TI1H OMAHA DAILY HEE: SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 19, 1003.
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The rrslgnatlon of three members southern support places the Marylnntl
of the Hritih raMnot, with the prob
ability that other will retire, treutes a
crisis In llrltlsh politic of uncommon
slitnillcaiice. The resignation of the
chancellor of the exchequer wn not tin-
senator in the front rank of the pos
nihilities, Its substnntlsl value, If It hate
uny, cannot now be determine.
education In her factory town, her rural
villages, and tier urban home than that
the navy should equal the combined squad
rona of any three power. It will profit
America more to redeem the blnck belt of
Its Ignorance than to double her fleet.
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There Is prospect of a strenuous con-
" $ MnK opposition to proposed fiscal reforms test In the next congress between advo
1 RO In i.nrt nm, roved bv Tretnler llalfonr. cntes of parcels post service and the ex-
Twentieth cnW FameOnTeAr.. t oo r,tj;ntlon of CvkmM Secre- press companies. An association known
aity nee" (without Punday), per enp'y.... ; tary ' Chamberlain was a surprise, since as the American Postal league has re
Lally Hee (without 8unJay, per week.. .12c nrlmo minister are trac- centlr been onailllzed for the puriKme of
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Sunday r, (wr copy w I tloallx In accord in regard to the for- promoting changes In the postal laws
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tvening Bee (Including uunonyi, . 11,1 r uscui rvBiaiu. i. " ru,,,L' I "
wl i;V.;.:"; V. Inc "ambers or me league
should be addressed to City Circulation De- won Mr nulfour over to his views, in Wish the weight of parcels that may bo
tho tiinln. Mr. Chamberlain would have sent by mull increased to eleren pounds
remained in the cabinet ns perhaps af- and they will also advocate the con-
fording him a better vantage ground for solldatlon of second and third classes of
the advocacy of his plan. postal matter. At rates i scaled accord-
lie concluded, however, that he could ins to weight, the ratio for the heaviest
more effectively champion the cause of parcel, or eleven pounds, would be 25
fiscal reform if in nn Independent posl- cents.
tlon. Instead of being hampered by oltt- While it Is claimed that the proposed
clal obligations, and in this he is doubt- change Is entirely practicable, the ex-
less correct. He believes, as stated in press companies will not allow the inno-
his letter of resignation, that in a per- vation without a desperate struggle. In
fectly Independent position his argu- European countries the parcels post sys-
inents will be received with less tern has been a phenomenal success and
8TATKMENT OF" CIRCULATION. preludice than would attach to those of the United States is almost the only
"SeoY h" TJi-hucctroV'ThS'Bee a party leader, while remaining loyal to country among civilized nations that has
Publishing company. in.g duly wr.n ; the existing government. AVlth entire not supplied lis people with parcels post
thst the actual numtiei "f full ana com- ..... ,
plete copies of The Dally Morning. Evening freedom from all official constraint, Mr. facilities.
Chamberlain can push bis campaign It will, doubtless, be argued that the
'JMwith the vigor that is characteristic of express companies would advance their
'.Wjtao him and which the difficult task he has charges on heavier packages if they
..,aeo SPt himself will call for. As the situa- were deprived of the carHage of smaller
21,1!, tion stands' the opposition to him ap- parcels, and in consequence the net ad
au.oiio pears to le very largely in the majority, vantage to the public would amount to
It Is to be noted, however, that there little or nothing. This .theory is, how-
bartment.
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Ioulsvllle Courier-Journal.
