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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11

There seems TO be an undercurrent Of
Indignant fear among District democrats
lest when President Cleveland concludes to
appoint a successor to Postmaster Sher-
wood he may confer the honor and the
emoluments upon a nonresident To say
that such conclusion will not be reached
would be, In view Of what has happened,
absurd. but II may nevertheless be fer
vently hoped by the people of the District
Of Columbia that the President will give
reasonable regard to the home rule plank
In the platform upon which he was elected
TO the presidency for the second time. 1t Is
claimed by some OF the more active mem
bers OF the loca- democracy that the ap-
pointment OF an outsider would be grossly
unjust to those Washingtonians who have
devoted time and money to furthering DEM
ocratic success; in other words that what
ever there IL OF local patronage should be
regarded as numbered with a mortgage
held by those residents Of this city who
have done what they could for the welfare
OF their party and its candidates. This
however. Is not the consideration which
should influence the Chief Executive. He
should appoint only local men &c fill local
positions. not because they have contrib
uted to campaign funds, but because Jus
tice and the democratic platform of 1892
demand that the officials appointed to ad-
minister the government Of any territory
together with the District of Columbia and
Alaska, should be bona ide residents OF the
territories or District In which their duties
are to be performed" There Is no neces-
sity for going beyond he limits of the Dis
triet IN search of a business man whose
administration of city post-office affairs
would surely b popular; the supply of ma
terial out of which a hundred good post
masters could be made is ample 1t may be
that this suggestion of loyalty to the best
governmental policy and party declaration
Is superfiuous; 1t probably is President
Cleveland must surely have known In ad-
vance how his nomination of a Kansas
negro for recorder of deeds would be re-
ceived by tho people Of this city. Few ap-
peintments have been less defensible than
that OF Taylor; probably no other one has
caused the President more of genuine dis
comfort 1t is sincerely hoped by the peo-
pie OF the national capital that the Taylor
experience has so impressed itself upon the
President as to render impossible any SIM
liar experiment. The democratic party.
through Its representatives who met at Chi
eago two years ago, declared its belief In
home rule and the control of their own
Affairs by the people of the vicinage" The
control OF affairs in the District of Column
bia Is eonstitutionaIly and by statute vested
In Congress and the President Home rule
In the fun sense of the term may rot there
fore be practicable. but justice and equity
demand that in approximate fulflment of
the home rule pledge local Offices be filled
exclusively by local men,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11

The steady increase in the use of steel
over iron may be realized from a glance at
some statistics - the last volume of Poor's
Manual of Railroads. In 1880, Of the u.s.
GIT miles Of railroad In the United States,
s1,967 miles, or 100 per cent were laid with
iron tracks. In 1893 1851 miles Of road
were equipped with steel out of total mile
age of 229O12; the percentage being S3.S
This remarkable change has been brought
about by the discovery of new processes in
the manufacture of steel, which have both
ehespened 1t in cost and improved it in
durability. 1t may be interesting to note
that steel rail in constant use for regular
traffic lasts eleven years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11

Bowed down beneath the idea that the
people Of the United States are strongly
inclined toward lawlessness, a commit
tee OF English missionaries proposes to
Investigate some of the many recent lynch
ings which have taken place in various
portions Of this country. That the COM
mittee will be heartily welcomed by any
considerable proportion of our population
Is far from probable, in spite of the fact
that the great majority has opposed. does
oppose, and will oppose. all efforts to sup
plant the law with mob violence The most
enthusiastic of British reformers have never
teen SO much in earnest in condemning
the lynching tendencies of certain regions
and communities as many Americans have
been The reputable press of the United
States stands shoulder to shoulder with
the pulpit on the subject of lynching and,
together. these great forces have accom-
plished more in the way of uplifting pub
lie sentiment than they are generally cred
tied with. There does not exist any ne
eessity for English interference or as
sistance; the good work is progressing sat
isfactorily, and with all possible rapidity.
But 1t may nevertheless be questioned
whether Gov. O'Ferrall and Gov. Northen
are pursuing the best line of policy when
they abuse the committee and the forces
which brought the committee into being
At this time the South is seriously en-
gagged In an endeavOr to attract unto itself
a reasonably large share of the capital and
the immigration which for some years past
have been pouring into the West and North
west. If it IS still the desire of these hith-
erto neglected states to capture the gold
and the presence Of desirable foreigners
they must expect to be lectured once in
a while about matters on which the for
eigner has decided opinions of his own
But II is hardly likely that at this time
and on this particular subject there will
be any great display of American di-
plomacy; there will rather be appearance
OF resentment. and IL the missionary eff
forts of the well-meaning, but meddlesome
Englishmen continue, the results cannot
but be much more uncomfortable for the
subordinate race In the South than they
have been at any time during the past
decade. Those who have reasonably in
innate acquaintance with the English
character know how speedily Engiishmen
generally would resent any American med
ding with the criminal idiJsynCracies OF
the British nation; Americans are no less
sensitive than are their trans ntic
relatives.
In a speech delivered at Exeter Hall at
the last annual MAJ meeting Of the Saliva
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11

