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Kuough disturbance lins already boon
kicked tip over at Manila without tak
ing over novel-ill shiploads of pack uiulus.
The legislative bill Incubator will now
shut down and the bill cinbalmcr and
tunornl director will coinnience to work
overtime.
_
W'lmt a boon for poor fipeliers If only
the proposed scheme of reformed ety
mology should be accorded general ac
ceptation. .
If this keeps on much longer the pop
ular skyrocket comparison will be re
vised to say something about "going up
like an egg. "
The legislature nnwt not think all the
noise at the capital city emanates from
Its halls. The lumbermen's black cat
wants credit for some of It.
Should there be a vacancy In tile state
auditor's olllce what a rush of democrats
there might bo expected to force the
populists away from the goal line.
The state senate seems to have been
determined to make 'the most of Its last
day for the1 introduction of bills even at
the expense of the Jlrst night sitting of
the session.
Now that Chief Justice Chambers lias
contracted the unfortunate habit of the
late Mr. Mlcawbcr for letter writing he
should not be surprised If something
very unexpected should turn up.
Like the Illustrious Mr. Noah Claypole
Examiner Palm believes in limiting
game Umt Is not too big for the caliber
of his gun. The big companies are too
much , trouble , anyhow , but the little
"unities" are just his size.
A bill has been Introduced Into the leg
islature to create a slate board of live
beer Inspectors , each to he paid $1,200 a
year out of the state treasury with no
limit to liquid pprqultslte.s. Now , don't
all speak for the Job at once.
The most lasting monument the pres
ent legislature could possibly erect to
Itself lies In taking the llrst steps in u.
revision of the map of Nebraska by
wiping out the boundary line that sep
arates Omaha , and South Omaha.
Iowa prohibitionists have called their
state convention for May 2H. As cold
watci candidates are not expected to
treat all their constituents they can
doubtless stand the strain of a long
campaign eiiHler than their competItors -
Itors of the old parties.
I.lko Mr. Tolls' sweetheart , itenr Ad
miral Druinmond has no nonsense about
him. The next time ho Invites the sul
tan of Muscat on board his flagship for
a conlldontlal tete-a-tete that worthy
will probably not send his brother as
something equally as good.
After their experience with the pup
pets who constituted ! the Ilerdmanlte
police board the people of Omaha will
look asknnco at any ( insinuations about
ilgurcucad police commissioners that
emanate from the newspaper organ of
the late outlaw combination.
Yesterday was the Cuban Fourth of
July and General Oomcz selected the
day for his triumphal entry Into the
city of Havana. The United States did
for the Cubans In a few months what it
Is doubtful they would ever have been
able to accomplish for themselves ,
The California legislature has passed
a bill prohibiting newspapers from pub
lishing cartoons. liccauso the tender
cuticle of HOIUO of the California leglsla.
tors has been seriously lacerated dur
ing the senatorial contest , they desire
to make future castlgatlouu a little
moro mild.
The Insurance companies will prob
ably never know just how magnani
mous the tropical Mr. Palm was In dealIng -
Ing with uieui. Ills only present re
gret 1s that ho let them oil as easy as
ho did. The companies uiould be
thankful they were permitted to retain
enough cash to pay the examiners of
other states without being compelled to
levy a special assessment on stockhold
ers or policy holders.
ATTACK I NO SrKAKKll KKtil ) .
Speaker Iteod Is not In favor of a
policy of Imperialism. Although he has
never I'xpHeltly stated his views It Is
well understood that lie In opposed to
the acquisition of remote territory and
disapproves the plan of holding perma
nent possession of the Philippine Islands.
Mr. Heed has always been unfriendly to
the Nicaragua canal project and liln In-
lluence ' ns been steadily exerted against
that scheme. Mr. Heed Is opposed to
extravagant expenditure and to
branching out on new lines Involving a
heavy outlay of money that would com
pel the government to Increase the al
ready heavy burden of taxation or bor
row. It Is probable that Mr. Heed Is
not In favor of a permanent Increase of
the regular army , though lie placed no
obstacle In the way of the Hull army
bill.
bill.The
The position of the speaker of the
house In regard to those matters has
made him an object of attack by the ad
vocates and organs of expansion and
canal construction. They charge that
ho Is antagonizing ! the administration
and that he Is not In sympathy with his
party. Some of them aio urging that
he should not be re-elected to the
speakershlp. One of these , the Chicago
Inter Ocean , says : "If there Is to be an
extra session of congress the speaker of
the house should be In sympathy with
the legislation that necessitates an extra
sc.srilon. It would be worse than folly
to call mi extra session with the spuclllc
purpose of pasnlng the Nicaragua canal
bill , the army bill and any other meas
ure demanded by our expansion policy ,
and elect as speaker a man notoriously
hostile to all such measures. " The In
ter Ocean has a candidate for speaker
in Hepresentatlve Hopkins of Illinois , ot
whom It says that he has "convictions as
strong as those of Mr. Heed , but he does
not subordinate his convictions to his
prejudices , personal or political. " Fur
thermore , "he has studied all the
problems now confronting the nation
and has an Intelligent grasp of the situ
ation. " Of course from the expansion
ist point of view.
