The herald., 1898-10-03

US ANA1EAS
indicated IL by the defeat Of the EN-
peror's program whom It comes befor
the reichstag. Such . rebuR woui'
probably lead to . furious outburst o
some kind. The mental poise Of the EN-
peror does not seem 10 be perfect. a
shown by his late pompous declaration
that he IL the lord Of the sea and tn
land. Indications all point to troublou
times for him before he is much older.
The less Republicans say derisivel!
about fusion the better for any CLAIM
they may have to consistency. Allus
ion has already been made to the Repub
Ilican-Populist fusion In Georgia. Nov
we learn from Pennsylvania that u
strong faction Of the Republican part!
has combined with the Prohibitionists.
That is something the Democratic part,
has never been accused of.
A new method Of extracting gold, sait
to have advantages over both amalga
nation and cyanide processes. is report
ed from Queensland. The plan IL to mis
the ore with common salt and sulphu
ric acid, then adding a solution Of per
manganate of potash. Hydro-chlorin'
acid is formed, and chlorine is liberated
to combine with the gold. forming chic
ride Of gold. 1t might be worth trying II
California.
It is to be hoped that an American ar
chitect will win in the competition
of plans for the University o.
California, now In progress a.
Antwerp, Belgium. With three o.
the five members of the com
mission foreigners. however. and 1O'
plans in hand. the chances are in favor
of the award being made to some of thu
many foreign competitors
We notice that in many congressiona
conventions resolutions have been passed
urging congress to adopt a postal saw
ings bank system. The expediency o.
this step has been widely discussed
withid the last few years. The system
is a success in some foreign countries
but there has been strenuous opposition
to its introduction in this country.
In some exhibition firing In presence
of the minister Of marine, the French
Mediterranean squadron fred $50 shot!
at hulk before setting 1t on fire.. The
minister was much pleased with the re-
suit. It would seem to one Of Dewey:
or Schley's gunners that the only safe
place around there was on board the
hulk.
With the absorption of the Pasadena
and Santa Monica electric lines by the
Huntington syndicate, nearly all thu
electric car service from the mountains
to the sea comes under control of th'
new management. The Traction system
is the only exception worth noting. Com
petition is fast being swallowed by
monopoly.
Aguinaldo has a glorious future as
sured, no matter how his dictatorship
may turn out. His remarkable loquacit!
has doubtless attracted the attention o
lecture managers, and possibly he ha
already received alluring inducement
to make a lecture tour in the Unitet
States.
1t is announced that the czar has ap
pointed the dowager empress Of Russi
honorary colonel of the Pereyaslav regi
ment of dragons. This is a creditabl'
example of affection, but not ever!
young man has like opportunity t,
be good to his mother.
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We may next hear that Chinese in
vestigating commission has been ap
pointed to ascertain whether the EN-
peror is alive or dead, and. If dead
whether he committed suicide or wa
assassinated. The conflicting account
must be very perplexing to the Chinese
with the exception of the emperor.
There Is something in al name whe1
the name happens to be Jesse James ant
train robbers are wanted. 1t looks, how
ever, as if the Kansas City police wer
relying more on a name than on a dec
in coupling the son and namesake Of tn
famous Jesse James with the recen
hold-up.
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When the returns are all In 1t vii
probably be found that the application
for discharge represent all the private
in the Seventh regiment There will b
few scattering" negatives, but the.
won't come from the thirteen-dollar clas
Of soldiers.
Railway accidents resulting from in
correct time indicated by the watche
reduced to the minimum by the nev
system requiring daily adjustment o
time-pieces.
The large investments of English am
San Francisco capitalists in the bora.
industry in San Bernardino and othe
counties speaks we'll for revival of in
terest in California resources. TIL
signs are auspicious for business awak
ening all along the line.
Tommy's Soliloquy
If I cam judge from what 1 see,
Then I'm compelled to