0 THE OMAHA DAILY Jip i SATrilDAT , MAHCIT 11 , 1809.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ,
JJ 'UO3KWATER , Jidltor.
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Cth day of March. 1899.
( Seal. ) GKO. M. UEED.
Notary Public In and for Douglas County ,
Neb.
Senator Thurston's appointments liavo
for tlic most pnrt been dl
March this year apparently does not
care to take the trouble to separate its
Iatub-Hke and Its lion-like propensities.
The muster roll of the Cuban army is
Increasing nt a wonderful rate since the
announcement that a paymaster Is In
The hold-up business lias become so
safe and prolitable in MIn ourl that the
Iniidits have tried to work the scheme
on a whole town.
When that straljrht democratic organ
ization Is in tvorkliiK order the triple
alliance will hnve to work out another
fusion agreement with four parties to
the compact
That new Sixteenth street viaduct
should be completed during the coming
reason. To do so. however , requires
an Immediate end to all further dila
tory tactics on the part of the railroads.
The government Is now said to be pre
paring to publish a pictorial history of
the Spanish war , just as though the
magazines had not sutllcleutly punished
the public In that behalf.
It is a reminder of old times to ee
immigrants coining into Nebraska by
the tralnloud. The state nt large Is
uow reaping the lasting benefits of the
Trnnsnilsslssippi Kxposltiou.
It looks very much as If the Omaha
charter bill were again to become the
foot baJl of the log-rollers and boodlcrs
who try to pull through various Jobs In
tlio closing days of the legislative sets-
Blou.
The arrival at the Hub of the last re
turn load of teaspoons , toothpicks and
other family treasure from the Interior
country would Indicate that the .Spanish :
licet has permanently withdrawn from
MoHton bay.
The labored effort of our amiable pop-
ocratlc contemporary to reverse the de
cision of tiie fiupreine court In the
Broutcli-MooroH case indicates a pain
ful as well us tired feeling among mem
ber H of the gun ? .
The report of the Oklahoma legisla
tive committee would KCCIII to indicate
that the government of that territory
hnd been conducted on the prolH-slwr-
ing plan , with the public getting but a
small percentage of the prollts.
Nobody in Nebraska Is big enough to
earn 525,000 u year from a political
olllco. A salary of 55,000 a year will :
give Douglas comity just as competent
und unit-lout n clerk of thu district
court us has ever tilled the position , !
It IH Biiguestoxl that thu bill pending
In the legislature providing n penalty for
adulterating food products might apply
to fusion. Then ) are u large number
of people in Nebraska who have had no
other means of sustenance fur the last
two years.
Thu Ohio man who dreamed of a Mon
tana mountain of gold awaiting him and
In going to glvu up n good Job to go
after It would do well to delay his du-
pnrttiro until the snow has mifllclontly
molted to mnko walking good on the
return trip.
The ntory that Admiral Kniil/ goes to
Hrmiou to restore Mallutoa as king Is a
Unit tribute to tint enterprise and Imag-
limlluii of tin ) fakir who originated It ,
t/nt unlll further details the public must
rKnrtJ it l the sumo category with
Uiv fit fc"iji in and the airship.
'I1ti > Oinniiu pi/Ntmastorshlp Is no
/ * I" ' " " "r ' ' " 'iti'iitlon. ' It ceased
\ti \ d p"yllll 'ttl fni'lor when civil serv-
put In force to protect
from partisan Intcrfer-
' ( ' /AV / Hlllttf the olllco Is now
jw ' * ( > tt KCimtorlal debts.
. ttmt the
t-HtttklK * ere loaded
M * # war olllco will
Htf fUliaiiBtlvo ex-
) m v iHicn dyitnto
Of/.1 ATTlTfDK Tnn'AHD CH1XA.
The (1ilne ( e minister \VnKhlngtoii
hn * In an Interview expn-swd his grati-
nmtlon at the decision of this govern
ment to maintain nn attitude of tieti-
trnllty In n-xpfot to China. Tlie de
clared pnllry of the 1'nltfd States not tp
follow tli < > example of European nations
In acquiring Chinese territory the minister -
tor said would be regarded by ills gov
ernment as strong evidence of good will
and Is not only another bond between
the two countries , but has a special sig
nificance nt this tlinp , ns contrasting
with the spirit of rapacity prevailing
among the old world powers. We have
wild to the nations of Europe that we
have no desire for the acquisition of
Chlnosi. * territory und that wo will not
be drawn Into any project that Involves
the partitioning of that territory. In
taking this position we Inform the world
that this nation bun a just regard for
thu autonomy of the Chinese empire
and will engage In no efforts alined nt
Its dismemberment. If European na
tions go on seeking ports und territory
In China wo shall not interfere , only
demanding that whatever Interests and
rights wo have there shall be respected.
This Is the wise and safe position. It
Is consistent with our traditional policy.
