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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-08-28
CoNGREss's POWER TO REGULATE
FARES

AOHNSAhAsNF1 = u " WIN ~ ANF-ftirN -
FARES.
As to Congress- power to regulate fares
inside or outside Of State lines we have no
doubt whatever.
This power is not based upon any distinct
provision in the Constitution, but, like the
war and some other powers exercised by il,
rests on basis higher than even the Con-
stitution
We hold these truths 10 be selfevident:
]. That there are certain prerogatiyes and
duties which are essential TO every supreme
Government, and which it cannot abdicate
or renounce, under any consideration what
ever, no more than it can commit suicide.
These prerogatives are:
a. Defense of the country against foreign
foes.
b. Protection Of its citizens in person and
property.
c. The administration Of justice.
d. The control Of the means Of communi-
cation among lis people.
2. No Nation ever organized surrendered
these prerogatiyes or could. They could
only lapse by the destruction Of the Gov
eminent When by conquest OF dismember-
ment it ceased to be, then these functions
were discharged by the power which super
seeded it.
This being undeniablc then il follows in
| eyitably that no improvement OF change in
the methods of communication can take
away the power the United States Govern
ment must have, rs an inyiolable part Of the
essence Of it's sovereignty, over the means OF
communication Of its citizens.
IN every age Of the world and in every
Nation the supreme control by the Govern
inent Of lis highways and other means Of
communication has been regarded as an es-
-ential part Of its sovereignty, aud jealousy
Guarded. In the last century men were
hanged in England for highway robbery,
not 80 much because they committed rob
berry, but because they violated the peace
and security Of the Kings highway" This
illustrated the principle We are asserting
Whatever might be done or undone, the
right Of safe and pcaceable travel, with
every facility possible, was sacred, and must
not be interfered with. The Government
must attend 10 that, just as it provided iol
the administration Of justice, the defense o
the land, and the security Of person anl
property. This principle has been recog
nizcd in this country by the Government
supervision Of ferries, steamboats, and Ma
tional pixies In a smaller way it is rccog
uzed by police control Of the streets in cit
les, where no interference is allowed viii
the freedom of transit, but every facility il
given for the same.
TO say that because railroads are priyat
property the Government has been deprive,
Of this right is a legal absurdty. 1t is Il
say that a citizen, or "A combination of citi
, zens, can become greater than the Govern
; ment Railroads have become indispensa
, bic as means of communication. TO larg
: extent they have superseded common road,
rivers, canals and other means Of traye
, The Government can no more relinquish il
complete control Of them than it can com
+ nit suicide.
Il Nor is it true that railroads are priyat
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-08-28

IN his more than three years of service in
the House OF Representatives, Hon. j. Logan
Chapman, Of Detroit, Mich, has been firm,
eyer-reliabe friend of the veterans, voting
steadily for every measure for their benefit
which has come before the House. He was
a strenuous advocate Of the Per Diem Bill,
aud in general favored the utmost liberality
to the old soldiers. Not inlrcquently he
came into collision with his party colleagues
from the South on these matters, and his
speeches repelling their assaults and SLAM
ders, and advocating the cause of justice,
were among the very strongest made in the
discussions of pension legislation. deserved
on the Committee on Invalid Pensions in
the 50th Congress- and did good service for
the veterans in that capacity.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-08-28

TIE fight over The House of Lords in
the National Encampment was fair and
square, free-for-all, and to finish. Nobody
was choked of, nobody was hampered in
any way, nobody was denied full hearing,
and when the vote was taken the Encamp-
ment fully understood what it was voting
upon. The victory for the Past Department
Commanders was overwhelming, and we
presume this settles the question for all time
TO come.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-08-28
AlnIlcralsI M a. n. Eseampm.nl.

Frederick Lows was arrested in Boston
charged with selling ajUlteratsd milk 70 the
caterer 40 Camp Sheridan. AT one time 10
samples of m.ik were taken from Loyiss cans
rs they were being uuloaded az the camp and
two OF the samples were found TO be skim mill <,
while all the 10 samples were found 70 contain
added water varying from - 10 40 per cent.
When placed on the stand Lows pleaded uo5
guilty, aud claimed that one of his employees
had sold some milk on his own accord
and put water in the remaining milk, so that
the deficiency would not be found An argu-
ment By counsel followed which was an iuge-
Nous plea practically to the effect that the lar
ceny of the employee should relieve the principal
from all responsibility But it did not work.
Lows was found guilty on two charges-cae
of selling sk milk. the other Of selling wa
tered milk. He was fined 500 on the Grss
charge and $3.50 CA the second Next week the
camp caterer will be charged With selling adUI-
tcrated milk to the veterans.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-08-28

