The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-29
The diplomatic representatives Q

The diplomatic representatives o
the United States and of the Soutl
American countries are discussing ,
plan to establish an internationa
court Of arbitration for the western
hemisphere similar to The Hague
tribunal. The plan is to establish thu
court In Costa Rica, which Is quite
easily accessible to all the nations
involved. If such a court is estab
lished. the difficulty will be to com
pei the little nations to the south tt
adhere to its judgments. That car
only be brought about through the
influence OF the United States, which
posing as an elder brother, is doing
its utmost to lead the lesser nations
along the road to higher civilization
and at the same time looking care
fully after American trade interests
The question of race suicide does
not trouble Germany, though there
is steady drain upon her popula-
ton through emigration. Last year
nearly 100000 left her, and there
are now about 100000 Germans in
the United States; between 1,0O0,-
900 and 100000 in Russia, and
large Teutonic representation in
Australia and Brazil. Notwithstand-
ing this, the population has almost
doubled in fifty years. In the last
eighteen it has increased from 49,
100000 to over 61,177,000, and the
surplus of births over deaths has
risen from III per cent in 1890 to
14.5 per cent in 1904. The deposits
of these people in the savings banks
guaranteed by their various munich
palities amount to nearly $780,
100000. No wonder Europe takes
notice when the German emperor
speaks.
Uncle Sam has been spending more
money than he has been receiving.
His credit is boundless so there is
no one to hold him up by refusing
his patronage, but congress finds 1t
to be Its duty to provide way by
which receipts will equal expendi-
lures and it may be necessary to
shave appropriations very close to
do this. The ways and means COM
mittee of the house is considering a
few tariff and internal revenue
raises, tax on coffee and tea; an
increased tax on beer. a restoration
OF some of the stamp taxes. An in
heritance tax law is among the pos
sibilities. There is no sentiment
among the members in favor of the
bond issue, as this would be regard
ed as blow to the party in power
hindrance to the progress of water
way improvements and the begin
ming Of the work for the conserva'
ton Of our natural resources.
Americans who have hesitated be-
tween the use of Scotch" and Scot
fish," not knowing which is prefer
able or correct, will be interested
in knowing that others have felt
the same doubt. The subject re-
Gently came up in the house of COM
mons when member from Dunn
fries urged that the name of the
Scotch education department should
be changed to Scottish" Scotch,
he said. was wrong, but when urged
by his associates to prove this he
could not do SO satisfactorily
Facetious members insisted that his
nh{nnt{Nno n oh
grew out Of his temperance pro-
clivities and the fact that the word
suggested other things than a race
Of people. The advocate Of "Scot-
fish" did not convince his English
bearers, but as matter of fact
1t is said that the word Scottish
prevails in Scotland. 1t is a matter
Of custom, however, without
special pathological basis.
When word came from the obser-
vatory at South Kensington, Eng
land, last week, that Prof. Pickering
OF Harvard. had discovered a new
major planet moving in an orbit be-
yond that Of Neptune. It was popu-
larry understood that the discovery
was based upon Photographic evil
dence. Such a discovery, however,
was promptly denied by Pickering.
No eye ana no telescope has yet seen
the new planet, but it Is not denied
that its existence has been proved
by Prof. Pickering. He has calcu-
lated It's orbit SO as to be able to
indicate its position this year, and
its influence upon the orbit of Nep-
tune. which is very slight. This
shows that the new planet is rela-
lively small. It was the slight wab-
bling Of Neptune that led to the dis
covery Of the new body. This fact
had been the subject of study among
astronomers for years. The discov-
cry OF Neptune was made in. this
same manner. in 1876. Nevertheless
some of the authorities are skepti-
cal about the value Of Prof. Picker
ins's discovery
Franz Ferdinand. heir to the
throne OF Austria-Huagary. IL de-
clared by the Vienna correspondent
OF q London paper to be largely re-
spOnsible for the recent annexation
Of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is
explained that he Is an intimate
friend Of the imperial minister of
foreign affairs. It is also believed
that the emperor king consults with
his heir upon matters Of policy. For
the emperor Il seventy-eight years
old. and infrm, and IL aware that
he mas not; long to live. The prince
isEanpp posed 70 look upon himself as
49, 81 destiny. and the course OF