G THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SATPKDAY , AITG-UST 20 , 1800.
TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE
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Welcome Pcnnsylvanlnns to Omaha.
The town Is yours.
For a few clays uncorked patriotism
will be allowed to inundate everyone In
Omaha and vicinity.
The returning volunteers need no keys
to the city to entitle them' to its free
dom and hospitality.
The three-ring circus has taken clown
its tent , hut left a Teeter board for the
university boys to play on.
Now let the weather man prepare to
do his share toward a proper welcome
to tho'returning volunteers.
No wonder the Oregon regiment made
such a good record in the Philippines
It had a Nebraska boy for a. mascot.
Before the campaign of 1S09 shall be
over It will be found that there are sev
eral loose planks in the popocratlc plat
form.
Mayor Moores asks the people of
Omaha to open their mouths when the
soldier boys come home. It ought not
to require a second invitation to insure
this grand opening.
Scientists are devoting much atten
tion to glaciers. If they only achieve
the discovery of someway to circum
vent the lee man the public may ap
preciate the service.
Tleporta from all over Nebraska are
encouraging to republican prospects In
the impending state campaign. Uepub-
licau prosperity is : i campaign orator
who talks all Uie time.
Don't overlook the fact that the sub
scription fund Is still open for the relief
of the families of the unfortunate lire-
men who lost their lives in the Mercer
lire. Hotter late than never.
Omaha imttit do as well by the re
turning volunteers as the city at the
'Golden fute. ! The welcome to the re
turning heroes should bo the greatest
popular ovation In the city's history.
Sim Francisco had just practice
enough In welcoming ( ho volunteers of
other states to enable it to give its own
soldiers a reception they will never for
get. Omaha ds also In active training
for the event of next week ,
It has not yet been ollleially deter
mined whether luvor Knxor of South
Omaha Is to bo electrocuted or whether
General Weyler'H executioner now In
the Cuban village is to bo given an op
portunity to exhibit his skill with the
garrote.
The re-election of Jim KdmlNten to
the chairmanship of the populist state
committee Is not merely n snub to
Gallln and his wing of the populist
party , but tin endorsement of all the
questionable deals that caused Kdmls-
ten's retirement from the head of the
committee in 180S.
The temporary chairman of the late
Btato convention of Nebraska democrats
Inspired by the presence of Uryan went
out of his way to heap abuse upon
Grover Cleveland and his friends whom
ho violently denounced. This Is evi
dently Aryan's way of Inviting the gold
democrats to return to thu fold.
There Is every reason In the world to
expect a very warm time at or near the
meeting place of the South Omaha
council next week. That body , having
demanded , the head of Mayor Knsor ,
that olllclal Is barricading himself and
( hero Is no telling whether the mlliUu
will bo called out or whether regulars
will bo culled Into requisition.
I'm , itni'uc.rrn ptrron.v. .
The triplicate platform upon whirl
Silas A. Uoleomb stands as a cnmlltliitc
for justice of the wipre.mo court Isni ;
adroit piece of carpentering more sitf
nlllcant for the planks that were skill
fully planed down or studiously omitted
than for the planks that have been pro
Jeeted in the front. Inasmuch nt.
Colonel llrynn himself was Its chlel
constructor It was to have been t'.v
pectetl that he would realllrm the Phi
catfo platform and give special env
phasls to the free silver plank whlcli
constituted the paramount Issue In the
last national campaign. It Is note
worthy , however , that while the plat
form declares for the unlimited free
coinage oC silver without the aid or con
sent of any other nation at a ratio
double the relative value of the metal ,
and while the platform s6eka to free
the tratllc of the country rrom the trans
portation monopoly' by demanding gov
ernment ownership of railroads , there
Is no hint even of government owner
ship of the gold and silver mines that
would make free silver coinage profita
ble to the people instead of the silver
mine owners and speculators In mining
stocks.
It is passing strange also that while
the platform so carefully drafted by
Mr. Bryan demands government own
ership of railroads which ho knows to
bo way off In the distance , It Is as still
as a mouse about railroad regulation
In Nebraska. The great platform
builder must surely have known that
the trlplo alliance stood solemnly
pledged to railroad regulation In every
former campaign a pledge It has will
fully repudiated by the acts of Gov
ernor Ilolcomb and the railroad com
missioners appointed with the consent
of the railroad managers who trans
ferred the mortgage formerly held by
them from the bogus republican com
mission to the sham reform commis
sion.
sion.The
The triple platform is very expansive
on national issues , but steers clear of
the Issues in which the people of Ne
braska are most concerned , notably the
revision of our revenue laws , the more
equitable distribution of tax burdens
and the moro economic conduct of state
and county affairs. To bo sure , the
triplicate platform denounces railroad
pass bribery and dishonesty under re
publican administrations , but it dis
creetly makes no reference to pope
cratlc pass scandals , to the dishonest
methods pursued by the auditor's ofllco
hi dealing with insurance companies
and to the malodorous school land deals
which have been uncovered since the
last triplicate platform was dove-tailed.
