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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , OCTOBER 1 , 1808. TI-IE OMAHA DAILY BEE. K. UOSKWATUIl , Kdltor. PUBLISHED EVERY MOUNlNd. TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION ! Dnliy JJeo { Without Sunday ) , One Year.Jfi.Cd Dally Ut-o und Sunday , Ono Year S.W ) Six .Months 4.W Three Months 2.WJ Hunday Hoc , Ono Year 2.W Saturday Dee One Year 1.60 Weekly Dec , Ono Year . ' to OFFICES. Omaha : The BOP Uulldlnc. South Omnha : Singer Block. Corner N anil Twenty-fourth directs. Council muffs : 10 IVarl Street. Chicago Olllce : 602 Chamber of Cora- mprce. New York : Templa Court. Washington : 601 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. All communications relating to news and editorial matter should bo addressed : To the Editor. Editor.1JUSINKSS LETTERS. All business letters and remittances should be addressed to The nee-PubllshlnR Company , Omaha. Drafts , checks , express and postofllcn money orders to bo made paynbln to the order of thi > company. THE UEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska , Douglas County , ss : George U. Tzschuck , secretary of The Boo Publishing company , being duly sworn , nays that the actual number of full and complete copies of The Dully , Morning , Evening and Sunday Dee , printed during the month of September , 1893 , was as fol- IOWB : Less returns nnd unsold copies. . . Not total sales 7n2 , B-i Net dally average lB(88 ( ( GUORGB B. TZSCHUCK. Sworn to before mo and subscribed In my prcsenco this 30th day of September , 189S. N. P. FKIL , Notary Public. Chicago day lit the exposition today. The Indian congress and the Indian summer go well together. No need of keys to the city for our Chicago visitors. We will remove the gates. President MeKlnley Is coming to Omaha. All stops at other places are. merely side Issues. From present indications , nothing goes iu New York state democratic politics unless it has the Tammany trade-mark blown In the bottle. The World's fair city today pays homage age to the Transmlssisslppl Exposition , which recognizes no superior save the great Columbian quadrl-centcnnlal. Popocrats may try to make capital out of alleged mismanagement of War department bureaus , but they cannot make it an issue. An Issue- must rest upon principle. Maria Teresa seems to be creating as much public commotion nowadays as did the original Maria Teresa after whom the war ship is named In her day several centuries ago. The city has at lust taken actual pos- ccsslon of its new Jail quarters and It Is to be hoped the crooks who have been infesting the city will soon acquire an unpleasant familiarity with them. Omaha people of culture who fail to take advantage of the literary , art and educational congresses now being hold here are missing some of Ihu most enjoy able and profitable features of the ex- position. If Canada should decide to put a pro hibition law in force , American brewers and distillers will bo pleased to supply all Canadian wants in original packages of original designs to suit the most fastidious. The Van Wyck family seems to be pretty well soldered onto public otllce. With one brother ou the bench and an other In the mayor's chair , with still others holding minor lucrative olllccs , they ought to bo willing to draw the Jine on the governorship of the Umpire Btate. The announcement that the property owners along Capitol avenue are at last to move for the replacement of the rotten wooden blocks with a substantial pave ment Is welcome news. Realization , however , will bo much more satisfactory than'anticipation. Some of our citizens will not bo convinced that this unsightly blot has been removed until they see the now pavement with their own eyes. It will bo comforting to the people ot the United States to know that the quarters of the American I'cuco Commis sion In Paris open upou a Hue view or Hue do Ulvoll and the royal gardens. Had the rooms of the peace commis sioners looked down Into some Parisian back alley , the prospect for an early agreement ou terms to bo embodied In the final treaty of peace might be se riously Jeopardized. The school board has the administra tion of the city's most important public Institution. To couduct school affairs in telligently and economically requires the services of men who arc moro than mere ward politicians. Republicans who want the republican school board ticket elected should sco to It that strong trustworthy candidates are brought out to command the support of business , professional and working people. New York democrats cheered Uryau's name , but Ignored the Chicago platform and turned their backs upon his free silver hobby , on which he hopes to rldo into the presidential campaign of 1UOO. Altogether llryau gets no moro solace than In the Now York municipal cam paign when the Tamuianyltcs not only slaughtered Henry George , the free sil ver candidate , but refused to let Uryau put In even a word for his friend. L Ot'EXlXO I'EACE SBOOTIATIUXS. Today the American and the Spanish peace commissioners will meet to formally open negotiations for a treaty of peace. The civilized world Is pro foundly Interested in the work of this commission , the result of which will beef of far-reaching Importance. It may af fect In a material degree