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Ak-Sar-Ben makes hla royal entry
Into Omaha next week. Let every ono
prepare to pay homage at his court.
Should Council Bluffs take up the
project for a municipal electric lighting
plant Itwill find Oinaha an Interested
observer.
Kemember that the exposition Inilld-
Inga will bo dismantled and removed as
soon as the Greater America closes Its
gates. Mtike the most of them while-
can.
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The popocratlc organ rushes Into the
forefront to give reasons why Governor
Orounso should decline a republican
nomination to the supreme bench If ten
dered. Very kind.
After all , the conclusion seems irre
sistible that Buffalo Bill Is the most
popular orator Nebraska has produced ,
although he scarcely utters a dozen
words during the whole performance.
The American consul at Bloemfonteln
has suddenly assumed the Importance
of an International personage , although
up tothis time even his fellow citizens
In America were not aware he was on
the map.
W. J. Bryan la reported In the pope
cratlc organ to have devoted the morn
ing hours whllo at O'Neill to bunting
quail. Mr. Bryan Is reminded that
shooting quail in Nebraska at this sea
son of the year Is unlawful.
The rural free mall delivery experi
ment la working successfully In Doug-
his county. It Is to bo hoped the time
Is not far distant when every inhabitant
of the county will have his mall brought
to his door every day In the week.
South American people travel abroad
very little for the reason that they do
not llko to assume the risk of taking
their eye off the game for that long a
time. Two or three revolutions might
occur before they could get back homo.
Financial reports say the cnst must
call on the west for money. Fortunately
the west 'has ' the cash at present and if
the cast has any good security Jt can
hare all It wants. Banks throughout
this section arc just looking for seine
pluco to Invest idle funds.
Candidate Harrington has succumbed
to the pressure brought to induce him
to withdraw from the congressional race
In the Sixth district. Ho was too busy ,
however , to go to the O'Neill meeting
and help out Neville. lie proposes to
lake his own time and his own way
to do it.
The perennial reports of Indian raids
Into the hunting grounds of Colorado
perve to call attention to ono of the
Htato's attractions to tourists. Colorado
does not overlook many opportunities to
remind people with money that it can
furnish them every opportunity to
spend it ,
John It. McLean must have his hands
full of business at present. In addition
to llniindng the campaign In Ohio lie is
called upon by the democratic national
committee to ralso the funds for ucxt
year's national contest. What is the
matter with the "tow lino" and Coin
Harvey's raid on Nebraska dollars ?
The Judges of the United States cir
cuit court for the district of N bragka
hare not yet appointed a clerk of that
court , nor have th.ey made any sign that
Nebraska applicants for the place are
to bo given consideration. Wo rise to
Inform the honorable court that there
ought to bo seine eligible people In Ne
braska.
The census supervisor of this baili
wick has not yet been named. We
fancy there will bo some dllllcully In
lliidlug the right man for this place , for
as a rule men competent to perform tha
duties nro attached to somu permanent
position. It will bo unfortunate If the
place must be given to some irrespousl.
bio party Jiuck ,
DflfilTUS
The decision of the French ministry
to pardon Dreyfus was expected , but
the fact that this clemency does not
carry with it official avowal of the In
justice of the verdict of the Hcnncs
court-martial Is somewhat disappoint
ing. However , the world will accept It
as In effect on acknowledgment on
the part ot the ministry that Dreyfus
Is Innocent and It docs not close the way
to further efforts to establish his Inno
cence. Dreyfus withdrew his appeal to
the military court of revision at the re
quest of the government , but this will
not debar him , an a free man , from
seeking the vindication of his honor
which the pardon does not give. The
court of cassation will still be open to
him for quashing the Hcnncs verdict as
soon as the necessary facts for demon
strating his Innocence have been col
lected. The family and friends of
Dreyfus have declared their purpose
never to rest until the rehabilitation of
the Injured man Is complete.
The action of the ministry Is perhaps
the best possible solution of the problem
under the circumstances. It was re
ceived without excitement In Paris and
doubtless It will meet with general
popular approval , while military circles
are probably quite willing that agitation
should cease. Dreyfus and his friends
can afford to wait for calmer condi
tions before taking steps for n complete
vindication , assured that fair-minded
men everywhere are confident of his en
tire Innocence.
How much public opinion throughout
the civilized world had to do with
Influencing the action of the French
ministry can only be conjectured , but
it is reasonable to assume that It was
not without effect At all events the
government has acted commemlably
and there Is reason to expect that in
duo time Dreyfus will be not only fully
vindicated , but given some reparation
for the great injustice he has suffered.
nmtio HACK TUB OLD PRESS .WENT
While wo note with pleasure the re
suscitation and reorganization of the
Bryan literary bureau , with a reporter
on the spot wherever the prairies are
broken by the appearance of Nebraska's
great orator , at the same time It Is with
feelings of regret that we fall to find in
the new word picture painter the same
Imaginative talent wielded by his prede
cessor.
It Is all very well for the Bryan press
agent to describe the outpouring of people -
plo by excursion train and horse locomo
tion , but what has become of the ngcd
grandfather who walks twenty miles
without breakfast just to press the hand
of Bryan ?
