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Cfyc Ctmcs, PUBLISHED BT ?TO*isc aritwtB-aa eco i?b^ **??*", TIMl-a BOO.WNG. TENTH AND lU.Nk *-,fKt.liT8, RICHMOND. VA. THE DAILY TIMES I* served by carriers on their own account in thja ?lg Manchester and Barton H-tkfhte^fg ._ cents a week, fau CSaU $? monta. Esj a year; by mail. *?" cents a mentn X..UU a year-anywhere in the mitta "SK1. ^SSS&UV K ?Fi,**SB(T'. ti-Bt-e .n; p"*55-sWa."' Wvs? Ad.1*!"' ail communications and * or respondence to Thc Times < ,,mt'*''y'..... Reading not.* es. in reading matter type. 2u cants per lin*. ??? .... *'.rd pi advertising rates for space fur? nished On application. _ ?,..?._ , Remit by (Traft. check, post-oftVe oroer or registered letter. Currency seni dj mail u at the risk of Ce sender. Time* Terktphonea: Kusmesa olhce, ->o. M9. sdllcrlal looms. No. ti*. fpee-lmen conies free. . All subscriptions bv mall payable in an* vance. Watcti .he label on your PSP rr. If you live out of If. hmond, and see when your subaorlptlon expires, to >em an re? new befor** tha paper ll stopped. IOU should not miss a Binnie copy or me Tl mea. ._ THK 'llMKS OOMPAJST. MANCHESTER BURMAH, UM HULL, STREET PETKRSFU'lii; BU RIC AU, ttTRNl AND HALIFAX HTRKETH. CHARLES E. .NKW.snM, mows AGENT. 'PHONE 171. WASHINGTON BUREAU, HARVEL WILSON, MANAGER. I:APLEY BI ILDING, WASHINGTON. D. C. L. TUESDAY FEBBUABi" 19. ISfS. ?KB ff MOS AMD kvants Tills DATE. Btektnond Randolph Lodge, Mssons, Ma -?iil< Hall. Amltv Lodge, Masons, Mt onie Temple. Washington Chapter, Masont, Masonic Tcrtapls. ,, ,, Gertnanlt Ledge, K. of P.. Ellett s Hall. Pltabugh Lodge. T. O. O. F., Baale Hsll. j h. i,villi* Lodge, I. O. O. K . Odd-Eel* l.-ws' Hall. Jamestown Tribe, I. O. R. M., Odd-Fel low.-' Hall. La i-'itve il- Coune ll, A. U ol H., .ir. ic i \. M. Hall. OM I tominion IMvl km, R. R. Telegraph? er*. Eagle Hsll. Richmond Council, Jr. O. I . A. M., h. o. U. \ M. Hall. Liberty Coune ll, Jr. O. U. A. M., Cera* ley'a Hall. i nioti Council, R. A., Cor* oi tn Hall. j. A. Cummina's Assembly, R. S, <*f ?'?? !?'.. BVett'a Hsll. Richmond Chspter, I*. E. G, ol A., No. 7U ea.-t Broad Suet. WHAT THI. VI 1 I II Ul ? TROUBLE taSS ISL Ths grater Ka*-, bustnest lt verj bad, hm it might i.e worse, yo thal Inttead of tilting down and theddtng teart over what has happened and can't bc undone, fha thing tet do is to looh tha Mutation tQaaraly la the face, aad remedy our evils as protaptly and as economically as we can. We have taken paine to inform ?ourselves ns to what Ult chu.-** Of fha trouble is. and how it can bt remedied, as sri believe, and we propose to lay tho matter plainly before 'he people thia tnorn'nic as wi understand lt. in the Brat pi i. ?. we ara glad, to say that our most excellent Superliitendent of th.- elas Works is nol responsible for lYjW,- '-tc lt- ll. OTT *.l.ll:l. \\ . l.'lit'Vfl ?^Tn-n fta-Jtt s f j-* -T-ihiv honest and sin? cart niau, and enUrely capable of per? formlag his duties aa Superintendent cf h. i.-ntiy and aatUfactorily, Tbt city la mi innate in hainiK lum as Superintendent of ii<< Gaa Works* li would be ol in* ,i% -ii) io waste time in Sxlng ti" re pon Iblllt) ("i the actual condition thal exists. The trouble ai"*iit matti r ls this; \\ *? built a water >.... plsnl i\tn ycart ago tint -a.it at thal nm- savers! yean behind Ihe state that the arl *>i aclence, .i-- you may choose to call lt, bad reached al rn** tim** ?> bulli it- The consequence la we did not make provision for aufflclenl heating feTpacc tor iii** water gat i*> receive tht liii.-ion ni the necessary Quantity of properly disorganised. Water ivis h "ea no llluinlnatlng powe r. li ls no more? tba*tVUM ***hlcle that conveya to tha i .nijw the lUumlnaUng gases thal ara infuse* Into nii'i Incorporated Into lt trott nassifyiiiK oil. Tht heating recap** ISClC that our plant has for making this infusion is aol suth,-itni t,, disintegrate iii. oil thoioiiKlily and .livid.* it np 'Hi? lts eoastttustai alemeatt at thoroughly as with modern sppllanccs. Ths conse* i|iie-n* e- Is Ilia! when lhe i;as leaves tha gene-rating plaal i?u further treatment be* foi*- going to the buraera, a largs parl e>f the <iii < ?m>-1ittie-nts of the ivis ia con .iii.-* i, and this oondensed par: is left l.ellind, aili the vis gatt to the ItiiihT with too inn.ii water sas that will nol illuminate, ami with too lilt), oil whit iiiumiiiaies. The colder the weather, t her sf are, the poorer our t;**; musl alwaj bs, though * ven iii tunuaer weather ths best results cannot be obtained. Wt caa remedy tins al bo very great e\pe-!i5i . Wt li''*- I tO el.-.t l.y tl,.