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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-05-10
Eastern Vie,vs of tho Coal Trade.

Ner York.-The Bituminous mar.
ket is still torpid with low prices,
and it Is thought that similar COM
bination among producers and trans
porting companies, to that which
regulates the anthracite supply, will
be forced upon the producers and
transporters of bitnminous Goals.
Meanwhile, the Goals are quoted here
at seaboard prices at mere fractions
above three dollars f. O. b., price
that can be but very satisfactory to
consumers.-Mining Record.
There is very fair trade in btu
minous coal and the tonnage is NOV
ing off in first-rate shape. The COM
petition for business makes the prices
suffer, and we hear of some very low
figures for Goals sent to this market,
with the standard coal not far behind.
The purchaser Of a single cargo now
and then, appears to occupy as favor
able position in the matter of price
as the buyer of fifty thousand tons on
a yearly contract. The market pre-
sents no lew features since our last
review, and We can only congratulate
the producer Of this coal on his abil.
ity to sell so much of it, and so make
market for the commodity, with a
possibly higher price for the same
in the future. 1t is game at pre-
sent that yields no profit to any one
not intimately acquainted or connect
ed with the several railways which
ale carriers of the commodity. Low
prices West and East for this coal
have not affected the market value of
anthracite, nor the quantity called
for, so much as might have been
expected. 1t is fair to suppose that
anthracite will find an increasing
market as the domestic fuel of the
country, while the steam coal of the
future Gas we have maintained for
some years. is the bituminous and
semi-bituminous Goals with which the
country abounds.-Coal Trade Jour-
nal.
Business has not changed material
ly. Low prices continue to be the
order of the day, and some exception
ally low figures are mentioned as the
basis of some ofthe contracts awarded.
Philadelphia.--The bitminous coal
operators have become so accustomed
to a gloomy view that they scarcely
know how to express any other opin-
ion, and can see nothing IN favor
able light. The total amount of BIZ
luminous coal sent to Eastern mar
kets so far this year has been nearly
l ! million tons, which is a trifling in
crease over last years shipments to
the same date. Two or three opera
tors expect to secure some good con-
tracts for their products where an
thracite has heretofore been placed,
and they will probably succeed. But
prices have been cut down so low
that there is nothing in the business.
Bituminous operators are not securing
as much of the anthracite trade as
they expected a month or two ago,
as anthracite prices have been shaded
and graded down to meet this COM
petition, and good deal of the bus
mess which bituminous men expect
ed to secure fell, at the last moment,
into old hands.
Boston.-But little is doing in BIZ
luminous steam coal. There is a
small cargo trade at delivered prices
of $3.90@$4, and We hear of few
small contracts placed.-Englneering
and Mining Journal.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-05-10
tent to that which followed the fail
IRE of Jay Cooke & Co. in 1878.

The steamship State of Florida
was sunk on the 18th of April by II
collision with bark in mid-ocean.
Out of 1877 persons on board only A
were saved, and of the bark's crew
only the captain and two men were
rescued. One hundred and twenty
three souls went down with the
steamer and twelve with the bark,
making the total loss of life one hun
dred and thirtY-fiYe.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-05-10

THERE was the widest excitment
in Wall street, New York, at II
o'clock Tuesday morning when it
was announced that the Marine Ma
tional Bank, of No. rs Wall street,
had closed its doors. About two
hours later the banking house of
Grant & Ward, No. 2 Wall street, of
which ex-president Grant is men,
Der, announced to the stock exchange
its inability to meet its engagements.
These two events, followed as they
were by rumors of still more porten-
tous disasters involving the stability
of several International banks, caused
apprehensions Of a panic equal in ex-
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-05-10

OUR present methods of mining
and preparing coal involve the. use
of from &C to rs per cent. Of the to-
tai amount of coal in the ground, SO
that only rs to 81 per cent. is ship
ped to market.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-05-10

Perso"ai.-Capt. Nelson Beall, whose
return from Florida, was noted last
week, left again Saturday for months
sojourn in Texas.
The editor of the Mason (Texas) Neps
recently visited Burnet, in that State.
While there he formed an acquaintance
which will interest number of Frost
burg boys. He says: 'At 2 p. M,
sharp, the engine footed for all aboard,
and in few moments we were passing
over the most picturesque landscape
to be seen in the west. The prairies
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-05-10
GENERAL ITEMS.

