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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-02-12

the law students at Ann Arbor OH Washing
tons birthday.
Spurgeon, like Grant, loved good cigar,
and he smoked almost as many Of them as the
General did.
The four. cen ice houses at the Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs have already been
filled with fine ice.
Judge D. W. Bolen, judge of the Tazewell
judicial circuit, has sent his resignation to
Governor Mckinney.
Coffee county, Ca, boasts of a wealthy old
farmer, So years old, who never owned a
watch OF revolver in his life.
Judge David Clopton of the Alabama Su-
preme Court. and who was in the Confederate
congress from that State, is dead.
In Wytheville local option election has
been ordered for April, 10Th.
The court house of Appomattox county, Va,
was burned, Monday, with all its records.
J. w. Coverstone has been appointed post
master at Shenandoah Va.
The legislature has elected MI. Geo. E.
Cassell, corporation judge Of Radford.
Mrs. Amelia E. Barr, the popular novelist
is the mother of fifteen children.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-02-12

The Whole list of 43 States and territories
shows total of 4011.5 miles of road built
in 1891, OIL an average Of 94.3 miles to each
State. The thirteen rate controlling States
built 1870 miles of it, OF an average of 1854
miles to each State.
One would think that was a very ell
couraging showing for those States which
do not let railroads have their own way.
Our Shendun contemporary selects out of the
list it's biggest apples Montana, Wash
ington, Colorado, Texas, Louisiana, Ten
nesse, North Carolina, Virginia, Wiscon
sin. Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania
and New Y ork-all with over 100 and some
with over 200 miles to compare with States
that the VINDICAToR has published. OF
course this mode will not answer the pur-
pose OF fair comparison. We will give
it a 1airer one aid we think the fairest
that can be given, in the table below. We
have taken the States OF as near the same
population as possible and give the amount
of new mileage completed in 1891. The
first column contains the names of the
rate-controlling States, their population,
and the mileage built in 1891, and the second
column gives non commission States of as
nearly equal population as possible and their
now m i1aaua for 1901.
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The Virginia Senate.
from the Petersburg Index-Appeal, Feb. 81

from the Petersburg Index-Appeal, Feb. 81
In the abundance of its wisdom the State
Senate has voted to refuse to women the priv
ilege of practcing law in this Commonwealth.
That the Senate voted according to its best
light and information is not to be questioned.
body should bestow its benefactions by
rush-ljght or talloW dip, and be satisfied with
mental and legislative illumination so
meagre and pitiful. 10 modern men and Wo-
men who look for the coordinate advance
ment OF the human race there can come onl y
one feeling mingled with choice dis
dain-regret that our Senators, who profess
to he children of light, are, in fact, as to the
majority of them, enveloped in intellectual
fog; diSdain, kindly and respectful as the
tors, presumptively able and fairminded, can
be influenced by arguments not worthy the
consideration of nursery-mald.
From the Norfolk Landmark Feb. 81
The Senate OF Virginia is against our women
who are am bilious to serve i'll the professional
wrong about the Senate The ladies are all
right and their time is sure to come. There
will be another Legislature in two years from
now.
[From the Richmond State, Feb. 6
The advocates of the great asylum reform
movement in Virginia do not intend to let the
matter alone We are not waiting until two
years hence to agitate the matter again-the
agitation will be kept up from now until then.
Dr.. Alice Bennett, Norristown, Pa, we will
say, is in absolute charge Of one thousand in.
sane females in the great asylum there. Did
any Virginia Senator take the trouble to write
to her for information? He could have got
ten some of her reports that would have dem
onstrated the thoroughness Of woman's work
in this line, and we are perfectly willing to
have them compared in every particular with
the work of any asylum superintendent in
Virginia. We give her address now in order
that any who so desire can inform themselves.
1t is not improbable that the matter will be
brought before the next State Democratic
Convention.
Right and justice are to win. There is light
ahead.
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8 TO 3.
BY THIS VOTE THE KENT BILL rs
CHOKED IN THE HOUSE COM
MITTEE.

