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No Magazine Gun Adopted.

The most striking piece OF information
In the report Of Gen. FIAGLER. the new
Chief OF Ordnance. Is that the singlo-loader
will probably remain for tho present the
weapon OF tho American army.
Two reasons make this conclusion re-
markable. The first Is that Board OF mill
tary experts. headed by Gen. KAUTz, has
been conducting. during the present year, an
elaborate series Of tests with all the smoke
less powders and magazine guns submitted
to them for trial. Among these were sew
eral rifles and powders Of worldwide
eign services. Yet none Of tho guns was
found by the Board good enough TO re-
place the single-londer for our troops.
"The Investigations" says Gen. FLAG
LER. "have not demonstrated SO
much excellence in tho magazine arms
OF foreign nations as was expected. and have
not shown such perfection in any one OF
them as could warrant its adoption for our
service. It Is hoped that this country can
produce better arm: and until 1t can. or
until 1t has bcen demonstrated that 1t can
not it would DO wise to defer change from
the excellent single-loader now In service to
a magazine system" Secretary PROCTOR
substantially approves this decision.
It Is true that Gen. FLAGLER holds out the
probability Of adopting now single-loader.
having q feature usually associated with
magazine arms. that Of the reduced callbrc.
A sample Springfield rifle OF 80 bore has
been tried. and this Is to be the calibre Of
the future. with or without q magazine
attachment. Gen. FLAGLER believes that
"if tho adoption OF magazine arm Is de-
ferred. the department may ut an early date
commence to furnish to the army reduced
calibre arms and ammunition charged with
a satisfactory smokeless powder" Still.
his actual comparison. as has been seen. Is
Of the best magazine arm with the present
service weapon. and to the advantage OF the
latter. His conclusion. therefore. ls d.
rectly In limo with that Of his predecessor.
Gen. BKNET. while 1t contrasts decidedly
with the view Of Gen. SHERIDAN, who do
clarcd long ago In IN Official report that 1t
seemed better to adopt the best Of the OK
listing magazine guns. faulty though 1t
might be, than to delay longer In the hope
OF perfection. INSPECTOR General BREoKEN-
RIDGE also concluded. In his report OF last
year, that "it Ia SO injurious to an army to
know that Its arms are obsolete and Inferior.
that the demand for something better than
we have now Is very earnest. Our citizens.
especially the militia. are not satisfied.
knowing that they must pay with their
lives for any lack Of preparation when the
next war comes"
The second fact which makes the result
reached by our military authorities 30 re-
markable. Is that nearly every foreign
country OF consequence has already adopt
ed some magazine arm. England has the
Les-Speed: France, the Lebel: Germany
and Austria. the Mannlichcr. OF slightly
difterept patterns. the gun used by Austria
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subsc-ipt,on by Maii-rost-paid.
The Peoples Ballot.

