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Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1893-03-28

Tailor Shears: / lost a good GUS
toner last week by death. Tailor
Cutter: What was the matter with
him? Tailor Shears; Had a fit. Tail
or Cutter: Mercy Died of the shock,
suppose?-Chicago Tribune
Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1893-03-28
OAKS
Poultry Farm,
Texarkana, Arkansas.

Now is the time to supply
yourself with eggs for hatch
ing form the finest line Of
Thoroughbred Poultry that can
be found anywhere:
Barred Plymouth Rock eggs, settingSl so
White Plymouth Rock eggs, | setting 2 90
Single Comb Brown Leghorn, setting | 80
Rose Comb White LeghOrn, ! setting 90
Black Memorials eggs setting ",.". IS
Silver Spangfed Hamburg eggs, set. | -
Bronze Turkey eggs setting .,.".. 3 90
White Rabbits, per pair ,.u,,.,,.,", 80
Black Langshan eggs, setting ....,. | -
Light Brahmas eggs, setting. ...., 90
Red Caps eggs setting. ........,,,,. ] 70
White Crested Black Polish eggs,
Silver Laced Wyandott eggs, setting ! %
White Face Black Spanish eggs, set ! rs
Pekin Duck eggs setting 90
Lop Ear Rabbits, per pair. W
Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1893-03-28

A.. Why have you thrashed your
son so unmercifullyp Peasant: Because
he dreamed last night that he won 800
marks in the lottery, and then went
and spent every cent of It on a bycicle.
--Fliegunde Blnetttw,
Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1893-03-28
nuckieu,s Arn,ca SaIve

The best salve in the wor] for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chill
blains, corns, and all skin eruptions,
and positively cures piles, or no pay
required. II is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refund
ed. Price 20 cents per box. For sale
by Smith Drug Co.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-02-23
MAY DESERT MITCHELL.


esquire" Abingdon Heartily sick Of His
Treatment la America.
MN y,,,,,- r7af, 0a -rr1.,,.. g. ,,..,..-i
-. ...'...'.. l[l.- -, ., -
Di!'0y Ul , .Oi, "o ecu ~o''''I,oy
Mlucneu ana 9l"Ito Aolusuolr ms
backer The police interference and the
various annoyance to which the Mitchell
party had been subjected since their ar
rival in this country are said to have
made the squire heartily sick of the
whole business of match masking. So
when the temporary stakeholder pre-
pared to hand the 100000 posted with
him back to the rival parties, "Squiren
Abingdon made up his mild to get his
SlO,O 600 and cut himself Off from further
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-02-23
rHRgg FArAL RMLRoAp AcclpENrs
Passenger Trains on rht Pcun Road Col
Tide in Philudclphtu.

