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TTnloss nil signs fall the work of ( lie
iiitc-rnalional peace congi-oss will
into history ns an iridescent fiasco.
The republicans of this city have some
very Important business on linnrt tills
week the selection of Rood men for the
district bench.
If liquor Is to bo kept on tup at the
county poor farm the superintendent or
that Institution should be required to
take out a license.
The 50,000 tin plate workers who
have been grunted an Increase In wages
of from l. > to Ltl per cent are receiving
a pretty fair dividend on their votes for
McKlnley lu 1SO ( .
In spile of repeated protests against
the use of hit ) name as a. presidential
possibility , Admiral Schley Is being
groomed by Maryland democrats as the
coining dark horse.
The cashier of a New Jersey bank
who took $1-10,000 of the bank's funds
when arrested reported his total assets
ns six cents. Gambling in stocks Is re
sponsible for the difference.
Senators Chandler and Galliuger of
New Hampshire should be Induced to
Keep quiet for n time at least. The
trouble in the Philippines is ns union
war ns Iho country cares for at one
time.
Statistics of live stock receipts In this
market show n steady Increase over n
corresponding pprlod last year , pushing
Omaha , up nearly to the second place
notch ns a live stock center. It Is only
a matter of time- when Omaha will take
the lead.
Bx-Governor Ilolcomb says ho In
anxious to tell the senate committee all
ho knows about the ballot fraud of two
years ngo. Not only , the committee but
the people of the state would be pleased
to have the ex-governor state nil ho
knows about that transaction.
There Is no doubt that new insurance
Jaw If rigidly enforced would cut down
the perquisites of the state auditor's
office , for this result was sought for by
the framers of the bill. It Is n dilllcult
matter , however , to tear a popocratlc
ofllccholder loose from a fat graft.
The gigantic umbrella which was to
( have been one of the wonders of the
Transmlsslsslppl Exposition , but faile < l
to materialize because the inventor did
not haVe money enough to build 11 hen
coop , Is to ho erected at the Paris exposi
tion next year , providing some American
will come to the front with a hundred
thousand dollars to foot the bill.
Kvcry tlmo the city authorities find n
place they think would be about right
ns a location for a pest house they arc
mot with nn injunction or a threat of
one. The authorities might dispose of
people nflllctcd with contagious diseases
ns Artcmus , Ward proposed to do when
landlords objected to families with
children kill them off.
If the federal judges arc disposed to
consult public sentiment they will ap
point a clerk of the circuit court as well
as a clerk of iho district court In the
Nebraska Jurisdiction. < .dire-seekers lu
these parts object to the proposed merg
ing of the two ollkes and forcing the
appointee to acespt a tn'ary ' of : ? 7 , . " > 00 a
year. Few men would 'erlne ! a tender
of an ofllco paying half iJiat salary ,
Some people claim to bo able to prove
that corporations control the selection
of Judges In nearly every district of Ne
braska. If the claim be true it Is largely
because the citizens generally are so in
different to the matter and cannot bo
induced to attend the primaries. Should
every voter go to the primaries ami
volco his preference for Judges the cor
porations could have very little part In
the selection.
JAPAN AMOXO TllR NATIOfiS.
The new treaty relations which .Tnpni
has Just entered Into with the Unltei
States ntul most of the European pow
ers give that country a standing nmoii |
the nations which it has not hlthcrti
bad. As stated by the -Inpanesc mln
Ister 1o this country , the going Inti
effect of the new treaties marks a turn
Ing point In the diplomatic history no
only of Japan , but of the oriental coun
tries In general. It Is a recognition ol
equality , In respect to International re
hit Ions , of the Japanese empire , whirl :
rannot fall to have Important results
for that country , politically and other
wise.
That In connection with this change
Japan should feel particularly friendly
to the United States Is quite natural In
view of the Interest which this country
has always taken In the oriental eui'
plre. More than forty-live years ago
an American squadron under command
of Commodore Perry anchored lu the
bay of Yeilo and live years later a
treaty was concluded which became the
basis vf. Japan's conventional relations
with western nations. When Perry
planned his expedition Japan had been
closed to the world for more than two
centuries. Restricted commercial re
lations were tolerated with one Euro
pean nation , but on terms most rigorous
and humiliating. The empire was
seemingly Impervious to advances from
without Commodore Perry perceived ,
as < IId few of his contemporaries , that
Japan's condition was the result of ex
traordinary and not of natural causes.
He saw In the civilization then existing
and lu the development of the arts , in
dustries and agriculture , promise of
progress under more favorable circum
stances. It was fortunate for Japan ,
says a writer on the relation of Japan
to other nations , that such a man should
have undertaken the task of bringing
her into touch with , the western world.
