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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 4, 1898)
r\\rATTA A TTv -m.T7. . CTTVnAV 1SOS. TIIE OMAIIA SUNDAYJJER 13. UOSliWATliR , Editor. PUUl.l.illhb IJVliHY SIOHNINQ. TUHM8 OF HL'HSCIllI'TtON : Dally line ( Without Sunday ) , On Venr.JS.f9 Dally Hen and Sunday , OIIB Vcar S 00 Six Months 4-W Three Months 2- " ° Humluy Hoe , ona Year f' ' Huturdny Hee. One Year 1-W Weekly IJee , One Ycnr OFFICES. Omaha : The HOP ttulldlntr. , _ . , Bouth Omaha : Singer Block , Corner N nnd Twcniy-fourth .Streets. Council Muffs : in Pearl Street. Chicago Olllce : 602 Chamber ot Com- innrcn. New York : Tempi * Court. Washington : 601 Fourteenth Street. CORRiSPONDI3NCE. : All communlratlons relating to news ana editorial matter should bo addressed : lethe the Editor. Editor.HUSINKSS LETTERS. All buBlneMs Icttfra and rt"1t1t.nnr" ! should be nildrnsHcd to The HPO Publishing Company , Omuha. Drafts , checks , express find nostolllco money orders to be maUo paynfiln to the order or the "miimny. TUB 15KK PUHUBUINC1 COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska Douglas County , ss : George H. Tzsrhuck , secretary of The Bee Publishing company , being duly sworn , says that the actual number of full nnd complete copies of The Dally , Morning , Evening and Sunday Hoc , printed during Notary Public. l'AHT IisTl3.VVIX KOH T1I13 SUJIMBIl rill-lien IvuvltiK ' ' ei < > ' for the Hummer eun liuvc The lice eiit to them reKUlurly liy notifying 'I'll" - l "l- ni-NN ulllcc In iierdon or liy iniill. The nil lre M will lie IIM oft fit IIH ilculred. Never intml. The war tax stumps still stick , tinywiiy. For si sorry Bprctaclu of tlie sad con- KMlueiiccs of linpi-rlallsui , gaze at decrepit old Spain Itself. The close ot" the war shows that the need of u postal telegraph system Is more pressing now than ever. This Is the season of the year that Is specially conducive to the incubation ot projects for north pole expeditious. The exposition has entered Us fourth month and Is just striking its regular gait. Watch the dally attendance lig ures grow. 1'rotecting the American market at home is of great deal more importance to the people of the United Stales than lighting for a division of the market or China. Queen Wllholiiiimi is getting enough free advertising to warrant .some en terprising theatrical manager to make her a handsome offer for a brief star ring engagement. Only nine more Sundays of the ex position. Let every worklnginan and Avorklngwomau who can attend the great show on Sundays only make the most of their opportunities. 1'resideiit MeKlnley's visit to the poldlers at Camp Wlkoff is character - istle of the great war president no os tentatiou and no red tape simply personal inspection by the commander - In-chief. With peace commissions and loun ) dary commissions and trade commls tiions called or in session in varlom imrts of the world the business of the diplomat must be enjoying an era o r unusual prosperity. The return of the Second Nebraska to t . Nebraska soil and the invigorating at mosiihere of their homo state Is Hi ( ( best bracer that could possibly be ad ! l _ ministered to the boys In blue who liav been under the weather. Undo Sam has so much money on hi s hands that he is going to anticipate Interest " j1" terest on the public debt In order t 0 put some of It In circulation. Spain ' and for that matter no oilier country , I troubled by any such ditllculty. The Third Nebraska took in the ex " position before it set out for the soul1 and the Second Nebraska Is to enjo y , the great show pending the mnsterln out process at Fort Omaha. The Kirs Nebraska , over at Manila , seems des ' | tlned to be cut out of all part in th 10 exposition glories. The old mossbacks and chronic croak 1 " ers who up to two months ago coui jtl see nothing but disaster and ruin 1 " front of the people who had built th great Traiismlsslsslppl HxpoMtlon ar now scarcer than hen's teeth. On th contrary , the ever-Increasing success of the enterprise is eliciting every day a larger chorus of 1-told-you-sos. Kvery man , woman anil child who man-lied behind the Hon. Dudley Smith In the grand carnival procession will certainly support that great leader of fashion for state senator. The iminacu- Into costume imported directly from London and the courage displayed in discarding the mask and appearing as Ids own unlue ( | self has so endeared him to the upper crust as to give 1dm the Foclety vote solid. When lie makes his entrance lutn the upper lieu < e of the Httito leglMaturc he promises to see to it that his fellow legislators hold a masked carnival at least every week. ft * i T of TIIH ir.i/f. When men who do the lighting do the writing their statements concerning the conduct of the war and the condition of the troops In the Held and in camp are entitled to more weight than the ranting of yellow Journalists who want | to create hensatlons. The calm and { dignified presentment of ( Sciierals Wheeler and Shafter of the true coudld tlon of the army before and since the battle of Santiago should convince all ftilr-mluded men that the outcry about brutal maltreatment and criminal neg lect of the soldiers Is unreasonable