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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
THE REAL ESTATE MARKET.
A Healthy Movement for Legitimate
Investments All Along the Line.

A Healthy Movement for Legitimate
Investments All Along the Line.
II there is one thing more than another
that may be accepted as a barometer OF a
city's growth and prosperity, it is
healthy condition OF activity in the real
estate market, and that's what's the mat
ter with Memphis Mr.. Andrew Harris.
who is now in the business, said yestcr-
day:
"What do think Of the real estate out
lookP" he responded 10 the reporters
question. "Well, frankly speaking. |
am surprised and gratihed at the healthy
tone that prevails in the real estate mar
ket There are indications Of boom. The
market is alive but the activity is not due
10 artificial stimulation. There Is a lively
demand for lots but Il comes from dircs--
ton that indicates confidence In the future
Of the city and fixed purpose TO locate
here. sink or swim, survive or perish, rs
Patrick Henry would say. Out OF twenty
applicants for building lots who come into
our office looking for desirable sites, more
than fifteen are men who want 10 build
homes for permanent occupancy. The
speculative buyer Is out OF the market.
II Is the mechanic, the clerk the artisan,
the thrifty day laborer who now comes TO
us and says Il want home. have
decided 10 cast my lot with Memphis and
! want a roof over my head that can call
my own That's the sort Of talk we like
TO hear and the air is full Of Il. You may
quote me rs saying that the real estate
outlook was never as bright as now, and
that too without the aid OF Blooms or
other artificial stimulus"
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
RUMBLINas OF THE RAIL

A. Nj. Cook, assistant general manager
OF the Louisville, New Orleans * Texas
Railroad, rs returned from New York.
j. i. KEEPER, master OF transporta-
ton OF the Newport News q Mississippi
Valley Route, is in the city on business.
S. W. Tucker, general passenger agent
OF the Little Rock x Memphis railroad,
will arrive from Little Rock this morning.
TRAVELLING PASSENGER AGENT liErH, OF
the Little Rock q Memphis Railroad, is
back from successful trip through Ar.
kansas.
MAJ. II. I. WILSON, president Of the
Louisville, New Orleans & Texas Railroad.
is expected in tho city the latter part Of
this week.
A MEETING Of the Cotton Rate Commit
tee will be held ia 81. Louis today and to.
morrow. All the Memphis lines will be
represented.
X. A. WILLIAMS, southeastern travelling
passenger agent Of the Little Rock & Mem
phis Railroad, left last night for Atlanta,
his headquarters.
SUPERINTENDENT SULLIVAN. OF the Kan
sas City, Memphis & Birmingham Rail-
road, departed yesterday for birmingham
on tour Of inspection.
III. ID. WTLsoN, city ticket and passenger
agent OF the Iron Mountain road, and W.
M. Rhctt, assistant general freight agent
Of the same route, have returned from ST.
Louis
MAJ. JouS w. JOHNSTON, OF Birming.
ham, fourth vice.prcsidcnt OF the Rich
mond * Danville Railroad, and Capt. 1. O..
sage, general manager Of the Georgia Pa
ciic Railroad, arrived In the city ycsler-
day..
TnE body Of Freight Engineer Downoy,
who was killed near Amory, Miss. Mon
day, while oiling his engine, vas shipped
10 stoughton, Wis, yesterday for inter.
menL The remains werc accompanied by
a delegation OF railroad employees.
DIVISION FREIomr AGESr PARSLEY, Of
the Kansas City road, and Assistant Gen
cral Freight Agent Rhctt, OF the Iron
Mountain road, leave this morning for ST.
Louis to attend the Cotton Rate Com
milteo meeting 10 DO held In that city to-.
day aud tomorrow.
ANornER party OF distinguished railroad
magnatcs Is iourneying Southwark and
will visit Memphis. Tho party Is com
posed Of General Manager Doddridgc.
General Solicitor Chandler and General
Freight aud Passenger Agent Miller, all OF
the st. Loula, Arkansas 4 Texas (the
Cotton Bcltl Railroad.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
COTTON

