The Monitor-register., 1896-03-13
o T AND COMMENTS.

Since our Legislature has expressed
sympathy for the Cuban patriots, 1t is
about time for outside newspapers to
stop referring to New Jersey as Spain
| Camden Telegram.
In adding the Utah star to the Ameri-
can flag on July 4 next, the blue field will
be spangled with ak rows of stars, eight
and seven alternately. Eight to seven
ia a fine historic c~ollocation of figures,
and will look very we'll on Old Glory.
Ballington Booth and wife formally
launched their new Salvation Army
movement in New York on Sunday. night
with a monster demonstration at Cooper
Union. This movement will no doubt
supplant the English Army in this
country.
The Republican party has always been
sound on the currency question, and, as
Mckinley recently observed, sit can be
relied upon in the future, as in the past.
to supply the country with the best
money ever known--gold, silver and
good the world over.
King Humbert. of Italy, has decided
to push the war in Africa. The ease
with which he fired Premier Crispi indi.
Gates that he is a good marksmau. He
ought to have pressed the button a little
harder before those Abyssinian warriors
made mince meat of his army.
The Reed campaign button, which has
appeared in Washington, has on It a
picture of a male cat standing on a wall
bracket, beneath which is a represents.
ton of a marsh reed. The picture is. of
course, a rebus. which is expected to
suggest Thomas Bracket Reed to the
beholder.
Lady Henry Somerset, of English fame
and renown in work of charity, has sued
William Waldorf Astor-formerly an
American c~itizen-to recover $40, 600 dam
ages because his Pail Nall Gazette declared
that "Lady Henry Somerset would drive
anyone mad" Mr.. Astor pleads justi6-
cation. Lady Somerset answers that the
remark is defamatory and injurious. The
ex-American is not gallant.
General Harrison's wedding day is at
last definitely fixed, and it Is Easter Mon.
day. April 9th. The ceremony will take
place in St. Thomas Episcopal church,
New York, and the ex-president, tits said,
is DESTROYS that the cabinet ministers
serving during his administration shall
be present on the occasion. Otherwise
the ceremony will be of a semi. private
nature, invitations being restricted to the
families of the contracting parties.
An exchange says that in charging a
jury recently, Judge Clayton, of Della
ware county, Pa, spoke thus: s'The
owner of real estate also owns the side.
walks in front of his property. subject to
the right of pedestrians to use it for
travelling back and forward, but outside
of this he own the sidewalk as much as
any other part of his property. 1t cannot
be used for roller skating or any other
purposes without his consent. If it Is, he
should first order them to leave, and II
they resist he may use as much force as
is necessary to remove them, but no
MORE"
The recent mass meeting In Carnegie
Hall, at which President Cleveland pre-
sided, recalls the great meeting held In
the Academy of Music, Philadelphia, in
1884, during the session Of the General
Conference, when Chaplain &C. McCabe,
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, lead
ing the undertaking, took a collection of
$51, 600 in the interest of the Church
Extension Society. After he became
missionary secretary he held q meeting
in the Academy of Music. New York, at
which the subscriptions and collections
amounted to $50. 600, and If it had not
been for long speeches would have
amounted to $50. 600 more.-N. Y. Trs-
bun6.