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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-16

In an article yesterday on Cleveland
one paragraph was wrong. 1t should
have read as follows;
If he had not been an American frst
he would not have given some OF The
bes. appointments to States hopelessly
Republican, the mission TO England to
Vermont and the seat of the Chief JUS
tice of the United States TO Illinois. AT
the most dangerous point Of the Demo-
cratic line, the city of New \ ork, where
a different course would have secured his
election, he kept in office Mr.. Pierson as
postmaster of the city with an enormous
patronage 81 his command.
Nor would Mr.. Cleveland have taken
from the most ultra-Republican county
in New York State man - be collector
of the port of the most thorough Demo
cratic city if he had not been inspired
with a sentiment of broad Amercanism
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-16
The HDt 81.

The House Of Representatives Is sui
in doubt. The clerk OF the House feels
quite certain that the Democrats have
slim majority, and the Republicans are
very shaky about their claims. On one
side, the Democrats think it would be
better il the dominant party had the
House and all the responsibility, with inil
swing to do their sweet will and take
consequences, with the lesson before us
that whenever they had such an oppoTtu-
nifty, their opponents got the beneht Oh
Republican Radicalism and its abuses.
On the other hand, the Democrats THINK
that. with both houses securely in thel'
hands, the Republicans would put IN
enough Territories as States to make the
Senate theirs for several years to come.
Senator Kennas dispatch from West
Virginia, published yesterday, claimed
the four representatives from West VIZ
rinla: and if Simmons is elected in inat
doubtful district in North Carolina, The
Democrats will have one majority
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-16
rI.ECtING THE PRESIDENT.

There has been discussion OF the
Electoral College and its working ever
since il was discovered in the second
Presidential election that q majority CT
the people might vote for one candina'e
and still The other one be elected or IN
other words, a very big State might give
q very big majority for a candidate ana
two very little States might with very
small msiorities the other way override
the populsr decision. The whole coun-
try with popular vote may choose a
President by half million majority and
still the Electoral College may have a
majority for the other candidate.
This curious contradiction in our In
sti,utions. intended to be founded on a
theory OF exact representation oil the
popular will, certainly astounded the
remnant of Fathers left over the hrst
two terms, but there was such powerful
Federalism in one party at that time that
the fault found no remedy, and II mas
gone on during regular qusdrennial
discussion for eighty years or more II
Rhode Island and Delaware are as good
90 New York and Pennsylvania OF course
the relation If right is entirely broken
nm co far as the rule OF
the populsr msjority is concerned. we
can illustrate the effect of any such
principle in another way The two very
small States mentioned have four Sena-
tor, representing twentieth part oi'he
nonular vote of two larger States, ana
vet in the affairs of the country they
make the registration OF the majority a
farce, especially when in the case Wen
known very little legislature is bought
by very big corporation and a seat or
two in the Senate prostituted to the pur-
poses OF a ring.
In view of the facts, and the difference
between facts and illusions, we think as
we said Yesterday that there Is room for
great reform by giving the Presiden-
tial election one day to itself so that
there can be no trades, and then for re-
form No. 2: Let us save the great and
most exalted office, that may hold for a
time in trust all our liberties, different
form of election that may save 1t from a
repetition of the Hayes trick with an
electoral commission.
A great statesman has said that
YOU may buy legislature or
corrupt any small body Of
men, but /, is very hard to buy the whole
people. And another wise man declared
that if one party was ever thoroughly in
trenched in power, the Senate and The
President would be as close as newly
welded pair.
The moral is that If, as is probable the
monopolists can control both President
and Senate, the real majority Is likely 10
60 to Hong for all the alleged representa-
tives can do for it.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-16
Acceptance Of the Doctrine Of Evolution.

The almost universal acceptance OF thodoc-
trine Of evolution 10y the scientists who toos
part in the meeting o. the American ass0cia-
tlon 40 Cleveland was matter of consider
able comment among those who were una
ware Of the recent progress Of scientific
thought Tie time has passed when the Oar
wiuinn theory was supposed O. imply that
meu were descended from monkeys idea
never held by Darwin or any other naturalist
aid the great principle that existing forms
of life have arisen by variation and develop
ment from simpler forms OF organized being,
previously existing, iscomlng more and moro
into favor. and, .n fact uow forms tho
foundation stone OF all biological iuvestIgl-
ti0ns & complete and satisfactory system
O. evolutionary philosophy j. yet 20 be
formulated and tho different theories adj
yancei must themselves be ject touaiulal
selection and the law of the suryiyalof the
fittest; but the fundamental ideas first ad-
yancei by Darwin. Wallace and Lamarck
were never more generally accepted by nat
uraiists than at the present time.-Popular
Science News
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-16
Tho Population of rrancc.

