THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. POLITICIANS AND ORATORS IN CONGRESS. Kmmt Kxaraplet) Which Show the rower of Old Tim Methotls-Tlio Itc Jetloii of Mr. Hornblower The Same Old right Ovr "Senatorial Courtesy." I Special Washington Letter. Who ww It that rwcntly renwrkeil tBftt the tiny of oratory lincl passed? I ratliur think the name of this ludl Jtdual is legion. The fnct Is, It has bwn rutlur ft fad for smiio years ti depreciate both the politician and ora tor. We were to have ft new era of goyernmcnt. In which business men rriiUn-Riiokeu fellows, guiltless alike of Jqplleity or kpiiIus were to ruu thliiss. Just nt present It appears ns If the politicians and orators were coming to the front acnln. David B. Hill came down to Washington as a broken and discredited politician, shoved Into the Senate to get rid of him. Iu the crisis ot the great sliver debate, when tho Satiate was hopelessly deadlocked and Hon. Bourke Cockran. the great flnnnrinl Interests of the country were almost hopeless, he sud denly flashed Into prominence ns the master of the situation, and, by a dis play of consummate skill, restored conference to the broken Admlnlstra !ton ranks, whipped the recalcitrants mto Hue, and, presto! the bill was passed. The Democrats In the House have been getting Into the same sort of muddle over tho tariff bill as charac terized tho conduct of the silver bill In the Senate. They have acted In a dazed, half-hearted way, as If they fearvl Inevitable defeat. Mr. Boutelle, of Maine, and several other sharp Re- i publicans, were having no end of fun 1 with them. The debate dragged. The ' House welcomed with enthusiasm the eccentric and sockless Simpson, of ( Kansas, as a relief to the dreary round : of Remibliean attack and Democratic ! apology which the debate had exhibit ed. The scene suddenly shifted, ow ing to the appearance in the debate of Bourke Cockran, ex-Tammany "orator." I do not know any particular quallfl catlons the Tammany society has for selecting orators, but certainly It made no mistake when It conferred that title rjpon Bourke Cockran. Ills great peecb on the tariff question has re stored confidence to tho advocutes of the Wilson bill, and put that measure tn ft position of pretty certain success, fit many respects Bourke Coekran's tratory revives the best traditions of Congressional debate. It Is lofty and dignified, without being stilted or tnrgid. Above all, It is instinct with the consuming fire of oratorical genius -4hnt quality of conviction and fervor which serves to Illuminate argument and to raise logic to tho pinnacle of poetic beauty. It Is all very well to decry oratory. Wo have had any amount of the modem style of debate Id the present tariff discussion. Well-r-tlanced sentences have been woven about tricky arguments, and statistics have been piled upon assertion In dreary periods that awoke neither con viction nor enthusiasm. It was a re lief to hear a speaker who had ear nestness and enthusiasm and who In spired alike tho friends and foes of the cause he advocated. The action of the Senate In rejecting the nomination of Mr. Hornblower for the Supreme Court bench has probably brought matters to n head between the President and the New York Senators. I It Is tho general opinion that the de- feat of the Administration was rather needless. I have no doubt that Mr. Hornblower was both an nblo and : capable lawyer. Tresident Cleveland has a rare faculty for selecting new men, and doubtless he exercised un usual care in this case In choosing a There Is a strong sentiment In favor of allowing the bill to pass. New rev tine legislation Is absolutely necessary. The liovernment cannot go forward upon lis present or prospective Income iinder the McKlnley bill without run ning steadily In debt. Mr. Carlisle now estimates the deficiency at the end of the fiscal year nt about fso.ooo.fXH). The Democrats are responsible for pro viding ways and means to run tho Covernment, and should 1 allowed lo carry out their programme. Senator Hoar, who is the guiding spirit of tho Senate minority, Is understood to be In :tvor of fair debate and rnrly action. 