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TIIJ5 OMAHA DAJLV MRIS: SAT I'll DAY, MARCH 23, IflOl.
Tim omaha Daily Bee
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UuUy lice and Hunday, una Ycht .')
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OKI'ICKH:
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und iM streets.
Council UIuiTh: 10 I'earl Street.
Chicago! 101'J Unity llulldlng.
Now Yotk: Temple Court.
Washington: 601 Fourteenth Street.
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torial matter should he addressed! Omaha
live, Editorial Department.
IIL'SINKSH LliTTHUS.
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he addressed' Tho lice l'ubllahlng Com
pany, Omaha.
IIKMITTANCKS.
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payable to Tho lice i'ubllshltitc Company,
only ii-cont stamps accepted !n payment of
tnatl accounts, 1-ersonuf checkf, except on
Umiiha of Kusteru exchanKes, not accepted.
T11K UHB I'UUUHULNO COMPANY.
BTATEM liNT6KciltCuT,AT10N!
Ktuto of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.:
(Jennie II, Tzschuck, secretary of The Ueo
l'liuliHhlng company, being duly sworn,
nay thai thu actual number of full ami
cuinpluto copies of The Dally, Morning,
Hlenlng and Hunday See printed durlnx the
month of February, ltwl, was an follows:
l is ...ua,unu
2 ail, 180 16...., ao.oau
3 2(l,ua(l 1) 1!U,S4U
i mi.ino is as, 070
C li.-,,MII) 19 !i5,U10
0 20,010 20.. ....... ...35,870
7 iiO.no 21 M,H40
8 an.rr.o 22 bs.ttu
i.'(i,:itio 23 au.no
19 ad.dir. 24 20,(105
11...."... 2.1,7110 23 a,:i:io
12 UB.MIO 26 aO.-ltlU
13 2.-..T70 27 20,200
1 23,7(10 23 20,080
Total 7.'I1,100
Lcs unsold nnd returned copied.... 12,121
Net total sales TlO.oao
Net dally average, , 25,071)
ai:o. 11. t.sciiuck,
Subscribed In my presenco and sworn to
before mo this 1th day of Mareh, A. D. 1901.
(Seal.) M. B. IIUNGATK.
Notary 1'ubJlc.
Tho orntorlcnl fireworks nro Just be
Klnnlug to bo turned ou at Lincoln.
Don't Ret excited. There will be a
show-down In thnt senatorial Jackpot
Iiretty booh.
Tho Indemnity demanded of China Is
marked In nliiln figures, but the powers
would doubtless be willing to maku a
liberal discount for cash.
Carrie Nation told a saloon keeper that
Nhe would smash a picture lu his place
if she only had her hatchet with her.
Why not adopt the Omnha method and
use n chair.
Something wrong In tho family rela
tion exists when an educated nnd culti
vated girl will drown herself rather than
ask her fnther for $7 to pay a debt she
had contracted.
If you still doubt the npproach of the
glad summer season, look over the sport
ing columns of The lice. When the bu,su
bnUVnVe'ii get busy there1 Is no occasion 1
for. others todtes(tate. r
Tho court house at Dcs Molues Is
closed 011 account of quaruntlnu regula
tions. Thu delinquent taxpayers would
probably not object If tho quarantine
was not lifted for some time.
Minnesota has gone other states one
better and passed a law absolutely pro
hibiting tho manufacture, sale or giving
away of cigarettes within the state.
Thu colllu nail Is certainly lu disrepute.
The Iowa egg dealers have petitioned
tho Chicago Hoard of Trade to cease
dealing lu futures in that commodity.
Possibly they fear tho product might be
damaged In the rushes of the bulls and
bears.
Tho Venezuelan government has scut
n conciliatory note to the United States.
Conciliatory notes are all right so far as
they go, but couclllntory action would go
much further toward settling the present
differences.
Henderson of Texas is willing to take
n chance ou Nebraska law. Tho fact
that hu has Just been sentenced to thir
teen years lu the penitentiary may have
aided him lu making up his mind that hu
is .otic of Pat Crowe's pals.
Tho prize extortion story comes from
an Illinois town, whero uukuowu parlies
have threatened to blow up the news
paper olllco if tho editor does not de
posit $1,000 nt a designated place. Of
courso tho editor cannot accomplish tho
impossible, and so he Is resignedly
awaiting the explosion.
Minneapolis and St. Paul are about to
get n train service of a sort furnished
for years to Omaha and other western
cities based on tho best the weak lines
can afford. This Is one of tho peculiari
ties of railroading the average citizen
cnunot comprehend. In "other lines tho
vulo works tho other way.
