THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1900.
Tiie Omaha Daily Bee.
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1W). M. H. HUNQATK,
Notary 1'ubllc
The base ball season Is about at an
e.nd, but the people will not lack for
excitement, ns the foot baft season Is In
sight.
The republicans of Vermont have an
election today. There are not enough
democrats In the state to make them
count.
Old King Coal may be a jolly old
soul, but he Is planning to charge en-
tlrely too much for the pleasure of Ills
eornpany.
Tho Nebraska school for the deaf
secured n silver inedal at the Paris ex
position. Tho committee on awards
evidently knew the politics of the man
NRcment.
Nebraska popocrats are a little slow In
responding to the call of their camli
date for president to organize cam
palgn clubs. The popocratle campaign
' short on ginger this year
One of tho local newspapers Is seeln.
visions of n wide-open town in Omaha.
These visions always come when some
political contest Is about to be decided,
either at a primary or a regular elec
tion.
General Roberts has Issued his procla
mntlon formally annexing the Trans-
vaul to the queen's domain. Up to the
present, however, he lias been unable
to secure personal service on President
Kruger.
Prosperity stories cover Nebraska nl
most as thickly as the corutlelds. Nearly
every citizen In the state can make a
prosperity story out of his experience
during the four years that McKlnley has
been president.
A licet of ICngllsh war ships is now oil'
'Iho New Knglnnd coast, but Iloston
need not bo alarmed. The ships are on
n friendly visit and the United Stntes
squadron Is on hand to see that good
order Is maintained.
It was cabled all the way from Uurope
thnt n boy "i(j years of age hns been
unearthed In Paris who Is a veritable
musical prodigy. The boy prodigy from
Nebraska who makes chin music will
have to look to his laurels.
Wageworkers can afford to take a day
off for Labor Day this year, whereas
four years ago they had so many days
of enforced Idleness that they were only
too glad to work when employment of
fcred, whether on holidays or week
days.
Kentucky democrats propose to re
peal tho Ooebel election law because It
Is unpopular. The bill prepared to take
Its place Indicates, however, that
democracy proposes to retain Its grip on
the election machinery of the state Just
ns linn ns It dares.
A Pennsylvania tirm Is starting In to
manufacture artificial milk which it as
serts Is perfectly harmless and Just us
good as that offered by the family cow.
If endorsements of Its sanitary quality
are wanted, Omaha offers the services of
Its police Judge.
Republicans of Douglas county must
not allow themselves to be diverted by
side shows from the main Issue In the
coming primary. The Issue Is; "Who
does the party want to be supported by
the legislative delegation for United
States senator'" The only way the
preference can be made effective Is by
registering It for delegates to the county
convention favorable to the candidate
desired.
The stories of atrocities committed by
the nllles. and imrtlcularl.v by the Rus-
Klntis. In Ohinn. If truu lire certainly no
credit to the white soldiers and It Is to
bo hoped they will prove untrue or
nv,n,Toinl..il In refeilnlnc? from loot,
inn and uncalled-for assaults upon non-
combatants the United States and .Tapa
neso forces have laid tho foundation of
future good will of Ohlna, but in a
measure all countries must suffer from
the prejudices the excesses of the Rus
innK urn liouud to create.
tittVAX -s t. won DAY Tt XT
The laborer Is worthv of his hire." On
this day set apart for the consideration of
the wngeworkers, let each one liigulre
whether tho man who tolls enjoys a fair
shsrn of the proceeds of his labor and If not
let him apply n remedy.
This I the text which William .Ion-
nliigs Hrynn kuvc out In advance of
Labor day for the consltlerntluii of Ann
lean waKeworkers. A more Ingenious
appeHl to prejudice lias seldom If eer
been made. It Is designed to Impress
upon the toilers the Idea that they are
not jrcttliiK a fall' share of the proceeds
of their labor and naturally calculated
to arouse in them it spirit of discontent
with their lot.
Hrynn points out no remedy, but leaves
tile Inference that relief to the under
paid and overworked In borer can be
im,i oniv ,y a t.mnL'e of the head of the
national government. The uveniKe
American wiiKeworker, however, Is not
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faj,jCi nt. yv ,10t ilruf his meat Into
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me pouti mitt jump unci uiu iiiugiiiuc-ci
rellectlon In the water.
The worklnnmen of America hnvo
reason to be Kratllled and satislletl with
uxIstIllK eondltlolis. Willie they limy not
. .. .
In every luslaiico Ket their full share
the product of their
ion, mey kiiww eiiou.nii 10 kiioh i'iui
I'1 - ' enpltallst employer must assume all
risks and bear all losses Incident to the
enterprise In which they are ensured.
I'our vears nno. when eoninierce and
Industry were prostrated, employers
were driven Into bankruptcy by the
menace of free trade, and free coinage,
and while hundreds of thousands of
wagoworkers were Idle and In want no
Products were turned out and no profits
HIIIUlMl.
.ow uiai prosperity mis ocen lesioreo
and every man willing to work has an
opportunity to earn rair wages, i.am m
goon money in reu.rn lor nonesi to..,
isryans aiiempt to sow (i.scoiueni lor
the sake of political glory and otllce is
to be deprecated, If not denounced
.Mt isrynn rem .y uesiieu to mipam; ine
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condition of worklngmen he would desist
from iiuvoeating policies tunc wouni tie
disastrous to them, as well as to tlu
wuo.e eoumry, ami lie wuu.u icjoae
Willi mem in me innrKeu iiiip.oveiiieiii
of their condition and the unexampled
piospenty uiej uie enjoying.
iTU,D ;UAi6 COMMt.lli.lAl, (1I.1..S.
