Worcester Morning Daily Spy, 1897-05-26

post mortem examinations ot these cattle. The most exhaustive report submitted by the experts is that submitted by Dr. Billings of Grafton. It Is In substance as follows: Dr. Billings says: DR. BILLINGS' REPORT. A very serious weakness in the tuber tuberculin - culin tuberculin test is that it In no way aids the physical diagnosis (ordinary examina examination) - tion) examination) in Indicating the amount of tuber tuberculosis - culosis tuberculosis present in each individual case, as you had ample opportunity to ob observe. - serve. observe. On the other hand, even though not infallible, the tuberculin test must still be pronounced a most valuable agent in determining the extent of tuberculosis in our cattle for which the physical examination Is practically valueless; but again i' oust be empha emphasized - sized emphasized that the tuberculin. t "st is no guar guarantee - antee guarantee that a given anLcal is free from tuberculosis, and hence no reliable agent by means of which to keep tuber tuberculous - culous tuberculous cattle out of the state, or farmers from purchasing them. With probably one exception (Tag No. 9173. belonging to Mr. Merrill) in wh'ch the solitary tubercle was dead and calcified, the dis disease - ease disease would have gone on extending, and In the end every one of the other six of the tuberculous cows which did not re react - act react would become a center of infection to healthy cattle, If In a. barn with them. I wish to impress on you that in cat cattle, - tle, cattle, it ,is not the sputum, but the manure which is and must be considered the dangerous factor in tuberculous cattie, and by which the disease is spr.ad in stables. This fact is again vastly more important than the milk or flesh, if the dangers of tuberculosis are as claimed by many. On the contrary, cowherds and dairy dairymaids - maids dairymaids are no more susceptible to tuber tuberculosis - culosis tuberculosis than other people. The Ameri American - can American Indian is remarkably susceptible to tuberculosis upon domestication, and he is not a milk consumer. Again, do not forget that not one ease of tuberculosis in man can be attribu attributed - ted attributed to that ot cattle with that critical exactness which can only be termed scientific. Until every other possible cause has been excluded, the verdict of the cow must still be that of the Scotch jury, proven." The state cannot afford to make such absolute and mandatory laws upon such evidence and such a verdict, and yet that is what has been done. Of the 130 cattle first examined, con considering - sidering considering the question of tuberculosis alone and assuming all other conditions as marketable, every cow, but Tag No, 9698, would be considered as suitable for consumption In Europe. and proba probably - bly probably that one, as second class meat. The majority of that 130. and all of the sec second - ond second lot, the twenty non-reacting cows, would have been passed as No. 1 beef in any market in Europe. Not one of the seven cattle found tu tuberculous - berculous tuberculous among the 20 non-reacting, could be considered as an immediate source of danger to man or cattle, In their condition at the time of examina examination. - tion. examination. Of the 150 cows examined, 134 were found tuberculous or about 90 per 'cent. This indicates that about 75 per cent of the bovine milking machines, tied to a chain six months, sometimes twelve in a year, ami forced for all they are worth, and * - all there is in them, to supply : b._ .maraud /of our cities, must be tuoerculous. The war cry that bovine tuberculosis Is the chief or even an essential cause of human tuberculosis Is "No bacillus, no tuberculosis." That is one of the dangerous half truths which are some sometimes - times sometimes more misleading than serious er errors. - rors. errors. The whole truth is, no constitu constitutional - tional constitutional predisposition, or predisposing weaknesses, no enervating manner of life, proper ventilation and health ex exercise - no - ercise - no exercise - no tuberculosis, let the bacilli be present or not. A most important lesson to be derived from the seven tuberculous cows which did not react, Is the practical Impossi Impossibility - bility Impossibility of relying upon the tuberculin test, even when combined with physical examination, in the purchase of cows that they will be free from the disease. The majority of those seven cattle, while no one of them were dangerous at the time of slaughter, would eventually develop general tuberculosis, and if only one such be present, become the center of Infection for an otherwise free stable of cows, so far as tuberculosis is con concerned. - cerned. concerned. The chief work of the state is end should be to place the sanitary care of all cow stables in the control if the cat cattle - tle cattle commissioners, and to have a quar quarterly - terly quarterly inspection of the cows by compe competent - tent competent district veterinarians, and the stables kept up to a certain degree of cleanliness. All animals suspicious on physical examination, might