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It will bo n tnlsernblo unfortunate In
deed who cannot llnd something to give
tlinnkH for thin year.
If you want to keep on the safe side,
don't bet on any of the tips so freely
offered on the senatorial race by the
"World-Herald.
Senator Teller tells us that tho silver
question Is still alive. Senator Teller
ought to pinch himself to mako sure
that ho Is awake.
Senator Allen predicts a panic In tho
near future. Tho senator should not
tako his retirement from congress so
seriously. The wheels will go 'round
just the same.
It Is again noticed that outgoing offi
cers of state Institutions become remark
ably economical when mdklng up esti
mates for appropriations to be dis
bursed by their successors.
Ak-Sar-Bcn's Lord High Financier,
who has succeeded In leaving a surplus
of nearly $10,000 In tho treasury from
his last annual Jubilation, ought to be
ablo to get n Job any day In the year.
Council Bluffs ministers are again
wrestling with the Sunday newspaper,
tho consensus of opinion still being
that the Sunday newspaper Is bad
because It trenches on the preserves of
tho Sunday pulpit expounder.
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Is It not about time to resurrect "tho
long and short mnn" to account for tho
alleged holdups reported In different sec
tions of tho city? Nobody but this fa
mous pair could bo doing business in all
these places at tho samo time.
Montana shows a phenomenal growth
during tho past ten years, accordlug to
the census figures. The high price paid
for votes during senatorial campaigns
must have been a great Inducement for
tho "lloatlug voter" to settle there.
Tho local fusionists would like to con
strue the police Judge vacancy -Into a
placo to be filled by the fusion majority
on tho county board Instead of by tho
republican mayor and council. But tho
law and precedents are all against them.
If it is posslblo to relievo the supreme
court dockets without relieving the tax
payers of any more money to feed an
array of legal Ughts anxious to shine as
supremo court commissioners, the legis
lature should glvo that way tho prefer
once. An lnqulsitlvo subscriber wants to
know why the turkey should have been
selected ns tho prime staple for Thauks
giving feasts. The answer is, because it
Is tho fowl that can be carved with the
least resort to profano language, of
course.
Tho Turkish government Is said to bo
weakening in Its refusal to permit tho
United States to maintain u consulate at
Harpoot. Tho approach of tho battle
ship Kentucky is tho occasion for tho
chaugo of heart The sultan will find
United States battleships among tho
moBt agreeable of guests under ordinary
circumstances, but it Is not advisable to
prod them up too much.
Wonder what Congressman Neville
Is after when he proposes tills early In
tho gamo to uomlunte Senator William
V. Allen for Judge of the supremo court
next year. Senator Allen Is not in the
samo congressional district with Neville,
bo that iu shelving him he would not be
removing a competitor of his owu. Some
other duo to tho combination must be
fouud. ferhups Mr. Neville will eluci
date. Tho summary blow dealt to tho State
Board of Transportation by tho recent
supremo court decision declaring the' act
governing it illegally passed and there
fore void, has taken just so many places
out from under tho gift of the newly
elected state otllccrs. Every aspirant
for a railway coinnilsslonershlp, how
ever, will doubtless bo ablo to transfer
his affections to some other place less
Of a Boft Bnap, but still desirable.
II7MT IT IS ALL AtlOVT.
The fusion managers and tho fusion
organs that Jnmp when they pull the
strings continue to prate nbout tho
alleged Ineligibility of Governor Dietrich
to, occupy the ofllco to which he has
been elected nnd to Intimate vaguely
that some sort of proceedings will bo
undertaken to prevent him from qualify
ing. From the surface ciyidulous
fusionists might be led to believe by
these various pronunclnmentos that
these political schemers were In earnest
and really had something to serve as n
foundation for excluding Mr. Dietrich
from the state house. A little more
careful scrutiny, however, quickly dis
closes what It Is nil about.
Tho fusion campaign committees In
Nebraska are. to use ti forcible expres
sion, hopelessly "In the hole." They
made an extensive and expensive cam
paign, assessing everyone on tho state
pay roll, by virtue of fusion appoint
ment up to tho full limit, and collected
as much of It ns they could. So con
fident were they of their hold upon
Bryan's own state that, according to
relinble reports) large blocks of fusion
campaign money were put up for wagers
on tin: result in tho belief that by so do
ing they could bo doubled, leaving the
campaign committees on Easy street
nfter the curtnln should have been rung
down. Instead of being doubled, how
ever, the campaign fund has vanished,
leaving an nchlng void.