The treaty subsequently negotiated
with Japan has been characleri/.ed as a
model of moderation and set an example
which the envoys of other countries had
perforce to Imitate. Thus It was that
the United States was Instrumental in
bringing Japan to the attention and
serious consideration of Uic western na
tions and tlie effect was to arouse in
tlie empire impulses and aspirations
thitherto undisclosed. Ever since then
the relations between the United States
and Japan have been uniformly friendly
and the treaty which went into effect
yesterday is added assurance of the
maintenance of these relations. The
Japanese minister at Washington has
expressed the hope and belief that the
United States government and people ,
having taken such a friendly Interest
under the old system , will take a most
friendly Interest In , the carrying out of
the new treaty. There can be no doubt
as to this. The United States has as
great concern as perhaps uny other
country In the growth of Japan ami.
never 'was It more Important than now
that we should be on friendly terms
with Unit progressive oriental power.
The industrial and commercial devel
opment of Japan has already been ot
great benefit to the trade of this coun
try and there is good reason to expect
greater benefit In the future. Then the
new position this country has assumed
in the far east renders more valuable
and Important than ever before the
friendship of Japan.
THE SOUND MUXKY LEAGUE.
It is proposed by the National Sound
Money league to bold a national con
vention to consider the currency ques
tion , probably with a view to exerting
Influence upon congress. The date for
the convention , which Is to be held in
Ulchmond , Va. , is yet to be fixed , but it
will be some time lu October , and there
Is said already to be promise of a large
attendance. No doubt such a conven
tion would have good results. One ef
fect to be expected from It is a more
thorough awakening of sound money
men to tlie duty of promoting that cause
and keeping It alive in public attention.
While all conditions are adverse to the
advocates of currency debasement ,
while events have swept away the free
silver fallacies , it Is nevertheless a fact
that the free coinage of silver will again
be an Issue In the presidential campaign
next year. ' There are democrats who
liope to subordinate this question , but the
leader of the party has explicitly de
clared that this shall not be done and
there is now no reason to doubt that
his influence in the national convention
will be predominant.
Such being the case the country must
IKS prepared for another "battle of the
standards" and sound money men must
not permit the free silvcrites to be more
active and aggressive than they. Zeal
in support of the cause of sound money
is still Important and tlie league con
vention should be productive of this ,
while It may also bo useful in Its Influ
ence upon congress , where It seems
probable that there will be some repub
lican obstruction to legislation 'fixing
the gold standard.
I'llOTESr AdAlNST OENSOttSHW.
The protest of the newspaper corre
spondents at Manila against the ex
treme censorship exercised by order of
General Otis will bo approved by the
American public , which has long been
convinced that the reports from Manila
do not fully and faithfully represent the
condition of affairs. In their statement
to Otis tlie corresixnulents assert that
the official dispatches have not given a
correct Impression of the situation in
the Philippines , but present un ultra-
optimistic view not shared by the gen
eral otlicors In the Held. It Is jmlnted
out that in several Important inspects
the otllclal dispatches have been mis
leading and the correspondents have
been compelled through the censorship
to participate In the misrepresentations.
The allegations of the newt-paper
representatives are certainly of a very
serious nature and should receive some
attention from the Washington authori
ties. Jt may bo admitted that some cen
sorship Is necessary , that It would bo
Injudicious to allow the correspondents
unrestricted freedom in the sending of
Information from the Philippines. If
that were done there would be danger
that MJIUO of them would mlsubo the
privilege , perhaps to the detriment of
the United States. But the American
people are entitled to be correctly In
formed as to the actual facts of tin
situation , they are entitled to t
j knowledge of the real conditions , am
I a censorship that will not allow then
to 'have such information Is to be con
demned.
It Is stated that General Otis has
promised to modify the censorship and
allow all matter to pass which may be
regarded as not detrimental to tin
Vnlted States. It remains to be seei :
how far he Is willing to go , but he mtij
rest assured that the protest of the cor
respondents will have a support fron
the American public which It will be
wise to give heed to. The American
people have lost contWence in tlie of
ficial reports ; they will Insist that the
press be permitted to give them correct
Information.
DISK ! ' 1IVK IXSl'UAXOK IXVESTMENTS.
The announcement that the managers
of the New York Life Insurance com
pany had ( decided to market nn enor
mous block of stocks held by that com
pany ns nu Investment for the benefit
of its policy-holders very naturally cre
ated quite a sensation and Is said to
have nearly precipitated a panic on the
New York Stock exchange. The silnrni
of the stock speculators over an appre
hended slump In stocks Is , however , of
comparatively small moment to people
who are not directly Interested In the
ups and downs of the stock market.
The alarm sounded from tlie Stock ex
change lias , however , roused popular ill ;
quiry into the character of lnv stineuts
made by the managers of standard life
Insurance companies and the dancer
that confronts many millions of policyholders -
holders in a ixjssiblo collapse ot com
panies that have always been consid
ered as sound and safe as is the na
tional treasury. The New York Life is
by no means the only company whose
officers have Invested the surplus tinder
their control in stocks. It has been
openly acknowledged Unit many If not
most of the old line companies had de
parted from the only safe policy of in
vesting nil surplus funds either in first-
class mortgages or national , state and
municipal bonds with a fixed date of
redemption and fixed Interest rate.
