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Law AND COLLECTIONS.

NEBRASKA Collection company QncOr-
~porated). 80 New York Life bids. Phone,
So. Damage suits prosecuted. The coll
lection Of claims, large or small made
anywhere in the United States or foreign
countries By bonded attorneys. No coll
lection. no charge. Bank reference fur
rished on Application -A9n ~.
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suffering From Cold in, Europe.

kilograms reaching Londoa, report the
continuance of the severe weather which
has been experienced on theNcontinent and
in Great Britain. The gale in the Adriatic
has blown several vessels ashore on the
Austrian coast and snow-covered trains are
arriving at Fiume from Croatia.
Many people have been frozen to death
on the country roads in Bohemia and
heavy fall of snow is reported from the
Swiss Alps Piedmont and the Riviera Sc
we're weather is being experienced through
out Scandinavia and the people of north
ern Sweden are in great distress They
have been reduced by the weather and fam
me to selling their domestic animals and
baking coarse famine bread. The Dutch
canals are freezing over
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GREATEST BUILDING BOOM IN THE HIS
TORY OF WASHINGTON is Now
rpTDn

TORY OF WASHINGTON IS Now "
IN PROGRESS.
The official returns from building inspectors in
all the large cities in the United States show
only six cities to exceed Washington In the cost
of new buildings for the month of October. The
amount of cash for structures shown for
Washington for last month is 81 0s7. 489. against
S813 139 for October. 1901, gain of about 5000.
The number Of new buildings for October 1901,
was 2S2; same month this year 29s. This shows
the average cost of each building erected this
October over the same month last year to be
almost double. In other words. the character Of
the improvements is much finer. What effect
will the enormous increased outlay in struc-
northwest section of Washington One other
spector's report for Washington - the fact 10
that T57o of all the new buildings erected
located in the northwest. leaving only 251o for
the entire northeast. southeast and southwest.
If you fail to consider these important facts when
you invest in real estate for profit yol will have
no one to blame but yourself il yonr investment
proves improbable. In order to make profitable
real estate investment you must buy ground just
in advance Of the eity's improvements (while the
ground is cheap, and be sure to locate your In
vestment directly In the line of the city's great
est and most substantial growth. We are offer
Heights, which IS located in the line of 14th
street extended, one square north Of Mount Pleas
ant. The best evidence of the merits Of this In
vestment is the fact that We offered this prop
erty' to the public only few months ago. and
today We only have so lots remaining unsold out
of a total of $50. 81
We refer you as to the. merits of this invest
ment to the Washington public. They are thu
We via BE- ss pc Wiling III o
abide by their verdict.
Prices only go to s5c square foot: Terms.
monthly. or one-third cash, balance 1, and
years. SO Off for cash.
call for new 16-page Illustrated booklet, Flat,
&c. Carriage free to see the property.
FULTON r. GORDON.
704 18th ST. NV.
no1S-5t Telephone Main 59S-M.
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FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE
FINEST FRUIT, TRUCKING AND STOCK FARM
IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND.
Is miles from WASHINGTON, q Of a mile
from Potomac river. joining Marshall Hall; IT.
room house: hot and cold water; bath and toilet;
two ranges; tubs: concerted cellar; barn,
12Ox53 with stalls for so horses; large corn
house: fine dairy; pure spring water. pumped by
windmill into 2.OO0 gallon iron tank; tobacco
barn, store and tool house, 1900 bearing fruit
trees; 400 grape vines; choice roses; 10 poultry
houses.
p WILL EXCHANGE THIS FINE ESTATE FOR
HOME IN WASHINGTON, d. c., OR POINTS
SOUTH AND EAST.
For particulars apply
il. s. DONALDSON co. Gncorporated),
no1S-3t' $40 10th st. NV.
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FOR sALE-HoUsEs.
FOR sALE-A CHEAP PROPERTY NEAR lat
and q SITS. NV;

