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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-05
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, ILL. April 4.-The wheat
market was In the hands Of the bulls to-
day The trade was treated to fifteen
minutes of intense excitement about
the middle Of the session, the result or
which, when added % a gain Of nc. from
Mondays close at the opening, showed a
net appreciation OF sc. per, bushel. There
was a slight recession from the outside
point Of the day, but final figures were
2LG25sc. higher than those of Monday.
More reliance is being placed in the
crop damage reports, which are being
received from the winter wheat belt,
and an equally strong argument for
higher prices is found in the drought
which now prevails In Kansas. Cali
fornia also comes to the front with re-
ports of dry weather.
Corn had very narrow market. show
ing no independence in its action. The
strength I'm wheat was the only influence
that affected prices. May fiuctuated be-
tween 377sc. and $780, the close being
at 37ssn31Isc. 'i
Oats felt the effect of the general
strength shown in the other pits. AS
there was no particular reason for "a
decline in prices. they held firm, In SYM
patty with wheat, corn, and provisions.
At the close May was AI;sc. higher than
at the same time Monday.
Provisions were as strong as anything
on the floor. Pork showed signs OF con-
centrated buying, which is q scare among
shorts. Prices were rapidly advanced.
and closed very near the top. Lard and
ribs sympathized. 4 strong hog mar
ket helped in the advance. May pork
closed 52l.c. higher than Monday, May
lard SOC. higher, and May ribs 27l2c.
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RxPxIBs TO DORA FURNACE.
Cases Before the Pulaski Circuit Court
Mr.. Caddsi's Recovery.

pulaski. VA. April 4-Speciai--Dora
Furnace went out OF blast the other day,
in order TO make some needed repairs.
IL made a splendid run OF two years
without ''let or hindrance." and we were
sorry 10 see her fires so out. They VIII
soon be kindled. however. and Ia the
meantime a majority OF the employees
Will be employed IN the work OF repair
and clearing the way for another cam
paign.
Inc Circuit Court Adjourned on yester-
day. IL was engaged eight days In the
trial OF the Carter-Cassell case, and then
the jury failed to agree-three for dam
ages and nine for the defendant. all
hands claiming victory IN the courthouse
fight. The registration list has been
greatly added 10 on account Of this local
issue IL Is estimated that at least 2,fOJ
votes will be polled.
There was no term OF our County
Court held on yesterday. and W. G.. Tay-
lor, the condemned man, was not re-
sentenced. Judge Hudson continues too
unwell TO hold court.
MIR. j. y. Caddall our representative,
was on yesterday looking almost as well
as he did when he returned home. He
would vote Richmond the medal for being
the health resort OF the Commonwealth.
and b. long ways his best and choicest
place for spending the winter. and there
are others here who agree with him.
The pastor of the Christian church an
nounced on last Sunday that a protracted
service would begin In that church on
next Sunday. In the first week the pas
tors Of our different churches VIII be In
charge
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MIR. JOHN BOOh Ell DEAD.
The Former Richmond Merchant Passed
Away ut RomneY. W. Va.

