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G THE (XMAIIA DATLY BEE: FRIDAY, MAY 1 1, 1000. The Omaha Daily Bee. K. ItOSKWATEIt, Editor. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERMS Or aCHSCHIPTION. Dally Bee (without Sunday), One Year.$.U) Dally llee and Sunday, One ear J.oo Jllustrated Hec, Ono Year - Bunday lite, Ono Year Haturday Hef. One Year ? Weekly Bee, t)no Year OFF1CKH. Omnha: The Uee Building. Houth Omaha: City Hull Building, Twenty-fifth and N streets. Council llluffi: 10 Pearl Street. Chicago: 1610 Unity Uulldlng. Now York; Temple Court. , Washington: 601 Fourteenth Street. Bloux City: 611 Park Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communication relating to news una wi' torlal matter should be addressed: Oraaua Ilec, Editorial Department. BUSINESS LETTERS. Business letters and remittances should bo addressed: The Beo Publishing Com pany, Omaha. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, express or POtal order, payable to The Reo Publishing Companj. 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Show your loyalty to your city nud Mil Us by patronizing homo Industry at every opportunity. The moist air of Havana appears to havo caused postage stamps to stick to the lingers of the employes of the postal depart incut. People who visit the Nebraska state house should move carefully, as they are liable In slep on a live wire almost any where in the building. Sioux Kalis did not have to put up anything to secure that fusion conven tion, so It cannot complain that It has not got Its money's worth. Iowa republicans announce publicly that they are right In line with McKln ley and prosperity. Put Iowa in the republican column us usual. It Is now up to the base ball en thusiasts to show whether Omaha will fupport a professional ball team, us a member of the Western league. The "Weather bureau wants It dis tinctly understood that It Is in nowise responsible for the frost which settled down over t ho Sioux Kails convention. The accounts of republican conven tlons in Illinois and several other states furnish a reminder that republicans have their family Jars In other places besides Nebraska. llryan should see to It t lint the new front porch Is securely built. I'latrorms have a habit of falling when put to the Mraln of sustaining Ills greatness In a stato of eruption. Attorney Ceneral Smyth lias probably not proceeded against the Omaha ice trust because he fears that If all the trusts are smashed before election tlnn his parly might bo deprived of an issue. After taking as their standard bearer Hryan, who refused to subscribe rto populist principles, the fusion populists ought not to havo felt called on to waste any time over platform declara tions. All agree that the real estato mar ket in Omaha was never, more active since the boom days of town lot auc tions in the 'SO's. People -who want fiafo Investments, will not overlook tho real estato bargain counter. Tho mld-roaders ut Cincinnati called their convention to order at the same time as the fuslonlsls at Sioux Kails but they managed to slide under the nomination wire several lengths nlieai of the fusion gang. Not so slow. The cool weather which Sioux Kails Is enjoying is said to bo due to tho largo pieces of Ico Senator Pettlgrew left on the doorsteps of his managers In that town when they allowed It to go lepublican at tho recent election. Tho woman suffragists are preparing again to present their demands for woman suffrage planks In the platforms of tho various national conventions Tho suffragists deserve a credit marl for persistence If for nothing else. Another striking proof of prosperity seems to be at hand In the Inability o tho local iostolllco force to cope with tho Increasing postal business at till point. Tho Postolllco department n Washington should be apprised of th Eltuatlon. Tho people of Sioux Kails have com to tho conclusion t lint they got a gold brick when they secured the convention of tlio fusion populists. Tho rest of the people will conclude that tho tlcke nominated is a gold brick anil refuse to bo taken in when election day conn around. The grave senators havo -again die covered that tho happenings of execu tlve sessions of that body are faith fully chronicled in thu newspapers th next morning. The leaks are so nuine ous that they have even ceased to look for them. Perhaps the reverend seuu tors talk In their sleep. tnir nr. CAXMtr "Why cannot Mr. llryan jjovern lilm- polf by the march of events," nsks the Philadelphia Heeoril, "and keep out of the platform thu Inane which la out of mind and out of range of definite action'" Tor the obvious reason that Mr, Ilryiut cannot throw aside that Issue without discrediting all ho has said for the lust four years and thereby en dangering his political leadership. It Is thin Issue of free silver which holds bis following together and were he to drop it most of Ills adherents would despise lit mt as Mr. Allgeld has said, for his weakness. lie would bo deserted by his populist and silver republican sup porters and where could this loss be mado tip? Certainly the Record understands that Mr. llryan, without the silver Issue, would not bo seriously considered