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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-03
Burned to Death.

Special telegram 70 Tho DispatcHI
NoRFoLK. Va, April "A colored gIi
named Darden, about twelve years OK age,
was burned to death in Portsmouth TINS
morning by her clothes taking fire from b
stove.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-03
NEW yoRx STOCK MARKET.

NEW YORK. April 2-The stock market to-day
was, as far a. IL goes, repetition OF uns " 49,
terday. but thoro was decidedly more acu'Isy'
and the strong tone was much more pronounesn.
There WIS more disposition shown 10 puy ior
long account than for month past, ana we
bulls we're much encouraged oy mo esiaen'
buying Of tho Reading pool, which wss nccoiu-
panied BIZ a material rise In that stCck ana s"u'e
others. fr0kers who are supposed Ia represent
the pool were large buyers at the opening, ana
the price Of the stock was run up from W W
42A, though IL took two spurts TO accomplish eni'
result Other anthracite shares were CORE
spondingly strong. and la'kawanna, cspeciaiy'
was largely traded in, advancing prices, ana to-
night II hal recovered II per cent OF us
dividend. Tho most signincent movement 90, 81
tho DAY, however, was in Big Four, which, WIN
the other Nanderbilts, moved up rapidly on
large business for that stock on report that tue
Vandcrbilts had secured control OF tho Oinciu.
natl, Wabash and Michigan road. which would
be operated by the Big Four, aud tnat uehc
agreement had been formed with the Mackey
sysfem which would be Of good benent 70 ootn
parties concerned. The upward movement maze
good though slow progress through tne wnoIe
list and almost everything traded IN to-uay
shows n gain at the close. The money market
worked easy, though rates on call were asaih
run up 10 per cent: but there was no squeeze,
aud FUNDS were offered AZ per cent az the
close Missouri Pccifc was the only weak
spot at the opening, tho cause being IN
all probability an attack upon the road In an in-
nuenual morning paper. but mo enect Oh VIC
attack was only temporary and ~ u only \ Per
cent lower this evening Than last night As
ueual. there were some special y-wide move
ments among spocialtiss. and Tennessee pre-
ferred, Chicago gas, Evansville aud Ierre
Haute. and others made material gains. There
WAS some DISPOSITION among Traders 10
sell In tho market after the morning
rise on the theory that the coming holiday VIII
Interfere with business, but the impression
made by such sales VAS hardly appreciate and
the covering done Offset IL with something 10
spare. The market closed dull, but tTin 70
slrong aud generally at about the best prices OF
the day. Tho list Is almost invariably fraction
ally higher tonight while Cinciunati, Chicago.
Columbus aud - Louis rose l y aud heailng
u. Sales-Iistod, l2s,COO shares; unlisted, lo'-
O0n
Eys1fnJ.-EScnsnge quiet and firm at 4aik a
A. Money cay, chsing offered at she SUD
Trossury 'nnces Coin. sl6l.7'4 900: currency,
g. Geo. Governments duh and steady for as.
| 4 per cent?, y eX. coupons, iO3H bid; ex. In
| ter0st State oonds dUll and steady.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-03
FavorsbIy Reported.

WAerrvcTov. April 1.-The bill Of Repre-
sentative O'Ferrall 10 readjust and pay the
claims OF the city OF Baltimore, the
state OF Virginia. and other States against
the Government was favorably reported to
,he House TO-DAY.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-03
BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.

BALTIMORE. April 2-yirginia consos, ii; DO.
3's. C63saG64: baltimore and ohio stock, 99a
IOi; Northern Central stock. 90; Cincinnati,
Washington and Baltimore lists, 0s4aiO0A
consolidated gas bonds. li3bl; do. stock, $40
43A.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-03
CONSPIRACY AMONG STUDENTS.
The Russian University Closed on It's Dis

Tho Eu5slan IniNoTsIIy NIOstu On IIs 4JIs-
Coycry.
r}y Anglo.Amcr1cen cahlo 70 the Dspatch.l
ST PKTrlsBURG. April I'm consequence
Of the discovery of . conspiracy among the
students the University has been closed 10y
the authorities Two hundred students
presented themselves at the institution
his morning but were all refused admis-
sion. The Institute Of Technology also
closed for the same reason, 3OOstudents to-
day being refused admission to the institu-
fiDu-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-03
FLASHES FROM AFFAIR.
The Emperor of Germany and Amcri'

