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0 THE OMAHA DATTA" BEE : SATURDAY , OCTOBER 8 , 1808. rniEOMAiiA DAILY BEE. _ E. IlOBEWATEIt , Editor. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERMS OK SUBSCRIPTION : Dally Bco ( Without Sunday ) , One Year.16 OS Dally Ueo and Sunday , Ono Year s.oi Blx Months 4.og Three Months z.w Sunday Bee , One Year 2.M faturday Uce One Year 1.50 Weekly Dec , One Year ti OFFICES. Omaha : The Bee Bulldlnsr. South Omaha : Blnccr Block , Corner N and Twenty-fourth directs. Council Blurts : 10 Pearl Street. Chicago omce : 602 Chamber of Com merce. Now York : Temple Court. Washington : 601 FourtBtnth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. All communications relating to news and editorial matter should bo addressed : To theEditor. . Editor.BUSINESS LETTERS. All business letters and remittances should bo addressed to The Heo Publishing Company , Omaha. Drafts , checks , express and postofllce money orders to be made payable to the order of the comtmny. THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska , Douglas County , ss : George B. Tzschuck , secretary of The Bee Publishing comp.iny , being duly sworn , says that the actual number of full and complete copies of The Dally , Morning , Evening and Sunday Bco , printed during the month of September , 1833 , was as fol lows : 20.8(10 16 25tlf : ) 17 25,7-10 a . ao.oixi IS 25,110 4 . 20,225 19 25nt : 5 . 2.- , (102 10 25.485 6 . 2.V1HI 21 2.iS : 7 . 2.-2.- 22 25.5S8 8 . 20.20O 23 20.OOO 9 . 2.VI18 21 25,0(10 ( 10 . 21,01.1 23 25,400 11 . . . .2.1,454 26 25,078 12 . 25,002 27 20.0110 13 . 2n.r,5 23 25tt4 14 . 25,1-18 29 25MOO 15 . 25i8t , 30 25,505 Total . 70D.107 Less returns and unsold copies. . . Ki-ir.t : Net total salcg . 752,054 Net dally average . 25,088 GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK. Sworn to before mo and subscribed In my presence this 30th day of September , 1898. N. P. FEIL. Notary Public. WELCOMU TO THE I1CC UUILDIJVO. Tin vlaltnr to Omnlm nncl the ezpnnltlnn nlioulil RO Array n-ltlinut Inspecting Thp lice bnllilliiftf the Inriccnt ne > w - paper hulIilIiiK In Anierlcn , and The flee iicwHimpcr plant , conceded to he the flncHt between Chicago nnil Snn Frriricl oo. A cordial welcome U extended to nil. The Omnlm Peace Jubilee next week will ovcrtoi ) them all , The supply of keys to the city must be ru mi lug pretty close. Every dny incr'enses the Interest ntid attractiveness of the Omaha exposition. The Ak > Sar-lcu ) pageant might -well be designated the triumph of man over , electricity. The Hawaiian commission will not meet until two weeks before congress convenes. That will be plenty early enough. Nebraska ropiibllcans imvo also Just patched up , a legislative ticket down In Ncmalia couaty. Improvement Is al ways In order. The rain Is only brightening the beauties of the exposition In anticipa tion of the distinguished visitors or Peace Jubilee week. Local popocrats will need elastic hat bands if they are going to begin the paste-thls-ln-your-hat process this early in the political game. Now let the railroads try to redeem their reputations by bringing the presi dential train through to Omaha upon precise schedule time. The next outcry of the popocratic yellows will doubtless be that President McKlnley Is reducing the army to the peace footing at too rapid a rate. When the popocrats talk about giving army commissions to Inexperienced civilians they overlook the list of ap pointments of the popocratic governor of \Ncbrask 11. Only popocratic reformers engage In the business of extorting forced cam paign contributions from janitors and typewriters who Imvo the misfortune to be on the state pay roll. Mortgage records throughout the state continue to show good excess of releases over new filings. The conditions are altogether unfavorable to a resumption of the calamity campaign. If General Lie persists In testifying to the elllciency of the War department before committees that investigate its conduct of the war lie , too , may lose caste with the popocratic yellow Jour nals. And now European capitalists are pro- jcctlnc the erection of Iron and steel mills throughout Europe , built and op erated after the model of American mills. American Industry is making even surer inroads upon foreign nations than American armies and navies. The popocratic managers have bravely levied a new assessment on all the ntato otllclals and employes of suite Institu tions without reference to the uncollected - lected balaiiCQ remaining from last year's assessment. Each person who re ceives a due bill should before remitting Insist on a statement of the delinquent account of Congressman Dill Greene. The popocratic candidate for congress in this district might arrange a debate with himself by taking up and answerIng - Ing his own arraignment of 10 to 1 free coinage before the silver bullion-j a I res subsidized his sheet , and when he gets through with that ho might punch holes In his 1800 lioyd's theater speech , In which he publicly ulllrmcd his belief In the silver and wheat Idiocy , IJy debating - , bating with himself ho will have the further advantage of being abio to take nuy side of any Question. 