or should then be tested according to common sense law. The method of quarantine as I have seen it practiced is practically valueless, save in preventing the sale of the animals. Suspected or tested ani animals - mals animals have been left In the same stables with other cows, taken care of by the same mall and the manure tracked all over the stable and premises as of old. While not absolute as a test, as shown, still tuberculin Is a valuable test, most especially to the breeder of fancy stock, and even the farmer should not neglect it, if there is any possibility of raising his calves, or selling them to be raised. All reacting animals should certainly be excluded from breeding. For all other purposes I do not consider tuberculin either a sufficiently reliable or necessary test, when common sense is applied to the use of such animals as milk produc producers - ers producers or for flesh consumption. Again as to the milk of rhe majority the 130 cows first examined and all of the last 20, I think that every sus susceptible - ceptible susceptible person, with predisposing weaknesses, is a thousand-fold more ex exposed - posed exposed to the danger of Infection in cur city streets. In public conveyances, and the poorer classes in all their surround surroundings, - ings, surroundings, than from the consumption of milk from such cows. If this examination is any criterion of the percentage of tuberculosis in the dairies supplying our cities and towns, then there Is scarcely a person who does not take tuberculosis bacilli into his or her system, more or less fre frequently. - quently. frequently. As to the seeds that fall on stony ground and fall to develop, so of the tuberculosis bacilli; unless the in individual - dividual individual supplies a suitable soil, they pass on harmless, or die in the juices of the digestive tract. In considering this question, nothing Is so important as the power of the strong and rugged organism, and the many conditions un unfavorable - favorable unfavorable to the development of the bacilli. It Is Important to remember that the infection of man by bovine tuberole bacilli is not proven, nor is the absolute identity of the bacilli of man and cattle. Efforts to transmit human tuberculosis to cattle have signally failed In producing such a thing as general tuberculosis in cattle. It must be clear to you that the state cannot continue the Introduction of absolutely tuberculosis free cattle from other states, even If tested, for the repletion of our dairies, and that under existing conditions the driving of cattle from one state to another Is a comparatively easy matter. On this account the state paying the most for reacting cattle is sure to have the most to pay tor. Finally: So long as cows have to be treated as mere machines; so long as they have to be confined for practically six months In the year and often for the entire twelve months, in order to get all that Is possible outpt them; so long as no attention is paid to the ex» iCoßUwwd on With rm!

Senator Vest followed Senator Aid Aidrich - rich Aidrich in a vigorous speech against the republican tariff policy. Mr. Perkins of California presented a resolution reciting the refusal of the Russian charge d'affaires at Washing Washington - ton Washington to vise a passport for Adolph Kut Kutner, - ner, Kutner, an influential Jewish bank banker - er banker of Fresno, Cal., who was about to visit Poland. The resolution refers to the "invidious distinctions against cer certain - tain certain American citizens," and the official action of Prince Lobanoff, the Russian premier, relative to the exclusion of Jews from Russia. It provides also that this government reouest Russia "to declare whether American citizens are excluded from Russia on account of their religious faith, and if so that, eaid Imperial government of Russia be requested to remove such prohibition end permit Americans of whatever re religious - ligious religious faith to visit Russia," etc. Mr. Perkins spoke in favor of the resolu resolution, - tion, resolution, saying the United States should extend its protecting arm to every cit citizen, - izen, citizen, Jew or Gentile, wherever he might go. The resolution was referred to the committee on foreign relations. The resolution authorizing the secre secretary - tary secretary of the navy to employ any suita suitable - ble suitable ship in the transportation of relief supplies to India, was considered. Mr. Chandler of New Hampshire explained that this was essential, as no American ships were available. Mr. Morgan re remarked - marked remarked that the senate had reached an era when it was necessary "to con consult - sult consult somebody at the other end of the as to whether a measure could go through. "Has the senator," queried Mr. Morgan, addressing Mr Chandler, "Inquired whether this benevolent res resolution - olution resolution will be allowed to receive con consideration - sideration consideration in the house?" Mr. Chandler answered that of course no arrangement could be made in ad advance. - vance. advance. Then he added: "I would ask the senator if he has made any arrange arrangements - ments arrangements