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Now that Chicago 1ms established city
juiwn ohop * * , robbers may expect to
realize a living profit on the plstold
taken from nldermuu.
The latest quotation on the market
price of legislative votes on the son-
ntocial market In Nevada Is $50. What
a fall , my countrymen !
In the process of "benuvolont assim
ilation" now In progress In the Philip
pines , Agulnahlo seems to be doing al
together too much asslmllaUng.
Perhaps the opponents of Mr. Thomp
son believe he has stacked the cards
and that when the proper time comes he
will have no trouble in turning up a
jack from the bottom.
It Is to bo .sincerely hoped the pro
tocol between Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Mer-
rlam may result in a treaty of peace ,
which will be ratified by the necessary
majority at an early day.
The 3,000 new Industries established
In the south last year under McKinley
prosperity is another evidence that
Providence undoititands Its business in
sometimes refusing what we want.
Congress is taking a hand in the con
troversy whether Sampson or Sehley
deserves the credit for destroying Or-
vera's lleor. If this kind of thing con
tinues much longer those gentlemen will
probably soon regret that either one of
them did it.
In it not about time for the ice deal
ers to call the regular annual meeting
and resolve to view with alarm the
prospects of a shortage in the lee crop
in this neck o' woods ? It is a curi
ous fact that a short crop pivsagos
high priced ice , while an overplus or an
abundant supply does not bring about
low prices.
Governor Ilogers of Washington , hav
ing sent a message to the legislature
recommending an appropriation to cover
the cost of a state exhibit at the Greater
America Exposition , there seems to bp
very little doubt of liberal support at
the hands of that great commonwealth.
Wo may expect good news from
Olympla soon.
A returned volunteer soldier flaV ? in
a local interview that the meat fur
nished his comrades at Manila was nice.
This bit of voluntary testimony Is quite
refreshing ami wo shall not be surprised
to learn that the meat was packed at
South Omaha , whoso product Is sold all
the way from Montevideo to the Klon
dike and from Liverpool to Sydney.
It will be noted that the stocks of rail
ways of the mid-wost whose lines cen
ter In or connect with Omaha show very
marked advances in value. Need tlu're
be any further argument to support
the prediction that Omaha must ere long
become the great distributing center be
tween the Mississippi river and tlu >
Rocky mountalnsV In t < hort , Omaha Is
having greatness thrust upon It.
The Commercial club Js entitled to
congratulations upon the outcome of Its
efforts In behalf of an Indian supply
depot. Now that Senator Thurston lias
succeeded In getting an appropriation
for maintenance of the depot here the
importance of the club's work In this
direction may soon bo realized. It is
but another feather in Omaha's com
mercial cap and the bushier men of
this city appreciate it.
The Italian government Is preparing
to send a couple of cruisers to the Ori
ent to look around and sec If there are
any stray Islands which have not'beeu
appropriated. In case none Is found
it is rumored that a slice of Chinese
territory would answer the purpose.
Austria will probably come next and
by that time the remainder of the world
will probably be satisfied. If there Is
anything left the Chinese can have It ,
provided they ore not foolish enough tope
po to work and make it valuable to
some of the great laudgrubbeiv.
Ant : rim coxnmoxs
In an nrlk'ln on the remarkable finan
cial situation In the I'nltod States-
situation which Is steadily growing
stronger the New York Kvenlng Post
says that ( lie question ns to Its perma
nency Is the problem of deepest Inter
est for the current year. That paper
suggests throe possible events by which
existing conditions might be positively
altered "American harvest failure ,
which would at once curtail our agricul
tural export trade ; a speculative rise In
domestic staple prices , such as In other
years has quickly arrested exports and
abnormally Inflated ItnporM ; or , Dually ,
such blowing of bubbles in stock mar
ket speculation as should dcrnncothc
entire movement of capital. " The Post
regards the last mentioned possibility
as on the whole the most dangerous of
the three , observing ns to the othem
that neither farming advices nor market
prices have as yet given serious warn
ing.
Certainly nt present all the Indica
tions are favorable to the permanence
of the conditions which have produced
the rcmarkahlo financial situation In the
United States. Of course no safe pre
diction can now be made In regard to
the han'est. The promise of a good
crop of winter wheat l excellent , but
this constitutes only a minor fraction In
the supply of this grain. There will
be a good supply of cattle , so that our
meat exports will not decline df the
foreign demand Is maintained. As tea
a speculative rise In prices , that 1 per
haps to be expected , but whether It will
be carried so far ns to arrest exports
and Inflate Imports depends upon con
ditions which cannot now be foreseen.
