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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-03-27

railroad building be included. A
million of men out of employ means
loss to the consumptive power of
the country of at least $l,000,00 per
day, or a Gripping of the trade of the
country Of over $500, 100000 per year.
The earnings Of the people involved
in the classes named above would not
be far from 5000 each per annun,
representing total earnings of 81 $780,
10000. The wage earning of the
million that should. be employed are
crippled to the extent of over $780,
600 900 per annum, a sum sufficient
to cause a reaction in business and a
general curtailment of expenses from
which result apprehension and tim
idity among all closes. 1t is curiou,
to observe, however. that while the
severity of the depression causes {
gripping to the extent of severa
hundred millions of dollars per yea
of the consuming power of the PEG
pie, the volume of business transacted
is not crippled comparatively to any
such extent"
1t is shown that just previous tn,
financial panics of 1857, 1873 and lSS:
there was an immense increase in tn
mileage OF railroads constructed il
tho Tinted StataS Tho rpGtIItS n
this in throwing men out of employ
ment have great bearing in produc
ing depressions through the cripplin,
of cOnsumptive powers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-03-27
BOokkeeping for Farmers.

Savannah (Ga.) News.
Bookkeeping is IA science as it is APP
piled in large financial and CONNER
ciaI institutions, but with most bust
Less men it is very simple anf
oftentmes imperfect system % ac-
counts. Comparatively few farmers
make any attempt to keed systematic
farm accounts, and, DOUBTLESS, not
one in a thousand can tell even APP
proximately what his annual income
and OUTLAWS are, or what it costs him
to produce a pound of cotton, BUSH
ell of corn, or any other article raised
on the farm.
This is not because so few farmers
are competent to keep an Intelligent
set of farm accounts, but because of
negligence or belief that they do
not have thine to devote to their
journals and ledgers. Heretofore the
necessity of Keeping anything more
elaborate than memorandum ac-
count book has not been felt by many
farmers, and now the older ones are
no generally to be expected to go to
bOokk eeping and change the habits
and ideas Of lifetime.
It will pay every young farmer,
however, to begin at once to keep
set of accounts, more or less elaborate
| according to his education, ability
and the necessity of his operations,
/ OF course the most important account
will be that DEVOTED to resources and
expenses, in which eyery item OF i'm
come and cent paid out should be
placed on opposite pages. Then the
cash account should be accurately
kept, and the book-keeper ought al
ways to be certain that he has little
cash on hand. Individual and family
expenses should be kept separate
from farm expenses. Each crop
should have a page devoted to it.
For instance, cotton, corn, potatoes,
sugar cane, peanuts, etc., and so OF
every other productions, as cattle,
hogs, poultry, etc. A half hours at.
tention to the accounts each day will
enable any small farmer to keep
them straight so they can each be
balanced and a balance sheet showing
the result on the whole farm made
out at The end of the year.
Perhaps the accounts will not in
all instances be models of neatness
and accuracy, but they will be found
both instructive and interesting, and
no doubt they will show the farmer
Just where his profits are made and
his losses occur, and teach him just
where to correct his errors or amend
: his methods. 1t will certainly bay Il
; farmer to keep complete and com
prehensive account of his receipts and
expenses.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-03-27
Baltimore Live Stock Market.

CATTLE.-ThOugh the receipts re-
corded are in excess of last week, the
offerings were not quite as numerous,
and prices show consequent i'm
provement over quotations given
then. There was generally slightly
better offering than on last Monday,
but in view of the imrroved quality
of the offerings over last week, there
was an actual advance in rates of
about &c. Quotations ranged at 24(@
55c., with most of the sales from 4,
TO &c.
HOGs-There il bat slight differ
ence in the number of the receipts as
compared with last week, the quality
being about the same as it was then.
There is only a moderate demand
throughout the yards, attributable
TO the dull trade in provisions. Prices
range from 81 to &c. for common to
fair hogs, and the better grades 60,
64c., with most sales throughout the
yards al about 6sc. net. Quotations
same time last year 63(9Z}e. net.
SHEEP.-There is a large relative
falling off in the number of the Offer
Ings as compared with those OF last
week, hut the sHpply is more than
enough for the very dull demand.
There is fair demand only for the
rather limited namber of the better
grades. Common sheep are almost
without sale, and numbers will be
left over unsold. We quote sheep at
3(GGc., for common to fair, and 6ic.
for extra. Same time last year sheep
sold at 3(G6c. gross.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-03-27
Labor Notes.

