The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-03

wards his election. .,,.
North Dakota has crop Of fifty million
bushels Of wheat thisyear Ononeis,in ,n. .',h
eight bushels u the acre was raised. Sorsu
Dakota will have to look TO her laureis' loi
such figures are almost unprecedented.
Perhaps nothing better illustrates the
slow growth of population in Canada as com.
pared with the United States than the iaet
that there are more people IN fenhs{ lNh Aliis
than in the whole vast region under Tue rulo
of the Dominion Government
The Austrian and German newspapers
continue their excited discussion OF the Par-
danelles question. While they. profess nos 10
believe the report that Turkey has yieiueu "
Russia. they declare that if the report Is ,ruo
il might induce tho most terrlDie collp''~"
tons for all Europe. -,
The Unitarian National Conference Will
be held at the old town hall in Saratoga sep
TENDER DIST to oath Their conferences were
held for several years in the Methodist cnufch
az Saratoga. but this year both the Metno-
dists and Presbyterians decline TO nave InoIi
church edifces used for such hereticai pur-
poses
The Rev DR.. Charles II. Spurgeon, OF
the Metropolitan tabernacle, London; VINO
has been very III for q long time past anu
who last Monday suffered a relapse mas
rallied frem the fit Of weakness whichi, over
came him. and it is hoped that he Will con-
tinue to gain strength.
The leader Of the Liberal party Of Japan,
Count Stagki. has written TO- Of all human
beings in the world, Secretary Wines, OF the
Illinois State Board OF Charities; Tor IN
formation on the subject Of local self-goyern-
ment, especially in reference to the trent
ment Of the helpless. Count Stagh mas
much to learn.
At meeting Of the State Alliance last
week. saws the Kennedy (Ala) News 1t was
decided not T. let the third party take any
hold in Alabama. So now there Is no danger
of a split from the Democratic party. mere
seems 70 be no third party sympathlzers IN the
Alabama Alliance. The farmers Of TINS state
have always been the stsunchest OF heilo-
Gratis and will remain true 20 the same.
Thirty writs Of habeas corpus have been
sworn out in the cases Of the Russian Jews
detained at the Barge Office, and acting Com
missioner Of Immigration James X. Oberne
will have a chance 10 show before the United
States Circuit Court why these people are De
MED the right to land. This IS the best ana
speediest way TO find out whether there Is
one rule for Russian-Jewish immigrants and
another for those OF other natlOnalitles
The State Department at Washington ap-
pears % be concerned because II has heard
nothing from Minister kagan for week; but
as his previous dispatches were OF no value IN
giving one q true insight into the affairs on
Chill the present omission does not matter.
He probably does not feel like writing. now
that events have shown that ne was go tnOr-
oughly under Balmacedan influence that ne
could not give q disinterested account OF the
rebellion.
Added TO the innumerable products or
American soil now comes soap pure and IN
defled. and Kansas is the state where It
grows. The root is dug on the plains and
carted TO Kansas City, where It Is cut up
boiled down. scented and shaped into con-
venient cakes Many Of the poorer settlers
use il in its natural form. simply cutting the
root into convenient pieces and using 1t as
they would cake of soap. What a great
country we live in.
Jonathan ar. John Bull were every
where" said the Paris Figaro day before yes
terday in commenting on the audience at the
performance of Railroad of Love" Monday
night byj Days American company at tho
French capital. The men in evening dress
with orchids in their buttonholes, the ladies
with bare shoulders and without bonnets,
evidently a family party. Soft felt hats,
morning jackets and plaid waterproof are
good enough for opera in France. Nothing
but bookmakers. In England and America
they are all gentlemen. Rule Britannia
Yankee Doodle"
Great preparations were made in Val
paraiso 20 welcome the members IF the junta
do gOberno. The steamer AreQuipa. on which
they sailed from Iquique, was due there yes
terday. On their arrival there was TO he an
immense public demonstration. The city was
en- fete. and the Congressionalists proposed
10 celebrate their victory. Being the first
civil demonstration of the Congressionallsts
since their accession 10 power there WAS to be
the booming Of cannon to salute the lunta,
and speech making and toast drinking after
ward.
1t has become manifest 10 Englshmen, as
we'll a. TO AnglO-Indians, that British rule in
India is now in q more precarious condition
than IL has been since II was established, with
the single exception furnished by the Sepoy
mutiny more than "a generation ago. The
anxiety felt upon the subject Is shown by the
frequent meetings Of the Indian council anu
it is reflected III the columns of tho best in
formed English journals. The revOlts that
have broken out III various parts Of India
during the past year are not IN themselves
very threatening. There Is not one OF them
which detachment Of troops OF very moder-
ate number has not sufiiced TO put down.
But as symptoms, these reyOits are very sig
nifcant and very formidable. They show,
as the ST. James Gazette puts II, that the
disconnected natives have lost all respect for
English authority. This Is q very serious
thing.
A queer story comes from Evanston. III.
Some Methodsts. desiring 30 form new con-
gregation. purchased an edifce Ated 10y an
Episcopal congregation. On taking possession
the pastor announced that there would be no
dedication of the building inasmuch as their
Episcopal brethren had already dedicated IL
10 sacred purposes. This was entirely salts
factory o. everybody But at the end on elk
months II was learned in some way that the
bishop If the Episcopal diocese IF Chicago
unknown TO tho Methodist purchasers. had
formally dec0nsecrated the building. On
hearing this. some Of the Methodists waXed
wrOth al what they called piece Of petty
Episcopal arrogance. and others incurred
loosely whether the act OK decOnsecrating "A
church is anything ike the process Of lie
magnetizng a watch, while others still main
tam that not even High Church bishop can
extract the sacredness out of a building 80 long
as il continues to be used for sacred purposes.
The bill Of rights that has been adopted
by the Congress OF Venezuela puts that coun-
try IN the front rank Of the democratic repub-
lies OF South America. IL provides for uniyer-
sal suffrage and free public schools, for tho
freedom Of religion and OF the press and Of
meeting and Of travel, for freedom in the
choice Of industries. for the abolition Of the
death penalty. and for the full legal protec-
ton Of citizens IN all their constitutional
and there IS ground for hoping that
long as the peace of the country is maintained.
During the past few years the Government
and the people of Venezuela have acted with
the advancement of public prosperity. There
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