Four men were murdered in one day last
week in different parts of kentucky, and
one murderer, negro, was lynched. No
wonder Kentucky is being outstript in
population by the States around her. The
country there is lovely, but people who have
nervous dislike of being gunned for by
their neighbors, stay away from it with
great unanimity.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-08-28

DIR. J. II. PoRTEE's interesting account
of his discoveries of the remains of the
Monndbuildcrs in the Capon Valley, w. Va,
which we publish elsewhere, appears only
in this paper, and is in advance Of Dr.
Porter's report of the discoveries to the
Smithsonian Institution, of which he is a
valued collaboration.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-08-28

THIS census shows that 80 per cent. of the
population of New York city were born
abroad. a large majority of these have
come to this country since the war TO enjoy
the fruits of the prosperity conquered by
the veterans on a thousand bloody fields.
This accounts for the hostility of New York
ers to pensions They are selfish grabbers
who want to reap where others have sown.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-08-28

property. Their public use if nothing else.
has made them public institutions. In his
celebrated decision in the case Of the Chicago
Warehouses; Chief Justice Waite laid down
a doctrine, which was at once accepted as
sound law, and made applicable to other
species of property. lie said that in certain
species of property there was ga dedication"
of it to public uses which gave the public
the right to its regulation and control, and
in this way the Legislature Of Illinois
gained the power to regulate the charges of
the Chicago elevators. Under the same rule
the United States have the power TO regu
late the fares exaCted Of its citizens in
travelling ON railroads from one place to
another. Did it not have this power its
citizens would be ut the mercy of railroad
managers, who could, if they chose, abso-
lutely cut off communication between differ
ent parts of the country-which would give
them sovereignty wholly incompatible
with the supremacy of the Government.
Independent Of this, the railroads are not
private property. They were the creatures
Of the Government-Stateor General-from
the beginning. They were built under
charters, and given the benefit of the State
or Nations power of eminent domain in
acquiring their right of way. Under this
they took private lands and converted them
to their use.
1T is clear to any man who reasons this
out closely and carefully, that the power is
inherent in Congress-the supreme law
making power-to regulate the railroad
fares of the country, and all matters relating
to the passage of it's citizens from one place to
another just as city has the power TO reg
ulate the fares on street railway, and pre-
scribe how its citizens shall be carried from
one part of the municipality to another
The present fares charged by the railroads
are exorbitant They are much in excess
of the rates charged in countries in Europe
They are exceedingly detrimental to the
progress aud welfare of the country, because
they check free intercommunicaton and
retard the development which would follow
reader access between the different sections
Let us have law making one cent a mile
the maximum rate for passenger fares to all
points east of the Missouri. with tickets
good on any road, and until used, on sale
everywhere, Ike postage stamps
This is practicable reform, of the greatest
importance TO every man, woman and child
| in the country.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-08-28

TIL lard-dedniti9a problem is easy Of
solution. II cOtton-seed oil is as heaIthful
and palatable as il is claimed to be, aud no
doubt is, Why not put il into the market on
its merits, and not make counterfeit lard Of
it? Foods should be sold for what they
Tca!ly are. and not be allowed TO masquerade
pnder names which deceive the purchaser.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-08-28
Stan!ey's Raid into Africa

There has been some misappreheusion in
certain quarters as to how We intend to pub
lish cur narrative Of African adventure by
Mr Herbert, one Of SANKEY'S party upon
lis expedition against Emin Pacha. Ii is
not to be issued in book-form at all, but
viii be published exclusively in the col
umns Of THE NATIoSAL TRIBUNE.
We predict that it viii attract more at
tenton than anything published on Africa
for generation. Itabounds in hairbreadth
adventure among wild animals, the slave
dealers, the canuibals, and other strange and
hitherto unknown creatures Of the mystic
nous continent
ASIDE from its thrilling nature as a story,
1t embraces a lesson in modern geography
brought down 10 a later date than any
Echool-book printed, and 10 one who de-
Eires to keep posted on the worlds progress
CaB afford 70 miss il.
twill begin in these columns in few
weeks. and viii be run as a serial.
Keep alive your subscription 10 THE Ma.
EIoEaL TRIBUNE
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-08-28

u has address before tie Association for
tie Advancement d Science, Etatistician J.
j. Dodge ol the Agricultural Department,
demonstrated that VIC are the best fed best
housed, aud best-clotAed people on earth.
We would speedily lose this comfortable
eminence. if We were 70 let the walls Of cur
prosperity be undermined By the destructive
policy Of free trade.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-08-28

New YORK CITY has great deal of
cheek, to propose a National subscription to
build monument to Gen. Grant. She got
his remains inferred where they are for no
other purpose than to boom the real estate
in that vicinity, and now she asks n popular
subscription TO give new life TO the boom.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-08-28

