The Altoona Tribune from Altoona, Pennsylvania • 4

The dreadful accident at Williamsburg THE TEMPERANCE WOMEN, MORNING TRIBUNE. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. BREAKING INTO JAIL. It has again come to the season of the year when the itinerants who toil not manifest a yearning to cease their wanderings for the time being and make the acquaintance of the interior of the county jail. They find no charm in pedestrianism when the winds are howling, the snow falling and the thermometer tending zeroward.

While they have the same aversion to honest toil that led them to avoid the harvest fields in July, they now look longingly toward the comforts of the prison, where they are sure of sufficient shelter and enough food, frugal though it be, to sustain lile. Two recent cases illustrate the tramp idea. A few nights ago two men broke into a store-room and appropriated a lot of cloth EMMA LAZARUS. American literature has sustained a great loss in the death of Miss Emma Lazarus which occurred at her home in New York on Saturday, a brief note of which was printed in our telegraphic columns yesterday morning. One of the sad things about her death is that she was called away before her genius had reached the maturity of its powers, and when, according to human estimates, she had lived but little more than half her life.

She was born in 1849 and began her literary life at an early age; her first volume of poems was published when she was but 18. She was, as her name indicates, a Hebrew both by birth and affection and her best work was on Jewish themes. The persecution of the Jews in Russia and elsewhere awakened her profoundest sympathies and spurred her muse to its loftiest flights. She was also a vigorous prose writer and few who read her reply to Madame Ragazin's defense of the persecutions of the Russian Jews will ever forget its fiery indignation or the crushing weight of its eloquent facts. Her stern logic, her withering sarcasm, her array of terrible truths left no ground for her opponent to stand upon.

All lovers of good literature will regret that the sweet yet strong voice of Emma Lazarus will be heard no more on earth. She did good work, but her latest productions were her strongest and gave evidence that she had not yet given the world her best. But the volume of h'er life is ended. I PUBI.ISIIKDEVEKY MOUSING UXCICIT Bl'NDA BV DKUX PITCAIKX, No. 1110 Twelfth Street, All.wna, at the followins rates In advance: Single Copy 3 One Month, in advance 50 One YfcAh, in advance 55 00 be'char'-ed''1 6 cmta month will WEEKLY TRIBUNE.

Terms: $1.50 per year, invariably In advance. In all cases $2 will be chinked when subscriptions are not paid in advance. Iiatesof advertising made known on application. This paper may be found on file at G. P.

Row-mll 4 Newspaper Advertising Bureau, No. 10 Spruce N. where contracts can be made. ALTOONA, NOVEMBER 24, 1887. It looks very much as though the people of this country have 110 special use for new parties.

The two old ones are good enough for them. The man who wants to get along in this world devotes his energies to pushing his own business and never interferes with the affairs of his neighbors. Boui.anoer seems to be the coming man in France. And Boulanger's accession to power means war with Germany and the overthrow of the republic. Gratitude is a noble virtue, ingratitude an ignoble vice.

It is a thousand pities that the vice flourishes in many hearts that ought to carefully cherish the virtue. The most successful anti-poverty societies intliis republic are its happy homes, of which there are more in proportion to the population than any other land can boast. The Methodist Episcopal church this year for the first time in its history, raised over a million doll ars for missions. Tint it has nothing to boast of as this is but little over fifty cents a member. It is a good idea for the commissioners to inspect all the county bridges and see that all weak place are strengthened.

One di-Upidated bridge is apt to cost the county more than several new ones. He only is a true American who loves the flag and the principles it represents. The place of his birth is not material. There are some mighty scurvy natives who don't know the first letter of patriotism's alphabet. T11 ere are a good many men in the world, though possibly none in Altoona, who could materially increase their daily wages by the simple omission of the usual "appetizer." They would have more nione' and better health.

