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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 18. 1S93
DANIELS TALKS
AGAINST REPEAL
^ants Something Besides the Uncon
ditional Repeal of the Sher
man Law.
FILIBUSTERING IN THE HOUSE
UcMIlUn Detorratnwl That the Elec-
tlons 1)111 Shall be Reported,
JVotwilhstandiiiB the Fight
of the Republican*.
Washington, Sept 14.—The great
event of today’s session of the senate
was the delivers* of a speech by Sen
ator Daniel against the passage of the
repeal bill. It occupied four hour* end
five minutes and It was listened to
throughout with an interest which did
not seem to diminish from start to
finish. No other senator desired to
speak after Senator Daniel.
Mr. Faulkner introduced an amend
ment to the bill. It provides for the
coinage of silver dollars (not less than
3.000.000 a month) at the present ratio
of 16 to 1, out of the silver bullion pur
chased under the Sherman act to be
a legal tender. Also for the monthly
purchase of sufficient bullion for the
coinage of 2,000,000 a month in quar
ters and half dollars; further purchase
and coinage to cease when the aggre
gate of $800,000,000 is reached.
The senate at 12:30 resumed consid
eration of the repeal bill and Senator
Daniel began his argument. He brought
to the discussion of the subject, ho
said, profound sympathy with every
class of his follow citizens who had
been smitten with an evil financial dis
port! m. He had no denunciation to
fnake of banks and bankers, troubled
as they were with a restricted and
contracted currency. He sympathized
also deeply with merchants and deeply
with labor which was standing idle,
begging work and with hunger Which
was empty begging bread. He said
that It was a comforting thought that
the acute stage of the panic was over
and that although a depressed condi
tion might, long remain business was
already convalescing.
Since 1878, he said, the foundation
of credit had been narrowing, while
the superstructure had been enlarging
In width and growing higher. It had
Song werii evident to mis* that a err:'h
would come: and now that. It had come
it was equally evident Hint there wore
cauKitliins for it. among which includ
ed the booming of real estate and the
McKinley tariff act.
After a brief review of the hstory
of panics from 1804 down, he asked
whether senators should not pause
and reflect before they threw the wholo
responsibility of the present panic on
one Infamous act of legislation. They
should recognize the philosophic
thought that great events were
ways produced by great causations.
A spark'might kindle a powder maga
zine;, an overturned lamp might put
a great city In conflagration, but what
philosopher would attribute the con
temporaneous disturbance of the pow
ers of nature to the spark of a lamp?
SHERMAN UW NOT THE SOLE
CAUSE.
It would be unwise to say that the
Sherman law had produced the panic.
"While the storm centre of that panic
was now over the United States, it
was Important to remember that It
bad not begun here. The date of its
Inception could n >t be fixed on any act
of local legislation. It had begun In
South America, where there was no
Sherman law. It had swept over Great
Britain, a gold standard country,
where there was no Sherman law. En
glish consols, payable - In gold only,
and having fear of silver int?rest,
had gone down like other securities.
In Great Britnln gold, unprotected
from going to a premium from the sil
ver standard ami commanded a pre
mium of 3 per cent, a day for Its loan,
and in addition 13 per cent per an
num. and the castles of the British
money princes were likely to fall and
crumble and perish. The panic had
swept on to Australia where the people
are the richest in the world per capita
where there was no Sherman taw. Tho
single gold standard there had ofTered
no protection against the much to he
dreaded premium on gold. The panic
had got to Austria. Italy and India
and was wjw going all over Europe
without the dreaded presence of the
Rnbrmait law. There were some, he
continued, who cried, "8tone him,
stone him,” as to the Sherman law.
The^* people were not entirely disin
terested.
His friends, the enemy ftht Republi
cans). were delighted to attribute the
panic to the Sherman law In order to
escape their responsibility to the ta
riff. The McKinley bill sought the
sheltering arms of the Sherman law.
The gold monometallists were delight
ed to hide behind the work of their
own hands. Th* bankers were inter
ested In seeing lhe Sherman law re
pealed. *
HIS RECORD READ
He quoted from a speech of h1s In
the senate three years ago predicting
what would be the effects of the Sher
man law which was then pending and
which he now characterized as “the
ill-concocted measure of a time
server.”
