THE OMAHA PAIT-Y BEE: TUESDAY, PEBltVATJV 20, 1900.
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Subscribed and sworn brforo mo this 1st
dav of February, A. D. 1900.
(Seal) M. II. irUNOATE,
Notary 1'ubllo.
Tho government of Venezuela Indig
nantly denies a revolution Is In prog
ress In that country they are simply
settling an election squabble a la Ken
tucky. Tho electric motor line from Omaha to
Kansas City Is still slightly remote.
Wo expect to see one operated between
Omaha and Fremont a few years
Fooncr.
"My Dear Mr. Hryan: I am too busy
assimilating my partners In the steel
business at present to make any contri
bution to the democratic campaign fund.
-A. 0."
A Chicago dentist paralyzed the Jaw
of an opera singer while extracting a
tooth. The public will be Immensely re
lieved if he will try his hand next on
the professional pugilists.
If worse comes to worst In hunting
for an auditorium site the committee
might resort to the airship plan and
hang the structure overhead at tho pre
cise geographical center of the city.
Inil Roberts made a base hit his tirst
time up at bat and French advanced
him one, while Kitchener Is expected to
bring him to home plate. It Is not an
rnsy mutter to place a safe drive when '
tile Hours aro doing such sharp Holding.
The fusloulst members of the populist
nntlonal committee put In tho day plac
ing obstructions in tho middle of the
road. Should they succeed In blocking
tho highway It will yet be another thing
to compel the voters to travel the fusion
towpat'h.
Edgar Howard has been amusing him
self during the last yuar throwing
(tones over into the iopocratle state
house yard, and now, when he wants to
be a candidate for olllce, funis that all
of them have been gathered up Into a
nice llttlo pile and are being- dropped
over on his own tin roof.
The populists seem to have a particu
lar nihility for Omaha. It Is "tho
Omaha platform" which till Insist con
tains the basic principles of tho party
creed, and It Is "the Omaha agreement"
which Is now the bono of contention.
This Is advertising for Omaha, but not
Just the kind It prefers.
In tho meanwhile don't forget that
the Jacksonlaus and the County Democ
racy have not yet agreed to live In
peace. It Is still a question which shall
play tho Hon and which tho lamb. If
the Jacksonlaus should come out on top
In tho city election and tho subsequent
county primaries the County Democracy
might as well disband.
I.p to the close of business hours
Treasurer Mesurvo had not made any
statement ns to why so much of tlift
school fund Is uninvested or as to the
banks It Is deposited In. The people
of Nebraska are of the opinion that
they still retain an equity In the money,
though tho treasurer acts much' as
though he were Inclined to question It,
Tho Hist gun of the calamity cam
paign will be tired soon when tho an
mini story about the failure of coming
crops will be sent out. The report of
damage to winter wheat Is a llttlo late,
but will probably put In an appearance
when the little differences with the mid
dle-of-the-roaders have been settled.
popocratic campaign without a touch
of calamity would uot bo worth the
trouble of organizing.
The use of Lincoln's writings and
speeches In support of democracy Is
clear case of stonllnt' the livery of a
saint io serve tho devil. Lincoln's llfi
and utterances are nn Inspiration to all
Ids countrymen and democracy show
li ii aste In appropriating any propor
linn of It which can bo distorted to Its
case. 'If democracy could only ge
nenrer to tho great republican preslden
there might be some hope of Its tilt limit
redemption.
rfl.V .V 771 K IIV1H T)fc'.
Although tlio nilvlcos from South Af
rica aro eieccdliiKly tnciiKcr thoy I'11"
onto a turn In the wnr tide nntl suoin
to show some real notiernlshli on the
part of the llrltlsh, a condition that,
JudjrhiB by results, has been conspicu
ously lacking. It would be unwise, how
ever, to assume that the new plan of
campaign which Lord Roberts Is un
derstood to be carr.vlngout will prove
entirely successful, for there Is no rea
son to suppose that Hour stratesy has
exhausted Itself In the operations that
have taken place and that the com
manders of tho forces of the republics
are now to bo steadily forced back Into
their own territory without Inlllctlns
some heavy blows upon their enemy.
The reported retreat of (Seneral Cronjc
does Indeed look lather serious for the
Hours, but It may prove to be a ma
neuver to entrap tho Hrltlsh or draw
them into a position where they will be
at a creator disadvantage than nt pros-
AruI... It may turn out to be the
i,,,,,!,...!.,,, f ., .-ntii'i-itl Hoor movement
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fenses of their own countries, In order
to meet there the Invasion of lare Hrlt-
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Isll 101 CCS.
.. ,,n ililm? can be collll
dently sal.l and that Is that the war Is
yet In It ilrst stage and that much
heavy llfjhtluK and destruction of life
ire beyond. The Hrltlsh now have a
r,,ri,t' r "nv'll'(U ot "00,00 111011 111
souin Airica aim more uuups n: i
Kl.ut there. The Hours have ordered out
all males between Itl and !0 tor military
service. The Hrltlsh have yet before
them the most dllllcult part of their
,lHj ali 1 1 1 o 1 f recent successes are
mere skirmishes In comparison with
what they must accomplish before the
Hours are comiucrcd.
