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saanazasz1 aa Schedule in Effect
May 2, 1897.
WESTBOUND LEAVE ROANOKE
DAILY

WESTBOUND LEAVE ROANOKE
DAILY
$40 H. IN. Washington and Chattanooga
limitetO for Bristol, intermediate sta
tions and the South and West Pull
man sleepers to New Orleans and Mem
phis. Connects at Radford for Blue
field and Pocahontas
4:2O p. m, the Chicago Express for Rad
ford, Bluefeld, ?ocahoutas, Kenova
Cincinnati, indianapolis, ST. Louis,
Kansas City, Columbus and Chicago
Pullman Buffet Sleeper Roanoke to
Columbus. Also for Pulaski, Wythe-
vile, Bristol, Knoxville, Chattanooga
and intermediate points.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT ROANOKE
From Norfolk $50 a. M $40 .. IN.
From Hagcrstown 1850 il. m; 4:05'p. m.
From Winston 1916 D. M
From Bristol and the West 35 D. III. ;
1880 p III.
NORTH AND EASTBOUND, LEAVE
ROANOKE DAILY
1:50 m. for Petersburg, Richmond and
Norfolk.
Ids p m. for Washington, Hagerstown,
Philadelphia and New York
10:45 p. IN. for Richmond and Norfolk.
uiihiui. StccIciS ltNtlohe 10 NorIOlK
and Lynchburg to Richmond.
1915 p. m. Washington and Chattanooga
limitetD for Washington, Hagerstown,
Philadelphia and New York. Pullman
sleepers 10 Washington via. Shenan.
doah Junction and Baltimore and Ohio
railroad.
Durham Division-I.eave Lynchburo
(Union station.daily, except Sunday,
800 p, III. for South Boston and Dur.
ham and intermediate stations.
Winston. Salem Divison--L.ave Roanoke
(Union station) 1870 p. m and
500 a. m daily, except Sunday Camp
bell street station), for Rocky Mount
Martinsville, Winston-Sa and inter
mediate stations
For all additional information apply
AT ticket office or to w. b. Bevill, General
Passenger Agent, Roanoke, Va.
M. &. Bragg, Travelling Passenger
Agent.
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Farms.

200 acres near Roanoke, good orchard
well fenced and watercd, plenty of tim
Der. 50 300; terms easy.
100 acres of bottom land with beautiful
improvements, S3.750.
40 acres near Holins Institute, plenty
of fruit. timber and outbuildings, 81, 800.
Az acres very near Roanoke, fine or.
chard, $1,000.
We have many others.
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FOR RENT.

Broom house on Eighth avenue 8. w !,
modern conveniences, large yard, stable,
etc., $16.66.
S.room house on Eighth avenue, with
bath, in good repair, large stable, SIS.
Groom house, sewer connection, well
located, On Luck avenue, $40.
broom cottage on Luck avenue, $6.T5.
oroom house on Patterson avenue
modern conveniences servants house,
stable, etc., $16.
Groom house on Tenth avenue, near
Jefferson street, modern conveniences
newly papered, SIG.
6-room house on Henry street, near
postoffice, SO per month.
Storeroom on Market square, Sl5
Storeroom on Salem avenue, $40.
cG These properties are i'm good re-
pair and we'll located. See us before rent
ing and get the BEST
It. e. B, HartSOok a. Co
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For Rent and Sale.
%. w. Goodwin, Ag't.
onice Room No. aor Terry Building.
May list, 1897.

