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The Monte Vista journal., 1900-12-01

The executive managers OF the
big Chicago stock yards have de-
cided to replace their 10000 white
employees by negroes. The man
ayers of the packing trust openly
avow the change is being made
because they can control the
negro vote, Will. they canno, con.
troll the vote of their white EN-.
ployes. The trust magnaics are
determined to vote the men work
ing under 'hem.-Ex.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-12-01
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

] ~
From-nt,r-ndns nf he r-por, Of
Chairman Bucklin, who spent sew
-rni months .in Aus,r.i,". il be-
COMES evident that u oonl denl of
time will b. occupied by the next
les .slatur- III frnmin. revenue
law.
Senator Bncklin s"ys: mo
one pre,cnds that "nr present
numerous tax laws are bns-.l upon
any scientific or just principle
Their sole excuse is necessity.
Wherever the general property
tax has been tried, it has been an
instrument of inequality and in
Justice. In every state %! Am-ri.
On, Will. it produces revenue, il
does 40 in most ineqniiHhIe and
unsatisfactory manner,
Book accounts, notes. bonds,
stocks, money, Jewelry and most
other kinds of invisible property
owned by the rich of the state,
largely escaped taxation. The inx
alton Of miners and mining prop.
erty is farce. e
While one mine sold last year
for SIC, ,00O, 900, all of the gold and
silver mines of Colorado were only
assessed at SS,5O2,2l7. f-r Our
whole system of taxation is "A
game of grab, IN which the small
taxpayer is nearly always wors'ed.
after l25 years of failure on
the part of all the American states
to make the general property tax
operate Justly and wisely, is i,
now about time 10 realize that the
system itself, aud the constitutions
al provisions laws upon which 1t
rests, are founded on wrong and i'm
practicable theories?
"The general property tax is
sometimes defended on the ground
that people should pay taxes on all
the property they own. This
principle is in conflict with our
tariff and other federal and all
special taxes There is no more
reason why one should pay taxes
in proportion to all the property
he owns, than there is why he
should pay for his food, clothing.
shelter or personal services accord
ing to the amount of his property.
Taxes are levied and collected sim
ply to pay for services rendered
to government or to society, and
all should contribute towards the
payment for these services, the
same as they should for any other
SCI hCVpitiie w VIC VeH'ills
received therefrom, that is the
privileges conferred thereby, re-
gardless of the amount of property
owned by such taxpayers. In
short, taxation should b- on the
values Of legal privileges owned by
the taxpayer. rather than on other
classes Of his property. Now the
principal privileges conferred by
our government upon taxpayers.
are the private ownership of fran
chises in public ways, rights Of
way and the rental values of land,
which unlike the values Of pro.
ducts. incrcss. and decrease in
value, jus, in proportion 10 the
character and number Of the pco-
Pile, aud the justice and wisdom Of
their government"
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-12-01

InE Inheritance tax and the in.
come tax are both treated with dis
favor by Senator Bucklln. There
i a tendency hy the very rich to
leave the bulk of their wealth to
the oldest son or 10 some member
of the family in order that the for.
tune may hc kept intact in order
that 1t may 20 on increasing and
thus Increase in power. 70 pre-
vent this menace To our ins,itu.
tion- the Inheritance tax l. favored.
Tbs oi course i, Il surface remedy
and does not 90 10 the roo, of the
disease. II is u special privilege
that enables one man To accumn.
ntc millions at the expense of his
fellows But, rs the senator sag
gcsts, 1t may be better to tax the
privileges than 10 tax the results
of them
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-12-01
JANGLING NERVES

Ar. you irritable: DO ,ou sleep bad.
ls! IL |; hard 10 conc.n,ra,. your
though,s' Il your appetite poor: DO
you f-cl tired. r-e,l.s. and dcspondcnty
Try Lich,.'s Celery Merry" Compound.
you have ever tried. Sold 10y !, W. Eic"
III. druggist.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-12-01