While Omnlia lias doubtless been dam-
aged by the slump In the census exhibit,
Its rank and Importance, as relleeted
by Its bank clearings, will compare fa-
vorably with commercial rivals.
While Minneapolis and Kansas t ity
have undisputed right of way ahead of
Omaha, half a dozen cities of much
larger population are behind Omaha In
the matter of bank clearings. For ex
ample, Rochester, with a population
over 200,000, shows bank clearings only
ono-fniivtli in Inifo ns Omilllll. .Mil-
Wlllbw. wth a ,(01lllia,0 of 'JS7.0(Xi. Is
more than $300,000 behind Omaha In Its
clearings last week. The clearings
of St. Paul are $'J,000,000 less than those
of Omaha for the week. And Buffalo,
with a population of more thnn 1100,000, loading newspapers to urge a coniblun
falls $1,000,000 short of Omaha's clear- Hon of Kuropean powers In opposition
lugs; Henver, with a census population to the Russlau-Aineriean policy, while
ItO.OOO more than Oinalia, Is -15 per cent
behind Omaha In the weekly clearings
table,
These tlgurcs representing the coinmer-
clal activity of various business centers
are scanned closely by Investors and cap
italists and form one basis of their esti
mate of the relative commercial lm-
portance of cities, and Omnha can well
afford to challenge comparison on those
Hues.
Kr.im.vo the qvestius,
Mr. Hrynn has not yet answered the
question whether or not, If president, he
vould direct the payment In silver of
obligations payable In coin. In bis speech
at South Hend. Intl., be said thnt he
had never hail one moment, s iloubt about
the correctness of the position taken
by the Knnsas City platform on the
money question and added: "Now I
tlntl the republican party declaring the
silver question the paramount issue ot
the campaign and some of them are
saying that a democratic president could
ruin the country, no matter if he did not
hnvo a congress or a senate to agree
with hlm. The republicans have been
in power four years and have had tin
limited control of legislation, and I can
not believe that they have left the law
Ko that a democratic president could
ruin the country In a single month."
This Is. simply evasion, it does not
meet the question as to whether or not
Mr. Hrynn would attempt to take the
country off the gold standard by paying
government obligations calling for
"coin" In silver. The secretary of the
treasury has clearly and conclusively
shown that this could be done,
lle
has pointed out what, classes of obllga
thins miuht bo nald In silver. Mr. Hryan
does not say that he would not pay
out silver, at the option of the govern
ment for these obligations, but evasively
remarks that he cannot believe the re
publicans left the law "so that a dem
ocratic president could ruin the country
In n single month." This Is quite char-
aeterMlo of the popocratle candidate.
A Hrynnlte administration and con
gress could not ruin the country In a
month or a year, but It could do an im
measurable amount of Injury. This
eountrv cannot be Industrially and com
menially ruined, yet we know what
harm can be done, what disaster can be
wi-oiiL'ht b.v democratic policies. Seven
years ago there was a democratic ad
ministration and congress, the year
before It came Into power the country
enjoyed a high degree of prosperity. Tin
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emnlnved. a tariff law was enacted
which reversed these conditions. It
brought about Industrial stagnation nnd
created a great army ot lille inuor. iiu
country was not ruined, but the Injury
suffered by all Interests wns beyond
computation. Hail that not been a sound
money atllll tllstratioil tne (lis.isie.
would have been Intlultely worse.
Tho llryanlto party stands for both
war on the policy of protection to Ainer-
lean Industries nnd Inbor ami unsound
money. It would reduce the opportunl-
- ties for labor and pay the wage-earners
In denrechitcu dollar, lins woum uot
ttitr ruin tin I'luiitr.i, luit it would hao
results so ilntniiirlni: that a Konoralion
woltlil pass before then' would be cntii-
nlcto recovery from the effects. 'I'lie
question which every man now doing a
profitable business and all who have re
munerative employment desire an an
swer to Is. whether If Mr. lliyim Is
elected president he will adopt a course
tlmt would destroy tlmiuulal eotilldence.
unsettle all business, slop enterprises
and put a check to prosperity. There !s
ho assurance in what we have quoted
above from .Mr. Hrynn that he would
not do this.
77.1 7' ALLEGED .1 ,,. l.Y' C
The fact of the I'nlted .States and Kits
sla beltii: In practical ueeoril In reunrd
to China Is fatal to the Hrynullc
clniree of it secret nlllauci between
HiiKland and the United States. The en
tente between this government and that
of the czar Is rcL'tmled In lJiigland
with disfavor and distrust. Public feel-
hi!,' there, as voiced In the press, Is that
of astonishment that the United States
should have committed Itself to "follow
the Kusslnn lead" and of course of doubt
as to the sincerity of the promises of
Kussln. There Is no friendly sentiment
In KiiL-luiu! toward Hussla and so In
L,,,,;, ft tllc Lon(loll TIlllPS
,.,..,.,. flui. Iw.n., line tin. In
terests of KiiKlaiul will iiermlt her to
follow Uussla's example. This may
prove not to be the view of tho govern
ment, but there can be no doubt that
the Hrltlsh cabinet Is displeased with
the situation, although it may conclude
tlmt It Is expedient to fall in with the
ltiisslnn-Amcrlcnti tH'oiiositlnn. liartleil-
m.,y ,f ,t 8houU, bu ac(.,..,,,.(i -,y Kl.aiR.0
U1(. ,.,.,
rklkfL.nulc ir tin. tM U'.ic it uiiiti'itt iilll
i vy im lunai ii tin ti. ii uu -vvavi.