the relations of several powers aud may bring about radical changes In the policy of more than one European nation. Some of the matters for the consideration of the com mission will be disposed of with little or no dltllculty. Spain will probably urge no claim In regard to the West In dies. She may make an effort tb be re leased from the payment of the Unban debt or a part of It , but site will hardly insist upon tills If the United States shall ( Irmly refuse to recognize her rlgh't to ask such a concession. The Spanish government fully understands that It no longer has any claim or title to any thing In the West Indies and it will not seriously make any pretense of the kind. European powers arc not at all con cerned about the future of Cuba or Porto Rico , the latter being now virtually In the control of the United States. Hut the promise Is tlmt Spain will make a very earnest effort to retain sov ereignty In the Philippines and It Is tlie question of disposing of these islands that will present the only serious dilli- culty to the commission. If one should Judge from the Paris dispatches of the last few days there is very small chance of the commission reaching an agree ment on this question If the United States , as assumed , proposes to Insist on retaining any more territory in the Philippines than is necessary for a naval and coaling station. It has been suggested that if the United States pro poses to hold the Island of Luzon It will bo necessary to threaten a resumption of hostilities in order to carry its point. It is possible that Spain will carry con tention for sovereignty over all the Phil ippines to an extreme that will defeat peace negotiations and compel u , resump tion of hostilities. But this is not prob able unless , indeed , she has been en couraged to believe that in such a stand she may got European support. It is not to bo doubted that several of the governments of Europe regard with dis favor the occupation by the United States of more than a naval station in the Philippines and of course Spain un derstands this , but It Is hardly conceiv able that any of those governments would seriously attempt to thwart the demands of this country. That any of them would support Spain In a course that might compel the resumption of hostilities seems out of the question. Much has been said from time to time about German designs , but there has been no really substantial ground for suspecting the German government of a purpose hostile to the United States. Still it Is to be expected tlmi Spain will strongly Insist upon retaining the Phil ippines , except a naval station , but It la not to be apprehended that she will carry this lnslsfonce so far us to com pel a renewal of , hosUlitn ? * . It Is Impossibe to say with any degree of certainty how long the negotiations will continue. As already remarked , all matters that will be consUK-red by the commission , except the question of dis posing of the Philippines , should be set tled with very little dllllculty or delay. That question , however , may Involve weeks of deliberation. Meanwhile we still confidently believe that peace is assured. POLITICS IN TllK FAIt WEST. The conditions appear to be favorable to republican success In Montana , Wash ington and Idaho. Fusion was wrecked in Montana because the democrats of that state would not fuse with the silver republicans and populists on account of the latter refusing to concede to them the United States scuatorship In Wash ington fusion was effected , but In order to do this the populists were forced to irako concessions to the democrats aud the best of feeling does not exist among the fusion forces , so that there is some doubt as to whether they will poll their full vote. The republicans of the state of Washington are said to be well organized , they have nominated capa ble men and their platform is sound on national questions. In Idaho there are two factions of populists and unices they get together the defeat of the fu sion ticket Is highly probable. The re publicans have u strong candidate for governor In Hon. A. B. Moss , a success ful business man , an unflinching ad vocate of the gold standard and an able political leader. If Improved conditions have any influence - fluenco upon the people of these far western states the republican vote in all of them should be materially Increased this year. They have realized their eharo of the financial and business Im provement aud after several years of rard experience It will be surprising it they do not show appreciation of the better conditions that have prevailed since the republican party came Into power. No section ot the country owes more to republican policy than the far west nud that section has moro to ex pect from republican policy than from any other. EMl'lRE STATE DEMOCRACY. The New York democratic state con vention Ignored the Chicago platform and nominated for governor a man wlio Is not In favor of the free coinage ot silver at 1(5 to 1. The convention was under the control of Tammany and the platform it adopted relates almost wholly to state issues. A number of free silver democrats held a conference to organize a bolt and there Is some prob ability that another convention will be held that will endorse the Chicago plat form and place In the Held n ticket com posed