Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY" , NOVEMBER 6 , 1897.
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IVSIST OX IIAVINC run nr.n.
Colorado Is thp only stall ) whore HIP
silver Issue Is perennial.
The lawyers wlio drew the municipal
court bill should prac'ticc tip buforu the1
next
Love iuay make the world o round ,
but it is judicious advertising that
makes business for the inorehant.
A few inoro signatures on the oxjiosi-
tlon stoc-lc subscription list would Rive
added .reason for Thanksgiving celebra
tion.
The more the merrier. The Douglas
county exhibit at the exposition on ht
to bo u nest ens to attract exhibits from
other 'Nebraska counties.
It Is not Impertinent to recall the sayIng -
Ing of cx-I'resldcnt Ilitrrlsoiv to the ef
fect that the prospect of .republican suc
cess nover. disturbed business.
With the newly elected republican
justices of the peace duly Installed , it
won't make so much difference about
Hie municipal court law anyway.
President McKlnley's term In the
whlt6 house is for four yt > ars and there
Is no reason why any republican should
fool disturbed by present popocratlc
brag and bluster.
With the republicans retaining con
trol of the county board the taxpayers
of Douglas county may rest assured of
n continuance of a. en refill business
management of their county affaire.
Republican gains in Nebraska in nn
off year are discreditable only to the
lirynnltes , who so loudly proclaimed
their Intention of doubling their ma
jority of a year ago In Bryan's own
Btnte.
If the lessons of the local election are
not entirely 'lost the next campaign In
ihls county will bo fought between can
didates llybi1 , ' their own colors , wearing
th-clr own clothes and standing in their
own shoes.
Among the early political conflicts on
the boards Is one between Mayor Car
ter Harrison of and
Chicago ox-CSov-
ernor Altgeld for supremacy In the con
trol of the democratic machine of the
Btuto of Illinois.
The telephone company lias given a
bond of 91X ( ) ( ) to Indemnify Yeiser for
damages susl" t > i r1 by itii refusal to give
him a Jt : leJ.i-i.une. . Hut what about
the other people who are entitled to
equal treatment with Yelser ?
So McLean Is being mentioned In Ohio
ns a presidential possibility. That is
wet exactly the kind of reward Mr.
Hrj'iin expected for his recent disinter
ested Invasion of Ohio on behalf of the
democratic ticket and himself.
That Indian supply depot waits only
on the action of the Commercial club In
fulfilling the conditions on which It was
located at Omaha. The supply depot
ought to be open and ready for busi
ness not later than th > a llrst of tlio year.
The supreme court may declare the
municipal court law unconstitutional ,
hut It cannot deprive the municipal court
judges of their -judicial titles. Once
acquired nothing but grim death can
separate a man from the title of judge
and sometimes It lives on in his epitaph.
Comptroller Kckels will remain true to
the west , from which he has sprung , and
will Return to his state of Illinois whn
he leaves the ollice of comptroller at
Washington , The west has been proud
that It contributed Mr. Kekels to the
administration of national affairs at a
critical period of the banking interests ,
over which' he has had control , and
will be glad to know that ho is not to
transfer his allegiance to the cast , notWithstanding -
Withstanding the Inducements to do BO.
//Mil / HlbvKR PAHKD.
There Ix very little encouragement for
the free silver cause In the results of
the lute elections. The fact that the
republican pluralities wcro reduced
from those of last ypnr In states where
silver was nn Issue Is not necessarily
' an evidence that five silver has gained
ground since the last presidential olcc-
! lion , but Is explained by the far.t that
great numbers of republicans did
not , vote. In Ohio In proportion to the
whole vote cast th ? sound money margin
was cut down to about 115 per cent 01'
what It was In 180(5 ( , but this does not
show that there has really been a falling
off In the sound money sentiment of
that state. All the friends of sound
money did not go to the polls and yet ,
according to ths Cleveland Leader , the
republicans cast a larger part , of the
total vote of Ohio than they usually do
In years following national elections.
They won n victory under the same con-
dltlons which resulted In defeat In 187:5. :
187" and 188 ! ) , three years following re
publican success In presidential con
tests. So in Iowa the republican pin-
rallty of last year was largely reduced ,
but the vote given the democratic ticket
does not show any growth of free silver
sentiment In the state.
The democratic victory in the state of
New York affords no encouragement for
the free silver cause , for the reason that
the democrats of that state virtually re
pudiated free silver by nominating ns
their candidate for the court of .appeals
the only state otllce to be tilled nn ad
herent of David n. Hill and a gold
standard man. Tammany excluded
the sliver question from its campaign
and Its leaders declined to permit Mr.
Ilryan to have any voice In the contest.