may ISL, 1871.
FOR T.-DWELLINGS.
No. 1871 West End Boulevard S. w, s25. 90
NO. lU2S Seventh streets. e. ..... 600
no. IU36 Seventh street S. e....... 600
no. 2!4 Fourth street II. @. .... 700
No. 143 Eighth Avenue S. w... 1900
No. Ids Eighth avenue $. 1900
No. 622 First avenue n. w. 900
No. lat Eighth avenue 8. ". 100
NO. a3S Seventh avenue n. w...... 400
No. 1856 Ninth avenue n. w 400
no. 43O Sixth avenue, n. $780,. $50
No. ITO Twelfth street N. w.. $50
No. 522 First avenue s. w. 1900
no. 4Sa Sixth avenue n. e..... 700
No. 46l Fourth avenue s. e.. 1850
No. $40 Seventh avenue II. e. GOO
No. 0O4 Ninth avenue S. g 100
No. BIT Tenth avenue s. w. 1900
NO. o24 Patterson Avenue. -. 1000
No. T13 Third avenue 8. 500
STORES.
No. I'll Third avenue s. w.. 100
No. 325 First avenue S. w 700
NO. oo4 Commonwealth ave. n. e.. 1000
l also have in my charge properties in
all sections of the city that can be bought
Mt great bargains, either for cash or on
the instalment plan.
Call and examine my list.
II. w. GOODWIN. Agent
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-05-11

TO CURE a COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money If it fails
TO Cure. 25cI For sale by Chas. Lyle
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May Bargains
in Real Estate !!
FARMS.

FARMS.
Large farm 407 acres, three
miles from N. & W. station and
II miles from Roanoke. Price
$500.
Farm Of 2l2 acres, with good
improvements, at Bedford Civ.
Price So, 600.
IS acres of very good land,
well-wateTed, three miles from
Roanoke. Price $500.
Very fine little farm of Is
acres, with orchard and all
necessary Improvements, three
miles from Roanoke. Price
So. 500.
Flne 1rulf faIm near h0IlinS, 5.
room dwelling, large barn and
all necessary outhui|dings;,
about 400 fruit trees on the
place. Price $500.
One of the most attractive
farms in Roanoke county of IA
acres, ~ miles from Roanoke:
about 8 acres in timber, bal
ance Of The land in grass and
under cultivation, good orchard,
6-roOm dwelling, large barn and
all necessary outbuiIdings,
about ~ miles from HoIIins.
Price $500.
Farm of sixty acres of GOOD
land in cultivation III miles
from Roanoke and TX miles
from Salem. Price 81, 800.
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DWELLINGS.
Nice 7-roum house in E. Roa-
nOke. Price S75O;; $50 cash,
balance $40 per month.
One of the most attractive
houses IN S. {. Roanoke, eight
rooms, LOT 5Oxl30, with fruit.
Pr &c $I.l00.
Good 6-rOom dwelling in the
Southwest part of the town.
Price $500; $50 cash, balance
$40 per month.
Nice 6-roOm dwelling on First
ave. n. W. Price S7O0;; $50
cash, balance $40 per month
Large l2room residence in
the IVES! End. all modern con-
venIenCes was held at Sc, 600.
Price $3,OOO-on easy terms.
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CHAPTER w.
KID SENTENCED TO HARD LABOR AT YUMA.
Kid was not discouraged. One day he
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SALEM.
Franklin Road.

Salem car runs between Terry building and
salem. First car Sundays at $40 a. III.
Vfnton car runs hetweon Terry building and
VintOn. Sundays-First car 500 a. m.
Norwich car.runs between Norwich and u MON
Depot and Leo! connects with College car. sundays
through to Norwich; alf other trips before 400
p. m. Will etop at Woodrums. All trips after 400
-. m. will 90 through to Norwich
College car runs between College and Union
Depot via Mill Mountain and connects with Nor
witch.
West End car runs between al" street and
Union Depot
Crystal spring car rms hetwecn Crystal Spring
and Union Depot via MIL NJ ,untan First car
Sundays SEQ q. III aud between Crystal Spring
and Union Depot via iseball Park. First car
Sundays 1921.
Franklin Road car runs between Terry bnid-
ing and Highland avenue 8. w.
East Roanoke car Tuus between Terry build
ing aud Lynchburg nvcnuai n. O.
Iickc.s for ride between Roanoke and Salem
can be purchased in Roanoke NJ the follcwi. G
places
Vaughan's cigar stand. Terry build!ng.
Massio'. Pharmacy, South Jefferson street.
And at Salem from Dillard " Pereinger.
s. w. JAMESON. Gen'l Mgr.
Office, Rooms 105 and 1G6 Terry BuildinG.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-03
RALEIGH COTIUN MAah FL.
r 3. CUTHBERT & co.'s LETTER.