for the presidency. Ills views In regard to the newer iptcstloiia do not Impress In telligent men, becauso they arc crude ml Impracticable. lie has boon talk- ng against trusts for the last two years. but he has proposed no remedy that has found general acceptance. The Heeoril Itself 1ms shown the worthlessuess, If not the absurdity, of his plan for dealing ith the trusts. As to his position re garding so-called Imperialism, perhnps one-third nt least of the democratic party is not In accord with him and those democrnts who arc would quite generally, It is probable, prefer some one else to formulate a policy In regard to the Insular possessions. In short, Mr. Hryan really represents but one issue and to drop that would be to go Into political bankruptcy. lie does not intend to drop It and alt ap peals to li I in to do so arc useless. 7 HE AXTl-FUSlUX I'Ul'UUSTJ, The convention of representatives of the people's party opposed to fusion has shown that this clement of tho populists is thoroughly in earnest in tho deter mination to preserve the distinctive haracter and the integrity of the party, nstead of allowing It to bo absorbed by ml made a ciitspaw for tho Uryanlzed leinocracy, as proposed by the so-called populists at Sioux Kalis. Tho attend- nee at the Cincinnati convention was cry much larger than at Sioux Kalis. ill the states but live being represented by delegates at tho former, while the enthusiasm which characterized It was In notable contrast to tho spirit of the fusion gathering. It was the difference between men of sincere conviction and artiest devotion to principles they be Hove and men obeying the behests of self-seeking politicians nud eager for spoils. The candidates of the Cincinnati con dition are Wharton Darker of Penn sylvania, for president and Ignatius Don nelly of Minnesota for vice president. Roth have national famo as uueom promising exponents of tho principles of the people's party. Mr. Darker is n resident of Philadelphia ami a man of ability and character. Mr. Donnelly Is widely known ns a scholar and orator. I'ho platform reallirms belief in the 'ordinal tenets of the people's party, as set forth in the Omaha platform, and pledget the party to continued advocacy of tho pledges therein enunciated. The spirit manifested by the Cincin nati convention gives assurance that the anti-fusion populists will carry on a vigorous campaign and it will not e surprising if the estimate of L',000,- (KK votes for their ticket shall lie eallzed. sa hisnunrs ltAittixn. The address of tho marquis of Sails Miry at the annual meeting of tho Primrose league will command uni versal attention and must make a pro found impression in England. It sounds note of warning, If not of alarm, which Kugllshmon, however sanguine their faith in the power and tho prestige of their country, will consider seriously Great Drltaln's prime minister Is not a pessimist. lie is an eminently pmctl eal statesman, who estimates the prob abilities and possibilities of the future from existing actual facts and condi tions. Therefore wjicn Salisbury U clares that there are accumulating elements and causes of menace and peril, and that these may accumulate to such an extent as to require earnest and active efforts to repel them, wt may be sure that there Is real danger lit the situation, although on the sin fuco of affairs till is peaceful and the nations are observing a "careful, calm neutrality." Tho most impressive pnrt of Sails bury's. address Is that In which he lull mated that England should not rely wholly upon her navy. "The Dritlsl navy, of course, ought to be suiliclent,' he said, "but are we wise In placing all our eggs in ono basket'" lie polntet out that the miilorlal for military aggression was yearly Increased power and elllclency among every one of tho great nations, that In "every case In history the groat maritime powo has been paralyzed, killed, not by dls asters suffered in its provinces, but by a blow directed at the heart," and h significantly added that "we must In duce the people to voluntarily put them selves In a position to defend their homes and country." "If once the feel lug could bo propagated," said Sails bury, "that It is the duty of every ablt bodied Englishman to make himself competent to meet an Invader, we would havo a defensive force which would make the chances of an assailant so ha that no assailant would appear." An Invasion of England is almost In conceivable, yet It is evidently not re garded by the prime minister as I m possible. On the continent, and par Ocularly In Krance, thero are niilltar men who believe It could Do accom pllshed. It is certainly a fact that to land defense England's present con dltion Is far from Invulnerable. She has enough able-bodied men to creat an army ample for defense, but either from a lack of patriotism, or n feeling of security duo to reliance upon Eng land's powerful navy, they are not dis posed to become soldiers and the govern ment is unwilling to adopt conscription, which might prove troublesome. Per haps the warning uttered by Salisbury may arouse the people to a sense of the possible danger and lead them to voluu- tarlly put themselves In a position to ' defend their homes and country. , Hut what power, or combination f .,,... 