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that the actual number ot full ana complete
copies of The Dally , Morning , livening and
Sunday Bee. printed during the month of
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8 21,780 23 2.70
9 21,750 ' 2\ 28ilO :
10 25,000 25 2I.IU2
11 21,050 20 2J.2IIO
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Notary Public.
Nobrnnka farms lift mortgages every
year nutl they promise to beat the rec
ord of mortgage lifting thin year.
II looks as It' tbc weather man bad
simply waited for Admiral Schley to
depart before ringing the curtain on
the tinseasonable weather.
A Masonic Initiation ceremony is to bo
conducted on the summit of I'lke'.s peak.
Members of the order are evidently bnt
on getting the highest possible degree.
A great many members of the demo
cratic national committee are too busy
securing their share of the republican
prosperity to attend the St. Louis meet
ing.
Actor Mftnslifld had better takeAd
miral' Schley into partnership with him.
It would pay both If the lluanclal re
sults everywhere were as big as In
Omaha.
The wise men of the- ' democratic party'
nre still discussing the qupstlon of hide-
tracking the sliver issue. The auto
matic safety derailing switch ditched
it In 1800. ,
Admiral Dewey says Ills principal de-
iji-ro Is for rest. In that event ho will
have to Mill for gome of the islands of.
the ocean where people , , are bcarce mid
cables unknown.
Tammany's police hoard pretends that
It Is going to enforce the laws relating
to liquor soiling ajiil entertainment re
sorts. As an adept in the art of binding
Tammany takes the palm.
When the roll was called for candi
dates for governor in the Iowa , prohibi
tion convention there was no such rush
ns occurs when some generous Indi
vidual says , "Everybody have one on
me. "
If all of the church societies carry out
their resolves io send missionaries to
Cuba , Porto Hico and the Philippines
the population of those islands will show
wonderful increases when the census
takers get around.
Workmen excavating In the outskirts
of Omaha have unearthed a tooth of an
extinct fossil animal of the order of the
mastodon. Some of the other mastodon
fossils with which Omaha is atlllctcd
have not yet been burled.
It Is cabled all the way from Europe
that Emperor William while out driving
picked up a cab driver who was unable
to look after himself and luul him cared
for. Possibly cabby may be able to re
turn the Compliment some night when
the emperor has lost his way.
It develops that there are twenty-four
prisoners languishing In the county jail
awaiting -trial In the district'court , but
that County Attorney Shields Is not
ready to try any of them. It Is time for
the county attorney to throw a few
more bonnets at himself for his elll-
cl-eney. - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Fort Crook bus again been emptied
of its Inhabitants b'y the despatch of
the Sixteenth Infantry regulars to the
Philippine * . It Is safe to say that all
the olllcen ; and men would much prefer
to remain within distance of the advan
tages Omaha affords the troops sta
tioned at Its army post.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson de
nies the report that lie Is a candidate
for the United States senate , giving as
Ids reason that his head Is full of agri
cultural problems and has no room for
other questions. It Is certainly to bo
feared a real farmer might lind himself
out of place in the United States senate.
General MncArthur , in his oillcliil nar
rative of the operations north of , Ma
nila , gives unstinted praise to the boys
of the First Nebraska. The First Ne
braska has not only done credit to Itself
and the state which sent it out , but has
madu a record unexcelled by any troops
lu the service , regulars or volunteers ,
Praise from a veteran like General Mac-
Arthur Is praise worth having.
i > tct\nn ron
The formal announcement of the ran-
dldary of Colonel Henderson for speaker
of the house of representatives has been
made by the Iowa congressional delega
tion. The address states that the election
*
tion of Colonel Henderson Is not urged
on sectional grounds , "but because wo
believe himto lx > In the highest and
most eminent degree qualified for thin
honorable and dltllcult office , " and thn
fact of his having been nine times
elected to congress Is held to be "mi
small assurance of the nroprlety of
choosing him to preside over the deliberations -
liberations of the Fifly-'slxth congress. "
At the outset of the speakershlp con
test Colon21 Henderson mild that It
should not bo sectional and If It shall
become so It will not be due to any In-
tlnenco on his part or that of the Iowa
delegation.
As Wo stated yesterday the chances
of Colonel Henderson have Improved
within the last two- weeks and there
Is every reason to believe that lie will
continue to gain. As at present in
dicated New York will have two and
possibly three candidates for the speak-
orshlp , Ohio will probably have two nnd
It appears certain that there will bo two
from Illinois. There Is talk of a Mas
sachusetts and a Pennsylvania candi
date , but it is unlikely that cither state
will present a candidate , In which event
Colonel Henderson will have support
from both , with the chances , as now
Indicated , of his receiving a majority
of the Pennsylvania delegation. lk
stands as well at least with the south
ern republican representatives as any
other candidate and will undoubtedly
be able to command votes from New
England.
There Is no question anywhere In re
gard to the qualification of Colonel
Henderson for the speakcrKhlp. His
long experience In congress has made
him fully conversant with parlia
mentary rules and usage and there can
be no doubt that he would preside over
the house with absolute fairness and
Impartiality. Ho Is a candidate whose
record nnd merits will bear the closest
scrutiny.