- sal*' of our present plant a ki-,it part Of another, whit h Wall Kl\< US lu** BUppllea e*f gas Insreuit ..? (.ne. In casa one breaks ein?n. The on,- to i?. sracted will have a Mifh. Km hetatltaf turface for lat Inter* tatetutt e>r tho nil with tht water k.is, and sse shall then have* an atuiii'lni ?* <>f ihe- baal gs it a minimum rate ..f ellar*;,-. Th,- f-.ts exp,rt .ml , iii*iii**i, afr. Glasgow, trill i>* in this <-iiy a da) or ri*.** k>BaTer. wv ur-.-.- rh,- Committee on l.lrht tn steel at once and -t-k bim to come* before it io explain this matter, ami to make a propossl for romeelyin** Um trouble. Wt ham talaTetd with lum, and timi him to bt per teetly master of the whole subject. He may ht* wlllln-s* io m.tk.- the con.mit tee ii proposition to remedy emr trout.!e ef? fectually, with sufficient rnartnttet af Sia work, and for itu entirely reasonable sum. We hope tin* loinnilttee will oct promptly. If bS is not consult. J, thu: consult some other specialist. Wt are -"lad t*> lind that tin* e'rlllcisiit, j that are te> l.e tn ide of our Has Works , apply to but a assail, though rerj i , Kendal, petition ?f them, 'i'hc aagfflbj an exi-ceeliiiKly valuable , ,,nd e.in lie made all that Wc waul lot j, i otnparativ* ly small outlay, and such tbgiipis as are to be made, art are glad to say, are in von formlty with the- views and suggestions that our Ku*nu intendant has for a long time held and made. MWSWMt rKfiiciam or mk. cleve. LAND. The asaaulta made on Mr. Cleveland ?n the Senate on Saturday, for selling the new issue of bonds to thc iv-lnunt-Rotns shiid syndicate at 104. when Uta tamt bonds sell In the market now- above Ree, w,r,? Ill-Jndtrrd. Inconsiderate and uri)u*j*. It was SbSMSiiIsJI necessary to replenish the gettO fernel by len Ini.i'ilil*' SB If of bonds. nn?l the credit of tbs ejovernrnent ha*l undoubtedly bren impaired hy the Sjs> termination CcBBgaWSB lad nhown to do nothing- to mend matters. It was BatttSSX fir Mr e'|,\,iand te waste time trifli*k ing willi small parties. A great sum or money had to bt raised at onto tor ihe pressing BatadS < f a f-n-Ht nation, and lt trtta .\lese in him to ..o at oi.it i*> tht strongest psrtica In the world for bids. Tho "trios offered by them, VU, was Um baal th.it the markets then furnished. rind he was wise lr, .on. hide th** tran-a - limi at that figure with men who were abb- to do what || ivan brftspe] nsabb* tO th*- e.ovfrr.ment shoubl bt done. lt ls true that tht*-* bonds tell nott KborA Bf. Bal why is ii? it i* because Mr. Clerdhnd'S act in selling this large block of them ami Feplentshlng tbe Gov? ernments ^oid itserre ii;ts revived n wanln-r conllden* c that ronKre-ss had BO badly damaged, and men have thereby, i" * t m.ci.- anxious io invest iu bonds who would not have tOUChad them bafora. Finally, Mr. Cleveland reserved in the contract a right to substitute a lhree re i * <rat. gold bond for the four per cent. bond sold, and the responsibility rests upon Congress that this was reit done, by whick tbe Government woi*i,| bave he-en saved M^OOS.000 of interest In tn* thirty yean that the bondt have- to run. lt was the frit? .-liver men iii ConaTTe < v.im prevented this most tdmirable ar* rans*ement being carried out, and is ia j these men who are- now censnrtng Mr. Cleveland. It doea not lie In their mouths it aaj one word in condemnation ot bim. Th,- ti uth i- 'fiat Mr. Cleveland !?> have been raised up by Provldenci to defesl the ma' blnatloi - *?' these m. lt in his flrmneaa and resolution In de? votion to sound financial principles fiat him prevented them lunn briaglng ti:*' moat appalling dlaastera upon thia coun? try, a tveah in m *.' a timid man in his place during ibis administration would - Ided t" these men, and what the consequences would have been no man < an loiagine. TEE M1V VOl'K HANKS HOI.li TUT. kkv io lin; si 11 ,\ i kin The New Vork Journal of Commerce has, for teveral montha, been hammer? ing away ;it the proposition thal the New V"tk banks are really responsible f..r tb,* continuous 'liam.-, upon the Tr-.-< mi ry foi* gold, for thc reason tii.it. before the pani. ,,r 1893 act in. they sup? plied exporten e.r gold with iii ti"' gold they required, and thej also furnished gold with whick to pay Import 'inti*-, whereas since ISO they, iiK? tin rett oi the country, lia*.'- become infected wltn the panic jut! have boarded their goto, thus rompenihg exporten -d thai metal to draw it from th.- Treasury, which gol ie. i. B BUpplk ? from ImpOl ts. Tin- argumenl of the journal ot com? merce i undoubtedly sound. Il tbe New Yoi-u i-a:ik.- had continue I tteadil) to supply gold ft exporten ail through tne panic and alnce, the Governmenfa r,'**i i reserve would probably hav.