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I) THE OMAHA DA1LT fiBE: 1TK1DAV, J Uis rJ 'J'.i, imw. r.l i 11 3.1 nt ri w la nt w cl V, fr tn co St fa ( to S 111 to U4 rc tci th vl M Si The Omaha Daily Bee. K, ROSEWATER, Editor. PUBL18IIED EVERY MORNING. terms ok subscription: Daily Bee (without Sunday). Ons eur.$.0O Bally Hep mid Hunduv, Ono Your 8.C) Illustrated Bee, Ono Year 2.00 Hundav life. (Inn Yem 'i.W Saturday Bee, Ono Year IM wceaiy lice, uno vcar w Oft" ICRS'. Omaha; The Jloo Building. South Omaha; City Hall Building, Twen ty-Mfth and N directs. 'ouncll Ulurrn: 10 Pearl Street. Chicago: 1610 Unity Building. New York: Temple Court. Washington: 601 Fourteenth Street, tiloux City: fill I'ark Btrect. CORRESPONDENCE. PnmmiinlpaHnnu relnflnp- tn news and edl lorlal niatter Bhould he addressed: Omaha Hoe, Editorial Department. BUSINESS LETTERS. Business letters and remittances should ho nddresfed: The lieo Publishing Company, Omaha, REMITTANCES. Remit by draft. express or postal order, payable to The Bee Publishing Company. Only 2-cont stamps ncrepteti in payment of mall accounts. Personal checks, except on Omaha or Eastern exchange, not accepted. TII10 BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OK CIRCULATION. Etato of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss: George n. Tzschuck, secretary or The lieo Publishing company, being duly sworn, saj-H that the actual number of full and complete. coplcH of The Dally, Morning, Kvenlng and Sunday Bee, printed sturlng the iiiunui oi .May, iaw, was ns ioiiows 1 ..2H,:tr,o ..si7,r;ri) ..28,rt(IO ,.-7,lH() ,.2(1,SS0 ..'Jl,8IO ..27,(10(1 ..'M.rao ..'17, J 10 ..'J7, 1 10 ..i!(l,IKIO ..'27,r:u ..Ull.llld ..2(1,5 t() . .i.MI,:MO 17 un.-iro 2 3 4 t 7 18 20,000 13 U7,:ttO 20 2(1,770 21 20,110 22... 23... 21... 25... 2... 27... ..20.100 ..20,2;io ..20,310 ..20,010 ..20,200 ..20,2.10 10... 11... 12... 13... 14... IS... 16... i 25,800 29 20,210 30 20.0S0 31 2(1,2.-0 Total ...820.27.-. Less unsold and returned copies.... 11,212 'ot total sales r. 81M,o:i:t Net dally average 2(l,:i88 OEOHOE H. TZSCHUCK. Subscribed and sworn before me this 1st Hay of June, 1900. M. D. HUNG ATE. (Seal.) Notary Public. rAllTIIlS MOWING ruil SUMMER. I'nrllm leaving thr oily for (lip summer tuny Imvp Tlic lice Kent in tlii'in rcKUlnrly by millfjIiiK Thu lice nuslnpsn ofllpr, In person or by mull. Tim nililre wilt lie changed ns often iim ilenlrcil. If tho prohibitionists enn tnko n Kwnl low the other parties should he nhle to stand a full glass. Tho assets of the Ice trust not only shrink In delivery, but suffer u severe contraction when the tax assessment is to be mnde. Hryan should he careful to have his )Ibs and chickens carefully guarded out on tho farnrMvhen the Tammany tiger conies, to visit him. While referring to trusts do not over look the political trust formed by com bination of democratic, populist and sil ver republican organizations. Hrynn evidently thinks he will have more debating than he can attend to with his opponents without being forced to have ono with his running mate. In 1800 Nebraska furnished candidates to head two presidential tickets the popocratle and tho prohibition. This year Its apportionment seems to have been cut down. Is It simply a coincidence that that 11111 boom met with Its lirst frost In Ar kansas, tho statu of Chairman Jones, tho Intimate political contldant or Wil liam J. Bryan? If J. Sterling Morton speaks with au thority for the gold democrats the In vitation to climb up on the Chicago platform and embrace Hrynn is' declined without even thanks. Tho European powers are united on the proposition that China must not be partitioned for the reason they cannot agreo among themselves which Is to liavo tho choicest portions. Tammany making a pilgrimage to Lincoln to pay homage at the shrine of Bryan should furnish tho theme tor an other great picture pretty enough to frame for every reform household. Ttin deadly cannon cracker Is already beginning to get In Its work, although the Fourth of .Inly is nearly ij week off. The list of killed and wounded when made up will be longer than any that was cabled from Cuba during the last war. The popocrats all poso as I.lncolns und Washlngtons, hut the commandant nt the Mllford Soldiers' homo falls short of tho Ideal tJeorgo owned up when he chopped down the tree and did not try to shift the responsibility onto someone else. The city of Omaha is almost on tho point of doing business on a cash batis and sinking tho current warrant In debtedness. In this connection It Is worthy of noto that City Treasurer 1 leanings, under whoso administration this result has been brought about, Is a republican. No sooner Is the Investigation held at the Mllford Soldiers' homo than ono Is ppruug nt tho Orand Islam! institution It might bo more economical, as well as convenient, for the governor to appoint permanent committee ou investigation of state Institutions. Tho only trouble .would be to induce anyone to accept tho place on account of tho great amount of Work Involved. County Attorney Shields has (piashed tho last information against the alleged school board boodlers on tho pretenso that tho evidence at hand would not Justify probecutlon. Tho chief souvenir of tho Incident which roninlns for the people therefore takes tho shape of an Interesting reivort from tho school board investigating commltteo and n tnoro in teresting bill of expenses paid to the lawycru couductiug the Investigation. amkiiilax moors ivti ciiixa. There Is some criticism of President McKlnley for ordering troops to Chliiii. It has been characterized as a usurpa tion of executive authority and also as a wrong against a country