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G THE OMAHA DAlfrr BEE ; SATITKDAY , . JTLV 1 1 M ) . Tim OMAHA DAILY BEE. 1 E. nOSKWATEIl , Editor. PUBLISHED BV13IIY MOUNINO. TEUMS OF SUB8CHIPT1ON. Dally Heo ( without Buiulny ) , One Year.$6.00 Dally Hfo and Sunday , One Year 8.0) ) Six Months 4.0J Three Months 2.00 Sunday Hce , One Year 2.00 Saturday Hee , One Year 1.50 Weekly Boo , Ono Year 65 OFFICES. Omaha : The Hce TiuIMIng. South Omaha : City Hall Uulldlng , Twenty- fifth ar.d N Streets. Council Blurts : 10 Pearl Btzeet. Chicago : Stock ISxchanso Building. New York : Temple Court. AVashlnglon : 01 Fourteenth Street. COnitEBPONDKNCE. Communication * relating to news and editorial mutter -hould be addressed : Editorial Department , The Omnha Bee. BUSINESS LETTKH8. Builnesj letters and remittances should no addressed to The Bee Publishing Com pany , Omaha. IlEMITTANCES. npmlt by draft , express or postal order payable to The lien Pub'.lshlng Company. Only 2-cei't utampJ"3cceptcd In payment qf mall accounts. 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I3OYLK. ( Seal ) Notary Public. Pnrtlod l < piivliiR for the Summer. Parties leaving the city for the summer may have The Bee sent to them regularly by notifying The Bee business office , In person or by mnll. The address win bo changed as often as desired. The most popular working slrls of Omnlm arc coming down the home Btrctch. Clerks iu Porto Ulcim stores are said to work 11 fteen hours a day at ? < > a iiinftth. Here Is a chance for wonic of our labor reformers. Don't fail to vote in The Bee's popu lar girl vnuiitlon contest. Every reader without discrimination is entitled to have his preference registered. The long-delayed volume of Nebraska session laws lias at last made its ap pearance only thirty days overdue. As usual , the blame Is all put upon the printer. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The Klondike boomers seem to bo neg lecting their opportunities. Can it be that a press censor is getting In his work on ( lie supply of urgonautlc tales from the frozen north ? The advent of the summer season , to gether with its accompanying fevers in the tropics , makes it advisable to postpone health excursions to our new possessions till a cooler temperature en velops them. The way to get Sixteenth street re opened with a new and substantial via duct is to keep everlastingly at It. The railroads arc saving money by doing nothing , but they cannot afford to an tagonize the community or defy public sentiment. Having won out for the speakershlp with fewer strings on him than any of his predecessors , Colonel Henderson may be depended on to make np his couunittco lists solely with a view ( o merit and elllclent work of the law- uiaklng body. Uovernor Poyuter should exorcise par ticular care In naming the Hoard of Kmbalmcrs. None but experts of thu highest order can preserve the fusion machine long enough to make It a decent political corpse when the Inter ment is at hand. The War department can rest easy on one score , and that is no matter what trouble may be encountered in recruiting men for service in the Philip pines no dearth of men willing to sac rifice themselves by accepting otllcers' commissions is threatened. Every popocrat on the state pay roll is expected to contribute to the relief fund for the democratic party , of i'ourso there Is no pimalty attached , but failure to cough up means failure to re tain the favor of the organ that Is to be the beneficiary of the fund. The Question propounds Itself , Will the curtailment of the tobacco ration to Iowa penitentiary convicts operaru us a punishment or as a boon to tobacco habit prisoners'Tcnologlsts / might < ) o well to watch thu result for the benellt of ofher reformatory institutions. Another gigantic New .lumpy corpo ration him bueu organized , with the avowed purpose this time of controll ing the world's supply of asphalt suit able for paving purposes. Could this be nccoiupllshpd the era of clump asphalt paving will be at an end uml cities must conspnt to bo held up or seek other paving material. Hut the day of the asphalt niqnopoly Is over. ( Joorgt ! Kivil Williams comes to the front again to assure the public that the democratic party Is great enough to ac commodate every reformer and evei > fad among them. In other words , In order to catch stray votes the democrats ore willing to endorse anything and everything , from single tax to prohibi tion and from referendum to woman biiffragi * . Hut how long will It take to crowd tlm ilcmoorats out of the enclos ure after all the Isms have been let In ? ooranxtnt ror.vifi/r.s DIIKMMA The truism , "t neasy lies the html tint wears the crown , " Is again being ox- emplltlpd by the experience of Governor Poyntcr. from the day that he assumed the olilre of chief executive he has been beset by the horde of political spoils- mongers and barnacles that thrive and fatten upon public patronage. To resist the pressure of the machine otllco brok ers required moral courage of that IHgli order which neither Governor Poyntcr nor Ills predecessor possess. At the outset the question presented Itself whether the inheritance of sham reformers put Into olllce by Governor Holcomb