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* * * 1 TTTTH OTVrATTA DATTiT imTBs W.RiyNTMSnA.T" . niTTOHTOK. 511. IflfM. THE OMAHA DMLY BEE E. nOSBWATER , Editor. PUni.lSIIKD KVErtY MOtlNINO. TKF.MB OF SUBSCHUTIONl Daily tri : > ; tlHiout SumlM' ) , On * Tfi r..J I Ct Dally Lin tint .Sunday , One * r . 10 0 Pl M < intl . . . . . . . SW Tnr * Monlh * . . . . 2 CD Uundny H r , on y nr . } > P lurJar U M. Ont Yrar . 1 M-cfkly Ilee , On Your . " omcKst * Omaha , The Dei ) Hull-Unit. C < rith Omuli.i , Cntner N enl Twenty-fourth Bts. Council muffs , 11 frarl Htiect. Olli " . 117 Oiamlxr of Cnmm r . I w York , Jld-'tm II , II anil U , Ttlbuni Side. Vaahlnieton. JOJ V lrt t , N. W. All comnmnli-nUuns relating to newt and edi torial matter > 1ntiM ho aiMiesr-M : To Ihr Editor. m'HINUSii J.KTTKH9. All buslm'M Iftcra and rriniluuicn ihould b tdJmtnl to Tlw Bi > I'liljllfhlnc company pmalm. DinfWhol < < nnil poMomct ere > ra to fco made nny.il.1" to Hi * oril.-r f lh company. Tin : IIKI : PUUMHIUNU COMPANY. STATI'.SIICNT OP CIRC'UrA.TIOM. dcorKO It. Tun-lmck. crplary of The Itee Pub- filling romiMtiy , lining July awcrn , says that ihn actual number of full and complete copies rf The IJjillr .Monilnc. Cwiilnc nnd Hunday lle printed ilurlnir tlm inantli of September , 1S9I. trm ai follows : 21.01 * 16 ' 23,42' ' ] 17 21,233 ZI.B31 H 21,057 J1.3S3 19 , 21,045 21 , ISO 2) 20,957 21 331 21 MSS 21.201 22 Sl.lIS SI 427 21 KtOW -'UTS 21 80,874 - n M 20,887 12 27 2t,0il 21 20J > 14 . Zt.lM 23 21,731 15 . 21,271 3) ) 2IIJ5 _ Total . . . C47.0M I > 99 deduction for uuioM ami returned coplei . . , . . . 6CS2 Total r > M . C40.42J Dally a.veraR < net circulation. . . 21,317 Sunday. oKonarj n. TZSCIIUCIC. Sworn to before me nnd subucrltied In my prenenco this lut of Octal * ! ' , 1M. ! ( Seal. ) N. P. FKtr. . Notary I'ubllc. Blnjot'lHiti IH iiollilnj , ' but Moslicrlsm In a hickory shirt. "Claim I'vi'rylhlng" ia this motto ot the Majors Kvery doinncrnt should remember that two votes for ' .Sturdeviint uro cqtml to one vote for MiiJot'S. The gratitude of ICmiH-ror William for Ills ex-clmticollor's services la so ( jront thnt It cnn only he nieusuriHl by the Insignia of the Order of the Black Ungle. It Is to be noted that there IVIB : no serious talk of the restoration of I'rhice Blsmtircl ; on occasion of the appoint ment of n new chancellor to the Ocr- mnn emperor. Only two romalnliiR days for registra tion this week. Do not fail to register. Your vole will he needed , mid It Is the duty of every qualified elector to voice his sentiments at the ballot box. Eugene Field gives this sajre advice to the readers of the Chicago Itccortl : "Tho campaign lie that Is deferred until the last woclc of the campaign Is irardly worth reading , " This Is appli cable to campaign lies 'in Nebraska a In every other state. The school district of the city of Omaha spends In the neighborhood of MOO.OOO a year , r.et the citizens find taxpayers iuKlst that only capable men of strictest Integrity be selected to the Hoard of Kducatton to have charge of the expenditure of this money. If tlie employeH of the Hoard of Health were to follow the example of Park Commissioner KllpatrlcU In returning his salary warrants for the time the city was deprived of his services , some of them would llnd themselves drawing no money from the city treasury at all. According to n Hastings organetto Edward Itosuwater Is now on trial be fore the Jury of public opinion. This Is the Burllnglon version of the situa tion. A man by the name of Tom Majors has boon on trial , and the ver dict Is nlready agreed on. Guilty and rejected by more than 15,000 majority. Unless an applicant for registration has been n bonn fide resident of the county forty days , and of the ward and precinct ten days , he is uot n legal elector and cannot he registered. Ilegls- trars are cautioned to swear every ap plicant for registration. Attempted fraud can be frustrated In no otlier way. Inasmuch as the candidates on ( lie various legislative tickets hi this county are engaged In a contest , the outcome of which Is still uncertain , wo take It that few of them will refuse to promise support of the worlc of the charter revision commit toe. There Is no question of the disposition of the leg islature to let Omaha have her own way In the mutter of charter amendments. If the Douglas county delegation agree on what It wants , It should have no dlilluulty In securing the desired legis lation. The desperate character of Chairman Wilson's light for re-election could not bo better Indicated than by ( ho action of the democratic congressional commit tee summoning additional spongers to proceed post haste to West Virginia In order to help save the day. The cam paign In Mr. Wilson's district has taxed all tlie resources of the democratic forces , nnd they are thus compelled to admit that the prospect of success Is still dubious. Should Mr. Wilson bo re-elected It will not be because of his popularity or the popularity of the principles for which he stands , but only because of the strong backing and the limitless funds that Imvo been poured Into Ids district by the national commit tee. The city treasurer 1ms Just remitted to the financial agents