It should be strictly adhered to. Hut
( lie question arises whether , us the re-
suit of the expansion policy In the far
east , the time may not oome when It
will bo deemed expedient to acquire
Chinese territory. The expansionists
urge that we need the Philippines In the
Interest of trade witli China. Wo re
quire those Islands. It Is said , in order
to develop our commerce In that quarter
of the world und especially with China.
where it Is already , according to I.r > rd
Ueresford , growing by leaps and bounds.
If the European powers continue to pur
sue the policy of which the demand of
Italy Is the latest manifestation it is
possible that after u time we shall have
to consider whether the protection of
our Chinese commerce does not require
tile acquisition of Chinese territory. In
the opinion of some this is the logical
outcome of the expansion policy. A
writer in one of the magazines on the
dissolution of the Chinese empire says
that the American conquest of the Phil
ippines is only the llrst step ; tJiat the
possession of the islands will not merely
entitle , but will even oblige the Amer
icans to participate actively In the set
tlement of Chinese affairs. European
students of the far eastern situation
generally take this view , particularly
those who believe that the dissolution
of China is inevitable.
How long will It be before tills view
may lind acceptance here ? A year ago
not a score of Intelligent American citi
zens would have given ti moment's con
sideration to a suggestion that the
United Stales should acquire territory
In the far east , even to the extent of a
c-oallng station. Why may It not rea
sonably be apprehended that within a
your or two , or when the Philippine
problem shall have been disposed of ,
the spirit of expansion will reach out
for Chinese territory , on the ground
( f commercial necessity ? Tills la a
danger of the situation that has been
too little thought of. No one can fore-
Bee with certainty whore the policy that
has been entered upon will end. No
one cuu say what future complications ,
( llflicultlCK and dangers this policy will
bring the country.
The present attitude of the govern
ment in respect to China is wise. Our
Immediate duty and Interest is to ob
serve strict neutrality. Hut there is
no assurance that in the not remote
Future , If the spirit of expansion Is not
Checked , we shall not take an active
> urt in the settlement of Chinese af
fairs.
IJVTIKS OF TIIK
The Philippine commission , which
diould enter upon its work within the
iext few days , is charged with duties
not confined to an investigation of she
condition of tiff airs In. the islands. In
iddltlou 1o this the commission Is
'hurged with all
making practicable ef
forts to ucqnuint the natives with the
nlontlons of tills government end to per-
juado them to accept Its authority. It
ivlll plainly define the policy which it is
liroposed to pursue and it will report to
Washington from time to time what in
Its judgment Is desirable to be done
with a view 1o establishing peaceful re
lations.
The president said In the Instructions
to the commissioners : "It is my desire
that in all their relations with the In-
Imbltauts of tlie Islands the commis
sioners excrclKO. respect for all the ideals ,
L'tistoms and Institutions of the trlhos
uid races which comjwso the popula
tion , cmplmsl/.lng upon all occasions the
lust and beneficent Intentions of the gov-
> rnment of the United States. " If Hie
[ ' "Illplnos can bo made to understand and
ipprccluto thly there will bo u chuiico of
iccompllshlng something , but the fail
ure of the commission uppolntod by
Liciiorul ( Hln In January to convince
hem that the purpose of the United
states Is In their Interest does not on-
. ourage hope that the present commls-
ilon will succeed In Its object. It IK uld
liar the Filipino loaders realize that they
mule a disastrous mistake. Possibly
ioini ! of them do , but there Is nothing
10 Indicate that this feeling Is general
Jr that the people ay u whole are not
nil ! determined resist to the last
\mcrlcnn rule.
RiUlTAItltH TAX A T/O.V. /
The Michigan legislature has passed a
> lll whereby tin ) property of railroad ,
olegraph and telephone companies Is to
Hf taxed the sumo us the property of
ithor corporations and private Individ-
nils. Such u law virtually enacts the
irovlslons of the constitution of No-
misku , which expressly requires the
evy of taxes by valuation so that every
lerson and corporation shall pay a tux
n proixirtlon to the value of his , her oi
ls property. In other words , the bur-
Ion of taxation , to be equitable , should
m Imposed without discrimination or
'nvorltUin upon nil classes of property.
This , however , does not appear to sat-
Rfy the managers of the properties
wiiod by corporations whether they are
n Michigan or In Nebraska , t'mler the
lystem of taxation that prevails In tills
itato the assessment machinery is * o
irrungi'd as practically to oxi'iupt pub
lic rarrlors from lornl taxatl n. which
constitutes by far the hoavli-st share of
government expenses.
While the owners of town and farm
property are constantly Increasing the
earnings and value of the railway prop-
ortlos tin- owners of the railway prop
erly benefited by local improvements
and the settlement of the state contrib
ute little or nothing to the co t of town ,
city tinil county governments. In the
city uf Omaha , for example , property
owners are taxed . 'J.OiO.OOO ( a year by
city , school , county and state levies , but
of this colossal burden an insignificant
share Is borne by the railway corpora
tions , whose proiKrty ! at the same val
uation applied to nthor taxable property
would aggregate several millions.
