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The advocate., 1895-12-04
SIGNIFICANT FACTS.

Facts are stubborn things. They
Age hard to dispose Of in many cases.
Nhe Commonwealth New York; Of
ugust 10, 1895, contained the follow.
ing terse statement, which is of more
value than a whole lot Of theory con-
efnine the dangers to be spprehended
Atnm public ownership Of public utll-
tb1es:
Save this; Il slows the advantage Of the
municipal over private ownership; New York
i,y owns and runs the Brooklyn bridge al
s'gafi, ana pays the following waesas Enei.
dfRfnah. las7 can napcsorA, ias tnll
The advocate., 1895-12-04
PUT THEN ON THE ROCK PILE.

There viii soon be about thirty more labor
srS out Of work in Topeka.
Contractor 0. Swanson has nearly COM
pleted the work Of laying the new brick sids-
walks and then he will have no work for the
laborers he has employed for the last three
months. When his men quit work last night
there were only about 800 more feet Of walk to
lay.
The total cost OF the new brick sidewalks
Will be about $4,000. The brick sidewalks this
year cost the city less than the twO-inch side
walks laid In 1890 The brick walks cost the
city Ss1s cents per linesl foot and the board
walks In 1890 cost IS cents per lineal foot
Fifteen men who were employed on the city
street force were recently released because
there was no work.--C0pital, NOV. 2I.
From every department of labor ad-
ditions are being constantly made to
the army of the unemployed. The
above is only one example. and yet the
Capital says editorlslly the idle men
of Topeka probably would not work If
they had an opportunity. AS soon as
the men above referred to are dis
charged, the police should look after
them. Having then no visible means
of support, they should be run in as
Vsgrsnts and put upon the rock pile.
The advocate., 1895-12-04
Legitimate Fruits OF a Vicious System.
Washington, D. c., Nov. 81.

Legitimate Fruits of Vicious System.
From dispatch dated Topeka, No
vember %: A serious situation con-
fronts the farmers of Pratt and other
counties In central Kansas. For three
weeks the country has swsrmed with
tramps and men hunting employment.
Encouraged by the claims of a 100000.
OOO.bushel corn crop in this State, idle
men in Oklahoma and the Panhandle
of Texas started north to assist in gath
ering the crop. But there is no corn
In Pratt and surrounding counties, and
the result is that the farmers have been
deputized by Sheriff Williamson to
protect themselves from the army Of
trSmps now moving north toward Kan
sas City. The hungry men demand
something to eat. In several instances
they have taken possession of houses
and refused to move on until they
were fed.
The advocate., 1895-12-04
An Issue Worth Making.

A lot of Republicans in the northern
Representative district of Shawnee
county want to nominate DR.. Miller,
Of Rossville, for Representative, and
make the platform q defense of fra.
ternal insurance.
The cause of the movement is the an.
tagonism of superintendent Anthony
to the insurance frsternifies. The
issue IS sensible one and of ten times
ss much importance as whether Ingalls,
or Burton shall have the Republican
caucus nomination for Senator In q
POpllist Legislature
The advocate., 1895-12-04
LEaALIzED INCENDIARIEs.

