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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-03
THE BLIND SEE.
RAILROADS.


WEST SHORE RAIlROAD-N. Y. G. & Fl. r. r
w K. Co. lessee-1rains leave West Forty
second street station, New York. as follows. and
twenty minutes earlier from the footof Jay street.
New York: hamilton. London, Detroit and Chi
cage. .iU.b e. m. Al5 p. IN. BIB p. mi; St. Louis
SIS, 81 Is .. m. Toronto, fi0l5 a. mi +ai5. g. Il p.
m; Bun alo. Rochester syracuse. Utica. Suspen-
sion bridge. Niagara falls, so .loiS an .Al5
y. 10 l.. M; and also for Utica only Kingston
sSs0 7.Is.sIO.I5, aII30 a. M s4.00 .3.l5, and ali ..
nj atskiil and Albany, az. .Lla. +lGl3 alL9 n
Cornwall. Newourg. so .l.IA -. -i9lh. IoAS
ALTO a. m. y. u. sLUl, 4.?U,'Ll3. SO, t1&, Ai5.sII. Al
.. m: Montreal and Canada East. T.15 a. m,
ISIS p m Elegant sleeping cars for Bnf-
faIo. Niagara Falls. Detroit Chicago and st.
Louis Gu Ill through trains. a-s.leave brooklyn
via Brooklyn Ann ex, alU-O a mi $40 .. m. Jersey
City. r. X. k. station. ali.D a M; ssS D. m
sDaily, 4daiiy except saturday All other trains
Tor and sleeping car accommodation or Informs
lion apply offlces; Erook1, n. No rs Washington
street, 10. &c fulton street and Annex office foot
a fulton sfreet. New FORK city. Nos. / al. 3s3 s5
sz2 Broad way. No lg3 Bowerx. No. Y Park place
No. s. Vest l2stn street. and West Shore stations
foot OF West forty- second street and foot OF jay
sueet North River. c. Z LAMBERT. General Pa =
sen ger agent No . Vanderbilt avenue. New fork
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-03
TAXED THEIR OPPONENTS.
The Puritan Athletes Queer Conduct
After a Bowling Contest.

The Puritan Athletes Queer Conduct
After a Bowling Contest.
The Puritan Athletic Association of
Greenville broke their long string of de-
feats last evening when they v~anquished
the Greenville Bowling Club at Shriner's
alleys. To console the members of the
defeated team they decided to share their
sorrow with them INT taxed each men,
Der OF the Greenville a fifteen cents
for the privilege of bowling, while
they themselves only paid ten cents
each, thu making up 81 so, which paid
for tine alley. As the Puritan team had
invited the Greenville team to bowl a
match game at Shriner's alleys, the
Greenyille boys were angry, TO "a the
least. and everything looked as though q
first class row would take place. Several
OF the Puritans who are known to be
good uns wild dere DUKES" were dis
posed TO start a fight. Mr.. Shriner, hear
ing the row, called his assistant and to-
gether they hustled the excited boys out
doors. The Greeuyille team promise to
get quare and interesting Times may be
looked for. The score of the game is as
follows
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-03
Strikes, spares and Breaks.

The final game OF the Oritanis and
Staten Islands in the Association contests
this season will ne bowled tonight at the
Island alleys.
The New Jersey Bowling Clubs tour
ney will be resumed tonight 1t Becker's
alleys. Teams No. 4 and Z will bowl.
The Tenny's team was defeated in New
York last night in the return game with
the Glendales. The latter put up a rea-
sonahle score, 1,6SS. The total or the Ten
nys was 1873.
Empires bowl at Henn's alleys tonight,
Tennys aC Muller's and Garfelds at
Freudenberger's alleys.
Speaking of a challenge from the
FaKirs Bowling Club. the Calumets say
they do not propose to bowl any match
games this season other than those they
now have on hand.
The Ladies' Friendship Club win bowl
this evening at the Court House alleys,
aud the Humors viii make merry at Full
ler's Central alleys.
The individual championship tourna-
ment begins tonight. Lehrbaeh, Haas.
Foeee. Kahlsdorf, Retter aud Thyme will
compete.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-03