HhEE "a Al hRILHONO ACCIDEN .
Passenger Trains ON tbh popp Road COL
Tide in Philudciphin.
pr,rr,prrpur, Fol, OF r,, follo,,,ir,,
&. ,,.,,,.,,I If.. ,.l...I 49,, 80
.,,, ,,'' e''
u, ''' ''''",' '1o'''.'' On ouo L'u'SS IVA
III" I"'iIoad mere yesterdays
KILLED.
Mr. and Mrs. T. l., Nilue,. of Nrlio.
Mice ,f.,.i., p,,1 Mali,
d.. - WI. TT
o''''''7 w '''''''' '-''''''
INJURED
George w. Haines, Nediu; Miss Cen
evieve Zlhn, Swarthmore. Rev. Jacob
Wizeman, Clifton Heights; Miss Rachael
W. Hillborn, Swarthmore; Mrs. james
Walker, wife Of the Mr.. Walker killed;
Miss Kate kercher Morton; Mrs. w. Ii.
Liudermuth, Morton; j. II. Huntry
Swarthmore; Miss Lille NJ Lewis,
George Turner, Francis McAleef, Clifton
Heights; Harry Servuu, "a schoolboy, resi-
dence unknown; II. W. Purchase
LaudsdoWne; Mary c. Armour, Morton;
A. r. Armour Morton.
None Of this number are seriously in
iured
half dozen others, whose names can
not be learned, had their injuries dressed
at the hospital and then departed
The accommodation train was crossing
a SWltch to pun INTO south street station
An Uhe cars puJ Jhe IaSV one hau crossed
Wheh une southern express came rushing
uo"u Uue VracA ana SUfucN Ohe local pass
ensGr car UnaJ was upon Jhe sWiIch luu
III ,,i Cne ihluule'
Aue TAP'eSs was inaue up ehCIrely OF
ue'Ny IlIInans, an" Uhe lIshO passenger
cur was nurleu oO leeI from Ile track,
p[oNon ana smashed oy Uhe terrible force
ol ,Ct ri'e o'o"'
ne eA A'Iess .ralu escaped INJURY anu
vno engineer lmmedlaIely stopped Jhe
IN, W. a,.,. 20 .,.. ..,,.,i... ...... ,,
th J,'',u VI .LS Co,,il'.uS 'til,2 ,l'
anu li9''ilia VI Vpo "ito' ',tn
I L0op'o pl"it'T uoNn ~ D'il1'''H 'iie
.t1 VII Vi '''o Noi o'1i
.c,.,,' gu o>o'O0'' 0'o"N ~ O''0
,,,,,o, ,.oi,od ,,ido o;n,,,I,+io, +h,+
tl. ii n,I, 'r''s'
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-02-23
TRIED TO LYNCH THEM
Pennsylvania Mobs Beaten
Back by officers.
BANK ROBBERS SAFELY JAILED

I'm uc ,,t,,r,t e., p,b tho y.,ccrh,r.,
"'"k 'h'F h'u'd h'"' ana ''''""
Worl,mcn Could Hardly be Restrained
from Avcnriur His Death Desperate
,,. ,,...-. 49,.
Prrvsuurg. Feb % Two sppnratc at-
terpn.s ,yers rp.,de Yesterday IL, Iv pcb tbp
t,.. ,.,,, .,.,...t.l H., c,p,.cti.,, ,,.itl, ,he
-. l,.,,...- t,..t-
',' ''''
An'u 'l' 'I'" were NOV 7'I"'A up "J
the lnlurlated cluHeus oil the town ls due
to the courage displayed by % half
dozen men before mob Of at least %
thousand citizens. I'm both nttcmpts there
were Grbts i'm which the wouId-be lvuch-
.,.s .,,I ,.,,.,.I -, I'll. ,,gal ,,,, 1,o
P
P'l7o''oLS were 8o'I'H o"O ol 'DG LOW ID, ID
s'ely however ana are now IN Uhe Jl'l
at hittannins, safe from the hands OF the
men who demanded their blood.
AT the corouer's inquest ON the body Of
William ShafIer, the murdered man, the
prisoners were ordered TO be- taken to Jail
at Kittauniug.
They were placed in charge Of Con
stable Collar, and Citizens Cline, Wagner
and Doyle. AT the station mob of fully
1000 men and boys surrounded the pris-
ouers and their guards.
When the train arrived the trouble
began The officers tried to force their
way through the crowd.
They met with determined resistance.
The prisoners were beaten, the officers
hauled this way and that
One man aourished d rope. The mob
went wild at the sight of it. Then began
fight with fsts and clubs.
The guards and the prisoners finally
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-02-23
DOWN AN EMBANKMENT,

A Fatal Wreck on the Pittsgurg, Fort
Wayne 81 Chicago.
FoRT WAYNE, Ind, Feb. 23-Passen
ger train No 20, bound East on the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne q Chicago railroad,
was wrecked two miles east of Columbia
City last night.
The accident was caused by broken
rail.
The smoking car and first coach left
the track, turned over and Went down
an emDaul,menJ ID feet high
John w Parramore was killed and c..
B. johnson and John Kelso were fatally
injured.
Twenty others were more or less badly
hurt.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-02-23

