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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
Arrival and D partureyof Trains.
BALTIMORE Il OHIO
RAlLROAD.
Schedule in Effect Nov.
18th, lSgi.
LEAVE FREDERICK

D
/ N,$StRNl AnEZSZ umore, umberla
SkSlfrYSSS% and way sta tion
phladelph and New
York, and except sumo ny for Lexington
WINCHESTER, Hag, ISlown and way stations.
o'Oo "A. M = carly, for Washugton aud wa sta
lions, Philadelphia and Ntw York
sos a. NJ, except Sunday, for BALTIMORE snd
Erlnclpal way stations, Philadelphia and
l0:45 a. NJ, except Sunday. for waShip,y,on
ihiinuelphla, New York, keyser, Lexing-
ION; nager stown and way stations, Chicago
and PHtShuIg.
l:l5 Z. NJ, except Sunday. for Baltimore and
a. way stations, Pm adelpha and New York
go !. except unday, ior Harpers Ferry,
MartlhsbuGg, Cumberland, cincinnati and
New York ""~
4oOP. NJ, Sunday only, for Washington and
MY, MY s'"'iohs' 81 Louis Chicago and the
4;S0 I. NJ, daily, for Baltimore and way sta
tons, Philadelphia and New York
90 I. NJ, except Sunday, for Washington Ha-
sSststoWh, W winchester and way stations,
Tntsburg. Chicago Philadelphia and New
ARRIVE AT FREDERICK.
800 a; NJ, except Sunday, from Baltimore and
$50 A. M, except Sunday from Winchester
hagerstown, Martins burg, Pittsburg, ST.
ll:25 A. NJ, except Sunday from Raltip,ora
New York ano Philadelphia
ll:5O A. NJ, Sunday only ON WASHINGTON
%nu way stations, st. Louis, Chicago and the
i2:2O I. NJ, Sunday only, from baltimore and
way stations "i~
i:oO +; NJ, except Sunday, from PHILADELPHIA.
,m,, washington, Piedmont, Hagerstown, Lex.
lngton, keyser and way stations Cincin.
natl, 81. Louis and Chicago.
o4o M, sunday only, from Washington
ana Way stations.
S;ol r M, except Sunday, from Baltimore
and way stations.
o'1o NJ, except Sunday, from Washington
ana WAY stations, Philao elphia and New
York, Pittsburg and hlcago.
o:a5 M, except Sunday, from Baltimore
Philadelphia and New York
"4o NJ, except Sunday from Cumberland.
Martlnsbnrg, Lexington, Hage stown'
on, brnnswick, way stations and Washington
o'lo +: NJ, daily, from Baltimore and way
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
MIR. BELMONT SILENT ALSO
Will Neither Deny Nor Confirm tho
Report Of His Engagement.

&aris, April An an interview had
by representative of the United Press
last night with o. H. p Belmont, who
it was recently reported was shortly to
marry Mrs. Alva Vanderbilt, that gem
tleman refused either to admit or deny
the rumor. Mr.. Belmont's residence ad-
joins the hotel at which Mrs. Wander
bilt is guest
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
British Interests Not Affected.

London, April 24.-The Daily News
will say to-day: "We understand that
the government will not join in any
combination of European powers to in
terfere with the results of Japanese vic
tories. While the ministers are willing
and anxious to avert war, they do not
regard British interests as affected by
the terms of peace"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
ROBBED MANY HOUSES.
An Italian Burglar Arrested at Long
Branch So, 900 Worth of Plunder.

Long Branch, N. j., April 24.-Salva-
tor Cavaliero, an italian shoemaker.
is under arrest here for committing
many robberies Among the places
recently robbed were the cottages of
Ashley Stout, Of Oakhurst; II. II. EN-
mons, Frank Taylor, E. Tucker West,
Townley & Co, the Westervet cottage,
and McCarthys hotel, of this place. The
burglar is imprisoned in the town
hall. A deep hole was found In Cava.
llere's garden, where had buried some of
his plunder, while the cellar of the
house was packed with stolen goods
Many people from other towns where
robberies were committed are arriving
here and identifying their goods. The
ilunder found is worth about So, 900.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
Suffocated by Gas.

