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Publishing Company, being duly sworn,
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Subscribed and sworn to before mo this
ISth day of February, A. D. 1000.
(Seal) M. n. HUNQATU,
Notary Public.
Oivo Sneaker Henderson credit for
having the courage of IiIh convictions.
Don't forgot lo register your vote at
the republican priinarlet) tlilu afternoon.
Major Moorcs lias had the unusual
privilege of launching forth two annual
niesxiigeH this year.
Infected cattle coining to Nebraska
from Texas may now consider them
selves duly quarantined by guberna
torial proclamation.
Tho postofllco at Ponce, l'orto HIco,
has been burglarized. Who says the
leaven of civilization Is not working In
our new possessions?
The British press Is paying tribute to
Onernl Joubert now that ho Is dead.
When he was allvc ho commanded re
spect and admiration.
Tho hog, following In the wake of the
dospli-cd mule, now Units himself worth
more In these times of republican
prosperity than for several years.
Voter Cooper has now had his name
practically copyrighted and .gives no
tice that any fuslonlst cnught trespass
ing will bo prosecuted for Infringement.
Omaha has always been noted as a
health resort, but It cannot guarantee
longevity lo visitors who Insist upon
blowing out tho gas when going to bed.
If all the wars which Russia is
credited with contemplating wcro to
materialize that country would soon
liavo more business on baud than the
English In South Africa.
Democrats must be seriously alarmed
over the situation In South Omaha when
they havo to Import silver-tongued law
yers from riattsmouth to present their
claims to South Omaha voters.
Hastings has achieved considerable
notoriety through Its sensational poison
ing case, but It Is not the kind of no
toriety that Is most desirable for a thriv
ing, progressive city such as It Is.
A letter addressed to tlio governor of
Kentucky will be delivered to Governor
Taylor. This Is notice that people ad
dressing tho pretender governor will
havo lo luscrlbo tho envelopes with his
given name.
A new Information In the school board
bribery case has been tiled In the police
court Instead of In the county court, as
were tho others. What Inspiration has
tho county attorney had that he should
chango his base?
Tho hog raisers of this country need
not bo alarmed over tho report that
Turkey has prohibited tho Importation
of American pork. Tho exports of pork
to that country during tho last few years
averaged only ?13 per year.
If the calamity campaigners aro look
Ing for good material they should foi
low tho Nebraska assessors when they
start out on their nnnual rounds next
wcok. They Mill Und tho worst poverty
stricken lot of peoplo to be encountered
anywhero In tho world.
Tho Southwest Improvement club pro
poses to Inaugurato u canipalgu for bet
ter sidewalks. This Is a good slogan for
all tho v&rloua Improvement clubs In
different parts of the city. Omaha has
mado great progress In the matter of
sidewalks, but thcro Is still room for
Considerable Improvement.
Tho railroad rate cases havo now been
gotteu Into n sufficient tangle to assure
tho secretaries of tho State Hoard of
Transortatlon n reasonable amount of
lelsuro during tho coming season. They
muy possibly find tlmo from the cani
palgti work to order In a crossing or a
new board nailed on tho fence, but a
considerate public Is retpiesttHl not to
bring up any matters which might re
quire serious Investigation.
THE AXTl-lUtrAX DEMOVtlAlS.
Whether or no there are more jmtl
Jirymi democrats at this tlmo Hum four
years ago Is undeterminable, but those
who are opposed to his nomination and
to tho reaffirmation of tlio Chicago plat
form are expressing themselves in no
doubtful terms. The Baltimore Sun, tlio
organ of the tegular democratic organi
zation in Mnrylaud, whose leaders and
representatives declined to accord any
consideration to Mr. Hryan when he vis
ited Maryland n short time ago, says
that the reaffirmation of the Chicago
platform at tills time would not bring Mr.
llryan ono more vote than he received
In 181)0. "The probabilities tire," says
that paper, "that It would not attract
nearly so many voters now as it did
then. Its reaffirmation now would servo
but to keep open the breach In the demo
crntio party which proved so fatal In
1S!)0." Tho Sun says of llryan that "It
Is a rash thing In this young mnn from
Nebraska to nrrogute to himself the
power of the keys and to say to hun
dreds of thousands of democrats older
than himself, men who have grown gray
In lighting the battles of the party," that
the doors can be opened to them atid ho
will let them In, but they must take
their places on the mourners' bench and
accept the new democratic gospel as
he shall expound It to them.
Another exponent of old-tlino democ
racy, the Philadelphia llccord, declares
that "the opportunity of tho democratic
party depends upon the assemblage or
a wise and .truly representative conven
tion which shall realize that tho
democracy ought not ,to be tied to tho
fortunes of any one man, but should bo
the party of the people, us Its name and
traditional principles signify a party
with living issues, seeking success not
for tho vindication of a particular man
and his doctrines, but from patriotic
motives and for far-reaching purposes."
It is apprehensive, however, that tho
convention which will meet in Kansas
City on July 1 will not bo of this char
acter, that It will not represent tho best
Intelligence of tho party, but will pre
fer "to proclaim its loyalty to a dead
lssuo rather than triumph at the polls."
