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( THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: VR1 DAY, JUNE 1, 100. The Omaha Daily Dee B ROSKWATHIl. Editor. runuaiiKD kvkky mob.nisu, coinp'irlsons between the price of farm but the I'nlted States docs not want 1 unless indeed It has become- a military i otners or tno tribe tase uesnny ny uw i cU .manned for the. position nnd win receive KMS or HUHSCniPTlON: Products and the cost of factory fabrics . Chinese territory, nor does It art any necessity to have a !il;i..llll..ul a ! S Tlrto Tn j Sf H,pporl l lt Dally He (without Sunday,. One Year.J6.no as If one class of commodities were In- rights or privileges n the empire not the tall to Ms kite. W ith thnt end In mn omecn mn()o R tolr of ,",., ,0I) TImcv l8 reDorie1 ..... hls nol?r.cBaSonnnYVflrno ' v j tei'ehanKonblc for another. It was their . already secured by treaty. view. Mr. Hearst would be a desirable tho ,9,nlul lnat month nm, wcrc entertained " nl. u " fflWoW pastime to (ell how many imrtm-r. as the political matchmakers by VrnMml0 M,1cl. mayor of Tetuan. It "VoTs ?verkivyn,,.oCh.?Hn Vtf' : ! ImwIipIh Of wheat or corn or how many UHaUV TO riKLD. would say. because he has the requisite was tho mayr's birthday and he turned tlmiH AbboU u n lacn, mn y ' nvvtr'Kal bales of cotton It would take to nay off There mav be more lltrhllhi: on a small I dot and would not be afraid to loosen mbo the hosp ta ht - of the town A letter , oVf worlhy thp hom)r R mnn ho nmnhai M'tin tlen tlllllitlnir. Houth Omaha: City Hull Hulldlng, Twcn-ty-llfth and N streets. e'ouncll lllufTs: 10 Pearl Street. Chicago; HMO Unity Hulldlng. Now York; Temple Court. "Washington: 601 Fourteenth Street. Hloux.Clty; Gil Park Street. COttltESI'ONDENCB. OommunleatloiiM rclatlnt! to news and edi torial matter should be addressed: Omaha Uce, Editorial Department. HU9INHS8 LETTERS. Business letters and rcmlttanres should bo addressed: The Dee Publishing Com pany, Omaha. REMITTANCES. K&4ftVoX tin v only 2-eent stamps accepted jn i'"ym.f "l "r man apcounis. i-ermmm wkldi Omaha or lCastern exehances, not accepted, thk hkk roiiuaau. Btato of Nebraska, DotiRlas County .: Oeoran H. Tzschuck, secretary of Ihe nee I'ubllshlnK company, belnR duly sworn, says that tht? actual number of full and romplcto copies of Tho Dally, Morning. KvenlnB and Sunday Hce. printed, during tho month or .May. uxw, wm m iohub. 1 UH.nr.o 2 U7,rino 3 UH.miO 4 ur.iHo 5 i!d,880 fi !i(l,HM 7 si7,nno B U(I,7S 0 7,II0 10 S7.MO 11 au.nao 12 u7,r.ao is ai,iHr, It l!(l,tl0 15 uu.r.io is ,...au,:it Total -. 17.. -.'" IS.. 19.. SO.. 21.. ii iiiiii ' "!! ion ai!a:io im!:uo 23. 21. Si. 2t5. 27. 28. -"""' - l-.isno 20 ti.aio !"!"'!!?" 'M'"r' 31 ...8!ii,a7n I.eBS unsold and returned copies... Net total sales ,,.-- .His.oitit Not dally average. (i.iiSH nununK n. TZSCHUCK. Subscribed and sworn before me this 1st d'(SeSb)JUn' M. H. UUNOATE. Ka ' Notary Public. I'AltTIKS liKAVIXJ I'OH SII.M.MKIt. rnrtlPR lrnvliiR tin- -' tor llir niiiiiiiier miiy luivo The lien Kent to llioiii ri-Kiilnrly by iKitifyliiK Tin; I1m- liiiNlnrnn nfllt-p, In iiiTsun nr liy miill. Tho nddrosK will lie eliniiKCil nn often iim ilculrcd. This is the nreeinng tune tor noum African war rumors. After ridding China of Its "Boxers' tho combined powers might relievo America of Its "Bruisers." Venezuela has just finished up one moro revolution and after a few days for recuperation will bu ready for am other. What Governor Povntor fears most In his quest for a renomimitlon are the stlncs of Ingratitude within the circle of his own ollicial family. 'It is becoming dlillcult to determine nowadays which Is tho moro essential to tho proper observance of Memorial I day, nn orator or a winning nail nine. Governor Poynter's friends arc hard put when tho only reasons they can advance for his renomlnatlon are that ho has only served one term and that ho Is a farmer. So far as any open declaration affords a clue tho railroads are satlslled with tho assessment made by the reform stato board. Any explanations mem bers of tho hoard havo to offer arc thereforo duo to the public. Kansas CIt.v insists that It will tnke caro of every one who wants to attend the democratic national convention. If It runs out of accommodations It might call on Sioux Falls, which has u surplus remaining over from the populist nn- tlonnl convention. Our popocrntlc friends are trying to persuade tho farmer that ho was better off In 1S9(S, when low prices, debt and delinquent taxes stared him In tho face, than ho is in 1000, with good prices pre- was formerly disposed to favor condl vailing and bonds nnd money In the Hons promotive of tho progress of tin bank, but they cannot make tho farmer beiievo it. Is Jt not a trltlo gratuitous for the chairman of the democratic national committee to refer to tho system of ap pointing delegates without holding primaries as vicious and undemocratic when tho credentials of the delegates to tho national convention who expect to nominate Bryan have no stronger foun dation? The bashful modesty of the Bryanlte statisticians entitles them to a front sent. Ono of them Intimates that tho only doubtful thing about Nebraska Is whether tho majority for Bryan will ex- coed ItO.OOO. Why can't this political forei-aster ho Induced to take charge of Bryan's campaign In Nebraska? Tho citizens of Norfolk ant out again with another Impertinent letter to the Stato Board of Transportation remind- lug It that their complaints of railroad discrimination are still unattended to. Such cruelty Just at tho tlmo that