Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-20

Ghai Of any ether daily paper put!sahed -
Washington, nRd equal 10 that 81 all the
ether daily papers here added so0esher,
The District Commissioners have very prop
eriy denied the request Of Col, Wilson, In
charge of public buildings and grounds for
permission to trim the trees along the line of the
government telegraph. The evil from the air
strung wires is already serious enough without
being allowed to extend to the destruction or
Disagreement Of our fine shade trees. The tel
esraph people have been permitted In the past
10 do great deal of mischief In the way of
slashing, Topping and Telling among the choice
shade trees for the accommodation of their all
pervsdng network of wires, and II Is high
time u halt should be called
While on this subject of tree butehery we feel
impelled To add that there ought to he author
ity somewhere to put a stop to the vandal pro-
jeet Of cutting down or mutilating some of the
noble old trees at Arlington ia order to open up
= fun length view Of the Washington monu-
ment from there. The monument Is pretty
conspicuous object from all the country about
Washington, and there Is certainly no excuse
for destroying grand old historical trees like
those At Arlington to obtain q view of It.
The report of Engineer Menoeal, on the Pana-
ma canal, Is another heavy blow at that totter-
ing speculation. Mr.. MenOeal has been idepti-
fed to be sure, with a rival scheme, but this
fact does not vitiats his report. He Is familiar
with all the routes across the isthmus, and ia
vors the Nicaragua line because of this familiar
ity with the whole region sought to be trav-
ePsed.
According to Mr.. Menoeai not more than Ala
and perhaps not more than 3 per cent, Of the
work OF excavation has yet been done on the
Panama ditch, and nevertheless 800, 900, 900
has already been spent. The total expense he
estimates at s661 900. 00O and even then the
canal will always be in danger of destruction
from the torrents OF the unmanageable Ohagres
river. III the work costs anything like this fig
ure Ii cannot be profitable even If patronized to
the limit of It's capacity. Ruin, then, seems to
be staring the stock holders in the face, whether
they stand still or go forward.
Canon Farrsr is to be the next English lee-
turer, and he will prove To be one of the most
acceptable of the line. His contributions To re-
lgious literature have given him high rank
among the scholars of the day. His candid and
liberal views on theology will make him espeei-
ally acceptable in this country, where compara-
lively little Importance is attached to dogma.
He is a pleasing. speaker, and always has some
thing to say. His recent tribute 10 Gen. Grant,
at the memorial services in Westminster Abbey,
which he conducted, has introduced him more
widely than ever TO the American public, and
insures him hearty welcome.
Uhe of the most dreaded dangers of travel by
sea, u fire aboard ship, recently confronted the
crew and passengers on the Canada, Of the
French line of Atlantic steamships. That the
peril was met and ayeTted speaks we'll for the
discipline OF the vessel, Extreme care is taken
ON all the passenger steamers to guard against
this particular danger, and accidents by fire ara
very rare. And, it may be added, so are aeci-
1ents from any cause. The present season is
low drawing to a close, and thus farthe various
passenger lines nave sent their ships TO and fro
Without any loss of life from the proper dam
9ers Of navigation.
Judging from Agent Tisdsl's report on the
egon of the Congo, the most comforting fea-
ure of life there To the white eOlonst must lie in
he fact that the climate is fatal to white men in
NO years at most. According to Mr.. Tisdel,
.he country is either poisonous morass or q
desert In the interior the land improves, but
the sayages get worse; it is difficult to ind
tOlerable region anywhere. The only hope Of
the valley lies In q railroad, but at present
there Is nothing to justify Its construction.
1t Is not just the thing for women to talk In
meetin but Miss Ada Sweet has the floor to ex-
plain about those alleged $50 fraudulent names
on her pension lists. In her previous CORES
pondence with Commissioner Black, Miss Sweet
proved her ability to take care of herself, and
the country Is waiting to hear what she has to
say in the present crisis.
The alleged notification by the brakemen
when trains arrive in that city, Chicago;
twenty minutes for DIVORCE" has been nearly
realized by the actual record of the court. In
two separate cases yesterday bills for divorce
were filed, evidence heard and DEGREES granted
in just thirty minutes apiece.
To keep the balance eyen defaulting Canada
bank director, has just arrived In New York
from Toronto. Probably some of our tourists in
Canada explained 10 him how the game was
worked.
The Iowa democrats at their convention yes
terday made a fusion with the greenbackers
and endorsed the administration. 1t is very
doubtful, however, If the administration would
endorse the greenbackers.
Treasurer Jordan is getting the silver out, but
VIII 1t stay out? The coin shows the instinct of
cat or a carrier pigeon for returning To its
home in the Treasury vaults
"Why We Swear will probably be the title
OF book President Cleveland is thinking of
bringing out.
Congressman Springer denies that he was the
men rebuked by the President. Next
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