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THE OMAHA DAILY EE: SATUHDAT, TA"N"tTATtY 12, 1901 -
The Omaha Daily Bee,
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Subscribed In my presonce nnd sworn to
boforo mo this 31st day of December. A. D.
ipno. M. B. HUNOATIS.
(Seal.) Notary Public.
Tho warring base ball magnates are
moli of them entitled to a base on
bawls.
Tho grip, claims this distinction of be
ing tho fashionable dlseauo to start tho
now century. .
Hansom's riotous rampage seems only
to have left the niud-sllnger ilounderlng
In his own tilth.
South Omaha Is ilndlng It nenrly as
hard to got n charter to fit as did
Omnha. Consolidation Is nn excellent
remedy.
Senator Tillman asserts that with all
Hryun's faults ho loves him still. The
senator has an eye single to his own
welfare.
With n new directory, tho Commercial
rlub has a chance to exemplify onco
mom tho adage about the now broom
that sweeps clean.
If tlm bill machine keeps on working
full time tho legislature will be forced
to keep busy or else strangle many of
the enibryotle measures.
In connection with dining-car service
enroute the American army r.ecrult pro
ceeds on tho theory that "only the
brave deserves tho fare."
I. ;I. Dunn can furnls.li constructions
and Inlerprelatlons of" law to fit any old
ease. Ills greatest dllllculty lies In get
ting courts to agree with him.
Count do Cnstollane was evidently ns
freo with his promises ns a popocrat
in full eliaso after an ofllco and no
more ready to make them good.
, If the slate editors do all that Is be
ing promised for them when they eomo
to Omaha they will have to hold their
convention several days longer than Is
advertised.
County Attorney Shields' kindness In
putting over those South Omaha bribery
eases will doubtless tie Appreciated and
reciprocated if ho linds assistance neces
nary In ills contest suit.
That auditorium project must bo
something mom than it mere real estato
tlral. Tho subscription fund will have
to bo shoved up several pegs yet before
tho structure cau materialize.
Tho superlnteiulnt of tho Slate Instl
tutlon for Feeblo-.MIndeil Youth has re
hicned. to take effect April 15. Tho
superintendent desires as long a time
to get out as It required for him to
get In.
The majority of the popoeratle mem
bers of the Montana legislature ab
sented themselves from tho senatorial
caucus. It Is becoming evident Would
bo Senator Clark must tap another cop
per in I no.
Ouo Iowa Judgo has declared tho
Titus nmendmeut to the constitution In
valid and another put himself on roc
oi'd as of the opinion that It is legal
and t ho luw of tho laud. It is now up
to tho supremo court.
Congressman Gamble's fellow citizens
of Yankton gave him a most euthusl
astle welcome on his return from
lMerre. Tho next senator from South
Dakota has earned his promotion by hi
dovotton to tho stato's Interest.
Congressman Cuslimau of Washing
ton made a most telling speech against
tho river and harbor bill. And then
spoiled It all by owning up that ho
wanted n big appropriation for tho
Seattle ship canal. Such Is the power
of "pork."
Dlulug-cur conductors complain that
soldiers on tholr travels work them
for better meals than the contract pro
vldes for. Evidently tho American sol
dler has not lost any of that faculty o
getting tho best Unit was going wide
made tho march of Shermans army
celebrated In song and story,
TIM ost.r SAFE V1.AX.
Differences its to ciukmih ngrccmont
seem now to liavo Iwcu brought down to
the method of voting for tho two
somitorslilps, substantial harmony hav
ing been runt-lied on the number to
nominate and the roll call ballot. The
object of a eiiui'tis Is to merge the In
dividual preferences into a party pref
erence and no caucus can lie satis
factory to enough legislators to make It
effective unless it affords ample safe
guards to Injure fair play to all the
candidates. The procedure of tho caucus
must bo such as to place nil candidates
on an equal footing, giving no artlllclal
advantage to any. (
Two plans are proposed one for
separate voting for each of the two
somitorslilps and the other for
simultaneous choice. The llrst plan
contemplates the nomination of ono
senator first and tho second afterward,
while the second plan requires all to
remain on tho same plane until both
receive tho required majority
For
simultaneous choice, tho roll would bo
called, each member answering with the
names of hfs two preferred candidates,
nnd balloting would continue until two
were successful on tho same roll call,
after which would be determined by
the caucus, by agreement of the
nominees or by lot, which should be
elected to the long and which to the
short term.
