Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-08


made.
Judge Wylie's exposure yesterday OF the attempt
70 corrupt the jury in the route cases created
quite Il sensation throughout the city and through
OFT the Whole country, perhaps, as well as in the
court ROOM This interest arose. however, from
the place, the time, and the manner OF the expos
ure. rather than It's matter. Really there was no
ground whatever for surprise on the subject, ard
none expressed, in Washington, at least. The
policy and methods OF the defense have been so
desperate and 81 apparent from the start that to
any observing person efforts 10 bride the jury were
but the natural sequence and 10 5icarconcIUson OF
what had gone before. Although pretending to
make light OF the charges in the beginning, those
implicated well understood their gravity and the
importance or making 8 vi yD:0JS defense from the
outset. and TO this enI no effort was spared, how
ever great its money cost or however hideOuS
Its moral enOrmty. OF course, in e struggle
Tor life, like this the jury must be looked
after. 1t must be fixed" II possible Fits COM
position could not be controlled its members or
some of them must be influenced in some way, or
the fate OF the ConSpiritOrs would be sealed An
acquittal, in the face OF the damning evidence
produced, could not be hoped for, but disagree
ment might be purchased if only single corrupt
man could be found in the little band who held
their destilies in its hands. The effort was made,
and the result is before the world 1t might almost
be said that the consequences are also plainly
foreshad0wed But for the exposure OF yesterday
the jury might have failed to agree upon verdict.
In the Eight OF that event such conclusion 10 the
trial is hirily possible now.
And just here it Is to be observed that in few
cases of the kind prosecuted By the govern
ment has it had to fight against heavier or more
INSCRIPTIONS odds than in the present contest.
All the facts bearing upon it were hard 70 obtain,
and IL Wac still harder perhaps, to make the whole
truth clear by sworn testimony; but in spite of
ali obstacles interr 1Sej by open foes and pre-
tended frierds, in spite OF hired libeers and pur-
chased silence. enough has been irrefragably
proven to establish a condition OF things about
which there can be doubt and no mistake in
the public mind So much is known to all men.
When the secret history OF the case and its trial
comes to Be written if 1t is laid bare 1t will
make a much more interesting and even more
dsgraceful chapter.
According TO the cable dispatches. Gen. WOlse-
ley has ordered an advance from ISmalIa, and it
Is said that the attack on the enemy will be made
On Monday, or on Tuesday next, at the farthest.
As the contemplated movement has been so pub
ncly announced, Arab presumably has notice OF
II, and be will doubtless make his arrangements
accordingly,-unleSS, as may be the case, Gen.
WolSeley has caused the announcement to be
made as feint, and will make his movement
earlier and In different direction or ON another
point than the one Indicated. II he moves at the
time named and directly toward Zakazik, hot work
may be expected. The British advancing force
Is set down at Is 900 men and so guns, while that
Of Arab, all told, Is estimated at over GEO. and
143 guns, with other modern appliances of war
1are With this advantage in numbers, holding
defensive positions with interior lines of comml-
municatiOn, and with the whole country in the
rear TO draw his supplies from, the Egyptian
leader ought to be able TO make long and deter
mined If not finally successful resistance. At any
rate. unless something no
ment promised for the beginning of next week
can hardly fall to be q bloody and important
Affair.
When Judge Field decided at San Francisco the
other day that Chinese merchants coming here
from other countries than China may land with
out the certificate required by the ant-immigra-
ton law passed at the last session Of Congress he
knocked hole in that statute big enough to let In
all the inhabitants of the celestial empire, Ii they
viii only take the trouble TO come TO our shores
py roundabout ways And this they will be pretty
sure TO do, or as many OF them as may find 1T to
their interest to do It's poor article OF China
man, IL may be remarked that isn't able to over
reach an average Congressman, either at a game
or poker or In framing and evading laws, and its
aeold day when the same bland and childlike
pefsonage isn't willing to take advantage of all
The chances that are open 10 him.
Bicycle rifers, rushing along at full speed, ac-
quire no right OF way against foot passengers on
street crossings by merely ringing the little bell
attached TO their machines. The boys would do
well 10 make note OF this fact. More than one
complaint has been made of collisions, actual and
impending, whereby injury or unpleasant alarm
have been caused Washington is one OF the few
places In the country where the wheelmen are sup
posed TO have any rights which other people are
bound 10 respect, and those enjoying them should
be careful not 10 place them In jeopardy by disre-
s4t.rrr -frr.,r
Twelve million dollars, according to the estimate
OF newspaper statiSticians Is the amount that has
been expended at the summer resorts OF the United
States during the present season. This Is an I'M
mense sum of money; more, probably, than was
really sp"nt for the purpose stated. But, taking
account OF the cost or travel which is included
IN the above estimate. and the figures win doubt
less exceed those given And to what end? MANY
OF the contributors to this aggregate could no
ooaot, easily afford the money they have spent
AND much OF 1t was, beyond question iudciously
expended, in procuring needed recreation ana
cnange or air. The greater part OF it. however IT,
Is entirely safe to say could neither he snarea NV
tnose spending II, nor was it expended to any
Scod purpose The annual flight from cities
anu to"hS 10 the mountains, springs and sea-
SUES mas become matter of fashion, and
many person STEEL bound to give up the COM
fofts or home for the Inconvenience ard annov
ances OF hotel or boarding house life merely no
cause their neighbors and friends do the same
thing, and 1t VIII not do TO be outdone in display
and what fashionable society calls tone BIZ others
Not this alone. but there is plenty OF evidence that
not few people, guided by popular talk or
fashion, go TO just the class or character OF place
they should keep away from, and actually return
rom their summer outing In worse physical condl.
lion than when they left home. Bye and bye there
VIII De change for the better In this respect il Is
10 be hoped but just now il is the thing TO leave
lowe for the summer, or part of it, and the com.
PLANT must have It's run, like hoopskirts the
GEeeian bend, Queen Ann houses, and other
national disorders
DAY WELL. SPENT