The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1895-04-25

Formosa and the occupation OF Port Ar
thur and adjacent territory would be
among the conditions that would be in
sisted upon by Japan. Japan undoubt-
edly seeks territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT,
and, Saghalien being lost to her, For
mosa, which is as large as Kiu shiu, of
fers obvious advantages. Its natural
wealth is considerable, and its geograph-
ical position from a commercial point of
view is extremely important. A nation
with great trade ambitions might we'll
desire to possess the island, and Japan
ese aspirations have long leaned in this
direction. In 1874 the japanese general,
Saigo, disem barked 5000 men on the
western shore of Formosa under tardy
protests from Peking. The operations
we're not brilliant and the Japanese suf
fered much from disease, but the object
of the expedition was partially achieved
in the chastisement of the Formosan
tribes. By arrangement with China,
which offered guarantees and subven-
ton toward the expenses of operations,
the island was evacuated, but tho con
version of the protectorate of the I.u
Chu group into annexation was accom-
plished, and the japanese empire thus
already embraces territory within $50
miles of Formosa. In the following
year the long outstanding frontier dis
pute in Saghalien terminated in con-
vention which handed over this great
island to Russia and left Japan with the
barren sovereignty of the Kurule group.
Formosa has an area of $3.50 square
miles and population of 2,5C0,000.
Scientific american: The Supreme
Court OF Illinois has declared the eight
hour law of that s,ate demonstrations
and similar decisio against the pro-
gressive inheritance tax of that state.
AS to the Ohio decision, we have not
yet seen any decision full enough to en-
able us to pass judgment upon It's mer-
its. The Ohio law, it will be remem.
bored, levied tax ranging from per
cent on estates above $4,000 to per
cent on estates above million. But
the fact that the law was good does not
indicate that the decision against it
was bad, for the Ohio constitution con-
tains general provision that citizens
shall be taxed in proportion to their
property, and this inheritance tax may
have run counter to the phraseology oil
| the constitution. The Illinois decision
is OF greater Importance, because the
principles lald down by the la W PROVIDED
that no woman should be employed in
any factory or workshop more than eight
hours in any one day or forty eight
hours in any one week. The court held
that This re-enactment is purely ar.
bitrary restriction on Fundamental
right OF the citizen to control his or b,
own time and faculty. 1t substitutes the
judgment of the legislature for the iudg
ment of the employer and employe about
which they are competent to deal with
each other The right to make con
tracts is an inherent and inalenablo ono
and any attempt to unreasonably
abridge it is opposed to the constitn
ton The Court also condemned tn,
act because it applied only to women
and seemed to apply only to certain oc
cupations.
For the annual Department Encamp
ment, q. A. II, at Santa Fe, N. NJ, Ma,
2nd and Sd, 1895, tickets will he on sal,
at this Office for one aud one third far,
for round trip. Dates of sale, May lst
2nd and Sd, limited to return May 4th
W. Il PALMER, Agent
San Antonio, N. NJ.
Denver celebrated the opening of th,
new union depot, just completed Their
last week to take the place Of the struct
ure Destroyed by fire year ago, in erea
style The Oder of Railway Coaduc
tors had charge Of the festivities.
The Band will give an opon-air con
cort ON the street Saturday evening
This will be the first Of series that viii
probably be kept up through the summe
II the public wish to have the vespe
atmosphere rhythmically agitated.
Sheriff George Sena and Manuel Or
tiz of Lincoln were in town Tucsda
night. Tie sheriff was on bis way hom
from Santa Fe.
Talialerro Bros. are having new sig
painted on their handsome brick stors
NJ. II. Donaldson. an Indiana mai
registered at the 0zinno this week.
Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
wesid's Fair Highest Award.