The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-30


doctors on the Same subject; and in add
ton. II has obtained az interview with one OF
the leading physicians Of the city. in which
the whole matter 10 shown up in striking
u not startling light. Besides this an en-
eineer has been called upon for bis opinion
and estimates touching the best way Of cor
recting the evil. The whole OF these will be
laid before our readers tomorrow.
II il unpleasant 10 cay anything that re-
fleets upon the perfect health OF Richmond,
bnt IL our health is liable to injury from 8
cause which can be corrected it would be
criminal for US to shut our eyes and to de-
Inde ourselves with a false sense OF Sc
curitv Ii is in this spirit that we have taken
nm this matter carefully and deliberately,
desiring as far as may be to accomplish the
good of the city without creating any SEN
sation.
Tuy great Northern cities are being sur
feited with homioides and suicides. A few
DAYS ago well-known citizen OF Phiiadel-
phia walked into the Office of leading
broker of that city and deliberately shot
him down and then committed self-mur-
der. The suicide on Thursday Of the
banker George X. Sistare, il the Stewart
Palace in New York, now the Manhattan
Clubhouse. was still more sensational. as
he selected one of the most public places IN
the city for the commission Of the act
The suicide of Sistare was preceded. accord
ing 10 the last report. by attempt to kill
the member of the club with whom he had
been conversing, prominent lawyer, who,
unlike Mr.. Page in Philadelphia, was so for
tunate as TO escape In both cases the
example of Bergman in Pittsburg was fol-
lowed very closely in details. although the
motive was different. The partial success
of the Russian Anarchist probably sug-
pested the same mode Of proceeding on
the part Of both Sistare and Kennedy.
HARRISON shows a very great weakness
for editors in his foreign appointments.
Watson r. Sperry. editor Of the leading Re-
publican journal in Delaware. has been
named as Envoy Extraordinary to Persia to
succeed Mr.. 8eale. who has been advanced
TO the Court of King George Of Greece. II
is rather ill-timed in the President to be
sending out of the country the abest edi-
toria! talent which his party commands
Just at the moment when lie is in the great
est need of its assistance. The two most
conspicuous editors appointed by him to
foreign Office have. however. returned TO
the United States in time 10 take part IN the
campaign, namely, Whitelaw Reid, the Re-
publican nominee for the Yice-Presidenoy
and editor Of the Tribune and Mr. Charles
Emory Smith. the late minister TO Russia
and editor of the Philadelphia Press.
FROM Southern point of view at least
there could not be a greater anomaly than
the presence of Bergman on American soil
as a fuil-hedged American citizen. A Rus
sian by birth. an atheist at fifteen. g Nihilist
at eighteen, remote accessory 10 the as
sassination Of Emperor Alexander H., in
other words. an assassin in intention, If not
in act, many years before he reached Amer
lea. is it surprising that he should have
brought hither all the evil genius which
marked his career in his native country! IL
is impossible for such man TO appreciate
even in theory the character Of our free in
institutions. One Of the worst features Of
bis case is that he is merely the representa-
tive of a largo and growing class of foreign
ers in the United States who think pre-
csely ss he does, and with fair degree of
PROPAGATION would act just as he has done.