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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-18
yanderbtlt,s Yacht.

PHILADELPHIA. January 17th-yander-
bits big steam yacht Alvs is lying at Will
mington with steam up. Ii is rumored
the vessel has been bought by the Hayri
insurgeant CHIEF, Hippolyte, to be used as
cruiser. 1t is well known that the Wander
bits have had enough of deep-sea yachting,
and would gladly sell their floating palace
at figures far beloY the original cost.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-18
Death of Lupton Bey

SUAKIM, January 17th.-One of the mes
sengers sent from here to Khartoum early
in November last has returned. He was
twenty-four days in making the return
trip. He brings letter from European
which says that Lupton Bey died May Stb.
Nothing was known of Emin Pasha.
Haten Bey ard the other Europeans were
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-18
FOR SALE-TO LII.

&c Snn NALUE-EoR SALE Or TRADE
0U.OUU Tor city or Frisco ptopei ", forty
acres OF hne fruit and grain land. Ihree-Quaf-
ters OF mile from railroad depot on the sub
urpan ira line, i've mites from Capitol: 20
acres fine bearing vineVa,d. house Of fonr
rooms, good barn and other buildings; wind
mi and tine water. Apply TO CARL SrROBEL,
S2l street. ial7-ila
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-18

EoR RENT-FURN.sHE HOUSE OF FIVE
4 rooms, up town; nice grounds, containing
iruit trees and flowers in abundance; rent mod
crate. Address Box 81, FoStOfhce. jal6-tf
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-18

NEWLY FURNISHED ROOMS TO LET, gas
~ Third street, corner Third and j.
lallbts MRS. b. COGAR
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-18
Diplomatic Kecxpt,on.

WASHINGTON, January 17th.-The public
parlors and conservatory of the White
House were crowded tonight with large
and brilliant assembly, who were invited
to attend the Presidents reception to the
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-18
Blown Up with Dynamite.

MADRID, January 17th.- A dynamite
cartridge was exploded to-day in the house
OF the largest weaver in Barcelona. The
house was completely wrecked. Only one
person was injured, servant, whose leg
was shattered. Several persons have been
arrest ed here on suspicion
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-18

EoR SALE-A NEW HOTEL, JUST COM
4 pleted and furnished, doing good business:
also, new barn. large orchard and garden. I'M
the town OF Comptonvllle, Yuba county, IS
miles from Marysville. on the Downieyille road.
property of a widow lady wishing TO retire from
business. INQUIRE at this Office dlT-I,,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-18
AZ the Capital.

WAsHISGroK. January i7th.-Vice- Pres
ident-elect Morton ana Mrs. Morton arrived
here to night.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-18

CioR SALE-THE FINEST HOTEL. BUSINESS
6 in this State, doing business OF $4,000 per
annum. For particulars address Jone, 4 Berry,
Newcastle, Placer county, Cal. oSOtf
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-25
THE LESSON OF HAYTI.

The long continued and savage Haytian
civil war has, according to Yesterdays re-
ports, been terminated by the abdication of
Legitime and the entrance of Hippolyte
into Port-au-Prince. The struggle thus
ended has been full Of barbarity and has, in
large measure, been indicative of an unfit
ness of the people of that island for the
methods of constitutional selfgovernment
Some of the negrophobists are fond of refer
ring to this and similar conflicts as proof
that the African race if left to itself will
lapse into savagery. But the theory as ap-
piled to the West Indian negroes, ignores
the fact that the system which took them
from Africa and made them slaves in the
West Indies, has never civilized them. Half
civilized, as the war just ended seems to be,
it has been more civilized than the conflicts
between the blacks and their masters at the
close of the last century.
The American nation will hope that
Hayti can be satisfied with peaceful and
constitutional government for a time. The
most cogent lesson of the conflict to this
country is the utter undesirability of extern
sions of our territory in the West Indian
direction. Our system incorporates all
accessions of population into the grade of
citizenship; and nothing could be more un-
fortunate in its effect on our system than
the addition of the savage faction, which
has recently been coDtending in Hayti, to
an influence in our Government and legis-
lation. The United States should avoid
West Indian acquisitions as strictly as the
human system should eschew arsenic.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-25
PITTsBURG, SUNDAY, AUG. 25. 1854
1T WOULD DEFEAT ITSELF.