Fort SCOTT, Kan, Feb. 90. Last
night a mob went to the residence Of Rev.
Q. G. Coins, colored preacher and eX-
member Of the Board of Education, with
the intention of hogying him, They
were met at the door of the parsonage
b. number Of Coins friends armed with
Wiuchesters. They threatened to shoot
and the mob retired. In the excitement
Coins escaped, but afterward surrendered
to the authorities and asked protection
from the mob. He is accused of insulting
q colored school teacher.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-02-23

Sr. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 23,-The State
Supreme Court at jefferson City has
decided an interesting point in case
which has been pending in the courts for
over twenty years. A colored woman
brought suit for So, 900 damages against
railway company, alleging that she
was elected from the ladies coach of a
train and forced to ride in another. The
railway company was victorious in the
lower courts and also the Supreme Court
which held that railway companies had
the right to make such regulations in
regard to the color line.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-02-23

LINCOLN, Neb,, Feb. 23.-The Legisla-
ture has passed a joint resolution declar-
ing that the States in the great interior
basin should unite in building railroad
from Galveston to the Dakotas. The
resolution recites the benefits of such a
railroad, which it is estimated will cost
$4,000, 900, and it proposes to secure
funds by levying a tax Of five cents per
acre on the lands of the States
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-02-23
SNOW Causes courts 70 close.

ONEIDA, n. Y, Feb. 20. The heavy
snow storm which has just passed over
Central New York has left the roads
throughout Madison county blocked so as
to make travel outside of the city almost
impossible. Court is in session at Norris
willie and many witnesses and jurors are
are unable to reach the county seat.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-02-23
LTn wnrd or striIses.

BFFALo, Feb. 90 The railroad mana
gers here are taking steps, it is said, to
prevent an anticipated strike in the
spring, which would interfere with the
Worlds Fair traffic. 1t has been given
out that complaints will be considered
and wrongs righted, but any attempt to
create discomfort will be followed by
discharge. The Central has already laid
off ten switchmen who, it is said, were
creating strife among the men.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-02-23

New YoRK, Feb. 23,-The tugboat
Grapeshot, which lays up nights at the
foot of 18th street, Hoboken, was sunk
yesterday, the wedged ice about her hav-
ing cut hole through her hull. There
was no one on board of her at the time
but the watchman, who escaped to the
dock as the boat went down.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-02-23
Another Fatal kentucky Foud Revived

MooREHEAD, KY, Feb. 23.-Near West
Liberty yesterday an old feud which had
existed between the Caskrys was re-
newed, in which Sam Caskry, his
brother, JEFF Caskry, and uncle, Jesse
Caskry, fought Jesse and jeff were
both killed and sam fatally wounded. 1t
is feared that this will fan into a blaze
another mountain riot, which, if not
quelled, will cause much bloodshed, as
they are largely connected.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-02-23

TOLEDO o., Feb 23.-It has been au-
thoriatively announced that a number Of
representatives of all the leading manu-.
features OF heating and ventilaJing APP
paratus in the United States who are as
sembled here, was called for the purpose
OF affecting a combine. 1t is believed
the matter will fall through.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-02-23

NEW HAVEN, Feb. 23-The Law School
of Yale has at last made movement to
organize a baseball team. A call has
been issued for a meeting to take place
this evening to form a baseball team,
elect officers and transact other suitable
busines. The call for the meeting is is
sued to law students only, but any mem
ber Of the graduate or under graduate
department may join.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-02-23

CoNCoRD, n. H., Feb. ga snow
slide ON the Maine Central railroad at Mt.
Willard buried an engine. The crew
barely escaped death One section man
has not been seen since Monday morning.
All mountain trains are cancelled.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-02-23
Ccndltion ID the Grent Rirer..

