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THE OMAHA DAILY BISK : TIIfKSDAY , DECEMBER B1. IS ! ) ! ) . TIIEOMAHA DAILY I , Udltor. PUBLISHED EVUItr MOHNINQ. Dally Bc ( without Sunday ) , One Year.tS.OO i Dally Ude and Sunday , One Year S W Dally , Slindny and Illustrated , One Year S.Jj | Sunday und fllustraiad , Ono Your 2. j IlliiHtrnted Uee , Of"- Year J-W Sunday Bto , One Year j-g Saturday Hee , One Year 1-f ? i Weekly Ceo Ono Year * OFFICES. Omaha : Tins Hee Building. _ , , , , , Hulldlnz. Sou Hi Omalm : City Hall Twontyflftli nnd N Streets Council Bluffs : 10 Pearl Street. Chlonjro : 1610 fntty Uulldlng. New York ! Temple Court. Washington : 501 Fourteenth Street , roiUlKSPONDUNCU. Communlcatlcms relating to news a $ < " torlal matter should bo addressed : Omana Ilec , Editorial Department. BUSINESS LETTBnS. Utislness letters nnd remittances y"uA < J Company - be ftddrc Bee Publishing ! < sed : The pany , Omaha. REMITTANCES. Ilemlt by draft , express or PoV L Inv' . payhblo to The Bee Publishing Company. , Only 2-cent stamps accepted In fay " 5"1 " ' mall accounts. Pcr onnl ehccks , except on Omaha or Kastorn exchange , not nccepieu. . THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATUMKVr OP CIHCIIIi.VTIO.N. Less unsold nnd returned copies . . " " " " " Not total sales . Net dally before me this Subscribed and sworn . A. D. " day of Dccembei. -nTTNOATrj. ( Seal. ) Notrry Public iiiiiptllloii | in the city to IKas to which " > W i"t > the owm-i'shlp l.usim-sM . on tlu > scalf. ' nnrtk-.v lioiids'im-n .arc not ulik- In col tliclr property umli-r cover li.v tlip time Judgment , is linnlly romlm-cl on their cube it will bo tliolr wn fault. The World-Hoi-nfil Lincoln eoiro imml- ont has Inndi'il as Senator Allen's i > rl- vnlu M'lM-L-tary. fan It be no ililo tlu-ro - family of the \\-M trpnrhery In the vi-ry noble democrat ? Tlio supreme court lias atllrincil the power of ( lie State Hoard of Transpor- tatlon to regulate oxprcss company rlwrKcs. Hut \\ill the sham reformers regulate anything' . ' Missouri Is keeping np its reputation for train robberies. The temporary ab- spncc of the "tnmll hnnU-r" in the peiH- tpntlary is not Millleleiit to permit of one of the state's priuelpal industries to languish. The national demomaey has appointed Its pri-hs up-lit for the next campaign. It will be InlposKlblo to set out much of the printed matter , however , until It Is delqrmlned whether the circus wll' ' have one or two. rings. Willie AVnlly Astor of Kuslaud has not up to date followed the example of his Amerlean kinsman In the Spanish war and enlisted to light the enemies of ills country. The t'nlted States would want eon'slderable boot if asked to trade Astorg. The I5ee prides Itself upon the class of advertisers who patronize its advertising columns. People who want the best variety of wares to .select from and to get what they pay for will patronize merchants wliOhO advertisements appear In The Hee. The special double f'hrlstinas number of The Illustrated Hee next Sunday will he the llnest yet. Kveryone will not only want to read it and preserve | t for himself , but to send copies to his friends. As the edition Is limited orders will have to be placed early. If the appointment as permanent archi tect for the school hoard Is simply a nominal honor why should the appointee Buffer such excruciating anxiety to have his i'oipinlsslon signed , sealed and de- HvprcdV People do not usually go to nuygiciit ; ; trouble or expense for purely iionprary documents. Taxpayers who are delinquent on per sonal taxes will enjoy the controversy between the city treasurer and tL'e , city council us to which Is to blame for not pressing the collection. I'p to this time they have Imagined that they were theniHelVes at fault for not stepping up to the counter and liquidating. The supreme court has tendered the sureties on former State Treasurer Hartleyr'H oltlclal bond a handsome 1'lirlntmaH present , which no doubt will bo highly ilppreclated. However It may affect the Interests of the state the sure ties will enjoy a sense of relief during the holiday season which will add Im mensely to Its pleasures. The suggestion for a better roadway to the cemeteries ls > most opportune. Only those-who have fieijueiitly to travel these rough roads can properly appreciate the necessity for their 1m- piovoment. Klectrlc tramways to the puVcral bm''a' ' ' grounds would prove a lioou to iju ) city and u profitable Invest ment to ( Mij erprlHlng promoters. The flurry on Wall street alarms no one In thl ; part of the world , where busi ness Is good and money plentiful. Con ditions In this section are normal and ' ' heallhfuli's'iwl Jhere Is no reckless spec ulation mid silicic jobbing to cause men to lose their heads and overreach them- selves' . , lli\t plly the west no longer Is compelled to lo < > U constant ! ) to the east for Its money supply , THK M'ECt'LATI } fi UK Tln spi-cuhitlve tetietlon wlilili ap pealed to threaten set-lot1 ! * coii'UMiuenfes to the /Inaticlal / nnd business Interests of the country srnms to Imvp spent Its firee. at least for Hie time being , due to the prompt action of the b.tnks nnd the disposition of the national tieasury to aid ( lie money market. It was not an unexpected revulsion , ( oiis t'vat.ve ' observers have seen that a teactlon froln the stock speculation of the past your , much of It In securities without atiy