Chicago, April "A. - Mrs. Fannie
Crooks, of Jersey City, N. j., was found
dead in bed at the residence of her son,
Charles G. Crooks, on Carpenter street,
yesterday. She had been asphyxiated by
gas Mrs. Crooks was 60 years old and
in Chicago vising her son.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
Receiver for the WiIliman,ic Bank

Hartford, Conn, April 24.-National
Bank Examiner Dooley has been ap-
pointed by Comptro Eckels temporary
receiver for the Willimantic bank. A
special agent of the treasury depart
ment left Washington to aid Examiner
Dooley in his examination of the banks
affairs
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26

At New York-New York, Z; Brook
lyn, 10. At Baltimore. IS:
Philadelphia, 10. At Washington
Washington, 4; Boston, /. At Cincin-
nati-Cincinnati, 3; Pittsburg, 8. At
Louisville-Louisville, Is; Chicago, ID.
At st. Louis-St. Louis, 13; Cleveland,
II
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
Wil.ing mo- bar MedioaI sludents.

Hanover, N. H., April 24-Dartmouth
college students have bcaked down
from the stand they took last fall with
regard to playing medical students on
there athletic teams, and have voted
to ask Williams and Amherst to stay in
the league with tn m and have con-
sented to bar medical students off all
teams if they will accept
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
Chinese Soldiers Riotine.

London, April 24-The Times corre-
spondent in Hong Kong says; The
soldiery are rioting in North Formosa.
Twenty-eight have been killed, includ-
ing two officers and fifty have been
wounded. a number of torpedo boats
built upon China's order at the Elbing
yards in Germany were withheld dur
ing the war, but now have been delivered.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
Death of Charles Leo Abry.

Elizabeh, N. j., April "a Charles Leo
Abry, better known as Commodore Abry,
one of the most prominent residents of
Crawford, n. j., died suddenly yesterday
after an illness of only two days He
was retired New York banker, about
% years old, and quite wealthy
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
Strike for Restoration of Wages,

Pittsfiel', Mass, April 24.-The most
serious strike known in Pittsfield for
years is now on. Over 800 employees of
the Iaconic and Belair mills are out to
lorce restoration of wages, which were
cut ~ per cent. ON the 1st of January.
1904
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
Killed at a Cock Pit.

New York, April PA special from
Leon, Mexico, says: Six men were killed
and several wounded at the village of
Huatla, west of here, yesterday, by the
collapse of an amphitheatre surrounding
a cock nit.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
Society People Sail Away.

New York, April 4.-The White Star
liner Majestic which sails to-day for
Liverpool will take many society
people. Among them are Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Curzon, who were married three
days ago in Washington. Mrs. Curzon
was Miss Mary Letter of that city.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
IN A SHEET-IRON CAR.
Bill Cook Starts East To Serve a Al
Year Sentence at Alhanv

Fort Smith, Ark, April 24-Bill Cook
began his journey to Albany, N. Y, last
night, where he will serve forty five
years in the penitentiary. Cook left in
the prison car, which is lined with sheet
iron and the windows are heavily barri-
caded. In the special coach were nine
teen other prisoners for the penitentary
at Albany. Among them were Enoch
Thomas, James and Ed Keeton, who got
ten years each for manslaughter, and
Henry Burlington, a cousin of Cherokee
Bill. The others are cattle and horse
thieves and whiskeY paddlers.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
Declines the Nomination.

udaa hartford, Conn, April 24-Judge
inry H. Taintor, chairman of the re-
t''c"h nnta town committee, appointed
N NmuY commissioner by Mayor Brainard
'uay na,i night in place of States Attor-
ro Eggieston, whose nomination was
tbe tbs'e.eu oeu by the aldermen, has declined
'ne domination.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
MASTERS NAMED.
Charles Walker Ke.appointed at
Lewiston, Senator Frye'S Home

Washington, April 24.-The president
has appointed the following postmasters:
Charles Walker at Lewiston, Me-, vice
William L. Smart. Lewiston is the
home of Senator FRYE and the new ap-
pointee was postmas' er during the presi-
dents former administration. Ex-con-
gresham Benjamin IL. Bum has also
been appointed postmaster at Rocky
Mount, n. c., vice b. Bum, deceased
William p. Clancy at Westerly, r. l.;
Griffith b. Thomas, Point Pleasant, w.
va, and John Laubenthal, Allegheny,
NJ "
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
Oneraies as a Divorce.

Madison, Wis, April 24-The SUI
preme court has handed down decision
establishing the validity of the law which
provides that life imprisonment operates
as decree of absolute divorce without
further legal proceedings.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
Umpire Lynch Resigns.

New York, April 24.-Umpire Lynch
has resigned from the league staff be-
cause President Young decided to COM
ply with the request of the New York
club and ordered him to go to Baltimore.
Lynch promptly declined to be trans
TERED and resigned.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
Dropped Dead While PIowinp.

