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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-16
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SCRANTON, Pa, Oct 15.-Tho annual
synod of the Presbyterian church Of
Pennsylvania and West Virginia opened
in this city this morning.
Tha principal business OF the day was
the election OF the Rev. Dr.. Mutcher. OF
Philadelphia, Moderator.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-16
GERMANY's MINISTER DEAD.
An Operation Proves Fntal-nls Career
as q Diplomat.

BERLIN, Oct. l6.-Count Ludwig Won
Arco-Vallcy, tho German Minister to
tho United States, is dead. Professor
Bergmann performed an operation on
the Count on Monday last, his stomach
having for somo timo refused to receive
all food. Tho operation was not sue
cessful. Tho brother and sister OF tho
lato minister were present ut his bed
sidc when he died.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-16
nu.slnn s.ndents unarr Arrcat.

sr. PrrERspvEo, Oct l5.-Thc govern
ment has closed the University Of
kieff and has placed 800 OF the stud
enta under arrest. This action has
been taken on account OF the recent
revolutionary behavior OF the students.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-16

MADISON, WIS, Oct. ia dispatch
from Niroquo states that fire which
broke out there at noon destroyed the
east half Of Main street. Tho loss is
$4,000. Firoque is Secretary Rusk's
old home.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-16

For West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania
fair Friday, Saturday and Sunday, slightly cooler
winds, becoming westerly; warmer Saturday and
Sunday. ~ E f,'9T'Ig
by Friday night wurilc. Saturday, winds be-
coming southcriy. ~
TEMrkaArcGr YESTERDAY,
- furnished by c. sc,;SgrP. druggi,. Opera
House corner: - -
a. In...................46 p -. Gl
q p. nj. ..,... =. .,.. 81
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-16

Fisk, Of Albion, Mich, bis special sub.
ject being Rolnanism as u political
power. Romanism, he said, "is an eyo.
luton in which spiritual forces have
been largely subordinate to human am.
bition, resulting in II religious body
welding political power for ccclcsast.
ical ends.
The church Of Rome Is to DO Judged
by the record sho has made In history.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-27
VUERZBURCER.

improvements on the top of Mill Noun
tain. An observatory 100 feet high
and 20 feet square has been erected. 1t
IS of frame and has three landings.
The base OF the observatory is 1,734
feet above tide water, and the top floor
is SOL feet above the tracks at the pas
senger station of the Norfolk and West.
ern. The plans were prepared by Geo.
L. Pearson. of Philadelphia, and the
structure was erected by L. c.. Booth, of
Roanoke.
The company is also building q fine
hotel on the mountain top. 1t will be
l0Oxl03 feet, including the l., and is of
the Queen Anne style of architecture
The building will be two and a half
stories high and, when completed, will
cost about $4,000. The foundations
are all completed and large force of
carpenters is engaged on tho frame.
work. George T. Pearson. OF Philadel-
phia, is the architect. and L. c. Booth,
OF Roanoke, the builder.
The new wing of Hotel Roanoke was
completed this year. A new store was
erected in the rear Of the hotel and the
grounds improved. The total cost of
these improvements was $4,000.
Whaling's livery stable. which was
crushed by the great storm of last win
ter, was rebuilt at cost of 1000.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-27
A CHURCH BUILDING YEAR.

Many Handsome and Costly Houses OF
Worship Erected.
In the line OF church building this
has been year unprecedented in Roa-
noke's history. Every church org lniza-
ton in the city has been building or
preparing to build, Notwithstanding the
financial stringency from which this
community in common with others has
suffered.
Tho most extensive and one of the
most costly of these structures is st.
Marks Lutheran Church. on the corner
OF Commerce and Church streets, now
nearing completion.
When st. Marks Lutheran Church is
completed 1t will be ono Of tho hand
som sst cdiiices in the city, and its lofty
tower will stand high up over all other
structures of tho kind / l the city.
This structure is composed OF thu
main building and the chapel-realiy
t~o buildings. The main auditorium
Sisi bs sAxes FEC; 10 the clear. wi:h 70
Cess csssoRl t@pn.y Tee. IN z4Ath aaA
= f--4 IN depth 'f'sle choir aud organ
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-27
MANY FINE BRIDGES.
"A Year of Unusual Activity in This Line of
Buildings.

