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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-06-12
Street Railway.

Messrs. Adams, contractors for the
Stannton City Railway, complied with
the terms of their contract by commence
ing the work May 1st, in breaking
ground and laying one section of two
rails. 1t was thought that this would
end the matter for awhile but the work
is now going forward with yigor. The
digging for rails and cross ties has been
completed on Gospel Hill, and will be
pushed steadily along until the line is
completed from the Institution gate to
the Park, by the Lewis street route
That part of the work east of Coalter
street is delayed from the fact that the
the city is re-setting the curbing and
grading the street from the top of Gospel
Hill.
Mr.. Apperson, in charge of the con
struction, says he will have the line in
running order from the Institution gate
to the City Park by July 4th next. The
rail on Gospel Hill is the L pattern
generally used in city railway building !;
the other rail is the T shape, which, Mr..
Apperson says, has advantages over the
l. rail. The rails weight 40 lbs to the
yard. The track is laid in the centre of
the street and is feet, d inches wide,
leaving 10 feet, Al inches on either side
to the curb. On the Beverly street line
there will be two switches; one at the
turn on Gospel Hill, and the other Just
beyond the colored church on West Bey-
erly street. The cars are being built in
St. Louis, and will be as handsome as
any in this country. They will be feet,
inches wide, IL feet long, and will seat
comfortably IS persons The regular
equipment will be 10 ears, making II
round trips daily. We understand it is
the purpose of the contractors to have a
grand demonstration of fire works at
the City Park the 4th of July to mark
the opening of the line. They propose,
also. to have permanent arrangements
for the pleasure of persons desiring to
visit the park. Attractive and cheap
entertainments will be provided. so that
the evenings may be pleasantly and
prolitably spent. This feature will be
highly appreciated. There has long
been necessity for just such entertain
ments here, and the projectors are keep
ing abreast with the times in inaugnrat-
ing them.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-06-12
Railway Signal Code.

Three whistles signifies back up
Two whistles signify off brakes
One whistle signifies down brakes
Continued whistles signify dangers
Rapid short whistles "a cattle alarm
Reckoning motion of the hand signi
fes back
Red flag waved up the track signifies
danger
Lantern swung in a circle, signifies
back the train
Red flag stuck up by the roadside sig
nifies danger ahead
Red flag carried on locomotive signi-
fies AN engine following
Lantern swung at right angles across
the track is signal to start.
Downward motion Of the hands with
extended arms signifies stop
Lantern ut night. raised and lowered
vertically. is a signal to start
A sweeping parting of the hands on q
level with the eyes signifies go ahead
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-06-12

Lexington Gazette "a valuable vein oil
brown hema:ite iron ore has been open.
ed up on the j. S. Gibson place, neal
Rockbridge Baths. The same ore was
used at forge in the neighborhood
without smelling, in making iron for To-
cal demand during the war. It is de-
scribed as being mile or more In length
and 500 yards WIDE
The census enumarators for Rock.
bridge county are: Lexington District,
Joseph P. Tolley; Natural Bridge Dis
trict, J. NJ. Updike Buffalo District, s.
S. Agnor; Kerr's Creek District, Anna
MAS Smith; Walkers Creek District,
John Strain; South River, s. W. Pax
ton; Town of Lexington, Il. H. Bayliss.
These gentlemen commenced their work
Monday, June 2nd.
], p: Lam has been g ranted license to
sell liquor in Harrisonbnrg. There is
but one other licensed house-that of
John Wallace, of the Revere House.
When an applicant passes the scrutiny
of Judge Grattan, of the County Court.
it is Testimonial Of character of which
he may well feel prand.
The Democratic State Committee has
declined to receive the resignation of
Basil B. Gordon, its chairman. As there
is no immediate work for the Committee
to perform, it is thought Mr.. Gordon
may be restored to health in tilne to
discharge the duties of the position
when they may arise.
Mr. Rockefeller, the Standard Oh mil.
lionaire king. recently presented the
Baptist University with 5000 OOO-a clear
case of oil and water mixing.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-06-12
Strange Discovery.
Lynchhnr0 Adyanca

