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Iaround a big state ! STARTING IN OHIO. between the mine operator* and miner) the coal sections are notable for peace and. decorum. - . •; V Tlig articles of food gi\ven out tp the miners -tUid their families are bread I?1 case of immediate need,, flour if. the appli- cant has facilities for and is able to bake it, side meats, beans, hominy, coffee, su- gar, rice; Crackers and cheese. Of course each applicant does not receive all of this variety, as t,he distribution of supplies must be governed by the character of the articles contributed. In_man^instahcea it is found by/committees of the churches which have been appointed for the pur­ pose that families in the direst need are 'too "proud to apply at the commissaries for > ?ojief. yite names of such families ;are thereupon furnished -to. the relief commit­ tee and they are supplied. . There is hot the slightest opportunity for fraud or imposition in the distribution of the supplies. The relief committees ate composed of men of the best charac­ ter and intelligence. Many of them are lawyers, doctors and ministers of the gospel. In several instances the Mayors -e-£°~the tuWiis' svheTe distress prevails aja. the chairmen of th^relief eommittdes.. The utmost care is exerted to prevent any person from drawing supplies from the commissaries vvho is uot worthy of char- ity. ' - ',4; 'v ™."?' '[ CATCH AS CATCH CAN. trade, which has Towered the price of wool to such an extent as to: make it tinremunerative to the farmers tn wm. tinue producing it'tiie condition of the hog martiej seems to have escaped at­ tention.,. Let ibjoo.k at it. •' *< The Chicago stock 'yards' report quot­ ed the price of hogs on Jan. 10, 1895* ar $4.7:rper hundred pounds: Two years- earlier, on Jan. 10, 4893, hogs of the same-grade: were quoted...a t,$1.91 per hundred pounds. ,T,he 1893 quotation, was a little less than two monthsrbe- fpre the present aUrpinistEation^as- • sumed control ©f our affairs. The 1893 price was almost two years after they had done so. The difference bet ween the two prices is .$3.-16 per 'hundred pounds. x The present tariff lay had been in operation more than four months when the lower price was qlioted, wheu, of course, the markets of .the world were thrown wide open to us, with the foreign, buyers awaiting anxiously to- secure the products of the "American farmers. It remains for the American farmer to say whether it' is worth while tp lose $3.10 per hundred pounds In the value of his hogs for the privi­ lege of having the wide markets of: the wide, wideworld thrpwn'.wide open to him; . 1 •" > CAPITAL. BRIEF COMPILATION OF iLU NOIS NEWS. , WHAj. ii-jLINufS1 LLuiSLAiURE ., .IS DOING. tWSOCsATS WOULD SuuKt A POINT WITH. AN OLD TRICK. Will Ypsilahti's.Kxperience Be Duplin cated m This State?--Mert^rh Wood­ men in Excellent Sliape--FearfulFate of at Quiilcy Matt--Illinois Banks. Sorrow and WantStallj Through the Hocking Valley--An Appeal for Aid Which Has Not Been In Vain--Re- ,lief Supplies Pouring In. • ^ - ?Jow Call Upon/Protectioiiists to OutV> line Some Speciiic.MeasureThat Will Be Passed in Place of the Gornnttt Bill--What Free Trade Did. ~ • An Impartial Record of the Work Accompfished by Those Who Make. Our Laws--How the Time Has Been Occupied Curing the Past Week. Cause and Effect. • • Until quite, recently Ypsilttnti, Mich., has paid her Are department by the hours' of actual servige instead of, by the inoiith. .Th'e'result was most astounding. During- the last year Yp^ilanti had more, tires than any tovyn of ten times its population in this country;--Andj strange to ̂ sayr-the Jfhes were confined almost exclusively to 'nnot-cupied and worthless buildings. By day and l>"y night the alarms came in from all parts of the town, and the department was continually racing and chasing. The losses"were not heavy, but tho.-cxpensos of ~tte department soared upward like a lark in August. Last month a change was- nHwfc. - The firemen were hired - by . the month. There has beeh po fire since. "But •the captain. of hose company No. 2 and several of hjs- firenieu4'have' been arrested on a charge of arson: This is certainly a queer combination' Of circumstances. ; " Need Food a/id Clothes. In tlie Hocking and Sunday Greek valleys of the Ohio, where pros­ perity and happiness once held sway, backed fey healthy industry-and'good fel­ lowship, at least lOjXK) miners and their families are now destitute and dependent entirely upon charity, and their "condition is so_ serious that starvation ihe.st come to Sonle^ere relief can reachTthem. Hun­ ger and sorrow and suffering have taken the places of wealthy happiness and health.. The miners' troubles jjegan_about a yea^ ago. There was some difficulty with Jlie mine operators .regarding wages and the workmen .struck. The strike con­ tinued for weeks