of the supporters of that plat form. At nil events It may be regarded as absolutely certain that the ticket headed by Judge Van Wyck cannot command the full democratic vote of the state. What proportion of that vote It will lose can only bo conjectured , but there Is leason to believe that it will be sum- clent to Insure its defeat. The number of free bllvu' democrats in New VorU Is not so large as It was two years ago , but this element Is still numerous nud the leaders gave fair warning that if the Chicago platform was Ignored there would be a bolt and another ticket nom inated. Whether a free silver ticket is put in the Held or not , nothing Is more certain than that tens of thousands of these democrat * will not support the Tammany nominees. The situation is entirely encouraging to tlie republicans , who have a strong leader and a platform sound on national questions. If thy make the aggressive campaign they arc expected to do they should win a most decisive victory. .1 WILD SCHEME. Tlie proposition to extend tlie exposi tion another year is being agitated by parties who have not given the subject oven casual consideration. These people ple do not seem to comprehend what j such a scheme Involves and what ob stacles would have to be overcome. To extend the exposition would require legislation by congress to retain the United States government exhibit and a congressional appropriation to pay the expenses of its maintenance and Inevi table repairs of the government building. It would require state legislation and state aid not only from those states which have not made exposition appro priations , but also from those states which have made liberal appropriations for state buildings and exhibits. It would Involve additional subsidies from city and county and necessitate an out lay of at least ? 100,000 for maintenance and reconstruction of grounds and build ings. In addition to all this new ground leases would have to bo obtained or pur chases made of ground whose use can not be otherwise secured. A serious problem would arise In the matter of In surance on buildings which , as Is well known , terminates with the end of this year's exposition season. Then would come the question readjusting con cession contracts and retaining exhibits under new conditions , as well as keep ing up the costly power plant , part of which Is only leased. In any event any discussion or specu lation on this score is out of place at this time'even If the scheme were feasi ble. Its tendency is to keep people away from the exposition under the de lusive idea that they will bo able to see tlie show next year , when the chances are as 99 to 1 that another opportunity to view this great exposition will never again be presented. According to advices from Japan the railway promoters and wreckers have been getting in their work In the Orient in a way that recalls some of their op erations In tills country not many dec ades back. In one of the Japanese rail way projects it is found that a large sum of money that has disappeared can be accounted for only as promotion ex penses and in another money paid Infer for stock has been dissipated without any visible work of railroad construc tion. That is almost equal to certain American railroad jobbers , who secured largo bond subsidies ou paper promises that never materialized In any shape or manner. It looks as If Japan and other eastern countries cannot learn the les son except by repeating the costly ex periences. Republicans this year want every vote that they can possibly secure with the strongest ticket they can place In the Held. The folly of asking Intelligent citi zens to support legislative candidates whom no one would trust with his pri vate business muot bo apparent even to the most blind partisan. The way to insure the election of the republican leg islative ticket Is to reconstruct It so that decent and self-respecting people can vote for every man whoso name appears upon it. The republicans of Douglas county should get together aud endeavor lo bring such pressure upon candidates whose nomination has jeopardized party success as will Induce them to with draw and make place for men wliose election would be assured from the out set. The best service John L. Webster can render the republicans of Nebraska Is by embarking at once on another trip to Europe to replenish his wardrobe with the tailors aud hatters of London and the haberdashers of Purls. Prcttlent on the New York Sun. As an automatic self winder the Hon. Joe Bailey Is one of the prett'lcst mechanical toys ever exhibited , but If he has a fault , his springs rattle too much. The KxpuMltlou n Rcuord-Ilrcakcr. Boston Globe. The Omaha exposition has proved a great financial success , and foots up a cash bal ance of $120,000 , with an attendance of 30,000 a day. Local expositions can be made to pay If rightly managed. Ail InvincibleCoinlitiiiitlon. . Globe-Democrut. Colonel Roosevelt storms the capltol at Albany with the same facility lie showed at San Juan Hill. He had behind him the volunteers at Santiago and the people In New York , and was bound to win. ClinrnuterlHtlu mid Philadelphia Ledger. Spain prizes the bones of Christopher Columbus much more than she ever did his living body and pays them much more honor. Such action is characteristic and