The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-05
OTHER LANDS THAN OURS.


From the Omaha Bee.
British interests in South Africa cover
a great deal of territory, and in the
event of any general movement against
those interests II would require a large
army of British troops to defeat the
movement. Yet troops are as badly need
ed in North Africa df the campaign in
Soudan is to be continued as they can
be in South Africa. The proclamation Of
holy war" by the fanatic Mohamme-
dams OF North Africa presages trouble for
the Europeans near the territory of the
Upper Nile. Egyptian troops are of no
real use in such a campaign. They have
been thoroughly cowed by the past sue
cesses of the dervish leaders; and II any
real campaign is to be made against the
Mahdis armies II must be made by Brit
ish troops in large numbers, In the mean
time, there Is reason to believe that in
East Africa German agents are trying to
stir up trouble for the British of that sec
ton with a view to increasing the extent
of territory of German East Africa: land
IL should not be surprising IL a demon
stration should be made in the near flu
ture by the natives in the neighborhood
of British possessions near the great
African lakes. Altogether, Lord Sails
bury Is likely to have as much trouble
with his African colonies as he has al
ready had with European diplomats, con-
corning British interests in other parts
of the world.
An exhibition will be held in Vienna in
1898 in connection with the celebration of
the 50th anniversary of the accession of
the emperor, to illustrate the progress in
Austria of technical, artistic and manu-
featuring industry during the last half
century. Every effort will be made to IL
lustrate the various processes of manu-
facture, beginning with the.raw product
and ending with the finished article. The
Lower Austrian Industrial society has
expressed its willingness TO finance the
enterprise on a sound basis. 1t is pro-
posed to hold the exhibition in the old
exposition building in the Prater and in
the spacious grounds which surround Il.
The various sections will comprise exhib-
Its and the practical manufacture of food
and clothing. together with groups show
ing the advance in methods of communi-
cation. literature. art. education. hygiene,
architecture, engineering and other
branches of knowledge. science and in
dustry. The exhibitors will include those
manufacturers tradesmen and merchants
who own establishments or have author
lied business representatives in lower
Austria. or who are members of one or
more Of the provincial industrial corpo-
rations which have had delegates APP
pointed TO the central commission of the
exhibition, and state and public indus
trial institutions. These restrictions apply
solely to the domestic department of the
exhibition, while the section devoted to
international exhibits will have special
regulations of its own. The exhibition is
TO remain open from the beginning of
May, 1SeS, until the middle of October.
The preliminary figures OF the German
c. nsJ;s. wi ich was taken last December
show a total population for the kaiser's
empire of SPA. sos. In 1890 the number OF
inhabitants was 49, 42s. 470. The increase in
five years was 2,sl6033. The rate of gain
was more than Sc per cent. 1t is inter-
esting to compare this growth with the
advance OF the German empire between
1888 and 1890. In that period the expansion
OF the population was 2572. 766 The rate
Of gain was 5.i per cent. The actual in
crease in the five years between 1890 and
1885 was greater by 24s. 2G7 than IL was in
the like period from 1885 to 1890 The rate
OF growth was higher by the small frac-
ton Of one-fifth of per cent.
1t is remarkable that there should have
been as large an increase, either abso-
lutely or in the rate per cent. In n coun-
try as densely populated and as well de-
veloped as Germany the natural tendency
Is towards falling rate of growth, I'M
less exceptional conditions contribute to
great expansion. Nearly all OF the great
nations OF the civilized world have lately
been gaining more slowly at least In the
rate per cent. Of increase. than they did
20 years ago.