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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
The Milk in the Cocoanut.

The Manufacturer Record says
1t is no doubt true that the Norfolk &
Western was heavily over-capitalized, and
some of this dates from the reorganization of
the company, when it succeeded the old
Atlantic and Danville road but it has been
persistently claimed that while the Norfolk
and Western has done an enormous work in
the development of Virginia, especially in
the increase of the coal traffic, it has been
done at the expense of the road by carrying
coal at too low rate.
The Philadelphia correspondent of
the Coal Trade Journal also says:
The Norfolk and Western, although con-
trolling superior quality of coal, were
forced by the strong competition in their line
of business to haul coal to tidewater at less
than cost and, in consequence, are in the
hands of receivers.
And the Journal itself says the Balti
more and Ohio, which has
"a shorter haul on large portion of its
traffic, but even for the money received its
service is a low one per ton per mile.
How eloquently and completely all
these facts contradict Hon. W. l..
Wilson's statement in Congress that
"the tariff on coal is a subsidy to the
railroads !"
Had it been so the Norfolk and Western
could have carried its coal 400 miles on
land and 500 on water and made
money.
But it was not true.
And is not true.
The tariff on coal, especially in this re-
gion, oas and is gicen to the miners!
And although a few of the miners
are practically sin the hands of re-
ceivers," they are there By their o,on act
Government and companies had
done all they could for them, but they
wouldn't believe it.
They discredited and forsook both.
and enlisted under the sympathetic
banner of the walking delegate.
This is short article, gentlemen
concerned, but its lessons, needed,
like the terms of the last bond, the
proceeds will come back in gold.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
Don't Kill Him.

The Washington Star is of the opinion that
the progress of electricity will ere long de.
stroy the trade of the blacksmith. His work
will be done without hammer, anvil or forge
and his occupation will be gone. The Star
bewails the loss of the village smith to society
and to romance, but if he takes with him his
partner in the printing office, there will be nc
tears shed in the proof-room at his passing
Cumberland News.
1t is big job that for the new base
of power, for 1.-THE partner" is numer.
Gus and hard to underbid. He is a
pest, but it would bea pity to kill him.
The only way to dispose OF him, there
fore, is to elbow him out of the way by
whatever sort of electrocution it is that
makes bad spelling, bad punctuation,
bad grammar and bad display eternal
ly obsolete.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
Not Conclusive

The remainder of the world, including all
the scientists, among them the gentleman
who made the discovery, persist in calling it
anti. toxine, but they must all be in error, for
the great paper, from its perch amid the crags
of Savage mountain, still holds aloft the anti
toxin g.-Cumberland Times.
1t is reported that the scientist
who invented the cotton gin insisted
on spelling it jim" and, what is worse,
calling it zine"
But he was not necessarily philol-
ogist, or the Nems would be adding the
superfuous sc" to gin
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
What SUSPENSION Means.

The shipments of Nova Scotia coal to the
United States last year were l20 600 tons, a
considerable increase over the previous year
and due almost entirely to the idleness OF
American mines-Coal Trade Journal.
That is point for miners to keep
seriously in mind when the plausible
walking delegate comes around.
Sympathy with Ohio last year meant
increased imports of Nova Scotia coal,
and will always mean the same thing,
tariff or no tariff.
1t is no use to cote against importing
foreign coal and then strike for it.
Yet that is what the suspenders did
last year.
And that is what the O'Malley, the
Censor" and the Homecoming Recieo
are sore backed about now.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
Ont i'm the Woods.

We are mad! Darn the people, anyway
How can they expect us. here II miles from
railroad, 25 miles from river, millions of
miles from heaven and about miles from
the devil, to get out lively paper?
The PhillIppi CIV. Va.) Republican,
from which the above quotation is
taken, ought to move over to Iona
coming and indlct the principal of
Central school for the double crime of
arralgnlng his subordinates and not
permitting himselfto be caught in lie
Indeed, the JOURNAL cannot under,
stand how the Republican can stand to
live so ''fur off"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
Very Truly.

