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Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-09
Canadian LegisIation.

TORONTO, March 8.-The Inter-Pro-
vincial Resolutions, which have been
debated in the Ontario Legislature
for several ays, were adopted last
might. A resolution was also passed
asking the Lieutensnt- Governor to
transmit the resolutions to the Imper-
ial Government, with the request that
action bs taken thereon.
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EffeY,s Case Continued.

SANTA CRUZ, March 8.-Arguments
in the Supreme Court on a motion to
quash the indictments against Mayor
Efey, on a charge Of embezzlement,
were continued until March 22d.
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Safe Across.

New York, March S.-The Elbe
from Bremen: the State of Pennsylvs-
MIA from Glasgow; the Alsatia from
Mediterranean ports, and the Penn
land from Antwerp, arrived to-day,
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AN ENORMOUs SURPLUS.
Fairchtld's Former Calculation
Underestimate

WASHINGTON, March 8.-Secretary
Fairchild, in report submitted to
Congress early in December, esti-
mated that the Treasury surplus
would reach $4,000, 900 by the end
of the present fiscal year. 1t is now
stated at the Treasury Department
that, owing to heavy receipts during
the past few months, the estimates
then submitted will prove to be too
small, and that the surplus at the end
of June, 1888, will probably reach the
sum of $155 900 900,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-09
The Last Sad Rites.

BosroN, March 8. - The funeral
services of Miss Alcott were held to-
day. They were entirely private, only
invited friends being present. The
burial will be in old Sleepy Hollow"
the graveyard at Concord.
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Costly Fuel.

ALBANY, Ogn., March 8.-The ware
house ofG. M. Hunt and Zephin Job ct
Corvallis, containing 200 tons of hay,
burned this afternoon. The hay was
insured for $40 Der ton.
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DoraeY Selecfcd.

SAN Francisco, March 8.;-The
Fifth Baptist Church of this city has
called to its pastorate Rev. p. w.
Dorsey, of Los Angeles.
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Snowstorm in enc Northweat.

ST. PAUL, March S.-A severe snow
storm prevails in Minnesota and Da-
kota and is moving eastward. The
railroads are beginning to be badly
blocked ia some sections.
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Fed to the Flnmcs .

New YORK, March 8.-The extern
sive lace factory Of Duken & Company,
at Williamsburg, was entirely de-
stroyed by fire this evening. The loss
is $1OO, 900.
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UNCLE sAM,s SERVANTS.
Too Much Red-Tapeism Govern.
ing Their Actions.

WASHINGTON, March 8.-The report
submitted to-day by Senator Cockrell,
from the special committee which has
been studying the methods of trans
acting business in the Executive De-
partments, is volume Of 268 printed
pages in addition to voluminous ap-
pendices. The committee finds much
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-09
The Massachusetts Meeting.

BOSTON, March 8.-The State Con-
vention for the selection of delegates
to the National Republican Conven-
ton will meet on April 15.
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A Californian Chosen. .

ST. LOUIS, March S.--The Nationa1
Convention OF Journeymen Bakers
closed to-day. August Delbar, Of
California, was chosen National Sec
retary.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-09
Death Of gen. strathcr.

BALTIMORE, March 8.-A dispatch
from Charleston, w. Va, says that
General D. H. Strather, Of Port
Crayon, died here to-day.
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House with that Of Louis Quatorze,
and expresses the hope that the Crown
Princes recovery may falsify the par
allel.
DEAD.
Special Bulletin.l
BERLIN, March 9.-The Emperor
died at s 80 this morning.
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sNearang HouAe.

QuEENsTowN, March 8.-The Gar
mania from New York arrived to-ioV.
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COHIaIITTEE WORK.
Benedict Testifies Regarding the
Public Printing office.

WASHINGTON, March 8.-The House
Committee on foreign affairs agreed
this morning to report favorably
Cranes resolution providing for the
Strengthening of the boundary between
Mexico and the Rio Grande; also the
resolution of Morrow's calling upon
the Secretary OF State for information
regarding the condition of affairs in
Samoa.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-09
BENEDICT's ExAMINATIoN.