Th® senator from Ohio had appealed
to the senate a few w-«k* ago to “Give
the devil hia due.” He Whoutd be glad
to do It as well as it could be d'-n-? in
this world of abbreviated eqiutl-** end
small opportunities. He admrt<M that
the Sherman law had conferred u sub
stantial good In the country, in staviug
the panic of 1890. Its evti effect upon
stiver had baea caused, not by n»y nee-
ossary operation of the | a w. but by that
mystery of Interpretation which had
b*«m evoivea out of it. He was often
a«k«>d by hte friends In Virginia and
in the senate chamber why he opposed
the repeal of the Sherman lav/ now. uf.
ter having opposed Its paasige in is$o.
Ilia answer was this:
* HIS ANSWER TO INQUIRIES.
Was these a man who. having _
patched coat, would throw it away In
the d-nod oD winter before he got a new
one? Was there a roan riding a *-pav-
Ined horae would cut his horse's throat
because he had not an A noun sued
to ride? Was there a peasant living in
a patefad cottage, through wh en the
winds blew and the rams d«*ctnded,
who would burn it down In the tniast
°f the winter storms because there was
a f>un of brightness in *h% sky
He was not in favor of the repeal
bill; neither waa he in favor of going
hetless, coatl*sa, barefooted aud rake* I
out in the winter atorm. IHd ibt* sup
porter* of the repeal UH. he asked, pro
the conditions exiting
•s *«• time of k* passage?
Ott Bo, the Bland-AUUon aat. a Demo
erotic measure, had been rep del by
roe Sherman law. but tha r-o-al cf the
would not restore the
* AilUon law. lie waa wld Cut tha
Democratic plat form said “repeal the
Sherman law.” So it did. But It also
said “repeal the McKinley law,” but
would senators repeal the Sherman law
and leave the country without money—
silver money?
He did not doubt that the rep-sal of
th.? Sherman law would have some ben
eficial effect in many directions; It would
give some immediate aid to business
*nd transactions particularly throjgh
the hurrah that would b? made. Com
merce would revive, but much in the
same manner that a line of weary and
hungry soldiers would revive on a long
march, when they heard the discoursing
of a patriotic air. While the band was
playing rheir eyes brighten, but when
It stops they would realize they were
sidl furthr off from rest. Senators
ahouid recollect that the unconditional
repeal of the Sherman law was the
abrupt and total discontinuance of sil
ver coinage, and that the repeal bill was
fashioned after the Republican legisla
tion of 1873, which was called demoneti
zation. bicause it quietly dropped sil
ver from the coins. That legislation had
gone through the house with a soft,
cat-like tread; this legislation would go
through the si-nate, if tit went at all,
with a rear.
During the course of his speech Sena
tor Daniel said that if the declaration
of the Voorhees substitute were changed
into a legislative provision, as suggested
by Mr. Walthall last week, he would
vote for It. and the Sherman law could
be repealed without another word.
He also oomplimeuted those Demo
crats who, in the hour of their country s
did 'not' ppnrmt a president of
their own party*to shake their faith in
a free America and a free constitution.
(Applause).
As to the president, Daniel said he
had supported him loyally in the cam
paigns, and expected in many a day of
battle yet to bear his colors and defend
his causi. He should not pay him the
tribute of a courtier and flatterer who
would say:
“Behold a brave and honest man who
ha* convictions.”
But he would show him also that an
American senator also had his convic
tions and waa brave and honest enough
to be true to them. (Applause.) Not
for a class, but for all the people; .not
fora section, but the Union; not ror a
special interest, but for the whole peo
ple; in behalf of the great masses of
labor; in of the retail, ?D behalf
of the wholesale merchants and manu
facturers; in behalf of the banks and
their depositors: in behalf of the rail
roads; in behalf of the industries, rich
and poor; in behalf of the peace, so
that there shall be no bread riots; in
behalf of both political parties; in be
half of America, the day star of the
world's hope, he prayed American sena
tor* here and now at this accepted time
to fulfill the trust Which the American
people have vested In them.
A very olose and respectful attention
was paid to Senator Daniel's speech, as
well on the part of senators as on the
-part of a large audience. It was spok
en for the most part from type-written
pages, but in fact did not prevent the
senator from displaying much passion
and force in Its delivery.
It oocupied four hours and five min
utes.
When the speech was ended and while
the hall was in confusion with senators
gather, d around Senator Daniel and
presenting their compliments. Senator
Teller, who had the fioar, suggested
that the senate would not now care to
listen to another speech after the very
remarkable ear Just mad-, and Senator
Voorhees, to whom the suggestion was
made, coincided and moved that the
senate proceed to executive business.