ticn Army. General Booth was reported
by the London Chronicle as saying that "in
the United States their experience was that
the American set himself up as not needing
to be missioned by heaven or earth, and
least Of all by Britishers. If anything was
to be done for America, the American could
do 1t himself. and he wanted to be well
paid for doing it. There were 100000
drunkards and 2s6, 200 criminals In America,
the Coxeyites were everywhere. and there
were no more terrible drunkards and
desperate criminals in any country In
the world Something must be done,
ard what the Salvation Army said was Let
us attack them; we know how to labor
and we will help; we know no people in
preference to another; one man is as good
as another to u.s. Not a word about the
Amos. countless churches and educational
institutions and other notwithstanding or
CARNATIONS! No mention of the hundreds
Of thousands Of noble men and women
whose lives are devoted to the betterment
Of moral conditions! No mention of the
millions of dollars so freely contributed by
all classes to the end that mankind may be
upiifted to the plane Of highest civilization!
Contempt of courts and disregard of wise
The lynching mania is confined to a grad
ually narrowing portion Of the republic.
The best elements of our society continually
assail the shrinking borders Of this tract,
and there Is reasonable ground for the belief
that In our own way the crime which las
SO stirred up Englishmen, who are ever
awake to the faults Of others and remark
ably somnolent as to their own short COM
ings. will soon be extremely rare. 1t is a
matter which concerns this country only;
Englishmen, no matter what their inten-
lions may be, should have sense enough to
let US work out our own salvation in our
own way. In nowise is Great Britain less
criminally inclined than the United States
We may truthfully claim to be q more
moral people than the JEWELLERS in the
British Isles, and while that fact remains it
Is presumption for England to send mission
aries hither for the purpose Of attempting
to do something for US that We are doing
successfully for ourselves
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11

The Star, in common with other local
newspapers, has repeatedly called atten-
ton to the fact that while the city fire de-
partment is an admirably conducted in
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. fearless and eff
ncient-it Is much too weak to cope with
even one great connagration while two
simultaneous calls of any magnitude could
not possibly be responded to at the same
time. Evidence of this really startling con-
dition was supplied yesterday afternoon.
What threatened to be a very serious fire
broke out among infiammable buildings on
the river front; a high wind was blowing
and there was danger of the flames being
carried to structures in the immediate
vicinity Of those most directly threatened
with destruction. A general alarm was
turned In, and the response to that call
concentrated for a time the entire force of
the fire department in the extreme southern
portion Of the city. While the citys supply
OF engines and firemen was putting out the
Water street blaze. another alarm was
turned in because there seemed for a time
to be likelihood of the collapse of a large
building on Pennsylvania avenue. Suisse
Quent investigation proved that the build
ing was really in no danger-that the oc-
cCrrence which caused so much excitement
was but a small affair-but the inciden
served admirably to show how inadequate
are our fire-fghting facilities. Inanimate
Washington is composed in the main of
non-combustible structures, has broad and
smooth streets. and is, therefore, less liable
10 widespread fires than almost any other
city in the country. but 1t is nevertheless
certain that there is much less of a fire
department here than there should be. At
least fifteen engines with full. crews should
be in active service; with that number
ready for duty two fairly large fires could
be attended to at the same time. When
Congress again assemblies for legislative
and other purposes strenuous effort should
be made by the local authorities and by in
dividuals to bring about an increase In the
number of engines and firemen sufficient to
afford the city the protection to which it is
entitled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11

