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their respective Jurisdictions such lcjjls
latlon its would prevent tho execution of
all schemes to oppress the people by mi
due elinrpes on their supplies, or by tin
Just rates for the transportation of their
products to market. Two years later it
republican congress enacted an anti
trust law and in the republican
national convention endorsed this action
nnd asked for such further legislation as
may be required to remedy nny defects
In existing laws and to render their en
forcement more complete and effective
A democratic president and congress
were elected In ISO!!. They did nothing
to enforce existing nutl-trust legislation
or to render It more effective. The ad
ministration declared tho act of 181)0 to
bo defective and Inadetitiate and the
only attempt made by tho democratic
congress, of which the present leader of
tho party was 11 member, to deal with
the triiHls was 11 provision In tho tariff
law of 1MH which even the democratic
administration paid no attention to. Tho
democratic party had an excellent op
portunity at that tlmu to strike at tho
trusts and utterly failed to Improve It.
although the demand for some action
against the combinations was then
hardly less general and vigorous than it
Is at present.
in view of this what faith can the
people have that the democratic part v.
it restored to power, would do anything
to overthrow the trusts? What plan has
It proposed for dealing with the perplex
ing problem? The leader of the party
has been talking on tho subject for the
past two years and he has yet to sug
gest any practicable plan of action. Ho
proposed that a trust should be licensed
ny tlie federal government In order to
do business In any state In which It was
not Incorporated, overlooking the consti
tutional requirement that full faith and
credit shall bo given in each state to tin:
nubile acts of every other state a vo
nuirement which no system of federal
llcen.so could Interfere with. Corpora
tions authorized In one of the states
cannot be deprived by arbitrary federal
regulation of the right to do business
under their charters In other states on
the equal terms guaranteed by the orlg
Inal compact between the states. 'What
ever right may reside in the states, In
the exercise of their police powers, to
deal with foreign corporations, the fed
eral government has no authority to say
that 11 coriwratlon chartered In New Jer
sey, for example, shall not do business
In Nebraska without a federal license.
Wo are opposed to trusts," said Mr.
Hryan at the iKipnllst dinner In this city,
but such a declaration will have no
weight with Intelligent pcoplo when tin-
accompanied by any practicable plan
tor remedying the evil, t'ntll tlioj
democracy, with Its record of failure to
deal with this problem, can show the
people that it has a policy likely to
prove effective, It will not succeed In
winning the conlldcnce of anv consid
erable number of Intelligent voters.
cator of wide reputation. Let the class
now go the whole length of reform nnd
put 11 prohibition upon Moral contribu
tions at their commencement exercises,
which only stimulate Jealousy, prove a
burden to the poor and are a nuisance
generally.
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OKOItOK U. TZSCIIt'CIC.
Subscribed unit sworn before mo this 1st
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f5C"'-i) Notary Public.
Ono Townc at least has gone populist.
Is It to be a two-tallod presidential
kite again this year?
A broad suspicion lurks that the nop-
ullstic tall to thu Hryanlto kite is not
tied on tight enough to stay.
7B FAHLt; A-t mat x I'.ILLS.
The so-called national convention
fusion populists which has put In nom
Inatlon at Sioux Falls a ticket with XV
.1. Hryan for president and Charles
Towne for vice president can be
garded In no other light than as a po
ntical farce. Pretending to represent
national party organized In every state
In tho union, the convention found Itself
made up of delegations representing
only one-third of the states ahd those
delegations voted by merely a few of
the accredited representatives.
1'rom beginning to end the sole objec
held In view by the managers In control
was to deliver over to the democrats the
name and machinery of tho populist
party. Not a move was made except
contorinlty with the plan of action
mapped out In advance by Hryan and
my, democratic associates, who under
took to engineer the Sioux Falls side
show as an advance enleitulnniotit
the big show to- be exhibited at Kansas
City In .Inly.
What consolation men can draw from
the work of the Sioux Falls convention
who have for years been professing do
votlon to populist principles and been
imbued with the conviction that they
were working out a new political party
winch was to figure In the national
nrena, Is dllllcult to see. In Nebraska
It Is plain that tho part played by the
delegation from this stale lit but a link-
In the chain that Is to carry out the pre
diction publicly made last year that
there would be but two parties In I'.Kio-
tbo republican parly and the democratic
party and that the leaders of the fu
sion movement hone to be the loaders
of the democratic party.
It Is open to serious question, however,
whether the rank and lile of sincere and
honest populists will permit themselves
to be handed over In tills fashion to
democracy which they have always de
nounced In terms even more bitter than
their denunciation of republicanism
And, strange to relate, Dewey's name
was not even mentioned as .1 candidate
at either of the populist conventions.
Iowa republicans have expressly In
structed their delegation to Philadelphia
for Mckinley. That was entirely un
necessary.
o 1 .1, . . . . . .
oruiiiur Aiicu is mo mggest man
Physically, but Senator Hutler has
proved to be the biggest man politically
at the .Sioux Falls convention.
i'lie city council bus made a firm re
solve to attempt to frame Its special as
sessment ordinances so that the taxes
will stick. Tax shirkers have made Just
as firm a resolve to do their utmost to
see that the taxes do not stick. Fp to
the present time the courts beeni to have
favored tho tax shirkers rather than the
tax payers. It Is to be hoped that this
tendency on the pnrt of tho courts mnv
be checked.
