The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-06

Senator Gallinger. of New Hampshire, Is said to be the best whist player in the senate. As for the senate itself at present 1t seems wholly destitute of trumps.
 MT. Howells' only living daughter. Mildred, is quite an artist. She has done an occasional illustration for poems of her fathers and is said to be giving art very serious attention.
 Japan scores another victory over the Chinese forces-this time on land. Meanwhile Viceroy Lii Hung Chang's lot is not a happy one. But perhaps the great Chinese statesman, large in brain and stature, and dishonored by his master, may have another streak of luck yet.
 Yesterdays New York Herald re- marks: Despite the seemingly inter- minable delay with the tariff there is reason to hope that the conference com- mittee will be able shortly to agree upon bill which can pass both houses of congress. As measure of supreme moment to the country no effort should be spared to expedite it."
 Foster Brooks, of Tennessee, Is 16 years old. weighs 13O pounds and is feet 6 inches tall. His neck was broken when he was 5 years old. He re- ,nained helpless until two years ago, when he began to grow. Before that he could not move his head. Now he can use it as others do theirs. Doctors say it is the only case on record.
 All honor to George Gould's Vigilant es & representative American yacht, over its proud victory at Cowes. Give the Americans boat water not as still as a mill pond to sail over and it comes put ahead. It was a battle that stirred the yachtsmen of Europe to the depth of their loyal hearts, and possibly there never was q finer fleet of pleasure vessels gathered in the Solent to do honor to the occasion.
 The New York Tribune remarks: sConsistency requires that President Cleveland should either recall Minister Willis from Honolulu or indorse the 1atter's recognition of the Hawaiian Republic. The Administration is, for the time being. in the awkward atti- tude of maintaining in Hawaii a diplomatic representative whose most important acts it refuses either to ratify pr repudiate.'
 The King of the Belsians from geing . persistent enemy of the bicycle has become one of the most ardent wheel men in his dominions. He has taken his kavorite "machina" with him to Ostend, And has been seen rapidly travelling the Digue, accompanied by an aide-de- camp, who is as enthusiastic cyclist as his royal master. In the course of kheir first ride they unfortunately came within the range of a"kodak," and the results of tho snap shot may now be seen in the show windows of Ostend.
 The last annual report of Indian rail. way administration shows that in India there are only 18,50O miles of railway laid down and 19,0O0 sanctioned. Since 1886 the yearly addition to the mileage has been dropping steadily. Then it was 1000 per annum. For the next four years there was a steady average ot 900. In 1891 it sank to 600. This year it is only 429. The government, hampered by the vanishing rupee. can do noth- ing or next to nothing more. though the takings are lucrative in spite of de- pression.
 Writing of Pittsfield. Mass, visitor says: "Pittsfeld has not the appear ancs of unostentatious wealth. which gives Hartford and New Haven their air of aristocratic repose. It has not the newer. more ornamental aspect of the towns near Boston. It is not % quaint as stockbridse. twelve miles seway, nor so fashionable and splendid as its near neighbor Lenox. But it is preeminentiy a little city of charm ing homes. which offers wonderfully