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0 THE OMAIIA DAILY BEE. li HOSUWATEU , Editor. PUIJUSHUD KVEIlV MOHN1XQ. TKH1IS UK BUUSCKII'TION. iJally Ueo ( without Sunday ) . One Y nr. S.M Daily IJee arul Sunday. One Year . . . .300 L/ally / , EJuiidjy and Illustrated , One Year S.2o tJunuajr anu mummied , Ona Year . . . 2. 1 Hummed Bee , on j Voar Sunday Ueu , One Year bituruay lt < xj. utio Year 1-5 ? Weekly Bee. On Ycnr * OKKIC12S. Omaha : Iho Ueo Hulldlng. , . , . Houth Omaha. City Hall BulIJlng. Iwsnty-fifUi uncl N Htrects Council Uluirs. 10 IVarl Street. Chicago , icio Unity Building , .sew ifork. Tcmpie Court ushlriKton : Col Tourteenth Street. COimCSPONDENCE. CommunlcaUona relating to nuns and dl- torial matter slioulU bo addressed : Omana B o. Editorial Department MUSlNLiSS LDTTCHS Business letters and remittances should bo addressed. The Ueo 1'ubllfhliu Company , Omaha. HCMITTAXCES. Remit by draft , express or postal order payable to The Ueo Publishing Company. Only Z-cent stamps accepted In payment ot null accounts Personal checks , except on Omaha or Eastern exchange , not accepted. THE Ufci. . I'l'HLIHHINO COMl'ANY. STATUSn. > T OP CIHCUr.ATIOX. State of Nebraska Uouglns County , is Ocorae U. Tzschmk , s < oiotar > of The Heo Publishing compunj , UMngdulv sworn , fays that the n < timl number of full nd complete copies of The Uallj , MornlliK. Evening and Sunday Ilee. printed during the month ot September , 1S39 , was ) us follows GEonai : B. TOSCHUCIC , Subscribed und sworn before mo this 2nd daj of O < tober , A. D . ISM JI II , HUNG ATE. ( Seal ) Notary Public. That Clinplnn JInilloy lias touchud a tPiulcr spot In popociatlc anatomj' Is painfully nppiiiont. It will bo a now deal all around on thu ROliool hwti'd ticket Oils year. That much Is clctoi mined In advance oC the nominating convention. It Is tate that a politician recognizes the fact that sometimes discretion la the better pnrt of valor. AVlicn he does he should have a bis ctcdlt mark for It. ilf Gicat Urltaln nnnts to keep Us ttoops provided with the best army sup plies South Omaha can flll n few canned meat orclets , put up in the mobt modern and senlccuble foim. When Ilolcomb's ad\ocates approach his record they follow the tactics of a man cmptjlng a pan oC hurd coal ashes in a hlglv wind bhnt the eyes and turn the back on the subject. While keeping It before the people keep It before them that the World-Her ald In 1801 , Avhcn Silas A. Holcomb was running Cor Mipreme judge , advised everybody to vote against him. The democratic orators who attended the Texas State fair dlsttacted attention from the big pumpkins and fat cattle , hut from the standpoint of utility fell fur below the display from the farm. Judge Reese is content to let his record as a judge and a cltUen make his campaign speeches for him. And he goes lnto > the campaign vitl\ , the strong est advocate any candidate could have. President ICmgcr In a icccnt speech said tuo Ttansvaal would put its trust In the Lord , but all Indications point to the fact that considerable reliance is placed in the ilOe. The Ix > rd always fights with the hosts. An ordinance has been passed citing the railroads to construct nil the prom ised viaducts. An expression fioin the railroads to the effect that they Intended to nbldo by the requirements o the or dinance -would bo appreciated. The weather clerk Is evidently turn ing out his best brand this week for the especial benefit of the exposition , whoso gate iccelpts show the good ef fects of his noik. October ought to be a prosperous month \\lth favoring weather. England con congratulate Itself that It followed the advice of the United States to arbitrate the Venezuelan boundary question. The ndrltu was Riven in such a forcible manner as to rtifllo British temper for a time , but John Hull recovered his equanimity long ago. If wo aio to believe the llryanlto Fak > pry oveiy fusion rally this fall h an Immense success and every republican meeting a ridiculous lizzie. If It weio not notoilous that the KnUery Is ov prcssly manned by exports In fiction some people might believe tlieso doc torcd reports. Nebraska Is not the only state wherein the disintegration of funlon forces Is becoming moiu and more apparent. Kiequent and corroborative icports from Colorado give evidence of the decadence of Bryanlto doctilnes which Is the fore runner of another alignment of political divisions In that btato , Tor the 1Uat time sluco thu Australian ballot law went into effect the city w 111 bo compelled to rent polling places on account of a dellclcncy of > otlng booths. The sjstern of temporary noting booths Is certainly unsatisfactory , but it Is the best that has yet been devised for tint present condltlous. Should wo even tually Introduce the voting machine and thus reduce the number of polling places the hideous voting booth would bo a ihlng of < Jo past. 3t Is to ba hoped that the Aoi.ng machine is not far off. KEEP IT liRFURB TI1K I'KUPLE. Tlip Otnnlio. organ of the allied reform forces has for Its solo capital In opposi tion to Judge Hcese citations from The IJc-o of 18S8 , when Itoosu was a candi date for supreme Judge for the first time. These citations rppiesent Judge Kooso ns the preferred eholte of the Union 1'a- cllle railroad , which dominated Ne braska iHjlltlcs at that period. What The Boo then .said coiicprulng Judge Ilei'su was Inspired by the fact that the Union I'acllle politicians bad been ao