Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-01-23
'W0MAN'S DEPARTMENT.
MABEL H, poMRRoY, EDITOR.
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at the time, and the compromise about
Swaziland on the southeast coast was
prolonged, 80 Premier Rhodes could
still bury himself deeper in the legis-
lation about the natives, and the war
like and bloody Matabeleland quietly
settled down under the new control,
latter being crushed by the Premier),
and Premier Rhodes made remark
that he no longer troubled himself
about the Mahdi, now that SoNdan is
held as in a vice between civilized
Uganda and civilized Egypt, but since
then the Italians have occupied Kas-
sala, France effected a treaty with
the Congo-State that seemed to leave
but little substance in the Anglo, Con-
golese agreement, and it is a decided
movement of the British to have a
broad and clear right of way from
South Africa to Egypt, and the grasp
ing and ambitious Englishmsn verify
made his schemes felt in great magni-
tude, when he slowly but surely ex-
tended the power Of the British South
African Company, northward to the
Zambesi, he out schemed Germany
and Portugal, who had been trying
for years to gain that central tract Of
land, the English called Zsmbesi.
Premier Rhodes visited London in
October, 1894, for some purpose, that
was at that time unknown and UNI
guessed, but subsequent events GER
tsinly prove that schemes were the
burden and purpose Of his trip, per-
haps some Of his plots fell through,
as since, $50 report says), he says he
is an Africander first and and En-
glishman next, and if he is the leader
of the Africander party and should
declare South Africa independent Of
British rels, and a revolution -sheald
occur, what an overwhelming amount
Of suffering it would cause, both from
loss oflife and Of property, and all
for the selfish ambition of one man
Their form of Christianity is harsher
than the harshest Presbyterlanism ;
they are great Sabbatarians, and their
religious services are gloomy beyond
belief, consisting of dreary prayers,
lengthy psalms sung to dreary
chants, exhaustive sermons and read
ings from the sternest portions OF
scripture. The Beers simply worship
the old testament, the study Of which
has almost become craze among
them, to such an extent that they
identify themselves with the children
Of Israel, they are a very temperate
people, there is not to be met among
them an over indulgence of alcohol
which 10 very depressing failing Of
the English in South Africa, neither
are the Beers quarrelPome although
very often surly in demeanor, they
are very quiet and self possessed,
which also the English pioneer might
copy, as to sexual morality they are
no better and no worse than any other
white race, living as they do. among
a servile population.
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Maior-General Nelson A. Miles, the
new commander-ln-Chief of the U. s.
army, is the sixteenth in line in sue
cession to this Office since the inaug-
uratlon Of Washington in 1889. He
is also the first General since the re-
tirement of General Winfield Scott,
to hold the command without a West
Point training. General Miles will
continue to command the army until
August s, 1903, or until he is slxty-four
years old the limit Of active service.
The Venzuela question is apt to be
settled for all time now, the board Of
commissioners appointed by President
Cleveland, will have no prejudices to
carry into their Investigations.
Utah celebrated her state hood with
becoming ceremonies, and the forty
fifth star added to the flag will prove
to represent a state with vast re-
sources and having population Of a
quarter million Of intelligent people.
The constitution Of the new state en-
dows woman with the right Of suffrage
upon national as well as local issues