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With Howard II. BaldrlRO nt the
head of the republican judicial commit
tee the party may rely ou having a vig
orous and effective campaign waged in
this judicial district.
Ilnllronds report larger sales of Nc-
brasku lands tlilH year In a month than
previously for jvhole years. The wave
of prosperity cannot bo .stemmed by nriy
sot of political Jeremiahs.
"Coin" Harvey is booked for another
coin foraging expedition through Is'e-
braska. The man who makes a living
on calamity shouting may be depended
on to close his eyes and cars to pros
perity.
Emperor William Is going to Eng
land to talk various matters over with
his grandmother. He puts in so much
of the time stretching political wires
across her path that nothing short of a
i >
personal visit sulllces to smooth things
over.
Shamrock has at last set sail for the
I'nltPil States to make an effort to
bring back the America's cup. "A fair
field and no favor and may the best
boat win" is the wish of all Americans ,
but they hope the best boat will prove
to be Columbia.
There Is such a colossal quantity of
grain , alfalfa and hay being harvested
on the prairie lands of Nebraska this
year that a few bushels of corn and
bunches of grass devoured by grasshop
pers on the Colorado boundary line will
scarcely be missed.
Attorney General Smyth has finally
discovered that the Hartley bondsmen
have put away their property to make
themselves execution proof. Wonder
what the attorney general supposed
the bondsmen were doing pending all
this dilatory litigation ?
Perhaps prosperity has Its drawbacks
when laborers are so scarce that women
are compelled to work In the harvest
fields , Everybody Is given a chance to
work"at his trade in republican times-
even calamity howlers , If not too par
ticular as to the topic.
Why does "Coin" Harvey devote all
his precious time to Nebraska when he
knows there is fifty times as much
wealth in his own state of Illinois ? Is
it because he Is alarmed over the pros
perity of Nebraska farmers and fears
the backsliding of the reform forces ?
Attorney General Crow of Missouri
had such peed success In collecting
$7't,000 , from insurance companies for
violating the anti-trust law that ho has
llh'd suits against thirty-nine others.
If the attorney general persists In his
course of enforcing the law there will
soon bo a surplus In the Missouri sfato
treasury.
It Is to bo noted that hero and there
volunteers In the Philippine war arc
being refused honorable discharged lie-
cautiu of dishonorable conduct ,
although , pleasing to say , they are very
fe\v in number. The usual hills to
straighten the records of the crooked
boldlers may , however , bo expected to
turn up in congress in duo time.
The State Hoard of Health has or
dered that Itinerant doctors must ob
tain u llci'imo or permit before attempt
ing to practice medicine and surgery In
this state. It Is passing strungo that
any such order should have been neces
sary in u state that boasts the lowest
ratio of Illiteracy In the union. Why
anybody should risk health and llfo by
employing tramp doctors when doctors
of established reputation are accessible
is incomprehensible.
A MATTER FOR
The attorney general of the I'nlled
States has decided that the Wnr de
partment cannot grant franchises in
Porto Illco , Three applications for
franchises linil been made to the de
partment , one covering ft grant for a
railway , one for water power and the
other other for the erection of n dock
and a pier. Attorney General Grlggs
holds that the power to grant such
franchises Is rested in congress and
that the War department has no
authority In the premises. This is an
obviously sound view , the question not
being in the least affected by the fact
that Porto Hlco Is under military gov
ernment. The island Is a part of the
"public domain" of the United States
and the War department can properly
exercise no authority there except what
Is necessary to military administration.
The granting of franchises is clearly u
legislative and not nu executive power.
Of course this applies also to the
Philippines , the status of which is pre
cisely the same as tfi.it of Porto Hlco ,
but it has no application to Cuba ,
since the United States Is simply In
occupation of the Island and has no
sovereign rights there. We are simply
exercising a military protectorate with
n view to the ultimate Independence of
Cuba and therefore have no right to
grant franchises there.
Undoubtedly congress will be urged
to consider the question ot franchises
In Porto Hlco and the Philippines very
parly In the session , as it Is a matter of
no small Importance from a practical
point of view. The granting of fran
chises In Porto Hlco will be of material
benefit to the island and there Is reason
to expect that In the near future there
will bo a demand for franchises in the
Philippines Involving a very large
amount of capital. Cuba would ex
perience a rapid recovery if the author
ity existed to grant franchises there ,
but this must wait until the Cuban
people establish n government.
A'OT HOSTILE TO TUB UNITED STATUS.
The fact that the president of the
Argentine Republic has gone on a visit
to the presidents of Uruguay and
tsrazu is neraiueu as maicating a
movement for an alliance of those re
publics and Chill against the United
States. The report has come by the
roundabout way of Home that these
South American states have taken
alarm at the imperialistic tendency of
this country and uro contemplating a
union to offset this tendency.