New York. June Especial. Wy heat
rplad steadier today and showed Il dispo-
sition to advance from the start. The for
eign markets were steadier, prices at
Liverpool only I'D lower, and this fact,
together with conflicting crop accounts
and the elimination of the bulk OF the
weak long interest yesterday led TO
firm opening with prices Is to "A above
LAST nights close. A strong effort was
made to break the market, under liberal
offerings and bradstreet's statement
showing decrease in the worlds visible
supply of but 100000 bushels for the
week instead of 100000 expected.
prices declined u to 2sc. There was good,
steady buying on the break, and as the
outside selling pressure caused IL nervous
feeling among the shorts and led TO a gen
eral buying movement for both accounts.
The sale of 100000 bushels cash wheat
aud u loads taken at the outports for ex-
port. including II loads at New York, q
at Boston, and at Baltimore, helped to
stimulate the market and advanced lc
from the lowest closing firm at net adj
vance of * for the day. Corn and oats
ruled firm in sympathy with wheat, de-
spite free selling by shippers and large re-
ceipts. Provisions were easy on continued
liberal receipts and selling by packers.
Cotton opened up firm this morning in
sympathy with the better Liverpool
markets. cables reporting n better de-
mand there for spot cotton at yesterdays
prices. with sales of 10000 bales and an
advance of 1854 in futures. Prices were
bought and bid up 4 points, but the spec
ulation Was not strong enough to main
tain the Improvement in the absence of
outside support. Prices slowly receded
and the market closed quiet at about last
nights closing Spot cotton was steady
and unchanged at ~ for middling, with
sales of 912 bales. The weather continued
favorable throughout the cotton belt, al
though the nights are still too cool for the
plants along the northern edge
Stocks.-The stock market developed
further strength and activity today and
closed strong at net advance of - to 1
per cent for the grangers, international
and the better class of low-priced railroad
stocks. AT the start the market hesitated
and the traders joined with the bears in
efforts to bring about a reaction. but THEN.
offerings were readily absorbed bv the
leading bull interests and investors and
foreign houses, and later. the market
slowly but steadily broke away from
their influence and advanced under the
lead Of Chicago Gas and the granger
shares. The feature of the market was
the great strength it displayed by absorb
ing all offerings and gradually hardening
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-03

*Daily. tDafiy except Suncay.
Trains Nos. 40 and 4S solid trains between
Primers Point and Wilmington. Train No.
40 connects at Rocky Mount with train "a
for all points South and No. IS for all pc:nss
North.
g. M. SERPELL, J. E. KEnLY,
Gen'l Manager. Sup't Trans
L. III. EMERSON. Gen'l Pass. Agent.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-03


Flour quiet. Wheat, No 2 spring 6S4 a69k
No. 3 spr1I g 64a69; No. 2 red 77A. Corn, No. 2,
25A@A. oats, No. 2, 17Ka17A; No. z
IsAa2l. Rye, No. 2, 32K. Barley, No. 2
nominal; No. o b 27a32x; No. 4, b
254. Flax seed, No. l, 764a77k. Prime
Timothy seed W 1Oa2 AZ Mess LEI pork per Dbl,
sides Qoose) s4.l5a4.35 Dry-salted shoulders
0boxed) 5a54. Short clear SD es (boxed) 4Xa4A
Whiskey, distillers' finished goods per gallon
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N.Y. ORLEANS. La. June e.,
sntnres Quiet. sales u. 60 bales.
OTHER MARKETS.

OTHER MARKETS.
Galveston, steady. ~ SIS! bales.
SorfoIk, firm, 9-l6, 30 bales,
Baltimore. nominal, os;1 oaies'
boston, steady, ~, $50 bales.
Wilmington, steady, TX, bale.
philadelphia. tirm, !, 100 bales.
Savannah, dull, Z 16. 193 bales.
New orleans, steady, ~, 1863 bales
Mobile, nominal, N oales.
Memphis, dull, N, 10 bales.
Augusta. steady, TX, SO bales
Charleston, nominal, * 81 bales.
Cincinnati, quiet, ~, 1859 bales.
Louisville, quiet. ~, . bales.
st. Louis, quiet, ~, 20 cafes.
Houston, steady, X. 2l bales.
New YORK, steady, TX. IS bales
pATEIGH COTTON MARK Ell.
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NAVAL STORES.

