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The Washington times., 1894-08-09
POLITICS! poL1T1csn poI1q1cs!u

There certainly can be no doubt in the
minds of sensible persons as to the status of
the tariff and finance questions as business
propositions Of prime Importance to the pros
perity Of this country. Without reliable.
flexible monetary system and q fixed,
equitable tariff policy our wonderful re-
sources aAi prospects for wealth and abun-
dance cannot be made available.
Upsetsied conditions never bring universal
prosperity. The sharks of society thrive on
the misiortunes of the world, and when the
seeks hiding places through unwise legislation
or an unsafe financial policy. certain classes Of
nnancisrs prosper at the expense of the gen.
eral public. It is precisely this state OF af-
fairs that a,iicts the United States and causes
such widespread distress.
Our financial policy Is unwise and our
method Of constructing tariff laws unsatisfae-
tory and unjust. A government of the people
is huge business enterprise in which all are
interested and to which each contributes
financial and political aid. Public officers,
and especially legislators, are intrusted with
the management of that enterprise, and each
Of them should be endowed with business en-
terprise as well as political sagacity. In fact,
the chief aim Of public servant should be to
discharge his duties faithfully and make the
peoples government honorable and prosper
ous
When incapable Of taking care OF their own
affairs men can never successfully manage the
affairs Of others, and the test of a candidates
fitness should be his capacity as business
man and his reputation as an upright, honor
able citizen.
Politics is defined - the science Of govern
menh but - usually prscticed 1t il the art Of
ohtainias ofhee. The oflss should seek the
man and BE- valued as an homer and not as q
The Washington times., 1894-08-09

THERE seems to be Misrepresentation regard
ing the scope Of the opinion recently rendered
by law officers of the government relative to
the Freedman's Hospital and Asylum. The
question passed upon by Assistant Attorney
General Hall did not relate to appoint
ments in the institution, but merely to control
of property in 1t with relation to its expendi-
lures. Recently board of survey was ap-
pointed in the Interior Department to con-
denim certain apparatus and furniture worn
out in the service. The point was raised
whether the care of such property had not been
transferred to the District authorities by the
law of 1898, which placed the supervision and
control of the expenditures of the hospital
under the Commissioners. The Assistant At
torney General held that it did.
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Notes from tho Capitol.

To-day will be devoted IN the House to pri-
vate claims.
conference was agreed to on the anti.
anarchist and immigration certifcatioa bill
yesterday.
A resolution 1nstructing the Commissioners
of Labor to investigate the effects Of ma.
chinery on labor, wages, ETC., was agreed TO
by the House yesterday.
The bill to enable the Secretary OF the In
terror to pay John T. Heard, member OF
Congress from Missouri, the sum Of $4,000
for professional services rendered the West.
ern Cherokee Indians, was passed BY tho
Senate yesterday.
Chairman McGenn, of the Labor Commit
tee, will send circulars TO all the organizations
supposed TO be interested in the proposed
Blair investigation of lynchings, inviting
them to communicate with the committee.
A petition, bearing 10000 signatures, esk-
ing for an investigation OF the course takeQ
by Attorney General Omey during the recent
strike looking to his Impeachment has bean
sent to Representative Bryan.
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LEAVE OF ABSENCE PAY.
Mr. Cummings Introduces Resolution
Affecting Former G. p. o. Employees.

Mr.. Cummings Introduces a Resolution
Affecting Former G. p. o. Employees.
Congressman Cummings, who was himself
a printer and is in sympathy with the
craft, Introduced yesterday resolution
relative to granting leaves OF absence to en-
pioyes of the Government Printing Office.
owing to the various constructions placed
upon the acts of 1886 and 1888.
The resolution declares that the pay re-
oeivable on leave of absence by such en-
ployes shall be, in proportion to the length
of time during any portion of the preceding
year they may have been employed on night
work. at the rate OF compensation allowed
time hands employed on night work, and,
in proportion TO the length of time during
any portion Of the preceding year they may
have been employed on day work, at the rate
of compensation allowed time hands employed
on day work"
The Washington times., 1894-08-09
Marriage Licenses.