The telegrapherS between Omaha
and San Francisco look upon the
proposed utilization with the Knights
OF Labor with favor. They will at
once Join the local assemblies in their
neighborhood.
The managers of every street rail
road company in Pittsburg and Allie
gheny have been notified by their
employees that reduction from sew
enteen to twelve hours will be ex-
pected to go into operation on Tues
day. No trouble is anticipated.
The strike of the four hundred en-
ployes al the Clinton Iron Works of
Gaff, Bennett 4 Co. near Pittsburgh,
which was inaugurated two months
ago for 10 per cent advance ia wages.
has been settled by the firm conced-
ing the increase.
The house-painteFs OF louisville,
KY, who have been out on strike
for six weeks, met Saturday night
and decided upon compromise.
they have been holding out for
Onion prices, - so day, hut will go
to work for 81 %. All other local la
Dor matters are in statu quo.
The strike at the National Table
Works, McKeesport, Pa, is now gen.
eral. The machinists declined 10
percent advance, and with the car
penters, painters, boiler makers and
repairmen, went out Saturday after
noon. The firm has offered to COM
promise by concetting an increase OF
from II to 10 per cent. but the men
refuse to accept. About two thous-
and five hundred men are now idle.
Vice President Potter, OF the Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy Rail-
road, held conference at Chicago.
with "A committee of engineers of the
road Saturday, regarding their griev-
ances. The committee has been in
tine city some time, awaiting the ar
rival of Mr.. Potter, who has been in
Denver for a week. At the conclu-
sion of the conference Mr.. Potter said
! that the men had grievances, but
that no strike would take place.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-03-27
A Complete Rout.

PHILADELPHIA, March 22.-Mr.
Robert p. Porter telegraphs from
Washington to'the Press as follows
The Free. traders have absolutely
gone to pieces on their Tariff bill.
The pressure has been so great upon
them. especially from the South, that
/ learn from authentic quarters to-
night that Morrison has invited Ran
dali and his followers to conference,
at which an attempt will be made to
agree on tariff measure of some sort.
1t is even said that Morrison has
offered to leave the metal schedule
untouched if by SO doing he can unite
the two wings of his party. The
Randall men enjoy the dilemma in
which the Free-traders find them
selves. They begin by reminding
Mr.. Morrison that he had the COM
mittee so constructed as to allow
them no representation upon it, and
they end by informing him that they
will consult the laboring interests of
the country, and then let him know
what they propose to do. 1t is said
that the pressure has been so great
on all sides that if it were not for Car
isles recent New York interview to
the effect that tariff bill of some
kind must pass this sessiOn.the COM
mittee would abandon the entire bill
and not bring it into the house. Nor
rison suggested to Randall that per-
haps a bill putting lumber and wool
on the free list and leaving other
schedules as they are might meet his
views. This would not do, however,
and would meet with as much oppo-
sition as the proposed changes in the
metal schedule. The free trade ma
jority have become so scared at the
attitude of the KNIGHTS of Labor, al
the proposed monster mass. meetings
in all the industrial centres Of the
country and by the protests from the
south that they would consent to 8
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-03-27

