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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-07

Here is a specimen OF monopoly: The
Standard Oil Company still seems to
maintain its mysterious power over The
rates Of freight on railways. After the
Interstate commerce law had stopped
The rebate game the Standard began to
pump oil to New York through It's pipes,
shipping it thence by water to seaboard
cities in New England. But it could not
compete with Boston refners, who had a
rate Of 70 cents per barrel from Titus
vile. In this emergency the Standard
prevailed upon the railway companies TO
advance freights from IS cents to 81 per
barrel, which enabled it TO cut under the
Boston refners. This advance would
seem TO have been made at the expense
OF The railroad companies. which have
given up their traffic in favor Of the
the Standard pipes.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-07

With writers of fiction the case is diff
ferent. Or, to quote Or. Johnson again,
when a man writes from his own mind,
he writes rapidly" Although Balzac
wrote rapidly from his own mind, he
spent much time in reading. He found
the night the best time for writing, and
many cup Of black coffee be drank in
order &c keep his faculties on the alert
on edge, as he called 1.-THE Journalist.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-07

BETTING IN NEW YoRK.-The betting
In and about the Stock Exchange yester
day surpassed anything Of The sort in the
history of Wall street The stock tape
was practically neglected in brokers
offices as was the market by the brokers,
so intense was ,he interest in politics.
On the Stock Exchange betting was the
business Of the Jay The initiative was
taken by Broker +. T. Adams, one Of the
high rollers" OF the Board, who Of
fered 10 bet any part of 5000 on Cieye-
land. He was finally accommodated at
odds of ten 90 eight in favor Of his can
didate. Then lie offered another $1,000,
hut il went rather slowly and the after
noon was well advanced before be sue
cecded IN placing The last Of it At the
same odds as the nrst s. 900 The prin-
cipal takers Of Mr. Adsms money were
Mr. Bayard DominCk Of Dominick &
Dickinson. who pat 5000 against $1,000
of Mr. ADAMS cash, and MIR Ed. Lion
Of + T. Wallace q Co., WHO put up
$4,000 against - 500 of the Cleveland
moncy.-New York sun
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-07

The newspaper correspondents who
have vt ten about Mrs. Cleveland have
often described her ~ Il woman with q
pacularlg winning smile My She wear
that winning smile tbis morning iS The
Grqphics earnest wish for her.-N. !.
Graphic.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-07

The Baltimore Sun made very cor
rect analysis OF the situation yesterday
and concluded from glance al around
the circle that Cleveland. would be
elected
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-07

at looks like landslide" said the ST.
lent Senator Quay, whose management
throughout The campaign has been Gi9
tinguished by The absence Of empty bossl-
ing. His conviction is that OF the shrewd-
est and ablest Republican managers.-N
y. Tribune.
Landslide" ;s good. How about Colo
mel Dudley aud the doodle letter!
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-07

Clevelands star seemed to rise early
yesterday morning. and with the serene
ray that has usually marked It's progress
In the political armament.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-07

"There is nothing grander or nobler in
the history Of human governments than
the spectacle presented every four years
by the people of this republic, and well
does the creation Of the fathers fulfil the
expectations Of its glorious founders. -
Boston Bndget.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-07

The ordinary is the necessary; the ex-
traordinary we can 60 without. Yet, by
strange paradox. ulen yalre most what
they least need.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-15
PERSONAL.

1t is reported that tho Hon. n. W. Nuttng,
Representative in Congress from this STATE is seri-
ousy Ill. The right side OF his jaw is affected with
a cancerous trouble that does not yield to medical
treatment, but IS inclined 10 extend into the throst.
Mr.. Nutting is stlll Washington, attending to his
public duties.
Mr. Gladstone recently gave a lot Of books TO the
Chester Free Library and among them were actually
devoted TO the UnIonSt side Of the Irish ques-
ton.
The latc william II. Foster, Of Salem. Mass, was
witness of the battle between the ships Chesapeake
and shannon. lie was for lfy-sx years cashier OF
the Asiatic Bank
Mr. Reginald Farrar, son OF the eminent srchdea-
con, IS aggressive Radical.
The late Duchess of GallIera was very benevolent
In Paris she endowed a Museum OF AIT, an orphanage,
a Hospital for Aged Men, and House for tho
brethren of the Christian Doctrine. She gave a
million dollars to tho Pope
Mrs. BclSnap and her daughter now with Gen
eral Belknap at Washington whore he has remained
absorbed In his profession all these years, and has
led rather solitary nfe His rapidly whitening hair
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-15
TWELVE PAGES.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

