T1EJB OAfAlIA "DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , OCTOBEll 22 , 1808.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
E. ROSKWATUn , Keillor.
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Weekly lice , Ono Year C
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WIZI.COMtt TO TIIK DICE I1UILD1NG
Kn vlnlnr to Oninlin mill the
( illOnHIOII NllOUlll ICO nVTIlJT
without Inupcotlnd The lice
liullilltiK , thr InrucNt IIPWII-
Iiniier linllillnK In Ainerlcn ,
mill The Hce nrtVNpniicr
Iilntit , conceited to he the
finest lietwroii ClilciiKO mill
Snn Frnnclnrn. A ccirillnl
I * cxtvnileil to nil ,
The two blfj rubber shoo companies
of the country luivo boon nnial iuimtcd
Hy
It looks us If the people wtn'o too busj
oven to register for tbo coining clcotlon
Thut in prosperity with a vengeance.
I'coplc who believe In the moon as
weather regulator predict n chaiiKc ol
climate. It Is to be hoped their fore
will prove correct.
Omaha will only realize the full Im
port of Its successful exposition nftei
the nates are closed and It has to lee > l <
backward at the White city.
C.'olonel Bryan evidently believes thu
tfllcncc Is golden only when he Is callei
to testify as : i witness before the Wai
department investigating committee.
The Imtterlno reformers are a sllpporj
Jot. They can break more pledges In i
shorter time than any other party tha
has ever had a part In Nebraska poll
tics.
Ilemcmber that every popocratlc stuti
otllclal running for re-election on a plat
form denouncing railway pass bribes ii
riding around the state on free passei
furnished by the railroad managers.
The conference of deaconesses recently
In session at St. Louis has elected Iti
"IHcurs for the ensuing year , all of then
men. Here Is n chance for the deacon
esses proper to register an emphutli
protest.
President MeKInley will soon be agali
engrossed In his olllcial duties In tin
i-xecutlve mansion , but he will be bet
tor able to perform them Intelligently
beeauso of bis trip to Omaha and tin
west.
Oreat Britain has been celebrating tin
anniversary of the battle of Trafalgar
which took place October 21 , 1805. Tin
Vnlteil States does not have to go bael
that far to find naval victories eve
which It has a right to jubilate.
The children of Omaha are to have i
day at the exposition today wlthou
charge. There Is no reason why an ;
child who has not already seen It shouh
not see the exposition before It close ;
and proflt by Its educational object lea
It is not so Important whether tli
United States has a few thousand mot
or less square feet at Its disposal at tli
Paris exposition as that the Amerieai
exhibits be fully tip to the highest stand
ard in character , variety and quality
Industrial America need- fear no com
petition from the world.
President McKlnley's reputation as i
llnlshed orator has materially enhance' '
by his western Journey , the speeehe
he has made being replete with pern
of oratory and good sense. The pres
dent's specchiuaklng Is conceded b
all , without regard to politics , to b <
In every way , creditable to the ehlc
executive of the great American natlor
greater now since the close of the wa
with Spain than ever before.
Ilcglstratlon Is disappointingly llgh
particularly when the tlgures are con
pared with those of last year nnd tli
year before. Omaha , for example , ha
at least 25,000 more population than 1
ISM , but the llrst day's registration I
1S1MJ was nearly twice that of the tin
day this year. Thu danger from th
cohorts of General Apathy appears t
be the greatest disturbing factor for tli
political forecaster. With tvyo-thlrds c
a registration , no ono will be able to to
how public sentiment tends until th
votes arc counted.
ant no.Mr.sTic WIOULKMS.
Absorbed In the consideration and dls
motion of a policy of territorial ex
panftlon , the attention of the Anivrlcai
people Is certain to be diverted to J
greater or lens extent from thee do
mestlc problems upon the wise and jus
solution of which depend thu perpetult ;
of our political system and the futun
peace and welfare of our people. Ai
jet these problems arc not quite los
.sight of , but there Is danger that the :
will be , as the controversy In regard t <
new possessions and the government o
alien peoples becomes more general am
earnest.
A prominent public ofllclnl some tlmi
since exproxs'Ml the opinion that our do
mestlc problems are of merely "pnro
chlnl" Interest. It would be a very grca
misfortune If this view should generally
obtain among the American people I
they should thus mibordlnate to tin
question of territorial acquisition thost
home questions that tiroof such vita
Importance to the future welfare of tin
United States. The necessity of Unit
ing new markets for our products every
body recognizes. The- wisdom of reach
lug out for a larger share of the world1) )
commerce , through fair and peacefu
methods , no one will question. Hut II
the attainment of greater commercla
power , oven supremacy In the world'.1
trade , Is only to be had at the sacrllluc
of vital domestic problems It may bi
too dearly paid for. The expansion ol
our trade with Asia , however greatly tc
be desired , would not compensate u. <
for neglecting those matters which Im
mediately concern our domestic peace
prosperity and happiness.
