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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-29
SLIGHT DROP IN PRICES
Speculation Was Comparatively Quiet With
a Disposition to Sell the Entire List.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO MOVES UPWARD.
Western Union also Presents Firm.
CT Frout-RunOred Call for Bond
subscriptions Tncites Purchases by
Ehorts-MarItet left OF with High.
err Prices Than Yesterday.

New York, Dec 2S.-Speculation at
the Stock Exchange was comparatively
quiet to-day, the transactions for the
two hours of business amounting to
only ,5S1 shares. In the four hours
sell the entire list and prices dropped
anywhere from Il to ! per cent. Jer-
sey Central, the Changers. l.. & NJ, the
Southwcsterns and Sugar being partic-
ularly weak at this time. The heavi-
ness of the market was due to the
receipt of lower cables from London,
the action of the Interstate Commerce
Commission In declaring the new
joint traffic agreement between the
trunk lines and their Western con,
ncctionS illegal. Baltimore and Ohio
and Western Union, however, present
ed nrmer front, the former moving
up l to 81 and the latter 2ls to S5%.
The denial by Vice-President King, of
the baltimore and Ohio. OF the recent
unfavorable reports about the company
including the rumor that the company
proposed to part with it's block of West
ern Union. strengthened both the
stocks named. In the closing hour the
market took on Il firmcr tone on pur-
chases by shorts. who did not care to
nave any contracts outstanding over
Sunday. Rumors that the Treasury
department might issue n call for bond
subscriptions at any moment was an
additional reason for purchases by the
class of traders referred TO, notably
hfm stocks in the last hour were West
ern Union. Manhattan, Sugar. l.. G.
NJ the Changers and the Southwest
erns. Baltimore and Ohio. which had
sold ut "a at the opening. fell to 32k,
OUT crossed ut 33m35 The market left
off firm in tone with prtces generally u
90 1& per cent. higher than Mt the
close Yesterday. Chicago Gas and Jcr-
sey Central lost y and per cent.
Bonds were higher. Sales aggre-
gated S716,00O.
The sales OF listed stocks arrrc
rnted o6.aS7 shares. and Of unlisted
G5.ss4 sfasea
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-29
SHIPPING NEWS.
Fort OF Norfolk nnd portsmontI,
nccember 2Sth. 1895.

ARRIVALS.
British stmp. Vera. Forth, New Or
leans to Rouen, to VIM. Lamb &c Co.
Coaledi and sailed.
british stmp. Bencliff Donovan,
Baltimore to the North American Tran
sport Company. to load
Schr. General II. S. Greeley, Blake,
providence. to William Lamb & Co.,
for coal.
schr. George E. Dudley, Wilson,
Bridgeport, light.
CLEARED.
Sohr Charles T.. Tuttle, Bowen, New
Haven. with coal.
Rarge Monarch, Hoboken or New
York, with coal.
SAILED.
Schr. T. Morris Perot. Randolph, New
York, with box shocks.
Schr. Lucy Wheatley Taylor, Scot
land. to load lumber for New York.
Schr Matte II. Russell, Drinkwater,
New York, with lumber.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-29

Cotton belt experiencing cold wea-
ther.
Liverpool Cotton Exchange reopens
Monday, December Both.
Bars liver London sO1ad.-advance Of
Lied.
English consols declined ls-1O67s.
Future contracts in New York advan-
ded TO 3 points, closing very steady;
sales, 65.300 bales; March, 1885, May
sos; August. S.14 TO SIS.
Future contracts in New Orleans
closed steady ut 3 to points advance:
sales. $4,000.
Total crop in sight since September
1, 1895. 4,7o5.S04 bales, against 6.Sl5.952
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-29
bales last year ana 5,2g4,544 bales ii.