ami inexcusable. In Ills blunt , Htralghtforward way General Wheeler , the ex-confederate veteran , who has seen war In all its phases , calls attention to the fact that every soldier who went to Cuba re garded It as a great and special privi lege to be permitted to be engaged in that campaign. He continues : They know they were to encounter yel low fever and other diseases , as well as the torrid heat of the country , and they were proud and glad to do BO. They know that It was Impossible for them to have the advantage of wagon transportation , which usually accompanies an army , and yet , officers and men were glad to go , to carry their blankets nnd their rations on j their backs , and to bo subjected without any shelter to the sun nnd rain by day and I the heavy dews by night. They certainly knew that the Spaniards had spent years in erecting defenses and It was their pleas- tire to assault and their duty to capture the Spanish works. They were more than glad to Incur the hardships and these dangers. They went there nnd did their duty , each man seeming to feel that American honor and prestige was to bo measured by his conduct. The brave men did not complain of the neglect of the government , but on the- other hand seemed grateful to the president for giving them the opportunity to Incur these dangers. They realized that In the hurried organization of an expedition by the government , which had no one with any ex perience In such matters , It would bo Im possible to have everything arranged'to per fection , nnd they will testify that under the circumstances the conditions were much nearer perfect than any one would have reason to expect and that the president nnd secretary of war and others who planned and dispatched these expeditions deserve high commendation. * It Is true there has been suffering nnd great suffering. The climate of Cuba was very severe upon nil our soldiers , but Instead of complain ing the hearts of those bravo men are filled with gratitude to the people for the bounte ous generosity extended to them. General Shafter , who is certainly qualilied to speak for the army at San tiago , has this to say : At Santiago wo had to deal with things as they are , not ns they should be. Of course there was sickness. It was Inevita ble In a summer campaign. Nobody was neglected. The doctors were scarce at first , but we had boat loads of them as soon as they could get there. The doctors got sick like the rest. They were overworked and 1 exhausted. Hut 'their ' ability Is unquestion able. Look at the low percentage of deaths from wounds. It never was lower In any war. Why , In the civil war I lay on the battlefield myself until maggots developed In my wounds , and that was right near by , not down In a malarious , subtropical country far away. Unconsciously , perhaps , and without seeking to reflect upon anybody , Gen eral Shafter strikes the keynote of the whole situation when he declares : The men who ordered a summer campaign In a fever-Infested country are responsible for the natural nnd unavoidable cense quences. Our men were all unaccllmated ; they never had faced such constant heat. Many of them never had slept outdoors be fore they went Into camp. How could they bo moulded into proper material for such a climate and such a campaign ? It couldn't bo done. The men who forced the summer campaign in the deadly tropical cli mate are the vampires who sought to increase the circulation of their yellow Journals by hounding the president into a war which they must have known would cost ten lives by yellow fever and other diseases where it would cost one l by bullets and bayonets. It is the same brand of patriots that Is now sandbagging the men who were charged with the conduct of the war , Hellishly precipitated l > y them , The Boston Chamber of Commerce has adopted u resolution dochiriug Unit the commercial , manufacturing and industrial n111 dustrial prosperity of tills country will he greatly promoted by the nearest practical approach that can be mtide to thi > establishment of complete reciprocal illd tiade relations between the United States , Canada and Newfoundland. Tlie Maritime association of Now York has expressed to tne American members of the joint high commission the hope that the commission will succeed in se curing reciprocity for the general ad vantage of the United States "and not penult special Interests to detent the public benefits that will rtmre to the people of the country at large. " Referring to tlie resolution of tlie Hos- ton Chamber of Commerce , the Trim- script of that city says it doubtless ac curately reflected tlie sentiment and the wishes of New Knglnnd , especially busl- ' ness Now Kngland. That paper further says : "Canada Is altogether our best uear-nt-hand customer and ' under favor ' able conditions she can be made worth ' much more to us , while ns a business 8'corollary we should prove more vain- able to her. Reciprocity would very likely be of larger benefit to New Kng land than some other sections of the country , but a policy that helps one por- tion of the country without hurling any other deserves the largest encourage- : nioiit. " There is no question In re-iard to the desirability of closer commercial relations with Canada if that can be effected on n fair and equitable basis. but we want 110 such one-sided reci procity as existed from 1851 to 18(17 ( and It does not appear that Canada has anything ! - thing better to propose. The Canadians want a practically free market for their agricultural products , but they show no disposition to make any coucrssions to our manufactured products. It is not apparent how New Kngland would bo niateiially benefited by the sort of reci procity that Canada desires. 