The Committee on Railroads. of the House
of Delegates, held its final session Thursday
on the Kent Railroad Bill appointing Rail
way Commission for Virginia. Mr.. P. B. Sub
lett of Staunton, a leading commission mer-
chant appeared before the committee on that
day and submitted to it some resolutions of the
Staunton Chamber of Commerce in favor Of the
bill. MI. Sublett who was introduced by Mr..
Kent the author of the BILL stated some of the
principal complaints which are made against
the railroads in his locality. and mentioned
especially the discrimination in freight rates
between the Shenandoah Valley and Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad Companies. He cited
number of instances where the Shenandoah
Baltimore & Ohio and Chesapeake & Ohio
railroads. He concluded by saying that these
complaints were the cause of his appearing
before the committee, and that the general
desire in his locality was to secure uniform
freight rates.
WHAT THE AUTHOR OF THE BILL SAID.
Mr.. Kent then made statement on behalf
of class of people who had not appeared be-
fore the committee; not a single farmer had
set forth the reasons why the Railroad Con-
mission bill should be passed. 1t had been
intin,ated before the committee that the farm
ers were satisfied with the existing conditions
1t might be expected that the silence OF the
farmers gave their consent but in his judg-
ment this was not the case. There was scarce
ly member in the legislature who had not
been voted for under pledge that he should
vote for fair railroad bill. To the great
farming interests the leaders of the Demo-
cratic party had pledged themselves to use
their influence to the passage of such bill.
Over three hundred memorials had passed in
to the hands of members Of the General AS
sembly from all parts of the state, asking
their representatives to vote for the Kent bill.
These requests could not be ignored. ii the
bill was wrong. he could only say that not
single substitute had been offered for the re-
lief of the wrong. The members could not
afford to return to their constituents with
snch demand unanswered. The farmers rep
resented nineteen-twentieths of the popula-
ton OF the State, and they represented seven
teen-twentieths Of the tag payers Of the State
The railroads only paid about Slsq,Qo out of
81 soc. 900 of taxes annually, and they should
therefore aot be considered in preference to
everybody else. The cry had been raised that
if this bill was passed, not only the railroads
would be ruined, but also the agricultural
interests in this State. Ii the farmers were
let alone they would take care Of themselves,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-02-12

tor Sherman last week. OH the occasion OF
his reelection, came to an awkward halt
and a final dispensing of the white MEM
bers, by some of the colored department
clerks joining in the dance with their dus-
ky partners while the whites were occupy
ing the floor.
Burkeville, Va, has Just gone by more
than 2 to !, Democratic. 1t was the old
Republican stronghold of the black, 4th
district.
The Farmers Alliance Convention of
State Alliances in Washington, at which
Virginia was represented by President
Mann Page, adopted a resolution urging
the members to carefully refrain from af-
filiation with any political party OF par
ties.'
Congressman Tucker Of Virginia, a men,
Der of the committee to whom it has been
referred, says the bill to provide for the
election of U S. Senators by the direct
vote of the people viii 5e reported favOra
bly,.
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POLITICAL NOTES.

Rev. Sam Jones, the evangelist, who has
been lecturing through Missouri, Kansas
and Iowa, says: "Grover Cleveland is the
most universally popular man on this con-
tinent. | have never mentioned his name
in the great crowds to whom have spoken
in any State in this Union that the mention
of his name did not call forth prolonged
applause.
Secretary James G.. Blaine on Saturday
took himself out OF the Presidential race in
the following letter:
Washington. February 6, 1s92.-Honorable
]. S. Clarkson, Chairman OF the Republican
National COnvention.-My Dear Sir: l am
not a candidate for the presidency. and my
name will not 60 before the Republican Ma
tiOnal Convention for the nomination. make
this announcement in due season. To those
who have rendered me tliair support l owe
sincere thanks and am most grateful for their
confidence. They will am sure, make earn
est effort in the approaching contest, which is
rendered specially important by reason OF the
industrial and FINANCIAL policies OF the gov
ion ON these issues is of great moment and
will be OF far reaching consequence.
Very sincerely yours,
Ex-AttoEney General r. A. Ayres of
Virginia, announces himself as stalwart
champion OF Cleveland for the n0Mination,
and condemns the course of his opponents In
New York.
1t is rumored that General Thomas L.
Rosser will he candidate for C6ngrass
from the district now represented by Col.
q. 7. O'Ferrall.
The U. S. Senate has deciaEsd Senator
Call of Florida, entitled to his seat.
The reception given by the Ohio Repub-
lican Association at Washington to sena-
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CLEANED FROM THE MAILS.