It Is this rank discrimination against
all other clashes of taxpayers which the
legislature should endeavor to correct.
No fair-minded person desires to cripple
the railways by excessive taxation , but
It Is only fair and Just that the excessive
taxation of other property should bo
reduced by cquall/.lng tlie burdens. In
every town und city of Nebraska the
railroads enjoy the benefit of all the
services rendered by local governments
and it Is certainly not unreasonable to
demand from them their due shares of
the cost.
CUIIAX AXXEXAT1UAV1NTS.
The sentiment in Cuba favorable to
annexation would seem to be growing.
Advices from Santiago report that the
business men suy it is Impossible to In
duce people to Invest largo sums or
money In Cuba until some permanent
form of government is established , but
that for Cuba to be an Independent re
public would mean the utter ruin of the
Island , even supposing that the Cubans
were better uble to govern themselves
than any other people in the world , for
at one blow the ugar Industry would
be annihilated. It Is pointed out that
with sugar from Porto lllco iiml Hawaii
coming Into the United States free of
duty even on tlie best terms the
sugar of Cuba , unless the island were
unnexcd , would have to pay some duty
and would be unable to compete -with
that of the other islands. The future
prosperity of Cuba of course depends
very largely upon the restoration of tlie
sugar industry and this cannot be done
if that product must pay a duty in the
American market. Hence the sugar in
terest in the island and with it many
property owners and business men fa
vor annexation.
It is probable that this feeling will
continue to develop as the matter is dis
cussed and it is likely to receive more or
less American encouragement , but we
shall need to consider our own sugar
industry before concerning ourselves
about that of Cuba. The beet sugar in
terest of the United States is growing
rapidly and if protected will in a few
years become a highly valuable indus
try. It would not bo good business pol
icy to destroy this Industry by admitting
Cuban sugar free of duty , which or
course would have to be done if the
island were annexed. Therefore we do
uot think the auuexatloulsts are at all
likely to realize their hope. Cuba will
Jiavo nn Independent government and
it will be able to make a good commer
cial arrangement with the United States ,
though we shall pro-tect our own inter
ests and especially the sugar industry.
The speech of M. de Freyclnot , In
which lie declared that from a military
standpoint France is more than a match
for Germany , recalls the confident ut
terances before the Franco-Prussian
war. Such sentiments coming from bo
high an oliiulal as the secretary of war
can but impress Germany and 5he
world , for that matter , that France yet
cherishes the delusion of regaining Al-
Huce and Lorraine and only bides the
time to make the attempt by force of
arms. But whatever may be the beliet
of the French people , military critics
will not endorse M. de Freyclnct's views
on that point. Tlie disparity between
the real military powers < if Franco find
Germany Is as great today us ever. It
does not He In numerical strength or
( qulpmcnt , but In the moral fibre of the
people. The French now , as always , nre
the best soldiers In the world so long
us they are driving the enemy , but de
feat brings demoralization and no troops
are so utterly worthless under those
conditions. Tlie reverse Is true of Ger
many. Under defeat the Gennan i-ol-
dler retires in good order If he can. If
lie cannot , he holds his ground and buf
fers extermination. That quality or
determination und steadiness Is tlie
most valuable In war. It broke the
power of Napoleon ut Lelpslc , it de
stroyed him ut Waterloo , 'It ' destroyed
tlie morale of the French army the day
Von Multke'tt legions crossed the bound
ary und made Sedan Inevitable. Con
ditions have not changed und , were
France wronger than it Is , it could not
hope to win In an armed conflict with
Germany. The sooner Fionch states
men realize that fact and beat their
swords into ploughshares and adopt thu
sentiments of peace for the bombastic
utterances of war the better.
The fire Insurance lobby has got In
Its work with the legislature us usual.
Since the enactment of the valued pol
icy Jaw , which requires Insurance com-
imnlos to pay tlie full amount for which
Itroperty Is Insured , policies have been
HHiied that practically nullify the law by
forcing the policy-holder to carry part
'
> l" the lo.ss us u co-Insurer. To prevent
this evasion of the law u bill was pend
ing in tlie house prohibiting the inser
tion of nny condition in any policy of
Insurance that compelled the Insured
lo carry a given per cent uf insurance.
1'ho indefinite postponement of this bill
In the house will enable lire Insurance
companies to whip the devil around the
stump for two years more and make
the valued policy law a farce.
After considerable talk to the ofToct
that all Iowa democrats would be In
vited to participate In the next state
convention , regardless of their opinion
jn ( lie silver question , the stale com
mittee has procoedtnl lo lay the ground
work for fusion. it evidently came
to the conclusion there wore more
votes In fusion than could bo pulled
Imck. into the parly from the ranks of
the gold democrats. The record of
Iowa democracy has bucu one of week-
ing a vote-cot'ing | $ jitie rogardlefs of
imst platforms of the party and demo
cratic principles. Tlie result has been
n heterogeneous collection of votes un
der the party banner advjoatlng ninny
Isms which not even success could hold
together.