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has been a very' Important modltlcution ever, in conflict with the principle that
of the original program. No tax on the aim of the government should be to
food Is now contemplated, both Cham- confer the greatest benefit upon the
berlain and Balfour admitting that at greatest number. Tliat has been the
present such a tax is not practicable a prime Incentive for a reduction of letter
view that has been forced upon them by and newspaper postage rates, and that
the declarations of British constitu- is really the prime object of carrier de-
encles at several recent bye-electlojis livery in cities and rural delivery in the
and other ways. Mr. Balfour said In country. The parcels post is designed
regard to taxation of foodstuffs that he for the multitude
was convinced that public opinion Is The' Invasion of the domain of the ex
not yet ripe for such an arrangement. press companies would work no greater
As this was the vital point in the pro- injustice than has the Invasion of the
posed preferential tariff for the colonies domain of the "bankers by the money
the point most influential In inducing order system, Which has proved to be
them to -look with favor upon the Cham- beneficial to millions of people without
berlain plan it "will be interesting to seriously Interfering with the business
see how they receive the elimination of of banking. Nobody contends that the
The snow belt
the corn belt
With the
to the col
remains to
unity which
Mr.' Chamberlain deems so es
has not yet Invaded eentlal to the welfare of the empire? provement of postal facilities rather
There is a rather vague suggestion of a lnan Iue'r curtailment.
policy that would enable Great Britain,
this Important feature,
question of preference
onles dropped what
strengthen the imperial
repeal of the postal money order law
would reduce Interest rates or Insure
cheaper exchange charges. The trend
of twentieth century progress Is In the
direction of an enlargement and lm
K-In Cnrn'. fmst-hlften enra nre hut I.. .uti. ..wt, '..f-i I any oemocrat in mis judicial district
. lu r(sullnll.,s '""'6" wuuuico can figure out how either of the two dem
lightly touched.
That symposium about Judge Sulli
van's Blble-ln-the-publlc-school decision
.will soon become monotonous.
Tho removal c the vail of Beyroot
does not Interest us hal as much as
the removal of garbage from ur streets
and alley. . . v
The Figgites do not seem to get .ny
comfort from the supreme court The
for commodities, to retaliate "if opposl- cra9 on the sham nonpartisan ticket can
1 t ho lor-tart wnpn fhAV ar ritnnlnor AffaJnat
tlon was made to our Just demand a." five republicans on their own ticket and
This would be a pretty hazardous policy rRXXVrl
for a nation as dependent as England Is Omaha Bee.
Perhaps The Bee has mads a mistake In
the mathematical problem presented; per
haps it should have said that "If any food
citizen in this judicial district can figure
out how he may hope for fair and equl
table treatment at the hands of tho courts
If he helps to defeat the nonpartisan
ticket choaen by the democrats The See
'would like to see the white of his eye.' "
upon other countries and is not likely
to commend Itself to a majority of the
people of the United Kingdom.
The fiscal question in England has
reached a stage where it cannot be
abandoned. It muBt be fought out and
determined and Mr. Chamberlain lias
given ' the strongest possible assurance World-Herald.
judges ' evidently think that figs may of his purpose that It shall be. The This is a most impudent threat. Are
grow on thistles. opposition to him seems to cheerfully we to understand that anybody who
welcome the battle, which It is not to dares oppose the sham nonpartisan
Secretary Shaw and tho Ranks.
Springfield Republican. '
Secretary Shaw has just added some fifty
national banks to the list of depositories
of public money, and will distribute $4,000.-
000 of surplus revenue among them. They
are located in various parts of the country.
It Is further announced from Washington
that no bank which Is reducing Its note
circulation will be chosen for deposits of
public money, and banks already deposito
ries, which reduce their circulation, will
receive no additional deposits and may lose
what they already have. Thus are the
gifts of surplus distribution being used ss
a club to compel the banks to maintain such
volume of note circulation aa the secre
tary deems the country to be In need of.
It offers a queer comment on tho present
bank note system.
THE MACHINE.
Aa Essential Feature of Party
Organisation.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
"If any one thinks a nation of 80,000,000
can be run except through party organiza
tion lie is mistaken," said Congressman
Cannon at the Hamilton club Saturday
night. "If it Is run In any other way it
ceases to be a republic."
Mr. Cannon's assertion will be denied by
those who dream that every public official
would be virtuous and all the people con
tent If only the machine could be smashed.
OTHKIt LASDS Til A OVRS.
The methods of modern civilisation are
spreading raVldly over what was known s
the Dark Continent not so very long ago.
According to the latest mail advices from
Africa the Kmperor Menellk Is establishing
a complete telegraphic and telephonic sys
tem In Abyssinia. Hoth the telegraph and
the telephone hare been In operation for
some years between the towns of Harar
and Addis Abeba, and recently the seat of
government has been connected by tele
graph with Jibuti on the Qulf of Aden.