- never been isl) Impaired, and with ail lesgn ..i lion looking "? further coinage of silver repealed, maUen woull probably have steadied themselves long ago, and the countrj mil-lit now be f.*r advanced'to? wards leaving the tllver fanatic behind ami going forward '>? another period *'t prosperity ami develonment. The chief proposition which Mr. Waiter bagshot wrote his splendid work on Lombard atreel to elucidate was that rn tinifs ol panic true prudence ani financial sapt.cl? tj consists in banks paying out money as fast as it is called for. Instead <*t taking itu. mstep whatever tbsl would indicate the alighted nervousness in in.- premises. After ih.- pain. ,,t iv.,; ;(,,. dire, lois ot ii:-- Bank "f England wert examined by i commHtee ol Parliament, and they testified thal that was th.- policy they >ursued In ti"- recent - * r: * i In all emer* tencies. 'lin- banks *,f New York would ii.iv.- dom- iar better r.> punue thia lim if policy, linen to hil\ *? puisne.I tia- poll, v sblch they bal* actually followed, ol ?hutting up thoi own vanita and Bending exporten ot gold to tb** L'ntted Btatea Treasury. They adopted the opposite pulley, however, .-md thereby kept up the hallion th*- Treasury, and that kept alive the party eif silver crank***, and theta I k* pt tiff their attack on tbt standard ol vain*-, .md the countrj la woree on to? day than it was in tbe worst dais ot the panic. There Ul on,- haime In Ila* altUB iioti, however, thal contains an element nf treal hope, an*I if tin- New I Ork hanks, re-cognising irs poten > and im* tortance, win change their <o>ne.-, it ti, \ .-' e-ii ! all it.r trouble** iii a .- Itt t Ime. Heaven be praised, iii'* country is i?-*>iit to bc relieved **f this congre if tho worst bodtett ol ? t that ?ver cursed ani' country, iv power *?: rvll is, in th*- laird's mercy, marly ended. rh*- country bas now before lt i ong breathing spell, during which the testlferoua pollticlsn will bc apancelleu, ? 'i and commltti i to that .-t. icurlty which should forever envelop bam ail This gives the country plenty ?om. and if tin- New york banka i\ ill only 'lo their parl in aiding tl nintstration, we believe that ail will ba sell. Tha Washington i".-t aaya il is psnerally understood about thc depart nenta in Wsshington that m.- explana* lon e.f the td mia ts tra tlon allowing the telmont-Rothschlld tyadtcate to take the ena- par cent, thirty-year bonda at the tra Scare Ol IH ls that an unwritten igreemsnl v. ia com..* to between tbt Ad* .'ion ami Hie -yudu ats, by which ii .,t.- has promised to protect tat 1 ..inst any more- gold raids luring the ba'..H.t.- of Mr. ll. vela', ls .?iniinlsiiation, and the New Vcrk .kun? ial of Commerce, rlyht in Wall Stree! nd familiar With, its s.*uets, says: "Then is mach store ti.itu taara rumor artatUaviOg that the syndicate will, in nea .ways as Leta feasible, i-ack the mted Btatea TrWsury throughout Mt. IsvsJaad'a administration." ir Mr. Cleveland has really raads mis ireement with this powerful body or aaacltra, it is the erotnlaej ari of ali tbs i .at datdt that he has done jor bsa coun* ry. If he has this a grech; put with triein, only rests with th,* New York banks t,, bandon their seli*<h and * owardly lears, nd to add their ali-pow* rfu] innuence to M efforts of the syndicate-, for the iiite-d States Treasury to be made per- j lt)tl*f mi ure, and to be placed beyond ie possibility of another dollar of gold "lng drawn from lt. With silver le?i** .lion ended, with sll drains oa m? ) \ ;:, I i tel th ah loi pf wi BB 1 rei e.. Treasury for gold ended, and, greatest or ?ll MeseOaga, with the curse of this ?'on gre-s en<led, the country -sill have a long period of rei?,f.e. and bu-ine?*- will prot> ably readjust Itself to the new conditions and flow along smoothly In na old courses. The banks of New York should f?Ke tl.in matter into their most serloua con .-'deration. TTaa Issue whether thia t'.tv emmant is to ba tornad over to umnm who wish to plunder men of what they have. <>r w.iether it is to t.e administered by those who believe In the rule of law, the proser inUou t.f order, ami raap* for the property right* i.f all men, ll t" Ve fought out in .November, MM. Tne period between now anti then ls lp I the form-itlve period lu whl'ti BU will themselves npotl the one si'le or tne other, .lust In proportion as the present depression teats and tbe drains on tne Treasuiy's gold continue, t;ie free silver men will get accessions to their rank-. Hm Jus* In proportion am business re? vues and men hear no more of selling tn.rids to heap np the gold reserve, the free stirer party will d> c'ine. The New York banks hold the key to the situation. Will they com* to the aid of their friends. or will they hold a selfish position on one fide? ??Ton or TUE COMPIKOM.F.B Ol lill, c t ititi BCt, Wa han before us th.