with which the United States is at pence. Tho antl-Imperlallsts promise to make use of It to further their cause. The Anglophobes will profe.xn to sec In It a purpose to help England, although It manifestly can be of no more bcni'lU or advantage to tlntt country 'than to any other of the powers having Inter ests In China.'' It is a very delicate and serious (pies tlon, certainly, but wo are unable to see. any good reason for t lie ehrtrgo of usurpation on the part of tho president. Is It not his duty to do nil that Is pos sible to protect or to secure protection for American olllclals and citizens In China whose lives nnd property are In peril? When our minister at 1'ekln re ported that the legation was In dnuger and asked for protection, what would have been thought of the president If ho had replied that tho government could glvo them no protection? There nro some who think that the American missionaries in China, who are there under treaty agreement, should be loft to take caro of themselves, but it Is clearly the right and duty of this gov ernment to Insist that China shall ob serve treaty obligations. It Is to be hoped It will not be neces sary to send any more troops to China, but we believe the administration has acted In tills grave matter from n high sense of duty and purely with refer ence to American Interests and wo do not doubt that Its 'course will bo ap proved by the Intelligent nnd fair- minded Judgment of the country. ACCKl'T AMXESrr. The acceptance of amnesty by nine prominent I'llipino leaders who were held as prisoners at Manila Is the first result of the proclamation recently Is sued by General MacArthur and It Is Important. The men who have taken the oath of allegiance and acknowledged the sovereignty of the United States are among the ablest and most Influ ential of the Filipinos who organized tho insurrection and their course can not fall to have a decided effect upon niauy of their countrymen. It Is safe to assume that when it shall become generally known among the Filipinos that such leaders as Buencanilno nnd General IMo del Pilar have accepted the terms of tills government, thou sands of them will conclude that these terms are fair and just and will lay down their arms. It has been stated, on the authority of Agouclllo, that Agulnaldo will not accept amnesty and will continue re sistance to American authority,, but the Filipino chief may soon lind himself without followers or with wo few as to offer no resistance of consequence, even In the form of guerrilla warfare. The offer of amnesty will remain In force ninety days and it Is possible to ac complish a great deal in that time, par ticularly If the pronilnoirt Filipinos who have accepted It shall make an effort to induce their countrymen to follow their example, as It is to bo presumed they will. A favorable beginning has been made and It gives promise of grat ifying results. The puelllcntlon of Lu zon seems a possibility of the not re mote future. JO CUM' till Willi Bit V AX. Representative Sul.er of New York. who wants the nomination for the vlcu presidency nt Kansas ity, Is on his way to liiucoln to co, m- with Mr. Rrynn, It Is said at the .'quest of thu latter. Sulzer Is the most ardent, if not tho most conspicuous, among the urynnltes of the Umpire state. Richard Crokor, tho Taniuiany boss, and former United States Senator Murphy, will leave New York today, also for a con ference with Mr. Rrytin. It Is stated that Crokor Is out for 10 to I, because he is convinced that Uryun would not accept the noiniuatiou unless this Issue were well set forth tn the platform. Ills object In going to Lincoln, there fore, Is probably to ascertain who the lender prefer as his running mate. There are several Now York asplrantf,. but Crokor has refused to indorse any of them, so that he Is free to throw tho Tannnany Influence and votes to whoever Mr. Hryan shall designate. Murphy favors tho reatlirniatioii of the Chicago platform in its entirety and would probably not object to taking the second place on the Kansas City tjeket, though he Is not likely, to bo serlouslv thought of In view of the fact Mint he Is the leader of a faction of the New York democracy and therefore not of the highest availability. There will prolmbly be other confer ences with Mr. Hryan before tho na tional convention, but none will havo greater Interest than that of tho Tam many chieftain, particularly for tho populist supporters of .Mr. Hryim. They know that Crokor as a politician has no real sympathy with their principles. They know that he Is a wealthy' man who did not acquire his wealth In legitimate business und did not Inherit It. They know that he spends most of his time ami money In Fngland, where ho maintains a stable , of racing horses nnd is a prominent llgure in sporting circles. Crokor may not be quite as corrupt a nian as was his predecessor at the head of Tiunniauy, Ross Tweed, but ho is not generally regarded as an example of integrity. Crokor is not In politics from a sense of patriotic duty or with an unseltlsh motive. He has made It pay and Is still making it pay. If Rrynn should bo elected thu Tam many chieftain would have a claim upon him which would be urged for all It was worth and it Is not to be doubted that he would command for his organ ization all tho recognition he desired. Tnniuiany would very likely becomo a greater factor in uatlonal politics than It has over been. Croker, Murphy nnd Sulzer. Theso are representative of the class ;,of polltl- I clans who would be most influential ui. it- i i i, .it M'i,r ,"" .........pw....... w would have much to say In the selec- lion oi a camnei ami mo appointment of ambassadors and ministers, as