substantial basis of v-.tlue , was Inevita ble and If II e.unc somewhat sooner than was anticipated the explanation is easily found In conditions abroad which fnake an o.Mraordlnarv demand for money and otherwlFc disturb Iliian- elal affairs. The Transvaal war has already taxed the llnandnl resources of England to an extent compelling the I Hank of England to seek the replenish j ment of Its gild supply , while Ormany j Is in a not much belter situation. Such a state of affairs abroad and particu larly In England could not but exert a decided Intluence hete , so Intimately In terwoven are our llnauelal operations with those of Kngland. A vast ani'uint of American securities are held In lint country and the danger of these being I thrown back upon our market would under any elreuinMances have the if- feet to depress stock values here. This would necessarily be Inteiisllled when such values have been carried up ox- ce slvely by speculation , a large part of which has been In securities not having a substantial basis of value , as Is the case wllh Mime of the so-c.illed Industrial - trial stocks. The reaction , while undoubtedly has tened by the disturbed llnancliil condi tions abroad , was mainly duu to the fact that our speculative operations were not upon tin entirely solid basis and the experience should Impress this upon the public mind. K-.peclally .should the lesson be well learned by those j who speculate In the "Industrl.iK" It is aid that during the present year there has been a loss In these ecurl- ties fiom the highest price their shares commanded on the market to their ptes : cut muiket value of over ? -IOlU ) ( , Ol.O. . When the pinch in money came these sticks were ( lit lirst to feel the effect , but they could not suffer without un favorably affecting other securities , so that the reaction Mruck more or less severely the most" legitimate and the soundest securities as Avell as those which are doubtful. It was a most instructive demonstration of the dan gerous character of the speculation In the Industrhils and it Is to be appre- I hended that there will be further evi dence of this. The experience , how ever , should certainly warn the public against buying these securities at Jlg- ures plainly excessive and It should also warn llnancliil Institutions to us ( > ex traordinary precaution and discrimina tion in loaning money on these securi ties. The dispatches of Tuesday say that they weie not acceptable by the banks as collateral and money was not easily procured for the purpose of sup porting them In the market. If this policy should be adhered to the weaker or worthless industrials would soon 1)9 ) eliminated and while this' might be u hardship to the holders of their securi ties it would be for the general good. The prompt action of the New York clearing house banks averted whitt threatened to develop into a panic of wide-reaching effect and the offer of the secretary or the treasury to Increase deposits of public funds In the banks has had a reassuring effect. The coun try is In ji perfectly sound condition financially and the ; peculative. reaction Will do no harm t < ) legitimate business. ( IKXKUAI , The farewell proclamation of General Hrooke to the Cubans Is a modest re cital of what has been accomplished since the American occupation. It is a work that reflects the highest credit upon that distinguished ollicer and.re dounds to the honor of the United States. When General Urooke went to Cuba , one year ago , the condition of af fairs there was as bad as It Is possible to conceive of. As he say.-4 , the countrj was devastated , the people were Im poverished and thousands were suffer ing and dying from exposure and star vation. Utter demoralisation reigned. The Cubans who were in arms against Spain clamored for special recognition , while the property holders and profes sional and business men were lllled with apprehension of new troubles dangerous tp their interests. The task of paclticatlon , of bringing order out of the chaos that prevailed and of Intro- ducjiig new methods , seemed almost hopeless. Nearly every step taken by our military authorities for Improving the conditions met with opposition. American Innovations were resented and American rule was denounced as no better than that of the Spaniard. Poli ticians stirred up distrust and dls.-itTec- tlon. The soldier element threatened revolt or brigandage If Its demands were not compiled with. General Hrooke and the able ollicers under him addressed themselves ear nestly , diligently and patiently to the dllllcult and arduous work they had to do. It sometimes seemed that they would fail to pacify the discordant ele ments and to convince ( hi ! people that American methods -were better than those they had practiced for generations and would work their In provoment so cially and morally. Hut they kept on against opposition there and moro or less ciltlclsm at home and now General HrooUe Is enabled to say that a marvel ous change has taken place , that peace reigns and law a.ml order rule. Thus In a brief year Cuban paciUciiH ui Is com plete and while the Industrial nnd com mercial conditions of the Island are not all that colild be debited , these also Irive been materially Improved. During ( lie llscal year ended June ! < 0 last the Im ports into the United States from Cuba amounted to over l"iOiHiH ! ) ( ) ) , iigalnst ? I,1,000,000 Iii the pm-edlng year , while the exports from this umntry to Cuba were nearly ) ? UIOOO , < MH ) last year , against a little over < ! ) ,0t ( , ( XK ) ihe preceding ceding year Tlieie has been , i gnat improvement In sanitary conditions , in the i-harader of the ehools and In the social llfo of the piople. while they have learned something of the pilnrlples of civil government. I It Is a in st creditable tecord that General Hrooke has made as governor genetal of Cuba and he leaves to his i successor. General Leonard Wood , a > condition of affalts that presents no serious dllllcullles and will requireno arduous labor. The penple are peace able and satisfied. Helng fully assured ' of the purpose of this government to faithfully fulfill Its promise that they shall have Independence they will , there Is every leason to believe , patiently ' await Its realization , willingly acceptIng - [ Ing In the meantime whatever our gov- , eminent shall deem to be expedient and necessary to prepare them for self-gov- eminent. The new governor general will enter upon his duties under most favorable auspices and enjoying as he does the confidence and respect of the Cuban people his administration cannot fall tt > be highly successful. Till ! HAHIWI IIDXLI ( VKSf , It Is certainly to be regretted that the supieme court should Ilnd It necessary to order a new trial In the utsc btottght against the sureties on the Hartley bond to recover for the state the amount ot money einbc//.led by Its defaulting treas urer. IJvory one of the e sureties signed the document knowing that he was making himself liable for any possible shortage that might occur during the in'umbeiiey of Hartley. Some of them In f.ict are known to have prollted by Hartley's crooked work and their determined ef fort to escape all obligation calls for little sympathy from the public. That they admit their liability is shown by the proposition made to the ln t legis lature by Governor Poynter for the ( Mention of a commission to iompromi e the debt , a proposition which clearly emanated from the bondsmen and their attorneys , and It Is only a question with them whether they can unload all or patt of this burden onto the taxpayers , whom they agreed to holt ] free 1'ioin loss. loss.The The litigation has already occupied several years of time and InvoUetl the state In an unnecessary expenditure of thousands and thousands of dollars , it Is to be hoped the case will be rein stated at once on the dockets of the dis trict court in Douglas county and ad vanced for heaiing without delay. If the people are to realize anything on these bonds it is high time for them to know It. HVl NTEU-.1 TAA\\ Ell i' . ARLINGTON HARNESS COMPANY. FHEMONT , Neb. , Dec. 1 . To the Editor of The Bee : The writer has Just read your editorial entitled "How to Help Omaha" in today's Bee and was much interested In the subject taken up , the tannage of leather In Omaha , as It pertains to our business. It Is certainly surprising that men of means looking for investment do not see It to their Interest to start a tannery In the middle west to supply the home demand , which is better here than either east or west on account of the great agricultural country which demands the largest amount of har ness , nnd , as the writer of this article says , "oie ) industry will biing another. " Manu factories furnish labor and this Is what we need to consume our farm products. I am sorry the water nowcr and canal project has not yet been pushed to a successful termination , as this \\ould give a cheap power nnd a great Inducement to manufac turing enterprises. Let the good work In pushing these all-Important questions go on. Very truly jours , J. G. BLESSING , Manager. We have here a tangible endwi < ement of The Hee's suggestion that'one of Omaha's gieatest needs is a tannery to work Into leather the hides taken from the animals slaughtered at South Omaha. Coming as It does from a man ufacturer of harness and saddlery this communication shows that there is an actual demand which would give such an enterprise a lucrative patronage from the very day Its product Is put upon the market. No more promising field Is open to capitalists in this section and no one line of Industry would lead so soon to large establishments employing great numbers of mechanics and laborers , who In turn as consumers would furnish con sumers for farm products , tenants for houses and dwellings and purchasers of goods dealt in by local merchants. The men of means professing to be anxious to help Omaha should not overlook this urgent need. The supreme court has sustained the right of the State Hoard of Transpuita- tlon to regulate express rates. This doubtless will prove a serious blow to the members of the board who enjoy be ing restrained from doing anything to Interfere with the transportation rate- makers. If the board has power to reg ulate express rates It must also have power to regulate railroad freight and passenger rates , and that being true the live stock shippers who resent the ic- cent arbitrary advance In rates should lose no time In Invoking the power of the board. Hates on live stock affect the Interests of the farmers directly nnd the State Hoard of Transportation Is | composed of popocratlc olllclals whose party was founded on the Issue of re duced railroad rates for Nebraska piod- nets. A test case will show the shallowness - lowness of the pretensions of the