Eves if wonderful gold discoveries have been made in Arizona there is no urgent call for the entire east to flock into that territory. There is a great deal of uncertainty about such discoveries, and where they enrich one man they ruin a hundred. Beware of the fellow who is always making bullets for you to shoot. lie is a coward as well as a mischief maker and having led you into trouble will remorselessly betray and desert you. Tell him to shoot his own bullets and then see how sviftly he drops them.

The French republic is now passing through a perilous crisis. A motion to abolish the oflice of president was voted down by the chamber of deputies, but that body seems to be doing its level best to abolish the republic, without which the presidency will amount to nothing. Me. Parnell's health is so feeble that he is obliged to keep in the background these days. This gives the emissaries of the tory government tine opportunity to insinuate that his heart is no longer in the work of securing home rule for Ireland.

He has found it necessary, in view of the persistent misrepresentations of these people to say briefly but very emphatically that his position has not changed. The American who refuses to stand by his colors, puts a muzzle on his mouth or expresses sympathy for inhuman murderers for fear he might offend some alien who is supposed to wield a certain political influence, is a poor creature. Had he lived in the days of the revolution he would have been a tory or a traitor and as it is he puts contempt upon his birthright and is unworthy the name of American. Among the most beneficent inventions of civilization are building associations. A community in which these aids to thrift and incentives to economy flourish will never tolerate the wild theories of foreign fanatics.

In this respect Altoona is signally fortunate. Her workingmen in large numbers are property holders and have an abiding interest in the prosperity of the city and the maintenance of order. Dr. Mackenzie, the London physician who has been attending the German crown prince, says his patient may live for two or three years, though he is liable to die within a few mouths. There seems to be a general agreement among the doctors that the crown prince is the victim of cancerand that he cannot be cured, but they are already glaring at each other and have indulged in a preliminary spat or two.

The death of whereby one man was suddenly ushered into eternity and another received very serious injuries which may result in his death, was due to the decay of the timbers of the county bridge. We are told that some of these timbers had been in position for almost half a century, and an examination revealed the by no means surprising fact that they were worm-eaten and rotten. Outwardly they were apparently sound enough. While it may be doubted whether it is at any time safe, to convey a heavy engine through a lightly -constructed bridge, it is equally true that there should be frequent and intelligent inspection of these structures in order that similar accidents may be prevented. The floor of that Williamsburg bridge was certain, under the circumstances, to fall down, because it is evident that nothing but an accident would have led to its examination.

Now that one man is dead let an eflbrt be made to guard against similar accidents in the future. Senor, Armero, who was employed by the United States of Columbia to visit the Panama ship canal and inspect its actual condition, reports that up to the beginning of September but one-fifth of the necessary excavation had been made. The expense thus far has been enormous and Senor Armero estimates that an additional expenditure of 000,000,000 will be 'necessary to complete the work. As he is a friend of the enterprise it cannot be said that his estimate is an extravagant one. It is much to be feared that the great builder of the canal has a large-sized elephant 011 his hand in this Panama ditch.

Denis Kearney recently made a speech in which he gave the following sound advice to the laboring people cannot benefit your condition by listening to madness or parading behind red flags. To elevate yourselves you must become Ameri can citizens and barricade yourselves behind the American ballot." To hear such words of truth and soberness issuing from the lips of the agitator of the Sand Lots is calculated to amaze one and to impress upon the mind the truth of the declaration that it is the unexpected that usually happens. Denis appears to be growing conservative as he advances in years. Mr. PvIDDt.e merger, who will hold the balance of power in the national senate, and whose views are therefore a matter of some importance, says concerning the contested seats of Turpie, of Indiana, and Lucas, of West Virginia: "I shall vote without regard to party.

I shall hear the evidence as a judge of the supreme court would and render my decision according to the evidence." If Mr. Kiddleberger rei lly means to do that he will have to keep sober. A week or ten days ago emissaries of the British government sneaked into the cell of Editor William O'Brien while he was asleep and stole his clothing, leaving a prison suit in its place. Mr. O'Brien declined to put on the prison garb and kept to his bed.

