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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-24

Train No. 50 makes connection az Keysvils
for chase City add Ciarksyilie 81 GreensDO
for Durham and Raleigh daily except sunday
aud al points on North Carolina Division and
Northwestern North Carolina railroad
Train No. 80 makes connection a. Grcensboro
for Raleigh, Golds0or0. and Morehead city: ~
Salisbury for Asheyine. Hot Springs, AMI all
points In Western North Carolina: At Charlotte
with Charlotte. Columbia aud Augusta railroad
for Columbia. Augusta, Aiken, Charleston, "a
vannah, Ihomssville. Ca, Jacks nnvtlle, and
other Florida points also. with Carollna Cen
ual railroad for Wilmington.
Trans from the South arrive at Richmond
Sis A. NJ. and 8i5 Z. -
pIpE rNIIIn ArcOMAIOnA TrC,A.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-24
NEW YORK HOTELS.

NHE BRISTOL,
J. A SELECT FAMILY HOUSE.
ELEVENTH STREET NEAR FIFTH AVENUE
Well furnished; superior table.
Ladies travelling alone or With children re-
ceiye careful attention. LOWEST RATES IN
NEW YORK TO PRKMANENTn nh LIN
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-24

WANTED, A JOB IN A GRO
~ CEEY.-Young man, sober. strong. and
active. Long experience aud love for tho work
Called good salesman. Can keep the books and
manage the business. Any kind Of olIice or
storo work accepted. References, former en-
Address WILL, Locl-Box j, suGoik, Va.
NH Qf
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-24

! ADY CANVASSERS WANTED
IL FOR THE NINE WILLIAMSON CORSET
Fits perfectly. IL heslthful, graceful and gives
good satisfaction. WILLIAMSON COt>Er AND
BRACE COMPANY, IS south Sixth street,
ST Louie NH 2l-lt
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-24

OLD DOMINION STEAM q ~
" SHIP COMPANY H~axShha1E-s

FOR NEW YORK.
steamers leave Richmond EVERY TUESDAY
aud FRIDAY a. j. d.
Steamers leave Nov YORK for Richmond
EVERY WEDNESDAY ant SATURDAY at F.
NJ. arriving IN Richmond MONDAY and FRI
DAY NORNINGS.
Passenger accommodations unsurpassed.
Cabin fare % New ors ria Jamps-rifer
route Including meals and h0rth) ...-....t9 90
Rouud.trlp tickets limited 70 thirty days
alter date OF issue. Il N
Storage with subsistence. 6 %
SteeraRe without sdbei-teu 20 .............. 3 %
Cabin fare UiI Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
road Az W
Cabin fare ria Richmond and Petersburg
rallros1..-.. 80. ~ W
Tickets can be obtained at A. W Garber's. 1909
Main street: Chesapeake and Ohio and Rlch-
mond and Petersburg depOts. ana q. company's
orTires. 1901 Main street. aud wharf Rockets.
Hreights forwarded and through bills Of lsding
ssued for points beyond New York.
Freight received dolly until hour OF sailing.
Passengers leaving Richmond on MONDAYS,
TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, THURSDAYS, and
SATURDAYS by the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
way tria Newport Nowsl AZ A. NJ, and by
Richmond aud Petersburg ralrOad same days
Ut 1919 A. NJ. will make connection al NOk-
FOLK with steamer leaving those days.
GEORGE W. ALLEN & CO., Agents,
No. 1891 Main street. and
no23 Compauy's wharf. R0cs cts.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-24
DIEDMONT AIRLINE

RICHMOND AND DANyILLE RAILROAD,
SHORTEST AND MOST DIRECT RoCTE TO
THE SOUTH.
PULLMAN sLEEPERs on ALL NIGHT
TRAINS.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-24
RAILROAD LtNFs
~ g " ..l..ys.s SIF.s5.5, ,s.s'ss.s5:
DICHMOND, FREDEKlCKSBURi
IN AND POTOMAC RAILROAD