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sl , thf( tlxtrt.I1K.ly mportaiit matter.
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t() lwrham n vnatct cxtcnt than tlloso
of nnv other nower. without tlrst eoir
Koiltlnu Kimlnn.l. It wollhl have been
1)0U,1(1 b HUch (m alllulK.L. to imHtua
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Hpet.tK th0 Russian proi.osltlon before
tlkl,B 1U.(0, Hut (ilIs WUH ,U)l (lolll.,
.11imMu,I..ltloii foiinil the Htisslnn
poHtloI1 , , ,,,, patiHfnelory, b,
cause in essential resneets In harmony
with the declared nollcv of the United
sif,it.. mill It nrntniil I v lisslireil Itlls
sla of this without the slightest coil-
shleratlon as to what the Hrltlsh gov
(jrtinient might think or desire. In this,
as in every other step the ndniinlstra
Hon hns taken In regard to existing af-
fairs In China, the course adopted was
absolutely Independent of Hrltlsh In
jluence.
If any evidence were needed to demon
strate the utter groundlessness of the
Llryanltu charge of a secret alliance be
tween tlreat Hrltalu and the United
States, certainly none could be more
complete and conclusive than Is fur-
ulshed In the correspondence between
this government and that of Russia,
which has caused so great surprise and
chagrin In England as to cause the
die Hrltlsh cabinet hesitates to declare
its attitude. Thus another false as-
sumption of the Hrynnlte party Is dls-
posed of, but it Is not to be expected
that It will make acknowledgment of
I,. On the contrary, It Is safe to say
that with its usual unscrupulous disre
gard of facts and Its wanton perver
nlon of every act of the republican nd-
ministration It will continue to appenl
to the prejudice of a portion of the
people by alleging au Anglo-American
alliance.
Hryan could not resist tho temptation
to Inject politics Into his labor day
speech at Chicago. Governor Roosevelt,
on the other hand, kept clear of every
thing which could be construed as par-
tlsan. The trouble with Hrynn Is that
he has only one remedy for nil the Ills
of life the Kansas City platform. Ah
the majority of the people refuse to take
the prescription, even at cut rate prices,
it might be better lo try a now nostrum
if he wishes to stay In tne tratle
Here Is a sample heading from the
Nebraska popocratle organ: "Kansas
Populists Fifty Thousand of Them As-
semble to Hear Hryan Accept the Pop
ulist Nomination at Topeka." Further
down In the text, however, we find the
following: "Hryan s matchless oratory
tilled the r0,000 listening ears, and fiO.OOO
hands aided 'J.'.OOO voices In applauding
him." Why not apply the sacred ratio
of 1t to 1 in expanding the crowds,
"For Hryan's sake."
Spaniards In Mexico subscribed llber-
ally to make up the tlellelency In Spun
Isli war ships due to the operations of
thu United States navy. The naval
register shows no new ships and now
the donors wnnt to know what has be
come of their money. The democratic
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collectors lor tne nun iciici nmu mmui
explain how such funds are disposed of
under the expense nccnunt
One feature of the musical festival not
entirely understood Is that which prom
Iscs the surplus earnings as the nucleus
for an auditorium fund. If the prospects
for the enterprise hold good this fund
ought to start with a neat sum, which
would encourage our people to Increase
It nnd bring to final consummation tin
long-planned auditorium.
The United States of Colombln bus
Just finished up the Job of suppressing
a rebellion of more than usual magni
tude ami while It has its baud In the
,.,, , ,.nosos to omrnire in a
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limited round contest with cne741cla.
Wars are the fad tit present 11 ml South
America cannot afford to be behind at
Its own panic.
Tin- Oprii IIhcU Door.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Russia may lead the nllles out of Chlua,
but It Is In a position to slip In again
'""""ft the "ack oor'
Pertinent iictlon.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A writer In an eastern Journal remarks
that the late Collls P. Huntington was old
nt 10. Ho never had any real boyhood, in
fact. It was all drudging with him to the
day ef his death Ills playtime never tanu
ritibah'y ho wouldn't lmc known what ti
do with it if It had tome. Was the same
leally worth I ho candle?
Ilnr l'niiliec Kulfllleil.
Mlnnenpolls Journal
We'll tahr It all back. Mr. I!ran d.d
make one piedictloa la 1806 that has been
fulfill! d. lie said: "We Intend to stop bor
lowlnt; money In Europe." And we have.
WnstliiK I'reelous Time.
(.llobe-Ucmocrnt.
Mnrl of Hran's spcri hes will be ilcllvciel
In states east of tho Mississippi. Ills cam
paign In Orcffon Inst sprlns sutlstlcd him
that he Is burnt powder In the west.
(.Oil, ll (Mill 111 ,11 Oil 111 t .
Hoston TriitiMcrlpt.
Kruser has charmed his capital .nKaln. In
this respect he almost equals Agultialilo's
record. Tho "mobility" of the Hocrs. of
which we heard po much earlier In tho war.
Is fltfalti becoming conspicuous, but In an
other napct.
SIkiii f the l,nt nitcli.
lluffulo ExtiriKs.