Thomas B. Heed Is a distinguished
statesman , lie has for years been one
of the trusted leaders of the republican
party , contributing during those years
perhaps as much as any other man to
the success of that party. lie Is able ,
conscientious and patriotic. Can the re
publican parly afford to discredit Mr.
Heed2 We think not. He represents
the conservative element of that party
and It Is a very considerable element ,
both as to numbers and Intelligence.
There are millions of thoughtful repub
licans who regard with disfavor the
policy of expansion , who are opposed to
burdening the government at this time
with the construction of the Nicaragua
or any isthmian canal and who desire
that the expenditures of the govern
ment shall not be recklessly augmented.
Mr. Heed stands as the rej'rcecutntive ' of
these republicans and In our judgment It
would be an evil day -for the party
when It should reject and discredit his
leadership.
But we are not apprehensive that this
will bo done. AVe think It entirely safe
to predict that Thomas B. Heed will be
chosen speaker of the next house and
In that capacity will continue to exert
his Influence in behalf of what he con
scientiously believes to be for the high
est Interest and welfare of the Ameri
can people.
TII'O THOUBLESOAIE QUESTIONS.
According to a London .dispatch the
Anglo-American commission , which has
adjourned until August , reached sub
stantial agreement on practically all
matters at Issue except two. These two
are the Alaskan boundary and trade
reciprocity. It is said to be the oiliclal
belief In London that before the com
mission resumes work the respective
governments will have agreed to a
commission of arbitration as regards
the Alaskan boundary , though there has
been no Intimation that anything of this
kind is contemplated at Washington.
As to the reciprocity question It Is
stated that hopes of agreement are
small.
The boundary matter Is really the
more serious of the two questions In its
bearing upon the relations of Canada
and the United States , but It is cer
tainly possible to reach nn amicable
settlement and the sooner this Is done
the better. Referring to this the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer recently eald : "The
dispute Is one of very vital moment to *
northwestern Interests and the further
postponement of Its llnal adjustment
would work much Injury. In behalf of
business , in behalf of Immediate political
welfare and of future International
friendship , the uncertainty as to the
boundary should bo removed and the re
spective national Jurisdictions bo
promptly dellned. " It Is probable that
this view obtains In Washington , as It
appears to In London. As to reciprocity ,
wo see no reason to expect any practical
result from negotiations. Canada will
not or cannot make the concessions
necessary to an equitable reciprocity
agreement and therefore the efforts to
secure one must fall.
UP T11K WEST.
The well Informed and accurate New
York correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press In a letter to that paper makes
the statement that money Is now so
plentiful throughout the west that east
ern capitalists can no longer find a mar
ket for their money In that section of
the country. Ho says these capitalists
are trying to persuade themselves that
the Immense wheat crops are responsi
ble for these conditions , which they
think temporary and will pass away as
soon ns another short yield occurs. Hut
ho does not take any stock In that
theory and believes the present prosper-
OUB conditions permanent.
' Without entering Into nn extensive
argument of the matter It may be said
with confidence that the day of scarce
money and Its corollary , high Interest ,
has forever passed In the west. The
conditions thatliave produced prosperity
are substantial and Insofar ns human
foresight can see there Is nothing to In.
dlcate they will not continue In
definitely. So long as this Is the case ,
the eastern capitalist who once reaped
a golden harvest In the west by loaning
money at 1igh ! rates of Interest must
reconcile lilm. elf to the fact that his oc
cupation In that line Is gone.
Hut while this Is the case , there Ims
never beoa a better chance to realise a
good Intercut on money than exists today -
day In the section of the country west
of the1 Mississippi. It cannot bo done by
loaning money , but It can be done by
establishing manufacturing and other
Industries. There Is scarcely a town In
this vast area of country that does not
p'-esent ft'om one to a hundred opiwr-
tfinltlo. < 4 for tlie establishment of some
enterprise that can be made to pay
handsome dividends on the money In
vested.
This Is not the ease In the east. Th'jre
every Held of Industry IM HO crowded
and competition HO sharp that the inmr.i *
facturer who Is successful In realizing
oven the low lagal rate of interest on
his Investment Is fortunate. Tula has
led to withholding money from those
enterprises and heretofore U has found
its way Ui the west for investment In
farm mortgages. Now that this section
of the country has passed the stage ot
necessity the thing for the eastern capi
talist to do Is to Invest ills money la
western manufacturing and Industrial
enterprises. lie has hero the same op
portunities the east presented In former
days and If he will only pursue here the
same course that he did there the same
results will follow.
