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" \Vjthout reference to the mother of
ptntesmon , the Seventh ward has an In-
Uefoaslhlo title as the mother of judicial
osplrnnt-s.
South Omaha Is enjoying a more ac
tive building season than for years past.
South Oniaha ly no place for the ca
lamity shrleker.
It looks as If Governor Poynter will
Lave to round up his live stock nnd
brand commissioners for the apportion
ment of mavericks *
A returned missionary snya tlmt-tlio
'American ' ofllclals Irritate the Cubans.
tTlie trouble Is the Cuban fur Is such a
tangled mat na one can tell which , way
ito rub.
There are any number of plug ugllcs
nnd bruisers in Greater Now York , but
prize lighting lias ceased , to have at
tractions even for the denizens of the
Kowcry.
Dr. Sprague Is still holding on to the
5 position at the Beatrice asylum. It Is
"no fair" for Superintendent IIox'lo of
the Kearney Industrial school tq do
any coaching'In-'thls contest.
The- authorities , and cltlzxnis qf , Yyoj
ming are dplrigjhelr utmost to ise'ijui4
ngo 'the train-robbing Industry ? . ; b'h0 :
whole power of that state should" , be
exerted to capture the bandits riow In
the hills.
New York lias had its fireworks setoff
off before the glorious Fourth. This
may have saved a great many lives and
limbs that otherwise would have been
exposed to the patriotic fusillade from
the products of the exploded New York
factory.
Council HlnH's Is undergoing some
change In the method of property as.-
Bcssmeuts , which , It is claimed , will
equalize taxation. It is to bo hoped our
Bister city has found a plan to clrcum-
, vent the taxshlrker. No other city can
boast having found it.
Counly Attorney Shields has not yet
explained the mysterious disappearance/
of Deputy Dunn lust week right In thp
middle oC the trial of a criminal case
toe was supposed to bo prosecuting.
Can It be that the favorite deputy has
been Indulging In another "little lark ? "
Another Omaha preacner has
tailed to a pulpit In a larger city. VjCh'ls
kind of thing Is becoming the regular
practice. Omaha takes the raw ma
terial and In a few years turns'out a
finished product for which the whole
country may compete. I'ralrle ozone.
It
The ml I road managers who want to
close up all the north and south streets
cropblng their tracks should concede
that private property owners have
rights of thoroughfare as well as public
carriers. The prompt construction of
the much-nppded now viaduct on Six
teenth street would bo u small assur
ance of appreciation of past favors before -
fore asking new concessions.
The titled personages who created the
disturbance at the 1'arls race track , In-
Bulling the president of the republic ,
must bQ considerably chagrined at be
ing turned over to the police magistrate
for trial as common dlstnrBers of the
peace , WJion people supposed to be
well bred descend to the tactics of street
brawlers there Is no good reason why
their offense should bu dlgnllied by a
trial for treason. The police court is
the place for them ,
As n rule not half the delegates In
county conventions pay any attention
to the selection of men for positions of
assessor. It Is every man for himself
In the scramble that characterizes thu
last hours of the average convention.
AS a consequence the nsscssorshlps in
the city wards . nro monopolized by
ivunl politicians regardless , of their
nualiflcatlous or integrity , While the
mass of property owners pay no atten
tlon whatever to the selection of ns-
icssors the big corporations nnd profes
sional tnxbhlrkcrs always see to It that
they have a friend in court when the
dssessuicnt blanks uro to be tilled out.
no tNTKitFEnnxcK irmi OTIS.
Some days ngo there wns n report
that Oenoral Otis was not getting along
.well with tins other members of the
Philippine eominlcKloii and Hint there
wns sonio Interference with hid mili
tary opcrntlonR. Secretary liny Is
authority for the statement that there
Is no truth In the report. There ha i
not nt any time , says it Washington dls-
, ' patch to the Philadelphia I dtjcr , been
Interference with the military opera
tions of General Otis by the commis
sion or others , nor Is there nny such
friction between the commission nnd
the military authorities nt Manila ns
alleged In the report The entire pros
ecution of the campaign Is left with
Otis , whose conduct has the approval
of the president.
