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Sworn to hoforc me nnd mili5i-rllioa In my
irocnco this 1st day of June 1W-
< Sll > - > Notnry I'ut'l'ic. '
THU 1UR OM TIIAIXS.
. All rnllroml niMvulioyn
miplillril with cniHiBli H P
lit nviMiiniiiiiilnli ! every IIIIN-
HftiKpr rh < > TrnnlN < ronil a
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liiK' Tinllec. . If > -"ii ciuinot
Ket n llic > n n trnlii from Uie
iii-ivn nfrciit , iili-imc report
( lie fuel , HtnllnHT < 'uIrnln niul
rnllroiiil , to tlte Circulation
DcpiU'tliK-iit of Tin ; IJi'f. The
Hee Is fitr nn\c on nil triiliin.
INSIST ON iiAvixr ; THU nnu.
I'AUTIKS M3AV1NO KOU TIIIJ SU.MM1CH
Tnrlleo lfnvln r tin- oily for'
t ] > < * MIIIHIIKT pnu Iinvo The
Iloo Mii ( to thorn rK lnPly
liy niillfyliiK The llee lin.il-
l ! < < iilllei : In iM-rnnn or by
iiinll. The mlilrt'NN will lie
uIiuiiKeil nM often UN ileslreil.
"Ciilninlly howling If not tliu kind of
patriotism tlmt tlio people appreciate.
otlior lini'S of Improving trade
the Kloi'iila llliliuslt'i'liiff business seems
to be pleklir. ; up perceptibly.
Tlio railroads pc-ein to bivorklni : the
tlireJitened rate war rai-Uet for all tlie
free ailvertlslnj ; they tan ! ot.
\Voyler ouplit to linve learned from ex
perience that Cuba Is hardly the ideal
summer resort a Spaniard would choose.
This tolesrnpli and cable companies
would not object 1o having some Euro
pean jubilee occasion happen every day
of the year.
It will be Senator Tlnnna or n demo
crat as Ohio's representative In tlie next
United States senate , AviUi the odds Ion ; :
on Mr. Ilaiina.
Hon. .1. Sterling Morton ought to be
glad and proud that Aibor day escaped
the late general slaughter of legal lioli-
< lays in Colorado.
It Is to be noted that only popocrntlc
papers are dealing in the Hellons about
the impending disruption of President
McKlnley's cabinet.
At the jubilee celebration In London
fhe Americans , as usual , seem to be dis
tancing all competitors In lavish ex
penditure of money.
The conviction of Hartley ought to go
n. long way in re-establishing confidence
in Nebraska and strengthening the
state's credit abroad.
Rome of the southern senators are
anxious to have cotton ties on the free
list. Hut they prefer to steer clear of
hemp ties altogether.
The American eagle is faking deep ,
long breaths these days preparatory to
emitting an earspllttlng patriotic shriek
on the Fourth of .Inly.
It Is expected that the Intercollegiate
races of this week will immensely stimu
late the Interest of the people of the
United Stales In educational pursuits.
The .reorganization of the police force
tinder a vigilant and experienced chief
Is still one of the reforms On-alia looks
for In the dim and distant future.
Kx-confederates who continue to pro
claim that they have no apology for the
past hhonhl remember that they have
not been asked to make anyat least
not recently.
The latest device of tlie railroads to
prevent sculping of excursion tickets is
known as the clock ticket. A man trav
eling on a clock ticket must lw > sure to
inako good time.
The Hrltlsh postal telegraph olllce
imwt have used during the past week
more special royal telegraph blanks for
the transmission of the < pieen's mes-
uago than for the whole year preceding.
The Honacum case long ago attained
a prominent place In thu history of
church contentions and the end Is not
yet. The findings seem to bu still good
tvr wtveral trips back and forth
tin ; Allunllc ocean ,
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'J'Jjwn IH no reason why the appeal of
\ltu \ Jiurtley cauti to the supreme court
ttfaould Iw allowed to drag on indefinitely.
Ouu exuinph' of prompt justice has more
4-tfwl an the preventive of further
< Tluu * lljjju u dozen examples ot long-
run DKMAuonr w A rhNCK ,
There are political fences just ns there
nre fences for pickpockets , burglars nnd
thieves , The lence that conceals stolen
properly Is n harbor of refuge for pro
fessional crooks. The political fence Is
n harbor of refuge and defender of pub
lic plunderers and political crooks of
every description. Of tlie two the po-
lltlcnl fence ft the most dangerous to
the community and the people. Its mis
sion seems to be to cover the tracks of
rascals , to shield rogues In nnd out of
ollice by the diffusion of misinformation
designed to mislead the public and sys
tematic suppression of tlie truth. And
when the rogues are finally brought to
justice the political fence behind which
they have been screened never falls to
masquerade as the champion of Integ
rity ami justice.
Tlio attitude of the Omaha World-
Herald toward the recent prosecution
and conviction of ex-Treasurer Joseph
S. Hartley affords a striking Illustration
of the demagogy of the political fence.
For years that paper has ho'it tlie unfail
ing harbor of refuge , defender nnd
apologist of political crooks and public
plunderers. For years Its columns have
been prostituted to the use of the ring-
slurs nnd robbers who have fattened
upon the taxpayers and looted public
treasuries , There seems to have been an
nllinlty between nearly every rascal who
lias gone uuwhlppcd of justice and the
organ of sham reform.
