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A RAILROAD COMMISSION.
A Citizen of Georgia Attests to its Useful
ness to the People and Railroads.

| A Citizen of Georgia Atheists to its Useful
ness to the People and Railroads.
CLERURNE, TEX, June 8, 1890.
To the Gazette.
Being temporarily on visit from my
home in Columbus, Ga. you inform me
that the citizens of this state Will soon
haye to vote upon the establishment or
nom esta blishmeut of a railroad commits
sion, and as Georgia has had one for
years, you would like to have "my writ
ten views upon its practical workings in
our state, and whether 1t is beneficial to
the public.
Feeling that it Is question of great
Importance to both the railroads and the
people-if my own views and observations
can be of any assistance in throwing any
light upon the subject, 1 will comply
with your request with the distinct I'M
der stauding that l am not here with any
view to become a party to the contro-
versy, but simply to give my views, and
If you think they will harmonic they are
at your service.
l. The railroad commission In its prac-
teal workings in our state was so popu-
lar to both the railroads and the people,
that they commenced and aided in the
sion by congress. The railroads were
opposed to its establishment at frat but
they soon found it very beneficial to them
In settling matters Of controversy be-
tween railroads themselves.
E, 2. The existence of a railroad commits
sion in state leads to the extension of
the railroad traffic and the building of
new roads. It was thought at first
that Its existence Would, throttle all new
enterprises in railroad building. But
1t was soon discovered that the con-
verse of this proposition was true, for the
railroad commission puts the new and
weak roads on an equality with the old
established and powerful roads, and for
bids any discrimination, hence Georgia
has kept pace with her sister states on
building new roads, since the COMMISSION
was established, as the commission
throws its protection over the weak
against the strong, and at the same
time keep the mighty from crushing each
other or the public.
8. Can the national interstate commits
sion fill all the requirements and do away
with the necessities of a state commits
sion? We answer, it snnot. No more
than national laws, passed by congress,
can do away with all state laws and state
courts. The national commission is
necessary TO regulate Interstate COM
MERGE but does not, will not and cannot
regulate the great questions arising from
the internal commerce within the bounds
of every state, whose necessities and
state laws require state legislation. A
national interstate commission with no
commission to aid; advise or check its
workings would create such a centraiiza-
ton 81 furia&s that JAe liberties OF the
people and cash State Would be endan-
gered Hence, il for no other reason,
the state OF Texas, with territory equal
to that of five other states, should have
u raREtad commission to aid, advise and
check the great national interstate COM
mission and to regulate your vast inter-
national commerce.
4. Can state statutory laws and the |
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courts of the state as at present organi-
zed, meet the emergency and do away
with the necessity of a state railroad
commission? We answer no.
The present jurisdiction of the courts
of the country are now greater than can
receive proper attention, and legislative
enactments to regulate the internal COM
merce of this great state, however per-
feet, would tail to effect any good unless
they had a commission or court to see
them effected and to give speedy and
quick relief. Besides, in these days of
great and rapid changes, the laws of to-
day do not meet the requirements of to-
morrow, hence a commission with
pleuarv powers to adjust all differences,
upon an equal basis, is the only thing
that meets the question of the day, and
prevents injustice to any one.
5. Then the opening up of these great
iron highways for the transportation of
internal and interstate commerce. A
railroad commission Cor court is as nee
essary for solution and existence as the
courts of admiralty are for the legisla-
ton of the great marine commerce,
and when congress, in its united
wisdom saw the necessity for the or
ganization OF a national interstate COM
mission, that question was settled and
own protection and preservation should
organize and establish a state railroad
commission. I don't see how it can be
avoided and do itself justice. Respect
fully, GRIGsBY E. THOMAS, il.
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Good RusfneaE.

Railroad men in Texas are not heard
complaining of dull times this spring-in
fact, all the roads are in the swim, so to
speak, and are doing good business. The
passenger, dead and live freight business
is ahead of any spring business ever ex-
perienced by roads in Texas, and it looks
as if there was going TO be no let-up
soon. When railroads are doing big
business it is a pretty good sign that
commercial affairs are prospe rous.
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the subscriber. Address all orders with the money
THEL GAZETTE,
rt worth, Texas.
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COURTHOUSE AND PosToFFICE.
TsIarkans's New Building to be Efeets
the Texas Arkansas Line-RaR
Special to the Gazette

