Evening journal., 1889-04-12

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FRIDAY. APRIL IL. 1889.
THE city Of New York issued large
loan yesterday at p per cent. interest.
FORAKER is disabled in his great toe.
Who will take care Of the flags during
his confinement
CHAuNcEY NJ DEPEw declined the two
highest offices in the gift of the Presi-
dent. Secretary of State and Minister to
England
COMPANY of Georgetown should
come to Dover to Clean up Senator
Richardson. He wishes to abolish the
state guard.
IT is all right that Representative
Maull has his reward. He is good fel-
low and win make an efficient officer
But why should he be rewarded before
Horace Greeley Knowles2
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railway, which cost $500. 600 The cars
can make speed of 10 miles per hour,
but they are permitted to attain only
miles Richmond, Va, has 10 miles of
electric railway.
In answering a question about the
best method of teaching young men, in
the Sunday school convention, Rev viii
liam p. Swartz said: "Do not press the
intellectual side too much Cannot the
boys stand the intellectual pabulum.
THE Easton Md Ledger publishes the
comet and a Gazette way Of boiling
shad and adds;
ITO boil a shad Don't do it.
The important and primary clause
catch your shad' is omitted from all
the recipes.
THE tariff duty was not fright" on
worsteds, so Jack Horner Manufactures
Put in his thumb,
Took out plum.
He ate that plum, threw the seed to
the workingman and said what good
boy am !. !" Could anything be so ten
derly generousY
THE coke workers of three mills struck
at Pittsburg yesterday because Of a re-
duction Of wages. At Percy, Kyle, Fair |
Chance and Plummer similar reductions
have been made. The Youngstown Coke
Works have been closed, but they will |
start this week at reduced wages The |
tariff on coke is 20 per cent, and the per |
cent Of wages is about per cent. The
coke manufacturer can pay wages and
have 10 per cent to spare
PRESIDENT HARRIsoN being too nice
man to reward Colonel Dudley or to have
him visit the White House, the doughty
colonel has gone into other business. He
is in Washington and says:
l do not want any office for myself
My hands are full. l am doing all / can
TO help my friends ANY man who can
show me that he worked for the party
can be sure that one man at least will
support his claims.
Who pays the colonel for that servicel
THE New York Herald suggests that
any attempt Of George H. Bates ito bull.
doze Prince Bismarck or to do him bodily
harm, will no doubt be prevented by
Messrs. Kasson aud Philips. The Herald
saws
Each government win try to put the
best face on It's case, and Mr. Bates is
sent TO Berlin, not TO settle the matter
''oif his own head, so to speak, but as
one Of the three commissioners acting
under and bound by instructions from
their government.
IN meeting Of War Veterans in Phil
adelphias Isaac Coggins speaking Of get
ting appointments. said that Senator
Quay was no friend Of the old soldier.
He is for us when we can turn 90. 600 OF
30, 600 votes his way Then through
sentiment he win come out and assist us.
Quay cares little for the old soldiers" It
is a pity that Coggins cannot get an
Office for voting as he shot, What is
the use Of the Offices anyhow if they are
not to be used as bribes for votes2 Cog.
gins ought to join the mugwumps.
WE recommend the interview with
Fred. Douglass in another column, tC
those blatent South-haters who know
little Of the South and less about any
thing else. Mr.. Douglass is perfectly
satisfied with the progress the negroes
are making. He gives some wholesome
advice to the Republican party whicl
will not be needed because the Republi-
cans are not so solieitous for the vel
fare of the negro as for his vote. Mr.
Douglass says ''The civil rights are Sc
cured. All minor questions will settl,
themselves"
THE account of the proceeding
al Dover show very unfor
tonate state of affairs. Tke House i
under the domination of the Re
publican majority aud the Republican
majority is under the domination of tn,