ROANOKE. VA. April 4.-Special.-Mr.
John Booker, former commission mer-
chant of Richmond, died at Romney, w.
Va. this morning after brief illness,
aged eighty-fve years. Deceased leaves
five children, namely: Mrs. Judge X. w.
Daley, of Romney; Mrs. William +. Du-
puy. of Roanoke: Mrs. Rev. DR.. George
w Finley, of Augusta; Mrs. DIR. j. ID. Egg
gleston. Of Prince Edward, and Rev. j.
t. Booker. of Stanton.
Policeman Stout who shot Jasper Vest
at Bluefeld Friday. has been indicted for
murder and jailed at Princeton without
bail.
James G. Richardson was acquitted to-
day of the chage OF beaking into the had
ware store of Nelson & Myers on the
night of the riot. and taking a gun. He
had served a short term of imprisonment
and paid a fine of 500 for rioting.
The first game of baseball of the season
was played here to-day between Roanoke
and Altoona teams, the latter winning
by a score Of II TO 4.
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manufactured article Our New Orleans
nfm IL making consider able enort to OBJ
IAN from all the cotton states some
information as regards the probable
acreage the coming season, and so far
Texas indicates a much smaller increase
than reports generally have credited that
State with. Replies from the other
states are not yet suniciently numerous
70 be able to give ngures OF any value.
one thing noticeable Is that the south
ern farmer is going extensively into
raising Of his own wheat, and this natur-
Of corn. and perhaps taxing up some of
the area heretofore devoted TO cotton
The dificulty of sustaining improvements
come largely from me fact that soma
disturbing cause develops generally after
an advance to induce selling by those
no very considerable Improvement has
taken ulace from the lowest point touch
ed In March our information IS that
forty-fve towns in Texas. in fifty-seven
counties. show stocks OF 1850 bales.
against "a. 100 bales last year What the
the price ~ cotton Is very largely. II
not almost entirely, In the hands of the
Euroneon consumer and what the con-
sumner Of anvthing wants Is an abundant
supply. and he viii then buy freely at
lower prices, as the uecine IN the price
Of the manufacturer sf,icie does not
seem 10 keep pace with the raw mate
rial. The European spinner IL saying
the South Intends 10 increase its acreage
large and ,herefore should this prophecy
be realized. I'm the next month or two,
the domestic and foreign consumer should
certainly take of MS nat 10 the cotton
producer. There has been very steady
,,ndertore "a The market all day, but its
con,inuance ar NONCOMPLIANCE will de-
mend uuon Liverpool.
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MIN COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, Aprii 4-Cotton steady;
m.ddling gulf steady' middiing upiands.
"a; sales, 25G bales. Futures closed
quiet but steady ray ae ea Si;i @s p ses
: aSg7 "a. fulv 77fTT.I5; August, 7.7yGD
N. sentamTer 7.73q174; October, 1854
rs. November. 7soQ7sl; December,
7.S51t7.S7; January, 7yla1~.
The consolidated net receipts OF cotton
reported to-day from an potts WEI" We, oio 10
bales; exports 10 GIedl pii'aih' ID paieS >
' Totasl So Of far this week-Net receipts,
30 go bales. exports to Great Britain.
900 bales: France, lo,o'6 bales; CONT
nent. l4.S72 bales. -, co,,, O.,
lures ,r1 s,esS sy- sale 55TUo bales; April.
TO; May. IN; June, 1876: July. IA; Au-
gust. TsS. September. 7,42; october. TAG;
November. $50; December. 100.
Semi-weekly movement AT thirteen lead
Ing interior towns: kecelpts' ii,o4I paIes'
against l5.O4s bales last year shipments.
ls020 bales against 24,lO7 bales last
year; stock, 2o6,I73 bales. against SI, 40
LII IivE Fri April 4.-i2:3o p. NJ
Cotton dull and fair and prices steady
American middling. 4 3-ot; sales, l2.Voo
ton and export, 500 bales; receipts. 1000
bales: American. 500 bales. Futures
steady and demand steady; April and
May, s-e4; May and June. 4 s-e!; June
and July. 1854, July and August.
4 il-64; August and September 1894;
October and November. 4 l4-64; Noverr-
Der and December. 4 15-a. Tenders,
800 bales new dockets;
4 p. M.-April. 4 6-64; April and May:
4 7-64. May and June, 4 s-6i; June and
July, S-6fd4 ga, July and August
1914 sellers: August and September
4 i-e4 sellers; September and october.
4 1864: october and November. 1874.
values; November and December. 1884.
values. Futures closed quiet at the de-
cline
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TOBACCO EXCHANGE.


Offerings OF tobacco at auction on
Change to-day. I packages OF sun-cured
tobaccos, highest price. $3.50
Private sales reported 10 the secretary
OF the Richmond Tobacco Trade to-day:
Wrappers, hogsheads; leaf Ozark, ~
Jugs dark, l. Total. 10 hogsheads.
The tobacco inspector reports to-day:
Inspections-Dark, Is hogsheads and =
tierces; western, II hogsheads. Rein
spections-Bright, / hogshead; DARK
hogsheads.
Myers, Davenport's. Meals. Wilson's,
Planters, ALLEGHENY. Old Dominion, Shell
bzurnes. Shockoe. and Seabrooks to-
bacco warehouses report to-day: Ike
ceipts, II packages; deliveries, 80 pack
ages. ~,
United States internal revenue collec-
tions for the city of Richmond, Va, to-
day: Cigars and cigarettes, SIS 20; plug
tobaccos. s2.2f5.2o. Total, S2,427.9o.
Planters had very satisfactory sale
to-day; common and medium tobaccos
sold better than for some days past.
A first rate sale OF colory loose tooaccos
AT Shelburne's warehouse to-day, Verys
good prices; highest. $40.
A medium bright sale at shockoe ware
house to-day, -
A small sale Of dark loose at Cren-
shaw's warehouse to-day.
Registered at the Tobacco Exchange
to-day: S. G. Palmore, Powhatan' va
n. w. Winston. Louisa, Va; w. A. BAD
bitt, oxford, y. L.
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DAILY COTTON LETTER.

