the pro­ position that the General Government must be supported by tariff duties or by internal tuxation in some form. There is no consistency in denouncing all tariff duties as wrong, unjust and immoral without at the same time advocating in­ ternal taxation as a substitute. In concluding the retort the committee recommends the adoption of the follow­ ing resolution: ' "Resolved, That the Union League Club approves the general scope and principles of the McKinley tariff Dill, as calculated to produce only tbe money necessary to support the Government, and as embodying the sound doctrine of a p rotective tariff adopted in the Na­ tional Republican platform, and recom­ mends that Congress pass the same, with such amendments, it any, as may be necessary to perfect it. to the end that it may sj eedily become a law of tbe land, and thus put at rest the questions affect­ ing the vast interests of the country, now disturbed bv suspense and uncertainty as to the final action of the Government in this important matter." ing and Malting Company. --Washington telegnm to Chicago Herald: Attorney General Hunt, of Il­ linois, is watching the progress of a case in which the State of Illinois is inter­ ested to the extent of ¥475,000. The case is presented by the State of Indiana, but the interest of Illinois is identical with that of its neighbor. The olaim arises from that 6ectiou of the act admitting Indiana to the Union, which provided that 5 per . cent, of the net proceeds of the sale of lands lying within the ter­ ritory should be reserred for making public roads and equals, three-fifths to be- spent within the State, and two-fifths to the making of a road or roads leading to the State. The claim is now set up that while the Government passed an aot to lay out and make a road from Cumber­ land, Md., to the Ohio River, it subse­ quently passed an act extending the road to the seats of government in Ohio, In­ diana and Illinois, and on to Jefferson City, Mo. The Government later sur­ rendered the road to the control of Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia, and in consequence it never was a public road leading to Indiana. Arguments are being heard by the courts. --Delegates from all parts of tho State were in attendance upon the State Son- day-school Convention at Jacksonville last week. E. O. Excell conducted the singing. B. F. Jacobs made an interest­ ing report from the World's Sundav- school Convention at London. The re­ port of the Executive Committee showed that the number of sohools in the Slate in 181)0 was 6,908; schol­ ars, 532,750; aud 77,213 officers and teachers. The Executive Committee rec­ ommended the publication of. an inter­ national Sunday-school magazine and erection in Chicago of a permanent Sun­ day-school building. The officers elected for the ensuing year are: President, R. W. Hare, Chicago; Vice Presidents, the Rev. A. B. Morey, Jacksonville; A. B. Babcock, Knox County; H. T. Cunning­ ham, Centralia; General* Secretary, W. B. Jacobs, Chicago; Secreta^r, W. A. Wilson, Chicago. --The Grand Court of the State of Il­ linois, Ancient Order of Foresters of America, was in session at Chicago last week. State laws were adopted. The reports of the officers showed that the or­ der had made good progress during the last year, and that the financial condition was satisfactory. The following officers were elected and installed: High Chief Hiarh Junior Woodman, M. As to Political Stealings. Some thoughtless Ohio Demoorat has been calling the Cleveland Lender's at­ tention to the case of a Republican of­ ficial in New York County who has stolen a big pocket of money, and desires the Leader to make a note of it. The Leader dops so very much to the point. It had already commented on this exception which proves the rule of Republican hon­ esty, but by speciul request our Cleve­ land con emporary refers to it again and then invites its Democratic petitioner to » i « ̂ i. n «_ take a front view of matters and thinRs of RanSer. Chu:lw McDougal; Htgh Sub- the same n turo nearer home. In order I Chief Ranger, J. W. Tanner; High Treas- to make it as interesting as possible the j urer, J. P. Flynn; High Secretary, L W. Leader makes anJce little abstract of de- shaw; High Senior Woodman, J. H. Mc f.ileations by Democratic County Treas- ' « urers in the State of Ohio. Here is the ™a"onJ list by counties, in most cises the amount stolen being given: Allen $ l.">,000J!elmont $ 12,000 Auglaize 82,0JU Butler 59o,000 Auglaize (second ^Coshocton 82,000 time) 31,045 Darke..