There are thus more than 800 miles of tele
graph line already at work In the empire.
According to a statement made by the di
rector of the telegraph line from Masso
wah to Addis Abeba. Erltreat and the cap
ital of the country will aoon be in commu
nication. Thla will Increase the total
length of line In use to about 1,200 miles.
A telephone system now connects Asmara
with Barromelda, by way of Adowa, and
Addis Abeba with Ankober. The emperor
has given permission to the Italians to
construct the line from Massowah on con
dition that tt passes by Ankober, where
his political prisoners are detained. He
more and more realizes the necessity of
knowing quickly what Is passing In all
parts of his empire. He receives dally re
ports by telephone. The southern frontier
Is not yet Included In the system, but he
has given orders that a telephone line 400
miles long shall be constructed by way of
KafTa. The necessary material hns al
ready arrived In the country. A tele
graphic line from Vallaga, proceeding In
a westerly direction parallel to the Blue
Nile, Is also contemplated. In a few years
Abyssinia will have a complete telegraphic
system.
Naval experts in Great Britain, com
menting upon the experience gained in the
recent fleet maneuvers, seem to be agreed
that one of the most Important lessons
learned Is the extraordinary value of large
armored cruisers, especially In oceanic op
erations. Owing to their offensive and de
fenslve powers, they can be operated at a
great distance from the main battle squad
ron, paralyzing the action of all opposing
light cruisers. After a battle, of course,
they are especially effective In the pursuit
of crippled vessels. One writer declares
that, so far as the latest maneuvers were
concerned, the light cruisers were often
more of a hindrance than a help, and he
expresses the opinion that In case of actual
warfare It would often be necessary to sac
rifice them by wholesale. The safest plan,
mans. The Csechs occupy the central ana
eastern part and the Germans the western
nd southern part Both occupy the large
cities and conslderablo rivalry and an
tagonism exists between them. The coun
try covers an area of M,!Hi7 square kilo
meters (2O.0M square miles). The climate
Is similar to that of our middle states.
without their great extremes of heat and
cold. Bohemia Is the most fertile portion
of the empire, and Its people rank high
tor steadiness and Industry. The products
of the field and manufacturers, owing to
abundance of cheap conl and timber, are
most extensive and Important. Prague,
the capital, is one of the most interesting
cities In Europe. Its present population,
according to Information given out by Its
bureau of statistics, numbers 423.99), in
cluding the suburbs. Prague contains two
universities, one German and the other
Czech and two technical high schools, one
German and the other Czech, as well as
numerous other educational Institutions.
Via malnUIni mm i . 1 .1 Ha tA Vann oil nt than,
What Is a republic? It is a body of " ' 1" "L " '..".-, "1.1 " 1
l v AV.tJ't A 14 ivi j siuvia emo et.vsuio vri
messengers, within reach of fortified har
the heavier vessels have been
disposed of In pitched battles, when they
external Improvement
In the opinion of the state supreme be doubted will be vigorous and inter- Judiciary candidates will suffer the pen
conn a normal scnooi is not an internal eating. alty of the displeasure of the self-styled
Improvement although It might be an . i - nonpartisans on the bench? Are the
TBB SOCTB FOR GORMAit. people opposed to the nonpartisan mas-
There is a growing probability that querade to be clubbed and gagged?
Senator Gorman will have the practi
cally solid support of the south in the With the mouth of. September the
next democratic national convention, first month of the eight months with an
Recently the Atlanta Constitution, one R comes the alarming discovery of
of the most Influential southern news- typhoid infection from oysters, espe-
papers, announced its preference for Mr. oysters that have been served
Gorman and reports from Washington wltI champague on banquet boards.
say that one by one the southern sen- Whether this discovery will diminish the
ators the men who control the political oyster appetite will remain one of tho
machine In their respective states are problems for the future,
The "nonresident defendant" has re
turned from Washington by way of
Minneapolis to Insert his hatchet into
the republican primary campaign.
citizenship In which a majority agre upon
puvuu wiiwcb wiiu fwwcr iu vuo jr iuciq l ra unfit
How shall a majority be induced to
agree? One way is for citizens to get to
gether, each sacrificing soma personal
opinion to the general aim. When that Is
done a party Is created. It chooses leaders
and follows them, not as persons, but as
representatives. Thus party organization,
or a machine, la created.