Indians In Washington state havo pre
sented a claim agalust tho government
for $10,000,000. Tho United States has
n neat surplus n tho treasury, but If
It should attempt to llquldato at par alt
vtho claims that are presented against
tho government, IB cents would look
like a fortune besldo tho treasury.
Kansas City contracting freight agents
nro having 11 scare. Tho Interstate
Commerce commission Is in that city In
vestigating charges of discrimination In
freight rates. They are probably uot so
much worried about being convicted un
der tho law as thoy aro over the fact
that others are likely to demand the
same concessions as have been glveu to
n few.
Itecent sales held at South Omaha
havo convinced the breeders of fine cat
tle that this Is 0110 of the best markets
In tho country for their stock. Omaha
Is tho center of one of tho larcost stock-
growfng sectlonn of the country and Its-
stockmen tiro among the most progress
Ivo. They reiillzo tho value of high
grado stock, have the money to buy It,
ami they are getting It,
THE TIE T.NLY AlllWEMEXT,
There will be no serious trouble be
tween (Jreat Itrltnlti and lttissla over
the land In dispute at Tien Tsln, 11 tem
porary agreement for the wlthdrnwnl of
troops from the territory having been
effected, with the understanding that
the two governments reserve the ques
tion of title and proprietary rights for
subsequent examination. A statement
made In the House of Lords by the for
eign secretary was entirely couclllntory
lu Its terms, Lord Lnnsdowne express
lilg the hope that "the result of the tie
gotlatlons over what was really a very
small matter of strictly local Importance
would not be allowed to disturb the re
lations between the two countries." H
appears that tho proposal for the with
drawal of troops and for negotiations to
determine title to the disputed territory
not been held In restraint, may be re
elgn affairs and was promptly nnd fully
concurred In by the Itrltlsh government.
Thus what seemed to threaten a
grave complication and might havo be
come so hod tho military commanders
not been held In restalnt, may bo re
garded as practically settled, furnishing
an object lesson which will perhaps be
of some vnlue. There will be other op
portunities, It Is uot to be doubted, for
friction between the powers In China
nnd when these arise the example of
Great Ilrltaln and Htissla lu tho Tien
Tsln affair will exert a wholesome In
fluence. Tho Important point In con
nection with the Incident, however, Is
the fact It reveals that, each of tho great
nntlons Involved Is most anxious to
maintain friendly relations. This has
a bearing upon the general situation
which Is highly significant. It has
been thought that llussla would accept
a favorablo opportunity for a quarrel
with Great Ilrltaln. It Is shown that
sho has no such disposition, or nt any
rato that no ordinary circumstance will
lend her Into n quarrel.
Of course neither of these powers Is
now In condition for a conflict with the
other. Great Hrltnlu has an unfinished
task In South Africa that Is heavily tax
ing her resources and any serious
trouble elsewhere might result, as a
London newspnper a day or two ago sug
gested, In the Hoers recovering their
own. It would certainly hove the ef
fect to greatly stimulate the efforts of
tho Hoers and besides giving them re
newed zeal would perhaps bring them
aid which under existing conditions they
cannot got. Therefore Great Britain
will do ' much to avoid other grave
trouble at least until the war in South
Africa Is ended. As to Itussln, her
financial condition Is unfavorable to
war. She would probably be bank
rupted by 11 war with Great Ilrltaln, If
It were a prolonged struggle, mid nt nil
events while It was in progress she
would bo compelled to nbandon the great
internal enterprises In progresp. Rus
sia's schemes of Industrial and com
mercial development, for the consumma
tion of which vast expenditures will be
.'quired,, demand that sho remain at
peace, In order that nil her resources
shall be available for promoting her
material' progress nnd welfare.
With those great powers eager to pre
serve peace between themselves and
having a common Interest lu maintain
ing the world's peace, there would seem
to be 110 imminent danger of any misun
derstanding among tho nations that may
not be amicably settled through di
plomacy. Such is the reassuring sug
gestion of the virtual settlement of the
Tien Tslu lucldent.
MEXICO'S VKESlDEVr.
The American pcoplo havo a most
friendly Interest In General Diaz, presi
dent of .Mexico. This Is because ho
has always been a good friend of the
United Stntcs and throughout his more
than twenty years as chief magistrate
of our sister republic has sought to
cultivate thu best relations with this
country. Americans also havo a very
high appreciation of tho practical
statesmanship of Diaz, whose able ad
ministration of affairs has made Mexico
a very progressive and prosperous coun
try nnd Its pcoplo as contented as any
lu tho world.