The enacting clause of the Nor
rison tariff bill was stricken out in
the House of Representatives Tues
day afternoon by vote of 159 to
1855. The scene attending the defeat
of the measure was exciting. Ran
dali led the debate. Mr.. J. V. l..
Findlay, OF Maryland, followed, max
ing spirited speech, but following
in the line of Randall. Blackburn
and Morrison spoke in favor of the
bill, and Converse, of Ohio, moved
to strike out the enacting clause.
The tellers reported that the vote
stood 1856 yeas to ISL nays. Morrison
demanded the roll call, and at this
vote was found to stand 1879 to 1855.
An analysis of the vote shows that
three republicans voted against the
motion to strike ont the enacting
clause. These were Nelson, Strait
and Wakefield, all OF Minnesota.
Forty-one democrats voted with the
republicans. Six are from New York,
twelve from Pennsylvania, ten from
Ohio. three from New jersey, four
from California and one each from
Maryland (F'indlay), Illinois, Con-
necticut, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Messrs. Covington. Talbot ond Hob
litzeli voted with the democrats.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-05-10

Apr 26
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-05-10

OLEoMARGRINE has reached Eng
land. 1t will soon be as widespread
as butter.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-05-10

THERE is the old song to sing re-
garding the bituminous trade,
nothing new. The Clearfeld people
are still grumbling about the inroads
made by the Cumberland people,
when coal was placed in large con-
tracts early in the year by the latter
to the detriment of the former. Pro-
duction keeps up to its old average
and Eastern shipments are about the
same.
Rumors of u strike in the Clear
field region early in June are heard
more frequently. To many operators
and their hackers, who sell the coal
at tide-water, these rumors are not
unpleasant, if the latter are to be be-
lieved, but a circus advertising agent
is George Washington compared
with many Ananiases in the bitumi-
nous trade in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
doah pa Herald.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-05-10

ImprOremenfs.-In addition to his
new rear building Mr.. Andrew Fox
has built handsome front porch to
his residence on Broadway.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-05-10
Odd Fellows Opera House.

JOHN RAvENsCRAFT, = PROPRIETOR
TNHIS WELL KNOWN AND POPULAR
L HALL is open for engagement to all re-
sponsible parties, local or foreign. Being the
largest hall in Frostburg, and conveniently
ng Tronpes Lectures o Fairs a Festiyas ete
with the amplest scope to secure the fullest
patronage. 1t is well heated, lighted and VEN
tilated, so that solid comfort is available in
any season. For terms apply to or address
the proprietor. June 80
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-29
for andB Poun
Estimates madeo on ndenceso

! from 1t, will increase the value of his
stock more than forty cents per head
The stockmen have had free range
ever since Texas has been state
They have made their millions out OF
1t. The time has come when
grass has an intrinsic value, and the
demand for free range is greater than
the supply, and as long as we permit
the free use of the commons there will
be q conflict in this state. The stock
men are willing to pay for these lands,
but senators say that they are not
ready to compel them to lease for fear
it will raise the value of land in the
state. What an argument The real
estate interest of any state is the basis
of all its wealth. You show me coun-
try where the real estate is worthless
and | will show you country where
business is stagnant and the country
on the retrograde.
If by this law you should double the
value of real estate, you at the same
time double its ability to
pay taxes. 1t has been my observation
that lands have always been too cheap
in this state to invite immigration. Peo-
pie living in distant states where land
is worth from fifty TO one hundred dol
lars per acre, when they hear that
our lands are worth only fifty cents or
one dollarper acre, at once decide that
land of no greater value than that are
worthless, and turn their eyes to a
country where land is worth from four
to eight dollars per acre. They say
your lands are too cheap to be of value
and they go in preference to idaho,
Dakota and other Western countries
where real estate is considered worth
something. But they say it is in the
interest of the land men. Who is it
that owns the lands of this state? The
armers own one hundred and seventy
millions dollars of the tax
able values of land in the state;
the land men, corporations and all
other persons own only forty-siX mil
lions of taxable lands. If the bill
raises the price of the land mems prop
erty, will it not also double the value
of the farmers land in the state! If
we can help raise the values of their
lands, do we legislate in the interest
of the farmer, or do we legislate for the
rich stockmen. If this bill is going to
double the value of lands in this state,
it can not be passed too soon. We
have now $4,000, 900 acres of lands that
belong to the school children of Texas,
that are worth at present prices &c.,
600, 900 dollars, and if we can make 1t
$3.50, 100000, relieve the people
from taxation, and raise
a school fund that will educate every
poor child in the state, will that injure
the state? .Will it injure the stock
men, the farmer, or the school chill
dren of the state? Mr.. Chairman, II
seems to me that every argument is in
favor of the passage of the bill, and j
for one am not willing to leave this
chamber and return to my people UNI
til i have cast my vote against free
grass, the chief cause of all the troubles
now backing the fair name of our
great state.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-29

