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II Is estimated that the revenue reduction bill,
when amended in accordance with the action o.
the republican senatorial caucus, VIII reduce the
annual taxation about sf0,0}0,00l. The amend
ments making reductions III the tariff viii prob
ably be readily adopted IN the senate. the dem
ocrats favor that policy. The extreme protection
lists in che House are said however, to look with
disfayor upon any such tariff chan seS, and they
may oppose the Senate ameniments 1t Is gen
orally admitted that the consideration OF this BIZ,
In its amended form, viii c trry the present seS-
sion Of Congress along into August, anyhow; AMI
should any conflict OF opinion arise between the
two houses. the session may be extended to the
middle OF the, month. Some of the republican
leaders are Strongly OF the opinion that IL wOulu
be unwise, from a party standpoint, To let this
Congress adjourn without making some provision
Tor a substantial reduction OF taxation They
think that course would tell against the party in
the coming campaign The Indications are that
the majority intend pass the bill at this session.
even at the expense OF the discomfort OF working
In hot weather. One of the objections made
against the House bill is that It cuts off such tax
alton as the do not feel and that TO pass IL
In that shape would, In party sense, be worse
than to leave the taxes as they now stand.
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with their inferior armament and inadequate con-
struetion were no sort OF match for the Britt Sh
fon-eiadS The forts actually crumoled beneath
Che steady and well-iirectei English lombard
ment; but the soldiers OF Arab Pacha, though
skilled in firing heavy artillery, their wild shots
proved, and though without shells, fought brave
~. In short, they made the best use possible OF
their means of resistance. The dispatches state
that the Egyptian officers frequently mounted the
works in exposed positions and cheeFe their men
on to renewed exertiOnS That Arab Pacha viii
be driven from Alexandra, unless some power in
terfereS TO stop the conflict, Is foregOne conclu-
sion All his waterfront Notifications will soon
be destroyed and then, If he carries his threat
OF defiance, he Will fall back and maintain the war
on land. In that event the En- glish VIII not find
II any chill'S play TO overcome him He has the
confidence OF his troops, AMI the people OF Egypt
are In sympathy with him. The Alexandria bonn
bardment will Intensity their resentment against
the British, and Arab PaCha Will have at his COM
mand az army of men who will fight desperately.
He has been promised reinforcement OF thousands
OF Bedouins. and with this superb cavalry alOne,to
say nothing OF his other forces, can resist Brit
1sh INVASION, should that be attempted, with
heavy cost to the British If not with final success to
himself. He harras5 an advancing column at
every step, and would, probably, destroy it were
Il forced 10 retreat There is no doubt OF the cOur
age, military skill, earneStneS5 AMI even patriot
ism OF Arabi Pacha, from his standpoint OF
Egyptian affairs and interests He believes the
country and the people are being bartered away
TO British capital. There IS. too, no certainty as
Yet, that this step OF the British government may
not Involve il in complications with powers able TO
muster more men AMI more guns than Egypt
Other countries are watching, with Jealous eye,
the progress OF events 1t is not to be supposed
that they will consent to any conquest and acqui-
sitton OF Egypt by England. Great Britain has
never failed TO find DretexJ for the employment
o. brute force over weaker powers, when English
greed desired the possessions OF the weak. An in
crease OF English territory and an extension of
English power usually result from the burning
Of English powder. The force OF united public
opinion, emphaticaly expressed, all over the CIV
tlzed world, was all that prevented England from
oefung the lands and possessions OF the Beers OF
South Africa The world cried sshaIne!" and Eng
hsh avarlce halted. The closing OF the Suez canal
has already created q commotOn, and what other
international complications may grow out OF this
1ght notody can predict
The report OF the New York city bureau OF vital
statistics for the twenty-fOur hours ending at noon
yesterday shows that the effect Of the heat had
been peculiarly fatal To children In that city
During that period there were I79 deaths, and of
that number IS were children under five years OF
age There were only seven cases OF sunstroke
reported. The heat seemed 10 be charged with
some deadly effect which reached those who were
lot exposed to the sun at ALL
The state credit democrats of Tennessee, at their
convention yesterday, nominated a candidate TOR
governor on a platform pledged to the mainte-
nance OF the debt settlement effected at the recent
session OF the legislature. This action was taken,
not with any shadow OF hope that their nominee
TOR governor could be elected. but as an emphatic
protest against the platform and ticket or the
regular democracy. The state credit democrats
are, In this canvass, the boilers. They went into
the regular party convention. Tut, failing to i'm
press their financial policy up n IT, withdrew and
organized factiOnal fight The placing OF two
democratic tickets In the field makes the result OF
the nextelecton, lar the gOyernorthip is con-
cerned, Z certainty in favor OF the republicans
The number and character OF the men who took
part In the state credit TentCn assure for their
ticket a pretty considerable minority support
The regular ticket WILL no doubt, receive the votes
or a majority OF the democrats; but it VIII fall
thousands below the republican vote Tor General
Hawkins In fact, the democrats generally con-
cede the state ticket TO the republicans, but they
are hopeful OF maintaining their ascenlency In
the legislature, which VIII have 10 choose United
States Senator