re- lormers. \Ve learn from reliable authority that ( lie recent exclusion of gambling slot machines from South Omaha Is due not to a sudden awakening of the conscien tious scruples of the county attorney , who has publicly announced his Inabil ity to suppress gambling , hut to the plan of one set of slot machine < > wnt'is to freexe out another set. This explana tion Is duu to those people who Imag ined that the lefJiin county attorney had experienced a relupse and was really endeavoring to perform hU duly. I Department otoio ouunterK loiuli'il with I holiday goods spread In tempting array j for Clirlhtiima chopper * aiv naturally , the givnlM Ineeiillve for hhopllfler * . Hiul it Is not HiirprlHlnt , ' that llciit-ll'i jiered Kcntry have been getting In their work In Omaha. .Many of tln > HU | > II- lifterc , however , are n.-t profc-isionuN , i but rather amateurs , who seize the op-1 ] IMiittinlty on the moment s Impulse so that the stories of professional raids are usually exaggerated. Taken altogether Omaha has been more free fruu such criminals In recent times than ever be fore. The people will not forget the tlrst Ak-Sar-Hen parades , when spec tators hnd their pockets picked by the j dozen and empty pocketbooks were found next morning In bunches where i they hail been thrown In the stieets and areawa.is by the nimble-lingered thieves. i i - I Ootu Horace Holes of Iowa Is again 1out 1 with a statement of what the Is sues In the coming campaign should be. The principal trouble with the Iowa ex- goveinor Is that as soon as he was mi- , able to keep the state In the democratic ! column ho ceased to be a potential fac tor hi democratic mil tonal polities. HL- In laboring under the Impulsion that ' democracy Is laboring for principles ! When his own personal experience I should teach him that it Is simply an or- i gaillxed hunt for ntllce. I i ' I The bribery case against the Standard i Oil company In Ohio lias been dismissed 'because ' the attempt to bribe cuild not be traced to the company. A great cor- pcnatlon like the Standaul tompany would not do such a thing , of course , I and the man who offered the bribe of jMQO.OOO simply proposed to give the , trifling amount out of ills own pocket I for the benefit of a public enterprise 1 such as the Standard company Is known i to be. | The ch.ilrman of ( lie rivers and liar- , l.o'rs committee of the house indicates , there will be no river and haibor bill this session. This is really too bad. Croaked creek will have to stay crooked and Duck Marsh harbor must remain unimproved for another season. The appropriation fer garden seeds will probably be available , however , to help eongiessfheu to re-election. It Is possible some good may fol low the operation of the act for the reg ulation of barbers , but It is dllllcult to see why the la < v was passed for any other reason than to create ollice for a few high men. If every branch of bnsl- nes t Is thus to be regulated the time Is coming1 when the people will rise up and repeal every law affecting the private concerns of men. Uonaltoiin Deferred. Indianapolis News. The British people are firm In their deter mination to support the government , but they are not ready to buy Mr. Chanibeilaln a home. the World. New York Tribune. American clocks and watches are now being shipped tp every part of the chlllzod globe. The new century will see the whole world regulated by Yankee time. American .Skill < o flic Ilcncuc. Unltlmoro American. American genius may now plume Itself on being fully recognized. It has been engaged to construct an earthquake-proof palace , for the heir ot Japan . The Idea of making earthquakes a specialty would probably not have occurred tqany , but a transatlantic mind , but the Japanese evidentlythink , It a ' ' " good one. ' or IHIUG.VTIOX. TrniiMfuriiuidnii of an Arid WIIH < C Into Field * of I'lonly. Kansas City Star. There Is a romantic side to the irrigi- tlpn of land hlch can only be appreciated by tnoso who have , through their labor , caused the arid plajn to burst into greenery , flower nnd fruit. It must have been upon the Irrigator upon him who caused two blades of grass to grow where one grew before that the blessing was tailed down , for it Is he who accomplishes this miracle ir.oro than the man who spends his time in dry weather praying for rain and in wet \\oathor \ praying that the rain may cease. In the western arlJ and semi-arid coun- tr > * the few streams flow hurriedly , as though to escape the heat and dust about them and to quickly reach the sea , or icofBter climates , where the sun's rays are not so greedy of the river bed's precious burden. On either sldo the rolling land stietches away for countless miles. Its vegetation Is spare and harsh. Great reaches of bare ground tell of the unsuccessful btiug- glo of life against the deadly drouth. The sky Is alwajs blue and clear , with a steely [ glint which gives no Intimation of pity. The nights eomo cold and dewy , but fho gentld moisture of the darkness is but a totalization , for at the first , peep of the , brazen sun above thc , > low horizon It Is gone , and by noon even the meadow lark and the grasshopper succumb to Its discountenancing btaro and give no sign of vitality. In the winter the cold Is sharp , the drhcn snow flndo no lodgement and rustles over the ground with the nolso of dead leaves stirred by the Wind. From the north theio In no refuge