Morning journal and courier., 1894-05-01

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 The regular army seems to have in 1t q good deal of irregular material. The mili- tary prison at Fort Leavenworth, built to
 accommodate $50 men, Q very liberal ese- mate, one would think, of the probable percentage of criminals among 25, 900 men,
 is now overcrowdsd with GAS culprits. Considering that, bssids these, thsrs are a large number of dsssrtsrs every year who are not caught, the criminal clsss of the regular army may be estimated at ,000, four per cent. of the whole number, q decidedly startling proportion.
 A vigorous campaign is in progress in Karsas in the interest of the proposed amendment to the Constitution giving to women full suffrage rights on the same terms ss men. Not only are the local suffrage organizations actively at work, but aid In money, speakers, and literature Is freely given by the national and State organizations of the country. Although the vote Is not to be taken until next No- vember, the campaign of the snffrsgists Is prosecuted As vigorously s.A< If the settle ment of the issue were imminent.
 It appears from Sir W. Hsrcourt's state ment in his budget speech that while less coffee and cocoa, strong wines, and spirits were drunk last year In England than us- ual, there was more than a corresponding increase in the consumption of tea, light and sparkling wines, and beer. Tea shows an increase of 5000, 900 pounds, and is clearly busting coffee as breakfast bsver. age. Between 1876 and 1898 the consump- ton of strong wines, like port and sherry, has gone down from Il ,00O, 900 gallons to 4, FOG, ,000-a very remarkable decline, which has to be set against an increase of 1,900, 900 gallons of light and sparkling wine, ss we'll ss against the increase in tea and beer.
 A novel game and fsh league Is pro- posed by Fish Commissioner hurdock of California. The object of 1t is to be the promotion of good fellowship and fraterni- ty among sportsmen and. incidentally, the enforcement of the game lAvs. He says: My idea Is this: Organize State league to which everybody who wants to join is eligible. Then we could have a small but ton to wear in our lspols. Whenever member of the league saw another wearing a button he could speak to him as with a comrade. That idea of fraternity is, think, the chief thing to bs considered. The dues would be nominsl-about $1 year. There would be e headquarters in San Francisco and In every town and vil- lsge there would be a branch. can see how much good su organization of that sort would do In carrying out the fish and game laws. If the plans are properly made and the thing is rightly taken hold of, there should be ct least a membership of 100. 900 in the State. Now 100, 900 people, all having the same object In view, would be powerful influence. You see the way things are now, one man in e community will poach. Another, who really desires to obey the law, will see the man who does not care anything about it enjoying him self taking game and fish out of season, and the law-abiding man says to himself that there is no use of respecting the statutes when his neighbor Is breaking them. That's the reason there are 80 many poachers. Now the new league will be a powerful educational body, and we can send from headquarters every once in a while literature that will still further culti vate the spirit of the game preservation. The money derived from dues will be de- voted to the enforcement of the laws and any other measure that will look. toward the prevention of the destruction of fish and oamo