Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-17

EDITORIAL NOTES.

| People don't always say what they mean. Congressman Oates of Alabama has writ ten letter to St. Louis editor, in which after laying down the proposition that the editor in question is either an infamous liar" or ''cussed fool" he ends up with the remark: 'I regard yeu ss @ jaekass, but still, If you are offended at these re- marks, come to see me and will give you | satisfaction"
 It is said that though the Ferris wheel made money at the fair, it did not make 1t for George W. Ferris and his construc- tion company, who are out $62, 900, the amount the wheel cost to build over the s300, ,000 they got for it. There is plan on the part of the company which operated the wheel at great profit, to turn over the stock to Mir. Ferris at 10 cents on the dollar, which will enable him to save him. self from loss
 Mrs. J. P. Brock of San Francisco, is the owner of the schooner Caleb Curtis, and her husband sails under her command. The Curtis Is 8 trading schooner between the Marshall and Gilbsrt groups in the Southern Pacific. Mrs. Brock manages all the details of each voyage, even to super intending the selection of g cargo. She is comparatively young woman, being but little over thirty years of age. She is the only female sea captain sailing the Pacific.
 New York is s'some punkins." Itgrows 5000, 900 tons of hay and raises 80, ,000, 900 bushels of potatoes. The internal trade of New York exceeds $2 1000, ,000. .0eo year; $1 $50, ,000.000 of freight passes over the railroads, $l50, ,000, 900 over the canals and $250, ,000, ,000 over the sound and lakes. New York sustsins over 1 ,000 newspapers and periodicals, has $600, ,000, 900 in the savings banks, $300. 900 000 in insurance companies and $700, 900, 900 in capital and loans of the banks. There are 6 900 miles of railroads, which cost over 5000, ,000 900 There are 23 GOO, 900 acres of farm lands, valued at $1 .O56 GOO. 900, and annually pro- duoing s17s, ,000,0
 Baron Ernest von Planitz, nephew of the minister of war in Sa1ony, has reported after 8 special study of the military condi- ticn of Francs, with the result of causing considerable sensation in French military circles. He was familiar with the French army of 1870. He expressed great admir- ation for the discipline of the forces. The French soldier Is also much better shot than he was. Sharpshooters have been cultivated throughout the country by spe- oial societies of franc tireurs. But the morals of ths soldiers are as bsd as ever, perhaps worse. The autumn manouvres exhibited lack of moral discipline which would be fatal in a campaign.
 In every county in Southeast Mississippi, says the Atlanta Constitution, "there are we'll organized and well equipped white cap bands. Neither life nor property Is safe in such neighborhoods. It is estimated that there have been no less than hun dred cold. blooded asssssinstions committed in the State directed by the white csps' within the last twelve months. The crim- inal court calendars are crowded with cases, but a conviction Is rare, for the reason that there can be no witnesses found who will testify against them. They have forced all neighbors not in harmony with them to move out under the penalty of death. and when & negro happens to incur their en- mity nothing short of death will satisfy them. Officers of the law are powerless."
 The Lackswanna valley weather prophet, of Scranton, Pennsylvania diyagrees with