Under cross examination before the
House Printing Committee to-day,
Benedict acknowledged that he had
authorized the use of his name for
reference only in a circular addressed
to postmasters, seeking to learn the
political status Of the persons in their
districts. A series Of questions
was put to the witness with the in
tention of getting from him positive
statement OF the reasons for certain
discharges and the admission that he
employed spies to report to him con-
cerning the conduct and work of the
employees. He admitted that he got
private information, but refused to
give the names of the persons who
furnished it. He assigned as his
reasons for making the discharges the
fact that he had found the persons
discharged less competent than others.
He had made no discharges for purely
political reasons.
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ITELsoRAfA CONTINUED oN nm 49,
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pearance of a final collapse. All the
Berlin papers announced the death of
the Emperor late in the afternoon.
The Prince of Wales and Lord Sails
bury were closeted with the Queen
last night until II 80 O'Clock. The
result of the conference is not known.
The Queen will return to Windsor in
the morning. The Queens drawing.
room and the silver wedding fetes OF
the Prince and Princess Of Wales
have been cancelled.
COMMENT IN PARIS.
PARIS, March S.-La Liberte says
"Among all classes of society the
fate of En- peror William and his son
is the subject of most sympathetic
concern. We cannot longer regard as
enemies that venerable monarch sink
ing into the grave, or the Prince, in
the prime of life, whose existence is
ebbing away. We are irresistibly
touched at fate, and with the sacred
volume reverently exclaim, GLOW are
the mighty fallen"
SPANISH SYMPATHY.
MADRID, March S.-A painful feel
ing of depression prevails on account
of the news from Berlin. Queen
Christina is anxiously looking for the
bulletins. She has sent message OF
sympathy to Emperor William.
AUSTRIA AGITATED.
VIENNA, March 8.-The impending
catastrophe in Berlin overshadows
every other subject here as no event
has done since the first news of the
illness of the German Crown Prince
The newspapers express the feeling
of the people in still hoping for the
Emperor's recovery.
The Neu Freie Presse compares the
tragic fate Of the German Imperia
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Fatally Mashed IN q Car,

FINCAsTLE, VA, Jan. IA very
distressing accident happened yes
terday at the Troutville iron mines.
William L. Evans, a worthy citizen
of this county, passed through town
yesterday on his way to Troutyille
to seek employment at the mines.
The track leading from the mines
to the washer is a steep Incline.
Young Evans was sitting on the
train by the brakeman. AS the
train was going rapidly 1t was dis
covered that the brakes would not
work. The brakemen jumped, and
called to their companion to do
likewise, but Evans seems to have
lost his presence of mind. He re.
NAMED in his seat. The train went
crashing into the washer, mangling
the young man fearfully and caus.
ing instant death.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-01-13

of Virginia who was killed or has
since died from wounds received
while serving in the late war.
Mr.. Catlett: A bill which pro.
vides n common law tor abatement
of nuisances, and in all cases where
n person is fined for nuisance
All fines imposed under this act
shall be applied by the county in
which such proceedings is had.
First. TO the cost of removing or
abating such nuisances if neces.
sary.
Second. To the payment of spe-
cial damage as the jury may find
has been sustained by any person
or persons by reason of such nul.
sance.
Mr.. Cardwel introduced a bill
amending the act in relation to
poisoning horses, sc. The bill pro.
vides that If any person malicious.
ly administer poison to or expose 1t
with intent that it shoIld be taken
by any horse, cattle, or dog or other
domestic animal, or maliciously
shoot or otherwise injure such ami.
mails for the purpose of deirauding
any insurer thereof, he shall be
confined in the penitentiary not less
than one nor more than ten years,
or, at the discretion OF the jury, be
confined in Jail not exceeding
twelve months, and fined not ex-
ceeding $500.
Mr.. Arnold introduced a bill to
regulate commerce in the state of
Virginia.
The bill is an adaptation of the
Interstate commerce law of the
United States to the state com.
merce of Virginia, except that sec
tiDn 4 of this bill substitutes for
section of the interstate bill the
"long and short haul law" Of Mas.
saehusetts, which fOrbids railroad
to charge more for short haul
than for a long haul under any cir
cumstances. Section II of the bill
appoints three commissioners with
powers similar to those of the Unit
ed States commissioners. All ex-
penses in connection with the COM
mission to be assessed on the rail.
roads of the state, as is done in the
states of New York and Alabama.
On motion of Mr.. Buford, the
bill amending the act known as the
coupon crusher, SO as to allow per.
sons who have heretofore rendered
couponsin paymentto now pay their
taxes in money. was taken up under
a suspension of the rules, read the
third time and passed,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-01-13