There are people who are skeptical re
gardlng the permanence of our rcpub
lican system of government. Intelll
gent observers perceive In certain prevailing
vailing conditions a serious menace tc
the future peace nnd welfare of the re
public. The growth of trusts am
monopolies , the relations of labor ami
capital , the Increase of corporate powci
and perhaps most serious of all , the race
Issue , are conditions regarded by not u
few wise and sagacious mon as pregnant
with danger. That they present mosl
serious and perplexing problems , merit
ing the consideration of the highest
order of statesmanship , no intelligent
man will deny. Something must be
done to check the advance of motiopolj
and give a freer Held to competition It
the Industries and trade. In order U
avert a. mighty and disastrous conflict
sooner or later , between labor and cap !
tal. there must be a radical change ant
Improvement In their relations. Then
must be more restraint placed upon the
power and Influence of corporations
which Is everywhere exercised In cor
ruptlng politics , dictating legislation ani
controlling the action of public olliclals
There Is no graver problem confronting
the American people than the race issue
and its gravity Increases from year te
ye > ur with the growth of the colored pop
illation.
"We cannot with safety to our future
peace and welfare put aside any ol
these questions. Their solution Is ol
inilultely greater importance to the
American people than territorial nt-qulsl
tlon and commercial expansion. Upoi
their wise settleiheut depends the vor.i
existence of our political Institution !
and as we have already said It wouli
bo the greatest possible misfortune it
the policy of territorial aggrnndUomen
should lead the American people to lose
sight of these vital domestic problems.
STILL , riOLATlXa THK LA\r.
According to Mr. Chauncey M. Dopew
who Is certainly good authority , the rail
roads generally are violating the Inter
state commerce law In the matter of cut
ting rates. Mr. Depew Is reported ai
saying that notwithstanding the fac
that railroad business is heavy and tin
outlook for the future Is good , there Ii
a systematic cutting of rates In maklnj
contracts for future business , which af
fects present conditions nnd "causes <
demoralized scramble for nil the bus !
ness In sight. " From the statement o
Mr. Depew It appears that there is m
excuse whatever for the course of tin
railroads , some of which are bavin }
nioro freight offered limn they can ge
cars to carry , and their action is nnothc :
Illustration of how entirely Indlfferen
the railroads are to the requirements o
the law. It also shows bow little the ;
care about maintaining honorable busi
ness relations with each other. The mat
ter is one which seems to clearly cal
for Investigation by the Interstate Com
merce commission , which can hardly dc
slro any better authority than that o
Mr. Depew upon which to Institute ai
Inquiry. There can be no doubt as to tin
demoralizing effect of this se > cret rati
cutting , ns there Is none of Its Illegality
and to permit It to go on unchallenged i :
simply to countei-ance and oneouragi
violations of the law. It Is to be pro
sumcd that Mr. Depew would readll ;
give the commission all the Infonnntloi
at his command.
TARIFF AXl ) NK\r \ I'OSSKSSIONS.
Thu attorney general of the Unltee
States has held. In accordance with FOV
eral judicial opinions of the highest an
thorlty , that the laws of the Unltci
States can be extended over tcrrltorle
acquired by the United States only b ;
specific acts of congress. The appro
prlatlon of Porto Hlco , therefore , doe
not extend the tariff or the navlgatloi
laws of the United States over the is
land. Hut the president , as commander
In-chief of the army and navy nnd as (
military act , has established duties 01
Imports Into Porto Hlco , which are to b
collected as a military contribution , am
he has also extended to thu Island at
Important part of our navigation law
by permitting only American vestals t
trade between the United States tun
Porto Hlco. In the1 case of Hawaii th
situation Is different , that territory hav
Ing been acquired by the action of con
gress and not by war , so that the presl
dent cannot exercise the military au
thorlty as In the case of Porto Hlco , , o
as he would be able to do If the Uni'toi
States should hold the Philippines. Th
application of tariff and navigation law
to Hawaii Is a matter for the determlnu
tlou of congress.
The tariff problem In relation to th
new possessions is Komewhat complicate
nnd It Is apprehended that our nolle
will cause more or less discontent tuiioni
foreigners. Indeed It is quite posslbl
that this will l > e n source of controvert ;
and perhaps of complications with som
European countries. The New Yorl
Commercial Advertiser suggests In refei
euee to this matter that though we slml
not In our own Interest apply our tarll
as a whole In Island ports or admit al
their products frce to our own , It is quit
certain that we shall so contrive tha
American manufacturers will enjoy mos
of the trade of these Islands. Umloubt
edly the disposition will be to do thlf
but In the event of our holding the Phil
Ipplnes we may bo compelled In the In
terest of Chinese trade to make llbera
concessions to commercial rivals for th
trade of the Islands. There Is ever ;
reason to expect that we shall find thl
question of tariff for new possession
somewhat perplexing nnd troublesome.
TM/B IS XKAHLl' UP.