The receipts yesterday were 53j bales,
against g73 bales for same day last year. or
the receipts 400 came In by rail III by
river and twenty-five by wagon. Sales yes
to-day. 500 bales, or 200 TO exporters and
coo to spinncrs. Receipts 20 date are now
Gs0,sa3 bales, or 55,353 bales greater than re-
ccipts for corresponding time last season.
Shipments thus Far this season, GOG0lObalcs,
against 5li, ass bales for corresponding time
last wear. The stock on hand now amounts
10 1855 bales, against $3.50 bales for same
day last year Spots closed steady at Mem
phs and New York, stcadlcr at New Orleans
aud quiet and rather easier NJ Liverpool.
Futures steady at New York and of . 10 2
points. quiet and steady NJ New Orlcan. at
nn advance ~ to points, and steady at
Liverpool aud of > points. Port receipts
yesterday were a,iii bales In excess Of ~.
ccipts for same day last season,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
THE MEMPHISAPPEAL
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 30. 1900
THE CONVICT QUESTION IN an.
BlWI,

tn Biulieghnm Nnrs h not pleased With the ~.
suit Of legislation ON the convict question and in
timaics that Il would like for the Governor a. ~.
convene the Legislature Tor tho purpose oi .ol,iug
the convict question The subject was fully inycs.
tlrnicd by the last General Assembly Joint com
miticc sni during the cntiW rccu took the tod
mdny II experts aud ever body who was Thought
a. know my ihing about the matter. and the law
was lcit practically unchanged. nnd the con,icts
continued m the mines. twould h. a los oitimc
and uscloss exIrusc to rcconycuc the prs nj ten.
cmi Assembly. u would DO NO more Than Il has NJ
rcady done. our friends vii have N walt unui
another election NJ iiluuog idror isu.
This is sad reading for the people Of
Alabama. who had hoped that the con-
vici.lcasc system would have been abol-
shed by the Legislature Of that State. II
was 30 easy for tho lawmakers had they
been 20 minded. TO have made provision
for the employment Of the conyicls In
making macadamizcd roadways through
out the State, such rs arc being made In
this County under the direction Of the
County Court. But the Lawmakers Of
Alabama evidently had no mind COT NJ
sweeping a reform. They procruslinaicd
and pa, OF the consideration d
the pcniicntiary aud convict qucs
tons until almos, the last moment.
and then as a doHirr ret'oT made provision
for the releasing Of tho convicis TO be
employed In the mines under the sam,
condilionsas were 20 unslinicdly aud right
cously condemned by the committee Of III,
legislature. Those In that body. ihorc.
fore, who consented TO the releasing stand
condemned by the light Of that report, the
effect 81 which WIS 10 mantle every face
In Alabama with shame that such state OF
thing could or should exist. Tur ArrEAl
believes with The Birmingham igr. lerald
that an extra session Of tho Legislature
should be called TO specially consider thi,
dn aud shame and make provision for do
ing away with u before the time for the
next Legislature comes round, No that the
alternative OF releasing the conyiCts q,
come into composition with the honcs
miners Of the State may never again bc
presented TO the peoples representatives
And this, let NJ suggest, should be a warn
~ 10 the Legislature Of this State not 1,
put oil the pcnilcnliary question 10 th
las, moment, bu, - take II up and de
pose Of Il In way that will secure thu
construction Of a new pcnilcnliary build
Ing and the employment, OF the State con
yics In quarying and hauling the slon
for !, and building whatever they can o
Il preparatory 10 their eventual employ
mcnt In macaiamiEol road maxi n
Throughout Tennessee.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20

non.appreciation OF the important issues
Oh that contest, and principles OF govern
ment arising out OF 1t that were settled by
judicial decision.
ln'h his School History he skins over
the prolonged fight on the States indebt-
edness which shook the State from one
end to the other, and certainly the most
stubbornly fought and involved more i'm
portant issues than any other contest
which ever stirred the political depths in
the history of Tennessee.
Mr.. Phelan gives considerable space to
the Gubernatorial contest between Carroll
and Cannon in 1885, and makes personal
mention of the leading politicians in that
fight
Yet, during 1880, there were some OF the
ablest and most brilliant OF the sons OF
Tennessee contending with each other over
the State debt, none OF whom are even
mentioned by Mr.. Phean.
There were Harris, and Bailey, and Jack
son, and Gen. Luke Wright, and Judge
Wright, and Richardson, and Porter and
Marks, and Whithorne, and Atkins, and
Neil S. Brown, and Clapp, and Sykes, and
Savage, and Wilson, and Snodgrass, and
Hawkins, and Houk, and Ethridge, and
Maynard, and Petubone, and hundreds Of
others OF more or less prominence through
out the State as stumpers and politicians
! The daily papers at Knoxville, Chatta-
nooga and Memphis were in the heat OF the
contest and were ably edited and did yeo-
man service.
The weeklies throughout the State were
on one corner or another OF the triangular
contest and did much to keep the fight at
its highest pitch and to stir the enthusiasm
OF the contending forces.
Writers, like Mr.. Phelan, who obtain
| their data from reading and hearsay, are
given to magnifying the things Of the past,
but such political contest as was waged in
| 1880 never had its equal in Tennessee, nor
were there ever more patriotic. more elo-
quent and ADLER men brought together in
contention within the limits OF the State.
Not only does Mr. Phelan fail to give any
adequate idea OF the heat and intensity OF
the political fight Of $780, but he is not nc.
curae in all OF his statements about the
State debt agitation.
On page 223 he says that five citizens
were appointed, who met the representa-
iives OF the creditors" TO consult upon
the proposition to settle the debt at COG.
This 10 IN error. committee Of leg
islalors with Col. John III. Savage M
Chairman, were selected to visit New
York in 1877 mot 1876.
Then when Mr.. Phean comes to notice
the 1908 settlement act, he simply statei
that sit was declared illegal by the Su
premc Court" without indicating the
grounds for the decision, although the lat
ter was published and criticised through
out the United States.
We are making no war against Mr. Phe
lan's School History OF Tennessee" as {
work, but IL is 50 wanting in every goot
feature Of desirable textbook that ",
are forced TO criticism so long as there L
an advocate TO force it upon the publ,
schools by legislation.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20