It was not known or even suspected
by policy-holders that Hie money they
were paying in as premiums and held
in trust for their heirs or creditors was
being invested in securities which are
known to be largely made up of water ,
and consequently subject to fluctuation
and depreciation through dishonest or
reckless inflation or the manipulations
of stock jobbers.
The Impropriety ns well as Impru
dence of investing life Insurance funds
in stocks must be apparent. Such in
vestments would afford almost Irresist
ible temptation for stock jobbing on the
part of life insurance managers , who
could enrich themselves by privately
buying options in stocks wh sn they were
at low quotations and after bulling the
stocks on tips of assured purchase of
large blocks by their own company could
rake in the margin.
The reason advanced by the officers of
tlie New York Life for their decision to
part with all their stock Investments is
that they could not otherwise reopen
their business In Germany , whose gov
ernment prohibits life Insurance com
panies doing business In' that country
from making investments in any securi
ties except bonds and mortgages. It
strikes us that Itwill be Imperative for
America to follow the example of Ger
many by restricting life Insurance man
agers from dabbling In stocks with
funds held in trust for the holders of
life insurance policies , Such restric
tions would be in the Interest of the
companies and their creditors , the policyholders -
holders , who could better afford to dis
pense with dividends than to be men
aced with a possible liquidation of con
cerns upon whoso soundness they have
staked the welfare and happiness ot
their families.
Once ID each year the seven judges
of tlie district court hold a solemn con
clave to assign the dockets and estab
lish rules for the court to be In force
for the twelve months following. These
rules are presumed to be binding on
each of the seven Judges unless revoked
by a majority In extraordinary cases.
Thus all criminal cases arc docketed in
the criminal division and the judge as
signed to that division Is presumed to
have exclusive jurisdiction. The equity
division of the court Is charged with
exclusive jurisdiction In its branch of
business , which Includes Injunctions and
quo warranto proceedings. The law di
vision is charged with the hearing and
trial of civil suits before Juries. But
within the past two or three years the
rules and regulations of the court have
been set aside and the most unheard-of
proceedings have been Instituted In defl-
nnce of all law and the court rules. How
much longer our citizens are to he sub
jected to these periodic outbreaks of
judicial anarchy wo nro at a loss to
divine.
The fair cash value of the street rail
ways of Chicago , exclusive of the ele
vated railroad , has been computed by the
assessors at $ 24,000,000 , , and the assess
ment for 1809 will bo at one-llfth of Unit
amount , or a fraction less than $5,000-
000. These figures go to show that the
street railroad corporations of Chicago
are on friendly terms with the asses
sors. It is safe to assert that the mar
ket value of Uieso properties will fall
very little short of $100,000,000 , , as
gauged by their earning capacity.
Kngllsh papers of the class which
have always been hostile to the United
States seize on tlie Alaskan boundary
dispute to exhibit their Ill-suppressed
Jealousy of the growth of the United
Slates In power and -wealth. The trou
ble with England Is and always has
hoen that It covets every foot of ground
lu the world. Nothing Is too large for
Its ambition and nothing too small for
It to contend for and the nation which
Jlsputcs Its claims Is necessarily wrong ,
Attorney General Ilemley of Iowa has
rendered an opinion to tlie effect that
the law regarding presidential electors ,
is revised by the last leglbluturc , pro
vides for the selection of two at largo
from the state and the remainder by
rongrosMonal districts. Such was not
the Intention of the legislature , how-
ever , but the proposed change Is duo t <
nn oversight in wording the law. Tin
legislature which meets next winter wll
undoubtedly change the law to conforn
to the practice In other states. Then
Is no reason why Iowa with Its G0,00 (
republican majority should run an ;
chances of one or two dcmocratli
electors slipping In , particularly whci
democratic states adhere to the old cus
torn of election at large.
A new factor liaa come Into the low.
senatorial fight to keep nllve the polltl
cal contest which threatened to die on
from bclnjr overworked. Congrcssmai
Dolllvcr , not through any announce
incut of his own , but through the nc
tlon of conventions lu his district , ha <
been projected Into the contest as ai
active participant. Dolllvcr has i
large personal following and should 1
enter Uio light'in earnest Iowa Is llkelj
to witness ns lively a senatorial cam
palgn ns any since the day of tin
famous Alllsou-Wllson-lIarlan contest.
That owners of the tin plate mill !
operated by a trust were not actuatet
In joining the combine solely with n
view to effecting greater economics Is
manifest by the sudden advance ot tli
plato from $3.87 to $1.87 per box of IOC
pounds. While the recent advance ol
15 per cent in wages of the operatives-
in tin plate mills would increase the
labor cost on each box of standard
plates the price of tin plate has gone
up within the last six months $1.71 ! pei
box , which strikingly Illustrates the
insatiable greed of the trust
A scientist who has been Investigat
ing the "kissing bug" gives it as his
opinion that it is an Importation from
the Philippines brought in the baggage
and goods of soldiers and others re.
turning from those islands. As the
bugs were not Included in the schedule
of assets turned over by Spain In con
sideration of the $20,000,000 they
should be deported at once. No pauper
bugs from the Orient can be allowed to
compete with American young men.