well numerous olllclals at home. They these men, refuse to listen to their coun sel and to In some degree heed it. MAKH XU XKW MISTAKKS. The Hoard of Education is at liberty to expend $lo),000 for the erection of the proposed High school building or rather one of the wings of the structure planned by its architect. In exercising tho discretion vested in It under Mie bond proposition, members of the board should always ifoar In mind that they are expected to use their best Judgment in the interest of the city of Omaha rather than follow their private Inclina tions. In other words, they should en deavor to ninke such expenditure of tho money as will insure for Omaha a llrst class llreproof High school building commensurate with the need of Greater Oinaha and creditable from every point of view as a public building. It is patent to all who have given the subject any consideration that $150,000 will not sulllco for the erection and completion of the mnln front of tho pro posed structure unless the construction Is cheapened and the llreproollng aban doned. If this is done tho new building will be as much of a llretrap as the old one and the prime object of the friends of tho public schools w.ho voted the bonds will bo frustrated. It Is self-evident that tho proper course for the board to pursue under tl,o circumstances Is to erect tho west wing of the building llrst, which can bo built of lireproof materials and completed In every respect wlthlu tho limit of the fund nt Its disposal. The mere fact that an excavation has already been made for the main front would not Justify the board In building a llretrap on the east front of the old High school, nor will tho community sanction the ex penditure of the entire ?1."0,000 on the superstructure with tho Idea that tho additional money necessary to complete the Interior will be voted at the next election. There Is always an uncer tainty about voting bond issues and If tho bonds should fall cither at the polls of by technical defect in the Issue Omaha would bo deprived of High school facilities for an Indellnlto period. When public bodies mako mistakes It is much better to retrace Minn to persist In the wroug course just to punish the peopk who pointed out the mistakes, or, worse, to Inflict an Irreparable injury upon a whole community. Tho sliver men among tho democrats are evidently not absolutely certain that Ri to 1 will meet with favor at the com ing convention. They are bringing all the lights of free coinage to Kausus City to hold a silver campiueotlng dur ing the days preceding the convention in hopes that enough Inspiration will bo loft over lo carry them through the convention. Tho announcement Is made that the speech of Rill Oldham nominating Mr. Hryan In the Kansas City convention has been completed nnd advance copies n-epared for the press. Of course It was d by Mr. Hryan before It was ac eo, jd U its final form. When it conies to machine work the Kansas City con vention will yield tho palm to none. Now Jhat Mie war In South Africa Is Hearing an end tho Kugllsh are waking up to the fact that their hospital service Is poor ami that the army ambulances are out-of-date, sprlngless vehicles. Tho sick and the wounded could have fur nished this Information long sago, if stories of correspondents are to bo be lieved. Just Imagine any private llrm or In dividual entering into n contract for the erection of a building which is ulti mately to cost a half million dollars, as the school board Is doing with reference to the now High school. As a sample of architectural hypnotism the High school promises to be a lasting inouuinent. Tho projected series of popular con certs should by all means, be located In a central part of the city, but in ilxlng on Mie location tho commltteo should make sure that ample room Is to bo had. it would be foolish to select a site that would not accommodate the people who will be uttrncted for tho occasion. A few years ago range horses would not sell for enough to pay tho freight charges for shipping them In, The other day 1,000 of them were sold on thu South Omaha market for a good price. Tho stimulus of republican Mines gives work for both man and beast. A Wlxp Precaution, Washlnston I'ost. In considering tho statement of a Cblnesa ofliclal always us0 tho salt-shaker liberally. Aitrpe to DlniiKiTp. Indianapolis Ncwn. So long as tho able statesmen of this country keep on quarreling among them selves about who shall have tho honor ot demolishing monopolies tho trusts may con sider themselves comparatively safe. Cnlniult)- l'UU llnpoiMiliir. Cleveland Lender. Calamity walling will have llttlo effect lhs year, when ovcry man who wants work can llnd omploymont at good wages. When the pockets and stomachs of the pcoplo aro empty, us they wero during tho greater part ot tho disastrous democrats panic, It is easy to mako them swallow any economic remedy that Is prescribed for their Ills, ItevpiillnR l-'nmllr fircret. New York Tribune. According to the moro or less roverend Ram Jones the Georgia democrats are 4 lot of damnable red-nosed rascals. The testi mony Is of doucstlo pattern, Jones being himself a "Georgia, democrat," and knowing all about their moral qualities and chromatic would bo consulted in regard to policies, j man government are offered for sale la Now courteous and touching letter to' the dauah I domestic and foreign. What kind of . Y,rk nt, 8S'i nml Interest. Money Is cheaper , tcr of Colonel Do Vlllcbols-Mareulll' tho1 an administration would It be that was 1 'Jl?,? a"y ,lnh,cr nntanclnt CP"tcr, f , Krcnc lc who fell lighting for tl.. 1 dominate, or to any extent influenced "onHerS j ?'