Foreign-The proofs furnished by Osman Digna
of the truth of his story that Emn Bey ana
white traveller supposed to be Stanley are held
captive BY the Mahdi are considered almost con-
vincing; the Emin Bey Relief Expedition, now
ever. dscredit the story. - bill was intro
duced in the French Chamber Of Deputies by the
Government to give more time to the Panama
Canal Company to settle its affairs. - Prince
Bismarck's African policy was approved by
vote in the Reichstag on motion relating TO
slaye-trading. - The Parnell Commission adj
iourned l., January IS. - The Tory candidate
in the Maidstone division for Parliament was
elected by a reduced majority. - NJ Clemen-
ceau was wounded in duel at Paris
Conrress-The House only in session. -
Tn the discussion Of the Nicaragua Canal bill,
General Spnola characterized Judge DAILY, OF
Ncw-York, as a lobbyist" S. S. Cox stOutly
resented the charge, and warmly defended the
Judge; no action was taken on the bill; prop
osition was made to take a two weeks recess
durinQ the HOLIDAYS 60 The Senate Committee
on Military Affairs have ag1eed TO report fayorably
bill FOX the retirement of General Rosecrans
Domestc-Mr Morton was greeted warmly by
many hundreds of people at reception in In
dianapolS the President-elect refused to speak
Of rumors regarding Cabinet appointments. -
Railroad accidents were reported in Florida, Cali
lorna, MdSSdCHuSctUS anu cHuSJ wanna. !" wv
lives were lost in the Florida wreck 80 Charles
Salmon an aged Maryland farmer, was swlndled
out of 81, 045 by bunco men. 80 Constitu-
tiona Amendment providing for an educational
qualification for voters was favorably reported in
the South Carolina House. - Anarchists be-
gan TO talk of violent efforts TO bring about their
social revolution in Chicago
City and Suburban.-Successtul dinners enjoyed
bv the alumni OF Union WESLEYAN and the Massa-
cbusetts Agricultural colleges, the Federal Club,
and the Delta Kappa Epsilon Club of this city.
- The two dog-catchers who attacked Miss
Brooks sent to the Penitentiary. 80 Carlton
the murderer of Policeman Brennan, convicted OF
murder in the first degree 60 Mayor Hewitt
testified before the Fassett Committee. - Ed
ward Anthony died - Ascend yman-elect
Charles Smith, Of the With District, denied
charges Of bribery brought against him by the
City Reform Club - General Harrison was
invited 10 be present az the centennial celebration
of the Inauguration of Washington. - The
annual meeting of Plymouth Church was held;
the clerks report was presented, and officers were
elected 80 The trial of Hubert Gilhgan, an
employee of the Hampstead Coursing Club, for
rabbit coursing, was begun at Hampstead. -
Stocks dull lower in the morning, made partial
recovery, and closed steady
The Weather.-Indications for to-day: Fair
and warmer. Temperature yesterday highest 20
degrees; lowest IA average, IT 3-4
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-15

against the assumption that France would con-
vert the Panama Canal into Government
work. but if the State cnce pledges It's credit
as security for the company's loans. England
experience a, Suez will be likely to be repeated.
Indeed, Frenchmen may be inclined to refer
to that experience as an argument in favor Of
Government Intervention. The Suez Canal,
built by private company mainly with French
money, is now largely owned in England and
France has steadily lost prestige in Egypt.
The Panama Company 1t may be argued in
Paris. Will fall in time under foreign control
unless the French Government prudently &C
ouires a large financial interest in 1t.
These questions have an important bearing
upon the Monroe Doctrine, the chief canon of
American diplomacy. President Hayes, in a
special message on March 8, declared: The
policy of this country is canal under
American control. The United States can
not consent to the surrender Of this control to
any European Power or to any combination of
European Powers" Secretary Blaine, acting
for the Garfield Administration used this une-
ouyocal language in a circular note to United
States Ministers abroad: 1T is the long
settled conviction of this Government that
any extension to our shores Of the political
system by which the great Powers have con-
trolled and determined events in Europe, would
be attended with danger to the peace and well
fare of this Nation. For self-protec-
ton to their own interests, therefore, the
United States, in the first instance, assert their
right to control the lsthmus transit; and, sec
ondly, they offer. by such control, that absolute
naturalization of the canal as respects European
PowAs which can in no other way be certainly
attained and lastngly assured" The Arthur
Administration followed up these emphatic
declarations with the negotiation Of the Mica
ragua Canal Treaty. President Cleveland has
not reasserted the Monroe Doctrine during his
four years of nerveless foreign policy; but it
NAV safely be assumed that the Harrison hd-
ministration will take high ground on this
subject. France has pledged its good faith to
the United States in this canal enterprise, and
must be required to fulfil its solemn Obligations
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-15
RANR HERESY IN THE MINNEAPOLI rs
SCHOOLS


