The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-16
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
The Eclipse Expedition - Pan American
for one Day-Other Current Comment.


TIE ECLIPSE EXPEDITION The expo
dit,on sent out by the United States AN
der Professor Todd 10 observe TN. De.
cember eclipse of the sun. viii take IT'S
depalture to-day on the steamer Pensa
cola. Though the expedition has long
VOYAGE before it and arduOus LAHORE
awaiting il on the hot coast Of Africa,
the prospective rewards OF the under
taking promise ample compensation.
There is every reason 10 hope that the
Astronomical results OF the December
observations VIII be the most important
contributions ever made to solar ply
sizes.
the brief moments Of solar eclipse
are always of priceless value 10 the aa
tronomer. If the skies are then clear
he reaps a rich harvest. Should the
weather conditions on the African coast.
however interfere with the Ob-erva
tions. still Professor Todd S party Will
not have made their long voyage ln
vain. The meteorological research' 5.
the deep sea sounding and other eN
perimenis which will be- conducted by
scientific eXperisaccOmpanylne Pr 'ies-
sor Todd will in any event redeem hi,
enterprise from failure and disappoint'
ment.
The country will look with eager in
terest for reports Of the expedition r
progress and final success.
PAN-AMFRIcAN FOR ONE DAY.-The
lcanfure of the so.called Pan Americans
at Niagara Fills by Mr.. Erastu-
! Wimsn. i'm the interest of uninvited
Canada. is one of the notable. aud. al
the same time. amusing incidents OF
the progress of Mr.. Blaine s Travelling
international Congress.
Il was perfectly proper that the
itinerary. as devised by Mr.. Blaine
shonld include visit 10 the greatest
natural wonder Of the North American
continent. 70 send the South Amefi
cans home without giving them "a sight
Of the m4i site waterfall. or allowing
their ears To hear the music of lis rear
wonld have been a breach of hospitality
almost amounting t. d social cume.
But IL IS now apparent that Mr.. Blame
either overlooked the CT cumstance that
niagara cannot be seen and heard with
out approaching dangerously near e
/ the Canadian frontier, Or that ne out
too much confidence IN the diplomatic
resources Of young Walker Blaine, who
is personally conducting the party.
MIR. Frastus Wiman Is not the man
10 neglect such an opportunity. lie
promptly saw AID seized the strategic
. ADVANTAGE. He swoopel down at The
head of chosen baud Of Canadi IN
gentlemen aud carried the Congress of
TO Canadian soil. IN !. sun.
Is New York II is question which
of the two parties will be IN greater de
laul. abthe ballOt-bOX next month. IL
PENNSYLVANIA, IN the absence OF any
vell-detined issue, there i apparently
the same political auathy as IN New
York. Ohio aud Virginia. on the Other
rand. are thrilled from centre 10 cir
conference with the excitement O
political combat. In Virginia Gen
eraI Mahoue is making The strug
gle of his life and in Ohio Governor
Foraker is making another draft upOi
the admiration of his Buckeye fellow
citizens. But for the ambitious asplra
Mons Of this brace OF statesmen. II /
probable that things politically would
te as calm in Virginia and Ohio as tbel
are IN Pennsylvania and New York
Ihaddslphia Record
RRFPRESENTATIvE CULTIVATE. tn,
Trainer OF the Pacific Railway Funding
bill in the last Congress. expects tha
the new Congress will be more lenien
to the Central Pacific than the last on,
was. There is little doubt of II. Tha
eminent Republican. Leland Stanford
who represents the Central Pacific rOa,
in the Senate, was permitted. as mat
ter OF courtesy. 10 have his own wa,
in the Senate IN all matters pertaining
10 his derelict corporation. which OWE
the government some 800 600 600 wfflcl
it has no intention Of paying. Th'
Democratic House was not so cOmplals
ant. bat the Republican House will very
probably be more tepient. '-Ner iorl
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