Therefore the democratic victory In the
Umpire state cannot fairly be regarded
as at all favorable to silver , which wnn
shunned by the party. It Is not un
reasonable to believe that if the democ
racy had done otherwise It would have
Invn beaten. In Massachusetts the |
free sliver candidate for governor was
defeated by the greatest majority over
known in that state except In 1S)0. ! )
South Dakota , which last year chor.e
Nryan electors , is this year republican ,
showing conclusively that the free silver
cause has lost adherents in Hint state.
It is also evident that in Kansas the
free silver sentiment has been very
much weakened. In Maryland the
democrats smothered silver and while
the party was beaten its defeat is not
so severe as last year , or ns undoubtedly
It would have been If it had endorsed
free silver.
The only states which offer any com
fort to tlio advocates of the free and
unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio
of 10 to 1 by the United States are Ken
tucky and Nebraska and this is hardly
calculated to arouse them to much en
thusiasm. The result In these two
states does little more than demonstrate
that the silver issue still has vitality.
I5ut judging the situation in the whole
country by the result of the late elec
tions it Is apparent that the free silver
cause Is waning. It cannot withstand
the Influenceof prosperous conditions
and as these Increase and spread that
cause will steadily lose ground.
FOR ir
General Weyier will get very little
sympathy In his impending trouble save
from the Spanish radicals and so far
as the American people are concerned
the wish will bo very general that he
may receive whatever punishment the
military laws of Spain prescribe for
bis offense. It Is stated that the de
cision of the Spanish government to
court martial Weyier was probably in
spired from Washington , but it would
seem that no representation on the part
of our government should have been
necessary to induce the Spanish govern
ment to call Weyier to account 'for bin
highly improper and offensive remarks
nt Havana. These were a most direct
condemnation ofthe proposed new pol
icy for Cuba. Referring to his own pol
icy and plans , he declared th.it if they
had continued to be carried out "Cuba
would have Ticou saved for Spain with
honor and not through negotiations ,
compromises and concessions. " He also
appealed to those he addressed to do
their best to let the people in Spain
"know how damaging and fatal political
reforms are for her cause In Cuba. "
There may bo nothing in tills especially
objectionable to the. United .States , but
It is clearly so offensive in its reflection
upon the Cuban policy of the Sagnsta
government that that government could
not .without . u sacrifice of self-respect
and a loss of influence Ignore it. Un
doubtedly Weyier will llnd ardent sup
porters In Spain. The conservatives will
probably stand by him. fl'lie court mar
tial may not ( bid him guilty of any of
fense. 15ut the government has taken
the proper course and should firmly ad
here "to it.
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A'O MVXlGll'Ali UOUHT.
The decision of the supreme court de
claring the municipal court law passed
by the late fusion legislature unconsti
tutional will cause little regret In
Omaha. The decision is in no way a
surprise for the reason that the law as
passed was contradictory In its features
ns well as plainly in. conflict with the
provisions of the constitution.
The Iteo called attention to
these defects nt the time the
law was passed and urged that the
city avoid needless expense In connec
tion with the establishment of the court
by testing the constitutionality'of the
law at once and appealing for an early
decision of the question. For reasons
that need not be now explained the test
ease was delayed until the supreme court
was just about to adjourn for the sum
mer and other dilatory proceedings In
tervened to hold back the final decision
until now. In the Interval the munici
pal court judges Insisted upon organiz
ing themselves into a bench and hearing
such cases as the attorneys volunteered
to bring before them , knowing the cloud
upon their titles , with what result as
to the litigation will have to bo loft to
further unraveling by the regularly con
stituted courts. There Is no doubt , how
ever , that almost endless confusion has
been injected into this litigation , all of
which might have been avoided had the
court insisted on learning Its legal status
Iwfore venturing to exercise Judicial
powers.
The costly municipal court experiment
must bo charged to the clumsy work of
the Into fusion legislature. The 1)111 )
could not have passed the scrutiny of a
Judiciary committee made up of enrcCul ,
conscientious lawyers any more than it
could stand the test before n court com
posed of competent judges. While the
opinions In the case rest solely upon one
ground , namely , that the law attempts
to Interfere with the uniformity of juris
diction of the county courts , there are
other grounds which would have Justi
fied and compelled the same ruling.
THK SKXATOIllAh VUTIMOK
As the possibility of currency legisla
tion depends solely upoiv the political
complexion of the United States senate ,
changes in Unit body In tlio near future
are a matter 'of Interest. On March
I. 1801) ) , the terms of thirty senators ex
pire eleven republicans , llftcen demo
crats , three silver republicans and one
populist. It Is assured that republican
senators will be elected In Hhode Island ,
Michigan , Minnesota. Maine , Connect- !
uct , Massachusetts , Vermont and Penn
sylvania. The result on the legislature
In Ohio Is unsettled , but it appears prob
able that the republicans will have n
majority on Joint ballot. The \Vyomlng
and Washington senators are classed as
doubtful. Of the democratic senators
whoso terms expire those from Tennes
see , Missouri , Virginia , Texas and Flor
ida are certain to be retained or to bu
succeeded by democrats , but the demo
cratic side of"tho senate Is likely to lose
the senators from West Virginia , Wis
consin , New York , North Dakota and
New .lersey. Maryland iwlll send a re
publican successor to Gorman , while
Delaware , Indiana and California are
classed ns doubtful. Nevada and Mon
tana are expected to elect silver repub
licans , while Utah may elect , a demo
crat to succeed the silver republican
from that state.