The other way reverses this process. In
stead of seeking, first, agreement on a gen
eral aim, It seeks a leader. It rallies a
majority around the mere personality of a
leader.
Thoso who advocate this method boast
that they vote for the man and not for the
party. What they really do Is to save them
selves the trouble of thinking by selecting
soma leader to think for them.
This plan works well enough in tiny
communities, where, every citizen knows
ths character of every other. But In larger
communities it falls.
This latter method Is that of the direct
primary, now so much favored by polltl
cal nostrum vendors. Its fruits are seen
In such persona ft. the odoriferous Ames
of Minneapolis anVfithe scurrilous Var
daman of Mississippi, who Is about to be
mads governor 'WSplte of publlo utter
ances-that debar, Jiim from decent society-
. . , ,
The scandal of such leaders and of
ficials as Ames and Vardaman Is the re
suit of giving support to men alone. In
stead of to men representing party poli
cies. Parties founded on abiding principles,
and not on personalities, which fume and
strut and vanish, are necessary to a repub
lic Men come and go, but truth abides.
Parties, because they represent a common
agreement upon political truth, - without
hlch popular government Is Impossible, are
the life of the republic.
would be of Inestimable Importance as a
reserve force.
Eighty convictions of German array ser
geants for brutality toward privates have
been obtained during the past three months
the result of holding about 2K) courts
martial. A court-martial just held at Co
logne sentenced a sergeant to one year's
Imprisonment, In addition to degrading him,
for flogging privates, and twelve artillery
men were also sentenced to short terms
for assisting him. It la thus evident that
a strong reaction has recently taken place
In the Germe.ii army In the methods of ad
ministering discipline. Formerly the sever
est methods were countenanced by the em
peror himself, who Ii considerable of t
martinet, under the mistaken notion, that
only through the employment of the hardest
measures was It possible to keep the morale
of the army at its highest standard of ex
cellence. Commissioned and noncommis
sioned officers, consequently, often com
mitted the grossest Inhumanities on their
men as punishment for the most trifling
breaches of army discipline.
The rumored assassination of King
Peter of Servla is pronounced In Lon
don as a "French canard," which trans
lated into English means a yellow Jour
nal fake.
The next National Irrigation congress coming out for Gorman' for the presl-
will be held at El Taso, where every dential nomination. In an interview a
irrigation enthusiast will find no trouble 'ew dttT8 ago Senator Clay of Georgia
in sluking his thirst for a trifling sum strongly advocated the Maryland sen
by passing across the Mexican border. Btor urging that he is the most avail
able man the democracy can nominate,
Topeka is afflicted with typhoid ma- notwithstanding the Bryan opposition
larla Just because Kansas has absorbed to him.. Indeed Mr. Clay is reported
too much water this summer. The sua- to have handled Mr. Brvan without
The rehabilitation of Fort Omaha as a
cavalry post would be bailed with great
satisfaction by all classes of citizens.
The consensus of opinion not only of
civilians, but of army officers of high
rank, is that the establishment of Fort
Crook was eutlrely uncalled for, but
what cannot be cured must be endured.
CONCERNING THE ROAD HOGS.
Effect of the Aatoraobtle Rath on tho
Pnblle Highways.
Saturday Evening Post.
Already more than 60,000 motor machines
rush along the city streets and over the
country loads of the United States. Every
month 1,(00 are added to the total, and
with the present rate of increase in new
factories the total addition will be 100 aut
omobiles a day before we are very much
older. Indeed, we may look forward now
to more than 100,000 machines In this coun
try within the next two years.
It brings a mighty change. The Immedl-
te thought la the gain It gives to man In
getting about quickly. It makes the auto-
mobllist Independent of train and trolley.