7 KOT Foil KXl'AXSIOX. The republicans of Massnclin cttfl arc not In favor of territorial acquisition ( n the far cast. A few of the leaders nil- vocnto holding nil of the Philippine : * , but the declaration of the state conven tion shows that the rank and flic of the party do not approve of tills policy and arc In sympathy with Senator lio.nr and most of the republican representatives. The prevailing opinion was voiced by Representative McCall In his speech ac cepting a renomlnatlon to congress. Mr. McCall said that the acquirement In the Orient of a purely naval and com mercial base , which does not essentially involve empire and which present methods of transportation upon the pea make desirable and Indeed necessary , for n trading nation like ourselves , pre sents one problem. The acquirement of such a station ho believed to bo a duty. The policy of distant colonial expan sion , he declared , Involving the ilnnex- atlon of 8,000,000 or 10,000,000 savage subjects , presents a vastly different problem. The beueflts of such colonial policy would be most uncertain , the re sponsibility sure. Mr. McCall said that the responsibilities of victory , npou which the expansionists lay so much stress , do not require that wo should break faith ourselves or that we should appear to make humanity the stalking horse for ambition. "We should adhere to the spirit of the purpose for which wo entered upon the war and not be deluded by fanciful and paltering con siderations into jnittlng n stain upon our national honor and sacrificing upon the altar of a false philanthropy those priceless things which have made IH peerless among nations. Our duties on this continent and their faithful per formance will contribute Infinitely more to our.owu advantage and to the benefit of mankind than the task of going to the other end of the globe "hatching vnln empire. " The retention of the Philippines , ho declared , will be at tended with heavy cost In time of peace , If , Indeed , there could ever bo peace with their Inhabitants , and with great dllllculty and danger In time of war. Representative Lawrence , lu accept ing a renomiuatlon , spoke In a like vein. Militarism and conquest , ho declared , are not In harmony with our sacred tra ditions. Ho believed we should ac quire a coaling station in the Philip pines , but he was not Impressed with the argument that the annexation of those Islands Is necessary for purposes of commerce. All true Americans would rejoice if self-government should come to the people of the Philippines ns the result of our war with Spain , but honor does not compel this country to assume sovereignty over 10,000,000 alien people so many miles from our Pacific coast. These utterances of representative Massachusetts republicans are wise and sound. They are prompted by a Just ap preciation and n proper reverence for that American policy which has been found so fruitful of good to the republic , n radical departure from which , as ad vocated by the expansionists , would in evitably lead us into the gravest dltll- cultlcs and complications. SPAXISU TRICKERY. The course of the Spanish officials In Cuba in pardoning life criminals and turning them loose upon the community is justly condemned as outrageous. Their sole purpose seems to be to turn Cuba over to the United States In a condition not far removed from anar chy. According to Havana advices crim inals of the deepest dye , sentenced for the most horrible and Inhuman crimes , have been pardoned by the colonial cab inet This , It is said , causes greater fears in every rank of society and dis trust and apprehension ns to the future than any other agency , and reacts In favor of annexation by the United States , as the first step In the direction of au tonomy menaces the preservation of law and order by turning loose criminals upon the community. One case Is noted of the release of a murderer fcervlug a life-time sentence for a crime committed under circumstances peculiarly revol.ing and so gross was this pardon that even from Madrid came remonstrance , but of course to no purpose. The action of the Spanish authorities n this respect Is most extraordinary , but t is a matter to which the United States , wo suppose , Is compelled to submit. However , when It shall have assumed control of the island It may be found practicable to deport some of these crim inals to Spain and such a course would certainly be Justified. DISBAXD1NO IXSUROEKTS. General Garcia has been employed by the United States military authorities at Santiago to secure the dlsbandment of the insurgent forces still under arms in that province and which have been giv ing the planters and the Inhabitants generally some trouble. It Is said that the veteran Cuban leader has lost In ulluence , partly by reason of his friend ly disposition toward the United States , tint It is noted that his first effort has been successful , which Is reassuring. L'hat ho will not accomplish his object In jvery instance Is probable. Some of ; ho bands that arc preying upon the' : ouutry will doubtless refuse to abandon ; lielr organization and lay down their mns. Long habit in living upon plun- Icr or forced contributions has given : hcm a strong liking for this nort of hlug and many of them have an lunate llsllko of work. This class may be ox- iccted to reject negotiations for dls- mudment and will simply have to be lealt with ad n lawless clement. It re- ualns to be seen how numerous this hiss is , but there is reason to appre- icnil that It will be found capable of living a good deal of trouble. The fact s that a considerable proportion of the ' nsurgcut forces was made