Tho release of 1,800 Hrltlsh prisoners by
the Hoofs Is Indisputable evidence that the
defeat suffered at Machadodorp was serious.
Uut it speaks well for the humanity of the
Boots that they release prisoners when they
aro no longer nblo to caro for them properly.
1,im nuiUllia Orerilone,
Iloston Cilobc.
As Illustrating tho evil of overleglsl.v
tltm. which Senator Mnndcrson emphasized
In hla letter before tho American liar as
sociation In Saratoga, It was stated that
there wero enacted In 1S09 4,8m general nnd
9,S23 local, special or prlvato laws, making
a total (hardly entitled to be cnlled a grand
total) of 11,159 laws In tho states alone. The
pioportlon was as large In 1900. "Here's a
state of things."
tiooil nnil Klllclcnl Nin.i,
Washington Pest.
Let us have a good and calclcnt navy,
n powerful at least ns that of Oormany,
hut let us not go daft on war ship con
slructlon. And lot us ho reasonably care
ful not to get hysterical because the war
of 189S nnd Its results have required a tem
porary Increase of the nrmy. If, however,
stme of un must got excited on militarism,
lot us avoid proposing, ns an antidote, n
career of unlimited naval expansion that
would coat billions of dollars nnd employ
a great army of Bailors nnd marines.
Mnlionict (Joes to the Mountain.
New York Tribune.
It was the faith of Mahomet Ilryan that
the mountain would como to him, and a
half acre platform was built In extension of
his domestic porch to give welcome to that
expected visitor. Uut the mountain won't
come. Only two or three small delegations
hnvo nppcared and no more are In sight
Mr. Hryan. therefore, like the prophet of
old. will carry hlmielf forth to search the
unmoving upland In other words, he will
continue and extend his stumping tours up
to the election, leaving his home platform
untenanted. I.Ike his other one, It was built
In the ecllpso and stands only for a wasto
of timber.
Kvlilriicr of Oooil 1'nlth.
Philadelphia Ledger.
President McKlnlcy's response to the
Invitation of the peace congress to appoint
members of an International Roard of Ar
bttratton has been to request our two liv
ing ex-presldents to accept the first two
pluccs In tho American membership of
Biich a board. He could not do more to
show tho sincerity and good fnlth with
which our government accepts tho scheme
of universal arbitration and endorses the
proposal for a general maintenance of
peace than to appoint the foremost cit
izens of this republic as Its representa
tives In the hddy established for that pur
noso. So fiu"'H tho United States Is con
cerncd Its aoeptance of tho call for peace
Is both hearty and practical.
W4.M.NO WAIl IV AKHICA.
Method of the llrlllNli in Snl.juKntlnu
Hie liners.
Washington Post
It Is hard to believe, but nevertheless
true, that Orcat Britain has for some time
past been resorting to methods ot subju
gating the Roers which stamp the South
African campaign ns one of tho most fe
rocious In the annals of war. Pnablo with
230.000 men to force tho 8,000 or 10,000
Boers still remaining to give up their re
sistance. Lord Roberts Is putting Into ef
fect methods of striking terror which aro
little Bhort ot tho savagery of Ocronlmo
and Sitting Hull. The recent Bhootlng of
Lieutenant linns Corduc at Pretoria was
simple murder. Tho evidence on which ho
wnt convicted would not havo been con
sidered in any court of Justice. Tho con
spiracy to abduct Roberts and murder tho
Kngllsh ofllcers appears to havo been mero
fiction on tho part of Roberts' partisans to
bolster up his waning popularity. Tho con
ception of tho plot In Itself, If It ever liau
even n shadowy existence, was an Inspira
tion of Insanity and Impossible ot execu
tion. A recent Pretorln dispatch In tho London
Standard says:
"The Roers sniped a train nt Rronkhurst
yesterday, on the lino between Pretoria nnd
Mlddlehurg. Two ot Ub occupants wero
wounded. In accordance with I,ord Roberts'
warning, all the farms were fired within
n radius ot ten miles."
News like this is flashed over tho wires
with painful frequency. Kvcn somo of the
less fanatical Kngllsh papers aro growing
serious over such acts of barbarism and
are nsklng If there Is not some mistake.
A couplo of Roers fired at a military train,
perfectly within their rights as warriors,
and every farm house within ten miles in
every direction Is burned to tho ground.
This Is not civilized war, but tho act of
an Atllla. And yet this Is only a trifle In
tho chapter ot horrors which this, remark
able campaign Is producing. What follows
is not told by the Kugllsh correspondents
and reaches the outaldo world through con
tlnental Kuropoan channels tho fact that
nearly a thousand helpless women nnd
children havo been turned out of houso and
homo by C.cneral Roberts' orders and told
to lend the country. Many of thoso arc
the wives and llt'le ones of tho deported
Boer prlsonei'3. of whom there are t.OOO tn
St. Helena and S.OCO In Ceylon. Others bo
lonc to tho patriots still lighting in the
ranks of Cenerals Rotlm nnd DeWot. Their
Bocurlty was guaranteed by Roberts In his
proclamation. Their fato Is ten times
harder than that of the foreigners who
wero ordered out of the Transvaal by the
Hrltlsh. who at least may return to tholr
native countries. The Rner women and
children aro told to quit their homes on
tho plea that their enre Is n hardship to
the Ilrlt sh nrmy. wnoro snail mey go
Rereft of their protectors, nnd with their
homes falling as loot Into the hands of thin
chivalrous Kngllsh army of buccaneers
ihev must turn their faces to tho African
wilderness or nppeal to tho generosity of
tho Kafllr tribes.