tho reformers on tho railroad commission nro planning to devoto themselves ex- eluslvely to the political campaign calls for rebuke. There may bo no coincidence In tho proclamation Issued to tho democrats by wiaiam u. uearst as president of tno lAniguo or Democratic Clubs with tho suggestion that Mr. Hearst would mnk nn excellent running mato for William Jennings Bryan. But It is iomewnai suiginur umt inu uvo uocu- nienta should bo wired out slmultane- ously by tho Associated Press. Tho credentials of both Clark and llaglnnls, claimants to tho Montana sen ntorshlp, havo been burled for tho ses Ion. This icnns tho peoplo of Montana will bo glveti tho opportunity of select- ins tho senator to represent thorn. Tho people of that stnto cau ralso themselves greatly In tho estimation of tho re mitlndor of tho country If they will vote to retnln at iiomo till tho boodlers and vote buyers who havo disgraced their politics lor r.'a'3. v . same-OLD tl&MA(war in 1SWI t 10 free S vol' Otntot'S anil or- .' cans souirht to confuse and befog the I farmers and worklnpinen by mnkliiK , a given amount or dent as com pared with how many It would litivo taken before the alleged crime of 187H. They knew all the time that the currency up to 1S7U did not represent full dollars, because gold coin was at a premium, and they, purposely Ignored that perishable commodities could not bo the true measure of value. Instead of measuring the value of grain, cattle, cotton and other products of the .. i... ii,.. tunimv nf the "they sought to measure money i,v th,. number of bushels of wheat or . ,i,M the number of pumpkins and sMtmsues t wou(l l,X(,lum?0 for. The laws of supply and demand, which regulate nn , nHrolv Ictinrcd as If prices, weio as entlrelj ignoieo i s u their operation had been suspended for ' campaign purposes. o:iIllG tact cs are annul to no re . ...... ... ..... A irwii 'nn- l e lieu in nit- tiuiMwihu V' . ... .ar.nio itryanlte organ or these parts cum .ai,77o itl,lf;cs the republican press to quote comparative prices In 1S00 and 11XK) or nil products the farmer raises and of all products the farmer must buy. This challenge will bo cheerfully accepted, but the comparison will be made with a view to enlightening the fanner rather than to confusing and misleading him. These comparisons must, however, also include the wugoworker, who coustl- tutes u very Important factor In the In dustrlal world. i . . ..... It Is not simply a question wncuier wheat Is only l.'l per cent higher, In 1000 than It was In 1SJMI, while jaekkulvos and pruning hooks have gone up 7," per cent; nor Is It simply a question whether cattle and hogs are only -." per cent higher, while barbed wire -and threshing machines 'have gone up (V) or 100 per cent. The farmer sells wheat and cat tie all the time and buys jackknlves and pruning hooks onco a year and a thresh lng machine once In ten years, The marked increase In the price of factory and mill products represents not onlv the Increased cost of raw material Hol(. bv (ne fal.mc,. but also the In creased cost of labor, which In turn rev resents the Increased capacity of the worklngman to consume tho farmer's products. In 1890 more than 1,000,000 Idle wageworkers In tho United States wcro compelled to subsist on what would not make ono of tho three meals they are enjoying every, day this year. This Increased consumption has en larged tho home market of the Amor- lean farmer and to that extent reduced tho surplus In the world's markets which llxes the price for all All these facts, so radically at variance with the theories of tho free silver spoutcrs of ISOtI, nro now clear to the farmers and wageworkers, who will not be deceived again by a repetition of the old demagogy FOHEHJX I'HESSUtlE OA' CHINA. The condition of affairs In China may result In bringing about a radical change In the administration of the gov ernment of tho empire and It Is not Im possible that the powers having terri torial Interests thcro may tako advan tage of the situation to extend those In terests and to strengthen their Influence. The pressure of tho foreign legations at Pekln has drawn from the Chinese gov ernment nn edict against the organiza- responsible tor the existing trouble. l,ut this Is said to be couched In cqulvo. oal terms and to havo been promulgated '"("-o as an excuse than In condemna- Hon of the movement. 'Nie edict Is signed by tho emperor, but ho is a mere llgurohead, tho real authority in tho government being the I empress dowager, who Is ardently op posed to foreigners and In sympathy with the reactionary party. This woman, It may bu Interesting to note empire. When previously holding the regency sho was more favorable to progress than many of her ministers. But when tho youug emperor espoused tho views of tho reformers and en tered Into an Intrigue to get the em press dowager out of tho way, she changed her attitude and has since an tagonized everything In tho nature of reform that was of foreign origin or Inspiration. There Is no doubt that her position Is largely responsible for the present disorder and she is suspected of not disapproving wholly the operations of tho "Boxers," if Indeed sho does not fully sympathize with them. Hence there Is reason to doubt whether tho Chinese government will deal with tho existing conditions wltl tho necessary llrmness and decision and In tho event of its failure to do so the Kuropeiin powers mny fool called upon to enforce their demands by very ng gresslve nnd vigorous measures. Bus sla and Germany, and probably also France, would porlmns welcome