The clerk of the district court for
Douglas county Is n-puted to have an
income from the fees of the olHce ng-
gregating from ? iKi.oo < ) to J30.0oO ? a
year. Any public oillce that yields" such
an enormous income is sure to become
a source of corruption and demoraliza
tion no matter which man or which
party controls It. The time has come
for abolishing the ix-rnk-Ious fee system
and making the district court clerkship
a salaried otllce.
Legislative junkets , or , to preserve a
legislative llctlon , visits to state insti
tutions , have been so universally con
demned In thi' past that members are
not manifesting any great desire to en
gage in them. It Is a hopeful sign
when legislators evince a knowledge of
the fact that they arc elected to trans
act the business of the Btnte and uot for
the purpose of having a good time.
LI Hung Chang has been recalled from
his Job hi the Yellow river bottoms to
aid the dowager empress with his coun
sel and advice. Hut , from all indica
tions , not even the majesty of the yellow
jacket and one-eyed peacock feather can
stay the process of benevolent assimila
tion now in progress.
How tin : Situation Improved.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The situation In the Philippines continues
to improve. Even the reported smallpox
turns out to bo merely variola.
Star ( i.
Philadelphia Time ? .
Admiral Dower's flag IB blue with four
white stars , but Montljo's fleet saw jnor
stars than that in connection with his ship
some time ago.
l Troiul of
Cleveland I'laln Deuler.
There is no belter reading matter In th
dally Journals than the announcements tba
wages are being raised in many places. Thl
is the best proof of the good times pudding
Hufth for Army Joljii.
Springfield KepUbllcan.
The ofQcers of the volunteer regiment
still In the service ore much moro cage
to continue their military life than tin
privates. It Is estimated that fully 7C pe
cent of these officers arc using all the po
lltlcal pulls they possess to secure comnils
alone under the army bill passed by the las
congress. A long line of congressmen a
Secretary Alger's door Is the result.
lH Of JllHllCC.
Indianapolis News.
Wo do not protect life and property , par
ticularly life in this country as we should ,
Indeed the saying might be more drastic ,
and be truthful , altered to read that In no
civilized country Is life held as cheaply us
in this one , where the people are al
powerful. Doubtless it springs from the
ubuee of liberty. Whatever It be , it Is not
wholesome. It Is not an attribute of sav
ing force. It is not a characteristic of a
strong and surviving people. We need.
above all peoples In the world , to have
Justice , "speedily and , without delay. "
Cnnndu n > a Ciold 1'roclucer.
Philadelphia Hcoord.
Owing lo the development of gold In the
Yukon region Canada' now taken Its place
a fifth on the list of the gold-produdng
countries. Its contribution for 1888WUB
nearly 114,000,000 , its totul mineral out
put footing up nearly $38,000,000. All the
probabilities point to a largely Increasing
production of the Yukon mines during 189:1 : ,
and tlio Canadians are eerloualy discussing
the necessity of opening up an all-Canadian
route as a means of securing a moro
complete control of the trade incident to
further exploration and development.
THE I.\COM1\G TII1K.
AUriiiice Itl ] > i > l < > nt ( he Wave of I , and.
ri-ki-rH Mended for \ebriiNUn.
J. Sterling Morton's Conservative.
Bounteous crops and a new place for Ne
braska In the confidence of the home-making
people of the United States guarantee an
Immediate advance In population , prosperity
and wealth for every part of It. The rlpplca
of the wave of a coming Immigration of
landgeckcrs and farmers are already felt
before the disappearance of the frosts of a
long and severe winter. This Influx Is
evidently to be one of the lament In volume
which , since the houieslead era , this state
bas ever known. Managers of our great rail
ways , whose direct , Immediate and ultimate
Interests In the new Invasion are prodigious ,
unite in saying that there can be no mistake
about It.
AH of which means a new advance of the
state In growing strength , In population ,
wealth and power , In the face of predictions
uf political dcMnagogucs and chronic pcs
Blmlsts of the Arkansas Jones brand , who
Insist that a prosperity which Is giving the
country volumes of business never be
fore known In Its history Is not prosperity ;
that raw products In unexampled abundance
with ready markets at fair prices , with ex
ports of manufactured products exceeding
nny previous record , and increasing at a
rapid rate upon legitimate demand , mean
nothing but proverty and distress ; and that
uvcrythlng that Is good Is actually bad In
this great country of ours.
COIIA-'S 1.1'M'H COU.NTKIt.
Hiti-iit of tlif * Driiln on Unrl - KHIII'K
I.nrfler.
licwton Globe.
Tew thin KB are moru demoralizing than
the promiscuous free lunching of reat
masics of people. That seems to be 'what
we arc largely engaged In In Cuba , whcro
Undo Sam Is today feeding G per center the
total population , and the number appears to
Increase rather than diminish. From 20,000
to 25,000 , or 10 per cent of the city's In
habitants , uro fed In Havana alone on army
rations.