ANNAPOLIS, March 22.--The fol-
lowing open letter has been address
ed to Comptroller Turner:
HAGERsTo OWN, March %, 1886.
Hon. j. Frank Turner. Comptroller
Of the Treds,Ty.-Pardon me for adj
dressing you this communication.
You have on several occasions con-
Versed with me in reference to the
sinking fund of the state, and | GER
tainly thought from these conyersa-
tions that the constitution and laws
in respect thereto would be obeyed.
From the proceedings of the le2isla-
ture we learn that bill is pending
to refund one hundred thousand dol
lars, being the loan authorized by the
act of 1870, chapter 400, and contract
ed on account of the Deaf aud Dumb
Asylum at Frederick, and that this
measure meets your appreciation.
The people have already paid this
debt, and to require them to pay 1t
the second time would be an outrage
to which they will not tamely sub.
init. Article 3, section "a, of the
Constitution says: mo debt shall
hererfter be contracted by the Gener-
al Assembly unless such debt shall be
authorized by law, providing for the
collection of an annual tax, or taxes,
sufficient to pay the interest on such
debt as it falls due. and also to dis
charge the principal thereof within
fifteen years from the time of con.
tracing the same and the taxes laid
for this purpose shall not be repealed
or applied to any other object, until
the said debt and interest thereon
shall be fully discharged"
And in the latter part of the same
section ofarticle Of the Constitution
in speaking of the General Assembly
we find these significant words
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-03-27
Thd Great Strike.

ST, LOUIS, Mo, March 23.-NoOne
ventures a prediction as to how or
when the strike upon the Gould
Southwest System of railroads will
end. Mr.. HOXie has refused to con-
fer with Mr.. Powderly, the efforts of
Governors Martin and Marmaduke
have failed to effect a settlement, the
management of the road declines to
treat with any of its striking en-
ployes representing the Knights of
Labor. The latter now announce that
they will accept no terms from the
company unless offered to them as
members of that organization.
A member of the Executive Com
mittee said at late hour last night :
1.-The worst is yet to come. | dread
it, but there is no hel p for it. If we
were to submit now and return to
work without having been recognize
ed as Knights of Labor it would be a
defeat not only for US but for the
labor unions, the trades assemblies
and for every labor organization in
the whole country. We feel that the
Issue must he met and now. The
present conflict is between us and the
railroads only. We will wait three
or four days in the hope that some
way towards settlement may be
opened, and then if the situation re-
mains unchanged for the better. every
freight train on every road running
out of st. Louis, and every freight
train on every road running out o.
Chicago will be stopped. We viii
leave a sufficient force of men upon
the roads to run the mail trains and 9
few accommodation trains, but not 8
wheel of a single freight car shall bt
turned until the knights of Labor
are recognized. If this shall fail tC
force the company to recognize us the
strike will then be extended to al
Eastern and Southern roads, embrac
ing the entire country, and tit comes
to the worst, the strike will be made
to embrace every large mandatory
and every extensive business indus
try in the country.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-03-27
Dark DAYS at Annapolis.

The last nays of a session Of the
legislature are usually regarded with
anxiety and alarm by the citizens and
tax-pa yers of Maryland. During the
last two weeks more iniquitous
measures are put through, and more
good ones killed, than in all the rest
of the term. There is real haste, real
hurry, for time is short, and debate
is impracticable. The reports of com
mittees become unduly influential.
The work of legislation passes in
large measure out of the hands of the
representatives of the people, and is
managed by lobby chiefs, The levy
ing of contribution upon the business
interests, the plugging of corpora
lions, the downright bargain and sale
Of legislation. has too frequently been
described by Democratic papers in
moments of reform righteousness to
need discussion here. The people OF
this state get about what they earn.
They permit corrupt element to
control dominant politics and perpet-
uate its own existence by electing
ring men to the legislature. Such
anti-ring men as are elected are in
sufficient to stay the progress of bad
legislation.
1t is now probably safe to predict
that certain bills that ought to pass
will not pass. There is "mOney in
them" That is, there are interested
persons who will pay handsomely to
have such bill defeated. These bills
come up session after session and are
bought out, the proceeds going in part
to the Grandm0ther's Fund.
There are some bills which ought
not TO pass, which will pass. These
are bills that enlarge in some way
the influence of the bosses.
There are also some bills which
may not pass because they are more
brazen and aadacious than even many
of the ring can support. Among
these appears to ne the bill to lease
for an indefinite time and price the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. 1t vir-
tually gives the canal away. 1t EN-
powers set of men, belonging to the
most self-seeking clique of the nomi-
nant political faction, to lease prop
erty in which this state has many
millions of money invested on such
terms rs they may see fit. 1t author
ICES the laying of railroad along the
tow path, ostensibly to allow the use
of locomotives to haul canal boats,
but really to convert the canal into a
railroad.
1t is possible that some men may
make big thing out of this deal but
the many millions that the state has
invested in this canal might as well
have been thrown into the river.
The reform movement last fall
aimed to strike down the supremacy
of the bosses, but the Democrats con
doned over the usurpation Of "a con-
yention, and voted bossism more
strongly than ever Into power. They
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-03-27

