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april Is, 1891
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Henry NJ. Stanley sails for Europe to-day.
The Mckinley tariff is mighty good
tariG-that is, where il isn't tariff at ALL
Denver, Col, last week elected demo-
cratic mayor for the first time; and the
state generally showed surprising demo-
cratic tendencies.
Its an wen enough for the individual
Italian to monkey with the hand-organ, but
it doesn't do for Italy as a State to fool with
the American eagle.
Count Lewenhaupt, Of Sweden who mar
ried daughter Of Hon Thos. +. Bayard,
ex-Secretary Of state two weeks ago, died
suddenly in Wilmington Monday morning.
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Mr. Barnum having been a generous ad-
yertiser, the newspapers are disposed 90 give
him a good send ola parting beuediction.
But will he pass through St Peters gate as
q dead-head
Now almost every editorial way feels 30
his duty to remark that the late Mr.. Bar
mum will make "a pretty good show in the
other world We hope Pyrotecuics will
not be on the program
Anthracite coal is said TO have been dis
covered in Berkeley county. -Ercbmgc.
Il was discovered there long ago and on
ly needs the developing process to demon
strate the richness Of it.
Mr.. VIM Mckinley wants 70 take ms n
straight. He thinks he can be elected Gov
ernor Of Ohio on the single issue Of the
tariff. He would eliminate from the can
yass every other feature.
Socialists are said to be organizing thro'-
out Italy for a demonstration on May lst.
Italy has all she can DO to take care Of her
own Italians without looking after those
that defy American laws.
40 the recent municipal elections in Kan
.as-the first at which female suffrage was
allowed-the colored woman voted "to q
man, almost, with great delight; while the
white female voters were less enthusiastic
over their uewly-acquired right.
Senator Edmunds announces that his rea-
sons for resiguing his seat are purely per-
sonal-the condition of his health, for Que
thing not permitting him TO remain in
Washington in winter He will spend the
cold months in South Carolina Probably
he will learn to hate the Southern people
less.
A writer SAYS the ierccs, dog may be sub
dued by rubbing q solution Of ammonia on
the hand and holding the member toward
the caniue when he makes q break Cor You.
-ETctgnge
Yes but fellow doesn't always have an
ap0lhecary's shop around with him. Maybe
it would be best for man to have for watch
dog charms a well-supplied vinaigrette.
The President and party started on their
Southern tour ON Monday night, and are
meeting with a cordial reception all along
the route. At Roanoke, Knoxville aud oth-
er places the President made addresses, con-
graduating his hearer, upon the material
development and prosperity of tbe South,
and expressing his confidence iu the patri-
o,ism of the southern people
The war between Spreckeis and the SUI
gar Trust /. over. bat Spreckels and the
Trust can't restore the sugar duty. Here Is
where the Mckinley law comes M Tor the
benefit Of the consumer bhe.'atg Ie'c'l-
efHo.r.
As we learned some months ago from our
republican friends that the consumer doesn't
pay the duty we don't exactly understand
how the consumer is benefited Win the
IptNgsuc.r explain
Our republican contemporaries are work
ing that reduction I'm the price of sugar for
an it is worth-not OF course. In the inter
est OF free trade bat to show what good
thing the Mckinley law IS, As they can't
point with pride 90 any other result of
that piece of legislation it would be cruel TO
check their enthusiasm. but We can hardly
help reminding them that unless Mr. Nc
Kiulcy was mistaken last CAN. cheap SUI
gar is nasty sugar.
The Washington Er4iaq >or ha, an ac-
count ola dinner recently given az Cham
lain's by a number of The leading members
of the Washington bar 20 the Hon. John
Blair HOre. rs a testimonial 0f personal re-