The morning call., 1893-09-19

conclusion:
What is the lesson of all this? 1t is that
every cent appropriated for The schools should
be spent in providing the elementary inStruc-
tiOn foI which the demand is universal Every
foot OF school room IN the ely should be given
I'D 10 1t, and no more money should be eX-
pended in higher education for the b. neft of
the few at The cost Of tile deprivation of the
multitude. In other words. the expenditures of
the school fund should be governed by demo
cratic and not aristOcrallc principles.
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What may be deemed tirst-cass sensa-
tlOn, not unconnected with America, has
occurred in Scotland. 1t is too soon to
call 1t murder, but it is a mystery. A
young lieutenant of militia, Lieutenant
Marlborough, ii whose father is partner of
Marlborough IL Co., Broadway, New York,
has been shot Hnder strange circumstances.
The question is Did he shoot himself acci-
dentally, or was he victim of foul play
for great stake? He is said TO have pur-
chased the estate of Ardlamont on the
clyde, near ROIheSay, and was staying
there In company with his guardian, A. j.
MoBson, a Yorkshire gentleman. MOnson
ana marlborough were out shooting near
the house, and young engineer was with
them. A shot was heard and Marlborough
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OF shot had entered the base of the skull
horizontally and the brain was pTut:udlDg
How could Such wound have been caused
accidentally, as MOnsOn alleged? The
doctor called in first certified, but then
Withdrew his certificate. The BODY was
eXhumed for examination, MonsOn was
arrested and the engineer was not at hand
when wanted. borough is said to
have had an insurance policy in an Ameri-
Gan office Tor 100000. 1t is strange that
Marlborough should recently have had
TWO narrow escapes from death. How
Monson or Scott could profit by his taking
off Is not plain, but the story is repleie
with elements of mystification, and a nov
ellsS would delight in weaving them into
fiction.
In one of the magazines writer raises
the question of England's right to her
Suez canal shares. and comes 10 the conc!u-
sion that they ought TO be surrendered as
an asset TO Egypt The shares. he main
tains. were not the personal property Of
lsmail, VINO was only trustee for the
nation. and the fact that he was guilty of
malfeaSance and had to be expelled from
me land of the Pharoahs does not entitle
England, which stepped into the breach
and paid cash down for the shares, To keep
possession forever. 1T is not" says Mr.
Cope Whitehouse. 'eyen the case OF a
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pawnbroker until 1894. for the shares are
as barren of interest until 1894 as If they
were crown jewels. After 1894 the British
Government will be pledge with a pledge
producing revenue To pay off the balance
of principal and interest in 1896" This is
rather a blow TO the ethics of making S92.-
100000 out of nothing, but logic is not
always attended to in these matters. Mr..
Whitehouse urges England to be generous
to Egypt, and to take the initiative in JUS
tice itself rather than 10 walt for demand
from Egypt.
The lynching in Louisiana Of three
negroes because they ere the brothers of a
negro who killed a white man is one of
those crimes which give civilization a set
back ward It would have been enough of
Judge Lynch to mete out punishment to
the murderer, but is not revenge trifle
too comprehensive in resortiug to a mas
sacre OF relatives? The deed cannot be
justified morally, and when morals fail
Judge Lynch has no standing. Bad feeling
is inevitable and good deal of blood may
be spilled over the outrage by so-cRlled
war of races. Law in the South has a
rough code.
A miner draws an unnecessarily dismal
picture Of the forbidding future when gold
will be so plentiful as to be worth only 70
NOhSo Oh tbC piCoCnl OOlidl Ndiuc. h6 III
dulges in this cOnceit on the faith of a
nugget worth $3.50, almost pure metal. un-
mixed with matriy OF quartz having been
found IN the Dos CabeZas Mountains, Art-
ZOna. When a few bushels Of these valu-
a5les are picked up every day by the placer
hunter it will be time enough to dread the
evil of gold being too abundant.
When Andrew Carnegie takes to litera-
ture be gets into the woods or up into the
clouds. His benevOlence is almost too ey-
pansive fer the solar system. But when
he descends to mundane dross he is laconic
and practical. Proof of this is afforded by
the following circular to workers: TAX
ing effect on September ]. The following
reductions in salaries are ordered On
salaries exceeding $500 per month so per
month, on salaries Of $500 % per cent. on
salaries of $500 90 per cent, on salaries of
$50 10 per cent, and on all salaries Of less
than $50 per month 10 per cent" As trade
is now mendiug he may be Just as laconic
and practical IN giving wages a slant up
ward.
We are accustomed to read about the
fierce light that beats against throne or
the Presidential chair, but what is that to
the mellow beams which are concentrated
upon the pulpit in the following Hugoesque
passage: Sweat trickled from the back
jungle of his disOrdered hair along the
TavInes and fuTrOws of his haggard face.
lie advanced and relreated, rising upon
his toes and coming down on his heels
with dis!0cating jerk that made the win
dOws rattle, pausing occasionally to inhale
through his diiatng nostrils tempest
uously, and then emitting a shrieking
eprigram or apostrOphe that thrilled the
blood like a wild cry at midnight in
solitary place"
The police authorities appear to think
it would be a good plan for mothers to tag
their offspring. Not as they would their
prize poodle, with collar from the
License Office. but with a small rag.
n enri he'd In lndaliihla d.