President Diaz has recently been in
111 henlth, causing some apprehension
among his countrymen, but ho has Just
returned to the City of Mexico, after
a 'few months of rest and recuperation,
with hPs health restored, nnd ho was
received by the populace with an en
thusiasm which showed the firm hold
ho hns upon tho respect aud confidence
of the country. General Diaz Is one
of the most uotablc men of his time.
When by revolution he Installed him
self as the ruler of Mexico, twenty-four
years- ago, he was regarded simply as
an able military man. He has shown
himself to be n statesman of the first
rank, a sagacious diplomat aud a thor
oughly practical man of uffulrs. Mexico
still needs the wlso and patriotic guid
ance of her most distinguished son and
Americans will Join with his country
men In tho hope that ho will have yet
mauy years of useful life.
I'HUTECTIXU Tilt KKVESVE.
There has for some time been :t good
deal of complaint at the system of
search prnetlcod by the customs otllcers
at New York ou tlie persons and bag
gage of American citizens coming from
Europe. It Is charged that passengers
on the Incoming stenmers are constantly
subjected to Indignities and humilia
tion. Tho Philadelphia Inquirer snys:
"Steamships from abroad, continue to
como Into tho port of New York und
American citizens continue to be held
up by customs otllclals Just, as if. the,
were suspected of being thieves, assas
sins aud cut-throats, Instead of law
abiding Individuals. In the lower bay
each passenger is made to sign 0 dec
laration concerning his baggage. Ap
parently, this declaration is not consid
ered to be of any value whatever, for
tho passenger's be.louglngs are strewn
about the landing pier upon arrival and
there Is a search for n paper of pins or
n necktie or a shirt thnt has not ap
peared upon the list." This the. In
quirer characterizes as monstrous and
says If the Treasury department Is wise
It will put a stop to the Inquisition.
Doubtless there Is good gniund for
complaint I11 this matter. It Is highly
probable that some of the eustoms olll
clals at New York and other ports nro
unnecessarily rude and Inconsiderate In
their treatment of persons coming from
abroad. If such Is the ense It should
be remedied. Put the first duty of these
olllchils is to protect the revenues and
lu order to fully and faithfully dis
charge this duty Hie search of baggage
seems essential. If this were not done
there can be no doubt that there would
be an enormous amount of smuggling
and the government would be deprived
of n large amount of revenue by false
swearing. It Is perhaps practicable to
remove from the system In practice
much of Its olTeuslveness, but It cannot
safely be altogether dispensed with.
h'RKK EMVI.OVMEST AOEXCV.
The Nebraska senate indulged In n
little cheap buncombe when It passed
the bill to fasten ou the tax
payers of Onitiha tho expense of
maintaining a free public employment
olllco. Just how much the maintenance
of this Institution will add to the al
ready too high cost of governing tho
city Is not apparent, but it will be nt
least ? 1,800 to $2,000 per annum. The
pay of the agent who Is to carry on the
business Is fixed at $100 per month, and
the rent, light, fuel nnd other needs of
the agency will easily Increase the cost
to almost that much more. And for
what good?
It Is a notorious fact that for at least
three years railroad contractors und oth
ers who employ large numbers of men
have found It extremely dllllcult to se
cure the help they have needed. Always
during tho winter mouths, lu thu north,
when tho weather forces a cessation of
outdoor work, there are many idle men.
All the employment agencies lu the uni
verse cannot euro this condition. When
the spring brings about a renewal of ac
tivity, thu conditions are reversed, and
men find employment without tho Inter
vention of agencies. Omaha employ
ment agencies say many men aro Idle
nt present, only waiting for tho coming
of weather conditions that will permit
tho beginning of work already con
tracted for, and Unit the general outlook
for the season Is as good as that for
any year recently. Demand for un
skilled labor has exceeded the supply
for many seasons, and tho chief occupa
tion of the labor agent has been to scour
thu country lu search of men who could
be Induced to go to work for good
wages.
If we Were enjoying the good old
times that prevailed prior to ISOt! we
might need free employment agencies,
Just as we needed free soup houses and
free lodging houses. Put those institu
tions vanished along with free trade
nnd other things advocated by the Hry
unites, and there Is no occasion for their
revival. A free employment agency In
Omaha will be of 110 service to the
workingmnn and will merely Increase
the burden of the taxpayers. It is not a
step in the direction of municipal con
trol, but Is merely giving life to the
populistlc. doctrine of paternalism.
The laboring classes do not need (he
law, and the people should not be sad
dled with Its expense.