After as usual beating all round the
bush and proving to its own satisfac-
ton that its own word is better than
all the testimony that can be brought
against it, the Homecoming Recieac
closes with this suggestion:
Truth will not down, and if the JOURNAL
desires to give its readers the facts in the case
we challenge it to reproduce this article.
The JOURNAL cannot do that without
also publishing the contradictory state
ment made by the five ladies'.
The JOURNAL refrains from placing
the Recieao in the ungallant attitude of
controvertlng feminine testimony
testimony which, as a unit, always
weighs five times as much as mans,
and in the Reeieo's case it happens to
RUIZ up to twenty-five times as much.
Please excuse lis.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
BreyitieS.

1t is certainly a pleasure to read
letters like that by "a Consolidation
Miner in last weeks Homecoming
Star. Especially so when compared
with the shallow, rambling, peevish,
threatening lucubrations of correspon-
dents who want the earth, but wouldn t
be satisfied if they got it. The Cen
sor," for instance, is an objectionable
pest-an :'evil' that does not seem to
be necessary" to the symmetry of
fate.
Taurus Jorkai, the great poet of
Hungary, is also editor of the best
paper in his town-the Comet. Our
own Joey Joker, though not poet,
threatens to become writer of com
edy in a star that doesn't fly with a
tail.
A snake has been discovered in Ire.
land. This ought to encourage the
Homecoming Reoieao to go on with its
search for No. 10.
The quarrel between Guatemala and
Mexico was much like the spat between
the Homecoming Reciew and Star
Guatemala scolded very hard without
ever saying who she was mad at, while
Mexico said the meanest things and
did not hesitate to let people know she
meant Guatty.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
SEMI-L.OCAL NEWS.
BrcVitieS.

Titus A. Brick informs the JOURNAL
that the teacher of dancing and de-
pertinent at Pocahontas is trying to
get Mr.. Pink Whiskers to ask the
prompter at the functions at Durr's
hall to omit his stentorian voice when
he '::yaller hammer left with a
peewee swingm
Much to the surprise of his friends
and distress of his family Mr.. Pink
Whiskers of Pocahontas reports that
he has funked on gold, basing his
fnal action on Job xxi, %.
The woman at the insane asylum
who continually repeats the tender
admonilion-"don't go out tonight,
darling" is an object of pity. She is
supposed to be the wife of "a jiner."
The large egg placed on Titus A..
Brick table by Mr.. Pink Whiskers of
Pocahontas, was laid by a hen whose
name lite evidently thinks is me
Duff He informs brother Whiskers
that "the egg tastes like some more"
which being literally interpreted,
means that he wants the hen to
clay on"
Capt. r. F. Trevellick, a labor ora
tor of national reputation, died at his
home, Detroit, Michigan, Friday, 10Th
ult., of paralysis. Uneducated and
rugged, he was one of Natures sledge-
hammer orators.
Titus A. Bricks visit to Homecoming
was complete success. OF course, it
is easy to entertain genial man like
lite, and anybody ought to be able to
have good time in jolly Homecoming.
1t is not at all unlikely that the people
of that town would be able to make
even gentleman of the hauteur of
j. Baxter Finan, the distinguished
author Of the Cumberland edition of
Saints Rest" feel at home among
them.
Mr.. Pink Whskers of Pocahontas
is opposed to the re-appointment of
the incumbent city marshal of that
place on the ground that be is a bad
marksman. Pink says he can't hit the
side of a two-story four-room house
and other outbuildings by taking even
the most deadly aim.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
How it Works.

Let the tonnage be restricted to such fig
ure that it is profitable, and sell only that
quantity which brings a fair price.-Coal
Trade JOulnal.
But how are the companies to per-
suade their miners that they have just
so much work-no more.
Listen at a little junta telling of the
walk to the mine, etc., and then getting
onl y one or two cars.
The company is blamed for this
blamed for having no orders, or rather,
no more orders.
Indeed, the company is blamed for
all the drawbacks, discomforts, disad-
vantages and discouragements which
more or less afflict mining as they do
every other employment.
And this irrational feeling is the
pabulum which the walking delegate
works over and magnlfies into slim
illus for suspension.
And then, the first thing we know
we are kicking law of trade into the
middle of next week, and butting our
brains out against the adamantine
walls of every other irrepealable law,
human, natural and divine.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
Verify.

