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The advocate., 1889-12-20

iishmcnts 10 proportions meesurHbly
crceedjHJ those OF completeness or
adequacy, it does not operato to pre-
won't the grovthoi thom Upto the
proportions Of co aptctmcss or
adequacy Let us look into this mat
tor and scc why this is so.
Ina prior article / have pointed out
that the proluctiyeness OF oycrgrown
and unwleldy Establishments WIS, as
compared with those which were Just
large enough and no larger, against
them that there existed Il natural
tendency, not strong enough Of itself
but existing nevertheless, to keep in
tustrial establishments down to the
limits OF completeness. Graduated
taxatiOn, asa discourager Of over
Erowths therefore, does not come in
contact with Il colliding force that
lcnds to limit or destroy its influence.
On the contrary, the existing or uEtur-
al influences arc in line with it and
combine with it and aid in making it
irrcsistablo in that direction.
With incomplete industries, how
over, the naturul Influences are not in
Line with those Of graduated taxation,
'rhcy arc opposed to il and so much
stronger than it as entirely to over
ComeiL That industry, say Touring
mill, or shoe factory, or s;lw mill or
what you please, which was wautiEg
IN material and was incomplete, would
tbo taxed ut u lower rate than Il com
plcte industry Of like kind. The tax
alton wonld be lover because the in
dustry would bo less in worth. Tint
lighter taxation would be circum-
stance tending topreycnt the addition
Of moro capital to the industry for It's
further development toward complete
ness. But that tendency would be
entirely outweighed by another one
OF superior force. Tho superior ten
dency to which l refer IN the tendency
found in all Industries tU work up or
be worked Mp 10 tho dimentiOns Of
completeness The saving, by virtue
of reduced taxation, upon each sack
OF -four, or pair Of shoes, or 100 feet
OF lumber or other article turned out
from any Incomplete establishment
would be a mere bNgNtelIc compared
with whatwould be the loss occasioned
b. trying to operate with crude and
imperfect facilities. Amy ono can
demonstrate for his own satisfaction
the truth Of this assertion by selecting
examples in somo department Of in
dustry aud figuring out the result for
himself. Ihave given calculations Of
shis kind upon other occasions and
shall not take the time to do so here.
We see then why graduated taxation
will prohibit the growth Of establish
ments beyond, to any great degree ut
least, the proportions Of completeness
while it does not act ss barrier to
their reaching such proportions In
complete and imperfect institutions
could not be operated in competition
The advocate., 1889-12-20
Hutchinson, Kan, May % 80

Hutchinson, Kan, May % 80
q. NJ KELLER, Id.
Dear Sir: / lived in the mountains
for eight years and thereby came to
know the virtues Of Mountain Sage"
having used it for fevers, chills, and
billiousncss; in fact when we felt sick
in any way wo were cured by the uso
Of Mountain Sage"
MRS. L. EyERs.
For sale by W G. Spencer, Druggist
The advocate., 1889-12-20
In the meantime every body is coming to
~7MOSIERS%


To SEQ just exactly how splendly fxed to sup
ply every reasonable want Of tho people in all kinds o
GOODS and at prices that Positively defy Competition
The advocate., 1889-12-20

We will have to quit We cannot all the low prices we h
Come and SEQ us Thanking you for past favors we ore
Yours truly,
The advocate., 1889-12-20

Metdl Buttons . cts per Dozen.
GOOD Dress Goods 8 cts per y0rd.
Faccd Mittons for Men a. 40 cts.
GOOD Gl0res 50 cts per- par.
MEMS Scotch Caps 20 cents.
Mems Boots 17J; 4 good one.
Canned Salmon 10 cts per can.
Lion Coffee 25 cts. per pound.
Cream Cheese ~ f-9 per pound,
Blankets 10 cts per pair
Good Prints 3 to ctS per yard.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-04

The Commandments

BosroN. May 1.-The Morning Herald
has three column cable dispatch from Paris
on The failure of the copper conference
confirming dispatches to that effect that
have appeared withina day or two. The
amount of copper held for money advanced
to tbs syndicate amounts to Us, 900 tons,
$50. 900 tons of which is in Paris, and The
balance in London The Paris holders are
the Bank of France which has 900 tons
and the Rothscbilds 10000 tons. Barring
Brothers are the largest English holders
The Rio Tinto Company ipsisted that the
American mines should send only 20 per
cent. of their surplus copper to Europe, a
proposition that Col. Livermore, repre-
senting the Calumet and Hecla Company
would not agree to. The correspondent
says: THE conference has failed to arrive
at any agreement written or verbal and 1t
has broken up without fixing price,"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-04