For a reform platform Colonel Bry
an's handiwork is acknowledged even
in the enemy's country to be powerfully
weak.
a CUMPLAIA'T FItOM 1I1K SOUTH.
All Indianapolis paper having as
serted that in the enlistment of troops
for -the Philippines the south has been
discriminated against , the .Baltimore
Suu thus comments : "The lack of en
thusiasm In the south Is not duo to
antipathy to a republican administra
tion or to sectional 1'eeliug. The re
sponse to the call for troops In the war
with Spain was prompt and hearty ami
no objecfion was made to serving
under President McKlnlcy's banner.
Hut the treatment which the southern
troops then received was sufllcient to
cool their ardor and as they were ig
nored by the administration then , they
arc not disposed to volunteer their serv
ices again unless there Is pressing need
of them. "
The complaint of the Sun Is that the
southern troops were not sent to Cuba
and that the troops used to supplement
the regulars were composed exclusively
of northern and western men ; that while
General Wheeler was given a command ,
ho was subordinate to a general "to
whom he could have taught the art of
war and whoso knowledge of military
operations on a large scale was exceed
ingly limited ; " that General Fitzhugh
Lee was sidetracked and placed In
charge of a camp of instruction and that
while he was the best equipped man for
military governor of Cuba , being a
southerner he "could not be permitted
to llgure too prominently before the
public ; that when volunteers were sent
to the Philippines only one southern
regiment was Included In the list of or
ganizations selected for service in the
far east. The Sun says : "The north
and the west monopolized all the posts
of honor and their troops were assigned
to active duty , when southern regiments
were kept In camps of instruction. This
was enough to dampen the enthusiasm
of even the most patriotic people and
the result was what might have been
expected. Moreover , the south has re
ceived scanty recognition In the appoint
ment of olllcers for the new volunteer
regiments. A few crusts In the shape of
commissions In the lower grades have
been thrown to It , but. In the main It
has fared very badly. "
It would be most unfortunate if any
sectional feeling should bo engendered
by reason of the fact that southern sol
diers were not given service In Cuba
and the Philippines , but there Is danger
of this from such utterances as that of
the Baltimore Sun. That the military
authorities at Washington had valid
reasons for preferring northern and
western troops for service In Cuba and
the Philippines wo do not doubt and
that neither sectional nor political con-
nlderatlons had any iutlueuce In the
matter can he conlldently alllrmed. It
does seem that southern troops would
have been preferred for service In Cuba ,
being In a measure acclimated , but as
to the Philippines there Is a plauslblo
reason for sending western troops there
in the fact that thereby a considerable
saving in transportation was effected.
It cost a good deal less to send soldiers
to Manila from California , Oregon ,
Utah , Idaho , Colorado , Iowa and Ne
braska than It would have cost to send
troops UHTO from Georgia , Alabama and
other southern states.
As to General Leo nnd General
Wheeler , they were evidently entirely
satisfied with 'their appointments and
that being so no one else has any right
to complain. There Is no question ns
to the capacity of cither for almost any
position , but It Is obviously unreason
able to say that the president should
have gone outside of the army for n
military governor of Cuba , or that other
than a regular army olllcer might have
bot-n selected to command the forces
sent to Cuba.
It seems to us that the Sun takes a
rather narrow nnd Ill-considered view of
the matter and It Is to be hoped that
it docs not reflect the feeling of the
south generally.
A r
The London Statist , n leading British
authority on financial nnd commercial
affairs , predicts an Increase of pros
perity In the United States. It looks
for continued largo exports of wheat
from this country to western Europe ,
whcro the demand promises to bo fully
up to that of the last year , and also that
foreign orders for locomotives , steel ,
etc. , will go on Increasing.
Wo see no reason to doubt the sound
ness of this forecast. Certainly so far
as the demand for American breadstulVs
Is concerned all the present Indications
are that It will bo quite as large as for
the last year , while the prospect Is ex
ceedingly good for increasing our ex
ports of manufactures. In short , there
Is no cloud on the horizon of our foreign
commerce and with the homo market in
excellent condition n higher measure ot
prosperity -than the country Is now en
joying seems absolutely assured.
