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Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-07-23
Mortgage Sale.

VIZ HEREAS, default has been made i'm the
w payment of the money secured by a
mortgage dated the I'D day OF December, a.
ID. 1880, executed by Mary Kurtzman, OF Che
boygan, Cheboygan county, Michigan, to John
Beck, of Alpena, Alpena county, Michigan,
which said mortgage was recorded In the Of
Ace of the Register Deeds of the county of
ChcbOygan, i'm Liber K of Mortgages, on page
236, on the 9Th day of January, A. ID. 1881, at
IL O'clock A. NJ, and whereas the amount
claimed to be due on said mortgage at the date
of this notice is the sum OF four hundred and
fifty-five dollars and fifty-eieht cents ($455 6S),
principal and interest, ana t9e turtner sum r Oh
fifty dollars as an attorney fee, stipulated Tor
i'm said mortgage, and which is the whole
amount claimed to be unpaid on said mort
gage and no suit or proceedtibng de haying
remaining secured by said mortgage, or any
part thereof, whereby the power OF sale con-
tanned in said mortgage mas become operative:
Now, therefore, noticeis hereby given that by
virtue of said power of sale ana In pursuance
of the statute In such case made and provided,
the said mortgage will be foreciosed Dy SAFE
of the premises therein described, at public
auction to the highest bidder. az the front
door OF the court house, in the village OF Che-
boygan, in said county OF Cheboygan, (tnat pc
ing the place of holding the Circuit Court for
said county Of ChebOygan) on the S1tn uay
OF August, A ID 1881, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon of that day; which said premises are
described in said mortgage as follows, to-wit:
All that certain piece or parcel OF land stu
ate in the town of Benton, in the county OF
Cheboygan. and state of Michigan, and ce-
scribed as follows, to-wit: Commencing on the
westerly side of Main street, in Cheboygan
village, at u point ninety-two (92) feet and six
(6) inches southerly from the southeast corne
lot of ffty-six 1861 in what is known as M. w.
HOrne's addition to the village of Cheboygan,
according to a plat on file i'm the Register of
Deeds office, for the county of Cheboygan,
thence westerly at ri hit angles to said Main
street ninety-nine (99) feet, thence southerly
i'm line parallel to said Main street twenty
four GA feet and two (2 inches. thence easter
ly parallel TO said first line ninety-nine (99)
feet to Main street, thence nOrtherly along
the westerly line of Main street, twenty-four
GA feet and two (2) inches to the place of be-
ginning.
Dated Cheboygan, May 23d, 1881.
JOHN BECK, Mortgage.
HUMPHREY & PERKINS,
Attorneys for Mortgage.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-07-23
Sherif'S Sale.

NOTICE is hereby given that by virtue of
~ writ of fieri facias, issued out of the cir
cult court for ethe county of ChebOygan, in
favor of Charles F. Lynn and William A.
Lynn, against the goods and chattels and real
estate of Edward Gallagher, in said county, to
me directed and delivered, did on the 2lst
day of February, 1881, levy and take all the
right, title and interest of the said Edward
Gallagher in and to the following described
real estate situate and being in the village and
county of ChebOygan, state of Michigan, and
described as follows, t0-wit: Commencing at
the northeast corner Of lot eighteen QS) in
Jacob SammOns' plat of the village of Cheboy-
gan, according to plat thereof on file at the
Office of the Register OF Deeds for said county
Of Cheboygan, thence northerly along the west
line of Main street ninety-siX feet and four
inches, thence westerly at right angles to Main
street twelve rods and thirteen and One-half
inches to the east line Of Huron street, thence
southerly along the said east line of Huron
street ninety-tw0 feet and eight inches, thence
easterly and along the north line Of said lot
eighteen twelve az rods and thirteen and one
half inches to the place of beginning. All Of
which 1 shall expose for sale at public auction,
or vendue, to the highest bidder, at the front
door OF the court house, in the village OF Che
bOygan, in said county, on. MONDAY, THE
FIRST DAY OF AUGUST, A. ID. 1881, at one
o'clock in the afternoon of said day. Preserving
and excepting, however, from the above de-
scribed piece of land, the following described
property, to-wit: Commencing at the said
northeast corner of said lot eighteen, thence
northery and along the west line of said Main
street seventy four feet thence westerly and
at right angles to said Main street one hundred
and fifty feet thence sOutherly at right angles
to last line and Eparallel to said Main street
seventy-four feet to the north boundary of said
lot eighteen, thence easterly along the said
north boundary line of lot eighteen to the place
of beginning, together with the dwelling house
thar
erty, last above described has been selected
and set apart as the homestead of the said Ed
ward Gallagher.
Dated ChebOygan, June 18th, 1881.
JOHN CALVIN, Under Sheriff.
HUMPHREY q PERKINS, Attorneys.
1Siunp7t
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-07-23
LAND OFFICE AT DETROIT, Mich,