And now we are told that Mr. O'Brien was found on Saturday clad in a Tweed suit which had been mysteriously smuggled into his cell. Some people will think the smuggling was done with the consent of the government. "The recent judicial expulsions from the earth" is the way in which Editor Buckley of the New York Christian Advocate alludes to the execution of the Chicago anarchists. THE SITUATION IN FRANCE.

M. Grevy, president of the French republic, is in a quandary. The recent accusations against M. Wilson, his son-in-law, have wonderfully strengthened his enemies and given rise to a pretty general demand for his resignation. M.

Grevy has no burning desire to retire from oflice under a cloud and he has given out as his latest word that, while he is willing to step down and out, he is not willing to do so just now. The general opinion is that M. Wilson, the son-in-law, is a gentleman who will bear watching. He has been mixed up in a number of questionable transactions and nobody was greatly surprised when new charges were brought against him a few weeks ago. But M.

Grevy declares that these accusations against his son-in-law have been made by his own personal and political enemies and that their object is to drive him from the presidency. lie is willing to retire at the will of the French people, but he doesn't mean to be crowded out by men who are more anxious to humiliate him than they are to strengthen France or even to punish dishonesty. M. Grevy is an old man, past 80 years of age. He hits been in public life for many years and has filled with fidelity every trust that has been committed to him.

Much of the success of the French republic is to be attributed to his conservative plans and his wise policy. He is a true-hearted republican. His chief ambition, we believe, has been to establish the republic upon firm foundations. No accusations have been made against his personal integrity. I lis only offense is that he has a son-in-law who is believed to be corrupt and in league with cor-ruptionists, and that he insists upon granting the accused a fair trial.

It would be a great bcion for thevenerable president if the earth were to open and swallow M. Wilson, who has conducted himself in a very injudicious and reckless manner, to say the least. But the French people ought to be too just to condemn an old and faithful public servant because of the shortcomings of a relative by marriage, and if the enemies of the republic and of the president have really magnified M. Wilson's sins, as might easily be the case, the president is right in refusing to resign. What ranee needs is stable government.

She will lose her freedom and return to the monarchy or fall into the hands of a military despot if her people listen to the politicians and rush into the arms of men who have neither patriotism nor capacity. The National Woman's Christian Temperance union is now holding its annual session at Nashville, Tennessee. Four hundred delegates, representing forty states and territories, are in attendance and, as was indicated by the synopsis of the annual address of Miss Frances E. Willard, the national president, the society is in a prosperous condition. This union of Christian women sprang into existence immediately after the remarkable demonstration which began in Ohio in 1873 and rapidly spread to other states, and which was known as the crusade movement.

Then for the first time the earnest, consecrated women of the country who had long mourned the strength of the liquor power and the prevalence of intemperance, began to understand the importance of organization. Those who founded the Woman's Christian Temperance union were among the wisest and most devoted of American women. They were also deeply pious, implicit believers in the value of prayer and in the active interference of the Almighty in answer thereto, and they were able in a large degree to impart of their spirit to those whom they persuaded to join them in their crusade against the saloon and in behalf of the home. The organization grew with great rapidity. It commanded the blessing of heaven and the favor of the people.

Wives and mothers whose lives had been embittered by the ravages of the drink traffic saw in this society the beginning of an effort which promised to end in prohibition and hastened to enroll themselves in its ranks. There has never been any decline in its membership or any decrease of its zeal. It has already well-nigh belted the globe with its local unions and was never so strong as at the present moment. Much of the success which has come to this union of temperance women must be ascribed to the executive ability and the untiring zeal of its national president, Miss Frances E. Willard, though she has scores of callable assistants.

She is in many respects a woman of wonderful force of character and to an untiring zeal for the cause adds an industry and a capacity for work that are remarkable. Brief as is its history the Woman's Christian Temperance union has a record upon which it can aflbrd to look with no small degree of pride. It has created temperance sentiment where none existed before, has secured the adoption in a number of the states of a law adding compulsory instruction in physiology and hygiene in the public schools, has organized a personal purity movement which is rapidly gaining in popularity, and in many other respects has done a noble work for the elevation of humanity. That this society should be free from error was not to be expected. No human society is infallible.