It Is possible , of course , that business
may bo somewhat unfavorably affected
by the political battle of next year , this
being a not uncommon experience in
the year of a presidential contest , but
the danger of this will bo reduced tea
a minimum if events shall be such as
to create general confidence in repub
lican success. Let the lluancial and
commercial Interests of the country feel
well assured of another republican
triumph and the national campaign will
have little effect upon business.
THE NlAVDarIBB. .
As nn up-to-date Sunday newspaper
The Bee tomorrow wilt Invite compari
son with other metropolitan dallies In
1 cities several times the size of Omaha.
It does not recognize pretended com
petitors published in this city and state
as in the same class.
In everything that goes to make up
i the modern newspaper The Bee's
superiority ils conceded. Its foreign
cable letters arc the best and most
readable. Its special telegraphic cor
respondence Is complete and accurate.
Its local news service presents the
events of the day in graphic and in
structive manner. Its editorials dis
cuss timely topics rationally and In
telligently. Its special Sunday de
partments tell what Is going on in so
cial , religious , dramatic and musical
circles , In the sporting world , in the
secret societies. The Illustrated Bee
is a weekly magazine replete wdth
pictures that are sure to please one and
all.
Among the pictorial features Sunday
may be enumerated ;
A beautiful full-page frontispiece
portraying the fighting First Nebraska
In action , repro Inclng in fine half-tone
plate one of the best war photographs
secured in the Philippines by the olll-
clal photographer for the War depart
ment. The view represents a Ne
braska detachment near McCIoud Hill
on the morning of the battle of Febru
ary 5.
The First Nebraska before the
camera , showing the color sergeant and
chief bugler holding up the tattered
! standard , Colonel Stotsenberg on the
1 field at Marilo , the march of the Nebraska -
; braska troops to iSan Fernando , a
1 group of returned regimental oflicers
! in San Francisco , camp pictures from
I Santa Mesa , the four Storch brothers ,
I Company K of David City and others
too numerous to mention.
Portraits of D. K. Thompson , who
advanced $20,000 for the special train
to bring the First Nebraska home , of
Silas A. Ilolcomb , fusion nominee for
supreme judge , of William Neville and
M. C , Harrington , nominated for con
gress In the Sixth district by the pop
ulists and democrats respectively , and
of the late Kills LBierbower. .
The Jacksonian picnic shown In a
clever snapshot , disclosing Congress
man Champ Clark In the act of ex
pounding democracy from the platform.
Living fashion models In the newest
and most tasty garments.
Carpenter's Porto Hican letter , with
appropriate photographic illustrations.
The Sunday Bee will satisfy the most
exacting. Place your order with your
newsdealer If not already a subscriber.
SHOULD OK
When Governor Poynter found him
self in straits to raise the $115,000 de
manded by the railroads for bringing
home the First Nebraska an appeal for
a contribution was made In his name to
the Omaha citizens' committee. Al
though the funds raised by the commit
tee were contributed with the under
standing that they were to bo used to
defray the expense of entertaining the
Omaha contingent of the First Ne
braska after its return , Chairman
Baum of the committee responded to
the governor's appeal by forwarding
him a draft for $1.500 , It now trans-
plres that the total amount contributed
and in the hands of the governor ex
ceeds § -10,000 , while the outlay for
transporting the First Nebraska to
their respective homos will not exceed
JSUO.OOO. In view of the fact that the
$1,500 contributed by the citizens' com-
mltteo was raised for the express pur
pose of entertaining the home-coining
soldiers , It would seem only proper that
the governor should refund this money
and place the committee in position to
carry out its original program. None
of the subscribers to the transportation
fund could object to this , since a redis
tribution of the surplus In the hands of
the governor would b'c only a tritlo over
10 per cent and of no consequence to
nine-tenths of the subscribers. Another
good reason why the $1,500 should IH
refunded to the citizens' committee Is
that there would be great dllllculty In
the redistribution of this fund to the
original donors after the legislature
shall have made an appropriation to
cover the amount expended by the gov
ernor.
The reported combination of 100 feed
ers nnd shippers to control the cattle
business of Nebraska , Kansas. Missouri
and ilndlau Territory will find Itself
undertaking a rather largo task , .lust
how they will go about It to freeze out
the hundreds of smaller feeders In the
territory mentioned Is dlflleult to under
stand , It might bo done In an open
range country , but In a section whcro
the small feeder owns his own land ,
raises his own corn and has an open
market in which to buy what stock
cattle ho does not raise no combination ,
no matter how large , can harm him.
This Is particularly the case In times
like the present when money Is plenti
ful and capitalists seeking an oppor
tunity to place It.
Considerable commotion Is supposed
to bo caused at Washington by the dis
covery that our maps of Porto Illco are
Inaccurate and defective. When our
maps of the Philippines come to be
tested by actual surveys we may learn
that we have been short changed In
the far east also. But then a few
Islands more or less will make llttlo dif
ference.
