The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-12
CREAM Or THE PRESS.
SPRIGPTLY COMMENTS
BY SMART WRITER'S
Tho stolen Log Book-1he barhy sn the
Car Operations of the later state : o'"
ne,ce Iaw-Co-O Operation OF Na''""'
Mr. wsnnmaker's Business MIXTURES.


TuF STOLEN Loo BOOK "A very nm
,leasant episode mas just come 10 IGN
n the nendine Bntlcr-IOller controversy. .
-n IN the present time the country az
.,cc bos taken comparatively little in'
crest IN the mutual mad Singing OF 'u'
wo old gentlemen. General bu'iei ms
.laimcd that Admiral Porter was
award. and ran away al Fort J. i7hei'
and Admiral Porter has reioried thhl
General Butler was q lying dfunkaIn'
and meyer took New Orleans until ihfec
law after Farraguts marines bad cen ID
ne citv The public will Jet them fight u
amt Rui Yesterday General Butler went /
10 the Navy Department lo NUM- .uap 4
Inc ing-hook OF the Harriet Lane. DE /
Lane was POrter's ship. and her Jog f
nook would. Of course. have shown CON +
clnsiyelv whether Admiral Porter ran +
away. a. Butler says he did, or ~ne'n'i /
he didn't. Mr. Butler is daily auaucihs /
more evidence that the Admiral did run /
and Mr.. Butler is daily adcucins Ju-l a- /
much evidence that De didn T. lh,
Lane loe-bo0k, being the official fecoid /
- every movement of The boat on the
eventmI dav. General Butler ohiainei
Secretary Iracy's permission 10 c"h7ul'
tbe log-b0ok and 90 make AT the tiah-
scrintions be needed. But when "eh-
crsl Butler began hunting among ihe
lies for the log. il was gone, somebo'S
had distracted it.-Bnitm0re 4 ntefff""'
Tur DAIRY IN THE CAR-Ihe mr.
aid sav.o Of the recent decision of The
Inter. State Commerce Commission lhal
,he act declares it unlawful tor any com
mon carricr "tO make or give any unnu'
or unreasonable preference or advantage
no any particular person, or ITO suhj'cl
any particular person 10 any undue OF
unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage
I'M any respect Whatsoever. As "c uh-
lerstand the law 10 is NOT violated hy
raouiriue cOllred passengers Go rue
In separato cars But in such case
the cars. as the Commission de-
cides. must be equal ln com
forts. accommodation and equipment 10
those used for white passengers. In
other words. cOlorcd persons have "a
right 10 buy first-cIass tickets, ana Wheh
they do so they are entitled 90 ride M hist
class cars. The company is bound elmer
to furnish hrst-class cars for such people
or to permit them TO ride in the same cars
provided for white passengers
OPERATIONS OF THE ERSrArE
COMMENCE LAWN no particular have
the railroad presidents testiiying before
the Senate Interstate Commerce Com
mittee developed 80 mucH unanimiiy OF
opinion as upon the interference with
them by the Canadian Pacific. IL must
be confessed thai they make out q
prettv strong case of inequality, and
one which ought to Doe remcdied u
il is i'm the power of Congress 90 DO
So The Canadian roads entering our
territory seem not 10 boz under the re-
-trictinns imposed upon our own bY The
Interstate Commerce Law either as Co
| he portion living within our jurisdiction
or beyond H. ID is said that, subsidized
as they are 10y the English and Domin-
/ ion Governments. with the additional
advantage of receiving their supplies
from abroad free of dny. their COmleii-
lion. unrestricted hy ana act of Congress is
such as 10 excite some apprehension
ON the part of the home corporations.
President Roberts, of the Pennsylvania
rather startled The committee day or
two AGO by stating before them as his
opinion. not only that these roads ought
t0 be made % conform tO the laws gov
erning our own corporations, but "he
doubted whether they should Dee allowed
10 DO business in this country at all. ]
don't see he continued, "why these
railroads should have privilege which
our coastwise vessels are denied. -
Balfimofe Sun.
.Co-orERATIoS or NATIONS 1t IS
stated that one of the most important
questions 90 bee discussed before the
Maritime Congress, which viii meet in
Washington in The fall, is the feasibility
of plan of division OF the ocean high
way into districts, each TO De under The
supervision of "a separate naval power.
The United States navy has already am
ticipatcd this arrangement. order
inr the man-of-war Nantic 90 proceed To-
sea with q supply of explosives for the
purpose of searching and destroying
derelicts and other distractions likely To-
be i'm the course of ocean travel.
In these days Of fast steamships and
increasing commerce between America
and Europe such a plan as suggested by
the conference is not only timely but
must shortly become necessary .-PhHa-
delphla Times.
M. c. A.-The international Con-
vention Just held i'm Philadelphia by the
branches of the Young Mems Christian
Association gave evidence of the re-
markable growth of this society during
the past quarter of century. 1t con-
tanned delegates from the four quarters
of the world, and there were s3j mem
bers at its sessions The association
now wields a powerful influence, not
only upon the young men who belong 20
it and upon the Protestant Churches at
large, but also upon outsiders who are
brought within the range of its opera
tioDs.-Ner York Sun.
THE GREATEST OF Tuck ALL.-"Af-
ter all, " remarked the student of Scrip
ture Samson was the greatest dra-
matte actor who ever lived
How do you make that out quericd
the listener
"Why, no man, explained the speaker
"ever brought down the house as he did.
Ch.cago Gl05e.
Mn WANAMAKFR' business MIX
Editor Mcclure, OF the Phila.
delphia Press. with whom Postmaster
General Wanamaker personally ASSOC
ciaies intimately and commercially
adverises largely. says that Mr. Wana.
maker never mixes his politics and his
religion.
Nobody objects TO his religion or his
politics, OF has said that his piety had
anything To do with his appointments
What is objected TO on the part of Pious
John is that he mixes his business with
his politics, and seeks TO make drummers
for his four-dollarpanls out ofhis fourth
rate postmasters -Ncr JERK Sur.
REsoUNDING WORDS The effect of
Bishop Pouer's memorable sermon has
justified all thst we said OF il last week.
and no better abused or more thorough
ly appreciated ufteranCe has come from
the pulpit for many a day. There has
been such a tingling OF ears over this re-
sounding slap al the political abuses of
of our time as TO suggest quite a promis-