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it' 10 THE OMAHA DAILY REE: SATURDAY, JUNE 3, '1903. The Omaiia Daily Bee E. ROBE WATER, EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERT MORNINO. TERMS Or SUBSCRIPTION: Pally Bee (without Ftinday). one yar..H."0 Ially Hee end Bunduy, on year t-"0 Illustrated Bee, on year -W Sunday Bee, one year l'M Saturday He. one year I s" Iwontlrth Century f armer, one year.. 1.00 DELIVERED BY CARRIER. Daily Bee (without Sunday), per copy.. 2c lally Bee (without Sunday), per wee. .lie Iaily Bee (Including Sunday!, per week. 17c Kvenlng B (without Sunday), per week, ic Evening Bee (including Sunday), per week if3 Sunday Ben, per copy 60 Complaints of Irregularities In delivery should be addressed to City Circulation De partment. OFFICES. Omaha The Bee Building. South Omaha-City Hall building, Twenty, fifth and M street. Council Bluffs 11) Pearl street. Chicago 1M0 Tnlty building. New York 15 Home Life Ins. building. Washington 601 Fourteenth street. CORRESPONDENCE. 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TOO 20.020 2H,r,:to 2H.fi 10 2,7ft4 2 21,MO 27 30.1BO 28 2W.110 29 SO, HBO 30 88,000 81 20,024) ; Net total sales 907.S04 Dally average 20.2H-4 Q. C. ROSE WATER, Secretary. Subscribed In my presenco and sworn to before mo this 31st day of May 1905. (Seal) M. B. HUNQATE. l ' Notary Public WHEX OtT OP TOWN. Subscribers leaving tue city tern perarlly should have The Bee mailed to them. It la better than a dally letter from home. Ad dress trill be changed as often as req nested. Now get ready for tho June rise. ; jlayor Moores bus resumed business at the old stand. A word to hign scbooi graduates, will now bo In order. Are we to nave a sane Fourth of July celebration this year? A republican nomination is as good as an election in the First district, which explains the deadlock at Falls City. Admiral Togo has given away to Tom Dennlsou in the double-shotted stud horse type columns of the Omaha yel lows. ' Russian people might have a different answer to the question as to the contiuu ance of the war had they been permitted to say something about starting it. ron A SI EMC AS SHIPS. One of the planks of the Ohio repub lican plutforni declares that congress should so loginlate that American ships with American sailors shall carry Amerl-1 can products over nil sens and through the ranama cnnal that the United States Is building. Tho Merchants' Ma rine league, through its executive offi cers, has sent out a statement in which It Is said that while the most important argument In favor of the construction of the iHthmlan canal was its value to the country from a marltlmo standpoint, con sideration of American shipping, the American shipbuilder, shipowner, offi cers ond seamen bave all been entirely overlooked. It is pointed out that it was and is generally understood that all this material and equipment should be made in this country and the taxes and expenses equally distributed among all classes of men engaged in all kinds of occupation. The statement quotes successive presi dents of the United States who have shown their Interest in the bnlldiug up of an American merchant marine by urg ing the need of government assistance and says that when the first opportunity occurs which would appear to be free from all the previous objections to gov ernmental aid and consisted only in ex tending our coasting laws to Panama, pecullur amount of indifference is shown to the claims of those who ore urging that something be done to as sist our merchant marine on salt water. It will be readily understood that this refers to the decision of the president and secretary of war to charter foreign vessels for-transporting canal construc tion materials to Tanama if American vessels suitable for the service could not be had. It was first decided to pur chase foreign vessels, but there was such a vigorous protest against this be ing done that the president concluded to charter instead of buying, in the event of Inability to obtain the required American tonnage. It Is unquestionably desirable to em ploy American ships in this service If any are available, but no reasonable fuult can be found with the administration if circumstances compel the chartering of foreign vessels. It is the desire of the president, there can be no doubt, to give all American interests first consid eration in connection with the construc tion of the canal. He is the very last person who would discriminate against any domestic interest. But he is anxl ous to push the vast enterprise as Tup idly as possible and therefore is not dlS' posed to watt until ships could be built for. transporting materials. The Mor chant Marine league has acted In accord ance with the purpose for which it was organized, that of building up an Amerl