The return of General John C. Pates
to Omaha as commander of the Depart
ment of thu Missouri will bring back a
brave and popular officer to tt host of
warm personal friends. General Pates
was sent hero lu 1S92, to be colouel of
the Second Infantry, which was looked
upon as essentially an Omaha regiment,
and during the years he was stutloucd
at I'oit Omaha the organization Just
none of Its euioioncy or popularity.
General Pates lias won his star by deeds
that will live in history, and Omaha
people will gladly welcome him back to
a rest from the activities of the field
where ho has so gallantly distinguished
himself during the hist three years.
South Dakota farmers are reported to
be drifting away from wheat, the single
crop Idea losing ground steadily. When
Nebraska farmers began to pin their
faith to other crops than corn there was
much speculation as to the outcome, lu
11 single season Nebraska was lifted Into
tho ranks of the wheat-growing states,
and lias lost no prestige as a producer
of corn. More Intelligent effort on part
of the agriculturist has had 11 direct ef
fect upon his Income. Diversity has
proven profitable, aud farming In this
statu east of the hundredth mcrldluti
hns come to bo as reliable as anywhere
under the sun.
Letters from tho Island of Negros state
that the ouly schools lu the Island are
those established by tho military and
thnt the teachers aro men detailed from
the ranks of the army for that purpose.
There Is probably 110 other army In the
world In which such conditions could
exist. It hns often been remarked that
no matter what was wanted to be done
men could always bo found In the ranks
who could do It. It is largely this fact
which makes the American army s-o ef
fective. It Is uot made up from any
certain class, but comes from nil walks
of life.
Cleveland gets tho concession that was
denied Denver ou the Grand Army rate.
Old soldiers who want to get together,
for a summer outing win be gind to
hear of this. Their tlmo for travel is
getting short, and not niuuy more re
unions on a grand scale aro possible for
them, so they should be given some
consideration while they are able to
enjoy favors.
While Philadelphia, Denver and other
cities nro awaiting a posslblo gift from
Andrew Cnrneglo with which to estab
lish libraries, Omaha people aro enjoy
ing nil the advantages of ono of tho best
appointed, housed nnd maintained pub
lic libraries lu America. And It Is all
duo to Omaha people that wo have this
magnificent Institution.
The ngetit of tho California Fruit as
soclutlon, who has Just returned from
Kurope, reports that section of the world
Is overstocked with prunes. Indica
tions for some time have been that
Kuropeau countries were full of some-
f
thing which was productive of peculiar
actions.
Turn the .Switch.
Baltimore American.
It makes us shiver to think about what
would happen If England and llussla should
try to pass each other on that bit. of rail
road track. There would bo a hciul-on col
lision for sure.
rinjiim I'tiKniiiti.
Indianapolis News.
Pacification ot tho Philippines sccnu to
be extending, but wc must not forget that
It la a trait of tho Tngaloss to be good for
a long tlmo whllo they watt for an oppor
tunity to get even.
A Mniuplr liialnnce.
I'hlt.'iilMnltln I'rrxs.
Samoa Is another of the lands taken under
tho American Mag whose population finds
Kb conditions Improved, its courts become
jusi, us laws wiser and Its administration
moro honest than before.
I'lp' niul I'nlrliillmn.
Washltietnn I'ont.
Thcro are over EOO applicants for the
twenty-thrco vacant army chaplaincies. All
or wnicn indicates that quite a number of
our good men are willing to go awny from
norao to do their praying.
Century Worn nn In Action.
New York Trlhuno.
Ono of tho most Inspiring figures of tho
now century Is that of tho merry, merry
maiden Who tumbled a hurclnr In Ihn llnnr.
sat upon him for half an hour to hold him
ror tho police, nnd made him tractable by
Jabbing him with a big hatpin whenever ho
squirmed. Within the hand of "plump and
pretty blondes" tho pin Is mightier than
tho club.
A I'ariMTiiy Sinlle.
Sprlngllcld (Mass.) nepublicnn.
Tho attempted reorganization of tho dem
ocratic party at Nebraska City did not re
BUlt In tho harmony that should attend snrli
efforts, Nebraska City Is tho homo of that
grand old rcorganlzer nnd harmonlzcr, J.
Sterling Morton, nnd In the caucus ho led
tho movement to overthrow nrvnnlmn.
When Mr. Morton and his friends had been
voted down, 45 to 27, tho reorganization
loader promptly headed a bolt from the
convention, ino incident tends to provoke
a smile.
Mcillevnl Trumpery.
Chicago Chronicle.
