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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-26
TIE SINGLE TAX Law IN SOUTH
AUSTRALIA.

n 20 mama.
The enterprsing people OF South Aus
tralia, to whom We are indebted for that
now famous measure OF ballot reform
known as the secret ballot, have gone
another step farther than any other Of the
English-speaking peoples, and have passed
a law providing for the assessing Of all
local taxation on basis Of unimproyed
land values. by this the block OF lots in
4 city that has a palace or hotel, a num-
Der OF business houses, residences or fac.
tories will pay no more Of taxes than n
block of vacant lots. In this way a
premium is offered for improvements and
mn end is put TO the system Of holding
lots until they appreciate in value
by the labor Of toiling and working thou.
sands. The act that eniorce5 this great
reform in n country that, though COM
pamtlvcly new, has been cursed by lcti-
tious values for purely speculative pur-
poses, is very strong. It leaves nothing
to be construed by the caprice or corrupt
instincts OF the members Of municipal
governments. tits percmptory and manda-
tory. No municipality, corporation or
District Council in the Province has a
right to tax property in any shape or form
otherwise than Is provided for in the bill.
They must levy all rates for roads, gas,
water, and drainage on a basis OF unip.
proved land values. THIS will remove
taxes from industry and real enterprise
and will have the effect Of creating real
values for land. As correspondent,
South Australian" explains in The
london DmocdE
IN the now countries there arc vast tracts of land
held boy Spectators In the expectation uf realizing
high prices This b. especially the case iu South
Australia whoc nearly all lho best land o. su held.
In The County ut Adelaide, Tor Instance, there Is
nnd aryrs cd NJ flol per ncr, which has never yet
boon touched by spade or pow In this county,
hging the principal uul dearest In the province.
only ono ith q under cultivation the farmers be-.
ing compelled Ia rgtiro into the bickwkbl, 20
pnprlr soil. away from the center of population
A comparison Of this county with one IT about
equal slze, but much poorer iu quality aud situa
ton. Will, feel sure bc uf Interest % most fcadcrs
and will probably stnrtc many
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-26
inaugural Preparations Going On.

WAsuINGToN, Feb. 2j.-On every hand
there are numerous evidences of the near
approach OF Inauguration. Many stran-
gers have already arrived IN the city and
are engaged in viewing the public build
ings and places Of interest about the city.
Work is being rapidly pushed ON the
stands alongl the line Of march, and in
some cases has been finished, with the
exception of putting the chairs in place
for the spectators. The papers contain
numerous advertisements Offering TO let
windows fronting on Pennsylvania
avenue for inauguration day. The prices
asked are generally about S2j, but
as much as 500 has been obtained
for the use Of room, especially
eligible for n good Wow OF the procession
At the pension building workmen have
been busily engaged for some time trans.
forming the court into what is confidently
predicted will be the most beautiful room
in which an inaugural ball was ever held.
At the city poslollicc mail has already be-
gun to arrive for Gen. Harrison, in antici-
patton Of his coming here, and II is n-
crcasing daily. There will be no ccre.
monies OF any kind on Gen. Harrison's
arrival tomorrow. lie will be met at the
station by Col. Britlon, aud perhaps few
others, and conducted ~ quietly as posi-.
bile 10 the Arlington. Hotel.
Gen. Hastings, Adju'ant-General TO
Gov. Beaver, Grand Marshal Of the in
augura parade, is hard at work assigning
places IN line 20 the various organizations
which have given notice Of their intention
10 participate. The first division will be
commanded by lirigudier-Gcneral II. ID.
Gibson, and will consist oi fcgulnr United
States troops and the District military.
The arrangement Of the other military
commands has not yet been announced.
The civic organizations will comprise the
fifth division, aud will be under the inn
mediate orders 81 Col. Myron NJ. Baker.
The first brigade Of this division will be-
headed by the Amcricus Republican Club a
Piiisburg. and will nclndc q number Of
we'll known Pennsylvania political clubs.
Military organization will make up the
Second brigade aud Maryland men the
Third. A host oi Republicans Will be- In
the Fourth brigade under the marshalship
Of the Hon. II. \. Blnum, Of New York.
Gen. W. g.. Bultcrtcld will command the
fiith division, which will comprise clubs
from different sections Of the country.
Virginia, Delaware, South Carolina, Con-
ncciicut, Massachusetts, Ohio, Rhode
Island, Missouri. Minnesota, Kansas aud
Colorado will all have Representatives in
this brigade.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-26
A memphis PriEr Fightcr Kuockcd Oui

