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as a anow town Chicago baa sustained
a aerere aetbaclc on the theatrical map.
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In Dredietinir a dark lioran aa rlomrv. I
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evidently means that he has not given
up hope for a allver roan.
Mr. Bancroft succeeds Mr. Burt aa gen-
eral manager of the Union Pacific, but
they both begin their namea with the
same letter of the alphabet
If there la a city department that IS
not asking for all the money It can get administration1 because. It has sought to
under the maximum charter limitation execute the laws, but these representa
It has not yet held up Its hand. tives of the money power canuot elect
w hen the World-Herald takes to quot-
ing the Chicago Chronicle with approval
mere must oe sometning doing in the
democratic political constellation.
If Uruguay wants to attract attention
to itself lt will put off Its incipient revo
lution until the reading public has the
Dominican situation straightened out in
Its mind. '
General Reyes should have heard
enough while visiting us to be able to
irlva h a M ow citizens a atnod idea nf
ui.bui ..oi u., u.u m nrniu we
mrwitftm t-IMiet r.tVnirstai Vhan ha hlal
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Tflh a fit this at ann inn Trrnw Knf ha I
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mum u.t uu . muiiiar oojeii lesson
upon which to base it
The recent telegram from the Argen
tine Republic telling of the action of the
Senate of that country would indicate
that the tribe of Morgan has a member
ship south of the equator.
If the ears of the men at the head of
the American railroads have not been
burning while the stockmen have been
in aesslon at Portland, there Is surely
nothintr In the old sarin?
Events in the far east go to prove
that with the advent of civilization the
orientals are learning how to declare
vne .ml anar f..r tlma i,n.iit.n...i.
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accuruiug to iue most, approvea moaern
fashion.
lt is said that the Boers will form a
colony in Montana. If they would like
w rat uuuimub surrouuuiug luiu
aa naa exisira tor several years in tne
Rand, Colorado might furnish a more
flttlng location.
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great west la only realized when some
iiuucrr uira, a uiiu n uu urifru w sur
vey tlie first wagon road from Denver to
Salt I a We baa just passed away In Kan
sas, and ne was but GO years old.
A new broom Is supposed to sweep
clean, at least for a little while. It is
to be hoped the newly organised county
board will try to ateer clear of soma of
the holes into which tbe old board per
sisted in dropping the taxpayers' money.
; usi
Manchester cotton spinners have for
mally resolved that gambling hurts busi
ness. There would be considerable diffi
culty In convincing ail ot the dealers on
Wall street of this fact but lt really
depends upon one's Idea ot business
also of gambling.
One of the current magazines has an
article on "Tbe Moat Corrupt City In
the World." Strangely enough It la a
story of municipal misgovernmeut In
Philadelphia" and not in Omaha, aa some
ot those wbo have listened to Imported
purifiers might Imagine. .
Omaha la not so much Interested in
wbo directs tbe operation of the Union
Pacific as it is lit bow it is operated, vlt
' will certainly' object if anything 'were
done that would detract from tbe Im
portance and preetlge of this city as the
headquarters and entrepot of that great
transcontinental railway system,
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LOUKIXO Jo TUB MuXtT voirttt,
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lue xioston iransvripi reiunras
whatever may be the action of Wall
street whatever niny be Its actual sen
timent today, "it Is one of the oildcst of
political development a to find the pnrty
which twice within eight years mude
wIVIr. rlr-n. m-if.li ilnn ii twin t lnriH Of
e.. ..u v..M .
the money power, canvassing the avail
ability of candidates with reference to
their ability to open the purscstrlnps
of hli;h llnancc." This fact strikingly
Illustrates the character of the demo
cratic party and particularly. Its readi
ness to atoltlfy Itself If there Is promise
winning in doing BO.
As a prom
inent leador In the party recently aald,
"the ninln thin Is to win,- which re
flects the general democratic feeling.
A republican president having deter
mined to enforce the Inwa and thereby
provoked the enmity and hostility of
that nnrllnn nf ihm monpv nnwer en
combination, that have
disregarded the laws, the democrats are
now looking hopefully to the assistance
0f fhlaj money power to place their party
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In control of the government. Tney
are crying out that the republican ad
ministration baa alarmed the business
Interests of the country nod that to con
tinue It In power would result dlsaa-
trously to the welfare of the people,
There must be a "conservative" man
In the presidency, one in wbom
the
business Interests, which of course in
eludes the money power, will have con-
fldenee,
TV V. A k.ar va n n n MnBArrntlrS
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the trusts and combinations do as they
pease and make no erTort to enforce
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tlie laws applicable to them? Is it to
vv
kk .. ..4iffu.yl that le thv anollln ailf- I
1 "U.jrii..uiiM ,i
nAaA . .,, . nlnt hr the heln
. 4K -bich fb hv
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ao vigorously denounced In the past,
that that power will be permitted to
exploit the country at will, regardless
of the laws! It la well known that the
last democratic administration Tlld noth-
tn a aKmI tha irmwth nf fVirrrtilnnHnnB
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or to require mem TO coniorin o iub
laws." Its legal advlsera, one of whom
Is In the list of DOSRlble candidates for
tno presidency, could find nothing mert-
torlona In the anti-trust act, which was
practically discredited by that admlnis
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democrat of the "conservative" kind
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questions will certainly In due time re-
celv the thoughtful consideration of
people.
