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The Washington times., 1894-04-26
The Coxey Movement.
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To the Editor OF THE TINES:
Coxey demands the passage of a measure ap-
propriating $500 200 900 for the improvement of
roads, this sum to be met by an issue of national
notes, which are TO be a legal tender for all
debts and TO be receivable in payment for all
public dues There is no doubt but that such
notes would be las good as gold" at least there
Is An immense number OF people who think So
In tracing out the economic effect of such a
measure We find that it would give employment
TO all our unemployed and that wages would
rise. This Is a consummation devoutly TO De
wished: but what then,
The effect of improved roads would certainly
enhance the price and rent OF lands adjacent
thereto, and with such enhanced price and rent
wages would inevitably fall TO point lower than
they now are and many more peopld would be
thrown out of employment than at present
After an era OF prosperity would come period
of financial and industrial depression more in
tense and bitter than the present. Is there no
adequate remedy then Tor this evil which is
threatening the very foundation of civilization,
think there is. Ii is this. Pass the bill with
an amendment providing that tax equal 10 IS
per capita be laid on the various states and
territories, TO be collected through the assess
ment of lands therein exclusive Of the improve
ment thereon This would impose the expense
Of the improvement on the class Of property that
would reap all the benefit of it, and the tax
would tend to reduce the price and rent of land,
and in this way the only bad economic effect
that would accrue from the measure would be
completely counteracted.
Let Congress take the bull by the horns and
have the courage TO promptly pass such bill.
end out of the prosperity that will Immediately
spring from adversely Will come such profound
and widespread sense Of gratitude that no man
who supported the bill will fail of reelection
That statesman is the wisest, greatest and
best who, setting aside petty considerations,
does the one thing that will accomplish the OBJ
feet the people desire. That politician is the
most powerful who, instead of waiting for a "de-
mand" for the passage of a particular measure,
enacts # into law because it will obtain the de-
sired object. C. B. HEMINGWAY.
The Washington times., 1894-04-26
AT THE DISTRICT BUILDING,

s. d. Gibson has been promoted to class two
Of the police force, vice ". E. Austin resigned
and Patrick Creagh has been promoted to class
two, vice John Trammell, removed
The following watchmen of the Smithsonian
Institute have been appointed additional
privates on the police force: W. H. Brelsford,
J. ii. Brown, j. j. Dresmond, J. J. Dolan, A. l.
FAINT. E. z. Herndeen, j. H. Horan, G. s. King,
Alexander Skinner. and W. W. Wallinsford.
Tho Western Union Telegraph Company has
requested permission to renew six poles on First
street, between H and Florida avenue north
east. along the line Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad; also permission to reset four existing
poles on Water street, between Twenty-ninth
and Thirty-second streets northwest
The Commissioners have been asked to look
Into the claims Of that section in the neighbpr-
hood OF New York avenue and Twenty.frst
Streets and requested to pave Twenty-first
street from street to Now York avenue, and
regulate the grade as far down as street. 1t is
also suggested that the streets in the vicinity be
brought up TO the grade, and New York avenue
be curbed from Nineteenth to Twenty.third
streets.
Several days ago the attention Of the Commits
sioners was called By Intendant Ssoufenburgh of
the Washington Asylum to tho fact that he had
In the male workhouse number OF small col
ored boys under sixteen years Of age, and pro-
posed that they be transferred to the reform
school The District Attorney yesterday ad-
vised the Commissioners that It would not be
competent Tor the court to change the sentence
SO as to increase It The boys will serve out
their sentences In the work house. Col Trues-
dell has sent telegram TO Commissioner Ross
stating that he win be ct his desk about II
O'Clock this morning
The Washington times., 1894-04-26
An English Lesson.


after you." as the policeman said to the
escaping sneak thief.
pardon me-" as the criminal said to the
Governor.
"Step this way. please as the dancing
master said to his class.
"By, by" as the clerk said to the Gus
toner.
.'Ho. there" as the farmer said to his field
hand.
"Take chair" as the dentist said to his
patient.
ssYou make me tired, as tine hired girl said
to the Monday washing.
"Drcp in sometime" as the slot machine
said to the nickel.
"Call again. as the poker player said to
the other poker player.
''Get On to it, as the bicycle teacher said
to his nervous scholar.
"Come around next week." as Thursday
said to the day before.
''It's all up with you,' as the sidewalk
sweeper said to the roof cleaner.
"You're corker," as the brewer said to
the bother.
'.That's the end OF It," as the boarder said
the landlady when che gave him the tail Of
the chicken.
The Washington times., 1894-04-26
Racing Results Al Rohx.


