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.I'l ir '. i.' .1 ;im!v ii, lie- .fair ;
I" I ! I l!.i ! r.'i j loom. She M lilmii
f 11 lie. I. I. it Ill "III lie tll.ll.' wol'd
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She w , ;i -ir..ri In l!i' city and
a mi m f.i.,.- who g:iv- her no
1 In eight. ;'h Ii hI In-i ll Hint ininv a
1 1 ii i in rninv ;i il h i-, vet never b-full-
i:i h r Iwi nly sl jears hud
flii.iiulit i iiir'.Hi-. hr. Sli" had
bailed witli delight tin' chance of
work hi r- fi.r a few weeks, as giving
Iht the optrf unity nf seeing tin?
. lace .hi- liml long desired lf visit.
Itut lh- w'ks had grown very long,
hi spue nf b-r i r i I arnl l-anfy if
li'-alih rn! viKr. kIi' was 'ss-nt ially
a wi'iiiHuly woman, ilrpi-iuli'iif iimiu
Iit fiU-ri'ls Mini Hiirroiiiiiliris for ut
!iaiipin sv CiirniK for ln-rsi lf hail not
iiililiril h r f a ( rtaiu f. ininiiiity.
In i tu ral .Iii' wa.H soiiu-w hal farrMl
at I h'- N'fw York it!'n-'. ft-ari-il lit-cunsi
of Iit al.ilily to ilo ailtiiiri'il for 1it
l.riuJit. : iii oi'ssfnl ways. V-t vi-ii
i In ii- : ti- liin! Iut trii' frifnds.
Hli- :-i;-lii r. wishing hi rsi-lf liac U in
!i.-r ai n:: !iniii'i room in th- rt-at
ajiarl in. i:f ln:i i- wln ri- .sh' liv'il. It
was 'I'tii.ir-ilay. lu-r ninht at lioiiif. It
Mii!i In- jn-.f tim. for li-r I'vci.in
;il!. r.i nI.i- wi.ul.l Ik- ilrt-sscil in
oiio nf lii r f v.. ilaihly. i-v-iiin pnvtis.
J'rnliaMv Mr;. Massoy, iloar. ol'l .Mrs.
iMa.i.v. wlio.-o ii'Siii-.' was n''S
ar.v to ll:.- v. .1! In-ini; of llio .siinplt;
r. fii-.-lii:n hi.:. woiill he tlirri-; ami
4 ; : a I . I ItnitoM. Inr ol.l tiiur school
mat", who still Kojit a hrot li-ily
on Inr; aril a fi-w -ovt iih-ii ainl
worn. mi likf !:i-rs lf, tryini; to earn a
livi:ij; hy that iituiitain waon. the
Tti.
Thn -h liphf'il I ho as ami laid
tin I tti r which had 1 troulilm
Iut all day on hr d-sk. She walked
ai-ross f the window and leaned her
head aaint the sash. The warm
May nitht was heavy with the stent
of hyaiinths and magnolias growing
i'i the square.
"llatefi:! things! No more south
ern bloom! for me!" she muttered.
"One dusty Xew York iiark la worth
all thi luxuriance."
As she stood there, she thousht it
all over her life. When still a mere
child hr had taught in the western
country schools. She had worked her
wav. finally, into the public schools of
a lars city, only to find the drudcery
a shade worse than in the rural dis
trict :. How she had hated it all. hut
it had turn the only possible thiris?
Then vkirh the death of those depend
ent on h-r exertions she had come
l. New York to carve a career for h-r-.
ii". Ir had been hard work and slow.
I. ut i.ow . after three years, she had
Hani' ! a n rtain foothold, and held a
po-iiion with a prominent publishing
house. itie haI been sent down here
l write series of articles on the
Kreaf exhibition in progress. Her
ina' ria! was ail -oIIected. and she
w;i., ready to ri'furn to New York,
tilled wi'ii plea -taut memories of Iht
..out;;. ;ti :sit. Now this to spoil it
all!
V.'liv must h" write now. just when
she ;i. so happy ovi r th' idea of re
firninn te New York that ; he could
not ilei-ii!'- wh.ether h r independent
lile w.: a hap: one or not. It was
iron-, the . ii:t. r. the reat editor him
se!l. and it was neither a cheek nor
reprimand, the two things to be e
peeied from him. It was a love letter.
She thce.jtht f the bi house, the
servants nr.i! the carriages, she adored
luxury. aid I'.ad ne.r had any of it.