and-months, until all the; savings of the miners Smd the.unions were exhausted.4 During the last part of May the difficulty/{fas" settled. ahd -the' miners returned; to work, the operators agreeing' to pay f?0 cents a ton to minors in Ohio and 05 cents in Pennsylvania. Presently the operators of Pennsylvania violated this part'of the agreement and refused "to pay more than 55 cents a ton. This gave them a chance to underbid; the Ohio ̂ op­ erators and work began to be slack in Ohio. Things went from bad to worse in the Hocking and Sunday Creek vajjeys. The miners had been in the custom of receiv­ ing their pay in the form of "scrip" good for purchases at the company's stores. * A Shrewd Game. " I , • It .is a very shrewd game that the free-traders have, been playing since the -November elections in calling upon, protectionist members to outline some specific bill that will bo passed in place ofthe Gorman bill, it is a .sort of "heads I Win tails , you lose" game: Whatever the answer on the part of protectionists, the free-traders hope to score a point. . , K- prateetk>rdst leaders "sfiouftj be -feeguiled into suggesting possible de­ tails, the free-traders would at once .seize upon v,these suggested possibili­ ties as a pledge of pftrty action, if. as would .undoubtedly be the case, protec­ tionist leaders should <$tsagree in.-re­ gard to. some of-the details, the free­ traders would cry out that the party: was disunited- aiid the leaders at odds With one another. If, dn-> the other hand, the protectionists -should refuse - ito enter into , details, the free-traders would -be ready with a plausible inter-' pretatlon of such refusal. For • such interpretation there has been abundant opportunity. Protec­ tionist leaders have in almost every ease refused to enter upou a question of details. They have deemed it quite sufficient to state that, whatever the details of a new bill that should he passed, it should be a bill which should have for its fundamental principle the protection of American industries. But the free-traders have professed to see, in this refusal of protectionists to give details, a confession on their part that they have nothing better than the Gorman bill to offer. Absurd as such a claim is, since there would be difficulty in passing a worse bill, it is Well, nevertheless, for protectionists +r> per:::it uu- siigntest chance for doubt in regard to their position. If the recent elections meant anything, they meant denunciation of the Gor­ man bill and disgust with the whole j free trade administration. It is.well, then, for protectionists to make it very clear thalthey will have something better than the Gorman bill to offer, and that they intend to enact a bill which shall protect American in-, dustries as soon as they possibly can. Let them, too, not cease to emphasise the fact that the present disaster and depression are due to the baneful ef­ fects of tariff reform, and that they have no intention of "letting tlie coun- Jjy'fojst" in the midst of such evils, but that they mean to place'jt again in the midst of such prosperity as it enjoyed under the McKinley tariff. Let them, above all, beware of all overtures and all proposals coming from the free trade enemy's camp. The Sugar Grower's Fix. * BATTLE WITH BANK ROBBE Council, Bluffs ©ffiiecrs. Have a Fight with a Gang of Desperadoes.' For a short time Monday evening the business streets of Council Bluffs were transformed into a battlefieM,'and timid people beat a rapid, retreat in their efforts to seek places of . safety. The fusillade was caused by- an attempt of Deputy O'Brien and three other officers to arrest three "men suspected of robbiiig'the bank at Griswold, Iowa. O'Brien and one of the alleged robbers were seriously and perhaps fatally wounded, while a motor- A Pair of lluff Heads, • Condition p-f Illinois Banks. . \ j The biennial report of the State Audi-. -- tor regarding ate^anks was ' issued, shoe ing the condition of the State banks., from 18S0 to 1S94. Feb.'15,. 1SS0, thfe twenty-six. organized- banks had total ..re­ sources Of $34,254,424; capital aiid sur­ plus, $8,109.587: total deposits, $24,850,- 510. May 17. 1804.123 banks had a total resource of .