-. 100,000 Ashland unknown Darke (second Brown 40,000 time) Clermont... 48,000 Darke ( t h i r d Crawford 18,OJO time) Defiance 18,000 Hancock Fairfield 14'2.0D0 Holmes Franklin unknown Mercer Henry 32,OK) Shelby Licking 50.000 Stark Ottawa 10,00^ Van Wert Ottawa (second (Wyandot... time) 12,000 Cleveland City. 475,000 Wavne 22,000 Every one of these Treasurer®, snys the Leader, was a Democrat, and the aggre­ gate of their stealings is about $2,000,- 000. This list takes no account of the stealings of any other offic als than coun­ ty and city treasurers, and names only a part of them. But this is mere pocket change com­ pared to tbe Democratic stealings lrom the national treasury and State treas­ uries. The Tribune re'-entlv published a long list of Democratic State Treas­ urers who have defaulted to the tune of many millions, most of whom are in Canada enjoying the fruits of Democracy. The reecrds of the Treasury Department at Washington, however, tell the most interesting story of Democratic thievery and corruption. And the same records be -r testimony to Republican honesty in positions of trust and responsibility.'-- Detroit Tribune. 22,000 32,776 3ti,000 29,000 7,030 15,000 43,000 lit,300 4.000 No Obligations. Man (to friend)--You didn't seem to treat that gentleman with politenees. Friend--I spoke rather roughly, I admit." "You have changed toward him. The other day I saw you cordially Khalring hands with him. "Yes, he owed me then, but he has paid me, consequently you see that I aim no longer under obligations to him." --Arkansaw Traveler. Akd every man, in love or Of his fate iB.never wide. ~ ~ Whitesoa; High Senior Beadle, Charles Halleen; High Junior Beadlo, J. Mc­ Dougal., The next meeting of the Grand Court wUl ba held in Joliet » May. 1891. --Moline had two suicides in one day. L. H. Barker, aged 60, committed suicide by hanging himself while his family were at church. Continued ill health was the cause. Frederick Ott, aged 21 years, blew his brainB out while despondent --The State Dental Society was in ses­ sion at .Springfield last week, Dr. Thomas W. Prickett. of Whitehall, pre­ siding. Fifty members were present. --General Julius Wh te, ex-Minister to the Argentine Republic, a notable com­ mander of Federal troops' during the civil war, and a man prominent in Chicago business and political circles, died in that city last week. He was 74 years old. --A simple-minded girl from Blooming- ton named Lena Wheeler, 20 years old, was discovered at Jacksonville in a Chi­ cago and Alton box-car, inhere she had been imprisoned for several days without food or drink. --The Secretary of State granted a li­ cense to incorporate the Chicago Philip H. Sheridan Monument Association, which will erect in Union Park, Chica­ go, a statue to the memory of "Little Phil." --Fire at Peoria destroyed, the whole­ sale paper and rag house of T. E. C. Wheeler & Co., and a three-story build­ ing packed with old rags aud paper stock. The loss is $9,000. * • --The safe of Editor EnunerMW of the Register, at Mount Vernon, was blown open by burglars the other night, but they did not get a cent** _ A seasonable amount of sunshine ha« Been reported. The amount of rainfall, with a few exceptions, was below the normal throughout tbe State. Adams County--The frosts of last week did but slicht ilam&ge to crops in this section. Bond--Vtry little com planted, Ko daman* by frosts. • . Cnrroll--Frost killed a few blossoms, bat did no severe damage. Campaign--Wi a her unfavorable for corn just plan fed. Frost did no damage. Coles--Conditions generally favorable. Heavy frosts. Doii(.l\s--Frosts injured small fruits slightly. Corn-p'anting proyroeiing rabidly; fully one- half of theinp planted ; seed apjiears strong; earlv plauted coming* np nicely. Oats and glass lei k well. K.lwurus--Conditions gnnerally favorable. Kitingham--Too cold for crops; frost#; no damage. Good weather for -wheat. No ecru planted yet. Fulton--Frost injured frnit of all kinds very much. Conditions unfavorable, Iroquois--Very little corn isplantad. Wheat is tloinn well--what there Is ot it. Oat.a afe backward. Fruit prospects excellent. Kendall--More rain needed lor grass and small ^rain. 1a Salle--Rains of last week Just what tbe crops needed. I*ako--Conditions