Nearly n. Million In It.
\Baltlmore \ American.
The man who says there's nothing In
a newspaper should remember that one In
Indlanaipolls , a comparatively small town ,
sold the other day for nearly $1,000,000.
Tlie llnniii In C < iiiicr.
Globe-Democrat.
There Is even more of a boom In copper
than in gold , Last year's production of
copper In the United States was 526,375,691
pounds and the annual Increase is 10 per
cent.
I3xcrclMliiK < ioo < l Judgment.
Chicago Times-Herald.
The klnc of Sweden has appointed nn
Omaha preacher to bo his chaplain. The
king muEit have been impressed with the
political wisdom of finding "some good west
ern man. "
Groaning Under a I.onil.
Indianapolis Journal.
The Dominion of Canada has a debt ot
$260,000,000 , iwhich Is Increased every year ,
while Its population , less than that of Now
York state , scarcely more than holds its
own. Like the woman who put on airs be
cause her husband ha'd ' mortgaged his house ,
Canada's excessive debt may be the cause
of Its disagreeable Importance.
Taken Illn llevr In Ponce.
St. Louis Republic.
From tho" way John Dull Is sending
troops and rapid-fire artillery to the Cape
ho Booms to Intend to lick Oem Paul first
and arbitrate with him afterwards. Your
Oem Is not allowing his beer appetite to
Blacken , for all that. He remembers that
John once before tried the same game on the
Boers and had to borrow money to get
homo on.
Our I'lillliMiInc iFleet.
Pllludelihi ! Record.
Twenty-two small vessels of war , three
tugs and a steam barge constitute the federal -
oral fleet now available for service In the
shallow bayous and Inlets of the Philip
pines. Thirteen of these craft were acquired
from Spain by purchase ; the others are
prizes of 'war. It Is a cheap fleet and a
good one , moreover. Eternal vlgllanco with
such boats Is the price of supremacy in our
now eastern territory.
Decline In Triint StoeUa.
St. Lou la Globe-Democrat.
A decline of $101,255,618 has taken place
since the beginning of the year in the stocks
of twonty-fllx Industrial combines In the
United States. It baa been remarked fre
quently that the heavy capitalization of
trusts Is a more serious matter for Investors
than for any other class. Promoters had
reached a point -where their talk was In tons
and hundreds of millions. They sent forth
an avalanche of stocks based on oil sorts
of extravagant schemes and those who
bought are $100,000,000 poorer lor their ex
perience since January 1 , A few trust stocks
have advanced , but the not leas In Industrials
In six months Is not less than $75,000,000.
Business combinations involving a big In
crease In capitalization are treated with de
cided caution by prudent investors.
ailOWJNG Uhll OF AVATKll POWEIl.
Marked Inurenun In Hie Ilovclnpnieiit
of l.oriil Iniluntry.
Chicago Record.
Ten or fifteen years ago the scientific
writers wore trying 'to ' prove that the steam
engine had forever superseded water power.
But improved methods In the generation and
transmission of electrical energy have again
brought -water power to the front. A slight
retardation of this tendency has been created
by the advance Jn the price of copper , but In
turn this is having the effect of bringing
ilumlnlum Into use as a conductor , for it ap
peara that aluminium is a better conductor
than copper , while its lightness and greater
tensile strength permit It to bo strung more
easily and at small expense. It Is believed
that the demand for aluminium will result
In improving the devices for Its manufacture
to such an extent that It win soon become a
Formidable rival of copper for all electrical
work -where copper Is now used.
In many directions enterprises are on footle
lo utilize existing water power or by canal-
cutting and dam-bulldlng to create now
power. At Jlassena Springs , N. Y. , 40.000-
horse power Is being secured by diverting
ho waters of the St. Lawrence river. Omaha
expects to obtain 28,000-horBo power from
Iho 1'latto river. About Rochester , N. Y. ,
; o,000-horfco power is to bo got out of the
Qcneseo river. At Niagara falls the water
fiouer that Is now under control of the
\merlcan company -will soon lapse to the
Canadian government , when it will be Im-
iroved by a Canadian company. Between
Chicago and .Marseilles on the Illinois river
100,000-horse power will bo created by tbo
.vatere . of the Chicago drainage channel. At
teveral points on the river companies are
irganlzlng to utilize it. Tbo effort to grab
lie privileges at the foot of the drainage
channel was an evidence of tbo growing
alue of water power. Some idea of the
, -aluo of this Illinois valley -water power
nay bo had when It Is considered that it
s two or three times as great as the force
t Minneapolis or that which the present con-
rlvauccs at Niagara falls utilize.