LKT HIM ItKSHM AT 0X0 B.
The demand for the resignation of
State Auditor Cornell In view of the
damaging disclosures of "hold-up"
practices In his otllco with his conniv
ance made by The Bee and by the leg-
i'flatlvc Investigations should be
promptly compiled with. This demand
would have been voiced by The Bee some
days ago wore It not that being of a dif
ferent political party from the auditor
Its action might have been misconstrued
Into a mere attempt to manufacture po
litical capital before all the facts had
been uncovered or the olllcial under a
cloud had been given an opportunity to
explain.
It is now plain to every fair-minded
man irrespective of political alliliation
that the mess in the state Insurance de
partment cannot be cleared away so as
to leave the auditor's reputation untar
nished. In view of this situation the
Interests of the state require that the
olllce be tilled by some other 'man Im
bued with a better conception of the sacredness -
credness of a public trust.
Whether the resignation Is forthcom
ing or not the duty of the legislative
Investigating committee to complete the
prosecution of Its inquiries remains the
same. The people have a right to know
all there is to be known about the dis
honest practices of their faithless public
servants. They 'have ' a right to know to
what extent the leaven of corruption
has permeated and to have the cleansing
process thoroughly applied.
As to the advisability of Impeachment
proceedings , that may be safely left to
the members of the legislature who have
the matter In hand. It Is , however , per
tinent to note that resignation from
oflico does .not . under the Nebraska con
stitution In any way abate the ofllcer's
liability to Impeachment.
When Representative Hopkins was
denouncing the armor plate bill In the
house Thursday lie declared that he was
Informed by "reputable authority"1 that
the measure was designed to "bunco"
the government. This naturally led
Representative Boutelle to demand the
name of the authority , but Instead of
getting It Mr. Hopkins grew red in the
face and with all of the torrential elo
quence displayed by Demosthenes In his
third he shouted "The
philippic , gentle
man would not permit the member from
Maine to black his boots. " All kinds of
arguments are used In congress , Includ
ing the argument ad absurdum and the
argument ad homlncm , and the action of
Mr. Hopkins Is without justification in
lugging In tills brand new and alien
argument ad shine 'em.
One Interesting fact brought out In a
pending trial in the county court is that
the county attorney has been employ
ing alleged detectives at the rate of $5
a day. The same man thus employed
by the county attorney was working
only a few months ago on the city po
lice force at $7. i a month , which was
doubtless the biggest salary ho ever
drew , much less earned. An offer of
$ 2r > 0 a day for playing county detective
would probably have been snapped up
by him ns well as by dozens of more
competent men. The other $12.50 a day ,
we presume , must be taken to be pay
ment out of the county treasury for po
litical work previously performed.
If the law proposed by Senator O'Neill
to draft into the army in time of war
all persons whoso talk had tended to
Incite the conflict had been operative
last vat-ancles In the
spring many pres
ent home guard would have been cre
ated. It Is doubtful , however , If the
quality of the present army would bo up
to the present standard , since the man
who talks the loudest is seldom the first
In the fighting line.
The coroner who Investigated the lire
In the South Dakota asylum Is decidedly
of tin ; opinion that If the state were
subject to arrest he would Issue n war
rant for it at once , but as It Is not , the
only thing left to do Is to compliment
those In charge and just continue to re
gard the horror as one of those things
that will sometimes happen even in the
best regulated asylums.
Normal school bills do not appear to
bo meeting with much favor In the pres
ent legislature. While these schools
are a good thing for the towns where
they nro located , a census of the state
will show that Nebraska Is already well
provided with Institutions for higher
education , of which the state Is already
maintaining fully Its share.
The statesmen who are Just now ask
ing themselves what Washington would
da are not likely to get any satisfactory
alllrmatlve answer , but they may bo
euro that If the father of his country
were alive there is one thing ho would
not do. He would not talk so much , but
he would saw more wood
lly-l'rmltirln of Corn.
Globe-Democrat.
Cornstalk pith has been found to be of
high value In the manufacture of smokeless
powder. The malzo plant Is becoming as
universal In Its uses as the bamboo Is In
the cast ,
fiiolf .SIUII'H Wittered Slnok.
Chicago Times-Herald.
It Is true that $20,000.000 Is a pretty big
sum to pay for 1JOO small Islands In the
Pacific , but a great many people seem to
forget tliatvo , get n great deal of water
with thorn.
Itnltlrrn Four IIIM 1'iMvvr.
Springfield Republican.
The report of Speaker Heed's early retire
ment to n Now York law ofllco has been re
vived , probably by those who are now organ
izing the big raids on the federal treasury.
They have reason to hope the .report maybe
bo truo.
Vnluu of ti Short
Chicago News.
Tlioro Is ono good thing about the election
of n president of Franco. They don't have
to establish n national headquarters for the
distribution of money to voters for three or
four months prior to the llmo the choice of n
chief magistrate Is made.