of the city the eums required to pay the Interest about to fall due on our outstanding obliga tions. This Is what maintains the credit of the city of Omaha. Omaha's credit on the boml market stands high because wo liavu paid the Interest promptly and have never defaulted on Interest or prin cipal. This credit has varied slightly at times , but never because a republican mayor or democratic mayor happened to bo In control. The credit of Ne braska and of Its people rests on the sumo basis as that of Omalia. It will stand high as long ns there Is security behind It. The cry that the election of nn honest governor will Injure the credll of Nebraska is a pure figment of the Imagination. NAJOttS jtRD TJIK The German-Americans of Nebraska are thrifty , industrious , Intelligent and mv abiding citizens. Many of them arc unong the pioneers of this state and invo contributed ns much toward build- lug up comforlublo homes and prosper ous villages anil cities as any other class of our people. One of the chief cliarncterlHtlcs of the Germans of Nebraska , In common with all Germans , is their love of per sonal liberty and their Intense dislike of every species of Imposture and humbug. They look upon parly platforms and [ > oltlcal ! creed as of secondary Impor tance to strict integrity and personal louor. They do not care what political livery a candidate wears If he Is not an upright man. In this campaign , ns In all previous political contests , the great mass of iennan-Ainerlcfins will be found on the side of honest government and against ntbllc plunderers. They cannot be swerved from their honest convictions of what Is right and Just by such dls- ropulahle mountebanks as 1'eler Schwenck and the cheap mercenaries that have hired themselves with Sehweiick to foist Thomas Majors Into the governor's chair. The great mass of Hermans nre In nc- cord with The Hoe on the money ques tion , us well as on the nntl- monopoly and nntl-boodlo issues. They take no stock In 10 to 1 free silver , but they know enough to know that the free silver Issue has nothing whatever to do with the governorship of Nebraska. They know enough to know that they cannot ruin the credit of the state by electing an holiest man is chief executive. They know that Mosherlsin and Mnjorlsm is one and the mine tiling , and they will not allow themselves to be duped Into supporting Majors under pretense that he has re formed since he voted for prohibition in : he legislature. They respect an honest prohibitionist , but they detest a monu- uental fraud who keeps jugs and bottles > f liquor In his room and drinks behind barroom screens while professing to be i good temperance man among temper- mice people. Wo venture lo predict that the ( ! er- mans of Nebraska will do their duty is American citizens feaVlessly , In spite if scarecrows and calamity claptrap formulated by the cirrporatlon elnquers , 7'lfO YKJtlb A1H ) AND A'Oir. The great hue and cry about tin- con trast between what The lieo said two vears ago and what It says now about : lu > election of a populist governor cannot - not mislead any Intelligent voter. The Uee Is a republican paper , and till things being equal It Is In favor of republican candidates. As between two candidates whose In tegrity Is well established. The Uee favors - vors the republican. Two years ago the republican candidate was Ixirenzo Orounse , a clean limn , whoso record was unimpeachable. Between Craunse : ind Van Wyclt , therefore. It was not question of honest government or monopoly domination. Judge Crounsc1 was just ns much of nn anti-monopolist as Van Wyck. That fact was conclu- slvely shown by his. approval of the maximum rate bill , This year the republican candidate was foisted upon the party by the rail road bosses. Impeached state olll- cinls and bribed delegates. Ills conduct as lieutenant governor cannot be up- lield by any holiest man or paper. In supporting Crounse and opposing Mti- The Hoe has not foresworn the principles of the republican party. On the contrary , it stands for republican principles as against the domination of monopolies that seek to subvert republi- can institutions. II supports Ilolcomb ugalnst Majors because Ilolcomb Is nn honest man. If there Is anything In consistent In that position , The Bee Is willing to take the consequences. OF TllK UFFlClATi ll\hLOT. \ \fter nil the disputes and consequent litigation to secure an authoritative In- terprerutlon of the election law the form of the ofllclal ballot remains still unfixed. It will be admitted that there are obscurities In the law. It was also but reasonable to expect the different parties to attempt to twist the law Into tlu > sliupc supposed to Ins most favor able to tlielr claims. And it was per Imps natural for the different ollii'ors who Iiave authority lu tlie matter to seek to use any dlsutvtion vesti'd In thiMii for this biMii'lit of the politic-ill or- K'uuUcution to which they owe their own oloi-llous. Hut wliellier or not the law leaves certain Important points In doubt , It was plainly the Intention and pur pose of the legislature that passed It to make the work of the voter on election day as easy and ns simple as possible and to avoid anything that might tend