No spot of its size in the world, per-
haps, contains SO many points of inter
! est or is SO richly endowed by nature in
every way as the celebrated Valley of
Virginia. Besides the superb natural
scenery and its unrivalled fertility of
soil. mineral and medicinal waters in
great variety, and natural curiosities of
every kind abound. Besides the great
Luray Caverns and Weyer's Cave, others
are constantly being discovered. Mr. G.
M. Borum, of this city, to-day received
telegram stating that while q force of
hands was. blasting rock on his farm near
Strasburg.s Shenandoah county, the
opening to an extensive cave was discov-
ed. The subterranean passage was ex-
plored for a distance of about $50 feet
without forming any estimate of it's ex-
tent, and explorations will be continued
N o-morrow. Mr.. BOrum will leave for
5trasburg early Saturday morning.
In conversation with an AdoGaece re-
porta., me stated that there was also a
Lost River within fifty yards of the cave,
which riyalle.. the famous one in Hardy
county, Vest Va. A creek one-fourth
as large as ssiackwiiter runs for several
miles above ire surface, and disappears
in a great hill. Its outlet has never been
discovered.
The spot whore these cEriosities are
situated is in the great rhinestone regions
in which the Mammoth Cave, Laray and
all Others of Importance are found.
Hence this cave is considered q great
find, as itmay exceed il beauty anG ex-
tent any Others yet known. Its accessi
bility also adds greatly to ITS value, both
the cave and the Lost River being sit
uated within 900 yards of two great rail
road systems, the Richmond and Dan
vile and the Baltimore and Ohio.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-06-12
Applies for Orders.

Mr.. Alfred W. Arson. son of the late
Canon Arson, of Windsor Castle, and
one of the chaplain's to Her Majesty, the
Queen, has applied for Deacon's Orders,
in the Episcopal Church of Virginia.
Mr.. Arson came from England number
Of years since, and settled on farm
near Verona, in this county. He has
been a successful farmer and a good citi-
zen. He collected funds from friends in
England and built mission chapel at
Verona, where he has been acting as
Layreader. He now applies for orders
that he may extend his usefulness amorg
his people,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-06-12
Summer Comfort.

Electric fans in the DINING cars on F.
F. V: trains. These fans are placed at
the end of the car over the door in such
manner as to force circulation of air
through the cars in the direction of the
kitchen, thus serving the purpose not
only of cooling the cars but preventing
the odor of the kitchen from entering
the dining room.
The F. F. V. trains of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway Company being light
ed by electricity this arrangement is
practicable and possible, whereas the
majority of Limited trains' by reason
of their not having electricity cannot
eDioy it,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-06-12
= Prices Under Protection.
American Economist.


Mechanics are interested in the price and eff
clency OF tools, as al heads of families are in
the cost and utility OF articles of household
hardware and cutlery. Once all these were I'M
ported. Their-iioEle manufacture has been fos-
tered by Il Protective Tariff in the face Of an
opposition as vigorous as it was untiring. Intil
to-day the United States is well UP on the list Of
nations exporting certain lines of hardware in
which superiority Of finish and durability in ,lsc
are prominent recommendations
a few years ago a select committee of the
Irltlsl Parliament after careful Investigation,
enumerated forty two articles of hardware and
machinery in the selling of which Americans
had largely superseded English manufacturers
III CERTAIN markets, including some of the British
colonies. Many OF these articles, such as axes,
scissors, penknfes, lamps coffce mills nails.
clocks watches, tableware SC, are those com
mon and necessary to every family The list
also included such farming Implements as buck
cts, corn crushers, cultivators. cotton gins, hay
rakes, hoes, moving machines scales &c
1t can thus be seen that British statesmen and
manufacturers have found out that Protection
III the UNITED States has not made prices too
high for outsiders to buy, no matter what the;,.
agents in this country may cont end in their Of
forts to have our markets opened to unrestricted
foreign competition. And in its demonstration
of economical production under Protection is
10 pe iouhd the chief fact cited by the parlia-
mentary committee. 1t must not be to lure vo-
tiers from recognition of the fact that the for
eign market is necessarily restricted by tic lin
TIED wants and the poverty of buyers as well as
the desperation of those competitors whose
trade is thus menaced. No foreign demand for
American manufactures can he made to com
pensate for the privilege of supplying the home
market. With certainty of this home market,
at prices consistent with the payment of fair
wages to employees, competition between Amer
lean manufacturers will always insure to Amor
lean buyers the best of products on terms within
reach of all.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-06-12
Miller PiIlsbury on the Future O
Wheat