Yet thoro Is no nvldence of yielding on
tho part of tho Hoor3. Kverythlng else
having failed. Lord Roberts not long ago
opened negotiations with Rotha and other
leaders of the Roer causo lour in an
offering them princely bribes to lay down
their arms. Rotha was assured of gener
ous treatment If ho would surrender. The
conditions wero that ho bhould not bo
taken out of South Africa and receive
pension of 10.000 a year from the Hrltlsh
government. Similar propositions wern
made to others. It Is ono of tho brightest
tributes to the partrlotlsm of the Hoer
leaders that these offer weru scornfully
rejected.
SINISTER
Philadelphia t,rdg t
'I ho prf reports announce that Mr
Hran. being nskrd by an Interviewer for
his policy on the money question, replied
that ho would take his own time nnd method
of making Known his views. As he hns not
yet given to the public his formal liner
of acceptance of the democratic nomination
for the picsldetiey, pcihnps he Is lenervlng
the enunciation of his policy for that occa-
slon. It Is true that Mr. Hrynn made a
fiptcch of acceptance at Indianapolis, but ho
contented himself with u discussion of the
questlon of imperialism, and expressly ns-
scrtcd that In a formal letter he would
Rlvo consideration to the other principles tho republicans and. consequently, they
proclaimed In the Kansas City platform, would Inctease the democrat le and popu
In his speech nt Topeka to the notification little representation In the I'nlted States
ommlttee of the populists he entered Into
the money question nnd made plain his
preference for tho free colnago of silver,
but ho refrained from saying what action
ho would take wore ho elected to the presi-
dency. Tho currency bill enacted nt tho
lust session of congress materially
strengthens tho gold standard. It had been
hoped by the ndvocatcs of sound money
that a law would be passed that would put
It beyond the power of n president or a
secretary of tho treasury to Interfere with
the standard. Tho law does require the
secretary to sell bonds for gold coin when-
over the treasury Is In danger of the de
pletion of the yellow metal, but no penalty
I.OOTI.VC IN CHI n .
Chicago Post: It Is tn be hoped that
the report!! from Tien Tain are exagger
ated; that the purpose for which tho treas
ure was taken Is misunderstood. The pic
ture of the soldiers of the allied nrmy
giving themselves up to looting and rob
bery Is not an Inspiring one, no matter
what tho circumstances may h.io boon.
Cleveland Plnln Dealer: It Is not tho
first lesson the Chinese have had that loot
lng Is a "civilized" as well ns a "bar
barian" military accomplishment. Forty
years ngo, when tho French nnd Hrltlsh
nllles occupied Pekln, the vandal looting
of the Imperial palaco scandalized tho
world nnd tho disgraceful proceeding was
wound up with tho burning of the summer
palace by order of tho Hrltlsh commander.
Raltlmoro Sun: It Is n noteworthy fact
that during all this wholesale robbery by
white soldiers the Japanese, whose ndop
Hon of western world methods is of n com
paratively recent date, held aloof from
participation. Troops of tho Mikado, whose
training was largely under European and
American officers, watched tho dlsgrnce
ful plundering connived at by men who
had been brought up in the very same
schools as their preceptors, but their re
cpect for the recognized rules of warfare
restrained their greed for loot.
Philadelphia North American: At Pekln
the same scenes of savagery havo been re
pented, only In n less degree of ferocity,
but not of greed. The dispatches say that
millions of tacts In sliver have been seized
as booty by the triumphant allies, al
though it was announced that arrange
ments had been made to police the city.
"The looting at Pekln proceeds indus
triously and openly." a correspondent ca
bles. He It said to the eternal honor of
the United Staler army that while the
olllcera of every other nation Ignore the
repressive order the conduct of our sol
dlers Is beyond criticism. Their highest
praise Is that all tho allies ridicule them
for their abstention.
Ill SSIA'S PKACB PItOIMISAI.S.
Detroit Free Press: There Is nothing else
so dangerous In connection with the Chinese
situation ns tho Jealousies nnd suspicious
of tho old world powers. If each belloved
the others honestly Intent upon doing the
fair thing we would soon have the ancient
empire moving along under improved
methods.
Chicago Chronicle: As nearly as can be
mndo out tho crafty Muscovite, having
gobbled up tho entire district ot Man
churia, is now nmlubly willing that every
body should withdraw from Pekln. It Is
scarcely to bo wondered nt that this propo
sition excites great indignation from der
kaiser, whose operations In tho vicinity ot
Klao Chou, though they promise favorably,
are by no means near completion, Hut
It Is a sad, selfish world.
New York Tribune: It Is well to bear In
mind, moreover, that while tho publication
of this proposal urny como as a surprise to
many, the text of tho memorandum shows
clearly that It Is not the result of sudden
impulse, but of deliberate Judgment, and
that, moreover. It Is Intended to bo acted
upon, If nt all, with the agreement and co
operation of the other powers, and only at
such time as may be deemed expedient by
thoso best qualified to Judgo of that mat
ter. It Is emphatically no order to scuttle.
Washington Post: Tho record of tho
I'nlted States In connection with the
Chinese crisis can only bo viewed with
pride. We hnvo played our part well In
tho Orient. In the march upon Pekln and
the rescuo of tho besieged Americans our
bravo little nrmy under Chaffeo has gal
lantly upheld tho country's glory. Moro
than this, tho haudllng of diilcato inter
national questions Involved In tho Invasion
has Hum far reflected the highest credit
upon tho nation. American diplomacy has
been conducted with ndmlrablo tact and
skill. It has heen signally successful.