There are none so blind as those win
will not sec. The bat-blind leadcrshl ]
of the republican party of Dougla :
county that Ignores the general dlsgus
among the rank and tile of .the part ;
over the attempt to foist upon them i
legislative ticket that not only fails t <
represent the main elements from whlcl
the votes must be drawn , but Insult !
their Intelligence by asking them to voti
for men whose careers should bar then
from any position of trust , refuses t <
recognize the elemaud for its rceonstruc
tlon.
tlon.Tho
The fact that John L. Webster , at
avowed candidate for United States Ren
ator , has failed to elraw more thai
twenty people ; to republican ward meet
'Ings at. which he was advertised ti
speak and more than half of the twent ;
wereolllceholdera or olHcescclscri
should be significant with thinking men
The fact that the first day of reglstra
tlon has not drawn out one-half of tin
number of voters .who registered on tin
first day two years ago when Omahi
had fully 0,000 less voting populatloi
than it has today should also earn
weight with these who honestly dcslri
party success.
Hut John L. Webster goes about prom
Islng 0,000 majority for "my ticket" am
encourages the Idea that any jail-bin
or candidate for the penitentiary wottlt
be sure of election on the republlcai
legislative ticket. Tt Is this sort of mae
folly that has wrecked the party sevcra
times before and jeopardizes Its succesi
again.
As repeatedly stated , The Hee earn
estly desires to lie In position to sup
port the whole republican ticket. I
would like to be able to urge voters t <
support every candidate upon the ticket
But It cannot and will not stultify Itsel :
by recommending or endorsing candl
elates whom it knows to be disropntabl *
or dishonest In'making the demand fo
reconstruction of the legislative ticket I
voiced the sentiment of every reputnbli
and decent republican In Douglas count ;
and it has patiently forborne for weeki
the performance of Its inevitable eluti
to point out nnd denounce the men win
ought to have been Induced to with
draw.
This disngree-able duty The Hee wll
not shirk much longer. The time * it
which changes cnn be legally made Ii
tile ticket will expire ne > xt Thursday. I
tlie republican county committee and tin
eanelldates who deserve to be electee
have any political sagacity they will Be
lie-fore It Is too late. The responslbillt ;
for elefeat , if It should overtake then
as well ns the unworthy men , will b <
upon them nnd not upon The Hee.
1'HOSEUVTK THK OFFKXDKHS.
A brutal exhibition was given a fev
days ago at South Omaha In which twi
pugilists publicly pounded ewh other Ii
the presence of a large gathering o
sports. The outcome of this niurderent
combat has been the ele-ath e > f Walker
one of the prize lighters , and the lard ;
arrest of his as.Millant.
Under the criminal code of Ne
braska prize lighting is a felony
Aceiording to all accounts the prlzi
light was countenanced , If not abutted
by the police autluirltles of Soutl
Omaha , whose sworn duty It Is to main
tain order and suppress crime. Instoai
of closing the hall and arresting th
principals , the chief of the South Omahi
police Is not only said to have beei
present , but Is lepresented as hdvlni
granted a permit for pay for the light
This made the chief of police an ac
cessory to the crime , which not enl ;
unfits him for further performance o
police duties , but should subject him ti
prosecution In the criminal courts. Si
long as the guardians of the law lem
themselves to such law-defiance ther
can be no safety for the community am
no respect for law.
It Is the duty of the county attorne ;
to make a thorough Investigation of thl
horrible affair and prosecute the etffeml
ers , irrespective of their otlicinl position
There have been so many fatalities con
nceteel with prize lighting in this stat <
that it Is amazing that such dohasln ;
and dangerous sport should be countu
nanced or permitted by any local gov
crnmeut.
The obstrepeious Merrlck count ;
statesman lias favored The Hee wltl
two letters designed to promote hi
candidacy for re-election to the legl *
lature. One of these Is n rantnnkcrou
attack on Omaha and the exposltloi
which he pronounces a dismal fallur
nnd a fraud begotten by jobbers am
thieves , and the' other a reiteration o
his assertion that the last Icpl lature wa
not controlled by caucus but by confei
ence. Incidentally the eminent reforme
denies that the fusion members mad
many blunders ? and we cheerfully glv
1dm the benefit of his denial. We ar
willing even to go further and vote bin
a leather medal with the exposition son
attached to certify to his audacious men
daclty.
Kvcry loyal citizen of Omaha wll
cheerfully accord Senator Allen fill
credit for whatever he has done in fin
theranco of the Interests of the expos !
tion at Washington , but this can not 1
the least detract from the obligation du
Congressman Mercer for the Invaluabl
service performed by him , without whlc
the exposition could not have secure
the government assistance it has en
.loved. It must be remembered too tha
irrespective of the claims of Semite
Allen not a single credit mark can b
given the man who wants to till Mi
Morccr'B shoes for anything done by hit :
to promote the exposition bills and ni
proprlatlons In congress.