up of ludo- cnt and reckless fellows , to whom loaccful pursuits and an orderly life ire not congenial. To bring them to hat condition may not , therefore , be nn usy task. The employment of General Garcia for uch service is undoubtedly well ad- Isetl , siiico no one U more familiar than 10 with the element with which he 1ms o deal and probably none other would > e wore Influential with It. The Insur ought to understand by this time that It Is the purpose of the American government to deal fairly and Justly with them , but that on the other hand it will tolerate no defiance or disregard of Its authority. General Garcia should Ira nblo to convince most If not all of them of this. THK AK' The Ak-Sar-IJeu festivities have be come one of the great features of Omaha's social and commercial life. Patterned after the martll-gras carnivals of New Orleans , they have from their inception enlisted In active participation the most intelligent and public-spirited of our citizens and grown in magnitude and magnificence from year to year. The scale upon which this year's Ale gar-Ben pageants have been planned and carried out 1ms almost outrivaled In attraction the great exposition itself which has been the admiration of al who viewed It. The fact that nenrlj 200,000 people filled the streets and re malned in waiting for the procession attests the popularity of these demon strations and reflects the highest credl upon the board of Ak-Sar-Bcn gov cruors , upon whom has devolved the work of preparation and execution. It may not bo generally known tha it requires more than nine months to design and construct the forty beautlfu floats that were escorted by the knights through the public thoroughfares , and the cost of the equipment is over ? 20 , 000 , apart from the costumes , valued a many thousands of dollars. The Hee is gratified to be able to an nounce that the two Ak-Sar-Ben png eantH. consolidated , will bo rcpcatei next Tuesday evening , on the arrival of President McKlnley and the eminen guests who accompany the presldentia party. As nn Impressive peace Jubilee demonstration this pageant will be second end only to the exposition itself. 1 will , moreover , afford nn opportunity for the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben to cover themselves with still greater glory. Because The Bee denounces corpora tion interference with the local rcpub Hcau machinery affords no ground foi Douglas county popocrats to stigmatize the republican party as the corporatloi party. The fact is that the corpora tlons have active control of all the popocrntlc organizations in this county and their work is plainly seen in the make-up of the popocratic ticket The corporation managers follow the nmxln of Jay Gould to be republicans or demo crats as occasion requires and If thej were left to select the delegation to Lin coin on which they could depend they would choose as many , if not more , fron the popocratic ticket as from the republican publican ticket. The difference betweei The Bee and the popocratic organs is that The Bee is ready to denounce corporate porato interference with Its own party while the latter secretly play Into the hands of the corporations while pretending tending to , oppose them. Charles Wooster finds fault with the pronunciation of English of the rcpub Hcan candidate for superinteuUcnt of public1 instruction and exclaims : "I'o gods ! Think of such a man appearing before a state teachers' association in Omaha or Lincoln or representing the state of Nebraska at a national as soclatlon ! " Ye gods ! To think that Wooster does not know that the rcpub Hcau candidate for state superintendent has not only been for years prominent lu the Nebraska Teachers' association , but is now president of that organiza tion and has represented Nebraska at national teachers' associations ofteuei than Wooster can ever hope to repre sent his constituents In the legislature. According to latest advices from the east , Agulnaldo Is not the whole thing , but merely the representative of a secrol cabal of Insurgent leaders. But it makes no difference In what capacity he is acting , he will not bo allowed to in terfere with Uncle Sam In settling the Philippine question to his own satisfac tion. The new ballot law encourages straight party voting , but it is folly to expect reputable citizens to vote for legislative candidates who Imvo for feited all public confidence just because the law allows them to vote for all the candidates of their party by a single cross mark. Paste this In your hat , Mr. Popocrat : That Felkcr was put on your legislative ticket through the Influence of the cor poration lobbyists who have been in- tlmately associated with him , both when he served in the house and when he served In the legislative lobby. A Ionir Kelt Want. Chicago Times-Herald. Anyone having a good vigorous kicking machine to lease for the winter will please iddress the colonel of the Third Nebraska folunteers at Jacksonville. Footing Up War Loane * . Globe-Democrat. According to the ndjut'ant general's official eporta the number of soldiers killed In the ocent war was twenty-seven officers and I2S enlisted men , a total of 355. This loss , lomparatlvely speaking , Is extraordinarily mall , and history will so pronounce It. The MlitneHota U'ur. Minneapolis Journal. "By the great spirit , " exclaimed Bug-Ah- s'e-Ge-Shlg , the Pillager bad man , as ho ; lanced anxiously av