? XlZ a rl hio ! by such politicians? And whatever municipal bonds are also offered for salo In . 8tono which I have had placed In the church' limitless and decision of character Mr. Now, ork- T1o United states Is evidently i yanl of Uos.lof , mc ' . of yo 'c ,"uhrpLID Hryan may have ho could not, as. a "7"' .. . . . . . . .. , to that of n creditor nation. and If It nrove. in i, i. .t.n V. "l i iii'nuif iiiiit innitffwi in- Tin nuciisTimrn ni I I ' - n otiuii uisu up rnt fnflfll decorations. Tho picture ho draws Is I not flattering, and It is open to the orgatilin- I tlon to deny Its verisimilitude, much as tho n,BUInCnt may lack plausibility. MnrUril I'lnnnelnl Itrvolntlnn. Sprlnglleld Hepubllcun. , Ken .MIsiMiiirl Would KleU. Kansas City Star. In the first place It Is exceedingly doubt ful whether the incorporation of a prohibi tion plank In the democratic platform nt Kansas City would lnsuro to Mr. Hryan 1,000,000 tomperanco votes. But even if It would, where would the profit como In, of fcnlnlng the support of tho prohibitionists and alienating the great army of democrats who Insist on the right of every American citizen to regulnto tho drink question for himself? Tho democrats couldn't carry even Missouri on a sumptuary platform. t 1 1 1 : o u o a 1 1 itoosii v t: ir. An InlerrMliiK, I'osIIIvp nml C'on- (iin(l- (irinrliiu: .linn." Now York Sun. The admiration, tho feeling of almoH per sonal uffctlon which many millions of Americans havo for Thcodoro Ucoicvclt ought to make him, and undoubtedly do nuko him, nt once very pio'ud and very humble. No man cun help being proud of a popularity won by no mean arts; won, in fact, by sleadfust duty In inconspicuous posts. No man can help feeling humblo in tho presence ot multitudes holding tuca sentiment toward him. They steady and sober him. They bind him to still moro faithful and reboluto endeavor to bo what their generous confldenco holds him to be. They teach him tho feebleness of ltidlvUuiI effort and tho sustaining utrength of tbo public. Roosevelt is no hero or genius, but Jus', n fine, bravo, hearty, hontst, manly follow, trained In many schoals of life, ab o!ut ly democratic, absolutely American, ambitloui with a high ambition, and having a siniulur fiUt for lnBPlrIB a personal liking or dla- 'S oax ngu. out h You may swear by him, or you may swear at him, but you can't bo Indifferent about him. Ho owes almost an much to his cne mles as to his friends. Ho Is meat to tho caricaturists and they have helped make him famous. Newspapers have tilcJ to write him down. Ho has been snoared ut. Jumped upon, ur.athoniatlzcd. He never held any but subordinate offices until he was governor, and yet by persistence, by ludustry, by main pluck and essential energy ho became a leading flguro In tho public eye, a man to be reckoned with. Reform ers nnd machinists have bad Jhelr quarrclu with him. Mugwump and unregencrnte fis's havo been shaken in his face. All tho tlm he has been pegging away at someth ng worth doing, and has tried to do It well whether ho was writing books or legis lating at Albany or cowpunchlng, hunting mountain sheep or spoilsmen or Spaniards. Peeplo got to suylng, "This man Roose velt seems to do about what ho thinks Is right and doesn't caro a rap for the conse quences. Ho must be all right." "Too impetuous," said some ot the men with whom wisdom will die; "no Judgment." Well, in 1S98 ho resigned his olllco as ais st ant secretary of tho navy and enlisted In tho Spanish war, against tho almost unani mous Judgment of his friends.. They told hlin his place wn,Hn Washington. Ho thought his place wHln Cuba. There was no bluster about his 'attitude. He said very modestly and qUIetlj'' that ho thought 1. was bis duty to go''to' war; that there he could bo moro useful, and thnt as he had talked war, ho ought to bo la tho fight. This Judgment has been Justified. His im petuosity is of speech rather thnn action, and ho has amply demonstrnt?d his pos session of sound Judgment In public affairs. SUch is Thcodoro Roosevelt, an Interest ing, positive nnd constantly growing man. Ho Is a solid nnd stalwart character. What further honor may yet como to him. no man can tell; but this can bo raid of him with Justice: Whatever he ha.i had to do so far ho has done with honor and err lit. HOW TUB ltl'I.K WO UK. A Kpw ItPiiiurkM to np in ex-rain Who Snj- l'riitPGllnii MnUen Triiato. Philadelphia Trusts. Every loal democrat mutt, of party ne cessity, bo fully persuaded In his own mind that protection Is, nmong other iniquities, directly responsible for trusts. As a good democrat ho cannot bo allowed to know anything but that tho tariff is tho mother cf monopolies and of trade combinations. It Is to tho republican policy of fostering domestic Industries that wo owe tho groat combines which crush out competition on tbo ono hand and on tho other load up tho eharo market w-rih unlimited Issues of wat ered stock. Thc3o evils aro tho direct re sults of republican domination, according to nil democratic authority. An Indirect result, according to the samo nuthorlty, h tho periodical reaction In tho slinro markot by which watered stocks aro "squeezed" and their fictitious values wiung out of them as water la wrung from a spongo, to tho disturbance of general business and tho ruin of Innocent Investors. All that Is tho work of republican protection, anJ It Is tho duty of good democrats to fight agnlnst this unsound policy nnd turn the bad republicans out of power. Yesterday tho Hank of England reduced its discount rato of 3 per cent, partly be cause of Increasing confidence In tho ro turn of peaco in South Africa and partly becauso of Improvement In tho European financial situation. liast week