After a short executive session the sen
ate adjourned until tomorrow.
THE HOUSE SESSION.
The flirt skirmish over the Federal
election repeal bill took place today,
and although the casualties were few,
It was manifested that both sides were
in earnest and that the regular battle
will be severe.
The Republicans opened their bat
teries by declining to allow . the "ca-
among the Democratic members as to
the propriety which the executive de
manded, for 1C was nothing short of
a demand, appeal had been made to
the representatives to stand by the ad
ministration and save it from over
whelming defeat. And the Republicans
had done so, recognizing that there
waB a condition of the country which
required that all considerations of par
tisanship Should be laid aside and that
the president—although he had de
nounced the Republican party—should
have the support of the Republicans
to carry through and force Into law
over the head of the majority of his
own party the measure recommended.
Congress was left in a most remark
able condition of affairs. Never In
the history of the nation had there been
such a demand for cool, deliberate,
wise statesmanship as today, and the
man who would demean, himself as
seeking party advantage was far from
commanding the respect of his country.
Now the house was suddenly Informed
that the purpose of this special session
was the bill turned aside at the time
and the measure designated for party
success was before us. If this measure
was forced on the country the people
would not believe that the Democratic
mnjority was sincere when it said it
desired to do something to alleviate
the distress of the nation. The bill
which It was proposed to report re
pealed nil legislation that looked to
Federal control of elections of members
of congress. Speaking for himself, he
had n warning to sugf.est The bill for
the repeal c, the Sherman set was net
onlv a law, and if it should happen to
pass in the senate with the Wnbaah
annex attached, it waa barely probable
that the time would come when the
administration might not secure to Us
support the Republican votes here. The
reasons for the Wilson bill were rapidly
passing away, and It was barely prob
able there might be a revolution of
public opinion that the administration
might not yet escape the overwhelm
ing rebuke that would have been ad
ministered to It but for the patriotism
of Republicans on this floor. (Ap
plause.)
IT'S BOUND TO GO.
Mr. McMillan said the gentleman
from Ohio had flllibus^red this morn-
MARFfiED
HAPPINESS.
Mrs. Frank Leslie Tells of Something
That of Late She Has Not
/
Experienced.
RICHES AND REAL LOVE
blie Says a Man Who la Too Rich Can
not Make a Good Lo* er ane Inti
mate* the Same About
Rich Women.
P'ts,'' . L HERE is no smoke with-
E5 t" out at least a little fire to
d kindle it, and there is
H no popular belief with-
I out some fonndation in
— iucu xupuiui piuverue
. especially are almost always indices to
ing and prevented even the reporting of | popular conviction founded on experi-
a bill to tilt- house. He amde oSrtain i cnee and tor inns reason are generally
threats. He had slid that may be Ms worthy of attention.
WTath wou.-fl rise and control iAb w- c ^ Tr , of - m „„
trioUem. Waj this an excuse for Sometimes, however, tho convictions
gentleman to desist from legislation.? I thus expressed are thoroughly repugnant
The Democratic party had been elected to those—what shall I say?—finer senti-
form a wd'the man rtffSfcnjrttt JSd
not discharge them was mistaken, mg with ue on the journey of life, aro
The Republicans could do their worst, apt to fray out, grow ragged and dubi-
fbis f:deral election bill would be re- QU8 anl j finally wear away altogether,
iT^rt tomorrow She nexf day; tf noi a* the fringes and ribbons and
then next we k: if not next week ’hen laces of a smart gown will gradually dis-
next month; if not the next month tSvr appear if the garment is taken for every-
next session.' This bill would be pawed. (lav wear
for "child's* plav einehTS W6r * *” Dne of these proverbs, ns we all know,
"Bring on your majority,” shouted is, “Whon Poverty comes in the door,
Wilson of Washington. , „ Love flies ont of the window,” and onr
"We will bring on our majOTity. re- q Uest j on j u! t now is to discover how
torted McMItlaU. "and the minority will •» ■>
no longer control this house.", much fire goes to tho manufacture of
Mr. Allen of Mississippi in a humor- this smoke, how much hard angular fact
ous manner seconded every word sa-.d underlies this glittering generality.