In spite of the reports that the agreed
soldier rate from 'San Francisco to the
Missouri river is being cut by some
railway lines , the people of Nebraska ,
who havd Just paid spot cash for S'M
fares for their soldier boys , fall to ob
serve any very deep gashes In the rate.
The popocratlc swashbuckler organ
Is still terribly exercised over the Carter -
tor scandal , but it has not a word to
say about the scandalous betrayal of
trust upon the part of the do-nothing
State Board of Transportation.
We feel sure wo violate no confidence
when wo announce iu advance of the
election that thtf successor of Thomas
B. Heed as the representative of his
Maine district In the lower house of
congress will bo a republican.
It OUCH.
New York Tribune. .
Congress without "Tom" Heed ! Who can
Imagine It ?
No I'se for tlic Article.
Detroit Free Press.
The Nebraska democrats are open to all
kinds of accessions save the plain , unvar
nished truth.
Vhnt'N Wliut IInrlH.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Pcndiog .tho . settlement ot the Alaska
boundary dispute , all the gold from that eec-
tlon appears to bo coming to the United
States.
A Wonder In Hl IJny.
St. Louis Republic.
Perhaps the itftJstx exaggerated type of
optimist Is the man who -won't buy an auto
mobile for fear ithe.'flying machine will come
right along and make It a back number.
Wouldn't Touch 'Em.
'Philadelphia ' Times.
It would be curious to see if it came to
pass that President Kruger did blow up
the South African diamond mines what
effect it would have on actresses losing
their precious gems this eeason.
Imltntloiin of Lincoln.
Washington Star.
An interview with Dewey which has sur
vived moro than twenty-four houre without
denial makes him say , with reference to
German war rumors : -"It Is Impossible to
foresee the unforeseeable. " The diplomacy
ot this remark rivals that ot Abraham
Lincoln when , In reply to a request for
criticism , he said : "For any one who likes
that sort of thing it would bo just about
the sort of thing he would like. "
DISAPPOINTED MISSIONARIES.
The riilllpiiIm-N 1'rovu n ItcllKloiin
UcNcrt IiiNtcnil of a IIiirvcNt Field.
'New York Evening Post ,
President Schurman's statement that ,
though "there may bo a small Held for
Protestant missions in the Islands. " ho Is
"Inclined tothink - the Catholics will con
tinue to have the advantage , " 'la the crown-
IIIE disillusionment of the missionary so
cieties in all this Philippine business. Even
before the war with Scain was over , cnr-
talnly before the treaty giving up the Phil
ippines 'was ' ratified , the various mission
boards ot the Protestant churches met to
devise plans for entering upon this vast new
field wblto for the harvest. They devoutly ,
and , wo have no doubt , sincerely , recognize !
the hand ot God In placing this open door
before rtha American churches. The only
question was how most > e < ? dlly and wisely
to improvB the great opportunity. It was
felt thEt the unseemly rivalry of different
denominations of Christians should bo
avoided In the evanzcllzation of this new
territory and EO nn amicable arrangement
was made for dividing up the field. This
was last fall and the churches were moving
forward with solemn joy to take advantage
of the wonderful missionary opening In the
Philippines.
Well , many things have happened since
to damp their ardor. First came the un
expected nnd unexpectedly prolonged war
with the Filipinos , with all Its drawn-out
misery and its inevitable hardening of the
hearts of the natives against all things
American. Hut tbla was In Luzon , and a zeal
ous American missionary landed In Panay
some months ago , all eagerness to begin
the work of preaching the gospel to the
heathen. But ho was promptly ordered
away by the American onlccr In command
at Hello , who said ho bad troubles enough
on his hands without having a religious
row In addition. This was sorrowfully
acquiesced In as a war measure ; but blow
upon blow has fallen since. In the Sulu
archipelago Mr. McKlnley proposes to make
a treaty with the sultan specifically agree
ing to prevent any Interference with the
religion of that potentate Including polyg
amy and slavery. And now comes Presi
dent Schurman agreeing with Archbishop
Ireland that it Is rank Impertinence for tha
Protestants to think of sending mission
aries to the sincere and good Catholics of
the Philippines.
It thus appears that Mohammedanism and
Homanlam nro to have free course and ba
glorified In the Philippines , with the sanc
tion of our Methodist president , while the
Protestant missionary societies are prac
tically to be warned off the preserves. It
Is Dr. Durchard's "rum. Homanlsm and re
bellion" over again , with the addition of
polygamous and slave-holding Mobamme *
dantara flying the American flag. Or , to
quote the sententious language of the
Manila Freedom of July 7 :
"Expansion carries with It the bible , bul
lets and beer. "
Where the bible Is coming In It U hard
to say , but the bullets are certainly flying
and the beer flowing.