The increase OF population Of France is
steadily growing less In the past year the
number Of births was eS), 80; OF deaths,
81, 797, or 23.5 aud % per thousand respec.
lively The excess Of births over deaths has
decreased since 1851 from 1929 70 j6,55G,
or - per cent. The Revue Scientihque, from
which we take these figures, comments IA a
very interesting editorial on the connection
Of these facts with the question Of retreneh-
ins immigration into France, which IL a.
present favored b. the government and by
the people, and shows that the only remedy
il 10 open France 10 an UNRESTRICTED iInmi
Il alton froEl nels hborlng countries.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-16
,yase In of Interruptions.

Dr.. Holmes view Of conversation IS
extremely autocratic, and would be
intolerablc to a democratic people like
the French. In his opinion the car
dinal oifensc is interruption; the lit
eral and unimaginative interrupter il
the individual he denounceS, but it IS
plain that it is the fact Of the Interrupt
ton. not the interruption Of faG, as
he might say, that really exasperates
him. French conversation Is III great
part made up Of interruptions. It's es-
sence consists IN give and take Tho
most brilliant conversationalist is he,
or she for in France women practice
this art as we'll as mem, who succeeds
best III donner Ia repllQc. Hence cpl
gram and repartee abound.
With us the analogous triumph IS
to state some truth, sentiment, fact
most felicitously and to draw from 1t
some opposite conclusion. Hence the
the little preachments, anecdotes, ser
monettes which season our dinners.
As for post-prandial eloquence, IN
which our prandial conversation so
often eliminates upon the slightest
excuse. to Wild, it is merely tho
modest prelude, and toward which it
tends with increasing momentum from
the soup on, it is nearly unknown in
France.-W. c. Brownell III Scribner'a
Magazine.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-16

The workingmen may STE from the fol
lowing bit of information that the best
;hing for them is to stick to the Democ-
racy. which is the party of popular
rights:
"Tbe election which has just been held
was prolific of surprises and incidents,
forming a striking commentary on the
political features OF the times. For in
stance, the almost complete demolition Of
the Labor party, once The star of hope of
the workingman,' is a subject for the con
sideration of every citizen
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-16

Gov STiSG THE HoVsE.-Mr. Carlisle I
official clerk, who is supposed 10 get bis
facts from tn c Speaker. figures out
Democratic majority of five. The Re
publicsns who have been rejoicing in
the belief hat they were TO have ma
iority of from ten to twenty, are natu-
rally distressed and indignant at these
Democratic claims. They are raising the
cry of fraud-both sides, in fact, are cry
ing fraud-neither having an exaggera-
ted idea of the others honesty or fair
ness. The House is certain TO be close
Ii will be organized, of course, by the
party which has majority OF members
holding certificates OF election.-Balu-
more Sun.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-16

We are glad to see that the Northern
papers have learned lesson from tie
conservative spirit of the last four years
and that they find no excuse for saying
that the Democrats would carry The
country to the bow vows and ruin the
business interests. The fact is that the
country in all its political and business
affairs is so much better of than -four
wears ago that the incoming power
would not dare to return to the Chandler
rule even if it wanted to. But we hope
the enlghlening spirit of reform has been
grated too deeply in the hearts of the
people to allow relapse.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-16
The Universal Language yoiapuk.

