El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-21

expenditure OF good many mlll1OnS
of misdirected money. The idea is pretty
in theory, but the cold fact remains
that when the boat is running the
lookout cannot see twenty feet ahead
and anybody crooking his knee throws
the boat out of plumb and makes it
take new directions. Being just the
same weight as water it acts like 3
finely adjusted, gigantic scale beam
and the movement of a man few feet
towards the stern or head produces an
inordinate change in the level of the
craft. A fish in water Is normally out
OF balance and keeps himself straight
by expenditure of power all the time.
The most sensible of these crafts is one
which runs on wheels On the sea bot
tom. The Holland boat got fouled at
the dock the other day and nearly
killed everybody aboard. France has
spent lots of money on boats like the
Nautilus. 1t is pet French idea to
have fleet of them aad run across
the channel and sink everything
British in the dock. However, the
British do not seem alarmed.
Williams of Mississippi has in
troduced two bills into the house
which are supposed to represent the
sense of the democratic leaders. 1
hope they do not. The first sets forth
that probably the ''Filipinos'' will lay
down their arms if we wil1-which
seems likely enough-and in that case
proposes to recognize their in
dependence, ask them to pay us
$40, 600 900, and then guarantee them
against everybody else for ten years.
The second goes into the matter of our
wants to know, in the name of the
sainted Roberts, "Why oh why?"
The salvation of the republicans is
always in the mistakes of the dem
ocrsts
Talking about Roberts, he is still
up for consideration. There used to
be somewhere in Greece statute
providing for the Punishment of peo-
pie who were talked about too much.
1t wouldn't be bad idea to revive 1t
and apply it to Roberts, Sampson and
Schley.
Forecasts for the gold standard bill
to be voted on next Monday by Over
street ofsIndiana, who is in charge of
it, call for majority of about SO.
This is on the assumption of full
republican vote of 1855 plus democrats
q nd "a NJ hak
ocrats will not vote. By the time this
is printed, a chance to compare fore
cast and event will be available.
The question where the next repub.
licau convention is to meet was de-
hated yesterday. Philadelphia was
finally settled upon. The New York
ers, Chicagosns and Philadelphians
had big delegations at the Airing
ton.
We have had a big celebration in
honor of w ashineton' death here. |
The railroads gave excursion rates and |
there was large attendance. It
seemed to come as a matter of news to
most of US that he had been dead a
hundred years.
One of the local theaters is produc-
ng the "Open Door" this week. The
open Door" is Revolutionary-not
evolutionary-play by I.avinia Demp-
ey, who, in spite of her name, is
Queen of the Holland Danes" New
York society. Her formal browning
vas an event several years ago. She
aid for the crown herself and it was
gorgeous affair. Ditto the corona
ion for which she also paid. She is
ere crown and all. The play isn't
o bRd-in spots.
Allen is to come back as senator from
Iebraska. Allen is one of the most
rofuse takers who was ever in the
enate. His fifteen hour speech in
of something or other a
ew years ago is still fresh in our minds
ere in Washington.
The energetic and useful agricul-
lral department has had another idea
nd Secretary Wilson has issued an
kase prohibiting stray dogs from
rossing the district line into Maryland
r Virginia.
The Standard Oil'people have been
aving their innings before the in
ustrial commission and it seems they
re much abused lot of men. Some
the opposing witnesses seemed to
oubt this, but there were fewer of
lem aud the majority will probably
lie.