What has become of the fond parents
who bring round-faced babies to the
platform steps In order that .in later
years they may say that Bryan once
pinched their checks ?
And what has become of the little glrh
who always sing "Bryan ! Bryan ! echo
his name , " amid tumultuous applause ?
The special press agent seems also to
have forgot to describe the incident
whcro with upraised hand Bryan alone
and unaided restores a deathlike si
lence in an uproarious audience by
merely saying , "Save your applause for
my opponent and give mo my time. "
What need to tell us that "the great
orator was at his best , utilizing wit and
humor , pathos and appeal , convincing
argumentation and stern rebuke and all
the graces and devices of language , "
nnd that "tho crowd went wild , the
orator's every sentence , almost some
times his every word , being punctuated
with cheers and laughter ? " That is
taken as a matter of course. Bring
back the realistic writer , who peoples
railway crossings with surging human
ity and makes every roundhouse nnd
watering tank on Bryan's route hold
more men , women and children than the
biggest tenement block In the most
thickly populated district of New York
City.
THE UIKACJI CUKSl'JItATOItS.
The trial by the French Senate , con
stituted as a. high court , of more than a
score of persons charged with conspir
ing against the government , Is likely to
arouse an Intense popular feeling In
Franco as did the Dreyfus affair , for
there nro Involved various associations
or leagues whose membership Is numer
ous and whose leaders nro not without
influence. It is claimed that the evidence
which the government will present is
overwhelming and the abstract of the
Indictment certainly Indicates a very
strong case against tno alleged con
spirators.
It Is well understood that for Koveral
years the royalists have neon plotting
with a view to overthrowing the re
public and setting up a constitutional
monarchy. It has been said that the
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persecution of Dreyfus was startedby
the royalist party for the purpose of
creating a division among the people
that would give the royalists un oppor
tunity to carry out their designs against
the republic. Their purpose was de
feated In the llrst conviction of Dreyfus ,
for the reason that a large majority of
the French people ut that tlmo aotually
believed ho was guilty nnd were de
termined to stand by the government
which would punish him , The royalist
party , however , was only temporarily
disconcerted and Ha plotting , as hhown
In the indictment , was actively renewed ,
Whether or not the military olllcera
who have so persistently asserted that
Dreyfus was guilty wcru identllled with
the royalist conspiracy can only bo sur
mised , but it Is by no means Improb
able they were. A diplomat attached
to the legations of ono of the European
governments at I'arls has been quoted
as saying : "ThoHo royalists have their
agents and representatives everywhere ;
their allies arc In the army and three
siune generals and others who are fore
most lu the priMccuUon of Dreyfus nro
but the paid hirelings of the party
which socks the overthrow of the gov
ernment they assume to represent and
which they are supposed to defend. "
The same authority stated that the
secret agents and spies of the enemies
of the government are everywhere , In
every department of the government
service , In every town and city , in every
club and social organization , and they
also maintain their own organization.
This organization Is so compact
and OlHclpllned that the leaders nro
In touch with every movement
und readily obtain every bit of
Information , no matter how secretly the
government imiy guard and attempt to
suppress It. Thus It appears that
France Is literally honeycombed with
conspiracy and intrigue , carried on by
Orleanlsts , Bonapnrtlsts and other re
actionary factions cavh In Its own way ,
but all directed to the ono purpose of
bringing about a change of government.
The action of the government In pros-
editing the alleged conspirators may
produce serious trouble. It Is Impossi
ble to foresee what It may develop. But
as Premier Wnldcck-KotiKseau Is re
ported to have said , the cabinet would
have been guilty of treason If It failed
to proceed against the plotters upon
the evidence before It. The course of
the trial will be regarded with great
Interest throughout Europe. Meanwhile
there undoubtedly will bo imirimtrlngs
of threatened revolution and In the opin
ion of some Intelligent observers of the
situation In France revolution Is a polit
ical necessity.
CIllXA'S I'llOTKST.
The order of the military authorities
at Manila excluding Chinese , agreeably
to the exclusion laws of the United
States , has elicited a protest from the
Imperial government of China. It ap
pears that the action of General Otis
was taken without any Instruction or
authority from Washington , on the
ground of military necessity. The Chi
nese government takes the position that
no such necessity exists and that more
over the decree Is In contravention of
International law. Besides , It is as
serted to be a violation of existing
treaties and a departure. j m the as
surance of the president tlmt the status
In the Philippines would not be changed
pending legislation by congress.
It appears probable that It will be
found China has a good case and that
she Is fully justified In her protest. At
nil events It would seem desirable on
the score of expediency to at least mod
ify the order of General Otis , since
there Is room for doubt whether Uie
military authorities In the Philippines
can put In effect the Chinese exclusion
laws of the United States without ac
tion by congress extending the opera
tion of the laws to those Islands , un
less , Indeed , there is Imperative mili
tary necessity for doing so. The mat
ter is really of very considerable Impor
tance , particularly In its bearing upon
the maintenance of friendly relations
with the Chinese empire , the good will
of which we have stronger reasons than
ever before for cultivating.
