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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-12
THE COREAN

The diplomatic representatives OF Corea
arrived In Washington this week and
attracted a great deal Of attention. They
registered at the Ebbitt House, and stroll.
ed about the hotel with the easy air OF
people used TO all the elegsncies of life
Their names and designations are al
follows: PAX Chung Yang, Minister
VI Wan Yong, Secretary OF Legation
VI Ha Yong, Second Secretary VI Sang
Jaw, Third Secretary vi Chah Yong
Interpreter; Kang Chin He, Private
Secretary 10 the Minister vi Hymn Jay
Secretary TO the First Secretary N. II
Allen, NJ. D., and three servants.
They wear gorgeous and picturesque
costumes, set of particularly by a very
tall black hat. The Corean gentleman Of
style does not wear a queue but the mar
ried men wear the hair in a knot on tor
OF the head as a badge OF honor, the Gus
tom OF the country being 10 marry al
soon In life as possible.
II 10 expected that In making a tour o.
the United States these interesting stran
gers will visit Richmond as soon as thel
have called officially on the President ant
discussed the relations Of this countr.
with Cores.
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The Amoor Of afshanisian.

People commonly think Of the Ameer Of
Afchanistan as a morose, cruel, covetous.
despotic savage, but nothing, according 81
Messrs. OMeara and Pync, the only two Eng
lshmen who have seen him at home, could be
more unlike the real man. His government
is no doubt severe, for only q rod OF iron
could keep the AfChans under control.
Nevertheless, although the Amoer Is un-
doUOteliy respected, and perhaps admired,
by the mass OF bis people, the weight Of his
hand is felt chiefly 10y the Sirdars. lie IS
essentially a friend OF the common people.
What principally attracted lhe attention Of
Messrs. O'Meara and PINE was his enormous
|sapacity for work. Most trivial details come
to him for decision day after day. He sits
plodding at work in durbar from 10 in the
morning till y at night. The durbar is open
to oh and the humble5t approach him with
their complaints. As he marched back re-
Gently from Paghman 10 Cabul, attended by
some 5000 troops, many poor people along
the route did not hesitate 10 present their
petitions 20 him personally He invariably
received them, aud after glancing at them
scrubbed some words and handed them to an
OtllfNi is%Aif
He seems TO trust no one, but endeavors u
do everything himself. Affairs the most in
significant from all parts Of the country are
reported 10 him direct. Thirty or forty re-
ports" ne remarked, ''c)me 70 ne about an
event. They all give different versions Of it,
and they are all mostly lies. examine and
compare them, and extract the true version
myself" There can DO no doubt that he is
far in advance Of his people, and he seem:
conscious Of this. The ~favorite observation
of his was, "When a ship is in a stormy sea
and tho crew are turbulent and will moi
work, the captain must call to his assistance
passengers who are temporarily on board
ship. Afghanistan is that ship, the world /;
the sea, the Afghans are the crew, ! am the
captain, you are the passengers" He would
probably go far toward Eu~ropeanizing th'
country could he rely more thoroughly OF
his people. He IS keenly alive TO the advan
tages likely 10 follow from It's material de
velopment. In his personal name he Il
quiet, but hearty and genial; he cares moth
ing for ostentation and display; he ha'
adopted to a great extent European habits OF
life, has his meals in the European style, and
has discarded the hookah for a cigar New
York Tribune.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-12