One l.oiH'Noutc llcniucrnt.
Chicago Post.
That was a remarkable showing which the
democrats mode In the Philadelphia election
ycstb'day. Out of ninety-seven aldermen
elected , they landed all but ninety-six , and
their candidate for mayor eamo within 110-
000 votes of victory. Ills total vote actually
rnn ns high as 20,000 , or almost one-fifth of
the republican plurality.
The Fickle mill ( lie Hoiil Frniicc.
Philadelphia Record.
Evidently there nro two Frances the Par
isian France , gay , fickle , sometimes maud
lin , sometimes murderous , always brilliant
and attractive ; nnd the larger and real
Franco , solid , substantial , thrifty , holding
fast to the republic and slowly fighting
Its way against great obstacles toward stable
government. To those who are accustomed
to Judge of Franco from Its frivolous side
the election of President LoUbet will be a
surprise. Dut these friends of Franco who
glory In facr past greatness and sympathize
with the loftier aspirations of her people
have cause for rejoicing.
The Turin : UN mi INNIIC.
Washington Post.
There will never bo another tariff cam
paign In the United States. No other pres
ident will follow the example of Cleveland
In getting free trade Injected Into his under
standing nnd entering upon such a fight as
ho opened In 1S87 and ended when statesmen
of his own party compelled him to desist.
Protection has built up our Industries one
after another , until wo arc rapidly taking
that position la the markets ot the world
that our chief competitor formerly held.
And'tho "racket" Is possibly not "played
out" yet. It may bo needed to create other
now Industries , 'to ' win other victories llko
those of silk and tin plate.
ICcy to the 1'fnli Cnnc.
J. Sterling Morton's Conservative.
The people who don't want Mr. Roberts of
Utah to go to Washington and corrupt our
nice llttlo congressmen's good manners with
his evil communications , ought , If they arc
wise , to enlist Mrs. Roberts' efforts In their
cause. Mrs. Roberts would prove a powerful
auxiliary , If approached In the proper way ;
not that she would bo likely to think Wash
ington la danger from her husband , but lest
her husband should bo in danger from
Washing-ton , and hecauso stie has three
times as much at stake as most wives.
Husbands are liable ; to got gay at the na
tional capital , aufl Mrs. Roberts may save
herself many -triple heartache If she will
keep her helpmate where she can keep her
six eyes on him , and bring her whole bat
tery of feet down1 , betimes If ho gives signs
of escaping from under her multiple thumb.
POLITICAL DRIFT.
South Dakota threatens to tax voters $1 a
year for the privilege of exercising their
sovereign rights. The Idea Is to promote the
circulation of small bills.
There will bo only five populists out ot a
total membership of ninety In the next
United States senate , and only ono ot the
populists will bo from an eastern or southern
state.
The salary of the mayor of Philadelphia Is
$12,000 a year , the sheriff receives $15,000 ,
the district attorney $10,000 and the coroner
there Is only ono coroner In Philadelphia
receives $5,000.
New York had scarcely recovered her breath
after the blizzard when an up-the-country
statesman gave It a solar plexus by Intro
ducing In the legislature a bill providing for
honest elections.
Utah follows the example of Montana In
probing into the quality and quantity of
senatorial currency afloat In the legislative
halls. An unequal distribution of "soap" In
variably provokes trouble.
His name Is Dogett and ho Is blooming In
the legislature of Wisconsin. His particular
claim to fame Is In presenting a bill "to
protect the health of misses , old maids and
married women by prohibiting tight lacing. "
That statesman la yearning for a largo frost.
General Coxey of Commonweal fame has
sufficiently recovered from the malaria of
the campaign to travel In a special train
with all the luxuries his millions command.
The general Is as generous as over , and
hands to his admirers large slices of wind
pudding.
A reformer of reformers has Introduced In
the Michigan legislature a bill requiring
drinkers to take out and pay $5 a year for
a license to assuage their thirst. Inspectors
nro to bo provided to check violations of the
law by sampling the breath of every sus
pected citizen. Dealers In coffee beans and
cloves think the scheme Is a good thing.
The now commissioner of Internal revenue ,
llko his predecessor , N. D. Scott , Is an Ohio
man , with the difference that Mr. Scott was
n resident of West Virulnla , whereas the
deputy , Mr. Wilson , retained his Ohio resi
dence. The salary of commissioner of In
ternal revenue Is $ G,000 a year nnd ot the
deputy commissioner $3,200.
The widows of police officers In Chicago
have formed an organization to promote the
passage through the Illinois legislature
of an act to amend the police pension law.
The Illinois law now makes no provision for
the widow of an officer who Is retired on n
pension , or , in other words , the pension
expires with the death of the officer. A
meeting was held recently by a largo num
ber of widows who think that the law does
not do them justlco and a committee was
appointed to promote the movement for an
amendment.