can merchant marine for the oconn-carry-ing trade. That is a purpose with which we think a majority of our people are In sympathy, yet if we have not the ships to meet an immediate requirement of the government they must be obtained elsewhere. Our lack In this respect should not be permitted to retard or In terfere with the work of canal construc tion. . serene in Omaha with the Theater trust, the Meat trust, the OH trust, the Lead trust, the Smelter trust, the Coal trust nd the Ice .trust. In fact, there is do trust in Omaha. Everybody Is obliged to pay cash on delivery. The South Omaha council is wrestling with more problems than the Omaha council- Its most difficult problem is to find more streets to vacate or franchises to Vote away. Hungarians are to erect a statue of Washington at Buda Test This may be an effective way of showing their real Intentions in the present contest with Austria's emperor. .; A New Orleans police inspector has been removed ou charge of "grafting." This following the trouble from a similar cause: in the Philippines would Indicate that "graft" is not confined to one spot Servla threatens to withdraw "its min ister from Constantinople. The near east (must be getting Jealous of the Asiatic Pacific slope, but there' Is hardly "the making or' a Togo or Oyama in the Balkans. - Mayor Weaver of Philadelphia has dis charged three more appointive officers. It will be Interesting to ascertain how Jong the "organization" cun survive with the other fellows in charge of the treasury. , General Chaffee Is to go to France to see how maneuvers of soldiers are con ducted In that country, but the subordi nate officers on the firing line lu Man churia are the ones who will "show how fields are won." Civil service examinations will stop short at the great Pauunia ditch. Muscle and endurance are to be the only test pf qualification of recruits for the Hoose .velt army of excavation and spades will be trumps in that game. Ifv4ldent Castro congratulates Venez oela upon Its satisfactory relations with bthor uatious. Perhaps the South Amer ica statesman thinks the asphalt matter J1 not as important as some American citizens would have him Imagine. Now comes a report from California that the Oregon land frauds have beeu duplicated In that state. It may be that ths next rush for land will be toward the roast if It Is decided that title does not pass because of the misrepresentations of the "grafters," Up to Jast night no one was ready to resign his prospects to congressional nomination becsuse republicans of the First district denotinc4 the acceptance of passes by officeholders, bat rbers Is s distinct impression that some of the pros pective candidates do not consider the tBvtjrucUaas H "if'1rijf, Jus ludlrldaal oaswa. HUBERT VT. FVHSA8. The people of Nebraska will be pro foundly grieved over the announcement f tho death of Ilobert W. Furuus, one of Its most eminent and popular pio neers. From the birth of this common wealth, coveriug a period of more than hulf a century, Ilobert W. Furnas was actively identified with its upbuilding, and especially with Its agricultural de- elopmeut and Its Industrial growth and progress. Although In Uie very earliest stages of Nebraska's settlement Ilobert W. Fur nas participated in the bloody conflicts with Indians and martial maneuvers of the first years of the civil war, he was bove all things a man of peace, pursu ing the paths of peace even In the midst political turmoil and factional con tention. In public life he was distinguished for his conservative views and sane and sagacious counsels, lu the vocation of publisher he reflected great credit upon the profession, but the most enduring monument to his fame are his Invalu able contributions to horticultural and grlcultural science nud his unremitting efforts to advertise tho resources of Ne braska through the state societies of ag- lculture and horticulture that were founded by him. Through the organized activity of these societies Ilobert W. Furnas whs enabled not only to give practical illus tration of the products of the farm, or chard and apiary in great annual fairs, but also to creditably exhibit Nebraska's golden harvests at interstate and inter national expositions. While the measure of his political am bition was reached when he was ele- ated by the people of Nebraska to the position of chief executive of the state, he prided himself more upon the fact that he hod been honored by the highest positions within the gift of the fraternal organizations of which ho had been an active and almost life-long member. Few of Nebraska's pioneers have enjoyed more universal respect and esteem and none have continued in an uninter rupted career of usefulness extending far beyond the three score and ten years. EASY NUW FUR JAPAN. The Japanese