With an area of low barometer In
front of them tho prospect of replenish
ing tho treasury is decidedly dampening
upon tho ardor of tho fusion crowd. The
only hope lies In making poor deluded
dupes holding places In tho state In
stitutions believe that if they put up
another slice of their salaries they can
hnug on and mnko It good by being re
tained as long ns Governor l'oynter can
hold his successor out of his chair. If
the fusion nppolntces can only be
persuaded that they havo a chanco to
cling to tho public teat by bolstering up
l'oynter In a contest caso they might
loosen up enough to relieve tho most
urgent pressure upon the overdrawn
fusion committees.
This Is the whole explanation of tho
roorbacks emanating from fusion hentk
quarters ubout Governor' Dietrich's in
eligibility. They mark simply tho blind
despulr of a gang of political mounte
banks trying to retrieve their reputations
and revive their credit But they have
duped their people so often that they
will hardly get them to bite again.
IlAl'-PAUXCEFOTE TltEATV.
What Is to be tho fate of the Hoy
Pnuueofoto treaty is a question of prime
Interest In Its bearing upon Isthmian
canal legislation. A republican senator
is quoted as saying that the canal bill
should be paused, treaty or no treaty.
Ho expressed the opinion thnt tho
treaty cannot bo ratified In the form In
which It was sent to tho senate. Ho
said: "I do not believe that It is the
scuho of tho American people that we
shiill surrender our control of tho cuiinl.
If wo build the caual with our money
wo must control it" In any and every
wuy that wo desire. If we want for
tifications wo must be allowed to. build
them without asking tho consent of
Great Britain or consulting with thnt
country In any degree. It Is possible
In. tho futuro wo shnll want to make
the caual wholly neutral, but that Is
for future congresses to decide. For the
present tho cunnl must be American
in every sense of tho word." '
It is tho opinion of some that tho
British government will accept an
amendment to tho trenty empowering
thp United States to fortify and defend
the canal, but nccordlng to Loudon
correspondents there is no evldeuce
there that this view Is well founded.
Prominent members of tho British cab
inet nre reported to have declared that
permission to fortify will not be granted
und that tho treaty must be cither ac
cepted In Its original form or rejected
altogether. It is stated that the view
entertained in diplomatic circles Is
that Great Britain relinquished nil
rights and privileges in tho Clayton
Bulwer treaty In exchange for tho
adoption of the Suez principles nnd that
no further compromise would bo toler
ated by British opinion. There Is no
suggestion, says ono London corre
spondent that the Foreign olllco Is
attempting to dictate terms to America,
The sole point Is that England cauuot
be expected to give up tho dual pro
tectorate and Suez principles as well.
There Is reason to thluk that the ad
ministration regards tho ratification of
tho trenty as a necessary preliminary
to caual legislation nnd undoubtedly
will exert all Its intluenee to have this
done. The outlook for ratification, how
ever, Is not favorable. A two-thirds
majority is required and It Is very
doubtful If tho requisite number can be
secured.
ELKIXH UN HEAl'i'OllTIOXMENT.
Senator Elklns of West Virginia
thinks thnt congress, In milking the re
apportionment for representatives under
tho new census, should Increase tho unit
of representation rnther than the num
ber of memborsof tho house. He believes
It Is better to hnvo ono member for
even- 200,000 people than to have a
largo Increase In tho membership of
the popular branch, of congress. Ills
Idea Is that to i'nerense tho member
ship would ndd to tho difficulties and
obstructions which nre placed In the
way of legislation.
This nppears to bo tho general opinion
among tho senators nnd representatives
and It seems safe to say that the new
apportionment will bo on tho basts of
-00,000 of the population, which would
glvo the house a membership of about
380, au Increase of twenty-tjireo over
the present number. A body of that
slzo is not too largo for tho expeditious
transaction of business. As now In
dicated, there will be nothing done in
connection with reapportionment rela
tive to tho disfranchisement of colored
citizens In tho south. The states that
hnvo dono this will not suffer in repre
sentation In consequence, though a
strict observauco of tho fourteenth
amendment to thp constitution would
reduce their representation. Inasmuch,
however, as the action of these states
Is to bo passed upon by the supreme
court of tho United States there will,
undoubtedly, be nothing done respect
ing the disfranchisement by tho pres
ent congress.
.,1 vuur had hecoud.
Fncts are coming out which show that
Mr. Kruger's arraignment of the Brit
ish In South Africa was not without
some Justification. A 'London news
paper says that having failed to con-'
(pier the Dutch fanners "we are trying
to exterminate them, as we tried to
exterminate the Irish, by slaughtering
and burning and lootings two or three
centuries ago." It chitrges that In
spite of the exposures that have been
made the atrocities go on, the British
not only mnklng a desert of tho terri
tory they occupy, but practicing the
policy adopted by tho Infamous Weylcr
in Cuba, with like results. The-people
who have bceu driven from their homes
tiro suffering nnd worse remains for
them if this policy Is adhered to.
