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AUCTION SALES.
THIS EVENING,
THIS EVENING.
WALTER h WILLIAMS q CO., Arc,ioneer.
Cor. 10Th - and Pennsylvania ave nv.

THIS EVENING.
WALTER h WILLIAMS CO.. Arctioneers
Cor. 10Th - and Pennsylvania ave- nv.
GRAND TWENTIETH ANNUAL
SALE
OF
sILvER-PLATRp WARE,
Manufactured By the vorid-rrnowned and cslsbrssed
TAUNTON SILVER PLATE COMPANY.
Special importance b attached to this sale. ana
making the announcement We shall every en-
deavor 70 make this Suction sale" surrass the former
saies made for this old and reliable company The
sale VIII commsncs
MONDAY. NOVEMBER THIRTIErH,
AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK AN.
THREE AND HAI.f-PAsT SEVEN O'CLOCK p. NJ,
At OUR sALEsRooM.
CORNER TENTH STREET AND PENNSYLVANIA
AVENUE NORTHWEST.
And viii continue day ct same hours until the entire
extraordinary large stock In disposed Of Here are
few examples Of the stock that viii be sold TO the
highest bidder"
Elegant and Unique Electric sflver-plsted Ware. I'm.
ported French Clocks Antique Bronzes OF various
SKINS and colors Statuetes Table, Msn.ei and Cock
Ornaments. Enrlish Plaques, Fine Imported China.
latest dssiFns rich in color and decoration Piano and
Banquet Lamps, Imported opsra Glasses and Lovely
and xquisits JswSl CassA
Magnfcently and Artissically Mounted Bon Bon
Boxss Crackers and Rose Jars. Covered Dishes. Tu-
Nens. Repousss Sets. Hand-enyraved Tea Sets.
Epsrgnsss Tureens. Fruit and Berry Bowls. together
with our immenss full line Of Rogers lS47 Table
Cutlery.
A in all our previous sales special provision will be
made for the comfort OF ladies' attending this persp
tory sale OF Artistic Sheffield Ware. &c.
Parties looking for Christmas Presents" will and
IL greatly TO their advantage TO attend this brief
"IMPORTANT SALE"
Every article strictly guaranteed represented or
money refunded" And it Is with pardonable pride
that We refer to our previous sales made by us
for this company" % far the quality OF the
ware IL concerned. which 10 second to none in the
country.
Kindly remember that the sale will commence MON
DAY. NOVEMBER THIRTIETH. at ELEVEN A. NJ. :,
THREE and HALF-PAsT SEVEN p. n. and continue
daily until everything il sold.
WALTER B. WILLIAMS CO..
nooC-10t Auctiopeers.
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FUTURE DAYS.
u ATCLIFFE. DARR Z CO.. Auc,,ousen


ZEAL ESTATE ON MISSOURI AVENUE BE
TWEEN THIRD AND FOUR-AND-A-HALf
sTkbETs NoKIaWLsT. KNOWN AS HOUSE
No. 81. BY AUCTION.
By virtue Of decree Of Supreme Court o: the Dis
A. ID 1891, in equity lees. docket ~ where
lii SUSIE u. " hte is anant and Samuel L. Phil
lips ct al descendants the will
SEES. on fHIDAI, the FOURTH DAY OF DECEM.
Der. A. d: 1891, at HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK
Z. NJ. ali those pieces parcels of land lying and
being IL the citr OF WASHINGTON il the Dstc: of Co
lunbia. known Is the weste:nmost twenty-five c,5l
feet Of Lot numbered six (6) the hall Of Lot
numbered seven ). in square reservation lettered
A. beginning Tor said parts Of lots at a point
inches GA IT, inches) east from the west line of said
lot seven C) and the line of twenty (2o) foot
alley the said point Of beginning being the
the front line said lot "a and running thence
line parallel with SAID alley hundred and i've fee.
and four inches uOo IT. in.E thence westerly
parallel TO Missouri avenue two feet and
said aiisy twenty-five feet inches (=Sft and
in to public alley thence easteriy with the line Of
said alley ftyone feet eight inches (5l IT. and
line and right angles with one hun
dred and twenty feet and ye inches tls It and
ln. to said avenue, and thence westerly with ssid
avenue forty Feet and Elk inches 49 IL and in
Terms Of sale prescribed by the decree One
third CASH. the bsiance in two equal instsllnen.s.
payable ct one Cd and two CD years from the date OF
annun. secured By deed Of ,rust upon The premise.
sold, Or ull casn, at Inception OF purchaser
deposit Of ESQ to be paid when the property struck
on Terms to BE- complied with in fifteen days
resell the risk and deiautiny purchaser
ALI conveyancinx. recording. &C.. at COS; OF the pur
| chaser.
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Thirteen Croatian labosers, Who arrived at
New York on the steamer Rhynland on 6atur-
b. the same steamer.
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An Assignment Made.

