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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-23
The Grade Crossings,
e Editor Of The Evening Star.

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
The subject of abolishing grade crossings
is one that is daily attracting the attention
of the public throughout the country. and
as the cities grow, population increases
and railroads and tracks multiply, it must
OF necessity grow in Importance, until I'LL
umately we shall have to adopt the English
plan of having no grade crossings
Years ago, at a hearing before the Senate
committee, the president of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company said that they
ought to be abolished. and that his COM
pany was spending large amounts in doing
that very thing-he should have added
elsewhere than at the national capital.
The following from the New York Times
of December q, 1895, will show how this
matter Is being pushed elsewhere, and it is
to be Hoped will stimulate Congress to
speedy action here:
Abolishfng the Crossings.
Now that the city of Bridgeport and the
New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail-
road Company have come to an agreement
about the elevation of the company's tracks
in that city, the removal of grade crossings
en- the entire main line from this city to
Boston fby way of Providence) will proba-
bly, be accomplished within the next four
years. This settlement of an old and yex-
the completion of a system of four tracks
from this city to New Haven. The tracks
in Bridgeport. for distance of three miles,
Will be elevated upon an open structure of
iron and steel, twelve feet in the clear
above the intersecting streets. The cost
Will be S,OOO,00O and the city will not be
required to pay more than 100000 of it.
These improvements will be completed in
about two years from next April, and other
similar work of considerable importance
now in Progress on the New York division
will be finished earlier. There will then be
no grade crossings between New Haven
ard this city. Many Of those which were
formerly to be found on the line from New
Haven to New London have been removed
and the company is now separating grades
between Boston and Providence. The abo-
Gtion of all level crossings on the main line
not only will be of great service to persons
travelling on the country roads and on the
streets of the villages and cities, but will
also promote the safety of the railway pas
sengers and enable the company to reduce
the schedule of time between the two
terminals, 1t may be, to four and one-half
hours.
The New York Central elevated it's four
tracks through the city of Rochester years
ago, and an officer of the company stated
that it not only enabled them to make bet
ter time, but saved the company $4,000 a
year.
In Buffalo millions are to be expended in
the elevation of the tracks, and in Chicago
it is proposed to eXpend a much larger sum
for the same purpose.
With such Illustrations Of the benefits to
the railroad companies themselves to saw
they would gain, it would seem that the
companies here should move in the matter
at once. and push it to completion as soon
as possible. w. c. D.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-23
SUBURBAN NEW S
ANAOSTTA.

An important meeting of the Anacostia
Citizens Association will be held in few
days to consider matters of great interest
to the people of the town generally.
Mr.. W. G. Truslaw has removed to Mid
dletown, COIN, having accepted position
there. ID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-23
Indians Willing to Sell.

The council of Shoshones and Arrapahoes
with Indian Inspector Maj. Mclaughlin,
held at the agency in Wyoming, has
closed. After much oratory it was
decided to offer the government the Big
Horn Hot Springs with territory five by
ten miles surrounding it, for $50, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-23

both young and old. The profits on the sale
of $50, 900 copies at 81. so has rendered posi-
BILE this free edition. Address, Worlds DIS
pensary Medical Association, Buffalo, n. Y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-23

The Great G. f. Chorus.
Sectional rehearsals of the Christian En-
deavor chorus, which are being held this
week, are rousihg especial interest, and
the singers of the city and others who have
kept informed of the progress of this
branch of convention preparations are COM
ing to realization of the fact that the
undertaking is one CT great magnitude, and
that membership in the chorus is no small
privilege. Already the 1900 mark is be-
ing rapidly approached. the membership
week. 1t is evident, therefore. that those
who intend to enlist, but who have not yet
done so should take such a step quickly
or lose the opportunity of membership now
afforded them.
The rehearsal last night was of section
G of the chorus, and the large auditorium
of the Vermont Avenue Christian Church
was crowded with the singers. so that it
became necessary to utilize the gallery in
order to seat all the members of the Sec
ton present
The rehearsal was a particularly enthus-
various choirs assembled showed evidence
of much hard work. and the results OBJ
tanned in the chorus singing were most
gratifying to all present. These section
rehearsals are held with a view of per-
fecting the chorus singing, and to intro
duce expression and effect. Some of the
effects produced at the rehearsal last
evening gave slight idea of what eff
cfent service the great chorus may be ex-
pected to accomplish In this direction
1t was emphasized to the singers present
that the work they were undertaking was
an important one, and one that required
prayerful and conscientious attention The
members of the section at the close of the
rehearsal consecrated themselves to the
work before them, pledging faithful and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-23