It provides new delight In swift motion. It
pension of the prohibition amendment gloves, declaring him, according to one
and a little rock and rye might ward
off the malaria.
Down lu Missouri, where the accept-
correspondent to be "a dead one po- DOce of free railroad transportation by
lltleally and saying that the people any public official or member of the
of the south "are sick and tired of legislature Is expressly prohibited by
seeing Bryan s name m the newspa- the constitution and made a mlsde-
The assurance of the chancellor of
Vi a (!a,mqn cmntpa tKot Wflltarn TT
nn dl.honor.b1. Intention, toward Hn. I Per8:" The Gr& nr expressed mtanor uuder tbe lawa o that State.
I lio An n An That Ka llfn, it lw.vt w.IIl 1 . - a .
til and South America may have a " , . , rauroaa passes are lor xue sane or con
"i" oicviij uui utiDJo 1 1 naentiai convenience cauea
May he will have behind him the solid
south in his campaign for the demo
cratic nomination,
If Mr. Gorman is doing anything to
tendency to pacify thoso superheated
people below the equator. ,
Extraordinary precautious are to be
taken In Denmark for the protection
of the dowager queen of Italy. Extraor
dinary precautions always must be
taken for the protection of royal Italian
widows who carry sparks in their eyes.
A general invitation has been ex
tended by republican clubs for repub
lican candidates for county offices to
coma and talk to each other. Whether
these friendly stage interviews benefit
any of the candidates or the party Is
problematic.
In Its party-colored description of the
double team, nonpartisan race In the
First Judicial district the World-Herald,
devotes one column to the democratic
candidate and about ten lines to his
republican running mate. This is non-
partlsuushlp on the half shell.
The commonwealth of Hawaii pro
poses to knock at the doors of cougress
for admission into full statehood. Re-
fore that event happens there will be
some discussion In congress over the ap
plications of New Mexico, 'Arizona and
Oklahoma for statehood.
A campaign for a cleaner and mora
beautiful city Is always in order. The
efforts of the Omaha improvement clubs
In that direction should meet with
hearty encouragement, not only from
the city authorities, but from every
body Interested in making Omaha
better place to live In.
Cai
't Kvrep Marco. Down.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The doctors have ordered Senator Hanna
to keep quiet, but men of a sporting turn
of mind are ready to bet that he will be
on the rampage through the state about
the time the autumn night air gets dan
gerous.
"mules."
Ko Occasion (or Worry.
Philadelphia Press.
There doesn't appear to be any real res-
fnm.nl it I , mr,.i i. i. I "n for the people to worry about the sur-
. " """" piu. In the national treasury. Congress
10 urn puuuc aim uie prooaomiy is , w, know what t0 do with lt.
that he Is letting his "boom" take enre
of Itself, being too sagacious -a politi
cian to attempt at least openly, to pro
mote it at this time. Besides he has
quite euough to do at present In look
ing after the interests of his party In
Maryland, fully realizing the importance
to himself, as a possible presidential
candidate, of carrying his own state
this year. But we may be sore that
Senator Gorman la not Indifferent to
what is going on lu his behalf und
that he will be prepared to tako the
best advantage of it at the opportune
time. Whether or not this southern
advocacy of the Maryland senator will
prove really beneficial to him Is a Ques
tion. He would probably counsel his
friends in thut section to at least not
unduly antagonize Mr. Bryan, as Mr.
Clay appears disposed to do, since it Is
rrctty certain that the Nebraska leader
will have something to say in connec
tion with the nomination of a presiden
tial candidate next year. Then there Is
danger that the southern booming of
Gorman may operate to his disadTan
tage in the east particularly in New
York and New Jersey, each of which
uss a possible candidate, bo far as
appears there is no Gorman sentiment
in the eastern states that amounts to
anything and those who are favorable
to Cleveland, or Hill, or rarker, or Ol
ney, are not likely to find Mr. Gorman
Army Fay I attractive.
Indianapolis Journal.
the declaration of -Central Bates that the
churacter and physique of army recruits is
not up to the standard of former years Is
no indication of degeneration on the part
of the raca. Prosperity Is responsible for
It by reason of Its Insistent demand that
eery able-bodied man work when he
rot on strike at wages that make the army
pay look rather Insignificant.