Tin: XUll'l'lMJ UlLU
It Is probable that the senate will not
r.,,lw,i,. ti, Krve-ravne shinning bill
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house may do. This was developed at
the caucus of republican senators last
Friday. According to Washington dis
patches, the unusually large military
blll,''ainountlng to $111,000,000, and the
prospect of a naval bill reaching $70,-
(Niixkxi. iiiuiIi. It iiior.'illv certain. It was
agreed, that tho appropriations would I
reach a figure In this session never be
fore touched, so that passing a measure
providing for ship subsidies was not to
be seriously thought of. it was the
understanding that all legislation for
the army and navy should have every
possible chance, but beyond that and
the regular appropriations for the run
ning expenses of the government there
would be small chance for legislation
that would take money out of the treas
ury. If this correctly states the position of
the republicans of the senate It may In
lluence those of tho house to put aside
the shipping bill for the present session
and while to do this would be somewhat
disappointing to many advocates if the
measure, It would umiuestionably be
judicious. This also applies to the Nic
araguan canal bill. There is no such
urgency in regard to this proposed legis
lation that It cannot safely be postponed
a year, In the reasonable expectation
that meanwhile the military expendi
tures will have been considerably re
duced. An effort must be made to at
least keep the expenses of the govern
ment within Its present income aud In
order to do this there must be no new
legislation Involving any extensive do
tin. national treasury. The
eported decision of the republican sen-
itors Is wise and the house republicans
should aciiulesce In it.
A DAMWUUVS ALTFMXATlVt:.
Senator Hoar Is the leader of the op-
msltiou to the 1'hlllpplno policy of the
government, but he does not think that
If the party In power will not desist
from this policy the people should place
the control of national affairs la the
hands of the popocratic party. In a
ccent interview the distinguished Mas
sachusetts senator said: "The alterna
tive of electing Mr. Hryan is not, In my
judgment, to be contemplated for a mo
ment. Ills election means, If ho and nn
party can have their way, the destruc-
lon of our unrivaled prosperity, lower
wages, a scanner employment mi i
worklugmen, tho debasing of our stand
aid of value, tarnishing the national
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faith, the destruction of credit, the ur
aylng class against class, bringing Into
contempt tho authority of the supremo
ourt and undermining the security of
iropcrty nnd values." It Is a compre
hensive and accurate statement ot- the
purpose of the Hryanlte party and of
tho Inevitable effect of its success.
Tlio people who are willing all these
things should happen rather than that
tho policy of so-culled Imperialism shall
prevail aro told by Senator Hoar that
It Is not the question whether Hryunlsm
or Imperialism be tho worse for the
American people. "The question Is
whether anything that Mr. Hryan can
bo trusted to accomplish In opposition
to Imperialism Is worth attaining at the
price of all these sacrlllces." That Is
tho question whlcli every Intelligent
Vmerlcan citizen should thoughtlully
and carefully consider and those who
will do so are very likely to conclude
with Senator Hoar that thero Is noth
ing to expect in the way of a return to
ancient principles by the election of
Mr. Hryan.
Having pointed out that Hryan Is In
large measure responsible for the rati
fication of the treaty of Paris, which
created the existing situation, and ex
pressed tho opinion that he did this
tor tho purpose of keeping the question
open as an Issue for the campaign. Sen
ator Hoar proceeds to show that If
elected president Hryan could do little
or nothing In regarij to the policy In tho
Philippines. So far as a government
fur tho archipelago Is concerned the
question will be settled by congress be
fore tho present administration shall go
out of power and whatever the fate of
the presidential election the republican
ascendency In the .senate Is assured for
at least four years longer. Resides,
there are ut least nlno democratic sen
ators who are In favor of holding the
1'hlllpplnos. (mseiiiuntly Mr. Hryan
as president, even with the support ot
a house of representatives, could not
undo w hat the present shall enact. ' Me
must execute the law which he will Mul
on the statute book," says Senator Hoar,
"whether he likes It or does not like lU
until a majority of both houses of con
gress shall order otherwise." It is
hardly possible that could happen dur
ing his term.
It Is very remarkable that any Intel
IlKcnt pVrson should bo deluded with the
Idea that the election of Mr. Hryan
would necessarily bring about a change
of policy In regard to the Philippines,
yet there are many who believe this am"
are supporting the popocratic leader for
no other reason. Some of these people
understand the danger to our domestic
Interests, as pointed out by Senator
Hoar, which would be Involved In the
success of the Hryanlte party, but they
are willing to make this sacrlllce In
the fallacious hope that the election of
Hryan would In some way help tho
cause of antl-lmpeilallsm. There Is, as
Senator Hoar declares, no spark of hope
for that cause In the election ot Mr.
Hryan.
riA' issvn run rut; iu,i, camvams.
The decision rendered by .luilgo
ICstelle declaring void the law passed by
tho last legislature mnklng the olllce
of clerk of the district court a salaried
position Injects n new Issue Into the
fall campaign.
Tho court holds the law unconstitu
tional by reason of alleged defects In
title and conflicting provisions relating
to the appointment of the clerk's
deputy. Whether this view Is dually
upheld by the supreme court or not, the
total abolition of the pernicious fee
system, by which one olllcer can rake
In from ifW.OOO to .fW.OOO a year, Is Im
peratively demanded by the taxpayers.
In fact tho salary of $5,000 allowed by
the new law to the clerk of the court Is
In reality double what the service Is
worth and what competent men would
gladly perforin It for. The governor of
Nebraska and the Judges of tho supreme
and district courts must be content with
$UXi00 a year ami the clerk of the court
Is surely worth no more.
Tho decision of Judge Iistclle will
f'erofore make it incumbent upon tho
political conventions to pledge candl
dates for tho legislature to re-enact the
law without Haws or defects and to
reduce the salary of the clerk to SLV'OO
a year.