'It ' Is evident that this subject is to occupy a. prominent place in the consid eration of the joint commission. That body lias adjourned to September and in the meantime the agricultural interest of the country will have oppor tunity to make Itself heard on the reci procity question. It may be doubted whether it will be found favorable to ( lie Canadian attitude. 1 * IX HVltAl * DISTIMTS. Among the matters discussed at tlie recent convention of the American Hankers' association In Denver was that of the scarcity of currency In the rural districts and the comparatively high rate of interest , The subject Is not new. It lias received the attention of financiers , particularly In the south and west , nnd it has been considered in congress. It was before the monetary commission and the currency bill framed by that body made provision for relief. The matter also receives recogcl nltion in the bill framed by the house committee on banking and currency. There are two methods by which the desired relief may be obtained. One of these is to permit the establishment ol national banks , In towns of not more than -1,000 population , with half the amount of capital which the law now re quires. A bill for this purpose was passed by the house of the last congress. Another plan Is to allow national banks lu cities to establish branches , as Is done In Canada with entirely satlsfnc tory results. Under the Canadian system . tem the rural sections are at all times well supplied with money and the com petition between banks keeps the rate of Interest j | at a figure not much above that which , prevails in the cities or the com mercial ' centers. Either of these plans would undoubt edly work well. Perhaps the first men tioned is to bo prolerred for the reason . that It would give each community able to sustain a , bank independent baukiu facilities. Tlie local capital invested in such an institution would perhaps be more generously employed In promoting local interest * than would outside capi tal. A possible advantage of the other plan would bo In keeping down the price of money through competition , as In Canada. For the success of cither plan , however , the conditions must be such as to invite banking. That , like every other business , will be established only where there is fair promise of prollt. Hence there will always bo com munities In which there will be scarcity of money and a comparatively high rate of interest. But tlie fact lias been clearly established that under existing conditions there is not a satisfactory dis tribution I of the currency , that while in the 1 financial and commercial centers 1I there I is most of the time a congestion of money there is In other portions of tlie country a lack that causes hardship. There Is the most competent financial opinion , including that of Secretary Gage , that this is remediable and it is manifestly important that It should be remedied as far ns it Is possible for legislation to do so. DIVFICUI.TIKS OF in It is apparent that there are very great if not Insuperable dllliculties In the way of the Russian proposal of a reduction In tlie armaments of the European powers. Great armies are not maintained by these powers wholly as a means of defense against external attack. They are required In some of these countries as a preventive of or a bulwark against internal disorders. This Is conspicuously the case in Austria Hungary , where racial feuds are a constant menace to tlie government. It has been remarked that only In the army do the several races which make up that empire get along harmoniously and it Is this that enables the govern ment to repress and keep in control the elements which are nearly all the time ripe , for revolution. In Germany and Krauco there are powerful soclalis tic elements which are held in check by the military power , for while it may be true that this power is to some extent - tent responsible for the existence ot these elements in such formidable force the conditions are such that the govern ments would hardly now venture to materially weaken their military estab " llshments. 