PITTsBURG, Feb 23,-The Ohio from
this city to Louisville is falling and from
Evansville to Cairo is rising. The Mis-
souri, is rising rapidly. The Mississippi
from Cairo to New Orleans is rising.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-02-23

LAKEWOOD n j., Feb % - Sport
esquire" Abingdon denies the story that
there is trouble between him and Charlie
Mitchell
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-02-23

LONDON, Feb. 23.-Prayers against the
Home Rule bill are Icing offered in all
the Protestant churches of the Diocese
of Down, in Ulster.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-02-23

NHTANTED.-A live man or woman in every
w county where we have not already secured
representative to sell our "Neva Silver Solid
Metal Knives, Forks aud spoons to consumers;
soHd metal as white as silver; no plate to
cost bout one tenth thai of silver; the chance
of u Ii eiimG; agents average from $50 to 500
per week and meet with ready sales every
whore, so great is the demani iOr our Solid
M tai Goods. over One Million Dollars worth
of goods in daily use. Case of samples FREE.
SILNERW ARE Co,
2ls-lm-d&w 1873 Essex ST., Boston, Mass,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-02-23

Secretary of State Foster hos sent ia
the chairman OF the Committee on For
eign Relations, for the information Of the
Senate, The statement which Paul Neu-
mann left at the department yesterday,
and accompanied it with report of the
interview held with the Secretary. From
the latter it appears that the object Of
Mr.. Neumann's visit to Washington is tc
secure the restoration Of Queen Liliuoka-
lani to the throne under an American
protectoraUe.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-02-23

A GENTS WANTED ON SALARY or com
y mission, to handle the new Patent Chgmi-
cal Ink Ilrasing Pencil The quickest and grelt-
est selling novelty ever produced IrgsG5 ink
thoroughly in two seconds No abrasion OF
paper Works like magic POO 10 800 per cent.
profit One agents sales amounted TO s82l iu
six days. Another l32 in two hours. Previous
experience not necessary. For terms and fun
particulars address The Monroe Mig Co. la
Crosse, wis. LA3J 5-2lIV
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-02-23

E7OR RENT,-Best grocery stand in Fracl-
i vile, Pa. No store within two squares.
stabHng. Rent, Sls per month. Apply TO W.
5. Sauner, Frackvlle, Pa. 2l-5t
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-02-23

nor SALE OR RENT.-A large store and
Il dwelling, Store room suitable for any
business. Stable I'm the rear. For fun parti-
culars apply at No 13l B. Centre street.
Mahauoy City, Pa. 2.lG.tf
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-02-23

She Len England Yesterday on the Tou-
tonio-Wul Appeal to tue New Presi-
dent-Noumnnn in Favor of an American
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-02-23

DOR SALE-Bivery out1t for sale cheap for
Z cash. Apply to N. p. Conry, No 81 South
Main street. l-I9-f
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-02-23
WANTS, &c.

w NNTED. - Imm ediately, d good female
w cook Apply Ht the HERALD office.
2lS-tf
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-03
GOVERNMENT AND RAILROADS.

Some time during this month. a Popullst
convention is 10 be held In Lincoln, Ne
braska, 10 promote the project OF a Gov
eminent railroad from Bismarck. n. D..
to Galveston. or some other point on the
Gulf Of Mexico. The purpose Of this
scheme. as stated by Governor Lewelling.
OF Kansas. Is 10 tax the acreage Of the
farming lands OF the several States
through which the road is to pass. and
in this manner. raise the means 10 build.
equip and operate II. The Kansas Popu-
list leader does not expect the road 10
pay al once. and, most likely. 1t will never
pay; but all he cares for is TO reduce
freight and passenger rates TO the lowest
point at the expense OF the taxpayers
II we may judge Of the future by the
past such an idea is one Of the widest and
most impracticable Of all the many wild
ana impracticable ideas that have been
advanced by the Populists. The expert
mehts that have been made, both IN this
country and in Europe, show that rail-
roads owned and managed by the Govern
msns never succeed Georgia once built.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-03

