The morning call., 1892-12-28

Next year will probably be crucial in the
history of the United States in lighting
against the introduction of prOpa gative
disease. Cholera OF a virulent type has
broken out at Hamburg. 1t is dantly
an incubation of last seasons germs. perhaps
combined with indigenous propagation.
Russia is in very sad plight. The peasants
are reported to be dying like flies, In the
uncaTed-foT sense, in the famine districts
and in the southern districts cholera is
cutting wide path across the lines of
humanity. Even France is again reported
to be suffering from cholera. What better
can be done under the circumstances than
to interdict immigratioE9 This will inter
tere with trade, both import and export
but the stock of human life is much more
precious than bales of goods. A check
upon bales of rags for the paper-makers is
unfortunate, but 1t IS a question between
the makers OF paper and tie makers of
ccfhDs.
That the world is getting pretty small, as a
bali of something more solid than worsted
in space. was shown yesterday by a tele-
gram from Sydney. New South Wales. The
telegram described the accident to a boating
party. Out of group of twenty-tbree on
pleasure bent, ten were drowned by the up
setting of the boat during a squall. The
news OF the disaster goes forth all over
the earth, not as a wishful enterprise of the
telegraph companies, but as a command of
the press LII Is simply bit of news, quite
irrespective of the amount OF personal in
terest taken in the catastrophe. Only a
lew years ago the news would have been re-
celyed Dy letter, and then the agony would
have melted away. To-day the telegraph
almost gives listening mankind the horror
OF nearing the shrieks OF the drowning. 1t
is new agony added to the rumble of
cables on street railways. and the distract
ing jaDgie of bells at crossings.
M. Ribot, the Prime Minister of France.
has had challenge leveled at him by NJ.
Andrieux, very active man who has un-
dertaken TO rout his enemies and TO inaug.
urate a career of legislative usefulness for
himself He has been refused the grace Of
a meeting by NJ. Ribot. and avows that he
will study how to insult the Premier pub
licly. The expectation is that there will be
duel when sufficient mud has been
thrown. On our side of the Atlantic it is
natural and merciful to hope that no at
tempt TO parry honor with rapiers will be
trled. But IN these matters the French do
not expect very serious encounters. They
provide for results which bathe the combat
ants IN tears OF reconciliation, and n grand
breakfast follows. at which much wine is
consumed in feliciiation and "Auld Lang
Syne! a Premier M. Rbot may prefer
lenger rather than himself.
a remarkable piece of news is telegraphed
from New York, protesting to come from
klee-PTesldent Houston Of the Pacific Mail
Company. lie says tnat the action of the
Panama Railroad Company in refusing 10
continue an exclusive contract with the
Pacific Mail Company will tend to hasten
the construction Of the Nicaragua canal. as
presumed Offset TO this grieyous ageres-
sion upon American enterprise. But as the
Pacific Mail Company is a species of pocket
handkerchief TO MIR. Huntington, and as
Mr.. huntington is an avowed opponent of
the Nicaragua project, it is impossible 10
discern the genuine interest of the Southern
Pacific in the canal project. The canal will
belong to the United States Government
and not to Huntington e. Co. Huntington
& Co. will not gain cent from IL, but they
will lose many cents on every dollar they
have at stake. To suppose that the Pacific