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AN AWFUL RESPONSIBILITY.

II every meml or OF Congress were as sensi-
five TO the voice OF his conscience as is Chair
man Bankhead, of the House Committee on
Public BuIlings and Grounds, it would not
take forty-e:ght hours to pass the necessary
lesis a ion for a new Government Printing
Oflice: Chairman Bankhead declares that he
does not want 10 have the blood of any man
on his hands. and hence he is ready - vote
for any till before this Congress comes 10 an
end.
Whether this site is selected or that matters
not to Mr Bankhead. The government will
fare on one just as VOL as on another The
question OF site is one OF purely selfish inter-
est. 1t does not enter at al into the chief
consideration of this matter. Not whether
one real estate ring or another is to be bene-
itei; not whelher this location or that is more
convenient, Tut whether the awful risk OF the
de>,rucuonof human life is TO Ue wantonly
incurred or not-that is the 7. al question.
The sea-itivrness- TO say the con-
scienliousness-of the average Congressman
is not recsoned very high. as such things
generally 80; yet it is hard 10 teheve that
any man. in either house. is so oallous as to
be totally Indifferent to the immoiation of
hundreds Of human leings. In the rickety
Old structure on H street a-e thousanGs of
men and women who have relatives in every
State in the Union. a catastrophe, such as
may occur with the Government Printing
Office any day. would carry mourning TO
thousands Of homes all through this and.
Da7o Senators and Representatives face
such a responsibility? On their votes hangs
the fate of thousands!
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90 pnrticnlar.
NnwI To Tie r-e-a-

Too Particular.
Employment Agent-What was the matter
with your last place?
Domestic-The misses was too perticuler.
Employment Agent-In what way?
Domestie-Sbe wouldn't let me- lock tn
baby in tn foldin bed wtn l had company.
New York Weekly.
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If TRUE, as reported, that Representative
Johnson. of Indiana, voted with the Demo-
Gratis of the Banking and Currency Commit
tee to report the Carlisle bill, his constituents
will make land fertilizer OF him on his return
homo
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4 sIaEIEIcAaT a. ET1Na.

OF mere han ord nary inter s was the an
nual meeting OF The National Civil Service
Reform League, which concluded its sessions
on Thursday afternoon in Chicago.
BY invitation of the league representatives
of various reform examinations, such as the
Good Government Clubs, the Citizens Ygi-
lance League OF New York, the Ma~sachu-
sets Reform Club, and the National Municipal
Reform League attended the session and
participated in the discussions that took
place
OF interest also is the fact that the Ma
tlonal Board OF Trade had its representatives
there. who aided the league with their prac-
tIca3 suggestions in Lehalf of the reform.
Washington was not overlooked by the
league. which adopted a resolution, printed
elsewhere in our news columns, recommend
ins the application of civil service reform
principles TO the local government, and it
also adopted a resolution calling Tor action
in the case of TAYLOR, the District recorder OF
deeds from Kansas. whose shameful and
shameless prostitution of his Office gave rise
10 grave scandal four months ago. The
president of the league was directed to call
the Presidents attention to the charges
made against Taylor by the Civil Service
Commission.
Chicago provided a unique welcome for
the league in the adoption OF a plan reorgan-
izinS the whole police force of that city along
The most radical civil service reform lines, and
or the second daY Of the meeting bill was
introduced in the common council hav ng
for its object the placing of the entire
municipal service under reform methods. The
biz will in all probability become law.
Altogether the meeting was a memorable
one ami wIH contribute largely to the work of
reform low going on all over the country.
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on the capital stock were 15O per cent. an
nually and the bank stock sold for $4,000
per share of 500.
Surely this hank don't need the help of
Carlisle's currency plan.
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WHAT THEY,-.WILL DO
! AFTER MARCH 4
Defeated Statesmen !!9 50 Have Various
Interests t0-FaIl Back On.
MANY LAWYERS IN THE, LIST
Which Also Includes an Undertaken
and Chewing Gum Manufacturer.
d Aif

New York Yanks. Back the Largest Number
of country-savers. and Arkansas Makes No
Changes-Rhode Island Retires Only Two
Statesmen. But That Is All She Hasa
Few of Thorn. Fixed with Political Jobs.
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THERE is a difference between taking
mans life by violent means and by gently
tapping him in friendly glove contest, but
the result is the same
The Washington times., 1894-12-16

PRINCE HoHENLoHE went 10 sleep in the
German Reichstag the other day. Probably
overcome by the memory of one of Emperor
Williams poems.
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GoJJDIiLe n Rocket.