Not only would simultaneous choice
place air candidates on nn equal plnne,
but It would Imj most ellleaclous In ac
complishing as speedily us possible the
real purpose of the caucus, which Is
tho election of two republican United
States senators to represent Nebraska
at Washington. Hullotlng for one at a
time would tend to uroduee a caucus
deadlock, because each candidate, be
ing pitted against all the others, would
omlonvor to hold his strength without
bending. Should one place be lllled. the
ther would be tho object of still
greater competition, threatening to be
ndless unless the r-oi'.ator already
looted should yield to the temptation
to dictate Ills associate. It might even
to to tho Interest of tho mau elected to
ucourago a deadlock as to tho second
seuntorshlp, leaving him In full sway as
the only senator from Nebraska, with
undivided control. This Is entirely apart
from the chance of placing both the
senatorial nominations In the same
section of the state without regard to
(inslderatlons of equitable geographical
distribution. Tho simultaneous caucus
nomination, above all, Is tho safest way
of making sure that both tho senators
shall be chosen by the republican mem
bers charged with the responsibility
without risking Interference of the
minority members of the legislature.
The plan of nominating two senators
n caucus on the same ballot Is there
fore not only the only one that Is fair
to all, but also tho quickest and safest
and altogether the best because tho
most promising solution to the senatorial
situation.
117,, XUT COMB TO AMKUICA.
The proposal or suggestion submitted
by our government to the powers, that
negotiations with the Chinese govern-
ment be carried on at some other place
than Pekln, having encountered objec-
Hons, will not bo further pressed, it
appears that the distance and the panic-
stricken condition of tho Chinese im
perial court led Minister Conger to sug
gest Hmt either at Washington or at
Tho Hague the subjects of Indemnity
and future commercial treaties be con
sidered and It Mas upon this that the
Department of State acted. Tho object
in view was to facilitate negotiations
by avoiding Uio embarrassments likely
to arise In Pekln from the Influence of
local conditions.
According to a dispatch from Paris
three reasons are urged for tho opposi
Hon to removing the negotiations from
China. Ouo Is that all the Information
Is at hand regarding the situation, an
other Is that tho commerce of this conn
try with China being comparatively
smnll the United States Is not entitled
to expect tho negotiations to bo con
ducted nt Wnshlngton, while tho third
and doubtless most potent reason is
that "tho European powers havo not
felt sulUcent conlldence that the United
States government might not find Itself
Influenced In negotiations at Washing
ton by the pressure of interests having
an eye to the exploitation of China."
It Is further said that other motives
Influence some of tho powers, tho op
position of Great Britain being partly
prompted, it is thought, by the nttltudo
of this country toward Hie Clayton
Bulwer treaty.
Our government has shown no great
nnvletv to have the negotiations car-
rled on at Washington, so that tho op
position to Its suggestion is not regarded
as a serious matter, but It Is very de
sirous to have tho negotiations begun
without unnecessary delay and a set
tlemcnt reached as soon as possible.
For tho attainment of this It has ac
cepted conditions not, In accord with its
original position, Some of the terms
proposed by tho other powers this
government at first declined to accede
to, but yielded In tho interest of unity
Tho latest instructions to Minister Con
ger are to urge forward tho completion
of negotiations at Pekln.
It Is by no means assured, however,
that It will not yet bo found expedient
to transfer tho negotiations from
Pekln, at least as to tho questions of
ludemulty ami commercial treaties,
which manifestly can bo considered as
well outside of China as at any place
within Hint empire. In tho event of a
transfer being found expedient It would
seem that The Hague, also suggested
by tho United States government, would
bo tho most desirable place.
As to tho pro-poet for an early be
gluulug of negotiations, It does uot up
pear to bo altogether favorable, If the
continued reports regarding the ob
Jectlons of the Imperial court to some
of the conditions in tho note of Hie
powers are trustworthy.
The remarks of Herman Kountze be
foro the Ileal Estate exchange about
the neccrslty of keeping tho tnx rate
within rensouablo limits nro decidedly
In iiolut nt the present time. Dividing
the rcHjHiUMiblllty for tin tux into by
vesting tho taxing power In so ninny In
.dependent bodies Is altogether sub
versive of the property owner's rights.
If the tax levy were finally made by a
single responsible authority upon whom
responsibility could be enforced the
temptation to expansion of the tax rate
could be held In cheek much more read-
ly than under the present system of
council, school board nnd county board
each for Itself.
axotiwai caxal iif.voht.
Part four of the report of tho senate
committee on Intcrocoanle canals, pre4
vented a few days ago, unqualifiedly de
clares that tho house bill provides the
Just, safe, true and honorable method
for the construction of u canal through
the Isthmus of Dnricu the Nicaragua
route to be under tho exclusive owner
ship and control of tho t'nlted States.
It Is declared to bo needless that any
government, corporation or combination
of Individuals should attempt to divert
the United States from Its fixed policy
as to tin? ownership and control of such
a canal, and that element of discussion
is dropped.
The report gives a finishing touch to
what It calls the pretensions of the
I'anama route. In sotting forth what is
claimed to bo tho fatal defect of Hint
routa and In asserting Hint the hear
ings and reports of members of the
Panama company lead to the unavoid
able conclusion that the company Is still
endeavoring to defeat a canal through
Costa Kicu and Nicaragua, as It was In
ISO". It is made apparent from this
that there Is no chance of the I'annina
route receiving any serious considera
tion in tho senate.