Tho medieval custom of sending special
ambassadors to notify governments of the
death of a sovereign Is so absurd In tho
now world of telegraph nnd malls that n
French rabble out of rldlculo of nn Incon
gruity laughed nt K.-irl
with a pompous suite, arrived at Paris to
noiiiy uio republic mat a now sovereign
had succeeded to tho Ilrltlsh throne. Whllo
a squad of Infantry paid traditional honors
the thoughtless and irreverent populace
cheered Krugcr nnd tho Hoers. Tho inci
dent may serve to remind antiquated courts
that tho age of electricity is In. It may
nlso suggest to tho republic of Franco aboli
tion of kingly trumpery in tho reception
of ambassadors.
1' roper Sort of Juntlre.
Washington Times.
There is a Justlco of tho peace In Penn
sylvania who deserved a banquet and a
monument. The other day n wlfo-bcater,
accompanied by his bruised and disfigured
helpmate, was hauled bo to re tho "squire."
Tho hruto laughed in tho face of Justlco and
called tho magistrate upon the honored
bench a vllo name, Tho latter had his coat
off In n second, vaulted to tho floor and In
less tlmo thnnltjakes to tell tho story had
tho Wlfc-benter'8;)liose distributed all over
his speaking 'ou'jktenanco, both of his eyes
" - I C ui UI.V, uuiu Ul lllO ITCO
closed, several Mctn' rattling around the
i.uU, Ui,u ".wuf mi; uipifi. uvbbius lur
mercy. Tbat-Ts Miactly tho sort of Justice
to preside ovcr.tho trials of wlfe-bcatcrs,
.iay nu trioo increase!
Iliirrlmiu an nn KiimmikIoiiIM.
I.oulsvlllo Courier-Journal.
Tho newspapers that, In addition to the
good things they; are saying with truth
and effect about th'o lata General Harrison,
In dwelling upon his .opposition to expan
sion, nro surely forgetting his presidential
record. Ho showed no fear of expansion
when ho negotiated tho treaty annexing
Hawaii, the same treaty which Mr. Cleve
land promptly withdrew upon his succes
sion to ofllce. Nor did General Harrison
prove himself nverso to warring with a
weaker nation when he behaved so per
emptorily with the republic of Chill be
cause of a riot against some visiting men-of-war's
mon In Valparaiso. Wo came
very near to a war at that time, but luckily
tho belligerent South American country
backed down.
POLITICAL lilt I FT.
Former Senator Gorman Is still enthusi
astic for tho constitution outsldo of Mary
land. Davo Hill broke out with a speech last
Monday evening, Just to show there is some
breath left In his political body.
Dick Croker tolls not, neither Is ho spin
nlug reform yarns, but his salary Is going
across tho' pond to Wantage with great
regularity.
The Hawaiian legislature Is considering a
bill granttug Queen Lll a pension of $12,000
a year a sum believed to bo sufficient
aolaco for a vanished Job.
Things political havo como to such a
confused and Irritating stage In tho Penn
sylvania legislature that tho severely re
spectable Philadelphia Ledger is moved to
speak editorially of "Another Dam Bill."
Marriott nroslus, poet and orator, ten
years a congressman from Pennsylvania, Is
dead, Ho was esteemed ono of the ablest
of the Keystone state delegation to con
gress, a man of unimpeachable character
and a gallant soldier of the civil war.
Minneapolis papers declare the railroads
of Minnesota struck a soft snap In the
legislature and cinched It. A bunch of
legislative votes costing $200 each, it is
said, wero thrown against nn obnoxious
rato bill, turning it into a cold, clammy
corpse.
Denver womon have nominated a mu
nicipal ticket composed of members of their
own sex and they propose to muss the
mascullno hair before tho campaign Is over.
Ilefore beginning their canvass every can
dtdato received official assurance that their
nomination was on straight.
Governor Odcll of New York proves an
agreeable surprise to the pcoplo and a
disappointment to certain politicians. The
earnest opposition of tho governor to "rip
per bills" attacking the principles of homo
rule is gratefully appreciated nnd heartily
applauded by the cities whero solf-govern-ment
was threatened.
Former Governor Francis of St. Louis Is
looming up as tho successor ot Senator Vest
when tho lattcr's term expires; Francis
pulled that $5,000,000 appropriation for the
fair out of a deep congressional hole, and
St, Louis is anxious to pay back part of
tho obligation. Hut MIsRouri Is a large
state and St, Louis Is not tho wholo thing.
Tho Ilrynnltes of St. Louts aro urged to
Insert tho knife under tho ribs of tho demo
cratic candidate for mayor, one Kola Wells.