Two colored'men, named Walter Harris
and Robert Williams, who had been convict
ed Of murder in the frat degree were hanged
at Emporia, Greensvile county, yesterday.
Their victims were Anthony Parham and
Emerson Mason, colored, both of VIII m were
killed with axes, Williams made confes
sion 10 the jai and said the maIder was the
result of an old grudge. Both men died
from strangulatiop. In few minutes life
was pronounced extinct and the bodies were
cut down. Only about twenty five persons
were admitted into the Jail yard to witness
the execution. The crime for which Harris
forfeited his life was committed on the IS b
of November, 1888, and the motive which
prompted it was to come in possession 1890
which Harris knew Parham had just receiv
ed for some work done by him. Williams
killed his victim, Emerson Mason, on the
22l of February last by Draining him with
an axe while he was asleep in bed. The
cause of the murder was Jealousy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-04
@9lgg5sss zE1
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Pension Frauds.

ST LOUIS, May 1.-The principals liz All
extraordinary pension fraud case were ar.
rested in different parts of the State yester.
day. Jacob Little, a union soldier, died In
Andersonville prison, and in 1871 his widow
was awarded pension of $50 month. She
married man named Barnes and died in
1872. Barnes took his wife's pension papers
and came to Pettis county, Missouri, where
he married widow named Rogers. He in,
duced her to impersonate the deceased Mrs.
Little which she did successfully and drew
the pension. Barnes died in 1877, and the
widow took up with man named Ritz who
was soon in possession of the pension story.
She wanted to quit drawing the money, but
Ritz compelled her TO continue the fraud
until they separated about year ago. Then
she ceased drawing the money. and the gov.
eminent desiring to know why the money
was not drawn started an investigation. AT
ter six months hard work the conspiracy
was unearthed, and Mrs. Barnes was arrest.
ed yesterday at Somerset, Ozark county,
and Ritz was taken into custody in this city
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-04
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The race horse ST. George was brought tt
Baltimore On q steamship Of the tombstone
| line yesterday and will be taken to Warren
ton for breeding purposes.
The barn of Mr. Jos. Il. Reed at Bron's
Vile, was burned Monday night, together
with four COWS, two calves and MANY other
things of value. The fire is supposed to b:
the work of an incendiary.
The Virginia Pharmaceutical Association
has decided to advance the date Of its next
annual meeting from the third Tuesday in
June June Isl to the first Thurs day June
g. The association will meet at Old Point
Com fort.
at a meeting of the college Of bishop;
held in Nashville. Tenn, on Thursday
Bishop A'pheus W. Wilson was selected te
D; esde over the next session of the Virgin
ia annual conference, which will meet in
Richmond November 18th next.
The first mortgage bondholders' commit.
tee of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad will
take steps for foreclosure. The decision Of
the Court of Appeals in the suit of the first
mortgage against the general mortgage
bondholders is not likely to be appealed.
It Is reported that Iohn II. Inman con.
templates resigning his .stion ss president
Of the Richmond Terminal Company. Mr..
Patrick Calhoun is named Us his probable
successor. A meeting of the Terminal board
will be held next week to consider the mat
ter.
Mr.. Thomas r. Boland, who was yester
day appointed attorney for the eastern dis
trict of Virginia, Is native OF this State and
resident of Norfolk. He was prosecuting
attorney for that city for several years. His
appointment was recommended by ex-Sena.
tor Malone, Representatives BoWden,
Brown and others.
At ST. Paul's Episcopal Church, Erie. Pa.
few days ago. Mr.. l. M. Robinson, OF
Richmond. and Miss Mary Spotswood Camp
bell, of Petersburg. daughter Of the late
Charles Campbell, author of the History OF
Virginia." were married. Both parties are
descendants of Sir Alexander SpotswOod,
the colonial Governor of Virginia. The best
man was Captain Robert E. Les. youngest
son of General Robert E. Lee. The brides
maid was Miss Parker Smith, a belle OF New
York.
The Philadelphia Inouirer of the 26 b ult.
reports the sale in Philadelphia OF sn heroic
marble statue of Washington, IA feet high;
weight, 10 tons J; representing him crossing
the Delaware, purchased By GEORGE Whit
taker. of Trenton, for $500 E. r. Hill, for
Washington and Lee University, put In an
upset bid of $500 The matter being called
to the attention of General G. w. c. Lee,
president of Washington and Lee, he said
the University had taken no steps looking
to the purchase of the statne, but ne suppos..
ed the Mr. Hill referred to was friend o!
the University, and proposed to max. the
purchase aud nresent the sta ne 70 the uni
versitv. but Mr. Hill was not acting "a an
suthoriz agent to make the purchase.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-04
Miraculous Escnne.