SCORES BIZ FRAEEs.
American R.C.....s0 I2s 27 sol 80 s5 $50 6s 75 ST.
Jersey Caty A. c..s5 ~ z5 "a s7l 80 SO 65 I6 al
Ihs Jersey City athletes were deter
mined not to lose another game. They
pulled themselves together and went at
the pins in grand style in the second con-
test. They wrestled with the team Of the
Munroe Bowling Club. Before the game
many bets were made with the Jersey
Citys the favorites. The Jersey boys
again sustained a loss, as a dishonest
stakeholder decamped with the Doodle.
1t was an exciting contest for six frames.
The Munroes were In the a from the
second frame to the fifth. In the fifth,
sixth, seventh and eighth frames the Jer-
sey City boys BOWED without q break,
and they had but one break in
the ninth. This style of bowl
ing was too vigorous for the Nun
roes, and when the ninth frame
closed the Jersey City Athletes were on
top by sixty pins. This lead virtully
ended the game. The Muuroes made a
beautiful finish. while only 10 oil the
Athletes made a credit Schultz secured
a strike. He had but one break in the
game. He failed in the fourth frame. ana
closed with a handsome score. l9L- The
lowest score on the Athletic teams
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-03
THE CHAMPIONS WHY.

scoREs BY FkAnEs-
Innroe r. C.....s5 Is2gs3 ss 40 SIS so IS 81 50
lnerfcan d. CID le9 23 &I as as SIS ts - eV
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-03

SCORE ny FRsnES-
Jarsav civ A. q - lf rs ss s3 az s7 Ti 59 So
sfunroe b C.-.-...6i ls 10 - avs $50 SO 81 80 tb
The third and last game brought the
American aud Munroe teams together.
The latter made the records equal BY De
teating the team hat had vauqutshed the
Athletes. The winning team secured tns
best total of the evening ana won py ~
pins. The best individual score OF tne
night WINS rolled in this game. Hazleton
made 100 pins, exceeding the score OF Ed.
schultz OF the Jersey Citys by ; points
The totals follow
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-03
Lougesta Co.'S Special Remedy

VIZ TO CURE ALL DISCHARGES oy
w the Urinary Organs IN either ser. Gravel and
Pains In the Back Price. 81 per bottle To Do lad
at No. 3S Columbus avenue, Boston. Mass. and
NO a. Pembroke place. Liverpool England
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-03

The Montgomerys had a lively meeting
at Muller's alleys last night. The scores
were low, but the boys had a jovial time.
The score of the final game is appended:
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-03
caIumets Convened.

The Calumet Bowling Club had a series
of good contests at Henn's alley. last
night, the last of which gave this result:
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-03

SCORES BY FRAMES.
independent. $50 292 All 55 70 s4 1885 1879 1874 1850
Alta nta.... lie so E6 GIL 40 Sl l0i4 n55 l95 14l6
Averages-L. L. C.. l5 9lG A. Z. c., III IS.
Umpire-C. Collyer.
ssorers-independsnt II. Hauser Atlanta, a.
Smith
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-06-13
Complaint of the Cape Line.

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo. June s.
Louis Ilouck. President of the II.
Louis. Cape Girarieau snd Fort Smith
l.siiwsy Company. to-day fled with
the >tsie Board OF Railway Commits
si-ncr> a peIiiion. alleging discri:nin-
alton on the Part of the Current River
I:Silroad. with which the lioack roai
q; the town OF Hunter. in
Carter COUNTY. The board has Not
Vet fixed i da:c for Il hearing AMI H.
vc<firafion of the complaint. hu; vii!
d. 20 at al early date Il i ALLEGED
tbs, the Current River vlia-s"- ans;
collects for traffic !; receives from the
Esu>x> Ciiy. Fort >-,rt an,! NcmIni>
I.ai!rrat = different price AMI tariff
from wi.i il char.c- and collects for
The -a,uc kind AMI risrartpT Of '-sfhc
which il receives from the CAPE road.
II i al" alleged that lie Current
River Rzi,ruad charge and "niir';>
more iur hauling gu"i-- ware ans!
m~crc;Hui;>c from Hunter &, H-aaGin
than IL ,iiargr~ ard r~r.cc;, :r7 haul
iuy i.te >arr- cas- ui goods over tic
same ruad in the sane direction from
Willow springs tu GrsuGil-'hc di--
taEcc from Hunter I" hr.a,!ia h"in-
six miles. aH,i ihc !i-;aac" frc:I HTsa-
din to Willow Springs being c;sh'.
miles
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-06-13
Loais. Cape Girardeau and Fit.
smith Nv. 10.