for passing his Cuban resolution In the house, which passed this body by such a large the people are arranging that," responded Mr. Morgan, "and either the senator from New Hampshire, who supported that resolution and myself and the American people and the Al Almighty - mighty Almighty will have to give way on that, or else the speaker of the house of rep representatives - resentatives representatives will give way." Mr. Morgan spoke on the calamity and humiliation to which the United States was subjected in having no American ship in which to carry this American benefaction. This dispatch of grain to British India would convince the British people, Mr. Morgan said, that notwithstanding the defeat of the arbitration treaty we intend to live with them on terms of peace and amity. Mr. Morgan offered an amendment providing for the naturalizing of two British-built ships to carry this grain. He declared that the shipping laws, preventing the naturalizing of foreign built ships, was responsible for the hu humiliating - miliating humiliating condition of having no Ameri American - can American ships. The galleries showed signs of Irritation at the delay in opening the tariff debate, and there was a shuffling toward the entrances. The attendance of senators also thinned out, pending the debate on American ships. Mr. Chandler urged that there should be no effort to alter the navigation law's as an incident to sending relief to starv starving - ing starving people. He added that the Alabama senator ought not to delay this relief to the famine-stricken people w'hlle he made a speech. Mr. Morgan answ'ered that he had no purpose to delay this benefaction. He was anxious, he said, Ironically, to cultivate the benevolent sentiments of the people of the great empire of Great Britain. "They have that sentiment toward the senator now," suggested Mr. Chandler, amid laughter. The discussion w'as cut off by the close of the morning hour at 2 o'clock, and Mr. Aldrich promptly moved that the tariff bill be taken up. The motion prevailed, w'ithout oppos oppostlon. - tlon. oppostlon. Mr. Aldrich yielded for a formal written notice by Mr. Vest (dem.. Mo.), member of the finance committee, stat stating - ing stating that when the paragraphs were reached relative to beer, manufactured tobacco, snuff and cigarettes, he -would move to strike out the provisions relat relating - ing relating thereto. Mr. Quay (rep., Penn.) asked if the vote on this motion to strike out could be divided, as he might support some of the propositions and oppose others. Mr. Vest answered that the rules would permit separate votes. It w'as agreed at the outset that the formal reading of the bill be dispensed with, until It w'as considered by para paragraphs, - graphs, paragraphs, and then that committee amendments W'ould be considered first, after which each paragraph would be open to general amendment. When Mr. Aldrich began, the galler galleries - ies galleries had again filled, and nearly every seat on the floor of the senate was filled. Mr. Dingley, author of the house bill, took a seat near the senator, who spoke in easy, conversational style, and was accorded close attention. Mr President, the business of the en entire - tire entire country Is in a state of suspension, awaiting (he action of the senate upon the bill under consideration. I believe that the anxiety to secure action upon this important measure at the earliest possible day is shared by every member of the senate. I can say for senators sitting on this side of the chamber that no time will be spent In the academic discussion of the principles of Protec Protection. - tion. Protection. It is my purpose to keep the bill continuously before the senate, to the exclusion of all other legislative business, until it Is finally disposed of, amt In this I expect the hearty co co-35S#tion - 35S#tion co-35S#tion of senators on both sides of the chamber. The committee believe that in the re reductions - ductions reductions they have suggested rates imposed in the house bill they have not gone In any in ® ta ce ,. be ?.'X the protective point, and If the bin should become a law in the form pie piegamed - gamed piegamed hi them, every. Amwicau. taau*

Western Massachusetts Past Chancel Chancellors - lors Chancellors at Horticultural Hall. The exercises of the day were brought to a fitting close by the banquet of the Western Massachusetts Past Chancel Chancellors' - lors' Chancellors' Association, at Horticultural Hall, in the evening. Never in the five an annual - nual annual banquets »o far 'held has one been so thoroughly enjoyable. The members were united in opinion that in future the ladies should be invited as they were last evening for the first time. The innovation made by the Worcester committee proved most satisfactory.. The hall was elaborately decorated with bunting, shields and flags. Across the front of the stage a screen of palms hid the orchestra which furnished mu music, - sic, music, and at the head of the hall, in gilt letters, was the word The tables were very neatly set by Caterer Yeaw. At the guests' table were choice bouquets of cut flowers, and on the other