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independence Day in Colombia.

In the news from Spanish American
countries, which we print in another col
umn, reference Is made to the celebration of
Independence Day in the republic of Colom-
bia. 1t was gala day for Bogota, the CAP
ital. and for Cartagcna, Barranquilla, Gu
cuta, and all the other cities of the country.
From the Caribbean Sea to the southern
boundary the people commemorated, as
they have in every other year since 1910,
the great deeds OF Gen. BOLIVAR, through
which their country was liberated from the
Spanish yoke.
A short time before Sefior CANovAs WAS
slain, he spoke of the unhappy experiences
of the American countries that had lost tbs
protection of Spain, saying that Cuba
would certainly have similar experiences.
in case the insurrection should be success
full there. 1t was the desire of the Spanish
Minister that Cuba should forever epioy
the blessings of royal rule.
Other expressions of this kind have been
uttered within the past two years by
Spanish political leaders, who like to
dwell upon the many instructions and
revolutions that have occurred In Spain's
former colonies in America since the de.
struction of Spain's power in all parts of
the American continent.
Yet it is to be remarked that In all of the
many American countries which broke
away from Spain and set up republican
governments, the anniversary of their in
dependence is celebrated much as that of
American independence is celebrated in the
United States. The people of these couu-
tries, instead of bewailing the disappear
ance of the Spanish flag from the lands in
which they dwell, eXult year after year in
the liberties which they won by the ex-
pulsion OF that flag. All of them are of
one accord in this matter. Not one of them
has ever sought for the reGstablishment of
Spanish rule within its borders. Mexico's
Independence day is day of jubilation
In that country. The Peruvians Cels-
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brate their independence day; the venez.
uelans celebrate theirs; the Chilians
theirs; the Argentinians theirs, and
the people of all the other Spanish.
American republics theirs. We have never
heard OF any of them longing for the re.
newal OF the blessings of Spanish rule or
regretting the loss of Spanish protection.
They do not entertain the idea which exists
among the royalists in Spain that they
stand in need of Spanish coincidence. On
the contrary, they think that they arc
vastly better Off than they were when under
Spain; just as we think that our country is
better Off than 1t was when under another
foreign power
we have not doubt that Cuba will have
experiences of the same kind when Spain
goes away from 1t. We do not believe that
the Cubans will grieve because Of the loss
OF Spanish protection. We think that, In
years to come, they will Join with the
people of all the other Spanish countries in
rejoicing over their deliverance from Span
ish mtsrule and the Spanish monarchy.
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One of the minor and amusing phenomena
OF the present local canvass, II the canvass
can be said to have begun, is the series of
Low meetings." open air rallies, held In
sundry places about town.
These meetings" arc effusively adver-
tised from the Citizens Union headquar-
ters as popular uprlslngs, on very small
scale. 1t is true, designed to show the wide
spread, pervasive and profound demand for
MIR. Lows nomination for Mayor, more
particularly among those citizen-elect-
ors who have not already signed,
or perhaps have not seen, the Low
enrolment blanks. At these meetings,
poorly attended by a handful Of persons,
two things are most remarkable: First, of
course, the meagre attendance, and, second.
ly the absence Of any speakers Of influence
or authority. The "citizens" In atten.
dance usually number eight or ten recruits
from the adjacent street corners, the speak
ers are unsophiscated youths, partisan
volunteers, whose harangues fall upon the
ears Of irresponsible hearers.
No one has nominated Mr.. Low for
Mayor, no one is supporting Mr.. Low for
Mayor, and foolishness and effrontery are
mingled in these meetings to boom" a
candidate not yet in the field. While Of no
Importance intrinsically, they are Of some
value as studies Of midsummer politics,
and as examples of the antics of amateur
politicians in midsummer.