The Loudon correspondent of n Now
York paper says that prisoners of war
on their return will find, In nine cases
out of ten, that their homesteads have
been burned down, showing thnt the
British forces have been engaged In
burning the homes of tho Boer pris
oners whom they hold in Ceylon and
St Helena. Tho Now York Sun pub
lished a few days ago n letter received
In that city from the president of the
Nethorland Women's league, conveying
statements coming from Mrs. Dewet In
Capetown. The latter wrote: "War
is not waged here between soldiers. It
Is murder, pure und simple murder of
women and helpless children. All over
tho Free State women uud children are
roaming about without shelter, without
clothing, without food nud no one can
reach them. Little boys from 0 to 14
are taken away from their mothers and
sent to Basiitoland. Tho most horrible
things are being done."
All this is most deplorable, but It ap
pears to be the intention of the British
government not only to contluuo the
policy but to make It more severe.
Kitchener Is to be promoted In order
that he may assume supremo command
Id South Africa and carry out to tho
fullest extent the plan of devastation
and destruction that has been decided
on. No other man in the British army
can bo relied upon to enrry out such a
policy as thoroughly as Kitchener. He
is utterly relentless. No wonder the
English peoplo aro beginning to usk
themselves what Is to como of It all,
even those who have supported the wur
questioning tho wisdom of a policy of
devastation. Such things us ure re
ported, upon what seems to be trust
worthy authority, are certainly discredit
able to a Christian nation and can hnvo
no Justification. Punishing women and
helpless children Is not an edifying
spectnelo for this ago of cull, htenment
and Increasing Christian sentiment.
But, unfortunntcly, there is nothing to
be done about It The world may con
demn nnd enmest protest may bo ut
tered by tho peoplo of many lands. This
Is all that can be done nud it Is not likely
that It would have the slightest effect
upon tho British government It will
pursue the course which It deems best
for effecting tho complete subjugation
of tho Boers, regardless of tho opinion of
tho rest of tho world, knowing that
whatever other nations think of its pol
icy and conduct they will not interfere.
Tho will of deceased Actor Hoyt, cut
ting off his relatives from participation
In his estate, outlines an Interesting
courso of reasoning by which that result
was brought about. Ho says that none
of his relatives ever evinced by any act
any desire for his friendship or good will
nnd therefore he deemed it more consist
ent with fair dealing and Justice to dis
pose of his property to those who, dur
ing his lifetime, had been his constant
companions and well-wishers. To this
the disinherited relutlves can hardly find
fault except to blame themselves. Had
Actor Hoyt disposed of his property dur
ing his lifetime they would not have
shared In the distribution, while lie did
not caro to buy their eulogies to his
memory by bequests to bo delivered
after his death. There is more good
sense nnd philosophy hero than is
usually to be found iu a dead man's will.
Proposals havo been made at different
times for tho destruction of about; every
thing In China of value as au antiquity
for tho alleged lnllueuce It would havo
over the superstitious natives. The lut
est Is to demolish tho great walls which
surround the cities. .Military necessity
would hardly warrant such a course, as
the fightlug .there has demonstrated
them to be no serious barrier to modern
arms. While It might have an Im
pressive effect on tho minds of tho
Chinamen, It Is also true that China
would not bo the sole loser by the
wrecking of these relics of past ages
and civilizations, as tho whole world Is
Interested In the preservation of every
great work of nutlqulty which In It
self Is not harmful.
Tho German Foreign olllco has denied
In most positive terms the .report that
Germany was attempting to secure laud
In tho western hemisphere or Islands ad
joining tho mainland. The Germau
diplomat points out what sensible men In
this country havo Indicated, that while
Germany might desire such territory, it
would be of little value" compared with
tho friendship of tho United States. The
acquiring of territory would certainly bo
taken by this government as an un
friendly act, threatening war and seri
ously straining diplomatic and trade re
lations. Neither Germnny nor the
United States will precipitate such
trouble over trlfies.
Playwrights have beguu concerted ac
tion to prevent the presentation of their
products by unauthorized managers
through tho medium of Injunctions. The
public has a legitimate cause of action
against many plnys now being Inflicted
on It and might try the snuio remedy.
Tho Jacksonlan club wants to ornn
ment Its annual banquet table with the
presence of both ex-Scnntor David B.
Hill nnd Mr. Bryan. We feel siifo In
announcing in advance thnt Senator Hill
lias a previous engagement which pre
vents his acceptance of Unkind invitation.
A Ittft In the Cloud.
UufTalo Expreis.
In tho official report that 15,000 Filipinos
could bo enlisted at onco under tho Ameri
can colors, Is tho brightest gleam of sun
shlno that has been vislblo slnco tho Fill
.plno Insurrection broke out.