In regard to blowing bubbles In stock
market speculation , the tendency In that
direction Is apparent. The recent heavy
advance In the price of nearly all Htocks
may In most cases bo legitimate. Per
haps the stocks generally are worth
what they are now selling at. Hut with
an abundant supply of money and bank
ers not unwilling to favor speculation ,
It seems most probable that there will
bo a period of bubble-blowing stock
speculation , If Indeed It is not already
here. Whether or not any derange
ment thin might produce In the move
ment of capital would be serious In Its
effect Is a question which cannot be
answered offhand. The supply of cap
ital is so great that It would seem a not
unreasonable conclusion that no very
harmful consequences could come from
derangement In Its movement ) due to
stock speculation , though It is needless
to say that such speculation cannot be
productive of any benefit to the country.
It Is to be said that to whatever extent
It employs capital that should be used
in developing the country's resources it
Is injurious.
The remarkable financial situation of
the United States at this time has been
created by extraordinary conditions not
all of which can be expected to be per
manent. We shall not always have
largo crops and the foreign demand for
our agricultural products will not
always be as great as during the past
year. Hut the promise of favorable
conditions for the current year Is ex
cellent and that Is as far into the future
as we need to look.
A DANGKHOUN SITUATION.
Despite the cordiality of ambassa
dorial utterances , Indications arc not
lacking that the troubles between
France and Great liritaln are far from
being satisfactorily adjusted. The
speech of Former Premier Ulbot before
the French parliament , criticising the
pretensions of Great Britain In Egypt
and Madagascar , coupled with asser
tions freely made lit Paris , that the
ambassador to Turkey has been in
structed to urge the sultan to raise the
whole question as to England's right to
occupy the Soudan , Is at least impor
tant as showing an ugly temper among
the Frenchmen , which slight friction
would develop Into u dangerous atti
tude. Rut these are not the only sig
nificant features ot the present situa
tion. Jules Guerln , hitherto noted for
his conservatism , Is authority for the
statement that France has ordered the
garrison at Klzertn strengthened by the
addition of three , battalions of reserves ,
while a strong force has orders to pro
ceed at once to the Hinterland of Sierra
Leone to counteract the presence of the
Urltish force now operating near the
border. If these statements are true. It
would seem that Franco has Interpreted
the ambiguous reference In the conven
tion between Egypt and Great Rrltaln
as a threat to treat the province of
RhorcI-Ghaxa In the same way that she
did Fashoda and Is preparing to meet
such a contingency with vlgoroun re
sistance , lint , while the question of fur
ther encroacnmeut on French posses
sions In Africa Is one so surcharged
with danger as to demand the utmost
discretion to prevent trouble , there are
other matters equally as delicate and
dangerous , which all efforts , so far ,
have failed at adjudicate satisfactorily.
First In Importance among these , and
the one which has aroused the 111 will
of England , Is the Madagascar question.
Prior to France's conquest of the Is
land , four-fifths of the trade was done
with lOngland , Rritish ships were engaged -
gaged extensively In the coastwise
trade and altogether the British mer
chants had well nigh a monopoly of the
commerce. When France annexed the
island she was only permitted to do so
after giving the most solemn assurances
that the commercial treaties In force
between Madagascar and Great Britain
would not bo Interfered with under
French domination. As soon as France
was comfortably In possession , her first
act Avas to abrogate these treaties by an
order , which nt one blow destroyed the
better part of England's business on
the Island and drove her ships entirely
out of the coastwise trade. Despite the
strenuous efforts of English statesmen
to secure a return to the status quo ,
the most they have been able to realize
was a modification of the orders affect
ing ship * engaged In the coastwise
trade. The bad feeling exercised by
this transaction was re.ally the begin
ning of the ( strained relations between
the countries and it was to this that
Mr. Chamberlain referred in his speech ,
declaring that France deliberately pre
ferred n policy emlwdylng a maxlmun
loss to England without any correspond
Ing gain to herself. From that speech
If from nothing else , It Is reasonably
certain that the negotiations now pend
Ing to secure a return to Britain of tin
rights enjoyed before Franco acquire !
Madagascar have been , so far , unsit
Isfactory.
The less grave but still scrloui
questions at Issue over the French shon
rights , the anger and humiliation tlm
are still felt over being forced to retln
from Fashoda and the feeling In Franci
that it is only a question of time whei
England will make further encroach
ments < in Africa create a condition o
affairs that the wisest statcsnian.-iri
only can prevent from ultimately result
ing in war.
AGAIN.
The corrcsiMiiidcut of the Associate !
Press who reports the movements ol
General Gomez Is doubtless correct If
saying that the commander of the Cu
ban army occupies a position of linpor
tancc and Influence which should noi
be underestimated. The veteran llghtoi
for Cuban freedom probably enjoys tc
a greater extent than any other persor
the confidence and affection of the pee
pie whom ho has so faithfully served
Although not a native of Cuba , no sot
of that Island has shown greater patriot
Ism or a more earnest devotion to tltt
cause of Cuban liberty than Maxlmc
Gomez. History will record this of bin
without reservation or qualification.