The name of our railroad has now
legally been changed 10 -St. Louis.
Cape Girardeau snd Fl. Smith by
the filing of s certificate 10 that ef-
feet with the Secretary of State. The
old name Cape Girardeau Southwest
ern. while il was very gratifying to
our local pride. was not calculsted
10 promote the general Interests of
lie cOmpsny snd 30 The COMPANY has
dropped the purely local Bsme snd
substituted for il s new one. We sin
ce-e!y hope that the corapanv may al
81 esrly day finish it, line a. indicated
tv the name. the wiuiv railroad
builders Of this town. who are con-
siruciing numerous roads. while sill
ting arouud the round tables and i'm
hibing the choicest brew>. to The con-
notwithstanding.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-06-13
They Onn loo Hany Acres-

The cairo Ci'i-ca has been hunting
ny ;a- large land owner, in >ou:heas;
Missouri and following i the re>ui, OF
IT, search:
We ara informed b: s Young maD
who : thoroughly coryersant with the
matter. ;..a5 ten men Own about one
halt. possibly more than one-hslf, OF
al the land in scott. Mississippi and
New Madrid counties. No. These arr
the gentlemen who own the land: {.
u. Mathew, and Ben Hunter. >ikes;on,
VIM Hunter enton:Joseph II. Moore.
Commerce: Joseph Hunter and sam
Robbins. New Madrid: Col. III. Deal
Joseph c. Moore. Thomas Beckwith
.nd f l. Brown. ofCharieston- Good
farming lands rent for IS To $3.50 PEI
acra. Nj C.D Matthews. % >ikeStoD
: said 10 hold the most scre-55.Ht
u 3c.ra hi. would make S very
large farm
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-06-13
TUESDAY.
Tho commencement exercises ~
tine Normal began this forenoon

Tho commencement exercises ~
tine Normal began this forenoon
Fashionable people who consider
themselves better than ANYBODY el,e
in eight cases out Of ten. mentally
and socially inferior TO the generality
Of folk in this world.
The Main s;ree; print shop wants
its pa;ronst TO pay W in advsnce %
that il will he aiead in csse OF another
fire
The crop Of Irish potxtoes this
vearwil be immense. and il IS already
predicted that poisioes viii not bring
more than fifteen or twenty cents per
bushel this fall il the market
-Megrimiue cures n headsche
in 80 minutes. Sample FREE. The
Or. Whitehall Mcgriuline Co. south
Bend. Ind Sold by
The Parochia school closes to-
dsv. The closing exercises took place
this forenoon.
The commencement exercises 81
:. Vinceuts College will take place
next TUESDAY. Hon. Marshall Arnold
of Benton, will deliver the address ic
the graduates
Phil Ucch. We understand. hs'
rented thc Rodney building next dool
IN lanes Carroll and viii open 4 fur
piture store there when he return:
home.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-06-13

Two more weeks and the doorso Of
all orr educational institutions Willie
closed and the students will leave tor
their respective homes
Miss Alma Penney. of Chester.
Illinois. came down on the steamer
Idlewild TO-DAY. She viii be the guest
of Mrs.LF klos.ermann while in the
city.
English SPAWN LiG.mcnr re-
moves all Hard. Soft or CailUCSed
Lumps and Biemi>hes from horses.
Blood SPAWN Curh=. Splint> sweeney.
Ring-Borc STILES. >pTain>- aii swollen
Throais. Coughs. etc. SaTe go hy
use of one bottle. Warranted the
most BleIni<h cure eyc Suu"n- Sod
by Rider X Whichter!ch. Druggists.
Cape Girardeau No.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-06-13