II "a certainly true that in the way 1t
has been regarded by Congressional
statesmen, the tariff is a local ISSUE
and that Is why we have urged the policy
of taking a strong hold on n point
where reduction is ne .ded and the de-
mand understood instead Of putting be-
fore the House a bill that will antago'
nize tariff reduction on the local
issues"
The local issues will pool the OBJ
iections until the opposition IL 100
strong but If the Ways and Means Com
mit,ee will ask for q proper reduction on
one article first, when the application OF
the principle will be felt by the people,
then the sound practical wisdom OF the
Presidents policy will be felt. The
Democrats must certainly come up on
line on the great promise of their party
wben the local issues are not q numer-
Gus.
We ought to have the largest possible
breadth given to the capacity and SIKH OF
the American laboring man, and give MN
the raw materials at the same price that
the foreign workmen gets them, and then
capital will rush to invest, in manuisctur-
ING because the demand will be n hundred
fold what il is now in the protected
home market.
One of the ablest of American states
men said yesterday referring to the de-
mand OF American labor for work. 1T
is this lesson that will compel a very lib
eral enlargement of the free list in pre-
sent tariff revision, and legislators should
look the necessities Of to-day squarely in
the face, instead of turning back 10 old
time protection or free trade platforms
which were dictated by circumstances or
necessities which have persisted
When we conceive the duty OF Con-
Cress 10 he TO reduce the surplus in n
manner to benefit the consumer and the
manufacturer and the laborer the problem
takes the form OF the proposition that
las been 80 often stated, viz: To leave
enough duty on an article to represent a
certain difference between cheap foreign
labor and our own, and by making raw
material free to increase the demand and
the supply.
We hold that the American workman
will have such an advantage by that ar
rangement over all the rest of the world
and even without the margin OF protec-
ton Of his labor in the import duty IN
the manufactured article, he can beat his
foreign competitor.
The tariff revision will certainly ex'
tend TO e%nlarging the free list, and If it j;
suggested to put wool, iron ore, Canada
coal. salt, lumber, and hemp on the free
list they should be put there. And thai
first step would open the way to the new
era which the sense of the country sees
In the future, but which the present
generation ought to give it.
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New Convention of the Chinese.

| had many agreeable conversations with
Mrs. Arson B%urlingame in Bermuda last
winter and have since formed an entirely
new conception OF the Chinese character.
She says that the American people only see
the refuse of the Chinese nRnon Among all
the people she has met, and certainly Mrs.
B~urlingame is sufficiently travelled, she thinks
the Chinese most exquisitely hospitabie. Tho
cultured classes are agreeable and courteous
in the extreme, extending 70 travellers and
guests all the distinguished attention which
IS often rarely 10 be found here. When living
in China IL was, Of course, necessary for
themselves 70 preserve some degree Of state
and eremony and she depended almost aD-
~solutelg upon her Chinese major domo, who,
although a servant, was nevertheless invalu.
able in assisting her 10 maintain the proper
etiquette and position required. DESTROYS Of
living in the American style as much as pos
sible and of presenting the people with Amer
lean dishes as well us customs, she often
| found 1t very difficult in that strange climate
and country 20 procure the material for a
truly American dinner. But this priceless
head butler Of hers was always capable Of
ransacking the whole country 70 set forth Tie
banquet tables.
The care taken OF herself and children also
was sufficient 70 stir her heart with gratitude
even now. Many times Mr. B%uriingame
would have occasion 10 make some journey
by land or trip on the rivers, while Sue would
follow with the children aud servants at q
slower pace. Then, when danger u any
kind was threatened, when annoyances were
TO be overcome and varied troubles 70 be
avoided, all was done with strict reference
20 her best welfare and wishes with a spon.
famous good nature and soicitous palnstak
ing which gained her aifectionate respect ioi
the polite and philosophical nation. You'd
not. YOU cannot know the Chinese she once
exclaimed. ANY more than a stranger cal
know and judge VI Americans by hoodIum
and l~oafers, Bowery boys and tramps.
know il is unreasonable IN me 10 feel 30, fol
| am aware Of the ignorance Of the best Chi
nese character prevailing; but when ] see IN
dignities put upon them, either on the street
or in the newspapers, | am at once touches
with just anger and q loyalty to the class
knew, which is actually painful'-Cor
! Linn Daniels in New York Graphic.
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Tho Carieafurists of Paris.

The French caricaturists were busy
during the recent crisis making NJ. Greyy
and NJ. Wilson targets for their wit. One
showed the republic in the guise OF an
avenglng angel driving the president and
his son-in-law from the Elysee. Another
showed VI. Wilson leaving that palace,
with NJ. Grevy weeping at the window.
Another portrayed N. Wilson standing at
The door Of a curiosity shop, asking pass
ers by to step in and purchase decorations,
while NJ Greyy was In the background
taking Ia money at the counter. Yet an
other pictured NM. Clemencean and
Rochefort vainly trying 10 hoist NJ Grevy
out OF the presidential chair by means OF
a crane, and finally exclaiming; "Oh, It's
no usel He's screwed fastl'-ChicagC
News.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-12
GAME IN THE NORTH.
Marvellous Skill Of tho Native Hunters
nj the Arctic REGIONS.