But Gomeis not acting wisely now
In holding his army together and therebj
obstructing the efforts of this govern
meut for pacifying the Island. Admll
that most of the Cuban soldiers art
destitute , surely their condition will nol
be bettered by maintaining their mill
tary organization and If they scrionslj
think that the government of the United
States can be coerced .Into . paying them
what they claim Is due them they art
nursing a delusion. There Is not tin
slightest obligation on the part of this
government to see that the Cuban army
Is paid and the revenues of the island
will all be needed to effect improvements
for which there is an urgent demand ,
The influence of Gomez should bo ex.
erted to bring about pacification ns
soon as possible , so that capital will gc
to Cuba , as It Is ready to do to an al
most unlimited amount , and give em.
ployment to labor. With pacification ef
fected , the Cubans will establish theii
own government and may then , If they
please , pay the Cuban soldiers. It is
easy to understand the concern of Gen
eral Gomez for the men under his com
mand , but ho will not benefit them by
the course ho is pursuing.
A' 37M.U1IM YS.
Evidences of an unprecedented re
vival of business In almost every branch
of trade continue to multiply. Conservative -
servative men predict for 181)0 ) a largei
volume of business than was ever trans
acted at Omaha In any one year. This
forecast Is based upon indications of a
positive nature and Is therefore entitled
to consideration upon the part of men
who are proposing to enlarge their trade
or have in view heavy investments out
side of the business in which they arc
engaged. That all departments of In
dustrial and commercial activity must
feel the quickening Impulse of the new
conditions is evident that Omaha is
on the eve of another era of unusual
prosperity and growth Is now freely
admitted by men who have observed the
strides made by tills city during the
last twenty-five years.
It behooves our capitalists and prop
erty owners to take this good fortune
at Hoodtlde and encourage every project
well calculated to enhance retail
trade and promote the permanent growth
of the city. Many times in years past
The Bee has pointed out the desirability
of electric tramways connecting Omaha
with suburban towns In this and neigh
boring counties. There is no doubt
that the retail trade of this city could
bo largely Increased by the construction
of electric lines to I'lntlsiuouth , Pa-
pillion , Ashland , Valley , Fremont , Blair
and the intermediate villages , but In
order to make the construction of thesu
lines possible It Is necessary that a sys
tem of country roadways be devised and
worked out as a preliminary step. The
great highway or boulevard projected
to connect the southern limits of thu
city with Fort Crook Is an Improvement
which when completed will make pos
sible a tramway leading to the south ,
while on the west an extension of the
macadam roadways on Center street and
on Dodge street , on the north Im
provised roadways via Florence and
Benson would complete a system pre
paratory to tramways that would , when
completed , not only furnish the pro
ducers within the zone outlined a ready
market for their products , but woulij ,
moreover , Increase the tratiic and trade
of Omaha very largely.
It is safe to say no project in contem
plation by our citizens holds out fairer
promise of remunerative , permanent
benefit.
The Austro-lluugarian empire expired
by limitation a month ago , but the Hun
garian Diet , which has the solo Initia
tive in another union , does not seem
to bo in a hurry to consummate It.
Francis Joseph , emperor of Austria , la
also king of Hungary , but ho has i.a
federal power , now over either coun
try. As the Hungarians are dissatisfied
with the old union their return to It
Is more than doubtful. Should they
fall to do so , It may mark the beginning
of the end of "the empire of shreds and
patches"and one unoru example be
added to history of how impossible It
Is to form a stable nation out of rad
ically different people with diversified
Interests.
The Iowa senatorial campaign Is grow
ing In warmth , although the election of
a legislature which is to choose the sen
ator is some months off. The opposition
to Senator Gear's re-election Is urging
two reasons against his return one the
old one that both senators should not
be residents of the extreme eastern part
of the state and the other that the sena
tor y growing too old. The friends of
Mr. Gear urge that his long service has
rendered hint more valuable to the
state than any new man can possibly be
nnd also that he is no older than many
of the most Influential members of the
[ senate and not so old even as some who
have this year been returned by their
states for another term. With Its pres
ent start , should the fight grow In in
tensity as time passes , Iowa Is evidently
destined for a counterpart of the famous
Alllson-Wllsoii-Harlan triangular light ,
which culminated in the election of the
present senior senator for Iowa.
