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TRs sOUrH AFRICAN cRfsis.

when II became known In England and
South Africa that Lord Kitchener was TO sue
| ceed Lord Roberts In supreme command OF
/ the army against the Beers, II was freely
predicted that things would 70 to pieces IN
South Africa after Lord Roberts departure.
How far the new Invasion Of tho Cape Colony
from the north Of the orange River and tho
, recent disasters to the British troops are n
fulAlment Of tho prophecies then made re-
mains to be seen, but II IL an open secret that
Lord kitchener's nomination over the heads
Of many men Of longer service and wider
experience has caused profound dissatis-
faction through the higher ranks Of the British
Army.
His appointment was made by Lord Sails
bury and contrary to the opinion OF Lord
Wolseley. and IL said TO have had a good
deal TO do with the manner Of the latter's
exit from the Horse Guards In whitehall.
the headquarters Of the COMMANDMENTS
Chief Of the British Army. II is unfortunate
for Lord Kitchener himself that in addition
TO the Jealo,isies that have been created among
those he has superseded. he is not personally
popular with the rank and file Of the army.
which Lord Roberts was In high degree.
He has proved on more than one occasion.
notably at Paardeberg. that he can act on
the maxim Of old Marshal Pelissier. who
when he was informed Of the French losses
at the assault on the Malakhof before Sebas-
topol. said that omelets cannot be made with
out breaking eggs.
In his determination TO bring the struggle
to an end he Is unsparng Of men. animals
and means. We're he able to accomplish
his end as thoroughly as he did at Paarde-
berg by one stroke. even IL costly in blood.
the sacrifice would soon be forgotten In the
satisfaction that the war was over at last;
but the apparently unending character OF the
conflict. the continuous drain OF human and
animal life which Is going on. every day re-
ducng the efficiency Of the force under his
command and undermining its morale gives
point To the predictions OF those in England
and South Africa who knew they had u basis
for what they said.
The situation now In such that a turn OF
the scale may put British sovereignty in
South Africa in greater jeopardy than IT has
been at any time since the outbreak of the
war. All may be said to depend on the
decision Of the Afrikanders In the Cape Colony.
Should they rise and join the intruders and
destroy the communications OF the Britt n
army with the bases OF supply in the South.
while those with Delagoa Bay and Natal we're
interrupted by tho Beers acting from the
Transvaal, the position of Lord Kitchener
and his army would be perilous In the ex-
treme. great deal depends on the events
Of the next few days. and on whether the Cape
Colony Dutch resolve TO continue In the atti-
tude OF neutrality which the mass of them
have maintained since the beginning Of the
war.
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Does the Constitution Follow tho
Flag?

The immediate question raised In the
two cases which have been argued before
the Supreme Court Of the United States
at Washington this week is whether duties
can be imposed upon merchandise brought
into ports of the United States from either
Porto Rico or the Philippine Islands. JOHN
II. GoETzE imported from Porto Rico into
the port Of New York some filler tobacco
upon which duty was assessed az 35 cents
per pound. The Board of General Ap-
praisers sustained the assessment Of the
duty imposed by the Collector and the
United States Circlit Court affirmed the
decision Of the board and from the judg-
ment of the Circris Court an appeal was
taken to the Supreme Court. In the other
case, MANUEL PEPKE. United States
soldier who had served In the Island Of
Luzon, brought in fourteen diamond rings.
which were seized in Chicago in May last
as merchandise liable to duty and fraud
ulently imported. The District Court
gave Judgment Of forfeiture to the Govern
ment. and this judgment was removed
into the Supreme Court by writ Of error.
In the Goetze case it Is claimed that
Porto Rico Is not foreign country. and
in the Pepke case that the Island OF Luzon
is n part Of the territory of the United
States, and, therefore that the merchandise
was not dutable under the provisions Of
section 8 Of Article l. of the Federal Con-
stitutioa which reads:
Congress shall have power to lay and collect taIeA
duties impos,s and tScsss To pay the debts and pro-
o., t4a apd s1f., anf
the ni,ed States: bu, az duties irro,s AND tIcses
shall b Uniform Throughout the uHnsd States"
The specific question. therefore. before
the Supreme Court is: What do the words
throughout the United States mean In the
Constitutional requirement that all duties.
impoSts and eNClses shall be uniform
throughout the United State>'" And al
though the argument on either side en-
braced a much wider range. and much
time was devoted Co the question whether
the Constitution follows the flag so that
upon the acquisition Of now territory the
inhabitants thereof forthwith become citi-
zens of the United States without any pro-
vision therefor in the treaty or without
formal action by the Congress. still. il i
not absolutely necessary for the Supreme
Court to decide that question. These
cases are proceedings in rem or against
the thing-in one against some tobacco
and In the other against fourteen rings
and a decision Of the narrower question
whether the words throughout the United
States mean throughout the domain OF
the United States or throughout the States
OF the Union will dispose OF the specific
issue now before the Court.
The counsel for the owners Of the goods
contend that the words cover the entire
domain Of the United States including
al outlying territories and all countries
acquired by treaty or conquest, and that
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yRsyeH TRIAL Oy HAiisroRv avs.
win. Growers Cenvincsd NJ rhei' fne,tlvs
mess 60 Yrsveas UsIi.