Senator Clark says he will not resign.
ir.ho will only wait nwhlle until the
body to which he now belongs gets
nround to his case' It will save him the
trouble.
Omaha Is fast redeeming Its reputa
tion as a show town. Olvc our amuse-ment-lovlng
public homelhlng worth see-
l,ir ill II... .1 . ... .
ui im: iiu-uu-is .inn mere win he no
complaint about their failure to turn
out.
Hryan should Insist If he Is compelled
to sleep in a political bed with two com
panions mat neither of them should be a
kicker. Ho remembers that Tom Watsvn
was a decidedly unpleasant bedfellow In
1NW.
Treasurer Meserve will find It dllllcult
to explain why. If It Is good policy to
invest the school money in state war
rants now, the same course has not been
pursued consistently In the past. No
legitimate excuso can bo furnished for
the accumulation of over $1W,X)0 In tho
permanent school fund, and repentance
on the eve of u political campaign will
not give absolution from criticism.
The Illustrated Pee Sunday will r,,n
tain its Its frontispiece a large portrait
or unarjcsii. Dietrich, republican can
niiiaie ior governor of Nebraska. Kvery
mui-iii repumicun should preserve at
least ono copy In a conspicuous position.
Ono of the papers read at the meeting
or tlie Nebraska State Medical society
Is entitled "How We Live and Why We
Die." It Is to be feared, however, that
most of us will b(j able to answer the
question satisfactorily only by personal
experience.
To preserve tho Identity of their nartv
the fusion populists have nominated a
democrat for president and a silver re-
puoucan ior vice president. If there
wero three places on the ticket they
would doubtless give the third to a mid-
dle-of-the-roader.
Hryan declines to talk about the result
of tho Sioux Falls convention. If he
continues to maintain silence much
longer there will bo such a Hood of
oratory when ho breaks loose as will
compel tlio , pcoplo of Lincoln to take
to the high ground.
Tho resolutions adopted at the stock-
men's convention at Alliance will not be
incorporated 111 the Nebraska fusion
campaign book because those which
reierreu to tins pardoning of cattle
thlovos by (Jovernor Poynter would not
look well In such a place.
Tho pojMe.ratle crowd has not been
stirring up the secretaries of tho State
Hoard of Transportation lately. Has
tho agitation accomplished the purimse
ior wnich it was started forced tho
railroads to come down with assistance
for the coming campaign?
The nomination of Towne as Hryan's
running mate does not Indicate any f'ls-
posltlon to send tho sliver Issue to the
rear, lowno Is the most pronounced
and uncompromising slxteeu-to oner of
the lot. His nomination Is simply
notice to goltl democrats that they must
May out until they are ready to swallow
hu free coinage plank.
Tho platform committee of the
Kansas City convention can savo much
work for Itself and state the democratic
position most clearly by resolving "That
we are opposed to everything advocated
by the republicans and advocate every
thing condemned by that party." Such
a platform would not only state the po
Mtloit of the party past ami present, but
coyer any contingency which might,
arise through the advent of new coudl
tlous Into the campaign.
THE S VXD AY ft SB.
Attention is called to the coming Issue
of The Sunday Hoe, which promises Its
readers not only all the news of the
world, but In addition literary and picto
rial features which mark tho perfection
of 11 news magazine.
The special cable letters from F.uro
pean capitals and the seats of war In
South Africa and the Philippines are
fully abreast of the latest movements on
the International chess board, while tin
telegraphic service covering everv pnrt
or the t'nlted States, with particular
emphasis upon Nebraska, Iowa and con
tiguous territory, makes it a truly repre
sentatlve western newspaper.
1 he illustrated Pee presents ns Its
frontisplcco n portrait of the newly
nominated republican candidate for gov
ernor of Nebraska, Charles II. Dietrich,
made from a special sitting for The Pee
Accompanying the portrait Is a vivid
narrative of a number of exciting epi
sodes of Mr. Dietrich's career, exempli
fylng his courage and firmness In trying
circumstances. '
n Illustrated article of special local
Interest describes every-day Incidents on
the toll bridge that crosses tho Missouri
river between Omaha and Council
Hlult's. The pictures show tho bridge
with a trolley car in the distance, a
horse passenger and the veteran tollman
is ho appears on duty.
The architect's sketch of the west side
of the new federal building at Omaha as
It will stand when completed Is repro
dueod and also two snap shots one at
tlie omalia market place during Its
busiest hour and another tit a group of
skilled artisans engaged tn construction
work. Still another picture shows the
Minuet club of Omaha, made up of well
known young folks, In quaint and pic
turosque costumes In a picturesque tab
lean.