minister to England Is quoted us saying that the result of the naval battle bus removed all anxiety which his country felt before that event and that it has made further Japanese naval and military operations very easy If the war continues. That is an opinion which is very general pnd It Is unfortu nate that there is in Uussia anyone who Is unable or unwilling to take this view of the eltuutiou und advise continuing the war. Everybody able to take an intelligent and dispassionate view of the military conditions in the far cast agreed that the only chance of Itussia achieving final vie tory was iu securing control of the Asiatic waters. It wus the universal judgment that defeat of her Baltic squadron would render hopeless her efforts to maintain her position In Asia. That judgment was bused upon the soundest reasons. What cun Russia now do to recover whut has been lost and restore her shattered military pre. tlge? She cannot send another naval force to the far east, her only remaining ships being in the Black sea, where they must stay. She has a somewhat form id able stronghold ut Vladivostok, but there is every probability that this will soon be isolnted and at no very distant time fall iuto the hands of her enemy Russia may continue to send troops to Manchuria, as long as railroad commu nication Is open, but the Japanese are very likely to shut off this communica tion and also Inflict a crushing defeat upon the forces under Llnevltch. Every probability favors the view that the Japanese forces In northern Manchuria are nearly ready to strike a blow that will be as decisive as that of Togo. The armies commanded by Oyama ore un doubtedly superior in nnmbers to the Russians and are fully supplied for car rying on an aggressive campaign. More over they have all the confidence and enthusiasm which repeated victories In spire. The purpose of the Japanese com mander Is to drive the Russians out of Manchuria and that be will accomplish this there Is every reason to expect. It is therefore obvious that Japan's task Is no longer difficult, that In fact she has today the practically complete control of the situation and may deal with It as she wills. The hopelessness of the Russian cause is apparent to the world, yet there are advisers of the czar who are urging him to go on with the useless struggle. Meanwhile the popular unrest Is growing and may be expected to rapidly Increase as the public becomes better acquainted with the full import of the naval defeat There is perhaps greater danger at present of a revolu tlonary outbreak In Russia than bas ex isted at any other time since the begin nlng of the war, and circumstance are strongly contributing to the growth of popular hostility to those In authority. The enactment of the anti-pass law by tho legislature of the state of Wash ingtou has been promptly followed by the announcement that from the mo ment the law goes into effect the Jim Hill railroad system In Washington will exact fares at 3 cents per mile to a penny, and oil passes, except those is sued to employes of the system, are to be abrogated. This Is hard on members of the legislature who enacted the anti pass law, and on all the state and county officials and political attorneys who have been conveyed free of charge over the Great Northern, and Northern Pacific lines. Had the Nebraska legislature made Itself offensive In the same fash ion, the anti-pass regulations would doubtless have been extended over the Burlington system and there would have been a great deal of walling and gnash ing of teeth among the deadheads. captured S00 British vessels and U.000 Brit ish seamen. Room for Kpreadtss Palls. St. Louis Republic. If the hoop skirt comes In again a good many things will have to go out. Addi tional space will demand, among other things, the enlargement of women's clubs, the alteration of street cars and the widen ing of department store aisles; and mera man will shrink to a negligible quantity. Precarious Sort of Property, Philadelphia Record. It Is reported that when President Roose velt was Informed that Togo had prac tically annihilated the Russian fleet he said the lesson to be derived therefrom was "more ships for America." To less stren uous observers It will occur that warships are a very precarious sort of property. To lose 1100,000.000 at a clip, as Russia haa done, would stagger even a billion-dollar country. "The Kewspapern Did It." Baltimore American. The defeated politicians In Philadelphia will bitterly complain that "the newspapers did it." In fact, the rescue of the city from the gang Is a magnificent result of a vigorous fight by the press for the rights of tho people. The papers roused the peo ple; they encouraged and backed the mayor In his splendid fight with the machine; they turned the limelight