''This is good town to rise in" observed
the editor as the cyclone lifted him to the top
of the tail pine. "but when men Start on the
downward road he added. as he lost his
hold. their descent is rapid. Atlanta Con-
stitution.
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organization has exercised considerable IN
fiuence in the councils OF the national Demo-
cratic party. Mr.. Croker himself has leen
prominent factor. He owes it to that party
and its fair pa.ne. ifnot 20 himself, to speak
out ut this juncture OF his own free will.
II he does not come forward voluntarily he
should be compelled by subpoena.
COMFORT FOR sINGLE-TAX ADVOCATES.
Yesterday dispatches from Melbourne an
nounce the passage 10y the Victoria assembly
o. law providing for the taxation of unim-
proved land values For two years similar
law applying to colonial taxes has been in
force in New Zealand. That its ope .aIIon is
satisfactory Consul Connolly has assured US.
but stronger proof is afforded by the New
Zealand example being followed by the sister
colony OF Victoria The indications are that
New South Wales will shortly pursue the same
ooIrsr.
All this affords certain satis action to the
single-laX men, since, as il must be confessed,
taxation on land values, excluding improve
nents, involves the acoept ance o. the majority
OF their contentious. Personal property may
s'lli he taxed. Income taxes may continue 10
exist, but once the principle of exempdng
improvements be fixed other exemptions like
in principle may be expected to speedily fol-
low
1t has been noted il New Zealand that the
adoption Of the scheme f levying taxes on
land values exclusive of Improvements has
had a tendency to break up large land hold
ings. Ii was in a small way Ierceived by in
telligent observers that the recent single-tax
experiment 1t Hyaitsvi!le resulted in a shit
ing Of the burdens OF taxation from small
householders on 10 the owners of speculative
holdings. Whether this was good or evil is
no lart OF our purpose TO discuss. 1t may,
however, prove 10 be the case that We have
something TO learn from the antipodes upon
the subject o. taxation.
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THE Congressional Record of last session is
the sole and only keeper of the celebrated
currency plan of Chairman Springer.
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Anelicate Comnliment.

Mrs Goodfeed-Wil you ask blessing.
Mr.. Guest2
Mr. Guest casting his eyes admiringly over
the table Really. my dear madam, ii doesn' t
need it.-Detroit Free Press.
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There have been n good many theories
offered rs 10 the true cause of the recent
Rppu lican victory, but it is doubtful if any
of them are more profound or interesting
than that offered one of the high officials of
tie Treasury. who tells it with gusto to his
Congressional callers. While many of the
RepuIl lican employees of the Treasury not sub
ject to civil service have Ieen eliminated
within the past year or two, the coored mes
sengers remain, and most of them are Re-
publicans.
The morning after election the official in
question noted pleam of satisfaction on the
face of the colored attendant at his desk. He
susTected the cause. hut worked away. say
ing nothing. By and by. as business opened
and the news grew better and better. John
was unable TO contain himself
Il guess de cats come back, Mr.. Commits
sioner," he said. softly. as he made show of
adjusting n blotting pad on the desk in front
of him.
"Cat?" said the official, "cat, what cat,
Johnt'
"Why. de political cat. Mr. Commissioner,
do publican cat. It's dun come back
Huh" said the Commissioner, with a
smile in his sleeve, "huh, what do you spose
was the reason. John?''
Deed sab. spect de cat come back kase
it couldn't stay away" answered John.
And the Commissioner is sJill looking for
somebody who can give more lucid or sat
isfactory explanation.
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More lmrortant Than a Husband.
Mrs. De Fashion-My dear, have picked
out husband for you.
Miss De Fashion-Very well. but want to
say right now. mother. that when it comes to
buying the wedding dress / am going to select
the material mysef.-Harlem Lille.
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CoNGREss is becoming very tame. Neither
Quigg nor Champ Clark will enliven its
drearness
The Washington times., 1894-12-16

SINCE Debs was compelled TO listen to the
decision of Judge Woods his sentence of six
months Imprisonment should be committed.
The Washington times., 1894-12-16