AN AXTr-TIWST AfASQUKRADE.
A call has been Issued for an anti
trust conference In the shape of an anti
trust dinner to be held at St Louis at
tended exclusively by democrats of the
Bryan persuasion. From behind the
screen tills anti-trust dinner will In re
ality appear as a pow-wow of dem
ocratic politicians who propose to or
ganize a political trust while masquer
ading as anti-trust crusaders.
The idea that the democracy has a
monopoly on anti-trust warfare is pre
sumptuous as well ns preposterous.
Every intelligent person knows that
trusts are not the creatures of any po
litical party and that opposition to
these menacing combinations la not
confined to any particular party. The
llrsb organized anti-trust movement was
inaugurated by the republican governor
and republican legislature of Minnesota
and the first national anti-trust legisla
tion , framed by John Sherman , was
made into law by a republican congress
and republican president tln Nebraska
the law now on the statute books pro
hibiting trust operations was the work
of a republican legislature and the only
reason why it is not enforced at this
time is because a democratic attorney
general is shirking his sworn duty.
But the masqueraders at the St. Louis
dinner -will audaciously claim for the
democratic party the monopoly of oppo
sition to the trusts. Having in view
solely the political capital they may
make for their party , they will pound
the pans and blow the horns like Gid
eon's army lu the hope that they will
frighten the country into surrendering
the government into their keeping.
There is no danger that the masses
will be stampeded by this mummery.
They know that democratic promises
are irredeemable currency that circu
lates only at a heavy discount They
know that the only effective war on the
trusts must be waged by Irresistible
public sentiment enforced through the
retention in power of the only party
that has ever after election fulfilled
pledges made bsforc election.
PENSION -ADMIMSTnA'J.'TON.
There Is some dissatisfaction in the
Grand Army of the Republic with the
administration of the Pension bureau.
Recently the New York state encamp
ment adopted a resolution expressing
Its disapprobation of the way In which
tjie bureau is administered and calling
for. the removal of the commissioner ,
Hon. II. Clay I-Jvans. A delegate to the
encampment declared that the commis
sioner is a southerner nnd not in sym
pathy with the Grand Army , also that
ids policy is parsimonious and his de
cisions unjust.
Commissioner Evans has deemed It
proper to take notice of this feeling
and in a letter to a member of congress
he shows that cx-unlon soldiers have
not been neglected so far as positions
In the bureau are concerned. About
one-third of the employes of the bureau
are union veterans , a large majority of
whom are pensioners. It has been the
uniform practice to give preference to
union soldiers nnd the commissioner
states that this fact has been recognized
and commended by the different com
manders of the Grand Army of the Re
public. As to the charge that Commis
sioner Evans Is a southerner , while lie
was appointed by President McKInley
from Tennessee ho was born In Penn
sylvania and spent ids boyhood In Wis
consin , enlisting In the union army from
the latter state and making a good
record as a soldier. Ho took up his
residence In Tennessee after the war and
became the mos-t prominent republican
leader In that state , having represented
n district In congress and been a candi
date for governor. In the republican
national convention of 1800 lie received
n largo vote for the vice presidency.
The allegation that Commissioner Evans
Is not in sympathy with ex-union soldiers -
diers is utterly groundless.
The fact Is that Commissioner Evans
has made n gooil many enemies among
the pension attorneys nnd claim agents
and It Is probable that these are largely
Instrumental In stirring up dissatisfac
tion among Grand Army members. Aa
Mr. Evans snys In his letter , ho has nol
allowed the agents nnd attorneys to rur
the bureau. "I have endeavored , " lit
says , "to afford claimants who arc nol
represented by attorneys every faollltj
for the prosecution of their claims ant
have often found It necessary to takt
action whlPh the attorneys do not like
and as a result they appear to have
organized a systematic attack upon tin
bureau from all directions , thereby en
deavorlng to create a sentiment of bos
tlllty among the soldiers to the admin
Istratlon of the pension bureau , when
'a * a matter of fact , all the officers and
clerks are putting forth their best efforts
forts to adjudicate claims Justly ami
speedily and In conformity with the lm\
ns It exists. " There Is no better friend
of the ex-union soldiers than Wllllair
McKInley and the fact that he approves
the policy and practice of the pension
bureau should be sulliclont assurance tc
the veterans that their Interests arc
being properly cared for.
The general public has a very large
Interest In pension administration ,
which makes a greater demand upon
the financial resources of the govern ,
ment than any other branch of the pub'
He service. The people desire that the
pension bureau shall be justly and hon
estly administered and it appears to be
the conscientious purpose of Commis
sioner Evans to do this.
CASTRLAIl ,
In the death of Castelnr Spain loses
one of her most Intellectual men an
orator and publicist whose fame was
world-wide and who had also won somu
distinction In the field of statesmanship.
Ills followers , not numerous in his later
years , loved to call him "the tribune of
the people , " and so Indeed he had been ,
though to no very great purpose. Ills
political career begun with the ad
vocacy of republican principles and
through numerous vicissitudes he finally
achieved their triumph. He saw the
federal republic of Spain established
and became its president , but it was
only for a few months and on the fall
of the republic he became for the second
end time an exile from his country.