of last week affected crops injuriously. AlcHenry--Plowing for corn progressing rapid­ ly: some planted. Tempera: ure of last seven days affected crops injuriously. Marshall--'Too cool for auytbing but wheat to grow much. Kspecially is tho corn slow; not all planted yet. Frosts damaging slightly. Pike--Frost injured gardens and truit some. Tomato plants killed. Perry--Ground still very wet; retards corn- planting. Conditions generally favorable. Pope--Temperature and sunshine insufficient for growing crops. Ground too wet to plant corn. Kandolph--Farmers busy ylantinc corn; but the ground is too wet yet in man'/ places. Stepht iisoi:--Frost did but slight damage to crops. More rain needed, Fanners busy plant­ ing corn. Stook doing well. Sangamon--Grapes badly injured bv frost; gardens slightly. Weather unfavorable for crops. Tazewell--Frost seriOTraVftujured tender gar­ den stuff and strawberries • tbe extent of dam- aR'1 to small fruit not yet determined. Wheat also injured. V St. Clair--(The cold wra' bor stops all growing. Gardens and grapes injured by froBts. --At Peoria quo warranto proceedings have been commenced against the Fidel­ ity and Casualty Company of New York. The company is chartered under the laws of New York, with a oapital Btock of $250,000 and a reserve fund of $200,000. It is claimed that the corporation is eon- ducting seven different branches of bus. iness in the State under the one charter. --A Chicago dispatch siys that an ap- plicat on will be uftde to Judge Gresham within a short tim.e for the release of the anarchists Samuel Fielden, Michael Schwab, aud Oscar Neebe from the peni­ tentiary on a writ of habeas corpus. Fielden's case will first ba taken up and a favorable decision will, of course, apply to his fellow-pnisoners. The move i« to bo make by advice of Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, who has been retaiued as asso- ciatj counsel in the case. --Dr. J. H. Rsuch, Socet :>ry of tho State Board of Health, has issued a circular letter to the physici ins residing in this State who passed the Illinois Medical Examining Board, suggesting the forma­ tion of a society composed of these phy­ sicians for social, historical, and medical purposes. requesting a biographical sketch of each, and asking for their co­ operation in making such society a 6uc- ces», and also asking when and where in their judgment the first meeting should be held. -- Chicago Infer Ocean; Nothing has more fully demonstrated the greatness of Chicago than the mammoth enterprise to be put through by the Fair, whereby that corporation will secure the finest dry goods building in the world. It had been thought that the Leiter Building t\ p fied the highest type Of, j^tructure for this purpose. The frai? Boilding will almost double the amount of floor spa e of even this great building. Tbe ground now oc­ cupied by tbe Fair fronts on State, Ad­ ams and Dearborn streets, running north to the public, alley dividing the block bounded by State, Monroe, Dearborn and Adams streets. Thf entire property is lD0x3.nl feet, the long frontage being on Ada&s street, the short frontage on State and Dearborn streets. It consists of four holdings, all of which the Fair has se­ cured, for an aggregate yearly rental o£ $1 .">1,000. This, on the 5 per cent, basis, makes the value of the property f3,080,- 000. This entire half-block, consisting of 66,500 square feet of land, bounded on three sideB by broad streets, and on the fourth side by an ample alley, will be oc­ cupied by a twelve-story building of steel construction, the front to be of stone and terra cotta, the cost to be $2,000,000. The work will begin some time this year. --Reports received by the Illinois State .Board of Agriculture show 1,500,000 more bushels of wheat in first hands May 1, 1890 thin at a corresponding date last year. The total yield of wheat for 1889 waa 37,201,916 bushels Of this, 16,282,- 483 bushels was required for seed and consumption, leaving a surplus of 20,919,. 