Following is the daily cotton letter of
Atwood, Violet & Co., of New York, by
private wire to c. w. Branch & Co.:
While Liverpool lost 2 points to-day,
our market has practically been un-
changed. because while there may be
no particularly bullish features that have
developed, at the same time there is a.
gradual disappearance of bearish ones
We do know that from this time for
ward there will be a gradual reduction
In the worlds visible supply. especially
at Liverpool. where spot sales continue
daily 1900 bales, and there is a con-
tinued reduction In stocks at all OF the
points in the South. visible and invisible
There has also been an Improvement
In the demand from northern spinners.
and this wifi doubtless continue as long
as there Is an improved demand for the
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FELL OUT OF THE BOAT.
How Mr. Doval was Drowned in tho Shen-
andoab Rivera War Upon Dogs.

LURAY, VA, April 4-Special.-Corore r
Hudson, of this place, was called to
Grove Hill, in the upper end Of this
county, TO investigate the drowning OF
George W. Dovel, whose body was found
floating in the Shenandoah river at 8
o'clock this morning. An investigation of
the case revealed the fact that Mr. Dovel.
I'm company with two relatives, all OF
whom had been drinking, on Tuesday
crossed the river about II o'clock Of that
day i'm a boat. His companions could
not induce him to leave the boat, and the
supposition Is that he went 10 sleep in
the boat and fell out and was drowned.
Mr. DoveI was thrty-six years OF age,
and leaves a widow and seven children.
A yigilant crusade has been made upon
the dogs In the Markville district of this
county. as two mad dogs are known TO
have bitten number of dogs and several
cattle. To-day wenty CANNES have been
shot.
The stockholders meeting of the North
side Land Company, appointed for yes
terday. was postponed until April 18th.
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COUNTRY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