The universal language VolapuS is slowly
coming into use, but 50 slowly taat some
doubt remains whether il will ever be uniyer-
sally adopted. According 10 Popular Science
News it has met with more favor than any
similar scheme heretofore proposed, and
seems 70 be, on the whole, well adSp,el 70 its
purpose The study Of such an artificial
language is, in any case, an excellent mental
discipline, and will undoubtedly bo Of more
OF less practical value TO those who have
made themselves familiar with IT,
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-16

hAff A--+'+N+ -- me tIlr- IINlI. as
elaborate apparatus is not required The
Journal already quoted tells how TO per
form IL.
Wrap a short piece Of very thin iron or
platinum wire about the fuse of fire crack
er, as shown ia Fig. at a. Stout copper
wires are attached 10 the ends OF the thin
wire. ami led through the window on the sill
Of which the cracker Is placed. On connect
ing the copper terminals 20 the poles OF a
battery, The thin wire l. heated 10 ucandes-
cence, the fuse Is lighted. and in a moment
tue cracker cxplodes II it Is desired 10
make the blast instantaneous. pin hole Is
made through the middle OF the cracker, and
tie thin wire is threaded through 1t $50 as o.
be in immediate contact with tine powder
For economy's sake it is better TO use irol
than platinum wire in these experiments
Very thin iron wire can be bought ON spools
and it may toe easily made still thinner, lt
Necessary. by mmerng % for few mo-
ments Ia dilute sulphuric or nitric acid
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-16
SCIENCE AND PROGRESS.
AND ENTERTAINMENT
OF A SCIENTIFIC NATURE.

A Very Simple but Curious Electrical TX
perimcns That win Furnish Considera-
Bile ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Illustration of
the Industrial Application of Electricity.
a curious electrical experiment, which is
most successfully performed on dry winter
day, is one described by correspondent OF
Scientific American. II is very simple and
will furnish considerable amusement and EN-
tertainment.
One eud OF piece Of soft cotton string,
about four inches long, is pasted, by means
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-16

of a small bit Of
paper, to the inside
Of the cylindrical
glass front Of a
show case. in about
the position shown
at a in Fig. |. in
such n manner that
the string hangs
freely down. The
outer surface Of the
glass from n 10 c.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-16

The Philadelphia Times SAYS that the
charter granted the Nicaragua Canal
Company by the Vermont Legislature Is
Just as good as a charter granted by Con-
yress and that the company can at once
begin work with all the advantages
necessary for a successful enterprise.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-16

A friend OF the TIMES writes us letter
on the subject of "Americanism' on
the text Of our articles but the handwrit-
ing is no, plain enough to read or else the
article would be published.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-16

application Of elec
tricity, is that Of
firing blasts az a
distance by means
Of an electric fuse
II Is an experiment
which students and
young people may
enjoy at home eSln
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-16

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS To length
en- the Presidential term of office, as some
of the newspapers OF the country are ad-
vocating, would not only afford relief to
business, which is too frequently dis
turbed by quadrennial elections, but il
would ria US of other evils. Under our
present system the national elections
come around so quickly that an admins
uation has hardly begun given line Of
governmental policy before another SET
of men is placed in power with entirely
different views to carry out.-Exchange.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-16

ACKNOWLEDGMENT this country gets
as far as commercial union the step will
be a short one to political union. That
is annexation. Some of our Republican
friends were not afraid 10 advocate that
measure after the rejection of the fishery
treaty. They desired to make the Amer
lean people believe that annexation
would be all the easier for us as long a.
the fishery dispute was kept open. be
cause the Canadians would gradually &C
custom themselves TO regard annexation
as their only escape from future irou-
b.es with the Republc-Journal OF Com.
merce.
The Mobile Register jsuntiy observes
that Jersey lightning and Connecticut
cider seem TO conduce TO clearness OF DO
litical conception" This follows in The
line OF President Lincoln's expressed
wish that all of the Union generals might
drink the same sort of whisky General
Grant did. II is possible that ones tipple
denotes somewhat the quality of the tip
pier Philadelphia Record.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-04-13
the s~ualINcToN.

OnIyza Question OF Time when h rake
men VIII Join the STRIKERS.
CHICAGO, April 10.-The Times viii
say; The exact date when the brakemen
employed on the Burlington railway are
70 strike has not yet been determined,
but they will go out very shortly unless
some arrangement is made between the
company and the striking engineers, fire.
men and switchmen. The plan to have
them go out wss gotten up a week ago.
lis execution was deferred pending ar
rangements with Powderly of the Knights
of Labor, an agreement having been
reached in that direction. The engineers
think they can rely on the support of the
Knights of Labor aud the next thing on
the programme is the calling ont of the
brakemen and probably the Knights of
Labor also. A few cases have been re-
ported to the strikers where brakemen left
their position of their own accord, refus-
ing to endanger their lives by working
with what they consider incompetent en-
gineers,
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-04-13
THE FRI OF FRAUD.