Hvery wolf lu sheep's clothing exposed
by The llee has invariably found sym
pathy and support , from this political
fence. When the legislature Impeached
the stale house ollleials all the ingenuity
that \VorId-lIcrald could muster was
employed to create the Impression that
Hie penitentiary gang were the victims
of malicious persecution. When Hie
Dorgan penitentiary deal was consum
mated tlie Omaha fence sought to Justify
the conspiracy that took $ . ' { . 1,01' * ' ) out of
the state treasury In pay for less than
$ ril > 00 worth of junk. The same tactics
lave been pursued with regard to the
Mionulties perpetrated by Hartley and
ils : iSM > cintcs. When The Hee sounded
tlie alarm nearly three years ago and tie-
uaiuled a full accounting of ( lie condi
tion of tlie stale treasury , the World-
Herald sought to make people beli ve
that Hartley was the victim of political
malice. All his crooked deals with the
school funds and bond Investments were
Ither glossed over or made to appear as
egilimate transactions. Why Treasurer
Hartley should have found a clr.unplon
in the organ of Mr. Hrynn can In ; ex
plained only on the same ground that
we explain the friendly relations be
tween n thieves' fence and its patrons.
Now that Hartley has been convictrd
the demagogy of the fence manifests
itself. The verdict of guilty Is paraded
in flaring double-column , headlines in
the most conspicuous part of the front
page nnd the impression sought to be
conveyed that the bogus reform organ i <
delighted over the result. Heneatli this
Insincere display of pretended rejoicing ,
however , may be read between the lines
a deep-felt shock over tlie downfall of
one of the staunch supports of the fence.
TJIK OHIO HKl
Iii its bearing upon general politics ,
thu most important state election of
tills year is that of Ohio. Tlie repub
licans carried the state In tlie last Hire
gubernatorial elections , William Me-
Kluley being tlie candidate in 18 ! ) 1 nd
18 ! ) : ' , and Asa .S. Unslniell , the pres-'iit
; overnor , In IS ! ) . " . Mr. Hushnell had
a plurality of ! ! ' _ > . < Wli , the largest In tli--
history of the slate with one exception.
Tlio plurality for the republican presi
dential lU-kel last year was -1S.-1IH.
A governor and other slate ollicers aiv
to be elected this year and also a legis
lature which will choose a United Stales
senator. There has been some factional
conflict in ( lie republican ranks , grow
ing out of n contest over the chairman
ship of the state committee , but the re
sult of the ( State convention indicates
that tills has been settled and that the
party will g into the campaign united
and harmonious. Tlie present state olli-
clals were renominated and the conven
tion endorsed the candidacy of M. A.
Ilanna for I'nlted ' States senator to suc
ceed himself and pledged the support of
the party in the next general assembly
to his election.
The platform declares allegiance to the
principles enunciated by the national
convention at St. l.ouis. It approves
tlio course of the president in regard to
Cuba and favors the annexation of
Hawaii. It calls for a revocation of the
orders of the Cleveland administration
extending file operation of the civil
service act , which ave declared to be In
violation of the spirit of that act. It
commends the reforms instituted in tlio
pension bureau under the present ad
ministration , favor.s creating a national
board of arbitration for settling differ
ences between corporations engaged in
Intei'slale commerce mid their employes ,
and demands such ample protection for
wool as shall speedily increase American
flocks sullicieiitly to supply all American
needs.
The republicans of Ohio realize that
they liavn a hard light before them. Tlie
Cleveland Lender nays It will be no
child's play to carry that state this year.
"Tlu > democrats are desperate , " says
that paper ; "they firmly believe that the
Huckoyo state can be won In November
and with Hie inspiration which they will
draw from the barrels of .McJs.mii , Ser ; :
and other millionaire whom they may in
duce in contribute- tlulr funds in file
interest of free coinage , they will go
Into the campaign entlinsliibtlu and confi
dent. " Tlie democrats , however , are far
from being harmonious. They nre di
vided on the question of endorsing the
Chicago platform In its entirely and
while there Is undoubtedly n majority of
them favorable to such endorsunu'iit ,
the issue piomlcs to create a good deal
of disturbance in the stale convention.
It Is safe to predict the nomination of a
free silver maiv for governor and the
endorsement of John It. McLean's can
didacy for tlie United States Donate Is
probnble , though ex-Congre.s.sman Sorg
Is likely to have n large following.
It may therefore bo regarded ns cer
tain that the money iine.slion will again
bo the paramount Issue before thu voters
ers of Ohio in the coming campaign and
this ought to Insunt republican sueee ; * * ,
unless popular dissatisfaction has
fruuUy lucrcusud lu Ohio bhiu ; lutit No
vember , which there Is no good reason
to believe Is the case. Certainly a great
many more people In the state nre now
employed than were at work nt Ihe
time of the presidential election anil
business conditions there have Impruvjtl ,
though the Improvement may be less
than 'was expected. Still , ns the leadIng -
Ing republican paper of Ohio says , the
party will have to light hard to win ami
this being realized the campaign prom
ises to be one of the hottest the state
has ever had.
J.V HK.S.o.S ; MHKXnitAIi Mlt.KX.
The commander of the army of the
United Stales , General Nelson A. Mile. * ,
appears to have been most favorably Im
pressed with the military display In the
London procession on Tuesday. Tills
excellent authority slates that Ihe
troops were a lln > body of men and
he speaks In the highest terms of their
discipline and demeanor. Such en
comium cannot fall to be highly plcashi- . '
to Hrltlshers , but it Is to be understood ,
of course. Hint lids military display was
made by troops specially selected for
the purpose and Is not to be regarded as
absolutely typifying Hie Hrltish army ,
which as a whole does not rank In dis
cipline with the armies of Germany and
France ami probably Is not superior to
our own little military force. It is no
disparagement of the military force of
Ciroat Hrltain , or of so much of II us
is in Kngland , because Hrlllsh sold'ers '
are not subjected to such rigid regula
tion ; ) as those of some other Kuropoau
countries and particularly of Germany.