WAsutso1os, Dec 2i.-Consul John g.
Covert nj Lyons has reported 10th" state Zee
partmcnt on tho prevention ~ hnil-turus
by nring cannon ~ the o'oids. lie sav
I accompanied N. Jean Raulin. a profcs-.r
Of agriculture and an Official ~ tho latl "rs'
Alliance ~ France, In visit to th" town,
Of Bot. d'Olgnet and Dcnice. In the hlt
place, all tho grape growers oil u" heishhot.
hood had been invited To witness the tfl1l "
two guns especially constructed NJ hnil
destroyers In tho second place. Deuue.
n general jollincation was organized to .lvs
vent to the Joy OF the grape growers over th"lr
success In vanduishing their most Dreaded
encmy--the hail.
Two long cannons we're displayed In each
place, almost Identical In shape, buI differing
IN the manner of firing Each gun IL OF tie
shape Of an inverted cone. the opening at tie
mouth being IS. inches wide. II II plnrl"d
upon a tripod three feet high. Th" gun Itself
10 . feet irches high above the tripod 1t
Is made 81 thin boiler ir3n: o., ,,,,,, hox.
aforged iron block. In the centre Of this block
1. an aperture six inches long and about The
size Of a large dynamite cartridge. in which
is placed a metallic cartridge containing
with a cork and stamrcd like an ordinary
on n lever. attached TO the base of the forced
iron holder. The detonation Is very loud
As soon as the lanyard Is pulled flame is visi-
BILE at the mouth OF the gun. followed imme.
diately by a wreath Of smoke A shrill whist.
ling sound Immediately follows the trna
Of the cannon. and Is heard for. fourteen
seconds At a distance this whistling 10
much louder than near the gun. During the
firing. n few drops of rain fell.
Il interviewed from twenty 70 thirty large
wine growers last summer They were all
emphatic In their belief in the efficiency
Of fighting hail with gunpowder. They said
tina II the weather were rot and they saw
clouds forming. they prepared for charge.
II the clouds were moving rapidly, their
direction was changed or the movement was
stopped by the firing They were torn asunder
and broken into shreds. and n copious fall
Of rain soon followed. In localities where
treat losses from hail have been incurred
every summer. the cannons were used last
summer and no hail fell Two or three miles
distant, whore no cannons were fired the all
was destructive. One cannon protects nearly
seventy-Nve acres of land. The expense
of eQuipping a shooting station il s45 The
coat of operating a gun for 500 shots, not in-
cluding labor. i sis so
"Dr Paul Cazeneuve. one Of the most dis
tnguished scientists of France. says the Ques-
ton Is still In the domain Of experiment
and that nothing is proven
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Marriage AMI Divorce.

Mr. RAY. the chairman OF the Judiciary
Committee Of the House ole Representa-
tives, has written letter saying that to the
best Of his ability he will press pro-
posed Amendment to the Constitution giving
Congress full power TO enact uniform laws
on the subject of marriage and divorce.
Such an Amendment. in making possible
national laws on marriage and divorce,
would meet only one OF the demands or
the divorce reformers:" that is. uni
formity. But what would be that uni
formity? The legislation Of the States
on the subject indicates unmistakaoly
that IL would permit divorce and recognize
various causes as sufficient for the legal
dissolution of a marriage contract In
other words. the national laws would be
in the direction Of free divorce" as it is
called.
The only State in the Union which has
no divorce lew is South Carolina. The
only State which makes adultery alone
cause for divorce is New York II is OBJ
vious, therefore. that the vastly preponder-
ating sentiment Of this country is in favor
of free divorce" and that New York
and South Carolina. now alone outside OF
that current, would be forced into 1t by
national legislation.
We shall not now discuss the subject
brought up by the proposition Of Mr.. RAY.
contenting ourselves with merely pointing
out this obvious consequence of the Con-
stitutonal Amendment he favors.
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RIVER AND HARBOR Bill.
Appropriations for improvement of New York
FIarbor Total Amount s22,62I $50.