The II. Louis Pa,t-IdSsFfch of last
Monday publishes the following good
news ~ooucernig the prospects for 4
big wheat Crnp:
This morning Angus; T. >chillhar-
ger, of New York arrived in the city
aud registered at the Southern. Mr.,
S~chiIlbacgcr represents one Of the
Isrgcs; grain exporting houses IN New
York. and i On his way TO that city.
after having made : TOM Of the wheat
field. of the Wes; and Northwest in
crier 10 ascertain what the prospects
of the coming crop were. i believe
thst the Weld Of this ycar Will lie
phenomcual.' Mr.. Schiiiharger said.
for everything seems TO be working
in tbst direction- In :he DakotAs and
Minnesota the crops have been excel
lent 20 far. and unless there Is some
sudden and disastrous change III the
weather the harvest will be an eXocI-
tionsllv good one This is especially
true Of the region adjacent TO the Red
River OF the North have frequently
visited the " hes; fields of that district
and never 81 this season Of the year
have seen them looking better thsn
thew arc At the present time Going
further South. the outlook l. even
better. In Southern Nebraska the
whole Of Kansas. Northern Te1ss and
Missouri the crops are simply perfect
There we're no late frosts, there hss
been plenty of wster and every con-
,,i,ion has been favorable for the
pouth Of wheat. There was some
fear short time sSo that heavy rains
might damage the growing crop. hut
in nv opinion this danger was passed
The ybest IS too far advanced TO suf-
fer TO sny considerable extent. and it
NAV be counted upon with certainty
,hs, the crop will be the best OF n
harvested within the last three years
This large output will not, as Is gen.
er.Ilv the cse- .iepresS prices for III"
Furovean drou;h l. the heaviest for
wears. ami unle<s something unex-
per,ed comc~ the call for American
rin viii be unprecedented;
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-06-13

William F. Biervirth. Of Chicagc,
H. srrired in the city Tuesday on 8
visit 10 relatives and friends. He in
forms Is that he viii spend about ;wo
weeks here.
j. e. IIaydoek ief, this morning
with his family TO visit relatives ia
Kentucky. They VIII remain away i
week or ten DAYS. MIR. IIaydock l. 4
f~r-t-class bcokkeerer. and when he
returns he Will be oIen 10 engage
nieni.
Mrs. Henry Bchreus Ee5 NedIcv.
OF Plot Knob. : visiting relatives in
this COUNTY. Mr. Bshr.n, : =
daughter OF Mr.. Joseph +. Med!ey. OF
near jackson.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-06-13
Another Printing Once Fire.

AT about one O'Clock Sunday NOM
ing the citizens OF this city were
aroused from their siumbers by the
ringing of tie fire bells and the shriii
whistle OF the electric light engine
People got out snd ran in al directions
looking for the fire. for there wsS no
blaze shooting up into space 10 guide
them 20 what came nesr being 3 reg
u..- c~oaisgrsfiou- The fire MSS in
tie Nss~ Ia printing Office. and the
material IL tia; Office ! 80 cid and 30
ru.. Of dirt that the aames made Sow
hcaiway.
The steamer Idlewill was ST our
wharf when lie alarm OF fire was
given AMI y, so"n ~ the fire was 10
carcti Capt Griffith -ayc orders for
ii> w..o,e crew 10 20, the fire buckets
from The hos; sHi carry water IL ex-
IinyUish the flames. \ bucket line
ws> formed from the river 10 the
binding Wherr the IRE was making
hcaIuav and soon the flames were
>gbdced.
The fire originated n 2 closet under
the stairway tina; leads up TO tie
Offices uf L. +. Davis anu DIR. RciS:on.
but how it came 10 break out there ST
that time of the night Is 4 mystery
that viii probably never he solved
There wa- ne L IL the Office when
the fire wa- discovered and no one
had been Al wo.k there that night.
The dsmsge done to the building
viii probably foot UP one hundred
dollars. The printing Office lost about
twenty-five dollar worth of ,istioncr,
but !, got 4 washing OFT ;hst wa-
worth TWO or three hundred dollars
10 the Office
pr. Ro.-ion and L. +. Davis whose
Offices are W s;air> over the printing
Office were not badly damaged Their
CARPETS were made wet and muddy Lv
the fircmen and citizens earring
buckets Il water through them TO
pour on the fire under the stairway.
and that wa. about the extent OF their
damage. Or. Ec!s;on and II. ;. Deane
who sleep IN the doctors office nearly
~euffocatci from the smoke before they
could be aroused from their slumbers.
Tie pT.n1in. office. We understand
! insured. but the gentlemen who
"ccupv he upstairs roorns had no, a
dollar Insurance.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-06-13
BADLY ScaIded.