n Year of Unusual Activity in This Line of
Buildings.
The past year has seen the beginning
and partial completion of three over
head bridges in Roanoke. These
bridges cross the Norfolk and Western
railroad tracks at Randolph. Henry and
Park streets. The abutments and all
portions of the work on the city's land
was built by the corporation, while the
railroad company constructed the parts
that extend over their tracks.
The city appropriated for this purpose
$4,000, and special committee of
Councilmen, with Mr.. James A. Nc
Connell as chairman, was appointed to
have charge of the matter. j. w. Bos-
worth. an engineer, was engaged to
superintend the work. The CITY fin.
1shed its portion OF the work several
months ago. Randolph street bridge
is completed with the exception of some
finishing touches on the city's part.
The bridges were built by the Amer
loan Bridge and Iron Company aud cost
about $4,000. They are OF iron with
wooden floors and ornamental iron hand
rails.
nanuolpn street bridge Is 65T feet In
length and extends from Campbell
street to Shenandoah avenue. 1t has
thirty foot roadway with two five foot
sidewalks. The bridge has two abut-
ments and five spans with stairway
on Railroad avenue reaching to the top.
There is also an approach from Salem
avenue. .
The Henry street bridge runs from
Salem avenue to the north side OF the
railroad between Shenandoah avenue
and High street and is $50 feet long
It has an Is foot roadway and two
Gs9-foot sidewalks. There are two
abutnsents and five spans TO the bridge.
which also has stairway on Railroad
avenue. This bridgv will he the last
OF the three that will be finished
The bridge AZ PAfG st-eet rxteads
trorl hr1r-l @stass. - oEs4orSSza ~
~ u slk1 f..-.e fst Tar~sk IL.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-27

plate girder bridge of five spans, with
stone abutments and stone pieces. It
has 3O-foot roadway with two 5-foot
sidewalks.
The Roanoke Development Company
has erected one very handsome bridge
across the Roanoke river and has an
other one in course of erection.
The Virginia avenue bridge is located
at the eastern end of their property. 1t
is a deck truss bridge, $50 feet long.
The bridge is being built by the Ameri-
can Bridge and Iron Company and, when
completed. will cost $40. 900.
This bridge consists of one 150-foot
river span, two 50-foot spans, with $50
center to center railing, with seven-f foot
sidewalks and 36-foot roadway. The
bridge Is built on this cantilever sys-
tenn and 1T is the ono over which the
electric car line will run. The masonry
was built by Rogers &c O'Brien and ia
of very high order of workmanship.
Bridge No Q, erected Just east of tn 9
Roanoke Iron Companys plant is q
through truss bridge, consistisg of a
river span of l48 feet and two shore
spans OF SO feet each. 1t has roadway
OF % feet with q five foot sidewalk, hav-
ing clear head room through the truss
OF ~ ieet. 10th OF these structures are
calculated to carry Is ton steam roller.
Buchanan, of Chambers burg, agents for
the Pit sburg Bridge Company. 1t COST
~, 100 including the masonry.
Inc company has also erected wire
suspension foot bridge, half way between
the Virginia avenue bridge and bridge
No. 2, which was built for tho purpose
OF giving people access to the property.
The bridge Consists of one clear span
from shore t. sh ore.
A pontoon bridge has been built
across the river about quarter of a
mile above bridge No. 2. which was put
in for the purpose of allowing teams to
GROSS the river before the otner bridge
was erected. The bridge cost $3.50 and
is so constructed that the pontoons
are anchored to cable swinging from
shore to shore about fifteen feet above
the surface OF the water. This allows
the boats to rise and fall with the tide.
and teams can pass over it at any time,
The Gas and Water Company has
erected two bridges across the river.
one at Jefferson and the other at Wal.
nut street, at q cost Of ST., 2Os.46.
The Jefferson street structure is an
iron through truss bridge of one 1875 foot
span. 1t has roadway thirty feet wide
between the centers of trusses, with a
sidewalk on each side four feet six in
ches in the clear. Across this bridge
are laid Two lines of sixteen inch water
mains.
Ihe Walnut street bridge is deck
bridge. two clear spans OF seyenty-fiye
feet each. with road ways and side walks
the same as the Jefferson street bridge.
a line OF Fix inch gas and water pipe is
laid across the bcugs. BDth bril yes
were built by the American B;idse and
Iron Company.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-27
WUERZBURCER.