Tills Is ; dve to tin ? fact Unit in Kngland
the military establishment Is regarded
as of less Importance than the naval
establishment , the discipline In the lat
ter being maintained at the very high
est standard and superior to that of any
other navy In the world. Still thu Hrit-
isli soldiers are well disciplined and it Is
needles to wiy that in courage and light
ing ( ( unlitics generally they compare
favorably with any soldiers In Kim > : > e.
so thnl the laud-itory comment of General -
oral Miles is undoubtedly well deserved.
Tlie protest of Japan against the Ha
waiian annexation treaty appears to bi-
of a more'serious character than was al
first represented. When the protest was
submitted to our government It was
stated that it amounted simply to a no
tice that Japan expected recognition of
its rights under the treaty with the Ha
waiian government , but it seems that it
Imports much more than tills and is
really a protest against annexation as
being hostile to Japan's interests. The
report is that the senate committee on
foreign relations regards the attitude
of Japan as presenting a serious situa
tion , leuuiring careful and deliberate
tiv.itmwit.
It N evident that this protest. Is of
a , decidedly aggressive character and
there should I R no surprise that it is
so. The annexation treaty provides that
existing treaties of the Hawaiian islands
with foreign nations shall forthwith
cease and determine , being replaced liv
such treaties as may exist , or as may
be hereafter concluded between the
United States and'such foreign nations.
In oilier wonl.s annexation would abro
gate all treaties between Hawaii and
foreign nations. Secretary Sherman
says that the treaty between' ' that coun
try and Japan is highly favorable to Ihe
latter and of course Japan could not ex
pect to secure so good nn arrangement
with the United States. Is not .thai
couutiy , therefore , fully justified in
earnestly protesting against being forced
to make such a sacrifice ? Would not
the United States vigorously protest un
der like circumstances ? The fact is
that the Hawaiian government , in en
tering into this annexation arrangement
without requiring that tlie treaty obliga
tions she has made shall bo recognixed ,
has acted in bud faith and the United
States should not bs a party to It. This
government cannot afford In put Itself
in such a position , though the territory
to be secured were worth twenty times
that of the Hawaiian islands.
The senate foreign relations commit
tee has referred the treaty and all ac
companying documents to a .subcommit
tee , with instructions to investigate the
entire subject and repot t to the full com
mit toe. Tills report cannot b ? made un
til the regular-session , wlilcii meets next
December. In the meanwhile there will
be opportunity for a thorough public dis
cussion of tliis annexation scheme nnd
judging from what has already been
said in regard to it it Is safe to say that
the senate will find popular sentiment
largely opposed to the scheme.
The World-Herald wants toknow
. "Why Is nothing about tlio proposed
South Omaha beet sugar factory In Tlie
UecV" The reason Is that it Is. Tlte
facts about this sugar factory project
have been outlined several times In The
Hee. Tlie last time ils progress was
chronicled was In The Hee of last week
Friday. For the World-Herald's alleged
exclusive news road The Hee a few
weeks previous. Incidentally Tliu Hoi-
may be pardoned In pointing with pride
to the striking contrast between Its neww
columns and those of our sensational ,
self-pulling contemporary. The special
cable domiciles In The Hee alone d.-
serlptlve of tlie queen's Jubilee furnish
abundant proof that The Hee maintains
its rank as tlie greatest daily In the
transmlssi .slppl country.
"To shut the door In Hawaii's face
would , " says the St. Louis Globe-Demo
crat , "bi > a .singularly nnamerican way
of ending the policy and negotiations of
fifty years. " Why nnamerican ? Is this
country committed to accepting every
gift horsu that Is offered to It ? What
woidd It do If Ashantee or Abyssinia or
tlio Congo I'You ' Slate asked to be In-
tjorporated Into Ihe United States ?
Would a refusal to depart , from the
time-tried American doctrine of keep
ing out of all entangling foreign alli
ances and confining our activities to thu
American continent bo unamerlcan ?
Some of our popocratic friends seem to
bu distressed for fear the coining meetIng -
Ing of tlio State Hepubllcan league may
not draw the same nttemhinco and en
thusiasm that wtis manifested at the con
vention held In Iho heat of Iho presi
dential campaign. The leajjuo meeting
In an off yenr'ls not expected 1o attract
j all the republicans In Nebraska , but It
will sliowraum-o energetic party devotion
(
tion nnd crmtldpnee In republican pros-
peels thaiti popocrnls will relish.
Kvery man , woman nnd child who has
Ihe lntere ( ; { ( if the exposition at heart
should use jtho utmost endeavor to so-
! ! euro as ntfuly national conventions as
possible for , Omaha during the summer
of 1SSIS. > Jii'i'lTort ; Is too feeble to be
neglected , and any chance exertion may
be the last sUaw which will break the
back of opposition.
There Is somepretty vigorous anti
trust let'lslaflon'dn the statute books ,
both slate and national. If these laws
wore onergMIeally enforced by the law
ollicers and reinforced by the courts It
might not be necessary for congress to
spend time on the trust problem for a
little while : U least.
Hroker Chapman has tlie consolation
of playing .the martyr act for all seven
j 1 of the recalcitrant sugar investigation
I witnesses. It was Ids fortune good or
! bad to catch Hie only pertinent question
Unit was asked of any one during tlio
whole senatorial Inquiry.