When they raised Steam a; the Union
G.il! ihi- morning for the purpose OF
irving tie new machinery just put in
Mr.. Frei M~aU.bIrn. TIE engineer.
while al work about the boiler. Ts.
struck OF The leck. fsce and back with
e>,sping steam and badly >calded-
While the ,cali j, very >evere aud
painful. it i noi believed that the m
fortunate nan ! dangerously hurt.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-06-13
A Noted General.

Noted s. : general Tonic. Blood
Purifier and sPpeti>er Lennon Chill
Tonic stands riyaled and out general
e. by nome. Itesd Whist the pastor
OF one Of the largest churches in
Paducah ssy>: Il take pleasure in
recommending Lemon Chill Tonic.
prepared by the Lemon Chemical Co.
l have used it in my family with
admirable results especially in csse of
continued chili> with = child. Child
ren Iske IL without the least opI-osi-
ton Sold bv Miller x wilson. Cape
Girardeau and Ben Schwab. Dutch
own. Mo. >
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-06-13
Facts For the People.

Lemon Chill Tonic i more gcner-
ally used. i mora Pleasant 10 take and
more certain to cure than any cAii
tonic on the market The YrOFueiors
authorize the persons. whose names
are 10 this article 10 ~g1srautee each
bottle TO do what ! claimed for 1t OF
refund the money. Instead OF the
.;ckening stuff YOU had TO give yogE
,ick child. this ! 30 PieaSsa: 10 take
,hs, they look with pleasure 10 The
;frre for another dose For sale by
Mil!erS Wilson Cs-= T@- 1-
w D-,sl -E==5~-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-06-13
Kn~umstf-m Cared in n Day

-My-tir Cur for lii.cUHuN,i>n aat
NcurS!cia Radically cure~ III : t" :
dsy.. lis action uI-,a the system i
remarkable and mysterious. |; re-
moves Al once The and til" di>-
ca>c immediately disappears The
tir.t Jo-c benefits. - rents. sold 10y
I;idcr X Wichierich. Druggists. Cape
t1inrieau. Ma.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-06-13
=. LnvI>. June Isi. 1891.
There aprea-. 20 exist an e-reone'

There apTca7- 20 exist an erreone-
vI> imVres>i"a amongst Clubs organ
;za;iouS and associations Of S >ocial.
Literary OF religious nature. that BY
caEfr;rg their sales Of distilled and
MALI liquors ~ wines 70 their own
members. without profit. or for
benevolent purposes Gully. they do not
render themselves liable 70 the Special
Tax imposed upon Liquor Dealers.
Yvu arr hereby advised tha, there i
10 provision 81 law which exemp;>
-cr.a, or benevolent associations OF
institutions from >fecisl Tax. for
sling liquors AZ ;Aei- club rooms. or
:: f2ir-. festivals. i;cnics. entertain
,.,.r> - excursions. even though for
one dsy o. night Only. and with or
without gain. Al! persons lisb!e TO
>yc,;a! Tax. must. before commencing
80 III ,;gucr-. lie with the Collector
;Ae;T sworn return and Tay the tsx.
Failure 10 DO % renders the delin-
QUEEN; liable 20 = penalty OF 20 PER
cent. OF the sIaoUuI Of isI. and 10
ean!uai prosecution.
IL order TO avoid the fine and
vena,;r. You are hereby requested and
expected 20 make your return. snd
pay ycUr iaN. before Offering liquors
OF auy Kind for >sie.
Respectfully.
CHA>- +. WNNEKER.
Collector.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-06-13
Cannot Sell Liquors Of Any Kind.