American Economist.
Mr.. Pillsbury of Minneapolis, whose celebrity
is recognized throughout the world for the Quail
ity anu quantity Of his products of -four said in
a recent interview:
The world has been eating up it's surplus wheat
for some years, and it has now approached close
to its exhaustion OF that great surplus In this
country our consumption is increasing SNN0OO
bushels annually, and the demand from abroad
IS increasing, as the advance i'll civilization de-
mands better food. This demand is obviously
against diminishing supply, as the acreage Of
wheat reached it's maximum development five
wears ago. These facts make it possible and
probable that prices will be forced up, ana stay
up to remunerative standards. This viii relieve
TO some extent the present Industrial depression
i'll this country.
Mr. Pillsbury's estimate Of the Increasing de-
mand in this country for -four is doubtlessly
correct and so are his Views as to advancing
civilization requiring higher standards of food,
but we think he does not sufficiently regard the
rapidly increasing supplies from India, Russia
and the Argentine Republic which if our farm
ers We're not protected, would soon food orr
seacoasts with wheat grown by labor paid six
cents per day of sixteen hours and brought by
subsidized British ships at almost costless
freiyhts.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-06-12
Prison Made Wares in the Mckinley
Bill.
American Economist

American Economist
One section of the Mckinley bill, the 18th. has
never received the notice it deserves An effort
was made to introduce it into the Mills bill b,
means OF an amendment, but that effort was
defeated. The buttons made in the prisons OF
Austria had just destroyed the business of pear
button making in this country and made it u1l-
profitable to import button making materials
and that fact, Which was brought out during the
consideration of the bin, rendered the defeat OF
the amendment certain by the kind of friends
OF labor who were supporting the Mills bill The
section, now passed, reads
Section 40. That all goods, wares, articles.
ana merchandise manufactured wholly or in
part III any foreign country by convict labor
snail not be entitled to entry at any of tha norris
OF tne United States, and the importation there
OF is hereby prohibited and the Secretary Of the
Treasury is authorized to prescribe such sea,,ln
tlons as may pc necessary for the enforcement
OF this provision
The Erening Post will undoubtedly wall over
the Increased hardships of our wearers of shirts
in having to pay more for pearl buttons than
when they We're made by prison labor and as
the few buttons on an ordinary 'boled Shirt
don't cost any apnrociable sum they will go to
one of those button importers who felt so much
injured by this section and get him to calculate
the percentage of increased cost to wearers of
an article so indispensable to all classes of so
coty.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-06-12

AS one who uses this park and is de
lighted with the wisdom of the city au-
thorities in opening and improving it,
take the liberty to suggest that the drive
be at once extended so as to wind round
and reach the summit of Gipsey Hill
From that point a noble view is obtain
ed of the surrounding country, and q
lOvelier one can no where be seen This
fine weather for outdoor work ought to
be utilized, in my opinion, to complete
the park which is generally conceded to
be one of the most valuable additions
ever made to the attractions of Staun-
ton; and | hope it will be done 1t will
add Il fresh claim to the public favor on
part of mayor and council who have
already done so much to win approval
by the establishment of our mountain
city. The present charming drive in the
park is too short to disclose fully the
beauties and variety of scenery Which Il
serpertine road to the hilltop would do
CITIZEN
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-06-12
Protection for Labor Only.

