Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-18

annual OUTLAWS, or II Congress will make an APP
preparation each year for the purpose indicated,
Wa have no doubt those in charge would be
glad To have everybody visit the place, under
proper regulations, without the requirement OF
a fee. The last named course is obviously the
more feasible one of the two; but whether Con-
gress would view the proposition fayorably Is
somewhat doubtful. Still, since Niagara has
been made free, the project Is by no means
hopeless one, and agitation Of the subject can
certainly do no harm.
The democrats have yet to nominate their
ticket in Virginia, but the campaign may be
said to have opened. the democratic candi-
date will probably be General Fitzhugh Lee.
The administration has not hesitated to make
pretty clean sweepOf the Malone ofice-hOlders,
appointing in their stead men who are accepta-
BILE to the democratic managers. The fight will
be q stubborn one, with the chances favoring a
democratic victory. The readtus:ers are de-
prived of the fulcrum OF office, which they had to
aid them under President Arthur's administra-
ton. and it will be remembered that even with
this assistance they lost the last election. They
may show greater strength, however, in local
than in a'national canvass. But the party Is
further weakened by discussions which still
exist, in spite of the ostentatiOus reconciliation
of Riddeberger and Malone at the convention.
No doubt. however, Malone will make a gal
liant fight, his own fortunes directly Mt
stake. If he loses this eampaisnit will scarcely
be r"Ssibie for him To be reelected to the
Senate.
1t Is painful to read in the mornings cable
news that all the fOrty-seven Spanish nuns who
were inOculated by DIR. Ferran have died of the
cholera. Our admiration is excited tor the de-
voted women who ventured their lives in the
cause of humanity, and the world must honor
their memory. But the sacrifice seems to have
been useless, except 20 far it may be OF a
negative value in proving the ineffectiveness
of the proposed safeguard. 1t is too early yet,
however, To assume that the cholera may not
be successfully prevented by incubation. DR..
Ferran's experiments are not conclusive, eX-
cept as regards his own methods: and In good
medical circles he Is declared to be q charlatan.
We may still hope that both yellow fever and
the cholera, the two great scourges of the world,
may be kept at bay, as their dreaded COM
panion curse, the smallpox. is, by incubation.
The proposed plan of forcing silver into cir
cuiation by withdrawing the one and two dol
Lar treasury notes will undoubtedly accom-
plish the end in view, if carried out, but it will
prove to be an exceedingly damaging step to
those responsible for the measure. The people
Of the country want small notes. and they do
not want the silver dollars, for the purposes of
every day use. That is the whole story The
latter are viewed as a nuisance every where Us
equally good paper money, and business men
have NO notion of being converted into pack
horses because some particular interest Is to be
advanced by that process. They will put up
with the infiction for while. if they are
obi ed TO, but they will be heard from at the
polls in due time.
Egypt announces that unless some relief is
extended To her she will be bankrupt by Sep
tember l.. This means that she is bankrupt
ctIl tax
oy bastinado.-NeW York Graphic.
Rather IT means, beyond that, that the last
copper plaster which the poor people of Egypt
could get out of her soil has been wrested from
them by English bondholders and SPECTATORS
and that Great Britain is now preparing to add
that wretehed country to her other OUTLYING
dependencies acquired through greed intrigue
andiorce. England, AMI not the Egyptians, Is
responsible tor the miserable plight in which
the land OF the Pharaohs finds itself to-day
The treatment she has received is little less in
famous than was the spOliation of Poland.
A movement is on loot in Buffalo to erect In
that city an equestrian statue of General Grant
and one of the papers gives a pictorial repre-
sentatlon OF the proposed group. 1t is perhaps
too much to say that a sight of this sketch
would Kill General Grant; but his last DAYS would
certainly be embittered Ii IL were settled that
such caricature of his person and character
a. IT suggests were 10 be set up anywhere after
his death. OF all the men in the two great
armies that fought during the civil war he is
probably the last one who would he willing to
appear IN full uniform. a snorting horse and
waving his cap at full arms length, as the
sketch referred 10 contempates.
RufnOrs OF wars are again current in Europe
but IL is difficult to get at the truth. II is
claimed that many of them are started To az
feet the markets. which very sensitive to
such reports. In a general way il looks as il
Russia were pursuing course which must
sooner or later precipitate a war with Great
Britain for the supremacy of Asia, but a strug-
gle OF such magnitude will not be undertaken
lightly even by u "Jingo" ministry
The death of John Skae in San Francisco
ye>t"rday, terminates career scarcely possible
In any other country or age than this He rep
resented the spirit Of speculation, and within
the space OF two years could sign his check for
ten million dollars and was locked up i'm default
OF i've dollars ball. He began life with NOTHING
TO become one of the richest men i'm the world.
and finally to die penniless. Money did him
no good. and II was unluclxy day for him
when a telegraph operator, he learned tho
secrets On which he founded his fortune.
The man Is yet to be born who doesn't Iixe h,s
boat 10 forge ahead In a race but for all tina,
the safety of thousands OF passengers demands
that there must be no racing on the river The
officials OF the steamboat lines denounce the
practice ~ sterniy as any one, ami they should
see that their captains carry out their Views
literally.
We can show the Mexican editors one thing
here they don't have down in the tropics.
that Is genuine, real. warm weather. The Next
cans can sec that celestial hum5u.. the south
ern thsy hay