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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-05
CERGEANT'S SALE.

GERGEANT'S SALE.
VIII be sold on MONDAY. January Z. 1878, at
O'Clock p NJ, at the front OF the City Hall, to the
highest bidder, for cash, 400 GIG Jars and four
pounds CHEWING TOBACCO to satisfy an excel
ton in my hands in favor Of +. b Wood us. c. B.
Tennaut. E,tHOLzINGER,
Deputy Sergeant, for
JAMES II. TYLER,
a4-3t Sergeant City of Richmond.
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CANALS AND RAILROADS. Controller Oh
cotf, OF New York, in his annual report
shows that canals are not yet hehind .ne
are, when wheat can be carried from Chi
.caso to New York at eight cents q bushes,
while the railroads lost money, as Mr. Oh
colt Shows, on every brshel which they car
..ried at sixteen cents. Ne,o York tribune.
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GONSTNBLE'S SALE.-WiIl be sold at
" public auction on The 10TH DAY OF JANUA-
RY, 1873, at Henrico Courthouse, at - O'Clock
NJ, the following property: ONE TWO.H0KSE
WAGON and ONE~HURSE CART, to SATISFY a
Judgment hold against John 8. Avis in favor OF
William J. jennings. Also, TO satisfy another judg-
mcnt IN favor of 4. Z. Deitrick.
w. G.. ANDREWS.
I'm 2-25se3tx G.. II. G.
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GOAL AND WOOD.-GREAT IN
" JUDGEMENTS tE1cred for cash. Best quality
per ton OF 1000 pounds; best LUMP SPLINtr, So
per ton of 2 900 pounds good BITUl1INOUS COAL.
for CRATES. $3.50 to Sa.25 per ton; BRlGHritOpE
nom 1915 to $3.50 Tor nut and hail, and 10 for
lump; best West Virginia ENGINE from $3.50 TO
SAL o per ton. DRY PINE WOOD, So per half
cord OAK, 81 25 per half cord, delivered. Orders
promptly filled ut her yard, Broad street between
Seventh and Eighth streets, opposite Theatre, or
Nineteenth and Cary streets.
de 25 G.. III. PAGE
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EyW Goddiu,
go ..s-s.t EysW. G0dd1n,
Real Estate AgeHs and Auctioneer-
corner of Eleventh and Bank streets.

cTORAGE WAREHOUSE BUILDING
y FOR SALE. AT sAuCTIOE.-on TUESDAT
the 9th Of January, 1878, at O'CLOCK T; M:, WI NJ
SELL on the premises, by order or hI ya "
HOUSE al Rockets belonging to the hte nrm "a o.
Dunlop, Moncure q Co. The said butldiEs Is oV ~
so feet four stories high inc bnaing q 1e
large quantity Of bricks, besides lup6sr, AMI the
roof was recentIs covered with heart shingles:
Terms; Cash, k&a5 80 60 v: ~ a,ioS:5
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Accommodation train leaves Richmond daily lex
cept Sunday at 400 Z. NJ. aaf arrives al Cor
louisville at 7:i5 z. H., connecting with Virginia
Midland and arriving ri Washington at 1890 4. VI,
Through SLEEPER from GOr,lOnsylc 10 New York.
Mail train between Richmond ana Hinton runs
daily except Sunday. between Hinton and Hunt
ingtOn runs daily. stopping AZ all regular stations.
Express train runs tti!y, stopping at Hanover,
Junction. Soel's. Trcvilliau's. Louisa Gordonsrc,
Charlottesville. StaUrt0n. Goshen. MI bnro', Cow
ington and al REGULAR stations wet III CornSton.
Mail, express, uIIs accommodation trains connect
at GordOnslie tor Washington and the North, and
mail and express trains connect AT charlottesville
tor LyDchburg and the South.
EXPRESS train connects ut Cincinnati with trunk
lines for all points in the West, Northwest, and
Southwest.
Chesapeake and Ohio packet steamers leave Gin.
cunati at 4 go r. NJ, connecting with ChesaDcihc
and Ohio trains at Huntington.
Express train leaves Huntington at ll:OO " M-
and mail train 1t 34I L. NJ. connecting NJ Rich-
monu with the Richmond ana DtnElile. anu RirN-
moud and Pelersl urg train for all points South.
Slceplng-cars run on nigh.-Irains between KEN
mond and Covington
Mail train arrives At Richmond 1T $50 l.. d. .
Express rain arrives a. Richmond al 1:oO n. VI.
| Accommodation train arrives At Richmond AZ
| $40 A. N.
Through tickets sold aud baggage checked 10 all
| principal points. ,,.,,,,a,,,
For rates, information, &C.. apply at Company 2
offices, and ut S2G Main street. Richmond. va.
CONWAY K. HOWARD
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
|. w. NJ. 8. DUNN,
| nol2 Engineer and Superintendent
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By w. Goddin,
Real Estate Agent and Auctioneer.
corner of Eleventh and Rank streets