titling. "Let the dead past bury its dead. " Aim-rltMi'n n. U , M. Louisville Courier-Journal. . Senator Morrlll , who was elected to con gress when ho was 43 , and was chosen sen ator at the mature ago of 57 , being elected for thirty years , Is about to resign. Ho Is a statesman whose record for longevity Is equal to that of some of the famous old men ot Europe , and he has done' some very good work In his way , too. of Iiuiii-rlnlUm. Judge. An eminent authority says we ought to have a standing army of 150,000 men. That would bo Imperialism Indeed. Whatever the peace results of the war , It would bo a mlsfortuuo to have that expensive show and parade fastened upon us year by year. There Is no necessity for It , and It smacks too much of the foreign systems , which Ignore the taxpayer In behalf of the soldier , We can get up a larger army within a brief space of time than any other nation , and the delays for discipline and organization would be less expensive and destructive than n contlnu.il army tax and nn utterly nucleus continual display of military power , lliiIiniiii'M Sivei-t Miirln , SprliiRllcld Republican , The flavlng of the Spanish cruiser Maria Teresa means that the ship will be added to the American < navy , repaired nnd equipped for service. The old name , of course , will bo retained , if for no other reason than to remind the people of the great victory of July 3. As an object of popular Interest the cruiser will easily lead the ships of the American fleet. Her future ought to be moro fortunate than her past. AVlicrt ; ( lie Dimitrr I.tus. Uoston Herald. U Is not because the Philippines are likely to embroil us with Franco or any other strong nation , cither now or In the very near future , that their annexation Is objec tionable. The objections He In the Irrccon- tillable antagonism between American Insti tutions and the government of an Asiatic people who are , at best , In a scmt-clvlllzcd condition and lo a large extent arc still in savagery. They lie In the enormous expcn- dlturcs which the acquisition of thcso dis tant possessions wll entail upon American taxpayers , and the trivial compensation ] v.-hlch wo can expect to receive , either di rectly through taxation or Indirectly through the profits of trade. DAKIC SIDH OF TIU3 1'ROSPKCT. ForctiiNiu of AVhiit Mny He Kxnpc < cil from IJvDiiiislon. Detroit Free Press. While our enthusiastic Imperialists arc exulting In the prospect of national expan sion and appealing us , in the poetic language of Attorney General Grlggs , to "lift up our eyes to 'tho heights , " the re ports nro coming In from our devoted sol diers In Porto Rico and the Philippines re ports that nro well calculated to fill us with dismay as we look to a future which General Grlggs says is "pregnant with pro digious good to all mankind. " A Now York Herald correspou-Jemt writes from Pence that "fully 30 per cent of the American troops In southern I'orto Ulco are on the sick list , nnd the figures given will slowly advance , because there nro absolutely no recuperative powers in this climate for Americans. Men who are declared con valescents do not pick up ; instead they steadily fade awny , and unless removed to northern latitudes they dlo from sheer weakness. " An Associated Press dispatch from Pence under date ot September 26 says that 42 per cent of General Ernst's brlgndo la sick and that in the entfre command 2,600 men are on the sick list , of whom 400 are suffer ing from typhoid fover. From Manila also the correspondents are furnishing the press with some disagreeable news as to the conditions prevailing over 'there. In a let ter lo Harper's Weekly , F. D. Millet de scribes the Mnnillan weather : "Noono who has not experienced the weather wo have been having lately can form any idea of the discomforts of camp life In the almost continuous downpour which has been going on for the past week. Every article of clothing is drenched , and tbo unfortunates and there are many of them who have but one suit of cloithcs , and that a canvas one , have not known what it Is to bo dry for days. Boots and shoes are always wet. Every morning they are covered with blue mold Insldo nnd out. " A cable dispatch from Manila to the New York Herald , September 24 , says : "Tho sanitary conditions are of the most monaeing character. Six hundred and eighty soldiers are now in Iho general hos pital. They are. . suffering from typhoid and dysentery for the most part , and the new cases run from ten to fifteen dally. Within the walled cltjr the conditions are even worse. Ten Spanish prisoners died of ty- pliold fever .yesterday. Hundreds of others are sick , despite the efforts of the Ameri cans to keep the place clean. " Such reports will cause thoughtful Ameri cans misgivings as to whether our enlarged opportunities for doing good In the remote Islands of the sea nro not being purchased at too great a sacrifice. PERSOIVAL , A.