The Spanish people were unfitted for
a republican system 6f government , as
they still are and perhaps always will
be.
be.While
While subsequently more or les-s ac
tive in political affairs , Cnstelar never
recovered his prestige as a political
leader and a few years ago he made
his exit from the political stage , devot
ing his time since to literary work. lie
was an extremely Industrious writer ,
contributing largely to newspapers and
magazines , not only in Spain , but in
other countries , while he wrote nn-
merons historical and political works
which stand high. As an orator he was
eminent. Castelar was a man of spot
less character and of the highest pa
triotism and as such the Spanish people
ple will mourn his death and honor his
memory.
The city council seems to be confused
as to the proper method of putting Into
effect the proposed plan to assess abut
ting property for street repairs. It Is
doubtful whether any practical method
can be devised whereby .such a plan
can be put into operation. The wear
and tear of paved streets is sc- uneven
and the necessity of repairs varies so
from street to street and from block to
block on the same street according to
the tralilc or character of the pave
ment that the burden upon property
owners would seem to discriminate be
tween them. A more strict enforcement
of the regulations relating to the cut
ting of pavements for excavations and
the occupation of the streets for stor
ing building materials would by Itself
accomplish a great deal in keeping the
pavements in better condition.
Our amiable calamity contemporary
has been forced to admit that Omaha
nnd Nebraska are enjoying unprece
dented prosperity , but tries to rcnlg by
asserting that it is exceptional. At the
same time the calamity organs pub
lished In other cities throughout the
country say the prosperity they nre en-
loylng is exceptional. Exceptional pros
perity everywhere must be general
prosperity.
The golden spike In the ribs of stool
that are to bring the Illinois Central
Into Omaha lias been driven with fit
ting formality. The golden spike which
was driven into the Union Pacific at
Promontory Point in 1809 marked a
turning point In the history of this city
nnd almost as Important consequences
may bo expected from the golden spike
of 1SOO.
The war with Spain has already re
sulted In the deatli of more than 0,000 ,
nble-bodled young men in the prime of
life. In other words , the number of
American soldiers who fell In battle or
[ Hod In the hospital would muster more
than five solid regiments of 1,200 men
each. This Is an awful sacrifice for
luimanlty and civilization In the tropics.
Baltimore Is ahuost in mourning over
the extinction of r > 00 saloons , which are
Io be closed because I he brewery which
lias be-en supporting them refuses to ad-
nuico the necessary license money. But
is long as Baltimore lias nearly 2JOO !
saloons In full operation there is no
danger of the town going dry for lack
of thirst extinguishers.
The feeling is said to be growing
stronger among the popocratle leaders
that silver will not bo dropped as
: i party Issue. Of course not at least
not so long as the silver btilllonalres are
ivililng to put up 100-ccnt dollars to
. > oost the agitation for a government Hat
.nuking . their silver acceptable for debts
it twice its value.
Nut Jinny Irt. .
St. Louis nepubllc.
Every time the Ilusslan bear and the Brlt-
sh lion have a squeezing bout you can hear
China's ribs crack ,
AVIII Mom > liiu'K-H Hermit f
Philadelphia Uccord ,
When such populist leaders as ex-Senator
Peffer and Senator Harris of Kansas , can
Ind nothing more In free sliver coinage Is
t not high time for Senator Veat to aban-
lon this fatal Issue and endeavor to ro-
irganlzo nnd reunite Ills party on a ra-
; lonal plitform for the coming campaign ?
Is it not evident that the candidate and tin
platform of 1S08 have become allko Impos
slblo for 1900 ?
\o Ilnnil
" \Vnshlnrton I'ost.
The Nebraska tiwps in the Philippine
will receive ft royal welcome upon their re >
turn , And they will not have to net as tholi
own press agents ,
Do Tltry I'l-nr n Trick f
Indianapolis News.
The plain truth of the situation In th <
Philippines is that the natives fc.tr nnothci
Spanish trick. They have learned to BUS.
ipect Spaniards , even bearing gifts , and thej
are not yet able to discriminate between r
Spaniard and any other white man.
I-'nn nt tlio Arlioronii * .
New York Star nnd Express.
Hon. J. Sterling Morton of Nebraska has
got hlo brand new political party nil read )
for action , but ho doesn't know what ti
call it. It la strange that Mr. Morton docsn'l
offer a prlzo for the most appropriate name
JtiFt as manufacturers do when they want tc
introduce a now style * ot soap.
No HcMor Tlitiu the
Cincinnati Tribune.
William Waldorf Astor scores the pa
pers of this country and accuses them ol
being responsible for his expatriation. He
Is fmjust , Inasmuch as do IB running n
paper which has been mixed up in several
libel suits. His paper 1 no better than the
average run on this side , though , of course ,
It Is duller anddeader. .
iM Product * ,
Philadelphia Record.
In nearly every branch of manufacturing
Industry production has outrun the capacity
of consumption lu the home market. This
Is the Impelling force behind the great com
binations which arc seeking to do away with
ruinous competition by Illegal restraint ol
tra.li. The true solution for overproduction
lies In the cultivation of outside markets ,
Thl& aho wiser manufacturers are beginning
to see , and the principle of combination can
bo most advantageously applied in banding
together for the capture of foreign trade.
