I
TITE OMAIIA DAILY IJEE: SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 100.3.
The Omaiia Daily Dee.
E. ROSE WATER, EDITOR.
PUBLISHED EVERY MORNINO.
TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION,
faily Uee (without flunday). One Yeor..W
Dally He and Sundav, One Ymr JO"
Illustrated lier, one tnr
Sunday lloe, Om Year '
Saturday Dm, one Year '
Twentieth Century Farmer, One Year.. 1.00
DKL1VKKKD IIY CAK.Hla.ll.
Dslly Hoe (without Htmdnyi. per copy.... Ic
Dally Hee (wltliotit 8undnykper wek...lJo
Dally Bra (Including HundavT. per week..l7o
Sunday Hm, per ropy J0
Evening lln (without Sunday), par week. 6o
Evening Ilea (Including Sunday), per
week i""
Complaints of lrreularltl-s In delivery
Should be addrrs-ed to City Circulation De
partment. officfs.
Omaha The Be Uulldlna-.
South Omaha 4'lty Hall tiulldlng, Two-ty-nfth
and M Strata.
Council Jiluffa 10 I'earl Street.
Chicaao IMo I'nlty llulldluf.
New York 8.tH Tark Row nulldlng.
Washington tni Fourteenth Street.
COHRBSPONDENCK.
Communlcatlona relating to newa and edi
torial matter should be addressed: Omaha
tlee. Editorial Department.
REMITTANCES.
Remit 'by draft, expre.e or postal order,
payable to The Bee Publishing Company.
Only 3-cent stamp accepted In payment of
Hall accounts. Personal checka. except on
Omaha or eaatern exchanges, not accepted.
THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY.
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
GUte of Nebraska, Doualea Oountv,.:
George B. Taaohuck. secretary of The Be
Publishing Company, being duly sworn,
ays that the actual number of full and
complete ooplea of The Dally, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the
month of May, ttut, was aa follow! :
L .80,190 U ..a,4SO
g. ..3,a75 U 31,030
i. sezoo U 80.TS0
4....... SO.BIH) X) 90380
. .80,780 H 8O.8T0
....... ...8S.6TO 2t 80.B40
......-.....8,6TO a 30,830
I SO.M10 M 88,230
.80,740 30,830
10 ....ST.TTB M S0.T90
U 80,440 n 80.TB0
U .... 8O.870 M... ao.OSO
U ao.aao & 80,000
It .....30,730 10 31.W.0
U SO.68O II 3T.0OO
U WMWO
Total 803,00
Lees unsold and returned ooplea 10,84b)
Net total sales 943.BM
Net average sales SO.437
GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK.
Subscribed in my preienoe and aworn to
before ma this Slat day of May, A. D. 1903.
if. B. HUNGATE,
(Seal.) Notary Publlo.
Have 70a enlisted under the banner
of Ak-Snr-Ben IX? Don't wait to be
urged.
1 m
Omaha druggists will gladly forego the
after-Fourth trade In lint, bandages and
arnica.
Nothing blue about Tale after Its ylo
tory over Harvard except the color of Its
banner.
We boilers some people would actually
rejoice If City Treasurer Hennlngs' col
lection van were taken In for scorching,
The campaign for equal taxation goes
tnerrlly on. There may be occasional
attacks, but substantial progress Is be
ing steadily marked.
Owing to a short supply of hydrant
water and A full supply of fire water
Kansas City police authorities have do
elded to suppress Fourth of July explo
sives.
There can be no greater offense against
the government than a breach of trust
on the part of a public official or a dis
honest management of his office. Theo
dore Roosevelt.
Having Inspected a good specimen of
the vessels that make up the American
navy, Emperor William will be more in
tent than ever upon building up the Oer
man naval equipment
If Mrs. Keni had not boiled her meat
tn a poisoned pot Nebraska would not
be aware that Omar M. Kein,.who once
Ailed a seat In congress as representa
tive of the cowboy district, is still In
tJae land of the living.
The Illinois supreme court has taken
away from the Chicago city council the
power and privilege of issuing permits
for bay windows. Does it take a permit
In the city of Chicago for an alderman
to sport a bay window of his own?
Denmark has formally accepted the in
vitation to participate in the, St Louis
exposition on behalf of the Danish West
Indies. It might put the islands them
selves on exhibition with the price marks
attached and possibly find buyers.
It took the Kansas legislature less than
forty.lght hours to pass fifty bills, but
the expeditious Kansas legislature could
not overcome its conscientious scruples
against voting relief for the flood suffer
ers so long as contributions from outside
states remained In sight.
While the prestidigitator tells his
audience to watch the handkerchief, his
nimble assistant makes away with the
ring. It is Just possible that some of the
people who are crying so loudly about
scandals in the Postotilce department
may be Imitating the prestidigitator.