Confederate veteran of Georgia
wrote to Gen. Beauregard, enclOs-
ing dollar for a ticket in the Lou
isiana lottery, whose drawings the
General is advertised as superin-
tending. The old soldier said that
he had fought under the General
for tour years, and he wanted him
to select & ticket that would draw
a prize in the lottery. 1t is said
that Beauregard sent back the tick
ct as requested, but wrote; "My
Dear Old Comrade; If you will
stick to.the Louisiana lottery you
will be as poor as you were at the
close Of the cruel war, and you will
not have enough left to load a pop
gum
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ITO DISCOURAGE THE BLAIR BILL. "

The Baltimore SIM, in sum.
ming up the special objects for
which Mr.. Carlisle constructed the
House committee, says:
alt may be inferred from the COM
position of the leading committees
that it was designed to promote
tariff reform ; to secure economical
appropriations; to keep a sharp
eye upon the public funds; to COM
pei the Pacific railroads to pay up;
to let silver and questions of bank.
ing and currency remain in repose /;
to push the construction of navy /;
to pursue a conservative policy as
respects the fisheries question to
continue the policy of the Forty
ninth Congress in foreign affairs (;
to favor improvement of the Mis-
sissippi river; to discourage the
Blair Education bill, and enc0ur.
age no novelties OF legislation upon
the subject of the alcoholic liquor
traffic"
1t is generally understood that a
large majority of the members are
in favor of the Blair bill, and would
vote for Its passage If they we're
permitted to have an opportunity
to do so, and yet, in the face of this
fact, the Speaker deliberately sets
to work to frame a committee to
smother the measure in the COM
mittee room, and prevent the House
from acting on it. He has succeed
ed in accomplishing that object in
two Congresses, but It'll to be hoped
that the friends of the measure will
take steps to counterfeit his scheme
at this session.
That can be done in several ways,
provided they have votes enough.
When the bill is received from the
Senate they can move to dispense
with its reference to a committee,
and place it on the calendar; or
they can move to refer it to some
other committee besides that on
Education, taking care to ascertain
before hand that the proposed CON-
mittee is friendly to the bill; or il
it is referred to the Committee on
Education they can, at the proper
time, move to instruct the commit
tee to report it; or to discharge
them from its further consideration.
Perhaps there may be other and
better methods Of procedure known
to expert parliamentarians. But
the friends of the bill are placed at
this disadvantage, that it will take
a twO.thirds vote to get the bill be-
fore the House by any of the irreg'
ular methods suggested, while, if it
were reported regularly from the
committee, it could be passed by
simple marjorlty vote. 1t seems to
us to be ali outrage on the rights
of the House that one man should
use his power to defeat measure
by preventing the House from act
ing on it, and while Mr.. Carlisle is
a man whom we admire in many
respects, we think his conduct in
regard to the Blair bill is far from
cOmmendable. Whig
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-01-13

This shows the price of wool I'M.
der all the tariff systems we have
had in this country and explodes
the fallacy of "protection.' The
highest and best prices ever OBJ.
tanned tor wool was previous to the
tariff of 1867. With that tariff
came decline which run down to
% cents in 1888, when a portion of
the tariff was removed, since when
prices have imprOved.o
Now, if the poor man, or the rich
either, wants cheap wool he will
know how to get it. We have a
fair sample, in the above quoted
articles, of the wisdom Of those who
advocate a low tariff. j. IL. S.
p. S.-Later, l o'clock, a. MT
has been ascertained that the
Wythevllle Dispatch has talked
with another low tariff wool grower
who has the wool completely pulled
over his eyes, and who says the
Presidents message is all kirrect,
for, as soon as his sheep heard Of
the message, all GUe of them began
blatant hurrah. j. III. 5.
Still later, l:3O a. m.-Great ex.
element over an effort to find a
place to bury the 14,520,0 900 people
who are being taxed to death.
j. ii. s.
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THE FIRE Ar LOUISA C. H.
NEARLY THE WHOLE BUSINESS
PART OF THE TOWN
IN ASHES,
From the Baltimore SUM-