Our tion and steel arc making their way.
Our cotton goods will not bo less successful
when they shall have adequate push behind
t'oeni.
Polltlrnl Dni-tnrn I
Philadelphia Ledger.
Ex-Senator Mantle of Montana says that
the silver republicans of the west cannot
be Induced again to Join with the demo
crats oven In support of Bryan ; ox-Ucpro-
sentatlvo Hartman of the same state de
clared that all the followers of Senator
Teller will unite for Uryan nnd the Chicago
cage platform. Senator Harris , the Kan
sas populist , says there Is no distinction
between the Bryan democrats and the
populists , although ho thinks McKlnloy's
foreign policy will form the chief issue.
Ex-Senator Poffer of the same state has
renounced populism nnd returned to the
republican cnmp. When suth great au
thorities disagree it cannot be said that
the future of Brynnlsra Is encouraging for
Its votaries.
Iliillilozlnp : Doctors.
Chieano Tribune.
The Nebraska State Board of Health has
refused to Issue a license to practice In
that state to Dr. Orea Oncal of Chicago.
To secure this license the doctor pre
sented a diploma of the Cincinnati Col
lege of JJedlclne and Surgery and letters of
endorsement from two regular physicians.
In addition to these credentials he has let
ters from well known people testifying to
his moral character , professional ability
and financial responsibility. The creden
tials are admitted by the board to bo
above question , but the license Is refused
because Dr. Oneal advertises , which Is
claimed to bo "unprofessional and dis
honest. " The Tribune has frequently ex
pressed Us surprise .at the unjust nature of
this proceeding , which Is not confined to
the Nebraska State Board of Health. The
medical profession moves slowly , in fact ,
not so rapidly as the theological , which
das been considered notoriously conserva
tive. It needs a Dr. Brlggs to stir it up.
WHY WALIA- SHAKES US.
RcnNon ANtor TukCH IIIiiiHclf nnil HIM
lUIllloiiH to BiiKlniiil.
In his article on John Jacob Astor In the
Pall Mall Magazine for Juno William Waf-
lorf tells why ho renounces United States
citizenship. He writes : ,
"In America my great-grandfather's life
and character have been distorted and cari
catured until only the old travesty sur
vives. By the press in particular , with the
exception of a few serious journals , he has
jccn continually derided and reviled -with
: hat spirit of pure malignity which pursues
the successful man. It Is not democratic to
climb so high. The value of such criticism
may ho estimated by what transatlantic
icwspapers say of one another in the heat
of their occasional rivalries ; at such times
each can be trusted to toll the unvarnished
truth about the other , nnd It is not infro-
luently made to appear that there exists no
ixmpler copiousness of meanness and vul
garity , no grosser exhibition of ignorance ,
no coarser profanation of private life , of
modesty , of the defenseless or of domestic
sorrow than fills the columns of these lepers
white as snow. And yet such Is the in-
Irmlty of our nature that it is difficult for
in Individual to disregard the depressing In-
luonco of an habitual atmosphere of per
sonal abuse. I remember when a lad hear-
ng my father say of some of the most vir
ulent of these attacks : 'It Is enough to
make one wish to abandon such a country'
in opinion I subsequently learned to share. "
OUR. UIECHAMOAI , Sl'IMSHIOIIITr. '
llrKiilu AdinltN Hint MM Former
firentiiPHN In Ciono.
Baltimore American.
Hardly a day passes that a now victory
tor American mechanical Ingenuity is not
recorded. In late years wo have neon our
mechanics invading foreign fields with
nearly every product known to their shops ,
jut the greatest victory of all Is the one we
mvo recently achieved over Uie English lo-
: omotlve builders. The English railroads
ire coming to realize that the American lo-
: omotlvo lb superior la every way to the
English product and American locomotive
Builders now have under contract for two
English roads 100 of the most modern cn-
5lneB. And the victory is still greater when
t Is known that the English roads not only
isk for the American workmanship , but ac-
: ept our model as the most eindeut. The
\morlcan locomotive is an Innovation In
England , but If the conclusions of the Lou-
ion Dally News are sound it will stay there ,
low that It has been introduced. The
S'uws has made an exhaustive Inquiry Into
: hls subject and Us conclusions ring the
leath knell over England's boasted median-
cal superiority for the American locomotive
s merely a typo and what la true of It is
elatlvely true of our other mechanical
iroducts. After a painstaking study the
ews admits that the American locomotive
s :
1. Of superior workmanship.
2. Of greater drawing power.
3. Of greater speed capacity ,
4. Of greater endurance.
6. Of superior design , and ,
(1. ( More economical In operation.
It sums up the whole qucbtlon by saying ,
'The equal of the American locomotive haslet
lot yet been realized In this country. "
Such an admission must bo galling to the
Urltlsher , but It , has the virtue of honesty ,
md the compliment to American mechanical
ngenulty Is duly appreciated. Wo will
ihow our appreciation of it and prove our-
iclvos worthy of it by continuing to achieve
. -Ictorles In the mechanical world over our
Zagllah competitors.
COI.OM vi , ionitNMU.vr. .
