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THE OMAHA DAILY1 BEE : W13DXESDAV. ,11 * NT : US , 18JH ) , Tim OMAHA DAILY DUE. E. ROSKWATKR , Editor. PUBLISHED EVERY MOIININO. TERMS OF BUB8CIUPT1OIJ. Dally Hco ( without Sunday ) , One Year..18.00 Dally Bee and Sunday , One Year 8.0) ) six Months 4.0 , ) Three Months 2.00 Sunday HPP , One Year 2.00 Saturday Bee , One Year 1-M Weekly I3oc , One Year 6i OFFICES. Omaha : The Bee Building. South Omaha : City Hall-Building , Twenty- fifth ai.d N Streets. Council Bluffs : 10 Pearl Street. Chicago ; Stock Exchange Building. New York : Temple Court. Washington : 801 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communication. * relating to new and editorial matter Mioiild be addressed : .Editorial Department , The Omaha Dec. BUSINESS LETTERS. Business letters and remittances should be addrraxc-d to The Bee. Publishing Com- imny , Omaha. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft , express or postal order payable to The Be < > Publishing Company. Only 2-cei-t BtnmplTtccepted ! In payment of mall acrouplc. Personal checks , except on OniHha or Kastorn exchange , not arcepted. THE 1JJ3E PUBLISH1NQ COMPANY. STATBMU.N-T OK CIHOUI.AT1O.V. Btato nf Nebraska , Douglas County , ss. : aeorge n. Tzflchuck. secretary ot The Bee Publishing company , bfinfr duly sworn , says that the actual number of full and complete copies of Th Dally. Morning , Evening and Sunday Bee , printed during the month of May , 1835 , was as follows : 1 U 1,110 17 2I , : TO I iil.'lHO 18 SIH : 0 3 UtU70 10 ai , BO 4 21'tHO 20 Bl.Ttr. 6 IM.IIO 21 SSI IB 6 lit , mo 22 BMBO 7 B in ( > o 23 a 1,0110 s at.auo 24 a-Mio : o aitio : 23 a 1,1-10 10 B.-IM 26 ai.nao 11 aiiai : > 27 21,710 12 ar.t > 7o 23 ai.r.on 13 BI.5HO 29 aviso 14 2i,7 < iB so aiito : : 15 ai70 31 B4BBO , 16 , .aino Total 7 ,8l o Leas unsold and returned copies. . . . , S)7 ( Net total sales 7B1,08 Net dally aver.igo a4aas QEO. B. TXSCHUCK. Subscribed and sworn before me this 2d day of June , 18D9 , F. J. SUTCLIFFE. ( Seal. ) Notary Public. I'nrllrn I.rnvltiK for the Mn miner. Parties leaving the city for the slimmer may have The Bee sent to them regularly by notifying Thn Bee bimlncss office. In person or by mall. The address win be changed ns often as desired. The , now sign at the Douglas county corner of the popocrntlc pic counter rontltf , "No populists need apply. " Thn weather mnn will bo parclonctl if he desists for a while In Ills artillery practice tip in the clouds tlmt liovur about Omaha and vicinity. The Ilenlinau gang is bound to have the scalp oC D. Clem Dearer and tlmt of every other populist or popocrnt who does not approve of the Tammany ring methods. The first Spanish consul lias urrlveii In the Philippines. lie is doubtless coiiRratulatlne himself that ho did not arrive until after the last Spanish sol dier got out. Milwaukee fs celebrating with a mid summer carnival. 15ut tlien nobody will bo permitted to suffer from the heat amidst the beverage that has made Milwaukee famous. The council Is on the right track in de claring a war of execution on the ox- ccutlonary giant cracker. To celebrate Independence day properly does not re quire the slaughter of the innocent. Ninety per cent of the stock subscrip tions returned to shareholders in the TransmlsslBslppl Exposition of 1808 promises to bo high water mark of ex position success for many years to come. The referees In bankruptcy are to have a convention. If the men bankrupted by the late democratic times wore to attempt to get together not a city In the land would have entertainment facili ties sullicleut to cure for them. The railway passenger agents are still lighting the scalpers. The best way to light the scalpers Is to establish low rates for the public and stop supplying scalpers with tickets to beat the com peting railroads while pretending to maintain uniform rates. The Kansas regiment retires from the firing line In just about the same con dition as the Nohraskans , with a little over 400 lut'ii In condition for active duly. A'vast dHl'eronco exists between the climatic conditions of the Philip pines and the bracing air of western prairies. Congressman liland's seat has been vacant but a few days , but the gov ernor of Missouri announces ho will call an election for early In .Suptember to till the vacant Heat In congress. Con gressman \V. U Oreonis's seat has been vacant several months , yet no niovo has been made to call an election to till the vacancy In the Sixth Nebraska dis trict. Fuslonlst politicians arc not the only ones with uu appetite for pie , Tim pris oners In the Anamosa , -penitentiary ( truck for a pic ration at least once a week and sot up mit-h a howl and kept it up day and night that the warden yielded to their demands. As n means of averting a further outbreak the war den should secure a larger stock and make a more co.ultablo division than lias obtained In the Nebraska fusion fold. Kor the second tlmo The Iteo pro pounds the question , Has any one heard of any one connected with ilu > proprietorship of the World-Herald going down Into his pockets for a single dollar to bo contributed to the various Herman relief funds ? Is It not true that the only offer of- cash emanating from that paper was.the . harm less offer of $50 reward for the arrest and conviction of the par ties said to 1m YD removed tlio blpn from the World-Ierald | relief bureau and thereby to have deprived that paper of BOUIO of the sclf-adver- tlspiucnt It was making at the expense of sympathetic donors ? M/r 7-0 i Th ( report of ( Jenoral oils In n-gnrd { to