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Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-25
THE RAILKOAD PROBLEM.
The Proposed Increase of Capital Stocl
 -ParallcliIns.

The Proposed Increase of Capital Stock
 -Parallcliins.
 From the Hartford Postl
 The Consolidated road has submitted a bill in form to the legislature showing the nature of the proposed increase of its capital stock. We have examined the plan present- ed with some considerable care and find in it much to commend and little to criticise.
 In examining the proposed measure one should have constantly in mind two things, first the legislature should do nothing to fetter itself at the hands of any, even the best of our corporations. Second, the 1egis- lature ought to encourage in every way the development of this great enterprise in which so many thousands of our citizens have direct interest and which in many respects is an honor to our state. It is the largest taxpayer which the state has. It carries passengers and freight in as good cars, at as high rate of speed, with as great safety and at as low rates as does any road in the country. Its officers are men of high character and proven ability and the inside lines of one kind and another which are tolerated if not positively created in some directories to the pecuniary profit of the directors and at the pecuniary loss of the shareholders, have never so far as is known or suspected, been found in the management of the company. Its stockholders are not speculators, but are investors, and it's earn ings have been serupulously paid to them excepting so far as they have been expended in improvements for ther benefit and for the better accommodation of the public and the patrons of the road.
 Having these things in view the members l of the legislature will beyond doubt eonsid CT the proposed bill with care and act upon | it fairly, without prejudice or fear.
 The bill calls for liberty to increase the l capital stock of the company for the purpose l of paying its own debts. On general princi ples this is not only right but highly oom' mendable. The only criticism that can be urged is that the bill is here unlimited, ex cepting by the amount of such indebtedness l We do not now see any danger in this. If { l company may incur debts without limit there | would seem to be little additional power o l privilege in the capitalization of that debt i the capital has to be paid in cash. But VI have heard that the company openly say that any reasonable limitation that may b. called for will be promptly accepted, and s' we venture to suggest that the liberty t. capitalize it's debt be fixed by some pecuniar. or time limit which shall be sufficient for al practical purposes for @ reasonable term o years.
 The bill also asks for permission to issu
 stock to represent permanent Improvements
 This of course is not only safe, but merito
 rious and probably needs no additional limi
 tation than proper proof of the amount aotu
 ally expended for this purpose. This is i
 accordance with the policy of the State a
 expressed in it's general railroad law.
 The main feature which will excite stud
 and comment is the privilege of exchangin
Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-25

on terms the new stock of the company for the shares of the stock of it's leased lines. The law allows leasing of connecting roads lf the road is fairly leased and the stock of the leased road Is exchanged on fair terms, there can be no objection to it. l. matters not as to the power of the company whether its leased lines are held tenant or by stock holding, and there are certainly good reasons for having all the lines represented in the stockholders meetings, as all the lines should be fairly and honestly dealt with. But should this power be an unlimited one' Can we assume that the management will always be honesta The company says that all leases have to be approved after inspection by each stockhelder, by two-thirds vote of both companies and that if a decidedly unwise ed by the shareholders, and if an iniquitous one should be presented, it certainly would be discovered by someone, who could call upon the courts to avert iniquity. They further say that the terms are to be approved by the chief justice, that the power is to continue only through 1899 and that the bill limits the amount to the amount of capital which the legislature itself gives, or has given, to the leased lines. But we submit that while these are all reasonable safeguards, and probably all that will be required, yet in view of possible happenings hereafter, when the pres ent conservative management is gone, it can
 not be serious impeachment and it may pos- sibly prove to be safe thing to put pecu- niary limit also upon this power. Make it large if necessary, but let there be some limit
 Of course the right to take the stock will be as beneficial to the small holder as to the large one, and he will find in it good place to invest money if he has it, or will borrow 1t, as he can easily do on the security, or he can sell his option if he so prefers. With the reasonable Limitations briefly outlined above the bill should have no opposition, but should be regarded 8 thoroughly beneficial one to all parties concerned.
 AS to the increase of the capital stock of
 the Housatonic road, it will be seen by the reports that the president of that company in his testimony before the legisla- tive committee yesterday freely and openly declared that his object is simply to build road parallel with the Con- solidated from New Haven to New York city. With the recent experience of Hart- ford, New Haven and Connecticut people generally in the disastrous results of parallel ing the "C., B. o." and with the memory of "West Shore" and ''Nickle Plate' still fresh in their minds, we hardly believe they will be willing to pay for two railroad lines when one can and does in generally very accept able manner accomplish the work. Parallel roads in this or any other country have not been public benefit and have, as rule, brought disaster to the road paralleled as we'll as financial loss to their projectors.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-25