FROM the Baltimore SUM-
LOUISA 9. H., Va, Jan. 8.-The
fire which broke out in this town
about half.pastten o'clock last night
destroyed twenty.One out of the
twenty-four shops OF the place. 1t
originated in the store Of Lazarus
Bibb, colored. During the after.
noon a cOlored boy entered the
store sick, complaining of cold feet,
&c. In order to relieve him a hot
brick, wrapped in an old coffee
sack, was placed to his feet. After
relief the bag containing the brick
was thrown into the closet. Short.
" afterwards fire was discovered
in the closet and promptly extin-
guished, as was supposed, but about
1890 o'clock the flames again broke
out in the building. Nearly the en-
tire business portion Of the town
was IN mass of ruins by 2 A. NJ.
The dry goods and grocery estab.
lishment OF Flanagan IL Talley,
confectionery of w. A. Bonavita,
and furniture store of Woodward &
Kennon were the only business
houses spared by the merciless
flames. BY hard work the new
hotel was saved. Below is a list Of
the sufferers: r. p. Cammack, in.
insurance 81 800 on building, loss
$4,000; j. X. Pettus, no insurance,
goods mostly saved but damaged ;
II. NJ. Daniel, insurance $4,000 on
stock, $500 on stOrerOom, goods
saved bat damaged Leon Levy,
Jr., insurance 81 800 on store and
dwelling, loss heavy; William Ira
Kennon, insurance $1,000, stock
valued at $4,000, very little saved
postoflice, government loss un-
known, not thought to exceed
$500; Postmistress Goodwin, per-
sonal loss $3.50; Schuman, jeweler,
no insurance, lost everything; L..
Bibb, colored, insurance unknown,
stock valned at S2,0OO; 9. N. Hes
ter, no insurance, loss $500; Pen.
dleton & Son, insurance 5000, most
of stock saved; j. NJ. Bickers, no
insurance, house valued at $500,
stock sayed; j. p. Bickers, no in-
surance, stock dreadtully damaged (;
w. H. Young, insurance 81, 900, loss
heavy; Ellis Perkins, colored, no
insurance, loss $500; George Shell
ton, no insurance, goods damaged /;
Andrew Shelton, insurance on
house 5000; Frank Ohrisholm, bar.
Der, slight loss; Virgil Perkins, in.
surance on storehouse 81, 900, stock
value at $4,000, partially insured /;
j. b. Levy, insurance on storehouse
81, 700, loss $500; Drs. Barrett and
Smith, some insurance on house,
but loss heavy; w. Il. Bib, no In
surance, house valued at 81 900.
Everybody worked manfully, but
IN the absence of fire apparatus and
water the only thing to be done
was to remove goods and valuables
as quick y as possible. Fortunate.
Is nobody was killed or seriously
hurt.
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CHARLESTON, S. c., Jan. TO-
Ellen Few, white girl, living elev-
en- miles from Columbia, was vic.
Iently assaulted Christmas Eve by
Thomas Bishop and Jerry Thomas,
who broke down the door of her
dwelling, fired a pistol and cowhid-
ed the girl severely. Both men
were masked. 1t is supposed the
girl had been enticing white men of
the neighborhOod from their wives.
Both men have been arrested.
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4 Chicago dealer in furnishing
goods for men recently received as
a sample a made-up four-in-hand
scarf of rattle snake skin. The tip
rattle-the button-was set in the
scarf as a pin, and the general ef-
feet was remarkable. The skin
glistened, the colors changing with
every movement. This affair was
sent from Texas by q man who
wants to supply the market with
rattlesnake scarfs, and thinks the
supply of Texas rattle snakes i
large enough TO warrant the nm
dertaking.
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Mr.. James Crockett Stabbed.

WYTHEvILLE, Va, Jan. Gu
formation has just reached here
that James Crockett, a prominent
citizen Of Tazewell county, was
stabbed by man named MaypOle.
Crockett placed his hand on May
poles shoulder in a friendly man
ner, when Maypole pulled out his
knife and stabbed him. Crockett
says he don't know why MaypOle
stabbed him, as they were on the
best terms. Crockett is not expect
ed to live.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-01-13

Judges Bond and Jackson, sit.
ting in Baltimore as of the United
States Circuit Court for the Dis.
trict Of West Virginia, have con.
flrmed the sale of the Greenbrier
Whlte.Sulphur Springs to William
A. Stuart, and directed the re.
ceiyer, A. L. Bonlware, of Rich
mond, to give the purchaser pos
session. The questions Of the liza
bility Of the stockholders for I'M
paid subscriptions amounting to
Sl50,00O, aud the validity OF the
deed of trust to Gsaac Darlington
and w. w. Gordon we're reserved
fcodl February /, 1888, when the
W. Va" meet at Parkefsburg,
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ICnmmnnicafedl

