Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-10

uOn whlcn Gerinany mas peen lDeTaIly
displaying. There are many German
officers in the Turkish army, and hundreds
of Krupp guns frown upon the Bosphor-
GUS, while leading German papers take
pains to remind tho Turks that Germany,
ut tho Berlin conference, helped to save
them from the Russians. From less
military sovereign present Of drums
would be startling omen OF war, but
from young William Of Germany It Ia
quite the natural thing.
WESTERN CANADIANS are getting very
uneasy over the proposed establishment of
a colony of Mormons of some Ave hundred
families at Alberta, west of Manitoba.
They have secured large tract of land,
and the Canadians complain that the pur-
chasers first gave assurance that they were
nom polygamous Mormons, but now have
thrown of that mask. They have q bold
advocate in q Mr.. Stenhouse, formerly q
member of the Columbian Legislature,
who argues that they do not break the law
against bigamy because they marry tho
second wife with the consent Of the first,
and the law Is against breach of contract.
It Is certain that the Canadians will make
laws to reach tho Mormons very promptly,
II more are needed. Englishmen have 30
often sneered at our weakness in permit
ting Mormonism to flourish this long that
1t will now be pleasant to watch how they
struggle with them in Canada. When
Russell, tho famous war correspondent of
the London Times, revisited America sew
eral years ago, he was vigorous In his
comments on this disgrace to civilized
nation, and To- the disgrace is going over
the lina N aattln on Rritioh snill
-
In a Montreal lecture hall on Saturday
night before tho National club-French
Canadians--a sensation was created by the
enthusiastic passage of resolutions severely
| condeming the address to the queen re-
| comfy adopted by tho Chamber of Depu-
ties. The address had declared it the de-
sire of the Canadian people to perpetuate
the political bond with the mother country.
| The resolutions Of the meeting pronounced
this declaration inopportune and tending
to ALLEVIATE American sympathies. They
| concluded: "We, the members of the club,
desire, with all our hearts, the establish
ment OF an independent nationality in the
| vast domains of British North America,
free from all European attachments" The
| French Canadians are certainly showing
traces Of Gaelic impetuosity in politics.
| LONG since the school board Of Lancaster
adopted rule preventing the levying and
collecting OF funds from pupils. The oh.
jections to securing money in this manner
were manifold, the most important one
being tho frequency of occasions. deserv.
ing or not, for tribute from public schoo
children. The authorities of Erie, Pa, are
learning Of the perniciousness of this Gus
tom Of demanding subscriptions. The cir
cular sent out asking for pennies for tn,
erection of the Higbee memorial received
prompt and generous response in that city
But before the amount could be forwarded
the board directed the teachers to return
the money to the children from whom /
was collected. This action was taken 4,
Difference to growing public sentiment /
would be well for every school board II
the state TO discourage this practice; anC
to do 1t they ought follow the example O
Erie's directors.
THE marriage laws of New Jersey vii
probably be amended, several bills having
been prepared for presentation TO tn,
Legislature this week. That scandals hav
been aided by the lax laws of Jersey ther
10 no doubt, especially since Pennsylyani
has reformed its statutes. The license la,
, OF this state, 80 far as the Eastern part
concerned, does not operate with the cele
rity anticipated by its framer. 1t is becaus
| of the accessibility Of the adjacent state t
minors and elopers. A large number @
. Pennsylvania couples have crossed tn
Delaware river to be joined in wedlocs
and 1t is not too broad statement /
accuse them all of having been unable I
comply with the license law, law that
not unreasonable and is preventing VIII,
the society of our neighboring state shoul
not tolerate.