THE public generally has learned with
deep regret that Miss Anderson has been
compelled TO give up her engagements and
retire from the stage for the rest Of the
season, her physician hoping that long
rest may restore her 10 health and strength
again. But judging by the statements Of
her condition which have crept into the
papers, this, 10 say the least, Is doubtful.
Her nervous system has been almost
wrecked, fact that has been made pain
fully apparent by her physical as well as
mental condition. Oyer-anxiety and the
constant strain Of tho stage for several
years with only intermittent and short
periods Of rest have done their work and
the actress Is a wreck while yet in the
flush Of youth.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
A PAPER MANuFAoroRY.
A Now EnRlander Who Would Like e
Set Up Shop In Memphis.

A Now Highlander Who Would Like to
Set Up Shop In Memphis.
Why is there not a paper mandatory
in Memphis
There is every advantage OF location and
shipping facilities, and everything desired
in the way OF raw material, yet there is no
paper mill here.
But 1t is more than likely that this state
Of things will not long continue. More
than one enterprising man from Yankee
regions and with enough capital TO make
the promises worth something, has been
Of late here prospecting" The last one
came from far OIL New England. and was
moved 10 come here by the existence Of a
valuable raw material In inexhaustible
supply. That material is the cotton
wood tree. Tho gentleman found his
likings fully met here, but wished to have
the cooperation OF local influence and
local capital. Tho plant he proposed 10
establish was one with capacity OF fifteen
tons per day, and would cost somewhere
in the ncighborhood OF 500, 600. OF this
sum he was prepared and anxious TO put
In $4,000, the balance Of stock TO be
taken here.
The gentleman referred TO has been in
the paper manufacturing business for a
n number Of years up in New England,
and understands the business thoroughly.
lie states that he can manufacture paper
here and lay il at the doors OF New Eng
land consumers for cent less per pound,
including freight. lie already has u trade
that would make the concern paying
one from the start. 30 what stands Ia the
way Of that SijO,0002
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
THE OYSTER SNACK SLAVES.


The Nelo York World has done great
deal Of good work in the general interests
OF the people since it came under Pu-
litzer's control and management, but none
of all Of its exposures Of crime, neglect or
Outrage surpasses In effect that which has
brought the oyster fishers OF. Chesapeake
Bay under the most intimate public scru.
tiny, revealing cruelty and brutality on
the part Of captains Of fishing smacks that
is almost past belief. Knocking boys and
men down with billets OF wood without
provocation, kicking and starving them
and tying them up by the thumbs four
feet above the deck, there 10 swing in the
wind MS the bodies Of pirates hung in
chains used TO do in the oldcn time.
These are some among tho atrocities per-
petrated by the oyster smack captains
now under trial at Baltimore, and
whom the crews did not dare to re.
sist because OF the stringency oil the
laws Of the United States, which
confer upon all men commanding water
craft almost despotic and autocraiic
power. by these laws il is very serious
business for n sailor TO resist or interfere
for tho protection Of another sailor.
Hence the tame acquicscence by the crews
on tho one hand and the brutality Of the
captains on the othef But IL is hoped
the very thorough exposure Of The World
may have tho immediate effect TO put an
end to this brutality, MS it assures all men
employed upon the sea or inland waters Of
our country that they have in itas they
have In all the well conducted journals o
the country-a friend powerful enough ia
interfere in their behalf and prevent thei
being abused rs slaves or worse, like
brutcs.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
River kilograms.