During the war Major E. a. Burke
of New Orleans Was in command of IA
detachment that captured part of
the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment.
He treated the prisoners as kindly as
the circumstances would permit, and
parted from many of them with eX-
pressions Of courtesy and regret.
Years passed, and he heard not a
word from any of them, at the time
of the great food in southern Louisi.
aua Major Burke, as Chairman of the
Relief COMMITTEES. received one day
dispatch from Boston authorizing
him to draw at sight $40, 900. This
was one of the earliest responses to
the cry that had gone up for h. lip,
and it touched and encouraged the
Major. Two hours later came anoth-
er destatch from Boston authorizing
the committee to draw for another
$40, 900, and in a few hours a third
despatch donating another SO 600.
With these dispatches, or In some
way to connect the statement with
them, came the fash from Boston
"The Sixth Massachusetts remembers
the kindness of Major Burke. "-I1-
ter Ocean.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-03-27

revenue bill if it only reduced the |
duty en- lead pencils and put strych-
nine on the free list. The fact Is now |
apparent that the Randall men have |
it all their own way, and Morrison
must agree to whatever they pro-
pose.
Rumor says that this rout of the
Free Traders has strengthened tariff
Democrats and that they will make
proposition that will electrify the
Free Traders. 1t may he this;
l. No revision of the tariff that
does not contemplate reduction of
internal taxes.
9. Norevision of the tariff that does
not include change to specific duties
wherever possible.
3. No revision of the tariff that does
not include thorough overhauling
of the administration branches of 1t
| and the enactiOn of laws to prevent
naturalization.
4. No revision of the tariff that is
merely reductive and does not con-
template the advance of the rates of
duty on perhaps ten important ar
ticles which are now, through Treas
ury decisions and imperfect acts,
bearing less rate Of duty than arti-
cles of like character.
Mr.. Morrison must not now be sur
prised to find the men who now hold
4 the key to the situation (whOtn he Is
now seeking to help him out of po-
! litical dilemma which his own Obsti-
macy has placed him make the above
propositions to his committee next
week. They will urge in support of
them that he (MOrrisOnl has utterly
ignored tariff Democrats in the prep
arati0n Of his absurd bill, which he
and Hewitt admitted Saturday could
not pass the House; that Carlisle
utterly ignored them IN making up
the Ways and Means Committee ;
that, furthermore, Carlisle has re-
Gently said a tariff bill must pass this
session. This is impossible without
the consent of the Protection Demo
Gratis, and if they stand 10y the above
proposition it will practically block
tariff legislation this session, unless
the free. traders consent to the above
The coming week will bring most in.
teresting developments, and if the
tariff Democrats stand by their guns
and stick to the four propositions
given above, as they now say they
will, the Morrison tariff measure will
not even be "styehnine, lead pencil.
and bill 10 reduce the revenue"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-03-27
TERMS OF ADVERTISING.
SATURDAY, MARCH q. 1886.

The Audubon Society manned after
the great naturalis0, founded last
February, is rapidly increasing its
membership in all parts of the coun-
try. The purpose of the society is to
prevent-(D The killing of any wild
bird not used for food. ~ The TAX
ing or destroying of the eggs or nests
of any wild birds. (3) The wearing
of the feathers Of wild birds. The
Office is at 40 Park Row, New York.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-03-27
Some Surprising Figures.

