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The truant officer will now bare a
chance to go to work.
w Tbe Howell water works primers hare
not yet been endorsed by tbe committee
oik text books. - , , ;
Now we Know what Superintendent
Davldaon can say. Fregently. we will
know what be can do.
A
Ak-Sar-Ben's 2,300 club Is still open
for few nore membership applications.
Don't be backward about omiog for
ward. : 1 't. '
, Mr. Zlegler of New Tork Is having
almost as much trouble, In getting relief
to bis Arctic . explorer ias - be experi
enced In keeping out of Missouri.
, By 'sending bis transports through
Alukdcri ; General Koisfppetklni,, has
bovn Vtikl TSe 9oes"'n6t " expect to re
peat tbe mistake of 4he French at Metz.
v Unless all signs fail, the labor1 troubles
In, South Omaba will be over within
forty-eight -hours, and nil parties en
gaged in the strike will feel a great re
lief. ;l '
; Xatest advices . from. Taggart -and
Kneeban say that all attacks on the
Davis purse bave ' been repulsed, but
democrats ' are now bringing up big
guns.
f I tbe czar doesn't take tbat special
train pretty soon he will be able to'
earry a smaller quantity of provisions,
as tbe front will be Several miles nearer
St. Petersburg.
: Now If tbe democrats of tols Judicial
district want, to make sure of electing
.their candidate tor tbe bench they will
give Howard Kennedy, Jr., as the re
publican nominee, their nomination also.
" The archbishop of Canterbury , says
we might refrain from harsh criticism
or the Subway tavern until the results
demonstrate either Its evil or Us gopd.
Ills grace claims sort of copyright on
the Jdea. '
The men in tire ranks are to vote on
the AQAtftlou of stopping or continuing
tbe strike. No matter bow" the ques
tion is decided there will be no oppor
tunity to say that the walking delegate
Is responsible,
V .1. I 9
.' .Membrs of the . Interparliamentary
peace conference n this country at pres
ent may-iiear without alarm the. sound
emanating from the vicinity of Manas
sas. It Is only an American way of
keeping out of war. " '-,
' i ., " li - a '..J f i, .- ?
; Tom 'Taggart baa played even with
the eastern deuiocrata. They will be so
biray watching Jones, Johnson . aud
XVlsh tbat the gentlemanfrom Trench
JUIck will have a chance to do souie
tUing without iueettng opposition.
;"i : M 1 ' '- m t:
' Turkish minister of marine bas
'sared" a fortune of. something like
112,000,000 on a salary of 17,500 per,
H does ' look" s though In matters' of
graft the effete' monarchies of tbe old
world could teach us a whole lot. '
What telepathic suggestion brought
f orth upon the same day the .announce
uWpt that C A. Walsh of. Iowa had
beeu eppoluted to a salaried position
Tf ltU the democratic national committee
aud the statement tbui W. R. Hearst
bad completed arrangements to give
active support to Parker and Davis 1
The1 McKioley club is going to try to
resurrect the Nebraska -Ftat League of
'"pubUcon Clubs, which bas existed for
tYral years -chiefly ou paper. The
I.' j jus doubtless did some good In Us
it j, Its chief achievement having been
iv, landing two of Its successiv pros!
dtpta In comfortable federal Jobs, and
whether it bas a call in the preseut cam
paign Is tPlu.to -question ' .
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FOR COXQRtSSJORM L. KXJISZDT.
The republicans of the Second cenaTewi
slonal district afe -to be congratulated
upon the nomination of John I Ken
nedy in conformity with the popular
edict registered by the rank and die of
tbe party through tbe ballot box. In
John L. Kennedy the republicans bavti
a standard bearer under whom they can
rally with an enthusiasm born of confi
dence. An attractive personally, an
unblemished repot a tlon, a thorough stu
dent of public question and"" logical,
forceful and earnest pleader these
qualities commend him to popular faTor
ap4 make him an Jdeal candidate in a
campaign to be fought out In the discus
sion of political issues and principles.
In no'sense a factlonlst,. although an
ardent partisan, there is no reason why
Mr. Kennedy should not have the ear
nest and active support of every repub
lican In the district. We may even go
further and say that inasmuch as it Is
practically settled that President Roose
velt will be continued at the bead of
the national administration and abso
lutely certain tbat the senate will re
main republican for several years to
come, there Is no reason why, any cltl
sen who wants someone at Washington
who. can accomplish something for the
district. should not support Mr.; Kennedy
Irrespective of partisanship. v-
While conditions are all favorable to
his electldn, still neither Mr. Kennedy
nor his friends should take anything
for granted, bnt they should make it
their aim to pile, np for blm this year
the biggest republican majority ever, re
corded for a candidate for congress
since , the state was districted as at
present
TUB WDKPENDEyT VOTE.