In the ADVOCATE Of July 10, 1895,
we published the substance of a report
Of Mary e. Squire, Of Portland, Ore,
Of Q visit to "the inhabitants Of the
dumps" at San Francisco, Cal. In
that report the writer says:
Hundreds Of men live here and feed upon
the garbage dumped there by scsvenger carts
food that no one would feed to dog. These
men live here because here alone are they
safe from the pollceman's club They have no
work. and II they beg they are arrested, and
SO come TO this place, their only refuge from
starvation or the jSil We talked with many
Of them, most OF them being Americans. They
said:
ave are not criminals; II a criminal comes
among as we run him out we are lsw-ablding
citizens. Even though we are forced tC live
In this way we respect ourselves and the law
too much 10 steal"
She further states that the condition
Of these people, when it became known
In the city, created something of sen.
sstlOn, and among others who went
down to see them was a certain Rev.
Mr.. Brown, pastor Of one Of the sris-
tocrstic churches of the city. Upon
his return, this writer states, he gave
q very favorable report Of the luxuri.
aDce Of their style of life, and among
other things he said:
It Is not so bal place for them; it might
be worse there Is considerable food goes out
there
These profigstes had constructed
from bits Of carpet and straw mating
gathered from the dumps rude novels
which, although not high enough to
permit them to stand erect underneath
the roof. still furnished partial shelter
from the elements. Here they lived,
or rather existed, because they had NO
other resource to obtain food, and be.
cause, being outside the city limits,
they thought they were safe from the
pollcemsn's clubs.
It seems now that their security was
merely imaginary. Late sdvices state
that the San Francisco police have
made raid upon them and deliber-
ately burned their huts. The old party
press thus far has had no report of this
outrage, but If It ever gets around to
speak Of 1t the reader may expect to
see glowing accounts of the brave and
highly commendable conduct of the
San Francisco police. This is a style
Of lnCendiarism for which the laws of
this glorious country provide no rem
edy. Are not the police the guardians
of the public safetyp The inhabitants
of the dumps constitute no part of the
public. How can they expect protec.
tionP
The advocate., 1895-12-04
AtchisOn Entertalns Tramps.

Tramps have become so numerous
about Atchison that the city suthori-
ties have adopted plan of taking care
of them. The Police Commissioners
have ordered the construction Of two
more rooms for the police station.
They propose to furnish the trsmps
with lodging and breakfast. and com
pei them 20 break q sufaeIent amount
The advocate., 1895-12-04

PNGREE, the great POpuliSt Mayor OF De-
troit, was reelected by q big mSjority.-Oa-
borne County NeiOs, Nor. 81.
Aye; but Pingree was the regular
nominee of the Republican party.
This is an instance where that party is
compelled to elect a decent man, other
wise he would be elected by the people
and the party would be buried beyond
the hope Of resurrection.
The advocate., 1895-12-04

SPEAKING of Senator Peffer's idea
of abolishing Congressional funeral
sprees the Kansas City Journal sane
tlons it with this remark: "The mere
fact that the country is often bene-
fited by the death of Congressman is
no reason why 1t should be wsstefully
extrsvagant in giving him a funeral. T"
The advocate., 1895-12-04

THAT recent interview with George
L. Douglass, published In a Wichita
paper, puts the ex Speaker of the
Douglass House In ludicrous posi-
tion. He seems to have recently dis
covered what everybody else knew
before, that it will be very difficult to
get the prohibition question resubmit-
ted so long as the rural districts have a
larger representation in the Legislature
lin proportion to the population) than
the city districts. What Mr.. Douglass
ought to make a study of is how to get
a constitutional convention. There is
q way to improve the liquor laws with.
out going back to the old nlsn Of ss.
looms,
The advocate., 1895-12-04
No ONE should expect reform papers

No ONE should expect reform papers
to compete with others in point of the
price of subscription. When it comes
to advertising patronage the odds are
in favor of that class of papers which
are opposed to any kind of reform.
Some of the Chicago papers claim that
they could give their paper away and
still make money out Of it. Yet there
are Populists in Kansas who help sup
port old party papers to the exclusion
of those which champion their prin-
eiples.
The advocate., 1895-12-04

A FRIEND Of Mr.. Dawes resents the
inslnustlon that the Attorney General
lost his voice explaining why he had
not prosecuted DIR. Pitcher. Then the
only remaining theory is that he lost
Il saying ''that'p good" in q poker
game,
The advocate., 1895-12-04
A SUBSCRIBER asks for a definition

A SUBSCRIBER asks for a definition
of the word cuckoo" when used in
q political sense. The word is now
used In reference to that class of poll.
tlcians who echo the sentiments of the
head Of their party, without even pre-
tending to exercise their own judg-
ment. During the special session of
1893 Senator Morgan first applied the
term to the administration members of
Congress, who, he said, were always
ready to respond to the striking of the
White House clock. The illustration
was 30 apt that the word in it's new
sense became popular, and its mean.
ing has since become very much broad
ened,
The advocate., 1895-12-04

Of rock to pay for their accommoda-
tiOn. This is q little more humane
than the plan of whipping which was
recently proposed by q prominent
Eastern preacher.
The advocate., 1895-12-04

collector, Ss-Sll eight hours. The elevated
railways in the same city, private corpora
tionS, pay: Engineers, $3.50 for twelve hours;
Hrsmen, O1.6O 70 S9.5O, nine hours; conductors,
81 to s26O, ten hours; ticket men, S15O, twelve
hours,
The advocate., 1895-12-04
RIGHTs on AMERICAN CTTI2ENs.

