The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-30
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
SHARP COMMENTS
OF VERSATILE PENNEN.

A thaIIenue for the Americas Cup-The
"worId- and the ..star"-Fatrick Ega"'s
Case-The = ide Embrace-Other Current
Topics.
A CHALLENGE FoR THE Cur.-tord
Dunraven has a yacht called the alky-
rie." which he proposes 10 match against
, any American boat for the cup that the
American Yacht America won many
years ago He says that there is nothing
very special in the construction al tue
Nalkyrie-for that IL the name the cut
, ter is 10 be christened when she leaves
{ Fay's yard OH the 2lst of next month
Mr. Watson designed her, and she IS nj
d ted with place for centreboard. but
: do not think one will be used. The reg
, istered dimensions are a. follows;
Length, 50 feet beam, 1919 feet; depth,
t1.G feet: tonnage, SO 20. The length on
the load water line is just under 20 feet,
80 as to come within the second or 30
foot class Of American yachts. The keel
was cast February 3"
TUE "WoELD' AND THE "STAR. -
( We have always regarded the policy OF
the World in openly abusing Gould and
attacking rival enterprises OF his while
secretly advocating his various schemes
of railway consultations, as very skill
ful and delicate, but dangerous if found
out. Ii has been exposed: The newspapers
of the country are condemning the paper
for insinCerity and readers are abandon
ing ii as hypocritical Ii was auick, in
deed, too thin to be substantial; but il
must be added that the editor OF the
HorId and his skilliul assistants have
PLAYED it for all it was worth"
In fact has been played out, y this
shallow game Exposure was ineyiia-
bic. The fact could not be forever sup
pressed II was notorious, as the World
itself has often limited, that Mr.. Gould
never relinquished his hold on any OBJ
iect he once grasped, and least Of all
would he yield up his influence on any
paper ne owned. He might sell the plant,
but not the power, Of paper Numerous
circumstances have shown in the last few
wears that Mr. Gould never parted with
the influence of The U,rids editorial
page: bat one or two notoriOIs instances
will suffice 10 show how his power has
been and still is msintained.-Ner forl
star.
4 CHALLENGE FOR THE AMERICA
CuP-Lord Dunravens yacht Valkyrie
Will sail Americas best yacht next fall
for the America cup.
The important interview with Lord
Dunraven transmitted by Commercial
Gable and elsewhere published in to-
days UefGd-thc first authoritative an
nouncement Of the Royal Yacht Clubs
challenge gives the dimensions of the
challenging yacht
The challenge is due in New York to-
day. With il come several of the EaIls
suggestions regarding the time, place and
manner of the races. These details will
be examined and fully discussed by the
New York Yacht Club, and a sports
manlike and exciting contest will be sat
isfact0rily arranged.--N J. Her0M
REMINIsCENCE or TYNER.-fhe New
York Timf, says Of The appointment OF
Tyncr as Assistant Attorney-General 10
the Postoflice Department. that MIR
Tyner was appointed 10y Postmaster
General Wanamaker, but the selection
was undoubtedly made at the suggestion
of Mr.. Harrison Both Mr. Harrison
and Mr. Wanamaker must know that
Mr.. Tyner. IN October, 1881, resigned
the Office Of First Assistant Postmaster
General at the request Of Presi-
dent Arthur and Posimasier-Generai
James II did not seem probable
that the detection and prosecution OF
the star-rOute thieves could be furthercd
by the presence in the department Of
First Assistant who had worked day af-
ter day on the floor Of the House in be
half of Brady, using all his influence
and presumably that Of his oflice-tO gain
support for the extraordinary approprla-
ton demanded by Brady, and required
by him 10 meet the expenses OF 'expedi-
ton on the routes of ring contractors
Mr.. PATRICK EGAN's CAsE-Considcr.
able comment has been excited through
out the country by the selection Of Pat
rick Egan, of Nebraska, as Envoy Ex-
traordinary and Minister PlenipOtentiary
to Chill in the place of William X. Rob
erts. II is understood that this is one of
Mr. Blaine's personal appointments, and
that it is made in part payment for ser
vices rendered him by a certain element
of Irishmen in this country in two cam
paigns.
The chief objection to Mr. Egan is
that he has been a resident of this cOun-
try but a few years. lie came here in
1888, and il is doubted that he is citi-
zen.-Nc,o IoM lVorH.
Wanamaker is re ported as saying that
offensive partisanship' was no good
ground for firing the boys under this adj
ministrattiOn That is Cleveland idea,
and, of course, cannot be approved by a
Republican administration. Mr.. Wanna
maker will probably strike out the word
offensive" and turn out postmasters for
the plain reason that they are Demo
crats-NasiriHo Americon
The WIDE EMBRACE.-1he wide-em-
bracing arms of civilization are rapidly
stretching out TO take in the whole world.
One of the latest notable illustrations OF
this is the announcement made the other
dav that cable will soon be laid from
Bermuda to Halifax In a short time,
therefore one can no longer get out Of
the world so 10 say, 10y making voyage
TO the Bermudas. But the improved
means of communication VIII add great
" to the attractions of that popular
winter resort. --irtbVne.
John Bright loved simplicity in life,
and II is meet that he should have il in
death Westminster Abbey, with its
( traditional glories and inspiring ASSOC
Citations, would be an incongruous bury
/ ing-place for his ashes.
OUR DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIVE
ABRoAD.-The quality of the appoint
ments to foreign missions just made by
President Harrison supplies to some eX-
tent an indication Of The degree OF inn
portance attached by this country to the |