The Emperor of Germany and America.
BERLIN, April at is said that the young En-
peror Is desrious Of making an ostentatious
show Of his good win 10 America, and that he will
seize tho opportunity afforded by the approach
inc visit Of The American rincmen TO take part
IN the coming Schueizcnfest 70 displayit To this
and he hos ordered that tile honors usually
reserved for royalty are 10 DO accorded 10 the
guests from tie far west Thus when the stars
and stripes that are 70 be carried IN the street
PROCESSION enter the Bran0enburg gate a salute
Of one hundred guns viii 10 fired. and whom the
mark IS reached Two regiments Of tho guard will
form an escort for the national emblem Of the
nj ~ fnfna
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-03
BALTIMORE

BALTIMORE. April 2.--Cotton nominal: mid
ding. iihali,.c Flour very duh AID un-
changed: western super, aS20 do. family.
fl7Jafi.30; City mills, Rio braDde, extra tkDA
40; winter wheat, patent. N.iOaSs.sO; spring
do de-. g. s5ashe5 30. do. straight, 81 25at4i3:
DO do. extra kaf0as4. Wheat--Southern steady;
Fultz SDss5c. LongDerry, slas7c: No. = sta
SAC steamer. No. red, Soc; western steady;
No. winter red. spot b3fc.; Aprii, s5hc.:
July, Size btd. COn-Southern nominal.
white, 3salOc. yellow. IS "a s3c.: western nrmer:
mixed spot, 20 \ aa8hc.: April. 35A a3ohc. May.
yAaS7c. steamer. 3Aso5hc.; July. SsassAc.
steamer, Basic. Oats steady and unchanged;
southern and Pennsylvania, NaS0yc.: western
white, s9a301c.: do. mixed. Ha25hc; graded
No. white, 20a3O%c. Rye dull aud unchanged;
prime t. CHOICE, 55A57c. Hay steady A: prime 70
choice timothy. sl250afla Proyisions ssesdy
and unchanged. hess-pork-Old, SUB; new,
sIi.7s Bulk-mests (loosel-Shouldefs, oc. long,
clear and clear-rib sides, sac. susar-pickled
shoulders, s.a5Ic. sugar-cured smoksd shout
ders. 6Hastc hams. i0Saisc. Lard-henneds
7kc.: crude, 6Ac. Butter easy and ure1snged,
western packed, I6asOc.; creamery, 2saxc-
Eggs steady; western, iiaA%c Petroleum
steady; refined, nc. Coffee quiet; hlo car
goes, fair, 2Oc. Sugar quiet; soft, oSc Cop
per steady; refined. l9tsai3kc. WhisEey nrm
at ST. l0asl.i2. Freights 10 Liverpool per steamer
dull and unch snged cotton. s0c. nour per
ton In sacks, 9a22s. grain per bashel. ava.
Cork, for Ordero, Is. aissd. sales-Wheat. ia,Ooo
bushels; corn, 10000 busheis-
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. April Cash -four steady and un-
changed. No. spring and No. red wheat,
78As5sHc. No. 2 corn, 29..c. No. DATA 2ss
exc. Aess-pork, sl05ail160 Lard. g. lsha.
clear. s5.i5ssS.50. Whisky. tL02
IA
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-03
THE NORTHWEST.
Municipal and Township Elections fes'''
day-The Result in Wisconsin.
fBy telegraph 10 the Dispatcb.l

tBy telegraph 10 the Dispetcb'i :,
MILWAUKEE,, April Municipal a n,
township elections were held generaliy
Yesterday throughout the State. The new
election law "a modified form of the h !ii.
tralian) gave satisfaction. In Janesyill'
the Republican candidate for mayor was !. en- =
dorsed by the Democrats. The Colncn -
tie politically. The friends OF icensJI
carried the day. The Democrats carrier
Eau Claire, and license secured a majorlty'
At Racine the issue was the saloon ql'e,s'-
ton and the contest was heated. Inc IL
quor-nen carried the day.
THE INSULTS IN ILLINOIS.
CHICAGO, April 2-Elections were held III
n number Of cities and towns throughout
Illinois Yesterday. In Quincy the Dehio.-
Gratis elected nearly the entire ticket: Az a.
Springfield they elected majority OF tne
Council and township officers in the Guy.
In Rock Island the Democrats secured q
majority Of the City Council and TOWNSHIP
ticket. In Aurora the Republicans made
clean sweep. In Galesburg the issue wa
the LIQUOR question, and the Temperance
people scored victory.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-03

corroS REPoaE

wenuo,e Fins 81 J)sBirS snpsrina uSs
sa2c; oxTra, Bl5)ssh7S family sissl1 ps'onA
family, county, iL7SatAxe
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-03
Nirsierinns Rapplngs.