In the remarkably able address which
Governor Hill delivered on Friday evening
at Elmira he pointed out the great method
OF overcoming Republican misgovernment
In these words:
but the people have their remedy. II Is the ballot
And after ALL the peoples ballots are better remedy
than the capitalists skill which merely saves his own
wealth. but leaves labor helpless The peoples ballots
will indeed guard their earnings and savings but
by the they will secure aud protect his and all
She wealth OF our land.
This impartial benenoence a Just and free peoples
votss will assuredy allot In next November's cleo
tiona"
Governor HILL Is right. The ballot Is the
true remedy. But not tho form OF ballot which
has been forced upon the people Of this State
by the seli.styled ballot reformers who have
dominated tho Legislature during the Inst
few years. In their intense desire for
secrecy they have wantonly sacrificed SIM
plicity In our elections: and the complica-
lions which have occurred this autumn are
only foretaste Of what Is to DO expected
unless we speedily return to tho electoral
methods which prevailed before SAXToN and
the secret ballot were ever heard OF.
This Is matter In regard to which the
Democratic leaders. Senator HILL and Gov
ernor Flower included. should not remain
silent. The proof of the pudding is in the
eating. We have tried the so-called secret
ballot. aud II we may believe the Republic
cans. it has utterly failed to prevent the
bribery of voters: for their leaders persist
emily charge that the Republican vote
throughout tho rural districts was bought
by the Democrats. We believe this charge
to be unfoundcd; but whether 1t Is 30 or not.
the complexity Of the new system offers
such opportunities for disputes concerning
the result OF every election that any good
to be found in it Is insignificant compared
to this glazing evil.
Suppose. for example. that tho present
law Is continued in force until the next Pres
idential election, and that the result de-
ponds upon 900 votes In the State OF New
York. Under the old system the powers Of
canvassers and the duties Of election officers
were so simple. 80 clearly defined. and 50
well settled that no substantial contro-
versy could arise in respect to the counting
OF the votes: but under the new one. II tho
contest were as close as it was In 1854. dis
pute would be certain to arise which would
involve the interests and arouse the pas
sions Of the whole nation.
So while wo say with Governor HILL that
the peoples remedy for political ills Is the
peoples ballot. yet it must DO the simple
ballot which existed when he first went to
Albany. and not tho misnamed reform bal
lot which he leaves with US Gs no departs to
Washington.
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being also found In countries as for dis
tant rs Chill and Siam. belgium has
the Mausor. also adopted In Argentne'
Denmark. the Krag J6rgensen. which
was found by tho KAUTz Board TO
have many excellent features; Holland.
the Beaumont with the Vital magazine;
Italy. the vetterli-vitali: Switzerland.
the Schmidt. Even Russia. which SO
long resisted tho introduction OF a
magazine gun. has adopted one this year.
which is being manufactured In France
with the greatest possible rapidity.
We have the word OF our military authori-
ties that not ono Of these. so for as can DO
ascertalned by their experiments. is worthy
Of our adoption: and yet the list comprises
no little variety In feature. Some have the
vertical magazine and some the horizontal.
Some have the boxes fixed and others have
them detachable so that thoy may DO used
as single-loaders. Some have four car
tridges In tho magazine. most OF them i've.
a few eight or ten. and the Schmidt has
even twelve. The number OF rounds carried
per man varies from 9S with the Dutch rifle
to $50 with the German. Tho weight Of tho
arm varies from ton pounds In tho Dutch
down to 81 In the German and 80 In one Of
Italy's two weapons. Then. while this
lighter of Italy's weapons is found to have a
calibre Of only .256. and the Schmidt has
calibre Of .295. there Is an increase to tho
Russian 80. the Belgian .soi. tho English
.3o8. the German .s1l. the Austrian. French.
and Danish 1915. and the Dutch .4ss. which
last Is about tho old-style bore.
Still another point to note Is that some OF
these nations have armies OF half million
men or more to supply with ritlcs. exclu-
sive Of their reserves. Our country has an
army OF q. 900 enlisted mon. with organized
State militlas of about 100000. Yot Secre-
tary PROCTOR makes the point that 1t is
wise to go slowly on account OF the coat
incurred by selecting and making rlflo
which might afterward be found inferior.
But 1t must in Justice be noted that the
present Chief OF Ordnance. like his prede-
ccssor. Is fully In favor OF securing good
magazine gun. No efforts will be spared.
he says. to obtain one; and after all 1t may
be acknowledged that the problem for our
country is little different In this respect
from that of foreign nations. In the matter
Of ships or OF harbor defence forts and guns.
1t would DO folly to postpone protection
with the best devices obtainable. simply
because these might DO improved. But the
dangers to be feared from hostile armies on
our soil are much less than tho perils from
foreign fleets. We have the example Of
Germany arming its troops with the
Mauser and then changing to the Mann
licher. Sweden. which had once. we be-
lieve. selected for her troops the Jarman. q
magazine rifle OF very long range. uses now
u Remington single-loader Of .sl5 callbre.
the men carrying 100 rounds each.
The conclusion Of common sense is that a
magazine rifle with one of tho new smoke
less powders must be kept steadily in view
as a necessity for our army. and introduced
as soon as satisfactory model is found.
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While we have not yet. up to this time In
December, had the FIRST snowfall Of the season
here. it's entertaining to read OF heavy snow
storms in Virginia and North Carolina, and
even as far south as Georgia. It was toward
tho end of last month thnt these wintry
storms began In the Southern States, and
their severity may BIO Judged from the fact
that there has been sleighin9 in some places
there. We are not surprised by tho news Of
tho snow blockades in Minnesota, the Dakotas
md other regions Of tho far Northwest, or Of
people being frozen to death there: but some
Of the frlgid news from the cotton States IL
rather startling.
The winter here thus far has been in tho
main season Of sunshine and geniality. with
but few cloudy. breezy. or rainy days: and
instead Of desiring to fly to the sunny South at
this time OF the year. our people may we'll DO
content to enjoy life and the weather In sunny
New York.
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tn. Polio. and Flr.me. Praised.

