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G TIIE OMAHA. DAILY VKK: TTESDAV, Al'fiUST 28, 15)00. The Omaha Daily Dee E. P.OSKWATEH, Editor. PUBLISHED EVERY MOIIN1NO. TEHMS OF fU'BSCIUPTlON. Dally Bee (without Sunday). Ono Year $6 00 Da II) Bee Htul Sunday, one Year 8.00 llltintratr.i Bee. One Year ? Sunday Boe, One Year 5.W Saturday Bee, One Yenr l.to Wetkly Bee, Ono Year 00 OFFICES: Omaha: Tho Hoe Building. South Omaha: City Iltill Building. Twenty-fifth and N Streets. Council Blurts; 10 lVnrl Street. Chicago: ll) Unity Building. New York: Temple Court. vvnihlnglo.l; 501 Fourteenth Street. Sioux City: 611 Park Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news nnd tentorial matter should bo addressed. Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. BUSINESS LETTERS. Business Intern nnd remittances should he addressed: The Bco Publishing Com pany. Omaha. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, express or postal order, payable to The Bee Publishing Company. Only li-cont stamps accepted In payment of wall accounts Peronal checks, except on Omaha or Eastern exchanges, not accepted. THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. Slate of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss: Oeorge B. Tzschtick, secretary of The Bee Publishing company, neing duly sworn, ssys that the netu.il number of full and complete copies of The Dally Morning, Evening and Sunday Uce. printed during the month of July, 1000, was as follows: 1 UT.H.'lf". 17 U7.U70 2 sr.r.io is sr.niio 3 a7,!t!iO ID U7.780 4 an. oki o uT.r.io 5 ,...a7,:itm 21 ur.ooo 6 U7,nIO 2-' i!7,lll." " U7.IHII -7,!!7 8 UII.700 21 117,7011 0 i!7,:nio 23 U7,r.r.(i 10 U7,rUO 20 U7.S7M 11 U7.IIIM) 27 U7,.".tH 12 127, Kill 2S IM.tfMI a7,sno 2D 7,to ll...'. a7,.-.ao 30 U7.:ii 1' ai,7::r. t sr.nuu 16 iiT.IIO Total S.-.o.or..-. Lcss unsold nnd returned copies.... lU.U'X Net total sales H.'I7,777 Net dally average 27,01!.- , , OEn. B. T.SCHUCK. fiubrcrlbetl nn.l sworn to beforo mo this 51st day of July, 10-jo. M. B. Ill'NOATE, Notary Public. PAiiTiiis t.r.wt.M. rtm sum.muii. Pnrllm lenlnK tUt- vtty for (lie summer mil) lime Thr lire eclil ( llii-iu rcftulnrly liy )iitlf)liiK The Her IIiinIiiv oilier, In iicrsmi ir hy mull. The mlilrcsA mIII ,e chniiKcd nm often im dt-Hlreil. The wnr cloud hovering over Clilim lins it yellow lining. Someone must have tipped It off to Atllni Unit the .laeksoiiinu picnic was Kolnp to lie a frost. It lias been arranged for .Mr. Hrynn to witness the sliaiu 1ml tic during his visit to the (irand Army encampment tit Chicago. 'J'liat Is to enable him to St't used to II. Aspersions on OiiiiiIiii'h census flgurm nre hardly In place In Lincoln news papers, unless on the theory that they arc KetlliiK ready to take some of their own medicine. The Dos .Mollies Cilolie Is still the stalking horse for the iiopoeratlc organ. 1'artle.s must be hard up for nrj;nnipnt when forced to use the prattle of the insane asylum. l'l-oin the size of the howl which comes up from the popocratJo camp the republican elephant must lie slep plnir on several toes as he marches through Xeliraskn. With a diploma mill grinding out LL. I.'s at bargain counter prices right at our doors no one In this section can af ford to be without a set of Initials tacked to the end of Ids name. Wholesale and retail merclmnts know every time they look over their sales books that the country Is more prosper ous than It was four years ago. It Is not likely they will vote for a change. From nil over the country come re ports from prominent democrats -who helped build up the parly but refuse to renin I n In lino for Mr. Hrynn mid the Kansas City platform. Straws point which way the wind blows. Kcnorts that the United States and England have been abruptly told by the other powers to not out of China rnn be tnkon with many grains of salt John Hull and Uncle Sam are each too big to be treated with such brusque ness. neneral Wood tendered the Cubans some Rood ndvice in bis speech at San tiago. Advice, as a rule, Is cheap, but It has cost the United States many precious lives and millions of money to give It tho right to proffer ndvice In this case. If the Cubans will only prollt by It they will have no reason to regret It. Uollcemen arc not needed this year to clear the sidewalks of crowds which assemble to talk politics. This Is no evidence that the people take less In terest In politics now than then, but there are no Idle crowds standing around waiting, to listen to curbstone orators. Itepubllcan policies have furnished the idle, ones with jobs. The records of local jobbing houses do not bear out the wild assertions of Mr. Brynn and his followers that the growth of the trusts has reduced the number of commercial travelers on the road. The percentage of Increase of traveling salesmen put out by Omaha Jobbers alone will exceed the number employed in J Slid by ."0 per cent. Under such conditions the talk about Idle com mercial travelers Is all bosh. Popocratle papers have overlooked an other certain evidence of a secret al liance between the United States and JCugland. A number of American capl tnllsts are preparing to supply England with enough coal to make ,np the pres ent shortage In fuel In that country. Of course these capitalists expect to make some money out of tho deal nnd furnish employment for American miners, but this Is only a secondary consideration. t;vnoit.A vuwy.us axd mix a No Kwer has yet declared war upon China, but the movements