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Protecting the Few XYooIgrowers.

Suppose the Dingley duties on wool would give the woolgrowers all the protection claimed and that the price of wool would actually go up the full amount of the duty, which, of course, is absurd What would be the effect up- ou the country at large?
 8Ir. Edward Atkinson, statistician, estimates the annual wool product at 855, COG, eco cut of total of SIS, 200, : COG. GOO produced by all the workers of the country and the persons dependent on the wool industry at 800, 900 ont of a total population of 78,000, 900. The wool duty then means that out of every 240 persons 239 are to be held up" for the benefit of the other one. This is B sample of what protection does. Of colaso more than 300, 900 persons may sometimes raise d few sheep, but the interests of these others are more those of the consumer than of the sheep raiser, and they would loso moro because of in creased cost of woolens than they would gain by the increased price of wool.
 The protective tariff system is farce when considered in connection with the farmer or the workingman. Will they ever fully appreciate it?
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An naIona rnr.

The tin plate makers wish to boom their business by increasing the duty on imported tin plate, to the injury of the canning industry and other indus tries that flourish. by reason of cheap tin plate Another blow is struck at business by abolishing the rebate on ex- ported tin cans. Now canned goods ex, ported in cans made of imported tin are allowed a drawback of the duty paid. and thus an export business has been built up in canned fruits, oysters, vege- tables, petroleum, etc. Over 4,000, 0QG tin cans are sent abroad annually. con. taining oil which oompetes with that of Russia When Russia can buy tin plate at $2. 70 box, while we have to pay S3. 50 for it it Is evident that our com petition will be rendered difficult. Mir. Dingley robs Peter to pay Paul. -Balti- more Sun.
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Fled the Country.

\ few days ago the GRAPme pub iisfiesi siii ;,eee,sat of the arrest Of one Tom Craine, a confederate of a man by the name of Dickey, on the eharge of raseaily practice in horse trading. Craine was placed under bond of $2a0to await trial, Dickey became his bondsman. Yesterday q United States Marshal from the IndianTerrltary arrived at Altheimer with warrant for tho arrest of Craine, charging him with serious crime. Craine saw the officer ap- proachiEg. and fled and has not yet been arrested. Unless he is captured his partner, Mr. Diekey, will have to pay the forfeiture on the bond.
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Elaine Opposed a Duty on Hides.

The following letter from Secretary of State James G. Blaine in 1890 is supposed to have had great weight with the ways and means committee:
 WASHINGTON, April b. 1s9O.
 DEAR MR. McKINLEY-It Is a great mistake to talla. hides from the free list, where they have been for so many years. It is T slap in the face to tho South Americans with whom we are trying to enlarge our trade. It will benefit the farmer by adding to per cent to the price of his children's shoes. It will yield q profit to the butcher c9'- He last man that needs it. The lssg4euieIIo 4s s --.l. ious from beoinning to end in every form and phase Pray stop it before it sees light. Such move ments as this for protection will protect the Republican party into speedy retirement Yours hastily, JAMES G. BLAINE. Hon William Mckinley, Chairman Ways and
 Means.
 Where is the Blaine this year who can head of the westerners who want their share of protection and foolishly imagine that they can get it by duty on hides? It is perfectly consistent with the protection system to tax hides, es- pecially as tine bulk of the tax would probably go to few monopoly butch CTS and ranchmen. But observe some of the effects upon our industries:
 The importations of untaxed hides and skins last year were valued at $20.- 21G, 528. The goatskins were valued at 810, 303, 369. The former were mostly converted into sole leather, beltings and such like heavy material, for which our native hides are not thick enough The eoatskins arc not produced in this country.
 From this raw material NC not only manufacture boots, shoes and leather goods for our own people cheaper and better than they are made elsewhere in 1 tie world, but we exported finished products of tho value of SEQ, 242, 758 Without free and cheap raw material this export trade would have been inn possible and our own people, as Mir Blaine pointed out would be compelled to pay more for their footwear. Tho wages paid to our workers ill leather ] last year amounted to S25, ,642, 1G6.
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Our Major!

The Pine Bluff Cono'erc af of yes terday, says:
 Major Charles Gordon Newman, of Pine Bluff, is at Potash Sulphur, Maj Newman is one of the most prominent and brilliant literary workers in the State.
 Major Newman, the gentleman re ferred to, is now at Potash Sulphur. Shortly before he left Pine Bluff he covered himself with glory by ren- deriag q scene from Richard III, at the Elk's Minstrel performance given at the Opera House. He can now claim to be, notonly one of the most prominentand brilliant liter. ary workers in the State, but . tragedian who has no peer in this land. A more versatile genius than Major Newman does not draw breath in our grand old State.
 No thanks, Major
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DIED.