It was stated a few days ago that
the report excited only derision In the
diplomatic circles of the southern re
publics at Washington and there cer
tainly seems no reason why It should
be given any credence. The president
of the Argentine Republic has recently ,
In a message to the congress , expressed
the most cordial friendship for the
United States , the Chilean government
has recently shown its friendly feeling ,
and we are on excellent terms with
Brazil and Uruguay. But If such were
not the case an alliance of. those re
publics hostile to this country would
be quite senseless and likely to be
vastly more harmful to them than to
the United States. As to the expan
sion tendency here they are not af
fected by it and talk of an alliance of
these southern republics as an offset to
this tendency is simply absurd.
Unquestionably there are a great
many people in South America , includ
ing some in public life , who do not feel
friendly to the United States. They
cannot forgive this country for going
to war with Spain. But there is no
doubt that a majority of the people in
every one of the southern republics
realize the value of the friendship of
I this country nnd desire to retain it
AND THE UNITED STATES.
The utterance attributed to Admiral
Dewey in regard to Germany and the
United States appears to have pleased
Englishmen , though why they should
llncl gratlflcatlou In contemplating a
possible rupture of friendly relations
between this country and Germany it
Is difficult to understand. Wo cannot
conceive how British Interests would
be beuclited by such an occurrence ,
but can sec , on the contrary , how It
might have consequences very damag
ing to those interests. If Englishmen
assume that It would lead to a formal
alliance between Great Britain and the
United States they should also consider
that the probable effect of this would
be to unite the continental powers on
the side of Germany , and what this
would mean for Great Britain may
readily be conjectured. Every one
of these powers would , In such an
event , regard an Anglo-American nlll-
arico as a menace to itself and they
would combine to aid Germany In the
conflict , which would assume world
wide proportions.
Whether or not Dowry was correctly
quoted , it can be confidently atllrmed
that the possibility of war between thu
United States and Germany is ex
tremely remote. Each nation Is today
manifesting toward ( lie other the most
cordial good will. It is true there 1ms
been some friction In regard to com
mercial Interests. Germany has complained -
plained of the discriminating duty
against her sugar and perhaps still feels
that it Is unjust , The Cnitod States
has complained of the discrimination
against Its products and Mill holds that
this Is unfair. Hut these are matters
that can ho settled without resort to
war and undoubtedly they will in tlmo
be amicably and satisfactorily ad
justed. In the broad field of world
affairs , In which the United Stales Is
playing a larger part than ever before ,
the two nations have no Issue , The
two countries have interests in the far
east , but neither Is concerning Itself
about the Interests of the other. Ger
many knows that whatever rights her
citizens have In the Philippines will be
respected by this government. The
United States has no reason to fear
that any rights or Interests of its citi
zens In China will be interfered with
by Germany , In the western hemis
phere German interests are as secure
today as they ever were. American
Interests In Kurope are not menaced
by Germany.
There appears , then , to bo nothing to
warrant the thought of war between
Germany and the United States , but on
the contrary the very best reasons for
believing that the friendship between
the two countries will grow stronger.
So far as the foreign policy of either Is
concerned there Is no rivalry ; they are
commercial competitors In the world's
markets , but there Is little danger of
such competition evpr leading to war.
The possibility of a war with Great
Britain Is not more remote than is the
possibility of hostilities with Germany.
A WOHD OF CA.LTIOX.
In the campaign which is about to be
opened Omaha and Douglas county will
be the pivot upon which will hinge the
redemption of the state from popocratlc
rule. Manifestly the result In Doug
las county depends upon the character
of the candidates nominated for county
olllccs. To lusuro the undivided and
enthusiastic support of the rank and
file of the party the county ticket must
be made up of men eminently qualified
for their respective positions and unas
sailable with respect to their Integrity.
To insure victory at the polls In No
vember the campaign must from start
to linlsh bo aggressive and not defen
sive. Any man who cannot fearlessly
challenge the most searching publicity
should not be considered for a moment
as a fit person to be a candidate on the
republican county ticket. And It might
as well be understood from the outset
that the party cannot afford to stultify
Itself and risk success by defending
candidates who are known to have be
trayed a public trust or have proved
themselves unworthy of popular confi
dence.
The republican party of Douglas
county certainly has an abundance of
sound timber for every ofllco from
which It can make Its selection. It
would be Inexcusable if not criminal
for It to give preference to rotten tim
ber that would weigh It down and im
peril its prospects. The experience of
former years , and especially of last
year , ought surely not to bo lost upon
its lenders it tney really desire to re
generate and redeem the party. A
good start has been made In the nomina
tion of the Judicial ticket and It would
be the height of folly to court disaster
to the Judicial as well as the county
ticket by presenting to the republican
electors of this county candidates whom
the people have learned to distrust and
have reason to blackball.