NOTICE is hereby given that the following
IN named settler has filed notice OF his in
tention to make final proof in support OF his
claim before County Clerk at Cheboygan, Mich:
at the expiration of thirty days from the date
of this notice, viz: Thomas Burrows for the
a of Sc a and Sc Il of sw Il, sec 10, SO n, z
W, and names the following witnesses, VIZ:
William Briggs, Charles f. Burton, Jacob X.
Shook and William A. Austin, of Cheboygan,
Mich. also william Marx for thes y of SO "a,
sec 20, 80 n, r. w and names the following
witnesses, viz Frede ick j. Lantz, Frederick
Maschke. Herbert III. Crosby and George Cum
mings, of Cheboygan, Mich.
jI6t5 j. b. BLoss, Register.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-07-23
Sberif'S Sale.

NOTICE is hereby given that by virtue of a
~ writ of fieri facias, issued out OF the cir
cult court for the county Of st. Clair, in favor
of James Ryles, against the goods and chattels
Michael Gallagher, in the county Of ChebOy-
gan, state of Michigan, to me directed and de-
livered, did on the 9th day Of April, 1881,
levy and take all the right, title and interest Of
the said Edward Gallagher in and to the fol-
lowing described real estate, situate and being
in the village and county of Cheboygan, Mich
igan, described as follows, tO-wit: Commencing
at the northeast corner Of lot eighteen QS), i'm
Jacob SammOns' plat OF the village of ChebOy-
gan, according to the plat thereof on file at
the Office of the register Of deeds, for said
comfy of ChebOygan, thence northerly along
the west line OF Main street ninety-six feet and
four inches, thence westerly at right angles to
Main street. twelve rods and thirteen and one
half inches to the east line of Huron street.
thence southerly along the said east line OF
Huron street ninety feet and eight inches,
thence easterly and along the north line of said
lot eighteen, twelve Q2) rods and thirteen and
one-half inches to the place of beginning, all
of which shall expose at public auction
or vendue to the highest bidder, at the front
door Of the court house i'm the village of Che
boygan, in said county. on MONDAY, THE
FIRST DAY OF AUGUST, A. ID. 1881, at one
O'clock in the afternoon of said day, reserying
and excepting, however, from the above de-
cribed piece of land the following described
property tO-wit: Commencing at the said NORTH
east corner of said lot eighteen, thence north
erly and along the westline of Main st. seventy
four feet, thence westerly and at right angles
to said Main street one handred and fifty feet,
thence southerly and at right angles TO last line
and parallel to said Main street seventy-four
feet, to the north boundary line of said lot
eighteen, thence easterly along said north
boundary line of lot eighteen to the place of
beginning together with the dwelling house
and appurtenances thereon, which said prop
erty last above described has been selected and
ward Gallagher.
Dated Cheboygan, Mich, June 18th, 1881.
JOHN CALVIN, Under Sheriff.
HUMPHREY * PERKINS, ATTORNEYS =
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Notice..
US. LAND OFFICE, REED CITY, Mich, !
Inn

u. S. LAND OFFICE, REED CITY, Mich,
June 20, 1881.
Comp'aint having been entered at this once
" by James harris against Edwin w. Her
rick for abandoning his homestead entry No:
1887, dated April 10, 1880, upon the lot 3, g OF
X and N W "a of @ "a, sec l, 80 n, range
w in Cheboygan county, Michigan, with view
to the cancellation of said entry: the said
parties are hereby summoned to appear ut this
Office on the 9th day of August, 1851, at IL
concerning said alleged abandonment.
EDWARD STEVENSON, Register.
w. III. G. MITCHELL, Receiver.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-07-23
(lticu:ra
THE GREAT SKIN CURE.
Itching and Scaly Diseases,
HumOrs Of the Scalp and
Skin Permanently
Cured.
RINGWORM.