SINCE the burning OF the negro.
Porter, at Limou, there has been
q great cIamor for capital punish
meut. II may be well to call at.
tention to the murder trial Of Miss
Jessie Morrison now being held at
Eldorulo, rs. At the close of
five days, 23G veniremen Ind been
examined aud discharged as un
qualified TO Ill ns jurors. Mos, of
these were excused because they
We're prrjudicod against capital
punishment and could no, cou-
scienclously condemn the accused
to the gRllows The better nature
OF man reyolts ngainA, murder,
both Judicial aud otherwise. Tx.
psrionce has proven that convic-
tions, whore the penalty is death.
are less certain than when the
punishment is imprisonment for
life.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-12-01

The total vote in Colorado was
l22. .345 for Bryan and 97,319 for
Mckinley, making Bryan's plural.
ity 1905 This is loss in fonr
years of IO+.G44 IN plurality.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-12-01

WATCH Senator Buckiin's ideas
on taxation as they are discussed
IN the state senate next winter.
He is an advanced thinker and we
predict some plan will be submit.
ted to the voters two years from
now for their approval that will
shift part OF the burdens whore
they justly and properly belong,
The Farmers Alliance ought to
be re-orgauized to discuss this i'm
portant question of taxation now
that it is to be brought forward in
the state legislature AS the para
mount Issue. Colorado can a-
well lead in this matter ms 10 wait.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-12-01

II THIS government would create
Il few titles, it might snve the
daughters of our millionsires from
going abroad for husbands. Some
scheme should be devised for
keeping our money from going
abroad, If not our marriageable
daughters.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-12-01

WITHIN a month the smelter
trust will be complete and every
mine IN the United States and
Mexico will be at the mercy of n
single corporation. The capital.
zatiou of the American Smelling
and Refining company will be
Sl0o,o00,0OO, equally divided into
common and preferred shares.
Preferred stock represents actual
cost and common stock means
watered or fcticious values. Pre-.
ferrel stock receives dividends
first and if there is any surplus,
that goes to the common stock.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-12-01

The socialists clam their vote
at the recent national election WAS
nearly 100000. And they clam
that three-fourths of the socialists
voted for Bryan.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-12-01

One who understands the causes
which have led 10 the substitution
of combination for competition
well knows the impsssibili,y of
ever returning To the latter. This
is an nge Of invention, progress,
.volution-a marvellous age. WI o
is there bold enough to wish to
turn back the dial of progress? :?
who in their right minds exp, c.
10 see the trusts dissolved? As
well declare against the force of
Niagara. Associated capital aud
machinery ARE necessary 10 effect.
i've and economical production.
No one wants 10 return TO the days
of competitiv. industrial warfare.
lie, us have done with the rule of
Caesar anl adop, the methods Of
Jesus. Let us pu, oil the pluto
cratic trust and put on the demo.
cratic cooperation. The trusts are
more powerful today than the peo-
Plies government. The only qucs-
ton is whether the people shall
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-12-01

GOVERNOR. ELECT ORMAS's vote
was ll5,97S and Mr. Goudv's was
9i,321, making Orman's plurality
u .ft6.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-12-01
THE WORLD MOVES.