She tho.'.cr.t also of the sray haired.
dinit'.ed man. r.ot old. hut iery mid
d .e au' d and w fse. Was it possible he
Lsid tic letter on her desk.
ared for hr? No one had evt-r ben
ii love with her before.
D-irirc the strenuous day? cf !i r
early girlhood there had been no time
for sneii things in her ambitious life.
Sh had grown to consider herself r.n-
trae'ive. for she was a very mode
nm.m in spite of her success.
Hr sehool days had hern at best
haphazard cn-s. Her teaching had
been a miserable fai'.u.'e. There fore.
um fjrr that Mr. Uoyd wished he; to
t- his wife M.inici! a great honor.
.Joan laufth d her soft, good-humored
ftfle Ia"h as the notlceil that he had
signed hini(If John G. IJoyd & Co.
R"stiesly nee wa!kel hak to th
w-;jow and leaned her head against
the euol glass.
In KS) 111
WITH TIUIE.
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Mi. r .-'ll. it i n f tin- I ..ii .-. in tli
. r '.' : : 1 1 r - or -i-:i lie h ihl re;i. d".ir
hllle .i.ui.. hut d.i I. a:i 1 honivily
!ov- I i in ? I conbl if - - "
She . Ini red a little Uobeit Den
ton's fae" siM'tiit-d to smile at her out
ol the daikness. Kobi-rt. with his tall,
square ; hoi, Mi red figure; his hearty.
riir'.iiiK voice and iikitv I nmh. seem-
d like a tii;ure of incarnate youth be
siib" Mr. Lloyd's terribly settled mid
dle ae.
Y'et Robert had never said anything
to show Iit that h cared for her. He
worked at the desk near her.-? and had
many a time given her a helping hand
in hard seasons. He spent one even
ing every week with her. Occasionally
he took her to a concert or an opera.
"Why tid this come, just when I
was so happy! It. makes me feel queer
and discontented," she sighed. "I
don't care for Mr. I.Ioyd. I don't
care for Robert Denton. And yet it
would be so nice to have a home and
1 am growing just terribly old."
There was a little sob in her throat.
Siie turned to :,tndy her face severely,
critically in the glass.
"I milr-t decide. I must." she said to
She felt happy.
h. rself. "There is no use in putting
oft the evil hour."
She sat down at her desk and wrote
a little note to Mr. I-Ioyd. Even when
she began it she was not sure just
what its meaning would be. liut the
words shaped themselves into an ac
ceptance of his offer, almost before
she realized it.
"Now I must mail it or I shall be
(hanging my mind every hour," she
said, feverishly.
She slipped down to the door and
out to the neatest letter box. As she
remounted the steps a man's dark
figure beside the door startled her.
Tuen came the start ot recognition.
"Mr. Denton." she exclaimed.
".loan." he said, and the word told
her everything. "My book has been
accepted, and they've given me an
order for another. I couldn't wait for
your return. I but come over to the
seuare, where we can talk."
.loon went mutely. They sat down
on one of the benches in the deserted
park. She felt very happy, tumult
ously so. Then all at once she drew
b.'.ck from the shelter of the arm he
had placed around her.
"Oil. that letter, that dreadful let
ter." she cried.
"What letter? What do you mean?"
"Oil. Robert, why must it be so?
Why didn't you speak before?"
"Recanse I hadn't a solitary thing
to. offer you. dear. Tin; moment I
had. 1 came to you."
"Oh. v. hy had 1 so iiule faith?"
n ourned Joan.
And she told him the story of her
nrseiable indecision arid answer to
Mr. Lloyd's note.
"If I had only waited live minutes to
mail that letier! Oh. dear, what have
t dene: What shall I do?"
"Never mind. !i ar heart." Robert
taid. caressingly.
"Oh. you must not." said Joan.
"Don't y-u see I'm as good as engag
el te another man?"
"You're not engaged to him. yon
are engaged to me. and you :,!! have
that let'er back by to-morrow n:::ht."
How can I?'
"We'.I. it's easy euou h. I'M tal.e
thf night train back to Ww Yi i k.
I always n-rt the mail am' I 'd com
mit a criminal offense, for you. Joan,
dear."
H ended with a liti!-" !at;ch. and
rose from the seal. As Joan. too.
sood up. he drew her swiftly into his
arms and kissed h r as heartily as if
in Mr. Lioyd were in existence.
