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Btate of Nebraska, Douglas County, bs:
lieorpe is, izncnucK, necreiary oi ine uco
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SubHcrlbed and sworn before mo this 2d
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l'AUTIBS LIJAVINO KOIl SDJIMnil.
I'urtleN IravInK Oir city for
the- tiiunirr may luive The Ilec
cnt to tlicni ri'Kiilnrly ly
lintlfi'lui; The lice IluitlnrnN
ofllec, In iirmun or liy mnll.
Tlip nifilrrN lTlll lie cliniixed
mm often un Uealred.
All eyes are turned upon the delega-
tlon from Alaska now nt Kansas City,
An Alaska goes so goes Urynn.
The tnillDernfurn lit ICumnn Pltr will
reach the boiling point within the next
twenty-four hours. It is now at fever
heat.
Marcus Daly should have raised
Clark's million dollar campaign contri
bution It he desired to have Ids delega.
tlon seated nt Kansas City.
. City has discovered the
ts df the great xNebraskn
Iilng attorney general.
I''or sale cheap The toboggan now
used by the Omaha Base Bull club. It
shows signs of considerable recent use,
but will Unswer for some time to come.
There is no doubt tlio trust plank In
the Kansas City platform will Keiv
Tho New York delegation can furnish
the Ice, even If the price Is n little high,
After eight years of selfish exclusive-
ness tne wall paper trust has gone to the
wan. There will no no tears shed over
its demise except ny Its High salaried
managers.
Tho preliminary trial of tho new porch
proved satisfactory, but it remains to
be demonstrated what It will do under
forced draft and a full head ot cam
paign steam.
Mr. Sewall of Maine, late tall of the
p,... i,u., i.u I.. .... .,,....,,..,.,,.,...
...41... ,, ..un ,..i, ... i,u ii.,iUiiiiui.v III
Kansas City, but Mr. Bryan's otuer
caudal nppendage, Tom Wntson, has not
yet been heard from.
Before the year rolls around every seat Joined to those of the other powers, spirit. The democrats hold their con
lu tho Board of Education will liave ""outs triumphantly over China's ling ventlon lu Kansas City on July 4, the
been tilled threo or four times If tho lld uut11 lt 11,18 lccn Panted on tho anniversary of the birth of tho nation,
resignations during tho next six months
maintain the present ratio.
Democrats who Insist uiion touchlnu-
off the party fireworks on the nation's
blrthday should remember that lt Is
nothlni: unusual for Inexnorienced nor-
sons to burn their Augers in haudltng
nvroteehnlcs. .
When David B. Hill of New York
came face to face with It. h. Metcalfe
of Nebraska ho Is said to have Indulged
In the same exclamation which Victor
Hugo attributes to Oeneral Cambronno
when asked to surrender at the buttle of
Waterloo.
Sheldon has declined to accept a place
on the presidential ticket of tho united
christian party. After his attempt to
run a newspaper for a week tho Kansas
preacher evidently Is not hankering for
an opportunity to run the country on
tho samo basis.
Shades of Hlehurd Bland, nrlse! Hero
is Major Warner, speaking In a moue-
tnrv ifiicun t-'iitheiinir. lnt limit tuir that
jMisslbly they might be mistaken about
lit in 1 I1..I11L' n Knprml filllu mill Unit tlio
relative value of gold aud silver might
possibly change.
a :tud.ncio farm wlthnnt HvoHtneU- i
much like a $100,000 houso in Mhlch the
- " - - - - ------- , .......... -
nssessor can llud only a few old chairs
nnd cracked plates which aro not worth
tne trounio ot assessing, aomo or tne
Diiumorntoiu aro eviuenuy graduates or
tho assessors' Bchool
Thu country will rejoleo at tho nowh
that tho battleship Oregon has been
tloated and that the tine ship will not be
lost to tho American navy. Asldo from
the money value of the vessel and the
fact that this country has no ships to
snaro. there Is a sentiment for It which
comes as near reverence ns cau nttaeh to
uu iunuluiute object,
"Till: nou.All AXt) Tin: MAX."
Till Is one of Mr. Urynn'H favorite
tilitllttitles. Ih'hnx used It In uiiiuoroiiH
Miueehe.s, ho employed It In North
Ainorleiin llevlow article mill lie linn
Just reiterated It. In the speech to the
Colorado delegation Mr. Bryan said1
"There Is one great principle to be
fought for In the coining campaign mid
that Is whether or not the dollar shall
be placed above the until. Whenever
man and the dollar come hi con II let the
re'iiibllean party stands for tho dollar
first, thu democrats stand for the man."
This declaration will doubtless bo heard
many times lu the campaign.
It Is utterly rit varlunce with the lils-
lory of the two parties. What bus the
- ,
democratic party
fit of "the mini''
ueiiiocrimc paiij ever uonu mr me uuiiu-
Whorn ate thu laws
In. tin fV.tm.I uliMi fiisflfv the elnlm that
- -v - -
., 11,,w.,.,,m Ktimil for t ie llitlllV"
"the democrats stami Ion .tno ,uian r
Certainly the party did not -bo -stand
down to IStiO, when It was the bulwark
of tho institution of tdavery, contending
that property In human beings was a
constitutional right. Since then the
party has had opportunity to demon
strate Its preference for the nian over
the dollar, but failed to Improve It. "W e
to the democratic party, supporting
Mi - Iti-vmi'u utntnttintil. 'flint tint'tV.
wl'Ho professing to be the friend of
b .... ........
Manor, nas nnirorniiy legislated ngaiusr
.iwwi,,.,....,u.u ,,,,,1 .,.ii-,,r,. r ti... wmk.