'Italy ' has within the prcs out year found It necessary to use the army to suppress a popular uprising which might easily have expanded into a revolution if the military power hai 11 been less strong. Even In Russia then. Is a strong undercurrent of popular dls content that is kept in check by the vasi military resources of tlie government Great Britain does not maintain i : standing army in proportion to the | other powers and it may bo doubtci whether that nation would be dlsposot to reduce its military establishment , li view of the fact that It has considered the expediency of enlarging it. But suppose nn agreement for a re dilution of the armies to bo prnctlcnbl tlie desirability of such reiluctioi from the economic point of view belli ; , conceded what of the navies' . ' Is U n nil probable that Great Britain wouh consent to any plan of dlsarmamen that would detract from her mivn superiority ? Therein lies her strength 'i'her potency ns a world-power. lie food supply , as well as her vast colonla system , arc largely dependent upon her naval superiority. Her presen efforts are directed to maintaining thl superiority and it does not seem at al likely that she can be induced to nban don this policy. Assuming that Urea Britain would refuse to weaken lie enaval power It is safe to conclude Ilia none of the other nations , all of wlilel are now engaged In strengthening thn power , would agree to reduce it. Thu .so far ns the naval armaments are con elcerned the attitude of Great Brltai would undoubtedly bo decisive am there Is every reason to believe thn tills would not be favorable to tli czar's proposal. it is therefore apparent that thedilil cutties which would bo encountered bj u conference of Kuropean nations t consider the question of general dit clarmament are of so serious a nature a almost to forbid the hope of any prat tlcal results. Kverywhero the soum Idness of the reasons presented In tli Russian note for a change in the polle of the powers respecting armaments Is : admitted. Every Kuropcan government appreciates ' the burden which this policy climposed ) upon Its people and doubtless ' , most If not nil of them would be glad to lessen the burden. But how to do this without inviting dangers which the existence of large armies avert Is a problem not easy of solution. It ap pears to be the general opinion that the proposed conference will be held. The European government will not decline the Invitation of Russia in so important a matter. But the more the czar's pro- liosal Is discussed the less expectation there seems to be that anything practi cal will come of it. One of the planks of the tripartite fusion platforms upon which the popopi cratlc candidates for state olllce are apHi pealing for popular support reads : The maintaining , contrary to law , of the single standard has produced widespread disaster lu our commerce. How can any rational person expect the people to swallow such transparent fabrications In the face of the In- disputable proofs all around us that thu country Is prospering almost with out precedent under tlie administration of President MeKlnleyV How can any one bo expected to believe that wide spread disaster has engulfed all com mercial undertakings when business enterprise is pushing forward with strides unequalled for years ? To be more specific , let us cite two Instances in which figures directly In point have been given out during the last week. The llrst Is the monthly table of llvo stock marketed at the South Omaha market during August , as compared with the same month of preceding years since IS'.K ) , as follows : Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. August , 1S9S 77,758 180,923 07,425 August , 1S37 72,013 143,559 33,728 August , 1S9G 56,911 80,662 28,808 ugust , 1SU5 78,380 43,823 12,003 Vugust , 1834 50,152 228,000 10,300 Vugust , 1S93 49,923 138,760 23,500 Vugust , 1892 49,29t 111,339 14,201 Vugust. 1891 45,320 71.329 21,916 Vtlgusl , 1S90 40,171 250,322 3,322 Tills table shows that tlie aggregate iusluess at South Omaha is greater ow than it has been at any time since lie market was established. The sheep ecelpts for the month are double the ighost record , the cattle receipts , have icon only once exceeded , and the hog ecelpts only twice. This hardly looks ike widespread commercial and in- lustrial disaster. Another statistical table that funiMies ilmilar convincing proof of prosperity s tlie report of thu Omaha Clearings as- oclation for each day of thu mouth of Vugust just closed , as compared with hat for August of last year. It gives ho following dally clearings : \ugust. 1S98. ' 1897. Increase. 1 . . . ? 1,050,048.19 $ S33.0G1.11 $ 244,387.08 2 . . . 809,337.01 733,032.92 170,301.09 3 . . . 927,398.15 795,580.03 131,818.12 4 . . . 1,010,017.80 732,009.42 287,348.38 G . . . 852,507.03 774,912.18 77,591.85 G . . . SG3.097.01 040,013.71 225,031.30 5 . . . 905,593.59 755,403.59 210,128.00 9 . . . 812,901.53 677,999.84 134,901.09 0 . . . 9GI.GG9.G3 793,451.51 171,114.81 U . . . 938,012.1 f 686,007.76 272,004.38 908,603.74 731,886.61 173,717.10 13 . . . 882,250.11 049,279.57 232,970.54 1,045,808.88 815,216.54 230,592.34 16 . . . 980,129.08 680,115.41 300.014.64 17 . . . 823,341.89 767,337.06 55,984.83 IS . . . 903,811.03 711,309.53 192,502.10 ID . . . 908,502.74 060,972.09 307,590.05 20 . . . 916,934.12 094,205.10 222,749.32 22 . . . 1,030,510.87 920,003.43 110,507.41 23 . . . 983.703.25 812,252.91 173,450.31 24 . . . 896,563.23 091,789.71 201,773.52 23 . . . 1,086,489.71 792,038.10 293,851.34 26 . . . 982,605.50 749,191.29 233.411.27 27 . . . 880,116.13 , 094,122.23 192,293.90 29 . . . 1,099,751.12 806,199.88 293,551.21 30 . . . 1,036,807.08 077,538.11 339,269.27 31 . . . 972,700.01 7Sfl.727.55 182,973.09 Total ? 