Geo, w. Brown, As Marshall St., Providence,
II. L. cured by Cuticura Remedies of Ring
worm Humor got at.the BARRIERS which spread
all over his ears, neck and face, and for six
years resisted all kinds of treatment.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-07-23
MILK CRUST.
FALLING HAIR.

Frank A. Bean, Steam Fire Engine 0, Boston,
was cured of alopecia, or falling of the hair,
by the Cuticura Resolvent internally and
Cuticura and Juticura Soap externally, which
completely restored his hair when all said he
would lose it.
Thomas Lee, 1916 Frankfort Av., Philadel-
phia, afflicted with dandruff which for twenty
years had covered his scalp with scales one
quarter of an inch in thickness, cured by the
Cuticura Remedies.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-07-23

Gcc week i'm your own town. Terms and
POO SIS ontfit free. Address II Hallett & Co,
Portland, Maine. l9febly
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-07-23

2july5t
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-07-23
TREATMENT.

The Cuticura Treatment consists in the in
ternal use of the Cuticura Resolvent. the new
Blood purifier, and the external use of Cuti-
cura and uticura Soap, the Great Skin Cures.
For Sunburn, Tan and Greasy Skin use Cuti-
cura Soap, an exquisite toilet, bath and nur-
sery sanative, fragrant with delicious flower
odors and healing balsams.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-07-23
SKIN HUMOR.
ECZEM

ECZEMA.
Hon. VIM. Taylor, Boston, Mass, perman-
emily cured of a humor of the face and scalp
eczema that had been treated lnsuccessfully
for twelve years by many Of BOstons best ply
scians and most noted specialists, as well as
European authorities.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-07-23
Farm for Sale.

A farm of about 80 acres, IL acres under
"A cultivation, very best quality of soil, ltu-
ated near Beaugrand school house. For fur-
ther particulars inquire of
THOMAS MCGUIRE,
Cheboygan, Mich.
, 1881-01-19

THE new year opens with MI appalling list
OF suicides. III eighteen days thu telegraph
has reported 10 less than thirty.onc cases In
this country, which, OF course, does not in
clude all. Among them nre the llntlies Of
ten very prominent pcoplc-ylz.: Dr.. Charles
IIaeyernlck, a prominent cit1zen Of M!lwau-
kec; the lion. Otto Drcsscl, one OF the !ead-
ing men Of Cincinnati: John II. Poke, Mt
one time Assessor of Internal Revenue III
Indiana; Arthur a. Wheeler, Fellow Of
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore;
Co,nwcll Hunwoot, d wealthy West indian
planter, who shot himself iii New York;
Richard ]. Welsh, tho manager of tho st.
Louis Becf Canning Company; 7. 4. God
tlard. Audltor-elect III Wabasha County. Min-
llesota; Thomas ]. Kirk, Quo Of our own
prominent merchants; james y. Robinson,
Ut the Prothonotary's Office, Philadelphia;
a,ld J. Philip Kriegcr, tho cx!frcasurcr of
the School Board, st. Louis. III nenyly every
one OF tllesu cases. the cause Of tho suicide
WIS financial embarrassment, growing out OF
reckless living,
, 1881-01-19

Tennysoll's new p1ay Is n success. Tho
tu1Io or tho Frenuhtuan who wrote It has nut
been given,
"WIlat noes the Winter Drlngr" Is the
ttlo Ut poe.n received yesterday. In Chicago
1t hrlnyA liphthorEn and cold feet.
4 London pAlIer says tl'at "Mr. Gladstone
has hcen unusually checrful Ut late.' Wittn
ltas uvtdontly bcen beAtiug three queens for
somebody.
Tho Detroit Post publishes poem entitled
"Tho Lost Skylars," II tho blri " II native Of
Detroit 1t Is probably worry glud to bv forever
utit of tl,at city.
Tho young lady In Wisconsin WHO Is to
marry IjGrt!stjerho DJ6rnsun, the Norwegian
natne of her a!sanccl.
Educate your sous. Iosl,na W. Sears, who
gruduatUtl from Insc College three yenrs ngo, ia
Ba,ti to 10 tho rlchrst man In U0stun, His an-
u,,ui tax Is about St7,0W.
s'Do we need tho wltpping-post ?n anxIous!y
inquiries tho TT. Louis IielhtlfcaN, Trububty yon
do, now that tho boys ar0 g1ttiug too largo to
hallllu comfortably ucross YOUR kneu.
"Alica Williams, Of Aipana Mich, IN It lit
Of religious excitement Il fow days ngo suycrel
hcr tnslgun with sllzor. The tual!s ia Alpuna
will bp loaded with luttosB containing proposals
OF marriage.
4 terrible Story comes from Philadelphia.
4 young lady Ut that city stuearel her Hips with
gtuc, and then allowed a 1ngEara lover to kiss
her. Tho old nun CHINO II. at tho right time.
They aro now engaged.
III talking tho other ttny Ut his feelings dur
| Ing hts recent severe linesst Mr. T, r. Darnu1n
| shil, ~ locked back aud could hardly rccnil
heuoAt ha,! rendered to my 9eow.men NIL my
Ilte." Mr. uarnutn Is u little too hard on him.
solf. Ills olrpus was once suspended Tor two
| RnnapuS.
, 1881-01-19
A HARD WINTER.
SAVE YOUR WHEAT.