,?. w tnt itr law helm-
,..,.l.1n Invt,.....,. I.'..P VLiim .IL'O the
.!...,.nn.l.. ..-.Wv .imMnl,,,,.,! ,. nnlli.V oJ
".V. V. , J ,
nnri - mw.v .l,.linK..n,..nt wlileh would liaVe
,.,llllim, f1, ...rt ,.- rill. Ih(i i.,,,.,,,!.
. " " ' ... ,.,.Jot
UL B11VUI IIIIIIU U "LI. 11U.T mini
n iin In., Mm mini n ml'n III ill. 111-7 It 1M I
iitrfilfi nrATwwliH- 11u w-itim tliini.
The republican policy, on the other
, , , ... , n 11,1...,
1UU1I1, 1IIIH llt'L'll IU 1UJ1J1U1U UIU (.'UI1U111UII
auu to t,iuvut0 ti,e innu," and how sue-
r t,u ....II,,., .nu l,,,nii flm nil.
II, llllO llllkT V. ....
vantages, the comforts, the prosperity
and the contentment enjoyed by the
masses of the American people to n
greater extent than those of any other
laud most amply attest. The policy ol
Mm finiiililliiiiii tuii linn Iwiiiti tn ilnviilmi
fc.. J..,, ....u " ' !
the lesouices of the country, to build
.... Itu Iti.limtHno nn.l to ..rnniul ItH fi.m.
merce. If Mr. Bryan means that this Is
plaelug tho dollar above the nian re
publicans will point for Its vindication
in flu, .in, irnltlnrtlir niuilHu fli'lllnviwl.
v, -
They will ask attention to the fact that
M,IU nnllnv Inm .,,n,l. tlm TTiiltixl Slnt.w
the foremost industrial nation of the
world, has given it a foreign commerce
second to only ono of the great com-
mercial nations and has increased our
w,.ltl. ..ml fl.in.u.l.il miu-fi- until thin
country Is today lluanclnlly Independent
of the world. This policy built up the
-n-oat cmnlre of the west and is rapidly
developing the south. And la pointing
to these achievements tho republican
imrrv win olnltn that "the jn.iti" i,nn
been beuellted even though "the dollar"
has not been disregarded.
Nor Is this ull that tho republican
every Important statute,, national and
state. In the Intetx-sfof labor, is to be
credited to that Party. From Its incep-
tlon It has shown Itself to be tho earnest
and consistent friend of the working-
man. Not only hits It protected Amerl-
can labor against the cheaper labor of
Europe, lu the face of the persistent op
position of the democratic party, but it
has enacted legislation under which the
conditions of labor have been umello-
ruted and improved. Compare the re-
publican states of the north, In this
respect, with the democratic states of
u,,, KOuth,
Mr. Bryan's statement is untrue
There is nothing to support It. It is
iiuamiHillli ilnlllu irAi-li. mill 1'I11 luldll fl
no one familiar with tho record of the
republican ami democratic parties.
amiMAxr must nt: avuxoed.
If Kmperor William Is correctly re
ported, his speech to the murines depart
ing for China shows that ho Is deter-
mlml to deal vigorously with China for
1"" milium oi mu uuiuiuu luiuioivi.
,. , , , .
HB. "V
been Insulted and treated with contempt
and she must be avenged. He Would
not rest, he said, until tho (Jerniuu Hue,
11 of 1ekln t0 ,Uctnt0 ptmcu 'to the
world." This language is quite charuc-
terlstic of the (ierman emperor and If
ho has really decided to make war on
China ho may be expected to proceed
with great vigor; unless some compliea-
tlon should arlso with the other powers,
It is now reported that the British ana
French ministers have been murdered,
I '
but while this hicks continuation lt Is by
uo means linmobuble, especially if It be
true that Pekln Is surrounded and
practically at the mercy of the revolu-
tionary forces. There seems, Indeed, to
bo small reason to hone thut any of the
foreigners In the Chinese cnpltal will
oscane massacre.
IXDKI'KNDKNCB DAY.
The appeal which this anniversary
makes to popular patriotism will receive"
the usual recognition aud response, it
I Ih the day on which the masses of tho
people cau assert faith lu themselves
and manifest their satisfaction with the
form of Kovernment under which they
live. Tho Fourth of July Is an iusplru-
tlon to every sentiment and linpulsu of
freedom and its influence is not conllned
to America. Wherever In the civilized
World C tlZt'US Of the UUltCM BtUtOS re-
side or sojourn this day will bo honored.
The people of other landH will have pre.
I rented to them something of the history
of that great oveut of I'Jt years ago,
1
when tho illustrious founders of this re
l"lc pledged their lives, their fortunes
nnd their sacred honor In defense of the
iu :'i" - ....uuu., U4
iiu.'iiuimt,
inoso pruieipieH aro uupensiiauiii.
They constltuto tho gospel of liberty
not only for Americans, but for all peo-
pie. That they aro as profoundly chur-
isiien ny nu our people today as tney
hnvo ever been no one whoso Judgment
Is not clouded by partisanship can
doubt. There Is no American who doea
not sincerely neuevo in an mat is enun
elated In the Declaration of lndepend-
I cuce and it la pure preuuuipUuu tut uuy
1 . . . .
mrty to eliiiui to bo the hpooIiiI devotee
uuil cliuiunloti of Uioko priiielpluH.
in the celebration of this mini versa r.v
of one of the pratcst events In human
history the largest liberty Is permissible,
The expression of popular affection for
the day can hardly bo too exuberant or
too enthusiastic. Let the spirit of patrl
otlsm bo given full play mid espeoim.
let American youth realize that Indo
pendencc day really means freedom
Tllll SACUKD llATKi.