AVliy hold an expensive election In Ne
braska the coming November ? Jim
JDahlman has said It over his own auto4-
graph that Nebraska will endorse Bryan
this year by a greater majority than
ever before. What Jim says should go.
What difference whether Holcomb , the
candidate for supreme Judge , has a
record as governor that shows him un
trustworthy nnd undeserving of further
honors ? What difference whether pop-
ocratic pledges to the people have been
shamelessly betrayed ? What difference
whether the sham reformers who im
posed upon the- farmers and wage
workers with promises of relief from
corporate aggression have turned out
worse corporation cappers and more
subservient railroad tools than ever
their predecessors dreamed ? Jim says
Nebraska must endorse Bryan even
though to do so It has to endorse stolen
.house rent , free pass bribes , do-nothing
railroad commissioners , fraudulent rail
way tax assessments , cigar box settle
ments with Bartley nnd all the long
list of popocratlc abuses perpetrated
under the state house machine.
The Chinese have registered a protest
against being excluded from the Philip
pines. China is compelled by force of
arms to allow foreigners to enter that
country , but when the Chinaman seeks
to go abroad ho finds the door shut In
his face. With the encroachments of
European powers upon the Celestial em
pire It will not be long until there Is no
place left for him to emigrate. Mod
ern methods of dealing with the so-
called inferior races may not be so num
mary as those of ages past , but the
same result is accomplished In time.
Bryan arraigns the administration for
not outlining to the public the details of
Its policy In the Philippines. Bryan has
talked columns upon columns upon the
subject , but If anyone can take his nu
merous speeches and figure out what ho
would really do In case hit ) ambition to
bo president should be gratified the re
search would have to bo pursued beyond
Ills recorded utterances. Finding fault
Is both cheap and easy , but solving the
problem necessitates putting the brain
to work.
The Board of Education should know
that It cannot keep down Its growing
deficit by Increasing salaries of teachers -
ors who have accepted positions on
terms originally offered and had no time
to demonstrate whether or not they are
worth more. The economy that points
to a reduced High school salary list at
the time teachers nro elected , but en
larges It beyond former limits before
the school term Is fairly opened , is not
the kind appreciated by the taxpayers.
One of the Omaha-Denver roads Is
again shortening Its time between the
two cities , but the shortening is , as uaual ,
all on the trip from west to east. It
helps other cities coming into Omaha ,
but ( lees not help Omaha Into other
cities. When the railroads take up the
work of shortening train schedules they
should give Omaha the benefit once In
a wlille.
Nearly 250 teachers of the public
schools have been put upon the perma
nent list , which means they will not
have to bo ro-cleeted every year , but
it docs not mean that they cannot
be dismissed for lueompctency. A
few teachers who formerly had been
dropped for Incompetent1) ' were placed
on the list borause they had taught the
required number of years' . Herein the
board made a grave mistake , for If this
precedent be followed the civil service
regulations will simply lesolve the
board Into a fence for incompetents who
have Influential friends. It Is for the
board to make the new regulations a
success.
The defective electric wire Is being
blamed for nearly every lire In the busi
ness district. While the electric wire
Is doubtless bearing some burdens thnt
do not belong to It , too great care can
not be exercised to maintain Its Insula
tion. At nil events extra precautions
should be taken during the coming week
of street Illuminations , when every wire
will be currying full current and the
danger of llros correspondingly en
hanced.
.Should the supreme court decide the
ctcation of the various state boards to
be Illegal there would be an Immediate
demand for Uibor Commissioner Kent's
employment bureau , but unfortunately
this would be swept away along with
the other olllees. The holders of nu
merous sinecure positions with fat sal
aries attached would be face to face
with the pro-ipect of being compelled to
earn living.
iTTlic Cnmp.
New York Sun.
The octopus Is crunching an all too lovely
victim. The Hon. Jerry Simpson Is a mem
ber of n combination of live-stock Bhlppero
c.f Nttovska , Missouri , Kanstw , Oklahoma
and Texas. In the touching words of the
Jcltoreon of Nebraska , the Socklcss Socrates
of Medlclno Lodge "puts money above the
man. "
Talk fif mi i.vlrn SI > MNIIII.
Philadelphia Record ,
llenov.xd reports ot nn extra session of
congress , to bo assembled In November , fret
tba air In the 'federal ' capital. Tfcerc Is
Vlculy of work for the people's representa
tives under the policy of expansion , and they
cannot begin too early.
Sixty TrllicN to Ho Comiiiored.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
If wo are at war with only one tribe of
Filipinos , as Prof. Schurman asserts , ami
the other fltty-nlnotribes nre friendly to us ,
what -wonderful trlbo that ono must be I
It has fought Spain for more than 100 years
nnd has oven baffled the heretofore Invincible
cible- legions of the United States. It has
made a better fight tlran did all Spain lu
the recent Tvar with this country. "Merely
a tribe ! " But what a trlbo !
Hlvnlrv f Truxt Maker * .
Chicago Chronicle.