GALE AT AUCTION OF FOUR LOTS
tSIN THE PLAN OF BELyIDERE.-Will be
sold at auction, on the premises. on MONDAY the
18th Of January, lS7s,at 4 O'Clock T. a.: LOTS
Nos and 20. at the northwest corner Of High and
Belyidcre streets-those BEAUTIFULLY LOTS 'front.'
ing together So feet the west side OF Belyidere
street, runaing back l65 feet to an alley.
Also, LOTS Nos. l13 and ia, fronting together
Oh the east side of Laurel between High and Holly,
streets, running back l4S feet to an alley.
TERMS: Atsac. W. GODDlN,
I'D Aucttonecr.
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DED-ASH ANTHRACITE COAL
III This day landing from schooner John \. Par
ker, 800 tons genuine FltESH-MlSED Il i.
FRANKLIN EGG, STOVE, and CHESTNUT AN
THRACTTE COAL. Those IN want Of choice ar
tice win please send their orders to my office, cor
uer Cary and seventeenth streets -
de WRIT ROBERTS.
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99.sENrE STORE.

A MONG THE NEW GOODS
RECEIVED AT THE 9s-CENT STORE
THIS WEEK ARE ..,ro
s A new SARATOGA TOY TRUNK,
New CHINA TEA-SETS,
New BRITANNIA TEA-sETS,
New PANEL PICTURES,
New WALNUT FRAMES,
New WALNUT TABLES,
New TOY FURNITURE,
New CSIILD'S CAMP and OCKING-
CHAIRS,
New BLOCKS and IEN-PINS,
New KITCHENS and STORES,
New MECHANICAL ENGINES and HOSE
CARTS
New BOOKS OF POETRY AND PROSE, for
young andold;
New ROCKIKG-HORSES, CHAIR-ROCKERS,
and SHQ0-FLIES;
New sHAWLS and COUNTERPANES,
New UNDERWEAR for ladies and gentlemen
New CUSPADORES and TIN SETS.
Catalogues free TO any address.
". A. STEVENS,
de7 500 Broad street.
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INSURANCE COMPANIES.
THE NORTHW
MUTUAL LIFE-INSURANCE COMPANY,
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

Admit assets July l, 1877. ...sls40s,523 80
Surplus by Massachusetts standard -,
a per cent) July l, 1S77.........S 2'ee7.2so 62
Surplus by New York standard az -,
per cent? July /, 1S7T...........S 3,9o7,Zoo o.
Excess Of interest receipts over -.
death losses 10 January l, 1S77..$ l,6S0,S2o OIL
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RICHMOND, YORK RIVER AND CHETPEAkEl
RAILROAD. !
SCHEDULE OF TRAINS.
COMMENCING MAI 81. 1877.