Marvellous Skill OF the NATIVE nune0fs
of the Arctic Regions.
TIL natives Of the Frigid Zone know
how to set effective traps for deer, wolves,
and other animals, without the aid OF
wood. or white mems implements. a
deer trap. for instance, is made by digging
n holo in the deep snow and covering u
with snow blocks held in position by rest
inc upon each other. For bait, little
lines of sailed water are led 10 the center
NJ the covering Of the pit, and following
m one OF these the unsuspecting animal
fall. in and becomes an easy prey 10 the
hunter.
A wolf trap is made by coilins into as
small a space as possible slender strips OF
vhalebone about a foot in length, and
tyinQ them with thread made from sinew.
Each coil Is then imbedded in n small
chunk OF meat and thrown upon the snow.
where il is subsequently found by the wolf
and bolted without chewing. In n LITTLE
while the frozen meat thaws, the sinew Is
wet and slips the loosely made knots, the
whalebone straightcns aud plerces the
stomach aud intestines, and the animal
dies in torture.
In winter the northern native knows
how 10 find the elbow hole in the ice
fields, where a seal comes up TO get n
fresh supply Of air for his lungs. This
'blow holen is very different in reality
from that which is usually pictured in the
illustrated stories Of Arctic travel. Gen
orally they are represented rs irregular
openings IN the ice from TIVE 10 six feet
In diameter. The fact Is. one unfamiliar
with the habits and haunts of these
marine mammals would pass directly
over a blow hole in winter or spring and
not see IL, az IL is not usually more h a
from half an inch TO an inch In diameter
at the surface Of the ice. The native seal
hunters are greatly assisted IN these
searches by their dogs, whose keen noses
scent the odOr OF seal meat, II guiue
their masters TO places on the right or
left OF the line OF search, that YOU
otherwise have escaped the notice OF
even these keen eyed hunters. When
found. the location is marked for iu-
ture reference, and at some suOsc
auent time, when meat is scarce in the
snow hut that shelters the hunters house
hold. he repairs, with snow knife and
spear. to one Of the places previously
marked, and building o shelter or break
wind OF snow blocks, sits down 20 await
the return Of the seal. Sometimes these
yigil~ are prolonged not for hours only,
but for days, az u sitting
In the spring when the seal comes out
upon the ice to bask aud doze IN the warm
sunlight, the hunter approaches him by
lying down and advancing cautiously, at
the same time initiating the motions II "A
seal. keeping hs feet and legs, which he
cgossC5 at the ankle. close together, SO
that they much rc-omble the headquarters
% q seal Indeed. when al q distance,
have frequently found IL dilicult TO tell
uhich was the seal and which the man.
T. H. che carly training Of the northern
slvaces that has taught them TO do all
thu sSullaily-W H. Glider in The Cos
mopOiitau
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-12
THE RICHES OF BOLIVIA.
The weaithiest in Minerals Of Any Land
Oh the Globe.

The weaithiest in Minerals Of Any Land
Oh the Globe.
Bolivia IS doubtless the richest in minerals
OF any land on the globe, and millions upon
millions Of precious metal have been taken
out OF hor mines by the primitive process
which still exists. and must exist till rail
roads are constructed to carry machinery
there. Every ounce Of ore that flnds its way
out of tho Andes il carried on the back OF n
man or o llama, and the quartz is crushed ty
rolling heavy logs upon it. By this method
Bolivia exports from sl2,000,000 TO Sl5,ON,-
600 OF gold and silver annually, and the out
put would be fabulous IL modern machinery
could he takon into the mines. The distance
from .Juiuy to the faIthest mining district
OF Bolivia ia 7G0 miles, and it is no further
to the diamond fields Of Brazil.
Bolivia offers a grant OF twelve square
leagues % land an, $4,000 a mile for the ey-
tension Of the Argentine Northern 10 Sucre,
and English capitalists are ready to continue
the WORK as soon as the Argentine govern
meut drops it at the boundary line. When
IT IS bulk the owners OF this road will hold
the key 10 a country which has excited the
cupiditv Of adventures since the New Word
was discovered. It has furnished food for
four centuries Of fable, and armies Of men
nave died in secTch Of its treasures.
A territory as large as that which lies be-
tween the Mississippi river and the Rocky
mountains remains entirely uneyplored. On
its borders are the richest OF agricultural
lands, immense tracts OF timber, diamond
strewn streams, and the silver and gold de
posts Of Cerr0 do Pasco and Poto'i What
lies within Is the subject Of speculation. The
tales Of explorers who have attempted TO
penetrate its mysteries read like the old ro-
mances of Golconda and the III Dorado Of tho
Amazons, where the women warriors wore
nrmor5 Of solid gold; but the swamps and the
mountains, and the rivers that cannot be
forded, and the jungles which forbid search,
the absence OF food, and the difficulty OF car
rying sufficient supplies on foot, with tho
other obstacles that have prevented cxplora-
ton, will lc overcome eventually, aud the
secret that has tantalized the world for four
centuries will be told 10y ambitious scientists.
-Harpor's Monthly.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-12