should be accepted or repudi ated. Under the solemn pledge repeat edly made by the triple alliance In their three platforms the people of Ne braska were to have a government economically administered by competent and honest men , If such men had been found In office when Governor Poyntcr came In there was no excuse whatever for tholr removal , unless better men were to be put In their places. This , however , would have conflicted with the machine program , which contemplated the retention of all the rotten eggs of the Ilolcomb hatchery and the substi tution of additional rotten eggs for the men who refused to trail and train with the Dahlmans , the HerdinaiiH , the Char ley Mannings and the Walter Aloises. Instead of turning his back courage ously upon the hold-up gang Governor Poynter has tried to placate them by giving them full swing In the patronage dispensatory. While on record against the fraudulent railroad commission and refusing railroad passes for himself , lie has not only taken no steps to uproot the railroad dummies drawing ? (1,000 ( a year as railroad regulators , but has ac tually taken as his political guide the most notorious of the three corporation cappers because he occupies the posi tion of chairman of the democratic state committee. Oilier pass grabbers and lobby manipulators who occupy soft berths In the state house and state in stitutions who should have been uncere moniously dislodged have kept their grip on the public crib , while the few who have tried to do their duty have been given letlers of recommendallon and dismissed. Whether Governor Poynter realizes that he has been used to promote the Interests of the most disreputable class of his party camp followers or whethet he has been Imposed on is quite imma terial. The responsibility for inexcusa ble appointments rests upon him and they are sure to coiuo back to plague him. OUH MK.tr It la impossible to determine the exact extent to which our export trade in canned meats was Injured by the dis closures regarding the beef army ra tions , but it appears that the canned meat scut to Germany in ten months or the current fiscal year was nearly -10 ppr cent less than In the corresponding period of last year and was U3 per cent less than In the same part of 1807. Ger many , however , htm been making a par ticularly vindictive fight against Ameri can meats , so that while undoubtedly some of the decrease is to be attributed to the disclosures of the testimony be fore the Wade board , It Is not probable that the whole of It is due to that. The New York Journal of Commerce notes that while Ihe export of canned beef to Germany am ) Etuope generally was less this year than last , It was a little greater to Great Hrltaln and to the rest of the world. Of salted and pickleij beef we sent a good deal more to Ger many and all Europe this year than last. That paper says that of course the agitation against our meats which has been carried on in Germany by the local producing interest has hurt us a good deal , but it did not hurt ns a great deal more on account of the condition of meats sent to the army In Cuba than It would have hurt us without that. There is no doubt , however , of one thing and that is Unit the disclosures material ! . ? strengthened the agitation and It will be surprising if there Is not a continued decrease In our exports of canned btief to Germany and the rest of Europe. CUUJ.VM7 , API'DINTMEMS. There Is a quite natural apprehension that when civil administration re places military government in the new dependencies the offices will be the prey of professional politicians and that as tin inevitable consequence there will be more or less corruption and Inelllclency In Ihe colonial administration. This fear was strongly expressed in the last congress by the opponents of expansion and there are very many who now feel that one of the most serious dangers in connection with the policy of territorial expansion Is that it will open the way for political exploitation which will prove discreditable to the nation and perhaps demoralizing our homo politics. That there Is such danger will lie very generally admitted and In order that It may be guarded against as fat- as possible it Is well that it be kept In view. As yet politics has had little to do with appointments In ( he dependen cies. The Americans who are perform ing civic duties In Cuba-and Porto Ulco do not generally owe their positions to political lulluence. Complilnt ; has come from Cuban sources ( hat too many of the civil otllces In the Island are held by Americans , who are of course regarded there as politicians , but as a matter of fact very few of these olll- clals have been Identified with politics. They were selected for rliesu positions because of their litmus and they have proved to be elllcient , faithful and hpn- est. It was necessary 1,1 have Ameri cans In thu higher oillces in the CJulwu customs service , formerly occupied by Spaniards , for the reason that Cubans were not familiar with this service and could only be entrusted with the sub ordinate places , nearly all of which are filled by natives. The testimony of unprejudiced Cubans is that they have been surprised ut the results and the Americans