the sky line and saw i vast body of white men moving In serried ihalanx athwart the horizon , "what force s this ? " "Those are the special correspondI I nts of the metropolitan press , " replied lug-ln-Hls-Bon-Net. "Well , " added Bug- ih-etc. , "I suppose we might as well surI I ender. " x TriiKeily of Silence. | New York Sun. The silver colonel sits In his tent ; bis > yes are haggard , his brows are hint ; hw Ties , "When can this voice find vent ? This teed of oratory , pent In this hot bosom , Ind a rent , a crack , a fissure , and be sent , , deluge past all precedent , to do Its stcnt he way Maine went for Governor Kent ? > , well for the Vesuvlan hill , whose mighty nolten veins distil their lava lyrics , take heir fill of utterance ; but alas , poor Dill ! lust I , with vocables to spill , keep silent nd not wreak my will on language ? Not iplode , but drill ? It makes me ill , this 111 of saying nil ! " Hope of the democrat , Joy of the pop. , yet a. few days nnd your sllenco will stop. Yet a few days and the dam will break , and the roar of your myriad voices make the money power quake. MnUc It I in full Ail nil ml. New York Herald. President McKtnley and Secretary Long have decided to take sreps to make Hear Admiral Dewcy vlco admiral. This Is nil very well , hut they should make the hero and diplomat of Manila a full admiral. No honor that the nation can bestow Is too high for n thoroughly successful naval com mander. Soothing Onrcln'n Sprlncfleld Republican. More diplomacy Is to ho noted in the re ported appointment of General Callxto Garcia as commissioner under the United Suites government to Induce the Cuban In surgents to lay down their arms nnd be come peaceful citizens. The salary Is quite generous $ COO a month and General Garcla's wounded pride ought now to bo a thing of the past. One of Our Annexeil Trouble * . Phlludl'lohlu llecord. Xow that the Hawaiian Islands have be come part and parcel of the territory ol the United States one of the first things that should engage the attention of the govern * ment Is the establishment 'of stringent san itary precautions against the spread ol leprosy. The Islands of late years have become a center of danger In respect to the snread of this loathsome disease , and , though precautionary measures have been taken by the Hawaiian authorities , they do not appear to Imvo been effective. Dcmocrncy'M Croat Teacher. New York Sun. The national democratic committee will soon be obliged to refuse contributions. Jt has a ways and means committee , among whoso members arc such renowned financiers as Hon. James K. Jones , Hon. William Joel Stone and Hon. Wind Allen , and the general superintendent and manager of the ways and means Is Prof. Coin Harvey , whose Financial School Is In the libraries of all alienists. Spirit notes already rustle in the rooms of the committee nnd Its strong boxes are full of Coin Harvey's works , a priceless treasure. POLITICAL DHIFT. Populists are- running n blind man for congress In a Texas district. The cost of maintaining the streets of Philadelphia last year was $1,368,137. The democrats of Georgia Jumped on the populist party last Wednesday and actually burled It out of sight. The Van Wycka arc an Industrious offlce- holdlng family. Four of them are fattening at the public crib In New York City. Young Henry George declined to run on the silver ticket for governor of New York. Llko hla father , ho believes that the sacred ratio Is a sldo Issue and a small one. Some small and hungry pleblters at Cleve land have made the employment of women In municipal offices a campaign Issue. The objection of the spoilsmen Is that women have no votes. George Fred Williams again sacrifices himself as democratic candidate for gov ernor of Massachusetts. If George Fred should shuQle offbno of these fine days the democracy of Massachusetts woufd be obliged to dissolve. , , Ex-Senator Ingalte Is convinced that "war scales * off the stucco from ancient errors , peels off the varnish from venerable Insti tutions and the veneer from the Turveydrops of statesmanship , and leaves states and na tions In a state ot.nature. " Sherman's re mark ab'out war { appears to have some foundation. ' " * * * 4 There will be no scarcity of political "soap" In New York City In this campaign. Four millionaires arc booked to run for congress ono republican and three demo crats. This apparent surrender of the democracy to the "money power" Is enough to cause Bill Stone of Missouri to turn over In his political grave. It Is qulto evident that David Bennett Hill Is not much of a boss In New-York these days. There Is William B. Hornblower tooting loudly In Dick Croker's band wagon , and William would not agitate a penny whlstlo for David B. It was Hin who threw a harpoon Into Hornblower'a bellows when nominated for the supreme bench. Colonel John F. Gaynor of the New York democratic state central committee denies that he paid J16.000 to four delegates to vote for him as a member of the commit tee. In exemplifying the prepostcrousness of such a charge ho says : "Why , for $16.- 000 one could buy a whole legislature. Why , then , should ono pay as much money as that when ? 