The uncertain quantity In the national
campaign is tbe independent vote,
which in some of the states is of con
siderable proportions. It is commonly
believed that those voters who bave no
fixed party affiliations, but drift from
one party to the other, will determine
tbe result next November. In the last
two presidential campaigns It was very
commonly known long before the open
ing of tbe polls bow hosts of Independ
ent voters would vote, but this year
conditions' are different and no confident
prediction can be made in regard to
this yote. '
The democrats are assuming that
most of It will be on their side, but
there does not appear to be any war
rant for this. In the east some who call
themselves Independents have an
nounced that they will support the
democratic ticket, but It is probable
that in tbe case of most of these they
were formerly democrats and , are
simply returning to the old affiliation.
There are more of this clnBs in New
York than in any other -state and it la
not unlikely that Judge Parker appeals
to their, peculiar political Ideas more
strongly than Mr. Roosevelt.-" It will
not'rba surprising, therefore If "Jn. the
Empire state most or the Independent
voters go with tbe democrats and It',-ls
this which renders that state dnnhf ful.
The same Is perhaps true of New Jersey
and Connecticut. ' It is to be "expected
tbat in other eastern states the demo
era tic vote will be somewhat increased
by the accession of the so-called Inde
pendent voters, but except in the states
named this will not . affect the result
In tbe middle : states the Independent
vote Is less of a factor, though : tho
democrats appear to be counting upon It
to give them Indiana. There la no way
of determining what this vote. Is in that
state, but there Is reason to think It Is
small, probably only a few thousands.
The same can be said of Illinois, while
further west those who have no fixed
party allegiance are still more rare
The people west of the Alleghenles have
pronounced political opinions, which
they cannot 'easily be Induced to re
nounce ana wnne or course there are
some of the Independent class these arc
not numerous. .
It is perhaps safe to assume that with
the exception of two or three states the
independent vote will be about evenly
divided .between the repubVan and
democratic tickets. Undoubtedly In
New York tbs greater part of this vote
the democratic managers- are counting
upon securing practically all of It will
be cast for Tarker and Davis.' and tho
proniTse of this may carry the Independ
ent vote of New Jersey and one or two
other eastern states the same way, but
elsewhere the republican candidates are
llkeli to get as many of these voters as
the 'democratic candidates. . Unques
tionably the Independent voters consti
tute an important "faqtor and the efforts
of the campaign managers of either
party will be largely directed toward
capturing them. ,
tBAROES CALLING FOR ISVKSTIQATIOH
Tbe David City Press makes some
serious and direct charges against the
membera of tho Nebraaka National
Guard In connection with the recent
state .encampment , held In that city
wnicn call for some Immediate and
thorough Investigation. We are glad to
1 know that the local mllitiu companies
bsre in Omaba repel these charges and
insist that the conduct of ( their men
was beyond such Imputations, but these
denials are not enough, without repeat
ing the charges openly made In public
prints.
It suffices to say that If founded on
fact the court-martialing of tbe offenders
would be imperatively demanded, and
their expulsion in ' disgrace would be
tho most lenient punishment that could
be inflicted. For tbe good name ot the
members of the. National Guard, who
bava not been vindicated in what bas
been termed "the disgusting rowdyism
aud Sneak thieving of tbe camp, 7 the
responsibility for such conditions, if they
existed, should be located and the sheep
separated from the goats.
It is np to the adjutant general of the
state to set tbe machinery n motion
that will start an Inquiry into the con'
ditlous of discipline sod morality pre
vailing during' tbs recenlf cucanlpnient
that will give at least report based on
tho evidence of those who went there
The -charges are altogether too serious
to be Ignored or to be psssed by with
simple denials.
EFFECT rPU.T cntSA.
A Russian paper expresses tbe opinion
that tbe evacuation of Llao Yan( will
have an effect upon Chins, which It says
Is 'already In a state of nervous tension
under tbe influence of Japanese a git a
tlon. It remarks that-tbe Japanese of
course will do their best to restore Muk
den to China and China must foot the
bill. Tbe Chinese are most naturally
taking an Intense Interest In the course
of the war and It is not necessary to
keep this Interest active- that there
should be any special agitation on the
part of the Japanese. The beaten and
retreating forces of Russia sre quite
sufficient to Impress the Chinese with
the conviction that tbe danger to their
empire from Russian aggression and
greed will be averted and tbat tbey will
again come into control of at least a
part of the territory Russia had taken
from them, i committing outrages in do
ing so that will never be forgotten.
The defeat of the Russians will un
doubtedly bate the effect to materially
weakenr If it shall not ejili rely destroy,
the influence of that power at Tcklng.
No longer will the government at St.