are. credited with a thor oughly ettlclent and honest administra tion , something unknown under Spanish control. Every dollar of duties col lected Is now accounted for , as Is also all money expended. None of these Americans tire paid excessive salaries for the class of service performed. The same condition exists In Porto lllco. Whore the politicians are expected to be most In evidence Is In the Philippines whenever civil government Is estab lished there. Not only will there be it number of desirable olllces In the Isl ands , but there will be opportunities for Industrial and commercial exploita tion widen shrewd and not overscru pulous politicians might lintl very prof- liable. We are confident that tit present administration , if It shall bu called upon to appoint civil ofllcers in the Philippines , will endeavor to select men with reference chiefly to their fitness and merit. It is to bo expected that men In political affiliation with the administration will be preferred , but tills will not be the sole test. It will be hardly possible to prevent some pro fessional politicians from gelling Inlo the colonial son-Ice , but care should be taken to nil all the principal olllces with men who are not professional politicians. There will be required for lliese places men of not only good ad ministrative ability , but of established character for Integrity , and It Is need less to say that the country has many such who have ni-ver been active lii politics. There will be no difficulty in finding competent and trustworthy men for colonial appointments. V//K .SI7AUir HKK. We feel sure thu Issue of The Sun day Hee tomorrow will delight and entertain every reader with the variety of its menu and the high order of Us contents. Taken In connection with The Illustrated Hee , which goes free to every patron , The Sunday Hoc is cal culated to satisfy the most exacting. Kor the pictorial frontispiece tills week a charming picture of Patriotic Young America Is presented as a most appropriate reminder of the Impending glorious Fourth. In this handsome photograph the public will recognize one of Omaha's most beautiful young misses , who has favored The Hee by posing specially for the occasion. Equally striking , from an artistic point of view , is the photographic re production of the bridal party In one of the recent June weddings in which Omaha's best society has been inter ested. The novel fashion service , from photo graphs of living models attired In new est garments , continues to rivet Ihe at tention of our up-to-date women readers. For other extraordinary illustrated features , The Hee presents a series of snap shots of the Iowa Stale Firemen's tournament ut Missouri Valley , a pho tographic view of a Nebraska tornado in action , a picture of the new executive mansion just purchased for the use of Nebraska's new governor , portraits of the new principal of. the Omaha High school , of the late clerk of the federal circuit court , and many more too numer ous to mention. The Sunday Bee will , moreover , con tain all the usual special features ana departments. It will announce the winners in The Hee's popular girl vaca tion contest. It will have all the news In readable form , conveniently clasal- lled. lled.The The superiority of The Sunday Hee will be forcibly demonstrated in every branch that goes to make up a metro politan modern newspaper. If oc casion offers , compare It for yoursclr With would-be competitor * . THK OOUfiDAltr NEGUTIATHJKS. The latest Information regarding the MuKktiu boundary negotiations affords little ground for hoping that the pro posed modus Vivendi can be arranged between the two governments. It Is stated that the United States has reached the limit of concession , since to go beyond the proposal It bus made would jeopardize the Interests of Amer ican miners. As noted in a dlspatcu from Washington a few days ago , the Canadian authorties ! presented a coun ter proposal in place of accepting thu definitive American proposition , which had been carefully drawn with the sole purpose of preventing any future con troversy over the points already agreed upon between Lord Salisbury ajid Am bassador Choate. The Canadian counter proposal was wholly unacceptable to this government , Involving as It did the transfer Inlo Canadian jurisdiction of the fortune.- ) and claims of many American min ers and inviting disorder and blood shed. The Canadians must have felt when making this proposition that it could not be accepted by Die United States and It Is difficult to understand what they mean by their course unless they desire to impair friendly relations betweei. England and this country. The failure of the pending negotia tions , which now seems pretty certain to bo the outcome , would probably put an end to the joint high commission and thus the other Important questions which the commission was created to adjust would be kept open indellnltely. It is a regrettable situation , but It cannot fairly bu said that the United States ib In anywise responsible for it. This gov- urnmpnt has earnestly endeavored to I effect a fair and equitable arrangement I pending a final Hottleniont , which It j seeniH plain can be reached only ihrongli I arbitration. The