existing condition * In hii&in U I thirdly reassuring. The rainy season has stopped campaigning and for the I next mouth or two the American forces ' will do little more than defend the ter ritory from which the Insurgents lmv been driven. Otis says we occupy a large portion of the Tagalog country , but whoever will examine a map of Luzon will sec that our occupation N by no means so extensive as might be Inferred from the report. The fact is that from a military point of view we are not very much bettor off than we were at the beginning of tinwar. . ( toncral Otis again Informs ( lie au thorities at 'Washington that the Insur gents are scattered , only one large force , estimated atUKX ) , being hold together. Hut It Is more than probable that this statement , like others of similar tenor that have preceded it , will be found misleading. It may fairly be doubted whether Otis lias ever had anything approaching preaching an accurate Idea of this strength of the enemy. At all events the halt In the campaign will give the Insurgents the opportunity they have been waiting for and undoubtedly they will take full advantage of It. The Filipino leaders will perhaps be able to Impress upon the people the idea that the Americans are weakening and thus draw support to their cause. It will bo surprising if at the end of the rainy season the Insurgent forces are not considerably stronger than now and well prepared to give us at least live more mouths of lighting. President McKlnley having returned to Washington , It Is to be presumed that consideration of the question of calling for volunteers for service In the Phil ippines will bo resumed. If the presi dent has loeu keeping in touch with public sentiment during his vacation lie knows that it Is strongly lii favor of largely reinforcing the Philippine army. II KST IXniAX HKCtl'tlOClTr. The order to the Jamaican reciprocity commissioners to go to Ottawa and confer with the Dominion government was probably duo to objections on the part of the Canadian ofllcials 'to the movement for reciprocity arrangements between the United States and the Hrltlsli West Indies. The fact that Canada has much the same food prod ucts to sell as this country naturally Inclines her to regard with disfavor a trade agreement with a British colouy which would give an advantage to American products and it Is not to be doubted that she will protest against negotiations looking to such an arrange ment. Whether Canadian objection will hr.ve any effect is a question , but it probably would not bo unheeded by thti Imperial government. What the people of the Hritish West Indies desire is to secure some advan tage for their sugar over other sugar imported into this country by making some concessions on Imports from tin ; United States. I5ut it is a question whether they can offer concessions which will bo important even on their face. The coiicossslona. they made under the former reciprocity agree ments had no perceptible effect upon the amount of our exports , because the articles chiefly imported into the Hrit ish West Indies from the United States are those that they must get hero and ; i little more or less duty has little or no effect upon the purchases. Our exports to the islands are chiefly breadstuff * , provisions and dairy products , which nothing short of prohibitory dtitlea would prevent the islands from buying of us. It Is not apparent , therefore , what benetlt the United States could derive from reciprocity with ifieso Islands , though It is easy to sec how the Islands could bo benefited if special favor should bo shown their sugar. Hut tills is Impracticable by reason of our treaty obligations to other countries and besides It would bo hostile to our domestic sugar industry. The condi tions In the Hritish West Indies are undoubtedly very bad and the people have appealed to the Hrltlsli govern ment for relief without avail. Their hope Is in entering Into closer trade re lations with this country , but we can not help them at the expense of our own Interests. It would not be sur prising if Canadian objection put an end to the negotiations. The speech of Mr. Joseph Chamber lain , colonial secretary , on the Trans vaal question , shows that the Hritish government fully reallx.es the porten tous nature of the problem and that its present Intention Is to Insist upon a solution on the Hues It has proposed. What effect this utterance will have upon the situation remains to be seen , but probably Its effect will not be to lessen the tension even If it shall not In tensify it. It is very plain notice to the Iltior government that Kngland does not propose to recede from the position It has taken and while It desires to avoid war will light rather than aban don its demands and surrender the au thority and rights it claims. Mr. Chamberlain charges the Trans vaal government with flagrantly violat ing the equality which the London con vention was Intended to sccuiv. There is certainly some ground for this alle gation. The outlanders , constituting a majority of the people of the Transvaal , owning most of the property ami paying the greater part of the taxes , have cause for complaint In the fact that they have no voice In the government and are treated In all respects as aliens , It Is easy in understand that they should regard tills condition as intoler able and earnestly seek relief , Hut on the other baud the Hocrs are qulto naturally Indisposed to surrender con trol of their government , which they would practically do if they acceded to the demand of the outlanders In regard to the suffrage. From an English