"With truly commendable thrift and busi
ness enterprise Uio Delaware delegates to the
trust confcirenco took occasion now and then
to point out the advantages of Delaware over
Now Jnrsey In the matter of licensing trusts.
The competition between the elates has be-
< x > mo keen and , though Now Jersey has
manifested a "willingness to oblige her pa
trons In every wcy possible , Delaware hag
offered certain Inducements not to be over
looked. It 18 ipointed out , for example , that
a trust organized In Delaware may steal
everything In sight and no liability will at
tach to tlio stockholders. This Is undoubt
edly -weighty cpnslderaiion and1 should
bring business to 'tiho Delaware establish
ment. The Now'Jerpey shop , 'however , has
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the advantage'of age and experience. The
competition cf the Delaware concern will
hardly 'be ' felt unless a rate-cutting cam
paign Is Inaugurated , In which case the
scepter and 't'he ' ' license fees may pass
from Trenton to Dover.
AMUItlCA.VS AI1HOAI ) .
Croy ( lint Ilnrely Fnlln to Yield
IlnnilNiiiiK * Hi-dim * .
New York World.
An occasional failure of the harvests In
Great Britain , Franco and1 Switzerland la
now mode good by the appearance of a new
harvest , 'which Is as steady aa the tradi
tional Ice crop and granite crop In Slalne ,
and which differs from thorn , only In Its
steady growth.
This Is the crop of American tourists ,
which this year has again broken the
record. The leading London tourist agency
estimates the European crop thU year at
not lesa than 70,000 Americans , who have
yielded an average return of 300 , or J1.500
per tourist to the European harvesters. In
round nuirabers wo may call the total $100-
000,000 or a little bit more than the value
of Nebraska's 300,000,000-bushel corn crop
at 30 cents a bushel.
In ether 'worda , this country contributes
to Europe every year and chiefly to Great
Ilrltaln nearly enough to pay the charges
on the British national debt or the cost of
the British army , without any apparent
diminution of our prosperity. What Is even
moro remarkable Is that exposure to Eu
ropean Influences does not eeem to exercise
any detrimental effect on the > American
tourist , who generally returns homo as
loyal nnd patriotic as when ho went.
COLOR MM < ; IS CIT11.V.
Shall < hc M'liltr Minority Hulc ( lie
Illnulc Mnjorltyf
Buffalo ExprcsH ,
White men , negroes and mulattoes were
found side by sldo in the Cuban army of
liberation. Men ot color rose to high com
mand therein , It waa the boast of the
Cuban patriots that the color line did not
oxlst In the Island , nut with success seems
to have come- that hateful question.
Strangely enough , liberty appears to have
brought intolerance.
'La ' Lucha of Havana , after asserting that
a great majority of the Cubans want Inde
pendence , says that , In the event of In
dependence being granted , the race question
will bo the gravest of all. White suprem
acy , it adds , 'is unavoidable , and the
negroea must bear this in mind. There
never can bo social equality between the
two races , and political equality will not
eomo to the negroes for a considerable time.
The latter , however , want recognition , La
Lucha says , and will Insist upon It until
some practical method of conciliation is
put Into effect. They are In the majority
numerically , awl they starved and fought
bravely while many bespangled men who
are now strutting about Havana In uniforms
were lylns nbout their political beliefs , or
were In wfoty in the United States or Mexico
ice , The negroej justly feel that they nro
entitled to some consideration. The writer
docs not undertake to say what will bo done ,
but merely gives warning of the clash which
ho cays will como with Independence.
The conditions era about the tame as in
our houthcrn btates , The negroes are In the
majority , but they are declared to bo unfit
to rule themselves or to Ivelp govern others.
The minority proudly proclaims Itself the
superior race , with a divine right to rulo.
Thu blacks were good enough to fight for
Cuban freedom. They are not s ° 'd enough
to enjoy It. They , ut least , roust wonder
what they gained toy a Chang's ' of masters.
Their rights are likely to bo better con
served by the Island remaining an Ameri
can possession , under the direct govern
ment of congress than under a native gov
ernment composed solely of the white na
tives.
The Cuban negrccs know their strength
and they have learned how to flght for
their rights , Any attempt to enilavo them
politically might result In a race war and
the ojtabllsbment of another black republic
like unto the negro commonwealths of Haytl
and San Domingo.
icuois or THUVAH. .
Two cities claim the dubious distinction
of OiaMns been the habitation of V.V. . Syl-
\estcr. a former American who Is * paid to
bo extremely nctlvo nnd wr.'uJ as a member
of the Philippine junta at Ilonp Kong. Early
last dprltiR a Phlladclphlnn Identified him
ns a frroi < cr bank cashier In that city who
disappeared between two days In 1895. Sev
eral thousand dollars cf the bank'n money
wont with him. Ho finally turnel up In
Chlnn ns a prcmc'tor ' of sreat erhomos cal
culated to linyirovo his condition and that
of the Cclcwtlala. A Nebraska corrfepondent
nt the New York World now Bets up tJio
claim llir.'t the Hong Kong boomer of Aguln-
nldo Is none other > Mian Sylvester Franklin
Wllsion , formerly of Huruboldt , Neb. The
writer asserts that Wilson Is under SO years
of age , was formerly editor of the Humboldt
Sciitlnd nnd ibmainio conspicuous and fluent
us n lobbyist at Lincoln during nessions
of the loglslnturo. Ho disappeared from
Humboldt In ISVfl , mush to the aatlnfaetlon
of residents who had dmlltiRs with him.
