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CARDINAL AND LAWYER. NEWFOUNDLAND IS UNEASY.
Cardinal Doaienico Svampa. who is j The people of Newfoundland seem to
sufTering from a critical illness, fol
lowing upon an apoplectic seizure, is
the archbishop of Bologna, and has
been regarded as a probable successor
of Leo oa the throne of Peter. The
cardinal i3 one of the members of the
hierarchy, who have risen to high
places by force of personal distinction
and ability. He wa3 born in the arch
diocese of Fermo in June, 18r.l. of ob
scure parents, and with one exception
is the youngest member of the sacred
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DOMENICO SVAMPA.
college. Educated at M ontegranaro, he
entered th seminary cf Fermo, and af
terward complete J his studies in phil
oiogy an 1 lav.- in the Seminary of
Fope I ius IX. Caidh.al Fran-pa is
more cf a lawyer than a theologian. At
an early aje he was called to th pro
fessorship of law in the Seminary
Apollonare. was next made director of
U:e college cf the propaiiinila, and in
was appointed archbishop a'. Eo
logna. He v?.s created and proclaimed
a cardinal in May. 1V'.4.
FOR THE WORTHLESS HUSEAND.
In Minnesota tow the man :'ounci
guilty of failing to provide for his
wif is punished as a felon. A man
just convicted in Minneapolis the first
under the new law received a sen
tence of ninety days m the workhouse,
although he might have been sent to
the penitentiary fur three years, that
being the cxtrei.- liinit of imprison
ment fur this offense.
Thi- being the first case, the court
was disr.OFcd to exhibit lom-ncy. but
nere-:-.fter. it is understood. men who
desert their wives, or who ngiert.
tvaiv?. or shirk ihe;r duties toward
their funnies, will not be treated with
such cenjiiL-ratiun. Heretofore, it ap
pears, such ofTexiscs have been treaieei
as mi.-df mcauors in Minnesota. Th
delinquent husband could bs fined or
s-ent to jail in default oi" security. Xow
he i. a felon in the sight of the law.
and Lis sentence either to the work
house cr to the penitentiary carrie
with it the penalty of hard ia'oor
be in an exceedingly trying condition.
Their island may have large natural
resources in the interior, but its in
habitants have net the capital to ex
ploit these, and for some unfortunate
reason English capital has never been
invested there with ny degree of free
dom. A large section of their western
coast line is given over to the French
by a treaty which is looked upon by
the Newfoundlanders as highly objec
tionable, since it deprives them of
largely developing their main indus
try, that of fishing. The people are
exceedingly poor, their resources are
greatly limited, and yet they are bur
dened with a government debt rela
tively far greater on a per capita basis
than that which we have. Indesd, it is
doubtful whether there is another self
governing people in the world that is
at once so poor and at the same time
so debt-ridden. Newfoundland is de
sirous of coming to some trade under
standing with the United States, and
there are a number cf reasons for
thinking that, if an independent nego
tiation were entered upon, a reciprocal
trade treaty could be made between
England's oldest colony and the Uni
ted States: but such a treaty would be
looked upon as detrimental to Cana
dian interests: hence, thus far. impe
rial permission has no; been accorded
to the ratification cf such a treaty.
A BLACK EXPLORER.
Arthur A. Anderson, the well-known
colored African explorer, ncr.v on a vis
it to the L'nited States, was born iu
Georgia shortly after the close of the
civil war. About fifteen years ago he
emigrated to France, and settling in
JERUSALEM'S OLD SPRING.
A-a! xi Cuts i:os portable unci Useful Fig
ure In the World.
The Holy Land has its railways,
electric lights and American wind
Hills, and now Jerusalem is about to
sret a supply of good drinking water.
In ancient times the City of David
was well supplied. The remains of
iqueducts and reservoirs show this.
But since the Turk's day the people
of Jerusalem have been dependent on
Paris, devoted himself to a study of j (he "t and ft polluted accumu
tne French language, which he soon
mastered. He made a good success on
the stage in the part of Othello and
was summoned to the court of the
Sultan of Morocco. The French gov
cardinal is one of the members of the
to join its diplomatic corps, and the
M'JLhALL MAY EE GOVERNOR.
Col. Zach Mu'hal! of Mulhall. Okla..
one of the most widely known cattle
and ranch owners in the southwest,
visited Washington recently, where, it
is said, he held a conference with Pres
ident Roosevelt iu regard to the gover
nor, ip cf Oklahoma territory. The
president, it is reported, is inclined to
offer the governorship to Col. Mulb.au.
whom he has known for several years.