The democrats are perhaps getting
some encouragement from the corpora-
tlon magnates Who are hostile to the
a nrealdent when the people under-
stand the true situation. ' The demo-
cratlc party is quite capable of self-
stultification, but it will not be able
this year" to fool a1 majority of intelli
gent voters,' however well supported by
the money power.
1H SCHOOL FUKD LKYT.
Borne members of the school board are
said to be talking of a e-mlll tax levy
for the school fund this year. With the
grand asseasment roll totaling sometning
over a hundred million dollars a 4-mm
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school levy would mean a tax producing
more than $400,000, which would be nl-
moat twice What has been raised for the
schools by taxation m any previoua year.
.t a. t. .it . 1 At. I
ve ao n0i De,.Te uin uei vb i
. i t. al. a. f i . s I
scnoois require uio iiuiweiuviu nu,
Bucll burden upon our taxpayers or tnat
the school board will have any Justifies-
tlon In making auch a demand If It ex
pecta to conduct' the affairs of the school
district on any teasonable basis of
economy.
It must be remembered tliat the school
fund has independent sources of income
exclusive of the money raised by the
school tax. By the .constitution the
c000! treasury la entitled to all the re-
cdpt from fines and licenses collected
within the school district For tne year
1H04 the income from nquor licenses win
aggregate approximately $240,000 and
from other licenses $10,000 more, or a
quarter ef a million dollars all told. The!
I reoe.Ir.ra from the fines In Dollce court
I ., i -aa tanvi . airtwi
vo.ww v. - '
ehare of the city schools in the state ap-
portionment may be counted on to fur -
nuh another $4o,000. In Bgurlng on
achool district estimates, therefore. It Is
ur( 0 place me revenues independent
0f taxea well In excess of $300,000.
The total general fund achool warrants
l(t8Ucd for the last fiscal year were $621.-
T.x-i ii ann rnr mm vmp i-.prr.pi rnnr pnn.
Ing June 80, 1902. were $,'47,720.79.
TUere nJ ntnon t0 peot anr eltraor.
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beyond those provided for heretofore,
Tbe school board baa been able to get
along without serious embarrassment
with a achool levy of from $200,000 to
$225,000, and it ought to be able to do
aa well by th taxpayers In tbe year
1004.
Certain It Is that a achool levy of 4
mills on the present valuation would be
an altogether unprecedented burden on
the taxpayers, and It behooves our tax -
paying cltlcena to let the members of
the achool board know what tbey think
about It.
The local democratic organ Is pouudlng
the tom-tom in championship of District
Attorney Summers, whose reteutlon In
office It insists has been earned by bis
pernicious perversion of authority to bis
persona! ends. How long does anyone
lmarfne the World Herald would atand
up for Mr. Summers after a democratic
president should by chance be installed
In the White House? How long would
it be before that paper would be clamor
ing for Mr. Summers' removal to make
way for a good democrat no matter what
his claims might be? And then if tbe
republican district attorney should get
few democratic officials Indicted bv a
,,, . . -. y.
pllant grand jury, f course he could
count on the ardent endorsement or the
popocratlC oran of his defiance ot erery
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attempt to cut him oft the salary list I
isirairon.
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luni was an important utterance, ii
correctly reported, of Emperor Nlcbolae !
II. In which ho anl! that h dr-slrcs and
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la.. . a. 1 . 1 1 1 K
iniu fuitj in me tin rucu a
very generttlly accepted as being sin
cerely meant, for the cr.nr has hitherto
given strong evidence of bis aversion to
war.' A few years nco he urged a reduc
tion of armaments and the creation of
The Hngun tribunal was due to his In
itiative. Since the controversy arose be
tween Russia and Japan It has been
more than once reported that the Influ-
ence of the caar was being exerted to
avrf war anrl It U nM ihnt hut for this
hostiiitiea would now be in progress, a
sta foment by no means incredible.
While an autocrat whose will Is law,
yet the czar must give consideration to
the views of hia ministers and some of
these seem at present to be little dis
posed toward the preservation of peace.
It la evident that among them are men
who believe that Russia baa much to
gain by an aggressive policy In the far I
east, even to the extent of Involving the
nation in war. The military element in
Russia la powerful and Is strongly rep
resented In the national councils. It Is
this element which the emperor baa to
bold In check, but he cannot expediently
Ignore It, for the security of the govern-
ment rests upon Its vast military power
and It would therefore be dangerous to
antagonize thla. There Is great social
unrent In tho emnlre Th miliums of
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statement la to the effect that the social
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Ylgoroos'T their agitaUon among the re-
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Li uiid i t;i iu 3 aii ui j . w a t ia tu-c? i rouiv .
