The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-19
Financial Peril.

VI Is 20 Dee remembered inil llr wal Us
almost twenty-five years behind us. Be
sides the SlU1. 100000 spent for pensions. the
expenses of the War and Navy Depart
ments i'm the late year were over SG6.Ju.Nn.
so that altogether our military expenditures
now amount t) over Sl-3.OU1.oHa- that i-.
we are already paving more than Che
yearly outlay for military purposes
by the leading European nations
which keep large standing armies.
To this are now to be added the untold mill
lions made necessary by the passage Of the
new Pension bin. Where j. the thing 90 end.
and what are % Doe the results: Hitherto,
We have had diminishing interest payments
t0 count ON as On-ettlug, iu part, at least
the increasing pension requirements. bat
now the yearly interest is only $36.OO0,O1o
altogether. Evidently, therefore, The pros,
pcct is becoming somewhat uncertain. and
members Of Congress should DE cautious
how they make further appropriations.
The Umbrella on the Congo.
Boston Journal
4 journal INDUCES i'm pleasantly because
am umbrella mak.r in Brussels put ON bis
sign the words "Furnishcr 60 the Congo
state" Perhaps IL the journal knew more
about the subject 1t would not think 10 So
funny. 40 article sent out tO the Congo
state. where there are iO.UJ1Olo Of people.
and any number of small potcutatc-, is so
popular or sells s0Teadily for large sum as
the huge, gay umbrella of which Brussels
now produces ton. every year. These um-
brellas are. I'm "a certain sense, the insignia
of ROYALTY: that is, they aye much priced hy
the black kinslel- who sit beneath their
grateful shade. What the canopy used tpl
De 90 the travelling mOnarchs i'm the time of
the Cru~adcs, the umbrella j. Co the lnuum-
crous feudal chieltains of Congo to-day.
The accredited umbrella maker, in Brussels
are acquiring fortunes
The Golden Gate the Place.
Sew YORK Telegram
There is eminent fitness i'm the project To-
make General Frcmonts last resting place
beneath "a monument in the Golden Gate /
Park of san Francisco. lie gained all hl- /
prominence in that great West when Do was
"a trachless. untrOddcn waste 0i earth. lie |
found a pathway 90 ITS splvndor-, opened /
the door % It's settlement and wealth, and /
is more closely allied with It's early days OF
progress than with any other section OF the |
country. He always believed this himself, /
and regarded the presidency Of tine Cali /
fornia society. 20. the successor OF suffer, |
one of the greatest h0nOrs of his life. CALI /
t0rnia be looked upon as his home.
The members Of his family who have been /
consulted agree that the Golden gate should |
hold his remains and their wishes viii no |
doubt Dee complied with. 10 does not take /
them centuries To- erect monument, on the |
Pacific coast.
Northern Interests in the south.
Philadelphia Record.
MIR. Charles y. Bond in AN article publish
cd ln the Boston Traveller estimates the iu- |
Ncstments of Boston capitalists IN new |
southern enterprises al Slu,C0UOO0. This !
movement of Boston money has resulted |
from the quiet prosperity following the |
of the effort OF the Republican
party 10 turn the southern States over Ia
African control. IL seems strange than re
representatives. of Massachusetts should take
the lead in e policy of reaction so sure tO
imporl the financial interests OF their fell
lOW-citiZens rs the renewed attempt 10
strike down the state authority Oy impeI-
inent interference with elections.
Disconnected. 80
lChicago News.
The Republican leaders are reported Ia De-
rather disconnected by Mir. Blainc's en-
phatic protest against the Mckinley bill,
the more 50 because they feel that Mr..
Blaine. and not Mr. Mckinley. Is yOlcing the
sentiment of the people; but neither Mr..
lilalnc'S protest, nor the suppressed sCnti-
ment Of the masses is likely % Doe of much
avail i'm determining the issue presented by
the pending tariff bill. That was framed at
at the bohcst. and IL Will be passed, ifpassed
at all. under the whip and spur Of the tariff
Darons, who DO not in the least care whether
The measure will give the farmer a better
market or not, 50 long as they are permitted
10 increase their eXactiOns. They did not
suffer their fat 10 be fried out of them by
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