There Is no doubt that these expres
sions volco the predominating senti
ment among democrats In tlio sections
wliero the Journals quoted circulate,
but tho attitude of these democrats will
avail nothing. Tho work of the na
tional convention of tlio Hrynnlta party
Is already cut out and It will not be
changed. Tho platform of the party in
Nebraska, approved if not framed by
Mr. llryan, will be the pattern for the
platform proclaimed by the national con
vention, upon which Hrynn will bo re
nominated without opposition. It is use
less for the eastern democrats to innko
any elToit to overturn or even modify
the plan which has been delinitely set
tled by Mr. llryan and his adherents.
The program Is lixed and will not be
altered.
Such being tho case, what will demo
crats opposed to llryan and tlio Chi
cago platform do? That is an inter
esting and important question and per
haps a definite answer cannot bo had
until after the election. It would seem,
however, that all of them who sincerely
desire that tlio democracy should not
be tied to tho fortunes of any one
man and should return to its traditional
principles, would havo no difficulty in
deciding what course to pursue. Be
lieving as they do that Uryaulsm is not
true democracy, their plain duty is to
vote for Its defeat, for only In that
way can tho democratic party bo re
stored to Its former character. Wo
think that a largo majority of tho aiitl
llryan democrats will do tills and we
11ml warrant for this belief In such ut
terances as we have quoted from repre
sentative democratic papers.
cuuxsELtxa nisiwNuit.
An organization cnlling Itself tlio
"Cubnn-Aincrlcnu league," manifestly
Intended to promote annexation senti
ment, has petitioned congress to repeal
tho resolution promising Independence
to tho Cubans nud to substitute tho
promises contained In the proclamation
of General Miles to the Porto Itleans.
This is asking congress to do something
that would bo dishonorable to the nation
and would discredit the Amerlcau peo
plo In tho opinion of the civilized world.
As the Philadelphia North American
says In regard to this remarkable propo
sition, "If wo should violate ono prom
Iso what security would thcro bo that
wo should keep another? Congress can
repeal a law, but It cannot release Itself
from a solemn pledge only two years
old."
Wo do not know what class of men
composo this league, but It Is a safo
guess that most of them nro members
of corporations or syndicates that aro
anxious to exploit Cuba. At all events
congress should not and doubtless will
not pay any attention to the petition.
Tlio administration Is proceeding ns en
ergetically as possible with the work of
preparing tho Cubans for self-govern-ment.
It has given repented assurances
of tho purposo of tho United States to
raitnruiiy rulllll its pledge, and Cuban
coutldenco In our good fulth Is thor
oughly established. In these circum
stances tho petition of this annexation
Icaguo is uu Insult to congress.
SUXPIXO VOAh 7 0 EUUOPE.
A Philadelphia dlsnateh renorts a
shipment of coal from that port to the
isctueriniuis nml states that moro Is to
follow. It is also said that there Is a
demand from all parts of Kuropc for
American coal and that the exports con
tlnuo heavy.
Tlio coal fnmlno lu Kuropc Is bavins
some serious consequeuces. Advices
from fiermauy stato that It has com-
polled tho shutting down or tlio reduc
tion in operating tlmo of a great many
manufacturing establishments, throw.
ing out of employment about u million
people. Tlio British government Is re
iwrted to bo somewhat alarmed about
tho navy, owing to the Inability of tho
mines of tho Hritlsh Isles to meet tho
demand upon them anil the prospect of
their exhaustion in the not remote fu
ture. In other Kuropeau countries the
scarcity of coal Is uffectlng the indus
trial situation.
Tho demand for coal is certain to
steadily Increase and there Is no doubt
. that Its exiKirt by this country will be
I come a very largo Item In our foreign
, trade. The London Statist, referring
to the shipment of coal from this conn
I try to Kuropc, concludes that "Ameri
can coal has come to stay" and this
j view Is undoubtedly correct. As an
exchange remarks, once our coal has
! been Introduced In Kuropc Its quality
; must be recognized, while at the same
time Its continued export for Industrial
purposes will become more necessary
as the comparatively limited coal tie
posits of Great Britain and the conti
nent become exhausted, or rather In
capable of meeting the ever-growing
demands of commerce. While the pres
ent demand is to a considerable extent
due to war, yet If peace should every
where prevail and naval armaments bo
destroyed the coal export trade of the
United States would probably continue.
This foreign demand will necessarily
stimulate the mining of coal In this
country and doubtless Increase Its cost
to American consumers. As to the sup
ply no estlinute approximating accuracy
can be made, but It Is undoubtedly
sufficient to meet the world's demand
for an Indefinite time.
TAXATION AMJ llBl'IlHSHyTATlUX.
In the campaign of demagogy that has
been precipitated by the discussion of
legislation for l'orto HIco in congress
one of the salient points raised by the op
ponents of the president's policy Is that
it is a violation of the principle that re
quires taxation and representation to go
hand In hand. This theory, however,
has long since been exploded. The re
volt of the American colonists against
Great Britain on the ground that they
were taxed without representation In
Parliament affords no parallel nor prece
dent for the situation of the Porto
It leans.
In the llrst place, taxation through
representation is not a fundamental
principle lu our system of government.
Under tho Hritlsh system the franchise
Is a privilege granted to those who
either own real estate or pay taxes on
a lixed valuation of Income. At the
time of tlio American revolution prop
erty qunllllcatlons were essential to the
right to vote.
