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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-07-24
The PARAMOUNT ISSUE.

snow, my friends. let me come to
the great paramount issue. If they
ask us here why it is that we say
more on the money question than we
say upon the tariff question, I reply
that if protection has slain its thou-
sand the gold standard has slain its
tens of thousands. If they ask us why
NC did not embody all those things
IN our platform which we believe, VIC
reply that when we have restored
the money of the Constitution all
other necessary reforms will be pos
sible, and that until that is done
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-07-24

NIRGINIA:-In the Clerk office of
' Tazewell Circuitcourt July 9th. 1896
B. w. Stras, Trustee and Receiver,
L..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-15
OPEN AND CLOSED CARS.

Tho announcement that the Metropolitan
rroc,ion Comnonv has ordered lot Of open
ears for use on at least one OF It's lines MS su
NOR will be regarded with delight by many
neople. and with serious misgivinss by others
Omen cars have long been used In this city on
many lines though not nearly to 50 great IN
extent as in Brooklyn. There have been some
complalnts because the Broadway ana one or
two other important lines have not yet adopted
Thorn. and still more surprise. since II Is pos
sible 10 crowd n great many more people upon
an onen than a closed ear. There have also been
many expressons If satisfaction ut their ab-
senca from these lines and Of desire that they
might altogether be banlshed from the city.
The fact is that open cars. or some or them
orc like most other things partly good ana
par,ly bad. Some OF them are wholly bad-to
wit. those In which the seats are fixed. hnlf
facing forward. half backward. Those da-
holical vehicles were probably invented by an
undertaken for the promotion Of his business
They are entirely. intrinsically. unalterabiy ana
lrredecmably bad II should be made Il penal
offence 70 operate one in any place or NJ any
time The cars In which the seats all face one
way have. however. their good points. In hot
weather they are far plcasantcr for most people
used with discretion. about as safe for most
people 10 ride in Moreover. they afford ample
facilities for smokers TO indulge their appetite
while riding without the least offence TO the
on.smokcr,. which is impossible on the CLOSED
cars.
The evil In the use OF such ears * 'wofold
and Is serious There Is often Il strong trmp'a-
ijon. 70 which the companies yield. to run them
out too early In the spring. and 10 keep them
ou, ,oo late in the fall Some have already.
many DAYS ago. made their appearance this
year. II Is an outrage upon decency ana puohc
health 10 run open cars In March ana early
Aprll and II should bc forbidden by law ana
prevented by the police. The other evil Is that
even In midsummer there are rainy days ana
chilly nights when such ears are not III to ride
In. vet one must do so or walk An open car
In a ralnstorm IL thing ~ ineffible dscom-
fort while on some COOL foggy, east'wlnd nights
In August II Is as much n menace TO health AZ
II would bc In December.
These evils can be, however. largely. II not
altogether done away with by means OF IA little
strict lawmalIng and bit OF common-scnse.
The use OF open ears should be limited 10 Il
proper season Of the year. and in II TO days when
proper conditions Of weather prevail. Moreover
NJ all times there should be alternated with
them In satisfactory proportion. closed cars for
the Use OF people who prefer them To the open
ones or who because Of nhrmltcs Of health,
cannot safely ride in the latter Reasonable
regulations 10 such effect would entail little
Inconvenience upon the companies, and they
would conducc vastly to the safety and comfort
OF the public.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-15
EXCISE AND CONSOLIDATION.

