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THE OMAHA DAILY REE: SATURDAY, JUNE 3, '1903.
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Secretary.
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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
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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.
He gets right up and goes
And asks his mother, for, you see,
A fellow's mother knowa.
. r ;
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