DENNIs-In Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 22. 1Sg1, Tt i;30p. m.. Mrs Mary E. Dennis, aged abont 40 years.
 The remains of the above estima- hle lady were carried to Grady foi eaterment this morning, and were accompanied by her four sons and four brothers.
 Mrs. Dennis was horn in Green. wood. Miss. on September 23d, 1858 She married a.C. Dennis, Jan. g, '7S and was left widow April g, 1896 Sne had many warm friends in Pin, Bluff.
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ARKANSAS BALL LEAGUE
Meeting Held Today For The Ar
 engagement Of The Schedule.

The indications are very eneour- aging for a season of baseball here, although it is to begtn so late. A meeting is being held in Little Rock today for the arrangement Of a schedule to include Little Rock Fort Smith, Hot Springs and Tex arkana The representation is as follows: Little Rock, manager and promoter, Harry Il. Edwards; Fort smith, manager, Earl Hardin; Tex arkana, manager, ". 0. McColm, nraxy: Hot Spring. manager, Geo. ]. Gray. Telegrams received from Hot Springs and TexarlSaua are in effect that they arc ready to enter the proposed league, and will ac- quiesce in whatever is done Ark ansas Democrat
 Pine Bluff will not be a member of the State League, but base ball enthusiasts here will content them. selves with maintaining q club that will vanquish the pick of the League 1 teams.
 Miss salena Bloom is reported nc better.
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A PRETTY WEDDING
MT. W. c Street. and Miss Woodie Johnson the Contracting
 Parties.

SrREETr- -JoHNsoN-Tn Pine Biuif, Ark, Wednesday June 23, 1897, Mir. " C Street. and Miss Noodie Johnson, Key Father iluee5 9siicia ting
 "But happy they the happlest of their kind Whom gentle stars unite, and in one fate Their hearts. their fortunes, and their beings
 blendla
 tsfrae love is but low born thing, and hath it's food served I'D in earthenware; it is a thing to walk with, hand and hand, through the every dayness of this work day world barring its tender feet 10 every roughness, yet letting not one heartbeat go estray, from beauty'a law of piainness and con tent; simple, freside thing, whose quiet smile ean warm earth's poor est hovel tG home.
 Then, thrice blessed is the couple whose lives were, on last evening, made as one, when Father LuceY spoke the words which made them man and wife, in the sight of God and man.
 The marriage took place at the home of the brides parents, Capt. and Mrs. l. B. Johnson, in the pres enee Of relatives and a few intimate friends.
 Tho house was beautifully decerat- ed with flowers, palms, ferns and evergreens, and those present say they never saw a prettier OF a more touching scene than was this happy wedding in which Miss Woodie Johnson, one of Pine Bluffs most popular and beautiful society belles link her fate with that of Mir. w. Garland Streett, a young man wish q brilliant future before him.
 The bridesmaids and groomsmen were eighteen of Pine Bluffs best known and most popular young ladies and gentlemen, as follows:
 Miss Hillie Johnson, maid of honor; Misses Ella Galbraitb, Gussie Taggart, sammie Sennett Grace York, Irene Taylor Mamie Johnson, Lillian Atkinson and Misnie Roane, bridesmaides, Mr. Will streett, 4best man Messrs. Ruff Arnold, Jas. A. Gray, " A. Lee, r. B. Tomlinson, ". s. fleming way, Drew White, E. G. Bridges and B. K. Streett, groomsmen.
 After the wedding ceremony, the guests of the evening were invited into the spacious dining room, where delicious refreshments were served After enjoying this hospi- tality the guests again repaired to the parlors and spent several hours in social converse.
 1.30 o'clock q. m. the bride and groom took a train Tor Memphis, and from there, by steamer, go to Chicot, where they will spend a month with the groom s parents, after which they will return to Pine Bluff.
 Look down. you gods
 And, en this couple. drop blessed crown
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in Jail.