piTrBrRG, Pa. March ia-Rlycr feet 4
inches and falling Weather cloudy
WHEELING. ", Va. Manh ia-.Rlvcr u fec,
and stationary. Weuthof cloudy and cool
NEw ORLEANS Ia. March N weather eie.,
aud pleasant Departed Mary Houston. Cincin.
natl
tNANsNlLLE Ind, Match ia-.Rlvor ID feet
70 inchc and falling, Weaihef clear Night-Riter
10 rect aud falling Weather clear
NlCksblNG, Miss, March lp.-Thc river IA faii.
lne inches day. Passed up. civ Of nsion
Rouge, ~ Louis Passed down. City of Giaira'
New Orleans Arrived city of Monroe
ClNtlNNATi, O., Mafch ~ River Il fe.t
inchc. aud hlling Weather clear Thermometer
N Nighi-ldVcr 10 feet 10 inches aud Using
weather clcaf and cooler Departed, Thomss
hhcr oCk NcU Orleans
DoulsNlLLt, NY, March iQ.-Ryef faillns. viii
iect Inches on the falls and ieot inehs.
"a the canal Weather clear aud cool urnar,sl-
U. u schenuk, Cincinnati Night. River stat,s~-
nry Win icct inghCs on the falls and f,sla
incho Ia The canal Nszthef cloudy aud 90
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
A MADsroNs TEMPERED.
What tho Announcement That ~
DoRb Were Hero Brought.

What tho Announcement That MA.
DoRh Were Hero Brought
DIR. franklin Hurd Siandiicr, Of Inman
Marion County, Tenn, has maidstone.
The doctor also has a very kind heart.
sort Of icllow.feeling for suffering human
iiy, since he knows something Of misior
tune himself.
A few days ago the information wed
abroad that rabid CANNES had appeared 4
this city, much 10 the pain and anxiety q
two or three citizens DIR. Standifer w4
among those who read the announcement
lie at once addressed letter to the Mayo
OF Memphis, In which he stated that b
was the posscssor Of a maidstone that La
accomplished marvellous things In ID,
way Of cures. That stone, the doci0
said, was at the service Of any one requir
ing Il, but they must come 10 him, since
wrecked constitution prevented him com
ing 10 them.
DR.. Slandiicr Is an eclectic physician o
thirty.iour years practice, and was for
long time leading practitioner aud col
lego professor In Alabama.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20

LAnoucuERr's statement as 10 the un.
covering Of the ways Of the Spy. iniomer.
pcriucr and torgcr. Pigo,,, Is one Of tho
most interesting chapters In the history Of
the rarncll Commission and leaves an i'm.
prston Of dclibcraicd completely ON the
part Of Houston, the supercnsitivo Orange
loyalis,, and Of the conductors Of The
London Tina 10 ruin Mr.. rarncll aud the
cause Of Ireland. knowing Pigoits al.
ready blasted reputation rs they did I, Is
dlfieul, TO immaginc The Timei managers
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.

Candidates for once Under tho Ma
tionai Government.
The regular annual examination OF can.
didaies for appointments TO positions un.
der the National Government was held
yesterday morning at the custom.housc.
Tho applicants, about fifteen In all, were
from different points In Tennessee, Arkan-
SOS aud Mississippi. Tho Examining
Board was composol OF Special Examiner
Wallace, Postmaster Fowlkcs, Assistant
Postmaster Harris and Superintendent OF
Mails Benton. The results OF tho exam
ination will be- determined at Washington.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20

Tnr passage Of the Dortch electoral bill
and the Myers registration bill will make
this Legislature memorable above ali
others rs originating measure OF reform
that will reach every voter in the State
and to his benefit, and put the State away
in the advance above all her sister States
In the work Of electoral reform. The PEG.
pie are grateful to the Legislature for the
steps Il has taken toward a contamination
most devoutly wished for.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
A SCRAP IRON STORY.
A Transaction in the Commodity That Is
Causing Some Shutting.