tables palms looked cool and refreshing. At 5 o'clock a meeting of the asso association - ciation association was held and routine business transacted. Th* oanquet nu ir wus set for 7.30. but long before that time the members had assembled in large numbers. Shortly past 7.30 the party filed Into the hall. Gen. Rook wood Hoar represented the governor of the state, and President Woodward was present in behalf of Mayor Sprague. The other guests were distinguished members of the order. Grand Chaplain Bodge of Leominster invoked the divine blessing, and a dip dipcusslon - cusslon dipcusslon of the menu was in order. A. E. Steele of Northhampton, pres president - ident president of the association, acted as toast toastmaster, - master, toastmaster, and welcomed the visitors. Gen. Rockwood Hoar, of Gov. Wol Wolcott's - cott's Wolcott's staff, was the first speaker. It is a great pleasure, he said, whether a man be a citizen of Massachusetts or a resident of Worcester to have the streets filled with so distinguished a body of men as we have seen today, and tonight when the lesser lights have vanished to find that there are so many beautiful women to take their places. I do not have to greet or welcome you to the Heart of the Commonwealth or to Massachusetts, for most all are cit citizens. - izens. citizens. Most of you know t n e history' of the proud old state. You are familiar with her principles and the qualities which have placed 'her at the head of the country and made her an example of self-government. The home is the centre and beginning of all good, but we all find that unless we touch elbows with our neighbors, life is a solitary ex existence. - istence. existence. This is the reason that Mas Massachusetts - sachusetts Massachusetts has developed a large num number - ber number of fraternal orders. I am sure that the principles of your noble order are no different from those which hav» placed Massachusetts at the head. I am sure If our governor, who Is the best type of manliness and integrity that we could place at the head of the ( state (applause) were here, that he would congratulate you upon the suc success - cess success of yowr order, past present and future. (Applause.) President E. M. Woodward of the board of aidermen, was next present presented. - ed. presented. His honor the mayor of the city of Worcester, he said, owing to official du duties, - ties, duties, could not be here today to review the parade or to meet with you at this festive board. So he delegated the president of the board of aidermen to represent him and the city of Worces Worcester - ter Worcester in your presence, and to tender to the officers and members of the Knights of Pythias his regrets, and to tender to you his sincere thanks for the courte courteous - ous courteous Invitation sent to him to be pres present. - ent. present. In behalf of the city of Worces Worcester, - ter, Worcester, I tender to you, ladies and Knights of Pythias, a most hearty and cordial welcome to the city of Worcester. You have done the city an honor by your presence here today. It is our desire to extend hearty greetings not only to or organizations - ganizations organizations of this character, but to In IndMduals, - dMduals, IndMduals, manufacturing interests, etc., through our Worcester Board of Trade. We do not desire selfishly to rob our neighbors, but we desire to swell our industries and to thus swell the indus industries - tries industries of the state. It was a pleasure to occupy the place of the mayor on the reviewing stand. I congratulate you on your magnificent appearance and display. It was a pleasure to all to see youtr parade, and tonight it is a great pleasure for me to meet you. It is a satisfaction that we can as a city extend a welcome to you. We appreciate that this order means more than the display - a strong brotherly love. It means, though you were in military attire, that you are looking after the welfare of your broth brothers. - ers. brothers. Such work tends to magnify and elevate mankind, and it is therefore for the interests of the city of Worces Worcester - ter Worcester to welcome such an organization. Grand Chancellor of the Domain of Massachusetts, Samuel M. Holman of Attleboro, was the next speaker. He said: I would say to the representative of the governor that wc need no wel welcome. - come. welcome. Massachutsetts Is ours! We are your children. Me are the keepers of the vineyard. We are proud to be known as Knights of Pythias, but prouder still to be known as citizens of the old Bay state! (Applause.) Will you carry from me to his excellency this word: That the Knights of Pythias, in their work today, in the past and in the future, are making Massachusetts better soil on which to live. We are