A Volcr from (lie Tomb.
Chicago Tribune.
At suitable Intervals Undo Horaco Dotes,
omits a remark calculated to convey to the
trembling passengers aboard tho ship ot
stato tho assuranco that ho will stay by
them till tho last moment.
I'llliiK tfp the Wherewith.
Indlnnnpolts Journal.
Tho csttmntcd "Incrcaso of the wealth of
tho country the last decado Is $26,000,000,000,
bringing tho total up to 191,000,000,000,
which means hn averages of 11,195 to each
Inhabitant an Incrcaso of $337 during tho
decade.
Three Mourner in Semlon.
Minneapolis Journal.
A populist and two silver republicans mot
at Chicago tho other day to discuss the
futuro of tho democratic party. They wore
Ilryan, Towno and Dubois. And tho funny
think is they really think thoy should have
something to say about It.
Hensmirluic the Tliuld. -
Indianapolis Journal.
"Do not disturbed; thcro Is no danger
from empire; thero Is no fear for tho re
public." Theso aro tho closing words of
President McKlnloy's admirablo speech In
Philadelphia Saturday night. Tho timid and
hysterical peoplo who havo been troubled
by dreams of Imperialism should cut them
out and put them under their pillows at
night.
TrimtN nt Work In Ilnwiill.
Minneapolis Times.
Hawaii's plaint ancnt tho local trusts has
a familiar sound, Tho master plumbers and
tho dcalors In plumbers' supplies havo com
bined for tho purpose of regulating prices
and sending tho frost Into tho bonce of out
siders. Tho liverymen havo formed an
"ngrcemont," though they havo not nd
vancrd prices. Merchants havo combined
against traveling salesmen and several other
Ilttlo trusts aro In process of formation.
Tho territorial district nttorney has writ
ten to tho Department of Justice at Wash
ington asking what ho shall do about It
and there's where the joko comes In.
The OltntreiieroUM Abdul.
Chicago Chronicle.
It Is at onco disappointing and painful to
learn that our great and good friend, Abdul
Ilainld ot Constantinople, has not only
failed to sottlo that Ilttlo matter of $100,
000, but has declined to grant an exequatur
to our consul at Harpoot. This cannot
but bo considered particularly unfriendly
on tho part of Abdul, for though ho may bo
a trtflo short of ready cash ho has exe
quaturs to burn. When ho refuses to grant
ono to .our consul, therotoro, It cannot be
attributed to any motive savo sheer cussed
ncss. Mr. Hay will have to dispatch an
other gunboat to reason with Abdul. He Is
evidently not suscoptlblo to nny other argu
ment. Stock RamlillnR unit hysterica.
' Springfield Republican.
A feature ot the failure ot several brok
erage house,? In New York City has been
tho crowds ot women besieging the offices
of tho broken concerns and hysterically
calling for their money. Tho stock gam
bling mania In .recent years has comb to
number women 'among Its victims by tho
hundreds In the l'argo cities. Many broker
age establishments classing bucket shops
as such advertise themselves as special
patrons of this class of gambling custom.
It Is very shocking to old-fashioned no
tions, and yet Is It any more Indicative ot
demoralization In tho rare for wealth than
the spectacle afforded by tho stock gam
blers ot tho other sex?
ISxieanlve Southern llepreMeiitntlun.
J. Sterling Morton's Conservative.
Representation In congress, according to
the present system of apportionment, Is
not In accord with tho qualifying clause
of tho fifteenth amendment. Tho appor
tionment Is now based upon the wholo
population nnd not upon tho voting popu
lation as tho constitution provides. A
glauca at tho voto cast In tho south at
tho recent election will convince any ono
that tho negro la not much ot a factor
In determining tho result of elections,, Dot
tho representation of tho south In con
gress nnd In tho electoral collcgo Is based
upon the falsa assumption that tho negro
does enjoy all the privileges of a citizen.
Thero may be, and no doubt aro, very
satisfactory reasons for restricting tho
franchise In tho southern states. Tho
Conservative will not dispute this point,
nut If tho negro and other illiterate classes
In tho south aro to bn disfranchised, tho
southern utdtes should ylold that portion
ot tholr congressional representation based
upon tho colored population. -It Is not
right that tho voto of ono man south of
tho Mason nnd Dixon lino should count
as much as tho votes of seven men north
of that line, as Is tho caso under tho
present rule of apportionment.
FAIIMINU I CUnA.
Xevr CniulltloiiM I'i'iiiiiotr Inventiuent
unit Development.
Kansas City Star.
Defore the last wnr thoro wero nearly
100,000 plantations, farms, orchards nnd
cattlo ranges in, Cuba. Whllo the country
was devastated for threo years by hostilities,
It hns already done much to repair thn
damage and Is ready to become an Im
portant factor In an agricultural way.
