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that the actual number of full nnd complete
coplrn of The Dally , Morning , Evening and
Sunday Hep , printed during the month of
June , 1803 , was as follows :
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BUmmer may have The Bee sent to
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mall.
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often ns desired.
The republican Judicial primaries arc
almost in sight and the court bn Hill's
nro beginning to experience a rise In
temperature.
Tlio cyclone season still Bccnis to bo
lingering , but in this respect Nebraska
lias Buffered no more than other sections
of the country.
AViUi two Insurance commissioners
HoliiK business at the slate house it is
much like a show where you have to
] > : iy to gel in and wit up when you go
out.
It is safer to tell your wlfo that she
cannot cook "like mother" than to in
sinuate to an Omaha restaurant cook
that his talents are below par. A really
discreet man would not do either.
The deadly llrecrackcr Is the only
thing that Americans have borrowed
from the heathen Chinee , and that has
been the dearest loan Americans ever
secured from any foreign country.
The people who were so fearful that
Uoucral Wheeler was to be unharnessed
ns a warhorscwere laboring under a
delusion. The general has been ordered
to Manila In accordance with his ex
pressed wish.
Prof. Schurman Is coming home from
the Philippines. As , tue head of. nn in-
wtltutlon of learning the professor Is
level-headed and clear-Glglitcd , but
when ho views things through military
spectacles his organ of vision Is defec
tive.
Judging by the llerce outbreak of the
fnke organ the managers of the exposi
tion are beginning to see a largo area
of low barometer In front of them and
hope to be able to lay the consequences
of their own blunders at the door of the
editor of The Ilee.
Iowa democrats are looking around
for a victim to head their state ticket
this fall. The principal quallllcation
required Is not ability to make a good
governor , but simply a man who will bo
n good looking political corpse when he
Is laid out In November.
( Jovcrnor Stephens of Missouri lias
ordered a special election for August 20
to till the vacancy caused by the death
of Congressman Bland. Why does not
Governor Poynlor call a special election
to nil the vacnncy In the Sixth Nebraska
district caused by the death of Con-
grcssman IJrecneV fircone died nearly
four months ago , whllo IHiuul died only
last month. Nebraska certainly Is as
much In need of its full representation
In the lower house of congress as Mis
souri.
Marshalltown , la. , preachers have
gone out on a strike because the Board
of Control will allow only $ ; t per ser
mon for preaching to the veterans in
the soldiers' home. ICx-Covcrnor ! l.ar-
rabco and John Cownle , members of the
board , have each taken a turn at pilot
ing the gospel ship and up to date it has
nmdo schedule trips. I'p to date the
strikers have used nothing but moral
BiitiHloii , but the authorities are prepared
to use the ontlro power of the state to
preserve order.
State Treasurer Meservo seems to be
nfllictcd with sympathetic ! Ignorance of
the now insurance law and makes a
Fpcctaelo of himself and the state when
lie notltlcs foreign Insurance companies
to Iliul out for themselves where to Ilia
their securities. Mr. Mcserve seems to
bo oblivious of practice and precedent
which concedes to now laws sufllcient
vitality to remain In force until sot
asldo by the courts. The mere expres
sion of opinion of the attorney general
that the new Insurance law Is weak In
spots does not constitute a declaration to
Justify any executive oillccr lu refusing
la enforce Its provisions.
7/'f 117 O.V TtlH SITl ATHHt
General Harrison < Jray Olln. who
commanded a brigade In the Philip
pines , threw some light on the situa
tion there by his statement thnt a force
of not less than 00,000 will be required
to put down the Insurrection. In till *
lie concurs with other military olllcers
who have seen service lu Luxon nnd
differs from tin * commanding general ,
who has persistently adhered to the
opinion that . ' 10,000 men were sultlrlent
for his purpose. The Inference from
the statement of General Otis Is that
he believes the Insurgents to be much
stronger than they have been repre
sented to bo and that their resources
are far from being exhausted.
1'ress advices which escaped the cen
sorship at Manila show that the olllclal
Information sent to Washington has not
fully described the situation. One corre
spondent states that the Insurgents still
have n good organization and their re
sources arc not materially Impaired.
They are In possession of the most fertile
portion of Luzon and of Important ports
and so long as they hold these they can
carry on hostilities. The dispatches
from General Otis have uniformly
stated that the Filipino fin-cos were
disorganized and scattered , .lust before
the last demonstration by the enemy
south of Manila the American com
mander announced that the situation
was entirely satisfactory. There Is
reason to believe that the Insurgents
arc very nearly If not quite as strong
ns at the beginning of the war , that
they arc well supplied with arms and
ammunition and that tlielr resources
for subsistence arc abundant. There is
also reason to think that there Is a
more general sympathy with them
among the native population not In
arms than lias commonly been repre
sented.