The good roads movement can be said
to have made a decided impression on the
country, when the national government
issues a report on the subject. This is
what has occurred in the case of the report
prepared by Prof. Shaler just published by
the Geological Survey and which deals es-
pecially with road materials. Information
Is given as to the best stone to be used,
urder different conditions, and in different
climates. for dressing roads. AS a whole
the report Is a valuable addition to the
literature Of the movement, and, as has
been observed is significant because issued
BY the national government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11

The manner in which distinguished men
in the Orient are shorn Of tokens Of royal
esteem may inspire Bismarck with a certain
satisfaction in the fact that the German
Emperor cannot possibly take away that
bottle Of champagne
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11

Senator PETER remarks that when he saw
it was to be grab game he proceeded to
hustle in behalf of his constituents. This
al pears to have been a very general feeling
and there is a great responsibility on the
consciences of the men who started the
stampede
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11
A Discriminating Observer.

Those two men seem mighty badly
worked up said the messenger boy, who
was coming upstairs backward so as not t.
miss anything. They're calm names an
threatenin' to do one another"
What is it?" asked the bookkeeper. "A
fght?''
Nav. thought they wus fighters. Blu
I guess they're only pugilists.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11

The friends Of Mckinley are beginning
TO question whether Tom Reed can go out
TO Ohio and carry that state overwhelm-
irgly for Mckinley. in the manner that
Mckinley has swept Maine for Tom Reed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11

The sure way for a pugilist to get out of
a fight appears to be to create an Impression
that he is really anxious for an encounter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11
Glory Enough.

From the Philadelphia Press.
There's the Maryland oyster. the Mary
land base ball club and the Maryland Cor
man. VIVA. else does the state want?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11

People who spoke harshly of the weather
yesterday are now expected to withdraw
some of their remarks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11

With the industrial awakening have come
some very busy days for the thermometer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11

Japan and China are in great danger Of
suffering through a superiuity of umpires.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11
Prepared.

IT'S ar era Of science. The youth whose
guitar
Delighted the damsel. but worried her pa
The voice of the shotgun serenely can note
For he sings serenades in a bullet-proo1
coat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11
SHOOTING STARS.
ParndOXlcnl PnthOs

TUTuUOXIcUH IuthOS.
A candidate who met defeat
Exclaimed, Some strange fatality
Besets my ways. Indeed, it was
A singular plUrality!'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11
One Way of Looking ut II.

quite a change in the weather. isn't it?
YES" replied the populist, with a grin
Greatest season for flops ever see.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11
The REASON.

Are you going to run for Office this
faIl?'
Run for office? I should say not. I've
got 4 wallsover."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11
A Freak in the Family

A Freak In the Family.
We'll" said Robbies uncle, how do
you like your new little brother? Isn't he
bouncing fellow"
rs he?" asked the youngster, with q
very serious look.
To be sure"
"Well-when he grows up will he be an
India-rubber man in the museum"
Il hab noticed" said Uncle Eben, dat
de man who gifts de mos riled at de 'jacent
chu'ch choir, when he wants ter sleep late
Sunday morning, am de one dat'n whistle
de lates' popular song tween is teef on
week days tell ebrybody else hez ter go
outen de room"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11

Dvery lovely Satin Derby Curtains at ony
$3.50 pair. New and beautiful Silk Curtains
81. As to $40 pair Flax Velour Curtains 5000 to
$3.50 pair. Jute Curtains, $3.50 to $45 pair.
Bagdad Curtains. $i.75 to $3.50 apiece.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-02