of publicity upon the gang, exposing Its every move, and made possible the overthrow in a few days of one of the most corrupt and powerful or ganizations that ever held a city and Its government in its grip. NEW HEAD FOIl THE SAW. OTllElt LANDS THIS OIRS. Bo far as ran be Judged at this distance and In the light of the not very Illuminative Information contained In the dispatches King Oscar of Sweden and Norway, who re cently resumed the authority which during a period of physical Indisposition he had delegated to his son, would have done bet ter to have remained In his voluntary re tirement, seeing that his first offlclul act haa had the effect of destroying the com promise which had been reached between Norway and Sweden on the consular ques tion and of precipitating a crisis which threatens to result In the disruption of the dual kingdom. For tnany yenrs Sweden and Norway, like an Ill-mated but well mean ing couple, have been getting along some how or other and not without difficulty by means of a Series of more or less equitable compromises. The Norwegians have long Insisted that they were entitled to, and ought to have, a diplomatic and consular system of their own, and this demand they have recently been reiterating with an In creased energy and persistence. Vpon the question of a separate diplomatic estab lishment the crown prince regent was un yielding, nor Is It Imaginable how the change proposed could be mnde to work, but after much debate and long negotiation, he and his advisers agreed to the Institution of a separate Norwegian consular service, which was tho more reasonable because, whereas Sweden practices protection, Nor way believes In free trade, and legislation to that purpose was enacted. It Is this legislation that King Oscar, upon the ground that it le Irreconcilable with tho act of union, has now refused to approve, and the secession of Norway from the dual ar rangement Is the most probable result. Arkansas is setting a most commenda ble example In following the precedent established by Missouri ut the instance of Governor Folk. Among the indict ments returned by the Pulaski county grand Jury now in session at the Ar kansas capital are several against mem bers of the late Arkansas legislature, most notoble of whom is the president of the senate, who is charged with legisla tive bribery. It goes without saying that nothing will more effectively sup press legislative boodllng than the indict ment and prosecution of venal law mak ers and boodle lobbyists. Hrllory is the besetting sin of American politics and unless bribe giving and bribe taking Is made odious ond bribe takers are pun ished, our fabric of government will be undermined In Its very foundation. The manager of tho Standard Cattle company, who has been Indicted on tho charge of fencing 507,000 ucres of Uncle Sam's domain, has taken exceptions to the soft Impeachment, but, from the point of view of the disinterested out sider, it would seem thut anybody who fences and annexes 800 square miles of public land can afford to be rounded up by the federal grand Jury several times without wincing. The Theater trust Is having a greet deal f Uroubls U sv York but aU Is The Department of Justice is said to be angry because a circuit judge has as signed a district Judge to try the Oregon land cases in place of one who died, and bas asked him for an explanation. If ordinary cabinet officers ore thus per mitted to trample on the toes of federal Judges the time may come when the Judiciary will feel that It is accountable to something besides Its own conscience, The report that thirty persons bave been Indicted for participation iu the al leged "Beef trust" will be good news to lawyers who have been watching the proceedings, but whether it will disrupt the "trust" depends somewhat upon the opinion of the Jury which decides and the Judge who administers the punish ment If the report of the Illinois lalor com mlssiouer to the effect that both the unions and the employers are hiring "sluggers" in the strike Is true it Is about time that someone takes steps to ascertain the rights of neutrals on the highways as well us on the high seas. Perils for Idler. Washington Post. Oovernor Magoon Intimates that Panama ia likely to bo a very unhealthy plaoe for folks who do not want to work. Lank In a Barkwsrl, Bt. Louts Qlobe-Demoorat. Without disparagement of the Japanese victory. It should be remembered that la Lbs revolutionary war t'uule Sam's navy Baltimore Relative of the First Na poloon Will Sneered Morton. Chicago Tribune. The presence of Charles J. Bonaparte, a grand-nephew of the great Napoleon, In the cabinet will not be without sentimental interest here, as well as abroad, and the appointment promises, in some respects, to be the most notable Roosevelt has made. The