Show FIGHTING FiaH TINO t we took occasion the oth other erday day to take the sting out of the omaha bee break the point odthe of the laramie boomerang and refract the tile rays r uy of the N Y sun with regard to their ayi adverse criticisms on shewa the war policy of great britain in egypt webe we be 1 that E england is right and has bas x the lie right to interfere in ega egypt ti pt as long as her financial interests ts there are jeopardized if a capitalist in private I 1 life if e has the right to ba have ve the pr property of his debtor a attached tt ached wo we do not see why one government t should be restrained from taking measures to secure its dues from another that point must be settled 3 with all people who understand the rudiments of dr and cr and know on which side each is to be placed but abstract right and concrete power to enforce that right arc are two things slightly di differing frering bis bi marcks doctrine is that might is right alii which ch by no means a allows its conversion into right is might E england undoubtedly possesses ft it potency and power proven in all climes and on every continent except that of america but it must not be forgotten that since the wars with napoleon I 1 En glands land troops never met a civilized army except in the crimea and then we must not lose sight of the fact that its enemy was the russian and its allies franco france and italy we remember well enough what sacrifices it cost the british troops in Afghani afghanistan what bloodshed was inflicted upon ji them by the arrows and abegais assegais asse gais of tb the zulus and what concessions they had to make to the boers the triumphs of marlborough in germany and of wellington in spain live in history but in the and ileth centuries england entertained and nut nursed sed a spirit of military conquest which was only allowed to explode in pyrotechnic exploits by f disraeli and which has had bad the cx tin guilsher of the manchester cot it ton manufacturing ring and peace policy turned over it officially the strength of the british army ia is given at officers me men n and horse such a force should be sufficient to enable her Maje ministry to hurl an invincible power against the 1 feeble forces of the rebellious arabi moreover we may add to the abovementioned nominal force re serves of first and second class but big though these digits tell far fit from representing the actual available military efficiency of the united kingdom first we ave must deduct officers men for india and nad the colonies exclusive of the officers and mj men of the militia and koluns who can hardly bo be considered as very efficient in a war in tropical climate with all the hardships fatigues fatig cs and dangers incident to savage warfare we have left in the 41 old country officers officer sand and men inclusive of cavalry artillery engineers commissariat transport etc but even these figures arc are more figurative than literal from a reliable exchange we ave learn that the present available military forces at dis disposition pos comprise 78 battalions of infantry 22 regiments of caval cavalry ry 14 mounted and 39 common artillery now while we look at the volcano in egypt we must not forget that the peace of f john jehn bull is seriously serious 1 y threatened by an earthquake in green E erin rin paddy is an unruly fellow and though he know his A BC B C 0 and his christian catechism in in come some ways he lie is as mutinous and unruly and as great an clement element of apprehension as arabi pasha with his ulemas sheiks and bedouins Bedou ins her ifer Maje government is compelled to keep in ireland 36 battalions of infantry with corresponding contingents contingent of cavalry and artillery this leaves for england and scotland 42 battalions 12 of which are supposed to have a numerical strength of men each while the ethers others fluctuate between and men but all these official ngu figure are far above the actual number of the themen men enrolled in each reg ciment this deplorable deficiency became painfully evident juno june ad at the queens parade when the fifteenth hussary hussars I numbered only instead of horse hence irence it will be seen that however strong tho the reserves roay may be they will scarcely suffice to cover covet the deficiency in time of peace let lot alone the vacancies made by bv the tile facts of war from all these official figures it does appear as if england would not bo be able to raise more than 42 battalions at men each for serious action it is ie even doubtful whether more than force or men can be spared in service on an the sands of egypt with the feniane threatening not only ireland and england but also canada with the irate c T in I 1 india only awaiting the signal to break out in a furious fray gladstone cannot expose e his left and right wing in order to concentrate all his forces on the present center olfaction of action tho the nile valley still england is as a rule destined to carry tier her point when sho she is right wherever she suffered cd defeat it was because she strove against again sube the cause of liberty and right J glit in the present case cast it cannot be said with any auy semblance of seriousness that eng lands enemy fights for genuine popular liberty while on the other hand we have proven before in these columns that england does fight for the rights of her citizens and those of others and though tho the british lion is slow to anger lie is fearful in ills his wrath hence however limited may be hia his present abai available flable forces his endurance and energy in the future will again prove inexhaustible OUK oun NEW YORK correspondent leruo has been led to some is observations i he bays under date of july tiie the fools are not all dead yet nor is it probable that the race will be extinct until the blessed time when wara shall cease and mortals S shall hall be gifted with the ability to extract sunbeams of comfort from the cucumbers of calamity nor are the frauds all gone the once celebrated physician bys I 1 ician ian whose sanda sands of life were so F long ng running out and vrho cured his ills patients ts with cannabis can nabia indies clia charging nothing for advice but a grit brett deal for the poison has long since climbed the golden stair the discoverer of the cardiff G joined nod al akim alim im in another world the last centenarian te nurse of tho the immortal washington is crooning lullabies lull to thinly clad angel babies away beyond three in the morning guiteau has his been called away or removed by hiis his lordy eli ell perkins the only living humorist hum prist who never eaid said a funny thing that was wits not stolen from froin a dead one who has never deviated into truth haa has retired into obscurity the talmage Talma gc who could preach with his ankle joints pray with his shoulder blades and turn a back somersault to tho the glory of god without scratching his long car with bis lis no 14 boots lias has subsided and the world will hear little more of him till liis his hay bay fever is cured and his summer vacation on is is i over and last tho though not least george francis T train rai n t the 1 9 man who was never silent is now still t ill and under tinder the influence of self conceit and peanuts is almost as dumb as an byster ON ox faau four orthis of this issue will be found the prospectus of a school of dynamite established and maintained in new york by the ferocious fenian F fiends odonovan rossa W P crowland Cro other devies in human garb who have reduced wholesale destruction of property and life to an exact science and arc are teaching the devices of desolation to young men whom they inspire with the cunning and malice of lucifer A ASSISTANT surgeon to the british troops stationed I 1 in n afghanistan has found the diluted juice of willow leaves to bo be an effective substitute for quinine in the treatment of intermittent fever foyer |