obstructive policy of Canada Is doubtless no less annoying to I the Hritlsh foreign office than it is to our ' government. A review of the live stock situation Indicates that the South Omaha mar ket Is destined to witness an unusual period of activity this coming fall , Thu ranges of thu southwest , which have sldpped almost exclusively to Kansas City , are said to bu parched from long- continued drouth , and as a result thou sands of head of cattle aru being shipped from that section to the ranges of the northwest , u large proportion of which will eventually find their way lo this market. In addition Nebraska | feeders are buying. largo numbers > f these cattle to consume the prospective corn crop , and these will also favor South Omaha. The county commissioners have made a beginning toward complying with thu new law that makes the position of clerk Of the district court a salaried office The board has fixed the number and pay of clerks to be employed In the office and raised the salary of the deputy from $1,800 to ? 'JIX ( ) a year. Why tlds Increase ifl made Is not explained except upOn the theory that the deputy Is ex pected to perform nil Ihe duties of the clefk HO as to relieve his principal from everything excepting drawing his sal ary. The commissioners do not. how ever , seem Inclined to order the clerk to make a full settlement of all business done up to .Inly 1 , when the new law takes effect. The new Insurance law and especially the divorce of the Insurance department from the auditor's office conform to the pupidar demand. It Is not for the stale auditor to suspend the law under any pretext , but to obey 11 eo long as It has not been declared Invalid by the courts. The mere transfer of the Insurance companies' bonds and securities to Ihe vaults of tlie state treasurer cannot jeopardize the. Interests of the Insurance companies , nor would the sureties on the auditor's bond be In any danger of being called to make good any loss. On the contrary , the removal of the Insurance department from thuauditor's office will relieve those sureties from the greater part of the risk which they had as sumed. . The troubles of the bondsmen of former auditors have arisen alto gether from the Insurance department. Postmaster Genera ! Charles Emory Smith will favor Omaha with a visit to participate In the exercises of San tiago day , July } 1 , at the Greater Amer ica , Exposition. Omaha always has a wifrm .tjp'ot . for Postmaster General Smith , and he may rest assured of a welcome characteristic of the hospitable Our ninlabje.10 to 1 contemporary Is trying to prove from the records that there was once sue.li a thing as a silver republican. Hetter quote the records to show that only a few years ago the local 10 to 1 organ was vigorously op posed to 10 to 1. The evidence Is much easier to present. The experience of the street railway company with the exposition traffic of last year has taught several lessons , and we trust the public will reap the benefit of them on all future occasions where large _ crowds demand rapid and con venient transit between different parts of the city. Oooil f'IJ - lo Drnvr On. Indianapolis News. With a gold reserve cf nearly $237,000,000 nobody U going to 'be frightened about a few gold exports. Activity of the Itunnern. St. L'ouls Republic. The Insurgents to the south .of Manila can not be beaten In a footrace by any pprlntors on earth , If we "except the Insurgents to the north of Manila. Wlmtcxtf PhiladelphiaTimes. . Will that western college which prohibits the song "There's a Hot Time , " etc. , Insist on "Old Hundred" as the proper tune for the twentieth century ? Too Much CniNnrNlitp. Portland Orecoiilan. Government Is exercising an extreme and absurd censorship over dispatches from Manila , The p.eoplq cf the United States nre not children. They , want to know the truth , they want all the facts , and whatever dlffi- culflo ? therp may be , they will meet them. Uneven DlntrllHition of ThliiK * . ; ' Kansas City Star. Only ft day or two after the czarina gave alrtli.to her third daughter , to the keen dis appointment of the czar , who greatly yearns 'or an heir to liia throne , the wife of a frolghf conductor. In Indiana presented him with boy triplets. How unevenly things are distributed.'In this world. Why Illicit * Dave Smile * . Cleveland Plain Dealer. 'Any.congressman ' desiring a house chair manship will easily slate himself for the lob Jby merely .mentioning the particular committee ho wants. Some of the com mittees' are burdened with a half dozen chairmen , a peculiarity that must malce Uncle Da.ve Henderson softly smile. Sjiolliunoii llnlkcil. Chicago Tribune. Mr. Herbert Putnam , the new librarian of congress , la not likely to find his posi tion a bed of rc/ies. / Since his acceptance of thq place there have been eight vacancies ) U the staff which he has had the temerity to fill without consulting the politicians , As the outcome of this unprecedented au dacity It | g stated that when congrws comes ugetncr there arc senators who will compel ilm to recognize them by refusing to vote 'or his confirmation his appointment hav ing boon a reqesa one. Mr. Putnam , bavins no de lro to turn the library Into a