bales last year ana 5,294,544 bales in
1890. t.T.F
United States port receipts yesterday
last year, and 1867 bales in 1893.
The five leading interior towns re- i
ceived yesterday l0,753 bales. against
1851 bales last year and 1858 bales in
1893. Stocks lost 3.5l7 baics, against in
creascs Cf 5,3l4 bales last year, and
loss OF 2,702 bales in 1893.
Tho Oh, or.cle CT New York says
The marketing Of the cotton crop is,
making good progress
New Orleans estimated receipts to-
morrow are 1000 bales, possibly IT,
| 600 bales against 27,Gji bales last year,
and lS,150 bales iii 1888.
The visible supply Of cottontds as. fol-.
1895. 1894.
East India, &c....... $4,000 1872, 200
American ............. 3,717,153 4,49t551
Total business ...... .4,os2,s 1853 'A,s26751'
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-29
Norfolk Cotton Market.
WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS..

Provisions.
Norfolk. Va. Dec. 9

Norfolk, Va. Dec. IS, 1896.
Fish-Mackerel. No. 2, in kegs, 81. 90;
new. small $3.50; new, medium. $12: No.
3, in kegs. $3.50; Herring, Family Foe,
half barrel. Sc.I5: North Carolina Cut
Herring, s3.25uS.75; Eastern. in barrels.
s3.25.
Mess Pork-New, 1915.
Ham-Pork, Sl0.35.
Hams-Smiihneld. 14917c.
Bulk A1eats-Clear ribs, $3.50; fat
backs, 43ic.; bellies, 5Hc., as To size
pieces; pork plate, si.60I5.00
Shoulders-SUcar cured, CSC.
Observation-Disclosures, 6Ac.
Breasts-Sugar cured, sac
Lard-Pure lard, tierces. f@67Nc.. as to
cases and tubs, 7Ac. over tierces; com
pound, 6Ac.; tierces, In cases. 5hc
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-29
N OnCY Market.

New York. Dec. 2S.-Money on call, G
per cent. Prime mercantile paper, AGO
5H per cent. Sterling exchange steady
with actual business in bankers bills
at 4S7iA@4SS for sixty days and 1880
4S9A for demand. Posted rates. iSSls@
1909. Commercial bills. 4S7QD487Ia Bar
silver, 66&. Government bonds firm;
State bonds quiet; railroad bonds high
er; silver at the board was firm
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-29
tirI,lll.

Peas-Steady: Black Eye Peas. s1.750
$l.9O per bag; Black, 60470c. per bushel
Corn-Southcrn white, quiet, at 35c.
% oats-Stendy; Mixed, &c: white.
Mill Fecd-Nlarket steady: Bran.
slo; shipStuf, or middlinG, Sl7;
meal. white bolted. per so lbs, 45c.
Hay-Western No. ]. Timothy. $3.50
Qla.00: Maryland and Virginia. No.
Timothy. slI60; No. 2. $3.50.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-29

Sl.75;, Onions, sl.75; parsnips, 50: celery
sac. bunch; carrots. Sl.75.
Ioultry-Chickcns old. 2olsG o5c
Spring chickens. I211Sc.
Gggs-Wholesalc, l7@19c per dozen.
IteeswaN-27c. per pound.
Iruck-1rish potatoes: Eating p5tn-
toes. Sl.25 per bag; Onions, Sl75 per
bag.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-29
Live stock,

Beef Cattlc.-Eastern North.
Carolina and Virginia steers,
fat. per pound. @3iSc
MIX calves, common, per
- pound ....................... .11a@2 C
J. learning calves, per pound. 20 6D3 c
Shecp' per pound .:.;..........2 43Ac
Hogs, live, gross weight, prime,
10 TO 100 pounds .... 4 G.
Fresh Pork.-Hogs. dressed,
large, per pound ...........4 05 c
Hogs. dressed, small, per
pound ....................5 O.
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Western

Cheesee-dCcream. lo@loHc.: Western
Duiry, g@9lac.
Butter-Markct firm; New York
State dairy. new. 23c.; fresh cream
cry, 24@25c. Western. 1GG20c.
Kerosene Oil-Firm: 1l2 degrees. lie.
GO degrees. 13hc.: Rod. $50 degrees. l4c
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-29
" sample. GaqGsc.; do, on grade, s2@