- annual report of the Comptrollei of thc Currency for ? i: ending ?tctober ll, IMA, i ? am? pliation of th<- j,; irbing Interest, [1 treats nol only <>f the national bank.-, init of all nt!i? r banks and Institutions ol ? ut .md deposit, aid a comparison of the usefulness of the.se to the public ls foll Ol in-*' illly at this junc ture, arbon our banking system is so mu' ii ia,d< r discu The national lt.ink, as fostered and la ? in i by ih.- Qovernment, ara eornparo ? tl nther (which ara may '.ill free and untrammelled* banking Institutions. At the ci.. - of business October -, UH the 3.7S6 national bank.-, discarding frac ' hu>-. Capital .I ti i plus .uni und) . idl 1 profll - 3 .1.UW.OOO Ita . ' ? odo ? Loans and dlscounta.Z,Wl,0tMM0 Th* '?'.'??',s Stat* banka, loan and trual companies, i ,t\ Ings and pi rat* banka, Capital .$ "30,000.000 H irplua . :,::.""".i*ri i' posits . 2,973,000,000 ounta. 2,110,000,000 fi will be noted that the national banks had upon their ' ip 'al a surplus of.GO per cent of.'j.Vs per cent. 'upi:,tl loans and discounts ;'"i p.-r < While the ns bad on their itu plus ot. tt per cen! lepoalta .74_ |.it. I....ms and diacounts.63a i" i' cent. i*atlsm of the free Institu shown by the fact tha; their surplus or capital ls 7>l p.-r cent han (he Government banks on their apitsL The great.;- usefulness of t!ie State In? stitution:- ls further shown bj los eal estate, 1.1,000, whlls ?ii--li loam are prohibited to national ntirely, and that this confines in-ir operatli is shown by the fad that th.- city of Ni w* York, haring 'i out of 1.755, or 1.3 per cent ni ths .anks, has '. I per cent of the capital, 7.5 per cent, of the surplus, 80 pi if the deposits, and ll per cent of the "ans, and al:-" 12 ? Of thc MOS, 00,000 '-: , 1* gal tender and United hates certificates "i d* posit while the tountry banks, other than in ths reeervs ?Ities, witta *?( per cent ot th>- capital, .as only 26.5 p* r cent of these quick isets, showing the concentrating ten [ency of the national system. a to tin- national bank notes, we And ? eau* d, i- ilnst 18*0,000 ? inls, face value If these bonds wera old In Europe at 105 the proceeds could el Ire the bank pot* i and leave t addition to be loaned to the people. '.. offer tb* n itlonal bank note for < ur erny is t > affront free men. The -t res rr* cities of the national ank system. New fork, Chicago, Ht. souls, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, .ii.any, Brooklyn, Pittsburg; Washington, law Orleans, Loulsrllle, Cincinnati, loveland, Detroit, Milwaukee, Des iolnes, Minneapolis, st. Pani, Kansas ity, st. Joseph, Lincoln, Omaha and ,'i i'ian .-.". haring only M p> f the capital, hold 50 per cent, of the ??posits, and carr** the .-ame proportion f the loans, n ia ii.I. nv necessary to 11 no one of the tuohey centres ti I in Virginia, North Caro tta, South Carolina Flor? ia, Alabama oi Mississippi, Btates -ut have only UMMQ.ffl of the ?,000,000 of ti.i*.mal bank capital, and -gt when wi ? heap money ii fen to this a* dion. Our j" opie ? not know whal one, two and three tt cent. .. ? an They <io n?>t bellera that ny suth rate for money exists Anywhere. The only resources banks haw and <a:i ade on is gotten in one of two waya, c. r from the'r stockhoders or Their de? bitors. Kverything els* i at last iere cross entries. Noa I .pital *itiilud.ng surplus and undivided indi deposits of ail the banka? itional. State, trual < tntpani s, (fcc.? mounts t ? M,4tt,000,000, and, agalnet this lormous resource, nf capital, there are dy ?*t_,0t)0>000 Of bank n itt s- of course, itional bank notes outstanding, and of seven southern States ansi of e Mississippi, mentioned ab.ne, bavs liv **>,2o0,'ssi notes, while their banking ipital is $l;?,:."".'?->. irae Of the national bank gd and i 10 par cent prohibitory tax on State ink not,- bat been the ceoss of evils t.> I iii the South almost aa great as those endured becauas of slavery. The **-*? iee bare now been set fre,-; tiie next rp will bo to take this yoke of bondage ' all the people?white and black. tl i:, HAT NKW YOHK CAN HO WITH I'.r.Al. ESTATK IN UAH riKATHKll. Die real estate business in New York y ls not a ground-hog kind of business at runs in and out of its hole accord it to weather, but is managed in an in? digent way, and with some reference to e utility to which a real e9*ate ex at:ge and sales-room may be put. Phe Herald of yesterday has the fol ivlng to say about the "decided Im ovement in the real estate market." ilch must have l^en made In weather bad as any we have had here. "here was a decided Improvement In the tl estate market last week, due no ubt to the restored confidence in ths i, bi c sa th JJ" Immediate future which pervades the wheile iiiisinesK ,-ommunlty. Private sales involving the |nvesrmv-r:t of three million dollars in New York . Itv realty w*?re dosed, and other transactl'iti* still ja-nding progressed favorably.