Error is mixed with the good. So with the Woman's Christian Temperance union. We really think the national organization made a mistake when it indorsed the prohibition party, though the evil was minimized by the adoption of a resolution authorizing each state union to act for itself. Under this rule the Pennsylvania union has wisely kept aloof from partisan politics. There are some who think the union has made a mistake in coupling the cause of prohibition and female suffrage.

They say there are a great many friends of prohibition who are opposed to giving the ballot to women, while some who favor universal suffrage are not favorable to prohibition. This may be so. But the Woman's Christian Temperance union, while it builds a platform, is not a political party, and nominates no candidates for office. Hence no friend of temperance need trouble himself about the suffrage plank. As a matter of fact, the women are clearly within their right when they demand the ballot, and Americans who hasten to invest with all the rights and dignities and privileges of citizenship here, low and degraded foreigners who know nothing about our institutions, and care nothing, while they deny the same rights and privileges to the intelligent Christian women who were born here, ought to be ashamed of themselves.

Women are citizens of the United States, and it is an absurdity and an outrage to refuse them the ballot. But this is an excursion from the main subject which it was not intended to make. While there are some things in Miss Willard'a address which might fairly be criticized, notably her criticism of secret societies while attempting to make an exception of the Good Templars and the Knights of Labor, yet, on the whole, it is a splendid setting forth of the purposes and prospects, the work already accomplished and that mapped out for the future, of the organization of which she is the head. All true friends of humanity will rejoice at the signal success which has thus far rewarded the labors of the temperance women, and will hope that the future may bring to them increased efficiency and grander results. In their warfare against drunkenness and licentiousness and legalized murder they should have the earnest sympathy and the substantial support of all men and women who have at heart the temporal and eternal welfare of humanity.

There are signs of a popular revolt against the profuse display of flowers at funerals. Flowers are very beautiful, but they are also very costly, and sometimes the money spent on them could be more wisely used. The Freeman's Journal, a Catholic newspaper, in speaking of this matter, says: "If the flowers are intended to express esteem we would suggest to Catholic friends a more reasonable and more beneficial use of the money thus lavished on perishable bo-quets. Let us have spiritual boquets, rather than those formed of natural flowers." A Correspondent Takes Up the Cudgel In Defense of His Beloved Section. Some weeks ago the Tuiuune published the substance of a circular issued by Union No.

56, Brotherhood of the Carpenters and Joiners, dated Los Angeles, October 27, 1887, and headed "A Warning to Carpenters and Other Mechanics." The substance of this was that Southern California was not the paradise it was represented to be and that poor people should not flock there unadvisedly. As it came direct from the section of which it treated and was not "an eastern production," we thought it worth some consideration. The following from our old friend, A. Bonine, encloses the article alluded to above, and which we haven't the space to republish.and is intended as a reply to it: Ens. Tuiuune: I was honored the above the warning referred to cut from your paper.

1 have no "axe to grind" or "log to roll" but I do love truth more than falsehood. Allow me to state distinctly that lam not tnissionarying for this country. I have lived on this coast, in Arizona, Upper and Lower California, for almost 11 years and for me, I would not live anywhere else on earth and knowing that life tome here is endurable and enjoyable, while east and south it is not. California is drawing largely millions of capital and many of the best and brightest minds from all over the east and England. We know that a large majority of the human family have not progressed or developed sufficiently to be non-jealous and this we know is at the bottom of much of the ill-feeling east and unkind words.

I will forward a copy of the Los Angeles Mirror with statement in reference to the labor market. Our "boom," as we are wont to call it, is a grand growth, and as fur as we can discern has as sound basis as Philadelphia, Boston, or New York. The people who are coming to California are bringing their household goods and have come to stav. They are building themselves beautiful 'homes, thousands and thousands of them, for nowhere in the United States we know and nowhere on earth, travelers tell us do they lind the beautiful climate we have here in this sunset land. Californians, of all peoples we have ever seen, love their country most, and well we know they have most to "love.