WILMINGTON, N. G., June 2.-Spirita
turpentine steady at 24Xa254 102 casks
hosln firm; strained $i.20 good strained
LIS: receipts ACT barrels.
Tar quiet at LOO, receipts 81 barrels.
Crude turpentine steady; hard Sl.3O: soft
sl.s0; virgin $3.50, receipts % barrels.
CuARLEsToN 3. O., June 2-Turpen inc
firm at IAN bid; sales = casks.
hosin firm; sales 80; A. b, G, $l25 d, 8. 80:
y, l.30; F. SLID. G., SlS5, III, $3.50, /, SI.h5. X,
Sl65, NJ, 81 6S, \, al73, window glass 81. IS, wa
ter white 500 '
SAVANNAH, Ca, June 2.--spirits turpen-
3,052.
Rosin firm, sales 1866; receipts 7,745; a. b. C.
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despite the efforts to hold it in check. The
buying was of very good class and was
especially noticeable in Chicago Gas, St.
Paul, Burlington and Quincy, Rock Is
land. Louisville Southern, Atchison and
Chesapeake and Ohio. The buying is
based on the improving situation and
barrin gaccidents, at Washington, we
look for a still better market.
e. B. CUTHBERT & co.
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LOCAL STOCK MARKET.
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

NEW York. June 2.-Money on call
easy at 14@lK per cent; last loan "
cent, closed at 14a1K per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper 3A@4 nor cent Sterling ex-
change steady, with actual bu sin ess
IN bankers Dllls at 40 for demand, q coz q
(G4 Sc for sixty days. Posted rates 4S6ka
487 and 4.S8@4.8S4. Commercial bills,
s.S54 Mexican dollars Az. Silver GER
tlficates -. Bar silver so. Government
bonds firm. State bonds dull Railroad bonds
firm.
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LIVERPOOL, June 2.-4:00 T. M.-Spot cot
ton, increased demand prices steadler;
American middling AID.
500 were for speculation and export, ana In
cluded 9,l00 American: receipts o,uUo pales,
including 2,700 American.
demand and closed quiet but steady at the
advance
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PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, June "A sudden revival of
the cash demand rescued wheat to-day
from the slough into which it had sunk
during the morning and brought about an
advance of u cent per bushel by closing
time. Corn was firm, though showing on
ly about 1.16 cent advance. Oats closed
7sGA cent higher. Provisions suffered
again, closing 21a to 1917 lower
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NEW YORh
NEW YORK. June FIXTURES opened
steady at the ady ance; sales 2,700 bales.
Futures closed quiet: sales Al 800 bales.
LIVERPOOL.

Spot cotton closed steady: middling up
lands ~, middling gulf 8: sales 2,ll2 bales.
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~APON SPRINGS AND BATHS-on the
~ Great North Mountain. Alakine Lithia
Springs, 1000 to 1,500 guests annually; Elite
OF North and South Largest and socially
most pleasant company at any mountain re-
sort in this country. For rates, circulars,
etc. address VIM. Fl. SALE, Capon Springs,
W. Va
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Opened Firm on Better Liver
pool but Gradually Receoed.
STOCKS SCORED A GAIN
ALL OFFERINGS ABSORBED AND
BULLS WENT UNCHECKED.
The SITUATION CALLED BETTER
Wheat Ruled Steader and Showed
Disposition to Advance from
Start and Made Net Gain
of 5.Sc for the Day.