$118,202,395; capital and sur­ plus, $23,528,400; deposits, $90,028,970. During the last two years two banks had liquidated, the Industrial Bank of Chi­ cago and the First State Bank of Ver­ mont. The Carmi State Bank reorganiz­ ed as a national bank. The Merchants' 'State Bank reorganized as a ynational bank. The Rogers Park surrendered its charter. Resources decreased April 1, 1S92, toJulv' 25, 1893, from $118,440,883 to $1013*3.594. Deposits have fallen off $17,000,000; loans have decreased the same amount. Nineteen banks were or­ ganized during the last two years with a capital of $1,130,000. A number of rec­ ommendations are made strengthening the laws and to provide protection, etc.,' to depositors. J. R. Manning Murdered at Ashley. The body found on the railroad track at . Ashley has been identified as that of John R. Manning, of Quincy, and the proba­ bility is that he was murdered. A close exTitnination of the injuries which caused • the man's death show that all were not inflicted by a train. t His throat was cut from ear to ear, and the appearance of -this wound.indicates that it was inflicted with either a knife or a razor rather than by the-flange of a wheel. In addition, a hole, having the appearance of having been inflicted by a bullet, was found in the head of the corpse. Robbery is sup­ posed to have been the motive for the crime, because Manning had at least $150 in his possession when killed. f ) jiaumir- MIXING SCENE IN TIIE HOCKING VALLEY "^Membership Shows Big Increase. At a meeting of the National Board of Directors, Modern Woodmen of America, just concluded rat Springfield, very flat­ tering. reports were made showing large growth ii^-membership and a decrease in the price of insurance. - Jan. 1, 1895, the order had $237,000,000 insurance in force, the average cost being $4.95 per annum, and the annual cost of management only 0G cents per member, the lowest ever known. The amount paid beneficiaries in 1891 was $1,250,000." The death rate was less last year than for five years. ARE A CURIOUS PEOPLE. • The Enrfisians Who Dwell on Madras' Border in No Man's Land. , t Only 4.000 Europeans are to be found in tlio immense population of 400,000 souls of Madras, if we exclude the 21,- 000 Eurasians who occupy the No Man's Laud, on the bordeVs- of black anil" white, says All the Year Round. ? This hybrid pace presents insoluble difficulties to the political economist. Craving for the social recognition1 de­ nied to a community, which originated in vices of the early European colo­ nists, and scorned alike by the pure- blooded nations of East and West, the sins of the fathers seem visited upon the yellow children of this degenerate stock_uuto the third and fourth gen-, eration. By a curious freak of nature the Eu­ rasian of Portuguese descent sinks step by step in the scale of color until he becomes Of darker hue than the 'Hindu of unblemished race, and the hybrid of Goanese of the"present day combine distinctively. European fea­ tures with a skin of total blackness. • The first ink*ling they had was when a delegation from the Hocking Val­ ley Trades Assembly called on Gov. Mc- Kinley and stated to him the facts of the case, and asked for aid." A Generous Kesponse. Gov. McKinley immediately ordered a carload of provisions sent to Nelsouville, the Columbus Board of Trade assuming the expense. Carload after carload of supplies has since been sent to the suf­ ferers in response to urgent requests, un­ til to-day the number of loads is nearly a score. The present indications are that it will be necessary to send several carloads of provisions into the valley every week for not less than three months, and possibly longer. It was the first intention of.Gov. McKinley to issue a general appeal to the people of the State for contributions. He decided, ho\yev,er, not to do so at once, but to call on the Various cities in""turn as long as possible, and then to issue a gen- eral appeal if it should become necessary. His idea in this method of procedure was to preclude the possibility of there being a great flood contributions sent into the valleys, which might encourage waste and exhaust the supply before the time.of need had passed. The capital city, as before stated, was the first to respond. Then Cincinnati was called upon by the Governor, and tli« Chamber of Commerce of that city sent seven carloads to the sufferers. John Mc­ Lean, of that city, alone contributing $1,- ©00 worth of flour tb the district of dis­ tress, The city of Cleveland gracefully came into line; Toledo followed, with Chillicothe, the ancient capital, abreast,, and Dayton came next; Since then there were generous contributions fi%m many" other points, and the situation is now much .brighter, although there is not yet any permanent improvement, inasmuch as there can be no final solution of the dis­ tressing problem until there is a general The Farmer's Barley. Why do we advocate protection for the American fa„rmer? Simply that lie may continue to raise and market his products at a living rate. If he could live on what" the Russian peasant does --no meat from one week's end to another, on the poorest and cheapest quantity of food; if lie could clothe himself and his family m the same cheap \vay; if he could forget his duty to educate his children; if .he could shirk, without disgrace, his share in the expenses for a healthy, social life, for neighborhood libraries and other improvements, for tlie church »of his choice; if he could consent to live in the kind of a cabin or hovel in which tlie same Russdan wear.4 out his exist­ ence; Uien_vjK?mlght <r0 in for a system that would bring him into direct com­ petition with Russia. It does not mat­ ter whether it is called free trade or Wilson bill qy Gorman bill, provided the result puts him on a level with Jhif present conditions of Europe^ The new law, for example, reduces the tar­ iff on barley 53.02 per cent. The effect w ill be either to kill off barley raising \oi' to put our farmers in such a com­ petition with t^ie barley of Russia that "tii'etr profit wiirjbe gone.