The Capital Of November 20 copies
intc its editorial columns the following
IAgraph from the Hutchinson NeSos !.
Three American citizens were thrown into
dirty JAN ct Ascension, Mexico, and kept
tHeIe Tor dayS, although they were guilty Of
pS crime American citizens had betteF stay
,aplne until after March 4, 1897.
his 10 pure buncombe. Scarcely
passes that American citizens are
mot arrested In the city Of Topeka and
every other city in the United States
and thrown into q dirty jail for no
crime under heaven except that they
agsn fnd no work and have no money;
and neither the editor Of the NeaOS nor
The editor Of the Capital ever hear Of
these outrsges. A great deal Of right
sCuS indignation has found expression
through the daily press Of this country
Oh account Of the imprisonment of
John Il. Waller by q foreign govern
nlsnt, and wherever an American gets
lnto trouble away from home there is
my amOUnt Of ado about IL. It is not
our purpose to criticse this manifesto
tiOn Of American spirit, but rather to
commend 1t. To be an American Citi-
zen should be an unfslling guarantee
Of protection in any part of the earth;
but IL should insure protection at home
as we'll as abroad. We would recon-.
slnepd these editors to lay down the
telescopes which enable them to see 30
many Outrsges upon American citizen
ship abroad, and view with the naked
aye the outrages upon American Citl-
zsnship that occur every day right
tlnder their noses.
Only q few days ago the Capital con-
tnlned, In its local columns, the story
pf Q most dastsrdly outrage upon an
American citizen in the Shawnee
county jail. This citizen was tried by
Itha Kangaroo court and subjected to
punishment which will probably render
him cripple for life, and yet the Capt
tGg has never had word of editorial
condemnation Of the criminal neglect
Oe the officers In charge Of that institu-
tlon In falling to protect men COM
mitted to their charge. Prisoners In q
county Jail are usually men who are
Hwaiting trial under charges Of various
ufanses. They are not as q rule men
WHO have been tried and convicted.
Ihey may be guilty Of the OffenseS
phaf&sd against them and they may
not Az sll events they are entitled to
protection while In custody, and are
sublect only to such penalties as are
qFescFibed by sentence Of the courts.
Eiils county should be liable for the In.
iuElas suffered by the prisoner In ques-
klDn, and yet the Capital makes an
\ attempt to apologize for the officers
Who permitted the outrage upon the
nOnsensicsl plea that such proceedings
RFs customary with prisoners in jails
IND the officers are unasle to prevent
tllsm. Talk about the sdvissbility Of
American citizens staying at home
nntil after March 4, 1897 What is the
matter Of Kansas and Of Shawnee
sonnty nowg Hasn't the State been
redeemed, and Is not Shawnee county
ticered BY redeemers from top to
6ottoMp BAIL
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The advocate., 1895-12-04

THE popular ideal of q good old
party politician is one who Is up with
the times in trickery and fifty years
behind the times in the science Of gov.
ernment.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-17
CAME NEAR FIG HIIN6,
II. II. Fox and j. +, Donleavy In a Dispute
CnuntY NnMs

