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GOvERNMENT RAILROADS.

would like to know the average passen.
ger rate per mile on roads ow ned and con-
trolled by the government of AUSTRIA, Hun
gary, or any other country. Also tue ratio
per mile before those roads were owrei by
the government. FRANK NJ. BAKER,
Emmetsburg, Iowa.
Austria began developing railroads
rs early rs 1874, but i'll 1878, the
treasury henig embarrassed, owing to
the immense army bill, the government
reads were sold at Il very low price,
about 10 per cent of the original cost,
which enabled the purchasers to make
a large rate of profits without mater
tally advancing rates. 1t was soon
found, however, that source of large
yearly revenue 70 the public Treasury
had been lost by the sale Uf the rail
roads to private corporations, and in
1876 the government again began
building new l'ne, and re purchasing
2.0CO miles of road, and Hungary
about 1900 miles more, all of w..ich
Was paying IA good revenue into the
public treasury. The passenger rates
average about l TO cents per mile,
the freight rates being about 81 per
ton per 100 miles. Since 1855, the
government and is sa d to have largely
Increased its railroad possessions.
Prussia makes large profit Oh it's
roads ut 20 cents a mile for passen-
gers, and freight rates averaging about
the same us those of Austria, although
the roads were nearly all purchased by
the government at exorbitant prices of
the companies which originally owned
them. Out of IA, 900 miles of road in
that country, the government owned
in 1855 about IL. eco miles.
Belgium finds that its treasury de-
rives a considerable income each year
from operating its railroads, charging
one cent mile for passengers, and at
about the same proportion for freight.
The Belgian government began acquir-
ing roads about 1870, and in 1885
owned nearly three-fourths of the
mileage III the country, said to have
largely increased its possessions
since.
The Great NoI them railways of
England pay good dividends ut two
cent passenger rates, per cent of
WHICH gues to the goyernment.-Iou
II iJitl;e.
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IN ali interview last Tuesday Secre-
tary Carlisle stated that ''the recurls
of tie treasury department show that
during the thirteen months beginning
May LIST, 1892, and ending May 3lst,
1898, the coin treasury notes issued
for the purchase of silver bullion under
the act of July 14th, 1890, amounted
70 Sl8,97l ,lS4, and that during the
same Period the amount of such notes
paid in gold was 81, 435,173. 1t thus
appears that all the silver bullion p,,r-
CHASED during that time, eycept So
2le,Oil worth, WIS paid for in gold,
Willie the bullion itself is stored in the
vaults of tie treasury and can neither
be sold nor used for the payment of
any kind of obligation. How long the
government shall thus he Compelled
to purchase silver bullion and increase
tile public debt by issuing coin ob.ira-
tiOns in payment for it, is a question
winch congress alone can answer. 1t
is evident that if this policy is contin-
uel aud the secretary shall be comcel.
led to Issue bonds or otherwise In
crease the Understanding public debt,
it will he done for the purpose of pro.
curing gold with which to pay for siI-
yer bullion purchased under the act
referred to-, better known us the Sher-
man act" The above statement
shows that under the present and for
ner administrations of the treasury
dt partment, We are practically OH a
single gold standard basis. The treas
nry notes and silver certificates are
redeemed in gold, and the bullion
stored IN the vaults Of the treasury
serves no purpose whatever,
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GIVE US 4 CHANGE.