FOR sALE-A CHEAP PROPERTY NEAR 14TH
ana = SIS NV Price. 5000.
A sstory. 1o-room, bay window brick; just been
nois-as MOORE Hit inc i III i4tS st. NV.
FOR sALE-HAvE you SEEN THOSE HAND
some and weli-buflt houses on north side ST.
between ~ S osfY Two CIV II LEFT IL h'~'f
PRICE. So $50
$500 cash and easy monthly payments all
cash II desired.
and Our FIAT ARE T
BEST CONSTRUCTED HOUSES IN THE
Re tsrI ns
costing SIS. 900 and over. How can they be built
satisfied with selling the ground at a fair price
and does not expect to realize profit the
building. They are being well and carefully
The arrangement is the best-4 rooms on first
foor with reception hail plan; sleeping rooms
date plumbing.
One of the desirable features of these houses is
a finished attic affording good accommodations
for servants room and storage ROOM
The fronts are especially sl attractive very su-
stone base, steps and porch; good-size lots; wide
~ No e5 OPEN FOR INSPECTION.
Call by office ard let us take you to see
nc1a-2t MOORE HILL dnc), TIT 14th st. NV.
AT Al, ONCE ono 81. Groom bricks cellar yard hot
n.
ss. s'''' s 81 a'a1 MEFRS9LLEn
no1s-3t Room 316, Bond building
- ~ 1905 18TH ST. NV.
prompt buyer can get "a Sarsan in this de-
stories. cellar: lot % feet wide; A COOP
RENTING PROPERTY; FIRsTCLAss IN
STONE { FAIRFAX. sos and sos F st. NV.
FOR sALk-111 MASS; AVE. wv.
Lot 2Oxs5. Reduced to SO 200
STONE & FAIRFAX. s06 and sOs st. NV.
FOR sALE-ss. 80
One of the best bargains in lexington; not far
from N Cap St s-room bath cellar This is
STONE & FAIRFAX. BOG and sos ST. NV.
no1s-st
FOR -CHoICEST SECTION Nv;
JUST NORTH DUPONT CIRCLE.
NEAR n. H. AVE. 18TH AND NV,
ESPECIALLY s sP1F4R4P F H2N ENTERTAINING:
10 ROOMS; EVERY MOD. CONVENIENCE.
MOST LIBERAL TERMS for person wishing
no1s-3t' c. c. WARING, 11t4 G NV.
square Sc are ONLY $2,7so. VERY EASY TERMS.
n pSRt pay rent 0 c Tvs WAR RI III. NV
FOR sALE-A 7laes INVESTMENT, NET
$500 will buy 4-story brick dwelling, con-
tanning - rooms and BATH stable PREMISES
in splendid condition; situated in of the best
rental sections Of NV. Rented to reliable ten
ant Never vacant.
HOWELL & BOYD Inc,
|. 18th and G SITS. Nv
Homie Life building no15-3m
FOR SALE-$3 750-VERY DESIRABLE HOUSE;
rooms, bath, pantry, reception hall. full cellar
and large yard on the heights northwest; easy
terms and deferred purchase money 4Lafo. In
Quire at of WIN. H. SAUNDERS & CO.,
No. 14O7 L st. NV. nolS-3t
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FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE.

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE-FALLS CHURCH
Nice, large house in the town; clear; will ex-
change for good city property sell reasonable.
Box 1S6, Star office. no20-3ts
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BoARDING-oUT OF TOWN.
PALMISTRY
ATTORNEYS.
OCEAN TRAVEL.
American U .ine

NEW YORK OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
St Paul. Nov. 26, 10 am philada. Dec IL, 10 am
st Louis Dec. 8, 10 am St Paul. Dec. Ii, 10 am
Red Star Lime
NEW YORK-ANTwERP-PARrS
yaderid Nov. u, 10 am ICELAND. Dec. 9. 10 am
Kroonl'd. Nov %. 10 am Finland. De is, 10 am
INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION COMPANY.
Company's Washingtou OaIce. 1906 st. NV.
ap2l Or Geo. W. Moss. 1411 q Ut. D.W.
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FOR EXCHANGE--On lots, one ten new Groom
brick houses, with baths; hot and cold water;
each, 81 $50,
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NER & son. 1905 + ST.
1928 Oregon nv. Or. b 80. so
1874 How ay M p Or b30. so
22i Seaton ne. Sr. b.30.50
1908 Both NV. Or. b.25. IS
1910 30tb NV. Or. b.25. 80
n Chevy Chase .Sr. b. .25 90
1886 18th NV. Jar, 3b1OO. 90
SIG o NV. Or. 1850
1349 s Cap st, Ar. $50
W. $50. 90
COMPLETE BULLETIN.
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BOARDING.