Alcoholics 10 Mr Webb's idea The tLird
Tice-rTeside9t Of q railroad compaHy is more
81 al auiocrat .lan the Gar The Gar viii
occasionally allow himself 10 be interviewed
as to why ne Iops OF heads, bat Mr Webb
vii not
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-08-28

QUEEN VICTORIA says she has offered the
President TO arbtrate the seal fisheries dis
pute. As we are always ready to arbitrate,
Peace may be said to be smoothing her dove
like plumage.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-08-28

FROM everywhere come compliments on
TIN NATIONAL TRmUsE's report Of the
National Eucampmeut ~ al ii is con
Caded 10 have been the fullest ard most
accurate repor, published by any paper
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-08-28

WHAT poignant reflections must have dis
turbed the repose of many Kentuckian
last week, when the burning up of $4,000
barrels Of bourbon whisky at Louisville was
announced. What waste.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-08-28

THE thermometer is little thing and
presumably placid aud gentle, but it, fail
Of q few degrees cracks the solid icc-tgust
Ike . blow from pile-dTiyer
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-08-28

ENGLlsH capitalists have begun 70 buy
up Virginia. Ifthey VIII only improve the
NTetcAed highways down there, much viii
Dc forgiven them.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-08-28

THE knights of Labor have strengthened
themselves with the public by their firm
stand against any damage to the company s
property. They cannot be too strenuous on
this point In every strike there are many
scoundrels, not workingmen ut all, who take
advantage Of the disturbance to iniure prop
erty, aud the opponents of the strikers are
only too glad to fasten these outrages on
the w0rkingmen.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-08-28

SOME nonsense is being talked by ill-in-
formed editors in connection with the visit
of Secretary Proctor and Gen Schodeld to
the Northwest, about n projected line of
forts to guard that portion of our frontier.
We need nothing Of the kind. 1t is absurd
to talk about a Nation of G5,0o0,O 900 people
fortifying against one of G000,o0O The
latter are the fellows to do the Certifying 1t
would be useless for them to do it, for their
frontier is 50 long and assailable at so many
different points that, do what they would,
we should have no difficulty in passing it
wherever we chose and oyerunning the
country before help could arrive from Eng
land. We have Sons of Veterans enough
for that purpose.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-08-28

death loves mining shark" para
pLrased tie poetical MontaDian, and as he
"drea down on fellow who had jumped
Ii claim.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-08-28

QUEER showing was made last week in
n document introduced in the House by Col.
A. T. Bliss Michigan, ON the price OF hogs
in various parts of the country. One would
think that, with our transportation facli-
ties, and the ready market there is every
where for pork products, hog ought 10 be
worth nearly as much in one State as an
other. This is very far from being the case.
A hog in New England is worth from twice
TO thrice as much rs in the South. The high
est price is in New Hampshire, where the
average value Of the hog is S10.93. In the
other New England States the price varies
from this figure down to 5000 in Rhode
Island. New Jersey hogs average 10 cents
apiece more than the latter figure, but in
New York the hogs are worth only $5i5,
and in Pennsylvania 1903. As we 20 south
the yalue diminishes rapidly, until it is only
sos in Florida. In the other Southern
States the price hoyers around So. IN Ken
lucky the price is 1927, but crossing the
river into Ohio, Illinois and Indiana ii runs
up 10 Sc and thereabouts. Perhaps the
large elemcnt-while and black-in the
South who git Their meat from other peo-
pies hogs may have much to do with the
low valuation Of this kind Of property in
INT reglnn.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-08-28

Please inform me when Congress Will adj
jouTn.
We answer positively We don't know.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-08-28

IT IS the farmer who pays the freight
every time. The freight on his grain from
his farm to Liverpool or Antwerp, together
with insurance, elevator charges, brokerage,
etc, is deducted on the spot, when he sells
his grain to the local buyer and he only
gets what is left over after n liberal estimate
of these charges The freight on the goods
he buys for his family is included in the
enhanced price he pays for these goods.
by encouraging the development of home
manufactures he cuts this burden off at
both ends; he pays much less freight on the
grain he sends to market, and less on the
goods that he buys. A Protective Tariff is
the surest way of developing home markets.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-08-28

THE Kaiser and the Gar. have met and
Rugged. This either means m immediate
war or prolonged peace, just as the cor
respondents happen to feel.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-04
\ he Limo Kiln Club Inst Night.

last night the large audience at the
Opera House was about equally divided
between tears and laughter during the
progress CT the play, called the Lime
Kiln Club" The pl,4y was founded on
Cartoons pathetic poem, cover the
Hills to the Poor '.Iousc," with dash of
H. Quad's Lime Kiln Papers" thrown
in for comedy effect, and was exceed
ingly we'll rendered by the Harry Lind
ley Company. Mr.. Lindlcy, as George
Washington Wayback, and Little Ma
bell. as G'.acic. divided tho honors and
applause. although the remainder Of the
company came in for a generous share
of the later
To night Little Mabel will imper-
senate Little Lord Fanntlcroy. in Mrs.
Burnctt's beautiful and homc-like play
of that name, and from the natural
charactcr of this sweet child's acting a
rare 'trcat is in store for those who wit
DOsS IT,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-04
PRODUCE AND MERCHANDISE e.