Among the Hrlralts are those of
Colonel 'John Peese, Just chosen com
mander of tho Uraud Army of the Re
public, and Hov. S. D. Dlllow, the new
pastor of the United Fvangellcal church
in this city.
l'wo character sketches throw side
lights on a couple of well known con
gressmen, Champ Clark of Missouri and
John M. Allen of Mississippi, neeomna.
tiled by portraits.
Carpenter's letter this week tells In his
own inimitable style of various phases
of life In .ululand. The pictures taken
by Mr. Carpenter aro peculiarly perti
nent, Illustrating tho camp life of the
soldiers In that, country and allowing a
group of little More girls In characteris
tic garb, or rather lack of garb.
Other Illustrated features do not call
for detailed mention, though each and
every one will please nil classes of renti
ers. Tho Sunday Hco provides the choicest
family reading. Po sure to call for It.
Kfforts aro being made to settle the
strike which has put u stop to building
operations In this city. Kvcryoiio who
has the interests of Omaha at heart will
hope they may be successful and that
the settlement will be on n basis which
will Insure permanency. There Is a
large amount of building under way and
In prospect and the entire city Is Inter
ested in having work proceed.
Tlie amount of vigor shown by (he re
publican party in the so-called silver
states Is causing the democracy much
worry. Colorado Is leading off in that
direction and every prospect points that
states which are normally republican,
but which went off after the silver
craze, will be found back at their old
moorings when election day rolls
around In November.
niyaiiimi doniAin.'p multi-m'lli"naiic-.
till miikei a R.,aa deal of illnorcnco
them luso millionaire. U gore-V.
Knrt'f ttt Until).
Ulobe-Denioi rat.
It Is a republican Idea lo throw open
S3,000,000 acres more for ftco homesteads,
ana tho proceedltiB is exactly In lino with
republican policy from tho earliest history
of tho patty.
"Let dnlllv .Mini nenpe."
St. Paul Pioneer Press.
No penalty will be too sovero to inflict
upon the American chief ef tho bureau of
finance for tho prtnt department In Cuba
If he Ifi convicted of tho ehnrfio of embezzle
ment, ror wnicn no ha been arrested. Tho
CONFER UN
POSTAL FRAUDS
nriir.it i.a.mm tuw oiks.
defalcation of any American official on duly
in any capacity in Cuba la doubly a be
trayal of a trust nnd !e too much In line with
the methods pursued by Spanish ollicetb to
bo relished either in Cuba or the t'nltod
States.
ilolniit'I (Jcorm- lliirloii of linm-elor
tli-neriil'n lcinrlun iit lit Minium
Is In U'iiiIiIiihIoii,
! vtASlll.NUTO.V. May II. -Colonel tJcorKo
, n. iiurion 01 mo inspector general's do
I partmoni has arrived from Havana and had
I a conference with War department ofllclals
; litis forcaoon. Colonel "Hurton Is the olllccr
or tho inspector general's department who
tioicciou the pestnl frauds in the Cuban
servico in commotion with which Charlei
i. v. .ccicy is under arrest.
vuiunoi uunon spent luilf an hour lu
closo conference with Secretary Root and
1 then paid his respects to Adjutant G-cncr.U
Caiiiiilii I'II.-k a KicU.
Buffalo P.vnress.
There Ik a noto tf alalia In tbo Canadian
newspapers at tho nuggcstlon that tho vol
unteers whom Canada has sent to South
Africa bo given inducements to settle, thcro
when tho war Is over. Canada loudly un
swors that sho has no ton to spare to hot
tlo dlstunt countries. She lo wiling to lend
eomiers, nut not to lose them permanently
iiui 11 mo uritiuii government ina!:es tho
proportion, as It doubtless will, to dv.
farms In tho Doer country to the rcservc
ami volunteers it would bo clearly lmpos
slblu to keep tho young Canadians from
taking ndvantago of the oiler along with tho
rest, ino discussion emphasizes tho fan
mai lauau.i in a burst of Jingoism ban ran
tribttlud foldlurs to a forulgn war In whli-h
sno noi oniy has no lnterfrst. but has kacri.
flecd her own Interests by so doing.
rin-rk of Hi,. fi- Trust.
New York Wurld.
Tho dcfe.iho of tho Ico triml's extortion hi
lts president is a lino cxamnlo iif urn.
gcaled "check."
'Tho American lec comnanv." hn s.ivn
"does not pooo a a' phllant'hronlcal Institu
tion." Decidedly not nlrutlrnl
Is "In business to mako monev for lis
Biocinoiuors, and "If the consumers desire
ico at 11 lower rale than CO cents a hundred
they will havo to lock elsowhero or go with
out." .Not Tweed himself tint I Im ntii.it
cynical trust king could surpas tho liiho
leuco of this.
Tho prctenso that ico Is worth 10 nor cent
moro than last year, or threo timet as much
no in Albany ami more than twlco as much
iw In Doston, Is of couibo preposterous.
