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National Republican., 1888-04-01
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The lower branch of the New York lcgis-
bill, and lis adoption by the Senate is con
sidrrcd a certainty. The Democrats OPP
posed ii unanimously with the exception Of
a single member II is then, distinctly Il Re
publican measure, What It Democratic GOV
crnOr will do remains to he seen, but II Is
thought he will sign the hin If he does
not, it will he n clear case of surrender To-
the liquor interest, But even if the governor
gives il his veto thcmoral force of the course
adopted by the Republicans will he very
great and will give them great advantage
before the people,
Now that The principle state in the Union
is about TO try the experiment of high H.
ccnsc is II not Il 1T time TO consider the Sic
uifcancc OF such stcpy
Our friends, the prohibition-ts, must not
he in too great hurry. treat reforms are
not accomplished IN day, nor are they gen
orally accomplished n, single bound, II
we can better control the liquor traffic by
the system Of high license Than by the old
plan Of mtaNcd, unrCgulutcd saloons. let
Us adopt high license till We lind something
better Perhaps that something may be
prohibition Ultimately the public may be
educated up Ia that point, II is not now,
and Ia attempt to enforce il is To invite un.
numbered diticult,, and Ia fail Of the very
object We seek 10 accomplish.
This Al! may sound common place, but
what is common place /, often common
sense and II is for common sense that we
are pleading in the present instance, To
secure high license i 10 take long step
forward in the education ui the people, rs
well a, In he actual suppression of the
lrglhful evils that come from the excessive
use OF strong drink. We believe the cduca-
iion Of the public is necessary in carrying
forward a great rcformatory measure of this
Kind. A stringent law is always nugatory
in u free country unless supported by pub
lie assent To attempt to impose a law
where the people have not grown up to an
understanding and an appreciation of its
requirements Is the same mistake that q
physician make, who seeks to relieve q
complaint by giving an overdose of mcdi-
cine, the disease is only aggravated aud the
patient is made worse.
IN order TO show the necessity Of absolute
National Republican., 1888-04-01

Prohibition very dark picture is drl
The evils Of intcmpcrGuce. There are q Il
abundant fields at hand for this pur
But ore We not making progress IN the 49,
ter Of temperance Is the public use not
growing more acute ON the subject every
day? Have We not made great progress IN
tile last fifty ycdrsY in the las. twenty-five
years in the last ten wears i'm the last five
years? What observer is there VINO does not
know that the sentiment against drunken
rc,, in all its manifestations Is Increasing
constantly Drinking is not 50 public as 1t
was. Men WHO drink iind II almost impos.
siblc to secuc employment The young
man who gets intoxicated finds IL more
difficult to retain his place in society," The
orgies that once were so common at dinners
and banqucts are now seldom heard Of Our
legislative bodies are not 50 often disrrdccl
ly the presence of men who drink TO excess.
In all branches Of business throughout all
the grades of society there is steadily In
creGsing disposition to shut out The dumkMl
and eXtol the man Of temperate habits.
The law should keep pace with The de-
yclOpment of public sentiment. The law
that gets ahead Of II Is premature ard III
effective. We are making great progress in
temperance, and II strictcr regulation Of
barrooms and the imposition of heavier
tax puts the evil more nearly In our grasp.
BY and by We may get rid Of it altogether.
High license is reasonable philosophical,
progressive measure, and the most available
one we can employ at the present moment
National Republican., 1888-04-01
BUulanger'S Opportunity.

