The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-13
Nhaf Others
fire Saying.

.,rhe American export coal trade IS
small In comparison with that or
Great Britain. but IL Is growing RAPID
IA. and IL may An the near future be-
come a great source Of revenue 20 the
country Practically al that mas tius
far been shipped has come from mines
near the Atlantic seaboard, but there
is 80 much good coal IN Colorado wy
oming and New Mexico that IL would
seem 10 bc practicable To deliver IL
al Galveston and New orleans and
ship II thence 10 European ports. -
Denver Republican.
ss.o~
"Doubtless there was terrible confu-
sion at PeiNin. and suffering ana desti-
tuition among the missionaries and
their native charges. Dr. Ament as
serts that what was done
was so done from sheer
necessity and i'm the interest of hui
mauity. that the missionaries were
moved by the best OF Intentions
This is a plea In eNtcnuation, however,
not "A denial Of the charges, and II the
representatives of the United states
at the legation I'm Pekin authorized the
proceedings OF the missionaries, as Dr.
Ament says they did, they should be
called to account. Philadelphia
Record
,There is not n man capable of
thinking on the subject who dose not
know that the soundness and the
abundance OF the nations money pre-
vented tho spectators panic on
Thursday from precipitating bank
and commercial panic, as has hap
pened many times IN former years.
Sound money-which means
abundant money prevented the panic
from spreading Not "A bank failed.
Not a commercial house was shaken.
Not a mill wheel stopped turning.
Not a single good stock will pay a
smaller dividend. The house that Is
founded upon a rock does not IAN.
And the rock foundation of prosperity
is sound money. New York World.
"The army needs reorganization as
much at the top AZ at the bottom,
Judging from the exploits OF British
officers i'm South Africa. The only
man who can resist social pressure Is
a man like Kitchener, who hates nun
keys and cares nothing for the opinion
of the society which has for many
years run the war office. baltimore
sun.
"The early abandonment Of many
steel and iron plants hitherto deemed
prosperous and contributing greatly
90 the welfare Of the cities in which
they are situated will not he contem-
plated with entire complacency. but
the steel Trust will answer that il was
not organized for benevolent work
and Capitalization will go merrily
on. Minneapolis Times.
.s.o.s.
"The breaking OF its own record for
a days run, by which the Deutschland
made 5S7 knots in twenty-four hours
on it's last trip westward. gives a new
standard for ocean steamships, above
the average 70 railroad speed. The
Deutschland expects to make coo knots
I'm twenty-four hours before long,
which means over thirty miles an
hour, n speed so respectable for ordi-
nary land traffic that IL seems almost
incredible. le."-Phlladelphia Press.
Germany Is seeking n coaling sta
tion near or on the coast of Venezuela
and there are a great many who be-
leVe that we all have a fight with
Emperor William over the Monroe
doctrine as applied TO South and
Central America. We should he pre-
pared for the worst.'-Memphis Ap-
peal.
1.-The claims of some of the Powers
are certainly inflated beyond actual
expense That or Germany has been
needlessly increased by doubling or
trebling the pay of German officers in
the Chinese service. 1t Is poor ex-
Rule 10 put up the price because the
Chinese ability TO resist Is less than
it's power to ."-Pittsburg Dis
patch