"a g III. SIF.55.g, ,zsiSz.S:
DICHMOND, FREDERlCKSBURi
IN AND POTOMAC RAILROAD
THROUGH ALt~RAIL rAsTFRgnHr lNs
40 md FROM .hALlIN9kh ur,t.
DELPHiA, NEW YORK. hNJ
EASTERN AND NLsE.
ERN CITIES.
ONLY TWELVE, HcCH,, RPrwygy Hca.
MOND AID BALiiNOtsIN ZACH
DIRECTION
Cor-ospondlnsiy q1irk time 'o na-, rrlA
Through bills OF laiins .s-ei - ..r .'..
MOI Gsu..ai i-..s..,.
(HESAPEAKE AND ONO ROUTE
X SCHEDULE TAKING ErFE-l
AAhcd 3, i,'>
Lave u.cpzosB
SIS NJ for Newport Sos. f.f pN7t r--.
tort, alI Norfolk !a.y Hs.
d. 900. sa- 'Hf..i.
il:o5 A. a.. Through all fo.i, Mail nef. 20
ND-t. except sunday -.... :.
t0r Forge 'Y huntington.
$50 ?. N. lor NoNi0f Arw.. oil f.r, ..i
Nor'..k. .apf SUNNY
Ia. or tf.l l.' t. .. 3.
go p VI. Charlotte 'ilo io0.m ra
80 =. 81. to- Loa,,t .. e'raaa,r ,
81 i.lIs. Memphis. t.i Sol.
.r1rH-l I.t IArt.-f n''
pllmar-l.u,. only r.a. -..-s
IuIuqis Meet from a
AsElsE IN hlrdgD-u.
SO A. VI. Graz .s.s.ls AeooH.l- .-. n.
ctr. sunday
1913, A. N. iron. Nor.... Nff n.... OIL. Sag.
p.r. slows. 1cslf> .Hl1y F4
F.ror .ar o.i 4niu. .. f...
SO P. ". irons boat f1iut. and ra- "r.. e.
c,yf sunday
Go P. NJ. IRON oll ,'at Netpor, N,r.. ,.i
NorfoiS daily. Pullman i.... .r
rld FONT iD tinaunal a.t ...
900 P. II. from IsuafUueonl CinalaA. IS,
Exur--s -laNy.
Depot Ses.uire1'l sli Broad s,reo.s
Ii,Acts A. lOJJ Aai1 s.r9c e1t ni ..- 10,
"a -. ri Liff
General Passenger tr..t
WILLIAMS G. WICKHAf, Receiver ll..4. -
aud ONO railway. t4
DICHMOND, FREDERICESBCEI
"a And POTOMAC RAILROAD SOP. f..
commencing -bkJ AIRY =, l's5-caatorl s... d.
rs a. N. loages Byrd-s rec. -.atan daily; .,-,
only ef ASHLAND, Junction, NI
and Fredericksburg. -.e"rar ID
Washington. Leaves ~ asllLs tol
Sow York NJ 1880 a. 81
$50 A. NJ, Itgso. Byrd street station. si %
pulUal v.-Nruls train. on Hr.
e-ta fare Is charged. Daily er..p.
Wednesdays ani sundays Naa3
10 lC 'al s'aps.
ii:e7 A. NJ. leaves Byri--trest station daily a--
cept sunday. Lr4r a-tlugt
esoP. NJ. leaves fy-I>,.e-t station ta.h
Sleeper D. N.w YORK
1885 A. NJ, arrives 20 Dyrl->ucrt s.au9l os.L
sleeper iron Nea lDis.
245P. NJ. arrives 40 byrl--tr. ~ station ga
stops 90 ireI rrirt-nlrc. h4fIri. Z
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-24
WANTED, AN ACTIVE MAN OR


I OST, A PACKAGE CONTAINING
IL four unmads shirts. A reward will be paid
n returned 10 CONSTABLE BROTHERS,
NH Gilt 4i0 east Broad street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-24
BY George f. Crawford,
Real Estato Agent aud Auctioneer,
1905 Bank street.


TRUSTEE'S SALE OF A DES1RA-
BIE FARM IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY,
ABOUT FIFTEEN MILES FROM RICHMOND,
CONTAINING ABOUT ONE HUNDRED AND
SIXTY ACRES, FRONTING ON TIE BCCkING:
HAM ROAD AND RUNNING BACK TO THE
RICTMuND AND DANVILLE RAILROAD.
AND NEAR COALFIELD STATION, M
PROYEMENTS CONSIST or A GOOD. FIVE
ROOM FRAME HOUSE. STABLE, BARN, AND
GOOD ORCHARD.-ln execution OF certain
deed OF trust from John steele. dated August ~,
1857. default having been made In tho payment
Of the notes therein secured, Will sell at pubnc
auction, on the premises,
WEDNESDAY, MARCH p. 1888,
at2P. ", the above described PROPERTY.
TE1ag: Cash as to expenses OF sale and 20
pay of two notes. one for $3.50 and The other Tor
as. with interest on both from February u,
iSSS, t. day Of sale. Palanco upon such terms as
may be announced Oh day OF sale.
c. A. CRAWFORD, Trustee.
GEORGE Z. CRAWFORD. Auctioneor. mn II
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-24
TRAINS NoRrnwARD.
Daily tDaly except SUNDAY
STOpplNg-PLAlEl