| The numerous bank failures that
have occurred within tine last few
| weeks, resulting i'm many cases from a
run Oh the bank, caused by grocntlless
fears Of tile dep sitors. strikingly Illus
! trate the infer iority of Our present
system of private savings banks TO the
system of government savings banks.
While the savings banks OF this coun-
try are besieged 10y excited depositors
clamoring fer their money, the depos-
itors i'll the postal savings banks across
the line in Canada are pursuing the
even tenor of their way undisturbed
by the financial storm that is wreckirg
the banks of the United States
from the Pacific to the AtIanti, :.
The depositOrs in the postal
, banks of Canada feel perfectly safe for
they know that as long rs the govern
ment exists their money is absolutely
secure. 1t IS impossible for sUch IL
feeling of security to exist in the minds
OF depositors i'll private banks, for the,
know that large proportion of the
money deposited is loaned out by the
binks. and i'll n financial panic when
values depreciate rapidly and assets
cannot be turned into cash, each
! delOsitor fears that the other deposit
0rs will draw out I'LL the cash i'll the
bank and that if he don't get his mon
ey out us quickly as possible he will
he lett to hold the bag. Whel
the fear becomes general it becomes
IL Case of every man for himself and
the devil take the hindmUst, and OF
course as the banks cannot afford to
keep all their deposits Oil hand, sud-
den demand of all their depositOrs for
their money cannot be met and the
bank is compelled to close.
These runs ARE frequently c.nsed ny
absolutely groundless fears, produced
by tie manipulations of Wall street
SPECTATORS. Under ON present system
when ii panic is once started, no mat
ter from What cause, it is impossible
to restore public confidence in the
banks before immense damage has
been done. With system of govern
ment savings banks, runs on the pri.
vate banks of the country would be
uncommon, and could be easily stopped.
Government banks could render assist
ance to solvent private banks subjected
to causeless run, and the panic would
he thereby terminated. Of course
runs would not occur OH the govern.
ment banks as the depositors wOult
have no fear of losing their money anC
consequently would not all want theil
money ut any one time. An immense
, loss to poor people has already occur
red from the late foolish runs on til,
savings banks. One strong bank of
Chicago made $50 900 in two days b,
the interest its depositors forfeited il.
drawing out their money.
: Government savings banks are III
absolute necessity to prevent sudde,
contraction of the monetary circuia
, ton of the country, and to insure Il
the poor people the security Of theil
savings.
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NATURALIZATION of the railroads
is coming TO the front as live issue in
Sire;,t britain also. The freight rates
charye,l by the British roads have long
been more extortinnate than esen those
s'f American lines. In response to
: public complaints that could no longer
be put off, the last parliament consi,l-
cred scheme for the regulation of
rates. The companies, however,
pleaded that if parliament would let
silem alone they would prepare 8; fair
schedule, and they wese permitted to
: do so. This schedule has just gone
into operation. and is found to he ever.
more oppressive than the old ones. 1t
is stated that under it the rate for
freight from the the nearest English
lcsty to LondOn is More than from, Min
'reapplis to London, and this is but az
Illustration Of u system Of extortion
(which eyeh u Nebraska farmer never
dreamed Hf. The new schedule has
'a'efn IN operation only = short time,
but k;ss already excited universal
popular cutlery which seems certain to
Force the rs,i:road regulation issue into
Practical pnlItics at tie present session.
ilt Is said that the ministry will not be
Tf'''s tn refuse To bring in u bill f6r
4 c.incing rates as soon as tile home
:: ,iir bill has :,>sed The commons, and.
isDpe Of the measures already discussed
by tho radical press sre more drastic
than anything Dur western Iegixistcrs
f,aye yet attempted.-N c,5 Nation.
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CONGRESSMAN w. 4. Harris re.
turned Il short time ago from visit
In his old home In Virginia. lie
","Orts G,at events of the last few
, months have caused "a great change of
). public opinion towards the ideas advO-
ated by the populists. State tickets
will he nominated and a vigorous and
enthusiastic campaign waged by the
sinka.is,tS. -r -
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.nli for "a judicial Conventions.

E 40 tho voters Of abe peoples party OF the Six
cenfh Judicial rIstrict OF knnsa-:-
ouare hereby instr tted to elect delegates
~ alternate to attend = contention to be
J ~ Vt Larned, July l3'L mt II O'Clock. ~. m {.
for the puriLse Of 1T min:,tiUY u candidate,
z4"r judge Cf this Judicial district.
Coui tics are requested to elect delegates on
ir'n iheietf {. ~ Ter Governor ieweling.
: o.iId nEy p 'rt of Garfield county be attac n
to Hold iDan county u shall DC allow I'd
'.ditionni repre- scrfation on the same baris.
The following o. the apl,ortionnie,-t To- the
lie rent counties:
} awards 100. Observation-Disclosures. IL
Fi'' inaD... .......... ...........
=. S~bee---... ...-.-.-----. ---.--...--.- IL
Total -........ 3.
By ordtr vi COMMITTEE
&C CORMACK,
w. j. G'LREkT,
q. A. FELL.
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TIE pcpulisrs of Pennsylvania held
- convention this week and nominated
4. si:i.e ticket. The reform use has
: had wonderful growth in that state
SINCE the last election.
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no rICE OF APPLICATION TO PURCHASE
SPOOL LAND