- Prop? erty In the new uptown snd In the oil downtown < ommerclal districts, as *lnr tns* tho earlier days of the year, was the e hW ff>Hturrc lo fl"*- Jiadlns, though lt dbi not comprise all of the business by any maana Va* ant lots, which ha.:* sold so well Blocs last autumn, had a banner week, line brm sold three <|ty bb*, ks In the Twenty-third ward. ???'' ?" ,hf- ,^??'??"?t', west Of r'entral Park, between Sixty-ninth an-1 littth streets, twenty-four full lott w.-re di-posed of. | ?wellings also had a goo*t Weak Of lt. PltvUtS houses in all .tfi'tionn r,f tbs < itv J"*) ranging In vain** from two hundred aid fifty thousand dol? lars down were sold, and In every in? stance the price obtained was excellent. The outlook for the sprint? months, al? ways the i.u.-iest of th" year, is very goo'l. and brokers are hopeful that th. lr tno-t sanguine expectations of a busy season will be -realised. WHAI rl| "hTAK" SATS, As modesty forbid* us to give the name of the ablest and most consistent among our newspaper champions of the rights of thc workingmen. Wt have no hesitation In awarding this place to the acknowl edged representative ot the unions, the Richmond Star. it ls gratifying to see the plain, com? mon sense and just view it takes ot the conference -rather than cohlroversj Bon pending between the Bouthern Hallway '?ompany and its employes. A strike on linc would be a misfortune to the public, bat a calamity to tba man. The Star *ays: The statement of the Bouthern railway rfii.-ia!s to th.-jr . :n!'i"> BS, Showing IBC flnancisl ststua of fh<' '""?? wtU '' " lei gthy for om column* lt la coromends ble on their part that tiny should en? deavor to give those In thew enrplo) an intelligible reason for refusing to rein? s/age Il ? t; vy.-i * would oftener regard their men i rea on .Mt beings ii ? thow a disposition to compromise dlftrencet arising between the employed an i the employer then would bc no Strikes. We venture to assert tbat the Bouthern railway will aol have any tllnT* cult) with Ita employe a The shrinkage of raluea u thown by this report has been rery great and ac* ,.,,.., tte the chsnre ??'?" corrupl leglels* t,,in is fast bringing bankruptcy on all class, s of the ' ountry. Mayor Henny, of indianapolis. I i ittack of civic megalomania, V* bi n asked by the Mayor of Wilmington, Del., io participate In a conventl rn of Mayors, be replied thal la- di i nol i arc to attend, as indianapolis bsd the best city govern? menl on earth: thal (h.-r.- was nothing to bft learned by a convention, and thal other cities had the privilege of Investi? gating the ? Ity'l i linter and piolltlng ac t-ordinglj. An Interesting bill amending the purity ? ?;' . :? , - a is being pi epared, and aili soeui bc Introduced In tht California s, n,ii,-, it will prohibit candldatea from advertising their wares and trades while running" for office. Huting thc last oana* Paign the public Was aflll tSd with all sons of sdvertisementt ceriain candf* ite , psrticulsrly In San Francisco, taking the opportunity to advertise their private butti ? lu th*- biennial report of the Callfronla F\ ii Commissfone li taterd i>i<t shad m.- now ta, plentiful in the riven of the '.-tat.- which Bow in'" thc Pacific Oeetdn thal the tish* i iti ti ara obliged t*> r-^tnvt the catch In e>r?i* r to maintain prt< i s profitable laval. Tins is an sxamplc that i-oul.1 b>- followed i:i other linet of industry with profit. It appears i*> I" becoming th" fashion unong thc young men *.i huh de it:*- Russian capital to cul their '? lUch at enjoy them- into various ahapes, recording lo tb* ii owlet:' il*-.es of beau? ly. Heart-ehaped, scalloped-edged and lawtdged ar** having a good run. ? 'im it be possible thal the North Caro* in.i f'usionisis, who have Worked lo rether with auoh filial love all along, an noa about t*> "cuss and quit"? Butler i noi as good a bluffer a- Tillman, nor I I ;i politician as Mahon.-. His uiM'ii ivis fair to h.- brief and uneventful. ? rtain the lime at night the indians emploj it gourd on which ra *?!" tin- heaveat an marked, Kb tv- contteUatlon rlaet In the sky, the ndian Kfen to hla gourd and Ands oul he* hour. Why don'l he buy bim If ., iVaterbury, and aavt tune? Tb*- gi ria of the West Chester (Pa.) ItatC Nounal Behool hav.* form, d a Ben? ita of instruction In ths un ot law naklng. Tha name "senate" is enough *i destroy Ita usefulness in ti..