Correspondence OF the Richmond pispa'ch'i
SCOTLAND NECK. N. c.. April 2, iS3o.
Quite sensation hes swept over in-
boro'. II is said that dwelling-house ~
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-03
RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE.

WEDNESDAY, April 2,is90.
sALgs-sRcoSO BoARD.-iO,OOO Virginia per
cent. at G05s.
rr,a,nr mot ,,inns a. no ytook BOaYi:
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-03
Horsford's Acid Phosphate,
TflK BRsr Tc,,,,

brain and bodt.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-03
Market drm.

Market nrm.
QUOTATIONS..
MIpDLrSg, i0hc.
Low hgDDLIsG, 9,.c.
GooD OaDisABY, r'.c.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-03
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.
RIcusosp. April 9, isJl
oPrRsINBA

WHEkr.--i0j bushelA
CORN. 200 bushels
OArs.-i .0OO bushels
kYE.-C00 bushels.
sAr.xs REPORTED TO SECRETARY
wHgAr.-Shoriberry ~ bushels good At sic.
N bushels common al 73G Total sales OF "heats
lO4 bushels.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21
Time to Wake Up.

So long as the farmer allows the buyer
to control the price of his labor so long
will he be the slave of the world and the
sole author of his own misfortunes, and
this is the mysterious leak which he
does not seem to comprehend. He is
toiling and sweating all day, tossing,
grooming and dreaming all night, be-
cause every hope which for years he had
cherished was blasted, every plan of re-
demption averted and the last vestige of
pleasure departed, while wealth is revel-
ing in splendor at his cost, and yet he
does not seem to know that he is slave;
a slave to the lender, slave to the
buyer and slave to the seller, because
they fix their own prices. Is it not time
to wake up before the gloom of igno-
rance binds you forever?-Hutchinso
Brown in Grange Bulletin
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21
A prOtectiOniSt'S Views.

"Can you figure any benefit to the
cotton planter from the policy Of pro-
lection in the pasty" asked Washing
ton correspondent of Gen. j. r. Chal-
mers, of Mississippi.
Certainly" said the general. AL
American farmers have been benefited
by the protection given to manufactures
in the withdrawal of competition of la
Dor from the field to the factory, and in
the creation of home market for their
productions. But this is especially true
Of the cotton planter The demand of
the home manufacturers for cotton has
most wonderfully kept up the price of
the raw article, so that while the pro-
duction of cotton has almost doubled
since 1860 the price has been maintained.
When Europe furnished our cotton buy
ers under a tariff for revenue only our
planters were constantly alarmed at the
fall of price on the increase of produc-
ton. Now we get as good, if not a bet
ter, price for our large crops than we
did for small one. But the profits of
agriculture are small the world over in
comparison with those Of other employ
ments
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21
DR.. Talmage's Bust.

1t was once suggested TO DR.. Tai
mage, the eminent divine, that if
some terra Gotta busts of himself
we're made they would sell like hot
cakes during a church fair. He
thought so, too, and about forty
were ordered. Complaints we're
made, however, that the terra Gotta
counterfeit was not q good likeness !;
the copies we're refused and the artist
was left with job lot on his hands.
This led to law suit which has been
pending for some time, and DIR. Tai
images busts, like others of differ
emit kind, are apt to prove expensive.
One never hears any complaints on
the Saint Paul & Duluth Railroad,
which is the short line between Du-
luth and West Superior and the Twin
Cities. The equipment, time. service
aud roadbed are perfection and have
given it great popularity with trav-
eiers old and new. Always take the
Duluth Short Line. Geo. w. Bull,
General Passenger Agent, or Geo. C.
sGilfillan, Asst. G. P. A., st. Paul,
Mum.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21
Meaning of the Ground Swell.

Mr.. D. b. Rittenhouse, national Sec
rotary of the Farmers Alliance, on be-
ing asked if he meant to say that the
Alliance is an auxiliary to the Demo-
cratic party, replied: ''Not by any
means. The Democratic party fought
the Alliance in South Carolina and at
other points; but the farmers desired to
rebuke the party in power for their reck-
less disregard Of the peoples demands.
This congress was petitoned for free
coinage from almost every Alliance in
the United States. The petitions were
ignored. This ground swell does not
prove that the Alliance and kindred or
CARNATIONS will support the Democrats
in 1892. If the Democrats fail to give a
greater volume of currency they will re-
ceive the same kind Of punishment in
1892. We are determined to be felt, and
if this house ignores our petitions we
will send house of our own"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21
The Mortgage Crop.

