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possibility of war with any foreign ma
ton?
The question is general one, though 1t
is direct and can be answered affirma-
lively or negatively. 1t would be a glo-
rious morn, If the dawn of the twentieth
century could show written on the sky of
promise negative answer like this: ''The
millennium has come, peace and good will
reign upon the earth; there is no longer
the possibility of war between nations, for
the will of the Lord is everywhere done.
and will everywhere be done from hence
forth forever morei" Certainly then, as
the greater includes the less, there would
never be the possibility of war between
the United States and any other nation,
great or small.
But whenever / ascend either hill or
mountain where the field of vision has
any reasonable expanse, l cannot dis
cover even an approximate negative to
the question; on the contrary, I cannot
refrain from formulating the answer:
Yes Yesl there is possibility of war be-
tween nations. Here and there the possi-
bility becomes probability, and even on
our own continent, much as we hate it,
too often there is the deplorable fact of
actual war.
As in Honduras, Guatemala, the states
of Colombia Brazil. Argentine Republic,
Peru and Chile, it is war and rumors of
war continually. We are hardly settled
down to the comforts of peace and hope
Tor the future, saying to ourselves: 1.-The
days of peace have at last come" when
there arises some new outbreak, local or
national, or international.
Just at present the United States is at
peace and has been at peace, SO far as
other nations are concerned, for over a
quarter of a century, and public men pray,
promise and hope that there may never
be war between the United States and any
other government.
Still war or peace does not rest upon the
will of one party or one nation alone.
Take our difficulty, not yet settled, that
arose from the massacre of the Italians in
New Orleans, and the demand for redress
which Immediately followed from Italy.
here is negotiation, there is disposition
to do right by parties in power. Doubt
less the rulers of both nations are acting
conscientiously, and everybody hopes, and
everybody believes that there will be
peaceful settlement of all the questions in
volved.
But tire United States alone, even in
this case, cannot be positively certain
of peaceful issue. Beyond negotiation,
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streets of Washington CITY but no one can
so thoroughly enjoy them as the man
whose head Is still one grand aggregation
OF noises peculiar TO Broadway a congress
of deadly vibrations and metropolitan
racket
Coming, as did. in early life from the
dirt roads and rural quiet Of Moosehead
lake, II is not surprising that the city of
New York proved TO be several sizes larger
than had been accustomed TO, and the
varied style of noises peculiar To the prin-
cIpal business streets interfered with my
contempatiye moods, and once or twice
SO confused Ine that | did not get home
until late hour at night
Here | ind nothing to interfere with
thought, Ot which | am very fond, or i'm
proving conversation. Of which | am also
passlonateiy fond. Here one NAV hire
conveyance for , bob, as We say in Eng
land, which will take him about over the
city. meantime giving him an opportunity
70 speak IN low, passionate tones TO MS
companion without rupturing blood yes
SCI / hope that the time Will come when
enough ueople viii have seen the beauties
OF Washington City streets, So that in
their return TO their respective homes
they viii SOW the seeis of dlscOrd and
discomfort and make things unpleasant in
their neighborhood until they have SINH
lar streets.
Where I am sitting as I write these
lines / can see one OF the historical por-
tlons Of the city. 1t Is little piece OF
ground which during the Revolution be-
IonEed 10 the farm Of David Burns. In
lIsoli Was delned as Lafayette park 1t
Is spot around which have clustered
many Of the most Hosed characters IN the
history Of tins repub.ic. and more IS
peclai!y the various members Of the vari-
Gus cabinets.
Il i remarkable and interesting 10 note
the advance of civilization and refine
ment among our officials during that
time. Look, for instance. ST the differ
ence n the dress and behavior Of
our representatives abroad Al present as
compared with those IN the times OF
Franklin. Think how mortitving i must
have been % young republic Just getting
on its feet. with a new job press for print
ing It's currency and 4 mortgage thereon
represented abroad, not bv a refined and
welt.dreSsed man Ike Mr.. Lowell! or Mr.
Lincoln, but temporarily, perhaps, By
such man IS FraUklin--a man with
deep anC lasting contempt for the Z. :.
