THE OMAHA DAILY K13E ; SATURDAY , MAKCIT 11 , 1800.
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State of Nfcbrankn , Douglas County , * '
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Publishing company , beltiR duly Hivorn , * ; iyn
that the actual mimbnr of full nnd complete
copies of The Dally , Morning , Evening and
Sunday Bee. printed during the month of
February , 1809 , was as follows :
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( Seal. ) OEO. M. R.EI3D ,
Notary Public In and for Douglas County ,
Neb.
Senator Thurston's appointments liavo
for the most part boon dls-appolntmcnts.
March this year apparently docs not
cnro to tnke the trouble to si'pnrutc Its
lamb-like nnd Us lion-like propensities.
The muster roll of the Cuban ivrmy is
Increasing at a wonderful rate since the
announcement that a paymaster Is In
The hold-up business has become so
safe and prolltable In Missouri that the
bundlts have tried to work the scheme
on a whole town.
When that straight democratic organ
ization IB In working order the triple
alliance will have to work out another
fusion agreement with four parties to
the compact.
That new Sixteenth street viaduct
should be completed during the coming
season. 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' Avar , just as though the
magazines had. not sulllciently punished
the public In that behalf.
It Is a reminder of old times to see
Immigrants coming Into Nebraska by
the tralnload. The state at large Is
now reaping the lasting benefits of the
Transmlsslsslppl Exposition.
It looks very much as If the Omaha
charter bill were again to become the
foot ball of the log-rollers and boodlers
who try to pull through various Jobs In
the closing days of the legislative ses
sion.
The arrival at the Hub of the last re
turn load of teaspoons , toothpicks and
other family treasure from the intorloi
country would Indicate that the Spanlsli
lleet has permanently withdrawn from
Boston bay.
The labored effort of our amiable pop
ocratlc contemporary to reverse the tie-
clslon of the supreme court In tin
Broatch-Moorcs case Indicates a pain
ful as well as tired feeling among mem
bers of the gang.
The report of the Oklahoma legisla
tlvc committee -would seem to ludlcatt
that the government of that terrltorj
'had been conducted on the prolU-slmr
Ing plan , with the public getting but i
small percentage of the profits.
Nobody In Nebraska Is big enough t
earn $25,000 ti year from a polltlcsi
olllco. A salary of $5,000 a year wll
give Douglas county just as competen
and ofllciont a clerk of the dlstrlc
court as has ever Illled the position.
It is suggested that the bill pendlii
In the legislature providing a penalty to
adulterating food products might nppl
to fusion. There are a large numbc
of people In Nebraska who have had nether
other means of sustenance fur the la *
two years.
The Ohio man who dreamed of a Moi
tatiu mountain of gold awaiting him an
Is going to glvo up n good Job to g
after It would do well to delay his Ut
imrturo until the snow has Hiitlicluutl
molted to rnaUo walking good on th
return trJp.
The story that Admiral Kaut/ goes 4
Samoa to restore Mnlietoa as king is
line tribute to the enterprise and liniii
liiatlon of the fakir who originated I
but until further details the public nun
regard It ns In the same category wll
the sea serpent and thu airship.
The Omaha postmaster-ship Is i
longer a bono of contention. It ceasi
to bo a political factor when civil ser
Ice laws were put In force to prote
postal employes from partisan Inlerfc
eucc. The only thing the ofllco Is no
good for Is to pay off senatorial debts.
It Is now discovered that the susj
clous Toulon cartridges were loadi
with cement , but the war olllco w
nevertheless make an exhaustive c
amlnutlon , for it might have been dyn
mite , and Franco does not propose
be "buncoed" out of a revolution by ai
aucb shameful methods.
Of/ ; ATTITUDE TO MM HO Off/AM.
The Chliu' . c minister at Washington
has In an Interview expressed his grati
fication at the decision of this govern
ment to maintain nn attitude of neu
trality In respect to China. The de
clared policy of the Tnlted Htatcs not tp
follow the example of Kuropnan nations
In acquiring Chinese territory the minister -
tor said would be regarded by his gov
ernment as strong ovldi'iicp of good will
and Is not only another bond between
the two countries , but 1ms n special pig-
nlflfance at this time , as contrasting
with the spirit of rapacity prevailing
among the old world powers. Wo have
said to the nations of Europe that we
have no desire for the acquisition of
Chinese territory and that we will not
be drawn Into any project that Involves
the partitioning of that territory. In
taking this position wo Inform the world
that this nation has n just regard for
the autonomy of the Chinese empire
and will engage In no efforts aimed at
Its dismemberment. If European na
tions go on seeking ports nnd territory
In China wo shall not Interfere , only
demanding that whatever Interests and
rights we have there shall be respected.