to confuse him or to obstruct tlie free nnd Intelligent cxprcsp slou of bis will. 1'laln , everyday common sense will easily 1111 In all tlio t Kaps that may exist in tlio law. t On the vital question whether tlio parly designations of candidates who luxve been nominated by more than one party shall appear on the otllelal ballot lu separate lines or strung out one titter the otlier , together with the candidate's name , In a single line , the courts seem to Imvo left the determination to the various county clerks , upon whom de volves the duty of having the ballots prepared. What do the county clerks propose to do ? The district , court for Lancaster county bus expressly held that the copy furnished by the secre tary of state to the county clerks has no olllcial standing as n model of form and that the latter nre by no moans required to follow It. Tlin Inference once Is that they may follow it If In their best judgment that Is what Ihe law calls for , The fact , however , that the form sent to them has boon pre pared by n republican secretary of state , evidently at the behest of the t republican state committee and with ) the Idea Iliat It will help the republican candidates , Is likely to commend It to t till tlio republican county clerks and to 1 condemn It to nil the populist county clerks. The probabilities are , there fore , that the single line form oC party designation will appear on the official ballots lu ull republican counties ami the septirnto line form on those In all populist counties , while the ono form or the other will bo adopted In democratic counties according as the couutr clerk Is Inclined toward the regular demo crats or the administration democrats. Instead of a uniform form of olllcial ballot throughout the state tliu form will vary from county to county , The general practice In previous years In this county nnd In other counties has been to accord each parly nomination a separate line on the ballot , bracketing them to the name of the candidate. The proposed single line form Is Intended for no otlier purpose than to deceive or con tuse the voler , nnd It will be hard for any county cleric who has on former occasions employed the bracket form to explain his Inconsistency now. Tills kind of sharp practice in politics , like sharp practice In business , most usually reacts to the detriment of the party In tended to be benefited. Manipulating the form of the olllcial ballot Is (60 ( dan gerous ti game to be played long with out disaster. T11K XKW KASTEUN QVKSTIOX. The latest advices report the Japanese forces to be steadily pressing forward , ' encountering 'but little opposition In Iheir progressAt the rate they have Iteon advancing they ought to achieve their purpose of capturing tlio Chinese capital wUhln the next four weeks , and ; t seems highly probable they will do severe vere as to prevent. When the armies of Japan have reached and taken Peking , what will the victorious country then propose ? This Is a queKlloti In which Kuropo Is very deeply Interested tnd lo which America cannot be alto gether Indifferent. Thus far Ihe Jap anese government has declined to have its policy Interfered with by any otlier l > owor. It has said to the world that liavlug embarked lu the war with China it proposes to carry It to a con clusion'In its own way. That It has Ihe right to do , but will uot the rest of Iho world have n right to a voice In the ad justment that will come when China Is lu-alen ? Is Japan to be permitted to do as she pleases with Corcti and with Chinese ton-It my , regardless of the In terests of other nations that may be ifl'eeted by her policy ? This is Involved lu the new eastern question , which is manifestly a question of large Impor tance to the whole world. The fact Is recognized that the success oC Japan in the war would mean a great deal for the advance of wi-storn civilization among the vast torpid Mongol gel ' populations of the far east. For Ihls she would be entitled to nlniost any thing she might demand , short of the annexation . of Corea. That she may not deslro ( | , and yet what else Is there that could < satisfy her for tlio largo expendi ture ' of money and loss of life ? Cer . tainly the more fact that she has proved herself superior in lighting qualities to the Chinese cannot compensate for the cost of war. The motive of Japan In goug ' to war was not Ihat of conquest. It was the nobler purpose of freeing the people of Corea from the Chinese Inllu- once , from Ihe effects of which they wore declining. Hut there Is a possibil ity that with success Japan may have conceived an ambition to extend her territory. Corea could not oppose her and . with that country joined to Japan the latter would be fully repaid for all the cost of the war. This , however , the European nations would not permit. It is important to Uusslu that Japan should be kept out of any controlling Influence In Corea and Russia will exert all her influence | to that end. Great ICrltaln , also , would look with disfavor upon any attempt on the part of Japan to absorb Corea or any part of its territory. On the oilier hand , neither of these European powers will permit the other to acquire any now advantages In Corea , and therefore