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The advocate., 1891-12-09

owner
Now q public wagon road can be
opened and the private property taken
paid for by the state by tax levied or
the people. But as a railroad requires
expenditure of much more capital, anG
since 1t would be contrary to the very
spirit and genius Of our institutions, anG
beyond the inherent power Of the state
to levy an exorbltant and burdensomG
tax on the people, it, the state, simply
delegates by charter to individuals or 8
corporation, for the time being, the sover.
ereign power Of the state to exercise the
right of eminent domain and take private
property for public use, not for their own
use, much less cOnferring any title OF
property in the corporation, and to avoid
levying burdensome tax on the citizens
authorizes the corporation to advance its
money to build and equip the railroad, in
lieu Of the sta-e, and to secure it on the
investment gives the corporatian a lien
on the road, and empowers it to tax the
public who use the road q reasonable
amount for such use, until the original
cost of the construction Of the road il
thus repaid to the corporation, when even
the lien ceases.
And, as we have seen, the state has nc
inherent right to impose an oppressive
tax on the public, it, of course, could not
confer such a power on individuals or q
corporation, but can only authorize the
corporation or individual to impose @
reasonable transportation charge or tax,
until it shall have received back the
money originally invested or advanced to
the state to build or eq llp the road.
Mark you, the money advanced to build
the road, not the right to tax the public
to pay interest on wstered stock or fraud
ulent mortgages, nor enormous salaries
OF railroad officials. And when the cor
poration has thus received back the orig.
inal investment, with a reasonable inter
est on the same, the lien absolutely ceas-
es and the railroad is as much public
highway as any other road or street. But
If corporations violate their obligations
to the state, and charge excessive rates,it
is then the plain duty of the state to fix
by law what shall be q fair rate, based on
the original cost or money invested in
the railroad.
How plain and simple these problems
become, If we will but penetrate tbs
myths which have enshrouded them, and
get back to practical and commonplace
exposition of the principles of our con-
stitutions and laws.
How different it would be If the public
did own the railroads in fact, as well as
theory, instead of the railroads owning
and operating the state.
Will we tamely submit to one lmposi-
tlon after another, such as the recent re-
ductiOn of the valuation of the railroads
Of the state, or will we shake off the
shackles that are being fastened upon US
as a people, and assert our rights and
manhood as freemen and citizens Of q
great state? d. r. KINsEY.
Kingman, Kan.
Facts Not Relished by the Old Parties.
The action Of the Farmers' alliance In
The advocate., 1891-12-09
and Winning baok the lost homes for ths

OF currency to meet the requirements Of
the growing population and business of
the country, and place the debtor class
practically in the same situation as they
were in when the debts were contracted,
let the government make internal i'm
provements to facilitate transportation
and the means of communication and pay
for the same with this same currency
thus paying it into circulation instead of
loaning it, and at the same time teaching
the people the all important lesson that
all the capital any one can legitimstely
have of his own is what he earns and not
what he borrows.
Would 1t not be we'll before confning
any more authority on our public officers,
who in the past have forgotten that they
were the servants and assumed to be
masters Of the people, and who may in
the future be equally derelict of their
duties, delegate some more power to the
people-the sOvereigns-by making all
officers elected, and extending the right
of suffrage to the women of our country?
I submit that it would be the part Of
wisdom, after having abolished the
national banking system, at least as
banks of issue, and having restored the
function of issuing money to Cogress or
to the general government where 1t
rightfully belongs, to pause long and
consider we'll before we adopt any other
banking system under whatever specious
name 1t may be called, that cOntemplates
the issuing of money; or any system Of
issuing money based on anything else
than the credit and strength of the gen.
ersl government.
We certainly have enough to do now
TO grapple successfully with the great
corporations and trusts that at present
control not only the volume Of the cur
rency, but the means of transportation
ana communication as well.
And this leads me to the consideration
of another ,heresy that has been so long
taught and SO adroitly promulgated that
it has In a great measure been accepted
as true. refer to the private or corpo-
rate ownership of railroads and telegraph
lines.
Judge Jerry Black, one of the highest
legal authorities of this country, lays
down the broad doctrine that railroads
from their very nature and use cannot be
private property. In other words that
they cannot be the subject Of private
ownership. That no individual or cor
poration ever had or ever can acquire IL
tie to the same. And this is no doubt
true exposition Of the constitutional and
legal status of railroads.
The constitutional and legal provis-
ions under which a railroad Is laid out,
built and operated is the same identically
under which public road,csnal or street
Is laid out, built and operated, aad can no
more be owned by an individual or cor
pOration than any other highway or pub
lie street.
Our constitutions provide that private
property may be taken for public use
public use mark you-upon just compen-
sation being made to the owner or own
ers. This power to take private property
is delegated to the state, not to an indi-
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-14
PAID THE PENALTY OF DEATH.
4 Negro Charged With Horrible Crime
Swung to a Tree In Bristol.
MORE SUNSHINE and LESS RAIN.
State Reports Show that the Weather for the
Past Week Has Been Unfavorabie
for Crops-Over the State.