The invea,tor claims to h. ahl. to
heat and light buildings and fur
nish power for machinery at
nominal cost. So We may expect
to see in the lmmp,lia,. future our
great cooperative farms supplied
with heat aud light. not only for
the houses. bu, for the barns and
sheds also: bitches constructed,
water supplied, while It's fructify-
ing touch warns into life all vege.
tation.
The ox-car', the wooden plough,
"The Msn With The Hoe" must
i've way to the higher civiliza
,lon-the present drudgery- to
the touch of the electric button.
The families of agriculturists will
reside in community settlements.
The groteqsue effect of the archi-
lecture of today, where every man
plans his buildings and other i'm
provemenis according 10 his neces-
stiles rather than To his taste or
ideas of beauty, viii be supplanted
by modern style of architecture,
all constructed with n view to sym
meiry and beauty as well as com
fort.
The cook stove, the hand.churn
and other present day tortures of
the farmers wife, like the spinning
wheel and loom, will become
things of the past The farm
houses in each community will be
supplied with all modern comforts
yes, luxuries of life. BY the
touch Of button buildings will be
lighted and heated. Housekeep-
ing to some extent, like work on
the farm, will be cooperative.
The ranging, housing and fatten.
ing of cattle has been successfully
introduced on an EXTENSIVE scale
in the west Thousands OF cattle
are sheltered nnher one roof, with
| the result that one laborer, in a
thorough aud systematic manner,
can take care of 1000 steers under
going the process of feeding for
the shambles, expendiug less time
and labor than the average farmer
fatteneing few cattle upon ordinary
farms.
Most OF the leading Industries
of the nation have been gathered
into he trusts. There is no place
for the small dealer aud middle
man. This ofitself is not calam-
ity, for they have lived on profits
derived from the work of others.
the very thing which the trusts
are doing on u more extensive
scale. They threaten To ruin the
/ producer by absorbing for the
benefit of the few the produc, of
the great majority. We are pros
/ porous IN proportion 10 I'll. num-
ber of useful producers, and in
proportion rs the share Of wha,
they actually produce is received
10y them. The appearance Of the
trusts will result IN the concentrs-
ton of tho business into fewer
hands.
One who understands the causes
which have led 10 the substitution
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The Monte Vista journal., 1900-12-01

control the irus'-.. ar the trusts
con,rol th- lrnrI... A. c. Fisk.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-16
REVIEW OF MARKETS
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Stocks, Money, Exchange, Bonds, Grain,
Cotton Provisions, Etc.

View York, Jan 15.-Except where q,
stock was under tho influence OF partiou-
Qar causes, the market to-day was almost
at a standstill. No outside Interest was
in tho hand Of professional board room
traders. Individual causes which affect
ed special stocks were for tho most part
depressing ones. and the sympa thetic ef-
feet on tho general market was toward
2ower prices. The most conspicuous
moyeme1tt Of the day was III Aretropoli-
discussion of the condition OF q prominent
trust company. This qualifications served
to explain last weeks depression IN
and also served 10 renew It. NTetropcti.
tan b r. T. and the Tobacco stocks were
affected. Metropolitan fell am extrcme
the New York Rapid Transit tunnel co,r-
tract rallied tho stock slightly ubove last
nights lcvea. ON the behalf that Metro
bidding. An example of the KIND of mo-
tiles that intluegrcfd the trading wus that
assigned for the buying of Sugar. One
brokerage house which handles money
loans for the American Sugar Refining
ing selling by insiders Indicated deslru
to induce selling by others upon which
sapient concl,mjion they bought Sugar.
of the military development IN South
Africa, but with very l.ttfe effect in this
market. Reports of strike depressed
a. .. & W., ann some otiler metal STOCKS
an sympathy.
The money market continued TO work
easier under she influence OF continued
gains from tho interior and from the sub
trcaspry. lasl weeks sales OF stocks
were 2,6Si.071 Shares. In the correspond
ing wcec OF last year there were sold
b.S30 075 shares. Last weeks sales OF rail-
road bonds were OF Il par value OF $685.
600 against s32,3i3G00 the corresponding
week last year
Despite easy money. however, there are
many securities upon which no loans can
be negotiated.
There were some heavy Individual
tv1nsakitAona in bonds and the market was
mainly firm but there We're sufficient de-
odncs TO give 1t an irregular APPEARANCE
Total sales par value 1915, COO
u s. 6s and old As registered advanced
y and do coupon and as coupon \. In the
lid price.
Tho total sales of stocks to-day were
3i0, 500 shares.
New York. Jan. 15.-standard Oil. 4o1@
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-16
COTTON RECEIPTS.
AMONG OUR COTTON MEN.
Norfolk. Va Jam ]