In a number of places demonstrations
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Under such condHiona the mUitary
power must be maintained and the em-
peror cannot afford to wholly disregard I
the Influence of this power.
On the other hand Is a strong con
servative element which alma at the de-1
veiopment of the industrial and. -com-
merclal resources of the nation and un
derstands the consequences of a de
structive war. This element realizes
that even should Russia be successful
In a war It would be many years before I
1 oniilri nuvirsr tmm tVia itlonitmna
effects. There would be a vast Increase
In the already enormous debt of the na
tion, a greater Impoverishment of the
masses of the people and a general con
dition far worse than exists at present
It Is with this element, evidently, that
the czar Is In sympathy. It remains to
be seen whether he can secure for It the
rictory, at the same time obtaining for
Russia whatever Is Just and reasonable
In Its demands. . What he is reported to
have said to the assembled diplomats
should certainly have a reassuring
effect, since It Is not. to be doubted that
lt was spoken with entire earnestness
and sincerity. Meanwhile the-prepara
tions for war go on.
It Is given out that Lincoln republicans
nroDoso to antagonize the endorsement
D lhe gtnt) conTenuon of John L. Web-
Bt.erB candidacy for the vice Dreaidentlal I
pace on the national republican ticket
T i. ..t ne.nn, ),., i,n.Hi.
w scs wt a , vv ' s vou uio a-fu a vsisw mvouij vV
1(J due t0 fact that Mr Webster lives
ln Omaha, alnce IJncoln never could bm
anvthlno- Mvnd cnmlnc nut nf Hmnha If I
M, whater would cniv mov t who
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or Lodge Pole, or Silver Creek, or some
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oti,er interior center of civilization per-
hap9 be m1);ht gp.e bis Lincoln ene-
mles
Not a dissenting voice In the big con
vention of the National Live Stock aaso-
Hsrlnn ae-nlnat tha retention amrfnralna-
President Roosevelt and his course In
I connection with the Panama canal. As
the live stock convention is a fairly rep
reeentative gathering for the great weat
ern states which produce meat for the
world, this does not give any encourage-
ment to those who Imagine the west can
bo shaken loose from the Roosevelt col-
umn.
Mr. Hearst is reported as having de -
dared that he would not invade Ne-
I Keaair. in hi. nraiimimn itnaim
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delegates to the St Louis convention be-
1 cause, that would look too much lite
courting Mr. Bryan'a help and might
repel support In other sections. Mr.
uearst eviaenuy counts on naving tne
Nebraska delegation delivered to him by
Mr. Bryan anyway.
,
i inrrnnp i-ciiannn whA man la at
week, was the governor of Ohio at the
tlme of 0Hr Transmisslssippl exposition.
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i auu au u. vuiLia, ia)vu; tiv um sji
he could to bring Ohio support to the
enterprise, attending in person with his
I staff on Ohio day. Our people ought
to revere bla memory kindly on that I
account If for no other.
A bond Issue of $ltio,000.000 by a sin-
gl railroad corporation la now looked
I upon aa conservative action according to
the atatement which comes from New
1 York explaining recent financial opera-
tlons of the Rock Island Railroad cou-
pany. And the development of the
United States Is yet In its Infancy.
Deft Toacb of Eavy.
Chicago Record-Herald.
It Is true that the St Louis hotels will
be crowded with thousands of World's fair
v-l.ltrtr. In Jnlv Rut It must h. twtrn. In
mlnd tn.t fmlr nd. ,K:rM(J by
vast seres of natural forest la which ths
wearied traveler may lie down at night to
sweet and restful slumber, with ne betel
bills to pay and no waiters te tip.
Aay Old Tblatar to Wis,
Baltimore Amerioan.
The democratic conclusion seems to be
that the next presidential candidate ef that
party will be 4 New Torker. Ne matter.
much, who he Is. The geography ot the
a I situation appeals strongly to the ranks- of
I ths perpetual-opposrs-of . whatever - Is.
However, one csn hardly blame the party
.D,.,in- 0B geography In preference
I to ,llhr arithmetic or history, neither
which branches of study furnishes much
comfort to opponente of the present admin
ft 1 1 1 Until I aa a 4tia ftirk
g-aajsai we .....
rw uuuia
u Anf.nn-t foow n,Pess.rlly that a volu-
bio promoter will make a voluble witness;
In fact the rule Is otherwise. Possibly
Schwab's volubility on the witness stand
Is accounted for by the fuct that It makes
very littles difference now wnat anyDoay
testifies to, or who wins the suit brought
by the bag holders. In any event there's
nothing In the. bag but wind.
Harrlman and lhe Ttewapnpera.
Portland Oregonlan.