Butter-Recepts heavy and demand
light. The quotations are as 1oliows:
Fancy dairy. 2oa22c.; choice da,ry God 1oe
choice store (packed), 1Iqlsc.; medium
store (packed) lJgl6c. choice rolls,
15Gi7c.; common to fair rolls. 10ql2tac.
Eggs-Recelpts very heavy and demand
extremely light The present n duo aa,@c
in crates. fresh and clean, 9d9l2c.; In
barrels and boxes Qreshl. 9q99c.
Poultry-Demand for live poultry very
active. For dressed poultry. uncertain
ing are present prices: Chickens dive. per
pound, 9qlOc.; ducks dive, per pound,
llG12c.; hens dive, per pound, &C.;
geese dive, per head, 4Oq5Oc.; ROSTERS
Odd. per pound. 5q6c.; turkeys dive COB
blers). per pound. 7qsc.; live mems, per
pound. Zoe. dressed hens. per pound.
ilGl3c; dressed gobblers, per pound,
s0lOc.; chickens (dressedl, large, per
pound 7qsc; chickens (smalD. per pound.
iOql2c.; ducks dressed, per pound, Ia
Fruits-Apples are active and higher.
Receipts oranges light and prices higher.
Quotations are as follows: Choice Abe
mares. per barrel. s5.OOq6W; choice
Winesaps per barrel, s3O0a4.OO; johnson
winter, per barrel, s4OOn5.OO; oranges,
choice brights. 1908 TO zoos. S2.15g3. %;
choice Russetts. 1905 TO ZOOS, s2.IJa3U;
choice 96's to l2s's. $22oq2.io.
active. Following are quotations: Calves.
per pound (gross) 546c.; sheep. per
pound, 3laa4lac.; lambs good. per pound,
4q4hc: beef (calves), per pound, 2u2%c.;
pound. 2Izq3Hc.; dressed hogs (smalD.
per pound. 5Ia46c.; dressed hogs Qarge),
per pound. 4AQ5c.; hams tsmalD, well
smoked. per pound. l64lIc.; large, Wen
smoked, per pound. 14Ql5c.; sides tcured),
per pound. l2al3c.; shoulders (smoked),
10G12c per pound
Dried Fruits-Apples fancy sliced, per
pound. 4q5c. quartered, per pound, SY
3hc.; peaches (peeled), per pound, 10
l0c. cherries (pitted). per pound. "a l0c,
Miscellaneous Beans (whitel, No; 1. per
ored beans sl.0Oai. 20; black-eyed peas,
per bushel, 6Jqs5c.; ginseng. per pound.
s. 25; feathers dive geese), per pound,
35c feathers (mixed(, per pound, 25a3Oc.;
sumac. per 100 pounds. Coo; walnuts. per
peanuts. per pound. 2l3G3c.; hoop poles.
81. OOd6 90; -four barrel heads and slaves
(machine). $6OOd7.OO.
Wool-Tub- washed. free from burs, zoe;
unwashed. l5c.; merino (unwashed), l4c.;
bury wool, 3GSc. per pound less.
HIees and Ta s9%bby p eIht pound pnr sH
3tc.; dry sailed. per pound. 3Y3Ac.
per pound. lOQ1Ic.; hams (small. we'll
well"smoked), per pound. 14ql5c.; sides
fcuredJ. per pound. I2al3c.; shoulders.
ssmoked). per pound. lOnl2c.
Seeds-clover lwholesale), PEI, bus mel,
tm stass per per P bushe s so
IFS: herds grass. per bushel, pass;
millet (German). per byshe, SOC. asl. 90;
buckwheat seed. per bushel. 70Qs0c.;
faxseed. per bushel. 500.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, April 4.-tiour held
higher and fair inquiry at old prices.
Wheat Ac. higher and checking busi-
ness; April. store. and elevator. 5sh9
Glhc.; afioat, 63Ac options were active
and irregular. with the close strong at
Eqlc. advance; April, 64Ac.; May. 65Ac.;
July. 67i3c
Corn quiet and firm; No. 2. 44l1c;. ele-
yator; 45lsc. ahoat. options duii bur
Oats quiet. Options dull; April. 35ssc.
May. 3jisc.: July, Si1sc. Spot-No. =,
3Jl@c.; No white, 3ol2c:
Hay steady and in moderate demand;
shipping, GOQ65c.
Wool quiet and steady; domestic fleece,
zoo 25c.; pulled 16a25c.
Beef dull and steady family. Sl2.OOn
l4VU; extra mess, SS.OOGS.oO; beef hams
quiet at Sl6.OO; tierced beef dull; city
extra, India mess. sls.OOg2i.Uo cut meats
in moderate demand; picked bellies.
SlOoqI25; shoulders. $500; hams. s9.5O9
30; mddles nominal
Lard quiet and firmer; western steam
closed az 1855. nominal; April. SI.JU;
May, $40 asked; July. S'3o, nominal.
Refined quiet and firmer; Continent. $500;
South America, Ss.25; compound. $6.UO9
6l2i5
Pork in fair demand extra prime. $3.50
Q14OO. ~
Butter-Choice firm and better; good
State udlfy, new, l3n -u~., viu, Wy crcc. .
creamery. new, 22i2c; western dairy.
new, Halle; do. creamery new log
22l2c.; Elg.ns. 22iac. III.
Cotton seed oil quiet and nrm; yell
low, &c.
Rosin dull and firm; strained. COM
mon 10 good, S1.15Hl.2O. -
Turpentine firm at 2JlsT50c.
fair TO extra. 3ssat5ibc.; Japan. 4laa+5.c.
Molasses-Foreign nominal; New or.
leans. open kettle, good to choice, quiet
and steady at 3Oq3sc. lcs
PEANUTS quiet.
Coffee-Options firm at 1oef25 points ad-
vance; April. 5000; June. $io;SoQl4.Oo:
august: Sl5.45: December, si4.40. spot
Sugar-Raw ouiet and easier Refined
firm; off A, 3 ii-i0g4c:; standard 4.
l-lGaiHc: cut-loaf. 4 ls,iugyS. a Sfusn-
ed, 4 ls-l6a5c.; granulated, nn Ia :
cotton. steamer. o-64d.; grain. steamer,
lad .r
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UNION STOCK YARDS. ILL. April
4.-Cattle-Receipts. 1900; market hrm;
common to extra steers, S2.0Ou4.6o; stock
ers and feeders, S2JOQ3G5: cows ana
bulls, Sl.5Og325: calves, S2.25q5.Vo
Hogs-Receipts, 1900: market strong;
heavy. $455i4. 80; common to choice mix
ed. s45Jd4.90: choice assorted. NsoQ
400; light. S4.6O94.sO; pigs. S4.2Jd4.so
Sheep-Recepts. 10000; market strong;
inferior to choice. x3.0Oq5.4O lambs,
S4OOIJ.O -.,
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May. 42xc. bid: steamer mixed, 40
4lhc.: southern corn. by sample. 43Gr43isc.
3803sl4c.; No. 2 mixed, western. 35hxD
3J%c.
Rye dull: No. 2, 54655c.
Hay quiet. steady. and unchanged.
Eggs weak at 10c.
Other articles unchanged.
Bonds-Baitimore and Ohio stock. 7yh
asked; Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
firsts. 1851 asked do. second incomes.
n asked: do. third incomes, si.Qs11;
Consolidated Gas bonds. lljA asked, do.
stocks. 65h bid.
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GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.
RICHMOND. VA, April 4, 1sg

