Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-06-01


be discharged prior to July l.
F. X. Meade, of BOyce, Clarke
county, has been appointed a
cadet at West Point with G. L.
Condir, of McGaheysyille, as
alternate.
The continued bad weather
makes the Coxey camp near Blad
ensburg, Nd, a very dismal and
uncomfortable abiding place fol
the Commonweslers. The mer
are respondent and have beer
hungry at times.
The Southern Presbyterian
General Assembly ct Nashville
Tenn, reversed the action OF tit
Char lesion Presbytery in the case
of Miss Sadie Means, an enploye
of the Charleston Telephone Ex
change, who was expelled from
church for working on Sunday.
The investigation at Washington
showed that an effort was made to
bribe two Senators, that the effort
was made upon the wrong men
They now proceed to investigate
the sugar trust corruption, bat that
is too big Q thing. The general
opinion is that there has been some
corrupt methods used, and that
they have been so adroltly con-
Quoted that nothing will result
from the investigation.
In Augusta county last week
BENJAMIN HIte shot and killed
Henry Weeks. Hite's daughter
was hired out for domestic service,
and Weeks tried to induce her to
leave her home. When remonstra'
ted with by Hite he struck at him
with a chair. Hite turned upon
him and shot him. Weeks was
regarded as a dangerous man, and
has been in several scraps before.
Hlte surrendered himself, and
was taken to Stanton yesterday
The result Of the election at
Norfolk 10 IN important lesson
both to the Democratic party and
the petty political bosses. 1t was
not that the principles OF the Pro
hibition party suddenly became 80
popular, but because that party
presented the instrument by which
the masses of the Democratic party
could punish corrupt leaders. If
there is anything that weakens the
Democratic party at this day, it is
that it is dominated By a number
of petty, corrupt, self constituted
leaders who, by some means, fire.
quently very corrupt ones. control
the strikers, who are willing and
anxious to keepin the good graces
OF the self constituted bosses. These
strikers are generally men who
are controlled by money or by some
other corrupt considerations. The
masses of the party will bear such
things for a time, bat, like the
masses at Norfolk, will strike back,
at some favorable opportunity, and
depose the self constituted, pulled
ND would be bosses, even II they
are compelled to do 1t by voting .
ticket whose principles they do not
fully endorse.
Mr.. II. Fl. Evans, the Treasury
statisticisn has made q comparative
statement OF the average rates OF
duty, under the different tarih bills
A study Of these figures will show
but a small difference between tie
Wilson bill and the Senate bill as
amended.
It shows that the reduction from
The Mckinley bill by the Wilson
bill was 1885 per cent. and the
from the Mckinley bill
BY the Senate bill as amended is
1879 per cent.
In reference to the delay in pass
ny the bill he gives the dates OF the i:
passage of the several tariff bills.
Walker tariff, ls4s, passed the
,enate July %, ls4S, and was sp-
roved by the President. July
o, 1s46.
Merrill tariff, 1861, reported to
he House March IL, 1850, passed
le Senate Feb. 20, 1861, and was
March 2, 1861. /,
Tariff bill Of 1888, passed the
[suse June q, 1882, passed the
enate Feb. 20, 1883, and was APP
roved March 8, 1893.
The Mckinley bill passed the /
mate Sep. 10. 1890, and was ap- /
owed Oct. l, 1890. y