The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-07
Here's Totten Again.

of ready made clothing.
Here's Totten Again.
Lieutenant Totten. the man who
says that the world will be depopula-
ted by the mysterious disappear
ance" of men and women, until there
isn't even a detective left to go and
hunt for them, is at the front again.
This time he brings with him a propo-
sition that the Government shall hire
and equip 80, 900 men who shall march
up and down the Canadian border
and choke off Cholera Suspects" who
try to get into the United States
by that route. Probably Totten
would volunteer to command them.
But why so, 600 men? That is more
than the number that king
Charles" had when he marched up
the hill and then-marched down
again" Besides, there is no need for
it. There is quite enough of Totten
to guard the entire Canadian border.
if he can only be properly divided and
kept at his various posts of duty. But
it would be hard to keep Totten down
to business. He talks too much.
ARE Americans a people of n idea
only? 1t would seem SO. A month
ago it was Mars here, Mars there,
Mars Observation-Disclosures
the fact that if astronomers can't tell
US much about the moon at $40, 900
miles, it is useless to expect them to
tell us anything at all of Mars at IS, 600
600 miles. But now Mars is as badly
left as if he were $50, 900, 900 miles
away and no horse car handy, while
nothing is heard of but cholera. That
Is a little nearer than the moo or
Mars aver came, but there is no great
reason to fear that it will ever reach
New York, or even Hoboken. The
danger to either of those cities is
greater than to ours, but with a strict
quarantine the plague may be kept
where it is. And that the quarantine
is strict is proven by the fuss the
steamship owners and agents are max
ing. Their attempt to induce Secre-
tary Foster to relax some of the, no
doubt, stringent rules established by
DIR. Jenkins was exceedingly ill-ad-
vised. These companies are foreign
corporations, and while they should
be given proper facilities for their
business, they should not be allowed
to endanger the lives of whole COM
munities lest they should lose a
months dividend on their investment.
If cholera should be introduced into
into New York or Hoboken through
violation of the health laws or quaran-
tine rules it will be bad for the dere-
lict company. A people WHO stand
confronting death are not a people to
be trifed with ; and particularly that
a foreign steamship company may put
a few dollars in its lockers.
THE usual campaign tin plate mill
has been started at Pitts5urg. 1t
will run from now until November Z,
and will make 5000 boxes or so a
week unless the Saturday half-holi-
day is observed, in which Ease the
production will be slightly decreased.
The MaKinleyites who are to manage
the affair have put in $50, 900 to
keep the mill running and send out
daily bulletins concerning the health
of the establishment and the diurnal
output.
THE Peoples Party seems to be
actuated by the idea that a Bird in the
hand is worth two in the political
bush-a fact upon which they are 10
be heartily congratulated, because
they will probably be allowed to hold
on to their Bird.
WHY did the Peoples Party refuse
to nominate Mr.. Dubois, of Bayonne,
for a Presidential elector merely be-
cause OK a weak suspicion that the
nan is dead? What difference would
it make? Wouldn't a dead man be
better for their purpose than a live
one? Dead or alive the Peoples
Party electors will all be buried No
vember s.
A GOOD coal ~coInbine-pea and nut.
1t may not seriously impair the prof
its of the barons, but it considerably
reduces the cost to the consumes and
does better service in the average
CRATE.