The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-10
WhQf Others
fire Saying.

ION the whole, the gallant captain
Of the French cruiser D'Estrees was
lucky, since he had 60 bo stricken with
typhoid fever at this time, 10 land
al Philadelphia The malady with
which he has been afflicted Is one
which all men dread, but while he
makes the battle for his life he will
az least have the best scientific treat
ment that could anywhere be obtained
apd II IS not too much 90 say that
the prayers of this people will be for
him until the crisis Is passed Pail
adelphia Inquirer.
Under the present system or lack
OF system New York IS deplorably un-
bpsinesslike and uncitylike In the
matter of visible designations at street
corners. Citizens are frequently per-
picked and strangers are wholly lost.
The signs on the gas lamps are OF
little use 20 passengers on rapid trolley
cars; very often they are missing
oftener they are misplaced Where
electric light poles have succeeded the
old posts there are no signs A good
loud public voice demanding plain
and accurate marking at all corners
50 that not the most casual visitor 20
New York shall ever be I'm doubt as to q
his latitude and longitude, ought TO
produce great and lasting change"
New York World.
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~ Hay be. also, that the success
ot Ide Morgan plan for world control
~ trade means that the Morgan syn
dicate viii become the richest group
OF men In the world, rather than that
the United States viii become the
richest country I'm the world i'm the
sense that the people OF the United
States will be benefited by the Morgan
operations. These various points add
10 the interest naturally attaching 10
the colossal movement now under
way."-St. Louis Republican.
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los Angeles tenders IFS compli-
ments 10 Buffalo. with assurance OF
admiration for the energy and enter
prise manifested by the sister city,
and with the ardent hope that the
Pan-American Exposition viii prove
to be a phenomenal success."-Los
Angeles Herald.
Northern Pacific is tho key OF the
present transcontinental railroad sit
uation. The struggle for its control.
which passed through another stage
yesterday a." promises TO be one
OF the great chapters I'm the history
of Wall street. making or marring
the leading railroad projects OF the
day. ay."-Philadeiphia Press.
.s.o.s.
THE war in South Africa has al
ready cost Great Britain something
like 500, 900. 900, and the war expendi-
ture is going on at the rate of s.. 900, Go
a day. When all is over the cost OF
the conquest will hardly be less than
1000, 600 600, n sum one-third as large
as that of the debt piled up by the
British in their long fight for life
against Napoleon, and for it all they
Will have nothing To show except a
lordship over "A desoiated country and
a sullen and hostile people. San
Francisco Call
Events are rapidly educating the
president and his party. In the last
four years they have had the protec-
tive bandages stricken from their
eyes, and they have seen a great
light. The gospel OF the open door
is now boldly preached from the tops
of high tariff walls I'm all parts OF the
United States. s."-Philadelphia Record.
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Since our army Is about 10 leave
China, and IL has been determined
that we shall need but 10000 soldiers
In the Philippines. isn't Ii pretty near
time To run our eve over the map and
inquire. What next? boston Her
aid.
Judging from what the president
has said I'm his few speeches TO the
Southern people, IL would appear that
ne believes, first, I'm the open door I'm
China; second. I'm keeping whatever
We have In the Far East. So, II his
influence Is To count for anything, IL
would be well for Texans 10 hurry up
their cotton mills 20 aid I'm supplying
the new trading world with what IL
wants. ts.'-Galveston News.
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The Spanish Claims Commission Is
expected TO revise and verify history.
IL has already been asked to pass upon
IN claims of American iilibusters in
Cuba, and now IL is required to ascer-
tain definitely whether or not the
Maine was blown up by Spain or
through Spanish agency" y."-philadel-
phia Ledger.
Advocates of the short skirt will be
glad To learn that they have a stanch
convert In Princess Louise of bavaria
and that the Munich and Dresden phy-
siclans have made such a war on fhe
=. long train az an accumuItor of baciui
that the rainy daisy is likely to hold
sway In Europe. denver Republican.
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