president and his future secretary of the navy have been friends for many years. Air. Bonaparte touched elbows with President Roosevelt when both were fight ing the battles of civil service reform. The president demonstrated his confi dence in nls old-time associate, who is a brilliant lawyer, by naming him as a spe cial attorney in the prosecution of Machen and other offenders In the postal cases. Bonaparte's specialty, ever since he grad uated from tho Harvard law school In 1874, has been fighting all kinds of fraud and graft In the public service. He was giving and taking heavy blows In the fight for better municipal politics when Theo dore Roosevelt left Harvard, where the name of Charles J. Bonaparte for ten years then had been a prominent one among the undergraduates. President Roosevelt has championed Mr. Bonaparte as earnestly as Mr. Bonaparte has championed President Roosevelt. They have long had ties In common, and It seemed more than a coincidence last No vember, when Maryland, trembling In the balance between the two political parties, Bonaparte was the only republican elector who pulled through and cast the only vote In the electoral college for the republican president. His majority was something like 200 and was due to the fact that his was the first name on the electoral ticket. If the new secretary of the navy fails to keep official Washington agog with excite ment he will be departing from all prece dents In his career. Men differ widely In their estimate of him, as they generally do of a political reformer. A reformer Mr. , Bonaparte always has been, and Is proud of that distinction. He haa been known as a republican In national politics, but at the same time often has been inde pendent enough to speak out In the plain est terms denunciation for the party. He has been, known as the leader of the in dependents in Baltimore, and In state and municipal politics frequently has co-oper ated with the domocrats. His entry Into the cabinet will make him the most prominent republican in Mary land, an eminence that the rank and file of republicans In that state hardly will welcome. He will become a pariah among tho leaders of both parties because of his brutal frankness and deliberate disregard for things established, such as party regu larlty. For years he was the leading spirit of the Baltimore Reform league, and the executive committee long held its meetings n Ills office. It has been written of him that In his head ho carries the chief rec ords of the reform league "brief, pithy biographies of local politicians; cold, deadly and accurate chronicles of grafts and deals." The president hardly could have selected a more Interesting personality for his cab Inet from anywhere in the country. Of course, it occurs first to nearly everybody that Charles Joseph Bonaparte Is of the family of the great conqueror of Europe and a grandson of Jerome Bonaparte, once king of Westphalia. The story of his grand mother, the beautiful Elizabeth Patterson of Baltimore, and her brief but romantic marriage with Napoleon's brother has been told and retold a thousand times In the newspapers and periodicals. But that one of the least things for which Charles J. Bonaparte is famous, and he. It ia said, dislikes too frequent mention of his dla tlruished forbears. Few years have passed In the last quar ter of a century without his name figuring In some incident of pecullur Interest. Dur Ing the latter portion of President McKln ley's term he sprang Into notice as an ant! Imperialist. When It was proposed that Harvard college should confer the degree of LL.D. upon McKlnley, Bonaparte, one of the overseers of Harvard, fought vlg orously, and brought upon himself the criticism of the president's friends. A long time ago he expressed the opinion that free education Is aa demoralizing as free food and free drink, and was dubbed "Soup House Charlie',' In derision. But the Baltimore public, while praising much that he has done, and likewise disapproving much, has Indulged In other designation of him. When President Roosevelt ap pointed him special attorney In the postal cases In Baltimore they called him some times "Charlie the Crook Chaser." During one of his strenuous campaigns h enjoyed another name, aa "The Peacock of Park avenue," his fine old residence, con talnlng the greatest collections of sou venlrs of the first consul and emperor of France possessed by either the American or European branch of the family, being located on that thoroughfare. He ia arts- tocratlc ia his associations, political and otherwise. Bonaparte never figured as an aspirant for office, and whatever official honors he lias held have been thrust upon him in recognition of his unquestioned Integrity and high Ideals about public admlniatra- tlon. He has entered tne