The Nebraska description fits the Hong Kotig
Sylvester ns to age. but Philadelphia's claims
na .to 'his Identity Is fortified by n tihlp cap
tain who knew him In DIP Quaker City nnd
Fliook him for 4ho drinks In Canton a year
before the Philippine dllllculty.
The most unique reception tendered a re
turning volunte-sr was tlmt which Mulvnnc ,
Kan. , put up ou the llth lust. Private B.
\V. Phillips of Company H , Tenth Pennsyl
vania , had written home from the Phlllp-
plnca that he would glvo a month's salary
tor a piece ot mother's pie. Ho said all
the ether boys lu his regiment were In the
suimo fit. Just 'beforo ' Phillips readied
Mulvano the women of the town Joined to
gether nnd cooked a plo six fev > t In length
and four feet wide. It was placed on a
table In the center of the opera house and
nil the people In town gathered to meet the
returning soldier. The condition was made
that ho cot tie whole plo tlmt night. On
threatening to re-enlist If the conditions of
the contebt were Insisted upon , the town
relented and volunteered to help him out.
Admiral Dewey Is to bo presented when he
rcachea Now York with a handsomely bound
book containing newspaper clippings of what
has been said about him In connection with
the Spanish war. The book contains -100
pages , weighing 350 pounds and when opened
IB live feet two Inches wide and when closed
eleven and one-half Inches thick. The total
number of clippings Is 1,200. The binding
la seal leather , the largest single hide of seal
that has ever como into the country being
used for the purpose.
Brigadier General John C. Bates , who suc
cessfully performed the difficult task of per
suading the sultnii of Sulu to submit to the
sovereignty of the United States , has served
continuously as a soldier since May 14 , 1SG1.
He entered the army during the civil war as
a first lieutenant and was a captain at Its
close , becoming major in 1SS2 , lieutenant
colonel In 1SSG and colonel In JS92. For
thirty years ho was stationed .west of the
Mississippi river , chiefly In Indian country ,
and by reason of his dealings as a negotiator
with thn troublesome redskins he acquired
an cxperlonco that fitted him for
his work with the sultan. Colonel Bates
was made a brigadier general of volunteers
at the outbreak of the Spanish war and
served In Cuba before his assignment to the
Philippines.
1I1UTIS1I AM ) DOCKS.
The Igniter Greatly Outnumber the
Former In South Africa.
San Francisco Call.
Most people who have paid little attention
to the controversy between the British and
the Boers , which threatens to culminate in
a war , wonder why the latter ehould have
tbo temerity to resist the encroachments of
a nation as powerful as England. An
English reviewer In a recent article furnishes ,
Information which may explain the attitude
of the Hoers. Apart from the fact that they
have the reputation of being a people ex
ceedingly tenacious of their rights and will
ing to make any sacrifice necessary to main
tain them , it appears , according to the
statements of H. A. Brydcn , In the Fort
nightly Review for August , that they greatly
outnumber the British In South Africa and
that there U reasonable ground for the be
lief that they will all stand together If
matters como to extremities In the Trans
vaal. Should this assumption prove sound
it will readily be conceded that Great Britain
will not have a "walkover" when she com
mences the work of downing the Boera.
According to the writer referred to thn
available fighting men of South Africa nre
distributed among the two races In about
the following proportions :
British. Dutch.
Oape Colony 17,000 60,000
Oranpo Kreo SInto 1.000 18.000
Transvaal 3.000 22.000
Natnl 6,000 1,000 ,
BrltMi Bechuanaliind COO SCO
Ilhodesla 2,000 30Q
impprlnl troops In South
Africa at present time 10,000
Totals 39,500 52,300
But It Is not only In the paint of numbcra
that the Dutch liavo the advantage Jn South
Africa. Accrrdlng to Mr. Bryden o great
proportion of them Is composed of better
fluting material than the British , who
mostly lack the well-known Boer experience
with the rlflo and also that familiarity -with
veldt life which has mode MJO South African
of Dutch extraction nn Inoomparalble guer
rilla. The explanation of the difference le
that most of the available British In South
Africa are engaged In commerce and mining ,
and the few -who 'have ' taken ito farming or
pastoral pursues have- never ebow-n any
particular delight In those occupations ,
while the Dutch are born sons of the Ball.