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. 2o.-Fank skinner,
a Chicago lightweight, fought a vicious
battle with Phil DAILY, Of Memphis, in
grist mill at Evanston yesterday, for 500
a side and the gate receipts. About fifty
Chicagoans were present. Skinnersiripped
at l37 pounds DAILY was four pounds
heavier Daily forced the fighting until
the sixth round, getting first blood
and receiving little punishment In tho
sixth, however, skinner assumed the
aggressive and landed 10 heavily on tho
Memphis lads ribs as to break one Of them.
The round closed with cautious sparring.
DAILY was In distress when he came up
in the seventh. One Of his thumbs was
broken and the shattered rib gave him
great pain. skinner now went in to do
his man, and continued TO smash DAILY in
the ribs. Close mitigating followed, in
which both men got In some telling blows.
skinner, however, was Ia much the better
shape seeing an opportunity, drove his
right into bis opponents neck aud laid
him 20 sleep. Daly could not come TO
time and the fight aud money were
awarded 10 Skinner.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-26
THE ENGLISH LLBERALS'S FIRST

The speech made by Mr.. John Morley
in the House Of Commons, synopsis Of
which we publish in another column, was
the opening one of campaign by the
opposition that it is to be hoped may be
brief and end in n dissolution OF Parlia-
ment aud an appeal TO the people. That
way and that way only docs justice lie.
No one can read even this skeleton
OF n notable speech without feel
ing of fresh Indignation at the course
OF the brutal Baliour toward the Irish
members OF Parliament and priests he
has had arrested for merely exercising
the right of freedom OF speech and protest
ing against the wrongs and expressions
their country has so long endured. Mr..
Morley pressed home TO conviction the
crimes committed by Balfour in the name
Of law, until the jailor had to cry out and
appeal for mercy on the score OF the Gov
ernments crippled condition by reason o.
the failure OF the ParnclI Commission
Baliour tried in vain TO parry the on
slaught Of Mr. Morley aud made various
excuses and attempts to pallate his ex.
ccsscs, but the House was against him,
even his friends feeling that the tide
had turned and il would soon be the
thing 10 give him the cold shoul.
der. The Irish Nationalists and En-
glish Liberals were never in better
lighting brim than they are now, and were
never so full OF courage and they were
mover more in the way Of the victory that
liberal souls IN every part Of the world
pray they may reach, and very soon
John Morley has fired the first gun. The
execution II has done proves that its shot
went home and that ii uncovered aud
laid bare the weakness OF foe who has
until this time been yauntng himself with
the swagger Of one who was putting hi,
armor on.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-26
Good Roads. . sen,hern Nerd.

Fruin the southern Reporter, t-nrlis MisD
II the Southern States were 10 soncen-
irate their energies In the construction Of
macadamizcd roads aud oxpend Tor them
n sum every year no greater than that
which they pay for fences and the repair.
ing Of fences, they would In FIVE years
time find their Term lands doubled in
value. Good, scryicablc macadamzed
roads are the one great need Of the day.
They made Great Britain aud ireland and
they can make the South. IppuL
The above paragraph contains as much
good advice aud sound "hono sense" ~
could be crowded into a whole column Of
q newspaper. II We had macadamiAsd VI
gravel roads, the cost oi keeping them in
order would be- far less than Is now in
CURED IN even making pissahlc the roads
We now have. And then too, ~ Tur Ar
rEAL well says, good roads would enhance
the value Of our property two fold. II might
have gone farther aud said they would DO
an incalculablc saving la the "Wcar aud
tear OF vehicles aud animals Oh! Tor
good roads
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-26
"COTTON"


Receipts Of cotton today, 5093 bales
against 2s22 bales for same day last year
OF the receipts, i,OlG bales arrived by rail,
iOO2 by river aud Is by wagons. Sales yes
tcriay $500 bales Of which 1000 to cX-
poricr- aud 200 TO spinncrs Receipts since
September /, G52,722 bales, against COG 7Sj
bales for same time last season and against
Gj2. i0I bales for the entire Of last season.
This shows an increase OF $40 In favor Of re-.
ccipts TO date over the total receipts last
season. Should only the same number n
bales be received for the remainder Of the
year ns was received during the same time
last season, i5.G32 bales, the total receipt
this season would amount 10 GlS3I bales,
bat The most reliable estimates point Ia from
10000 90 10000 gross receipts. Shipments
thus fur thi. season, al 5Gi bales, against
AZ 22i bale. for corresponding time last sca.
con Spot cotton closed steady at Memphis
nj an advance Of i-iGc ON higher gmdcs low
grades unchanged. New Orleans spots closed
very firm, and nj New York and Liverpool,
steady. Futures advanced TO . points AZ
New Orleans, > 20 points az New York and
10 points nj Liverpool on near months
late months unchanged Port receipts 10.
day 1920 bales, or as bales greater than
the receipts Tor same day last year
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-26
"raEel. Irem boo campnr..r