Petersburg be ahle to dictate to the Chi
nese government as it has been doing
for many years. Russian prestige has
about vanished snd- with it the' fear
which It Inspired. An Asiatic power has
shown that it is able to defend and pro
tect Asiatic interests. It will be the
part of wisdom for Japan to restore to
China not only Mukden, bnt all the rest
of Manchuria that sha may win from
Russia, requiring only tbat China shall
agree to hold It and to give to all coun
tries equal access to Its trade." By doing
this- Japan would have a new and
stronger claim .upon tbe friendship and
confidence of the civilised world. More
over such a course would probably pre
vent Russia attempting to recover lost
territory. With China given back bjt
Japan what has been virtually wrested
from her, the nations would doubtless
Insist that she be allowed to possess It
in peace and In that event Russia would
pot venture to regain It by force.
No one can foretell what demands
snd conditions Japan will be disposed
to exact, if victorious, when the time for
a peace settlement arrives. She will be
entitled to ask for much In the way of
Indemnity, but it Is unlikely that she
will expect or exact anything from
China, other than Such reasonable con
cessions as thfi Interests anif the secur
ity of both countries require. If Russia
shal be driven out of Manchuria the
world would not look with favor upon
Japan succeeding to the possession of
that territory. It belongs to China and
tbe fact that It is the fighting ground
In a war begun by Japan for her self
preservation does not Invalidate' the
ownership, jndithe rights, of Chlnn-- It
will, remain rightfully.' her territory , in
any event. Meanwhile the Chinese gov
ernment must continue to observe strict
neutrality, treating the belligerents with
absolute Impartiality In all respects, and
this, It Is safe to say, will be done.
In dispensing with contractors and
employing its own' mechanics In the
erection of school bouses, the Board f
.Education Is entering upon, an experi
ment The new departure will be
watched with interest. It Is a foregone
conclusion that a school house erected
under' the direct supervision of the
board, without Interference of" middle
men, will be more substantial In ma
terial and the mechanical workmanship
will be better than in a building erected
by contractors for profit It remains to
be seen, however, whether the building
when completed will cost less. If it
does not cost more, the -board wljl be
fuHy Justified.
.Whatever political qualifications the
school board majority exacts from its
Janitors, the first requisite to appoint
ment should be unquestioned compe
tency to handle the boilers and beating
apparatus of the school buildings under
tbelr care. Whatever may.be done to
subserve their political Interests, the
school board members cannot afford to
take chances with the lives and health
of tbe children who are attending public
school. If a qualified man is needed no
political test will take the place of the
engineer's license.
Congressman Hitchcock feels very
confident pf re-election If only one-half
as many republican votes are cast for
him this fall as were cast for him two
years ago, but as there Is no provoca
tion for a rcpubllcsii bolt this year, the
chances of polling 1,000 republican votes
for the democratic candidate will be ex
tremely slim. It Is doubtful, even,
whether , 1,000 republican votes could
save Mr. Hitchcock, In view of the trend
of public sentiment In fsvor of Roosevelt
snd republican "supremacy In the na
tional legislature. '
Speaker Cannon will give up five days
of tbe csmpalgn to Nebraska, beginning
on September W and ending ob Septum
ber 80, and It may be safely predicted
tbst be will receive an ovation at every
Nebraska town and city for which be Is
billed. Speaker Cannon bas been Iden
tified with Nebraska for year as a land
owuer, and tbsr'a Is nothing too good In
Nebraska for blm.
Tbe operation of tbe scavenger law
may be held tip a while in the courts by
the lawyers' wrangle over its applica
tion to particular cases, but In tho In
terval it has already done au Immense
amount of good In bringing 1 delinquent
taxes from people who were simply
hanging back,, neglecting to pay up
simply because there was no wsy of
forcing' thew. ,
Stackelberg was not so solicitous for
the lives of tho men who secompanled
his army, and as a result the Associated
Press has a correspondent In the hos
pital with a bullet through his lungs.
Mr. Davis - should remember that s
wounded correspondent Is denied the
satisfaction of filing surmises on tbe re
sult , '
Having convinced themselves st last
that the .opponents of La Follette In
Wisconsin are silled with the corpora"
tions, who no doubt try to run that
state, as they do all others, the Wiscon
sin democracy Is performing Its usual
rle of helping the corporations by fight
ing La Follette. . ' .
The Baltic fleet, has returned to Cron
stadt. Prejudiced people sfty that tbe
fleet was unseaworthy, but all true Ru,s
slans know that Is a deep laid plan (like
Kouropatkln's plan J of retreat) to de
prive the Japanese lieej of any targets,
and' so end their efficiency.
