New-York tribune., 1900-09-03

ticket a tail of their own Altgeld being as hexi-
bic an appendage Of the sort as they could ex-
pect to find anywhere. with the advantage of
being near at hand and the reputation Of being
always ready TO take anything offered to him.
Nicaragua this year exhibits an encouraging
balance sheet only short 100000 or so. and
expects next year to show a surplus
It's expected visitation Of yellow fever was
fortunately averted. but in place Of IT an obscure
and destructive malady fell the pigs and rats
OF the republic, which at last accounts were
dying off in great numbers, with the local
Sanitary Commission advancing a different
theory to account for the phenomenon every day
Nicaragua invites sympathetic attention from
account of it's future canal. and except
in it's pig and rat epidemic seems to be getting
along quite comfortably. 1t has wound up all
:ts revolutions and awaits expectantly the be-
ginning of the great work which will make all
it's after history interesting the world over
Mr.. Bryan has evidently taken leaf out OF
his friend Mr. Croker's book. When the New
York boss is asked awkward quest IN he
says: Private business. Refuse to answer" In
like circumstances the National Democratic boss
says: IT will answer in my own way and at my
own time" That may be effective for saving
him from compromising declarations. But what
straightforwaTdness?
1t may be that Field Marshal Count Won
Waldersee will get to China just in time to
supervise the general withdrawal from Peking
Writing to the Diplomatic Agent of the Trans
vaal at a critical juncture in the negotiations
before the war Mr.. Labouchere said: THE
President has great opportunity to give Joe
another fall. The great thing is to gain
time. In a few months shall be bowling
about something in another part Of the world. -
What a pity some of our friends who have been
writing encouraging letters to the Filipino rebels
could not have taken lessons in polite and
| patriotic phrasing from "Labby'
General Gomez is a sound and honest hearted
| patriot. but poor letter writer. Having writ
| ten a second to explain his first. addressed as
counsel to his compatriots. he may further be
| called on to explain his explanation. when the
hearts in the right place" Sir Lucius O'Trigger
says In effect. tbs niggardly Ito find fault with
the style''-a dictum applicable to a part. at
least OF General Gomez's political letter writing
| De Vets success in striking the enemy and
| then getting safely away is accounted for on
| the theory that the Beers ride light and the
British heavy. English horses cannot go II
or far carrying the present regulation load
| But IT cannot be safely diminished. The Beers
| know the country. how TO renew their supplies
at need. and are not compelled to be constantly
burdened with all their equipments. That is the
case IN nutshell. The Boer move swiftei
| because he carries the lighter load. which never
theless contains everything necessary to fight
| with.
Lord Rohertss announcement of a sternel
policy toward Beers who break their oaths OF
allegiance recalls attention to a former Incident
| for which he was much criticised. That was tho
expulsion OF the Boer women and children from
| Pretoria. Pathetic pictures were drawn OF mul
| titudes of innocent and helpless women and
| children driven from their homes at the point OF
| the bayonet sent O perish on he N