or TUB
The Bea is Indebted to Mr. A. Schlegd ,
deputy auditor of customs at San Juan , I *
H. , for n copy of the Fourth of July edltlor
of the San Juan News , published by S. K
Dcllacktn. It is a warm number , lumlnoui
with patriotism , colored pictures of thi
flag , the bird of freedom nnd pyrotechnic ;
galore. A notable feature of the publlcatlor
is n slowing peroration on the Ucclaratlor
of Independence , followed by the Declara
tion itself. Ilcccnt critics of Uiat Immortal
document should possess themselves of t
copy of the News of July -1. They mlRhl
gather from Its popes some of the cn >
thuslnsm of new converts nnd renew nl-
Icglanco to the charter of American liberty
Interviews -with soldiers arriving at Sar
Francisco on the transports Newport nnd
Ohio show marked unanimity of oplnlor
on the question of Increasing the nrmy Ir
Luzon. Without exception they say that al
least 60,000 additional troops are needed tc
bring about peace. Brlgadlrr General Sum'
mcrs said : "Agulnaldo's forces were badly
dcmoralfzed when the Oregon regiment
loft , twenty-nine days ago. I am of the
opinion that peace will have been obtained
before the end of the next dry season. Ol
cotirss , a much larger force Is necessary Ir
order that wo may hold the country nnd
towns evacuated by the rebels. I am of thu
opinion that starvation will cut a large figure
In bringing Agulnaldo's forces to torma. On
nccount of the war the rlco crop , on which
the natives depend for food , is next to noth
ing this season.
"Tho general cry - whenwo left .Manila , '
snld he , "was that 100,000 more men -were
necessary to bring about peace. Thcro were
no prospects of such result when wo left ,
The voluntce.ra have -wanted to come home
over Blnco pence was announced. Of thirty-
two fights , the Oregon regiment took par !
in no fewer than twctity-soYen , nnd wo did
not scorn to leave much of a lasting Imprcs-
elon upon them. "
Sergeant ' .Major iMarshall said 100,000 more
men were necessary to conquer Luzon
alone.
"Tho war is not popular among the volun
teers , " said he. "Six weeks In that climate
enervate n man. A dash of 100 yards In
that country prostrates a soldier. Every
volunteer in Luzon who did not fall Into a
soft snap was eager to como homo when
peace.was arranged. The no-called great
victories have been without lasting results.
When wo marched out at one end of a con
quered town the Filipinos quietly sneaked
in at the other. "
Captain iSaunders eald positively that not
fewer than 100,000 men must bo sent at once
to the Philippines for service nt the end
of the rainy season. Captain Saunders is
commander of the transport Newport nnd la
thoroughly acquainted with the conditions
In nnd about Manila.
All the officers and men of the District ot
Columbia regiment that returned , from the
Santiago campaign except one man are said
to have applied for pensions. Now It Is
announced that F. L. Graham and J. H.
Griffiths , both of whom were officers In this
regiment , have been appointed as officers In
the new volunteer forces being formed for
the Philippines. This presents a perplexing
problem , not only for the doctors who will
make the physical examination of the volun
teers , but also for the pension seekers and
the people who pay the pensions.
Military law renders Manila safe and
silent at night. A correspondent of Leslie a
Weekly says : "Carriages are but little seen
at night. The native driver of a public vehi
cle Is not allowed out any more than a na
tive pedestrian would be. Hence , there lane
no carriage to bo had , unless you are the
owner or lessee of a private rig , and even
then you must be either official or sufficiently
near so as to be privileged to pass your driver
by the sentry. Moreover , every time you
are halted In a carriage you must leave the
carriage and advance on foot for inspection
and questioning. Over in the San Nicolas
district , around the port , the sentries are
so thick that proceeding in a carriage Is
more tiresome by far than walking. Every
llttlo interval covered necessitates another
halt , explanations , advance , and the same
thing over again , about as fast as you can
enter the carriage and alight. There Is no
pleasure In a night ride through the crowded
parts of Manila.
"But the end justifies Iho means. There
are no native uprisings and no possibility of
one. No city In the world Is as safe by night
ns Manila. Deserted and nearly as still as
the grave It remains , under martial Saw ,
until broad daylight comes around again ,
when -windows open , shutters como down ,
the populace swarms out , nnd the busy life
of a great city begins llko magic with the
firing of the sunrise gun. "
I'KHSOMAI ; AND OTHERWISE.
Twenty-six industrial stocks have shrunk
$101,255,618 in value since January 1. 1899.
Chicago has abandoned the projected fall
fete and dumped the stadium into the
murky river.
President Salln * of Brazil is a base ball
enthusiast , and is trying to encourage tlie
American game in Klo Janeiro.
An Ithaca ( N. Y. ) doctor , having a large
opinion of himself , put In a bill for $10-
000 for ten visits to a millionaire patient.
California is going to exhibit 20,000 bottles
tles of Us wlno nt Paris , just to show the
Parisians that there are other vineyards
than those of Franco.