300 or $400 would do. " While tlho democracy of New York Is coddling to the "money power" and living In gorgeous club houses that would be wilder the "common people , " the faithful keepers of the sacred ratio have decided to cling to the simplicity of the fathers and regenerate the backsliders by opening a new school 'with "Coin" Harvey as chief pro fessor. Prof. Harvey's success as a purveyor of political flctlon two years ago makes his selection peculiarly fitting. It Indicates the same old Issue In 1900 and the same result. PERSO.VAL AND OTHCHWISE. Miss Jennie Grlfiln , described as one of the prettiest girls at Lennox , and accredited with excellent taste , publicly kissed Chaun- cey M. Depew the other day , when he had successfully completed his duties as auc tioneer at a charity fair. ' For the first time since Us completion the congressional library In Washington was opened to the public In the evening last Saturday. Complete success attended the experiment , for there were 1,600 visitors , ISO of whom availed themselves of the privilege of using the reading room. Mcnlcr , the Paris chocolate man , recently longht the little Island of Antlcostl , In the Quit of St. Lawrence , established a , feudal rystem there , and named as governor of the sland his agent , L. O. Commetant. When the latter attempted a semi-state function it Quebec ho was , as governor of Antlcostl , ; lven precedence over n lot of lords and miles of high degree , and now there Is a Inii row about It. Relnhold Begas , the German sculptor , has nado a model for a Bismarck sarcophagus , o be placed In the Dom at Berlin. There 3 a recumbent figure of the late statesman , k'lth his favorite dog Tlras at his feet. To he right and left are figures representing lower , trampling on the pernicious elements n society , and protection , guarding the Ight. Mr. Begas U also engaged upon a ealgn for a Bismarck memorial for the telchstag. ; People who have been led to regard Colo- el Roosevelt as a millionaire , will have to evlse their Ideas. Ills father's estate of 1,000,000 was divided equally among four hlldren. and some portion of the coloners hare of $250,000 was spent In the west. Ho as also spent a considerable amount In the rganlzatlon of his regiment , so that ho Is robably not.as . well off now ns he was In 8T8. when his father died. Katherlno Clemmons , the actress , Is bring- ' ig suit for $100,000 damages against a New 'ork newspaper for publishing an article hlch saya she deserted Colonel William F. ody , whoso ward she was , at a time when e was In need of her , to go on a yachting rip with Howard Uould. In an Interview be declares she Is not Colonel Cody's ward , nd never had any other relations than those f business with him , and that these rela- , ons were amicably terminated some time tnce. She aajs the publication of the artl- le is part of a system of persecution to which she has been subjected for years bj people whom she refuses to name. Ex-Congressman Jehu Daker , who ha ! Just been stricken blind , never , In 11 hi : political career , spent a cent for his clectlor or allow til any of his supporters to do so , Ono member of the faculty of the Catholic university nt Washington enjoys the unique distinction of being the only professor ol the Gaelic language in this country. Tbli Is Father Richard Hcnebery , who has Jusl arrived from Ireland , the chair at Wash ington having been founded by the Anclcnl Order of Hibernians , in.vniiAL Avninirirjj TESTIMONY Indianapolis Journal : The testimony ol General Wheeler before the war Investigat ing commission was such as might have been expected from a true eohller who had suffered every form of hardship Incident to active service under trying conditions. Hav ing served during the civil war In the con federate array , ho know that war Is not a picnic , nnd ho Is too good n patriot tc criticise the government. Some northern editors and politicians should learn a lesson from him. Philadelphia Times : The truth Is that to General Wheeler , with the memory of hla previous service In the field still unefTaceO , this little war muat have seemed a picnic. Accustomed for four years to marching camping and fighting with little food am less clothing and no medicines at all and with hardly a hint of the modern military equipment , he found the life of the army In Cuba ono of comparative luxury. To hear men complain of hardships under such con ditions made him tired. Washington Post : He does not deny tha there were Instances open to criticism. He docs not say that , looking back upon the episode , It was as well managed as It couh have been. But , speaking strictly within the limits of his own personal knowledge , ho asserts that the army was reasonably wcl cared for and had to endure nothing more than soldiers engaged lnactual warfare are commonly called upon to endure. His testi mony was that of a courageous , clear headed and Intelligent commander , and It will Impress the country with a new sense of his patriotism and his military value. Buffalo Express : Perhaps the most sug gestive disclosure was that the government had a contract with the railroad owning the land on which Camp Wlkoff was locatec that prevented It from utilizing water trans portation to supply the camp except by Its own transports. This contract evidently hac something to do with the poor transportation facilities at Camp Wlkoff , though , according to the newspaper reports , the main difficulty was to got supplies from the railroad sta tion to the camp. At any rate , such a con tract showed very poor Judgment on tha part of the officers who made It. It cannot be pleaded that the agreement was