- vary ba* iN'lirig. a Western Republican editor tayt be nates Cleveland wotbb than bs does de? eyn." That may not be VI ry it.lens.-, "dgfi-g from tbs faithful manaor in rbjcll 1Mb ilitor BtrtOB his Satanic Bsloona have been establlshad in iowa, bos** rup lr |? not to sell ]i,*unr to Kea? ry grsduatea *-i- candidates for matrlcu* ttinn- lt ls not aiirprlsbig* to bear that ric venture ls on the verg" of failure. The custom of atton'iinix tbetaffts bare aaded is growing among* the Is4iea m 'tchmoad. This is indeed welcomt astra ?> rhofie who have agonized behind a igh hat. Kow Pla rr hus de.-jded io make war on tmnjr for daring to assert himself The oss ha*l better try io arrange terms of It ls saki that Trilby has overshadowed j*- Napob-or-i,- craze. lt Is not tho first me that woman has br-dimmed the ab ry f mau. Hill is fief easing nev,land scats. The ?nator's capacity to keep people g*uess g is becomin*; proverbial. Kmperor William's sudden <l*-ep Interest American tariff questions is probably ised on that sugar duty. If Patters.*n win-fin Philadelphia to iv Bossism ouirht to pack Its grip Daaba ftlsiBrlpilStsl will keep his pa's u'ome a secret, no doubt. The "Carlisle resignation" rumor has oken out again. Bossism would make the Strang weak. How Would tin* Admiral Have Vi fd? It U learned that the I'omma-uier-ln hief seriously contemplated at or.e titre e ass'gnment e-f the oyster navy to the irst Urigade. It may yet be found ra iry to Issue such an ord-*r to perfect ,1s already unique organisation-Cal? iper Efcttrpriea. \ ? 1 AT FOOT OF MT, OSSIPEE, A Winter Item hon a Summer Re? sort, The Rews Comes rrrm Frczm-ln Centre Hirfcor. Un tbe Shores of Ice Hornill l.ako IVIut-l'x aaukee. The !.ik.s__il,i li the aboriginal Indiana designated "The Smile of the Great Spin'." and Which the poet Whittier has Immortalised la song, now preaents to the myriad lovers of Ita summer beauty a forlorn and dreary waste of ice and ?now, over which the biting winter winds from rhe ld> ak mountain tops hold high i antral. lt ls a wonderful transformation from the summer lake known to tourists., and, as may areli be believed, the chill arid nipptag air is prolific (,f those foes to mankind, kidney troubles, neuralgia and rheumatism. Naturally, therefore, a flea! desideratum in this locality, aa well as elsewhere, is how to cure these painful Curses of the human race. i nu ot lin- old residents hers, Simon D. Clines, of <'entre Harbor. N. H., a man known all over this section of the coun? try, has soled tba .piestion to his satls faotlon, and his adrice ami counsel bars done no end of good to those who live In fn,sty rllniates. "It la with the greatest pleasure," he says, "that I offer my testimony and ad \, for the food of others, i had been trotJbiea arith kidney disease for many years. I was afflicted ?ith la grippe, which in.-reused the kidney trouble. ??I was then attacked with rheumatism and suffered tortures, i tried many doc? tors end niii'.c reme.lies. Kveryttiing* failed to effect a .ure. ??i am now entirely cured ut both kid? ney trouble and rheumatism, and 1 want mi:, lino* ii. ouana, to tell the people thai I owe m>* present goo'i state of health entirely to Dr. Greene's Kervura blood and narre reme? dy. A'''i so many years ?>f suffering it has complete!) cured me, and i wo il I advise all - " i is i was to give this splendid medicine ?* nial. I will freelj an*wer all letters of Inquiry." rhal Dr. Greene's lVervura blood and nerve r medy will cure rheumatism, neu ralgls Hini kidney complaints, is beyond ? pi R'ton. n ii is been proved again and and ls always successful. Promi? nent peopl* ,. ?? ll as those In the hum til, walks Of life, are continually '? stifl? ing to the remarkable value or this medi? cine; to such an extent, Indeed, that phy? sicians, druggists and tbe people every? where have come to recognise Dr. ae's Vervura blood and nerve remedy ? absolute specific for these dlseni the remedy tiiat can always bs depended upon t" cure. The spring is the very best time to cure these affections, and this renie.ly should be taken now. Wherever these diseases exist, this grand medlqtne should be used at once. lt i- purel) vegetable and harmless, and what (ives ll "treater value and the peo? pl.' _-m.ii. i i nilli lenee In ii. ls tia* fact that i' ls ().-? prescription and discovery ..: ? well-known physician, the successful Bp* lallsi in nervous and chronic diseases, Dr. Greene, of :'.*. west Fourteenth street, New Vork city, -.*. 11? > ran be consulted fr>>, personally or by letter. A I'rtiflimh',,, Inr-iimsni. The Commercial 15.iii ling and Loan As sociatlon offers its full-paid certificates of stin k at |50 p.