Chicago millionairetaxshirkers who
have systematically made ridiculously
low returns of personal property to the
assessors have been brought to time by
the Board of Review acting under the
new revenue law. One of the mer
chant princes whose personal property
was returned under oath at $24,000 has
been assessed on $500,000 and another
who returned $1,200,000 for assessment
has been raised to $2,500,000. Although
the Board of Review has only completed
the revision of one township , it has al
ready found over $0,000,000 of property
that had heretofore escaped taxation ,
and the lowest estimate ot the increase
of tax valuations in the city of Chicago
this year Is placed at $100,000,000. The
new revenue law of Illinois has demon
strated two things the Incompetency
and dishonesty of the average assessor
and the ntter disregard of the sacredness -
ness of an oath when large property
owners make sworn statements of their
personal property.
An Interesting legal complication Is
likely to arise at any time over the pe
culiar conditions in Cuba. Spanish
sovereignty has ceased and the Spanish
extradition treaty is no longer in ef
fect. It has no government capable of
executing a new treaty , neither is it
United States territory and subject to
the laws of this country. Just what
would bo the status of a criminal who
took refuge In Cuba or of a Cuban crim
inal who escaped from the Island Is
puzzling the lawyers. There promised
to bo n test case In Now York recently ,
but the authorities apparently were not
sure enough of their ground to push It.
This Is only one of the complications
arising out of the anomalous condition
of Cuba affording urgent reason for
hastening the final settlement of the
problems Involved.
Great pressure is being brought upon
the Postofllce department to Introduce
automobile vehicles In the principal
cities of the country for the collection
and distribution of malls. There IH no
doubt that the automobile will prove
a useful auxiliary to the postal service ,
but the pneumatic tube would bo much
more effective for the rapid convey
ance of mall matter. The only reason
why the pneumatic tube system In use
In all the great capitals of Europe has
not been long sluco established in Now
York , Philadelphia , Chicago and ether
large cities may bo found In the per
sistent opposition of the telegraph com
panies which aio Interested In the metro
politan telegraph systems and district
telegraph messenger service.
The rumor that South American conn-
trios are to form an alliance to protect
each other from fancied aggression on
the part of the United States is being
Industriously circulated and.Is believed
In many quartern. Nothing more fool
ish could bo undertaken , In the first
place they are frightened at a shadow
and in the second place tholr security
lies very largely In their own woaknehs.
A big , brawny man often hesitates to
chautlbo a smaller one for acts which
would bring on a disturbance If com
mitted by a porbon able to Maud up for
himself.
Chairmen of popocratlu county com
mittees are urged by the popocratic or
gan to bo prompt in issuing calls for
county conventions for the selection of
delegates to the triangular Mute con
ventions. Why hold conventions when
the committees can BO easily usurp the
power of appolutlni ; delegates , us is
done go frequently by the Douglas
county democracy ? What would the
sliver republicans do If they tried t , >
hold county conventions when they can
not rake up enough followers to fill out
a delegation ? Why hold three state
conventions at nil- when the popocrnllc
machine 1ms everything set In advance
and the wheels all gicased with state
house patronage ?
The popocratlc thlmblerlggers have
announced through their official organ
that all arrangements for the three-ring
circus , which is to take place In this city
August 22 , have been completed. Three
separate halls have been engaged for
the three sets of acrobats and nil the
stage paraphernalia to make the per
formance more entertaining than the
hula-hula dance has been secured. It
now only remains to bo seen whether
the thlmblerlggers can cajole a suffi
cient number of jumping Jacks In each
of the three citcus rings to join In the
supreme effort to fuse all the discordant
elements under ono tent.
The United States Is not the only
country In which combinations of cap
ital , commonly called trusts , are a
source of trouble. Ono of the leading
financial journals of Berlin predicts n
financial crash In Germany unless the
formation of this class of overcapital
ized concerns is stopped. Millions have
been dissipated In England in the same
manner , the most conspicuous examples
being the concerns promoted by Ernest
Terah Ilooley.
More bones of prehistoric beasts have
been dug out of the fossil fields of Wyo
ming. This is another industry that
must be added to those for which Wyo
ming has become noted. Other states
have many animated biped fossils , but
very few if any of the extinct species.
Montreal is Just now convulsed by
a bank paule which was precipitated a
few days ago by the failure of a couple
of savings banks that closed their doors
after a short run. The depositors in the
postal savings banks are the only per
sons who are not in the least alarmed.