25,4S9,214.I3 $19,801,235.83 13,087,958.43 An increase of ? olS7l"S ( ) in one midsummer - summer month's clearings must be a reflection of increased business. On ioven days In August the clearings of the Omaha banks were in excess or $1.000,000 , and they did not fall once below ? SOO,000 , whereas a year ago they seldom overtopped $800,000. People who want proofs of prosperity should ponder over these significant figures. One source of opposition to the proposal - posal for a reduction of Europe's armies In the Interest of peace must not be overlooked. It may bo put down In advance that the army oflicers and tlie circles in which their influence is potential will be pronounced against tiny move that aims at decreasing the number of salaried places for the gilt- tasseled military lords who dominate the courts of the continent. The rank and llle of the European armies , which consist of conscripts Impressed into the service and who are paid only a few cents a day , will have no objections ; IVo bolus relieved of military duty , but the professional army oflicers who look 10o : occasional wars to open up avenues of ifr promotion naturally look with disfavor upon everything that might tend to block their personal advancement. All reports from the east are to the effect that eastern capitalists are look- lug with more favor upon western in vestments and are gradually getting over the distrust of western securities which they Inherited from the panic of IS ! ) . ' ! . The general revival of business , more striking in tlie west even than In the east , the rapid liquidation of west ern farm mortgages and the rise in western railroad stocks till go lois strengthen conlldence in tlie west as isp. tlie Held for protltnhlc business enter prises. What Is wanted Is for the people of the west to take advantage ; of this feeling by encouraging legiti j. mate Investments In every possible way. Tlie west has the resources and waits only the capital to develop them. It is said to be no uncommon tlilir. for British transports to carry out l.tiod troops for service In India , and return ing the regiment homo after a short period to take back only l.KK ( ) , thu remainder having succumbed as a re sult of climatic changes. Plainly the yellow journal sensation mongers rein foolishly restricting their Held by con fining themselv.es to the American army when they might as well embark on the world-sen of fakery. The war correspondents set out' to plan the military campaign In Cuba for the commanding oflicers until they discovered that the paper plans they j I had laid out were being Ignored by the i authorities. The correspondents are now i > busying IheniNelvps telling how much better the soldiers would have been cared for If the commissary and medi cal services had been conducted on their lines instead of according to tlie directions of veteran ollleers at the head of these departments. The one great mistake of the war seems to have boon in falling to avail the country or the war correspondents who were ready and anxious to run the whole thing 'ill by themselves. Before advocating a colonial policy for the United States It might be well to read over tlie Declaration of Inde pendence once more and ponder on the Hat of complaints entered against colonial government by the revolu tionary fathers. A < < H'lu ! Symptom. Detroit Journal. The endless letter chain Is n social symp- torn . , showing that the fool nnd his money don't part soon enough to suit souio people , without artificial stimulus. Another i\io : | ltIon I Washington Star. Omaha Is not vindictive , but It refrains from offering Paris any assurances that there will bo .much use for more exposi tions after the Traiismlsslsslppl event Is done with , IllKht .linn In the ItlKlit I'liiop. Philadelphia Record. Admiral Dcwey seems to have n genius for minding his own particular business. Ho believes ho can bo of more use to his country at Manila than at Washington or in Paris. Ccttlnu ; Itlil of ii l.oaii. Globe-Democrat. Within two years American farmers have paid off mortgages to the extent of $100- 000,000. They have a great deal more money In bank than In 1890 , nnd can bor row at n decidedly lower rate. Hut thi-ro is Etlll n party In the field telling them that they are ruined by the gold standard. of I'roKrnni fulled Purr Louisville Courier-Journal. It Is said that the emperor of Germany Intended to make the spectacular pcaco proposition which the czar of Russia has made , William having included that on his program when he rides into Jerusalem on nn ass. The czar having got ahead of him , the kaiser should change his bill and give us , say an Impersonation of Daniel lu the lion's den. I'rnco nnd Dlinrinium'iit. Washington Star. Russia wants peace until the transsl- berlan railroad Is completed. France wants disarmament Immediately after It has re covered Alsace-Lorraine. England favors disarmament of the land forces alone , Us war ships being , it explains , the harmless , necessary policemen to frighten off pirates from attacking Its extensive commerce. The United States yearns for universal peace but would not permit that abstract desire to Interfere with the completion of its new navy. AVollH'll III IlllNlllVH.I. Philadelphia Times. Tha Interested observer has only to