Compare The Hee's cable dispatches
descriptive of the queen's jubilee with
those of iU would-be rivals and see
which is UH > greatest and the best news
paper In the tinnsniLsslsslppi region.
If ex-Treasurer Havjley cnuld be per
suaded to exhibit the I. O. U's. which
constitute the sr.iMUXX ) deficit In Ihe
state treasury lie would create quite a
sensation.
Helping Ihe .Si-ti < > ir.M ( > : ile < .v.
IU. Ixiul ! ! KpjmMlr.
No sooner has the alrfhip disappeared from
public view than K olcy's motor liobs up se
renely. Tlio Syuiracs' Hole mystery ahoulil
bo again duo In the near future.
AN ( liMJil iis ltiltl.
11'onKlyn 1'nsli ? .
A paper publhhed In Mexico says that there
ti IIP politics in that country , and tliat ra
a result everybody Is prosperous and happy.
A nation without politics Is apt to be more
or le-ra deiil , but so IOIIK as It docs not know
It , what's the odila ?
Cn tut ill ii n It rln 11 n ( I on.
ll'irfaln nxprpss.
The latest bill ot the rctaliatlonlsts In th ?
dominion House of Commons forbids nn alien
to hold or acquir i any timber lands or mn- !
K linds or to cut timber on public lands or
to bo a director in n mining company. It
Canaca ! really dors not want American capi
tal Invlsted Jn ; her Industries we can use it
on tha ! side.
I'lncliliitr .lloslier'ii IlnekerH.
Minneapolis Tribune ,
Ex-Hanker Moshcr of Lincoln. Neb. , h liv
ing In fine- style In Chicago wlille the stock
holders In the bank he wrecked ars going
down Into their pockets to make good the
rfles of the dcnrsltors. in accordance with
the new policy adopted by the comptroller of
the currency- wile does not bslleve that ths
latter should do all tlie waiting.
i - -
ClmKlmr Myllilcnl Claim * .
New York Sun.
The nnnu.-.l report Is made that certain
Americans wlio'Wllevu themselves to be de
scendants of Sir Francis Drake have formed
( in nFsoclatlcn for the purposejof pr socutins
a claim trf soihe wholly mythical Drake mil
lions in England. It Is queer that eolnc
thrifty persons" 1iave" not formed un associn-
Mon to raise fund * for the purpose of recov
ering the value of Adam's equity In the Gar
den of liden.
Wh.-il ( irevi't * JliiMt I'ny.
Flvo million pounds Turkish , or , ' In rounil
numbers , $18,000,000 , Is said to be the ut-
moat that Greece can pay Tuikey as the price
of beina whipped. In view of the condition
of her nuances it Is difficult to understand
whsro even that sum is to come from ; but
it must bo confessed that , considering all
things , particularly the disgraceful attitude
of the powero throughout the whole affair ,
Greece will get off very cheaply If she has to
sacrifice nothing more- than $18,000,000.
Annexation mid Coinilleiitliin.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The treaty for the annexation of Hawaii
provides that no Chinese , of whom there arc
over 20,000 In the islands , shall come thence
to our ehorca. Here Is the bsglnnln.c ; of
countless Inconsistencies and complications
which would follow annexation , Aft-jr an
nexation Hawaii would be a part of the ter
ritory of the United States , and yet a large
clement of our population for all the Ha
waiian riff-raff would then be our popula
tion would not bo permitted to go from
ono part ot our territory to anoth-sr. No re
strictions , however , are to be placed upon
the migrations ot our other fellow citizens
In Hawaii , the Japanese , the Portuguese ,
the Kanakas and the lepers.
.lleileo Tools ) < N Hum.
Mexican Herald.
Theo : are , Happily , no politico In Mexico
to wrlto about. I'artlsanuhlp lies dead ; fac
tions are dumb ; the people are all patriotic ,
and are addrrraslng themoclrra to Improving
their fortunes. Nobody talks politics be
cause , luckily , Mexico has none to tpcak
of. A bu.ilneasllkc administration is attend
ing strictly to buslueEH , and working for the
good of Mtxlco and all of 'Mexico. General
Diaz takcd an Impartial Interest In the af
fairs of the whole country. He has said he
would Ilko to live fifty years to see the
Mexico of the future. Wo all wlnli that In
might , for It will bo his great monument ,
a modernized , prosperous and contented na
tion.
tion.There
There being no oniceaccklng on a huge
flcalo here , no tinkering of tariffs , no up
setting of fixed polltlca , newspaper men have
to look for something el e to wrlto about-
public Improvements , new charters , tin
growth of the -gold and silver mining in
dustry , the new. factories , the trar.amlEsIou
of the ene.gy of waterfall ] to distant poln'a ,
and other proilUOile anil comfortable thenua.
Wo do not huvo to occupy space every da ;
to tell how Hon. Mr. Illank was with
Iho president two. hours yraterclay urging
hfl ! "claims" Vo five mission to llclgluni , or
the consulate generalship at Yokohama.
Thank heaven , IJja , prc ldent of Mexico lisn
something more useful and Important to do.
iisiit'i'i.\c ; ' ' 'run ' DIO.MOCUATS.
j 1 1 ' _ _ _
I'opiillntH ofMi tin iTake. I lie .lllililli-
. , -U > f-Jlie-II < iiiil
St. yul * , Hi-public dlcni. ) .
Another propfgf , the Instability of politi
cal alliances , | ielw en parties whoso funda
mental principlenro essentially different Is
found In tlio-.usvlutlon of tlia Mjlno pcpu-
lUiU to det > or , { llw-dinocinta and run into
the "mlddlo o tlioiroad" with Tom Watson.