The failure of the Ilrltlsh 1n South Africa
to take kindly to ranching , In itho judgment
of Mr , Ilryden , will have an Important Influ
ence In the 'future. ' Ho says : "When gold
Ms been e > > hnubtdd In these regions the
Dutch who llvo upon the land will remain ,
w'hllo ' a largo proportion of the British and
foreign eminent , who nowadays flock only
to the mining oentorn if > make money and
como away , will have retired to other nnd
moro congenial spheres. It Is one of the
unfortunate characteristics of modern life In
South Africa that the British nfMlenwill
not remain upon the 'land ' and content hlm-
Belf wldh a pastoral or agricultural exlbt-
cnce , " This InaptRess ot the British will , ho
predicts , Increase the already large disparity
In the numbers of nritlfeh nnd Dutch , nnd
even though the latter way bo for the mo
ment coerced late submission , they will bn
euro to continually foment Inmirrcctlons
when they realize tholr numerical superi
ority.
of < lii- Trim ) ,
Buffalo Express ,
The 'American ' Woodworking Machine
company , 'which haa gone Into the hand * of
a receiver with a view to reorganization ,
controls the greater part of the business In
the United States and Is ono of the con-
eolldatol enterprises which now go by the
name of trusts. The dimcultlee of the com
pany go to ehow that nuch combinations ore
mono easy to form than to conduct to the
Eatls'fiactlon ' of ell Interests , The real toil
of the trusts , however , will como when
business begins to halt.
of Hit ! Movement ,
Boston Traveler.
We < bellevo that this turning of the search
light Into the dark corners of monopoly la
only the beginning of a great and salutary
movement in this country. That such an
Initial step haa been taken at all la a mnr-
vcloua thing , considering the power and In
fluence of the trusts themselves , To find
eucb a court of Inquiry actually In exlst-
cnoa before the close of the nineteenth cen
tury Is a happy onion for tbo future , From
It.s conclusions must come the desire to lu-
further.
c.\TTi.n n.visirvn i.TIIH IJ.VST.
( 'nil for llellrf from ( tie lloni-
inntloii nf HIP Went.
Huffnlo Kxpren.
U will bo remembered that iin almost Im
mediate effect of the Increase In prices of
beef woa n movement by the retail lititchern
of New York to form a co-operative asso
ciation under whoso direction n largo abat
toir Independent of the beef trust should
| bo built near that city. It was reported that
n considerable sum of money had been sub-
! scribed. It Is certain thnt the plan has re-
I cclved a good deal of encouragement , part
of which has como from western Interests.
Whrth.fr It succeeds or not , It Is a sugges
tion that derives material support from n
number ot facts.
The business of preparing meat for the
market took a firm hold on the west by
reason of the exIMewo of great tracts ot
land suitable for raising herds. The busi
ness was conducted on a largo scale nnd
by 111 very slrc put the small farmers nnd
local slaughter houses of the east out of
the competition. tTp to the present time the
western enterprises have swept all before
them. Hut It Is worth asking whether the
tlmo hc.i como , or at leant IB nt'ar nt hand ,
when the cost cnn reassert Itself and claim
n part of the business. The west has been
tilling up with an flgrlcutturnl population
and ranching on Its former dimensions Is a
thing of the post. The cnttlo that now go
to the abattoirs are raised more and more
In smaller herds by farmers who devcto u
large part of their attention to cultivating
the soil. To a very considerable extent ,
therefore , conditions In the west are becom
ing llko thopo nf the vast before the former
practically monnpollzoj cnltlo raising. Lot
It be admitted that the west will retain
supremacy In this particular nnd In packing.
Nevertheless , It would seem that there ought
to bo a growing opportunity for the devel
opment of both thcu Industries In the east.
This section furnlfhos tht gtcater portlou
of the maiket and transportation from the
west i.i no small expense. There nro thous
ands of acres of Innd In the eastern stales
which could bo devoted to raising cattle
much moro extensively than In past years.
Small farmers also probably would resume
the business It n nenr-by market were pro
vided , U Is reported that this has been the
tendency In eastern Pennsylvania for a few
yrars. It Is probable that the preconco of a
large abattoir nrar New York or some ether
largo eastern city would greatly accelerate
the movement. This nt least Is the opinion
of the editor of the national organ of the
Retail Butchers' association , who points
out that at present many of the cattle
raised In the east are shipped to Chicago ,
slaughtered there and then shipped east
for consumption.
The abandoned farms of Now England
have been a theme of frequent dlscuralon In
iccent years. Less has been said nbout the
farms of depreciating valno in New York
and other states oX the cnst outside New
Engaml , but It is well known that the till
ers of the soil in this part of the country
have found the competition of the west a
very stubborn fact. Would not a revival of
cattlo.raising bo n boon to many eastern
farmers ? It certainly would ameliorate their
condition to n considerable degree. The
present tlmo seems especially opportune for
some effort along this line , for , whatever
the part of the packers may ba iu the higher
prices that now prevail , It Is well estab
lished that the supply of cattle has fallen
of' . Consequently , It will be some years bo-
fora superabundance will appear again.
h A'XU OTIII2H\V1SI2.
An Indiana man has raised a new kind of
wheat which ho sells for $100 a pound.
Somebody has started n dreadful suggestion
that Esterhazy may come over to lecture In
this country.
W. H. Smith , the superintendent of the
Government botanical gardens , has given to
the Carnegie library of Plttsburg his valu
able collection of Burnslano.