MEMORANDUM for the administration add
to the files in the State Department ali pa
pers connected with the Armenian contro-
versy indorsed, "Again we have been sot
on
The Washington times., 1894-12-16

Is IT possible that Representative Wells has
found a gentlemanly duelist? Why this awful
suspense?
The Washington times., 1894-12-16

ANOTHER day of Lexow and Croker will be
off for Europe
The Washington times., 1894-12-16

SECRETARY GRESHAM is making history
but some of it should not be- recorded.
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VAL b. ATZ BEER.
See Val Blatz's ad in tomorrow TINES.
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vben Hpmorists Ioye

she-Do humorists ever make joke at
their own expense?
Humorist-The first few thousands are at
their own expense. After that they get paid
for them or give it up. Truth.
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VAL BLATZ BEER.
See Val BIatz's ad in to-morrows TIMES.
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The chief desire OF he Republican leaders
now is to Keep their men quiet. Too much
talk is the thing they fear See the furry
that has arisen over some innocent and truth
full remarks ny Chairman Babcock regarding
the fact that eIub!i:ans will not enact an
other Mckinley law. Everybody knows that
the Republicans bewail the day the Mckinley y
law was passed AM say rong Themselves
that there must be 20 more o! that sort OF po-
lIiical eXcesses. Yet the curtain lectures that
have been read to Mr.. Babcock for that truth
ful utterance are something awful. The poor
man, h S really TO be pit ed. Having won
a splendid victory for the party, putting
his hand down deep int his pocket
10 help 40 60 il, he is now being i" chHrched -
for telling ust one little truth. that everybody
knows already. There is another thing that
the Republican leaders are =ery scarey about.
and that S 4. ?. A.-ism, whatever That may
te Ii was the day OF the opening ofthe ses-
sion. when some innocent newspaper man
asked couple of Republican leaders what
was the meahin of the foral school-house
sent 10 representa- We Linton by the A. P.
''Spose it means a ognition of his A. p
A. speech was the reply, but for Heavens
sake don't say anything about it.
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PREsIDENr c. G. WILLIAMS, Of the Chem
ical National Bank of New York city. stated
in his testimony before the banking and cur
rency committee that the capital of his bank
was $500. 600. it had a Surplus of 5000, 600;
the undivided profits were more than 81 .00O.-
COO; the deposits reached $50. .OO0, 900, prob
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WASHINGTON. d. c. DECEMBER ls. 1894.
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AS Zone star difTereth from another star in
glory so differ the ''HonOrables' AZ the Cap
ltol. Among the empi yes OF the House aud
ser ate are n good many men who have Teen
members OF the State legislatures or Eeld other
prominent positions ut home, but have
dropped into subo dina;e place here. "When
/ was IN the State legislature" is not an un-
usual remark 10 hear in the committee rooms
and sometimes at the doors OF the House or
Senate Somebo iy was commenting the other
day upon the fact that the Senate boasts
among its assistant doorkeepers one or two
men who have served in Stale sena.es.
~ suppose said the official whose atten-
tiOn had Teen called to the fact. THAT these
people think it is better to be doorkeeper
in the house of the Lord than to dwell in the
tents of wickedness.' "
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VAL BLATZ BEER.
See Val BlatE's ad in to morrow's TIMEa.
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THE WASHINGTON TIMES
can be obtained daily and Sun
day at the following hotels and
news stands:
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CLOAKROOM AND GALLERY.