This action , { the poptilltU organization oi
ono utato was , inm Sneusure foreshadowed by
the action oicongrcKiIonal representatives.
On all points of public policy which have
couio to a test In congress the republican
party luta lml ttio aid and mi | > port cf the
men who publicly allied themselves with the
democracy for the defense of the people In
thu last campaign. TUo action of tlic-ao men
haj uiada it extremely doubtful if , In the
event of victory , the democrats would have
been able to kt-ep the pledges made to the
people.
In the face of the sacrifices maiio by the
democrats in Iho last compalgn. the party
now finds Ita republican allies mipportlng the
republican pollclei In favor of Inuts and He
popullstic frlenita heaping insults and abuse
on thu democratic leaden ) .
Democrats will not bo discouraged by the
situation , but they should learn wisdom from
it. The leraon that It Impresses upon them
b that tlio party should bo true to Its own
convictions , lay Its lines of battleby th *
principles which have historically guided Ita
action and appctil to the pe&ple iut the only
political source of safety ,
PROTEST MADE IN EARNEST
Japan Has Decided Objections to Aranein-
tion of Ilawaii.
QUESTION DEMANDS CAREFUL HANDLINU
I'or i-IK ii ItelntlniiM Committee Will Xyt
ItciHirt ( luTlontj lit Tills Se -
of < Joimrc - < Commit-
tei > I'roeoeilltiKM Secret.
WASHINGTON , June K. The Hawallai.
annexation treaty fonr.o.l tlia principal topic
ot consideration by iho sc-nato conunlllco or.
foreign relations at Its brl.-f Rciulou today.
Tlio treaty and accompanying papers \vcro
ri'iul anil referred to a subcommittee con-
si til UK of Senator * Davli , Fomkcr anil Mor-
Katl , with liwttui lloiu to Investigate the entire -
tire question nnd report to the full com-
inltti-o. Tlio papers road included the pro
test made by Japan against the annexation.
Tlio document did nut call out much com
ment , but all thai -A.TS said was of a charac
ter to Indicate.shat I he members of the com-
inKUo did not regard It as
likely to lead to serious com
plications , though rtqulrlng tlio moat
respectful consideration. The subcomnilttce
will consider all the compllcntlnns likely to
grow out of annexation , Including these re
ferring to the trade relations of tlio Hands.
This will Involve a study ot all of Hawaii's
treaties with other countries. The inquiry
ncc.s 1 y will re iU're consul' ' rabli > time , and
no effort will bo made by the lull oommllt ? ?
to take the subject up until tlio subcommit
tee shall be able to report on all the details.
The realization of this fact has led the jnem-
twra of the committee to conclude that It Is
Improbable that the committee- a whole
will bo able to pass upon the subject during
the present session. The complexion of tlie
committee Is believed to ba eight for ratifica
tion and three against. It. There la a possi
bility that the number of these for 11 may be
Increased to nine.
Tlio protwt from Japan In connection with
tha Hawaiian treaty , which was received by
the senate committee im foreign affairs to
day. Is considered in a more serious light
than was at Hist made jpparent , and the
coiunilttiH ) took exceptional precautions to
prtvcnt Iho publication of Its proceedings.
The protest was accepted as almost an ulll-
m.vui-,1 on Japan's part to the effect that
the treaty limit not bu perfected. It Is not
a proton ag&lnst the form of the document ,
as hail.been supposed In some quarters , but
agah'.sl the document Itself , or rather against
the transaction as being opposed to Japan's
Interest. The specific reason alleged for the
protest Is that the ccnuummntlon of the
agreement between Ha ull an 1 the United
States would disturb the existing trading
of the North Pacific and nullify treaty
rights.
PUOTEST VERY DKF1NITK.
The protest Is In such dctlnlte terms and
Is directed so squarely at the transaction as
to cause the committee to feel that the rn-
lire matter should be handled .vtth the ut
most circumspection as the only way in
which complications of a serious nature can
bo avoided. While there Is no disposition
on the part of a majority of the cnmr.ilitec
to weaken in Its support of the treaty thtro
Is a general feeling that the friendly rela-
tldns which have always existed between
Japan and the United States call for great
deliberation and especial care In procug-.Uac
In the matter. Hrnce the appolnt'iint of
the subcommittee to com-lder all the de
tails , the decision to keep the prooce-l'.ngs
of the committee from the public and proba
bility that the committee may not be able
to report during the present session -if con
gress.
With reference to thlo latter point It may
bi > stated as extremely probable that the
matter will be ! ; cld in abeyance by the
subcommittee until congress convenes In
regular session next December , for the double
ble- purpose nf permitting the committee
to make its Investigation as tborongn as
possible and to permit the executive to ex-
rrt Us best efforts through the use of diplo
macy in persuade Japan of the ! unwlojom
nf Its course. It Is understood In this con
nection that this delay is In accordance
with the vislics of the ndmlnls > n\iilon as
intimated to members of the Een.ite.
The opinion was expressed In the com
mittee that a document of the nature of
that filed by Japan would , If prosen'ed by a
nation on more nearly the equal of the
United States lead to very Forloui ; dlfllcul-
tlcs , but there Is a general desire to extend
unusual consideration toward the Asiatic
at.ite , not only because of the -Jnlfonnly
friendly relations existing between thai
country and this , but also because It Is felt
that Japan's success In Ito war with China
may have had the effect of arousing n spirit
of combatlveness which Is not warranted In
the opinion of the members of the com
mittee by its rclatlvo size and Importance
as compared with the United States.
COMK IV TOO . ' '
I.A'I'ia TO CLASSIFY.