No matter how hot the real cstat
dealers , architects and contractors tun
their echoes' may be In favor of th
three-high school scheme , the great mas
of tnxpaylng citizens and school patron
are against It. The school board Is flnel
Ing It ellfllcult enough to make end
meet now with the maintenance of on
high school pressing upon its resource
and the architects and contractors ough
to be satisfied with the proposed en
largement of the present High schoc
quarters by the erection of a wing of :
now building that is eventually to sur
plant the present one.
Chauncoy Depew expresses surprls
that the railroads which are experlcnc
Ing dlfllculty in llndlng equipment I
handle thu press of tralllc should con
tlnuc to exert themselves In various am
sometimes questionable If not lawles
ways to secure still more traffic. Th
fact is that railway business , like othe
business , begets business , nnel the mor
buslm > sH thy roads havej the mofc the ;
want. When there is scarcely any bus !
ness at all , as was the case before th <
election of MeKInley and the restoratloi
of prosperity , It was hardly worth whil
for a railroad to try to get now tralllc.
Why is it that thu local popocratl
organ has been so considerate of the vul
nerable candidates on thu republlcai
legislative ticket ? Is It simply becaus
thu popoerats want to prevent the re
construction e > f the ticket ? Or Is it be
cause the republican candidates In qucs
tlon have made a bargain with th
Hitchcock sheet to trade themselves Ii
by trading their associates off nnd help
Ing the fakir candidate for congress ?
Sour Ornpi-N.
Chicago Times-Herald.
The baseball pennant this year will' flea
from a. bean pole.
llii\v Much Iltuliurf
Springfield Republican.
Something like SCO.OOO persons wsrc addw
to the population of the United States Tucs
day , but up to the liotir of going to presi
It had not been made clear that we wen
any riclior for the fact.
The IJjil-t ol the Onttiry.
SI. LoulH Republic.
According to his own 'testimony ' , Chaplali
Mclntyre did not know what he said abou
the naval battle of Santiago till he read i
in the newspapers. This emphasizes th
necessity of reading the papers In order ti
keep posted.
I > roHi > t > vtlvc I.luht
J. Sterling Norton's Const-rvatlvo.
Lovers of light literature arc looking for
ward with pleasure to the appearance o
Colonel Bryan's ttvo new books : "The Second
end Battle , or How to Get Into the Army,1
nnd "The Kubber.-or How to Get Out Again. '
Sum. it- Yellow Knke.
Philadelphia. Prjss.
It dees not appear to matter how muc' '
Secretary Algerinay deny the truth of ,
(
newspaper charge , ho has to stand crltlelst
for It all the sa'fne. A press assoclatloi
sent out a. dispatch from Washington las
wrek stating that the secretary In his an
nual report would recommend the construe
tlon by the United States of railroads i
Cuba , so as to connect tne end of the Islam
with the other. Secretary Alger never sal-
anything of the kind and never thought o
making such a recommendation.
of tht > i\iionltloiL.
Boston Transcript ,
The Omaha exposition will come prett
close to making both ends meet. There I
now a cash balance In bank to the credit c
the exposition of nioro than1 $300,000 , and I
Is believed that every stockholder will ge
back 75 , and possibly 90 , cents on a della
on his Investment. As they fn common wit !
the other people of Omaha have bcneftte
greatly by the money spent In the city b
vlsltrrs they can afford to count the ex
hlblUon a financial success. The avcrag
attendance last week was about 15,000 ilall >
OrutorH of the Triumvirate.
Now York Sun.
Hon. George Krcd Williams , "called wee
by the urgent dcmantl of Chairman -'one
of the democratic national committee , " ha
been making Iowa tremble. This week h
will shako Nebraska , South Dakota , Mln
nesota and Indiana. With evident malic
the Uoston .Journal nretends that In th
west ho "Is said to bo regarded much a
Bryan is In the east as an orator. " Her
Cyclone Dnvls of Texas , who loomed eve
Chicago last week , has more vibrations t
the second than cither of these ernlncn
orators , and Is just as good a popullat a ,
cither.
PrilltM of Itrpiilillrnil Rule.
New York Mall and Kxpress.
The farmers of South Dakota have pali
off $40,000,000 of mortgages since the elec
tlon of MeKInley. North Dakota haa pali
off JGO.000.000 ; Kansas , $50,000,000 , am
Bryan's state of Nebraska $10,000,000. Uur
Ing the first year of the McKlnlcy admin
Istratlon American farmers sold to forclgt
countries over $3,000,000 worth of farm anl
mals more than they sold during the las
year of Cleveland's administration , \\M'.c th
value of their own farm animals Increase
$326,000,000 In value. If these figures meai
anything to the western farmer , they meai
that the administration should be encour
aged and strengthened by the election of i
republican house of representatives this fall
IrovliliiHMAgnliiHt llrjiuiUin.
Lcwlston Journal.
A severe blow has been dealt Colone
Bryanlsm and Coin Harveyism In Ncbrask
this year , and divine Providence , which al
ways has a quid gift of abating humbugs
has had a hand In It. Nebraska has
37,500.000 gold dollar corn crop this ycai
selling at good prices , not In shinplasten
but In paper us good as yellow metal. Thl
year's corn crop In Nebraska Is worth a
much as this year's product of all the gel
mints of Australia and South Africa , Grea
doses of business health are thus poure
out on the farmers of the country at dollar
that are American and full face purchas
power , instead of Mexican and lialf-fac
purehaso power , and 10 off for labor.