1.1 t il... i..i t nuiiiiiu.- it una long dccii a u renin oi 11 li i t . si frenchmen, but Kratico will never un dertake It single-handed and It Is the euiotest possibility that a combination f European powers could be effected for such n purpose. Still It would be wise for Knglund to take the precaution which her most distinguished living statesman has suggested. HEVUHtAVAS STATU JIKADUUAltTEllt. Tho republican state committee will ave to decide at Its meeting today whether the work of the campaign shall be directed from the best vantage point with reference to the Held of operations or shall bo again bottled up at the state apltal for tho benefit of n few hotel keepers. The Dee believes that the cam- algn this year Is too Important to war rant the committee in charge of the lo cation of headquarters to give weight to any but political considerations. What Is wanted this year is results nd results can best be obtained when the generals of the campaign pitch their tents us near tho tiring lino as possible. It Is conceded that Douglas county with Its huge population of wage workers em ployed In the factories and packing houses of Omaha and South Omaha of fers tho largest number of voters who can be affected through the agency of strong organization. In other stntes tho political headquar ters arc invariably located at the seat of the campaign work. In Maryland, for example, no one would think of re moving the stato headquarters from Daltimoro to Annapolis, or tho New York headquarters from New York City o Albany, or tho headquarters In Peiin- ylvanla from Philadelphia to Harris- burg, simply becauso the stato capltol is located at the last named places. The only valid argument ever ad anced for keeping tho state headquar ters of Nebraska republicans at Lincoln was that the committee secured the con tribution of free clerical work through the services of some of the state house employes, but that argument lost Its foundation when the state house was In- ndod by tho f uslonists. If the state committee Is organizing for this campaign for business It will locate Itself where business can lie car ried on to the best advantage. If It is to bo merely a social club for the enter tainment of its members It will not make much difference where the club rooms aro established. The local popoeratlc organ was tho most ardent newspaper champion of Thurston's candidacy for delegate-at-large to Philadelphia, but as soon as the convention placed the senator on the delegation It came out In large type proclaiming that the republicans had endorsed an oil trust attorney. The same popoeratlc organ Is now vocifer ously demanding that Ihe delegates chosen to represent the republicans at Philadelphia elect It. D. Schneider to the position of national committeeman. Let the delegation follow this popoeratlc advice and wnieh the Dryan organ the next morning with another set of liar- ing headlines denouncing tho republi cans of Nebraska for endorsing a sugar trust lobbyist. There is a noticeable difference be tween the convention now in session nt Sioux Kalis and tho national convention held eight years ago in Omaha. Then the party was young and growing. The men who espoused the cause of popu lism, whatever may bo thought of their belief, were sincere and earnest. The attendance was larger than at the pres ent, convention, though it had no otllco holding class to draw on nor standing with Ihe railroads to procure passes for the delegates. The change wrought by the blight of tho chronic ofllce seeker and substitution of place hunting for principle is painfully evident. Omaha school teachers are said to be undergoing another fright over a threat ened upturning of the permanent tenure list. The school board that lakes n step backward by restoring the system of annual elections for public school teachers will run against a strong public sentiment that wants the teachers' corps removed as far as pos slide from political pressure and per sonal Intluence. A place on the perma nent teachers' list ought to lie some thine worth striving for, and, when once secured, something worth holding, The World-Herald continues to des cant editorially about South Africa, (ireat Drltaln. the Philippines and other far away subjects, but It has its eyes and ears and nose stuffed to the near advent of tho assessment of railroad property In Nebraska by tho fusion Stale Hoard of Equalization. "What has happened to the reform organ that was railing ngalnst tho railroads so loudly a few months ago? Is this another ease of the man who shows his anger by rolling his list in ids pocket? . Is It possible that times have become so good that tho banks which have been favored with the deposit of school money can no longer loan It with profit, or havo the exigencies of a coming cam palgn convinced Treasurer Meservo that It will no longer do to allow It to re main idle so far as the school fund is concerned? A Wnti' of r.ooiKj. Philadelphia Ledger. Tho gentlemen who are combating tho annexation of Cuba aro borrowing trouble on long time and with poor security. I low Slorlen Travel. IloBton Globe. Hailstones as large "ns hens" eggs" no longer count In Nebraska. Now they havo them ns largo "as base balls." Next! CoiiNolut Ioii for (irovei. Washington Star. Ex-Presldont Cleveland can take comfort In tho fact that whatever nlstakcs the coun try may mako the fishing will be good as usuul this summer. llenioeriitlo I'reiicliluir noil I'rnellee, New York Evening Post. Whatever tho platforms of the democratic party may havo to fay ubout monopolies and trusts, tho Inhabitants of Now York City havo satisfactory evidence that the democratic organization here has no scruples about raising tno price or ice to very op - irrt;slo figures. The Tammany company 'vhkh now iontrol tho Ico business in thin c.ty proposes to charge about twic as '"uv.li itn laoi jiur. or ai mo miu ui ov i-.