The Huntsville Star, 1900-01-26

Salt Lake City, Jan. 21. - Capt. Fred Frederick - erick Frederick J. Mills, former lieutenant gov governor - ernor governor of Idaho, was acquitted of the charge of murder. The jury was out only a quarter of an hour, just long enough to elect a foreman and take a ballot. Capt. Mills killed John O'Mel O'Melveney, - veney, O'Melveney, chief engineer of the Oregon short line in this city on (October 3 last. The evidence showed that while the defendant was absent serving as an officer of the volunteer army of the United States, his wife and O'Mel O'Melveney - veney O'Melveney became criminally intimate. The captain learned of these facts on the day of the tragedy, his wife mak making - ing making a full confession. The killing fol followed. - lowed. followed. The defendant pleaded the Utah statute, which justifies the act of a husband who kills his wife's se seducer - ducer seducer and also sets up the plea of in insanity. - sanity. insanity. f OVER FIFTEEN MILLIONS. War Department Gives Out a Statement of the Entire Receipts for the Year from Cuba. Washington, Jan. 21. - The war de department - partment department gave out the statement that the total receipts for the entire island of Cuba for the month of December were $1,733,221. The total receipts for the entire island for the calendar year ended December 31. 1899, by items were: Customs, $14,072,114; in internal - ternal internal revenue, $757,283; postal re receipts - ceipts receipts from July 1. 1899, to December 31, 1899, $94,514; miscellaneous re receipts - ceipts receipts from July 1. 1899, to December 31. 1599, $293,584; total receipts, $15,- 217,497.42. Hard Blow to Needy Ones Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 22. - The fail failure - ure failure Saturday of the Knights and La Ladies - dies Ladies of the Fireside with about $l,OOO assets and more than $15,000 liabili liabilities, - ties, liabilities, will bring disappointment and sorrow to many a family in Kansas. The majoity of its 2,200 members live in Kansas. Most of them have been paying increased as assessments - sessments assessments for years to try and keep up their insurance in the order. Many of them are widows and or orphans - phans orphans whose death claims against the order have been in litigation. Now all of these, members and beneficiaries alike, may rest assured that thej- will never get a dollar because the treas treasury - ury treasury is practically empty. DUantrou* Earthquake In Mexico. Colima, Mex., Jan. 22. - An earth earthquake - quake earthquake shock began here at 11:45 Fri Friday - day Friday night and asumed serious propor proportions - tions proportions at Tenimata, many houses being badly injured and some of light con construction - struction construction were wrecked. There was great consternation and people rushed into the streets, some barely escaping with their li.es. Seven people were killed outright and 60 were wounded and are being cared for by local sur surgeons. - geons. surgeons. Dowager Empre-H Alarmed Yokohama, Jan. 3. via San Francis Francisco. - co. Francisco. Jan. 21. - Lively interest has been aroused by the publication of the secret decree of the, empress dowager of China, in which she shows a sense of the danger which threatens the empire from foreign aggression. "The various'powers," she says, "are casting upon us looks of tiger-like voracity, hustling each other in their endeavors to be the first to seize on our innermost A Grant to Land In Kansas. Columbus, 0., Jan. 22. - Mrs. Edgar A Storer, wife of a Columbus broker, recently discovered among some old papers that had belonged to her ihother, a grant of 80,000 acres of land in the west to her grandfather for distinguished services in the rev revolution. - olution. revolution. The grant is signed by one of Washington's generals. The matter has been investigated and it is said the family has a valid title to the land, which is located in Kansas. The C»n»l »<- » Waterway. Summit, 111.,, Jan. 21. - T0 demon demonstrate - strate demonstrate the practicability of the drain drainage - age drainage canal as a link in the deep water waterway - way waterway between the lakes and the gulf, the sanitary trustees Saturday aboard of their private yacht, the Juliet, made the first trip between Chicago and Lockport over-the new water course. The 25-foot deprth of the canal afforded ample room for the trim yacht and the voyage was le in quick time. Army Chaplai«»** Wife Arrested. San Francisco, Jan. 21. - Mrs. M. A. Swift, wife of an army chaplain now in the Philippines, is under arrest here, charged with embezzlement and forgery. It is stated that the accused obtained goods to the extent of several thousand dollars from merchants here by forging her husband's name to a number of checks. She denies her guilt, and has appealed to Gen. Shaf Shafter - ter Shafter for aid. Will F«»«in<l M. E. Church In Havana. Atlanta, Jan. 22. - Bishop War Warren - ren Warren A. Candler, of the Methodist church south, will leave Atlanta Tuesday next for Havana to establish a church in that city. He takes with him $5,000 raised by .os personal ef efforts - forts efforts in Georgia. This will be the first church and school of the Meth Methodist - odist Methodist denomination to be established in Cuba.

