The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-15
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
CURRENT COMMENTS
CAREFULLY CULlED.

v,n,maker. Lord High Advcrtiser-su-
gar Trust Litigation - Noodoo - The
Queens Promotion-A Whopper-Nari-
ons other Topics of Public Interest.
WANAMAKER. LORD HIGH ADvER-
TfsFR.-As successful business man
Mr.. John Wanamaker, Of Philadelphia,
might be justified IN putting an institu-
ton devoted 10 training young men ior
commercial pursuits. As hlgh 0incer
Of the Federal government nc ought IL
be a little chary Of allowing himself to
be used for advertising purposes. lie
might be excused, perhaps, Tor making
"a laudatCry address before a business
college. but when il CONES TO printing
hisaddress as a business circular. llluml-
nailed with a portrait and personal
-ketch. and using the door keepers OF
The Departments at the Capital 70 DIS
tribute it among the employees OF the
government. the advertising dodge
is carried too far. The Hon" John
may see nothing in II TO compromise
his official dignity so long as his VANITY
is n altered. bus self-TesDecting citizens
must feel some humiliation when PUB.
| lic Office is degraded To the position q
an advertising agency for such a.
manage to get the favor Of those VINO
hold it.-Nec York Times.
No matter what may be their political
convictions. il Is safe TO assert that nine
men out Of ten Will agree that more
orotoctiOn and less free trade m the ire
arms industry would be of immense
benefit to the country. -Erchonge
SUGAR TRUST LITIGATIoN.-I hear
inc lefore Judge IDglaham yesterday
Inn the Supreme Court. Chambers, di-
reefs attention TO the present state oi
litigation concerning the sugar trust.
the ofiginal suit was brought IN behalf
of the people by the Attorney -ieneial
against corporation chartered IN tins
State that had entered the trust.
fhe complaint being that by entering
fine combination aud surIeuderug
90 the managers Of the same the
control Of It's business this corporation
had forfeited ITS charter. The Attor-
nev-General sought TO enforce the stat
utes relating 10 the powers and duiies
of corporations. Judge Barrett de-
eided that the charter had been forfeit
cd and should be annulled. and that o
receiver for the offending corporation 3
property should be appointed.-Ner
York Times.
Tanner says he cannot afford t. ac-
cept the position OF Commander OF The
Grand Army Of the Republic. Very
good: let him be taken at las word.
Certainly the Grand Army OF the Re-
public cannot afford toaccept him as MS
chief at this time. If Tanner Is about
to give us rest the country will be
thankful -PhiladeIDhiq Telegram.
V0oD0O.-T The remarkable outbreak
of negro superstition IN the Georgia
Midiauds. in which two Messiahs. King
solomon. the Queen of Sneba. and
pair of Nebuchadnezzars rapidly ap
poared upon the scene. has been follow
ed by an even more amazing vagary of
religious fanaticism ia Northern Ala
blma. At the bidding Of black
Daniel three young negroes have rushed
headlong into an iron smelling furnace,
under the conviction That they
were Shadrach Mcshach. and Abed-
neg0. and that by an act of faith they
could pass through the fiery ordeal un-
harmed. The prophet. after waiting
for them to reappcar from the white
heat. proclaimed their ascension at
tended by legion Of angels, and pre-
dicted their resurrection on Sunday
next.-Nclc York Tribune.
A WnoppER,-V irginia's campaign
Will be formally opened to-day With
the Democratic Convention at Rich.
mond. There is lively prospect. aud
the fight will De one Of the hottest the
State has ever known. The Republi
cans. after a. long career Of quarrels
and dissensi0ns. are again united. ana
the Democrats are by no means conf
dent Of tuccoss. The Republicans have
au excellent show for carrying tine
Static Baltimore american.
THE QUEENS pRoMOTION.-Thero is
am old set of nonsense verses IN which
somebody is spoken If as church
warden 90 "a troop Of horse. but moth
ing has happened of equal lncongiutY
prior To- Emperor William 3 besiowal
upon his grandmother of the colonelcy
of "a dragO0n regiment Nevertheless.
the guileles5 and uusopmsiicated
reader must not suppose that the ac-
cepiancc of this promotion vii require
the venerable Empress Queen to parade
with the Berlin Dragon Guards m full
regimentas. or to take part IN the
autumn manoeuvres.- Exchange.
RoOMING WAsmNGTON.-A gushing
meeting was held IN the provincial and
somewhat irsular city of Baltimore
Yesterday to boom the interests Of
Washington city as "a site for the
World + Fair i'm 1892. There is nothing
mlgnanimous about tins. Baltimore
knows that Washington city is not
large enough for such show as Is pro-
posed. and she simply hopes 10 act rs
boarding house annex 10 the Capital. |
Baltimore will be cOntented with the |
crumbs which fall from the table
~ T.. V0rld.
TANNER S ARGUMENT. commissioner /
Tanner has proved case against him |
self lis explanation of his action IN
the Henderson affair is characteristic.
HIS strong point is the denunciauon Of
his critics as "yhelps. lie says they !
are now 'carping and snarling !
about him. but ia war time would |
not have taken chance Of /
having a MIME ball strike them
for "A coo "a minute. Having thus ar
tempted 10 howl down his opponents, I
the Commissioner cxclaim.. Now. let /
them howl some more !" And bel
seems 70 think that he has disposed u /