COMMENCING MAI 81. 1871
THROUGH PASSESG ER.
a.oo p. NJ. Leaves Richmond TUESDAY, TIL YRS
DAY. and SATURDAY. Connectsa a.
West Point with steamer Havana tor
All points on York river and Batl-
more. Arrives in Baltimore at D a.
NJ: connects with rat-nes for Wash
ingfon, Philadelphia, New York, Bos-
ton and all western points. Connect;
at Richmond with trains on Rlchlnon':
and Petersburg aud Chesapeake ana
Ohio railroads.
THROUGH FREIGHT.
600 A. NJ. Leaves Richmond MONDAY, WE'D
SESDAY. ard FRIDAY: aud
500 A.. NJ TUESDAY, THURSDAY, aud SAT-
liRRDAI. Connects with steamers
Ut West Point for river landings, BAL
timore and all western points. Con-
meets al Richmond With trains Oh iiich.
mOud and Danville ralroad.Richfn"hn
and Petersburg. and Chesapeake anu
H LUCAL PASSENGER.
500 r. NJ. Leaves Richmond daily except sHh-
THafR.ouGH PASSENGER.
1000 A. N, Arrives a, Richmond TUESDAY {,
THURSDAY, and SATURDAY. Con-
meets with trains on Richmond ana
Petersburg and Chesapeake and ONO
railroads. Steamer Havana leaves ba.
MioNDAY, WEDN GsDAY. and FRI
DAY. at 1 p. NJ. Connects win
trains from Philadelphia, New York,
and western points, and al west foIi'L
with trains for Richmond ana ths
South. ,
THROUGH FREIGHT.
A.no p NJ Arrives al Richmond MONDAY ED"
1'0 NESDAY and FRIDAY; and
CHIP. M. TUESDAY, THURSDAY. aud SAL.
CRphY. Connects with steamer a.
West Font from Baltimore. Cor.
meets with Richmon5 ard lanSiII"'
Richmond and Petersburg. and Chcai-
pcake and Ohio railroads.
LOCAL PASSENGER.
l0.oO A. NJ Arrives at Richmond daily except SUI :
dav Connects with Richmond ana
Petersburg and Chesapeake and Ohi'
railroads . -.
No transfer Of freight al Richmond TO or from
southern points Cars run through between Atlit;.
and West Point. ,., ,.,., .,,,
guaranteed. 80, -..., .,,.
issued 10 all northern and western points.
Through tickets sold ~ all northern, eastern, ana
western points, and baggage checked through. -.
For tickets apply at General Rai!road IlcH4t Oi,
ace 500 Main street: al the Exchange Hotel ana
compapy's depot, corner IwcEtJ-t!nTu anu Docs
streets, Richmond, Va. -.,.,..
MACS u. +. DOUGLAS. Snperintendrnts
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nEAL ESTATE AGENTS. &C
NEWsPAPERs, dc.
NEWSPAPERS, dc.
1onO VOW Is THE TIME 1878
- TO SUBSCRIBE.
ELLYsoN & YANeEY.
srCcrcc0pe

Ell s ON q A VE
SUCCESSORS TO
IT. ELLYSON,
NEWs-DEALERS AND BOOKSELLERS.
Il12 MAIN STREET, RIcHMoND.NA.
AGENTS FOB THE PUBLISHERS AND THE PUBLIC
for all the Magazines published in this country and
Europe, will SEND any of the following papers and
magazines to any address (posta1e patdl receipt
of the prices annexed, which are The publishers
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"a II. Il. IlOfiGI..SS. SNr+rlDUNifuts
AND DANVILLE RAIL
III ROAD COMPANY.
SCHEDULE OF TRAINS TAKING EFFEt I
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER II, 1877.
ruR0I-Gn Mail TRAIN DAILY.

No $3.50 q. NJ, leaves Richmond; arrives ut
Burkeyi!e 1886 4. NJ, Dan
vile 2:j7 4. ~, Greensboro
457 l.. W., Salisbury 7:l7 l..
NJ. AMI Charlotte 9:2S Z. N.
So2-6.52 4. ~, leaves Charlotte; strives a,
Salisbury S:54 4. H., Green's
horo' ll:C9 A. d., Danyic
l:I2 L. 81, Buracrille 5:lf
+. M..aTd Richmond 7:55 y. " Z.
Trains Nos aud 2 VIII stop regularly At Amelia
Courthouse BuraeSile, brakes !irupch. Wolf Trap,
Barksdaes, Dundee. DanviDc. Greensboro, and a.
all other stations when passengers notify the con-
ductor or ticket agent. aud connect At BurkeyilIa
with the Atlantic. Mississippi ana Ohio railroad 10
and from Farmvile. Lynchburg, and all southwest.
ern points. At Dundee with the Virginia Midland
railroad. At Greensboro with the Northwestern
North Carolina railroad for Salem and intermediate
points. At Airline junction with Atlanta and
Charlotte Airline. Al Charlotte with Charlotte:
Columbia and Augusta railroad ~ and from al!
points North and South.
: Trains on the y. W. y. c. railroad run Between
Greensboro and Salem daily except Sunday.
Tickets sold To all southern and southwestern
points, and baggage checked through.
Local tickets are good only for continuous PASSIVE
between the points named on The tickets. NO lay
over checks WIN he given except on through cod-
por-hckcts. I. NJ. X: IALtOiI,,
JOHN r. MAchuRDo. General Passenger Agent;
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BY Davenport Morris, GROCERY Auctioneels.
UCTION SALE OF RIO COFFEE
IN On FRIDAY, January 18th, wew will sellat auc.
ton Mt our warehouse on the dock, commencing al
II O'Clock, the cargo of bark Ida direct from rio
dc JaDeiro. consisting of
$500 bags RIO COFFEE.
selected for the southern and western trade and
packed in strong double sacking.
TERMS: Sixty days. credit for approved paper.
DAVENPORT & MORRIS,
4, < AuctiOueere.
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TANAWHA SPLINT-the COAL that
N pleases all who tryi
LEHIGH; LORBEitY. ana LoCoSI-aooSi
CUMBERLAND and QUINNiMONT STEAM
GOALS.
no 21 SeYenteenth street. nc draW-rridge.
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RIChMOSD. FRED'G Y POTOMAC II. X. Co.,
OFFICE GENERAL TICKET AGENT. {
RICHMOND. November 3, 1877. }
OF TRAINS.