of some of them Indicate that they may be con templating such action. Russia In par ticular, It Is apprehended, may have de cided on war. It Is pointed out that the ominous feature of the Ilitsslan occupation of New Clnvang Is the ab sence of any necessity for It nnd the completeness with which the UusMnii army otllenrs have arrogated to them elves nil branches of the local adminis tration. The strongest representations against the propriety of this occupation. It Is reported from Washington, have been made to the State department by the Japanese government. It Is also stated that Japan long ago notified Itussln nnd the other powers that she could not view with compla cency any policy which promised to ex tend foreign Influence over the main land opposite Formosa. The occupa tion of Sow Chwaug does not come within the terms of this warning, but is a step which It Is thought Is likely to provoke reprisals by Japan upon tho country around Foo Chow unless satis factory assurances are promptly ob tained that the Russian forces will be withdrawn from New Chwnng upon the restoration of order In China. With a Itiltlsli garrison at Shanghai, with a Cermaii army corps on the way to China, and with Japan prepared to laud troops at Amoy and l'oo Chow as soon as she Is satisfied that such action N required as a counterpoise to tho Rus sian occupation of New Chwnng, it Is felt that the situation Is rapidly ap proaching a point where a spark will light n conflagration. The situation Is being carefully and somewhat anxiously watched by our government, not because n declaration of war by Russia or other of the pow ers would change the settled policy of the United States m far as the In tegrity of the Chinese empire is con cerned, but It Is saltl this government would certainly enter a vigorous pro test against a declaration of war nt this time, believing that the prime purpose of such declaration would be the ac quisition of territory, and would with draw its forces from I'eUln. The Washington correspondent of the Phila delphia Ledger, undoubtedly speaking by authority, saya that unless so author ized and directed by act of congress the president will not permit armed forces of tho United States to be used In a war against China carried on by any one of the powers with which It co operated In the rescue of their re spective ministers. it was In pursu ance of this policy that the president directed that no addition should be made to (Jeneral Chaffee's army just now. At the same time, says the cor respondent, It Is the purpose of the president to maintain the presence of United States troops In China in sulll clent numbers to safeguard our interests and protect the lives and properly of American citizens. Whether these troops will be continued at Uekin or withdrawn to the coast must depend on circumstances and tho action of the Chi nese olllelals. It is understood that another note has been prepared for transmission to the powers more fully defining the attitude and purpose of this government and asking them to Join tho United States in rehabilitating tho government of China nnd Insuring It against partition. At all events it Is certain that the United States will not participate In a war upon China, should war be declared, while all Its Influence will be exerted to avert such a calamity. A XTI-IIlt VAX DUMOCHA TS. All over the country old-line dem ocrats men who contributed to the suc cess of the democracy in the past nnd gave the party character and standing are pronouncing against nrynnlsm. The dispatches have referred to the let ter of Captain William K. English of Indiana, son of the democratic candi date for vice president in 1S80 anil for vear.s one of the democratic leaders of his state. Captain English declares that the democratic party, tinder the present regime, has departed from the teachings of Jefferson and Jackson, nnd those of Tllden In later years. He says there Is a "paramount Issue" in this campaign that overshadows and overwhelms all others and that Is W. J. Hrynn himself, who, of his own vo lition, now as In lSllti. stands before tho safe, conservative, order-loving, law abiding citizens of the republic as the appointed and selected representative of all that Is dangerous, menacing and threatening to law, order and good gov ernment. Captain English utterly and iinqunllliedly repudiates Hryanlsin and will give his vote to the republican can didates. A prominent New York democrat Is Mr. Charlton T. Lewis, who has been cousplcuous In the antl-lniperlallst movement. In a letter to the New York lCvenlng Post Mr. Lewis expresses the opinion that tho peril from Hryanlsin Is greater than any other risk. Among other things In n vigorous Indictment of llrynnlsm he says: "The essential element of Hryanlsin Is mob law. It declares war, llrst, against the economic laws which govern the distribution of wealth. It Is the nature of such a movement to gain power and violence by every success and if It were once Installed In power by the deliberate choice of the people, the end of repre sentative republican government would be in sight. The reverence for law and for the courts as Its exponents would die out, the sanctity of vested rights would be trodden under foot, the passions of the hour would tend to sup plant the deliberations of statesman ship and the ultimate refuge of oui civilization from chaos might lie found only in that Imperialism Into which mob law always tends to crystallize." Another prominent New York demo