an on portunlty that should appear to justify them in doing this, since It would pre sent the chance to theso powers of ob talnlng whatever concessions, territorial and otherwise, thev mlirht conclude to ask. it Is not dlillcult to conceive of n munition which tho Kuronean nation having Interests in China would regard s requiring strong and decisive treat nient on their part and It Is needless to say that If they should resort to this It would bo with a view to generously repaying themselves for tho cost. The i'nlted states occupies nn en tlrel.v Independent nosltlou In connec tlnn with tho pressure that Is being ex erted upon tho Chinese government. It Is presumed to bo tho Intention of tho - authorities at Washington that any fur - ther action which may bo found neces sary for tho protection or American In forests in tho disturbed districts of China will bo taken without reference to tho course of other governments, but - It Is qulto possible that events may compel a common understanding among the powers In order to make thel demands effective. This government 1 however, will uot bo a party to any for jolgn demonstration In China which may "ue m view u-miunni UKKraiiuizuui.iii. It Is hound to r-c that American cltl- sons and Interests there are protected. scale in South Africa, the efforts of scattered bands of Hoers to Inlllct what punishment they can upon the lhltlsh. but It appears that organized resistance is at an end. Today Lord ltoberts will receive the surrender of Johannesburg and It Is expected that ho will be In Pretoria within the next two or three days, the municipal authorities having announced that they are ready to yield. It Is to be expected that when the Hrlt lsh shall have occupied Pretoria there will be no further opposition anywhere, for It Is Improbable that tho Boers will resort to guerrilla warfare, notwith standing tho statement of the envoys that they will continue resistance In this way. President Kruger appears to have abandoned the cause, nothing has been heard of President Steyn for several dnys, and where the main force of the federals Is seems to bo a mystery. There are Boer troops In and nrouud Pretoria, but the number Is not supposed to be largo nnd while they may oiler some opposition to the British It will not bo serious. It Is tho opinion of some that tho work of pacillcatlon will be slow and troublesome, but we Incline to a different view. Much will depend, how over, upon the nature of British policy. lAS.t TISFA CTUlt 1- HEIjATIUXS. The Mexican Herald says that ttie re lations of tho United States and Latin America nro unsatisfactory and It sug gests that u clearly dellned policy of good will toward Ivitln America must he adopted. "Cuba's Independence must bo accomplished," says that paper, "a tribunal for the arbitration of all ques tions arising between tho countries of tho new world should bo established, 1th full power to adjudicate all hiltns, and the congress at Washington should declare, by resolution, that the United States guarantees the territorial Integrity and Independence of Latin America. Such action would put a spine Into tho Monroe doctrine." It Is true that a sentiment has been cultivated In portions of Latin America gainst the United States, for which Spanish lnlluenco Is perhaps chlelly re sponsible, but there Is certainly no good reason why tho people of the countries south of the I'nlted States should havo any doubt of the llxed and unalterable purpose of this coun try to maintain the same policy toward Latin America that has been observed for three-quarters of a century. The pprehenslou that is said to exist In South America of a purpose on the part f tho United States to absorb terri tory there Is utterly baseless. Still It might be well for congress to give the nssuranco suggested by the Mexican Herald, which of course speaks from accurate Information as to tho feeling In tho southern countries. Sentiment In Mexico Is undoubtedly pry strongly in iavor oi vjuu.ih win- pendeuce and would probably llko to seo It accomplished at once, but Intel llgent Mexicans must understand that progress toward that result is belnj made as rapidly as possible and con ervntlvo Cubans nro satlslled with the situation. Wholly unwarranted as the 'oolitic nirnlnst this country in Latin merlca unquestionably Is, it is yet matter that It Is not wise to Ignore and If It can be removed by a single decla itlon on tho part of congress, guaran- eolng the territorial Integrity and In- lepondence of Latin America, there should bo no hesitation In making such a declaration. It might be reassuring If the political parties should embody an expression of this kind In their plat forms. The supremo court of New York has passed on tho Injunction which re strained tho payment of strike beneltts to tho striking cigar makers or the pay ment of money to bo used for this pur lose. Tho supremo court vacated tho njunctlon. The lower court In this In stance went to lengths never before dreamed of In this direction and If tho leclslon was to stand It would render It practically Impossible to carry on si strike of magnitude no matter what tho justice of tho cause. Now that the case against the Ico trust has been Hied by tho attorney gen oral, would It not bo well to consider whether tho continued newspaper at tacks are not calculated to prejudice the court, Impugn Its integrity, soil its honor and bring It Into general con tempt by prejudicial comment upon a pending case. If the district court Judges should be Inclined to be sensi tive a few moro contempt citations might easily bo passed Into tho sheriff's hands. Tho members of tho State Hoard of Transportation and their secretaries aro due to havo another attack of that tired fi'idlnt?. as the Norfolk neonlo aro acaln insisting upon a hearing of the rate case in which uif) ni..