Tho old question la up to tho neonloi
"What aro you going to do about it?"
i' "at AvoMiiiHiH i, .sim:i,i(,
If the school board proposes to divert
$li.",(KK) from its current expense, to in
crease the fee of the High school archl
tect, how much of a deficit does It ex
pect to bequeath to Its successor at the
end of the year? This Is a problem In
mathematics, which might be submitted
to the algebra classes for determination
of the unknown quantity.
Kvcn Hryan's own state divided on the
question of allowing Hryan to name bis
running mate on the populist ticket. A
few populists In tlie fusion fold retain
some respect for their commission to
represent the rank and file rather than
tho self-constituted bosses.
Towno says ho Is not a populist, but
is glad he received tho nomination of
that party for the vice presidency. Al
most anything will do If It leads' up lo
an ollice, but unfortunately lu this case
all the fun he will UCt OUt rif It fntnn.1
beforo tho election.
Sulijcet tn ('limine Without u (!,,..
Washlncton Star.
In fixing a date for. General Roherts'
arrival at Pretoria it will bo r..niimin.r,.,i
that South African schedules aro subiect
to frequent changes.
Tho
C'ii 11 m- mill KrTpft,
OIobe-Democrat.
funnel-8llllpcd Cloud Observed nnnr
Omaha luat week Is suppubed to havn hoen
dropped from tho train that carried Cyclono
uavio 10 ino nioux f ans convention.
S"iir f Much Irritation.
Kansas City Journal.
What worries th democratic leadum mnt.
Is the country's prosperity. They can't Ignore
11 anu tney can't discredit t. Porhans thev
may discover that It Is unconstitutional.
Current I'olltlciil .Mixture.
Boston Transcript.
It Is worth noting that the "Lincoln ro.
publicans" bear ns llttlo rcscmblanco to
Lincoln as tho "Jerfcrson democrats" bear
to Jefferson. Kach is advocatlnc ilnntrlnra
thoo great presidents would havo repudiated.
Minneapolis Journal: A now shnll hn
teen Invented that will hhuttur everv kind
of armor. It Is t'nclo Sam's t-ecnt. Thu
cheerful bit of news, together with" tho Hol
land nubinarlnu boat, will mako our sea
coast breathe easier.
Chicago Post: Tho shell that makes
armor useless line been litvonted again. It
has been wprung on an unsuspecting public
in ono form or unother a good maiiv tim.
but strangely enough It never beems to ha
hurt tho buslncv'b of tho armor plate mills.
Ulobe-De-mocrat: Thcro would , nn nr.
prleo over tho confirmation of tho report that
an American has Invented a shell that
pierces all tho armor now In ueo. Put
somo other American will bo sure lo toiiglun
ino armor until it becomes Impenetrable.
Milwaukee Sentinel: At presont. if thin
report bo correct,' tho offensive invoninr is
ahead. It Is ploas.uit to observn ihnt hn i
an American. w hope it will be nn Ameri
can who invofM Something that ibis all
penetrating nhell cannot peiietrato. Some
body will surely Invent It boforo long.
Philadelphia Ledger: if the now shell will
do all that Is claimed for It. tho ouestioii
of defensive armor will take on a new phase.
Tho best of armor may bo found worthies.
ana we may havo to return to the Icsaon of
tho bantlago battle, whero It was found
that her secondary batteries afforded the
bist protection for a ship.
Chicago Tribune: As an pioco of armor.
not excepting tbo Krupp make, is pronf
against tho penetrating power of this shell
when fired from high-power guns It Is but
natural that the announcement of this c-
aoriiinary achievement has vltallv niinctni
tho armor plato .discission in ihn
Is now a matter of llttlo consonunnrn
that tho Krupp armor Is 25 per cent beitter
than tho Harvey, since the former offers no
oro effectlvo resistance to the new ehoil
than the latter. Nor Ik the ptlcci demanded
b tho steel makers of primary Importanco
iiur iuu iiucswun wmuuer tho government
shall erect a plant and mako Its own plates.
Tho vital question now Is wlmther it Is
wise for congress to enter into a contract
for purchasing plates until manufacturers
havo so Improved their methods hs to bo
ablo to give omo guaranty that plateH can
bo mado strong enough to renlst projectiles
of this kind. Kor it must bo assumed that
tooner or later such projectiles will bo In
use In other countries.
v..orDin anu some of the other otttcl.iln of
tho department. Ho brought with him:
uocumcmary evidence touching the postal
frauds and as Secretary Hoot was not able,
for lack of tlmo, to go over tho papers, ho
took them with lilm to the cablnnt mnetlng
for further consideration. Colonel burton
said that ho had nothing to communlcalo
to thu pru;s regarding tho matter under
investigation and ho felt that It would bo
improper for him lo talk of the Inquiry at
an ai inis stago, oavo to tho ofllclals of tho
government. He wished It understood that
up to tno time he left Havana the Inquiry
inio urn postal frandB had been conducted
ny himself and tho United State postal
.minorities had nothing to do with it
11 is expected that tho State department
win mho patt in tho extradition proccedlne
in ino .Neeicy enso, assuming that tho New
York authorities are disposed to honor lion-
erai wood's demand for tho surrender of
.Neoiey. 'I ho actual warrant of surrender
must be Issued by tho State department and
in some niKtances tho department has un
uortaken to pass Judgment upon the mics
tlon as to whether a prima facie case had
uion established KUfllclent to warrant tho
granting of tho request. In view of the otll
da' character of the Investigation In Nee
ley's rase, howovcr, It Is said that tho do
payment's action will be purely formal.