Bar silver advanced S-16d., being
quoted to-day at 27kd.. against 27Ssd.
last year.
Liverpool contract market declined
from 21s to Az points. closing quiet.
New York contract market declined
one to two points. March. 7.34 to 735;
May, 7.S9 to 7.4O; August. 7.39 to TAO;
October. $50 to 6.s1. closing steady.
Receipts at United States ports to-
day, 25.5T2, against 4s,2o6 last year and
33.572 in 1897.
Southern markets unchanged.
Receipts at Houston to-day esti-
mated at 5000 to 1000, against 12,253
last year and 5.476 in 1897
SPOT cotton in New York declined
Lice. Stock. 11S,426. against112, 5o7 last
year.
Receipts at New Orleans estimated
to-day at 10000 to II, 900, against 22,S7s
last year and 9,6O2 in 1897.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-16
BY II. C. 1IoggoM & Co., Aucuoncerp.

RI, RUSTEE,S SAI.E-BY VIRTUE OF
a 81 deed of trust from Christian George
ct ,lN. TO me as trustee. dated November
10Th 1899. and duly OF record in the Clerks
oIilcc OF the Corporation Court OF the city
OF Norfolk. Virginia. in deed book 116 B..
y. 4ol, default having been made in tho
payment of the debt therein secured, and
at the. request OF the beneficiary therein,
| SHAH sell ut public auction. at the Read
Estate and Stock Exchange 23S Main
street Norfolk city, Virginia, on
FRIDAY, THE 1YrII DAY or JAM
uAltl, 1900 AT IL O'CLOCK
noon, the following valuable reHl estate:
THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL, OF
LAND. with the buildings and Improve
merits thereon. situated on the cast sido
OF James street. in tho city OF Norfolk,
State OF Virginia, and designated az, lot
Newton on James. Nicholson and Coles
tia streets. Of record IN the Clerks Office
OF Tho CORPORATION Court OF tho City OF
Norfolk, Va. and bounded and described
rs foilowS: beginning ut Il point on tho
east side of James street w4leJh is tho
now or formerly owned by VIM. Shnina-
dine. anu running thence soutleatsteriy
along sad james street twenty OK, ft,st
III fceD live t6) inches to the northwest
corner OF lot No. 2. en- said plat Themes
caStcrly along tho north line OF lot No q
west line OF lot No 80 on said plat. thence
northwartMy along the west limo Of said
lot No. 81 twenty 600 feet, thcnte west
%ardiy parallel with Nicholson street
ninety five C5) feet to the point of begina
ming.
TERAIS-CASH
ROBEIur w. TOMLIN,
II. c. 1ToGGARD s. Co,
Iaio-4t AuctioneorS.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-16
NEW YORK MONEY! MARKET.

New York. Jan. 15.-Afoncy on call
steady, 3h@i per cent; last loan. 4
per cent. Prime mercantile paper 5a6
per cent; sterling exchange firmer
with actual business in bankers bills
at s4.SG7s for demand. and at s4.S3N %
s4.S3% for sixty days; posted rates,
$4.S4Gs4S4h and Si.S7H@s4.SS. Com
mercial bills, AS2h. Silver certificates.
5SM0b91Sc.: bar silver. 69Mc.: Mexican
dollars. size Government bonds.
strong; State bonds. inactive; railroad
bonds. irregular.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-16
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.