As soon as It became known that supplies
wcro being furnished practically on call thu
imount of rations dally distributed r < * u
'rom 10,000 per day to 20,000 , and oven 25,000.
Under such an unregulated system them
: ould be no just dUcrlmlimtlon between thu
leservlng and Idleis and vagabonds.
It Is of course argued that It U better
that the unworthy should receive rations
than that one deserving portion uhould go
without. The trouble Is that without proper
discrimination the tendency la for the un
worthy to more and more crowd out HID
worthy , while the disinclination to work ,
avcn where work can bo obtained , grows
ipace.
We are confronted with Homo serious ifnd
lelleote problems In Cuba. In a country
where the climate and conditions nr "favor *
ible to Idleness , charity finds Its chief cxcimu
In that it 1s merely a makeshift , pending a
supply of employment. When dispensed
under nrmy rules and without the earn ami
llecrlmlnatlon which ore found In orgunUcd
tionuvolent societies , | t may soon generate
ilarmlng evils.
Our pressing duty is in curtail the free
lunch arrangement in Cuba as rapidly us
possible by furnishing work on public Im
provements whereby the poor way Lccoinu
self-supporting.
111:1 : i.t\is.
One of the most novel C M on record
was that of Mr . .Mary Epps , tried at Fort
Bcott. Kan. , this week. Mrs. pr '
clairvoyant and she brought suit against
( i negro to recover a fee of J100 for driving
away a ghost that Infested his house. The
Jury Impaneled to try the case conslntod
of glx crippled negroes and a Chinaman
and the trouble commenced when the clerk
tried to swear hhn In ae a Juror. Ho re
fused to take an oath unless in the man
ner prescribed by the customs of his coun
try , and , accordingly , a chicken was brought
In and killed. Taking a tallfeatber ami
dipping It Into the fowl's blool ho tickled
bis nose with It , rubbed his chin three times
down Its bnck , walked around It eeven times
and then announced that he was ready to
get down to a settlement of the spook
troubles. The evidence clearly developed
the presence of the "haunts" oa the ne
gro's preuiisee , but he vigorously resisted
payment on the ground that while Mrs.
Epps had modified the frequency of their
vifclts they were , eo to speak , still in the
ring. Unfortunately the case was dismissed
on a technicality Instead of 'being ' decided
by the Jury on Its merits.
As spring draws nearer the output of
poetry In the Nebraska papers gradually
Increase * , but Is not yet nearly up to the
demand. A noticeable feature about It 13
the total absence of the soft sentiment
that usually clings to the spring pattern.
The Otoe County Grit Is the latest contrib
utor nnd the following practical effusion
appears In its last IssueVe : don't want
to trade at your place , wo don't want to
trade there any more ; you'll be sorry when
you see us going to some other atoro you
can't sell us any more stale goods , wo have
opened wide our eyes ; we don't want to
trade at your etorc , because you don't ad *
vertlse. "
This is equally as fine ae anything Editor
Lecdom ever wrote and displays the busi
ness acumen , which Is an excellent thing
for a poet to possess when , as in this case ,
It docs not detract from the quality of the
poetry turned out.
From the latest information Tacoma
seems to have distanced Dawson City as a i
cultlvatlvc habitat of the ungodly and the i
situation is not without hope that It may
yet equal Chicago.
George Cannon , the moutliploco of God
and of the Mormon church , hoe secured the
co-operation of the latter hi his senatorial
race , but the former ecems to manifest a
strange Indifference to the whole affair.
Vice Admiral Colomb of the English navy ,
In a lecture before n London audience , se
verely criticised our naval strategy , but
admitted that our conduct was "terribly
businesslike" and results satisfactory to all
parties concerned , except Spain.
AMKHICA AND CIII.YA.
St. Paul Pioneer Press : The United
States could not afford to enter Into any
alliance with other nations In any policy
of conquest or aggresrlon , but it ct.n far
less afford to refuse to take its share In !
a combination of the civilized powers to
protect oweak power from spoliation and
support it in a policy of equal Justice and
equal rights to oil the nations.
Minneapolis Times : The advancement of
our trade In China Is of the utmost Im
portance , 'but ' It Is not necessary to mingle
In the European game of grab to foster It.
With our advantages of position , resources ,
skill , wealth and production ive are al
ready beginning to compete successfully
with all Europe in the trade of the Orient
and we will continue to sell goods In China
In ever increasing quantltlcg , oven though
Italy be admitted to the great Internationa
China trust.
Chicago Record : Whatever may be oui
rights and our duties In the Philippines ,
there can be no excuse for meddling with
the affairs of China.