This Is the wise and safe position. It
Is consistent with our traditional policy.
It should bo strictly adhered to. Hut
the question arises whether , us the rn-
suit of the expansion policy In the far
east , the time may not come when It
will bo deemed expedient to acquire
Chinese territory. The expansionists
urge that we need the Philippines in the
Interest of trade with China. We re
quire tlroso Islands , It .is said , In order
to develop our commerce In that quarter
of the world and especially with China ,
where It Is already , according to l.frd
Ik'resford , 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 n time wo shall have
to consider whether the protection of
our Chinese commerce does not require
the 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 first step ; that the
possession of the islands will ivot 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 this view
may find acceptance here ? A year ago
not a score of intelligent American citi
zens would have given n moment's eon-
nlderatlon to .a suggestion that the
United States should acquire territory
in the far east , even to the extent of si
coaling station. Why may it not rea
sonably be apprehended that within a
year 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
of commercial necessity ? This is si
danger of the situation that has been
too little thought of. No one can fore
see with certainty whore the policy that
has been entered upon will end. No
one can say what future complications ,
dlfllcultlcH and dangers this policy will
bring the country.
The present attitude of the govern
ment in respect to China Is wise. Our
immediate duty nnd 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
part in the settlement of Chinese af
fairs.
DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.
The Philippine commission , wliiel :
should enter upon Its work within the
next few days , is charged with dutlef
not confined to an Investigation of the
condition of affairs la the Islands , li
addition 'to this the commission li
charged with making all practicable efforts
forts to acquaint the natives with tin
Intentions of this government and to per
tuiiulo them to accept its authority. I
ivlll plainly define the policy which it 1 :
reposed to pursue and it will report ti
iVsishlngton from time to time what li
ts judgment1 Is desirable to be < lon <
, vlth a view 'to establishing peaceful re
atlons.
The president said In the instruction
o the commissioners : "It is my desiri
hat In all their relation with the In
tabltauts of the islands the commit
sloners exercise respect for nil the Ideult
usbonm and institutions of the tribe
: uul races which compose the popula
Ion , emphaRl/.ing upon all occasions th
ust and beneficent Intentions of the gov
> rmnent of the United States. " If Hi
Filipinos can be made to understand am
appreciate this there will be u chance o
iiccompllshlng something , but the fall
ire of the commission appointed b.
General Otis In January to convlnc
them that the purpose of the Uultci
Status Is In their Interest does not 01 :
courage hope that the present commit
slon will succeed In Its object. It is sal
liar the Filipino loaders realize that the
mule a disastrous mistake. PosBlbl
some of them do , but thcru Is nothln
to Indicate that this feeling Is guneri
or that the people as si whole are iu
still determined to resist to the las
American rule ,
on EQUtTAllhU TAXATIOX ,
j. The Michigan legislature has passed
bill whereby the property of ratlroiu
telegraph and telephone companies Is i
bo taxed the siimo as the property (
other corporations and private indlvli
mils. Such a law virtually enacts tl
10 provisions of the constitution of N
> d braska , which expressly requires tl
v- levy of taxes by valuation BO that evci
ct person and corporation shall pay a tiT
TIn proportion to the value of his , her <
its property. In other words , the bu
den of taxation , to bo equitable , shou
bu Imposed without discrimination <
favoritism upon nil classes of proper !
This , however , does not appear to ssi
Isfy the managers of the propertl
owned by corporations whether they n
In Michigan or In Nebraska. I'mlor tl
to system of taxation that prevails In tl
11 y state the nsHi'ssiiU'iit machinery Is
arranged as practically to exempt pu
He carriers from local taxation , which
constitutes by far the heaviest share of
government expenses.
While the owners of town nnd farm
property are constantly Increasing the
earnings nnd value of the railway prop
erties the owners of the railway prop
erty benefited by local Improvements
and the settlcinc-nt of the state contrib
ute llttlo or nothing to the coot of town ,
city and county governments. In the
city f Omaha , for example , property
owners are taxed $12,000.000 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 property at the same val
uation applied to other taxable property
would aggregate several millions.