American Economist.
In the House of Representatives, May 81, Con
gresham NledilAghaus, of Missouri, said:
Mn Chairman, as we are about to vote upon
enls Dill, wish to draw attention to statement
MADE by my colleague from Missouri Mr.. Hand
on s ~, last wherein he proposes that UNI
be challenged, beng directly Interested in Pro
taetiqA Now, let me state that | am not inter-
estai IN this bill personally. | could to -tlay
Gsefmany, where could hire three men for one
mere VINO would work 20 per cent. more time;
ca1il thefe manufacture my goods, import and
pay the duties under the Mckinley bill and
make Y! per cent. more than can make by man
Mi w, IN the United States. Applause
rms oniy verlfes my statement made at the out
SET OF this discussion to the effect that the man
ufacturers do not ask for Protection except for.
labor, and that only on the strength of protect.
ing a scale or wages at least three times higher
1hah that OF Germany can be maintained
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-06-12
Snendun
The Port Republic correspondent of
the Rockingham Register, of last week,

llc OIL NtIiDilC correspondent Vi
the Rockingham Register, of last week,
says:
John I. Harnsberger, with a corps
composed of Albert Kempcr, Ed. Harms
berger, W. H. & G. ID. Harnsberger. Har-
ry Blackburn and II. III Young, are en-
gagged in the preliminary survey of Shen-
dun, better known as the "Grottoes,'
they are now engaged in surveying the
boundaries OF the future city. Mr..
Harnsberger is practical civil engineer
of a good deal of experience in railroad
surveying, as well us in his present work,
having been engaged at Roanoke, Buena
Vista, Basic City. Eikton, Shenandoah
City, and Shendun.
''The -Grottoes Co. have purchased out
right the land of T. L. Kemper, J. D..
Wisner, w. |. Harnsberger the Messrs.
Mohler and VIM. G. Patterson. They
will establish q file mandatory on MIR.
Kemper's land, tiemaking clay Of a SUI
perior quality having been discovered
thereon. We have great faith in the
outcome of this future city"
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-06-12
Irish Creek Tin Ore.

The Lexington Gazette says: s'The
work of opening up the tin mines on
Irish Creek, recently leased by Moses
Joy and others, of BOSTON, is progressing
satisfactorily under the direction of Mr.
Poster. Mr.. Foster is practical miner
OF tin, and we are told is much encour-
aged by the results SO far accomplished
He has unearthed one chunk of tin ore,
but little larger than brick, which
weighs twenty pounds. He says it is the
finest specimen of tin ore he ever saw
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-06-12
The Eleventh Census.