CAFE ROBINSON. 1909 I4TH ST. NV. SERVES
dinner all day SUNDAYS and holidays. Business
men 3 lunch every day. Fine salon Tor banquets,
&C. tsels-tf J. F. ROBINSON. Proprietor.
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FOR EXCHANGED new 10-room house near
British embassy: lot 21x100; alley; 500
no12-10t STONE & FAIRFAX. 500 & 1868 + st. n W.
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FOR EXCHANGE-For building lots. We have
new 10-room houses. with tiled baths; steam
heat price, each, $500; well located north.
west; to exchange for building lots.
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FOR EXCHANGED BEAUTIFUL FARM IN
Charlotte county. Va. 200 acres, unincumbereI.
80 miles from Richmond, for a small farm near
Washington. D. c. EARLY & HAMPTON. SIS
18th st. NV. oc2S-l7t
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COUNTRY PROPERTY.

BUY A FARM OF NOT LESS
than 10 acres; fruit, running stream. and within
y mile of station on Washington Metropolitan
branch of B. and o. r. R.; give description price
and terms Address L. d. D., Star office. no20-
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FOR RENT-R. w. WAL
1886 10th NV. lir&3
ba. nicely furn'd $50. 90
1885 10th, IA, 3b, unf 100. 90
l740 Riggs pl. Sr. b,
furnished. IS. 90
"A Grant ri NV, 1ir. BIZ. 90
1I22 2lst NV, Tor. b. SIS. 90
1907 Phelps pl NV,
Tor. h. ..-...--.- so. 90
337 Fla ay NV, Or. b.35. so
stable ear 1923 y st. n.
CALL AT OFFICE FOR
nOl5- tn. th-tf
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FOR EXCHANGE-A new 1o-ronn house on Co.
lumbia Heights, hot-water heat: baths; value
$4,000; will trade for ground smaller house
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FOR EXCHANGED Groom house near 10th and
X st; free Of membranes; price, $500; will
trade for an IS 600 house.
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FOR EXCHANGE-A NEW HOUSE. NV; CASH
value, $1,000; 3 stores cellar; steam heat;
rooms deep; stairways; would take $4,000 or
IS, 600 house part payment.
no1b5t STONE & FAIRFAX SC6-s0S F NV.
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30 French st NV Or. 80. 90
1917 I'd nw,7r, b. fur. As. 90
1923 Vt av NV. Sr, bS37. so
G219 B NV, Ar. 400
Office rms, 1907 + st NV
iFORD, Inc, 1907 f st.
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l.. =. e COR. ITH & L y. W.
2l53 Sth NV, 5r&w 1880
2426 It'll NV. Or. w.12.50
AS VI Sc, 6r&w. .lo.50
1912 I'd Sc, 5r&w. :. 1880
1924 n Cap, store. 1850
1915 y J av Sc, 6r&w10.50
2l2S 7th NV. store. 10 80
24i4 18th NV. Or. 1000
235l sherman sv.5r.1O. 90
1851 Kramer ne. Or. w. 500
30 Pomeroy, Ar. wtcoDS.OO
Rear GIL NJ NV. Ar. $50
ia N NV. store. 100
1872 ID NV. of s..S7 & IS
Rear sos 18th nwfcoD6.3o
cas- Navy pl Sc. 4r.w. =. 30
1883 31st, 4r fat. s.. 90
Hotel. Scr. ST heat. cheap
NV. steam heat. no15-tf
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FOR RENT-IN THE FASHIONABLE NORTH
west, ON II St just west Of Conn. ave-: 3-story
and cellar white stone front; 10 rooms porce lain
tub Rent, $4,000 per month. Key office.
STONE FAIRFAX. sos & sos + st. NV.
nO15-eOd ,3t
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HOWELL & BOYD Inc,
|. 18th and G SITS. NV.
Homie Life building nol5-3m
FOR SALE-$3, 750-vERY DESIRABLE HOUSE;
rooms. bath. pantry, reception hall. full cellar
and large yard the heights northwest; easy
terms and deferred purchase money 4lafo. In
Quire at once of VIM. H. SAUNDERS & CO.,
No. 1407 st. H. no1S-3t
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MISCELLANEOUS.
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.