The idea of the Republican Judiciary
Committee setting back the shadow of
the dial on the face of time" Is good.
They want Mr.. Lamar to appear just as
be did twenty-five years ago, but as that
cannot be done by any operation per-
formed on that subject they must make
their party see asthey did at the stormy
time, especially those having a good
time safe at home, who are always the
goriest patriots of later years.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-12

Theatre. goers will have an opportunity
to-day to pay tribute to the wo'st piece
OF bumbus that we remember to have
seen tried In the theatrical business.
Presuming on the supposed gullibihty
OF "a provincial town" the managers OF
thu Booth. Barrett combination propose
TO charge the people three dollars for the
privilege Of bidding for a seat al
auction for a reserved seat. We
admit that II these two actors
had any acknowledged claim 10
rank with the great artists OF the World
that they might be fortified in charging
double the ordinary amount for u reserV'
ed seat. In fact, II these two actors,
neither OF whom ever did or ever could
All the dramatic mould Of a great heroic
stage figure, chose TO charge one nun
dred dollars for a reserved seat and
could find a hundred verdant people TO
pay that price and make the money IN
stead Of achieving reputation ana honor
for themselves In the right way, no one
would object. 1t is all an affair between
speculation and v~erdancy. But to honor
the dignity OF the art or the profession
by an auction sale and such an auction
sale, is another thing entirely, and the
people would do wisely 10 let the Booth
Barrett combination get its inspiration
and prof, out of empty benches.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-12

There are a great many candidates foT
the position of Minister to Liberia, made
vacant by the resignation of Minister
Taylor.
How would Lawyer Z A. Randolph OF
Richmond doY II the colOred citizens
are entitled to such p post Of honor to
represent them Mr. Cleveland would do
well TO name one from Richmond who Is
spoken of highly as an intelligent man.
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New England, Blue Blood.

The Boston Transcript intimates that
there is very little blue blood in New
England in the English sense Of the word.
''The Pilgrim Fathers" It says, were
good, plain, intelligent people, above the
yeoman class Of their day, yet neither OF
nor ~ a level with the gentry Of their
English home. From just such a stock
came the Americans Of today. 1t is an
ancestry to be proud Of. But, alasl for
the sensibility Of our plutocracy, it is not
noble. New York Tribune.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-12

Since it appears 70 he The general dis
posi,ion to abolish the tobacco tax IL
order to open the way to tariff revision
the difficulty appears in a new form anC
that IL the rampant Protectionist's igh'
aQeinst tho w.isky tax. If they ear
abolish that, then the millions will have
still to carry ,he outrage in the shape o
protection duty and pay tribute to tho
manufacturers.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-12
RESOLUTIONS PASSED.

"Whercas, In q polite %hGrongue de-
livered in his church on Sunday last
Monsignor Preston grossly misrepre-
sented the principles and outraged the
citizenship OF the American Catholics by
the declaration that if any man will say
! will take my faith from Peter, but | will
not take my politics from Peter, he is not
a true Catholic.
Resolved, That we denOunce this
proposition as an insult TO all Catholics
and we regret and repudiate It with all
the emphasis and Indignation Of which
we are capable.
Resolved, That we reiterate our re-
fusal to recognize that the Pope has any
claim or title whatever TO allegiance OF
obedience from Catholics in political st.
fairs"
The lecture" said Louis F. Post, "wa'
partly in answer to Mgr. Preston, whC
asserted as a dogma of the Church on the
previous Sunday that Catholics must TAKE
their politics us well as their religion
from the Pope. That Is what the Mon
signor is reported TO have said.
Henry George was asked what hi
thought the effect of the lecture would
have on the party, but said he would have
to consider the subject first before hi
yentured an opinion.
1t" have been brought up a Catholic
| and know the Irish Catholics said Mi
chael Clarke, Secretary of the Anti Pow
erty Society, and know that men Of ny
race and religion have refused TO tax
their politics from Rome, and believe
that those Of them who belong 10 thu
United Labor party will not be frightened
out Of it by wbst DR. McGlynD said las
night. / saw many Catholics at th'
Academy Of Music, and the applausI
which greeted the doctor was an evidence
of what the audience thought"
a report prevailed that the Executive
Committee of the New York Conference
of Baptist ministers would invit'
DR.. McGlynn TO speak on the Relation
! OF Romanism TO our Free Institutions
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-12
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
CHURCH AND POLITICS on A NEW
ISSUE.
The Performances and Speeches Of Nc
Giynp and Others xtracts from va
rious Views.