As to the "man working out doors ten months, would say that men do it with the grandest physical results we have ever seen, for our people who live out doors most of the time have a florid complexion and are healthy. We look hopefully into the future for the coming man and coming woman to be born In California, for with our fruits and lovely flowers, our sunshine and gentle summer breezes off' of the great ocean, our grand mountains, 0111- fertile soil, we hopefully look forward for a race of people to be born with grander and broader ideas, more kind and more loving, and true to nature than any the earth has yet scgn. When California's summer climate is better known east thousands will come here and spend their summers, for it is not near so hot, here as in the east. We speak advisedly, for the past summer we spent two and one'-lialf months east visiting Pennsylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts and Michigan, and we sweat ourselves sick. Here we have cool nights in the summer and sleep under blankets, and we have a semi-tropic climate.

The east is only beginning to know of the grapes, and oranges, and lemons and fruits of all kinds we can raise. Wages for all manner of labor is high. Pasadena has beat her only saloon in the supreme court of California, and Pasadena has 10,000 or 12,000 inhabitants. That is what I call a clean little city. Los Angeles is now moving in the same direction.

We know many mechanics are inclined to drink and we would say to such, we do not want such stuff' on this coast, for if the world ever becomes better it must become sober first. E. A. Bonine, Lamanda Park, Los Angeles county, Cal. Barnum's Menagerie Cremated.

The main building of Barnum Bailey's winter feet and two stories high, at Bridgeport, Connecticut, caught lire Sunday evening and had burned down in I'O minutes. The lantern of a man in the horse building exploded, causing the conflagration. The six watchmen were practically powerless. Three elephants were burned up and 3ti broke from their fastenings and dashed through the sides of the burning building. Their roars and trumpetings and sounds of torment were terrific.

Six elephants and a large African hippopotamus rushed about the streets presenting asicken-ing appearance. Their sides were burned, and great pieces of flesh a foot square fell off'. Thirty elephants and one large lion made their escape anil have started oil' across the country toward Fairfield and Easton. Great alarm has seized a great many residents of the west end and they have taken refuge within their houses with windows barred. William Newman, the elephant trainer, is out of town and the keepers were not able in the excitement to hold the frightened animals.

In the horse room were all the ring animals, trained stallions, ponies, etc. These were all burned. In the upper rooms were the tents, poles, seats, harness, for the entire show and those, too, were all destroyed. In the cat room were the birds, monkeys, three rhinoceros, hyenas, tigers, lions, and all the menagerie, which fell a prey to the flames. So rapidly did the flames leap across the main building that the firemen made no attempt to save it, but turned their streams upon the chariot building and cai sheds, which they succeeded in saving, but the heat was so intense that this was accomplished with the greatest difficulty.

The total loss is estimated at $700,000, upon which there was but $100,000 insurance. It is later stated that Barnum will rebuild at Jersey City. The fire is believed to have been incendiary. The sacred white elephant was burned. Bridgeport, November 21.

One of the large elephants that escaped during the lire in Barnum's winter quarters was founded drowned this morning in the sound near the lighthouse, where it had gone in its fright; Otto Mabie, an elephant trainer, by his heroic efforts saved eighteen elephants. Mr. Bailey said this morning that 1100,000 would probably cover the loss. The lost animals and all the paraphanalia destroyed would be replaced as soon as possible and last night's fire would not interfere with next season's show. The insurance placed through Staples Co.

on the building and property burned is as follows: Building, animals, 835,000. Of the latter amount $4,500 was on the elephants burned; $2,250 on the hippopotamus. The building will be rebuilt as soon as possible. Two of the largest chariots, known as the Neptune and the Green Tableau ear, were also ing. They made no attempt to conceal their plunder, and wheu halted by a citizen, not only submitted to arrest but voluntarily led the way back to the plundered store and then went cheerfully to the lock-up.