Nos. q and u make no stops. NJ. 2 s'o7s
only on signal ~ Manchester All Chesis- NA
~ stops only On signal sc Chester, te1,h.h.
sDd Manchester. No. IS stops on siglaI a. D..
regular stations NJ. 0i stops "a sirua %. t.
regular stations and also az Temple, aHi
Wathall. Nos. 81, 4. So -, 50, ami y, AL '.tp
a. all stations for passenger.
PULLAAN-CAk SERVICE
On Trains Nos. II and y sleepiug-'4- heiF'@1
New YORK ana Tampa, Fla. ,r,l ia ksonf -.
On Trains Nos. Il aud q sleepin2-car oetFe'l
WAshiug ton and Charleston. On Train y. :.
seeplns gears between Washington ant ia't-
sOnynle. On Train No ~ .leeplng-car- teif.fl
Jacksonville and New York
On Trains Nos. q sud n slseplng-cGrs e~iF .
Washington and Th0masdlio on rains So.
IS and 81 siseping-cars between Washing
and Wilmington
In addition % tho above
THE NEW YORK ANU FLORIDA sPkiiA-,
CONSISTING or vEsrfBCLE PCLLMAN faAs ~.
leave Richmond. south bound, az s.-3 2. ". h-l
arrive AZ Petersburg a. p. NJ, on h9a iaIH
Tuesdays. Wednesdays. Fridays and >a'4i a.
Leave Petersburg north bound. as l.-3 s. VI
and arrive 40 Richmond a. A. ", 80 N.-'
dayr, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, ai4 49,
days.
49,. f,-a 10 - argsr "a, mia tai,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-24
THE CABLE ROAD.

The committee to whom was referred
the petition Of the Manchester Railway
and Improvement Company asking the
privilege of constructing their road as a
cable traction street railroad, recon-
mended that the petition be granted
upon condition that the company sur
render the exclusive privilege that have
already been granted to them and that
they commence work upon the cable
road on the LIST Of July next and finish 1t
by the 1st of December next.
The President stated that under the
ordinance the report would have to lie
over until the next meeting.
The Council appropriated $40 to
widen Hull street near the Petersburg
railroad. The earth is to be secured by
grading Decatur street in the immediate
vicinity.
n
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-24
pAYLABoR DISCUSSED.
Manchester Talks About IL, bat
Doesu't Adopt 1.-THE
Recent Fire.

A called meeting of the Manchester
CITY Council was held last night. The
following members were present Messrs.
Perdue (president), O'Brien, Weisiger,
Walsh, Ely, Kidd, Harris, and Hewlett.
After stating the object of the meeting
Mr.. Weisiger, from the joint committee
on new school buildings, submitted a
report showing the bids tor the different
work TO be done.
Mr.. Walsh asked why it was that the
committee did not report in favor OF
having the work done by day labor.
Mr.. Weisiger in reply said that the
committee presumed that it would be
cheaper to build by contract than by
day labor. He furthermore said that If
any one would obligate himself to do the
work by day labor as cheap as by con-
tract he would vote for day labor.
Mr.. Walsh argued that the work could
be done by day labor cheaper than by
contract. and declared in substance that
Mr.. OBrien, who is a practical me-
chanic and bad worked hands, would
substantiate what he (Mr. Walsh had
said.
Mr.. O'Brien took issue with Mr..
Walsh, and, like Mr.. Weisiger, would be
willing to put the work ont at day labor
il there was guarantee that the build
ing could be put up rs cheap that way as
by contract. He also said that he had
asked the "day-labor men" to furnish
the committee with some figures, but as
yet no figures as to the cost have been
forthcoming.
Mr.. Perdue (Nlr. Weisiger in the
chair read some newspaper extracts in
regard TO the day-labor work on the
New City Hall in Richmond; how the
men smoked pipes, loaicd. &C." Mr..
Walsh, interrupting, said; II am speak
ing of Manchester workmen, not Rich
mond workmen."
Mr.. Perdue Human nature is the
same all the world over" Mr.. Walsh
did not think so, and said soto r0ce, )"
Manchester workmen will not loaf"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-24
THE BIDS.

