Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-06-04
REPUBLICAN NOMINEES.
CURRENT EVENTS.

CURRENT EVENTS.
Memorial day was the beginning OF
the summer excursion season and the
crowd that came to Butler, that day.
was astonishing. This Nation IS, al
present, the most prosperous on Eartn,
and when an American has money ne
likes to "go, which accounts for the
prosperity of the railroads notwithstand-
ing the numerous wrecks. This will
probably be the best summer for the
railroads and street-car lines, .hey have
ever known.
Everything is lively in Pennsylvania,
this year. excepting politics. There IS
no local contest, and the Republican
majority in the state is so tremendous
that nomination means election no
matter what the record of the nominee
or how the nomination was secured. In
Ohio the tilt between Hanna and For
aker was ended by the back-down oil
Hanna, and in New York City, the eff
fort of Policeman Devery to succeed
Mayor Low is making things interest
ing. Nearly all the Northern and
Western states haye endorsed Roose-
velt, and, barring accident, he will be
the nominee of the next Republican
National Convention by acclamation-
Kansas, otherwise known as the Sun
flower state, is in trouble again. Since
her history began it has been story OF
blood, drouth and plague, and last week
she had new trouble excessive rain
and great floods, which drowned some
of her people and destroyed millions of
dollars worth of property. But the
people of Kansas are aggressive and
thrifty, and she was never in better
condition to Withstand trouble than
row-though there be many sorrowing
families within her borders.
Forty years after the middle Of the
Civil War Memorial Day was fittingly
observed all over the Northern states.
Two million men and boys enlisted dur
ing the four years war and of these
nearly million yet live. The average
age of those in the army of 1868 was
estimated at 20. which would make the
survivors Of today average 63. The
last census. revealed the fact that the
average age Of the people of this Nation
has increased three years, due to recent
inventions that have made life more
comfortable.
The surprising rumor comes from
Chicago that the Goulds have secured
control Of the 3. & o.. but as the owner
ship of the stock of this road, like that
of all the other great corporations OF
the country. is widely distributed, the
story is doubtful. The Penna Co. at
present has operating control of the u.
& O., the officials of the road being
selections of the Penn'a, through the
latter does not control majority of the
B. & o. stock.
The special session of the Colombian
Congress called for the consideration OF
the Canal treaty will open on the goth
of this month. and it is now said that
the Columbians will reject the treaty
for the reason that the franchises OF the
French company will expire in October
of next year when the property will
revert to the Columbians, and they will
be entitled to the $40, 900, 600 our Cover
ment has agreed to pay for it. Some OF
the Colombians. also, object to sur
rendering sovereignty over the canal
zone.
The Russian government has expelled
the correspondent Of the London Times
from the country for making public the
massacre at Kishinef and commenting
unfayorably upon Russian officials. Ac-
cording to dispatch from Berlin the
Gar has issued urgent orders that jew
killing cease, and it is said that this
order was issued at the instance of Nj.
W1LLc. LUt lllulotCl VI lhnhSS, WV
has told the Gar that, as Russia is
heavily indebted to Hebrew financiers
of London, Paris and Berlin, contlnu-
alton of the anti-Semite outrages would
have bad effect and might involve the
Russian treasury in disaster-an argu-
/ rlIent that beats Clarence Dindinger's
! for voting down the Pennypacker reso-
luton.
Over in England the tariff speeches
of Joseph Chamberlain, Foreign Secre
tary, are attracting attention and it is
predicted that England will, wit a
few years give up her free-tr ade policy
the first British Transyaal Parliament
opened in Pretoria few days ago
Russia continues to encroach upor
China and Corea-the Balkans have be