The 1-rcKlilcut UN 11 Ki > * ukcr.
St. Paul Pioneer Press.
President McKlnley's Incomparable tad
his happy knack of saying just the rigfa
thins at the right time and place , wa
never better illustrated than In the man
speeches he has been called upon to inak
to crowds of welcoming citizens during hi
journey to and from Omaha. And this I
equally as true of the hasty , casual and 1m
promptu remarks elicited from him at th
railroad stations on his route ai in his mor
formal speeches at Omaha , St. Louis an
Chicago. The most striking and admlrabl
feature of his speeches Is the strain c
lofty patriotism which pervades them , an
his attitude , not as the representative of
party , but as the president of all the pcopl
of all parties.
OTIIUH 1.AMJS THAN OL'HS.
Berlin dispatches announce , apparently It
all seriousness , that the warfare of th
ngrarlann on foreign cattto and meats 1
already producing a scarcity , which U sup
plemented by horses nnd even dogs. Price
are now 20 per cent ! above these of last yeat
as a result of which a great part of th
urban population must bo obliged to curtal
Its consumption of meat , and It was not ) get
ting a great deal of meat last year. Th
slaughtering of horses is said to be Incrcas
tng rapidly in the large cities and , Incredlbl
ns In may seem , It Is stated that dog's men
is openly advertised. The Chemnitz Neuesl
Nachrlchtcn , published In a great mami
fccturlng center , Is named OB a paper tha
contains regularly advertisements ot fa
young dogs. Of course , from the poln
of view of the agrarians and the offl
clals , It Is better that the working popula
tlon should oae German dogs than America !
pigs or steers. That the prlco of meat ii
German cities has advanced 20 per cent I
probable enough. But wo are disposed t
regard the stories of horse nnd dog mca
ns exaggerations ; if they are rcprcsentatlv
facts the urban population will find soin
means of Influencing the government am
the wholesome beef and pork will have IPS
dlfilculty tn entering thu country.
From the terrible revolution which firs
overthrew the Bourbon throne to 1870 then
were complete changes la the covernmcn
of Franco Pen times , with an average of enl ;
about eight years between revolutions. Th
longest period without such an uphoava
was ten years shorter than the life of thi
present ) republic , which seems Just as solid
In sptto of all causes of anxiety , aa it ha ;
half the time since It was established. Bvl
dently France haa made a grcnt gain In thli
vital matter of stable government. Then
Is more reason now to bellevo that the con
BtltutionaJ republic of today will last nnothe
generation t'han there was twenty years agi
for thinking that it would cnduro five yean
longer. Moreover , it must bo kept in mini
that France Is still among the richest ? , mos
nlert and progressive countries In the world
The skill and Industry of the French pcopli
have not been Impaired and the French na
tlon Is as gift ) . * ! as over in Its power o
producing beautiful , attractive and usefu
merchandise of all kinds. A people si
strong in Industry and so nblo to hold hi
own in science and the arts cannot bo se
down na decadent or weakening , cspectall ;
when the patriotism and spirit of the Frcnci
nation are still as ardent ns ever.
The per capita charge for the war budget
of European powers Is largest In England
$3.21 ; next largest In Germany , $2.70vhil ;
the other nations follow in their order
France , $2.21 ; Spain , $2.12 ; Austria. $2.08
Italy , J1.-16 ; Russia , $1.17 , and Turkey , 8
cents. These figures , however , give'a mis
Icadlnc Impression of the relative burdei
of war expenditure. The average Inhab
Itant of England , for Instance , on accoun
of the amount and distribution of wcaltl
and the ordinary means of earning revenue
does not begin to feel his annual contribu
tlon of $3.21 as docs the Spaniard his pay
ment of $2.12 , the Husslan of $1.17 , or th
Turk of only S3 cents. It ia probable , nlsc
that the "burden to the German of his $2.7' '
Is not heavier than that of $2.21 to th
Frenchman , while we know that the modes
$1.46 of the Italian was one of the thing
that provoked the terrible riots of las
spring. The per capita charge In Brills !
India , owing to the vast population. Is enl ;
10 cents , but the government of India 1
never free from the dread that a vcr ;
alight addition to taxation may at any moment
mont drive the natives to open resistance
*
The pan-Germanic movement has lali
out a plan entire-ly to rearrange the map o
Europe. Germany Is to awnllow the Gcr
man provinces of Austria , is to take ii
Holland and Belgium and Switzerland , am
nt least to "fraternize" with the German
n the > Baltic provinces of Russia. This re
adjustment of the map Is to be completed
so the All-German Union announces , by th
year 1930. Those who live so long will se
It or will see something else. Meanwhile
the Germans are to go In mightily for ex
panslon. They are to plant prolific colontc
In South Africa and South America , kecj
all they have in China , and seize more a
soon as convenient , and above all are t
press "Germany's claims on the Turklsl
Inheritance. " That is what the cmpero
Is now in Turkey for. Ho Is to see to i
that the sultan puts Germany down fo
.omctblng handsome In his will. Moreover
ihe pan-Germans are going to spare none o
their rivals In trade.