Americans will have no sympathy
with the Indian insurrection In Jicxico.
Our experience with Indian outbreaks
has been that they make lots of trou
ble over matters that should bo amic
ably adjusted by a reasonable compli
ance with the laws governing them.
The Dreyfus trial will not be ou In
earnest until next week by which tlmo
the preliminaries will bo completed.
The protracted preliminaries ought also
to give the Parisian populace ample
time to work themselves up to the
proper pitch of excitement.
People Will Act nit Ccn or .
"Washington Post.
The Amerlca.n people will not Ignore Uie
fact that there Is such a thing as yellow
press censorship.
'
Xot Certain About Either.
Chlca p Post.
So Senator-elect W.'A. , ' Clark Is not sure
about Bryan's nomination and not sure
about silver. Well , who Is ?
Other * to niKcnt Firnt.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The South America , republics are said to
be afraid that the United Staten wish to
gobble them up. There Is no reason for
alarm. Uncle Sam wishes first to digest the
people that he has already swallowed.
Keep it Quiet.
Philadelphia Record.
A hitherto unknown bay extending inland
over twenty miles ban been discovered In
Alaska. Keep this thing quiet , lest those
Canadian carth-huugerers at Ottawa draw a
line from headland to headland and claim
all that lies behind It.
JliiKoc * Have Their Iliiiulu Full.
Springfield ( Mass. ) Republican.
It now becomes a moral obligation upon
the United States , according to tne political
philosophy of an Imperialist friend In the
northern part of tills state , to take In Santo
Domingo , and equally obligatory In good
political morals to selzo the Island whether
the Inhabitants thereof are willing or
whether half of them have to bo killed In
order to do so. Shall this duty be shirked. '
Are we to sneak awny from It , like a
cnward ? How strangely silent , by the way ,
the jingo party Is In this matter ! It Is
ready to admit , evidently , that Its hands
are full.
Hcmoily fur Kentucky Kcnilii.
Kansas City Star.
The proposition to enlist the persons en
gaged In the Kentucky mountain feude In
the army Id an excellent ono. It was thus
that the British government eecured peace
nnd safety for the tormented Scotch border.
By enlisting the turbulent Hlghlandera In
regiments of their own , retaining their
picturesque costumes , their wild music and
their pipers , the English government set
tled vexed problem at homo nnd wccurcd a
considerable body of as fine soldiers as ever
marched under the British flag. In like
manner the Hatflelds nnd the McCoys , the
Whites nnd the Morrises might rally to the
united nags of their respective families and
of the United States , Constitutionally brave ,
accustomed to arms , perfect sliotn , hardy
end enduring , they would leave tholr
mountain fattncsbcs to uphold the honor
of the United States In every quarter of the
world. The charging cry of the Martins ,
the war-whoop of the 1'hllpots would strike
terror to the enemies of the American union
nnd peace would bettlo down on the hills
of Olay and lircathllt. The nurplus fightIng -
Ing talent of Kentucky would thus be placed
where it would do the most good.
Olio ] ( iNult of thn IVnee Conference.
Philadelphia North American.
Aside from the general emollient effect
of the 1'cace conference at The Hague upon'
the thought nnd feeling of the world which
effect may bo deep or shallow , lasting or ,
transient , 'but ' la any case good the gather-
Ing 'has been serviceable In giving th
United States a timely opportunity to reaffirm -
affirm the vitality of the Monroe dpctrlne.
There has been a disposition abroad , as
well as In some quarters at home , to argue
that because the war with Spain carried
us away from our own side of the world ,
Into the Philippines , we can no longer con
sistently Insist upon the exclusion of colonizing
nizing Europe from this hemisphere. This
logic is not sound , but even If It were , the
fact IB worth restating with emphasis that ,
striving after consistency U not the chl"f ,
object for which nations exist. Moreover , |
we have as much .right to bn In Asia as
either Kngland , Russia or Germany ban ,
The < Monroe doctrine must continue to bo
respected hereafter for the harne rcaron
that It has been respected heretofore be
cause the United States has the power to
enforce it. Tlie war with Spain having
drawn mankind's attention to our navy and
our military resources , we have risen greatly
in European esteem. Just to the extent of
that rise is the Monroe doctrine strength ,
ened.
TICKET SI ITS HWV HEPl IIUCA.NS.
Waterloo Reporter. The republican con
vention nt DCS wMolncs yesterday was fully
up to the republican standard. The speeches
were of a high order , the ticket nominated
beyond question as to strength and ability ,
the platform a model. The contest for
judge was spirited , but the selection finally
wise and satisfactory. Judge Slier win lias
been n growing man , and ho will bo a
worthy successor of Judge Robinson. The
republicans of Iowa can go Into this year's
campaign with the assurance of winning a
splendid victory , one that will set the pace
for 1900.