Licenses to marry were issued yesterday as
follows: Berkeley Johnson and Ella Gallery
John W. Waller, of this city and Maggie Con-
way, Of Alexandria, Va; William Il. A. Di-
vinity and Maud Z. West; William T. Small
wood, OF this city, and Georgiana FOLSOM, OF
Wayside, Charles county, Md; Leonard L.
Mayer and Ada B. Middleworth: Fauntleroy
NJ. Staples and Nettie E. Mills: Washington
L. Ednonds and Eliza Ann Lancaster: John
T. LAWYER and Josephine NJ. Herman: Joseph
Campbell and Amanda Brown; Horace He'll
man and Rosa Walker
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PRIZES FOR THE BABY SHOW.
Interesting Programme for Future Day.
ut the Gouzaga Fair.

lOf ID =
ut the Gonzaga Fair.
The Gonzaga College fair and festival was
continued last night with patronage quite
as liberal as on the preceding nights.
The Catholic knights of America had a
boom, their booths being well attended.
The several tables were in charge OF Mrs.
J. F. Kelley, and she was ably assisted by
Mesdames Ridden. Ebert. Connors, T. j.
Kelly. Daily, Maddox, Keller. Flaherty,
and Heron. Misses Mamie Elbert, Annie
Gleason, Jennie Stretch. Mamie Kel-
Ier Annie Ebert. Mary Collins, Nellie
Canill, Agnes MoConvy. Gertrude Rollins,
Agnes Connor, May Kelley, Kate Collins, and
Lizzie Connolly. and Messrs. Harry Turner,
Charlie Stretch, Aloysius Eckloh. John Daily,
Wesley Kelly, Frank Kelly, and Eugene
Daily.
Mrs. B. J. Fainter had charge OF the ''Vari-
ETY. tnble" and was assisted by Mrs John
Korff. the Misses Killigan, Kelly, Klotz, and
Messrs. Ready and Maley.
The race track, where the contests are to
be had, WAS constructed by N. F. Tally free
of charge.
Some beautiful prizes to be awarded on
future days are on exhibition at the main
booth OF the Catholic Knights. These prizes
consist Of five gold and six silver medals TO
be awarded the winners in race contests and
other athletic sports.
A beautiful Sacred Heart medal with gold
chain will be given on Saturday evening to
the prettiest baby on exhibition; set OF child s
dress buttons to the smallest. and silver cup
to the largest baby, entries TO be restricted to
children under two years of age. The awards
will be made by Il committee Of three, to be
hereafter selected from the National Capital
Press Club. with Mr.. r. W. Bell as chairman.
The managers requested THE TINES to say
that the insinuation made at the inquest over
the body of Eddie Russell that intoxicating
liquors have been sold on the grounds is un-
true and unkind. II is believed that the
questions asked upon that point were sug-
gested by some one interested in casting re-
Elections upon the management.
An interesting programme is arranged for
each evening this week.
The Washington times., 1894-08-09
Ericsson On Her way TO New York.

EricsSOn On Her way TO new fOHK.
A telegram received at the Navy Depart
ment from Lieut. N. R. Usher, commanding
the torpedo boat Ericsson, says that the boat.
which was built at Dubuque and completed
at st. Louis, sailed from the latter place yes
terday, and will make her way to New York
as rapidly as possible, using her own power.
On arrival at New York she Will be put IN
shape for her acceptance trial, when she must
make twenty-four knots per hour. Her build
ers are confident that she will exceed this by
ope knot
The Washington times., 1894-08-09
Bank wrec ker pardoned.

The President has granted pardon to
Alfred L. Gould, who, with his brother, was
convicted at Albany, N. Y, and sentenced to
imprisonment in the Elmira, n. Y, reforma-
tory. Gould was convicted of aiding in en-
bezzling the funds Of the Albany City Bank
and was sentenced, May 10, 1892, to six years
imprisonment
The Washington times., 1894-08-09

way Of drawing salary at public expense
Look over the situation and see If we have
not too many public servants whose sole OBJ
ject is to perpetuate themselves in Office.
Perhaps this condition is responsible for q
part, at least, of our present trouble.
The Washington times., 1894-08-09
Interstate Democrats. Notice!

Tho Interstate Democratic Association, Of
washington,i is said to number 900 mem bers, and
has jerome W. Turner, Michigan man, for its
president. 1t should go into training with
stuffed clubs, and as soon as it can use them
fairly well it should march into Congress and
make it unpleasant for those who are standing
out against an Agreements on the tariff bill
Bay City Mich Times-Press.
The Washington times., 1894-08-09
Concert at the Barracks.