make a tour of the downtown restaurants around the noon hour to realize the significance of the phrase , "tho woman in business. " The tables and counters ore crowded with women who order and partalte of their mid day meal with as characteristic executive dispatch as docs the typical man of affairs. Today , if confirmation were needed that the time is left behind when matrimonial part nership was the only one In which women were thought to bo competent to engage , It would be afforded by the dally noontide exhibition of hungry femininity around the quick-lunch counters. AiiMtrlu'M Fc-iirH Well Grounded. Uuffalo Express. Austrian sugar manufacturers are fearful that in a few years the United States will bo able to supply Its own needs. They , therefore , are asking whether H will not bo wise to stop admitting American grain free of duty. Regardless ot the future of Cuba , It is only a question of tlmo when the United States no longer will bo de pendent upon Kuropo for sugar , but the loss of this market will not bo a reason why Austria should place a duty upon grain. Such a duty will bo a domestic question , and It will be unfortunate for any government that raises the price of bread. Trouble In tin * I'lilllpiiliiON. Indianapolis Journal. It Is said the Philippine Insurgents will send delegates to Paris to present their cause to the American commission and to Europe. One of the embarrassing features of the situation there Is that while the terms of the Spanish surrender covered Manila , Its defenses and suburbs , all the rest of 'tlio ' main Island is beyond our con trol and the Insurgents are as free to make war ns ever. Thus far wo have had no serious trouble with them , but If their claims are Ignored they may give us as much trouble as they have the Spaniards. The assertion of our claim -to the whole of the Island of Luzon would probably precipi tate a crisis with them at once. CrKlelNiu of tinV r. New York Sun. Whatever may bo thn criticism of the routine and administration side of this war , as affecting the War department nnd Its bureaus , none of them can dim the lustre of our victory over Spain or make the war other than one of the moat successful In history , both ns to Its general result and Its particular features. Wo were worsted nowhere throughout M course ; wo did not have a single setback In Tuba , 1'orto Hlco or the 1'hlllpplncn. Wo transported great bodies of troops to distant Islands nnd they were landed micccBsfully. The losses In the army In Cuba hocaimp of ihu diseases of the season most dangerous to life and health worn far Ions than had been ex pected. After only < wo months of cam paigning the troops ri'turnud ' lo camp at homo. Many of them cnmo debilitated by disease , hut ( ho death rnto among them , considering the cliTumstnnccH , has been surprisingly low. fnmn is MI\-I > . \HTI.S.\.V. Miijorm < > i mill Continued I'imiT Invite * J. Hlrrllni ; Morton's Conservative. Ilrandlng a mun populist , democrat or republican deco not change his moral na ture. The political organization In any j I Btatohlrh attains a position of such dom ination that a nomination to office means nn election will always most attract and best mirvo thomi men who seek ofllcu for a liveli hood. hood.Wlinro Wlinro tint majority is so large that any nominee can bo elected the quality of nom- declines In ability and Integrity ; ami I riiicaU noon achieve places where they pliin- ! dcr the public. Any party which attnlnu a very large majority In any state Is un i. fortunate because that party Is mire lo noon llnd rascals at Us head ; and mediocrity mid knnvltihncBs directing Its affairs townnlH cer tain ntnl merited defeat. All history verifies thu tatcmmit Unit crime Is non-partisan. The majority in ( Wli : party In the United Slateo in uinluuhtmtlr Inclined to honesty and fair pluy. Sonin leaders in each party , houover , huvii heen convicted of rottunnena In oilier. Hut Unit docs not mulco all mrmlierx iif nil purlieu In the United States corrupt. Tlmrn In no uolltlc * lu lurccur. III.ASTS 1'ltOM HAM'S 1IOHX. It Is of n half truth that n whole lie Is born. Popular pludlls will pass no man to Paradise. No mule can kick nnd draw n load at the same time. Too many aim nt righteousness with n elcscoplc night- People always notice the spots on the almcnt of pride. The bell of the fashionable church nwak- ins many sluggards. The man who lives for self has a very small object to live for. Faith is the mother of character nnd n nature faith is never childless. Though the sins of the father go visit- ng , they never fall to come homo to him. There Is not much lifting power In the lestlinony of the church member who docs ; iot pay his debts. The preacher who mixes too much truth nnd ! Christianity with his sermons doesn't " " fashionable often receive u "call" from | churches. 