It Is not likely that the Albyn Frank
case will be reached by the supreme
court In less than two years. If a new
law Is enacted taking the place of tlio
act of 1SSH) the outcome of tho appeal
will bo Immaterial except as to Frank's
settlement and the amount which
Clerk Hroadwell might claim for the
period up to the time when the new law
goes Into effect.
In Its anxiet to defeat the republican
city ticket the organ of the ilefuncto
candidate for U. S. S. expresses its
abhorrence of the awful deal by which
A. II. Hcnulngs secured the nomination
for city treasurer. The great crime
charged against Ilennlngs is that ho
made his alliance with the Moores fac
tion Instead of with Hlnghani. Hut
where did any member of the Ninth
ward delegation violate the ordinary
ethics of political conventions In which
tickets are always put up by trades?
This Is not merely common practice lu
city and county conventions, lint also
In state and national convcutlms. For
example, (Seneral John A. Logan was
a (Srant stalwart, always opposed to
James (S. Hlaiue, and jet he was nom
inated with Hlaiue In ISSI. As to voting
for his own nomination, Mr. Ileiiuiiigs
did nothing more than what has been
done time and again lu the election ot
I'nllcil States senators ami lu the nom
ination of presidents. Hryan was a
delegate to the Chicago convention and
his vote wtts cast for himself.
While the National Association of
Dairymen is lu session lu this state wo
might suggest that an annual exhibi
tion of dairy utensils aud dairy prod
ucts and processes woud do much to em
phasize and interest tlio public lu what
hhe dairymen are doing as well as call
attention ot mittennakers to the latest
aud most approved machinery. Hy lo
cating the exhibit at different cities lu
,m, V1U.,011S sections that are the stivng
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holds of the dairy Industry the entire
country would bo covered in the course
of a comparatively few years. And
while making the suggestion we might
also venture to say that Omaha would
be a good place to hold the llrst exhibi
tion. County Attorney Shields made a good
showing In the case brought to test the
validity of tho district court clerk law
and seems to havo succeeded In convinc
ing the judge that the act was passed
by due legislative process, notwith
standing tho mutilation of the records,
Tho Judge's adverse decision rests en
tirely iiiHin points of law rather than of
fact, and If the appeal Is pressed the
supreme court will have to say whether
tho interpretation of tho district court
Is correct or incorrect.
Wool at !I0 cents a pounds and good
prices for live stock are worth more io
Wyoming and Colorado than free coin
ago of silver and Its accompanying de
moralization of business. One Is tho re
sult of republican policy and the other
the promise of democracy. It ought not
to take the people of thoso states long
to decide with which side of the contest
they should lino up.
The next two weeks will be devoted
to city politics as distinguished from
state and national politics. Keep track
of tlio meetings as announced in the dif
ferent wards of iho city aud get ac
quulntod with tho candidates who are
running for olllce. No Intelligent voter
will have any excuse for casting his
ballot In Ignorance of the caudldaliM or
the Issues.
A decided divergence of opinion seems
to prevail among the boarders at the
county Jail upon the question whether
the diet Is sutlkleut for their epicurean
Tastes. If the matter conies up to the j
.county commissioners we fear the only j
way to decide will be to Have tue mem-
bors of the boaid cat out a meal ticket
at the Jail.
Ciirri-ney Uxyiniiloii.
Ulobc-Dcmocrat.
At tho beginning of tho century the per
capita of money In circulation In this coun
try was 11.90. In 1S60 It wag 13.S5 nnd
Is now J25.0S. If tho per capita man Is
tutleut ho may bo happy yet.
1"mv Drink on a Hot Itim.
New York World.
Ocneral Roberts reports that General
t'rench, after a twcnty-llvc-mllo march,
look thrco of tho oticmy'fl laagers. as
tho march was mndO In "excessive heat and
a blinding dust storm" tho only wonder Is
that General Krcnch stopped wlh tho third.
WIiuii Women l)liiKi-fe Who'll Decide
Cincinnati Tribune.
Tho women suffragists were presenting
their enso to congress, when It was shown
that thcro was opposition even among thoso
who wenr skirts. Tho latter made a rather
foiclblo plea against woman sum-ago by
nBklng what would women do In a situation
like the ono existing In Kentucky? Yet, it
might bo urged that If women wcro In
politics tho Kentucky sltuntlon, or Hlmllar
situations, would not exist.
(looil Time for Tnv llennnl.
Philadelphia Record.
Ono ot tho witr taxes that ought to bo Im
mediately rcpcnled is that which Imposes a
rnto of from 24 to 15 per cent, varying
with tho amount of property owned by the
teetntor, on legacies for educational pur
poses. Tho tax operates ns n discourage
ment to this form of bcncllccncc. It Is not
good policy to build up any barrier between
the colleges aud the most munificent endow
mtnt that mny bo bestowed upon them by.
persons of wealth. ,
Synipiitliy anil ('ciimrnttilnUoiiA.
Washington Tost.
Wo offer to tho widow of tho late Mr,
Cbickoring, rcprcHcntatlvo In congress
from Now York, not only our profound sym
pathy In tho loss of her dlfltlngulahed hus
band, but our sincere compliments nnd
felicitations on her refusal to countenance
"the congressional funeral." Tho country
I'na been walling for some years to find an
Individual courageous nnd sensible enough
to rebuke nnd forbid this preposterous nnd
discreditable custom.
.
Amerlenn C'onl (iului;- Alirond,
New York Tribune.