In regard to future negotiations , It
Is stated that no additional Instructions
to Otis are deemed necessary. As set
forth In the proclamation of the com
mission and as" declared by General
Otis In his conferences with the repre
sentatives of Agultmldo , no negotia
tions can be entered upon until the l'i-
RurgcntH agree to un unconditional sur
render and the acknowledgment of
the sovereignty of the United States.
This being the situation the question
arises , Why keep the commission at
Manila ? It has , so far as appears , done
nothing that might not have been ac
complished without it and there Is
nothing It can do pending the surrender
of the Insurgents , which seems remote.
The civilian members of the commis
sion are \rorthy of every confidence , but
if there Is nothing for them to do at
Manila it Is a waste of mbney to keep
them there.
Meanwhile it is gratifying to know
that GeneralOtis , has not been Inter
fered'with nnd that he Is to continue
to Imve complete control of military
operations. lie is an able nnd experi
enced soldier and he Is familiar with
every detail of the situation. He has
some , of the most capable men lu the
army lo .consult with nnd the campaign
c'nji bo left to thelij judgment with
; every .confidence that It wilf bo wisely
and energetically . prosecuted. With
such olllccrs as Otis , Lawton and Mac-
Arthur Interference from Washington
Is not 'only unnecessary , but probably
would be a detriment to military
operations.
NEBRASKA A 1IEET SlTOXfi STATE.
Mora than twenty-flv < < years ago The
lice ventured the prediction that Ke-
braska was destined to become a beet
sugar-making state. At the time this
prediction was made it was regarded
as visionary and beyond the range of
possibility. The prediction has , how
ever , been verified.
Sugar beet culture , and beet sugar
manufacture have long since passed the
experimental stage. ' In the face of the
annexation of lja.wnli and tiie I'hiiip-
pines and the occupation of Cuba and
Inevitable competition of the cane sugar
countries a beet sugar factory is now in
process of construction at Ames that
will duplicate the product of the Grand
Island and Norfolk factories , which
were regarded as equal to all the de-
inands of Nebraska beet sugar growers
for some time to come , and yet the
sugar industry in Nebraska is hi Its
infancy. The abuudauce of uninvested
capital affords assurance of the multipli
cation at no distant day of beet sugar
mills In every section of the state and
the establishment of at I&a t one great
refinery at-Omaha thflt will handle the
product of the mills certain to be
erected on both Bides of the Missouri
within a radius of 100 miles.
Nebraska alone Is capable of supplyIng -
Ing 200 beet sugar factories of the ca
pacity of Norfolk And Grand Island.
While the United States ranks as the
heaviest sugar consuming country in
the world , its consumption has by no
means reached the limit. On the con
trary the steady increase of population
keeps far ahead of production and im
portations of beet sugar from Germany ,
Austria and other European countries
have not been seriously affected by the
development of the beet sugar Industry.
Nebraska alone consumes about -10,000
tons of sugar per annum , which at the
lowest wholesale price would aggregate
fully ? 2,500,000.
Nebraska's beet sugar product up to
data has not supplied more than one-
third of the demand of its own people ,
when In fact it could have not merely
supplied all of Its own demand , but it
might have exported many millions of
dollars worth of sugar o other flections
nnd correspondingly enhanced the value
of its funning lilnds. "
GOS.SJAHUVT 11AKNA.
The gossip about the imminent re
tirement of Senator Ilanna from the
chnirnmnghlp of the republican national
committee has Its apparent inspiration
In the same popoeratic sources from
which have emanated periodic stories
about discords In republican circles , It
is plain that nothing would suit the
popoprats better than the resignation
of the republican national committee
chairman In such a manner that It
'might ' be hailed by them ns a sign of
the disorganization of their political opponents -
ponents and used to the utmost for po
litical capital.
