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12 TIIJC O1M-AIJA DAILY JIEJK : SUNDAY , TjVNtJAHT 19. IHOO. OMAIIA SUNDAY Bia ? K. nOSEWATUn , IJaltor. riwi8iir.n nvEnr MOHNINO. TEI1MS OF SUIUCniPTION : Dull } ' n ( Wllhrul fluidity ) , Ono Ycnr . { i M Dally P.co find Sunday , One Ycnr. . 19 00 nix Month * . . . I . . . . . t , SOI ? hrr Slonthi . . . , . S SJ Sunday lief. One Yf.ir . . . 2 UO HMimlny lice , .Ono Tc r . . . . . . . . . . 1 M Wtchly n < , Ono Year . 6) OFFICES ! Omnlia. Yh ? lion IliilMlnjf. Boulli Oinnh.i. 8lnc < T lllle. , Civncr N anj ilth 81 * . Council Illurro , 12 IVarl Htrret. Chlcnio Olllp < > , S17 Chnmlr of Commrrce. Now Ynrk , P.oomj 13. X nnJ 1" , Tribune Building. Wniililnelon , 1 < 07 r Btrft. N.V. . coiiniai'ON r.Ncn : All cnmtmmlcntcn ! < rclntlng to news nnd nil- torlal matter should lie ndJr cd : To the IMtlor. All ImBliiitu letter * nml remittance" , liaul < t be nddrrnecd to Tlio Ilo ] 'iibll l-.ln * Company , Omnlia. Drnfln , ulircks nml ) > 9l3lllco tinlfri to be mnde pnynl le to the nrdcr of tlie enmnnny. rim nnu I'Um.idiiiNa COMPANY ; BTATIJMIJS'T OP CIHCOIUTION. ( jcnrRf II , Tjwcliiirk , tecrclary of Tim IIp Pill * llelilMfT rompany , being tluly i-wsrn , 8y * Hint thi- ncltial nutnmr nt tall nnd complete copies of tlie Dally MornlnK. Hvenlnir nml Sunday Itae printed during Inn munlli of December , 1895 , wn nr fut- low * ! 1 , , , 20,010 17 n.ose 2. , 19,001 18 19W 3 19.054 19 Z1.4I1 4 I9.0SO 20. . . . 2I,47 E 19,089 SI SI.B2- 6 19,074 22 20W ) 7 t. . . 19,123 23 21 S11 21 21S'13 ' " " ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' a ! ! . . . . . . . . 19'llJ 2.- . . . ' 1T , 1D 10 19,187 2G 21 111 11 19.110 27 t. . . 21 < .12 12 19,111 23 21 Till 13.i ll.lttO 29 19.M ) 14. , 19.IHS .10 21.011 is so.oto 18 , 19,092 Total . . . . ' . C1S.5SJ l em ilMuctlonn for untold nnJ returned pnpcra 7,711 Net mile * , 810.848 Dnlly nverngo 11701 anonon n. Tzsctiucic. Stvnrn to lieforo mi > nnd sulnrrlhed In my prpupnce thin 3d day of Jnnunry. , 1SDO. ( Sent. ) 'N. P. FHIIj. Notary Public , in July is usually no sunnnor resort , oitliur. \Vliy Is It tlint ( lie logical canilhlntc Is so often Illogical ? Sunittor AlllKon npparcntly believes that llio Huiintorlul road to tlic whltu house is at ienst as short and as direct ns the spcakersliip route or tlie giibcrnn- lorinl hlglnvay. It' woman suffrage were universal Padercwskl might wish he had been born In tlio United States , so that ho might be eligible to election to the pres idency of the great republic. "When it comes right down to the de ciding arguments In locating national conventions of all kinds accessllftllty to tlio people who are expected to attend counts for more than everything else. Among the protected Industries that flourish in Omaha In spite of state regu lation and supervision are the gambling rraorts and wine rooms whose keepers * stand In with the man who Is dying to bo governor of Nebraska. Tobc Castor , Nebraska's representa tive on the democratic national com mittee , manage ! to get his vote on the choice of a convention city recorded from the first on the winning side. Tobc was always credited , with having ac cess to an inside tip. The Chicago Record asks whether the people re sulllclently educated for municipal reform through a nonpartl- saii movement. They may bo snlll- clcntly educated somewhere , but hardly in Chicago and certainly not in Omaha. Hut no one should despair on that ac count. ' , By the way , while we hear consider able talk of tlie author of the MeKinley tariff bill as an eligible candidate for the presidency the Idea does not seem to have entered any one's head that the author of the Wilson tariff bill might also have had aspirations for Unit high oillce. As the presidential campaign draws nearer the voice of Chauncey Mitchell Dcpcw promises to be heard more often , If such a thing Is possible. Dr. Dcpew's diagnosis of the. political situation from time to time has come to bo looked for as a regular feature of our current political history. Some of the unemployed members of the last Nebraska legislature might make a few dollars by going to DCS Molnos iiml giving some of their poorer Informed fellow legislators a few tips ns to how It Is done. They could no doubt teach their Iowa friends numer ous tricks worth knowing. According to the great explorer , Henry M. Stanley , tlio Venezuelan con troversy must end In arbitration or war. Perhaps so. Hut If It Is to be war lot the refusal to arbitrate come from the other side and make Great Britain bear the responsibility for pre cipitating It. Three ox-governors of Nebraska were in attendance upon ono of the meetings of' the State Historical society last week whose ages combined aggregated be tween il ) nnd 225 years. The Ihfcq men were Ilobert Wilkinson FurnasJ Alvln Sauuders and John