LIMA, o., May 4-The west bound pas
senger train on the Chicago and Atlantic
road consisting often coaches Of immigrants,
had miraculous escape from being wrecked
mile east of this city yesterday. A cross
ing over culvert burned and had fallen in
aud the engineer did not discover ituntil he
was within 100 feet of it. He applied the
brake and stopped the train with the COW.
catcher Immediately over the ditch which
was about 25 feet deep and 20 feet wide.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-04
Shot His FnfIher.in.Lnw.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 4.-Last night a
mile from the city, Verg Dobson shot hia
son ,in-law, Lucien Floyd. Dobson accused
Floyd of being intimate with his daughter
Mary, a half sister of Floyd's wife. Floyd
and the girl were walking together past
Dobson's house when the latter fred mus
ket ht Floyd, killing him almost instantly.
Dob'on has not been arrested All the par
ties nre colorsd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-04

The RICHMOND Dispatch labors under the
vain deln3ion that the GAZETTE ia inconslst
ent in saying that protectionist, In order
to be consistent, must go with the rerubli-
can party, aud in saying, at the same time
that Ia the face of the danger of negro su'
premscy at the South the tariff is matter
of comparative irsignifcance to the white
people of this section, who, in order to avoid
that danger, must remain practically solid
There are more things than are dreamed OF
ny the Dispatch. A mon who believes IN
protection, to be consistent, should go with
the protectionists, that is, with the repubi
cans. But self preservation is the first law
of nature, and when tho necessity for the
opesalion of that law arrives, as 1t does when
the danger referred to p; esents itself, con
stancy becomes matter not merely of COM
paratve but of superlatiVe inslgnihcance.
Then, too, the number of protection demo-
Gratis in the South is b small that should
thew be 40 bind to their own interests as 10
70 with the republicans. and, therefore,
for negro supremacy, their ballots would not
affect the result.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-04

A SNAKE IN HER SroMAcH.-Mr5. Au-
gnsius Gehringer, of Griinsvile, Pa. few
days ago felt tickling sensation in her
throat, followed by sickening, sufocating
sensation. The woman was almost stran
gled, aud fell into dead faint. Upon re-
covering consciousness she wrapped her
apron around her thumb apd, forefngeT, and.
forcing these members into her throat, felt
something moving, which she quickly
grasped and pulled out. To her horror it
proved to be living snake nine inches in
length. She again swooned. tits believed
she swallowed the reptile while it was very
small in drinking cup of water from the
we'll.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-04

ATTEMPTED AssArLT.-on Thursday event.
Miss Tnll, daughter of a well known ci,.,.s
of Chesterfield county, went on visit TO q rci,,
Dor. and on her return home, in order IN ~.
her walk, she went througha path in tho 80 ,t
when she Was s'aulted by q negro msu us
bsretooted, with his shoes tici by a s,r;, was
thrown across his shou ders. He drew
knife from his pocket ana told the ym,I' e
that if she made any cutlery he wou'd I'm, ,
throat from ear to ear. On her return me-, -''
young lady informed her parents Of what b,d 4e
Cured aud search WAS At once made fo- ,b,. We
prit, who could nowhere b. 6uld Y,sleFIsy
eoloFed boy nsmed simon "slk'r was srrels
TO Petersburg to prevent lynchiug
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-04
AUCTION SALES.
SALE OF LAND IN FAIGFAX
COUNTY ElRGlNlA