Corn-F;rmer; mixed. spot and year.
S2@325sc.; January. a2ts@32Ac.; Fehru-
airy. 32isQ33c. March, sSlk@33Mc. :;
steamer mixed, 31Ia@i3l&c.; Southern
white, 3l1&GD32l4c.; do. yellow. f3lM q
S2&c.
Oats-Quiet and steady; No .. wki;n
Western. 24@24lac.; No. ., mixed, 22IAGl
23c
Rye-Dull. steady. and unchanged
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-29

Cash Ouotations-Fluor was duh and
feeling was firmer; No. spring wheat.
55ia @56i:c.: No. ned, 5SA QIGlhc.; No. 2
corn. 251aGI 26;4c.; No. oats, 17c
Mess pork. S7.62HG7.75; lard, S5.o5; S.
II. sides si.22itGi4.27i2 d. S. shoulder.
37is@4.62h: S. c. sides, S4.37E@4.5 so.
Whiskcy, Sl.22
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-29
I'rnIIIcc.

Southern Fruits-Bananas. S101.25
per bunch; oranges. Jamaica $500 per
box; cocoanuts. $500 per bag OF 100;
Lemons. S27503.50; Northern apples.
$2:T5@4.00.
Turnps, s1.25: sweet potatoes, $500
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-29
baltimore Market.

Baltimore, Dec. 2S-Flour dull and un-
changed.
December. 65@65Mc.: May, 673k@87Isc. !;
steamer, No. 2, red, e3M@63c.; Southern,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-29
PennuL Hnrs.n1

Market active and firm; Prime, &c.;
strictly prime. SAc; fancy, 3kc; COM
mon, l1s02c.; Spanish. 81.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-29
Fresh Fish,

Trout, large pcr box -. .sS.500s 90
trout, medium tper boX).. S7.50Gl$7.7 rs
Mi%cd per box. sd.50GDS $3.50
Muliets Uer box. ......... s4.500s50o
Groakers tper boX). ..........$ $500
rayiors Oer box).. ......... s6O06Ds65O
Shccpshead tpcr pound) .SGD10c
suanish markrcl ... 10 a
Rock (per pound).. .7GD10c.
iampano 10 C
l'iues ....................... z O
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-29
Norfolk Iron Works.;
GEO. w. DUVAL 6 Co.
Mo. Is Water Street. Norfolk. Va, 81

ENGINES. BOILERS. S4AWMILLs ami
oil kinds OF machinery Of the most inn.S
proved patterns. Also repairing att the,
shortest notice. Particular attention
to steamboat work. DtIyAL'S PATEN,rf
BOILER TUBE FERRGLES are tta1
only perfect remedy for lenky boiler tubesSs
Taey can be inserted in few minutes By
leaks. ~ s. 2sa:ss
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-29
Sugar sInrJtct.

Market firm Out of town prices are
dependent on the delivery rates 10 the
inherent points. Local sales are being
made as follows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
FOURTEEN PAGES.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-Minister Terrell reported from
Constantinople to the State Department that
the outlook for restoring order in Armenia was
improving == The Pope had another attack
of illness --=- a conference on the Canadian
copyright question began in ottawa - NJ.
Alexandra Dumas is still alive, but hope of his
recovery has been abandoned. - NJ.
Barthelemy Saint Iare died in Paris ==
The houses Of many Socialist leaders were
searched and documents seized by the police OF
Berlin. -= The wedding of Lieutenant Com
mander w. s. Cowles and Miss Anna Roosevelt
took place in London.
DOMESTIC.-Manhattan Day was fittingly
celebrated at the Atlanta Exposition. =-- The
illness OF the Pope has started speculation as to
the chances of MOnsignor SatOli succeeding him.
- blizzard prevailed in the Southwestern
States. - \ football player at the University
Of Pennsylvania died from bursting a blood
vessel in a game - The Colt divorce case
will be settled amicably, and Mrs. Colt will get
an absolute divorce - The correspondence
between Sir Julian Pauncefote and the British
Foreign Office relative TO the Behrng Sea dam
age claim, made public.
CITY AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Day
was fttngly celebrated in this city; the Sons
OF the American Revolution and the Sons or
the Revolution held dinners in honor Of the day.
- The first annual show Of the Live Stock
Society opened at the Madison Square Garden.
-= The Assembly Committee Railways be-
gan its investigations into the street railroads
Of the city. - The Board Of County Can
vassers announced the official count Of votes in
the recent election. - An Illicit still in Dr.
V.siOn-st. was seized. and two men were ar
rested for having 1t in operation. =--- Two
small children were burned TO death in flat.
-====- The stock market was dull and stronger.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Threatening weather and rain. with southeily
winds. The temperature yesterday: Highest. 50
degrees: lowest, Al average, 4G7s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
AZ ELETITED .oiILRO1D OCTR4GE.

