Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1880-12-11
LONDON December 6-The Time

LONDON December 6.-The Times,
reviewing the forecast of President
Hayes ..essage to Congress, congrat-
ulate she United States on the une-
ventfulness of the annals ofthr admin
istration and the satisfactory state of
the finances. Relative to the fisheries
question the article says: The doc
trine attributed to the late Government
that the local laws of Canada could
override treaty obligations, was never
advanced by them. The real point at
issue between Lord Salisbury and Mr..
Evarts was the true meaning of the
treaty of Washington in respect to the
concurrent privileges Of citizens of the
United States and of the Dominion on
the coasts of the latter. This point
may have been misconstructcd and
Earl Granville, the present Secretary,
may have removed the misconception.
1t is. however, most desirable that the
whole question should be settled in
more permanent fashion tl;;an is con-
templated by the treaty Of Washington,
which seems purposely framed to pro.
vide for recurring occasions of quarrel.
If a new commission is to be appoint
ed An effort should be made to effect a
final settlement of the whole matter"
The women prospects are brighten
ing. At temperance convention COM
posed Of delegates from Scotland. Schuy-
Ter and Putnam counties held last week.
at Glenwood, Mo, the following, resolu-
ton was adopted:
That We are IN favor OF women 5 suf-
frage: and We ask the Missouri legisla-
ture to submi: an amendment to the
state constitution allowing women to
vote, to be voted upon at the next state
election. - Edna Democrat,
The Legislature of Tennessee will
contain five colored representative who
we're elected at the late election. This
looks like the cOlGred race is doomed
to extinction. as predicted and desired
by the Kansas City1imes. All the col
ored men wants is fair chance to de-
'elop the good qualities that are within
them. and not be made extinct be-
cause they are the weaker race intcllec-
tually, made such principally by the OPP
preston OF slavery. Yes. give our col
ored people fair chance, we say, and
they will give oar Democratic friends
more trouble than ever. as to the sound
ness OF their intelligence and the up
Brightness Of their honors.-Scdalia Ea-
gle.
During the fourteenth century there
lived III lspahan rich Jewish merch-
ant. Persecution fixed upon him as a vic
tim. The Cadi OF Ispahan. from motives
ofjealoasy and class prejudice made mat
ters so unpleasant for the Jew that in
despair he went to him and said, 'You
will not allow me to live here: where
shall | gn?" tio to Bagdad." replied |
the Mufti. But responded the He
brew. your brother rules there go
to lspan, then. But your uncle is chief
magistrate there. Go to Damascus, |
then. But your nephew rules there"
Then if my family will not allow you
to live in this world, go to IL All.
me, replied the Jew. YOU forget YOUR
father is dead"
The agent for colony of farmers in
Yorkshire, England, yesterday call
ed at the Office of the immigration So
clety. He spoke of buying lands for
lis colony in fancy county; if the col
ony approves the idea they will immi-
crate Immediately.
Letters were received yesterday by
he society from Wayne county, ILL.,,
md from Oregon, the party who wrote
rom Oregon saying that he had be
:ome dissatisfied with the country, and
vas thinking strongly OF moving to Mis-
ouri.-Globe Democrat.
The kcokuk and st. Louis Line was :
ompelled to abandon several of its
rains last week on account of scare
ty of water and fuel-and that, too. at .
he busiest time in the season. The
'ells all long the line have given out.
he volume of water in the Mississippi
egulates the height of the water
a the wells all along that stream
nd it Is lower now than at any time
" year previous! Alexandria Com G
lereIal.