\D OTHERWISE. The work of Americanizing Cuba goes on apace. Base ball has been introduced there. It is said that Sarah Bernhardt , who was getting $40 a month at the Odeon In 1872. has In the last twenty-five years since then received | 2BOO,000. W. E. Trull , famous as the "first man up San Juan hill. " Is a descendant of Ezra Hyde , who distinguished himself by unusual bravery In the revolution. Norman B. Ream , the- Chicago business man , who was prominent In the late Balti more and Ohio deal , Is a Ponnsylvanlan and began llfo as a school teacher in that state at $17 a month. John B. Parsons , the now president of ithe Union Traction company of Philadelphia , began his street railroad career Jn Phila delphia in 1870 as an office clerk in a rail road company. The now gun plant ! which the Carnegie Steel company Is to establish at Homestead Is to be upon a scale that does not seem to indicate that the tlmo Is Immediately at hand when war shalt bo no more. And now It Is said ithat women of rank In England have been receiving tips for pre senting young persons at the queen's drawIng - Ing rooms. The guinea pigs over there do not seem to bo all of Ibo mole persuasion. Thirty-six female residents of Ewlng township , Just outside of Trenton , N. J. , exercised the right of suffrage at a special school election there last Saturday. They wcro all property owners , nnd enjoyed cast ing their first vote as much aa If 'they were at a picnic. Michigan pays a bounty for the headset ot dead English sparrows. U has recently paid out over $2,000 to an Indiana crowd of sharpers who have killed the birds by strewing poisoned wheat about itho streets of Indiana cities. The carcasses were shipped to southern Michigan towns and the bounties collected as on birds killed in Michigan. Among the East Indian potentates at Queen Wilhelralna's coronation was his royal highness the sultan of Ternate. He received the order of the Lion of Nassau when his full name was revealed. It Is Tadjul Mahsul Bindjatlllahlllhanan Slradjul Mulkl Amlraddtn Iskander Munawurrnssa- dlk Wahnwamlnaladllln SJah Patra AJanhar Uasldhlnktang Sudlbdja. Ira T. O'Brien , a blacksmith of Home , Ga. , is said to be the best classical scholar In the state. Ho can converse In seven languages. He is one of the few men who can translate Latin to English and vice versa as rapidly as he can write and he does It with mar velous accuracy. Ho speaks Greek , Ger man , French , Spanish , Italian and has a good knowledge of other languages. A tract of 1,150 acres of 'timber ' land In West Vlrganla ithat was granted to George Washington by King George HI. of Eng land for bis services in the Indian wars previous to the Revolution has Just been sold to lumber speculators. It was the property of the wife of Prof. Kirby Smith of Johns Hopkins university , a descendant of Mary E. Custls , to whom General Wash ington willed it. Governor Brady of Alaska , who has Just returned from an official lour of the Prlby- lotf Islands , cays ot them and ot the Aleutian islands : "They are destined to become the home of countless herds of cattle - tlo and sheep. Some of the Islands have not a stick of timber on them , but are cov- erad all over with a luxuriant growth of grass , affording the finest klud of pasture land for cattle atid stock , " _ XKW YORIC'H COMING MAX. Chicago Inter Occnn : Take him all In nil , Roosevelt may be regarded ns the popu lar Ideal of a genuine and A thoroughbred young American , Buffalo Express : It Is a good thing for America that U has such a citizen ; It Is a good thing for New York state that It Ute to have such a man for Its governor. Courage - ' age , manhood , duty are needed in the j governor's chair , and the people know that Theodore Roosevelt will put them there. Chicago News : The people of New York want Roosevelt for governor first of all be cause they know ho is a fearless , honest man , one who cannot bo swerved from what ho considers his duty. Ills military career has added new luster to his fame and all In oil ho Is a leader of whom Now York Is justly proud and will attest Its pride by electing hilm governor of the state. Philadelphia Ledger : If ho bo not a man of destiny , there Is nothing In the portents. ' Ho Is fit to bo and deserves to bo the governor - ' ornor of New York , and while ho has the/ / backing ot Senator Platt In his nomination , neither Platt nor any other person , It Is safe to predict , could Influence Governor Roosevelt velt In the doing or the leaving undone of any act where his conscience advised the contrary course. Minneapolis Journal : Free from narrow ness , ho represents that broad republican ism by which his party adapts Itself to Us over-enlarging responsibilities nnd the new conditions which continually racot it , and , there Is not the slightest doubt lhat , with Colpjiel Theodore Roosevelt In the saddle old General Apathy will not bo found afield during this campaign In the state of New York. When the colonel sounds the bugle the boys will "to saddle and away ! " New York Tribune : It Is a cause for congratulation that the sentiment which dominated the convention and to which the leaders who have not always beenwise , and unselfish wore constrained lo yield Is a sentiment creditable to 'the ' party and pro phetic of advantage to the state. The com pelling power of personal character , of high Ideals , has asserted Itself , and Its triumph Is not less welcome and encouraging because accomplished through the mechanism of a reluctant organization. New York Sun : A united party never had a worthier representative than this rcpubll can and American. Honest , Intelligent , ca pable , patriotic and fearless he Is , and all men know