the Texas Arkansas Line-RatR
Special to the Gazette. keSA
TRxARKANA, Tex, June e.-Informz sten aEFs.
received from Washington to-day to d sNeas5
that the contract for building the Federa courts.
house and postofice at this place viii 6e leL,ySh
he 2sths instant. It VIII be remembered &hat
SlOO, 700 was appropriated some time ago for7his
purpose. and s., 500 has been used iutfspuxEhese
OF the ground. The building $50 b6frScted
across the state line one half in MAS Saelathsa
other half in Arkansas, the Fed,fal court rdeElt
and one postofice viii be on theFArkansas side
while postofice and rooms TO let viii hold down
the Texas side.
1t rained here almost incsssantly for tweuty-f
four hours, clearing of this morning alter
breakfast. OverccatS were in demand yester-
danzge crops to considerable extent.
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ranging in price from $500 to SIPS 900.
These buildings are now under way and
the list does not include the buildings 10
be erected at once for which plans have
been adopted and in some cases contracts
LAT
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The original Webster Unabridged Dteti0n-
arg and the Weekly Gazette for one gear,
only 81 so. Dictionary shipped, prepaid,
to express Office nearest the subscriber.
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FOR MARRIED FOLKS
100 90

To the Gazette.
DEAR SRs-Reoeived the Encyclopedia
all right. The book is all thst Is claimed
for it,. only wish that had have got
one ten years ago& when / was first mar
ried. would rec6mmsnd them to- any
young couple; they are brimful Of good
advice and instruction. Please accept
my thanks. Yours, F. B. STUMP.
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BROKER PELL.
He Of sixth National Bank Fams Gets Seven
Years at Hard Labor.

New YORK. June 9.-Recorder Smythe Of the
general sessions court this morning sentenced
Broker George Il. Pell OF tine sixth National
bank working fame to imprisonment at hard
labor for seven years and SIX months in the state
prison.
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A MARVEL or. CHEAPNEss:

SAN SABA MarcKf5, 1890.
Your FRIEND CHAS. H. LOWELL
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-04

LOUISVILLE KY, February HEAVY
receipts and sales. higher prices for the bet
ter grades Of new and old hurley leaf lower
grades easier, dark tobaccos unchanged and
milder weather with rain, the leading fca-
/ lures this week.
New Burley-The weeks offerings were
over 800 hhds. more, averaging 500 hhds.
daily on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday. and excepting yesterday. COM
prised a large and better choice 10 the
higher grades Of red colory, and bright
filters and wrappers. all being in strong de-
mand for leading Louisville and st. Louis
factories. who took nearly all offered at
nearer outside figures for good medium and
good filters, with AN advance Of lc. 20 he.
on fine and &c. % PC. ON select leaf
Love- grades until near the close
Of the week were firm. when
they weakened. with heavy reflections. Cut
tiers Of all STYLES were i'm active demand. es-
pecially rail- grades OF bright. but Uniform
bright crops very scarce with demand ahead
Of the supply. The best crop Of the season
from Carroll county, ny, sold az Sl6.01
round. the leaf being 40 &c.. l9ikc. and DE.
with the best and only strictly bright hogs
head al 24l4c.. with the lugs al $3.50 and
$500 per 100 pounds. Lower grades and an
up % good leaf generally active 40 nearer
outside figures, with fine leaf lc. 10 2c. high
ar. and selections sold from 22i5c. 90 2lilc.
Heavy weights and dry order in bright lugs,
active for export at fun figures. For home
trade filters, speculative demand stronger.
Offerings Yesterday about 800 hOgshead. and
the poorest Of the week. Reflections of low
grades heavy. Condition this week gener-
ally not As good.
To-day -seyenty-three hogsheads offered,
mostly low grades, without change from
yesterday.
old Burley- Offerings. largely reduced,
with occasional irregularities in medium
grades Of sweet red filters. but all the higher
GRADES very firm ana in good demand. with
lunked hogsheads unchanged. sweet select
filters sold from % lc. % DC, sweet cOlory
aud bright cutters scarce and in demand.
with fine, lately nominal. sold at loc. 90
- &C.. and selections pc. 20 DC, the highest
prices for months past.
To-day Ninety-fOur h0gsheads offered,
embracing some good and tine sweet South
ern Kentucky filters up 10 2Oisc All sweet
sold full up while funked were duh and
neglected.
Darks-In old crop offerings largely re-
duced, prices being generally unsatisfactory
90 holders. only understandable or very un-
desirable lots offered at auction, and In
most cases sold, although prices for such
are unchanged. with any substantial Tugs
and leaf i'm good order nearer outside figures
whenmet with. OF new crop we had few
more offered. but only 10 impress buyers
more than ever with its disappointing infe-
r0rity and general uselessness. What is TO
become of such stun is a question.
TO-day-l7 hOgsheads of new crop sold at
S3ls 10 1920 10 rehaudlers. without change.
Green River Filters Nothing new 20 note.
The sales privately this week were lO0
hogsheads. and nearly all dark Tugs and
common leaf for export.
ALIEN. HARTHILL.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-04