crat nnd lawyer criticizes Mr. Hryan's declared policy regarding the Philip pines. Ho says: "The whole scheme Involves this possible result: Mr. Hrynn advised the ratlllcatlon of the treaty with Spain, which required the pay ment of S'JO.OOO.OOO to Spain. Some day it stable government, as we may think, bus been established and then we grant the l'lllpmos their Indepeinl ence. While our protectorate would bind us to protect them against for eign Interference, either with their government or with their sovereignty. It could not bind or allow us to Inter fere with their Independence In work ing out their own destiny. Therefore, they might vote to annex themselves to any of the great nations of the earth and we could not Interpose a word of objection." He says further that either this cry of Imperialism lt not made sincerely nnd In good faith, or the policy proposed by Mr. Hrynn Is a sig nal failure to grasp the situation. His policy Is the longest stride, the most reckless plunge, that we were ever In vited to tnke In the direction of foreign complications." These old-line democrats are far from approving nil that the present admin istration has done; they nre not In sym pathy with much of republican policy, but they realize the greater dangers of Hryanlsin. And there are many such. iw.tr ntwrnucAX papkhs cax no. The part played by the press us a fac tor In the political campaigns Is recog nized by all parties. As exponents of popular sentiment and inolders of "pub lie opinion tho newspapers, especially In the United States, where nearly every voter reads n dally or weekly news paper, exercise an Influence which Is to be reckoned with In nil political con tests. In the present campaign the repub lican newspapers have un opportunity seldom presented. The great Issue be fore, the people Is whether they want a change from the prosperous conditions which they are now enjoying. Every community has within Itself the evi dences of prosperity which should be brought home by the newspapers to the people. Every community In the country Is made up of Individuals whose personal balance sheets show the Improvement that has been wrought In the four years since McKlnley took tho reins of gov ernment and put into operation the re publican policies. Scarce a village or town Is to be found that tloes not have a bank whose deposits have doubled or trebled since the hard times which were dissipated by the defeat of Hrynn In ISIMJ and the re-establishment of busi ness confidence by the election of Presi dent McKlnley. Every country store. every postolllce, every professional man, whose Income depends upon the pros perity of the people, can draw a com parison with 180(1 that will be a telling argument for continuing the republicans In the control of the national govern ment. What republican newspapers should do is to bring these facts vividly before the public eye and emphasize the prog ress that has been made since the last presidential campaign. They can point out, by citing examples right at home, how our restored prosperity Is being shared by all classes of the population; they can teach the prosperity lesson so that it will stand out In bold relief when the voter goes to tho ballot box. And when the votes are counted the ma jority for prosperity will be sure to be decisive. PKit vKitTixa iiisrou r. The Omaha census figures furnish a pretext to the Fremont Tribune to re vive tho oft-exploded fiction that the census of 1SIKI was padded in order to lay the foundation for ballot box frauds that enabled .lames E. Hoyd to secure the governorship of Nebraska and brought about the defeat of L. D. Rich ards. There is absolutely no truth In this as sertion and no excuse for revamping It. The vote of Omnha and Douglas county In 1SD0 was not padded nor wns there any conspiracy to defeat Mr. Richards, as has been so often charged by his friends. Tho heavy vote cast hero In 1S00 was solely duo to the fact that every vote that could be scraped up wns polled. The people of Omaha had been nrouscd In 1S00 as they never had been before or since over an Issue that Involved their material Interests. Threatened with the blight of prohibition they ral lied every man who had a right to vote. Every traveling salesman and every nb sent resident wns called home nnd men who rarely take part In elections were roused to active participation. Notwithstanding the repeated asser tions to the contrary there was no ballot box Mulling and no miscount of the bal lot. Mr. Richards failed to get a ma jority because of his straddle of the main Issue and also because his cloe re lations with one railroad corporation gave offense to a rival railroad corpora Hon that preferred the democratic can didate. This Is the truth of history and there Is no valid reason why It should be per verted at this late day simply to take a whack at Omaha. The United States and European na lions nre not likely to declare war against China unless absolutely forced to do so. Such action would librognte all treaties between China and the countries declaring wpr and these treaties contain special concessions which the Jealousies of other powers might render it dllllcult to renew. There Is no wnr lu China now simply a tourney at arms. The Issue at the coming republican primaries Is to be whom the republicans of Douglas county prefer to have sup ported for United Stales senator by their legislative delegation. Whether or not the voters are given an opportunity to express a direct cholco between