Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-02
CUR RENT EVENTS.

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The deaths, lately, Of two of the ply
sicians of Butler, both of which were
caused by consumption, directed the
attention of this com munity to the
| ravages of that disease.
| Physicians tell us that it is caused by
microbe or bacillus; that it is contag-
ious, and that. excepting in its last
| stages, it is durable; and yet stati sticians
tell us that one-seventh of the entire
human race die of it.
All over the civilized world its vi c.
| Tins try a change of climate for it. OF
| the two doctors referred to one went to
| Colorado and the other to Arizona in
the hope of relief; in Europe the favor
ite resort for consumptives is the Ri
viera; while many English go to the is
land of Madeira. The principal street
of the town Of Funchal on that island is
composed of liquor and mourning goods
stores, which flourish, side by side.
Anthracite coal has gone up to $50
ton in Philadelphia and New York, the
operators yet refuse to arbitrate, law
lessness continues, and more troops have
been sent to the scene.
'For those who want to see the whole
truth. " says the Dispatch, 'tin addition
to the undeniable misdeeds of both
sides, greater fact is beginning to
loom up through the confusion and dis
pute. We are beginning to discern the
outlines of power which, created un-
der the pretext of facilitating commerce
and industry, can bring production and
exchange to dead stop and confront
the masses with want. Under the old
system such an embargo upon opera
tions was impossible Where there
were q hundred or a thousand competi-
tors in the work of supplying a public
need the majority were controlled by
the necessity of meeting the public de-
mand. But here we see the centraliza-
ton Of control in such degree that with
the prospect of millions of people being
left without fuel for the coming winter
the deadlo * goes right on, regardless
of the dire results already impending.
At Was hington, last week, it was
found tina the Presidents injury was
not healir g as rapidly as was expected,
and on Sa turday the wound was reopen
ed, which proved the wisdom of his
medical advisors in forbidding him to
finish his western tour. However be
made two notable speeches, one at Gin
cinnati on the trust question, and the
other at Log ansport regarding the tar
iff."
"The country by this time has been
fairly well grounded in his views we
take it. He holds that tariff smashing
| would not cure the trust evil, for the
reason that as rule trusts are not mo-
| nopolies, hence any free listing to harm
trusts would harm in like measure the
| Independent business in the same line.
He believes thoroughly in publicity.
With publicity 20 innocent citizen
could be victimized, as in the case of
the asphalt conspiracy which is now be-
| ing aired 1t would be impossible for
| criminal combinations to cheat the peo
| pie, and that is what the people need
! protection against, the criminal trusts.
| He thinks that much can be done under
| existing law, but he seeks constitu-
tional amendment under which the
government would be given certain
| supervision over combinations.
"As for the tariff, the President be-
lieves that the schedules should keep
pace with the constantly changing con-
| ditions. He would not permit gener-
al revision of the tariff, because that
would up-root business, destroy conf
dence and values and plunge the coun-
try into disaster His idea that per
! manent commission should make sug-
gestions as to changes from time to time
is good one. He would have the
whole question taken out of politics.
But that, says the Philadelphia 1nquir
er, is dream of the future"
In politics Pennypacker and Pattison
and their parties are stumping the
state, and vigorous campaigns are in
progress in several states The New
York Republican convention declared
for Roosevelt More western railroads
have been consolidated. The situation
in Panama is said to be improved, while
in Venezuela it is worse. The Venezue-
lans were called" some days ago for
making treacherous use of our flag, as
against the insurgents. Their gunboat
Restaurador, which used to be Jay
Gould's yacht Atlanta, steamed up the
Orinoco river to make a second attempt
at bombardiug the city Of Cuidad Boil
var. In order to disarm suspicion and
to avert attack it hoisted the Stars and
Stripes, and in this way proceeded with
out opposition to the Customs House,
from which point it opened fire on the
centre of the city. There was some
consequent loss of life and much dam
age to property in the foreign section of
the town. 1t is stated that this outrage
was committed in spite of the protests
of the foreign Consuls
In China the Boxers are not boxing to
any great extent at present, and the
Russians and English have given up
possession of the railroad from Pekin
they retained possession of, though
Manchuria is likely to rem ain indefinite
ly in pOsseaaion of tho Ruaaians