neces sary In order to secure the use of the land , for the government Is not obliged to consult the wishes of private owners when it wants land for military purposes. Indianapolis News : The testimony of General Wheeler before the Invostlgatlnf commission cannot fall to make a profound Impression. No ono can doubt that he toh the exact .truth , as he knew It. Ho la a man of the highest character , and gave his testimony under oath. In addition to all this , General Wheeler Is a democrat and thus any political bias ha might have would be against the administration. It Is true thai , as a soldier , he would naturally bo reluctant to criticise his superiors , and would be unlikely to complain of the hard ships of war. But , taking everything Into consideration , It docs not seem probable that the commission will have before It amore moro honest , unprejudiced , well-lnfonne < : and Intelligent witness than General Wheeler. Philadelphia Record : General Wheeler'a "recommendations for the future" that the men bo protected from dampness and malaria In the ground by raised sleeping accommodations preferably hammocks and sheltered from rains And the sun by tents , and that much care be exercised In regard to transportation facilities and mili tary and commissary supplies , Indicate- that oven In the Judgment of so unprejudiced a witness things were not conducted In the past as ttiey should have been. This Is the very meat of the matter. Why was It that with practically unlimited means at Its dis posal the War department failed so miser ably In providing for the physical welfare and comfort of the strong and healthy young men who had entered with almost unexampled alacrity into the service of their country ? THAT DEAL WITH "COIN. " Pertinent Democratic Comment on the Ftixlon Denl. Nashville American ( dem. ) Is Senator James K. Jones of Arkansas , chairman of the national democratic com mittee , the only democratic pebble on the beach ? Is he the boss of the democratic party In all the states of this great union of states ? It would appear that he thinks he 1s and his actions apparently carry out this con- cluilon. Where did Chairman Jones get the power to appoint Senator Allen , a populist , and Senator Teller , a republican , upon a com mittee of ways and means , Intended , as he says , to benefit the democratic party ? Did the Chicago convention give him that power ? It so , democrats will be astonished : o learn this fact. The question of free coinage , of bimetal- Ism does not affect the query. It Is not .ho policy of the democratic party which Is it Issue , but the right and authority of Chairman Jones to make a compact with wo other parties , when the power to do .his had not been conferred upon him by he highest tribunal the party recognizes. Where did he get this power to enter InteL L combine with Teller republicans and Allen > opullsts ? Some ono should enlighten the mbllc , some ono should explain how It comes o pass that Chairman Jones can use the I ; reat democratic party as he pleases , enter t Into combines Just as he sees fit , and play vlth It as a mere piece upon the chessboard if politics. An a matter of fact. Is any democrat bound > y Chairman Jones' action ? Can any author- tatlve action of this kind bo taken unless irdered and countenanced by a national' ' lemocratlc convention ? I It seems to us that Chairman Jones Is ex- ecdlng his authority , and while the reasons isslgned by htm may meet with the ap- iroval of the majority of the party , It Iocs not follow that the party will be wili ng to accept him as dictator. Another view of the pronunclamcnto Is- uod by Chairman Jones arouses the BUS- ilclon that It Is an effort to "take care" of V. H. Harvey. Now , the democratic party s not taking care of anyone ; It Is not or- ; anlzed for that purpose. Its cause for xlstenco Is the good of the people and the epubllc and not of Individuals. Just why he democratic party for Its own good de- lands the placing of Harvey In a position f prominence by Chairman Jones Is a onundrum Chairman Jones may be able to nswer. Unexplained , It looks like a deal ir the benefit of Harvey and not alone or the good of the party. Fusion baa been tried several times and allol. Fusion with populists as populists nd with republicans Is not the policy doptod by Tennessee democrats. The emocratlc party must fight Its own battles , nd the sooner Chairman Jones recognizes his fact and quits dickering with factions /hlch demand more than they give In re- urn the better It will be for the democratic arty. Chairman Jones may have been authorized form this conglomerate committee , but if e Is , bo should produce his authority. | OTHER LANDS THAN OURS. The political situation In Austria docs no seem to have been simplified to any grca' ' [ extent by the truce , observed by genera ion < cnt , during the funeral ceremonies o the lamented empress. The German nnc Czech leaders exhibit no Intention of rcced- j Ing from their former positions. The Ger mans , Including some of the moro moderate members of the opposition , declare that the ) c-annot renounce their principal demand the abrogation of the language ordlnnnces- as a preliminary to further negotiations , The ( Czechs , on the other hand , state posi tively that they can surrender none of th ( advantages which they have serurod during the post three years. There is said to bo t certain lack of harmony between the