It is tills rank discrimination against
all other classes of taxpayers which the
legislature should endeavor to correct.
No fair-minded person desires to cripple
the railways by excessive taxation , but
It la only fair and just that the excessive
taxation of other property should bo
reduced by equalising the burdens. In
every town and 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.
C UltA X A A'.V'KXA ' TtOA7.S TS.
The sentiment In Cuba favorable to
annexation would seem to be growing.
Advices from Santiago report that the
business men say It Is Impossible to In
duce people to Invest largo sums of
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 able to govern themselves
than any wther people In the world , for
sit one blow the sugar Industry would
be annihilated. It is pointed out that
with sugar from Porto Hlco and Hawaii
coming Into the United States free of
duty even on the best terms the
sugar of Cuba , unless the Island were
annexed , 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 the
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 nnd 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 go'od business pol
icy to destroy this Industry by admitting
| Cuban sugar free oC duty , which of
course would have to bo done if the
island were annexed. Therefore we do
not think the nnucxatloulsts arc at all
likely to realize their hope. Cuba will
have an independent government and
It will be able to make si good commer
cial arrangement with the United States ,
though we shall protect our own inter
ests and especially the sugar industry.
The speech of M. de Freycluot , In
which he 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 sc
high an official as the secretary of wai
can but Impress Germany and the
world , Tor that matter , that France yei
cherishes the delusion of regaining Al
sace and Lorraine and only bides the
time to make the attempt by force 01
arms. But whatever may be the belle !
of the French' ' people , military crltlci
will not endorse M. de Freycinet's views
on that point. The disparity betweei
the real military powers nf Franco an <
Germany Is as great today as ever. 1
does not lie in numerical strength o ;
fqulpment , but in the moral fibre of tin
people. The French now , as always , nr
the best soldiers In the world so loni
sis they are driving the enemy , but d
feat brings demoralization and no troop
are so utterly worthless nnclor thcim
conditions. The reverse is true of Ger
many. Under defeat the Gennau sol
dlor retires In good order if lie can. I
he cannot , he holds his ground and &ut
fers extermination. That quality o
determination and steadiness Is th
most valuable In war. It broke th
power of Napoleon sit Lelpulc , it dc
stroyed him at Waterloo. 'It ' destroyei
the morale of the French army the da ;
Von Multke's legions crossed flic bound
ary and made Sedan Inevitable. Coi :
dltlons have not changed nnd , wer
France stronger than it is , it could nc
hope to win In an armed conflict wit
Germany. The sooner French state !
men realize that fact and beat thel
swords into ploughshares and adopt tli
sentiments of peace for the bombastl
utterances of war the better.
The lire Insurance lobby has got 1
Its work with the legislature as usim
Since the enactment of the valued po
Icy law , which requires Insurance con
panics to pay the full amount for whk
property Is Insured , policies have bet
issued that practically nullify the law I
forcing the policy-holder to carry pa
of the loss us a co-Insurer. To prevei
tills evasion of the law a bill was pem
Ing In the house prohibiting the Inse
tion of any condition In any policy i
Insurance that compelled the insun
to carry a given per cent of Insurant1
The indefinite postponement of tills b
le In the house will enable lire Insurain
leo companies to whip the devil around tl
o10 stump for two years more and ma )
i-y the valued policy law a farce.
IX
u r After considerable talk to the offo
ir- that all Iowa democrats would be i
Id vitcd to participate in the next sta
or convention , regardless of their oplnli
on the silver question , the state coi
it mltteo has proceeded to lay the groun
itOS work for fusion. It evidently csui
re to the conclusion there were mo
lie votes In fusion than could bo pull
sis back Into the party from the ranks
0 the gold democrats. The record
0b Iowa democracy has bct-u one of net1
Ing a vote-get'Jng Issue regardless of
past platforms of the party and demo
cratic principles. The result has been
n heterogeneous collection of votes un
der the party banner adrocatlng ninny
Isms which not even success could hold
together.
The clerk of the district court for
Douglas county Is reputed to have an
income from the fees of the office ag
gregating from ? 'jri.ooo to ? HO,000 a
year. Any public otllce that yields such
an enormous Income Is sure to become
si source of corruption and demoraliza
tion no matter which man or which
party controls It. The time has come
for abolishing the pernicious fee system
and making the district court clerkship
a salaried otlit-e.
