The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-16
Current Comment.
A REASONABLE COMPARISON.
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a REASONABLE COMPARISON.
Baltimore American.
1t really looks as if winter Is hanging on
under the civil service reform rules, while
spring knocks at the door like Kentucky
office seeker.
WE CAN LEND THEM Mr.. j. L. SULLIVAN AS
TITS.
n. Y. Sun.
If the Canadian provinces were States in
the North American Union they would not
now be so much troubled about managing
the case of Mr. Louis Rel.
EGYPTIAN DEMOCRATS.
Chicago Times.
On his departure for Cairo the other day
the natives threw mud at the Mudir of Don
COLA. The example of presid entail cam
paign in the United States is far-reaching.
A LEGISLATURE MISSING.
Nashville Banner
The legislature does not put in an appear
ance this morning. Has it adjourned, or
has 1t been prorogued, or did it simply dis
solve, thaw and resolve itself into its primi-
tive elements?
THE RESULT OF THE ELECTION IN ST.
LOUIS.
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
At the Hoodlum headquarters the May
orality returns are entered in this way: For
Chauncey I. Filley, 7s4; Scattering. 49,
Us.
DUTY BEFORE PLEASURE.
Boston Record.
The United States Attorney General de-
cides that chromos imported for CONNER
cial purposes must pay duty. This is a
This is case of duty before pleasure, for
what is home without a chromoP
RAPID GROWTH OF A COMMUNITY.
Dallas Tex) World.
When Fort Worth man goes out of his
house be ties one end of long string to his
front door and the other end around his
wrist. The place is growing 80 rapidly, he
has to do this in order to find his house
when he comes back from the saloon across
the street.
RUSSIA KNOWS BETTER
Buffalo Courier,
According to cable dispatch the London
Morning Post asserts that the rebellion Of
half-breeds in Canada was fomented by Rus
sian agents with the view of embarrassing
the Dominion authorities and preventing
their sending troops to help England. We
believe that The Russian governments esti-
mate of the extent and Importance of Cana
dian aid to England is more correct than the
London paper assumes.
DEMOCRATIC DIscoNTENT.
N. Y. World.
1t is rather funny, not to say unfortunate
that Mr.. Bayard should have selected as
Minister to the Court of St. James man
who was identified with most odious tran
saction--one that smrched the commercial
name of America in every foreign land-and
that he should have picked out as Minister
to Italy man who publicly denounced the
late King Victor Emmanuel. Upon second
thought this is more unfortunate than
funny.
WHY TURKEY DTSLIKEs ENGLAND.
Fitchburg Sentinel.
The Rev. Cyrus Hamlin, for many years q
missionary at Constantinopie, in his sermon
at the RolistoDe Church, Sunday evening,
stated some facts which made the rumored
alliance between Turkey and Russia credible
to students OF history on this side of the wa
ter. DR.. Hamlin said that the Turks bitter
~ hate the Eoglish for the following reasons
England encouraged Turkey to engage in her
last war with Russia, which proved so disas-
trous 10 Turkey, and then abandoned her.
English free trade saps the industries of
Turkey, and interest on English loans takes
most OF the money of the country, for
though the loans are nominally at per cent.
the bonds are taken by the English at so per
cent. discount, which makes the interest
really ~ per cent. When Dr. Hamin went
| to Turkey the government owed nothing;
now 1t owes 5000. 900, 900, and has paid that
amount twice over in interest.