Hev. Dr. Swallow , the political preacher
of Pennsylvania , who ran for governor last
fall ou the platform , "Thou Shalt Not Steal , "
suspended publication of his organ , the Com
monwealth , recently , and In doing so warmly
scored his brethren of the cloth and secular
reformers for falling to come to his assist
ance financially. Among other things he
said : "Wo sent appeals to tbu ministers of
the btate , showing that we were publishing
the kind of paper the pulpit had been de
manding for several years. No liquor , or
beeror tobacco , or low-down showsor quack
medicines advertised , but Just such a clean ,
anti-Loss , anti-syndicate , anti-corruption
sheet as they had asked for , and while they
might not ne d It , yet their subscribing and
paying one ptinny a day for 300 days would
make Its publication possible for the largo
number of people who did need It. The re
sult wan a response of one pastor to 1,000
annealed to bv u "
AllVIC'K KIU1M 3IH. IIIIYON.
" ( Jo SiifHy. ( in Wnrlly , " Ho .Snjw lo
Aiiicrlciiii I2 pit ii ill on I NIK.
In his timely paper In the Century for
March , tolling of "British Experience In the
Clovcrnmcnt ot Colonies , " the lit. Hon.
James IJrycc. author of "The American
Commonwealth , " elves n few friendly sug
gestions to his Ametlcnn readers :
"Go softly , go warily. Ueforo launching
out Into largo schemes of administration or
economic reform , take care to ascertain the
facts ns fully and accurately ns possible.
( Most of our blunders In India have been duo
to Insufficient Information , producing Incor
rect views ) . Let the facts bo ascertained
by men specially qualified by scientific ob
servers. by experienced travelers , by prac
tical economists. Ordinary politicians are
Ill-fitted for such Investigations. Politi
cians arc. Indeed , not the men to send to
these new countries at all ; their habits ot
thought and action are out ot place.
The lesn the existing arrangements are at
first disturbed , the better. The old olllclnls
may bo bad , but they have n sort of know
ledge which the best stranger cannot nt
once acquire , nnd It is not well to "make
n clean sweep" forthwith. The present na-
tlvo authorities , local chiefs , or princes , maybe
bo used to kecc order and collect revenue
till tbo now Government sees Its way to
changing them or dispensing will )
them. In India the English
found It prudent to niter the adminis
tration of the Mogul sovereigns and
of the native rajahs very gradually. Some
wise men think our Indian government has
undertaken too much direct administration ,
and that It would have been belter to leave
far moro of the country under native rule ,
merely supervised by llrltlsh officers. To
begin by subduing the semi-Independent
Mohammedan sultans who reign In some ot
the Philippines might prove a troublesome
business , ns the Dutch have found their
war with the sultan of Achln , in Sumatra , a
very long and costly affair. Our ex
perience Is that such potentates must In the
long run bo brought under control , but that
they may bo permitted to keep for n tlmo
their authority lu a sort ot loose vassalage.
"A firm hand needs to be kept on wh'lto
adventurers. Capital must , of course , bo en
couraged to flow In from civilized countries
and advantages offered to these who will
develop the country , will drain nnd Improve
lands , work forests , open mines. But the
European adventurer Is almost certain to
try to defraud or to oust the native. Quarrels
follow , Europeans are maltreated , their
expulsion or death must bo punished , order
Is disturbed , the natives nro alienated , nnd
government becomes unpopular. In India
and In some parts of Africa our Imperial
authorities keep n very tight hand on the
speculative European who desires to exploit
the native , and all sorts of facilities for
playing tricks which at homo conio within
the conception of 'liberty' must In these now
countries disappear before state necessity ,
lest worgo mischiefs follow. "
man
There Is now In Washington looking after
a bill before congress that donates1 a largo
tract of public land to his college a man
whoso history Is as remarkable as the work
that ho has accomplished In the cause of
education. The man is W. H. Council ! ,
president of the Agricultural and Mechan
ical College for Negroes of Alabama. Born
and reared In slavery ho was denied every
chance to acquire an education , bnt when
freedom came ho went to work with that
patient earnestness that has made him ono
ot the ablest living men-of his race. A few
years ago ho went abroad and was received
at Hawardoa by Mr. Gladstone , who was
greatly Impressed with Ills flno ability and
hlgh _ Ideals. Late during the same tour
when ho spoke In London the Mercury , in
commenting on 'his ' speech , said : "Tho
man's mind seems a stranger to can't and
claptrap In a degree notable and refresh
ing to even our own country , old as It Is
In culture and civilization. " Everywhere In
Europe ho created some favorable Impres
sion.