- i'.'i. "" secretaries have not answered tho last letter of tho Norfolk people It is pos - siblo that tho postage appropriation is exhausted and by sending a stamped and addressed envelope a reply might possibly be forthcoming. The quarrel among leaders of tho local democracy Is permitting the pub lic to gain a little light on democratic campaign methods. Year after year tho cry has gono up that fuslonlsts hnd no money to conduct their K, it. Now that the former companions In campaign mannKoment havo fallen out It nppears thnt thousands of dollars have heen sent hero hesldes tho local collections. Tho vleo presidential hoomlet pro jected for William R. Hearst by way of Atlnuta may not be altogether spon taneous, but when It Is recalled that William R. Hearst dispatched a special envoy all the way from New York to Munila scarcely more than a year ago to Induce Admiral liewey to consent to I mo iieiuocraue ainiuiinic uu pii-ni- i dent It Is doubtful whether Colonel i ltryun will fall In with the suggestion i Serl. Inu: n Soft Sent. Philadelphia Times. It may ultimately bo necessary In this Turkish Indemnity business for Uncle Sam In some way to sit down on tho Ottoman. HccUIpnh Curlolt. Chlcaco Record. The "Boxers" In China may bo consumed with a dealro to know what modern ruus look like. If so they probably will have theJr curiosity satisfied. Let It (1i nt That. Springfield Republican. Thcro appears to exist a tacit agreement between Admiral Dewey and the public to forget that ho ever did such a thing as to announco himself a candidate for the presi dency. Let ue, then, say no more about It. Aereeil mi One I'nliit. Cleveland Pluln Dealer. Senator-elect Ulackburn manfully admits that tho Oonbcl law Is a pernicious piece of legislation, and should be promptly icpealed. Thcro Is no doubt that tho Kentucky repub licans will cheerfully agree with him on this point. Cnn't Do Without I'm. Philadelphia Record. Tho triumph of American Industry la perhaps best illustrated by the fact that tho nations which nro our most stalwart competitors In the markets of tho world are also tho best consumers of our manufac tured products. Tlioy Ilo, .Mil llnnry! Indianapolis Journal. Tho bank statistics of Iowa show that during tho past five years tho number of bank accounts In that state has Increased nbout 80,000 and tho aggregate depralts $35,- 000,000. People who aro prospering that way ought to know when thoy are well off. OUViinIm- Ire 'I'l-unl. Chicago Chronicle. Tho combination of ico cutters by which ! they aro enabled to monopolize tho product is as orrcneive to natural laws as if a ttust could bo formed to monopolize air or sunlight. U Is accomplished by buying out or "freezing out" email Ico operators nnd dealers. I'ohhI I1 1 1 1 1 e-i nf Suiixliliic. Boston Olobc. When wo know more of the sun's light and electrical currents wo shall bo ablo to employ them for medicine, for agriculture and for growth generally. When we aro able to deal with tho sun's forces directly all power Is ours, for wo Bhall draw from tho original source. FlKht It Out mi tlint Mm-. Indianapolis Journal. Secretary Hoot is right In refusing to ac cept the resignation of officers In tho volun teer regiments In the Philippines so long as tho enlisted men cannot obtain dlschargo by asking for It. Many of tho officers Induced men to enlist; now they should remain with : tho men whom they induced to go into the Philippine Bcrvlcc. A Horse on the VlkliiKR.- Washington Times. Mr. Thomas, our minister to Norway and Sweden, now In thUaCountry on leave, has exposed tho secret of a .large and profita ble traffic botweon the United States and King Oscar's dominions, the existence or which heretofore has been but half sus pected on thl3 sldq of tho Atlantic. He states that thousands upon thousands of barrels of salted horso meat go from our ports to Stockholm and Chrietlanja, where their contents aro smoked and sold to tho Swedes and Norwegians ns their national delicacy reindeer meat. Tho lnferenco Is that as tho automobllo Increases In favor on this continent "reindeer" will grow plentiful and cheap In Scandinavia. It la a horse on tbo Vikings. IlrynnlNiii 'WniiliiKr In tho West. Kansas City Star (lnd.) In tho west the Bryan vote will bo lees than It was In 1890 because of the wide spread prosperity and tho constantly Im proving condition of tho farmers. Only extremely partisan democrats or populists deny this. Thousands who voted for Hryan In 180C because of the hard times, and In tho hope that his remedy would be effective In restoring prosperity, will hceltato about voting this year for such a radical chango as might bo involved In tho vic tory of a party that proposes to undo many of tho things that havo been done by the present administration. Hryan will ga'.n votes where the margin against him Is so groat they they will not do him much good, and ho will loso In states where a modor ato falling off will tako nway electoral votes that woro for him In 1806. That seems to bo the present situation. SIGNIFICANT HXHOUT KlfilillUS, IllRli-Wnter Murk In tlif Hinortn of Mnnufitt-tiiri'il timiilH. Philadelphia Times. It requires nearly an entire month to collato tho statistics of tho previous month's export trade and thus It cornea to pass that In the closing week of May tho public