New YORK, Dee. 3-TSpcciall-South-
1A@lH lower, dull, No. 2, red, 1O2 q
options early advanced Ss@% on light
supplies in sight, bt came weak and sold
off at 2@2h on realizing and bear raid
by two leading operators at the West,
closed weak; No. >. red, Dec; 1.O2l5
Jan, 1.039s; May, LOSS.
Corn opened higher, closed lower,
dull; No. 2, 6l@6il6; options opened
strong and advanced 80 4 on light re-
ceipts at all points, sold Off sl00lI5
with wheat closing week; Dec. GO9{;
Jan, COZ; May. 5o9l. Oats weaker,
dnll; options more active, weaker; Dee,
1923; Jan, 5014; May, SIS; No 2 spot,
4o4 @5on. Hops weak, quiet
Coffee, options closed barely steady,
5@ 10 up better, Cables quiet; Dec,
1900 l7.25; Jan, 1876. Spot Rio dull,
easy, No. :, i72l. Sugar raw, dull.
steady; refined quiet, steady, G 5@5is.
Molasses, New Orleans, firm, fairly
active. Rico steady, quiet. Petroleum
quiet, steady; refined 1T all ports, $50.
Cotton-sced oil dull; crude ~. Rosin
firm, quiet: strained common to good
li5@ $50. Turpentinc dull, ease, 300
3G;S.
Wool weak, quiet. Pork unchanged,
quiet. Beef hams steady. quiet, Sl2 so.
Tierccd beef quiet, steady; city extra
India mess l4Mlj. Cut meats dull.
easy; picked shoulders. 1905; hams,
7}G@s. Middles quiet, easy. Lard
weak, moderately active; western
steam 6l5 asked; city, $40; Dec, 6l0
asked; Jan, 63o. Ercights steady; cot
ton. Is sd; grain, Cd bid
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-04
Minister Lincoln Did Not Attend.

CHICAGO, Dec. 3.-Robert r. Lincoln,
minister to England, yesterday after
noon denied the statement cabled to
London that he attended the irish de-
n.1nstration at Battery ID on Saturday
night ami that he acted as one of the
vic presidents on the occasion. lie re-
ceivtd an invitation to he present at the
meeting but did not attend. lie could
not, he sad, commit so grave an indis-
erection a. 10 attend q meeting of such a
character while occupying lis present
position toward the English govern
ment. Mr.. Lincoln will start for Eng
land at tn end of this month.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-04
UEuSTEE'S SALE
octl5-3n

by virtue Of Il deed of frost executed
to me as trustee by John Sheridan and
wife, dated 18th day OF November, lssS,
and of record in the clerk S office of tho
Hastings Cour, for Roanoke city, Va.
Deed book II, p 375, to sc cure to j. u.
kirk the payment of the sum of $4,000.
as evidenced by two negotiable notes of
81. 700 each. due in one and two years
from II Nov, 1888, with interest. De-
fnult having been made IL payment of
the last of said notes, at the request OF
the said beneficiary, | shall sell to tho
highest bidder, by public auction, in
front of the court-housc in Roanoke, on
tuesday,, DECEMBER 30th. 1870.
AT IL NJ. that certain lot of land lying
in Roanoke, Va, bounded and described
RS follows: to wit:
beginning at point on the east side
of >, cond or Commerce ST., 7O.5 feet
south Of Campbell street; thence along
st cond street south 7dcgrees 4 minutes,
east 46.7 feet to Kirk ave; thence along
Kirk ave, south SO dssSfees, east nj
feet to point on an alley; thence along
said alley north degrees minutes.
west 55.2 feet; thence south Sc degrees
% minutes, west PAS feet to corner of
brick bake-housc; thence south ST de-
grees So min "'""' 81 2 feet to plnce
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-04
Southwest Virginia Mineral,
Timber, Farm and City Property
Agency.
Principal ONCE, Roanoke, Virginia.

The undersigned have opened an Of
lice for the sale of mineral, timber and
farm land, and city proNcrty on commits
sion. They will develop mineral lands,
analyze ores, give instructions for de-
vcloping on u reasonable charge, sell
farm and timber lands All mineral,
farm and timber lands listed with them
for sale will be extensively advertised
through agencies in the Northern States
and Europe. a +, cord OF all ores, their
analyses and location viii b" kept in
our Office for inspection of buyers.