r. ii. Fox and j. +. BonieaVy were
both parties to a civil case which was
before Justice Vincent yesterday. The
two men had some words in the court
house yard after the case was over, and
only Abe Intervention of friends kept
them from coming TO blows. IL Is said
that DoHieavy will swear out warrant
for Fox. charging him with cursing and
assaulting him.
The case of Samuel Clark was con
cluded in the Henrico County Court yes
terday, the jury returning verdict OF
guilty. Clark was tined s. and given
one year In Jail.
George ID. Parker was fined y for re-
sisting an officer in the discharge or his
duty
Henry Brown fcoioredD who had been
given twelve months in jail In default
of surety by Squire Larus. was accorded
a rehearing on appeal, and was discharged
by Judge Wickham.
The regular monthly meeting or the
Varina district school board was held
Ia the board room yesterday morning.
Routine matters only were disposed OF by
the board
Judge Wickham yesterday gave his de-
cision IN the case of Thomas Jefferson
tcoloredD. setting aside the verdict. JEFF
erson was convicted OF criminal assault
and sentenced TO ten years In the peni-
tertiary. His case will be re-opened
during the next term OF the court.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-17
Catholic Notes.

The examination of the Catholic SCHOOLS ,,s
Of the city vas commenced uu ,l 5,,s..
past week by Rev. Fathers Charies Doi'"-
Father Tierran. of st. Patricks church'
is confined to his house by SICKNESS T.,
Father Kenehck. of Alexandra % III
To-day at the O'Clock mass the mem mem,
bers OF the Confraternity OF the iioiS
Ghost viii go to holy conmhn ll''iI III q
body. and after vespers there VIII pe
meeting of the Confraternlty, III, 49,.
The Ladies' beneficial society WI, Lei
to-day after vespers in the paseineH'
of the Cathedral. c,,5o,
To-day will be SeXagesima SUNDAY
In the near future the Kedempt,orSS q,
Fathers will give mission at 81
Joseph's church. ill ho
Next Tuesday night there VIII pe
grand entertainment at 81; Mary Ii9 on
for the benefit OF the building lunn VI
inc new 81. Mary's church o,,s,IlI
ful comedy. entitled n Conildet ,,,6,i
Clerk" will be given by the y ouing men bn
of the Social Home Band. assisted 10, 10y
several young ladies Of the congregation
Between the acts the Euterpe, ,Orchess,tra:
composed of young ladies. VIII discourse
popular airs. t,,.h..
Father Walsh Of Old Point. and Father
O'Ferran of Petersburg: were IN the
city during the past week.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-17
raR rIMEseRICHMONpc Va: SUNDAY FEBRUARY u 1895

Methodist churches of Richmond, ana oy
the influence of the pastors were con
verted into Epworth Leagues anu "i'e
wards died natural deaths.
For this reason the Christian hnueasor
societies are loath to SURRENDER thei, OF
CARNATIONS. The statements that nave
been made that the existing socieues
Will. as matter of course, De changeu
into Epworth Leagues, and that certain
members who belong TO the state vi,
ganfzatfon wifi Withdraw are Prohoupeeo'
on good authority, to be erroneous
IL is said that no change Is contemplate
in one church, and that at least one otner
viii not consent to any change oef"s
made.
The clause in the discipline OF ths
Church bearing on the suolect proFn'
that Epworth leagues shall De esta ,
lished in each church when prac.,caO. ss
Some OF the ministers cons ue ,.''o
being mandatory, and are naturally anA-
fous to be able TO report to cor
that they have established Ep"ort,i
leagues in their churches. Inc ea sr,s
way to secure one Is 10 convert tHe IN q,
tian Endeavor societies into leagues IL
the pastor can gain the consent VI ''S
members. ,o,. =,
Notice has been given OF the chahse w ~
take place this afternoon py new
Moore, at St. James church
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-17
sydnor 4 Hundiey's Furniture Sale.