To SuE Enron or rHs suSASir. Too much praise
cannot be awarded Police and Fire Departments for
their prompt energetic and effective action ~ the
piosion Yesterday seemed time nj ~ before both
departments were hand and In full charge. The 10
lice. under command OF Capt. Mclaughlin. prevented
crowds Of people, prompted by curiosity. from rushing
Into the shat cred building and endhnRerlnK their lives,
while the Central Once stood guard over the
curltes scattered around Mr.. saKe's nlice.
Business men IN the nsghborhoed were unanimous IN
the opinion that the city 10 10 BIO the
admirable discipline and efficiency 81 both
Esv YoRK. Dec. 8.
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ForeIs. Notes Of Real fn.c-r.i

Vigorous efforts making IN Nice to break IN the
gambling houses Tho CATS chantants are alinost all
attached to gambling houses. and raids frequent
and fruitful.
The Rothschiids annually give 100 900 franco IN Ia
distributed among the twenty ACCOMPLISHMENTS of Paris
Tor the assistance OF deserving persons who have d
Guilty In paying their rcnts.
John Burns lately said at labor denomination TINT
the trades unions effort to obtain eighthour day
failure The tra.les Themselves canpo. and vii,
not enforceit 50 the only hope through legal enact.
nen..
scheme for che reunion OF Christians proposed IN
the R<rten ht rhuAs' Is for winter trip Of ministers
and aymcn az different religious to Norway. III tho
long dars evenings they can present their views and
endenvor TO harmorize.
The visitors VI suuihurEt College have c.I IN.
playing Of polo rs direct incentive 10 .xtrsyapupt
habits. Al the time polo atiou lately mr.
ganzed In India by Sir Frederick Roberts has decided
to apply the a"vernnen for State aid for tbs breed
Ing VI suitable ponies.
n,esnerisi In England has run rr asninst the Va.
grant act DR.. Vnt who rrofeaycd 70 Lypuotixe has
been arr"stod under the clause which max s liable to
three months imprisonment with hard labor any an,
pretending profess to tell fortunes or usns INV
subtle craft device to deosva iose upou sny Of
her MnJehty'h Auhjects."
The archives Ut the BorHhsse family A.,
manuscripts have been Donght by tho istc .or no ,so
franca They relate to the lores 81 Ayirnon ana TO
Paul v. who . Borghesc. The Minister or p,h,e
instruction mean while hiss warned the t,nlorersu,
head of Tho house that he canuot legally ssnd away any
work OF art In his collection
Lndoners are very much Interested In tho discovery
that tho original home OF Cashmere slim v /. IL not
Cashmere. hut Germany. Large quantities. OF Germnp.
made shAwls taken to India with limitations NJ
Cashmere marks them and sent into the ,ntsrior
and sold native products They cost In Calcu,ta
about pound. They ssll for seven pounds.
Tho last Bouianast. Paul Deroulsde called . sectst
meeting OF the old League OF Patriots lasIy n which
no told them that the time had 10 stop frueus
agitation and occupy themselves with social questions
and foreign politics. II his advice were taken there
would DO patrotiC but useless
IN the Paris Streets and ultimately much greater
chance OF revenge on Germany :"
Last week mandate was read In all the ciurehSSb Of
Paris Announcing the cauonizatlon OF Louise do Mar
lac. and commanding that any writings winch coll.
cerned her should be sent by the faithful under pain
OF the OF the Church. their or 20 the
curt VI their parish Louise do hariilac born In
1871 aud died the ago Of II. Her father before he
brought down upon himself the wrath OF Rcheiou had
been Keeper Of tho SeaiG AZ 80 Louise left wild.
ow and she then resolved 10 devote her life TO reiiu
She Of great assistance 10 st. Vincent ID PAUL
In founding the sUurs Grises. Now $50 yox aSr her
death, she u TO be made sAipt
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Who Is the best after-dinner orator In
New York. next to CHAuNcEY MITCHELL DErEw
and JosErH HENRY CHoATEf We must nave as
many as thousand aitor-dlnner orators In
this city. Ifthere be q consensus Of opinion
that any one OF them is superior to the others,
with the exception Of Mr.. CHoArE and Mr..
DErEw. that one ought to be crowned with
laurel In Madison Square Garden. A for
DEpEw and CHoATE. they are already 80 heavily
weighted with laurel thut they could not carry
another leaf between them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-06
Those OF the Canadians who desire the an