BRISTOL, Tenn, June 19.-GSpecial. 1.-The
whole city is intensely excited over lynch
ing that occurred here at o'clock this after.
noon. AS has been stated in the press hor
rible assault was committed on the person of
Mrs. John Warren. a respectable white lady,
last Sunday morning about 3 o'clock Officers
and detectives worked diligently trying with
all their power to apprehend the guilty
wretch.
Tuesday night Bob Clark. colored boy,
twenty years old, wasI arrested on suspicion.
Yesterday and to-day his trial came off before
Mayor RAIDER. of Bristol. Va. The evidence
was very damaging He was bound over 10
court this morning. aud was sent back 10 jail.
The great crowd that attended the trial had
no idea of dispensing. and soon the news
spread all over the city that Clark wonld be
lynched before noon. In an hour hundreds
of people, all colors. ages and races, had
gathered round the jail. Prominent men of
the city made speeches loud and long. beg
glng the excited and outraged people 10 dis
perse and let the law take its course but
they were Kissed down as soon as they APP
peared.
At last one man obtained an axe and told
them TO follow on. The door was caved in
and a stream Of angry men filled the Jail. The
negro was brought out amid shouts and
cheers. BY this time over three thousand
men had assembled, and as soon as the leader
started to the woods it seemed as if the
whole population Of Bristol was in pursuit.
The excited crowd carried him TO Lindsey's
Grove, mile from town, and swung him to a
limb on tbs nearest tree. His body tell time
or two but was finally secured. IL hung IN
mid-air for hours when it was cut down by
the coroner's jury. While the lynching was
going on one negro said if their
color had stuck together the man
would not have died. Immediately after
these words were spoken three or four pistols
were thrown in his face and it was with diff
Guilty that the few were prevented from lynch
ing him.
The negro Clark was a desperate, having
served a term in the Tennessee and also the
Virginia penitentiary. 1t is rumored here to-
night that Frank Martin. the negro who killed
Leah Ireson several weeks ago. will be
lynched but he has fed
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-14

risburg. il2; Ecstacy, g., 40; A. o. r.. 100:
kismet. 1had Rowe. Little Grand. 100; Silence.
10l: Rudy g.. Copperfeld, Rpton. 100.
Second race. three-quarters of mile-Dnks
John, Quarterstretch, Eccentric. Eeedmore,
Lee s., liz; Emma. Fearless, Young Grace,
Furbelow. 107: Durham. Grape Shot. i05;
Maggie Beck. Fishbone, 100.
Third race. six and half furlongs-Hoon-
day. ii6; Montpelier. Colonel Harwood.
1903; Sir William. Hemst. LOG; Dousman, Hy.
Hardy, Philander, lo4; Laura g.. Amboy.
Barrnintos, 102.
Booker l26; Lamar. Ill; Lady Pulsifer, 100,
Fleetwing, 10s; Kanesyille. 107; Margherita,
102. Cornelia, 90: Paradise. DS: Panama, Bo-
hemian, King Idle. Sc; Salute, 80; Jack Batch
elor. Dover. 20; Ida Girl. 81.
Fifth race, six and quarter furlongs--Bel-
lsarus. 100; Sallie Harper, ll6 Bravo. ITO;
Basil Duke. tlO9; Mabel. i0s Hubert. 1917
Flsmbeau, 1O5; -Lord-of-thc-Harem, 100;
Faustina. Roseberry. 49,
Sixth race, six and o quarter furlongs--
Chieftain. 122; Theodosius, ia; Rhody
Pringle. 100: Lost Star. Morristown, Frances,
Thano, Mohican, l07; George l. King
Solomon, LOG; Jim Gates, 1o4: Tappahannock.
l02; Irene H.. l0i; Lum, 81. keye DOr. %.
81. LOUIS.
First race. one mile-Langthy first, Eolem
second. Sightdraft third. Time. 1:i7.
Second race, one mile ana seventy yalus-
Philora first, Balgowan second. Linlithgow
third. Time, 1904.
Third race. three-quarters Of q mile--Adalia
first, Weir second. Dwyer third. Time. Lie.
Fourth race. three-qusrters Of mile,
heats-Josie first, Brazo second, Aluha third.
Best time, Ills
Fifth race. one and one-sighth miles-vir-
ge Dor first, DIR. Nave second, Willie NJ.
third. Time, 1:b7Sl.
Sixth race, one rile-Lemoine II. first, Ed.
Hopper second. Texas Girl third. Time.
l:A19.
CHICAGO.
First race, fve-eighths Of a mile-Tom Pax.
ton first, Arthur Davis second. Blaze Duke
third. Time 1:03H.
Second race, three-fourths of mile
Racine first. Geraldine second. Prince third.
Time, l:15A.
Third race. mile and an eighth-Armiel
first, Fakir second, Dolikens third. Time.
400
Fourth race. one mile-Iyanboe first. Estelle
second, Burch third. Time, f:43A.
Fifth race, half mile--Pickup first, Fairy
Queen second, ST. Adams third. Time. Las.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-14
SELF-DEFENSE HIS PLEA.
Further Particulars of the Killing of II. A.
flanagan by Thornton j. Haines.