'. Z. business; 4 man who would attend
german Il the queens place dressed in
LITTLE brief authority aud 4 fawDskin
YES. taking OF the best time OF the year
in winch 10 asSass-nate the hog and other
matters Tor which her majesty did not
then, and does not now, care a con-
tluental.
Imagine. then. II YOU please. man ike
Franklin a. the royal taoIe sgeetening MS
eonsomme, "a. king Of the rotation Of crops
ano putting " oTcestershlFe sauce On Ais
terrap1n. Now We can 10 this sort ~ thing
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the courts could act upon. and their settle

the courts could act upon, and their settle
ment is not likely TO be disputed.
The insurgents of Chile were very much
lrritated by this, and apparently by our
slow recognition of their right 10 bellig-
erent attitude.
Numerous causes besides these-the emf
grafton from the United States. doubtless.
OF some men no better than they should
be; OF men lawless, vicious, fortune-seek-
ing, and some that We might term ma
uonaI bummers," who are apt 10 fill the
lalls and warehouses of any land upon
which they alight-the natural rivalry of
rising people, like those of Chile, who
desire 10 surpass the United States in or
ganlzea government, IN educational priv
Aeges, in commercial enterprises. and in
every conceivable national development:
the seeming absence among the people of
the know.edge desired by their visiting
representatives of the extent. prosper
Ivy and power OF the United States: the
disposition to treat these growing nations
on the part of oar public men as if they
were OF small consequence in the family
OF nations: prevailing religion which
usually follows the Latin race, differing so
radically from the prevailing faith in the
United States, and hundreds of other
causes which, little by little. have begotten
feelng OF separation, alienation and dis
trust engendered by irritating language in
every place where the two peoples have
more or less mingled together; till, at last,
an outbreak occurs, our missionaries are
lli-treated, our citizens are insuted, and,
II We may believe the reports our seamen
are slain and our naval squadron treated
with contempt.
Now, very probably, notwithstanding
the above presentment of the case, as our
nobied-spirlted representatives far and
near. In the state department, are laboring
with wisdom and forbearance, and with
concession, to clear up all differences, and
to arrange amicably all disputes. and TO
bring the two nations together as they
should be, into perpetual sympathy and
union IN everything which works for their
mutual advantage, there viii be a grateful
success.
And yet in this case, as in the other,
beyond waiting, beyond concession, be-
yond attempts at Cancellation or arbitra-
ton, there is, under the present law of
nations, but one ultimate appeal for
the final disposition of this embroglio.
Suppose, for example, Chile, insane as
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BILL NYE'S ACCIDENT.
An Authoritative Account of
Just How 1t Happened.
PERILs OF YAZoo CITY RINK.
How Schoolmistress Who Read Brown
ing Repaired the Trousers of
Young Gentleman.
Copyright. 1s92. hr Edear ~ Nre.


WASHINGTON CRY, Jan. Especial Cor
respondenee. We have just formed the
acquaintance of a colored porter, who was
kind enough to tell me his personal his
tory. 1t seems that he has been engaged
in his present business and associated with
Sir George Pull man for fifteen years He
has made probably no more money than
other porters, but ne has been more judici-
Gus and economical in his use Of it. The
result is that he owns a building site in
Washington City valued at 5000, and
will build this season a house worth
5000. All this he has made by sweep
ing the aisle of the car and then busting
OH each passenger at twenty-five cents
per pop. He would be well fitted, and is
thoroughly qualified, to act as conductor.
and. in fact, has educated score of new
conductors, but his color is agin him. He
told me that in the North he could act as
conductor ifthe company saw fit to appoint
him, but in the South he would be unable
to enforce his authority.
have just been visiting the capitol, and
especially the Senate, but did not remain
long. owing to the fact taat last summer
during the heated term large and pros
porous cat crawled through one
of the valves of the heat
ing apparatus of the Senate, and
strolling about through the catacombs of
not air pipes. at that time idle and cool,
became bewidered and at last sank down
helpless with low cry. 'Shall l perish
here alone?" she exclaimed as she sat
down on a cold register Twill no one
help me?" But echo alone replied.
People who visited the Senate chamber
late IN the summer thought they heard a
wall OF distress on several occasions, but
were told that it was doubtless the con-
yuisiye death struggles of some bill that
had not been killed so dead as was sup
posed.