433 bushels, of which 5,722,494 bushels remained in the hands of the producer May 1, 18110, the balance having been marketed during the last year. --Washington special to the Chicago Tribune: The Illinois Republicans be­ lieve that the bavey been misrepresented in the matter of pnblic patronage, and they have determined that the matter shall be set right. At a meeting of the Illinois Republican Association in this city, a resolution was unanimously adopted providing for searching out those who are down on the rolls of the civil service as Illinoisans, but who. are not actual residents of that State. --The Illinois annual conference -has been postponed nntil Sept. 10. --At Peoria Ed Spelman, witness in the Cronin case, has been indicted by the Grand Jury on two counts of aiding and abetting illegal voting, whereby he is ac­ cused of securing a teat in the City Council. Frank J. Quinn was also iu- dicted and gave bonds in the sum of $4,000. --Gov. Fifer has appointed J. A. Ami. ley of Peoria, John D. Trow of Col­ chester, and George Kamper of Danville as Fish Wardens for their respective counties. --The Commission of Claims have filed opinions as follows upon claims heard at its recently session: Nancy Meyers vs. State; damages awarded, $600; claimed $1,680. Matthias Hoshera vs. State; damages awarded, $350; claimed $600. The claims of William Hahter and Charles E. Rickey were disallowed. --The twenty-third reunion of the So­ ciety of the Army of the Tennessee, to be held in Chicago in September, will be made memorable by the unveiling of the equestrian statue of Gen. Grant, and therefore an unusually large attendance of the veterans is expected. BANKRUPTCY STARING SOBilC Of «« CLUBS IN 1HE FACB. J LMkoftatmit Causes a Falling Off In the Attendance at Ball Gamti--The Fight Between the Brotkorkeod and the Na­ tional League. [CHICAGO COKRKSPOKDKKCF.] Base-ball, as a money-making enter­ prise, has received a black eye. There in io denying it. The attendance at the ^ames of both the League and Brother- icod clubs in the cities of both the East ind West h»s been discouragingly small. The attendance nt both the League and Brotherhood games combined is in num. b«iB far short of that which crowded tbe League grounds alone during the Mav games of last year. This thins cannot *o on forever. Salaries and traveling expenses, which in a professional club 3f the first-class are something en- irmons, have to be met. Either he League or the Brotherhood is de*- imed to go to the wall. The former is richer both in purse and experience ; the latter is poor in both. As both persist n declaring it a war to the knife, the reader is left free to indulge his own s-aticinations as to the final result of the Sght. President Spalding, of the Chicago League Club, being interviewed as to the outlook for the national game, said: "There will be no compromise--no shange of schedule, no change of circuit in the National League. The eight clubs that now represent the old organizat.on are in this fight to the finish. It is not a question of one month, one season, or »ne year; it is a question that involves the entire future of the national game. Tho Pittsburg Club will ii ,ish the sea­ son, at least so I am assured by tbe di­ rectors and stockholders. The c level and Club will do th® same, and as for New York it is in as solid financial con­ dition as Chicago. It matters not to the League whether it plays to empty benches or not. For tbe time being, the intereei in base-ball is dead, nnd no organization is drawing a cent. This condition of affaiis will continue until one or the other of the two organizations now lighting for •upremacy goes to tbe wall. From this ime out it will simply be a case of dog sat dog, and the dog with bulldog tenden­ cies vt ill live the longest. Money will be necessary in plenty to carry on the fight, aud the League is prepared to go into its pocket whenever necessary. It will never miss a pay-day, nor will rts ball-players h(ive to clamor at any time for what is due them. '1 h^ Players' League is no long­ er the brotherhood. Ifis an organization of speculators from Wall street, who, back of one hundred ball-pl yers, are making an effort to win some money from the game. The National League is not a speculative bo*ly; its backers are con­ servative business men, who never go out on fljers. Time w 11 tell whether futures will win against a straight-out policy of honesty. The fight is not between the Biotherhood and the Na'ion 1 League. It is between the National agreement clubs, comprising upward of .'5,000 play­ ers, and tbe speculator • b.ick of fhe one Hundred levoltin /members of the erst while Brotherhood of Base-ball Plnyers." "iohnny Ward claims that the league policy is to rule or ruin," said the inter­ viewer. "That is not true. It