MHHASIC v FUSIOXISTS.
Tin * DniMlniutt 1--nip.
Chleago Tribune ( rep. )
There Is nothing uncertain about the
platform o far as the sliver question Is con-
ccrncd. Neither populists nor the handful
ot silver republicans would have accepted
ono which did not Indorse " 16 to 1"
specifically nnd warmly. nut the prom
inence given to that subject In this Ne
braska production does not Indicate that the
Hryan democrats arc polng to make free
silver the dominant Issue next year. The
republican leaders may ns well understand
now as later that Mr. Bryan Is not going to
make his fight on thnt Irene , but on the
Philippines question , the "trusts" nnd gen
eral criticism ot the administration.
Plnln SiicnUhiHr Tlmiikfiilly Itccclvcil ,
Brooklyn Kagle ( dem. )
The Kaglo thanks Mr. Hryan for the
poaltlvencss wo wish we could thank him
for the sanity ot ono of his statements :
"I will agree to no abandonment of the
ratio ot 16 to 1 , " says he. In this Is the
keynote of his where mistake. A rntlo be
tween the two metals Is not in ado or mak-
able by congresses or by Parliaments , by see-
rctnrles of the treasury or by chancellors of
the exchequer. It Is made nnd makable only
by the laws of business In the world. At
times , those taws have put silver nbove gold.
Now they put gold above slFvcr. Govern
ments recognize the fact , that Is all. Mr.
Bryan's notion of money by legislation ,
prosperity by legislation nnd the like , Is
wholly popullstlo nnd wholly nntl-dcmo-
crattc.
The Itemed- for TriiHtn.
Chicago Hecord ( Ind. )
The portion of the platform rclatlne to
trusts Is disappointing. It arraigns the fed
eral administration for failure to enforce nn
anti-trust law that Is devoid of vitality nnd
Incapable of effective enf6rcement. Moro
legislation for .the . suppression of trusts Is
asked and a constitutional amendment Is
suggested giving to congress the power to
prevent the monopolization of Industry by
private corporations. This Is going at the
matter In the wrong way. Every injurious
trust owes Us existence to special privilege
In ono form or another. The proper way to
meet the trust question , therefore , Is not to
pass laws for the suppression of trusts , while
continuing to fatten them under opeclal priv
ileges , but to cut off the special privileges.
Many trusts ewe their existence to the tariff
and their fangs would bo offeotually removed
simply bv taklnc from them the high pro
tection they now enjoy. Yet the Nehraska
platform says not a word about the tariff ,
iperhaps ibocnuso such an express-Ion might
be expected to offend the silver republicans ,
who areprotec.tlonlsts.
Poor OutlooU for the Combine.
. St. Louis Globo-Democrat ( rep. )
Can Bryan's ticket carry Nebraska this
year ? The chances are decidedly against It.
Nebraska's corn crop , according to the esti
mates , will ibe in the nelchborhood ot 275-
000.000 'bushels ' this year. The number of
farm mortgages which have been paid off
In that state In the last six or eight months
beats all records In the same length of time.
Nebraska Is having greater prosperity nt this
moment than it ever had before Jn all its
history. Its prosperity will bo heightened by
the marketing ot its present unexampled
corn crop. This Is a bad outlook for Bryan.
He needs calamity In 'his ' business and there
is none of It .this year anywhere In the
country. A killing drouth or frost through
out Nebraska In the next month or two
would tnako thousands of votes for him. An
epidemic of yellow fever or Asiatic cholera
would also help him. Ho Js doubtless pray
ing for some scourge of the kind , but he will
hardly bo gratiflcd this year. The prospects
for Ilolcomb are black. The chances are
'that ' the republicans will carry Nebraska this
year and next year.
POLITICAL Dill FT.
The Interest on the public debt of Boston
tlTs"year ! amounts to $2,222,213.
Hon. Casey Young , a distinguished con
gressman from Tennessee , died at Memphis
last week.
An Indiana judge at Vlncennes has re
turned all the railroad passes cent to him
with a letter to each of the companies.
The speaker of the next house ot repre
sentatives will be an Iowa republican. The
lost democratic speaker of the house was a
Georgian. Both were born abroad , Mr.
Henderson in Scotland nnd ( Mr. Crisp In
England.
The public debt of the city of Brooklyn ,
prior to consolidation , was $74,300,000. Cin
cinnati has a debt of $25,000,000Wa8hington a
debt of $16,000.000 , Newark owes $11,000,000 ,
Cleveland $6,000,000 , Louisville $8,500,000 ,
Milwaukee $0,500,000 , Memphis $3,000,000 ,
Richmond , Va. , $7,500,000 and Buffalo $13-
000,000.