Wells is reputed to bo a goldbug In poli
tics, Ho la surely ono In conducting a
political campaign, though ho does not
slight silver In distributing small change
among the. boys,
Tom L. Johnson, millionaire and politi
cal "what-lu.lt," who is running on the
democratic ticket for mayor of Cleveland,
la entertaining I ho ward rustlers In great
style. He has thrown tho keys of his $300,
000 home Into tho lake asd told the boys to
drop In and help themselves. Care Is taken,
however, to anchor the bouso to its foundation,
OTIIKIt I, AMIS TIIN (II IIS,
Ono of the reasons why the Ilrltlsh gov
ernment oRlclals are annoyed over tho
premature nnd unoflUinl publication of
ths Income tho new king Is to recelvo per
haps ts made plnln when It Is seen that It
Jumps from Queen Victoria's total of
$1,925,000 to $2,950,000. Tho civil list of
the sovereigns of Great Ilrltaln represents
a surrender on tho part of the crown of
Its right In tho crown properties. George
HI, who was tho first sovereign to give
up theso rights to the nation, received a
civil list of $4,500,000 nt one time nnd
yet went Into debt over $15,000,000. which
Parliament had tn pay. The crown lands
fell off In value, however, so that when
Queen Victoria came to tho throno the
surplus revenues only amounted to $900,
000. The queen, however, was granted a civil
list of $1,925,000, tho properties Improved
In value and now tho surplus revenues
amount to $2,250,000, so that King Kdward
may feel ho Is only asking for his own
when ho asks an Incrcaso In his civil
list, since tho revenues warrant It nnd
his establishment ts naturally moro costly
to maintain than Queen Victoria's. It
may be, however, that the government
docs not caro to have tho public feel that
royalty is growing more and more tostly
and heneo deprecated discussion of the
civil list until It Is ready to Jam it through
Parliament with as little criticism from
tho radicals as Is possible. If the gov
ernment undertakes to punish the lxn
don Times, however, by suspending its
privileges In Parliament it ts highly proh
ablo it will get the worst of tbo bar
gain. A correspondent of a London newspaper
writing from Odessa says that the deter
mination of llussla to hold permanent
possession of Manchuria Is proved by tho
plans for tho erection of orthodox churches
In all parts of tho occupied districts. This
Is to glvo support to her contention that
tho cross ts ever tho pioneer of her ad
vancing civilization. Thus handsome Greek
churches nio to be built with nil posslblo
expedition nt Charbln nnd Tsltslhar, In
the r.nnio of St. Nicholas, tho miracle
worker. In a number of other Manchurlan
townB lying along, or not very far distant
from tho railway track, tho erection of
Ilusslan churches Is to bo begun Imme
diately. Among the3o places nro Klrln,
Hun Chun, Omoso, Mukden, Sanslng.
Uoduno and Nlnguta. Service chapels for
tho railway slnffs nro to be provided at
tho stations of Llao Yang, Tlellug, Muk
donajan and other chief points. The or
thodox church at Nlnguta Is to ho of es
pecially beautiful design In llyznntlne
Slav style. Tho railway administration Is
contributing a largo sum toward the cost
of this cdlllce. Tho wholo work of ec
clcslastlcal construction will bo under the
supervision of General Grodokoff. governor
general of Kusslau Manchuria, assisted hy
n Bpcclat commissioner appointed by tho
Holy .synod.
Tho city of London, not tbo grcntcr Lon
don, but thnt central and limited pnrt of
It which lies within tho boundaries of tho
old city walls, is In a stnto of mind con
ccrnlng the ndequacy of Its police force. It
will bo remembered that considerable scan
dal was caused by tho unrestrained excesses
of the mob on tho occasion of tho return of
tho City Imperial volunteers from South
Africa, when tho streets were converted
Into a regular pandemonium. In which or
der, law and decency were caunlly neg
lected. Sir Henry Smith, tho commissioner
of the city police, now writes to the lord
mayor to say that tho forces at his disposal
aro hopelessly Incapable of dealing with
such an emergency. P.oforc such crowds
his men would bo swept "ofT tho face ot
the earth." In fact ho Is, on such occa
sions, entirely dependent upon the assist
mico afforded to him by Tlr Edward Brad
ford, tho head of the metropolitan police,
and that, If at any tlmo Sir Kdward In the
face of special danger should be unwilling
or unable to grant him tho desired aid, ho
would not hold himself responsible for tho
consequences. Sir Henry Smith makes no
suggestions as to what ought to bo done,
but tho Implication in his letter In that hu
would like to be authorized to niako such
requisitions upon the metropolitan force as
might seem to him expedient In certain
cases. Whother Sir Edward Bradford would
regard this division of authorty with ap
probation or resignation remains to be
Been. Meanwhile tho city Is much dis
turbed by tho discovery of Its dcfencelcss
ncss in certain posslblo btit not very prob-
ablo circumstances.