learns for tho ilrst tlmo that tho exports of manu factured goods for April reached high-water mark In tho commercial experience of the country. The manufactured exports reached $10,000,000, or at ther rato of $500,000,000 per year, and with tho possibilities of the months of May and June It Is confidently expected that tho oxporto of manufactures for tho current fiscal year ending Juno 30 will bo $100,000,000. The most 'hopeful featuro of the April statistics Is that they show our manufactured exports to bo a constantly growing quantity. Tho clcalng months of tho year will show greater exports than tho opening months and wo shall begin tho new fiscal year with a trado In manufactured exports that will promiso to reach $500,000,000 In the next twolvo months. This will bo nn addition to our productive capacity that will not bo affected by crop conditions at home or abroad. It will be Independent of war or , P conditions abroad, for - comers j unfavorable conditions In South Africa or j thl) Philippines will fail to reduce In any 'e0rioua degree the sum total. TiiU rapid increaso or our export iraae in .manufactured goods promises better for per - inanent business prosperity than any other featuro of existing business conditions. The cause of past periods of business stagnation was a manufactured output beyond tho capacity of tho homo market to absorb m- plus moi'ua UUUUlUlliaiLHl w llltll uau vu OU realized on nt some price, thim prices and obliterating prolltB. bo shut down, throwing thousands o . u employment, until goods un hand could bo eold and go Into current consumption. Tho rapid increaso of our trado abroad In manufactured goods puts a now face upon tho matter. Our manufacturers, with a now outlet for their products, can run their works on full time- and their employes will not have to submit to enforced Idlenoss and a cessation of wages a part of tho time. This will Increaso tbo purchasing nnd con suming capacity of the home market and tend tn this way to augment tho general prosperity. The April figures showing tho rapid and rteady growth in manufactured ex ports are full of promiso for the permanent prwperlty of the country. i;-1 1 ; or out waii. ,, ,hn tre. nf Mindanao nre In- Cnnetl l0 uwk s,K1Bl desttuy ami cut nil- i oub capers and things with their bolos, blowout: "After addresses of welconio and congratulations had been made to tho pris- Idcnte, a bevy of native boautlew came troop ing into the largo hall, which wan toon cleared so that dancing could be Indulged ; In. It was a somewhat strange and unusual sight to seo tho dusky belles, all decked out in their bright colored silks, grace fully arranued kerchiefs and heellcsa slip pers. One would be Inclined to think that as they were whirled about In a waltz this footgear would fly off nt a tangent, but noth ing seemed to lntcrfero and the dancing went merrily on until titlln time. "Tho following afternoon Datto Mandl. tho high chief of all tho Moros, gave a bull fight in honor of tho presldento. Al though tho bulls wwo not vicious In splto of all tho torturing they received and were evidently used to a more humano and quiet method of being killed, tho matadores wcrc not much moro experienced, so It was a cort of standoff particularly on tho part of tho bulls, or nt least two out of tho three. There were, two fine banda of muMc present, ono belonging to tho Thirty-first Regiment. U. 9. V., and tho other a remarkably good native band, a relic of Spanish days. "Tho bull fight brought together a very i caster county instructed their state dele strange assemblage, nnd afforded a fine . gate for W. I). .Morrison of Hickman for chance for comparison between the soldiers I state treasurer. A better man will not be nnd the natives whom they control, inc custom hereabouts Is to go unarmed, and tho natives are gradually laying aside their fierce looks and far fiercer looking krlos, bolo, borong, or whatever stylo of knife thoy have been accustomed to carry. It seems to tho eye that no moro peaceful section of tho country Is to he found than right here, and it is owing largely to the excel lent spirit shown by Datto Mandl nnd PreFldento MIdel. "Tho gay times were brought to 'a close the evening of tho day of tho bull fight by .a grand ball given by Datto Mandl at his new hoiiBe, recently erected In the Moro village, clofc to Zamboanga. He prom ised to havo more and prettier girls for tho ..,, nnircra thnn Ti-tunu could nro ,ulce Ag nune 0f tno gentler sex of this iocanty wm bo far enough advanced In the i.'cism language to read this letter, there will bo no trouble occasioned between tne different sets if I say ho was eminently suc cessful. "Ono of tho most Interesting sights was In a sldo room where 'a Httlo game' was In progress, and qulto an amount or money was In circulation. At the head of tho table as dealer sat the prculdente, while gathered around wcro Moros, Chinamen, Europeans nnd Americans, forming a most curious and Interesting study. Tho man ners of Datto Mandl as ho circulated about would have done credit to any one of the bluest of the bluo bloods of Spain. This truly remarkable man Is always n success In what he undertakes nnd Is a constant sourco of favorablo surprise." First Lieutenant Hugh A. Drum of the Twelfth Infantry, now serving on the Island ' Luzon, Is said to be tno youngest omcer In tho American army. His father, Captain Drum, was killed on San Juan hill. The son fought In the same battle and has been In several engagements In tho Philippines. Ho haB been mentioned In tho dispatches several times. Captain George Whltsett of Karmas, who Is serving In the Philippines, wrltos homo to friends: "Thcro is not an American banker Iutc. If wo put our gold army pay In one of these banks we can get only Its equivalent In silver; we never get It In gold again. The soldiers do not llko the bankers here, tether native or foiclgn, and an Ameri can banker could get tho patronago of every American soldier and eallor connected w th tho Islands. 