Off.
Capital ana Labor Cooling:
Chicago Tribune.
The decline In consumption which is dls
turblng the members of the National Metal
Trades asaoctatlon la apparent In some
other Industries. To It Is due the lowerln
In price of steel rails and billets. - The
manufacturers hope that may prevent the
further cancellation of orders. The ma
chlnlsts' unlcu Is not the only one whtc
should endeavor for the sake of Its members
to preserve harmonious relations with em
ployers.
Brain Power Vs. Military Power,
Springfield Republican. '
The concern of a nation for the ready
brain power of Its people should surpass
that for the ready military power of the
government. It la more Important that
England should raise the standard; of
Is a new era in travel and recreation. But
the larger significance Is the effect upon t opp0 ln, Zionist Idea in the interests
A vigorous attack Is made Upon the Zion
ist movement In the Frankfurter Zeitung,
which is supposed to represent an Import
ant section of educated Jewish opinion. The
writer denounces as a gross exaggeration
the claim made by some speakers at Basel
that the Zionist congress expresses tho will
of the whole Jewish people. In ths first
place, he says, although there are many
adherents of the Jewish religion, there no
longer exists a Jewish people In the strict
sense of the word; and In the second, the
majority of Jews will have nothing to do
with Zionism, which they consider to be
directly contrary to Jewish Interests, Zion
ism, with Its tendency to form a separate
nationality, is, he argues, likely to obtain
equal treatment In all respects for Jews,
Moreover, the movement alienates a num
ber of persons whose support is generally
to bo had for humanitarian objects. One
of these objects la the creation of settle
ments in suitable regions for Jews who
have been driven out of the different coun
tries. If the nationalist tendencies are to
be encouraged this work, he declares, will
lose much sympathy which would otherwise
be given to lt. What Is worse, all national
1st schemes Interfere with the natural pro
cess of assimilation and encourage te
practice of placing Jews on a separate
footing. Zionism, he maintains, plays into
the hands of Anti-Semitism, for, starting
from analogous premises, lt stamps Jewish
citizens as foreigners In the land they live
In. It Is therefore necessary, he conoludes.
the public highways.
Our roads are records of civilization. Pri
marily, every Inch of them belongs to tho j
people. They are thoroughfares for all. No
favorites own special privileges. A very
considerable part of man's work In legisla
tion has been In saving them from special
classes. ' Vehicles came and laws had to
be passed restraining their encroachments.
Railroads multiplied the dangers and
stricter laws became necessary. Trolley
lines were even more rapacious and there
was mors than one pitched battle to keep
them from monopolizing the common rights.
Now the automobile is the most selfish of
them all. It demands almost unlimited pre
rogatives, and the fifty-odd thousand driv
ers of automobiles are united In the plan
to secure from legislatures the moat fav
orable statutes regarding velocity and priv
ileges. Committees on highways in every
part of the country are busy with hearings
and petitions.
It all represents the greater crowding of
ths roads under the stress and strain of
GRIM HI. HOR OF BOER WAR.
British Records Reveal tno Is of
Outlawed Bullets.
New Tork World.
Gilbert and Sullivan In their wildest
flights of fancy never ventured to Invent
such things about the British army aa have
been disclosed by the astonishing testimony
before the military commission. Consider
the artistic perfection of this Incident, for
example: Lord Roberts wrote to President
Steyn of the Orange Free State on March
11, 1900, complaining that explosive bullets
had been found In Cronje's laager. "'Such
breaches of the recognised usages of war,"
he solemnly proceeded, "and of the .Geneva
convention are a disgrace to any civilized
power. A copy of this telegram has been
sent to my government -with a request that
It be communicated to the neutral powers."
Mr. Bteyn explained that the bullets In
question had been taken from British
troops. Now It turns out that this am
munition with expanding bullets had been
manufactured In England before the war
to ths extent of aj.ooo.000 rounds; that there
was every intention of making lt the stand
ard outfit of the British army all over the
world, but that its production was stopped
because It was found to be dangerous to
the user In hot climates. It was con
demned by The Hague convention on
grounds of humanity, but It had to be sud
plied to the British troops In South Africa
because at one time there were only two
or three boxes of any other kind on hand.