, Now that the South Omaha Board of
Review has concluded its labors the
County Board of Equalization will be in
position to revise the assessment returns
of South Omaha to correspond as far as
possible with the Valuation placed upon
the various properties in the twin city by
its local board.
if the foreign uiiuiatecs stationed in
Belgrade do uot like to associate with
King Peter no coercion will be exerted
upon them. If, however, they wanted
to draw the line at royalty occupy lug
thronoH, upon titles resting on assassina
tion, they might feel uncomfortable in
several other European courts.
Advance estimates figure that the de
mand for steel rails next year will re
quire an output even greater than for
the present year. The mere replacement
due to the wear and tear of our great
railroad systems is enough to keep the
mills ordinarily busy, to say nothing of
the new construction. The iron and steel
Industry is sure to expand If only to keep
up with the present coudltlona.
Alt VXPHOFITABLK THVST.
It appears that the International Mer
cantile Marine company, better known
as the North Atlnntlc Shipping trust
one of J. P. Morgan's enterprises, has
Kit Ix'on profitable and is now threat
en wllh either disintegration or reor
ganization on a different basis. On July
the scini-anmiul interest will be due
on the $."), (0,oo of 4',i per cent bonds
and while this undoubtedly will be paid.
it Is not expected that any dividends
will be paid at this time on the pre
ferred stock, In which event confidence
In the merger will necessarily be very
much shaken.
It is pointed out that when this com
bination was formed freights were high
and the denmnd for shipping facilities
was in exceim of the supply. Now facili
ties are tibuixl.nit, the demand has de
creased and freights have materially de
clined. The merger has also received a
somewhat severe blow In the with
drawal of the British Cunard line from
the Atlantic 'traffic agreement, which
means a more vigorous competition and
possibly a rate war. In explanation of
Its action the Cunnrd company stated
that It felt there are too many ships in
the trade, that the supply exceeds the
demand and that there can be no relief
from the existing situation without the
withdrawal of the extra tonnage which
had been put into the trade by its com
petitors. The company therefore de
cided to place itself in a position where
it can protect its share of the trade.
There is reason to believe that the Brit
ish government had something to do
with bringing about this decision, as that
government had become an ally, at least
indirectly, of the Cunard corporation, un
doubtedly with a view to weakening if
not overthrowing the combination. At
all events the withdrawal of the Cunard
company from the traffic agreement
must inevitably Impair the strength of
the combination and may have conse
quences disastrous to it. It is pointed
out that what the future holds for the
combined lines is largely dependent on
the revival of the export trade and It
seems there is no anticipation of this for
the near future. It is said that at pres
ent cargoes are comparatively difficult
to find and this situation makes it prob
able that there will be a further lower
ing of freights.
It has been effectually shown, as was
predicted by many when the Shipping
trust was formed, that no monopoly can
be created to control ocean traffic, and
It looks very Hiuch as If the financial
genius of Mr. Morgan is to be severely
tested In connection with the mainte
nance of the shipping merger. All was
well so long as the conditions at the
time the combination was organized con
tinued, but a change from these has
brought this enterprise face to face
with a grave dilemma and it remains to
be seen whether Its promoter will be
able to save It from disintegration and
perhaps disaster. If ho should not be,
the effect will be exceedingly damaging
to his prestige, already becoming some
what dimmed.
. TitS COUIiTMSlSS AT KIBL
The cordial reception accorded the
American squadron at Kiel and the
hearty Interest shown by Emperor Wil
liam In the event has afforded another
attestation of Germany friendliness that
our people will duly appreciate. It is
now apparent that the Washington au
thorities were wise In reconsidering their
first intention hot to have the squadron
visit Kiel, the chief German naval sta
tlon, for the visit cannot fail to con
tribute, in no small degree, to that good
will which it Is so desirable to cultivate
between the two countries. The courtesy
and hospitality of the emperor could not
have been finer and his dispatch to
President Roosevelt was in the beat
spirit clearly evidencing the sincere
gratification which the presence of our
squadron in German waters hadr given
the emperor. He found something in
structive, also, in bis inspection of the
battleship Kearsarge and in the person
of Admiral Cotton he met an old sea
fighter who could give him and the best
of his naval officers some points. v
The Kiel Incident is in all respects
pleasing and will have a good Influence,
We have not shown Germany much of
our navy, but what they have seen in
this European squadron has undoubtedly
made a favorable impression. The
squadron is going to Portsmouth, where
doubtless English courtesy and hospi
tality will be as hearty and cordial as
that accorded it by the Germans.
THAT PKT1T1US TO TBS CZAR.