i y „H r K°L MV lo.?L d ^ l ^’n < »LS , bfen Of course we none of us wish to be-
whlspering ttPhi* ewTsoinlthing of the lieve it. Unman nature left to itself is
taoties tb.it a colonel he knew proetioed, very sentimental, and tho advance opti-
durlng the war. At one time this colonel j are eimnlv the people who decline
'St ^’t/cTrT^ghTr.) 01 Bo I to be convinced of the deceitfulness of
hind the regiment W'.T* a few skirmish- sentiment. For myself, X like to bo de
ers who were tiring on them. _ When | celved by pretty sentiments. I like to bo
the colonel runvd round and »ald: optimistic and to cherish my childish
™ader/ ?n> (LmgMer*) The Ropubli- Wft that there is a gold cup at the end
cans now said tho Democrats must stop of the rainbow and some day I shall find
firing on the .- -iemv: that they would it; that tho moon Istnado of green cheese,
only make thorn madder. He thought and that a bit of Mal0 cheese, with
that h» was sent her* to indulge in l.g- , , - .. ., , .
IsUtkin that would probably stir some bread and Idsece added, is a wholesome
of the R<nfcib'.leins. (Laughter.) and sufilcient diet for man or woman,
Mr. McKaS of Arkansas said that thvl and especially for both together.
pomocrau.„were here 1 i „ y mke to cherish these beliefs, bnt
sus belli" to be even reported to the I JetSrmmed to give tw people the right tho ugly question still arises, Are they
house. Under the generalship of Mr. r^Ed^&dt^ oSSoiXt. beliefs?
I <? *LL together ontote qmyiom_Whsr | Well, how is it with you yourself? Are
ties very likely never made the acquaint
ance of cold, cruel Master Common-
eense, and not only does she believe that
her own charms and merits evoke the
attention she receives, but she has be
come so accustomed to having her own
way, and fancying her own taste, and her
own opinion, and her own prejudices to
be the law of the world, that she Is quite
destitute of that grace of adaptability
which is the chief virtue of the woman
lover.
Men are not adaptable—and we do not
want that they should be, since the prin
cipal attraction of their sex is its strength.
Women, to be sure, are just as strong in
their own way, bnt it is quite a different
way—the difference between the oak and
the birch. When the tornado comes, ths
oak is snapped off at the root, but the
birch prostrates herself in the dust—sub
mits utterly and abjectly—and when the
storm has passed blithely resumes her
upright attitude, shakes the raindrops
from her tresses, preens herself a little
and is as good os new.
Probably the oak admires tho birch
very much and calls her a sweet little
thing, trembling at every breeze, und
therefore loving to shelter hferself under
the protection of his "heart of oak.”
Well now, a woman horn to millions
doesn’t grow up a birch at all; she doesn’t
want to be protected or sheltered, and
she doesn’t know enough to pretend
that she does. She hasn’t tho strength
of the ouk, but she has all his arrogance;
she hasn't the flexibility und adaptability
of the birch, but she has her softness anil
slenderness of bnild. When the tempest
comes and blows away the wall of gold
which protects her while it lasts, her
poor, little unyielding stem is very quick
ly snapped, and she falls a wreck.
So, after all, I am afraid we must con
cede that riches are inimical to love,
that Plutus is the enemy rather than the
aiiy of Eros, und tbat millionaires, men
and women, are not -likely to become
ideal lovers.
Shall we, then, accept the opposing
theory, that bread and cheese and
kisses are enough for life, and that
sensible, well instructed nineteenth cen
tury men and women are justified in
marrying on such a basis? .
Since love does not thrive in palaces,
is he likely to be hale, hearty and long
lived in the provincial cottage withro3es
around tho window, birds on tho boughs
and nothing in the larder or coal cellar?
Well, no, Commonsense declares ho is
not, and for once Sentiment finds nothing
to say even when the little demon sneer-
ingly declares, “When Poverty comes in
tho door, Love files out at tho window,
and the ideal cottage has brood casement
windows set wide open so that be can
leave without too much trouble.’
Tho beginnings of poverty combined
with love are by no means unendurable.
The fond pair, in all the pride and glory
of their proud pontempt of fitting sur
roundings and all that sort of thing,
take possession of their cottage in tho
country or their cheap flat in the city
and bravely begin life. Phyllis is going
to do the trifling little ainonnt of house
keeping for herself, while Corydon pur-
and actaus, nut allow me to Bay to all
whom it may concern that it is a picture
from life coming under my own observ
ation not once alone, bnt many times"
and very likely to reproduce itself in the
experience of any one who chooses to->t-
tempt “love in a cottage” on a very lim.
tied foundation.