Richmond-Thomas a. Brown and others
70 Susan b. Young, % feet on Pine street
southeast corner Cumberland 81 $50.
r. c. Garrison 20 James Hartley, 20
feet on north side Louisiana street be-
tween Sixth and Seventh, subject 20 deed
Of trust for S42f02. Si2AO2.
II. G, Garrison % Ella W, wife Of Robert
H. Butler, % feet on north side Marshall
street between Twenty-nlnth and Thir-
tieth. $3.50.
James Hartley to Mary Mcmahon. %
feet on north side Louisiana street be-
tween Sixth and Seventh 1862
Henry G.. Jones 20 James II. Derby-
shire, one-half interest en- 10 feet on south
side Hanover street near Strawberry:
in So HIP feet on north side Hanover
street near Strawberry. and in 81 1-6
feet on south side Ivy street. extending
from Strawberry 10 Sycamore. Ss.235.
Gerhard Ross 20 Fritz Sitterdlng. 20
feet on north side Cary street between
Seventeenth and Shockoe creek and p
feet on same between same, 5000.
George W. Saunders 70 Lewis RI. Blair.
12l feet on north side Broad street be-
tween Hancock and Gilmer, SlB.j00
3. +. Turner 10 Martha. wife Of VIII
liam Wood and Neaton d.. wife of James
Smith. % feet on west side First street
near Orange. I,700
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-03

! and attempted 20 run. a State road. now
| known as the West Point and Atlantic
railroad. Under State control. this road
was a woful failure from first 10 last.
| and so great were its losses that the
LEGISLATURE OF Georgia finally leased It
| 10 prIvate individuals. and as soon as they
| took charge. Il began TO pay handsome
". although rates were not excessive.
and salaries were good. SO In Europe.
The mcnarchlcal country Of Norway and
Sweden have constructed and operated
Government railroads. and Of them we
read In a late copy OF the American
Journal OF Politics. that fn 1883 there
was total OF 1851 miles of railway in
that country: Of these, 1,551 miles were
built owned. and operated by the Govern
ment. while 300 miles were built. owned.
and operated by private corporations. II
cost the Government over $4,000 per mile.
The private roads were built and equipped
for little over $4,000 per mile-a little
more than one-half what It cost the Gov
ernmenf. The roads. private as well as
public, are under control OF the Govern
ment. with rates fixed by the Royal ad-
ministratlon and approved By the King:
and yet the private roads. after paying
interest at ( per cent. on a bonded debt
Of Sl2,SGOoO pay a dividend Of 1924 per
cent. on the capital invested; while the
Government roads. after paying operating
expenses. show a surplus Of but 2A per
cent. OF the cost"
We read also that in Prussia the con-
dition of the roads and their equipment |
have greatly deteriorated under Govern |
worse and the rates. both for passengers |
and freight. are higher than under cor
porate ownership.
All this goes 70 show that neither in the /
free United States. nor in monarchical
Europe, can Government railroads pay;
but Governor Lewelling and his Popglist
hordes DO not care whether they pay or
not All they want Is TO have greatly re-
duced rates, under Federal Government
ownership, and let the people be taxed 10
make up the deficiency. So # seems that
Gc1 ernor dwellings wild scheme about
Government railroads begins IN taxation
for the purpose Of building and equlpping
them, and ends in taxation of the people
TO pay the difference between what Il may
cost to operate the road and what IL
takes IN with passenger and freight tariffs
reduced to as near nothing as possible.
It IS needless to say that the people Of
he United States will never agree TO
support such a mischievous end absurd
,bimera.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-03

