The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-10-22

and France forgetting about Aisace-
Lorraine and sympathizing concerning
the Philippe Islands.
Adventures seeking Spanish treas
ure In Caribbean waters should not
overlook the fact that there was some
coal on the sunken Merrimac.
The -four mills of Seattle, Wash,
are said to be running night and day
because of the great demand Tor
breadstuffs from China and Japan.
America has eight towns named
Madrid, three of which are consider
ing the expediency of changing their
names to something less pointedly and
aggressively Castilian.
If there is anything In a name the
American boys born since the opening
of the Spaish war will be distinguish
ed men. Hobson, Dewey, Sampson,
Schley, Young, Wheeler or Roosevelt
are now historical, and ninety-nine
per cent of the youngsters will bear
the name of either one or the other OF
the heroes.
There was unconscious humor In the
statement made In the British House
of Commons by Mr.. Curzon, the Under
Secretary of Foreign Affairs. In
speaking of the conviction Of an Eng
lish war correspondent, MIR. CurZon
said that he had been sentenced to
nine years. Imprisonment In a Spanish
prison, and ''the conditions were such
ms would be likely to have a serious
effect on his health" There would be
no 'IikeIy" If Mr.. Curzon knew any
thing about the Spanish Jail system.
1t may be that we are, with respect
| to the coming century, In the same
immature mental condition in which
the people of the eighteenth century
were with regard to the nineteenth.
| declares DR.. Ludwig Buchner, q well
known German philosopher. If some
| one in the preceding century had
dared to predict the wonderful
achievements of the nineteenth, he
would probably have been declared
fool, and treated as was Robert Mayer
/
err the discovery Of the law of conser-
walton of force, was put into an insane
asylum. A like fate might befall the
man who should now dare to cast a
horoscope for the twentieth century.
and to predict the progress OF the hu-
man mind In the various domains OF
scientific research. .
Official statistics published In Mad
rid, Spain, show that Germany ranks
seventh (the last but one) among the
nations In the list of exports from the
Philippines, and fifth In the list of i'm
ports into those islands. In 1896, be-
fore the instruction, the exports to
Germany were valued at $3.50, 700, to
Spain $4,500,000, to the United States
nearly $4,000, 900 to Great Britain ST.
467, 500, to Japan $1,3s7,0OO. In the
same period the imports into the PhiE
ippines from Germany were valued ut
S744,92S, from Spain 7,700,000, from
France $1,795,00O, from Great Britain
81, 467, 900, and from the United States
only s272,240. The Germans in the
Philippine islands are chiefly shop
keepers, bankers and commission
agents.
The new naval register issued by the
Navy Department show the growth
of this branch of our defensive and
aggressive service since the war be-
gan. The navy has grand total of
1,7J3 officers, of which number 693
have been named for service during
tire war. There are 148 vessels of all
kind in the regular navy, including
thirty-five torpedo boats, building and
authorized. There are thirty-four YES
sells Of all rates, excluding torpedo
boats under construction. The auxil
larry navy, created by purchase or
lease. consists of thirty-six cruisers
and yachts. thirty-two steamers and
Golfers, twenty-five tugs and fifteen
revenue cutters with SIX tenGers. The
United States makes big showing on
the ocean to what it did not very long
ago.
The world is getting a pretty clear
idea now of what is meant by Anglo
Saxon unity and purpose, thinks the
Washington Star. Discussion Is m0k-
ing many things pain. Nice and con-
trccted definitions and meanings
which appeal to scholars and casusts;
are rot being employed in conveying
popular sentiments to the masses.
When. therefore, it Is said that the
Anglo-Saxons are getting together,
and that the world will soon feel the
beneficial effects of their united eff
forts. The Celt is as much included as
the lineal Anglo-Saxon. What is in
tended is that the men of English
speech are drawing closer together.
and that thus united they will repre-
sent a power and capacity equal TO
greater things than lave ever yet
been performed by men. In the gre It
march forward the Irshman and the
NelshHan help form the procession
with the Englishman and the Ameri
can.
| The years record of exports in GER
tain staples just completed by the
Bureau of Statistics at Washington.
exceeds that of any previous showing
In breadstuffs. pork. beef and other
provisions. and in cotton and mineral
/ nitc 70 biuboc+ fff.rroc ;, 1,,v l;.eo,..