Milton TUayer. When and where have threw cx > governors who have lived to bo such well preserved patriarchs ever como to gether In public before ? If wo remember rightly ex-Congress man Slbley of Pennsylvania was placed In nomination for the presidency by the American Bimetallic league some thing like a year ago , but his candidacy lias not been heard of In months , l-'or the free silver men to launch a presi dential boom and' then to abandon It before It hail' gained strength enough to care for Itself Is a stroke of cruelty of which no one would have thought them capable. Ux-Congressmnu Lawler of Chicago , \vho died Friday , will bo remembered In Omaha as ono of tlie speakers at n comparatively recent bamiuet given by ouu of the local democratic organiza tions , where his address attracted no Inconsiderable attention , After mak- ' lug his exit from congress ho made atreiiuous but unsuccessful efforts to be appointed postmaster of Chicago , ami llnully bnded In the Chicago city coun cil , whe\co hid political fortunes had originally dsua. The citizens of California , Irrespective of party , have addressed nil earnest ro- mouMraneo to rongn-si against any and all of the proposed Pacific railroad debt funding fOhemcA that are being pressed In one or both houses. f'allfuvnlit's pr < il < < it , ns formulated by the Committee of Kitty , of whli'h Mayor Adolpli Sntro of San Francisco is the chairman , de clares first , that all the visible means and nssels of the Pacllle railway com panies have been wrongfully npproptl- nled to their own use by the original stockholders and managers , tind If any 01' the proposed legislation shall be en acted the companies will have no means from whleli to pay the debt except their capacity to earn money by transporta tion. "Tlie freights they carry east ward consist of the products of our soil .seeking a maikct abroad In competition with like commodities produced else where and wo have lo pay for trans porting them to the general markets of the woild , where wo meet our com petitors. Tin ; freights carried west ward arc eastern or Kuropoan products purchased for'consumption by lite poo- pin tributary to the Pacific ro.ids. On these also wo have .to pay the freight as an addition to the price of the goods. Hence , barring the Insignificant items of westbound pleasure travel and local tralllc of Nevada , I'tah , Wyoming ami Nebraska , the bulk of the burden will fall on the people of the Pacific coast. This means their accumulated debt of the past thirty yeais , Including defaulted Interest for the whole period during which payment may be deferred. The debt of the Central Pacific railroad alone amounts nt maturity to over $77.000.- 000 : that of the Union Pacific Is about the same amount. To extend these debts for fifty years at 2 per cent per annum Is to double tholr amount , and to leave thorn to bo paid out of future transportation charges Is to saddle some fiOO.000.000 of debts upon us and our children for two generations to come. No conquered Homnn province was ever so grievously taxed. " .Second , the California protest declares that "tho plain , speedy and adequate remedy for the recovery of the money due the United Stales by those companies , , that which any business man would adopt in like circumstances , is foreclosure of tlie mortgages , nnd , If n deficiency arise , an action against the parties who. have despoiled the properties and their heirs so far as they have loft assets. The only reason assigned to the contrary is that there Is a 'first mortgage ! on the property which will sAvalhuv up all the proceed of the sale , but the priority of this so-called 'first mortgage' on the Central Pacific road is challenged'on the strength of facts Impossible to deny , and not easy , If possible , within the line of adjudged cases , to answer. The amount is $27,855,080 , too large a sum to be deemed insignificant or to be sur rendered without a struggle. The Union Pacific mortgage Is perhaps In a similar predicament. Here , therefore , is a Hen of from ? 27OOOtOQO to $00,000- 000 which evoryMone'Of ' the varloiis re funding and extension schemes so far advanced proposes to abandon gratis , and without even an Inquiry as to the rights or equities Involved. The Thur- man act distinctly challenges the prior- l y of these so-called first mortgage bonds In its recital that they are , If lawfully issued and disposed of , a prior lien to that of the government subsidy. But how if they were not lawfully Is sued or disposed of ? Plainly in such case they have no priority. Now on their face they evidently do not' con form to tlie requirements of the act of 1804 , and so were not lawfully Issued. And as to the disposal of them the re port of the raihvay'commlssion shows that they were paid out by the directors of the company to themselves , under the