The will of Mrs. Hester N. Wetherell ,
widow of Colonel John W. Wetherell of
Worcester , Mass. , makes bequest * to reli
gious and charitable Institutions of Worces
ter aggregat > lng$100,000.
The announced reason of the great Jove of
the sultan of Turkey for Switzerland Is , after
all , a good ono and practical rather than
sentimental. "It Is because , " says the sul
tan , "It sends no ambassador to Constanti
nople to worry mo with Its grievances. "
Mr. Vandorbllt's caution Is revealed In the
way In which bo protected himself in giving
his autograph for n charitable object. He
first wrote his name on a piece of paper , then
carefully trimmed off the paper clcee down
to the ink , and then drew three red lines
through the name.
Colored waiters are to take the places of
the undergraduate students of Yale , about
thirty in number , who have been helping to
pay their -wny through college by acting ns
waiters In the Yale commons. This Is In
nccordnnco with a decision of the faculty
which holds that such work Interferes with
study.
Mlchaol Draper , who has just returned
from Europe to his homo In Perth Anvboy ,
brought with him an Irish 'hat ' bought In
Ireland for presentation to ou Irishman
who is his friend and neighbor. After the
presentation the recipient turned down the
sweatband and found that the hat had been
manufactured In Newark , N , J.
Edward Bavoy , the messenger of the first
assistant secretary of state , owns two en
velopes , ono of which originally held tno
passports sent by Secretary Bayard to the
British minister , Sir Lionel Backville-Wc t ,
when the return of that diplomat was sum
marily demanded ; the other covered Pres
ident McKlnley'a ultimatum lo the Spanish
government.
The Count of Fontalba , the now Portu
guese ambassador to the Austrian court ,
has made his whole journey from Lisbon to
Vienna In a handsome carriage , drawn by
four gorgeously caparisoned mules and at
tended by two flunkeys In brilliant liveries.
Ho reft Lisbon In April and drove through
Spain , Franco , northern Italy , through the
St. Bernard pass to Switzerland and thence
by way of Munich through Styrla to Vi
enna.
The current Insuo of the American Hebrew
contains thla word cf caution to Its readers :
"Thero will be a number of proposals some
huvo already boon mooted -to ralso money
for , the purpwo ° t providing funds for car
rying on a new campaign for retrial in the
Droyfus case. Suteh proposals nro unneces
sary , Inadvisable and Injudicious. The Drey ,
fus family need no help of that nature. The
proposals open a tempting fifld for exploita
tion by inen who are certainly not In the
poeltlcm ftf Ceatar's -vUfo. "
Headers who closely follow telegraphic
reviews of < tUo Dreyfun trial from day to
day will romemlior the graphic descriptions
of incldonta nnd the gory color of comment.
They cause of Jt 1 tbua explained by Martin
Dooley , ( the philosopher of Arehey road :
"Th1 Bceno wan throctnenjously excltln' ,
Th' little city Iv Hennes waa thronged -with
defl'prlt journallsta that had pledged their
fortunes an * their wcrol honora nn' manny
lv itbim their watches to bo prWnt nn1 pro
tect th' pi/bile again" lib 'degrodln' facts.
Nlver wince th' war In Cubla has go manny
} y it'hose ' bravo fellows been gathered to
gether nt th' risk Iv tbulr lives fr'm over-
crow < Hn' > Ui' ixtiUirauts. Nowan has Iver
sufficiently dcwrlbed th' turrora lv a corry-
spondlnt's .11 fo exclpt th1 corryspondlnts
tliUnwllvw. Oln'ralu on * other liars JH re
warded. Th' corry pondnt ! gets no credit.
No wan will glvo ulm credit. Still be t > tcks !
to his post , an' en this perilous day ho v.aa
at Ronmu flghtln' th' other corryspondlnts ,
or , If ho was an English journalist , do-
flndln' th' honor Iv Fr-raoce again' herallf.
'TIs a gocxl thing for Fr-ranco that theru
ar-ro sllfBlcrlflcln' men that don't undhor-
stand UT language to iircslnt her vicious
nature ( o th' English an' American public.
Otherwise , Hlnnlsuey , tfte might think oae
waa a * rood a th' r-rctt lv ut"
IIOMIS IIILK ; ron ronro inco.
Oililnol Consider I UK i > .Sjntom f Holf-
( Jtn rrniiicnt.
Philadelphia Times.
Porto nlco Is now nn Integral irnrt of the
United States , nnd It In propsr that n sys
tem of government bo dovlPed for the
Island. This fact the president realizes , nnd
both bo nnd tbo members ot his cabinet
have applied themselves to iho question.
The conditions thnt obtnln on the Island nro
much different from these prevailing In nny
state ot the union , nnd whllo the general
laws of the United States must regulate Ita
general administration , local lawn should
bo framed , nnd , for the greater jurl , admin
istered by the Porto lilcntm themselves. In
other words , Porto Hlco should nnd will b
given the largest possible measure of
autonomy.