As a matter of fact , however , none
of the rumors of an Immediate change
in the head of the republican commlttoQ
Is to bo traced to responsible , author
ity * Senator Ilanna refuses to discuss
( ho question , while those who are clos
est to him , nnd who might be expected
to know his Intentions , disclaim all be-
llpf In such assertions. While consider
ations of health might prevail upon Sen
ator Ilanna to give up his place at thu
head of the party organization , there
are no other reasons which would
counsel such a course. In his own state
of Ohio the senator has como out
triumphant with the solid strength of
the republican party accepting and en
dorsing thu advice tondcred by him. In
national politics the active work of the
committee will await the nominating
convention , which will not be held until
fcprlng , when a new committee will bo
constituted and a new campaign begun.
Whether Senator Ilanna Is willing to
continue the arduous duties of national
chairman through another presidential
contest Is an entirely dlfftrt'iit ques
tion. If ho is so disposed , ho will
I doubtless bo urged to retain the chalr-
manshlp. lint should he prefer to
i make way for someone else , the re-
i publican party will find a capable man
ager among Its energetic nnd farsighted -
sighted leaders. Whatever place ho
may bo assigned Senator Ilnuna'.H vig
orous co-operation In every movement
for the advancement of the party may
be confidently depended upon.
In the meanwhile the republicans
will bo content to let the popocrats
worry along In the vain hope that they
may not have to face an Invincible
chairman In the battle of 11)00. )
MR. UUHMAX'S
Kx-Senntor Gorman of Maryland Is a
presidential aspirant. Ho Is an adroit
politician and If he lived In New Yorker
or ( Illinois he would stand a good
chance of being nominated for the
presidency. AB It Is he Is not likely to
obtain any very considerable support.
Mr. Gorman lias given out what he
thinks will be the platform of the
democracy In the national cam
paign of next year. He says In
regard to silver that it attracts
lens attention than the questions
of Imperialism and the trusts nnd
he predicts that the democrats will get
together upon n platform which will
relegate silver to the background. Mr.
Gorman's idea Is that war on the trusts
should be made the lending issue by the
democrats , with anti-Imperialism next
In prominence. The Maryland states
man undoubtedly would like to have
silver dropped , but lie knows this will
not be done. The men v no will control
the next democratic national convention
have already proclaimed that the Chicago
cage platform will be reaffirmed nud
that the battle of the standards must
be fought over again. Moreover , these
men propose to renomlnatc Mr. Bryan ,
who lg as earnest now In his advocacy
of the free coinage of silver at 10 to 1
as he was three years ngo. His
nomination will make tree silver the
paramount Issue regardless of the plat
form. No declarations the democrats
may make hostile to Imperialism and
the trusts will divert popular attention
from the silver issue with W. J. Bryan
as the party's standard bearer. Un
doubtedly Mr. Gorman understands
this and therefore he eau hardly bo
hopeful of democratic success next
year , however vigorously that party
may denounce Imperialism and monopo
listic combinations.
As to war on the trusts , the demo
cratic leaders have already shown that
they have no practical plan for dealing
with them. Mr , Bryan , nas suggested
none , but lias talked vaguely about a
remedy "co-extensive with the federal
government , " asserting that it is futile
for the stages to attempt to suppress
trusts. Mr. Altgeld has told the democ
racy that there Is nothing in mere de
nunciation of the combinations , that the
people want to know what can be done
to break up the monopolies. Unless the
democratic leaders evolve some practi
cal plan the party will gain few votes
by simply railing against trusts. Mr.
Gorman says : "Imperialism and mili
tarism arc issues of such magnitude
that It is difficult for the average mind
to conipreheud them thoroughly. " As
to this , also , the democratic leaders fail
to make any clear and dellnite state
ment of wJiat the policy of the party
would be if placed lu power. Possibly
a democratic administration would
withdraw our troops from the Philip
pines and leave the Islands to the con
trol of the natives , but the party will
not dare go before the country with
such a proposition.
The democrats like Mr. Gorman , who
arc anxious to have the party return
to Its old faith and principles , must
wait Their efforts to attain this are
commendable , but they A/ill not be able
to accomplish their purpose next year.
The party must experience at least ones
more defeat under its present leaders in
order to convince it of the folly and
futility of its present attitude. All the
indications are that next year the de
mocracy will be more overwhelmingly
beaten than three years ago.
