The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-20


THE NEW York a RIRUSE comedies that
froker has something to be proud Of In his
racing filly Yorkville Belle, but insist that
he cannot be Justly proud of his Tammany
connections. Yet it Is his Tammany con-
nections that make him able to own the
ally and 60 ON the turf.
The FOLLOWING ALLURTN0 advertise-
ment is printed in q prominent English
journal, addressed to 'the bored: "An
entertaining, amusing girl Of good posi-
tion will cheer and enliven any lady or
young person who may be dull or lonely
or depressed. Unique capabilities The
greatest benefit guaranteed to the low
spirited" That girl should come to this
country at once There are hundreds of
Democrats who need cheering up as they
wait for the plums to drop.
A NOVEL vKNruRR IS the organization
Of a party in New York, under the aus.
pces of some Unicn League club men, tc
go to explore the L eii river, tributary OF
the Amazon, the central object being TO
start plantation for the cultivation of the
rubber gum tree, with gold mine or two
rs side issues. II is said that the United
States manufacture nine-tenths Of all the
rubber goods used in the world, and new
source of supply for the raw material
would be a great advantage The party
claims TO represent $50, ,000,0 900 of available
capital.
THE DUKE DE VERAGUA, the distin-
guished descendent of Christopher Colum-
bus, does not deny the possibility of Morse
men having discovered this country some
hundred years before his ancestor sighted
it, But even il they did, he does not think
it highly important. "The thing to do"
he says, "was what Columbus did--not to
find new world and say nothing about IT..
but to give il to the old world" The duke
appears TO have level head. A man who
finds a new thing and cannot utilize 1t de-
serves little credit compared with the man
who gives his discovery to the world for
the worlds benefit.
THE SPEAKER Of the Connecticut house
has entertained the extraordinary motion
to reconsider a ballot, but he ruled that the
vote on reconsideration must be by ballot
which was only doubling up absurdities
A ballot cannot be reconsidered, and
the ruling that If done, it must be done
by ballot only, shows its parliamentary
impossibility. A ballot is not question"
the converse of which can be stated and
put to vote, and an officer once chosen by
ballot, unless fraud is shown. or ineligi-
bly,, can be gotten rid of only by some
method of custer, such as impeachment or
the abolition of the office. or such other
constitutional mode of making q vacancy
as may be found in order.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA will
have novel experience in carrying on the
liquor business, which 1t Is to undertake
July /, under a recent act of the legislature.
The liquor-dealers were at first inclined to
defy the state, and continue the business,
but their legal advisers persuaded them
that il would be risky business. 1t is
claimed that the law is unconstitutional,
but the lawyers do not seem at all conf
dent that such is the case. The sale Of
liquor for medicinal and mechanical pur-
poses by the state, or by cities and towns is
not novel, but this law, as we understand
ii, provides for state bar-rooms," for
opening which the governor is making ar
rangements. He has only $50, 900 capital at
his disposal to begin business with, but
thinks the state has credit enough to fur
nish all the stock which will be required.