HRUsTEE'S SALE OF LAND IN FAIEFAN
L COUNTY, VIRGINIA
By virtue of deed Of trust dated ON the 2i'h
day of October, 1885, and recorded IN the aud
records OF Fairfax county, Virginia IN decd hook
| +, No 3, folio 800 executed by Mary ". Mcleod
and Annie f. Brewer, the subscriber. IS trustee III
said deed, will, by the request of the ega holder
! of tho bond thereby, secured, offer for sa.e Al
public auction, on MONDAY, the 10Th day Of
May, 1889, at 12 o'clock m at the front doc
OF the Court House of Fairfax county, Virgins
the property conveyed by said deed of trust, 'o
wit TRACT OF LAND with the BUILDlNfS
thereon, in the said county of Fairfax, abou 80
miles south of Burke's station, on the V. NJ. Z e.
containing 21S acres, more or less also all The
FARMING IMPLEMENTS and STOCK nov on
said land, which were conveyed by the same deei
of trust.
Terms Of Sale: SO much of the purchase money
in cash as will be required to pay the expense pi
sale and trustees commissions and the san oi
50 ,125, with interest from the 2lth day Of oro-
Der, 1885, and the residue on credit oil i've 70
months from the day of sale, with interest Tie
deferred payments to be secured by lien on bee
land.
apis cots ALBERT STUART Trnstoe
TRUSTEES SALE OF THREE HUNDRED
L ACRES OF LAND, PART OF GUNsl0N
HALL ESTATE, FAIRFAX COUNTY VA, IN
GLIDING GUNSTON HALL MANSION.
Under authority of deed OF trust from liehu-
eta II. Sheets and Henry H. Sheets to he under
signed, as trustee, dated April II, 1857 recorded
in lber G., No 5 page 50, of the land records o.
Faiif4x county, Va, the undersigned v sell Al
public auction on MONDAY the 13tt day Of
May. 1899, at | o'clock p. m on dag in front
Of the Market Building on Fsi fax atiee', u t''
city OF Alexandria, Va the foliowngpFoperty ~
wit: Being about THREE HUNDRED ACRE
PART OF THE GUNSTON HALL ESTATE, AMI
more particularly described in the sad deed oil
trust and now occupied by the said grsnt9i 'a
said deed of trust.
Terms: Cash for go much Of the procccdsas may
be necessary to dcfray the expenses OF eXecnt."-
this trust. the fees for drawing and record l,E
their said deed of trust and to dach2rge the
amount of money upon notes in DEBUT ghichfe
one note of 81 600 with interest from tebrna
10, 1887, and $500 besides the remslnder 20 l,
payable according to terms to be made known ~
the dsy of sale.
WARRINGTON GILLINGHAM.
ap11 cots trustee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-04

THE DEMOCRATIC tariff reform league OF
Illinois, recently formed democratic
organic .tion, has adopted the following
platform:
I'VE are uncompromising opposed tc
the so called protective system, system
which, having started as temporary aiu It.
iufant industries, now assumes the right I"
be perpetual and eVergrowing burden up
on the people We believe that it is time
for the government to foster and protect the
rights aad interests of the consum
ers and especially of the workingmeD
and farmers We believe in free wool, iron,
salt and all materials entering into msnuiac
lures"
This is the way the democrats all over the
country are commencing to talk in respect
of the next congressional elections. Tie
consu ners, the workipgmen and farmers Of
this country, have some rights which the
protected monopoiists and their agents
should be made to respect.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-04
Teleerapi,ic Briefs.

Among the callers upon the President to-day
was Judge ]. T. Harris, of Virginia.
1t is said that either William Walter Phelps or
John A. Kasson Will be appointed Minister to Ger
many
What is known as the Australian election law,
with some notifications to suit the locality, has
been adopted by the Missouri legislature, and now
awaits the Governors signature.
Ia Cbicsso Rev. George Jacob schweinfurth,
the particular flower of the Beckmantes, VINO has
heretofore simply claimed to be Chris, now I'M
reservedly asserts his right to be known as Jesus
Christ
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-04
Assaulted Wiii, a Razor.

EVANSVILLE, Ind i, May 4.-Prof. A. s.
Layne, Superintendent of Public Schools in
this city, waa seriously if not dangerously
injured n the barber shop of the St. George
Hotel last right by Charles Jones, colored
barber, who suddenly made an attack on
him from behind with an open razor. Jones
cut MIR. Layne very dangerously, laying bare
thu scalp. Jones was locked up. He was
until recently engaged in teaching school in
Posey county, but fl I'D from there because
it is alleged, he knocked out en- eye Of pu
pill whom he was teaching.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-04
ARK ANDRI-A..
SATURDAY EVENING. MAY 4.
THE New YORK Herald says:

at is of the greatest Importance to the
flture of the democratic party that MT.
B.rnum's successor shall be democrat;
low tariff man and not a protectlonist
man known to be in the fullest sympathy
wi n low duties and free raw materials, ano
not man to whom the issue, when Is ID
evitable. will be unwelcome and bore. IL
is going to be an uphill business to elect q
democratic President in 1892 Its going 10
he an inpossibility if the party is to be lea
and mans ged that year by men VINO do on
believe in its principles and policies. NO
iutrigues nor any possible manipuiatlohs
can prevent the tariff question from oelng
the question in that year"
That every word OF this ia true is as clear
to eyery wise man now as it will be to every
body after the election OF the next Preei'
dent.
But the Herald. in the same article, also
sayR:
ain all the southern States except, per
hans. South Carolina, Mississippi and Texas,
there ia a large and in most of them pre-
ponderating sentiment among the @nlte
people in favor OF high tariff and all which
that implies"
In this the Herald shows that it knows az
little about the real feeling of the vast ma
i,ri,y of the southern people as If they were
denizans of the moon, instead of citizens Of
its own country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-04
A GOO POUND FISH sroRY.-one day last