try would be enabled to meet foreign competition on equal terms. In sug suggesting - gesting suggesting these reductions, the members of the majority of the committee reaf reaffirm - firm reaffirm and emphasize their position as friends of the protective policy. The framers of the house bill esti estimate - mate estimate a total revenue from the bill of $269,105,710 in normal years. This would be the largest revenue ever received from customs duties, and an Increase of $113,475,793 over the customs revenues of 1896, and of $70,732,254 over that of 1893. The report of the ways and means committee of the house recognizes the fact that anticipatory importations will largely reduce the expected revenues of the first fiscal year under the new' tar tariff, - iff, tariff, but, after making allowance for these importations, the report estimates an Increase income of $76,000,000 for the year 1898, provided the law should be passed by May 1. If its enactment were delayed until June 1 the report added that $15,000,000 additional w'ould easily be lost to the public treasury. It was apparent from a critical ex examination - amination examination of the provisions of the house bill that the estimate of $60,000.- 000 increase of revenue, if the bill should become a law by the Ist of July, was excessive. To indicate the grounds upon which this judgment is based, we may take the wool and woollen schedule from which $24,000,000 out of $76,000,000 increase is expected. The fact is well know'n that there have been unusual I importations of wool in anticipation of I the reimposltlon of a duty - enough, ac according - cording according to the trade reports, to supply all the foreign wool needed by the de demestic - mestic demestic manufactures for more than a year. The senator said: The secretary of the treasury estimates the expenditures for all purposes, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1898, at $466,946,047.28. The finance committee estimates the revenue to be derived in the same fiscal year from customs, if the provisions of the bill reported by them should be enacted into law, at $182,744,000. This includes an estimated revenue from the tempor temporary - ary temporary duty on tea of $8,000,000. The esti estimate - mate estimate of receipts by schedules is as fol follows: - lows: follows: Schedule A, senate estimate, $6,695,000; B, $9,741,000; C. $12,869,000; D, $1,494,000; E, $38,000,000; F. $13,797,000; G, $7,860,000; H, $7,935,000; I, $9,330,000; J, sls 468,000; K, $23,028,000; L. $13,623,000; M $1 404 000; N, $13,500,000; total, $174,- 744 000; tea, $8,000,000; $182,744,000. The committee estimates the receipts from Internal revenue at the same pe period - riod period at $170,700,000. If we add to this the treasury estimates for miscellaneous receipts $20,009,000, and the receipts on account of the post office $56,221,076, we have a total estimated receipts for the fiscal year 1898 of $469,671,076, or an esti estimated - mated estimated excess of receipts over expend expenditures - itures expenditures for that year of $2,725,028. In estimating the receipts from inter internal - nal internal revenue for this year, we have add added - ed added to the usual receipts from this source $23.900,000 - the estimate of the Internal revenue bureau of the addi additional - tional additional revenue which will be derived from the increase in taxes on fermented liquors, cigarettes, tobacco and snuff, provided by the suggested amendments. It is suggested that the additional tax on fermented liquors and the duties on tea should be imposed until Jan. 1, 1900, by which time it is believed that business of the country will have .ad .adjusted - justed .adjusted Itself to the new tariff and the customs receipts a - .l (Mems' revenue taxes will supply ample revenue to meet the expenses of the government. If the estimated revenue from the duty on tea and the additional internal revenue taxes should be omitted from the com committee's - mittee's committee's estimate of receipts, there would be an estimated deficiency of $29,175,000 Instead of a surplus of $2,725,- 028. The annual consumption of sugar in the United States is about 2,000,000 gross tons, of 2240 pounds each, with a value based on foreign prices approx approximating - imating approximating $90,000,000. If the high duties proposed in either the bouse or senate bill should be adopted, the annual cost of sugar to consumers would be more than $160,000,000. Of the consumption of 1806, 40,000 tons, or 2 per cent, were beet sugars produced in the United States, and 243,000, or 12 per cent, were domestic cane sugars, and 157,000 tons, or 8 per cent, were sugars admitted from the Hawaiian Islands free of duty under our treaty with the Hawaiian government. The 2,000,000 tons of su sugar - gar sugar consumed in the United States con constitute - stitute constitute nearly 30 per cent of the total consumption of the world, the total su sugar - gar sugar crop of 1896 being approximately 7,000,000 tons, of which 4,300,000, or about 61H per cent of the whole, were beet sugars. The pressing necessity for securing greatly increased revenues seems to render a return to the repub republican - lican republican policy' of free sugar adopted in 1890 an impossibility. The demand for revenue purposes and the belief that ev every - ery every reasonable effort should be made to encourage the production of beet sugar In the United States, led a majority of the finance committee to recommend the high rates upon sugar which are contained in the bill now before the senate.

