| Show AT HOME AND ABROAD The failure of ot the Netherlands GOVernment Government Government Gov Gov- to bring about peace negotiations negotiations neOtIa- neOtIa between Great Britain and the theBo theBo Bo s Boi-s n will be he regretted in the capitals capitals capi capt of ot Europe even more mere greatly s than by the people of ot tl this s country True the continental chancelleries are not troubled troubled b by sentimental considerations in Ip the premises but for tor som some time the cabinets of ot the old w world have been anxious to see the British Lion freed from the South lean African net In order that England might once more take a 0 hand In European international poli poll tics Ever since her serious entanglement entanglement entangle entangle- glement gle- gle ment in South Africa the relations be between between between be- be tween the remaining remaining- powers have been growing more and at times strained Carefully a a. a the fact tact Is suppressed suppressed sup sup- pressed presed by the various Governments It tt ItIs ItIs Is w well ll enough known that the Balkan n situation is full of danger to the worlds world's peace and aud that the the future future of the triple alliance allianceS of Germany Austria Aus- Aus Aus Aus- tria ti and Italy Is grav gravely ly In doubt Austria might Very possibly kick over th tha alliance traces as an answer to o the final passa passage of or the proposed German tariff law and Italy has been for several years discontented ted with a compact which compels her to maintain main maln- tain ln in a military es establiShment so great as to constitute a crushing burden upon her resources and people The European idea is that were England foot loos e once more her Influence would be exerted to prevent nt a resort to extremities by any of ot the Continental tal States Whether or not that would 1 be e the result no rio one c can n tell at pres pres- ent The British attitude Is openly one of from national or dynastic dynastic dy dy- dy- dy ambitions or quarrels across the channel But this might change with the release se of ot two hundred thousand seasoned fighters and the revival of ot active concern for tor imperial interests in Egypt and elsewhere However that might be It is reasonably certain that the Powers will wiil yet d do what they can to bring the Bo Doers Boers rs to terms England's England's England's Eng Eng- lands land's last word on the subject of peace apparently having b been n said With the war in South Africa as likely as not to go gu on for months and many menaces from front other quartet quarters the British Government Is er harassed harassed harassed har har- assed by a stale state of or discontent in Irel Ireland Ireland Ire Ire- l land nd which s seems ms to threaten pubU disorder if it not an open and andl violent outbreak In County Roscommon the agitation is so serious that farmers suspected suspected suspected sus sus- sus- sus of paying paying- rent for their ho hold hold- dI d- d I tags are are visited at night by armed men and notices threatening death to traitors are conspicuously posted throughout the locality Midnight meetings are are held all over the county At one one of them John ODonnell O'Donnell member member member mem mem- ber of Parliament for South Mayo re recently recently recently re- re declared that if it Irish Secretary Wyndham Wyndhan would send over ten thoUsand thousand thousand thou thoU- sand troops the themen men of Connaught would uld meet them and and nd settle t the e land question for good gooth It is not a life of sinful ease ease that British ministers are able to to enjoy justn w I At a a club banquet t in New York the theother theother other ight John B rr tt formerly our minister to Si Siam ms ole of ot th the respect for this country which was awakened among the by the victory of Dewey in Manila Bay Before that time he said vaid ld China and neighboring countries considered consider d. d the he United States State to be inferior in p power and importance to Holland and Belgium Afterward all Asi Asia Asia- suddenly realized that the Stars and strip Stripes Stripes' represented a s-reat s great world power and now our country Is there regarded as the very greatest Mr r. r Barrett con o wu d At the time of the Boxer outbreak in Pekin trust trustIn In the word ord of ot our diplomats was a ashield ashield ashield shield behind Which all foreigners in China sheltered sheltered themselves When the theother theother theother other foreign Ambassadors were flouted flouted flout flout- ed ours were treated with respect and confidence and the result remit was the saving saving saying sav say ing of many lives Respect for the eternal verities renders renders renders ren ren- ders it proper to say that Chinese con- con Hence dence in in American diplomats did not prevent the fiendish Empress Dowager vager from ordering Prince Tuan a and d General Gen IGen- General eral Lung Lu to tei attack the legations and butcher the foreign representatives tives including our own Nor has it affected the course or policy of that Satanic old woman who is