The Warrenton Virginlan summing up a
nOn-official statement of an examination into
the failure of ROSenberger & Spindle's ''bank'
there, says that ''in addition to the salaries
mentioned and all other costs and expenses
incident to the running of the bank, there has
been taken therefrom in excess of the capital
stock, reserve fund and total profits, the
amount of 1913, 1856" 1t says the exhibit i'm
poses duty on the officers of the Common
wealth. 9:iE
JnO.. A. Morris letter in behalf of the LOU
isiana State lottery people, to the people of
Louisiana, admitting that universal popular
sentiment Is against 1t; and withdrawing its
application for a renewal of it's charter, is re-
ceived with incredulity by the opponents of
the lottery, who suspect some trick. In the
meantime the lottery advocates are receiving
Winchester rifles, as are their opponents, for
the coming election in louisiana
Frank Ripberger of Strasbnrg, Va, died.
and the Ktaa Life Go. of New York paid his
widow S., 900, which she deposited in the Mas.
sanutten Bank there. Later, the company
heard that the deceased was not an insurable
case, attached the money in the bank and
brought suit to recover it. Judge Turner. of
the Shenandoah Circuit Court last week tried
the suit and decreed that the money must be
returned TO the company.
The expedition for the relief of 1t. Peary
in the Arctic regions, which will sail from
Philadelphia, is expected to find him about
seven degrees north Of Mccormick bay about
the middle of August, and the only fear Of
the committee is lest he should have exhaus=
ted his provisions, large stock of which Will
be carried to last him over next winter, should
such prove to be the case.
Frank Brown and his wife, of South Bos-
ton, Ind, were kicked to death by stallion
on Tuesday. Mrs. Brown was milking cow,
when the animal, standing in a stall near by,
kicked her, killing her Instantly. MFR, Brown,
missing his wife, went to the barn, and as he
was in tile act of raising his wife the horse
kicked him on the temple, from the effects of
which he soon died
Mr.. w. H. Boaz, who went to Liverpool,
Eng, in the interest of Albemarle apple
growers who were in imminent danger of losing
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-02-12
"OR SOMETHING BETTER,''

The present Virginia legislature seems,
on the subject of the Railroad Commission
bill, to be in pretty much the fix of the old
constitutional politicians who were
running for congress in Virginia some
years ago, and who were heartily in favor of
the Blair bill ''or something BETTER" Our
legislators of 1892 are in favor of the Kent
bill ''or something better''-for the rail
roads. AS for the bill itself. the House
Railroad Committee, appointed by Speaker
Cardwell, has eflectually knitted it by avote
of 8 to 3. AS for the ''something better, -
MI. Mason of King George, has introduced
a bill in effect giving the circuit judges
OF the State more power than the friends of
the Kent bill proposed to give its Commits
sion-that is if it were exercised-and MI.
jackson Of Richmond, has introduced bill
regarding the ''long and short haul" We
take it that these tubs thrown to that very
large, and just how very restless whale, the
people, will not float long on the legislative
waters, but will quietly sink out Of sight
in few days. From all we can learn,
there is not likely to be any legislation this
session which the railroads disapprove of,
and the people may as well make up their
mind to this and commence informing
themselves preparatory to the legislative
campaign of 1898. The fight of the people
for their reasonable rights in the matter Of
railroads has just begun. Like most
fights in this conservative old Common
wealth for any reform, of whatever char
acter, it is likely to be an uphill one, but
the people will win in the end. The Viz
ginia popular judgment always turns to-
wards justice in the end, however it may be
warped and belonged in the beginning.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-02-12
FRIDAY MORNING. FEB. IL. 1892
DOES NOT STOP RAILWAY
BUILDING.