Charles Martin, eolored, is now an inmate of the county jail in de fault of a $l 900 bond. He is the man who fired into Cotton Belt excursion train, near Toltec, and shot a negro named Harris in the neck. After his crime he fled tc Mississippi, but was followed and captured by o. K. Wheeler, a rail road detective.
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We are needing money the very worst kind promises have never paid q hll There is nothing used about a printing office, even water. that we don't have to pay cash for. Promises Of from two to five years standing will not be received as col lateral ny any of our creditors. Please come up and settle some way, every one of you. Don't put it off expecting the other fellows to settle now.
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Mrs. NJ. A. Wormaek and daughter, Miss Irene. left this afternoon for Kentucky, where they will spend the remainder of the summer Mrs. Wormack is the mother of that sterling young business man, Mr. Q. K. Wormack.
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uls Iaare5.e the esaI IIaly9

Under t#e existing aajT biuminous coal pays % cents a toa. Ih8 Dngley Eil1 proposes 6o make tli3 95 cents. h I895-6 the imPo. Is If bltamiH9us coal into the United states Wera ,2f3. &35 tons. The export WtIo @sz55s9a4 Enc. figures for Gaua5# eHe; Imported from GeFa seotJa, EaW Brunswick, 6te, 123, ,404 tusi lrGm Quejee Cntaio. etc, 89,987 from British Columbia, 625,z53; expoTts to othpse thfee divisions respectively, 413 toas t,6IL805 and 3, ,69A Gauaaa nae. proposes in case the Dipgley late is imposed Tataliate by Q high daty dn car ee which ll certainly mot stimulate exports. Here is an expert business NdlGd twice as much aa 4a aezles sHlHdiug imDmt Iusi- ness, aId i5 i3 poEosad toGw tao risk of running the 1amer for tb0 sake of scroEiue S350. 000 taxes cut of the lat ter. and this on thq plea of 4afiyine American industry Can any sane man Iuil to see that even assuming that imports do not fall ob, ii i8 hudly worth while for the sake ol paluy
 $500, ,409 t9 tempt Canada into running
 m established business nearly twice oa large as that which is to yield the tax? Yet this is the way in which h'6ho old thing works
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Why We sh;yer.

It is true that Yoolen clothing, un- derYear and blankets will be out Of the reach of people of moderate means when Dingley has his way, but just think how sweet it is to suffer for ones coun- try and to shiyer in order that the rob Der barons may continue to wax fat and contribute to the legitimate ex-' penses of the 8. O pl-Louisyille Post
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Dr. John Waters wants 1t dis tinetly understood that his friend, Maj k R. Campbell, is not a bash ful man" Perhaps he has good req son for asserting such fact
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The families of Messrs lG. B. and Ei. Lynch leave today for Green castle. Indiana, where they will spend the summer Mir. Il. T. Lynch goes also. but he willreturn in few days
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tFrom Thursdays Daily

tFrom Thursdays Daily.
 
 Several eases of typhoid fever are reported ia town.
 Mir. ] II. oakes, of Kedron, is at Hotel Trulock.
 Mrs Maud Stanley is visiting friends at Tillar.
 Nr j D Crockett saa in the city last night.
 Mr. Fred NJ. Hudson is reported to be quite sick with fever
  Mir. " Q. Alexander is down town today after q spell of sickness. Mir r. B Atkinson was numbered with the sick yesterday He O. K. today, however
 Rev | NJ Pipkin, of Little Rock was guest of Hotel 'l'rulock last night.
 Rain is badly needed. Crops arc suffering greatly and farmers are be coming discouraged
 Rabbi Becker and wife leave to night for Northern summer reaorls to spend the heated term. 1 Our people should be very careln about the water they use for drink ing purposes.
 Quite n number of people of this city will attend the bridge eelebra ton at Little Rock on the 5th 0 July.
 Mir. Rob Burton, after a visit tr friends in this city, left for his homo nt AltheImer yesterday.
 Martin returned home from Star City yesterday, aud is now al his home quite sick.
 A i1IIiliE tA III Ht1lt tti tffA0i tfA ilN0ilit left for Saline River this morning over the Cotton Belt road. Mr. Alex Rowell, member of the Pine Bluff 0ratorical Association will contest for supremacy at tho Fordyee oratorieal contest. Miss Ruth Bascomb has returned to her Prescott home, after q pleas ant visit to Mrs. Ghas. Hodge. Miss Netoie Meyer leaves for St Louis tomorrow to visit friends and relatives.
 Ask Rob Meyer to show you his match box. It ia the latest iad out called the New Woman's Mattel Box
 Miss Rosa Rluthenthal leave. Thursday for Chicago, where sin win spend the summer with her sis ter, Mrs. A. F. Becker.
 Mr. l. <. Grant and bride vii arrive homo from Little Rock thi evening They will be 'at home" tt their friends at Hotel Trulock aftel tomorrow.
 