Local wheelmen who < ire protesting
against the enforcement of the bicycle
lamp ordinance on the ground of the
alleged hardship to visiting riders must
be hard up for an excuse for their ob
structive tactics. There Is no good rea
son why outside wheelmen should not
conform to the regulations necessary
for safe travel on city btreets nnd be
glad to accept the free use of paved
roadways provided by the taxpayers on
conditions so little onerous. With all
the special privileges enjoyed by the
bicycle riders In Omaha they should
bo the last to object to precautionary
measures intended for their benefit as
well ns the pedestrian public. Lump
ordinances have been in force for years
in every other city of metropolitan pretensions -
tensions and any movement to repeal
the lamp requirement In Chicago , Kansas -
sas City , Minneapolis or other progres
sive cities would be ridiculed out of
countenance by all their residents ,
wheelmen included.
It Is ono of the functions of the press
to keep the public fully informed con
cerning all public amusements and dis
countenance sham and fraud In this
species of entertainments as it would
In other enterprises that appeal to the
masses for patronage. The exposition
is either a public enterprise or a pri
vate enterprise. In cither case It Is a
fit subject for public discussion and
criticism. If it Is a public enterprise
the citizens of Omaha generally nre
concerned in having it so conducted as
not to bring odium or disgrace upon the
city. If it is a private enterprise It has
no special claim upon the public and
must conform to the usage that obtains
with regard to all other private specu
lations of an amusement nature , such
as theaters , race courses , concert gar
dens , circuses and spectacular exhibi
tions.
No one questions the power of Eng
land to crush the Transvaal govern
ment If a supreme effort is made , but
the Boers nre a sturdy people who
would not yield without a struggle.
England made the effort once and
found the cost too great to warrant
pressing the issue to a conclusion and
there Is no ivason to believe It will be
less now. It would not bo like a con
test with fanatical hordes sudi ns were
encountered on the Nllo , who pc esi-Ml
courage but lacked largely In discretion
and skill and vferc Imperfectly armed.
The Boers lire cautious nnd courageous
fighters , nro equipped with plenty of
modern Implements of war and under
stand thoroughly how to use thorn. No
one knows thofie conditions bettor than
the English , nnd , while they talk war ,
everything points to compromise. The
stake Is a fairly good-sized one , It Is
true , but hardly worth the cost , and
.Tohn Bull generally counts this pretty
carefully.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Spain has appointed a number of con
suls to cities In the former island pos
session of the kingdom. The returning
Spaniards must be allllcted with a feelIng -
Ing of sadness as they look upon the
fair pastures with which they have
parted title. The saddest time In the
life of n man who has wasted his patri
mony is when he returns to his former
home and sees another enjoying the
luxuries to which ho was born , but
Spaniards have become accustomed to
this spectacle.
President Loubet of Franco Is not to
be deprived of the pleasure of attend
ing the popular horse races because of
the unseemly outbreak the last tlmo lie
made a public appearance on such an
occasion , but just to show his Indiffer
ence announces that he will witness the
Grand Prix uiu\er \ police protection. If
that does not draw the biggest mclng
crowd of the Paris season , the whole
episode will have lost all its value for
advertising purposes.
Forging certificates of sen-Ice in the
Cuban army seems to be almost ns
lucrative a business In Havana as forg
ing banknotes. Every forged certifi
cate that escapes detection can be
cashed with Uncle Sam for some $75 ,
but few of them have been able to
pass muster. The distribution of n
few rewards in the shape of severe
penalties on the culprits may possibly
put a'damper upon this growing lu
ll us try ;
It now looks very much as If the
managers of the G. A. Expo , wanted
to provoke a controversy with The Bee
In order" to pave the way for post mor
tem excuses. They are evidently hard
up for a scapegoat for the fiasco that
threatens their enterprise by reason of
incompetency and reckless faking.
A Probability.
Chicago Record.
The plow trust has fallen through , but the
dealers who raised prices on the strength
of tho' rumor may forget to lower them
again.
Cnn'i Afford io Lone Them.
Courier-Journal.
It it la true that ono of the dead kings of
Hawaii has been stolen the fire bells Edould
bo rung and the troops called out. Our stock
of kings being limited and nun-Increasing ,
wo cannot afford to lese any of them.
