The Opelousas courier., 1898-10-01
NOTES M COMMENTS.

Spain lest eighteen ships In four
hours fighting and succeeded in kill
Ing n American.
1t would lie curious to find Germany
and France forgetting about Alsace-
Lorraine and sympathizing concerning
the Philippe Islands.
Adventures seeking Spanish treas
IRE IN Caribbean waters should not
overlook the fact that there vas some
coal on the sunken Merrimac.
The flour mills of Seattle, Wash.
are said to be running night and day
because of the great demand ~for
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 thsSe is anything in a name the
Amertca3 boys born since the opening
Of the Spas sh war will be distinguish
ed men. Hs.bson. Dewey, Sampson.
Schley, Yotng, Wheeler or Roosevelt
are now his Horical, 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, Mr.. Curzon
said that he had been sentenced to
nine years imprisonment in a Spanish
prison, and 1.-The conditions were such
as would be likely to have a serious
effect on his health" There would be
no 'likely'' If Mr.. CurZOn knew any
thing about the Spanish Jail system.
1t may be that we are, with ~pect
to the coming century, l. me same
immature mental condition in which
the people of the eighteenth century
were with regard to the nineteenth.
declares DR.. Ludwig Buchner. a we'll
known German philosopher. II SOME
one in the preceding century had
dared to predict the wonderful
achievements of the nineteenth, he
would probably have been declared a
fool. and treated as was Robert Mayer
in Germany, in this century, who, aft.
err the discovery of the law of conser-
walton of force, was put into an insane
asylum. i 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 hui
nan mind in the various domains of
scientific research.
Official statistics published ia 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 1898, be-
fore the in%surrection. the exports to
Germany were valued at 1888. 700. to
Spain 81, 800. 900. to the United States
nearly IS, 900, 900 to Great Britain ST.
467, 500, to Jthpan s1.3S7, 900. In the
same period the imports into the Phil
ippines from Germany were valued at
S744.928, from Spain 81, 700, 900, from
France 81. 1915. 900. from Great Britain
81, 467. 900, and from the United States
only S272,24 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 a grand total of
1.753 officers, of which number 693
have been named for service during
the war. There are 14s vessels of all
kind in the regular navy. including
thirty-five torpedo Eoats. building and
authorized. There are thirty-four YES
sells of all rates. excluding torpedo
boats. under construction. The auxii-
larry navy, created by purchase or
lease. consists of thirty-six cruisers
and yachts. thirty-twO steamers and
golfers. twenty-five tugs and fifteen
reyenue cutters with SIX tenGprS. The
United States makes a big showing on
the ocean to what it did not very long
age.
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 MAX
ing many things plain. Nice and con-
definitions and meanings
which appeal to scholars and casuists
are not being employed in conveying
popular sentiments to the masses.
When. therefore, it is said that the
Angio-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 AHglo-Sayon. What is i'll
is that the men Of English
speech are drawing closer together.
and that thus united they will repre-
a power and capacity equal TO
things than have eve yet
been performed by men. In the gre II
march forward the Irishman and the
hep form the procession
the Englishman and the Ameri
The years record Of exports in GER
tain STAPLES Just completed by the
Of Statistics at Washington.
that of any previous showing.
III breadsruffs. pork. beef and other
and in cotton and mineral
bills. the highest figures in u his1or,
nave been reached. The breadstuffs