It thus appears that while the repub
licans may lose two of their present
seats they will probably gain six and
may nine. The sllverltes and populists
may lose one or two to the democrats
but gain two from the republicans. The
prospect therefore is that the repub
licans will elect not less ban llfteen
and possibly eighteen out of the thirty
senators to be chosen in I1. ) ! ) , giving ,
them a positive gain of four and a prob
able gain of seven over their present
standing. In a full senate forty-six is a
majority and it appears probable that
on March , 1S)0 ! ) , that body will con
tain not less that forty-nine republicans.
lu that event and with n republican
bouse of representatives elected a year
hence , something could be done to more
firmly establish the stability of the cur
rency and strengthen the cause of sound
money.
RAILROAD l'ltU1irKUS AT HAND.
The foreclosure sale of the Union Pa
cific and the impending reorganiza
tion of that great railroad system
upon a stable financial basis forces
to the front once more several
railroad problems with which Omaha
lias periodically grappled , but so
far not with complete success , and
which must be solved before the-
city can occupy the position as a com
mercial center to which It Is entitled.
The first of these problems rises out
of the Union Pacific bridge arbitrary ,
which has for years operated as a dis
crimination against the legitimate ex
pansion of Omaha's trade in the terri
tory to the east of us. The bridge arbi
trary acts as an embargo upon Omaha ,
shutting it out of a Held that properly
belongs to it Railroad men have often
tried to offer excuses for its mainte
nance , but they have never bosn able to
justify it before the 'public. ' The time
is ripe for another war upon this unfair
discrimination against Omaha through
a vigorous demand backed up by a
united business community.
Another railroad problem pressing for
consideration is that of adequate pas
senger depot facilities. It has been ad
mitted for some time already that the
much-vaunted new ISurllngton station
will hardly be big enough to accommo
date the business of that one road and
cannot servo satisfactorily as n union
depot for all the lines converging in- this
city. The project for n grand union
depot at the foot of Fariiam street could
be carried to completion with the backIng -
Ing of the reorganized Union Pacific.
It invites the attention , at any rate , of
Omaha business men Interested In im
proving our railroad facilities.
The other problems have to do with
tilling the gaps in the railroad system
on which Omaha depends for commer
cial supremacy. Two or three short
lines of rails connecting roads already
In operation would open up the eastern
part of South Dakota , northwestern
Iowa , central Kansas and n vast terri
tory of great commercial importance
which can and should be mndo tribu
tary to Omaha. With the marked im
provement of ' railroad business , the
abundance of capital , the assured
growth of tlio western states , coupled
with the reorganization of the Union
Pacific , tlio time could not bo more ap
propriate to the consideration1 of tlwse
railroad problems.
Think of London papers discussing
American local elections editorially. It
Is not long elnco that an editorial dis
cussion of anything American was such
a rarity In 'London ' papers that It at
tracted notice on that very account.
Reference to national elections was sup
posed to be a compliment which this
country did not deserve. The watchful
care the London press Is bestowing on
everything of more than ordinary mo
ment on tills side of Uio Atlantic must
bo taken as an Indication that American
influence In Great Britain Is being felt
as never before.
Nebraska railroads may Join In the
appeal to the Interstate Commerce com
mission for the postponement of the
date when the federal law requiring the
use of automatic coupling devices shall
tnko eft'cl , lint the interstate commis
sion cannot suspend tlio operation of the
Nebraska state law , which fixes Janu
ary 1 , 1808 , as the time from which Its
penalties are to run. The railroads are
said to bo debating whether to appeal
for relief to the supreme court on the
ground of iuroiwlltutloiinllty } or to Ig
nore Its provision * . The better way
would seem'ia ' be to avoid nil trouble
and cvndo damages for Injuries to em
ployes by obeying the law and supply
ing the netvksary equipment by the end
of the year. ' * \
The emliient.Hlnancler. . M. Hitch
cock , who , In oiui insane ambition to
build up a nWspapor on the ruins of
The Hep , lias dissipated two princely
fortunes Inherited from a father and a
brother , rushes 'jo the front again with
his chronic , vry"of "Throw Uio .loiiali
overboard. " . illltchcock's complete
failure as an editor , his Ignominious
ejection from'lie ' ( managing board of tin-
exposition , ( lie unceremonious retirement
of his friend , Geraldlne , the defeat of
his pet. candidates In the late local elec
tion , coupled with the recent conviction
of Uolln and Hartley , whoso favors he
and his paper had long ciijnyed at the
expanse of the taxpayers , seem to have
made his case of Uosovvalcrophobla
really dangerous to ills health , lu the
meantime the work on the exposition Is
going right along and its sucr.'ss from
all points of view more ami more as
sured every day.