There is no overproduction except in
the crop of mortgages.
In Illinois this crop has increased over
1903 per cent. in seven years. The farm.
ers' property has been steadily decreas-
ing for years Twenty years ago sold
farm in Iowa and today it would not
bring the same price with all the i'm
provements. It is estimated that 35 900
men own three-ffths of the wealth of
the country. Over 100000 men in the
United States receive less than 5000 per
year and the farmers do not average
$500. All this is the result of vicious
class legislation. The greater the wealth
of the individual the less the proportion
Of taxes levied upon him.
Our farms and public domain are be-
in. absorbed by aliens and corporations.
lion. Alonzo Marshall.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21
The Alliance Business Agency 70

The Alliance Business Agency re-
quest us to state that it has ar
ranged for a st. Paul office and store
room at 673 Wabasha Street where
a full line of samples OF the goods
handled for the Alliance will be kept
for display and examination and
where a large part of the business
will be transacted. All correspond
ence in the future should be ad-
dressed to the ALLIANCE BUSI-
NESS AGENCY, SO Chamber of Com
merce Minneapolis or 673 Wabasha
Street, St. Paul.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21
ILLINOIS FARMERS.
Interesting Figures Compiled by the Cor
respondents Of Chicago Paper.

Interesting Figures Compiled by the Cor
respondents Of . Chicago Paper.
A Greenville Ml.) correspondent Of
The Chicago Herald recently contrib
uted an interesting letter on the farm
ers' movement in that state The fol-
lowing bits Of information are taken
therefrom:
The farmers Of southern Illinois have
tradition that about five years ago q
few Williamson county farmers hauled
their wheat to market one summer day.
Arriving at the town where they ex-
pected to sell the grain they found that
all the grain buyers had gone fishing.
There was no one in the town to buy
their wheat. They did not wish to haul
it home, nor had they time to wait for
the return of the fishermen grain buy
ers. They concluded to engage rail-
road car, load it, and ship their wheat
to Chicago on their own account. This
they did, and it so happened that the
venture netted each farmer several cents
more per bushel for his wheat than he
would have received from the grain buy
ers. The experience demonstrated to
these farmers the benefits to be derived
from cooperation in business, and the
incident gave birth to the Farmers
Mutual Benefit association.
The association was incorporated by
the state in September, 1887. Political
action by the association was not direct
ly contemplated by it's organizers In
asking for legal organization by the
state they set forth that the object was to
unite farmers in all matters pertaining to
their interests: to devise means of pro-
noting their general welfare; to encour-
age systems of cooperation that would di-
minish the cost Of farm production, farm
life and farm operations The associa-
ton was first located at Marion. Will
hanson county, but with the growth of
the order and the organization Of a gen.
eral and state assemblies the headquar-
ters WAS located at Mount Vernon, JEFF
ferson county.
At Greenville is properly the head
quarters of the state assembly.
The Illinois state assembly was organ
lied in February, 1890, at a meeting of
delegates from the county assemblies
held at Centralia.
From the lodge Of five members, Or
gained in Williamson county in 1887,
the F. M. B. A. has grown to 1919
lodges, with a membership of $4,000 in
Illinois. The order has organizations in
fifty-six of the 102 counties of the state.
Of these only two-Rock Island and
Winnebago-are in the north. The rest
are in Il solid territory south of Peoria
and east of the Illinois river. These
counties. with the number of lodges and
total membership, as reported to the
state assembly at its meeting in July,
are as follows:
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21
BENEFITS OF THE GRANGE.
Some OF the Advantages That Are Found
| In tho Farmers' Organisations.