y $50,
On and after SUNDAY. 18th instant, Trains via
run on this rpad rs follows: ,,
-. cent sunday; due 1t Washington
at lilo p. d.; Baltimore nj 81 J.
ST.: Philadelphia IL $50 L. 81: Ne"
York at 1915 Z. NJ.
500 p NJ. leaves Byrd-street station daily, art'
ing q. Washington AT 1:27 n VI.
Baltimore AZ $40 A. d.: Philhir-
phia al $40 a. NJ: New York ~ 95S
A. II. Through sleeper from kitt'
mond 10 New York price 81 berth =,
4:25 T. 81. ACCOMMODATION TRAIN, tr'
Junction. leaves Broad-Street 5ia!4'4
daily (SnDGays eaceptedl. .,.
SIS A. NJ. arrives 81 Byrd-SIFeet station Gsl.H
leaves New Yort Mt $50 the pre-, :
ding evening"; Baltimore al 1900 :"
M.; Washington al 2:47 A. 81.
Has p. III. arrives ~ Ryr-SIrcct station daily eN
cept Sunday. Leaves New forS 8:
s.l5 A. NJ; Philadelphia at l2N9
Z, NJ; Baltimore IT 3 I. M; Wa'-'
ingt0n atSs:S0 p. NJ. 49,.
/ sos A. II. ACCOMMODATION TRAIN arrive
s ut BFoad-Ssreet stsiioa daily tsa1
days excepted. .s,,,e
ss4 tssgi General Superintendent
q. A. TAYLOR,
'uo9 General Freight and Tickes Ageis
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Having resigned the management OF the vlR,
GlNIA DEPARTMENT LIFE ASSCClAIloNOt
ERAL AGENCY FOR VIRGINIA OF the above
company, which he confidently commcnds us one OF
FOX SEVERAL YEARS PAST ITS INTEREST
RECEIPTS HAVE EXCEEDED MS DEATH
LOSSES AND WORKING EXPENSES COM.
BINED-A RESULT WITHOUT PRECEDENT
IN THE HISTORY OF LIFE INSURANCE; and
IL is now paving its policy holders larger dividends
than any life-compaIly In the world.
Examination invited and applications respectfully
solicited.
AGENTS WANTED for the State of Virginia.
Address JOHN b. CARY,
General Agent,
1O15 Main street, Richmond.
PROFESSOR j. s. d. CULLEN, Medical Exam
iunr IL lin
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How to dispose OF inveterate takers
Put them up at talk-shun.-NeU YORK. COM
&c Advertiser.
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A. SHAW. superintendent.

CHESAPEAKE AND ONO RAILROAp,)
RICHMOND. VA, November 10. 1877.
SfdESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAIL.
~ ROAD.-Ou and after SUNDAY. November
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BY Z. B. Cook, Auctioncer
No. 4 Governor street.

TENTEEL FURNITURE, PLAN 0,
VI BROCATELLE AND DAMASK CURTAINS,
CARPETS, &C.. AT AUCTI0N.1,On MONDAY,
18th Instant ut 10 O'Clock, VIII sell at my store an
ing variety of useful articles
81 OCTAVE PIANO, in good order:
l WALNUT DRESSING-CASE, fashionable;
! WALNUT BEDSTEAD TO match:
l MAHOGANY SIDEBOARD and CiIINA-PRESS
old-fashioned;
WALNUT SHOWCASES.
AT THE SAME TIME
Several sets BROCATELLE and DAN1ASK CUR.
TAINS: three CARPETS; a lot OF excellent
MATING, and other articles formerly In ust
in the Governors mansion.
The attention of the public Is asked.
las Z. q. COOK. Auctioncer.
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BY Frank D. Hill,
Real Estate Auctiopeer and Agent,
No. 1lOS Main street.