Those OF the Canadians who desire the an
nexation Of their provincos to tho United
States are taking proper course. They are
agitating tho subject: they are holding meet
ings ut which It Is brought under debate: they
arc spreading tho arguments in ita favor.
Within short time annexation meetings have
been held at Toronto. Montreal. Quebec. Wind.
sor. Woodsleo. Stony Point, Belle River. and
many other places. The language Of tho
speakers at them. SO far as We have seen II re-
ported. was temperate. though 1t was earnest
in spirit
This is the right way for tho Canadian peo-
pie to take up the question Of annexation. In
which they are Interested. Let them. with
due elaboration. take all things into account.
giving heed to each thing III turn. and then.
after time. mako up their minds about It.
one way or the other. or any other.
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Mexico often gives heed to tho example

Mexico often gives heed to tho example
Of the United States In political affairs. Wo
have new illustration Of this tact in report
that has been prepared for the Mexican Con-
gress by its Committee on Economics. Tho
committee recommends tho abolition Of into
rior duties, internal custom houses. and all
restrictions on Interstate commerce. 1t is q
wise policy. and its adoption will surely DO ad-
vantageous to Mexico. 1t is policy that was
adopted long ago by these United States, and
tho benefits accruing from 1t are appreciated
by tho American people.
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Volcanic Eruption Ia Mexico.

CRY OF MEXICO. Dec 5.-Thursdny was day
OF terror In Colima Between the hours Of
p. NJ and $50 p. NJ the volcano Of Collma was
In state Of violent eruption. and ut y O'Clock
that night q heavy shower Of ashes began
falling upon the city 1t Lasted over an hour.
covering the streets and roofs OF buildings
with ashes and greatly terrified the inhaDi-
tnnta
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The Metropolitan Museum Of Art has been
open to the public on Sundays since May last,
and there has not yet been any misconduct
there among the multitudes OF Sunday visitors.
1t would. therefore. seem that tho predictions
OF some Of our estimable fellow citizens In re-
gard to the Sunday opening OF the Museum
were inaccurate. The demeanor OF to-day's
visitors to the Museum will DO like that OF the
other visitors on previous Sundays
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who may be trusted to enforce the decisive
order that he hns issued by direction Of the
War Department
II Is proper order II was needed for the
maintenance OF the honor OF tho United States.
for tho preservation Of tho peace on both sides
Of the Rio drande. and for the prevention Of
complications with Mexico.
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Pioufisy paine, asthmatic ana ali throat suec,ans
and eotds. pr Jayuss ksDsciogaaL-AaA
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TIE Game or "Iaaoeescs AbrsAa.s -
Tho best homo game for young or oid.-Ads.
Evening journal., 1891-03-04
The pseroR CLASS LOSES.


In the editorial comment Topics of
the Times" in the Century for March.
these sentences occur
There are a few elementary principles
in economic science, the mastery OF
which by the great body OF the American
people would be Of incalcnlable value to
us as nation. One OF these is that no
government can create money out Of
anything which It may choose to call
money. Another is that all classes Of
people, rich and poor, laborer and EN-
ployer are far better of with a sound aud
stable currency than they are with any
OF the varieties of cheap" money
Another Is that no part Of the financial
or business world can be benefited OF in
Jared by changes in the monetary
standard OF value without corresponding
benefit or injury to the other parts.
These are simple. almost automatic
truths, SO well known 10 students Of
political economy that it seems a waste
OF time and effort 10 repeat them. Yet
they are constantly forgotten and fire..
quently ignored The greater part Of
business Is done, Of course, on credit, so
that actual currency provided it is
stable, appears in only very small
proportion Of the whole volume Of the
business transacted ia the country. The
fallaey thata greater amount Of cur
rencY viii give each man in the country
greater value in dollars is patent after
moments thought. There are but
three sources Of revenue; labor. barter
and theft, A man must come by his
money by giving value received honestly.
OF BY robbery. II the value Of the
circulating standard should be lowered
man would give more labor or get less
money. as the case might be BE would
get less bread and house rent for the
same number Of dollars That was
notably the case when the legal tender
act was passed, making fat money Of
greenbacks, TO carry on the civil war
&c. Adams has demonstrated that the
act made the war cost $500 600 600
more than &c would otherwise
have cost. So It must be in
all cases. The government cannot create
wealth by printing paper called money
Money Of that sort will necessarily be-
come deprecated. II a man owes 81. 600
aud could pay It with $500, he is the
gamer but Of course, somebody else
loses S2CO, and the debtor cannot repeat
that operation because he has only the
one debt 70 PAY, but his wages will be
decreased 90 per csnt. every week, every
year The debtor ella is always the loser
by a deprecated or an unstable cur
reucy.
Evening journal., 1891-03-04
LETTERS FROM THs PEOPLE.