All that Is needed now to make the story
complete Is an apology from Lord Roberts
to Mr Steyn. but the wire seems to be
busy in that direction.
What a grand
family medicine
it is, grand Ayer's
Sarsaparilla. i.k.v
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partment during 1904. This Is ll.S19.2Sl.ft3 in
excess of the appropriation allowed by the
board of estimate for this year. The com
missioner also has asked for (120,000 to
provide for 10 new policemen. Corporation
Counsel Rives' estimate for the law depart
ment also shows an Increase of 119,210 over
1903. He wants 1511,770 to run the depart
ment for 1904, as against 1195,680 allowed for
this year. The net Increase Is represented
In salaries. Commissioner Llndenthal, In
transmitting his estimate for the bridge
department for 1904, says that every Item
of expense has been cut down to tho point
at which good service can be maintained
with strict economy. Nevertheless he asks
for $496,306.10, an increase of $73,267.72 over
1903.
of progress.
The past season In Switzerland, while
not the worst, has still yielded an unplea
santly long list of mountaineering- fatall
ties. In the great majority of cae these
accidents are due to one cause to people
venturing alone In places where, as a mat
ter of the most elementary precaution, they
should have guides. In reading the ac
counts, one notices that those fatalities
seldom occur to veteran Alpinists. They
know their limits, they know how to esti
mate dangers, and to take every precaution
against them, and they know also what
not to attempt and where not to go. So that
an aacent of the Matterhorn by experienced
climbers with good guides may be in re-
tllty a much less dangerous expedition
than the afternoon stroll of the casual
tourist who, through sheer Ignorance, Is
likely to wander Into the most Impassible
places. But It seems strangely difllcult to
convince the tourist of this. Humility of
I-OLITICAL, DRIFT.
Missouri boodlers are striving to dods-e the
Inquisition of a grand Jury with respect to
weir iramc in railroad passes.
ine cnicago Chronicle's outburst for
urover Cleveland has not provoked the cub
tomary fit at Falrvlew, Neb., or Louisville,
ivy.
Tom Johnson needs to look to his laurels.
The Olney boom Is to be launched on the
Boston commons, with red lemonade and
gingerbread on the side.
United States Senator A. J. McLaurin of
Mississippi, has declared in favor of the,
nomination of Hon. W. R. Hearst as the1
democratic candidate, for president next
year.
Governor Jeff Davis of Arkansas can be
thrown in the gutter and knocked off th
platform with impunity, but he defies any-
Dody to read him out of the democratic
party.
Senator Raines of Syracuse, N. Y re
cently lost a purse containing, among other
currency, a 31,000 bill. Missouri senators
have no monopoly of that Interesting de
nomination. Betting men In Kansas City are offering
odds of 6 to 1 on Joseph W. Folk, the
energetic boodler prosecutor of St. Louis,
as the next governor of Missouri. In the
western part of the state there Is little
opposition to his candidacy.
Colonel Mose Wet more threatens to break
Into the race for the democratio nomination
for governor of Missouri. The colonel has
been observed diligently chewing his left
over plug recently, an Indication that there
will be something doing presently.
Senator Beverldge of Indiana denies that
he was Identified by means of a railroad
pass when caught without money at a rail
road restaurant in his state the other day,
and adds: "I do not accept passes from
railroads or franking privileges from tele
graph companies."
Several Intereated congressmen are throw
ing out feelers through the newspapers to
see how the publio takes to the proposed
advance of salary from 35,000 to 37,600 a
year. Congressmen are said to be dissatis
fied with tho present salary, but few of
them are resigning.
Congressman Champ Clark in a signed
statement has declared that he favors the
nomination of Circuit Attorney Joseph W.
Folk for governor by the democrats of Mis
souri. Mr. Clark's position has been known
to his friends for some time, but he gave no
public expression until recently.
Charles F. Scott, congressman-at-large,
was also Invited to make republican
speeches In Ohio this fall, but refused. "In
view of the fact," he explains, "that the In
vitation is executed on a mimeograph, and
In view of the further fact that Chairman
Dick has affixed his signature by means of
a rubber stamp, I take it there are sure to
be others."