The bids for work on the white school
building recommended for adoption
were as follows: Bricklaying, 1886,
~. S. Rollins; carpenter work, $3.50,
J. G.. Perdue timers work. S52S.l5,
A. W. Fair; iron work. Sj39.6O, Joseph
Hall & Co. galyanizod-iron work, 5000,
Asa Snyder u Co.; painting, $500, Ar
thur Evans plastering, S725.26, W. r.
Harrison; stating, S929. 10, Jonn Il. Will
liams. Total, $ll,27S.1l.
The bids for work on the colored
school building recommended for adop-
ton were as follows Bricklaying,
g, 900, Blanton d Jones carpenter
work, Sl,S6S7l, John Amrhein tin
ner's work, S307.50, l.. H. Hogan ; iron
work. Sl5S. 40, Joseph Hall & Co. gal
vanized-irOn work, $3.50. Asa Snyder d
Co. painting, Sl63, VI. c. Wilkins :;
plasteiing, Si3056, William Banks !;
Stating. 2571.91, John h. Williams.
Total, IS, 1905. Total amount of the
bids on both schools, 1907. -.
These bids were voted upon separately,
all were accepted, and work Is to be
commenced at once.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-24

WANTED. AGENTS.-A PROMI-
w NENf NEW YORK MANUFACTURING
COMPANY. with an established and highly re-
muner4tye business practically monopoly,
largely patronized by Merchants. Bankers, Cor
porations. and tho general public, desires an
active and responsible representative in every
state or city. 100 per cent upon limited invest
meut guaranteed. Several states already under
contract. Address
TIE UNION NATIONAL COMPANY.
NH 2i-lt - Broadway New York.
The new North-west., 1888-03-30

The death of Chief Justice of the United
States is less frequent and oftener ma
tional calamity than that of President. A
week ago Morrison R. Waite, the eighth
Chief Justice, died in Washington in his
seventy-second year, having succeeded Chief
Justice Chase in 1874 and served IA years
with ability and unquestioned integrity.
He lived down the prophesies of Charles
Sumner and worked to his death, four years
after he might have been retired at full pay.
His last act was writing the opinion in the
great telephone case, but which written he
had to ask Judge Blatchford TO read, and
returning home laid down and died. He
was not so great jurist as some of bis pre-.
decessors, but he was as noble and conscien.
tious man as ever wore the robe.
His memory and remains were paid the
highest respect, and yesterday, unostenta-
tiously, his body was entombed at his home
at Toledo. Among those mentioned for
successor are Justice Field and Speaker
Carlisle. A movement is also on foot in
favor of Judge Thos. NJ. Cooley, probably
the ablest man mentioned. Justice Field
will probably be appointed Chief Justice
and Carlisle 60 to the bench, but Cooley is
the one who should be appointed.
The new North-west., 1888-03-30

WASHINGTON, March 24.-The lard hear
ing was resumed before the House Commit
tee on Agriculture to day, representatives of
Fairbanks & Co. testifying at length. They
defended the refined lard as pure and
wholesome food product VIM. Bartle, an
ex packer of St. Louis, continued his testi
mony. He repeated the statement that in
most of the packing houses smothered hogs,
pregnant sows, and hogs suffering from
Cholera were used indiscriminately with
good hogs to make prime steam lard. He
could, as a pork packer ard experienced
farmer, verify all the statements he had
made about the manufacture of prime steam
lard. He had only gone out of business
because he could not pursue it longer and
deal honestly. When he was in the busi-
ness he necessarily packed cholera hogs be-
cause they were mixed with other hogs. He
had cut hogs into hams, ETC., knowing them
to be diseased, just as every other packer
did. The meat of cholera hogs was not
poisonous. One of the crying evils Of the
time was the shipping cf diseased hogs to
the market by farmers. The man would
immortalize himself who would frame legis-
lation which would prevent re6ners and
packers from acting improperly in the man.
ufacture of food products.
The new North-west., 1888-03-30
Convict Labor Horrors in Arkansas.