The people are stili voting for Jeff
Davis in Arkansas. The only way for
the peace loving citizens of that com
monwealth to get rid of their fighting
executive Is for-the legislature to
change bis name for him, with or with
out his consent- . '
Alexleff promptly left Vladivostok as
soon as he heard of the defeat at Llao
Yang. "The , redoubtable viceroy of
Manchuria docs not intend that any
Japanese army shall come between him
self ond 'the national treasury at St
Petersburg. s .'
' Joy Hold in Cheek.
. . . New Tork Tribune. .
Mr," Hill's retirement cornea perilously
near provoking enthualasm tven In the
democratic party.
1 Stand from leader.
Washington Poat
If the republican nominate Tim Wood.
ruff for governor of New York, the demo
crat threaten to ' nominate Congreaaman
dulser. thus 'making It a contest between
a vest and a -voice.. ..
Material for War.
St. loula Globe-Democrat.
The birth rate, of Japan la' aald to be
higher than tbat o any .other country and
the- mortality rate among children lower.
That nation will live to light another day-
and It la not. Tunning sway, either.
Mere Matter l Forn,
Chicago Chronicle.
Soma people are dlapoaed to sneer at
Colonel Bryan- for advocating the election
of a "gold bug,", but thoae who know the
colonel better are well enough aware that
hi advocacy 1 not . Btrenuous . enough to
Impugn hie consistency as a defender ot
the Immortal ratio. ,
Guarding; Agakoat Home Market.
Brooklyn Eagle.
dei-many arreeted a man for adulterating
Hquor, but let hint go- again when he had
sworn that he waa' adulterating It only for
export to' the United BtaW. So long as
we must accept doctored beverages from
abroad,- auppoae whut off on the man
ufacture of that kind at home.
tfmtredlmeftVwfCommoa'Seaae!
BMtlnAflre American.
Senator FalrbaWi1a Tio -red-fire orator.
but wherever n goV lie will fell the truth
o almply and' SO ' unostentatiously ' that
very man' who heart Mm will feel that he
Has been in the presence of one who la
eminently "safe and sane" and the embodi
ment of statesmanlike common sense.
I
. I'p .Agalaat It.
Baltimore.'. American, ,
Judge 'Parker must carry New York to
win.' The outloole :for "him In: New Tork
grows constantly less promising. -.Dissension
among his supporters In that state
increases as the campaign progresses. But
even If by ah 'unexpected turn ha ahould
win In New York It. Is difficult to see how
he could even then make his figures reach
a winning altitude,''
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Strength of Shade Trees Teated.
, Bt. Paul Dispatch.
The relative merlta of ahade tree was
very well shown by the. effects of the tor
nado. The destruction of a tree means the
loss of many years.. Only the staunchest
varieties should ever be set out. The soft
maple and the "box- elder suffered' the
most In the tornado, as they do In every
stout gale. - The elms, with their spreading
branches, probably . come next in tbe list
of "killed or wounded," - '
. The hard maplec, growing m v com
pactly, stood the strain better, and even the
tough old oaks, when age and the environ
ment of civilisation which seema to demor
alise thenvas welt, as It does the red man,
had aapped their strength, gave up their
branches to- the - winds. Singularly, the
cottonwood,. tree of the moat rapid
growth,1 and, therefore, presumably the
most fragile, surpaased all othera In re
slating the tornados With all their quick
growth, there cornea a toughness of fiber
and a spread of root grasp that makes
them the least subject of all to assaults
of storms. -
PENCIL POINTS Olf WAR.
Chicago Record-herald; Kouropatkln
has not taken the trouble to enrage a
boarding place In -Toklo, so that he may
have Suitable accommodations' while he
s agreeing on terms of peace there.
Chicago Tribune: When you compare
the alse ef the Japanese soldier with that
of a Russian soldier you perceive that It
takes at least 240.000 of the Japs to equal
In bulk 170,000 of tnelr adversaries. ,
Brooklyn Eagle:",, possibly If the Russian
generals had bad a freer hand In their own
Duainess at the Outset or the war, they
would . not have , been so unmercifully
trounced. Amateur generalship . at long
distance lost several battles for the north
at the beginning of, the civil strife.
. Kansas City Times:' One of the most
surprising developments of the War in the
far eaat is the evidence ot seemingly un
limited stores of. ammunition and projec
tiles of various kinds ' possessed by the
Japanese. U waa, not so strange tbat the
Japanese should show a disregard for hu
man life when a material advantage waa
to be gained by the sacrifice; but the
world was not prepared for tbe ano;oious
consumption of munitions that has been
witnessed ami is still being witnessed.
