The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-08

sers are spouting in the Yellowstone
Park, and old ones are throwing up
rocks and hot water from new aper
atures. The. scientists might aIlay pub
lie anxiety by letting US know whether
all this activity is what Mr.. Cleveland
would call "pernicious" or whether it
is innocent.
Senator Burrows. of Michigan, is out
in an interview in which he says: 1T
is my judgment that if the war in the
Philippines is still in progress next
year, and the end is not then in sight,
the situation will be to the disadven
tage of the Republican party. The
only hope for the party, and the coun.
try, I might add, is in a speedy change
OF conditions in the Philippines. Un-
less the war in the Philippines speed
lily ends it will become an important
political factor, and it's continuance
will make the outlook for Republican
success uncertain to say the least. If
I could have had my way we would
have simply taken a coaling station or
a base Of supplies in the island of Lu
ION, we would not have paid a penny
to Spain, and We would have our foot
hold in the East without the sacrifice
of life and money"
The report of the tripartite commits
sion sent to Samoa has been published.
It says that the chief evils which 8f.ct
Samoa are those which inevitably at
tend the election Of a king and his
subsequent efforts to assert his author
ity, and those which are due to the
rivalry of foreign nationalities between
themselves and to their disposition to
take sides in the native politics. To
meet the first of these evils, they say,
they have abolished the kingship, and
recommend that this be made perma
nent. Native chiefs will rule over dis
tricts and meet annually to discuss the
affairs Of government and make recon
mendations to the administration and
council. The second evil is not go
easy to do away with under a tripar-
tite administration. The commission
ers do not think in fact that perma
nent prosperity and tranquility will
ever be obtained except under the gov
eminent Of enc power. The commits
sioners will appoint an administrator
from a disinterested power, and he
will be assisted by a council of dele
gates from the three governments.
The international Peace Conference
met at The Hague for it's final sitting
July 90, when it was announced that
sixteen States had signed the arbitra-
ton convention, fifteen the other two
other two conventions, seventeen the
declaration prohibiting the throwing
OF prl.j cities or explosives from bal
looms, sixteen the declaration prohibit
ing the use Of asphy xiating gases, and
fifteen the declaration prohibiting the
use Of expansive bullets. Baron de
s .aal delivered the farewell address,
thanking the representative Of foreign
States. Hesaid the work accomplished,
while not 80 complete as might be de
sired, was sincere, wise and practical
Minister E~stournelIes and Dr.. Beau
fort folio we'd, the latter saying that il
the Conference had not realized U5o
plan dreams, nevertheless it had dis
proved pessimjssic forebodings and the
moral effect would more and more in
fuence public opinion and aid govern
ments to solve the question of the limi
tation Of ornaments, which still re
main a source of grave consideration
for the statesmen Of all countries.
Baron de Staal then declared the Cor