lelies all our fo mer conduct. We made b .se-ball and we would be the Inst to see it go down. We fought all tho hard battles during the early struggles and no one regrets the present trouble more than we. When we found in 1877 that a gang of players in Louisville was selling games it was a blow that shook the National League gamo to its foundations. Our clul» lost $7,000 that season, and there was a time when Mr. Hulbert and mxself weie on pa^er oi the bank which would h tve wiped me out entirely had I been called upon to pay. But we took the risk. We floated the g »me and it took seven years to gain the confidence of the people." That is only one incident which the j eople forget. Now L leel thut we are in the right, and, beiug in tho right, I think we will win this fight. I don't believe the people will for­ sake the National League. 'J his country will not euppoit both the BrotneihooJ nnd the Kutional Leagues. It is a ques tion of the survival of the fittest, and we think the Lo igue is the fittest. Say what you will, it is a war to the knife. One or the other must orcntunlly go to the wall. If it be possible that tbe peo­ ple shsll refuse to support the League, then the Leagui will ucknowlede its de­ feat and retire. But uniil then we will h»ng together. I was in at tbe birth of *he National League, and I shall stny to see her decently buried if such a day come." "And I'll die with it." put in Capt. An­ son, who had sat in silence during the in- terview. The following incident in the career of Timmy Galvin, the well-known pitoher, is related by the Chicago Tribune: Some years ago Galvin plajed in a •emi-professional club in St. Louis, hia lome. He would invariably take off hia shoes and pitch in his stocking feet and do other things which distinguished him from other platers. One afternoon he was pitching when the game was close, (n the last half of tbe niuth inning Gal- vin'u ieam needed one run to tie and two to win. There were two men out, men on second and third, and Jim »t the bat. He got a ball to hia liking and landing oa it square lifted it to extreme center. It looked ?ood for a home run and the crowd rose o its feet and cheered. The center- fielder, however, after a long run, turned and pulled the ball down with one hand. Galvin no sooner saw this than, outting brat base, he started across tbe diamond after the fielder with blood in his eye. The luckless fielder saw him coming, and knowing his peculiarity waited ior no ar­ gument. Clearing the'fence with a bound he siarted across the country, carrying the ball his team bad won. He soon dis­ tanced his pursuer and walked back to the city in his uniform. It was a long time before Galvin would forgive him. BASE-BALIj NOTES. Beckley covers first base as neatly as any man that'ever felt of a b se-ball. Both the League and Brotherhood have » number of cripled men. The cold weathor is accountable for it. Pitcher Devlin, formerly of the St. Louis club, is pitching for Sioux City. Ewing save he is sorry for Ros Barnes, but that he well never do for an umpire. Base-ball is booming in Australia, nc- :ordingtothe latest accounts from the mtipoJes. Home'y Philosophy. One thing you don't need to lock up for fear of losin' is a bad reputation. Once I licked a hoss for not goin', md thought he was balky. After X found out there was a ditch in front o him, felt like apologizing to the hoss for knowin' more than I did. You must not think because a person doesn't jaw back that you have the best of him. Some people save up heir bile and let it all come at once, »nd when it does come it is old poison; Sunny-day friends can't be counted in in cold weather. This may be a ihestnut, but it is a good one" and worth picking. Friends will come tc /our banquets much quicker than thev will come to your sick bed. A person is not worth a pinch of dirt who is all for praying and psalm sing­ ing and never gives a penny to help a sinner out of a bad hole. Religion cut& & sorry figure unless it is seasoned with generosity. When a man is deserving of reproof fou need not tr'l him of it, he is al­ ways dead onto the fact himself. You ?