An agent of the Austro-Hungarlan asso
ciation, writing from Teheran, speaks of the
general activity of llussla In tho neighbor
hood of the Pcrslau gulf, and ot tho mercan
tile conditions prevailing In tho kingdom of
the shah. Ho points out that tho back
wardness of the country, notwithstanding
Its Immense natural resources and high
Intelligence of Its peoplo, Is duo to tho
total absence ot education and of a sound
legal basis for economic progress, Industry
and trade are severely handicapped by tho
arbitrary treatment to which tho popula
tion Is subjected. As an example of the
undeveloped resources ot the country tho
report directs nttcntlon to tho rich and
extenslvo doponlts of Iron ore along tho
road from Ilesht to Teheran, which Ho Idle
notwithstanding tho fact that thero aro
Important coalfields within a day's ride.
Tho latter aro not worked, because the few
pits that had been opened are said to be
Inundated. There is an exceptionally val
uable salt mine. In tho immediato neighbor
hood of Teheran. Tho transport, however,
Is by means ot small donkeys, carrying
a load of from fifty to seventy kilo
grammes, so that the cost Is not only very
high, but subject to such variations that
trndo Is Impossible, A railway would
greatly promote tho development of this
and other sources of national wealth. But
tho nattvo government takes no interest In
such a project, whllo foreign enterprise
Is paralyzed by political considerations.
What Is especially needed, says the report,
Is a road between Bushlre and Teheran.
The road from Ilesht, on tbo Caspian, tn
Teheran is prospering greatly, In spite of
Its inferior construction, but does not ben
efit any foreign trade, except Russian,
The mining strikes In Franco and the
fact that tho government, through Its min
ister of commorce, M. Mlllcrnnd, Is com
mitted to the attempt to bring about somo
radical legislation on the subject, which
will Improve tho position of tho employed
and tend toward making strikes less fre
quent and demoralizing, call attention to
tho development of tho mining Industry
In that country. It is believed to bo much
larger than Is generally supposed. 'From
tho latest official statistics It is learned
that 39,27fi,C00 tons of minerals were ex
tracted from tho earth In 1&00, and that
theso minerals were valued at 454,807,000
francs, being an Increase of 50,675,000
francs over 189!), Tho number of workmon
employed In this Industry was 170,000. Tho
Iron nnd steel produced In France during
tho same period was 2,831,200 tons, which
was valued nt 050,077,000 francs. These
figures aro said to bo very significant to
those who have always supposed that tho
dominant Industry In France was agri
culture. S nilli-ntlnir for ClvllUatlon,
Philadelphia North American,
It U asserted that a British syndicate,
aided by tho government, Intends to com
plete the work of the army In South Africa
by buying up mortgages on farms and turn
ing out tho Hoers, As all the stock has
been cleared off, most of tho houses burned
and little left but tho baro land, tho owners
of the farms are unable to meet Interest
charges or restock and aro therefore at
the mercy'of tho syndicate. Thus will Kng
laud "advance civilization" la South frlca.
iior.it i'i,.ti t.s stii.Ii rt-1 1 1 : 1 1 ix.
New York World- Klsewhero the Boer
determination to reject tho British peace
terms may be regarded as a high typo of
heroism. Circumstances force us to view it
as a- means to malntnln n South African
market for American mules.
New York Mall and Kxpress! Kitch
ener promises Roon to begin operations on
a largo scale In that part of the Free
State In which Dewct nnd Fourle are at
large. His battering taetles, if they are
directed by so accomplished a cavalry
leader as French, cannot but make further
Inroads on tbo crippled but still stubborn
republicans. And yet the war which Hrod
erlck promised Parliament In November
would bo ended In four months from that
tlmo drags on Indefinitely.
Indianapolis Ncvss, The Boers do not
seem to be so anxious for peace as are the
British. At any rato, they have rejected
tho terms that were offered them, it Is
quite possible that General Botha Is count
ing on a Husslau diversion In China, which
will have the effect of weakening the Brlt
Ith lu South Africa. Thn Boer war has, In
deed, been a curse to England. It has coBt
millions of money, thousands of lives, nnd
tho most complete victory Imaginable will
bring neither glory nor honor to Great
Britain, The war Is still In progress, and
thn British government tlnds Itself seri
ously crippled when cnllcd on to face nn
emergency In China.