 There will be a special meeting 0 Pine Bluii Lodge No. 69, r. X A. NJ. held tonight, for the purpose of con ferring the E. A Dgree All brethret of tais degree are requested tt attend
 Miss Clair Bloom met with a very painful accident yesterday afternoon When she was going out of the gat, at her residence on West Secont avenue she caught her elbow on i, large nail and tore the flesh fo several inches.
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Messrs J E. York andJ. F, Rnther- ford, of the Bluff City Lumbcr Com pany. left for Little Rock this morn. ing to he present at the State Inmherman' Association.
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At the recent session ofthe Baptist Young Peoples Union, Rev. C. F. !. Tate, of this city, was made Vice President of the Union.
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some members Of the Fast Mail Company passed through the city yesterday, their company having dishanaed in San Antonio. TeXas.
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 pUaetures the Theory.

The opposition of tho protected inter- ests of Massachusetts to a duty on hides looks like an abandonment of the favor lte proieetlonisb theory that the for. elgner pays the tax.
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Mr. W. k. Pearson, of Thornton, passed through the the city today enroute to the Lnmbermens meeting at Little Rock.
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Duck Rosenberg returned this morning after taking in the Genten- nialat Nashville. Ask him to tell you about the sights he saw.
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Mir. ,Iohn L. Mills, after short visit to relatives, left for Little Rock yesterday.
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When you are suffering from eatarrh or cold in the head you want relief right away. Only 10 cents is required to test it. Ask your drug gist for the.tliai size of Elv's Cream Balm, or buy the 50c. size. We mail it. Ei4Y BROS.
 26 Warren St, N City. was afflicted with eatarrh last autumn During the month ofOcto- ber I could neither taste nor smel and could shear but little. Ely's Cream Balm cured 1t. Marcus Geo. Shaufx. Railway, N. l.
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The Arkansas Bumbermen' E Asso- ciation meets in Little Rock today.
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Mrs. H. Nemmo, after attending the Missionary Society, in this city, turned to her home in Arkansas City.
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WANTEp-A good reliable boy, with horse, apply at this office.
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Mir. John T. Marsh was n passen ger for Little Rock this morning.
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Mr. C. l.. Morris, of England, is n Pine Bluff visitor today.
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Prof l.. E. Quinn, is Pine Bluff visitor today.
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MT. C. R. Adams, of Malvern. is at the Arlington.
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Mr. c. Y. Edgar, of Ferdyce, is in the city.
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Mr. Leopold Aschnffenhurg of Alexandria, La., is in the city visit ing relatives.
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Champ f'lar7.'s i5s

Champ Clark of Missouri is not only oac= Of the wittiest men in the house of reu4caatatiyes, hut ho is enc of tho Joes posted on the tariff question.
 h riaieuliug some of the rates of the BineleT biH tba5 to him seemed subject 10 criticism, h5 aeeitad how man of t8e name of Goodyear won't before tho WAYS and laeetB committee and secured tha tauiH he wanted by some skilIfnl pala7er about Jho great statesmen that Maine had pzoduetd Then he said:
 Mir. GLai4maa, tha5 piece Of soft soap made it har5er for every poor man in the United States to baiId house. Governor LfAslay swallowed the bait as quick as I jlaa5 would swallow fly Ilaaehterl, aGd.ne15 summer some poor devil oat west, living in q dugout 100 miles from T railroad station, Wno voted for Mckinley under the deladed idea that prosperity would come under his admin tEatim and Who has not heard of tAis tariff bill5 eiphers ii out Hhat h8 ean build him two room cot- tage with lumber and other building
 
