The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-10

. the Irish movement in This country and
. those who visited 10 from Ireland, ho was
continually reporting progress 90 The
~ English GOyofnment.-- Washington foH
N SAMOA ~ a NEW LtGnT The publ
nc cation of the text OF Bismarck proposal
n for renewal of the Samoan Conference
al Berlin together with the protocols of
~ the session at Washington, throws
II flood of light on the questions at issue
ID between the United States and Germany.
4 The claim of the Imperial Government
~, 10 the larger control in the affairs of The
~ Navigator Islands rests ON more cXten-
IL siye commercial interests But no reason
IS whatever Is shown for departure from
b, the rule of recognition Of the aIton0mg
of Samoa by al three powers that have
made treaties acknowledging samoanin-
dependence.-Ns York star
: PRINCE RUDoLPH-The London Clr0..
D.. ,1le contains the following despatch from
Paris, dated Friday Two letters, which
appear IN to-day's Flaro, 60 to confirm
the version Of double suicidal tragedy 81
s Meyerling. The first Is short rote 10
p the Duke Of Braganza, which Il az fol-
lows
b DEAR TR1rSD-1 must die. ! cannot
Z do otherwise Keep we'll and happy
I Seryus. thy 'hrDOLF
p The other letter is from tle Baroness
Nerscera TO her mother, and says
Dear Nothcr--l die with Rudolf We
z love one another TOO much Forgive me
/ and farewell BY your unhappy
NAME
o'P. s.-BTatf.ch whistel admirably
lsst night"
The Figaro adds that the Crown Prince .
actually asked the Emperor TO allow him .
TO renOunce his rights to the throne in f
order 10 marry the Baroness NerscoIa .
morganatically. When The Emperor re- .
fused, he informed tie Baroness Of bis /
fathers decision, and they both resolved I
10 die together.--C Q5b dtspltch t. HeralQ ,
SENATE TAn1rF sPrcIMEys.-It is a
tariff for protection. with incidental
revenue II increases the duties ON the
necessaries Of lie, IA Tie face Of largely
redundant revenue.
For instance, the average duty ou
woollen goods 49, on the OyerCoats
blankets fannels and winter clothing of
the peoples now fity-One per cent
The Republican tariff bill puts il up 10
seyenty-one per cent
II increases the duties mainly on those
schedules which include the necessaries
of life metals cotton manufactures.
wool and wOollens and provisions
il does this in many instances in so
crude and ill-considered q way rs 10
strike deadly blow az important
branches Os American manufactures
Thus the carp, manufacture j. very cx-
tensive in this country. Ii employs
nearly as many work people as an the
other hranches Of wooden manut8cWrc
together OF the raw material of th.. iu-
dustry, carpet woods our manufacturers
consume annually about ninety.dye mill
/ ion pounds of which only about fifteen
or eighteen million pounds are produced
in this country, and we import for The
use of our own manufacturers about
eighty million pounds.-N !. HsfaN
/ THE Rush FOR OFFIcE.-The delure
OF ofice-seekers upon General Harrison
continues Nothing like il was ever be-
fore seen Ia this country pending TIE
assumption OF his Office by President
elect Indiana must have p Cabinet
member said a Republican Of high
rank at indianapolis "as a breakwslcr
for Oflce-hunters, and General Harrison
himself knows that unless he names one
the wave viii wash him away"
Ii is not in Indiana alone that the food
threatens. From every Stale the dele
cations and petitions are pouring in upon
the prospective President No such in-
decent rush and scramble followed tho
Democratic triumph four years ago - &
Nee FoJk WWA
DYNAMITE GUNs.-lhe Secretary OF
War has ordered seven new ones The
New York Times SAYS: Nevertheless The
knowledge that before the close of this
present year sandy Hook, Fort Schuyler
and Fort Warren will each have TWO H.
inch tubes. and Sandy Hook in addition s.
an S-inch tube. is enough ID Justify the p
expenditure Of The $500, 900 authorized
by Congress. II the prOiectiles are slow {
in flight, they AZ least can DO sent one ,
after the other with great rapidly. il
the range Is short, and point blank is
wanting, YET 500 pounds oi dynamite IS
hesvy bursting charge We can get
supply OF lj-inch riaed guns ia from five a
TO eight years from now; meanwhile let g
Us have come l5-inch pneumatic tubes in s.
4lCu i've 10 elsLt months. d
GETTING ABA5 NAnk.-IfP Prince Bis.
marck does not mind he viii get a bad
character. Every newspaper outside or q
Germauy-and great many within it DO ,
a power Of thinking in that direction .
that discusses the Samoan imoro-lio
takes a shy At Bismafcks actual or pos 2
sible bad faith Everything that e rs G
.erf1N "a al
pressively that the "iT' looks a. If il T
wero struggling its shoulders in depreca. q
ton. IF Bismarck is acting I'm good j
faith; "if' the Chancellor means what be a
says "ii' the old curmudgeon is not %
stealing march upon us, il The average
way OF putting everything that Is said o.
about The unfortunate business .-BalA. "
mare Mas. e
THE CncUIArlxo MzDIuM.-There
are two hundred and forlv-seyen millions "
OF silver certificates in circulation, be. ai
sides about sixty millions of standard d.
dollars and hfty-three millions of subsi- 1
dairy silver Thus, in all, TWO hundred %
and sixty millions now circulate ~ rep. g.
reseniing gold, because the silver notes
or coins are practically redeemable I'm
ga 90 40. o. WV PlSP4S want tutM To- -
deemed al all, and because they are vol. y.
UNFAIRLY accepted as equivalent TO gold az
IN purchasing power But in case OF 10
any disturbance, leading people 10 pre- m.
fer gold, legal tenders or bank notes In 10,
payments, the existing process OF re. '.'
demption foI silver or silver notes might "
prove entirely inadeQuate.-Nac Yofk ".
Tribune sl
The New York Hsrad SAYS. We have ST.
not heard Of 2 Democratic Congressman o..
)r candidate being shot In the South O..
NO. nor have any of them excited the ID
,nmity OF a desperadO bv HAVING nossas- ~.