was n "black wcok" In Tiorlin and a panic prevailed there so disastrous that It shook every bourse on tho continent. Yesterday tho Berlin markot was quiet and it was believed that tho dangor of general Insolvency, which for a time seemed impending, was averted, at least, for tho moment. What was the occasion for tbo panic in Dcrliu? What happened to causo such a calamitous excitement ns provnllod thcro during tho "black weok?" Precisely what happens hero when thcro Is a collapse In tho sharo market. The watorcd stocks of tho trusts and monopo lies and combines wero "squeezed" and the high prices to which they had been marked up by 'speculative manipulation were cut down 40, BO nnd 60 per cent and In some cases artificial values woro wiped out altogether. Tho disruption occurred In tho lino of "iron industrials," that la, In tho stocks of tho truet monopolizing tho Iron nnd steel Interests, Theso trust stocks broko first, but lator, demoralization spread through tho entlro actlvo list of tho Berlin exchange. Aro there, then, trusts and combines and monopolies In Germany? So It ejems! In deed, It appears from tho stock lists there must bo moro trusts organlzod In Herlln than In any other known locality except, pornaps, Trenton, N. J. A our American I trusts nro tho direct offspring of our nro j tectlve tariff it should logically follow that thcro must bo a tremendously protcctlvo 1 lar,It existing in (Jcrmany to produce such i n crP of monopolistic trusts. So far from this being tho case, howovcr, It Is the trusts that may possibly produce a protoctlve tariff. It is. of all things In this world. American competition that has punctured the bubblo of the "Iron Industrials" In Her lln, nnd tho Iron Interests aro demanding protective duties to keep American Iron ann steel out of tho German markets. It In a poor rule that will not work both ways and it the tariff creates trusts, why sbou'd not trusts create a tariff J Thrnn nnr -,, !,.,. I . I. I l .t n... WAMMJ W.l IV .1MIICA. lrtHs nnd Incident, OvrrlnoUc.l I., I H.-iM.i-tPr,. i uespuo mo voiunio ot criticism fired at j txird Methuen of Moddcr river memory, his I heart Is tenderly sympathetic and his cour- to you. I could not place vour fatherVa hn.lv In a Roman Catholic churchyard, as I feel sure you would have wished, but the funeral rites wero carried out by Monsieur lo Compto do llroda, and mllltury honors wer ncrnr,ii..i I mm. wo nil regret tho death of an accom j pllshed nnd gallant soldier, but ho preferred death to becoming a prisoner. Let me con vey to you my sympathy nnd the sympathy of my comrades In your sorrow." Whllo In Pretoria, writes Webster Davis In tho July Success, I saw n Doer who had been wounded eleven times with a JJrlttsh lnncc, that awful weapon ot tho horse dra goons, and is alive and recovering. Ho said he was only anxious to got out and fight again. On my way to tho Transvaal capital I saw n whltc-halrcd man of 73, his son of IS. nnd his grandson of 14, side by sldo tn a trench; nnu sucu scenes were not uncommon At u 1..... 1 . , . r i nr, ,, Col0tV,an1 the Tugela L , Cnnnn "Uo bchI,,(1 V mu. Ai a ranroau ? li.u I lna oUiman lacl"S th l'lnt - 1- . .u . i"""- on another occasion. I mot tin nep.i Ur.fr riding toward tho Tugela with a barefooted boy "Can you shoot, my boy?" I asked. Ha replied: "if father is killed I get his gun nnd place." Tho earl of Alrlle, who was killed In battle near i-roioria, at which Lord Roberts de . , . n ..... feated Commandant Hotha. boasted n utin m. . .I01 Vor 150 ycarB bcfore tho creation of the earldom In 1633 his an- costers had been parous Ogllvy of Alrlle. Davie Stanley William Druramond Ogllvy was his full name. Ho was born In 1806 mm umereu me nrmy young, becoming n lieutenant nt 18 and gradually rising In rank until he becamo colonel of tho Twelfth Royal Lancers. Through generation lifter genera tion nis lamny lias been noted for the gal i,.mry ol us sons, and the dead earl was Is an "official gate," but tho term Is ap no exception, ' pie(1 t0 tuo cntirQ crolln r buildings com ,,, Gcorgo . an Slclcn of New York, chair- nan of tho American Hoor commlttej. has ssucd a pamphlet called "American Scntl - Issued a pamphlet called "American Scntl - mont 011 the Boer War." It contains the rcsuiis, or a poll taken by clergymen of th' wall, which Is entered through a wide gato-Unltc-d States on tho opinion of their con- way with high, carved pillars on cither hand gregatlons with regard to tho llocr war. and huge, painted doors. In the center of Tho clergymen woro asked to have tho ! tho mass ot buildings are the private living members of their congregations subscribe rooms of tho ofliclal nnd those of his wlfo tO OUe Or tho Other nt thnaa lii-rt .In.n.ln. nnd rnnpnhlnpH If ho Vina nnv. In thn plrnln uvun. 1. bach person whose namo and address uic suuscnoea nereto votes In favor of tho United States offering to mediate between Great Ilrltaln and the two South African republics, for tho purpose of putting a flop 10 ine war now going on. 'i. Each person whose namo and address aro subscribed hereto votes In favor of Great Britain In her war to connuer tho .. ... 