The morning train carried a polite
be.: v ry decided negative to the iru- j
por'nt question. Nevertheless. Joan
v. as ill at ease a!" day unr! a' dinner
iiii!? a spetial delivery letter l?y at
her p'ate. It was addressed in Rob
Vr"'s scrawl and contained her own
1 tti r of the iiishr I. -for., and a htt'e
roe from hint. Orly a few words, but
thy bri ,-.x a happy Gush to Joan's
eh f iv.
Hay Fever Cause and Remedy.
Prof. Dunbar of Hamburg claims
to have di.-covired the nolr-on iu tie
pollen of Mowers which cau.es l.iy
fever and also i's antidote.
WH CAT FILLDS OK CANADA.
Manitoba Can Prcduc Twice as Much
Wheat as Russia.
.Men 1 1 '.I. a is pr-i-mim-nt ly the prov
ince of wheal. We. t ward ol Winni
p--'. v. hen the fields an- yellow and
almost ripe, yon may ride for a day
a.'id n half with nothing between your
eye and the- sky lit'-'' but win at-a
boundless sea of wheat, rippling to
tie- prairie wind like waves to the
run of invisible feet, suys the Chautau
quan. The tall, red towers of the
elevators rise where settlements have
clustered into a village, but across the
eiu-e.;:s reaches is nothing but the
yellow wheat. The province Is only
in its infancy. Only one tenth of the
wheat lands are occeple-1; yet that
tenth yields more wheat than (Jieat
Rritaiti. one fifth as much as th- two
Rusias. twice as much as Sweden,
Denmark. Holland afid l'.elgium to
v i'i' r, a third iiion- than Austria,
a fifth more tlinn llouinaiiia. When
all Manitoba':- win at lands are occu
pied tin-, province alone will be pro-
liicin:- twice as lum li ;is (b rtnany.
At t-ai h lit : I - piairi" iaiion hosts
oi M-'iln-.-i co out from the colonist
i nr.-; of ilu- train and look with won
d' l illC (-ye J o,i th' vast fenceless
1" l is tli.il : ei'i'i i,) li.-L-in where the
'-UIi l i e ; and end V. i.e;o the Mill Sols.
It i - a ii w uoi'd a world of promise
i'i I J ; -1 1 1 . from l!i- sfiil-. d count lies
oi Kurop.-. ,i world where land hunger
is no clime, and land to be had for
the lali'::r. and success awaiting ripe
to the band of toil. How the eyes that
have dm; themselves out in an eastern
sweat -shop moisten at sight of the
boundless prairie. And the back bent
with toil for a pittance that meant
slavery draws up to the straight stat
ure of self-supporting manhood.
There is so much room! There is so
much free air! There is such plain,
palpable, boundless opportunity lor
every man!
BY WORKS, NOT FAITH.
The Saving Graces of a Deceased Gen
tleman from Kentucky.
Samuel W. Moore, a prominent law
yer of Kansas City, on returning to
his home from Arkansas a few days
ago. told a good story concerning a
distinguished attorney in western Ar
kansas. Judge James K. Read, who
was born and lived in Kentucky be
fore moving to this state. It runs this
way:
"A man living near Fort Smith
died. This man was comfortably well
off in worldly possessions, but he had
In en neglectful of his spiritual wel
fare. He had never joined any c hurch
and bad little to do with religious ad
visers. The time for his funeral ar
rived, and although a preacher had
agreed to be on hand, an unavoidable
accident had delayed him. The house
was out of town, and as the friends
of the departed brother were all as
sembled. Judge Read was asked to
make a few remarks over the body of
his friend, who also had once lived in
Kentucky. The judge consented.
"My friends," he said, "we are gath
ered here to-day to pay a final tribute
to our friend who has already solved
the mysteries of the great hereafter.
He did not have the reputation of a
religious man. and yet he lived the
life of a noble Kentucky gentleman.
He had good hosses and he ran 'em.
He had good whisky and he drank it
He had good game cocks and he fit
'em. for such is the kingdom of heav
en." Arkansas Gazette.
As Chickens Come Home.
You may take iht- world as it comes and
K' "-s.
And you will be sure to find
Tliat Kate will square the accounts sbe
o Wes.
Whoever comes out behind:
And all things bad that a man has done,
Hy whatsoever induced,
le-lurn at last to him. one by one.
As I he chickens come home to roost.