Kcokuk date City : Iowa can always ho
trusted to stand for good government In
national crises. The republican convention
did n good day's work yesterday , nnd the
people of the state will say so nt the polls
in November.
The candidates nro men
that the people know nnd have learned to
trust. They would bo elected even with
out the platform , and in the absence of
present conditions. The platform will cause
the people to vote the ticket that stands
for upholding the hands of a president with
nn army In the field and peculiar problems
only half worked out. As Iowa voted for
Lincoln in 1S64 , she will vote for the
republican candidates In 1S99. She does
not believe in swapping horses while cross
ing a stream. After time has elapsed so
that the work of the convention can bo
thoroughly digested , It will be even better
appreciated than at first glance. Iowa
will give an old-time majority for the
republican ticket this fall.
Martihalltoun Times : The republicans of
Iowa never met in state convention under I
more favorable and cheering auspices than |
those which surrounded them In DCS iMolncs
this neck , BO far as the healthful and sue-1 I
cessful outworking of politics nro Involved. i
The ringing platform Is a key to the sltua-J ;
tlon nnd a glorious exposition of flattering
conditions in the fluanciat and economical
world. It tells ot a state out ot debt , with
a snug balance in the treasury , of a suc
cessful state and national administration , nnd
ot on era of unexampled prosperity. As nn
epochal period , it was worth while for the
dominant party to meet in auch nn as
semblage and point out to all honest nnd
ambitious citizens 'tho ' grand opportunities
now afforded them in the fields of labor
and the various avenues of improved life.
Every citizen jnay well feel proud of hla
state nnd nation and of the encouragement
of the present in reading that platform. Its
falthfuf and truthful outlines of the present
are prophetic ot a successful future. The
only menace at present Is in the wielding
ot too much power , and the dangers of such
a position may be avoided by discretion.
Ottumwa Courier : While the question of
the United States senatorebip did not get
Into the republican state convention yeater-
day , the friends of Senator Gear nnd Mr.
Cummins were actively on the alert and
there was some pretty sparring to prevent
either side from gaining an advantage. It
looked for a few moments as .If the contest
over the judgshlp would bring the senatorial
question to the front ; but the efforts of the
Cummins men to gain some slight advantage
In thin matter were overmatched by the
Gear forces with consummate tact , and If
any advantage accrued to cither candidate It
was secured by the Gear party. The two
decisive acts which made Judge Sherwln's
nomination certain were , first , the action
of Van Buren county , the home of Judge
Sfoan , In withdrawing its support from the
latter on the third ballot and giving It
solidly for the victor , and second , when
Senator Gear , as chairman of the DCS Moines
county delegation , gave nearly the entire
vote of that county to Judge Sherwln early
in the fourth ballot. Then It was a race
between the Gear and Cummins men , outiildo
of'the Fifth nnd Eleventh districts , to see
who could contribute the most towards the
success of Judge Sherwln.
Dea Moines Register : The state conven
tion Wednesday was ono of the best ever
held br the republicans of Iowa. It waa
enthusiastic , harmonious , great In size , good
natured and joyful , and that It was wise
Is made clearly evident by the strong ticket
and platform put In the field. It was sim
ply n ble republican love feast , for there
was but one contest , and that was settled
without engendering any ill-feeling. This
Judgeshlp contest , In fact , -was n good thing ,
for It furnished a little fun and excitement
for the boys , nil of whom enjoy a good-
natured contest. A little friendly tussle
docs any man good once in a while. That
the republicans of Iowa stand by McKlnley
and his administration was not only made
very plain In the resolutions , but during
the morning session the great assembly
cheered to the echo the picture ot Presi
dent McKlnley suspended In front ot the
proscenium arch. Dowey's picture was dis
played , too , by being suddenly dropped
down from above the stage , ana ino oia
naval hero was loudly cheered , but the
cheering for him was neither so long norse
so loud as that for 'McKinley. Iowa re
publicans never 'before ' presented such a
solid front to the political enemy , and the
party Is simply Invincible , The victory Is
to too of our own making , for we can make
It just as largo as wo choose. If all lend
a hand In the campaign , and work to bring
out the vote , the majority this fall will bo
unprecedented.
Sioux City Journal : Of course the for
mality of the ballot box will have to be
observed In November , but to all intents and
purposes the people of Iowa selected their
next governor nnd the other htato officers
to bo elected this year at the republican
convention held in Des Moines Wednesday.