The United States government will
have a neat sum of pin money when
the payments are made on the sale of
the t'nlon Pacific mortgage. Kut Its'
claim against the Union I'aelllc Is rep
resented largely by matured bonds is
sued originally as tt subsidy for Its con
struction , so that the redemption-
these bonds opens till1 way for quickly
ridding Itself of the accumulation of
surplus cash , on the whole transac
tion tlie government should be uolther
gainer nor loser.
The Heo's election figured vindicate
themselves. The 15ee is given neither to
claiming everything nor to the manu
facture of fake estimates. Ko long as
the returns at hand do not disclose the
result The Hee says that the election is
doubtful. It gives Its readers the first
and fullest returns and the Nebraska
public lias leauied that it must look to
The Hee for reliable election news.
I'olllU'ill Oiitlnilnni.
C'hlcJKO News.
Nothing begets optimism like aa election.
The fellows who win arc of course eatislU-J
with the outlook and the fellows who dnn't
win are invariably certain that they will win
next time.
Colil Comfort for PoinxTiit'.v.
Glnl > e-leirmcrat.
Democrats spuak of a diminished majority
In Iowa. Tlio ; democrat of the period Is : i
victim of great -.expectations In regard to
adverse majorJ.UcH. Ho yells in triumph un
less snowed untlc by 1C0.0CO.
MnattH'il for Safely.
litdlnnujiolls Journiil.
It is disheartening to rcllest that the people
cC the first city in the gieat western world
could bo brought ) to elect as their chief
magistrate a'mam who was not allowed to
"pen ha ! mouth 'during the campaign , and
who was notoriously nominated by the in-
'amous Croker.Yc have no de&ire to yallia-e
the situation.It Is as deplorable as it can
well be. Tho' < pepplo have slmiily audicatld
n favor of the-icsses.
T -Inilhin
One of tlio 'Interesting features of Uio
TransmisslsslppliiKxposHion to be lielfl. next-
year will bo an. . Investigation of the North
American Indian. ' along lines which hereto
fore have not received -ospuol 1 attention. A
thorough Inquiry has been mads into what
has proved to be a complete system of her
aldry among certain tribes and the results
of the investigation will bo exhibited. Tli3
work has been In charge cf James Mouncy of
the Bureau of Ethnology , and he has many
copies of sli'ekls ' and heraldic devices of great
value in throwing light upon $10 early wan
derings of the different tribes. Especial at
tention has been given to the Apaches and
Klowas.
I TinDuillDuni. .
Philadelphia Itecunl.
"Dum-dum" Is the curious name of a new
bullet of which the Hrltish government has
been making a test. Experiments would
seem to justify the title , for this small-arm
missllo produces a wound which is more
fatal and terrible than the old bullet of slower
velocity. A bullet that makes a larger exit
than entrance , even after wreaking havoc
within , would certainly strike a soldier dumb-
dumb. In America has recently been In
vented , however , a secret solution by which
leaden bullets may bo coated so as to render
them superior to steel-cased bullets. At a
distance of thirty yards some of these coated
balls pierced an ax blade and others bored
through a latlron.
IHiini'o'H I'rocluiiintloiiH.
Kansas City Star.
Marshal Blanco , the new captain general of
Cuba , who succeeds General Weyier , has as
sumed office and has issued two proclama
tions In which ho discourses on the "Infa
mous revolution" and declares war on the
"stubborn enemies of Spain , " but does not
mention , autonomy , although It has been the
understanding that autonomy was to bo of
fered In the interests of peace. This silence
incona that Spain has nothing to offer but
the bloody knife , and that Blanco is merely
another Weyier. Senor Galvcz , the head of
the autonomist party , met General Hlanco
and offered his help in bringing the revolt
to an end , but General Hlanco has nothing to
say of autonomy in reply. He begins where
Woyler left off and talks only of "war for
war. " While the rule of Spain Is on' ' the
brink of dissolution , to bo saved , If salvation
Is Indeed possible , by conciliation , Geneial
Blanco Is talking "war for war. " And that
Is what ho will receive.
THIS SACIUSn HATIO.
Chicago Post ( rep. ) : Kentucky In the
only stnto where the ellvcrlten mn find a sli
ver lining to the returns , nml they would do
well to make the most of It. ijook where
they will elsewhere , the cniiso of sound
money has gained by last Tuesday's elec
tions.