or American point of view there Is no ques tion as to the justice of ihls demand. The people who contribute most to the public treasury should have the right to partk-ipato in Jho administration of affairs. Vet It Is not dltlicnlt to un derstand why the people- who founded the South African republic should bo jealous of their authority and unwill ing to hand It over to others \\lii > might exoivlsi It In foreign Interest * , proil- donl Krtigor ha proposed to give the oullandors the elective fiinteliNe , but ho wants to put off the tlmo of granting this privilege so far that many of the people would not live to exercise It and It Is this attitude , regarded by the | ; Hrltlsli government as unreasonable , : whlrli has created the Issue. | i i Mr. Chamberlain declared that ( treat i ' Hrllaln only wauls justice , but the : ; Hoers are manifestly apprehensive that j Hritish purpose contemplates something | i more than securing to Hritish oitl/ons In the Transvaal the right to vole ; that It looks to ohtalului ! a domination thor which would make the little republic practlntlly a Hrltlsli possession and ulti mately , perhaps , actually a part of the empire. Such a view may bo utterly groundless , yet It must bo admitted that | It Is a qulto natural one for the Hot r . | Meanwhile preparations for possible ' war are being vigorously pushed by the Transvaal government , which Is re ported to have recently placed larco orders for quick-firing artillery In ( ! or- many and this country. There does not appear to be any warlike prepara tions In England , but as it London cor respondent remarks , In times of a crisis the war olllce automatically makes all of Its preparations on paper and these are complete as regards South Africa. There is no doubt that the situation Is full of danger , but a solution may be found without recourse to anus. MOXKKl'IXU WITH A lW/,7. N.4 ir Some people do not know how to let well enough alone. It is a matter of notoriety that the passage of the bill making the district court clerkship a salaried ollico was resisted by an or ganized boodle lobby which resorted to every conceivable device and scheme to have the bill sidetracked , mutilated or stolon. It is an open secret that a pot of several thousand dollars was hung up by the parties interested in defeating this legislation , to bo divided between boodle lobbyists and purchasable members of the legislature. In view of all these facts it is simply anm/lng that parties engaged In peni tentiary business should have the au dacity to threaten to appeal to the courts to barricade the law which they failed to kill by boldest conspiracy. Should they persist In their effort to thwart the law to the point where the full light of publicity Is thrown upon the principals and their associates tliv may get a taste of the criminal as welt us ot the civil law. The salary of .f5,000 a yeat prescribed by the new law for a service which any Intelligent business man can render is certainly liberal. It is still the highest pay any public officer in Nebraska will receive , and the desperate effort to retain the malodorous fee system one day beyond the limit set by the law will receive no encouragement from the [ mblic. Instead of countenancing the reten tion of the fee system in the office of the district court clerk public sentiments de mand the abolition of the fee system in every public olllce. There shou.lrt bo no chance or contingencies connected with place of public trust , but every officer should have a llmjied Income commensurate with the duties and re sponsibilities devolving upon him , whether any' income attaches to the office or not , and servo all alike , whether they pay big fees , little fees OP no foes at all. An insight into the underhanded methods of our desperate popocratlc contemporary in procuring by false rep resentation an arraignment of The Bee coupled with a boycott pledge is given by the following letter In answer to an inquiry what was the occasion and cir cumstances of the circulation of the document : HERMAN , Neb. , June 26 , 1S99. To the Editor of The Bee : Yours of the 25th to hand and contents noted. I do not know who got It up. The station agent , Mr , G. V. Coyle , handed ft to me and said It was thanking the World-Herald for their good work. I did not read It. 1 do not think there was any Intentional attack on The Dee. However , I think you had some state ments In The Dee that were not correct , n/spectiully. J. H. CHAMDKRS. Doubtless In the hurry and confusion of the scene at Herman a few misstatements - , statements found their Avay Into The Bee's reports , as into all reports. If so it would have made prompt correc tion of any error called to Its atten tion. It did not , however , make any sensational charge that tne whole com munity had become a set of vandals , robbing one another right and left , 01- ask the governor to call out the militia to suppress the reign of crime. That fake was left to the Fakery. The new law making the position of clerk of the district court a salaried in stead of a foe office will go Into effect July 1. It behooves the commissioners of Douglas county to take the necessary steps to have the books and records of the clerk's ollico cheeked up and make a settlement for the business covered under the fee system. It will also de volve upon the commissioners to ascer tain how much clerical force Is actually required to carry on the work and fix the number and pay of each employe. Unless steps are taken promptly to comply with the new law serious com plications are liable to arlbc , liosldeft endless