WASHINGTON, D. c., POST OFFICE NOTICE.
any time.
FOREIGN MAILS dispatched to the ports Of
sailing daily, and the schedule of closinss is
ranged the presumption OF their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending November
%. 1902 the last connecting closes will be made
from the MAIN OFFICE as follows:
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FOR EXCHANGE.

FOR EXCHANGED LOT IN HYATTSyIILE OR
n. Chesapeake Beach for a piano, furniture. type
writer or anything useful CLEAR TITLE"
Star office. no20-9ts
New-York tribune., 1902-05-16
MUSIC.
THE SECOND CONCERT OF THE GIN
CINNATI FESTIVAL RECALLS OLD
TIMES OF BLEST MEMORY
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rnrRrNE.I

IBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIRUNE.l
Cincinnati. May 15-There but concert
at the Music Festival to-day and that in the
noon. The evening is devoted 10 a final rehearsal
of the mass in h minor by Bach which to be
performed tomorrow evening II is be con-
Quoted in absolute privacy. and the inference is
fair that the object Is to allow Mr.. Thomas
pertinent with his instrumental forces in the hope
of hitting upon devices for solving some OF
the problems which have long vexed the souls of
musicians touching Bach's orchestral parts But
this is speculation, not record.
Had there been engagement of Mime Schu-
mann Heink for this festival II Is doubtful If to-
days programme would have been planned or one
of its delightful features included anywhere in the
festival scheme. The programme was built around
the contralto of capacious voice who captivated
Cincinnati two years She was engaged for
this years affair the spot. but she ovcrworked
herself so sadly that her nervous system was all
but shattered and she was Obliged To cancel all
her post-opera engagements.
Great was the grief of the Cincinnati festival
folk, who fond of the temperamentalIy elemental
which has such ample expression in Nine Schu-
mann-Iieink's social and artistic nature To them
her voice Is like that OF the trumpet exceeding
loud which came out of the clouds when Sinai
smoked ike furnace and God answered Moses
with voice 1t was expected that Mime Schu-
mann Heink would attract a numerous audience to
the afternoon concert and tO promote this laudabe
expectation considerable portion of the pro-
sramme was given up to excerpts from Gucks
"Orpheus.' The madame did not come but the
Gluck music was retained and two lovely and
amiabie ends served. The chorus which
heretofore has been silent the afternoon con-
certs, was brought into play, and in the minds
of the veterans among the festivals patrons most
gracious memories aroused memories of the
first festival. in 1873. when the scenes from or
pheus were sung for the first time in ,incinnati
ard Annie Louise Cary. the adored Idol of the
first five festivals. deplored the loss OF Eurvdce in
manner that will remain "a fragrant memory
while life endures among the listeners of twenty
nine years ago.
The attendance at the concert was not large. and
therein was seen one of the deplorabl effects of
Nine. Schumann- IIencks absence. but there
compensation for those who think less OF tin" singer
than of the song in the circumstance that Gertrude
May Stein sang the solos with greater purity u
voice. inner dignity of style and iuster intouation
than the great dramatic contralto has ever sung
anything. The scenes from Gluck's opera. which
received a concert reading were the opening scene
between Orpheus and the country folk who came
10 console him on the death of Eurydice the inter-
view between him and the furies I'm the under
world. In winch he calms them by his singing; his
lament, the famous Che Faro senza Eurydice''
and the welcome TO the reunited palr by the shades
New-York tribune., 1902-05-16