DM Molnes Lender ( dom.t ) Of courto , Mr.
Bryan says that the elections of Tuesday
show a growth of the silver sentiment. Mr.
Bryan Is the Mark TUuley of our politics-
ready to he Jolly In spltu of the most adverse
circumstances. The faet Is , however , that
the elections show the ellver cause weaker
tlwti a year ago. This Is notably true In re-
pird to Iowa , where the heaviest democratic
losses occurred In the sliver counties.
Springfield Hopubllcan ( bid. ) : The gold
democracy made Us great fight this year over
a minor state election In Kentucky , and the
returns Indicate that it has been utterly
routed and overwhelmed bythe sliver fac
tion. Taken in connection with the reports
from other states , this must ho regarded as
ni\ir a finishing blow to the hopes of the
old democratic le.ulcrs. who had thougbt to
rebuild the party on Cleveland administration
lines.
CXilcago Tlmes-Horald ( rep. ) : Of course
Hryan's Influence counted for a great deal.
In Williams ccimty , Ohio , where ho made a
particularly noteworthy effort , the repub
licans overcame a democratic plurality of 3ISO
and were victorious , and In two other coun
ties there was a similar change , while no
change from a republican to a democratic
plurality lu reported from any place ho vis-
HcJ in tb < t state. Yes ; Bryan's Influence
cenntcd for a great deal , but wo shouldn't
think Bryan would boast of It.
Now York Times ( dcm. ) : The remarkable
democratic pilna and victories of Tuesday
havu scarcely more bearing on free-silver
coinage ami tbe other demands ot llryanUm
than they have on the probli'tns of agricul
tural distress In Iceland. U Is not Ulc rising
fiilc of 1C to 1 that lifts the democrats to the
top or toward the top of the poll In the
states where elections were held Turaday.
It Isthe refluent wave away from repub
licanism , set In motion by that party's abuse ,
of { tower. The dying cause of free silver
was nn In the ntlndu of the people so much
ar the living dislike of Dlnglcylsui.
Cleveland Lender ( rep. ) : In far-off wind
swept space In Neman's Land , In
IIoo.lo.i . Land Two ghostly snapes
met face to Mce , and bade cadi other stand.
Ahl one said : "In my earthly days 1 caused
a wild haoroo ; I was the foolish Greenback
craze , now , te'l me , who wcro you ? " The
other sully hung Its head , poor homeless lit
tle wreck ; "I was the Silver Craze , " It said ;
"Behold , my mantle still Is red , and see these
gashes in my neck ! "
rOMTICAIi DIllPT.
The gold democratic party cast 13,021 votes
In .Massachusetts.
Boston electors rejected the proposition to
consolidate Its two branches of the city
council.
Democracy received n black eye in Boston.
GovcinorVclcott cairted the city by a good
majority.
Sir. vSv.allnw has ceased to run in Tomi.-
sylviiiia. Ills whereabouts Is not mentioned
In the returns.
"The organized appetite" so conspicuous In
Tammany ought to bo temporarily appeased
with the . .0,000 jotw in sight.
George Krcd Williams , silver democratic
candidate for governor of Massachusetts ,
says he is pleased with the result. He was
bc-atn. two to one.
It may ho recalled that the Tammany
now In the asceiuant U the same Tammany
that 'bolted ' Uryanlsin at the Chicago con
vention , aivl which subseeiuently endorsed
the ticket merely to preserve a semblance
of regularity.
The victory of Tamrcuny was won without
the assistance or moral encouragement of
the leadcis of the sliver party. Secretary
Walsh ot the national .sllvur democratic com
mittee and ex-Gcvernor Altgeld of Illinois
crdcised the George faction. The Tammany
platform also Ignored national questions.
Suvcral tragic Iroldcnb ) due to the excite
ment of the campaign are reported. Henry
George died four days before the election.
A candidate for the Kentucky state .senate
passed away Monday night , ami a candidate
tor the New York state assembly expired at
noon .on- election day.In addition lo these ,
twelve j.ersons wire killed and tlree wounded
In Kentucky on election day. General
Apathy was not as general as reported.
New York la Indebted to the Citizens'
union and the Seth Low movement for an
absolutely now experience. When before ,
witMn. living memory , has the treasurer of
a New York political campaign committee
ever publicly requested Its friends not to
contrlh"e any more money to the cam
paign fiind , giving as his reason for making
this request the fact that the money already
on hand is sufllclent ? That is what the
treasurer of the Citizens' union did.
IOWA IMIICSS C'OMMKXT.
Sioux City Times : Perhaps It was ex-Gov
ernor Holes who elected Shaw.
