El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-30


portance from an Iberian point of view
gave a 100000 check in payment. 1t
was very pretty scene. The Duke
Id'Acros, the Spanish minister, came
over in full regimentals. bringing with
him a copy of the treaty bound in blaz-
ing red and gold. and bearing the royal
arms. which he gave over to Hay in
return for the almost equally gorgeous
purple American edition. Our men
looked sombre in their plain black
against the coruscating glory of the
Spanish attaches.
The English. Russians and Japs in
| China.
The state department is playing its
hand in China on the good old Pytha-
| gorean idea that it's the still swine
which gets the most nutriment;" say
ing little for publication and scarcely
more for diplomacy. while the other
fellows scrap. No great Importance is
attached to the Anglo-Russian differ
ence: that sort of thing drifts along
about every so often and nothing ever
comes of it. 1 don't remember year
wien the British were not almost at
swords point with the Kalmuck gentle
Zen over something and neither do
ever remember time when trouble
wasn't smoothed over SO the Lion and
the Bear could lie down together again;
former inside. The trouble with the
Japs is different-they are bound to
fight the Russians some day and that
day looks as if it were coming SOON
The quicker the better; it will open
up sudden and big market for CIR
munitions and mules. Having no spe-
c'al sympathies either way we can sell
both parties supplies with the greatest
nd fn1C
matte men here predict an early collis-
ion and also prophecy that the Japs
will win out: being nearer the scene
OF the prospective conflict, Korea; hav-
ing a more powerful Pacific fleet and
having better sailors and soldiers who
are at least as good. Russian soldiers
do not amount to much against any
Intelligent foe and they have never
whipped any civilized army in the
whole history of the country except in
two or three trivial skirmishes in Italy
during the Napoleonic era. But won't
the Japs be cocky If they do conquer,
Cuba Quiet.
Matters in Cuba are getting quieter
every day. and the ex-insurrectos are
standing up to the rack to take their
Cruel with much less squeal than was
expected. We have only 5000 men
down there now and the country is as
quiet as church sociable. The flood of
American capital which is going into
Porto Rico is instructive to the Gu
ban politicians.
The Plethoric Treasury.
The treasury has a new record for
gold on hand: $494. O61 .45O, which the
biggest amount ever under one con-
troll anywhere. About half of this
$3.50 900 .0OO) represents outstanding
sold certificates and the residue is ac-
tual capital. Treasurer Roberts is try
ing to build up s15.OOO.0O balance of
silver dollars over and above the silver
certificates out. Why, is unknown to
me.
The Agricultural Department.
The agricultural department is wig
Cling along serenely in its usual fash
ion. There will be no change in the
secretary-not if he knows it. He
pI omises us bugless potatoes: self-re-
pi objective steel plants; seedlesS rails
ms and other marvels and miracles in
the way of thwarting the Vaccinations
of wise but Inscriptions providence,
If his incumbency continues. Also. he
has a new system of wireless telegra-
ply and a new and true system to keep
farmers from growing old. An I'M
scrupulous mathematician disturbed
the equanimity of the department last
week by pointing out a flaw in it's pro-
gram for making hundred hams grow
where two grew before in the propos-
ed scheme Of crossing the centipede on
the Berkshire hog: insisting that by
the laws of nature half the hams would
bc shoulders. However. the depart
ment retorted that shoulder meat was
better than ham anyhow: and the arith
metician subsidized.
The Navy Departments Troubles.
The navy has another squabble on its
hands in the naval observatory. BY
tradition about half the force there is |
composed of astronomers and the 9TH
er half of naval officers. The former |
won't stand regulation discipline and |
the latter are not impressed with the |
fawless beauty of science. Charges /
Fave been preferred by both crowds |
and there is a lovely row on hand. The /
navy has an interesting exhibit in prep
aration for Buffalo consisting of a |
map of the world on which
4 miniature model of each vessel in
he navy-307 of them in all-will be
placed. their positions being changed
rom day to day in accordance with the
of the original. The Schley
home fund is booming along here.
About $4,000 have been raised and $4,000
more are to be collected before April
.. Nobody is getting up a fund for
sampson.
An Ordnance Fight
Two ordnance companies. both con-
FACTORS for the government. are fight
ng with Root as umpire. The briggs
'eabury Gun Co.. held contract for
uDDlying n LOT Of material during tho