1 figure that there nre 70,000 American poldlcrs hero, Fi.000 civil employes of the government and any number of ra'l ors and officers of the navy, nased on thl3 and tho amount of American mercantile business going on, It is estimated that an American bank would have very soon a de-po-lt of $50,000,000, It's a fine opening for some ono in that line. However, it has to be gono about blowly and Investigated care fully, as It la very ticklish business to handlo funds and make loans hero. Tho customs of the country and the nature of Its crops and the commodities In trade would havo to be studied before u safo ven turo could bo made, but some American will surely enter this Held soon." WHAT WII.I. IDAHO S VY f MiirUcil liniirov'iiuiit In tin- Slntc I'll lor ItiMHilillcnn I'nlleleN. Now York Press. What leteon, wo wonder, has Idaho, an "original Hryan state," learned from the progress of ono of its greatest Industries In tho last four years? Idaho went hellbent for Hryan, not only because of Its silver mines, but because Bryan convinced the sheep raisers of that state that they could get more money for their wool nnd their mutton for in thoso days sheep wcro only worth a mutton value If the country were on a sil ver basis. At that time, in 1896, there were a few more than a million sheep In Idaho and they were valued at $l,2Sl,726, or $1.28 a head. Mr. McKlnley and othor republicans In sisted thnt the opening of American mills would increaso tho value of Amorican sheep. Has this happened? In the year after Mc Klnley's election tho Idaho sheep flocks grew in numbers to 1,370,119 and their total value to $2,310,283, or $1.71 a head. In tho next year tho 1,051,343 sheep of Idaho were valued nt $3,612,313, or $2.19 a head. In 1899 tho figures had Increased to: Number, 2,311,800; total valuo, $6,132,202; value a head, $2.05. Now thcro aro In Idaho 2,658,002 sheep nnd their total value Is $7,111,251, or $2.80 a head. Tho Idaho sheep raisers wero willing enough to admit that the WIlFon law, which closed American woolen mills, was respon sible for tho depreciation of their flocks. They took nryan's word for It, however, that nnnniiw thn mints to freo coinage of silver at 16 to 1 would restoro to them tne vaiuo oi their property. Hut tho country did not vote to open the mints for free coinage at 16 to 1. It did voto to open tho mills with an Amerl - can tariff. They were opened by tho Dlngley law and Idaho's sheep havo almost trebled lnco 1896. Their total valuo Is six times whjU u WM then nml eacU hcad of ghc,,.0 1 moro than twlro ng vuU,abio as a head of , , sJj wftJ ,n 1S j lf lhcro ,H any ,,oubt nmong Maho farmers ' thRt u wnB th0 opennK of American mills , j tthoh worke(1 tnl chango Is It not re- i , by un examination of the theep figures I hus breaking Ve" 'Ven nSXhoToo.ooo works had to , thetp nm, tll0J. wero Vaiur-d at $1,151.519. a-n, "i'l wllln 1890, a year of tho Wilson law; tho num - , g9fi a ycar of tho wiison law; tho num - , . . . Id ho ha(. lr,crf-,aCd to moro Per CI snci'p 111 iuuhu nan mnwovu w than a minion, but their total vaiuo was nnlv .-- non morn than when. In 1891. thero ! , , H9 many. Idaho Is counted ns a nryan state still. nut, whatever its reasons for ombraclng Hryanlsm In 189S, how can the farmers of that stato voto for Hryan this year? Olilliiim mill Neiv 1 1 a in. Washington Post. Wo trust tbut Mr. Oldham, who la to present Mr. Hryan's numo to tho Kansas City convenlon, has a pleasing delivery and a good memory. Mr. Hryan can bo de pended upon to do the rest. FtM10."S UYI'llinS I'OH Ktl.l. HACns. Until.,, nhli, t,.. h n lfellrv publisher of tho Lender at Krrmont. ts a logieal candidate for nmlltor. Mr. Kellcy ts would reflect credit upon the district If he should be elected. Oakland Independent Hon. Nick Fritz of Pender Is being mentioned quite gener- u"y 'or tho fusion nomination of comuils siouer of public lands and buildings. And Mr. Fritz has alwas had tho faculty of get ting what ho went after In a political way. Ho is a Oernian and a good vote-getter. Superior Journal; Tho Omaha lleo Is au thority for the statement that R. D. Suther land aspires to tho nomination on the pop ticket for goernor. Tiip facts are that Sutherland has aspirations for anything that he thlnkn he can get, and If ho Im agines there Is a possibility of securing the nomination ho will have aspirations enough to go after It. Schuyler quill: Colfax county should not be ignored In the making up of a Ktatc ticket this fall. We havo a fellow citizen avail ablo for tho position of commlfsloner of public; lands nnd buildings, and his ac quaintance throughout tho state and knowl edge of public llfo entitle hln name to due consideration. That man is ex-Senator John C. Van lloumn. Fremont Herald: The democrats of I.an- mimeu during mis campaign. For tnirty years wo have known him to be steadfast and true, whoever may have faltered or gono off after strange gods. He has been hat the rank and file of the democracy of Nebraska has nlwayw been an antl-mo-uopollst, a man of tho people, who believed in keeping his party In reform lines, In stead of going out of it to seek office. No