The Washington authorities have
ordered the enlistment of ton regiments
to reinforce the army In the Philip
pines. These new troops , it is expected ,
will bo sent to Manila by the time the
rainy season Is ended , when it Is pro
posed to renew the campaign with all
possible vigor. Meanwhile the question
Is being discussed whether It would not
be well to make a cliangc of command
ers and the discussion of this question
is likely to grow. There is undeniably
a great deal of popular dissatisfaction
with the barrenness of the military
operations in Luzon. The Washington
correspondent of the Philadelphia
Ledger probably voices a prevalent
sentiment at the national capital when
ho says : "After a campaign of live
months , during which the army accom
plished everything that was possible to
accomplish in the way of lighting and
marching , Major General Otis has no
substantial results to show for the
bravery and heroism of his men , nor
for the great physical sufferings and
losses they liave sustained. It is the
business of the commanding officer to
plan and direct. Major General Otis'
plan has been laid upon a. . false hy
pothesis and he seems to be unable or
unwilling to perceive it. It is the busi
ness'of the ofticers and men of the
army to obey orders without ques
tion and to light whenever and
wherever directed. They have done
this , and , therefore , whllo the army
has been successful the commandIng -
Ing general has been n failure. " Gen
eral Otis has a good military record
and much was expected of him when
he was assigned to command in the
Philippines. It Is simple truth to say
that lie lias not met expectations and it
would seem to bo a matter for the
serious consideration of the president
whether he should be continued , in
command.
MUA'Wll'AL OWNERSHIP.
The decision of the Michigan supreme
court declaring unconstitutional the
law enacted at the instance of Gov
ernor Pingree authorizing the purchase
and operation of street railways by the
city of Detroit gives a black eye to the
movement for municipal ownership of
public necessities which was to have
had Its crucial test in the acquisition of
the Detroit street railroads. But the
principle underlying the demand for
municipal ownership has as much vi
tality today as it had before the Michi
gan supreme court rendered Its decision.
The popular current in favor of munici
pal ownership of light , heat nnd water
supply is irresistible , and while court
decisions may stem the tide its force Is
bound to assert Itself in all largo popu
lation centers. Instead of repressing
popular sentiment in favor of municipal
ownership the Michigan decision , like
the decision of the United States su
preme court on the validity of the In
come tax , will stimulate the supporters
of the principle Involved into greater
activity and dually will culminate in
creating a distinctive Issue on which
party lines will bo drawn and political
campaigns will bo fought pledging the
victor to the enactment of legislation
and constitutional amendments , state
nnd national , that will cure the defects
on which the decisions of the courts
are based.
Municipal ownership Is one of the
evolutions of the industrial changes
that have taken place within the last
half of the nineteenth century in every
civilized country on the globe. With
the enlarged necessities occasioned by
the new agencies of civilization there
comes a demand for their control by the
people acting through tlielr agents in
control of the municipal government.
The colossal fortunes amassed by cor
porations operating gas works , electric
lighting plants , water works and street
railways nnd the methods pursued by
them lu securing valuable franchisee ,
evading taxation anil maulinilation of
legislative bodies , and the fact that
many of the largest cities of the world
have successfully demonstrated Its
feasibility are an almost unanswerable
argument In its favor. How these frau-
ohlsed corporations arc to bo supplanted
and their plants acquired Is a problem
with which each community must
wrestle for Itself. The underlying prin
ciple of American institutions Is liat |
nobody shall be deprived of his prop
erty forpnbUc use without duo compen
sation. The condition precedent to mu
nicipal ownership must bo the purchase
either by mutual agreement , arbitra
tion or condemnation process. Which of
these modes of procedure Miall be re
sorted to depends upon existing con
tracts nnd conditions under which the
rights and privileges of the respective
corporations were acquired and the ie-
strlctlons under which the municipality
Is obliged to conclude its purchase.
.tTK i'nui > niiir o.v THK SK.I.
The American delegates to the peace
congress have good reason for gratlllc'i-
( Ion In their successful effort to obtain
from the conference recognition of tholt-
proposal for the exemption from cap
ture of private property on the sea In
time of war. The subject will not be con
sidered by the present conference , being
outside of the matters which It was
convened to consider , but It Is impor
tant to have secured an understanding
that this proposition shall be submitted
to a future conference , which will per
haps be Invited by the United States ,
since this country lias taken the lead lu
urging it.
Exemption from seizure of private
property on the sea In time of war has
been advocated by our government for
many years. The United States de
clined to sign the declaration of Paris
In 1S5G because , although it declared
privateering forever abolished , It did
not provide for the exemption from
capture of private properly on the sea
In time of war. But while this has been
the position of the government on this
question during all these years , there
have been among our naval olllccrs
strenuous opponents of exemption , one
of the most prominent of these being
Captain Mnlian , who Is one of the
American delegation to the peace con
ference. Another Is Commander G. II.
Stockton , president of the naval war
college , who a short time ago published
nn article in which he defended the
seizure of merchant vessels on the lilgh
Boas In time of war as a military meas
ure. It must be admitted that there is
a good deal of force in the reasoning In
opposition to exemption , but the weight
of argument , as the strong address of
Ambassador White to the peace confer
ence shows , Is on the side of exemption
and .there is no doubt that sooner or
later the nations will accept this prin
ciple as in the universal Interest.