the In his behalf In the nominating con- \cntlon. It Is a matter of history , how ever , that Judge Itei-so disappointed the expectations of the corporation man agers by living up fcarlefslj to his oath of olllcc. Keep It before the people that M'inoah U. lleese when placed on the supreme betich proved himself an upright judge who would neither tuin to the right nor the loft In expounding the constitution and the law. Keep It before the people also that his rulings on the supreme bench were BO pronounced against corporate aggression that he Incmred the Ill-will of the lull- load managers , who combined against him when his term expired and pre vented his icuominatlon. This unmiti gated outrage was denounced by The Uee and caused universal resentment with the rank arul lllo of the repub lican party , Keep It before the people that the turning down of Judge Hce o for 10- clectlon has time and ngaln been pointed out by the slmm reformers and their organs us the principal cause of the up rising within Iho republican party that culminated lu the populist movement. Keep It before the people and let It not bo forgotten that Silas A. Holcomb , In marked contrast with Mauoah It. Heobe , was supported for the position of governor1 as a pronounced autl-moaopo- list , bound by the most sacred pledges to break up railway rule in Nebraska , to enforce economy and honesty lu every executhc olllce and compel every cor poration to bear its Just proportion of the burdens of taxation. Keep It before the people that Silas A. Holcomb made his peace with the railroads , icpudlated the platform on which he was elected nnd turned traitor to his nntl-monopQly pledges. Keep It before the people that Silas A. Holcomb was forewarned at the outset of his term about the shortage In the state treasury , but lacked the courage to compel a proper accounting of the state funds by the defaulting tionstuoir and caused the taxpajcrs of Nebraska a loss of nearly $000,000. Keep It before the people and let them think of it before they cast their \otes for btipierne judge that while Marioah B. Uee.se firmly and faithfully lived up to his trust as supreme judge In the face of threats nnd temptation , Silas A. IIol- cornb betrayed the trust reposed In him when put to the supiemc test that tiles men's souls by yielding to temptation nnd compromising with the enemies of good government. RO(1TH ( or1 R The icvciiues of the government for the month of September exceeded the expenditures by borne ? 7,000,000 There was H. considerable gain from customs , showing au expansion of the import trade , while the Increase from internal sources e\idences the activity of busi- nos- ! . For the three months of the cur rent ( Ibcal year the expenditures oC the goveiument have exceeded the receipts by more than $1,000,000 , but in ew of the growing revenue the treasury offi cials confidently predict a good surplus from the yeai's opeiatlons. According to the figures , It Is manifest that but for the expenditure on war ac count the Dlngley law would now fur nish all the revenue necessary for the ordinary requirements of the govern ment , so that It Is entirely correct to say that the law as a revenue measure has been vindicated. While this Is true it has at the same time been of great help to the industries of the country nml therefore to labor. In short , that law 'has ' accomplished all that Its authors and advocates promised It would accomplish nnd while It would bo Inaccurate to say that all the pros perity of the past two years Is due to It , It must receive the credit for n considerable part of It. It Is by no means improbable that theie will bo a surplus of levonue at the close of the current fiscal > ear , in which event con gress will be enabled to make borne re duction in taxation. The financial ex hibit for September nnd Indeed for the last quarter Is altogether leasstirlng. IllK AAaiM-VEtiiMUlbAa AWAIW. The compiomlho award In the bound ary arbitration between England and Venezuela is satisfactory to the former , if wo may judge from the expresblous of the leading Kngllsh newspapers. With ono or two exceptions these ie- gurd the result as giving Knghuid nil that could loasonably have boon ox- pit'tod and one Journal sajs that Great Britain gets more than on various oc casions she had expressed hoi self as willing to concede to Vono/uela. It is also genet ally regarded ns a valuable contribution to the cause of arbitra tion , one paper remarking : "The award and the rapidity with which it was rcndeipd cannot fall to give a strong impetus to International aibl- tratlon. ' " How It will bo ii'gaidod In Venezuela lemuliiR to bo seen. That country Is now convulsed with i evolution and ac cording to the latest advices a uow gov ernment may bo Installed there at nny time. Under the terms of the uibltra- tlou the award of the tribunal Is bind Ing upon both governments , but it is lKbSlblo that a uew government In Venezuela would not accept this. In view of the fact , however , that the do ciblon of 1ho tribunal of arbitration was unanimous It Is altogether probable that Venezuela will ubldo by It. Moie- over , not to do to would bo au Indig nity to the American cltUcns who icp- resented Venezuela in the arbltiatlon arid through them to thu United States government , -which brought about the arbitration. Thus has been nmltablj settled n coatiovcrsy of long standing , which for jeara was a menace' to peaceful rela tions bc'tweeii Great