Sptctal Dttpatth 10 Tie Chicago 7fibunt.
FiSpLAy, O., jim. 1s.-After making nd
extended tour throughout the whcat-grow.
Ing regions OF Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Ills
1lois, md Iowa, nnd from what l could seq
antt hear from tito farmers I'll those sections,
It Is my opinion thnt our wheat crop the CON.
Ing season must necessarily bc very sllott
There arc various rcasoMs for this. III the
irst place, tho dry weather prevented sce4.
Ing until tho month OF October, and sha
wheat was scarcely up when winter set In.
Tl.cn tho continuous cold weather over since,
without snow ellOngll 10 protect 1t from tho
frUst, SO that one-llnIf OF 1t Inns nlready iler.
ished. III addition to this, tho months Of
February md March, which nro the most
spvere months III the year OF tue wheat crop
will render It's destruction 10 n great extent
ccrtalnty. j. n. STiSEaiAN.
, 1881-01-19
THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH SYSTEM.

AYo print iii another column the report OF
a Special Committee OH tic Postal Telegraph
which was appointed by tho National Board
of Trade. Tho Committee consisted Of
Messrs. i. D. 'rhurbcr OF Now York. Richard
u. Fisher of Baltimore, Oliver lIoyt Of New
York, ". S. Crosby Of Chicago, and James
Buchanan ot Trenton, Their report was
adopted BY nlora than a two-tlirus vote Of
tie National l,oarsl ut Its lato meeting III
Washington. and 1t Is now distributed under
tho auspices alld with tho Endorsement Of tho
New York Doard Of Trade and Transporta-
tion. Hence THE Tribune feels Justified In
commenting tho document 10 tho careful pit
rusal Of lis own readers. 1t recommends IN
Tho strongest terms the adoption by tho
American Government of tho English system
Ut combining tho telegraph with tho postal
service.
Tile English system Of postal toleEraphy
has proved 10 bo q paying Investment for the
people. Tlle number OF Offices Increased
from 2.4Ss III 1SG0. when tie Government
acquired control oi tho system, to b,%il last
ycar. and the increaso III tho number OF
lncssages during tito samo period WIS from
100000 to :p,t47,l37. Meanwhile the Post
Otlic0 Department In Great Britain las paid
oil operating expenses, paid for tho increased
plant and facilities necessary to the enor.
nous growth OF service, anl paid tic Inter
est OIL tho bonds Issued by the Government
fur tho original purchase OF the lfucs. Dur
Ing tic period named. the miles ot ltuo have
Increased from 5,C01 10 a3,lbG, tho lniles Of
marine cable from l30 to f07, tho instruments
fk, f~~k &xu u S1.n ,,k
, 1881-01-19

THE popular impression that Nowfounl-
land ia dependency or Circuit llrltatn appenrs
~ be erroneous. Lord l1unraycn has Just cnicu
attention 10 tho faot that by tho treaty Of
Utrecht, stI!! III force, ilshing rights over tho
shoro from Capo Hay 10 Capo John, comprising
about ttlrco-Boycnths ut tho entire coast line of
the Island, were secured to Franco; and thnt
country lays claim to strip Of land half u mile
In width ntonx tho cntite Western scabonrtl.
Eome day tho settlement OF conflicting cllns Ut
tho English pn1 Ercneh Governments WILL afford
II tlno Aoid for diplomatic tnanuuyorIng. Mcall-
while tho uncertutnty IL y serious bAr to the
prosperity Ut tho Whole lsand. Tho Governs
mvnt IL debarrcd from nak,ns any disposition
Of oyer 10000 sQunro miles Ut land. Nobody
cufus 10 purchase OF attempt to develop tho re-
suurcea OF tho laud, Worse still a. 1t II subject
To ITO authority, 1t bus beconG tho refuge Of
crItulnala OF ull vlavses, for no wrlts ereGt-
!vo thero, but "o,pry nun does shal which
seems best to him II, hts own cyes,"
, 1881-01-19