The courageous persl-tence with
which William .lennlngs Hryun demands
a declaration nt thu hands of the demo
cratic national convention In favor of
111 . . . M 4 . A -4 I 1.1 1
1,10 m"-'" ruu j or u, to i is to uu au
......., ....,. Ir llls t,iirinoiit and tho Drill
, , , " "
tmllJ 101 wliicil lie couieiuis i uusoiuui.
What is the r.ueroti ratio lien uo-
,..,,,,, ,iit...,.,.,i , ,,,,. I, Mm iwi, m-n.
MUUlbllB dlhCO01Cd AlllOlICa the IV.0 pic-
" '"w. .....
plU9 ! wflianged for each other
ho " " to 1. The owners of
uuiuon reiuseo to give more xuau
doven ounces of pure bI vcp for one
ounce of pure gold. Within 100 years
from that date the production of silver
multiplied enormously owing to the dis
covery of rich mines of the white metal
In South and Central America mid Mex
ico. The men who had gold bullion to
exchange for silver refused to part with
u ror loss tmin tweve ounces oi suver
fin- nno nmipo nf irnlil mill llu I'fitlliner-
, , ";, " " " , y
clal ratio therefore changed from 11 to
1 to Jl! to J. This gradual decline In the
MCCliallRC Vallle of HllVOf COIltlllUed, lllld
.TeffLTBOIl Opened tile lltst llllllt for
.
-uiiiuBu "l uH-ntiui muiii-j n iu.,.,
niteen ounces ot silver to uuy one ounce
cold. The ratio of the first United
" t
-'f "'"""' ..v.... .
mid Hamilton, was 15 to 1, and there It
remained until lSllt
If there Is any
siteredness In the ratio It was the ratio
of Jefferson and not the ratio of Jack
son. Bimetallism as established by the
fathers was simply the coinage of the
two precious metals at such n ratio us
would give us coin of equal Intrinsic
value, in other words, fifteen ounces of
silver coined Into dollars, quarters and
dimes was equal to one ounce of gold
, l...ltf .1....
f '
or dollars
""" ' "oi iiuiu jo
to 1 to IU
to 1 was forced upon the government by
reason of the fact that un ounce of gold
could be exchanged for fifteen mid one-
half ounces of silver in France, and peo-
...... ...... , , .. ...... ...
" " loumi n ..um,.u.o .u
sllll' Khl to ! rilllCe 1111(1 Ulllku tllC 0X-
uu"Ktf' "s'"uen as two ounces o go u
iu America only exchanged for thirty
ounces of silver, while the same amount
u ;"" ""ku uiiuiiy-uue
Mni.i ......I........... i.i.... ...........
"isinoi lui'iaiice. v lien tno nev, ratio
oC 10 to 1 Wlf ustubllshed the condition
m sod and America was bidding
onu 0,mce Ulure of n tl,ttU l.muw
for ycry two ounces or gold. Conse-
--- -..n. . ,.,. u
hvnt to Europe. Hut from the begin-
nlug up to the present day gold was the
standard because silver was measured
" - '
1 hllll ll'IIVCS Ulie ll U1U HUUlUlllU.
'l'ere s no mystery about this any more
" tlier.H8BncrcdneB about any ratio.
' tlx? . lftBt . W. y.V"M :TPaU . V""
fulu,l8.IU ' m,u.
tho ratio to 1, which will correspond
very closely to the relative commercial
values of the metals. The honest dol
lar In America, in Japan or anywhere in
the world is the dollar that will stand
the ordeal of lire, the dollar that will
come out of tho melting pot worth as
much ns It was when It went in. Honest
bimetallism is not possible under any
other test. The sacred ratio is a delu
sion and u snare. The democratic party
may realllrm and reiillirm and reatllrm
tho sacred ratio, but it cannot vitalize It
Sixteen ounces of sliver will never
""," " """ ..
and all tho resolutions of national eon
volitions and all the laws of congresses
and parliaments will never cause people
to exchange gold for silver nt less than
its real value In tho markets of the
world.
lu his speech to the Coloradoans, Wll
Ham .lennlngs Bryan Is quoted as say-
,. ..r,.. ,1lll..,.nu l.l,l
tlonul convention at Philadelphia on the
anniversary ot the founding of their
lrty, thereby exhibiting a partisan
thereby maiillestlng a patriotic spirit."
Air. uryau oeiiuies uio exaucu posmou
10 wiuen ne aspires wnen ne gives 111
teranco to such partisan demagogy. If
It be unpatriotic to hold national conven-
tions on any nay except on independence
day, all the parties that nave held 11a
tlonul nominating conventions before or
after the l-ourtn 01 .any navo exnimteo
1 . . j 1 1 . -
a iuck or patriotism ami nn excess 01
partisanship. By tho same logic no dem
ocratlc candidate except Bryan could be
classed among patriots,
The Board of Education has made scv-
oral Important changes that Indicate a
determination to Introduce business
methods In the management of tho af
fairs of tho school district. The posl
tlon of superintendent of buildings Is
one that demands mechanical skill
coupled with executive ability rather
than political activity. Tho new super
Intendent. Mr. Duncan Elnlayson, Is a
mini reputed to possess these quailtlca
tlons. The position of custodian of sup
P-h is niso ono or great responsibility
'"' requires the closest attention and
technical experience, which wo feel sat-
Mr. N. F. tl rimes, possesses In 1111
t'mm-i. wl-,ii.i..
Under McKlnley prosperity tlio No
brasku delegation to the democratic na
tlonul convention Is able to pay $100 per
day for headquarters rooms at Kansas
City lu addition to paying board at a
first-class hotel. Four years ago the
llL,ullimu.t()l.H wt,ro on tll0 t.url) ,, tne
, ,luIoKfttloI1 mit up nt a second-class
...