There was an accident on the elevated rail
road Yesterday morning A slight accident It
was called. resulting in nothing but tritllng
DELAY Of traffic. Nobody was killed. Nobody
WAS even hurt, or seriously hurt There was
no reason why any fuss should be made over IT,
or indeed why anybody should know anything
about it. save the people who were aboard the
DELAYED trains That Is the official view Of the
incident.
The conditions of that incident were, however.
such as ought TO be impossible on any deceh''F
regulated road. They were favorable Tor Il
wholesale slaughter Of passengers. and that such
a catastrophe did not occur Is to be credited not
10 the managers Of the road. but TO the IN
scrutable Providence which cares for children
and fools This was what happened: An en-
cine broke down. lis train was Temporarily
stoned So were the other trains behind II.
These latter were not. however. stopped at sta
lions and held there until the line was cleared.
They were run on. the front of one close mp ~
the rear of the one ahead. and then stopped
between stations. wherever they Glanced to be.
The possengers were IN a hurry 10 get down
town There was no way OF ascertainlng now
long the stoppage of trains would be. So they
way downtown afoot. or on the surface cars.
Had the trains been held at stations. they could
have done so easily and safely. AS it was. they
had 70 walk along the tracks block after block
10 the stations This scores perhaps hundreds
Of them did.
Now TO walk on railroad track forty or fifty
feet in air il not. ut best, safe performance
But that was not the worst Of It, While the
tracks were thus thronged with pedestrians the
trains began to move. Up trains came dashing
along on their track. The long procession on
the down track got under way. And on the
centre track the express trains Numbered along
al high speed The passengers chung, as best
they could TO the narrow path between the
tracks and watched their chances to dodge
between trains and reach the platforms. Some
Of them grabbed at the gates Of the cars Of the
moving trains, and clambcrcd up TO them. That
dozens were not ground to minccmcat under
the wheels or dashed to the street below was
wcnigh miraculous
OF course the managers may say the paSsen-
gers had no business 10 leave the cars and walk
along the tracks. That is perhaps true Equal
" true IS it that the railroad company has no
business 10 pen hundreds OF passengers up in
It's cars and hold them there Indefinitely as
prisoners But that is Just what ii did, and wha;
ii often does. It takes on passengers when II
knows the line IS blocked and the train they
get into will he stopped before it-has reached
the next station. 1t Is a scandal0us piece Of
acknowledgement. as needless and wanton as IT
Is oppressive and perilous. The elevated rail
road company. and the city Of Ncw-York have
nothing but luck, or Providence, to thank that
yesterday morning was not marked with an
almost unexampied horror.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
PERSONAL