Must the geography now in use in the public
schools Of Minneapolis, must this textbook go /?
1t must or The Tribune of that city will know
the reason why. The Tribune" few days ago
endeavored to curdle the Minneapolis blood and
TO render bloodshot the Minneapolis eye by ex-
posing the startling fact that Minneapolis school
children were called upon by their teachers to
recite as follows:
"what sort of city IS Minneapolis"
"a manufacturing city"
A commercial city"
"Why IS 1t more of a commercial city than Min
Becausc It's the head of navigation on the Mis-
sissppi River.'
no. ''"''
"Why notl'
Because st. Anthony Falls stops them"
Here it will be seen is Il square admission that
St Paul is more of commercial city than Min
neapolis7 and that admission, which obviously is
gall and NORWOOD and red pepper to the pride
and manifest destiny Of Minneapolis, is actually
distilled into the coniding minds of the rising
Minneapolis generation by the current Minneapo-
lis peda gogues IL il not all strange that The
Tribune should rise from the contemplation Of
eachng thus treacherous to local interests, teach
ing that gives Minneapolis away and exalts the
horn of ST. Paul, to file this protest.
This sort of teaching would be amusing, If It were
not eTleVOusly wrong. II Is at least All genera
ton behind the time, ard Is not only based upon a
misconccpton Of the facts but also disloyal in its
results, II not in tendency. If the teacher consid-
cred IL worth while to ask ." why ST. Paul IS moro OF
a commercial city than Minneapolis why did she not
ask the cOrrelativc question. viz Why IS MnneapO-
lis more OF manufacturing city than st. PAUL. The
whole discourse Is ~ Ature OF perverted facts and
aniiquaied theories. We DO not want that kind Of
stun crammcd down the throats Of our children. and
trust that efficient and faithful superintendent
will take the steps necessary to stop IT,
We imagine that the OF. lending textbook viii
II ..tox-
purgatorius. As for the public-spiritless teach
FRS who have employed it in their class-rooms it
Is inevitable that they should be hurled by the
indignant populace into one Of the great mills Of
the city and ground finer than the finest grade
Of Minnesota -four. The Coroners inquest can
be depended upon 20 show that these dSloyal bend
ers OF the Minneapolis twigs were st. Paul boom
ers in disguise IL needs argument TO show that
IL no flies are 20 rest upon the prospects OF Min
neapos, il is necessary that treason OF this sort
should be nipped in the bud with an iron hand.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-15