--Farm, Field and Fireside. " Its Deadly Work. The daily customs collections of the government are now about twice as large as the internal revenue receipts, or $14,- 000,000 of customs and $7,000,000 in­ ternal revenue for twenty-four days' of this month,---The Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin. This is a directly opposite 'condition tojthat which existed last summer when The internal revenue receipts, during ninety days, were_more than $67,000,r 000, with customs receipts aUtowjrrfng to only $29,000,000. Since the, new tar­ iff went 'into effect, however, as the "above authority states* "the custom re­ ceipts have been more than $60,000,000, as qompared with $35,000,000 of inter­ nal revenue. Of "cOUrse these very large custom receipts mean very large imports of foreign goods, and the $14,- 000,000 received through the custom house during twenty-four days of Janu- a% is due to the large withdrawals and imports of . woolen goods, every pound of' which checks the output of the American woolen mills nnd the em­ ployment of labor thereinTbesi'des be. ing.a direct, loss to .the sheep farmer through the lesser demand for Ameri­ can wool, all of which objects the free­ traders had in view when they voted .for the Gorman tariff bilk- • - The American While . very,, general ."attention--has- been drawn to the losses of tliosetAmer- .ican" farmers who raised wool under protection, and who have been com­ pelled to self' tliffir .sheep under free A Useful Sword. Jules Simon, when some one com­ plained about the awkwardness of the Academician's sword, remarked: "It is a more useful instrument than one is apt to think." Then he explained. He was poor. His master, Cousin, was stingy, but talkative. Unable to pay for a dinutfr, he once entered Cousin's lioUse to meet the odor of roast chicken, and determined to share in the feast. He would starve-the master mie-ask­ ing him to dine. He'1 grew eloquent. Cousin was for a time carried away by his favorite topic, but soon grew un­ easy. Finally lie aro^e and showed his pupil to the door. "But," says .Si­ mon, "in the ante-chamber the Odor was •so strong that it gave me the-courage of despair, and I exclaimedr 'M. Cous- in, I have uot a penny left, and I am hungry!' Cousin hesitated; no man "was more lavish of jyords, none. less so of everything else. But even his heart was touched. Impulsively he took my arm. exclaiming:. 'Allons le debroeherP And together we went into the kitchen. There I saw a4ne chicken just roasted/to a rich golden hue, 'and spitted--on/ my master's academic sword-" • The new bonds went like hot cakes, but not at the same price. If Congress agrees to the proposition to kill off all the Alaska seals this year, the sealskin sacque will cease to frighten young men out ©f -marry-iiig: --™ - The convention of White Ribbon Wom­ en at Washington are asking "What are our "special needs at the national capital?" Better boarding houses, probably. President Cleveland can't accept the set of plate presented by the "Brazilian Gov­ ernment. Uncle Sam ties a string to stlffy presen}>offered one his officials. There is nothing Wonderful .about "Prince" Il^ife beiiig found impecunious in New York. Lack_>^f cash is what brings most titlecl gentlemen over here. ° A lot of boys ih a Pennsylvania semi­ nary for both. sexes have been expelled for invasion of the women's wing of the building. Is this wEat co-education ieads Found Its Place. What ails the free ships bill? con­ tinually asks the New York Herald. Nothing ails it; it has simply been con­ signed where it belongs--into the Com gressional waste basket. 5^0 Seasonable. His Wife's Opinion. ' • Once Mr. Gladstone bad been cutting down a tree in the preseneeof a large concourse of people, includihg a num­ ber of "cheap trippers.When tii'e tree had fallen, aiid the prime minister and somfcof his family* who were with hint -Were moving away, there was a-rush •for the chips. Ore of the rippe.rs. se- cured a big.piece &>id exclaimed: "llejy lads, when I dee, this shall go in my cof­ fin!" Then cried Ma. wife, a shrewd, ninthgriv, pld woman, with a merer tvmiKlV ih l)0!\>ye: "Sam, my lad, if thbuVi worshipjfjod as tiioti-- Gladstone, thoird stand a bottcrfH^HB of going where thy- cVAp.wouldna|^^H