Texas Mining and Trade Journal, Volume 4, Number 28, Saturday, January 27, 1900 Page: 4
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TEXAS MINING AND TRADE JOURNAL.
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THURBKR, TEXAS: SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1900.
MATTERS in South AJrica have turned out very differently
from what was expected. The world looks askance on the Brit-
ish resort to dum-dum bullets while the "ferocious and uncivil-
ized" Boers have surprised the world by their humanity and
courtesy to their enemies. A British officer, prisoner at Preto-
ria, writes: "We live in a large stone building that is cool and
comfortable. The Transvaal Government has given to each of
us an iron bedstead, with mattress and pillow, a pajama suit,
slippers, flannel shirt, pocket handkerchief, towels, socks, etc.
We rise at 6:30 and indulge in a cold bath. We breakfast on
porridge, bacon, sardines, butter, jams, tea and coffee. We read
and smoke until 1 o'clock, when we get beer, bread, butter, jam
and water. At 4:30 we have tea, and at 7 o'clock dinner. Then
we play whist, and go to bed at 9:30." Evidently the horrors of
captivity have been exaggerated.
REPRESENTATIVE PEARRE of Maryland believes that the tar-
iff offers the best method for controlling the trusts, and keeping
them from becoming too greedy, and he has introduced a bill
which provides for the suspension of duties upon imports when
their sale or manufacture is monopolized; also providing for a
Commission, the duties of which shall be to investigate and re-
port to the President as to the necessity for such action. He
says that the machinery for the enforcement of the Sherman
anti-trust law has proven slow and tedious, and that there is a
public demand that something be done by Congress to curb the
greed of trusts.
THE Nicaraugan Canal bill has been favorably reported to the
House of Representatives in nearly the same shape that it was
reported at the last session. One member, representing the
Flagler interests, supposed to be connected with the Panama
scheme, offered an amendment looking to the adoption of that
route, but it was voted down. The feeling on both sides of the
chamber is strongly in favor of the canal, and it is extremely
probable that successful efforts to push it to action at this ses-
sion, will be made. The country demands it, and no further delay
to receive the report of a useless commission should be tolerated.
THE idea of putting an end to the trusts by removing the du-
ties on the articles manufactured by them is undoubtedly gain-
ing ground in both political parties. The Democrats are urging
it, both in order to injure the trusts and for the sake of securing
the freedom of trade involved. The Republicans are favoring it
because they feel that not to do so will subject them to charges
of undue friendliness for the trusts, and also because they think
the trusts have forfeited their rights to protection by their act-
ions. There will probably be a warm debate on this subject be-
fore Congress adjourns.
MORE than a third of the United States is yet vacant public
lands, rich in possibilities. Here lies a broad field for States-
manship in directing the utilization of untouched oportunities,
and our success in handling these problems in our midst may
naturally measure our ability to handle our external affairs.
MR. D00LEY says that our relations with England are such as
to delight the heart of every Canadian, but not such as to make
any Irishman think that they are such as they ought not to be.
Mr. Dooley is certainly able to put a large chunk of political
wisdom into a very compact space.
THE recently elected De nocratic Mayor of Baltimore has re-
cently declared that the city owes a debt of gratitude to three
of the Republican ofBcers who have just been turned out. Such
compliments are unusual.
THE rich-man-and-eye-of-a-needle simile is nothing com-
pared with the Montana Legislature, as developed by the Sena-
torial investigation of the charges of bribery against Senator
Clark.
WHETHER Mr. Clark is found guilty of bribery or not, the
fact still remains that none of the candidates in Montana would
have been even considered if they had not been millionaires.
It seems really providential that whenever an inferior race—
like the Boers and Filipinos, for instance—needs looking after
a superior race always turns up to undertake the job.
THE Democratic journals are a good deal exercised over the
part Hanna will take in the campaign this fall. The more oppo-
site question is, what part does he want to take?
IF MR. JONES of Arkansas is really not to lead the Demo-
cratic Campaign Committee, why not try Mr. Hill of New York
for the place? He "is a Democrat."
THY author of "The Man With the Woe" says he knows a
woman with 100 pairs of silk stockings. He should now write
"The Woman With the Hose."
IN SPITE of all the exultation over American exports in 1899,
it now seems that those of breadstuffs, provisions, cotton and
mineral oil have declined.
IN ViENA poker has been declared a game of chance. The
authorities would change their minds if they stacked up against
the right sort of players.
THE British have savagely denounced the Boers for using the
dum-dum bullets. Yet it is now announced that the British will
themselves use them.
THE people of St. Louis have mobbed their City Council.
Drinking Lake Superior water via Chicago has quite intoxicated
them.
THE plague is said to be spread by rats, which take it and run
from house to house until they die. Get rid of your rats at
once.
THE time may come when the battle of Santiago is remem-
bered only as the beginning of the Sampson-Schley controversy.
NOBODY is likely to shed any tears if the Roberts case does
result in the dismissal of a few polygomist postmasters.
THERE is talk of Schley for Vice President, with Roosevelt as
counterbalancing war hero.
WHAT would we do without the yellow journals to run the
Treasury Department?
IT WON'T be long now till the grounghog prognosticators will
be with us again.
WHAT a pity Gage did not consult the yellow journals first!
WE SHALL appreciate your svbscription.
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McAdams, Walter B. Texas Mining and Trade Journal, Volume 4, Number 28, Saturday, January 27, 1900, newspaper, January 27, 1900; Thurber, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth200540/m1/4/?q=yaqui: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarleton State University.