the various aspirants the real Issue cannot be concealed or distorted. St. Louis Insists that It has $1,000,000 subscribed out of the $.",000,000 required under the congressional appropriation before the latter becomes available for Its forthcoming world's fair. If St. Louis realizes on Its subscription list as well as Omaha did for the Transiiilssb pp it can count Itself In great luck. Omaha Is gradually replacing Its worn out wooden pavement with new and subbluutlal pavlug material. The proc cs?, liovoor, Is gome on so quietly thnt it Is hardly noticeable until one looks around to And that the miles of wooden blocks have almost entirely disappeared. Omaha's reputation as one of the best paved cities of the country has been practtrnlly re-established. The Chicago Chronicle, although sup porting Mr. Hryati, calls him down for Indulging In so much typewritten noti fication oratory. It cites historical ex amples of great presidents like Ulyses S. Orant who managed to Indicate their willingness to run in a communication of t'OO words. It looks us If the accept ance speeches had also been subjected to the law of expansion of late. The popocrats nre istlll hammering away at the straw man they set up lu the shape of nn alleged decision Including the fraternal Insurance societies under the tax upon regular Insurance policies. s there never was any such decision the pretense that a popocratle congress man Is rushing to the defense of the frn ternals Is loo gauzy to go down. See You Litter. Detroit Freu Press. O, mc! O, my!! Omaha!!! Where lie Is lit Home. Phlludebihlii Times. Bryan may go back on tho rear of the car, but ho won't go back on the plat form. Political Dreams. Cleveland Leader. Tho standing army of tho United States Is no larger now. In proportion to tho pop ulation, than It wns In tho clays when the "fathers of tha republic" were running things. "Militarism" Is simply a product of a disordered Imagination. Vnln Proiilircli'N of lit II. New York Hun. Mr. Bryan's prophecy that McKlnlcy's election will bring political calamity In the shape of Imperialism la an nonneimlral as his prophecy four years ago that McKln lcy's election would bring Industrial calam ity because of tho gold standard. ( it in ii lull Colli rl lint Inn . New York Tribune. Senator Marlon F. f'ockrell of Missouri Is disposed to think the recent democratic rally at Scdalla Ico great a popular sue- cent. In tho rnldut of a crowd of enthu siastic democrats who came to welcome Stovenfon and Dockery Mr. Cockrell was relieved of his purse and $100 In cash. Cries for He t'ltuc. Philadelphia North American. Tho proposition to punish tho Imperial family of China by destroying tho tombs of Its ancestors comes, of course, from England. It Is characteristically British In spirit and, In Its way, Is as dctestublo ns the German emperors engeful "no quar ter" order to his troops. Tho kaiser was In a natural and human rage over tho murder of his minister nnd his llrst im pulse was to wrenk his wrath upon the persons of tho Chinese. Co in rn ties liy Trent)'. Philadelphia Ledger. Tho readiness with which tho treaty of nmlty, commerco and navigation has been arranged with Spain speaks well for tho complete -restoration of friendly rela tions with that country. Doubtless tho pcoplo of Spain retain strong sentiments of dlsllko toward tho United States, but theso feelings do not prevent their gov ernment for desiring amity nor their mer chants from wishing to rcsumo trade with this country. Tho treaty Just mado Is provisional and will have to bo ratified and perhaps amended In both countries, but that, it will result In tho ro-cstab-llshmunt of complete harmony at an early day thero can bo no doubt. A Cimd SnuKcstloil. Oenova Signal. Tho republicans nt McCook havo dono a senslblo thing In organizing n personal work leaguo Instead of organizing a club and naming It after tho national candidates or giving It nny such namo ns "rough rider." This, of course, Is partly a matter of taste, but wo bellovo thero Is something more Involved. A party candidate ought to bo a rather omnll fenturo of nn election. It Is tho party principles that should be para mount. Tho clubs that put on uniforms and got out and march doubtless havo a pretty good time, but they never make nny votes, at leaBt not outside of tho cities. A per sonal work leaguo properly conducted will raako votes. Votes are tho only things that count. It costs tlmo nnd money to chaso around with a marching club. It takes les? time nnd not much money to operato .a per sonal work longuo. Tho brnss bnnds and red flro should bo saved for tho celebration nftor tho election. Ono 1.1 ll t I it liintntloii Omitted. New York Tribune. Thero Is ono utterance of Lincoln's that Mr. Bryan Is not likely to quote. It was mado in 1SC3 when tho democratic loadors protested ngalnst sending Vnllan dlgham across tho federal lines to the confedorncy and Is ns follows: "Ho who dlHsundes ono man from vol unteering or Induces ono soldier to desert weakens the catiso ns much as ho who kills nn American soldier In battle. Must I shoot a simple-minded soldier boy who desorts while 1 must not touch a hair or a wily ngltntor who Induces him to de sert? This Is nnno tho less injurious when effected by getting father or mother or friend Into n public meeting nnd there working upon his feelings till ho Is pcrsunded to wrlto tho soldier boy that he Is fighting In a bad cause, for a wicked ndmlnlstrntlon of n contcmptlblo govern ment. I think