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The advocate., 1897-02-10

jecC of legislative supervision, as hsv.
ing greater claims than another, it is
almost universally conceded that the
subject of just railroad control presses
with perhaps more emphasis than any
other for immediate attention. And
believe the Governor has, in his sug-
gestion as to the necessity for finding
a remedy for the present system of OK.
orbitsnt railroad charges, struck the
keynote of the entire difficulty when
he advises the people Of this and other
Western States, In case the railroads
refuse to submit to just and equitable
State control, without appeal to the
Federal court, to build, equip and op.
crate road Of their own to the pres
emit deep.water harbor at Galveston,
Tex. 1t Is, however, easy to foresee
that the railroad corporations will tind
some means Of continuing their unjust
taxation of the people so long as these
corporations own, or in snywise con-
troll, the roads. l think Governor
Leedy's plan of giving these corpora
tions the option of submission tC just
State regulation is proper and right,
because thereby 1t will become plain
to all that the State has at least sought
to deal justly by said corporations.
But 1t will, as it seems to me, be much
the better plan for the present Legls.
lature to adopt such measures as will,
IN the event Of non submission by said
corporations, assure the building of
said road to Galveston, without wsit.
ing the action Of any other Legisls-
ture. There are, In my estimation,
two objects to be attained In making
immediate arrangements to commence
State construction Of said road, 80
soon as 1t becomes apparent that these
corporations will resist said legisls.
tlon: First, it will guarantee earlier
success than otherwise would be pos
sible; and second, it would operate as
q notice to said corporations that this
State, at least, means business and not
mere buncombe. Anyone who has
intelligently and diligently studied
the subject In the light Of past
history must be convinced that there
is, In reality, no other final solution Of
this railroad question than that of
State or National ownership, and the
sooner we make beginning the sooner
relief will be possible. And surely the
great farming, lsboring and other
business interests Of our people, espe-
cislly In the West, have already suf-
fered deeply enough to satisfy the
greed of the greediest corporations, If
such satisfaction were at all possible.
w. M. GoODNER.
The advocate., 1897-02-10
FIFTH PAPER.

EDlIOh kADNOCAIEs-M VI Luo
Republican speakers during the recent
campaign promised that q revival Of
business and returning prosperity
would follow McKinley's election. A
few of them were simple and really ex-
pected 1t. Extending commerce, ex-
psnding traffic and reViVing industry
were to be the results of deluge Of
confidence which the result was to re-
store.
What nonsensel What superb and
majestic nonsensel All people who
care to know the truth for the truths
sake, instead Of to use little and hide
the most of it for the purpose of cum
ningly patching up the rents and riffs
in dilapidsted party tsrpaulin, know
better. They knew better before the
election.
There is but one basis for business
confidence. That Is ability. The fact
that a person aOGntS to buy goods and
is 2OilJing to pay when he can is no
basis Of confidence. A cows willing
ness or anxiety to jump over the moon
will never give us any confidence that
she will, However great her desire
we know she cant do it. Ability to
do Is the 6rst requisite of confidence
and the main basis of credit. This
cannot be entirely prOspectiVe-or
chickens unmatched. It must be in
part at least present ability. Hence
we must not look for business activity
under present conditions.
For the past twenty years the ability
of the masses to purchase and consume
has been decreasing. 1t Is decreasing
faster now than ever before. So any
important change for the better in the
volume of business need not be ex-
pected at present as It never can come
until the ability Of the masses to buy
is increasing instead Of decreasing.
The following figures showing some
facts about public expenditures and
wealth concentration will help our
millions of politicians to comprehend
this fact and to see themselves as
others see them. The figures on wealth
concentration are from the tables and
testimony of "The ConqueriDg March
of Capital" Those on government
expenditures are from the census re-
ports and other public documents, ex-
cept two from press reports.
In the table the expenditures,
wealth concentration and other tinsn.
cial facts are reduced to days, allow
ing $40 working days to the year, as In
discussing yearly aggregates, the
amounts become 80 large that 1t is sb.
solutely impossible for us to realize
their magnitude, and much less to
comprehend their significance. For
instance, we can more readily sppre-
Ciate the necessity for retrenchment
in public affairs when we say the peo-
pie of Kansas expended for State and
local government $14,240 a day in 1880
and $44,24O a day in 1890 than we
would by yearly aggregates. While
those expenditures were increasing
over 200 per cent, the population In
creased but 4S per cent. Amounts are
also given in round numbers for brev-
ity, the minor figures making no seri-
GUS difference In study Of the impor.
The advocate., 1897-02-10
THE CONQUERING MARCH OF
CAPITAL.