Legislative junkets , or , to preserve a
legislative fiction , visits to state insti
tutions , have been so universally con
demned In the past that members are
not manifesting any great desire to en
gage In them. It Is a hopeful sign
when legislators evince it knowledge of
the fact that they arc elected to trans
act the business of the state and not for
the purpose of having a good time.
H Hung Chang lias been recalled from
his Job In the Yellow river bottoms to
aid the dowager empress with his coun
sel and ndvice. Hut , from all Indica
tions , not even the majesty of the yellow
jacket and one-eyed peacock feather can
stay the process of benevolent nssimilsi-
tlou now In progress.
How flic Situation Impi-ovcn.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The situation in the Philippines continues
to Improve. Even tlio reported smallpox
turns out tobo merely variola.
Stnr
Philadelphia Times.
Admiral Dowey's Hag Is blue with four
white stars , but Montljo's 'fleet saw more
stars than that In connection with his
sonic tlrno ago.
Trend of
Plain Dealer.
There is no better reading matter In the
dally journals than the announcements that
wages are being raised In many places. Thle
Is the best proof of the good times pudding.
ItiiHlt fur Amir Jolia.
Springfield Republican.
The ofucers of the volunteer regiments
still In the service are much moro eager
to continue their military life than the
privates. It is estimated that fully 75 per
cent of these officers are using nil the po
litical pulls they possess to secure commis
sions under the army 1)111 pasaed by the last
congress. A long line of congressmen at
Secretary uMger's door Is the result.
WhveU of Juddce.
Indianapolis News.
Wo do not protect life and property , par
ticularly life In this country as wo should.
Indeed the saying might be moro drastic ,
and be truthful , altered to read that In no
civilized country 13 life held as cheaply aa
in this one , where the people are all
powerful. Doubtless It springs from the
abuse of liberty. Whatever It be , It Is not
wholesome. It Is not an attribute of sav
ing force. It Is not a characteristic of r
strong and surviving people. Wo need
above all peoples In , the world , to havt
Justice , "speedily and [ without delay. "
Cnnnila ns n field 1'rodiiccr.
Philadelphia Uecord.
Owing to the development of gold In the
Yukon region Canadiv now takes Us place
a fifth on the list 9f the gold-produdnj
countries. Its contribution for 1898 wat
nearly $14,000,000 , its total mineral out
put footing up nearly 138,000,000. All th (
probabilities point to a largely IncrenBliu
production of the Yukon mines during 189 ! )
and the Canadians arc seriously discussing
the necessity of opening up an all-Canadlai
route as a means of securing a mon
complete control of the trade Incident ti
further exploration and development.
THE INCOMING TH1E.
Advance niiuilca of the AVnvc of Land. .
HcckerN Ilondeil for NebniNkn.
J. Sterling 'Morton's ' Conservative.
Bounteous crops nnd a new place for Nebraska
braska In the confidence of the homc-mnkln
people of the United States guarantee ai
Immediate advance in population , prosperlt ;
and wealth for every part of It. The ripple
of tbo wave of a coming Immigration a
landseokers and farmers nro already fel
before the disappearance of the frosts of
long and severe winter. This Intlux 1
evidently to be one of the largest in velum
which , since the homestead era , this stat
has over known. Managers of our great railways
- wayswhose direct , Immediate nnd ultlmat
interests In the new Invasion are prodigious
unite in saying that there can bo no mlstak
about It.
All of which means a new advance of th
state In growing strength , in populatlot
wealth and power , in the face of prediction
of political demagogues nnd chronic peE
slralstB of the Arkansas Jones brand , wh
Insist that a prosperity which is giving th
country volumes of business never be
fore known In its history Is not prosperity
that raw products In unexampled abundanc
with ready markets at fair prices , with ex
ports of manufactured products oxceedln
any previous record , and increasing at
rapid rate upon legitimate demand , mea
nothing but proverty and distress ; and tht
everything that is good is actually bad I
this great country of ours ,
CUIIA-'S l.tM'11 COUNTER.
h
Rxtciit of the Drntii on Uncle Sum'
I.nrri > r ,
Boston Globe ,
Few thlnes nro more demoralizing tha
the promiscuous free lunching of
masses of people. That seems to bo'wha
we are largely engaged In in Cuba , wher
Uncle Sam Is today feeding 5 per cent.nf th
total population , ana the number appears t
Increase rather than diminish. From 20,0(1 (
to 25,000 , or 10 per cent of the city's in
habitants , are fed In Havana alone on arm
rations.