When it turned out afterwards that they were not to be prosecuted, they manifested keen disappointment, and when they were finally set at liberty their freedom was accepted with reluctance. Freedom wasn't what they were yearning for. They were willing to spend the next four or five months in jail; nay, they were anxious to do so, and they were indignant because they were not locked up. One day last week a man and woman made application to the authorities of Hollidays-burg to be locked up; and when the petition was refused on the ground that they had done nothing worthy of imprisonment they deliberately assaulted the court. The female made at Justice Lowry while the man attacked Officer Tierney.

By this means they secured a night's lodging and probably a breakfast at the expense of the taxpayers of Blair county. Other instances might be cited, but these will suffice. It is then a fact that there are hundreds of men and some women scattered through the north, who having lived off' the charity of individuals during the summer, making their beds in convenient barns or in the open air, are now seeking incarceration in the county prisons where they will be protected from the rigor of the winter and maintained in idleness at the expense of industrious citizens. They are homeless and penniless because they are victims of the drink habit or because tliey are determined to make the world keep them. To get into jail they will commit an assault, break a window, steal something, am'thing to get out of the cold.

A winter in jail with absolutely nothing to do but sleep and eat is the perfection of earthly happiness to such people. To the honest citizen a prison is the most repulsive place on earth. The very thought of its contracted cells, strong bolts and debasing associat'ons makes him shudder. lie would rather die by the roadside than live in such a place. He imagines that he would die of mortification if he were so unfortunate as to be cast into prison and compelled to associate with criminals.

No more terrible fate could befall him. But the tramp has different ideas. He has sounded all the depths of human degradation. Long ago his self-respect went. lie has no prejudice against the jail.

To him it means food and warmth and shelter, without thought on his part, and without labor. Without labor. That is the thought which pleases him. To sleep, to eat and then to sleep again until the winter is past and the time of the singing of birds has come again. What a luxurious existence.

We do not know that these wretches can be barred out of prison if they are determined to get in. But the county commis sioners should arrange to furnish them some useful employment during the period of their retirement from the road. They should be put to wqrk and kept at it for their own good as well as for the benefit of the taxpayers who maintain them. SCHOOL LYCEUMS. School lyceums have come to stay in the large towns and are not unknown in the country districts.

They have become a part of the modern school system and when wisely conducted their influence is always for good. It maybe that an occasional ill-balanced mind may find such attractions in the literary society that the regular studies will be neglected, but an experience of some fifteen years in the school room has convinced the writer that those pupils who take most interest in recitations, essays, speeches, and dialogues are usually at the head of their class in the school curiculum. A wise teacher, aided by observant parents, can curb any one-sided development. It is preposterous to expect that all pupils can be run through the same mold and turned out "finished" so that their attainments are exactly alike. The teacher who is fit for his place studies the disposition of each pupil, and while he expects that all will be able to master the studies in the prescribed course he will make allowance for the bent of each mind and will encourage the development of any special talent.

For those who have an inclination toward original composition or oratory the literary society is an admirable thing, while it has often helped young people who seemed to have no inclination in the direction of literary work to discover that they could write or could speak after all. A pupil who devotes his whole time to the preparation of essays, speeches or dialogues ought to be checked. The lessons must be recited, and that they may be recited they must be studied. Here and there such a pupil may be found, but it is to be doubted whether there is more than an average of one to each school. The teacher usually finds himself embarrassed in the opposite direction.

The average boy or girl must be strongly urged to take up the work of the literary society. The Tribune has no desire to anticipate any part of the very interesting debate which is promised for the coming session of the county institute. Doubtless it will be one of the chief attractions of that body. Nor do we fail to recognize the purpose of those who have raised a question as to the utility of school lyceums. Nevertheless, it is believed that the three young ladies who defended the lyceum in these columns yesterday are in the right.