Washington, Jan. 22. - Congressman Bailey, of Kansas, says he is endeavor endeavoring - ing endeavoring to have the bank tax modified }r repealed. Said he: "There are 88 banks in Kansas, with a capital »)f $5,000 each. The tax of $5O on every bank is imposed without discrimina discrimination - tion discrimination as to the amount of capital stock. These small banks exist in many Kan Kansas - sas Kansas towns, not as an investment, bat as a business necessity. They gener generally - ally generally represent contributions of money by public-spirited citizens. There are also 87 banks in our state with a cap capital - ital capital of $lO,OOO each, and 280 other banks with a capital of less than $25,- 000 each. Banks with small capital find the tax especially burdensome. In the ease of banks with $5,000 cap capital - ital capital you will observe that the tax amounts to one per cent, of the amount of capital represented." Hooker T. Washington Makes an Addrmit. Chicago, Jan. 22. - Booker T. Wash Washington - ington Washington addressed the Young Men's Sunday club yesterday at Quinn chapel, his subject being: "The In Industrial - dustrial Industrial Development of the Colored Race in the United States." The speaker predicted a bright future for the colored people in this country. He appealed to his hearers to cultivate a high moral character and try and ele elevate - vate elevate men and women of the race who are less fortunate. At the close of the address a large sum was collected for the benefit of the Tuskogee school in Alabama. <'<imtnlMloner Vatilandlngham Dead St. Louis, Jan. 22.- - A. J. Vanlanding Vanlandingham. - ham. Vanlandingham. commissioner of the St. Louis Traffic bureau, died at his residence on Washington boulevard at 8:30 o'clock last night of pneumonia. He lias been in bad health for several weeks, ever since his return from a trip to Washington, where he caught a severe cold. Mr. Vanlandingham has been commissioner of the St. Louis Traffic bureau for several years, com coming - ing coming here from Kansas City, where he held a similar position. He was well wellknown - known wellknown to railroad men all over the the country. A«hlan<l Woolen Mills Burned. Ashland, Ore, Jan. 22. - The Ashland woolen mills, one of the oldest in industrial - dustrial industrial establishments in the state, owned and operated by E. K. and G. Anderson, were yesterday morning morning destroyed by fire, which is supposed to have originated in the weaving room. About $6,000 worth of blankets and blanketing in pro process - cess process of manufacture were also burned. The total loss is $65,000. The insur insurance - ance insurance on the building and its contents amounts to $13,000. Stretcher Bearer* Desert to Boer*. London, Jan. 22.- - The Durban corre correspondent - spondent correspondent of the Standard says: "It is reported that ten volunteer stretcher bearers, on their arrival at the front, walked deliberately across into the Boer lines. The same thing happened at the battle of Colenso. It is pre presumed - sumed presumed they were spies who had suc succeeded - ceeded succeeded in enrolling themselves in the ambulance corps. It is asserted that the Boers desecrated the convent church at Newcastle in an indescrib indescribable - able indescribable manner." Dnnti*t* Wanted for Philippine Troops. Washington, Jan. 22. - Gen. Otis, in a report to the war department, says that a year in the tropics with army rations has practically ruined the teeth of 50 per cent, of the men in the army, and that the teeth of the rest show evidences of decay. He wants dentists sent at once, and the war de department - partment department will ask congress to make provision for the addition of dentists to the army. The surgeon general is heartily in favor of the plan. No Actual Consolidation of Railroad*. Washington, Jan. 22. - Senator De Depew, - pew, Depew, in speaking of the reported con consolidation - solidation consolidation of railroad interests east of Chicago, said its extent and scope had been entirely misrepresented. There was, in fact, to be no consolidation or actual merging of the roads. It was in the line of the different roads, and also with a view of carrying out the interstate commerce commission's idea of maintaining established rates by the abolition of rate cutting. Operator* R»-fu*ed to Confer. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 21. - John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers, speaking on the question of the 75,000 or 100,000 anthracite coal miners who are threatening a general strike in Pennsylvania, said that trouble among the men dates back several months, but the grievances of the dissatisfied men are sharpened by the refusal of the operators to join the men in a wage conference. Troy Street C»r Men Strike. Albany, N. Y., Jan. 22. - A1l the street cars in Troy were tied up yes yesterday - terday yesterday as a result of the strike of 365 motormen and conductors of the United Traction company. The men demand 20 cents an hour and a ten tenhour - hour tenhour work day. The company oper operate - ate operate lines in five cities, including Al Albany, - bany, Albany, but the other men refused to touch a car.