In this country that system has been
discarded and manhood suffrage estab
lished. Property Is taxed, but property
ownership confers no special privilege
or franchise. The voto of the poor man
counts Just as much as that of tho rich
est. Corporations pay taxes, but are
entitled, to no representation on that ac
count In legislative bodies. The prop
erty of women and children Is taxed,
but that does not confer upon them the
right to vote or the right to take part
In lawmaking.
Tho Porto Hlcnus must have a local
government mid taxes must bo imposed
to maintain It. Hut that does not sig
nify that they must have representation
in congress- any more than the District
of Columbia or unorganized territory ot
the United States. Conceding to the
Porto Itleans all the rights to which
every human being is entitled, namely,
life, liberty and the right to enjoy the
fruits of their own labor, neither the
Declaration of Independence nor tho
constitution of the I'ultcd States con
tains anything that guarantees to newly
acquired territory representation in tho
national legislature as a condition prece
dent to the Imposition of taxes ell her In
the shape of customs or Internal revenue
duties.
Many western states secure a large
amount of valuable advertising each
year from tho publication of accurate
agricultural statistics. Kansas is
particularly fortunate in this respect. In
Nebraska the law contemplates the col
lection of tills Information by the as
sessors, but in not a county in the state
are the statistics of acreage of various
crops accurately compiled. A little labor
on the part of each assessor would re
sult in Immense good to the state In
tho way of advertising Its agricultural
resources, yet the farmers who would
be tlio greatest gainers by having the
work accurately done are the worst
offenders. The assessors of the stato
can do it a great service if they will
by simply complying with tho law.
The attempt of popocratlc demagogues
to make political capital out of the ap
peals of missionaries for help for starv
ing India constitutes a display of petty
partisanship indulged In only by mon
strosities of mediocrity. Appeals havo
been mado tlmo and again for help for
starving Kussla, starving China and
starving Cuba, but no sympathetic mind
ever saw lu them occasions for violent
attacks on Kussla, Spain or China for
not caring for their own without tho aid
or consent of any other nation. People
who aro asked to contribute to tho India
relief funds are under no compulsion,
but will give what they wisli of their
own freo wlll not out of hatred of Kng
land, but of love for humaulty.
"Whether General Joubert would havo
been a great military commander or not
had he been placed In command of a j
large army orgauized under modern, I
military Ideas will always be a matter
of mire speculation That he -r-isned '
, m m... L. "I,1Hl)ea !
the possibilities of the forces which
were at His command for tlio creation or
au army and organized and fought them
lo the best possible advantago his
opponents aro forced to admit. Ills
conception of the capabilities of the
scattered population of the Transvaal
ami tlio perfection of Its organization
must stand forever as a marvel.
Tho popocratlc secretary of the State
Nanking board warns the state banks
about to reorganize of tlio dangers of In
llatlon, nlthougli the secretary Is a mem
ber of a party which has Insisted In
season and out that there was not
enough money lu tlio country to trans
act Its business. Now lie tells the
bunkers that any increase lu tho cur
rency is sure to bo counteracted by the
retirement of bank uotes which are not
needed when the banks will be called
upon to redeem them. It Is a poor day
When u noooernt ...mint see union
....hiMiltv In .r iiiiii
calamity In front of lilni.
Hy tlio ennctnient of the bill to lelin
burse the settlers on the Otoe and Mis-
years ami their t-ervlces certainly have
not been rendered for nothing.
Opposition papers, which have never
missed an opportunity to belittle the
work of Hie State department, should
read the comment of the foreign press
on the achievement of Secretary Hay in
securing assurances of an open door for
the trade (t the world In China.
ItcpuhllcnuB ot South Omaha have a
ticket in every respect .superior to that
of their opponents In the pending mu
nicipal campaign and their nominees
should receive the support not only of
republicans, but all citizens Interested
In tbe welfare of South Omaha.
I'rlmeil fill a Purpose.
Washington Star.
The star witness in tho Kentucky murder
prosecution talks llko a man who has been
artificially loadod for this particular occa
sion. HlK .Mum-)- fur u .MImIK.
Mlnnuauolls Times.
And now the Clark case onco more. Tho
Clark case, It will bo remembered, con
cerns ti Gentleman who paid about twelve
prices for a toga that doesn't nt.
C'n lit pit luu (iiili-t)- In l'roNpt'i-t,
New York '.Mall and Express.
At all events, tho spcctnclo of William J.
llryan and llourku Cockran standing arm In
arm on tho Chicago platform and blending
their tuneful voices lu the tender accents
of "Comrades," will Invest tho approaching
campaign with a certain charm entirely
lacking In that of 18'JC.
t'uriU'Kli.'j. I'lM'iimitt It- Tire.
Sprlnglluld Republican.
Financial circles nro comparing tho $ltiO,
000,000 capitalization of the Carnegie com
blnatlon. with Mr. Carnegie's statement In
tho recent Krlck suit that the entire assets
of his company amounted to $75,000,000. Tho
inferenco would seem to bo that thlo trust
docs nut differ much from the others In a
certain Important characteristic.
Everything ('oiultii; Our Wny,
Philadelphia Hemrd.