-uis ' Prior Dm ('uiislilernlile. (ilobe-Democrnt. Tho Peter Cooper Populist club of Omaha la Lrnnlflcr rrtn Smitf fnp (hi. entertain- nient of delegates eiiroute to the Sioux Falls convention. In his tlmo Peter knew what It was to lead a forlorn hope. I'lnluc of Home Kill". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Porto Hlcans, who hive been accustomed to seeing nil the ofllces In tho Island filled by Spaniards, wero doubtless surprised by tho appointment of seventy-one natives as postmasters against two Americans. The promlso of home rulo made by President McKlnley Is shown to have not been an Idlo OIIOJ Mtinlplpnl Ilcfum! In Honolulu. Hawaiian Star. The discission of a Municipal league goes on steadily, and shows that toth old and young are taking tho strongest Interest In tho movement. Tho result will be tho formation of a league which will do Its utmost to secure tho election of municipal oinccrs upon their merits. Irrespective of party. It Is nlways a healthy sign when citizens of all classes take a deep Interest In their local affaire, and do not leave them to bo run by thn professional politician. I'luyliiK to tin- (inlli-rlci. Kansas CIU Star. Thn rotlrcment of Mr. Bryan to hln Ne braska farm for a period of two months Is a thoroughly clover political scheme. It Is not to bo accepted as a token that he Is la need of rest. That Idea would scarcely bo compatlblo with tho endurancu which he hnu shown from tho hour of hln nomination in Chicago In 1S96. "Even tho youths bhall faint and bo weary and tho young men shall utterly fall," but not llryan. Tho pro gram Hcems to outline Itself to tho thought ful mind. It will bo tremendously Impres sive when the demOcrnt moot In Kansas City In July to call Colonel Dryan, like an other Clnclnnatus, from his plow, and tho effulgcnco of his oratory will then Hash with all tho greater splendor after the pe riod of hUi temporary obsci'jatlon. I.OOKIMi FOR MOItK TIKIl lll.i;. Infills of Clit-itn .Xnliillf Labor on WrNli-rii Itntlrniwl. Denver Post. Tho Chinese riots in Wyoming arc well remembered. Thero would havo ncrcr been uny such occurronco thero but for thu fact that cheap Asiatic labor had been Im tortcd to supplant tho more expensive American labor In tho coal mines. Of couiho tho riot was a disgrace to American civilization, and It was Just so characterized In this country, as well an in Europe. It must bo admitted, however, that stiong provocation existed for It. It was not only tho American coal miner who suffered by thin Importation of Asiatic labor, but all tho buslneeu men that he had dealings with. Ono would havo thought that tho experi ence gained nt this ttmo would bulllco to deter the corporation ftom repeating tho experiment, but it seems that a trial with Asiatic labor is to bo made again In an other direction. Tho American railroad paction hand was supplanted yearn ago by tho cheaper labor of Europe, and now that labor Is to muko room for the cheapest kind, tho importations from the Orient. In tliis manner tho railroads aro reducing their operating expenses. A paving can bo ef fected by supplanting tho American section man with Italians, and a further saving by exchanging the. Italians ,for Japanese or Chinese. Cooll(flator is eo far ns known tho cheapest that van bo procured, anil once employed on tho scntion it will not bo very long boforo it will, tlnu its way into othor branches. Tho taction .hands are not or ganized and are therefore unablo to resist, but when tho attempt la mado by tho indus trial combines to supplant organized labor with coolies ono may expect to witness a, nost serious conflict with posslblo dlro con bequences. WHAT AMKIIK.'A.Y METHODS JIHW, Why We lliivo (In- Anoiimly of llieli Wiikn mill ( lii'iip I'roilnrl Ion. Philadelphia, Press. Tho anomaly that prosperity brings on strikes in not tho only anomaly In tho In dustrial world. Thero is no fetish mort worshiped by thn British trades unions than tho Idea that tho ndvanco la mechanl cal or automatic processes in against tho Interests of labor. Nothing haa so aeton Ished tho Ilrltlsh engineering experts who bavo bewi vloltlng this country as tho proof that this Idea Is wiong. They soo tho amazing output of American Industries Is duo In part to tho American habit of forc ing things, and in part to tho Ingenious uio of special machinery. From the former factor In tho American system, tho Indus trial correspondent of tho London Times