Some Of the Advantages That Are Found
In tho Farmers' Organisations.
In enumerating the benefits of the
grange organization, in addition to the
duties that farmers owe to each other in
the matter Of combined action to effect
proper legislation and securing better
laws, we should not lose sight of the So
cial and educational features of the or
der. It is wise to introduce young people
into society at an early age and have
them grow up in educational refinement
and ease. Nothing is more embarrass-
ing to parents than to see their children.
when grown to near manhood and
womanhood, so bashful they dare not
attempt conversation in presence Of
strangers, and to see them wriggle and
twist to draw their big clumsy feet in
or under and out of sight, their hands
into security, and skulk into corner or
the dark shade of some favorable place
to hide them from view. These and
many other great annoyances it is the
highest duty Of parents to avoid.
We do not advocate rudeness nor i'm
modest boldness, but we do desire to see
every person in the world perfectly at
ease to tell what he or she may know in
any place or before any audience, on the
forum, the witness stand. in the social
circle, in private or public conversation.
Today we have governors, legislators.
congressman and many high officials
promoted from the farmers private ranks
to high and honorable position simply
from the training they got while passing
through the many official chairs of the
grange. Unlike most societies or orders,
this is not listening exercise simply.
but it is talking school, where every
member is perfectly free to have his say
upon all questions. The debate is thor
ough and exhaustive on all subjects, and
before its close the truth is generally
made plain. The honest differences of
opinion are narrowed down to the least
possible compass, but they do exist.
The grange embraces all classes of
other societies, both political and relig-
ious, and their convictions upon these
points are never to be called in question.
The only rule or test or aim of granger
is to learn the higher cultivation of the
soil, perfection in all farm work and
operations, as well as the advancement
of agriculture in this nation to furnish
the safe foundation for a wise and happy
people.
The exchange of experiences in the
grange, coupled with debate, advances
progress and enlarges the mental caliber
of men and women IT'S here we can
fully develop our highest gifts, and if
we have the qualification for greatness
or goodness it is brought to the surface
and speedily utilized for the benefit of
the world.-H. Talcott in Grange Advo-
CATE
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21
The Farmer ut School.

If farmers organizations should ac-
complish nothing more they have proved
to be the greatest schools of political
economy ever known, and are. doing
more to set people to thinking for them
selves instead of allowing others to think
for them than any other society in exis-
tence. Go where you may you will find
the masses talking intelligently upon
subjects that few years ago they were
wholly ignorant Of. They no longer look
to party bosses for their opinions, but
tudy for themselves. Farmers Friend.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21
The Bears Get the Cream.

Gen. j. r. Chalmers, of Mississippi, in
an interview with a Washington CORE
spondent recently, said:
1.-The isolation of the farmers has
made them victims to the more easy
combinations Of the mercantile and fnan-
cial operators, and hence they have been
driven into an alliance for self protec-
ton. They have an unquestionable
grievance, and they are unquestionably
entitled to relief. In describing the con-
dition of the farmers will take that of
the cotton planters, with which | am
familiar, and the condition of one may
be safely taken as the condition of all the
farming interests. The cotton crop is
made almost entirely on annual credits.
and fully one-half of it is made by labor
ers to whom supplies have been advanced
by their landlords or by country mer-
chants who hold liens upon their crops,
which compel them to sell each bale Of
cotton as fast as it can be brought to
market.
1.-The farmers and their laborers are
indebted to the country merchant, and
be to the city merchant, and he in turn
to the banks; thus the crop is forced to
immediate sale to meet this indebted
ness, and the bears get the cream of it at
their own prices. Cotton is always low
while the farmer has any to sell, and it
always advances in price when the spec
ulator gets control of it. Against the
oppression arising from this condition of
affairs the farmers demand relief, and
they are entitled to it if it can be af-
forded."
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21
Result of the Conference.

"Barthleson," inquired fellow reporter,
what have you been doing in the manag-
ing editors room?"
"Been holding consultation with him."
"What about?''
about the management of the paper"
"Any change in it's policy contemplated"
"Yes. That's what the consultation was
about"
"What was decided upon, if you don't
mind telling me?"
st was decided" said Barthleson, twist
ing his mustache gloomily, that the pa
per didn't need me on it's payroll any
longer. '-Philadelphi Press.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21
The Color Washed OFF.

"Mary," said the negro minstrel, falling
on his knees before the fair one, "Mary,
love you! Will you be mine?"
ooh, Thomas" murmured Mary, per
haps you do not mean it'll Perhaps you are
trifling with me. How do l know? Men
are such deceiversp'
Darling" he replied, II could not be so
base! am not a saint, know l might
be better, but in spite of all my faults l am
not so black as am painted"
Mary swooned at the joke.-Lawrence
American
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21
No Hot Wassr.

A stock broker who was recently -
Maine was impressed very greatly with tho
extreme cleanliness of the hotel at which
he was guest during . brief stay in the
town Of Kittery. It was kept BY two old
maiden ladies. One morning the broker
heard conversation between them.
'sJane," called out one of the old maids,
who was at the head Of the stairs. "oh.
Jane"
ssWell." answered Jane.
"Get some hot water from the kettle and
fetch it up here want to scrub the floor"
''They amt no hot water in the kettle"
"Whati no hot water in the kettleV'-
supposedly.
mo. No hot water in the kettle"-sadly.
'Whati No hot water in the kettlel'-
sharply.
'.No No hot water in the kettler'-very
sadly.
"Well, be durnedl''-New York Times.