Mr. E. H. Harrlman does not appear to
be living up to bis reputation as a "bad
actor" with newspaper men. His decided
aversion to the newsratherers has always
been heralded from the east ae on of hie
most prominent traits, yet nothing of this
nature was apparent on his recent visit to
the coast. Wherever he appeared In the
west, newspaper men had but little diffi
culty In obtaining his views on matters ot
puhlla interest. Now comes the story from
Sa.i Francisco that his crack Oriental lfner.
with a million-dollar cargo and notable
passengers from all ports of the world,
was held for ten hours to await tho arrival
on a delayed train of a New York news
paper man. On second thought It mlgbt
be possible that the transportation king
decided that It was worth while to hold
the steamer In order to get one of the
New Tork clan out of the country.
WHAT DID BRYAN EXPECT!
His
Trealraeat by American Rear
' aentatlves Abroad.
Washington Post.
Mr. Bryan expresses great surprise, to
say nothing of unexpected pleasure, be
f"UM ,ne "Piomatic representatives oi
whs lovrrnment ueaiea rum wun cuunr
ous consideration. We do not know what
kind of treatment Mr. Bryan anticipated
Evidently, however, because he Is a
democrat and our ambassadors and mln
Isters are of the opposite political faith,
he counted upon a chilly reception. In
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,tead of this, according to Mr. Bryan, the
diplomatic representatives "acted as
thAliarS thaw AA ni kriAW T wna A mm
j w -
M" - - or u ibe Ali know- " ,f thy
UIVJ IIVl VSVI t7. X1UW HUIUIIBIHI A. lltT
tnlsrht nf AnnfM rm v t a k mn him fnr at
popuugt. but being men of at least aver-
age Intelligence, they knew that he had
twice been a candidate for president on
the democratic tlckot. And yet, despite
this faot, they accorded him every pos
sible consideration, bestowing courtesies
Instead of snubs and 'rebuffs. They In
vlted him to sit at the same table with
them, and went driving with him. In
other words, they treated Mr. Bryan as
gentlemen are supposed to treat eaoh other,
observing all the amenities of decent so
ciety. Why should Mr. Bryan regard this
simple and natural fact as a matter worthy
0" emphatic CommentT
it la a good tnpig tnat Mr. wryan went
abroad to have his experiences enlarged
He has learned, aa his fellow-Americans
who have been abroad have learned, that
our diplomatic representatives do not dis
tinguish between cltisens of the United
6t.t auv fa, n a vmlltlcal faith Is Mn.
lt tneP u on, place repub.
lioans and demoorats. populists and prohl-
blttontsta, stand on equal ground. It la
under the flag which floats over the em
baasy or the legation of the United Slates
In a foreign oOuntry. We could quote
thousand Instances where aid has been ex
tended by members ot our diplomatic and
consular Vero lo Americana whose po
litical belief ;Wsia matter of Ignorance
and IndlfferenceV''It Is a slur upon our
representatives Abroad .to even Intimate
that they are governed, by sentiments ot
partisanship rather than patriotism. There
may be a few axoeptlons, but these only
prove tha rule. Certainly there is no
ground for criticism, and should the next
.v. m
.tin b. the same consideration for reoub-
Hcana who happen to be traveling abroad
M th,r P"1""1 ror citisens who be
on lu yr.
WARS AND CENTURIES.
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New York Tribune.
Tha superstitious notion U exUnt that
hher mu8t oon reat war beoauae
the opening years of every century have
always been thus marked. Of course, if
the latter were true It would form no
sufficient reason for a war at thla time.
A century la not a natural division of
time, as Is a day. a season or A year, but
1. amiirtMjr avrimvJBM, aiiu uivi a tm uu uiura
reason why war should occur at the be
ginning than at the middle or the end of
It However, as a matter of fact, the
statement Is not true, as every one at ail
acquainted with history should know.
The nineteenth century began with the
establishment of more general peace than
the world bad known for many years; and
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It was only the renewal of the wars that had
marked the closing years of the preceding
century. The eighteenth century began
1 with wars, but they were merely the con-
tinuation or conniois oegun in the seven
I foentb, Tbs early years of tbe seven-
,eenl wer. marked with mere noaoa male.
tD. than War making. The wars at the
I opening of the sixteenth century were
prolongations of those in the fifteenth, and
lnV ot the flKeenoT Ve T Te'ft over
l rrom y,, fourteenth. There were no Im-
I po.-unt wars In the first years ot the four-
teenth century, save these at Consuum-
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the thirteenth century or ot the twelfth
At P"n ". Mabmud of
i wtiavaiil luvauw , Auuiab. auv
tenth Was
i marked with na new war
nor was the
I ninth. The eighth was ten years old when
ths Saracens Invaded Spain. Tbs beginning
of the seventh was peaceful. The first
year pf the sixth and fifth saw Rome In
volved in war, but war was then the habit
ual state of Rome. The fourth and third
began In comparative peace. The second
saw no new war, but rather the ending of
the old struggle in Ducts, and the tierce
conflicts of the early yeara of the first
I century of our era were merely the con-
tinuation of those begun a doxen yeara be
fore. In all theae last nineteen centuries,
Indeed, not more than two are to be
charged with having opened with new and
Important wars. Of the centuries before
our era, the first began In peace, tbe sec
ond with nothing but the second Macedonian
war, the third with the third 8amnlte
war; the fourth with no great struggle;
the fifth with the burning of Sardls and
the battle of Lake Keglllus, continuations
of wars begua livng before; the sixth with
Nebuchadneszar's conquest of Jerusalem,
and In the earlier centuries, so far as
chronology Informs us. there were no Initial
wars if magnitude.