On opening the Senate chamber, how
ever, this session, a anew odor seemed to
have established itself in that locality
Some thought that it came from the dead
letter Office. but this was found to be a
mistake, and only recently has it been
thoroughly settled that 1t is the
cat, who stroiled into the works of the
heating apparatus while they were cool.
We should learn from this that while we
may go on through life enjoying ourselves,
gayly entering into the pleasures of the
moment, sitting cody and calmly upon
the frigid register of the present, some day
the great lanitor of the worlds heating ap-
paratus will close our register and turn on
the heat We will cry out, but cry in vain,
"oh, once more give me chance to
choose more congeniai climatei''
Washington is the city of which we, as
Americans, If we will lay aside all personal
preludices. are naturally most proud If
We will lose sight of our little local boomer
for moment, we will discover
that no city in the United States
can approach Washington City when we
consider it as city OF homes Much has
been said already by able writers and bet
ter penmen than | regarding the beautiful
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next next morning at the department, and so

next morning at the department, and so
ne office is large, light. pleasant
Iooii, winch any one apparently can
enter and tell his business to the post-
master general, who hears il all. and
gives MS answer freely and frankly
,hough courteously. Everybody thinks
ne can run the postoffice. /" saws Mr..
Nanamaker. 81 have plenty of sug-
gesuoDs; many of them are unavailable.
ous now and then | get good one. and
snch are worth waiting for" He is in his
once Dy O'Clock, anshour before the
clerks appear. That hour he is at liberty
&c, spend over bis private correspondence.
nen come the subordinate officers TO con-
suit with him. He gives 70 every one the
responsibility of his position. his theory
being that the more you trust a man, the
more trustworthy he becomes. But he
hrst selects the man in question with
great care, and MS instinct in this impor-
taiit matter IS very seldom at fault
Al 10 O'Clock the procession Of congress
men ana people in general begins to
stream in and lasts till lunch time
at one. Only on Tuesdays and Thurs
days at IL 80 the postmaster general
gets into the department hack and is
driven to cabinet meeting. By3, in anv
case, ne Is back in his office and stays
there till past Z. Sometimes he drives out
with the president or some other leading
man. and they enjoy the air in the environ.
ana suppose discuss the situation quietly.
Inc last two hours OF his office day are
spent IN considering projects and improve
menfs, and are often the more prolific of
the whole nine.
Among the good things that Mr.. Wan.
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with impunity, because we are a great
nation. But at that time, when our cur
rency was printed on Gordon press and
our standing army had not had new pair
of boots for six months. the American
minister attending royal donkey party
with his pantaloons tied down over the
legs of his boots TO keep the snow out and
rabbit skin ear-tabs sewed on his Mack
NAV hat would naturally lnjure the social
standing of our nation with foreign powers.
Here dwelt Sir Bulwer Lytton, who
wrote his most celebrated poem Lucille"
on this ground. Colonel John Hay lives
across Sixteenth street, so also does Henry
Adams, q grandson of John Quincy Ad.
ans.
Imagine, if you please, the mighty con-
trast between the Washington City of the
present-fulI of elegance, refinement, diff
cult words, settled up with nice class of
people like Mr.. Blaine-compare, l say,
the Washington City of today, where sit,
enyironed by everything that can environ
one; compare. | say, such city with the
low, wet, snipe-infested flats where once
the rank thistle nodded in the wind, and
the low, somewhat vulgar Indian, on
whom there is nothing but shell neck
lace and Jag.
We live, indeed, in a rapidly growing
age, an age of wonderful developm ent.
And this reminds me, though possibly the
young man whom | met in the cars of the
justly celebrated Richmond Il Danville
railroad yesterday. He saio that the
practical education of young people of both
sexes was a subject which he thought
ought TO be looked into.
Last winter he boarded at the same
house with bright young school mistress
whose intelligence was out of all proper
ton to her extreme youth, for she had
read and claimed that she could explain,
with the use of blocks one of Mr.. Brown
ing's earlier poems.
Noticing that the young man of whom
/ have spoken was wearing at the time
pair of trousers around the heels of which
a slight lambrequin seemed to be forming,
she suggested, as they became better ac-
quainted, that as she had been taught
very thoroughly in all branches of needle
work she would be most happy to repair
the trousers at any time when his BUSH
ness was such that ne would not actually
need them.