The convention , as was well understood In
advance , was not a fighting convention ,
Governor Shaw and that portion of his staff
that claimed renomlnatlon bad rendered
such faithful and efficient scrvlco that no
one appeared to contest the validity of
their claims. The tide ot prosperity , nov.
at Its Hood In Iowa , together with the handsome -
some burplus In the state's ntrong box , are
arguments that talked for themselves on
convention day and will duplicate the per
formance on election day. The only contest
In the convention was for the supreme
judgrahlp now hold by Judge Robinson ot
Sioux City. The nomination went to Sher
wln of Mason City , after a spirited but good
natured argument lasting for four ballots.
The result brings n little disappointment lethe
the personal friends of Judge Robinson In
this vicinity , but there will bo no borcnem
over the choice nor questioning the right of
the convention tu ecr.d the nomination where
It would. The Sioux City cundldato wan
the leader at the opening of the balloting
and WPS the natural object of the comblnn-
_ tlonH , of opposing interests. U docs not np-
( ' pear that the efforts of the democratic news
papers to draw the aenatorlal contest Into
j ! , the convention met with any success. Both
j i candidates and their friends were on hand ,
I but there was no attempt to'use the con-
I i ventlon as a booming weapon by either side.
| I The rt-boutlont ! adopted were brimming
over with patriotism and republicanism
i the terms are almost synonymous now-
uduys and the enthusiastic endorsement of
the national administration shows how keen
are lown republicans for the test of loyalty.
Both ticket nnd platform , an embodied iu
the resolutions will bo given the unani
mous support of a united party at the polla
MMIS TIIAX 01 ns.
In Ktiropcflii diplomatic nnd Journalistic
circles the suspicion now seems lo bo pretty
general that the so-enllod conspiracy to >
nfsarelnate ex-King Milan of Scrvlft was
orRAnlccd by that unscrupulous Intriguer
j himself for the enko of making a case i
ngalnet his political foes , the radicals , i
most of whoso lenders have been cast In i
prison. The comment Is made that Milan >
would never have pursued even a fleeing ;
assassin unless he bnd been perfectly cer
tain that there was no chanceof hl turn
ing again to rend him. Meanwhile not only
Austria , -but Russia Is exhibiting cotiPlder-
nblo uneasiness at the cx-Klng's proceed
ings nnd both arc beginning to hint th.U 1
It the alleged conspiracy was so widespread
as he asserts It to have been , there must
have been good cause for II. Ruwla has
expressed her view of the whole matter in
er treatment of the Scrvla ex-premier ,
General Sava Griillch , who has Jsut been re
lieved from his position as Servian repre
sentative at St. Petersburg , dismissed from
| the Servian army and summoned to Bel-
grndo to answer a charge of treason. Just
before his departure the czar conferred a
high Ttufslnn decoration upon him , thus
proclaiming his entire approval of his con
duct.
* *
The Glornale dl Slclila , the most Import
ant Sicilian newspaper , published recently
j an nrtlrlo written from Tripoli. In which Is
I described the efforts of the Krc-nch In those
| ' regions , which , sooner or later , It Is snld ,
\\lll bring the territory under the French
I flag. The writer says that the news which
arrives from the interior every day concerns -
corns the rapid and regular advance of the
troops nnd the no-called French exploration
missions , which are nothing 'but ' military ex-
pedltlons of conquest. Offers have been
made to thn Inhabitants of Ghadames nnl
ot Kozzan of markets for all their products
and of supplies for their needs. Many of
the natives , It Is said , are taking advantage
of theee'offers and are going Into Tunisian
territory and allowing the French to pene
trate Into Trlpolltan territory. "Thus , " con
tinues the writer , "ft kind of territorial con-
fuslcn Is created which tomorrow would
give Inside 'much thread to spin' to whom
soever attempted to delimitate the respective
frontiers of Tripoli nnd Tunis. By this sys
tem Ghadames Is already do facto a French
possession , although 'by ' a former treaty it
bclongo to Tripoli. The final stroke by
which our Latin sister will obtain suprem
acy In the Mediterranean nvlll bo struck In
this part of the world , while Italy still con
tinues to occupy her tlmo with petty quar
rels. France , with the acqulsitlcn of Tripoli
eli will obtain territory worth twice ns much
ns Tunis , both ibecauoo of the natural ilch-
ocss of the soil and 'because , by means of it ,
she will shut Italy in an Iron circle , It ono
dav wn ntlpmntivl tn V n linp flvol "
An interesting volume to sociologists has
Just been published In Rome by the admin
istrator general of Italian prisons. The volume -
umo contains particulars concerning the
domlclllo coattl , or enforced residence , for
1896-67. In 1897 the convict settlements for
the coattl ( tlcket-of-leavo men ) numbered
eight , most of them being situated on Islands
In the Mediterranean. In them were coii-
Imcd 2,682 pe.so s. Most ot the prisoners
were above the age ot thirty , the frequency
ot crime increasing from 1.8 to G9.9 per
cunt letwoen the nges of 18 and 30. The
crimes ot the coattl are theft , fraud , perjury
and Infliction of personal injury. The vol
ume gives a comprehensive record of the
comparative criminality of the different
I provinces. The lowest on the list Is the
i extreme southern province
' of Basllicata ,
with only four prisoners out of the total ,
2,682. The highest percentage Is held by the
province of Rome , which furnishes 223 pris
oners. Next comes Campania and afterward
Sicily , Piedmont , Lombard- , Venice nnd
Emilia are relatively low. It Is with considerable
siderable- apprehension that sociologists view
the fact that not even Naples , or Sicily ,
wMch Is supposed to be the home of the
banditti , can equal Rome in the proportion
ot trlmlnals. The totil ' > st of maintaining
the coattl Is about J150.000 a year.