At the conclusion of routine business in the senate on the 17th the resolutions calling for information regarding the Philippine insurrection were debated and the one offered by Senator Hoar (Mass.) was adopted. The resolution offered by Senator Hale (Me.) as to the seizu-e of hour by the British authorities was adopted after a spirited debate. The res resolution - olution resolution of Senator Pettigrew (S. D.) call calling - ing calling for information from the secretary of war as to the fiscal operations in Cuba was also passed. Senator Teller (Col.) then made an address on the financial bill, it having been decided to take the final vote on the measure on February 15. ....The house had another Inning over the sale of the New York custom house by Secretary Gage, Mr. Sulzer (N. Y.) charging that his resolution to investi investigate - gate investigate the transaction was to be sup suppressed. - pressed. suppressed. This precipitated a debate last lasting - ing lasting for three hours. The urgent deficiency bill was afterwards passed. In the senate on the 18th Senator Wel Wellington - lington Wellington (Md.) continued his debate on the Philippine question, declaring that the United States, after subduing the insurrection should confer upon the Fil Filipinos - ipinos Filipinos the right to govern themselves, af affording - fording affording them such protection as they might need. Senator Teller (Col.) after afterwards - wards afterwards spoke on the financial bill, criticis criticising - ing criticising it because the government surren surrendered - dered surrendered its power to make money and gave banks the opportunity to issue paper mon money. - ey. money. He also declared this was not a safe time to effect a change in our monetary system, there having recently been a se serious - rious serious money panic »n New York.... The house passed the senate bill to extend the powers of the director of the census after striking out the committee amend amendment - ment amendment to contract for extra printing with private firms. Mr. DeArmond (Mo.) in introduced - troduced introduced a bill to repeal the bankruptcy law and Mr. Fitzgerald (Mass.) a resolu resolution - tion resolution that soldiers and sailors should have chaplains as far as practicable of their own faith. In the senate on the 19th Senator Hale (Me.) made an impassioned speech in which he declared that the American peo people - ple people sympathized with the Boers in their struggle for liberty against Great Brit Britain. - ain. Britain. The occasion of the speech was caused by a resolution by Senator Allen (Neb.) calling for information as to whether a representative of the Trans Transvaal - vaal Transvaal had applied to the United States government for recognition. The resolu resolution - tion resolution was adopted. Senator Morgan (Ala.) then spoke on the. financial bill and an adjournment was soon afterwards taken until the 22nd.... The pension appropri appropriation - ation appropriation bill carrying $145,245,250, was passed fry the house. It was made the vehicle for an attack upon the commissioner of pensions by Messrs. Curtis (Kan.), Lentz and Norton (O.), and several others. The commissioner was uefended by a score of members from both sides of the house. A rider was put on the bill empowering the commissioner to withhold the fees of attorneys where he was satisfied they had not prepared the cases under their personal supervision. The senate was not in session on the 20th.... The reports of the special commit committee - tee committee in the Roberts case were presented to the house. A bill was passed to grant the Rock Island railway a right of way through the Fort Sill and Fort Reno military reservations in Oklahoma. Mr. White (N. C.) presented a petition signed by 2,413 persons for national legislation against lynching and mob violence and eulogies were pronounced on the late Rep Representative - resentative Representative Danford (O.). Bu>tness First. Fussy Man (hurrying into a news newspaper - paper newspaper office) - I've lost my spectacles somewhere, and I want to advertise for them, but I can't see to write without them, you know. Advertising Clerk (likely to be gen general - eral general manager some day) - l will write that ad. for you, sir. Any marks on them? "Yes, yes. Gold-rimmed, lenses dif different - ferent different focus, and letters L. O. C. on inside. Insert it three times." "Yes, sir. Eighteen shillings, H you please. "Here it is." "Thanks, It gives me, sir great pleasure to inform you, sir, that your spectacles are on the top of your head." "My stars! So they are. Why didn't you say so before?" "Business before pleasure, you know." - Tit-Bits.