AS TO Gunittixor LEGISLATION.
Tlie statement of Colonel Henderson ,
chairman of the house republican
caucus committee to formulate a plan
of currency legislation for the con-
slderatlou of the next congress , that
much that lias been published regardIng -
Ing a financial bill was not correct and
that the whole subject is in cmbryotlc
shape , will bo somewhat disappointing
to those who had supposed that an
understanding Inul been reached lu re
spect to the more vital points and that
little except details remained to be dis
posed of. Tills was the nature of the
information given to the public only a
short time ago upon the authority , It
was said , of treasury olllclals and It has
generally been accepted ns correct.
Prominent republican representatives ,
among them the probable chairman of
the 'house ' banking and currency com
mittee , have been reported ns expressIng -
Ing the opinion that there would be
currency legislation of the character
said to 'have ' been agreed upon by the
house caucus committee. It is there
fore somewhat surprising to learn upon
so good authority ns Colonel Henderson
that the whole subject is in embryotic
shape.
However , this should not discourage
the hope that the house and senate
committees will agree upon a plan , at
least as to the main points under con
sideration a declaration making the
obligations of the government payable
in gold and legislation requiring that
greenbacks redeemed In gold shall bo
reissued only In exchange for gold.
These are the essential requirements ,
the question as to the national banks
being of minor importance. The next
congress will make a grave mistake if
It shall fall to make a definite declara
tion for the maintenance of the gold
standard and we conddcntly believe it
will not fall to do so.
Postmaster General Smith , who was
importuned Into making a 1-100-milo
trip 'to Omaha to get the managers of
the exposition out of a hole which they
dug on Schley day , will appreciate the
contemptible ( lings and cowardly stabs
of the ofllclal organ alined at him before
lie has had time to get back to his ofllce
at Washington. After all , the mean
things said about Postmaster General
Smith by the popocratlc sheet arc in
keeping with the course pursued by the
exposition management , which for
months besieged and bombarded the
heads of the Army and Navy depart
ments and other cabinet oflicers as well
as the president .to furnish them ma
terial aid for a private speculative en
terprise organized on political lines In
opposition to the party of which McKiu-
ley , and his cabinet ministers are the
leaders. The close corporation for
which the World-Herald Is sponsor may
not comprehend the amazing imperti
nence of Its course any more than it
does the lack of common courtesy ex
hibited toward Mayor Moores by the
appointment of Con Gallagher as gen
eral factotum lu charge of the exposi
tion buildings , grounds and guards and
the sublime cheek of asking the police
chief to deputize ns special policemen
officers and patrolmen that had been
dismissed from the police force for In
subordination and misconduct.
When the exposition managers muzzle -
zlo their jackass battery they will have
less trouble about "attacks" from The
Bee. This paper very rarely makes at
tacks , but it generally hits hard when
compelled to defend itself from unpro
voked assault. There was no more ex
cuse for the Kakery In charging the edi
tor of The Bee with dictating the course
of'the mayor and police commission In
connection with the blanket license than
there was for the stupid fake about his
alleged presence lu a dark chamber of
the city hall while the police commis
sion was presumed to bo doing his bid
ding.
St. Louis capitalists propose to build
the largest and best equipped steel plant
In the United States which will be Independent -
dependent of existing trusts. If the
present world-wide demand for steel
products keeps tip there Is room In this
country for several colossal concerns , it
Is doubtful , however , whether they can
bo kept out of existing combinations for
any length of time unless trusts are
made unprotltnble by legislation that
would tax them out of existence or
abrogate their patents. Hvcn such a
rampant free sliver organ as the Denver
News Is forced to admit that money Is
plenty and there Is enough of It lu Hr-
filiation to transact all the business of
the country , even under the present con
dition of Industrial activity. Silver
organs sometimes have lapses into
Iliianclal sanity.
The merchants of San l-'ranclsco are
making extensive preparations for the
reception and entertainment of the vol
unteers returning from the Philippines.
In this they combine patriotism with
business. When the boys get paid off
In .San Krnnclsco they will doubtless
reciprocate the compliment.
SlrU Inir fur it Ucuoril.
Washington Post.
By standing Just whcro ho was three
years ago .Mr. Bryan runs a risk of being
charged with mental loitering.
.MIiRCMl Illn CnlllllK.
Chlcnso Heconl.
The St. Louis jirofeFRor who siiBKcats the
name of Usona for this country has missed
his calling. Ho should bo writing advertise-
nicnli ; for biscuit makers.
\oxt Ill'Nt Tiling to n KlK > tt.
SprlngllcUl Republican ,
If General Joe Wheeler Is not given a.
chance to flsht somebody somewhere for any
old reason ho will run for governor of Ala
bama as the next best thing.
Tom-hen In lltick Vnril * .
