The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-19
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
CURRENT COMMENTS
CAREFULLY CULlED.

Congre-s-Thc sunday Cranks-A Pea
turc Of the strikc--Tbc North Carolina
Trust-The Trades Union-Othsr Topics
THE GULF CycLoNE.-The West In
dian cyclone reported yesterday as
central on the eastern part OF the Gulf
made very little progress northward
during the day. 1t was held in check
by large continental anti cyclone ex-
tending from the Rocky Mountains to
the western and northern shores OF the
Gulf.
As yet the only definite information
about the cyclone is that it blew with
force exceeding fifty miles an hour on
the Florida coast on Monday night.
There can be little doubt, therefore,
that, though masked from observation
on land, it is a powerful and endanger-
Gus storm. aud Will soon make its ener-
81 apparent on the Gulf and South
Atlantic coasts.
Its centre is now about three hundred
miles south Of Pensacola. It's vortex
will probably move enthusiastically
to-day on a track crossing the coast
line a little east Of Pensacola. and
lDtUte lOWd1u tic Odipliha rtdyvHibs
entering the Gulf Stream region south
of Cape Hatteras tomorrow and adj
vancing north-northeast, witha distinct
menace TO our Atlantic coastwise ship
ping .-Ne'g York Herald.
THE ALL-AMEmcA CoNGREss.-Franco
is already cross about the coming ALI
America Congress III Washington.
Minister Reid is likely to have lively
time for the next few weeks. as all
sorts Of commercial associations pro-
pose TO memOrialize him against the
the creation of an American Customs
Union. There is trouble ahead Tor the
Congress. no doubt, as France will not
willingly suffer the detection Of the
current of her South America COM
merce-claiming that II would cause
her a loss of S20.0o0,o00 annually; and
England will also have plenty of OBJ
stacles to throw in the way OF the dele
gates. But il strikes one as little
naive for france 10 petition the Minis
ter of the United States 20 interfere
with his own COVER 1ment for the pro-
lection of the commerce Of foreign
power.-N y. Journal.
THE SUNDAY CRANKS. esterday be
ing the holy Sabbath, in recognition OF
that fact a drunken boatman shot
the Niagara rapids: foolhardy French
gymnast made 1j0foot dive from a
tower into a net, and Steve Brodie
Jumped 100 feet from tight rope into
an Ohio lake. And still outraged
nature makes no.protest. Little as they
deserved it. all these men got oil with
their necks intact; but there Is comfort
in the reflection that sooner or later. il
they stick 10 these habits, they Will
meet with the Inevitable reward Tor
their deeds and either be fished out
with a grapnel or swept up IN a shovel.
Chicago Nal.
A FEATURE OF THE STklKE.-A hlgh
court official in London has just called
the grand jury 5 attention to remark
able phase Of the recent strike. In
spite of the fact that the agitation was
UNPARALLELED in point Of magnitude.
and that hundreds of thousands were
out of work and suffered great priya
lions, not a single criminal case arising
from the troubles had been presented
TO the grand iury's attention. Ameri-
can workmen may not like the cool
manner in which the English agitatOrs
received their sympathy. but they can
hardly help admitting that as leaders
these same men are unqualliicdly sue
cessful.- Chicago Ne'cs.
TIE NORTH CAROLINA Trust The
next article in the programme OF the
Ncrth Carolina FarIser5' Alliance * the
control of the railroads. This will be
sought by means of a railroad commits
sion. When the farmers can control
all the principal crops, reduce by com
binati0n the expenses Of handling and
commissions. and refuse to sell below "A
certain price, they Will be IN very good
shape, but they will not be
satisfied until the railroads are
I forced TO carry freights at tariffs
satisfactory 10 the farmers. however
unsatisfactory TO the stockholders. The
Alliance, it should be mentioned. buys
it's cotton bagging, machinery, and
stores at wholesale rates, through an
agency established for that purpose and
provided with a cash fund.
1t will be seen that the North Caro-
lima branch Of the Farmers Alliance is a
pushing and powerful body. IL is an
agricultural trust, combination and mo-
nopoly, and Its result, If 1t Is successful,
will be to raise the prices II certain ne
cessities of life and commerce, and put
money in the pockets OF its members
~ y. Sun.
THE MINORITY IN CONGRESS. The Re-
publican party with bare majority in
The House OF Representatives takes a
very different view of the rights Of "a
minority from what il held when the
Democrats had a majority.
In the last three Congresses the Re
publican minority in tie House re-
peatedly prevented even the cOusideia-
ton of a bill TO reduce the taxes. 1t
resisted at every step measures for the
good of the country which had been
approved by the people IN the general
election. for no other apparent reason
than that the adoption of such measures
might benefit the Democratic party. /
And il filibustcred or broke "a quorum
whenever such proceedings were neces- /
sary to give effect to its caucus DEGREES. /
But now that the situation is re-
versed, the Republican leaders propose
to So change the rules Of the House as
to give them absolute control Of legisla- /
ton. And their organs GenOunce as
Revolutionary the Democratic pur-
pose to resist any such autocratic exer- +
else of power. The Democrats have no .
intention OF acting as mere obstruc-
tionists. -Nelc York World.