The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-06
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ffv whutu civilized world n turning
To New York as the prospective. II not
already the real financial centre for
International transactions London
has been subjected 20 heavy strains,
and neither Berlin nor Paris ~ able 10
take It's place. The great wealth and
the enormous foreign trade OF the
united states are pushing the chief
American city 10 the place OF financial
supremacy '-Denver Republican.
.sO.s.
Even the bicycle has way Of play
ing pranks with the person astride IL
and Is not entirely Trustworthy. But
there is no harm In an automobile.
IL never gets cranky. II never loses
us temper ~ never balks SO long
as there Is any life in it, it IS amenablo
10 the direction OF tho man who has
hold of The lever and who manipulates
the brake. lt can De pulled up with
shorter turn than any other vehicle
that runs on wheels, ana such being
the case. II can safely be allowed TO
travel Al higher rate OF speed than
amy other The i've mile an hour
proposition Is absurd philadelphia
Inquirer.
There Is not the slightest hope that
the allies Will be out Of China by July
j. Hence more raids. more battles
between organized soldiers and de-
fenceless villagers more brutalities.
more bills--for people who havo
eaten every blade of grass. every bit
OF bark, To pay. our warships did
not shell the Tal<u forts. our soldiers
have not looted nor murdered our
government has tried TO keep down
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setis- have contributed 10 relieve The
starving Chinese--and 40 far good.
But evidence multiplies that the ra-
pacity of the allies Will be followed BY
widespread and appalling desolation
beside which even the death OF five
million people In India by plague and
famine will pale by comparison. -
New York World
.s.o.s.
There is a fresh burst OF alarm over
Germany's strenuous efforts 10 secure
trade In South America. There is not
much FOR the fuss. Germany viii
hardly do anything this year as i'm
porthnt ia the matter of gaining South
American trade rs the Pan-American
Exposition at Buffalo. which opened
this week. '-Pittsburg Dispatch.
N Orleans Is one OF the oldest
cities In the country, II we except the
atlantic seaport towns. Yet no presi-
dent ever visited IL while I'm office un-
III William Mckinley went there on
Wednesday. No wonder he received
an enthusiastic welcome. buffalo
Courier.
We have been loath to admit that
a A..
ual war, and Russia will probably take
the same view of the bloody encount-
ers between her troops and the chi
nese, since none of the nations con-
slider themselves at war with China.
The affair at Mukdcn, however. may
have an important bearing on the
future of both Maucnuria and Corea
since Mukden. which is the chier city
Of the Province of Shang King. has
stratgegtic relations 20 both of them"
Philadelphia Ledger
when Aguinaldo was captured
there was. perhaps. the slightest APP
prehension on the part of conservative
and honest people that the govern.
ment OF the United States would do
something desperate 90 him Now
there are symptoms or fear that II
VIII not. Aguinaldo can no longer be
regarded as "a George Washington.
Cincinnati Enquirer
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THE trouble with most people Is
that they do not think OF buying
stocks until they hear that everybody
else IL buying. that prices are boom
ing and fortunes being made. Then
they rush I'm at the top of the market.
preferring the shares that have risen
the highest. As "A natural result they
come out shorn. Philadelphia Times.
1T has long been the custom OF can
didatcs for the presidency TO take of
The shoes OF candidacy I'm or years.
but II has been noted they put them
on again when an election year came
round. There are reasons, however,
Tor believing Bryan 20 be sincere In
The first place he has had enough In
he way OF Democratic nominations,
and I'm the second pace Democracy
has had enough OF him. In his case.
therefore. II is likely the shoes have
been cast aside for good. "-.San Fran
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