The current superstition, then, is In a
noteworthy degree contrary to tbe facts,
Instead ot being Invariably or even gener
ally marked with the outbreaklngs of great
ware, the beginnings of oenturies have In
the vsst majority of cases been remark
ably free from such catastrophes. It we
were to form sny rule from historical
precedent. It would be, therefore, that this
year and the next few years should be
J peaceful. But we shall make no such
I prophecy, nor shall we expect this exposi-
tlon of the fact, entirely to demolish the
of I foolishly false superstition which aosr; so
1 widely prevails.
OTHER LANDS THAN OIKS.
In a speech In the French chambers re
cently M. Delcasse was emphatic on the
advantages of the amicable relatlona which
hnd been recently established between
Franca and England. It certainly would
not have been to the advantage of either
country, he argued, If they had continued
to entertain mutual suspicion and to In
dulge In mutual recrimination. If it were
true, as he himself firmly believed, that
n futuf economic Interests would eier-
rise Increasing influence on the foreign
relation ot different nations, surely France
and England, owing to the difference, of
their productions, far from being rivals.
ought to supplement and fortify one an
other. There were many points on the
globe, he said, where they found them
selves In rontact, but not In a Mingle In
stance did any vital Interest of Franc or
any capital Interest of England come Into
conflict. Therefore there need not be any
collision between them. Conciliation would
always be easy. Publlo opinion In Inn two
countries must show Itself favorable to I
this course, ana the two governments must I
ehow their deaira for ll. Tha convention
for arbitration concluded with England I
proTea wiiai progress nan uaen maae.
future experience, he hoped, would cem-
onstrate the value of that Instrument for
uie Kiiuuon oi oineience woicn, uiuugn
minor, migni taxe a oangeroua turn, wnai
ne wan.ee, to point oui was tw im oon-
venuon m nsi renoerea poesto.. oy tn.
aayw crviuiiuu ill ruiviM iv-puus 't waa
sides ot the channel. That had facllUated
for diplomacy the consideration and set
tlement of questions too delicate to be
neglected. All this does not sound as if
M. Delcasse expected Franca said Eng
land to be" brought to blows over tha
Russo-Japanese quarrel.
An official Russian report. Issued to com
-memorate the tenth anniversary of the
Imperial oommlttee of the Blbertaa railway.
whose president Is the csar, gives some
astounding figures 0f the cost of that un-
dertaking. The total cost of the line
through Siberia and Manchuria to Vladlvos- I
tok and Port Arthur Is given as 940,000,000
roubles, nearly ISOO.000,000. which Is 103.9S7
roubles per verst. or more than W.ooo for
the ,042 versts of the whole undertaking,
There are only two engineering difficulties
of any magnitude In the whole line, namely
the eircum-Baikal line, where the hilly,
rock country will necessitate much blast
ing, and the formidable tunnel through
the Kblngan range of mountains But
neither of these works has yet been un
dertaken, so that the expenditure dealt
with Is for plain rail-laying over eaay
levels, and largely over perfectly flat sur
faces. When It la remembered that the
land over which the line runs oest nothing,
being given by the government, and that
the timber was obtained on tlie same terms,
while, a very considerable part of tha un- pany fills out Its passes In the name of
dertaking was facilitated by the free Use Mrs. Senator So-and-So and Mrs. Assembly
of convict labor, the totals art almost map, J ones-Smith, Instead of in tha name
Inconceivable to the non-Russian mind.
M. Witte, .after his memorable trip to the
far ' east, reported that there had been
no amount of corruption to call for par
ticular remark. It Is suggested that the
figures really include a considerable part
of the cost of the maintenance of the forces
In Manchuria.
By the completion ot a short Una of rail
road extending east and west between
Monterey and Torreon, the Mexican port
ot Tarn pi co is now connected with the main
line of the Me&lcaa Central railroad, giving
It a direct route diagonally through the
country of Ll Paso and tho United States
railroad system. Moutarey, nestling In
valley on the west side of the eastern Sierra
Mad re, la the largest town of northern
Mexico and a busy manufacturing plaqe,
with a greater United Hlates trade than
moat Mexican clues have acquired. The
chief advantage ot the new route to Tain
pice and to our uade Is that It will afford
a short cut for the gulf commerce te north-
weal Mexico and to our southwestern states
and territories; and 11 will stimulate the
interests ot Monterey, because, being al
ready a staUon ou the Mexican Central
railroad, the city will have two land out
lets to the United Stales, one through
Latredo, Tex., and and tbe other through
El Paso.