NEW YORK. February Money closed
at per cent. Exchange closed steady:
posted rates. 4s40t4sS; actual rates $500
l>is{ for sixty days. and $40 iSl3f for de-
msnd. Governments closed steady; cur
rency s., llG bid; IS coupons, l23 bid;
~, lO4l bid.
Stocks opened dull and strong the OPEN
ing prices being itW5 higher than they
closed on Saturday. During the first hour
there Was considerable speculation IN coal
stocks. Lackawanna advanced s % 1917.
and Reading "A 10 i0i-; Pacific Mail, a 10
Al. But the temper "a the market changed
entirly by II O'Clock. A heavy selling Of
Rock Island began about II O'Clock, and
the depression extended 90 the general mar
ket. Rock Island opened unchanged al
9jll. sold down 10 0l5- by II o'clock, and 10
03L by II. 20 - on large sales. From this
there MAS recovery 10 ga3{ by 7. NJ.
The majority Of the list at y O'Clock
we're fractiOnally lower than they closed
Saturday. In the afternoon stocks were all
lower. Features Of the dealings were Lack
awanna. Rock Island, 81. Paul and Bur
hngt0n. They absorbed most Of the after
noon dealings and all recorded declines.
The closing prices We're generally the lowest
OF the day. and as compared with satur-
days closing were a 20 Pa per cent. lower,
the latter in Rock Island. Sales "A, -,
shares
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-04

drymen. nomattet what their nationality.
But something occurred while I waited
that did strike me.
1T was Just about dusk. The street.
were crowded with people going home
from work, and in the room half n dozen
Cinnamon were busy ironing ut different
tables. a coal oil lamp that hung in the
bulk window had just been lighted. A
good deal Of oil had been spilled on the
Outside Of the bowl In filling It. and sud.
denly this caught fire and blazcd up. not
only cndangcring the red curtains draped
about the window, but threatening to
cause an explosion Of the lamp.
* Chinaman on the far side of the
room saw the flames and uttered n single
exclamation 10 call the attention OF the
others. That was the only sound made
10y any Of the Celestials, and none Of them
lett their work except one nimble little
fellow, who jumped lightly and quickly
into the window.
but the flames had been seen from
the street. and instantly the room was
filed with passers by, who rushed madly
in, each one shouting directions at the
top Of his voice.
Throw the lamp into the street,
Dash water upon III Run for a police
mani Strike the fire alarmr they cried.
and one excited individual yelled: Take
a club and smash it to piecesl'
Meanwhile the little Chinaman in the
window had quickly seized large. damn
cloth from his table, and while his fellow
countrymcn looked calmly on amid all
the confusion and hubbub he wrapped
10 around the burning lamp and held il
there till the flames were completely
smothercd. Then he quietly returned TO
his work without stopping for a moment
10 discuss the occurrence, but it was
several minutes before the excitement
died out among the Caucasians who had
crowded in and they were ready TO de-
part.
Now this difference Of behavior in
the face Of danger and amid exciting
circumstances does certainly indicate a
fundamental and characteristic differ
ence between the oriental and the Occi-
dental races. You may say that the
conduct Of the Cinnamon resulted merely
from oriental apathy, or you may attrib-
ute il TO the fatalstic habits Of thought
engondered by eastern religions, or YOU
may say that the occurrence furnished
"a confirmation Of Herbert Spencer's
theory that hurry and OverwOrk have
resulted in n condition Of nervous insta-
bility among all the races Of the west.
But whatever you attribute it to, tell !
you the Chinaman's method Of action is
the best when YOU have TO deal with a
coal oil lamp that is about exploding.
"You couldn't lend me a dime, could |
you, to pay my car fare? / want TO get |
10 Richmond where | am announced to |
lecture before a conclave Of the Thco-
sophical society" - Philadelphia In
quirer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-04