as sava savage savagely ely e- e ly hostile to outlanders as ever she he was Tuan Than the arch arch devil of the Boxers Boxers Box Box- ers is safe and comfortable on one of his lis country estates while Yung Lu the miscreant who led the attack upon the the- legations has been brought back to Pekin In honor It would appear that Tsi Hsi Is no not entirely as popular popular popular lar in China as she is ls powerful A widespread d plot to to kill her has been discovered and when the court was at the which the pow Do- Do ager was lodged was wa fired tired That method method method meth meth- od failing falling the conspirators decided to wreck the Imperi imperial l' l train en route to the capital but were betrayed So the bloodthirsty old criminal still pollutes the earth with but her time may be comin coming Late advices tom from Rome show that thai anxiety and electioneering in connection tion with the s succession to the Papacy are rife in the capital of Catholicism The Pope himself I U IS said to tal talk constandy constantly constantly con con- standy of ot his a approaching end and to evince the liveliest t concern In regard to the personality o ot his hla successor The Tha recent death of Cardinal who was favored for tor the triple crown by Leo XIII has disturbed the venerable Pontiff greatly text Next to Cardinal it Is la believed he would be glad to think that that Cardinal SatollI would be the next occupant of the I Iwas throne of St. St Peter But SatollI who was papal delegate to the church in inthe inthe inthe the United States a few years ago Is ls unpopular with most of the Italian Cardinals who suspect him of ot Americanism Americanism Amer in church policy Cardinal papal Secretary Y of State has has a following In the Sacred College and probably will vill be able to name the new Pope If he cannot secure the dignity dignity dig dig- for himself Some Roman authorities authorities author author- ties assert that the choice at last will willI willbe willbe I be between Cardinals and alI all tanes and Implacable on the question of the tile temporal power Pope Leo XIII is said to deprecate what he tears fears w would uld be the outcome of the policy that any anyone one of the three tiree would gui The days of ot the the great and groot good old man are numbered and when h lie he goes goes to his reward the world will sinCerely sincerely sin sin- mourn him and honor his mem mem- ory Senor Mariscal Mexican Minister o ot of Foreign Relations speaking at the Pan American peace conference at its opening opening opening open open- ing session in the City of Mexico said that he believed beHAved Jt it would bear seasoned seasoned sea Coned fruits It ha hag haa run its course cours and dissolved and its its deliberations deliberation have not resulted in much of an character in the direction o ot of i binding th tho vallo Governments o othis of this hemisphere ere to the principle of ot arbitration ar ar- ar- ar which was one of ot the chief purposes of the meeting Still it 1 Is said by some of our delegates to the conference notably by John Barrett that the association of representatives of all the American republics with one another for a number of weeks In the Mexican I capital certainly has had flad the effect of removing many and especially has been valuable valuable valuable ble in giving the delegates from Central Cert Cert- and and South American States a 0 clearer idea of ot the dood will and Intentions in In- In of the United States toward them They have become Imbued with the knowledge that this country and Mexico Mex co favor the arbitration atlon of of difficulties difficulties between American States for purely unselfish reas rea's reasons n When hen the nations they han hall fi from ni so un understand understand under under- ler- ler stand this it may not be he difficult to to se secure secure secure se- se cure the adoption of arbitration both bothin in principle and practice as the public law lav of the tw two t o Americas Some influential papers are arguing that Senator Hoar's Hoars proposition to submit a 0 Sixt Sixteenth Amendment tt to the country which shall shah provide In tn the Constitution for the Presidential succession succession succession suc suc- cession in the event of ot the death of the President and Vice President during during during dur dur- ing the term of office to which they have been elected would be better dropped as unnecessary essary The Pittsburgh Pitts Pittsburgh Pitts- Pitts burgh Post says that the law already Jn n force and nd which fixes the the succession In lit the Cabinet beginning with the Secretary Secretary Sec See of State Is sufficient for all conceivable purposes The Th difficulty i is that the Constitutional lawyers vye s of the Senate entertain grave doubts of ot the legal ability of or Congress to pass the law in question and it is to cure the suspected vice of ot that legislation that Sen Senator tor Hoar and the Judiciary Committee Committee Com Corn of the Senate are inclined to togo togo togo go to the country for tor a solution which could not be open open to question |