An assignment for the benefit Of creditors
has been made by Samuel Sakolsky Of 1925 18th
street southeast OF his stock Of boots, shoes,
furnishings. &c. The assignee is Oscar Leip-
man and the preferences are Rachel Lsipman,
600, and Louis Sakolsky, S435.
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Fire Thursday destroyed Ne drug min Of The
Murray d Nickel Manufacturing Coopany at
Law avenue and Poak strssa Chicago. The ioss
viii reach Sl00 900.
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RATCLIFEk DARE . CO.. Ancuenssn
TsgsrEE,s SALE OF 4 yEEY xALUA1Lxs BUILD
ING LOT. SITUATED ON \ kTkEET BIZ
S0EIHwKsT. ADJOINING TEE coScokbf1
BIZ AUCTION. =
Tenth. AZ HxIF-pAsT FoGs o'cLOcH. ! VII "a
Offer scr ale y 3 ,r9 %s q 9s she syIiss.
IN SQUARE 456
HAVING front q ABOUT - feet srsst northwest
making Il Of the most valuable building niteS n
the bisinesa center Of the city and shouid conDas
TIE st.snisn OF Capitalists and osAsrs IN search q
IeFns: one.third cash, hslsncs IN one ana two
yearss with sutegxot the deserved Il tile yafs a 8
euxsd BY deed Of txust On the premises sold o. al
cenA, q the option Of the purchas .. daTunif q
G4U SeQuBod = The tno q sale: terzns - - co>u@
with IN utosn dAy from tks d4y sas e tn 1900
os1nslslle kgennDg. Al eonvsynnr1nx. ec-. q -
GA sANL DxxnxR xsus>sA
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THOMAS DOWNING q SON. Auctioneers,
Ul2 81. NV
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
PROPERTY 37 q ST NV AT AUCTION

PROPERTY U7 q ST. NV. AT AUCTION.
By virtue of certain deed of trust dated August 2
1871. and recorded IL Litter l6lrs folio 3S Ct SEQ .
one Of The land records Ter the District u Conabis
and Ut the request OF the party secured thereby,
Will sell at puD.lc ton in the press~
IUEeDAf. DLCEMBER ElGH IA, lsyl II FOUR
premises situated in the city OF Washington. in the
District OF Columbia, known and designated
lot No. in square numtered .lS, contained within
the following n.ees cnd bOunos: Beginning for the
same al the southwest corner Of sid in the line Of
u street. running thence fifteen us) feet (6)
inches and with tie line OF q street; thence
sixty nine tU9 feet thence fifteen 5) ieet six
(o) inches TO the dividing IetwSl Iots two CD and
three Cd. and thence south 10 the LIMO street the
place oi beginning. with the improvements thereon
ISrs The pun haser 10 assume rst trust OF 81 800
with interest Gna balance ia cash deposit sDo
required at time Of SALE II terms Of sale COM
piied with 10 days the RIGHT
resell ~ risk and Gust OF default. ~ purchaser.
FRED. W. PRATT. Irustse.
JACKSON II. RALsToS. Trustee,
no-o-da Sun building.
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NALTER 5. WILLIAMS & CO., Aucnoneers.
ASSIGNEES SALE OF HORSE, WAGONS, BUGGY
ENolNE, BOILER, CoABINATION SAIL
hay AND STRAW IEEss, GRAIN FAN

Hay i AND sTkAW iEEss, GkAIN fAN
TUkES. STOCK IN TRADE, &e.. At AUCTION
On fHUASUAY, DECEMBEk TENTH. coniiuenc
ing q. TEN O'CLOCK A. NJ. shall sell at the we'll
known store, It'll street and Maryland avenue
northeast, the following stock partially enumerated
ny virtue Of an assignment By A. A. Bishop tor tine
beneft Of his creditors:
TOP BUGGY, ONE h. p BAXTER ENGINE AMI
BOILER. COMBINATION CUIt Hay AND sTRAW
SAFE, COaBINATlON LOCK THICK, Plat
BINS. sToyE, coRN CHGshERs, HARNESS..
OFF .CE FURNITURE. MIXTURES. STOCK IN
TRADE. &c.
The attention If the trade and private buyers /,
called to tie SAFE.
Terms cash. EDWIN B. HAY, Assignee.
DIST WALTER b. WILLIAMS CO., Aucts
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ADVERTISING.