NORFOLK, VA, June. ia special from
Fortress Monroe, Va. with regard to the
Hannegan shooting ARRAY yesterday says:
While out Sailing yesterday evening Thorn
ton J. Haines. son of Colonel Peter G. Haines.
shot and instantly killed Edward A. Hanne-
gan.
Both men are from Washington and are in
innate friends. few days ago they arrived
on the sloop-yacht Cygnet and stopped at the
Hygeia Hotel. Yesterday they secured a
canoe and went sailing, and it is supposed
some dispute arose which resulted in the
death Of flanagan. Haines Immediately pro-
ceeded TO the shore and went to the residence
of Colonel T. L. Frank, post-commander and
gave himself up. The body of the deceased
was brought to the hospital TO await the
arrival of the coroner.
At $50 Haines was taken to Hampton and
locked up. This morning at IL o'clock Coro-
ner Phillips, with aJury accompanied Deputy
Sheriff Wheeler and young Haines to the hos
pital, and after examining the body decided TO
postpone the taking of evidence until Monday
Hannegan was shot in right arm and through
the heart Deputy Sheriff Wheeler Is coun-
sci for Haines. At the inquest this morning
Hanes appeared cool and unconcerned; lie
saws the shooting was done in self defence
The body of flanagan will be shipped 10
Washington.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-14

stood--Jackson, 8: Hill. Q. Captain jackson
having received the highest number Of votes
was declared elected major Of the battalion.
Captain Jackson is one of Petersburg's most
respected colored citizens. and has tor some
years been captain of the Petersburg Guards,
which il considered one of the best drilled
colored companies in the State.
The election OF the different county officers
IN Nottoway is to be contested The ground
on which the contest il to be made is that OF
fraud at the several precincts. The case will
be heard at the July term OF the County
Court.
The sheriff and his deputies have been busy
coupon cases to be tried in the Circuit Court
or Monday next About four hundred jurors
have been summoned
On Sunday night last at meeting Of the
congregation of the Od-street Presbyterian
church il was decided 20 extend pastoral call
10 Rev. l.. II. Baldwin, of Suffolk, Va. The
call has been forwarded to Mr.. Baldwin, but
nothing has yet been heard from him.
committee of two from each of the Baptist
churches in this city has been appointed TO
look after raising funds with which to pur-
chase lot and build Baptist mission church
in this city. There is now very fourishing
Baptist mission Sunday school on Halifax
street.
Rev. J. w. Rosebro, pastor Of the Tabb-
street Presbyterian church, will preach the
baccalaureate sermon before the students and
friends of the Southern Female College at
Washington. street NJ. f. church tomorrow
morning.
The sermon before the students OF the
Bishop Payne Divinity and Industrial school
will be preached tomorrow by Rev. Mt.
Mitchell. This school will close on Wednes-
day next.
The several Masonic lodges of this city will
celebrate the Festival of st. John the Bap-
fist 2Ith of June with grand banquet, and
will also have installation of officers.
f. w. Brown (colored) has qualified as
commissioner of revenue of Prince George
county by giving the required bond Of $4,000
The public schools of the city will close on
Monday.
Mrs Andrew Cook had very severe and
painful fall at her residence on Lombard
street last night. She caught her foot in a
door-mat which caused her to fall.
The United States internal revenue collec-
tons in the Second district Of Virginia for the
past week were as follows: Tobacco, 500
S48.4i; cigars and cigarettes, Sl3, 1892; spe-
cials, $685. IS; lists So IL: total, S34 1882.
The saw mill of Messrs. b. w. Brittle X
Son. in Sussex county. about three miles from
Wayerly, on the Norfolk and Western rail-
road, was destroyed by fire yesterday morning.
The loss is between $500 and 81, 900, on which
there is no insurance. The origin Of the FIRE
is not known.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-14
Results OF the Turf.
MORRIS PARK, N. Y.