The Hagerstown Herald is Of the opinion
that the display of the Cumberland fire de-
partment in the parade at Frostburg next
summer will be nothing to compare with that
of Hagerstown. The Herald may be right.
We confess to considerable misgiving upon
the subject for the reason that the people of
Hagerstown spend thousands of dollars on
their fire department where Cumberland
spends hundreds -Cumberand News
The firemen of Cumberland make a
great mistake.
They should consent" to ''play" fire
extinguishment in a town like that
"only on guarantee"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
GnawinG a File,

Censor" and "Observer," in the
Homecoming Reoieac, take themselves too
seriously.
The one avows too much faith in the
"sub-contractor." and the other strains
with all his might to get the fancy ad-
vanced that the Reoie,o has ever per-
petrated an argument.
1.-The sub-contractor" may be dis
appoiutee, and the other fellow may be
really honest in his incapacity to un
derstand that contention involving
only a question of veracity, whatever
it may be regarded in the Reoie0 Office,
can never be intelligently mistaken
outside for an argument.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
Personal.

The Fairmont CIV. Va.) nder says
"Dr. and Mrs, D. P. Fitch and little
daughter, Miss Louise, will leave some
time next week for South Carolina,
where it is hoped the change of eli
mate will benefit Mrs. F's health,
which has been quite delicate for some
time past"
AT the last annual meeting of the
Press Claims company, Washington,
D. c., Col. Philip w. Avirett, former
ly of the Cumberland Times, was elect
ed general manager. He took hold at
once and is already pushing the affairs
of the company with his accustomed
vim. The company is the mammoth
agency of applicants from all over the
country and offers an inducement for
business, elsewhere advertised, that
ought to command the notice of all
inventors.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
Chunk OfWisdOm.

Take the enemies that well conducted
newspaper makes and stand them up in a
row and the rest of the community will say
that the editor ought to be proud that they
are his enemies.-Everett Republican.
Pretty generally the case, old man.
The JOURNAL mas not real enemy
it is not proud of as such.
The list includes the world, the flesh,
the devil and all his works, including
the disciples of W. B. Wilson.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
Nothing Else

The Cumberland AUeganian states the
case succinctly, but quite compre-
hensively:
Look here, Frostburg JOURNAL don't blame
the News and the Reoiew for catching at
straws. There was nothing else for them to
"catch onto" ITO the best of their knowledge"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
COUNTY NEWS.


If your religion is based on knowledge as
well as feeling, on conviction as well as
emotion, you are beyond the reach of harm
in this world and close to the gates of heaven
Cumberland Times
Great judges, old man, when did
you catch on TO the sleight of faith?
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
Observation-Disclosures Verb,

"They do say" states the Cumber-
land Times
That the police are on "still hunt" and
are likely to land their man-that is if he is
in this city.
If he should happen to be in the
water. instead of "this city," the pre-
sumption is that Gland" is not the
word.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
What it Cost.
The Buffalo On. W Commercial sums
It up as follows:

The Buffalo On. W Commercial sums
1t up as follows:
Some of the authorities in Brooklyn are
counting the cost of the recent strike and
here are the figures. What the poor work
ingmen got out of it is not apparent to the
naked eye. The master workmen'' have
not lost anything but the respect of the better
portion of the community. The 1850 men
who were ordered to leave their work January
IA have have lost very nearly S250,OO0 since
the strike was begun. Meantime it is esti-
mated that they have spent at least 100000
for subsistence, of which about 10 per cent
may be represented by credit obtained from
sympathetic ShOpkeepers. When the tie
up" began, District Assembly IS and % local
assemblies had between $4,000 and $4,000
in their treasures, and additions by assess
ment and from charitable sources are put
down at only $4,000, as they were drawn
from persons already impoverished. All this
has been spent. The strike has therefore
cost the men and their friends not less than
1870 00 besides the exhaustion of all their
reserve resources.
And yet the gospel of disaster is
preached by men in buckram-by the
Censor" a trimmer of company or
gans IN blatherskite mouthpieces.
And by the O'Malley, a far-away
Buckeye.
How long, o Lord, how long is thine
Israel of labor to be afflicted by the
Amaleks, Hittites and Mamalukes of
the North American Nobility of Hard
Working Chivalry9
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
Died.