* *
China , which has always been called a
"hermit nation , " is by no means so exclu
sive especially in the middle kingdom , as
Bho has been credited with being. Sheal
lows foreign vessels the freedom of her
Inland rivers and canals which Is more than
any existing civilized nation can Bay. She
permits foreigners to visit any and all parts
ot the Interior of the empire , under valid
passports , whether on business or plea uro
bent. More than one-half of her cities now
open to foreign commerce are located In
the Interior and these foreigners are free
to enter and engage in any kind of business ,
and to purchase or import all kinds of ma
chinery and produce without Interference or
restriction.
Prince Pak Yung Hyo seems to bo the
stormy petrel in Korean politics. Reports
just received from the "Hermit kingdom"
tell of a recent series of dynamlto explo
sions In Seoul , Btipposcd to have been the
work of a band of conspirators headed by
Prince Pak , who for the lost ten yearn has
been keeping the Korean government in a
elate of nppprehension. Having become
virtually the dictator of Korea , 'ho ' was
four years ago driven out ot the country
by the queen's party. Ho came to the
United States , and while he was 'hero ' the
Korean queen was assassinated. Then ho
returned to his native country in triumph.
Pak poeed as martyr to liberty when In
America , and it IB unquestionably true that
ho hag been Instrumental In Introducing a
more liberal and progressive system ot
governmental and industrial development In
Korea.
*
Now that Victoria and Tasmania have
voted favorably on the Australian fcdcra-
tlln scheme , they , with New South Wales ,
which took favorable action In June , nro In
a position to start the new federal machin
ery going. It I , of course , understood
they will await , the vote of Queensland , to
bo taken early In September , as a matter
of courtesy , and t > o present thomkclves before -
fore the bar of parliament with a practical
unanimity. As things go , therefore , this
nutumn should BOO the beginning of a ue > v
federation , which In time will include New
Zealand , South Australia and West Aus-
Iralla coming in as a matter ot course , nnd
mty take In other British possessions in
Australasia.
IMMA 0A nOI.I ) IIASIS.
JIii I n I'rnp KniiuKiMl from I'nilrr the
Sulirliin of tli lllmeffilllNlN ,
Baltimore American.
The British government has eent orders to
India for the establishment of the gold
standard. This has been a long time com
ing , but It was inevitable and It Is doubtful
if there was any sincerity In the British
propobals a couple of yearn ago to the Ameri
can commissioners. When the mints were
closed to sliver the
onry logical purpose was
a gradual drift towards the substitution of
gold. It was , moreover , the only ( sensible
object. If silver was to 'be ' maintained , then
the mints should not have been closed. The
Interval has been a trying one for India , as
the government and the financiers knew it
ABSOLUTELY t > URE
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
nonlil be. No matter what steps might bav
been taken to relieve the situation the transU
tlon from a debased to a sound currency la
i a dense. Ignorant and n I most bankrupt
i population must have been severe.
In India the burden wtm greater by reason
of the outbreak of plague and the failure \
of crops. The people blamed ono on th
other , and nlr on each. And declining or be-
ing unable to reason out the situation , grew
sullen nnd rebellious and gave the local
officials and the home government a good
many uneasy quarters of an hour. But
! things have steadily mended of late. The
| various cpldemlrs nro more under control ,
j the crops have been better and , above nil ,
the buslnren and Industries ot the country
have gradually adjusted themselves to a
sound money basis. From now on , the im
provement wilt bo rapid , and ten years tram
now India win be enjoying a prosperity
i which It has never known under British
rule.
rule.There
There nre two lessons to be drawn from
the rehabilitation of India. One is that any
of the silver republics of America can
change to n gold basis without any of the
disasters which have deterred them. No
country could be so unfavorably situated
for the experiment as India , and yet It li
very much better off today than nhen the
coinage of silver was suspended. Another
Irwon la that there who have clung to the
dream of bimetallism must either abandon
that nontetux5 or prepare lo Join the free
fillverltes. Kngland , by placing India on a
gold basis , has knocked the fast prop from
under their scheme. Kngland ottered to
sacrifice India just as s omo persons in a war
nro willing to sarrlflce their collateral rela
tions , but it Is doubtful it It was sincere la
the offer , nnd It Is no longer open.