«n generally tell it iu his looks; if his looks don't give him away his action* utt touiid to. \ . Tbe WeMiitl'ftH «r»a«tM4i<>Ti WM«b Km. p r t t o i f - H a a a l H i s C t i i u u i a m t . • The uncertainty and mystery which surround the policy of the young Em­ peror of Germany, the innovations which are being made by him in his army, the changes in the uniform of the soldiers, the introduction of smokeless powder and the new rules promulgated with reference to eligibility to certain subordinate offices, all give special in­ terest just now to the subject of the general character and efficiency of the military power of Germany. The world was astonished when, now nearly a score of yean ago^ the Germans marched into the very capital of France and exacted not only the territory of Alsace and Lorraine, but a large tribute of cwh be­ sides. . * The army.joJ France bad be^n re­ garded as tbe Ideal army of the world, as Napoleon had been regarded as the ideal soldier ot the world. Tbe out­ come of the F»*anco-P russian war was. therefore, a great surprise to those not aware of the changes which had been going on in tho armies of the two nations. Th* fact is that during the last quarter r»f a century no country on earth has given such practical assent as has Germany to tho wisdom of the in­ junction, "In time of peace prepare for war." It is doubtless safe to say that to-day no other nation so nearly ap­ proaches perfection in its military or­ ganization and in its preparation of de­ tails for every possible sort of a cam­ paign aa does Germany. Two days after war tad been declared between France and Prussia iu 1870 an Am­ bassador met General von Moltke leisurely strolling in Friedriclis strasse in Berlin and looking in the shop win­ dows. The diplomat, after exchanging a few word» with the General, excused himself, remarking that a military man must be very busy just then. "Oh, no, I am not busy at all, was the General's reply. "Our orders lmve been given." A few years ago, wnen the autumn maneuvers of the Hanover and Schleswig-Holstein army corps were held, it was learned that in the bureaus of the General staft' letters were ready stamped and addressed to every depart­ ment and commanding officer of the several army corps, and that all tl\e horses of private ownership were as­ signed to the regiments or batteries to which they would be attached in case of requisition for war. The whole country is organized for war, »nd every individual capable of bearing arms knows where to go and what io do in the event of a call for his services. All the railway officials aud all the telegraphers are in the mili­ tary sen-ice, and the heads of those de­ partments are general officers who or­ ganize them to meet exigencies of awar. All the railway lines in Germany can be requisitioned for military service in the time it takei to dispatch half a dozen telegrams and every superior officer knows exactly to what locality he must betake himself. Information on this subject is furnished in printed manuals which are issued at the first indication of a coming war with any countr . Every regiment has its depot of service outfits, which can be dis­ tributed at an hour's notice, and every corps has its depot of general stores, ambulance wagons, field telegraph ap­ paratus, and baking-cars in a condition of complete efficiency. Plans for everv conceivable sort of campaign are kept in the archives of the war office and of the Emperor's palace. These plans have all been carefully prepared as the result of councils held by the leading generals. In the event of the prospect of a war which may demand a modification of the ready made plans, the changes are made during the "diplomatic period," which always precedes active hostilities, and which may be protracted by the ambassadors from Berlin for the pur­ pose of giving the generals time to ar­ range for the campaign. -- jVeti? York Star. a New Swindle. The Ingenuity of the New York sharp­ er is proverbial; but the latest swindling scheme that has been developed really soars into the realms of high art. It is being worked by a very clever couple-- a medium sized, rather nice looking man, and a delicate, modest appearing woman. How many times they have been successful is not known, for the police barb not yet been informed of their operations. " When I was coming from my house to the elevated station," said a prosper­ ous looking gentleman the other day at lunch with the air of a man who had a story to tell, "there came around a cor­ ner, just in front of me, a pretty, mod­ est looking little woman trying to lead a very drunken man. The fellow was well dressed and not bad looking, but he was horribly