it seems certain thai Japan will here after exert a much greater Inllueuee over that country la all respects than she has ever done. Indeed , her Inllu- e nce there amounted to hardly anything before the war , but there Is a dlfforont feeling now. The diplomatic battle is likely to be fought at Peking , and un doubtedly when the time for It comes European powers will bo found to have a policy regarding a settlement for which they will demand consideration. Japan will hardly be allowed to eflVct a settlement on her own terms , unless they shall be far more modest than there Is reason to expect. At any rate the autonomy of Corea will be main tained. tained.'S 'S HKl'dltT. From the telegraphic reference to a portion of the annual report of the com- mlssloner of pensions wo judge It will bo found a very Interesting document , not only to the old soldiers , but also to pension agents nnd attorneys , who re ceive very frank consideration from the commissioner. Judge Lochren Is him self an old soldier and must be pre sumed to bo In sympathy with the vet erans , yet his administration of the pension olllce has been subjected to a great deal of criticism on the part of the old soldiers. It was condemned nt the hist meeting of the Grand Army of the Republic , and organizations of union soldiers all over the country have spoken In disapproval of it. So far as the com missioner has made an honest effort to purify the pension roll and to prevent fraud he Is of course to be commended , but his methods have certainly been most objectionable. One of the first things he did was to make a rule which provided for punishment before con viction. A pensioner falling under sus picion was to have his pension sus pended at once , before he had an op portunity to make n defense. Of course this rule was modified , but only after there had been a general and moHt earnest expression of popular disap proval. It Is questionable whether the commissioner deserves any credit for the modification of the order , U having been the understanding at the time that It was directed to be done by the pros ! dent. Other things In the admlnlslra tlou of Commissioner T.ochrou have been justly objected to , nnd he seems all the time to have been governed by the Idea that the pension roll was honeycomlK > d with fraud. Ills courno cast a stigma upon the pensioners which they very naturally and very properly resented. What tlio commissioner Bays regard lug dishonest and unscrupulous pension attorneys nnd claim agents Is unqiies tlonably well founded , nnd he scores such none too severely. They are a despicable lot for whom there Is uoth Ing lo bo tfftWHn excuse or palliation. It Is Ihcse inqn , some of whom have grown rich.In , the business , who arc responsible''ftiKthe ' existence of fraudu lent penslonk < s the commissioner says , they attract Iliu unworthy as clients and these elbow" ttj 'the rear the worthy and tleservlng wallers. The report relent lessly scores these unscrupulous scamps and makes rfn .argument for Hpcclal ex aminers by.-tmyliig . that without them the villainy of 'such men would operate without chodv or fear of detection find be generally successful , as It Is too often now , In spite of all safeguards. There were lilt convictions for pension frauds the past year , which Is a large number , though In view of the claim that has been made ns to the extent of fraudulent pensions a larger showing of fraud might reasonably have been expected , Assuming that the present administration of the pension olllce has spared no effort to discover fraud , the result warrants tlio view thnt there has been great exaggeration regarding the extent to which the government has been robbed by fraudulent pensions. Of course the work pf purging tlio pension rolls should go on , but It should be pros ecuted nn lines that will work no hardi ship to honest pensioners. Commissioner r.ochren makes an argument for suspending - pending pensions pending an Investiga tion , but congress will hardly restore to him the privilege of doing this , which could easily be made a source of much wrong and Injustice , as well us great hardship , A. considerable rod net Ion was mitdo In the pension account for the last llseal year and ji further reduction Is looked for the present year. Indeed , the ontl- nmU1 for this account contemplates a reduction of about $10,000.000. Undoubt edly the maximum In pension payments has lucii readied , and it n-ny conlldeiitly be expected that hereafter there will be an iiuiiuul decline In this demand upon the revenues of the government. The next generation will lianlly feel the pen sion roll as anything of a burden. A novel joint debate has been ar ranged between the candidates of the twi > principal parties In Pennsylvania. Tlie affair is to lie pulled off at Norrls- town on the evening of November . ' ! , when General Hastings and Editor Sltigorly will each appear before an audience of his own followers In sepa l-ate halls , The chairman of each meet ing Is to announce that he has pledged his word that the candidate of the op posing party Is to bo fairly treated by the assomblod-giitlierliig1. Each candi date Is to make an address lasting not longer than thirty minutes