1t is Raised Against Gov. Hill and a Com
mittee Of InveCtigatiOn Will BE APP.
pointed.
ALBANY, April lin the senate a res
olution was introduced by Senator Fasset,
republican, for the appointment Of a com
mittee to awe stigate certain published
charges in regard to alleged corruption in
the administration of some of the depart
ments in the municipal government of
New York City. 1t was understood that
the real point Of attack was Gov. Hill,
concerning whose alleged deal with the
aqueduct commission during the last
gubernatorial canvass certain New York
papers had published articles. The story
published was in effect that Gov. Hill had
secured a change in the personel Of the
aqueduct commission by having the
mayor and comptroller released from ex-
of1cio service therein; that the governor
then appointed his political friends to the
vacancies, with the result that the firm of
O'Brien & Clark, contractors, we're en-
abled to secure the contract for a section
Of the new aqueduct, though they were
outsiders, and sub-let it TO another com
peting firm at a clean profit of $4,000;
that OBrien 81 Clark and 0'BTien indi-
vidually endorsed Gov. HIPS notes for
$4,000 TO be spent during the late guber-
Material campaign and that Jno. Keenan,,
the boodler now in Canada discounted one
of them. In short the governors cam
paign bills were paid out of the aqueduct
contract. The resolution in the senate,
which grew out Of the charges, caused a
heated debate in that body today. The
resolution was finally adopted unanimous
ly. Gov. Hill made this statement this
evening. He said that near the close of
the campaign of 1885, the democratic state
committee was short Of funds and APP
pealed to him to aid them. In connec-
ton with certain other democrats he
drew two notes, aggregating $4,000,
which he gave them. They were dis
counted and the money was used in the
legitimate work of the campaign. When
they were due they were paid, various
well known democrats contributing the
money. The heaviest contributor was
Jno. O'Brien, Of O'Brien 81 Clark. He
was chairman of the state democratic
committee and all his doings in connec-
ton with the matter were as an individual
democrat. His partner, Clark, is a repub-
lican and the firm had nothing to do with
the matter. Keenan, discounted one Of
these notes for the democratic committee.
Gov. Hill declared that this attack on him
was instigated by the quarantine Of New
York, of which department Ex-senator r.
G. Plat is the head and whom Gov. Hill
has yainly tried to Gust.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-04-13
4 ARMY STATE.
Commander m His
star Oficers.

Commander Hammond Announces hi.
star Oficers.
ASHTON, April 10.-Commander Ham
mond, Of this city, yesterday formally an.
nounced his staff appointments, as fol
lows:
j. s. Perriton, Asst. Adj. Gen, Ashton.
D n Hunt, Asst. Quartermaster Gen.
". i. Brown, Chief mastering oncer,
{. NJ. Thomas, Asst. Inspector Cen,
Huron.
9. S. Palmer, Judge Advocate, Sioux
Falls.
Under the same orders the territory is
divided into eleven districts with the fol
lowing commanders;
District No. /, comprising ten posts,
John Z. jolly, Vermillion.
District No. 2, comprising ten posts,
p. i. Campbell, Sioux Falls.
District No. 3, comprising thirteen
posts, +. d. Powers, Mount Vernon.
District No. 4 comprising thirteen posts,
p. s. Kellogg, Woonsocket.
District No. 5, comprising thirteen posts,
Roger Brennan, Egan.
District No. 8, comprising six posts, u.
w. Carpenter, WATERFOWL.
District No. z, comprising eleven posts,
M. j. Beidleman, Redfeld.
District No. 8, is the Aberdeen district
of which Col. j. b. Holt Is appointed COM
mander and includes the following posts:
Aberdeen, No. 10; Andover, No. 81; Brit
ton, No. 1871; Columbia, No. As; Groton,
No. 1O3; Hoskins, No. 100; Ludden, No.
81; Loyalton, No. III; Miibank, No. AZ;
Roscoe, No. 1879; Warner, No. 104; Web
ster, No. 40.
District No. 9, comprising fourteen
posts, A. H. Burke, Fargo.
District No. 10, comprising twelve
posts, /. e. Wade, jamestown.
District No. IL, comprising eight posts.
"A. s. Stewart, Hot Springs. ~
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-04-13
THE MADAME IN TROUBLE.