points out, results a record of 4,200 to -t.UOO tons of pig iron in a woek for an American furnnco to 9J0 tons for an Kngllsh furnace, while to tho equipment of great plants with highly specialized automatic machin ery ho ascribes tho superiority and abuu danco of the finished product that Irf opening tho eyes of tho Ilrltlsh mauler. In warning his countrymen ngalnst tho American menaco tho Times correspondent points out that in thn United States groat otridcH havo boon madu In tho replace ment of human labor by mechanical ap pliances with beneficent results. Ho notes that' from tht humblest kitchen to tho mammoth factory -from peeling apples or washing plates to heaping tons of coke and oro Into a blast furnace, tho Amorlcan al ways strives to do what ho can by machin ery, and tho Inevltnblo consequences aro that labor Is hotter paid and that thero is moro demand for it than In any other coun try. "For anything that can bo done with out thinking wo want to use n machine, so that men can be sot freo to work tho best part of thorn, their brains." That Is tho pceltlon taken by tho Amorlcan. It Is this that chiefly accounts for tho apparent anomaly of high wages and cheap labor thnt Is, cheap in terms of tho product. In stating this anomaly of high wuges with cheap projuetlon tho Ilrltlsh expert sets out the advantages of tho American system as contrasted with tho moro con servative system of the Ilrltlsh masters and tho stubborn hostility of thtj men to now machinery and othor innovations. An othor Ilrltlsh engineer who hs aUo been seeking Informal! n and instruction In tho United States congratulates tho Tinier on its recent articles, and says that the Ilrltlsh cnginoers who vlsltud tho United States aro much benefited, and that thero "is absolutely no doubt that If tho Ilrltlsh work man wcro ablo to go thero he would also ( feel that thero aro many theories ns to re striction of output which he would be bound to modify" for his own and hla employer's interest. This kind of comment, this preach ing of tho American doctrlno In (ireat Britain, Is very Interesting at this juncture, since thero la a distinct tendency among certain labor organization to exalt tho fciiclKn methods. They seem rcadv to lake up the narrow cry as to tho evil In nutomatlo machinery and all freo methods that mako tho Amorlcan shop tho superior of thoso on tho othor side. It wo aro to win In the futuie It will not bo by nbandoultig, but by keeping up the American syatera in all Its entirety. Demagogues may prate and use tho cause of labor to attack sucrori ami genius, and mny advocato the hobbling of ability and . the reduction of u!l to u dead level of.iast, but such ideals aro not American, uor are j they touna oconomicauy, r NO USE FOR POPULISTS. Chicago Chronicle (dcni.) Dispatches from Sioux Kails Indi cate that the populist national con vention at that place Is sllinly at tended. Deiegales from twciily clght states and territories, In eluding Alaska, were "said to be" present. Only two or three delegates were present from any state east of the Mississippi. The few delegates held full proxies. Kansas. Mon tana, Colorado. Iowa. Nebraska and South Dakota had full dele gations. These slates are all west of the Mississippi and It Is doubtful if over otic or two of them can be carried for the democratic ticket. The south, where the populists have been In the majority for years, appears to be substantially unrepresented. In fact, the populist national con vention seems to be mostly on pa per. "Proxy" Is the most numerous delegate at the gathering. Under liberal rules "proxy" can vote in conventions. Rut proxies are not recognized at the polls. The voter must be registered and be present in person. Every development of the cam paign demonstrates that if a dem ocratic president Is to be elected this year It must be by democratic votes. The mere skeleton organi zations mainly represented by "proxy" can give no real assist t a nee, J C - IIM'.V.NSKI.V MIT IMlMIHIAI.ISM. IliiNelcMM I'liiirm'H of lleinorrncy Vluoroimly ll-nflttt'l. San Francisco Chronicle irep.) The republican party Is Irrevocably com mitted to tho policy of expansion, and tbo nation Is wit!; it. Tho democratic party Is seeking to fasten upon It the odium of a policy of "Imperialism." which Is a wholly different thing. Its orators claim even now that tho republican party Is "Imperialistic" nnd profess to bo rejoiced that at last their opponents are put upon tho "defensive" nnd will bo compelled, as they claim, to wage a "campaign of explanation." lly "imperial ism" tho democrats mean the government of our new possessions as subject dependencies, whoso Interests are to be wholly subordi nated to those of tho mainland nnd to at nil times yield whenever they clash with tho Interests of any of our own people. The reason for thus ascribing to tho republicans an imperialistic policy lies In the belief of democratic leaders that If they can fix this stigma upon tho republican party It will bo equivalent to a democratic .triumph and a republican defeat. The Chronicle dcnlca tho charge. Thero Is not a word In any ofllclal declaration of republican doctrine -which could give tho least color to It. It Is