political asylum and seeking only to secure for It a perfecf working system , has filled these vacancies with trained and competent jier- Hjns. Ho has made no discharges among his subordinates , but has simply filled the placqs he fqund vacant with those who are qualfld. ) As ho Is rapidly making the library uioro adaptable for congressional use and Is an expert librarian , it Is not likely the spoilsmen will make good their threats. If they should It would only rouse a storm of public Indignation. As matters stand now Mr. Putnam will bo congratulated that he dd | not connult the politicians. COMPJ3NSATIO.Y OF CAPITAL. Hnniil > Iiifttiitipe of ( InVnltie of Strcot HalUviiy FriinchlHru , * Chicago Record , June 2S. Today Mr. Yfirkos will be paid $10,000,000 , iho prlco of the stock of the West and North Chicago street railroads , which ho eold to the new traction company. It was thirteen years ago In iMay that 'Mr. ' Ycrkoa made his original Investment In those properties. The amount Invested Is not known. Probably t was a 'tenth ' of the sum realized today. The caao Is of Interest , because It lias a pertain 'bearing on a subject that liuti re ceived much discussion c > f late namely , the compensation of capital. There let a rough and ready fashion of aklng the prevailing : Interest rate and aay- ng that , money Is worth that much , no mat er what the particular enterprise may bo. ilut the fact lo , as all experience shows , hat the element of risk governs each par ticular cane. Capital never bus been and never will bo available at current Interest rates for an undertaking the outcome of which Is supposed to bo In any way uncer- aln. Only recently Jlr. Yerkcs and h'B as sociates paid a bonus amounting to about 11,000,000 , In addition to 5 per cent Interest , for a loan pf JJ,500,000 at eighteen months for use In an elevated Interest. This would amount to something like 20 per cent a year , he exact rate depending on thu market value of the securities given as a bonus , ilthough plenty of money could be bad at 3V4 per cent on municipal or state bonds. The quenUop pf r8k | In moat businesses urns In part on tbo question of competition > nd this. Is pno of the strong arguments In 'avor ' of ( ho plan of guaranteed and super- ed , monopolies In public utllltloi. IMIMTIC.VI , The new political combination of Algcr and Plngrce rivals the Philippine war la stirring the editorial pens of the country. The only branch of Tammany government which commands the plaudits of the press U the criminal court which sent the kid napers over the. road with rare celerity and vigor. According to the New York City BSSCSH- ment schedules personal property values have decreased from $8,000,000,000 to J554.- 000,000. New Yorkers show marvelous abil ity In swearing off. Notwithstanding the long drawn out con test for spoils among Kentucky democrats the amazing Information Is given out that Colonel Jack China was not given a chance to draw on his gns tank or his hip pocket. The city of Philadelphia obtains a pre mium of over ouo-balf nf 1 per cent on Its 3 per cent loan of J5.600.000. It borrows money. In other words , at a trifle less than 3 per cent , or on the best terms ever offered the city. Kdltor Morss of the Indianapolis Scnlluet , a sllvcrlte from wayback , gave out , In a Chicago Interview , tbe Information that the country had had enough of the silver Issue. The "news" Is Interesting mainly on ac count of Its source. It coats an Average of SO cents a Vote tt > register tbo political will of the sovereigns of New York City at n general election. Expenses comprise $25.000 for ballots , 175,000 for rental of booths , Inppectors and clorka cost $200,000 and advertising $40,000. $ The I/oulsvlllo Courier-Journal , In a double-column whoop , resents the guggcsllon that Qoebol Is Its favorite for governor ; nevertheless It yells with joy In these sonorous ous words : "All hall , King Ooebel , then , the hope , not merely of the reunited de mocracy of the state , but of the young , the free , the noble manhood of Kentucky. " A political event down south Is thus eloquently and metaphorically pictured by the Washington Post : "As the mantle of Elijah fell from the ascending chariot and landed snugly on the ebouldors of his suc cessor , so does the mantle of the Into Sen ator Jones of Florida now enfold the bulg ing brisket of Joballey and keep his sweet breads warm. " .IMi KHtlljiail't ) Detroit Journal : When Oem Puul comes to read a translated version of Joe Cham berlain's speech ho will probably realize that he's not the whole thing. Baltimore American : Oem Paul's be lief that Queen Victoria will not allow the dogs of war to bo let loose pn the Trans vaal republic may bo well founded , but the royal lady has just seved notice on him by a review of 18,000 troops in the pink of condition that , if necessity compels the loosing of the dogs , they will bo fit for the emergency. Chicago Chronicle : In the present case wo on this side of tbe water can view the situation with a fuller realization of Its possibilities than would have been possible a year ago. Being engaged in a similar job iu the Philippines wo can whack J. Dull on the back as ho has bctm doing unto us and' with