Tho two leading products on which tho
wealth of .Cuba has mainly depended aro
sugar nnd tobacco. In 1891, tho year before
tho opening of tho war, tho output ot sugar
was moro than 1,000,000 tons four tlmos
as large as that of tho United States. Two
years later It was only 22.1,000 tons. An In
come of $80,000,000 was thereby reduced to
$16,000,000. Ilobert I'. Porter, who was
United States commissioner to tho Island, Is
quoted as estimating tho profit of sugar
plantations In 1894 at 10 per cent on ths
capital Invested. Tho sugar crop for the
present year Is estimated nt only 281,000
tons. Tho rehabilitation of the largo planta
tions will bo slow and expensive Dut tho
census experts predict that In a few years
under favorablo conditions Cuba may bo
come tho greatest eugar-produclng country
ot the world. About 80,000 of the Islanders
are employed In raising tobacco. The crop
of 1S9 was valued nt $22,000,000. That for
tho lust year Is about faur-flfths as large.
Cuba, has been handicapped In Its agri
cultural development by the high tariff on
Implements frrfm tho United States. Most cf
the farming tooln In uso were bought In
Spain, nnd aro of an Inferior quality. Now
agricultural Implements aro admitted frcj
from America. The lack of good roads has
proved another serious drawback. Few
highways from tho cities nro passablo for
wagons, ovon In the dry reason. This dif
ficulty will gradually bo oircrcomo. With
tho advent of American capital In tho lsanl
tho development of tho sugar and tobacco
Industries should bo rapid. The census ex
perts believe that coffco culture, too, will be
revived, and that tho United States "may
expect in Cuba a rival In tho cultivation ot
orangfs.Mlmrs, lemons, olives, pineapples,
cocoanuts and many other fruits and all
kinds of vegetables, the latter belug of al
most perennial growth, as In California,
where on crop succeed another."
rciioms or Tin: fusion iujnhilai..
York Republican: Tho "sting of Ingrati
tude" has been driven clear through the
body politic of Gilbert M. Hitchcock.
Mlnden Oaictto (rep.): 1)111 Uryno, Dill
Oldham, Dill I'ojmter, Dill Allen and nil tho
other bogus bills will bo rotlrcd from cir
culation after the first of January.
Stanton Picket (rep.): Now watch W.
A. l'oynter nnd W. F. Porter cast tholr flash
lights over the political race courso and
go Into training tar the congressional handi
cap two years hence.
YVllber Democrat: Soma democrats who
do' not object to getting organized thorn
selves object to having their party re
organized. Ono thing Is certain, tho demo
cratic phrty will hnvo lo bo reorganized be
fore It can ever hopo to win.
Mlnden Gazetto (rep.): Thoso fellows
who bet and lost their money on the
strength of tho World-Herald's election re
ports realize now that It Is a vory unrellablo
paper. Its partisan blindness affects Its
news columns to such an extent as to mako
It thoroughly unreliable, nnd If you do
sco It In tho World-Herald you havo to
read It In some othor paper beforu you can
bcllovo It.
North Platto Tribune (rep.): Fusion Is
now extremely unpopular In western No
braska, tho democrats aro cussing tho popu
lists and tho populists are cussing tho
democrats, and there you nro. Each party
now swears that hereafter they will go
it alone, evon If they know to a certnlnlty
that such action .means awful dofcat There
fore, in the languago of M. C. Harrington,
"fusion Is too dead to skin."
Hebron Republican: Tho Omaha World
Herald and Governor I'oyntcr's private sec
retary aro responsible for tho loss of 'a
good deal of fusion money bet against Diet
rich slnco election. Tho World-Herald and
Secretary Jowoll held out for Poyntcr until
a few days ago, and many fUBlonlstu be
Moving that tho Omaha paper and Jewell
had lnsldo Information on the count put up
tholr good money on their "claims" and
lost.
Columbus Telegram (dcm.): Tho Omaha
Nonconformist hns commenced divorce pro
ceedings against its better half, tho demo
cratic party, alleging that It has boon
guilty of flirting with tho populists merely
for tho sako of ofllco. Whon wo stop to
consider that tho democrats havo never
been allowed moro than ono placo on tho
stato ticket, It occurs to us thnt tho Non
conformist will hardly bo granted a decree
on tho evldcncp so far Introduced.
Deatrlco Express (rep.): Tho world will
toem very cold lr.dcol to Senator Allen when
ho steps out of his senatorial Job. When ho
was chosen senator ho had a good tat Job
on tho bench, and thnt Is gone, and all tho
offices of emolument and honor aro filled
or will bo filled mighty soon, and noth
ing appears to bo coming tho senator's
way. It may bo posslblo that ho will hnve
to resumo tho practice of law In order to
mako a living, and such a proceeding Is
extremely humiliating to a man who has
been In offlco several years.