Ireland has long nnd vainly pleaded for
homo rule for the Inalienable right of
making laws on purely domestic mnttom ,
leaving to the Imperial Parliament the de
termination of Imperial questions. The
United Slates , unlike Kngland , will not only
not refuse It to Iho Porto Hlcans or the
Filipinos , but will Klvo It with a willing ;
heart. Undo Sam ling not taken the West
Indian Island or the Oriental archipelago as
nn Investment. Ho rescued them from the
blighting domination of Spain to give them
liberty and all the blessings and benefits
that the word Implliw. lie stands ready to <
fulfill nil his promises , and the system ot
Bclf-govcrnment that President McKlnley
will dovlse for Porto Hlco within ft short
tlmo will convince the Islandcra and the
world alike that the war with Spain was
not a war of conquest , and that our Idea
of Imperialism Is not the old-world greed
of land or lust of power , but the earnest
wish to give freedom and peace and prosper
ity to the countries that , by the force ot
clrcumstauccs , tire now ours.
l'OI.\Tii > III3.MAIIKS.
Sonicrylllo Journal : No man praises the
Industry of n bee when the bee Is sting
ing him.
I I.Vtrolt Journal : "Ho was In excellent
i spirits , scemliiBly. "
"Perhaps ho wn In Itiiunr. "
"Not. If ho got tilt- liquor lKre.
Brooklyn LifeIn : Boston "Have you a
nrw prlrl ? "
"YoMj wo had to IU our last ono go , She
wan a good cook , mid liukeil bonus bounti
fully , but wlic would npllt her Infinitives. "
IndlnnupoKti Journal : "Is thorn no euro
for iMialmlHtn ? " walled thi > Hoelnl .student ,
who. bo It known , was still In the gloom-
fill days of youth.
"In my day , " enld hl father , "they moat
always used blue mass and quinine.
Chicago Tribune : "Yew , I wnnt a
nmn , " said the mnmgi'r of the Htoro. "but
I j you are too old. If you were twenty-flva ,
yours younger I would { rive you the plnco ar
In n minute. " '
"Shnll I como nfrnln , " nked the grny-
hnlrcd nppllcnnt , with line irony , "when I
um In my second childhood ? "
WnRhlngton Btmr : "Some folks. " snld ,
Undo Eben , 'Ms so akyaht foh fonr dcy'a
winter hlilo dull tights under a bushel dnt
dey letn "cm pf.t lilowed clean out In do fust
strong wind dat cornea along. "
Detroit. Journal : Drama turned fiercely
upon Journalism.
"With me. " j-ho sneered , "it 18 still qual
ity before qunntltyt"
"Pnrtlfti'arly an to costumes ! " retorted
JournnlUni. with qulot , lllu.straited humor.
But If such as they quarreled , what waste
to become of Art ?
Cleveland Plain Dralor : "The Idea that
this Infornil boodler rnn corrupt our voten
with his vile money Is slmplv outrageous ! "
"Thiit'B rteht ; to H Is ! At which hotel
did you say he wns stopping ? "
Chicago Trtbuno : "Oh , George ! " walled
the maiden , ns she met him In the darkened
Oinllwny. "we cnn't be nmrrlod tomorrow.
It w'll Imve to bo postponed. "
"What Is the matter , darling ? " said
George , hlH kneoa trembling- under him.
"Is nny relative dead ? Hns your uncla
Illrnm fnlled In business' ' ? "
"W-worso thnn that ! " she sobbed.
"Thoro's a b-boil .cornJngf on the end of my
nose ! "
AT TIIH COUNTY FAIIl.
Chicngo Record.
Settln' in the gran' stand
At the county fnlr.
Seemed ns If the whole % vorld
An' all their kin was there.
AVny up on the top seat
Me nn' Jennie set
"VVlKht 1 'had ' thn candy
An' peanuts that wo ct !
Jennie's rlgli't ' good lookln' ;
But ehe likes to boss ;
Dared me to bet money ,
On Jnke Douglas1 boss. j
I.Hto n fool I done ( t ; f
Wont down to the track.
How d'yo think I found her
'S I was cllmbln' liack ?
There I met 1ier Imlfway
With another beau ,
Stuck-up. Bllck-hatred softy ,
That Will Jones , yo know.
I ot , on not to sco me ;
Went right on n-past.
S'poso she thought I'd a t her
where sho's goln' BO fast.
Wnrn't no ui > e to toiler ,
So I let 'em BO.
Funny how thtngs sometimes
All go wrong Jes * po.
Lost n pile on Jake's hoas ;
Couldn't rlnfr a cane.
Fellow swiped my goldlno watch ,
Then It poured down rain.
Toll yo Hain't all Hunshlne
An' all "pleasures rnro"
Sottln' In thn gran' aland
At the county fair.
Hats
Off"
Straw and Crash Hats
have been "called. "
These cool mornings
and evenings they look
sadly out of place and
lonesome like.
All the new shapes are
here , in either stiff or
soft , and all the new col
ors as well.
There are some beauties
to select from and now ,
of all times is the best to
pick one out , while we
have all sizes and you
can find what you want.
At $2 , $2.50 , $3 and up
to $5.
( Our store Is open Saturday
BvcnlngB. )