Britain nnd Ven ezuela nnd for a tlnu- oven threatened to Impair friendship bc-twoon this country nnd England. TliU l'urLl.in t.Pft f 7' What has been the effect upon the people at laige of the i-xtraordlnaiy homo-welcoming of Admiral Dowry , fho most remarkable exhibition In our his tory of popular ( ulmlintUm of a hero ? Has It Intensified public patriotism , has It " ( lengthened sentiment favorable to maintaining the victory of I > evu > y at Manila , or was It pioductlvo of nothing more than a passing Interest and c-n- thuslasm , leaving no lasting Impression upon the minds of men ? The American people are probably as prone as any other people to hero-wor ship. Thpy sue easily aroused to nn expression of eiiMnislastlc admiration of some brilliant mllitniy exploit , * oi o signal act that Inctoiusi's Ameili-au prestige and adds to thu honor and glory of the lopubllc. No people excel them In appreciation of the man who performs un lllustilous service to the countiy. Thpto Is abundant evidence of this In our history. The honors paid to Admiral Dewey every true American approves of lie mncnlficcntly per formed his duty. Ho gave now glory to the Amoilcan navy. It is a matter of national pride that the foremost naval olllcor of the world Is au Ameri can. But Is thc'ip not something more than admiration of the hero In the bon- ois conferred upon Devvuy ? Is there not behind the popular enthusiasm with which ho has been welcomed a serious feeling that his achievement In Manila bay riot merely added to the glory of our country , but had a suostantlal value no less worthy of consideration. It Is not to be doubted that many thoughtful people have been so im pressed by the cetomoiiles attending the welcome of Dewey. Doubtless great numbers , befoie undecided or indlfter- ent , have been persuaded by thebo events that the victory In Manila bay should not be allowed to become a bar ren achievement. All over the country , undoubtedly , the sentiment is stronger today than a week ago that what Dowpy won should not be relinquished. If he has been correctly icpoited the great admiral has himself contilbutcd to this sentiment Whatever his opinion maybe bo lu legaid to the way la which mili tary opeiations have been conducted lu Luzon , there can be no doubt that he thinks the United States should main tain sovereignty In the Philippines. Bveiy utterance attributed to him clearly implies his belief that the Insur rection should be suppressed and that under the rule of this government tlio Filipinos should be taught the 4iue principles of self-government , tor which ho said they are not now fitted. Wo think It unquestionable that the effect upon the public mind of the Dewcy celebrations has been ro increase sentiment in favor of the policy of the admlnlbtiation , but whether or not the effect will be lasting is nupcrtaln. Much AVill depend upon the results of military operations during tins next few months. If these should bo hugely successful there will be a rapid decline in the opposition to the government's policy. The report of the state examiners on. fho condition of tbo Douglas county treasury , just presented to the Bonid oC County Commlbslonerb , is a flattering showing of the affairs of that office and reflects duo credit upon the republican treasurer and bib assistants. This ex amination coveis the period from Sep tember 1 , 1807 , to Juno 30 , 1809 , in clusive , In which the collections reach the bum of S1,8W,21G ( 10 , while the amounts disbursed nggiegato $1,603- 515 20 , leading a balance on July 1 , 1890 , of $108,000.03. The icport adds : "Tho work of examining this office has been very biitlsfactory , because of the excel lent methods and the coriectness of the records. The present sjstem of auditing in this county renders inaccuracies al most impossible , and this with the able management of Mr. Heimiod gives you a well conducted office. " Remembering that the state examiners nre all popo- crate and the county treasurer's office In the hands of republicans , taxpayers have a light to take no little satisfac tion out of the exhibit. There Is no good reason why the rail roads should not at once proceed with the construction of the Sixteenth street viaduct Whatever the mea.suio of damages for the proposed cloblng of Seventeenth street may be to ownois of adjacent property Is not a clrcunibtiince to the Injury indicted upon the buslnobs men and property ovvnein on Sixteenth stieet apart from the Inconvenience , an noyance and loss of time caused to the general public by reason of the gap on Sixteenth street , which should not ic- main open longer than Is absolutely necessaiy. If the railroads cannot reach an adjustment with property owners on Seventeenth street they can fight It out in the courts without punishing the com munity by delaying the constitution ot the viaduct. Judge Kopse shows a pioper apprecia tion of the position of a Mipieme Judge by declining to enter upon a personal cam ass on the stump designed to arouse partisan rancor that would al most provput an honest and Impartial discharge of duty on the supreme bench In this rpspopt the dignified attitude of Judge Ilecso stands out In marked con trast with that of Candidate Holcomb whoso campaigning has degenerated into nn uuHCPiuly Hcramblo for olllco with partisanship as the sole passport. Wo do not believe that the withdrawal of the dtMiiocratlc ciindldiite for con gress In the Sixth dUtrk't lu favor of Judge Npvlllo