The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-31
Whaf Others
fire Saying.

There is a fear that the war in the
philippines has gone past the period
OF spontaneous volunteering: General
Macarthur has recommended the pay
ment OF bounty of $3.50 TO every SOL
dier In the Philippines who re-enlists
for another term. The terms OF near
ly all the soldiers there will expire on
the 3Oth of June next, and II is doubt
duce e ma many S'seis Of them m { to fe-ennst. and nd
the problem OF recruiting anew will
cinnati Enquirer
Critics OF the public taste cannot
disguise their alarm as they. centem-
plate certain evidences of detertOra-
tion I'm directions that are fairly con-
spicuous and easily analysed II must
be admitted that the pessimist has
some cause for his misgiyings as he
regards the condition OF the stage OF
today. and the demands OF the modern
theatregoer For, II the supply is vile
and unworthy. II is obvious that the
demand Is equally culpable. Los An
when surface cars are run eight
and ten minutes apart and crowded to
the dashboards we say II affronts in
telligence to talk of the impossibility
of providing seats for all. When ele-
waited trains of two cars are run ten
minutes apart, packed and jammed.
II Is worse than folly TO say the COM
pany cannot give seat for each fare
The fact Is, the companies do not try
TO provide seats for all, or as many
seats as possible. What they do try
10 do is to crowd all their patrons In
tn as few cars az possible. and 70
make as many stand as possible.
When they reform their ways and hon
estly try TO give seats To all IL Will be
time TO discuss the physical limita-.
uons in the case New York Tribune.
THE United States does not desire
TO act as n dog In the manger. but the
Kaiser had better give up his rumored
Indies. III this country cannot get
them. then no other country will be
allowed to. and Denmark cannot play
Uncle Sam against Emperor William
In the hope OF securing more for the
islands than they are really WORTH
Philadelphia Inquirer.
From almost all parties i'm Great
Britain there comes cry for a leader.
The liberals are demoralized. the con-
servatives are discontented. and the
radicals are wandering about like lost
sheep. The condition OF the Demo-
cratic party in the United States is
bad. but the condition of British par
ties rs worse. San Francisco Call.
1T is doubtful If a more remarkable
incident has happened during the CEN
tury than that which has just now
taken place In Japan. in the united APP
peal OF the chief officials Of the six
sects OF Buddhism addressed TO all
the ecclesiastics OF the world IL
looks like a new parliament OF re-
ligions TO some purpose. Chicago
Record.
"It is estimated that one million
people have been vaccinated in the
borough Of Manhattan and the Bronx
since the scare began, and as the
population Of these two boroughs is
about two millions one-half Of the
people have recently fortified them
selves against smallpox. Such a
wholesale resort 10 vaccination has
probably never been witnessed be-
city against an epidemic OF the dis
ease for some years TO come. "-Phila-
dclphia Press.
"Tt is due 10 Akron. o., 10 say that
while it was disrraced by the lynch
Ing riot OF last August IL has set an
example 20 the country of the way TO
redeem such a disgrace. Twenty-two
men have been tried for participation
IN tho mob outbreak. all OF whom
have been sentenced for terms. vary
ing. according 10 the responsibility OF
each from % davs IN the workhouse
20 i've years I'm the penlientiary.
aGd similar aTes res remain exoeepea to be fre
them. '-Pittsburg Dispatch.
'The havana Times estimates the
S4hf9aLn sugar crop 2, $1,000 $1,000 tons; tons;
his industry has been almost restored
90 its old time prosperity. During
the war the output fell as low as 2b0,-
..t.I a fsxtt mol
large number OF plantations led 90
tho belief that IL would take a long
timo TO restore the yield To its former
figures. GALVESTON News.