As soon ns it became known that suppllc
were being furnished practically on call th
rt amount of rations dally distributed roe
It from 10,000 per day to 20,000 , and even 25,001
Under such on unregulated system thet
It-
-
Itr. could be no Just discrimination between tli
r.of deserving and Idlers and vagabonds ,
of U is ot course argued that it IB bettc
id that the unworthy should receive ration
ide
e , than that ono deserving person should K
ill without. The trouble is that without propc
CO discrimination the tendency Is for the ur
I worthy to more and more crowd out tr
" -.worthy , while the disinclination to worl
0 1 even where work can be obtained , grow
apace ,
We are confronted with some serious dr
ct delicate problems in Cuba. In a counti
where the climate and conditions are'favoi
to able to idleness , charity llnds Its chief cxcui
In that it is merely a makeshift , pending
511n supply of employment , -\vhcn dispense
nd - under army rules and without the care at
d- discrimination which are found In organizi
benevolent Bocletln , n raay soon genera
alarming evils.
re
ed Our pressing duty | g to curtail the fn
of lunch arrangement | a Cuba as rapidly i
ofof possible by furnUblns uork on public in
of provements whereby the poor may bccon
self-supporting.
III2I ! I.IVKS.
Ono of the most novel cases on record
was that of Mrs. .Mary Kpps , tried at Tort
Scott , Kan. , this week. Mrs. Epps Is a
clairvoyant nnd she brought suit against
a negro to recover a fee of MOO for driving
away a ghost that Infojtod his house. Tlio
Jury Impaneled to try the cnso consisted
of six crippled negroes and a Chinaman
and the trouble commenced when the clerk
tried to swear him In ns n 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 n tallfenthcr and
dipping U Into the fowl's blooj ho tickled
his nose with It , rubbed MB chin three times
down Its back , walked around It seven times
and then announced that ho was ready to
get down to A settlement of the spook
troubles. The evidence clearly developed
the presence of the "haunts" on the ne
gro's premises , but ho vigorously resisted
payment on the ground that while Mrs.
Kpps had modified the frequency of their
visits they we-ro , eo to speak , still in the
ring. Unfortunately the case was dismissed
on a technicality instead of 'being Occlded
by the Jury on its merits.
As spring draws nearer the output of
poetry in the Nebraska papers gradually
increases , but is not yet nearly up to the
demand1. A noticeable feature about It is
the total abacnco of the soft sentiment
that usually clings to the spring pattern.
The Otoo County Orlt Is the latest contrib
utor nnd the following practical effusion
appears In its last issue : "Wo don't want
to trade at your place , wo don't wont to
trade there any more ; you'll bo 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 ; wo don't want to
trade at your store , because" you don't ad
vertise. "
This is equally ns fine as anything Editor
Lcedom over wrote and displays the busi
ness acumen , which is nn 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
cultlvatlvc habitat of the ungodly and the
situation Is not without hope that It may
yet equal Chicago ,
George Cannon , the mouthpiece of God
and of the Mormon church , has secured the
co-operation of the latter In his senatorial
race , but the former seems to manifest a
strange indifference to the whole affair.
Vice Admiral Colomb of the English navy ,
in a lecture before a 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. AM ) C1II.VA.
St. Paul Pioneer Press : The United
States could not afford to enter Into any
alliance with other nations in any policy
of conquest or aggression , but It can far
less afford to refuse to take its share in
a combination of the civilized powers to
protect a weak power from spoliation nnd
support it in a policy of equal Justice and
equal rights to all the nations.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Minneapolis Times : The advancement of
our trade la 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 nnd production wo are al
ready ( beginning to compete successfully
with all Europe in the trade of the Orleut
and we will continue to sell goods in China
In ever increasing quantities , oven though
Italy bo admitted to the great international
China trust.
Chicago Record : Whatever may bo oui
rights and our duties in the ( Philippines
there can be no excuse for meddling will
the affairs of China. It is necessary , ol
course , that .we protect the persons and
property of our citizens in China , ns well
as in other parts of the world , but the
United States should carefully avoid inter
fering in either the internal or the interna
tional difficulties with which China Is non
struggling. It has been hJnted in EnglanO
that If the United States wanted a coaling
station on the Chinese coast Great Drltnli
would use Its influence to Induce China tc
cede to us the harbor of Chusan , on whlct
the British government has a sort of prloi
option. If this cession could bo made ai
China's free-will offering , unaccompauiei
by any entangling agreements , either ex
pressed or Implied , itwould be a hlghlj
desirable acquisition on the part of thl :
country , but it might 1)o a very costly glfi
if its acceptance entaileJ upon us the lie
ccsally of supporting the claims of an ;
other nation In Its dealings with China.