By a now decision of the United States
supreme court , another opportunity for
tax shirking on the part of railroads
has been shut off. For many years it
has been the custom of land grant roads
not to take out patents for lands until
the company was ready to put them on
the market or thought there was an
opportunity to dispose of them. The
companies held that unpatcntcd lands
were not taxable , but In this the su
preme court does not agree with them.
Ono good effect of tills decision , In ad
dition to the revenue derived from tax
ation , will be to Induce the companies
to find purchasers for the lands who
will develop them. As long as they
could be held without expense the cor-
ixmitlon owners were willing to hold
on and let the lands increase In value
by reason of the gradual absorption by
settlers of other cheap homes.
Another evidence that the Sioux are
adopting the ways of the white develops
near Chadron , where an Indian has
been arrested , charged with murdering
his wife , a hitherto unheard of crime
among the aborigines. The worst
feature about the civilization of sav
age tribes thu world ovcrJs that it Is
the white's vices rather than his virtues
which the savage llrst acquires and
these generally prove fatal to hint.
While it Is an effective method ot dis
posing of the native , It Is tedious and
sometimes expensive.
The declaration of Premier Sagasta ,
that Aguiua'do ' has demanded , as a
condition precedent to the release of
Spanish prisoners , that Spain -cco nl/o
the Independence of the Philippine re
public and enter Into an alllnno' with It
against the United States , has that fishy
smell that usually adheres to Madrid
advices along this line. However much
Agulualdo may dislike Americans , he
Is not a fool and his experience with
the Spaniard is a good guarantee that
he will light shy of his assistance in
the future.
With each succeeding year It becomes
more evident that nations are no longer
Inclined to rush Into war over matters
of minor importance. Many of the
bloodiest Avars of the world have been
precipitated over matters more trivial
and involving less of national affront
than the trouble In Samoa , yet among
the three powers involved there has
never been a hint In responsible quar
ters of anything except a friendly diplo
matic settlement of the affair.
Some of the lire Insurance companies
suffer attacks of hysteria at every session
of the Nebraska legislature. They contend -
tend for the untaxed right to do busl-
ness iu Nebraska without let or bin-
ijif'oand to treat their patrons as
they may see fit. It is desirable that
the legislature lay down thu principle
that loss by tire Is not prima facie evi
dence of arson and that the aggregate
losses in this state alone are not a true
basis for computing flat premium rates.
We beg to offer our best congratula
tions to the local weather clerk and to
assure him the output of his olllce thu
last fortnight Is highly satisfactory to a
dlscrk-uniting and appreciative public.
Even General Greeley himself , we ven
ture to say , could do no better.
ProNDfct * Fiivoruble.
PhlhidolDhiu Times.
As a source of trouble It certainly
would bo unpleasant were the Philippines
to become the Ireland of the Pacific.
Illvctlnw n Cliicli.
St. Louis Iteiniblic.
Giea1t ; .Britain's . protectorate over the
Soudan fs now so definitely proclaimed
that one can almost hear the swish of
tlio lion's tail In the very announcement.
Foraker an a Mlud Header.
Washington Slur.
The speech which caused an Impression
that Mr. Foraker represented the admin
istration Is now understood to have been
merely an experimental attempt at mlnd-
readlug.
Mrvon or TniirlNtH.
Chk-aco Inter Ocean.
The Omaha exposition will reopen next
May with mauy new attractions. It Is
thought that a number of people who
will announce their departure for Europe
will take advantage of this opportunity to
disappear from society temporarily.
.Money I'lHinr IT | > .
Philadelphia Ledger.
In three months the amount of Individual
deposits in the national banks has Increased
nearly $200,000,000 and now amounts to
$2,225,000,000. This is the amount of loose
capital available for Instant use and Is
quite apart from the very much larger
amount locked up In stocks , bonds , real 03-
tate and business enterprises. We are a
rich people.
A Peaceful Dlvrrninn.
Springfield Hcpubllcan.
The czar's proposals concerning war do not
contemplate the Immediate disarmament ot
the nations , of course. Indeed , the actual
proposals are now seen to be very mild , In
volving mainly the lessened destructlveness
of war to life and property. It has done the
world no harm , however , to hear such a
manifesto from the czar of all the Hussias.
Sermons on human frailty may get monoto
nous In the pulpit , hut to have one occa
sionally from some hardened and forsaken
sinner tends to arouse frtbh Interest In the
moral law.
liiii ofliiKiirn I'allN.
Buffalo Express.
Men who have for a long tlrao made a
study of tlie recession of the falls have
lately seen evidence of the disintegration ot
the rocks. Not only in the close vicinity
of the falls la the disintegration noticeable ,
but at various points In the gorge between
the falls and whirlpool , on the Canadian
side , traces of recession are seen. In some
places the marks are larger than In others.
The Canadian banks below the whirlpool
also Indicate that the river has widened
at some of the curves to a small extent.