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The Hon. MILTON BURKE, Chairman OF

The Hon. MILTON BURKE, Chairman Of
the National Organization Committee appointed
by the national conference OF Populists, which
met at Nashville July 4. is trying to live up to
his name. He has sent forth long address,
inploring the Populists to keep themselves aloof
from fusion with Democrats or Republicans,
these enemies to the common people," Mill
TON BuRKE's voice trembles as he tells how
tho trusts, the monopolies the corporations,
the moneyed interests are organized" while
the Populists are scattered and scattering. II
suggest" says MILTON BURKE, that through.
out the country wherever there are two or more
Populists In ward, precinct or township. they
go to work at once to perfect local organiza-
tion in their midst" 1t Is impossible not to Won.
crate the Hon. MILTON BURKE, yet in tho
name OF humanity wo must protest against his
plan. Great as may be tho wrath Of Middleof.
the-Rond Populist against Side-of-t the-Road
Popu.ist. 1t ought not to lead to the inclusion of
the organization in their midst.
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Rumor tells with pale lips that the An
cient and Honorable Artillery Company of Bos-
ton intends to invade Halifax. II Rumor says
sooth. 1t is no wonder that the Halifax fortifca-
tions are to be strengthened. In fact, the Eng
ltsh military authorities would be entirely justi
fled In putting a barbed-wire fence around all
the approaches to Halifax. by land and
sea, and in proclaiming prohibitory law.
II worst comes to worst, and the invinciblo
Boston braves insist upon marching into Nova
Scotia. the first thing to be done by tho repel.
lers OF the invasion will be to put signs on the
outside Of the CITADEL POSITIVELY No Bar I"
That will do much to abate the energy of tho
invaders. The truth is that, although Nova
Scotia can and docs take care Of a great
many visitors in the summer. it cannot pro-
vide sufficient commissariat arrangements to
give sufficient food and drink to the conouerors
OF England. Nor are there steamers enough in
Boston at present TO permit them to carry their
stores with them. Perhaps the members of this
Spartan band OF Massachusetts can be induced
to content themselves with going to Ottawa Tho
Governor-General might give them a garden
party for the sake OF peace, and for the sake of
seeing the warriors in their undress uniform of
frock coats and brown derby hats.
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KrNs would rather say that the fanatical
violence with which the municipality Of
Bombay had tried at frat to tcrrorize Brit
ish officials "provcd to be but nettle In a
strong hand"
Since this article was written for the
Forum there have been disturbances in the
Presidency Of Bengal, and there has been
some fighting in the foothills Of the Hima.
layas and on the Afghan frontier. Intelli.
gent and usually doclle natives are said
to have taken offence at the amount of
money expended by the Anglo.Indian AL.
thorities in concentrating the sixtieth
year of the Queens reign, at a time when
survivors of families smitten by famine
and pestilence were In bitter need of as
slstance. Then, again, the inglorious vic.
tory gained over a few Greeks in Thessaly
by an overwhelming Ottoman force secms
to have revived for the moment the pres
tlge Of the Turkish Sultan In the eyes of
ill-informed Mohammedans In India. And
ABDUR RAHMAN, the Ameer of Cabul, Is
reported to have seized the occasion to 70.
ment disaffection among his Indian core.
ligionists against British rule. There is
nothing formidable, however, in the atti-
Uuue OF tnc A1Rnun poUenudJe unless ne
should be backed by Russia, of which at
this juncturo there is no sign, or unless
there should be an uprising on great
scale In India like that of 1857.
1t is unlikely that any Of the recent inoi-
dents has shaken the conviction deliber
ately formed by Prof. HOPKINS from first
hand observation, that no general uprising
is probable. The essential fact, not to be
lost sight Of, Is, he tells us, that the India
of 1897 is not the India Of forty years ago.
Then there was silence and murder; now
there is bluster and obedience. In our day
seditious talk is uttered chiefly by that
most harmless Of natives, the Bengali
Baboo. Since 1857 n new generation of
Mohammedans has come upon the stage.
Forty years ago the Mussulman still felt
himself superior to the Hindu and able to
attempt a coup dttat. Now he has no po-
litical influence; the intelligent Hindu has
outstripped the Mussulman. The former Is
rich and holds office; the latter Is poor and
has no political standing. Prof. HOPKINS
is confident that the Hindu, on his part,
will never revolt; he Is too much afraid of
his own countrymen, and is very glad to
stand under the Sirkar's umbrella.
