The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-31

Minister Baker will have a hard time
graphing with rebellion in Nicaragua
but he is as competent to do so as any
man in the country. He some years ago,
soon after the war, bought the Wheeling
REGISTER and soon made it the Democratic
organ of West Virginia, but he vas so
independent that he offended the Demo-
cratic party of that State and sold out
his paper for a good sum, which, added
"a the money he had made with the paper
made him rich man. He then went TO
Minneapolis and bought a paper there'
which he has conducted so successfully
that ne was chosen. almost as soon as
Mr. Cleveland was seated, to be United
states Minister TO Nicaragua and Costa
Rica. A man who can make successes
Of two newspapers in one short life Is
competent TO fill any Office Of response
bility with which ne may be entrusted
Governor Hogg, Of Texas. has brought
himself into notice throughout the Union
by a remarkable veto he has Just made
The State of Texas owns large labor
farm worked by convicts, which pro-
duced last year about a million pounds OF
sugar. The Legislature passed an act
authorizing the Governor to apply 10
Congress- for the bounty on this sugar
which amounted to about Eo'O0o' Inc
Governor promptly vetoed the act on the
ground that Congress had no more right
10 give Texas a bounty on sugar than 1t
had TO give her a bounty on chickens,
and that Texas needed no assistance In
farming. This is State Rights sure
enough, and Hogg is receiving numerous
plaudits from Democrats everywhere for
his Jeffersonian Democracy.
The Illinois Legislature have redistricted
the state, so as to give the Democrats
the number Of congressional districts &c
which they are entitled. As evidence OF
the Republican fraudulent gerrymandeT
of the State in the last reapportionment
although the State went Democratic on
November by 270oO majority, the Demo
Gratis only elected nine district con
gressnlen, while the Republicans elected
eleven. The two congressman at lHg'
are Democrats, causing Illinois deiega
ton in the House 10 be equally divided
between the two parties, giving theh
eleven each. Under the new resdistncun'
law. however, the delegation In future
VIII stand. Democrats, II; Republicans
7, with three districts close and doubtful
That was o most curious case in ou
legal annals when Judge Lacombe, o
New York. tried Ny Look, Chinaman
for violating the United States laws, ant
refusing TO register and file his photo
graph. found him guilty and, after sen
fencing him TO be deported TO China, sc
him at liberty. In other words the judg
said that the offender was guilty. Blu
let him go, unless he agreed TO pay his owl
expenses in carrying out the sentence o
the court AS a contemporary says
was like sentencing a man TO be hange'
and telling him 10 hang himself.
Ex-Consul General TO London John C
New has recently returned, and ha:
brought with him number of opinions
which are decidedly at variance witt
what is usually believed. He says that the
English do not like America or Ameri
cans that Gladstone is vain and selfish
that outside the lower half Of Ireland
nobody cares a straw for home rule, anC
that there is no possible chance for home
rule, and MIR. Gladstone knows IT, These
are Mr.. News personal opinions. how
ever, and can be taken for what they are
worth.