Sow as you will, tin-re's a time to reap,
Kor the stood and the bad as well.
Am" conscience, whether we wak- or
si ep.
Is either a h. aven or hell.
And very wrnns will I'm. I its place.
And every passion li.i.s.-il
Drifts back and meets you fae- to face
Like chickens that come home to roost.
Whether you're over or under the sod
The result will be tlie same.
Von ci!i!:ni escape the hand of Cod.
You musi bear your sin and shame.
No m.iltt;- what's carved on a marble
siab.
Wli ! the item's are all produced
You'll lin.l that St. Peter was keenins
"tab."
And That chickens came home to roost.
I.uporie City ilowai 1'iess.
May Be a Billionaire.
The most interesting boy born in
recent years was the son of Harry
Vayne Whitney and Gertrude Vander
bilt Whitney, who. when he made his
entrance in this world, in April. ISOi).
was considered the wealthiest baby.
In the jKiint of Multimillionaire
uncles, cousins, aunts, grandparents
and miscellaneous wealthy and titled
relatives Harry Payne Whitney Jr.
may become a billionaire before he
comes ef age. He is related to the
Standard Oil trust, the railroad trust,
the street railway monopoly, and a
dozen other corporatiems and many
lir.ancial magnates.
He is related to every branch of the
Vanderbilt family, and gains addi
tional prestige from the fact that he is
th direct heir of his grandfather Wil
lism ('. Whitney, v.-ho is worth $2.
iii'ii i.ei'i.
Korean Marriage Superstition.
There is an ancient ceremony in
connection with marriage in Korea
that is fast passing away. It is called
"I'o sam." A week or two before the
wedding the parents of the bride con-.-Um
a fortune-teller to find what will
be the future of their daughter. Should
they learn that she will become a
widow within twelve months they will
inveigle a boy into their house, a mock
marriage will be performed, alter
which the boy will be strangled. The
bride, thus becoming a widow, de
ceives the spirits and will be married
to her betrothed husband with the
assurance that he has naught to fear.
Wculd Not Be at a Loss.
During a recent conversation be
tween District Attorney Jerome and
'-veral members of the New York bar
rf f. rrnce was had to th sharp prac
tices of a certain notoriously shifty
politician of the city.
"Certainly he is never at a loss."
aid Mr. Jerome. "Do yen know. I
re; Hy believe that if that man were
cast en a barren rock ia mid-ocean he
would make money f there wen
and her mm on tin? roe!;." New Yorl
f;ibunt.
Commoner
IMPING DAYS OF PROSPERITY.
Remembering that in lt00 the repub
lican leaders, pleading with the work
ingmvn to "lft well enough alone."
promised them "four years more of the
full dinner pail." it is interesting t.o
read the newspaper dispatches relating
to labor dini en Hies these days.
Two Jssurs of a certain metropolitan
paper v.'MI serve as examples.
In one of these issues, the following
headlines which iue descriptive, of the
lii patches appmr:
".-'!. -iks !j. lining words in the lie. it
lad, n air; John Mitchell talks to
sti liters' mass meeting of 4,:ei') at Trin
idad. Colo.; Tells them that, miners'
u'-ion ian never be driven from state;
riiied for damages."
"Will turn down Mitchell; Coal op
erators decide to make no settlement."
"After Crippie Creek men; Eix are
formally accused of grave offenses."
"President Sterritt says strike has
no effert; Governor Peabody will not
permit workingmen who are prisoners
at Cripple Creek to be released by the
civil courts."
"Fine a spy in the camp; Miners
union man detected in national guard."
"Puts 2,500 out of work at Bellaire,
Ohio."
In the other issue of the newspaper
referred to, the headlines appear as
follows:
"Harvester trust company discharges
7.500 men; Reducing its force over
one-third; It expects to effect a saving
of $5,000,000 a year by this move."
"Reduction of miners' wages; Ac
tion ol" coal company in the Myersdale,
Pa., region affecting 2.500 employes."
"Strikers to he evicted at Salt Lake;
Troops said to have situation well in
hand."
"Will submit to reduction of 10 per
cent cut in wages affecting IT.OdO cot
ton mill operatives."
"The strikers in the southern mines
aic discouraged."
"Pittsburg painters vote to strike."
"Moiohead Bros." rolling mill at
Eharpsl.o-rg will resume operations
after shut-down of two weeks; Plant
employs 700 men and they return to
work at a reduction of 20 per cent."
