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Show It eaems that some of Uncle Sam's own peculiar children have been violating violat-ing the Edmunds-Tucker law, up at Sitka. They are now doing some very loud denying in connection with the charge. One would think from their'earnestness that these gentlemen would not voluntarily eo within a mile of a woman. They over-do the matter, and may De able to convince our Uncle that thev are Etrictly virtuous. The Standard is vainly endeavoring to teach its correspondents "the art ol condensation. You can't do it Mr. Standard. They all elongate; put in the last outside word. They are a'l alike,too, neither latitude nor longitude has the Jeaet possible influence upon Iheevil, . k Thk Alma Hague case is attracting wide attention from the eminent rosi-tion rosi-tion occupied by the accused. This paper takes no part in the discussion but wants to see absolute justice done in the matter. Thk Salt LakeTribune sees a po ssible chance for silver in Lord Rosebery's accension to the premiership. God send that the Trib. has it down right, but we fear to hope. ""Uncle Sam 13 becoming anxious over the Bluefield's matter. The red coats will enjoy better health if they will pull out and and go aboard of their ships. The first wing of the new capitol, it cometh not this term. The bill was knocked out at the last moment. If the promoters of the wing-of-the-capitol scheme only had their ind back, they could very easily run two or three cyclones for a mouth or so. Evidently there iB another hand at the bellows on the Trib. The paragraphs para-graphs are not now-a -column long. It is an improvement. It strikes us that there is just a little too much of this infernal b.imb throwing. throw-ing. Br. Guillotin is the lad to stamp it out. |