true man need havo any misgivings as to William 11. Morrison. North Platte Telegraph: Since the I Douglas county democrats so warmly en dorsed poyuter for re-election the move ment to throw the governor over Is likely to suffer a collapse. Tho democrats of Douglas county are good politicians ond they know that If they come to Poynter's rescuo In tho hour of his apparent dlH comllture they will be able to dictate many of his official actions during his second term If he should happen to havo one. How the populists of tho stato will welcome this Intrusion of the democrats Is proble matical. It Is certain that they would not relish tho Idea of having a governor who would be controlled by the demo crats. Hut In tho event that the Douglas county democracy furnishes tho votes to renominate (Jovernor Poynter it Is verv apparent that ho would bo moro Inclined to favor them In the futuro than to favor tho populists who arc now opposing him. It may bo that tho democrats favor Poyn ter more or less because they aro afraid that the populists will supersede him with John O. Yelser, whom they dislike as a mountebank and a demagogue. Put even In that case tho obligation which the pres ent governor would owe them would not bo materially diminished. I'MHHONAI, I'OINTKHS. Maltre Dabori, who so ably defended Drey fus, Is coming to this country next year to lecture on tho famous case. Ho speaks English fluently. Theso are busy days on tho farm. The rural constituent has little tlmo to read the Congressional Hecord, consequently congress will soon adjourn. There Is timely warning to other Missouri husbandmen In tho case of tho farmer at Richland who dropped a $500 diamond while feeding his chickens. Tho gem was picked up by a vain young pullot, which the farmer cannot Identify, and he Is confronted with tho painful alternative of killing off his whole flock. When Gambctta died tho French govern ment desired that his body should bo placed In tho Pantheon. Gambetta''s father, how ever, objected, and so tho Interment took place at Nice. After tho death of Gam- betta pere his sister agreed to the transfer of the remains to the Pantheon. Tho ex humation of the body and Its removal to Paris will tako place next Januory. James Kerns, a contractor of Dogansport, lnd., bears n remarkablo resemblance to Senntor Depew, On a recent visit to this city ho was accosted by a man whom he didn't know and who took him for tho New York senator. Mr. Kerns said to tho stranger: "You are mistaken," but the lat ter laughingly Insisted and finally walked away huffily, Baying: "Senator, that's carry ing the Joke too far." Among tho veterans in attendance nt tho Confederate reunion in ioulsvllle aro the six Jackson brothers, of Columbia, S. C Robert, Levi, Owen, Malcomb, Knox nnd Warren who, ranging In ago from 17 to 30, Joined Company I, Klghth South Carolina Infantry, In 1861 anil remained In tho war until Leo's aurrender. In all that tlmo only two of them were wounded, though they fought all through the Virginia campaign. They now own adjoining farms in Marlon county, South Carollnn. A Btatuo of Drlgadler General Griffin A. Stedman, Jr., eight feet high, executed by Frederick A, Moynlhan of New York City, Is about to be, cast in Providence, It. I. Tho Btatue Is to bo erected at Camp Field, Hart ford, Conn., where General Stedman was born on January fi, 1838. Ho was killed on tho morning of August 5, 1SC1, during the musketry tire which followed the explosion of a rebel mine nt Petersburg. Ho was only 26 years old. His commission n a brigadier general reached his tent on tho battlefield a few hours after his death White, nuffalo of Chicago and Tom Thunder of Hlaek Itlvcr Falls, Wis., did not get to gether with tcmahawks. Whlto Huffalo Is nn Irishman named Tom Koddy, and Is now chief of the Winnebago Indians. Thunder objected to his Inauguration and sent In a challenge for a duel to tho death with toma hawks. Tho fiery Toms mot to arrange for tho battle. Hoddy poured out a few fingers of blarney, which Thunder swallowed with evident rellBh. Tho operation was frequently j repeaieu unci om iuuuui-r ui-i-muu uhui i that Whlto Huffalo wan not tho cigar sign 1 his enemies pictured, but the real thing. 1 Thereupon Thunder subsided and burled tho I hatchet. It's a cold day when the tribe gets i left. Summer Flannels Fancy flannels are bound to summer for outing wear. In fact, they will be worn a good deal 1 in town as the weather grows warmer. They come in stripes lor 1 .l.. nnrr. hut there arc nlaids fnr thnse thnt nrcfr thorn Ul. t t but there arc tlaids for those that nrcfer thom 1 m0Sl P.art ?Ul l":ir . . Pla,a! .lor "lose Uiat preier mem. - if , , VVT . 1 Some are halt lined. We invite 512.5U to AND SERGES Lined and breasted $0 to $25. Browning, King & Co., R. S. Wilcox, Manager. Omaha's Only Exclusive Clothiers for Men and Hoy. PASSIM! OF THIS HICIM Ill.H'S. Philadelphia Ledger: Tho Hcer army whs never a compact, well disciplined body. It was a gathering of 'etnbttlod farmers,'' who fought each for hknself, and It Is prob able now that the mysterious disappear nnce of Its troops is due to the flmple fact that ninny of them have grown tired of tha war and have returned to their farms. Hoston Cllobe. Then hearken to the cry of Jingo Kuglfttid, led by the poet of hind lust, calling for the stranguintlon of two long-established states and for the prac tical disfranchisement of the Dutch citi zens of Natal. What then becomes of our Anglo-Saxon boast that we ate the defend ers of liberty? Inverting the words of PN rick Henry, one might