Now the story appears that the plate glass
interests are going to form trust, the pur-
pose being, as stated, to put matters ''on such
a basis as will do away with the competition
which all the manufacturers recognize must
be throttled, if possible" This pleasant
little statement of an intention to choke off
the force which establishes justice between
the different branches of trade, as well as
between producers and consumers, being
what most business men would do if they
could, it is worth while to point to our
cannot do it.
The Standard Oil Company being held up
as a model-as it really is for most of such
schemes-the fact becomes vital, that the
petroleum corporation had a power in the
favoritism of the railroads which enabled it
to freeze out competitors. The plate glass
trade has heretofore yielded such liberal
profits that capital has flowed freely
into new factories. The productive capacity
has thus been largely increased and prices
have come down to moderate margins, as is
not only legitimate but desirable. IF the
combination could prevent the putting up
new factories it might have some effect on
sustaining prices. As it is, however. any
advance that 1t might establish would only
have the result OF offering a premium on
the very thing that is now objected to, the
building of more plate glass concerns; and
the last state OF that industry would be
worse than the first.
The plate glass interest should remember
one thing more The purpose of protection
is exactly what has taken place in that in
dustry, viz: The stimulation of domestic
competition. AS both protectionist and
tariff reform opinion are agreed upon the
point that where protected interests COM
bine to defeat the legitimate object of pro-
lection, the duty should be respected, we do
not believe that the plate glassmen will be
foolish enough to throw away the material
protection of so per cent duty, in order to
grasp after the unattainable In the shape of
monopoly prices.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-25
COKE GOES UP.

The price of coke is reported to have
definitely advanced to 81 25 per ton, which
all operators are asking with some trying to
make the price 81 35 and others talking Of
81 80. The way in which the price goes up
bears some "reminiscences of the old control
of the market. A natural advance would
be made by steps of or 10 cents. II, as
alleged, the 25 cent jump is easily estab-
lished, and as much more is practicable, it
only demonstrates that the long depression
of the market was unnecessary, and possibly
intentional for motives which do not appear
on the surface.
1t has always been the view of un-
prejudiced outside opinion that from 81 %
to 81 So is conservative and natural price
for coke, under conditions such as prevail
at present 1t affords fair margin to the
operators, decent wages to labor and living
prices to the iron and smelling industries
The recent improvement in iron prices will
enable that industry to accept with equan-
animity an advance in coke like that now
established; but the coke trade should be on
its guard against its old vice of exacting
such an advance as to check the demand. If
the market is free from control the enhance
ment will be such as the demand justifes
and no more.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-25
A DISTURBING DISCLOSURE.

The dispute to which public attention has
recently been called between a big stock
manipulation and a judge of one of the
higher courts of New York is an unpleasant
one for those who are at all particular about
the purity and impartiality of the courts.
To take this view 1t is not necessary to
allege that Mr.. Henry Willard is above sus-
picion in his dealings with Judge Noah
Davis. On the contrary it is on account of
Mr.. Wizards well-known character as an
unscrupulous manipulator that an acknowl-
edged connection with himin stock opera
tions is something wholly inconsistent with
the qualities that are required to maintain
the bench above suspicion of bias or inter
est Yet it is conceded by Judge Davis
that he was engaged with Mr.. Henry Viii
lard nnstoek speculations involving con-
siderable sums of money. he may justify
himself in this, by the plea that such oper-
ations are not prohibited by law. But it
can hardly be supposed that Judge of
high rank is ignorant that the attempts to
make money out ofspeculations which must
be some persons loss are inconsistent with
the fundamental theories of law and
honesty.
There is still graver aspect of the case in
the fact that among the most vital questions
of law are those involving public rights
and the practices of corporations and
stock manipulators. Not only the property
interests involved in such transactions, but
the public rights as against the corporate
methods and the rights of private investors
as against exactly such big stock oper-
ators as Willard, are constantly coming be-
fore the courts. Can any confidence in the
rectitude and high impartality of the
bench be maintained when it appear hat
high judge upon his own confe L has
been engaged with great corpora.e mani
pulator in stock operations such as are liable
TO be called before him for adjudication.
Such a disclosure is destructive of eonf-
dence in the bench; but 1t is not more So
than the fact disclosed is destructive of
the 'impartiality and integrity of the judge.
II the State of New York desires to keep
its judiciary above suspicion it should take
steps to keep its judges out of Wall street
operations.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-25
GRooLY's OLIVE BRANCH.