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The Kansas City Times shudders as It
moans that "by the time tho children Of Kan
sas grow old enough to take a hand in the Gov
ernment-if that time in tho dispensation OF
kind Providence shall ever arrive-it will be
early enough for them to learn about the loot
ing and the pillage that has Isicl been perpe-
trated under tho approval of tho law by tho
Gold Trust during the last quarter of the nino-
tecnth century. Just now the children Of
Kansas have more attractive things to read
than fictons about the Gold Trust. whatever
that may be. Thus they may read tho remark
OF the Hon. f. n. MORRILL,, formerly Governor Of
Kansas. that people up in the northeast part Of
the State won't borrow money now at any rate
Of interest, and they won't buy goods OF any
kind on time" According to Mr.. MORRILL,,
1.-THE present is delightful and tho future is full
OF encouragement" He will not let the Gold
Trust bother him as long "our vast stores Of
grain. our herds Of fat cattle. needed to feed
the world" Tho children OF Kansas can wait
until they grow old enough to hear about the
looting and tho pillage but tho Kansas CITY
Times ought not to wait another day before
taking tonic.
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A New York Muswump in London

About two weeks ago the London Spectu-
tor, journal of kind intentions but mriflc
misinformation in regard to American af-
fairs, printed an article called "The Ag-
gressions of American Wealth." In this
article the discovery was made that the
trusts had tried to muZzle DIR. L. BENJA-
MIN ANDREWS and that there is conspi-
racy of American plutocrats to prevent free
speech. Reference was also made to the
case of the tiresome Prof. BEMIs, formerly
of the Chicago University, whom the Spec
tator calls Prof. BERNIs."
The Spectator was wrong in all It's sup
posed facts and grotesquely absurd in all
its conclusions. 1t knows nothing about
the cases of ANDREWS and BEMIs, and the
theory of an attempt of trusts and capital
lists to interfere with free expression of
opinion is SO prepostcrous that not even
the Kansas Populists have advanced 1t !;
and they are near enough to Bedlam. In
the Spectator of Aug. z Mr.. CARROLL Dun.
HAM, an American now living abroad,
writes with entire truth that "the idea
that a conspiracy of rich men exists, hav-
ing for its object the muzzllng of free ex.
preston of their opinions by teachers in
our universities and colleges, is 80 absurd
that 1t is not easy to take it seriously"
Mr.. DUNHAM doesn't know the facts about
PROF. BERNIs" of Chicago and DIR. L. BEN
JAMIN ANDREWS, but at least he knows a
mares nest yhen he sees it.
1t is no wonder, however that the English
journals express absurd or insulting opin.
ions about the United States when they are
able to find opinions as absurd or insulting
in the organs of Mugwump thought in this
country. Nor do the Mugwumps conilue
their calumnies of the United States to
their own organs. In this same number of
the Spectator is printed letter from an
American who writes to commend the ar
ticle on "The Aggressions of American
Wealth" and to defile his country. "As
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The Remington for Ha waii.

The first task Of the gunboat Bennington,
which has left San Diego for Honolulu, will
pc to make the survey Of Pearl Harbor
that Congress provided for at the last ses-
sion. That completed, she will continue
on regular station duty, taking the place of
the Marion, which will return to Marc
Island for repairs.
Pearl Harbor, on Oahu Island, about a
dozen miles from Honolulu, could be made,
1t is believed. one of the finest havens in
the Pacific. 1t Is commodious and well
sheltered, and can be easily fortified. But
just now it cannot be entered by the larg-
est ships, on account of a bar across its
mouth. Our Government procured the
grant Of it as a coaling station in the reel
procity treaty with Hawaii many years ago,
and, now that we are to annex the islands,
there is a double reason for examining care.
fully its capabilities and needs.
The London Times once expressed the
value of Pearl Harbor by declaring that the
nation that held Pearl Harbor and moored
its fleet there would hold the key of the
North Pacific. Most properly, therefore, it
was secured long ago for our country, and
very careful dredgings have since been made
to determine the character of the bar and
the probable cost of removing it, while the
Bennington's survey should complete what
we need to know about this harbor.