Wo may, therefore, reasonably put au
nuidlng faith In tho wisdom of tho negotia
tions now under way.
11:11 Sl A I. l'oi.vrims.
The Cuban teachers are now viewing
Havana in the light of their American ex
perlencc. Wondcrfonteln should be mndo fiencral
Ruber's permanent headquarters. Ho lu a
constant source of surprlso to tho whole
world.
During the sixty years that Judgo Reagan
of Toxus has been In nubile life ho has kept
up his farm. He now Uas a fine ranch of soo
acres near Palestine, Anderson county, to
which he will retire when he surrenders his
ofllre of railroad commissioner.
After due deliberation the legal depart
ment of a southern railway system has de
titled that a man In n neat nnd bocomlng
shirt waist may lido In a coach containing
women. At the Hame time tho chairman of
the Natloual Association of l-iro Insurance
Agents nt Milwaukee called tho meeting tn
order attired In a coatless costume. Thus
tho great reform forges ahead.
Pudd'nhead Wilson had a theory that
every man hns his peculiar and Individual
thumb-mark. This theory Is being put to
test out In Iowa, where the express
authorities aro Hying to find out who stole
$20,000 from a package on the road from
Chicago to Rurllngiou. Tho thief left thn
Imprint of his thumb on tho package, nnd
every man who Is known to hnvo tud the
package in hand has been required to give
up an Impression of this thumb in wax.
Scven.l descendants of the poet Longfel
low havo been enjoying the hospitality of the
OJIbway ImUnns away up nt Ocsbarnta, Ont.
These Indians are descendants of the Saga
mores, eo picturesquely treated In
"Hiawatha." Miss Longfellow, the .poet's
daughter, has been formally adopted into the
tribe. A select corps of chiefs, braves,
squaws and papooses gave In presence ot tho
visitors und beneath the primeval tries of
Desbaratas islands a dramatization of the
famous poem Tho performers were garbed
In buckpkln costumes, with headdicsscs of
feathers,
SILENCE
Is provided for a notation of whnt the law
calls "the du'j ' of the secretary Other
serrelnrlcs have strained their powers to
sategu.i.'d Hie gold standard. MUht not ri
Hrynnlte seireHr Mram his powers to
overthrow the standard?
The election of Mr. Ilrvan would In all
probability carry with It a house of rcpre-
sentntlves In sympathy with him. Indeed,
even should President McKlnley be re-
elected, an nntl-ndmlnlstrntlon house is
likely to be chosen. In rapturing electoral
votes nnd congressional votes It Is not Int-
probable the allied opposition would obtain
control of scleral legislatures now held by
senate. It is not impossible that. In the
event of his election. Mr. Hrynn, before
the close of his administration, would hao
sennte nnd house in political sympathy with
him. Can It be doubled that, from tho day
of his Inauguration, ho would endeavor to
"do something for silver?" Is there not
warrant for tho fear that his election Itself,
months before the day of his Induction to
ofltce, would precipitate a pnulc upon n
colossal scale?
Mr. Hrynn bides his time, declining to
avow his policy until he considers the
occasion ripe. Hut no man can doubt what
that policy will be.
Oil. ON iitOt III.CI) WATKKS.
Ni'tirnskn'ft lln'orlM to Open the Tiiukn
of (lie Slumlord.
Detroit Free Press tlnd.i
Heal politicians must bo getting some fun
out of the fact that the little state of Ne
braska Is Just now going after the mnin
moth oil trust which could readily take a
few weeks' earnings nnd buy the common
wealth which has tho honor of presenting
a presidential candidate. The suggestions of
the situation enlarge when It is recalled
thnt Mr. Hryan Is giving trusts the second
placn In the national Issues nnd the eloquent
Senator Thurston Is forced by his profes
sional relations to defend the greatest
offender of them all.
No ono conceives that any great result
will come from the Investigation now being
piosccuted. Kven should Nebraska succeed
In temporarily shutting out tho company
the latter would not go Into liquidation or
ask for the appointment of a receiver.
There would remain moro than enough to
keep a whole pack of wolves from the
door.
Nobody has yet discovered n legnl way of
getting rid of trusts. Several conventions
havo dealt with the subject, but their
deliberations were remarkable for divisions
of opinions and a miserable paucity of
tangible results. The whole tendency of
current business methods Is toward com
bination. Labor tights ngalnst the com
petition of low wages and producing capital
against the competition of low prices. The
motives with each are Identical. Even the
farmers have made movements aiming at
combination.
While these consolidations of kindred In
terests antagonize each other and would
like to neutralize the forces against rhlch
they are fighting, they are not prepared to
advocate extermination, for that would
mean self-destruction. It Is doubtless be
rnUBo of this, rather than the moral In
tegrity of their position, that many of the
shrewdest Inbor leaders say that trusts are
a good thing, for organized labor Is only a
combination to destroy competition.
Able lawyers and Judges have repeatedly
said that the Sherman anti-trust law- of
ten years ago was as effective ns coild be
passed under our existing constitution, yet
trusts have thrived nnd multiplied under
It. The scope of tho law covers tho utmost
authority of congress In the premises, yet
where a trust Is not nctunlly engaged In
the carrying of Interstate or foreign com
merce It has not been reached under this
law. The Sugar trust, tho Kansas City
Live Stock exchange, tho Addystou Plpe
company and other trusts have been placed
under the ordeal of this law and come
through without a mark.
