The Washington critic., 1885-08-28

unusually good aud when I disbnnl
next spring ! will have good deal
heavier pocket than have now
MR.. cox AND THE SULTAN.
We knew there were going TO be
"hiqh links as soon as Mr. Cos got
% private scuncc with the Sultan. The
Minister like shrcwd diplomat, led
Off with gentle joke rs q fcclcr. 1t
took well and Abdul ITamed, who had
been made morbidly solemn and in.
clincd to liver complaint by the mystic
musings of General Low Wallace,
actually smiled. Mr.. Cox then gave
him a few stronger shots The Sui
tan's broad grin finally expanded into
big horse laugh, and when Mr. Cox
reached the climax in one of his very
best the Sultan sworc by his beard that
he had not had so much fun since the
day twenty of his mothers iu-lnw died.
As Mr. Cox was leaving, the Sultan
presented him with set of valuable
Turkish jcwclry and a number of rare
oriental books He also intrustcd him
with some books for the Congressional
library. There may be wars, and lu-
mors of wars, the outlook over the rest
of Europe may be gloomy, but as long
rs Mr. Cox remains at Constantinople
the eye can dwell peacefully upon the
happy group formed by the Sultan and
the only Sunset Cox The world has ever
produced.
WE ARE getting nearer and nearer to
Mexico, and much of that rcscntful
feeling which Mcxcans have cherished
against Americans ever since the war
between the two countries has worn
off. There was q striking evidence of
this in the City of Mexico last We'd
ncsday evening. Assembled in the
Hall of Congress were all the chief
officials of the Federal and City Gov
crnmcnts, the members of the Ameri-
can colony and the best people of the
city. The occasion was n memorial
service in honor of the late General
Grant There were splendid music
and eloquent addresses. Yesterday
morning the Mexican press paid high
tribute to the dead General, the official
organ of the city publishing his por-
trait in true American fashion. No
memorial services held anywhere sur
passed that of our sister republic.
COMMODORE ScmLEY of the Navy
Department reports that his expert
ment of placing classes of enlisted men
in the ordnance shops at the Navy Yard
here and at the Torpedo School at
Newport promises to be grand sue
cess. Both here and at Newport the
men are not only apt, but deeply in
tcrcsted in the course of instruction
given them, and apply themselves en-
Enthusiastically. AT the end of Septem-
Der the men now here will be sent to
the Torpedo School for u three months
course, exchanging instruction with
the class now there. When the six
months course is completed, it is be
| lievcd that everyone of these men could
successfully pass an examination for
appointment as gunner, and it is prob.
able that these and future classes will
be drawn upon in future to fill vacan-
cics in that grade.
SPAIN, it is said, will occupy such of
the Caroline Islands as have not al
ready been seized by Germany. She
is evidently contenting herself with
the old adage that half n loaf is better
than no bread, only she does not get
even half a loaf The Caroline
Islands at best are of little value and
Germany has taken about all of them
worth having 1t looks, moreover, rs
if Spain were not going to urge her
protest against Germany $ action. The
Spanish Government is not in an ag-
gressive mood. 1t seems to be i'm
passive. On the other hand the Span
ish people are very much excited, and
continue daily to hold anti-German
demonstrations in all parts Of the
country,
TT would be safe to wager any
amount that Mr.. Clarkson of the Des
Moipes RegiSteris the author or inspirer
of the bloody shirt plank in the Iowa
Republican platform. 1t was Mr..
Clarkson who went down into Virginia,
shortly after the election, last fall, and
came back in three days with such a
cock -and-bull story about the insecur-
ity of the lives and property of North
ern men in that state, that he actually
scared his poor old father out of going
down to New Orleans to attend the
Farmers Congress.
THE cable represents Car Alexander
as having been in great fear during his
recent visit to Kremsier This is
probably not true. The Gar is no
coward, the house of Romanof does
not breed that kind of men. He would
not if he felt it, show fear before the
Austrian authorities by asking them to
more closely hedge him round with
safety,
ALI of the Democratic conventions
thus far held have adopted the strong.
est kind of Grant resolutions, eulogiz
ing his services, regretting his death
and condolng with his family and
the Republicans generally are greatly
distressed thereat, Nothing distres5e'
them so much as to be reminded thai
the war is really over,
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