that, In such a case, to silence tho ngltntor nnd snvo tho boy Is not only constitutional, but withal a great mere." IIOCll Dl'.ll M MISIIAI,. Hciuirttiro of Count Von WnlilcrHrc unit Ills Citmii Oiillll. Philadelphia North American. Field Mnrshal Count von W'nldersco's performances preliminary to taking com mand of tho allied forces nnd wiping China off tho fnco of the eurth aro not ralculntcd to tnsplro confidence In his good senso nnd military capacity, ills appearance at Ber lin In tho part of Ilombastcs Furloso, nourishing his immwculato blade and thundering that tho order to retreat never should pass his lips, raised doubts of his fitness for command. In war. conditions may be nnd often are such that It buiomcs the first duty of a commander to ordpr a retreat and savo his troops from useless sacrifice and foil the plans of tho enemy. Tho boast wns silly, coming from the Up of a man old enough to know what wnr Is. But tho limit of nbsurdity Is reached In tho asbestos Harlem flat that Is being taken to Chlnn by this Mower of tho Herman army Tho contrivance Is n llrcproof, wnterpioor nnd bullet-proof house containing seven rooms nnd n bath, built In sections nnd portable. Count von Wnldcrscc docs not cnll It n lint: ho says It Is his "war house." Tho field marshal must be laboring under the delusion that ho Is being sent to Pekin to tnko command of a Chlncso army, armed chiefly with umbrellas, fans, banners nnd bird cages, which Is vociferously invincible in peaco and InviPiblo In wnr. A mnn outfitted with tho sort of mind thai Count Wnlderseo appears to have under his helmet Is not competent to command Amen can troops. Ho clinnld be uppo'iitcl ou G crnor Stouo's staff. BryanisiTi and Populism San Frniuijco Call. Colonel Bryan accepts tho populist nom ination It was given to him nt Sioux Falls several months ago nnd he lifts had nmplc time to digest the tilnlfornt tto nnw n. sures lis makers of Its nsslmllntion nnd declares thnt It has become n part of his polltlcnl flesh nnd bone. The platform, which he nccepts with the nomination, declares for nubile ntvnernhln of nil land, for nn unlimited coinage of sli ver at tho ratio of t In 1 for Iho nhnllllnn of private ownership of the Instruments of commerce nnci. to secure nil these Innova tions, for direct legislation by the Inltlntlvo nnd referendum, relocating tho veto nower nnd giving It to the people. In his speech on assumlnc the nresldcncv of the populist convention. Mr. Pntterton of Colorado said. "In 1S9G we did not nominate Mr. Brvnn to nlense the ileitto. crats. We cared not what their will or pleasure wns. The peoplo's party, standing on Its platform, would have been untrue to necir, untrue to Its principles, had It nom inated any other man." It will be seen, then, that when Colonel Brynn accepts this nomination and plat form he declares for an entirely new system of government, foreign to our present con stitution and subversive of the principles of mat instrument. Hnlslng the cry of Im perialism, ho ncetisrs Ihn rennhllrnna nt In tending to change tho government, while accepting and himself advocating n chango more postmo and revolutionary than that' which he pretends to see In Ihn nnllev of i nis opponents, it is n fettled principle In the science of government thnt when the ob jects of governmental lurlmllrMnn nrn In. creased tno oniclency of government lsj The Paramount Issue Boston Transcript. The prosperity Issue Is "paramount'' In every presidential campaign. The general Industrial stato of the country probably has more Influence on the outcome of an election thnn any pnrtlculnr economic, finnnclal or political policy which may bo under discussion. The nvernge voter never penetrates very deeply into the Intricacies of the various special Issues of the moment. But ho does know tho condition of the bus iness In which ho Is Interested. If It Is prosperous ho Is usually content to let well enough nlone. If It Is depreshed ho Is likely to (.eek relief In a chango of administra tion. i:idenco of prosperity Is the weighti est argument that can be presented to vo ters by tho party In power. Practical poli ticians like Senator Hanna realize this In the speech which he made nn Tuesday at Anbury Park the republican manager emphasized the single fact that under tho present administration tho Industries of tho country havo nourished as never bofore and nppealed to his heaters to support tho party which had given them this unexampled pros perity. Tho facts regarding tho Industrial condi tion of the country during tho four years of republican rule Justify tho statements which aro mado by the party leaders. Tho years 1S9S and 1809 were probably tho most prosperous which the United States has ever known. Tho new prosperity began In 1S97 and continued without a break through tho next two years, reaching tho highest point In the nutumn of 1899. Then enmo n temporary reaction, beginning with the stock panic of December, 1S99, followed by tho breuk In prices In the sreond quarter of 1900. After this disturbance business ngaln settled down, but on a somewhat lower level of prosperity than that of tho phcnomennl year of 1899. Tho present out look. If confidence Is not disturbed by some unforeseen event, Is for a period of solid and steady Industrial' growth. The tldo of prosperity began to rise In 1S97, which brought the largest wheat crop for many years. At tho fame tlmo a short age of tho Russian and Indian crops com pelled Kuropcnn consumers to turn to America