1 two soutn Atrican renubllrs Up to June 12 Mr. Slclcn says that he had received answers from 2 D00 clergymen accon'l'Ilshed. If tho ofllclnl be a maglstrato The numbers of the slgne-s of tho votes s-nt his Yamen also contains a prison, nnd his back to him by tho clergymen stood as fol- uan"-n at an,y lows:- No. 1, 106 830- No " 1 345 , execute tho sentence pronounced by their ' ' ' ' master on the culprits brought before him. i-mU U,lr,SC"k WIn0 'S B.n(il"S oxcclI(,nt Tho policemen ofrekin are. or at least vl X rJi V? AT,ranByaBl to th0 N'ow were, armed chiefly with small drums, which ork Commercial Advertiser. Is to wrlfo a they beat loudly In order, It is presumed, to book about the war for tho Harpor'r. Scull jet burglars know that they aro coming. All Is a young American who starlcJ for tho night long tho watchmen beat their way Transvaal with no natural advantages ex-1 around tho streets, and as a natural con cept a Harvard education. Fomc money and sequence aro said to make fow arrests. The credentials as correspondent of tho Cora-1 pigeons ot Pekln havo each n light whlstlo morclal Advertiser. In London he applied tied to their tails, which give forth a loud In vain for a correspondent's pats; dc'ay ' sound as they fly. Tho blind also use drums aftor dolay occurred; meanwhile nuller hal'to unnounco their coming and warn other left tho coast. "Glvo It up," advised tho ' people to get out of their way. newspaper men of London. "Your pass will I como too late." One street in Pekln Is constantly filled "I'll go without a pass," said Mr. Scull. ! with processions of big, shaggy two-humped "Preposterous!" said the law. respecting camels from Mongolia and Manchuria. Some Britons. ' of them aro gaunt, starved-looklng beasts, Mr. Scull sailed for Capetown, was do- their coats grimy with coal dust. It Is their talned there, slipped into a rifle brigade and work to carry sacks of coal from tho wost mndo his way to tho front without a pass. " bills into tho capital. Other fatter and Another correspondent fell ill nnd was ro- i better-kept animals are used to transport called. Mr. Scull took that correspondent's ,eu from tne capital far away over the great place. brown plains to tho north. He had started from America cn an errand Tno caravans of camels aro arranscd In apparently hopeless nnd when Duller's n curious way. Twenty of the great beasts forces entered Ladysmlth Mr. Scull was tha 1 wl" bo ',,accd um,er lho of " 8lnKl0 first man within tho town. I'KHSOXAl, IMMNTUUS. Ex-Governor Taylor of Kentucky will en gago la the Insurance business in Indian apolis, where he will In future reside. Tho Journalists' club of London proprhes to raise a monument to Archibald Forbes, the famous war correspondent, and has begun tho collection of funds for that pur pose. In addition to knowing the Oriental char acter ns well ns any diplomat In tho east. Edwin Conger, tho American minister to 1 China, has the -distinct advantngc of being ablo to speak several Chinese dialects It Is reported In London that Lord Roberts ' wil be back In thnt city by September, that ; ho has raado several engagements for that month nnd that ho has ordered his town houso to bo ready for his arrival nbout that time. Pat Sheedy met Howard Gould in Paris tbo other day nnd declined to play a friendly gamo of cards with the millionaire, who hap pened to bo lonely, on tho plea that the young magnate's letter of credit would not stand tho strain. Whllo tho northwestern spring wheat crop Is in dnngcr from persistent drought, cot ton and corn la the south are suffering from Incessant rains. Since April 1 last twenty- two Inches of rain has fallen In central Alabama, ono-third of it during the current month. General .Miles says that his first promo tlon was backward. Having tcsn elccied ministers nre hung several Chinese motions, second nontenant la the Twonty-qocond which, by those familiar with tho dovlous Masjachusdts voluntcors ut tho outbreak methods of Oriental diplomacy, nro looked of tho civil war, he soon rccelvol a capUln's upon as fine cxamplrs of Irony. "To do gool commission, and then it few days later a ( Is tho highest pleasuro" Is a literal trans nontenant's, with tho Information that the 1 latlon of ono of tho mottoes. ".May hoaven first was sont by mistake. Tho Rev. Dr. Arthur H. Smith, who Is one of tho missionaries In peril from the Boxeni In Chluu, U a Chicago man. For over a quarter of u century ho has been connected with tbo work of tho American board of foreign mhslons In China. Recently he has been stationed nt tho Congregational hos pital at Shan-Tung, near Pekln. "I ncknnwledgo your superior Judgment for Roosevelt's unanimous nomination." Such Is the wording of a dispatch said to havo been sent by M. A. Hanua In Phila delphia to T. C. Piatt In New York after It was all over. A diagram Bhould proporly go with this story to show whero Mr. Hanna stood when ho winked tho othor oyo. Tho Now York Prcfs sounds a noto of warning against much drinking of strong tea. "Tho, highly astringent qunllty of strong ten," It says, "produces ns unhealthy con striction of the alimentary canal, obstruct digestion and leads to more than half the diseases of thn human race. Necessity Is the mother of Invention, experience the mother of learning, constipation U tho Aiotner 01 maiaum,-- Thk Nkxt Numhkr or The Illustrated Bee Will Contain n Notable. Series of Bryan . PLCTyRES Hhowlnc MR. 11 R VAN AT HOME and ON HIS FARM. 1'notograpbs ruado for The Ueo by spe cial nppotntmcnt with Mr. Drycn by The Hoe's stalT photographer. rrontUploce PORTRAIT OK MR. II RYAN. On! .Inly 1-llny It. Tli:. TSI.V AM) l'HKIN. Sonip KnclR Aliont Two Timm Wliprp Trouble In UrpwIiiK. Tien Tsln. the second Chinese city occupied by tho allied forces, is the river port of the province Che-Li. It Is a walled city situated at tho Junction of the Grand canal with tho Pel-IIo eighty miles south vi 1 tniu uuij uuuub iiiuij-inr uiuva ui mi- riVCr from Taku, which was reduced by tho flsn shlpB on the 17th Inst. Until 1872 of I'ekln and about thirty-five miles up tho Tien Tsln was merely n military post for tho 1 protection of river commerce, but tt Is now 1 io Huoums nnn me settlements, wnicn are nrinn rn... ...1.1.1. n.i ... .1... natives tho Red Hnmboo Grove, are situated two miles from the city nnd consist of French, Drltlsh nnd American concessions. The threo divisions of Tien Tsln nro sur rounded by a rampart known as Snn-ko-lln-san's Polly, because It was thrown up In 1858 by tho tartar general, Sung-ko-lln-sln, ns n ' Ml'lttDC flfciUlHDi lilU UltllOM. 