At the outset of ths campaign for re
election Mayor Low of New York is much
embarrassed by demands of department
heads for Increased appropriations. Ths
largest Individual Increase that has been
asked for thus far comes from Commis
sioner Greene, who has estimated that It
will cost 312,885,342.36 to run the police de-
FOISTED PLEASANTRIES.
"A man," said Uncle Eben, "feels like de
monarch of all he surveys tell a mosquito
hitos him on de neck Jes' to remind him
how much dnr Is In dls world dat he's got
no show of bossln'." Washington Star.
"Well, I think I made an Impression on
her anyway," said the automobile enthusi
ast, as he glanced back at the fair young
woman lying in the road. Chicago Record
Herald. "They say this weather makes ths corn
grow remarkably."
"I'm glad of (hat."
"Are you a farmerT '
"No, I'm a corn doctor." Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Moneybags How did your banquet go off.
Bank lurk?
Bankltirk Not ss well as It might, you
know. The toastmaater railed on a gentle
man who had lost an arm and a leg to an
swer to the toast. "Our Absent Members."
The New Yorker.
Army Inspector Tho Idea of you asking
for a pension! Why, you weighed more
when you came out of the army than you
did when you went In.
Patrick Ol know, aor; but tr.ot was be
cause Ol wor so full av lead. Philadelphia
Record.
progress. In this the people will have to spirit Is not usually the chief quality of
stand up for themselves or they will lose
much that they can never regain. Of
course, they should not be Illiberal or fool
ishly prejudiced. But the roads belong to
them, and any radical encroachment on
their rights means a loss that will be seri
ous and and permanent. It was possible
to restrain the bicycle In some cases to
special patha, but the automobile wants
tbe middle of the road, and as much more
as It can get.
We find the contest assuming large pro
portions on both sides of the e a. Until
1878 the roads In England were under the
control of the turnpike trusts, but In that
year an act of Parliament abolished these
monopolies and tbe old tollhouses gradu
ally disappeared. The publio enjoyed a
new sense of personal liberty In getting
back their highways. The bill recently
passed by Parliament relating to the ve
locity of automobiles Is attracting more
acute attention than even Mr. Chamber
lain's new proposal regarding free trade
and protection. Canada, which has spent
as much as 35.000 a mile for good roads, ts
discussing measures to keep them free and
safe for the people. In the United Btates
every village, every city, every county and
every state has the question before It,
Bo the road rises to a new Importance
and to a larger appreciation than ever be
fore, and tbe s-reat contention la that the
few shall Dot poees it St the cost of til
tnsiiy.
the tripper with a Cook's ticket, landed for
the first time in, say, Orlndelwald or Zer-matt.
Bohemia has (.422.733. Inhabitants, of
whom 3.863,643 are Csechs and 2,6GS,(5 Ger-
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"I wonder if I had too much last night."
"You did."
"How do you know? You weren't with
me."
"I know that whnn a man Is In doubt nn
that subject there is no room for doubt."
Chicago Post.
To dear little Doris, who danced In tho
chorus.
I said: "Will you tell me. my dear,
Your reason for wearing such scanty ap
parti T
You'll die from exposure, I fear."
Said she: "On the stage it's so dreadfully
warm,
Besides, It Is largely a matter of form."
Milwaukee Sentinel.
WHO'D BE A KlNQf
St. Louis Post-Dlxpatch. -
Prav, who would be a monarch, when
King Peter cannot get
Enough upon his royal note
To puy a royal debt 7 , . .
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Oh. sad Indeed thla monarch's lot,
When bankers will not take
His I O U. although ha cries
'TIs for his country's sake!
Oh. Peter Karageorgevltch!
There's many a msn, I sny.
Who would not take his modest Job
For all you have today.
He may be poor so very poor
He can't Indulge in frills
But he has always cash enough
To pay his weekly tills.
And If by chance he should run out
And need It on the spot.
He has his frlnnds who'll lend him torn
And thut, sir, you have nut.
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