These are. indeed, piping days of
nrospeiit v.
TELLER'S GOOD STORY.
Senator Teiier relates a good story
by way of illustrating his opinion that
the Colombian delegates who have
ou;e to see if something cannot be
done to g t Panama ba'k into their
co intry. are wasting their time. Sena
tor Teller says that these delegates re
mind him of a justice of the peace be
fore whom he once tried a case. Ac
cording to the senator: "The suit was
over an old debt for supplies. The de
fense was that the bill was paid. The
juftk-e was a pompous old chap, who
knew no law. After v.e had finished,
the ju.-tice said: 'The court knows all
about this case. The court will not de
cide the case just row. The court will
take the ease under advisement for
three days and the court will then de
cide the case in favor of the plaintiff.' "
Mr. Rockefeller may h?.ve been able
to read Miss Tarbeh's story without
flinching, but if he saw that portrait
without expeiiencing a pang he is in
deed without feeling.
Colombia foems to hr laboring under
the delusion that respect for rcaty
obligations is due from an administra
tion that believes in "bene volant ly as
simuiating" with th sword.
Philadelphia's republican adminis
tration has just given absolutely free h
fiancise worth million.-; of dollars. The
Philadelphia taxpayer is an ea.-y piop-r-iuou.
Of course th-- To. i'H textile workers
v.ho.-e wag's have been reduced from
I-j to per cent should conTintie to be
willing to "let v"ell enough alone"
rather than he denounced as "agita
tors." Gei eral Grosvenot is preparing for
winter by expunging a few cold statis
tics irorj his system.
Oklahoma might stand a better show
for statehood it it cou'd show up a
(ana! graf' that would appeal to the
gentlemen who have the republican
policies m charge.
An eastern financier who vociferated
loudly against "rotten money" and
"di.i-.ore.-r dollars" in 1 Si. started fcr
Europe a few days ago. He was halted
at he pier and hustled off to a dun
geon. After making sure of having
"money good in Europe" h proceeded
to steal some for the pir.po.se of spend
ing it s- r.!.r-'. the p..n I.
- lfe,y aw imm mm---....
"ONE FOOT IX TIIK CKAVK.
Comment.
as others si:i: rs.
Some of our friends across the bor
der and across the seas are poking fun
at our boasted republicanism; ar.d
they do not hesitate to make a few sav
age thrusts along with their good-natured
jibes.
The Montreal Herald, referring to
the Panama incident, says:
"Hveiy one gets something out of
lliio record-breaking rf public-making,
i lie I'nitcd Stales gets the l ight to
Kp.'i'.d two hundred and fifty millions
on finishing t lie digging of a canal, and
the in will of Latin America. The re
public of Panama get, a fee of ten rni!
lie.n dollars fur the canal right-of-way.
and recognition of its political status.
The republic of Colombia and the other
South American countries get a lesson
in Yankee diplomatic methods. Kurope
will get the use of the canal and the
benefit of the favor which the United
States loses in South America."
This is one of the penalties we must
pay for departing from republican
methods; and yet wo do not doubt that
many republican papers will say that
the United States of America need not
be in the least concerned as to these
criticisms. But even the republican
editor must, on sober second thought,
realize that we have a deep concern in
our reputation abroad as well as at
home. Even the republican editor
must, on reflection, know in his heart
of hearts that this great government
cannot afford to engage in policies
which justify those who never have
been in sympathy with republicanism
to taunt us with being hypocrites and
to point to our methods as indicating
the beginning of the end of the repub
lican form of government.
THE CHANCE FOR SERVIANS.
It is now stated that S rvia wants
to borrow $20.00n.u00. If the financial
manage: s of that unhappy count ty are
wise they need not long be without
the money. If they can produce a canal
concession, or "something equally
good." all they need to do is to prove
that it offers an opportunity for strenu
ous dissipation of good United States
money, and the admiy.t ration at
Washington will do the rest. If the
Servian:- can show that it will be pos
sible to violate a treaty obligation and
ignore justice, so much the better for
them.
THE CINCH VS. THE FLAG.
A few days ago a party of Wyoming
cowboys presented two fine cinches to
President Roosovelt. and he accepted
thrm with every expression of pleas
ure. It will be remembered, however,
that while a little Ami rh-an girl of
French parentage tried to present a
si'k American flag of her own making
to our .stifi:i:ous executive he refused
to accept it. ar.d returned the flag to
the would-b donor wi:h a formal note
of declination. The Washington Post
otters in explanation of the cinch in
cident that the president is not over
looking cinches of any kind these da vs.