litigation. Unless Germany changes Its mind there will be no agreement at the peace conference to limit expenditures for the army and navy. Germany's acquies cence Is a necessity , not only from Its Importance as a power , but from Its central location In Europe , The Gor man official class is thoroughly con vinced that Its safety depends upon beIng - Ing the preponderating military power and there Is no likelihood of them agreeing to any proposal to cut off their own salaries. Two Americans returned from Cen tral American ports on late steamers have a great tale of woo regarding their treatment in the southern republics. They complain that they were put on Ixrnrd ship and told to Jeavp , all be cause they had simply given aid and comfort to'a filibustering parly. The United States Is bound to protect Its citizens , no matter In what country i they may bo , In all of their l"u'ltllnate rights. To be entitled to protection , however , they must obey the laws of the land In which they are sojourning and In mixing up with revolutionary movements they forfeit such rights. Thu United States has enough Interim- tlonal trouble without taking up the quarrels of adventurers who , on their own statement of the case , escaped easily. Wo understand one of the noisiest of the looal JackMinlaiis is preparing a broadside to be fired at Governor Roosevelt velt which Is expected to annihilate at one fell swoop the whole political fu ture of the distinguished Hough lUder. Having dauutle ; < sl.v faced the Spanish cannon , Governor Itoosovell may hopu to escape the Lilliputian firecrackers. The constitutional republic of France has had another narrow escape , ac cording to all the most observant news paper correspondents at the French capital. If the republic did not have a narrow escape at least oncea month the people of Franco would not fcul that they were gutting their moneys worth. ( if I' NYastiiiiRtun Post. Now that General Otis has c.uiturcJ the Filipinos' brats band , perhaps he will be able to chance the tune. Tnxlun : C'ri-ilullty. Baltimore American , A war pensioner linn sent a petition to the department to decrease his pension , as he thinks he Is receiving too much. The inherent incredibility of such a story Is enhanced by the fact that this moral won der halls from Ohio. Too Mni'li oT a TriiNt .loll. Kaunas City Sftir. Itwill take a mighty big trust to corner the cattle Industry In Texas , and even If such a scheme were practicable , Kansas and Nebraska and Oklahoma and Colorado rado and New ( Mexico would still continue to raise steers on the side. ( iiiiliiMVilcr TlcUft. Boston Transcript , "Hooscvelt and Funston" In 1001. How does that strike you for a presidential ticket ? It comes all the way from Kansas and Is an redolent of gunpowder as wcro these "Deecher Bibles" which made BO much noise In the Sunflower state in Its terri torial days. TllC ( ) V T | | < MV ( if ( iolll. Globe-Democrat. The aggregate gold exportation since the movement began has been about $13,500,000. 'Nobody ' knows , and probably nobody cares , how long the outflow Is to continue. The chances are , however , that the mines of the United States will contribute more gold dur ing the year than the steamers carry out of the country. 'Moreover ' , when the outward grain movement begins In September or October , gold Is likely to flow Into the coun try. In any case the United States Is going to keep at the head of the list of gold-own ing nations. IiONNoiiM of lOvporloncc lunori-il. St. Louis Glob'e-Democrat. The fatalism of the democracy is one of the moat marked traits of that strange party. Very nearly all of Its leaders appear to be lieve that Dryan's candidacy next year would be suicidal for their sfde , yet many of them declare that he is certain to be nominated. They know he ca'n by 'no possibility carry the country , but thcjP'sed ' no way whereby he can be kept off fh6' ticket. This Is an extraordinary condltib'n of things. Henry Wattcrson's figure of 1896 ot the democ racy's march through a slaughter house to an open grave expressed the conditon of that party now , with this difference , that Its defeat next year will be much more dis astrous to It than was that of three ycar ago. . \niprl < Mlii Troop * 111 Culm. Philadelphia Press. The greatest danger that 'menaces ' our troops In Cuba Is In the use of old Spanish burrocks. For scarce of years these build ings wcro utilized by the army of occupa tion , and as a result they are reeking with the germs of tropical fevers. No amount cf disinfection will entirely eradicate the danger from this source. The army health authorities apparently realize this , for the announcement Is made that after four deathi and eighteen cases of yellow fever In the hospitals at Santiago the troorw have been moved to an open air camp on the hills. With proper precautions In the matter of housing and feeding our troops In Cuba very little danger need be apprehended from yellow fever. llI2POni3 AMI AFTKH. Honeyed AVorilN of llr.vnn AildroNNPil to Ciolil DcniocriitN. J. Sterling .Morton's Conservative. During the tumultuous campaign of 1896 in the city of Richmond William J. Dryan declared : . "I want to warn you who are contem plating deserting from the demoratlc party at this time that the man who , In the face of such an enemy , either goes to the rear or Is found in secret conference with the enemy , is a traitor upon whom the brand shall be placed and HE SHALL NOT COMB BACK. " The capitalization of the last declaration was very sonorous , solemn and Inexorable when vehemently proclaimed by the splen did