AtilhorltloH Triiulilfil Over Street
Itallivn.v .M at I Km ploy CM.
WASHINGTON , June 23. The broadening
of the street car mall service which within
a short time has been established In a num
ber of cities , and from whose development
great results have Inured In expediting the
malls , hss created a curious complication at
the I'ostotllce department. They arc curious
to know under what head the ear employes
are to bo put and the result may bo a new
classification providing a separate designa
tion for them. In many cases the postal
crews were detailed from the riilway null
service and in a few cases from the postoflice
clerk force , but the mushroom giowth of
the system has cained a serious drain on
these forces , and numerous requests have
born made for additional men In both serv
ices. I'ostmnator Perkins of Rochester , ac
companied by Representative Hrewgtur , wz
at the I'ostofflee department yesterday mid
polntd nut the result of the details to the
new service and asked for more help.
Hallway mall servlco officials hold that the
men should not bo charged against them with
out reinforcement in number , while- post
masters object unless their force IK also UIIK-
montod accordingly. First Assistant Post
master General Heath , Second Assistant Slial-
lonberger. Superintendent of Frco l > ? llvcry
Machen and ex-Postmaster lUrlow of St.
IwouU , now civil service commltoloncr , liavo
conferred over the situation and the- matter
14 giving Ilia authorillea some concern as to
what jurisdiction these employes belong.
There Is no efpeclal preparation for them and
if UK y do not belong to either of thi-no serv
ices , then it Is suggest ? ! ! money ought not
to bo taken from tin ; appropriations fur those
services. The question Is still pending , but
the adjustment nf the problem will probably
shortly bo reached.
lAUiK DI-H1A.M ) KOIt S.MAII. IIIM.S.
'I'nlie 11 n ( ( lu > TrriiMiiry UN nn Inilli-n-
llon if DiiMlnoHH Itevlvnl.
WASIUNOTON , Juno 23. Tlio Treasury de
partment within the last week liaa received
a considerable number of requests for small
notes In unusually largo quantities , This In
quiry was entirely unexpected and It Is confi
dently regarded by treasury officials as an
Indication of Improving business conditions.
At least once a year the treasury in onto de
mands for small notes from the west and
touth where they are needed for the move
ment of their crops. Rarely , however , lias
the Inquiry begun earlier than the 10th or
tlio middle of July , and therefore It U as
sumed that the call for notrn nf small de
nominations Is not In antlclj < uion of the
crop movement. It has become 00 general ,
however , particularly In the south , that treas
ury officials ascribe- to renewed activity In
general buolncis.
( 'a Hi on n Otffrril it I'lnoe.
WASIUNOTON. June 23. W. J. Calhoun
of Danville. III. , late commissioner to Cuba ,
has been olfered the olHce of controller of
the treasury , to succeed R. I ) . Howler of
Cincinnati. Hu will probably accept.
I'oiillriiiiilloiiN ,
WASHINGTON , Juno 23. The senute to
day confirmed W. W. Montague as postmas
ter at an Kranclaco and I'hllip OilUher as
commliiloner for the district of Alcuka.
Til 12 roSTM. COMIUKSS.
l Cluirnolcr < if tlip Wcirlt An-
IMIIIlllllollOll.
N w Yi'fk Snn.
The UnlverK.il Postal eonRre , which has
just closed Its ivssloii In Washington , Is ,
we believe , the nio ! > t widely Incluslvo bovly
of Its kind In o.xlalrnre. The pnMnl union
now has received the adhesion of nil civil
ized nations ; for ot the three outside at the
beginning of the recent session of the emi
gres , one , Corca , was admitted during Its
continuance , while the other two , China
nnd the Orange Krco State , announced their
purpose to conform to Its regulations nn soon
ns practicable.
. This assembly , nlthnnsh so extraordinary
In Us representative character , has done Its
win' I ; In n quiet and business Ilko way ,
doubtless attrncthiK le. s public attention
than io.ncnoisier liudles not so thoroughly
InionMilonnl nnd far It&s able to enforce
llii-lr conrluslons In all parts of tlio rarth.
The eonsei v.itlve ehararler of the COIIRITSS
has bei-n Indk-atod by the small number
aduptrd of the many radical and fnr-rc.ichliiK
changes sugie. ; ( ed before It tonvenrd. nn
the other hand , ltn ivcoi'd of an-ompllshi'd
work Is sulllcicnt to Justify the coming to
gether of delegates from great distances ,
and IN work has been of n practical char
acter with reference to mercantile uses.
The question of the charges whlrh Inter
mediate countries may make for mulled
niftier carried across them for delivery be
yond has been one of rnnicat consideration ,
surrounded aa It IHvllh illlllcultleo mid urn-
Hiding Interests. The general result
r.ehleved was Hint nf lowering the rlinrRp ?
durltig the Interval before tin ; next intu-llni ;
of thu congress. Among oilier Important
matters settled may be mentioned the llxlng
of the weight allowance for samples of
merchandise , and that of declaring that
typewritten circulars , nil of the same char
acter , In quantities of twenty , can io ; in in
ternational malls like printed circulars eo
far us concerns the rules.
It Is provided wisely th.U the PoMM Union
congress shall meol only oi.co In six years ,
so making the burden and cost of attendance
less onerous upon distant countries , while
alivi guarding against too frequent changes
Thus the conclusions of the meeting In
Washington , the first ever held In the" now
world , will hold good until 1903 , when the
congress will meet In Rome.
I'UOTMCTIOX IIV noilVl'V.
SIIMV SiiKiir IM-odiirllon IN Knronrnuril
In KiiriiiK * .