The wife of John F. Mckenzie, Inv
ing near Borden Shaft Monday.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02

A Present Duty.
Subscribe for the JOURNAL.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-03
BOWLING IN CREAM CITY.
Inspects the Convention Hall and
BOOms Davis.

MILWAUKEE,, Aug. IN. J. Dowl-
ing, of Pennville, Minn., secretary of
clubs, was in Milwaukee yesterday. Mr..
bowling is a newspaper man and has
been an offer of Minnesota. State Press
association. His visit to Milwaukee
was for the purpose of inspecting the
hotel facilities of the city and the EX-
position building where the league con-
vention will be held next summer, the
exact date not having yet been decided
upon. Mr.. Bowling was extremely
pleased with what he saw of the city,
convention hall facilities, and with re-
gard to natural beauties and attrac-
tons with which delegates and other
visitors cannot fail to be impressed.
He was shown through some of the
larger hotels in the afternoon and then
visited the Exposition building. The
seating capacity ana arrangement of
the interior of the building were a, sur
prise to him, and he at once declared
that there is no better place for a. gath
ering of the kind i'm the whole country.
He felt sure that the league would
never regret having chosen Milwaukee
as the place to hold what promises to
be the greatest convention in its his
tory. He says that without doubt the
Republican nominees for president and
vice president will be mere, together
with most of the other big men of the
party, which will have the effect of
attracting great crowds from near and
far, and make the formal opening Of
the campaign an unprecedented event.
Just at present a matter agitating the
executive committee IS the removal Of
the national headquarters from Chi
cago to either Washington or New
York. Chicago is making a strong eff
fort to keep the headquarters there,
but there is a feeling that it would be
better to have them located in the East
during the campaign, where the league
officials could be in closer touch with
the regular national committee.
A BOOM FOR SENATOR DAVIS.
Mr.. Dowlings position as secretary
Of the Republican league prevents him
from taking part in the booming of any
particular candidate for the presiden-
cy, but speaking as a resident of Min
nesota, he says he feels sure that an
enthusiastic Davis delegation will be
sent to the national nominating con-
vention from that state. He also says
that North and South Dakota. are
claimed to be solid for Senator Davis,
and that assurances of support have
been received from the western portion
of Wise onsin.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-03
COXEY HEADS THE TICKET.
Ohio Populists Revise Their Plat
FORM

COLUMBUS, O., Aug: 2.-The whole
convention was spent in tearing to
pieces the platform reported last night
by the committee on resolutions. The
new platform reaffirmS the principles
of the Omaha platform; CoXey's nom
interest bond and good road bills; is
suing enough legal tender paper money
to put the country on a cash basis;
free and unlimited seoinaga and, ma
tionalization of public monopolies. 1t
denounces interest-bearing bonds, con-
demnS the process in the Debs case as
subversive of right of trial by jury,
fayors a law against the payment of
any debt in gold, demands the imme-
date abolishment of national banks
and favors a per diem service pen
sion bill. AS to state affairs, the plat
form demands the referendum plan, re-
d9ced salaries, tax reform, regulation
of coal screens. and eight-hour day.
1t opposes fusion with old parties, fa-
vors election of all officers, state and
national, by direct vote of the people,
state control of the liquor traffic with
out profit, and indorses union labor.
Jacob S. Coxey, of MassilIon. was
nominated for governor. The other
candidates are: John H. Crofton, of
Hamilton, for lieutenant governor.
George Harper, of Greene, treasurer;
general; e: D. Stark, of Cuyahoga, SUI
preme judge; William A Gloyd, Of
IuscaraWas. public works; Thomas M.
Hickman, of Morrow, clerk of su-
preme court.
The convention adjourned late this
afternoon, after two turbulent ses-
sions. Some of the more influential
members of the party are not pleased
with the results. Gen. Jacob S. Coxey
was trlumphant in everything, and it
was the predomlnance of CoXey and
his novel ideas that does not suit some
OF the conservative PopuliStS
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-03
DEFENDER BROKE A GAFF.
In Consequence VigiIant Won the
GOeIet Cup.