lung-and-tongue power of the orator. The dictatorial and majestic manner In which Mr. Bryan , by his own authority , thim banished from the privileges of association with the sanctified ellvcrltes all these who had adhered to the diabolism of the gold standard was lofty lii its Imperialism and unparalleled In its modesty. But that cruel remark , calculated to Intimidate and hull- doze the cowardly and the weak , was made before the election of 1806. Mr. Bryan Is better inclined to forglvo- neus and mercy now , for in a speech made at Louisville , Ky , , during the last six weeks the defiant and the dictatorial were erased and lu their stead were served up the fol lowing persuasive sweetmeats. There Is nothing of tho'bravado In this : "I have been told that there are here a number of people who were democrats prior to 1S96 , .but . who , In 1896 , wandered away Into the republican fold or waited for awhile at that halfway place known an the gold democratic party. Now , the people who were all right In 1806 ore all right now. I do not need to talk to them. Those who went through the fiery furnace of criticism In 1S96 are not apt to bo dismayed now. Hut I want to talk awhile to those who left us In 1896 , because. I want them to come back and help us In this fight. " Hcolly , can this bo a true report of the speech ? The Conservative clips It from the Richmond Times and hardly credits "I want them to come back and help us In this fight" to the same supreme dictator of the Chicago platform abomination who rampantly yelled In 1890 that whoever differed from that ag glomeration of fallacies and blunders "Is a traitor upon whom the brand shall be placed and he shall not come back ! " Is It possible that Mr. Bryan would accept enough ot the ballots of those recusants to elect him to the presidency ? After the last can he see better before the next election ? If 16 to t was beaten in hard times how can It win In good times ? Jf ft failed with money scarce how can ft win Nfth money plenty ? I r.tiior.s OF TIII : wui. ! HrlR.idlrr Ocnernl King , heller known as Optaln King , who was obliged to leave i ihe I'hlllr-plnfo on account of his shattered health , glvt-s iniporlnllsts a hard blow by asserting thnt the Filipinos me c.ip.ible of self-government. The principal argument of thwse who uphold the argument of Asiatic t-anqtics ; U that the Filipinos are utterly t.n.ihle to govern themselves , consequently American control la necefeary to MVC th m from self-destruction. General King hns becen among the natives for months prior lo the outbreak nnd fought them for ivor three mouths. Thus he had the b.at facili ties for observing their characteristics In peace and war. In a letter to the Milwau kee Jorual he states that "the capability ot the Filipinos for self-government cannot be doubted , and If given a fair start they could look out for themselves Infinitely better than our pccple Imagine. " Furthermore , he declares they rank far higher than the Cuban's eltho uneducated negrcca whom the United States have given the right of suffrage. Admiral Dewey expressed a similar opin ion nearly a year ago In a dispatch to the Navy department. On August SO , 1898 , he telegraphed as follows : "The population ot Luzon Is reported to be something over 3.000,000 , mostly natives. These nre gen tle , docile , and , under Just laws and with benefits of popular education would teen make good citizens. In a telegram pent to the department on Juno 23 1 expressed the opinion that these people are far superior In their Intelligence and more capable of self-government than the natives of Cuba , and I am familiar with both races. Fu.'ther Intercourse with them has confirmed mo In this opinion , " ( Lieutenant Henry Page of the rcgulai army at , Manila , writing to the Chicago Record concerning the evidence of native statecraft found in abandoned cities neat Manila , says : "AVhen wo reached the headquarters a Santa Ana another surprise awaited us for here was found some ot the maehlncrj of Agulnaldo's government , Among the papers scattered about in confusion by the retreating officials were telegrams , letters and commissions showing something oi their system. One. letter was from a town ship governor asking relief from his duties ; a surgeon's certificate was Inclosed. It had been forwarded through official chan nels to Agulnaldo's secretary of state anil returned with abundant Indorsements ap proved. With it was an order to the gov ernor of the province to have a new elec tion. Another letter was a complaint made against another local governor for malad ministration. It stated the charges In real legal form and was duly signed. The nu merous papers concerning school teachers' appointments showed that the Filipinos had already perfected arrangements for the education of the youth on a large scale. "I might also mention the deeds of prop erty , records o.f births , deaths , etc. , to show that Agulnalldo's organization is at least tint a Inncrhnhla fnrco. I mlcht mention also meteorological and other scientific Instru ments and records to show that the Filipinos pines didn't neglect science during those busy , warlike times. Letters dated Feb ruary -1 , from Malolos showed that they had a good courier system. A book on tac tics , engravings of the several uniforms , beautiful topographical maps , copies of the Declaration of Independence and the revolu tionary constitution , military and state seals and other articles all went to show that la bor and Intelligence were united In their production. "In each town a church , a convent , or priest's home , a 