The report favors Immediate action on
the canal bill. It declares that "no ex
cuse remains for delaying the action of
congress cither to gratify the new Pan
mun canal company or to dally with any
other power in negotiations over a
measure that enters deeply Into our
national ilunuclal policy ami will shape
tlte action of our government and peo
ple In a great many other Important
matters that concern them." It is
stated tltat if the house bill Is passed
In the senate and becomes a law "It Is
safe to expect that an agreement can
be made with Great llrltain as favor
able, at least, to the United States as
that contained in tho amended Hay-
I'auncefote treaty." Tills expectation,
tho reiiort says, is based upon tho fact
that the canul when built will be of In
calculable value to the ltrltlsh posses
slous in this continent and that Great
Britain cau never realize these advan
tages without the consent and assist'
ance of the United States, it Is fur
ther declared that neither can Great
Hrllaln or any combination of powers
construct and maintain a canal nt
I'anama without tho consent of the
United States.
There Is no doubt that there Is re
flected in this the opinion of a majority
In tho senate, but it is still question.
able whether that body can be Induced
to take action on tho pending bill while
the position of tiio British government
In regard to tho amended Ilay-Paunce
foto treaty Is to he ascertained. The as-
sumption that the passage of the house
canal bill by the senate would not ln-
terfere with a perfectly satisfactory ar
rnngemont with Great Britain Is pos
slbly correct. Tho conditions mo cer
tainly largely In favor of this country
But. on tho other hand wo must bear
in mimi nun we have obligations to
fulfill Hint cannot lie safely or honor
ably Ignored. Wo do not believe that
tho United States senate will act in dls
regard of these obligations.
The apportionment hill as It missed
the house has been favorably reported
to the senate. As It Is practically none
of tho senate's affair there is everv
probability that It will be passed and
Nebraska will retain Its present num
ber of members. Tho way Nebraska
Is booming at present It will not bo
compelled to ask any favors when the
time comes to make another apportion
incut.
Omaha builders look forward with
much anticipation to a lively campaign
during tho year. Tho demand for mod
erate-slzed Homes in Omaha Is far in
excess of tho supply and must bo met.
Investors realize, tills and the result Is
that Omnha will gain by the construe
Hon of many homes built on modern
lines and yet within reach of men of
modest menus.
Tho Chinese authorities aro reported
to be drilling an army of So.OOO men
and are confident they will bo able
to defeat the army of the allies If the
present trouble comes to tho Issue of
war. It would bo advisable In Hu
drlllmaster not to omit the counter
march from tho tactics, as the army
might want to get back down tho hill
again.
Tho finding In the Douglns county
contest cases Is that fraud, as alleged
Is proven, but not sulllclent except in
tho case of Hohwer to change the re
suit. If tho fraudulently elected fusion
Ists hold their seats It is only because
their South Omaha colonizers nnd re
pouters succeeded In covering up part
of their tracks.
Loading down proposed business en
terprlses with ouerous conditions not
Infrequently defeats their realization
It should be the aim of the authorities
to encourage rather than discourage
those ventures which promise to aid In
building up nml developing tho county
ami city.
It would be Interesting, if It were pos
sible, to take a look luto the brain o
tho man who places obstructions on
railway track "Just for fun." Tin
mechanism of a brain which coul
,,voivt, f,m out of putting the lives of
,nen in Jeopardy must be peculiarly con
structed.
When the session of t)ie Ieglslatur
Is ended and some of the members who
have Introduced bills by Hie score su
vcy tho results they will find them
selves In the predicament of the fisher
man whose cntcli was not large enough
to make good the expenditure In bait.
A Pointed It mi I tiller.
Washington Post.
The organization of tha Samuel .1. Tllilen
club by the New York democrats remlndc
that Samuel .1. Tlldeti didn't lecture.
rlfp books, edit newspapers or ride
ostriches.
IiPnnoii Not Wholly l.UKl.
lndlano-iolls Presf.
am now a private citizen, with ex
'I
cellent prospects of remaining such."
These words from Mr. Bryan Indicate that
tho people's delicate hint of last November
as not entirely lost upon him.
'stent of the (irliid.
Minneapolis Times.
Thlrty-oiio legislatures aro In session and
congress Is grinding merrily awny, hut tho
ountry Is perfectly safe. In the coutse
f tltno tho Judicial branch of tho govern
ment nullifies a goodly proportion of the
bad work of the legislative- and everything
comes out right In tho end. It Is rather
xpenstve, but It makes work for deserving
lawyers.
Too Sulft for (inoil Xrn,
Chicago Chronicle.
Of course It Is gratifying to Icurn that
Engauil has decided not to exterminate tho
Hoers altogether. Tho troublo appears to ba
that liord Kitchener cannot get Dewct to
Btop shooting long enough to hear tho glad
ldlngs. His lordship ovldcntly finds it
somewhat embarrassing to ho graciously
forgiving when tho object of his magnanim
ity Insists that ho doesn't want to be for
given and nils tho atmosphere with Mauser
bullets whenever tho subject Is broached.