Tho moot lmprcsslvo Industrial and com
mercial occurren.'o of Into yeaiu Is tho ex
istent coal famine In Europe. England is
tho only European nation which has an
adequato production to supply Its own con
sumers. As cheap fuel Is a very Important
factor In making pofslblo cheap production
tho Important bearing ot tho question of
futuro supply on American industry and trade
cannot fall of recognition. Wo shall have
our commercial competitor) at, a further dis
advantage. IlINt .MlUNI-d II In Soillp.
New York Sun.
lion. E. J. Uurket of Nebraska has intro
duced Into the house of representatives a bill
to pay $10,000 to a Nebraska man who, whllo
driving a government team from Knnsun to
Now .Mexico about I860, was attacked by a
baud of Klowasi'i He fo'ught well, but the
copper-colored gerjNemen got his team, his
supplies and his sculp. Ten thousand dollars
fcr a scalp seems' A pretty steep figure and
there mwl be a good many heads, scalp and
j contents, that would not bo appraised at that
value by Judicious gue4sern. H Is a llttlo
hard to understand, too, why the scalpco has
only now begun to miss his tvcalp.
KKIJP OUT TIIH .SPOII.SMK.V.
The One Peril uf Anierloiiii Itulr In the
.NeV I'ONNCnxlllllN,
Minneapolis Journal (rep.)
In his recent speech at Cincinnati on tho
occnslon of a banquet In his honor given
by his fellow citizens Judgo Taft, recently
appointed to tho headship of tho now Phil
ippine commission, set forth hl3 views as
to tho proper inodo ot dealing with the
serious questions and problems of the In
sular government. Noticeably ho showed
tho necessity for winning the confidence of
tho people and for dealing with every ques
tion with an untrammclcd sense of justlco
and law; a liberal system of primary and
secondary education must be Introduced; In
ternal improvements must be constructed;
tho establishment of courts and modes of
procedure, the Initiation of popular munici
pal governments and local assemblies,
nro essential. A most Interesting point In
tho speech was this:
"A strict merit system must bo devised
to prevent the machine politician, whether
of this country or ot those distant islands,
whether whlto or yellow, or brown or black,
from making use of tho oinccs needed to
servo tho public wants to reward their
henchmen or to perpetuate their power.
Ono of tho glaring defects of the Spanish
colonial government In theso Islands was the
making of useless 'otllcea In order to fill thorn
with fnvorlteH. Tho Bpolls system was al
lowed to havo full effect, with all tho abuses
that follow In its wake. If we aro not to
give tho islands a civil servlco freo from
this cancerous growth our claim that we
havo taken and kept tho Philippines for tho
good ot their people Is hollow and unworthy
pretonse. To devlso a merit systom for tho
satisfactory selection of both American aud
Filipino olllclala Is not un easy ono. It Is
manifest that wherever a native Islander
can fill an ofllce as well and as safely as au
American tho former must bo preferred, for
our mission is to teach tho Island people
to govern themselves, not to securo more
places for our adventurous fellow citizens."
This Is a recommendation of prime Im
portance. Without a strict merit system It
will bo utterly uooless to try to carry out
tho program of beneficenco already outlined
,Dy our government. If tho Philippine are
turned Into a pasturo for needy politicians
and place hunters American rule will be as
great n curso an 'that of Spain. The very
llrst 'tendencies to such outrageous repudia
tion of our duty should bo vlolted with un
mistakable condemnation by tho American
people. It Is to be hoped no ouch blind
folly will bo committed. Wo havo reason to
suar,l 'kB existing morlt system nwre closely
Instead of Impairing It In any way to gratify
tbe Brce1 of Pllllcal snollfl hunters. It is
especially necessary that the syotem shall ba
consent Icuidy extended over our Insular
.possesions. Thcro nro two or three blll.s
fboforo congress now. providing for the re-
mcval of tho insular sorvico out of
'politics. In all provisions for Insular gov
ernments there should bo unmistakable pro
visions for removing tho whole public ncrvlce
under such governments completoly out of
tho domain of polities. Unless this Is done
the Philippines can easily becLmo very like
I a Turkish pashallk or n Chinese province.
iniB mui not dc. rne uniteii state? must
continually recogulzo Its duty to the Islanders
nnd govprn for their best Interest as well ni
that ot tho nation, Tho beet Intcicht of tho
nation can nevor lw conserved by extending
tho epolls BjHtem. Territorial expansion is
a good thing If goad government Is likewise
expanded with It. The expansion of the
spoils system has been a blistering curso In
tho past at homo. It will prove Ktich In our ,
dcpendenclM. Ono of the most serious works
of the Insulur government Lakers Is that of J
keeping out tho marhlno politician and
Dolls hunter, under any and very disguise. 1
sour! lands several fat lobbyist fees will one i feature T ot the eSotlatlons crooked , Z of Um war l con,rovcr9,M Rrow,nB MMm ot hwlM aml ""on ,,ol,,lD8
be earned. The promoters of this bill by tho newsvendors which tho president, , ..,. .,,. .... . n ,.,, '
llave maintained agents ut Wushlnton fhucrcw betwc" of ZlXZ " with a nmrsn.
during every congress Tor the last ten L,ir9 nm, thn 911,,'llL'' T,' ,n "..,'. ' 1 th I-rlco of barbed tMre In this in.,,,,,,.,... I'nili-sl Auriliint Priilniiu
rx nor.s oi oi u wan.