1T is the day OF the individual woman"
She has asserted herself I'm the pulpit,
in art and I'm the haunts OF the disturb
ing silver dollar She Is aggressively
Independent and a little daring I'm every
field save one. And there she bends her
head 20 earth and bows thrice 70 tho
yelled Isis II IS an ancient thrust-this
that men delight 10 give-our Shaving TO
fashion" But there is q prophecy OF
freedom heard above the din. Some wo-
men dress for their own beauty even II
II must be I'm the gown OF five years ago
others insist upon their accessories as
10 cOlors and tricks Of draperies, even
if a French actress has not worn them.
We are coming 10 reason" purple wells
and sporadic hoops 10 the contrary not
withstanding.
Thus. there are preferences. even cpl
denies as to the cOlors 10 be used this
summer: but some OF US will wear any
thing we choose between the pOssibii-
ties Of black and white. The brunettes
and blondes who dare the worst will
garb themselves in approved shades as
follows:
First, green and mauve combined or
separte changeable or solid; then come
rose and violet and black. With black
and all the tones Of the other colors moth
ing Of a color scheme IS lacking. But
ecrus, grays. poppy red. severe blue.
sometimes yellow and orange are novelty
combined I'm certain costumes IL IS an
artistic triumph in gown making when
a howery costume Is I'm natural tints Of
green and pink or blue. Such a one is
carriage dress OF white silk muslin flow
ers with wild roses and luscious green
branches. The skirt is twice rudled with
rosy mousseline. headed by lace ruchug
The round bodice IS widely girded with
stem green crepe.
An exquisite fichu OF embroidered pink
mousseline is knotted upon the shoulders
and drawn below the bust. one end IS
carried 10 the right side and tied I'm
third big soft knot. whence the remainder
falls below the waist. The sleeves are
one enormous Vatican puff. reaching
10 the elbow. where they are met by
suede gloves The hat is a poked up
white leghorn trimmed with a branch
Of roses, buds and leaves.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-03
MIR. TURPIN's MOTION BEFORE THE
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.

At the meeting Thursday evening
! Of the Committee to investigate
the City Hall contracts, Mr. Tur-
| pin, a member Of the Committee on
Grounds and Buildings. stated 10 the
committee that he hoped it would be
made a matter Of record. that The Com
mittee on Grounds and Buildings saved
the city 5000 by awarding the furniture
contract to the lowest bidder. This
motion Of Mr.. Turpin implies a totally
erroneous view Of the functions and
duties Of the investigating committee
II the Committee on Grounds and Build
ings had been ascertained and adiudged
TO be a body engaged in a wholesale
attempt to rob and plumber the city.
II would be perfectly proper. in deter
mining the measures OF punishment 10
be awarded 10 II. 10 charge IL with
every act Of delinquency committed. and
10 give It credit for every good deed
done But no case Of that sort exists
here. The state Of this case IS that
the Council has ordered an investigation
Of the single question whether tn com
mittee was right In awarding the con-
tracts for metallic cases and gas fixtures
to higher. rather than lower bidders.
That is the whole case. and on that IN
vestigation II is wholly out Of place 20
bring IN wise acts or unwise acts In
other cases. These have nothing what
ever 10 do with the question under in
vestigation.
But we cannot allow Mr.. Turpins re-
mark 10 pass without q positive remon-
STRANGE against It from another point OF
view. The Committee on Grounds and
Buildings is entitled TO no credit what
ever for Saving the city" as Mr.. Tur-
pin puts it, 5000 on the furniture con-
tract. All that the committee did was
to examine the goods offered. and find
that they met the city's requirements.
and. on ascertaining this 10 be a fact.
it was their plain duty 10 award the con- |
tract TO the bidder whose bid was 5000 |
less than the other. They deserve no |
sort of credit for this. They would de- |
serve the most emphatic condemnation /
Of every Just and honest man If they |
had not done It. This is the very point
Of the fight which The Times has been
making in this case. The Times insists
that when members Of the Council are
spending the public money, it is their
duty TO regard themselves as trustees
Of the public money. and trustee IS
bound TO be as economical with the
money Of the person he represents as
he would be with his own money. It is
his duty TO get that which his cestui qui
trust needs for the least money DOS
sible. and, instead OF being praised when
he makes a judlcious investment. he
should be condemned without mercy when
he makes a wasteful one
This Is the point on which we wish
to fix our Councilmen's attention. The
Councilman who acts on this principle
is entitled 10 the credit Of being a wise
and an upright man, but he is entitled TO
no other praise whatever.