Chicopee Falls, Mass, April pa
Michael Cochrane, an aged farmer, died
of heart disease while plowing yester-
day afternoon. He was working alone
and no one saw him fall.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
Gathering de Mehlci and the M.en

In 1872 somebody sent Catherine de
Medici box of powdered tobacco
leaves. She acquired taste for the
herb, both chewing and snuiling, or
rather smelling it, and for many years
the plant was called in France herbe de
Ia Refine
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
Naval Cadets APPOINTED.

Washington, April 24.-Naval cadets
have been appointed as follows: j. E.
Gull, Brattleboro, VT, with c. z. John
son, of st. Johnsbury, VT, alternate;
Charles L. Courtney, Buffalo, N. Y,
with Langdon Moore of Buffalo, alter
nate
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
PARIS Omnibus S1rike.

Paris, April 4.-The majority Of
the tramway men have Joined the strik-
ers. This morning there were several
encounters between the police and the
strikers. A few of the men arrested
were sent to prison for short terms.
The police made numerous arrests
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
Portsmouth's Dual Police Force.

Portsmouth, N. H., April 24-Coun-
sci for the city have abandoned their bill
In equity for an injunction against the
police commissioners and their force, and
have filed petition for a writ of quo
warranto with Judge Wallace. This new
proceeding is brought to test the title of
the police commissioners to their office.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
For New Department. of the Army.

Atlanta, Ca, April AT meeting
of prominent business men of Atlanta
initiatory steps were taken to secure the
establishment of a new department Of
the army, to be known as the depart
ment of the south with headquarters at
Atlanta.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
Childs Decides 5 To Return.

Cleveland, April "a. -Childs, the Sec
ond baseman of the Clevelands, who de-
serted the club in Cincinnati, Sunday,
because the management refused to
raise his salary S35C, has decided to play
at the same salary he has been get
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
Shoe Troubles at HaverhiIl.

il nha,v,erhill, h,, Mass, April 24.-The city
stritn ,l Oh rumors to day of more big
Of iNes %e IN the shoe district. The cutters
s,r,I ,GInesiey & Riggs factory voted to
Coioe Ce Today. 1t is also reported that
A BROS. workmen will strike.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
BIG STRIKE AT NEWCASTLE.
One Thousand Furnace Men Out for
an Advance of Wages.

an Advance of Wages.
Newcastle, Pa, April 24-One thou
sand workmen employed at the Red
Jacket, Rosena, Raney s. Berger and
Etna furnaces struck yesterday for an
advance i'll wages, and as result, every
furnace i'll New Castle is idle to day.
The men asked that the old wages of
1872 be paid. The men refused to bank
down the furnaces and the managers saw
if they do not do so by tomorrow new
men will be employed. The strike, if it
continues, will effect every industry in
the city.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
Another Trolley Car Victim.

=, brooklyn, N. Y, April 24.-willie
S,"ck, at, II years old, newsboy, was
struck by trolley car of the Smith
street line last night. His right leg was
ouI =. oil and he received fracture of the
saent arm and injuries to the head and
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
River Wall Gives Wav

Lowell, Mass, April 24.-About &c
ieet of the river wall of the Lawrenc
corporation fell into the river late yester
aay afternoon, having been undermined
oy the water from the recent flood. One
man is reported missing. The damage
will be heavy.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
MAYOR SPRUNG A SURPRISE
Now Bridgeport Has a Superinten.
dent of Police,

Bridgeport, Conn, April 24-The new
police board met lateyesterday afternoon
secretly and elected Captain Eugene
birmingham superintendent of police.
The office has been vacant since it was
created over year ago, because the police
board could not agree on the man. Mayor
Clark last week sprung surprise in the
legislature, and bill was passed in
creasing the membership of the board
from four to eight. Then he appointed
men favorable to Birmingham.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
Received a Call from Denver

Concord, N. H., April 24.-H p.
Dewey, pastor of the South eli irch, the
second largest congregational society in
this state, has received call from the
First church of Denver
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
Two Miners Killed.

P.ttston, Pa, April "a William Mos
trisAI and stanley Stropic, miners, while
at work in the Twin shaft, were Instantly
killed by Il TAI of rock caused by blast
they set off. Both men were horribly
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26

PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD FREDER
lCK DIVISION.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
One Rate for Home Seekers.