fraternal cordiality repeat his in junction to us : Go In and win If you con. Philadelphia Ledger : As secretary of state for the colonies Mr. Joseph Chamberlain has moro to do with the question of peace or war with the Transvaal than any other man In England , and the tone of his Birmingham speech gives very little encouragement to hope for peace. Ho talked like a man whos'e patience was exhausted and who was almost ready to begin to flgbt out the quarrel to a finish. Philadelphia Times : These words would almost furnish the "deadly parallel" with extracts from the warlike kaiser's speeches. They can , however , bo construed In no double meaning , falling ns they do from the lips of the colonial secretary. They are a "threat pure and simple , and are only mildly qualified by the expressed hope of the speaker that efforts now making will lead to an amicable settlement. But there U no clear promise of that. Chicago Inter Ocean : If England makes war on the Boers simply to sustain British prastlgo and to seize full political sovereignty eignty for the sake of a crowd of mining adventurers , she will do so without , the respect of a single civilized nation. She may conquer , tiho may drive the Boers again from their homes , she may destroy every vestlgo P republican government In South Africa , but by so doing sbo will write her self down as the most unscrupulous robber nation of modern civilization. OMI-FASIIIOJiKI ) 1'KACK METHODS. ThcorleN of I InCzni * StrrnKthciiril by Witr 1'ri-nnrntlonn. Philadelphia Tlmeft Russia wants universal peace , and appeara to be getting ready to secure peace on tbo plan of the old farmer who wanted to make tils boys religious. "I orders them down on their knees to pray every morning , " said he , "and If they don't get down double quick I knocks 'em down. " At Russia's ' Instigation a sort of a religious peace conference Is being held at The Hague , and In order to bo ready to Insure peace , if the conference Tails to do it , Russia Is building war ships by the dozen , and Is about to Invest $80- 000.000 In modern field artillery and ammu nition. This is an old-fashioned peace method , of course , and Us adoption by the czar indicates that ho pins his faith to the old-fashioned methods after all. The czar's real peace method Is of particu lar Interest to Americans , because. Russia wants ships that can fight end guns that will shoot , and as American ships and American guns have furnished the latest examples of successful fighting and shooting , ho pro poses to have guns and ships nf American construction. Several war ships ore at present bolng built for Russia In 'American ship yards , and It Is now announced upon what Hcems to bo reliable authority that twenty millions of Russian money will bo invested in American field guns of the latest and most effective type. If this proves correct the ordnance factories of the United States are likely to have a busy year or two , although tbe Spanish war Is ended and the Philippine war does not demand any now steel guns. It appears , therefore , that this country In to play an important part In old world peace measures of every sort. Wo are represented at The Hague conference by representatives who are advocating arbitra tion as tbo best peace method. And we are to bo represented In European navies and armies by ships and guns that will enforce icaco If arbitration falls. In plain terms , , vo are going to help keep the peace among Suropean nations , peaceably If wo can and forcibly If nothing but force will answer. Wo are evidently recognized tbo world over as being at the front of the procession at any kind of peace-making going. OTIIiil : I.AM1S TII.VX 01 US' ' . The birth of another daughter must have been grievous disappointment to the czar and may have an Important Influence on Intcraa- llonal pollllcs. H Is nn open secret that there are two parties In the Husslan court , the party of progress and liberalism and hu manity , represented by the car himself nnd by his wife , o daughter of the most worthy and amiable of the British princesses , the lamented grand duchesg of Hesse , and the party of conservatism and of reaction , headed by the czar's mother , formerly Princess Uagmar. daughter of the king of Denmark , and the Oratid Duke George , the next . The existing younger brother of the czar. isting situation IB one that keeps the courtiers guessing and requires from them nn excessive flexibility of opinion and agility of inovonunt If they would nvold being com mitted on either side of the Imperial house hold. Nicholas II Is not a robust man and his health Is not of the best. Were ho to die having only daughters , his brother , the Grand Duke George , would succeed him , nnd the party of reaction nould enter Into power. The mcro possibility of that confers an extraordinary Influence upon the cm- press dowager nnd her second son , as no courtier who knows the business cares to of the hclr-iirc- get Into the bad graces ' tmmptlvc. Now that Crete lias been pacified and emancipated from Turkish rule , extensive excavations and explorations arc to bo made by English archaeologists , In co-operation with the British school at Athens. Cretan exploration was begun by the English