Itiolo Sinn's Plnn Militulttril to tti
Filipino * .
New York World.
President Schunnan , the head of Mr. Me
Kln/cy'a Philippine commission , has sul
nutted the following scheme of go\crnmcn
of which the president cabled Ills approval :
"While the final decision ns to the form (
government Is In the hands of congress , th
president , tinder his military powers , pcml
Ing the notion of congress , stands ready t
offer the following form of government :
"A governor general to be appointed b
the president ; n cabinet to bo appointed b
the governor general ; all the Judges to b
appointed by the president ; the heads of dc
partments and judges to be cither Amcrl
cans or Filipinos , or both ; and also a gcu
era ! advisory council , Its mcmbcis to b
chosen by the people by n form of suffrage t
be hereafter cart-fully determined upon.
"Tho president earnestly desires thn
b7oodsltcd cense and that the people of th
Philippines at an early date enjoy the largct
measure of self-government compatible wit
peace nnd order. "
This Is n. wldo departure from the view
expressed by President Schurman In a letter
tor to the World on the 31st of August last :
"This republic , whoso soul Is self-govern
mcnt , does not want Asiatic dependencies o
the military despotism they would entail
The proximity of Cuba made Its misgovern
ment our n If air. Uut wo are not callc
upon to rectify the tyrannies of Africa o
Asia. Nor are wo under any obligation t
Agulnatdo and the Insurgents. Let us kcc
to our own hemisphere , seeking only nava
stations In the old worM. "
This was wise , sane , American. Th
"form ot government. " now suggested fo
the Philippines Is a combination ot the Span
Ish and the English colonial systems. Ther
Is nothing American about It. What 1
there in our constitution or our history t
warrant the appointment by the president o
a "go\ernor general" of a possession 10,00' '
miles away , who In turn Is to appoint i
"cabinet" nnd to co-operate with judges
"all to bo appointed by the president , " It
ruling 8,000,000 mongrels nnd barbarians ?
The solo pnrt of the Filipinos in the gov
crnmcnt of their islands is to bo nn "ad
vlsory council" whoso advice the real rulen
nro under no obligation to take chosen un
dcr a "form of suffrage" to be detcrmlne <
on by tholr conquerors. Is not this nn la
terestlng offshoot of republicanism ?
HAD "IllMjS" IV THIS COMMONS.
Astniniilliif ; Verbal \clilcvcnitiiti > ol
HrltlMli Mciubrrn of I'nrlliimi'iit.
The House of Commons produces "bulls'
and mixed metaphors of rare quality li
fact , Gloat Britain's legislators appear t (
keep lu stock sneclal binnds of these com. '
modltles. Hero nre a few samples taker
from the London Mail :
Ono night during his last term ns prtnx
mlnUter , Mr. Gladstone rose to his feet nm
calmly accused a conservative member of at
astounding feat. He told the right honor'
able that he "shook his head In the teeil
of his own words. " Those words must bav <
been biting ones.
B. L. Cohen , M. P. , on one occasion tok
an opponent that "tho sheet anchor of hi :
argument Is not one which lies in the moutl
of this house. "
At the period whtn continual reference
was being made to the Gladstone umbrella
a conservative orator. In the course of dC'
bate , Informed the followers of Mr. Glad
stone that "wo also hnvo an umbrella , whlcl
will soon be heard and when it speaks It wll
be with no uncertain sound. "
A couple of nights later another member
seemingly In a spirit of emulation , aston
ished a bewildered house by exclaiming : " !
see a vision float before my eyes it Is tin
car of progress , rolling on in its majesty
gnabhlng its teeth as It goes ! " The mem
ber appears to have been quite carried
away by his vision of n car.
Undoubtedly a combination of excltemenl
and nervousness accounts largely for the
glorious mixture some orators pour out upor
their listeners. It was so in the case of thi
Scotch member , whose speech had drawn itf
slow length along for nearly an hour , when
suddenly he startled the house by an elo
quent outbreak : "Sir , look at the greal
cities of antiquity where are they now ?
Some have perished so completely that it It
doubtful If they over existed. " Then there
went up such a roar of laughter as the house
has very rarely heard and the orator re
sumed his seat.
Hero are a trio of delightfully mixed
metaphors which made the speaker almost
hold Tils sides with laughter. The subject
under discussion was bimetallism and the
Intricate ramifications of the topic wore In
tensified by three members who wished to
give instruction to their fellow legislators.
The flrst orator let off this original ajtior-
Ism : "All along the untrodden paths of the
past wo discern the footprints of on un
seen hand. "
Then there was a rush of memHers to
leave the house , but those who remained
were charmed by another member describ
ing several recent by-elections as a "Lay-
stock ot straws , show-ins which way the
wind blows. " Ten minutes later the com
mons were told apparently quite in error ,
as It did not In nny way refer to the de
bate by the member for a north of Eng
land city thnt "he hnd In his constituency
scores of destitute children ! " Of course ,
laughter loud and long greeted this , where
upon tOo honorable member hastened to
explain that ho did not mean exactly what
ho had said.
