Show AT HOME AND ABROAD The London Saturday Review a journal afflicted with chronic yanko yanko- phobia argues that this country cO Is driving a hard bargain with France Trance In ref refusing to c consider any any fi figure ure for the theold theold theold old De Lesseps Panama ditch above aoe the sum of ot forty million dollars and asserts tl at su such h a skinflint transaction tl thin tion 14 Is unseemly In international deal deal- ings The Th Saturday Review has a short memory memOry or i perhaps st it never heard how the late Benjamin dIsraeli prime minister of Great Britain lifted France out of the Suez canal which French money and enterprise had promoted promoted pro pro- to success and also out ut of ot otIn Influence in influence influence In- In fluence In Egypt which hl h is now In fact If it not in name a British possession Itis It ItIs Itis is not for Englishmen or 01 English newspapers newspapers newspapers news news- papers to throw stones on the resent present occasion With I perhaps pardonable prudence the King of Denmark will Mill not submit the prearranged plebiscite to the people people peo peo- pie of the Danish West Indies nor will the Danish government advance the present st status of the treaty of ces cession essian es- es sion slon until it has been duly r ratified by bythe bythe bythe the United States Senate There Is no room for fot doubt that the islanders deSire desire desire de de- de- de sire annexation on nor that the Danish Is willing tilling to carry out the deal but the burned c child dreads the fire In the case of the intending ven yen dor In 1868 the people of the Danish Islands declared for union with the great American Republic Denmark was agreeable A treaty was negotIated negotiated and nd promptly rau ratified ed by King C Christians Christian's ri tian's government after which the United States Senate rejected i ted it The party o of the o other her part will let us lead the dance of ratification this time and small blame to them If there be any truth truth in the startling story which comes comes from Pine Pifie Ridge Indian agency the mystery y surroundIng surrounding surround surround- und und- ing the destruction of the Maine In Havana harbor may soon be cleared up It Is stated that a Spaniard on a a. ranch near there has confessed In an hour of drunken confidence that he committed the awful crime and that he did so In order to bring on a a war between between between be be- tween the United States and Spain which would lead to the downfall of Weyler who had procured his dismissal sal salin in disgrace from the Spanish army In which he vas was as a captain The miscreant miscreant mis mis- whose name name is said to be Manuel de Silvia Braga asserts that he dressed himself In his old captains captain's uniform and thus passed the the guards at atthe atthe atthe the arsenal where the harbor mine switchboard was was was' located cat d that hat he touched the button controlling the mine under the Maine 1 and in the resu resultant resultant result result- tant t- t ant confusion escaped on a a schooner disguised as a sailor The tale may may- maybe be e true If so the i-an i ranchers i hers around Pine PineRidge PineRidge PineRidge Ridge will be very very to hold an indignation Indignation meeting with Senor J. J de deBraga deBraga deBraga Braga as the sole ieans ns l of Jf illuminat illuminating at- at ing ng the pro proceedings T The e pleas of t th the Juba iban plant planters rs for tariff concessions e suspicions In some quarters attaching to the Hie altitude altitude altitude alti alti- tude of the sugar sugar I tJust trust and ad the reciprocity reciprocity reci red pi views of t the e late President which have been teen endorsed by his successor successor successor suc suc- cessor conjointly h have ve created a a. situation situation situation sit sit- before the House Hous Ways and Means committee Int Interest rest and some confusion confusion- Opinions widely differ differ dif dif- fer as to whether a moderate concession concession conces conces- I sion of sa say 25 per cent or even one of of 33 p per peg t ce cent fro from the Dingley duties on sugar gar or would not injuriously affect the of the South and the sugar beet farmers of the West Vest Some Soma strong and le leading protectionists aver that to refuse some abatement in favor of Cuba would expose expose expose ex ex- ex- ex pose the whole Dingley fa fabric to se serious serious serious se- se rious a attack and possibly to tion Judging from Congressional news and gossip there is a likelihood that the matter may be ut short by means of a treaty with Cuba which being ratified by by the Senate need not go to the House where iV it Is likely the subject subject sub sub- might be kept in dispute That be the Senatorial view while most members of of the theother theother theother other branch of th the the National Legislature Legislature Legisla Legisla- ture tare argue that legislation for revenue revenue revenue reve reve- nue purposes must originate a at their end of the Capitol The answer to that thatIs I Is Ia that the power o of or the Senate to tOo ratify treaties Is an unrestricted one The consensus of opinion at Washington ap ap appears appears pears to be that In the end the Cubans will secure A reduction of about one- one third on sugar and a liberal arrangement arrangement arrangement arrange arrange- ment in the matter of tobacco The leprosy bill bilt Introduced I In n the Senate by bv by Senator Platt latt of of New York the other da day da apparently Is a a. step stel In Inthe Inthe inthe the right direction It provides for an isolated home solely for lepers In the United States to which the unfortunates unfortunates unfortunates nates wilt will be taken from all parts palts of the Union It also provides for surveillance surveillance surveillance sur sur- f for r a period of ot seven years of persons belonging to leprous families although they may be themselves unaffected unaffected unaffected un un- un- un affected and for the deportation of lepers pel's who may m manage nage to enter the country in spite of the legal prohibition even though they be American citizens who have contracted the disease abroad This last provision though 1 hard doubtless doubtless doubt doubt- less is Just Something of course must be done with and for the lepers al alread already already al- al read ready in our midst That being accomplished accomplished pushed the awful scourge can be kept out of the land almost entirely ly by by- bya a a. drastic Chinese excl exclusion slon law and public public public pub pub- lic opinion demands one an and its vigorous vigorous vigorous vigor vigor- ous and relentless enforcement |