A 600 POUND FISH STORY. One day last
week the lighthouse keeper as Cape Look
out observed on the sand near by a monster
fish which had been stranded during the
night. BY the aid of the life saving crew
the fish was secured, but no one could tell of
what species it was. Information of its cap
ture was sent to the Smithsonian Institution.
and a description was asked for. Before
this was received, q gentleman reached
Washington who had seen the fish aud ex.
pressed the opinion that it was OF the
Molarotuuda family, the common sunfish.-
When the fish arrived this was found to be
The case. 1t weighed six hundred pounds,
and is supposed 10 be the largest specimen
ever caught. It will be skeetonized and
placed in the National Museum.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-04

5 riOus riot occurred in Georgetown Gg-...
South America beginning March 10 ana st
three days. Tie cause was an old feud Iets,o5
the Portus uese and the negro population rfa.
sands of frantic negroes rushed through ,l..,,
spreading destruction wherever they oncoo.,s.
the Portuguese or their property The -
outnumbered the police aud volunteers artea9 -
one, and the result was the city dcfcuderi se..
roughly handled. The following Gar arm.
rcsorted to and MANY persons " re WoprJ '.'
the hospitals were filled with victims .or.o 'A.
whom died. The damage to the city / est.rs,o,
at over 500. 600. 'A.el
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-04

4 Experiments in growing aud manufactur
ing sorghum will be continued this year I'M
der the auspices CT the Agricultural Depart
ment. Prof. Wiley, chemist, has this week
laid out The work for field on the Mary.
land experimental farm, eiaht miles north,
eest of Washington ty, the labor on which
will he performed by employees of the
Mar; land Agricultural coilege, upon the
rrouuds of which the ion i, locate ed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-04
Bill Defeated.

JEFFERSON CITY, No., May 1.-The beef
inspection bill as endorsed by the conveu-
ton which assembled in st. Louis in March,
was defeated in the legislature yesterday.
This is big victory for the Chicago packers
as it was thought of all States Missouri
would adopt the only beef combine bill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-04

DETECTIVES ON THE TRACK Some ofthe
office seekers who still haunt the hotels and
departments are said to have msde the start
ling discovery that the secret service have
cIders to watch the hotels in the interests of
tho President. who is esrncai in his desire o
avoid making such unhappy appointments
"a those which his predecessor b'nndered in-
to. A friend Of the President, who was re
Gently at the White House, said 10 friend
who is an aspirent for an important position:
"If there's anything the President likes it
is LOYALTY and patience and an ability to
wait and behave oneself So many whispers
have reached bis ears shout the habits OF
this man and that, and their imprudent crit
icisms of the administration, that he has de-
termined to find out for himself Not wish
ing to trust to heresay or be imposed upon
by malicious or idle gossips or backbiting ri.
vals-for the President likes to be inst to
every man-!le has set the secret service to
work watching the daily and hourly life of
no fewer than o score of such gentlemen as
YOU. The fact that you are being watched
does not indicate lack of confidence in you
on the Presidents part but means that some
body has talked unpleasantly about you.
tell Won to he careful, because at the present
time it's impossible for you TO take drink
ia public drinking place, buy pool tickets
at the races, or bo seen in bad company
without the President having full report
it. There are men who can't understand
why they failed of receiving appointments
for which they were we'll backed, and this
NAV give them some light on thu sntject I"
-IIUSL Press
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-04

IT APPEARS from an article in another
column that the President has such bad
opinion of the republican office seekers ip
Washington that he has set detectives Oh
their track, who keep them under surveil.
ance, and report to him what they say, and
the manner in which they deport themsel-
yes in that city. II what the article referred
to says be true, the delay in at least some
of the Virginia appointments is no longer
wonderful.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-04
Fatal ARRAY.

LEXINGTON, KY, May ii. W. Hardin.
a student at the State Agricultural and Me-
chanical College, quarreled with William
Bush, keeper of the college dormitory, yes.
terday afternoon. In the fight Hardin cut
Bush terribly. death resulting. Hardin
is 25 and Bush rs years Of age.