tailed plans and drawings of the new
Academy of Music, as we'll as many
other handsome buildings, either in the
course of construction or to be erected
in the near future. Principal among
them is the new Academy Of Music, the
designs of which are ornaments to the
office.
The style of the architecture of this
magnificent building IS that of the
regents of France, beginning in the
eighteenth century between Louis NV
and Louis Nv.
The first story will be built Of Peters
burg granite. The second story will be OF
brick, cement and terra Gotta, including
cornice. The balustrade above the cor
nice, and the scene feature will be of
| galvanized iron, trimmed in decorate
sense consistent with tho general de.
| signs. The brick used in the facade OF
the building will be OF John Porter's
make (Ohio river brickl, of light buff
color.
| There will be two stories The one
through which the main entrances will
be to the facade of the building, YOU
enter by large doors into lobby 25x3O
feet, thence into ANOTHER lobby which
| gives access to both the main audito-
rum and first floor by means of two
doorways on either side, twelve feet in
width each. Just before entering the
main auditorium one confronts two pri-
vate boxes on either side. Proceeding
| down the maiD aisle to the stage, on
the right and left, are eight boxes the
capacity of which is eight persons
| each.
me proscenium arch has a width of
45 feet The depth of the stage from
this point is So feet, making the total
superficial area approXimating that of
nine out OF ten theatres in this
| country.
In tie rear elevation fronting on Sec
ond avenue there is an entrance and
exit to and from the seats in the second
gallery, and this gallery has no posi-
BILE exit through the main portion OF the
building, thus keeping the main audi
forum safe and compelling the exit
from the gallery through the rear.
The height of the stage flies will be
eighty feet. making it possible to ham
die any scenery used on the stage. In
the front portion OF the building. on the
second floor. is large foyer, which will
be fitted up handsomely. and at each
end of the same will be retiring rooms
for ladies and gentlemen, respectively,
with lavatories combined. There will
also DO Law atories in the second gallery.
There will be ten exits from the whole
building, affording a perfect egress in
case of fire.
The inside OF the building will be
com posed OF iron wherever it is pos-
sible. Tho dome of the main audito.
rum will consist of iron trusses radiat-
ing from cou mon center, and sup
ported by system of Phoenix iron col
m ov,I IL
The seating capacity of this building
will be 1900. The seats will be uphol
stored in the finest plush, the color
suitlng tho decorations of tho interior.
The dome and sides OF the building
will be decorated in elaborate designs
OF fresco work.
The foundation OF this building Is
now completed and a readiness for the
suparstrccture. for which Il. >. Au~e,y
8 tha contractor
Ssie ssS4ncS@ Dz& ard Wssrr Crszs-
Il
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-27
RAILROAD IMPROVEMENTS.
New stations Erected by the y. & w. and
k&S

The freight station of the Norfolk
aud Western railroad has received ex-
tesssFa aiAiii.sas aaFsHS tse past year.
.Ee nsS EsFs ~ toe ststs0a /. sBK 80
seet incizasux 100 cnees. Ara ea.o
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-27
MISCELLANEOUS nUILDINGs

The Handsome academy OF Music Being
Eres;ed on Salem Arcnes.
In thc oaies and st9dIo Of Brothers dc
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-20
THE THIRDPARrY, oRFoURTH.

This is a great country. 1t is filled
with people who are thinking more Of
their condition now than ever before.
Six months ago The Third Parry" meant
the Prohibition parry, now when we
are reading about the great combination
of Alliancemen, Industrial Unionmen,
Patrons of Husbandry, Knights of Labor
an all the representatives Of labor as
organized against trusts, combines and
monopolies, that was canvas 3ed last month
in Ocala, and by some already named
The Peoples Party. 1t was proposed to
cali a meeting Of the friends Of this new
party in Cincinnati In February, but, a
canvass among Southern Alliance me
found them not yet ready for the move.
What will keep them in their present
frame of mind, politically, or what may
;ause a revolution of their present senti-
ments is food for the most serious and
intelligent consideration of patriots and
STATE smen The evidence that the toiling
masses have not been fairly represe ted
in the councils of the nation is too over
whel1ning to admit Of discussion. The
daily failures among business men of
which we read in tie papers are only the
beginning of a financial crash that will
bring bankruptcy and ruin to the great
majority of our people without speedy
-elief. In this condition of things men
do not always think calmly as to the best
road to relief. When dangers surrou I'd
us aud destruction seems inevitable it is
the cool head that sees the best means of
escape, and the iron devotion to principle
which leads to the adoption of those
means. The people are dett rmined on
relief, and if the Democratic party does
not all in its power to afford it, then The
" Peoples Party" will be appealed to in
the early future. The posteponement of
action means only a stay of proceedings
to give the Democrats one more chance
to show it's purposes. If the mex House
of Representatives, which is owe: whelm-
ingly Democratic shall do its duty towards
giving the demanded relief, we need
have no fear, from he Third Aarty.
If such action is not taken by the
Democrats, then the Peoples Party !"
will sweep this country in 1892 by such a
majority as has never been known in any
popu ar election. If this writer is not
among the living at that time we desire
our heirs and admins traitors to repeat the
phrase at told you so."-Press and
| GnroLiu{Gn.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-20