lfrm the nifminsham News
The story told that Dr.. Samuel johnson
wrote "l.assclas' m week may we'll be
doubted. Tho modest volume, "Fagois
From the Campfire, Of 200 solid" pages,
was written in thirteen days aud nights,
and sct up ~ rapidly as written. There
was never proof sheet shown 10 the
writer. lie would sleep, now aud then,
at his desk, and the printers. who were
his partners In the venture. would steal
the manuscript from his desk. when lac
awoko he would 20 on preparing copy, 4"
rather than continuing the narrative. aud
therefore queer breaks mark the oontinu.
iiy OF events. The matter OF "Rasselas" Il
iwo-thlrds a. great ~ that In the "Fagois
From the Campfire, written ~ rapidly Us
the most doxtCrUus pencil shower could
produce u, aud within thirteen DAYS. DR..
Johnson wrote his story 20 pay 500. the
costs Of his mothers funeral. tho other
fellow, perhaps, 10 celebrate his own.
hut a hiih edition, revised aud perfected,
Of "Fagots From the Campfire" will soon
appear. Smith 4 Montgomery will be the
publishers
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-26
OBITUARY.
Cardinal sacconI.

NEW YoRE, Feb. 25.--The Rome corre-
spondent Of the Catholic Ntus. OF this city,
cables that Cardinal Charles Sacconi is
dead. He was born IN 1903, at Montalto,
and was created Cardinal September p,
1861. lie was one OF the six SuIragan
bishops OF the Roman PontiT aud the
senior in rank OF the Cardinals. Two weeks
ago the second member Of the Sacred Col
legc, in point Of seniority, Cardinal John
Baptiste Pira, died.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-26

list of contributors will include many OF
the best known and most respected of
the writers on, topics of special in
terest to the d. farmer among them
Isaac McCracken, of Arkansas; Col.
Robert Beverly Of Virginia; Felix Corput,
of Georgia. Gem S. D. Lee of Mississippi;
Judge A. W. Terrell of Texas Evan Jones,
of Texas; and Hon A. J. Strceter, of Hi
nois. Such a genuine representative paper
must prove Of the very greatest benefit to
the order and 10 farmers generally, each of
whom will be able to take it as the price is
only one dollar a year The farmers need
just such an authoritative spokesman as the
National Economist intends to be, and it
Should find Instant and corlial snpport.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-26
TELEaRAPHIo RRInFs.

A rich deposit Of gold was found near
lshpcming, Mich, yesterday
4 large band Of Sioux Indians have left
Standing Rock Agency adorned with war
paint.
A 10000 spindle cotton mill, 10 cost
$500, COO Is 10 be- put up AZ Waco. Tex,
this coming summer
DIR. ]. A. Crook. OF Jackson. Tenn, has
been appointed surgeon ol the Mobile 4
Ohio Railroad, extending between C1rinth,
Miss, and Cairo, III.
Gov Luce has Ordered q stay Of pro.
cccding. In the cxtuditiun cnscs Of Olive
I. Friend aud Others oi the electric sugar
noioriciy, aud will give them a rchcaung
on March 4.
At Winfield, Henry County. Ia, sun.
DAY morning. the dwelling Of 1homas
lnnis was destroyed and bis moihcr.in-
law, Mrs. Tofbitt. sixty years old. and
lnnis's clcycn year old daughter, were
burned 10 death.
Hal Reid. the young actor. some time
newspaper man and occasional poet. who
WIS sentenced year ago 10 fifteen yclrs'
imprisonment In the Minnesota rcnilcn.
t.ufy iur the rape Of Miulc Iamrs1n, WIS
pnrdoncd yesterday. u was shown that
Muudc had given her consent.
Chancellor Edwards at Louisville ycsier.
day morning returned nn opinion In the
suit oi the Masonic TcmpIr Ihpiirr 10 en-.
join Mary Anderson from PLAYING at Ma.
cauIcyH because OF prior contract with
her manager. Abbey. The Chancellor ~.
fused the Injunction, holding that the
plaintiffs .rcmcdy lay in q surior damages
a. secure which bond of sIO.UlD Ma.
given 10y Abbey aud Mr. Mlcuulcy.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-26
"Ihe Appeal aud woman. sunrnr,