A Few Figures for Our Millions Of POlIti-
clans, Our Thousands Of Patriots and Our
Hundreds Of Statesmen 10 Dissect and
Digest.
The advocate., 1897-02-10

| Receipts OF the manufacturers anoVe
expenses and per cent. interest on
investments, and dividends OF the
trusts and railroads on the watered
part OF their capitalization, per day $4,000
Total costs to the people Of govern.
ments, and the above named classes
OF corporate extOrtlons, per day. $4,000
Total estimated increase in the
wealth Of the nation since 1890, per
day .........,........,...........'.,.. s4,S4O,OO
Average increase in wealth Of the
$4,000 persons who owned so per
cent Of the nation In 1890, and 6S
per cent. in 1896, per day .......,,.. s7,5SOOO
Average increase in wealth OF the
next 100000 persons who owned 2515
per cent. Of the nation in 1890, and
IS per cent Of it in 1896, per day, sl,O9OOO
Average increase In wealth Of the
above 10000 persons who owned
757 per cent OF the nation In 1890
and S8 per cent in 1896, per day. .,... $S.55OOO
tlOn's wealth, per day. y............,. $4,S4OOO
Deficiency, (being the amount drawn
from the savings OF the masses to
enrich the classes, per day. .......... $S,71OOOC
The great mass of people comprising
now about 20 millions are paying out
on the average $S,7lO,OO0 a day more
than they are receiving; and the 100,
600 wealthy are receiving SO, $50, 900 O
day more than they expend. Can any
of the 70 millions not hire some trust
msgnste or some railroad wrecker OF
some rotten iron plate manufacturer
to explain to them where the 10000
people who are receiving $3,7l0,0OC
every day more than the average daily
increase Of the nations wealth are get
ting this immense sum fromp That iG
800 a second. Is anybody losing 1t I
Or does it growP
Prosperity will be restored when JUS
tlce Is e.estsblished and the legions Of
depreciation and disorder are scattered
and their leaders dethroned. But 90
long as these great questions can be
kept in the background, and the peo
pie can be duped or deluded, csjoled
or intimidated into shouting them.
selves hosTse over such minor ques.
tlons as tariff changes, coinage meas
ures or an improved chance to borrow
they are strsining at gnats and swsl
lowing camels, and founding Their
hopes on sand.
Not until so per cent. of our pOllti
clans can be disposed Of as available
assets, or given useful occupation;-
Not until the trusts can be mustered
out or stamped OUT
Not until the corporations can be re.
duced to the ranks;-
Not until the courts are given a con.
StitUtiODGl tro1C1cing and kept out Of
the plutocrats' service and the fools
corner by Injunction
Not until the current of the nations
profit and savings is turned from the
greedy corsalrs' Golfers to the willing
workers pockets
NOC unCll Cne promises or BepuDll-
can institutions are revived and the
mandates Of justice, as also of human
ity, enforced, can there be any pros
pect of that returning prosperity--of
that restored confidence that re-
newed business activity which stupid
political prophets have promised, and
the nation, under the rule of the trust
sachems-Hsnns and Hobsrt-wIll
hope for In vain. PERCY DANIELS.
Narragsnsett Farm, January IL, 1891.
The advocate., 1897-02-10
I l I Net:. 70