1t is needless TO say that with beating
heart he one night reached them through
the sparsely opened door of his apart
ments and left them in her hands to deal
with as she might see mt. 1 hesitate to 60
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beyond disposition to arbitrate, the
Ultima Thule Of demand not answered
TO the satisfaction of the Italian govern
ment is war; and this, as / read 1t, is &C.
cording to the present law of nations.
Again, we are having controversy with
Great Britain in the Boring sea concerning
the rights of the seals to protection or
destruction. Some excellent phrases,
ssmare clausum," ''mOdus viyendi," ana
such like expressions, give us rest and
Quiet and time for reasonable investiga-
ton and settlement.
The fishery difficulties, which so often
excite the hardy mariners of the New
England coast, bring questions hard TO
manage and hard to settle, leading some
times 10 retaliatory measures and TO hard
feelings pervading whole sections Of two
neighboring states belonging to Great
Britain and the United States. The rea-
sons for peace between Us are go plain and
so strong that it seems hardly possible
that such statesmen as We nov have, or
are likely 10 have, in Washington City
or London could he dragged into such. acts
of hostility as viii demand a settlement
by war: vet. men are very much stirred up
hv any repeated acts OF selhshness and in
justice.
The very manner in this country in
which We generally look upon the ques-
ti0ns concerning Ireland is offensive 10 the
ordinary Engiishman, and certainly the
manner in which the great portion Of the
English people nave expressed themselves
concerning Us III the rebellion. IN our deal
ings with the Indians, in our measures Of
commerce. IN our attitude toward foreign
nations, always rankles to some extent IN
the heart of the people. 30 that We can
not predict that causes may not arse, even
be+vEeen these two civilized Christian ma
tions which careful negotiations, plead
inrs for arbitration and the strongest pos
sihie efforts Of statesmen who represent
hoth peoples will not settle. The @ll Of
the United States alone. however ex-
messed. would not be sufficient 10 prevent
an appeai To the ultimatum. and that, IS
have said is the present Law OF nations.
1t is an appeal TO arms.
Public opinion Is very powerful, ana
when IL is concurrent and expressed
through thousands Of public Journals, IN
daily. weekly and monthly issues, execu-
tive officers must lie more or less IN III
pneed. If not constrained. by its demands.
The subject OF The iiata, for example
vessel which primarily belonged 10 the H.
surgeut party, already enjoy uS the tuF-
bu.euee and Upheaylngs 81 ciYu var,
entered one OF our ports and undertook 10
carry away a ship load VI arms-arms,
ammunition and military supplies. The
executive officers we're prompt 10 restrain
the vessel. or FASTENED 70 0vertake, seize
and bring back the same With ali she con-
tanned. Fortunately II was case which
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Thr tirant MrmortaI Arain.



The death of the late esteemed Senator
Plumb, Of Kansas. has given temporary
ouieius. ifli has not completely killed the
unwise project. entertained BY very few,
for the removal Of the remains of General
Grant from Riverside PARK 90 Arlington,
near Washington The late senator's res
olutlon IN that effect was tabled, sub
ject 70 his own call" which he now
cannot well make. and probably il vii be
plgeon-hoiea. dirty. dust-c0yered and for
gotten. But II has had the good effect
here Of stimulating renewed effort for the
completion Of the memorial The
work would more rapidly advance
IL there coald be a thorough re-
construction Of the official body OF the as
ISOLATION which has the matter IN immedl-
ate charge. There Is = general call for the
resignation Of one If the vice presidents
who attained his position by liberal sub
scription of money which came 10 ham by
his marriage, and who has used his posi-
ton principally for his own personal proat.
lie has been the marplog Of the enter
prise--a mere misChief-maker. who has
created discussions among the officers Of
the association and has retarded the work
which he snoGid have assisted 10 advance.
If he can BE- got rid Of. by his resignation
or otherwise, the enterprise would be
materially benefited and the work itself
FASTENED 10 completion.