'tribunal , ' which Is court house , Jail and record office all In one , and a school , constitute the public buildings. The schools were neat , substantial build ings , which testified that the Spanish made an hontst effort to educate the masses. .The Filipino is very anxious to learn and the new government of Agulnaldoised every ef fort to start afresh these schools. The num ber of natives who speak Spanish as well as their native tongue and who also know how to read and write , Is remarkable. No school teacher has been , appointed in San Jose and the school buildings are held by the American officers. In spite of this dis couragement there Is a private school flour ishing In a native hut. " 'Lieutenant Page speaks of the natives as lazy , but , with all duo respect to his own nationality , he believes we would be the came under -like conditions. In conclusion he says : "The educated and polished Filipino pine is not at all a bad fellow. He Is very quick to comprehend and ho possesses a peculiar dexterity in accomplishing his work. He Is among other things a natural musician. The negro race Is called musical , but the Filipino also possesses the soul of music and can easily rise to lofty heights. When I see these ragged beggars playing se lections from 'Faust , ' 'Rlgoletto , ' 'Car men * and 'Tannhauscr , ' on home-made In struments , with an expression and touch like a German orchestra , I am Impelled to helievo that there is somewhere an unde veloped capacity. Such music does not dwell In a mind barren of all else save music. Such music appeals alone to higher qualities ' ities , undeveloped though they may be. " I'KHSOXAI. AXIJ OTIIKUWISE. St. Louis continues to protest vigorously against receiving Lake Michigan water by way of the Chicago drainage canal. Senator George F. Hoar writes what Is probably the most Illegible hand In the Ben- ate. Ho consequently uses a otonographcr for nearly all his work. ' The recent intimation by Oem Paul that he "trusts In the Lord" In his controversy with Great riHaln is not receiving as much attention from the newspapers as the various other trusts. Up to the day of his first entering school Booker T , Washington's name was Booker Tallaferro. Then the teacher said that all the colored boys of the section had three or four names. "Well , " said the new pupil , "put mo down as Washington. " General Miles Is fond of the theater , hut will never attend a military play. "Tho last drama that had soldiers in it that I saw , " lie says , "got everything so twisted and wrong about them as to completely break the Illusion and spoil the whole thing for me. " Senator W. A. Clark said In an interview last week that ho owed his success In life entirely to his early experiences on his father's farm in Pennsylvania. "I learned that hard work , " ho said , "was necessary If a man wanted to live. The trouble with most people is that they do not realize this. " Three of the chemical experts of the Agricultural department , Prof. Wiley , chief chemist , and -Profa. True and Runyon , will Join a party of chemists which leave Chicago today for San Francisco , where the Association of Official Agricultural Chemists will hold Its annual session on July Q of this year. Governor Roosevelt shortened the sen tence of John Howard , a convict In the Sing Sing prison , because the prisoner constructed .wo large pipe organs for the diapel , work ing two years on the job , and thus saving the state an amount of money estimated at about $5,000. The organs were finished about two weeks ago , Just as Howard's sen tence expired , and ho was released. The organs presented a incut Imposing appear ance , and were greatly admired. When ft came to trying them last Sunday It trans pired that they only looked like what they purported to be , and despite all the electric pumps would not give forth a sound. How ard failed to Icav < > Ills future address at the prison when he departed. Ho Is believed , however , to be In some spot where he can laugh aloud and undisturbed. K.vs or no in m IMII.MI. Smnnmr.v ofVlint Hn * Horn Aornin- plIMirit In llrrrnf Vrnrx. Philadelphia Record. The lessons of experience which have In- ducc l populous urban communities through out the country to spend untold million * of dollars In Improving city streets should ' not be lost upon the still Intnnr population ; living In rural districts. The best poss ble pavements In a city are InslMeJ upon by the people nlmcpt as A matter of necessity. Whatever the cost , the streets must be ; msdo level , smooth , noiseless and durable. What is being done by local authorities ' for urban residents should be done ftlso by farmers for themselves and the general - j eral public. Rood roads in the country nt- { tract residents , Increase the value of real | ' estate , economize time and nlergy In the transportation of products , reJucp wear and tear of vehicles , horses and harness , nnd , In short , secure Trofitn whore with bul 1 roads losses would ensue. Money wisely ! expended In rural road construction Is euro 1 to bo returned to the locality many times over. over.Much Much has been accomplished In recent years In this direction throughout the older settled sections of the United States , nnd the Introduction of Improved road building machinery , which may bo found now In the remotest districts , has vastly stimulated the work ot Improvement. Highways adapted In nil essentials for the most ad vanced modern requirements may be con structed at the present time at a cost al most Insignificant In comparison with the outlay for road making fifteen or twenty