The Marine Band will render tho following
programme at the Marine Barracks this even
ing:
l. March. "U. s. S New York. Fanciulli
2 Overture, 1.-The Kings Lieutenant. Till
g. Baritone solo, Marie di Rohan" K appey
By Mr.. j. Giovini
T. Remembrances from "Tannhauser". Wagner
g. Waltz, Jolly Girls" .... Wolstedt
g. Characteristic, .The Dying Poet. .GottschaK
2. Grand March, Army of the Potomac
Fanciulli
Petrol. "coxey's Industrial Army" .Oyth
y. uau Coiums .......---...--... .EYles
The Washington times., 1894-08-09
Rejected by the Senate,

The Senate in executive session yesterday
rejected the following postmasters nomin-
ated by the President: Jonas Shays, at Os-
wego. N. Y; TreadweIl B. Kellum. at Babylon,
N. Y; Thomas h. Manion, at Herkimer, N.
Y, George '. Van Dam, at Tompkinsville,
NY
The Washington times., 1894-08-09
survey Forces conso,idated.

The eastern and western forces Of topog-
raphers OF the United States Geological
Survey have been consolidated. Heretofore
they formed separate divisions of employees.
The reason for the change is convenience OF
administration.
The Washington times., 1894-08-09
Army Retirements.

Lieuts. J. 7. Anderson, Twenty fifth Infan-
try, and II. A. Pipes, Seventh Infantry. have
been ordered before retiring board at Den
yer. Capt. E. B. Kirk, quartermaster, U. s.
A., has been placed on the retired list.
The Washington times., 1894-08-09

MAJOR DYE is in this country after volun-
teers for the Korean army. His name is not
entirely reassuring to the candidates.
The Washington times., 1894-08-09
New Bids TO Be Asked.

Secretary Smith has ordered readvertise-
ment for bids for the contract to erect two
buildings for the epileptic patients OF the
Government Hospital for the Insane, near
this city.
The Washington times., 1894-08-09

Treasury Cash balance.
The cash balance in the Treasury yesterday
was ellis, ,7lO,67O, of which s52, ,1ss, 500 was
gold reserve.
The Washington times., 1894-08-09
Personally Conducted Tour to Niagara
Falls via b. & o., $40.

Express, with through Pullman Sleeping Cars
attached, will leave B. & o. station SOS p m.
Thursday, August 10, running via the Lehigh and
Wyoming valleys. Pullman car space reserved
in advance at b. b o. ticket Office, corner Four
teenth street and Pennsylvania avenue. Round
trip tickets, allowing stop p'over on going trip at
Burdett and Geneva, and on the return trip at
Rochester, Burdett and Geneva, Sl0: good for
return trip ten days including day OF sale. Stage
coaches meet all trains at Burdeft station, three
miles from WATKINS Glen. Aug .l1,l3,h.
The Washington times., 1894-08-09

THERE are several Congressional Ii Hung
Changs who are likely to lose their yellow
jackets in the fall elections.
The Washington times., 1894-08-09

BosroN is still struggling after the proper
pronunciation of Korea. The present indica-
tions are that it will soon be called Japan.
The Washington times., 1894-08-09

IT looks as if the New York constitutional
convention would have to employ the con-
feree system.
The Washington times., 1894-08-09

IT appears that the hot spell has taker
vacation to the summer resorts.
The Washington times., 1894-08-09

CARL BROWNE is at Atlantic City. Think OF
the Goddess of Liberty in bathing costume!
The Washington times., 1894-08-09


OUR OWN MAKE.
Revised Nursery Rhyme.
Thomas B. Platt
Got all the fat,
The others got all the lean;
But Republican pork
That was fried in New York
Is now lost in the soup tureen-
Well Grounded.
D'Hungri-why's the tariff like boarding
house coffee9
D'Same-Can't think.
D'Hungri-Neither is ever settled.
The Washington times., 1894-08-09

THIS quick way of settling Mr.. Santos case
reminds us that the late Mr.. Prendergast was
not tried in France.
The Washington times., 1894-08-09

Movements OF Naval Vessels. 80.
The o. s. s. Chicago and Portsmouth have
arrived at Cowes, England.
The Washington times., 1894-08-09
Consul Recognized.

The President has recognized Assim Bey as
Turkish vice consul at New York.
The Washington times., 1894-08-09

Look on the third page and read about The PRIZES
for close gessss the adjournment o} the house ~
Rsr1rAssatdfirss
The Washington times., 1894-08-09
OUR OWN MAKE.

IT is now referred to as the late Hous,
susscuss.
The Washington times., 1894-08-09
WASHINGTON, D. c., AUGUST o, 1894.