The decision of President Roosevelt to
transmit to the Russian government the
petition of the Jewish organization re
lating to the Jews in Russia will be ap
proved by American public opinion. As
pointed out by Secretary Hay, the pretd
dent cannot tell what reception the petl
tlon will meet with. It is not at all
probable that it will ever be seen by
the czar and it is quite possible that
the Russian officials will refuse to re
ceive it This, it is to be Inferred from
the dispatches, is rather expected at
Washington. But in any event the
president will have performed a duty in
behalf of a numerous body of American
citizens who ought to be heard in the
Interest of millions of their people in
Russia.
What effect the sending of the petition
will 'have upon Russian feeling toward
the United States is uncertain. It ap
pears to be apprehended that there will
be some resentment and this is by no
means unlikely. Of course this has been
carefully considered at Washington.
rTbere Is, however, no really good reason
why Russia should take offense at this
action. It Involves no Interference on
the part of our government with the
Internal affairs of that empire. It is
simply an effort to enable American
citizens, concerned in the welfare of
their kindred people, to make a proper
protest against the persecution of those
people where such a protest may be ef
fective. Our Koverninant will assume
no responsibility In connection with the
petition. It will merely ask that It be
received and If the Russian government
refuses that will end tie matter. There
Is certainly no good reason why this
should Impair the friendly relations be
tween Russia and the United States.
OMAHA'S rA RAM VI ST IfKKD.
The Chicago Great Western railroad
will be completed to the Missouri river
and In full operation within forty days.
The objective point of the Great West
ern is Omaha, and its managers may be
depended upon to overcome all obstacles
now in the way of its entrance into
Omaha by the time the road is in condi
tion for through traffic. ,
While the railroad facilities between
Omaha and Chicago over the existing
live trunk lines are ample, the opening
of a sixth trunk line cannot fall to prove
of material advantage to Omaha Jobbers,
packers and manufacturers. The Imme
diate effect of its completion will be the
addition of new trade territory in Iowa,
and the inevitable sequence of competi
tion between the Stlckney system and
the other Iowa railroad systems will be
a more liberal adjustment of freight
rates for shippers of all classes. With
six independent trunk lines between
Omaha and Chicago, Omaha will enjoy
transportation facilities to the Great
I-nkes and the Atlantic seaboard second
to no city west of the Mississippi.
The paramount need of Omaha In the
near future Is, however, more mills and
factories that will convert the raw ma
terials into finished products and afford
steady employment to working men and
working women. Jobbing alone will not
build up a city, neither will trading in
Jack-knives with each other materially
increase the retail trade. Omaha must
increase the ranks of the army of pro
ducers in order that It may enjoy the
benefits of increased consumption. In
other words, the future growth of
Omaha depends upon Its ablfity .to aug
ment its industrial activity. Superior
distributing facilities alone will not
suffice to biilld up a great city. We must
have not only an attractive merchan
dise market in surrouudlng territory.
but a home market to supply the needs
of the bread winners.
The responsibility for the management
of the railroad tax, cases In the federal
courts will be with the mayor and city
council and not with the Real Estate ex
change. If the final decision goes against
the city for lack of expert legal talent
it will be very little comfort to attach
the blame for disastrous . failure to the
Ileal Estate exchange or any other com
mercial body not directly responsible for
municipal government Tax litigation
is a specialty and the city must neces
sarily employ an attorney who has not
only the ability but the experience that
will enable him to grapple successfully
with. the issues involved.
The rejection by the House of Lords of
the bill striking out of the coronation
oath the medieval relic pledging the
sovereign to maintain the Church of
England against the machinations of the
pope of Rome indicates what a hold his
toric .Aisage has upon modern nations,
The coronation oath translated into in
telllglble twentieth century language
would serve Just as well, but It would
lose the'aroma of age which seems to
constitute Its chief defense.
The Canadians are objecting to the ac
tlon of the imperial government buying
cattle in the United States for restock
ing the Boer farms. The Canadians for
get that the imperial government is com
mitted to free trade and that the es
sence of free trade is to buy in the
cheapest market The imperial purchas
ing agents doubtless discovered that
they could get better animals at lower
prices In the United States than they
could In Canada.
The Dubuque street car strike, begun
on the 6th of May, was settled on- the
23d of June, by the special arbitration
committee of the Business Men's club
with mutual satisfaction to all parties
concerned. It might Just as well have
been settled the first wgek, or for that
matter It could have been averted bad
arbitration been accepted as the short
cut to the amicable adjustment of differ
ences between employer and employe,
The distribution of birthday honors
with which King Edward celebrates the
anniversary of his natal event Is to be
unusually long this year. It took King
Edward so long to get started with this
royal prerogative tnat ne reels it in
cumbent to make haste, if he is to get
around the circle of his friends and fa
vorltes.
Aaseilsg Activity.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Those people who are Involved in tho
poatal scandal have good reaaons for re
gardlng atrenuoalty as deplorable and In
convenient.
Joy Loaa Deterred.
Bt. Louie Globe-Democrat.