Gen, Buulamgrr Is q far greater man in
Franz" to-day than he vas last sunday. 1t
was Just a week ago to-day that the court
martial appointed hy the government met
and did all in their power 10 disgrace and
crush linn by placing him on the retired list
To-day tile French ministry /, at hi, feet
'I"!ratcd and held in public contempt
Thus quickly can the aspect of affair,
change in France, q country Of uneullug
surprises and about which predictions are
nrycr safe. When Gen Boulangcr was
placed un the retired list there was dispp-
-iti"n in some quarters to consider his
career at an end We did not think 80.
His vote "f $4,000 in the department of the
Nruc On the very day of the court-mar-
iial proceedings against him wa, -lgnh-
SAINT of greater strength among the people
than he had been accredited with by either
III. French government, the Paris press. or
The world in general. II wa, easy enough
!" see that the government could not put
such = man down 10y an act that savorcd
more UG petty spite than wcll-cun,tlcrrd
Justice.
On Friday the BuuHngcr issue rtun up
IN tie chamber ul deputies. and on ttlt
tJc ministry fell Thodrhatraro,cO on a vote
ii urgency for hill providing for a revision
ui the constitution. Gru Bou,mg,r had
inst sent uut an address a day Of two before
to the department of the Nurd, where he J.
now q candidate, declaring in favor Of CON
sttuional revision, AMI he was therefore
Immediately and con>pcuou,ly Identified
with that issue. The government opposed
he mgcucy vote ten, Boulamgcr's name
was referred To- more than once in the
'Irhatc, II" Wa. the underlying issue. II
was mur" he than urgency tor the con,titu-
iiondl hill,
VI, Iirarl, the hrad of the ministry made
ihc final appeal for the government, lie
said if the chamber decided to consider
III. urgency proposal It would furnish
fresh argument in favor Of the aulacious
manifesto issued lay the dismissed general
The appeal failed, \ majority Of thrty-one
= was thrown against the government aud the
1irard ministry had nothing To do but re
sign.
4 himpIe recital Of the facts is sufficient
70 show The complete reversal Of affairs
National Republican., 1888-04-01
wISCONSIN'S GOVERNOR
Given Most Hospitabie Reception
Last Evening.

Last Evening.
An informal reception was rendered last
night by the Wisconsin delegation in Con-
gress, in the rcd parlor Of the Ebbitt House,
To their excellent governor Jeremiah f..
Rusk, who is in the city on short visit
Representatives Thomas and La Follett
made the presentations, while Senator aud
Mrs. Spooner had general charge of enter
tanning all who came. The reception lasted
from $50 to 10 o'clock, and was more in
the form of an ovation, as there is not Il
more popular governor in the west than
brave old Jerry Rusk
Ills friends present Indignantly denied
that this reception was in the nature of
stating boom for the presidency. "IIc
don't need to start boom,' said one, "for
booms are found for him wherever he goes.
ana no nomination could give more salts
faction to the western people than that of
our able governor for the first or second
place on the national Republican ticket"
During the reception Mrs. Spooner sang
Coming Through the Rye in an admira,
Die manner, and was enthusiastically ap-
plauded Among those present during the
evening were: Secretary Villas, Senator
Spooner, Rcpresentives Dorsey, ITengen,
.. u. Thomas, La Toilette, Lee, Ketcham
L. J.. Brown, Warner, Osborne, Lind, Nc
kinley, Long, Post, and Burrows, Gen.
Bryant, Mr.. II, l., stiles, Capt. Townsend,
Col, Burchald, Maj Starkweathcr, Mr.. 4.
i, Nash, of the P0stOllce Department;
Mesdamcs Spooner, Ilangen, La Toilette,
Patrick, and Townsend, and Miss jerks, of
llinghaih, Mass. Senator Sawyer was de.
tanned hg committee business and was not
present
National Republican., 1888-04-01

