The herald., 1898-09-05

plain II caustic verbiage be applied tol
him.
And again, quoting from Maguire's
speech, "There is his verbiage"-mean-I
ing the language word for word!
Oh, Henry Gage! Oh, Henry Gagel
Lest you be called a chump.
Find the meaning of verbiage,
Ere next you take the stumpl
Saturday must have been the most dis
tressful day from heat and humidity
ever experienced In New York. The
temperature would not be excessive in
California. The highest figure is given
as 90 degrees. and there are records OF
at least 10 degrees higher. The humid
ity, however, was IS per cent. The heat
wave extended all over the country east
Of the Mississippi. and great suffering
was occasioned everywhere.
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It Is possible that the mystery which
has thus far enshrouded the Dreyfus
case, with Its various ramiflcations. may
now be cleared up. The purpose Of the
French government has evidently been
the concealment Of important facts per-
tinent to the case. The suicide or mur-
der of Colonel Henry, whichever 1t may
prove to be, will probably lead to new
trial for Dreyfus and Justice for Zo1a.
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It Is to be regretted that Judge White
has at last declined to act as a member
Of the peace commission. He Is a very
able man. eminently qualified for the Pc
culiar task, and he was the only Demo-
crat named. He and ex-Secretary Day
would have been the men Of mental
weight and aptitude in the commission.
The other three are only Of medium
ability.
Now it turns out that the management
of the Soldiers Home selected oleomar-
garine as the less of two grease evils.
They had been using alleged fresh
creamery butter" which proved to be
a compound evolved from a rancid, dis
reputable article" Of the vilest kind. Isl
this "fresh creamery" article sold In Los
Angeles? If so. pass the oleo, please"
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Admiral Dewey has not yet reaped the
full harvest of his honors. The navy
department, in accordance with an act
and special appropriation by Congress,
has contracted with the Tiffany estab-
lishment for $4,000 sword, which Is to
be officially presented. The sum oil
$1,000 will be devoted to the striking of
medals for his officers and men. Hon
ors were never more richly deserved.
The irrigation congress took a prac-
tical step in the appointment OF COM
m.ttee to urge upon the congress at
Washington the importance of govern
ment help In the arid regions. The Sec
retary of the interior is understood to be
heartily in favor Of such help, and large
numbers of congressman are known
to be in sympathy with the movement.
When the enlisted men have an oppor-
tunity to speak for themselves, as they
are likely to have very soon, we shall
learn the truth about their inclinations
concerning the muster-out. 1t looks
very much as If military retraint had
kept them from giving full expression
on the subject.
The irrigation congress at Cheyenne
placed before the public great deal Of
interesting data. AS to the extent Of
the area needing irrigation 1t was shown
that 1t equals forty states as large as
New York, and that 1t comprises three
fifths of the United States, exclusive Of
Alaska.
At Pana, Illinois, where strike Of coal
miners is in progress. a bloody encounter
is more than probable. More than fifty
deputy sheriffs, armed with Springfield
rifles, march about to intimidate the
strikers. A collision Is imminent.
That earthquake down in Santiago
merely indicates that our title in that
neighborhood is little shaky. We have
a quit claim and warranty for Porto Rico,
but Cuban property will be clouded until
we go through the process Of giving the
stable government promised by the presi-
dent.
The election in Arkansas. which &C.
ours today, will be SO one-sided that 1t
will attract but little attention outside
of the state. Arkansas Is Democratic
at the ratio Of about to l. In the last
presidential election the Mckinley vote
was 1852, and the Bryan vote 110, ,103.
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California is to have the building Of
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one-third of the smokeless powder or
dered by the government will be made
In this state.