Possibly Mayor Itose of Mllwaukei
cnn sou the speech ho hud prepared to
deliver as temporary r'mlnnan of tin
Kansas CItv convention to Governor
Thomas. Unless ho disposes of lt soon
wm uo u total loss, as It could not bo
expected to keep this kind of wenther.
Eastern lendem of democracy, who
havo dominated Us policy for yours, are
strangely passive nt Kansas City and
announce that the western friends of
llryan can nominate any one they please
and put them on any kind of n platform
and that the east will support the ticket
The warmth of the support to be given
it ticket and platform which does not
accord with the Ideas of men who have
been accustomed to lead can be Im
agined. Ulehard h. Metcalfe Is the Corporal
l'eck of the Kansas City convention. If
anything Is done down there without
consulting the corporal u great mistake
will be made. Without tne sustaining
Influence of his great name 10 to 1 and
all the other Issues would bo swept
away by the melting Ice from the Xow
York trust warehouses.
Ono by one the men who Imagined
they were candidates for the nomination
for vice president on tho democratic
tlckot proceed to stlllo their booms when
they reach the couveutlon city. The
grape vine telegraph appears to be
working overtime between Lincoln and
Kansas City.
The South Omaha city couucll has va
cated a t'ow more alleys and streets
which the railroads are anxious to tun
vort into rights-of-way. If there Is any
thing in sight In' South Omaha that the
railroads want and do not ask for they
have only themselves to blame.
According to tho staff correspondent
of the Omaha Fakery the two central
figures of the democratic convention
maneuvering at Kausas City are David
It. 11111 of New York and H. h. Metcalfe
of Nebraska. Ye gods and little fishes,
how our mackerel do swiml
Mnch Activity of the llenil.
Chlcaso Hccord.
Tho Boor wor holds on remarkably well,
considering tho time that has elapsed slnco
it whb nil over.
A Slrnnne Cninlilnntloii.
Baltimore American.
Ono cannot always bo known by the com
pany ono keeps. It Is no reflection oa tho
Dccleratlon ot Independence that It will bu
forced Into associations with tho 10-to-l
platform on the Fourth ot July.
An Onijnou Itlnr,
Philadelphia Record.
Tho advance In tho price of coal at this
time of year is ominous. It tho price can
bo advanced 23 cents a ton with the mercury
In tho thermometer sailing among the 00s
what flgurq may not bo reached tthen tho
f rosin come and the snows fall?
Uftelrnv TrnpH for Trutiucra.
New York Tribune.
In setting a rat trap to catch the Boer
general, Do Wet, Lord Kitchener Is as llttla
likely as anybody to forget that the liocr
commander is also an experienced trapper
and spreader of such tolls as Kitchener him
self tho other day escaped by only u, hair's
breadth.
KntliiK Humble lMe.
Detroit Freo Press.
"Within two years our Urltlah couslne
across tho water were bemoaning what they
termed the rottenness of American contract
ors nnd ofllclalu. ,Now they aro wrestling
with wholesaler corruption, among their mill
tary representatives, in South Africa. .Blood
win tell. , ,- .
KoollMi Minority Cries.
New York World.
What a lot of people In a hopeless minor
ity llko to cry, "We domand!" oven though
an overwhelming majority Is' against them!
Some Now Yorkers, New Icelanders nnd
Pennsylvanlans vho nro "demanding" free
Bllvcr these days are pretty good exam
pies of them.
TIiih on Finiichlwc Vfiluut lon.
Indlananolls Journal.
The attempt of Governor I'Ingreo and Tom
Johnson to lnduco the city of Detroit to pur-
chaso tho street railway properties which
the latter represents to tho end that the
former might try his fad of municipal con
trol has resulted badly for the street rail
way companies. In making tho terms of
salo Johnson valued tho franchise tho com
panies obtained from tho city for nothing at
over $10,000,000. Heretofore Detroit has
taxed tho street railways for about $2, GOO, 000,
but now tho ussossors havo Increased tho
appralbal by tho company's valuation of its
franchises.
Clilnn'H 1'lslitliiK HtmiKth.
1'lllladelohla Itecord.
A modification has evidently becomo
necessary of tho popular notion that China
Is a culto to bo divided by tho western
powers, whenever tho latter fhall become
agreed as to their respective shares. The
surprise caused by tho weakness of China
In tho war with Japan may bo followed by
another surprlso caused by tho discovery
that the 400,000,000 Chinese aftor all. con
stltute 11 gigantic power, Tho l'eklu govern
ment is said to haVo Imported 20,000 Mauser
rifles u month for the last threo years, to
sny nothing of hundreds of Oreusot guns, and
tho loss indicted on Seymour a column showB
that there aro men in China who know how
to uso tho weapons.
AX OMIHSIOX IN TUB LAW,
Soldier Sent to Clilnn U'lll Not Hlinre
in tlio IncreniiFil 1'nj.
Army and Navy Register.
One ot tho unfortunate specifications of
law adopted by a too particular framer o
legislation has tho effect of depriving offi
cers aud enlisted men of tbo army as
signed to duty In China ot tho Increuo 0
pay to which they aro entitled whlls ssrv
Ing outeldo tho limits nt tho United SUtCB
The law which gives offleers 10 per csn
Increase and enlisted men -0 per cent In
creaao In pay, presumably Intruded lo
cover sorvlco anywhere ouUildo tho United
States, was eso worded as to limit tho extra
compensation to olllcers and trcops serving
in Cuba, Porto Rico, Hawaii, Alaska, and
tho Philippines. It was not presumed, of
course, that we should havo so unusual a
task aa tho Invasion of Asiatic territory
but lt was a almplo matter lo have pro
vldcd agclnst ony posslblo contingency by
not specifying with too much particularity
tho sectlous outside the United States
which are now occupied by tho army.