Des Molnes Capital : The Iowa election
returns offer the strange paradox of a blight
of content. The voters were too happy and
too busy to turn out to the polls and charge
on the opposing forces by a rousing repub
lican 'ballot. '
Ottumwa Democrat : Iowa Is pretty well
Joined to her Idols ; so much so that for
oe.irly half a century the state has adhered
to the republican ticket through thick and
thin without deviation' , except that for four
ycais it went lor Boles on the liquor ques
tion. There was no political significance in
the Boies episode. It was simply a. repub
lican revolt agalr.pt too much prohibition.
Davenport Hepubllcan : One town Inj Iowa
is determined to take advantage of the now
prosperity. Mr. K. U. Shaw , the secretary
of the Cedar llaplcis Commercial club , merely
waited Icing enough to cast his vote yester
day before starting for St. Louis to further
negotiations Irv regard to the bringing of ry
new manufacturing plant to that city. The
trip Is the outcome of correspondence car
ried on for some time by the Commercial
club.
Dnbuquo Times : Politics and political
dlsiiih.sions : are ended. Business will now t > o
more closely attended to. Whret Itwas said
the country Is prosperous there wua no ex
aggeration or mlKstatement of a fact for po
litical effect. There Is pros.erlty everywhere
in the United States. The fever In the south
causiiii Homo falling off In that ectton , but
prices are well maintained. With tlio advent
of eold weatbeii there Is good reason to believe -
lievo that throughout tlio whole country there
will i-prlng up a luagnlflcemt trado.
UTIIKIl I.VXbS THAN 01 US.
Lord Uosalicry touches the faint weakness
of the Imperial zollvcrcln with a point when
ho sayg that H would result In ft commercial
alliance of the whole world against Great
Britain. The truth in , the zollvcreln Idea
Is the outgrowth of the political Isolation of
Great Britain by more or Ires perfect union
of the great powers of Kuropo aRalr-st licr.
The plan of Imperial federation proposes to
oppose to this political combination a com
mercial combination of the members of the
British empire against tlio world , which
hitherto hns enjoyed nil advantages of trade
with them possessed by Knglaud herself.
Though this Kcems like a return to the old
Spanish notions of restriction ot colonial
trade- the idea has fascination for the
British political Imperialist. It Is very re
pugnant , however to the British merchant
and banker , who would bo the BUffercrs by
a commercial war. In protesting ngalnst
the Imperial zollvcreln Idea , tAinl Ilosebery
speaks In the nnmu of commercial KngMnd ,
which Is apt to prevail In the long run over
political Britain.
*
Some i1lsp.ttc4ics from the Afghan cam
paign have announced that Inasmuch aa the
British have captured the Scmpaaha pass ,
which Is the gateway of tho. Tlrtih country ,
the work of the -British column "Is practically
completed. " In n certain sense this Is true ;
hut tt must not be Inferred that because the
pass has been taken 'thewar with the AfrldU
Is at an eml. As a matter of fact the trlbca-
mcn are so accustomed to 'traveislng '
the mountain ranges of that section that
what would bo an overwhelming loss to
them , If they crttductcd their camr lgn ac
cording lo the school methods , Is not so
serious as It may eeom. The Afrldls be-
lluve In guerilla lighting In preference to
any other. It Is not by choice that 'they
have ei tcred Into any meeting with the
British In force. In most cases. They prefer
to lie along the cdgo of the hills to take
shots at outlying sentinels and to harass
the British line of connections with the
baao of supplies. The capture of Scmpagha
pass will not prevent 'the ' prosecution of this
stylu of campaign , Driven out of one part
of the mountains they can llco to another ,
and meanwhile the British outposts must
ntther retire from their present advance
or be subject to constant danger until the
line of communications 'is ' better established
than U now is.
* *
Because of the Illegal arrest and Imprison-
'ment of a German citizen In the republic of
llayti , the German minister at Port an Prince
has hauled down his Hag and .three war ships
are expected there dally they may be there
now to back up a demand for Indemnity for
the Indignity so Inflicted. 'For ' once Germany
Is right. She has proceeded carefully In this
matter the affair Is of several weeks stand
ing and has shown becoming moderation In
her negotiations with llayti looking to a
peaceful riettlement of the dlUlcuHy. But our
neighbor republic has acted very obstreper
ously , presuming probably upon her relative
minuteness as compared with Germany , and
hoping possibly to secure Hie backing ofthe
United States In her quarrel with an old
world power. Her attitude Is all wrong , how
ever , and the United States will not support
her In her untenable position ; nor does It ap
pear that Germany id disposed to apply the
principle of taking "one of her size. " Ilaytl's
best way out ot the dilemma Is to i-eliase the
mnii Illegally detained , apologize and pay up.
It requires a good deal of provocation to In
duce a great power to make a demonstration
ot force against such vi feeble little govern
ment as that of Ilaytt ; but the rlghtfulness
and reasonableness of the action taken by
Germany will not be questioned. It becomes
necessary once In a while to teach the pigmies
tiiat they must not presume upon their weak
nesses.