a fig ment of tho unholy democratic Imagination. That the president Is not an Imperialist is proved by his "plain duty" message. That tho congressional policy as embodied in the Porto Kico bill ns finally passed indicates no "Imperial" program Is proved by the ex press declaration of Senator Fairbanks, who Is unquestionably thoroughly Informel. That tho masses of tho party In the several states have no such Intent Is proved by the suc cessive declarations of tho republican stnte conventions as they meet. Oregon, Indiana, Ohio, Massachusetts and all other states whose republican conventions havo met havo adopted resolutions which aro completely exclusive of tho Imperialistic idea, while leaving ucuins to oo more pcricciiy iormu lated by tho national convention. An over whelming majority of tho republican press takes tho samo ground. Thero Is no founds Hon for tho democratic charge. Tho re publican pnrty refuses to wear tho namo which Its adveisarlos Impute to It. Tho democratic orators shall not crucify tho re publican party on tho cross of Imperialism. IMOIISO.VAI, iMM.vrr.iis. The retail prlco of Ico In Boston remains 25 cents u hundred. Cool and happy Ilos ton. Tho sultan, too, has started n famine fund, hut It Is suspected tho famine II will relievo is In his treasury. New York authorities arc trying to break up the Ico trust. Meunwhllo the trust Is cutting tho cakes to suit its purse. Admiral Downy has neeppted an invitation to spend three days. May 21 to 2C, In New- Orleans during tho (lower carnival In that city. Tho literary proclivities of King Oscar of Norway and Sweden moved him, while In London tho other day, to leave his card on Swinburne anil Henry James. Corporations aro scheduled to pay $21,967- 3!il into tho New York stato treasury under the franchise tax law. Strango-to tay, they are not rushing to tho c.ishlerV. wicket to pay up. Tho lato David J. Slaplca, ono of the fow remaining San Francisco forty-niners, left his valuable collection of Lincoln manu hciipts and letters to tho California Histor ical society. The gold medal of honor which Emperor Franz Josef of Austria has conferred upon Oujseppo Verdi was accompanied by a long autograph letter from tho emperor praising Verdi's compositions. Sir Thomas I.ipton, It Is now said, will not challengo for tho America's cup thin year, because of his impaired health. Ho gave no indication nt thn tlmo that the last contest made him so sick a all that. David T. Haraden, who died recently at Hoxbury, Mass., camo of a family which for flvo generation.' had bwn engaged In tho making of mimical instruments, and Hara den himself had boon soventyslx years In tho employ of one firm of piano makers. A Chicago burglar who raided th sleep lng chamber of a maiden of uncertain age was promptly collared, choked Into uncon sciousness and lurnrH over to tho police, Ir tho ton yearn of his professional career It waa tho toughest, proposition ho went against. In fact, ho didn't know the rocm was loaded. Tho Canadian government, finding no firm In Its own territory that could do tho work cheaply and quickly, ordered a lot of official maps of Alaska from a Chicago lirm, hut i when It found that tho boundary line was shown according to tho American conten tions, of rourso thero was a row. After 100,000 copies of this map had been pi luted another 100,000, showing thn boundary as rlaime-d by both countries, wore struck off, but as yet even theso hnvo not tc.:n ac ccptcd. Tho John Ilrown association Is raising '""ds U preserve tho old John Ilrown homestead In Torrlngton. Conn. Mr. Kll bourn, tho treasurer, says tho matter Is progressing favorably and that tho assocla tlon hopes to bo ablo to purchase the prop ortv heforei tho centennial celebration on Mny 0. Tho mere purehate of tho old homo Is a hinall part of what Is required, as tho houso must bo Improved and the grounds beautified Tho celebration of tho conten nUI will be under tho ausplcen nf tho John Drown club and the Young Men's CbrUtlan aetoclatlon of Torrlugton. O.N KOI' AM) I'.l.DT. Scriir mill Inrlilrnln Alonu; Hit I'lrlnn l.lni- In South Afrlcn. Julian Ualph, writing In Truth of the llocr nnd his country, describes the ter rors of the dust storms that H'vccp tho veldt. "As you sit looking over the veldt early of an afternoon," ho wrltep, '"you sud denly sec n little corkfwrew-phaped column of dust whirling In front of you. It Is small that you could put a barrel over It when It begins. 