The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-26
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General Wood has commuted the
sentences OF two Cubans from CARROT
ing % life Imprisonment IL Is 10 the
credit OF General Wood that he hesi-
tates TO countenance effete forme OF
punishment under the American fwe.
Cincinnati Enquirer
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Gwen II a few families OF federal
officers should occasionally ride free
on transport steamers IL would be bet
ter 20 continue retrenchment under
the Guartermaster generals direction
than 90 invite enterprising maritime
syndicates TO fall 20 and loot the over
grown SA 0p0 600 transportation fund at
the disposal OF the War office. .'-Phil-
adelphia Record
In these extraordinary days in Wall
street and I'm the commercial history
OF the nation there Is no more signin-
cant and impressive incident than the
importation of British consols and the
expectation of United States Steel
stock. We are exchanging the certih-
Gates of Indebtedness of an American
industry for the obligations of an em-
pire. New York sun.
THE Philippine problem runs all
the way from people ht 20 fiji uniVer-
sity chairs down 20 breech clouted yell
low sHvTEUs. sf=Es44 mixed Together iIi
the same group over and area OF but
three Pennsylvania. But II rs now
clear that 10y persistence. forebear-
ance. Justice and the assertion of
lawful authority All classes and peo-
pies I'm the islands are cooperating.
In "A generation the islands will be- as
self-goveruing as Australia PHIL
adelphia Press.
"The question therefore Is. like
great many other problems Of the day,
one of public sentiment more than
law Nothing has ever been said on
the subject that has more truth than
Francis Murphy's declaration OF the
power Of every man TO pass prohihi-
tory law for himself. lf."-Pittsburg Dis
patch
III Gen. DE Wet Is insane. as re-
Gently reported. the British have cause
10 hope that Insanity will not spread
among his followers. For "A lunatic.
De Wet appears To be doing a great
deal OF execution in thwartng the ef-
forts 10 round him up. while at the
NNtlF Allllf NAi lhllE fl''NAN' 'tA' no
i've blows. Los Angeles Herald
at H. the best news that has come
from Pekin In some time that ten
thousand French troops now In Pekin
or In it's vicinity have been ordered
home and will leave China next
month. II may be hoped that this
movement will quickly. lead TO others
of the same kind. and that within
a relatively short time no more for
eign soldiers Will be left I'm the Chi
ncse capital than are absolutely nee
cssttry for the projections ef-th -lega--
tlons. Philadelphia Inquirer.
About the best thing China can do
would be TO put that big indemnity
demand of hers before the powers in
a lump sum. By the time they fin
ish fighting over the division OF IL
shc would probably be strong enough
TO take IL away from the survivors
San Francisco Call
"It Is safer for Minister Wa 20 ad-
wise and criticise his superiors from
this distance than II would be for him
To do II at home. While over here he
may have his pay cut off but over
there IL might be his head. Boston
Herald.
'lt would be unreasonable 10 ask
these foreign rivals whom we have
already outrun as exporters, TO eN-
press pleasure or satisfaction. even.
with our Superior progress If they
note the advance. which the United
States has made as an exporting
country during the last twenty-five
years they may well regard the fu-
ture expansion bf our trade with
alarm. m."--Philadelphia Ledger.
Boston can now forget the capture
OF Aguinaldo I'm a new sorrow. Some
sacriliEious inventor has gone 10 work
and tabloided pork 'nbeans. Denver
Republican.
surely the theory that the axis
OF the earth Is changing it's position Is
correct At least there must be some
wabblng for the spring blzzards are
all visiting the sunny south. Min