Omaha la rejoicing over the wiping out
of the bridge arbitrary at that point, and
the railroads aa well aa the city find tha
change profitable.
Division of the SvvasT.
Washington Poat.
President Baer's declaration that
Reading railroad has never earned
tha
any
money furnlahes the stockholders of that
company another lesson on the difference
between a divide snd a dividend.
Better Watch the Homo Uaard.
Chicago Newa.
It aeems rsther foolish to expect a man
In King Peter's position to feel worried
about being anubbed by the powers. I
a country where unpopular monarcha are
bored full of holes a little thing Ilka
anubblng ought not to seem aerloua.
Philadelphia North American.
Mitchell's sense of publlo responsibility
waa shown In his tactful handling of tha
convention of ant T mlnera, by which con
fltct waa averted. Hla unselfish devotion
to tba Intaresta of tha men who have given
blm tbelr confidence and loyal support Is
proved by. bis rejection of an offer of
loO.OOO for a course of lectures. Only an
earn eat, well-poised man could have re
sisted the flattering temptation of such an
offer. Mitchell haa stood all testa up to
date, and tha Judgment and good faith of
Ma detainers are sadly discredited.
Honest Folk In Deaaaad.
Boston Transcript.
If the Missouri republicans should nomi
nate Circuit Attorney Folk for governor
It would rather Interfere with his eligibility
aa a democratic nominee for the presidency
and thla la all tha sadder because he
aeemed, for a day, to be the much-desired
candidate with whom the two wings of tha
democracy could flap together.
Heeeatrlcltlea Kiplalned.
Chicago Chronicle.
Revelations In the current mlsundcrstand-
ng between Napoleons of finance In the
shipbuilding linn go far to explain some
hitherto puzzling circumstances. It la easy
to see, for Instance, that a gentleman who
has unloaded upon his associates for $27,
000,000 property which at a liberal estimate
may be worth $3,000,000 Is likely to experi
ence an exuberance of spirits which might
lead him to buy champagne for the entire
population of a French village or try to
run an automobile p the steps of a cathe
dral. Buch a Rentlemnn would not be
craxy, but merely effervescent.
Dakota's Graduates.
Boston Transcript.
All the world loves the graduating classes
at this season of the year and finds It In
teresting to Inspect them occaalonally from
one view point or another to see wherein
they resemble or differ from those that
have preceded them. Almost every class
has something about It, however, that dis
tinguishes It from Its contemporaries or Its
predecessors. In the case of the University
of Dakota, which has 'just awarded fifty
one diplomas to the graduates from the
several departments, It's the cosmopolitan
character of the list of namea that catches
one's attention. Almost every nationality
under the sun Is represented there, though
the majority seem to belong to Scandina
vians. All told the list is a convincing
testimonial to the ability of 'this country
to take care of and educate all the new
comers who choose to make It their
adopted home.
WOILDVT STAND FOR IT.
Lean and Vltrlollo MUaourlaa Flays
the Peerless.
v Atlanta Conatltution (detn.).
Mr. Bryan assumed recently to read ex
Governor Lon V. Stephens of Missouri out
of the democratic party because the latter
expressed hla desire to aee David R. Francis
of St. Louis the democratic nominee for
president in 1904. Commenting on this Mr,
Bryan said some very tart things personal
to Mr. Stephens and his lojfelty to the
party.
Mr. ton Stephens is little, but ha Is loud.
He wears glasses, but can see a long way
with them. He is a featherweight In build,
but a catamount tn a sudden scrap. He
has got money to burn and backbone to
lean upon. His record as a .Missouri demo
crat of the honest, wool-bat, last ditch or
der has been unimpeachable up to date. It
Is little wonder, then, that this "Wasp of
Boonevtlle" promptly flew back at Mr,
Bryan with some stinging remarks upon
the latter's authority to read anybody out
of the democratic party and to control the
individual preferences of - those who have
sacrificed in the party service to the party's
prestige and success. Of- that latter class
Mr. Stephens Is a conspicuous example. -
The excoriation ha handed ' out to Mr.
Bryan need not be repealed here. It was
largely personal, but it Is Indicative of the
restive spirit of many democrats over the
attempts of Mr. Bryan to figure as the Sir
Oracle of the democratic sparty. While Mr,
Bryan has yet aiost ,oj5 ,hrlendr-and- ad
mirers in the party, men who would resent
any Injustice attempted upon htm and his
followers tn 1898 and 1900,-' the fact grows
more apparent dally that tha party at large
does not feel bound by any valid obligation
to allow him the censorship of Its person
nel and , platform In the coming national
campaign.
"TOT PISTOL" WOKHDS.
Some Don'ta Dealaned to Prevent
Willie BloomlnK on the Hillside.
Chicago. Record-Herald.