The first annual report of the Ma
tionaI Bureau of Labor is completed.
1t will cover about 400 pages, Under
the head of industrial depressions in
the United States" Commissioner
Wright says:
From the observations of agents
of the Bureau, and from other sources
from which it has been possible to
form conclusions, it is undoubtedly
true that out of the total number of
establishments. such as factories,
mines, etc., existing in the country,
about percent were absolutely idle
during 1885. and that percent more
were idle part of the time, or for
just estimate, u percent of the whole
number of such establishments were
idle or equivalent to idle during The
past year. Applying the percentage
arrived at al we obtain total of
99S, $3.50, as constituting the best state
ment of the unemployed in the Unit
ed States in 1886 meaning by the
unemployed, those who, under pros
porous times, would be employed.and
who, in 1885, were seeking employ
ment--that it has been possible for
the bureau to make. 1t is probably
true that this total, as representing
the unemployed at any one time in
the United States, is fairly represen-
tstive, even if the laborers thrown
out Of work through the cessation OF
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-03-27

did so with their eyes open, and thus
the people Of Maryland deserve just
such government as the bosses may
choose to give them. The Demo-
cratic papers that are now most I'M
easy at the pending legislation at
Annapolis were in the last election
the most bitter of the ring organs. -
BdltO. Amtricdn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-03-27
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
GREER NlSI.

In, the matter ofthe sale ofthe Real Estate OF
Harriet Miller, deceased. by Patrick Ham.
i'll, Exc. TO Daniel Miller.
No. 100. Administration in the Orphans
Court for Garrett County. Md.
TT IS ORDERED; BY the Orphans Court for
i Garrett county, Nd, this I'D day of March.
A. d. 1886, that the sale made and reported by
Patrick ilamill, Executor OF Harriet Miller,
late OF Garrett county. Md, deceased. and
made TO Daniel Miller on the I'D day Of Feb
ruary, 1886, be ratified aud confirmed on the
9th day OF April next, provided q copy OF this
order he published in some newspaper nrln-
ted In Garrett county. Md, once a week for
three consecutive weeks before the l7tn day
of April next.
The states the amount OF sale to be
SjOO00.
w. H. BARNARD. C. j. o G.
NATHAN Gas rEEL, j. o. Q.
Trhe copy-Test;
3H3 SAMUEL LhwToN. Register.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-03-27
The State Comptroller Arraigned.

ANNAPOLIS, March 22.--The fol-
lowing open letter has been address,
ed to Comptroller Turner:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-11-15
CURRENT COMMENT.
A PITY IT is NOT TRUE.
Pasfon Glohn

PITY 1T is NOT TRUE.
Boston Globe.
The Eastport and Pennington fires were
not wholly without good. There is scarcely
q town In Maine which is not improving its
facilities for extinguishing fires.
BRIGHT BUT HEARTLEss.
n Y. sun.
As stateman, Col. Watterson declares
that Mr. Phelps is mot as big as Vermont is
for State" 1t might be said with equal
justice that he is no nearer being Democrat
than Vermont is near being Democratic.
QUITE AN ADMISSION.
N. Y. Times.
The administration has given good deal
the States Of Indiana Virginia. MARYLAND.
Wisconsin and Illinois, This has been done
III a manner quite inconsistent with the
principle OF public office as public trust.s
SUBSIDY OUT OF THE QUESTION.
Springfield Republican.
1t is understood at Ottawa that the Domin-
ION government has on foot scheme to an
point another fisheries commission, two
members of which shall be from the United
states, Two from Canada and a fifth member
neither American nor English. Canada will
propose that the United States shall give
Canada stipulated sum for the use of the
inshore fisheries, thus being left free to ar
range the importation of fish into the States
as Congress may decree. 1t is useless to
discuss the merits OF the proposed commits
sion. Ii certainly is an evidence of a desire
TO readJust our relations upon this question.
But Canada suffers as much from the pres
ent hard and fast prohibition as we do, and
any further subsidy from this country to
Canada or Great Britain for fishing privileges
is utterly out of the question. The position
cannot be put too plainly before the colonial
and the imperial MINISTRIES