81 BOOL LAND
The undersigned hereby sivcs notice that
he will, on the cath day of June. lSe3. make an
application 20 the probate court Of Edwards
county, Kansas, to puychsse the following
described school laB':. situated in the f'rxnniZ-
ed county OF Edwards. Kansas, viz:
The northwest quarter. OF the northwest
quarter. aud soui nv est quarter of northwest
quarter of section sixteen, township twenty
SIX south, r. Ege eighteen, west
He names the following persons to prove
his settlement, cnltiuuous residence, and
i'm provements. Wig; Nathan Ogden. rest
dence Wendell Kansas. and John W. Green.
residence, Wendell. kHrsas.
Done ut Kinsiey, county of Edwards. KAN
sas, this sta day Of June. ley'.
T. q. LESLIE.
Petitioner.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-09

MIDDLETOwN, N. Y, Sept. S-The
double murder at Birmingham has been as
thoroughly investigated as possible at this
time. The news from Walden and New
burgh, is confirmation Of the theory that
the McQuillans, mother and daughter
started from their home with Mrs. HalIi-
day. Yesterday afternoon James McQuil-
Ian. fourth cousin Of Joseph McQuillan,
OF Newburgh, reached Bloominburgh, ac-
companed by Adam Sloan, friend. The
body OF the young woman was shown
them and fully identified as that of the
daughter of Joseph McQuillan. The body
OF the elder woman being buried, full de-
scription was given the men, and McQuil-
Ian left, perfectly satisfied that the VIC
Tins were his relatives. The undertaken
advised that the body of the mother should
not be disinterred on account of it's condi-
ton
The rumors that Mrs. McQuillan had
S4O0 with her when she left home are not
thought to be true, but that the girl had a
gold watch and two rings which are miss
ing, is known. Yesterday two pistols were
found in vault in an clubhouse OH Jus
tice Thayer's place, where the suspected
woman was first taken when arrested.
The pistols are Of 80. caliber This caliber
corresponds with the bullet found near
found In the murdered women.
In the same vault where the pistols were
found later there was dug out an ounce
vial without label, containing chloro-
form, and two boxes of cartridges, one full
and the other partially empty Mrs Hal
liday, on her re-slrn from BloominQburn
with Constable oft on Monday, went to
the Clubhouse, VI lie the party stopped at
Justice Thayer'a 1t is thought she drop
ped pistols and cnloroform and cartridges
while there.
The inquest was continued dnring the
afternoon, but nothing of interest was
brought out The suspected murderess is
still in Constable Scott's care Mt his house.
She continues to treat her callers to the
same disconnected, visionary speech, and
natural or assumed crazy actions Many
of the neighbors are inclined to believe
that Paul Halliday. the husband of the
woman under arrest, is not dead but has
decamped.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-09
THE TAzEwELL FAIR.
Second and Third Successful Days-sum-
maries of the Races.

Second and Third Successful DRya-Sum-
maries of the Races.
TAzEwELL FAIR GROUNDS, Sept. c.
The second day OF the fair opened with
delightful weather and large attend
ance. The principal attractions were
the stock parade in front OF the grand
stand and the Ave races.
The trotting races wee poorly con-
tested as the winners so far quito assed
their competitors as to make the events
very tame. The running races, however,
were of high order and created much
enthusiasm.
Tomorrow is to be the big day, the
stock will be judged and the best class
OF trotters and runners will compete for
the races. An exciting trotting race is
expected between Samuel Walton's Lao
Wilkes and Magnetic of TENNESSEE o,
both having trotted trials here better
than $50.
A summary of the races is as follows:
First race. trotting, year-olds, mile
dash-Ssmuel Walton's ELLA Doud, first;
DIR. Jas. O'Keefe's Richard Croker, sec
ond; 81. G McCall's John Watts, third;
time, 1886.
Second race, crunning, three quarter
mile dash-King George, first; Green
way, second; Bohemian, third; time,
1905.
Third race. trotting, 2:45 class, in
John p. Barbee's Friday, Jr o, /;
s. =. Condon's Bassador. 9, 3; j. c. Con
ways Queen G, disqualified for pacing;
time, 2:45%, 2:52%
TAZEwELL FAIR GRoUNDs, Sept. T.
The third day of the. fair was we'll at
tended-about two thousand admissions
being received at the gate. The pro-
gramme was splendid one and enjoyed
by ALL Judging of the stock was inter.
esting. particularly of saddle horses
This is the home of that strain and
more attention is paid to breeding it
than any other business.
Six beautiful horses, we'll groomed,
and showing all the saddle gaits, were
exhibited at noon and the contest was so
close that the judges were an hour in
deciding to which was entitled the
blue ribbon, it finally going to DR.. R.
b. Gillespie's beautiful black horse.
The racing was all that could be de-
sired, every one being closely contested.
Tomorrow will complete the pro.
gramne, which has been so much en- =.
joyed by all who have attended
Following is summary of the races:
First race, trotting, PAS class, in 8:
s. Walton's Perette, years old, 1, 4;
E. Linkenfelter's Toso, Q. Q; M. L
Thomas Model, 8, 8; S. P. Condon's
Independence, 4, 4.
Second race. running. three quarter
mile heats: Fl. G. Maddux's Alta, 1, Il;
N. P. Bacon's King George, Q, Q; S. P.
Cendon's Glengary, 8, 8; time, 1905,
1.2l.
Third race. trotting. 2.33 class, in 8:
Walton's Leo Wilkes, 1. 1; M. L.
Thomas's Magnetic, 2,2 time, 2.42,
2.39H.
To-morrow's card includes the $40
and free-for-sll trots, and mile dash
running.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-09
Opening of the synodicaI College