New York, June 2.-The cotton market
started at an advance of BOA points, lur-
Their advanced 1d2 points, pursued
somewhat choppy course and closed quiet
with prices unchanged to l point lower.
Throughout the forenoon sellers were
made cautious by somewhat conflicting
crop accounts. There was some buying
for English account particularly by q
prominent house Otherwise trading was
quite local and the general situation desti-
tute of interesting feature. In the after
noon the market eased off under lack of
outside support and selling by room trad
ers for profits.
NEW YORK.
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THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, JUNE 3, 1897.

sl.3Sx; D: S1.32K: E. S1.40: F 1.4O: @, Slash.
SLIGO, L, S1.65 K, $l.75; M. si.S5. n. 81 95: win
dow glass 81 O5; water white $3.50.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-30
TERROR AT A BIG FIRE.
Explosion Follows a Blaze in a Chica
go Basement Many Hurt.

Explosion Follows Blaze in a Chica-
20 Basement Many Hurt.
Ten minutes after an alarm of fire had
been given at the TOsetti restaurant, 104
and Jog Madison street, Chicago, Thurs
day afternoon, a terrific explosion occur
red beneath the sidewalk in front of the
burning building Structures were shaken
for a block around and windows were
shattered rs by an explosion of dynamite.
Scores of men and women were hurled to
the ground, and dozen or more were in
jured by flying glass. Firemen were
scorched in a whirlwind of flame, and
tossed in the air like so many leaves in a
windstorm, and several policemen were
stricken to the earth as il with n club.
Wild excitement prevailed for several
minutes, and when the ambulances and
doctors had finished their work of mercy
the list Of injured was found to number
nearly thirty.
A drop of blazing oil from an overhead
ed basement engine is said to have caused
the fire which threatened with destruction
the entire south side of Madison street
between Clark and Dearborn streets.
This started blaze that could not be con-
trolled and eliminated in the explosion Of
drum of ammonia under the sidewalk,
the explosive ignition of natural gas
main and the destruction of the building.
The loss exceeds 100000.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-30
PHILADELPHIA BANK FAILS
Chestnut Street National In the Hands
of Receiver.

Chestnut Street National In the Hands
of Receiver.
One Of the greatest financial sensations
Of the year was sprung In Philadelphia
Thursday morning when the Chestnut
Street National Bank, OF which William
M. Singerly, proprietor OF the Philadel-
phia Record, Is president, closed its doors.
Business was also suspended by the
Chestnut Street Trust and Saving Fund
Company, which was allied with the bank
and occupied the same building.
Rumors of the banks shaky condition
have been In circulation for a month. Dur
ing that period the most herculean efforts
have been made by President Singerly
and his friends to save the institution
from bankruptcy, but they were futile.
National Bank Examiner William M.
Hardt is in charge of the bank and State
Commissioner of Banking Kilkeson is In
charge of the trust company.
The one explanation for the failure,
which Mr.. Singerly himself afiirms, is
made by no less an authority than Comp
troller Eckels. The closing Of the bank
Is primarily due to shrinkage in value of
bonds and notes of the Singerly Pulp and
Paper Mills located at Elkton, Md. The
liabilities will exceed $3,000,0 0O,, but I'M
til the bank examiner makes his report
the actual value of the assets will not be
made public. The last official statement
of the bank placed the resources of the
bank at $3,S6s, 070.5S and of the trust
company at $1,S5S, G593S. Both institu-
tons occupy the same building and are
under the same management.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-30


win make vigorous effort to secure early
action upon his scheme to obtain legisla-
tive authority for the purchase II the ISL
ands Of st. Thomas and St. CroIx, which
are In the West Indies group and belong
to Denmark. A year ago the Senate pass
ed a resolution requesting the State De-
partment to ascertain whether the ISL
ands are in the market, at what figure
they were held, and whether any other
country was after them. The reply has
not been made public In its entirety, but
Il is known that the Danish Government
intimated that the islands were for sale
and that there had been preliminary nego-
tiations to that end with two European
Governments. These are supposed to be
Great Britain and Germany. The figure
asked for the two islands by Denmark
has not been made public. The text Of
the reply has been transmitted by the
State Department to the Senate Commit
tee on Foreign Relations, but for diplo-
matte reasons it has been held for the
present as confidential. Senator Lodge
is sanguine of securing an appropriation
that will enable the islands to be trans
ferred to the jurisdiction of the Stars and
Stripes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-30
BIG HOLIDAY TRADE.
PRICE CHANGES ARE IN UPWARD
DIRECTION.
Pronounced and Notable Activity In
Retail Trade Is Reported by Brad
street's-Russia Plans a Great Canal
Fatal Railway Wreck in Tennessee.
The State of Business.