sion.As
As an educator and philosopher President
Counclll has followed the same general
Ideas advocated by Booker T. Washington
and It was through his efforts that the
school ho presides over was founded. It Is
located at Normal , Ala. In addition to do
nations from many private sources It draws
$10,000 a year from the national government -
ment _ under the Merrill act and the state of
Alabama appropriates half as much moro
each year for Its maintenance. It numbers
on Us roll students from eighteen states
and many foreign countries , and , unlike
some of the colored- colleges , Its curriculum
Is high nnd the education given Is sought
to bo made thorough from both the Intel
lectual and moral sides of the subject. This
high degree of efficiency has been accom
plished through the patient and Intelligent
work of President Counclll , who never
misses an opportunity to advance the cause
of higher practical education for his pee
ple. In addition to being president he Is
professor of chemistry , ancient history and
philosophy in the college and although he
Is the only ono of the Institution's thirty-
four professors who Is not a college grad
uate , ho 'Is said by eminent educators to
bo ono of the finest Instructors In the
country. This school Ifl located In General
Wheeler's district and ho and the soldlcr-
congressman are great friends , nnd It Is
through the latter'a Influence that the
pending measure la being pushed through
congress. The prospects for the bill to be-
coma a law at this session arc good and It
It does It will realize the ambition ot the
great colored educator by placing Ills college -
lego on that eound financial basis that will
enable him to carry out fully his ideas ot
the great work.
A Chicago restaurant has Issued orders |
that In addition to the waitresses deporting ,
themselves as perfect ladles In the future (
they must keep their thumbs out of the
soup bowls nnd call napkins "survlttes. "
After this It Is apparent that Chicago Is not
only ahead of New York but Is pushing Bos
ton as a close second.
If many moro Iowa swains delude them
selves Into the belief that stony hearted
parents nro keeping pretty daughters under
lock and key and Insist on following the ex
ample of the Cedar Uaplds youth In sending
the sheriff after the fair ones , a now Issue
will bo added to the next campaign over
there nnd the evils of government by In
junction will pall Into Insignificance before
the terrors of marriage by mandamus.
Ancnt the discussion as to when tha nine
teenth century ends and the twentieth be
gins somebody has raked up the following
lines written on January 1 , 1801 , which
would indicate that our forefathers found j
the same difficulty in settling the question :
Precisely at twelve o'clock last night
The eighteenth century took Its light ;
Full many an aching head
Has racked Its brains , Its Ink Is shed
To prove by metaphysics fine
That ono hundred means but ninety-nine ,
While others ut such wisdom wondered ,
But took ono moro to make a hundred.
Whatever the others may have thought
ubout it this one's head seems to have been
level , at least in BO far as ho concludes that j
a century means an hundred years. |
OTllljn 1.VMS T11A.V OI'HH. '
Advices from Constantinople , by way of
Athens , show that n grave crisis Is Im
minent with the Porto for two reasons. U
Is expected that before many days the eul-
tan will make some sweeping cablnci
changes alons lines suggested by the cm-
poror of Germany , and that these changes
coupled with another circumstance , may
produce a serious situation In the Ylldlr
Kiosk. All Ulza Pasha , Vail of Salonlcn. Is
eald to bo slated for the office of grand
vizier. He was minister of Justlco In the
cabinet of Said Pasha some years ago. and
bears a favorable reputation among Euro
peans. It Is believed that Halll Hey. the
acting vail In Uroussa , who has been hur
riedly summoned to Constantinople , will bo
appointed minister of police. In place of
Shcflk Hey. The sultan Is almost besldo
himself with anxiety , the Athenian papers
say , owing to the murder of Glmnl Bey.
'
The searches for the assassin , Hnfyz Pnsh'n.
have been In vain ; It Is said that ho Is In
Marseilles. As the police announce their
failure from day to day , the sultan grows
moro and more apprehensive of the Al
banians of the Imperial guard. These men
nro reported to have demanded the blood
of Hnfyz , nnd to have threatened that un
less Hafyz is forthcoming they will take the
life of Kaglll > Bey , whoso steward Hafyz
was. The attitude of thn Albanians Is caus
ing considerable perturbation nt the palace.
H la believed In certain quarters that some
scapegoat may bo found to satisfy their do-
slro for vengeance. While they will prob
ably bo further mollified by sundry conces
sions from the sultan , many believe this Is
by no means likely , as the Albanians have
been heard openly to charge the sultan with
having Instigated the removal of GhanI Bey.
And so between the attempt of the sultan
to "reform" his government and the mu
tinous Albanian guards , ( something startling
Is looked for In Constantinople before very
long.