RoGERsvLLE, Tenn, Sept s.-The
forty-fifth session of the Rogersville
Synodical College opened to-day. The
opening exercises were conducted in the
study hall Of the college, which has re-
Gently been enlarged and repainted and
papered. Already over one hundred
students have been enrolled and now
pupils are in coming every day. Nowith-
standing the hard times the indications
are that the attend ance for the session
will be larger tina ever before. A large
number of the stude nts will not arrive
till the last of the week. The senior
class is larger than ever before and
there are a number Of past graduates
and special students. A large number
OF the former students Of the college
are teaching in the best schools and
colleges in the South and West The
Berlitz School of Modern Languages is
growing rapidly in popularity and is the
most efficient school of that kind in the
South
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-09
HoNoRs ARE EVEN NOW.
virginias Turn the Tables on
the r. A. C.-5 to 2.

The Virginias turned the tables on
the r. A. c. boys yesterday evening,
easily defeating them by score of five
to two. The Virginias went to the bat
first. Tate, their big first baseman,
got his base on balls and stole second.
Enright was also given his base on
balls and they both scored on O'Rourke's
corking single to left field, aided by
Riley's error. O'Rourke was thrown
out at second. West was given his
base on balls. Leftwich hit a hot
ground ball to Meade, who threw to
Wigmore getting West out, and Wig.
more throwing to Collifow er and retir
ing Leftwich, completing pretty
double play.
The visitors did not score in the sec
ond, but they clinched their victory in
the third by making three more runs.
Enright hit safely; he was advanced to
second by O'Rourke being hit with a
pitched ball, and they were both ad-
vanced base by West hitting safely.
With three men on bases, Leftwich hit
to o'Hagan. who threw to Daniel, re-
firing EnriRht at the home base. Luck
struck out, Boyd threw wildly to Coli.
flower, trying to catch Leftwich. and
O'Rourke and West scored, Leftwicb
going to third. Wells got to first on
Meade's error, while Leftwich scored
Mcmahon ended the inning by flying
out to Colliflower. This ended the run
getting of the visitors.
The K. A. G. did not score until the
sixth inning. In this inning O'Hagan
hit safely and by some good base run.
ming stole second and third, scoring q
minute later on Boyd's long sacrifice
| TO Hald
Foster ended the inning by being thrown
out at first by ORourke.
they scored one run again in the
eighth. Collifiower reached first on an
error of Leftwich, O'Hagan was safe on
first by Vests error and Collihower
going TO second he tried to steal third,
but was thrown out by Luck. O'Hagan
was advanced to second on Wigmore's
hit. They were both advanced base
by Meade getting his base on balls.
with three men on bases Foster hit
safely and O'Hagan scored. Wigmore
tried to go home on the nit, but was
caught between third and home, ending
the inning.
The home boys did not score in the
ninth although they had good chance.
After McGinniss and Riley had been
thrown out at first by O'Rourke, Daniel
hit safely and went to third on An
thongs muff of Collifiower's fly, Colli-
flower going to second. There hopes
were short lived though as Anthony
captured O'Hagan's long fly to left field
The playing of the R. A. c. Boys was
ragged at times and their errors were
very costly. Boyd was very wild in the
first part of Hhe game but afterwards
settled down and pitched good game.
For the r A. C's. the features of the
game were O'Hagan's base running and
Wigmore's second base playing, he &C.
ceptlng ten chances without an error,
and for the visitors. Anthony's catch OF
long fly and Luck's catching. The
following tells the rest:
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-09
ACQUITTED OF STEALING A cANrE.
LOUPE.
Gases Before Judge Turner In the Police
Court Yesterday.