throne In 1851 Russia vas exhausted
by foreign wars and houeycombed by
n hlIist plots. The cruel assassination
OF bic father, aud the ever lncfers sing
cousrlracies caused the beginning OF
his relzu to be characterized by con.
siaut deporiati1ns Of suspected persons
Whether due TO these mtA.utes or not,
% IA certain that Russia VI tidy IL
different from what u was 1t the be.
gluning u his felgu. His stern, 70.
dictionary policy has apparently
checked the prUgren of RuWlsu LIBERAL.
ism. Whether tnis polioJ should DO
condemned on not. 10 au-
other question; II cannot be de.
MED tuat tue monarch VINO has
stru hue IA her cruelty murdered by
the tools Oi a psfty olamor.ng iOf Ts-
iOfms, has little inducsmuut " strike
a fliruJly attiu @ tOWarI -ueh a party.
o. tue slayers OF Alexander III anu
those who applau led tins dee1, history
Will iaslcn tho blame Tor the laie czat's
tymnuical MEASURES against Russian
li.ufais.
A DARK sp5t on his memory is thu
recent pouecullou Of the Jews. Tue
car was devoted Greek Catholic,
aud Que Of biz hvontcs was his old
tutor, PAbtdonos,Esn. 10 tho evil
d. ilucnco Of this man and others his
auli.Jtw sh ialaiical mea.ufes are
probably due. But history will always
record these as n shadow on his mem-
1fy.
IL IL, " course, impossible to toll
what Kind OF ruler the young
car viii make. The indications
ATE that he will follow In the
peaceful footsteps Of hts father and
refhals under the influence 5t Euf0I-
eau IDEAS iuaugurslo succession oi
reforms ~ much needed in Russia.
HIs aivisurs will probably in the
main bu those of his father. Sill he
10 very youus-ouly 20 years OLDHAM
Uy the time he rs gDiu 10 assume per.
sonhly tho responsibilities Of the
throne, he may have surprises In store
tor tho world. Princes sometime. do,
anu Nicholas AleIandrovitoh as
car may prove a ditisreut person from
Tue gentle, pleasure loving oSafovi,z.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-02
President 1A,LoRs Dln1nDAY.

Yesterday evening tNov. 49, the
annual reunion ~ the family OF the
late PRECEDENT john Taylor 10 com.
memoption Of the birthday u that
noble man, was held Ut the residence
Of his laughter, Alrs. A. T.. Hyde, in
the 5 ventconth ward. NJtEithsiaui-
ing the fact that thruB or Jour n the
sons are now abf.ai on Missions ami
several others were uuavOidaIly
absent. the spacious rooms we're we'll
hlled with the sous and daughters aud
their families, who az enjoying the
good things prepared by the com nittee
On fcifssnmonts, highly appreciated
the sketches, songs and Instrumental
music prepared flr tue occasion.
Among the invited guests present we're
Presidents George u Cannon and
Angus NJ. Calnon and Patriarch jos.
Horne, with m mDefs Of lhoir respect.
vu families. Towards the cioso Of the
.niofialnmeni, Appropriate remarks Of
q feminisCeut nature were briefly
made ~ Elders Cannon and Horne.
Most Of tno evening was spcn, In such
social intercourse as serves 10 brighten
the chain Of friendship, uul oil re-
tired at boas5nable hour, feeling that
IL Il good u meet Tor such a purpose
aud fe'olv'd, u p0niuls, ~ b' present at
the ncEt annual rruuiou in honor Of
the head Of the family.
II he had lived until tho present,
President Taylor would nave been
cighly..Ix years Of age, being born To
ls1s. lie died on the .5.h Of July,
1851, afer a long HE Of activity IN Cue
work Of God anu IN the PRONUNCIATION
'nd defense Of truth, leavinf record
sfeathod In tho honor an affection Of
ne people aud a name shat via live
oruver.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-02

destroy their msnufacturi g enter.
prises. Even where competitive liue'
may not now exist, a new line Of road
connecting Utah with either Esst OF
West T. by no means an lmpossibilIiy
for such a people to accomplish.
Threats, covert OF otherwise, are not
Intended to bentte expressed. Moth.
ing Of the Hind ought to be necessary
where the course ofs5uud business
u0lioy isso plain AMI straightforward
Our present purpose IL merely to give
reasons why the railroads 0UEnt not TO
cooperate win any opposing ltilu'
vuce or corporation Tor the purl osu Of
destroying / dustries ~ which the
oalitalaud sympathics of The reopie Of
u ah are enlisted. W. lave cited the
ease Of the sugar factory, utciu'e that
al rfsrut seam, 10 be- tue 90 81 Of MI.
tack. Our remark, however, are
meant 90 have equal applicati0n 10
any other enterprise now In operation,
or that the future msy develop within
the borders OF Tue comir x State.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-02
THE Dlr,IiLD GAR.