years ago. In the New Kngland states and In New Jersey , where the best roads In the country may be found , macadam and telford roads are built for from $2.000 to $5,000 per mile , the variation being duo to the different widths of roadway laid down. The excellent gravel roads of New Jersey , which are the admiration of all horsemen , cost from $1,000 to $1,300 per mllp , and when properly constructed are practically Indestructible. In western New York , where an excellent quality of broken etono Is available , the cost of single track stone roads has been brought down as low as $900 per mile , the work being first class In every respect. AVhcrever the country Is free from steep grades , and may be thor oughly drained , the outlay for good roads has been reduced by modern Invention to a comparatlvo trifle. Cheap and haphazard methods of road Improvement , earth roads and they employ ment of Inferior material In order to cave on thei first cost these and other objec tionable features of earlier road making should be abandoned for good and nil by American road makers. As population expands * - pands , wealth Increases and new devices of road locomotion come into use the de mand for better highways becomes more 1mi i pcrlous. H Is no longer merely the wagon loaded with produce which Is to 'be ' consid ered , tout also the bicycle , the tourist's car riage and the automobile. The road mak ers who shall enter successfully to these varied yet allied interests will be rewarded bv nubile cratltudo and the material en hancement of local conditions of pros perity. ANOTHER DKMOL'HATIC ri/1'IM.VTVM. Thrent Tlmt tlicoiulnntloii of llol- coiuli Will I5iul KiiKloii. Papllllon Times ( dem. ) For three years the populist leaders have used the love of Bryan which animates demo cratic hearts as a club to hold democrats in line for any plan or ticket which the populist politicians might formulate In Ne braska. But the club Is no longer serviceable. Democrats love Bryan none the less , but they rather fear less the threats of the populist manipulators. We do not mean to say that the democ racy of the state will no longer affiliate with the populists , but we do say that there will bo no more one-sided deals In state politics. Either the democrats will be given a fair show , or they will have a whole show ot their own. This is cot Intended as a threat. It Is slmpTy an expression of opinion on the part of one who believes he is In touch with the Nebraska democracy one who yields first place to no man in loyalty to Dryan. Wo ask our populist friends to look the situation In the face like men , and do some thing to check the fast rising opinion In democratic minds that we are loved b > populists only for the value of our votes Let's get together right , or separate. When we talk about running a separate democratic ticket our populist friends tell us that we do not dare do U , because It would hurt Bryan's chances. That scare will not work this year. No one state can hurt Bryan's chances this year. He Is too big for that. We do not want to sec Nebraska drop back Into the republican raraks , and that's why we are now appearing to our populist friends to be fair , and1 give us a democrat for su preme Judge this fall , or else give us Allen and a promise to send some democrat to the United States senate to succeed Thuraton. Wo frankly admit that with three tickets In Hie field in this state the republicans would win. We assert that the same result will follow even with fusion , provided the populists shall continue to treat their demo cratic friends with contempt. It is generally understood in this state that an alliance , offensive and defensive , exists between three prominent popullBt leader * , and that the plans are laid to elect one of the three to congress In the Sixth district , one to the' ' office of supreme Judge this fall , holding the third member of the triumvirate In reserve for the senate. Now that Is all right as far as It goes , but H will not go very far in the democratlo conven tion. Should the initial play of this trio be successful this fall the fusion forces will find themselves nil tfiot to pieces when the votes shall have been counteu. If the P P play fair It will be our republican friends who will need the services of surgeons , and the popocratlc ticket will never get n scratch , "For Bryan's sake" will not be a good club for popuIUts to i'6e In the democratlo state convention this year fn Nebraska. noon TIII.V ( ; KOH SOI.DIKIIS. Action of llu > War nrpnrlinpiit In Hn - tnliilnir < lif CnntriMi. New York Herald , The decision of the AVar department to re tain the army canteen Is In the Interests of he soldiers' health , happiness and efficiency. The opposition Is confined mainly to tJieor- Bts , who have had no opportunity nf study ing the qiirntlon at first hand. IU most earnest advocates nre the ofllcoia who * orvo with troops and these favor Its retention be cause It decreases desertions , reduce * pilii- ahmenti , promotes ro-cnllstments , main- aim discipline and Increases the saving * uf he men. Whatever may bo thought of the Intnrpre- atlon given by the attorney ccnernl to the aw passed by the last congress directing ho abolition of the canteen , the practical results are beneficial , because In essentials he whole question is reduced to a choice of lonallilllllcs. Assuming that the majority of enlisted men are accustomed to alcohnll ; stimulants , which is the better practice to control this by salutary regulations or to permit Its abuse amid the niORt demoralizing curroundlngB ? If the soldier cannot get his