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for summer months.
The fruit schedules OF the new tariff are
fairly satisfactory. California voted for
protection and has got it.
Perhaps the degree of LID. conferred
on Cleveland by Princeton may have
been intended to stand for Last Lone
Democrat.
The Princeton precedent should settle
the question of the title to be given an
e1-Presdent. Make each of them sn
LID. and call him doc.
AS he has had ample experience as a
statesman, a diplomat and q fighter, Gen.
eral Stewart L. Woodiord is just the man
TO go TO Madrid and settle the Cuban
question.
It took the Australian courts Just three
days to try Butler and convict him. JUS
tice over there it will be seen is not SO
blind as to be afraid to go ahead when it
gets started.
As the European concert has agreed tc
give the Sultan the mountain crests on
the frontier of Thessaly, it would seem to
be easy for him to overlook his claim on
the country itself.
Another step has been taken at Wash
ington toward providing for construc-
ton of the new Federal building in this
City, and the prospects are we shall soon
see the work begin.
Rich gold discoveries are reported from
the province of Ontario, and it begins to
look as if the gold stringency of the worlc
would before long give way to something
4thC OfEA- Bi OuuCA1Ou anu raise q lie W ISIS
in the money question.
1t is believed in Washington that Spain
is about ready to acknowledge the lnde
pendence of Cuba, provided she can do sc
without too much embarrassment, and O.
course we will do everything we can tc
make it pleasant for her.
The fact that an American company
kas received contract to supply large
order ior steel rails in India is another
proof that by protecting our industries al
home we will enable them to overcome
all rivals and conquer the worlds mar
kets.
From the way the vo te goes in the Sen
ate, it is evident Democracy will abandon
its position Oh the tariff question as com
p!etely as it abandoned its old stand Oh
war questlona, and will soon make a new
departure and start up Salt River on an
other tack.
The recent Minnesota tornado is said Il
have produced an intense sensation O
burning upon all whom 1t touched, anc
those who went over the track two hours
afterward found the ground fairly hot
so the people in the neighborhood have
concluded II was a genuine blast from
hades.
'Hopperdoser" is a new word which
comes to US from South Dakota. 1t mean,
machine for killing grasshoppers, bu
IT may have political significance before
long, as there are several classes of poll
tlcians in The country who haven't beer
named yet, and the new word sounds
as if it would fit some of them.
The reported wreck of Nelson's old flag
ship by a recent storm on the Irish Sc.
will be felt in England as greater los,
than would be the wreck of the miehties
ship of her new navy. The old man-ot
war has long been worthless for naval OF
commercial uses, but was cherished az {
memorial OF the glorious days of the Brit
ish navy and was one of the chief objects
OF patriotic sentiment among the people
1t is gratifying 10 learn that the admin
istration has instructed our Ministers tc
various European countries to act TO
gether in an effort to put an end TO the re
stlictive laws against American meats ex
ported to Europe. These laws work
serious injury to one OF our greatest in
dustries, and as they are manifestIy un
fair and unjust our Government woult
have good reason for retaliating If the.
are not repealed.
The damage done 10y the recent earth
quake in India has been so great tha
preparations for the celebration of th
Queens jubilee have been abandoned il
The stricken districts, and the none,
raised for the purpose will be applied 70
the relief of the sufferers. The year il
fact has been bad one in several Britisl
colonies, and neither in India nor il
South Africa are the people IN a mooC
for holiday rejoicing and general iubila
ton.
The story that a half-crazy negro re
Gently went into the East Room of tn,
White House and began loudly prayinj
for a return OF prosperity is notabl
mainly from the fact that such a maj
could gain access to the residence OF tht
President The so-called harmless cranl
is likely to become dangerous at times, ant
while the people like to regard the Whit
House as something of public build iny
which they can visit freely, there ough
always to be guards to watch those who e,
in, or we may some day have anothe
Guiteau tragedy at Washington.