American coal Is flowing Into tlio Mediter
ranean In n swelling stieniu, cutting a chan
nel for itself which will probably not ruu
dry wheu tho present conditions Interrupt
ing lt ordlnnry supply aro over. England
has hitherto went It, but now has uso for all
Its product elsewhere. It Is not necessary
to nssumo that tho present largo demand
for American coal means that naval prepara
tions adverso to England aro being niado
in tho Mediterranean, though that Is tho
view of Homo continental military observers.
Its most direct Interest to Americans !;
that It opens a practically new market for
an Important commodity hitherto Jealously
Nhut out nnd that thcro Is a good chanci
of tho market staying open hereafter.
.Men of Coml Will.
Baltimore American.
Tho stories pouring in from Hrltlsh cor
respondents mid published lu nrltish news
papers prove tho falsity of the charge that
the noers aro Inferior to tho iingllsh la
any respect, except tho gloss or veneer of
civilization. In tho essential elements of
manhood, In lovo of pcaco and horror ot
war, In courage- and endurance nnd lu hu
man sympathy they have no superiors. The
cr'icltlcs Inflicted by tho Hrltlsh In tho
earlier part of tho conflict contrast strangely
with tho burin', 'of tho Kngllsh dead at
Storraberg. when tho Hoers sang hymns
at tho graves and Expressed In thoir speeches
ubhorrenco of tho war aud hopo that it
would soon end. Such a hpectnclc has never
beforo been witnessed on a battlefield. That
the Hrltlsh can conquer these people with
tho resources now in South Africa Booms
like the wildest dream.
HiinIiicnn or (;!. ir."
Dctiolt Kreo Pros'.
It would bo far moro commendable and
encouraging, It Hecms to us, If tho oppo
nents of tho ratification would give their
thoughts nnd enthusiasm In larger meas
ure to commercial matters and less to mil
itary. It is placing tho Infrequent neces
sity above tho constant. It Is substituting
tho causo of wastage and destruction
, for tuo source of Increaso and progress.
If all tho canal controversialists would nt
tend strictly to tho problems of homo de
velopment nnd advancement, political, In
dustrial and social, It Is more than pcsslblo
that they would como speedily to realize,
that thero aro domestic projects and Im
provements more urgent nnd beneficent than
an lethmlan canal ot any kind at this time.
Hut It is difllcult to get tho statesmanship
ot tho times, especially tho "world su
premacy" stylo of statesmanship, to glvo
a llttlo thought to tho needs and Interests
or tno old united States. It Is too true
n tho present state of tho legislative, mind
that dlstnnco lends enchantment.
oi Ti.i.MiKits o. Tin: vrivo.v.
KlMV
Aini'rlciiii ljit-r ,rt.
Slilnneil
r inter llrllUli I.ioih
Some America defenders of tho Dritlsh wnr
on tho republics of South Africa Justify it
on the ground that Kngland could not do less
man demand relief for Dritlsh sublects from
tho alleged actions of tho Transvaal repub
lic. .Mino owneis wcro obliged to pay 2'A
per cent of tho gross output of tho mines to
tno government. A parity of reasoning
would rcqtilro tho American government to
wngo war for tho relief of American out-
landers on the Yukon. Miners lu that region
havo larger grievances than tho Drltlshers
In tho Transvaal, for while tho latter nav
oniy iVt per cent, miners In tho Yukon ills
trict uro obliged to give up 10 per cent
or tho gold dug out of the ground. Nclll
Vawter, United States marshal of Alaska,
who is in Washington, wan nBked nbout It
by a reporter of the Washington Post.
r.mnot speak from personal knowledge, for
I've never been there," said Mr. Vawter
"but thcro Is much complaint among Amcr-
Ican minors who havo come to Capo Nomo
and who havo been operating there. You
know tho Americans coustltuto nbout nine
tenths of the mining population In nrltish
territory. They nro deeply aggrieved by
tho way thev havo lieon treated and de
clare tho Hrltlsh system of dealing with tho
mining privileges Is extortionate and thor
oughly corrupt. Miners havo to glvo up
10 per cent of their gross output to tho
government, in tho United Suites thero Is
no elnrgo whntovcr on tho output nnd lu
per cent In mnny enses Is equal to nil tho
profit In mining. Besides this, they claim
tho land olllro olllclnls, or whatever designa
tion they havo In Canada, Issue leases to
favorites that Is, to thoso who 'fix' thorn
In advance, or fco them. They havo to bo
'Been' boforo they grant any privileges. In
Hrltlsh territory thcro aro no patents is
suod to mining claims. They nro leased.
Tho applications nro bo numorous thnt tho
men who wnnt to tnko up elnltns stand In
lino for days to nwnlt their turn. I havo
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weeks waiting their turn without being
glen a chance, whllo tho men who had
tho foresight to look after tho ofllclals in
advanco had no trouble In getting wh.it
they wanted. Naturally this has created
talk In tho gold region all over Alaskn and
a good deal of ill-feeling exists.
"Ah I suld before. I have no pergonal
knnwledgo of tho facts and can only re
peat what 1 havo heard, but that's the
way the men talk."
noon or it i.
gt ,,au, 1olcor J,t. Tho dcnthkncll of
frc0 ,Vcr wns K0n,ilHi in November. 1S!6.
Tho voto In tho senate Thursday was merely
a supplication for the repojo of Its soul,
l'caco to another dead Issue.
Detroit Free Press: Tho establishment of
tho gold standard by explicit declaration,
now a matter of n few days, means the last
word on tho subject for n stretch of years,
at least, anil lessens tho likelihood of the
qucMtlon ever becoming the paramount lssuo
ot a presidential campaign. It Is more
reasonable to suppose that future currency
legislation will be In the direction of more
positive reform rather than nn hint of a re
turn to the ambiguity, tho confusion and tho
threatening looseness of tho old financial
laws.