dully beer with Ills comrades within Ihe limits of the post he is apt to have his Ir regular debauch when he U forced ( o seek the groggerles freed from military control. There are many opportunities open for the Improvement of Ihe soldiers' condition and it Is a pity some of tbo surplus energy * o much misdirected against tlie canteen cannot be shunted Into these profitable avenues , To the average layman the petulant opjiorl- tlon gccmfa to bo an unwarrantable Interfer ence with the decent rights of Botlcly and the effort to array unsupported thoorjeu against fortified belief ! takes on the aspect at a I.IKI : TIIIJ n.i.t STIIATKO nr.n. Reporter The Omaha Bee com menced lust Sunday the Issue of an Illus- tratc.l oupplrmenl. which I quite an addi tion to the paper. The supplement of lint Sunday nas full of fine Illustrations and nrst-clas * rending matter , me UiUKtr.ui.Mi supplement will be a feature of The Sunday Bee that will bo much appreciated by lu readers. Beatrice Democrat : On Sunday last The Omoh.i Dec commenced the regular pub lication of nn Illustrated weekly news maga zine. to be sent out as a part of Its Sunday o.lltlcm. The magazine * Is printed upon ft no book paper , treats of current events , fash ion and travel , all Illustrated In the high est style known to art. It Is an advance step In journalism. Stanton Picket : An Interesting featuri of the Oinalm Sunday Bee hereafter will ' bo an Illustrated edition. The first Issue , which appeared last Sunday , , contained A number of handsome half-tone cuts , tha frontlet page being one of Admiral Schlry seated on the veranda nt the Senator Man- dcison residence. In Omaha , Truly The Uce Is a great paper. Hebron Register : The Omaha Bee started on Its twenty-eighth year last Monday , It having been established June IP , 1ST1 , The Bee has had a checkered career , And , while we have not always agreed with it In many of its assertions , political nnd otherwise , wo nro compelled to acknowledge that It Is a. good newspaper nnd that it has In times past fought nobly In defense of the people. Central City Republican : The Omaha Illustrated Bee , which conies frci'n with every copy of The Sunday Bee , makes Its Initial appearance on our table thin week , It Is nn ambitious effort even for so enter prising a paper at The Bee. It Is really n magazine , printed on the best of paper , with original illustrations nnd subject mat ter and Is a high compliment to the busi ness sagacity which Is able to accomplish EO much for the good of the public. FI.ASIIKS OI' Pl'X. Chicago News : Clara ; "I never sing ex cept for my very dear friends. " 'Maude ' : "There's where you make n mln- take. You should slug only for your worst cr.cmles. " Cleveland Plain Dealer : "That hard boiled cgff gave me a henriiirhc. " "You shouldn't eat hard boiled CfiRS. " " 1 didn't eat It. A fellow hit me with It behind the cur. " Detroit Free Press : Clerk : "I am only waiting for you to raise my salary , sir , lo get married. " Kmplover : "Then don' I expect It. I think too much of you. " Chicago Record : "Do you send home your customers * purchases ? " Inquired the new cUHtomfr in the wet goods emporium. "We do more than that , sir , " replied th gcnlnl proprietor. "Wo often send home our customers. " Chicago News : "You must be very careful - ful of that gown , " cautioned the matron. "It Is easily . " "Perhaps. " returned the beautiful girl with that forethought so seldom found In the young. "I would better change it before Harold calls. " Detroit Journal : Molhsr : "NelMe , dear , do you think thnt young man who has been railingon von twloe n week for some time Is matrimonially Inclined ? " Nellie : " 1 really don't know what to think , mamma , lie IIHS such a knack of keeping one In the dark. " Indianapolis Journal : "Ye. , Indeed , Brad ley Biggs Is a real widower. " "What do you mean by a real widower , Lucy ? " "Why , he Is so afraid some strange woman will marry him that he takes his mothor-ln-luw around with him nil the time. " Washington Star : "ImnosslhlV fx- clalmed the caller to the proud mother. " [ can't believe that your son , who has only been In the employ of that great corpora tion for six months Is already n director. " "Well , 1 can. Jnmes Is a splendid penman , and here Is the news In his last letter. II * had just finished directing 10,000 circulars. " IIKAI , 1IEHO OF .MAMbA. Catholic Standard and Times. I'm the hero of Manila , See ? Only thing that ever happened , That's me. Kvery bloomln' victory , On land or sea , ' 8 due to mo. Paste that In your lint ! I'm the whole thing Ihe ho. ; And every tlmo we iisvo a flgnt I see that our loss Is gol-derncd slight. And still , Goodness knows , 1 kill More foe ? Than 1 could count. . - Furthermore , I never sleep , ' For It's my mission To always keep The army In "superb condition. " I'm H thinker , Also something of a tinker. Sheridan wouldn't be Knee-high to mo Turning defeat to victory. Olve me- any oM defeat. Ravelled , frayed , rusted , Ripped and busted , And I'll turn It and rcblnd It Like an old dress ; Then I RIIPHS You'll find It As neat And complete A victory As you'd care lo see ! You will also take notice. 1 know every art Of attack or defensp or What's that ? Am I Dewey or OtlaT Why , no. bless your heart ! I'm the Prc.sH Censor. Because You stubbornly re sist our advice on felt hats and continue paying from one to two dollars for a. hat ter's label is no rea son why you should take a straw with him. We don't think there are worthier straw hats in town than ours at $1.00 $1.50 and $2.00 y See if there are *