1 Ul! til MUa 1 ,t-..i .1 . i ,u defense against the British. Tho city was there in 1S3S, but it was not until 1863 that , it was opened to foreign commerce and ! trade. Tien Tsln is pronounced "tyen cheen" I by tho Chinese and literally translated Is Heaven's Pord. In I'ekln and In other Chlneso cities nil the native ofTlcIala us well as the foreign leprescntatlves live In what Is called "Vnnipnn." T.llernllv trnnslutntl. 11 Ynmptl 1 prising the ofliclal resld 1 ings nre arranged In n circles, nftcr the plan of ' within tho other, which 1 prising the olflclal residence. Theso bulld- scrles of concentric f flip fnitr rlMnfl nnn ' within tho other, which comprise I'ekln, and tho whole group Is surrounded by a high nuoui ine privnio apartments are mo rooms of bis secretaries, his waiting rooms, and lne '"'go omciai court, or reception room. Around the Insldo of tho Inclosing wall nre tho llttlo huts where llvo tho hordo ot Befvants and "runners" by which every vnniese punim mnn ts surruunueu. 11 m tno duty of tuls latter cluss to shout loudly wnen distinguished guests call upon their maf)ter, to follow nnd form n procession bo- l. I ... t. 1. - .. ,L. . .. r, .1 . 111,1,1 uiui m.-ii uu kuub uut ui iuc kuiu im I to do all tho "dirty work" which he wants man, who sits high up between tho humps of the leader. The others nro nil fastened to the first, a ropo running from tho nose of each to tho tall of tho next. A big bell, two feet In diameter, Is tied about tho neck ill the last camel, so that when It stops Its perpetual clanging the driver In front may bo warned that' something Is wrong with his charges. The one building In Pekln which should have, perhaps, the most Interest for for eigners 1r the Tsung-li-Yumen, or head quarters of tho Chinese Board of Foreign I Affairs. Tho building Itself, like most public buildings in China, Is not Imposing. It con- j slats of a largo and handsomely cirved gto- ni- with a HprlpH nf rei-nntlnn halls lia'Mni tmnii nnri nmtiv i..nt fhinpso cardtn )n tho center. Tho board was founded In 1S60 nnd consists of a president, eight mln- J isters, six chief secretaries, two assistant secretaries, und thirty clerks of departments. Somo idea of tho relatlvo Importance In ' which tho different foreign nations aro held by tho Chinese may bo gathered from the j number of clerks which aro arslgned to each. , Thus tho English and Russian departments havo six clerks each and tho French nnd tho United States departments seven, whlln four are assigned to tho Maritime Defense department. All communications from min isters of foreign powers to tho government ot China are sent to this body, which also I appoints all tho diplomatic representatives of China to foreign countries. In tho room in tho Tsung-ll-Yamen which is devoted to the reception of tho foreign and eirth enjoy great poaco" Is nnothor and "Center, outsldo, peace, happiness" a third. In explanation of the last quote I motto It Is stated that China is tho center and all tho remainder of tho earth Is In cluded in the outside. A fourth motto, 'the meaning of which It Is difficult to undsr stand, reads: "When tho tea la half made tho fragrance arises." Hot t'l-iimiile AunhiMt TmKlnily (e. Louisville Courier-Journal. It behooves the other candidates for tho vice presidency to get a move on them If thoy expect tn hold thnlr own against Ignatius Donnelly. In his letter of no ceptnnce Ignatius lights Into thu money devils, octopuses and things In linn style, bopping onto the "beastly reptile In the swamp, bloated with filth and sleeping away his wrotched existence," and socking It to tho "troglodyte In his cavern, cracking the leg bones of his victims to extract tho marrow for his cannibalistic feast." If the oth'er boys don't hurry up Ignatius will havo the whole plutocratic menagerie cleaned out before anybody cite can get a chance t It THU Ml.-fl IIV CMI.. OIobe-Demorrnt Operations In China re semble expeditions to tho north pole. The original explorers require two or three re lict columns tn pull them through. Indianapolis Journal- It Is thought In Washington that tho United States may have, to furnish 10.000 men ns Us quota of tho International force operating In China. Such ,n land force, with the war ships now there or soon to bo there, would bo a fairly Im pressive display of American stiength. I Chicago Chronicle: Should the war be come general It Is doubtful that the com bined forces of Europo can suppress It In 1 ten years on account of the physical nnd moral conditions of tho Chlneso empire. Such a war would havo to exhaust tho teem ing millions- before a conclusion could bo forced. Minneapolis Journal: Our government is now acting with the other powers to ward off n common danscr nnd to perforin the urgent duty of protecting our citizens abroad. Wo havo taken no territory from China; we do not want to tnko any. Hut we shall de mand Indemnity, of course, for tho dnmngrs sustained In Tien Tsln nnd I'ekln nnd else where, nnd future notion will bo governed by tho conditions In which our government finds Itself. Chicago News: Today tho situation In China appears to bo a modllled version of that In South Africa nt tho beginning of the wnr. Vast resources somo 10.000 miles from the battlefield hnve little effect In deciding tho contest. A horde of Chinese can over power n handful of Europeans