RoBY, April 24.-Summaries of to-day's
races:
FIRST TRAcE-Five-eighths Of a mile. Bob wag-
ner won; Mary second; 81. Adams third Time
Loo
SECOND RACE-one-half of a mile. Levina C.
won; Hay Tay second; Nat Goodwin thiid Time
--0.5iIb.
Third RACE - Nine-sixteenths Of a mile
Lucinda won; Collonade second; Hyman third
Time-l:00ts
FOURTH RAcE-Five-eighths Of mile Outlook
won; Dalyran secopd: Text third. Time-101b.
FIFTH HRAcE-Nine-sixteenthso OF a mile King
stock won Eli second; Nevay third Tifne-lDOl4
Entries for tomorrow:
FIRST RACE-One-half of a mile Lady Kelly,
Nat Goodwin, 81 each; Spades, 80: Meadows. Miss
Dunn log each; Lou Hicks, One Fifty. The Shark,
100 each: Basil Duke, Bill Barnes McKeever, ia
each: National, ll9.
SECOND RAcE-Three-eighths OF mile. J. j.
Douglas McInerney, DC each; Nixon, jr., Rural
Maid, 80 each: Tit for Tat, e3; Miss Addie. los
THIRD DRACE-Nine-sixteenthso OF mile Ha-
cienda, Pccadilly, Courtney, "a each; Halcyon,
%; Marina, Jennie June, Alice C.. Oregon, %
each: Tylarm, Some More, I01 each; Clifford, l0i;
Questor, Ill.
FOURTH RlcR-Five-eighths of mile. El-
beron, So: Frero. a5: Mother of Pearl, 96 Mockahi
ss Dago log; Tarquin, 1885, Eagle Bird, l09, Skadi,
90
FIFTH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of a mile
Theodore H., Red Star, Pa; Malloy, ir, 95 each;
Edith, Rock, 100 each; Sewanee l05; Ulster, Nc
Michael, 40 each; Laurestan, ll5.
The Washington times., 1894-04-26
Mothers as ExamnIes

Not every mother thinks at all as she goes
about her daily task, her little ones tagging
at her heels, that then they are getting their
first character lessons and are forming ths
habits of a lifetime. 1t is then they learn to
be patient and brave or fretful and cowardly.
1t is then they learn to think kindly OF people
or to be suspicious and selfish. IL is the
mother who teaches good manners. and she
cannot teach them by making polite thing
of it. The child is too shrevd for that. He viii
soon learn that he cannot be polite here and
rude there and suit his manner to his COM
pany; but If that dear and gentle mother
tries to make her little ones feel that they are
in a world full of brothers and sisters, that
everybody is in a sweet sense kin, why. then
the politeness comes out as a flower blows
and is as natural as breathing.
The Washington times., 1894-04-26
CLIFFORD IN A cALLoP.

Montgomery Stakes Resulted in nm Easy
Victory for Leigh's Colt.
MEMPHIS, April 25.-The last day Of ths
Memphis meeting was clear and warm. The
attendance was large. Four out Of six races
were won by odds on favorites. One BY a 6
to first choice and one by 8 to 2 selec-
ton. Clifford won the Montgomery stakes
from 70 Tambien and Peytonia in big gal
lop. Results:
FIRST RACE-Six furlonga Hibernia Queen,
95 &c. Weber,, 8 to 5, won; Revenue, 106 e. Tay-
lor) 15 TO ], second; Captain Drane, 109 a. HilD,
to l, third. Time-l174. ---A
SECOND RACE--For two-year-olds, four fur
longs. Fertile, 1lS (R. Williams), { to 10, won;
Trifacil, 40 (Martn), Z TO 5, second; May Lou,
ITO U.illy), 10 to /, third Time-.50N.
UTHIRD RACH-Montgomery stakes, u 900 added:
eighth. Clifford, 121 (Martin), to 8, won; Yo
net value to the winner S1,l56; mile and an
Tambien, 100 (R. Wiliiams), to 2, second Pey-
tonia, 80; Keith, 80 to !: third Time-1:571%
FOURTH RACE-Selling: seven furlongs. Fer
rier, ITO (Martn), to 2, won; General Ross, 100;
a. Hill, to second; Simrock, 103 (Goodale), to
!, third. Time-l:35ls.
FIFTH RACE-Handicap; one and one-sixteenth
miles. Enthusiast, l09 Neigh), 8 to 9, won;
Prince Carl, 100 (H. Williams), to 9, second;
King Lee, lis Overflow, to 2, third Time
1:5Ol6
sixth RAcE-Three-quarters of mile sena-
tor Irby, ITO DAILY, to 2. won; Oxford, 1l6
(Judson), 3 TO !, second; Lady Gay, los u. HID,
to !, third. Time-l:i7A
The Washington times., 1894-04-26
Tie Your Shoes,