The appearance Of Edward Lauterbach and
Abraham Gruber at Albany yesterday lobbying
for the Greater New-York bill Is practical con-
fession Of fear that 1t may be defeated. Demo-
cratic votes were needed for It's original passage
and more Of them will be required to-day than
were essential then This accounts, We suppose,
for the explicit assurances given on Monday to
numerous Tammany employees Of the Excise
Board by the Deputy Commissioner Of Excise for
this county that they would be kept In office I'M
der the rev law. So conspicuous disclosure
of the fact that the Platt-Tammany alliance had
been renewed and was in good working order
would not have been made at this time had 1t
not been necessary to carry conviction to the
minds of Tammany Senators and Assemblymen.
Doubtless they demanded such an unmistakable
proof Of good faith" and the Republican ma
chine realized the necessity Of satisfying them.
The enlistment Of Democratic votes to pass
bill at which large number Of Republicans In
the Legislature balk. and the price paid for that
unnatural combination, might be expected to
omen the eyes Of all honest and high-mindcd
members of both parties to the real purpose be-
hind the two chief measures Of the session.
Whatever individuals may have sincerely be-
lieved heretofore as to the intrinsic character
or the Liquor LIN lhc piopiic'y VI '"e
consolidation scheme 1t seems scarcely possible
that any intelligent person can longer doubt
that they were both contrlved primarily In the
selfish interest of bosses who mean to keep
their grip upon the party machinery, no matter
what happens at the polls. That Is the true
meaning Of the brutally frank announcement
that the Greater New-York bill is to be damned
through" as the Raines bill already has been.
That explains the fact that the political advo-
Gates of compulsory consolidation never attempt
TO defend it on any rational ground, whether Of
morals or expediency. but invariably fall back
upon the paltry and pitiful pretence that the
snap vote Of two years ago. which was officially
declared in advance to be indecisive and clearly
seen to be so soon as the ballots were counted,
was an inviolable mandate Of the people.
The Raines bill Is a law and unless the courts
upset 1t altogether 1t will be administered for
good or evil by the hybrid political machine now
in process Of construction, so far as the maze
of conflicting opinions as to It's meaning permits
The Greater New-York bill Is not yet law, and
never will be If Republican legislators who de-
spise 1t do their duty Many of these have voted
against it once and will vote against. 1t to-day.
There are enough others who know that It Is I'M
Just unwise and impoltic to defeat 1t, II only
their moral courage rises to the level OF their
Intelligence; and there Is a Republican Governor
who is aware that in the last resort his veto
would crafty thousand upright citizens for
every self-seeking politician whom 1t COMPOUNDED
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EIGHTEEN PAGES.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

ro-,EIGN-The insurgents under Maceo de-
fssted Colonel Deboss battalion in pitched
battle near Lechuza. - The Kaiser arrived
In Vienna and was welcomed by the Emperor
If Austria. The deadlock in the Ottawa
House over the Remedial School bill still con-
tnues.
CONGRESS.-Both branches In session. -
Senate: Mr. Squire spoke In support OF his COAST
Defence bill; Mr.. Chandler made an argument
in favor of Mr.. Dupont's claim to seat -
House: The Fortifcations Appropriation bill was
passed
observation-disclosures Saxton gave
out a statement in opposition to the passage or
the Greater New-York bill over the vetoes OF
Msyors Strong and Wurster. - Returns
from the charter elections held In New-Jersey
cities Yesterday show Democratic gains; James
NJ Seymour, Democrat, was elected Mayor OF
Newark ove- julius A. Lebkuecher, Republican.
nv about $500 plurality. John d. Hart.
owner of the alleged flibustering steamer Ber-
muda. was arrested in Philadelphia on charges
of violating the neutrality laws. - the
Venezuela Boundary Commission held a meet
ing In Washington.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-Fire in a drygoods
building at No Is Grand-st. caused damage
estimated at 100000. - 1t was learned that
Prescott Hall Butler had been robbed OF about
$1,000 worth Of diamond jewery by a boy servant,
who confessed and was held for trial. - The
New-York Athletic Club has challenged repre-
sentatives Of the London Athletic Club to con-
tests to be held in New-York or It's vicinity IN
September Yesterday was the hottest
April "A on record, the thermometer registering
TO at o'clock in the afternoon. - the Asso-
cintion II the Alumni Of Trinity College gave
It's annual dinner Stocks were strong
THE WEATHER.-Forecast for to-day: Fair
and warm. The temperature yesterday: High
est. 70 degrees: lowest SO; average. M.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-15
THE GAS-METER GRAB.

The Empire State has enjoyed the doubtful
blessing OF having on its payroll since the year
1880 an Inspector OF Gas-Mcters, whose duty it
is to examine, prove. and, II approved to stamp
or seal all meters for measuring gas furnished
by any gaslight company in the State. He Is
required to be resident OF this city, and Is au-
thorized to appoint three deputy inspectors, who
must reside respectively in Brooklyn, Albany
and Buffalo. Originally the salary was $1,000,
but that was not deemed enough for an Office
involving such oncrous duties and such great
responsibilities, and it has since been increased
to $1,000. Just what public service the Inspect
or of Gas-Meters performs It would probably be
difficult for the average citizen to state offhand,
and IL the matter were put to a popular vote
there Is a strong probability that there would
be good majority in favor Of declaring the office
a useless one
The present incumbent Is James l.. Stewart,
who was recently appointed by Governor Nor
ton. with the consent OF the Senate and on the
advice and recommendation Of Thomas G. Platt
Stewart has no doubt as to the Importance Of
inspecting gas-rneters with Astounding frequency.
and In the few weeks since bis confirmation has
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-15
THE CONTRAST or PARTIES.