1t looks very much as though the President
had the drop on the Senators who were 1ght-
ing his nominations in the last session. He
took prompt advantage of the situation at the
close of the last session and appointed, as
soon as Congress had turned lis back, every
one OF the men whose nominations were
"hung up during the long session. They
We're commissioned as recess appointments,
and the men are, of course, in Office now.
IL guess Grover has got the call on US this
time" said one of the Senators who has been
fighting some OF the nom nations and had
succeeded il hanging them up during the last
session. You see, the fellows are in now,
and We may hang tn N up as much as we
please, and it will make no difference, for
they will remain unless absolutely rejected.
And it was heap easier to hang up a case
by non-actIon than to beat it bY a straight
vote
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IT there is anything that DR.. Everett, of
Massachusetts, disilkes It is newspaper atten-
tIon. While he IS Il genial gentleman and u
true friend to those be knows best. he keeps
the newspaper men at arms length always.
''Ii you quote me- said be 10 Il ewspaf er
man the otaer day. Il Will never speak 10 you
again, never. l never permit myself TO be
interviewed under any circumstances"
He is so extreme in his v.ew that he even
reused 10 give an inquirer the other day any
information as TO what his business is to be
after he retires from Congress.
''What shall you say atout me?" said he, in
astonishment. as the question was asked
h,m. why, say nothing, OF course. Il is no
concern OF the pu6lic.
It may interest the average student OF ma
tionai affairs 10 know that the importation Of
dutiahle goods have increased over those
o Ihe corresponding period last year, since
the enactment of the new tariff law. while
the mioytatious OF non-!utiable goo Is have
fallen Off This seems haid TO understand.
but il is a fact. The act transferred from he
duliable list TO the free list article, OF which
there had baen nearly S5O,0G0 0j6 worth i'm
ported last year, and vt the impoytations OF
non-dutiab'e goods in the first three months
under the new Law was less than during the
corresponding three months under the Nc
klnley law last year. whil1 the importat on
of dut:abie goods in that same time in :reased
nearly % per cent, while ths customs receipts
increased about lz15 PER cent.
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BUsfNEs, MEN PLKAsBD.
New York Eiaaaci~rs Like the Presidsnts
UtteraHcss on Finance.

NEW YORK, Dec. a.-President cieve-
lands message, especially hts uit,rances
on the financial question, are Pleasing To-
the business men or this city. mere are
expressions or opinion by leading fnan-
ciers, gathered by World reporter:
Washington r.. Republicans
and Democrats alike pr on the Street have
financial policy ana his last message does
not disappoint them.
Isaac seligman, OF j. & ". selIsman &
been. perfectly sound on finance. His
recommendation for readJusunent Of
our whole banking system on the lines
mapped out by the Secretary OF the
Treasury Is emnenty proper. and should
Iacob H. So Il particularly admire
his nrmness in declaring that If CON
gress does not authorize an issue OF
Der cents he will continue TO put out
The IS, as the need for them Is made
Henry Clews--G cannot see that the
Presidents message Is OF any great Inn
nortance Ii can have little or no effect
upon legislation during the short session
OF Congress.
Currency, and president OF the Third Ma
tionaI Rank-Presldeut Clcvelands dis
cussion of the currency question Is sound
and worthy Of unqualified approval. lie
has gone further than the Baltimore pan
In two important particulars ne APP
proves allowing banks 10 issue circulation
etnIal 10 e per cent. OF their unimpaired
caDItaL and requires them To hold, as
against this circulation, an amount OF
eTeenbacks or Treasury notes equal 70
20 Der cent OF the same. the manifest
object Of the latter requirement II to COM
pei banks TO become the permanent OWN
ers Of these notes, whlch are Ieueena-
bic in gold, and by thus locking mem up
prevent their being used 10 depiete the
Treasury gold. I do not know thaf
There is any objection 10 that.
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rUy,,ws4NK sCBhsB.
L. Might Add over 100000. 900 to the
Curr.pey Circulation

NEW YORK. Dec. Aft the Suggestions
OF President Cleveland as ~ tue WI s"t
should be carried out mere Woulh De
added at the extreme 20 the currency CIR
euation little over SSVyi ocsJ cir S tin5
In large measure. Al present the capltali-
cation of the national banks ana OF the
State banks which might come In as
dispensers OF circulation. Is aooul ESQ.,,
0lO,0r0 Under the spur Oh the proposed
law the capital might rise nn ne aesFe-
gate by the oDening o, new Dahks 10
round thousand millions. ms would
6C0.coo ''''N
At present there are out in paper money
!i02 0o09 in gold and SILVER SerIiicates,
notes. and 1901 COCOON in national bank
notes-in all, $l.1O7. 0000l0. The national
bank circulation would be reured ana ne
30 per cent. of deposits OF united states
notes required by the CleVeland plan
would absorb 500. 10000 from the Si9S, 000,
90 specified above This would make
total disappearance OF &lS2'OooVo. with an
appearance Of $4,000 00o new money, or
a net gain OF 100000. proyided the
banks took full advantage OF the oppor-
tunitv TO get money.
The cleveland plan differs from the
Baltimore or Bankers Association plan
in the requirement Of the - per cent.
deposit Of greenbacks or Treasury notes,
and also In requiring the banks TO at
tend 10 their own redemption instead or
having the work thrown on the Govern
ment as at present The redemption Of
bank circulation is now one or the most
onerOus and troublesome duties OF the
several sub-treasurics and OF the Treas
ury Department Under the new plan
the banks would send the notes or other
banks 10 the banks issuing them for re-
demption. and would thus keep sharp
watch one on another.
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wnAT NIX. 8AyBMhYBH sATs.
C..vslands Plan WIZ XIII the sugar
da.try. 81 Adopted.