"Keep all wounds open till . properly
cleaned and dressed b a physician" Is the
warning sent out by Chicago physicians
and emphasised by the department of pub
llo health in Its bulletins.
This advice Is not called out by any Im
pending- "clash at arms" or skirmish with
the Indians. There Is no threatened out
break among the redskins, and the Spanish-American
war is over. ' The "wounds"
referred to are Fourth of July wounds
caused by toy pistols, cannon crackers, tor
pedoes and other murderous devices used
In celebrating Independence day. The ad
vice might strike the ordinary law-abiding
citizen as unnecessary In view of the city
ordinances and the proclamation of the
mayor forbidding the sale of the so-called
"toy pistols" and other dangerous explo
sives. But the fact that several victims
of the toy pistol habit have already been
recorded, and theourth nearly two weeks
distant, shows that the warning Is neces
sary and timely. Indeed, It appears that
large numbers of toy pistols are being dis
posed of secretly in Chicago tn spite of
the police embargo against them.
The most dangerous dlseaae reaulllng
from improperly treated wounda caused by
the explosion of gunpowder Is lockjaw, and
the warning of the health bureau Is in
tended to avert the possible consequences
of carelessness in this regard. In caae of
a blank cartridge or gunpowder wound the
advice of the physicians is to keep the
wound open until it can be properly cleaned
with antiseptics and dressed by a compe
tent aurgeon. Closing the wound before it
Is properly cleaned and excluding the air la
favorable to the multiplication and activ
ity of lockjaw germs.
While this advice la valuable and timely
It should also serve to Impress the police
witn tne necessity ror vigorous enforce
ment of the ordinance against the sale of
these pistols.
LADY HERBERT FRIGHTENED
Loses for Frvr Hours a Dsi Contain
lag; Jewels Worth Small
Fortune.
NEWPORT, R. I., June . -Despite the
delightful farewell that members of the
British embassy gave Lady Herbert, wife
of the British ambassador, upon her de
parture from Newport for' New York,
whence she sella for England ahortly, her
Journey waa greatly disturbed by the loss
of a satchel containing Jewels worth I13.0UO.
A servant In whose care the satchel had
been placed laid it beside the steps of
restaurant on the dock. The employes
about the dock and reataurant supposed
someone would claim the bag, never dream
Ing It contained anything of value. Finally
the ticket agent carried It to the freight
room ami threw It Into a corner.
When an agent of the ambassador ruahed
up and demanded the return of the grip
several houra later and told what It con
tained there waa consternation among the
men who had been kicking a fortune about
the platform.
Sir Michael Herbert, the British ambas
sador at Washington, and Lady Herbert
sailed todayoa Celtio for Liverpool.
OTHER LANDS THAI OVHB.
The comments upon tha Klshlnefl horror
of the eminent socialist, M. Jaures, vice
president of the French Chamber of Dep
uties, will not be read with pleasure In
Russia, least of all by It. de Plehve. He
says that these outrages are a disgrace
to official Russia, by whom they were
organised or tolerated, and will be a dis
grace to the whole country unleaa the
Russian people enter a vehement protest
against them and succeed In preventing
their repetition. Ater a short survey of
the deida committed. M. Jaures polnta out
that these acts of savagery were not the
result of a spontaneous movement or the
consequence of an economle connict Be
tween the Christian and Jewish population.
No doubt he says, attempts have been
made to excite the Christian workman
against Jewish competition, but If they
helped to promote the movement they did
not create It. What provoked the slaugh
ter Is the systematic spirit of savage reac
tion let loose by the Russian government.
A vast amount of discontent haa been
caused In Spain by the reactionary polloy
of the government At the last election,
one of the principal things promised was
the Increased home rule for municipali
ties, and recently with a great blare of
trumpets the government brought forward
bill to that end. When, however, the
bill was read it was found that Instead
of Increasing home rule, Just the con
trary end was Intended. The bill went
even so far as to violate the famous con
stitution of Cadis of 1812. It 'practically
put the municipalities under the control of
the minister of the Interior at Madrid.
And yet in spite of bad government and
Inefficient lawmakers. In spite of the pes-
Imlsm which is betrayed on every side, the
unanimous testimony of skilled observers
In that Spain is progreHSing as It never
has before. "It Is no longer the romantic
land sung of by the Oautlers and Victor
Hugos," says the Madrid correspondent of
the London Times. "Electricity In the
houses, admirable electric tramways In tho
streets good roads, and Industrial devel
ment In Catalonia, Qulpoxcoa and Vlx
caya, with which the" south of France has
nothing to compare, a capital where there
are no Parisian 'apaches,' a railway ays-
tern the most exasperatlngly dilatory In
Europe, yet rapidly Increasing its traffic
(the companies' profits during the first
three months of the current year are
i.OOO.OOO pesetas more than during the same
period last year) all these facts are so
many signs that in spite of the belated
political organisation of Spain, In spite of
the doctrinaire character of political pro
grams, yet as the Diaro said recently 'far
from the state, outside of the state. In
spite of the state, the country ia develop
ing, becomlna richer and more progres
siva' "
A curious and interesting movement has
been started in Germany which has for Its
object the smoothing away of all difficul
ties brought between France and Germany
by Alsace-Lorraine. Although its member.