This 1b all tho mora tho subjoct of remark
becauso the law as originally draftrd ill
not dcslgnnto specially Cuba, Porto Itlco
Hawaii, Alaska and tho Philippines. Had
that phraseology been retained tho ofllcoi
and troops who now go to China wou
havo rocelved the lncreaso of pay to whl'
they nro entitled, and which It was th
Intention of congrois they should hava und;
such conditions. Futur.o Icshhitlu.-i tnny
and. probably will, correct this defect, bu
tho officers and men who now go to China
under conditions which have all tiro elo
mcnts of var, should rccolvo tho extra pa
which Is given to those aorvlng In Porto
Itlco and Cuba, for Iretanco. The failure
to make tblH posslblo Is a grievous fau
of law for which tho ctrcunutancoj afford
no excuse. It 18 a blunder In leglslatl:
which reflects no credit upon congres
Should war bo formally declared, It will
be possible to pay the- enlisted men In China
tho 20 per cent Increase, but tho ofll.'er
must servo without the extra compcnsit'on
Tho situation Is an unjust one, and In du
entirely to tho bodge-podgo methods wbl
prevail lo preparing military JegliiUtlou,
.VITAllMl FOl UTIIS OF .11 I.Y.
Memoriilile llvi-iit Hint lliiiii'ni-il on
Hie I)n- W- I'olpliriKr,
Two years aco today the nation wns In
toxicated with the Joy of victory over tho
Spanish fleet at Santiago. Though the
ictory occurred on the 3d of July, only brief
reports ot the famous triumph reached the
country In time for tlio morning uapers of
tho Fourth. A few hours after sunrise full
details arrived, and forenoon editions of the
nowspapers spread the glorious news and
eyed the multitude for u celebration the
llko of which the country had not ex
perienced since (lettyeburK. it was Just the
day for great things to be dono or bo made
known, The people longed for something ot
tho kind and it came. To Omahans the news
as particularly welcome, nnd town and
country by tens of thousands tinned out at
tho exposition to give their patitotlc senti
ments full sway. To say thoy "whooped It
l is a mild description. A llttlu solllsh-
ness gave zest to their feelings. War had cast
sombre shadow over the prospects of tho
real uhow. Dewey's victory at Manila made
rift in tho cloud. Tho capturo of tho
heights of Santiago, quickly followed by tho
destruction of tho Spanish fleet practically
ended tho war nnd banished nil doubt of
tho success ot tho exposition. Patriotism
nd local pride Joined In tho celebration and
made it nu epoch ot a lifetime.
Such an accumulation of natlou triumphs
was almost without parallel, but tho minds
t tho men and women of the elder genera
tion reverted to another glorious Fourth of
July that of thirty-seven years ago.
Fourth of July, 1863, wa3 n day so glorious
In American history that lt can never be
dimmed by comparison with tho great
triumphs of later years. On that day those
who believed In the union and who fought
for lt, who had prayed for It when they
espalred of lt, saw the coming of tho end
civil strife. On July 1, 2 and 3 the
Tltnnlo battle at Gettysburg had been
fought. For threo long days the determined
hosts of tho north and south had wrestled
with each other In a atupondous death
grapple. Tho morning of July l dawned on n
bloody field covered with .15,000 dead and
wounded men in blue nnd gray; but thu
hoBts of secession had exhausted themselves
in striking blows Hint had been warded off.
Tho rebellion had reached Its high water
mark simultaneously with tho attainment
ot tho farthest northern point over reached
by southern armies. As Leo sullenly fell
back toward tho Potomac and Into Vlrlglula,
so receded tho power and Btrength of tho
confederacy. And on tho nation's great
holiday, on its eighty-seventh birthday, it
know that tho declslvo battl had been
fought and won, that tho republic was not
to bo divided, but was to bo ono until the
end cf time.
Then tho army of the west enswered the
army of tho east with like good tidings.
rom Grant at VIcKsburg came tho news
that I'emberton, starved and battle-scarred,
ong held lu lines of steel and fire, had
surrendered with 30,000 men. Tho Missis
elppl river was open, tho confederacy wsb
split in two. Gettysburg meant that the
unMn would win; Vlcksburg that It would
win soon. Dy ntght tbo whole nation knew
tho good news nnd from tho Atlantic to tho
Pacific north of tho Ohio river cities and
villages resounded with rejoicings. Fourth
of July, 1SG3, ndded to tho significance of the
old Fourth, because it meant tho eternal
preservation of what tho fathers had built
On other occasions tho Fourth has been a
meniorablo day in tho nation's history. In
dependence day has naturally been chosen
for the beginning of great works nnd monu
meats. The Erlo canal was begun on July
4; tho cornerstone of tho national capltol
wag laid on July 4.
And thero le another July t that deservoj
tD ranlCWlth thoBe of "63 and '08. July A,
1778, sounded tho doom of British sway in
the northwest. It was on tho night ot that
day that General George Rogers Clarko ap
peared at old Fort Kaskasla, took the com
mandant, Ilocheblavo, by surprise and In
formed him that tho rule of King George
III had forever passed away from the valley
of tho Mississippi.
In 1776 Independence day marked the
birth of a nation; in 1778 it addsd the west
to tho now nation; lu 18C3 It preserved the
nation; In 1898 lt brought good tidings of
freedom and Justice to oppressed and mis
ruled lands.
riiitso.VAi. I'oi.vrEiiH.