1 no requisition for the extradition of
.Nceley Is now on Its way hero from Havana
This statement was made after tho unusu
ally long cabinet meeting today. As soon
as tho icquialtlon reaclmi Washington it will
be turned ovir lo the attorney general for
priscnintlon to (iovernor Roosevelt. Secre
tary Root brought with hint to the cabinet
meeting tho report made by Colonel Iiurion
on tho irregularities In the fiscal affairs of
tho Cuban postal system, hut tho members
of tho cabinet wero reticent as to lis con
tents, it was Hinted, however, that up to
this tlmo nothing authoritative had been re
ceived by the government which tended to
Implicate In these Irregularities any one ex
ccpt .Mr. Nceley. Colonel Rathbone, tho dl
ri'ator of poHfu, has not boon relieved from
duty and it wns htated there Is no evidence.
it hand that would warrant such action
Colonel Rathbone, It is stated, so far as tho
government is aware, is guilty of nothing
more serious, at the most, than falluro to
detect the fraud perpetrated by others.
Secretary Long read to tho cabinet a letter
recelve.d from (Iovernor General Allen of
Porto Rico recommending that a Mr. Pettln-
glll of Porto Rico bo appointed attorney gen-
oral of tho Irland
Secretary (5age brought beforo the cabinet
tho resolution of congress calling upon him
for a statonieiit of the ingredients that enter
Into tho manufacture of oleomarcarlno ns
shown by tho records of the Internal rovenuo
bureau. The secretary will send his reply
to congress at once
The poAtmasttT general paid today that no
confirmation had teen received frrm Dlrecto-
(lenoral of Posts Rathbone as to the reported
confession of rostal frauds at Havana.
Tho department has for somo tlmo been In
possesion of a report from Director Rath
bone. In which ho states that all of the sur
charged stamps in Neefey's 'possession at tho
time tho now Issue was mado wero destroyed
by Neclcy nnd that this was dono In tho
presence of four witnesses. Tho ofllclals of
the stamp division are still engaged In pro
paring a statement of all stamped papor fur
nished Nceley.
CUBAN EXPENSES ASKED FOR
ItcHolutloii Iti-iitii-Ntliii; Hriuirl 011
MoiifN He Kfi-vnl mill 12if mini
1111 (In- Isliiml.
In a petition to the qtiea which bears over
25.000 sleunhiroi and which If unrolled
would streieh out to the length of nearly a
mile the residents of tho Westralian gold
fieldH havo dlsclCHCt! a iiiato of affairs In
West Australia exactly parallel to that
which existed In the Transvaal and formed
tho basl of Ilrltlsh intervention between the
Doers nnd the Outlanders. Tho West Auetra
Han farmers, who were the first nattier.
have been qulto as cool m were the Trans
vaalem In their welcome of tho newcomers
who flecked into their country after the dis
covery there of rich uepcolts of gold. The
bucolic West Australians, llko the patrlar
chal Rotrs, could not endure tho thought of
being swamped by a flood of adventurous
OutlandctB and they enacted a series of laws
calculated to keep tho government of tho
country in their own hands by making the
acquirement of political rights oxtremolv
difficult If not Impossible to the gold diggers.
untisn numan nature as represented by tho
Wcct Australian farmers does not atmenr to
differ oiwentlally from tho typo of humanity
of which President Kruger Is tho exponent.
The recent decision by tho HrltlHh envern.
meut that by tho decree, of Anrll. 1S!)T. tin.
slaves In Zanzibar wero entitled to uncondl
tlonnl freedom upon registration Is causing
.1 good deal cf anxiety to the local authori
ties. Hitherto tho freedom of the ulave has
been withheld until he could provo that he
had employment nnd it in claimed that the
system wrought no hardtthln. as a freed
slave could always obtain work by engaging
uimseir to one or other of tho Shamba nro
priotors in waiting at tho registration
court. Tho Kystem Is to give a man the
use of n plot of land and n hut on ft planta
tion ntj much. In fact, ns he. hl wife, nnd
children can cultivate. The proprietor takes.
as a rule, one-third of tho produce of tills
Plot nnd rour days' labor weekly ns rent, the
laborer having tho uncontrolled use of tbo
remaining three days. When tho crop has
to bo gathered men, women and children
work on tho plantations nnd aro mild hv
results. Thin plan So far huH worked well
and has prevented tho bulk of tho liberated
negroes from sinking nt once Into a condi
tion of Irresponsible sagat-ondage. bad for
themselves and very dangeroim to the com
munity. As might be expected the Zanzibar
negro Is not eager to bind himself unless
somo llttlo gentle pressuro is put upon him.
particularly troublesome featuro of the
case is that hn many women n men nrn
seeking their freedom and that most of
them enter at once upon a llfo of Immorality.