NEW YORK, Dec. i-Presldend n no,
r,ete,ooycr OF the American sugar re
6ning Iompany, yesterday aItetn ooii e"''
out the following bIshe1 Sia tc 'd,snassion-
~ any one VIII larry dhu Po,i,,o
,teiy consider the President Ieconi-
mendation about sugar, II WIZ ~ "rbo
parent that II comes down 10 lniS, ~
tI1esr company has taken ACTON, nv nv
result az which Is TO deprive temporary!
t,Uenfv-dye thousand persons employer III
the various industries Dependent uPS'
mo refining of sugar, together WIN thS
members OF Their families. / recomfnehu
such action as TO deprive those persons OF
work permanently. II the industry 70
lnnguishing, the proper course 10 " w
There are some things which can be
established through a demonstration. a
Comparison of the duty put by the taiit t
bill upon various articles VIII SHO" VIC
while the maximum protection ,,nra
10 sugar Is per cent, otheI anu 80, nv "a
favored articles receive protection UP 70
40 per cent and so per cent. WY M ~,
discrimination should be mace ,Ss.cL
q large number Of persons VINO notI a. IL
i'm the company ana are eHlp'oE " rbav
refneries. IL IS Impossible 10 soy. ~
nroiest against il. The answer 10 inns
nrotcst i'm the Presidents message Is, -
~ nrescnt protection Is inadequate II
ought to be removed altogether ...t.a..
Unreasonable legislative aid requires
that fbe sugar industry shall be treated
as other important Industries. IL inns 10
done. the industry need not languish' ana
Thousands Of DISCHARGED WoIkmeh VIII
have renuneratfVe employment.
THE country has already pronounceo
IT'S Judgment upon the mode IN when me
last Congress dealt with the interests Oh
yyorknCmen. The President, apparently
L.e moi learned the lesson. II ought not
t n'T require pJ much time for workmen 70 9p-
nrcciatc that the Presidents In pa LOT
personal popularity. IL. willing to stflke
a death-hlow at their Interests,
=" IL q. ANEMEY Err
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RE0VS IHgO ETRREIJT.
Rive Men KILLED aud several Injured In
Dynamit Expicson.

OTTAWA. ONT. Dec. 4-Five men
were Killed and score Of people injured
bv an explosion of dynamite in Hull
Quebec. a few minutes before 3 O'Clock
this morning The accident occurred on
tbe Hun water works extension. at the
corner OF Duke and Wall streets. Two
boxes containing forty pounds OF dyha-
mite eHch. did the damage. The dyna-
mite was used for blasting purposes ana
Was stored ~ a tWelVe-fOOt square frame
cabin, erected I'm the street. TeleSnole
Scguine foreman Norbert Martin, L. Mar
Tin and another man guarded the cabin
Within was small tin stove with a
fire in il for the purpose OF IhaWlng out
the explosive The four men were stand
ing within a short distance of the cabin
when Norbert Martin discovered the
cabin 10 be Oh fire. He Immediately
rushed towards IL to eXtinguish the
flames and was about to open the door
when the explosion took place. Martin
was thrown nifty feet into the air, ana
fell dead Foreman Segune was within
len feet Of the cabin when the dyna-
mite exploded, and he, too, was thrown
high INTO the air and killed. Henry La
roche. the night Waterman at Hurdman
lumber mill. who was passing at the
time. was instantly killed his body being
horribly mutilated. Noise Barbeau,
twelVe-year-old boy. who was passing on
his way TO school, was struck by fly
ing rocks and killed. Albert Beauchamp,
was also struck 10y the flying stones and
died three hours afterWard.
Prudhomme Martin, one Of the men
watching the cabin, had an eye knocked
out by a flying stone and was otherwise
seriously injured.