was brought about bj the promise of the iKHtlon of elpik of the biipremo court , dullu'inhlc wlu'ii Candidate Holcomb takes a scut on the supreme bench. It has been understood for nearly a jour that tinlloloomb candidacy for tht siiprome judge-ship was launclipd oh > ly lu the1 Interest of 1'iivnto Si-crotaiy Maid's jpaining for the c'leiU's liiponio. The milkman has Joined In with the butcher mid the coal man to raid the IHJcketbook of the lnni-.pkppppr. If IIP will ipfraln fiom potnlilMiIng a skim ming station on both Mdps ot the piod- uet the coiiMUmcr may bo able to stand the inlsp. ( lliONl llmifrrfl hi 'IcxilH. rhlcnifo Tribune The democratic phcet dancent nalln * Tex , Is ( IravvlnR Rood audience * and the perform ers ! U3 full ot spirit Othrr Tiling Are VSaxhlngtoii Tost. Mr Ho an called on the Nehraska farmers to burst their bonds Notwithstanding thin Bdvlco the bnrns out thnt v\ay nre about the only thliiRs ncnr the bursting point. Uilltl 'I rain I nc the ( Jlimt. Cleveland 1'lnln Dealer. Having taught China a severe lesson In the nrt of moJcrnnrfarc , Japan Is now showing her how the trlclt v\na turned. The Chinese army and navy arc being remodeled on Japanese lines much to the disgust of thp other able professors who have nothing- debut but stnnd around and watch the fun. { 'net' ( Tli MiiMel\e . ThlladelphK lleeord I'prhaps no better proof could be given of the general proposition that the American people know how to take c.iro ot them ° olve3 than the fe\v casualties or fatalities attend- UIR the Dewey demonstration In New York. Millions ot people wore Jammed upon the little Inland ot Manhattan and carried up nnd down nnd ncrcss v\hllo In a state of emo tional patriotic frenzy , nnd , jet , BO to speak , no one v\as hurt. True ! ! trolNiii. Baltimore American The last doubt as to Dcwej's real great- ncre has vanished He refused to be llob- sonlzed. Oppoitunlty might glvo him the victory ot Manila , but only extraordinary forcn of chancier could enable him to re- pulsp an attack from the pleading and pout ing lips of a prettj girl , and meet without flinching n broadside from the batteries of pair of sparkling PJCS. That takoa courage of the heroic mold. I.hnltc-il Prum-hl- 1'orto Hlco. Philadelphia Press. Brigadier General Davis has emphafilzoil his understanding of the situation In I'orto Ulco afresh by hia regulations for holding municipal elections throughout the island. Under hla rules the. fatal mistake ot uni versal n.anhood euffrngc Is not to be made. The voters and candidates for the npproncli- Inp ; elections rxre limited to taxpayers and members of the professions. This places the suffrage onlj in the hands of men whd are competent to exercise * and understand It. No greater error could be committed than to place the ballot in the hands of the tens of thousands of ignorant , unappreciative , non- taxpaylng natives All that ho lias done ui > to the present tlmo In connection v\lth the affairs of the Island General Davis has done well. Happll ) , also he has a working staff competent and willing to sco that his administration Is conducted as ho desires it. AMC.MJING TUB COASITI lTIO ! > . The % rlir Hkit VropoHltloii Ju ii Prlfiiilly Spirit. Philadelphia. Press. Ono of tlio planka of the platform adopted by the republican qtato convention held in Nebraska last week reads as follows : "Wo commend to. the thoughtful consideration of the republican party t the nation the propo sition that n , nationM convention bo called by two-thirds of the states to revise the con stitution of the United States under pro visions of Article V of the federal consti tution. " Article V of the constitution of the United States iprovides as follows : "Tho congress , -whenever two-thirds of both houses shall doom It necessary , shall propose amendments to this constitution , or , on the application of the legislatures of two-thirds ot the 6C\eral states , shall call a convention for proposing amendments , which. In cither case , shall to valid to all intcnta and purposes as part of this consti tution when ratified Iby the legislatures ol throo-fourths of the bevcnal ntatcs , or , by conventions in three-Iourtha thereof , as the ono or the other mode of ratification may bo proposed by the congress ; provided , that no amendment ivhich may bo made prior to the jear ono thousand eight hundred and eight shall In any manner affect the first and fourth clauses In the ninth section of the first article , and that no state , -without Us consent , shall bo deprived of its equal suf frage In the scn.ite. " The proposition of the Nebraska conven tion is a suggestive one and If H could bo carried out In a sincere , consorvalive spirit much good would doubtlesa result. It Id 112 jears alnco the constitution was framed by the convention -which sat In this city and It was 111 years on the 21st of last June when the ratification of that constitution by No\y Hampshire completed the consent ol nlno states whfbh the constitution Itsoll etUd was nfoeraary to Its establishment. It will 1 > o thirty jears , also , on March 30 , 1900 , since the laat ono of the fifteen amendments to the : constitution waa pro claimed ai ratified. After the ratification of the first twelve amendments sixtjr-ono years passed before another amendment was added , and since the last ono was ratlflei nearly thirty yoara have gone. A good many changes have occurred In the interval. A situation has come about which tlio