CENSUS returns from the Southern States
OF A1at,ntT,n. Arknnans. Georgia. Louisiana. nl>d
North Carolina show tl,u following rate OF lii
crnasn Of whites nnd blacks:
Alnbama-Whites, y per cent; negroes, 70 per
cent.
ArkansRs-Whltcs, Oh per cont; Negroes IS per
cunt.
Gcorgin-Whitcs, y per cent; negroes. .: per
cent.
1oti[sinna-Whites, 20 per cent: negroes, 80
per cent.
North Casoliua-Whltes, ~ per cent; negroes,
u per cent.
1t will thus be seen that, with tho exception OF
A'RbRna, tho neuru rnco hns beunt increasing
lMorp tspdty than tho whites III tho Southern
Suites. Tho satnp fact hus uso been shown by
tho census returns OF South Carolinn nna ttury-
lnna.
, 1881-01-19
SHALL WE HAVE CHEAP BooKB1

Tic AMERICAN publishers Tor many Of
tl.cln) hayo recently bccomo converts. and
viii. ull the zeal Of converts, to tho doctrine
Of "interna tlonnl copyright" Fur thirty,
forty, null fifty ycars they have been !ss,l-
lux in comparatively cheap form a]l tho
great novels and other works Of Enelisl,
writer's, So,ne of these publishers have
catalogs Ut .ssclect" works, Numbering i,es-
!,ups ns high as 100, wlic!, up to tic time
of tho VAR they Issued Mt rs conts II vol.
,lnc. bit which they. have since ADVANCED
from 1VO TO 200 pcr cent in price, TO usc
their own now familiar term, nil these
works hnyo bccu nplrated,n Int another
school OF p!rates hus been called into cx.
tstcucc. Numerous publishing cs,ablts,,-
,nents arc now engaged in publIshInc'all tI,o
lest work In tho English IanRua9c. ind trn,,s
, 1881-01-19

A GEnsfAS correspondent of tho Pail Mntt
Gd=cttt writes thAt tho financial distress III Ger
n,nny Is very great. Ceiling prizes md land
rents nre fattnE frigltfulty low, THO result Is
thAt debtors Oh mortgage cannot pay tho In
tcrrst Of their t1cbts. und are disposscsaed. nnd
their properties frequently sold nt hnlf thesRlnc
they Ind some ti1,u ngo. This depreciation cn-
not lu attributed to foreign competition. ,ls tho
importation Of corn ind other psn,surc bus been
tAxcd. It IL generally believed that tho full III
prices ID duo to tho scarcity ur casa.
, 1881-01-19

MENDOZA. ILL.,, Jan. tS.-rho SNOW OF
Saturday a,,d Sunday Is tic deepest we hara
Ind fur years. 1t Is at present some Twelve
10 fourteen inches OIL the level, and ai1otds
splendid slcigl,inK; but, being light mil loose,
should strong wind come 1t will drift bad
~, md Cause mucl, Inconvenience to tfa!ns
nllI othor iAeatls Of travel.
, 1881-01-19

West VIRGINIA has gone crazy after Of
tlc9 slncu 0o1'a appointment a. Secretary Of tho
NAyy for slx weok1, 4 WuzhiuRtou dispatch
pays:
a question now current In Washington Is
whether tho1o Ar0 aNy lnen in West ptrynla
nnswsr would seen ~ he that theru arc nnnt..
but thul they nro all 10 Warrington, Bnc0 Sec.
Eetary OF lha Navy 0o1 entered upou blu ottIclnl
State seelns 10 4Ryo enlxratcd 10 Washington
With tho us,llldeiIt txpectltion thAt God will bo
, 1881-01-19

THE proposed consolidation Of tho Board
Of hallway ald Warehouse Commissioners
and the Bonrd Of Canal Commissioners,
which It IL tho purpose Of bill Introduced
In the State Senate to effect, ought to be
made. One Commission could easily do the
work Of both rs ut present ursanlzcd; and
the interests Of tho public could be quito rs
well served by ono Board, while tho saving
OF whole set Of snlarfes could be accoiu.
nltshed
, 1881-01-19
TRIBUNE ltNAEClI OFFICES.