drunk. He would luroli over against her every few steps and nearly knocked her over several times. Through it all he was good natured, even drutikenly affectionate. "As I passed them he lurched against me, and the woman, who naturally seemed much distressed, spoke; 'Would you be so kind as to help me take my husband home?' she said. (It is only around the corner, but I'm afraid he will push me down. He's been out all night and I must ge( him home.' The appeal was so simple and pathetic that I of corse took hold of his other arm and steadied him around the corner and saw him safe in the hallway of one of the big flats. I noticed that he lurched up against me once or twice, but I thought nothing of it until I reached the City Hall station, when I went to look at my watch. It was gone, and my pocket- book had evidently departed to keep it company. He certainly could not have picked my pocket if he had been as drunk as he seemed to be," concluded the old gentleman sagaciously. "That was this morning?"" queried a member of the party, who had listened to the recital with much interest. "Yes." "Well, I guess it must be the same couple who played exactly Mie same game on me one day last week. They took $180 in cash and a $200 watch from me." " Well, tliey got fifty odd dollars from -me.-but my watch was worth $200," said the first speaker. I went to inquire about them at the flat, but no such peo­ ple lived there. They probably only stood in the hallway until I got"out of sight." "Why don't you apply to the police?" inquired a friend. "I'd rather bear the loss than have the Aory with my name in the papers," they chorused in auswer, And so this ingenious couple are probably going on reaping a rich liar- vest among kindly disposed people. There are two middle aged gentlemen in New York, however, who, if they see a man zigzagging down the street tinder the guidance of a quiet little woman, will let him zigzag, philanthropy being* in their opinion, too expensive.--N. 1'. Press. How William 1 Speechn to Mis Conmryman, The man who lias the heartfelt *£<». miration and krve of every man, wooHn# and child in Ireland to-day is Willikm, O'Brien. His bust in planter is in etofjr* cabin, and his picture ornaments everyfc"; wall. He has spent two out of the* past three years in prison for making; what are called incendiary speeches^; and his confinement has made serious^ inroads on his once vigorous health*- O'Brien is ubiquitous. Dnring tbe sea- son when Parliament is not iu session he is apt to appear unexpectedly in al«. most any part of Ireland, notwithstand­ ing the surveillance of the police. Es», pecially is he liable to appear in thos« districts where evictions are in progress** or are about to take place. On thes4- occasions he is in the habit of making ' * • speeches. The addresses never takft . place in a public hall, but are always made in a locality unknown to the po» lice. The way in which he gets hi*: audiences on these occasions is unique. The fact that he wishes to make an ad­ dress is made known to some of th* prominent men in the National League^ and by secret means the peasantry ar* . notified of the place of meeting. BareK * footed messengers often run fifty miles in the course of a day carrying the news, * Often the courier is seated on a horse . j. which jumps the hedges and ditchev *'? - where it is impossible for a jaunting Vl car to follow with the police. Tho Y' meetings usually, take place in the even-" ". * ' ing or on Sunday afternoon in a field the outskirts of a village. It is not ua- . ,'S unsual for 10,000 men to gather at th® ^ place of meeting. They come in littlo ' ^ Unots of two or three, by unfrequented f' paths, and resorting to all kinds of sub- ^ terfuges to avoid police, for these guar- 'j, dians of the peace are about to repress! -"v these demonstrations. When the i speech is made at night there is a rough t?. \ ~4 platform just large enough to con tarn • ^ the speaker and lit by a single homely V torch. The audience gathers round ilk s a dense mass, packed together lik*. •. clothes pins in a box. O'Brien climbs ; V/ii on the platform, and is sainted by a * f ^ subdued roar of applause, which jp quickly hushed when the speaker wave* his hand and enjoins silence upon his listeners. O'Brien wears a Prince Al- • bert coat buttoned up to his chin. Hs is seen to be of slim figure, about 5 feet 7 seven inches i» height, and