fray for against the republicans In Maryland an his Judgment of pol"lc8-l righteousness seemed to dictate. When he had fought his fight he retired and ceased to be active In political matters till another opportun Ity for a crusade was offered. The president authorised the statement that no other change In the personnel o the cabinet was likely to take place In the near future. Secretary Shaw already haa Indicated his Intention of retiring from the cabinet, probably next February. Rumors of the retirement of Attorney General Moody have been published, but It Is un deretood to be his Intention now to con tlru la the cabinet for a ?er and a half The speaker of the House of Commons, Sir William Court Gully, has resigned, after an occupancy of tho office' for more than ten years, lie succeeded the veteran Brand and was elected by the liberals then In power, but twice continued In office by the unionists. It Is thought that the next speaker will not be a liberal; in fact, the majority In the Commons has been rather hoping that Mr. Gully would take his pres- nt action, since he has been In falling health these two years. But although the torles would like to make one of their num ber speaker. It Is not of the slightest parti san Interest, for though endowed with ex traordinary powers In the regulation of de bate, the suspension of members, the de- lslon of constitutional questions, etc., the speaker Is by his office of no party and not one of the long line of speakers it Is boasted, has ever been accused of unfair ness. Mr. Gully may retire with a vis county, or he may not Charles Brand did not take a title, but the viscounty is rather usual, and a pension he will have, anyhow, of J20,ono a year for life. Mr. Gully, It Is In teresting to remember. Is grandson of the famous prizefighter and horse racer, John Gully who flourished seventy years ago. POLITICAL DRIFT. The lata boss of Philadelphia Is In the right mood to extend condolences to RoJestvlnsky. Governor IaFollette of Wisconsin Is In great demand as a lecturer, and the rail roads hope he will stick to that line of activity. The decision of Oogernor Douglas not to be a candidate for re-election started an active demand for one pair of Douglas shoes in Massachusetts. The strongest kind nf pressure Is be ing brought to bear upon Hoke Smith of Atlanta, to enter the approaching demo cratic primary as a candidate for gov ernor. Public officials of Indiana are admon ished by tho governor that the anti-free pass law means business, And that they will please govern themselves accordingly or take the consequences. One of the gas gang councllmen of Phila delphia resented the pressure of his con stituents to change his attitude on the gas lease, but when confronted with an ultl- ' malum postod on a lamppost beneath a j rope suggestively looped he relented and ' changed his mind. i Edward J. Smith, the San Francisco tax collecter convicted of embezzlement, was a fine type of the "good fellow" In politics. To be a "good fellow" coxts money. Smith could not keep up the pneo with his own money and stole thnt which belonged to the city. As a consequence he goes to the penitentiary for ten years. Mayor Ward of Birmingham, Ala., has old-fashioned notions In regard to the pub lie credit. In his Inaugural address he de clared that during his administration funds would be "systematically and sacredly set aside out of current receipts to pay every dollar of Interest on our bonded indebted ness, and no matter what may happen to other departments dependent upon our treasury the city's bond Interests shall never at any time be placed In Jeopardy." Clarence D Van Duzer of Nevada will have the distinction of being the only democratic congressman In the next houso hailing from west of the Missouri river, leaving out Texas. Mr. Van Duzer says he expects to work overtime next year looking after the Interests of his large constituencies, as the area he must repre sent extends from the Missouri and Missis sippi rivers on the east, of the Retiring sea on the north and the Bugaboo river In the Philippines on the west. Sick Headache Uneasy feeling in stomach Bitter taste in the mouth Tongue is coated Indisposition to exercise Constipated Better clear up with Red Raven Nothing acts on the liver, bowels and stomach with the same ease as Red Raven. It is a prompt cure for sick headache Tot tale vrywheri i'rk 16c I.rVF." TO A 1.A1GII. "Ah, It wis a magnificent victory!" "You tiet! And with scarcely any damage to his own fleet! I tell you Togo is a" "Togo!" Interrupted the patriotic Phlla delphlan. Impatiently. "I'm talking about Mayor Weaver's victory." Chicago Trib une. Bfinx How mnny times do you think a man oui;lit to propose? Tanx That depends sometimes once la too often. Detroit Free Press. An article In the