Must we say, then, that poverty isalso
inimical to love; that the goddess Po-
verta, celebrated by George Sand as one
of the most desirable of the Parnassian
royal family, is as little likely to abide
comfortably with Eros os is her brother
Plutus?
Well, yes, I think so. In fact, were I
compelled to choose, I should select the
loveless wealthy marriago to the loveless
poor marriage, for in the former case the
ill mated couple can retreat to the ex
treme limits of a very long chain, and
all sorts of servitors and middlemen and
distractions come in between and enable
ihe discordant couple to forget tbeir dis
cordance in a multitude of other inter
ests.
Marriage without love'is a very mis
erable condition, hut far more miserabls
if, through poverty, the married pair
aro forced Into constant companionship
and the sight and sound of each other’ll
worries and complaints.
Happiness lies in the middle region,
enng the old Latin poet thousands ot
years ago, and nothing has been Bnid
since to supersede his utterance. Noth
ing is so desirable intis extreme as in
its juste milieu, and most certainly this
axiom applies to the substantial basis of
married life.
Two persons of sympathetic tastes,
temper, habits and aims, marrying upon
an income sufficient to gratify those
tastes and habits and to continue the
pursuits they have enjoyed before mar
riage, stand a far better chance for a
happy life than if they were enormously
wealtny or extremely poor. Especially
is this tho case if the wife has a little
monoy of her own, enough for her per
sonal wants and to mako little presents
to her husband as well as to other
friends. If she has hothing of her own,
it is a safeguard to her future happi
ness for her friends to Insist upon her
future husband's making some small set
tlement upon her and hor future chil
dren.
A man respects his wife a good ded
more if ho do«t not keep her potty pune,
and tho wife loves the husband a good
deal more if she does not have to ask for
and account for every penny she expends.
sues the avocation that is to provide the
bread and cheese.
For a month or perhaps three or four
the wheels of tho domestlo machine ran
upon velvet. Phyllis washes tho cup
and plato used by Corydon with a trem
ulous joy in thinking tbat it is both her
privilege and her duty to do so, and he
springs from bis couch at peep of dawn
to light the fire, fill the teakettle, bring
filibustering tactics, and for the day 1 a ho u ; e »;t idiyby when tho , ,, Jh-a . 7 “ ugnt the nre, nu vne teakettle, onng
hail the best of the skirmish, as they peooii's liberty was In danger? I' 011 perfectly satisfied of the truth of in the coala—in fact, do everything that
prevented the report of the measure, Mr. Tucker’s resolution was then adop- any one of these suggestions, or rather, a man may do to help the angel who has
aud the house at 2:40 adjounicd. But | ted and rite house adjourned at 4:45. | to throw aside hyperbylo, are you per- I deigned to assumo human form and min-
fectly satisfied that bread and cheese 1 ‘
before this was done the Democrats
adopted a resolution revoking nil
leaves Of absence, except those granted
POISONED THE WELL.
vi Riff I ^. , “d kisses, with theman of your choice,
on account of sickness. Over the reso- R 0UE h Work bv Lynchers In Missis-1 is better than assured comfort for yonr-
luilou there was a very brief but very * ginni’s Domains. self und your family with theman whom
spicy discussion, in the course of which I ■ you didn’t choose, but who chose yon?
“ r .t ff'ThTbui were"called up .Tthe o^SK^ilhmS'bu.'lSi. M^reumy dt f, r .’ 1 a “ “‘“-'^8
present time, the Wilson bill when It comes to the trunt with a case In which that I think it is or it is not, for in very
relumed from the senate might not four negroes, two men and two women, foot I do nqt know and never have qnite
recetvo the Republican assistance It were the victims. n»ar Quincy, fifteen mada up my mln d. As I say, I love to
irlt* # nf r Te«Muen M vigorouKly "declared Two w ** k * «° Tliomss Wood™" »"<> be cheatod by sentiment, but the trouble
mat the T ?Xrel .tt 'U "l X! i$!1SMLl U H? Je&USi « «-**7 »br»"d little demon of
be reported, if It took the wholo con- still linger, with little hope of recovery, common sense lurking somewhere in my
grets to do so. A number of neighbors also become very composition who is forever polling my
10 "indtoWSons^a^the^ppreachlng imhuStali Sf m."'4.li h *n P ?b.Timfc pretty sentimental beliefs to tattera and
ilndtoMlons that tho approaching aiacloeed three pseknaes of "R««h on I showing the hollownees of their founda-
were
dcbftt® will uv s» will tee I Hn||" Ifl If. U(l(l IUSHICIOI1 DOllUCn IQ a I . 7, 4, T T , .