MAI. Il. II. SYLVESTER, the editor of the
Washington critic, was an intimate friend Of
Anstin Corbin In his younger days when he
was not as rich nor rs famous Us lie Is now.
He and Maj. sylvester started together from
New Hampshire 10 seek their fortunes IN tla
west many years ago. They went tu BayCn.
port, Iowa. and both having tulirl law
orencd an office there But the demand FOR
their services was not very great ;ulh Mr.. Cor.
bin proposed that they go into the business of
loaning eastern money to the Iowa farmers.
He had no money Of his own, but hal boz.
rowCd about $1,000, which lie let ont at n re.
mtncrative interest. Maj. SylveS;cr's tastes
did not run in that direction, and he driftc
into the more congenial pursuit of journalism.
Mr.. Corbn went on with the money loaning
business. When he went back TO New liamp
shire and told the people what fine rates
he could get they let him have
all the capital he could handle. lie soon
established large business at Davenport.
and II was there that he laid the foundation
of his colossal fortune. Mai. sylvester was
not alone, however, in having literary tastes
and capacities. when they first went To
Davenport. and while they were waiting for
the ghost TO walk rs the actors say when
referring tn pay day, Mr.. Corbin wrote several
stories, which We're published by n Boston
house, one Of these was called "Thc Eagle
OF the Mediterranean" and attained con,id-
cIublc repute, Those who meet Mr.. Corbm
as lie is today would hardly suspect him of
having enough imaginative power to write II
novel, for he seems To be the most practical
and busincss.like of men. Would ii not be a
good stroke of policy by the publishers Of Nj.
CorbinS novels to get ont II new edition about
this time; The sale would undoubtedly be-
large
National Republican., 1888-04-01
MI sICAL AND DRAMATIC.

| Fay Templcton is now residing in London.
! Fred Mursden Is writing play for Corlnne,
| To be ready for the season of 'SJ.
Herr Ludwig Barnay has severed his con.
| ntction with Conricd and Hermann,
| MIR, John Mckinney has another law suit on
| hand, This time II i against Clara Morris.
| The reOrganizGd National Opera Company
| opens at the Chicago Opera House April ]6.
The southern theatrical managers are to
| hold meeting during April at Atlanta, Ga,
| Mr., II. Clay Miner and Mrs James Brown
| Potter do not speak as they pass by. Neither
wishes To hear of the other
| Fife Ellis, the variety actress who was as
saulted by Il Dr. Cox in Springfield, H., will
| enter suit against him for $4,000.
Little Josef iIofmann, the prodigy pianist
,ailcd for Berlin On Wednesday, where Ihc
viii complete his musical education.
Honor Bright" is the, title of Mrs. Allan
AlthW's society comedy secured for the
Lyceum Company by Manager Fruhman.
Sig perform,qqncG,' Of ysrdi,3 ,",Otello| will
De given at the Academy pf Music during
week Of April ., with Sig. MarcOn SlgnolTl
| TcttraHIini, aud NJ, Mauc
In u private conversation before leaving
New YORK, Mr.. Henry Irving remarked, The
man who says that my success depends upon
| effects Is eitlcra knave or foo" ="
The Bohemian club Of san Francisco enter.
ncr peculiar to that organization. Last SsAr
the club made Bouthan honorary member.
new and beautiful edition of the vocal
scur" of ErIninlr' has just been issued. II
Is elegant y gotten M In terra Gotta, with en-.
grANcd plates, and j. n specimen OF exquisite
Typography.
Deacon Brodio' had It, first presentation
In brooklyn AT the Lee Avenue Academy and
met with instant favor Tile company ne.
quilted themselves with credit and won much
CommCndation,
The Pearl of pckin" seems Ia realize the
ialr promise ol success which il gave at its
first production. Some ludirlolIs cuts and al.
tcrHtiuns have been made. which serve 10
strengthen and improve considerably the per.
iornanre,
Edwin Booth is very proud of the histrlonlc
ability of his nephew, Crrstun Clarke, and
assists him with his instruction and advice ON
every possible occasion. lie has also pre.
sented lin with number Of very handsome
stage Jewels,
SignOr Campanins concert tour Is now
drawing 10 u close, and he Is bugily engaged
With the preparations for the first production
In this country of Nerdi's latest ami greatest
work, "Othcllo,n which will take place nd tho
academy Of Music on Sprll q,
National Republican., 1888-04-01

IN even loss than Il week, for it was Friday
evening that the ministry was defeated. Il
is useless TO make prophcsics as to what
will now happen, hut this We know. that It
is folly 10 any longer ignore the power oG
Gen. BoulauScr. not only with the French
people, hut with some OF the forcm st
French statesmen as we'll. The vote IN the
chamber of deputies was really choice
between linn and those against him, and 1t
can no longcr'bc said that he is the idol Of
the ratllc alone.
The election in the department of tho
Nord does not occur till April IL. \ strong
canvass will be made for Geu. Boulanaor.
The probabilities of his success az, vastly
increased 10y the occurrences of the week
just ended. II hc should be elected. then
lookout for some new aud startling turn OF
affairs.
National Republican., 1888-04-01
Every DaN.