We are pleased to observe that our friend,
Hadji Hassein Ghooly Khan. has gone far
toward putting himself right with the Amer
lean people. During his voyage from the
United States to Europe he was convinced
that he had taken himself and his diplo-
matte position too seriously. and at an in
formal dinner on board the steamer he said.
II am quite satisfied now that it is only
joke, and that my inability to understand
American humor was the cause of the
trouble
Coming from Mr.. Ghooly, this must be
recognized as going long way in the direc-
tion of the amende honorable. With the
exhibition of such disposition to overlook
past heartburnings, it is no more than fair
to assure our Persian friend that the Amer
lean press has no hard feelings toward hi i'm.
While his inability to understand Ameri-
can newspaper humor may be considered
as somewhat severe upon the profess
sion, We are willing to go far
enough even to concede that Mr..
Ghooly-Khan's position in that respect is
not phenomenal. A great many people like
him have been unable to understand large
amount of the professional humor of this
country. The ordinary Angio-Saxon differs
from him in two respects. In the first place,
he is not likely to make fuss about the
jokes which he does not understand; and in
the second, when he gets into trouble over
it, it must be admitted that he is not so
frank as the Persian diplomatist in ad-
mitting that he could not see the joke.
With this mutual explanation, we are
glad to recognize the fact that the white
winged dove of peace may once more spread
its wings over the important diplomatic rela-
atoms ofPersia and the United States. Our
nayylwill not be expected to lombard Bagdad
or Teheran, nor will the Persian army be
called upon to lay Pittsburg in ashes or
ravage the farms of Illinois and Dakota.
With these calamities averted by the
Hadji's acknowledgement that he failed to
see the joke, his confession assumes the
rank of the most phIlanthropic statesman
ship.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-25
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

Mr.. CHARLES DE MARTIN, a citizen of the
United States, has received a cession of valu-
able piece of land in Costa Rica, as premium
for having successfully planted and grown
grape vines.
RHoDA BRoUGHToN is 80 years old. Her
face has an intellectual expression. Her figure
is good, and of about the medium size. Her
pretty mouth covers pretty teeth, while her
retrousse nose lends charming piquancy to her
face.
CARDINAL GIBBONS is a perfect master of
the art of tact. 1t was said OF the great Duke
of Marlborough that it was more agreear'e to
be refused favor by him than to have one
granted by any other man. The American
Cardinal is like the Duke in this respect. He
is daily called upon to decide disputes about
this that and the other thing, ami SO gentle
and considerate is he that all parties go away
peri ectly satisfied.
JOHN JACOB AsToR began life a poor Ger
man boy and died worth $40 VOC, co., He worked
harder to make the first thousand than he did
to accumulate his millions. James Parton says
Astor's first occupation in New York was beat
ing furs in damp cellar at 81 week, but he
did this work well, and was soon promoted. The
bulk of his fortune was made in furs, and he
loved fine fur as some other wealthy men
affect to love pictures
HENRY M. ALDEN, the editor of Rdrper's
Magazine, was originally preacher. He is a
quiet, unassuming little man, whose world is
bound by the narrow limits of his Office He
was quite taken off his feet when he was in.
vited by Amelie Rives to visit her old aristo-
cratic home in Virginia. Here be spent ten
days in unwonted social enjoyment and re-
turned to New York with his satchel full of
stories, poems sketches and other MSS, which
sooner or later found their way into Harper's
ZoIA does all his writing himself noveIs Lot
ters and he even seals and addresses every
thing himself. He writes and re-writes novel
half a dozen times before he is satisfied with.
it, scarcely a sentence escaping his effacing I'm
gers. Sometimes whole pages are remodelled,
sentences are condensed into two or three
words. Here semicolon is changed into a
full stop, comas are changed to semicolons.
Notwithstanding all the tr oubie he gives, the
printers do not complain, but vie with the au-
thor in presenting his works perfect to the
world.
OUIDA's personal history has . mystery
about it which piques curiosity. All that is
really known of her is that her name is Louise
de la Rame, and that her father was o French
man, and her mother an Englishwoman. Upon
one occasion, when she was asked how she
came to know SO much about camps, clubs
barracks and other places only frequented by
men, she looked straight at her companion,
and saucily said with provoking smile: "It
is none of your business" Her home is a beau
is full of dogs and she is always surrounded by
them, whether at home or abroad. She is
dashipg looking woman, &years old.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-25
FUN WITH A CHINAMAN,
The Wizard Hermann Cleverly Deceives n
Mercenary Orange Vender.