( Minneapolis Journal ,
The old saw that a man Is judged by the
company he keeps la now changed by certain
sociologists to "A man is Judged by the
back yard ho kcepn. " His lawn Is his
tribute to the conventions , but his back
yard expresses his personal neatness or lack
of It. Don't throw your old cans nnd shoes
Into your back yard ; toss them over the
fence Into the empty lot.
I'retty Xonr
Philadelphia Ledger.
Doubtless the Koreans are a benighted
people ; nnd , therefore , It Is not surprising
that they should have manifested their hos
tility to the trolley recently opened at Seoul
by smashing the gongless and fenderless
cars , one of which had run over nnd man
gled ft child on Us Initial trip. The Koreans ,
however , were probably right lu describing
trolley cars on a rampage ns "devil
wagons. "
For Social IMirponcn Only.
Springfield Republican.
The Western Passenger association has
been reorganized , nnd is said to bo
stronger than ever. It 'has a new chairman
and more roads In the membership , nnd
has put Into effect a new agreement for
maintaining rates all apparently In direct
violation of the anti-trust Jaw ns inter
preted by the United States supreme court
In the transmlssourl and the Joint traffic
railway associations.
A llitil Time for Silver.
Salt Lake Tribune ( sil. rep ) .
When this country Is booming , when
business generally is prosperous , when moro
men nro given employment thnn have had
employment before for seven years , when
farming is paying , when trndo is brisk , it
Is simply idle work ioitry to exptoln to the
people at largo what eeems BO manifest to
some of us , that that , prosperity would bo
greatly Increased by Increasing the volume
of standard money. That's the situation
now.
Some 'Iillorn by the Wnyxlile.
New York Mail nnd Express.
The latest report of Nebraska's unprece
dented prosperity under a republican ad
ministration of the federal government con
tains ono notable error. It declares that
even the unskilled Inbor of the state has
nil been nbsorbed by the prevailing activ
ity and that the raifroads are pressing
tramps into service fpr repair work. Yet
wo know of one unbilled laborer In Lin
coln who Is still out of a Job and where
there. Is one others are likely to bo found.
ThU prosperity report needs revision.
A KorelKiior'n I'Inii of
London Spectator.
The idea current in American newspapers
of raising 100,000 men and "crushing the
rebels once for all" is a most foolish one.
Such a force would only cost millions and
accomplish nothing. You cannot maneuver
100,000 men In a tropical forest , or feed
them , either. Ten thousand regulars , well
led , steadily reinforced from homo and
aided by 5,000 native auxlllnrloqain , in iv ,
work much better If only It Is once under
stood that the work to bo done is to es
tablish nnd protect a government in each
district occupied , a government Intent on
restoring order and prosperity.
TrniiMpn at KltiK linker * .
Philadelphia Ledger.
There are to bo further complications in
the government of Samoa if the report of
the commissioners Is adopted. They recom
mend that a governor be appointed who
shall not belong to any of the treaty-making
powers , but shall Introduce a fourth nation
ality Into the already badly mixed affairs
of the Islands. It may be the best thing
to do , but It must make the poor Samoans
wonder where they belong. .Meanwhile It Is
reported that iMalletoa Tanu , who wns king
only In name and showed no disposition to
make trouble by holding on to thnt office ,
is to bo banished to the FIJI islands , This
looks like a pleco of injustice toward him.
.MnMcr 'Jtolln ' Hi Volunteer * .
Philadelphia Record.
The muster rolls of the First Nebraska ,
Tenth Pennsylvania and Utah artillery or
ganizations , which sailed from Manila for
San Francisco on July 2 , footed up 1,848 en
listed men , sixty-six of whom were dls-
ibargtMl and remained In the Philippine
capital to accept service in the two now
volunteer regiments to bo organized by Gen
eral Otis. If no larger proportion of the
remaining 11,500 volunteers should ro-en-
llst 'there would bo taut -150 veterans for the
two regiments , nnd about 2,200 recrultu
would bo required to fill their ranks. Such
organizations would bo practically now regi
ments , with scarcely a sprinkling of trained
soldiers ,
ii ( > llleiifn of
J. Sterling Morton's Conservative.
The party of fusion , populism nnd con
fusion in Nebraska nnd throughout the
UnlteU States is made up , as a rule , of
apostates from the principles of good gov
ernment and common ense who have be
come the Idolaters of rotund rant and
vociferation.
Declamation and elocution are the mo
tors of the populist organization and never
slnco the world began has to much ma
chinery been run by wind. Thoii tit , argu
ment , analysis and logical methods are as
foreign to the expedients of populism as
January Is in dally temperature from
July. Nebraska moro than any other
state in the union has been privileged to
observe the utter Incapacity of the leaders
of the fusloniats for useful and practical re
forms in either local or state government.
Offices and cmolumcntH for the few ; luxa
tion , vexation , agitation and Irritation for
the many only that and noldlng moreNo
capability except for blunders , 110 ability
except for public fund * .
ntrnitivi , IM.NMO1101,1. : . .
l'ro | ioe < H e Inrrennv UronliiK Out tit
( lie l'liltliilnr | War.