Col. Mulhall is general live stock agant
tor the St. Louis and San Francisco
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O'Neil Acn'nwt Torpedo IIo:it.
Admiral O'Neil. chief of the bureau
of ordnance, has a low opinion of tor
pedoes, torpedo boats, and torpedo
boat destroyers. The utility of sub
marine torpri'ce boats, over which the
French are making such a to-do. has
not be-rn proved to the satisfaction of
tr.p admiral. He
thinks that torpe
does and torpedo
boats may prove
useful as s a.v
trows for a time.
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ARTHUR A. ANDERSON,
young Afro-American was sent to the
interior of the dark continent, where
he was highly successful in extending
the sphere of Trench influence among
the trihes near the great Sahara. Mr.
Anderson is convinced that Africa is
the most promising field in the world
for the American negro of resource
and ability. He is on a lecturing tour
through the principal cities of the
United States and expects to return to
Europe in the spring. His wife, an
Englishwoman of good family, ac
companies him.
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COL. ZACH MULHALL.
railroad. He was born in New Or
leans forty-five years ago. For years
he made his home in th "cow camps"
of Kans.-s. Indian tc-rri-orv. New Mex-
j ico and Texa. He ownj O.oiti) acr? ?
and entertainr-d Col. Roosevelt on Lis
ranch several years ago.
thnt thev hi'o sinv I
other value. The
alarm which was
created in some
quarters by the
news that some
torpedo boats had
accompanied Admiral Cervera's squad
ron has not been forgotten yet. There
were many who saw in them danger
ous enemies of the American warships.
Perhaps they might have been of some
service to the enemy had they been
better handled than they were, but the
fate they met with was an ignomini
ous one. Admiral O'Neil may be par
doned for his preference of battleships
and armored cruisers to torpedo boats
when one remembers hew a wooden
vessel like the Gloucester made mince
meat of the torpedo beats she encoun
tered at Santiago. On the other hand,
it may be said with some decree of
truth that there has not beta yet a
really fair test of the merits of these
boats.
COURTESY TO THE PRESS.
Two lovers who together brought
their lives to an end at Reading
j jnowec! a prevision as nappy as it is
i extraordinary. They left photographs
v.-e notice that several of our contem
poraries which illustrate their pages
have gratefully availed themselves of
the opportunity to present to their
readers the faces of the hero and hero
ine of this "double tragedy." If those
who are about to leap Niagara in bar
rels, to cross the sna in small shallops,
or to seek that destructioin in what
ever guise it be which ccmeth not
without publicity were gc-neraLy to ob
serve this precaution, says the Phila
delphia Times, it would facilitate the
work of properly showing them the
lart honors cf earth.
THE FOOLISH ' HAIL SHOOTERS."
Man might as well imitate th3 habit
of the foolish canine and bay at the
moon as to attempt to prevent hail
storms by the use of explosives or by
any agencies that are now under his
control.
This is the substance of the advk-e
embodied in a recent statement i.-sued
by Professor Willis L. Moore, acting
secretary oi' agriculture. The staic-
j meat was called out by manifestations
or renewed interest in tne sunject in
various parts of the world, particular
ly in France and Italy. Attempt-, have
latelj- been made to prevent hail
storms by the use of explosives Irom
especially designed cannon, but all
have ended in failure. Professor
Moore calls attention to the fact that
scientists in both Europe and Ameka
hav-- t'. own tl : Impossibility of inter
fering with the great processes of na
ture that are goinc on in the atmos
phere. Basing their belief op such
knowi'iilpe of the forces of nntur? as
science has revealed, they atftrm that
io explosive that can ever be inver.ted
by man will be powerful enough to tre
vent hailstorms.
lations of rain water in the rock-hewn
cisterns beneath their feet. Even this
supply has recently failed, owing to
scarcity of rain. Distress ana sickness
became so general that the Turkish
governor has at length been induced
to sanction the purchase of iron pipes
to bring water from Ain rialah, of the
"sealed fountain," at Solomon's pools,
about nine miles south of Jerusalem.