Among tlio papers recently sent to con
?" t.. . . .. ...... ""-"B0 remaps .oni toucna
lK . '-rrsiueni .Mciuniey was n tic niici
,,1UI" iii-Buiiuuuiis oi Mineral nates
with tho sultan of Sulu last August and
the famous treaty then drafted and signed.
Ibeso facts have been published and con-
who was a powerful factor In tho negotia
tions. Tho report constitutes n uultiuo
page In tho history of Uncle Sam's strides In
tho Philippines and In tho sunny land 'of
i
tho Sultis. This is some of tho couversa- iransvaai republic to tno nations tor inter
Hon: cntlon might as well be called back. Every
General Dates I havo heard such good nation on earth has trouble of Its own, and
reports of the sultana that 1 was nuxlous to , not ono of them Is looking around for a
tnnko her acquaintance.
Sultana I am very glad. 1 am nervoui,
sometimes, nervous and shivering nil over.
General Hates I am sorry. Americans
always respect their mothers.
Sultana I not only love my sons, but my
timilimt'tt '
-.-. "
uenorni nates we come, hoping tncre
will !)! IieilLU.
Sultana-I am thankful to hear that, for
i always navo inougm pcaco goes a ioi
farther than enmity.
iuia juuiiuiL- wriiv-iiu uuno imiu-
ducod Captain Plgmnn of tho navy.)
C.tplaln Plgman I hope tho sultana will
como out lo the Bhlp and seo It.
Sultana I thank you, but not today. Per
haps another day when I am In better
health.
General Hates Wo will gj now and see
your son, tho sultan.
Sultann I hopo you wlll remember that
ho Is a young man and that advlco wilt bo
tho best thing you can give him. 1 know
you will do what Is right.
Oencral Bates I think wo had better go
now.
Sultana Plcaso excuso the size of my
house. It is very small.
General Hates Wo havo been hospitably
received, and have enjoyed the chocolate
and other refreshments.
Sultana I nm glad you have come. My
peoplo told mo you woro angry find would
not come,
General Bates Oh, no.
I nlways heard
you were for peace and gave good advice.
In Senator A. J. Boverldge's paper, "With
Our Fighters in tho Philippines," in the
Philadelphia Post, aro noveral good stories
of ll(o along tho firing Hue. Hero is one of
them: "Tho second time I was p.t our ex
tremo front in Luzon I met a young mult
who is of ono ot tho llrst families of the
south. Ho Is wealthy, highly accomplished
nnu is wnai is Known as a xociety man.
All that In charming or delightful In Amer
ican life Is his. You would not Imagine
that this low-spoken, lich-volccd, qulet
manncrcd gentleman, with all tho char
acteristics of the ultra-fashlonnblo Amer
ican 'swell,' could be Induced to fight In nny
manner, and much less to fight In tbe deadly
contest of arms. Yet he had left all the
allurements with which life nnd fortune nnd
his own talentH bad surrounded him aud
enlisted ns a private soldier In Cuba. There
he had risen, by cool gallantry, to tho posi
tion of a commissioned olllccr. Ho had won
his promotion absolutely without Influence
and solely by his courage and soldierly
qualities.
"Ho had been in every fight up to the
capitulation of Santiago. The fever had
ncized him and his health had been im
paired. One might have Imagined that his
dcslro for army experience would have boon
satiated; but Instead of satisfying tho thirst
for war, tho hardships and dangers of tho
Cuban campaign only put a keener edge on
it. So he traveled half way around tho
world, and hero I found him in the Interior
of Luzon, not a member of tho army, but.
nevertheless, wearing a khaki uniform nnd
seeking further opportunities to fight. Nor
would ho wait until tho regular engage
ments ramo on. I saw him up nt 5 o'clock
In tho morning, mounting his horso with a
bmall scouting party, going on one of those
despernto reconnaissances which, to the
mero observer, look llko expeditions to
certain death. On ono occasion ho and two
companions charged a group of sixty Fili
pino Koldlers nnd ho himself captured four
of them. I saw him tho evening of tho day
on which tho exploit was performed. He
had already forgotten It and wns 'nosing
around' for some further adventure."
MOIIII ADIllCII TO THU MA XV.
iiilc or liiiiulKriinf n I'oiirliin Into the
CriMtili-il HtiHlcru Clllc-a.
Philadelphia Times.
It wns to ho expected that the general
business prosperity ot this country would
lead to an lncreaso of Immigration. Tlils
expectation has not been disappointed.
Tho statistics of arrivals nt Now York, tho
principal port ot entry for Immigrants, for
tho last three months of 1899 show total
arrivals ot 74.9S2 ns- against D1.880 In tho
Bnmo period of 1898, an increase of 23,012.
Tho United States are still regarded as the
land of promise to thousands of tho tollers
of tho old world, and especially nt this time
to tho poorer classes of southern Europe,
the majority ot tho newly arrived nnd ar
riving Immigrants coming from Italy, Aus-tro-Hungary
and couthcrn Poland.
whilo there will bo no disappointment at
tho largo Immigration now In progress, the
distribution of tho new arrivals furnishes
food for reflection.. Naturally ono would
expect tho new immigrants to go where they
were most needed, In tho sparsely settled
sections of tho south nnd west. Tho
statistics, however, show tho revorso to bo
the fact. Of tho 71,892 Immigrants arrlvfng
In Now York during tho closing quarter of
isuy rour-llfths wcro destined for tho sec
tion north ot JIason and Dixon's Hue nnd
oast of Ohio, already tho mcst densely
populated portion of tho country. Nearly
one-half, or 32,019, remained in New York.
