New-York tribune., 1900-09-08

The record of the police force during the riot
Is sufficient testimony Of its brutality, and
its present evasion gives equal sign of it's
cowardice. 1t would be glad to sneak out
of the responsibility for its violent and hagitious
deeds, but the public Indignation they have
aroused will not allowft to do so. 1t must stand
up and answer. and even the sympathetic ex-
aminers should have small power to shield II
from the consequences of it's acts.
Colonel Bryan is out with this statement: IF
1 am elected, will be elected for four years
and no more" All remember what became of
a similar promise made by a Democratic Presi-
Dental candidate some sixteen years ago.
Mrs. Balch of Indianapolis. who says that
she originated the silly and blasphemous end
less prayer chain for the defeat of President
Mckinley, believes that she is engaged In a
high and holy work; but, to the credit of the
Womans Christian Temperance Union that or
ganization has disclaimed all sympathy with
it. Mrs Balch. who is member of the Union.
is not. however. discouraged at this rebuff. She
declares not only that the chain is rapidly
lengthening. but that she is receiving letters
from a multitude Of people approving the
scheme Among large number of these letters
which she has given out for publication is the
following, purporting to be written by John
Ward, of No POI West Tenth-st. in this city:
I cannot tell you how grateful 1 am for the
attitude taken by the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance URon and the Methodist Church on the
drink evil, and I want to- in my feeble way ex-
against Mckinley. 1 have felt for some years
that Christ made great mistake In drinking
ate use. and that when He symbolized this in
the Lords Supper He left heritage that has
proved a curse to untold generations.
A movement in support of which such q letter
as that could be written and published broad
cast with the approval of those concerned may
reverent people.
Lord Roberts's proclamation "annexng' the
Transvaal was probably an announcement that
the territory would henceforth be known as the
Transvaal, instead Of the South African Repub-
lic and would be directly under British govern
ment Logically it could not we'll be more than
that. 1t could not be proclamation of annex
alton, such was issued in the Orange State
because the British contention all along has
been that the Transvaal has always been Brit
ish territory That, however, is a mere detail
The important thing for Great Britain is to end
the But have not heard of the sur
render or capture of General De Wet
The patient who recently drowned himself
rather than submit to operation for appen-
dicitis is not without his claim to posthumous
sympathy
The Memphis Evening Scimitar' has appar
emily no very high opinion Of the boy candidate
for Governor, whose stolen title the Goebel
Democrats In Kentucky are trying to renew and
legalize at the polls this fall. Says this candid
Democratic Journal Babe Beckham did we'll
ito quote Bryan literally in his first campaign
speech. The quotations are the only parts of
the effort that are not absolutely puerile
justice of the peace and custos rotuIorum
in Orange County has decided that bees tres
passing on other property than that OF their
owners afford ground on which the latter NAV
be sued for legal damages 1t Is a curious de-
cision and will in all likelihood be subjected n
review by other tribunals and perhaps 10 re-
versal, restoring the bee to its immemorial free
dom. The attempt to restrict it TO farm boun-
daries would manfestly result in failure but
that is what the judicial decree evidently con-
templates The bees will laugh at Il and con-
tinue to range at will-"the freeborn wanderers
OF their native air'-as long as their generation
continues. But unless the ruling referred TO Ia |
reversed they promise 20 become the cause of
many lawsuits, involving costs and damages
far beyond the value OF their honey.
People In Shanghai have got so accustomed to |
the circulation of lies that they refuse TO ae |
eept the truth when It is offered to them. Thus