A Poard of Trade report, lust ifsued in
London, has once moro caused an alarm tn
bo sounded In certain quarters over the
enormous nnd increasing amount of coal ex
ported annually from tho Unllcd Klmidom.
The total exports amounted In 1809 to no lei's
than 41,150,300 tons, or G.121.870 moro than In
the previous year. Tho greatest amount go. s
10 European pons, including those on the
.Mediterranean. Excluding the Channel Is
lands, Malta nnd Cyprus, and ccrtuln points
on ino Asiatic and African shores, which
absorb about 11 million tons, European coun
tries take about thlrty-slx million tons, tho
export in 1SH9 exceeding that In tho pro
vlous yenr by over G.GSO.OOO tons. Thcro Is
an incrcaso in every direction except one,
viz., Northern and Central America, whern
the falling off is about 157,000 tons, tho total
quantity being Ices than a quarter of n mil
lion tons. Europe, In fact, accounts for
"learly sevon-clghths of tho total exports.
Rrazll, Uruguay and tho Argentine stntcs bo-
lug tho only other largo customers, taking
more than two nnd a quarter million tons.
Tho question is bow long the supply will
meet the demand. -Already In Lancashire,
In moro places that one, coal is worknil at a
depth of 2,700 feet, at a temprrn'ure ovc-
S0 dogreca Fahrenheit. The opinions of ex
perts ns to tho quantity remaining vary
tremendously. Rome think there Is enough
for tho next 1,200 years, others that it will
bo exhausted In three or four centuries). As
the supply begins to shorten, prices, of
course, will begin to rise and expensive fuel
means a great deal. Hut the experts may bi
mistaken or a substitute discovered. At all
events there is no cause for present anxiety.
for higher mid lechnlcal oducMloo but
hitherto it has been frittered sway by a
Hjstem of Innumerable subdlvlslnn anionic
minor educational Institutions. Due ot'jc '
of the bill now before Parliament Is to rem
edy this condition of affairs by eoiuolid.itn.4
tho fund In it way to Insure practical e
suits. A good deal of opposllbn 1- c
perlcd from some of the piesent bcncll. dr
ies, but this Is not likely to avail tnu h
against the evident advantages to be se
cured by the new arrangement. It H pvi
deu!. moreover, that new provision has ti
bo mado for tho Scottish universities -f
they arc to maintain their usefulness. Ml
of them are In urgent need of endowment
and expansion If they nre not to be dli
tanced hopelessly by modern competitors
St. Andrews Is moderately well off. but
Glasgow university has scarcely mones
enough for current expenses, and Is sorely
In need of money to furnish classrooms,
museums and apparatus of all kinds fur
medical and scientific education. Provision
Is also needed tor the establishment of
lectureships In many Indlspensablo subjects.
Other Institutions arc equally hampered by
pecuniary dilllcultles.
i,i.i:s to a s.mi i.i:.
Judge: Little Elmer Papa, what Is
tact?
Prof. Hroadheail Tact, my son, Is tho
ni t of know lug what not to do.
Indianapolis Journal: Do you believe tha
man Is 10s?"
"Now; men who have 1111 ambition to bo
considered idd me ns unreliable as women
who want to bo thought young."
Cleveland Plain Pettier: "Oeorge says h
doesn't know the taslx of Honor."
"Pours It down so fast, 1 suppose, that
his palate doesn't get a chance. '
Chicago Record: "Pld tlio doctor glvo
you something to euro your neuralgia,
lMcur?"
"No; f got awfully mud because lie kept
wo waiting so long; then I felt butter and
ctimo uwuj-."
Petrolt Kreo Press: Customer I've got
money to burn and I want tho best wheel
I'mi have.
Dealer That's all right. have bicy
cles to scorch.
Pittsburg Chronicle: "My husband." sat.t
-Mrs. Dukutie, "has an utter disregard for
rank and dignity."
"So lias mine," added Mrs. Guswell.
"My husband always refers to (juen
Victoria as the Widow Wcttln."
"And my husband asked tho other day
who was the Cnlfcd States umbnssador st
tha court of St. Jim."
Washington Hlnr:
T'ncle lihen. "would
natured, but tley 11I11'
Somo pcoplo,
like to be k
h
said
ood-
ter
11mm rnnuir
git 110 one to listen to 'em 'ceppln' when
tley's almsln' somebody."
Chicago Tribune: "Ten tnllei Is not 11
long distance, my own." said the. linoiis-
sinned Lover, thinking of the ride on thn
trolley ear. "I shall be here itiiuln tomor
row evening, on the winds of electricity."
"I low can you, Jlaiold7" pouted tlio
Hvveet Voting Thing. "You are not a light
nlng bug!"
Pltlsburtr Chronicle! "Tho sultan of 1'nr.
key." remarked Mrs. Hnitirirs. who hint
been reading the newspaper, "has issued an
iraoe iirniiimutig too importation of nil
apparatus connected with electricity."