It will be remembered that in 1890. the first year covered by the diagram, there was no tin plate production in the United States. Starting at $4.75 per box. the price of foreign plate dropped to about $4.37%. and from that point the price rose rapidly, until in 1893 it had reached $5.50, the top figure. By this time American tin plate produc production. - tion. production. called into active existence by the McKinley protective tariff of 1890, be began - gan began to be heard from, and with the re result - sult result invariably attending the stable es establishment - tablishment establishment of a new industry under the stimulus of protection - namely, a swift decline in the price of the im imported - ported imported plate. Welsh plate fell from $5.50 a box in 1893 to $3.75 a box at the close of 1895. At this point domestic tin plate be became - came became the controlling factor, and our diagram, beginning with 1896, shows the prices of the domestic article. Did the price rise when the domestic pro pro'tm'ers. - 'tm'ers. pro'tm'ers. guarded by a protective tariff, became masters of the situation? On the contrary, prices of American tin plate steadily declined until the latter part of isps. when the low point. $2.75 per box. was reached. At this time, mark you. American consumers, under protection, were paying precisely one onehalt - halt onehalt what they had paid for Welsh tin plate in the absence of protection. ''-eginning with 1899, in response to the largely increased cost of materials and wages, tin plate prices took an up upward - ward upward turn, reaching $4.75 per box early in the fall of this year. The present price is $4.65. But it will be observed that the rise of the current year has not arried prices back to the free trade e 'el of 1891 to 1894. The home con consumer - sumer consumer of tin plate is to-day paying 85 ' e nts pep box less than he paid in 1891. the foreign producer was master 'he situation and American compe compe' - ' compe' t'on had not yet come to the front as a result of the protective tariff. -h e more fact remains to be consid consider - ere consider <l. A glance at the high range of I'rices for tin plate paid by American 1 j 'lsiimers prior to the establishment of "'dustry in our own 'country reveals n impressive contrast with the low J' ge of prices that have prevailed tline American tin plate a.iieers were able to control thesitu thesitu':'ken - ':'ken thesitu':'ken as a whole, and counting j V *' l )re *ent advanced price, result resultscaled, - scaled, resultscaled, from heavy ad- a ' r ' us cost of materials and heavy *? ' n 'he wa P es of tin plate work workdnii - dnii workdnii s f° un< l 'hat many millions of te e r' I,h ' : e een saved through pro pro'on - 'on pro'on to the consumers of tin plate nnr -' 0 < ' a^e ' sa J' nothing of the ai d ' i '° US d°^ ars kept at home .haJ , OUt to -American labor in the * ha P»' of wages.

The 'irmy of the unemployed is at work. The soldier who marched under the command of Gen. Coxey or Carl Brown has a job if he wants it. Evidences of the fact that these are laboring men's times loom up before one by the time he can get a block from the depot. There is more work than workers. The toiler is iu demand; he has it his way; there is competition for his services; wages are advancing. That is what makes times good. The country cannot have hard times when the wage-earner has steady employment at good pay. and when the farmer has a good price for his produce. It seems that all these good times had been brought about as though by magic. It was not magic. Before he was elected president Mr. McKinley told us what was needed. When he said it seemed to him that it would be better to open our mills to the labor of Amer America - ica America than our mints to the silver of the world, his words were good, hard head headed - ed headed protective sense. But Bryan in smooth metaphor told the republicans that they must not press the crown of thorns on the brow of labor; that they must not crucify mankind on a cross of gold. McKinley opened the mills by putting a protective tariff duty on foreign goods. These times of steady work and advancing wages are what Mr. McKin McKinley - ley McKinley said would come, a.e what Mr. Bryan said would not come. The states of the west are beginning to call on each other for help in these times of long demand and short supply of labor. Here are a few sample thorns that are being pressed down on the brow of la labor - bor labor right here in Kansas City. I plucked them off an advertising board on Union avenue: Laborers wanted daily for Memphis; transportation free. We want coal miners for Colorado and New Mexico. The Colorado Fuel & Iron Co. One hundred Rock men wanted; fare free. We want carpenters at 27% cents an hour. Wanted, men for a fence gang at J 1.75 a day. Laborers wanted daily for Wyoming; no office fee charged, and railroad fare fur furnished - nished furnished free. These few little piercing "thorns'* tell of a wreath of prosperity that reaches from Tennessee to the Pacific coast. The 1899 army of the unemployed that was to march across the continent un under - der under the leadership of Carl Brown start started - ed started at Wichita and ended at Wichita. Signs like these in Kansas City stand out like picket posts of prosperity to intercept him. It is impossible to march through the lines of jobs awaiting work workers; - ers; workers; impossible to dodge employment. These are protection times again. The free silver cry proved a false alarm, and the laborers will not be fooled by the same man flying anti-trust, anti-expan anti-expansion - sion anti-expansion colors. - E. G. Pipp. Kansas City, Mo.