original framers of the constitu tion and the proposers ot the later amend ments , wise and far-sighted as they un doubtedly wore , never anticipated The In dustrial and suffrage situation will llluatrato this. The development of transportation by the steam railroad and the trolley car coul < not have 'been ' foreseen nnd the combinations of great Interests Into trusts were thlnga the fathura could not realise Then the suffrage question uould have "bwn " deal with more wisely than It v\aa had some o the evils now apparent from this source had bi-on known The Injuiy that uni come from the spoils system coulc have been , avoided In part , n least , 'by the careful restriction o the appointing power. Methods ot loglsla tlon could have been rondo moro effective and the taxing power of the general govern ment enlarged and Improved Perhaps also the presidential term would have been"mad longer and the method of choosing the prea Id out and Unltc-d StatiM senators wouli have been given moro directly to tlio people It Is easy to show , In the light of prtt.cn knowledge , how the constitution of th Unlte4 Statea might liavo boon maJo better Iut ! when that has been done all has been done that tbo present generation will prob ably accomplish In that wn > . The defects o the present Instrument are apparent , bu If a serious attempt were made to revUe I the general conclusion would 'bo ' that It I ' 'belter to btar the Ills wo ha > u than to II to others wo know not of " Any natlonn convention called to frame a nen constltu tlon would be the scene of endless A rang ling , and oven If It should agree upon constitution the chances of IU adoption b the required number rf states would b dubious. For thejo leasoug it Is doubtfu whether the Ndbiaska proposition has nn practical results. 1'ubllc opinion In not we ! enough educated on the subject to under take so momentous a task as the revhlo of thu rational constitution The i > rtnen Instrument has been found clastic enough t meet nearly every situation that has arise and under three conditions tbo nation wl conclude to "bide awhile" before It con cento to dliturb what It might oul > nuik worse- IHUOKS or n HI : w vit. Old Dsmo Humor is busily engaged con- rating Admiral ] ) o\vr > i tmiw > with thnt t neveral eligible women In Washington , ho hero of Manila ba } l i not accused of nrborlng matrimonial Intentlor * . but the latch makers ln lsl that the admiral cnn- ot fulfill the * olal obligations of his lofty ntlon without the assistance1 of some larmlliR woman licsldca ho Ins been ; lvtn a homo of hi1) own , and what is hotun ithout a wife"7 iioaslp haa It that the prospective Mrs owcy Is Mrs Hn7.011 , widow ot General nren , ami daughter of Mr1 ? Washington [ cLan , nt whose rwUlenco at the national .ipltal the admiral Isstopping. . Mrs Hazcn s wealthy and ono of the soclc-ly leidors ot Vashlngton Her d&tcr three jears ago , ho was then Mrs Dughcrandery wealthy , larrled Captain Nlcoll tudlovv , ot the nnv > t Was nt one tlmo reported that Mr Her- > ert , when hecrotnry of the navy , was en- aged to her. Mrs Dugher was not only Ich , but very attractive pi-rsonnlly C.ip- nln Ludlow was an oulccr of striking ap- earanco and , like Admiral Deney , . .1wld - wer. During hla residence. 1n Washington the dmlral wai closely Idontltlod with the ex- nalvo circles of society , but not until nftcr 10 battle of Manila bay wcro rumors tartod that he might marry agiln. The ad- ilral has been a widower now for twenty cars As nilmlral of the nav > Dewey holds position scarwly second to any except the resident U Is ono , too , of leisure ami as- uirctl service nlwajs In Washington , with ttlo morn to do than make nn annual re- ort to the secretary. At least tnnt Is whit Vdmlrnl Porter did With n fine house prcapntcd to him bv tie people of the country nnd n salary np- roichlng $15,000 , Admlnl Dewey may bo pgarded ns a "catch" and a man thnt p r- iaps tow widow i , no matter how eligible , vould decline Ho Is not quite 02 jears ot ge , fine-looking , vigorous and accustomed o pollto society Various explanations have been offered or the re-eiillstmont ot some 200 members f the Kansas roslment when the regiment tnrtcd ( or Manila bound for homo It was upposed thn Kunston fighters had not had nough and that those who remained were nxlous to bo In nt the finish. These patrl- tle motives do not tally with advices from latilla. Ono of the warm papers f that warm town Insinuates that hustling reel ultlng officer spoiled their onglng for homri by reidlng to the ssembled troopers tlio resolve of a club of Cnnsas girls to marry a member of the j cglment or remain single for life That \as a. proposition some of the llghtcis did lot care to go against. Thcj pieferred to lUBlle fico-footed In Luron , Admiral Dewey , though not unacqmlnted vlth the strong language of the sea , fie- uently finds a milder mode ot speech more effective. When In the Mediterranean four- eon jeatfl ago ns captain ot the Pensacola some sallois bungled their work nnd nearly est a spar during a hard squall. The ex pectation was that hard words would be ised. Dewey called out "Will you kindly ell me whit was the matter Just now with ho agricultural population on the main top sail jnrd ? " "Tho girls of Honolulu are handsome , ) lack-ejed damscl3 , " w rites a returned vol unteer , "but they hardly compare with th < - young ladles at home In refinement * and ed ucation. I am speaking now of the native ; lrls They nro accomplished swimmers , low ever , and for a ulckel will dive into the water at nny time. It does not take them eng to undress , for what garments they wear are very light and short at both ends. If you throw a silver dime Into the water where it is twenty feet deep thej will dive In head first and bring it up. One of them asked tbo bojs If the American girls made much money diving after nickels" I'iHSO.NAI , AMI OIMIUHWISE. Lord Chief Justice Russell of England la said alwaj-s to have a bet on every import ant sporting event. Justice Shlras of the United States supreme premo court always uses shorthand io mak- ng notes of the cases on trial before him. The G. A. It. post of Tort "Wayne , Ind , has voted to present a sword to General [ I. W. Law ton , who was formerly i resident ot that place. Ono farmer In Uappahannock county , Vir ginia , has sold his apples on the trees for I fo.OOO , and many other growers In the slate I are said to have equally profitable orchards. I A Kansas paper pleids that Admiral Dawey ' should bo invited to ite state when the Kansas - I sas Twentieth regiment comes homo from the Philippines that ho "may see a celebra tion that is a celebration " The funny man of the Massachusetts legis lature has just been defeated for re-election and the Massachusetts papers are deter mined to have him understand that the laugh iy on him this ticne. The new editor of the Johannesburg Star , B 3. C. Hall , an American. He was ap pointed to fill the vacancy caused by the light of Mr. Moncypanny , who crossed the aorder to evade u w arrant Issued for his nr- rest by the Tranaal authorities. A fund is being raised In England to erect a monument to John Nowbury , the first min to collect and publish the Immortal melo dies of "Mother Goose" He was a friend ot Goldsmith , and his grave In St. Thomas' churchyard , Waltbam , Is almost unmarked , j i j II. W. Pennlson of Vermont , who has been I | the legal advlncr ot the Japanese government - i i mont for fifteen years , IB going to visit hla I | old homo for tbo firat time since ho began his service In Japan , The omprror of Japan ' has made him a number of costly presents as a token of regard. The will of the late Congressman Gcorgo \V. Julian of Indiana glvoa to Ills daughter , Mrs. Grace Julian Clark , his library , paint ings and furniture , nnd $13,000 of the $15,000 ho expected to bo obtained by the sale ot his house nt Irvlngton , Ind. Ono thousand dollars lars Is given to each of his two sons. Philadelphia expects to have a Mills hotel for the accommodation of men of limited means It is to ho built by a stock company , to bo eleven stories In height and have over EOO rooms. Especial encouragement will bo given to men to become permanent roomern. The building will bo fireproof and Is expected to cost not ov or | COO,000. Itlchard Crokor , the tows of Tammany and of New York , wan one of the Dewey recep tion committee nnd < > tudlud the hero of Manila for an hour whllu tht committee was on board the Olympla. The result of thin was nn expression of his Impressions dic tated and published In a Now York news paper , to the extent ot a half column on the first page. 1'oss.lbly this H what Dewey came In early for. A canvass Is at present being carried on In Indiana to have the to.oml statue to which that state la entitled In Statuary hall , nt Washington , bo that of George W. Julian , whig , free Boiler and democrat It will bo remembered that Mr Julian was once free soil inmlldato for the vlco presidency A rival faction wants a statue of Thomas A Hendrlcks , and another that of Senator Daniel W. Voorneen VM ) UlllTOV V iillnlitr Philadelphia TrpM War Is certain , If the. reports now o-abled from Ixindoa provo accurate It Secretary Chamberlain ondcavors to rclcRato the Transvaal to th position of a mere subject state In a ocml-colcmlnl condition , both the Transvaal and the Orange. Tree Slate will tnko the field Tholr ultimate nnd crushing dplo.it Is cer tain , but hopeful English predictions that the war will bo over In two months nmy easily prove fallacious. Tor Its work the KiiRllfh nrmj Is small , smaller than that of the United States today Its strength runs nt 210,000 , or about eight limes nny force the Doora can place nt one point lu the ( loltl Hut of the IIiiRllih army onlv a very small share is available India absorbs 77,000 and It would bo a rajh ministry which reduced the Anlo-Indlnn arm ) below GO- 000 Ireland gentnillj hohln from 20.000 to 22,000 and this force It Is not .i.ifo to cut below 15,000 At least , It never his been London needs as the Duke of Wellington long since pointed out , nt lenst two arinj corps , or about 50.000 , at call , nnd this Icivei available only about 2S.OOO of tlio 73 000 usually In England. About 40 Oiw men arc Kept In the colonies nml this force cannot go utfely below 10,000 men The outer force which Hngland can Rather for a campaign therefore , is , on paper about 55 000 men UoiluclnR tills to the usuvl proportion of efteMlviM make * about RO 000 , or two army conss These troops , moreover , are widely g ( altered and It will tike works to gather 21,000 men at the Cape nnd two or three months to put 50,000 men thcrr U took throe months to put 22 000 mn In igjpt. It took nearly n > car to put twice that number In the Crimea Thu nnnllsh commander will scarcely have nn effective force of 2" ,000 men In hand before Novem ber , perhaps December , and It will bp n