calmly and, as it seemed, admiringly down upon it, behold in your imagination what we saw-the monstrous mountains darkly fores- ted round about us, between which, wide as a landscape, lay the great glacier, bathed in soft, white radiance from side to side, from base to summit, and above it the dome of the sky, and suspended from it the round moon.
 "'"Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night showeth knowledge,"' said the judge reverently, and we turned slowly from the sublime spectacle before us and started to pick our way carefully down the trail.
 "We had seen the glacier! It was enough. .'
Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-25
9rp 8nnds.
Howe & StetSOl
 } GREAT DRIVES BLEACHED COTTONS.

Drive NO.I.
 ONE CASE short lengths at 7c, worth 9c. Drive No. D.
 ONE CASE short lengths at Sc, worth 1Oc. Drive No. s.
 ONE CASE short lengths at 9c, worth 11o.
 These Cottons are put up in lengths from 10 to 20 yards, and ara sold only by the piece.
 We call attention to lot of 5k Bleached Linen Napkins, the finest and handsomest goods we ever saw, at $1. 50 per dozen; regu- lar $2.00 quality.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-25
SILK BARGAINS.

Black Surah Silk 5Oc, worth 65c.
 Black Guinet Gros Grain Silks $1.35 per yard, regular price $1.75.
 Black Guinet Gros Grain Silks $1.50 per yard, regular $2 quality.
 Faille Francaise Silks, in all the desirable colors, at 73c per yard; same quality is sold at most stores at $1. .00.
 Black Gros Grain Silks, 24 inches wide, H warranted,-&1 at $1 per yard; this quality is offered in New York as an inn mense bargain at $1.25.
 Black Gros Grain Silks at 75c per yard, bB warranted; -&s regular 98e quality.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-25
MCINTYRE, NAGU|RE < 60. BEFORE TAKING STOCK
 
 DRY GOODS CHEAP. IN FEW DAYS INVENTORY WILL BE HERE.
 EVERY PIECE, EVERY YARD, FALL AND WINTER GOODS, IS GOING TO BE SOLD AT ONE PRICE OR ANOTHER. have been reducing prices every day, going from counter, followed by crowds of buyers who immediately mn took advantage ef cur generous mark down.
Fur Counter.

Fur Counter.
 Muffs, Boas, and Fur Trimming by the l before inventory.
 Hamburg Edgings and FIounces. New choice patterns just received, and number of wide goods at 5c to 25c yard. The ladies are buying our bargains fast. l They we'll know the worth of our great val ues. Now is the time before inventory. In no store in America can you get as good values in Hamburgs as from us. Silks and Dress Goods, Remnants and whole pieces; prices cut in | half
 Handkerchiefs and MuffIers. Half prices is the rule.
 Fancy Goods Marked down to one third price.
 Cloth for Boys Wear. 25 pieces good quality, 25c to Soc yard ; former price 3711sc and $1.O0.
 Lace Curtains. s5 Lace Curtains marked down to S9 a pair. bargain worth buying. Having l about 25 pairs in stock and not wishing to carry them into inventory has prompted this low price.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-25

"Electric prostration" is the latest new disease Modern convenienees have their drawbacks.
 A member of the Maine legislature says his town is all ready for the Australian system of voting. for the polling place is barn, and the stalls could be used at once.
, 1889-02-22

Courtesy of Hyo. Archives & Hist,
, 1889-02-22
NO M0RE OFFICIALS.