" NEWPORT, NEW R; l., Aug. 1.-The
V1gflant won the Goelet cup for sloops
today because the Defender was forced
to Withdraw from the race within half
dozen miles of the finish on account
of the breaking of a gaff. But for this
incident the Vigilant would probably
have been nine minutes or more be,
hind the Defender: So far as practical
results go the race only reiterated what
everybody knows-that the Defender
is the. fastest light weather boat ever
built in America. But just as the new
vessel undertook a stretch for home,
with only six and a half miles of the
entire thirty-eight. to cover, her hol-
low gaff snapped in two and she was
compelled to give up, AT the turning
of the second mark, the Defender was
seven minutes and thirty-fiVe seconds
ahead of the Vigilant on the time con-
sumed from the start. Although the
Vigilant won the cup, it is the growing
opinion that the America cup commit
tee are satisfied that no formal trial
race will. be necessary, because the
sailing of the Defender today was good
enough to evidence her continuous i'm.
proyement, and that is all that is
wanted in the way of information.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-03
NEW YORK FOR MORTON.
Republican Leaders Say He VIII
Have Solid Support for Presi-
dent

NEW YORK, Aug. Gov. Morton's
presidential lightning rod is attract
ing all the shocks of zig-zag Republi-
can factional electricity, and leaders
in the state think he will have a wallS4
over for the nomination when the
convention meets ten months hence
unless, of course, a dark horse spurts
out of the West. Almost every prom
inent Republican in the state has de-
clared for the governor. Twenty-eight
of the thirty-four Republican state
committeeman, Thomas G. Platt and
majority of the leaders have indorsed
his candidacy. These Endorsements
are apparently sincere, and the gov
ernor's friends say they will have the
effect of impressing upon all factions
Of the party throughout the country
that. Gov. Morton can go to the con-
Ventfon with solid delegation behind
him. The governor himself is saving
wood concerning his presidential am
b1tions, and has even refrained from
confiding his wishes to ex-senator
Platt, who would presumably be al
most the first Republican the governor
would consult
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-03
HILLi BIDS HIGHER.
IN HIS GUARANTEE OF INTEREST,"
ON NORTHERN PACIFIC
BONDS,
BUT IT IS USELESS
NOW FURTHER THAN EVEN
FROM ACCOMPLISHING CON-
SOLIDATION
HEAVY OPPOSITION ARoUsED.
Northern Pacific Faction. Win
Ives Mt the Head, Fighting
the Scheme

Special to the Globe.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-Presidenr|
Hill and Vice President Clough, Of
the Great Northern, have been i'm
this city for a week past in con-
slant consultation with J. Pierponti
Morgan and with Edward D. Adams.
chairman of the Northern Pacific re-
organization committee. They have
made no progress in the scheme for
obtaining control of the Northern
Pacific road through the organiza-!
ton of third company. 1t is safe
to say that Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Nor
gan are now further apart than at
any time since the consolidation pro-
ject was broached last May. Mr.
Hill has
RAISED HIS OFFER
of guarantee of interest on North.
ern Pacific bonds to Sc, ,25O, COO, which
is no more than the road can be-
depended on to earn, net, during the
current fiscal year. The real OBJ
stacle in the way of carrying OUT
the deal is the statute of Minne-i
sofa, which positively prohibits the
consolidation of competing roads.
and the constitution of Montana.
which has a still stronger provision
on the same subject. Able lawyers
have been engaged here to give opin-l
ions on various propositions for get
ting around this obstacle. But no
one of them has yet discovered any
safe way. North Dakota and Wash
ington have also statutes against
the union of rival roads. The appre-
hension of the Hill party is that if a
third company should be formed to
absorb both the Great Northern and
the Northern Pacific, the people Of
the Northwestern states would make
a big fight in the courts against be-
ing deprived of the competitive rail-
way service they now enjoy.
THE OPPOSITION
to the Hill movement is led by Bray
ton Ives, president of the Northern
Pacific company, who has the sup
port of almost the entire body Of
the stockholders and of a very large
element among the bondholders. He
is at the head of one of the strong
est banks in New York city, and has
affiliations with many other power
full concerns. Mr.. Ives is in daily
receipt of letters from points on
the Northern Pacific line encour-
aging him to continue the fight, and
assuring him that the people will
not submit to have their laws defied
and their railway systems placed
under a single control for the sake
of affording a syndicate of New
York and German bankers an op-
portunity of making enormous
profits