Philadelphia Ledger: The passage by tho
scnato of the currency bill marks the sec
ond step In tho direction of monetary re
form, tho Ural having been tnken when the !
houso of representatives adopted Its own
llnancial bill, lloth bills will go Into con
ference, and in the near future It Is reason
nbly assured that a compromlso measure j
will bo formulated that will meet with the
pleasure of both branches of tho nntlonal .
icgisiniuro ami receive me approval oi ui ,
prtmueiu. n.uvuuimj uui uro .Ul-Bu..
h-ottlod, nnd settled right.
Philadelphia Record: Now thnt both tho
senate nnd tho house havo ndoptcd bills
pinning tho United Statin beyond peradven
Hire to the gold standard tho llnal blow has
been glvon to freo silver coinage. Mr.
Hryan already finds his chenp money liar
ungues distasteful to the prospering people
or tlio SOlltn. II no UO wiso no win uiu ii
"lr, to 1" nnd thank the republican congrcs
for choklmr tho life out of II. Robbed of his
ability to promote repudiation, Mr. Hryan
mny become a more toiernuio expectancy.
NevV York World: Its passage by the sen
ate marks tho Inevltablo nnd the timely
triumph of n sound Idea. If tho bill finally
agreed upon shall havo no other virtue, It
will, ns Senator Lindsay Bald, "settlo the
money question." It will remove that cause
of uneasiness and alarm which has for thirty
years disturbed business and threatened tho
national credit. In re-cnnctlng and confirm-
lug for tho United States the best, the most
stable and most universal standard of value,
It will take tho question as to rthut Is a dol
lar out of politics ns completely ns tho yard
stick or the bushel measure Is out ot pouues.
IIOISH ilM) llltlTO.V.
Two years ago tho Doers had In their pay
fifteen (Jerman oltlcers, forty French and
forty Russians.
If tho wnr continues very leng tho horse
problem will bo n serious one for the Hrit
IeIi. African epizootic. Is a horsc-klller.
A Doer front twenty miles long Is re
ported at Colesberg. When tho Doers
took their last census they must hnve
dropped 100,000 or so for tho benefit of
their Hrltlsh friends.
What has become of the war correspondent
who wired from Vnalkrnntz: "In tho lan
guage of tho boudoir bulletins. 'Mother nnd
child nro dolr.g well." " Tho world nnxlously
awaits another joyous bulletin from the
Tugela.
Someone has lately been calling attention
to tho number of unmarried generals now
serving in tho Hrltlsh army. Ird Kitch
ener is ono ot tho long list now serving in
South Africa. (Jencral (Satncre, Sir Archi
bald Hunter and C.eneral MncDonnld nre also
bachelors.
The experience gained by night attacks
upon the Doers goes to show that tho Dutch
or half-breed Dutch employed In tho Drilled!
Capo police, and lu some companies of scouts,
find means of acquainting their blood rela
tions of tho intentions of the Hrltlsh gen
erals, und so prepare for whatever Is going
to occur.
A letter signed by "Colonel Lamar Fon
taine," which went tho rounds a few mouths
ago, claiming thnt Ocneral Joubert served
under Stonewall JackEon In the civil war,
turns out to bo a raw fukc. Diligent in
quiry shows that Colonel Fontaine Is the
nanui assumed by southern Munchauscns
while in action.
Just beforo tho battlo of Colcnso, nnd
while the Dublin FuBilecrs wcro lying In
Prero Camp, the Hoer Irish brigade sent a
letter to tho Kuslleers saying thoy would bo
glad to get tho opportunity of wiping the
Kuslleers off tho face of tho earth. Tho
note was returned by the Dublin men say
ing that they would walk through the Irish
brlgndo as tho devil did through Athlonc.
Hut they didn't.
Tho l'all Mall Oazetto says that it Is tho
testimony of all tho correspondents nt the
front that tho Hoers huvo a knack of hit
ting the enemy about tho legs nnd lower
part of tho body. Out of 300 men with Oen
eral Hart's brlgado treated In tho Held hos
pital only eight had receive shell wounds.
Tho others had boon hit by Mnuser bullets,
seventy-six In tho upper extremities and 118
In tho lower extremities.
A Natal carbineer, who has lived twenty
years lu South Africa, writes to his father
In Kngland: "They talk of disbanding us
ns soon ns we get through to I.adysmlth.
We cost tho government too much. Wo get
9 shillings a day and rations. We nro the
hlglust paid men in tho field. Wo don't
enro much if they do disband us, as wo nro
pretty tired of being messed about by im
perial olllccrs. They don't understand tho
country of tho Doers, nnd they won't glvo
us our way."
im:hso..i, I'm.vricits.
General Roberts wired: "Havo taken
five Doer laagers." Steins or schooners?
Mrs. Catt, having been elected president
of tho Woman's Suffrago association, para
grnnhcrs nro at liberty to draw on tha
purr fund.
Tho name of Montana does not appear on
tho list of stales whose legislatures bellevo
In tho election of United States senators
by tho people.
When a reformer becomes offenslrely nc
tlvo in China the empress orders tho royal
headsman to glvo It to him In tho nock.
Tho remedy is effective.
Now that the secretary of the navy has
named ono of tho now cruisers "St. Louis
the honored town by the brldgo Is In a mood
to forgive Its enemies, even Chicago
An lullueiitlal applicant for a public Job
in Now York city offered ns evidence of lit
Hess tho fact that thero has never been a
member of his family In Jail. Ho was hob
bled nt tho trough.