There is a movement on foot looking to
the creation of two new offices by the city
council. One IS n superintendent Of
streets and alleys, and the other is super.
inteudent Of the city park. Just why
either office is required would be difficult
to explain to the satisfaction OF the pub.
lie. but some party wheelhorse is probable
out of a job and he must be provided for
at the city's expense. Each of these two
officers are to be paid $75 a month, max
ing a total yearly expenditure Tor unnec-
essary salaries of 81. 800.
Whatever may be said regarding a
superintendent of streets, the appoint
ment of a superintendent OF the city park
would be a piece of monumental folly.
As chairman of the park committee
Alderman Altman has shown himself to
be abundantly able to superintend what
ever work may be done in the park. A
superintendent would be a purely orna-
mental fgurehead. The people are more
than satisfied with Alderman Altman's
labors, and they will not consent to have
the small appropriation at his disposal cut
down by a foolish piece of extravaganza,
so that the work will remain at a practical
standstill during the whole of the coming
season.
A good deal of economy has been
practiced by the council in the past two
years and the financial affairs have been
looked after with commendable adroitness.
Let the same conservatism continue.
There are already plenty Of city officials
to do the work required, any more will be
more than enough.
, 1889-02-22

CONSIDERING the mildness of the win
ter in this section and the nominal losses
that have been so far experienced it is
rather strange to find the following in the
Denver Nelos: MIR. H. b. Adsit, one
Of the largest stockgrowers and dealers in
Southern Colorado. located in the Para
dox valley, was met at the Windsor hotel
Yesterday by q Neios reporter, to whom
he stated that the stockgrowers of that
section are sustaining great losses by rea-
son of severe weather. The snow tell
much earlier last fall than usual, and has
remained ever since about one foot in
depth. The recent blizzard added about
one foot and has made it impossible to
Craze upon the greater portion OF the
ranges. The long term of cold weather
and the great difficulty of getting through
the snoY TO Craze has so starved and
weakened cattle that they are dying by
hundreds. Mr.. Adsit estimates that there
will be a loss Of at least 25 per cent to the
stockgrowers of that section. but adds
that as soon as spring opens there will be
an abundance of grass, which will aid
the growers in partially recovering their
losses. The losses this winter, however,
will result disastrously to the increase Of
the calf crop.
, 1889-02-22
THE LITTLE HIGH CHAIR.

A Scene Tint Drought Tears to tho Old
Auctioneer's Eyes
There was an auction at one of tho down
town auction houses recently A pale, sad
faced woman, in u plain calico own stood in
n crowd The loud voiced a~uctloneer finally
cnme to n lot Of plain and somewhat worn
furniture. 1t had belonged to tho plain
woman, and was being sold to satisfy the
mortgage on it One by one the articles were
sold, the old bureau TO one, the easy rocker
to another, and a bedstead TO a third.
Finally the n~uctioneer hauled out a child's
high chnir. 1t was old and rickety, and rs
the nuctioneer held it up everybody laughed
everybody except the pale faced woman.
A tear trickled down her check The nuc-
tioneer saw it, and somehow n lump seemed
to come up his throat, and his gruR voice
grew soft He remembered a little high chair
at home, and show it had once filed las life
with sunshine.
1t was empty now. The baby laugh, the
two little hands that were once held out TO
greet papa from that high chair were gone
forever. He saw the pale faced womans
piteous looks and knew what 1t meant; knew
that in her eye the little rickety high chair
WINS more precious than II Il had been made
Of gold and studded with diamonds. In i'm
aginntion he could 500 tho little dimpled
cherub which il once held; could sec tho
chubby little fist grasping the tin rattle box
and pounding the chair full Of hicks; could
see the little feet which had rubbed the paint
of the legs; could hear the growing and
laughing in glee-and now, the little high
chnir WINS empty.
He knew there WINS an aching old in the
pale faced womnn's heart; there was In his
own. Somehow the day may como and go,
but you never get over 1t. There is no one to
dress In the morning, 10 one TO put to bed at
night Don't laughfr said the a~uctioneer,
softly, as somebody facetiously offered ten
rents; many of O have little empty high
chairs at home which money would not tempt
you to part with" Then he handed the clerk
q bill out of his own pocket and remarked,
sold 10 tho Indy right there and as the
pale faced woman walked out with the little
high chair clasped In her arms, and tears
streaming down her checks, the crowd stood
back respectfully, and there WINS n suspicious
moisture In the eyes Of the man who had bid
ten cents. Detroit Free Press.
, 1889-02-22
Struck Gold.