With such treasures as she gave us we must be content. Perhaps in eternity we may renew her acquaintance. The following poem, which was first printed in the Century Magazine for November, 1S85, will give the reader some idea of the poetical powers of Miss Lazarus as well as of the trend of her thought: "Oh, World-God, (jive me Wealth the Egviian cried. His prayer was granted. High as heaven, behold Palace and pyramid; the brimming tide lavish Nile washed all his land with gold.

Armies of slaves toiled ant-wise at his feet, World-circling trallic roared through mart and street. His priesis were gods, his spice-bahned kings enshrined, Set death at naught in rock-ribbed enamels deep. Seek hamuli's race to-day and ve shall find Kust and the moth, silence and dusty sleep. "Oh, World-God, Rive me Beauty!" cried the (ireek. His prayer was granted.

All the earth became Plastic and vocal to his sense; each peak, Each grove, each stream, quick with Promethean llame, Peopled the world with imaged grace and light. The lyre was his, and his the breathing might Ol'the immortal marble, his 1 lie play Ol' diamond-pointed thought and golden tongue. Go seek the sunshine-race, ye liiul to-day A broken column ami a lute unstrung. "Oh, World-God, give me Power the Koman cried. His prayer was granted.

The vast world was chained A captive to the chariot of his pride. The blood of myriad provinces was drained To feed that iiefce, insatiable red heart. Invulnerably bulwarked every part Willi serried' legi ins and with close-meshed Code. Within, the burrowing worm had gnawed its home. A roofltss ruin stands where once abode The imperial race of everlasting Home.

"Oh, Godhead, give me Truth the Hebrew cried. Ilis prayer was granted; lie became the slave (if the idea, a pilgrim far and wide, Cursed, haled, spurned and scourged with none to save. The Pharaohs knew him, and when Greece beheld, His wisdom wore the hoary crown of Kid. Beauty he hath forsworn and wealth and power. Seek liim to-day.

and find in every land. No lire consumes him, neither Hoods devour, Immortal through the lamp within his hand. America has lost one whom it would gladly have kept a little longer. But those of her own race and her own religion for whom she loyally spoke on a commanding stage may well bitterly mourn her early death. OCEAN MURDERS.

Our telegraphic columns Monday contained the particulars of a terrible disaster in the English channel whereby over one hundred and thirty human beings were hurried into eternity. There was a collision and in twenty minutes one of the vessels was at the bottom of the channel and the greater portion of the passengers, clad only in their night garments, were struggling in the water. One fact stands out with great distinctness. The doomed vessel was supplied with five boats, but when the hour of supreme need came, three of them were found to be useless. There remained, then, but two boats for over two hundred people.

The result was a terrible loss of life, a loss that would have been impossible had the boats been fit for service. This is not the first time a wholesale murder on the high seas has occurred from precisely the same cause. Nor is it likely to be the last. Until two or three ship owners are arrested for murder, tried, convicted and executed, or imprisoned for life, this thing will continue, Human greed is a terrible thing. Aided by carelessness, it has been the author of many horrors and of much woe.

The several governments should inquire whether it is not time for them to interfere for the protection of life. The sea is not a place where carelessness is permissible. Danger is always imminent. When hundreds of men, women and children trust their lives on an ocean vessel they have a right to expect that all necessary precautions will be taken. But the fact remains that in many cases no precaution is taken.

When an accident happens and accidents are always liable to happen there is no escape from death in one of its most terrible forms. The chances are that nothing but a sharp example will turn the current of some ship owners' thoughts toward the safety of their patrons. The example is badly needed and the sooner it is given the better. The man who lies in wait and shoots a single man through the heart is a murderer. But is he any worse than the corporation which sends its vessels to sea so poorly equipped that when an accident happens hundreds are doomed to death? Well, the assassin of his fellow is punished if he is caught, but the managers of the corporation that murders hundreds through carelessness usually escape.

There is room for reform here. i tJwrince will probably be the signal for a fierce battle in which none of the contestants will win any desirable laurels..