It. His character and his record command that sort ot enthusiastic support which comes from the heart and not merely from the sense of partisan obligation. There Is neither humbug nor vainglory , nor again the guile of self-seeking , in his composition. The people know that ho Is genuine , that he goes himself wherever ho is willing to send others , and that he gets there ; and to that quality of man they will bo true , whether he is colonel or can didate. Philadelphia Times ( Dem ) : The New York machlno republicans will vote for Mr. Roosevelt because ho Is the party candidate , the independents will generally support him because no boss can control him and thous ands of democrats will vote for him out of sheer admiration for his rugged sincerity of character and the dashing courage he displayed on the battlefield. Everybody ad mires a hero , and the Now York democrats are no exception to this rule. It will make very llttlo difference who the democratic state convention may select to oppose Roosevelt. This Is Roosevelt's year , and ho will easily win out against any combinations that may bo formed to defeat his election. FOMTICAI , DRIFT. A mnn named North West Is running for office down east in Maine. The silverware combine collapsed In Its Infancy , leaving the sliver trust without a competitor. With the battle between Roosevelt and Van Wyck New Amsterdam will surely fall Into the hands of the r > utch. Ex-Governor Pattlson of Pennsylvania de clined to lead a forlorn hope for congress In one of the districts of that state. The Arizona republicans have taken ad vantage of the war enthusiasm and hero worship by nominating Lieutenant Colonel Brodlo of the Rough Riders for congress and the various other parties und factions ot parties are thinking of "laying down. " Timothy Woodruff , republican candidate for lieutenant governor of New York , goes into the campaign with the largest and most brilliant stock of vests that any public man ever buttoned over his bay window. The radiance of Tim's bosom has no equal on the footstool. Ono of the candidates for local office in Kansas City has been thrown violently on the defensive by the fact that his campaign card was used as a scratch pad by the train robbers operating In that section. It Is not likely he will get through explaining before election day. Congressman Rowland Blennerhasset Mahoney - honey has received his third nomination from the republicans of Buffalo , N. Y. Democrats of the district are running a candidate from force of habit , appreciating the hopelessness of bucking against such a sonorous name. Chlcpgo democrats are so anxious to keep the silver issue In the background that they have repudiated as a fraud a campaign docu ment urging the faithful to rally for the sacred metal and urging the necessity of winning tbo fall elections "as a preliminary to victory in 1900. " The death the other day of Stephen A. Northway , congressman from the Nineteenth Ohio district , recalls 'the ' fact that in seven , ty-slx years this district has had but six representatives , among whom were James A. Garfleld and the famous aboli tionist , Joshua R. Glddings. Mayor Qulncy of Boston invested $30,000 In a municipal printing office and over $10,000 In betterments , and then undertook to show bow the corporation could save money. Ac cording to one balance sheet one depart ment which used to spend $2,518 a year for printing and stationery now spends $3,270 In the same time. Ex-Senator Ingalls of Kansas unllmbered his vitriolic pen long enough to say , in the New York Journal , that " free silver , the gold standard , tariff reform , prohibition , fe male suffrace are back numbers. They have the tender grace of a day that Is dead. Their perfunctory mention In speech or platform has the solemnity of an epitaph. " And he goes on to declaim that they were shot to death by the guns of Dewey and Schlcy. Democratic calamity shrlekers who effect to bo pained by the charge that Theodore Roosevelt Is a tax shirker carefully refrain from mentioning the fact that the colonel of the Rough Riders exhausted his private purse In helplns unfortunate members of his regiment. Every sick and wounded member of the regiment who left Santiago Immediately after Iho surrender was given $5 to purchase delicacies on the voyage. This was but one of the many acts of gen erosity Derforraed by him. A chla of a soulless plutocrat or a hire ling of the money power heartlessly "queered" a populist meeting in Pennsylva nia the other day. While one of the "allied spoutera of reform" was rapturously roastIng - Ing the republicans the hireling dug up a populist banner of ' 96 and flatbed It on the meeting. It bore this Inscription : A vote for MeKlnley means 5 cents a bushel for wheat and 10 cents a bushel for corn. Then be explained tha < t this was one of the banners that had been carried in the campaign parades of 1800. OTlir.R I\MS THAN Ol'R.S. The slory of the llfo of the empress dowager of China has been told with some variation , but front It Is never mKunl the character of lust of power , courage to carry out her designs and disregard of every obstacle that has stood In her way although It might be the lives of those who had aided her to attain her dnrk alms. Ono nlono ot them remains LI Hung Chang who always epoko of her