.SHC.Vlir.n KUOM THIS Kf.VNY iJIISX.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Your pies nra
ii < Jt like the "
"Kind your mother made ? "
"No , dear. The k'.nd ' that I've been get-
iiK in tlio restuui-.uits since yion went
away. "
Washington Stnr : "What's that nerr
boarder's business ? " Inquired the neighbor.
" 1 dunne , " answered Farmer CoTiitosRcl.
"Ho keeps nuyln' that the folks In hl town
love lilin fur the enemies he's made. I
mcbbe he's a b.iso bull umpire. "
Iml'l'nirapolls ' Journal : "llcuven will be a
very lonesome place to a good many
women , " ild the Cornfcd Philosopher ,
"unless they can havn . geneml liovibc-
cleaning' once In . while. "
Detroit Frco Press : "How * do you BUP-
l > ese the horse feels toward the auto
mobile ? "
"Well , about the same way the mosquito
feels toward the kit > slng bug. "
Somcrvillo Journal : All the neighbors nro
glad when the tnnll hey who In ltakln0
plane * lecsona pots beyond five-linger exer
cises anil into his "Hrst piece. "
The IMcft That Mother Mn < lc.
Chicago News.
The npplo pies that mother made
When I was but a boy ,
Their memory deur shall never fade ,
But llvo to Blvo mo joy.
I see her now with panne steel
And , wooden rolllng-l'ln ,
I bee her by the oven kneel
And plneo them In n tin ;
And when she placed them out to cool ,
Ah , they were- dear < o me ;
They meant six days away from school
Besides the doctor's fee.
A SIXCEIIE UTTKUANCE.
"W. J. L/ampton / In New York Sun.
By pravy ,
I'd Uko to know w'here ' I'm at ,
I , William Jennings B. ,
In this confounded
Hnrrlson-AMpcld business.
I wonder If they think
I'm the hyphen ,
Or what ?
I may bo the Matchless I/cader ,
But it 1 < lon''t smell brimstone
I'll bo scratched.
AltKeld talks to mo
Ldke a Dutch unole.
And to all Intents and purposes
Telia mo ho'a IT ; - , , „ - , „ , . .
And Carter Harrison smoothes me down In'
front , '
WJillo 'the red-headed anarchist
In on the other side ot me
Whh his foot up.
And there's Stone !
The Lord only knows
How the cat's going to Jump
WUh that man
It I tnke my eyes oft of him
A minute.
Willis Jonathan Abbot
1 * my dear brother in affliction.
And the Debonair Delight ot Dedktm ,
Mass. ,
Is hta twin.
And James Klllenoff Jones !
What < ho dickens nnd Sam Hill's cow
Is ho doing1 In 'ICurope '
At such an Imminent moment ns thlsT
Can It be that he Is false
To his AVMIle-boy ?
John Gtlplu SlmnkHn of Indiana.
Is a mile long and nil nryan.
And Dan Campau of Detroit
In poor , tout iioncst
Hut by the Bales of Inspired liny
What about them other fellows
That are trying to upllt me
Up the bock
To do the baby ?
What's 1G to 1
To thl.s sort ot thing ?
Whnt'fl Trust to
Treason'to ' the Chicago Platform ?
What's Free Silver to
Sacrificing me ?
What's Harrison ?
What's AltBcld ?
Rats ! !
Where's 'tho man wlio said
Politics Is shcol ?
I want to sh.ika hands with him !
Bargain
Hunters.
The advantage that we
offer now to September J ,
to our customers , of low
prices on men's and boys'
light weight clothing , is
worth while investigating.
One third and one half the
regular price prevails on
nearly the entire summer
assortment.
$5 suits for $2.50 $7.50
suits for $3.75 $10 suits
for $5. This is a sample of
what we are doing this
month. This is simply a
business method of reduc
ing a surplus stock to rea
sonable limits , It has to be
done in order to make
room for our fall collection
that will commence to ar
rive soon.
This is your chance and \
our loss. Meanwhile don't
overlook our furnishing
and hat departments. You
will find the best seasona
ble goods in each depart
ment , with a saving of
money , too.