thin disguise of a construc tion company , of which they owned all the stock , nnd hence were not lawfully disposed of. Surely this question of law , Involving nearly $28,000,000 , Is worth the consideration of a court. " Third , Hint "these refunding schemes all proceed on tlie presumption that the government is without remedy against the guilty parties for these misappro priated millions , although no one of the private suits brought against them on similar grounds has failed to secure a settlement satisfactory to the plaln- tllfs. That railroad managers and their partisans should favor an abandonment of these claims is easily understood ; that It should be advocated by the sur viving partner of the firm that did the" wrong and seemed the fruits of It Is also natural enough ; but that legisla tors looking only at public Interest should even entertain such a proposition before all menus of collection have been exhausted passes comprehension. " Fourth , that ' 'these ' railroad corpora tions arc not In fact so destitute of means to pay ns Is represented ; on the contrary , they have valid claims of large , amounts against persons possessed of great wealth , sufficient to materially reduce the amount pf the debts , and , when added to the sinking fund In the treasury , perhaps to extinguish the prin cipal of them. The Central Pacific company , for example , has a perfectly valid claim against Its guilty directors for nil the millions misappropriated by them ; and even if tlie estates of the deceased associates prove beyond the reach of the law , Mr. Collls P. Ilunt- Ington yet remains. He Is the surviv ing partner of the combination that did the wrong , and if not the author of the scheme , was undoubtedly a guilty participant In the proceedings. He and his millions arc directly responsible to the Central Pacific Hallroad company , ind to Its creditors , claiming In pioper proceedings , as such , for all the mis appropriated moneys. " Fifth , that "all of the Southern Pacific railroad , south of Gihoy and Alcalde , beloilgs equitably to the Central Pacific company. It was built distinctly with the credit of that company , diverted by unfaithful directors to the construction of u rival road. This fact Is of ensy proof ; and this asset with the others above named will go far to extinguish the Central Pacific debt. This Is too valuable an asset to be surrendered gratis. " The California protest closes with a I fervent appeal to congress to carry out , the recommendations of the Pacific ! railroad commission to effect settlement of the debt through the federal courts ! by foreclosure. Willie California doubtless has more at stake than any other one state lit the speedy nml proper settlement of the Parifio railroad debt question , the people ( if Nebraska , nnd for that mat ter the people of every state that In any way contributes to the traflle over the Pacific railroads , are vitally con- coined In preventing the success of any scheme that would perpetuate tho'pres ent coloysal debt and any scheme that falls to provide for the operation of the Union nnd Central Pacific ronils under a single management ns one great transcontinental line. This fact should bo Impressed upon the congressional delegations of each of the states Im mediately affected. California's'delega tion Will , no doubt , heed the protest of Its own constituents , and those of other states would not dare defy the ex pressed will of their constituents. XOT I'Olt AMKIUCAN ll.t7'.S. . The sensational report that tlie British flying squadron which sailed a few days ago had the Bermudas for Its destination appeals to be unfounded. At any rate a statement comes from tlio otllce of the British admiralty that the present destination of the squad ron Is not the Bermudas or any Ameri can waters , though there was professed Ignorance ns to where It was going. Wo don't know how much confidence Is to be placed In statements of the admiralty office , but It is hardly con ceivable that under existing circum stances the British government would send n flying squadron Into American waters , since to do so would be a dis tinct menace that could hardly fall to aggravate the situation and there is no reason to think that Lord Salisbury desires to do tills. There is ono. fact that suggests Itself In connection with this Incident and that Is the remarkable rapidity with which Great Britain mobilizes her naval forces. She has furnished In this re spect a most strlklilg object lesson as lo her readiness for war and the ampli tude of'her resources , a lesson which It i.s not to be doubted has had a great moral elfect upon the nations of con tinental lOurope. who could hardly have known , well Informed as most of them are regarding the condition of other nations , how well prepared England Is for an emergency. The demonstration she lias