"Stop minute. My shoestring Ii united"
"Oh. dear! What a nuisanceI Your shoes
are always untying, and there's our car COM
ing" Result. fuss and bad temper. Though
shoestring is very easy thing TO tie, not
one person knows how to do it. We all know
how to tie bow and of what bow consists
two loops and knot in the middle. Now,
suppose. before you tighten your bow, and
while you still have loop in each hand, you
take the loop in your right hand and pass 1t
through the knot in the middle. Now go
your usual way and give both loops a good
hard tug to tighten them and there you are!
No more united shoe strings. No more lost
cars. When you want to unfasten # take one
OF the tag ends in your hand. give a good
pull, and the thing is done, or rather undone
The Washington times., 1894-04-26
Comparisons With Coxey.
PABTHESoN HEIGHTS, Nd, April "a, IS!

PABTHESoS HEIGHTS, Nd, April "a, 1894.
To the Editor of THE TINES:
Like children playing with fire, the Washing
ton press (THE TIMES excepted) has been treat
ing the Coxey movement with leyity, and even
the most notorious paper of the vampire sort
comes to us Sunday morning from New York
with iaring cartoon entitled Don Quixote.
VIII you allow a serious man to say that this
uprising of the people from California to Massa-
chusetts means ..more than their philosophy
hath dreampt Of"
"tramps" Qf you please SO to name them), march
from Marseilles to Paris-the Gordon riots in
London were at first ridiculed but suddenly "all
faces gathered blackness." John Brown at
Harper's Ferry was another Don Quixote, with
an earthquake behind him-a "higher law" than
the Constitution had been proclaimed by VIII
liam H. Seward, and we still living under
that proclamation 1t swept the South with a
beasom of destruction, and now threatens its
authors with ruin; but they who sew to the
wind shall reap the whirlwinds"
Your wise Commissioners. instructed by Sena-
tors and Congressman, have issued their procla-
nation to Coxey-no organized body can parade
on the Capitol grounds. Did they ever hear of q
snake that could fall to pieces, and unite itself
at will; Then pray tell us what is to hinder ten
thousand American citizens from going individ-
uelly, without any apparent organization to the
very rotunda and to every lobby. where the Wall
street army presides These individuals, at the
blast of a pie-broch could reunite in the very
Capltol-On It's grounds. ana hold Them
against the world, especially If they should
string those sacred Egyptian cats of the Senate
and House along their front Who would dare
to fire upon them?
DRedstone would be Robespeare, Cleveland
could mugwamp into Danton, while Allen and
PETER could play Marrat and Charlotte Cordey.
Madame Surrat was written as the late war
closed, but its prophecies herewith pages Is and
l05) might suggest that the author of that
popular drama was either a rain crow or a wise
goose to tell what way the winds would blow.
TAfTn nartGf fxrr hale ~, bfgnr,
''Should our last army go down in battle our
cause will still survive The whole world now
combined against us may conquer on the field,
but the brave and true men Of the North,
threatened by a raging commune, will clamor
for constitutional safeguards and be compelled
TO call upon our sons in peaceful armor, or, if
need be. with the sword-perhaps upon our
selves to fight for constitutional liberty and for
the rights Of man" ]. W. ROGERS.
The Washington times., 1894-04-26
THE CHANGE OF NEW ORLEANS.