1t Is scarcely possible TO conceive anything
more impudcnt than the prctcncc set up by some
Democratic journals that the Dcmocritic party
can be made, by the nomination of Mr.. Cleve'
land more worthy Of confidence on the money
question than the Republicans. II il weak and
foolish Also as II always is TO assert what every
body knows 10 be untrue. The Democratic party
Is neither led nor controlled by the President.
lie can stop its destructveness by his veto. but
can only do that because he has the whole body
of Republicans TO help him. II he had to rely
upon Democratic votes alone he would not even
have been able to prevent frce-colnnge bill
passing over his veto last February, when 63
Democrats voted for free silver In the House
and only 30 against IT, But for the certainty
that the veto would be sustained by Repub-
lcan votes, so that 1t would be waste OF time
to pass a bill. the Democrats would have gone
that way like flock Of sheep.
This Is only one Of many questions which In
volve the financial welfare Of the country. II Is
possible as Democrats and silver men have been
demonstrating, to wreck the country by provid-
ing inadequate revenue 1t Is possible to de-
grade the entire currency, drive gold out Of Use,
and substitute not even silver notes but wildcat
bank paper, and most OF the Democrats would
vote for that change with wild enthusiasm, and
even President Cleveland himself distinctly
favored 1t In his message Of 1894. The man
who can read that message. In connection with
the plan of Secretary Carlisle which 1t unre-
servedly indorsed and yet imagine that Mr..
Cleveland himself deserves confidence rs re-
spccts his financial course, has completely blind
ed himself to everything else by gazing too long
and ntcntly at a single point of light In all that
course-namely, the opposition to silver coinage
Parties are greater than Presidents, as Mr..
Cleveland would find In single day II he had
no other support than his own party would give
him. 1t Is the Republican party which the peo-
pie have trusted during all these years. alike
to prevent mischief and to devise practical meas
ures for good. Every time Democrats have
majority in either House the great body Of Re-
pubcans offers solid wall Of resistance to
vicious legislation; every time the Republicans
have a majority they propose and carry useful
measures in spite Of the solid opposition Of
Democrats who invariably find some excuse for
voting against every measure. however needful,
that Republicans may offer When President
Cleveland wanted the silver purchasing clause
repealed even then he had to appeal for help
to the Republican party, which did not In the
least approve the fraudulent and partisan mo-
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como TO the conclusion that the Work ciiuho' NC
done thoroughly without a large increase IN HIS
staff of assistants. Recently he had Introduce"
IN the Legislature a bill authorizing him 10 APP
point deputy inspector In every city, Town anu
VILLAGE in the State The bill was introduced ny
Assemblvman Austin, Of this city, who, rs soon
"a he learned its true character, publicly an
nounced that he had acted "by request ana re-
undated the bill in It's entirety This, OF course
was n blow to the little game OF grao WHICH
stewart had started to play, but, though cast
down temporarily, he does not despair OF carry
inc his scheme through The Dill IN WHICH nc 10
interested provides that when the inspector WIN
his present force Is unable to attend 10 MS uu''eS
in any city or town he may appoint one OF llio'e
DEPUTIES for the county In which such Guy VI
town Is situated, and these deputies shall ic'!
fee of % cents for each meter when th'y III
snoct. and ont OF the fees collected the IN
snector shall nay to the deputies such reasonapie
salaries as may be agreed on. That cohsiu-
or,h,o revenue would thus be secured Is not open
90 doubt Int the question Is whether any pubic
interest would be served by levyins IL. Inc
major part would doubtless go into inc pooNe.
OF the inspector. and the tax wouid i'll '"c emu
come out Of the pockets OF the CONSUMERS VI 7''
II Is not grab on large scale. but 1t Is utterly
without excuse. There is no more need OF iii
INSPECTOR Of gasmcters in every town ana CITY
Of ihe State than there is of superintendent OF
publIc works in each city and town. The Dill is
one that the Legislature should ignore ana re-
pudiate. just as it has been repudiated by 'he
man who introduced 1t without UNDERSTANDING
what its provisions were. Stewart as graDDer
hv no means takes rank with Aldridse ana
Raincs. but he has fallen into step with them
and brings up the rear where they Lead the 'ah'
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ACADEMY OF MUS1C-2-s:15-Humnny
AEBEY'S THEATREr-S:f5-The Little Duke.
AMERICAN THEATRE-S-T'he Law OF the Land.
tHJOv-2-S:15-The Widow Jones.
BROADWAY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Jr
COLUMBUS THEATRE-2-S:15-Mavou
DAYS. THEATRE-2-S:15-M
EMPIRE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
EDEN MUSEE-Concert
GARDEN s:30-His Absent Boy.
GARRICK THEATRE-2-S:25-The Squire Of Danes.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE-2-S-The Two Orphans
HARLEM OPERA HOUSE-S:15-A Social Highwayman.
HERALD SQUARE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Heart Of
Maryland
HOYT'S THEATRE-S:3 o-A Black Sheep.
IRVING PLACE TIiEATRE-s15-Der Herr Senator.
ROSTER e. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
LYCEUM NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Prisoner Of Zenda
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-2-s-Crcus.
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE-S-Lohengrn.
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DEsIGN-Day and Evening
Exhibition.
OILY MTlA-S:15-M Marguerite.
PALMERS THEATRE-S1 5-Madame Sans Gene.
PASTORS-I2:30 to IL p. m.-vaudevile.
PROCTOR's PLEASURE PALACE-ls12 midnight
Vaudeville.
STANDARD Observation-Disclosures Fadden.
STAR THEATRE-2-S-The Last Stroke
ST NICHOLAS ICE SKATING RINK-Day and Evening
l4TII ST. THEATRE-2-S-The Village Postmaster
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fact Is appreciated by the Egyptian people, and
they realize that 1t is due entirely to the British
occupation--to British rule in general. and to
Lord Cromers wise administration In particular.
They realize moreover. what is perfectly evil
dent to every thoughtful observer that they are
not yet able to continue this work for them
selves, nor even to maintain the good results OF
what has already been done In such circum-
stances. to demand the immediate and uncondi-
tional withdrawal Of the British from Egypt Is
to demand what would be grievous wrong. II
not an actual crime, against civilization and
humanity
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-15
PERSONAL.