Bradstreet's commercial report says
"Quietness in wholesale lines, but pro-
n0unced and notable activity in retail
trade have been the salient features in
this weeks trade situation. Price changes,
which are numerous, are largely in an up
ward direction, and the year draws to
close with results as a whole fully equal
ing and i'm many instances surprising
early expectations. Perhaps the most no
table feature has been the unanimity with
which the trade reports from all parts of
the country, with some few exceptions,
point to a very heavy holiday trade, in
nearly all cases comparing favorably with
recent preceding years. Reports are that
stocks of these goods have been heavily
reduced. Particularly prominent in re-
porting a good retail trade in the West
are Chicago, st. Louis and Kansas City.
In the Northwest colder weather has i'm
proved the demand for seasonable goods,
and this, combined with the usual holt
day business, has resulted in good total
trade, with specially good reports from
Milwaukee, st. Paul and Omaha. Proof
that the unsettled condition of the wheat
situation affects the export business in
that cereal is furnished by the figures Of
shipments from both coasts of the United
States and Canada. The total exports
reported to Bradstreet's aggregate flour
included as wheat 4.T57,5 $50 bushels, as
against 1904, 600 bushels last week and
$685. 600 bushels two weeks ago. They
also compare with exports of 2,111,OOO
bushels in this week last year, 3,41o,OOO
bushels in 1895 and 1,S14,OOO bushels in
1894. Indian corn exports for the week
are 4,S79,011 bushels against 4,129,S1S
bushels last week, 2,46S,00O bushels this
week a year ago and 1888, 900 bushels in
1895. Commercial failures in the United
States remain about normal. The total
for this week amounts to $50, as COM
pared with 2S3 in the previous week, but
is smaller than the total in 1893, when 3l6
were renorted
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sGy|2LS|5L177|sg
@'r9E]E7[EE]57s
AIdermanic Salaries.

Chicago aldermen should be willing to
pay the public for the privilege of holding
their jobs.-Buffalo Express.
Prosperity has struck Chicago and
wages arc going up to beat the band. The
Chicago aldermen last night raised their
own salaries from So week to 81 500 a
year.-Toledo Bee.
The modest advance from SO a week to
| 81 800 a year each voted themselves by
the Chicago aldermen must not be under
stood as in the nature of limit to the
aldermanic income.-Cincinnati CONNER
cial-Tribune.
The gang of gcnteel highwaymen in the
Chicago City Council have beaten all rec
ords for immaculate gall. 1t is doubtful,
however, IL even Chicago public sentiment
will countenance such unexampled rob-
berry. Indianapolis Tribune.
The Chicago aldermen have fixed their
salaries Mt $1,000 figure scarcely high
enough to insure honest work. 1t is pos
sible, however, that the very highest pay
would not serve to keep born boodlers
from boodling.-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Perhaps its worst feature is that 1t
gives example and encouragement to
councilmen in other cities, some of whom
would not have thought of such device
for personal emolumcnt, while others
would not have been brave enough to
adopt 1t had 1t not been for the action Of
their Chicago compecrs.-Philadelpb
Ledger.
Chicago's aldermen have shown that
they possess a proper amount of self-es-
teen by raising their salaries from So per
evening to $1,000 per year, and this, too,
without the excuse of domiciliary visits,
lately so fashionable in Cleveland's coun-
cilmanic circles.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The present Council OF Chicago, which
Is probably as unfit and little trusted as
any other body in the country of like ma
ture, has just suspended its own rules to
raise the pay of its members 900 per cent.
Probably few of the taxpayers of Chi
cago would object II there were any rea-
son to believe that the change would ims
prove the character of the Council
Cleveland Lender.