Tomorrow. Monday (rain or shine). the
Great Annual Clearing Sale OF Sydnor &
Hundley will begin, and continue daily
until the stock = sufficiently reduced.
Auction begins at 1880 A. NJ, sharp, and
closes at I'D L. NJ, and will be con-
Quoted on the first floor OF our lower
store No. rs east Broad street.
This H. an opportunity TO buy Excellent
Furniture at your own price. We mean
business. We have large selections bought
for spring shipment. To make room for
these goods We must move some or our
present stock at once. We are not grum-
bling about trade. The last six months OF
'94 our sales ran ;"ead of the relative
season OF any pre-. .ous year by . per
cent. But We propose TO keep the ball
rolling. We propose TO make our Annual
Clearing Sale an event TO be looked for
ward to by the citizens of Richmond, we
will sell large selections from all branches
of our immense stock, and cannot here
go fully into detail. but viii mention, as
some of the pieces 10 be sold on Monday.
Hat-Racks, Book Cases. Combination
Cases. Music Cabinets, Ladies Desks.
Costumers. Parlor SUITS, Wardrobes. Re-
cepuon Chairs, Hall Chairs. &c, &C.. &c.
SYDNOR HUNDLEY.
'~ Leaders IN Furniture.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-17
TOBACCO EXCHANGE.

RICHMOND. VA, FEB. IT, lSid.
No offerings of tobaccos al auction on
Change to-day or for the week ending
to-day.
Private sales reported to the secretary
Of the Richmond Tobacco Trade to-day:
Wrappers, ( hogsheads, filters, 10. To-
tai II hogsheads.
Private sales reported to the seen tary
OF the Richmond Tobacco Trade for the
week ending to-day: Wrappers. i47 hogs
heads; filters. 81: cutters, II; smokers.
81: leaf (darl(. 100: hurley leaf. 1870; bur
ley Tugs. -: Tugs dark, 26; Tugs Cwest-
ernl, !. Total, 53s hoesheads.
The tobacco inspector reports light
sampling to-day. And for the week
hogsheads: dark. rs hogsheads and 3
tierces. Reinspections-Brig l07 hogs
heads; dark. 6 hogsheads.
Myers, Crenshaws. Farmers. Allie
minion. shockoe and Vaughan's tobacco
warehouses report to-day: Receipts. IL
packages; deliveries. los packages.
The same tobacco warehouses. with
added, report for the week ending To-
day: Receipts. % packages; deliveries.
Excess OF deliveries over receipts for
the week ending to-day. 49, packages,
Upited States internal revenue col
lections for the city OF Richmond. Va,
to-day: Cigars and cigarettes s27.75: plug
tobaccos. s2,474.to. Total s2.5o2.24
,eeons for 'a the city Of vs
for the week ending to-day: Cigars and
cigarettes. s7.0o5.fo: plug tobaccos. $f5.-
lG620 Total. so. 17t39.
Richmond breaks for the week ending
to-day: Shockoe warehouse sold 235s5
pounds: highest price. 50. crensraw's
warehcnse sold 3o.oTo pounds; highest
No visitors registered at the Tobacco
Exchange to-day
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-17
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
THE CLOSING QUOTATIONS or
MONEY
OHeripgs and saies NJ the Richmond To-
baceo Exchsnge--Intsrnal Revenue
Coilections--Forsign Advieea

NEW YORK. Feb. iG.-Operations at
the stock Exchange were resumed 20
day with a frm market for securities.
the receipt OF higher cables from i.ohdo"
,iremcnt OF Inc Benedict faction IRON
the Chicago Gas Companys urec'oIs
and the election of the, Lincoln D ~ ny
party In the interest OF the stanuaIu w., ~
led 10 a rise In Chicago Gas ceruncates'
and sugar was advanced on the NITROUS
tion OF the Aldrich resolution III 9ac
Senate yesterday in the matter ~ S.Ssrt
tariffs equal The to rse a% Z per- Cent The
sales subsequently lost IN ,oav Cen
Jersey Genital and Lead. Jersey al al
trail dropped from sfh 10 go he a former
rallied 10 SSil and the latter TO s Sles
Jersey Central was depressed on SAT- SAT-
of both long and short STOCK, III er@poTt
viii he very unfavorable hat. nnnal
Leads weakness was que " sbou,s a
pany's annual statement: VIZ 81 s37s Isl.
.,br % Vavment OF all charges ana i oud1
d,vtdends OF i,Oti. 80 on me pref en Inc
and three dividends on Gtp3,',IIdrnd on the
coiii,l,o ',, a. stated for Thursday next pu.
s ,pn streef inclines TO the opinion 't tSe
none viii be declared. Iow ,a,o and
Close .e ooiLSsrls, The general nst
i,o,,od ,D I'm sympathy and closed iiri n,.
Net changes show gains VI ~ further
advance Of * per cent to = AZ per cent
lost Lost Sales eso were 1000 shares. Of which
100 Mere listed The bond market was
higher :, ,1,t,t nor cent: urine
Moley ,,o o naner. HLnl per cent. Sterlihig
m nrcbsnge dr qpe with actual business aI N
hankers bills AZ 4s74lSIh for Sky aas'
and asSl4@4sss. for dsmanbdiii Xiii pos 4iSSe1i4a..
4 a. silver ,ss. Government bonds nm
State bonds dull. Raiiroad b enns i''
s,iver 81 the board was do@dV'H'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-17
CHICAGO.