THE BIG BOAT RACE. Eight-Oared Event of More Than Ordinary Interest. THE HIGH SCHOOL CREW. Statistics Show Them a Sturdy Lot of Youngsters. The Freshmen Will Be First Harvard Crew to Row at the Lake for More Than 25 Years. Tomorrow afternoon the eight-oared crew made up of boys at the Worcester high school will contest with the Harvard freshman crew, over the old college course at Lake Quinsigamond. Little hinges upon the outcome of the race, and yet it will be one of the most important contests ever rowed over the historic 'race course. In the first place, the high school crew is undoubtedly the only crew ever or organized - ganized organized at a 'public school. There are crews at some of the academies where a majority of the students are affluent and can well afford to pay for their fun, but none of the athletic associations of any of the high schools of the country has heretofore had' the courage to or organize - ganize organize and maintain a boat crew. The result is likely to be more preparatory school crews next season. With crews organized in preparatory schools the standard of 'varsity rowing will be raised, and men who have done rowing during their preparatory course will stand a better chance of making the 'varsity crew in their freshman year than they do. This consideration had much to do with the ready consent of the Harvard rowing authorities to allow the freshman crew to come to Worcester to row the school boys, as Worcester is a good nursery for Harvard athletes. The appearance of a Harvard crew upon the lake will revive pleasant memo memories - ries memories among some of the older residents of the city who in the 60s were interested in aquatics, as it will bring to mind the college races of that time. There is a feeling among the college men that the distance row'edi by college crews - four miles - is too great, and there is a likeli likelihood - hood likelihood that the dlstarce will soon be cut down. The advantages of Lake Quinsiga Quinsigamond - mond Quinsigamond as a race course have only to be seen to be appreciated, and when the bridge is built to replace the causeway, a fine three-mile straightaway course will be available. Should the distance of 'varsity races be diminished, there is no course in the world that would please the oarsmen better than the three-mile straightaway at Lake Quinsigamond. as there can never need be a postponement of a race on account of weather condi conditions. - tions. conditions. For the race tomorrow the high school boys have been doing some hard training, under the watchful care of E. J. Kerns, and have arrived at a stage of proficiency that is pleasing to the coach and their friends. The boat in which the boys have done much of their work is at best a poor boat, and did not allow the crew to fully demonstrate what they were capable of doing with the sweeps. All the boat clubs at the lake have taken a lively interest In the work of the boys, and have done what they .could to help them along in their i training. I The Waebveett Club is the possessor of one of the finest eight-oared shells in New England and the club has kindly offered the use of its boat to Coach Kerns for the boys, and the offer has been gladly ac accepted. - cepted. accepted. Yesterday afternoon the boat was thoroughly overhauled and oiled, and then the crew took its last hard row. All of the boys are feeling well, and their friends can expect them to give a good account of themselves in the race. Today the crew will take only a light row', and another Thursday morning. The Washington Social Club has extended the courtesies of Its house at the lake to the crew for Thursday, and the boys will rest there previous to the race and after they finish their morning row. The Harvard boat is expected to arrive at the lake tonight, and will immediately be rigged so that the crew can get into it as soon as it reaches the city Thursday morning. The Quinsigamond Boat Club has offered the use of its house to the Harvard men, and they will make the house their headquarters during their stay in the city. Their boat, however, will be kept at Webb's and the crew will row from here. The complete list of of officials - ficials officials of the race has not been deter determined, - mined, determined, but it has been settled that Edwin Brown will act as referee. The personnel nf the high school crew with the class, age. weight and height of each boy will be interesting, and is given below:

BRILLIANT PARADE. Three Bands and Over 400 Men in Line - Applause on the Route of March. The big parade of the Uniformed Rank is always a feature ot the conventions., and pleasant weather and a large at attendance - tendance attendance made that event here a most important one. Long before the hour for starting t.he sir A.-ts w^re filled with an eug£r torose ox which Included many proud wives, sweethearts and sisters of the gallant Pythians, who hooked so 'dashing in their showy uniforms. Horticultural Hall was the scene of bustle and con confusion - fusion confusion during the early afternoon, and by 2.30 a long line had formed in front of the hall and was waiting orders. In the meantime the procession had been forming on Salem square, with the right resting on Park street, where a great crowd had assembled to watch the proceedings. Shortly past 3 o'clock the line moved in the following order: ORDER OF PROCESSION. Brig. Gen. J. H. Abbott, Fall River. Col. P. M. Hunt of Milford, chief of staff. Staff - Col. David Fuller, assistant ad adjutant - jutant adjutant general, Fall River; Col. J. E. Sargent, assistant inspector general, Fall River; Col. John Fleet, assistant quartermaster general. Fall River; Col. A. E. Sawyer, signal officer, Roxbury; Col. E. C. Phillips, aide-de-camp on the staff of the commander-in-chlef, Col. S. M. Holman, assistant commlsary gen general. - eral. general. Attleboro; Maj. J. A. Prescott, Foxboro; Maj. L. K. Pastrich, Revere. Stone's Military Band, Boston, 25 pieces. George B. Stonei, drum major and leader. Second regiment, Col. M. P. Foss, Boston commanding. F. W. Abbott, Boston, adjutant. Staff - Col. H. C. Allen, quartermaster, Boston; Lt. Coli George A. Deane, Bos Boston; - ton; Boston; Maj. E. B. Eastman, Boston; Maj. F. El Oaks, Boston. Hub company, Boston, 30 men, Lieut. C. P. Hayden. J. A. Fox company, Boston, 29 men, Capt. Samuel Daniels. Commonwealth company, Boston 25 men, Ca©t. Samuel Daniels. Boston company, Boston, 30 men, Capt. R. E. McFarlane. Gloucester company, Gloucester, 22 men, Lieut. W. S. Webber. W. N. Mason company, Natick, 25 men. Capt. J. M. Brock. J. W. Wiggins company, Charlestown, 42 men, Capt. W. H. Casey. Eagle company, Revere, 15 men, Capt. Charles Young. Myrtle company, Newburyport, 22 men. Capt. W. N. Davidson. Waldemar company, Haverhill, 28 men. Capt. F. A. Smith. First regiment, Col. Edward Allen, Spencer, commanding. Lieut. H. E. Keith, adjutant, Brook Brookfield; - field; Brookfield; Capt. G. Morse, quartermaster, Worcester; Maj. G. E. Day, Springfield. Worcester Brass Band, 25 pieces, L. D. Waters leader. Warwick comipany, Springfield, 20 men, Capt. W. L. Clough. W. K. Ripley company. Spencer, 20 men, Capt. C. F. Pinkham. Bay State company, Worcester, 40 men, Capt. Ira B. Hubbard. Maj. C. C. Fisher, North Adams, G. W. Nutting, Gardner, adjutant. Tunnel City company, North Adams, 16 men, Capt. W. H. Arnold. Fitchburg company, Fitchburg, 24 men, Capt. A. W. Allen. Athol company, Athol, 15 men, Capt. E. D. Peasley. Crosby company, Gardner, 15 men, Capt. W. Pratt. Third regiment, Col. G. Gray, Brock Brockton, - ton, Brockton, commanding; W. F. Allen, Brock Brockton. - ton. Brockton. adjutant. Maitland Band. Brockton. 26 pieces. F. P. Auston, drum major; Mace Day, leader. Brockton company, 20 men, Brockton, Capt. C. Williamson. Loyal company, Brockton, 24 men, Capt. D. W. Packard. Harmony company, Brockton, 24 men, Capt. L. W. Reynolds. Milford company, Milford, 21 men, Capt. W. D. Leahy. Carriages: First carriage - Gen. F. W. McKinley, C. M. 0., on Maj. Gen. J. R. Carrigan's staff; Col. C. E. Atkins. B. M. 0., on N. H., brigade staff: Maj. F. P. Colby, A. D. C., on N. H.. brigade staff; Capt. G. W. Pettigrew, L. 0., on Ist regiment, N. H., staff; all of Manchester. N. H. Second carriage - P. G. C., W. Wilson, Worcester; P. G. D. E. Denny, Wor Worcester; - cester; Worcester; G. K. R. and S., C. A. Cross, Lowell; P. A. E. Steele, Northamp Northampton. - ton. Northampton. TJLrd fiWtogq - Fhl Bodge,

It seems to us then that the testing of herds with tuberculin, as has been done in the past, and the slaughter of react reacting - ing reacting animals, does not offer an absolute guarantee to the farmer or owner that the remainder of his cattle are free from tuberculosis, or that they may not be infested within a comparatively short time, even though he replaces the condemned animals by those which are tested and alleged to be healthy. We also wish to call attention to the necessity of thorough inspection and disinfection of buildings in which con condemned - demned condemned animals have been kept, and this should be done at the earliest op opportunity - portunity opportunity under the order or supervis supervision - ion supervision of the board of cattle commission commissioners - ers commissioners or their agents, and before new ani animals - mals animals are placed therein. From our observations at the investi investigation, - gation, investigation, we hold that the board of cat cattle - tle cattle commissioners should at once take Into reconsideration modifications of the law relative to the condemnation of cattle by the tuberculin test alone; that Is, upon the request of owners of cattle for such testing of their herds. If cattle are to be condemned, or to be regarded as suspicious animals, only after they show signs