WAsHiNGToN Dec ?2--The Rivers and
narbors Appropriation bill has been CONE
pleted by the House Rivers and Har-
bors Committee and will be reported after
the holidays According to statement
carry total of s2? 1921. $3.50 in direct appropria-
tions. of which 500 is under contracts
for work costing s37. 762.
Toward the improvement OF New York
harbor, $500. 900 Is appropriated for Butter
milk channel under contract for sl.5O0OCo;
500 600 is appropriated for East River and
He'll Gate, 100000 for the Hudson River.
100000 for the Harlem River. $4,000 for
the Passaic River under contracts aggregat-
ing s22l. 900, $500 for the Raritan River.
siS 900 for Raritan Bay. and 100000 for Kill
Won Kull and Arthur Kill under contracts
aggregating s596Oo0.
For Buffalo harbor $50, 600. and for Erie
Basin and Black Rock harbor $500. 900 is ap-
propriated under a contract for s6l4. 4.843
For Boston harbor 5000. 600 is appropriated
toward the new project for a deep water
channel contracts for which are author
For the Nantucket harbor OF refuge $780,
900: for n harbor Of refuge at SANDY Bay,
Cape Ann. $loOUO For deep water channel
from Philadelphia to the mouth of Delaware
aggregating 81 100000.
For the James River. Va. $3.50. 900 is ape
proprated. For savannah harbor new
project for deepening tho channel is au-
harbor $500. 900 Is appropriated under con:
tracts for 81 900 0O0, and 1910 900 appropriated
for Galveston ship channel, conditional upon
the approval Of the chief of engineers For
under contracts aRereretlns $7.6oO.OoO For
the Missouri River. &340,OV
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IMMIGRATION FOR THE YEAR. 100000
Only Per Cent From Tropical Countries Fig
ures for Ten Years.

WASHINGTON. Dec. ?i.-Nearly half a
million people from other parts OF the world
have come into the United States during the
year 1900 seeking permanent homes The
details of the immigration during the ten
months ending with October. gathered by
the Immigration Bureau and published
by the Bureau OF Statistics. indicate that the
immigration for the calendar year will reach
about 10000. or this number more than
100, 900 come from Austria Hungary. another
100 600 from Italy. and nearly another 100000
from Russia while the United Kingdom
furnishes more than $1,000, of which number
1000 are from Ireland or the 100000 inmi-
grants, fully $4,000 come from Europe.
while only about 1000. or less than per cent.
come from the tropics
The indisposition OF man IN his miRrafions
to select a colder country than that to which
he has been accustomed Is distinctly pcrcepti-
Bile in the history Of our immi grafton
The following table sho VS. the total immgra-
tion into the United States and the number
from the tropics in each year from 1850 TO
tQ
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Roger wolcOtt.