The announocm, In oil paf,s OF
the civilized world yesterday, Novem.
Tor !, that Alexander III, car Of
Russia, was dead, although long cN.
peoied, cau'od sorrow aud regret more
sincere than are siwAys felt when
monarchs are summoned beyond the
veil. Daring the long, painful illH,ss
which the- lTsTcr endured with heroic
forlitudc, much good has been said
sud writ,sn about him; his noble traits
Of character have been made known to
the world, better than over before, anu
now that lac IL gone, these stand forth
brilliantly prominent aud bid fair 90
become permanent In history, securing
tor the departed ruler phase among
tho good sovefuigus Of this age. Be
sides, lao has long been recognized OF
the zeal peace maker Of EuroIo.
and his death Is felt a. q
great loss In the council OF
nationr. There IL much room FOR
anxiety. Tho world At present 10 In q
state OF turmoil, actual war raging on
one continent and rumofs Of war
reaching n from others. With a
scandinavian problem 10 tho north Of
Europe and an eastern question always
astauding menact; with thcoli rivalry
between France and Germany anu
tho revolutionary tendencies from
which every country suffers more or
less, bui little Is needed 10 prcciptate
a fearful catastrophe. The least wrong
move ON the political che.sboarI might
prove fatal. Alexander with indom.
table will aud well deh1ei purpose,
has wisely conquered all temptations T.
ny to win glory on the fold where
the blood Of fellow beings h shed IN
crimsyn streams. with st,aly hauds
he has plloIed the ship Of state IN
peaceful channels, even when the
dangers were many aud seemingly IN
avoiug0le, Tue question 10 whether
bile successor viii DO ablo 10 do the
same.
Al Xaud,r III, who was bern IN
1915, Wus not torn TO wear a crown.
h,s elder brother, Nicholas, was the
pzatowi,z, anu on him education for
the task OF governing hundred mil,
lion Russians was bestowed. when
Nicholas, however uled Of physical
anI nervous exhaustion, Alexander
became the heir. lie was giant iu
stature, supposed 10 have no omuiout
of hIs own, aud gloryIng only iu bic
ability 10 cat and dnuk auJ wTostle !
ua,ter than any VI his surroundings.
Houseu 10 btud hor-rshoes with hir |
hauus aud otherwiso initiate the foat. |
when history creIis To Pelur the |
Gr ut and King August or Poland |
For D0oas ana ,ne arts NO cared bu
ltue.
II Stems that The marriage Of
This slant TO the beautiful anu
animated Princess pagmar
De mark transformed him. Not
only uid hr mrit the saying tina.
he was about the ouly II ssian true 4.
his wife, but Inspired by the sentiments
derived iromlile in ah.ppy hume Oh.
Gle, bis aim btcame to make olherr
happy.
A. the time Of his accession to the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-02

Az ENuLi51 paper "y.tws with
alarm" ,Le wiuo area aud the eE,cuI OF
lhs depression Of tiaue anu the spend.
itg power Of the American people, a.
shown la tue great .aiins % Of beer.
Iriuking Ia our chief cities aud the
states generally. lls lament IL to the
effect that In BnIain tho quantity VI
beer brrwei during the year ending
Jun, 80 uus slighuy increased, but "iu
Amousa, while the Increase Ia beer.
drinking Ia 1903 against lsy2 was no
lees than gl75,aOj barrels, the de-
crease IA 1894 from 1898 was actually
l,O3s ga barrels" Really, this IL n
mo.l distressing incident, dOuonei-
know.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-02
ADVERTISEMENT
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
Glnsrll Election hoY Q, 1894
For Dolog ato TO Congress;
JOSEPH l.. RAWLINS,


First Prccluct Delegates 60 the
Constitutional convention Lv Grand
Young, &. ". peuro.e, a.. ". wilson,
A. o. schroeder.
Justice OF the Peac" W. ". Gee.
Tons able WiiiiHm tiingIcy.
Second Precinct Delegates TO the
Constitutional ,onNention %. a. IIur.
son, ~, .. A. Williams, ", q. tiniI,
~. IL. thomas, FRANK ssHrrIsan, 4. e..
siHuquc.
Justice of the Peace John y. Howell.
constable benjamin Gui,vr.
Third rccinct - Delegates 60 the
Constitutional convention \, ". Nc-
'unr, ". Is. Preston, Andrew iNimbaIi,
\. a.. Raleigh, a.. 4, smith,
Justice ~ the Peace -Auroiius Mtner.
Constable oliver Ostirr.
Fourth reciuct Deiegate- so TIE
constitutional Convention a.. a.. Hen
dcr>on q. p. Richards, -. a.. whitney.
Justice OF thr peacc =. " stcwnrt.
constable homas a.. Alien.
ran Precinct ncicERtes Go the Con-
stitutiouai convention John 4. War
SHAH ucber ,. Grant Rnd Thomas
Marshall,
ius,icc Of the Peace Alex. We faster.
Constable louis ilOoh.