a COMMISSION CONTROLLING RATES
DOES NOT STOP RAILWAY
BUILDING.
Whatever may be the fate of the Kent
bill in this legislature, some similar meas
ure will reappear in future one-that is to
say bill constituting a Railway Commits
sion with power to control rates. The
logic of the situation demands it, for no
free people with the ballot box open to
them, will permit any corporations however
gigantic and however useful, to retain per-
manently the power to say In effect what
their lands and products are worth. AL
ready, with the brief and meagre discussion
of the Kent bill that has taken place, the
advocates Of the railroads have abandoned
one line of their Notifications, and fallen
back to another. They no longer contend
that a Railway Commission brings wreck
and ruin to railroads, paralyzes their pro-
lection and puts an end to their construc-
ton, but have entrenched themselves be-
hind less extreme contention-thatt the alb
sence of such Commission leads to more
ldlIOdu UuliulllS. VII C1lo oOCoiiu AAlSa o.'A
contemporary of the Shendun News, who, of
all the STANDARD bearers" we have ell
countered, seems to be the only one that
has examined any authorities on the sub
ject, now erects it's standard. With true
railroad adroitness he tells all the railroads
have done and omits what they have not
d )ne. He reminds us somewhat of the apple
merchant who puts all his large apples on
the top hoping their generous proportions
will conceal the nubblns at the bottom. We
unfortunately have not the Manufacturers
Record OF the Rail,oay Age at hand to re-
ply to his figures with, but the statistics OF
the Age do not, we alprehend, differ very
much from that other standard authority,
the Railroad Gazette of New 7 DIRK, whose
figures, published in its issue of January
LIST, 1892, we use. The Gazette in publish
ing them says the total for the year 1891 of
new road built, is the lowest since 1885, and
Gin fact since 1878 there have been but two
years, 1884 and 1885 when so little railroad
has been built as in 1912 1t is, therefore,
doubly interesting to know how the States
with Commissions controlling rates stood
so trying year. Here is the table from
the Gazette showing the mileage of railroad
constructed in forty-three States and terri
tories of the Union-those States having
Commissions controlling rates being mark
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-02-12
Deaths This Week.

Samuel K. H. McGlasson, we'll known
hotel clerk, committed suicide by poison at the
St. Albert Hotel, Charleston, Kanawha.
William Waller, aged %, the Oldest son
of Captain W. e. Waller, managing editor of
the Richmond Times, died in Savannah, Tues
day, of Bright's disease. He was nephew OF
Mrs. Jefferson Davis.
John Jay Knox, former U. S. Comptroller
of currency, died in New York, aged 81.
Ex-Gov. and General Alfred NJ. Scales OF
North Carolina, died at Greensboro, aged Ga
John A. Kinnear of Rockbridge, died at
Timber Ridge.
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TpHE KELLEY INSTITUTE AT SALEM,
MIR. R. D. CALDWELL TEsTIFIES TO HIS ENTIRE.
CURE FROM THE LIQUOR HABIT.

MR. r. D. CALDWELL TEsTIFIEs TO HIS ENTIRE.
CURE FROM THE LIQUOR HABIT.
From the Roanoke Times, Jan. "a, 1892.
The readers of the Times have become familiar
during the past year with the operations OF the
now famous Keeiey Institute, at Dwight, Ills.
for the treatment of inebriates. Similar Insti-
tutes WI thin the year have been established at
White Plains, New York, and last December one
was located atSalem, Va.
The Kelley Institute at Salem is under the bus
mess management Of Mr.. w. r. Downes. Dr..
Brown, the resident physician, is native of
Virginia, a regular physician and trained in the
Kelley method at Dwight. The institute is reg
ularly licensed by DR.. Kelley to administer his
treatment. The institute is quartered in Hotel
Salem. Already twelve patients have received
the treatment, which extends over three weeks
course, and several have graduated" thorough
ly restored to selfcontrol. Briefly. the treat
ment consists in the internal administration of
powerful tonic and the hypodermic injection
of the preparation known to the world as BIZ
chloride of gold.
One of the graduates is Mr.. r. D. Cardwen of
Roanoke, ex-member of council, and a promi.-
nent and well-known citizen, residing at 347
Sixth avenue, S. W. MI. Cardwell had no hesi-
tation in giving to Times representative a his
tory of his case and cure.
Cup to three years ago. said Mr.. Cardwen yes
terday, 81 was temperate man. acquired the
liquor habit gradually until it was fastened OH
me beyond my control. For months had been
unable to take solid food. 1 was unable to sleep
and my mental and physical condition was ex-
tremely bad. Icould hardly walk so feeble had
l become. fried came to me and told me of
the restoration which he had received at the
Kelley Institute at Salem, urging me to go there.
did so, entering the institute January l. l was
discharged cured last Thursday, January 81
three weeks from the time entered. MY appe-
tite for liquor has disappeared. When am
thirsty it is natural thirst, which water will
satisfy. My appetite for food has returned, and
my digestion is good. sleep soundly Moreover.
nv general health is good. l was formerly
troubled with rheumatism, and that has entire
ly disappeared.
Mr.. Cardwel freely volunteered to give any
information in his possession to any one who,
might call upon him. Or by addressing w. r..
Downes, business manager, Kelley Institutes,
Salem, Va, full information can be obtained.
feb st
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The result OF this table is very favorable
to the States having commissions CONTROL
ing rates, showing 100 miles more railroad
built in them in 1891 than were built in an
equal number Of non-c controlling States with
an equal population, in the same year, and
under the same conditions. We have this
week omitted Florida from the rate
controlling States, as We are informed that
two years after that State passed Com
mission bill, the railroads got the upper
hand in the legislature and repealed it.
We trust the people will examine these
figures however dry they may appear. This
subject is comparatively new one in Vir-
ginia, and the people should inform them
selves about it. There can be 10 iron rule
of applying railroad statistics, each State
being subject to different conditions of de-
yelopment, but those we give prove conclu-
siyely two things, that Commissions con-
trolling rates do not paralyze railroad
building, and that States maintaining them
are as prosperous IN that mode of develop
n1ent as States of equal population which
do not maintain them.
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The Retired List.
[From the Accomac Enterprise