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New YORK Lette


There are nov forty theaters in this
town. The new Fifth Avenue, now near
ing completion and already far enough
advanced 70 show that it Will be one of
the most beautiful in the city, will add
another 10 the list And still another
will be begun next May on Broadway and
FortieJh street The land alone cost S2s0 =
COO and at least $50 coo will be put into
the building. IL IS promised that the
new theater shall be devoted to
the production OF standard piays BY
& stock company. This viii make. with
Days, PaImer's aud the Lyceum theater.
another stock company. We are grad
uaiiy reverting TO the much-tal ked-0f
good Old days" when every hFSt-ciass
thesJer had such company, and when
patrons OF the thesters we're assured that
feyOrite plays would be presented by IA
y0rlte actors. [ uder such conditions peo-
PIE 90 10 the theater with the feeling that
they WILL get their moneys worth"
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VISIT TO WANAMAKER
Julian Hawthorne Calls on
Postmaster General.
THE HANDLING OF THE MAILS.
improvements Made and Contemplated
Union Telegraph Monopoly.

WASHINGTON City. Jan. 4.-TSpecial
correspondence. There is moral to
Mr. Wanamaker's Washington CITY
career: II may be formulated as business
IS. politics He has been for fifty years
identified with business, and has risen to
he the greatest dry goods dealer in the
world. President Harrison, amidst gen.
eral outcries of doubt and warning. put
him in his cabinet as chief of the post
sfSce: and now Mr. Wanamaker bids fair
70 gain the title of the best postmaster
general we have ever had This is an age
a. records" Mr.. Wanamaker's double
record will not soon be broken, either in
Philadelphia or Washington City.
The idea OF putting business man into
fne very hotbed and head center of
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amaker has accomplished are the estab-
lishmentot regular system of promotion
tor good work throughout the service;
greater quickness in the transmission
OF mails by land and sea, by the de-
veiopment of the railway and steam
boat postoffices; abolition of lottery
business, and of the dispersion OF indie
cent literature; more accurate method of
accounting. and great saving of expend-
iture in several directions. Among the
goods things he intends 10 accomplish are
efficient and constant inspection of post
offices. foreign postal card with stamped
coupon attached for prepaid reply; duplex
house letter boxes, in one side of which
the postman can deliver his mail while
the householder can put his letters in the
other; an extended and ultimately uni
versal free delivery; reform in the pres
whereby more Ethan 5000, 900
worth o. the most laborious mail carrying
is done for nothing; and alteration in the
law which nov permits paper-coyered
serial novels TO be sent at one-eighth
the legitimate rate; based upon these two
reforms. a reduction of letter postage to
l cent an ounce. and a resulting cnange
in few years, OF the present annual deDcit
of 100000 into a surplus of Sl4. 600;
the creation of postal banking system,
the deposits. estimated at $500. 600 0J0, to
be redeposited in national local banks as
preferred Liabilities, and 10 be employed in
government real estate and similar solid
investments; and the postal telegraph sys-
TEN. THIS, which Is perhaps the favorite
project Of the postmaster general, is
opposed by al the influence and power Of
the Western Union monopoly; il Is a bat
tie of giants, but Mr.. Wanamaker will
probably win, tor he is backed by popular
sentiment aii over the country. Tine will
be saved. not by hours, but by DAYS;
Mill hsa f.aEsr ~fu,
cent. new telegraph patents will be well
come, instead of being suppressed, as they
nov are: the abuse OF the telegraph for
speculative purposes will be stopped, and
business everywhere viii be stimulated.
Altogether the prospect IS exhilarating.
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DUTY,s PATH.

Out from the hasssor OF youths bay
There leads the path % pleasure:
With eager steps we walk that way
To Grim joys largest measure.
But when with moru's departing beam
Goes youths last precious minute,
We sigh twas but = ieyered dream
There's nothing IN IT.
Then no eur vision dawns sfar
The gaki Of glory. cleaning
Like some great radiant solar star.
And sets a. longing, dreaming.
Forgetting e.. thlBgs leit behind,
We strain each nerve "a win L.
But when lis Ours-alas! we ind
There's nothing IN Il.
We tara our sad. reluctant gaze
Upou the pAta OF duty;
IT barren, uniuvillng ways
Are void % bloom and b9suty.
Yet in that read. though dark and cold,
il seems as We beglG u,
AS we press on--loi we behold
There's Heaven II IL
Ella Wheeler Wilcox