well exclaim: "If this bo liberty, give mo death." Kansas City Star: The occupation of Johannesburg is an Interesting event to tho world generally, as It makes Great Hrltaln the owner of nbout the last of the great gold fields on the globe that does not happen to belong tn the United States. Great Britain nnd tho United States have postes slon now of nearly all tho extensive areas of "pay dirt" on this terrestrial hall, and It Is a fortunate circumstance for the civilized universe that It Is so. Chicago lntep Ocean: Lord Hoberts' proc lamation omits "free" from Hip new terri tory's name. This was well done. The word has been wiped from the face of the land by tho Imperial armies. A free state has perished from the earth. An Imperial colony has Its place. And the saddet thought of all to the American citizen Is that (his out rage has been accomplished with the moral, though tacit, support of thRt branch of tha United States government which represents the banner republic of the century in the eyes of the civilized world. Minneapolis Times- The recuperatlvo pow ers of the Hoers are marvcloim, truo enough, but all friends of the Afrikanders, as a cl.iss, will hope that the councils of discretion will prevail over those of useless valor, and that Kruger will propose peace. If Great Hrltaln (which Is not probable) -Mils to rec ognlzo that consideration Is due to bravd cuen nnd Imposes terms nt variance with latter day Ideas of righteousness, It will bo time for all the great powers theso United States being of the numberto tile a protest, diplomatic If we may. denunciatory If we must. Washington Post: Unhappily, the result, as things now seem, must be fatal to liberty, devotion nnd free Institution In South Africa. We have pasted the age if such nn age ever exNted when gods come to tho rescue of the righteous and the right. Hut It Is our belief that these splendid lighting men these Hners tho sons of the finest heroes In all hl.itory the descendants of tho martyred Dutch and the tortured Hugue nots It Is our belief, we say, that the blood of British pirates will he shed a rvhllo longer ere the English rabble and their American sympathizers eternal shame to them!-unite In brutal Jubilation over the murder of a state. I.I.M'.S TO A l.At !ll. Indianapolis Journal: When we sit down nt set of sun to count tho thlncs whteh hnve been done we're lucky If tbo over ului Is not of folks who have dono us. Judge: Harold 1 will make all my prop orty over to you after we are married, my der.r. Kdlth Tho Idea! What fun will there bo for me In spending my own money? Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Does Miss Hlf lln rldo her wheel as much as she did hist rear? It doesn't seem to me ns If 1 seo as much of her." "No. she's thinner." Chicago Tribune: Maud We are going to spend the summer nt the Hillside house, In tho Maroon mountains. Irene I was there a month or two last vear. It's a pleasant plnce, but 1 don't ilke tho table. They serve such weak coff tfe. - .Maud Yes, T know the eoffee's weak, but tho hamrnfx'k.s are stronc. Detroit Free Press: Hhe Mr. DeOraft Is a tempcrato man, Isn't he? He Very; 1 never saw him take a drink unless KomebortT else pain ror it. Hoston Transcript: Hyiuiex You profnss to bo a devoted believer In Christian Science, but 1 noticed that when you hart a tooth extracted the other day you took zas. Mentor-1 took the gas, not beeauso there Is such a thing as pain, but from fear that T might be led Into thinking that thero WU3 In tho excitement of the moment. Pittsburg Clironlrle: "The Hoer delegates wero received In the blue room," remarked Mm. Snnggs. "When the Interview was ovor," added Mr. Snaggs, "their feelings corresponded with the color of the room." Washlncton Star: "These nre ccnulno Havana clgnrs," said the connoisseur. "Oh," snld the man who always likes to bo In the lm:ortnnee, "and here nro soino gemilno Havana postage stamps." "What's Interesting about them?" "Nothing, except the fact that they nro Genuine." Clevelnnd Plain Dealer: "UlRgsby mar ried a llttlo woman because ho thounht he could overawe her by his physical su premacy." "Well?" "The stupid fellow didn't know thnt tho bosfllng proclivity of a woman Is almost Invariably In Inverse ratio to her size." too oi,i to in; i.ovion. Galveston News. Too old to bo loved! Oh, tho sighs that attend Tho llfo of tho man who in passing a friend Seen a sinister smllo that In covert grimace Says, "Look at that wrinkled und weather worn face!" Ho feels that tho enrth has no welcomo or room Kxcept In tho churchynrd a placo for his tomb; Ah, the flowers of youth may divert for a while. Hut too soon ah, too soon fades her glort ous smile. Too old to bo loved! Dot a passlonnte pang Told tho tnlo all too truly that Instantly sprang With tho anguish of death with tho wull of despair In my mind, and my heart found a sopul- cher there. They smllo as they pass mo "too old to bo loved!" When has ever my heart Inconsistency proved? When havo over my sentiments caused m, to acorn Too old to bo loved? So my sliver hulrs uream. Too old to bo loved? Not while, tlmo shall contend 'Gainst tho events that hurass tho trust of a friend. My face muy bo murked by the furrows of age, And my eyes growing dim gazing long on life s page, Hut yet while the Imprint which tortures mr brow Lingers heavily on mo I cannot nllow That for lovo I'm too old, nnd though boy. hood has fled I shall not bellevo that all friendship is deud. vie in popularity with serpes this , f.l , your inspection ot these new goods. VU.UU unlined, single and double