Flank Hunt, who has been prospect
ing for some time at Sheep Mountain, is
spending a few days in the city. He
brought in a large quantity of gold
quartz which he will take to Wilbur q.
knight at Cheyenne. to be assayed. The
quartz is Of a fine crystalline character
and there is gold all through it. Hunt is
elated at the success he has had in pro: :
pecting his lead, and believes that a big
assay will be secured from the ore.
, 1889-02-22
A FALR .LHDGMENE

The Salt Lake Tribune takes n very
sensible view of the Edgerton letter when
it says: MIR. Commissioner Edgerton's
letter does him no credit. His attack on
the president is in the worst possible
taste, coming from him. What he says
of the presidents characteristic ruling
traits and idiosyncracies may or may not
be true. What he says might perhaps be
all proper enough for some disappointed
Bourbon, who has always held civil scrv-
ice to be a delusion and a fraud, especially
to the Democratic party; but tor Mr..
Edgerton nothing could be in worse
taste.
In his anger and his desire to say some
thing biting. disrespectful and mean, he
becomes blinded to the fact that in every
word of his letter he adverttses to the
country that for several years he has held
office under a man whom he personally
and politically despises, and that he has
assumed to execute a law that he believes
20 be essentially wrong, and to which by
tue FSiS oiuer VI us mluu, Hc COuIu NJ
best give UP a half-hearted support. If
this is not dishonest it is at least dis
honorable, and this is what the
ex-commissioner, through his letter.
advertises to all the world. The most cut
ting thing in his letter upon President
Cleveland is the fact that the letter
furnishes that the president is the poorest
possible judge of men, inasmuch as he
kept the writer of that letter, with all his
transparent deficiencies in character and
manhood, ina high and responsible place,
under his w eve, year after year"
, 1889-02-22

What on earth is the reason people
will not, can not, or do not see any differ
ence in nheap nostrums put up by Cheap
John houses or irresponsible parties at
enormous profits, rather than take a med
icine of world wide reputation and one
that is giving universal satisfaction at
equal price2 No medicine in the world is
giving such unparalleled satisfaction for
purifying the blood as Beggs' Blood Pu-
rifier and Blood Maker. and every bottle
that does not do its work will cost yeu
nothing. For sale by W. N. Hunt, drug
gist.
, 1889-02-22

YARD I3c.
All ~sheetings at proportionate prices.
The very best Apron Ginghams, per yard, &c.
Very good white wool Flannel, per yard, &c.
Very good cotton Flannel, per yard, 6ac.
Good Dress Goods per yd' 81, former price, zoe,
25 4" SOC.
40 85c.
Good black Gros Grain Silk, per yard, 75c, for
mer price, $1.50.
Good black Gros Grain Silk, per yard, Csc, for
mer price, $500.
Good black Faille Franchise Silk, per yard, 81. 25,
former price, 1925.
MORE Silks in all colors, per yard, S5c, former
price $1.5O.
Surah Silks in all colors, per yard, 55c, former
price 85c.
All colored Silks and Satins at proportionately
low prices.
Shetland Yarns, per pound, $1.00, former price,
Turkey Red Table Linen, per yard, 233c, former
price SOC.
Turkey Red Table Linen, per yard, 4Oc, former
price 75c.
White Table Linen, per yard 45c, former price
White Table Linen, per yard, 57!c, former price
$1.00.
White Table Linen. per yard, SOC, former price
S1.40.
White Dinner Napkins, per doz., Csc, former
price, $1.00.
White Dinner Napkins, per doz., 9Oc, former
price, $1.50.
White Dinner Napkins, per doz., S1.50, former
price, $3.50.
, 1889-02-22

THE Omaha Republican credits the
statement that Herman Kountze is about
to remove permanently to New York to
succeed his brother Augustus as the head
ofthe banking house. Should this arrange
ment go into effect Chas. b. Kountze,
of Denver, will take charge OF the Omaha
hunL
, 1889-02-22

1t is iimpodaeo to quote here sm all fou godAb o%d yh nat the cut has peer made all
ours stock now agrh than an in hs city YOU deny your special auenhont our
, 1889-02-22
LOOK AT THESE PRICES.