III YOU wIsH no ADvEkTIsk ANYTHING ATT
u ware sny time write 70 Gko. y. hOWklx =
CO.. IA ABrucs ST. AsS Aerk- aEa-1g
l,vEkK oNx u MAD OF fNVo6HAf701 q
Il the subject Of advertising vi - Uau - $500
cory Of "Look ADVERTISE. 80 peHus pT7cs u
ssrssuI sonlpL.t,on fron ths Alnsrscsn xssgslH
oeai % in3orms<1on about r.ss1 end oek2 mnG -
; soss.f Z = b!ssssifississss SaszG 81
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I ATIAEh SLOAN, Auct,0nser.
TO CLOSE AN ESTATE.
TkUSTEEETr SALE 0f vALuABLk IMrR0vEn
sIRkET BETWKEN g AND H sTLEETs

sTKLET BETWEEN @ AND u srIEETs
EORTHWEST. BEING No. TO.
By virtue Of deed in trust dated 18th day OF June
AID. lSe3. aud duly recorded In eer 1044. folio 81
ct seQ the lana records of the District Columbia
and BY the written direction OF the parties in
we Will sci q pubic suc!,on In front Of the premises
% TuEspAA, RESEAbER EIGHTH. 1Ssl. II
LOT II IN SQUARE 10,
Fronting o. feet and 10 inches the side o. 10Th
street by depth Of 81 feet. Improved BY three
story brick resadsncs with beck lui1ng and modern
improvements. being No. TO 18th stree; northwest
Thus = very valuable property. N yooa neiphbor.
tunity to INVESTOR OF homo seskerA
Tsrma one.third CASH: balance in one and two
yeara, with interest," and secured By deed OF trust
On the property. or all cssh. All convey anc;nr and
rscordny g cost OF purchaser dspost Of eUO Will
BE- required at time u sale. Terms 70 b COMPLIED
with IN ten days or the property may b resoid id
and cost o. dsisuIting purchsser.
.oaes.. AAk xRkFFS iVAhM1l 4Eass9N.s r..s.....
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TH0HAE BOWLING Bon. zsepon.sT.
L 0l2 3 q. n ".
9 N5 81

p! BY yrsus e dscrss q ths supreme ocst e shs
sS 6: On Ssy q IA 9sy is si
1s9i, a I06n 0'oL0cx ,: g. p.st q ipt = Ted
southy.at corner 81 sd square and runn,ne thsncs
ga sssses $ Sd csss
iqpsovsdU seoGlesishls svo-sso:y lssek essiliaS.
taipents IN and two ysaY. With interss sscursd
oy - e 49, e = oss e ~ ssh; e re
8 - dnys 6 Shs rsssgys he riskS % rsss q
a. - - { z $40 ma Z 20 &. s s'ns
$ 81 = 81 IS ~ : - :
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.
[ ArInka . SLOAN. Ascs,os-.~.
CATALOGUE SALE
EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION
ORIENTAL CARPETS AND RUGS
OF every siss and description. for tAs holidAya
VIII b. sold without reserve or limit by order and ss
socount OF ne
ORIENTAL CARPET Co OF NEW yoRx
COLLECTION OF REST ouAIirv
SMYRNA CARPETS AND RUGS
OF LATEST DESIGN.
TO BE SOLD AT OUR AUCTION Roona
l4oe G ST.. NEAR Q. & TREASURY.
TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY AND rH5RspAI.
DECEMBER EIGHTH. NINTH ana TENTH. 1881.
AT ELEVEN AM and THREE p NJ EACH DAT.
EXHIBITION MONDAY
FROM AN. UNTIL ePM.
d4-S LATrNER SLOAN. Aucsions-us
WkEks q CO.. AucIIoNKrRs,
OPP City si fo.s one>
LARGE ~ SALE OF STATIONERY, LEATHIR
S SpS sALs Il h Tss hSsPk DSSsMsfE
NEMoIhNbrM books, PLnsH IA AID iEafa,
ExSs, iSk: STciLAsE, rsNci CARDS, kt ):
RSsiHSf. SAskEfs. tsS f IoT sos hs
100 PAIRS FINE LADIES SHOES d4-a
CHANSERr sALE OF DESIRABLE BUILDING
" LOTS On RHODE ISLAND ANkNUE AND
sdhLELS, NEAR FOURTEENTH sTkkkr
D,sir.c, q Columbia equity cause No sSsS
ne undersined wall offer tor the Iremis-s %
TUESDAY, TIL klGHrH DAY Oh DliCENbiE
i.st, Al hALf.rAsL FOUR O'CLOCK p. M. los
~. 10 and 10. IN lillian hcIeans cub vision in
square north Of square 242. 1hess lots togsth.r
nave irontare of 81 - feet Rhode IL and avenue
snc ~ fert on street. The frnme dwelling nov
standing on these lots VIII be >old separately.
Ierls OF SAFE tor the lots: OnethIrd cash and the
rei2 nder In equal nj one and two ye.rx
1eAr'ns interest. payable ssniannuAlly and secured
uy lien ON the property Sold all cash, the
non OF the purchaser Tor the frame building cash A
DEPOSIT Will he required If the of equal 20
per ceit ON tie los and 10 per on the Duilinx
ena the terms u ss3e are not complied with ten
oays the property may he resod UPON we<ks a.
Nertsellent At the and
chaser. diagram the poperly NAV bs ssrp ri tbs
once on the suctioneers OF trustee.
SAMUEL b. sHEDD, Trustee.
DUScANsoN BROS, Auctionesrs 't SassaSa:
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PROFESSIONAL