trav elers Pashley and Spratt , whoso discoveries were supplemented 'by ' those of Halbherr and Kabrlcus , Including tbo great Inscription con taining the early laws of Gortyna , a unique monument of Greek civic legislation. The bronzes of the Idaeau cave Illustrated the be ginnings of classical Greek art. Further re searches brought Into relief the part played by the still can'lcr civilization of Mycenae , atid the existence In the Island of nn Indigenous - nous system of sign writing anterior to the use of the Phoenician alphabet. The earlier relics of Cretan culture uro believed to ante date by a long period Schllemann's great dis coveries on the mainland of Greece nnd prove communication with Egypt. Operations , ac cording to the present arrangements , nre lo be conducted at Knosos , the city of Mnos | and Daedalus , where there Is a mound con taining the ruins of a prehistoric city , at Praesoa and Lyttos and In the great cave of Psychro on Mount Dlkta , the legendary birthplace of Zeus. It Is proposed to turn the old Venetian armory nt Candla Into a national Cretan museum for the preserva tion of such relics ns may bo unearthed. The report that a Russian expedition had penetrated to the court of the Grand Lama of Thibet created some excitement in po litical and military circles in India , the more so because ( tie presence of this mis sion at Lhassa only became known after It had accomplished Its purpose and left on its return to Taahkcnd. The oxpcdttlon was composed of four officers and fourteen soldiers who formed fhe escort of the en voy , M. Boronoff. The mission remained a month at Lhassa , where M. Boronoff had several consultations with the High Lamas. He and his party left after exchanging val uable presents with the rulers of Thibet. In India It Is thought likely that this In cident may glvo an impetus to the move ment , already active In military circles , for the annexation of the Forbidden Land , and looked on with favor by Indian politicians of the forward party. In any case It Is ex pected that some eteps will bo taken to prevent Russia from acquiring a predomi nating Influence in Thibet , and using it against the establishment of British influ ence in the region of the upper Yang-tse , a. river that boa Us rise in Thibet. Tbo situation is ono of no little interest , the difficulties of an invasion of Thibet from the south being well known , although lar- jeollng , north of Calcutta and the principal British military station close to the frontier of Sidklm , is connected with the rest of India by rail. * * * In dealing with President Kruger Mr. Chamberlain knows ho has touch / subject to handle , for the virtue of Kruger is' a dogged indifference to British threats and cajoleries , threats now being the order of the day. Much of this dogged defiance is on the surface , aa Kruger has a pretty threwd Idea as to how far bo can go In resisting the requests of Great Britain on behalf of the British residents of the Trans- vaal. Though seven-tenths of Great Britain's subjects in Cape Colony arc Afrikander Dutch , and although the Dutch party is In Iho ascendancy with Mr. Schrelner ( Olive Schrelner's brother ) as premier , It does not mean they are for Kruger. They are pro gressive , not reactionary , aud neither at Capo" Town nor In the Orange Free State will the doughty Boer president be advised to fight it out , since the Dutch In neither state believe in the "let alone" policy of Kruger. It Is Inharmonious with the course of African events , nnd cannot bo persisted in. The future of Capo Colony is involved In a liberal administration In the Transvaal , and the Colony will hardly oppose pressure from the home government In the Issues raised by Kruger. * * On the 17th of November next a statue will be erected by the Suez Canal company to Do Lesseps , to celebrate the thirtieth nnnlvarsary of the opening of the canal. The holders of the canal stock have reason to celebrate. The canal In 1838 earned 87,006,000 francs , or 12,299,000 more than In 1897. The dividends are Immense and are growing. Of the 3,003 vessel's of 9,238,00 tons that traversed the canal , 2,295 were English ships , 358 German , 221 French , 1 3 Dutch , 85 Austrian , 74 Italian , H4 Turkish and 4 American. Only steamers use the canal , the winds not favoring the approach of sailing vessels. Tbo same disadvantage will attend the Nicaragua canal. While the Suez canal lies between thickly settfcd con tinents , the Nicaragua canal will lie between wide oceans. The former has had no railroad competition and will have none until the Transslbcrlan railway Is completed , but the Nicaragua canal will find thirteen tranu- Isthmian and transcontinental railways Its competitors for traffic. * With the 1st of July foreigners in Japan wll ; begin to be subject to Japanese laws In all respects as Japanese citizens are and will be tried , If arrested , In Japanese courts , not in the consular courts. The treaties un der which exceptional rights were formerly accorded to foreigners In Japan have been canceled and new arrangements have beeu made by which Japan U placed on an equal ity with civilized countries. This has been done because It Is 'believed ' that justice , ac cording to