made lias really surprised the world and probably convinced other European nations that she Is not to be trifled with. A nusirwss ' A convention will "be held this week in Chicago which will be 'of great in terest to tlie business men of thj icoun- ' try , particularly the manufacturers.1' will be the first annual convention of' the National Association of Manufac turer ; and It 'will consider masters ro- , , luting to , the. business.nnd commerce of the country , foreign nnd domestic. The association Is composed ofthe most prominent manufacturers In the coun try nnd Its organization seems to haVe bocn. almost a spontaneous .impulse. Last year some . " 00 representatives of manufacturing industries held a confer ence In Cincinnati , and from this the national association sprung , the primary idea being to secure such Influenceand , such promise of good results ns unity of action , concentration of purpose and the Impressive counsel of men representing a majority of tlio Industrial employ ments of the United States would af ford. The plan of those who met at Cincinnati was to form a body which would be responsive to the best public sentiment and capable of making that sentiment impressively known. They proposed to establish an association upon a broad , well organized system , whose purpose was to consider all na tional questfons affecting commercial Interests , advocate advantageous legis lation and prepare for the development of trade relations between the United States and foreign countries , especially the extension of trade with South America. It Is understood that at the Chicago convention there will be especial atten tion given to the subject of the Nicara gua canal , and It i.s expected the convention will declare In favor of the construction of the canal by federal as sistance , tlio government to have con trol of the waterway. This matter promises to soon assume renewed im portance. The house committee hav- Ipg chnrgo of the subject Is giving it consideration , and a message from the president regarding it Is looked for , when tlio report , pf the engineers who In spected the canal will probably be laid before congress. An expression from a body of representative business men will , therefore , be timely. Another matter that wijl command the atten tion of the convention Is that of a water way to connect the ( ireat Lakes and the seaboard , while ( hero will'probably bean an expression favorable to legislation that will make it pos.slhlo for vessels owned by American capital to sail under the American flag , But per haps the most Important subject which the convention will consider Is that of reviving reciprocity. It Is said that there will be no political note permitted In the discussion of this question , but It will be coiihldered entirely from a huulncs-i ] KInt of view , which Is the only way It should ever be considered. It Is proposed to show thn't under reci procity the United States was surely building up what would ultimately have become n predominant trade with the South and Central American coun tries , and it Is believed that the convention will be practically unani mous in favor 'of restoring this policy. Of course no Immediate practical , re sult is expected , but an expression fa vorable to trade reciprocity from such a uourco will have a salutary influence on the public mind. It Is Impossible that such an organ ization as the National Association of American Manufacturers can fall to exert u decided Influence In behalf of any matter that shall receive Its ap proval , nnT djiiispjiuently the conven tion nt Chicago will have general In terest nnd Importance. It Is said that the members of the association regard the futuroSof1 national commerce. In tel mil nnd Ifa-nal , hopefully , nnd the convention will-doubtless give out some reasmirlng ( jtteratiros. Its proceedings will command w'd ' * attention. A The m'wiy elected mayor of Boston has announl iT'hls Intention of Intioduc- Ing a novel'feiUuro of municipal govern ment whlchr-slHiuld It prove successful In the first Instance , may possibly be generally adapted. Ills plan Is noth ing more nor less than the creation of n sort of municipal cabinet. The pro posed cabinet1 , however , Is to consist not of the heads of the departments of the city government , although they may be called In to assist In emergencies , but of representative business and pro fessional men wholly outside of olllclal chcles. In a word , the mayor of Bos ton says ho will select a number of ptomlnont citizens known for their tonal- ness capacity. Integrity of purpose ami public spirit and Invite them to meet with him at stated Intervals to advise upon nil Important questions demand ing his official \ictlon. \ Having no recog nition In the city charter , they must necessarily perform this service "with out pay , and the only