for their supply of wheat. As a result tho price of wheat roao rapidly. Tho average price on tho fnrm was over 80 cents, ns compared with 19 cents in 1891. Tho distressed condition of the western farmers had been tho main sourco of tho depression of preceding years. Their re-1 turning prosperity mnuo lis eaects icit itorxn aiioit t'Hi.vA. Mr it mill ."Mullein llrlitlrd to tlic Itntv In tlir Ancient l'mplrr. Calvin P. Titus Is the first accredited hero of Fekln, nnd ho hnlls from Iowa. Titus achieved distinction by being the first American ns well as tho llrst of tho nllled nrmy to scnlo the hoary wall and plant Old Olory on tho summit. It was n proud mo ment for Old Olory, for tho army nnd for Titus. Titus Is nearly 20 years of nge. Ho first Joined the volunteers In Vermont nt tho opening of tho Spnnish war. was mustered out In tho fall of 1898 nnd a few months later enlisted In tho Fourteenth regular in fantry. Prior to entering tho United Stntes nrmy ho snw nctlvo service In tho Salvation army In Kansas, where ho won promotion for mnny brilliant nttneks on tho hosts of evil abounding In tho "bleeding common wealth." The young hero of Pekln wn3 born nt Vinton, la. Tho lull In nrmy operations In China gives lookers-on tlmo to enjoy a little gaiety nt tho expense of Field Mnrshal Count von Waldersec, reputed commander-in-chief of tho allied Army. Ills departure for the scene of trouble was blgnallzed with becoming pomp. The kaiser cheered him on; tho staff was brilliantly appareled; tho civilian multltudo wrapped itself in nn nt tuosphoro of nwn. Nono of these neces saries of Imperial power startled mankind But tho count's equipment exoked a smile and tho smilo grew Into a rudo laugh that is now echoing throughout tho world. In other recent campaigns, bathtubs for swell o flic or cnuscd unseemly Jeers among tho homo guard and derlslvo remarks on mod ern military equipment. Tho nllled chief surpassed nil who havo gono before by Ink ing along n seven-room house with bath attachment. H Is qulto evident from tho details of WnWIdersco's camp kit that Her man military sclenco lends that of other nations by several roomB. Senntor Fugcno Halo of Malno had a short Inglorious encounter recently with Mr. Vu, tho Chinese minister, on the subject of re ligious loleioncc. The treatment of tho missionaries In the far cast wns under dis cussion nnd the senator had trotted out a number of Instances of maltreatment, and oven worse, that the missionaries had met with at the hands of their enstem brethren. Tho senator then pointed out to the minister thnt this was hardly the way In which the missionary should bo received, nnd that a lllerty of faith Bhould be nceorded their subjects by eastern rulers. All through this homily the Chinese minister had grinned sympathetically, but a trlllo derisively.. "Liberty of religious thought, eh?" Wu inquired tentatively, when his chance enme. "You not always glvo llbeity of religious thought In this country; you sometimes persecute th missionary in theho great I'nltcd Slntoi, 1 think?" To this, needless m say, the Junior senator from the line Tree blnio Interposed a vigorous denial. "No, you never do sir h things here, never' never pcrsecuto tho poor mis- eionaiV You are too high-minded. You tiavs t;s much freedom of thought for decreased. It Is n round mn.lm that the government Is best which governs least. But here Is Colonel Hrynn advocating the aboli tion of private ownership of land, of trans portation, of the Instruments of commerce, tho transfer of the veto to the ballot box. the destruction of representative govern ment, tho abolition of the courts nnd of all processes for tho rationalizing of govern ment nnd tho Introduction of wholesale communism, which must result In the final coming of chaos and nnnrchy. It will be observed that this Bryanlc rev olution destroys the doctrine of Inalienable rights written Into the Declaration of Inde pendence by Mr. Jefferson. It puts every man's rights of person and property Into politics, to bo buffeted nt the polls and taken away nt the will of a majority that Is not under nny obligation to bo "reasonable," which Jefferson said wns tho solo stnmlard of right In tho rulo of the majority. As to the external policies of this govern ment, their errors are subject to corrup tion by wholesome reaction in public senti ment. But to what quarter shall wo look for escnpc from tho evils which Ho In such n revolution of our home government ns this platform proposes? When representa tive government Is otiro destroyed, when tho courts nnd legislatures and congress nro once nbollbhcd. when legislation nnd adjudication nro given over to the ballot box nnd our Judicial system Is stricken down, there comes a chaos from which cs ca'po lies only In the man on horseback and a condition to which Colonel Bryan's picture of Imperialism Is as mild ns the portrait of n pretty maid milking her cow compared to the presence of a hungry Ben gal tiger. throughout tho country. They begnn to spend money nnd lornl merchants had to order goods to meet the demand. Factories were stnrted up and rnllroad business was Increased. Industry and commerce quickly responded to the new stimulus. The extent of the business revival which followed Is shown by the growth of exports, the rise of prices nnd 3t wages, tho Increase o,f bank clearings nnd of railroad earnings and the Infrequeney of business failures. Tho exports of domestic merchandise In creased from ISflS.-jno.jST In 18'jfi to 1 .032. 