as his Imperial mistress , but who has also known the flcklo favors of princes by removal from office wh-en ho had stood In her path. It Is nan assumed that ho will bo returned to a place of authority. Ho Is believed to bo the agent of the Russian government and color Is given to this statement by the fact that a few years ago he was minister to St. Peteisburg and was known to hold the most cordial relations with the czar nnd that his correspondence with that court has not been Interrupted. That It was not broken ofl Is said to bo duo to the protection of the so-called dowager empress in the face of the order of the sovereign , The czar's disarmament "encyclical" is still the subject of discussion In the Euro pean press , the chief Interest being In the question whether It originated with the czar himself or with his advisers. The corre spondent of the London Times In St. Peters burg declares that nobody , with the possible but doubtful exception of Iho minister of war , had any warning of what was going to appear. As a rule , when any Important step of a general character like this Is to bo taken , 'the matter Is first laid before the committee of all the ministers or before the council of ministers under the czar's own presidency , but nothing of the kind was done In this case. The correspondent as serts that the initiative undoubtedly came from the czar himself aud ho adds that the genesis of the Idea In his mind Is at tributed not so much to the perusal of cer tain books as to an 'Interview ' which ho granted last June to the wealthy au thor of a scries of enormous volumes on the political and economical aspects of future warfare. The ideas of the Russian circular and the comments made upon it are , the correspondent says , nil to be found In this work , which , however , Is far too costly and bulky for most persona to purchase and read. The persuasive eloquence of Its author , who Is now a retired banker of largo fortune , made a deep Impression on the Emperor Nicholas nnd secured from him < the permission to publish which had been refused by the regular authorities. The story published by the Dally News of London , which professes to be an explana tion of the resignation of former President of Franco M. Caslmlr Perler , Is one of the strangest developments of the whole Drey fus case. In brief , It is declared that French government officials opened and photographed dispatches from the Gdrman ambassador at Paris , Count von Munster. The first time it occurred It was the am bassador's official report on the Dreyfus case and President Perler , when brought to task by Count von Munster for this viola tion of diplomatic usage , promised to innko suitable amends after declaring that he .knew nothing of the affair. The report of this conference was also opened on the way to Berlin and photographed. This almost precipitated war and to prevent hostilities Perier resigned his office. This amazing story has a far greater Impress of truth than the version given out at the tlmo the resignation went Into effect. It was then said that Perler was afraid of anarchists. This always did have a untrue ring , for the man had been In the forefront of French politics too long to be a coward on that score. The trouble now Is that any fairy tale or "fako" Is taken up and given out as the "true ( explanation" of the Dreyfus case. The story In the Dally News has possibly au element of truth In It and It shows how the highest officials In the republic are ut the mercy of the small clique of officers who run the general staff. At least , this Is the first adequate explanation of one of the most sensational events In French public life under the third republic. A measure has just been adopted by the Austrian and Hungarian ministries of edu cation which Is highly significant of the delicate relations between the two halves of the empire. Hitherto the medical diplomas acquired in one-half of the monarchy en titled the holder to practice in the other. It has now been decided that from the first of next January Austrian diplomas In Hungary and Hungarian diplomas In Austria shall bo placed on the same footing as those of for eign states. There nro to bo certain excep tions to this rule , In the case of practi tioners In districts lying on the frontier. This measure Is greeted by the Hungarian press as of high Importance in completing the emancipation of Hungary from a state of practical subservience to Austria In medi cal matters. The practical . .result of the original arrangement was that while thou sands of Austrian doctors practiced in the other half of the monarchy , Hungary occu pied the position of an Austrian province. It is also worthy of note that the Hungar ian government recently decided to yield to the opposition In the Chamber of Deputies in favor of the removal of the Austrian eagle from Its place by the side of the na tional arms on the walls of the Hungarian ministry in Vienna. The obnoxious bird was taken down during the recent negotia tions between the two governments. The Pckln-Hankau railway line IB 7SO nlles long aud Is estimated to cost $21,712- iOO. The money Is to bo raised by a 5 per : ent loan. The Russian government has , It s supposed , taken over the concession which vas obtained by the Belgian minister. The nanagemcnt Is to be