Minneapolis Journal: The Russian board
of strategy Is still, coining floe phrases to
express In less offensive form the results
of the war. They aay now that Kouropai
kln's retreat Is the logical sequence of
Russian plans. ' There doesn't seem to be
any room for argument there. The stra
tegists seem hard to please, however, for
they declare that Field Marshal Oyama
has suffered a strategical defeat In that
he has failed to prevent Kouropatkln's re
tirement.' .Just so, but a few mora victor
lea Ilka tbat for Kouropatkln and there
won't be anything lett of him. It Is now
suspected thaf Mark Tapley was t Bui,
elan.
GOSSIP ABOUT TUB WAN.
Same Featares mt the Mtahty SteacaU
Progressing la Maaw-harla.
The editorial warrior of the New Tork
Tribune places the battle of Llao Yang,
In numbers engaged, second In a list of
seven great battles of the world, it Is
assumed for purposes of comparison that
40,000 men were engaged In what waa really
a series of battles beginning August ?4
and .turned Into a rout for the Russians
September 3. In numbers engaged Llao
Yang was surpassed by the battle ot llp
alc, where the contending forces totaled
430,000 men. In losses Llao Yang ranked
fourth In the list, the number being plaoed
at (0.000. The losses at Leipslc were S3,-
000, at Borodino, M.000; at Oravelotte, J,
Quo. These estlmatea of men engaged and
losses at Llao Yang are pronounced ex
ceaelve by equally competent editorial
critics. The Philadelphia Press discredits
the figures and ahows why they are ex
craslve. 'The eatimates for Llab Yang."
says the Press, "are the men who might
be present the entire number In each of
the armies engaged. This farv exceeds the
men present at a general action. - Both
sides are exaggerated. Japan's active
army Is about 170,000 msn. Up to May no
reserves had left Japan. By this time the
number of men actually with the colors and
landed for active service probably reachea
about 300.000. It may not be over 250.000.
It cannot be over JOO.OOrt. If the Japanese
had at Llao Yang 140.000 Marshal Oyama
would have on his firing line sll of his
command, after deducting the men besieg
ing Port Arthur.
"This Is Impossible. He has to hold
Seoul, Chemulpo and North Cores. Oen
sang has a Japanese garrison. So hns
New Chwang. Lines of communication to
th Yalu and Takushan must be guarded.
Over 200 miles of railroad have to be
watched and worked. Garrisons, guarda on
communications, transport and a score of
lesser calls probably leave from 150,000 to
1 176,009 men In the three armies In the bat
tle of Llao Yang. General Kurokl crossed
the Yalu four months sgo with 100,000 men.
but ha hss not yet reached Yental with this
number. If he went to Yental In his last
march with 76,000 men he has done msr-
velously well.
"So with General Kouropatkln. In Feb
ruary he had In the 'Army of Manchuria,'
when the , first Jspanese torpedo was
launched at the Retvlzan, In all 143,000 men.
These were In the brlgadea which In war
were expected to form the first and sec
ond army corps. In east Siberia the Rus
sian troops, being, scattered, are organised
In brigades. The Russian Infantry 'regiment'
on a war tooting hasr eighty-seven officers
and 4.028 men In four battalions of which
only two ore under service In peace. Two
regiments make a brigade and two brl
gadea a division and two divisions a corps,
which should have 1,237 officers and 47,706
men. t
"It was expected that the east Siberian
force In Manchuria would be doubled by
mobilisation, and General Kouropatkln, In
an official Interview,, announced February
1 that Russia in a month wnnM hav fan.
000 men under arms In Manchuria, and
could add 110,000 a month by rail. Nothing
of the kind has come. While the Japanese
military organisation has ground out men
like a button machine the Russian has
not As General Kouropatkln sadly says
In an authorized mall Interview, given at
tho end of June and Just Appearing in
the London Graphic: 'By degrees all the
friends of Russia will realise that every
body except the Japanese had overesti
mated the numerical strength of the Rus
sian forces in the far east." .
"Instesd of 110,000 men a month the Si
berian railroad, with eight trains, g day
and the Russian army to feed, has not,
Siberian reserves , and all. been equal to
much' over 760 men a day on the average,
and is now handling only 1,000. , Beginning
with 143.000 men. Port Arthur and Vladi
vostok take 86,000, war loss 28.000, the losses
at Llao Yang and illness as much more.
The Russ'lana have sent on the third and
fourth army corps from central Blbarla. th
tenth from Kharkoff and the seventeenth
from Moscow. Tbs fifth started . July IX
hut figures in no fighting. .
"None of these has its cavalry, the 'train
service being uneaual to horses, and th.v
probably stand 120,000 men sent on wjth the
Siberian reserves. Deducting killed, alrk
and the garrisons of Port Arthur. and Vlad
ivostok and General Kouropatkln haa about
180,000.. He has Harbin to hold, 800 miles
of railroad to guard and communications
to keep open with Klrln and Vladivostok.