has soft.ned the outlines Of his ford military looking
face, AMI the mental discipline to which II bos sea
witness has perhaps Suffered Into pity the stern
judgment OF many old friends.
Mr.. George W. Cable was seen the other dag In
Chicago hotel IIo appeared IN a. ease. says .
Chicago Tines writer and walked up and down ths
rotunds. taking short. spasmodc strides. rubbing
his hands neTvously together his black beard
short and his mock coat butt0ned as tightly as
the vestncnt ~ an Episcopal clergyman sof. fclt
hat was peched -Isunty on his left car and from
outside appearance only It would have talon moro
than Yankee 10 have guessed that the evous lus
stories and sketches IN tho English language.
Dr. Ethelbert d. wsrfeld tho new president Of
Miami DIVERSITY General Harrson's alma mater. "
ono Of the youngest OF college presidents IN thls
country. He was graduated from Princeton College
In the class Of 1852 with high honors. and studied
for some time In England al oxford.
Mr. Mohini, the Brahmin who recently spent sors
time in this country. writes from India a. follows:
The force OF circumstances here Is drawing me- 10
extent toward politics Tho bitterness of foel-
ing between the English, the Hndus. and tho Mus
sulmans is great that each party seems TO be 70
hopelcssiy unjust that ono cannot eft file and nos
assert the claims OF Justice and truth In behalf Of tho
general good My fellow townsmen have elected ne
to be oao OF the delegates to the Dcxt National
Congress TO be held at Allshabsd at Christmas. Mr.
Hume formerly Home Secretary TO the Governments
Of India. IS Of the most active promoters OF his
movement lie IS one Of the few Ensiisnmen rno NO
country. Another Engiishman, Mr. cotton, suihof
of New India, IS devoted friend OF The md an
people IIe IS now one OF tbs chief secrrtarl,s 70
The Government Of this province. have dinod With
him more than once since my return, ard he in.tei
which he Is president. Ny subject + The Position
Of Modern India in Human Development WHEN
h2ng Of these semoS; affair affair Of ne b s1e c %os
from my Visit TO the western vorld'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-15
FRANCE IND THE CANAL.

NJ. de LcSseps's financial exploits like his tears
are altihcial and fictitious. His elusive emo
ton and exultant outcrieS, "The subscription
is SAFE" and "The canal is built" were mere
theatrical by-play designed to conceal a deal
of legerdemain and dishonesty. The latest
dispatches indicate that the number of sub
scrptions reported on Wednesday afternoon
was grossly exaggerated. Probably large OPP
orators made contingent offers, which were
represented by the officials of the Panama Com
pany as genuine bids; and NJ. de LeSseps ap-
peared on the scene weeping copiously and
congratulating his fellow-speculators in care
fully rehearsed burleSque. On the next day
the son was forced to make contemplate
apology for the fathers mendacity. The collapse
Of the enterprise may be temporarily averted by
desperate eff orts to impose upon the credulity
of investors whose savings have already been
sunk in the great ditch but the final day of
reckoning cannot be deferred very long.
Without a Government guarantee the work
cannot be completed The crisis may be
tided over artifcially because NJ. de Lesseps
fancies that he can trade upon the hopes and
fears of Ministers and factions of the day, and
compel the Government to lend its credit to
u bankrupt enterprise EXTRAORDINARY press
ure will undoubtedly be brought to bear upon
the Chamber of Deputies in order to effect this
result.
The French Government will assume the
responsibility Of the whole enterprise if it con-
sents to guarantee the payment Of a new loan.
1t will be drawn into the project and forced to
furnish security for every additional loan which
may be required 1t will come in time to have
direct proprietary rights in the Panama Canal,
and will find it necessary to exercise political
control over the Isthmus Of Darien. Lord
Beaconsfeld disclaimed any desire to force
English rule upon Egypt when he purchased
two-hfths Of the proprietary stock of the Suez
Canal; but it was not many years before Lord
Wolseley invaded the country and entered its
capital. Direct financial interests inevitably
compelled Great Britain to intervene in
Egyptian affairs, and to assume the response
bility for the government of the country. NJ.
Outrey may have protested vehemcntly in 1873 0
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-15
GmnsfMcnis.

S@>~
ICADEMY OF MusIC-2 and s-The Old Homestead
.MprRG,s THEATRE and S-EiD To.ler Ein'ah
RIrou OPERA HOUSE-2 and ga Brass Monkey
ROADWAY THEATRE and S-Little LORD fau nuer0y
cAsINo-2 and s:i5-The Ycomen OF the Guard
DAIy-s THEATRES and s:l5-Lotery OF Love
poCKsTADER'S-2 and S-Minstrels
EDEN MUsEE-wax 1ableaux.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE, aud s-The VITA
,IARRIGAN,s PARK THEATRE-2a and Sine inrgnre
LyCEUM THEATRES and sl5-swoet Lavender
MADISON SQUARE THEATRE and sso-Capt swift
METROPOLITAN OPERA H0USE-S:l5-L Africaine
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DEsIGN-Autumn Exhibition
Afternoon and Evening.
NIBID'S-2 and S-The Two Sisters
pAIMFRs THEATRE and s-The Winters Tale
STAR TiIEATRE-2 and s-Crystal slipper
STANDARD THEATRE and S-Mente Cristo' III.
sTEINWAY RAIL.-S-Concert
THE GRAND MUSEUM-l0a m to 10 p m
woRTHrs MUSEUM Sampson Wilson
BTH AVENUE THEATRE andS-JuIus caesar
14TH STREET THEATRE and s-Ia Cremation
On AVE AND 63D.ST-Amercan Institute Fair
4THAVE AND l9TH-ST.-Gettyshurg.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-15
TIE SOURCE or CLE1ELANDS PLURALITY.