HANDSOME PARLOR, HOUSEHOLD,
IL AND KITCHEN FURNITURE At ACC-
TION.-At The request Of Colonel z. =. Berkeley,
who is declining houseke ping, will sell at auction
on FRIDAY, January II, 1878. at IL o'clock A;
NJ, on the premises, No. 71e west Grace street, all
of the FURNITURE contained in the above dwell
ing. consisting OF
l handsome PARLOR SET, :,
OILED WALNUT CHAMBER SET. with hand
some WARDROBE;
l PLAIN CHAMBER SET,
l COTTAGE SET,
DINING-ROOM FURNITURE,
SIDEBOARD. TABLES and CHAIRS,
MATING,
I NEW BRUSSELS CARPET,
DRTGGET, PICTURES, HAT-RACK,
OIL-CLOTH. LATR0BE STOVE,
BEDS. MATTRESSES,
FEATHER-BED. NEW HAIR MATTRESS,
COOKING-STOVE, KITCHEN FURNITURE,
GLASS and CROCKERY-WARE,
BLANKETS, LOUNGES,
MARBLE-TOP TABLES, &c.
TERMS: Cash, OF sixty-days note, with sat1sfac-
tory endurser, for over $50.
il 3 FRASh - HILL, AucllouceI.
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flames RIVER STEAMBOATs.tf-EI
~ COMPANY. fssss..ssil2G.
FOR NORFOLK. BALTIMORE. PlILADEL-
PInA, NEW YORK. AND BOSTON.
ALSO
REGULAR LANDINGS ON JAMES RIVER.
FALL AND WINTER SCHEDULE.

On and after WEDNkSDA September 18th, the
fast and elegant steamer JOHN SYLVESTER tcar-
rying United States mall win leave kichnond for
the ahovp-named places every MON DAY WE'D
NESDAY, and FRIDAY, AT $50 a. NJ.
Close connexions made 1T Norfolk with the eie-
CANT steamers CAROLINA and FLORIDA. of the
Bay Line. for Baltimore, Philadelphia New YORK.
and Boston also, with the Merchants and Miners
Stca nlship Company for Boston direct.
Through tickets to all Of the above-named cities,
by the lines named. on sale mt CARRIERS agency, S26
Main street. at Exchange Hotel, and on board OF
steamers. :,
Passengers BY this route view by DAYLIGHT all
the historical points OF interest James river
ipassng through Dutch Gupl, including fortitca-
lions famous battle-feds, jamestown, Fortress
Freight received daily tSundays excepted from
A. NJ. to p. NJ. for Boston, Providence, norfolk,
Portsmouth. and regular landings on James river.
Way-ianding freights must he prepaid.
l.. Il. TATUM, General Agent.
Office: Company's wharf, Rockets, and sO3 Main
street. no
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COKE! COKE! C0KEl
v CUKEl COKE! COKE
CLOVER-I1ILL COAL,
SPIIET COAL,
ANTHRACITE COAL,
w. S. PITCHER,
Nt,,tl Slo
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T EHIGH LUMP COAL-the best quail
IL ity freshly mned-just received: EAST BANK
SPLINT COAL, unsurpassed Tor CRATES; shipped
until recently rs Coaiburg coal. -
+. X. DARLINGTON.
no8 corner Seventeenth and Cary.
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WANTS.

WANTED, TO SWAP A YOUNG AL
w DERNEY COW, worth sos, for GOOD
DRAUGHT HORSE Of same value. Apply al
10y 49, R. II. DUKES Livery Stable,
81 SGT Governor street near Franklin.
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EOR RENT, THAT DESIRABLE@a
Il SUBURBAN HOME lately occupied by j. FL
w. Lewellen, ESQ.,, near the Mechanicsyille turn.
contains nine rooms, and there. are four azores Of
Arst-olass land, with flne z1neyard Orchard con-
are splendid stable aud outaseuses, all in thorough
repair, anddbe whole place is substantially enclosed
Apply 10 EOBEET Is. LYME.
ia 1-eod3t ss
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The standard. B,r,A aud Progress.