ROGER WoLCorr OF Massachusetts, who
died yesterday. left memory to be envied.
Born Of the best old Puritan blood. he kept
all its traditions untarnished and undimin-
ished He was an earnest student at Har-
ward. where he was the orator Of his class
and where he afterward became an in
structor. In the Boston Common Council
and In the Massachusetts House OF Rep
resentatives he came to be known as
q rising man. Something Of the Arm
ness Of his way OF looking at things
was shown In his loyalty to his party in
1884. when the pressure OF the social infu.
posite direction.
Mr.. WoLCorT made the office Of Lieu
tenant Governor important by the distino-
ton with which he filled 1t; and as Governor
he was respected and admired by the en-
tire Commonwealth of Massach usetts.
Handsome. dignifed. cultivated. cour-
teous. he added to his exterior advantages
patience. industry. high ability and tho de-
sire to do his best for the State. He
gradually perfected himself in the art Of
public speaking. He was more than equal to
the tasks Of his office. He left it with the
respect OF all. and it seemed that both his
acknowledged fitness and his popularity
would call him in time to play an important
part In national affairs.
This promise of great career is broken
by death. but ROGER WoLooTr will be re-
membered rs man Of many noble and
attractive qualities. who would have gained
greater fame If his life had been spared.
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sho.e present hsA nni.hed the feass shey Adjourned
70 the white House psrloss 10 indulge In fancy
drink. which think vas cailsd pousse cafe. beins
only shoemaker had nevef tasted that kind " q
drink before and AM not sure Of the name. u vac
good. also enjoyed the beet safe,e ever smoked
OF course. being At the white House. had to us'
H. will have som. tonight The only differences
In the wine Arrangements IL that I have only four
wines instead OF nve. ss a, the white House one ior
each special seseon. know that our boss, Senator
MCMILLAN. avaled himself OF the nve white House
glasses Trusting that this will please you and that
you will honor both yourself and myself with your
presence At tho dinner this evening. an, yours re-
spectfully. a. = rrsoRRE"
BY vote OF 23 to 5 the Senate refused
70 receive the invitation and sent 1t back to
POTATO. The Supreme Court Of the State
snubbed him unanimously. Not q Supreme
Court Judge was at the dinner. Only
three State Senators came. A majority
OF the Legislature was able to stay away
In spite OF the Governors promises as to
the slories OF his bill Of fare and wine list.
Most Of the persons In whose honor the
dinner was to be given were avoidably
absent but PINoREE found others who
were not too proud to eat and drink with
him. and they were three hours on tho
road between oysters and cigars. The
Governor was toasted a. the Great Com
moner." whatever that may be. and the
truest. best and abest fighter for equal
rights the State Of Michigan ever has
known or ever will know He replied In
q speech the dignity Of which may be
judged from these words:
thought I'd invite you with the old Supreme
Court but as usual they issued another Injunction
want you to pray for the poor hypoortss. the poor
fellows who are afraid Of the cara"
He said that 40 he had supposed the
Supreme Court was to participate In the
dinner. he had arranged to hold 1t In Lam
sing on their own dunghill. thinking that
they would have the moral courage to
attend" He also few at the newspapers
and society in general.
PINGREE has long mouthed and strutted
as reformer. and some simple souls have
believed In him. BY continuous process
Of sef-exposure, more vivid than ever
toward the close Of his official career. he has
undeceived most of the credulous. We
dare say the Springfield Republican still
reveres him: humbugs must stand by one
another. But PISoREE seems 10 be at the
end OF his political rope. He has re-
nounced the Republican party and various
Democratic Journals are warning him not TO
try to break into the Democratic party.
And so another harlequinade is ended.
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Harlequin in Lansing,

The Hon. POTATO PINGREK Is spending
his last days as Governor Of Michigan with
wassail. Wassail for others, of course,
not for himself. His altruism " known.
But his methods of attempted persuasion
are a little queer for such a friend Of man
and virtue. He called a special session Of
the Legislature for the purpose Of pushing
through II some Of his favorite bills for
the increased taxation Of railroad corpo-
rations. The Legislature seems to be in
far from a genial temper as to the Pin
greean schemes. In vain has the Governor
mentioned the decanter that ornaments
his table. He allures neither the minds
nor the throats Of the legislators. They
will not think with him and they will not
drink with him. 1t must be admitted that
he is not very subtle in his efforts to exert
an influence.
Tuesday night he gave a dinner In the
Hall of Representatives The use OF that
room was granted to him by a majority
Of two votes. the Senate having previously
refused 10 let him have its hall for his feast.
As a specimen of the purity OF PISoREEs
taste and the urbanity of his manners
his invitation to the Senate is here repro.
duced;
Pardon me for not sending your honorable body
an Invitation for my little spread tonight unfor,-
unately the invitations have been delayed. and I
have been unable 70 deliver them to you personally
a. yet but viii DO % this afternoon. tried to get
the best there Ia especially the wines. ! attended
OF the most elaborate banquets given st the
white House less than . year ago. President
MCKINLEY had i've glAases at each plate, which
were kept nlled unt1 midnight can testify 70 ths
fact that vss he boss wine ever drank. I used
all i've glasses nyssf and enjoyed then n ny en-
dsavor 70 keep paes with o. o. ?. sxAmpaA. ANs
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she DOTED on HEFFELFINGER
And. without Intending to he Too Frank.
She Told Him So.
From the Msriden journal