The family OF ex- Senator John j. ingalls, say that
his illness. which was announced the other day, Is
not OF a serious character. He Is suffering from
North ORTIZ ''''
STAFF Captain Parker who has charge OF the Sal
walton Army In Cleveland. says he has good au-
thorty for the statement that General Booth con-
templates removing the international neaIquar ger >
OF the Salvation Army from London TO this country
Naturally Mr. Depew has had something to say
about California wines while he has been the Pa
clnc Coast and this how he said It. according to
THE San Francisco Call": THE Californian who
makes a light dry wine such will meet the pre-
vailing and rapidly growing demand Will make the
greatest Californian fortune greater fortune than
any one yet made and limited only by the resources
California wine The soil is so rich that II makes
The earlier shipments OF wine especially faulty
who is to make the greatest California fortune. will
go little higher up on the hilsIdes than the vine
sSi,iSaie so deeply. and he viii not be in such
hurry to get his wine upon the market-he vii. give
while, be known everywhere. and only the capacity
OF his vineyards will set the limit to his income
have been brought in touch with more wine drink;
fellow well met as vel on the Bowery as in the up
things ''q It Is not Wine IS made in France
that i Is called for. but because the French wines
are what the California wines might be made"
among the presents recently received by the Erl-
press Of Germany which she prizes highly is q
relic given her by the Austro- Hungarian Ambas-
sador In Berlin. 1t Is a diamond buckle which
was one Of the principal ornaments OF the gala
hat Of Napoleon /. and found In the imperial
baggage captured BY Prussian regiment at the
battle of Waterloo. There is also a tradition that
II was worn by Napoleon at his coronation in Notre
Dame. on December 81, 1904.
The Rev. DR.. c. w. Smith. Editor Of 1.-THE Pitts
burg Christian Advocate. has received letter from
the Rev. DR.. s. s. Monroe. secretary Of the Methodist
General Conference. declaring that the
amendment which carries with It the right Of
women to sit as delegates In the General Confer
ence has received more than the requisite three
fourths vote OF those present and voting In the
annual conferences Ten OF the annual conferences
have not yet voted: but the vote to date Is 69s7 in
favor OF the amendment. and 2.lS7 against It, This
gives the required majority with S75 votes to spare
An interesting case is before one Of the Paris
tribunals. NJ. Benito-Lagarda In 1891 sent by tee-
graph 10000 francs $4,000 to the Baroness de
Christemen, to obtain dispensation from the Pope
to marry his daushter-in-law. then a widow. The
Baroness declared that she sent the money to Car
d.nal Apollon. but the dispensation never arrived
NJ Bsni Ito. .La 4 went TO Rome. where no
vance. As both the Cardinal and tie baroness
are dead he has brought suit to recover the money
from the lattar'a eatAte
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-15
RRITISH WORK IN EGYPT.