put*. A more detailed account of the negro named Jackson, who was sr- tiona. Sometimee, I am euro, I am ablo
proceeding* follow*: rested, taken by * crowd of unmask* 1
Reed and Burrows wore engaged in men from officers during the inquest
earnest - conversation 'this morning bv I lE&l ey'jnSSwoktfiT wltX
and Lou Carter, his mother-in-law, *bo
Ustlfled to a knowledge ot Ben’s inten
tion to purchase ths poison for that pur
pose, but the Jury discharged them
A crowd of armed men also took them
out and hung them as participant! in the
conspiracy. Mahn-y Jackson also testi
fied that Rufus B. Hayes, a well-known
■ ;hbor J — '
fore the meeting of the house, pre
sumably upon the course to be pur- l
sued by the Republicans, should the
F«doral election repeal bill be reported.
Then they joined Dlngh-y and unother
consultation was held. The attend
ance was larger than It has been for |
some days.
scenes ot the other tragedies, and this
morning his dead body was found hang.
Ing to a limb In that vicinity. No tar-
ties have yet been arrested, but tbe grand
Jury, now In session. Is thoroughly In
vestigating the case. Judge Csyce gave
ruff. In which be entered Woodruff's touao
violently, and so excited his wife, -.ho
was In a delicate oondltlon (ruin child
birth, that the died In • tew hours, lien
was under bond to appear at the prseent
term of the circuit court, with woodruff
as a witness against him, which >e as
cribed as ■ motive tor bis polsonlug tho
welL
part of Mr. Richardson of Tennessee after the first lynching he hid awav —
the printing bill wag Uilt called up eluded discover until yesterday. He was
for action. I *'* n ** Wood Mill, a few miles t.o-.n the
STRAIGHT FILIBUSTERING
The speaker then directed the clerk
to call the committees for reports, but
before the clerk got fairly started Mr. I m I _ _ ■
Burrows was on his foot, and In his the Jury s forcible-and peremptory charge
M 'ichem/m I vssssggg «
his brain, suggcstei. that as the call
was a long one, and "probably there
would be no reports presented.” the
call be dl*pcn*ed with. To this, how
ever, Mr. McRae objected, and the
clerk proceeded to call the commit
tees. *
"One moment," said Burrows. "I
ask unanimous consent that If any
member of a committee has a report
to present h® may indicate Its charac
ter and present tt."
To this Mr. Tucker objected.
The clerk again proceeded, but Bur
rows' "one moment" interrupted again,
while Reed suggested that the clerk
should not race against this. Then
Burrows moved to dispense with the
call of committees, and on a division
the vote stood 13 to 9.
Burrows raised the point
quorum, and Mr. Tucker demanded
the yeas aud nays.
The Republican* refrained from
voting. A call of the house was or
dered. When the roll of absentees
-«.• la progrers every member
whom an excuse was offend was eg.
eased from attendance. This led Mr.
Wilton of Wa-hington to ask whether
absentees could not be excused col
lectively Instead of individually. The
speaker repliid that they could not.
FITZ LEE'S FALSE STEP.
From the Augusts Chronicle.
What a false step that was of Governor
Flu Lee In getting the convention of
Virginia to congratulate Mr,. Cleveland
and the president on the birth cf a sen!
Years ago I was caught In the same trap.
A telegraphic message came that there
was an Interesting event, and, quite In
nocently, I wrote en eftuelv* edltorUI
on "Frankie and the Baby.” Some papers
reproved me. but 1 was not to blame un
der the circumstances. I dll not, how
ever. expect that the same trap would be
set a second time and catch such re
doubtable game as General-Ocvemor Flu
Lee and the whole Virginia Democratic
convention. The prince of epigram writ
ers. Mr. W. E. Pegram of Baltimore,
has embalmed the blunder !n neat versese
addressed to Fits Lee, which arc mak
ing many people laugh merrily.
WHARVES OVERFLOWED.