Tie y tIluNhL REPUBLICAN i now issued
'S"'A day in the week. at sixty cents per
Gnoutl. either by carrier Urmal. Each sep
:I"tr uumhrri, an cpitome Of the news of
tie void. condensed into the most readable
icrn. No pains or expense is spared to
@iN" 10 each reader Of the NATIONAL RI
itril,h> every morning the world's history
S"r The previous day. in its local depart
h'rt--in giving the happenings of Wash.
lICtun and it, rnvlrons, the NATIONAL. RE-
itmIrf> j. not surpassed. nor even cqIalcd,
~ amy paper in the city. On all questions
eg local interest II gives all the news.
1h"NATIuNAL ErrrBLICAN advocates the
principles of the great Republican party
HE p"ry of progress. Of protection 10
iin,riran industries, Of the equality of all
men before the law, of the integrity of the
ballot. al honesty IN elections, of equal aud
">act Justice 10 men Of every section of this
-rcat nation.
rhr Rev. T. DE Witt ralmage truthrully
'uNs;
IN he days when the mail came once q
w'"k ami the news was gathered up only by
ti.r slow stage coach. and before the telc.
"u>allc If they were ignorant of the
condition Of the world, but now. when
every day in the form OF Newspaper,
'ud through the in-irumrutality of the te..
-lHIh, dl the great affairs or nations are
IrurtGht To cur attention. We must be- silly AMI
stupid IN the rNtrcmr II we are not cpgaiLdnt
i What i going um In the world.
When Il paper can hr procured erDy day
'U he n,U' at the small cost Of sixty cents n
iHunth, which, us the NNrIONAL RErUTlI-
';A> does. gives the news of the world, Il,
DIR. TaImagr say, those must be silly AMI
stupid in the extreme who are not cognisant
IS What l. going ON.
Every Republican in Washington AMI the
!dlGcrnt states should subscribe for the
daily NATIONAL RCrrBLIcAN. It will not
Hrly give them the news Of the day, but the
Nonndr>t political doctrines, and the view.
Of tie ubIrst leader, of the RcrrIlirau
party. NI ~ sixty cent, a nOntl. every
~ in the wear.
National Republican., 1888-04-01
\ GREAT CELEBRATION.
The Entire Continent To be Invited I,
Participate.

The Senate yesterday passed the bill pro-
viding for celebration in this city IN the
spring Of 1889 IN honor of the centennial of
tile constitution Of the United States. The
bill provides for commission of nine mem
hers, three 10 be appointed by the President,
three senators, and three members, which
commission is to have charge of the prepa-
rations for and the ceremonies of the celc
iration. The President is requested to in
vite the chief executive and chief judicial
officers of Mexico, Guatemala Nicaragua,
Costa Rica, Salvador Honduras, the United
States of Columbia, Venezuela, Bolivia,
Peru, Chill, Uruguay, Paraguay, Ecuador,
the Argentine Republic, the empire of
Brazil, the Dominion of Canada, IIayti,
San Domingo, and such other civil and
military officers Of said governments as the
commission shall designate, to visit Wash
ingtOn in the spring Of 1889 aud Join with
The President Of the United States, and the
the Congress of the United States, the JUS
tices of the Supreme Court, the governors Of
the fOrty-siN states and territories, and
Others who may be invited, in suitable cere-
monies in honor Of the event and the Presi-
dent shall have authority to entertain, in
suitable manner aud for suitable time in
his discretion, the foreign guests attending
the celebration; anu the sum of 5000, 900 Is
appropriated to dcfray the expenses incident
10 the celebration and entertainment.
National Republican., 1888-04-01

