Show WOOL GROWERS their interests being heard THE SILVER senator wolcott starts on an important mission to europe mckinley sanctions it washington D 0 jan 4 special in response to a special call the bambers of the national wool grow era association are rounding ap today at the ebbitt house preparatory to the hearing to be given by the committee of ways and means on wednesday and thursday to those interested in schedule K which relates to wool and manufactures fac tures of wool invitations baye been extended to representative wool growers and wool dealers and to the officers of the various wool growers and sheep bleeders breeders bre eders associations and as a result fuere is already a largo and influential attendance the wool growers are considerably annoyed over the strong opposition that baa arisen in the east to the new wool tariff bill and recognize the fact that there Is a warm contest ahead president william lawrence of ohio who is practically the mouthpiece of the association saya that the mckinley wool tariff of 1890 will not be tiry to the growers at the present time irom the fact that the worlds wool prices have declined ence that time and more protection ia now needed while moreover at the instance ol 01 tain eastern man amendments were en grafted on the bills SQ prepared pra pared by major mckinley which impaired its usefulness and were diametrically opposed to the interests of the growers gr owera the new schedule he insists must give more protection and must make the interests of the bleeders breeders bre eders and growers paramount to those of the eastern manufactures the silver question washington DO jan 2 1897 tribune special senator wolcott sailed today tor england he has a message to lombard street that free coinage in the united states is a certainty of the near future with or without En glands sanction his trip is made upon the request ot leading eastern republicans anxious that american sentiment on this question shall not de misunderstood senators chandler hoar and lodge thoroughly indorse mr Wol cotta mission it has in addition the warm sanction of maj mckinley there are many phases of interest in senator Wol cotts trip Europa to in the interest of international bimetallism aside from the main question involved and not the least important of these is the possible effect of his failure and the failure of the movement he represents upon the fortunes of the republican party would such a failure mean that the junior colorado senator would follow the example of his colleague senator teller in leaving the party if he should not do so it is altogether probable that some others would for eyen so strong s ke publican authority as senator chandler has asserted that many republicans of free coinage pro were hel beldin din line for the ee publican candidates in the last campaign by the hope that the bartys pledge to devote its best energies to securing an international agreement aare ement would lead to results far more satisfactory to silver men than would ade pendent action by this country it is not denied in any quarter that there is a large element in the party which sets great store by the platform pledge shift element is represented in the senate by wolcott chandler carter pritchard of oregon hansbrough dark warren buhoup brawt wilson perkins and possibly others in less degree mr wolcott Q not allowing bieselt to be deceived in the belief that he is undertaking a holiday task he does not embark on his mission without encouragement encourage mant from high quarters L his former visits 10 the european capitals he has at all times had the subject of the bimetallic movement in his mind and he has heretofore sounded men who are prominent in the administration of english and french affairs ho knows that many of them liko meline of france balfour goschen and oven lord are very favorably inclined toward bi but ho also knows that the strongest element which controls the nations puree strings is dead set against the change here ia the stumbling block line leaked LONDON jan 4 special upon a report presented by director james philips of the confidential inquiry branch of the general post office the authorities have ordered the peremptory discharge of amiee for fifteen years postmistress Hawarden at and who it has been developed was responsible for the disclosure of the contents of the message of condolence bent by victora to lady benson widow of the late archbishop of canterbury a few hours after the sadden deah of the archbishop in ha wardan church last october the queen was exceedingly annoyed over the publication in one london and several provincial papers of tho dispatch which was intended to be strictly personal and private and by her instructions a rigid investigation was set on foot it was at first thought that some of the members of the belbon family were responsible bat this theory waa soon then all the operators of the telegraph offices through which the passed were examined under oath and finally it was developed that the postmistress at the receiving office had shown a copy of the me in confidence to a representative of the central news and who immediately proceeded to london and made it public property this is the first case of leaking that has come to the attention of the government telegraph officials cals for many years and owing to the relation of the queen to the affair the matter has created a genuine sensation in the service sery ice |