The small share Of New
Orleans in the commerce
SENATOR between the United States
rpou and the Latin-American
countries has always been
the cause of surprise and
comment. From the geographical situation
OF that city in relation to the great producing
and consuming section Of the United States,
as well Us to the southern republics and
colonies one would suppose that the metrop-
oils of the gulf ought to COMMAND the greater
part of both the export and the import trade.
She lies only four days distant from the north
ern ports of Central and South America. less
than one-half of the sailing time to New York,
and enjoys communication by rail or water
with every manufacturing and commercial
central center in the South and the West.
The distance from New York and Chicago,
and New Orleans and Chicago is about the
isthmus, the great distributing point from
the southern trade, via New Orleans, is only
about half as great as via New York. Never
theless. nine-tenths Of the merchandise that Is
furnished by the Northwest to the Southern
markets, both the agricultural and mechani-
cal products. is shipped halfway across the
continent by rail or lake to the Atlantic
and from New York southward, instead along
the longitudinal line which nature has
marked for man 10 follow.
The region tributary to New Orleans en-
braces over one-third Of the total area OF the
United States, and furnishes $1,000 miles of
navigable waters and is settled by nearly 30,-
0O0,00 people. 1t contains 70 per cent. Of the
swine, nearly GO per cent. Of the mich cows.
IS per cent. OF the cattle, and 40 per cent Of
the forest lands found in the entire country;
producing, also, four-flfths of the corn and
two-tbirds of the wheat. The crops men,
toned are valued at $500, 900, 900 annually,
and the live stock has an average value OF
el7O. 100000.
The great cotton belt Of the United States,
in which is raised $500, ,OOO, 900 pounds Of raw
material yearly, is naturally tributary to New
Orleans, the chief outlet for the exports.
amounting to 1850. .OoO, 600 pounds, valued at
e2s0.ooo,ooo. OF late years, also the manu.
iaeare of cotton has taken great leap in the
southern states, their mills. which now pro-
The Washington times., 1894-04-26
HITS-OR MISSES.

After all. It would have been hardly poetic
for poor, old Billy McGarrahan to die at any
other time.
Gen. Weaver now threatens to run for Con-
gress from Kansas.
1t would be well for the United State.
Senate. and the House also, to play ball.
Postmaster General Bissell's order that nc
new post Office shall have in its name more
than one syllable would seem to shut out the
name of the Postmaster General himself
which is wrong.
1t has not escaped observation that Captain
Anson's Chicago team begins the season with
its time-honored percentage of 900.
1t is thought that Mrs. Colonna has agreed
to go back to Mr.. Colonna on condition that
the husband will himself walk the floor with
the baby at night hereafter.
At least the armies Of the commonwealers
are getting along faster than Congress.
1t has been remarked that it was Samuel L.
Clemens and not Mark Twain that failed.
A Chicago minister has been asking what
he can do to be saved. Nothing, probably,
If he insists upon living in Chicago.
The Tammany Times remarks that we
never hear that the singer is to sing a song
"by request" that we don't feel that we would
like to ask him to prove it.
About 10000 newspapers have discovered
that the Coxey movement is no joke. They
all used to think 1t was,
1t is rumored that Lillian Russell is already
contemplating divorce; but just at present we
don't see that we can do anything about it.
French ballet girls, 1t seems, begin their ca
reers at seven. Nobody knows at what age
they end them.
So it seems that Senator Morgan charges
that money was used to elect President Cleye-
land. whew!
In the piney woods district Of Louisiana
SAG people voted for the income tax and for
free silver to 151 against.
Senator Mills desires US to deny that he is
an enemy OF Senator Murphy because of the
latter's championship of the American collar
and cuff. which, 1t has been rumored, Mr..
Mills never wears.
Great scheme, great scheme, this putting
the Treasury vaults under special guard!
Millionaire Mackey denies it, and perhaps
after oil Mr.. Colonna has not agreed to get
up at 5 in the morning and make the fire.
The Washington office of the Brooklyn
Eagle has issued a pretty little handbook of
the National Capital. II is suspected that
Addison Atkins is the author.
The Washington times., 1894-04-26
Will the Military Shoot?

10 the EDITOR OF lHE LINES.
The military forces Of the District may soon
be called upon to decide that question.
The idea that a soldier is mere subservient
machine is exploded The soldier of to-day is,
or ought to be- an intelligent man. He knows,
If he knows anything, that the men coming here
in a few days are not cutthroats and villains
Their object is not to rob and plunder. They
come as brothers, as fellow workmen. No doubt
most of them would do valiant duty and defend
their country's flag willingly in case Of neces-
sity; many of them have done so.
No officer should compel soldier to fire in
support Of a wrong principle. There is no
nobility in such act
Suppose a vote were taken by the readers Of
THE TINES many Of whom no doubt, are MEM
bers of the militia. as TO whether their moral
duty would be TO use their weapons to slay their
unfortunate brethren out OF employment at the
command of superior officers Would their
moral courage as American citizens not be ex-
emplified by refusing to fire.
The regular army Is composed mainly Of fine
specimens Of American mankind, thanks to the
improved system Of enlistment. Let the query
be addressed to them as well. The Fort Meyer
and Washington barracks troops certainly read
The TIMES.
Many a regular sympathizes with his toilins
brothers outside the ranks, as / know from ex.
perience Ex-REGULAR
The Washington times., 1894-04-26
KELLEY AND coxEY.
The Communicated Chief Of the Industrial
Legion Writes About Their Movement.
ONAuA Nah Aprfl % 1904