First race five eighths of q Winchester
first, Little Sandy second, Airshaft third.
Time, 1903. -,
Second race, three quarters of a mile--Blue
Jeans first, Mountain Deer second, st. James
third Time l:13H.
Third race. mile and an eighth, Bowl
ing Brook handicap for three-year- olds-Key
Del Rey first. Terrier second, Nelly. BY
third. Time, 1884.
Fourth race, anticipation stakes. three
quarters of mile-Nomad first. st. Florian
second. Merry Monarch third. Time, l:l3,
Fifth race, mile and a quarter-kingston
first. Diablo second, Cassius third. Time, l:O!.
Sixth race, mile and sixteenth-Esqui-
mau first. Sequence (colt) second. Dead heat
for third between Little Jim and Venge1r.
Time, I4819.
The entries for tomorrow are:
First race. seven furlongs-India Rubber.
Walcott. Rheingold, 1l3; Flavia, 80.
Second race nile and an eighth-Loantaka,
Raceland, ll9; Mssiye, 100.
Third race, Baychester stakes, one mile
Void. India, 100; LIntriguante. Trinity, III;
Mulbrown, Laurel, ia. >,
Fourth race. three-quarters Of mile. SELL
ing-Dr. Wilcox, ia; Arnold, 49, Dlsappoint-
ment l0i; Pemyia. "a; Gold Wave, 81, Guilty.
81; Regina, 80. -. ~
Fifth race. one mile--Klngston. 1916; Ban
ouet. l12; Punster. Jr., Loantaka, l04; Noun
tain Deer 81; Surplus, SO.
sixth race. heats Of three-quarters Of a
mile-Cynosure, Blue Jeans, l04; Vardee, 10l:
Lyon, "a; Roit. SO; Anarchist, 81.
GLOUCESTER.
First race. seven-eights of mile-Question
first. Alan Archer second, Philander third.
Time. 1924.
Second race, six and a-half furlongs-
Monson first, Kanesyilie second. Margherita
third. Time. las. g..
c;s,ar lone second High G third. Time, 3013.
Fourth race. one mile-Roseberry first.
Faustina second, Now or Never third. Time,
l:43X. II n. ~,
first Baltimore second, Leo II. third. Time,
'S Sixth race. four and a-half furlongs-Plan-
ter first, Festus second. Menthol third. Time,
56J6.
The entries for tomorrow are:
First race, four and half turlongs-Joe,
Salisbury. Tiogs. la: Frejols. Washer. dar-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-14
VIRGINIA BEACH.
ExcursIonists Arriving by Every Steamer.
Fine Bathing Exhibitions.

VIRGINIA BEACH, June 13.-The Ariel will
arrive in Norfolk tomorrow with large ex-
cursion party from Richmond-many of them
for the ocean. hence prefer the Beach TO the
bay-side retreats
The Washington boats will also bring down
large excursions most of whom Will come 20
Virginia Beach, as it has now two first-class
hotels in full aud successful operation-the
Princess Anne Hotel and the Ocean Shore
Park
The former house is fast filling up with
the elite and fashion of the South as far
South as New Orleans.
Governor Mckinney and the rest of the
Board of Public Works visited the Princess
Anne on Friday night. and next morning by
special train proceeded 10 inspect the railroad.
which was found in excellent condition. From
this fact it is about to be changed from War
rem 10 standard gauge in order to meet the
demand TO the ocean by quick transit and
without change of cars.
S. f. Crittenden. the proprietor OF the
Princess Anne Hotel. is absent in Cooperstown,
n. Y. where he owns the celebrated Cooper
House. Lake Otsega. In his Improvements
of the Princess Anne Hotel for the summer
be has made every arrangements to meet all
demands.
Bathing has opened in earnest and every
morn and eve" tho naiads sport and the
lookers-on from the bath-house balconies
envy the exhilaration.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-14
CAROLINE COUNTY.
Closing Exercises of tho Bowling Green Fe-
male Seminary.