CoALH1LL, Ark, March 22.-Governor
Hughes and the penitentiary board arrived
this afternoon to further investigate the
brutalities to convicts in the coal mines.
They found that Warden Scott, who pre-
ceeded fugitive Gafford, was proven even
more brutal. He whipped as many as sew
enty. five men in one night until the blood
ran in streams from their bodies. The place
where the convicts were confined was so
filthy that sickening stencil arose from it.
The beds and blankets were dirty and COW
cred with vermin. Yesterday lot of shoes
and clothing arrived and the men were pro-
vided for, after going barefooted all winter.
Physicians to-day examined large number
Of the convicts whom Gafford had whipped
and found their bodies almost solid sores.
The men feared to complain while Gafford
was here for fear of being beaten again.
Some time ago convict ran away and hid
in the mines and refused to come out, and
Warden Scott ordered Tom Rodgers, the pit
boss, TO 20 down and shoot him. He did so.
Things are changed now, but the details Of
the past are sickeniug and horrible.
The new North-west., 1888-03-30
Government Timber Suits
B,,tte Miner, 28th.


THO Government has brought suit against
- mn;on pacific Railroad and the Big Hole
lumber 1nu Company for cutting ties on Gov
."nment land. The lumber company is COM
noaed =. Of W. A. Clarke, J. Ross Clarke, ). a. a,
R.te rstes and F. R. Miles, and the amount tor
,.h;ch -,Id # is sued is s42,5Oo The timber is
charged to have been cut between July ISL,
,sss % and January 1st, 1887, on lands adjacent
to the Big Hole River, and amounted to w.
nm ~ ra;lroad ties, as charged in the complaint
r. - understood that the Railroad company
had permit from the Government, 10 Gu. :.
tics for its road off Government lah"' anu ~
was under this permit that the 'umoer COLI
nany was working, which would seem 70 oe
an effective defense to the action ~ ~ "'so
reported that the Hume compahV a' D'''o'
nae also peen sued tor cutting ana 1urn1sn!!g <
+;as .as ~ tne Union Pacific, which ROAD, as IN
the other case, is made party to the sun.
The new North-west., 1888-03-30

THE Ways and Means Committee Tariff
bill was the occasion of much bitter fighting
among the Democrats in its preparation,
and it is anticipated all Of April will be con-
sumed in general debate on it. The South
Carolina delegates finally secured SO much
concession on the rice clause that their sup
port of it is expected, but the Louisiana del
eeation is still bitterly hostile. The ques-
tion with the Democrats now is whether
they shall urge radical bill that will make
. party platform even If it is defeated, or cut
it down to . practical bill which they may
be able to pass, reducing the Tariff and In
ternal Revenue. The bill they have now
cannot be passed, Notwithstanding Mills has
yielded the management Of it to Blackburn.
Cleveland may dictate, but the party will
not follow.
The new North-west., 1888-03-30

The Inter. Mountain has suggested the
name of Major George o. Eaton IS Dele
gate from Montana to the National Republic
can Convention. It is An excellent sugges-
tion-provided he is in accordance with the
views of the Territorial Convention as to
the nominee. Under like conditions, we
propose the name Of ex.Judge Galbraith.
He needs no further mention. he is thor
ough Republican, and is ''the old man elo-
quent' of the party in Montana. He IS per-
sonally favorable to Allison. While we
doubt if it is yet developed who Is the better
man to nominate for President from the
many worthy and available men in the
party, it will doubtless be pretty we'll devel-
oped by the time the Territorial Convention
meets, and If Judge Galbraith is in accord
with its views, the Republicans of Montana
cannot send better representative.
The new North-west., 1888-03-30
MONTANA STATEHOOD.

An Independent special announces that
Plat, from the Committee on Territories,
last Monday reported back to the Senate
favorably substitute for the Voorhees, bill
admitting Montana as State. The Plat
bill provides that the constitu tional conven-
ton shall meet not earlier than Nov. 6, 1888,
so that the Territory will be shut out Of q
vote on the Presidency, but when the ratifi-
cation of the constitution is certified up
Montana is to be admitted. The bill is not
sufficiently described to indicate exactly
what its features are, but as it has the en-
dorsement of the Senate Committee on Ter
ritories it is likely to go through that body;
and as the Democratic House regards this as
q Democratic Territory it has q fair show
there. Altogether it presents the best out
look for the admission of Montana we have
yet had, and we trust the bill is one that will
commend itself to our people.
The new North-west., 1888-03-30