month or two later before two full nnu > corps will bn roadv If the lloers stand nn to their work as In the past even this force would be Insuf ficient Whether the liocru will fight as of old no man can say Nothing In military | history Is so uncertain n.s the behavior of I levies of farmers The most 'brilliant ' fei's In warfare have been theirs , and pome of the most disgraceful panics. The odds , hovv- ovcr , are that the Boers will make a stub born resistance , f llio II i T \riiM. SprliiKlleld ( Miss ) Republican H is estimated that the Transvaal can put Into the field no more than 25,000 light ing men 'between ' the apm of 16 and CO If the Orange Tree State takes up arms , as now seems likely , 15,000 moro men would be. available , or about -10000 In all If part of the Dutch population of Pipe Colony should grow belligerent nnd rebel against Great Britain , It , s t > o Hlblo that the total fighting strength of the Boeis would reach 75,000 men. Conservative ) } speaking , however , nnd allowing for acces sions from , the sympathetic Dutch In both Natal and Capo Colony , it is likely that the Transvaal and the Orange Tree State could put into the field no moro than 50,000 men Against that number the Hritlsh empire could pour In an overwhelming force * * * The Boers are evidently well aimed. Thc > have Mauser magazine rifle * cf the latest model. They have also quite a number of the very best quick-firing field nnd mountain guns , made both in Trance and Germain. Rectvnt reports by United States military attaches In Europe indicate that this artll- teiy excels anjtliliiK ot the kind over sant out of the Trench and German fiictoriw The London Mail recently said that a Boer battery had n. rate ot aimed fire of thirty-six shells as against flK shells for British battcrlis. The question that arises at this point Is the ability of the Boers to hanvHo modern artillery with effect. There is some doubt heie , since they have In the past fought al most exclusively with the rillo It seems probable Uiat they will miater the' rapld- flro gun. Inasmuch < as their natural talent for marksmanship was long ago demon strated with small arms. Of ammunition the Boers have a great abundance , It is presumed , and thcj are also well svipplled with horses. In guerrilla warfare these rough riders of South Africa are said to ba unexcelled , ibut they have Clever met n large organized military force. All those facts are less important , per haps , than the character of the Boers. Ac count should lo taken of the spirit that animates thorn , even moro than of their firearms , In estimating the length of their defense. Wo doubt that , once war haa be gun , the British conquerors "will " be. able to proclaim a real pcaco In South Africa with in six months. These Dutch farmers are direct descendants of the people who fought Spain In tlio Netherlands for several gen erations and remained unconquerable. Piobably they have more of the blood and the temper of the Dutch of William the Sllent's day than the present inhabitants of Holland , because their Isolation In the wilderness has preserved tbo old character. uni.i wci : % A.MCHICV. IVliy Oilier Nllltonn An- Obliged < < > I'ii4rutil7 < > Our AViirUnliiiiiN. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. "Go to America and try what you can do there , " was the telegraphic order of General oral Kitchener , England's military com mander In the Soudan , to the head of his engineer corps , -who had falkil In the con tlneut of Kurope and In England to secure the sort of cars which wcro needed on the railroads in the Soudan. The engineer ofll- cor , who had made a thorough search of European workshops and among European railroads , and who knew exactly what he needed , failed to stilkoanything which suited him on the east hide of the Atlantic. It 'waa then tlmt General Kitchener directed him to go to America < md ( .ontlnuo his quest. Ho seems to have quickly found hero what ho wanted. It Is the kind of a vehicle called a gondola car on the Pennsylvania railroad , whore It Is used. Tlio result Is that a con tract for the construction of 400 of these cars at the earliest possible moment has boon made In this country , Gcnoral Kitchener when ho oidered Ills subordinate to come to the United States for hla supplies felt that he wns standing on safe ground The contract for the tirldgo ever the Atbira in his locality wns awarded a few months ago to an American concern The reason why an American company wat awarded that work wns thnt no concern In England could he found which could do It in the tlmo allotted The authorities In Egypt and the Soudan would naturally prefer to glvo the job of furnishing supplies for tlione colonies to their own country , but they confoflscd that this could not bo doic except nt a loss lu tlmo and In the character of the material * ) and \\oiluiinnHhlp Therefore , American workshops nnd American workers got the join. The Eaino i\ao tlio case with the contract for the gondola cars which has Just been entered Into. Thwio nre purely business matters Sentiment tiwayrd so far no to give the nrrfcrunco to British work- nhoj > If they could supply the need ac ceptably , but as they failed to meet the re. qulrementn the Americana were called lu to do the work There Is a marked compliment hero to American promptness and skill Cars from America are speeding along Rusaln'H Si berian railway , nnd the whlstlo of the American louimotlvo Is