A pipe six inches in diameter will
bring 8,000 "skins" of water a day for
distribution at fountains supplied with
faucets. Solomon, in his famous
"Song." speaks of this secret spring,
it is asserted, when he finds that "My
beloved is like a spring shut up, a
fountain sealed." It L? a deep-brown
subterranean spring, which has, from
the time of Solomon, flowed through
the arched tunnel built by him to the
distributing chamber or reservoir near
the northwest corner of the highest
of Solomon's pools. Half a century
ago the location of this "hidden"
Epring. which was still, as in Solo
mon's time, flowing into the reservoir
mentioned, was unknown. The tunnel
Is roofed by stones leaning against each
other like an inverted V. the primi
tive form of the arch, which is also
seen in the great roof of the queen's
chamber of the great pyramid. The
entrance to this tunnel from the spring
is one of the oldest structures in ex
istence. The piping is to b laid along
the old aqueduct which formerly, from
the time of Solomon, brought this
same water to the Temple area. There
are 11 or 12 ancient fountains here
and there in the city, long unuseo.
buc new to be utilized, and from which
the water may be drawn, free to all.
several taps being attached to each
fountain.
ANIMALS IN OPERAS.
Miles Aaii4t Caulmit.
A few tTays ago Lieutenant General
Miles, in his annual report, expressed
the opinion that tne army was belter
yn? without the canteen and that the
! law forbidding it should not be re
pealed. As General Miles has been
one of he strongest advocates of the
canteen and was largely responsible
for its establishment, his change of
opinion has naturally caused consider
able comment and the anti-canteen agi
tators have been rejoicing over the
gain of a conspicuous recruit.
A ;rlz7.1oil Vfterao.
Few survivors of the great civil war
have had the distinction to have won
the thanks of con
gress for heroic
conduct. Cne of
these few is Daniel
G. George, one of
the two survivors
of Cushing's expe
dition that sank
the confederate
rum
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menace not
Scandal 1 to Duel.
All society in Naples is auog over
the forthcoming duel between Prince
Dolgourcr.ky. father of the Duchess
d'Avarna and the favorite niece of the
late Czar Alexan
der II. and Prince
Colonna, known as
the premier aristo
crat of Europe.
The duel is conse
quent upon the an
nouncement of the
granting of a sep
aration between
the Duke d'Avar
na, the Italian
minister to Athens, and his wife, and
is the culmination of an open scandal
which has been a topic of conversation
for some time in every court in Eu
rope. Great as is the excitement over the
impending combat, the society, royal
and titled, of southern Europe is sad
dened by the thought that the Duchess
d'Avarna will never be able to return
to her former prestige, and even the
name of her youngest daughter is to be
stricken from the reg ster of legitimate
births and the child will be rebaptized
in her mother's maiden name.
They Are Omitted From Only Throe of
WHfcner'B Operas.
Wagner introduced animals into all
but three of his operas ("The Flying
Dutchman," "Tristan," and "Die
Meistersinger") ; horses in "Rienzi,"
"Tannhauser," "Die Walkure," and
"Die Gotterdammerung; " swans in
"Lohengrin" and "Parsifal;" birds in
"Lohengrin," "Siegfried," and "Die
Gotterdammerung;" a ram in "Die
Walkure;" a bear and a dragon in
"Siegfried." The swans, the dragon
and the fore-st bird are expressed by
some of the most beautiful music in
the operas. Wagner has been much
criticised, and was at the time much
laughed at, for his use of animals in
r-erious opera, but not even his friends
and brother musicians could argue him
out of it. Other composers, it is true,
had occasionally introduced animals
into the opera, notably Mozart in the
"Magic Flute." But in Mozart's op
era the animals have no essential con
nection with the story. Their intro
duction is almost as accidental and
irrelevant as the happenings in a vau
deville. Wagner was the first to make
the animals part of the cast, dramati
cally connected with the whole. Grane.
Brunnhilde's horse, is her faithful,
trusted friend, her friend who gave up
his aerial life among the clouds to fol
low her when she abandoned her wild
Valkyrie life to live with a mortal
iover. When she bids farewell to Sieg
fried she gives him her noble horse
the best that she has to give. Our An
imal Friends.
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this
has
Surfeit of Good Thing,
man at a country resort utters
A ton; Strike Ended.
A strike cf union teamsters and water-front
workers at San Francisco,
which began July 21 and caused a
heavy Ions to fruit growers and a se
rious interruption of the commerce of
Albemarle, j the port, ended when Governor Gage of
she was a ! California, representing the strikers,
only i arranged an agreement with the em-
to tne i nion Herts, uut to the great ployers. As in the strike of steelwork
seaports of the North. fers. no question of wages or hours was
Election In Cuba.