Is needed by poor, tired mothers debllltatea
and run down because of poor, thin w I'd. Help
is needed by the nervous sufferer, the men and
women tortured with rheumatism, neuralgia,
dyspepsia, scrofula, catarrh. Help comes
quickly when Hoods Sarsaparilla begins to en-
rich, purify and vitalize the blood and send it
In healing, nOurishing, invigOrating stream to
all the nerves, muscles and organs of the body.
The times., 1897-05-26
ELOPED WITHOUT A Man
A Virginia Fathers Mistaken Pur.
suit of His Daughter.
Thought Miss Harris Had Run AWAY
to Get Married, hut Is Agree
ably Disappointed.

Miss Carrie Harris, of Fredericksburg
Va, VIII return TO her home today. and
what was at first thought to he an elope-
ment, is shown 10 be merely the whim OF
a clever and attractive girl
Miss Harris left her nome sunday even
ing last, and boarded the O'Clock train
for Washington. Mr. and Mrs J. W
Harris, parents Of the girl, did not learn
what their daughter had done until early
Monday morning. IT is stated that the
daughter had Leen corresponding with
certain M. Morris for some weeks, and it
was at once surInised that they had eloped
The father telegraphed to the police
authorities here TO look cut tor the oodpie
and started in pursuit. Ia the meantime,
the authorities here sent to the clerks
office 10 see if tie couple had teen gran ted
a marriage license. 1t was learned ttat
no license had been issued to any parties
answering the given descriptions, The
depots and some hotels We're visited, and
soon after the young lady was found She
was STOPPING with fIienGs liz the city, but
the man could not be found, and then il
was learned that there was not man in
the case.
When the father arrived, he was In
formed that ne had been on & cold trail,
that the clopement was farce; that his
daughter had left the parental roof &c
come TO Washington in search of EN-
plOyment, and that she was willing to
go home. MI. Harris was agreeably sur
prised to see the turn affairs had taken,
and Will return to historic Fredericksburg
today with his daughter-she pleased with
the innocent extent OF her trip, and he
with the fact that his fears were ground
less, even if he did not have the pleasure
Of frustrating an elopement.
The times., 1897-05-26
DEATH CAME SUDDENLY.
Mr.. F.. S. Maloney Stricken with
Heart Disease While Driving.


Mr.. Ebert s. Maloney, Of No. 1896
Twelfth street northwest, proprietor of the
Mount Vernon andCairo Livery Sta ables, and
a clerk in the General 7 Postoffice, died sud
denly Of heart disease W hile driving In his
carriage about 8 o'clock yes; erday morn
ing He was forty-five years old and is
survived by his wife and two SONS.
MIR Maloney, accompanied by his col
ored servant, William Harris, had just
gotten into his carriage at the Mount Yer
non Stable, No 1896 Twelfth street north
west, TO drive to the other stables on N
street, near Sixteenth. They had reached
the corner of Twelfth street and Massa-
chusests avenue, and Mr. Maloney was
conversing cheerfully when suddenly the
reins cropped suddenly from his hands and
his head dropped forward.
Greatly alarmed, the hoy caught the fall
ing lines with one hand, and supporting his
employer with the other, turned the horses
head toward Mr.. Maloney's residence.
Before the home was reached, however,
Mr.. Maloney had expired. phi ysician, who
was hastily summoned, pronounced the
cause Of death to be heart disease, to which
the deceased had been subject for some
years.
MI Maioney was a native Of Tennessee
but came to this city to live about thirty
years ago About sixteen years ago he was
appointed to a positionin thepostoffice, and
five years later purchased the two livery
stables Of which he was the proprietor. He
was admired and liked by all who met
him, both n business and in social way,
and was a member of the Elks, knight
Templars, and Odd Fellows.
The funeral has been announced to take
place next Thursday, but none of the other
details has been as yet arranged.
The times., 1897-05-26
WAR ON ASWEDE'S BEQUEST
Heirs-at-Law Of Alfred Nobel Con.
test His Will.
Generous Donations for the Ad-
vancement of Science and Litera-
ture to Be Fought in Court.