ship is purely Oerman, It is called the
Franco-German league. Its purpose is to
settle the question of Alsace-Lorraine by a
solution equally satisfactory aod honorable
to both parties. To bring this about there
are four ways, only one of which Is pos
sible, France cannot consent to the main
tenance of present conditions. Germany
would not consent to a restoration of the
territories. A neutralization of the prov
inces would be a loss to Germany and no
profit to France. So the league recom
mends that Germany give France that part
of the provinces which speaks French,
keeping the others to herself and In return
France give - to Germany some Island or
islands or French colony. It is hardly nec
essary to say that the scheme has been
thought out by oollege professors.
Some account has been given already of
various popular demonstrations against
Austria which have occurred recently In
different parts of Italy. It appears that the
House of Deputies Itself very nearly be
came the scene of an irredentist manifesta
tion about ten days ago. Various radical
deputies had assailed the government on
the ground that unnecessary violence had
been used in the dispersion of public meet-4
Inge, and that the closing of certain thea
ters was an abuse of authority. Then
Slgnor Barxllai, one of the most Influential
members of the extreme left. In the course
of an Impassioned argument, asserted that
the government had no right to auppreaa
whsft, on the very face of it, was a popular
movement. This assertion was received
with enthusiastic cheers, and for a moment
or two it looked as If the whole chamber
might be stampeded. But common surma
prevailed, and, as It soon became apparent
that the government could command a ma
jority, Slgnor Barzllal and his friends re
frained from bringing so delicate a subject
to the test of a division. '
The significance of the Parliamentary
elections in Germany cannot be fully ap
preciated without taking Into consideration
the fact that all men are not equal before
the law In the kaiser's empire. Certain
classes of voters have greater rights than
others, and are permitted to cast two, three
or more ballots, according to their rank or
wealth. Needless to say, the privileged
franchise holders are mostly adherents of
the government and members of the con
servative parties. The official returns show
ing that the social democrats polled 2.911,-
317 votes ' mean that they constitute more
than one-half the total number of electora
in Germany, and that under a "one man
one vote" system they would sweep every
thing before them. They have gained 800,000
recruits alnce lf-99, and their ultimate con
trol of the Reichstag la a certainty.
PERSONAL NOTES.
King Peter of Servla haa ordered a red
automobile. If the worst .shall come he Is
determined to have a gasoline finish.
A new map of the western country Is
made necessary by the action of the recent
flood. Some of the former Inland towns
are now on the river.
The Mexican Herald notices politely
enough that American newspapers have not
been criticising corruption In Latin Amerl
can countries very savagely of late. This
waa Just ss effective as If mention had
been made of the postal scandal.
Bernhardt'a act In pouring a libation of
champagne over her head in honor of Ros
tand, the dramatist, will not be likely to
gain favor. The time-honored custom of
pouring libations down the throat Is too
firmly established to be displaced easily,
At the International Congress of Chem
ists in Berlin Prof. William Crookes made
an addreaa upon radium and similar radiant
substances. At the conclusion the presiding
officer made this pur) by the way of thanks:
I'M Crookes (crux),
Ibl lux!
The widow of "Brave BUI Anthony,"
whoae coolneas the night that the battle
ahtp Maine vas blown up In Havana har
bor made him famous, haa been given a
clerkship In the permanent cenaua bureau
with a salary of 8900 a year. When Anthony
committed aulclde he left hla widow destl
tute.
Oacar Johnaon, who haa Juat been ap
pointed assistant paymaster in tha army
and ordered to Manila, was for several
years a newsboy In Minneapolis. He was
recognised aa a leader of hla associate and
finally received a position tn the buslm
office ef one of the Flour City's dailies. He
has since been promoted a number of times
and la highly spoken of by his employers.
POLITICAL DRIFT.
Members of the Kanaas legislature may
be depended on to pass a relief bill for
themselves.
Politicians desirous of serving under King
Peter as a measure ef safety should pro
vide themselves with boiler plate under
wear. Grover Cleveland announces that here
after he will olalm the privilege of editing
hla own Interviews. Norie genuine without
the blue pencil sign.
The fact that ex-Congressman Loud's
name la mixed up In the postoffice Investi
gation promises to call out a loud con
versation from California, and provoke a
hoarse laughter from mall carriers.
Governor Pennypacker pays no attention
to the pointed and penetrating appeals of
the Pennsylvania newspaper to yank one
of them into court and put the muscle on.