* t
The French Chamber of Deputies meet
next Tuesday nnd until then most of th
agitators and leaders of the various polltlca
groups will doubtless save their ammunl
tli.u. That the Brlsson ministry Is enter
Ing upon a ticklish Btago of Its journey Ii
the Dreyfus affair goes without saying
.vhether the report of a military consplrac ,
bo true or not. It must be remembcrts
that the chamber , when last in session
, was almost solidly against Dreyfus. Tha
there has been little change in the opinloi
of this majority is a foregone conclusion
since the anti-Dreyfus attitude of the mem
bers Is not duo to a conviction of his gull
so much as a profound belief that , whethe
nnocent or not , social , racial , national am
International reasons absolutely forbid i
reopening of the cnse. As thrt Brlsson cab
Inet Is determined upon a reopening of th
case If the legal red tape allows It , th
conflict of Interests is thus forecast. It i
probable that to this very Imralnency o
the struggle Is due the talk of a consplrac ;
ind an overturn , but it la also equally prob
able that the extremists have planned i
coup d'etat.
* *
Whether In conformity with the dlrcctloi
of the European anti-anarchist concert o
ictlng independently of It , Switzerland ha
taken the initiatlvo In legislation actloi
against anarchists. The Federal Council Ii
Berne recently ordered the expulsion o
thirty-six anarchists from Swlsa territory
It has also Instructed the Public Prose
cutor's department to lay before It as sooi
as possible n report on the foreigners'rpsld
ing In Switzerland who take part In tli
anarchist propaganda or are themselves dan
serous anarchists. It , moreover , request
the cantons to communicate to the publl
prosecutor , together with names , a dctallci
account of 'tho foreigners who come unde
this category , as soon as they enter can
tonal territory , carefully to aupervise th
doings of all anarchists who may be founi
n such territory and forthwith to acqualn
the public prosecutor with all Infringement
of the law that may bo committed by them
ind more especially with transgressors o
the federal law relating to crimes aglns
public security ( the anarchist law ) .
On September 6 the Moslem mob In Canei
shot down certain British subjects. Tli
British admiral at once seized tSo town
and by October ti Great Britain had per
suoded the powers , Austria and German ;
oxccpted , to address an ultimatum to th
sultan , which demanded his evacuation o
Crete , under -threat of compulsion. It I
now announced that the sultan has glv i
In , and the evacuation of the Island wll
begin. This v.111 be peed news for Grot
and alee for Greece , as Prince George 1
the choice of the powers for governor n
the island. But to most It will seem a
If the concert might have effected this evac
nation in the autumn of ' 96 and eo pro
vended the Graoco-Turkiah war and its coir
sequent rehabilitation of the unspeakabli
Turk. The evacuation la a triumph , how. .
ever , for Great Britain , which has Btitntl
tutcd ft policy of action In eastern affalri
for inaction.
ij imwr.
Tom Watson's paper , the foghorn e
populism In Georgia , has fallen into tli
hands of the sheriff , overloaded with debt !
Tammany's boodle fund for the campalg
amounts to 4 per cent of the salaries t
oinceholders In Greater Now York , whlc
will net $ :00,000.
Howard Conkllng , n nephew of Iloscoe. I
a candidate for congress In the Twelfth No' '
York district He Is running against Cole
nel George I ) . McClellan.
Adlol E. Stevenson was ono of the orators
tors nt the Chicago jubilee. Mr. Stevonso
U the gentleman on whom Cleveland' '
shadow fell with withering effect.
General Apathy lg not in the saddle i
New York state. Returns from two dayi
registration show totals nearly ns great a
for the corresponding period In 1SPG.
Alfred M. Jones , republican nominee fc
the state senate from the Thlrty-thlrd WIs
cousin district , won political prominence b
his managing the phenomenal campalg
which placed John A. Logan In the Unite
States Bciiato In 1SC5.
Joe Bailey 4s reported to have designs o
Kentucky. U Is ald ho Is going to for
Rake the Lone Star nnd move to tbo B.'u
Grass region nnd ral o horara. That wll
bo an Improvement on the article he raise
in the party farm for some years past.
Notwithstanding the pretended loyalty o
G. Fred Williams' party in Mnssacuusett
for the sacred white metal , spouters on th
democratic stump have been warned t
leave the dead alone aud confine the vlbrn
lions of their lungs to yellow war horror ;
Texas will have u special election on No
veniber 1 to determine whether an amend
mcnt to the const.tution shall bo adoptc
giving pensions to confederate soluiur
The proposed amendment provides thai tli
annual appropriations shall not exceed $250 ,
000 ; neither is any pensioner to rccelv
more than $ S per month.
