The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-09-20

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The arrival of President Kruger at
Lourenzo Marquee apparently indicates
the end of organized resistance on the
part of the Beers. This conclusion seems
10 be confirmed by the dispatch from
Captain Rcichmann, the American mill
tary attache who accompanied the Beers
in their campaign. Ii does not necessar-
lily follow, however. that the invaders are
going to find their success Il wholly sat
isfactory one. The BOer armies have
been overpowcred and dispersed. the
Transvaal republic has been obliterated
from the map. the British government
has taken over the territory of its late
enemies. But eventually the inhabitants
will have to be governed. and so far no
one in authority in England has given
an idea of the form of government that
the British cabinet intends to set up in
the two conquered states. As crown
colonies it may be possible to hold them
in subsection for an indefinite length of
Dut. IEOUu tHC
mines on the Rand. there will not lie
many practical methods or raising reve-
nue. TO pay the colonial expenses, and it
is not likely that the taxpayer at home
will take very kindly to the suggestion
that he must foot the bills for running
two colonies 1000 miles away. II the
gold mines are heavily taxed their owners
will be no better off than they Were I'M
der Dom Paul. II the Boer inhabitants
are Overtaxed they will be unable to pay
and will either emigrate or rebel at the
first opportunity. when Great Britain is
in difficulties in Europe, India or China.
These and many other questions that will
demand a settlement now that MIR.
Chamberiain's ends have been gained will
make the task of governing the Trans
vaal and the Orange Free State extreme
ly embarrassing to the victors.
The great value of the weather bureau
and the remarkable correctness of its
observations, all things considered, have
been demonstrated by recent events. 1t
gave warning of the receut hurricane
days before it manifested itself on the
Texas coast 1t anticipated its course
iiolh tit Ni@lhlts VI sNdu DOullilEO uutl
it reached Cuban waters. where it made
a DETECTION no human skill could have
foreseen. The bureau was not caught
mapping. however. 1t sent out its hurri-
cane signals both for the Atlantic coast
and the gulf coast. and when the storm
turned from the north of Cuba westward
the bureau turned its attention to Texas.
and nearly thirty-six hours before the dis
aster, warned the people of Galveston of
its coming, and during that day extended
,ts signals all along the Texas coast.
Perhaps still greater accuracy in fore
casting was displayed by the bureau in
the warnings given out to mariners on
the great lakes. Though nearly all lines
of cor3municatiOn in Texas were cut off.
the bureau kept track of the storm as it
swept through Oklahoma into Kansas.
and gave timely warning that it would
turn northeast. moving across northern
Illinois and southern Wisconsin. and
thence across Lake Michigan and the
northern end of the southern peninsula
of Michigan to Canada. In times gone
by it has been the habit to jeer at Old
Probabilities. and whenever prediction
failed of verihcation 70 condemn the
hpt
worth the expense of its maintenance.
During the last few years. however, its
operators have gained in skill, and its
record now is of character of which
its officials have every reason TO he proud
and which seems to amply justify what
ever expense it may entail by its great
saving of life and property.
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In the latest government crop report
wheat, corn and cotton are all recorded
as showing Il condition considerably be-
low the average of the preceding ten
years, and the effect upon the values of
these commodities in the markets of this
country has been an appreciable advance.
The condition of wheat at harvest. in
cluding both winter and spring, is given
as ig.6. This is more than eleven points
below the average since 1890, which has
been SOB. Nevertheless, there is still a
sufficient supply of wheat represented by
these figures to insure ample flour for the
nations daily bread. and there will even
he a moderate surplus for foreigners who
may be willing to pay a reasonable price
for it. On the basis of four and one
half bushels Of wheat to each inhabitant,
estimating the total population at 13,OO0.-
600 persons. the requirements of the
United States would be 33S1. 100000 bush
els Allowing 5O.0OO.0OO bushels for next
years seed. the amount needed to carry
us through to another crop would be 3Si,-
800. 900 bushels. Experts calculate that
the governments figures and the known
acreage harvested will result in crop
Of about 49,. coo. COO bushels. SO that we
shall have nearly 1OO,OOO,OOO bushels Of
the crop of 1900 to sell to our foreign
friends or to keep in our bins for another
year.
The order of President Mitchell. call
ing out the miners in the anthracite coal
region of Pennsylvania recalls the last
great strike in the same district three
years ago. which was practically ended
by the tragedy at Latimer. IN which
twenty-one miners were killed and over
fifty wounded by deputy sheriffs. The
strike inaugurated by the United Mine
Workers will for the time being. termi-
nate operations in the most productive
hard coal field in the world. The mine
employees in the anthracite district of
Pennsylvania number about 145.O0O. The
membership of the union Is not known to
4 certainty. but the leaders claim that
about so per cent of the miners are or
ganized.
\ few days ago one of the most de-
structive storms of the century carried
devastation along our southern coast. A
great wave of desolation swept over Gal
weston and all the neighboring district.
\ wider district was ravaged than in the
great storm on the English coast in 1903.
md property immeasurably greater in
value was destroyed. In twenty four
hours the machinery of relief had been
organized and was effectively at work.
The government. the railroads. the great
industrial establishments, citizens rich
and poor joined in the common effort
for rescue and relief. This is civilization.