The morning call., 1894-01-22

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stead of that waterway the Nicaragua
Canal must be carried to completion ne
PROJECT Is now in an unfortunate compii-
cation, out of which 1t can De taken wnth
the United States interyenes and gives Tue
required financial assistance In return IoI
large powers of control Before lohg tne
way Will be clear for satisfactory soiu
tlon OF the question, and when the cabai
is opened the wonder will be that fedeIaI
action was so long postponed, because !. 10
plain that it must be an American enter
prise.
The profits of Topographic literature
are great temptation to the unscrupu-
lous. The mere fact that Lady Burton
destroyed the manuscript OF translator
from the Arabic by her husband mas
sufilced to produce a conspiracy among d
lew persons who were acquainted VIII
him to publish a spurious scented uaf
den." in the hope that it may be accepted
by gullble public as the veritaoie WORK
of Sir Richard Burton. They are nor
scholars enough TO go to the oflsina.
Arabic. There can be no question aDout
SIT Richards manuscript having Deen cou-
signed to the flames, and only TWO persons
besides the writer had read 1t. Ihese arg
Lady Burton and the copylst, ana tne
latter has sworn to divulge nothing. IL Is
curious fact that Burton made more at
a jump by his Arabian Nights" than was
earned by all his other books. lie was
really very much shocked as well as I'M
pressed with this characteristic OF pubic
taste. Had he chosen TO pander to pase-
ness how rich he might have been.
Lord Dundonald, the son of the famous
admiral. has written an interesting article
on the adoption of high sounding names
by people bearing ignobie or common
place patronymics. Thus the present
Duke of Northum berland has no title be-
yond assumption to the name of Percy,
the family name being Smithson. The
present viceroy of India, Lord LansdOwne,
is not Fitzmaurice but Petty. Mullins.
in the person of Lord Ventry. has become
De Moleyns. One OF the most astounding
changes of name ever made was by man
who publicly advertised his abandonment
of the not enviable patronymic Bug. and
his appropriation of that of Norfolk
Howard. The result was that the vile
smelling insect which infests worm-eaten
bedsteads was styled Norfolk Howard
forthwith, and thus the name Of the Dukes
OF Norfolk was familarZed contemptu-
ously. There is still room for history Of
names. The changes of spelling ID CON-
mon names is not a little curious. Even
such name as Smith may, by photographic
ingenuity,'b be made TO appear distinguished.
Russian finance is thing by itself in
national accounts. 1t is always supposed
there is huge deficit and this is actually
the case, bat it is the business Of a Finance
Minister to gid disagreeable facts, and
III is is very beautifully contrived in Rus
sa. The accounts are never up to date.
Those for 1892 have just seen the light,
and when the ordinary and extraordinary
budgets re digested there is a deficit OF
no less than los, 563, 600 roubles. But the
Minister discounts this ugly fact by Intro
ducing as revenue the amount OF ioans TO
the extent of 163, 357. 0O0 roubles. THIS
leaves a balance in the treasury OF
this be called surplus. Any individual
who became bankrupt without dollar OF
assets who should borrow thousand dol
lars and call himself solvent would cut
queer figure in court OF Justice. IL Is
only when Russia tries to borrow money
that bankers are compelled to call these
SURPRISES by their true names, but in Rus
STA itself these little fictions do not con-
Germ the mou1iks. and they have no effect
upon the huge army expenditure.
Australia sent an invitation to the Duke
and Duchess of York to visit the colonies
and have good time. AS a midshiDman
ance with every quarter of the globe. and
he doubtless would like nothing better
than such pleasure trip. The invitation
is. however, declined for the present for
domestic reasons" This may be taken 10
be a very propitious reply In respect ofthe
line of succession to the British throne.
The Australians can wait for hitting OPP
portunity 10 display what Is termed 10y
atty, but which is not disassociated from
snobbisn sightseeing.
DR.. Schliemann by no means exhausted
the interest of the ancient site of Ilium.
Excavations are being conducted by DR..
Dorpfed, at the expense of Nine. Schlie-
mann and the German Emperor, and a dis
covery of the greatest significance is an
nounced. In the sixth layer Of the ruins
the doctor has come upon strong wall
surrounding the entire hill. 1t IS l515 feet
thick and built of hewn stones adjusted
closely. There are strong towers con.
nected with the wall, and one has been IN
covered TO the depth OF 90 feet without
touching the base. These excavations, ac-
cordipg to DR.. Dorpfeld, agree with
Homer's description IF Troy.
Two men have died by the rope in the
East who richly deserved their fate. 1t is
hard TO realize that one Of them was a
human being at ALL He conceived a
brutal passion for his cousin. girl under
age. and to carry out his plans he MUIR
dered his uncle and aunt and four children
and then fed. De died as if he hac neither
nerves nor feelings, inspired by neither
hope nor terror. The psychology that can
unravel such a nature is subtle. except by
blunt conclusion that the brute had no
foresight or reception of consequences.
The other criminal who went to his ac-
count had taken part in feud aud had
many murders to his account. 1t shows
how loose prison management may be
| when he actually the night before his exc
cution produced dirk knife with which it
was his intention to commit yet another
murder. He had managed to secrete this
weapon six or seven months.
The man who thrusts a sword down his
gullet for public qualification follows
much more dangerous profession than the
workman who makes gunpowder. The
| stomach was not intended to be stirred
about by cold steel. and the point occasion
ally cuts hole in the coats and sets NJ
unp|easantness in Inflammation or blood
poisoning A performer called Cliquot. in