and on the arid plains ot the great west the flprco blasts of winter lave full scope for their terrible play. All llfo la gone. U Is a world apparently dead. From over the edge of that low eastern horizon cc nes a canvas-covered wagon on one of the early spring days. It Is dragged along by wearied horses that have lost all ambition except to reach n camping place. i It Is driven by a man whose face Is drawn In anxious , but determined lines , and his glance Is always far ahead along the road hg Is making for himself. In the wagon le a tired I wccnan whoso dream-In of a home , n place to' I stay for mdre than one night. With her are i the children with curiosity and liopu In their nunburned faces nnd with llttlo thought that I they , In years to come , will hold the honored place rf pioneers In the minds of the | neighbors : -ot to come. j j The wagon reaches the low bank of tho' i swiftly moving river. The man's face lights I / I up with eagerness. U Is hero ho will build [ for hlniholf and tboso with him. He looks I , i not to the Hky nbovo him for the water , for j I there It In In the river before him. Ho needs I , but a glance at the river bank to tell him j the story of the deep and fertile loam and the xplumlld subsoil. Ho snips the harness , frnu his horses , unloads bin family from tlio wagon and says' "It Is hero wo stay. " 1 And lie or Ilia children are tlll there , but | with what a dlfterensc. j With sturdy aran he turned the rhcr from Its bed. He carried Its watero broadcast I u n tln > ilrouth-Btrlcken land until It cried , enough for fpnr of drowning. The grain , the grase , the trees sprang up us If by magic | In the midst of nil there came a home such I au the wlfo hod dreamed of. About this homo came others , then churrhcn. gclio-ls. lllji\rk : , nnd then I hey called It n town Then canio the inllrnud. hut In all this prosperous hurry and bustle there was no nuh real Joy as when the hardy and ad venturous founder of that town first can the nntvrs of that river slowly spreading a\ur the scorched earth and filling ejch crack and cranny until It ran over Into the next one. for this all came from the labor of tiU hand , and thu result was beautiful to look upon. in i'u < m > i < ii > nv HIUTVI\ . All Kiiull ! iiiiitn llptliMt * HI * ( onii- tr'n UciillnuM wltli 'I'rnn \ nnl. Philadelphia Public Kedgei i A number of luminous articles nppcar In the current number of the North American Review which , taken together , probably i throw ns much light upon All the phases of the war In South Africa as It Is possible to shed upc.n the contest while It Ifi In artlM- progrcw. As It has been with other gro\t ' conflicts that have proved to bo turning points In history , which have given n new direction to the destinies of the contestants , the pcrspccthc ot time will be required by the historian who Is to pronounce the la < t ' word nnd the final Judgment upon the event. The first of the fcrlri rf articles In the North Amcilcan Review Is crntrlbuted by } Hon. Janice Ir ! > ce , M. P. Mr. Ilryco pre sents "The Historical Causes of the War. " I The article Is a striking mmmentary on the I situation from the point if view of nn c\- ' ccedlngly discriminating and penetrating I mlml that does not Justify England In going j to war to make good her contention or pre tension as to Transvaal affairs. Mr. Ilryre j has been a member of the Hrltlsh Parlla- I ment , representing Aberdeen , since 1S85. He t was the under secretaiy ot state for for- , elgn affairs In 1885. He has held many other ! posts of distinction under the government i nnd , as the author of the'"American Com- ' monwcalth , " became widely known to the American reading public. It Is unnecessary to say that In this country peculiar Interest , attaches to anything that Mr. Ilryce sa > un South African topics. i After tracing the history of the Bour in South Africa , nnd particularly In the Trans- | vnal , down to the Jameson raid , Mr. Hryco sa > s that all the subsequent turmoil In South j Africa Is directly attributable to the raid. , The ancient dlsllKc of the liners for Mi" British , which was subsiding , was revived bv It. nnd liberal HOITS were dlscouraccd. , Practically nothing was done to Juno last to "conciliate the outlamler population by making it easier for them to acquire cltlren- ulilp and therewith permanent interest In the country and a share of political power. ' * The restriction of the right of public as sembly , writing In the press , the building of a foil "to dominate Johannesburg" and ' j the importation of war material by the Krugcr government are chnracterlred by Mr. ' i . Bryce as "perfectly natuiul" precautions , ' and It Is urged by him that any government - i , ment that had "escaped destruction as nar I rowly as did th.it of President Krugcr In i December , ISflo , would have done the like. " [ Mr. Hrycc thinks that the Kruger go\em inent niaile a mistake in that reform meas ures , at least a better administration. In ic- t'ponse to outlamler requests , did not accom pany the defense preparations. The liner population of the Ti.insvaal did not at the tlmo exceed 80,000 , while the recent Immi grants numbered 160,000 , and nearly all of these Immigrants were concentrated In the mining district around Johannesburg. The Jameson raid had a elmllarly bad effect among the Boers throughout all South Af rica and Intensified laeni among the anti- British