Lord Cur/on , when plain George Curzon ,
ivas once , and once only , known to hope
lessly mix his metaphors. On the occasion
In question be highly amused the House ot
Commons by saying , "Wo nre not yet out
Df the wood In South Africa , and to get out
: ho ship of state requires most careful
steering ! "
An Irish member , Mr. Murnnghnn towlt ,
lelivered himself of this delightful remark :
'I am not going to reiterate what I was
; olng to say. " This "bull" brings to mind
; wo strangely mixed metaphors Uttered In
: ho house by another member from the cra-
) rad ! Isle , William Field.
On one occasion ho told the speaker that
'tho time had come. Indeed , Is rapidly nrrlv-
ng , when , " etc. , and another night lie In-
'ormod ' parliament ithat , In certain eventual-
ties , "tho population of Ireland will bo
leclmated by two-thirds ! " These two de-
Ightful expressions have made the honorable
nomber famous at St. Stephen's.
Kiithor DfllcH tin-
ST. LOUIS , May 25. A special to the Post-
Msputch from nichvlow , 111. , says that trou-
ilo Is feared there over the efforts of Circuit
Utorney Eggers of St. Louis to disinter the
lody of Blossom Nowcomb , a young girl who
lied in St. Louis several months ago under
usplcloliB clicumstnnces , and determine the
auso of her death. James Nowcomb , the
; lrl's father , objects to thlb procedure and
vill prevent It If possible. Ho has placed
, tent over the grave of hla daughter and ,
mod with a shotgun , defies anybody to dls-
urb the remains.
AVarrnnlN for llallronil .Hen.
HEADING , Pa. , May 25. By direction of
ho district nttornoy County Detective
Ccrschner .today swore out warrants for the
our Philadelphia & Hearting railroad men
irho were censured by the coroner's Jury for
auslng the disastrous wreck nt Exeter ,
'ho accused are ; William F. Wlldermuth ,
nglneer of the first section ; his conductor ,
l. K. Magco ; James J. Hourkc , dispatcher ,
.nil . Engineer Harry O'Hourke of the sec-
mi section. Ball In $1,000 will bo demanded.
'ralnmaster Bowers , who was alto cen-
urcd , will bo prosecuted In Philadelphia.
Sa > rrn SRIIH Antl-Trimt Hill.
AUSTIN , Tex. . May 23 Governor Bayers
oday signed the antl-tru-st blir. The law
iccomes operative January 31 , 1901. Gov-
rnor Sayers will likely ask the proposed
nil-trust convention to have the Tcxaa bill
mactcd Into law by all the southern elates.
iscnons or Tim AVAIL
Letters from correspondents nt the na
tlonnl capital Indicate pretty clearly tha
the project to raise $250,000 to purclinso i
house for Admiral Dowry has not tnXei
the public by storm. While the press o
the country has ghen It strong endorse
ment , the whcrewltti does nol roll In n
generously ns the promoters hoped. Tin
fact that the movement originated In Nov
York may have much to do with the lacl
of pocket enthusiasm. New York Is no
tortously lavish with its mouth and cor
respondlngly penurious of purse. In 1SS. .
Uio city pledged Itself to erect Immediate ! ;
n suitable tomb for the remains of Gcncrn
Grant. Yet it required over ton years ti
procure the means to erect the prcsen
memorial nt Itlvcrsldo nnd to nccompllsl
that the city was drummed from the Bat
tery to Harlem nud virtually shamed Inti
fulfilling Its pledges. How much Now Yorl
has already contributed to the Dewoj
fund Is not known. The city has declilci
to expend $150,000 of public money to re
cclvo the ndmlrnt , but has not npproprlatci
1 cent for Uio house fund. Meanwhile tin
project halts painfully. The Chicago Pos
correspondent says "something heroic wll
have to bo done to gather together $100 , '
000 by the tlmo the admiral reachci
home. "
American soldiers nnd sailors In tin
Philippines ought to get together nm
ngreo on the effect of the tropical cllmati
oa northern people. Major Charles A ,
Howard of the South Dakota \oluntcere
writes that "tho climate Is delightful , and
when proper sanitary conditions nro cs-
tablljihed and enforced such plagues ns
smaflpox would , I think , disappear.
Wounds heal here as I have never heard
of them dealing anywhere else. Men arc
out fighting today who were shot clear
through the lungs on February C. " Sur
geon J. E. Page of the flagship Olympln
tells n different story. Ho has just reached
Washington. Speaking of the health ol
Admiral Dewey , ho says It wns not the
great responsibility of his position that
affected his health , but "tho terrific ami
long sustained heat nnd enervating cli
mate. It takes all the llfo out of n strong
man , kills his eneigy nnd ambition. In
that way Dewey suffered like all the rest
of us. " Surgeon Page appears to have the
best of the argument. As to tlxo healthful-
ncsa of the climate , the records do not
agrco with Major Howard. Since August
0 , 1898 , sixty-three soldiers died ot wounds
and 313 from disease.