Whatever my own opinion Of kings
may bel do not think much Of emper-
ors, says London Truth. That adyen-
turer. Louis Napoleon, became one by
blood and perjury, and in order to
strengthen, as he imagined, his dynasty,
he dragged his country into an unsuc-
ccssful war In Germany they have as
emperor vain, Eighty lad, who is en-
bowed with a devouring wish to force
on a European war in order to equal OF
surpass the martial renown Of his grand
father In Russia there is an emperor
skulking in the recesses of his palace lest
one Of bis faithful subjects should shoot
him, and under the delusion that he is
Gods viccrcgcnt on earth.
In Turkey there is an emperor Qor by
this term would sultan be translated
who allows his soldiers and his civil ser
wants to starve while he makes a purse
for himself, and who encourages in his
dominions the worst of atrocities. OF all
living emperors, now that Dom Pedro
has been retired from the business, the
emperor of Austria is the best. lie Is a
decent, well meaning man, whose chief
merit is that he has shared power with
his subjects, and quoted Hungary by
giving it home rule. On the whole, there
fore, | think that the most sensible
course for those afflicted with an en-
peror is civilly to conduct him to ship
and order the captain TO land him wher
ever he likes, provided that it be outside
of what he was pleased to call his EN-
pire
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-04
TOBACCO DEPARTME NT.

RICHMOND. Va. February 3-Tho indi
cations are that there will be good sales o.
loose tObaccOs on the breaks tomorrow. and
there will be a fair proportion Of fine black
wrappers.
Offerings Of tobaccOs At auction on Change
Monday. February 81. Total offerings, y
packages West Virginia bright tobaccos
one package sold at $3.50, one vt ~, one
at $500. one taken in az So. two at ;2l,
one at $2B one sold at S2J; one taken in al
$3.50, one at S2l.5o: one sold At Sl4; one
Iaken in al $ll.5N. one at $50; one sold al
f.l5; one taken at SG.2j. one nc 81, one ~
S5.2o, one at s., one AZ $500, one az 1910.
Private sales reported 20 the secretary TO-
day; Wrappers. 81 hogsheads; filters, 10
hogsheads; cutters, q h0gsheads; smokers,
II hogsheads; scrap, hogsheads; West
Virginia bright iObaccOs privately, 3 hogs
heads; Borkleys. lO hOgsgsheads: dark to-
baccos. 10 hogsheads. Total private sales
reported 20 the secretary today. 100 hogs
heads.
ONCE Of the tobacco inspector reports to-
day Inspections-Br Bright. - hOgsheads
dark, 70 hogsheads. Western. - h0gsheads.
Reinspections- Bright, lOl hogshesds dark.
20 hOgsheads.
Total stock December 81. 1889, 2i932
bogsheads; total stock January 81. 1890. 20
Of January. BPS hogsheads.
Inspected stock December 81. 1859, H.
20 hogsheads; uninspected stock December
81, 1889, 1915 h0gsheads. Total Inspected
ana uninspected December 81, 1889, 2l,Jj2
hogsheads
Inspected stock January 81. 1890, 1885
hogsheads; uninspectod stock January 81
1890, 1913 hOgsheads. Total inspected and
uninspected stock January 81, 1880, 20,GOi
hOgsheads.
Total deliveries for the month Of January.
2,t@ hogsheads; total receipts for month Of
January, 1899 h0gsheads; excess Of de-
lVeries over receipts for month Of January.
l.2iO hOgsheads.
Total sales Of loose tobaccos for month Of
January. 4jjjlj pounds; total sales Of
loose tObaccOs 10 December 81. 1850. 1905
pounds; total for the season 10 February /.
1870, 6i6,j0O pounds; total sales Of loose
tobaccos for the same period last year.
i,j4j. llO pounds.
Farmers, Wilson's. Allegheny. Sh0ckoe.
Crenshaw's SeabrOOk's. Blanchard's, Day-
exports, Centre, Old Dominion. Shelhufne's
and Myers warehouses report ~ h0gsheads.
i tierce and box delivered to-day.
ONCE Of the collector ef the United states
internal revenue reports collections for the
city Of Richmond to-day as follows Tax
paid cigars and cigarettes. $i.S1l.95: tax
paid tObaccos. Sj,O36.3G. Total Internal
revenue collections for city Of Richmond
to-day, S9.eOS3l.
Registered at the Tobacco Exchange To-
day: j. y. Godfrey. Boston. Mass.
The Richmond Tobacco market opened
active and strong to-day, with good sales,
especially Of wrappers. &. Mel.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-04
THOMAS BRANCH q CO..
BANKERS AND BROKERS
DECEMBER Goth. 1880


