Washington sentinel., 1898-10-22

| NJ olhl AlOf ILhblAGAEt IN IAN IDA.
| A Dominion plebiscte taken on the
99th ult on the que stion of the prohlhi.
ton Of the liquor traffic shows, on a
small vote, a majority Of about II 900
in favor Of prohibition. his improbable
that any legislation will follow.
EOeHiag NewS-Glasgow, Oct. 7.
Canada, on the whole, IS cold country
has not the Incompatible Ktpling
| apostrophized her as Our Lady OF the
Snowss-snd the prevailing tenn perature
may have had much 10 do with tho
nominal defeat OF the prohi bition party.
| The result OF Yesterdays plebIscite, so
far as the returns have come IN. Indicate
that the prohibition majority will lie
between 5000 and 40, 900. This is not
the first tim plebiscite has been taken
on the subject in certain provinces. ana
as this present voting shows falling of
IN these districts OF rs to SO per cent. on
previous plebiscites, the general result
IS, as we have said, the momdual deteM
OF the prohibition party. No Govern
ment, however strong, would tor a
moment attempt 10 prohibit "the i'm.
portation, manufacture, or sale of spirits,
vine, ale, beer, cider, and all other
alchoholic liquors for use as beverages"
on the strength OF such an insi ignaicant
majority.
Daily GyabSc-London. Oct, 3.
The results of the Canadian plebiscite
or prohlbiuon are instructive. Whether
a maj 1rity Of voters is Tor or against
prohibition is nos yet quite clear, but
this, at any rate, seems certain, that only
a minority OF the electors OF Canada took
the trouble 10 vote. They were wise
men who stayed away, for no immec late
action could follow as the direct conse-
qutncs OF their voting or OF their ab
stention. Evidently the Canadian
elector is much like electors on this side
OF the Atlantic. He will not troNbls TO
vote except on issues which he regards
as OF serious importance. The fact is
one, which constitution makers 400
readily ignore. The number of elective
bodies IN this country is certainly being
increased without Parliament ever
pauslng to serioasly consider whether
the electors will take the trouble to
elect In London alone hundreds OF
persons have to be elected every year or
every third year for various purposes
and the average citizen, bewildered by
this total, simply keeps away from he
ballot box. The result IS to encourage
the candldature OF men who desire office
only for the dishonest profit they can
make out Of it Elective Government
we must of course have, bat it is surely
possible to diminish It's dangers by merg.
ing together the fun tions of good
many Of these elective bodies. In any
town Of moderate ze a town council,
with a school committee and poor law
COMMITTEES attached. could very well do
the whole now done by three separate
bodies.
THE IEw IN r ssIA Recently, it has
been determined TO drive large numbers
OF leu out OF iberia. Jews, too, who
have an absolute right to live IN anv
part OF the country, as, e, e., sons OF
ReseTvists, who have served twenty-five
years in the army, are meeting with
exactly the same treatment, "a Jew,>
coming under this category, who was
expelled alter many years residence in
the Government OF Semiretschs, SIX,
addressed a complaint to the Senate
which thereupon decided that tae con
duct Of the authorities of SemiretSChensS
was contrary to law, The misfortune is
that tn decision will be regarded as
applying to the particular case adiudi
Gated on only, and will in 30 way pre-
vent similar violation cflaw in the future
on the part of the Provincial au horities.
In Kiev, where the position OF
the Jews at the pr, sent moment is very
uufavorable, the Governor has ap-
pointed a special commission, under
the presidency Of Prince TrubetEkoii
with the purpose Of subjecting all Jewish
vorkmen residing IN Kiev TO an exami-
nation. His object Is to discover in this
way whether they really understand
their work. Those who show them
selves incapable tailors and shoemaksrs
will be expelled on the pretext that they
are not workmeu al all.
RUSSIAN CHU- CT AND CAENBALs.
A correspondent Of the Sussex DAILY
NszUs says. About two months ago
reproduced in this column extracts from
the letter OF Russian friend charging a
Russian community with cauuibalIsui.
The extracts were extensively copied by
some Of your contemporaries, and were
stated in one instance to be untrue.
The Congress Of the Russian Church at
Kietf, however has had this matter
uuder consideration during the last lew
days. The Bishop Of Kasau admitted
that cannibalism was rife in his diocese,
and that no means had been found OF
eradicating Il. The canniDals of kasan
kill and eat people who have been pur-
sued by worldly misfortune. under the
| impt ession that their action will proplti-
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