Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-23


nONDAH ..--..-----.Junc 23. 1851.
CROSBY 8. MOVES .......-...... Editor.
The Evening Star has a regular. permanent
bona ide daily circulation more than treble
that Of my other daily paper published in
Washington. and equal To that of all the
ether daily papers here added together.
THE STAB Office is connected with the TELEPHONE
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ness can be sent day or night. free Of charge
As Is generally the case. the Garrison assIgnmen,
proves more serious matter than the parties con-
cerned would have the public believe He may
stl be solvent, but the bulk of his huge fortune is
gone His name must, therefore, be added to the
long list Of money kings who have lost their thrones
~ithln the past year. such as Willard, Keeae Hatch
Seney, Fish, Flo, Ward, and so on Long as the
list Is rumor has been endeavoring to increase its
proportions. 1t was reported on Saturday that
Huntington was In a bad way and while the r1,nor
was promptly cOntradicted. there are some who
Deileve that this great railroad king Is In trouble
~ IL maintained also that Jay Gould. the very
Napoleon OF Wall street, Is going through Russia
campaign with Waterloo lowering In the distance
vanderbilt Is said 20 be several million dollars
poorer than when his railroad securities were
quoted at higher figures, but his unquesttoned
wealth Is still considerably over one hundred mil
Hon dollars. it Is thought that he VIII be able to-
worry through the pinch Til better times.
Ihe shipping bill, as finally agreed to and passed,
reminds one of the Irishman'5 pig that was not
very little nor yet very big. IL contains many val
liable provisions, but the main features were
stricken out TO avoid adead-lock which would have
been fatal to the whole bill The Stree Ship sec
ton goes out altogether and the subsidy feature
was also stricken out, though the latter finds
substitute In contract system which has the
effect Of Increasing the rates OF carrying ocean
malls, especially on unfrequented routes. to some
thing Like that desired by the friends OF the subsidy
theory
As a DIT OF politics it must be admitted that the
republicans have managed to get large share of
whatever credit comes from this step forward in
the direction Of more liberal navigation laws The
Dill was actively pushed In the House by Gov
Dlngley and In the Senate by Mr.. Frye The dis
pncuvely democratic feature of free ships was
stricken out and an amendment was accepted look
ing towards the other policy OF encouraging our
merchant marine by bounties for Carrying the
malta
The ". Y Times has had trusty correspondent
hunting through the south all winter for warm
weather; and its explorer, as the result OF his
travels. says that 1t took him four months to find
any, and that the torrid zone does extend with
any comfortable degree OF reliability the 2th
degree OF latitude. which Just shaves Florida Keys:
In other words, we have no sure warm weather In
winter In this country and the searcher for it ONLY
subjects him or herself TO hard travel bad hotels
trying new climates, separation from friends and
comforts and useless expense.
This being the case, sensible persons are setting
The fashion OF taking the edge of Of winter that
TO some extent must be endured by winters stay
In washington, where can be found In an agree-
able combination, mild weather, good company
and home comfort.
In climbing the icy sides OF the Alps the adven-
tufers tie themselves together like knots In a rope
80 that II one slips he will be held by the others
Gladstone is adopting this plan In his presen. dam
gerous and slippery heights by so uniting his
Egyptian and home policy that they sustain each
Otner III the conservatives carry their vote Of GEN.
sure on his course towards Egypt 1t will bring a
dissolution of parliament, and that will involve the
Ialiore OF the franchise extension BILL which Is very
popular among the people. The matter will be
settled this week, and there Is great interest felt in
The result, not only in England but throughout DO
Ntfca circles In Europe generally. The Indications
are that, as the case STANDS. the commons will sup
port the government, but the majority either way
viii be small.
Gen Logan does not think the mission Of the
republican party Is ended by any means At fine
eerenade on Saturday night he told bis visitors thar
the party had yet enough work before IT, To keen
II In Office another quarter OF a century at least
IL must not go TO the wall he said, till every state
save itS CltiZtitS iuil bOHtical rights, and
country guaranteed protection to every American
at home and abroad; till our monetary system yvos
established beyond question, TIL the Iaborer pot
MS tights, I'LL education was universal and in
general, TILL self-government solved all the aue,-
lions OF humanity. This program, IL carried ont
VII keep the democrats hungry for long time vet.
The fact that there were sixteen cases Of sun
stroke In New York city Saturday, and none in
washington, again demonstrates fOrcbly the adj
FantaSeS In the way OF ventilation gained bv the
peculiar street system OF this city, with wide streets
ana avenues interesting at different angles afford
ing opportunity for free circulation OF mir
Ex-Gov. Stanford Is going to follow the example
OF Cornell, Vanderbilt Hopkins Lick and o,her
wealthy men by endowing a university in Cali,o,
MA He now visiting the leading colleges OF the
country TO study out the best plan on which IN
found his Institution. Gov. stanford shows hts
good sense in setting apart 1.-THE OF his wealth I'm
tne cause OF public education, and in seeing TO tts
distribution himself, without waiting till his death
puts his plans at the mercy of Discontinued heirs
Congress VIII devote itSel. this week tn nas-tno
the appropriation bills, the fierce heats OF the
past few days have excited most non-parttzan do
sire 10 Hnlsn the session as soon as possible F,ff
tors who are accustomed 10 write the reviews of the
session should, therefore, be getting ont tbeir
microscopes N order 10 discover If possible what
The Forty-eghth Congress at its first session has
done.
II MI. Dorman B. Eaton isn't careful he Will get
himself into a heap Of trouble He has baen telling
q New York Tribune reporter that while more
women are examined for department service than
men, the latter are far frequently selected nv
the secretaries and 1t strikes him that under the
oio system - there must have been an excess of
women" Hit appears that the new ruIes vfr,pa,,,,
mean the shutting OF the departments To women.
q breezy protest may be counted ON from the
ousted sex.
The "rnugwuEaps' is the latest appellatfon OF
cohteIhpt given 10 the republican Independents by
the regulars. II Is evident that the carona,rn
literature Of this year viii neeu an ample glossary