Czech : and the remainder of the parliamentary majority. The Czechs insist that UK eoltdarlty of the parties of the right should bo manifested In their acts , while the othei groups remind the Bohemian representa tives of their duties as allies and ns mem bers of a coalition which wns not formed exclusively for the promotion of their views These differences encourage the Germans who cling to the hope that there may be some possibility of splitting the majority and forming a now combination. This pos sibility , how-over , Is thought to bo remote , Even If n split should occur it would not follow necessarily that the situation would bo made any the easier. The speech of the German emperor , in which he referred to proposed legislation to secure the punishment of anybody inter fering with a man's right to labor , or in citing laborers to strike , Is regarded as a natural sequel of the circular nnd confldcn- t'al note sent on December 11 , 1897 , by Count Posadowsky , Imperial secretary of state for the interior , to the various German govern- mcnto , containing suggestions so as to pre vent picketing and Intimidation by socialist strike committees , which note was Inter cepted by the social democrats and pub lished In the Vorwarts. There Is much curiosity us to the effect the emperor's de- Hvcranco may have on the attitude of the socialists In the Impending elections for the Prussian Diet In November , Owing to the system existing In Prussia of voting by three classes by which 'tho masses are practically excluded from nil share In the election the socialists have hitherto ab stained from /'voting. / Not a single social democrat , moreover , sits In the Prussian Diet. This year the socialists , in many In stances , have determined to take part In the elections nnd , by voting for the liberals , to diminish the power of the conservative Junkers. In Berlin , however , there has been a split among the social democrats , Herr Behel counselling the taking of an actlvo part nnd others refusing on the ground that it Is useless , on account of the effect of repressive police orders. It is ex pected that the number of Herr Bebel's sup porters will now bo increased very con siderably. Dclagoa bay has figured prominently In recent cablegrams as a topic under dls- cuEslon and the subject of an agreement , or treaty , between Germany and England. It Is the property of Portugal , nnd Lo renzo Marqucz , a town on It , is the ter minus of the shortest line of railway be tween the Transvaal and the ocean. President Krugcr has , accordingly , very much desired to possess the bay , and while there was supposed to be a chance to ex tend the German empire In South Africa , Germany also very much desired to pos sess it. England , however , by a treaty with Portugal , has the refusal of It if it is over to bo sold. The railway from Dela- goa bay to the Transvaal Is now the sub ject of an arbitration , Portugal having taken it Improperly , it la claimed some ten years ago from certain Englishmen and Americans who built It. The decision of the Swiss arbitrators la expected to be forthcoming at an early day and to be unfavorable to Portugal. If the decision goes against Portugal she will have some eight or ten millions of dollars to pay by way of damages. Under her management the railway has run down. Locomotives nnd cars are wanting. The track is in bad condition and everything Is shabbily done. It is unsafe to commit goods to the care of the underpaid Portuguese officials. The result Is that traffic , which was phenome nal at Qrst , has fallen off almost to noth ing , and the railroad and the bay have lost Importance. Natal and Capo Colony ports get the business. Portugal has neither the capital nor intelligence to put Into the development of a great commercial cuter- prise. Being In financial straits , It is be lieved that Portugal Is now willing to seller or lease the bay and railway , which she finds unprofitable , and will do so to get funds with which to pay the award of the arbitrators. Recent dispatches assert. In fact , that such a lease has been effected. Both bay and railroad will , therefore , soon come , it is thought , into English hands. * The situation nt Pekln Is evidently- - coming more and more serious. Embold ened by tbo reactionary revolution at the palace , the turbulent populace of the Chi nese capital Is throwing aside restraint and Is giving a free rein to the hatred of "foreign aevlls" which lies at the bottom of every Chinese heart. Pekln at the best of times Is not a safe place for residence for occl- lentals not In the occupation of official posi tions sufficiently Important to assure their protection. Americans or Europeans going to Pektn on their own private business or pleasure are regarded and treated as In truders and If they venture alone upon : he streets are fortunate In escaping with lothlng worse than Insults and abuse. Only ; hose with a powerful government behind .hem ready to avenge any wronga they sus- aln are safe , and , according to the latest llspatches , In the present excited state of > ubllc feeling even their Immunity has b en ost. The mobbing of officials and of the vlves of officials Is currently reported and n every direction there is an uneasy feeling hat at any moment the smouldering fires if bigotry and passion may break out into in open and destructlvn blaze. The late Queen Louise of Denmark cn- eyed tbo distinction