California will raise 125,000,000 pounds ot
prunes this year. Hard luck for boarding
school pupils.
Lightning killed a golfer on tho links of
the Yahnundahslu Golf club tbo other day,
Perhaps the namo of tho club made him
the object of the wrath of Jupiter.
In tho United States of Colombia another
rebellion has been crushed, with 4,500
rebe'e slain. War Is so common down there
that only a state of peace constitutes news.
Tho decreo of the (jueen of Spain ordering
tho sale of a number of obsolete men-of-war
would seem to Indicate that Dowey and
Schley overlooked a few when they were In
th) sinking business.
Iilncl; Dart, the famous California road
agent, has already opened his campaign
Bart Is not ns smooth In dollcltlng eontrlbu
Hons nt, tho average campaign manager, but
ho nets thero Just tho same.
A New York paper comes to tho defense
of the much-maltgned troMey conductors nnd
motormeu. Thoy aro useful membors of tho
community and would bo admired as well ai
respected If thoy would only stop squirt
Ing tobacco Juice in tho teoth ot tho galo
whllo on duty. g
Julian Ralph, tho war correspondent of th
London Dally Mall, who was Invalided homo
writes that his Injuries aro not at all likely
to be permanent. Ho will roturn to America
early In tho fall to deliver a courso of
loctureii. Thus after tho horrors of war
como tho horrots of peace.
Major Eotcrhazy Is now living in Paris
and Is beginning to come out of that re
tirement which ho recently found advisable
Muny people believe he is tho recipient of a
pension from the French government with
the understanding that ho shall do nothing
to revive the Droyfus agitation.
Tho death of Adamo Alceo, who was valet
to Kmperor Maximilian of Mexico, leaves
living only one witness of Maximilian's
d ath. That Is Jcseph Tudos-, a Magyar,
who was tho emperor's cook, and who now
liven In Hudapest, where ho Is well taken
euro of by Emporor Francis Josoph.
Collls P. Huntington, now that ho has
bought out his associate In tho Southern
Pacific railroad, Is solo owner of 11 system
embracing ferrlcfi, terminals, river and
ocean steamboat lines nnd 7,600 miles 0
railroad, representing 1350.000,000 of securl
ties ond annual earnings gtibe of $00,000,000,
Prof. Stoyan Kratoff Vatralsky, a native of
llulgaria, a graduato of Harvard and a
writer and lecturer, has finished his studies
In thU ( 11 11 try, but before going homo ho 1
furthering a movement for tho erection of a
monument over the grave In Now Lexington
O., of J, A. MacGahan, the war correspond
cat.
Tho Second district of North Carolina
roprcsonted lu tho last congress by a col
ored man named White, has long enjoyed
tho distinction of being tho strongest negro
district in the country, tlioucn thu pre
ponderanco of colored voters In It Is by no
menus so largo as in some districts of tho
;ulf state3.
Notwithstanding the solemn decrees ot tb
bench contempt of court grows apace. Th
supremo court of Now York recently granlei
a dlvorco to the complnlnlng wife, with th
right to marry again, but forbidding th
husband to marry during the llfo nf th
plaintiff. Just to show the sllllnecs of th
dtcrco tho husband Jouruuycd luto Niiv Jtr
gey ad got married.
GERMANY MUST BE AVENGED
IJniiirror .llnUr n t "linrnelrrlnllo
Sproh lo Murine llritnrt
I11K for Clilnn,
llKUMN. July 3. Addresjlng tho de
tachment of German marine which salted
frcm Wllheltr.Rhavcn for China yestordny,
the emperor mado a remarkable sp ech, t'ur-
big In which ho notified tho world of Ger
many's Intention to avenge the murder of
Ilaron von Keltoler, the Into mln'ster of
Germany at l'cklti, nnd the mltslonnrlrs and
to dictate terms to tho Chinese from tho
palaco at .Voklu. According to the Lakal
Anielgcr his majruty spoke ns follows:
"Tho German flog has been Insulted nnd
tho German empire treated with contempt.
This demands exemplary punishment and
onegeancc. Events have moved with
frightful rapidity nnd havo become pro
foundly gravo and still sraver. Since I
called you to arms 'what I hoped to effect
with tho marluo Infantry has now becomo a
difficult task, which can only bo fulfilled
with tho help of tho st-rrlod ranks ot nil
civilized states.
"I will not rest until the German flag,
Joined to thoso ot tho other powers, floati
triumphantly over China's flag and until It
has been planted on tho walls of l'eklu to
dictate peace to tho world. You will havo
to maintain good comradeship with nil tho
other troops that you cotno In contact with
over yonder. Ilurslans, UritUh and Fronch,
all alike, aro fighting for tho common cause
for civilization. We must bear in mind,
too, something higher, namely, our ic-
llglon and the defense and protection of our
brothers out there, somo of whom stake
their lives for tbo Savior. Tho flags which
hpro float above you go under tiro for the
first time. See that you bring them back
to mo clean and Btalnless and without a
spot. My thanks, my prayers and my
solicltudo go with you."
BATTLESHIP OREGON SAVED
Unit ml Slnlcw Veimcl la Off llie Horl
iiiul lliiroiiti- to Port
Arthur.
SHANGHAI, July 2. Monday. The United
states battleship Oregon, which ran ashore
off tho Island of Hoo Kle In the Mlao Taom
group, thirty-five miles northeast of Cheo
Foo, Juno 28. hns been floated off and Is ex
pected to reach l'ort Arthur.