* * *
Letters to the London newspapers speak
of the Ecrlous nature of the peasant re
volt which occurred between two and thrco
weeks ago In Rumania , when two regiments
of Infantry sent to protect nn estate belong
ing to nn uncle of ex-King Milan were com
pelled to beat n retreat. It appears that the
agitation Is chiefly of a socialistic charac
ter , although the name of the czar has been
coupled with the socialist propaganda. The
peasants have been told that It was the
wish of the czar , "tho highest protector of
Rumania , " that the land should bo divided
among them on easy terms ot payment , In
accordance with the project of an agricul
tural bank , which was some tlmo ago ap
proved In the lower house , but rejected by
the senate. A petition to the czar has been
clrcluated In the rural districts complaining
that the king and the government have
failed to comply with his wishes. At the
municipal elections last autumn the liberal
party , which la In office , co-operated in many
Instances with the socialists against the con
servatives , > and thus enabled the govern
ment to secure a large majority. The con
sequence has been a rapid spread of social
ism. According to the Neue Frelo Prcsse
of Vienna , thcro are at present no fewer
than seventy socialistic societies , scattered
about the country. It Is oven said that so
cialism has begun to affect the discipline of
the army.
* * *
No less than four mass meetings were
held by the social democrats In different
parts of Vienna the other day to protest
against the action of the government In
dismissing the Relchsrath and administer
ing the affairs ot the country by ministerial
decree. All four gatherings- were addressed
by leading members of the party , and an
Identical resolution was In each case
adopted unanimously. In this resolution
the working classes , without distinction of
nationality , protest against a syetcm , which ,
In the form of a aham parliamentarism ,
signifies nothing less than the rule of the
feudal aristocracy and their allies. It
further protests against the policy of the
prime minister , aiming at the completion of
the Ausglclch with Hungary without the
co-operation of parliament , and against the
wishes of the great majority of the popu
lation. It accuses the clerical and young
czech representative ! ! of having betrayed
the people by lending themselves to this
policy of the government. The resolution
further protests against the complete neg
lect by the present cabinet of the most
pressing demands and requirements ot the
working classes , and expresses the convic
tion that order can only bo restored In the
national and constitutional sphere through
the creation of a genuine popular represen
tation. Such on assembly , elected on a
unlverssl and equal suffrage , can alone rep
resent the true Interests of all sections of
tha laboring population of the different
nationalities , and successfully oppose the
reactionaries with a serious democratic and
social program. The resolution concludes
with the words : "Down with reactionary
government of Count Thun ! " "Down with
the parliament of privilege ! "
* *
Tbo official annual of the Vatican has Just
appeared. In Includes a table of statistics
regarding the prelates of the Roman
Catholic church. At present thcro arc
fifty-six cardinals , of whom five wcro
created by Plus IX , and fifty-one by Leo
XIII ; fourteen caps are vacant. In ( he
twenty ono years of the pontificate of Leo
XIII 124 cardinals hava died. Under the
present pope the ecclesiastical hierarchy
has been notably augmented , for Leo XIII
has created two new patriarchal sees , thir
teen now archlepiscopal sees , seventeen
bishoprics have been elevated to arch
bishoprics , 100 new bishoprics have been
created , two abbeys , two apostolic delega
tions'and forty-nine apostolic curacies have
been abolished ; cloven apostolic prefectures
havti been transformed Into apostolic
curacies and thirty new prefectures have
been created , which makes a total of 22C
now Institutions. There are 1,328 prelates ,
of whom fifty-six are cardinals , ten patrl-
arches , 830 archbishops and bishops , with
dioceses of Latin rite , fifty archbishops and
bishops with dioceses of Oriental rite , 3rC
titulary archbishops and bishops , five nrcli
bishops and blnliops without rights , eleven
prelates of Orltental rite with episcopal
functions , and eight abbots and prelates
with episcopal Jurisdiction , The Italians
still hold the balance of power In the
hierarchy. There are thirty Italian car
dinals and twenty-six foreigners , Among
the patriarchs , archbishops and bishops the
proportion Is still more marked , for among
tha 030 dloccsea In the whole world Italy
n I o IKI horns a tlilra. The ancient kingdom
of Naples alone has more than 150 dioceses ,
or as many as France , Germany und
Austria-Hungary together. Add to this the
great number of Italian titulary bishops and
the proportion will Increase In ouch a
manner as to give nearly half of the dig
nities o ( the eutlro Catholic church to
Italian bishops.
*
In connection with the peace proposals of
the czar , a correspondent of ono of < the
London dallies has pointed out a curious
coincidence between 1709 and 1899. In the
drat mentioned year the czar and the king
ABSOLUTELY "PURE
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
a GAxma POWDID co. , nut VO K.