Keen Sense of I'ropHel y.
Sprltigllcld Republican,
Ilefoto taking olllco Mr. Odell disposed of
nil his holdings In corporations which might
conceivably cooiu beforo tho oxecutlvo for
ctlou of any sort, Just as V. Murray Crane
Isposcd of his holdings of llostou & Albany
tock beforo becoming governor of Mas-
achusctts. In each case tho action was
quietly taken and knowledge of It leaked
out. This Is a matter of decided Interest
tho public, becauso revealing such nn
attitude of mind as becomes the governor
f a state.
in
rrniiolilM-inciit of llir l'niir.
Jiufftilo Kxpress.
Tho literary qualifications lu Louisiana
reduced tho cumber of legal voters In New
Orleans from C2.000 to 41,000. Now the
first results of ii poll-tax restriction nro
being learned and It Is found that tho num
ber of voters is reduced to 20,Gn(5. Tho ef
fect In the state nt largo 13 similar. That
not merely restriction of negro votes.
t Is tho disfranchisement of the poor of
both races and tho establishment of an oli
garchy. An Overdone of "I'ork."
New York Tribune.
The passion for absorbing as much con
tiguous territory as possible seems to havo
somewhat abated among well known Ameri
can cities. So many abuses and evils havo
followed the creation of Greater New York
that municipal ambitions both lu the cast
and tho west have encountered somo ob-
taclcs. Chicago has not yet taken tho
wholo of Cook county within its borders
ml Jersey City Is staggered at tho thought
of swallowluc tho entire area of Hudson
county. Undue luisto in such schemes is
exceedingly unwise.
Miiiilelinl IiidiKPMtlim.
New Yorlc Sun.
Tho river nnd harbor bill which President
Arthur vetoed, which tho Forty-seventh con
gress passed over tils veto and which at tho
election occurring',!- few months later swept
mo republicans out of power in tho houso
of representatives, was the most extrava
gant over enacted up to that time. Yet it
pproptlated less than $10,000,000. Tho river
and harbor bill Just, reported to tho houso
a JCO.000,000 measure. It annronrlates
directly for tho next fiscal year not loss than
Vi.'.iO.'.iii. It gives authority for Incurring
obligations under tho continuing contract
system, for work to bo dono nfter Juno 30,
luu.-, nmouniing to j:ii,142,704. Tho total
actually carried by this bill Is $59,935,415.
A lllvnl In St. IlfltMin.
Philadelphia Times.
Guam is becoming a rival to St. Helena.
To tho latter Island tho Hrltlsh havo trans
ported tho captured Hoers. Ooncral Mac-
Arthur has utilized the nrecedont and is
sending Filipino cfllccrs to Ouum. Thoy will
bo safo there. Only United States vessels
touch at Gunra, so there Is no getting away.
Tho only danger Is that they may put revo
lutionary notions Into the heads of tho In
habltans. If many Filipinos should bo taken, tho
population of (Juam might become uncom
fortably congested, but this Is not nn Im
mediate peril. A great many Filipinos are
snot from time to time, but not very many
aro captured. As between tho two methods
of pacification, deportation is at least tho
moro numnno.
WKAII'll AN A TAMICMASTKH.
C'nrrn itnd lteHiioiiMllillitloM Alnnl,.-,l
tO HlC I'ONNCMMioil Of Illt-llCN.
Kansas City Star.
Tho care and tho responsibility attuch-
Ing to tho possession of largo wealth waH
Illustrated in a striking manner in tho case
of tho lato Philip 1). Armour. Thcro Is
little reason to doubt that his Incessant
attention to business nnd tho demand made
upon his vital forco by tho management
of IiIh extensive properties shortened his
mo. Thero aro thousands upon thousands
of men receiving sularlcs of a few thou
sand dollars a year who enjoy much morn
eiiBo and leisure than fell to tho lot of Mr.
Armour.
it may bo assumed that It was not the
desire or the Intontlon of Mr. Armour to
cnslavo himself to his business, but It is
difficult for a man sltunted as ho wns to do
anything else. Wealth la much coveted
by tho vast majority of people, and It
brings many things Hint nro to bo desired,
but It is a hard taskmaster. Tho responsi
bilities which It creates cannot always bo
delegated to others. It Is not easy to pick
up managers with unusual executive ability,
nnd money will not Invariably command tho
sort of talent which Is required In conduct
ing coloEsal enterprises.
Tho mind which directs tho sort of ac
tivities In which Mr. Armour was engaged
Is novcr Idle. Tho guiding hand at least
must belong to ono man. That, of Itself,
Is an exacting task, nnd it admits of llttlo
surcease. When n, man has as much nt stake
ns Mr. Armour had he cannot afford to bo
Indifferent or neglectful. Kvory day brings
Its work nnd If tho hands nro not busy the
brain is.