authorized by congress, shall have
without re1eren ce to the amount In
controversy, concurrent jurisdiction
over All controversies arising between
SAID dulf, Colorado d. Santa Fe rail
way company and the nations and
trloes through whose territory said
railway shall be constructed. Said
courts snail have like Jurisdiction,
without reference to the amount in
controversy, over all controversies
arising between the inhabitants of
SAID nations OF tribes and said railway
company; and the civil jurisdiction Of
SAID courts, Is hereby extended within
the limits OF said Indian Territory,
without distinction as to citizenship OF
Inc l'arties, so far as may be necessary
10 carry out the provisions of this act.
soec; y. That said railway company
snaii puiid at least ole hundred miles
OF It's railway IN said territory within
tnree years after the passage Of this
act' OF this grant shall be forfeited as
To mat portion not built.
. zee. ~, That the said Gulf, Colorado
~ SANTA ne railway company shall ac-
cept tnis right Of way upon express
condition, binding upon Itself, ne s,,c-
cessors and assigns, that they will
neither aid, advise, nor assist Ia any
effort looking toward the changing or
eXtiiiguishing the present tenure Of
tne Indians In their lands, and will
not attempt 10 secure from the Indian
:. saiions any further grant of land, or
ils occupancy, than il hcreinbefore
provided: Provided That any viola
tion Of the condition mentioned In this
section shall operate as a forfeiture Of
All the rights and privileges OF said
railway company under this net.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-29
The Morey letter.

New York, January 2S.-In the trial
of the salt of Josh Hart, publisher OF
Truth" against George Alfred Town
send, New York correspondent o! the
Cincinnati Enquirer, claiming $50 600
damages for libel, Hart testified that
Truth continued its attack on Garfield
even after the general denied the au-
thenticity of the Mercy letter, because
the Democratic national committee
continued its assurances of the letters
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-29
SENATOR MATLOCE.
Continued from Fourth Page.

Sstockmen? No. He has the
to pay for his grass and asks
let him lease it. It will not in
be honest farmer who has his 100
bf land, nor will it injure the
man, the renter who has no
for we give him the right
turn loose free upon the
losed lands twenty-five head of
exclusive Of those under one
old, and but few of that class
that many stock. Who will it
then? Not man in this broad
he wants to be an honest and
biding citizen, and is willing to
BIS portion of the public burdens
u as enjoy the public blessings.
Wild ience-cutters know that
are not indicating any great
iple in the political economy of
tate and that they are not acting
principle of right and justice or
you'd so in daylight and destroy
fences. No, they go like
pug criminals in the dark
Of night while
Ghest man sleeps dreaming of the
" promised him by a republic
. for the protection of
property, and destroys property
las cost him years of toll. They
uIiVen millions of dollars from
'ate' ana cast a gloom over every
rs interest; they have decreased
xabie values Of property: have
Us IN the eyes of the outside
~, s e OF communists and Grim.
w., "i i = whatpurpose? Free grass,
Fo taI shalt ,1a nof shall use your land;
MY oi lhe free range man and
ai,ilnunlst. And strange TO saw,
E ~ men men IN this senate to-day who,
Fr ao , ,l are not prepared to saw
[lee grass must go.
,usiehieG will not come to orr
Ea9 c and help us TO remove this
Won w" out of the state,
y you see the next tax list Won,
N eompelled to acknowledge fhat
!. n ~ oeen a decrease in taxable
4 " s. az least $50, 100000. But The
ssa from BeXar says this bill will |
- art ,'ie value of real estate in this
n nauo therefore it is wrong TO pass
! l v.a., heard a statesman assert
" was wrong to increase the yolne
!; y y PROPERTY in this state by the
p ss, +, a Jus, law. They are willing
lestr.,, We values of land. |
q s,y The taxable wealth
state; why? Because thew
th ss grass, They are willing
NOT ' Ia ,a'io now worth fifty cents |
t Io, Dc worth So. VIM Re- |
! is bo "a,i. iree grass. They say |
lcb 0e a 1t will make the land |
seeiS i ~ TN. the cattleman poorer. |
II II u will make any person
4 io" u.es OF land for each cow.
the st pei,ls an acre, will make |
70 n co S.ochman forty cents for |
,Ilns COW a year. viii that make
Won VI noa their stock any less
i, sIu l. compel them to lease or
ana lands they become perma.
ha u mel, MEL, cattle are worth more
a~s would be If their owner ' hnd
them he n =, could call his own to
'si.law,,linl. be compelled '"I by
/ canun, to take four cents n eT
d iiS S,no they demand one doI i
ths sv car demand any,
owns n end So but the school
tho Ky ysogO 900 of acres of land.
s sav ,Sss'slature can control, ."i as
Or s sra it costs forty cents n mr
nd WIS waa,, sufficient to feed d 5ea
cs,nmaane p you lease the land 70
rma u from the very fact that he
where" !. range for a term of
no one can shove him
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-29
Fire at Hone. Ark.