'Lwr Is uatur.illy opposed to filibus tering, and thinks, with many other members of his party, that the best partisan results will follow from nn actual application of the principles of Democratic tariff policy to the ln 'crests of the country. He, with other Republicans, hopes to see such a re action ns will return the Republican party to power In all branches of the liovernment. The Senate Hawaiian Committee Is going pretty thoroughly Into the de tails of that now famous question. The country will lx treated to a decided sensation when the committee reports. A great constitutional debate will fol low. Tills question Is not generally understood, but, although of slight con sequence In Itself, It Involves the whole subject of the future foreign policy of tho Government. There Is a much stronger sentiment than is suspected among our public men In favor of cut ting loose from our traditional policy of non-interference In tho affairs of nations commercially allied to the 1'nlted States. This will bo made plain when the committee reports. The late Administration rather cautiously toolc up the annexation policy, l'resldent (Trveland undertook to thoroughly re verse this action. He has met tem porary failure, through not properly estimating the strength of the forces that are actively at work In the Inter st of a more aggressive foreign pol icy. Whether he will be able eventual ly to rally his party unitedly In favor of his policy remains to be seen. The question Is not going to be shelved. It Involves a subject of real national Im portance, and neither party Is thor oughly united In regard to the Issue. In fact, upon what question Is either party united nt present? The political situation Is full of puzzling problems, and underneath the surface the politi cians of both parties are seriously anx ious In regard to the trend of public sentiment. Townsend. Free Coal and the Poople. As to what free coal will do for the people of the country at large. The I'ott has already expressed its opinion more than once. That it will injure ninety-nine where it benefits one, seems to us as clear as the noonday sun. Now comes Mr. John II. In- man, a man of aiTairs, a leader in the . financial woild, a profound and a suc- ccFsiui iiuueni 01 tne problems ol economy, who has his doubts as to the remaining one after the ninety- , nine snail nave oeen oisposea ol. i Mr Inman says : "It is highly problematical whether free coal would benefit the nonr of a oniric uwuiiiciu acajfuil, uui, on the other hand, it would prove a tax on many thousands of Southirn consumers at inland points. Take away the through traffic of a railroad, and it is inevitable that the loss will, as far as possible, be recouped by the raising of local freight rates. The people in towns between the mines and the eaboard, along lines of rail having long hauls of either coal or iror, ought, from a standpoint of self protection, be the most vigorous re- sisters ol either free wool or free ore, or the cutting to aij per cent, ad valorem of the duty on pig iron." We quote from -an interview with Mr. Inman published in a recent is- ' sue of the Manufacturers' Record, in the course of which he discusses the significance and probable operation of Digging for a Fortune. 1 .ttii Near the town of la Tlata, In the Argentine Republic, there Is a fortune of somo $1,800,000. securely bound in a steel chest, burled In the ground out side the city. This treasure Is somewhat on tho or der of tho supposed Capt Bldd treas ure, but the money is In Bank of Eng land notes, and the following la the way in which this enormous amount of cash was hidden from a large party who are on the hunt for it. When the civil war broke out In Chill, l'resldent Balmaceda, feeling the neci'sslty for several men-of-war, com missioned Ool. Pinto, one of his most trusted friends, with tho amount of money above mentioned to purchase vessels In England. Col. I'Into embarked on one of the steamers .plying between Valparaiso and Liverpool, but the time required for him to get to England was so long that before lie reached port Balmaceda had telegraphed him to return without purchasing tho ship. Col. rinto changed tho bills of ex change which the President had given him into Bank of England notes, put them Into a steel chest and returned to Valparaiso. En route ho learned of the downfall of Balmaceda, and he concluded that the Argentine Republic would bo a more agreeable country for him to live In. He consequently took up his abode In that place, but, being afraid to put the money in any bank, for fear that his enemies would claim it, he buried the treasure, and later, foolishly, went to Valparaiso, whore he was arrested and imprisoned. Naturally the Oovernnient wanted the money, and they tried all tho moans in their power to obtain it. Col. Pinto refused to divulge the hiding-place of the treasure, -uud tho fact getting abroad that tho money was burled, al most everybody around the usually quiet town of La Plata Is digging with pick and shovel in their hunt for the steel chest. Science Slftlngs. I the Wilson bill should that measure j eventually become a