NIadame DeBar. Who Pulled the Wool Over
Lawyer Marsh's Eyes, Is Locked Up.
NEW IunK, april fi.-hfadaiIf Dis 15
Bar, the alleged medium who IS accused
Of securing the property Of Luther Marsh,
an eccentric and wealthy lawyer, through
fraudulent spiritualistic manifestations
was arrested tonight and locked up al
police headquarters. The husband of the
woman, General Dis De Bar or Benjamin
Lawrence, and q young man named
Frank Lawrence were also saken into
custody. G. 7. S0loman, q brother Of the
madame. has been found by the agents
of the bar association and his affidavit
exposes the true character and history Of
the woman which are very bad When
arrested the madame abused the officers.
When brought into the presence 1T 4
number of reporters, she was asked Il she
wanted to make any statement. Her eyes
flashed defiance and after a formal good
evening" she turned op her heel and asked
10 be taken away. When aeen alone by
an Associated Press representative, she
said: NJ only saw that man Randolph
three times. The letter written by him
challenging Prof. Hermann in my behalf
was never authorized by me-. Solomon is
not my brother. He was At n tine, but
] diso'Rned him. He Is q scapegrace, the
black sheep Of the fanlily-a miserable
character
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BLAINE,s HEALTH.

His Family Physician Him in
splendid Physical Condition.
AUGUSTA, Maine, April 10.-The family
physician Of Blaine gives the following
statement to the public:
AUGUSTA, Me, April f0.-I have been
the family physician Of Jas. G. Blaine for
more than twenty years. Have known him
intimately and thoroughly. Have exam
ined him carefully many times and never
found the least trace of any organic dis
ease. When he left last June for Europe
he was in perfect health, in splendid con-
dition and weighed 1917 pounds. If Mr..
Blaine was in the condition described by
DIR. Haywood / should have been inform
ed instantly by himself or family. Let
tiers recently received from the fasnily
pronounce him in the same good physical
condition as when he left home.
GEO. K. BREcKETT, M. ID.
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WhoIesnIe slanchter.

CHICAGO, April 10.-It wiz be asserted
by the Daily News tomorrow that a dozen
accidents have occurred to the new men
who are handling @ rolling stock, but
that in every case these occurrences have
been suppressed and even kept from the
police. An investigation made tonight
shows that today VIM. Slyte, a switch
man was killed by au engine at Sixteenth
and Wood streets. AT Hawthorne, a sub
urban station, Charles Reed, another
switchman, had his hip dislocated and a
foot cut off yesterday. 1t is claimed an
other man vas killed inthe lumber district
by an engine and his body hurriedly car
ried away by an express wagon and that
at Hawthorne another was killed,of which
the authorities received no information.
On Monday there were several men in the
round house who had received severe In
juries. Ten of these were removed to a
hospital the day following. No one, it is
charged, was allowed to enter while the
men were there. Paul Morton, who was
seen by a reporter, disclaimed any knowl-
edge of such acts.
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by anything Of interest beyond the mat
ter set out in the call. After a long dis
cussion and without the development o
any strong diverse sentiments, the follow
ing resolution WA adopted on motion OF
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois:
RESOLVED, That 1t is the sense
of this caucus that en- ena-
bling act for the territories of Dako-
ia, Montana, Washington and New Mex.
leo should be passed at this session, proyi-
ding for constitutional conventions In each
territory and the submission of these CON
stitutions for ratification or rejection al
nm effaeT44i5,i, II ass.sAs- 1000 e..kska.ti
" mDe,i h0y., "
by the committee on territories at this
session.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-04-13
Rraror Hewltt,s Position.

NEW York, April 10.-Mayor Hewitt
today transmitted to the common council
a stirring message disappearing the reso-
luton taking from the mayor the power
directing what flags shall be displayed on
city buildings. He declares that under a
free government and b0undless resources
the Irish malcontents had exhibited nc
restraint in claiming new privileges not
known to law and not desired by the more
conservative parties OF tine nationality N
whose favor the exception Is demanded,
He advises the board Of aldermen to
adopt 4 measure whereby the vexed ques-
tion may be made sqaarsly an issue before
the people.