Cases before Judge Turner In the Police
Court Yesterday.
Edwin Robinson was tried yesterday
morning by Judge Turner at the police
court, for stealing canteloupe from q
man at the market house. The evil
dence being light against him he was
dismissed.
William Schaefer and William Early,
for vagrancy, were each fined $40. Ira
Booker, disorderly and fighting, was
taxed $3.50. John Neal, for the same
offense, was fined like amount.
Nancy Jonnson and Langy Patisel
were each fined SIS for fighting. Francis
Isabelle and Carolina Spinner were
both dismissed on the charge of fight
ing and disorderly conduct.
Annie Hall was docketed $40 for fight
ling, while Ella Ke]soe was fined So for
/ the same offense; Henry Lantoe and
Patrick LilliS, for being disorderly at
3the hobby horses, were fined ST piece.
d Jonathan Basham and II. f. Hudson
we're each fined So so for being drunk.
4 Dora Mills and Rose Stewart were each
lined S'.5O for lettering on the street
Pat McCrosson, charged with fighting,
vas dismissed Fred Roth was fined
$40 for fighting.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-09
Yesterdays League Gamea.

At Cleveland-Cleveland, Z; hits, 10;
errors, o; Washington, O; hits, 6; err
rors, 3. Notwithstanding and OCon-
nor; Maui and O'Rourke.
At misunderstanding, 0; hits, 16;
errors. 2; Baltimore. 6; hits, o; errors, 3.
Batteries-Killen and Sugden; Mona
hon, Baker and Robinson
At Chicago-Chicago, 6; hits, IL;
errors, 2. Philadelphia, 8; hits, 3; errors,
l. Batteries Clausen and Schriever;
Taylor and Clements.
At Boston-Boston, IL; hits, Is;
errors. O. Louisville, 8; hits, 10; errors,
2. Observation-Disclosures and Bennett;
Henning, Wittrock and Grim.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-09
TELEGRAPHIC BREv1TIEs.

J. M. Fisher, cashier OF bank at
Geneva, Neb., has left for parts un-
known, taking $4,000 with him.
The office OF the Adams Express
Company at Akron, Ohio. has been
robbed OF about $4,000. Several arrests
have been made.
Sheriff Eugene A. Brooks, Of Jackson,
Tenn, has boon mortally shot by q
negro prisoner, who is nov being pur.
sued by posse. He will be hanged IL
caught.
Old Bill Smith, a negro, was hanged
at Camden, Ark, yesterday, for the
murder OF Planter Pierce last fall.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-09
Old Man Murdered by White Cans.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. Sat
Dunlap station. about thirty miles from
Chattanooga, Lafayette Grimes was MUIR
dered from ambush. The old man had
been whipped by white caps last week
and had procured the arrest of some of
their number. In order to prevent him
from appearing as witness against
them the white caps lay in wait with
shot guns and riddled his body as he
passed at late hour. The officers are
not very anxious to run across the muir.
dderers as they are regarded with muco
fear.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-09

Resumption at the Daquesne Steel Works.
PITrsBUR6. Sept s-A notice has
been posted at the Carnegie Steel works
at Duqesne, that all departments of the
works will be put in operation next
Monday. Two thousand men will be
given employment at the following
terms: a reduction OF 10 per cent, in all
departments, except where employees
are paid thirteen cents per hour, in
which case reduction of ono cent per
hour will be made, and. exceps also. in
case of sa'aried men who have recently
had reduction.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-09
Kasey z cquitted Yesterday,

A. Nj. Kasey, the prominent Christians
burg tobacco manufacturer who was
charged with defrauding the government
by placing United States revenue
stamps of smaller denominations on
boxes OF manufactured tobacco, was
acquitted by the Treasury Department
Gish, who returned from the Capital City
yesterdslr.