quite nn easily ns though there wero no Innumerable legions thousands of miles behind tho hand ful. England set tho powers an example. The two things needed In China nro men nnd guns nnd until they arrive, apparently, noth ing clso will do much good. Detroit Journal: Tho Chlneso seem to havo somo fight In them. Their forts' guns face outward. They aro at least not cow nrdly whero thoy outnumber tho allied forces a hundred to one. Somehow they shoot strulghter than was expected. The namo of the Boxers Is legion. What thn government Is doing, what it will do Is a profound secret. Pekln has becomo sud denly as remoto ns when, forty years ago, England declared war ou China for seizing nnd destroying opium bolo'nglng to British merchants, and claimed the Island of Kong Kong as the penalty for tho attempt lo break up their Immoral trade. Chicago Tribune: Merely as a picturesque and remarkable combination of soldiers this international army is enough to fire ono's Imagination. If there should bo actual bat tles it will bo both Interesting and Instruct ive to noto tho comparative fighting powers of tho different forces, from tho ovcrdrlllod and automatic Russians) to tho undcrdrtllcd nnd Individualistic Americans. The incen tive to emulation should bo grcnt nmong such varied rivals. It Is to bo hoped tho Chlneso government and people will como to their senses beforo there Is any real war, hut If they continue their present courso tho next fow months may bring grave and Important events for all concerned. Detroit Free Tress: Tho tlmo for the dis mantling nnd parceling out of the ancient empire, greater In extent than all the Euro pean countries combined, In at hand, pro vided only that there can bo amicable agree ment ns to distribution of the spoils. There hna been no conformity to the rules under which modern wars aro reached or averted. The accepted requirements of diplomacy have been brushed aside. Tho prerogatives ot government havo been transferred to army and navy otllcers, nnd thoso at homr selected to cxerclao tho supreme functions of control are In tho dark. It Is a re minder of medloval control by dominant strength rather than tho equities that are supposed to prevail in our modern civiliza tion. I 1 ClIAl'I-' THAT GIIUHItS. Philadelphia North American: "What a heathenish lot theso Chinese boxer., nre." "Oh, I don't know, thcro's that St. Louis mob." Chicago Record: "Pa, who was the pre historic man? "Ho was a Joyous being who didn't lmv to buy threo or four pairs of children's shoes every Saturday night." Philadelphia Press: "I suppose the demo cratic leaders will wax hot over the trusts." "O! I think not. They'll liuve the New York Ico trust to keep them cool." Harper's Bazar: "What was tho cause of tho latest quarrel between Mr. und Mrs. Bickers?" "Mrs. Bickers eaught her husband lying on 0110 of her sofa cushions." Washington Star; "Sometimes," said Uncle Ebcn, "a mun gits lef by beln' too Intelligent. He done wanes his tlmo puttln' up nhgumcnts while de yutliuh folkh Is out liuatUn' fuw votes." Homcrvllle Journal: Vouna; Professor Give mo an example of sarcasm. Sweet Junloress The phrase "Man's superiority to woman." Puck: She Two wcekH seems such a short vacation. He That depends on whero you spend it. I struck a place whero It seemed long. Chicago News: Biggs (to cabman) What will .vou charge to tako mo and my wlfo to Blank's liolul? Cuhman Ono dollar, sir. Biggs And how much for taking me alone? Cnbinun Tho sumo ono dollar. Biggs (to his wife) There, my dear, you see how much you nro valued at. Detroit Journal; There was a sensation when the debutante entered. "A veritable child of nature!1' cried tha poet, la rapture. Tho society woman raised her lorgnette, "Ah!" she observed. "But who, pray, ure her grandparents?" This", after all, wns the important con sideration. Chicago Tribune: "Moat of tho crowd," said tho matron with the sqtiaro Jaw, who was presiding at tho picnic, "seems to havo gono boating down tho creek. Is there any one hero that ever HvpiI on n farm und hns n good voice for culling hogs?" "Yes'm," unswered ono ot tho men stand ing by. "Wilt T wUli vnllM IiimI ,1.111,1 in Mi bank mid. holler out that tho dinner's ready. so.m; ok tiii: camp. Bayard Taylor. "Glvo us a song!" the soldiers cried, Tho outer trenches guarding, When tho heated guns of the camps allied Grew weary of bombarding. Tho durk Hedan, In silent scoff, Lay. grim and threatening under: And tho tawny mound of tho Malukoff No longer belched Its thunder. Thero wns a pause. A guardsman said, "Wo storm tho forts tomorrow; Sing whllo wo may, nnothor day Will bring enough of sorrow." They lay along lho battery's side Bolow tho smoking cannon; Brave hearts from Severn and from Clyde, And from thu banks of Shannon. They sang of love- nnd not of fame; Forgot was Britain's glory; Each heurt recalled a different name, But all sang "Annie Laurie." VoIch after voice caught up the song, Until Its tender passion Rose like 1111 anthem rich and strong - Their battlc-ovu confession. Dear girl, her itume he dared not speak, But, as the song grew louder, Something upon tho soldier's cheek Wushed oft the stnlna of powder. Bevond the darkening ocean burned The bloody sunset's embers, While all tho Crimean vnlleyH learned How English love remembers. And oneo again a fire of hell Rained (in thn Russian quarters, With i-crenm of shot and hurst of shell And bellowing of tho mortars! And Irish Nnru's eyes are dim For a singer dumb nnd gory: 'And English Mnry mourns for hlin Who Bung of "Annie Laurie." Sleep, soldiers! still In honored rc.Jt Vour truth and valor wearing; The bravest nro tho temlerest The loving nro tho during. t A 1