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MONDAY - - JANUARY 24, 1S0S
MORE IMPORTANT TESTIMONY.
The best editorials a Republican
newspaper can publish arc unbiased
reports of the revival in business
affairs. The country is progressing
most satisfactorily in regaining pros
purity, and everyone but those blind
ed by prejudice arc seeing the facts
and are willing to admit them. The
weekly reports from Dun and Brad
streets only confirm what each local
ity has already experienced. Brad
streets, for the week ending Satur
day, says :
"A large measure of activity in
business and industrial lines, with, in
some instances, previous records sur
passed, and very general stea'lme&s
in prices for staples, is perhaps the
most notable feature of the trade
during she past week. Quotations
of cereals show the most aggressive
strength, while those of some makes
of pig iron betray rather a mere de
cided weakness than they did a week
ago. Mild weather is frequently
mentioned as an influence tending to
check retail distributions in spring
goods, because of the effect on coun
try dealers. Spring trade opens
slowly at this time of the year, but
confidence is still unimpaired.
"As already intimated, the im
mense current production of pig iron,
amounting to fully 1,000,000 tons
per month, has begun to increase an
influence upon the price of that
staple, but decreases reported are
still only fractional. The outlook
in the steel rail trade is reported as
a flattering one. Large orders for
railroad account already booked have
been increased within the week, an
examp'e of this being furnished by
sales of 15,000 tons reported from
Chicago at full prices.
"Higher prices for wool abroad
based partly on short-yield reports,
are reflected in the firmness of do
mestic quotations, although the de
mand, while comparing well with
most preceding years, is smaller than
it was at this time in 1897, when the
tariff changes were being anticipated.
The industrial situation, with the
single exception of the cotton indus
try, is one of exceptional strength."
D VRRANT'S CONhlTIUN.
From a psychical standpoint the
mental condition of Durrant has at
tracted much attention in medical
circles. Among the physicians who
attended the execution was Dr. Carl
llcnz of Oakland. He went to study
the condemned man psychologically,
and came to the conclusion that he
was abnormal and not entirely re
sponsible for his deeds. The doctor
is quoted as saying.
Durrant himself was the quietest
man of all who were present. Every
body was impressed by this fact, and
not once did he falter or tremble.
This very quietness of manner is to
my mind one of the strongest proofs
that he was abnormal. He spoke in
the most nonchalant manner, just like
a man in an nfier-dinner speech.
His face was less pale than the faces
of many of the spectators, ami dur
ing the remarks his features and eyes
brightened nnd his whole appearance
was animated. There is no doubt
about his being abnormal and a de
generate. This opinion is certain
and sure, and consequently Durrant,
could not be held entirely responsi
ble for his misdeeds.
If the conclusion of the mclical
experts are correct, then no one need
regret that Durrant met the death lie
did. The world has no room with
in its confines for such a fiend as the
perpetrator of the Emmanuel church
murders. Whether the mental condi
ion of the man who committed them
j is such us to preclude responsibility
I nmlrns ltttto nr tin illfTorcnee.
The conclusion of Durrant being
a degenerate of the worst type seems
a rcsonablc one, as none but such a
being could have done the deeds and
then retained such remarkable com
posure. It is about the only solution
j the question offers.
It would be a strange incident in
history if Japan, which a few years
ago was classed among the insignfi
cant governments of the world,
should, now that she has risen to n
recognized position, bring on a gen
eral war over the partition of China.
Yet such a result is not among the
impossible. The division of China
is the absorbing question for the Eu
ropean powers. Each wants as large
a share as possible, but all fear a gen
eral war. It is the conceit and am
bition of Japan that causes concern,
and when once the die is cast, all the
great European governments will be
drawu into the conflict.
Now that Mr. McKeuna has been
appointed and confirmed a justice of
the supreme court, the nation hopes
that he will acquit himself iu such a
way as to show his opponents were
mistaken in their estimates of his
abilities. In the learning, patriot
ism and honesty of the Uuited States
supreme court, lies, in a large meas
ure, the safety of the commonweath.
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