1. A. D. Wldcner has formally transferred
to tho city of Philadelphia his beautiful
mansion und Its contents for n free library.
It will ho known as tho II. Joiephlno wide
' nor Memorial library, hi memory of his lato
wife.
South African reports frequently mention
Magersfonteln, Ollphantsfontcln. Hloemfon
tr mlli other fontclns. Should a fow of
theso fnntelns get lost on tho way they
never would bo missed by readers of war
news.
Tho long drawn-out spell of Calgary
weather spread over the banana belt Is evi
dently Intended to pnpularlzo tho pending
bill proposing an Improvement in tho
weathor -service. Tho weather clerk Is onto
his Job.
Senator (lorman's announcement that ho
will support Dryan In the coming campaign
as ho did la 1890 affords small consolation
to the groat silver leader. To him. Indeed,
,-. iium HL'n , u-nrn
M1U llllllUll,IV.l-.li'. '
Ing and n threat.
Ocneral Joiibort's wlfo has repeatedly ac
companied him In his campaigns against
marauding natives nnd on such occuslons
nlwnys Insisted on personally caring ror tu
food. Whllo on a visit to Amsterdam Mrs.
Joubert was shown an lntenstlng collec
tion of an.-lent pewter In ono of tho iiiu-
"inns "(Jood mate-run to mane Diiimn
- 'ai DCr on comment.
unions tf ot it war.
Ono of the twcliem In the Sioux City
sehool hsa a brother In Manila who went
thcro us a member of the Klrst Nebraska
and remained thcro when the regiment wn4
mustered out for home. At the teacnir
suggestion her pupils wrote letter to tin-
known Filipino girls in tho now American
schools nnd sent them In care of tho brother,
who In turn sent them to tho tenchcrs of
tho schools. Ono reply was received and
puhtlehcd In tho Sioux City Journal. It
reads as follows:
.Manila. 1'. I.
Jan 7th., 1900
My dear unknown nmerlcnn friend:
I'm' glad the to bo reclve your letter trie
rtny 7 nna nure 0f tho unhat you nay ml
said speakln lit It the Hegtnclite.
lour letter gave me tho Mr John Chris
(enscn unhat uncut me protcsor in the
school of I'aco nnd Is your friend what have
i1vC(j blforo In the Stntc Idaho but It to be
fin,i, 0f yor 8ervlcc nnd lire here of pro-
fesor In plllpln
t nm Btinlv with he Ihren months from the
month, ))f July AKUgt September nnd the
prof0BOr John chrlp'ensen Is very good for
(o ,piich am, wo the Rlrlg nm, ,)oyH thp ovo
much enuw Is very kind and now wo
. ., nrofl,,or nmcrlcan the nrofewor
ChrWensen nre not more In our school What
a nltv! I nm very sorry because ho Is a good
profesor, ho aro now In a of tho school large
ot Manila.
I nm like study your languages but Is
very difficulty the pronunciation neverthe
less I wish knou because is languages ofll
clal iiere. And the o'clock uuhen I am
ui i im nVlrvk of llin
RolnB I" tho e00' clht " ' . '
'Vornll! whcn n,n go " . ' c'"ck.?
"o afternoon s two ocwk
until four
o'clock. Tho play uuhat play Is the hen
blind saltn la comba nnd nnd other play
tnoro but wo tho girls can not to play
with tho boya becauso so us done ncus
tumbra tho Ilallcs but nouu I think uuhat
bo chango uue castumbro becauso tho gov.
eminent Is other nnd now utio hns u gov
ernment very good.
I do not unduslnnd the to be you play
on tho Ico nnd tho frost becauso here lt
my country I cannot sco of thoso ttiliiKs
Dut I sco In Bomo book becauso hero In
my country Is houu nlso what tho spring
of amerlca In the Xmns enjoyed quite
uucll and olso In the day of new year.
The government Spanish is no more and
the dishonest fralles fear now of the anicr
lcan. I nm thank by to bo receive your Utter.
I wish you a happy now year.
You flllplna friend
Angela Aguilar,
I.ooban St.
No. II.
Manila.
An olllcer of tho Tennessee regiment, who
saw considerable service In (ho Philippine.,
commenting on the killing of (lenernl Law-
ton, explains tho methods ndoptcd by tho
nntivo sliiirpstiooters to secure vue range. t0 ,no amount of $1,500,000.
"In tho first advanco which wo madu north as n result tho people havo been glv
of Manila." ho said, "we discovered thai employment by which they could maln
the native sharpshooters wero exceedingly tain themselves, thus furnishing tho best
ffiiid of locating rango marks on ground foundation for a condition of contentment,
they thought we would be apt to traverse, whllo this expenditure In the Interest of
They would know tho exact elevation neccs- better sanitary and other conditions haj
snry to drop n bullet nt some bush, stump been going forwnrd, tho industries havo been
o- pile of Btones and If a soldlor approached rapidly reviving. Tobacco nnd sugar plan
tho spot ho wns pretty certain to get It. totions have been restored and the pro
Sometimes several men would bo killed ductlon of tho fruits and vegetables, upnn
or wounded beforo tho deadly Indicator j which tho people ot Cuba Inrgcly sub
would bo observed nnd when any sharp- slst, hns risen ncnrlv to the normal i.nn.
shooting was going on our boys learncft
eventually to avoid all conspicuous ob
Jccts that looked as If they might have been
selected as range marks. Otherwise the KI 11-
pluos are not remarkable aB shots."