As was prediued. the Panama jiinta
ratified the treaty without debate and
in time to send it back the day it was
received. But this is not at all strange.
There is nothing to discus:?. The ten
million dollars is all there is to the
whole business for the Panama pa
triots, and they are naturally in a
hurry to get their hands on tne money.
The wonder is that they did not sooner
ratify the treaty without waiting to
see what other provisions it contained.
rp"akii:g of that Panama deal, what t
did T'neodoie Roosevelt say about ;
'vha k!.;:g canning? " !
Mr
t ion
tion dang
Cleveland being widely men
i i 'r.n.-:c- ne uei iinr-d an mvi'ta
which h-' war, no; in th lea-1 i
r nf i-pep-i inp
Tl
:e renin. ncan L:i;cr,ln iwii T,.i,r
na!
ays: "Sometime Nebraska will
boos
;t a big man into the I'nitcd States
sen:
that
Th!.
has
ser.c
te ;.n.--t to let th.- natio.i
e? r .
we have big mnn in hi ..,,
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is a roundabout way ihe .loinral
of admitting that Nebraska wili
a demoi rat to the senate.
RoekelV "er's oil is seilir.g at 2."' cents
a gallon. This is tivice as much as it
was worth when steel common was
selling at uvi. e what steel preferred h
selling at now. Query: Does Mr.
Rockefeller look anything '.ke that
portrait of him in the December Mc
Clurc? Chronic complaining doesn't make
a hard lot any softer.
Babies cry most when they realize
that they look like some of their rela-t'.0r
'
Courtesy of The Commoner.
"INCAPABLE."
In one of his. public statements. Mr.
Roosevelt recently said: "If I could be
absolutely assured of my election as
piesident by turning my back on the
principles of human liberty as enunci
ated by Abraham Lincoln. I would be
incapable of doing it. and unfit to be
president, if I could be capable of do
ing it."
Mr. Roo::evdt. as well as Mr. Roose
velt's party, has turned his back on
"the principles of human liberty as
enunciated by Abraham Lincoln."
Every ttmlent of events knows that
in the:-f das republican leader; are
unable ;o cuiot" from the writiiiKs and
.-;v-r ch.'fi of Lincoln in older to sustain
the poli ics th"y are pursuing.
Indeed, the writings and spieilie:; of
Abraham Lincoln are billed with state
ments that h rve so well as bitter con
demnation of the republican policies of
today that one not knowing they were
the words of Lincoln, might be P-d
to believe they were written by a man
of the present time and written di
rectly in criticism of present-day poli
cies. Is it not. then, utterly absurd for
Mr. Roosevelt to say that he would be
"incapable" of turning his back upon
"the principles of human liberty as
enunciated by Abraham Lincoln-."
If Mr. Roosevelt would agree to re
tire if it could be shown that, accord
ing to his own statement, he i: "un
lit to be president," there would be
little difficulty in convincing an un
biased jury that Mr. Roosevelt has
dene the very thing which he t-ays
would disqualify him if he Acre "ca
pable of doing it."
During the Ohio campaign Senator
Hanna's favorite slogan was."For God's
sake keep on letting well enough
alone!" Since the Ohio election more
than 20 000 employes have been thrown
out of work by the closing down of
lactones and shops. These 20,000 men
should dron nostal card reminders to
Senator Hanna every day. They fol
lowed his advice and voted to let weil
enough alone, and now they s-houid
persistently demand of the senator that
Ik make good on his end of the bar
gain. What woo id the administration say
if Colombia shouid ask that this Pana
ma imbroglio be referred to The Hague
tribunal.' This country is responsible
in large measure for the establishment
of that tribunal, and if it is in ihe
right in this Panama matter it certain
ly could r.ot he.-itate to submit the
case. But is. there a thinking Amer
ican citizen who, in view of a!! the
f?cts. hi lievcs that the position of the
United States would be indorsed by an
uii pi ejiu iced tribunal? i
Perry Heath dedaifs that, malice is
behind the arraignment of his adminis
tration by Mr. Bristow. That is usu
ally the defense made by a man caught
in the act. it reminds on" of the
schoolboy idea. "1 ain't been a-doin'
nothin'." Heath's d fer.se reminds the
Joplin Globe of something that must
net be lost sight of. and that is
whethei or not malice behind the
Bristow report, it is quite evident that
there was a whole lot ol graft before
the report.