out Of Jail would have hazarded a single
dollar on 1t. Indeed, 1t would seem that 1t
was the manifest inability of the party to
make campaign either on straddie or
Eound money platform that gave the free
silver wing their great prestige at Chicago.
Al any rate, it is quite plain that Grover
Clevelands prophecy was fulfilled only in
lts application to the administration De-
mocracy, and, to say the least, it was hardly
In good taste for the G o e to point it out.
In another recent editorial the G b
speaks OF those Democrats who stood by the
traditional policy of their party and were
SO thoroughly vindicated by the voice of the
people Now If some silver editor had
made such a remark we would all have I'M
derstood that he was induging in bitter, cut
ting irony.
But what does the Globe mean by it?
II ever party was not INDICATED this was
the one. l challenge the history of political
movements in any country to produce such
a complete tasco as the result of so much eff
1crt and ability as this case presents. Eight
hundred men, many of them men of renown
OF acknowledged ability and backed by the adj
mlnlstration at Washington, join in a politi-
cal movement, the results of which were
not considered worth place in the tee-
graphic reports of the election. Will the
q 0 9 take the trouble to collate the returns
and show the public by actual count what the
vote was which thoroughly vindicatees'
those Democrats who chung to the t'tradi-
tional policy of their party?" Meantime l
venture to ask, if those people were really
yindicated. by what sort of philosophy does
the G o b prove that the silver Demo-
Gratis were not indicated?
-Thos. C. Hodgson.
Herman Mimi
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-23
ANOTHER COLLISION OF IDEAS.

We have had frequent occasion, dur
ing the campaign happily ended, to
comment on that fortunate provision
that makes thought immaterial and
thus exempts the minds Of men from
those distressing accidents that would
happen under their domes of thought
when antagonistic ideas should at
tempt to pass each other on the same
track. AS it is they meet and pass
through each other as materialized
spirits are said to pass through OBJ
stacles, leaving both unimpaired. Posi-
bly,, though, were ideas material, great
er care would be observed in starting
them out on their trips, and common
people would be more careful about
the ideas they accepted, comparing
corded, thus preventing collisions,
while, for politicians and some edi-
tors, a system of block signals and
side-tracks would have to be devised
move simultaneously in opposite direc-
lions along the same general line.
If, as is suggested, headaches are moth
ing but the consequence of these
thought collisions in the brain, their
prevalence. is easily accounted for.
Among the prominent instances Of
these head-on smashups to which we
have eadverted were the remarkable
assurances by Mr.. Bryan that his
panacea would make fifty cents worth
Of silver worth a hundred cents in gold
and a hundred cents in gold worth
fifty cents in silver, a collision of
thought that resulted in a collision
of his party that calls for the services
Of surgeons and a wrecking train.
Then there were the placid declara-
tions of Mr.. Mckinley that ''the idea
that governments can create wealth
is a myth" and that the
wealth Of the country indicated
by, it's prosperity, was created by gov
eminent through it's use Of it's tax
ing power. Nothing occurred then or
since to indicate that either Mr.. Bryan
or Mr.. Mckinley realized for an instant
what collision had occurred beneath
their respective sinciputs.
While political campaigns, owing to
their exigencies, are apt to be more
prolific Of these clashings, the liability
continues even after the snowfall of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-23
RUMOR OF AN ATTEMPT TO FORM
A COMBINE OF THE GREAT
NATIONS
TO FIX UNIFORM PRICES
AND TO PREVENT DISASTROUS
BREAKS IN SEASONS OF OVER
PRODUCTION.
SORT OF FREE COINAGE SCHEME.
Russia Said to Be the Nation Most
Interested i'm Carrying 1t
Through.