ANNlA ANf lNfiNlNHNAlu Nova
Tnr MfurnH ArrEAL h n straight wo.
mans suffrage newspaper IL wishes TO
get there iint But the time Is not yet.
The ballot box Of today Is too dishonest
and ioully corrupt 10 derive advantage
from Womanly honesty and truth. We DO
not believe The absurd statement that wo.
man would be- lee, honest or pure or intel
ligcul u they voted. Thcy.cat aud drink
%, men DO. They listen 10 aud rad polit.
zeal speeches. They study politics now
and then, and arr Us masters, aud are
none the wonc, and only the moro capable
Of rearing intelligent aud patriotic children;
hut why thrust an ounce OF virtue
and truth into the ton Of whisky. ignO-
rance and vice that now glut with iniamy
the source Of law and Of freedom 90 In
stupidity governed towns, counties aud
States. Ward bummcrs. whisky guulcrs.
roaring mntrn aud ordinary spouicrs for
the party and campaigns In which Dudlcys
aud NunamakUu alone shape results
would never appear Ia q contest In which
women constituted half the voting force.
Decent, sober gentlemen alone could win
aud therefore the eager hostility OF the
worse and ignorant class ~ Tur ArrEAL's
proposition.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-26

rtTIenrRg "a. rcb gi-Hycf frct 10 Inches
and falling Weather cloudy aud clol
WHEELING w. Va. Tcb la.aHIyrf feet q
lnchc. ANA falling weather cloudy. 1hlmUmr.
tcf u.
NEw oRLrANa L.. Feb H-Wesihrf clear
nnd pleasant DEPARTED city ni uatnn Uuunp "a
iouis. john A. Wood ana tow, Louisville
EVANSVILLE Ind, Icb A-i.ltcr - feet
aud rising WrIfLnf firir and roiI Ni.tt
W,cfn icct llD. aud rising Weather cold nnd
showing
~ LOrts. No. rch. gs-RIvof hiiin4 eaueo
uais it o. iall OF IA inches thC lac .ttoIn. SNOW
aud s'cct River closed nt tiafisii.lc aui nr,isi.
tuu suspended
CINCINNATI, o, rcb .A-Rlycf p rect inches
wealth. Sew Orleans NIgbt-Kl,cf n icct IA
iuchcs aud falling Weather clear
NiCKshuNG. Mira. Fob 2i.-rhc river fnsc u
inthe,. ias'cl down city u Providence Do am!
lutuv CIV and hawCs. Nyu Orleans. 8 pm.
= silver. e. Louis bpm.
CAIRO ill.. leh li.-Rircr re- icot AMI riting
weather ialf aud cold Arrived. tiiy ui Monroe
~ i,3n. 10 pm emnlic state Memphis mid.
niRht a. y NillA below, . ala. nufaitrd Gran.
ite state, tinrlunHu. u.m. NIrhtaNlVrf % fr0f 4
inches aud rising weather CLOUDY aud cool.
LOUISVILLE ~. Feb a River falling. win
the canal ncpaucli \ 4 Wooi aud toe. Ne,s
orleans Weather clear aud cold Nlrhtlfiitrr
ialllnE with ptei inclUs on the falls anil n ioet
inches IN the canal Weather cloudy and Tnld
-
"lNooM,R," by Nathan d. Urncr, 10
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-26
STRANGER THAN FICTION
AN ALABAMA ENoCH ARDEN COME
40 LIGHT AFTER MANY YEARS.
His Appearance May Not Result in Do
nestle Bliss - His Wife, Surprising
Him to Have Been Killed, Marrles
Again-He Does Likewise.

Special Dispatch to The APP eal
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Feb. 25.-Another
good story-old Enoch Arden-has come
to light in this State. When the war
broke out f. NJ. Cooper left his farm, his
wife and two infant children in Shelby
County Ala, and marched to the front.
He was thought to have been killed in the
bloody battle at Franklin, Tenn, soon
aiterward, for he was never heard OF by
his family until n few days since. Two
years after he left, his widow married a
Mr.. Gibson, and five children we're born
TO them, all OF whom are living and three
OF whom are married. Through all these
years 1t never occurred to Mrs. Gibson
that her first husband might be living; she
had mourned him as dead and was happy
in the love Of her second husband and the
five children. A few DAYS ago John
Cooper received a letter from Sherman,
Tex, signed, "Your father, +. NJ.
Cooper"
He told how he had been captured and
put in Northern prison; how he had
been i'll for over year, and that finally he
iramped back to Alabama to find that his
wife had just married another man; how
he was heartbroken over the news and
turned his face westward. lie located in
Texas, where he prospered. Mr.. Cooper
finally became a Presbyterian minister
and several years ago married again. lie
closed his letter by asking many questions
about his family and stating that as sooii
as possible he intended visiting his old
home in Alabama. lie arrived in this
city last night and spent the night at his
cording to law, Cooper's first wife is not
legally married TO Gibson, and the Texas
wife Is wife in name only. 1t is badly
mixed family.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-26