Tbe links In the railroad system of Mex
ico, which that republic la advancing as
rapidly as possible, tvre gradually making
all parts of the country aocesalbla.
a
Klabineff snd Cores, are far apart, geo
graphically, but there Is a certain political
connection between them, as Russia Is
likely to find out when she attempts to
float a war loan. The chief money lenders
of Europe are Hebrews, and the affairs at
Kiahlnoff, Oomel and elsewhere lu Russia
have not predisposed them toward the Rus
sian government If the Russian minister
of finance were to refresh bis memory as
to what happened In October, 1S91, when
Russia tried to float a tlOO.000.000 loan In
Paris, he would And food for reflection. At
that time. Just as recently, Russia had been
harrying the Jews, though with far less
cruelty snd bloodshed. When the FT en oh
syndicate, which had arranged to under
write the Russian loan, opened Its books
there was not a single Hebrew name In the
list; the Rothschilds themselves, who had
floated the preceding loan, being consplo-
uous by their absence. The ultimate result
wss that the Russian government waa com
pelled to take back two-fifths of Its bonds,
which no Hebrew financier would touch.
History has repeated Itself In the matter
of Russian maltreatment of the Jews, and
It seems likely to repeat Itself also as re
gards the attitude of Hebrew financiers to
ward Russian loans.
aa
Consul Pletro Cuneo, writing from Turin,
Italy, under date of October t, gives some
Interesting end doubtless trustworthy ac
counts of the conditions of labor In that
country. He describes seeing men and boys
carrying brick and stone in baskets on
their shoulders ss masons assistants four
stories high, with very scanty protection
against the weather. Becoming Interested
In the work going on In a large govern
ment building he was prompted to make
Inquiries as to the current rates of wsges.
He found rugged and competent boys get
ting sn average wage of from fO to 30 cents
a day and men from 40 to 60 cants. Good
bricklayers were getting from SO to 100
cents a day, stonecutters and carpenters
from SO to 70 snd painters and freacoers
from 40 to 50 cents. Laborers on the streets
of Turin were commanding from 40 to 00
cents a day.
aa
Japan Is .to reverse the usual plan of hav
ing the government take over the property
of a railroad company. By recent action
of the departments of finance and com
munications. It has been decided to con
vert the government railroads Into Joint
stock companies. The government Itself
Is to be a stockholder to the extent of the
value of the existing plants, while the pub
lic will be Invited to subscribe to shares for
new undertakings. The arrangement Is
novel snd perplexing, and the first natural
Instinct is to think of It ss having some
reference to possible wsr conditions. Tt Is
possible that turning over the cost of rail
road extension to the, public would be of
prompt benefit to the wsr exchequer.
Kever Pat OsT Till Tomorrow.
Chicago Inter Ooean.
We shall be In s belter position to say
complimentary things about the old-fash
ioned winter when we learn definitely two
months hence whether or not It hai
formed i otd-fashloned habit ef lingering
In ths lap of spring.
POLITICAL DRIFT.
Four members of th city council of Mll-
ukee have been Indicted for working the
Itching palm. St. Louis had better watch
Its laurels.
Senator Thomas C. Piatt's "amen corner"
has ceased to be an Irresistible attraction.
and Its unctuous amena have diminished.
to a whisper.
St. Louis hotels are likely to be pretty
full about July 8. and their rates will be
sufficiently Mgh to check the tendency te
unseemly enthusiasm.
Senator Depew has been made an honor
ary member of young Mr. Rockefeller's
bible class. Mr. Depew has a collection of
stories rivaling the antiquity of biblical
themes.
Of the S90 members of the house of rep
resentatives JC7 are lawyers: then there are
manufacturers, IS: Journalists, II; bankers.
IS: merchants, t, and the rest In varied oc
cupations. St. Louis expresses unbounded confidence
In Its ability to equal Chloago In furnish
ing political enthusiasm next summer. If
Chicago draws on Milwaukee. 8L Louis
will fall back on Peoria
General J. Warren Ketfer announces his
Intention to run for cona-r.a In the Rnrln.
field (O ) district next year. Twenty yeara
ago General Kelfer waa speaker of the
house of representatives at Washington
Th, Nw Tofk gun ,ntw
Harrlman. president of the Unlo. Padflo.
is the favorite of Governor Odali for
United States Senator to succeed Chaunoey
Depew. Evidently Mr. Harrlman baa room
for one mors office.
Walter Well man says tha Hearst boom
for the damocratlo Domination for presi
dent Is a live thing. Inasmuch as Mr.
Hearst Is willing to pay for 1L Tha last
qualification win give the bora In tha
trenches something to holler for.