feeling which had almcst expired at the time of the raid. "But , " sajs Mr. Bryce "So far as one can ascertain from any evidence yet produced , there Is not the slightest foundation for the alienation. BO assiduously propagated In Kngland , that there was any gc ernl conspiracy ot the Colonial Dutch , or that there existed HIP smallest risk of any unprovoked attack by them , or by the Free- State , or by the Transvaal Itself , upon the power of Eng land. " ' I This , Mr. Bryce points out , was the sit- ' nation In South Africa when the crisis which developed Into the pending war be came "acute. " He declares that under the treaty of 1881 , which "fixed the relations of Great Britain and the Transvaal , " CJreat Britain had no right whatever to Interfere , In the domestic affairs of the Transvaal. Kngllsh "suzerainty" only referred > to ( he making of treaties , Irrespective of the treaty of 1S8I , England has the general right to Interfere In defense of her nub- jcctH when they are not well treated In n foreign country , but Mr. Bryce de clares : "That which caused the war was the dis cussion of another matter altogether , which was admittedly not a grievance for the re dress of which Britain had any right to interfere , and which , therefore , could not I possibly amount to a CHMIS belli. This mat- 1 ter was the length of time which should elapse before the new immigrants In the Trans\aal could bo admitted to citizenship , a matter which was entirely within the discretion of the Transvaal legislature. The Boers made concessions , but the British government used language which led the Transvaal people to believe that they were determined to force the Boer government to comply with their demands , and they fol lowed up their dispatches by sending troops from England to South Africa. * * * Tbo Boem very naturally felt that If they remained quiet till the British forces had been raised to a strength they could not hope to resist they would lose the only mil itary advantage they possessed. * They were ill eoro strait , and they took the course which must have been expected from them , and , Indeed , the only course which brave men , who were not going to make any further concessions , could have taken , and the question whether the ( outlander - lander ) grievances amounted to a casus belli never cnmo up at all. The only casua , belli has been the conduct of the two contending - ( tending parties during a negotiation , the professed subject of which was In no scnw a casus belli. " Mr. Bryce concludes his calm review of the South African troubles with the obser vation that the war will permanently ou trange the British and Dutch , nnd that It may possibly mean for Great Britain the "ultimate loss of South Africa. " C'niiccriiliiir NhI ! > Suli l < M > H. Boston Herald , people who advocate subsidies to American shipping are prone to quote the i course of Great Britain in her action In | I this respect. What Great Britain really ! i does Is to make postal contracts with certain - ' tain llarti of eteamcrH , In which uhu pays them hatidbome rates for the work done by i them , reserving to herself the right to take their vessels for He navy In case of war. This Is a very different policy from that proposed - posed now In congiess. It may be advisable * for our nation , In view of the expected accession - cession to our trade In the cast , to take the same courto. If Great Britain's method Is so good an the advocates of subsidies urge that It Is we are Inclined to suggest that It bo moro fltrlclly followed. U Is more statesmanlike than either of the subsidy bills now proposed. I'rult of FiiHloii , f'otirler-Jotirnnl 'Iho roeult In Nebraska was heralded as the one bright democratic victory of the No\cmbcr election * . And yet within but little over n month wo see a populist fo.ng to tlio United States senate fiom Nebraska. Is this the- soil of fruit borne by modern demo-ratlc victories'1 I 1M M01 > \1M3H.S SI'UAK. South Sioux City \rgus ( pop ) Governor t'oyntcr has appointed ox-Srnntor Allen to nil the vacancy cnused by the death of Senator - ator Hayward. The people of Nebraska , ro- gardlws of party , ought to rejoice over the fact that Senator Allen wilt again be In the upptr house of congress to champion the state's Interests. Fullerton Test ( dcm ) The governor has named W. V. Allen tci succeed Senator Hny- wnrd. The selection will glvo satisfaction to all. While ( here arc a considerable num ber who think Hitchcock should have been named ( and we arc ( hose ) , yet II Is sup- ptsed that the governor used his best judg ment In the matter and as there Is no ap- penl from his decision we bow In humble submission. Cortland Herald ( pop. ) : No one can but surely say that Judge AllenV wide acquaint ance In congress , his previous experience and acknowledged ability fit nnd qualify hlcn far above any other candidate named for the position. The governor's appoint ment cannot fall to produce n feeling of general eatlFfnctlon to the great and grow ing clement of political reform all aver th 31nti' , as well as throughout the west. Ord Journal ( pop. ) : As we go to preii w loam that Governor 1'oyntnr has nppolntei Hon. W. V. Allen to the- United States sen ate to fill the vacancy causei b > thedeath of Senator lla > ward. In making this appointment Gov ernor I'oynter has not only carried out tb wlfhes of n majority of the fuslonlsts of th state , but the whole people will be satisfied Ho li the best senator this state ever hnd and the people have confidence In him. Schuyler quill ( pop. ) : The appolntmen of William V. Allen to succeed the Int Senator Haywnrd was announced by Oov crnor Poynter on Wednesday. In making till appointment the governor has not only Us I toned to the majority rule , but ban sent t | the etante a man of much needed expert i once at this time. Wo need not add to no ' repent what we have- said concerning Mr \llen at various times. His peculiar fitnes for this place In conceded by nil and nelthe tiltstnto nor the fusion forces will hav reason to regret the governor's appointment ArapnhooMirror ( dcm. ) : William V. Al len was appointed by Governor Poynlc Wednesday to take the place HH Unltei States senator from Nebraska loft v.icnn through the death of Senator M. L. Hay ward. Tbo commission was signed by the governor at 12.10 Wcdncsdiy afternoon nm hab been formally Issued to tlm new senator By tills selection Mr. Allen will at once re Diimo the aeat In the upper house of the national congtehH which he has so nblj oc cupied during the last six jears ami will serve by virtue of his appointment until the next legislature convenes In January , 1601. j Columbus Argus ( dem ) If Ollbcit M. I Hltcheock , principal ow'ner of the World- j Herald , had not been a candidate fo t'j" senatorial appointment , William V. Allen would have had the practically unanimous support of the fusion forces of the stale His eminent fltncas for the position an 1 the fact that his efficient experience for six years in the senate will enable him 'o render more effective service In the present ' session of congress than any other man could do are commonly conceded , but It la a matter of i6ry great doubt whether even Allen and Bryan together , great ns their work has been , have done anywhere nearly as much for fusion success in Nebraska na has the World-Herald and Mr. Hitchcock may , therefore , be pardoned for feeling keenly what he terms "the sting of Ingrati tude. " If , however , gratitude Is the proper basis for the appointment , why not recall Allen and let H fie to R. L. Motcalfo , editor of the World-Herald , whoso achievement ? are only equaled by his modesty ? "Met" Is the noblest editor of them nit nnd hit : highest glory Is In never claiming any per sonal credit for what he has accomplished , but always giving It to the paper ho repre sents. Columbus Telegram ( dcm. ) : The ap pointment of William V. Allen to MICCCC I the late M. U. Hayward In the United States hen.ite , notwithstanding the splen did endorsement given the candidacy oj G. M. Hitchcock for this position , must foiclbly Impress the democrats of Nebraska w.th the belief that Governor Poynter hni de termined to adhere htrlctly to the rule tint none but populists need apply. 'Without In tending to speak disparagingly of Senator Allen or the valuable services he has rcn- dcicd Nebraska In the United States Ecnato the. Telegram Is disappointed in Mt ap pointment at this time , for we had confi dently bellc\ed that In this particular In stance , at least , It would not bo considered necessary to sacrlfko a , democrat In the Interests of harmony. In looking back o\or the long llbt of de-mocrats who have , time after tlmo smothered their ambition for the sake of harmonious action it was really j refreshing to find one who hod the courage to stand up manfully and Insist that Justice bo done though the. heavens fall. Mr. Hitchcock's success at this time would have Indicated that the sunshine of hope still cast Its effulgent rays along the pollt'cal pathway of ambitious democrats In Ne braska and would have acted as nn In spiration to many whoso sacrifices In the past should entitle them to better ttcil- ment than they have received. Popullbts , however , are pot alone to blame for the disposition they manifest to allow the dem ocrats ( o hold nothing but the bag. During the last campaign the/ leading dcmocraU of Nebraska stumped the atatu , advising their democratic brethren to yield to fie demands of the populists for representa tion on the local tickets , solely In the In terests of harmony. They have thus as sisted In fully developing this character istic , which at the present tlmo Is causing so much weeping and nailing nnd gnash ng of teeth In the democratic camp. And re ally those who took that position loet fall cannot now consistently refuse to swallow a portion of tile name done they prcacr beJ for others. Senator Allen will make n mrst excellent representative of the great ntito of Nebraska at the nation's capital. Na citizen will ever have cause to bluah for his having been there. But the turning down of G. M. Hitchcock of the \VorlJ- Hcrald was about thu rankest exhibition of Ingratitude that has como under our ob servation. In order to still further demon strate his political sagacity Governor Poyn- tor should make haute to appoint Heel of Madison to the position vacated by Scirito ; Allen. lliir > lnir till * 'Viilloii'M Mnrt > rN , I'hllmlolphla Record It Is said at Washington that no govern ment fund exliitfl from whlrh the funeral ex penses at borne of the victims of the Maine disaster In Havana harbor ran bo paid. If this be true- congress should speedily create such a fiind flir-ro are unexpended balances by the- score thai might bo used for the impose without Iocs 11 damage to any imbl. " Interest