Indlnnniiolls Jnuinnt.
The expoit bounties which the rival beet
sugar producing countries have been paying
have so ( stimulated production that It has
had a ficrlous effect upon price * . In addi
tion to freedom from the Internal tax upon
sugars , Germany pays fiom Si ) to M ccutn
on 220 pounds of raw and from -IS to S ! )
cents on 220 pounds of refined sugar. The
export duties paid by France aveiage $1.3- >
nn 220 pounds of refined sugar. In Holland
the export bounty la Jl.OC'.A pep 220 pounds.
In llclgluni the export bounty la $1.32 per
223 pounds. The result of this boa been that
the price of refined sugar fell from ? fi.7
for 220 pound * In April , IS9C , to below $1.23
In October , 1S % . In all these countries the
stock of sugar has Increased dining the
past two years , which would uecm to In
sure cheap sugar even when the higher
specific duty proposed by congrcts slial'l be
imposed. These figures are taken from the
June Issue of thu consular reporto. In con
nection with this statement regarding the
effect of the export bounty. It Is stated that
Belgium , where the land It BO valuable that
It can not be devoted to wheat culture , la
the largest pioduccr of beet sugar , area
considered , in Europe , which Indicates that
land which Is too profitable for wheat cul
ture b profitable , under ordinary condi
tions , for beet sugar. In 'icrmany the cul
ture of the sugar beet h's been so scien
tific that 7.25 units of bee'.i-i ylod ! one unit of
ougar , where n few years ago 13 units of
beets were required to yield one unit of
sugar. In view of the stimulation of the
production of beet sugar In Germany ,
Krance. Auutrla , Helglum and Holland ,
there Is good cause for their anxiety re
garding the treatment ot export bounty
sugar by the tariff under consideration.
ri-ilSfi.VAIj AVI ) OTIIKHAVISK.
The unveiling of a s'atutc to Marquctte
in northern Michigan Indicates that times
have changed , and people with them.
The protcot of English newspapers against
n "land grabbing" policy on the part of the
United States la a delicious contribution to
Iho gaiety of Hie season.
I-awyors are multiplying at the rate of
COO a year in Chicago. Tne problem of pro- _
vhlln ; ; enough olllccs to go around Is grow
ing more and more perplexing.
The Fanta Ke Railroad company has un-
dci taken a tickllPh job in trying to find out
where , that $80.000 In padded pay rolls went
to. The ticklish part of It Is to keep Inveyli-
gatlcn within bounds.
Congressman Jerry Slmpsran , the free , sil
ver statesman of wide renown from Medicine
Lodue , Kan. , 1,3 having difficulty In explain
ing to pome of his constituents why his
new front tooth Is n gold one.
Unllko the Kaffir bcomer , the millions of
John I. Jllalr did not trouble him enough to
shorten his days. Ho has pa ccd Ma O.'tli
birthday , and his millions as well as bis
wonderful constitution are the/ fruits of
western enterprise nnd western azone.
I0x-Pcnator Dubols of Idaho , who walked
out of the St. Louis convention when the
gold platform entered It , has gone Into cattle -
tlo raising on a ranch In Idaho. All his cattle -
tlo bear this brand : " 1C-1. " Mr. Dubois'
four-footetl possecoioiis are walking adver
tisements of his devotion to thu cause of
silver coinage.
Tlio operations of the lemon trust , and
Iho advance In the price of lemons , calls out
a word of sympathy from Henry Watterson.
"Tho lax on cooling drinks , " ho remarks ,
"will go hard with people who llvo outside
of Kentucky , where uily the art of com
pounding such a batL-ifactory substitute as
the mint julep is really known , "
The story that the women of the goodly
little town of Slu'iiaiiduiih , la. , advertised
that they would wear bloomers at a church
supper the other night , and then disap
pointed the eager multitude by appearing
decorated In bluomlng rows , rjbiCH the
question whether such a vulgar mode of
deception la not worse than the wearing
of the- much dtacuFsed divided tklrt.
A Chicago jury found Hanker Spauldlng
not guilty of making off with the bank't.
money. The receiver of the broken bank ,
however , regarda the remains of 1110 con
cern as of little value. If the securities
could bo sold for their face value ; If the
stockholders "put up" twlco the amount of
their holdings , and If everybody who owes
( ho Institution pays spot cash , the receiver
believers the depositors might get their
money. There Is mighty little consolation
In that "if. "
Ri. \ . Grecnough , a Montana mine owner ,
In nn Interview In the Washington Post ,
declares the people of Montana have no
caiifiu to complain. With a population of
only 70,000 , SfiO.000,000 worth of wealth la
produced each year. Miners get $3.CO a
day , the Bamo pay they received ten yearn
ngo , when everything was booming , and cat
tlemen are getting the highest price * they
have ever received for their steers. "All In
all , " said Mr. Greenotigh , " 1 should call
Montana ,1 prosperous ata'c , and ono with as
fair prospeetH for future development aa any
psople could with. "
koyol makes the food pure ,
wholesome and delicious.
m
Absolutely Pure
HOVJU BAKINO POADIR CO. , KtW VODK.
.ntsr roil mix.
New Orlrnn < i 1'lpnyunf : Men nt the V > ar
nro looking for the n.rlvnl of sohoontrs.
I'hllndolphlft North American : Illlyboy-
I'npii. whnt Is n JliiRoT
rater A JltiKii. my son , Is a limn who
Imlld.s air war ship. ' .