Fiction Heroines Sober Fact.
Philadelphia Record.
Ono of the denunciations against tyranny
made by the author of "Tho Marseillaise"
was fine hyperbole at the time Itvas writ
ten , but it has pow become soocr fact. He
practically accused the despots of his tlmo
of being1 willing U'that vero possible , "to
mete and vcnd , the , light and air. " Selling
light and air at a swingeing profit Is now a
regular business of the combinations.
Sonp mi K HP my of Ulncniic.
New York World.
Cholera , once a pestilence In presence of
which medical science stood helpless , Is no
longer regarded with serious apprehension
by the health authorities of any clean city.
Typhus and smallpox , subtly contagious as
they are , have been literally washed out of
the list of diseases that are allowed to be
come prevalent In any civilized community.
A British scientific commission has officially
declared that scarlet fever , diphtheria and
measles could be forever eliminated from 'tho '
list of maladies If only perfect cleanliness
could be enforced for a single generation of
men.
Prcteniic nml I'rnetlce.
Boston Transcript ,
It Is not very flattorlnj ; to our cousins
across the water that 'their ' representatives at
the peace congress stand In with Austria and
Italy for that Instrument of 'torture the
dumdum or flattened bullet. Or does Great
Britain hope to hasten the reign of peace by
making war more revoltlngly barbarous than
over ? There Is something In that. England's
pious devotion io 'thevblto man's burden Is
no doubt promoted by the comparative safety
with which her renowned Kitcheners and the
llko mow down massed negroes by the thou
sand with hardly/tho loss of a man. The
average Jingo appreciates physical danger
to himself and material loss to his side as ho
doea no argument to principle or appeal to
humanity that can bo brought to bear oo
him.
THIlli ; TONES IX OM3 VOICE.
Democratic Doctor * DlmiKree AVhllc
the I'ntlent I'liirn Auay.
Philadelphia Press.
The search for democratic Issues for the
campaign of 1900 Is becoming strenuous. It
has reached as perspiring a stage as the
boy's hunt for a woodchuck when the family
tvas out of meat.
Recently three prominent democrats havn
epoktn as to what cry the democrats should
go to the country on next year. At the
bimetallic conference In Louisville last week
Mr. O , H. P. Belmcnt , whose pocketbook has
suddenly forged to the front as a democratic
force , declared that the only platform needed
is "Damn the trusts. " With this as a party
slogan he Is convinced that Bryan can carry
New York state. That la ono tone of the
democratic voice.
But ex-Governor Altgeld , who has been
longer In politics than Mr. Belmont'a pocketbook -
etbook , Is not so sanguine of the cfilcncy of
sententious expressions In carrying erec
tions. At the eamo Louisville meeting Mr.
Altgeld said ; 'That politician makes a
mistake who thinks that liy a mere denun
ciation of trusts you can fool a great number
of democrats in 1000 , The pcoplo want to
know what we propose to do about It. " Mr.
Altgeld believes that consistency U the best
hold of the democratic party and that It
should stick to free silver. That Is the second
end tone of the democratic voice.
The third tone Is furnlstcd by ex-Senator
Gorman. He thicks that ( ' [ 'position to 1m-
rerlallsm and militarism and a prophecy of
coming calamity 1s the ttronghold of the
democratic party. When the bubble of pros-
perlty has been prloked and business sett res
dgwn again and the American people are in
a depressed state of inln'l once more , Mr.
Gorman believes tbo day of the democratic
party will have come. In other -words com
ing "calamity" is the cry tht > democracy
should go to the country on yoked up with
the fear of militarism and Imperialism.
These are the three tones to the democratic
voice at present. It Is piobable that they
will ell be united into one blaring cry and
an effort made with it to stampede the coun
try next year. The icault can be predicted
beforehand. U will fall.
OTIinil IAM.S TIIAX Ot'IlS.
Affnlrn In the Transvaal are evidently mov
ing to a crisis. The correspondence between
Mr. Chamberlain and Tresldcnt Knifcer re
specting the dynamite monopoly has rcnched
n deadlock , the former Assuming that the
monopoly Is In conflict with the London con
vention and the latter contending that It U
not. As neither of them is willing to yleN ,
It would look ns though force were the next
remedy to be applied. THe exclusive right
to deal In dynamite wan granted by the
Transvaal government to n private pcrcon ,
or firm , many years ago without any ade
quate compensation to the government Itself.