The Cuban election law, as adopted
by the constitutional convention and
approved by General Wood, fixes De
cember 31st for the general elections.
The president, vice president and sen
ators are to be elected February 24th,
and after the results are officially re
ported to him by the board of scrutiny
provided in the law, the military gov
ernor is to fix the date for the assem
bling of congress, the inauguration of
president and vice president, and the
transfer of the government to the duly
chosen Cuban representatives.
The case of Miss Stone, the mis
sionary of the American Board who
was abducted by brigands on the Tur-vco-Bulgarian
frontier last month, has
awakened great Interest, and a large
part of the ransom demanded by her
abductors has been raised by popular
subscription. At the time of writing
the brigands have been located upon a
mountain in the Balkan range, which
is surrounded by Bulgarian troops;
but fear of the consequences to Miss
Stone aRd her companion has prevent
ed an attack upon the outlaws.
Living in a quiet way in Haverhill.
Mass., George is the embodiment of
the spirit of 'CI, which sent so many
young men to the front. A gray-haired
veteran now, this Yanke-e boy was but
a stripling when he enlisted in the
service of his country.
Decadence of Halloween.
It is a matter of common observa
tion that holidays and anniversaries
are likely to drift away from their
original purpose and character. This
tendency can be seen in almost every
case, but nowhere perhaps so clearly as
with Halloween, says the Chicago I
involved, but solely the recognition of
union labor. The strikers failed to
carry their point, and the employers
would not agree to discharge non
union men, and reserved the right to
take back only such union men as they
needed.
Seek Escape from Hard Work.
Atlanta Constitution: The history
of civilization is but a detailed narra
tive of the efforts of men to get away
from hard work. The derrick is a de
vice to escape from heavy lifting. The
steam hammer saves the labor of a
thousand men. The reaping machine
Tribune. It is bad enousrh that th
ligious aspect of Thanksgiving and of I lng machine is a "get-done-quick" ar
Christmas should be obscured by the ' rangement. The railroad train saves
dominant interest in eating turkeys ' walking. War itself is waged that one
and in exchanging presents. Hallow- I natton may appropriate the profits of
een has shown a steady degeneration another, in order that living may bo
that is in the direction not only of for- i on!:ior
gciung me meaning or the occasion
and so of introducing irrelevant cus
toms, but of falling into practices
which could not on any occasion at all
be regarded as appropriate or even endurable.
wail in the fruit season: "One
to eat a dish of apples before
breakfast (at which a basicet of plums
is served), a compote of varied fruits
at 11 o'clock, then lunch (chiefly toma
toes, salad and peaches) and eat nuts
through the afternoon in place of S
o'clock tea. At dinner a small joint
of some sort Is necessary, but it can
be diluted with peas, beans, potatoes,
marrows, leeks, artichokes and one or
two others in liberal quantities fol
lowed by a blackberry tart and an ex
haustive cornucopian desert of an en
cyclopedic character. A supper o!
grapes breaks out about 11 and an
other basket of apples is taken up to
the bedroom to be trilled with during
the night. At one fruit farm I stayed
rn they had rhubarb three times a day
and had forty-two different ways of
cooking it, but it became monotonous
after five or six months. Similarly in
parts of Sumatra and Borneo, where
chickens are eaten at every meal, a
chop bone is treated like a piece of
jewelry and put under lock and key
in a strong box and the dogs and cats
refuse liver wings with contempt and
clamor for garbage for a change.
James A. Taylor, an eccentric old
resident of Hamburg, N. Y., holds pe
culiar views of the hereafter. He has
had his funeral vault prepared and
carved over tne door i3 this in
scription: "No orthodox fiend, with
cloven foot and barbed tall, will ever
be seen in this pleasant vale. My fate
I am the same as I
A XeTF I'hllipplne Tariff.
The Philippine commission has
promulgated a new tariff, which takes I vou wish to know
effect this week. The tariff has no re- was millions of years ago MATTER."
lation to tnat in lorce in the United 1
States, and it gives no preference to The cellars of Portugal hold 132.000 -
American good3 over competing goods . 000 gallons of wine, and there is no
from Other Countries. more Rtoratr rnom fnr tho . ,r.
Gambling with the Electric ran.