POLITICAL
Two Carters ore In the field for mayo
of Chicago Carter H. Harrison and ZIni
R. Carter. Hurrah for Carter.
Texoa solons endorse Congressmoi
Bailey's contention that one office at a tlmt
Is enough for any full grown patriot.
Oregon's legislature mot In January on <
adjourned In February. If there are an ;
surplus medals , pass them up to Oregon.
Senator Gorman nnd tbo Baltimore Bui
are said to have kissed and made up. Arthu
Pue IB as "smooth as they make "em" am
may bo relied on to kick a halo in his po
lltlcal coffin before long.
A law passed by the legislature of Montana -
tana over the governor's veto provides tha
owners of two-thirds of the stock of i
corporation can compel the other third t <
relinquish their 'holding at an appralsci
price.
The famous Allen law , governing Btree
railway franchises In Chicago , has bcei
repealed by the Illinois legislature , am
Governor Tanner signed the repeal bill , Th
old law limiting franchises to Uventy-fiv
years was re-enacted ,
Governor Mount of Indiana appreciates ti
a nicety the capacity of a legislator to go
what he goes after. When a weary war pll
grim applied to the governor for a rallroai
pass to Chicago the governor endorsed thi
application to n lawmaker , and the law
e
maker honored the requisition ,
The salary paid to the Insurance commls *
10 sloner in New York state is $7,000 a year
New Jersey pays $ -1,000 , Missouri $3,000
Maryland , $2,500 , Kansas $1,800 , .Maine $1,500
Connecticut { 3,500 , Illinois $3SOO , Ncv
Hampshire $1,500 , North Dakota $2,000 , Ohl <
$4,000 $ , Wisconsin $3,000 and Pennsylvanli
$3,000 and fees.
The states which hold general election :
In November next are ten In number : Iowa
which elects a governor ; Kentucky , whlcl
elects n governor ; Maryland , which electi
a governor ; Massachusetts , which has ai
annual election ; Mississippi , which elects i
governor ( the term of the governor of Mis
sissippi Is four years ) ; New Jersey , Nov
York , Ohio , which elects a governor ; Penn
gylvanla , which elects a treasurer , am
Rhode Island , which adheres to annual elec
tlons. New York will vote for members o
assembly only.
OT1IKH IAMS THAN Ol ItS.
Japan Is making n bold push for at least
ft slmro ot the carrying trade of the Pacific.
Though she now has but about 600.000 tons
of modern steam tonnage , the significant
fact is that this is nearly all new nnd up to
date. The vessels constituting the new
steamer lines under the Japanese flag were
mainly built In British and Ocrman yards ,
but their owners arc far too shrewd to de
pend entirely on foreigners. Last year a
Japanese hlpbulldlng company nt Naga
saki launched a C.OOO-ton steamer. Thu
materials for this vessel wore , it Is true ,
imported , but the labor was entirely per
formed by Japanese , and from putting
together n steamer to planning nnd buildIng -
Ing ono will bo an easy step for thcso
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 been In n great hurry to
build up n powerful navy , ono superior in
vessels nnd armament to that with which
she defeated China. The fear ot being
caught napping by Russia has stimulated
Japan to place her orders at once without
waiting to build up at homo plants capable
of constructing battleships and heavy crui
sers. Now that eho has got n good "first
lino" in vessels built in England , Germany
and the United States , she may not un
naturally try her hand nt constructing at
least her auxiliaries and even more power
ful vessels. Japan Is growing rapidly both
as n naval nnd mercantile power nnd in n
tow years It will bo dangerous for other
powers to try to rob her of her conquests
ns she was robbed nftcr the Chinese war.