western Ideas , can bo had in Japanese courts. In most heathen and Mo hammedan countries the laws arc so bad /yCKXXOOOOOOOOODOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOrXCX3OCOOOC > OOOOOC } ( ; Dyspepsia , Gout , Rheumatism , and all kindred ailm'ents are quickly overcome by the use of Nature's great remedy and general health producer. > oooooocoooooooo Sold hr Sherman & McCouucll llru ( 'p. , 1'uzton , ( iullncUcr A Co. , OUtrllia tori , puinha , Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the foo4 against alum * Alum baking powders are the greatot mcnaceri to health of the present day. OVl BAKINO POWOtK CO. , NIW TOOK. and the Judges no corrupt that Christian nil lions claim the rlgbt to try their own cltliom In courts presided over 'by their own or flclals. The Icng delayed report of the India Cur rency commission Is said by the Alfahabiut correspondent of the London Times to bo al- moFt unanimous In favor of * . gold currency , with gold as a legal tender with tbe rupee maintained at 32 cents. The basis Is to be gold , tout the silver rupee , like our silver dollar , Is to be kept In circulation at a val uation nbovo Its Intrinsic or bullion value This finally disposes ofthe hope entertained In seine quarters ( hat the Indian mint wll ) bo reopened for the unlimited coinage or legal tender rupees. When gold Is made the basis the silver rupee will ernso to bo legal tender for very largo amounts. i.iuirr AXO I.IVKI.Y. Detroit Journal : It is tbo man who snores In ohuroh who IH particularly likely tovalto up and ilml himself famous. Indianapolis Journal : "They say , " he said bitterly , "that you huvo been engaged be fore. " "Only nt the seashore , " she answered re assuringly. Detroit Vreo Press : "Paw , why Is it that some of the boys call money 'dust ? ' " "Hccause all wealth comes from the soil , my son. " Chicago Record : Tlicy wcro seated at th fco ere a in table. "Oh. dear ! " said the sweet girl , fanning her cheek. "I'm melting. " The younp man saw nn opportunity. "t knew it was rather warm , " ho said , "but I didn't think It was as hot ns that.1' ' "What do you moan ? " ' 'Wl'Vi ' hot enough to melt pure gold. " Wafililnprton Star : "Do you think there li any danger that the Interview you liave Just given will appear lt > n. garbled form ? " "How cnn J tell a. thine about it , " answered Hr. Toosldes , Impatiently , "until after I have seen what kind of. an Impression it makes ? " Detroit Journal : The , man was In an ugly mood. "Yqu have stolen millions ! " he shouted. "HushI" exclaimed 'the other , fearfully. "It what I have done should come to the knowledge of the assessors , I should b3 ruined ! " "Then give me ( money ! " hissed the man. with a malignant sneer , for ha knew his bower. 'Brooklyn ' Life : "I want tobe sure. " Bald the aped philanthropist , "that my money wl ) | , after niy death , remain in this country , where I made It , and the home of my adop tion. " "Ilnvo you thought of any way this can be fully assured ? " inquired his lawyer. "I have , " replied , the philanthropist , con fidently. "I am firolntr to leave it to fc foreign missionary society. " MISLED. My day had been so full of cares ! My soul Was weary of Its Klaro nnd heat and loneed For rest ; 1 drifted toward an unknown path ; "Twns an entlclnfr road ; Its beck'nlng1 trees Stretched out their broodjnff shad'wy arms to me ; The fragrance of its many dainty flow'rs Invited mo to breathe their sweetness in ; Its tender grasses cooled my tired feet. I did not question whither it might lead For , nil the time , I saw a gleam beyond The Blorm clouds that seemed never far away. I dreamed I saw the glorious flame that KO.VO The cheering light to bo my guldo and guard ; T almost wished the way wcro not so safe- Thai I might brave great dangere , and become A purer soul moro worthy of the fate That was awaiting me ; I longed to basic Within the undimmed radiance of the bliss That bade me journey on ; in fancy I Was blraBed beyond all mortals ; "All tha Joys My soul has missed are there ! " I said , and crushed IteneaUi my hast'nlnfr , happy feet all bars. At length I reached my goal ; the mysllo llumo I'd followed disappeared on my approach. T found a pana of common glass ( Itx like I oft had left behind In scorn ) on which Had been reflected from the 'lamp I heM The semblance of a star ; the glass was thin And through It I could sec what liarl been kept From mo ; my lamp sent forth some rayn so clear , So strong , they showed mo shallow , murky pools Where I hod thought to nnd such wondrous depths ! And darkness reigned instead of light ! Instead Of fairy forms I saw there thins * so vile The mem'ry of them HUB mo with disgust. BELL15 WILLI3Y CJUE. Fourth of July Don't fail to provide yourself with whatever holiday fixings you may need before the 4th , This is going { o be a great celebration this year. A new suit of course comes first. Our prices for serges , for example , are from $8 to $20 other suits in proportion. We have a most abundant supply of negligee shirts at $ J and $1.50 , Outjng hats at 50c and $ J. Bicycle suits at $3.50 and $5 and all other things at moderate prices , that go to make a man or boy comfortable while on a holiday.