The Wizard Hermann Cleverly Deceives n
Mercenary Orange vender.
From the New York SUM-
Talking of the Chinese play here" said a
well known lawyer yesterday. 81 never had
more fun than did at a Chinese performance
in San Francisco several years ago. l went
there with Hermann. the magician, and sew
eral San Francisco journalists. 1t was in the
Chinese quarter and the performance was the
adjourned act of q play that had been started 9
month before. In the lobby were a lot of Chi
nese peddlers selling Chinese sweetmeats,
oranges and other fruits. Hermann made a
dead set at the orange man, thin-faced, avari-
cious looking fellow, who wore a queue about
Eve feet long. Hermann bought an orange and
cut it open. With an exclamation of de-
lighted surprise. his eyes sparkling and his
face lit up with smiles, he drew IS gold piece
out of the pulp and held 1t up so that the
Chinaman could see il. The latter's eyes
bulged from their sockets and a panied look of
disappointment crossed his expressionless face.
Hermann bought three more oranges, and
from each he drew a shining fver. By this
time the perspiration rolled in beads down the
Chinaman's face and he looked so sick felt
tering to himself and when Hermann wanted
to buy another half dozen the Chinaman re-
fused to sell them.
I'm give you dollar for thsm,' said Herr
mann.
THE price was only IL cents, but the China
man was tired Of giving away gold pieces.
Me no wantee sellee, he said shrilly.
ner, and with the air of a conspirator began to
cut up his oranges. One after another they
went, and his look of disappointment became
darker and darker as the magic gold pieces
failed to appear. 1t was actually tragic when
the last one was gone, and Hermann gave him
q dollar to prevent his eommItting suicide"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-25
A CAPITAL REFORM.

In connection with the execution of four
murderers in New York last week, one re-
form was inaugurated which will earn the
approval of sensible people all over the
country. One of those mawkish females who
seek notoriety or the qualification ofa morbid
taste by sending flowers to the murderers,
applied to the warden of the Jail for the
privilege of sending floral cross to one of
this lot. She alleged as a reason why she
should be given this privilege that she had
been permitted 10 offer up the same
testimonial of her friendship for the murder
Gus class in some half dozen preceding cases.
The warden did not reply that the fact that
she had made fool of herself several times
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-25
TANNER AT CHAUTAUQUA.
He Speaks TO $4,000 Veterans Regarding
His Pension Policy.