It Is necessary , o
course , that we protect the persons ant
property of our citizens In China , as we
as In other parts of the world , but the
United States should carefully avoid Inter-
ferine in either the Internal or the Interna
tional difficulties with wlilch China Is now
struggling. It has 'been hinted In England
that If the United States wanted a coaling
station on the Chinese coast Great Drltalu
would use ltd Influence to Indttco China to
cvdu to us the harbor of Cliusan , on which
the British government has a sort of prior
option. If tills cession could bo made ae
Cblna'u free-will offering , unaccompanied
by any entangling agreements , either ex
pressed or Implied , It would be a highly
desirable acquisition on the part of thu
couutry , but It might too a very costly gift
If Its acceptance entailed
upon us the ne
cessity of supporting the claims of any
other nation In KB dealings with China.
I'OMTICAh IlllIFT. .
Two Carters are In the field for mayor
of Chlcauo Carter II. Harrison and Zlna
R. Carter. Hurrah for Carter.
Tcxod Bolons endorse Congressman
Bailey's contention that one office at a time
Is enough for any full grown patriot.
Oregon's legislature met In January anu
adjourned In February. If there are any
surplus medals , pass them up to Oregon.
Senator Gorman and the Baltimore Bun
are said to have kissed and made up. Arthur
Pue Is as "smooth as they moke 'em" and
may bo relied on to kick a hole In his po
litical coffin before long.
A law pas ed by the legislature of Mon
tana over the governor's \eto provides that
owners of two-thirds of the Block of a '
corporation can compel the other third to
relinquish their holding at an appraised
price.
The famous Allen law , governing Btreet
railway franchises In Chicago , has been
repealed by the Illinois legislature , and t
Governor Tanner Hlgncd the repeal bill. The
aid law limiting franchises to twenty-five
ream won re-enacted.
Governor Mount of Indiana appreciates to
i nicety the capacity of a legislator to get
ivlmt ho goes after. When a weary war pll-
; rlm applied to the governor for a railroad
pans to Chicago the governor endorsed tbo
application to a lawmaker , and the law-
linker honored the requlsltlnn.
The salary paid to the Insurance commls-
iloner In New York state Is $7,000 n year.
S'ew Jersey pays | 4,000 , Missouri 13,000 ,
ilarylund , K'.COO , Kansas $1.800 , Maine 11,500 ,
Jonnectlcut (3.00 , Illinois ? 3EOO , New
larnpshlro | 1GOO , North Dakota (3,000 , Ohio
14,000 , Wisconsin $3,000 , and Pennsylvania
3,000 and feet ) .
Thu HlntcH which hold general elections
n November next nro ten In number : Iowa ,
vlilcli elects u governor ; Kentucky , which
'luclit u governor ; Maryland , which elects
i governor ; MiiKsnchusetts , which has an
inniiiil election ; Mlimlmlpjil , which elects a
pmtrnor Hlio term ot the governor of Mis-
iHnlppI IH four years ) ; Now Jersey , Now
forlc , Ohio , which elects n governor ; I'cnn-
ylvnnlii , which i.'lectv ' n treasurer , and
thudu Inland , which adheres to annual elec-
IOIIH. New York will vole for members of
only.
OTIir.lt l.AM ) * THAN Ut US.
Japan Is making n bold push 'or at lonet
a share of the carrying trade ot the Pariflc.
Though she now has but about 600,000 tons
of modern etenm tonnage , the rlgnlflcnnt
fart Is that this is nearly all new und up to
date. The vessels constituting the new
steamer lines under the Japanese flag were
mainly built In British nnd German yards ,
but their owners arc far too shrewd to de
pend entirely on foreigners. Last year a
Japanese shipbuilding company nt Naga
saki launched a C,000-ton steamer. The
materials for this vessel were , it is true.
Imported , but the labor was entirely per
formed by Japanese , and from putting
together n steamer to planning and build
ing one will be an easy step for these
quick-witted and Industrious people. Nor Is
It likely that Japan will continue many years
longer to depend as she now docs on foreign
yards for her war ships. Heretofore all
the Japanese war ships have been built
abroad. Japan has teen in a great hurry to
build Up a powerful navy , one superior in
vessels and armament to that with which
she defeated China. The fear of being
caught napping by Russia has stimulated
Japan to place her orders at once without
waiting to build up at home plants capable
of constructing battleships and heavy crui
sers. Now that ehc has got n good "first
line" In vessels built In England , Germany
and the United States , she may not un
naturally try her hand at constructing nt
least her auxiliaries and even more power
ful vessels. Japan Is growing rapidly both
as a naval and mercantile power nnd In a
few years it will bo dangerous for other
powers to try to rob her of her conquests
as she was robbed after the Chinese war.