 station t0 get tha lumber and finds that tho n1ica has gone sky high. and he goer back to bis ne and says to his wife: Ny dear, sony tAat NO must stay in the dugoaa He cannot baild cur lt- tle boHse 2 great IuaB by She name of ! Governor Diu8ley has pat the price af humber aud other things so high that Vo cannot d5 i5 5a5 thank God. he i has left dragon blood fEea. Laughter. ] Next yea1, when lay handsome friend from Iowa l3Ir. DoiliTu) returns tc that fine agricultural ai5Iiej which hs represents. a5ne aai y4h0 has not Gcen able .o buy ooas Boa3Hsa of the high 1 price of Wa5IeH clatAEii say to his ueiahho1. Iheee comes Deliver. who l put up tie price af 8aoLan goods. But tho eucea ul candidate for the I f ofiiee iu that district says, Oh, but Eal- liTer put aiFi-aisi ea j6e free listt And n chHu lsy H DoE{eg and 1 Gi4i-aiEi fezHr sa ey. Ap- l plause lG tae Baaeca 5c sIde.
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Misses Annahell Taylor and Bettie Austin are visiting It Wabbaseka.
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roc Sam say Dngey you might well down. You're nos g any oesuts and you're ing Mckinley had some
 
 s o inc foreigner pay he found out what the r1e thought bill The bulk Of Americans are both honest make the foreigner M ss end e honest voter prefers popular such omfooleTy.
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= aeil-aried locust weiQha 4sA sounds to the cubia foot ssss
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tFrom Wednesdays Daily ,

MT. F. N. MeGn, of Camded is in the city.
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Rabbi Becker and wife leave To night for Northern summer resorts, to spend the heated term.
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Mir F. B Atkinson was numbered with The sick yesterday He O. K. today, however
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The mortal remains of Ollie Nc Cool, who recently died at san antonio, Texas, were laid to rest in BellWood Cemetery yesterday aiter~
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Mrs Maud Stanley is visiting friends at Tillar.
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MT. Fred M Hudson is reported to be quite sick with fever.
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Our people should be very careial about the water they use for drink ing purposes.
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Rev E NJ. Plpkin, of Little Rock :, was guest of Hotel 1'rulock last night.
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Rain is badly needed. Crops are suffering greatly and farmers are be coming discouraged
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Mir. V. Q. Alexander is down town today after q spell of sickness
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NIT j D Crockett in the city last night.
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Quite number of people of this city will attend the bridge eelebra- ton at Little Rock on the 5th of July.
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Mr ] II. oakes, of Kedron, is at Hotel Trulock.
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Several cases of typhoid fever are ia town.
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Mir. Rob Burton, after a visit to friends in this city, left for his home nt Altheimer yesterday.
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MT. !. <. Grant and bride will arrive homo from Little Rock this evening. They will be lat home" to their friends at Hotel Truloct after tomorrow.
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Mrs. .G.Martin returned home from Star City yesterday, aud is now at his home quite sick.
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The following letter from Secretary of State James G. Blaine in 1890 is supposed to have had great weight with fhe trnzs and means committed:
The times., 1897-03-27
More Trouble in South Africa.

Readers OF this journal will have noticed
government from active participation III
the Graeco- Crctan movements during the
past two weeks. When, about that long
ago, the kaiser was reported TO say that
the matter was not of immediate impor-
tance enough TO engage the services Of
his military or naval arms, The Times
suggested that he might be waiting for the
entanglenentS of Great Britain TO become
serious enough TO Justify him in a little
political excursion into South Africa on
his OVID account
The complications referred TO now ap-
near To have grown sufficient in force to
make him feel IKE doing something. and
a Berlin dispatch asserts that prepara-
tions are being made To send three thou-
sand troops to Southwest Africa in April
That would be a small force. indeed, bat at
the last moment ii might oe discovered
that II was in reality much larger, and
in fact large enough 10 Te-enforce the
Beers adequately TO meet the twenty-five
Thousand British soldiers that Lord WolSe-
lev considers sufficient for walk-ovrr in
the Transvaal.
While these things are developing in
Europe matters in the African Dutch re
public are not as smooth as might be
wished. President Kruger, having won
a fre. hand by the suppression of his sup
RENE court. has taken further steps in the
direction of a personal dictatorship He
has extcrmnated the Johannesburg
Journals published in the interests of the
''utIanders,'' and now there is not
vehicle of public opinion in the country that
can be used to protest against or in any
way eInbarrass his policy or actions.
In consequence of these manifestations
il is said that the British coloni al secretary,
the Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, has adj
dressed the strongest kind of a note to
President Kruger reminding him of treaty
violations, and demanding Immediate meas
ures OF reform.
British impatience to secure prompt
answer to that note viii no doubt be
emphasized by the report of the intended
German expedition, and we are not
familiar with British methods if the red
coats do not manage to reach the Trans
vaaI frontier before the boys in blue
VINO wear the attractive cockade of the
Fatherlaad.