In the beginning fnanciers were so scepucal Oh
the success of tunnel transit that IL was neces-
sary for the city TO loan its credit 70 the uhuer
taking Now they stand ready to build tuhheis
which the city shall own free of cost TO itseI,
just as it owns the present subway. The Will
ingness Of Mr.. Belmont to build tunnels on MS
own credit, trusting to pay for them and get
his own profit from the earnings in the perlou
before they revert absolutely 10 the city, is the
best possible evidence of the wisdom of the
tunnel plans adopted by the commission.
In view of the possibility, in accordance with
Mr.. Bemonts offer, of building whatever
Brooklyn tunnels are needed in addition TO the
one already projected as soon as complete rapid
transit plans can be made and the best loca-
tiOns for these tunnels as part of the grand
interborough system can be determined the
folly of wasting So, 100000 of the cty's money
on the proposed Manhattan Bridge becomes
more than ever plain. Brooklyn can obtain with
the aid of Mr.. BelmOnt's money all the cOnnec-
tions to every part of Manhattan it may now
or hereafter require. The $25,0OO,O00 which
would be spent on a bridge is urgently needed
in Brooklyn for schools. pavCmentS-what miles
of wretched cObblestOnes are there.-parks,
sewers and water supply. 1t would be criminal
TO spend it on bridge when the same accom-
modation can be secured by tunnels for nothing.
Brooklyn taxpayers are as much interested rs
any other citizens TO their money TO the best
advantage and not squander ii on transit
schemes rendered obsolete by new develop
ments. The action of the Rapid Transit Com
mission TO secure a vast and comprehensive sys-
TEN CT rapid transit for all the bOroughs when
will truly knit them into one city. vitally as
we'll as politically. and Mr.. Belmonts propo-
stion 10 build that system with his own money
without waiting on the city's borrowing power
make unnecessary halfway measures and call
for their suspension that the taxpayers money
may not be thrown away.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-16
CAN ERUPTIONs BE FOREsEEyp

Many Of the questions which are excited by
/ a volcanic disturbance like that which now pre-
walls in the West Indies the product of mere
curiosity. but few of them are Of great prac-
teal Importance not only TO the residents and
property owners of that particular region. but
also TO those of other parts of the world Such.
for instance is the query, How is Il possible to
tell whether a volcano that is believed to be
extinct is really so or not? Peee had been un-
demonstrative for half a century. Soufriere had
been silent still longer. Mexico presents plenty
OF parallels to these pauses between violent out
breaks, and even longer intervals can be found
without extensive search. Prior to the destruc-
ton Of Pompeli and Herculaneum, Vesuvius had
been cold and covered with vegetation for hun
dreds of years, and one of the subsequent pc
rlods of inactivity extended from a. ID. 6S5 TO
993. The historic volcano that OverlOOks the
Bay Of Naples seems 10 have been failing for the
last thousand years, and yet it is very much
alive to-day. This uncertainty about the future
possesses peculiar interest for the inhabitants
OF Oregon and Washington, because both of
those States contain several volcanoes which the
experts rather dubiously pronounce extinct or
dormant" The stories told by Indians and trap
pers to the effect that Mount Baker and Mount
Hood were In an eruptiye condition about sixty
years ago must be accepted, Russell says. with
reserve" Then too, the phenomenon Of clouds
hanging about those or adjacent SUBMITS is apt
to prove deceptive 10 inexperienced persons.
There seems to be no question, though, that mi
croscopic steam Jets in large numbers can be
seen in the crater of Mount Rainier. Is Rainier
extinct or only dormant?
Still more serious problems relate to the prob
able limits in point Of time, distance and viO-
lence, within which eruption will be confined
when once ii begins. The almost instan-
taneous annihilation of st. Pierre did not occur
at the beginning of this latest outbreak OF
Peee, but came five six days afterward-
some accounts say three weeks In the mean
/ time a commission of French experts. dis
patched by the colonial authorities TO investi-
gate the affair." declared that the situation was
not alarming. 1t would be interesting 10 know
/ how effective their warning would have been
with the populace had a different verdict been
rendered. That, however, Is not the point under
consideration The real question is, How long
must one wait before he is sure he is out Of
danger? 1t Is agreed that Soufrere did not begin
to emit smoke and ashes until after the disturb
ance Of Pelee had been under way for at least
two days. st. Thomas. GuadelOupe, Dominica
and other islands in that chain have also expert
enced volcanic activity in the past are they
liable to have trouble now?
! Precedent Is not much Of guide in these mat
New-York tribune., 1902-05-16
MEAT AND FISH.