Spring ! ) Id iMnJ.M RepublUan.
The number of applications for pensions
which have been filed to date as a result of
the Spanish war nnd the 1'hlllpplnc lighting
Is stated to be over 16,000. Most of these
grow out of the Spanish war of a year ngo ,
In which probably less than 35,000 men
came within gunshot of the enemy or even
left the shores of the United States. The
figures given no doubt only faintly fore
shadow tthat Is to come.
During the twelve months from July 1.
1861 , to July 1. 1S62 , the I'nited States gov
ernment had more than halt n million men
In the field nnd In the fighting of that
period some' 6,500 union men were killed nnd
2S.ROO wrro wounded In battle , to say noth
ing of tlicno who died of disease. The
total number of applications for pensions
filed during , that year nt Wnahlngton was
2.4S" . During the SpanUh war of three or
four months the United States government
had less thnn half that number of men
under arms and very few of these got to thd
front , whllo the casualties among those who
did reach Cuba and Porto Ulco and Manila
were comnaratlvrlv Ktrmll. Hut the number
of pension claims filed within the year Is
nearly seven times the number preferred
during the first full year of the war of the
rebellion. And yet quite as many men were
killed and wounded In battle in that year
of the war for the union ns went to the
front during the Spanish Mar. The figures
strikingly tot forth the amazing growth of
the pension business slnco 1661.
Of course , nil has not been heard from
the Spanish war proper which will be hoard
on this score nnd there Is no telling where
the war in the Philippines will carry the
pension figures. Over 40,000 men have
already been sent there nnd 20,000 moro nro
to be scut ns rapidly ns possible to replace
the returning volunteers nnd Increase the
force of General Otis. It is safe to say
thnt over 00 per cent of this whole number
will bo Injured materially in henlth or abil
ity to earn a living nt 'homo ' by the service ,
or will bo lost through death from bullctH
or disease nnd nobody knows how many
moro men must be sent In a pretty continu
ous stream to keep the nrmy up to 1(6 ( full
strength or to increase UB numbers.
The number of names on the pension roll
before tlio new claims began to come In was
almost a million (993,71-1) ( ) , nnd had been In
creasing steadily nnd rapidly , ns the warn
which gave rise to the list have reccUcd
further and further back Into the years.
There are still revolutionary pensioners on
the roll. It Is probable now that the num
ber will rise considerably above 1,000,000 ,
and will remain there for many years to
come , notwithstanding tbo fact that the men
fought In 1S61-5 are fnet going away.
CASK.
Dciuncriivy'n l.lve IHNIIC
ivldi Demi One * .
Philadelphia Times ( Ind. dem. )
Colonel William J. Bryan , profoundly Im
pressed with the idea that he has been as
signed toy Provldonco to 'bo ' the democratic
Moses in 1900 , is spending his days and
nights trying to provide a platform which he
can Induce the democratic party to accept.
Most candidates for the presidency are satis
fied with the role of candidate , leaving nom
inating conventions to make platforms , but
Bryan Is not that kind of a candidate.
Ho wants to be the democratic candidate
and dictate the democratic platform , nnd ho
has outlined his platform for the Chicago
newspapers a year In advance of the conven
tion , so that the democrats will have plenty
of tlmo to get used to It. IMr. Bryan's plat
form , reduced to Its esaentlal features , con-
elsts In the cry of down with the trusts and
a largo standing army nnd up with free coinage -
ago at the ratio of 1C to 1. lie is as clamor
ous for frco coinage as over and does , not
seem a bit discouraged over Its repudiation
In 1S9C , > but he la willing to give the antl-
truat plank the first -place In the platform of
1900 , giving ns his reason for this shuffle of
the Issues the wonderful Increase In trust
organizations since the presidential election
of 1896.
The significance of this Interview lies In
in its disclosure of the fact that while Mr.
Bryan IK not Incapable of learning , he Is incapable -
capable of forgetting. On tlio trust Issue
nlono the democratic party might make a
hopeful fight In 1900 , provided Its leaders
and candidates could convince the people of
Its sincerity. To weight this really living
issue down with the two dead Issues of freu
coinage and opposition to the expansion pol
icy of the country -will be simply to Insure
a defeat as overwhelming as befell Bryan and
free coinage In 189G. The people at that time
declared with unmUtakcn emphasis against
free coinage , nnd they have not changed their
julnds since. Kxpanslon nnd a larger standIng -
Ing army as an issue has arisen since , but
the people of the United States are undoubt
edly against the Bryan position on this
point.
If Mr. Bryan wants a chance to be elected
president in 1900 he should advise his party
to throw all dead Issues overboard. If the
democratic leaders who -will meet In confer
ence In Chicago July 20 want a chance to win
In 1900 with any candidate they should call
'Mr. ' Bryan In to conference and advise him
to stick to the trust issue and stop talking
about Issues Into which the breath of life
cannot bo breathed by any earthly power.
I > EltSO.\AI < A.VU OTIIUIlWISI-1.