So far as anything has been done to
down the obnoxious combinations It has
been accomplished by Individual states and
even they have little better than an empty
verdict that cannot be enforced. Uniform
legislation of the most stringent character
can alone make ony headway against the
combines nnd they carefully see to It that
there Is no such uniformity. It Is good to
see Nebraska play the part of David
agatnBt our modern Goliath, but scriptural
history Is not to bo repeated in this in
stance. Yet It Is .1 tlmn to kep tho sub
ject before tho people and Nebraska hns
a candidate who could wreck the trusts II
fervid denunciation could accomplish such
result.
DRAMATIC .SCI3.VI3 AT I'l'.KIN.
.tlecllllK if the Itmcilccl nnd the Iles
ener Inslilr the XVnlls.
Kansas City Star.
When tho legations at Pekln were relieved
after a slego of fifty-six days, tho haggard,
tired Sikhs, In dripping khaki, climbed from
tlui muddy bed of tho canal and dragged
themselves Into tho Hrltlsh compound. They
were met by Sir Claudo MucDonald, tho
Hrltlsh minister, in Immaculate tennis Han
ncls, nnd by an assemblage of gaily dressed
Indie?. It was as If n body of weary, trav
elstalned soldiers had come upon n lawn
party. Only after tho troops had been there
for somo time was It noted how pale and
emaciated the besieged were, and how llko
a company of Invalids they seemed.
The relief of a besieged city Is usually
disappointing from a spectacular standpoint
When men havo been long shut up In a
mine, when they have eaten every scrap
that could bo used for food and lapped up
tho water from crevasses in the rocks, when
they have endured days and nights of wnlt
lng nnd wptchliig for help, they do not cheer
tho entrance of tho relief party. Tho en
thusiasm miidt como from the rescuers. So
It was at Ladysmlth. Tho beleaguered garrl
ton scorned to look on the advance guard of
Huller's expedition as Intruders. Their
hearts hnd grown sick with hope long de
ferred. When, finally, the army that had
been i-o long In coming marched tn review
through the strecta of the city, tho people
on tho sidewalks watched It curiously in si
lenre. There was not a theor until a colonel
btarted one as his regiment passed before
tho commander of the town. (Jeneral White
At Pekln the slego had lasted not quite two
months and the buoyancy of hope had not
yet left the legations. Resides, there wero
men and women there of more enthusiastic
temperament than the self-coiitnincd Kng
llsu. 11 was an American marine who shouted
to his major general, "You aro Just In time
wo need you In our business." Such a re
mark could never have romn from Tommy
Atkins. So at Pekln the rescued shook Iho
hnnds of thn rescuers and tho missionaries
gathering about the bell tower sang, "Praise
f!od from whom all bletslngs flow."
SCHOOL OF MARINE MONSTERS
Sli tlrent American Hal tlrslilpa
seinhle -IT II 11 r llnrhor for
Nnvnl lliineiivers.
PAR I1AHHOH, Me.. Stpt. tl.-T-.e L'nlted
tfutps hritleship Texas, Indiana. Mussacbu
setts, Keareargc nnd Kentucky arrived hero
at 1 o'clock today and anchored In two col
upnis west of the llagshlp Now York.
.New fiiivcrnor of .Manitoba.
WINNIPHO, Man.. Sept. 3. Hon. Colonel
McMlUin has been appointed to succeed
Pattorton as lieutenant governor of the
province.
I, A ntllt AMI IMIt 5TIM.
f'hliirsr hiln.r niil-ms elt not onl 11
New Ynrk. tiilinRii nnd elher' Iwrae cities.
Mil iilsn throughout 'the PiUiMr stales, mil
nt specially strong In fiillfornU Th
unions ate composed of elgnrmnkers. shon
muniifiuiurer-4. iithlnit makers and I. inn
drj 111011.
(leiienil Sectrtim Mcdulre of Hie Rroth
erhnml of C.irprnters, In his lust leeor'
shows Unit the orRiinUntliin has w member
ship of W.4M The elBht-luniv ihij Is sIhIi
llshril In lnS ellles nnd towns nnd the nine
hour iln prevails In I", cities The broth
piiiooil gullied IP.OiO mouthers In 1SW met
now has lis In, -ii I unions.
Tin' executive eoutuil of Hip Amerifmi
l-'edetiitliiti of Labor has Instructed Presi
dent t lumper to comintinlrnlP Willi Hi
iWIcpis of Hie International 'I'vpinjru plib i I
union nnd the Intprnntlmuil AsMorMtioit of
Machinists asking them In Mppolnl com
mil tees, to meet some lime liefoie tb
second Monday lu October, to ad.ludh Mi
llie controversy over llnotypi machine
lenders.
The Pittsburg Telegram, In discussing the
MilPHtlnn of labor-saving miuiiliier.x , notes
that labor cost 1ms been reduced from II&"
for a given ttuniitltv lo fl. In ruling paper
the old-time system cost flO for what can
be done for v,i telils In boot nnd shoe
linking the cost Is now J:t for turning out
it certain amount of work with mnchinerv
that cost J lil) under Hie old system In
brend baking one-third of the time Is re
quited to lo the work, on tin nveruge, that
wns formerly required by luitid labor.
