The sun., 1897-12-11


THE syn published the and .1nS S hsosGn s"9scr
the c sE s % l he ie pbeston S s,s Office by " tco
Coon morning
IT is estimated Of Oregon since the first OF this
year the have paid off mortgage claims to an amount a
proxnlan five million dollars about oneevenh OF the re-
c=ps from the big crops OF 1897 Free silver cun9 small
figure in Oregon just now
Now that the ueders incident has been finally disposed of an
American anofwar has putin appearance III the harbor
Prince The excitement in the Haitian capitol has passed,
but may prove ony temporary lu and such Americans as
be in the country yet have occasion to call tor pro-
lection.
GERMANYs hostility American products very maked and
the suggestion of Dr. Hanacer in the Reicsag that union
of all the European Continental Powers against the
United Sate is in line with the apparent sentiment against u.s.
Such union would however, contain too many varying interests
and is hardly probable just at present.
MAJOR HANDY special commissioner the Paris Expoion,
has made exhaustive report in which he asks for nearly mil
lion dollars suitable display the part of the United
States AS all the European countries making elaborate
paraton shall probably need least this amount to keep
end
GENERAL WEyLER congrauaes himself the fact that Pres
dent Mckinley attacked his policy in the first annual message
taking compliment that his actions should dspleae Spains
enees" The General shows much ingenuity in twisting
aagnent of his babarties and ecency into compliments
he did turning defeats into victories while engaged in devas
tating Cuba.
ONE dollar for damages This of money recently paid
Miss Amy Casey, of Caymont by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company for injuries received because Of the caeessness OF the
company employees Still this is down. because by vol
unfairly awarding dollar the Penns Railroad places
itself record as becoming slightly sympathetic toward its
victims Now another claim.
THERE are two classes persons who be dispensed with by
the txpa ers of the United States and by the Commissioner
Pensions their representative They the pension attorneys
and the local medical examiners These classes Of operators
contributing their best efforts to keeping up the drain OF ex
penditues PENSIONS Let the Congress abolish both the atto
neys and local examiners That would eliminate the sharks
who are feeding on pensioners and would also dispense with the
merceary examiners who afraid to refuse to qualify doubtful
candidates to be qualified pensioners
THE Dny1ey Deficit without its indirect advantages As
an instrument casenng, its effect upon the Republican party
i already apparent and gratifying We do hear much about
tn superior genius for finance which the Republican possesses by
Democratic incompetence remains the awful thing 1t was
but it is looked upon with kindly eow-eene
makes the Republicans wondous kind, to the Wilson deficit
and they walk softly those who themselves not ignorant
sorrow and deficits We all falbe mortas and the
Providence mysterious Even Mr. Dingey not wearing his
fnancier's aureoe i'll public any moe-N. Y Post
UNDER the limitations provided i'll the b introduced in the
House this week by Congressman Lorime Of Illinois, the estab
hent Of system of postal savings bk through the country
would appear be i'll the ntereso sm investor and of seca
advantage those localities where e banking facilities at pres
meagre and unreliable according this indi
vdua deposits exceed $780, being allowed
become deposo including married and children above
the age twelve Branch savings banks to be opened at any
money order postoces designated by the PosmasteGen
era bank being established in the department at Wash
ington and the Of deposits be limited strictly
government bonds The chief alternative plan suggested by thos
who think that the government departments have enough to do al
ready follow the Belgian plan, and using the postohce
simply collecting Stations place the charge and Investment
the funds hands of Board of Commissioners appointed b.
the President The bank system of Belgium
smanaged by board of twenour commissioners appointed b.
the King and has emney successful The ultimate ide
in either plan the samehst the guarantee the re