It Is of the same nature as the monopolies
granted by the Stuarts In England two or
thrco hundred years ago monopolies to sell
salt or soap , or to Import same Indlspcnuablo
article. Since the mining of gold grew to bo
a great industry In the Transvnnt the dyna
mite monopoly has become an Intolerable
burden of the Ultlondors , who are oppressed
and overtaxed In other ways and not allowed
to have a share In the government which
their contributions support , If there should
bo a collision between England and the
Transvaal arising out of thwo grievances It
Is said the Americans , large numbers of
whom are engaged In gold mining there ,
would be among the first to throw off the
oppressive yoke of the Boer government ,
*
The practical side of the Gorman nation U
Illustrated In the exhibition for the nursing
of the sick which has just been opened In
Berlin , It Is said to be very compfeto and
to contain many Interesting novelties In the
way of new medical appliances. It Includes
a number of model sick-rooms fitted up and
arranged for different diseases a sick-room
In the tropics , a field hospital , a department
for Invalid cookery , a department for gym-
nastlo and othopacdlc apparatus , a disinfect
ing chamber , a complete Hoentgon-ray outfit ,
etc. Among the more curious exhibits are
some tinned provisions left from the Franco-
Prussian war , nnd still apparently fresh , a
very Ingenious mechanism , the invention of
a Romanian doctor , to produce deep and reg
ular respiration by xnechanclal pressure ap
plied by pads placed around the body and
kept working by an electrometer , nnd , lastly ,
a patent bed to hang up between the trees ,
which Its Inventor , a Transylvanlan , declares
to be an Infallible cure for insomnia and also
for throat diseases. It Is superior to a ham
mock , because it can also 'be ' used as a boat ,
In which case 4ho waterproof cover is fas
tened over the lower part of the frame , while
other parts of the frame are screwed to
gether to make a paddle. This Inventor
says that ho has traveled considerable dis
tances by river In ono of these contrivances.
The destruction of Ihe Madhl's tom.b . ap
pears to be a worse case of vandalism than
the maltreatment of his remains. It is the
first time In the history of war'Where a tomb
was deliberately made a target for the artil
lery practice of an army. The firing must
have been ordered by Kitchener himself. It
was a peifcctly safe thing for him to do.
The Dervishes were armed , for the most part ,
with old fllnt-lcttks , and they had not a piece
of artillery among them. This tomb had
been erected at great expense by the Der
vishes and was intended as a mark of love
and esteem for their dead leader , whose re
mains were placed Insideof It. Kitchener's
batteries pretty well demolished it at long
range , ibut after the battle of Omdurman he
had the remains blown up , and ( then followed
the cutting oft of the Madht's head , Us
presentation to young Gordon and the cast
ing of the headless body Into the Nire. The
whole affair was the most revolting which
has occurred In modern times. No excuse
whatever can too offered for It. To claim
that the Dorvlshcs would have rallied around
it Is a mere subtcrfugo and probably an
afterthought. It is an explosion of the
same latent savagery which led Dr. Jameson ,
when ho was with Stanley In Central Africa ,
to purchase a little girl so that he could see
the cannibal's cat ier.
M. Jules Iloche , the former French minis
ter of commerce , and president of the new
French Taxpayers' League , has Just pub
lished a pamphlet on the financial situation
In Franco , which contains some striking
figures. Ho argues that to form a correct
idea of the present financial situation in
Franco It Is necessary to go back at least as
far as 1S74 , when the Interest to bo paid on.