In "The Ladies' I,o.le Journal" hszsk'ah Dutef-s
worth tells how Longfeow came 70 wrfe so'n' OF
his best-known poems ard thus quotes inc poe''
"AIy poom entitled The Bridge was written IN s"r-
row which made feel Tor the ioneH'ess OF
.o,ne-s was a. wiIorcr at the time, and used
sometimes to 70 over the bridge Boston even
ngs 10 meet friends and to return near n,'' ssr
By the same way re woy VI" rSo .ea rose or fell
among he wooden p!ers. anu tnerc "iS go
furnace the Brighton hills whose lsu ists so
tary walk that the spirit Of the poem came upvn
me. The bridge has been greatly "i'e'e'' "'' '"'
place OF II Is the same
Maarten Martens the Dutch novelist, who writes
his pove,s in English in order 20 give them wider
nublIcty has lust had them translated into Dutcn.
and 4 Is said that the iioia1ders are not '""S"
pleased with them.
The Rev Dr. Thomas +. Kennedy OF the SEMI
nary OF 81. Charles Eorromeo, OVERLOOK wno - 70
he amounted rector Of the American College IN
Rome. according 20 "Tne Ca,boIio Tines" was BON
in Conshohocken Penn, .hlrty-eght years ago re
was educated 2: 81 Charles seminary ana IN IN
was sen, the American College Wnersi III 90
ne completed his IN theology and phos9pnyi
and was ordained 10 the pr'esinooi by CdIt'.ia
psrocchi lie was then appointed Vice-rector OF ths
college by Monsgnor OConnci' am 90 r' - dog
ma tic theology in the seminary
,rrnpacsy has received the of'er OF the post OF
Insneo,or of Fine Arts for the Kingdom OF nun
parv The great artist, who Is now living IN ra''S'
=
A. one tine lie painted slgnposts ard trsdesne ~
walls Tho work th0t fist brOugat MN iil'e "I r,
aintal AZ Dusseldorf IN hs wen'y-ioOr,n .saI, "a
YES the now famous Last Days OF CoH'e'""e'
Prisoner.
The corporation Of Mayence has cec.deh 10 eeic-
brate the Goth anniversary OF the BIRTH OF JON"
Gutenberg. the inventor OF printing, win great
pomp and splendor The celebra Ion viii iaTe place
in it9T though II Is net agreed wnetheI ne US
born In 1897 or IN one Of the tnree years ioo""s'
Miss Mary A. Gardner Hollend, who has Just died
in Boston at the age q seyeniy-two years oHerei
h.r,eIs IA an army nurse IN response TO Doro;hy
Dx's call for nurses In 1894. In her BOOK Our
Amy Nurse" recently completed, she tens OF uer
many pathetic experiences wh.c enGaSei IN ths
work.
THE New-York Medical Record thinks that the
failure 10 raise fund for a memorial 10 the late
Sir Andrew Clarke was due 10 the fact tina; the
proposed memorial was 20 be an ISOLATION ward IN
hospital II says: However benehcent an isolation
ward may be. and however strongly j may appeal
n the well-at.;,neI instincts % the phianthropsi
W, ri far contagious diseases l. not A thing tnat
erouses enthusiasm. one cannot really thlnk OF
quarantine pavilion as being great ana inspiring
memorial TO the llfe and character or brilani ana
useful man Furthermore, The senthnent among
physicians Ia not OF extravagant foaaness Ior
m ore hospitals The charities Of THIS Kin4 nave Dsch
much abused and the medical procession mas SUI
ferei thereby
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26