A STORY OF MARVELLOUS BUSINESS TACT. CARE
FuL DARING, AND ULTIMATE TRIUMPH-TnE
SUDDEN CHECK MET WITH IN THE COURTS.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 9.-ln the latter
years OF tho civil war. when the demand for
petroleum suddenly became enormous, oil re-
lnerics sprang up all over tho country. and
for u time made money. But the business was
new. The laws OF It had not been learned.
and could be learned only by costly expert
cnce The operators did not know how 10
refine oil. and the experiments in solving tho
problem Of getting the most and best kerosene
from crude petroleum were the ruin OF many
who went into the business. Besides. there was
nothing like system about it,
There came to Cleveland in those early days
Young Englishman, Samuel Andrews by name
and Il day laborcr in reineries by trade. He was
so poor that his wife took In sowing. and the fam
lily lived on shilling day. Butthe husband had
a notion or two about refining oil. and he man
aged to set up little ten barrel still in the out
skirts Of Cleveland. He worked in his shirt
sleeves day and night, and went home with
greasy hands and his face begrined. The
notion that he had was a sound one He found
TINT he could get more and better oil by his
process out OF barrel OF crude than any other
reilner and get It cheaper too, and In six
months he went homo wild with delight one
night and told his wife that he had found his
profits to be $500. Then he borrowed a little
money and set up moro stills, and found that
he was making money hand over fst'
There lived at this time In Cleveland a
young man OF 80. who began llfo rs book
keeper somewhere on the CuyahoRa River. He
was podding fellow and was thought rather
dull but he know how to keep his money when
he got II. and was ablo in few years to run a
little -four store on River street in Cleveland,
Hore. by the steadlest kind Of drudgery and
poddlng. he added to his little property, and
one day that Andrews called on him had few
thousand dollars to the good. Andrews told
him that there was money In oil refining. and
suggested that they Join forces. The young
man always thought before he spoke. and 1t
sometimes took him a good while to make up
his mind. But once made up, 1t seems that 1t was
made up TO last. He decided after much think
ing to embark with Andrews. and the firm OF
Andrews, Rockefeller A Go, mas OteItAd With
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A TREMENDOUS MONOPOLY.


rte standard oil tompnnyi Founded by
reor Iahurtuu Man and ~ HooLkecpcr
and Sow Controlling the Third Largest
r&unrt nutn the United >tnte~-tn Amnz-
IN Stnry-Ihe Thrcntcued Violence that
Nn, Mt i.vrn Yet be iVerted In Pcnn-
.t,nnia-GoV. Iinrtrantl'z serious Alarm.
Al tt four weeks ago THE Sun received
ale. o. rom gentleman in the oil regions
gh.a.. some account Of the Standard oil Com
pany anl i,s operations in Pennsylvania. The
concluding paragraph was Us follows;
an,ou roi aNord to send reporter hcrc-onc who
cuu.' hr .,durcd hy the standard people, as tc -
miui .-irncr wasf
Tho export Of petroleum stands next in order
after grain and cotton. Tho idea that one cor
poration could control the entire export Of grain
or cotton from the ports Of tho United States
would seem prcpostcrous; yet this. 1t is freely
charged and apparently with foundation. is
what the Standard Oil Company has sue
csedcl in doing in the matter OF petroleum
desperate contest seems about at its climax
betwcen this hompany and tho Producers who
declare that the company has them by the throat.
A representative Of THE SUN. who has do
voted four weeks Of patient and careful effort
10 the investigation. gives herewith the first
resulta Of his work. The astonishing facts have
never before been made public. except in such a
iragmcntary and obscure way that their true
meaning has not been understood.
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the air to make it plceIant. Men were talking
rccklcssly about destroying their own property,
for they said they were losing money every day.
Then there appeared on the siracts signs that
whilo some OF the Producers were taking this
bold and open action. others were going To- work
secretly. Strange emblcms were noticed ON the
buildings and sidewalks all over the oil country
-somotimcs drawn with chalk. sometimes
printed on small hanibins. They consisted OF
tho letter X. with some numcral. and sur
rounded by a con.n-likc figure. This was the en-
blcm " "a secret order of the Producers. 1t may
meyer bc heard from and it may be- So Pro-
tuccrs tala. many event had not the Producers
Union. that is now nghting the Standard in
the courts. counscllcd moderation. there would
have been grave trouble a few weeks ago.