1 > I2HS ( AI. AM ) OTIIIMIAVISI2. The oyster season month would be Just as welcome without a hot opening. The heat is BO intense In London that the aristocracy Is shedding stove-plpo hats. Ill Is the wind that doesn't do some good. Emperor Nicholas can gather several use ful Ideas on disarmament by diligently watching Uncle Sam for the next three months. Franco looks upori the czar's pcaco pro posal with "restrained complaisance. " Its views on official forgery palls diplomatic ex pression. The boss of the Philippine Insurgents dis played considerable forethought In arming himself with a whistle. H will bo useful lu helping to keep his courage up. King Mnlletoa of Samoa Is no more. Of all the monarchs who reigned more or less lie was the cheapest. Fifty dollars a month was the princely stipend allowed him for grub and pomp. Talking about hot weather , down along the Nile , where the British army Is marchIng - Ing , the mercury bobs around nt 131 In the shade of the palms. War In that section Is hottcr'n Santiago , and less Is heard of It. A new book of recollections puts two thor oughbred bulls In the Irish pasture. Tim Ilcnly Is accused of saying : "As long ns the voice of Irish suffering Is dumb , the car of English compassion Is deaf to it. " "Tho key ot the Irish dllllculty , " said the Irish Times , "Is not to bo found In the empty pocket of the landlord. " After studying Us manifestations nt the Denver convention , Mrs. Helen Campbell criticises the women's club movement , and complains that the real thinkers and se rious workers are often obliged to remain silent , while "the screamers nnd the push ers" usurp the floor nnd the olllces. Flo , He , Helen ! Haven't you the last word ! Dynamite , wildcat and a gun was the combination that almost made hash of Hunter Capurro of San Diego , Cnl. The wildcat paid the hunter .a visit In his shack and was greeted with n shot. Whether the Bhot hit the cat will never bo known. H hit and exploded twelve sticks of dynamite which took the cat , the shack and the gun along , and left Capurro , stripped nnd bruised , beside a hole In the ground. Farmer Dunn , the bounced weather man of Now York , had special quarters fixed up on the top of ono of the sky scrapers , sev erar years ago , without cost to the govern ment. When Dunn retired the owners of the building demanded $3,000 n year rent In looking up the papers It was found that free occupancy was limited to Dunn's tenure of olllcc. With Dunn out the own ers of the building promptly filed a' dun. Although the afterclap of war monopo llzcs public interest , a few words of sym pathy might bs profitably bestowed on the editor ot the llardeman ( Tcnn. ) Free Press , who -te/ls his troubles as followsVo : wish to explain our lack of editorial this week. We was down to Memphis , and a smart Alec at the tavern put train oil on our greens and said It was vinegar. Of course , \\o were horse iluw combaw for three days , and now that wo are able to talk , our language IB not fit for tlon. " According to New York papers the drift toward Colonel Roosevelt for the republican nomination for governor promises to over whelm all opposition. Governor Black de clines to bow to public sentiment and Colonel nel Roosevelt Is quoted as saying that the nomination , If tendered , must come with party unanimity. He will not be tied with pledges before or afler the convention. Should the colonel of the Rough Riders enter the campaign , his war cry at San Juan , "Come on , boys , d n "cm , there running , " will play ihavoc with Tammany Spaniards. \voiuc OK TMI : JJAVV. Mnr\eloiiN llt'cord Achieved in I.ittli .11 ore Tliiin Three MontliN. Philadelphia Record. In reviewing the work of the federal navy during the war the department olllclals find that 110 ships and 15.COO enlisted men have been added to the service since thn out break of hostilities. Not a single ship has been lost fiom the naval list since the Maine sank in Havana harbor , nnd In the various battles and engagements of our war vessels there 'have ' been but fifteen olllf nnd men killed and forty-three wounded nn amazingly small number when It Is con sidered that more than " 8,000 men were en gaged In active duty in the navy. The enemy , on the contrary , sustained enormous losses In both chips and men. The guim supplied to our auxiliary vessels , ranging from six-Inch rapld-flro to ono-poundors numbered G40 ; and , In addition , new 'but teries were supplied for the cruisers Chicago Yorktown and Atlanta , nnd many now guns wore Issued to ships already In commission. Thli plain narrative of hard and suc cessful work constitutes a record of which the Navy department may well bo proud. In It the representatives of the people may find warrant for whatever further expansion of our naval power may be necessary , There Is no shadow of mistrust in any quarter as to our proficiency nnd superiority In the science of naval waifaie. iuIVAI , or TIII : noitsi : . Ili'Cin i-rliiK Si > in < > of I InI'npiiliirli y l.cml In ItciM'nl Vi'iirx. New York Times. The horse is In ns coed re : > ul > ns ever , nicyclcs , electric cars , nnd motor car riages have not driven him out of the market or deprived him of n reiiHon for being. Side by side with bicycling , equestrianism grows In popular favor , though HID man nnd woinnn on horseback may not always look with admiration on the bicycle , nnd the wheelman may sometimes choose to regard the horaemau ns minbblBh nnd behind the use. In crowded cities the liorio 1 not uaod nmirly UK much n It used lo bo , and ( hero Is room for hope that II BOOH will bo lined even Iras. Hut