WASHINGTON, Nov 22-The Post
this morning says: A conference Of ma
tons on the subject of the world S
wheat market is understood to be de-
sired by at least one of the great for
e1gn wheat growing empires. 1t is
stated in official circles here that Rus
STA is particularly friendly to such an
idea and it is believed she is making
overtures, not only to the United
States, but to England, Argentina and
Australia, which are the principal
wheat growing nations Of the world.
The idea suggested is that these ma
tons should they see fit to unite i'll an
agreement, could fix price for wheat
to be maintained uniformly through
various seasons Of over production and
unsatisfactory crops caused by drought
or continual rain and thus make the
principal grain staple upon which the
millions of consumers depend for food
almost as Interchangeable in value as
gold has become. This would enable
the producer in event Of an unusually
large crop, to store his wheat and oh
tain thereon a loan that would tide him
over until the wheat was in demand III
the worlds markets, when he would re-
ceive a full and fair price for it.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-23

the adoption Of this simple and sure
method of land transfer. The saving
of money now paid to lawyers for ex-
aiming titles, the reduction Of the
from two weeks or more to less than
that many days and the relief of every
property holder from the fear of pos
sible discovery Of. defect Of title, that
was always haunting him,are blessings
that must be experienced to be fully
realized. He will deserve well of the
commonwealth who introduces such a
law and follows it up to its passage.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-23
RUSSIA WANTS GOLD.
Demand Lessons the Drain From
London to New York.

LONDON, Nov. 22.-There is consid-
cred to be less probability this
week Of the renewal Of the drain
of gold to the United States The Rus
sian demand for gold continues keen.
Bill brokers are acting cautiously in
the face Of the uncertain situation
Money rates have been fairly firm
The troubles in the mining market
have restricted stock exchange bust
ness and prices have been irregular
Foreign securities were fairly main
tained on the success of the Spanish
loan, the peace between Italy and
AbySsinia, and the talk of a new Turk
ish loan. Argentines rose from the
senate's rejection of the unification
scheme. Italians and Spanish were
also up. Mines had a bad week, but
1T is hoped the worst is past and prices
appear to be recovering. Other de-
partments were dull with a downward
tendency. In the American market
there was disappointment in the alb
sence Of improved traffic returns. Hence
prices were lower. The market for
American industrial securities has
been very much slower to respond to
the rise in speculative stocks that fol-
lowed upon McKinley's election The
recent issue by the London, Scottish
American trust of 81, 100000 of the first
mortgage 5 per cent thirty-year gold
was only a partial success, not more
than half the issue being taken The
subscriptions were mainly from the
country, where it is expected the bal
ance of the issue, will eventually be
placed. The price was f217 per 81, 900
bond. Full use was made Of the names
OF prominent Chicagoans, who are on
the board, Messrs. Robert T. Lincoln,
Lambert Tree, Byron l.. Smith, J. W.
Doane, John ]. Mitchell, Joseph Letter
and A. A. Sprague. But it is believed
that healthy undercurrent will be-
come visible in American securities
when reaizations on recent high prices
are finished Canadians were more in
sympathy with Americans The de-
creases were as follows: Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe preferred, Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul and Wabash
skies, TX; Denver & Rio Grande pre-
ferred, Louisville & Nashville and
Northern Pacific, III; Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe, Union Pacific and
Wabash, IN; Missouri Pacific and
Norfolk & Western, l.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-23
WITH INTENT TO AMUSE.