Baltimore. Jan. 15.-F1our dull; win
ter wheat. patent, s3.65@3.S5. Wheat,
very dull and easy: SPOT and month,
7o@70A; February, 70H@70B; Southern,
by sample, 65@1k. Corn. dull and
easy; spot and month. 37h@37AI Feb
ruary. S7A@37A; March, 37N@3S;
Southern white, 33N@38. Oats, steady;
No. 2 white, 3oA@31 Rye, dull; No. 2,
nearby. 81: No. .. Western. 50. Sugar,
strong; unchanged
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-16

ruary, 415-64@4 1S-64d. sellers: Febru-
airy and March. 13-64d. seller: March
and April. 10-64d. buyers; April and
May, 7-64d. sellers: May and June,
4 4-64@4 5-64d. buyers; June ::,d July
4 2-64@4 3-64d. buyers; July and Au-
gust, AGA 1-64d. sellers; August and
September, 359-64@3 60-64d. buyers;
September and October.a 51-64@3 52-64d.
buyers; October and November, 8 1854
@3 4G-64d. buyers.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-16

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
was easy; No. spring wheat, 626N3c.
No red, &c; No. . corn 3lKc.; No. 9
oats. 2Sc;: No. . white, 2SA@25lsc.; No 3
whitc 2ta2Shc:; No. 3 rye, Sic: No. Char
ley, 3Sf1i3c.; No I fax seed $3.50 primo
timothy seed, t2.55. Mess Pork per bar
rel @.ooG 1920; lard. per 100 pounds, S. 93,s
gmsv3: short ribs sides Qoose) $5.67lhGl
bMo; short clear sides (boxed). Sc. S56I5 20
Whdskey. dtstihcrs' finished goods per
G;slion, eL31e. Sugars, cut loaf. un-
On the Produce Exchange to-day tho
putter, market was weak; creamcries. 1910
&c.; dairics. 1SGp23c - ~
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-16
NAVAL STORES.

Charleston. S. c.. Jan. 15.-Turpcn-
tine market quiet at 40. Rosin firm; b.
c. D.. sl15; L.. s1.20
Savannah, Ga. Jan. 15-Spirits tur
pentine firm. sic. Rosn firm and un-
changed.
Wilmington, N. c.. Jan. 15.-spirits
turpentine firm. 50A@51c Rosin firm,
sl.2o@l25. Crude turpentine steady.
S1.60@2.90. Tar firm, SIPS.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-16
BY stephenson & Taylor. Auctioneers.

r VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST.
5ati, I 1SSc by J; %. Edwards. dated July
~ !Sl, CLERKS office Corporation Court
thc crad city. Va and at the request OF
at pubic auction at 10 O'clock IN.
ON TUESDAY. THE 10Th DAY JANu-
AIRY, 1900
at tho Norfolk Real Estate Echange. tho
following property. to-wit: >-'s
or PARcEL OF i LAND. s SITUATE PIECE GiSg
s sireot peing on the he north side, OF Queen
ana bounded and described as follows:
,SoInmencing at a point on the north
s sn,e or Queen street. at the intersection OF
suld north side Of Queen street with the
east Sue OF Camps Lane. and thence run
nns eastcriy along tho northcrly sIde Of
queen street thlrty-two feet, moro or
icsS. 10 the land of James williams:
thence northerly along tho land of James
WiliiamS fifty-slx feet (56), more or less
10 the land of said N. Burruss; thence
westerly along tho line of said N Burrussf
lana ana parallel with Queen street to
inc eastern side of Camps Lane and
thcnco southerly along tho eastern sldo OF
SAID lnne flfty-siX (56) feet TO tho point Of
beginning. TERMS CASH.
GEO. MCINTOSH,
Substituted Trustee.
STEPHENSON & TAYLOR,
1ao-iut Auctioneers.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-16
righer: Cordova. SA012kc. Sugar
raw, strong and tending upward; fair
refining. 37sc. bid; centrifugal sc test,
4 5-16c. bid; refined very firm and act
i've.
COTTON SEED OH.