law. It may be said, ot course, that Mr. Inman is a I railroad man and that he speaks in ' the railroad interest Friends of the i bill may easily attempt the argument j of prejudice and in that way seek to I break the force of Mr. Inman's propo J sition. In all likelihood they will. I But it seems to us that his warning is all the more weighty in that he knows J whereof he speaks, and forecasts the t course of the railroads in the light of a perfect familiarity with their neces sities. No one, we imagine, will de ny that free coal will cut down the through freight business of many of our great trunk railroads, and no one except a poet or a dreamer expects the railroads to be conducted at a loss. It is only lational to assume, therefore, that if legislation Should ( curtail their revenues in one direction , they must recruit them in another or close out entirely. If they adopt the latter expedient, untold misery will be entailed upon millions of people. If the former, every patron of the railroads will have to contribute to , make good the deficit. In either ' event, free coal becomes a costly lux ! ury to the people. In either event it . is a blunder. Only dupes and demagagues declare I that the railroads are a curse and that the country would be better off with ' out them. Honest and intelligent i men know that they are the most po tent agents of civilization and the largest factors in our National pros perity. All the blatherskites that ever t brayed to a credulous rabble are not j worth as much in the scheme of hn man progress as a tramway from here t to Bladensburg. Railroads build up . waste places ; they populate deserts ; I they make nations homogeneous and therefore strong, they furnish employ ment for whole communities of indus trious and frugal people. And legis lation that strikes at them strikes at everything useful and wholesome and civilizing in the entire country. v aarungton J ost. Senator Hoar. man whom he deemed fully qualified for the ollice. A new man Is always very open to attack upon tho question of eligibility, and there Is a quite gen eral eonvirtlon among Senators that tho Administration is proceeding too !:tv in Hie matter of Ignoring Senator ial advice. There is nothing new In 'ho situation. It Is the same old fight. It is safo to say, however, that Sena tors Hill and Murphy will not follow cho example set. by Senators Conkllng ind Piatt In isso. by resigning their jcars. I am told that Senator Hill will ittempt to take quite an prominent n psrt with regard to tho Wilson taritT hill when It gels In the Senate as lie lid in the case of tho silver bill. Should tlie Republican Senators as mine the rolo of talking the bill to loath he will bo afforded it second op portunity to spring his closure piM rumiii". Tho Republicans, however, may uot afford him ou opportunity. The Moulting of Itlrris. The strain of a year's wear, with ex. posure to wet, sun and wind, upon the Innumerable fibres and booklets brings the feather into a somewhat dilapidated condition. It hen, by a natural pro cess, falls from Its attachment, and a new and perfect one grows In its place. Although the feathers develop rap Idly, there must naturally be an in terval between the loss of the old one aid the time the new one is sufficient y perfected to bo of use, and it may Mtuscqucutly be thought that the bird's .ower of flight would bo Impaired or lestroyed during the time of the moult, fit a certain exteut this is the case, rat the injurious consequences arc ;reatly mitigated by several compen- .t ting circumstances. In the first dace, the moult of the wing feathers ilways occurs lu the autumn, after the xertion and activity called forth by he domestic duties of spring and suin ner the courtship, uest-lmildlng and :Ycding of the young brood are over, ind existence has become comparative ly quiet and monotonous. Then, again, y a most admirable physiological or i'.ingi'inrnr, instead of nil the feathers moulting simultaneously or even Ir tKularly, tho change takes place nc ordlng to a regular plan, nnd sym metrically In the two wings; the feath ers on tho two sides falling out In pairs. In tills way the wings of opposite sides are always in the same condition, i; l the inconvenience is minimized to he greatest possible extent. It Is well 'mown that to Incapacitate a bird from light It Is only necessary to produce :i Inequality In the wings by clipping he end of one. If both ore shortened li: p twer will bo retained, although, f l uurso, not In the sumo perfection s b- f ire. On this principle birds ore Me to preserve to a considerable ex ert the faculty of night during tho .hole