Maryland Is one of the few states that
adhere to the method of holding their gen
eral election In the year Immediately pre
ceding nnd In the year immediately follow
ing the presidential election. This year
Maryland will elect a governor attorney
general , controller , state senators and mem
bers of assembly.
Ellhu Root Is the eighth secretary of war
credited to New York. His predecessors
from that state were John Armstrong ( Mad
ison ) , Peter B. Porter ( John Quincy Adams ) ,
Benjamin F. Butler ( Jackson ) , John C.
Spencer ( Tyler ) , William L. Marcy ( Polk ) ,
John M. Schofluld ( Johnson ) and Daniel S.
L-amont ( Cleveland ) .
Judge George W. Beeman ot the Indiana
circuit court has returned to the railroads
all the free passes Issued to him , saying
that passes are given to Influence these who
accept them , and that he believes It Is as
unwise for a Judge to accept nj railroad pass
ns It would be to accept $100 from a farmer
who expected to be a party to litigation In
the judge's court ,
The federal census of 1860 , the year preceding -
ceding the civil war , cost less than $2,000-
000 and showed the population of the coun
try nt that period to , be 31,300,000. The fed
eral census of 1890 , thirty years later , cost
$11,200,000 and showed the population of the
country to bo 62,600,000 , The population had
doubled In the intervening thirty years ,
while the expense of the census was six
times as great ,
The report of the Illinois State Board of
Charities for the quarter ending Juno 30 has
been issued , and shows the number of in-
matce of the fifteen state charitable Institu
tions under IU jurisdiction at the beginning
of the quarter to have been 0,912 ; at the
close of the quarter , 9,063 , nnd the average
number during the quarter , 0,580. The per
capita cost of maintenance was $39 $ ,
The present ratio of representation In the
liouso of representatives , ns fixed after the
last federal census , Is one member for each
173,900 Inhabitants , und as the proportion of
voters to Inhabitants throughout the country
is about ono to seven , the average constitu
ency of a congressman at present is about
23,000. In tha apportionment following the
federal censuti of 1900 It is expected that
the total number of representatives In con
gress will bo , If not reduced , certainly not
increased , and the average constituency will
bo 30,000 , having a population of 210,000.
| oTiiiu I..VXDS TIIAX orus.
Eight years figo the Knlacr conceived the
noble echcmo ot constructing a great ey -
tern of Inland waterways for the develop
ment nnd promotion of German Industry.
The first part of this was completed nnd for-
mnlly opened a fortnight ago In the form
ot a canal beginning nt Kmdcn , utilizing
the river Kins ns far n Munster , extending
to Ilerne , In Westphalia , 27V4 miles from
the Rhine , nnd having a nlne-mllo branch
from Hcnrlchcnburg to Dortmund , a total
extent of 159 miles. This canal will doubt
less bo of great value to the Iron , lumber ,
grain nnd other Industries , It being reck
oned that from 230,000 to 300,000 tons of
Iron ore yearly will bo shipped to Dort
mund by this canal Instead of , as hitherto ,
through Dutch ports. The plan of the Em
peror Is to continue the canal from Hcrne
to the Rhino , nnd In the other direction
from Home to Bovcrgcrn , on the Welscr ,
thence across the Toutoburper Wald to
Hlldcshelm , nnd co on to the Elbe River ,
a llttlo below Magdeburg , with branches
by the way to Osiiabruck , Hanover , Bruns
wick nnd other places. There la now canal
navigation from the Elbe to the Oder , nnd
from the Odor to the Vlstuln ; so thnt the
construction of the canal from the Rhino to
the Elbe would give an Inland waterway
< clear across the empire , from the Dutch
frontier on the west to the Russian on the
east ; from Guidon to Dnntzlc , from the
Rhino to the Baltic Sea.
*
Lord Curzon'e plan for the reorganiza
tion ot India's scheme of defenses has just
been put Into operation. It restores to the
regular army a largo number of troops hith
erto quartered In fortified posts In the
tribal country. The enlistment of the tribes
In defense of their own country by enrolling
them In local mllltla corps under British
| officers will also take place , while the mov
able columns , connected with the military
I basts In India by Improved light rallwaj's ,
j will support the positions where necessary.