PKHSO.VAIi NOTES.
Speaking of grit, thero must bo a pretty
largo pcrcentago of It In those missionaries
who aro nlrendy going back to their work In
China.
Gcrhart Hauptmann, tho German dramat
ist, who is hailed as "tho new Gootho," has
tho stature and diffidence of a boy with tho
face of a dreamer.
Although Chairman Manley of Maine re
signs, It is after being twenty-five years In
tho harness, and even Sam Fcssendcn can
not taunt him with being a quitter after
that.
Mark Twain observes that he contem
plates breaking both his legs and keeping
them broken so ho will novor havo to go
abroad again. Ho already has two books
under way.
There Is a movement on foot In Doston
for the erection of a monument of Edgar
Allan Poe, which will bo put up In ths
Public Gardens, which adjoin tho historic
Common.
The flvo Smiths who were In tho last con
gress were ro-elcctcd. They aro Georgo W.
of Murphysboro, Twnnty-second district,
Illinois; Henry C, William A. and Samuel
W. of Michigan, nnd David II. of Kentucky.
Hoko Smith, secretary of the Interior dur
ing President Cleveland's last term, has
presented circulating libraries to fourteen
of thn second-class towns In Georgia and
pledged himself to maintain them at a
stated degrco of excellence.
Tho Drown family of Kentucky are pretty
warm peoplo. The gaiety of the Newport
Drown as a "wlno opener" and bank looter
was not brought to as sudden a close as
that of his namcsako at Louisville a few
years ago. The latter, It will bo rocalled,
went ngnlnst a warm proposition and led a
funeral procession two days later.
Tho Sheffield Telegraph of November 8
publishes tho proceedings of tho Chamber
of Commerce of that city. Among the items
mentioned Is this: "The president reported
that tho deputation which waited upon
Major Church Howe, tho new consul of the
United States In Sheffield, was received by
that gentleman in n thoroughly friendly
manner." That's Just llko the gentleman
from Ncmalm. Abroad na at homo tho
major Is a host in himself.
Captain Nehomlah Mayo Dyer of the
United States navy will rotlro next year
with tho rank of rear admiral and will bo
tho only American sailor who ever toso
from tho position of gunner's mato to thnt
of rear admiral. His final notable promo
tion was secured during tho civil war, v'wn
with a boat's, crow ho hoarded the eonfod
erato Bchooncr Isabel under tho rfuns of
Fort Morgau nnd secured papers of great
Importance. Ho then soaked the vessel's
cargo with kerosene, sot flro tp It und u.ndor
a heavy lire from tho fort brought away tho
crevfr ns prlsonors,
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All these things.and a lot more
in choice selection and at most
attractive prices.
No clothing fits like ours.
A CREDIT TO NEBRASKA,
Springfield Monitor.
Whntever they sny nbout Hd
ward ltosewater, be It good or
bad, there Is no longer ground to
deny the fact that lie and his pa
per cut a wide swath in Nebrnskn
politics nnd that Hosey knows a
thing or two whether they glvo
him credit for It or not. While his
ambition to be United States sen
ator may never bo grntlllod, yet,
throwing prejudice aside, it would
be hard to llnd a man who would
fill the placo with more credit to
the state or who Is more deserv
ing of It than Mr. Kosewnter.
ALMUD OPERATIONS IN CHINA.
Some TIiIiik Correspondent Tell
About, nnd Whnt They 1'ornet.
In tholr accounts of tho operations of
tho allied army In China, American cor
respondents have expressed their humilia
tion over tho epidemic of looting which
raged among tho troopers In tho various
towns captured. Homes and stores every
where wero stripped of their valuables,
officers vied with privates In confiscating
costly Bilks, furs, Idols, works of art,
Jowcls and money. Even tho missionaries
woro accused of helping themselves. Then
auctions followod, by moons of which prlzo
money was secured and "honest" titles bo-
cured for tho property bid on. All this
and much moro was graphically described
by tho artists on tho spot. Dut nary a
word appeared as to what tho corre
spondents wero doing whllo tho epidemic
ot loot raged. Their sllcnco In that re
gard Implied aloofness. As faithful chron
iclers of historic events they woro obliged
to Icok on, shocked by tho thlovlng capac
ity ot exemplars of modern civilization.
Dut 'from other sources como accounts In
dicating that somo ot tho correspondents
caught tho contagion and diligently swiped
somo precious souvenirs ot tho mcmorablo
Invasion.
