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Show AMERICAN AMMICAK THE NEW TRAIFF RILL FORK WORLD. VOBK, UTAH. Three feet of enow covers a greet part of North Dakota. for Speaker Reed has been the congress. In Hawaii number 24,000. Japanese Hawallans only 31,000. The situation In the Phllllplaes Is disheartening to Spain. Providence, Utah, will aoon be supplied with electric lights. New York Importers are taking goods out of bond to avoid Increased tariff. Ckptaln J. Gibbons has been murdered by the natives of Solmon Islands. At the coming Anaconda and Buute races, $150100 In purses will be hung up. The London Times says one of the theaters In London Is heated by electricity. A San Francisco police sergeant who died recently, left an estate valued at Fifty-fift- h $30,000. The Greek consul, at St. Louis, In an Interview Sunday, says that nothing can prevent a clash between Grecian and Turkish armies. Congressman Bailey of Texas has been named for speaker by his colleagues. This gives him the leadership of his party In the house. The Missouri legislature has passed a bill providing that common laborers and ' Ices courts servants can file su i without giving a cost bond. William Drossel, a carpenter living at 132, Fullerton avenue, Chicago, shot himself dead, after making twounsuc. cessful attempts to kill his wife. The Nebraska legislature has passed a bill providing that $1.50 per day shall be the minimum wage rate for unskilled labor on the exposition work. The administration has dispensed with the services of twenty detectives who were employed to protect Cleveland from possible harm. Judge Hey burn of Idaho, It Is thought, will succeed to the circuit judgeship vacated by Attorney-Genera- l McKenna. Sanders of Montana Is also seeking the position. The waif left upon the doorstep at the Sisters hospital In Missoula during a severe storm last week, has been christened Mountain Snow. Search for the mother Is fruitless. Chairman J. K. Jones of the national democratic committee, met silver leaders from the western states In Denver, the 15th, where a conference was held looking to the welfare of free coinage. The Pueblo Smelting and Refining company has contracted for 1,500,000 bricks for the enlargement of Its plants, which will make It the largest works and refinery In the United States. The Sheffield compress at Sheffield' Ala., containing 1,500 bales of cotton, has been totally destroyed by fire The loss on the cotton alone will amount to $50,000; partially covered by Insurance. The compress was operated by S. M. Inman h Co. W. T. Carpenter, president of the Little Rock Cliff railway will give 80 or 160 acres of land, at $40 per acre, and ijooo tons of coal at $3 per ton, the total subsidy amounting, should 160 acres be chosen, to $19,400; as a bonus for a , smelter at Grand Junction. Mrs. E. Thompson and five children, who live on Reeds Creek, Cala., eight miles west of Red Bluff, are In a serious condition from the effects of poison. The physician Is convinced they were poisoned by drinking milk from cows which had eaten toadstools. , George M. and Lieutenant-Colone- l berg, D.L Huntington, deputy have been detailed to attend the twelfth International medical meeting at Moscow, Russia, next August, to represent the medical department of the United States army. Unemployed men and women to the number of aeveral hundred held a meeting In Chicago, at which they launched a declaration of Independence against "King Plutocracy" In Chicago, and adopted resolutions against paying rent except at the option of the tenant, Indorsed the repeal of the law for the collection of debts, and formed the Unem. ployed Workmens league. A whirlwind visited Mingo Junction, O., and the wind blew off the Iron roof of the Junction Iron and Steel company, and the tall brick walls fell In. Frank Hobson and Larry Fahey were caught under the falling walls and Fahey was taken out dead. A wife and seven children survive him. Frank Hobson, aged 99, was so seriously injured that he died In three Lours. John Wei las, a Hungarian, was badly crushed and will Brigadier-Genera- l Surgeon-Gener- al surgeo- n-general, die. Outline of the Various Schedules Given. Average Bates are Little, If Any, Lower Tbae These of the MeKleley Hill, tad la Hesse of the Hebetates Are Bllghtly Higher Changes May be Made by Congress. Washington, March 13. Chairman Dlngley of the committee on ways and means expects to have the hew tariff bill ready for publication on Tuesday morn'ng. He said the republican members of the committee had practlcully completed the entire bill, and were now engaged In reviewing their work and making changes necessitated by the relations which various schedules have to each other. The bill, as a whole, It a high protective measure. The average rates are little, If any, below those of the McKinley bill, and In tome of the schedules they are slightly higher. Schedule A, dealing with chemicals, oils and paints, is far more nearly like the present law than the McKinley bill, but some Important changes have been made. Blue vitro) is taken from the free list and made dutiable at 9 cents per pound ; rude borax Is Increased to 3 cents per pound ; borate of lime to 9 cents and refined borax to 3 centa per pound. Copperas Is taken from the free Hat and cent made dutiable at the rate of