THEY TELL THE STORY. Reeord of Mortensen Filed and He - Heleaned leaned Heleaned for the Past Six Years in .Vebraxka. A great truth was spoken when the Kansas City Journal exclaimed: "Ne "Nebraska - braska "Nebraska is as prosperous as lowa, but her people are too much blinded by Bryan Bryanism - ism Bryanism to admit the fact at the polls." The records of mortgages filed and re released - leased released each year in Nebraska during the past seven years ought to be sufficient in itself to demonstrate to the people of that state that it is under republican republicanism - ism republicanism that they prosper. The record is as follows: Filed. Released. 1892538.847.533 531.912.27 fl 1893 34.601.318 26,178,745 1894 31.690.054 26,43.8.090 1895 '.. 25,753.364 22,648.917 18%' 16,474.606 18,213,382 1897 15.630,721 22,215,759 1898.'. 21,303,855 27,498.070 The Nebraska business man. farmer or professional man who could look up upon - on upon such a record and then vote for Bry Bryan - an Bryan is indeed blind. The figures speak for themselves, and it is very plain that the return of prosperity has struck the people of Nebraska, it has enabled them to materially reduce their indebt indebtedness - edness indebtedness during the past few years, and it is putting them on their feet again for a fresh start. Before 1896 the record shows that the aggregate amount of the mortgages filed each year was much greater than the aggregate of releases, clearly demonstrating that in those days of hard times the people of Ne Nebraska - braska Nebraska were slipping deeper and deep deeper - er deeper into the swamp of debt, while begin beginning - ning beginning with McKinley's election the tide turned. With the coming of McKinley the people of Nebraska began to not only make a good livinafor themselves, but they commenced t<\lay something by and soon they began laying off their debts. The people of Nelnfctska have, in indeed. - deed. indeed. had their eyes ch»ed by Bryan when they will permit lim to make them believe that the payfllg off of their debts and the burning upjbf their mort mortgages - gages mortgages has been an injury them! Des Moines (Ta.) State Registjr. Leave Subatltuteor Behind. "Dead men tell no talffe. ' "They don't have to J they leave wid widows - ows widows who can do the talking. - Town Topics*.

HIS MISTAKE. An American Girl Given an English Englishman - man Englishman a Little Light on Ladles. A Louisville girl, who was recently in Germany, met a young English officer who was in the same city, and, in fact, in the same house with her for two months, study studying - ing studying German for his promotion. Like most Europeans he had the usual absurd ideas about the girls of this country, who, in the minds of the untraveled foreigner, are rather hoyden creatures who smoke and have other masculine traits. After dinner one day, in the early ac acquaintance - quaintance acquaintance of the couple, the officer offered the Louisville girl a cigarette, and, upon her refusing it, he said: "Why, I thought all the girls in the United States smoked." "So we do," replied the girl, "but never cigarettes; only pipes. If you will get that pipe off the mantelpiece in the next room 1 shall be charmed to smoke with you." Not suspecting the joke she was playing on him, the officer brought the pipe and filled it, and it was not until he saw the wry faces his friend made in attempting to carry out the joke that he appreciated the situa situation. - tion. situation. He was continually telling the Amer', tan in a tone of surprise that site was jus. like the girls at home in England, and her rejoinder was: "Lieutenant, don't you think a lady is a '.ad5 r the world over?" - Louisville Courier- Journal. The man who has nothing to do but clip coupons cuts quite a figure. - Chicago Daily News.

Broken Commandment*. The brilliant young preacher when he makes his parochial calls endeavors to cultivate an acquaintance with the development of the younger minds, thus after a fashion keeping tab upon his Sunday school teachers. While he was waiting in the draw drawing - ing drawing room of a Cass avenue residence for the appearance of Elsie's mamma, he was entertained by the little daughter herself. He began a review of the church lessons that had been given to a little maid of five. "Can yojiy tei- me, Elsie, how many com commandments - mandments commandments there are?" "Yes, sir; seven or eight." "Oh, no, dear; there are ten." "Yes, I know there used to be. but I heard papa tell mamma yesterday that you had broken two or three of them at least, and that would leave only seven or eight, you know." - Detroit Free Press.