Ono or two of the small Islands near tlie
falls have grown somewhat smaller within
the last year and there are strong Indica
tions that they may disappear altogether
before many yeari.
A OP THU WAIt.
A very clear understanding of the perlli
of tropical campaigning la furnished by thf
official statistics pent to the committee 01 :
Invalid reunions of the house of reprewnta-
lives. These show that the casualties ol
the Spanish-American war were twcnty-sb
officers nml 257 enlisted men killed. H totn
of 2S3. There were 113 officers nnd f.187 en
listed men wounded , n total of 1.5SO. Fron
May 1 to December 31 the death roll froit
disease aggregated 4.965 men 111 officer !
nnd 4sr > 4 privates. Up to the close of thf
year the aggregate of the casualties w.u
C.543 2S3 killed , l.HSO wo mulct ! nnd 4,00'
ilcatlifl from disease. The abnormal pro
portion of death from disease In the total
shows the terrible consequences of soldering
In the tropics.
A young second lieutenant who had been
graduated from the first class a coupto ol
months before the regular graduation nl
West Point , relates Leslie's Weekly , had
just Joined his regiment and wns walking
down the street ncnr tbo palace of Santiago
Ho stopped on the corner , nnd ns he did sean
an old urlzzlcd soldier with a growth ol
beard on his face nnd with a cavalry ser
geant's stripe on his breeches , a blue shirt
and campaign hat. but with no other marl ;
of rank about his uniform except his ser
geant's Btrlpe , walked slowly down und
Mopped In rront of the lieutenant , looking
around nt the different buildings. The young
omrrr fidgeted a few moments under the
manner In which the trooper Ignored hla
proximity , and finally turned on him and
said , sharply : "Here , you man , did any one
ever teach you to salute ? "
"Yes , sir , " drtvwlcd the trooper , as he
glanced nt the youngster.
"Well , knock your heels together , " said
the young officer , nnd the trooper came ta
attention with the precision of nn old
e old I or.
"Now salute , " ho said , and the trooper's
gauntlet c.imo to the rim of his hat and
stayed there until the young lieutenant nn-
owercd It , at the same -time demanding :
"Now remember this and don't let It hap
pen again. What Is your name and what do
you belong to ? "
Without relaxing his position from at
tention the old trooper again respectfully
salufed , and remarked dryly : "My name
Is Samuel Sunnier , and I'm brigadier gen
eral ot the cavalry brigade , " whereupon the
young lieutenant proceeded to copy ns many
colors of tbo rainbow with hts face as was
possible , and slipped away as soon as ho
dared , forgetting even to apologize.
Charles T. Uussell , a Now York ship
broker , la suing T. llogan & Sous , who sold
the steamship Mcrrlmno to the government ,
for J10.000 damages for breach of what must
have a rather curious contract. When the
Hognns paid $45,000 for the vessel she was a
wrecV which had been scuttled because of
flro In her hold and they raised and re
paired her. When an American registry was
pought for her n board valued her at only
J140.000. which was $1,000 short of the value
required by law. Then Russell was called
In , and by alleged Influent's nt Washington
secured , h says , a second examination by
another board of assessors , which placed the
vnlue nt $144,000. When she had been sold
to the government for $342,000 Russell de
manded his fee , saying aho was worth less
thnn $100,000 before she got her registry.
The Hogana , In their answer , say that If
there was n contract It was void because con
trary to good morals.
At the battle of San Juan hill Lieutenant
William E. Shlpp and Lieutenant William
H. Smith were killed , almost at the same
time , not more than fifteen minutes sepa
rating one death from the other. These two
soldiers had studied together at West Point.
They were graduated together there , they
became lieutenants on the same day and .then .
In their first engagement thus laid down
their lives. Each was married and for the
benefit of the widows two pension bills bavt >
been Introduced In the house by General
Wheeler.
Lieutenant Dcttes , colored , of the Twenty-
third Kansas regiment , who has just re
turned to his Wichita home from Cuba , ex
hibits a watch which ho claims belonged to
Admiral Ccrvcra. It Is of fine gold ; diamonds
mends and rubles are set In the case and
Insldo IB engraved the inscrltlon. "Pascual
Cervera. " Bettes says he took the timepiece
from the man who piloted Ccrvera's squad
ron out of Santiago harbor on tbo morning
of July 3 , the pilot having received It as a
present from his commander.
FKHSO.NAIj AM ) OTIIKHWISK.
Charles Dudley Warner has come out as
a believer In tbo Indeterminate sentence for
criminals , saying that prlsona should really
be merely hospitals , where the Inmates are
held until cured.