of the disease, it is a question as to the propriety or equity of the state paying full value for those that are actually diseased. This proposition we respectfully refer to the consideration of the next gen general - eral general court, trusting that the board of cattle commissioners will, In the mean meantime, - time, meantime, consider the same question and offer recommendations thereto, in their annual report. We believe that the legislature should at once deal with the matter of Indis Indiscriminate - criminate Indiscriminate tuberculin tests. We recom recommend - mend recommend that all testing of cattle with tuberculin, when compensation is ex expected, - pected, expected, be limited to the cattle commis commissioners - sioners commissioners or their authorized agents. The board of cattle commissioners has al already - ready already expended more than $160,000 of the total appropriation of $250,000 made earlier in the session. If they are com compelled - pelled compelled to kill all reacting animals and allow full compensation for the diseased cattle, the remainder of the appropria appropriation - tion appropriation will soon be exhausted. There will then be no money for the prosecution of the regular work of the commission, or the slaughter of those animals re reported - ported reported by local inspectors as suspicious cases, and which are really the most dangerous animals to the health and comfort of the general public. The commissioners are not allowed to ex exceed - ceed exceed their appropriation, hence all work must stop when the money gives out. We earnestly recommend the passage of the following act: Section 1. No person or persons hav having - ing having animals tested with tuberculin shall be entitled to compensation from the state for any animals that react to the tuberculin test urflesp such testing be done by the state board of cattle com commissioners - missioners commissioners or their authorized agents, acting as such at the time of the rest, and such testing must be subject to the supervision and control of the state board of cattle commissioners. We submit with this report the re repotU - potU repotU made by. the experw aUwidLg Ue

The committee determined, after a careful examination of the whole sub subject, - ject, subject, to recommend rates which would be in their effect as high at least as the house bill, but which would be levied In a manner that would make the ad valorem equivalents more uni uniform. - form. uniform. We believe that the Imposition of the high specific rates upon low grade sugars testing 87 degrees or be below, - low, below, would have the effect to exclude them from the markets of the United States. The total amount of these low grades produced Is, as I have already stated, unimportant as compared with the total Bugar crop, but their contin continued - ued continued importation into the United States Is very important, when viewed from the standpoint of our trade and com commerce - merce commerce with other countries. To exclude from the American mar market - ket market all the low grade cane sugars from the nearby countries, and sugars of all grades from distant countries, would conflnp American purchasers to beet sugar and to centrifugals from points nearest the United States, and send all other sugars to the free markets like Canada and England. This policy would undoubtedly Increase the price of the sugars from nearby countries and necessarily add to the cost of sugar to consumers in the United States. These are the reasons which led our commit committee - tee committee to suggest an ad valorem of 75 per cent on all sugars testing not above 87 degrees. But this rate can never apply to but a very small portion of the su sugars - gars sugars of the world, as from obvious causes the proportionate amount of suoh sugars is constantly decreasing. The committee, after full considera consideration, - tion, consideration, reached the conclusion that the essential elements of a certainty of rev revenue - enue revenue and an adjustment of rates that would lessen discriminations could best be secured by the adoption of com compound - pound compound rates. Considering the effect of the proposed schedule of the senate committee upon the refining industry, Mr. Aldrich con continued: - tinued: continued: It Is Incumbent upon us to show that no protection is given to re refining - fining refining Interests by the proposed sched schedule, - ule, schedule, beyond that which is adequate for the continued existence of the business in the United States. Senator Aldrich then submitted a table showing that the differential between raw and re refined - fined refined sugars by the senate proposition varies from 9.77 to 15.40 cents per 100 pounds, while the differential in the house hill varies from 12.20 to 17.35 per 100 pounds. The table shows that the differential between granulated sugar ~ oft EKUU PagsQ