Eight moro deaths from lockjaw * were re
ported in Now York and Its Immediate vi
cinity , making a total ot twenty deaths
from this causa near the metropolis since
Indopendcnco day.
Marcus Daly , the copper magnate , is a
good shot with a rifle and spends hl vaca
tions in the hunt for big game. The re
sults of Wiose expeditions have filled his
house with tropliles at the chase- .
Taking the government crop reports an a
basis of computation , the statistician of tlio
New York Produce exchange figures that at
present prices thp harvcsta of this coun
try , already in sight , are worth $1,604,499-
DOO , which gccF to show that farming Is a
profitable buslnera when you can form ! > ig.
The head of the English house of Paget ,
one of whoso members Is the son-in-law of
Secretary William C. Whitney , Is the
roung marquis of Anglcssey , who , following
: ho example of his father , grandfather ,
; reat-grandfathcr and great-great-grand-
ather , has separated from his wife.
Goebel , democratic candidate for governor
of Kentucky , Is a remarkable man in many
ways and his old "Pennsylvania Dutch"
crops out in his quiet , bulldog pertinacity.
Ho does not drink or smoke ; ho has killed
his roan ; he Is a fritter enemy to all trusta
and corporations ; he does not gamble and is
responsible for the law making gambling a
felony in tbo Bourbon state.
W. H , IJnmslio was recently ro-elected
treasurer of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
company , has been In the employ of tlio
company for forty-six years , and has been
treasurer blnco May , 1SC6 , When a small
boy In Baltimore ho Raw the great parade
that Baltimore arranged to celebrate the
laying of tbo cornerstone of the Baltimore
& Olilo railroad , on July 4 , 1628 ,
Tim IIAltll Ol' AIUCAIVSAW.
Tnnrn III * llnr | > nn thrVlnit nnil
Spill * Mrloilr li > - Iho Wnjxlilc.
The remark attributed to a widow , \\hc
had donned hnblllmcnta of woe In memory
ot her fifth husband , "You never know n man
until you live with him a while , " applies tc
I other men nnd other conditions. You cannot -
' not judge a newspaper man's talents by his
, shop work. It Is necessary to got him oul
on a vacation , free from the cares nnd
anxieties of toll , and watch his mental
powers expand and bloom under the rare
siinshlno of freedom. Then only Is he nl-
tuned to the harmonies of the blessed ; thcr
only does his soul respond to the prompting ;
of the muse.
A happy demonstration of that fact It
supplied by A. J. Kcndrlck , n former Met
man , nt present publisher of the Fort Smltl
( Ark. ) News-Hecoril. When Kcmlrlch
hustled for the festive Item In Omaha Bonn
fifteen years ngo none of his associates har
bored a suspicion that ho had concealed
about him the germs of ptiesy. They know
that he lightened the weary hours of toll
with stanzas of sacred song and oft lilt
thrilling volco echoed through the dart
yellow plno corridor , spilling glorious melody
! as ho finishes ! a hot scoop on his rival- -
Sentimental song Iio eschewed as an un
clean thing and none was over known tt
profane his tlcn In his presence. Even his
confidantes would not endanger his friend
ship by accusing him of wooing the muse In
springtime or any other old , tlmc. Hut times
have changed nnd Kcndrlck with them ,
Since pitching his tent in the vibrant wlldf
of Arkansaw , .by the banks ot the Pok-au
ho has ibecn n diligent suitor of the musc.
in secret , but with characteristic ( throw dnocF
muzzled his poetic gifts nt homo. Not until
ho journeyed westward toward "Where Rolls
the Oregon" did ho unhitch Pegasus and ride
for a record. Thus mounted and breathing
the ozone of the eternal hills he gave tin
editorial excursionists series of poetical
cocktails , refreshing nnd enlivening to a de
cree , n veritable oasis in a desert of drearj
prose.
It may bo noted , "more In sorrow than In
anger , " .that the bard of Arkansaw has for
saken the heavenly lyre for more carthlj
melodies. This .might . bo doubted were 11
not vouched for by the veracious Portland
Oregnnlan.
The first effort of the noted bard tells
of the fate of a Mississippi scribe who tried
the tunnel act on nn Iowa girl :
Tlio editor sat on the Wapnor deck ,
Whcnoo all but him hmi lied.
Hrslile him 5 < miKKled n maiden rare ,
With d'linnsk ' cheek M > < rd
They stood anil g-azed t 1he passing slights ,
Of thnt wonderful Oroimn trip ,
This damsel rare , this maiden fair ,
And the
man from
from.Mlsslsslpp. .
She was a lass with most ivondrous eye ? ,
So limpid , clear and blue.
She gazed at 'him ' In her siillelcss way
Suiinoso It had been you ?
Your fate were the same ns this poor
wight's
'Tls certuln make no slip ;
Oh ! pity this lad he's not so bad ,
I *
thisman
man
manfrom
from
fromMlsslsslpp. .
