The morning call., 1891-07-13
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Senator Sherman, who declares he would do
anything In his power TO advance the market
yalne OF silver TO its legal ratio to gold believes
this can only be done in concert with other CON-
inercial nations; the attempt TO do it by the
United States alone would only demonstrate our
weakness I'VE have" lie says, provided by
existing law for the Increase of money to an
amount greater Than the increase of business
and population; bur even if more money is re-
qulred, there are many ways of providing 1t
without cheapeniDg the purchasing power of
our money or making a wide difference between
the kinds OF money in circulation, based on sill
yer and gold. More than 90 per cent OF all
payments are now made in checks, drafts and
other commercial devices. All kinds OF cir
culating notes are now equal 10 each other, aud
are kept at the gold standard by redemption and
exchange. Our money aud our credit are now
equal to or better than those OF the most CIV
lliZed nations OF the world. Our productions OF
every kind are increasing, and 1t seems to me
almost wild lunacy for US to disturb this happy
condition by changing the standard OF all con-
tracts, inducing special contracts payable In
gold. and, again, paying gold to the capitalists
and silver at an exaggerated price TO the farmer +,
labOrer and pensoner."
Many of England's railroad bridges, which were
constructed when the equipment was lighter,
are consideied not strong enough for the traffic
now going over them. Sir John Fowler. the en-
glneer who built the great bridge over lie
Firth OF Forth, recently made an investigation
on the Brighton Railway, and on the strength OF
his report Tie company has decided TO rebuild
half Of It's bridges. The other railways are rep
resented as being precisely tile same plight.
Their bridges, Sir John Fowler declares, were
built Of cBst iron for The light roiliAg STOCK
which was then In use. The present Iocomo-
lives, however, are mneh heavier that they
require stronger bridges, constructed OF wrought
lion or steel
The triple-screw war-shp now being construct
ed by the Cramps is familiariy known as lie
Pirate" a nickname conferred by the wo: kmen.
She will, however. be, provided with another
name on being launched. In the naming of war
ships the Secretary OF the Navy has his choice
limited by law. All armored vessels and battle.
ships must be named after States; cruisers OF
the first and second rate must be named after
cities The "firate" Will consequently take the
name OF some city, unless Congress sees fit to
change the method OF naming vessels.
The Massachusetts Naval Battalion was the
first organization of that kind that trod the decks
OF Uncle Sans war vessels. The command
turned out at nearly its fun strength OF $50 of.
fcers and men, who looked well in their fun
dress blue uniform, brown legglns and white
helmets. They were provided with quarters on
the Wabash In Boston Habor, and soon initiated
in their new work on tile vessels of the White
Squadron.
The census shows public school enrolment
of 12,592,721 children. against 1851, sos for
1880. The apparent gain Of enrolment was
26 81 per cent the gain OF population meantime
being 24-S6 per cent
The Arab slave. dealers on the Upper Congo
and Aruwimi rivers have been getting a we'll
deserved drubblnp Recent adyieex shaw fhev