The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-01
EDITORIAL 90 MENTS.

Now York Sun: A naval code or Sc
cret communication is very useful when
il works That it's inability to work,
however may make 1t rather worse than
no code at all seems to have been illus
! trated I'm the case of the kearsarge.
This famous old corvette was ordered,
| last Saturday. 10 hurry from Port-au-
] Prince across the Caribbean Sea to Blue
fields in Nicaragua, to protect American
interests during the hostilities going on
between that country and Honduras
The fact that the order was transmitted
could not have been regarded as very
profound secret, since IL was promptly
given out 10 the news writers IN Washing
ton; but IL seems TO have been thought
necessary to send the order 20 Admiral
Stanton in a cipher message. On Sunday
night an answer, also in cipher, was
received. which. on being translated.
when Office hours came on Monday, ran
to the effect that the Admiral did not
understand q word Of what had been
sent him. OF course the message was
then repeated, and perhaps IN the present
instance in spite Of the urgent call Of
our representative IN Nicaragua, the loss
Of a couple of days in sending of the
Kearsarge may not be vital But cir
cumstances sometimes arise where such
delay would become rather important.
New York Times: Now that the re-
ceiving telephone has been released 10
public use by the expiration OF the Bel
patent. the Bell Company. through the
local organizations which represent IL.
offers to sell receivers outright at a low
price and TO construct independent lines
upon which these receivers can be used
We presume there VIII be competition
IN this branch of the business. Ii should
be noticed also that i'm two or three
large cities new competing corporations
are preparing 10 take up the exchange
business I'm Chicago one company has
procured the passage Of an ordinance I'm
its favor, and another is applviu.s Tor
similar municipal legislation. The Com.
mon Council Of Philadelphia has granted
TO the DrawbaCgh Company permission
10 construct and operate a telcpion,.
system within the city limits. There, will
be some interesting developments in the
out
New York World: Isidor Stratus Don,o-
crat. is elected TO Congress from The
Fifteenth district by 4.G37 plurality. I'm |
fortunately the absurd person Quigg is |
elected from the Fourteenth district bv /
4 plurality of So
Mr.. Straus, who made his canvass sole
Y upon the Wilson bill. has carried his
district by a plurality greater by 6sS
nan that given for Cord Meyer at the
election Of 1893.
This result sets az rest the talk of any
'eVoit OF New York workingmen against
nat reform Of the tariff for which they
'oted 50 Overwhelmingly in 1892
The defeat of Colonel Brown In tho
district was not unexpected.
II spite of the absurdity Of the person
et up as candidate against him.
IL was suspected in advance that
.roker would undermine his candidacy
me boss was sorely displeased with the
because Of the independence
lie had displayed at Albany. and wbilo
ie did not venture to deny him rhe
domination, he found il convenient 10
Ievent his election by making the most
Il the disgruntlements Of lotter-carriers
oiicemen, and fremen. and by keepinc
rom the polls many voters who wopld
'lHlngly have contributed their ballots
. insure the election Of this stalwart