Nevertheless, fact of more consequence
is that we shall probably soon have Homo
lulu harbor, which can receive our great
est warships. With all Hawaii oars, the
question will naturally arise whether we
shall need, at least for the present, 70 fit up
Pearl Harbor, since, with the bar removed,
and a coaling station established there, it
would require defences, whereas now an
enemys big battleships cannot enter at all.
Honolulu harbor, on the other hand, might
require defences in any case. However,
the results of the Bennington's survey will
throw light on this point.
AS for her regular service, the Benning.
ton Is far more effective than the old wood
en- corvette Marion, which she is to relieve,
and incomparably greater will be the in
crease In force when the big battleship Ore
gon goes out to displace the unarmored
cruiser Philadelphia. Hereafter we shall
be likely to maintain in Hawaiian waters
suitable naval strength.
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The gypsy moth, which has become one
OF the dearest of Massachusetts institutions.
has arrived In Connecticut. It seems to be
tho enty OF the latter State to spare no
pains or expense in tho case of so distin-
gutshed visitor. Tho Massachusetts, Legisla-
turc has spent moro mental energy and
latter appropriations on account of the gypsy
moth than arc usually devoted to anything
but reform. Tho Gypsy Moth Commission be.
gan to think about him and devise means for
getting rid Of him seven or eight years ago, and
great is the amount of money that has been
used in persuading him TO consider himself ex.
terminated. Congress was asked to help put
the fellow out. Now he is in Connecticut, not
In force, but surely in force enough to mako n
Gypsy Moth Commission q necessity. Connect.
cut ought not to neglect him. He must be re-
coived with the ceremonies due to his rank.
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rore,rn Note. or nea, Interest.

Excursion tickets for dogs are now issued by I'VE
English railroads.
Count Tolstois domestic life is being written up by
one of his former servants man named stiepan.
Londons symphony concerts havo been given Up
and Mr.. Hsnschel will return to the United States
English suicides take naturally to hanging
man at Teignmouth has added variety to this method
by hanging herself on her own front door knocker.
Black. blue. and red ink used In German puhli,
schools has been found to contain microbes. Whoa
scientifically developed they prove fatal to mos
within four days.
Garbaldi's tomb in the island of caprera was VIE
tied by the Prince OF Naples recently who deposited
q wreath on II and left the island before tho In
habitants knew of his coming
Little King Alfonso has received a new playthiry
from Queen Victoria, hut as he Is si small boy IL
Is only cheap one. II is the Honorary Grand CroaI
OF her new Royal Victorian Order.
One old lady in England boasts OF having looked na
King George HIS Jubilee show well as the two ~
Queen Victoria. She IA Mrs. Blunt, mother OF to
Bishop OF Hull. now 05 years OF age.
Miss winifred Long OF Brtley Fell. Durham, is ln7
years of age. and though almost blind preserves rr
memory and hearing, She recently lost sister W.,
died aged 100. and had brother who also lived 10 .
over 100.
Eisenach's Richard Wagner museum has Just h,cp
opened. 1t contains the uscrlpt score OF "icnz"
the warrant FOR Wagner's arrest politically dan.
gerous person in ls40 and the little piano on wl.a
Wagner first learned music.
IA British pill vendcr has been ined $3.50 for havir;
England expects every to do his duty ant r.ss
- pills" painted tho hull OF Srls.tS
Foudroyant. cast ashore at Blrkcuhead The r.,
went to the Snowman who had bought the old sh!.
midwife at stolpe. near Berlin. celebrated g.,
o'oOoth occasion on which her services had be- n -.
quired by inviting a the children she had helped lu
the world to dinner at her house They aftrrwarl
formed torchlight procession and narchei tArou.l
the town.
NJ Eulotos GeorKierr. the founder OF the Sofia U-l.
Nersty. VINO died recently, bequeathed eO.oOe.
900 francs TO tho Bulgarian Government t. lee o..
plied to tho country's needs; g. 900 900 francs g..
technical school to he established at Sofia ani ri
sums for other public Institutions
Lord Wolseley. Commanderin n. Chief OF the Hr,' !
army has publicly announced that "the n,rt"nf + ;
Oh hhsidhd VIII never again BE- carried iutp : - .