I of Oreat Britain had x correspondence on
| military armament * , but It WAS then with A
view to combine Kaglnnd , HiiMlft and I
PrtiMla agalnrt "our common enemy ,
FVncr. " Russia was to supply the men
and Kngland the money. The czar In
formed his good brother , George , king of
flreat Britain , that "ho was ready to Afford
thrlr ally , llio king of Prussia , a mtccor ot
land force * , " And that ho had "dcntlned
for that purpivio 45,000 men infantry and
cavalry and artillery. " The government ot
Oeorgo HI then undertook to furnish the
czar with n subsidy of 75,000 a month nnd
engaged to pay thn first amount ns soon as
thn Husslan armament had crossed the Rus
sian frontier nnd to pay a llko sum At the
beginning of each month for twelve months ,
"unless peace should first bo made. "
*
A remarkable proof of the expansion of
German trade Is furnished by the traffic returns
turns of the Suez canal. Twenty years ago
thn Herman share of the canal trafllo wai
I per cent of the total tonnage. It Is now
II per cent , a largo proportion of the trade
being with British possessions. Another
curious fact In connection with the canal
Is thnt the largest vessels passing through
are Gorman. As long ago ns 1SDG Germany
took the lead In this respect. The stenmor
I-'rlcdrlch der Grosse , ot 10,000 tons , wont
through In that year , paying dues amount-
Inn to 72,000 francs. Several German
steamer * of the eamo slzo are mentioned in
subsequent canal reports , and at the present
moment others are being built for the reg
ular service to China nnd Japan , German
owners paid 8,000,000 francs In canal duc
In ISO" .
.
The present taxation of Franco in ex
ceedingly burdensome. Ha financial load
Is absolutely enormous. The existing debt
Is over $5,000,000,000 , nnd haa doubled tdnco
1871. The per raplta debt of 1'Vanco U
over ? 117. H has about 39,000,000 of people
ple Inhabiting about 205,000 square miles.
The national revenue of Franco now reaches
1700,000,000 , nnd local taxation Is nt least
halt ns much. The total of national and
local taxation amounts to over $900,000,000.
If France should become Involved In war
with one of the great powers of Kuropo It
would have to borrow money on a gigantic
scale , and It would bo fearfully handi
capped In a war with cither Germany or
England.
POI.Vl'HD Itn.MAUKS.
IndlanapollH Journal : "They say , " said
the shoo clfrk hoarder , "that the severe
Cold has affected the wheat. "
" 1 presume. " t .ild the Cheerful Idiot , "that
Its ears were frostbitten. "
Somervlllo Journal : Maude What a
plain , coinnion-Bonso girl Alice. Is !
Kthel ( coldly ) She Is unquestionably
plain.
Chicago News : She Although my
father Is rich I have never cnrctl for wealth
but as 11 means to an end.
He Well , I'm ready to gx > as end man at
a momsnt's notice.
Yonkers Statesman : . Bacon That woman
Tolng1 along on the other sldo of the street
ookH as If she knew It nJI.
Egbert I guess aho dues ; she's been
down calling1 on my wife.
Washington Star : "Did 'that RcathlnB
personal denunciation of your colleague
produce any visible effect on him ? "
"Yes. " answered the legislator , rnofully.
"Ho went to sleep while I was delivering1
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "My dear , one
of the kitchen water pipes has bursted.
Better send for a plumber , hadn't you ? "
"Or a grammarian. "
Chicago Tribune : "Bep : pardon , " said tha
Washington hotel clerk , "but what do you
mean by these letters , 'JI. C. , ' after your
name ? "
"Mothers' Congress , sir , ' replied the ma
jestic matron who had Just registered.
HI.VG OFF 0\ THIS HUHDEN' .
The breezy bard of Tnrklo , Mo. , strikes'
a popular chord In the lines folio-winy , and
poets troubled that way will 'do well ! -to
tnke the hint and avoid the penalty. Hear
the Tarklo troubadour warble :
off "tho white mini's burden ; "
iK off your breed's nil right ,
Go , kill the crazy pools-
Aye , brain them all on sight.
Go bind with Btronpr rope harness .
These fluttered , luny folk
Have pity on the people
Who bear the rhymester's yoke.
Ring off "tho whlto man'8 burden"
This Tferato from tlin pit.
And voll this grisly terror
By sitting' down on It ; ' '
Ily open speech , und Hlmplc ,
Ten thousand times made plain
Their JitiBlPs ( loop In Hadrs
Will burdjn them with pain.
Lift HI ) "the whiteman's burden"
Place high on funeral pyre ,
And bind on It thesu poets ,
Then burn them all with fire ;
Go swiir they Hhall not enter
The roads llio white men tread ,
Go. find them if they're living
Bo sure you leave them dead.
Ring off "tho white man's burden"
BrinK < > n another pack ,
And fusion It securely
Uuon the. noet'H back ;
Aye , come now , search your manhood ,
And do thin with your might
But leave your "white man's burden , "
Or by thu godB wo'll IlKht.
T , J. MARLIN.
Tarklo , Mo.
Backward
In considering our winter
suits , one must look down
the column to find the
prices They have fceen
very much reduced to
make room for spring ar
rivals But you needn't
care so long as it is to your
advantage Men's suits
that have sold at $8.50 and
$10.00 we will close out
now at
$5.00
There is nothing in this
offer that need give you
question it means just
what it says so come at
once as there won't be any
of them here after tomor
row.