and then bo escorted by si committee to the other's place of meeting , ' there to make a second end speech of thirty minutes. As to the novelty of this style of joint debate there will be no question , but just where its advantage over the old method comes In Is illllicult to see. Mr. Joseph Grow , republican nominee for the legislature , has been a resident of Omaha fdr over five years , and Is highly commended to public confidence by those who'know him best. Ills legal attainments fit llin for legislative work , and his knowledge of the neetls of this district will eifable him to vote In the ' Interest of his constituency. Philadelphia ledger. KmlfirnntH continue to return to Europe In great numbers. Investigations mode In New York show that about 8,000 nre leav ing that port every week. Fur 875 n l ) y. St. Louis Republic. Editor Brvnn of Nebraska went away from homo 'the other duy without locking up his policy , and when he loolicd at the World-Herald the next morning he found that his paper was supporting one oC the opposition. _ The Fight AguliiKl tlin Lords. Chlcnso TrlLune. I > oril Rosebery promises well. It now re mains , however , to be seen whether he can perform. The real test of his ability will come when the tight Is on. It will then be seen whether he la n. man of action , of cournRe and of ability , and of what mettle he Is when he comes to face the determined - mined opposition which will be made to him not alone In Parliament , but among the KriKllsh people themselves , who love a lord , who have a Htronu admiration for their century-old Institutions , and who. when It comes to be n struggle between Innovation and tradition , may cling tenaciously to the latter. jVimlyzliisr 11 II 1 llcmnnstratliin. JJrooklj'n EaEic ( dun. ) . The demonstration In Its magnitude had In It that false reassurance for the enemies of misrule which will carry them confidently and tumultuously to the- verge of the preci pice , down which the freemen of this state and of this county should cast them for cause and without remedy on election day. The machines were quite ns ronflilenl this time a year ago as they nre today. Tlie surface indications In their favor were quitens deceptive and Imposing , but the result Is on record and tlie tendency of his tory to repent itself Is ns manifest as the challenge to It to do so Is plain. Ilio Dylns Czar. Chlcaeo Tost. This Is Ixird Hosebcry's estimate of the czar : "I would not sny that the czar would rank among the Caesars and Na- polcons , but If peace had her victories no leas renowned than war lie would occupy a place In history as not less entitled to fame than either Caesar or Nnpoleon. " The peaceful feats of this "peer of con querors" have been the knautlng of women , the murder or exile of patriots , the expa triation ot the Jews , the suppression of edu cation anil free worship. This Is a fine recommendation for a hero to the party of popular will and free suffrage of Knglnnd. If peace hath Its victories not loss renowned thun war , one of the most distinguished of , them will be the collapse of the house of ' Itomanoff. rmxas. The calamity Imnntr could not Withstand the indignation of ths lments. The tumble In the prlco of bread b i not been patented by lht baker * In New York and Washington. The enthusiastic endorsement which Hilt has received from Cleveland turns out to Imvo come from Ohio. The striking feature * ot modern campaign ing Is Iho fact that spellblliders are obliged to train themselves. Should Helena , tall to anchor the seat of government of Montana , It will not affect her reputation as a capital town , Considerable moonshine Is manufactured In N'ew York , but the stuff Is so vllo that the makers are dying off rapidly. The emperor ot China has exactly one hundred wives. And yet there are several buttons loose on his yellow coat. Pathetic Interest In the Nebraska campaign la aroused by the manner In which the calams wince under "touching" conditions. The Man-Afrald-of-Hls-Hecord docs not need to go Into court to hear the melancholy wind ot defeat soughing through hla whis kers. Notwithstanding enormous taxes , Italy plunged $15.000.000 In debt last year. It takes money to maintain the first-class pre tense of a seventh-rate power. It Is four hundred nnd two years and three days i since Columbus laid the foundation for the campaign cigar In the vicinity of Cuba. How i ago has withered and custom staled Us i ! infinite variety. "Do you know my friend Tom Pepper ? " asked n member of the Lcxow committee of a voluminous witness. "No ; who Is IIB ? " "The fellow who was kicked out of hell for lying. " came the reply. The shooting of an Indiana man addicted to excessive snoring conveys Its own lesson. The Hhrlll , weird notes of a chronic snoror Imperils the perpetuity of domestic peace and drives strong men to crime. If the prevailing cold showers were de ferred for a week they would enable Tat tooed Tom to Inscribe on his political wind ing sheet the pathetic words , "lllessed are the dead on whom the rain rains nn. " W. M. Howard , author of "If Christ Came to Congress , " Is a candidate for congress in Alabama. ' lie Is accused of being a gambler and having defrauded a church congregation