TIE SOURCE or CLEV ELANUS PLURALITY.
Finding no comfort in the fact that
General Harrison will receive the votes
Of 233 electors, or 81 more than is neces-
sary to seat him in the White House.
some Of our Democratic contemporaries
are pointing with pride to President Cleve-
lands large plurality of the popular vote. They
arc discreet enough, however, to be silent as
TO the exact source Of this plurality II came
from the South, where fraud and intimidation
of various kinds have cut down the Republican
vote immensely, and increased the Democratic
pl,ralities to S artling total
In North Carolina, Tennessee, West Vir-
GINA and Virginia there has been more free
dom of action on the part of Republicans, and
their votes have been counted with greater
fairness than in Alabama, Arkansas Florida,
Georgia Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina
and Texas. It is to these eight Southern States,
in which the North at present does not look for
free ballot and fair count, that the Demo-
cratic party owes its apparent plurality. They
have given Mr.. Cleveland 466,492 plurality,
the Republicans being allowed S46,061 votes
and the Democrats 814, 543. In the other
thirty States, which cast 1888 per cent Of
the total Republican and Democratic vote,
Harrison has 5,O92, 397 votes and Cleve-
land 4,719,825, a Republican plurality Of
372,572 trihe over 1858 per cent of
the Republican vote and 1928 per cent of the
Democratic vote was cast in these thirty States.
In other words, eight Southern States casting
14.71 per cent of the Democratic vote, have,
by fraud and intimidation, counted out pu-
Con of
with his plurality in four other Southern States,
two Northern and four border States q 06,003)
to exceed by 95, 90 Harrison,s plurality of
l479,375 in twenty Northern and Western
States.
| In the eight Southern STATES named above
| The increase in the Democratic pluralities this
year over those of 1884 is 2,772, while in
the twenty Republican States Harrison has a
plurality only 1878 larger than Blaine had
in eighteen States, although the Republicans
made large gains in the rapidly growing States
of the West and Northwest, and regained
Indiana and New York from the Democrats by
handsome pluralities People who deny that
the Southern elections are marked by extensive
frauds will do well to study these figures, and
explain how it happens that the Republican
vote has fallen off in every one Of these eight
Southern States, while the Democratic vote
has increased largely in all except South Caro-
ina. The increase CT 3277 in the Demo-
cratic plurality in these States over that Of
1884 may safely be taken as a close measure of
the extent of the frauds upon the ballot-box
and the effect CT intimidation. If this fraud
ulent increase were taken from Mr.. Cleve-
lands apparent plurality in the eighteen States
(57 $3.50 he would have left only 442, 5l3, or
36,862 less than General Harrison received
in twenty States having free ballot and a
fair count
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-15
CANADIANS MUST MOVE FIRST.


Commercial union and annexation are ju-
dciously considered by former member of
the Canadian Parliament in an excellent letter
published on another page. His conclusions
are wholly in harmony with the views which
have frequently been expressed in these col
umns respecting the true policy Of the United
States That policy is one Of mastery in
activity. The Canadian people must be al
lowed unrestricted liberty Of action. The
privilege Of opening negotiations either for
commercial union or for annexation is one
which they may Iightfuly reserve for them
selves Americans cannot take the initiative
in either ease. Neither the outgoing nor the
incoming Administration can approach the
British Government on either subject until the
Canadians themselves take matters into their
own hands. Commercial union is project for
combining the tariffs of the United States and
the Dominion against England No American
Administration would be justified in proposing
such measure when the Canadian people have
not appealed to the Crown for permission tC
discriminate against the mother country and in
favor Of the United States in their tariff seized
ules. Negotiations for annexation would be
equally indefcnsible in the absence Of any Or