"It when the fight began Thursday week
the return of. the day at Linn v.n
General Kouropatkln's camp table tallied
130,000 to 140.000. he bas dona wonders with
the forees under his command and the
demands on them."
September 3 and Seotemhee 1
dates in yie war calendar of Russia. The
first marks the defeat of tha '. arn.
at Llao Yang, and the second Is made
memoraoie rjy tne disastrous ending of tne
siege of Sevastopol. ,,Just fifty years ago
next month the siege began, and fifty-one
years ago today the Russians began the
destruction of Its fleet and the city, and
on the following day the rulna r hnth
constituting a second Moscow, was all the
auies gained ny a alege of eleven months.
The noted war eorresnonrlamt iv jr n.
sell, known to Americans aa' "Bull Run
Kussen," wrote the following description
of the destruction of th city and tha Rn.
slan retreat:
'I went back tn mv unv i .
..... -. uu., ...Ul, u BUUUI
8 o'clock, but I waa speedily aroused by an
awful explosion. I hastened to my look
outpost again. The flames were spreading
an over me city, it was an ocean of Are.
'At 4 a. m. the camna from tn vti
were aroused by on awful shock the de
struction of some great magaslne behind
the Redan. In quick succession, ens, two.
enree, four explosions followed At i-jx
a. m. th magaslne of the flagstaff bastion
and the garden batteries exploded."
'The very earth trembled at nh m.
bursti but at 8:30 a'.'ra., when the whole of
the huge stone fortress. - tha Quanntin.
and Alexander were, hurled Into' tha i
almost simultaneously, with appalling- roars,
and the sky was all reddened py th inces
sant flashes of tbe bursting shells, tha bold
est neid their breath and gased In awe
struck wonder. It waa broad day.
"Th Russian fleet waa' anna tha U.t r,t
their men-of-war was at tha bottom nnlv
the steamers were active, towlmr hnata
and moving from place to place on mys
terious errsnae. Tnirty-five magaslnes In
all were, blown up, and through all tha
night of the 8th and the rooming of Sep
tember t the Russians were marching out
of the south side. W could see the bridge
covered - with them still. - At t a a
the last body of Infsntry crossed th bridge
ana mounted tne opposite bank.
Tea. the south aide waa left ta tha nna.
session of the allies at laat. Sevastopol,
th city, th dock and th arsenal, waa
ours. i
'In half an hour more tha and nf tha
bridge Itself was floated away by some
Invlalbl acencv from tha 'south aMa. anil
In less than an hour tha several portions of
It were collected at the further side of
tha roadstead. .
"Meantime, the fires. fad lv amaii
plosions, spread till the town seemed like
one great furnace vomiting out columns
of velvety black smoke to heaven. Soon
after 7 o'clock columns or smoke began
to ascend from Fort Paul. In a mlm,i
or two inor flamea were seen breaking
cut In Fort Nicholas. The first exploded
with a stupendous roar later In th day;
th mines under the lsttardld not i.k.
fir. ; The retreat of. Gnrtr-hakoff was ef
fected with masterly skill. " ,
MAMIFflSTO OF SILVEfl LEADS) St.
Tat af Iks neelaratlaa D- C.
Tlllatsoa of Kaaaas.
, D. C. Tlllotson of Topeka, Kan., chair
man of the sliver republloan national com
mute of 1900, announces that he will sup
port the republican national ticket, this
year. His reasons are given In a letter
addressed to Hon. J. W. Babcock. chair
man cf the republloan cengresslonal com
mittee. In which he nays: ,
"In im a large body of voters, who hsd
always been loyal republicans, supported
the nominee of the democratic party for
conviction's sake. While many, doubting
the good faith of the democratic party,
returned to their party . allegiance, a greater
number, believing that the republican party
waa not recognising tne economic ana
Industrial problems confronting the people.
continued to support the democratic candl
date. These, as the silver republican psrty,
did me the honor In 1900 of msklng me
the chairman of their national committee.
Present conditions make any further at
tempt to maintain a silver party organisa
tion a mere farce, whatever may be one's
academical theory of money.
"With changed conditions come changed
political relations. I speak only of myself.
but it appears to me that the democratic
party has forfeited Its claim upon alt vot
era except such aa vote the ticket from
tradition. Indeed, the only democrat who.