The. more he gazed , the deeper he fell
Into thu deaths of love-
He swore by the rolling Oregon ,
And skies ? o blue abox'e ,
He'd taste the nectar of t U sweet mouth
Of that transcendent Up ;
She'd made a mash , and settled the hash
Ofthe
the
theman
man
manfrom
from
from.Mlsslsslpp. .
The train rolled on. Its thundering beats
Timed well Ms pulsing blooU
That wildly throbbed In passion's floods
Beneath his rhinestone stud-
But suddenly fell on awful gloom ,
As though a pall did slip ,
On that maiden fair , so sweet , so rare ,
Andthe
the
theroaji
roaji
roajifrom
Ah. ha , ! a tunnel full deep and long ,
That train WOB passingthrough. .
His chance had come and he grasped It well ,
Ho know a thingor two ;
Ami with tiper bound he leaped to her ,
And then he clasped her NIT.
And Klyslan bliss ! He snatched a kiss-
Did the
manfrom
from
fromMlsslsslpp. .
Oh ! for the touch of a vanished hand !
That kss ! on , a vanished cheek !
Oh ! for the maid who stepped aside ,
So nwilsli. yet so meek !
When the Wagner rolled In daylight broad
H'o he'd In loving grip ,
A chap with whiskers three feet long-
Didthat
that
thatCUSH
CUSH
CUSHfrom
fromJtlsstsslpp. .
'An Iowa editor boarded the train with
a bottle of cocktail's In his pocket , chuckling
to himself over the good time in prospect.
Before the train had gene ten miles , the
editor sot down with tbo proverbial dull ,
sickening thud upon the aforesaid bottle. It
smashed to pieces , and Its contents Immersed
a wide section of the editorial trousers , to
say nothing of a wide area of a palace car
plush seat. The poet laureate has em
balmed this incident In verse , ns follows :
Iowa Is a KooA old state ,
'Tls always. In the van ,
With fields of corn and fields of grain
'Itejoddng ' heart of mun.
But Its clvlefest claim to BJory
Is on editor who by chance
Once took his morning cocktail
By absorption through his pants.
iHero Is another poetical etching roveallnB
the tribulations of a Nebraska molder of
public opinion :
Only a harmless editor , only a roguish
dame ;
Only a pair o f Illy whlto hands that
grasped 'him ' aa ho came ;
Dnly a pair of sturdy knees , only a coat of
Only-1 dustod. the
- n , leather slipper that
editor man ,
Only a pair of struggling limbs , only across
those kntes ,
Dnly a quaven In the ) air , "Oh , let mo RO.
now , please ! "
Dnly a pair of feminine paws , put to lively
Dnly a BtriJBKllnfT editor , to paddle nnd
wallop and bruise.
Dnly some moments of terror , only a
piteous wall , ,
Dnly a lively rub-a-dub-duK that rattleu
down llk.3 ihall , . . .
Dnly some shattered dignity , only a lot of
Dnly n. battered editor and the hellish
deed was done !
A OiilvnnUeil If-KCiuI.
Chlcaco NOWB.
Another pretty little story has been
spoiled and another tale of marvelous fortune
laid away on the same shelf as tbo legends
of unlimited gold finds in the Klondike. A
young man who paid $4 for an old coot at a
south side ouctlon , and who found $3,000 In
bonds in the Inside pocket , has learned that
his bonds are worthless and hi * profit of
$2,990 has vanished utterly. It is just as
well. That story would have been quoted at
every gathering of unlucky men for thirty
years to como and would have shared honors
with the narrative of the farmer whose plow
turned up an old brass kettle containing
$43S97 In Spanish gold and a chart locating
the rest of Captain Kldd's buried treasures.
BAKING
POWDER
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
. , .
norm , * KiNa > o t < CO. tw voiu.
A IllSHOP'S 9TII.\\GI3 VII'.W.
Tlio < i < ni > ol of Wnr Sulxllltilcil for ( ha
< ! o | iol of l'ont'0.
iDetrolt l-'reo 1'reM. \
Bishop J. .M. Thobiirn , a missionary of the
cross , who has spent forty years among the
benighted people of India , preaching the
] gospel of prace and the OoMrlnos of the eer-
, mon on the mount. U evidently as rank an
Imperialist as the country contains. HP has
1
recently returned from ho Philippines ,
| whore ho was nu Interested observer of
I events for a season. Ho thinks that the
' course of affairs lu the Philippines made It
Inevitable thnt thu United Stnti-s should ns-
i sort Ha authority there , as the only altorna-
{ live of anarchy nnd assassination. Hut with
reference to the means which the United
States should tnko to assert Its authority
the worthy bishop has a theory that may be
considered qulto remarkable for a clergyman
to eiiteitnln or nt least It would be romnrk-
nblo If he wore not an Imperialist.
The only trouble lies In the island of
Luzon. All the other Islnndn nro peaceful.