What we call a hook nnd ladder truck Is
spoken of In London ns a "horsed fire-es
cape. " When you come to think of It , It
Is remarkable how awkward the English are
in the use of the English language.
When the president of the United States
sits at a dinner table even as the hcwt and
there are women present , he Is always
served first , as with all other rulers. It Js
an old custom observed Iu all countries.
Senator Dpvls of Minnesota owns one ot
the best private libraries In the country.
Ills taste for good reading he Inherits from
his father , a man now well on in the 80s ,
who has written histories of England and
Scotland.
Tbo Baltimore Sun says that the grave
of Chief Justice John Marshall , In Shockoo
cemetery , Richmond , Va , , Is utterly neglec
ted and that a movement has been started
to Induce the state legislature to take
seine action In the matter.
Tammany's "brown book , " purporting to
bo a "biographical record of public officials
of the city of New York , " is out and con
tains a five-column sketch of Richard
Croker , wlio Is not a city official , though In
deed so nearly the whole thing.
Ocneral Wheeler and Oeneral Henry V.
Uoynton are so much allko that even mutual
friends sometimes mistake them. When both
were present at a recent reception It was
necoBsary for them to run a sort of clearing
house of messages one had received for the
other.
Senator Hawley of Connecticut has filed
the following sworn statement of his ejec
tion expenses , In accordance with law :
"Amount of disbursements , nothing. Amount
of expenses , postage not to exceed $3.
Amount of contributions , nothing. And 1
designated no person to act as my political
agent. "
Richard B. Kcrrls completed his fiftieth
year of continuous service In the Dank of
New York on Friday last and was retired
by the Board of Directors with a bonus of
$1,000 and an annual pension of $3,500. Mr.
Ferris has perved the Institution as book
keeper , teller , assistant cashier , cashier and
vlco president.
A Boston woman recently wrote to the
agent of the five civilized tribes In the In
dian Territory for hnlf a dozen Indian
names , which she witlied to bestow upon
tier household pets. The agent sent her the
names of Dennis P. O'Flannagan , John W.
Brown , Silas Smith , J. Q. Scott , Samuel S.
Denloii and Asa P. Longfellow , all prominent
Indians of the region.
Emperor William of Germany has designed
a monument to bo erected on the battlefield
of St. Privat. It will be of heroic size nnd
will complete the extensive group of smaller
monuments erected to memorialize the heroes
of the Franco-Prussian war. The kaiser's
work , now being modeled by Walter Schott ,
the sculptor , represents an archangel with
an uplifted sword In one hand end a laurel
wreath In the other.
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Mlnvlilrviiii * I'ollof HIP \ < MV A
litrntlim.
Washington Post.
A special telegram from Topeka , Knn , , t <
the Post of thu ISth lost , contained In
formation of a nomcwlmt surprising char
acter. ft was earnestly desired nm
reasonably expected that the exit of Oovernoi
Lcedy nnd hU brethren nnd the return o
the republican party to executive con
trol would IM | | n h.ilt on unplcasan
polltlcn ! sensations In that state. Hut IhU
telegram disappoint ! ) that hope , for It tells
of n piece of mischievous folly under the
new administration Hint equals in absurdltj
the wildest flights of Leedy or the maddest
pranks of Louvlllng.
It will be remembered that Governor Lccdy
called nn extra session of the Icglslaturt
n few weeks ago , which proceeded to enact
n. number of laws. No sooner docs the new
administration get seated than the attorney
general undertakes to set nil these cnnct-
incnts aside , on the ground Hint > the extra
session wns "unconstitutionally called. " In
an opinion filed on the 17th lust , the at
torney genernl declares that tbo acts of a
Rovernor nro revlewablo by the supreme
court , the s.uiio ns the acts of n lenlalattiro ;
that no emergency existed for a special pas
sion , and for that reason the governor's
action in leaning the call wns unconstitu
tional , and therefore nil laws passed by It
nro null nnd void.
The ministerial acts of n governor nro , ol
course , revlewablo by the supreme court , for
that body construes the laws which regulate
such nets. Hut In the exorcise of a discre
tionary power confided to him by the con
stitution a governor's nets nro not ruvlew-
ablu by any authority on earth. The con
stitutions of tho- states , following the con
stitution of the United States , authorize the
executive upon any "extraordinary occasion"
to convene * the legislature. Hp la the sole
Judge of the character of tbo occasion. It
may seem "extraordinary" to others , but
qulto commonplace to him. In that case ho
calls no special session. H may sc < 'iu "ex
traordinary" to him when others regard It
otherwise. In that case he convenes the
legislature and no tribunal can sit in Judg
ment on the act.