* * *
According to report Dictator Zclaya of
Nicaragua would seem to be running neck
aiwl neck with Dictator Barrios of Guatemala
in a race as to which shall do the more
for the ruin of the so-called republics over
which -they rule. ( Substantial merchants of
Managua have -been Imprisoned and. two have
been shot , for refusing to make "loans" t6
the dictator. It is asserted that more than
10,000 native Nlcaraguans have been com
pelled to expatriate themselves , leaving their
property behind them to ibo confiscated
under cover of "flues" Imposed by sub
servient courts by way of punishment for
alleged rebellion. The attainment of liberty
has not been an unmixed good in some parts
at Spanish America ; and there is a large
field in Central America for government by
syndicates on the lines of that which an
American corporation Is about to Introduce
into Honduras by an arrangement with that
state. Central America would certainly bo
the gainer through the general Introduction
of the new llonduran system , for though
corporations have no souls they arc not
possessed of the devil as are some Isthmian
dictators.
In the partition of Africa by the European
powers the boundaries of the various French ,
German and British spheres of Influence have
been determined and fixe'd by treaty , with one
Important exception tJbe Anglo-French com
mission , which formulated the agreement of
August , 1893 , failed to continue the bound
ary line between iFrcnch Dahomey and
British Lagos to the city of Say , on the
Niger. Had this 'been ' v3ono ( the limits of the
French Sudan , and the territory of the
British Hoyal Niger company would have
boon determined beyond cavil. The Impend
ing collision between the French and English
In West Africa , If it really should occur ,
would be 'the result of this neglect. It is
probably Incorrect to use the word "neglect"
In this connection , since the omission to fix
the boundary In question was due , no doubt ,
to the secret Intention , of the colonial ex
pansionists of both coiimtrlcs to overreach
one another.
British trade follows the nag with be
wildering swiftness. The advance guard of
the Anglo-Egyptian Nllo expedition has
scarcely had time to establish Itself comfort
ably at Berber , yet a British syndicate Is
already In the Held with a concession from
the khedlve giving It solo control of the
tradu of the Sudan In exchange for the pay
ment of an annuity to the Egyptian govern
ment and the defrayal of the expenses of
military occupation. Between the South
Africa company the Royal Niger company ,
the East Africa company and the now syndi
cate the larger and more valuable part of
the African continent will BOOH bo under
the government of British chartered corn-
panic * . Empire building through the agency
of tradltiK eomr inlpfl nan been the secret o (
the extension of Ilrltlsli power Into the
remotest corners of the world.
The arbitration court which Is to nsscmbln
In Paris In the summer or tuitumn of next
year to adjust the boundary dispute between
Venezuela njid Great Urltnln 1ms boon coin'
pitted , by the selection of 1'rof. Maertma
of the University of St. Petersburg for inn-
plro and president. Bach party submitted
to the arbitrators previously chosen u list
of names of eminent Jurls's. and ns Prof
Mnortcns' name WAS o i ti % h lists ho was
selected ns the meat sU ( fao.tory person In
vlow. The ancient question of the owner
ship of a few hundred square miles of m -
Inrlous jingle : In ( lultina thus approaches a
solution by slow steps. Tlio nature of the
solution Is. of course , conjectural' at present ,
but the published documrnlnilul the coustU
tutlon of tlio court seem to Indicate that
Venezuela nnd Orcat Urttaln will rach re
tain rretty much the same territory that It
now holds.
TIIK ll.VIO.V I'AUILMO.
SprliiRfleld ( Mass. ) Republican. : The gov
ernment has at last no Interest In the t'nlon
Parlflo railroad. It hsj collected the whol
claim and retires In good order. Now lei It
prorocd to do likewise with the Kansas
Pacific and Central Pacific , and so close the
long chapter of congressional bungling and
corporate scandal.
Louisville Courier-Journal : The govern
ment has done extraordinarily well. For the
first time In Its history It has grt back In
full every cent It Invested In si commercial
enterprise. Without discussing the wisdom
of granting natlon.il assistance to such
undertakings It must be admitted that with.
out the Pacific railroads the great common
wealths -back of the Mississippi would havu
been vastly hindered' In their growth.
Private enterprise could have done the s-mo
work and might have done It , but as It did
not need to do BJ It Is not 'Worth while now
to raise the Issuu.
Baltimore Sun : Thcso ! Pacific railroads
opened up magnificent stretches of
forest nrwl virgin prairie lo settle
ment. Immense plains which had been re
garded as deserts weru converted Into pro
ductive farm lands or cattle ranges , which
have supplied the world with meat. A
scattering population of hunters and ad
venturers , that could almost be numbered
by hundieds , has swelled to many mllll ns
of Industrious ail : enterprising citizens , ad
ding largely to the wealth and Importance
of the state. Of course , there are men .who
claim that this was premature development ,
which Injures moro than It helps ; but this
is not the prevailing economical opinion.
