What he said relative to the Monroe doctrine in his speeches has been given more attention, especially abroad, than he probably intended to arouse. He urged that this country should hold itself to that doctrine, and pointed out that it would be impotent if we had not the power to make it actually effective, in case any nation disputed it. To this end, he urged a continued up-building of the Nays, and continued effort to keep it always at the highest point of efficiency. It is extremely doubtful if the President had any country in mind as a possible opponent, though the German Press has assumed that he was hinting at that nation.
The name of Oliver Wendell Holmes has again come into national prominence since its present bearer has just been appointed a justice of the United States Supreme Court. The Oliver Wendell Holmes of to-day is the son of the former, and has won as high distinction in law as did his father in literature. It is interesting to know, too, that it was the ambition of the father for the son that he should at some time fill a place on the United States Supreme Bench, and he lived to see the son a member of the Massachusetts Supreme Court and thus in line for the higher position.
The Strike of the Anthracite Coal Miners is still on, and coal in New York and Boston is selling at $10 and $11 a ton—double its normal price. Reports are persistently current that a settlement is lit, though it is impossible to get official authority for the statement. Yet so strong are the rumours that Wall Street shows at least a partial belief m their trath by bidding up the shares in the coal-owning railroads.
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