Offerings-Wheat. 1892 bushels: corn
white. 200 bushels; corn lmixed), 1850
bushels; oats. /, 100 bushels.
Sales-Wheat, 1902 bushels; corn
(white). 200 bushels; corn (mixed), l,6UO
bushels; oats. loo bushels.
Quotation -Wheat-Longberry. COO. to
G,c. mixed, 59c. 10 &c; shortberry, 5Sc
TO &C: No. = red &c.
Corn--White. Virginia dag lots). 44c.
to 45c.; No. white. i4c. 10 44Ec.; No.
. mixed. 43i4c. 10 4ic.
Uats-Winter uor seed 3Gc. to $50;
No 2 mixed. 36lsc. to BE; No. mixed.
SOC. 10 31c.
RIVE, J4c. to soc.
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ST. LOUIS.

ST. LOUIS. MO. April 4.-F'lour quiet;
patent. $290g3.05: fancy, S2-H42.35;
choice. s1.9Od2.10.
Wheat strong and higher; May. 59lac.
bid; July. 6lisc.
Corn higher: April, 35isc.. nominal;
May. 3Jkd35lsc.: June. 3Jysc.
Oats higher: May. &c; July. 27i5c.
Pork-Standard mess selling at S125O:
on orders, S13.OO.
Lard-Prime steam. 500; choice. $40.
Dry Sailed Meats-Shoulders, $j1J:
longs and clear ribs. $685. shorts, s6.1J.
Bacon-Boxed shoulders, S8.T5; longs,
SG.82is: clear ribs. SG.75. shorts. s6.S7l..
High wines steady at Sl.Us.
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CINCINNATI.

CINCINNATI, o.. April 4.-Flour--
Spring patent. s3.2Jd3.s0; family, S225
N2.JD.
Wheat quiet and unchanged.
Corn steady; white ear 3sc.
Oats firm; No. . white. Doc.
family. $500.
Lard-Jobbing, $40 for kettle dried
and SI.3711 for leaf.
Bacon steady; shoulders, $3.50; short
rib sides, s6.75: short clear, 500.
Whisky steady at SLID.
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SAVANNAH.

SAVANNAH, GA, April 4.-Spirits tur-
pentine market opened and closed hrm
at 24i1c.; sales. 200 casks.
Rosin market firm and unchanged;
closed firm and advanced &c. on three
highest grades; sales about 1000 barrels.
Quote-A. d. G. and d. Sl.l9; f., Si'l "
s2.o5: NJ. 500 n, 81 25 window glass,
$3.50; water white, SOS.
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WI .MINGTON.

WILMINGTON, n. c.. April 4.-Rostn
dull; strained, 9Oc. good strained ooc'
Turpentine firm at 25Hc.
Tar steady at SOC
Crude turpentine steady and unchanged.
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Cash Quotations-Flour firm and prices
l5c. above those of last week; wheat.
SIC: No. 2 oats, 3ONc.; pork. Sl1.95fp
ll.97la; lard, S715q7l7i3; ribs, s6.05p
G.07i9; shoulders, s5.s7i7G6. l2la; Sides
SG.l2iaqG2j; whisky, Sl.1S.
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CHARLESTON.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET.

CHARLESTON, S. c., April 4.-Tur-
pentine dull at &c.
Rosin firm; good strained, Doc.
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BONDS.
RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.