His Pension Policy.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DrePArcHI
CHAUTAUoUA, August A-Corporal Tanner
and Rev. John Paxton, of New Y ork, the pas
tor of Jay Gould's church, spoke to about I2-
900 people at the amphitheater on the Chautau-
qua Association grounds to-day. 1t was Grand
Army Day on the Chautauqua programme
Commissioner Tanner received an ovation, He
made q thrilling address of two hours. AS to
the criticisms of his policy as Commissioner.
he said tnat he lived and acted strictly
within the Law governing pensions. 1t was
his privilege and his pleasure, however to do
. all that the law permitted TO help veterans.
their widows and orphans, who had claims for
PENSIONS He felt confident that, SO long as
would support the policy of giving the veterans
and their widows and orphans promptly and
fully whatever they were entitled to under the
law, in place Of placing them in difficult
charged that he had made 10000 cases
special but investigation showed that he
made less than l9O0 He only regretted that,
he had not known of the urgency of many Of
them to make them even more special. Simply
because he had undertaken to administer the
law for relief promptly: nos and IN the spirit in
vigorously abused. but that gave him no
trouble. He believed the Republican party
was not prepared to go back on its pledges.
As an official he did not propose ignoring their
spirit
The Commissioner was enthusiastically cheer.
ed. He goes hence to Milwaukee. DIR. Paxten's
address was solely from the veterans stand
point He gave numerous and graphic ac-
counts of the experiences of himself and his
comrades from Washington county-the VIII
sons. the Daggs, McDunphys, and others who
were in his company. The New York million
aires, DIR. Paxton said. should not cry down a
liberal poicy to the old soldiers, at least such
policy as would prevent any of them or of
their widows or orphans from going to the poor.
house.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-25

The convention recently held in Mont
gemery, Ala, by the Southern Interstate
Farmers Association, passed resolution
to boycott, as far as possible, every article
that has been placed, or shall hereafter be
placed, under the control of trust. Our
brilliant cotemporary, the New York Sun.
intimates that il the Southern farmers carry
out this resolution they will have to deprive
themselves Of coed many articles of neces-
sity. This may be true, to certain extent,
but firm adherence to that policy will be
likely to make the trust scheme great deal
less popular among business men than it
now is. As a general rule, the farmers can
get along without the products of the trusts
a good deal better than the trusts can get
along without the money of the farmers.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-25
FUNNY MEMS FANCIRs.

A correspondent requests us to describe
vaterspout in as few words as possible A water
spout is when a man pawns his cistern. -Texas
SVttngs.
There is a western railroad haunted bv
the ghosts OF hagmen who have been run over and
killed Being dead their spirits flag, naturally.
-Tsras SVtings.
A Fortunate Woman.-"There, said the
new lady of the castle, ''are the graves of the
added, proudly, ''sre all living.-Hdrper's Mage
zine.
Brown-Tbese hieroglypbics remind ne
Of New York aldermen. Rotnson-In what
wayg 'srhey are doubtful characters brought
here from abroad" 'That's so."-Terds Slrt-
ings.
"what wonderful painter Rubeus was,"
remarked Merritt at the art gallery. ''Yes." =" as
sented Cora, at Is said ofhim thathe could change
laughing face into a sad one by single stroke.''
''Why." spoke up little Johnny, In disgust, my
school teacher do that. t."-Roms Sentinel.
Filkins Tin the cemetery)-Joblot de-
signed his own monument didn'th he?
Bilkins-Yes. What made you think so?
Filkins-The inscription, ''Not dead. but sleep
ing.- Joblot would never own up to anything
not even death.-Aunsey's Weekly.
CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CASES.
The chosen people are the meek
When smitten. turn the other cheek
We're told in sober writing
And that's exactly what you do,
Unless q smaller man than you
Attempts to do the shifting.
Philadelphia Press.
Committeeman BORDERING badges for the
graduating class of Columbia College)-The de-
sign 10 to include graduate in uniform and a rep
resentatiou Of the world In relief. Jeweler--
How large would you like the hguress Com
make the graduate about two
inches high, and the world about half an inch In
Weekly.
A Different Proposition.-"Oh, papa"
she said, with blush, young Mr.. Chestnut who
owns so many coal mines in Pennsylvania, Is
coming again this evening, and says he wants to
see you on important business"
"An right, my dear, - responded the old man,
chuckfng her playfully under the chin. 81 guess
know what the young man wants.
That evening Mr.. Chestnut came to the point as
once.
..Mr. Hendricks, - he said. boldly, 81 want to
ask you II you have laid In your winters stock Of
coal, - Celestial CITY,