The consul general at Sweden has sent
to the Department OF State a comlnunica-
ton which reads as follows:
Alfred Nobel, who recently died in
Sweden. provided in his will, dated at
Paris, November 27, S95, for the dero-
ton of between thirty and thirty-five
million krone for the advancement of
science and literature, and it is thought
that at 8 per cent per annum the income
from the bequest Will amoulU to $240, ,0Go
OF more.
This latter sum is to be distributed
annually in five prizes Each individual
prize will neace. be worth between $4s GOO
and $4,000. Some OF the heirs at-Iaw'
are contesting the will, and this will prob
ably delay the distribution OF the prizes.
The following is an extract from the VIII.
My total remaining fortune when cap
ttaliZed shall be disposed oil In the following
way: When the capital has been CON
vertedinto good securities by the trustees IL
shall form fund, the interest OF which
shall be distributed annually as prizes to
t,iose persons who shall have rendered
humanity the best services during the past
year.
The interest shall be divided into five
equal portions, which shall be distributed
as follows: 0ne-rifth TO the person having
made the most important discovery or in
vention in the science Of physics, one-fifth
to the person who has made the most euiin-
snt discovery or iInprovenentin cijcnistry,
one-fifth 10 Tie one having made the most
impoIta mt discovery with regard 70 ph ysi-
oiogy or medicine, one-fifth 20 the person
VINO has produced the nCst distinguished
idealistiC work OF literature, and enc fifth
to the person who has worked the most or
best for advancing the determination OF all
ratons, and for abolishng or diminishing
the sta nding armies, as we'll as for the form
ing or propagation of committees of peace
The prizes for physics and chemistry
shall he awarded by the Royal Swedish
Academy of Science, that given to works
of physiology and medicine by the Carol
inska Institute at Stockholm, and the
prize for literature by the Royal Swedish
Academy at Stockholm, and the prize given
to the pTopagators of peace by commit
tee, composed OF five members, who shall
he selected by the Norwegian Sterthing.
1t is my absolute wish that 10 import
ance shall be attached To any difference
of nation ality in awarding the prizes,
which, consequently, shah he given 10 the
most competent person, whether Scandi-
navian or not
The times., 1897-05-26
Miss Alice Judson Robbed.

Miss Alice Judson, of 120 Fifth street
northeast. the well-known singer, re-
ported that while she was at rehearsal
Sunday morning at the Lafayette Thea
ter, $25 were stole n from her hand
satchel.
j. H. Fishback, OF 1901 Fourteenth
streetnorthwest, reports that Sunday after
noon he hired Thistle tandem bicycle to
q white man, and has since seen no trace
of the wheel.
Charles Shaw of 322 First street north
east. reports that about APO yesterday
morning his shop was entered blythe cutting
of the Stats of the front window blinds and
a pair of shoes stolen.
The times., 1897-05-26
ROBINSON & CHERRY co
18th and F SITS. N. w.
Clothes, Furnishings, Hats, Shoes.
Che - Tit,1e6
City Brevities.