New York Mail and Express.
The enumeration of inhabitants of the
United States begun on Monday is the
eleventh in our history. The first was
taken in 1870. There was then only
thirteen States-the original thirteen
but the population of Maine Kentucky,
Vermont and Tennessee was taken also.
The enumeration was begun on the
first day of March, and the returns
showed a total population of 1929, 1896.
In 1900 the last three mentioned had be-
come States, and the population was
numbered also in Indiana (Which then
included all the sold Northwest" except
Ohio, Ohio, Mississippi and the District
of Columbia. The total number was
then 5,30S, 4S3
In 1910, Ohio had become a State,
Louisiana had been acquired by pur-
chase, its boundaries intending nearly
all our new Northwest, and Illinois and
Michigan had been organized as sepa-
rate Territories. The total population
was then 7,239.Ss1.
diana, Mississippi, Illinois, Alabama and
Maine had been admitted, and the Ter
ritory of Arkansas organized The re-
turns showed 1888 1929
Missouri was admitted as a State in
1921, Florida was acquired in 1922, and
the census of 1880 showed 1886, O20 in
habitants.
Before 1910 Arkansas and Michigan
were States, and Wisconsin and Iowa
Territories had been organized. The
069. 4j3.
Florida, Iowa, Texas and Wisconsin
were States before 1850, and California,
Oregon and Minnesota had been organ
lied as Territories. The total population
that year was 23, 191 SIG.
During the next decade California.
Minnesota and Oregon were admitted as
/ States, and the Territories of Kansas.
New Mexico, Utah and Washington were
organized. The census showed popu-
lation of 81, 195,f44.
From 1860 to 1870 four States Kansas,
West Virginia, Nevada and Nebraska--
were admitted, the Territory of Alaska
was acquired and the Territories of Da-
kota, Arizona, Idaho, Montana and
Wyoming were organized. The ninth
census showed u population of SO, ,641.
Between 1870 and 1856 the country
grew rs never before. The new Stats Of
Colorado was admitted in 1875, and the
total population. according to the tenth
| consns was So 1885, 1888.
Since 1880 the new States of North Da.
kota, South Dakota, Washington and
Montana have been admitted. What
the population is now we shall know in
about Il month. The percentage of in
crease in the decade of 1S70-1S80 was
5G.0S. AT the same rate of growth there
would be now in our borders about
sixty-five and quarter millions of peo-
pie. There is good reason to believe
! that the increase has been greater than
is likely to disclose T. population in the
| United States of more than siXty-si
millions.
The work of the Census Bureau In act
ual enumeration began on Monday, but
a large amount of preliminary work had
already been done-principally that re-
lating to valuation of property and re-
ports of different industries The bureau
is better organized than ever before,
and there is good reason to hope that the
| final results will be aScertained and pub-
lished much faster than they were after
the tenth census
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-06-12
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Shenandoah Valley Railroad.

A special dispatch to the Baltimore
San from Hagerstown, Nd, says;
Upon application of the attorney for
the general bondholders of the Shepa n
doah Valley Railroad Company and the
attorneys for the company, Judge Alvoy
to-day passed a decree directing the sale
of the said railroad, and it's property and
franchises in the State of Maryland. The
decree simply confirms and adopts the
decree passed by the Circuit Court for
Roanoke, in Virginia, and the same trus-
tee Or commissioners, the Fidelity Trust
Insurance and Safe Deposit Company of
Philadelphia, appointed by the decree
OF the Virginia court, was appointed by
this. The property will be advertised at
ONCE, and the sale will take place about
the latter part Of saptember, The pres
ant receiver will relain In possession and
control until the ratification of the SALE
A similar decree has been passed in West
Virginia."
A dispatch FROM London dated the Tth,
says: A young woman has carried off
the highest honorsat the Jun. ex;.lnina-
ton at Cambridge University. The
winner Of this DISTINCTION is Miss Philjn
pa Fawcett, who is bracketed as the SUI
perior of the male Senior Wransler in
the mathematical tiipos. Miss Fawcett, ).
who is twenty-twdl years Of age, is q
daughter of the lite Prof. Fawcett.
Two other young women, Miss Field
and Miss Lea, are among the wranglers
Mrs. Williams tookcharge of the Lex 4
ingtOn pOStOffice Tur4, Il ST
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-06-12
MOORE 6 HILBERT.
Mining Engineers & Iron Ore Experts.

W Mines and Mineral lands examined and
reported on. Mines and mineral lands bought
anu sold Assays of all minerals made by q
competent and skilled Assayer.
80 ~ ONCE and laboratory over Post-office
Main ST., Staunton, Va.
ltEFEE ENCEs "A. S. Upson President Epson
Nut and Bolt Co., Unionviiie, Conn; G. III. GLE
IT, Ireasu IRE Northern Chief Iron Company, Osh-
Kosil, Wis; ,Ehos. Bardon, Real Estate Ashland,
Wis; W. G. Slverthoril, Secretary Northern
Chier Iron Company, Wausean, Wis; C. r. Rand,
Secretary Aurora Mining Co., Cleveland, Ohio;
wa, Canada S NJ. Tost, stauntan, Va.
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