Revue de Paris, writ ten by Victor Berard, a well known nu- horlty, on the subject of the relations between France and Germany, has at tracted attention in Europe. He traces a connection between the Gorman emperor's policy at Tangier and the recent efforts of French diplomacy at Constantinople to break the monopoly claimed and exercised for the last fifteen years by Germany to urnlsh arms and ammunition for the Turkish army. The Hueeess achieved by M. Constans in this respect and in the extension of the Syrian railway have. In the pinion of M. Berard, excited the ap prehension of the emperor, who sees In Asiatic Turkey the last opportunity for that world expansion of which he dreams. M. Berard believes, however, that in the end diplomacy will succeed In arranging all differences between France and Ger many, as both countries heartily desire peace. He notes that even If Germany has thus far been unable to build the Bagdad line it Is not because France and England have actively opposed her, but merely be cause the government of Paris has not wished to place French capital at the service of this German enterprise without having some guarantee that such co-oper ation would not betray French national In terests. M. Berard points out that the em peror has been trying for yeurs to secure the aid of France In his continental schemes and has constantly spoken of the necessity of an agreement between the two powers. He has been mute aa to the means, but clear as to the object, which has always been a crusade of one sort or another, against England, the United States, the Yellow peril, and so forth The avidity with which the Japanese people, besides many foreigners, absorb her war loans Is surprising, particularly In contrast with the marked neglect of the Russian domestic war loans by the Russian people, Japan has issued four do mestlo war loans. In amounts and subscrip tions as follows; Premium Loan. Subscribed. Offered First loan ...$5o.ijuu.uoo l.'L'tUui.txju H6.7oo.flOi) Second loan.. 60,000,1 AO lfil.noo.ouo 3,100,000 Third loun... 40,ooo,0u0 l'.i3.(JUO.0U0 !S.0u0 Fourth loan.. W.UHjtiXW 2ik,0o0,0u0 8S.5nO,OuO 'these figures are given In the Sun Trade Journal of Toklo for May. Foreigners ab sorbed about half the fourth loan, which was a signal success. British subjects and American citizens lead the list, followed by some Chinese. The foreign community of Yokohama alone offered to take S'.OOO.OoO, London applied for $5,000,000 and New York for $3,500,000. Some foreigners offered $50 premiums for each $500 bond. The fifth domestic loan of $50,000,000, la- sued May 1, was as successful as the fourth. It appears that there was no object what ever In the recent special British mission to Kabul. It was only a piece of conventional politeness. The new ameer was congrata luted and promised that everything would go on Just as before. That was all that oc curred. This must be true, because Mr. LiOuls Dane, the head of the mission, was careful to say so to a reporter when he got back. He had, he said, no startling In structlons, and there was not a shadow of foundation for any of the sensational re ports which had been whispered, either in London or St. Petersburg. All that he had done was to exchange views on Anglo Afghan relations In a aeries of pleasant chats with the ameer. The result was per fectly satisfactory? Oh, certainly. There was nothing particularly Important. That was why the ameer, when he was too sick to be about, granted his audiences In his bed-chamber. "So far aa the ameer la con cerned," said Mr. Dane. ' I found him quite ready to confirm the eld urru'ig'tment, and he waa greatly pleased to hear that the British government was willing to do tnla. The new arrangement forms a good and tn tlrely satisfactory basis for fun-re tel lions." How an old arranoment could also be a new one Mr. Dane did net see fit to ex plain. The negotiations had been greatly prolonged, he admitted, but that . on ac count of the weather. THIS WEST AXD MORTON. Though Called to the East, Morton Belongs to the West. Kansas City Star. Locating In New York upon tils retire ment from the cabinet July 1, would not alter the fact that Paul Morton, secretary of the navy, la a western man through and through. He was born In tho west, brought up In the west and Is completely animated by the western spirit. That Is the reason tint he is wanted In the east. Mr. Morton's successful association with the Santa Fe railway for many years rather seemed to Justify tho hope that he would resume his connection with that sys tem at some future time. It is known that the company shared this desire and employed strong influences to perfect Buch an arrangement. But there is alwoys a ready demand In New York for such tal ent as Mr. Morton possesses and with In ducements that