out ct money. Such Qualifications somewhat mar his heroic posens a moral reformcr. Chicago crows lustily over the fact that her registration foots up 317,837. against a total of 308.400 In New York. Dut Chicago carefully overlooks. In making comparison , the 30.000 women registered In tlio city. The closeness of the figures , however , has given Cholly Knickerbocker excruciating pains In the nock , dontchcrknow. Susan II. Anthony was Interrupted during her address In Kansas City by the question , "How about the physical disability of women ? " And she caromed In this fashion : "Thero are as many healthy women as men. Ther-e are some- sickly women and some sickly men , but there are no drunken women. Drunkenness Is a disability with which men are almost exclusively adllcted. " The remark caused much applause. Tlie eleventh census of New South Wales , taken In 1891. shows the population to be 1,123.954 , exclusive at 8.SSO aborigines ; 383.- 283 reside In the city of Sydney , 346,738 In the country towns and B8S.231 In the- rural districts. Of the 1,123,934 persons compris ing the population of the colony , 791.004 were members of Protestant rellg-.ons , 287,101 be longed to the Roman Catholic body , and the remainder to miscellaneous forms of religious or non-religious belief. Winurn I" Politic * . New York Sun. The women of Colorado , who arc to enjoy full Buftrage for the first time at next month's election , have registered BO largely that over stf.OOO of them In Denver alone have the right to vote. In the slate of Wyoming women have had the suffrage for a quarter of a century , but never in any election has as great a. prooorllon of thorn gone to the polls us has registered In Cole rado. The democrats , the republicans , and the populists are outdoing each other In their efforts to get the woman vote , but all reports agree that It will be minced up Just like the man vote. The women of the state attend political meetings , speak at them , canvass the districts nnd carry on Just like 'thMr brethren. Yet we have not heard that the families there nre any happier , or more peaoerul , or more harmonious , or more deeply affectionate than are families In those states In. which only the man vote exists. How Inscrutable IB human nature , both the woman nature and the man na ture ! It Is often disappointing to philoso phers , many oC whom do not know , and never will know , what to make of it. Who can tell why such a world was created , anyhow ? A SlincUInc Mcickurv. Courier-Journal. . Truly a mockery of marriage Is that be tween young Nicholas of Ilussla. and I'rln- cosa Allx a man who surrenders his love In onJer to form such a union , a woman who surrenders her religion. And all for a throne that Is but n mausoleum and for a destiny that Is simply doom. I'll .1 CAXl > ll > , tTK , I'm ' a candidate for ofllce , yes , I nm , And I'll take most any place that's offered me > meWith fidelity I'll serve. . And from duty never swerve , Hcre'H a chance to get a goud man , don't you see ? . Some men seem to be so selfish , yes , they . do , Love of country Is to them a. thing un known ; And for the public weal No interest they feel , 'TIs because they lack a patriotic tone. Hut with me It's very different , yes. It Is , Tor 1 always keep the nation's good In view ; With motives such as mine. In politics I'll shine , And let all the people- see a statesman true. I have sound views on all questions , yes , I have. And my theories you'll find ure true nnd gooil ; For sliver I shall vote , On gold I fairly ilote , While the liquor question long I've under stood. For protection I 1 st hanker , yesslre" , While the tariff. that I'll thoro.ghly leform ; These things I'll take In tow. I'll Us them up , you know. So the ship of state shall ride thro' every storm. O ! my neighbors will be Joyful , yes , they will , When they learn of the decision I have made ; They one and all will race Illght to the voting place , My opponent will be left way In the shade. I nm such a modest person , yes , I am , That In my own praise I never raise a sound ; Hut If you vote for me , You presently shall see , You've elected the best man thnt can bo found. F. U. THOMAS. i The latest investigations by tfe United States and Cana- . .a dian Governments . show the 34111 ; Royal Baking Powder supe rior to all others in purity and leavening strength. Statements by other manufacturers to the contrary have been declared by the official authorities falsifications of the official reports * flOVAt. DAK1NQ POWDER CO. , 10S WALL ST. , NEW-YORK. rnn AMJTT attnatAir Chicago Ileconl : The tvha1 r-pUodf. with the sudden displacement of Caprlvl nnd the unexpected iiibstltutlon of the venerable Prince Ilohcnlohc. speaks loudest as a ilgn ol Wllhelm's Impetuous character. Denver Republican ! 