The arrival of the Ileina Mercedes at New
port News adds another floating Spanish
trophy to Undo Sam's collection. There are
two others now undergoing repairs at Ports
mouth navy yard , and Dcwey's fleet has
half a dozen ships saved from tbo Spanish
ruins In the Philippines. The Mercedes es
caped the fate of Cervera's fleet by remain
ing In the Santiago harbor on July 3. On
the following day it assayed to do what the
Murrlmnc and Hobson failed to do 'block '
the channel entrance. But a tornado of shot
from the Massachusetts sent It on the rocks ,
from which It was floated recently. The
Ilelna Mercedes Is a steel cruiser of 3,090
tons , or about like our Boston and Atlanta ,
being about 279 feet long and 42V4 broad. It
could carry 500 or 600 tons of coal , and was
said to be good once for seventeen and a half
knots. Its battery Included six 6.2-Inch and
two 2.7-lnch Hontorlas , with thirteen smaller
guns and flvo torpedo tubes. Of course Its
machinery Is still in poor condition , after a
stay at the bottom of Santiago harbor , but ,
when repaired , H should be a serviceable
craft.
PERSONAL AND OTHKHWISI3.
" \Vhen \ Krupp pays the largest Income tax
In Europe there is certainly good reason for
a peace conference.
General Funston has eent to his friend ,
ex-Senator Ingalls , a handsome Filipino
sword , captured nt Malolos.
And now Japanese. Immigrants are to bo
restricted In Hawaii. How does this com
port with the "most favored nation" clause
of the Japanese treaty ?
The war on cigarettes has been renewed
In Cincinnati and the women of Boston arc
protesting eloquently against southern
lynching outrages. In both cases victory Is
to bo looked for In the future.
Lyman J. Gage , secretary of the treasury ,
has made a careful study of his work ever
slnco ho became head ot the department and
can tell the history and peculiarity of every
bill over issued by tbo government.
Speaker Reed Is causing somewhat of n
sensation In Paris with his lumbering gait ,
immense sire , Yankee twang and peculiar
drawl. President Loubet looks like n midget
besldo the giant from Maine. Mr. Reed
speaks French fluently , having studied the
nnguage for fifteen years.
Henry Probasco of Cincinnati was a mil
lionaire a few years ago. But ho adopted
Mr. Carnegie's views of wealth and gave
away his fortune In benevolences. Today ,
nt 79 years , ho finds himself Impoverished
md lives In a llttlo rented house , supported
jy a small salary as an officer of a cemetery
association.
This last big flre reported from Dawson
City makes the fourth in the last two
years. Three of them started In saloons ,
and'two were the direct result of fights.
Despite the low temperature of the region
hey will probably continue to have hot
.lines lu Dawson as long as the building
material lasts.
Hear Admiral Albert Kautz Is a brother
of the late General A. V. Kautz of the
regular army , who commanded a division
of the cavalry corps and whoso division
remained with the Army of the Potomac
and did splendid work before Petersburg
when Sheridan took the rest of the corps
to the valley.
Mr. Marconi , of whose discoveries In the
matter of telcgraihy all the world con-
Inues to talk , Is very young , having been
born nt Grlffone , near Bologna , on April
25 , 1874. Ho has been , from a lad of II ,
; eenly interested In electricity. His cx-
lorlmonts In England were- commenced In
July , 189C. Itwill bo remembered that on
ils arrival in England his Instruments , inls > -
akon for bombs or Infernal machines ,
\oro btoken up before passing the British
ustoma authorities and so rendered entirely
seless for his experiments ,
AVAIl ON TUinilCri.ll.HIS.
Medical Skill ( iraiipllnn tilth ( lie
Worxt of Human Illx.
New York Malt and Express.
Theio Is no subject more Interesting or
more Important to humanity at large
han the prevention and cure of tubercu-
osls. This Is the sanitary toplo com-
nandlng most attention and receiving the
lost vigorous discussion at the National
Sonferonco of Charities nnd Correction now
n sehslon at Cincinnati , just as It com-
nands the constant and serious consldcra-
lon of all boards of health , medical eocl-
tlcs nnd Individual experts In the science
f health. This Journal has hitherto
ointcd out that , while there should bo
omo sjBteni of national quarantine nde-
uato to protect the country from Invasion
f yellow fever nnd other plagues of foreign
ilgln , It Is yet more important to look
ftcr this enemy to life within our gates
nd to devise methods of domestic physical
alvatlon.
Scientists everywhere recognize the su-
rcme Importance of lighting this disease ,
hlch Is the greatest enemy to the life of
he human race. Its extermination la the
I in of an English anti-tuberculosis or-
anlzatlon , headed by the prince of Wales ,
"rench aanltarlums are giving the subject
nuch attention , while in Germany , the < lls-
every of Koch as to the nature and propa-
atlon of the bacillus Is still undergoing
Igld scrutiny and analysis. All this active
arfare agaltist tuberculosis la more than
warranted by the fnctt , Mont nppnllliiR Are
the MntlMlM of thin dlicntr. It has , In
the language ot Dr. George F Kecno , a
Hhodo Island physician , "claimed more
victims than nil the wars nnd all the
plagues nnd scourges of the human race. "
Records show that each year It kills In the
world 1OH5,000 people , each day 3,000 , each
n'auto two , while ot the 70,030.000 popula
tion of the United States U'o ' dUo.Ho at
Its present rate must send 10,000,000 to the
grave.