The harvests Of stream and sea are still so
abundant that people who are forced TO buy
little meat in these days of packing house com
bnations should get plenty Of fish to cat at
moderate prices. Unfortunately however, the
margin between the rates paid TO the fishermen
and the figures of the retail fish dealers Is wide.
Fish require no ranches to roam over, no
shelters, no pastures and no corn. Shad and
cod and mackerel halibut. bass and haddOck
need no herders no cowboys, no wire fences,
no rounding up and no branding. But the quo
tations for sea food appear TO be too often OK
cessivc Just there is chance for a reform
which might be extremely popular and bene-
fetal.
There are fishes enough iii the ocean, the
lakes and the rivers. Fish hatcheries have
been multiplied upon a liberal scale; but in our
cities and towns the prices for all sorts of the
swimming tribes seem high in comparison with
the schedules for beef, mutton and other flesh
meats Why are not fish cheaper In these times?
The schools of mackerel and other Inhabitants
of the waters are almost innumerable. But in
the tenement districts fish Is comparatively an
expensive food. Here is n chance for sea
change into something rich and strange.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-16
THE REIcHsLAyD DICTATORSHIP.

There is no more to be a dictatorship In the
Reichsland on the Rhine. That is the purport
of the German Emperor's rescript TO the Statt-
halter at Strasburg, and 1t is welcome. Less
than a third of a century has passed since Al
SAGE and a part of Lorraine were torn from the
France 10 which they had long belonged and
were united with the Germany of which at an
earlier time they had been portion. That was
the hardest blow of all to France in the Terrible
Year" 1t has ever since been the one fact
which patriots of the Deroulede type have af-
fected 10 he unable TO forgive TO forget, the
one thing for which at some time an exemplary
revenge must be eXacted. There is probably no
FrenChman who thinks of the loss of those prov
inces without regret. though the nursing of
wrath and the planning for vengeance are con
fined to a minority. In Alsace-Lorraine itself
the present status has come 10 he generally ac-
cepted. A considerable number of Frenchmen
exiIed themselves from those provinces when
they were annexed TO Germany. and are still in
exile But those who remained and those who
have returned. have now acquiesced I'm the
change of sovereignty. AS matter of fact the
French element is a small minority, amounting
TO little more than - per cent of the popula-
ton. The overwhelming majority of the people
of German origin, and are therefore pre-
sumably loyal above suspicion.
There has for years been no percepthle or
credible need of the practical dictatorship with
which the Statthalter Governor General, has
been invested. The law giving him extraor-
binary powers has not been invoked. 1t has
been dead letter Yet it's presence upon the
statute book has been at least nominaly re-
proach to the Rechsland and source of irri-
tation TO German as we'll as TO French subjects.
II is a credtable thing, TO the EmperOr's heart,
that he has his own initiative revoked
it, 1t is likewise a polite thing. creditable
to his craftsmanship, for it will doubtless
strengthen the loyalty of the Reichsland TO
the empire, allay the remnants of discon-
tent and animosity there, and perhaps make
still more friendly the relations between the en-
pire and the French Republic Some French
men will doubtless continue TO inveiGh against
German possession of land that once was
Frances. But at any rate they cannot longer
/ say that il is held at the point of the bayOnet
! and that their unhappy cOmpatriots there are
/ oppressed beneath a dictatorship. The Reichs-
/ land has become in spirit and in letter a mem
! Der Of the German Empire under the common
/ law of that realm.