It Is well known that tho lato Cornelius
Vandcrbllt sank under the burden of his
enormous fortune. Thero was not a wngo-
earner In tho wliolo city of Now Yorlc who
labored moro arduously than tho great rail
road millionaire. Under a tension less so
vcra ho might havo lived for years. It Is
tho teaching of oxperlcnco that enough Is
better than a feast. Persons with sulllclent
means to obtain the comforts of Ufa aro In
better shapo than those who have n great
excess, To whom much Is given, much Is
required. Vnst fortunes such ns nro built
up In this ngo nf tho world nro by no
means In the nnturo of unmixed blessings.
Thoy aro associated with certain exactions
nnd ponnltles which nro reiplttcd In only
rarely exceptional eases, anil this 11 so
obvious and Is brought to mind with such
frequency that It Is surprising lliHt it does
not contribute more fully to the content
ment of pcoplo who enjoy comfortnble com
petencies without the burdens of perpetual
care.
CtllA l. TIN! nkw oiivrt'in.
I'rolifililp ItPlntloiiH of (lir lilnml to
(lie tnltril StutPK.
(lenerul Fltzhugh I.cc In Lesllo's Weekly.
Cuba stands at tho portal of selfgovurn
ment. A constitutional convention, made
up of delegates supposed to be elected by
her people, 1r now in session nt Havana,
and H proceeding with deliberation, which
may be a hopeful sign. Tho more careful
the delcgatei are in reaching n conclusion,
tho more lasting the results of their work.
There are several results this conven
tion may reach nt the opening of tho new
century. It may declare for free Cuba,
independent of the United States and the
rest of tho world. Our government is
pledged to establish, a stablo government
In the island, nnd to make this pledge
good there must bo somo supervision ot
tho convention's work from Washington.
Whether tho United Stntes is to have n
suzerainty or protectorate, or no control
nt all, over Cuba's ufTiitrs depends upon
the form ot constitution adopted, and the
power under it to maintain n stable gov
ernment capable of protecting life and
property, nnd to give confidence to capital.
Our government will have to consider, too,
the commercial relations proposed between
Cuba and the United States.
To predict the foritf of government lo bo
proposed by tho convention would bo
premature. Kverythlng is ns yet In the
conjectural stage. There Is, for Instance,
a sentiment among Cubans that their In
sular government should bo ns full and
freo as that of the United States. They
believe the Cubans to be capable of self
government, as enlightened and effecttvo
ns any In tho world. And somo of them
would leave tho matter of commercial rela
tions with us, to bo determined nt a con
venient time in tho future.
Thero arc other Cubans who, while desir
ing absolute homo rule, believe it desirable
that tho United States exercise some kind
of protectorate nnd limited responsibility.
Thcso men are In favor of nt once cstnb
Hsblng with us trade relations ot tho closest
character and sealed by imperishable agree
ment.
Thcro Is a third class of Cubans, who,
while agreeing moro or less with both of
the two former propositions, bollovo that
Cuba should first of all havo her own gov
ernment, and that, nfter this government
has existed for a while, the people of the
Island should then apply for cither partial
or complete annexation. These people
would desiro extremely favornblo trade re
lations from the beginning. Their principal
renson for wanting a temporarily national
Cuba is, that they would tuke pride In
demonstrating to the world tho ability ot
the Insular people to provide honest and
capable government.
Then thero Is a fourth class who urc out-
and-out annexationists. They bellevo that
tho great future of their people Is in their
complcto absorption by n rich nnd powerful
neighbor. Tho first threo classes have each
many subdivisions of opinion. This Is ono
of tho reasons why great deliberation Is
necessary and commendable. Whatever
preposition comes to us from tho consti
tutional convention, It Is well that It should
come to us ns tho best aspiration ot the
Cuban people.
At present tho wholo matter is in abey
ance, only ono thing is certain, ami tnat
Is that tho United States cannot nnd will
not step in nnd override any wlso form of
constitution or government that the pcoplo
of tho lslatKpflccldc upn. it wns explicitly
declared In congress' resolutions of inter
vention that this country was seeking not
conquest but the provision of good, Just and
stable government for tho Cubans. The
faith of tho United States is pledged, and
thero Is every purpose of keeping that faith.
In the negotiations that may bo said to
have started in tho opening tho constitu
tional convention tho rights of both high
contracting- parties should be- considered
nnd observed. In tho interests of peaco tho
plan accepted must havo tho sanction of
tho United Slates and the unqualified ap
proval of Cuba. Tho first agreement
reached may be but temporary and subject
to amendment In thc'llght of further rela
tions nnd experience.
I'HOTHCJT Tllll UAIIIKS.
An (Mil l.CNKon KmplinMlxeil li,v Hie
ltoelifNti'i- Cittitiulty.
Buffalo Kxpress.
