The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-17

dressed to the CITY PUBLISHING COMPANY; all
letters TO the Managing Editor
SATURDAY, JUNE II. 1898.
This paper is Democratic IN principles and is
independent in ats UietUs on all local questions.
On the whole, we are impelled TO
think, the Office of Mayor of Chicago
must be the most agreeable position
in the whole world. Mr.. Carter Har-
rison, its present occupant, we learn
from the morning papers had the ex-
quisite privilege of kissing fifteen
girls yesterday, and what is more
they were California girls. They were
a party of sweet Pacific maids who
were shipped to the Fair as a reward
for passing the highest school exam
nations in their several senatorial
districts, and we have nc doubt they
were as fresh and inviting a bevy OF
maidens as aver kissed a gay old boy
with a bright disposition and a
fatherly heart
In many respects, we do not regard
Chicago as a nice town to live in, but
for the one man who has the priyil-
eye of kissing or being kissed by all
the girl visitors from the other States,
it must be the very next thing to a
~sojourn in the paradise of the True
Believers.
IT looks, now, as if the Kaiser would
have his way and a var between
France and Germany would be in
augurated before many months roll
around.
All right, we are ready. We will
guarantee to report the result of every
battle at least twenty-four hours
ahead of the Journal.
William Walter Phelps has returned to this
State after a diplomatic residence in Germany
which has been crowned with success.-Nepofk
AdreTfiser.
This is somewhat amusing in view
of the rumors of war from Samoa.
The great feat of MI. Phelps diploma
tic career was supposed to be the tri-
partite agreement establishing joint
pr~otectorate over the island by Ger
many, England and the United
States. At the time of its execution.
far seeing people denounced the ar
rangement as a complete surrender OF
American interests to Germany, n
a sacrifice of the unfortunate native
to the despotism of the German set
tiers and officials. But it suited the
administration of Mr.. Harrison to
beat the tom-tom about it, and leave
the solution of resulting difficulties
for another Presidential term. There
is every reason to fear that this
Samoan trouble will be one of the
most serious questions that MI. Cleve-
land and his cabinet will have to deal
with.
MIR. CHARLES EMORY SMITH has a
new theory of the financial crisis. He
Says it is all due to the uncertainty
about the tariff resulting from the
Democratic victory. Mr.. Cleveland,
too, is wholly blameworthy in not
assembling Congress to relieve the
strain at once, by letting the people
know the worst, we presume.
The logic of this is, OF course, per-
fecta. The fear of injudieious legisla-
ton on the tariff causes a panic, you
observe. The injudicious legislation
itself, when it comes, is to restore
confidence an6Fehabilitate trade.
1t looks as if the Republican orator
was pretty hard up for a loophole to
crawl out of a criminal liability when
he talks such nonsense as this.
THE Newark Ad0eqtSser discussed,
last evening. the question whether
the Fair would pay, and from a set OF
preposterously data de-
duced the conclusion that it might,
although probably it would not. The
fact is, there is no hope of the BUSH
ness coming out square within ten
millions of dollars.
The payroll, according to official re-
ports made last week, was about
$780, 900 a month. The total receipts
from gate money for about the first
i've weeks amounted to 1920, 600.
BY the time all expenses are paid, we
should say there will be a net current
loss down to date. This will doubt
less be wiped out by larger crowds OF
visitors in the future, and it is quite
probable that by the close OF the ex'
hibition four or five millions may be
saved towards repaying the original
cost. But as that cost was $4,000,
900 at the lowest estimate-some say
it was $50. 900, 0o0-it is easy to see
what the investors in the stock Of
the concern have to look forward to.
HALSTED--LEM0N.
Charming Home Wedding on Fairmcun !