The advocates of the Kent railroad bill, it
is stated are not as enthusiastic in its support
as they were earlier in the session of the Leg
islature of our State, and it is even said, that
no railroad commission bill will be passed
by this Legislature. The above statements,
if correct, mean that very many statesmen
will find themselves on the retired list, when
they are called upon to give all account of
their stewardship to the people. We were of
the opinion, during our last election, that the
most of our legislators committed themselves
to the passage of a railroad bill.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-02-12

The Senate defeated the bill to give quail
flied women the right to take out license to
practice law, after hearing arguments
against it that ten-year- old boy would not
be proud of. We trust that Virginia in
electing her next Senate, will leave The
Man-Afrald- OLA Woman at home, and elect
fewer old ladies in breeches to places that
ought to be filled by Men.
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TWO SAMPLES OF REcIPR0cITy

TWO SAMPLES OF RECIPROCITY.
So careless is the general reader, that we
little doubt that large body of the Ameri-
can people think that the American hog and
other products of our farms will be admit
ted to Germany free in view of our admis-
sion OF German sugar Free There is no
foundation for thesupposition. Under the
notifications of the German tariff, on
which President Harrison has issued his
reciprocity proclamation, bran, hides,
feathers, bristles, flax, horsehair, and arti-
cles Of which we export little Oh nothing,
are admitted to Germany free. But look
at the German tariff on the articles which
the American farmer does export On the
following articles the rate per 100 Kilograms
(2O5 lbs.) is as follows, measured in marks
Ia mark is % 8 centS).
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-02-12

And after the American farmer has di-
gested this high tariff that his exports have
to pay before they can enter Germany, even
under reciprocity, he can look at these fig
uTes of exports to Brazil for the eleven
months preceding reciprocity and the same
period since it has been in operation:
Eleven Eleven
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
[E NJ. Cushing & Son, Auctioneers.l
4 DEMONSTRATORS SALE OF VALUABLE
| n PERSONAL PROPERTY.-As admins
traitor of Ma than Reeves, dec d, L will on
Thursday, March Sd, 1892,

Thursday, Wdfch Sd, 1879,
offer for sale at public auction, on the home
farm of said Reeves. about ore and half miles
of said Reeves, including household and kitchen
furnitut e. 40 head of three year Old cattle, now
feeding for the June market, II Lead of two year
old CATTLE Is head of year.rgs, four mitch cows,
IS head of hogs, % head of sheep. 7good work
horses, 6 colts, at one and years old. a good lot
of hay corn and wheat, also growing crop of
wheat, 8 farm wagons, l reaper and mower, l
wheat drill (nearly new, buggy rake, pair
harness, buggy and harness, plows, harrows,
cultivators, &c.
TERMS made known on day of sale.
Sale commences at 1917 o'clock.
JOSEPH H. CRAUN, Admir-,
feb I2-2t Briu0eWater Va.
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Eleven Eleven
mos. 1891. mos, 1890,

Total. .S11 1853, $40 S9,96S, 1897
The glamor of Mr.. Blaine's ssreciproc-
itY'' does not stand the steady glare of the
figures.