protests against this great wrong all to
V-rv Ii tie or no effect. So long ago al
1869, Mr.. Charles Fran els Adams, Jr.,
now p esident o. that company, in an
essay upon tie Union Pacific Railr rad,
said:
"The line from Chicago to New York
represents now but $50 900 0 the mile as
the result If many years Of initiation, while
the line between Omaha and San Francisco
begins lie with a cost o: $ll5, 900 per
mile. It would be safe to say tina this
road costs considerably lgss than one-i,alf
this sum The differen e is the price pad
for every vicious element of railroad con-
struction and management. Costly con-
%structiOn, entailing future taxation on
trade; tens of MILL ons Of fictitious capital;
a road Quilt on the sale of its bonds, and
with the aid of subsidies, every element
of re | outlay recklessly exaggerated, and
the whole of it some future day to-make
itself felt on as a burden IN the trade
which it is to create"
During a long period of the life of
the Union Pacific" said the govern rent
directors Of this company in their report
for 1884, cit was a perfect and absolute
monopoly The profits Of its operations
W re ~princely. In view OF the present
unsettled commercial and fnaacial con
ditions, and particularly as they concern
Union Pacific, the past history of the
company appearsnow like a travesty upon
corporation management. While it WAS
earning the money to acquire and pay for
oVe $4,000 900 securities, and to de-
clare more than 1923 600. 900 in dividends
upon stock which the nov president Of
the road declared represented little but
the energy of the projectors of the road,
and all this from transportation, time and
opportunity when a fund for the liquids-
ton of this indebtedness might have been
easily established was either carelessly or
~purposely perm tied to pass by. X
The remarks of Mr.. Charles Francis
Adams, Jr., and Of the government direct
or of the Union Pacific Railroad describe
very adequately the methods # water
ing" the stocks of railroads and the evils
resulting therefrom. The water" being
II jected, a system Of extortionate charges
is the necessary result. Then come the
complaints of an 0 ltraged public, and ap-
pea for relief both to the State and Ma
tional Governments. The relief sought
never was and never will be afforded
Whenever the opportunity offers " water
has and will be poured into railroads with
entire impunlty The laws prohibiting
its injection amount to nothing. The
traffic passing over them will always be
charged "all thai it will bear"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-20

The National Economist Handbook
of Facts for 1891 is now about ready
for delivery. This book is published
by The National Economist, The ma
tiora1 organ, of Washington, D. c.,
and it should be in the hands of every
true reformer. This is the same publ
cation as The National Economist Al
manac, which had such a great sale
last year. Every n seeing this notice
should make application at once for the
number Of books they want. The price
is IS cents single copy, or two for rs
cents. This book will be OF the great
est interest to the Order, as it has been
carefully compiled, and contains iufor-
nation on ali points that effect the
prosperity of the farming and laboring
classes. The publishers of this book
authorize us to say that they will re-
ceive orders from the sub-seCretares
and ship the books, and they can remit
after distributing them to the purchas-
ers, but when convenientsend as much
money with the order as possible. This
book contains the proceedings of the
Ocala meeting, and every member
should have a copy.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-20
THE WATERED STOCK OUT
RAGE.