-r share. Tins stock pays a cash dividend of 6 in-r cent, per annum and participates In Ute prouts ,,i the association. For further information, address Commercial Building and Loan Association, SUB Maia street, I'i'hmoiid. Va. The Water Oas I lim. Editor Time-: Know ng your fairness iii all mattera pertaining io the interest of the city, .md being satisfied you would nol Intentionally do ans one an injuetlce I would respectfully ask thal you with? hold your ttrltl* ism of our "b idly con atructed water-gas plant" until you cnn ? opinion nf an expert, w'ao ls en disinterested In tbs construction of v.iter -^.i.s plants. v.< . mu remember Mr. Glasgow ls (n th, business of - for and erecting waler iras plants, both In this country and Kui and it ls ? ii'ie to suppoas that Be woe! : thing complimentary of a plant pm ip by one of his strongesl tompetltors In the business. The only difference between our plant and the one Mr. Glasgow builds is that Mr. Glas ;; >,.'s plant I iretter and super? heater; in our plant th" < arlmrett lng and .ting i> done In one machine, if IVe did li"! liiak.- a tiiotoilghly liv 1 | . ne, of course, woul i hine an astra imoiint or condensation in the drips mi >ur street mains, As it i.-, i nm free to lay there is much leas tit tn when w< *rere making stralgbi coal - Mr. Galagow, in company iMth n o iked ..ver our water-gas plant, and also >xa-inrned the quality .f the gas ws are nektng and furnishing the roneumer, and tis n mark- to me were: "If ths people ire not satisfied uitii this sa* ihey must ie hard to pica.-..." Non If this plant' is '<? very def* til why ls it he a.-knowl 'dges* that we make a good gas?" \- I am clearly of ths opinion that there ire more than one expert engaged in th*> is buainsaB in this country, and men rho l.t ? ; -. ? -sf tilly managed large gas \orks, I hope you will un' the other sid* . hearing before condemning the process ie ,;r.- now using. Plants of precisely the ame construction of ours are now in uccessful operation In Akron, o., dan? ia, a.. Covington, Ky., .Middleton. X. v., nd several "th.-r places. The superb** sndenta ot these weeks speed* of ihe lunts In tho hlKlie.-l tera** anj i Lum ood results from them; therefore, I am nwiiiing to ballera that Rlehaaand has tie wor^.' a . -ms plant that Mr. t'lass ow ever saw. WM. C. ADAMS, Supt nnteiiilent. -? No Qucrani. A meeting of the subcommittee on rules f the commute,' on Itehef of the l'oor ?aa to hal.- been held .i-* eranlng tn ?m So. ll of the Cit) Hall, but, '.n the btoaea of a quorum, n>> business coull - ti alisa, ted. Messrs, McDowell and ernter wars tba onlj members prssetM The Committee on First Mark.-* was to iv,- held a meeting at the market-house taterday afternoon at 5 o'clock, but the of a quorum prevented the trana llon of business. A washington l?i. "The Circle or Ind_?"ry" ot Centenary ri. Church will give a George Wash- , gton Birthday fele next Friday 22.1 for i 1 illdren from I to 6 o'clock 1?. M. and I ? u- adult-" from 8 "o ll o'clock. Children < ill bring their doll-*, dreamed aa Martha \ ? t'.eovv,'- Washington, The one preaent- m a either of these characuia beal will bs * -rarded a present, j Racket Stores can buy l tew thousand dollars' worth of old trash andcootmue Mg tor months away into the millions by losing sight ot ar, fynt J^ forgetting that the patrons to this buy-me-qu.ck racket will never io-w sight of them afterwards. BEAR THIS IN MIND. Every Dollars' Worth of Merchandise THAT COMES INTO THIS STORE ls of the Sort You Want, AND THE PROPER KIND FOR THE MOST JUDICIOUS PURCHASER 0 Hundreds of packages are again Wi* opened, bought through a medium that has the advantage of astonishing our own salespeople in the prices. mum nm iii THE COHEN COMPANY HOLD THE DRY GOODS BAROMETER OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. Read the new prices. You are welcome to these goods as long as they will hist. The dissolution ot a large dry goods linn has made these prices possible. a Vallie Prices. Cur i'm es. SOc Black All-Silk Taffetas. ? isia.k Aii-Siik Double-Warp Surah . M.? Black All-Bilk Kaili.-. Tic tte All ' 'oiors in Lari -. c.- lutlfui Shades latin I ' t he M. .".'???. $J Sat:li Huss*. DucheSB. ?1 .'?? *i Hla ck B.I. I Mourning Armure. ? tXSi DouMe-Pace Satin Luxor . Jl SS ll .SO Whip-Cord Bu rah.. fiio. :*? Black Satin Merveilleui. ll.ir. Black Satin Hhs lama.-. tl.40 U.i. k Sa' i Durhesa. 75c. ll s Fine silk Trie rthn . M Mick Silk I'i'.iu .ie S.,ie. BJ li Colored Printed Latin -.- . Sc. tu.- Satin Armures, kn light I and a .'Tie. Ste. :,v All silk ' 'ol ire E . -.T. li Black Satins. Who ever heard ??! such prices in first quality Mourning Fabrics. Ihev are here On Sale, every inch is represented. Value Prices. 'mr Prices. 0-lnchea sride Rousii Camel's* Hsll . a'.'''