' Thnt ts beeauso ho gets more shocks
than ho cares for from the foreign am
bassadors," explained Mr. Hnnggs.
Somervllle Journal: City Kdllor-And so,
young mini, you want to be a reporter. Po
you think you havo a nose for news?
Applicant f think 1 Imve, sir. For In
stance, I noticed ns I etime In that tills Is
roast-beef-uiKl-cabbago day at the restau
rant across the street.
mt woiiK, hut wnnitY.
POLITICAL lilt I FT.
Two moro national conventions have
their say. Next!
had
'i no iilgli school graduates of Woo
are about to Inaugurate a reform In
abollbhlng tho customary commence,
incut essays uud orations and substl-
Curious llriiml of Itefnriii,
P-oston Transcript.
If tho Rrynnltes of tho ftenatn mr-v nut
their threat to blook action on Kem.tni-
Clark's cao by filibustering thov will nn.
sent the Intereitluc spectaclo of tho loudest
denouncers of "the money power" champion
ing a man who matin corrupt uso of money
to secure hlo election and who hits no claims
10 tiiotincilon a.vo thoso packed in a barrel
of great proportlona. Furiously j ih
Philadelphia Is still 'M.000 shy of the re
publican convention bonus.
It Is evident Charley Towno had some
stock In that Sioux Falls diggings.
John Riley Tanner of Illinois i improving
Political doctors say tho Hurglcaf operation!
performed ut Peoria was a great euccess.
Oom Shelby Cullotn of Illinois otill holds
nil tho senatorial kopjes lu tho state. For
11 man of hlo years Cullom hn a line grip.
Campaign button makers nro too provlous.
One of them has a stock of 10,000 buttons'
McKlnloy and Roosevolt, ready to spring at
Philadelphia.
Louisiana eends threo distinct delegations
to thu republican national convention.
Thcro Is whero enthusiasm niakca up for
paucity of votes.
Hon. Don M. Dickinson of Michigan
hnnkers for an invitation to break Into tbo
fusion tent. Ho Is too old and rfiniii,,,! i
crawl under tho canvas.
Chcutcr n. Jordan, who will iinnbtia 1,..
tho republican candidate at I hn nnvt nlnn.
tlon of a governor for New Hnmruhirr. ,.
tho son of a new England farmer of tho
poorest class. He worked his own way
through school and college.
Senator Clark of Montana will In. nhin
retire to a New York mansion nn.im,.
$3,000,000 or so, when ho Is turned out of the
senate. This building la HOW irnlnt? m, nt
Fifth avonuo and Seventy-Buvcnth kimi
and lo glvo It a moro adequato slto Clark
haa luccntfy bought for 200,000 an adjoining
lot and house, tho latter nearly new. whi,.i,
ho will tear down.
'Way back in 1SC0. long beforo Ilentonm.
tlvo Ollbou of Tennessee
aspiring to congress, he wroto a poem en
titled "The niuo-Eyed Lassie." Ho Is now
."mniK ,t second 1 firm, but someono his
unearthed this Inng-forgoiton poem. Tho
verse.,1 nro atrociously jouthful and thcro Is
Bomo danger that Mr. (Jllbcrt may, n a
consequence, bo laughed nut of court.
After W. J. Ilryan made his usual talk at
Oallup, N. M., recently, the mayor of tho
town presented him with a packago rontjln
Ing a large Navajo blanket. Pinned to thJ
corner of the gift was a noto which read
as follows: "My Dear Mr. Ilryan: l.'nder
tho republican administration the wool in
this blankot sells for 22 cents a imiind.
Putter the doinn;rallc administration It sild
for 6 cents. Please tell that to ygur wgu-tltueau."
WASHINGTON. May 11. -Senator Hacon
today Introduced tho following resolution:
"Resolved, by tho bcnate, That the com
mittee on relations with Cuba Is hereby
directed to Investigate and report to tho
senato ns early as practicable regarding tho
moneys reserved and expended in tho Island
of Cuba by, through and under tho ofllclals
and representatives of" tho United States,
both civil and military, from the dato of the
occupation of Cuba by tho military forces
of tho United tSates until and Including the
30th day of April, 1900.
"Said committee hall Investigate nnd re
port as to receipts its follows: From
customs, from postal service, from Internal
revenue, from nil other sources, specifying
tho details as far ns practicable and
particularly the places whero and dates
within which said amounts were collected or
received and tho ofllccr or officers collect
ing and reelvlng tho same, us well n tho
law or authority under which tab amounts
wero In each iustanco so collected or re
eolved.
sam committee shall Investigate and
report no to tho expenditures of tho said
amounts ho received, tho nciwlty and
propriety thereof, specifying In classes and
In detail no far as practicable said ex
penditures, ami particularly the work.
services or property for which said ex
penditures wero made, nnd tho valt.e thereof-
also tho law or authority under which each
cf said expenditure wan nuiilo, the nlllcor
i-ivu ur limitary, ny wnom said ex
penditures were authorized, and tho officer,
civil or military, by whom said ex
pomiltures wero made, and tho particular
fund from which tho money was taken for
said expenditure,
"Said com ml Ueo shnll also report a state
ment of public vvo'k of overy kind, Includ
ing buildings, wharves, railroads and all
other structure built or constructed, Im
proved, repnlred or decorated by or under
tho authority of nny such ofllccr, civil or
military; nnd In each Instance tho coot,
value, necessity and propriety of tho samo
and the uses to which said buildings or
Htructures have been put.