Tho story of pitiful horror which the
wires brought from Rochester yesterday
suggests tho question, Aro not such
things preventable? Thoro Is no evidence
that tho flro In tho Hubbell Orphan Asylum
was duo to any disregard of tho ordinary
precautions for the safety of tho babies
within that lnsltutlnn, but it seems to bo
clearly evident that such precautions as
woro tnken there, nnd ns nro taken In al
most nil largo buildings where many" per
sons sleep, aro utterly inadequate for pro
tection. That is proved ovcry time tho
dispatches tell of a fire In a hotel, n col
lego, an asylum or an almshouse. Tim ter
rible record of loss of life is nlwnys ap
palling, but In tho caso of tho Rochester
tragedy it Is especially eotil-wrcnchlng be
cause of the Inevitable feeling that tho In,
noccnt nnd helpless little ones were Bacrl
flced to tho parsimony nf a public that
calls Itself charitable. They wero in tho
asylum through no fault or volition of
tliPlr own und wero unnblc to save them
selves unaided, even lind tho most modern
system of flro escapes and alarms been pro
vlded. As It was, they wero housed In a
thoroughly Inflammable building, provided
with such poor nrrungements for tho de
tection of flro that when It broke out It
was not discovered until a passerby saw
tho end of tho building already wrapped In
flames.
Tho story of the sluughtcr of tho linio
rents thnt followed Is heartrending, but
how much more heartrending Is tho thought
of tho cold-blooded "churlty" that would
consent to tho storago of so many llttlo
lives under such conditions? Tho lesson of
tho Rochester flro Is that no orphan asylum
should bo allowed to take la moro inmates
than it can provide with adequato pro
tection as well as food and clothing. Hotter
less money spent on malntonanco anil moro
on buildings. Hotter twenty children well
cared for than a hundred exposed to such
dangers as finally engulfed tho Hubbell
arylum!
l'F.K.SO.VAI, .VOTKN.
Gamble of South Dakota belles his
name. Ho has a dean suro thing on the
scnatorslilp.
Lord Wolseley Is to receive a special
pension of $10,000 a year ns u retired com
mander-in-chief over and abovo his pay
of $0,000 n year as a fluid marshal of the
army.
Tho park commissioners of Hrooklyn
hnvo sont back to Henry Ilauor, the sculp
tor, tho stuttia of General Edward II, Fowler,
lato commander of tho Fourteenth regimen
of Hrooklyn, to havo him put, as tbey say.
"moro llfo Into It.
Frederlo Dcgcton, tho newly elected del
tgnto from Porto Rico, speaks English
fluently nnd has won Tamo as an autnor
and lawyer. Ho Is a graduate of tho unt-
erslty of Madrid nnd holds dogrecs from
the colleges Salamanca und Granada.
Robert Dick Douglas, a grandson of Ste
nl.rn A. Douglas of Illinois, has boen up
pointed by Governor Russell to tho ofllcs
of attorney general or norm wirouna.
Is but 25 years old and the youngest man
to fill that position in North Carolina.
A NewOrleans "palmist" has scored
victory for her profession by declaring that
it wnn science. She was arrested for
violating the law which prohibits fortune
telllnc nnd brought beforo the mayor,
where sln mado such a vigorous defense o
her "science" that tne charges wore with
drawn and tho mayor, won by her plea
agreed with her and ordered ber discharge
OTlll'.lt KA'tllK TIIA.V OI UK.
Not long ago tho French Chamber
Deputies adopted u resolution providing for
the dismantlement of a number of fortified
places In the northern departments, lnelud
lug Lille. This action led to u serious
discussion of tho wholo matter by the
higher wa. council, with reference to a pos
sible German Invatlon by the valley of the
Olse nnd the llelglmi boundaries. The vote
of the Chamber wns criticised vigorously by
several commanders, notably by General
Uezlnt, formerly governor of Lille, and by
General Dontip, president of tho cavalry
commission. The latter urged that it would
bo dangerous to touch any fortified place
whatever. He said that even the weakest
defences could bo utilized to hamper and
delay tho march of tho enemy. General
Sausfler, rx-governor of Paris, nnd General
Ilrugere were of different opinions. Tho
former disputed the utility of certain north
ern nnd northeastern fortifications, main
taining that tho true policy of defense con
sisted lu energetic ofTenslvo tactics, espe
cially iu the caso of French soldiers, whose
temperament Inclined them toward vigorous
assaults on an enemy. General Ilrucero
advocated the destruction ot must of tho
formications under iUfcussIoii, but the pres
tation of Lnngres, In the Department of
tho Upper Manic, which, he Raid, formed n
large Intrenched camp, useful as n basis of
peratlons for an ni-uiy engaged in watch-
ng tho enemy's Hank. The dl?cuslon was
losed by n resolution of tho council not
to demolish the strong places at l.lllo, l.an
i .. - , t n . . i .. .t i . i
thnt the Chamber had voted the dismantle-1
ment ot the formications nf the capital of
the Department of the Nord too hastily.
The military authorities apparently Intend
to mako tho northern and northeastern de
fences thoroughly serviceable.