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The new viceroy ot India , Lord Curzon ,
is gaining n good deal ot credit for the tact ,
courage and good scnso displayed in his
public addresses. Ho furnished an Illustra
tion of thcso qualities In the reply which
ho made to the Central Mohammedan as
sociation , which complained of the manner
In which Mussulmans had been crowded
out of oftlclal life nnd the learned profes
sions. The creation of n system of Indian
public Instruction on n largo scnlo In ISO
led to the establishment ot new tests for
the public service and the learned profes
took the
sions. Intellectual attainments
place of prescriptive claims and within a
Hlnglo generation the Bengal Mussulmans
found themselves ousted from their 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 want of In
struction , but to the fact that their religious
rendered it extremely
and domestic obligations
tremely difficult for them to accept the
purely secular system of education offered
Hindus , with their religious
by the state. The
ligious training at home , found no difficulty
secular teaching of
in accepting the purely
the government e-chools , and thereby secured
over their
advantage
cured nn enormous
Mussulman compatriots. Lord Curzon , while
sympathizing with the Mussulman position ,
I pointed out what had been done from the
It
relieve
onwards to
I days of Lord Mayo
and urged that Uie duty of the government
was not to create exemptions or privileges
particular race , but to adapt
in favor ot any
its educational system to the needs nnd
sentiments ot all classes of its subjects.
When the matter of the three now German
the
discussion
for
corps came up
man army
of
committee
other day before the budget
the Reichstag the Prussian war minister.
had very little difficulty
General von Gossler ,
in securing full approval of his plans. The
confidential information which he gave must
character , Inasmuch
have been of an Important
clerical deputy Herr
much aa n loading
Muller announced that If the facts had
been before them when the vote for the
Increase of the artillery had Ticen taken he
would have given it his support. He could
1 now only express the hope that the demands
: for the artillery would be voted In the
large majority. General
House Itself by a
"
von GosBler said that the French army "had
made real progress and was qulto on the
same level as the German. " One ot the
deputies directed attention to the imposing
strength ot the forces which Russia main
tained on her western frontier. There were
fifteen crack Russian regiments there and
further reinforcements were contemplated.
Reference was also made to the reorganiza
tion ot the troops in Finland. The organ
ization of the new army 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 , moderate
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 falze
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 Elba and 91,000 cast ot that
river. Among them nro 158,000 small pro
prietors , 28,000 proprietors of estates ol
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
eight hundred nnd four meetings were held
throughout Germany during the last twelve
months. The league has twenty-one higher
officials and sixty-nine clerks. Its Income
was 541,700 marks. The co-operative so
ciety of the league for supplying manure ,
seed , etc. , had a total turnover amounting
to 5,022,330 marks. Last year a now sec
tion of the co-operatlvo society for the sale
of machinery had been Instituted. After
some discussion on various matters a reso
lution 'was adopted in which the league
congratulated itself upon the alleged re
turn of the government to the commercial
policy of the late Prince Bismarck nnd lie
adoption of the principles which the league
had persistently maintained. The resolu
tion further declared that the league not
only expected from the government the pro
tection of national Industries nnd Interests
ns against foreign competition , but also do-
ulred that the producing classes ot the pop
ulation Bhould bo protected against the In
fluence at homo of dear money speculation
nnd those great enterprises of capitalists
which menaced the existence of the artlsun
and shopkeeper class ,
A Kaffir unlvernlty , Industrial nnd re
ligious , Is to bo established at Qucenstown ,
South Africa , under the auspices of the
African Methodist Episcopal church , In
stead of sending mletiionnrlea to the Kaffirs
from America , It Is proposed to train native
missionaries at tbo university. The mis
sionaries BO trained would have the double
advantage of understanding tlio Kaffir
speech and of being able to endureKaffir
climate , Civilization Is rapidly pushing Its
way from tbo coasts to the central portions
of the dark continent , and missionary ef
fort , backed by steam and electricity , may
be crowned with n success In the future
that Ima not attended it in tlio past. If
the African can bo reclaimed from his bar
barism no effort should be spared to help
those who are willing to make the attempt ,
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nml mewo especially when the negro titm-
self puts his own tliouMcr to the worx.
HftvUig conquered Khartoum , the Eng
lish nro going nbnut clvlltrlng It In th *
moat approved and expeditious manner.
Already the railway has been extended halt
way from Atbnrtv to Khartoum , find con
siderable tracts of country have been put
under cultivation. A number ot public
buildings nro being built in tbo city , ntnong
them Gordon's palnco. which Is being recon
structed over tiio original foundations nnd
will bo used for Lord Kitchener's office when
it is completed. The whole legion Is rnp-
lilly settling down under the British ruls ,
ono important factor otlilch is the ex
cellent police arrangements that have al
ready mndo life nnd property perfectly secure -
cure In both Omdurman nnd Khartoum.