TIM news comes from SAN Francisco that a
Chmaman formerly In the employ of senator
sharon claims that he Is u beneficiary under
the senator's will To the extent Of 100000
This is probably mistake Sharon did have
II Chinese servant, to whom he was very
warmly attached, lie was quite familiar to
the guests who stopped at Sharons splendid
Palace Hotel. But the boy was provided for
In another way. lie was given the Palace
Hotel barber shop, which is onc of the most
profitable in the world, lie can be seen there
any day in charge Of the cash drawer lie is
II very handsome fellow. speak, English per.
fectly, Is V"ry Intelligent, ani Is most cuurte.
on, and uhgus in manner lie will no doubt
make fortune from hi, barber shop.
National Republican., 1888-04-01
Natinnnl I.nnk Notes.

Below we give the statement in full of the
comptroller Of the currency for the month
ending yesterday II will he seen that there
was Surrendered and destroyed" in the
thiIty-une days Of March the sum OF Ej.IOS,-
10 in national bank notes. and issued tpucw
banks and those increasing their circulation
S?.S51,G6O making net cO!UR,ayy decrease
Wy the banks duringthC month of -, 5j2,5j9.
Another fact will be noted from this re-
port that while the banks apparently have
S250,95l,0NO of their notes in circulation
they inreality only have s1G?, i43, iaj now out,
because, as the tables show, S0i,2l1, ,Sl5 have
been retired, "lawful money" being placel
on deposit by the banks to redeem them.
Within twelve months 1t is shown that
the national banks have decreased their cir
culGtion S2G,S90,6l6. These Figures shoull
open the eyes of our legislators. The M
ticnal banks are, on their motion. deere tyiRy
N,T circulation at the f0ic Of HcgFy HlSc
Pc cent. month by surrCndcrng aui hay
ing destroyed S5,IOS.?l bank notes ont of
u total Of $iG?, ii3, lJi, for which they had
bonds on deposit on the first day of March.
If this rate should br kept up and No
UdlNS NHll lOT lllCltU~HS' b WOUUu rCIVllc
less man HTcG gc,uS to have 'surrcndcrcl
and destroyed" the entire bank note circu.
latiun of the country.
1t IS the part Of wisdom to provide against
the enforced contraction of the currency at
the pleasure Of the owncrs of the national
banks. one hundred and SiNty-sAu million
dollars in "lawrul money can he added 10
the so 0O0,0OO already in the treasury to
reduce national bank notes. and that much
money abstractcd from the currency.
Congress should provide against this
threatened danger by the issue Of treasury
certificates. as suggested by the NATIONAL
REIGBLICNN, tn the amount of - per capita
of the population, and by the purchase Of
every dollar of silver bullion mined In the
country, paying for it in silver certificates
The finances Of the Countrywide volume
Of its currency ought not to he left any
longer TO be played with at battlelore and
Shttlccock hy . lot of national bankers and
h"ndhOldcrs, Here is the report, which tells
its own story:
National Republican., 1888-04-01

Hos. STEPHEN b. ELkISs is to build grand
summer house IN the mountains OF W.st
Virginia II will be ON the line 81 the West
Virginia Central railroad, of which he is vice
president Several prominent gentlemen who
have become Interested with Mr.. ElkiS In
this road are also tobuild summer residences
in the SAM vicinity. Mr.. Elkms and his
father'n-law, ex-senator Henry q. Davis, of
West Virginia, have been puying a great deal
OF land along the completed and the proposed
line of the West Virginia Central They now
own hundreds Of thousands of acres of the
fines; coal and lumber lands in the world
and they will, in Il few years be among the
richest men In the United States The de.
velopment Of mineral wealth in West Virginia
il astonishing everybody. and in a few years
where there is now u bowling wilderness
there Will be the buStling activity now to be-
'een In the Pennsylvania coal fields The
West Virginia coal basin is even richer than
that of Pennsylvania. Mr.. Ekins will build
his house in most picturesque spot, and in
size and every convenience il will be almost
equal, II not quite so, 20 the one Mr.. George
VI. Pullman proposes To build ON one OF the
Islands in tie st, Lawrence \ striking fca.
tulc will be a very wide hall that will be Tin
i,hcd in the hard woods that grow in such
abundance near by, and will run through two
stories. Any amount of good fishing is in the
ncighborhOOd, and when Mr., Elkins wants to
entertain lis friends he can do So In right ROYAL
style.
National Republican., 1888-04-01
4 I,nInl.n NlAII.