"Whoro paid buildings nnd works wero
conotrtictcd or improvements made by con
tract, or whero tho material used lu tho
sumo wns furnished by contract, tho com
mittee shall report copies of each of said
contracts nnd the names of all parties In
terested In each of tho oamo.
"Said committee shall alto report. a state
ment of tho personal property which was
purchased or procured and entrusted to any
odlcer, civil or military, In Cuba, within eald
time, tho cost anil value of tho samo and
tho uses to which Ki Id properly has boon
put and tho disposition which has been made
thereof."
Vi'tlon 011 Trusts Postiioiicil,
WASIIINdTON, May U.-Thti anti-trust
bill, framed some time ago by tho home,
special subcommittee on trusts, was to hnvo
been passed upon today by tho committee
nn Judiciary. Chairman Ray desired a full
attendance, however, on a subject of this
moment and action was deferred until nlsent
members could be communicated with.
Chief oT ii 1 1 1 ii it I 1 1 it in Arri'sli-il,
MARION. In J . May ll.-Churle K
Webstor. chief of the National .Military
home, has been arretted by a Culled State
marshal 011 a charge of embezzlement aim
grand latvenj, growing out of iiin
in.vsterlous dlsappearum e of J,7ft0 from
J.'iViO (,f pension money sent to the homo
for disbursement nnd pla, rsi in (be sate to
which only Webster and thu ttcasurcr tun
There have bean of late several indications
of a certain decrease In tho ardor of French
and Russian friendship. One of these Is the
openly expressed stis, Icion In pol tUal circles
In St. Petersburg thut somo sort nf to-n.t
understanding exists between Franco and
Spain, on tho ono hand, ami Oreat Rtltaln
on tho other, whereby tho English a;e tecuro
from Interference In South Africa, while the
I'rcnch hnvo a free hand In Morocco. M.
Dclcassc, tho French minister of foreign nf- 1
fairs, Is accused of having exhibited a lack I
of candor toward Rusala. A paper like tho
Dourso (iazctte, which is supposed to havo
official conniptions, Is moved to remark.
"Whatever tho nature of ihe secret hargiln
which Franco would appear to have mado
with England In respect to .Morocco, we
may rest assured that It Is at the future cost
of the South African Doer republics. From
the standpoint of the noblo traditions of
which Franco Is Justly proud, her present
procedure In Northern Africa Is simply and
Inexplicably monstrous. Wo must await (he
further development of Franc i's ulterior pur
pose to enlighten us, but, whatever the re
sult, wo aro perfectly well assured that It
cannot possibly redound to tho credit or
honor of tho French republic." Elsewhere
M. DolcHMto Is accused of forgetting that
Rnssl.i, too, has Interests in Northern Af
rica, a rcforencc, possibly, to the on
threatened a dismemberment of the Turkl.h
empire'.
Unless the existing parliamentary pro
gram lu the United Kingdom should to
upset by a general election before tho end
of tho yenr. Important measures nro likely
to be adopted for the advancement of the
higher education In Scotland and espcclall
the Improvement of secondary schools.
Somervllle Journal.
It Is not the work, but the worry.
I bat wrinkles tho smooth, fair face.
Hint blends gray hairs with tho dusky,
Ami robs the torm of Its grace;
'Hint dims the luster nnd sparkle
Of eyes that were once so bright,
Hut now are heavy unit troubled,
With n weary, despondent light.
It Is not the work, but the worry,
Thai drives nil sleep iiwhv.
As we toss nnd turn nnd wonder
About the fares of the tiny
Po we think of Ihn hands' hard labor.
Or the steps of the tired feet?
Ah! no. but we plan und ponder
How to mako both ends meet.
It Is not the work, but the worry,
That makes us sober nnd sad,
That makes us narrow and sordid.
When we should be cheery anil glad
Hieri's a shadow before thn sunlight,
And over a cloud In the blue,
J'he scent of the roses Is tnlnted.
Tho notes of tho song nro uutriiP.
It Is not the work, but the worry,
That makes the world grow old.
Dial numbers the years of Its children
Ere half their story Is told;
That weakens their faith lu heaven
And the wisdom nf (Ind's great plan
Ah' 'tis not the work, but the worry.
That breaks tho heart of man.
Thcro Is a considerable sum now nvnllablo
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others, so 1 tliouttfit I would try It Alter I
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to recommend ties medicine so that others
may be benetited hy its tine.
W. T. Massa, Window Clitft, Tenn
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SATURDAY
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NIGHT ENDS OUR SPECIAL
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