Paul Kruger's favorite dish is palt her
ring. Ho eats at leaat one of these fiuh
every day.
Six American senators at once did not
attract as much attention In London ns one
thlrd-rato king would ,
Before beginning the real battle on the
trusts the leaders are having a little pre
liminary exercise ivlth Mr. Havemeyer.
Henry W. Grady , son of the founder of the
Atlanta Constitution , 'has ' announced his
candidacy for the city council of Atlanta.
A New York woman has ridden -100 miles
in forty-eight hours on a bicycle and nil the
reward she got for it VOB to sec her name
In the papers.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Lovl P. Morton are'
extremely fond of children and are this
summer giving a , number of bouse parties
for young people at their country place ,
Ellcrslle.
Admiral Dewey Is said to have formally
accepted an Invitation to open the Ohio Gen-
tennlaf , to be held at Toledo , this year , and
the New York Times in announcing the fact
mentions It In the headlines to .the . item ,
and also asserts that there will be "other"
exhibits. >
Of Lord Salisbury's nve sons the eldest
nnd youngest are In Parliament. The third ,
Lord Cecil , is a barrister. The premier's
fourth Bon , Lord Kdward Cecil , Is n lieuten
ant In the grenadiers and has the Dongola
expedition of 1896 to his credit. Lord 13r-
ncst , the second son , U In the church.
Louis Candco Weir , the president of the
Adams Express company , Is the exact double
of Dr. Faunce , the new president of Brown
university. < So close Is the likeness that an
enterprising New York photographer sent
to Providence GOO copies of iMr. Weir's pic
ture , which EOld as a boiia fide Mltcncss of
Dr. Faunce.
The children of the late President Hayes
have offered their old home , known as
Bpiegcl Grove , near Fremont , 0. , to the
Ohio State Archaeological and Historical so
ciety on condition tliut a permanent fund of
$25,000 bo raised , the Income thereof to bo
used for the proper care and preservation
of the buildings and the historical treasures
now contained therein. Spiegel Grove IB
a 'Wooded 'tract of twenty-five acres , near
the lower falls of the Kamlusky river , and
U a point of great historical Interret , It in
an old Indian reservation , and was to oc
cupied for a lone period prior to the revolu
tionary war. -
J
unions OK THK w\n.
Since 1'ewey ' blew uji the foundation of
PpanlMi power In the Orient the United
States has sent -10,979 officers nnd men to
the Philippines. About 5.000 moro are now
on the way , nil regular regiments recruited
to the limit. Ten new regiment * are to bo ,
recruited for service there , swelling the t
I total to abaut 60.000. The return of the j
| volunteer regiments and batteries , ten and i
two respectively , reduces the total at least
12,000. To this must be added soldiers dis
charged , invalided hcmo , on the sick list
nnd the number killed , which would , accordIng -
Ing to estimates , leave -10.000 effectives for
campaigning nt the close of the rainy season.
H is the unanimous tcctlmoity of army
officers In charge that American carpet
baggers mint bo excluded from offices In
Cuba and Porto Illco if the government
would avoid dangerous friction with the
natives. In an article In the North Ameri
can Kovlow General Leonard Wood say :
"Thoro Is another point which cannot be
too strongly impressed upon our own people
ple , nnd that Is the absolute necessity of
keeping Americans nnd nil others than the
Inhabitants of the Island of Cuba out of
ofllco In Cuba. Wo want nn absolutely open ,
honest , clean-handed policy In dealing with
the people of thlfl Island. The military gov
ernors in the different provinces , 8fllstod
by their ofllcora and such civilians a. < , they
may have on their immediate staffs , are
absolutely all that are required , except pos
sibly ono collector in each custom houne , o
long ns wo arc directly responsible for the
revenues. The appointment of Americans
to ofllce here , except ns above stated , Is re
garded by the people as a great Injustice ,
nnd , If wo are hero to teach them to govern
themselves , It would seem that the best way
to begin Is by letting them try , standing
hero ourselves simply to supervise , and , If
necessary , to check , when wo sec affairs
going wrong. "
Gcorgo W. Henson , principal musician of
the regimental band of the Eleventh Infantry ,
received his final muster-out at Governor's
Island hospital a few days ngo. In his long
service with the Eleventh Infantry ho had
saved $1,000. Ho left no heirs , nnd the
money , under the law , will revert to the
War department.
Benson entered the service eighteen years
ngo. He rose ateadlly from the ranks until
ho gained his coveted appointment on the
non-commissioned officers' staff of the Elev
enth regiment.
Then came the call for foreign service.
With hln regiment ho went through the
Santiago campaign. 'Ho ' laid aside his cornet
for a "Krag , " nnd when not In the trenches
ho helped bring up ammunition or rations
to the front.
A year ago ho was on the hills before
Santiago fighting for Unelo Sam nnd the
glory of the Eleventh. From Santiago the
Eleventh went Into the Porto Illcan cam
paign. Days on the march and nights In the
trenches told on Benson. The fever got Into
his 'boncfl. ' Ho fought It oft all winter , but
six weeks ngo he was sent home to die.