The administration organs are work
ing overtime trying to find something
j equally good as "gone democratic" to
! apply to the in i c-a.-ir.g number o! busi
' ness failures. j
. i
I Senor Bunai'-Yari'in has kindly eon
! sented to let Panama ratify that canal
i treaty. M. Variiia s" rns willing to
i divieie the Its-hip. ;
What is a treaty
'li '''' i han. c to ,
or" the people's lnone-i
obligation v.i:rn
ii'. y en J.'ii.O'.n.f'OO
It seenis that v.
Mr. .1. I'ie-ipr.n
be a line- and
i. ial impre g;.a
sof and luxuri-
. i Mo; star, t hough i
to
lit;.
healthy giowih oi
iielitv was only a
V '-! V
ant i-vni) of weed fo. .Ml
o l;efel!c-r :o
shear.
Sc'-re tary Shaw is 'nil'e-d to sound the
re ji; i.i i' . ii i-iii. i i irtj..jij. i. .u
M.i'.i' - aa" on re..iii,.:. i-. im- means
... -, - -. ..... . . . . -. ...
tnal .i r. rvu iveieijt i iicii .m;. ..lorgaii
will soon get busy with their tuning
fo l ks.
i toion-ma proposes io give u tne
car.al concession free if we will re
trace recent :-.teps. What a delightful
old innocent Co;omb:a is. What
chance is there for a rake-rff if there Is
no opportunity for spending the peo
ple's money? Colombia might make
an offer double the on- made by Pan
ama. A good son maketh a good husband
-but he is wruthy of a better fate.
If every man could profit by his own
mistakes, we should r.ll h- 'ieh.
1
Live Stock Trade
s
SOUTH OMAHA.
CATTLE Tlu re wan a very Ugh'
run of caiili. nij.1 in fact n celptH with
so light that a fair teM of Ihe ninrket
was not made. The few raiifH that
arrived, however, ni"t wllh ready sal"
w ithout in 1 1 r I change.
The rimikel on co.'iifrd deerM eoubl
be quoted generally hleady. Then
was one hunch of extra choice Here
ford; and I tin hums on sale that wro
good enough to bring $.Y.".o. They were
what are culled tiulstuiiiH beef. Ah
compared with Ihe close of lust Week,
I here is but littlo change lu Ibo
prices paid for ihe boiler r.iadei of
coriif'ed:.. W'il lined ll p Mock, however.
Is idovv and lou. been selling lower
all th' week. As eonipiHcd wllh I be
close of hot Week. lie' decline
amounts In aboui '.'.'
The few co'.vs o.' ;:al bioili'hl jil I
:bu!ll hleady p f c S The belter
grades were in good ib-mand an I so
,eii' caimers. bid lh- medium kinds
W ere lief-'lected. That hll becil I he
ci-se, ihoivh. all the eeU and ii is
:. i:e lo say I hat I be medium hinds
iir' I'e.I.'ie lower than a week a:-o,
others, liniii'M'i, an- about snad.v.
There was lu. I much ( hange in bulls,
veal culvei-: and stacs, nor has there
been all the Week. The I. locket ;i III
lee.l'-r market was also generallv
steady. There were : lew olT red
that the demand was Miflicje'i! lo pre
vent any decline in values. TIk ix
ar ho many western grass beef steer
coming that a market can no longer
be (pioleil on them. The name U
true of western range cows and
Blockers and feeder;.
HOGS -Receipt of hogu were hind
ly as liberal and the market opened
active and strong to a nickel higher
or about 2ic higher. After the first,
round, howver. mid before there wan
tlm to transact much ImisIijomh pack
ers suddenly lowered their bids, ulid
the close was right around fie lower
than tin- opening, of a shade lower
than yesterday's general market.
Trading, though, was fairly active, ho
that a good clearance was made at a
reasonably early hour. The bull', of
Ihe hogs Kold from $1.1". lo $1 .0.
with Ihe choice butcher weights go
ing from J l .'.o to I. ;..".
S1IF.FP Quoiai ions lor comled
Stock: Choice v.e.-lein laliibs. J.Y'Mi'.