On the Samnna range a > border police corps
of 450 men will replace the present garrison ,
nnd In the Kurram the strength of the pres
ent mllltla will bo doubled. A movable col
umn will -bo posted in the now cantonment
In the JIIraii7.nl volley , and the railway
connection will probably bo carried to
Kohat. In North Wazlrlstan the mllltla will
hold all the posts now guarded by the reg
ulars and levies , while In the Tochl val
ley and the South Wazlrl country the mll-
llla will occupy Shahur and the Gomal val
ley , with Wana ns headquarters , movable
columns supporting at Bninm and Dera
lemall Khan. In the Khyber region It Is
proposed to strengthen Fort Landlkotal
and establish a movable column at Pcsha-
wur. A standard gunge railway will bo
made to Jamrud. A reduction of the Chltrnl
garrison in October has been decided upon ,
but the upper Drosh forts will bo expanded
and a levee service , organized through the
Mchtar of Chltrnl , will guard the posts and
bridges from the Lowarl .pass . to Cbltral.
Besides saving the exchequer some 10-
000,000 a year , the Viceroy believes that
these measures will not only conciliate the
tribes by persuading them to accept well-
paid services for the defense of their own
territory , but also that they will result In
general quietude on the northwestern fron
tier.
4 *
Algeria , which was the scene last winter
of the disgraceful anti-Semitic outbreaks ,
led by the then mayor of Algiers , Max Re
gis , is now on the eve of revolt owing to
another cause , If one may believe a special
article recently published In La Libre Parole
ot Paris. Even in ofHclal quartern In Paris
It Is admitted thnt the situation Is not ex
aggerated. It is , however , doubted , La
Libre Parole notwithstanding , that Great
Britain will mix herself up In the affair. It
seems that the discontented natives ot the
French colony have actually appealed to the
British government for protection and just-
Ice. The leader of the movement is Sl-
Hamza , one of the moat turbulent chiefs of
the redoubtable Oulod-Sldl-Cheikh tribe ,
and capable of placing 30,000 men in the
field , all well trained and armed with Brit
ish and American repeating rifles , which La
Libre Parole declares have been smuggled
In by the British through Morocco. Once
the standard oC revolution is raised , the
movement , it Is said , will quickly spread
all over the colony , for the British still
according to M. Drumont's paper have ad
mirably prepared the ground and discontent
and dissatisfaction are rife throughout the
land. In the city ot Algiers Itself the sit
uation is no less serious , only a few days
ago an Arab openly complaining there that
it Franco did not soon fulfill her promise
a general rising would ensue nd a formal
appeal made to the British government for
protection.
* * *
The rejection of the emperor's canal bill
by the Prussian diet Is the first experience
of parliamentary government which Ger
many has ever had. Parliamentary action
there has ibetn in plenty , but the govern
ment ihas rested with the emperor and the
diet has finally registered his decrees. This
time the diet has defeated ) a measure upon
which Emperor William had set hla heart ,
and the resignation of the Prufcalan ministry
Is the result. The emperor is rushing back
to Berlin and what will come next nobody
knows. But the Incident Is likely to prove
uallghtenlng to the rest or the world and
educative to the emperor and to the diet.
After theao two forces have found out what
their mutual rights are ithey are likely to
get along better than they have done. "The
emperor , who is the ablest man upon a
throne anywhere , will no doubt learn his
lesson , although the fact that ho hag to
learn It must prove a shock. He has bo-
liavoJ that ho was governing Germany by
divine right. He 1s not to blnmo for that
idea. Ho inherited It and ho liaa lived up
to it , with recognition of the responsibili
ties which It entailed as well ns of the povr.
era which It bestowed. When ho aces that
the notion of divine right hag gone to the
limbo of exploded beliefs oven In his own
loyal PruHsIa , ho may be expected to adapt
himself to the requirements of constitutional
government. If there Is an explosion or
two In the meantime they 'will not bo
serious.
t
The deposits Iti Prussian savings banks
in 1833 showed an Increase of $74,970,000
over those ot 1897 , and the report contain
ing these figures declares that the Increase
was the result of deposits made by working
people rather than by morchanta and manu
facturers whose profits have been steadily
turned back Into bualnesa development ,
This comparative statement Is forcibly sug
gestive of Germany's steady advance as an
industrial nation and of the constantly Im
proving condition of skilled labor In the
empire.
Japan has made what seems to ba a serious
mistake. A censor of religions ban been
appointed who Is to bo In absolute control
of all matters pertaining to religious wor-
uhlp. As there are largo numbers ot Amer
ican and European residents in Japanese
cities , this new regulation will likely lead
Japan Into difficulties with other nations ,
unless the censor bo a man of exceptional
toleration and good judgment.
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
item BAxiNa rowoc * Co. , htw VOBK.
MIT AV1I1TI3 MAN'S COUXTHY.
Coolie l.nlior Xrrrnnnrj- Succcn * In
the Plillltilnrft ,
Buffalo Express.