A letter from Private Robert 13. Smith , jr. ,
of the Oregon regiment to his father at
Washington , D. C. , published In the Wn h-
ington Star , describes the genuine Tagal as
"a natural born sprinter , who will take the
prize anywhere. Ho goes barefooted , does
(
not weigh more than 100 pounds , wears little '
clothing , needs very little food to sustain
him , carries very little of anything 'but his
gun nnd ammunition , and If Agulnaldo can
got the arms nnd ammunition he can keep
up this kind of wnrfaro for an Indefinite
time. "
Whllo cordially indorsing the suggestion
to erect a monument to the soldiers of the
Intermountaln states who died lu the Phil
ippines , the Salt Lake Tribune pertlnentlj
asks why not first honor the memory of a
gallant liero of two wars , whoso grave In a
Salt Lake cemetery remains unmarked.
General P. E. Connor Is the bravo soldier re
ferred to. Ho gave the best years of his
life to his adopted country nnd wore out the
remainder in promoting the welfare of the
west. The Tribune continues : "Ho was
desperately 'wounded at Bucua Vista and
nearly died on that field of hemorrhage ; lie
ralecd n battalion in California , marched
across the desert , established Fort Douglas
nnd fought the great Indian battle at Bear
lake which gave peace to all the north coun
try. Foreign-born and not finely educated ,
still he fought his way up to a brevet major
generalship. And such a man , In this rich
country , should not be left to sleep In an
unmarked grave. Whllo fixing the monument
ment for the volunteers , why not provide one
also for General Connor ? In his old age he
became a miner. If each miner in Utah and
Nevada would give 50 cento toward the mon
ument It would be enough to mark his grave
and to attest the affection of these who. ap
preciated tlio Indomitable old man. He was
in life every Inch a soldier ; ho offered that
life over and over for his country ; ho per
formed signal and stalwart service. Surely
his grave should be decently marked.
AMKIUCAIMIODUCTS AllIIOAn.
Crowding ( lie MnrUetn of < lie World
ivllh the. I'roiluet of l < 'iic < orlUH.
'Boston ' Herald.
It Is tolerably well known from the ex
perience of years that American manufac
turers will often eoll in foreign countries
the products of their factories at a decidedly
lower price than they charge their own
fellow countrymen for these products In the
American market. For years past American
sewing machines , bicycles and manufactures
of Iron and steel of almost every description
have been cold In Europe at prices greatly
below the American prices. One of the most
striking Illustrations of this was given in
the copper trade before copper was placed on
the frco list , American bar and sheet copper
was at that tlmo sold in 'England ' at such a
low prlco that It would have been highly
profitable to the foreign purchaser to have
paid the cost of shipping It back to the
United States for sale hero as a ro-entry of
American goods , but , In order to avoid this ,
the American copper men insisted , when
they Hold copper In England , that the orig
inal package In which It was shipped should
bo destroyed , the high duty under such cir
cumstances preventing a return shipment.
In this instance there was no national senti
ment exhibited ; It was simply a question of
trade conditions , and the American dealers
In almost any exported commodity have
shown tbcmsclvca willing to charge their
own countrymen even twlco the amount
charged foreigners , provided that In that
way they could obtain trade which would
not otherwise come In to them.
This same rule holds true all over the
world , and the result Is that manufacturers
In this country and manufacturers on the
continent of Europe arc nlilo to make use of
English shipping for the transportation of
goods Intended for foreign markets , In many
by flS.102,000. The Dlngley tariff , In
Instances on more advantageous terms than
are offered to the English manufacturers.
I'olxuneil Ciuiily In Hie Mull ,
SAN FRANCISCO. July 6. The Examiner
states that Mrs. Elele Schelb of 610 Ellin
street ate of some candy received by malf
on last Friday afternoon and has slnco been
seriously HI with symptoms of arsenical
poUonlng. On tbo dsy mentioned a box of
candy anil two letters were received at Mrs.
Schelb's house. They had not boon sent to
her. but were addrefsed to her frlcmlu. who
frequently vUlted her. The box was opened
and some of the candy was offered to half a
dozen young women who are employed aa
dressmakers by Mrs , Schelb. They declined
to take the candy , but Mrs. Schelb ate a
small quantity. Soon afterward Mrs. Schrlh
became alarmingly III. with every ( symptom
of having been poisoned by urtenlc. Antl-
doir * were administered and she Is now
recovering. Much mystery surrounds the
race and those having knowledge of tb
facts are very reticent regarding the matter ,
.M-K OF I'MOMT.IllTY.
j of Hie Itu-rrnnril lln lnr
of Nntliiniil Hunk * .
New York World.
The spring report * of the national bank
for thin year show thnt they had more money
Irnt out In April than eleven month * before
by JSOf.,000.000 , That Is to * ny , the Industries
of the country are o far more active this
year than last that their directors arc uMnu
$30(1,000,0(10 ( ( moro money borrowed from the
national 'b.inka. '
But the national bunks do only a part of
the country's hanking business. There ait
aluo the state banks , the great private hank
and the trust companies , whoso loam for In
dustrial uses have Increased in like proper
tion.