such as It was of lelng called the "mother-in-law of Europe. " i Though she was Inferior in matchmaking ' alent to Queen Victoria , her children are ipon or near many thrones. One of her laughters was the czarina of "holy Russia" or a quarter of a century , and Is the mother f the present czar ; another will be queen of Ineland unless Victoria outlives the Prlnco f Wales , and a third , as Duchess of Cum- erland , occupied a position near the Brlt- ih throne for many years. Of her sons , Tfce Royal U the highest grade baking powder knowa. Actual tettsehow It goeioae- tklrd further thin any other braad. Absolutely Pure < am mma KJWDM co. , M * row [ the crown prince will In the near future. ' bicome king of Denmark and Ills brother enjoys the doubtful distinction of being king of Greece , An amiable , womanly wo * roan , beloved by her children , revered by her people and honored by tbo world of royalty , of which ( ho wns a part , ( ho goc * i to her grave nt four-score universally lamented. The French character shows at Its best In the promotion of Mnrchand , who Is Iso lated nt Fashoda , to the rank of major , i After all , ho deserves well of his nation , 1 for his achievement In .reaching Fashoda from the west coast of Africa Is ono worthy of note and stamps him as a bold , resource ful and able military reader. What matter if ho occupied Fashoda only to bo super * scdcd later by the British ? Ho did his best , which was a great deal , and the nature of the achievement Is of the character which appeals peculiarly to the French , It rc Quires a stretch of the Imgalnatlon to see In him n "French Gordon , " as the boulovar- dlers of Parts have hailed htm , of course , but nbovo and beyond the excessive praise of the Impressionable French there Is some thing which all men can ndmlrc , nnd his oromotlon will bo balled as a well-timed and wen-merited recognition of worth. LAUGHING MATTERS. Judge : "So poor old Fleecy Is gone , eh1 "Yen ; ho did not consult a physician until ho was nt death's door. " "And the doctor pulled him through ! " Cleveland Plain Dealer : "I never would have eaten that npple , " said Kve , "If ho hadn't told mo Itvaa a ueach. " Indianapolis Journal : "But how cnn you have the heart to deprive the poor heathen of their land ? " "They would never learn the dignity of labor If wedidn't. . " Chicago Record : "Bhhfter did not tret within three miles of the front of battle at Suntlaco. " "Well , that Is nt least 1,500 rallea nearer than vou were. " Detroit Frep Press : "Kirby , 1 admlra your wife ; she is BO eloquent in a few words. " "How do you know ? " "When you told her you had brought ma up to dinner she said , 'gracious good ness 1 Chicago Tribune"Chollv : and Miss Flynpo are Inseparable. They are 'two souls with but a single thought. ' " "She has the thought , then. Ho Isn't capable of U. " _ _ _ _ _ / Detroit Journal : The tall savage sclrefl the. newspaper which the waves cast upon the tropic strand and eagerly perused ft. ' 'Clothing' , " ho exclaimed , coming to the advertisements , "Is as cheap an dirt ! " "Hut not so durable , " urged the stout anviicc , who was notoriously Inclined to ba benighted , not to so'y reactionary. FAHISWELL TO HUMMER. Joe Lincoln In L. A.V. . Bulletin. The ripened fruit hangs on the tree , The woods are brown and yellow , The cornhusks rattle on the lea , The pumpkin's Bttlng mellow ; , The nffrhts without ore eomewhat chllL There's comfort In the ember. And brisk October whistles shrill , While llees the mild September. And j-o , my dear Miss Summer , I 'Though sere doth parting grieve me Have called to bid a fond goodby To you before you leave me. It Is quite time that you should go. Than that there's nothing truer , \n\ir \ cheeks arc red , my dear , but O ! Your dainty nose Is bluer. But Btlll you're fair , as when wo met Last May or April , was It ? When you persuaded me to let My coat hunp In the closet ; And when I did you tittered. "Soldi" And turned from warmth to freezing , And gave me such a frightful cold I've scarcely finished sneezing1. But , after all , a plenrant time We've had a Jolly season ; I'vo Riven you u lot of rhyme And not , I fear much reason. And you Well , 'though you'v been a flirt , ( Of that there's no denying ) You always kissed me where you hurt And so I etoppcd my crying. Your temper is a hot one , love , And mine , too , I suppose , Is , But , while you scorched mo from above , You tossed me down the rose ? . So "Au revolr" nnd not "Farewell , " I'll be a pntlent waiter. And , If the fates do not rebel , Mm dear , I'll see you later. A OUH DAILY UULLCTIN. WASHINGTON , Oct. 8 , 1898. The com mission appointed by President McKlnley to Investigate the charges of mismanagement In the Army and Navy department , will hold a preliminary meeting In this city to- lay to decide upon the plan to be followed [ n Its Inquiries. A Man's Head rlas its uses , without which his latter couldn't live. The man with the best head , however , : omes to us for his hat , if all ic wants is style and service. If le is willing to pay a dollar or wo mo e for some special mak- : r's name on the inside of the where it doesn't show lat , , it lught to be a sign that he needs . very small hat. Now that traw hats have been ordered 'off ' the earth" for a seasoncome D us and see what we have in ill and winter styles. $ JJ.50 , 2 , $2.50 and $3. \O > VI Oe > MIA * O jM U. J fcf ' V ' < : <