NINE. BROOKE TELLS ALL THE EVENTS or
1u lie, AL business confidential. Aaoles and Es1-
tlsulen. 20 cents each HouIs: oa. m. 20 y p m. 20
i st.. pet lst and North Capitol sts. NV. o5-6ts
lIkof. CLAY Is TIE OLDl.sT EsTADl-IshED
\ advertising elsirNoyant. astroogsr and nsed unia
this ssfy. has wenoef.ul lFopheec slft oI ssoond
sight. Reveals h.oocn uykser1e>. rscovers Loss o.
eioen property. br1nlss searakca to<etlaer Gauss
SPEEDY nIsfris<es M business. removes
saIniiy frouDl<s lnEuencss. Str4areIs o<lsr
cities and ali trouble VIII and money ~
coming 10 tie r.ns lHce ~ once succeeos wnero
otners have ,slied Convincrs iIosf skeTtcs and adj
sert1ses only whaI he 90. Al Du-anss oonndsDr
tial hatlsiactioa Guaranteed. Sittll<z. 49, AoufA
BIOS. Open Sunday hesldencs esS q a.. let we~a
N AE RAPHAEL. iHE CELEBRATED GLAZE
uA voyant and sstrolorist tns seventh dHuxlt>s.
born with csul has wonderful beelanx pvwsr. dive
nsla.es and lucky aztas. Dont iH - - tniB lpdy
boom 10. mo fst. seS5061
ME- PlERRIN. THE TRUEsT DEsfIHY
AVA reader of the age. InfornzAtion- g1v<n v1sh
phsnon.rn., secnIsey. ssssanx~ bou- Hour -
NJ NE. DREANEk. TIM ONLY Ckl-kblkA IND
U English and German sstroo>1st IN the CRY, tsks
~ events Of life. Once hour. TOO ,. m sun
day. 10 An ~ pm lJue 18th q. n ". noxo-lus
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ST. THOMAS, Trustee.
AZ. D 81. NV.
ca BRANDENBURG. Trustee,
AID nth ~ N -

A6THE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED ON AC
count Of the rain until TUESDAY, EIGHTH DAY Vi
DECEMBER, same hour and place.
b. I. THOMAS. Trustee.
- Az IT. n. v.
C. A. BRANDENBURG Trustee.
dS-flk III ST. n ".
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u ATCLIFFE, DAkk CO., AUCTIONEEl,S