Inducement for them to accept the Invitation Is that they will be engaged In a good work mid be associated In It with men who stand equally high in the eyes of tlio community. We can readily conceive how a cabl- npt of this klnd could be of material assistance to tlie executive of an American municipality and of Ines timable benefit to the people subject to Its Influence. But sifted down to the bedrock , Its 'Usefulness ' as an Instru ment for municipal reform must In each case depend upon the mayor who occupies the place at Its head.Vltli the mayor rests the responsibility first of choosing the members of this munici pal cabinet and then of accepting or rejecting the advice which It may offer him. Too much weight cannot bo laid upon the character of the cabinet offi cers. In Boston there are plenty of well-to-do citizens , retired merchants , reliable bankers and respected lawyers , who are able mid .willing to devote the necessary tlmo to this work and whoso public splrit"wduld insure honest and disinterested lidy'icc. ' In other cities , however , lt ls often the leading men and largest fjt gprjly owners who arc financially lifterestcd In the great fran- chlsed corprfratlo is and jobs of various kinds by wjilphs > valuable special priv ileges are obtained and tribute Is levied upon the population of our , cities. When ever a quesUon. should be submitted to them Involvlilg-cn conflict between the public lnterc'sTs'\/Jnd / those bf these tax- eating and JaxGbcntlJ'ig , , corporations' . ' their advice could not be unhesitatingly .depended ' upJQPB . , , 'Butt all tun ! good advice.In . t\o \ world MfouM"'ltiS'bf hol rttll .with1 nuiinyorwho. . ji ? ' detjirmfue'iFio' piiiy Into 'thp hands of jobbers nml'corporntc rings. He Is alwaj's free to ncf cither In accord wither or in opposition tp 'tlie conclusions of his cabinet. He can take the advice of his cabinet In public nnd consult the contractors and corporation managers in private and then do ns he pleases. Whether he has the assistance of a cabi net such as Is proposed iu Boston or not , he can always ask the opinions of representative citizens on matters of more than ordinary moment , and very frequently this advice Is tendered vol untarily. No- mayor of any American city therefore has any right to excuse his actions or shirk responsibility on the ground that he has not been nblo to secure sound advice. FOH DKFKNSB. It Is not merely a question of provid ing money for the creation of defenses , which Senator iLodge has proposed shall bo done by borrowing. There must also bo men callable of making the defenses effective men having the scientific knowledge and technical training neces sary to effectively handle modern arma ment , a branch of military science which ( icncrnl Miles has said requires years of careful study and practice to enable men t6 become proficient. It would seem , therefore , to be imperative that In advance of the const met ion of seacoast defenses , or at any rate coin 'cldont with the progress of such de fenses , there should be developed an adequate artillery service , for mani festly without this the most formidable fortifications would be almost worth less. Colonel Sanger , assistant chief of ar tlllery of Now York , has contributed to ono of the military journals his coiiclu slons after a careful study of the con templated system of coasfc defenses , and what he says' sjioyvfl that It Is a very largo undertaking. This authority es timates that"tU8Gplan of coast defenses as udoptoVYM. ( \ . " ' ! ' 0" ! ! f ° l > at least STi.OOO speciallywqtralned officers and men In case jj ) " ' ' ! . and he urges that there should Utvn < material Increase In the seacoast "fliMHlory branch of the army. | $ ( at present some : < ,200 trained juiuij or less than half tlie number that 'tfJuld be needed to man the fortlllcatlousjyf Now York harbor alone , according i to expert opinion. Colonel SangS suggests that a per centage of thHjjiajJonal guard might bo drilled In thlslh'hvy ( artillery work , but It Is a iuestlj\i ] { \ Blether this would bo found prnctlcBldo.is However , It might bo well to tryMf.8 ; * Connected vyity this question of de fense is the matter of Increasing the enlisted naval force , for which a bill Is now pending In .congress. This nioas- uro authorizes the enlistment of 1,000 additional inwi and also extends to the president the discretion to Increase the enlistment from the naval reserve Indefinitely In cnso of exigency. An other thing which seems urgejit Is the reorganization of the engineer corps of the navy. By reason of Insufficiency of numbers In that corps It Is said the condition of Its officers is most painful and distressing , nnd It is urged that congress should enact a law that will not only save these devoted officers from complete exhaustion , but which wll maintain our