007.603 In 1897 and In 1900 reached the rnormous total of $1,370,170,158. Tho per centage of manufactured goods la the ex ports rose from 20 per cent In 1890 to 3t per cent In 1900. This lncroabo In manufac tured exports Is ono of the moRt striking signs of tho recent Industrial nnd commer cial expansion of the nntlon. Prices nnd wages advanced ns the demnnd for goods Increased. In 1.899 the prices of nearly all commodities, nxcept brendstuffs, showed n strong upward tendency. The advance wns most marked In the case of building materials, especially Iron and steel. The prices of metnls, coal nnd coke, hides nnd leather nnd cotton nnd wool also made noteworthy advances. At tho same tlmo wages In most Industries wero rnlsed nnd employment became steadier. In 1899 re ports of ndvnnres In wnges came from all parts of tho country. Tho condition of labor during that year wns probably on tho whole better than It had been at any preceding tlmo In tho nation's history. Additional evidence of the rcmarkablo prosperity of tho country Is furnished by tho Increase of bank clearings nnd of railroad earnings. Tho clearings in New York City during 1899 were 45 per cent larger than In 189S. The western cities also mado largo gains. For tho wholo country the average Increase was 30 per cent over 1898 nnd G3 per cent over 1897. Tho Incrense In tho business of tho western banks Is a rcmarkablo Indica tion of tho growing financial Independence of the west. Hnllrnad earnings In 1899 were phenomenally lnrge. In fact, this year was the most prosperous ono which the Amcrlcnn rnllroads havo ever had. There were only ten failures, ninny roads paid dividends for tho first tlmo In years, and extensive Improvements were mndo In roll ing stock nnd equipment. Tho receipts for tho year exceeded by somo $13,000,000 those of 1898, although the record of tho latter yenr In this respect had been extraordinary. that!" And hero Wu's derlslvo smile grew diabolical. "How about that Levantine nffalr?" qulry. "Levnntlno affair?" was tho puzzled ln- "Ycs, Levantine affair; nffnlr nt Levant. What did you do thero?" And then tho senator suddenly remem bered tho fato of n Mormon mUstonnry at Levant, Mo. Tho keen Celestial eye of tho Chlneso minister snw tho look of untler stnndlng In Senator Halo's eye and ho drove tho nail home. "What did you do with thnt Mormon mis slonnry at Levant, eh? You gave him what Is called tho tar nnd feathers; Is It not so?" But tho senator had no response at hand. As ono enters Pekln by tho arched east ern gato ho comes nt onco upon Legation street, where nro all of tho foreign com pounds strung nlong "nn unpaved slum of a thoroughfare" for nearly a mile. Miss Scld moro says of this quarter In her book on China: "Tho street Is nil gutter savo where thero are fragmentary attempts nt u raised mtldhank fnotwnlk beside the house walls for tn.c when tho cartway between Is too deep n mud slough. Wo nre here on suf ferance, under protest, you know,' sny tho meek nnd lowly diplomats. 'Wo must not offend Chlneso prejudices.' Moreover, all tho legations would not subscribe to an at tempted improvement fund, nor nil unite in demanding that Chlneso should clean, light, pave nnd drain Legation street. That Jealousy of tho great powors so Ironically termed the 'Concert of Kuropo' is ns much to blomo for this sanitary corner of Pekln us for affairs In Creto nnd Armenia." Tho law nnd custom nllow a Chlnnman to hnvo as many wives ns he enn support, but only tho first wifo Is regurded as the legitimate mother of the household, snys a writer In Collier's Weekly. Sho Is the ruler of nil the children who will mourn for her 100 days. Tho husband, who can remarry as often as ho likes, does not show any sign of mourning for his wife lo tho outer world, hut a woman who mar ries again after her husband's death Is not considered respectable. Should flic on tho other hand, commit suicide on her hus band's grave, then n pallnti, which Is an ornamental gateway or arch, will bo erected as a sign of transcendent loyalty and virtue But the great majority of Chlneso do not adhere to polygamy. They have a proverb which says thnt where ono woman reigns there Is peace. Two women under the same toof signifies a fight and three women means Inirlgiie nnd disorder. NcuIIkciicp In Sleeplim Cnrn, Philadelphia Press. Tho robbery of passengers In a Pullman car on tho Northwestern railroad Is no credit to the sleoplng rnr company. A great deol of the time after passengers havo retired In a sleeping car thero Is no ono on watch. Th" porters have such long hours often twenty hours In a day Hint If put on watch they promptly go to sleep, but tliey nre often poiislplng somewhrro with other porters Considering tho charges mado lo the public for Bleeping ar servio the Pullmnn com pany U very negligent In this respect. POLITIC VI. S UVHIIOT!". Philadelphia Ledger The republican party, says Mr Bryan, "builds Its policy on the plea that might makes right." But Is not thnt the only argument for the 16 to 1 dollar? Indlniinpolls Journal: In the new states which were for Bryan In 1896 n revolution In favor of republicanism Is reported. In Ne braska tho Indications nre so threatening that Mr. Brynn will devote his tlmo to try lug to save the stnte. Washington Post: Tho fact thnt lion. Wharton Barker may be Ineligible for the presidency should not Interfere with his candidacy. The same might be said of sev eral other gentlemen who think they uie running for tho ofllce. Olobc