A disturbing clement lu the domestic af
fairs ot Hvlglum Is the question of religious
Instruction in the communal or state
schools, which, apparently, is about to be
reopened with all that bitterness of party
plrlt which seems to be unavoidable In all
such controversies. The education bill nf
1S95 provided for religious instruction in
primary schools, but did not enforce It If
parents chose to plead conscientious scru
ples. Tho bill, however, remained a dead
letter, owing to the hostility which it had
oused throughout the country. Tho Roman
Catholics now announce their Intention of
putting tho Inw In operation by making
the experiment of clerical Instruction in tho
communal schools of llrusscls. This hns
been the signal for a vigorous protest from
nrlous scholastic bodies, notably tho I.lgue
do l'Ktiselgnmciit and tho committee for
the protection of public schools. Tho latter
nre placarding tho walls ot llrusscls with
a notice calling upon parents to retaliate
by pleading tho dlspcusiitlou clause. A pun
lie meeting, under tho presidency of M.
Hills, the late burgomaster, has been called
and a lively campaign Is expected.
The correspondent ot tho I.ondoti Times
n Vienna, after referring to the preva
lence of murder and every sort of outrage
In Macedonia, says that there is n general
suspicion thnt tho Turkish authorities aro
ditectly responsible for n great part ot
tho lawlessness prevailing there nnd thnt
they dcllborntely encourngo It. Tho motive
Is alleged to bo n desiro on the part nf
tho sultan to convince tho Greeks that the
stnto of Macedonia is so bad that In tho
event of the annexation of Croto an Insur
rection against tho Greek population would
be Inevitable. Tho sultan Is said to expect
a vigorous movement in favor of tho in
corporation of Crcto with Greece, with
possibly a declaration to that effect by tho
Cretan assembly In the hope of forcing thu
hand of tho powers by nn accomplished
fact. A similar notion Is snld to exist In
different Kurupcan capitals, notwithstand
ing tho warnings given to Prlnco Gcorgo
during his recent European tour. Ho mot
with dlscouiagemont everywhere, although
his reception was moro kindly In some
places than others. All tho governments
concerned, oven that of the czar, consider
tint a revival of tho Cretan question next
spring would bo highly inopportune, It not
dangerous to peace. Greece, however, is
not always guided by the wishes of tho
great powers, nor yet by consideration for
tho convenience ot others. Thcro is only
a speck, sas tho correspondent, upon tho
horizon nt present, but thero la no nBsur-
anco thnt It may not grow Into a thunder
cloud. For somo tlmo the press of Paris has been
furnishing statements from Its correspond
ents in Vienna tending toward tho estab
lishment of tho Idea that' the Trlplo Alll-
nnco wns not looked upon with encourag-
ng eyes by tho Hungarian government,
nnd that at somo futuro dnto thlB nttltudo
would form tho subject of serious repre
sentations to tho government of tho dual
monarchy. Thcso statements were recently
refuted by tho Hungarian lucmler, M.
Szclt, In n speech In tho Hungarian Chamber
of Deputies. In replying to the accusation
of tho French press thnt Austria-Hungary
allowed herself to bo exploited by Germany,
M. Szoll postively declared that tho Hun
garian government, tha bulk of tho popula
tion, nnd tho overwhelming parliamentary
majority did not eluiro that opinion, but bo
lloved that tho Trlplo Alliance wns ns ad
vantageous for Hungary ns for tho dual
monarchy. Ho said that it was not only
stneo tho conclusions of tho Drolbund that
Hungary hud cultivated friendly und In
timate relations with Germany. Ever Blnco
1807 Hungary hud regarded such relations
as u fundamental principle of her policy
That peaco alliance pnr excellence was
eminently calculated to safeguard tho In
terests of tho monurchy, moro so, indeed,
than nny other nrrnngcroont. It wns en
tirely Incorrect, ho said, that tho Drclbund
served exclusively tho interests of Germany,
and that Is was only, so lo sny, by favor
that tho participation of Austria-Hungary
was tolerated. Finally It was tho opinion
of M. Szell thnt If they departed from their
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gary and Austria would dlmlnl-h in Uuropo.
of For. whllo he reeoculicd that tho econonilo
i situation left nit'ch to be dcclrcd, Germany
was nceustotrod to separate her commercial
policy from her ncncral policy, not only
la dealing with Austrln-HuuEary, but nlo
with other slates. Hungary idioutd do tho
same.
Sltu-o the return of Prince George to
Crete It has been scml-ofTlclally announced
lu the Island that there Is nn Immediate
I'lmnco of tho powers Interested agroelng
to an extension nf the Jurisdiction of tho
government of the Island, which Is nt
present nominally u trlbutury stato of tho
porte. ruled by tho powers through Prlnco
George of Oreeee its high commlMloner.