resounding through PoWDEtt Mokes the food more delicious and wholesome om OIKINO POOIR co Manchuria This country Is constantly con. quorlng nov markets In all part * of tno world It Is now nearl ) Iwontj > enrs sines the 1 tilted States wrested the prlmficj from Kngland In thp aggregate amount ot lt mnnufaeluml product Appnrontlj It has also snalchcil the nsffinlenry from that coiintr } In the quality of nirM of the great articles of manufacture Hero Is the reason tor the Immense expansion In thp amount of the evports ot our mnnuraclurro , n circumstance cumstanco which Is iltr.ictltiK more atten tion In Knglnnd. Germany , I'Miior , and the other manufacturing countries than It ta hero This Ifl a magnificent tribute to the political foresight and the civic couraje ot the republican partj. which , In the ficc of the determined and ptrslstent lie tllllj ot the den ocracj. di vised nnd established an Intelligent ejstent of protictlon which , whll giving advantage to the American producer In the American market , developed the re- eources of the country , cultivated the apti tudes ot Ito people , Incited the Invention which has cheapened nnd Improved produc tion , nnd nt the same time that It gnvo stcidler work nnd better wares to the Amer ican worker than aril Kimvvn lu any other country , has openrl n constantly and rapidly brotdenliiK field to American products In the rest of the world \Vlin lllniMiti'ri'il l ) - cj f hull innpolls Jomnat Secretary hong ra > a the selection ot Ad miral Dewey for the Asiatic squadron can be attributed to no one el o than the ad miral hlr.ist.lf Thu president and the sec retary wtrn looking fur the officer who \v lilted for the responsible position and the record of lewej ) warranted hid appoint ment. u 'i i MN > tniiis. Detroit Journal "He's quite boujcd up with their praise ' "lie diiisiit uppe-.ii to suspect thnt ho'a clli kidded " Hiookhii Life- ' Nice pull > ou've got on. Gilggs YiHow miirli do you suppose tlmt KU't ' eosf lirlggv- You or the tailor ? Indianapolis Journil "Hut , sir , what ha * vour uind'diite ever done to dfervc the support of the people ? ' "XVi'll , foi oiii thing , this Is the first tlmo h > has ever run for otllce. " Chicago 1'ost : "Will you mtirry me ? " ho .iwhod "I told \ou once that I vvould not , " Bho V .mswored "Yos , lint that was jisterday , " ho urged. C'le-vdand Plain Dialer : "Yes , she won thp three-day hlijcle r.icc. " ' \ \ h it HU her iccord ? ' "Sr\ontoen = | irlnir chlikeiiH , five gallons of milk fourteen bowls of broth an' eight quarts of Ice creuni " News. Pearl \Vhat is Irene do- niz with that cnivon and piper ? "I think slm Is drawing her grandfather. " Penrl IJ nit tracing : hei ancestors , 1 SUp- Someivllle Jninnnl1 When thp amateur show < n vlKltiir his photographs ho eener- nll > e\cl Urns th.it lu values them not no much for the'i artistic merit us liocauso they call up pleasant reminiscence" Indianapolis Journal. "Might I nsk why \ou lui\e thai dollar In n glass case ? " asked Urn threshliiK machine agent. "It's one I brought hick from New York , " Mr Jlulccdo explained \\lth pardonaulo , pildc Chli'aKO Tlmcs-H'rald "You nay you would nol wed mp b < cause my first lining la Pete ! Ah , but what's In a name , after all' ' "Not much sometime0 A man named Drlnkvviiter w ! lined for Retting drunk In New York the oilier < Kiy. " in : or Denver News. "How far aw.xj Is the Temple of Fame ? ' Said \nutli : it thu dawn < iC day ; And he tolled and < 1 reamed of : i deathless name , But the hums went by und the evening came. That left him : Tceble , and old , and lama , To plod on lrt cheerless way. i For the path to Tame Is a weary climb Up n mountain , Hteep and lilRh Thorn aio many who start In their jouth- ful prime , But in the biUIo with fate and time , For ono who reaches those heights mibllme Are thousands who full and die. The youth who had failed could never Buo'-s The reason his quest wn vain : But ho bOUKht no other to help or bless ; Ilo followed the glittering prize. Success , Up the narrow pathway of Selfishness , And this hud been his h mo. "How far away Is the Tcmplo of Oood ? " , Said a > outh at the dawn of day : And he stro\o , In a spirit of brotherhood , To hplp and succor , ns best he could , The poor and unfortunate multitude On their hard and dreary way. H likewise strove with adversity. To tllnili to the heights nliovu ; But his dieim WUB ever of men mode free , Of bettiit dajs In the time to be , And self was burled In SMnpathy He followed the path of I > ove. I Ho was careless nllko of pr.ilso or blame ; lint nfttr his work was clonu , An niiRCl of Blory from heaven cnmo And -wrote on high his Immortal name , Proclaiming this tiutli , that the Temple oi Kama And Temple of Good nro one. For this Is the lesson tint history HUH taught tduru the world began ; That those whoso mumorles never die. That shlno llko Htars in our human sky And brighter grow I\H the years roll by Are men who have lived for Man. Ready when you are. It's school time , and that means time for school clothes , We have two kinds of bar gains in Boys' and Children's clothing at this time. The new goods made this season for this season's wear are here , and well worth your inspection , Theyare beautiful in make , fit and ma terials , and reasonable in cost. Then we have a few 2-piece suits of last season , These wa are selling while they last at $5.00 Their former price was $6,00 ta $7.50. Sizes 8 to J 6 years.