THE Yellowstone Journal of March 25th
contains an account of ''stampede" by the
G. A. r. comrades At Fort Keogh the Friday
before. Some who had staid over to take in
all the fun, went to pay their respects to the
commanding officer, etc., ana while engaged
at the trading store in ''swapping lies" the
train came in sight unexpectedly. They
broke for the station on run. Captain
Romeyn pulled of Major Macqueen's gate
to signal the train; some called for cavalry
horses; Pierce Hopes, Jr., shouted to the
engineer that Chief Arthur ordered him
"out )" half dozen did the "mud campaign"
over, while Colonel Sanders was put aboard
by the ambulance corps. Captain Harmon
brought up the Provost Guard next day to
pick up stragglers, but they had all '.jined
their rigiment."
The new North-west., 1888-03-30
The 20" Sw;tchmen Go Out.

CHICAGO, March 24.-Freight traffic on
the Burlington, which yesterday was moving
practically the same as before the engineers
strike, is to-day at standstill again. This
condition of affairs is due to the action of
two hundred switchmen employed in the
Burlington yards here, who struck early this
morning without any notice whatever to the
road. The switchmen at Aurora, Ills, also
stopped work. Passenger trains are running
as usual.
The strike is not because of pay. The
men object to working on an engine not
handled by the Brotherhood. The general
impression among brakemen is that officials
of the road will order them to turn in and
help out with switching, and in case such q
demand should be made on them they would
strike from one end of the system to the
other, rather than do the work of the strik-
ing switchmen.
GALEsBURG, March "a. = About fifty
switchmen struck in the Burlington yards
this morning. Freight trains are all laid up
but passenger trains are moving as usual.
The new North-west., 1888-03-30

THE Idaho division scheme having failed,
q special to ths Independent now says Sena-
tor Stewart has induced the Committee Oh
Territories 10 so amend the bill for the I'd
mission of Washington Territory IS to per-
NIT the Panhandle voters to elect delegates
to the Washington Territory Constitutional
Convention, and SO that the Panhandle may
be annexed to the State Of Washington. If
they do not do that then they will be left In
Idaho as . Territory; and if they do the
balance of Idaho will naturally be taken in
BY Nevada. The Nevada Senators are nntir-
ing in efforts to enlarge their "pocket bor-
ough." Senator Cullom has countered by
Offering . substitute for the Committee bill
admitting Washington "straight."
The new North-west., 1888-03-30

Scribner's Magazine fur April announces
that in the June number it will begin ser
les of illustrated articles on Railways which
promises to be one of the most interesting to
the general public Of all the recent special
enterprises Of the magazines. It is stated in
the announcement that there are now 15O, 900
miles of railway in the United States, (near-
ly one-half the total in the whole world,
although the population of this country is
only about one-thirtieth of those on the
globe.) These roads have cost more than
$500, 100000 Their earnings for 1887 were
about 5000, ,OO0, 600, of which two thirds were
expended In maintenance. Over so 600 peo-
pie are dependent for employment on rail-
ways in Illinois alone. Scribner's has made
splendid strides to the front as magazine in
the past few months. The price is $500 .
year-$1.0O less than the Century or
Harper's. ......
The new North-west., 1888-03-30

THE House Ways and Means Committee
have won the undying gratitude of the sheep
growers of America. Sure enough they re-
peal the duty on wool, so that they are in
competition with the five cents day sheep
growers of India, and no sheep in America
will pay to raise except for his carcass, but
in ret4rn for this they have repealed the
duty on "sheep dip" If an American
grower has the nerve to ask what benefit
sheep At all his attention will be drawn to
the fact that the duty on "acorns" has also
been repealed, and he can 60 to cultivating
hardwood timber. The Ways and Means
Committee has . great head. =
The new North-west., 1888-03-30

THE very neatest thing imaginable was
the following, sent during the great snow
storm In New York:
BISMARCK, DAKOTA.
To Manor He,citt, Ne0 York
Bismarck stands ready to give substantial
us know your needs. M. r. JEWELL,
Chamber of Commerce.
Mayor Hewitt did not rise gracefully to the
occasion of this parrying Lilliputian rapler,
but sent very dignifed and uninteresting re-.
ply. The press however has appreciated it,and
the whole country has laughed over the
humor of the thing, while the pictorial press
has made it immortal.