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trouble in the seal fisheries of the Northwest. They are also exasperated at the coolness England shows in the matter. If our neighbors will look up the history of the case just a little they would not place thenaselves in such a ridiculous light as many of them are doing by their foolish talk. Michigan has of late become notorious for the number of murders committed within its borders. Detroit seems to take the lead both in number and in.the impunity with which people are deliberately shot down or trampled to death in broad daylight. This is not to be wondered at, however, if the decisions of the average Dttroit coroner's j ury is any index of the moral standard in that city . The new state of Washington has met with another fearful disaster. This time it is the cremation of almost the entire city of Spokane Falls. It seems that the failure of the water supply made it impossible to check the progrese of the fire. The old story of locking the barn door after the horse has been stolen will apply to Spokane Falls. Fine water-works will no doubt now be constructed. Such lessons come high," bïït they seem necessary. The communication in another column from one of our colored citizens concerning the distribution of some of the offices to the colored people, contains some ideas that are becoming of considerable importance and will become more so in the future. The writer evidently voices the feeling of a large number of his race when he says it will not do to entirely ignore this class of people in dividing the offices. The large vote of the colored people entitles them to some of the good things and it is jiot unreasonable_that_they should demand a share. Thk orderly conduct of those who attended the Sunday school excursión last Tuesday was such as to cause comment by both the railroad conductor and the captains of the boats which took the paity up the river. It is becoming so common for excursionists to return with a larger number drunk than sober that railroad men cannot help being impres8ed by the difference. The time is coming when in order to secure a good crowd those getting up an excursión will find it necessary to assure the people that no drunken people will be allowed on board. Postmaster General Wanamaker certainly has the best of the telegraph companies in his reply to the complainta made by president Green. The privilegesgiventhecompany by thegovernment are of the greatest importance, and would warrant the government in demanding a free use of the company's services should it see fit to do so. Such monopolies need a little wholesome restraint now and then, and the Postmaster General should receivethe credit he deserves for giving the company to understand that the United States government has a few rights, at least. Senator Ingalls Las an article in the August Forum on prohibition in Kansas. The senator is too shrewd a man not to to know what he is talking about. From what he says there can be no doubt that the citizens of Kansas are strongly in favor of closing the saloons by legal enactment, and are carrying out their views. It is not possible that the law should not fee evaded at times, but the cases in which it is are the exception rather than the rule. Kansas is to be congratulated upon the success of her endeavor to throttle the saloon power, and may justly attribute the greater part of her prosperity of late to this fact. Detroit business men will soon flnd it necessary to stop depending upon the pólice of that city and employ special night watchnen if tbey expect protection from burglars. The safe robbery Tuesday night shows very plainly that the pólice forcé, at least those oa duty in that locality, are so careless that it is a wonder that pickpockets do not steal their revolvers or the silver stars from their coats. Poisibly Detroit beer may be to blame for some of this carelessness. If the policemen on that beat would recall who treated them to "one more glass" on the evening before the robbery it might furnish them a valuable clue. Six thousand dollars difference between the bids of theelectric lightcompany and the gas company is a rather large one for the city to be asked to pay in three years. It is a much greater difference than the betterlights claimed would seem to warrant. While it is not denied that the majority of our citizens prefer electric lights, it is not at all unlikely that there would be serious objections to the city paying so much extra for the latter light. ín comparison with the prices paid by other cities, Ann Arbor is paying considerably more than the average. There Í8 no reason why this should be the case. The council should look into this question more thoroughly before letting the contract for another three years. Ypsilanti people are waking up to the advantages of that city as a residence place and have wisely gone into the use of printer's ink to make theee advantages known. If it will pay a small place like our suburban city to use an entire half page in the Free Press in booming it, why would it not pay Ann Arbor, with its far superior advantages in every respect, to let the people of Detroit know what are the many inducements our city offers as a desirable residence place? A littlejudicious work among the real estáte agente of Detroit in connection with some careful advertisine would give Ann Arbor the boom it deeerves. The people of the North await, with considerable interest, the outcome of the arrest and return of Sullivan to Mississippi. The authorities of that state now have an excellent opportunity to show that in the South criminal laws are enforced - and at the same time make a northern man suffer. The great question is, will they do it? We doubt it. Judging from the reception the great slugger had and the ovat.ions which were tendered him during his trip south it would not be at all surprising if the whole thing would prove a farce. Gov. Lowry now has a chance to vindícate in a very effectual way the people of his state against the imputation of a disregard of law. For the sake of justice it is to be hoped that he will see that the law is enforced.