The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-07-16
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
CT RRENT COMMENTS
CAREFULLY CHILLED.
Not Bold and Aggrcsstve-Affer Nice
Young Mamie PIumed Knight
Material. for IA war Secnc-Otiicr
Topics Of Interest.

Nor BOLD AND AGGREssIvE.-If any
thing could distinguish the Harrison
administration from that of MIR. Cleve-
land. il is the difference between the
management Of the Treasury now and
as il was under Secretaries Manning
and Fairchild. In the latter case It was
bold and aggressive, and. while show
ing due conservatism 10 methods, kept
in advance Of the requirements Of the
money market Mr.. Windows man
agement. on The contrary. Is dis
tnguished by slowncss. timidity. and
lack of foresight. The money market
is now slowly but surely approaching a
condition Of strngency. The West is
calling for funds to move the crops,
and the New York banks surplus
reserve is down to five million dollars.
Yet the Treasury apparently hesitates
to act. Mr.. Window gfeat anxiety
seems to be to follow the presidents Of
his Democratic predecessors without
appearing to do so.-E.cchaH9e.
AFTER NICE YoUNG MAE.-The
cOnsoling assurance that the refOrmer
is not without his reward is given by
the news that that self sacrificing
pleader and patriot Mr.. De Lancey Nj
oil has just drawn from the State Treas
ury the neat little sum Of SO 4O4 33
for bis services TO the Fassett Aqueduct
investigation. Can any one tell how
much money the Worlds NICE young
man has extracted from various public
treasures during the past seven years :
! lie is said not TO have saved much OF IL.
! That and how he spent II Is perhaps his
own affair. But how much he received
and what he did 10 earn II is the bust
ness Of the public. Blessed are the re-
formers for theirs is the kingdom of
this world s prosperity.
THE PLUMED KNOTT. Our Washing |
ton correspondent sends the rumor of |
not wholly unexpected event-the re- |
signation Of Mr.. james G.. Blaine
This rumor is by no means without /
foundation. Those who have been I
nearest to Mr.. Blame have 81 Oxen Of |
such possibility, though always in a
whisper.
The alleged ground Of his resignation
is i'll health. The work of his depart |
ment requires the vigor and energy of !
a remarkable constitution. Mr.. Blaine /
has battled with physical ailments for |
some years past and now feels unequal /
TO the onerOus responsibilities and de- |
mands Of his position
IL is limited that a still further reason |
for his retirement j. the consciousness /
that Mr.. Harrison has very decided |
opinions on all subjects. and any at
tempt to change them would prove un- |
availing. But that may possibly do Dir /
Blaine injustice, and III health covers /
the case completely.
He will, perhaps, be sent abroad ON
some important mission.-Neic York. |
Herald.
MATERIALS FOR A WAR SCARE
London press correspondence possibly |
for want of something else TO write
are directing attention 10 a fine cOllec- /
ton Of materials for war scare. Rus
STA is sending troops to the Posen /
frontier. Servia is giving out rifles /
to the third reserve. Vienna reports /
that Soryia IL about to make renewed I
attack Oh Bulgaria. The Gar announces /
that he will not visit Berlin this /
year England is sending troop TO Nal /
ia, the British arsenals are at work /
night and day. and councils Of war are /
held daily at the War Office The quid /
nuncs begin 10 hint darkly al the com /
ing Of a new struggle for C0nstanti-l
nOple, with "a general European war in /
the background. All this may come /
about, perhaps, but the gentlemen of /
the stock exchanges evidently do not /
look for it. and the gentlemen OF the /
stock exchanges have the gift 10 see /
about as far into the milestone of Euro /
pean politics rs anybody.-EJchngc
No HUMOR THERE.-President Har- /
rison is not only the illustration of /
silence. but he is the cause of silence T.
in others. According to Corporal Tan
ner. as reported by the Washington /
Post. the only "cautionary' remark /
the President ever made TO him is this.
But these Democratic papers come T.
out every other day and have me re- /
moved, said. Well. never mind that. /
he said. don talk too much.
President Harrison is unquestionably /
endowed naturally with more than one
element Of real wisdom. His most se-
rious and disadvautageOus defect is "a
constitutional lack of humor and finish.
That often makes a man one-sided and |
prevents his attaining to permanent
greatness.
1t is announced that the wizard Edi-
son has invented a new electric process
for separating IRON ore from its base
surroundings. Every few days Mr.
Edison IS credited with a wonderful
invention of some sort. But his works
do not always ma,erialize. Ii is about
time for Mr.. Edison TO invent some
thing which Will keep his promises to
to the public.-Nec YOrk World
A very interesting crusade has been
started IN English society. Ii is direct
ed against mourning costumes. Lady
Harberton is at the head of it. She
takes the ground that the custom of
wearing solemn and unhoalthful black,
with the head-dress and the long heavy
veil should be discarded. This same
reform was attempted several years
ago. but it did not meet with much
success. Ii is very difficult matter 10
change fashion. and especially one that
is SO fully established by long usage
Baltimore american.
LIKE KISSING. -Extradition between
the States goes by favor. like kissing.
That is to say. while il j. specifically
provided for in the Constitution. that
noble old instrument makes no pr0vis-
ion for lis enforcement upon unwilling
officials. Therefore eXtraditi0n is con-
ungent upon the whims OF governors
or Judges, instead of following the or
DERBY processes Of well-defined and in
flexible statutes. This is the explana-
ton of the inability of Governor Lowry.
of Mississippi, 20 lay hands upon the
pugilists who last week battered each
other in that tlourishing Southern Com
mOnwealth.
Dom Piatt describes himself as one
of syndicate who wrote the Arthur
Richmond letters. As the Colonel ia
about to bury himselfi ia the oblivion Of
his Ohio farm. this confession may be