New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-21

boy oratory
Even the Government organs In France no
longer assert that the trouble In Madagascar
consists OF isolated cases Of Hovas revolts. but
all Journals nov unite In saying that a formi-
dable rebellion menaces the Colonial Cover men;
OF Franc. In the island. The last adyices were
that the wandering bands OF armed natives were
mobilizng before Antananarivo. the capital
where there are only 1000 French troops to de-
fend the place the remainder Of the army Of
occupation being scattered throughout the in
terror where the small commands In daily
conflict with the rebels Genera! Gallieni has
received orders from Paris to put down the re-
bellion with all possible speed and. moreover
10 make intrigues Mt the Hovas court In An
tananarivo impossible. II Is reported In the
War Office that 1900 troops OF the regular
army will soon be sent to reinforce those In
Madagascar, and that preparations are already
under way In Toulon for their transportation
The new expedition will cost In the neighbOr
hood OF 200UO000 francs. and the Government
will ask credits for that sum when Parliament
shall come together next week. The affair OF
Madagascar simply offers another illustration
OF the failure OF the Latin races In seeking to
maintain. by force OF arms. conquered colonies
II forms a strong contrast TO the British pro-
cedure. which respects to n wonderful extent
the ancient Institutions OF the conquered gov
crning In sympathy with them for many years
As an illustration OF the art OF hanging on the
Old Man OF the Sea isn't 1T to be compared for
a moment with the discredited members Of the
New-YOrk police force.
Isn't 1t possible that the talk about the BIZ
int, hror nho
Is just mere talk with little basis OF fact? These
hard times. and perhaps II has been easier
to ascribe decrease In trade to bicycle riding
than to investigate the more or less complex
conditions that lie behind business depression
At any rate. the blacksmiths have come to the
conclusion that bicycling has not tended to
drive the horse out Of existence as 20 many
friends Of the latter have been bewang The
statistician OF the Master Horseshoers' Protec-
tive Association estimates that there are 49, 600
more horses In Ohio than there a year ago.
1900 more In Michigan and 1900 more I'm
New-York. This does not look exactly like the
way to determination: and the blacksmths
ought to know.
A Bible Is appropriate gift to the Bryan
household, with bookmark at the eommand-
ment. Thou shalt not steal"
The 5000 troops that according to n dis
patch printed this morning. are to be sent from
Spain to Cuba early In November are COM
posed almost entirely OF companies made up
from the CONSUMPTION OF September IL. On that
date 00.o25 men were drawn throughout Spain
for military service OF this number 10000 are
destined for Cuba. 5000 for the Philippine ISL
ands. 1000 for Porto Rico. and the remainder
for the different army corps garrsoned through
out the Peninsula. The Opposition press of
Madrid has renewed its complaints concern
Ing the large and increasing percentage of ex-
empts that IL found In each CONSUMPTION This
time it amounts to about $1,000 men: among
these retroactive conscripts cut a very small
figure. Nearly 10000 Of the recent draft were
excused on account Of legal reasons or be.
cause Of some trifiing physical ailment. 1t
Is openly charged that In Madrid discrimina-
ton has been shown against Republicans
Carlists. and those whose political sentiments
were not absolutely known to be In favor of
the present regime In the provinces the ex-
empts amount to 30 per cent In some, and
rise high a. 20 to 80 per cent In others. where
LOYALTY has alwayA been unconditional. u che