In a generation, has stood for an idea J
constrained to admit that the candidate of
his party Is th beneficiary of a fraud
practiced upon the convention which nom
inated him. 'a ""
"the democratic party, through Its at
titude and the .attitude of its candidates.
admits that the republican party is right
on the money question. It admits that the
republican party has perfected the legis
lation needed for controlling the trusts and
monopolies, a perfection thst the repub
lican party itself has never claimed. It ad
mits that If successful nothing In the way
of tariff legislation ' can be effected ex
cept such a may be approved by the re
publican party, yet It seeks to. make tariff
tinkering an Issue. It Condemns the acqui
sition of the right to build the Panama
canal, but saya ratify the act by keeping
the goods. It sympathises with, the Fili
pinos, but falls to recognise that tha acqui
sition of these Islands was ratified by the
people In 1900, after a full discussion, and
that now It Is hot an academical but a
practical question the government must
manage. It declares for constitutional gov
ernment but signally falls to show where
constitutional government has been sub
verted or to point out a remedy In the
case. ' It Is opposed to polygamy, but that
Is no more an issue than free silver.
"It presents us with a candidate whose
political virtues are of the negative sort,
as those of Buchanan, Pierce and Fillmore,
and from all we can learn would give us
just about their kind of administration.
He claims that the body politic la sick.
and as a remedy proposes four years of
paralysis. If this attitude Is In good faith.
it would appear that there is no good rea
son for supporting the party or Its candi
date; If In bad faith, then there la every
reason for not supporting them. Those
who believe that the economic and Indus
trial problems affecting the people should
receive more consideration have no reason
to look to the democratic party at tats
time.
-"With no definite program to advocate
and no settled policy of government to as
sert, the opposition Is devoting Its ener
gies to an attack upon President Roose
velt, and the motive of this attack Is a
high compliment to him. His 'opponents
are compelled to admit that he Is a man of
virility, of high moral purpose- In both
civil and official life and one that does not
evade official responsibility. ., . In consist
ently advocating publicity In all business
affecting the public service he Would place
before the people the -data which will en
able them , to act .Intelligently:. In matters
affecting the general welfare. In' securing
a settlement of the great coal strike he
recognized that there are practical Indus
trial questions that demand the attention
of the government and that th bayonet Is
not a cecessary element In settling labor
disputes. In pushing the Northern Se
curities case to a successful Issue, he faced
one of the most serious economic problems
and demonstrated that In this country the
constitution and the law Is the king, whllej
his fearless prosecution of official delin
quents has earned the support of good cit
izens everywhere. y
''While there are many honest and up
right cltiaens among his opponents, yet the
fact remains that the president's vigorous
and aggressive execution of Ma office haa
led the , manipulator of predatory wealth,
the professional agitator and the political
grafter to make common cause against him.
These are thoroughly convinced that tbs
president trf not safe, but legitimate and
vested rights have no cause of complaint
"The votes-has to choose between one or
the other of the candidates of the domi
nant parties or throw his vote away as a
mere protest by voting for some third party
candidate. It appears to me that the preal
dent is entitled to a vote of confidence, and
Orchard I
Carpet
September Furniture
Trade Sale
Is on In full force. Hundreds of special values that -mean a saving of
jne-fourth to one-third. This Trade Sale Includes furniture of. all,, kinds,
and some rare values are here for your early selection.
' Here are a few Items taken at random. Note tbe saving:
r52.00 Mahogany Round Table, sale price , $37.50
121.00 Mahogany Parlor Table, sale pries 1B.75
117.00 Oak Pedestals, sale price $13.00
112.00 Oak Taborettes, sale price r... $4.00
118.00 Golden Oak Parlor Table sale price ; ..: $13.60
17.00 Roman Chair, 'sale price. .. $3.0.1
M-00 Stool, rush seat, sale price.. ,. $2.39
fczOO Mahogany Upholstered Chair, , ... . $14.00
IM.m Oold Iilvan, sale price , , ........ ...417.00
111-00 Mahogany Upholstered Chair, sale price V $850
10.6O Mahogany Parlor Ann Chair, sale price ,.$12.50
118.00 Mahogany Parlor Chair, sale price .,.$12.00
170.00 ' 8 pk-re Mahogany Parlor Suit, sale price .. f ..$40.00
r'J50.00 5-plove- Mahogany Parlor Suit, sale price ,.......,$107.50
Couches Couches Couches';
A most opportune-time for the purchasing of s Couch. Forty patterns
f couches Included In thla September Trade Sale, at less than regular,
manufacturers' prices.
above all party consideration th 1
of President Roosevelt I required ,
Vindication of moral rniiraa-a and oflfcava
Integrity In the arovernment of men a vln
dltatlon, not of th candidate, but ot thV
American people. The republican party has S
courageously met Its responsibility In this
campaign, and that It may win th success f
It has thereby earned is my desire, and I
shall do what I can to contribute thereto." -
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PERSONAL NOTES.
A Missouri repubUcan has agreed to
lump off the St. Louis bridge If Roosevelt
Is detested. He won't get wet
Thomas W. I-awson, the Boston copper
king. Is said to be a most devoted husband.
Recently he gave his wife a gold watch
and chain worth 840.000. .