Tho China Mall of Hong Kong, 'an Eng
lish publication, gives tho following ac
count ot the troubles ot a correspondent
burdoncd with loot: Mr. It. M. Collins, the
gonial correspondent of tho Associated
Press, arrived in Hong Kong on Wednes
day last, whero he found himself In a
strango dilemma. Mr. Collins was with
tho allied forces In tho advanco to Pokln.
Ho had Just arrived In Hong Kong from
I'oktn, and Intended putting up at the
Hong Kong hotel for a short time. Tho
American transport Meado was leaving and
he meant to go by It to Manila.
His plans, howover, were upset in a most
uncxepoctod manner. Detectlvo Sorgoant
Grant was passing by when ho observed
strapped to the war correspondent's baggage
a quantity of swords and rifles. Ho ques
tioned tho corrrcspondent, and, discovering
that ho had no license, arrested him for a
breach of tho arms ordinance. Mr. Collins
expostulated and explained, but it was
no uso. Ho had to go to tho pollco sta
tion, havo his bagago rilled, nnd worse
than that ho had to loso his steamer for
Manila. Thero wero found In his posses
sion two rifles, ono revolver, four swords
and thlrty-slx rounds of ammunition, and
tho charge was mado out accordingly. Pris
oner was allowed out on a $250 ball. Next
morning Mr. Collins apppcared at the po
llco court, when bo explained that he had
obtained tho arms at tho capturo of Pekln
by tho allies, aud they wero merely curios.
Ho was on his .way through tho colony to
Manila, and had Just missed the Meado on
account of his arrest. Tho magistrate or
dered tho arms to bo confiscated and dis
charged tho prisoner. On a further np
poal from tho pressman to get back his
curios, his worship recommended him to
go to tho captain superintendent of police,
who would glvo him a permit to removo
thorn. Mr. Collins did this, and triumph
antly carried tho weapons olt later In tho
day,
Tho Hartford Times prints a letter from
a Japanese correspondent who hns some
thing to sny about looting In China. "At
tho tlmo when the foreigners visited the
royul palace," ho says, "they stole old curi
osities and othor valuables, und evon took
tho gold ornaments off tho pillars with the
points of thulr swords. Tho special of an
American newspaper found seven chests,
each containing 0,000 taels of silver, and
carried them away on horseback to Taku
and sailed buck to his homo country. Amid
thnso outrages' tho Japanoso troops -nlono
behaved themselves very creditably In
obodlcnco to Instructions of tho minister."
A recent writer on China gives what ho
calls "a very protty summary of the wholo
duty of a Chinese soldier," ns laid down by
an officer: "Should tho enemy contlnuo to
advanco nfter tho first flight of arrows tho
bowmen should endeavor to frighten them
by loud cries, feljnlng the voices of savago
beasts and deadly snakes. If theso bo Inef
fectual, tho archers will naturully take
filght, or elso run to moot tho enemy, pro
testing that they nro convinced of the Jus
tice of their causo, nnd nro dotcrralned to
fight on their sldo in future."
This sounds llko a llbol on tho Chinese
military man, but there Is no lack of evi
dence that such tactics aro actually pursued
by tho Chlneso Iu warfare. During tho Tao
Plng rebolllon thero was considerable fight
ing around Shnnghnl, and tho foreigners
roeldont thero had many opportunities of
witnessing It.
Except for tho troops which havo had
tho benefit of foreign trntnlng In military
matters or havo felt tho influence of foreign
methods, tho Chlneso soldiers nro today un
changed. They nro as unprogressivo ns any
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R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
Omaha's Oaly Exclusive Clothlcra ir Men nd tfej-h
class In unprogresslvc China. That the tra
ditional methods of tho "bravo" still hold
Is shown by tho fact that tho business ot
head-hunting has been Industriously pur
sued during tho present troubles. A few
weeks ngo In Pokln tho foreign patrol cap
tured n Chinaman carrying a sack In which
was the head of nn American marine. That
Chinaman also Is now minus a head. Head
less bodies of' both Chinamen and foreign,
ors wero found by tho scoro after tho recent
engagements In Tien Tsln, Tung Chow and
Pekln. Thfi hends all represented a fow
tools roward, cheerfully paid by the Chinese
government, as representing so many "for
eign devils" the fewer polluting tho sacred
soil of tho mlddlo kingdom.
EXCESSIVE HEI'llESKNTATION.
The DUrrAiichUliiK Stnten anil the
Cnimtltiitlon.
Now York Sun.
For many years, owing to tho south's Im
movable adhercuco to tho democratic uame.
tho voto for Uh members of congress has
been almost Insignificant. Tho nbsenco of
tho ncgroos from tho polls was bluntly ac
counted for by Den Tillman when speak
ing on tho bill for tho government of
Hnwoll last February: "Wo bulldozed the
niggers nud wo shot 'em." Recently, how
over, tho negroes havo been disfranchised
by statute, under circumstances that swept
away all possibility ot doubt that thc7 wero
disfranchised hecauso thoy wero negroes,
contrary to tho fifteenth amendment of the
constitution forbidding tho denial of the
surfrago to men on account of their color.