14,350 wero destined for Pennsylvania and
tho remainder distributed themselves In
New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut and
other eastern states. Less than 2.000 went
to tho south nnd less than 3,000 Journeyed
beyond tho Mltnlaslppl.
Something of this tendency of tho now-
comcrs to add themselves to the denso pop
ulation of tho older section of the country
Is rightly attributable to the activity In
manufacturing districts. More of It is duo
to the gregarious spirit which has over-
populated large sections of Europe. Those
who camo last autumn had friends or ac
quaintances residing In Now England. New
York or Pennsylvania, and they preferrod
to remain near their friends, securing such
crumbs of subsistence as would fall from
an already overcrowded table to launching
out Into thinly-settled sections remote
from friends and those of kindred blood
nnd speech. Italian prefers to llvo near Ital
ians, Hebrew near Hehrows, Pole near
Poles and Hun near HungarlHns. Tho net
result, of course. Is still further to crowd
the already ovcrpoptilated districts with
thousands who will not only find It difficult
to secure comfortablo support, but who wlll
further reduco the earning power of those
already on tho ground.
It Is this feature ot tho Immigration ques
tion that h fraught with tho moat dancer
and perplexity. In tho south nnd far west
thcro is abundant room .for hundreds of
thousands of nblcbodled Immigrants to se
en ro n livelihood and add to tho prosperity
1 of the country Into tho bargain. Whero thny
ore most needed, howover, tho new arrivals
don't go, and whero there aro already to)
many they persist In adding to tho exlstlns
congestion. Actual starvation is tho only
policeman that can order theso people to
move on and enforce tho ordor. and the
public can only await tho slow action of this
inexorable and resistless ngen'y. certain
n thn mcantlmo to witness many Instances
of suffering and want which with a moro
sensible distribution of now arrlvuls would
have been unneceseary.
tiikks on 'i iiu vni.irr.
- I ChlcaRo Hecord: Perhaps Lord Itobcrls
intends lo prom by the cxampio of Hencrni
uus ami su aown ana ucciare mat ine war
Is
Washington Post: (lenernl Cronje will
have one ndvantnge nt St. Helena. He will
country. Tho belligerent nations evidently
look to Undo Sam to fence them -off from
cach 0,hcr- bul U coa,fl monc5'-
San Francisco Call: The appeal of the
' chance to get Into other folks troubles,
, Chicago Post: The fortune of war In South
1 Africa makes It mighty hard for some o
tho natives to decide on the safo course to
, pursue. After a town or n district has been
alternately occupied by British and lloers a
! .1. . , ... i i.
it-w nines ii huh u iciiuciu'y lu nui-ji wiu
residents guessing.
tlnlll.n,.r A,..nrnn... n.,,.v.,l llnllnr I
: U1,K rca(1 for al)oUlor Mlovei nml wlll
probn,,Iy rfozs another river. His devotion
to ono Idea Is something llko that of tho
, nil.nn. ),..,.- ,..!, ,ntl,.r whn
was his subject, was unablo to keep out of
his writings tho head of Charles I.
HulTnlo Expiess: Tho British olllcers who
were wounded In an encounter with a Boer
patrol north of tho Moddcr river had their
wounds dressed nml were sent back to the
British Hues In an ambulance. Acts of
humanity Buch as this must. In fairness, be
considered, ns well as tho alleged misuses
of tho whlto ling, In Judging the Boer
character.
I'KIIMO.VAI, POLVriSHS.
The silver republican party Is to meet at
Kansaa City, too; presumably In commit tco
of the whole.
Governor Steunenbcrg of Idaho Is
physically tho most lmprcsslvo governor
t in this country. Ho Is far over six feet tull
and of herculean figure.
Edna Wallace Hopper, DeWolf's divorced
wife, has taken to punching tho bag to do
velop her arm muscles. She must be think
lug of getting married again.
Bx-Vlce President Stevenson proposes a
trip to Hawaii and tho Philippines. The
steps of our statesmen ot lelsuro lll tend
considerably In that direction henceforth.
Farmers of western Kansas aro going to
form largo caravans made ot old-fashioned
, canvas-covorcd wagons nnd drive across tho
stato to tho democratic convention whero
they will camp out
On being asked tho other day to what ho
attributed his long life and excellent health
William M. Evarts replied: "I don't know
unless It is that I never took nny exercise."
Tlio questioner regarded this as a Joke, ot
course, hut it is a fact that tho ex-senator
objects to nny physical exertion and oftou
hires a cab to avoid walking n block
Half n dozen foreigners appeared before
Judgo Lent of Westchester, N. Y., last week,
being applicants for naturalization pnpers,
His honor looked them over and proceeded
to lecture them soundly on their dirty ap
pearance. "Cleanliness Is ono ot the most
important qualifications of American citizen
ship," said tho Judge, "and I ndvlsn you to
make generous and dally use ot soap and
water,
Tho Now York legislature has passed and
Governor Itoosevclt has signed a bill for
the preservation of tho romantic scenery
along the Hudson known ns tho Palisades.