The Post's Topeka correspondent states
that In order to get n Judicial ruling on thp
question ex-Lleutennnt Governor Harvey has
filed mandamus proceedings in the supreme
court to compel the- auditor to audit his
voucher for services rendered ns presiding
officer of thp senate nt the extra session.
Wo are also ndvlsed that the republican ad
ministration will follow the opinion of the
attorney general nnd Ignore the luws passed
by the extra session until the courts decide
the matter definitely.
That course may not be revolutionary , but
It comes qulto too nenr thnt point. To look
to a court for a decision ns to whether or
not the occasion for calling the leglslnturo
was "extraordinary" Is to nsk that tribunal
to meddle with what does not In any way
concern It. It may be thnt the statutes re
ferred to are unconstitutional. Whether
they are or are not Is a matter that might
properly bo submitted to the court by bring
ing a case under each ono of them. Hut to
attempt to sweep them aside by invoking
the judicial department to condemn the ex
ecutive discretion is viciously absurd.
Who ever dreamed of calling on the supreme
premo court of the United States to deter
mine such a question In relation to nets ot
congress passed at extra sessions ? What a
spectacle the silver men would have pre
sented had they made this sort of movement
after the Sherman act had been repealed at
an extra session called by President Cleve
land. And why did not the friends of the
Wilson-Gorman tariff rush to the supreme
court after that law had been supplanted by
the Dingley act passed at an extra session
called by President McKlnley ?
The United States supreme court would
not listen with much patience to an argu
ment Intended to establish Its right to re
view discretionary acts of the executive.
And if the Kansas supreme court does not
make a short job of this queer case It will dis
appoint all reasonable expectations. When
an executive says an occasion is "extraor
dinary" it Is "extraordinary" in the full
sense and meaning of fundamental law.
THE EXl'KCTKIl IIAIU'E.VS.
IlrlllHh ProU-etornto Over < he Snudnii
Formally I'roeliilnicd.
St. Louis Republic.
In the formal proclamation published In
the Gazette , the official organ of the
Khedlval government at Cairo , of the Brit
ish protectorate over the Soudan , only the
expected has happened. The fact that the
queen nnd the khcdlvo are mentioned In
the proclamation as joint sharers in author
ity over the vast and fertile region of the
Upper Nile basin will deceive no one as to
the real custodian of power.
In all the years slnco n British army
was first landed In Egypt , the conquest of the
entire Nile country has been the objective
point of the British government. The dis
asters culminating with Gordon's massacre
lelayed , but did not shake this determina
tion. Kitchener's slow and resistless pen
etration of the mahdl's empire , ostensibly for
: ho purpose of punishing the dcrvishcti for
their long train of offenses ugainst civili
zation , had moro of a substantial than n
sentimental Incentive. When tbo khalifa's
power was crushed and scattered at the bat
tle of Omdurmnn It was made plain to tlu <
world that England had entered the Somlan
to stay , just as she had entered lower Egypt
years before for a similar purpose.
The Fashoda Incident , the marshaling or
fleets and armies In all parts of the British
possessions which followed It , were only
moves In the game which has culminated
In the proclamation of the protectorate just
formally given to the world.
The sultan , who has a claim In the nature
of R fiction of law , of suzerainty over tbo
lihcdlval territory as a part of the. Ottoman
umpire , Is expected to appeal to the treaty
powers to protect him In his rights. Franco
and Russia will probably present his pro
tests to the British ministry nnd that will
probably be the end of the matter. There
will bo the usual Interchange of diplomatic
notes , but Great Britain will proceed
steadily with her long laid plans of bind-
ng Cairo to Capetown with bands made ot
railroad ties and molding the Inteivenlng
territory to her purposes. She will open the
door of her African empire to the trade ot
other nations , but will govern It to suit
icrself.
Cnriiornl I'linlNliment ill Imrn.
Baltimore American.
The state of Iowa has , through one of Its
official boards , put Itself on record as op
posed to corporal punishment in state in
stitutions. Certainly , If corporal punlsh-
nent is not allowed by law as a penalty
or criminal offenses It should not bo al-
owcd as a. disciplinary measure. Except
n cases of brutality , where Its use has
> cen found to bo an efficient check , It should
> o relegated to the rear aa a relic of bar
barism.
La Grippe
Leaves a weakness behind It
which rendirt the system pecu
liarly susceptible la dangerous
allmsnli. Strength must 1)9
qulslly built up , TAKE
LIEBIG
COMPAMY5S
EXTRACT
OF BKKF.
iiittmtr AMI I'oivrnn.