are not easy to withstand. Accepting as authentic the statement that Mr. Morton will assume the management of the New York subway and the elevated railway system at a sulary equal to that of the president of the United States, he would be merely following the lead of many strong and able men from the west who have been called to the financial capi tal of the nation by powerful corpora- ions. Unusual distinction has attached to the career of Paul Morton through his connection with the cabinet, and his close association with President Roosevelt. While this enlarges his prestige it has not caused it. It waa his great good fortune to be born in a part of the country where his fine natural equipment found the very best development and where It attracted the most flattering attention. Mr. Morton may decide not to return to the locality of his beginning, but he be longs to the west, and It Is the west that will have a special right to feel gratl fieri over the distinction which he is certain to achieve In whatever field he may elect to employ hla powora. and terhap lone The Better Part of Victors. Chicago Chronicle. "A golden bridge for a fleeing enemy' la a maxim that may welt be held in mind by the Japanese In formulating their terma of peace with Russia. A disposition to lm pose an extravagant Indemnity or need lessly to humiliate Russia will assuredly mean the prolongation of the war, and that may not turn out altogether aatlsfac tortly to the Japanese. Bruised and bleed Ing though the great Russian empire may be. It still haa reaourcea capable of pro longing hostilities for a long time. The victorious Japanese will make a mistake if 1 they goad the colossus of the north la des- (araUoa Touching- the Pocket Serve. Baltimore American. The supreme court's decisions that fran chisee are real property will naturally be regarded aa very unjust by those who make a lot of real money out of them. Seeking; Bottom Pacta. St. Louis Republic. The Russians will manifest a better knowledge of the sea In the next war. They got to the bottom of It this time. First Truant Say, Billy, ain't you going home? Second Truant Not much. If we goee home now we gets a llckliiK, but If we leave it till after dark we gets kissed and cuddled and given enke for not being drowned. Philadelphia Bulletin. "Is be so stingy?" "Is he? Say. If a good Joke Isn't at some one else's expense, he won't crack a smile." Cleveland leader. "We haven't the orators w once had," said the man who la habitually regretful. "Yes, we have," answered Senator Sorg hum, "the trouble Is thnt the public now-o-days Is too busy to listen to 'em." Wash ington Star. "Ah." snld Mrs. Oldcnstle, aa the hostesa poured her a cup of tea, "my Fldua Achates!" "Yes, I knew It was. I always keep a little of It in the house specially for you, althotiKh Joslah wants his strong enough to burn a hole In a blanket." Chicago Record-Herald. "You said that nephew of yours you sent me was a hard worker," said the business man. "Well, he Is a hard worker. He doesn't wnr'i much, but I never saw anybody work with more difficulty." Washington Star. "Are you prolng to Europe this summerT' "I don't know," answered Mrs. Cunirox. "Going to Europe isn't what It used to he, you know. When a'mnn travels now a lot of people turn up their noses and wonder whether a grand Jury is after him." Bos ton Transcript. A ItKI TOE I DISTRESS. J. W. Foley In New York Times. A fellow's father knows ft lot Of office work and such, But when It comes to things like what A boy wants, he ain't much; For when It comes to cuts or warts, Or stone bruise on your toes, A fellow's father don't know, but A fellow's mother knows. A fellow's father, he looks nice. And says "A-hem! A-hem!" But when it comes to cakes and plea What does he know of them? He knows the price of wheat and rye And corn and oats, It's true. But if you got the leg ache, why. He don't know what to do. And if you burned your hack the time That you went In to swim, And want some stun to heal it, why. You never go to him; Because he doesn't know a thins About such things as those; But you Just bet, and don't forget, A fellow s mother knows. And If your nose Is sunburned till It's all peeled off, and you Go to him for some hnalln' stuff, He don't know what to do. He's Just as helpless as can be; But when a fellow goes And asks his mother, why, yon sea, A fellow's mother knows. And If a fellow lost hla top, Or anything he's got, A fellow's father never knows If he'a seen it or not. And so a fellow never asks His father, but he goes And asks his mother, and you bet A fellow's mother knowa. A fellow's father knowa a lot, But It ain't any use; So If a fellow'a really got The leg ache or a bruise. Or If there's anything he wants. 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