cptIcAGO ILL. Feb. f6.-The unusu-
ally heavy buying OF wheat yesterday
nothing even, sustained prices, ~as ''e
main reason why holders dispiayeu d
ready willingness TO dispose or iheIF
nronsrty to-aay. The half roliday SEES
sion had not one redeeuins feature.
From the start TO the finish II was weak;
Every commission house, apparently. had
ceiling orders. and the bulk OF them were
81 long stun. The tailers on yester-
DAVIS buying sold. and, In addition. some
big lines went overheard. Prices sur
fered very materially. The news was
not particularly depressing. but the sent-
ment was certainly bare OF anything ike
encouragement May wheat opened from
j3&c. TO 13Ac., declined to 52t8J2t-c.,
and closed at 523sq525sc. lc under yes
terday. Cash wheat was full 1c. lower
than yesterday.
Corn-There was no hesitation as 10
the direction Of corn. Each decline in
wheat was succeeded by one I'm corn,
beng quite so great as in the finer grain.
The Dulk of the sales represented the
closing out Of contracts. most Of them
declined to 44ha4l%c.. and closed at
44Kc., i3MiSc. under Yesterday Cash
corn from " TO ic under yesterday.
Oats-L Longs In oats were thoroughly
in touch with the disposition of their
brethren in wheat and corn. Values
did MOI suffer quite as seriously, how
ever. although there was nothing of en-
enlargement in the market. May closed
&c. Under YESTERDAY. Cash oats were
Provisions-Strength In product at the
opening, which came from the advance
of JHl0c. in live hogs at the yards. was
not sufficiently great to Withstand the
liquidating In connection produced by the
grain markets. Steady products soon
got weak. and declines of varying pro-
pork was loc. lower than yesterday, Nav
lard ne lower and Nav ribs 2Lc lower
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-17

THE OCEAN VIEW PURCHASED BY
NEW YORK CAPITALISTS.
Fears for the Safety Of the Oyster Steamer
Accomac Believed to be Unfoundsd.
A Peculiar Death.

NORFOLK, VA, Feb. 16.-Special.-
The Ocean View railroad was sold to-
day to a number OF New York capital
lists. Nothing has been given out for
publication, but 1t is understood that the
price received was about 100000. The
purchasers will construct an electric line
10 the View, and cars will make the trip
in twenty minutes. The hotel VIII be
greatly improved and enlarged. the
buyers are men of money, and Will COM
mence improvements.
PECULIAR DEATH.
John L. Ost, sailor on the Franklin,
was found dead In an elevator SMART at
a restaurant i'm Portsmouth to-day lie
occupied a room above the bar, ana
ATTEMPTED to slip through the smart 10
the floor below, and could not get lur-
Their down than his shoulders. lie dld
not have the strength TO go up or down,
and as he made the attempt at night
no one heard his call for help, ana ne
was forced to succumb.
BKIfryEs TIRE At coxAc Is sAFF.
The Governor telegraphed the VIZ
ginian tonight to know IL the oyster
steamer Accomac had gone down IN the
storm. A telegram from Haroortoh 10
The Virginian says the Accomac was at
Tangiers. Left Harborton on the bth Oh
February Captain Hudg1ns. commander
of oyster navy, says he believes the YES
sci Is safe.