Without exact statistics from them it li
perfectly safe to say that the merchants n < l
manufacturers of this country , the men who
pay wagon and keep the wheels going round ,
are borrowing nnd using nt a. profit between
one-half nnd thrce-quartcra of a billion dollars
lars moro thin year than they could find
remunerative use for a year KO.
This adds another to the many Indication !
of national prosperity recently cited by thi
World In statements of fact and tables ol
figures.
nim.T roil KDX.
SoiiKfvllle Journal : Her Acquaintance
Hnw old Is Miss Piusx1 , anyhow ?
Her NrarcMt Krloiul Forty-two , marked
down to twenty-nine.
Iiulliinnpolltt Journal : "Thry fny a mac
who turns pale when he gets mad Is t-hs
moul dangerous. "
"I RUCCH that Is HO. A man who Itarf < 1
nearly out of his boots will put up ac
awful light.
Itur'em ' Life : Boy t say ,
don't 5 uppon > you don't know of nobody
what don t want to linvo nobody to do
Mothln' , don't you ?
Gentleman Addressed Yes , I don't.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "You nr truly
polite , Wlekman ; you gave the homely
woninn your ncjit In the street car. "
"Well , she louki-cl ns If she was going ta
stick her hatpin In mo If 1 didn't. "
Chicago Record : "That clairvoyant al < J
that for 11 .Mho would tell mo how to gel
rid of supprlluous llcsh. "
"What did she say ? "
"She told mo to go to Manila and hel |
chase the Filipinos.7
Chicago Post : "You have ncvr knowi
the pangs of poverty 1" Jio exclaimed , bit
terly.
The hclre.sn' eyes softened , though liquid
to begin with.
"Indeed , I have , " slu said , warmly. " )
went to a. bargain sale where , no ono knew
mo and found I had left my pur nt a
home. " <
Detroit Frco Press : "I was going to asU
you 'to tnke lunch with mo today , " Raid om
Hoard of Trade man to ( mother , "but Bllmi
says he has Invited you. Sorry ho got la
ahead of me , "
"What time do you lunch ? "
"At 1. ' V- .
"How fortunate , fal'ms ' takes his a.t 11 *
I'll be with you. "
Ohio Stnte Journal : Williamson You CAB
get anything you want now in one of thoit
big department stores.
Henderson Yes , everything but youl
change when you are in a hurry.
Detroit Free Press : "Sou see , he said 3
was a fool. "
"Yep. "
"And then I coaked him. "
"M'hm. " ' " '
"Anil that was where I proved It. "
SomcrvHIo Journal : He Do you thlnV
tlmt you could learn to love me ?
She ( miiBlngly ) I don't know. How much
salary do you get ?
Philadelphia. Record : Nell Mamo IB aw
fully proud of her good looks. She boastt
that her fnco Is her fortune.
Belle YCH. but she doesn't seem lo desire
ftny credit for making It herself.
Do'troit Journal : The doomed man wan
defiant to the last. '
"Oh , I fe l na line .as a fiddle ! " he ex
claimed , as the rope was being adjusted
about his neck.
"Strliifr him up ! " ehoutcd the mob , vrlth
qulpt humor.
For It WHS not tlio way of these crudS ' '
people to tnke life too seriously.
THE SIIIUT-WAIST GIIIL.
Boston Olobo.
Fair ns nny vernal flowers
That Illumine a woodland way
With their brilliancy of color ,
On a May-time's perfect day ,
Are the maidens now beforn us
With their wealth of tangled curls ,
Whom wo designate with Justice
Springtime's lovely shirt-waist girls.
Man might lose hla faith in summer
Were 'ft not for such as these ,
With Its fragrance-laden breeze.
When he sees them come , as blossoms ,
On the street , away ho liurlH
All hl.s doubts of coming1 mildness ,
And ho blesses shlrtiwalst girls.
Woman has more trust thnn man ha ,
For she'll wear a. fine now htraw
Ere the last white flake of winter
HOH decided when lothaw. .
Thus thej- ever lend men onward
( Those who won't be led are churls ) ,
bo , at least , these maids , nssever ,
Who nro known ns shirt-waist
Bo the Hkles fair or cloudy
They will somehow look the sam .
Just a sight to chppr a fellow
Bo lie losing nt llfe'w game.
And It I'd a choice between them ,
And the choicest of cholco pearls ,
I had rather see heforn m
Half a dozen shirt-waist Kir'.t.
Shirt
Waist
Sale.
All broken
lines of
King
Star
and Wiz
Shirt Waists
and Blouses
will be sold
for SOc each ,
Many of which
sold for $1.25
all sizes are
represented 1
as long as they
last SOc
Come early.
( Store closes . . .
Saturdays . at 6 p. m. do yaur
shopping before then. )