~ thousands have been rendered wholly dPsil
info md are in imminent danger Of starvation
Tho Turkish promises to restore TO the Ar
merians thc property Of which they have been
robbcd are not being and will not be kept Al
Diorbeklr alone nearly S0OO,0O0 worth of prop
ortv has been lost and the remaining Armenian
inhabitants of that once prosperous and mpor
tant place are about to exile themselves to the
dominlons of the Russian Gar The stories pun
forward By the Porte about perfect tranquility
IN all parts of the Empire. and most cordial
relations between Christians and Mussumans'
are idle fabrications. The only tranqliihV
that prevails in half dozen populous provinces
T. where they make a wilderness and call 1t
peace
Such Is the state Of affairs reported by the
official representatives of the European Powers
before which those Powers are content 10 re-
main in "mastcrful inactivity AT least some
Of them are There is reason to believe mat
Great Britain, France, italy and Austria are III
favor of prompt and effective action. But IiS-
sin and Germany hold back: and. OF course, noth-
ing can be done without the agreement ana
,esont of all There is" says the correspondent
OF .The New-York Sum-" no doubt That IL IS
"thc policy of Russia to prolong the lurk'si
"crisis and delay the active interference OF the
"Powcrs as long as possible" OF course why
not? The longer settlement Is delayed. the
more territory Russia hopes TO gain. And Wha'
do the slaughter and dcsolation in Armenia
matter 70 the Power that fogs women ana
bavopcts children in Poland just for daring 10
nroy in their mother tongue that persecutes the
Jews as fercely as did the Spaniards or hve
centuries ago, and that Is daily guilty OF the
Siberian iniquity? As for Germany-weil, the
Kaiser wants. above all else, to spite and annoy
England: and besides. he is busy shooting hares'
and drawing allegorical pictures, and teaching
brass bands TO play "Funiculi. Funic'lla low
can he be expected to concern himself in mere
matter Of humanity:
The Grand Vizcr now says it will take ut Least
three months 10 suppress the Armenian mp
RISING" and set in motion The machinery OF ali
ministraivc reform Three months; say ninety
DAYS. At the current rate Of 1000 day. that
means 10000 more Armcn!ans to be massacred.
or 10 per cent Of the whole number now left
IN Asia Minor and Khurdistan. Is it possible
that Europe is willing TO pay such price Tor the
postponement for year or two OF The lnevi'aoie
fall Of the Ottoman Empire?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
ElSTERN FACTS AND FICTION.

A curious tendency Is cropping out. here and
there to believe the Turkish side Of the case.
That is. that there have been no massacrcS at
all Or. If there have been. they were not nearly
as bad as reported And anyway. however bad
they were. the Armenans themselves started
them The Turks have merely been supprcssing
instructions Of the wicked Armenians ana
nothing more, and the Armenians deserve all
the punishment they have received Such. with
mach more Ike it, is the stuff put forward by the
Porte, in expectation that IT will be accepted as
truth as indeed it seems to be by few mis-
guided souls in both America and Europe. The
answer TO il is, however obvious and the refuta-
tion Of 1t complete. Tyo weeks and more ago
the Ambassadors of the six great Powers at
ConstaniiDople expressed themselves rs con-
WINGED that the Armenian side Of the story was
true. They got their information not from the
rctainers Of the Porte nor from the cooks and
BARRIERS Of the Palace but from the COnsuls and
other official agents OF their own Governments
at the scene Of disorder 1t is not conceivable
that they should all have united 10 propagate
a lie. Again. almost the latest budget Of news
from the East. tecmlng with the Portes fresh
protestations Of innocence contains this item.
that all the foreign ConSulS ut Ezcroum have
signed a joint report dSprovins the Turkish ac-
count Of the maSsacres there
When 10 these facts Is added this that the
United States Minister and Consuls amply CON
firm the worst reports made by the Armenans.
we can see 10 ground left for doubt upon the
subject. The hideous tales OF outrage, raplne
and massacre are true The charges Of official
sanction Of and participation in some of those
horrors are true. Inoffendlng Armcnians have
"een butchered by tens Of thousands Other tens
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26

represented by the man OF its legal choice as
If the passage Of a law depended upon his vote,
and the majority whose constitutional prcroga-
five II is to determine the qualifications of mem
bcrs are under as solemn an obligation To con
cedc nothing for the sake of avoiding response
biliiy or exhibiting an amiabc temper rs they
would he under other circumstances to reject the
chance Of Wrestling IN unfair advantage from
their adverSaries. OF course. this Is an eie-
mentary truth. brit il has not always seemed 10
be universally recognized. Some careless or IN
scrupulous professors Of morality are generally
found Willing to advise course which Is not
perfectly straightforward. and to applaud cow
orIce or inlireciiOn when it wears the dlS
guise Of virtue.
There Is another obligation in the matter OF
contested seats IN Congress. and that is TO PM
those to whom they rghtfully belong in posses
sion Of them as promptly as possible The prac
tice Of keeping a contest open until the last
hours Of 4 session or a Congress. with the effect
and sometimes with the obvious purpose OF pro-
noting the pecuniary advantage of the defeated
candidate and with the inevitable consequence
Of increasing public expenditures, Is discred-
liable and essentially unjust.