The new viceroy ot India , Lord Curzon ,
Is gaining n good deal of credit for the tact ,
courage anil good RCHEO displayed In his
public addresses. Ho furnished nn illustra
tion of these qualities in the reply which
he mndo to the Central Mohammedan as
sociation , which complained of the manner
In which Mussulmans had been crowded
out of official life and the learned profes
sions. The creation of a system of Indian
public Instruction on a large scale in 1S54
led to the establishment of new tests for
the public service and the learned profcs-
slons. Intellectual attainments took the
place of prescriptive claims and within n
dingle generation the Bengal Mussulmans
found themselves ousted from Ihelr heredit
ary employments by the quick-witted Hin
dus whom their fathers had despised. A
widespread Mussulman unrest led to a
searching Inquiry. It was found that the
decay of the Bengal Mussulmans was due ,
not to a lack of ability or to wont of In
struction , but to the fact that their religious
and domestic obligations rendered It ex
tremely difficult for them to accept the
purely secular system of education offered
by the state. The Hindus , with their re
ligious training nt home , found no difficulty
in accepting the purely secular teaching of
the government Bchools , and thereby se
cured an enormous advantage over their
Mussulman compatriots. Lord Curzon , while
sympathizing with the Mussulman position ,
pointed out what had been done from the
days of Lord Mnyo onwards to relieve It
and urged that the duty of the government
was not to create exemptions or privileges
in favor of any particular race , but to adapt
its educational system to the needs and
sentiments of all classes of its subjects.
* * *
When the matter of the three now Ger
man army corps came up for discussion the
other day before the budget committee of
the Reichstag the Prussian war minister.
General von Gossler , bad very little difficulty
in securing full approval of his plans. The
confidential Information which he gave must
have been of an Important character , Inns-
much a a loading clerical deputy Herr
Muller announced that If the facts had
been before them when the vote for the
Increase of the artillery had 1)een taken he
would have given it his support. He could
now only express the hope that the demands
for the artillery would be voted In the
House Itself by a large majority. General
von Gossler said that the French army "had
made real progress and was quite on the
same level as the German. " One ot the
deputies directed attention to the Imposing
strength of the forces which Russia main
tained on her western frontier. There were
fifteen crack Russian regiments there and
fuithcr reinforcements were contemplated.
Reference was also made to the reorganiza
tion of the troops In Finland. The organ
ization of the new array corps was put to
the vote and carried by 20 votes to 8 , the
whole of the committee taking part In the
division. The majority consisted of all the
conservative , national liberal , molerate
radical and clerical members of the com
mittee.
. . .
Some figures read the other day at the an
nual congress of the German Agrarian
league In Berlin give some Idea of the blre
nnd influence of that organization. AccordIng -
Ing to the annual report submitted by the
secretary the membership now amounts to
188,000. Of these 97,000 have their homes to
the west of the Elbe and 91,000 east of that
river. Among them are 158COO email pro
prietors , 28,000 proprietors of estates of
moderate extent and 1,400 great landed pro
prietors. About 4,000,000 leaflets -were dis
tributed at the general election for the
Reichstag last summer. Two thousand
: -Ight hundred and four meetings were held
throughout Germany during the last twelve
months. The league has twenty-one higher
jfflclals and sixty-nine clerke. Its Income
was 541,700 marks. The co-operative so-
: lcty ot the league for supplying manure ,
seed , etc. , had a total turnover amounting
'jo 5,022,330 marks. Last year n new sec-
Ion of the co-operatlvo society for the sale
) f machinery had been Instituted. After
some discussion on various matters a reso-
utlonwas adopted In which the league
; ongratulnted Itself upon the alleged re-
urn of the government to the commercial
xjllcy of the late Prince Bismarck and its
idoptlon of the principles -which the league
iad persistently maintained. The resolu-
lon further declared that the league not
inly expected from the government the pro-
ectlon of national Industries and Interests
IB against foreign competition , but also de-
Ircd that the producing classes of the pop-
ilatlon should be protected against the in-
luence at homo of dear money speculation
tvd those great enterprises of capitalists
i-hlch menaced the existence of the artisan
nd shopkeeper class.
*
A Knfflr university. Industrial nnd re-
Igloua , Is to be established at Queenitown ,
South Africa , under the auspices of the
ifrlcan Methodist Episcopal church. In-
tead of sending missionaries to tbo Kaffirs
rom America , It IB proposed to train native
nlsslonarlcs at the university. The mis-
lonarles BO trained would have the double
dvontngo of understanding tlie Kaffir
pcech and of being nblo to endure. Kaffir
lltnate. Civilization Is rapidly pushing Its
rny from the coasts to the central portions
f the dark continent , and missionary ef-
ort , backed by steam and electricity , may
o crowned with a success In the future
hat has not attended It In the past , if
lie African can bo reclaimed from his bar-
arlsm no effort should be spared to help
hose who are willing to moke the attempt ,
frlREPOWDER
aiBSOJUJIELY frlRE
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
. .
KOYil UHIHO PO0 CO. , N W VOX.
and moro especially whpn the negro him
self puts bis own flioulder to the norx.
. . .
Having conquered Khartoum , the Enc
llsh arc going about clvlllring It In tb
most approved and expeditious manner.
Already the railway has been extended half
way from Atbnrn. to Khartoum , nnd con
siderable tracts of couutry have been put
under cultivation. A number of public
building arc being built in the city , nmoni
them Gordon' * palace , which Is being recon
structed over the original foundations nnd
will be used for Lord Kitchener's office when
It Is completed. The whole irglon Is rap
idly settling down under the British rule ,
one Important factor of wlilch Is the ex
cellent police arrangements that hare al
ready made life nud property perfectly e-
cure in both Oindurman and Khartoum ,
KIlflTS OK 1MIMSH1AMSM.