The Performances and Speeches OF NC
Glynp and Others-' xtracts From Va
rious Views.
DR.. McGlynn has been on another
strain of sensational oratory for several
DAYS, and be and others OF his ilk are
supposed to have gained a smart impetus
from the point they were enabled to make
between their ideas Of free religion ana
that OF the Pope, az DR.. McGlynn styles
it.. Referring to the charge against the
Catholic church of seeking political
power, the New York Times says:
"Some corroboration has been fur
nished by the Rev. DR.. Preston, Vicar
General of the Archdiocese of New York.
in an address delivered in his OWE parish
church last Sunday, when he Is reported
to have said If any man will say | will
take my faith from Peter, but will not
take my politics from Peter, he IS not a
true Catholic
DR.. Preston has not, ga far as heard
from, made any further uitersnces, but
that one is just what filed McGlynn's
lecture the other night in New York, and
also filled the collection bags that were
handed around.
As one OF the most exciting features OF
The news OF the day, we quote below some
OF the reports and comments on the Nc
Glynn meeting
"The Rev. DR.. Edward McGlynn's
friends" says the report, Sin ST. Ste.
phen's parish threw down the gauntlet
before Mgr. Preston and Pope Leo last
night, and resolved that they would never
render allegiance or obedience in mat
tiers pertaining to politics 10 any authority
other than the Constitution and laws OF
the United States. The meeting was held
in International Hall, which was crowded
with many women and a few men, who
! ke.,t themselves warm with their own
enthusiasm. as the proprietor Of the bal
had neglected To light q fire. John h
Feeney presided. The ,Pope's jubilee is
over he said. but we have not quite
vet got through with Dr.. McGlynn's iu
bilee, and we don't intend to till justice
ia done him. Some of the priesily ora
tors SAN fiji in clarifying the Pope or
Sunday to use language that is hardly ir
consouancc with the free institutions oil
America, and | am free 10 say that it vii
not receive the endorsement or sanction
of the Catholic people Of this country
when il is fully understood
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-12

The business men Of Schuylkill county,
Penn, are doing a good thing in trying
70 obtain an arbitration of the difficulties
between the coal miners and the Read
ing company. The objection urged by
the company is that the miners struck
before asking for arbitration.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-12

The New York Herald applied the ma
chine interview to all the Congressman
it could catch to find out what statesmen
thought about the Reading strike. About
two-thirds showed ignorance OF the
great labor war, and pleaded that they
had been busy" Some of the replies
of the neutral ones are amusing.
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"The Pope has our allegiance as long
as he remains in his proper position The
Pope will be the real successor TO Peter
when he moves about the earth, and who
will kick any one in the mouth o shall
so far forget his manhood 10 offer 10 kiss
his foot. lie could be rs good a Pope
walking down Broadway with a stove
pipe hat instead OF wearing a hat about
i've hundred years out Of fashion. Is it
necessary that in approaching the Pope
taat we make three salaams-one at the
door. one in the middle of the room, and
another near his table, and then make a
scramble to get up 10 that toey laugh
teri. Is IL necessary that the Pope OF to-
day should be the worst enemy OF his ma
tive country? 1t is TO be noted that
those who sickle most for the kingship
OF the Pope come from the English and
American converts from Professionalism,
and i, is to the credit of Irish Catholics
that they have been sturdy in their oppo-
sition TO the extension Of the Pope's
power where it has no right TO be. The
Pope Of to-day is fattered by the atten-
ton Of that great humor;st, Bismarck,
who asked the Pope TO be the arbiter OF
the opera. bouffe wal which Bismarck
had provoked with Spain"