The sun., 1897-12-13

FRANCE has annexed madagascar but of the imports into that
island last year, amounting in all to 255,4oo Great Britain
furnished $780, and only 5000 from France "e
control the markets Of naion John Bull and
not who makes its eiigon and its laws
We understand that some friends of the annexation of Hawaii
still hope to accomplish through the ratification of the treaty by
the Senate but if probable the Morgan bill is eorted in
stead it will undoubtedly command larger majority in that body
than did the resolution for the annexation of Texas
THERE good why the State should lega
football but there why the colleges should prevent
their boys from exhibiting their prowe football for If
the college authorities would do this believe that they would
find the reform of abuses game that be most healthu
and manly exercise entirely easy
THE quarrel among the members of musical organization be-
carpenter elected President the head of gentle
who said he musician be amusing many per-
who familiar with the natural history of the professors of
the tone art 1t somewhat difficult draw sharply line of dis
tncion between carpenter who wood with and
'msician who fiddle with bow. AS between car
penters and fdders the carpenter certainly the finer artist
Of the two for what he does he does we'll
THE that the United cruiser Marbehead
arrived Port Prince to protect American interests after
trouble with Germany all must have been extremely graft
flying all patriots But that the generally happens
disturbance breaks in such place Greyown and
cruiser ordered go there She gets ready about
week. and in another week she reaches her destination only to find
that the crisis passed several days before Those who opposed
abolition the ground of useessness But those who believe
ships will probably agree that such only go to show
that we have not fleets enough Gulf squadron would be able
dispatch ships to such places Hay much quickly than
the North Atlantic squadron But have yet enough ships
to afford separate Gulf force.
IN address to clergymen the other day the Bishop of London
dropped remark that has in it much food for suggestions That
the great obstacle to the growth Of the Church the wckeness
the world has become commonplace Of the pulpit Yet in the
o. icEednp hut
Of the world that constitutes the real obstacle the spread
Christianity to-day Wickedne, meaning by that opposition
the moral law of Christ exists be sure force; but
it ruled of the of reason and even the most violent
opponent of Christianity divine revelation would care to
champion it. So instead Of having justify itself in fighting
wckeness by proving that the virtue is the way appi
and peace for the Church finds that this is taken for
granted by everybody and that in fact nhde and agoscs are
ready to enlist III the age-ons crusade against evil,
THE municipal election i'll Salt Lake City, in which WON.
voted disclosed the fact that the candidates for office
badly scratched by the voters who thus showed that
they preferred to have hold Office Indeed Miss Joanna
Srague, the candidate for Recorder actually defeated bv
although local paper that praccay every lawyer
in the city supported her. because she had been successful deputy
in the District Court Clerks office She had criticism
counter from any and informal Of the business
district before the election justified the general belief she would
ahead of her ticket The proved that women
could not be depended upon for candidates. So also Mrs.
La Barthe and Mrs ev who nominated for the Auditor
ship although competent and experienced wone defeated
by Mr. Swan independent canddae through the of the
Under these circumstances probably party will noi-
for office hereafter in Salt Lake City, 1t be- of
course that there local conditions in Salt Lake City
that responsible for this rather surprising of woman
suffrage But is fact that in other matters women are not al
ways ready stand up for their Women physicians in
when they known to be competent and s
not employed by women, although might naturally
be supposed prefer physicians. The thing
true of the other occupations in which gain
ing ootod 1t is not always from their that they
ceive the greatest encouragement while in they
ous fac for in the abstract always stand up surd
their SEX and not nfrequeny condemn mans injustice
1t is Of those inconsistencies in that
make her charming and incompehensible Tribune