rut cn1cAao TRIBUNE has established branch
ercs Tor thp recsipt Ut subscriptions and adTeftse
mepts rs fotnwH:
fAupES, Manager. -.
GLASGOW. scotlend-A1an'a American NEWS
Arencv. VI ltcnho1d.st
LOSDuN. Eng-Amcsican ExehanEs ~ sIaau.
HENRY +. GILLIu. Agent.
WASHINGTON. u. C.-l3io strGck
, 1881-01-19

WASHINGTON, u. G., Jun. 18.--Isatn wai
reported this morning in tho South. Cloudy
ind foggy weather generally prevailed, e1'
cept In tho Northwest anu ut tho fur East
, 1881-01-19
Tito Now Congressional Apportiounent
Following Is the text Of Afr. Cox's bill:

An Act mixing M nppOft1onlnuht0 0f TGrrcBGtitn.
ton in Congress >Amnny tho soycral Stntus
Nl1er tho tohth GGu8ttS:
lie It eHacteI bv The Senate and HOUSE Of Repre-
seHtatirts u the utta Sttes " ifntrieu IN En's-
9rrss assembled, After tho ut nt starcl lse3. tho
Hullsp uf Representatives. shall bn composed Ut
1Jl me1ns'ers, ~ 10 apporuoncd among tho sev.
trtt EtntDa nj fn1tn1yat
, 1881-01-19

ttcntly doubled, for is understood that tho
receIt consolidation ngrcGal upon proposes
That tho capital stuck ht"the n1i,algahiatetl
concern slal he $50, ,C0o, ,ooo. tloIlg, Tie cost
Of Tho rlw Anl unnecessary material nc
q'lircd by The consolidation Is represented py |
bonds TINT remain 10 be paid. Ille hlrpoac
Is, That thu public shall hc compelled to
lmy rates for telegraph seryicn which |
shall yield dividends OIL ssotooo,ooo' t'tottEh
tic cost antl value OF tho plant 10 not repre-
sent lnofe tl,ati onc-fourt'' tlat nll'onlh'
From this tiusc o,, tho management OF &he
whole telegraph system Of the coi'htry WIZ
be practically subject to tito arbitrary t!icsa'
tlon Of ono lnai,,-Jny Gould,-wlsosc past
career i'as demonstrated Tint cnplti!ty ailtl
power will be the ruling motives Ut Ills colt
troll. and tho people OF tho United Suites VIII
have no protection whnteser Ill law or com
petition against any extortto'f, oppression. or
discrimination which this ,nan may see tit to
practtcc. TlEa situation Is, therefore, vcry
ru,tcl, nure dangerous now tlla',it WIS nj tho
lime tito National Doartrs report wns pre-
pared.
The National Noartl see1'1 to have fallen
Into tic sniise error which most people clltef-
tafn who lInye given this lnntter superficial
thought-ylz.: That II WILL be necessary Tor
the Government to buy out tho existing
monopoly before 1t cail control tic telegraph
system Of the country. This psocednreseelns
10 be assumed by the gentlemen who pre-
pnred tho report, for they say that, whenever
tho telegraph slialt bc taken by the
Government, ut should be Mt tile full mp
prnised value Of the property" and not upon
tho "present inflated basis." An cxtraya-
CANT purchase price Is apparently co''te'1i-
plated, for the report refers to tho English
purchase, MID adds that "wllat may now
seem an cyorbitant pr!co will tctl years
hence seem very low" Thu fnct Is, TINT tie
only mistake :nale BY tic English Govern
mcnt was the purchase Of lines tint Ind
already been constructed, anll tho payment
Of MI cxorblant price therefor, together
with tho assumption by the Government of
settling up unreasonable contracts which
cost the Government large additional sums.
1fad 1t not been for SO ul'busincssl!ko 4 pl'r-
chase tho English Government walli.i hase
been in q position long beforc now to make
further reduction III rates and yet to pay TIC
interest on their Investment. Amy project OF
Il Government postal telegraph tllat sl'oll
include the purchase Of the Western Union
Conpany's lines and franchises will play
Into the hands Of tho lncn wlio control the
monopoly alnloss rs much rs to permit tile
MONOPOLY to proceed without Government
| coupetlt1un or restraint. Indeed, 1t Is