ships of war In constan readiness * for emergencies. Genera Walker of Massachusetts , who reoontlj published n letter heartily approving the const defense bill of Senator Squire Insisted that due recognition should be given the officers of the chglncer corps and that some substantial Inducement should be Immediately offered by wlilcl young men of scientific attainments from olvll life can enter the naval t > erv- Ice In competition with the graduates of the naval academics , n suggestion which congress may adopt. It will thus be seen that the task of providing adequate national defense Is by no moans a simple one , and It means a great deal more than constructing and equipping fortifications. AnJncrease In both tlio military nml naval forces will bo absolutely necessary , ami hence forward these establishments must become - come much more wcrrnslvii than they now lire. But the popular sentiment of the country Is distinctly In favor of a thorough defensive policy , whleli will give us complete security at all points , and it I.s also tlio general wish that con gress shall Inaugurate this policy at the earliest time practicable. Pupils In the High school seem to think that the net proceeds of the annual commencement exercises belong to them and that they should bo allowed to spend them for anything they choose. This money belongs to the school fund and should no more be diverted from the regular expenses of the schools than that derived from taxation or from the state apportionment. If the High school pupils propose an expenditure that Js meritorious and for the public good , It should be approved by the school board without reference to the fact that there Is or Is not a surplus left over from the last commencement box receipts. If their proposal cannot rest on Us own merits it should be turned down In any event. direful ostlnmtcs of tlio present num ber of free silver senators niul of tlit > probable losses of tlie free silver forces by si'tmtorlnl elections witbln tlie next two years lentl to the conclusion tlmt the senate Is likely to remain under free silver liiilueiices for several years to come unless some of tbo senators now lironouncetl In favor of Immediate free coinage should reverse'their positions. There Is now. a majority of ten for the silver senntors in the upper lionso of congress , nml this majority cannot well Ins reduced more than Imlf with the In coming Trf tlio new members , who take their seats March 4 , 1S97. This is the vesnlt of the solid silver representation of the far western states in the senate. . . Tl'nMcH Will Differ. t , , Washington star. The manner In which tastes differ Is-'shown- by the fact that the sultan would rather bean an object of contempt than an object of charity. Tlip TnlkliiK Patriot. Somcrvllle Journal. Don'tassume that theman , who talis war the loudest would "bo the first man to enlist. The chances are first rate that ho would hlro a substitute. Good Thing : 1'iiNli It Along- . Denver News. Omaha has gone systematically to work on the Transmlsslsoippl exposition scheme and Senator Allen has already Introduced a bill to secure for It the aid and approval of the general government. I.llcely to Fool Them. . Globe-Democrat. Edison's promise to take an Inventive part In the next wan of the United Stales excites amusement among the EiiglU-h papers , but all the same the electric current , dynamite and submerged torpedo boats are almost certain to make a new era in fighting between leadIng - Ing nations. ColoiiluN Out of Dale. IJoston Globe. The tlmo Is coming , and perhaps It will como In the century that la about to besln , when there will be no more' colonial govern ments , but all governments will bo founded upon the will of the people directly concerned and not upon the dictates of a foreign , and perhaps very distant , ruler. It IB said that the most far-seeing statesmen of England and continental Europe already recognize thle fact ; but national prldo does not yet permit these European governments to officially recognize It. WAS IT AX OMVn IIUAMMlf Kantm City Tlmts The KntfUh arc tunny folks , even tliouRli they don't know It. They call Secretary Olncy'a rcquwt lo the ICrpllsh foreign office to protect American In South Africa an olive branch from th Venezuelan tree. Why , John Hull , \re nro not mail.Vo clmpty said you must no toi-ch little Venezuela. As long as you don' we v.111 forglvo all your wild talk , Minneapolis Tribune : After R.ssitmlnR a hiRh and menacing tone towaM Orc.i Drltnln In the Venezuelan matter , the Cleveland land administration , the other day , came down from UP high liorso.and humbly re quested Rnglaml to protect Americans " alii Airerlcan Interests In the Transvanl. We arc lncllnc.1 to ngrto with Mr. Wlltzo o California , who snyj this ns bad inovo on the part of our government , as there U n