very similar story was told by soldiers
who participated In tho fighting before San
tiago. They say that almost uv- ry Spau-
isn riuenian niuuen away in a ireeiop nan
i sculo ot distances carefully noted by
marks at various points, and somo of thiso
range-finders ncqtilred sinister fame. Somo
little distance from tho first emergency hos
pltul wns tho wreck of u heavy two
wheeled nutlvo wagon, with a pole sticking
straight up into tho air. It was on the
edgu of a path to tho nearest creek, which
was frequently traversed, and three sol-
dlers wcro shot near the heap of rubbish
beforo It became evident that a hiUUen
sharpshooter was using It to sight by. A
couplo of days Inter thero was a systematic
raid on tho men in tho treetoiw and most
of them wero swept out by tho machine
guns, but In tho meanwhile the old wagon
nnd other objects that appeared to havo
been located ns dlstnnco marks were scru
pulously shunned.
American occupation of Manila sent prices
Bkywnrd nnd they aro still there. Four
looin notices covered with nlpa rush bring
$50 (Mexican) n month. Ten dollars of the
samo money would bo an extravagant rental
for that class ot house's two years ngo. Deof
costs E0 to GO cents n pound. Flour sells
nt the rate ot $2.50 for a twenty-flve-inund
Brick, and 16 cents a pound for less quan
tltl'W. Canned fruits nro luxuries, somo
rated at $1.50 a can that cost 25 cents In
the United States. Fine sugar costs 20 cents
a pound. All prices aro based on Mexican
money, worth ono-hnlf thnt of tho United
Stntes. "It Is tho hlmpllclty ot the aver
age Amerlenn," says a correspondent, "and
tho easy, well-paved road to his pockot
books that makes prices high. He goes
down town to buy n supply of food aud ho
takes things at tho price offered. Tho mer
chant was In tho habit of meeting opposi
tion In his trades. Ho expected his customer
to storm around, to throw the goods down In
disgust and start for tho door with tho air
of one who has been deeply wronged. And
as n, result tho prlco wns lowered as a pcaco
offering, and tho customer loft satlBlled that
ho paid enough for his article, though it
cost him only hulf tho price first asked, The
Chinese merchants saw that tho American
was not u man to haggle over prices nnd
that with n llrm show of trout thoy could
get what they asked. For when u man
enmo In with tho iden that he would "beat
down" a dealer tho aforesaid dealer was
firm and held to tho principle ot one price
for nil. As a result, a new schedule of
prices citmo into vogue and the American
Is paying them. The Spaniard nnd tho Fil
ipino suffer In a degree, but they know tho
character of their merchants and their
weaknesses, and It Is said thnt they do not
pny the prices demanded of the Americans."
m:w iiKiiiu.w roit tiiadp.
SlKiiitlciiiic of ()' llllnnlN Ontriil
I t ni iii't- Into Oninlui.
C'hlcnco Post.
Kntranco by the Illinois Central ns n
compotlng railroad Into Omaha creates
fresh complications in tho transmlssourl
transportation situation that already have
begun to cause serious concern among the
previously established Unco there nnd to
lead to tho fear that material and wide
spread demoralization may result. The
mnttcr Is specially Important because the
new conditions which have been created
will have tho tendency to bring about a
wholesale diversion of tralllc from the
old. established channels from east to weit
anil glvo fresh Impetus to tho movement
townrd the pormnnent establishment of a
great southern gateway for tho export of
traimnilssourl products.
For tho last ten years, nt least. It has
been the avowed policy of the Illinois Cen
tral road to build up the Crescent City and
mako It one of the leading seaporu of the
country and of the world. How well It
hns succeeded In Its eflorts In this dlrvr
lion may bent be Judged by a comparison
of the traflle returns of n few years ago
with thoe of today Ten year ngo New
Orleans had absolutely no export trade, and
tho Idea of making It n great port wi
ridiculed as vliionnry and Impracticable.
It did not own n grain elevator ot sufficient
capacity to load nn ocean-going vessel of
average tontuiRe, and had no means w hat
over for handling a large export trade
During tho month of January last forty
icven steamships cleared from that port.
cnrrltig 4.772.031 buhels of grnln. That
was a gain of 1.749. t IS biwhels over the
shipments of the same mouth a year ngo.
For five months of thr present season the
receipt of grain nt this southorn port In
creased by nbout 7.000.000 buhels. This
Increase wiim pretty well distributed over
tho various classes of grain. Wheat was
the only Item thnt showed a decrease, nnd
wheat shipments decreased everywhere
Thoso who formerly scoffed nt the possi
bilities of New Orleans ns a grent whipping
point havo not only ceased to do so. but
have begun to fear Its competition.
While tho Illinois Central Is ns much
Chicago rond ns It Is a New Orleans one. It
will not do to Ignore the fact thnt Its entry
Into Omaha affords greatly Increased fa
cilities for tho diversion of tho grain trade
of tho grent corn belt to the southern out
let, and It will not bo nt nil purprlslng if
the export grain trade of New Orleans In
creases nt n still grcntcr rntlo than It has
been doing. At nil event the competition
between the gulf porta nnd the roads cen
tering in Chicago for the tralllc of the
trntiitniusnnrl tirrllorv Is certain to be
considerably keener than heretofore, and
it will mark a new denarturo In the mctn-
ods pursued by tralllc omeliils If frequent
rate wars do not result.
A YllAlt OK MILITARY lU'Ml.
Miouliii; MimIc l' Amerlenn (ioern-
IIMMlt III L'tlllll.