Richmond, Vg., 8cpt- 14.—The steam
boat wharves at Rockett's are
‘Well," said Wilson at he took his I Honed on account of the high water
seat, "I thought we could get through I In the James river. The water Is rt*U
quicker If we excused them in job rising and l»v midnight lower Jlau
'street will probably bo flooded,
stored
lot*.'
tuT. m n5°*° ldJOurn •“«:»«*«: Igether wlth the cellars of the
The Tucker resolution was then read. • ***** residence* in that section.
It revokes all leaves of absence ex
cept those granted on account of rick-
to telegraph for absent members. The -----
previous question having been ordered hMe^'bfitoto'l.St 'iJ^our
a half hour Of debate waa had. ^dU^^dyiTbTJJadre^purKSt.
GROSVENOR THREATS. '* »««««? ywi hay,
Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio *ald that the I you will have good looks. Electric ini-
president had called congress together lcra *» the greet alterative sad tonli,
W extraordinary S.«ehm In the middle "f* ■l |r -*;t. | r cn these vtlal organa. Curas
of summer tor a single purpose, that I **"**%■ »■§ ***** »F°oq
waa pointed out by tha executive. That dreaMm! 1 Mc.'VtoUle! lMmmr * *' n *
to convince myself that ho is mistaken.
Sometimes I can boldly silence him and
shut him up in a closet. Bat in a gen
eral way I must confess that he has the
best of tho argument, and It is the senti
ment that gets pnt in tho cloeet. Bnt
patting in the closet la not death, you
know, and both common sense and sen
timent soon creep ont again, and the
never ending conflict is renewed. Prob
ably my experience is also yonrsand
that of plenty of other persons, for I
rutlier think it belongs to human nature
in general, and thank heaven "there it
a good deal of human nature in man—
especially In the woman.”
Iiiches or love—which will yon havo
if you can’t have both? Of conne, to
liave both—that Is, an unlimited amount
of lovo and not too large an amount of
money—is the ideal condition, but who
possesses it or hopes for it?
Not too much money, I 6sy, for tho
multimillionaire is so hampered and
harassed ami badgered and pursued and
intrigued for money that he has neither
time nor heart left for love, for Eros is a
very exacting little deity and will not
givo the fullness of his gifta to any but
those who givo him their live*—that U
to say, thoir lives for the time being.
No, a man who is too rich cannot be
a good lover, for not only ore his mind
and time preoccupied, but before reach
ing maturity he has become inhued with
the conviction thut every man ho meets
trying to cheat him and every woman
tends to marry him either to herself
or some of 1-er filmily. This condition
of mind is fatal to tho mingled humility
ar.d courage i-hsentiai to the true lover’s
character. A boro would not make a
good guardian for a confiding bnt timid
traveler, ami If, oa is often tho case with
hares, he was conceited ns well os timid
it is so much tlie worse.
The overrich woman is not likely to
be a good lover either, t -' nuse oa a gen
eral thing she dor* not believe that every
man hhe Hurts wants to marry hersim-
ply for her money, Tbe natural vanity
of the sex Works to ln r di straction by
suggesting teat she herself is quite com
potent to ir.sp.re all thed« votion and ad
miration prof' - il by her adorers, and
she nothing doubt* that were she the
IsHfgar maul King Coplu tua would woo
her just as ardently ai be does today.
Well, perhaps he would, hat my little
d.-mon .,{ cou-mong-i.v .gg- -tg that
il not, aud in thu
.'n „ with him
more ; r
am i teei iact
Hut the n
ctutorned Iron
pdulaliyq wt
cradli, lu t>
istor to him. Each viet with each in
making things light and pleasant for the
other, and little Inconveniences aro
laughed to icorn or welcomed as oppor
tunities to prove how well they can be
borne for love’s sweet sake.
Phyllis bos her trousseau, which, how
ever simple, is at least new and in per
fect order, and probably Corydon has
provided himself with a new outfit ot
shirts and underwear; so there is no
mending to do and no yearnings after a
new droaa or hat. Bat, sot to dilato
upon a process as inevitable as it la pain
ful , this beatific condition comet) to an end.
He gets tired of building fires and fetch
ing coals. He wonts to sleep awhile In
tho morning and comes homo at night
top tired to perform the teaks pet l.
for him.