White Dinner Napkins, per doz., $3.50, former
price, $500.
All Linen Lintless Towels, each, 73c, former
price, 15c.
All Linen Heavy Towels, each, Ice, former price
35c.
All Linen Damask Towels, each, 25c, former
price, 45c.
Ladies' Cashmere Gloves, per pair, 10c, former
price 25c.
Ladies' Cashmere Gloves, per pair, 25c, former
price, SOC.
Ladies' Hose, good quality, re, former price, 15c.
, 1889-02-22

The ~profoundest thanks of this office
are due to the Sun force who assisted us
in cleaning out our stove pipe this week.
1t was no small affair, yet nothing but
pure English was used.
, 1889-02-22

For rundown" debilitated and overworked
women, lar. picrce's Favorite Prescription is
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II promptly cures weakness of stomach. nausea,
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IL is carefully compounded by an experienced
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- under n positive guar
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Cslm refunded. This guarantee has. been
printed on tho bottle-wrapper, and faithfully
carried out for many years.
For large. Illustrated Treatise on Diseases of
Women OGo pages, with full directions for
home-treatment. send ten cents in stamps.
Address, WORLDS DIsPENsARY MEDICAL
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, 1889-02-22

That will ade he purchasing public We olda advise everyone mtmsedn hep purchase to call
Mone,s the goods are bound to veyr rapidly and twill pay you buy hem now
and lay them aside unl you have Use for hem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-07
From Wall street To-day.

New YORK. Jan. THE stock market showed
no change this morning from the dull and de-
clining condition which characterized il last
week. and the limited interest taken in the
speculation was still confined TO a few Of the
leading shares. Prices at the opening were gen.
orally strong, advances over Saturdays closing
figures extended TO y per cent, but Kansas and
Texas and Wheeling and Lake Erie preferred
were exceptions to the rule, each being down
= per cent This improvement was followed by
slight fractional gains the entire list.
while Missouri Pacific became the strong
feature OF the dealings, moving up "a per cent
from its first prices. and reaching point u
per cent above Saturdays fInal figures. the MP
ward movement was of short duration. how
ever. and everything except Missouri Pacific
and Perry Coal retired to a shade below first
prices. The coalers displayed most weakness,
and Lackawana declined per cent from its
best figures. st. Paul. Lackawana. Heading,
Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific and New Eng
land were the active stocks, while the general
list was almost neglected. At IL o'clock the
market was dull and weak at about the Lowest
prices reached.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-07
Refusing a Writ Of Mandamus.

THE CASE OF MARY E. LEVY AGAINST THE COM
MISSIONER OF THE LAND OFFICE.
In the case of the United States ex rel Mary
E. Levy agt. s. M. Stockslager, commissioner
of the land Office, Judge James delivered the
opinion Of the Court in General Term to-day,
refusing the writ Of mandamus. In March,
1867, Congress passed an act confirming to the
relator one-sixth part of the Boligney grant
75,S40 acres Of land in Louisiana--and. as the
land had been appropriated to other purposes,
directed that certificates be issued to her to be
located elsewhere. Four days after the passage
of the act a certified copy was presented to the
commissioner and an issuance Of the certificates
requested. The following Congress, ON March
80. by joint resolution, directed the Secretary
of the Interior to suspend the execution Of the
act. 1t was claimed by the relator that by the
act she had acquired a vested right and that
the resolution was null and void. The court
holds that Congress took away the power of
the commissioner to carry out the provisions Of
the act: that the court had the power to con-
troll an officer if he attempted to act judicialy,
but the act they seek is ministerial one, in
which the court cannot interfere. The relator,
by Mrs. Smith, noted an appeal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-07

PERsoNALs.-Dr. E. G. Merriam, ter some
five weeks spent in Atlanta. has returned home
much benefited in health.-S. w. Scott, W.
W. Hall, W. M. Furey, VIM. B. Petit, and Jno.
J. Rafael of New York, A. NJ. Watson of Phila-
delphia, H. B. Morehead Of Cincinnati. W. J.
Stone Of Nevada, W. II. Calvin of Chicago, and
b. F. Colby of Lowell, are at Willard's-F.
A. Mehlring Of Cleveland, C. R. Reid of Phila-
delphia, L. Paget of New York and s. Hirsh of
Richmond are at Welcker's.-Louis d. Bran
deis of Boston is at Wormley's.-W. v. Nc
Crucken, Maurice H. Harris, Miss Marion Ma
nola, VIM. Lyall, H. T. Finck, and B. Richard
son of New York, w. A. Wright of Greenville,
N. c., H. B. Howe of Rochester and G.. E. Ross
levin of Denver, are at the Arlington-Col.
l.. b. White of Norfolk Va. Edwin Burtoy of
Philadelphia, w. b. Rice OF Boston and H. H.
Mcintyre Of San Francisco, are at the st.
James.