1 wonder no ono has ever thought of doing It. Hut It whirls nnd glow, nnd grows and whirls, until, tho flrnt thing you know, It Is as big ns a tent nnd (Mmcthlng near tho samo shape, except that the point at the top may reach straight up In a long brown thread sixty or eighty feet high. Well, It whirls and grows, nnd grows and whirls, until It Is half an acre n size and has begun to pick up big planks and men's coats and hats and heavy wnter proof wagon covers nnd to fling them around n Its outermost circle. "At last, when It has become a full-grown devil, It turns right nbout and makes for tho camp. Every one, except tho sentries, rushes for shelter, and all find that shelter from mich a demon Is Impossible to get. It squeezes under tents, Into windows, through era mi low and cracks, between the doors and their frames. It sifts through outer elothea and underclothes, nnd paints every mans skin khaki color. It forces Its way under the lids of the cooking pots, aye, It driven iteelf Into tho watch in your Iiockct and clogs tho wheels, In flvo min utes It tins goue, and then wo have an hour of dust storm, which Is the samo thing, ex cept that It drive straight ahead, and docs not whirl around, 'And now como the thunder and light ning real, nble-bodlcd thunder nnd light ning 'No. 1, proper,' ns It would bo called a China. I hope the wicked will experi ence nothing worse hereafter. Crah! comes the thunder, and always on the same In stant a flash comes which seems to singe your eyeballs. Very soon tho heavens open nnd tho rain comen down In torrents1, with thunder nnd lightning to punctuato tho showers. It rans in such nn enthusiastic, high-spirited, wholesome fashion that each storm puts tho rlvern In flood." A Ilrltlsh officer In South Africa, writing to the Loudon paper Today, contributes to the mountain of testimony refuting the charges of cruelty nnd treachery brought against the Iloem. Tho officer gives tho Doors credit for "the kindness and consider -tlon they extended Invariably" to their wounded foes. "On tho battlefield Itself," ho says, "and while tho heat of combat was still In their veins, they have performed many small acts of gentlo courtesy, such as giving water from their own water bottles nnd expressing commiseration for suffering. They hnvo often refrained from killing when other foes would havo taken vengennco with tho bayonet. Under these circum stances' unworthy recrimination on a gallant enemy In neither wlso nor honorable." Re ferring to an apparent violation of the flag of truco tiy tho Ilrltlsh on tho dny before tho attack on Splon kop, tho military corre spondent of Today says: "It shows what thoughtless folly men even officers can sometimes bo guilty of, and warnw us that wo should not too hastily ralso an outcry agnlnst Doer wickedness nnd treachery until all tho facts of tho case havo been ex amined and considered." Evidently this officer Is of tho opinion that it all the rumors wcie to bo accepted as true the reputation of the Drltih army, In which he holds a commission, would be sadly damaged. It is worth noting that one of the .ip- pirters of Ollvo Pchroiner's husband when he nt last succeeded, after oeveral attempts frustrated by mobs, In presenting the Doer dido of the South African dispute to a Lon don audience, was Mrs. Deipard, n sleter of Ocnoral French, G-cnoral Doberts' well known cavalry leader. Sir William Thompson, late president of tho IrlBh College of Surgeons, and chief surgeon of the Irish hospital, writing to the British Medical Journal from Naauwpoort, sajs: "Tho .winter appears to have come. The teimpcraturo Jias fallen, and we have had somo winds ns penetrating ns those of March at home. Hut our worst experience has been a combination of rain and storm. The night before last this combination operated with great suddenness, and every one had to turn out at midnight to loosen tent ropes and keep the pegs In tho ground. Hut last night tho rain fell for hours In torrents, making sloop almost Impossible by the crash upon tho canvas. It filled the deep trenches to overflowing nnd swept across the camping ground In sheets. Fortunately there was no such catastrophe as happcued In tho hospital a couple of weeks ago, 'when nine marquees camo down In a storm of rain, and the patients had to bo rescued In tho midst of a hurricane. This morning everything looks nt its worst. "The crowd of glistening white tents look ing so bright and clean In tho sunshine Is now only n series of bulks of muddy gray, 'moist, unpleasant .bodies.' The spaces between them, usually crowded by soldiers drilling or preparing food, aro now quite deserted. No one Is to bo seen abroad save tho sentries or the cooks working horo and there at tho caimp kitchens in a rain that searches everything It reaches. Tho while, scorched surface sand baa been wasiicd away, and tho dull brown of tho deeper layer adds to tho desolation. Tho water sweeps everywhere down the Hlopes In rlvulots that quickly deepen In tho sanel, or In broad shallows. "Across tho breastwork tho veldt Is covered with sludgy, greasy mud. Tbo Hen galls cower In their tents, r, if they must attond to their horscB, look wiV.ened nnd shrunken iu the rain. The sky is without a break. Tho clouds cover tho lowest kopjes round about, and everywhere, In stead of men's voices, there Is only the slushy sound nf a deluge." The Best There Is The very boat suits that can bo made for men in packs or cutaways need'nt cost you moro than $25.00. Very good suits may be found for much less. This includes a great variety of patterns of Cheviots, fan cy worsteds or serges. The range of prices, in fact, for these very line goods is "Jq Tho fit and quality are guaranteed and you may havo your money back for the asking. Though mado with the samo regard to fit and style, the goods and trimmings used in our $8, $10 and $12 suils aro naturally not quite so high a grade. Browning, King & Co., R. S. Wilcox, MannRer. Onmhu's