It Is hop Thoburn , therefore , suggests thnt It
would bo a wise plan to enlist the men of
the other Islumls who nre the nnturnl
enemies of the inhabitants of Uuon , to flpht
Agulnnldo's army. The bishop It confident
that they could quickly dispose of the men
under the Klllplno chieftain If oflicered by
American ! ) .
Thus this m.in of pence who has spent
forty years among the dark-sllnnpd pcoplo
of the orient , teaching thorn how the whlto
man's religion Is based upon love nnd good
will even to enemies , would have the- United
Stales government set the natives of the
Philippines to killing each oilier off. To the
Iny mind this proposition ot the bishop's la
Ikcly to Rcem rather cold-bloodi-d. Nor Is
It probable that Mr. .McKlnley \ \ III act upon
the ougRestlon by ordering a few regiments
of Sulu pirates to ho rcernlted nnd turned
loose In the interior of Luzon.
The bishop als.o holds the advnneH Im
perialistic ground that the United St.itcs
should tnko part in thu partition of poop
old. helpless China , "In the Interest of mo
rality and Christianity. " of course , This 13
what the old world powers are using MS nn
excuse for their spoliation of the Celestial
kingdom. It Is to belane "In the Interest
of momlltv nutl Christianity. " The United
Slates should have Its portion with the rest
of the robbers , thinks this peed nnd gcntlo
bishop. And ho finds It hard to understand
why the American republic should "shrink ;
from giving up her exclusive policy and hcsl-
tate to take her place nmong the nations. "
The most charitable way to explain Ulshop
Tlioburn's uii-Amcrlenn views upon the
Chinese problem IB to attribute them to an
absence from his own country so long that
ho hns forgotten the traditional policy which
ims heretofore kept us from entering Into
entangling alliances nnd baved us fiom tin \
national crimes ot Europe.
C1IKI3IIY
Chicago Xews : "nilly , have you over fol-
lowpd SL wild mountain .trail ? "
"No. but 1'vo sone all through a modern
department store. "
Detroit Journal : Microbes are now under
stood to be nttesKury to human life. It Is
our 'tendency ' , we bc-llovc , to regard ns ne
cessities today what were nieiely convene
Icnces yesterday.
Chicago Post : "Fortunately we don't hnvo
such a thing aa lose mnjtr > to In thin coun
try , " said tlio bachelor.
"Oh , 1 don't know , " replied the benedict.
" \ly wife seems to regard any comment on
her cooklns us somewhat in that line. "
Philadelphia Record : Lawyer What la
your eise , madam ?
Pair Witness I am er that 1s cr
Lawyer ( sarcastically ) Kindly remember ,
madam , that every moment you gain now
will not be to your advantage.
IndlannpollH Journal : "Lot's send some
ice cream over to Jlr ? . Hopkins. "
"Whv , Claia , her husband Is in the lea
business. "
, "Well , llmL's It ; she never sets enough
Ice to make Ice cream. "
Chicago Record1 : "Wo ought to hear from ,
those arctic explorers. "
"Oh , I don't know. Jf they have found the
north pole this Isn't the tlmo of year for
them to ba giving it away. "
Chicago News : "Young man , " said tlio
fatherly Individual , if you continue nt thl
pnca you will shorten your days. "
"Would that 1 eou'.d , " responded the
youth , who deiils out ribbons ten hours out
of twenty-four. "If 1 thought I could
shorten my working days I'd try a. mllc
a-mlnuto Dace. "
Detroit Journal : After the high church !
wadding the fashionable brldo and groom
shook luoiiula.
"Shall wo meet ngaln ? " nhc nsked > trying N
to seem Interested.
"Yes. there's ladles' tiny at the club , you
know , " ho answered , Hnilllng , for It would
be Im&oUte lo act bored.
TllK HASYtiOI.VU'MAV. ' .
Detroit l'"reo Press.
Ho never has a single care ,
There's naught can glvo .him worry ;
No matter what the tlmo may be.
Ho never has a hurry.
Ho rises when It pleases Jilm ; V
Does not retire till late ;
Tlio latest Htyles don't trouble him ,
Hut still he's up-to-date ,
Hn does not bother over wheat , J
The prlco of pork or stocks ;
Ho never fears lila business will
Some ilny land on the rocku.
His face la always boamlng bright ,
Ho very rarely kick ? ;
Tlie reuson 1io'5 so happy Is
Because he's only six.
JULY
CLEARING SALE
We have finished our inven
tory and have taken all broken
lines and odds and ends of
zlothing placed them on a sep
arate table , and if your size is
here , it's yours for just half
srice , All kinds of materials
md styles are represented.
.ong Pants Linen Crash Suits
For Boys of 13 to 19
Years of Age ,
These are dressy and cool ,
wash nicely , and are the proper
dress for torrid weather. We
have cut the price of
$3,50 $ Suits tO.$2.50
$4,50 $ Suits to.$3.50
$5 $ and $6 $ Suits to. . . $4.oo
And there are many reductions
on Straw and Crash Hats as
well , Drop in and look over
our values ,
( We close , remember ,
at 6j ) . m. Saturday. )