The only man who ever whipped Admire
George Dewey has been nominated for con
gress by the republicans of the Hudso
county district , Now Jersey , Just over th
still waters. ( .Major Panghorn , editor an
orator , Is the name of the man who claim
this honor. He birched the hero of Manll
bay whllo the latter was his pupil In
backwoods school near Montpeller , Vt. , hal
a century ago.
Father , mother , wife and son are runuln
against each other for office In Pawne
countj' , Oklahoma. The dcmocratls-popu
list candidate for public weigher Is W. M
Obanan , the rcpubMcau candidate for th
same office Is W. T. Obanan , son of th
democratic-populist candidate' , and now th
inlddle-of-the-roader.1 have nominated Mrs
Obanan , wife of the democratic-populls
candidate , for public weigher.
The toughest proposition that Die :
Croker has run up against in his effort t
annex the Empire state to Tammany hal
Is the row precipitated by his refusal t
rcnomlnato Judge Daly for the supcrlo
court. Judge Daly has been on the bend
twenty-eight years and stands hlch In hi
profession nnd has an enviable record ft
a jurist. Four thousand members of th
Bar association petitioned for his nomlna
tlon by both parties , but Croker turne
him down because he. refused to give Tain
many control of the appointments of th
court. Judge Daly has accepted the re
publican nomination. The Bar assoclatloi
has token up his cause and will giv
Ulchard as warm a fight ns It gave Hil
when Maynnrd was s vamped by Indlgnan
yotts.
KCHOBS OP THE LATH AVAIL
Seine critics grudgingly concede th
ability of the United State * to shed th
blessings of civilization among the Fillp
inos , but nt the same time pertinently in
qulro whether the government Is not spoil
Ing Its seed Intentions early In the dnv b ;
admitting coon tongs to the conquered tcr
rltory. The practice is fraught with grav
peril. A correspondent of Harper's , wrltlai
from Manila , relates an Incident going t
ihow that there Is a limit to human endurance
anco in that section. It happened durln ;
the charge on Malate , a suburb of Manila
The Colorado First had advanced aloni
the beach to the trenches abandoned b
the Spaniards. Presently the band of th
regiment came > around the bend armei
to the teeth , the drum major In ndvanc
with all the dignity of the profession , t
tip from his baton and the band struck ui
"There'll bo a hot time in Ihe old town to
night. " Instantly the hot time begun
The Spaniards opened up on the band am
forced it to seek safety behind the breast
works. Fortunately none of the instru
ments were Injured.
Chatman Cosby , one of the negro troop
ers , was assigned as cook to Genera
Wheeler nt Santiago. To a representative o
Leslie's Weekly ho related his experience
"Yes. sir. I'm Gene al Randall's cook here
nud I cooked for General Winder down a
Santiago. They started up the battte , but
nooked ahead just the same a few hundrec
vards back of the fighting. Mauser bullet !
called over the kitchen , but I cooked on
A shell dropped Into the fire and blew thing' '
all over the place , but I cooked on just tin
Mime. Never not hit once. Had s'uft fo :
the general to eat whenever he wanted it.
"One day I was talking with Mr. Asto
Chnnler yes , I knew all the hlgh-tonei
people and ho was Just going to say sumo
thing when a ball burst right between us
You know those Spanish balls exploJu
Didn't vou know that ? Wen , they do.
" 'H'a celling pretty hot here , Cosby , ' sali
Mr. Chanler.
" 'Yes. sir. ' said I , 'it's getting pretty hot.
But wo went on talking Just the same. Hi
Raid he'd clvo me a Job to cook up In Nev
York anv tlmo I wanted It. Ho was a fini
man. Mr. Chanler was. "
"Did you Shoot any Spaniards , Coeby ? "
asked.
"Only shot one Spaniard ; had to shoot hi-
or ho'd have stopped mo cooking. He wai
nalntod green up lu a trco so wo couldn'
loll him from the leaves. After a while on <
nf the bova saw him , and I guess there mils
have been fortv holes through that Spanlart
brforo ho cot down. I made one nf the
holes. "
Shortly after the surrender of Santlaije
several correspondents and not a few sol
dlcrs asserted that In the battles before tha
city the Mauser rifle proved Itself supcrloi
to the Krag-Jorge'nscn , with which the reg
ulara were armed. These assertions are ncl
supported by army experts. The board oi
Baking Powder
Made from pure
cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alum.
Alum baking powders are the greatest
menacera to health of the present day.
KOTAt BAKINO KHtolH CO. , NtW YOU * .
ordnance officers appointed to report upon
the relative merit * o ( the two weapons , na
V
demonstratiM in the war , has timdo a report
declaring the > Krng gave the "otmo t satis
faction. " Thu report s.vys that the gui
5ho\vcd no signs of lust , and that the deli
cate breech mechanism worked perfectly In
splto of the sand , dirt nnd water tn the
trendies. The Held artillery did not receivi
an full A trial as wan disl.od during the war ,
but ns far as tested , ibo board sayn , tha
new guns gave general sa.lafactlon.