Let the nation bury Its martyred dead in reverent appreciation of the oppor- tunltj to hoi.or their memory AS AN INFANT FOOP. Bordon'a Cendcnacd Milk Co It tnkef flcbt rnrload ,1 wrrk to thf present thirst for bof-r in Manila A Kentucky mnn undertook in do a lit'ln work with blasting powder In a room . where there wore thru ? children and n flrc. ' nnd aa n natural result the powder worked J overtime , Nov. Dr. hyman Abbott hn alwi\\n , uhi I ted the nn of using public libraries UP spe-mlft much of hid leisuretime - In thr oM AMor library of New York before a tnMe literally burdened down wllh bet k < 1 papers. Frank R. Johnson of Now Orient h ior fered to be one of forty citizens to innlp up a sum of $100,000 for the Improvcmom < if the city's beautiful and extensive Ainltihnn park , notable especially for Its magnlflipn' oak ? , The tallest member on the democratic si.ie . of the bouse1 of rcprescntrtthos are rongrren men Sulrer and Richardson , but both of these nro overtopped nt least n bead b > ll < p resentrttUe Cjrus Holloway of New Hainii shire. M. Ojlrla of Pnrl * . has glxon to thr in stltuto of Fiance n sum yielding a trlennml Income of $20,000 , to be given ns a prize for the most remarkable work of discover * > f general Interest , especially In the fields of surgery nnd medlclnu. Four of the oldest im'n In the scnatr it side by side In the front row. The ) nre Pttlu of Alabama , who IK 7S years old Cockrcll of Missouri , who Is "fi ; Vest of Missouri , who Is 70 , nnd Morgan of Alabama who will be 7C next June. Captain Rlelmrd P. I.eary , gen ci nor of Guam , writes to a friend In Uenxer , Cole that the one drawback to his politic n \ > that U Is the only place on laud , cvcpi In Samoa , which ho has ever held wheto ho could not got It IB dally newspaper. Dr. Powell , n member of the houso' from Brunswick , Is In iippear.iiKc- Undo Sam cf n-al lite. He Is a little heavy for the part , hut his color , his chin whisK crs nnd his stern oxpleaslon lni'nntlbh ! nun gcst the flguto of Unele Sam in thu cartoons It seems that Lord Mcthuen Is of the same stock as the Uoora who defeated him at Mod dor river. Ho Is n diMcendant ot thu Dutch foundei of the wist of KnglHtid woolen In dualry. He IF young for n lieutenant-gen cral , and IM wild to have * Idous on tin-n s which do not conform Jo these of Sir Redxora Buller. CIIKl'in CHAI'I' . Chleiigo News : Short I wish 1 were a rumor. I.OIIK Wliv so' Short ( li IIIMIn rumor HOOII ualii" mr rency. I'lilliulelp Uncord : Nell Junk HI : > - \o had enough , , oi\i1er on your face la t nlKht to blow up a ship. Belle Oh , what u fHl.se report ! Judge : "Wliat Is your occupation mv good woman ? " sold the examining attorney to the witness for the defendant. "Ol'm a washerwoman , sorr. " "Wboro do you hang out ? " Cleveland PlHln Dc.ilcr : "I'm sorry for that man Agnlnnldo " "Wlir ? " "Ilec-inse he ( locpu't even linvo time to stop nnd look In the shop win-lows " C'hlci'go 'llmeH-llcrulil : "Yet. , sir : IIP'B a man ol HteilliiR Integrity. His character never lias been iii-sallcd. " "What ? " "I say his chinnutcr nuver has been ns- snllnl. " "Then he never bus been In pollllcs. " Detroit Free Pre fc , : Wllle I bought you a bov of cigars todny , de.ir. Hubble Great Scot , > ou don't know what kind of cigars a man ought to hmolce Wllie 1 guess I ilo. The.se co.st 25 a hundred nnd 1 hnd them ohurgcd to you. Chicago Po tHe Ah , that Miss nock- Inghnin has a f.ice thiil looks as If it might hnvn been cut out of marble. She Ycaj 1 have often noticed her stony sturc , Polly' * sJoelilntr1. ? Ct > u' Vork Truth. When Polly ImilKH her stncklnt ; up It falls so very plump "lid tiuc ! And everything within the room Takes on a brighter , cheerier hue. When .Santa Clans comes down the flu * He lingers In tie ) flickering gloom. And ns lie sees It. sa > .s ; "To you , Mv deur , I drink a Christmas cup And fill \oiir stocking you can , lee ! " When Polly hangs her stocking up. HIOItH'.S T1IK WIIOI.K .STOIIV. Chicago Record. WHS nineteen , she twenty-eight. When first I miw her lovely face , Miir fairy form nf lissome grace , know that I hud mot my falo Vlit'ii , ns I saw her gulden luilr , Her ciirmiiio llj > . her lolmlt eye. I muttered with u fnrnnee sigh. 'i'o glide , but she is p.is.siiiff fair ! " he twenb-eight nnd I nineteen ! 1 took to gloves nnd neckties bright To find moip fuvor In her slijht. Of my affections she wns tiueen. Alternate hope and dark despair Would mount or rnnklo In mv breast : She spoiled , i good deal of my rest- said that she was passing fair. lie tvventy-elghl , I twenty-eight ! 1 neo the powder on her fnee , Her form lias angles more than snice. Her eyes nro blue , bill not < | iille straight 1 roallv thought my love would last , But Heeling ; years will love Impair , I thought that she wtit , passing fair And so she was but now she's past. House Coats. . , Nothing adds more to a man's comfort than a House Coat. It isn't necessarily a smoking jacket , unless he smokes. It is one of the few things , moreover , that a woman can buy for a man , without difficulty , if it be for 2 gift. Our stock is exceptionally complete and attractive. We have fhese coats in tricots with plaid linings and novelty cloth with double-faced plaids. There is a great variety of colors and patterns to choose from. Prices are from $5,00 upwards. Ilcllnlile nuil IJiclimlve ruruUhcro. Open Evenings.