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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
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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,
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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."
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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."
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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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