Chicago, April 24.-The Santa Fe has
announced that it will make rate of one
fare for home seekers excursions to
Texas and Arkansas from Illinois, Iowa,
Missouri and Kansas.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
Objected to Long Hours.

Woonsocket, Il. l., April 2-Simpson
& kirkaldy, worsted manufacturers,
have ceased running their mill over
tiiae by request of the employees, who OBJ
jected to the long hours, although pa d
extra
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26

Cambridge, Mass, April 2A-Ths
candidates for the Harvard eleven ara
again hard at work. The practice viii
continue until the middle Of May.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
MANY PERSONS DROWNED.
Four Hundred Houses DESTROYED b
Floods i'm Russia.

st. Petersburg April 24-The Dnie-
per river has overfiowed the districts of
kief and Tchernigoff. Four hundred
houses have been destroyed. many per-
sons have been drowned, and an enor-
nous amount of property has been de-
stroyed
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
CanaIs To Omen Nav 3.

Albany, April M-All the canals Of
the state, with the exception Of the
Oswego, viii be opened May 8.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
Japanese Law student Appointed.

New Haven, April 24.-Dr. Sabura
Koya, recent graduate of the Yale Law
school and formerly an officer of the
Japanese government, has been appointed
consul for Japan at San Francisco.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26

Iavor ana proJectlon M plcsoi ,ni; -
firstborn from destruction. The de- .
stroying angel passed over the houses =
on which the blood was sprinlSled, or,
as some take it, the Jehovah angel !,
passed over and stood over the door, 4
and shut out the destroying angel (3)
1t commemorated their salvation from
the bondage of Egypt, and their separ-.
alton to holy life. (4 The sacrifcer
acknowledged their sin and need of
atonement, (5) which they must apply
4 ~ 49, - f~'u- IeN Tho ohcepoal-
nails, to succeed John Is. Ussoo1, 1e-
ceased
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
Emigran,s Sail for America.

ST. Johns, n. f., April "a Tho
steamer Grand Lake, which sailed from
here yesterday, took 800 emigrants to
the United states.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
100 NATIVES KILLED.
French Capture the Hova Camp at
Miadana Without Loss.

Paris, April 24.-Dispatches from
Madagascar say that on April 3 the
Hoya camp at Miadana was captured by
the French. The native loss was 100
Killed and many more wound. No
Frenchmen were killed and only three
were wounded
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
Why the Respite Was Granted.

Albany, April Ex-Governor Morton's
action in granting IA respite of one week
to DIR. Buchanan was only to give him
time to prepare for death, as Mrs. Blu
chanan told the governor that her hus-
band had been buoyed up by false hopes
and had not prepared for his doom.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
WESTERN MARYLAND kAuRoAn

Taking effect Sunday, November 9th. lsas
Leave Hillen Station as follows ''
DAILY.
4'lo A. Mast Mail for Shenandoah Valley
anu southern and Southwestern points.
also Glyndon, Westminster New Wind.
ssor, Union Bridge, Mechanicstown. Blne
Ridge, Highneld, Hagerstown. ano eT.
SSeP5 SoPpo, sunday, nnidtsy T., Gham6eTbnrg, Waynes-
thsourg, w. Va, and Winchester, Va.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
7.l5 A M.-Accommodation for Gettvshpg
ahd % al points ON b. and ii. Div. and
MAIN MAIN Line east of Emory Grove. MI
Holl' Springs and Carlisle
9d0 A. M-Maif for Wiiiamsport. uagors-
Wn obippensburg and points on Main
me and b. and @. v. r. r., also Fred.
erick ant Emmitsburg
ll00 M-Accommodationfor. for. Union Bride.
Geattysburg Mt. Holly Springs and car.
1900 A. A.M.-AccommodaSion for ARLINGTON,
80 +. M-Accommodation for Emory Grove.
S'Sz ,iM.-Express for Arlington, Howards
vile, owingss Mills, Glyndon and al
points ON B. and ii. Division -
400 !. M.-Express for Arlington. MI uona
rlke,svnaiie, likes Green Spring Jr nction, 0w-
lnnSss nS Mills, st. Georges, ely ndon, Glen
Westminster, Avondale Mee ford. New
WINDSOR and Main Line Stations West.
also Emmiisburg and B. and c. v. r.. r..
Snenandoah Valley II. X. and points
liz T. M.-Accommodation for Emory Grove
~ +. M.-Accommodation for Union Bridge
l.S5 +. M.-Accommodatio for Emory Grove.
SUNDAYS ONLY.
Acco.nmodation.-S.30 A NJ. for Union Bridge
and Hanover.
z'Su +. M.-Accommodaton for Union Brid0e
~ +. M.-Accommodation for Emory Grove.
lUOo +. M.-Accommodation for Emory Grove
TRAINS ARRIVE AT HlLLEN,
Daily-6.2S p. M.-Daily Except SUNDAY, e6n
Lag, SA2, lilo A. M. l2.l2, $40, $40, 5.SS, 100
Sundays only-9.O7, 1920 A. NJ. and g. Is and s.lO
p. ' ''"" ''i"
Ticket and Baggage ONCE 9O5 East Baltimore
street.
All trains stop at Union Station, Pennsvlvnnia
Avenue and Fulton Stations
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD FREDER
lCK DIVISION.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT NOVEMBER 10Th, 1894.
Stops only on notice 10 conductor or
agent, or on signal.
For PHILADELPHIA AND THE EAST.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26

