The age-herald., 1898-05-08

Philippines while he lived on the islands. In the matter of back taxes the laws of the Philippines are more summary than those professor, lis to strip back tax delinquents to the waist, tie them to a bench or post and beat them unmercifully."
 spain's colonial system Is her weakest point. Islands here and there do not rem der nation unassailable. The mainland is good enough. Beware of an agitation soon to arise in favor of annexation and a colonial system. The advanced repub- licans are matching it against 1900.
 North Alabama will fill up the First Ala bama volunteers; now let Central and South Alabama do equally well in filling the ranks of the Second and the Third reg iments. The Black Belt should brace up.  The country will have a monosyllabic cab inet when Messrs. Alger and Wilson retire. It now includes Day, Gage, Bliss, Long. Smith and Griggs. The movement is from polysyllabism to a monosyllabic basis.
 
 A feature of the nineteenth century has been the steady expulsion of the Spaniards from the Americas. The twentieth century will not have that trouble to contend with. z The Cape Verde fleet is safe as long as it stays away from Admiral Sampson. Fleets that are lost or estray do not have +c mt Two of the gubernatorial candidates in Tennessee, Messrs. Bond and Taylor, have withdrawn from the race, and Benton Me- Millin is plainly the peoples choice. A good way to remember the Maine is to remember the indemnties that Spain must pay on account of the seamen sent to their deaths in Havana harbor.
 If the battleship Oregon has to fight sin gle-handed five armored cruisers several mooted questions in naval warfare will be unmooted.
 The letters "C. "" around which so many memories are clustered, will be per-
  President McKinley's military appoint ments are generally applauded. The polit- ical general has lost his grip.
 Selma and Eufaula should send on ther delegates. Camp Louis " Clark has room for few more tents
 
 l.. of fba Ipit al in torpedo boats, torpedo boat destroyers and submarine boats.
 Spain will not appoint court of inquiry in the case of the ships now resting in the mud of Manila harbor.
 When Acting Rear Admiral George Dewey comes home seventy millions of people will greet him.
 The Hon. Stephen B. Elkins and the Hon. Mark Hanna are engaged in a match of impressive silence
 The peace-at-any-price people are indulg- ing in a silence that may be described as profound.
 It is now very plain why Spain did not claim another mule had been killed at Ma nila.
 It is plain George Dewey did not hear Mark Hanna say, There will be no war"  Commodore Dewey is just now very large pebble on the Manila beach.
 
 The belligerency of the United States is becoming an open secret.
 The recent fall in iron was felt more at Manila than elsewhere.
 Admiral Sampson's shore serenades are not billed in advance.
 Acting rear admirals are the correct kind. 
 LIEUTENANT E. W. JOHNSTON.
 When Sergeant Hugh Collins, of Birming- ham, was shot and killed at Mobile last Monday by negro, Colonel Higdon detail- ed Lieutenant Edward W. Johnston to rep resent him on the occasion of the trial The Mobile Register in printing the story of the unfortunate affair, said: |" Lieuten- ant Johnston, who is son of Governor Johnston, had a conference with the de- tective and assured him he could control the troops. Detective Morris then went to the door step and told the negro to come out which he did, handing Morris the pis-