From the Meriden journal
Fudge" Henefnger was one Of the most
popular football players that Yale ever pro-
duced Atpresent he Is living quietly at his
home in Minneapolis and is in business with
his father. a well-known shoe manufacturer
OF that city,
v.isd 'sHr snnespS % dinner she err foShG whG
herself seated by big. hroad-shouldered
| young man, whose name she had not caught
| touch wine she OWNED that athletics would
be likely to interest him.
"Do you play football'" she asked. ac-
Not now he answered, with some en-
barrassment. apparently, She thought him
But you have played'- che aueried. en-
Yes some" he replied,
| "You look as II you might play very well
These Western colleges turn out some very
fine players. she continued. trife patron
The best in the world" he responded.
e"aO "aOh' hardly that or course. they don't
put his Western colleges above Yale and
Yaie-Haryard sames?" she continued
Yes. have seen Yale and Harvard play
Il never miss game II can help it, the
girl ratified on. but ! don't enjoy them rs
H used 10 when HenefnSer played, Did you
lie looked thoughtful for moment NO.
he answered.
Well. you don't know what you've missed.
II you really care for football you ought 10
sec Hefelnnger play"
I'm afraid never shall" said the young
man, regretfuly.
Evidently he's not n real football ep-
thusiast, or he'd show more interest in the
subject" the Girl thought TO herself. and was
about to begin on some other topic, when a
man across the table acCosted the big broad
shouidered young man beside her
"Pudge. he said. "are you going to coach
any this winter for the Minnesota team?"
m an A premonitory shiver went over the
.irl
manded breathlessly of the broad-shouId-
cred young man She recalled a vague
memory that Henelfnger was Western
man,
Yes, II was 'Pudse.'' he had 70 admit.
And your other manor she asked, hse
sAsas.anser. was ths apolos.tio rspn.
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Assets. ss3I.854 Running Expenses Last
Year. &55 sos.

"silver-Lined Clouds" the annual report Of
the Salvation Army. has just been issued from
the Army's national headquarters in Four
teenth street The general expenses for
ending Sept 30 were s77. .s0547 The balance
Of IS, iO7 "a was turned over to the Army fund.
The work Of the social and relief branches
cost e5s,7 90. which left balance of S7l7 .as
to be turned over TO the general fund. The
receipts OF the other departments were:
Property Section. sis,s 20: Selt-Denial s5s.-
eea 81; Harvest Festival, s2O.272 80 Winter
Relief Fund, e9.l79. "a; Galveston Relief Fund.
q. 339. .s Indian Missionary and Famine Fund.
a, ?2s 2s Disabled Officers Fund. sl4.437 81;
Funeral Fund, s3.e0?. SO. The General. Soci iA
and Property Fund shows assets ss?i,e74
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toward her for looking closely 10 her inter-
ests and opportunities. than We should ex-
pcct her TO discover hostile spirit In
our own precautions
Compensation Of some sort will probably
b. required before We get quito disen-
tangled and We believe that American
sentiment will respond to any reasonable
proposition that does not involve the sur
render Of American territory, In Alaska
or elsewhere.
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Opening the Caspian to the Mediterranean.

The volga Is the largest river In Europe
and the Caspian. into which il emf ties, is the
largest inland body OF water In the world
but neither has a natural connection with
the ocean. Freight from the Caspian may
go all the way either tn the Arctic Ocean or TO
the Baltic by means OF canals that connect
the Volga with navigable rivers flowing
either into the northern or the eastern seas:
but in order to reach the ocean from the
Caspian by either OF these two canal route,
1t is necessary 10 cross the whole Of Russia
from its southeastern corner. and the routes
are very long. roundabout and therefore
expensive,
People who have followed the progress
Of the industrial development Of Russia have
long wondered why the Caspian has not.
long ago. been connected with the Black
Sea. This union might be effected bv dig
gng canal between the lower volga and
nearly approach one another. The country
between them Ri. i almost perfectly tiat except
II II had not been for this chain OF hills il is
probable that the volRs-Don canal would
have been in operation years ago
1t Is now proposed 70 dig this canal The
distance is only sixty miles. the plans have
been made, and the estimated cost is about
tranIporiation In Russia and a part Of Asia
will be far-reaching. 1t will give Russian
central ASIA ana northern Persia water
communications, from the Caspian to the
ward Of from 700 to 900 miles: and it viii
give the NolRa. to which the most OF central
and eastern Russia are tributary. an outlet
The canal will be certain To cause an i'm
portant diversion Of Russian trade TO the
Nolga with the Baltic and many hundreds
OF freight boats make the journey every
year between the river and st. Petersburg
Inc Nolga carries about half the river freight
OF Russia and much Of this freight Is drawn
from the country tributary TO the lower
halt OF the river which is much nearer the
canal will therefore tend to make the Black
Sea more important than ever rs the main
outlet oi the agricultural exports Of Russia.