Tho bill .provides for tho appointment of a
commission to condemn lands along tho
rlvor for nn interstate park a similar
measuro having 'been Introduced into tho
Now Jersey legislature, with every prospect
ot success.
Captain Charles D. Slgsbee, the com
mander cf tho battleship Maine when sho
was sunk in Havana harbor and tho com
mander of the steamer St. Paul through the
war that followed, has accepted tho Invita
tion of tho Commercial club to visit the
Minnesota capital and to net as ono of the
Judges In selecting tho design tor the bronze
tablot to bo presented to the steamer by
tho citizens of St. Paul.
.AX iixcnrnox to tiih hui.k.
MnrUril IIiiNlni-HM lluoj ni.fy nt Opon
lnK of ii PreNlileiitlul IJniuiinlKii.
Philadelphia TiiAcx.
Uflually tho year of a presidential elec
tion Is not a good business year and tbo
nervousness of tho buwlncas Interests mani
fest Itself very early In tho season. There
is nlwnj'H a chqnco that tho administration
and tho policy of congress may bo changed
by tho voters at tho polls, and capital docs
not llko to tako chanccH. Early In tbo pres
idential year manufacturers and merchants
begin to reduce sail, tho banks adopt a con
servative policy in regard to loans, and a
genornl Blowing down of business activity
Is apparent. Tho business world prepares
for any posalblo emergency, with tho net
result that 'bimlness assumes a hand-to-mouth
character. Business men hesitate
about a progressive policy for tho future
because they do not know what tho future
has in wtoro for them.
Tlio present season Is proving an excep
tion to this rule." Thcro Is no eplrit of hesi
tation munlfcst anywhero. Tho voluino of
transactions was never greater at this soa
son of tbo year. Tho manufacturing In
dustries aro running at high pressure lo
fill orders that exceed productive capacity.
Exporto are tho largest over known and
there lu no indication on tho part of the
banks of a determination to restrict loans.
Ah a matter of fact tho supply of loannble
batik funds Is greater than usual at this
season. All this, too, in splto of th fact
that a chango in administration is polblo
If not probable, and that tho congress elected
next fall may rovenu the policy of tho con
grets now In session. All this, too, In splto
of tho fact that congress and tho adminis
tration aroHtill at sea about a colonial policy
nud that tho Philippine -war obstinately re
fuses to como to an end:
Why Ibis unusual bimlness confidence on
tho threshold of a greut presidential con
test? First and chiefly, because tho finan
cial system of tho country has been placed
upon n gold bawls beyond tho power of a
posslblo democratic president nnd houso of
representatives to rovorne. Tho senato Is
safely republican for several years to como
and tho gold wtnndard law cannot bo re
pealed until It has had tlmo to demonstrate
fully the wlsddm of Its enactment. Incl.
dentally tho law provides for a healthy ex
pansion of tbo currency on a safo
through a 10 per cent lncreaso of national
uaiiK notes unu sucn additions as tho cstab
llshmcnt of now bankn In tho smaller towns
may furnlfh. This lncreaso Is already felt
In tho cessation of tho domand for currency
from tbo west and south. Theso certlnns are
expecting a sufllclent addition to their own
currency.
The stcndlly Increasing forclun demand
for American products nnd tha fact that
wo aro becoming lenders rather than bor
rowers of money abroad, both tend to In-
crease business confidence beyond tho power
of a presidential canvass to unsettle, but '
these nro In u measuro effects of tho first
mentioned caue. With our currency per
manently established upon the gold basl 1
money naturally seoljs American Investment
and American manufacturers are encour
aged to plan for tho futuro and sock foreign
customers for their products. They feel
that the country is getting upon n huslncsi
basis that cannot be serloimly nffcted by
tho changes whlrh an election of a president
and a new congress may caue.
This Is a forward step toward permanout
buslnefcs stability which it is especially
gratifying to be able truthfully to record.
i It Is an Indication that wo are approaching
Inurn naaplv frt I li t.nlnt In nfldiM.nl .
perlence at which politics will ceisn to
,,0rlence at
nffoct i)UincM than ever before, tho point
nt which politics will bo one thine and
busliiere prosperity will bo dependent upon
tho application of sound principles In th
ltiv tin MUrr "Wnlti-,"
Chloneo Chronicle (dem.)
The assertion comes from Washington
me platform of tho Nebraska party will
be modlfleJ In Kansas City nnd that leaders
In Washington are not nt nil pleased with
a declaration of principles which seems en
tirely to have satisfied Mr. Bryan. Thcro
are decided differences of opinion on tha
part of recognized party authorities lu
Washington.
In such case, of course, tho convention
must determine, nnd to determine, wisely
nnd profitably it must be n sagacious con
vention, not one held down by neighbor
hood bosses or pledged to n particular pro
gram. It must be free and untrammeled,
consisting of wise men sent thither by earn
est constituents and unshackled as to
pledges.-
Mr, Johnson, chairman of the executtv
committee, takes tho trouble unwarrantodly
to deny that tiiero Is any feeling nny w hern
that tho Kansas City convention should
abstain from giving prominence to tho de
mand for freo silver nt 16 to 1. This merely
emphasizes the fact that, disagreements In
opinion existing, the determination must bo
left to a body authorized to hear and de
termine. When Mr. Johnson undertakes to
declare thnt tho Chronicle's publication of
sentiment hostllo to tho giving nt promi
nence to a dead Issue Is wrong and mis
leading ho is simply Impertinent and super
fluous. When such men ns Johnson, who
seems not to recognize a corpse, oven by
Its smell, undertake to glvo direction to
democratic thought, It becomes all the moro
evident thnt conservative and thoughtful
men should bo seut to Kansas City, where
the busiuees ot tho convention will bo not
nlono to select a candidate fully represent
ative of tho party, but also a declaration of
tho principles to put tho party's best foot
foremost.