It is further Intimated that Orent Drltatn,
from which Prlnco George had hoped to
receive encouragement that should shortly
lead to tho establishment of nn autonomous
principality, has uo encouragement what
ever to otter. Apropos of tho Crctnn Intel
ligence on the subject, It Is nuthorltnllvely
stated In Herlln that thero Is n decided
disinclination among thu great powers gen
erally to lend an enr to uny suggestion
for n ohnngo In the relations of Crcto
toward Tnrkey, notwithstanding that dis
turbing complications may arlso from the
status quo. Tho moment is considered In
opportune for reopening the quectlou, and
no action that may eventually bo taken by
tho Cretan national assembly Is deemed
likely to Induce the powers to depart front
their resoho to maintain (ho status quo.
r'nc0 corKl represented on boll g much
discouraged over the prospect, us he does
not sec how Crete can bo further developed
with conflicts n.f law and, administration
, constantly arising between his government
and Turkey.
King Carlos of Portugal In his speech on
tho reopening of the Cortes again took
occasion to refer Jo tho recent visit ot n
Hrltlsh fleet to tho Tngus ns having "em
phasized the solemn nlllrmntlon then mado
of tho close friendship nnd alliance which
unites tho two nations." it may be, there
fore, ncceptod ns n fact thnt (treat Hrltaln
would have nn ally In Portugal In the event
of u scilous Kuropenu complication. The
contribution of men nnd ships whlcb Por
tugal could innlte to tho allied forces would
not be gront. but her homo ports and those
of her colonics In Africa and tho far east
would bo invaluable nuval bases for Hrltlsh
squadrons operating In the bay ot lllscay,
the Mediterranean, the North and South
Atlantic nnd the Indian ocean.
i,.r;iii.vi :as.
Detroit Freo Press: He Your life shnll
be tilled with sunshine.
She Yes, but how about lamplight? Can
you undertake to keep tho oil cun lllled?
Wnshlngton Stnr: "That was n ringing
speech you made the other day."
"Yes," nnswoied Senator Sorghum. "A
friend of mliio said It reminded htm of it 1 1
electric, bell, with a big corporation press
ing tho button."
Clovelnnd Plain Dealer: "Your son has a
very robust appetite."
"Yes. I'm so ashamed of him. He ntwnys
overeats when wo Imvo company."
"Thcn's the o'nly chance 1 ever git," said
tho terrible Infant.
Detroit Journal: The World stood aghast.
"Thoy nre marrying in hnstc!" cxclulmcd
the World In horror.
"Two more hasty puddings!" remarked
Dire Fate, sntto voce, and luugheil with
extreme Immoderation.
Philadelphia Times: Leading Lady Onco
last winter I played "Cnmlllo" and th
audience actually waited at the slugn door
anil took the horses out of my carriage.
Soubrettc Poor thing! And mado yon
walk home In tho cold!
Philadelphia Press: "Thero goes n man
with a very interesting history," snld tho
clerk In tho book store.
"You-don't suy7" Inquired tho customer.
"I low do you know?" I
"1 Just sold it to him,"
Philadelphia Ttecord: First Wnlter-Thnt
mini over nt tho corner table is an awful
klekor,
Second Walter Yes; ho complained tho
other day beennxo thero wero no pearls In
his oysters.
First Walter And now ho wnnts to know
what wo mean by removing tho diamonds
from his diamond-back terrapin.
HtG (F THU CAMP.
Hnyard Taylor.
"Glvo us a song!" tho soldiers erlcd,
Tim outer trenches guarding.
When tho heated guns of tho camps allied
Grow weary of bombarding,
Tho dark Itcdnn, In silent scoff,
Lay grim and threatening, under:
And tho tawny mound of tho Malakoff
No longer belched its thunder.
There was n pause. A guardsman snld:
"Wo storm tho forts tomorrow;
Sing whllo wo may, another day
AVII1 bring enough of sorrow."
Thoy lay along tho battery's side,
Below the smoking cannon;
Hravo hearts from Severn und from Clyde,
And from the banks ot Shannon.
Thoy sung of love, and not of fame;
Forgot was Hrltaln'H glory;
Kuril heart recalled a different name,
Hut all sang "AunlO Laurie."
Volen after voice caught up the song,
Until Its tcudpr passion
Ilnso like an anthem, rich and strong
Their buttlo-evo confession.
Dear girl, her an inn ho dared not speak,
Hut. as the song grew- louder,
Something upon tho soldier's cheek
Washed off tho stains of powder.
Ileyond tho darkening ocean burned
The bloody sunset's embers,
Whllo tho Crimean volleys learned
How Uugllsh lovo remembers.
And onco again a lire nf hell
Kill lied on the Russian quarters,
With scream of shot, and burst of shell,
And bellowing of tho mortars!
And Irish Nora's eyes uro dim
For a singer dumb and gory;
And KiwIIhIi Mury mourns for him
Who sang nf "Annlo Laurie."
Sleep, soldiers! still In honored rest
Your truth nod valor wearing;
Tho bravest uro tho tenderest
Tho loving aro tho during.