Democrat: Tho North Carolina democrats havo 00,000 Instead of 40,000 ma jority. It will not bo necessary for Chair man Jones to forward any campaign liter ature: to North Carolina, ns the Illiterates will see thnt liberty Is properly throttled. Baltimore American: Thero nre somo millions of people In the United States who on election day will remember that tho sort of imperialism McKlnley Is responsi ble for Is the kind that puts dollars In the laboring man's pocket and spreads pros perity nil over the land. Minneapolis Tribune: Charlie Towne will havo a real pleasant time trailing Teddy Hoosovclt across tho prairies of South Dakota next month, for the people of that busy and thrifty stnte have a keen appreciation for tho dliTercnco be tween u man who does things and a mail who simply talks. Philadelphia Itccord Mr. Bryan mado four stump speeches In Nebruska on Wednesday last. To keep ono appolntmcut ho drovo twenty-one miles across country. The presidency Is one of tho most exalted offices to which any moral man may hope to attain, but no cnndldato has oer reached tho goal by means of such a whirlwind appronch. Mr. Bryan Is too vehement. Buffalo Express: The choice of Indian apolis ns tho plnco for Mr. Brynn's ccptnnco of tho democratic nomination has not deterred ono leading democrat of In diana from renouncing his parly and tic during for McKlnley. This man Is William K. English, who has been a representative In congress and is a son of William H English, tho democrnttc candidate for i o piesldent in 18S0. New York Tribune; Cnndidnte Brynn made a curious appeal for votes to his Nebraska friends at tho reception given to him on his return from Indianapolis, wluro ho wits Informed that he had been nominated by the democrats for tho presi dency. In his speech ho said; "I can feel oven more kindly if you will glvo mo leave of absence for four years nnd let mo enrry out your will hi the national capltol." Is he apprehensive that those who hurrah for 'him In tho open air will not vole for him nt tho polls In November? Mlltiiirt I, LINKS. Chicago News: "Wns It restful out In the country where you went?" "Yes, Indeed; the cooking was so bad th.it wo got rested In two days." Detroit Journal: Air Is liquefied bv pres sure. Debts nre liquidated through the notion nf the snine ngency. There Is a wonderful uniformity lu natural processes. Philadelphia Proxs: She What Is th.U old now about "When In Home?" He (who has travelcdi "When lu Rnim dn the Romans ur they'll do you." Indianapolis Journal: "Then you illihi t enjoy your ocean vovuge?" "No; Just as I got used to the vessel rook ing north mid smith It changed Its gait and went to rocking cast and west." Chicago Itecnrd: "A straw hat has an other advantage over a gold crown studded Willi Jewels." "Wlml'H that?" "You can fan yourself with It." Syracuse Herald: Foreman The tele graph page Is all pied! ICdltor Never mind; run It iih Ii Is, and I'll label It the only orUiunl Chinese dis patch, translation to follow tomorrow. Boston Transcript: Hi-sort Hotclkcf per Any guests In this evening's train' 'But; Driver Nobody to spenk of. Only i hlnglc trunk woman and .i grip gent. Cleveland Plain Denlei: "Ten Is 'w.u up." said the hoarding limine wit as ho slyly looked iibniii the talilc "How high?" Inquired unsuspicious little Miss Jcnks "Shnnghlgh!" cried tho funny mnn, with a violent nnort. Chicago Post: "How do you like your new quartern?" nsked the landlord, pleas unth". Tho new tenant In the modern apartment house looked the rooms over sadly mid re joined: "Theso aren't quarters. These nro eighths." Washington Star: "1 come from the far west." said one congressman, "and I nm proud to proclaim myself a resident of the sotting sun." "Yes," nnRwered tho colte.tgUH Irom near by, "1 don't blanto vou for being a little boastful. 1 can't help envying you every tlmo I think of the mileage." I .NCI, K SAM'S IIO.VS. Baltimore American He hns n grim line around his Hps. And n Htern light In hist eye, Ills stock In trade is the right lo kill And the counter rlsht to die. No sooner Is tho one light done Thau another light's tn dn. He has one love that will never fall The old red, white and blue. For he's one of Vncle Sam's boys, A-marchlug around the earth. He has not time for sentiment, And scarcely time for mirth, iiu'y never ask a question, Never answer "Ych" or "No," But shoulder arms when the order come" And t mu ll the cap and go. Hp bllslers 'iienlh the tropic run, He freezes lu I he snows, lie marches, with 'inwearled treil, Where'er Old (llnry go.'t. He tloes not ask an audience For what he has to do One love he ImlilH lu bin hero hentt Tho old reil, whllo and blue. For he's one of Fnele Sam's boys, Away across the sen, A-lluhtlng for his only love, Wherever he may be. They never ask a question, Never answer "Ych" nr "No," But strike the tents when the order torn' Then touch the cup nnd go. Bookkeepers Heading figures Is harder than read ing anything else. Ilunnlng the eyes up nnd down u long column of figuien Is particularly tlresomo to the mus ies. If there Is tho slightest enoi in the harmony of tho eyes the strain is doubled If you nre a bookkeepoi nnd find thnt your eyes pain you or the figures blur, or your hend aches, you nre Inking chances every day that you pul off wealing glasses If your eyes give you trouble romo in and lulk ' the mnttor over. We will examine them free of charge and tcil uu what ought to be done J.C.Huteson&Co. Expert Opticians, 1520 Douglas St. Omaha.