U(-Congressmaii Thomas J. Wood of
Crown Point Ind..
candidate for the presidency. Mr Wood
advances the somewhat MmMn.M i
that Inasmuch aa Lincoln was a poor man
he does not see why he rWood) beina- aia
poor, should not be nominated and elected
Senator Allison of Iowa, famed for his
conservatism and his oomoramlaea. ...
a dinner party in Washington a f.w t,ht.
ago. Along In the evening, after tha arson a 1 1
naa been served and the glasses filled
several times, an admirer of the senator
came over to him. put his hand ou tha
senatorial shoulder and said, between aobe:
Allison, If you had ever In your life hit
a man a good stiff punch In the slats and
called him out of his name a few times
you would have been president of the
United States."
New Tork lawmakers with the aMlstanos
of those Interested have worked around the
statute forbidding the giving or acceptance
I of railroad passes. The Pullman corn-
of the senators and assemblymen them
selves. That a great number of legislators
are bachelors seems not to have troubled
the company in the least. The passes axe
all filled out In the same manner, and en
title Mrs. Jones-Smith "and one othar" to
a seat or berth In the oars of tha com
pany on any of the lines In tho state. The
passes Were sent to ,tho members of tha
enaie ana asaemDiy in letters addressed
"Dear Madam."
All IMPORTANT DISCOVKHV.
Brsnptema of Retarnlmr Sanity ne
ported la th Deaomtla Can.
' Chicago Chronicle.
When the senior senator from New Tork.
a typical republican, remarked not long
ago that , the democratlo party onds more
showed Indications of returning to a "sane
and dangerous condition" It was an ob
servation of much significance, coming as
It did from one ot the moat astute po-
I Htlcal organisers In the country. It at
tr acted less attention because primarily ap
piled to the eastern states, where the
populistlo fever that attacked the old de
mocracy was least virulent
The most astonishing feature ot that
fever, certainly In the transmisslssippl re
glon, waa the extraordinary bitterness of
personal feeling that accompanied it. This
waa as Intense as wss that developed dur
ing tbe old slavery struggle, barring the
fact that no one could Inject a tinge of
sentiment Into a disagreement about the
material to be uaed for money.
The aotlon of the Jacksonfan club of
Omaha Inviting back ail the men wbo re
fused to follow the majority into 'the popu
list delusion seven or sight years ago is
much more significant of returning sanity
than any eastern action. The election of
1900 shook the populistlo grip on the whole
western prairie and mountain region, and
this aotlon of the leading organisation of
Its kind In Nebraska la a further effect
In the same dlreptlon. That It Is felt to be
so Is made quite plain by the heated tone
of the Invitation sent out to the populistlo
brethren for the banquet to be tendered
to Mr. Bryan In Lincoln on the- occasion
of bis return from Europe. Its flutter be
trays at once? agitation and weakness.
Some are disposed to regard It as a po
litical blunder, but It la not altogether that.
It practloally makes the Issue open. With
out something like It oo one could ever
feel sure of anybody's position. This will
make tt elear whether the state of Ne
braska will remain popullstlc. except of
course, as it may be republican, or will
accept the situation as Indicated else
where. In that sense It Is not a blunder
in effect whatsoever It may be In inten
tion. It is only a part, of an inevitable
evolution, a part of It because, like a light-.
house. It shows more plainly than would
otherwise be Just where the psth of sanity
lies.
MARKED DOWN
TO SELL QUICKLY
c . .
All of our odd suit trousers left from the different grade
marked down to $2.75 values from ?5 to $7.50 sites
30 to 42 waists.
Blouse and sailor suit, 3 to 8 years, marked down, $2.50
to .. .. .....5.oo
Dojb' double breasted 2-piece suits, sizes 7, 8, 9 and 10, only,
. marked down, $3.50 to , 5.00
Hoys' reefers and overcoats, marked down, $1.00 to. . , 3.50
Girl's wool tarns, 50c values, marked down to ........ 25c
(Child's light colored toques, 50c values, marked down,.25c
Boys' stiff bosom shirts, $1 values, marked down to . . ,25c
An odd lot of caps to close out, at. lOc
4
NO CLOTIIINO FITS LIKE OUKS. 1
R. S. WILCOX, Mer.
DIDN'T lOOW A' THING.
S
Sample laifaare of Balldla iB'pec
tloa as It la.
The extent to which building Inspectors
Inspect and comprehend their responsibili
ties under law. Is Illustrated by the follow
ing testimony of the building commissioner
of Chicago given before the coroner's Jury:
Q. Does the ordinance require the de
partment to O. K. a building when com
pleted before they can secure a license to
run a theater T A.-I don't believe It does.
Q. Do you knowT A. No, I do not.
Q Do you know whether you O. K.'d
this building for them to procure th li
cense? A. I know I did not.
Q Do you know whether sny of your
men did? A. I don't know, but I don't
believe that they did.
W -But you don't know? A. No, sir.
