Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-18

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II Congress Is To command the respect OF the
pGEl.c there Is on Thin, that must be done. Ii
must make tha Rec15J the absolute transcript OF
It's proceedings, no rnltter what may be said or
done This thing OF allowing members TO print In
Il what they didn't say. and keep out OF 1t what
they did say, IS TO put that publication I'm a
enUtible position before the world,-slnce II
= No longer what II p-etends to be,-and places
the members OF the two houses In a false attitude
before their colleagues as well as their constitu-
ehEs- The Official reporters ought TO be sworn to
nAe full and truthful reports of what is said and
don, and after that neither members nor speaker
s1ouid have anything To 60 with the matter. II
tasy want TO IN IKE any subsequent corrections or
explanations, the EOOr Of their chamber and the
newspapers Of the country are open 10 them, but
what Is said should stand IS tii.
The position which the Khetlive VIII occupy In
the history of the pending Egyptian troubles viii
nos tend To elevite the prde OF hts descendants.
He has from the very Dtion Of the Internal dis
TURF nee manifested weak, tirnid and time-serv-
fas disposition, an To Eis vaclIatiOn, more than
anything else Is dr. the pres mt depiOrabe state
OF Affairs there. The sarrwi Arab Pacha evil
dently thoroughly unde-stord the character OF the
maIn whose pow he di>pGt@ J. Even now, In the
face OF the terrible lesson o. = past few months
the kheeiive continues his tor. 5r-Zing policy. He
has. so ire president OF his nI.Iistry informs Ad-
miraI Seymour, determined - dismiss Arahi but
the danger or Il repetition It Cairo and elsewhere
Of the fatal disorders wlich occurred at Alexln-
drn have induced the Klciiyc - temporarily de-
fertile publication OF his decision. In this an
nOunccment h. has made public zion o: his fears,
and has advised Arab. OF h1w he may play upon
them for continued advantage. Nobody cIn
doubt that the willy uSurper VIII ID e use
OF these apprehanoiOn5 of his ruler TO the
behsht OF himself AMI followers. To a de
Inand FOR unconditional surrender n will prob
ABBY reply IL he SEES that he has not force enough
70 maintain himself, stating the conditions u9On
which h. will yield, and If these conditions b rot
granted he viii threaten Cairo SOM o. tie other
SSyptiln towns with destruction. The craven
cUnstCct OF the hac,live warrants the colci-sion
that he Will finally treat with Ardbi upon re lat
Jers terms, and possibly consent to rec2i:e the
ressl chief back into the ministry. Repc7tS from
Alex tntri1 In regard To the condition o. Arabi5
array ere somewhat conflicting. one account IS
thai his army Is strongly posted, while another
stats that 1t Is deficient In implements necessary
for the constitution OF fOrtincltlOns, AMI that
therefore It's pos ton not such as might success
fully resist an attack. Arabp5 letter to the Khe-
dive, in which he expresses willingness % dis
cuss the situation with milIster rlther signifies
adiS07tion on his part To treat Tor terms OF
render. He VIII I'm Iolbtedly make the best of
every opportunity offered him. AM If the weak
khe@!ve consents 10 4 conference, Arab will
probably get the best OF it Had the Khelfve as
serted his authority at the beginning OF the insur-
rectiOnary movement, he would not now be in
such a humil.ating position, AMI the destruction
OF much property anu the loss OF many lives
woulI nave been prevented.
m supreme court OF the state of New York
yesterday postponed until to-day the hearing OF
the case 10 compel the various railroad companies
In The name or the people, to receive AMI transport
freight assisn2d % them. The effect OF q decision
a. Inst the companies would be to compel them
To accede the demand OF the strikers for increase
Of wages, IS that IS the only practicable way In
which decree OF the court directing the prompt
transportation OF freight could be carried out.
The companies have tried the experiment OF sub
shutting new and unframed labor for that OF the
strSerS, but the green hands have generally joined
In the strike after putting in a few days work
Ihs case Is one OF unusual Importance, not only
oecaise OF the direct results that may proceed
froa II, but becauss IL also involves TO some ex-
tent tac question OF the responsibility OF the COM
PAM ;, IS common carriers, under the law.
Congress has passed the bill to authorize the
laying OF an AtlInuc cable by the Garrett COM
ton with any other company for the establishment
OF rates or tLriH. This amendment IS OF course
desasned TO compel the company 10 maintain a
came line IN competition, and not in conjunction
VITA other similar lines. 1t is to be presumed
thai this prohibition IS entirely acceptable to the
company, intsmuch as Its purpose is said to be to
enter ID good faith into competition in the trans
mission OF Cable messages The management OF
the B5lJimore OHIO railroad by Mr. Garrett en-
ccuraS5 the belief that he Will prefer competition
70 combination, He has refused all offers hith-
eric not Only OF ralrOai combinations, but as to
his telegraph lines as well.
Postmaster Pearson. Of New York CITY. Is opnosnd
10 Any reduction in the rates of postage He
mani aims That the existing rates are low enough
ai,i IS means Of making the postal service more
pOI,hlar and more acceptable and, consequently.
mere profitable, as it would then be more extern
siveiy used, he advises that the number OF money
Order, r. glstered letter and stamp stations be
Increased; that deliveries and collections be made
oit7ner, and that the time between the sending OF
letter and the receipt OF the answer be reduced
10 tn minimum. IL short, he wants the service
prompt, expeditions and Trustworthy and II must
be confessed that there Is great deal OF practical
sense IN his suggestion
The prize ring seems 20 be instdiously regaining
the commanding position II formerly held among
the sporting fraternity. For time the authorities
VI t1r Inherent states seemed 10 cooperate In
enforcing the laws against prize fghtlng and the
'rnaliy art OF self-deIenCe,' as exhibited by the
"chaIAptOns' In pounding each other promised TO
oeeome one OF the lost arts The pugilists thus
passed from public view for a time; but recently
tiFry nave emerged from their obScurity and the
sports now frequently enjoy the spectacle OF q
nan knocked out or time In one OF the most
lu1llc resorts OF New York city, last night, two
IAeA hammered each other,with gloves, or, rather
one man submitted TO being hammered by The.
ota<r, Tor stake OF 5000, and 1t Is said that
httesh OF SIXTEEN thousand persons gathered to
ses the mill The fact that such an exhibition
ooaia DE- publicly given IN New York city With the
eofAsrn OF the authorities Will, no doubt have an
encouraging effect upon the prize fighters. and
they and their hackers and admirers win continue
the'taport" until public opinion, once more dis
guked with the brutality OF the ring Will admon
ishfhe authorities 10 suppress not only the real
championship contests, but such imitation exhibit
tons rs that given in New York last night
Tne next attempt OF the stockholders OF the
CHESAPEAKE and Ohio canal to elect a president
VIII b made on the 18th of next month, on which