New York, Jan. 15.-Cotton seed oil
was very firm, but rather quiet, after
recent heavy export purchases ut the
South. Prime crude barrels, 33@33H:
prime summer yellow, 33@33A: off sum-
mer yellow. nominal; butter grades,
3S039; prime winter yellow, 39@40;
prime white, 39@40; prime meal, $25.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-16
TRUCK MhRKET.
fny Telegraph to vlrelnla

(By Telegraph to virefnian-Pllo
New York, Jan. 15.-Potatoes, quiet;
New Jersey, $1.25@1.75; New York, s1.50
@1.S7A; Long Island, s1.50@2.00; New
Jersey, sweets. s25O@3.00.
Cabbage, quiet; Long Island, $4,000
600 per hundred.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-16

Quotations af Wholesale Pricas, I'M
- otherwiae atntod, and prices arc
subject TO nucfuation In market.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-16
NEW YORK PROVISION MARKET.

New York Jan. 15-Flour weak and
sc. lower without much demand. Rye
flour easy. Buckwheat -four weak,
$2.009$2.16. Corn meal steady. Wheat
spot, steady: No. 2 red. 1880. Corn
spot, easy; No. 9. 41Hc. Oats-spot.
quiet; No. 2, 2a1sc. Beef stendy. Cut
meats firm; picked bellies, 5ss@7c.
Lard firm; western steamed, S64O; re-
fined firm. Pork firm. Butter steady
at the decline; western creamery, 2l@
&c.: State dairy. 19@24c. Cheese firm:
fall made fancy large. 12%@13c.; fall
made fancy small 12A@13c. Eggs
steady State and Pennsylvania. 2Ac. ::
western ungraded at mark, 14@18c. Spot
sCoffce-Rio. strong and still tending
upwards; No z invoice. s3Sc.; No. 2
ltobbing, Sbc.; mild strong and held
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-16

II JpI1NITURE. &c, AT AUCTION--WFl
4 VIII sell at our auction-hoise, No. 43S
church street. on WEDNESDAY MORN
ING. January 18th. ut 10 O'clock one Cab
tnet Grand piano. made by Arion, of New
York: cost $3.50; 8 fine Mirrors. Bureaus,
Lounges, Mattresses, Rugs Natdness..
Stoves &c, nc. Tho ladies are specially
invitcI to .attond sale. Sale positive. VIII
DO added lot of Carpenters Tools
NJ. Y. DOUGHERT>Y,
General AucEoecr
JOHN w. SNOW, Salesman
Consignments solicited Outside eales; a
specially. Prompt returns made iaI6-2t
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-16
CHICAGO MARKET.
Wheat, Corn. oats, Provisions, Lard, Short
Ribs, Etc,

Chicago, Jan. IA formidable ar
ray of bearish statistics and news and
the lack of demand gave wheat another
shove on its downward course to-day,
May closing 1c. under Saturday Corn
closed M@A and oatsBc. lower. Pro-
visions closed 2k@1Oc. higher
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-16

r y, VIRTUE; OF, a CERTAIN DEED
- Of trust, dated February 9TH 1890,
and duly recorded In the Clerks Office Of
the County Court or Norfolk county, Va.
m ID. b. 22S. T.. %, to secure Il certntn debt
therein described. default having been
made in the payment OF tho said debt
and having been requested so 10 do by tho
party therein secured, shall offer for
sale ut public auction at the Real Estate
and Stock Exchange. No. 255 Main street,
IN the city of Norfolk. Va, on
THURSDAY. JANUARY THE 2jTH.
at IL o'clock noon. the following property.
to-wit:
THOSE CERTAIN UNIALPRovED
LOTS OF LAND designated as lots Nos
II and 80. in block No. lS4 on tho
plat OF the Lamberts Point Company OF
Norfolk.
Said lots have O frontage of rs feet on
THE western side of Myers avenue, with
Il depth OF 100 feet; are within one block
OF the public school. and are on the Nor
folk street railway line, which runs along
Myers avenue. TERMS-CASFL
WM. b. BALDWIN.
Trustee
BYRD, BALDWIN &c CO.,
ji1i-l0t Auctfoncera