me wicked, witty prodigal returned, and
IN MS old manner, accosted his father, well
governor, I've come back. Are you going to
Kill the fatted calf?'
But the old man was a match for him. and
sa1d NO, my son; think I'll let you live
What did you have for discussion at the
last meeting Of the Woman's club?"
on, lust perfectly lovely waterloo and
cake. Judge.
Hicks-I hear there is trouble between Bow
ser and his wife.
Wicks-Yes; he brought home tandem,
and they have been fighting ever since about
who shall ride in front.-Boston Transcript
Mr.: Snarle (savagely)-I've given up drink
the club-(sarcastically)- there anything
else you would like me to give up?
Mrs. Snarle (promptly)-Yes, I should like
you to give up the ghost!''-Fun.
Time is money, we are told; yet most
money is thrown away TO- kill time-Flie-
gende Blaetter
Ted-Why is that man laughing?
Ned-Because he bought a horse cheap.
Ted-And what's the other fellow chuck
ling over?
Ned-He sold the horse.-New York Tri-
bune.
Harry-That charity sermon this morning
missed the mark entirely NJ.
LUCY thought that it was very touch
ing sermon. w.
Harry-Yes. but it didn't touch me in the
right place. / meant to drop dollar and
dropped tear.-Exehange.
Fired must be an aactioneer."
'Why?" -
Last night he said he was going three
times before he went. '@Twinkles.
Polite Doctor Cautiously husband is
suffering from overwork or excessive indulg-
ence In alcoholic stimulants-it is (ahem) a
little difficult to tell which
Anxious Wife-Oh, it's overwork. Why, he
out half dozen times to see his business
out half a dozen times to see his business
partners.-New York Weekly.
Mamma-You naughty boy you want a
whipping-that's what you want.
Innocent-Mamna. what was that you said
the other day about the duty of self-denial?-
Boston Transcript.
Unselfish and Saving: She-Why is it, dear,
that when you get seats at the theater you
always get them so far back?
ION account of your hat. I like other peo-
ME to see the play Brooklyn Life.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-23
CONSISTENCY A JEWEL.
Correspondent Takes the Globe to
Task for UNFOLDING True Democ-

To the Editor of the Globe.
/ have read the o b with tolerable
regularity for more than year past and
while 1 have read your editorials with con-
siderable interest, have rarely seen one
that meets my approval. l agree with the
| o b e on the question of tariff, but aside
from that I entirely dissent on every impor-
tant question affecting the public veal 1
cannot and do not desire to question the
G ! o b 9 motives for it's attitude on the
great issues which divided the country during
the campaign, and which continue to divide
1t with scarcely less zeal now. L have often
wished could ask the editor some questions
for information when it has seemed to me
that his Inconsistencies and faHacies were too
apparent to miss his own observation when
writing them. Take, for instance, a late
editorial on the prophecies of President
Cleveland and Hon. w. L. Wilson concern
ing the future of the Democratic party in
case it should declare for free coinage of
silver at the national convention. The
G | o b e thinks these prophecies have been
very literally fulfilled If the G | o e looks
upon the aggregation which met at Indianap-
oils and their followers the Democratic
party 1 grant the prophecies spoken of have
met with terrible fulfllment. That party
seems at present to be in hopeless ruins-a
thing too contemplate to command the re-
spect Of dumb brute. But it seems more
natural that the G o b e meant the Demo-
cratic party which followed Bryan and Sew
all, and was defeated by the combined efforts
of the Republican and Cleveland Democratic
parties. Now. l submit in all candor, that
a party which controlled six and a half
million Of votes in the most heated contest
of modern days. is not necessarily in a very
hopeless condition.
The Democratic party has been defeated fire.
quently by greater majorities and has SUBJ
sequently risen to power. Indeed, it seems to
me that even gold bug ought to be candid
enough to see and acknowledge that the
probabilities are the defeat of the party
would have been vastly greater had the In
dianapolis platform prevailed at Chicago. De-
feat for Democracy was so apparent a year
ago that not the most enthusiastic Democrat
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-23
BRYAN WILL LOAD UP.
Most of His Time to Jan. L to he
Occupied Preparing Lectures.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Nov. 22.-Hon.
w. ]. Bryan passed through this city
this morning on his way home to Lii
coin from his hunting trip in the
Ozarks. The remainder of the party
had separated from the Nebraskan at
Springfield, going to st. Louis, and
Mr. Bryan arrived here alone at 7:40.
He was met by several local politi-
clans and repaired to the Coates house
for breakfast. There others called
upon and greeted him. Mr.. Bryan
locked especially we'll and expressed
the opinion that the trip had done him
a world of good. He left over the Bur-
Iington for Nebraska at 1910. He said
he would leave Lincoln for Denver to-
morrow and would remain in the latter
city but one day. He will then return
direct home and spend the time be-
tween now and Jan. 1 in preparing his
lectures, the initial one Of which will
be given in the South soon after the
opening of the new year. Mrs. Bryan
will not accompany him to Denver.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-23