Baltimore American : The most startling
thing in British politics IB the discovery ol
n deficit In the budget of considerable pro
portions , which must be mot by extra taxes.
This comes , too , after the Institution of
taxes of n somewhat cxccpllonal character
by the present government , which It wai
supposed would meet all demands. The In
creases In the array nnd navy have been too
much for the ( budget , nnd , as Jt Is generally
conceded that there will be no decrease In
these expenditures , the government will b
put to Its trumps to raise the necessary
revenue.
New York Evening Post : It Is nn essential
part of the imperialistic gospel that salvation
for subject races comes high for thote who
do the saving. The English Imperialists aru
beginning to worry about this. They find
their expenses for tbo empire growing un
comfortably large. This year , for thu first
tlmo In history , the expenses of the English
nrmy on n peace footing exceed $100,000,000.
Wo can give our cousins odds in this gaini
and beat them easily , as our army appro
priations , including pensions , will easily be
upward of $200,000,000. In England , however -
over , they nre nervous over the Binnller sum.
One troubled member of the government
said the other day , In a speech to a tory
club , that they ought to go ubout among the
people explaining that "Imperialism could
not bo run on the cheap. " But , as Mr. Morley -
ley retorted , this is entirely unnecessary ,
as "the tax collector is a more telling mis
sionary of that gospel. " He Is , and he will
bo busily preaching It throughout this fair
land for many years to come.
HUMAUKS.
Detroit Journal : The tall , dark man wai
furious.
he "You hissed. have been Btcallnir coal from mot" f \
The other man was livid with a ruKe.
You are no Kent eman ! " he cuvuie . "If
you were you'd say coals , not coal ! "
IndlnnapollH Journal : ' 'This man , " said
thu attendant , "has nn idea that he can
compose , .wu.u. CUHH.- > . "
"Arul can he ! " asked the visitor.
"No. "
"Perhaj-s - , " enld the visitor , "he Is not
really Insane. "
Judge : ' "They say marriage Is a
failure.
"There's great difference. "
"Why ? "
"In marrlago the wife takes the hus
band's name , and In n failure the husband
takes the wife's name. "
Detroit Free Press : "It Is hinted that
Miss Tenspot Is Indebted to the druggist
for 'her ' complex < on , " said Miss Gazznm.
"O , 1 can't credit that , for 1 know her
well , " repied : Alls. RIckettp. "In fact , I
am her d'nreat friend. "
"Then she doesn't use cosmetics at all ? "
"O , yes , but she pays cash. "
Philadelphia Record : Novice Say ,
friend , can you tell me whether Slug-ger ,
the pugilist , is u. heavyweight or a light-
wuleht ?
Old Sport Neither ; ha's a paperweight. . ,
Novice PajVerweJght ? - * / - , - * -
Old Sjwrt 1'es ; docs oil his wrapping In
the papers. , -
"Now , I suppose , " remarked Mrfl. Snaggs ,
"that the surgeons of thu army are at
tached to the medical corvt. "
"Vour supposition do s you great credit , "
replied Mr. Snaggs , sarcastically. "It's a
wonder you didn't Imagine that doctors
joined the army for the purpose of bul.dln ?
bridges or going up In balloons. Where
should army surgeons be except In the
medical cores ? "
"Well , I thought that they might possibly
belong to the Lanors. "
snxsis or BEREAVEMENT.
Washington Star.
: 'm standln' alone on the Capitol eltys
A-walchln' Iho cars go jiasl ,
An' thinkln' of stories
That tell how life's glories
Must all go to pieces at lust.
\n' the world seems so holler an' cruel an'
sad
As I think of each great empty-hall !
No more 'proprlation ; v >
No burnln1 oration ;
No congress ; no nolhln' at all ! ,
' * *
? > ,
. .Ike the sailor all weary who leaned/to th
helm * ' - ' -
An * trusted n star In the sky , , g. " .
An' found that his beacon gf- ' . '
Was only a weak * un * fe f- " ,
A meteor to flicker and die , -SB ; : ,
ponder again , with sensation * of pain ,
While th > crows In their mockery callj , - -
No more Jolly frlskers ; "
No Jokes an' no whiskers ;
No congress ; no nothln * at all.
Good
Goods
Good
AT LOW PRICES ,
You can't prove it bet
ter than in hats. Buy
one from an exclusive
hatter five dollars
take his name out of
the crown , come down
town , mecwji
with same kfoi
on.
on."Hello , Ed , rf iirSi-1 rS-j. . , * * ' * *
did you get that
'AtBrowninjt ,
& Go's $3 intr i
ing to know
you might nave
52.50 and $3
for Spring Bloc !
: . S. WILCOX , Manif r.
