The morning call., 1892-07-13

vania have put In an appearance in over
awiug force, and the town IS so quiet that
it almost wears holiday aspect although
OverShadOwed by a heavy cloud of indus
trial gloom. The mill workers locked out
cid what they could to receive the State
militia with honor and respect. All they
wished 10 do was not welcomed by those in
command. and they were somewhat rebuffed
by some OF the decisions rejecting eO-opera-
tiOn. The practical question OF the mo-
ment Is what the CarnegieS viii DO. Under
the protection of the militia Will they at
tempt TO carry cut their original proposal OF
stocking their works with PlnkeTtons for
defensive purposes and thereafter with
n0n-union men for industrial purposes
with the militia on the ground all is pos
sibe. Yet there viii be very bitter feelings if
they succeed. Arbitration would have been
wiser.
Quite what the trouble is In London be-
tween John W. Maekay Jr. and certain
English army officer rejoicing in the name
Of Stewart need not trouble ploddlng peo-
pie who have their livelihood TO make
Young Macksy has said something in writ
ing which has offended the iTascible Stew
art, who, II the spelling Is correct, is not q
descendant OF Charles of blessed memory,
whose head was dropped eff in CTOmwel's
time; but young Mackay has seen the error
OF epistolary smaTtness and has skipped TO
Paris, aud has also Modified his would-be
asssiIant by an apologize letter. ALPS well
that ends well. In an old country it il bet
ter TO be cautious IN the use of language
To employ it is not an effective way Of work
ing of pent-up wrath.
The death of Cyrus w. Field carries over
10 the majority a notable man who will
live in history ii for nothing more than the
enterprise Of laying the first Atlantic cable
This enterprise was ole Of immense in8por-
tance and consequence at the time, and 1t
required al the courage that capital and
science could bring to bear TO complete it.
We must 60 back TO those times to under
stand how arduous was the task. Every
where in all countries people dou bted the
feasibility OF the project. The ocean was
supposed 10 be iliimitaGle in depth, and if
il had q bottom it was assumed 10 be so
irregular or igueous THAT a cable could not
be relied upon IL 1t could DO laid. To-
day we know how all these sinister
predictions bave been falsifed. The whole
earth is crossed with submarine cables,
which give far less trouble than land wires
Here and there a break occurs but the
break IS easily discovered within a mile or
TWO and easily repaired. To-day all the
earth Is one speech-the speech That flashes
along the cCnGuits y hicb science has pre-
pared. The credit If assisting in making
this universal speech possible is due in a
very high degree 10 Cyrus W. Field. and as
long as history has continuity bis name will
be honured. Europe Will depIore his loss
as well as America. The deceased had
many friends II Europe.
Like some greater men. Mr.. William Wal
dorf Astor is destined to enjoy the mourn
full late Of peTusing obituary notices of his
career The report went forth that he had
died in London, but the report went forth
later that lie Is not dead and is likely TO re-
cover. The press owes the millionaire an
apology. but the secrecy of all the circum-
stances OF MS Illness is in reality response
bic for all the justification. 1t is perhaps
not advisable TO throw your house open to
everybody who calls and inquiries whether
your cold Is better or worse, but il is well
not to repel everybody with the cold an
nouncement that there is no news. To lay
the blame on the doctor is unfair. Profess
sional etiquette in England closes doctors
mouth almost as firmly as priests until be
is required to speak before Il Coroner or a
Judge.
One of the peculiar contests in the present
British elections has been the eandidature
Of Sir Charles Dixie for the Forest of Dean
constituency. Intellectually and admins
tratiyely there is hardly any one higher ia
the ranks of statesmen than this brilliant
man, who as far as public record can show
Is pure and worthy OF tIHst But uBfortu-
nately, as the Divorce Court has pronoun ced,
ne leil INTO ire SnaTeS OF social vice, aDd
Tor that IN England there is no forgiveness.
Call ii purltanical or anything you please
1t is simply fact. As long as the verdict
Of that Divorce Court is against him-and
it is really impossible to alter it-there is 10
forgiveness for Charles Dixie, and as long
as Queen Victoria is on the throne there is
no Office for him. lie may get into Parlia-
ment, and lie may harrow any Ministry
with his criticisms On foreign and bone
affairs; but the result will be the same.
He is a ruined man politically, not because
he stole anything or did his country wrong
but because he was found guilty Of social
dishon0r. Sir Charles is too Frencby for
English criticism.