Seventeen Cornell men with the nrmy In
Porto Hlco , came together at Ponce , Eoptem-
her 25. and held a reunion nnd bnnqurt.
The affair was a Jolly ono as well na a
Bcnulno feast , for the boys hustled up n bill
of faro without drawing on army rations , of
which thcv had too much. It was n delight
ful change from hardtack nnd "salt horse. "
There v\cro speeches to burn , lutcrporsed
with Cornell yells nnd tender references to
homo. It was the first American college
function held on Porto Hlcan soil and Cor
nell rcjolctft theicior , ,
run riXH.vr I
Puck : He See that woman , yonder ?
Veil , 'ho urn write u cictl | < fur a million !
Shu-GnuIOUB ! And spell every word
right ?
Indlanupnll * Journal : "Young man , " said
thft perlpulcllc evangelist , "do you ever rr-
llctt em ilciith ? "
"I ilo , " answered Chollo. "Horrifies me ,
too. So ilooshl common. "
Judge : Family Frleiid-Wlmt did Mr.
SliiKlur dlo of ?
hrulget Indiulo , Ol don't rolKhtly know
whli'h it WIIH , mum. There were slvcn
elocthors uv thlm ultogltlur.
Cincinnati Enquirer : "Wore you out In
nil that rnlnV" nskcd thn Clifton girl.
"No , " said the yoiintf woman from
Boston , "I was merely In the portion of
tbo rain lhat descended In my Immcdlulo
vicinity. "
Boston Transcript : Bnndln Klllumkwlck ,
the reading tdltor of the Asterisk , la
n busy fellow. I taw him at the ollloo to
day with the waste basket bcsldo him llllnd
to the brim.
Tetlow Ye ? , confound him ! But I'll bet
I furnlHhrd the most of the material. 11 :
couldn't fill the bupkct if ho didn't huvo
the Blurt lo 1111 It , could he ?
Washington Star : "Why don't you take
steps to hnvo tills mnn who has traduced
your character punished ? Ho has unques
tionably nccusrd you fals ly. "
"I know It , " Biild Senator Sorghum
thoughtfully. "But I'm nfrnld thai by
making a fuss about things that ain't BO I
may stir up a lot that are. "
Detroit Journal : "I wnsh my hands of
you ! " she exclaimed , her deep pallor in
dicating olilicr n wrung heart or torplel
Ilv. r.
II cost her a struggle , in sooth.
But It wn ? easier , all In till , than to wa'ali
dlsht-s the rrst of her life ; for ho wns n
poor mnn whoso proffer of marriage sha
thus declined.
VOICE FROM AFAR.
Chicago Tribune.
From Or-cnlnnd's Icy mountains ,
From Nova Xembla's strand ,
From Ictlinid's frozen fountains
And from Frnnz Jofcf land ,
Where Icebergs In their falling
Are lost nmlil the storm.
We bcnr loud voices calling !
"Como up hero and Bt warm ! "
COAL .MAX'S HARVEST TIME.
Somorvlllo Journal.
The slpns Hint wlnicr's drawing near
Are Keen on every hand.
Soon al the corner of the streets
The chestnut men will sland.
The fool ball men Ilsht hard to drlvo
The ball across the ponl ,
And everywhcrn around you hear
The r-r-r-ratllo of the coal !
With crashing roar the load Is dumped ,
And swiftly hurried In.
Whllo erlmy men like Titans work
To 1111 the yawning bin.
"Furnace , " and "stove , " and "egg , " niul
"nut"
Through Btccl chutes blltlily roll.
It makf.s tbo dealer smile to liour
The r-r-r-rattle of thu coal !
And oh ! before the omnty carts
Have pone a quarter-mile ,
Alrrtuly Brldcet.has begun
To dig nwny ino pile. |
With hod and shovel she will loll
fnlll the henp's n hole.
And then alas ! again wo hear
The r-r-r-rattle of the coal !
01 H DAILY IIULLI2T1X.
CUBVRLAND , O. , Oct. 22 , 180S. Th .
huge monolith which Is to mark the center
of the Rockefeller cemetery plot hero will
bo put' in place today. The base is 16 feet
square and 10 feet high , and the surmount
ing pillar 55 feet more.
That's
Like the value of our under
wear. That don't show when
worn. But ail ill fitting suits ol
underwear will do more to
spoil a good disposition than al-
iiost anything except a nail in
one's shoe.
We have winter underwear
that fits and that means it is
not too long or too short in the
irms and legs , nor too tight for
jass of movement nor too
{ 'rail in the seams and sewed
parts for any use. The ordinary
jnderwear is almost o ; e than
none. Quality is what we
ooast of splendid quality at
50c. better at 75c , extra good at
$ J , and from $1 to $3.50 there
is no underwear made in the
world at any price that will
suit you or please you better.
Hose to go with ihe under
wear from 15c pair up to 75c ,
* O. VI Con Utk ami itaujte * U.
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