A license has been granted the American
Insurance Company of Pittshmg to dc
business in the District of Columbia.
The lava fete which was to have taken
place this evening at No. 305l Q street, is
unavoidatly postponed.
William o. orndorff was yesterday ap-
pointed Inspector and measurer of woods
for Georgetown, vice ID. M. Goodacre,
resigned, the appointment TO take effect
at once.
Mrs Belva A. Lockwood has been made
u menber of the Geographical Society of
Lisbon, Portugal, one OF whose objects is
peace. as well as the dissemination of use
ful knowledge.
The Commissioners have given the neces-
sary permit TO enter the District of Colum
bia with arms and accoutrements to the
American Guards, of Baltimore, who VIII
pass through here en- route to Mount
Vernon, July g.
Thomas j. Fisher, inspector OF electric
lighting, has been transferred tempo
rarily to the inspection of conduits to
Columbia Heights and Mount Pleasant, to
he built by the United States Electric
Lighting Company, at S4 per diem.
Norris Young, colored. was charged in
Judge Mills court yesterday with burg
larAng the pos office at Deanwocd, ID. C
last August, and stealing S23 in stamps anu
So cash, hut was released, the court not
regarding the evidence as sufficient.
The following building permits were is
tued yesterday: I. A. Harding, l907-1909
Fourteenth street northwest, TWO four
story hriciss. cost $12 900; Byron S. Adams,
512 Eleventh street northwest. new iron
front. cost $4,000; II. \. Mills, Benning's
road, repairs cost 81 200; a K. Shepherd
Piney Branch road, repairs, cost $500.
Tue ty-foarth regular meeting OF
the Library A association OF Was hington will
be heIi at Columbian University this even
ing at s O'Clock. Communications are eH-
pecte1 from Mir Oliver L Fassig and Miss
Margaret c. Dyer This meeting viii prob
ally be the las. for this season, and goo1
attendance is requested
James J. McEvilly, private secretary foI
Congressman Lemuel E Quigg, Of New
story writing contest held recently by the
"Black Cat Mr. McEviIy's story is
called Melted Melody and is about
wcll-known Washington people and places
1t will, no doubt, cause much amusement
wien it appears 1t is said To contain evi
dence OF exceptional imaginative and in
yentive powers.
The times., 1897-05-26
TO ERECT A BOTTLING WORKS.
Pahst Brewing Company to Con.
struct Building Here.

The Pabst Brewing Company, of Mil
waukee, filed at the office Of the inspector
of buildings yesterday plans for an in-
mense bottling works, refrigerating plant,
and general distributing depot for Washing
ton and vicinity, to be located at the inter
section OF Fstreetand Observation-Disclosures
northeast, along thetracks OF the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad.
The building viii be one of the finest OF
it's kind that has been erected in this
section, and the materials used will be
pressed brick and Bedford stone. The area
covered will be II 900 square feet There
will be three stories with battlements, and
the general style ofarchitecture WILDE old
Norman, and the materials will be practi
cally fire proof.
The estimated cost is S27 900, and the
building, when completed, willrepresent a
capital of S5S,000.
The times., 1897-05-26
THE BRuMHAUs CASE IN COURT
Counsel for the Lunch Room Keeper
File an Amended Demurrer.

File an Amended Demurrer.
The caseof Henry Brumhaus, propretorof
restaurant at No 317 Sixth street
north west, charged by Law yer Thomas L.
Jones, cnlored, with having, on May last.
refused to serve him In his eating house,
has been continued until Tuesday next
The defendant counsel, Cook and Reilly.
have filed an amended demurrer in the
case. They hold that the power conferred
on the legislative assembly by the act of
Congress, approved February 21, 1871.
created the District of Columbia q body
corporate for municipal purposes exclu-
sively, and that under that power nothing
exists in relation TO the matters mentioned
I'M the legislative act of the assembly, up
proved June 26, 1873, and that tile act
of the legislative assembly is unconsti-
tutional and void
They hold that while IL is expressly de-
cided as regards the States in the Union,
that what is commonly called the civil
rights act is void, in the same decision it
is held that the Territories and the Dis
trict of Columbia are subject To the plenary
legislation of Congress in every branch of
municipal legislation, and therefore with
out such legislation the act Of the legis-
lative assembly, approved June 26, 1873,
must be regarded as unconstitutional, IL
legal and void. "
The defen dant's counsel further hold that
while the defendant holds a license from
the District of Columbia, there is no pro
vision n il requiring him TO receive and ac-
corimodete any particular class of persons
who may apply for accommodation, nor eau
res lpUal,V xf
They conclude that the information filed in
the case is bad in law and substance for
the foregoing reasons.
The times., 1897-05-26
sPRINkLING THE STREETS.
Senator Gnllinger's Bill Proposing
to Extend the Service.

