Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-27
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The Indiana democrats, In their convention yes
terday, made a clean sweep OF the work before
them, ana for the representatives OF a pivotal
state were exceedingly unambiguOus IN expression
They nominated, for the national ticket OF 1883,
Cleveland and Gray; they came out fiat-footed for
tarfn reduction and a liquor license system. con-
demned land and other monopolies, backed up
their fellow partisans In the recent legislative
struggle dipped into ancient history as far as the
electoral fraud OF 1876" hurrahed for the states
two democratic Senator's and reached into the
House OF Representatives for candidate for gov
ernor. choosing one who Is an ex-soldier and
hard worker in behalf Of veterans pensions. Taken
for all In all, it was a pretty good day for the
Cleveland boom.
According 10 a very recent consular report the
Vienna street railways are regulated In a manner
which our American corporations would heartily
drspise. There is stringent form OF contract 10
which the tramway company IL bound to sub
scribe before the city viii grant IL any privileges
IL thereby binds itself 70 pay a specified annual
sum into the city treasury the amount being
graded by the length OF track laid; to carry only
- many passengers on each car and 10 90 at sucn
speed; TO adopt improvements recommended by
the common council; TO keep clean and In con-
slant repair a certain part of each street through
winch Its lines run; to pay one form annually
Into the citys poor fund for every In its
IN use and to give the city the option. the end
OF thirty five years. OF taking possession OF the
road or having the tracks removed at the COM
psnys expense and the streets restored to their
original condition. For the privilege OF entering
into such contract the company deposits with the
city fund OF three hundred thousand forms as a
guaranty for the strict fullment OF its covenants
and, having received its franchise Is not permitted
10 dispose OF IL without the consent OF the common
council such regulations In any American city
would make the "Jake" Sharps and "Jim" Rich
nIonds feel as II their occupation was gone.
The action OF the New England Insurance ex-
cnange In voting TO reduce insurance rates where
electric lights are used to the exclusion OF all
other kinds will doubtless give a fresh impetus 10
the use OF electricity. In this respect, however,
ITS effects VIII not be OF nearly 50 much public
Importance "a In reference TO the methods en-
ployed; for the exchange attaches to its reduction
The condition that the lights shall be introduced
In accordance with rules laid down by itself,
which are believed to make an electric system per-
fectly harmless. II some such salutary influence
could b. invoked IN the domain OF telegraphy as
well as illumination 1t would be grand thing. 1t
Is pity that telegraph and telephone companies
could not be made 10 understand that IL would be
for their direct pecunlary profit TO change their
mode OF distribution, and run their wires under
ground AM out OF harms way. They might thus
be induced TO do for gain what they viii not do
from a sense OF duty TO the public. Meanwhile,
taste Of cOmpulson would not do them any harm m,
a. warning that the community is not without
the means OF asserting Its rights by force when its
compliment humor has won for IL nothing but
contempt, abuse and downright defiance.
novelty In summer excursions Is proposed by
Prof. Myers, the balloonist, and his wife, They
are going 20 spend their vacation for the most
part in the upper air. descending 10 earth daily
for provisions and gas; and. IL all goes WELL they
viii cross the continent by the cloudland route II
IL not unreasonable TO suppose that. In the course
Of time. science and art combined will achieve
such victories over the powers of the air as have
been accomplished on the sea by the systematic
study OF navigation through twenty centuries
with the result that pleasure-parties will be car
ried hither and thither In air-ships with as much
facility as on river bargesI This looks now like a
VISIONARY scheme, but patient experimenting has
brought stil greater wonders In the past
The report that Mr.. Blaine had declared his in
tention TO decline nomination for President even
n the convention next June should press one upon
him, caused a few hours citation yesterday among
the candidates for the same honor. IL was promptly
quenched however, by the announcement that no
such statement had been authorized II the in
genuity and industry shown in starting these
stories upon brief careers violently ended could be
employed In some enterprise OF real usefulness 70
Meanwhile, II Is safe 70 say that when Mr. Blaine
gets ready 70 add anything TO his Florence letter.
either changing It's substance modifying its
tone, he viii make the publication himself.
The vice-presidential boom OF Gray OF Indiana
Ia not punctured TO any great extent by the thrsts
Of Mcdonald, OF Indiana, far as the Indiana
convention and a nomination are concerned But
the republicans expect to prOft by the contro-
versy n the Indiana democrats are called upon TO
vote Cleyeland-Gray ticket in November.
The pool bill which Is now law accomplishes
TO very slight degree a removal OF the dangers
especially 20 the young ron pool-rooms IL drives
the bookseller beyond the boundary, puts upon
him temporary Inconvenience, and checks TO
some extent the gambling during business hours
By boys and young men employed In the city. II
does not, however, either destroy or reduce by
effective permanent regulation the evils OF which
complaint Is made
The republicans have at last succeeded In bring
Ing into line enough New York state senators 70
pass the Crosby high-license bill without amend
Inent- II now goes TO the governor to be vetoed
Then the republicans viii mourn TO their hoped
for friends the prohibitiOnists AT the Democratic
opposition TO temperance measures, and the demo-
crats win wink significantly al the liquor men
The fame Of the Dakota sehoolmistress who by
pluck ana forethought, saved her scholars from
The fury Of the blizzard last winter Is riyale now
by her professional sister In Tennessee who. with
DO weapon but a ruler defended her little flock
from the attacks OF a mad dog The Tennessee
heroine has already had her valor recognized by
The gift Of beautiful sadde-horse. The propo-
sails OF marriage may be expected TO follow shortly.
The appointments 10 NIL the District ornces
made vacant by an administrative expediencyy
a. recent Development, are excellent The duties
az collector and auditor viii undoubtedly be per-
fOrmed 20 the satisfaction OF the public by the new
ohicera who are well-known and highly respected
Citizens OF the District
NJ Hoirnans name was mentioned among the
candidates for governor ia the Indiana Democratic
convention yesterday, but somebody said II OBJ
1ect" and II went over
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