Philadelphia Times.
Under military rule Cuba hns been get
ting tho benefit ot Its own revenues, In
stead of, ns In former times, being drained
by taxcH to be squandered at homo or else
where to no useful purpose. According
to Commissioner Porter the customs re
ceipts for Cuba for 1S00 reached J3.000.ono,
with nn additional $1,000,000 from Internal
rcxenlie. This, with tho exception of tha
balanco still In tho treasury, has been ex
pended In Cuba for the benefit of the Cubans
with results that aro In every respect grat
ifying. Of this amount $3,000,000 has been ex
pended for sanitary purposes. This explains
why Havana has been transformed from
a plaguo spot to a healthy tropical city. It
nlso accounts In part for the change In
the condition of tho people throughout the
Island, as shown by a recent tour of Inspec
tion, the children being found fair nnd well
favored. Instead of famine-stricken, as
under Spanish rule. For administration
$1 700,000 hns been expended, $600,000 has
bicti npplled to public works nnd hnrbors,
$700,000 to charities und hospitals, $250,003
to the beginnings of civil governmen', $300,.
000 for outdoor relief of tho destitute. $37."i,
000 for postal service, $300,000 to the census
nnd $iriO,O0O for quarantine purposes. In
; mdltlon tho municipalities havo been aided
In short, a year of military occupation
administered in the Intcrtst ot restoring
tho wnste and destruction of wnr hns made
Cuba more completely habitable than during
any former period of Its history.
The tlrao has arrived when civil must
supersede military government In Cuba, and
all friends of the people of that Island will
nave reason for gratification If tlm ml.
ministration of affairs under civil ruin ,.nn
j niako as good a showing for the first yeiir.
uic uugni io uo possible, but there l
mere or less danger that the knaves will
get Into Olllce anil Hrill.'imlrr lhn ro, .,..
( for their own enrichment Instead or lavin
, them out wlselv for tho public good II
K an ol(1 .,... .,. .,. ,,. ' .
chle,ca ng hollL,st k '
j if tho foolg , Cuba r,C(.t h . '
. munloln.il nitir.. no .i . .
countries, tho knaves can bo rcrtalnly .relic
upon to steal more money than they ex
pend honestly for tho public good. Tho test
of tho capacity of tho people of Tuba for
self-government is now to bo made, be
ginning, of course, with tho municipal gov.
eminent, nnd everybody will hope that th
outcome will not be less gratlfylnK than
that shown by a year of honcstlyndmluls.
tcrcd military government.
TKITIS 'HI'S.
iu ,ii nuiuu oincr
.lit" "V '.lko anything?"
Hie children nre nil sk
lek, and we hon
in- i uiu measles.
Washington Stnr
"Oh, If that rrltln
'?.!' K,VT ' '""e lo get l ack
ut..,' !mV oxe aimed tho novelist.
..Ji-LV,'1 wo"d you mve him do?"
prised reply. '
l THO II OOOK. or rnilmn
was the stir-
fu?l-,cc.?!v;y,rn!:d,T.:ie,'!,v;rt! ,,oou" ,nourn-
"r'fciianfcif blr" f '" om'"'
Indianapolis Journal: "Don't vou think
he has a wonderful control over his voice?"
nskeil tho youns1 woman.
."f-Vm "'Jwr.-! Alia- Cayenne. "I c.m't
say I think that. Uo sings every time .my
one nska him to."
Detroit Journal: "A trllle
say. eir?" Hsked tin micniivo u-.iitr
Thut Isn't exactly what I wild." fepll'i
IUvers. looking at the spring chicken In tlio
center of his tlnti. "I i,i if v,.u .nti..
overdone."
ashlnglun Star: "I stipivoso there t
great deal of Jealousy unions' your -erals."
"A great deal." answered the l'llluli i
chief, gloomllv. "We havo an army . a -dal
at hand. The man who claims to hold
the record for long-distance retreat Is -cased
of violating the rule of such ion.
te.stn and using a :ace-makor."
Chicago Tribune: Chairman (of investi
gating committee) I am compelled now to
n"k how much your campaign cost you
Victorious fnudlduto It cimt mo $: 78
Chairman-How dues It happen you re
member tho add cents?
Victorious Candidate From the fact that
$IH7S Is what the new but cost tll.it I prom
ised my wife in I was elected.
tiik .vi:it.(ii: m.w.
llunilln nnrland.
His faco had the grlmness of granite;
It was bleached and bronzed by the sun.
Like the coat on Ills poor, narrow shoul.
dcm. .
And his hands showed tho work he hail
done.
Ills dim eyes were wenry and patient:
Ami ho smiled through his pallor nn
tun
A wUtful. sad smile, as If Maying;
"I'm only an average man.
"I can't be a hero or poet,
Nor n dictator wearing it-crown:
I'm only the hard-working servant
Of these ot above me. I'm down:
I'm down, and It's no uo complaining;
I'll get on the best way I can;
And ono o' those days 'II come morning
Anil rest lor the average man."
lie wages all battles and win them,
lie builds all turrets that tower
Over walls of the city to tell
Of tho rulers and prlosts ot the hour.
Without hint the general Is helpless,
The earth but a place and a plan
He moves nil and clothes all and feeds
all.
This sad-smiling, average man.
Then I lifted my hand In a promise.
With teeth set close, and mv breath
Held hard In my throat: und I utteicd
A vow that shall outlive dentil.
I swear that the builder no lons'r
To mn shall bo less tliiin tho plan.
Hcnref irward b guerdon and glory
And hopo for the average man.