Only Exclusive Clothiers (or Mua uuU Uoy. MALARIA, Vrrrr, Chilli, Couch, Colds, Ijipepnln of vht. ever form, quickly cured by liking DUFFY'S Mull. A Ubleipoonfnl In glissof water three timet n dy. All druggists and grocers, lleworo of Imitations- SUV O.N 10 TO I. Milwaukee Sentinel: Tho Iowa democrats took a Horace Holes peep at tho situation Hnd approved llryan and thn Chicago platform without regard to any old ratio, Minneapolis Tribune: Tho platform of tho Iowa democracy Is built on the most ap proved Dourbon plan. It starts out with "Wo roamrmi," and then successively "opposes," "denounces," "deplores" nnd "condemns," but never onco has "faith" or "hope" or "points with pride." And yet this Is tha party which n'uks to be entrusted with tho destinies of this great and growing republic. DufTalo Express: It Is noted that the low democratic stnte convention mado no men tion In Its resolutions of a ratio of coinage and that nil the speakers avoided reference to 10 to 1. Yet tho Chicago platform was Indorsed. If the Kansas City convention does not mention 16 to t specifically the sll vcrltes will havo reason to regard tho Isstm ns suppressed, but the affirmation of tho Chicago platform will mean that dodging has been resorted to for Its lnflucnco especially upon eastern voters. Pittsburg Chronicle: The Iowa democrats In convention assembled, arraigned and con demned the republican party In genulno democratic fashion, but omitted to declare their unhesitating belief that the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 was tho ono thing needful for thf salvation of the country. Tbo single gold standard Is denounced In the most approved style, nnd tho platform ronmrms tho Chicago platfotra, but tho Iowa democrats do not specifically declare their unswerving fidelity to tho sacrod ratio. Thero was a disposition on tho part of somo of the delegates to In sist upon Inserting those cabalistic figures, but this disposition was overruled In the committee. Tho Iowa democrats demanded tho rcnonilnatlon of llryan, however, thus dcolarlng their faith In tho prophet of 16 to 1, whllo sedulously avoiding committing themselves to thut formula. It looks as though tho erstwhile sacred ratio were los ing somo of Its sacrodncss. i,m:iii; ;s. Indianapolis Journal: "Pa, what nre hindsight und foresight?" "Tommy, you can't understand It, I know, Mit hindsight Is what a politician needs to help him make safe bets on his forci.lght." Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Mrs. llrlmber son always has such a edilc look." "I wonder If It's becauso her liusb.md Is In the wholesale egg business?" Detroit Free Press: "Phlneas, this rural mall delivery is bound to mako trouble." "How?" "Why, when your city kin wants t' corns nn' stay all summer with us we can't say wo didn't get th' letter." Washington Star: "Would you call a cat herbivorous, carnivorous or omnivorous? asked tho man who Is learned, but tedious. "Neither," iimnverod the man who yawns; "merely vociferous." Chicago Tribune: "The papers say thers is nn exceedingly dnngerom JM counter felt bill In circulation," observed tho llnnli clal editor. "Dangerous" said the real estate editor. "O. I tee. Microbes." Somervllle Journal: Hicks How did you know- ten mlnu:c. before BJohnson cnnn In that he was wearing a new uegllga shirt?" Wicks I heird It coming down the street. Philadelphia Prfs: "Pardon me for call ing again." began the man u-ho had seen better days "I hop- you will believe mo when I say I'm not a common beggar. I" "Perhaps you're not." Interrupted tho easy thine, "but you're a pImIii. evrry-dsy beggar. Suppose you nmkn It every week or every month hereafter." MA I'll Ml'l.l.KIt OK MAIM:. Lewiston Journal. Maud Mullcr the samo old Maud ones more Was out engaged in her old-time chore. Hut as siio raked at the. meadow hay Sho was all togged out In u pcrumplloua way. And all could son ns that way they trod There was nothing especial tho matter with Maud. And she had such a sassy quirk to her ce That the old Judge stopped as ho rodo by; Hut when through the gate he fain would pass Maud cried , "Say, Whiskers, keep oft tho crass!" And sho gave him a stony, cold-eyed stnro That froze lilm Into an lc-cako there. Hut tho sunlight flashed on her marquise rlns And Its blaze thawed out tho poor old thing. lie allowed he'd reckoned that he'd pro pose. Hut forgot what ho camo for when he froze. Says Maud, "Old man, you give m n pain; For a Judge ain't pold enough in Maine. I'll tell you now, ten dollars a day Ain't sunlight enough lo dry my hay." And tho Judge fell dead, hut hn came to liri When ho heard Maud say ;ho was now & wife. And ho cried, " 'Tls false contempt 'tis fraud!" "Not on your life 'Tls biz," said Maud. "He's nn ice house man on thn Knnneboo And this la tho year ho makes a spec. For tho man wilh Ire Is nut for scalps Malno Ico will bh higher than Ice in tn Alps. And as long as the Iceman I can't bo Tho Iceman s wife Is enough for me. And wo'vo got a cinch on the thing, for, say. While hubby cuts Ice, lit just mako hay." Oh, the saddest words of tongue or pen Hut I won't spring that old grind again. 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