not at all' an imposing figure. His face is pals with emotion, and the light of patriot­ ism glows in his eves. He stretches out his slim white hand, and every ear in the audience is intent to catch hi^ words as he begins in the poetical stylS so dear to tbe Irish heart: "Fellow citizens, Irish patriotism oi high as the round towers, deep as tbs holy wells." lie does not get any farther than this for many minutes, for the pent-up en­ thusiasm of the ]>eople cannot be r®- strained, and a mighty roar of assent to the lofty sentiment goes up. When si­ lence is restored he resumes, and such a torrent of eloquence pours from his S lips that the vast crowd forget their op- , pression for the time being and become ' * almost delirous with joy. The very firs' of his utterance weakens the speaker, and in the middle of his speech he ^ forced to sit down, covered with per-: Spiration and panting for breath. Scarcely has O'Brien resumed his ad- . ^ dress, tilled with flowery metaphor, whom *' -q some one on the outskirts of the crowd f- ^ exclaims: . • * "The bobbies are coming!" • .% I ̂ Two minutes later the field is de­ serted. «Many of the audience have been caught, and some have been taken to prison, there to serve out sentences of from three to six months. When these meetings take place tbe daytime a football is always tali along, so that when the police appea the ball can be thrown into the air anc everybody nakei believe play the gamoJ •'A?' -4, *fJ His I nlncky Day. | ;, "I tell you what it w," said a Brook­ lyn man, as reported by the Now Yot|c Wortd, "I am firmly convinced thsi even- man has his particular days for ' good and bad luck. Monday is my un- • * ^ 1 lucky day. I have been watching it for <>. .****' ' twenty years, and nothing can shake me <-/ . ^ fa this belief. I never begin any enter* 15 J prise, no matter how trivial, or start on * ' "• v| any journey on that day. Therefore I ' ;1 make Monday an off day and do nothing . but putter around the house. Even in , these little affairs everything goes |1 wrong. Take the record of last Mos* day, a fair average, and be convinced: "Smashed linger while nailing boaril ^ '^1 on fence. * * ^ - hi "Fell, down cellar aiairs withoosl- seuttle. .. ii "Fell over wheelbarrow while c9jny~ |j ing step-ladder. » "Sat down on chair where had been pulling taffy. » ' • v? „ jf "Got swindled by peddler. - •< 1 -i "Got thumb pinched in gate. j- ^ ^ "Dropped smoothing-iron on foot. ' "Baby got out in yard and was batteA , ; by strange goat. , •* 4 "Tax man called. ; /Y, •, -"Vfj "While eating supper square yard of >^ ceiling fell on diuing-table. * :* "Went to bed to escape further dis- * V r';j aster. Had nightmare. Thought I was falling from top of Eiffel toweE^ I Fell out of bed and broke arm. Looked " ^ at clock and saw it lacked fifteen mio- ' , j ^ utes of midnight. Lay still till clock struck twelve. Was afraid if I moved. is before Tuesday was ushered in would % have broken neck. • "Yes. indeed." concluded the man^ ' '§ fff "Monday is my unlucky day, and I uh ;<•* i prosch rt with feelings akin to terror. | One Han's 300 Wives. " The household of the Khedive of '• Egypt is a happy .one, for the Khedive ' "jti himself is a sensible, kind-hearted man*' ^ very popular with hia people, and very ' - "p; fond of his wife. She is the grand- daughter of an ex-Sultan of Turkey;'^ and, it is whispered, holds the matri­ monial reins rather tightly, and keeps so sharp an eye upon her husband that ' he has never taken a second wife, al­ though the law provides that he, or any •other man, may have four lawful wives and as many unlawful ones as he pleases. Taking advantage of this privilege, old Ismail, father of the presents Khedive, had in hia different palaces "V 300 at a time; but so wretched was his* ' > life, with so many women to please ami stand between, th&t he offered CSVJ autlt , ^ a gold watch to any man who would. take one of them off his hands. But as no one was found courageous enough to do it, be emigrated with the entire 300 to Stainboul, where the}- are ail living: under one roof and eating At. one table. Ix overhauling the czar's list with a view to economy, recently, one of the v^l items discovered was the payment of J-.Jg $750 per year for "lipsalve." which has been made to one family ever since the £ time of t|& Empress Catharine, who is ^ RupposedoQce to have had chapped^ - J| -V.'*