two-thirds French or Belgian and one-third may bo Chinese. The UiBso-Chlneso bank a Russian institution -Is to bo financial agent. Russia Is cx- > ected lo supply most of the capital , the Drench supplying the rest. The flrat issue of lends of $7,720,000 Is to go to French and Belgian banks. The line Is to bo completed > y 1903 , French and Belgian material being ised In construction. Lord Salisbury de- icrlbes the line as a political one. The con cession was obtained , bo thinks , to sell ito lussla , and Russia got It only to keep some > ther country from having it. U will , he : hlnks , not be built by 1903 , as the bonds if the Pekln-Hankau lien will not bo con- ildered a safe Investment. * * * An Interesting development of civilization n mid-Africa under British rule Is seen in ho holding of a fine agricultural fair at Tfae Royal It the hlgbeit grade baking powder known. Actual teats show It goes oae- tilrd further than nay other ( triad. Absolutely Pure MOVAL BiKINO fODfH CO , , hW TOM. . Inlugc. You will not find tlmt plnco on any ordinary mnp , but It 1 * not far from the famous Murchlson fall * on theShlro river , In that region south of Lake Nyossa which was the Bccno of Livingstone's cnrly labors , The ahow Is reported to bo particularly strong In exhibits of cattle , poultry , horses , wheat and ouls , nnd fruit. The country 'a highly prosperous ! nnd Its salubrity and fit ness for colonization by Europeans are es tablished beyond dispute. It Is by no means Improbable that the early part of the com ing century may see the basin of the Zam besi the seat of A populous and enlightened empire , MERRY .II.VUMJS. . V Chicago Nows. An autumn Advances And winter draws nlch These bright dnys nrn bargains Don't let thi'iii slip by. Cleveland Plain Dealer. The Oregon and I-o-way Manila's port will touch , And Dewey , mulling , then will day\ "Oh , don t they beat the Dutch ? " Detroit Journal , Her fnco Is one which you may read , Through nil Its mnlrku nnd smiles , A casual glatirc will tell you that She's wheeled some ninety miles. Wnshlnctoii Star. The world's a stage. The right man seta Himself to act with brain and heart. The kicker generally seta A back-row super's thinking' part , Detroit Journal. His lordship , the Earl do la Warr , is but ono of n number there nre , Who provo that blue blood May go out for the spud , And not the "liar " get chilly , harl" Chlcaso Tribune , How times luwo changed sines I waa younel Then old folks knew and taught the young. But now sago youths the platforms hold And labor long to tench the old. Detroit Free Press. The cat nnd bootjack almost met , She dodged und yelled with glee , "Younir man , I bet You'll need that yet , Then you'll remember me. " Cleveland Plain Dealer. When October shades are flaming- all alonff the dylnu trees , And the. breath of ley winter creeps into the summer breeze ! When the asters llamo out purple , nnd the pumpkins gleam with gold , When the days nre growing shorter , and the nights nre ecttlnc cold , Thcn's the tlmo the country preacher feels his senses growing numb- It's the awful , trying season when dona tion parties come. A CUUAX KI'ISOUK. Chlcnso News. 'Twas tti front of Santiago nnd the loudly scr < > amlnr shell Commingled with the cannon's roar and ringing Yankee yell ; Whllo the rattling bullets nnd the cries of fear and : mln Combined to make a picture none will want to sco M 1:11111. The Spaniards held the trenches and de clared they'd never run From nil the Yunkeo porkers that wcrs rootlncr 'neath the sun ; Wo soon found they wore foemen not un worthy of our Htecl , And some of UH , I'm very sure , uneasy aulte did reel. Thl was my first experience in real war's Inhuman ways , And I found It very different from what I'd seen ! n plays ; But 1 screwed my courage up and resolved to blaze away And do some deed of valor that would help to save the day. I aimed at a Cut captain , with n. large nnd roomy front- Big game I always do select when I start * out to hunt I pulled the trigger nnd there was a sharp , resounding crack. And that Spanish captain doubled up just llko a JumpIiiB-Jack. 'Twas then my consc'lenco. smote mo and shivers through me run , As I thought how I'd deliberately shot down u fi'llow-man. Yet , while my knees were shaking my count so almost llown I smiled to think 'twas painless , for ho didn't oven groan. But when the tight was ended , 'mong pris oners ut the rear , I found my robust captain still alive , but acting queer. Ills Htomuch seemed to hurt him , and , nsklns how ho felt. I learned my hot I'd wasted on tha buckle , of his belt. OUR DAILY mJILI3TIN. GRAND RAPIDS , Mich. , Oct. 1. 1808. This city holds a grand reception nnd peace Jubilee today In honor of Capt. Clark of the Oregon , which made the voyage of over , ) 13,000 miles around the Horn from San ' Francisco to Key West. It's all excitement here. There's Also Excitement Over our elegant line of Roman Stripes and Scotch Plaid Neck wear. You'll see it in our show windows bows , strings , impe rial 4-in-hands 2-inch - - , graduated - 4-in-hands , flowing end tecks , ascots and made-up puffs. They are yours for 50 Cents To go with the ties one of those fancy bosom shirts also on display in the windows , and the nobbiest and best fitting $ J shirts ever shown in this city.