Little Rock, January 2S.--The Dem
ocrat's Hope special says fire Sunday
night in Barge's dry goods store ex-
tended to and consumed several stores.
Loss 100000; insurance 100000.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-29

AcKER,S BLOOD ELIXIR guar
an,eed; viii cure all kinds Of blood
poisoning, Inherited or confruet cd. l..
n. Brunswig s. Co.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-29
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-29
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New-York tribune., 1884-10-29

DR., John Morgan, George W. Lewis E. A Seccomb,
Colonel Truman Y. Tuttle, Captain A. IT, Brown.
Major q. A. Johns, Captain s. +. Corwin and major
w. g. Bryant.
The ladies' of Brooklyn will hold public meeting for
of Music, from 4 to 5p IN. tomorrow. The matter
has been arranged by the ladies themselves who ex.
pressed I'm a letter to the Kings County Campaign
Committee their deep and peculiar interest in the
coming election. The whole building will be reserved
for ladies' and Mr. Blaine will he present and make
short address
In the torchlight parade In Brooklyn even
ing, General John &. Fremont the first Republican
candidate for President will ride in the carriage with
Mr. Blaine. General Fremont visited the campaign
headquarters In Brooklyn last evening" and promised
to be present tomorrow night.
The following telegram sent to the Brooklyn
Young Mems Republican Club yesterday;
NARRowsBURG ". Y, Oct. 2S.
s. ~ Tobey, Assistant Secretary Young Mems Repao''eas
Club, Br0Okiyn:
Am with Mr. Blaine. He agrees to our plan Send the
word to all the boys that he would like to see all the
young men who are for him In the procession.
II. W. KNIGHT, president.
New-York tribune., 1884-10-29

much was oueto the inspiring presence OF ths
lean leader: This statement was much an sn,iEe iEelaA
The Ohio election proved that no single msr
country carries the German vote In his pocket ah
speaker. - wherever Carl schirz sn.nd nssd ue
Ohio Ohio snnas,,cah sitnes In German. German or in Ess.s
1t proves that II man goes to ohio 70 Tss:sed
the people he must discuss the questions which instruct
Importance to them and not descend 10 persons are
Or. Hamilton Williams the next snea,ous ,aouse.s
raised the audience 10 frequent outbursts Of snss A
by tho vehement e0quence with which he urgeJ Jsssasu
cessity OF continuing the policy Of proecon we ~
bright flashes Of Irish wit when he exposed tbe n
at conoeament He in the midst OF his speech
Mr.. Ford announced that Walker Blaine had ls xha
When the audience caught sight OF Mr. Blanss snn ed
vented their feelings In the most uproarious ann, ny
Hats were waved, handerchefs shaken and
FOR Blaine again and again repeated. When s,n
was at length gained. he spoke follows: coron
temen, upon somewhat embarrassing errand lam y9
however that come 10 meeting composed Of ON, ~
and German friends. Applause. shall take the lns
OF making the apology that come to make In onr sn
mon langnagc-the English. am sure that II -noSS ~
the Irish tongue should be unntelligbe to hasf ~ ~
audience. Laughter am sure that II spoke IN ~ ~
German shOud be unneigible 10 the other 6alf fsns
come 10 make excuses for my father. Applaass ~
three cheers for Blaine lie has been Tor more tss
forty days travelling In the West come a, tas sa
came that brought the message back,-to ~ ~
to you gentlemen. that bring a message Of ho,yy
from the West and the day that the West
secure fToud applause. Tf you, gentlemen our T.,
and German friends, stand by the Republican parry =
New.York lcries of ave WIFI the ark Of that n,, =
and solid ground OF victory" loud and prooues33
Senator Hale, Of Maine then made brief speech 4,
favor OF Protection
New-York tribune., 1884-10-29

.rcouracc now and further developments therein NJ
The employees Of Ave Of the mills her, ssSc '" wS", ~" va"
i~cn Inv the corporations and through the churche, n
hv onr citizens generally which shcwa that our
not only earn enough for thcir own rurpor' "" ""'
able 10 help Others IN need 81,
r. G.. Hooker an extensive manufacturer of woo'e"''
at Montvillc, Conn. writes as followSi
We had stop mill about The l2th OF ymy ,ns
good IN 10 the fall OF 1ss2 and we had more "frrH 'n
we could hll and contemplating inci"aIna % r
business onc-thrd We went FAR ~ 10 got price. "I
the additional machinery. hut after the election ol wv
present Congress In the fall of 1852, our orders n'h
IAN OFT aud II has been getting worse e,er eincc bl
say thet that they are not going TO stok M win s"o
until the agitation Of the tariff IA out ~ the way
We were paving more wages when we stopped lMt 9n,
than we were paying In $50. and there Is no qucso
but that rs cents viii now buy ~ much ~ ~ w1ms ~
1850. The only hope nave I" No an'c !" SUI ~,
mill again in the election of Blane nnd Logan 80 'la
we may know what depend upon In regard 10 the '"