ballots has muff1ed the sound Of the
conflict. This usually happens when
a speaker or writer is thrown off his
guard by his concentration Of mind
upon some topic which prevents him
from seeing the relations of opinions
expresses quite as seriously A recent
instance is the philosophizing of our
contemporary, the Pioneer Press, while
writing on the subject of tenements for
the poor. 1.-THE pauperizing effect"
it soberly and correctly says, "of giving
something for nothing is not yet fully
recognized" even by itself we may
add. I'VE are not sure that even the
vile air, it's over-crowding and utter
negligence of safety and self-respect,
is not better for the tenant, If he pay
rent, than would be the free occupancy
of well-built and well-equipped
house."
This is eminently sound, and we are
glad to see such accuracy of state
ment, such perception Of the effect Of
giving something for nothing in our
contemporary, even if the application
is made only to that portion of our
fellows who inhabit tenements. But
we apprehend that it either fails to
see the end Of it's logic or would deny
it's doctrine if it did. Suppose it were
to apply its logic to the other class
who employ the tenement jewellers. If
getting something for nothing pau
perizes" the one, why should it not
have the same effect on the other? If
adequacy Of compensation is essential
to maintain the manhood of the one,
why not the other? If getting rent
for nothing weakens character, breeds
that dependence out Of which pauper-
ism springs, in the tenant, why will
there not be the same effect on the
man who is enabled by legislation, to
get something for nothing? Specifically
what is there SO different in the tenant
and the manufacturer that the former
will be pauperized by getting his rent
free, while the other will not be weak
ened in character by being permitted
to get unearned profits? We appre-
bend that our contemporary will not
attempt to reconcile it's doctrine for
tenants to it's doctrine for manufac-
turers, and we note this merely as only
another instance Of the telescoping Of
ideas without apparent injury to the
mental works where the collision takes
place.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-23
OUR PALACE OF ICE.

St. Paul is talking up the idea of holding
winter carnival the coming winter An
Ice palace attachment is also coming in for
It's consideration. 1t would be the means of
attracting large number of visitors from
all portions of the country and in our opin-
ion would be good stroke OF business en-
terprise.-Ellsworth Cleaner.
st. Paul is hot after another Ice palace It
ought surely to be a success, as the sanity
city people are progressive and they have a
good man as preSident.-Mabel Tribune
st. Paul will have an ice palace this winter.
at least the weather prospects are good for
it, and the subject has been mentioned
Dodge County Republican.
st. Paul is to have another carnival tha
coming winter with a season of outdoor
sports The arrangements for the carnival
have begun several weeks earlier than usual
and they have been planned On a more lib
eral scale. Leadville invested in the ice
palace business last winter, but so far az
heard from, is not intending to repeat tho
Observation-Disclosures Democrat.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-23
WAR ON THE STEEL POOL NEXT
Result of the Collapse of the Wire
Nail Trust.

CLEVELAND, o., Nov. 22.-The
news from Chicago of the collapse of
the wire nail trust was not surprising
to some Of the manufacturers in this
city. Ten days ago it was predicted
that the trust would cut the price from
$3.50 to LIS a key to meet the compe-
tition of outside manufacturers who
could not be bought up by the pool.
A representative of the American Wire
Works company, one Of the Cleveland
concerns which has been controlled
by the trust, said today that his COM
pany received notice month ago that
the payment Of subsidies would stop
on the oath Of this month In conse-
Quence the company had arranged to
start twenty-five machines manufact-
uring nails on the 25th. This manu-
facturer declared that the buying up
of competitors had become too expens-
i've, and the trust was forced to quit.
1t is now predicted that the nail man
ufacturers who have been released from
the trust will combine to make war
upon the steel pool, which has been
charging discriminating prices for bill
let's to wire manufacturers who are
outside the pool