It Bcenis that under an order of the War
department the Chinese Icnmlgrfltlon law oC
the United States Is .being enforce In tha
Philippines. Manila Freedom In comment-
In on thin policy gives a hint regarding the
labor conditions In the Island ! * which Is
worth some thought by Americans. It pays :
"As far as the restrictions refer to John
Chlnnmnn , wo bollovo they will prove but
temporary. No one familiar with conditions
hero will fnvor their exclusion , ( or they cer
tainly nro the ( mil of this part ot the earth
and 'without them the Philippines would bo
worth but precious little to anybody. Man
ual labor Is out of the question ( or will In
men la this climate and without the Chlncpo
coollo railroads cannot bo bulU , mines op
erated , forests utilized , plantations worked ,
streets paved , or , In a word , Industry's
wheels cannot turn la the Philippines. "
Whom will the United States benefit by
governing , developing nnd "civilizing" a
land whcro a white man cannot toll and
where coollo labor must bo depended on for
| such wealth and prosperity ns may bo built
up ? Is the conquest of such a land to bo
compared with that of our own great west ,
where our own hardy citizens have built
homes for themselves ? In attempting such
a task are wo not In danger of taking a
step backward toward the system of forced
labor from which wo released our country
at the cost of so much bloodshed ? Can the
people of the United States , using the word
"people" In Us general sense , derive an
advantage from such on experiment , however -
| over successful It may bo ? A land where
whlto men cannot work Is a land to which
| < whlto men should not go nnd which they
) should not attempt to govern , except hi nu
advisory capacity under a system designed.
to encourage those who can work there to
govern themselves.
riiKEHY CHAFF.
Detroit Journal : Heating the Kword Into
a plowflhnro Isn't precisely running * h
sword Into the ground , but the next thing
to it ,
Indianapolis Journal : "You said I would
not tell' the truth If I had to. "
"Er r was only Illustrating your utter
scorn of coercion.
Chicago News : "Gur-ruls arc nlver sat
isfied , " mused the janitor philosopher.
"Whin they are in short skirts they are
crying fer long wans , an' whin they git
long wans they have to hold thlin up. "
Stray Stories : "The Idea of her having
the nerve to claim she llrat snw 'the light
in 1878. "
"I would not judge lier too harshly. Per
haps she meant the are light. "
Washington Star : Don't you Judge a
man by his clothes. " paid Uncle Eben ,
"Dar Is some mighty smaht an" rospcct-
> aiblo people playln' golf ua' rldln' bicycles
dese days. "
Chicago Record : "Just now , " said ths
sweet young Boston thing , "I overhwd
some men speaking with evident relish , of
opening a Jackpot , and I've toeen wonder
ing if they meant beanpot. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "That tall man
over there drank twenty-seven glasoea or
beer at ono sitting ! "
"Heavens , what would he drink standlmr
up ! "
Chicago Tribune : Judge What evidence
have you ito show of the prisoner's guilt ?
Witness 'What evidence ? Sac-r-re ! Didn't
you hear mo say just now that I dreamed
last night ho was guilty ?
Detroit Journal : "But if I gave you the
nickel you ask , " objected the other , "you
would spentt it for drink ! "
"No , no , no ! " cried the mendicant , al
most fiercely. "I should spend it to keep
my wlfo < u the seashore another month ! "
Now the other was moved. Perhaps ho
too was a married man.
THIS HOME'
Il'ooray !
With pride
Wo shout ;
The boys will rldo
Will they ?
Without a doubt ,
You bet.
So let
Your voice ascend
And rend ,
The slurry dome , *
And welcome home
The boys.
AVhat nolso
We'll make ! , ?
Kay ! ? ,
But don't Nebraska
Take the cake ?
Just ask a
Favor '
And you'll get it-
See ?
And don't forget it.
So meet
And greet
The boys :
Clear to Alaska
Send the noise !
AV'e're proud of both
Nebraska
State
And soldiers great.
Say , but both
Are right
Out o1 sight !
What ?
ned hot !
Well.
I guesa
Yes !
II. P. VAN ARSDALB.
"Coming
Events"
Recall us to the fact that we
have not said much lately
about our clothing for men
and we would like to im
press on your mind that we
are still selling clothing and
selling it mighty cheap.
Spring and summer
clothes can now be had at
one half price. To be sure
the fines are broken but you
can find your size in some
of the lines at a great sav
ing of money.
$7.50 Suits , 810 Suits
83,75. 85.00
$12.50 Suits , 815 Suits
$6.25. $7.50
$18,00 Suits , $20 Suits
$9.00. $10.00.
Not only in suits have
we great values but in odd
trousers , furnishings , hats ,
caps , etc. We jog your
memory , You do the rest.