Subscribers are earnestly requested to
make complaints at The Times office Of all
neglect to deliver papers promptly and in
courteous manner. The Times proposes to
give subscribers satisfactory service, and
complaints made to headquarters will receive
prompt attention.
The Washington times., 1894-08-09

Among the amusing spectacles made in the
House yesterday when the appropriation bills
for Federal buildings in small cities were
taken up was q typical protest from Mr..
Hutcheson. of Texas. After violent TRADE
against the viciousness Of these bills, on gen.
eral principles. which was adorned with all
sorts Of norid oratory of the Rio Grande
variety, he wound up suddenly with the EN-
phatic and decidedly Western simile that
these bills were simply grabs at the pub
lic pork barrel"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1894-02-01
AAWAiiN ANNEXATION.
Senator Vest Wants the Islands Un-
disturbed.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-The res
olutions reported yesterday from the
Committee on Foreign Relations
against the consideration at present
OF any project of annexation ot the
Hawaiian Islands to the United
States was laid before the Senate
and MIR. Vest (Dem.) of Missouri
offered the following substitute for
it:
Resolved, That it is unwise and
inexpedient to consider the project
of annexing the Hawaiian Territory
to the United States; that the peo-
pie Of the Hawaiian Islands should
be left to choose and maintain their
own Government, and any foreign
Intervention in the political affairs
of the island viii be regarded as an
act unfriendly to the Government
of the United States.
At 2 p. m. the Hawaiian resolu-
tion went over without action, and
the unfinished business was taken
up, being the House bill to repeal
the Federal election laws. Mr..
(Rep. of Massachusetts addressed
the Senate in opposition to the bill.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1894-02-01
Waller f., In New Hands,

Walter E., the fast Kansas City
trotter, who won many big purses
on the Eastern circuits during the
last two years, has gone out of the
possession of Bob Stewart and will
be owned and controlled in the fu-
ture by Joe Hampson, the well
known railroad contractor. The
horse will be shipped to Terre
Haute, Ind, to be trained for the
principal trotting events OF next
season. Hampson has been secret
hacker of the Stewart stable for some
time and is said to have been the real
owner of Walter K. all along. Ry.
land T. has also been lost by the
Stewards
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1894-02-01
Missouri Editors.

From the st. Louis Republic
st. Louis has regret to express
TO the Missouri newspaper men who
meet here to-day-that the severe
change in the weather may be the
means OF keeping some at home who
would otherwise have come.
There have been many conventions
in this city during the past twelve
months and none has brought WIS.,
itors who are so little like strangers
and so much like allies in our best
enterprises.
A great commercial city soon
learns how much state press does
for good government and industrial
progress. A newspaper of the right
kind in a county does more than
the Sheriff to preserve order and
more than the banks to develop
business stability.
The modern manager of county
paper is little more man of the
world than almost anybody else. He
travels and talks. He understands
trade, politics, literature and law.
He is the part of the engine of So
ciety which touches all other parts
and conveys energy from one to The
other.
st. Louis is aquainted with near.
ly all the editors who will be in at.
tendance to-day or tomorrow. They
are old friends. Each one is a po
tent influence in community with
which st. Louis has constant in
tercourse. Their papers are Stat'
pride and they are sthe men wh'
make as handsome, bold and innu.
ential a press as the Union possesses
Whatever st. Louisans can do vii
be done to show the esteem in whicI
the Missouri newspaper men ar
held.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1894-02-01
Cold Snaps i'm Former Years.

Many citizens when they arose
from their beds onWednesday morn
ing, Jan. "a, declared it the coldest
weather they had felt in years. The
temperature ranged from Is to Is Q
below zero. January Is, 1888, the
mercury went to 12o below zero !;
December "a, 1872, it was II de-
grees below zero; Jan. "a, 1873,
100 below; in 1875 the zero mark
was not reached ;the 9th of January,
1876, it went to 16o below. Three
years of mild weather followed !;
January u, 1879, the temperature
was 12o below; January 5, 1882,
the mercury went to % Q below in
many sections of this State; in
1885 it was 100 below; it was
five degrees colder Wednesday,
Jan. "a, 1894, than at any time in
1893.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1894-02-01
THAT'S WHAT CHAMP CLARK DID
TO THE TARIFF BARONS.
The Missourian at His Rest.
A Rattiing, All Around, Catch-as.
Cateh-tan. G0-as-YOu-Piease
SPeecii-H0w Protection
Is Prapagating Free
Trade-a Warming
afthe Wrathto
Come.