Tu National i,aHoHIsi the official orrsp
81 The National am,n' Alliance aud Co
operative Union ui America. thc National
Agricultural Wheel and thc "Thmcr'
and lhborcu Union of America. ha. been
established IN Washington under condition.
that Insure iis sucycss. twill br. o., its pros.
p,cius states strictly a farmers papor.
devoted Co social financial ami p1iuI.
cal economy Mr. G. W Macunc h
cdiiorinvhicf ana the editorial san viii
embrace un able assistant editor in each
State Wherein doe urlrr may have State
organization. Mr Maufg has been prsI.
dent ~ the Naiouu. lum,u' Alliance
since iho hri Organization of thlt orlor and
"a omingntly hii,l !yr lhc position. The
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-26

coon WORDS ron THE RAILROADS.
The Savannah Courier is opposed to
some bills now pending before the Lcgis-
laturc, because II they passed they "would
tend TO annoy existing railroads and pre-
vent the building Of others, which we
hope our Senators and Representatives
will do all in their power 10 prevent be-
coming laws" The Courier argues that
Hardin County being one OF thirty
that have no railroads." 1t is
really desirable 10 us that the present
Legislature should not only respect the
railroads now In existence. but should en-.
courage the building Of Others. We do
not mean 10 DC understood us iayoring
State aid IN the shape Of money, but 10y
retaining from oyerlaxing or imposing
other restrictions that would deter capt
talisis from investing their money
In railroads In Tennessee" The I0y
Mus Bdmer on general principles takes the
save view Of these bills aud thinks the
good sense Of tho Democracy will not al.
low the Legislature TO be foolishly ultra. II
is true the railway system ought TO be
curbcd 80 as not Ia permit Of cxtortion and
oppression, but, at the same time one
ought TO rccollcct that the builGing.
cquipping and maintaining OF railroads are
expensive projects, anu that the railroad
was one Of the mighty engines in cfccting
our rapid advance Ia civilization aud is a
mighty factor in maintaining that ciyiliza.
ton
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-26
THE MEMPHISAPPEAL
TUEsDAY. -. rEnRUAHY 20. leee
LABOR AND THF TlRIFE

Pertinent 20 the attempt by Randall and
his twcniy.cight Democratic followers, co..
operating with the Republicans Of the
House, TO rcpcal The i9hacco tax clause Of
the internal revenue laws aud thus pro.
vent the possibility Of tariff reform for
years 10 come, The Nor iork World calls
attention TO the report Of labor Comms.
sioner llotchkiss, Of Connecticut, who
shows that the labor cost or wages in
producing Sij,GlS0OO worth Of manuiac.
turcd goods In that State In 1857 was
20 l1-lOO per cent This l. per cent.
above the average labor cost In manuiac.
,urcd articles In the whole country, owing
90 the better wages paid aud the more cx.
pcnsi,c articles made in Connecticut.
The rroicnso upon which the war tariff is
maintained Is that the high duties are nee
cssary 10 cover the difference between
wages Ia this country and In Europe.
But why % per cent ad yalorcm tarfl
should be- required when the total labol
cosl In manufactured articles is only about
hall that amount, the real bcnvGcarlcs %
the thr.G DO not undertake 10 explain
al iair statistics, honestly explained
prove that everything above an aycmg5
duty ol - or 80 per cont, is tariff ior
boun,ics. And this, aud not a desire Ia
pay high WAGES. J. the reason why the
rich recipients Of these bounlics submit ic
having Tho Cat fried out OF them 70
supply money Tor carrying elections"
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-26

seconds the motion OF The Home Journal
that "the press Of the State speak out on
this subject" and it hopes the Confeds.
themselves will say their say as the parties
most concerned The columns OF The
APPEAL are open to them.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-26

TnE ArrE,t Is glad TO have the effective
aid and help Of ~, rdsoo Ciiy Herald In
support Of the lawson bill, which, a. We
have said before, Il just the measure that
is needed in Mississippi to enable the in
bll'gcnrc Of the State Ia a legal. fair and
just way 70 control 10 Affairs. We unite
with Ihr Herald In the expression Of a hope
That every paper ''i,sissip. will copy