Including the milts now lu process of erec
tion, there Is Invested In the pulp and paper
Industry In Maine nbout jM.oOO.ooo. six
thousand hands are now employed, with a
pay toll for labor is.ibtrles of officers not
included) of about JI5.00 n ilay. Next year
lite, number of hands will be 7.C00 and thn
pay roll flT.iVO a tln The logs nusuined
tills year will cist :'..'Ai,lKK) and the prodec
will be worth llS.ooo.tXni Next year moro
tlmn M,0ii,iVh) worth of logs will be needed
and they will bo t irned Into pulp and paper
worth fcM.onn.oflii.
Hp v. Charles M Sheldon of Topkn. Kan .
was Interviewed while lu Ihiglaml bv an
American eoriespondent 00 American In
dustrial affairs. Among other things h
said: "It costs twirp as mucti now to build
n house lu Aineiica. where 1 'Ivp. as It 1II1I
eight cars ago. Why' Not because build
ing material Is any scarcer: not because
timber and stone and Iron nnd mortar are
nny less common than they used to be, bit
simply because men who have this Ang'o
Saxon aeoulsltUpness anil this power t"
mnkp wealth rapidly have combined their
energies, i'ho.v have selzpd upon the com
mon necessities of life -things which you
nnd I cannot live without und develop ns
(tod wants us to develop--they have seized
on these common necessities and then huve
barged for their use wiuu inoy please
Vint 11 nuu- rnRtrt twice as much to biilbl a
human duelling In tho stale where 1 live
as it did eight years ago. simply on this
account.
SA1I1 IX l'T.
Indianapolis Journal; "Well, that's going
11 little too far."
"Wlmt7"
"Wliv. Innk nl Jaekv Jones, with pearl
placiiuct pins down tho back of his shirt
waist."
Clilcnco lleinril: "Those two boarders
nearly came to blows In the dining room."
"What uuletcu tlietn:
"The landlady served the peach cobbler.'
.lunge. Little Kline r Papa, what's a
stock company?
I'ror. iiroanncnu , siock company, my
son. Is usually a small body of men entirely
surrounded by water."
Iiillndclnhl.i Press: lie Oh! yes. 1 luno
heard hlm sing. 1 admire hlm very much
She Ilenllv. you don't mean It'.' Whs.
his voice Is nwful.
He It Isn I Ills singing 1 admire, it s ins
nurve.
Plttshurc Chronicle: "The llchtlnc ls
over In China nnd the work of the diplo
mats has begun." said the Observant
Hoarder.
True." added tne Crnss-Kved Hoarder.
"Oeneral Chin Chin now assumes direction
of affairs.''
WnshlimUir Slur: "Thnt raconteur Is still
telling those old stories," remarked the
vnlltit? Minn fTlnnmllv. "f nm flfrnlil tlmt Ii
is petting Into his dotnge."
Oil. no. answered jhhs Cayenne: "not
so bad as Hint; merely his anccdotagc."
Detroit Journal: "We are an Intensely
practical people." said the Ilrlton. "Wo
wnsto no time trying to gild tho gold re
fined, ns the saying Is."
"No. you simply copper It!" said we,
sarcastically.
I'jvun ir tne reiiow inn not ttmicrstnnn our
Amcrlcnii provincialism, he must havo
gathered from our manner that We wero
eliUkliig Ills sordid materialism.
across Tin: hijiiicon.
Denver Post.
Clone 10 her side the cowboy sat
Ami twirled his weather-beaten hat
A de.sn'ri'tp look larked In his pyes.
Ills breusl was well supplied with sighs!
1
Anon he'd choke nl something ripe
in nis esnpnagusmn pipe;
Would swallow it, but back 'twould cam,
i.ikc 1 list oki eat or ntmea inmc:
He'd sometimes thnuaht 'twas biliousness
Thnt caused him such acute distress.
Rut nil the ptiteut remedies
Failed to afford hlm longed-for ease.
Hence did ho know 'twaj passion desp
That robbed him of his wonted sleep.
The rnnch girl let him takn her linn I
lu nope It might increase) ms saiul.
film also sighed, and tried to look
Llko popees of mo novel hook,
And wondered If she'd ever rend
Tho speech thnt soon would quit his head,
He ftlcheil nun In nnd nave n "iiem!"
To clear his throat of gnthered phlegm.
Squeezed at thn hand he'd borrowed till
She cried protcstlngly: "Oh, mil!"
Then lunkeil tin In her linuld eves.
And they together bunched their sighs!
Then hung his bead lu thoughtful way-
He couldn't tliliiK JiiBl wnni to say.
Sho longed to spur him with a hope,
Rut tnougnt 11 nest 10 give mm rope.
She'd driven steers nnd knew If they
Worn pushed too hard they'd brenk nwty,
And hrnce, with patience real suhllm".
Determined she'd allow hlm time
At last in timid way hp ptared
A circling arm around her waist.
She never shied, nor even tllnibcd,
Then did he hopo he bad her cinched!
Ho drew her ciofer till hpr bend
Down on his bosom went to bed!
Then murmured: "Will you have me, pet 7"
And sho responded: "You Jes' bet!"
Then came n mutual, echoing kiss
Thut seemed a bursting bomb of bliss!
A loud, soul-thrilling, hungry "tschuck!"
That lllckcd the lamp and stopped the
clock!
And. picturing future ehromos fnlr.
lu sweet ciiiitenl tho loving pall
Hat wrapped In hug till break of day
Came warning them lo break away!
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