But M > lar as money Is concerned , the
government Is not yet clear on these roads.
While the advantages have been undenliblo ,
the transaction , us A whole , has been ono
that It will be well to avoid In future. It Is
not so much the money as the demoraliza
tion which that money has caused , on moro
than ono occasion. , which should lead
American statesmen to steer clear of sub
sides to railroads , and canals also , In future.
J1XGI.KS.
Cleveland l nilcr.
'TIs not the deml ulom > that llo
In Ihe graveynrdH still and drear ;
Too often do the tombstones tell
What isn't true , 1 fear.
Inillnnnpolh Jouinnl.
Thnt she w'ho hesitates Is lost
Is nn ndago most profound ;
And yet , the woman who does not
lias never yet been found.
Detroit Journal.
: sNulla vestigia rctrorsom , "
The bravo new woman said ,
And gel off a car In the siime old way ,
And fell upon her head.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The ruin came down In torrents ;
I'd been wetter than a rat.
Hut I walked close lo Virginia ,
And she wore n cowboy hat.
Chicago News.
What a rnce of proud creatures
O'er the enrth would be spread ,
If we had sill the virtues
People , give us when dead.
Detroit Kre Press.
L My love to me 'Is sweet and kind
Tlio burshest winds but closer bind ;
For these ere theater-times , you Know
And she's a girl that likes to go.
Washington Stnr.
In stocks he lost. Ho seemed not vcxnd
To find his assets few.
He lost his colliirrbutton next
And made the nlr turn blue !
Detroit Journal.
"Oh , stny , " the maiden Hiild , "and rest ,
Thy weary hc-ad upon this breast. "
For the weary head of him who clum
Looked like a big chrysanthemum.
Imllannpoliu Journal.
If a comrade greets you rudely ,
And scums wildly out of tune ,
Do not chide him he ImH only
Donned his underwear too soon.
A CHILI ) .
Arthur C. lienson.
Old signs are written In thy tender face ,
Desires , regrets that thou hast never
known ;
Thou art live heir ot thy aspiring race ,
Heir of a troubled thronu.
Of hope , that hardly dost iportend the morn.
And sadnesa , that hast scarcely guessed
at pain ;
God takes the characters of fate outworn ,
0 A.nd 'writes ' them fair again.
These little feet that scarce the light turf
pi ess ,
These little hands so brown with wind
and sun.
God grant they tremble not from weariness
Uefora thy course bo done.
And t'hou shall love , and learn what love Is
worth ,
And thou slmlt trust , and learn to value
men ,
And all the sudden mysteries of earth
Shall open to thy ken.
What , wilt be flying ? Am T thru too staid ?
Can I not cmooth the m 'dr.i lv- brow ?
Flash through the sun and ilirtt-r through
the shade ,
As birds from bough to bough ?
What ? dost thou linger ? Ah , my dear how
much
Thou Kivcst , couldst thou only under
stand !
The kiss of childish pity , nnd the .touch
Of thine absolving hand.
My son , is a cheap , low grade coffee , mixed with other things
and sold to the people for 'Cereal Coffee. ' "
© "Yes , this market is flooded with these fraudulent , adulterated -
' ated concoctions. "
" No , my son , people do not like to be deceived , especially on articles intended for the
human stomach. "
, , ; "A horde of hungry counterfeiters , desperate in their attempts to imitate the origina !
: 'tPOSTUM 't CEREAL FOOD COFFEE ,
and unable to prepare pure cereals for a beverage with palatable taste , have resorted to
harmful drugs and cheapest coffee to give the concoctions a coffee taste. "
A'll CpfP l CrtfffPQ w' a co ee taste are citncr drugged , or they are simply old-fashioned , adulterated coffee
rn w l t dl WUliCCS
sucii as any self-respecting grocer avoids deceiving his customers with. There is but one
exception to this array of fraud and deception , as shown by chemical analysis , and that is POSTUM CEREAL FOOD COPFEE ,
the only pure cereal coffee with a palatable taste sold on this market. Most of the prominent physicians know the ingre
dients of Postum and prescribe it in their practice.
Many of the large grocers of the East have had Postum and some of the imitations analyzed , in order to know what they
were giving their customers. A notable example is that of Cobb , Bates & Yerxa , of Boston , who Jiave just purchased a car
load of about 20,000 packages of Postum
If you can digest coffee , use pure coffee. If coffee acts unpleasantly , use Postum , and see that it is boiled full 15 minutes
after boiling commences , but do not lend yourself to concoctions uiicT harmful iiduUcrutlona.
POSTUM CEREAL CO , , LiM. , Battle Creejc , Mich.