Closing Exercises of tho lowing treen re-
male Seminary.
BOWLING GREEN. Va, June 13.-tSpecial.l
The twenty fifth session of the Bowling Green
Female Seminary, just closed, was one of the
most successful in its history. The COM
mencement exercises were of unusu Al interest,
and the graduating class a very right one.
The full graduates were Misses Arctic Bow
ers. Matte Epes Ethel Evans King Hodson,
Edna Sanders and Lillian Wilson.
The baccalaureate sermon was preached by
Rev. William E. Judkins, ID. ID. The musical
numbers of the programme were beautiful
selections and showed careful training and in
some instances rare talent on the part Of the
fair graduates.
The essays on Dickens" by Miss Annie
Arlette Bowers; "Portia," by Miss Matte
Williams Epes; Dickens" by Mis- Mary King
Hodson; THE Merchant of Venice" by Miss
Edna Earle Sanders, and "Ad astra. per
aspera." by Miss Ethel Hope Evans, were
charmingly written and gracefully read.
The medals were awarded as follows.
Price" medal. Miss Edna Sanders; English
literature medal, Miss Arlette Bowers; mathe-
mates, Miss Pearl Venable German and
Latin medals, Miss Victoria Moore natural
science Miss Jane Workman; French, Misses
Robbie Davis and Pearl Yenable; instrument
tai music, excellence, Miss Ruth Walden;
Moses" medal. Miss King Hodson; improve
ment. Miss Lillian West; vocal music, excel
lence. Misses Ethel Evans and Lillian Wilson:
improvement; Misses Maggie Dennis and
Vic Moore; "Semper Fidelis" medal, Miss
Edna Sandera
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-14
NORFOLK.
Big Land Suit in Prospect-Fashionabl
Wedding.

NORFOLK. Va. June 13.-[Special.l- IA suit
involving the title 10 about thirteen acres Of
land in Brambleton ward, the estimated
value Of which is $4,000, is about to be
brought by three children of the late Robert
G. Levitt, Misses Mary and Hattie Levitt be-
ing parties TO the big suit
A deed granted by Robert G. Levitt to
his wife conveyed the property in question TO
her in 1876, and his wife surrendered her life
interest in the property 10 X. @. and Henry
Levitt, her SONS Jane @. Brown, daughter,
yielded her interest in the property for real
estate in Norfolk Robert c. Levitt a son,
conveyed to trustee his interest TO his wife.
She ordered the land now in dis
pute sold The claimants are daughters
of X. G.. Levitt. They claim the deed 20 the
elder Lovtts wife was not in fee simple. In
the deed the words children" and heirs OF
her body" are both used in reference TO the
heirs share. The question 10 be decidedis Did
Robert C.. LOvitt refer only 20 his then born
children, or did he intend to include the three
who are now instituting the suit who were not
then born?
The State Board of Public Works having
completed their labors here returned to
Richmond this afternoon.
Another fashionable marriage took place to-
day, when Miss Mary Wilson Chamberlain
was married to Mr. Fergus Reid at Christ L.
L. church
The receipts Of merchandise here for May,
as compiled by the Chamber of Commerce,
shows a large increase over May 1890
In hay and grain products the increase is
not marked except in bran, $4,000 bushels,
and meal, 15,54S bushels.
Groceries show increases in coffee, cheese
and syrups. Other articles show little yaria-
ton.
In provisions pork increased 800 barrels,
meat 476. 575 pounds, lard 464 500 pounds:
IL .,,ar af hQn
eggs 1853 barrels and go crates.
Lumber and logs increase, 9.466,97S feet,
Pocahontas coal increase, II, 1853 tons, pig
iron increase, If. 4S2 tons
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-14
NEWPORT NEWS.
Trouble Among Ship-Yard Employes-Work-
ingmeu's Meeting.

NEWPORT News. VA, June 13.-lSpecial.]-
There has been trouble among the employees
in the blacksmith's shop at the ship-yard.
Up to last Wednesday the men worked for the
company. and worked by the week, receiving
their pay by the week. The company then
sub-contracted with Mr.. James Hollywood,
of Chester. Pa, and under this new system
the men did piece-work. and their earnings
were reduced from 1925 to S1.75 per day.
On Thursday. 18th, twenty menwent out on
a strike. Mr. Hollywood has returned to
Chester. Pa. Mr. Smith. superintendent of
the yard. says he has had no official notice of
the strike, and knows nothing about it. There
will be meeting of 'workingmen in John
sons Hall tonight, when w. II. Mullen, of
Richmond. will deliver an address on the
Labor Movement"
A largely attended meeting of the leading
business men of the town was held at Hotel
Hopkins last Wednesday night TO consider
the question of some systematic effort to
induce manufacturing establishments TO
locate here. committee was appointed to
draft a constitution and bylaws for board
of trade. to report at a meeting TO be held
next Wednesday night. when permanent
organization will be effected.
Mr. Tolerman, of st. Louis, has been in
town this week looking for site on which to
establish a Touring mill. which will have a
capacity of one hundred barrels per day.