Q Did you ask him what he meant by
"O. K."T A.-I did riot.
Q. Did you ask him whether the fir ap
paratus was in 7 A I did not.
Q.r!d you ask him whether there were
separate exits and entrsncea to the galler
ies above the first floor? A. I did not
Q Did you ask him whether the flues
were In working order? A.-l did not.
Q - -Did you ask him whether there was
a fire alarm connection? A. I did not
Q. Did you ask him whether there were
any hone or axes on the stage? A.-I asked
him no questions.
Q Did you read the ordinance In regard
to that. A. I did: yes. sir.
Q.-Hsd you ever read tho ordinance
through? A.-I read It at some time or
another.
Q. When? A. I don't know.
POIltTKD REMARKS.
Visitor (at the soo)-Whafe that elephant
trumpeting about?
Attendant ile always does that when his
keeper goes on a toot- Chloago Tribune.
"What's tho prloo of eggs?"
"Forty-seven cents for strictly fresh "
"Eh I I reckon I would be strictly fresh
If I paid that for 'em." Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Browne I mads a fool of myself again
yesterday.
k. T "Z "2"'. ""I08
Mrs. Mrowne Again? How manv lime
New TeTi Tlmea"" to.0y7-
"Some men," said Unole Eben. "keeps
Jalkin' 'bout bow honest dey Is till you
kind o gits s'plctous dat dey'e glttln
skyaht o' delr good resolutions an' la try In'
to keep up delr , courage." Washington
Star.
"Pour of a IrlnA ' -a I A ,v. V.1 I..'
Insr down his hand, "beats'
"It doesn't even beat six high." retorted
the supposed tenderfoot, as he brought a
revolver above the table. Chios-go Post.
"So. whan you have done wrong, you no
lonaer admit It to your wife?"
slon, like a ticket speculator." Puck.
"Talk about your Incendiary speeches.
I heard Arsonskl make one today."
"You don't say? I didn't know he was
a publlo speaker at all."
"O! this wasn't a publlo speech. Tie
Just whispered to me that his clothing
store was Insured for twice Its value."
Philadelphia Press. .
First Ouest fat banquet) Is this diamond
backed terrapin?
Second Ouest That's what the caterer
calls lt
First Ouest (tsstlng lt-Well, he's a pre
yarlcaterer. Chicago Tribune.
"If you wish to sleep In church." said
the deacon sarcastically, "I suppose there
Is no objection, but why do you snore?"
"I presume," replied the offender care
leeisly. "thst It's because the seats are so
uncomfortable. I nJwnys snore when I am
not resting eaelly." Chicago Post.
RAB'S RJCTt'Rl.
To ths Editor of ThS Bee: In searching
through soma old papers and clippings I
found the inclosed without anything
to ladloate the author. I had It struck oft
and sent a copy to Andrew Anderson of
Scotland, who wrote "Cuddle Doon," esklng
him for Information as to the author. If
you feel disposed to do so, publish It, snd
state If you know who wrote It. It seems
tao be a sequel to "Bairns Cuddle Doon"
and "Jeamle's Lament."
R. H. LANOFORD.
North Plstte, Neb.
Though I sm auld an' near the en'
An' datiner here my lane,
I wuss that thae auld een o' mine,
Could see wee Rab again.
He's a' the bairn among- the three.
That's left on alrth to me; .
I wiiss he wad come hame ance malr,
Frae far across the ssa.
Today. In wand'rln' roun' the boose,
I foun' a wee bit shoon,
Which was pulr Tarn's, when as a bairn.
He ereetln . toddled roun'.
His little duds are dear to me,
Sin I am a' my lane.
For Tarn, dear lad. has passed awe',
Amang the mools has gane.
An. ss I turn there meets my een,
Pulr Jamie's bat an' ba';
I lo'e tli em weel, an' oanna bear,
To pit thae toya awa'.
Ah me. It pains me auld srav heid i
An' gars my heart to sreet -
That Tarn an Jamie balth are deld,
An' Rub nae malr I'll meet.
iHien some strange body steeked the deer,
A lad wl' heard fu' braw;
An" as T looked. It seemed to ina,
My sin wee Rsh I saw;
An' then my henrt gxed wl a boun',
To Mm across the soa,
An' rlnsnlt In his alrma, I knew,
He had come home to me.
I sit store a weel built fire,' . '
Wl' wee Rab etsndln' near;
He haulds mr nutr. auld. wrinkled hand
An' cu's me mither, deer:
An' sse thoueh I nm growln' auld,
I'm slttln' hers thae nloht.
An' when I look at Rsb the warV
Becomes a wee bit brlcht.
Wee Ttsb l a' that's left to me, '
.Which peine mv heart fu' satrf
But snne I'll meet wl", a' my ftisn's,
See I shall rreet tine mslr.
M' days are drswtn' to the en',
June I'll he ca'ed shoon,
An' wee Ttah rentlv close my. een.
When I shall, cuddlo doon.