To hug a corpso through a whole sum
mer's campaign would bo a disagreeable and
a letting business, especially when llvo Is
sues arc to bo determined.
Tho Whole iiilnit.
Cleveland leader.
Tho democrats ot Nebraska nro being
criticised because they peunlttcd Bryan to
dlctnto their platform this year. Why
should they be criticised? Bryan Is tho
wholo democratic party, and democrats no
where would dare to go contrary to bis
wishes.
Klirlllnnr Out Soinp Trnra.
Washington Post.
Colonel Plumer has retreated to Crocodllo
Pool. Ho will probably shed a few tears
thcro for tho Boers who cannot understand
tho good Intentions of John Bull.
I'OIXTKII Til I FI, KS.
Plllnnrrn T'nMt f "nnii'l vnn fhlnlf lir vnlp
ought to lie cultivated?''
"No; I think It houId bo harvested."
''hlladelnhla North American: "Henry."
called Mm Atovcup, us she whs drewlng
for tnn club, "will you ulcaso swour7 I
havo dropped my collar button on tha
floor."
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "I nntlco that an
American packing hniiso has Just shipped
llvn tierces of pigs' tails to Han Domingo."
"PerimiiM tnn in Domingnns navo poivea
thn ancient whistle problem. "
Boston Transrrlnt: Carrie Unnln Oeorrn.
In It triio that all poets wear their hair
Ions?
Unpin fJenrcro Prnlmlilv not. but It It
Rafo to say that most of tho men who wear
ffieir hair long tninK tnomseivea poets.
Harper's Bazar: Polltlcu!-The niif-stlon
Is. Want shall wo do with our new posses-
hIoiih?
YouiiL-lm b I'll toll you what I do with,
mlno; 1 wullt tho floor nights with It.
Chlraco Record: "You haven't cot enough
tables lind chairs In your club room, Tom."
Wo: vou sMi wn had to spend such an
awful lot of money on fltolns and nugons."
Indlannnolls Journal: She Clmrlea. whero
did you get that awful bad hat?
Ho WIIV. I UOUgni ll ill inn -ruramnpj
sale" for 10 cents.
sUiv I thoucht so: It Is onf of your old
ones that I gave the laillea last week.
Detroit Freo Press: "Isn't Ilarbnra lroll?"
"What now?"
"8ho has cards out for a sliver colobra-
tlou." . . ..
"HIioh not mnrnen.
"No. but she han been a bachelor girl fof
twenty-llvo years."
AV1IU.V IIOII'S AWAY AT SCHOO
Illchard S. Powell In Puck.
Ah! dear dellditful season, all
Too raru nnd far too brief!
Sweot tlmo when tilenco soft doth fall
As fulls tho Iloatlng lean
'TIh ushered In with slnm of gate,
And out with flvlntr stool:
And quictudo doth rulo In utato
When liou s away at scaooi.
Upon tho porch tho tabby cat
With blinking eyes doth dose.
In trunuull dreams forgetting that
Itfr llfo'M a round of woes.
And Towser, ntnrtchcd upon tho grass,
In visions of the pool,
Forgets to bark at feet which pass
Whllo lloo away at scnooi.
What blessed charm enfolds tho house
Throughout thnt .season rarei
Each buzzing Hy and cheeping mouie
Hlcenn sound within Its lair.
Tho elms bestldo tho garden gato,
So freshly green nnd cool,
Scarco stir their giant limbs scdat
When lions awuy at school.
Hut all too soon It fades away. ,
In. Towser H e Her. sir! '
Push leaps tho fence, a dath of gray,
Towsu Just a yellow blur!
Uang! goes tho door! In runs the lud!
And vet tho chno'H a fool
Who'd not bo Just a little clad
wncii hod comes rrom scnooi i
Tin; niwiikt.
Chicago Record.
Sho paid that people noel not fear
10 wnisper socreta in ner ear.
She vowed sho would not breatho a brtatl
Of them until her day of death.
8ho wns not llko sbmo women, who
Would run und tattle all thny know.
Wild hordes harnessed should not ter
A word from her, so sho did swear.
Whereat and without more demur
Ho tola those secret things to her
Npxt day thoso things were cried aloud
By newsboys to tho (passing crowd,
In houso nnd nfflro hon nnd ulnrr
They tnlkt-d them and thol man was sore,
He saw that woman once again
And nuked her kindly to explain.
She owmil sho might have acted wronr.
But lutely hud felt far frum stromr.
Ho asked the help of some, ono stout
To keep those things from cettlny out.
Daisy Queen"
31 traarant ptrlume, rich In tbt
3ivettnt33 of fltld and forest.
Delicate yet lasting.
Sherman WcConnell Drug Co.,
Hlyers.Dllhn Drug Co.,
Kuln & Co.