5.2.".; fair lo good lambs, JITiKit
$r..ou; choice to good yea I lings, $.:.7.'
ri I .m ; fair lo good yearlings. '. "i
choice weile-i's. ::r (,t ::.;.".; fair
to good v.efhei K, ::i:n :.:.'.:-, good to
c hoice ewes. $::.'. ''.z ::.2.". ; fair to good
ewes. $2. 0.".''! .".On ; choice feeder
lambs, $:',.ii'l'; l.lu; fair lo good feed
er lambs, :?,fit ::.i;u; baby lambs,
$2.oi'? :. 00; feeder yi in lings, .',.'i't'h
::.."o; feeder wethers. ',.:fi ::.::.";
feeder ewes, $2 00t 2..".0 , culls. $l.0'i'?(
2.00.
KANSAS C'TY.
CATTLK-- Southern U-cik. $2..'0'd;
3.:P; southern cows. Sl.Ooft 2.40; na
tive cows and heifers, 52.00ft. ll.DO;
dockers and feeders. $:i.ooJ .'l.KO ;
bulls, $2.2"t:;.2."i; calves. J2.-10fHJ.0o;
western steers, .',X,U0i :M:; went em
cows, $2.00ft2.43.
HOGS Market He to I0e higher;
bulk or sales. $Li0et,L7r; heavy.
$4.0i 1.80; packers. J4.5."iC' 1.7r.; pig
and lighr, $4. ."Of, 4.7.1.
SHKFP Market sleadv; muttons.
$:i.r.0'fi 1.10; lambs, ?4.2."iei ..1.10; range
wethers, ::.40i 4.00; ewes, $2.7.".''i'
'..
CONSUL DAVIS On DEFENSIVE
Legation at Constpntincple So Reports
Concerning His Action.
CONSTANTINOPLE. --The United
Stales legal ion's advic es regarding
the Ah-xandn tta affair oiihim th'
rejiorts of the- violence of the- police
and the afta'-k on Consul Davis, who
had only used his ( an in s Jf u. ' , e.
It appears that A Italian, th" ii'i'ur
ali.e.l American who had a si d for
the c-onsul's assistaneo in enable
him to embark- for Ft.ypt, was ar
rested by subterfuge. Aft'-r h- ha-l
emi.'aike-d em the consul's boat with
Mr. Davis, Anarian was invit. I to
land, to undergo fumigation, where
upon the- man w-..s suddenly seized by
lhr(; jjoliceme-n and promptly locked
tip. Mr. lMis. iu aiie-mpting to in
terpos.'-. was a-.-auli.-d by the police
and was ob!ig"d te de-i'-nd himself
with his (-!(!.. Attarian is still a
pris.ui' r.
A re-oort, that lie- United Stales
cruiser San Fraiiei:'co was e-ri rouie
lor Al'-.vandre-na was premature.
Damage to Cables Durino War.
WASHINGTON The; pr'-r.ident ,r-rj
tei congress on Fri'iay a report by
the- s'-e-re-tary cd stat c-niliodying
claims of th- Australasia it Chit;
Tc-legiapli company, the Cuban Submarine-
Telegraph company and La
Canipagnie FiaLcai.-e des Cables Te l-e-gi
aph'iue -s for damages rfon" t their
cables and property ,y th" l.'nitel
S'ates naval and military auth'.rltfe;
during the- Spani.-h-Ame-rie-an war.
Boundary Markings Moved.
SUATTLK. Wasii. A disj.atch to
the Po:-.t Ir.t !!ig iic- r from. Jawsoii
says: .iajcr Zachary Taj lor Wood,
wlio l.;:s returned tr Dawson, an-no::nc-'-s
ihe l.rs' cl.ang-- f Canadian
outposts in (onlonniiy w i i h the find
ings of the- in'-rnat iona I commisri'in.
which arbitrated the- boundary dis
pute between Canada and the United
States. Major Wood, who i.3 th cotn-mande-r
e(f ihe Norihwest Mounted
police, moved ihe police post ai W !ls.
on the Dalton road, tcj Pb-asant Camp.
Looking to Reduction of Navy.
WASHINGTON. D. t'.-lpn wna
tivo Gibson (Tesm.) on Friday intro
duec'd a resedution directed toward
the naval armament of the maritime
nations of the? world. It autlieri.e
the- president oi the United Stale
"to open neoi iaticms with tuc-h and
so man;.; of the ir.ari'imo nations of
the world as he mnj' deem expedie: t
for the purpose of formulating tsoni
international agreement whereby u
naval armariicnts of each nation the 1
be reduced lo ihe ra!uin'ii:u.
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