Mt. JACKSON, VA, Jan. y, 'So.
Mr.. EDITOR
see in the VirginiGR and Nelcs,
IA lirely little Democratic paper, to
which l am pleased to be subscrib-
err, a wonderful discovery, made
by the Wytheville Dispatch. 1t
says "From what we have heard,
and we have talked with several,
the wool growers of Wythe are de.
lighted with President Cleveland'e
message. And they should be, for
there is no justice or business in
taxing about sixty million people
to "keep up one mllllOnl Verify,
the people are getting their eyes
open. The true meaning of protec.
ton is that II, 10000 are taxed to
death on everything they use to
protect II 900 men engaged IN man.
ufacturlng and mining"
The above was read by your cor.
respondent and he became near M
to being free trader or low tariff
man; but, when he turned and
picked up the New York World and
toHnd the following, he concluded.
that while he is no party man, it
will not do to tie to democratic pa.
perG. Now let us see what the
World has to say. Here it is:
Figures That do Not Lie.
PRICES or WOOL UNDER DIFFERENT TAR
IFS As A TEST OF PROTECTION.
COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 1.-Colum-
bus Delano, Secretary OF the In
terror and Chairman of the Repub.
ican Annex, known as the Nation.
al Wool Growers Association, as
heretofore reported, has sent out an
"appeap from this city urging the
farmers and "hOck. masters" of the
country to unite against reduc
ton Of tax burdens, and telling
them that the slight reduction on
wool made in 1888 has well-nigh
destroyed the wool industry OF the
country and put prices at a figure
ruinously low. He insists on a res
toratlon OF the tariff of 1867, as the
only thing that will restore prices
and stimulate production. This
"appealr was framed in the Neil
House, in this city, by Mr.. Delano
and George L. Converse, the gen.
tleman on whose motion the enact
ing clause of the Morrison bill was
stricken ont, and for which act his
constituents retired him to private
life with rare nnanimity. This zap.
peal" is one of the preliDinaries to
Mr.. Delano's candidacy for Con-
gress next year on the Republican
ticket.
The best possible answer to this
misleading document is to take the
average price Of wool at Boston,
the controlling wool market of the
United States, for series of years.
The following figures are as nearly
official as may be procured:
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-01-13

The City of Decatur, Alabama, Is
on the right track to win Success
That city believes in printers ink.
The Decatur Daily Free Lance is at
hand, issued in double sheet, and
containing a booming write-up of
the city and the men and enter
prlses that are making it. The is
sue of the paper reached into the
tens Of thousands, the chief pur-
chaser Of the edition being the cor
porltion of Decatur. Thousands OF
copies of the Free Lance will be cir
calated throughout the east and
North and the result will be an adj
tion Of thousands to the pOpula-
b Of Decatur. This is an aye in
ch printers Ink is supreme.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-01-13
THE FARMERS CONGRESS-.

The Farmers Congress, cOmpos-
ed of delegates from all the States
of the Union, which met at Chica-
go during the second week OF No
vember, was controlled this time
by the Protectionist members
Able addresses were delivered by
Hon. Thomas Fl. Dudley, Hon. VIM.
Lawrence, Hon. Geo. H. Converse,
and others.
Among the important resolutions
introduced calling upon the Gov
eminent for measures to promote
the interests of farmers, many Of
which involved an Endorsement OF
our Protective tariff policy, the fol-
lowing was adopted by a large ma
iority of votes. 1t demonstrates
that American farmers appreciate
the advantages and are determined
to maintain the American policy OF
Protection. The resolution refer
red to is as follows;
Whereas, The increased agricul'
tural products of semi-barbarous
nations, with increasing facilities
for cheap transportation, are rap
idly limiting and threaten to de-
stroy. the foreign markets for Amer
lean agricultural products; and
Whereas, 1t has now become nee
essary to more largely diversity our
farm products, and tor that purpose
to provide home markets for their
immediate distribution and con-
sumption, especially of those arti-
cles which, while they are the most
profitable to raise, will not hear long
transportation; and
Whereas, Experience has proved
that an extensive domestic market
for the surplus produce of the soil
is OF all things that which most ef-
fectually conduces to flourishine
state of agriculture; therefore,
ResOlred, That we approve and
recommend that policy of govern
ment which will tend to increase
and enlarge our home markets by
developing and utilizing the natur
al advantages of the whole country,
and by encouraging the establish
ment IN the United States Of every
branch of human industry for which
its unequaled resources and the va
ried talents of its people are adapt
ed,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-01-13

No supporter of the Presidents
plan OF revenue reduction has yet
advanced an argument to show that
its effect will not be to cut down
wages, not only Of workmen em-
ployed in protected industries, but
all along the lIne-including every
man who works for salary or wages,
whatever his occupation may be.