. Mc !?.:??. wH Prl ? i ? i i.-i I Se rgt . ... . Mc. ll :" S.ik-l-irit-h. Hlghi el e.rade li- n letta . T'.t jl..,;. 4*'.-ir,. . Prle itlej - Whip-Cord. :::..- UI-Wool Imperial Serge . i'? ll U-in? h french Crepe ?"lotli.? I . Among the Colored Dress Goods opened To-Day. Value Prii es. * ur i !",*? New Spring Homespun Fsa j Mixtures . Tb- All-Wool Pl EOc Nea Spring < becked Bffe ti . '-"?? ? New Spring Wrap-* madel to sell for double our prices. Value Prle et ' mr i'-i- es. B.T5 Lau.es' New Spring Ctpc $i i> $t.7.? Ladles' Sea Cap* ?. ?>?? .'.ix Ladlee Nea Capes . $10.60 l.ieii.-s' N'.-w Spring Cape $12.50 Ladlee' Kies Cape Bull. SS.7TI |175 New Spring Serge Suit. SS OS Special Wrapper prices; mad-.* up new for spring trade. Value Price < kif Prlcea, 76c Merrimac <'alieo Wrappers.Sc. ll Indigo ubi*- Wrapper, full ber? na and Watl.au |>lall. fie. jl.'j.', Cotton Cheviot Wnpper. Sic. Read the various tilings as they come to the writer. Vain** I'ri* * s. <>ur PrlcetS. 98c Pelt, "i vards Bride. tate, :'?.,? Kr. n.-ii Furniture Sat teen. b; .'-;?-. jv ii.i.-i Drapery Crepes. Ul-12. IOc Draperj Mulls. Bc, U I-:.- A. t Bi l Tick. 16c. 7* Y ii I v. Bleached Cottons.... .IC-lc. Prim 'is . ? Mc Bl* u h i Sheeting. Ill-fe. -1 ? Isac*. ?'*. f*1c Hann La ??. MB, VI l-j.- i ? uton S-! im. ??' ?? U l-.' Ballon im tain .Un-lln. **?'. 11.19 COLoBKD AllA\ VVSLVVJTE, in .ii! tie ? ?.-, iha*lsa. Mab 12 l-i i', .. j ,, , ...... Mattias.... ic. 't~*~ 8* ami* ? ? ? -- u si p fancy Hatting . l*M-->'. I Irook - B* ?' '. '' ?!?! lt*.I * 'litton, s-s>-ill diet, i spool. -''? 10c Coreel daspa . ??*? 7Gc .iii.l Jl Ki-1 f {loves . EM, hie Bunctiei Violet* . Oe. I '.ii! ') Ila. K lllui i. Bette* m ami 811* .. .121-**<\ ldc Bunches WHialeboaes . tn. ... Cakes of Purs Italian Caatlla Boa***, S fur. bc. tile. *"hil.lien's Black Un ? .131 "Jr. 131-2C Men's Hemstitched ILitiilh-T cMefs. ti,-. Almost anv woman with indus? trious-inclined habits can do em? broidery, rhe .1 rt of learning to do work scientifically and artistically taught here. Special apartment set aside for the purpose. All kinds of material anil Art work sold by us. .toiler's, jo cents. -*rti Wmab Boilers, Made af nan**** pinn i i else's here at MAB, lOOt) Two-Uuart CoyateA Bin ketti, mt i*. "..ni Tart>Quarl * ?vert-.I Saucepans, long handle, matte of aaa**** i>oiish<*-,| Un, at . 600 I-Quart Oradusti I 8* < in ?. al M. Heav) I'.ili h. i Tin riana Bowra, at ? JtrdinktcSt 39 1 cuts. ll". Beal English Pottery Jarllnleree, va ric o ? usa ? flora, al KiTCHHN CROCKERY. Yellow Cuatard Cuan, per dozen, 13c. ST* Uo-s Pta Platea, lc. MISCELLANEOUS. Parlor Prlda Btbvt potM* Mb bottiea ? ll hr. l.i.|.iiil Ann'i <? an PoH****. Ue I ? .11lott, at ."ir. f.i doaen "Burprtsa*' H raw-Drivac**-, Mack i iiiiin.il,-a handle, al .;??? Blxbjr'a sh-i. <? pet i->i't?- rx-. Large and Heavj Ploor MOM mt 6,-. "Bllexo" 8* " irina Boap, for >lcniilng nn.| ? >l .nii,^' everything, eanally as ko?.I Ha "Sapolio," for a ^ hilt*, 3 cake* for :o.-. ?j."i l irop 1/lgbts al Ile Large Boxes Tooti* E*tck**o ?? ** 2c lt.? hmond" Toil, t Paper . inetsad of lc. 1000 RoU Toilet Paper at Se, Inst-ad ot bc. The Cohen Co. Life Insurance Company of Virginia. Ui>Ki*.ni/.eil IST1. ANNUAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 3IST. 1894. ASSETS. Scoured Bonds and Mnrtgai-as, SSH Lonna e.n Collateral Security_ 47 Jb-bt.1 otberwi-e becured ... 23. ? 'ash in Banka and Offlee. ll Unite*.! States anil other Heinds and Btoeks. ll, Kcal Bntata . 2?J. I.nani tin Polieift. 4, Istoratt DttsaodAocruatl _ lt, I)eferrs*i Preruiuina - net >. 111). PrsmitSStt iu ' oSaPJt ot Trans? mission 24, Office Property sud *Su|>i*li?s_ 10, r,A2 798 .084 BM r,r<o 607 176 EOS IM-e in ooo Total t'JXK'M 77 LIABILITIES. Kraerve i Amertcn.ii Kxi.erienre Table with I , per cent. Inter? est . 1744.4*7 Od l.oaaea Reported, ? n* not Due. i 1.811 00 Prepaid Premiums and intereat, 3,211 29 ( npaiel IriTidatida aud 1 ..ai., es Outatandinj; . 723 M* Total. 1760,232 IO ?Surplus to Policy.IJoJdsrt (I1!; percent Valuationi.1160.533 .7 Total ?-)20.76S 77 EIGHT - YEARS' - GROWTH. I-Hi-or- nj fVI INCOME, l?87 - BOO,ACHOO 1889 1890 - 1891 1892 1893 - 1894- ? laSS . l-27.Olfl.00 ? $151,571.00 - $234,547.00 ? $395,447.67. - $475,520,24 - $546,151,15 -$551,794.51 Gross Income, 1894. - $600,363.47 SJ IJVaURf OK OPFR . I H?S DI RIM. 1*114. rotal No. of Policies in Force .... ncrrane in .Number of Policies in Force,. ... ncrcane in Amount of I mu ra nc* in Force, leath tlaimt, IMviaVnils, Ftc, Paid, otaJ Paymenis to Poilcy-Holders Since OrgaetzaUoQ 102,507 -?444 3-\sU.44?.0O ' ? $1,731,311.11 *. HOME OarariCB, . e. ? RICKI tV. WALKER -Prtara., JM, mr B*r-tU*4tatt MOMM, ???ye A -*1