WASHINGTON, July 3. Secretary Long
this morning received tho following cable
gram from Lieutenant A. L. Key, naval at
tache at tho United States legation nt
Toklo, Japan, in regard to tho docking of
the Oregon:
'TOKIO, July 3. Secretary of tho Nnvy,
Washington: Port Arthur tomorrow. If Or
egon cannot dock at Nagasaki, Japanese
Navy department tenders tho use of clthor
Kuro or Yokokuska docks. Offers any as
sistance desired. Has ordered Akltlsusblma
from Chce Foo to tho Orogou. Havo cabled
Wilde offer of docks. KEY."
The naval officials are disappointed at the
statement that the Orecoa cannot be
docked at l'ort Arthur, as that pluco ts only
about sixty miles distant from whero she
struck. Nagasaki is 600 miles distant, but
can bo reached by tho Oregon without ven
turing far outside ot the tolerably smooth
waters of tho Gulf of Po Chi Li. If tho docks
there aro too small then sho must push on
to tho Yokokuska docks. These aro lo
cated ust below Yokohama in the harbor,
Tho Kuro dockB referred to are supposed to
bo tho Kobo docks. Tho difficulty In tho
caso of tho Oregon la that It la fitted with
bilge and decking keels, making it very
broad In the cross sections at the bottom
and consequently unsulted to even large dry
docks of tho ordinary construction.
Tho Japanese vessel Akltlsusblma, which
Lieutenant Ky reported as going to the
help of the Oregon, Is tho famous cruiser
which covered herself with renown at the
battle ot the Yalu.
AST0R SPRINGS SURPRISE
Aniionncru tlmt Prominent I.onilon
Sinn Cmne lo lllu Concert
Uninvited.
LONDON, July 3. Mr. William Waldorf
Astor has net all London talking by pub
lishing In his own paper, tho Tall Mall Ga
zette, the following paragraph:
"Wo are desired to make known that the
presence ot Captain Sir Qerkoly Milne of
the Naval and Military club, Piccadilly, at
Mr. Astor'e concert last Thursday evening
was unlnvltod."
As Captain Milne is ono ot the moat dis
tinguished naval officers and a mcmbor of
tho best clubs and a former commander of
the royal yacht Osborne, no end ot specu
lation has been caused by this remarkable
anuounceracnt. The Atitors' concert was
largely attended, and thoso questioned by
a representative of the Associated PreeB did
not notice Captain Milne. But no far as
can bo learned nothing occurred during the
entertainment to Justify Mr. Astor's present
action. In fact, it Is freely stated that Mr.
Astor was pretty bold In making the npuer
tlon that a man no well known In Londou,
although perhaps not personally invited by
Mr. Astor, did not come In some one else's
party.
Tho papers comment on Mr. Astor's drag
ging in ono particular club lo which Cap
tain Mllno belonged, as if Mr. Astor, It Is
pointed out, had a grudge against It m well
as against Captain Milne, and the general
opinion Is thut Captain Mllno Is not likely
to submit to such a slur without taking some
action.
ACCEPT WASHINGTON STATUE
French Korelun MlnUIci- Ilellvorn 11
Illitlily K.nli'Kiitlo Aililri-nN un
the Oenimlon.
PARIS, July 3. Tho caromonles connected
with the unveiling of tho equoitrlan a'atu
of Washington, tho gift of tho "Ansaclatl n
ot American Women for tbo Presentation of
a Statuo of Washington to tho State, of
France," passed off today according to pro
grum aud under favorablo circumstances.
Sousa's band was lu attendance 'Ihe
American ambassador, General Horaco Tor
tor, prculded and dollvorcd un address.
Consul General Gowdy mado tho pre
sentation and tho Fronch minister ot foreign
affairs, M. Delcaeee, accepted in behalf ot
France.
M. Delcasse, In accepting tho Btatue, nald:
"The thought of offering France a utatuo ot
tho hero who was tho incarnation of the
virtue of his race, could not but go lo the
heart of this country. Hut It touched It more
particularly when coming from tho Ameri
can women, who unite valor with por
ted grace. I beg tho women of the
United States to accept, with my reapectfu'
bomiige, tho profound thanks of tha Fronch
nation. Ho whowo noblo Imago has Juh
been unveiled may perhaps to cited as an
example for tho world, but especially to the
ct'lzciiH of a democracy. I doubt If an
other could be found In history who could
unite In tha samo degreo tho qualities de
manded for tho guldanco of a free people."
Klii-illvi- lit I.onilon,
LONDON, July 3. Thn khsdlvo pall a
utato visit to tho city tbU afternoon and
lur.cheJ at tho Guild Hall after tho welc m
Ing ceremonleu had been parried out In th
art gallery. The latter was filled with a
brilliant ossemblage, Including tho prime
of Wales, tbo duke sf irk and Lord SilU-
bury. The urrlal r. '.hi khedlve was nig
nailed by tho pealing a' bells and fanfares
of trumpets. An addre enclotcl In u
gold caakct was presented to tho Egyptian
ruler by the lord mayor, Mr. A. J. Newton,
The p.-lnco of Wales, tho duko of York mil
Lord Salisbury purtlcIpuU-d in tho eutee
auent luncheon. -
mi .sti.vim iv tiii; 1 ns.
(liilil DciiiiM-riili I niiltrritlil.v OiuimmmI
lo llrj iiiinreli) ,
Cleveland Leader.
When J. Sterling Morton wna secretary
of agriculture, In the cabinet of 1'reBldcnt
Cleveland ho was regarded us one ot tho
ablest men In tho administration. He was
thoroughly In accord tlth the president upon
tho flnanelnl issue, and he opposed tho elec
tion of liryan lu 1S9C lu a vigorous and
sensible way.
It Is not surprising, therefore, that Mr.
Morton should havo continued to oppose tho
sllverlto up to tho present time. Hut Mr.