To enable WHSlmgtOulans to pay visit, at
small cost, 20 their friends in the Monumental
city the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
nany announces that excursion tickets TO
Baltimore Will be sold for all trains next Fri.
day, saturday and sunday at rate of 81 for
the round trip All tickets will be good re-
turning until Monday, April ., inclusive. In
addition To the regular schedule two special
Ohio depot next sunday 20 a. m. and II a. m
parlor ears win be attached 10 both these
llains, and the run 10 Baltimore viii DO made
In 20 minutes
National Republican., 1888-04-01
1IrC1i-sptRtrrp HORSES
Padc had Smash-up on pennsyIva-
Mia Avenue.

|<Eadc had Smash-up on pennsylva-
mia avenue.
VIM. h. Bcsluy, Of LewInsyillc. Fairfax
county, Va, LETT his team (attalhcd to Il
iarm wsgonl standing in front of Galts
jcwcIry store near O'Clock yesterday after
icon. \ larGc wagon passed in front Of
tho team so closely Us to break off the end Of
the pole. The swapping noise and tle blow
that Que Of the horses received from the
broken tongue caused the animals to be.
come frightened and they dashed up PENN
,NKaua ayenuc ut u terrific pace. Vt
Fourteenth street they collidcd with Mr.. j,
T. McKcEncy's sewing machiue wagon.
one Of the frightened horses was ChecSc so
suddenly as tO throw him up Oh his hind
legs and he came down on Mckinney s
wagon with such terrific force as TO brcd,<
il. y lady occupant barely escaped with
licr life, as did also the driver. VIM. ID.
Coleman. The horse was found to have cut
an artery IN his right hind leg. lie wa'
taken to Ndilor's stable, where the wouu
NIe trC> sod
National Republican., 1888-04-01

WHILE they are again in the thrO,s of .
i-"N'mmrntal crisis in France, tho English
ministry seems To he growing stronger every
jay Tie able financial proposition, of Mr..
'iU-ct'n have given much incrrasnl popu-
lari'S of the Salisbury government. There
.lrcngth aud the probability Of its continu-
'iiun in power for some time to come. 1t
Row LOOKS ~ though Mr.. Gladstone would
," compelled to rclnqui-h his hold on the
leadership before the goal Of home rule for
ir'laud Is reached There has been no tim,
sm,r Salisbury ministry wa, mauguratei
wh'n the prospect, Of Mr.. Gladstone anI
IL follower, were 80 gloomy Il, at this mo-
Euit.
National Republican., 1888-04-01
For ia. Ey. of rIi,u.el,,oners

Not only has the time Tor house cleaning ar
rived. but that also for putting the house in
trim ior the spring and summer Is at hand It
l. always the wish To purchase az the best ad.
vantage, aud buyers Should visit the new house
Of Gatcly n Aldrirh ~, seventh street north.
west, where they viii find they can make the
can Obtain the accommodation Of making
weekly on monthly INymeutS, which tO many
Is AN important consideration,
National Republican., 1888-04-01
ENtensIon of Linden Street

y delegation of citizens yesterday argued
before the commissioners In the interest of the
extension Of Linden street, west of the new
reservoir, 70 connect with Warpler avenue at
Whitney Close. The claim Is made that this
Will give u new approach To the soldiers
Home. The commissioners are much i'm.
pressed with the plan
National Republican., 1888-04-01

SENATOR SrOuSER deserves the thanks uC
.v'rl good citizen Of Washington for hay-
iug tie House hill to prohibit pool selling
and, a. lie stated that It might he made
more effective The bill rs ii passcl the
h"u,r was not intended To prohibit pool
s,llmg. one should be passed that does
lr,hihi 1t.