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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: VR1 DAY, JUNE 1, 100.
The Omaha Daily Dee
B ROSKWATHIl. Editor.
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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
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Subscribed and sworn before me this 1st
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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
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"they sought to measure money
i,v th,. number of bushels of wheat or
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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
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l e lieu in nit- tiuiMwihu V' .
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.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.
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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.
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