period of moulting their wing icthns. tlood Words. To grow old gracefully, one must live temperately, calmly, methodically; be interested in all that is going on in the world ; be cheerful, happy, and contented, and above all, keep the blood pure and vigorous by the use of Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Be sure you get Ayer's. Mrs. Mattie Wooten, of Viola, Tenn., has a quilt which is made up ot 3,10a pieces, no two of which are alike. A wlfi 1. usually a powerful extin '.iMn v to the man who thinks he vll) :cl t';c vorld oil hro. A Healthy Woman Never has the blues. Nor that "don't-care" of want-to-be-lcft-alone" feeling. She is always happy. No painful female com plaints crush out her life. No ovarian troubles, inflammation or ulceration, no spinal weak ness, no fainting, no bloating. She is never melancholy, irri table, excitable, nervous, dizzy, or troubled with sleeplessness . and tainting spells. I Have you any of the symp toms named ? Beware of the beginning of evil Lydia E. Pinchains Vegetable Compound is the sure cure oi the cause. It may be the uterus or womb; what ever the cause is the Vegetable Compound ex pels the disease twin at,ujA All dninuUtu net it. Addrett in contuici.t-a, l.ruiA h. I'inkiiam Mud. CO..I.VNK, Max. "V Urar Mia, S3 couU. Jri I Pill HUM The mild winter and hard times have left us with an enormous stock of MEN'S OVERCOATS, UL STERS, SUITS, BIO AND LIT TLE BOYS' CLOTHINO. Wt have marked everything away down. One dollar now counts two at our store in the purchase of clothes. 910-012 CHESTNUT STREET. Warren A. Reed. PHILADELPHIA TEtoikjbialljs Works n West St. between and and 3rd, art now prepared to do all kinds of Mens Suits, Ladies' Dresses and Coats, Shawls, nnd every description of wearing apparel. Also, wo do ecouring, cleaning and press ing of goods that do not need dyeing, and make them clean and sweet as new. Goods sent by express should be addressed Minsk? Stsira Ej! Works. We have just received an invoice of new sleighs. Stylish PORTLAND CUTTERS, Comfortables Swell. Bodies, Light and Heavy Bob Sleds. The material and workmanship are the best, and the prices as low as the lowest. Don't wait to buy a sleigh until the good sleighing comes, for the supply is limited. 3D. W. KUTaHEiT, fiSLiOOIHSJBUISC - Peniisi u mm fcVtfktff AM1 fl'tl 4li Tyay which if followed leads to rhfi-i in - Prof. HARRIS' SOLUBLE MEDICATED Pastille nuhtnimlni In. Amu n.irf Hi 1 , ,v.i. H'nn w Ilia, uiua doubtful reputation, but Kenulne spoclno tot Tery prevuleut dlaeaae. Thousand, of men, ol all .lies, hnve nt nme time In life hroutfht oq nervous dubllttT and exbauittlon, wltn oriranto wenkneas, by over brain work, exceiea,t"o fro. quont Indulgence or tndlaoretlon and vlcloua bublta, and It Is to these that we offer a remedy that will, by lu direct action upon the seat of the disease, stop the druln and restore the Patient to Vigorous health and strength. Ourmetnodof lutrodortng ? " Prof, Harris' Pastille treatment I one which commends Itself to all sensible persons for the reason that we supply It upon their judgment of Its value. We ana of our patrons nothing In the way of expense beyond a postal card and a two cent ponUmo stamp. 1'ha postal card to be used In sending us their fall ad. dross and the poslago stamp for the loiter return. Ing tho statement of their ease for which wo supply tuotn with a question blank, to be nllod out, and ao envelope addressed (a ourselves fur okr in returning It w hen ailed, fm ' 1 When we reeelre the state ifrt t- wont on blank wo prepare aWI aWjbssr eight days' treatment and for. JT.T ward It, by mall and prepay t ,aRl4E postage thereon and alone Vsririrw with tbeelght days' treatmcni XU,AA1ij we send full directions for using, -i u. iruauueuL in no way interferes Willi person's attention to buulness, and onuses no (win w LuwiiToiueuoe in nny way. We ore to positive that It will give perfect satisfaction tliut we leave the matter of Bending orders entirely Willi llioso using the free trial treatment. Having satlsfled those sending for trial ppekngea cf our ability to benettt their sexual condition we feel that they are more largoly Interoalod than ourselves In continuing the use of the 1'ustillfs. Kven then we do notalteuintto rob thorn by do Tnandlng high prices. On the coutrary, we make tho prices us low as possible, nnd the same to all. They are as follows : tjjiil.OO for 0110 month; 5.00 for two months 97.00 for three months. These prices aoctira tne di. livery of the 1'astllleB by mall. If denlred by express we leave the putleut to pay the charges. 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