The record-union., 1899-11-17

columns Of big heads and narrative Of
the skunk bites, and alleged letters on
the subject from eminent physicians 1t
is great splendid treat and it has
f1ne setting in the freak Sunday supple
ment. Mankind is suffering and moan
ing for Just such reading.
THE PENALTY WAS DEATH.
Stockton Independent: On the 7th
day Of August, 1861, the following
order was issued by Simon Cameron,
Secretary of War. and approved by
Abraham Lincoln. President of the
United States:
BY the fifty seventh article of the
Act of Congress, entitled an Act for
establishing rules and articles for the
government of the armies of the Unit
ed States approved April 10, 1906.
holding correspondence with or giving
intelligence to the enemy. either di-
rectly or indirectly is made punishable
by death, or such other punishment as
shall be ordered by the sentence of a
court martial. Public safety requires
strict enforcement of this article.
1T is therefore ordered that all cor
respondence and communication, ver-
bally or by writing, printing or tele-
graphy, respecting operations of the
army or military movements on land or
water, or respecting the troops, camps,
arsenals, intrenchments or military af-
fairs, within the several military dis
tricts, by which intelligence shall be
directly or indirectly given to the enc
my, without the authority and sane
ton Of the Major General in command,
be, and the same are, absolutely pro-
hibited, and from and after the date
of this order persons violating the same
will be proceeded against under the
fifty seventh article of war"
1t would be we'll for some of the edi-
tors, correspondents anti-imperialists
and Democratic speakers who have
been criticising the present Administra-
ton and General Otis for not allowing
publicity to everything that a witless
reporter might scribble, to scrutinize
carefully this order of Abraham Lin
coin, directing the military branch of
the Government to put In force the
fifty-seventh article of war; If that
article Of war which, by the way, was
formulated in 1906 by the very found
ers of our republic that we hear SO
much about, was safe provision for
Abraham Lincoln to enforce in the war
OF secession, it is a safe provision to
enforce in the war of the Tagal rebel
lion- The explicit instructions given
in the order Of Abraham Lincoln COW
cred many of the points touched upon
by the Manila correspondents and for
which their only punishment was the
elimination OF the matter by the GEN.
SCR. That the newspapers having cor
respondents at Manila have directly
and fiagrantly violated the fifty-seventh
article of war and have become liable,
were such an order as that of Presl-
dent Lincoln enforced, to the severe
penalties prescribed by that article, no
one can doubt who has read the special
dispatches that have come from Manila
via Hongkong.
SCHURZ
Marysville Appeal: The notorious ten
dency of Carl Schurz to get ON the off
side Of every great national question,
naturally causes him to flock with those
birds of ill-omen, the anti-expansion-
lists, much to the ruffling of their mil
dewed feathers. Ever since Mr..
Schurz saw fit to infiict his citizenship
on the United States, the unsolicited
advice which he has from time to time
rendered the Government, on matters OF
Importance, has been conspicuous not
only for its lack of good, practical
sense, but also for its manifest failure
to appreciate the progressive and up
lifting spirit which is the manifest
characteristic of our country's devel-
opment. Therefore. his present loud
mouthed shrieks against the retention
of the Philippines can be accepted by
the people as a most pleasing evidence
of the righteousness of the Administra-
TONS position in the matter.
CALIFORNIA; VINTAGE.
Fresno Democrat: The State vintage
is finished, and it is found that al
though the lack of moisture had re-
duced the grape yield, other conditions
were favorable to the production of
wine of good quality. The dry wine
crop is estimated at ten million gallons
from last years figures. The result
is attributed to an early and untime]y
frost. The full quantity of muscats
was made into wine the shortage being
ports, sherry and Angelicas. One of
the sensations of the wine season is
the resolve of the California Winemak
ers Corporation to withdraw from the
market 1t has disposed of the three
million gallons of wine remaining on its
hands and will soon be wound up.
Despite the withdrawal of this corpora
ton, it is to be gathered from the stat
istics that the immediate prospects of
the wine industry are exceptionally
good, and this circumstance will be of
potent influence in the case of Fresno,
which as a sweet wine county COM
petes favorably with any in the State.