bitter feeling ngalnst Kngllshmcn In the Tians\nal , while Americans nre popular will tlio Boers. It Is probabla that a cable mes sage from Secretary Olney , direct to 1'resl dent Krueger , \\ouhl have accompl'shcd the object sought nnd unveil the humiliation o mniesting -favor of the Dtltlah ministry nhlch , un.lcr the circumstances , must bo rather mortifying tn our people. Hut the capacity of this administration for blunder ing In foreign affairs seems to bo unllm- llcd. Washington Post : Foreigners attractsd to liio Transvaal republic by grcc.l ot Roll ! are linden every obligation of dccancy and honor to respect the govcinmenthoso hospitality they enjoy , ami under whoso pro tection they nnd tlie opportunity of profit. If they do not approve the arrangements the Doers have made for thc > conJuct of their political affaire , It Is open lo them to migrate to some country which- stilts them better. Hut they have no right to conspire with ene mies from beyond the country's borders to overthrow the government , and , If they have so conspired , they deserve to be , and should be. punished to the full measure of their offending. The United States pro tects Ittf cltlrcns In all lawful ami becoming thlrgs. it does not encourage them In crime. This , then , Is tlio extent of the significance that may safely be attached to our Inter vention In behalf ot the Americans now Imprisoned at the Doer capital , Johannes burg. Mr. Olney wishes to secure for them numano treatment and an Intelligent and nipartlnl hearing. If they be Innocent of : ho charges brought against them , they shall Jo protected. If they have boon guilty of contpltacy and sedition , they arc no longer American citizens In tlie sense of being entitled to our care. HAS COIOMI , iion Kansas City Journal : Colonel Ingcrsoll's innounccment .that a certain church suits mil doesn't necqssarlly mean that the colonel Is n Christian , but rather that ho has found a church that Isn't. Cincinnati Commercial : It Is certainly strange that after sixty years of corpulent wickedness , Colonel Bob Ingersoll should have discovered a church In Kolamazoo that seems to nt his case. Stranger still Is the 'act that the pastor of the church was formcry a "newspaper man" at Ot'hkosh , studied theology at Obcrlln and Hrt't prejchcd at Sank Center. > New York Mall and Express : Colonel In gersoll has found a "church" out in Kalamazoo - zoo , Mich. , which pleases him. Ho says If here was a similar one In his homo ho would oln It. Now let the people of New York City establish a similar "church. " and not only Invlto Colonel Ingersoll to Join It , but o nlso become Its pastor. Who knows but icforo the clew of tlio century wo may have an opportunity to listen to a sermon from rtov. Hobert 0. Ingorsoll , D.D. ? PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. St. Louis and Missouri are welcome to cast heir ballots for the democratic ticket. Chicago cage will harbor the crowd. New York deserves a consolation prize. The location of the populist national conven tion Is still open for debate. Envious opponents of the Gush Davis presl- lentlal bcom 'eruelly slight its pretensions by printing retired cuts of Ben Butler as Ictures of tlio Minnesota statesman. Paul Krueger8 sturdy troopers not only captured the 'JalnesbiV raiders , 'but alsd shot a hole In Barney Darnato's Kaffir balloon , 'ho shrinkage to date foots up $000,000,000. No prophet or son of a prophet would ven ture a prediction as to what Great Britain will attempt to do , Inasmuch as the laureate's latest raid on Pegasus Is mildly cheered at 'ome. The reported conversion of Colonel Boll Ingersoll has the earmarks of a theatrical diamond theft. It helps the colonel In hlu buslnet'3 without disturbing tha versatility of his convictions. The trouncing which St. Luls gave Chicago a month ago Is forgotten and forgiven now that Chicago triumphed over Now York. The like city io never so Joyously happy as when It takea a fall out of the provincial burg. One of the hard , Ice-clad facts demon strated by recent events Is that Now York as a convention city stands on a dreary piano of Isolation. It behooves Gotham to flaunt Its humbled pride by turning loose u flying squadron. Cluuncey M. Depow Is having a lot of fun at the expense of our peppery British cousins. Ho said , In an Interview : "If there should happen to bo war betwen this country and Great Britain , there four results would fol low : First , wo should conquer Canada the three other results need not be quoted. " And now tbo English papers are scolding him In delightfully solemn fashion. SKCUI.AH SHOTS AT THIS 1'UI.l'lT. Dallas News : To rccllo one's ormon bo- faro the nilrtor Is ono way to practice what ono preaches. Chicago Tribune ! It turns out that Dr. Tnlnugo went lo Washington to engage In the business of roving souls on