A Transaction in the Commodity That Is
Causing Some Shutting.
Getting away with car load OF scrap
iron is something that does not occur
every day, and it amt every man that
would care to do such thing, anyhow.
The transaction is closely akin to getting
away with a red-hot stove or sack OF
molasses.
A few days since a man, claiming to rep
resent st. Louis concern, came here and
purchased from an oilmill enough scrap
iron TO fill two freight cars. The seller
was induced 10 load one OF the cars. Soon
after this the buyer appeared before Mr..
Kress, agent OF the Newport News x Mis-
sissippi Valley Road, and requested u
bill Of lading for tho car, and its
immediate haul to st. Louis. He
was told TO get the yardmaster's o. X,
did so, and the papers were all put in
shape, and the car went rolling out over
the road. About this time the oilmill
men suddenly remembered they had re-
ceived no money for their iron, and went
rushing down upon the railroad agent
about il, threatening TO hold his company
for the amount. Mr. Kress had the yard
masters o. X, and felt very comfortable,
thank you, but in order to investigate, tel
egraphed ahead and had the car stopped
at Paducah. II remained on side track
there for two days. Nobody seemed TO be
moving in the promises, and Mr.. kress,
remembering that his bill OF lading was
out, ordered the car TO be moved on TO It's
original destination, where the fight might
be continued until the judgment day, 30
lar as he was concerned. In the mean
time the oilmill men, to save their inter
csts, drew on their bill of lading for the
amount, local bank paid it, aud there IL
stands. The balance OF the iron has not
yet been loaded.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20

Ma polE's bill providing Tor a now
penitcntiary meets the desire Of the people
ior the suppression Of the existing convict
ease system for which Tur Atrial has
been battling for years II provides that
for the purpose OF reducing the cost 10 the
State Of constructing the new building any
new or further lease Of the convict labor
shall provide 10 except out Of said lease
one-third Of the number OF conyir,s who
may DO adiudgcd by the prison inspectors
10 be competent for any form Of skilled
labor under the contract, aud onc.lhird OF
the unskilled eonvicls, who shall BE- leased
10 the contractors by the commissioners.
THIS would leave onc-ihird Of tho prcscn,
number In the old poniicniiary, there 10
be kept At work ~ al present, and would
render useless The branch prisons where
the conyicls have been 10 brulally aud
cruelty treated. Mr.. Folks bill Is the bcs
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
The Races az New orleans.

New ORLEANS, La, March l9.-There
was large attendance at the races today,
the weather being fine. The track was
fast.
First Race-Half mile. Mark I won in
0:5l, Mackenzie second, Stray Note third.
Second Race-Three-eighths Of mile.
Kermesse won in E04l, Dudley Oaks Sec
ond, Cora l. third.
Third Race-Three.quarters OF mile.
kirkman won in E2l, Leman second,
Mollie Hardy third.
Fourth Race-One mile. Countess won
in l:46i, Silleck second, Dan Meeks third.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20

Tur Nag York Hoid. In answering
correspondent who loses sight Of tho means
by which wannmakcr reached the posi-.
ton Of Postmaster General In presence Of
his great ability rs business man, SAYS
Eve arc prepared to believe that Mr.
Wanamakcr may make an excellent Post.
maslcr.Gcncral II be will give his mind TO
H. The department Is simply big bust.
ness concern. and frsi.raic business, man,
such rs Mr.. wanamakcr unqucslionably
is, Is certainly much better fitted 10 man.
age Il properly than a mcrc politician or n
ir5thy 'spcllbindcr' would be-. Hut al this
Is aside from the nal point at issue:
should Mr.. wanamaker have been made
a Cabinet officer Of the President Of the
uniicl states, ai tho request Of that no.
torious couup,ionisi Matt Quay, In rccog.
milton Of or reward for his services In rails.
ing enormous sums Of money TO use In
clcciing that Prcsidcnig' That Is the
question, To which Ths Hold answers
"No'" declaring nj the same time that
such an appointment made Tor such rca
SONS, Is the mos, scandalous ono ever 10.
corded In the history Of the Government.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20

The now Southern freight tariff, just Is.
sued by the Louisville & Nashville, shows
considerable reductions TO various South.
crn points, and from Louisville. Cincinnati,
Nashville aud Memphis to many places In
Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, Flor.
ida and Alabama, the reductions are from
20 20 20 per cent below old tariff figures.
Tie new classiications Of the Southern
Railway and sicamship Association, gov
erning tho tariff, are also given, and tho
sheet Is a most valuable one 10 shippers.
Since being placed In the hands Of
printers. several still further reductions
have been made. These reduced rates
are:
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20

TnE result Of the elections in The Ken.
nngton District, London, is great victory
for the Liberals. At the last election the
Conservatives carried the district by ma.
jority Of 1885, ON Friday the Liberals ear
ricd il by a majority Of go, a clear gam Of
1860 votes. In this the British people
have an unmisiakablc sign and token thai
the days Of the Salisbury Government are
numbered, and that home rule is n rapidly
gaining cause. The exposure Of the con-
spiracy by the Government and Tho
London Timo against Parnell is thus al
ready bearing good fruit.