The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-08
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ut will be recalled that the OPERATOR
said the granting OF the ten per cent wag'
increase would compel them TO add to th'
price OF coal The Increased cost was six
teen cents. And the price at tidewater has
been increased by about fifty cents. The
difference may be said TO represent fne
imposed upon the public for Its sympathy
with the miners.
I'VE congratulate the Reading compan-
les upon their excellent showing, and ex-
tend our commiseration 10 the consum-
ers OF coal, who In times Of plenty con-
tinue TO feel the exactions OF dearth' -
Philadelphia North American.
ut would puzzle a scholar to point out
a single point for which the world Is
Turkeys debtor. The Turks have done
nothing for the upbuilding or develop-
ment or their country, they have lent no
encouragement 10 art or TO science. The
railroads were built by outsiders. The
cable tunnel connecting the Constantine
pie suburbs OF Pera and Galata was con-
ceived and carried out by Frenchmen, the
fine palaces on the Bosphorus were de-
signed by an Armenian. The military In
structors are from Germany. and the
great Constantinople Museum Is the work
OF a former Greek slave. Turkish govern
ment OF subject races Is notoriously a
failure and after an occupation OF 1--WE
centuries the nation Is simply an Ottoman
garrison In Europe. e."-Ksnsas City Star.
THE Powers desire no present changes
In the map OF Europe. troublesome as
some of the divisions are. for when such
changes begin IL Is difficult 20 predict
where they will stop. Greece had It's les
son a few years ago, The Bulgars In
Macedonia are getting theirs now. and II
Bulgaria Is not able to understand its
by looking on II will discover II
by mixing In. In the Balkans Mosems
and Christians are OF much the same
character. being distinguished chiefly by
their hatred OF each other. er."-Philadelphia
Gazette.
Doubtless, when there In nothing 10 do
IN Wall street, Dowie will try n little re-
form business on the assassination belt in
The Adirondacks. Denver Republican.
"The fifty-four lives lost on the tracks
,f street car and steam railway lines
within the limits OF Chicago last month
form heavy tribute which the city pays
'or It's transportation facilities. 1t would
De interesting to know-if such informa-
Ion could be gathered--just how many OF
hese lives would have been saved had
we'll known and perfectly feasible pre-
cautions for safety been taken. Probably
he majority. Chicago Record Herald.
After ransacking the records In vain
'or some sound pretext for committing
The death sentence. the governor found
himself In duty bound To lei the law take
is course. BY doing 30 he has not only
indicated the authority OF law in gener-
II. but strengthened the hands OF those
Who are moving for the repeal OF the
'pecfal law which they believe TO be
'aroarous one. milwaukee Sentinel.
Joseph Chamberlain, though no royal
ook. stood forth as the only clean out
decisive man In the cabinet Now he has
'esigned. Re II said OF Chamberlain ne |
always has policy. and now Is not as
ride the fence. Secretary OF the colon |
es he handled negotiations with the |
Boers In spirited. direct manner. and |
anne out OF the Ubiquitous war with more |
IN his side OF the ledger than any one !
'ther parsonage accumulated. Certainly |
he scandals heaped upon the war office, |
~ comparison, rebound to the credit OF |
ne colonial onice."-st Louis Republic.