ts1u.p1r nu,1p,Sa SITE ON x STREET RE-
IMEEA tIkIEkATH AND sIXTEENTH
SHEETS NORTHMEST By AUCTION
IN FRIDAY ArTEkNoDN, DECEMBER
ELEVENTH. AT HALF-PASr FOUR O'CLOCK, we
will offer tor sale in front OF the premises
PAhT OF LOT THIRTEEN
IN SQUARE ONE HUNDRED AND NlNETY-N1NE,
FrontIng =: ieet inches On street with depth Of
e. feet.
This lot 10 Of the finest in the city being in the
most fashionable neixhborhood. near many hne and
costly private residences. and IT Is seldom opportun
ity Is offered to buy such property by public
Terms ulxde known at time OF sale. deposit OF
500 required when the property IL sold. Il the
Of not complied with fifteen days from the
risk and cost OF the defauitng purchaser ave
Gays o. snei resale IN so,ne newspaper
aud recording At the cost OF the purchaser.
kAlCLlFfE. DARR L CO.,
d4-dkds AuctIoneerA
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nUNCANsoN BROS. Alcuoncers.
~ ,Eh ana ID ~. n. y.
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WkEks 4 CO.. AucTIoNEERs.
F" oSs Louisiana ave-,
OPP. City Post omcA

$$SsSDs tSscS sSs sbbsssHHSSSSs s s5 5sIs
SEVEN Il. At I'm o'cLoa X AN, coMfkIs-
MEMoRANDTM BOOKS, Plush AND iEA'fH-
hk GOODS. CIGAR ANb MATCH HOLIDAYS.
inNs, I'M. AlClLAoE. FANCY CARDS, RI B.
bkk BANDS. TAOS, PENCILS. SCHOOL Rags.
hSslkhi. Baskets. BOOKS. LOT HOSIERY.
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A KEN. SOUTH CAROLINA.
WINTER RESORT for HEALTH ana PLEASURE
Driest climate In the United States sxnspt poinss
Of great altitude In the Rocky mountains
HIGHLAND PARK HOTEL
FIRsT-cLAss IN EVERY RESPECT.
OPEN FOR SEASON OF s9l-92 NOVEMBER 20.
For circular and terms address
no9- I'm b. p. cHATFIELD, Proprietor.
TIE ROCHESTER" COR. 18TH AND a SITS
\ NV. Ihs hotel has been newly rsfurnikhed and
"a now open tor transient and permanent gussts.
board by the Gay. week month. transient q. 50
and e. per day. Table board, by the month, r2O
Meals on the european or American Pan. Dining
room strictly trt-class. lhe central ostiop nj
the city. AIRS. L Z. bRockMklI- Proprlstrsss
no--lms
A Cor. 10Th st. and New York ava
Ibis hotel has Oeen newly refurnished and 70 nov
open Tor the reception Of transient permanent and
DAY boarders. Mrs NJ. J. CoLLki. froIriere.s OH
WiA-LAi1D's hoTkL-
IA sva end I4sh.t,
EBBITT HOUSE
WASHINGTON. DC
RICYCI TIC
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w until we can relieve ourselves OF surpluo
stock. We guarantee that have the hes. Bscyiss
that money can buy. We handle only the nachinss
man utactured 10 humSsr Co. Of bceston. knSiand.
thp most celebrated manufacturers bscyc.es
won the championship tins machine for tbs psse
four years Now your opportunity. DO ncf mis- H.
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BICYCLES fOk BOYS AND GIkLs.
Just the thing for Christmas presents.
full stock OF childrens yelocipedes and rrisyslsA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-23
THE PRESS as a NEWSGATHERER.

A remarkably interesting and suggestive
article is that in the August Century" by the
Hon. William Henry Smith, bearing the above
title. Mr.. Smith is an accomplished writer, an
editor of wide experience, an indefatigable stu
dent of politics, and a distinguished critic of
American history. Personal service in many
departments peculiarly fits him to illuminate
any discussion that affects the manifold rela-
tons of press and public; and his able and I'M
martial direction of the Associated Press, the
greatest newsgathering organization in the
world, renders especially important his ideas
concerning one of the most difficult and exact
ing branches of journalistic activity The paper
offers absorbing entertainment to the casual
Investigator 1t is also fraught with deep sig
nifcance to the newspaper worker who not only
practses his profession as means OF Iiyel,
hood. but discovers in IL a tremendous moral
force whose wise and intelligent application
may engage his highest energies.
In a rapid and singularly accurate summary
Mr.. Smith sketches the extraordinary develop
ment of the daily broadsde as puryeyor OF
news With tclegraphs, linotypes and steam
presses, Pendenniss oft-quoted apostrOphe Is
shown really to convey an under-statement OF
tho potentialites of the present journals. Con-
trasting these with what Mr.. Smith recites about
the Mercurys" and "COuriers" Of fifty years
ago. one wonders, not that their government is
occasionally lax and ineffective, but that ability
has been forthcoming to keep pace with and
even outrun the general advance. How, for
instance, would the leisurely revser of tdings
served up in dibets by the mail, the express
and carrier pigeons" cope with the enormous
mass of copy" that floods the telegraph desks
of every morning newspaper office between Z
in the evening and midnight? Could he have
generated vast army of reporters and CORE
spondents needing constant advice, guidance
and supervision? To say nothing of his att
tude on matters of public policy, could he have
put himself in the place of any one Of hun
dred thousand readers and decided offhand the
exact importance to each of nnumerable bits
of news as every competent editor is trained TO
do nowadays? 81.
Mr.. Smith properly awards to our senior,
"The Herald" credit for initiating in 1886
the modern system of newsgathering. Until
1s49 there was little cooperation, although THE
TRIBUNE and other leading newspapers dis
played astonishing enterprise in the way of
special service. In 1851, however, five New
York journals. including THE TRIBUNE, COM
bined to form the Associated Press. Two Others
came in later. and the membership has since
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-23
MP DOUGLASSS DISCLOSURES.

