Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-03-27
NEWS AND COMMENT.


GOV. Hill is still holding on to the
Governorship and the Senatorship. He
has two birds in the hand.
A bill which provides that no stock
holder in a corporation shall have more
than one vote no matter how many
shares he may have, has become law
in Indiana.
The Philadelphia Bulletin but well ex-
presses the general conviction when it
says: "The enactment of the Mckinley
tariff, despite the tremendous opposition
which it excited, is every day beginning
10 be more and more justified by events
and which will continue TO grow stronger"
Seven graduates of the Woman's Medi-
cal College OF Georgia, received their
diplomas on the 18th instant. They are
the first female physicians graduated IN
the South, One special feature of the
college is, that the fees are reduced one
half for wives, widows and soldiers OF the
late war.
The money due to the citizens of Viz
cinia under the provisions of the direct
tax bill cannot he turued over until the
Legislature meets and passes a resolution
accepting the conditions Of the act. The
impression seems to prevail that 'he
Governor can accept this money and re-
ceipt therefor. This is incorrect. The
act requires that the Legislature must
first comply with its terms and relieve
the government from any future claims
on account of the direct tax.
The spirit of county road improvement
is thoroughly aroused in the press OF this
State. Let us hope that the agitation
will be kept up, and that it will be made
a prominent and controlling issue IN the
election OF the next legislature. Mean
while, TO give effect to newspaper and
party efforts, it is necessary for intelli-
gent and enterprisiDg citizens to take
steps in the various counties for orgaOi-
cation of road associations. Who will
take the lead in this important work
An authority in the negotiations for the
settlement of the Virginia debt says that
something important may soon be heard of
from that quarter. Mr.. George c. Ellis,
of the Central Trust Company OF New
York, it is stated in Richmond, left for
London last Saturday for conference
with the foreign bondholders' committee.
This will it is expected. hasten matters.
Mr.. Ellis is the secretary Of the bondhold-
ers' committee in New York and repre-
sents the interest OF the Central Trust
Company, which has been the main de-
pository in the settlement proceedings.
Senator Allison, of Iowa, was in New
Orleans a iew days after the lyDching OF
the Italians, and dispatch was sent out
to some Eastern and Western citizens,
purporting to be an interview with the
Iowa Senator, in which be was made to
say that he condemned strongly the ac-
ton of the citizens of New Orleans be-
cause the evidence brought out on the
trial was not sufficient to convict the ac-
eused. This publication has elected a
denial from Mr. Allison of the statements
credited to him. He says that so far as
he could learn all of the meu lynched
were guilty except two.
The Congressional and Senatorial boys
who conveyed the body of the late United
States Senator Hearst from Washington
TO its last resting place, some where
West, are said to have INDUCED in par
ticularly hilarious old time. BY all ac-
counts the deceased vas the most de-
corous one in the crowd Of TOysterers.
This and many more similar happenings
will probably lead to the abolition of the
practice of making dlsgracetul farce
out of what was at first intended to be
solemn honor to a dead statesman. A
jnnketIng party along with dead body
is not exactly straight goods, considered
either in a business, social or political
way.-RichmOnd State.
There is every argument and every
hope for a real Republican party in Vir-
ginia but no argument, no hope, no de-
fence for colored Republican part
And yet we have seen some evidences,
and heard Of others, to the effect that
certain individuals are actually engaged
in the suicidal effort to form what, prac
tically will be a colored party, or, at best,
a revival of the abortion that received
its death-blow IN 1860.
We repeat that this effort is suicidal,
and that any socalled party that can re-
suit from it necessarily in the constitu-
tiOn of things, must be without argu-
ment, without hope, without defence