Fanaroo is a gambling game that is
flayed with an electric fan. These
fans are common everywhere now,
and brokers, clerks and many other
sorts of men are playing fanaroo. Any
number of persons can enter the
game. The fan's four paddles are
numbered one, two, three and four
and the gamblers place their stakes
on the number they prefer. Then
the current is turned on for a moment,
the fan revolves, and when it stops,
the paddle that is uppermost wins. If
the stakes are made a dollar each it is
possible to win a large sum in a few
minutes at fanaroo playing, but
usually the stakes are not more than
a nickel, and the winnings and losings
are trifling. It is a very Interesting
game, but the constant turning on and
off of the current greatly shortens the
life of the fan. .
Champagne In Germany.
Germany produces a very good qual
ity of champagne. In 1900 2,045 tons,
valued at $547,000, were exported. Dur
ing the same year the imports amount
ed to double that quantity. The duty
on champagne imported into Germany
is 35 cents a bottle. This high duty
has induced many French firms to es
tablish plants of their own within the
German border.
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(Italy.)
AMBASSADORS OF THE POWERS AT CONSTANTINOPLE.
M. CONSTAN3. SIR NICHOLAS O'CONNOR. Ji. SINOWiEW.
(France.) (Great Britain.) (Russia.)
BARON M. CALICE. BARON VON MARSHALL M. BAPST.
(Austro-Hurgary.) (Germany.) (Charge d'Affalres, French Embassy.)
The issue at Constantinople is sim- j cannot afford to see the Russian boar
proceed farther south. In that case,
the great Indian empire would be at
stake.
In the meantime British diplomats
are endeavoring to persuade the world
that Russia and France are merely en
deavoring to terminate the alleged in
fluence of Germany at Constantinople.
If Germany could be persi'add to this
view Britain would have a valuable
Piy this: Russia's march toward the
Persian gulf is blocked by Turkey.
Russia's ally. France, has a claim
against the Sultan, who is short of
finances. He cannot borrow the money
from his old friend, the Emperor of
Germany. William is an ally with
Russia and France. England is hard
up Yet if the French claim is paid
J'. must come from England. Britain
CLEARING THE WAY.
The denouncing by the Nicaragua
government of the canal treaty act
of 1S0S is not an unfriendly act. The
formal expression of a desire for a
conclusion of that convention veils no
hostility to the United Stat:-. The ac
tion of the Nicaragua government prc-
cipitates no new complications, offers
ty excuse for d'ay en the prt of
cone.icaS, and indicates no opposition
to the immediate construction of the
Nicaragua canal by the L'nited States.
The treaty between the L'nited
States and Nicaragua negotiated in
1SCT and ratified June 20. IsCS. granted
to the United States the right of tran
! fit between ih? Atlantic and Pacific
j oceans through the territory of Nica
j ragua. A canal constructed on any
route decided upon was to be used
upon equal terms by both republics.
Nicaragua, however, reserving its
right cf sovereignty over the canal.
The L'nited States, under the treaty,
was to extend protection to the canal,
to guarantee "the neutrality and in
nocent use cf the same, and to employ
its influence with other nations to
induce them to guarantee such neu
trality and protection." The United
States was at liberty, on giving notice j
to the government of Nicaragua, to t
carry trocps and munitions of war
ally In William. But Gcrrnar.y is in
no humor to take any such viw. Ge r
many's future prospects depend on
the fiiend.-hip of France and Russia
and not that of England.
Therefore the little claim of tvo
French citiz'-ns may fan the flames ol
a firp that might become a world con
flagration. The diplomat at Constantinople:
have a different situation to t! al with
through the final, provid. 1 s-aid
troop.; and munitions of war were no;
to be employed a tea inn Central Am
erican nations friendly to Nicaragua.
Troops for the protection of the c anal
v.-e re to be furnished by Nicaragua.
It will be seen that this treaty is as
obsolete a the Clayton-Bulwe-i treats .
ratified in isr. We are making ever
effort now to secure the abrogation of
the Clayton-Bui wer treaty that t li
United States may construct tl.e Nica
raguan canal and hold it fo.cver un
der America control. Why should
we not abrogate in the sam spirit th
theaty with Nicaragua? The tr-,it
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of the canal under th ilans con-
tempiaf'd by congress. It 'units our
action, it pledges us to a iit-niral cnl.
which we do net want, a..d it does n-t
give us control.