Deputy Revenue Collector +. A
kase received The following circular
l>;icr :Tc!:. CEa-. +. Wenneker. Reye-
uu@ Collector OF the Fir; District Of
Missouri. ana thinking it might be OF
some importance % the people in this
section 81 the state he handed it TO
- tor publication:
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-06-13
List Of Hail Natter

laL-f-- z-c-lie1 1cr n :se Pys; c7~ 2
Gaze It-x-@s-- o5z7FE Q. Iss~ Olzs
s.a.s - NAs2E, t- LIZ mex e-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-09
IN THE RIGHT OBJECTION.

The Tioga county Republicans are max
ing an effort to free their Congressional
district from the burden of the antiquated
and troublesome conferee system. They
have made declaration that they will not
participate in another conference on that
system, and propose instead that a repre-
Sentation in proportion to vote shall be
adopted by giving each county in the
district one delegate, with an additional
one for every thousand votes and final
fraction Of a thousand over five hundred.
This is fair proposition so far as it
goes, but il does not meet the whole case
The trouble with the conferee system is
not only that it gives a county with small
vote equal voice as against one with
larger vote. but that it produces deadlocks
by setting county against county, until
trade or purchase gives one county ma
jority. To obviate that delegates should
not be chosen from counties but from
minor civil divisions, ard of course the
basis Of representation would have to be
lowered. If the voters of Tiogs county
township prefer a Lycoming county candl-
date they should be at liberty to choose
delegates for him.
This is the national way of freeing Con-
gressional nominations from the muddIes
produced by the conferee system in every
Congressional year for a long time. Of
course it will be antagonized by the politi-
cal influences in small counties, which
wish to preserve their stock for trading,
but it is bound to come sooner or later.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-09
THE POOR FARM PURCHASE.

The ordinance giving the Chief of the
Department of Charities authority to pur-
chase land for a Poor Farm passed finally
yesterday, The theory of the ordinance
is unexceptionable, as the matter is one
belonging exclusively to that department.
But It is to be hoped that that official will
perceive the total lack of necessity in a
Poor Farm of two things which have
been set up as requisites, namely river
frontage and an area of hundreds of acres.
The argument in favor Of river front
is the necessity Of water supply. A
water supply is an unQuestioned necessity;
but purer water than the river water in
adequate quantity for the needs of the
Poor Farm can be found where the land
will cost half to quarter as much as on
the river front
As to the area any quantity in excess of
one hundred acres is needless expense.
That amount of land will furnish the in
mates of the poorhouSe with all the exer-
else they need. To raise hay and oats
with lunatic and pauper labor on land cost
ing S400 to 5000 an acre is a wholly un-
economic proceeding. 1t will be much
better to cut down the cost of the farm by
buying hundred acres of well located
land with good water supply, where it
can be had at SlO0 to $500 per acre, and to
put the rest of the money into f1rst-class
buildings, than to spend 100000 to
SS5O,OO in land, and limit the buildings
correspondingly.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-09
PITTsBURG, TUESDAY, JUNEs, 1891.
An INYFSTIGATIoN REoUIRED.

The action of Common Council yester-
day in passing a resolution for an investi-
CATION of the charge that Councilmen have
been demanding money for the grant Of
privileges in the Streets was the only
course that could be taken with any re-
gard to the reputation of that body. 1t is
to be hoped that the action of the Select
branch will permit the investigation to be
promptly made. -...-
When charges of what is practically
official blackmail have been made by any
person, the only course consistent with
public honesty is prompt and thorough in.
vestigation. If the charge is true the pub
lie interest requires that the men guilty of
such acts shall be exposed and punished.
If the charge is false The public interest no
less clearly requires that those who make
false charges of that sort shall be placed in
their true light
Unfortunately purely councilmanic in
vestigations are not regarded with pro-
found faith by the public, either as regards
their thoroughnasS or their power to CON-
pei testimony. If this committee acts, as
proposed, in conjunction with the District
Attorney, there is no reason why its find
ings should not command respect, why,
if any person has been guilty of corrupt
acts he should not receive summary and
proper punishment.