The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-24

rocce-Rsndau on the Trust -"lunde
| Bob"-Ths Dspew Boom.
speaker Carlisle says 10 Herald re
porter: .lt
Il am free 10 admit that ! am not a;
confident as / could wish that the Mills
bill for revenue reduction will pass In It's
original shape, but | am assured that
some tariff reduction measure will go on
the statute books before this session oil
| Congress adiourns The character OF the
measure which will pass I cannot fore
shadow, except that Il will be somewhere
In the line OF The committee bill The
difficulty, from what / learn, grows oul
OF the conflicting claims and interests ol
whisky, wool, salt. and lumber. Some
want whisky and tobacco to carry the
bulk of revenue reductions, others insist
| on sugar and tobacco, and SO on, as the
| interests of constituencies are affected
These conflicting interests. | think, will
be adjusted.
"Then the next controversy comes on
wool. I have my doubts whether wool
will be continued on the free list. That
seems to be the Stumbling block in the
way of many Democrats. ! have never
been particularly determined about wool.
There are strong arguments for and
against placing 1t on the flee list. Ia my
opinion 1t might be reported as 1t now
stands in the bill AMI settled by the
House. There Is strong opposition
among tic farmers to free wool. The
bill may be modified In this particular"
The new war balloon Is described as
follows:
San airship with turtle shaped cham
Der made Of rubber coated canvas
stretched over light but strong frame
work. 1t is absolutely alright, and il
provided with glass windows and sur.
mounted by an alright glass pilot house
On each side Is great fiat wing con
structed of gutta percha sheets. The
whole surface OF these wings consists OF
slats, such as are used in modern window
blinds. When The wing is raised these
Stats automatically turn their edges up.
ward, so that there is practically no re-
sistance to the air, but when the wings
sweep downward the Stats are all fa'
again, so that complete surface IL
formed, offering great resistance. These
wings are to be worked by electric ma
chinery inside of the alright car. When
q sufficient height has been reached the
machinery will set the wings oulstretched
at right angles, with slight slant, sc
that the whole structure will descend by
Its own weight, at the same time going
forward and traversing an enormous dis
lance, Just as a bird sinks with motion.
less wings to the earth In a slanting di'
rection"
The Herald says of the proposed exc
dus.
ut won't work, though. The ne
gro Is not as simple as some
folks take him to be. He has heard
Of the old adage, "Out of the frying
pan into the fire." and has altogether toe
much sense to make himself an illustra'
ton of 1t.
or course there Is good deal OF pov.
erty among the blacks OF The South. Still
we venture to say that no three or -four
millions of reople in their peculiar cir
cumstances ever did 30 much in twenty
years 10 better their surroundings Moth.
ing could be more depressing than the
condition in which they found themselves
at the end of the war"
1t understood In Washington that the
warship Lancaster has been ordered to
the support of the Enterprise in Uncle
Sans effort to overawe the MOors al
Tangier. 1.-TWO such vessels fail to teach
them to respect the power and dignity OF
this country then 1t may be that Admiral
Green will be ordered 10 move the entire
Mediterranean Squadron over and against
the Moorish capital. Secretary Bayafd
is said 10 be opposed TO any backdown in
this affair, and is awaiting the promised
statement of Consul General Lewis
which Is expected to reach the Depart
ment next week. Meanwhile the situa
tion at Tangier remains practically un-
changed. IN Y. World
A correspondent of the Baltimore Sun
has found out the following bit of news
"a prominent Republican from the
Valley, who was a Mahone dele
gate in the presidential conven'
ton of 1884, Ia here to-day He in'
sists that Mr.. Wise Is not only very much
in earnest in his opposition to Mahone's
scheme to get bis grip on the solid Vir
ginis delegation to the Chicago Conyen'
lion, but that be has plenty Of hackers in
the rank and file of the party. 1t is re-
garded as rather significant fact in con
nection with the Wise letter, that its au
thor and the man assaled In 1t have both
been 10 unusually good spirits ever since
the appearance of that paper"
Mr.. Randall declared in the House Oh
Wednesday 10 the course of some re-
marks about the effect of the presen,
tariff upon agricultural interests, that
mo one could condemn more than he did
this system OF Combines and Trusts. v
But If the Trusts and their exactions SC
excite MIR. Randalrs indignation, why
was bis tariff bill framed 80 as 10 protect
the Sugar Trust and perpetuate 1t:
poverty, ?. Tines.
II 10 an error, Colonel Ingersoll, to sup
pose that the Republican party is any
more intelligent than the Democratic
party. There IL about as much Of thai
sort of thing In the ranks Of one party al
In those Of the other; and anybody car
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