commission. It Is not pitrprlplng. therefore , to learn that ho Is now trying to got a salary. Chicago Post : llov. Sam Jones Is preach- Ins tm "How to Get There and How to Slay Thoro. " Mr. Jonos' preaching docs not much ropcmblo the specimens ot oratory tliat have caimi down to us from St. 1'aut. but Mr. Jours has had advantages and opportunities that were not open to St. Paul. Brooklyn Uagle : There arc Just a few clergymen who have not awakened to the fact that this In the nineteenth century and that U Is a healthy and growing prnctlco to use plain United states lanquego to expro-u Ideas. Thow worthy pastors have fallen Into J tlio habit of uslnt ; a rtilbbolcth that sounds V well to their own oars and of continuing \ forms of Hnsllsh that became obsolete con- , turles ago. Symbolry lo poetic and beauti ful when It la fitting and obvious , but when It Is Hralncd and artificial It Is rcpclUnt. lll.ASTSKHOM" UA.M'S 11OH.V. An cnomy treated aj a friend \ > lll soon become a friend , Wherever a good man lives , the dovll has to flqht for all he gets. The value of the diamond Is not In what It does , but In what It Is , It Is not the clock thnl strikes the loudest which keeps the best time. If piling up dollars is all that a man lives for , his wul shrinks with every dollar ho makes. doing two miles with the mane \ \ compels - pels us to go with him one , will make him very tired. Umbrellas should bo made tn dry weather , and corn should bo ground before the children begin to cry with hunger. The preacher who puts thought In his ser mons , will , soDlior or later , find himself preaching to people who thlnlt. in v i.s. Philadelphia Record : "He-member , Indies , " siO9 tlit Mnnayimk philosopher , "Unit your husband * mo Ilku eggs ; It jou persist In kfppliiK them In hot water they'll get hard ened. " ClilcMitfo Tribune : "This seems to tic about the phioc , " observed the eminent tt ucdlmi. Sit : . Hnmttommcr , who hnd rr.tlt" behind the curtnln anil whs mournfully ncrnplm ; ( umethlni ? from liln gaimunts , "where cgga streams meet ! " Detroit Free-Press : "Have you formulated n plan of cliKKRcment proposals ) , Maude , for leap year ? " "No , Kate , but I li \e nit the old gags by heart. " Country Journal : Bachelor I'm told that n married man can live on hnlf the income that a single man icqulres. Married Man- Yes ; ho has to. Life : A Predicament "She's to let mo know at the end of n week If she accepts ire. " "It must bo a terrible suspense. " "llather ! I don't know whether to break off my other engagements or not. " Philadelphia Record : Servant Mrs. Bor- rowelt sends word that she'H pot callers , and would you lend her a little cake. Mi-stress Yes ; send her some sponge cake. Chicago Tribune : "Isn't that Miss Smcd- cy ? I thought she was sick. Somebody told mo Dr. I'ankcy hnd given her tip. " 'Well , he did sort o1 give' her tip , but not till after he tried live or six years to get icr. " Chicago Record : "I've planned such a do- Ightful surprise for my husband. " "Really. " "Yes ; ho has a summer suit nearly as good as new hanging in the wardrobe and I've put a quarter In one ot the vest rockets ! " Detroit Tribune : See the young woman. Is the young woman being suddenly and unexpectedly kissed ? Ah. yes. And does the young woman raise a hue and cry ? The young woman ral es n slight hue , but no cry. Judge : "Oh , dear , " signed Mrs. Cumso as he tossed ahout In bed. "I'm suffering Irrnclfully from Insomnln. " "Go to sleep nnd you'll bo all right , " growled Mr. Cumso as he rolled over and jegan to snore again. Philadelphia Record : Ragson Tatters-I feel sure you will give mo a good meal , lady. Tady Whv ? RagEon Tatters Be cause that deceltful-lookln * woman nex" door said you was too stlngv to oven let mo smell the cookln' . Lady Como In , poor man. URM-iITS IETTI3R. New York Herald. * "Ard you fond of tea ? " she inquired of the yOUtll , AP she poured out the golden-lined brew. "Of course , " ho replied , "but to tell you the truth , I'm very much fonder of U. " THE PHIMISOl'HKIt OP THIS SWAMP. Ily Clu\e Scott. Written for The Bee. A snail and a frog Were talking together , The snail of his fortune , The frog of the weather. Quoth the snail In disgust , "My business Is falling ; My creditors anxious- Cursing and walling. " Quoth the frog to the snail. "You're too slow. " I surmise , "You're not up to date Or you'd advertise. " THE RAYMOND AUCTION Each day the sales increase as the ing lowness of the prices atwhich goods sold becomes known , ' - x r' Everything must be sold. Sales heretofore have been on art goods , principally but this week the effort will be made on watches , diamonds and fine jewelry. Make selections-and articles will bs put up and sold. Sale starts each day at 2 and 7:3O : p. m. Seats for ladies. C. S. RAYMOND. P J. BURROUGHS , Auctioneer