III iahd hBhts at least In presenting ncv a. ',,, r :
regiment recently he said: In future Il ,l....
mauhesS anu crime TO order any man 10 carr, 90.
INTO action You might quite a. ven order H.u,l.
"N7eSSihated The Germeus carry the rutrs GA .
the eo'ors used to be. so that they attract uulu.
ACTION We have had most reluctantly To Gl uuN...
practice To which we attached groAt ipLor' a. , do.
which, under past and gone conditions OF nsNi.a,,
was invaluable In keeping alive tho rogimentaI spil
epOn which our British troops depended 50 lnssA."
The sun., 1897-08-17

Tho Lynchbur0 Advance purrs with pride
over tho Virginia Democratic Convention. 1t
says that tho Virginia people at that convention
went with step as rapid, restless. and i'm
petuous as that OF racers in an Olympic contest"
The Roanoke Convention did kick mp q good
deal of dust 1t is difficult not to suspect tho
Lynchburg encomiast Of sarcasm whom he says
1t Is not In the power OF the allurements and
false lights of modern political vaRaries to en-
tice them lthe virginiansl from the safe and
broken way" Tho Chicago platform, 30 cor
daily approved by the Roanoke Convention. 10
nothing but q collection Of modern political
vagaries. II. as tho Lynchburg encomiast says,
"the inculcations Of JEFFERSON and MADISON
and JACKSON have trained them 1.-THE virginiansl
In the school Of popular, representative govern
ment," the work of the Roanoke Convention
will be condemned at the polls BRYAN, ALT
GELD, and TILLMAN cannot be regarded as logiti-
mate successors Of JEFFERSON, MADISON, and
JACKSON.
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Tho FREQ Port Idea in Boston.

Certain recent communications from our
Consuls at Hamburg and Copenhagen in
regard to the advantages which those
cities derive from the free port system, have
led the Boston Herald to desire the estab-
lishment of free port in the United States;
and our esteemed contemporary modestly
intimates that Boston is the proper place
for such a port.
A free port, in the sense intended, would
be an area within which the customs laws
Of the United States should not apply.
That Is to say il Boston and the surround
ing towns and villages, including Hing
ham and Hull, constituted free port, the
Custom Houses would be situated all
around the line separating the free port
from the rest Of Massachusetts. Import
ed goods Of all sorts might be landed
at the wharves Of Boston, unpacked and
displayed and sold in Boston, without the
payment Of duties; the duties would be
collected when the goods passed the line to
go to consumers in other parts of the coun-
try. The second benefit suggested as likely
to arise from the establishment of such o
free port is thus explained by the Herald:
"If we had free port in Boston. covering. as tho
Hamburg free port does equiv alent to about
$500 acres Is safe that for the purpose
OF obtaining the advantages OF untaxed machinery
fuel. and materials. and using these with domes
tic products textile factories would Immediately
spring in the free port manufacture goods
largely intended for foreign trade. but to some
tent intended for trade in the United States upon
payment Of the same rates OF duty that would be i'm
posed II the goods of foreign manufacture
In other words while free port for the purpose OF
exhibiting finished goods OF foreign manufacture be-
fore they had paid duty would be OF less value the
United States than in Germany, we firmly believe
that free port which admitted OF the establishment
OF manufacturing industries would be OF much more
Importance here than It Is either in Hamburg or
Copenhagen, on account OF the much more exacting
character of the tarif laws OF the United States"
The last statement Is unquestionably
the tariff laws, the more profitable the free
port to the town enjoying the monopoly of
free importations. The idea of establish
ing such a privileged territory at or
around Boston is worthy of Boston's inge-
nuity and her spirit of local enterprise. We
might almost say that the idea is worthy of
the inventor of the Aladdin stove.
There is not the slightest doubt that an
exempt area Of the sort described would
benefit Boston greatly as a port of entry,
and likewise as manufacturing town.
Unfortunately for Boston, however, the
Constitution of the United States contains
this little provision:
All duties. imports, and excises shall
be uniform throughout the United States"