In 18S4 a treaty was negotiated be-tv.-een
Nicaragua and the I'uiuJ
States in which the Ur.it-i State?;
government should construct, op
erate, and maintain exclusive con
trol over a ship canal to be construct
ed on Nicaraguaii territory. Nicara
gua was to accord the United States
an exclusive ripht of way across her
territory from sea to sea. to plant a
fee-simple title to a strip of land two
and a half miles broad all along the
route. Upon its completion the canal
was to Ik long to Nicaragua and the
United States Jointly.
That treaty was not ratified, but it
indicated the spirit of Nicaragua, an I
there is no doubt that the present
government is prepared to r-pot ate
at once a new treaty to m"' the de
mand for an American ean.-.l u:: It
American control. Niiarauu.i is v.ni
putting obstacles in our path, but i
clearing the way.
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CHIEF OF THE BUREAU OF NAVIGATION, WHO IS CREDITED WITH
A LARCE MEASURE OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR ATTACKS MADtf
UPON ADMIRAL SCHLEY'S RECORD.
The ('! uerf l-ut K'n l lint lti.
At the fame time with the towi
elections in Connecticut there was ?;.b
mitted to the pent.!" tlr pi-' tio.-itic a
to hold a constitutional c -on v . :,t ion t.i
apportion re-presentation on the ins'
of population, instead of cn tLo town
ship basis, as at prc-s i.t. 'I ue- -:ii-'
voted for the ce)nvention. and most '
the towns against it. The priposit ion
was carried by a majority of L'0.31 1 .
Amendments to the constitution were
also adopted, providing for the election
of state officers by a plurality instead
of a majority vote; and for an in
creased n'.ber of state senators.
WILL DICTATE TERMS TO NICA
RAGUA. The action of Nicaragua in denounc
ing all treaties with the United States
at this time, when the new Hay
Pauncefote treaty providing for the
construction of the isthmian canal is
ready for submission to the Senate,
cannot fail to attract public attention
way could be transferred free of all
claims and entanglements, the only
advantage that can be urged in favor
of the Nicaragua route is its nearness
to our ports. Chicago Tribune.
Search for an Honest Man.
Philadelphia Times: There is a new
wonder every day. In the bible the
to the fact that the United Sates holds miracles number less than a hundred.
i ine moaern miracles run into tne
j thousands over night the miracles of
I science, invention, commerce and en-
the "whip hand" in the offer that will
he made to sell the Panama waterway.
If Nicaragua and Costa Rica erioce
a disposition to impose unreasonable
conditions upon the government cr to
throw obstacles in the way of the en
terprise Congress may suddenly aban
don the Nicaragua route and turn to
tho Tanama Canal, a portion of -which
terprise. In the new part of the old
world greater records are mounting on
big achievements. .In the old part of
the old world modernity is playing
grotesque tricks with history and
making contrasts that provoke even
There are seven surviving ex-mayors
of New York.
EXTENDING THE GOTHENBURG
SYSTEM.
The friends of temperance In Swe
den have given a new indorsement te;
the Gothenburg system by proposing
that beer containing more; than 2.Z pe r
cent alcohol shall lee taxed and sold
only through the authorized establish
ments which have the exclusive sale tf
strong liquor in the districts where tb
system is adopted. It is a remarkable
fact that hitherto uncompromi.-ing tee
totalers have joined in this movement,
but it is very easy to And a reason for
it In statistics and in certain new de
velopments of the liquor traffic.
From the time that the system was
established in 18C5 down to the year
1S92 there was a pretty steady decrease
wn cnmnleed nd which th, ! he Benou . t0 merriment. Fancy, for in the consumption of liquor and In
Ui. . instance, uiogenes sitting in his tub ! drunkenness. The natural infer-on,...
watching a trolley car go by and look- j was that the system had much to do
ing ior an nonest man only to hear j - improvement, but after l!i.'
French company is anxious to dispose
of. In doing so it would acquire an
interoceanic waterway only forty-stx
miles long, the engineering feasibility
of which is no longer a matter of con
troversy among engineers.
Figuring the cost of the two canals
to this government as nearly equal,
and assuming that the Panirrua water-
the conductor ring up a drachma fare
on a mechanical contrivance to protect
him from temptation.
Japan has no laws for the protection
of labor, or restricting the employment
of women and children
there were some disquieting signs of
icf regression.
The amount of gold coin in acltjl
circulation in the world is e.-xtiumrd
by the Bank of England officials to ba
about CCS tons.