New-York tribune., 1896-10-30

readers simply get all they got before. ana
something more. Meanwhile some OF the news
stands report .ains from one cause. some from
another: nearly all, for some reason. increase
their orders We find considerable satisfaction
In the situation, and regret to observe that II
does not seem equally agreeable to all OF our
neighbors.
Just why anybody should get excited over
tho fact that certain Bishops Of the Episcopal
Church have prescribed special prayer for
wisdom to vote rightly is not at all clear. In
the non-iturgical churches much more sensa-
tional prayers are occasionally offered, and
the fact causes no particular comment There
is certainly nothing dangerous in praying tnat
voters may vote with sense Of RESPONSE
bty.
According 70 Oriental advices printed this
morning the Japanese have been secretly aiding
the rebels in the Philippine Islands and nave
already landed $1,000 stands Of arms on the
southern coast Of Manin Island. This news
whether trustworthy or not VIII surprise TO
one who has carefully followed the story OF the
revolt in the Philippines. The Madrid journals.
having accused the German inhabitants OF Ma
Mia Of fostering the rebellion. have lately openly
declared that the insurrection had been started
laconically remarked: After Formosa. the
Lou Kiou islands. and after the Liou-kiou. the
Philippines" A recent number of the Dag
b,ad" published In The Hague, contained an
article by Professor Blumentrte. who has spent
many wears In Manila, In which he afiirms that
Japan maintains closer relations 10 the Philip.
pine rcbels than do the United States TO the
cubans He warns all European nations that
have colonies IN the Western Pacific. and
espccIallv Holland. 10 rave an eye on Japan.
He also begs the Dutch Government not to re-
gard the trouble In the Philippines as concern
ing Spain alone. but TO take this opportunity 10
strengthen it's army and navy In the Indies, IL
the Dutch would not he unprepared on the day
when the inevitable crisis must come between
Holland and Japan. He adds: This moment
will be without doubt far distant enough for us
to make adequate preparations; perhaps 1t may
be desirable for us to associate ourselves with
other nations in a movement against Japan IN
order To assure the security Of our colonies, and
wc must he armed In view Of such an eventu-
ality" As according To the dispatch published
this morning. the Japanese Government has sent
n warshIp to Manila. further interesting develop
ments may be looked for within few days
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The decision Of Harvard to lay more stress
In the future on the writing OF good Engllsh
Is wise and timely. Similar action ought TO
be taken by every institution OF learning. great
and small in the country.
In spite OF the strong silver sentiment IN Coll
orado. many people there are looking anxously
for McKinley's election. a surgeon I'm this city
recently sent bill Of long standing to a Colorado
sheep raiser, and received reply stating that
the patient wanted to pay and also wanted the
doctor 10 know his exact situation. which was
that II Bryan was elected he would have to dis
pose Of his ranch at about One-third OF its value.
and lose the savings Of twenty years. II Mckin-
ley was elected he hoped to be In position to pay
his debts. Meanwhile. he had been getting on
for months best he could. spending less for
personal expenses than any ono Of tho shepherds
in his employ.
TON" Watson has made a good negative
record in this campaign He has not driven
Sewall off the ticket. has not carried Georgia
for the Populists. has not been able to get his
name off the fusion ticket in Kansas. and has
not been able to get his letter accepting the
Vice Presidential nomination published. Next
Tuesday he will finish this list Of negatives
by not being elected. and then II he should not
be heard OF any more the country will not be
sorry
correspondent calls down Chairman Campau
OF the Popocratic Campaign Committee because
he says that Utah will give Bryan 10000 majori-
ty when the total vote OF the State Is only little
More than that figure. Pshaw! Why need one
spend his time recording the absurd assertions
which the Bryan n-Alt tgeld-Tillman party make?
The mistakes made by that party. from its head
to its tail-and this includes Jones and Snjun-
have afforded much amusement during the cam
paign. and their copyrighted motto is. We claim
everything"' where ignorance Is bliss" ETC. the
individuals ought to be permitted to sOlace them
selves with 1t so long as they can: so why not let
them pile up the ante-eection figures as big as
they can? However, as the correspondent asks
what the population of Utah is. and the size OF
its popular vote. we give the official figures: The
census of 1890 gave the population OF Utah as
207 9O3 and the total vote cast In November
1895, was Al 403 Of which the Democrats got
1850 II Chairman Campaus figures are to be
relied upon. the Republican vote will be only
about 100 this year; but he most likely Is little
off-that Is. In his figures.
The bid Of $4,000 for Fire Island has been re-
Jected by the Commissioners Of the Land ONCE
on the ground that the property is worth at least
$4,000. Well. Governor Flower paid upward of
$200;000 for 1t four years ago. when the cholera
scare was at its height In this city. and after"
ward got his money back from the State. Why