Sir Marcus Samuel, onoe lord mayor of
London, has , racajved th Japanese order
of the knight oommandershlp of the Ris
ing Sun. Sir Marcus' firm Issued the -first
Japanese gold loan In Europe.
Bokol Turns,. Bohemian editor and an
author of particular note on Industrial and
labor matters. Is touring the Vnlted States
for the purpose of collecting material for,
a work which he will publish upon hi a
return to Bohemia. '
A movement Is on foot in Boston for the
erection of some kind of memorial to WiU
ilam Billings, America's first musical com
poser, who was born In that city October
7, 1765. He died In 10 and his Is probably
one of the unmarked graves on Boston
Common. ..;'"'
Mr, Sokol Tuma, av celebrated Bohe
mian author and editor. Is visiting Balti
more. Among other places he will go to
Bohemia Manor, .th home of Augustln
Herman, the first Bohemian settler in the
I'ftlted States, who received his grant ot
land from tha English crown through
Lord Baltimore,
Photographs of celebrities or often most
misleading. In a photograph Kipling look
sturdily and strongly built, whereas in
reality he Just escapes being puny, and a
recent portrait of , W. W. Jacobs repre
sents htm with a straight Grecian nose
Instead of the prominent ' arched organ
'hlch Is his dominant; feature. .
At 'last we learn what became ''of , some
of th treasure belonging to the Boer government-alleged
to have disappeared from
Pretoria when Oom Paul left the country
upon the approach- of the British troops.
A man named Kamp; a cousin of a Boer
genera, haa discovered in northern Trans
vaal 81.260,000 worth "of this treasure and.
under the law, will be given' one-half 'of
his find, the other, half going to th gov
ernment.
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LINES TO A LAt'GH.
Paris had lust stolen Helen and sneaked
for Troy.
'The worst they can' do." he fold her. "la
to make me the corespondent in 'a divorce
case."
Boarding a' Pullman, they made them
selves comfortable. Milwaukee Sentinel,
"Are you In politics for th good of th
people? he was asked.
"Yes, I am in politics for the good of
the people that Is, some people. They are
mr wife, my three children and yours
truly." Cleveland Leader.
Job had clven utterance to his mem
orable wish that his adversary had written
a book. ...-'..
'Because, as he tocnlalned t Bildsd the
Shuhite, "I could print extracts from It and '
use it as a campaign document against
him." Chicago Tribune.
"Why is Russia like a good rugr '
'Give it up."
"Because a few beatlnrs don't wear It
out." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Jasnar How did you enloy southern hos
pitality when you visited Virginia?
Jumpuppe Well, the fact Is that mint
doesn't agre with me. Town Topics.'
Clncinnatus was at the plow. . .
"Olt out," he said to the committee.
"D'ye s'pose I'm goln' t' monkey with pol
itics when wheat's goln' f reach I1.S0T '
For th great man realised that the graft
prospects looked small beside such pros
perity. Cleveland Leader.
WITH THE OLD MASTERS, ".
Marl E. fichulti In Fort Dodge Messenger.
In remembrance of a pleasant hour spent
at the Llnlnger art gallery, at Omaha. ,
A light as from another world
Shines In thla spacious hall.
And round about a grandeur that " ,
: Might well the soul enthrall. ""', '"'
And hold It captive for a spell
To feast upon the sight:
: Drink In the splendor of the seen
Bask in the glowing light, ..,
Behold the work the master hand' ''
With skill exquisite wrought, v -
A treasure each, aye, more than thatt
Food for profoundest thought. ,
. Before beloved masters old - "
In homage do we bow,
Yielding the palm to genius rors
And, loyalty avow.
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' Nw Inspiration they Impart ' ',
To aeekera at tho shrine,
t And guide them with a purpose true 1
Life's rugged heights to climb. -
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Untold the silent power they wield
On life's ascending star, '"''
Kevealing vistas ever new ,' -so' ' :.
That ead to gates ajar. . -. '
Wilhelm
Go.
-This 17.60 Rocker, like picture,' msde of
select, figured quarter-sawed golden
ook or birch, mahogany finish, Is hand
somely polished, full leather tufted
back, large and comfortable In this
September Trade Sale 4 50
9.00 Den Screen, with cabinet Sep
tember Trade Sale ; , C . "7 C
prio ,.... J .
$13.80 Weathered Umbrella Spill, Sep
tember sale CI
price ...iJtdJ
132.00 Weathered Spanish Leather 'Mor
ris Chair September ""''' 7 J?
sale price a&U f 7
58.00 Weathered Hall Clock.
$32.00 Weathered Library 4t ft A
Table-sale price , mJ,33
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Richard Harding Davis left the scene
of the war In dudgeon because Genera!
Oyama kept the eorretqtowUtuta eight
miles from 'the firing1 Hue, '" General
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