1'rlnco von Holien loc , CaprhTs successor , Is a nun of ability nnd experience , and doubtless he will conduct the ofllco to the satisfaction ol thE > people nnd the advantage ot the country , unless he adopts too repressive n policy toward the socialists. Chicago Inter Ocean : The government has depended for n majority on coalitions be tween the conservatives and other groups , and possibly the appointment of 1'rlnco von Holionlohe turned on the question of new coalitions to secure a working majority for the government. Chicago Heralil : The new chancellor Is not ns engaging * typo us many other men In the public liffl of Europe. Had he been bred n. soldier he might carry to Ms new re sponsibilities larger Intellectual outlook than ho can have acquired as a "carpel-b g" pro vincial governor using military despotism with the characteristic narrowness of the civilian. There was nn Ksau and Jacob bar gain between him nnd his elder brother , by which he cnmo Into the family title and es tate. Ho Is rich. Ono of his eons Is captain ot cavalry In the German army. Cardinal Hohenloho Js his brother. Ho himself dis connected from the church during his adhe sion to the IHsmarck kulturknmpf policy. Chicago Post : The new chancellor Is In hla 70th year. The nature of the man and his possible attitude toward the present con cerns of the empire arc pictured In his ca reer. He was one of the curliest advocates of the Gorman federation nnd the untiring fee of the south German sentiment that still burns In the ashes. His anti-Catholic ells- posltlton Is strong and ho was first of Eu ropean statesmen to cmphaslzo the possible danger In the decrees of the ecumenical council of 18C9. lie Is rabidly null-French , hurled Bavarja Into the German ranks , was a most unsympathetic resident of Paris ns successor to Von Arnltn , of unpleasant mem ory , and has been a drastic , uncompromis ing governor of Alsace-Lorraine. ai\I.IT. JtllKKZltS. Chicago Inter Ocenn : A barbed -wire fence Is not attractive , but It has no trouble in always catching on. IJoston Transcript : FogydtilT I have no money to spend In advertisements. 1'acer Of course you haven't , andthat' 's Just Ihe reason. Detroit Tree Press : Mrs. Greoh A woman hns to marry it man lo Mud him out. Mr. G. Then she finds him out a good deal , doesn't she ? New York Journal : Her Husband And did you vote ? She Yea. Indeed ; and when I wanted to vote ngaln the liorrkl man at the box swore awfully nnd wouldn't let me. Washington Star : "Sou ficem to think a newspaper man knows everything , " ex claimed the reporter. "WcJI. " replied the self-satlstlod man , "thorn's no reason why ho shouldn't. I'm sure 1 am always ready to be interviewed. " Chicago Record : "How Is It that Podger's ohaiu't's ot election ure suddenly looking so pour ? " "His own fault. You see he got his two sets of speeches mixed up and delivered ono of the hlsh-tarlfC addresses to a free trude audience. Harper's Bazar : "I et me show you our new correspondence paper for ladies , " said the stationer. "We consider this the Great est novelty of the season. " "It's very pretty , " said Mrs. Ilarlow , "but why Is It specially for ladles ? " "It 1ms the letters I' , H. engraved nt the top of the Inner sheet , " said the stationer. Harvard Lampoon : Jess You remind me of the wind. Clmffe Because I am fickle ? Jess No ; because you are Inclined to be came fresh In the afternoon , Brooklyn Life : He ( pleadingly ) Why can't we be married right away ? She ( coyly ) Oh , I can't bear to leave father alone just yet. lie ( enrnpslly ) Hut , my darlingho has had yo-u such a Ions , long time. She ( freezlngly-Slr ! Somervllle Journal : It Is astonishing how much easier It Is to buy a rllle tlmiv It is to learn to shoot It straight. WHEN WOMEN TAMC. Now York Press. When women talk the air grows dense With adjectives profound , Intense , The sun Is dimmed by brilliant wit. All earth Is vanquished , bit by bit , And men In shivering silence sit , When watncn talk. JUS Journal. She- has such dainty little ways That often my attention strays To where she alts , Unconscious of her witching grace. While now and then across her face A aluidoTV lilts , Puzzling all day with figures blind , She knlls her brows when fate unkind Puts her In doubt. And I , whene'er she has the blues. Woulii give my wholu stock of old shoes To help her out. At last a suclilcn , Joyful flash Within her eyes shows thnt her cash Is balanced right. And then the sunshine In her face KnhanceH her bewitching grace , H shines so bright. Alas ! What Is her charm to inel She Is no longer fancy free. Anil , what Is more , I must remember , with a sigh. That she Is but eighteen , while I a Am fifty-four. STAIRWAY BURNED FIRST Terrible ProtUcnmont in "Which Ilia Innmtei of a House \7oro \ Loft. SEVEN PERSONS SMOTHERED TO DEATH Trrrlblo Tenement lloiuo I'lro In IcTk-IC Ciir. ITnctlonllr * ' - t Oft 'lie- late UID InmiiU-n of tlin house IVoro Aromoil. NEW YORK , Oct. 30. Seven people ver smothered to death by smoke In a tencmfiil liouso flro al 210 Went TliTTty-econa street this morning , Another woman Jumped ( ram a thlrd.itory window and will die. The ( Ire came suddenly and cut ott all escape by ttia stairways. In tho. excitement cvcrjrbodr looked only to liia or her own safety nnd rushed down the fire escapes , The following perished In Iho lUIUIltiR : QKOltOU Pit KIDMAN , aK l 4 yours. LEVY KlUJIDMAN , aped 3 years. ANNIK AI'l'LI-HUiAT , ngeil 22. LENA MITCHELL , aged 20 years. MJtS. MAHOAHET KILLAN , nged 70 JACOD K1LLAN , her son , aged -10. QEOHQB LKW , Mrs. Klllan's grandson , a god 20. LK.VA FKI3IDMAN. mother