Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-29


sue of that pubIicaton for the present week Will
have 10 be omitted.
From the details given elsewhere Of the destruc-
tive fire watch occurred in THE STAR Office this
morning. it VII be understood ny its readers that
this issue Of the paper Is brought ont under many
and serious difficulties. 1t IS, indeed, only by the
friendly AID OF professional brethren that 1t ap-
pears At all, AMI upon the machinery and appliances
so promptly tendsred and generously offered we
wifi be obliged 10 depend for some time to come
But the regular publication OF the paper will not be
Interrupted, and certainly effort will be spared
To make each days issue complete and preSenta-
able az possible. Necessarily. however, 1t VIII be
impossible usitil The mass OF rubbish shall DC
cIearef away, NEEDED repairs made, and new ma
teriaI AMI machinery put In ace ana in operation,
reach tire ordinary Standard Of excellence, either
In the quantity OF the matter given or the style In
which it Is presented Bat even more serious than
any imperfect.oas OF this class will be some IN
avoidabie delay IN printing and circulating the
aside as rapidly rs possible and until they are
overcome, and the mechanical and other depart
Inents OF the paper placed in their normal condl-
asked
Our heartfelt Acknowledgements are due for the
universal expressions Of kindly feeling and offers of
aid In every possible direction that have poured In
upon Us to-day Our neighbors, the Post, Rep,1bt-
Gun, Critic. sunday Herald, Sunday Gazette, No
tfonol Tribune, Judd Detwesier, Mr.. Rufus
Darby, Mr.. Thomas Bowling and others
were prompt IN their tender OF working
force, presses, type rooms, &c, ana other express
sions OF good vii! have come in from many quar-
tiers that our space would hardly be adequate to
record them AcauOw ledgmentS are also due to the
hremen who worked so braveiy in the rigors OF the
intense cold this morning put out the that at
one time threatened the entire STAR buildings
- & dynamite dso9re in the House, such as Is
thfeatened, would De about rs Improbable an cpl
oside ~. GOULD be conceived Under the rules it
irwoud be Estfo impossible reach any result for
a vote eouh city BE- had by absence OF objection,
and, OF course. there would be objection Nothing
would come OF talk. and the talk would be loudest
from those who have the least TO say. In the pres
ent crush OF business IL would bs Impossible TO
mature andaCt upon such novel ana important
piece OF legislation as that embraced III the Ed
munds bill IN the few days remaining OF the ses-
sion- we:l-cOnstructed bill, accompanied by a
1nd1ci0uS report from committee put on the caien-
dar and mace matter Of record. IS all that can be
expected from the present Congress
-
This is not a winter to he trIfed with The peo-
PIE in Montreal, for instance have been finding an
annual profit In Ice fanctes; but they have had too
mllcn OF II this year, a blizzari making genuine
snow and ice hills in which there is great fun.
ONE feature 81 special interest in the reports OF
the fighting in Egypt Was the courage Of the news
paper representatives in Gen Stewards little army.
IL IS evident from the record OF fatalities that these
n chr mig I'M y-aICr or
their companions, but insisted on sharing their
labOfs and peril In the fight at Abu- klea Col.
Burnaby was killed in hand-tC-hand combat, and
in the battle before Netemneh Mr. Cameron OF the
Standard, and Nr. Herbert OF Tie Post were both
Killed, while TIE correspondent of the Telegraph
WAS wounded
Nh. Cleveland has declined, as he put It, to come
TO this City and ''Open cfticer but he is b,,siIy
talking with those who brave the northern biz
yards at this season TO see him. Among his most
recently invited guests are Speaker Carlisle and
ir. 'IantiaLI Between them the coming President
ought TO get al the correct de moeratie doctrine OIL
me tartT, = ,s,,c, 40,
Mr. Hopkins believes In the manifest destiny OF
the telegraph pole; IL must 60 He has prepared
report on underground telegrapby as related 10
The service ia government buildings, and finds that
an underground system is feasible and advantage
Gus, AMI will recommend that IL be adopted here
aftera fast IS practicable.
fAsre is good deal OF nonsense going the rounds
OF the press a5 the necessity OF cabinet officers
and other pubic officers being rich Ii Is not nee
esoary; and, matter OF fict my OF til 4 lea :
ingmen III public life have no fortune and do not
1eel the need OF any.
=, Civil service reform seems 70 De m liking steady
pros7ess in New York state. 1t has from the start
had infte"ntai friends in that state and they have
showed themselves wise and persistent as zeal
Gus The scope ii the service increases and the
rules york more smoothly as practice perfects the
system Within the past year the principle of COM
petition has been extended to court officers TO the
ciencai force employed BY excise boards, and other
classes. Many cities Throughout the state have
also applied the principle in their local Offices New
York; VIII he remembered is the state Mr. Cleve-
LAID hails from.
The English are very foolish TO let til ir excite
naent over the dynamite outrageS carry them into
mo lriah iced apply policy. To 90 this Is to al !
most compel the Irish TO the responsibility
OF the crime. and hence 10 pTecipitate race con-
Met, the evils OF which cannot well he estimated !
such acts OF N disseminating resentment are al.
most as nli-c.lcTous IN their way as the outrages
themselves. They VIII ai.enate even the moderate
and frenny Clement among the Irisn and intensity
feelings aiEea Il quite bitter enough
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