A few weeks ago the WeWs, ina mum,
Der of articles, argued that railroads should
be compelled to carry freight and pas
sengers at rates based urOn actual value
of the roads; that no dividend should be
paid upon watered stock, and that if the
water" was squeezed out the greatest
difficulty in adjusting matters between
the railroads and people would be elimi-
mated. AS was expected, the article
raj sed quite a breeze in western railroad
circles, and the editor of this pa Der received
a number of letters from shippers, rail,
road men and others, ONE Apr wing and
others C .ndemning the positions as "un-
tenable." One railroad attorney very
poslti ely and seriously stated that such
a proposition was "monstrous," as it
practically meant c~on6scation of the rail
road property.
For the benefit of all such gentlemen,
and others who have not looked into the
matter, we give this morning a nun Der of
opinions selected from the evidence taken
in 1886 by the special Senate committee
consisting of Shelby M. Cullom, Warner
Miller. Orvile Plat, Arthur P. German
spent several months in making an inves-
tlgation OF the whole transportation ques-
ton, travelling all over the country and
taking the evidence of over two hundred
leading shippers, farmers, railroad repre-
sentatives and all classes interested and
posted on the question. The testimony
taken made a volume of fifteen hundred
pages and is the most compete work in
the United States on the subject embrac-
ing as it does the best thought OF the
times on that great problem.
The report of the committee was unsn-
lmous, and was the ground for the passage
of the Interstate Commerce law. Up n
the question of "watered stock" we quote
first rom the committee report, then
quote from evidence given by different
experts, a copy of which can be seen IN
this Office. The WeoOs has not taken a
position that is not conceded by able rail-
road men to be right, as will be seen by
the following opinions:
Another serious evil incident to the pre-
vailing methods of railroad management,
and one which is especially conspicuous
in connection with the construction OF
unnecessary roads, is fictitious capitalize,
ton, popularity known as stock watering.
This pernicious pract ce has unquestlon-
ably done more to create and keep alive
a popular feeling of hostility against the
railroads of the o. tied States than any
other one cause. It has been the favorite
adopted to illegitimately increase the
profits of these corporations and their
speculative manipulstors, and has been
used to GOV up and conceal from the
knowledge of the public the returns really
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-20
So far as this table goes, it shows that 10 per cent only Of the railroad property

So hr as this table goes it shows that 10 per cent only of the railroad property
In this State is taxed
1t wasm my purpose o ma e a oo nphte list of all the acive railroad capital act,
tuHy employed within the State but in the absenseO O official reports Of many OF
toe smaller road as to their monetary operations this is at this time impossible. How
evera after coapete statement hall have been made it is my opinion that The ag
grgate will be more than so mi lion d liars Our Hon. State auditor shows the
"net tax vauaiOn"o all the roads to be $40 DOB 682O5 or about 20 per cent It's
tTe M measures have been adopted to secure tax from the three roads marked
" blank" above Allowing a vey liberal return from hese roads, it will O increase
the tax value of the roads to more than 25 per cent The State Ct New, Jersey de,
a revenue from h. railroads OF a basis IS per cent of the capital stock an
bo' ded Indebtedness. Tis against 25 per centinN G. When we consider that the
average mile of road in N j is assessed at 97 900 as compared with a possible SIS 600
in this State, the yastness o. this tatemen at onoe becomes more apparent 40.
How many North Caronians knew that e had a r ad in or State wOr h 1884,
48 o the mHe2 This road is taxed 5 100 to the mile, or less than IL pc cent
Official repOr from. this line show that in 1888 it was worth Stab; in 1880 1884,
48, or al increase of $l7O35 to the mile in II months.
Another conspicuou example is that of the W & W. tits carrying an mdeb d.
ness to the extent Of IS 51932 to the mil, ye they made the magnanimous offer the
the investigating committee that the tax be assessed $4,000 to the mile? Will it be
accepted? = (aHzm IN Carolina Wachmam
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-20

We are very anxious to have all who
a.e in arrears on our books settle up by
the close of this volume, Feb. 10. We have
quite a number of subscribers whom We
have carried through the hard times be-
fore the crop was gathered, hoping to
be1emembered oy them when the crop
was harvested. If we d. not hear from
them by February 10th, we promise to
carry them no longer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-20
THE A1LRoAD SITUATION IN NORTH RoLIN

A statement showing what capital some of the principal railroads in this State
nave invested the annu amount Of interest paid with the rate and the tai aced
upon the anne property b, the State 3 ST. -. .
- COMPILED FROM oFFIIAL REPORTS, 1889. !.