4
To the Editor Of the EvRNNc JOURNAL
SIR: Loyalty In his letter Of February
2Sth seems unable 70 distinguish the diff
/ ference between the power TO do a thing
and the right to do 1.-THE confuses law
with justice. / said 10 lmy former letter
that did not think tie city Of New
Castle had any right to dispose OF the
commons farms Loyalty tells nae that an
act passed in 1885 gives the city the
right to sell the farms That act NAV
give the city the power, but no act of any
General Assembly can ever give the city
the right TO take away from future gem
erations the land left TO them by VIII
liam Penn. Loyalty asks: What benefit
would the city derive from an increase
in the value Of the land If it cannot sell
it2' De thinks that II the land cannot be
sold it. will become an impeachment to
our growth, something similar to the
river 10 front Of us. Is it possible that
Loyalty has never heard Of ground rentq
What has the Girard estate done with
the land it had In Philadelphia Did that
land bar Philadelphia 8 progress2
An Increase in the value Of the
land In the future is certain.
Yes, and it will be in the near
future, and will be a great increase in
value For. even should New Castle not
grow, il Is certain that before long this
land will be in demand for suburban
residences for Wilmingtonlans No one
who has witnessed the wonderful growth
Of Wilmington during the past ten years
will question this, ALI that is wanted
now 10 cause growth in that direction is
q more enterprising spirit on the part OF
the Delaware railroad and better public
roads With these facts in view. | should
question the expedienuy of selling the
farms now were ] even to admit the
right TO sell them. l think that n
Loyalty will talk the matter over with
some OF his fellow citizens he will find
that they are not all as blind as he is to
the great benefits that the city would
derive from an increase in the value OF
the land comprised in the farms
Loyslsy.s assumption that the Declare
ton OF Independents voided all land
title derived from Charles II or from the
Duke Of York, is news to me n ii IL
true, it will be also news Of very dis
agreeable nature to most Of tie land
holders in this section Of the c9untrv
And Mr. Editor think that you. ia your
saying that the idea of holding Penn's
Will as sacred is sort OF sentimental
reverence for our ancestors wishes which
eapnot be observed now, strangely
misunderstood the meaning Of my letter.
The idea was trying TO express was moi
so much reference for our ancestors as
Justice 70 our descendents. And will Won
kindly inform me what great injustice
the holding Of the farms BY the city is
working to the people OF Delaware.
PUBLIC RIGHTs.
New Castle, Del, March ., 1891.
Evening journal., 1891-03-04

waited the result of the peach crop and
the price Of wheat after the next war in
Europe for "a final settlement" Any
body with correct financial ideas or a
proper contempt for the common sense
Of the people. should know that the state
could not pc bly, lose anything II the
state officers would simply be wise aud
patient enough to await "a hnal settle
ment."
But. when the people did not thor
oughly comprehend the nics distinctions
between "iull payment" which did not
pay,and settlement. whica left every
thing unsettled till "a faal settlement"
could be made sgreeably and comfortably
al around, then, the Every Evening very
properly got mad aud remarked that It
had no CONTRACT TO furnish brains"
together with those delicate definitions
Of debiits iinancles.
After the turn affairs have taken, after
the Every Evening has shown that it is
an exceed ng trivial and common place
matter, which viii not affect the credit
of Delaware in the great financial centres
Of Dabomey or Timbuctoo, we cannot es-
cape shootng.pan Is OF poignant grief for
having mentioned these little pecuniary
pecoadilloes. In plain English we are
sorry we said anything that seemed like
a requisition on the Every Evening for
even the exercise Of brains, much less for
the distribution OF brains.