KIU-ITS OK IMPISHIAIiISM.
Baltimore American : The most startling
thing In British politics Is the discovery of
a tlcllclt In the budget of considerable pro
portions , which must bo met by extra taxes.
This comes , too , fitter the Institution ot
taxes of a somewhat exceptional character
by the present government , which it was
supposed would meet nil demands. The in
creases in the nrmy nml navy have been too
much for the 'budget ' , nnd , ns it is generally
conceded that there will bo no decrease in
thcso expenditures , the government will bo
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 conies high for those who
do the saving. The English Imperialists are
beginning to worry nbout this. They find
their expenses for the empire growing un
comfortably large. This year , for the first
time. In history , the expenses of the English
nrmy on n peace footing exceed $100,000,000 ,
Wo can give our cousins odds in this garni
and boat them easily , ns our army appro
priations , including pensions , will easily bo
upward of $200.000,000. In England , how
ever , they are nervous over the smaller sum.
One troubled member of the government
said the other day , In n speech to a tory
club , that they ought to go about among the
people explaining that "Imperialism could
not bo run on the cheap. " But , as Mr. Morley -
ley retorted , this is entirely unnecessary ,
as "tho tax collector Is a moro telling mis
sionary of that gospel. " He is , nnd ho will
bo busily preaching it throughout this fair
and for ninny years to come.
I'OI.Vl'lM ) IIK.
Detroit Journal : The tall , dark man was
furious.
"You have been Bteallnir coal from mot"
ho hissed.
The other man was livid with a rugo ,
"You are no Kcntlcnmnl" he shouted. "If
you were you'll say coals , not coall"
Indlnnapolls Journal : ' 'This man , " said
thu attendant , "luis un Idea that ho can
composeiropular HOURS. "
"Ami can he ! " asked the visitor.
"No. "
" 1'urhnsB , " said the visitor , "he 13 not
really Insane. "
Judge : "They fay marriage is a
failure. '
"There's great difference. "
"Why1
"In marriage the wife takes the hus
band's name , and in a failure the husband
takes the wife's name. "
Detroit Free Press : "It Is hinted that
Miss Tenspot Is Indebted to the druggist
for 'her ' complexion , " aald Miss CJazzam.
"O , 1 can't credit that , for 1 know her
well , " replied MialUcketto. . "In fact , I
am her dourest friend. "
"Then she doemi't nse cosmetics nt all ? "
"O , yes , but Bhe pays cash. "
Philadelphia Record : Novice Say ,
friend , can you tell me whether Slugger ,
the pugilist , Is a heavyweight or u. llght-
weljrht ?
Old Sport Neither : lv's a paperweight.
Novice PnpcrwelBht ? ' -
Old Sport Yes ; does a'.l his scrapping la
the papers.
"Now , I suppose , " remarked Mrs. Snogss ,
"that the surgeons of the nrmy are at
tached to the tnedlc.il cori > = . "
"Your supposition do-JM you Krcat credit , "
replied Mr. SmiggH , sarcastically. "It's a
wonder you didn't Imagine that doctors
joined the army for the purpose of bul'.dlnff
bridges or going ui > In balloons. Where
should nrmy surgeons bo except In tha
medical cor : > s ? "
"Well , 1 thought that they might possibly
belong to tlio Lancers. "
SKXS13 OK HEHEAVBMBXT.
Washington Star.
I'm stnndln' alone on the Capitol
A-wntchln' the cars go past ,
An1 thlnkln' of stories
That tell how life's glories
Must all go to pieces at lust.
An" the world seems so holler an' cruel an. '
ad
As I think of each great empty hall !
No moro 'proprlation ;
No burnln' oration ;
No congress ; no iiothin' at all !
Like the sailor nil weary who leaned to th
helm
An * trusted n star In the sky ,
An' found thnt his beacon
Was only a weak 'un
A meteor to flicker and die ,
I ponder ngnln , with soiiBtitlons of pain ,
Whllo tha crows In their mockery call ) \
No moro Jolly frlskers ; ,
No Jokes nn' TIO whiskers ;
No congress ; no nothln' at all.
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 , meet a friend
with same kind of hat
on ,
"Hello , Ed , where
did you get that hat ? "
'At Brownin gKing
& Go's $3 interest
ing to know what
you might have saved *
\
$2,50 and $3
for Spring Block
R. S. WILCOX , Manager.