The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-24
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
CURRENT COMMENTS
CAREFULLY CUllED.
London Prices for SiiScr-A Lean III"
Uungr, surplus-Quay still for Doodle
Mahogany and the Furniture Men
Talked Too Nuch-Other Topics


Mahogany and the, Furniture Men
Talked Too Mueh-Otber Topics.
LONDON Prices FOR SILvfR.-The adj
ministration IS recurring 10 old meth
DDS in its various departments. with the
result in each case that the taxpayer Is
more out of pocket. Ii was reform
introducer by Treasurer Jordan that
silver should be bought at the lowest
price 1T which owners Of silver were
willing TO sell to him. not necessarily az
tho London price. The silver men VINO
own mines did not. Of course. like that.
and they have Just induced Secre-
tarv Window to- alter Jordan ;
rule. Hereafter the treasury VIII
buv at the London price. even
though silver may be lower IN tins
market. Naturally il is lower here, as
if is a commodity which II costs some
thing to send across the ocean 10 Lon
don. Mr.. Jordan got all the silver he
needed here at prices under the London
prices. but his successor must
slayishlv pay London prices. Are
English prices better than Ameri-
can pricesY Are Foreigners to de-
termine anything for this admlnlstfa-
tom Perish the thought IL Is not
any foreign poteEtate. but our naive
silver kings that are engineering tniS
mil on the SecretUry. But II IS un-
fortunate that a special interest should
be thus favored az the public cost
/ Baltimore sun.
ALFAN AND HUNGRY SURPLUs.-W
wsnt TO be entirely respectful to every
BODY concerned, # course, but Cor
neral Tanners official life was roar
/ ing farce.
Didn't he dance a Highland fling IA
the Treasury vault. and with what a
wild generosity he scattered the money
| nf the tax payers. He was perfect
financial cyclone. sending clouds OF
greeLbacks to the uttermost corners oil
the earth and proclalmiug himself pos
ses.ed OF no other ambition than to
pump the dollars Of the people INTO the
pockets OF the veterans.
That surplus. which looked go iat ana
promising "A few months ago, has grown
lean and consumptive. We shall have
to call in the undertaken pretty s0on'-
n Y. Herald.
QUAY STILL For BOODLE.-Quay has
declared for Chicago instead Of New
Yoik. as the site Of the World faif
Chicago has pledged the Doodle IN adj
vance. Philadelphia Times.
MAHOGANY AND THE FURNITURE MLN
The tariff provides tnat cedar. hS
e numvilas iancewOOd. ebony. box gran
ladllla. rosewood. satinWOod. aud al
cabinet woods. uumanulactured. may
be- imported free OF duty. Mahogan,
does not eroV in this country. but 10
convenience of handling Is imporle'
q from the West Indies M the shap o.
heavy sawed planks Ii has seeme'
good TO the Treasury Department u
icsist that these planks are man
' nfactures Of mahogany. ana a
S such are dutiable at 30 per cent. 81
7 valorem. BY rigid Application oil I'M
. curious decision mahogany must mere
after be imported either IN The log O
j. i'm toe complete tree. # the log be deem
n cd - manufactured article. IN
II makers oi fine furniture refuse 20 ao
~ .nit the injustice OF the decree am
their fury is undated up TO Tins TIME
90 But what Of that : This administrator
n m marking up the tariff duties al ever
no.slble point. Is only carrying out OH
n declared policy Of ITS leaders anu spo'
u e,rs The furniture men should ha'
I entered their protest before the ele
ton. Philadelphia Record.
d THE EXPOSITION or 90 AND Tr
W PARK. We are sure. theieiore. mat u
70 more the subject Is discussed the mo-
A. general Will be the agreement that u
!. committee has performed ITS duty
il only ii should have been periofme
ID The same arguments and the same col
II alterations which cveicame the oppo-
n. ton with which the committee lise
started cut in its Investigations vi
conquer outside oppOsilou ana lIonh'
)i ths prevailing conviction That the SD
l. selected IS the best for successful e.
no hibition at tins time. and that d can
occnnied without injury. but ratn
with great advantage to the PARK hi
Inc people who frequent IT. And u
Inc only site which would appeal TO q
imaoiration of tine public with q
force needed 90 stir them 60 the aclVl
ce and confidence that must come IN ora
=, TO make the great exhibition tine su
I cess that the occasion demands.-Ne
~ York Sun.
as
" SLAUGHTER OF BRAKEMEN.-Ihat d
ar brakemeu should be killed every We
e. ian the railroad service OF this counif
m and nose than 4 900 injured. Is Meth