It Is pointed out In nil the discussion ot
this illro subject that ono necessary cle
ment ot warfare ncalnst the scourge in the
education of the mibllc ns to Its nature.
K should be made widely known that tuber-
ctiloels 0:111 : net originate nt Itself ; it must ,
for Us continuance , bo communicated. H
In the prevention of this communication
that holds out the best promise for the
lessening of the disease nnd the prolonga
tion of the average nnn of human life.
The Inspection of meat nnd even Its thor
ough cooking are Important , nnd especial
stress la laid upon the danger of milk from
diseased cows , milk .belns . the only animal
food habitually eaten uncooked. The milk
supply of n city should be na rigidly guarded
ngnlnst infection ns Its wntcr supply.
While medical Invcstljatlon may direct
Its Inquiries to the euro ot tuberculosis ,
social science may well concentrate Us
studies upon methods of Us prevention and
final extermination.
TAUT TUIKI.HS.
Chicago Tribune : "You Americans boast
of your Admiral Dewey , yet he la the hereof
of only one great victory. "
"Two , blame you the ono before break
fast and the ono after breakfast ! "
Boston Transcript : Mrs. Orcone-Thfr *
nro few things Unit John lees not know
nil about.
Mrs. Gray And It wns Junt my lurk to
ns k him only about the thing * he knew
nothing nbout.
Chicago Tribune : Illvers It's going to
rnln ngiiln. 1 can iilwuys tell by the way
th ? corn on the bottom of my foot feels.
Brooks O , my prophetic Hole !
Chicago News : "I thought I wouldn't
propose to her until I had seen her In a
wheel suit. "
"Well ? "
"After she hnd seen mo In my wheel suit
she wouldn't have me. "
Indianapolis Journal : Laura My t I won't
feel much older than I do today when I
have reached CO.
Flora And you won't look much older.
Somervlllc Journal : Said the governor of
North Carolina to the governor of South
Carolina : "I do hope that now we nro to- .f
B'ther notbody will work olt that old chest .
nut yarn nbout us. "
Cleveland Plain Denier : "Doesn't It make
you feel a llttlo blue to ilml yourself RCt-
tliiR old ? " Inquired the strictly fresh egg
of the somewhat doubtful ono.
"No , it dossn't , " replied the Inter ; "when
I get a little older I'm going on the stnge. "
Boston Traveler : Lady of the House t
should think n biff , strong fellow like you
would rntbcr work than go around begging.
Sloppy Sim I ain't got no fambly and I'm
nfrald if I went to work I might crowd
out some poor chap wet has llttlo ones to
support.
Brooklyn Life : "Give me liberty , " howled
the Filipino , ns ho brandished his bow nnd
arrow , "or give me death. " "Acting under
Instructions from my government , " replied
the American trooper , turning the crunk of
his Galling , " 1 will endeavor to give you
both.
KY AVAIL
Ohio State Journal.
Our commerce never measured strength
with nations over sea ,
And we never preached to heathen for the
snho of future fee ,
AVo'vo never tried to dominate the nations
I" the dust ;
If now wo take a hand In it , it's coly slnco
we must.
Our boats were never laden with the big
unwieldy guns ,
And we've never had nn empire ns far-
reochlnjr as the sun' . .
We've ruled our own great millions with a
calm ami silent law ,
And our neighbors nre directed nnd pro
tected Jn Us awe.
Until we put our ease aside and bold'y en
tered In ,
Wo nleased us with the knowledge of the
things thnt might have been.
But there's something In the makeup of this
sprawling land of ours
Thai has ranked us In the forefront of the
council of the nowers ;
And even though we held aloof let well
enough alone
They kept n . ent reserved for us , for Itwas
surely known
That a spark touched to the tinder might
wrap the land in flames ,
And a burst of rage would witness that the
people held the reins !
Quick ! a crashing sound like thunder ro-'led
in echoes 'cross the land ,
\nd n. cry swung from the mountains to the
reaches of the sand :
"Thereno thlngH to do this day , O men ,
that call you In your pride ;
fhero H a labor overbordcr , Rallyl stand you
sdo ! by side !
rhere'H oppression gulsed as Justice In the \
shartov.of our shores , r
\nd a misery unheard of like the blight of
many wars.
rho nations of the world have said , This
thlnK shall Jimtly be ;
tt hat think you of thi ? councllment , this
hollow mockery ?
.omo , take In hnntl your tools of war and
stand you side by side
\nd face the elder nations , to match their
prldo with pride ! "
Then the riant of the western lands ,
nrousprt him In his might , *
Vnd tinmlSHlon ho hod chosen wns accom
plished In a night.
Sow , when the fray was ended-Jby gmll
nnd holy road !
: Ie knew from feel of Hinew that the work
had done him good !
Vfterthlrtv years of slumber his banner
nd he took his conncll-statlon In the fore
front of thfi world.
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You
Trust
to
Luck
when you buy under
wear. Whose luck ,
yours or the dealers ?
If you are satisfied to
wear your sleeves and
drawers turned up
that's the dealer's luck.
If you chance to get a ,
perfect fit that's your
luck. Turn chance
into certainty we can /
show you the way ,
Spring weights 50c ,
75c , $ J,00 , $1.25 and
$1.50.