RICHMOND, VA, April 4. 1871.
Reported by John l.. Williams & Sons.
Bankers and Brokers. No. 1000 Main
street.
Sales-1 900 Richmond. Fredericksburg
and Potomac dividend obligations at III.
Government Securities. Bid Asked.
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ginia Conference and stationed at Gen.
tenary. Richmond. as junior preacher
q. w. Moore TO the Southwest Missouri
Conference
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BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE. ND. April s.-Flour
quiet and unchanged. "a Ant,
e. Wheat strong: No. 2 red spot 1 ING, AR t1n
~ ~ Hgt5lsc.; May. 63%gUhc S SSWs' IA:
milling wheat, by sample. "a; .cn
Corn strong: mixed SPOT ApSus s'~
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UNITED STATES BRANCH.
vx,rsrrnN ASSURANCE COMPANY OF TORONTO.

ANNUAL 81
IN
TPPIT3SS SF o FY I'LL c ASso " vRa a
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ASSETS.

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none year
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President ~ SMITH.
Managing Direc,or-J. j. KENNY
Secretary-C G.. Foster.
Pr ucipal Oico--e2 WELLINGTON SrREErEAsl lohoSEV'
Attorney in virginia-JULIUs STRAUSS
Residence RICHMOND -
Organized or Observation-Disclosures. 1851.
Commenced Business-AUGUsr, 1851
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PORT OF WILMINGTON. April 4. 1884.
CLEARED.
Barous Flora (Nor). Steen. Cardin.
PORT OF NORFOLK. April Z. 1884.
ARRIVED.
steamer Westhan Br). Morsana' North
prsS n. H. Cleaves, New York.
Gnhconers c. A. White. Marguerite:
II snraRue. New York; Joseph Luther.
Portsmouth. N. H.
CLEARED.
schooners Fanny c. Bowen, FAN River;
n ri benedict, Boston: Lydia II. ROPER
New York; Nellie Thomas. CiaTemont'
The Portland daily press., 1894-04-07
WHY AN INCOME TAX.

In his speech on the amended tariff
bill the other day Senator Voorhees,
claimed that the income tax provision
would yield an annual income of $780,
600, 900 and that the total amount which
the measure would provide would ex-
coed the expenditures of the government
by $29, 900, 900, that is, that there would
be a surplus of income by just about The
amount that will be derived from the in
come tax. Now if the customs and in
ternal revenue provisions of the bill will
produce all the revenue that the gov
eminent needs to pay its expenses what
good reason is there for adding the in
come tax? When our rev enuess,were eX-
ceeding our expenditures ana surplus
was accommodating in the treasury, MIR.
Cleveland and the Democratic party
took the ground that taxation beyond
the actual needs of the government was
indefensible; that surplus was de-
moralizing since it tempted the govern
ment to extravaganza and wastefulness;
and that the very fact that there was
a surplus showed the need of new adj
justment of the tariff. There was a
good deal of force in these arguments.
But now apparently they have turned
right about face and are putting into
a revenue measure most unequal and
unpopular form of taxation notwith-
standing the fact that it will create
surplus. 1t e.. is tax that no.
body has demanded or favored
except the Populists, who have only
about half dozen representatives
in Congress. The Democratic platform
never suggested any tax of the kind
neither did the Republican. Yet the
Democratic senators and representatives
have resolved to put it in, not because
the money it will produce is nee lad, but
because the South and some a is of the
West think it good way to compel the
East to pay more than its fair share of
the expenditures of the government.
The Portland daily press., 1894-04-07

When Mr.. Reed was Speaker the
charge made against him more ire
quently than any other was that he hao
stifed debate There was nothing IN
the charge excepting that when debate
was being carried on merely for the
purpose of delay Mr.. Reed did use his
power to curtail it. No debate which
had for it's purpose the calculation OF
bill-that is no genuine debate-was ever
cut short But the very thing which the
SO called independent press condemned
when Mr.. Reed did it they praised when
Mr.. Crisp does it. Thus speaking OF his
refusal to allow Mr.. Dingley to speak on
the seigniorage bill the New York
Post says it was altogether de-
sirable "that the House should
be spared another merely academica.
debate" The Post was very much in
favor of "academical debates" or de-
bates of any other kind that tended Ito
tie the hands of the Fifty-frst Congress.