The Commander.in.C Chief Of the Industrial
Legion Writes About Their Movement.
OMAHA, Nsb, April q, 1894
To the Editor Of TEE TrxEs:
The plutocrats do Just what We want them to
do to make votes for us. They quarsndned Gen.
Kelley and his army at Council Bluffs, kept them
out In cold and sleet until the whole West be-
came aroused, and war was about declared
Over 5000 men went over from here twice, but
Kelley would not violate the law The man has
won tho admiration Of all the people, regardless
Of party. HIS discipline is perfect His COM
mand are, many of them, old soldiers, and they
are peRceable, law-abiding people. After our
Omaha workingmen had captured a train he re-
fused 70 take IL The action Of the Governor of
Iowa, who was disbarred by the Pension Ofice
for robbtng old soldiers, has aroused a storm Of
indignation.
1t was demonstrated that the men who are
owned BY the John Sherman, Tom Reed, Mo
human sympathy as the Grover Cleveland, Car
Isle, Breckinridge, Wall Street Democracy. You
can announce to your readers that the foolish
recruit It 10000 fold. Last Fall when / was at
Canton, Ohio, l met Coxey, who wanted q
speaker for Massillin. l sent for Carl Brown,
an industrial legion recruiting oricer and
promptly reported for duty and has been with
Coxey ever since. Both Brown and Coxey are
gentlemen mon OF honor, and are not anarch-
lists in any sense
They both have wonderful control over a
crowd VIII enlist none but reliable, honest
men, and viii tolerate no act Of violence from
any of their men. They simply desire to pre-
sent living petition 10 the Gar at WASH
ington and his satellites in the Republican
and Democratic party opposition will
only swell the army. The Joe Hawley
brand Of statesmen will not intimdate them
know a little about Hawley's army record from
his own regiment and it Is safe to say he will be
at Hartford when the army enters Washington.
1t is an army Of peace. We mean to win with
the ballot
The people in Washington are in no more
danger than when the Grand Army invaded il
at the grand encampment, but let blood be
spilled by the minions Of the money power and
no one can fortell the result
All the iawless deeds, the violations Of the con-
stitution, the oppression and tyranny have SO
far been committed by the money kings.
PAUL VAN DEKyoORT.
The Washington times., 1894-04-26
Two Committees After Them,

There are two distinct investigations of
Pacific railroad affairs in progress before
House committees. The Pacific Roads Com
mittee is considering the main question of
settling the great debt due the government
Representative Boatner also has subcom-
miitee from tine Judiciary Committee. con-
sidering the Boatner resolution, for begin
ming suits against individual directors Of the
Pacific roads. There is no conflict between
the two Investigations, for, although they are
on parallel lines. one is against the roads
while the other is against individuals con-
nected with the roads
The Washington times., 1894-04-26
Prof. GIeason,s Opening.

Tho famous horse tanner, Prof. o. R Gleason.
will be at Convention Hall Friday and Saturday
Of this week. On his former visit to Washington
he made q much longer stay and played to large
houses all the time, SO undoubtedly his business
hero for these two nights will be very big An
elegant programme has been secured for the
opening night No /, pair Of thoroughbred
horses, very nervous and have runaway. No. 2,
a horse afraid Of music. and all noises, and a
very bad halter-puller. No 8, q bad bolter and
plungcr. No 4, Ugly Mary. Nos. 5 and 8, two
very dangerous and wicked kickers, without q
doubt, the worst in this section Of the country.
The star Of the evening viii be the handling OF
Ugly Mary. This animal comes from Maryland,
and Is a fine-looking, high-life animal She has
never been driven In single harness. For the
past four months they have not been able to drive
her double or even put the harness on. She has
had her own way 80 long that she will make q
hard tight for victory when brought into the
ring on Friday evening