Hrronl : " 1'a , whnt Is n perl" "
perl in a womiin who meota her tired
husband nt the door with i Bhis < of Iced
U'liuimulo und then sits dov.n by him nnd
tuns him. "
Somcrvlllo Journal : The nmnteur onrpcn
ter Pfldom u < - > 9 hi * thumb nnll for n screw
driver more ( hull once or not Iho tnmi
thumb nail , anyway.
Cincinnati Kiiqiilror : "I'll haveto nslt
you to pay In ndvanco , " remarked Iho hotel-
Korpor.
"Ain't my trunk good ? " nuked the > ucvr
boimlor.
"I fear It l. n little lee emotional. "
"Kmotlollnl ? "
"Vex. Knslly moved. "
, , Times : nifplaolmr iho sirtl
In ovoi-y instance. th man formeihj j > cdt" > u
of ns being on lily high horse H IMW said
to be Reared too high.
Pf-lrolt 1-Veo Trofs : Miss R dory Mr
Suave al\\-nys treats me- with n > uii M ro v - |
drforenoo than he ilaes any of t1i oM r \ < |
Kills.
MIM PnrlRhlly.-Up 1ms to'il mo .ift . t ) tint
lie bus no use for n trmn who fulls to ro poiM
life.
{ 'hlrasro fo'l : "He's hml a mo t romoik-
nldo career , hain't lie ? "
"Inilecd , ho lm : . "
"Jt bi : ! ' been pretty well ventilate , ! , too.
"l-'alrly - well ; but It ouglit to be
Atlanta PonPlIlulloti : ntie was smn < ii *
nlctio on tlio boaoh , unzllig pensively on ( I o
orran. A youth nppro-tr-1'otl then' ivi 1
"No , " he nmrmniTd. "I will nm ii ni 1 >
the eurrent of her thoiiKhls. She 1 com
muning with the Rods ! "
Then she saw him nnd , tinning toward li m ,
B ! il : "I pnv , itilstor ! How fur > 1 > i s tf , s
ml pond RO , nn" whiir'bouts docs It
llnipor'9 Hn/nr : "Miss Drown t , < m m
tlmt you pnld her filch a ehnrminn c-ompli.
nifiit the other ovonlnit. " MM Mr * Pml-
( llngton to her hushnm ! . sonu-tlilm : alu.ut
JUT lielnif rrolty. T.u . > poor girl was KO
plo.nsrtl. I don't sro how you ini-n can bo
so untruthful. "
" 1 should think you'd know bv this tlmo
thru I m never untruthful , " snlcl Mr roil-
illtmtoti. roprnachfullv. "I snld slip s lust
ns pretty aa she- could bp , nnd sj t-ho was,1'
v.vr.vno.v i
Chlenuo Glironlclo.
Now doth the whoelinnn In his prldo
HoMrldo his i-iibhor steed ,
Aii'1 o'c-r the
dusty boulevard.- *
A modern Centaur "ppi-il ;
lie looks nrotiiid , behind , before.
. .V'J t'er llls Kal1 ' " cheek * ,
All hall the .
gi.lf-focki'd blcyrllst ,
The prince of "rubburnoclss. "
In llannol sulti nnd oap arrayed
The tennis players go
To "lob" mid "nerve" and"volley" whcrt
Ihe nptrt are stretched n-row ;
And as the boys nnd girls play on
Sly rupld juiarx above ,
And piled his arrows while the games
Aremostlyoii to "love. "
All hall the "oannle , " "sonslo" Soot
Who hockey christened "golf ; "
A "raddle" and " "
n "baffy spoon ,
A " " " ' " "
"putting green" "they're on"
See how they tramp o'er hill nnd dali , . -
Where horses neigh and whinny , S
To gravely wully , play u game ff
Of Caledonian shinny.
And eke the gentle nnpler comes
With basket and with rod ,
Hellkc It bo he lls-lieth not
For mackerel or ood.
Hut on a rustle bridge ho sits ,
Or perched on crumbling dike.
And "bobs" unostentatiously
For "bullheads" ami for pike.
i
What ho , the yachtsman , heave , yo ho.
Gold braided as to cap.
To "lulT" and puir and eat plum duff ,
Helay he bath a snap ;
A wut sheet mnl a ( lowing sen ,
A u eii > k of rum a dipper-
Anil there you have him only mark
Ho sure you call him "skipper. "
llehold the gay photographer ,
The camera ( lend of yore ,
Who " hoots" you as you walk besldft
The girl tlmt you niloro ,
And when your picture la prodii.od
It Rives the i-iirth n shock ;
A face to put KltzK > lmiiioiiR out ,
A "mug" to Mop the clock.
And last the base ball "crank" I.s heard.
In hearse and aiigere.il hoot ,
Of "Kill the " " " .
umpire , "Put him out ,
"I'hiy ball , you blanked tialoot ; "
And IIM to town ho grimly hies ,
And passes by each door.
Gray men ami matrunx , babes and boys
Shout madly , "What's the score ? "
T isn't everybody who
knows what he is paying
for when he buys a hat.
The chances arc if he
goes to a fashionable
hatter he is paying some
thing1 for their name in
the crown We'll sell you
just as good a hat for a
dollar or so less if you
don't care for the name.
The same can be said of
" " ' kind that
"cheap" some
people palm off on you
as first-class productions
Our hats are like our
clothes the best that
can be made for the
money We don't make
the hats but we know
who does and we buy of
only the most responsib'e
dealers and when you
buy a hat here you have
the same protection on
it that goes with our
clothing We carry all
the popular and fash
ionable shapes in soft
stiff and straw we have
everything that's worth
your while to look at
Clothes and furnishings
to go with the hat.
B.V. . Cor.
IBtttnad
Douala Ste