Baltimore Sun: If Great Ilrltaln should
become Involved in war with a power like
llussla tho Boers would havo an excellent
chaneo to win their Independence. But
British policy nt tho present tlmo appears
to bo directed toward avoiding complica
tions at any cost. Tho position of Great
Ilrltaln Is not unlike thnt of tho United
States during tho civil war, when Captain
Wilkes of the San Jacinto took tho con
federate states commissioners from the
Trent, a vessel nylng the British Hag, The
British government then made certain do
munda upon the government of tho United
States, to which tho . latter would never
havo submitted under ordluary conditions.
This government could not afford to go to
war with Great Britain at n time when all
of Its resources were required to cope with
tho south. Tho British Jingoes may bo ex
pected to swallow n great deal of "humble
pie" until the South African war Is brought
to a conclusion. It Is not a diet which
affords much enjoyment, but It is by far
the hcclthlcst food which tho Briton can
cat during tho present period of storm nnd
Btrcss. '
l.A.SIIKS l
inrx.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Now they say
that Dewet Is it minimal). "
"It must bo contuylous madness. The
uritlsn are nil mail, too, every time ins
name is menuoneii.
Detroit Journal: "Tho Idea," protested
tho thoioughbred, disgustedly, "ot persons
who nro merely rich being admitted to
society upon equal footing with those who
can stomucu caviare:
Philadelphia Press: "I wnn Just talking'
to captain union, wno recently nrriveu
here from South Afrlcn, He says nil tho
British otllcers look upon Dewet ns a grout
jOKe.
"Ah! perhaps that's thn reason they're
unnuic to eaten uu to mm.
Yonkers Statesman: Crlmsonbeak Did
you see Dauber s painting of tho occnn7
Yeast Yes.
Crlmsonbeuk What did you think of It?
Yeast Oh, I thought the water looked too
calm.
Crlmsonbeak Well, you know, It's the oil
on u mat noes mat,
Pittsburg Chronicle: The Father Well,
my boy, I hope you havo evfrythlng you
need at college, without bring too reckless.
The Son 1 have tried to, governor. Hut
I couldn't havo done half so well If your
credit hadn't been so good.
Indlannpolls Press: "My lord," said tho
slave, 'Vthero Is a lion without."
"Without what?" Immediately asked the
Oriental potentate.
"Without his supper, f Judgo from his
conversation," nuswered the bIuvo, and was
neatly bowstrlnged for daring to raise his
master's ante.
Chicago Tribune: "In order to decide n
long-standing controversy," said thd squir
rel, "would you mind telling me why you
wabble your nose7"
"To show that I have xomethlng else to
do with It besides sticking It Into other
people's affairs," frigidly answered thn
rabbit.
A MODEST WIT.
Sellcck Osborne.
A supercilious nabob of the east.
Haughty, being' great-purse-proud, belli
rich.
A governor, or n general, nt least,
i navo rorgouen wnicn
Had lu his family a humhlo youth,
Who went from England In his patron's
suite.
An unassuming hoy, in truth
i lau or decern partH, nnu good repute.
This youth had nensc and spirit;
mil yet, wiin nu ins Beuse,
Excessive dlflldencu
Obscured his merit.
Ono day, nt table, flushed with pride nqd
W 1 1 IV,
Ilia l.mwtt- Tirmiill., frnn anca.nli, n..t,,,i
.... ..v..u.. i'.wk'. ..v., ... .nut. J,
Conceived It wuuid bo vastly flue
jo crncK u joko upon nis Becrotnry,
"Young man," ho snld, "by what art, craft,
or trade,
Did your good father gain a livelihood?"
"He wok a saddler, sir," Modestus nald.
"And lu his tlmo wns reckoned good."
"A saddler, eh! and tuught you Greek,
Instead of teaching you to sew!
Pray, why did not your father mako
A Baddlcr, sir, of you?"
Kach parasite, then, as In duty bound.
The Joke applauded, and the laugh went
'round.
At length Modestus, bowing low,
Snld (craving pardon If too free be made),
"Sir, by your leave. 1 fain would know
Your father's trade! '
"My father's trade! by heaven, that's too
badl
My futher'H trade! Why, Ulockhcud, aro
you mad?
My father, sir, did never stoop so low
Ho was a gentlcmun, I'd have you to
know."
"Excuse the liberty T take,"
Modestus tiuld. with archness on his brow,
"Pray, why did not your father muke
A gentleman of you?"
Spring Talk
It Ih .about time to talk of Spring clothes
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This means light-weight top coats long or short, as you pre
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And it takes in the boys and children. .
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jour innilrlnn cured roe of ter-
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