■Worse than thla, he in annoyed t- tin i
Phyllis too much worn and fretted with
her dally routine to ho good company,
Tho Uttio domestic details that need to
interest him while they were novcltiea
bore and disgust him, now that a quern
lous tone of complaint runs through them,
and finally he anape and snarls and Bays
something impatient at hearing that tho
grato of the stove needs to be taken ont,
or that a great horrid rat has been seen
in tho cellar and ho must get a trap and
set it, or that tbe grocer’s boy did not
bring tho eggs for breakfast, and will he
go down and get them?
As for Phyllis, well, it is delightful to
wash a plate and cap and knife and fork
nnd spoon for tbe man yon love, a hun
dred times, or five hundred if yon love
him very much, but when It comes to five
thousand times and five times five thou
sand it does become monotonous to the
fondest and truest heart that ever beat.
Then besides the personal dishes of the
beloved there Is an array of prosaic dis
agreeable pots and pons, gridirons and
frying pans, not at oU pleasant to handle
for even the first threo months and rap
idly growing intolerable as the months
roll i.n.
Then there is the inexorable routino of
the daily dnties of life hard enough to
make attractive If yon have no need of
laboring personally in them, bnt liable
to become a crashing burden if body as
well as mind is compelled to alway s be
In harness and at work. Then the
clothes wear out and must be mended
and altered and renewed, and if the pov
erty of oar young couple is an absolnte
fact and not a pretty fancy the young
wife luts to add this labor to that ot
housekeeping.
She grows thin anil haggard and fret
ful. She no longer pnts flowers on the
breakfast table, nor folds the napkins in
fantastic forms. She no longer makes
pretty toilet to welcome her husband
return at night, and in fact she feels that
he would hardly notice It if she did, for
hi* brow is apt to bo clouded and his
voice aullen as he eays in one form cr an
other, “We muit manage to spend loss
money Instead of launching ont into new
clothes and servant and all that yon
seem to require. ’
Then i*ct* ths babies, and then
then come* the sad “repenting at t
uru." It la not a cheerful p -ture, and
•riila w» nat-d not treat tt in a pm Rapha-ht
cPtiU. bnugiu out ail 1U sordid it alums
Ths Chilian Minister's Wife.
The Chilian government changes its
ministers to this country so often tint
we have not mnch opportunity tote-
come acquainted with them end their
familios before they are ordered away
from Washington. Cultured and pleas
ant people they have been, too, whom
wo would have liked to have known beW
ter."
The turn of tho wheel has brought
back to us u very popular couple. Bents
and Sonora Gana, who made many warm
friends when Scnor Gana was here u
minister from his country some fir*
years ago.
They liave taken the roomy, plcauat
house on Massachusetts avanno near
Thomas circle which was occupied by
Secretary Rusk during the late admin
istration and are comfortably installed
with their family. As it takes font
weeks to come by steamer from Band-
rub. gana.
ago, I think they ought to bs allowed to
remain here a long tlmo far that rcaam
alone.
Sonora Gana is a handsome and cn.-
tured woman of medium height oau
good figure. Bho has largo, express!'?
dark ©yea, well defined brows, an sbi— --
ance of dark brown hair nnd a mo»t
pleasing expression. Her manner* are
charming, fiho talks well, speaking
English with a pretty accent, ami
dresses with much taste. 8he wm a
Miss Edwards, born in picturesque old
Santiago, where her father’s father—an
Englishman of good family—married
and settled years »qo, and D connected
with some of tho oldest and best families
in tho city. One of her cousins is pre»*
ident of ths *onato. Since her marriage
ehe has traveled a good deal, her liu*-
band having represented his country as
minister to Germany, Italy, BraiU, Mex
ico nnd this oonntry. ,
Thore are half a dozen exceedingly
well favored children, merry
girls, dark eyed and dark haired except
the eldest daughter, u tall, slight tnaidcu
of eomo 12 sammers who 1* qm*®
and promises to be very pretty.
Jturrrn M. BxBtrrr.
Washington.
THE BABY HAS BEEN NAMED.
Like Her Sister, the Bible FurntiJoJ
the Denomination.
Washington, Sept. 14.—Tbo j’L,
White House baby will be knoena
after as "Esther." This old-fa> n -
naine has been selected for Joe cm
by the president and lira CWJ
It Is stated that the selocrtoom
name has no i- gn'.Qcnnce other ...
the partiality of the parents for
tural denomination-!, and that tin
"a star" nnd "good fortune.
BENOIT MALON DEAD-
Pari*, Sept 14.—Benoit Male",
veil known Soclftltast
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