New York, April PA ladies fair
in aid of the sick and wounded of the
Cuban revolution was held yesterday
afternoon and evening in Fifth Avenue
hall. The Cuban residents of the city
exerted themselves to the utmost to
make the fair success.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
Fatal Hydrophobia from Cat Bite.
Six Mclaughlin Jurors.

New York, April 24.-When court
opened this morning in the Mclaughlin
trial six jurors were in the box This
is the second week securing jury.
The herald., 1895-11-03

will be remembered. Who will rescue
the old Liberty bell from being carried
around to be shown at fairs alongside OF
quilts and pumpkins:
4 = 4
John Oliver Hobbies, who has written
the novel with the longest title in mod.
ern literature, is the daughter of Mr..
Richards, the proprietor of a famous
patent medicine. She is \ dark, hand
some woman with large, dark eyes and
very high color dresses very smartly.
and is as brilliant III her conversation as
IN her books.
The $l5-aweek reporter in the big city
is a faithful worker. and not Intentional
ly unfair when he has the opportunity TO
know the facts; but he is dangerous
person when he attem pts his lightning
criticisms on the motives of men whom
he has no means of knowing we'll. 1t is
then that he INDUCES in the wild weller
of chaos which he calls business.
''Praising and railing are his usual
themes,
And both. to show his iudgmsnt, in ex-
tremes;
So over-violent or over.civil
That every man with him is God or
devil"
Here are two musical stanzas of pref.
ty poem on the autumn, well worth read.
ing:
There is something in the autumn that
is native 10 my blood
Touch of manner, hint Of mood;
And my heart is like a rhyme
With the yellow and the purple and the
crimson keeping time.
The scarlet of the naples can shake me
like cry
OF buges going by,
And my lonely spirit thrills
10 see the frosty asters like smoke upon
the hills.
The herald., 1895-11-03

fusely illustrated. 1t is most stirring
story of what is now lower New York,
the paradise of the cheap theatergoers
and the quarter whose dismal high
dwellings and narrow streets hopelessly
mark it as the place whore the poor must
swarm and suffer.
The scene of the story opens at the Ar
cady theater where pretty Teresa Cesar
otti danced-she who was the wife of
wor thless husband and mother of Carmi-
nella whom big-hearted Maggie kept from
being taken by the society" when the
mother was borne to the hospital with
grevious hurt. 1t is CarminelIa thus
police would have sent her. and hidden
by Maggie Lyon in the house of her
uncle, Jack Lyon, who is made the hero.
inc OF the story, having been adopted as
"a daughter of the tenements' in the
neig borhood known to history as Null
berry Bend.
On the whole it is a story with as much
of a moral as is easy to carry along with
the narrative. without burden;ng it, and
can be commended as thoroughly read.
able and wholesome; and one who reads
the book is grateful tn Mr.. Townsend
for having discovered himself But for
this striking novel he would only have
been RENE m bsred as u clever delineator
of Bowery speech and character.
Professor Frank Parsons, who has been
engaged in getting at the relative cost OF
lighting cities by private companies and
Dy public ownership of the plants. pub
fishes tables showing that private com
panies charge about three times the
actual cost of electric Lighting. In Elgin.
ILL.,. the city paid each year per lamp
1926. while it costs now exactly $40. ! his
appears to be above the average differ
enoe the country over, but the poorest
showing on behalf of public ownership
makes the cost less than one-half of the
previous expense.
Next to tile outrageous tolls paid tele-
phone companies probably the next great
est sougers are gas and electric light
companies. In every reported successful
contest against these attem pied mOnopO-