El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-07

little to say about anything. But he
stood up In his place yesterday and
gave Mr. BeveridRe dressing down
that for artistic completeness leaves
nothing to be desired.
Senator Pettus' speech beipg framed
in a spirit OF ironio admiration for
"our great orator" and of terror at
the results of his "wonderful declama-
ton" will be an awkward one for Be-
veridge to answer. However he will
probably try.
Secretary Wilson and the agricultu-
raj department being feverishly enga-
ged in q terrific ground and lofty,
eatch-as- struggle with the
unmuzzled dogs ofsthe District of Co.
lum bis, with victory alternating regu.
larly between the kiyi and the states
man, have been obliged to turn over
to the state department a case of un-
just discrimination against our pork
which they have discovered in Turkey
1t seems that the sultan, not having
the fear OF Uncle Sam before his eyes
and moved and instigased by the devil,
did, wickedly and maliciously and
with malice prepense and aforethought,
conspire with himself to injure our
foreign trade, we'll knowing the injury
resulting therefrom but caring naught
therefor, by prohibiting the importa-
ton OF American pork, while permit
ting European pork to come into the
empire. Ham sandwiches are not pop
ulsr in Turkey, but we send some of
our pig products there ordinarily,
nevertheless. In 1899 we shipped the
Turk about s13 worth; more exactly
SIP. IS worth. However, when the
suave diplomats of our foreign office
Estate department people always speak
of themselves IS belonging to the
''foreign cffice'D get their pourpar-
lers and protocols and things focused
on the sultan he will probably come
down. 1t will be pity if we have to
sack Constantinople on S13 casus
belli.
Lieut.. Batson, of the Fourth Cavalry,
who organized the Macabebe scouts in
Luzon, is In town recovering from q
dilapidated foot. de is enthusiastic
about the Macabebes, who have done
good service. They are hereditary
enemies of the Tagalos, the tribe which
tried to take possession of the archipe-
lago when the Spanish power crumbled,
and they go into battle with all
the vim of deep seated luminosity 10
spur them on. When our troops pen
etrated their territory the. TaRalos
were playing cat and-parrot with them,
burning their towns, massacreing
bheir women and children and general
ly having good time. so that we came
In the attitude of deliverers and were
duly appreciated. Batson had trouble |
with his men to keep them from re-
paying in kind, but he Gays that as soon |
as they got It into their heads that the
dignity of Uncle Sans service forbade
reprisals they became models. Still,
they didn't like it. He describes q
big copper colored man, q corporal,
as faithfully and patiently
Ind delicately as q woman to a wound
ID Tagalo, but with a face like a thun-
lercloud all the while and with q run
ling accompaniment of native prof.
nifty under his breath. Batson didn't
Understand the remarks, fortunately
le thinks, but he is inclined to believe
hey would peel paint.
The Puerto Rico question is still up.
m the only man in town who knows
Vhasis going to happen aud I'm res
rained by the rules of the Theosophic
MON from telling. It would be all
light and 1 would gladly tell, if were
ute certain that every body who reads
he HERALD was q theosophist. But
m not, and if a non theosophist were
D get hold of the informant and go
Or sugar stock with an egg beaten, 1t
Tould queer me with the Mshstmas.
Wherefore 1 refrain.
Chauncey Depew says he is not afraid
trusts, that he is on the directorate
eeventy-two companies, all blood
Citations of the Octopus, and the Octopus
oesn't scare him.
Persia Is to send US an am bassador
BON. We haven't had one for years
nd he will fill a gap In the pictures
ueness of Washington. The European
,voys are gorgeous on grand occasions. .
ut they do not show their pictures
ueness On the street or at the thea
'rs, except New Years Day, while
lie orientals work "a hours q day at it,
lOugh the Coreans aud Japanese show