Tho prevailing opinion among tho politi
cians beginning to nssemblo In Washington
Is said to bo opposed to any action on tho
part of congress In consequenco of this new
departuro In tho oxorclso of state authority.
It Is thought to bo ndvisable. for ono con
sideration or nnother, to ignore tho dis
franchisement and to keep tho power of
tho voto-supprcsslng constituencies in tho
houso of representatives nnd In tho elec
toral collegos equal to tho power of tho
constituencies In which votes aro not sup
pressed. Tho fifteenth amendment to tho consti
tution was built upon tho fourteenth
amendment, which says:
"Whon tho right to voto at nny election
for tho choice of electors for president and
vlco president of the United States, rep
resnntatlves In congress, tho executive nnd
Judlclnl ofneors of a Btato or tho members
of tho legislature thereof, Is denied to aay
of tho malo Inhabitants of such state, being
21 years of ago and citizens of tllo United
Staten, or In nny way abridged, except for
participation in robolllon or othor crime,
tho basis of representation therein shall
bo reduced In tho proportion which the
number of such mnlo citizens Bhnll bear
to tho wholo number of malo citizens 21
years of ago In such stato."
Hero Is a hlghor law than oxpedlency or
sentiment or any other motlvo known to
politics. It Is a posltlvo mandato to glvo to
a certain act a dofla'lto result, not as a
punishment, but ns a reaulrement nf h
American political system. Falluro so to
ao. win be a violation of tho constitution,
plain, dellberato and as dangerous as such
a policy must inevitably be. it win h. im
perialism.
Wo sco no way in which tho representa
tion of states that havo recently disfran
chised a lares boilv nt ih-
VttU
constitutionally be loft undisturbed.
HIIEEZV TKIFI.ES.
Somorvillo Journal: Tho boy who Krad
tmtcs from college with some resp"ct left
n,suc,8eriS,t.a,r chanco of -lnI
wHh'ZtM "rm eUln cven
"How?"
"Why, I'm paying his bill nn ho did th
work-a Ilttlo at a time."
Indianapolis Tress: "Somo fellow said n
win nn mm lllljKB, BB1U tllo
Cornfed Philosopher, "but It hns been mv
observation that most of 'em are ubout 20
per cent older."
Chicago Record: "Did you reprimand tho
typewriter girl for her pert remarks to the
bookkeeper?"
"Ys.-i.Kn,.0 hcr. lrt understand that she
couldn't bo Impudent to anybody In this
olllco except tho proprietor.''
Drooklyn Life: Tho Owner-See, hero!
fullyWant to handle that trunk moro care-
fri r. T) iplnw Till 1. a - .
!'" uiii i i, luun. uui lur 11, sir. I
know a mnn let one foil on his toes last
month, an" ho ain't out of tho hospital yet.
Puck: I'hocbe So Mlrlnm wants to be a
Iteil Cross nurse?
Penelope Yes. sho henrs they Intend to
orgnnlzo n special nmhulance corps to at-
iuim iiiu mill utui KUIItun-
Washington Star: "Do you bellevo In thn
power of mind over matter?" asked tho
mystical man.
"No," answered tho practlcnl friend, "I
bellovo In tho power of matter over mind,
1 have known a dull. Insensate tnck ham
mer, by ono swift rap on tho thumb, to
mnko ii man sny things thnt ho had not
thought of for ycurs."
Detroit Journal: Tho great nctreas sighed
to recall her early struggles for recogni
tion. "I was a penniless orphnn," said she,
sadly. "In other words, I had no diamond
to he robbed of, und no mamma whom to
promtsu that I would never wear tlghtsl"
Wo wero amazed. How, then, could sho
havo brought herself to tho notice of tho
great, cold public7
A CUY FOIl KIVEn.
Atlanta Constitution.
Do col' win' f'um cas' ter wes'
hn mnko mo shake en shiver:
Dcy heah me pray
Uy night en day:
"I.awd, sen' do oi' man klvcr!"
Como down, en please deliverl
ro col' win' mako me thlver;
uy night en day
Dls pra'r I pray:
"Mo" klver, Lawd-mo' ktver!"
Do sparrow hldln' In he nes'
to' natlco to deliver.
Hit des can't bo
Ho mo' dan me?
Lawd, sen' do ol' man klverl
Como down, en please deliverl
Yo1 col' win' make mo shiver;
Dls prn'r I pray
Hy night en day:
"Alo' klver, Lawd, mo' klverl"
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