Morton Bays tho gold democrats, with whom
ho has Just been In conference in tho cast,
will bo unalterably opposed to Hryan,
whether tho Kansas City platform declares
for either silver or not. Mr. Morton cnlla
attention to tho personal stultification fur
Ilryun that would bo involved in the over
looking of tho silver Issue, by tho Kansas
City convention. "If," he nsks, "In 1800
tho gold standard was n conspiracy ugalust
thu human race; If it wuh then so vicious tin
to merit such denunciation, It Is equally
deserving of condemnation in 1000." If
Ilrynn expressed his honest convictions In
1896, la portraying tho iniquities of tho
gold standard, Mr. Morton says, "It would
bo an net of infamy for him to now cotn
promlso with thoso whom ho once charged
with conspiring to destroy our homes. and
our firesides. Tho gold dcmn-'rals nf tho
United States will not suppoit llryanarchy,
with or without silver."
Thus Is the way pointed out for all tho
voters who left tho democratic party In
1830 becauso of tho silver issue. Either they
must stand again for tho principles they
advocated four years ngo or admit that
they nro willing to stultify theuisclycs by
voting for a candidate whoso election they
then Muorously opposed on tlio ground that
he was tlio advocate, of a pernicious and
dangerous policy. Hryan may honestly bo
llcvo In ilver und he may cling to It. If
ho drops lt ho will bo convicted ot dis
honesty In IS'jG.
COM 31 OX CltAOICr.US.
Detroit Jouriml: Cotwlonce cuts very
little lee theso dnyn. Nor does It havo
much to do, Kcemliigly, with the delivering
of Ice.
Hrooklyn Life: C'nptntn Staysail Yes,
madam, tin; needle of the compass ulwuys
pnliitH to the north.
Miss HweettliltiK How Interesting. Hut
suppose you wanted to go south?
Indlunnpoll.i Journal: Scrlbhs That mnff
nzlue editor offered mo u year's HUbsorlptlon
for mi' poem.
Stublis-DId you tnko It?
Scrlbbs Not I; I told him If I had to read
bin old magazine for u whole year I hIiouUI
quit having Ideas.
Pittsburg Chronicle: "I wonder what Is
tho meaning of tlio term 'hot stuff' In a
newspaper olllce?" said a poet to an es
sayist. "I think It must bo literary matter that
is being boiled down," ventured the latter.
Chicago Tribune: "I can't bollevo a man
Is telling tho truth." observed tho doctor,
"when he says, a few hours after ho has
been knocked out In a prize fight, that hn
'never felt better in his llfo.' It bounda
fishy."
"More than that," remarked the profes
sor. "It sounds Sharkey."
Philadelphia Press: "I notice Hryan has
proved himself a failure as a fisherman,
too."
"Why do you say tlmt?"
"Ho didn't catch anything, that's why."
"My dear man, a person with such a vivid
Imagination as Mr. Bryan has could novcr
bo a failure as 11 fisherman."
Chicago Post: "I fenr," said the populist
thoughtfully, "that tho Lord Is not with us
In this campaign."
"What makes you think to?" asked tho
republican.
"Well, we've had no cyclones or locusts
or grasshoppers to destroy crops and mak
tho farmers pessimistic. Wo can't stand
prosperity, you know."
FAMOUS HUN OP TUB OHKOOK.
New York Times.
They hold her south to Magellan's mouth.
Then east they steered her forth,
Through tho farther gute of the crafty
HtralL
And then they held her north.
Six thousand miles to the Indian Isles!
I
Ann tho Oregon rushed Home,
Her wako a swirl of Jode und pearl,
Her bow a bend of foam.
And when at Rio the cable sang
"Thorn Ib war, grim war with Spain!"
Th swart crews grinrcd and stroked their
cuns
And thought of tho mangled Maine.
In tho glimmered gloom of the engine room
Thero wns Joy to each grimy soul.
And fainting men sprung up iisulu
And heaped tho bluzlng coal.
Good need was thero to go with care;
Hut every allor prnyed
At gun for gun or six to one
To meet them, unafraid.
Her goal ut last! With Joyous blast
She hulled tlm welcoming roar
Of hungry sea wolves curved along
Tho strong-hilled Cuban shore.
Long nights went by. Her beamed eye
Unwaverlnr searched the buy
Where, trapped und penned for a certain
end,
Tho Spanish squadron lay.
Out of tho harbor 11 curl of smoke
And n watchful gun rang clear.
Out of the channel thn wiiuulron broke
Llko a bevy of frightened deer.
Then there was shouting for "Steam, more
nti-iim!"
And Hies k!owiiI white nnd red.
And guns were manual mid niiigen planned,
And thn great ships leupcd uheud.
Then there whs roaring of chorusing guns,
Shatter of shells mid hpniy
And who but the ruHhlng Oregon
Wus fiercest 111 cliuso und I'ruy'.'
For her mighty wnke was a si otlilng snake;
Her bow wiib a billow or loam;
Llko tho mailed flstn nf mi angry wight
Her shot drovo rrtmlilng home.
Pride of the Suiiiibdi navy, ho!
Finn llko n hounded biei-t!
For 'he Hhln of tho northwest Htilkr-s a,
blow
For tho Fhlp of the fur northeast!
In quivering' Jov h'io surged ahead
Adamo with flushing bars.
Till down sunk the Spaniard s gold and red
And up ran tha clusteied stum.
Desnerato dash and daring nisii
Aro srand In peace, ami war.
Hut tlio calm, deep hate that cnn plan and
wait.
Is deadlier by fur.
Qlnry to share? Aye, ami to spare;
Hut th" rhlofost Is hers by light
Of rush of fourteen thousand miles
For the chance of a bitter light.
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