The newspapers are ton anxioua, besidos
the governor has troubles enough.
Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota is
saying nuthln' these days, but when the
right opportunity offers he can spiel In
six languages From the age of 12 years
Senator Nelson was brought up In Minne
sota, where a mixed population of Nor
wegians, Swedish, Danish and Germans
gave him a splendid opportunity to acquire
their languages, and, being at all times
studious, he lost no chance to add to his
knowledge.
Senator Joe Blackburn and ex-Senator
Lindsay of Kentucky were traveling to
gether through the Alleghany mountalna.
Blackburn went into the smoking room and
returned In a few minutes looking so much
depressed that Lindsay asked: "What's
the matter, Joe?" "Why. Tve lost the bet
ter part of my baggage," said Blackburn in
heart-broken tones. "Was It stolen or did
you leave It behind 7" "Worse than either
the cork came out."
When Senator Arthur Pue Gorman was at
the Fifth Avenue hotel. New York. Just be
fore sailing for Europe recently a news
paper man, presuming upon long acquaint
anca, pressed the political sphinx insis
tently for an Interview. "Can't do It, my
boy," replied the senator. "Politicians, you
know, are like children." "How so?"
"They should be seen, not heard." And
the senator resumed his promenade up and
down the hotel corridor. ,
Senator Dolllver of Iowa was In Chicago
the other day and submitted to the Tribune
reportorial pump. Said the senator: "We
farmers In Iowa have not paid much at
tention to the tariff lately. There has been
a good deal of rain, and we are more Inter
ested In the prospects of the corn crop
than anything else. Governor Cummhie Is
not the man to change his sentiments when
he thinks he Is right and he'U be nomi
nated by acclamation. It is hard to tell
what the platform will be. I do not want
to forecast It. It probably will be in ac
cord with the views of a majority of the
people of the state." "What are those
viewer "Excuse me. My bronchitis Just
wait until after the convention."
STANDARDS OF SUCCESS.
Material Benelt Shoold Ifot Be the
Only Spar of Ambition.
Chicago News.
At a time when material saccess Is so
generally regarded aa the chief goal of hu
man effort it Is Interesting to find a man In
President Hadley's position presenting argu
ments for a broader view of the question.
In his baccalaureate sermon the 'president
of Yale offered the graduates some advice
which at least they should find stimulating.
He does not discredit or discourage the am
bition for practical success, but he makes
It plain that In his view there is danger in
measuring success in life "by the concrete
results with which men can credit them
selves." "We should value life," he de
clares, , "as a field of action." We ahould
"care for the doing of things quite as much '
as for the results." Tried by this standard,
aspiration and effort are to be more highly
prised than achievement Itself. ' The man
who sincerely strives for a great object has
succeeded, whether or not the object Is at
tained or its attainment brings any tangible
reward.
It is no novelty, of course, to hear a col
lege president upholding Ideal standards
and rejecting utilitarian views of success,
but few of the educators have cared to fol
low their theories, as President Hadley
does, to their logical conclusion. Probably
a majority of them would applaud Nansen's
courage in attempting to reach the North
Pole, but would question the utility of the
attempt. President Hadley admires Nan
sen simply "because he succeeded in get
ting ao much nearer the pole than anybody
before him ever did," and thinks it Is one
of the most discouraging testimonies to the
false standards of the nineteenth century
that Nansen feels compelled to Justify his
expedition on the basis of Its scientific re
sults. Furthermore, a man who tries to.
get to the pole Is engaged in a glorious
play, "which Justifies more risk and more
expenditure of life than would be war
ranted for a few miserable entomological
specimens, however remote from the place
where they had previously been found."
The young man of today has no lack of
exhortation to lead the life of strenuous
effort. It is as well that he should be
taught also that the reward for this effort
will be barren If the whole object sought
be material benefit for himself. Life is
something to be used. Whether or not it
has been successfully used depends not on
the results ao much as on the object
sought and the earnestness of the seeking.
It Is somewhat novel to find an American
college president expounding', tills philos
ophy to his students, but the philosophy Is,
on the whole, helpful. It will spur to ef-
fort in crises where the desire for mere
material aucceaa falls to provide a aufficlent
incentive.
WW
As Good as Gold
The clothing of our manufacture is as good aa gold
clothing that is as nearly perfect as skilled hands and good
materials can make It and our showing NOW of Home
spun, Crash, Serge and Cheviots for summer wear are
ahead of anything we have ever shown, and we ask but a
chance to convince you of the fact '
$10, $12.50, $15, $18, $20.
NO CLOTHING FITS LIKE OURS.
K. S. Wilcox, Mansgtr,
All ENTIRE FAMILY
CURED BY DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS
FOR PALE PEOPLE.