The Hon. Frederick Douglass, late United
States Minister to Hayti, has taken the unusual
course Of publishing what he describes as ian
inside history Of the negotiations for the Mole
st. Nicolas We regret this action not be-
cause there is anything in his first article IN
"The North American Review that is injurious
TO the prestige of the AdministratOn-for we
do not perceive that there is anything of this
nature-but because he subjects himself to
criticism. diplomatic representative OF the
Government abroad is in confidential relations
with the State Department. lie cannot resign
his office and blurt out the secrets OF diplomacy
without exposing himself to censure. lawyer
who has enjoyed the confidence of client
cannot take advantage of information derived
in professional way without compromising his
reputation. Minister at foreign capital IS
in similar relations to his Client the nation
that sends him abroad, and he is debarred by
diplomatic usage and good taste from publish
ing "inside histories" of important negotia-
tions. Mr. Douglass, in his anxiety to set him
self right before the country, has done himself
grave Injustice We regret this sincerely on his
account, for he has had long and honorable
career and has rendered important public SER
vices not only to his race but also to his country
1t seems to be Mr.. Douglasss chief griev-
ance that he has been the victim of race preju-
dice Certainly the charge of lack of sympathy
with the black race will not hold against an
Administration that appointed one of the most
eminent representatives of his color to an I'M
portant diplomatic position. His sensityeness
seems to have been excited by the fact that
after he had been in Hayti for some time with
out being invested with authority to negotiate
for the acquisition of a naval station Admiral
Gherardi was sent to the island on special
mission to carry the question to direct issue
with his cooperation. We think that his pique
was unnecessary. Admiral Gherardi had opened
the subject long before the Minister'S arrival at
Port-auplince. 1t was emnently proper that
the naval officer who had been brought into
close relations with President Hyppolite should
be employed to bring the negotiations TO a
close and so long as he was instructed to CO.
operate with the Minister no indignity was
offered to Mr.. Douglass. That the slight was
not very seriously felt is shown by the Minis
ter's immediate association with the Admiral in
presenting the case to President Hyppolite
That they subsequently differed in opinion as
TO the most practical method of arguing the
matter was unfortunate. But this divergence
of views seems to offer no ground for the i'm
plcation that the Minister has been victim
of race prejudice or that the Administration has
offered in its dealings with him any affront &c
! his race
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in England. The inference drawn on the Oon,
tnent from these proceedings was that inc
powers associated in the Triple Alliance iad
sometbng more than the moral support OF Eng
land. The conferences at Hatfield House con,
Grmed this view, and both at st. Petersburg ana
paris the three military States were credited
With having secured the services of the strong
oar naval Power in Europe as an ally. inc
c,,ise of the French fleet to the Baltic ana tne
,n,vonted cordiality with which it was welcomed
in Russian ports, was counter-demonstrat'oh
manned in defiant mood The naval ma
poeuvres at Spithead have followed as drplo-
matte counterpoise. In unmistakable terms
England has signifed by the Queens presence
that it is not committed to any offensive OF
defensive Continental alliance against France
The European game Of diplomacy now remains
substantially as it was before single piece was
inbred this season. Engands action IN a
European war, so far as it can now be forecast
with any degree of confidence, will be that OF
a neutral.