O Tribune ; The lawyer ciuitlly
'
lluvo you roaston to think " i
"No , sir. " Interrupted the vcnlrrmaruo
was anxious to bo on the Jury , " not
all. " I
llrooklyn Life. ! Mr * . OiltfrtowiO ,
llciiryl our new eook Is a Marl I
Otilertowno. ( forvetitly ) If ho | y
proves a llxcd one ! i
Detroit Journal : "Your volcr. " snItHa
comriiiiiulliip ollleer. "U decidedly nii < p | " r >
"Voc , sir , " replied the subordinate , Mi-
Int ; hla hat. " 1 have been out rouchlilt
with a lllo of soldiers all morning. "
Chloaco Post : " 1 thoucht you snlno
wns a fatalist and thouulit cvorytlilncM
preordained for a man's own KooJ. "
"He was. but hi ! chanued hi * views * n
ho bcean learning to ride the bicycle
Detroit Krco Press : "What do you tik
of the adiiKo that alt Is fair In love Id
war 'Incomplete ? " , " quickly replied the clc. 1 !
"No mention is made of matrimony , wh
Jnvarlablv divides the i-pochs of love Id
war. "
Chicago Tribune : "Job Is In pretty rd
luck , " said Kllplmz. "Property all gonno
friends worth mentioning nnd Ills bodyll
po\crod with bolls. What Is ho trylnto
do now ? "
"Nothing. " answered Hlldad , the 8hue. |
lie's testing on his fores. "
Indianapolis Journal ; GwUllnm Is.
Dingo always strikes me ns being sue a
masculine wuiniin.
Mr . OwlllljuiiM She In. She can't Bhrt
the lcat bit of pain without making nig
fuss over it.
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Denver Posl.
I yet recall the willow form crowned \tiv
a cnp of white ,
The modest wrapper draped around jo
quiet llttlu njirlte ,
The movements full of sinuous grnco js
'round thu old ranch liouso
Sho'd K'o nbout her dally lull us quiet a a
.
How oft I'd xlt In 'raptured mood ad
watch on ch Krnceful JHIHC
As slio would tidy up the house , and ft
my eyes I'd tlouu
And think the ntmols envied mo my pre-
cncc In tbo room
And blessed privilege to see fair Polly wild
thu broom.
That summer In the old rniioli house ; wht
blissful memories term
Within mo UH I now recall that swccly
rural dream !
flic meadows green , the Brassy slopes , ae
Ktreamlets ever bright ,
I'hu rugged mountains framing In the jc-
turo of delight.
I yet can betir her llould voice In sofly
Hawing trills.
i'ur Hwectcr than the piping1 notes of sotg-
blnh In thu hills ,
As like a fairy nhe. would move about no
bis bcht room ,
Her vtruliiB of song In timing with tie
of her broom.
Sho'd milk the cows and feed the fowls1 a > d
tend tbo Mowers that bloomed ,
To keep the utmouphero shu breathed ap
propriately perfumed.
Would bend above the heated atovo until
her race would seem . M
A rival of the setting sun's , ' last rosenle. j
blushing gleam. i I
She'd bare her urins so plump and fair and I
wash tbo dl"he8. whllo x'
I'd sit n-ncar and busk within the sunshine
of her smile.
And oh ! what golden dreams I'd weave In
fancy's nolselcs * loom
While watching every graceful curve as
sbo would wield the broom.
Tbo days flew by on golden wings , the
nights with visions fraught
Seemed sweet companions to the days In
that Edcnlc spot ,
Each heaven-crested vision set with ono .
fair , matchless pearl 1
That lent It beauty sweetly rare , thnt peerless - 7
less rural girl.
I'd see her In a palace never built by
earthly humte.
On which celestial hunllglit fell in dreamy ,
golden strands ,
And angel sprite * , less fair than she ,
would cluster In tbo room
To watch her poetry of grace us she would
wield the broom.
Wo'rc married now and living 'mid the
I'lty's ceaseless noise ,
A din enhanced by romplngs of our two
unruly boy .
And that fair rural picture seems but as a
faded dream.
A ray from heaven that nevermore across
my path will gleam.
Phrenologists would wonder nt the miscel
laneous * bumps
Upon my i almost hairless head , resultant
from the thumos
1M hardwood handle raises when I loaf
about the room
And awkwardly get In her way when Polly
wields tlio broom.
Get
Another
Pair.
No suit is complete
without an extra pair
of trousers , if it is to
be worn day in and
day out. 'No ' one has
yet found a way to
keep trousers from bagging - i
ging at the knee , and
wrinkling when in con
stant use. Our varie
ty of extra trousers , in
in fancy A
pattern , stripes .4
and checks
will
, go
farther than anything
else towards keeping
your suit nice and fresh
this winter. The extra
cost is riot great , $1,50
for the lowest price ,
and $3.50 and $5,00 for
the very best , and the
satisfaction of having a
pair of trousers always
well pressed must be
enjoyed to be appre
ciated.