Senator Gallinger has offered q bill TO
provide for the sprinkling OF the streets
OF the District. The bill was referred to
the Committee on the District of Columbia.
1t authorizes the District Commissioners to
contract for the sprinklng of all streets,
avenues, roads, lanes, alleys and places
that now are or may hereafter be paved.
The contract is TO run for period not
exceeding five years, at q rate of conn
pepsation not exceeding one-third Of l cent
per square yard per week.
II is provided that W whenever o ma jority
of the owners of the lands, or the Iessees of
the first floors of the buildings abutting any
IDpaved street, being continuation of u
paved street, shall petition the Com
mssioners in writing to have the street
sprinkled, the Commissioners shall, within
ten days, notify the contractor. who shah,
within thirty days, proceed to sprinkle IL
the same as other streets specified in the
contract.
The times., 1897-05-26
The Best Remedy for Rheumatism.

From the Fairhaven IN. Y. Register
Mr.. James Rowland Of this village,
states that for twenty-five years his
wife has been sufferer from rheumatism.
A few nights ago she was in such pain
that she was nearly crazy. She sent
Mr.. Rowland for the doctor, but he had
read OF Chamberiains Pain Balm, and
instead of going for the physician he
went to the stort and secured bottle
of it, His wifo md noo approve of Mr..
Rowland's purchase at first, but never
theless applied the Balm thoroughly. and
in an hours time was able to go to
sleep. She now applies 1t whenever Sue
feels an ache or pain and finds that 1t
always gives relief. He says that no
medicine which she had used ever did
her as much good. The % and 80 cent
sizes for sale by Henry Evans, Wholesale
and Retail Druggist, 936 F st. and
Conn. ave. and 8 st. NV
The times., 1897-05-26
COURT OF APPEALS DECISIONS
Action Taken on a Number of Cases
YESTERDAY.


Yesterday afternoon the following opin
ion were handed down in the court of ap
peals Of the District OF Columbia:
Sonneman VS. Loeb; judgment of lower
court affirmed with costs. Opinion by Mr..
Chief Justice Alvey.
Lis VS. Boarman and others; decree Of
lower court reversed, with costs, and cause
remanded, with directions TO vacdte its
decree in the premises, aud TO enter lie
cree therein In conformity with the opinion
of the court of appeals. Opinion by Mr..
Justice Norris
Robinson, Cherry & Co., VS.. Parker; judg-
ment Of lower court reversed, with costs,
and cause renanded for new trial Opin-
ion by Mr. Chief Justice Alvey.
Pattcn and Others VS.. Warner; decree af-
firmcd, with costs Opinion by Mr.. Justice
Morris.
Daniel and others VS.. Solomon; judg-
ment of lower court reversed, with costs
and cause remanded for new trial. opin
ion by Mr.. Justice Shepard.
Koppel VS.. Downing; judgment OF lower
court affirmed, with costs. Opinion by Mr.
Chief Justice Alvey.
In the matter of application of William
T Burnett; decision of the Commissioner
Of Patents affirmed Opinion by Mr.
Justice Morris
The times., 1897-05-26
Petition for a Receiver

The Wilson Cigar Company and other
alleged creditors have asked that a re
ceiver be appointed for the firm or W. R.
Benham 6 Co., which recently made an
assignment to A. E l.. Lackie. They
claim that the deed of assignment did not
truthfully state the amount OF liabilities, for
the reason that certain preferences were
made Judge Cox gave the defendants
until Ma Y 90 10 show cause why a receiver
should not be appointed.