Is rate The McKinley per pound. on magnesia and flaxseed oil. The duties on all lead products are Increased to correspond with an Increased rate on lead and lead ore. Acetate of lead Is made 3 cents per pound; litharge 9 cents, nitrate of lead ijj cents, lead and white paint containing lead 3 cents per too. Sulphate of soda is taken from the tree list and restored to the McKinley rate. Sulphur ore Is taken from the free list and made dutiable at 40 cents per ton. crude tartar Is made dutiable at 3 cents per pound. No schedule of the bill has given the committee so much trouble as that relating to earths, earthenware and The committee Is still at work on but the probabilities are that earththis, enware generally will be restored to the McKinley ad valorem rates. The McKinley rates on glassware haqe been restored, though with some Important changes. The duty on tin plates Is placed at cents per pound. Under the McKinley law It was a cents, and In the prescent. ent It Is On steel Ignots, etc. , the classification of the present law la the same and the duties are a compromise about half way between those of the McKinley and the present law. On Iron or steel wire known as crinoline, wire, etc., the duty Is Increased from 40 to 45 per cent, with a proviso that articles manufactured from Iron or steel wire shall pay the maximum duty on the wire and 1 cents per pound additional. On anchors, mill Iron, etc, the rate is Increased to a cent per pound. Anvils are restored to the McKinley rates. There Is an entire new classification of penknives. Those valued at not more than 40 centa a doxen are dutiable at 95 per cent; all other penknives having one blade, 30 cents a doxen and 90 per cent: all having twe blades $1 der doxen and 90 pe ntjall having three blades fi.,o per doxen and 20 per cent: all having four blades or more $9 per doxen and 90 per cent. On wares of Iron, steel or other metal, enameled or glased, the rate Is Increased from 30 to 40 per cent. Cut nails are changed from 99 per cents per pound; horseshoe cent to nails from 20 per cent to a cents per pound; wire nails faom 95 per cent to , 3.8 and 1 cent per pound, according to slxe; spikes, nuts and washers and horseshoes from 95 cents ad valorem to 1 cent per pound. Needles for knitting or sewing ma' chines from 25 per cent to ft per thousand and 30 per cent; all other needles not specially provided for from 95 to 35 per cent. Umbrella and parasol rbt, etc., are classified by number of ribs and specified duties are Imposed equivalent to the present ad valorem of 50 per cent. The McKinley rates are Imposed on German sliver, brass and copper, except that copper In rolled plates will be 9 cents per pound, instead of 35 per cent; and sheathing, of which copper Is the principal component, 9 cents per pound Instead of 35 per cent. McKinley rates are restored on gold leaf, silver leaf and lead ore and lead. McKinley rates are restored on pins and type metal. Chronometers are increased from 10 per cent to 40 and watches and clocks from 25 per cent to 40. 0 re-tor- ed glass-war- 0 6-t- 5 o - th one-eigh- THE LONG LEGISLATIVE DAY. ItriZ. Hhrrmss II sa Premised vestlaatlnn. New' York, March s Ntrlet In-- i A Herald spe- says: department has settled, to Its own: satisfaction, the citlxenshlp of D.;. Quit, the naturalised American, who was murdered, according to Consul at Guanaboacoa. General-Lee- , A copy of his final naturalisation papers, dated January, 1880, has been received st the state department, and will be used to base a demand for reparation for the 'outrage committed upon him, should Die second Investigation, soon to be Instituted, show that Spanish officials were In the wrong. In addition It will form gtod gronnds for a claim which Mrs. Rifs, who saw Secretary Sherman yesterdty, Is now prepar ng, Mrs. fiulx and her four children drove over to lie state department and white house at d had a conference with Sec- retary Sierman,who promised a strict and Imp rtlal investigation of the death of her h sband. 11. cCfTrnn,6n .nate Marshal Shoots a Tramp. Cheynne.Wyo., March 11. The po- Ckfyts ie lice nlttee have been Investigating com the rece t shooting of a tramp by Oty The tramp In que tlon can to the city jail and asked for a nlghti lodging. The next mor&lng, while gl Ing a number of bums a little warning about returning to the city, and deal ng to emphasise what he was saying, ie marshal drew a revolver when It ras accidentally discharged, ths bullet ta ing'cffpfif n the shoulder ot one of Mr trumps An attempt was made to get the woinded man out of the city, hut he refiied to go and Insisted upon the city Cheyenne paying him damages. It Is $t known what the committee will do ln'.h matter, but In all probability Protor will be discharged. Proctor as recently placed in charge of the poll force In place of T. Jeff Carr, who maie considerable notoriety for himself byxhootlng at tramps and roughly handlin jail prisoners. Marshal Proctor. e I - Captain Weyler hs forwarded to Spain for approval of ie cortes the public budget blll,amoundg to $35,000,000 In addition to an aproprlatlon bill k of $93,. reaching the high Income venue for the The 000,00a. new fiscal year, beglnnfg In July, will hardly reach f 15,000 ,ooj which amount will shrink c onslderabljshould the proposed treaty with the lnlted States be carried