Champ Clark S speech in the House
Friday night was a palpable hit.
1t is being universally praised by
those who heard it and those who
read it. 1t is worth reading, and,
as it is short, it is given in full here
MIR Clark Mr. Chairman, the
gentleman from California, Mr..
Bowers, has bobbed up every time
that any gentleman has made a
speech here On this side of the
chamber and wanted to know the rea-
son that no provision was made in
this bill for the farmer. | want to
answer that question. The farmers
OF this country are not natural born
fools,as was Sut Lovingood' s daddy.
No tariff which human ingenuity
may devise can raise the price of
the articles which are exported from
this country, and the farmers know
it. Being largely exporters they
know that the duties on agricultural
products in the Mckinley act were
sham and fraud. (Applause.)
Mr.. TawneY: Fifteen hundred of
them in my district seem to disagree
with the gentleman.
Mr.. Clark: Wait moment.
will tell you about that by and by.
Being exporters, the farmers know
that no tariff can add to the value
of their exports. Being importers,
they know that everything they eX-
port is increased in cost under
tariff. They are sick and tired OF
this unfair and unequal arrange
ment. The Mckinley law increas-
ed the tariff on everything the farm
er buys, and the authors of that bill
went to the country on that issue,
and since the day when politics was
first invented among men no set OF
statesmen ever got such a thorough
trouncing at the hands of the peo-
pie. There was not enough ofthem
left for seed. (Laughter.) l have
heard of an old fellow out in the
district of my venerable friend from
Illinois (Cannon) who failed to make
connections in that year.
Mr.. Cannon: Will the gentle
man allow me right there?
Mr.. Clark: Not Just now. |
heard of an old man in that district
who had been voting for Brother
Cannon and the Republican party
for 40 years, and when he found
how that election there had gone he
said to his wife: "Saily, you pack
up the goods while l go to town
and pay some bills, and we will
move away to some district which
the Democrats cannot carry" Sal
lie set about packing the goods,
while he went to town and heard
the news from all over the country.
When he got back he mournfully
said to his spouse: "Sally, unpack
the goods. There is no place in
America that we can go to. Even
Massachusetts, has gone Democrat
ic." (Laughter.) We are teeto-
tally disgusted with all this bogus
| chatter about "the pauper labor OF
Europe while we are daily and
hourly robbed to support pauper
industries of America; for any in
dustry that needs pension or boun-
ty to support it is as much pauper
as any inmate of a poorhouse. Gap
piause.)
NATURE AND COMMON SENSE.
Let us quit the artificial hot
house process of propagatlng In
Idustries, so called, and return to the
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1894-02-01
His knowledge of National Banks.


Once when Senator Vance was
making a stump speech in his state
of North Carolina he was interrupt
ed by one of the mountaineers who
had brought to the meeting strong
taste to study finance.
"Tell us about national banks"
demanded this gentleman, breaking
in on one of the Senator's fights.
"Tell you about national banks?"
repeated Vance. "Well, all | know
about national banks, my friends,
is that it takes two names better
than mine to get any money out Of
one of them" p"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1894-02-01
A NEW GAME.
The Dalt0ns Steal q Bank Cashier
and Carry Him OF.

GUTHRIE Ok, Jan. 24.-At Paw
nee, so miles northeast of here, three
of the Dalton gang rode
into town and entered the bank, but
finding the safe locked with the time
lock, took 500 out Of the cash
drawer and rode away, carrying the
cashier on a horse three miles into
the country and compelling him TO
walk back.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1894-02-01
PARTITION sALEs.
Land and Buildings Sold by the Sheriff
To-Day.

Sheriff Stephens sold to-day to
the highest bidder the, following
land:
Lots L, 2, G, Z and s of block 1,
village OF Laddonia, and piece of
land II feet by 127 feet adjoining
block /. Sold to E. w. Smith for
5000.
The Beck property in this city,
consisting of a residence on East
Jackson street and brick business
building on Washington street
the residence was sold to IS. r. Cau-
thorn for $500 and the business
house to Geo. Robertson ror 81 400.
Forty acres of the J. P. Pool farm
were sold to Mr.. Pool for 800,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1894-02-01
His Fourth Trial Continued.

A special dispatch from this city
to the Kansas City Journal says:
"The murder case Of Lewis, charged
with killing his sweetheart's father,
William r. Brown. in Pike county,
was continued in the Circuit Court
here to day, with leave to further
continue at the June term. This
celebrated murder case has been
tried three times in the Circuit Court
here. At the first trial, the verdict
was for ten years in the penitentiary
and the second and third resulted
in hung jury
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1894-02-01
FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED.
An Aged and Wealthy Farmer OF Full.
ton, No., is Missing.
From the St Louis Star Say ings.

From the st. Louis Star Say ings.
John German, wealthy farmer,
76 years old, residing near Fulton,
Mo-, left home week ago to visit
relatives living at Harrisburg, Pa.
Since that time no tidings have been
received from him word having been
received from Harrisburg that he
had not arrived there. The last au-
thentic news of him was received
from indianapolis, where his ticket
was taken up. His son passed
through the city this morning in
search of his father, who, he fears,
has met with a serious accident or
uorCo