'..f ilr sale 1--WE HUNDRED THOU
DOLLARS lc5O1.OO0l Equipment
.NI Five Per Cont Mortgage
richmond and Danville HALL
N" Uiucipa. and interest paya-
0. Central trust Company Of
trustee. 100 cighty-scyen and nc
subject 10 advance In price
dated 81 September, 1889. In
. .'r March and september. Prin-
september, 1909. They are
f.... mortgage on The whole proper
uuui and Danville Railroad,
r NIt nF mortgage on The equip
. 't ANl cHftI bought with the pro-
r. ..' .aie oi The bonds. zach loco
KIM f bought un0cr the trust shall
i..... .N tfkfN ns the property Of the
IfIsi Company for The purposes Of
f, .nl condition OF the mortgage
t.. W lNr annual payment % the trus-
N... 'I .aIIr.eut 10 pay on at par all
.s. r-l0l hereunder within.seven-
81. iNe numbers of bonds 20 be- so
I.... lNaily determined by lot By the
N. ....I lnmlany. these payments
e. F.. neWlule loan at par boz an aver
.. t'i aul nue-haif years.
I..r 'Nii9ns 0f the mortgage have
f..I.. .'If considered by the counsel Of
fnn.. iIN.I company. 80 ms % secure
fr... NJ ile bonds the most am ole
In... lNe annual report OF the Klch-
tI.. itnfIle railroad Tor last year
al.r. surplus over operating expenses
fll.r. 'Nti gee Of sI1l.3sl.Ol- equal 10
l.. DO. NJ iNe stock. lEO hundred
ff. tNiir is DIl On the Open market
alr.. a. Tho Increased equipment now
Ufn poo inil bought with the proceeds
ffe... .iit ls expected 10 very largely In
f... gross aud mes receipts.
THOMAS BRANCH a co.
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cHINGsE PResGNCE 81 MINo.
A Philosopher Relates an Instance OF iheir
Wonderful SELF Control.

A Philosopher Relates an Instance OF Their
Wonderful SELF Control
ut is not along the broader lines ofso-
cial life alone that we can trace race char
acteristics and distinctions, said seedy
looking individual in front Of a Chestnut
street hotel, buttoning up well worn fall
overcoat closely 70 his throat 50 as to con
ceal the still more worn summer coat be
meath. and drawing on, with careless las
tidiousness, a pair Of kid gloves that were
badly in need OF repair. His general
appearance was that of a broken down
sporting man or ward politician who
had been subsisting for many months on
the expectations OF an appointment when
the civil service law is repealed; his air
was that Of a millionaire just saunterins
out after having enjoyed a sumptuo"s
dinner. but, according to his own state
ment, he was neither. .,
~ am a student Of social science ne
said, land nothing delights me more than
to study national peculiarities ana chai-
acteristics as they are revealed IA 'ne
trivial occurrences Of every day life
ITO illustrate, l went into Nin'n
street Chinese laundry the otherevenins'
The heather had neglected to SEND my
linen home. That, however, did mol
strike me as a race peculiarly; It is rather
a class characteristic common 10 all iaun'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-04
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York stock Market.
Reported by G. W. Branch 4 Co., banker:
and brokers, No. I'LL Main street.

NEW YORK. February 3.-lt is proba-
bic that two of the banks which were
wrecked will resume tomorrow. This was
the good news which saluted the street al
the opening, but after a little advance in
Reading. Delaware, Lackawana and West
ern. and Pacific Mail, the Rock Island and
Chicago and Eastern Illinois stocks became
very weak, and the whole list went of. The
trusts stocks, also, were weak, and the
bears had the best Of the day. We have
pointed out that the features which were
standing in the way Of bull market-iirst.
the condition Of the coal trade; second, the
blow 20 confidence in the Reading hasco
and the bank troubles; third, the granger
situation, where there is no longer any as
ISOLATION 20 prevent the roads from cutting
rates. Now these are not vital matters to
the stock market as whole, but they GER
tainly prevent any general and long contin-
ued advance. therefore we have been and
now are conservative. Bulls advise buying
of good stocks on ali sharp reactions.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-04

An old woman, feeding her hens Will
prudent care, is said TO have made the
beginnings Of the great mcnhaden in
dustry in Maine. Her name was Bart
lett, and about half a century ago, down
in Blue Hill bay, she was ono day boil
ing some menhaden for her hens. when
she found a quantity Of oil rising TO the
top of the water in the pot. She skinned
it Off, bottled it up, and, with unusual
enterprise, got aboard the old sloop that
piled between Boston and the east coast,
and took the strange oil among the deal
ers of the Hub A man named +. +.
Phillips examined it, and offered TO buy
all she could bring him. eShe went home
happy. and all summer the old gentle
man Bartlett fshed and the old lady
fried out the oil. IN the autumn they
had enough oil to bring them in several
hundred dollars This was the begin
ming of an industry that yields some
years fifty thousand barrels Of oil, and
is second only to the whale fishery
Boston Letter.