The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-11
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
LOOD IDEAS CLIPPED FROM YES
TERDIY'S EXCHANGES.


slave Trade-OniciaI Beishar
xar's Peast-Etc.
THE SCRAMBLE IN AFRrcA.-zanziba
promises TO become centre OF European
intrigue. England and Germany by I
recen, treaty have endeavored TO defr'
and limit their territorial possessions or
the east coast of Africa. The British
East Africa Company has acquired 8
broad stretch OF country extending from
, the coast across The Equator 10 Vic:oris
Nyanzs.-N. Y. Tribune.
MoRE WISDOM FROM THE CoAcH.-Mr
Carnegie has returned from Cluny Cas-
tie and given TO the public some remarks
about those trusts and other combinations
which his companion on the top Of the
coach calls "private affairs" Let us
| look at some Of the assertions which he
makes:
There sno possibility Of maintaining a
| Trust" What do the managers OF the
Standard Oil Trust say to that Does
not Mr.. Carnegie know that this great
trust has practically been in existence for
fifteen wears Does he not know that II
IS now more powerful than ever before
Is the Cottonseed Oil Trust going 10
pieces?-N. Y Times.
How ARE You, ALLISON ?-Senator
Allison. usually a strong man In debate,
is made weak by his enforced reputation
OF his own record as farm reioimer.
He repeats the stupid cry thai the Mills
Bill is "a step, and u long step, in the
direction OF Free Trade"
The Mills Bill reduces the average tar.
if rate OF 4710 less than one ninth. And
vet in 1870 Mr. Allison advocated In the
House a reduction OF the then average
rate Of 47.0s-almost identical with the
present duty-"20 per cent, or one.hfth."
Mr.. Allison's first step" would have
left the average duty 81 81. The Mills
Bill leaves 1t at 4249.
Mr.. Allison voted for free coal and
spoke for low duties on wool and 20
per cent. reduction all around In 1870.
He now calls less reduction n long step
towards Free Trade. N. \. World
WHERE is THE FoRGER Never was
newspaper placed in such an unenyiable
hole as that which the Tribune now &C.
cupies. II started out few days ago by
declaring that Representative 5. S. Cox
was postal swindler because package
OF unfrankable documents had fallen
into its hands bearing his Congressional
frank. Mr.. Cox, upon seeing the shabby
bundle of trash, pronounced his frank
plain forgery Then the Tribune started
The cry that the forgery had been com
mjlted under the sanction ofthe National
Democratic Committee Exchange.
TIE SLAVE TBADE.-The British war
dip Osprey is doing a good work and
making a fine record for herself in the
Red Sea, having just captured three more
dhows. containing about 200 slaves.
Scores OF boat-loads Of these bspless VIC
Tins have been rescued within the last
few years on their way from the East
African coast, but the thousands thus
saved bear a small proportion 10 The en-
ormous number successfully carried OIL.
y. Y. Times.
OFFlcIAL-The "cOol wave" now ira
versing this section viii probably pro-
duce frosts in the northern parts of the
Middle and Eastern States. But, unfor-
tnnatelv. il IS not likely TO exert any de-
cided influence on the yellow fever Ia
the Sonth There is no reason to expect
anv very sharp and extensive frosts In
the South Atlantic States for the next
ten DAYS. There is ground, however, Tor
exn citing a general cold spell, reaching
the Eastern Gulf coast, before the month
closes-Exchange.
CoNGREss.-In regard to the question
of adjournment, it was decided that the
decision taken in the House last week
WAS a good one that the best Democratic
nolicy at the present time was TO keep
The Renublican Senators defending their
tariff bill, and that consequently II was
not the business of the Democrats In tue
House to move for an adjournment OF
Congress-Washing,on Post.
THE DEMOCRATS SHOULD ADJOURN
CosGRRss.-We wonder the Democrats
in Washington do not see that the Ike
publicans are playing rather dangerous
game with them. Twenty-seven days
from to-day the people will vote. The
canvass IL, as Mr. Scott says elsewhere In
an interview. one in which 1t Is neces-
sary above all things TO educate the peo
ple. In these last weeks of the canvass
every Democrat ought to be at home
among his constituents, or II his own
district il secure, should be speaking TO
the people in some doubtful dlsYict.-N.
Y. Herald.
BELsHAzZAR's FEAsT-Col0nel Quay
Is 10 be congratulated upon avoiding
the repetition of the banquet OF 1884,
which has come to be known asIBeshaz-
zar's feast. 1t is all very well 10 stay the
business man with flagons and comfort
him with food by way OF putting him in
a frame Of mind and body to listen graci-
ously to on appeal to his patriotism and
al. 1.ssns 10