out Therefore here will be an enormous deficit, resting probably $100,000,000, to meet, j watr-mar- Hraet Menaeaeat Parade. New York, March 14. Arrangements e for the Grant monument Inaugural on April 87th are progressing favorably, and the Indications are that It will be the greatest demonstration of the kind ever witnessed In this country. It Is understood that the president of the United States, his cabinet, the supreme court of the Unlied States, representatives of foreign nations, the governors of twenty states and the national guard will take part la the inauguration. General Dodge, grand marshal, announces that a prominent feature of the parade will be the part Uken by the United States navy and army. Commander-In-ChieClarkson of the f Rohl of the Commander Grund Army, Colonel and Veterans of Sons Donoghue of the Union Volunteers have Issued orders to their commands requesting hem to take part In the parade. par-ad- Legislature Is Too Busy to Quit. A Hostile reeling Pervade Both Branebes and Header Theetfreabl t Agree Hleaa qalts In DlsgnsS-ttoverVetera the Cade Hill Approximate a Mllllea ner Dollar. In Utah are becoming very outside the arctic cirNowhere, long. cle, are they equalled. By limitation of the state constitution the legislature expires with the end of March 11. According to the legislature, which Is' by the mute legislative clock, It Is still March n, although 86 hours have flitted by since the day began, and the end Is not yet. By the calendar, this Is March 15. By the legislative clock, It is still the 1 ith. There Is a conflict between the almanac maker and the second legislative assembly of the state of Utah, but the almanac maker will have to give In If It takes all summer. To begin the legislative day, the code was sent to Governor Wells for his consideration. He had Informed the legislature that he should not pass hurriedly and Inadvisedly 'upon the voluminous document without time for consideration, If he had to call a special session of the legislature Wlth this In Mew, the two branches of the legislature left several matters over, including appropriations for the Pioneer jubilee and the Omaha exposition, with which to while the time away while the governor was considering the amendments to the code. And they have been busy ever Ince, quarreling for the most part, numerous conference committees have been appointed, but their reports have not been accepted. Each branch stands on its dignity, refusing' to yield, and there the matter stands. Representative Sloan, In sheer disgust, left the house vowing never to return, on the The days Sup-port- . Death Plays 0 Pert. Frankfort, Ky.. March 14 The sudden death of State Senator John P. Salyers at his mountain home, was announced by telegrams today, and it created a profound sensation among the legislators. Salyers was a democrat and prominent In the senatorial fight of last winter. His death removes nearly the last doubt that Hunter, the present republican nominee for United States senator, will be elected whenever the joint ballot Is held. Bryan la Nashville. Nashville, Tenn March 11 The second day of the visit of the Hon. W. J. Bryan to Nashville ended a most memorable one for her people and particularly for the Womans Tennessee Centennial exposition, who benefit by the proceeds of the lectures. Following his lectures on the financial Issues Tast night, Mr. Bryan addressed the legislature today on the subject of corporations and their relation to the government. Apropos of the railroad commission bill now before the general assembly, his remarks were In the nature of wholesale advice to that third section of Thursday, commonly body. After being the recipient of much soknown as Saturday,! because the senate had again demonstrated that It Is the cial attention, Mr. Bryan left for Linmore obstinate of the two bodies. coln at 7:40 tonight. Another Item that helped swell the hours of the long day was the veto of Sfw aa Beale Beady. several sections of tne code by the The new Washington, March 11. With their seeming penchant and Helena, built for disagreement, the two bodies locked gunboats Wilmington Ne at have been News, srport reported horns on some of' the vetoes, which the to the navy department as ready for Sabbath could not even smooth over. official acceptance trials, and the former And so the matter stands, with no Inwill be speeded over the measured dications of a truce. In Long Island Sound on the course The appropriation bills, 'aggregating 9ist Instant, the latter following two nearly $1,000,000, have been passed. A sensational feature of the week days later. These useful vessels are was the charge by Senator Harbour, designed for service on the China station and In other localities where their populist, that an effort had been made to Improperly Influence his vote by light draught will enable them to enter shallow harbors and ascend rivers. They withholding courtesles(rallroad passes) must be at the minimum rate of 13 knota granted to others. The august body at once demanded that the offender S. H. per hour, maintained for four consecuBabcock of the Rio Grande Western, be tive hours. Confidence is expressed will exceed this with ease. produced before them, that they might that they make an example of him as a warning to others. He appeared, and the conMew Ambassador: to;italy. test resulted in a draw. Chicago, March 11. A Tribune special from Boston says: The Haisr Traet, It can be said on the highest possible Chicago, March 11. A Tribune special from New York says: The sugar authority that General Draper, repretrust opened Its attack yesterday on the senting the Eleventh Massachusetts congressional district, will be appointed practical monopolists of coffee the Brothers. The sugar trust, which ambassador of Italy soon after the recontrols the Woolson Spice company, assembling of the senate. He Is a friend of McKinley, and the apcent per pound, dropped the price and no sooner was the cut announced pointment has been long promised than the Arbuckle Brothers announced a similar cut. The Havemeyer InterDictionary Bistorv. ests also announced an Increase of Many an Interesting hour may bo of a cent per pound on all grades spent In the company of a good dicof sugar. The cut and raise are not tionary. It should tell you that kings exact compensations fjr the Woolson were in the earlier times merely "fason mills will lose by its cut less than thers of families," while queen meant at first "wife" or "mother." An earl the sugar trust will gain by its advance was an "elder,-- pope was the same as of cent per pound. papa and esar and kaiser both meant "Caesar. Lord Is the n A Meldler Aeeldentsllj Hilled. hluford, loof distributor.1 meaning Cheyenne, Wyo March xi. In a "Huzxy" was once a respectable housescuffle between two privates one of y "knave was simply a boy. and F and the other of company G wife; caitiff meant a captive. From the Elghil Infantry, Fort Russel, at the post name of the laborer on the villa of an e canteen, shortly before midnight, one of Roman gentleman we the the men was killed. The dead mans name villain." A "pagan wasgetoriginame was Collie, and he was an old sol- nally a countryman, while "varlet is the same word aa valet. Our studier, having served about twenty-fiv- e dents should years. The other man Is the tailor of little more study their dictionaries a closely than the majority company F. It Is reported that Gollies do. neck was broken. The killing was probably accidental and the result of a leptrlmt Notice to Travel I drunken brawl. Public. gov-i-no- DKATH OK e. ii 11-1- McKinley rates are restored on alnc. In the lumber schedule all of the paragraphs Incorporated In the free list of the present law are restored to the dutiable list at the McKinley rates, with the exception of white pine, which is now classed with spruce, and pays $2 per iooo feet. Instead of $1 as under the McKinley law. A clause Is Inserted providing for an additional duty of S5 per cent ad valorem on lumber to be Imposed In retaliation In ease any country Imposes discriminating taxes on similar articles pro posed to be opposed to the Unite States. The sugar schedule Is specific throughout and gives the refiners no concealed protection In ad valorem duty. It Imposes on all sugar testing 96 degrees by he polarlscope 1.625 per cent per pound with an addition of .03 of a cent per pound for each degree above 96, and the subtraction ol .03 of a cent for each degree below 96. On all augers above No. 16 Dutch standard In color, cent per pound Is Imposed In adon all sugars from countries and dition, an additional duty boun'.les paying net to the equivalent bounty In excess of any special tax Imposed by such country. The tax on confectionary valued at 11 cents or less per pound and on tinctured, colored or adulterated sugars Is made 10 cents per pound and 15 percent; on confectionery not specially provided for, 50 per cent ad valorem, and on glucose 1 cent per pound. Unstemmed tobacco Is Increased from 35 to 70 cents per pound andcstemmed from 50 to 90 cents. Tobacco not otherwise provided for Is Increased from 40 to 7o cents per hundred. These articles In the agricultural schedule have been taken from the free list and made dutiable: cent per pound; cabbage, 3 Farina, cents each; sauerkraut, 45 per cent; milk, 5 cents ser gallon; cider, 5 cents per gallon; nursery stock, 30 per cent; fish for bait, cent per pound ; dates, ao per cent; bologna sausage, 25 per cent; underground chlckory root, 1 cent per pound; tallow 1 cent per 100; wool .grease, cent per pound. Grapes and peaches are changed from 90 per cent to 2 cents per pound. r. J Ar-buck- le per-son- al one-eigh- one-eight- th h Anglo-Saxo- com-pan- old-tim- Effective February 15th the Grande Western Ry.f will, on a; tlon, endorse Its Commercial M Books good for passage over the II the Denver Sc Rio Grande R. R. orado Midland R. RR0 Grande ern Ry., Florence & Cripple Cree and Midland Terminal Ry., thus holders of R. G. W. Milage the pH of taking the Colorado trip wltho qulrlng purchase of additional m over the different roads In that Call on any agent of the R. G. V New York city has a lady sign painter idditlonal particulars. F. A. WADLEIGII, Germany has established electric General Passenger J Weleett mile ss MeKlaley. Washington March 10. Senator Wolcott called at the White House last evening and remained nearly all evening. The time was devoted entirely to the subject of blmetxllsm. Mr. Wolcott told the President the main features of his trip abroad and Informed him of the conditions he found. It is understood Mr. McKinley was much encouraged by the report Mr. Wolcott brought I |