While the Little Englander party in England
and the Anglophobe parties In Continental coun-
tries are raging against the Soudan expedition
and demanding British evacuation OF Egypt, 1t
should be of timely interest to observe just what
the British are really doing in Egypt and what
their occupation Of it and administration OF us
affairs mean to that country. Information on
these points comes readily to hand IN LORD
Cromer's annual report for 1895, which has just
been made public. The work Of the year Is dealt
with in great detail, under some forty separate
heads But few salient facts on the most I'M
portant subjects will serve as indices to the
character and purpOrt Of the whole
First, let us see what has been done In finance
Before the British occupation, as the world
knows, increasing deficits and increasing taxes
were the invariable rule. Since the occupation
taxes have been steadily reduced. SO has the
deficit down to 1890 Since the latter date the
deficit has been transformed into surplus,
which shows a gratifying tendency to grow
larger wear by year. In 1883 the Government
had hard work to wiring from the oppressed peo-
ple a revenue Of S44 1915 900. In 1895 revenue
Of $50, $40 900 was collected with ease. And the
actual burden Of taxation has been lessened ny
some s5,5OO,OOO q year. The showing would, OF
course, be mucn Detter IL IL were no' Aoi INC
enormous legacy Of debt left by the spendthrrt
Ismail The Government is under obligation to
provide a sinking fund against that debt, and
to that purpose has to devote large share OF It's
income. Nevertheless, with the debt decreas-
ing, taxation decreasing and the annual surplus
increasing the Egyptian Treasury is In an envi-
able condition.
In other affairs the country's progress Is no
less marked The whole system Of administra-
ton Of justice has been reorganized and made
nm agency Of real justice instead Of oppression
and plumber. Equal Improvement has been
made in the survey and titles Of land In edu-
cational matters progress has been less striking.
because Of lack Of means, yet 1t has been con-
siderable A beginning has even been made In
extending school facilities to the female SEX In
fact, In every department Of Government activ-
ity thars = steady and substantial proereaA That
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NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE aEGHTEEN PAGES

tives of his policy, and yet sustalneu ''''
ure In the hope that it might give con"".
70 business men who had been lea OIL ln'o
u,od MISUNDERSTANDING by the Presiden' "s
so,t,ons But when Republicans proposeu ~
relieve the Treasury by increasing revenue "'-
,bouch more than half the Democrats hne"
that il was absolutely necessary 10 Tie puD.e
safety. they started up as one man u 'o'e
against il like utterly INSCRIPTIONS toolS u
party. ,os hoor
Tbot difference between the parties mas peeh
daenJv IMPRESSED upon public attention CURING
A.. ,o,. tow veors II Is one Of the reasons Tor
Overwhelming Republican victories. The people
know thcv can trust the Republican party
whether one man be elected President or an
other. But they know that they cannot 'ru9'
the Democratic party either to prevent any MIS-
chief or to help forward any good thihs' eve"
II It dominates Grover Cleveland II the money
question alone were to be considered, the cou"
try would be safer by far In the hands OF ne-
publican Congress, even With the least truS'
worthy of all the Republican candidates eiec'eu
President, than 1t would be be In the hanus vi
n Democratic Congress with the best President
that party could possibly select. The contest IL
not going to turn on the money question, or III!
phase of it whatever, but upon the more urgent
question of protection for Industries ieading
man from Minnesota recently said: Our people
don't care what you do about money II only
.you will give them a chance to earn some KIM
"of money-any kind. This Democratic policy
gives no kind Of money in their pockets, ana
they want Republican Protection" But wher-
ever the desire for honest and sound money niiu-
ences an intelligent vote the position OF the
Republican party for more than twenty years,
always resisting imitation and debasement or
the currency. will add strength TO its rlghtful
claim for support as the party Of Protection.