Father, Mother and Daughter Are or
F.nthaalastlo la Their rralse of
Thla Wonderful Remedy,
Miss Stella Reevea took Dr. Williams
Pink rills for Pale People with such k.mi,i
results that htr father and mother a-en
Induced to try them.
That In itself Is a strong recummendi
tlon, and the fact that all three wore en
tirely cured and are now enthusiastic In
their praise of thla wonderful remedy,
mr.kcs a statement of the cases an Im
portant one to all sufferers.
Mr. Reeves lives at No. 1S2 Crescent
avenue, Grand Rapids, Mich., and Is over
seer of the Pythian Temple. His dauRhtor,
Stella, was suffering from that tired, run
down feeling peculiar to young girls. Sl
says: "I was pale and thin and always
tired, my blood was In a dreadfully poor
state and I didn't have any strength nt
all. Any little exertion made me short
of breath and I felt miserable. Then my
mother decided to have me try Pr. Wil
liams' Pink Pills, and before I hnd taken
hi'f a box the good results began to show
themselves."
"Yes," said her mother. "They did her so
much good that I began to take them my
self. I had been ailing for some time with
a spinal trouble which was so bad that I
could not stand up for more than five min
utes at a time. My back ached constantly
and there was a numb feeling at the back
of my head. I had no appetite and from
constant suffering became very weak. But
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People
did more for me than all other medicines.
"Mr. Reeves." she continued, "also took
the pills with the best results. He waa so
worn out with hard work that his limbs
would get numb and stiff. They pained
him horribly. His whole nervous system
became unstrung from his sufferings and
he was discouraged until he saw what Dr.
Williams' Pink Pllla were doing for Stella.
He began taking them when I did and they
did wonders for him, too.
"We are all very grateful to Dr. Williams'
Pink Pllla for Pale People and try to per
suade every ailing person we know to try
this excellent remedy."
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People
are an unfailing specific for all diseases
arising from Impoverished blood or shat
tered nerves. They have cured rheumatism,
locomotor ataxia, partial paralysis, St.
Vitus' dance, sclatloa, neuralgia, nervous
headache, after effects of the grip, of fever
and of other acute diseases, palpitation of
the heart, anaemia, pale and sallow com
plexions and all forms of weakness. At all
drufrglstji, or direct from Dr. Williams
Medical Co., Schenectady, N. Y.. fifty cents
per box; six boxes tor two dollars and a
half.
FLASHES OF FIN.
"Do you eat poet to go away anywhere on
the Fourth?"
"Well,. I haven't decided yet. Are you
going to take your boys away anywhere?"
Chicago Record-Herald.
Mrs. Witherby I've found an awfully
cheap place to go for the summer.
Witherby How cheap?
Mrs. Witherby Why, It will only cost us
twice as much aa at noma Detroit Free
Press.
"How did you lose your airm, young
man?" aakcfl the Interested gentleman in
the car. .
"A girl oitce told me to remove It," an
swered the young man. "Got any cigarette
papers?" Indianapolis Sun.
The Count of Monte Crtsto was aulklna.
"Dumas may think he's given me enough
money," he muttered, "but how about Car
negie and Rockefeller?"
not to strike New York. Sun.
Mamma Don't let me catch: you In a lie
again, you naughty boy I
Johnny I won't if I can help It: but then
I haven't had the experience pa haa had.
Boston Transcript.
"He used to kiss me every time we passed
through a tunnel before our marriage,"
said the little woman with sad reflections.
"And does he do ao now?" asked the
bosom friend.
"No, he takesa drink." Chicago News.
Columbus waa pleading for funds. ',
"A short passage to the Indies would be
a trreat thing," mused Ferdinand.
"It isn't that," returned the navigator,
"but If I don't discover it, how will there
ever be any America's, cup?"
Convinced of the necessity, they forth
with raised a subscription. New York Sun.
HOW DID VOl DIEt
Edmund V. Cooke in St. Louis Globe
Pemncrsf,
Did you tackle that trouble that came your
Wltha resolute heart and cheerful,
Or hide your face from the light of day
With a craven soul and fearful?
Oh, a trouble's a ton, or a trouble's an
ounce. -Or
a trouble is what you make it;
And It Isn't the fact that you're hurt that
counts, ......
But only how did you take It?
You are beaten to ' earth? Well, well,
what's that?
Come up with a smiling face.
It's nothing against you to fall down flat,
But to lie there that's disgrace.
The harder you're thrown, why, tho higher
you'll bounce;
Be proud of your blackened eye
It isn't the fact that you're licked that
It's how did ydu flght-and why?
I
And though you be done
to the death,
what tnenr
If you battled the best you could.
If you played your part In the world of
Wh"&e Critic will call It good.
Death cornea with a crawl, or cornea wllh
a pounce,
And, whether he'a Blow or spry,
It isn't the fact that you re dead
counts,
But only how did you die?
that