on rm-o IriicU nnd speedway Ihu horse holds Us own , mid nulnmlH of f.ood breed nnd train- Ing nro alwiiyn In demnml. Though the cavalry ( with IU inomilx , at leant , ) did rnot play u very InrKe part In our war with Sputn , y l horm-H wcie In great demand by Hi" KDVcrnmi'iit hut April nnd .May. and iimrKct prlcou ro o lu'cnrdliiKlyAnd any pnicon who linn vlBllril 0110 or mnro mini- liter ii'mrlH Intrly run ( entity that prices fi r tlu' him of hnr elle h have nut do- Th" tun no having thim survived a critl- ( Ml nioiiii'iit , ami belni ; In no danger of ex tinction , it Is tilciifcant la read lu our lively trndo cohtcinporary. Tht > I.lvcry SlnM < \ Hint people- who own good horsed arc trial- Ing them bettor limn they used lu. The vlcloiw overdrawn check line Is , It seems , going out of use , while doeki'd tails lire nn longer ' fashionable , nnd the cropping nt manes nnd forelocks Is not countenanced by influential horse o tiers. The home la , Indeed , n noble nnltual , ns we used M ti told in our copy-book days , but Ills nob.IIv : Is barely preserved when his natural beauty is half destroyed by shears and needless harness. The abandonment of docked tails nnd the over-check Is surely a sign of en- llghtmcnt. Somcrvlllo Journnl : It Is easy enough to manage a wife , provided she Isn't yours. Chicago Tribune : "What a lot of black feathers Penclopo wears In her hat. "Vos , she Is engnged to an undertaker. Truth : Papa My child , If I should din pctmllesH , are you well prepared to light your wny In the. battle ot life ? Ulanche 1 think so , father ; I've been through thrco engagements already. Cincinnati inquirer : Wallace What do you deem the most charming ngo in woman ? Ferry From my observation n woman i > f about ffi Is harder to got tiwny from than tiny other. Chicago Record : "Mow did Klcnnor announce - nounco her engagement to the family ? " "She Just wiggled the linger that had on the diamond ring. " Urooklyn I-lfe : Miss Antlqunte Perhaps you nro not nwnro of the fact that my 'nmlly rnmo over In the Mnyllower. Miss Cutting Indeed ! Hut then I sup- lose you were too young at the tlmo to omcmber much about the trip. Chicago Tribune : "live , " said Adam , as they sat down to tnlk It over , after their expulsion from the garden , "I can't snp- > ort you now In the style to which you iinvo been accustomed. Hut It's your fault. " Hoston Globe : Mrs. DnshlPlRh I see here , I3lipl ( , that every immo has n meaning. Thus Harold means "brave , " Charles means "gay , " Richard , Ilss DashlelKh ( Interruptlngly-O ) , r know what Dick means" , mil. lie means business. He told mo so last night ! Roxbury Gazette : "George , " she said In a nervous whisper , "you must give mo tlmo you must glvo mo time. " "JTow long ? " ho hoarsely naked ; "a day , n week , u month , u year ? " "No no , George , " and she quickly srannnd the sky ; "only until the moon gets behind a cloud. " Chicago Post : "What do you understand by the department of domestic science ? " "It's where they teach women how to keep their husbands away from the clubs. " Of course the answer was wrong , but they nil felt that she ought to go to the head of the class just the same. Chicago Tribune. "You'll bo sorry for this ! " the horsethlcf cried , "I'm a man of the highest pedigree ! " Well , that's all right , " the leader replied , "We'll hnnir you on your family tree. " AI'Tl'.M.V Uoston Transcript. Along the lenf-strewcd paths I walk Recalling summer days ; Not In n mood for human tnlk , 1 ponder Nature's ways. Till Summer parted with her breath , No Autumn's sun could shine ; "There Is no life but comes from death , " Said Pluto tlie divine. Then , Autumn ! deem not nil thine own These splendors which we see. For had not the summer known These splendors could not be. Wo love to see your banners red Which Summer helped to wcavo And ev'ry canvas Summer spread Thy gorgeous tints receive. Yet all thy splendors but presage Tlie desolation near , For Nut lire , though she did engage You nrtlst of the year. Will send a rudf ! nnd vandal band Kro the new year Is born , Whoso ruthless rnvnwi through the land , AVII1 blast what you adorn. Harsher than Summer's seems thy fate ; For her thou didst caress , Ar < l showed her IIH sh , > lingered late The utmost tenderness. To thcc , when summoned hence to leave. No kindness will bo shown ; For henrtlesH Winter cannot grieve For all thy splendor llown. 01 u DAILY iiriiiyi'i.\ . OAKLAND , Cnl. , Sept. ) , 1808. There will bo a gigantic test of reaping machines hero toduy on thrco extensive wheat fiohli selected for the purpose. A prize of 15,000 will ho awarded to the winner , and a great contest is expected. ' Everything must be clone in its " proper season. Pliny It is the school season just now. School suits are peculiar , | i just as boys are peculiar , in this , that they must stand a good deal of wear and tear. Our suits for school toys are made with especial reference to this consideration. School suits , to be popular must not be expensive. The conditions , therefore , are pecu liar , too , because the best made garments must be the cheapest in price. However , come here , and see how we have solved the prob lem. W. W , Con Ut * aa lHmfHJ