of the Oeail chllilreii , jumped from the third-story window. Slio was badly crushed mid mangled uud will dla. dla.The The house Is a five-story brick tenement , the ground floor being occupied by a grocery nnd the upper ylorlrs lielnj ; arranged with front and rear apartments. There were seven families In the house. The only means of exit for the people Is by in can a of a stair way , narrow nnd darlt , which runs directly up through the center of the building. On either slda of the tenement arc houses thai tower a story nbovo the housa- which was burned. In the rear of the burned house la a little yard twenty feet square , completely hemmed In by the tall tenements. The ar was discovered at 3 o'cloch by passersby. When & policeman cnmo up the door of UID tenement vvns opened and on Iho Insldo the > flro glowed like a torch. Ho could see that Iho stairway was being rapidly burned awny. To enter the house meant death. The only liopo for those within was In arousing' them liy shouts , In which the policeman was aided by ihoso who hail been attracted by the tire. Suddenly , to tlio nolso of the 11.111103 as they burned away the stairway , there was added an awful cry. One of the tenants In the up per part of the house had been aroused and stood \ nt the window of the fifth lloor. It was Mrs. Eberivoln , who lives alone on that'floor. In another moment there was not a window In I the front of the house that did not contain the t wild , frightened face of sonic man , woman or child , each appealing for aid. The faces In the windows wcro framed In smoke , which poured forth In volumes. In the absenpo of ths firemen who had not yet arrived the spectators were powerless to assist those In the building further than to remind thorn of the flro escapes. IJy these first cno woman and then the other ten ants to the number of twenty reached the ground , descending In the midst of flame and smoke , before the ladder trucks arrived. The flames , which started In the cellar , did scarcely auy damage to the ground or second floors , but on the third story they spread over the entire rear portion. There llred the family of Nathan Friedman , his wife , Lena , and his three young children. There were also two boarders , Annie Appleblat and Lena Mitchell. Nathan Friedman was first aroused by iho smoke ! and noise. The room In which lie , his wlfo nnd baby slept was nlready filled , with smoko. Clutching the baby In bla anna nnd forget ting all clao , ho sprung to the window nnd descended by the flro escape. Mrs. Friedman , too , had rushed to a win dow , but not where the flro escape was. The. escape was but two feet from her , but fright deprived her of her reason. Behind her wcro the flames , twenty-five feet below her was the yard. She leaped from the window and fell Into the rear basement area nnd was badly injured. She was conscious , however , and cried wildly for her children who were iitlll In the burning room. The fire was ex tinguished soon after the water was turned on , and though the work of rescue was prose cuted with zeal from the Instant the firemen arrived on the scene , they were too late. The two Friedman children and the Iwo boarders blept In nn Inner apartment. The flro had not readied them but the smoke had filled the room , and at leaat three of the vic tims had suffocated without having awakened to their peril. George and Lewis Friedman nnd Lena Mitchell wcro still In bed when found , and the peaceful expression of their faces showed they had no knowledge of the death that came In them so suddenly. Annlo Appleblat was lying dead on the floor. Her face wan black. She had her dress on. Evidently ho hnd been aroused nnd hnd stopped to don her clothing nnd had died before she finished her task , On the fourth floor , also In the rear , wera found the remaining victims ot the flro. There Mrs. Killan , a widow , aged 70 years , lived with Jacob , licr son , and George I avy , her grandson. Mrs. Killan uiul her aon wcra dead In bed. The grandson was on the floor hall way to the rear window. Mrs. Friedman was conveyed to the hospi tal. It was thoUEht she could live bill short time. The darnago to the house will not exceed ? 2,000. jii-'s iruiiTii on rovit yio.far Jtto ? { . THE VOTE Two yearn n o lor Councilman fill WARD. nimllsh , .152 : Me- AnilrowH.Mfij Will to 178.mi mi WAUD. WliPiilcr. 1.2381 WliUloch , 1,023. 'Siiice Day- For feathered water animals , for the umbrella business , and also for top coats and mackintoshes , and wo are not at all offended at the con glomeration of frozen and liquid moisture that has baen trickling- down the baoks and into the shoes of our esteemed friends , the public. Wo have lig-ht weight tig-htly woven smooth kersey overcoats that will keep out the moisturo. Then there are the heavier sort made same way but in a gToator variety of cloths. Prices are $7.50 , $8.50 , $10 and $12.50. MACKINTOSHES in tricots , serges , meltons , covert cloth , eto. , with seams sowed and cemented. All weights in box and capo styles.bluo , black and light aolors. All sorts of prices from $5.00 up. Wo war- ninl/om nil. Umbrellas from a few cents to a few dollars , 'owning , King & Co , , IJcllublc Clutlilcrd , S. W. Cor. 15th tuiJ