The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-14

odge hill and the Mckinley Dill, even a''ei
he overwhelming defeat In November are
The last means remaining to ward on ior
,ricf time the final overthrow which awaits
The Republican party.
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THE last report OF the superintendent, VI
Public Instruction FOR North caroline
throws an unfavorable light upon the con-
3,,ion Of the public schools for that state
OF the 5S6.G6s children in the Common
wealth only 3j2,5S3 are enrolled as pupils
the average attendance being 30 per cent
for the whites and 81 per cent for the oiacks.
The amount expended for public school
nurposes is only ferty-four cents heao'
The wilmington Messenger, in commenting
o, these unfavorable facts, very JustI! ue-
clares that they reflect discredit upon Tue
rennta,lon Of the great state Of North Caro-
lima and urges that immediate steps DE
taken TO increase the school Appropriation
in order TO stimulate the Interest oil parents
m the public school system by charging
the facilities for the public education VI
their children.
SENATOR soUIREs. Of Washington state
ought n sympathize fully with the South
ern people in their perplexity over the ann
culties Of the negro problem. lie Is taxing
oil the movers of his mind TO perfect the Ia"
Governing the exclusion Of the Chinese, es-
neciallv as TO the operation Of that Law IN
obstructing their entrance from the brl'isn
nossessions. And yet he will probably be
fund among the foremost Of his kepubn-
can associates in voting for the Force Dill,
which is designed as a means of compelling
the white population Of the south to submit
TO the black. race in very many respects
inferior TO that which he is so anxious TO
keep out Of the Northwest
SOAR the experiments that have been
made i'm the United States with the lymph
that has been imported have been favor
able TO its effectiveness, although as yet OBJ
s,rvatons have been confined to the nrst
stages Of the operation OF its cura-
tive powers. Even if it shall be
found that the lymph has no virtue In the
case Of consumption, except when That
disease is in its incipiency, what change
this would work in time in the physical
condition Of mankind. for it would only De
a ouestion of few generations before con-
sumption of the langs, in the advanced
FIRMS in which il il now seen, would DC I'M
known. because thosc who are now incura'
bic will then have passed out OF existence
JUDGE ELLIOTT. Of Arkansas, in direct
ing few days ago that the murderer whom
he had lust condemned should be hung on
Thursday instead Of Friday, popuiariY
known as hangman's day, gave a sound
though novel reason in explanation OF his
action when he said that he would not IN
suit the memory Of the founder of Chris
uanity by sentencing murderer TO D'
HANGED on the day upon which the Son
God sacrificed mis- life for humanity's sake
TuF Force bill Senators can certainly
claim credit Tor consistency. They want L
f,rce the Democratic Senators to cease de
bate by firing them out with eighthou
sessions. But the Democrats VIII prov
themselves to be very poor laborers ii they
] cannot stand working days OF eight hours
CONSIDERING that United Ireland hal
been seized three or four times by the dill
f,rent factions. and that it has been final
Is published simultaneously by both Par
nellites and ants, it would be the more ap
propriste to call it Disunited Ireland in III
furp