the loans contracted for the Franco-Prussian
war was already Inscribed In the budget. In
that year the budget amoun.ed to 2,623,000,000
francs. The draft 'budget ' for 1899 amounts
to 3,47-1,000,000 francs , showing an Increase
slnco 1874 of 851,000,000 francs. The average
annual increase In expenditure has , there
fore , ibeen 24,000,000 francs , or , rather , when
various considerations of the public debt
arc taken Into consideration , 42,000,000. With
regard to the windfall of 610,000,000 francs
pep annum which the state will have at Its
disposal in 1950 , when the railways of France
bccomo Its property , M. Roche points out
that the profits of the railways In France
nin have much increased in that time. He
estimates from the growth of t radio that
the net profits of the railways will bo at
least 1,042,000,000 francs. He , however ,
warns Frenchmen that if they continue to
Increase expenditures as they have Increased
them since 1874 , that Is to say , at the rate of
42,000,000 francs per annum , they will iu 1950
have added 2,142,000,000 francs to their
present annual expenditure. This wilt mean
an annual deficit of 1,100,000,000 francs In
spite of the. railroad profits.
* *
A recent report to Parliament shows that
England has spent of her own money In the
Soudau since 1883 as much as $393,450,500.
Most of It was wasted in the futllo attempt
to relieve Gordon. In 1896-97 the expendi
ture was but $4,000,000 , but in 1885-86 the
outgo waa $21,470,000 , and In 1884-85 It was
over half that much. Egypt's expenses for
the reconquest of the Soudan are not In
cluded in the above figures. Recent dis
patches from the Soudan show that the kba-
flfa boa loft Shlrkelch and has gene south
ward toward the Dar Tagalla mountains.
Dafur maintains amicable relations with
General Kitchener , cordial letters having
very recently como from All Dinar the new
sultan. General Kitchener Is leaving Khar
toum for London , taking a vacation In con
sequence of the quiet situation of affairs in
the Soudan.
The Purls Matin gives a detailed descrip
tion of a now small-iboro repeating rifle which
has been Invented by Captain Daudeteau ,
and which Is bdne tried by the Normale
firing school at Chafrms Camps , Captain
Daudcteau's weapon , while overcoming the
bora difficulty , is said to retain all the ad
vantages of tbo Lobel rifle , and at the same
time to be free from Its chief defects. It Is
of six and a half millimeters caliber and will
have a magazine placed beneath the breach
and capable of holding five cartridges. The
rifle can be loaded by either a charge
of five cartridges or by a single cart
ridge placed In the breech The bar
rel is piotocted by a cover of hard wood
to prevent the burning of the flrcr's hands
and It Is proposed to fit the gun with a sword
bayonet. The experiments carried out at
Chalons , eays the Matin , prove that the
Daudeteau rifle Is superior to any known
weapon. The bullet propelled by It Is cap
able of penetrating a liorse from bead to tall
at a distance of 2,000 meters , while even
beyond that distance the bullet has great de
structive power and will pulverize any bonea
-with which It may come In contact. More
over , the reduced weight of the cartridges
uied will permit soldiers to carry a greafer
quantity of ammunition.
Druliil tit I.iiiuUllilc Story.
LITTLB ROCK. Ark. . June 9. The report
that Uenty-elKht men were killed at Ross
Hollow on tbo Choctaw road yesterday afternoon -
noon Is denied by the contractors. Several
men from the company reached here today ,
having left Ross Hollow last night about 8
o'clock. At that time no accident had oc
curred.
IOWA * * FAVonirn SON.
New York Evening Post : General Hender
son comfo from a ntate which Is not rute > )
by a bets , and he owes his easy success In
no small measure to thlt circumstance.
Philadelphia Reconl : The apparent easy
miecws 'of nonoral Henderson of Iowa In
capturing the speakershlp of the next con
gress Is not altogether pleasing to the ex-
p.inMottlst wing of the republican party
There Is a fear that he may lean more to
ward the Ideas of -predecessor In the
speakeirhlp tlmn tcward permanent colonial
I undertakings.
Philadelphia Press : Though the west
made Its special claim to the spenkorshlp ,
General Henderoin will be speaker not be-
e.iusft ho halls from the west , but because
he Is David n. Henderson. Hlalne and lleed
were not kept for twelve years In the speak
er's chair because they came from iMslnc.
i That fact did not tell a feather's weight for
or against them. Sectionalism has never had
very much Influence In determining the
choice of speaker certainly not In the re
publican party. That the epcakershlp baa
never gene west of Indiana Is duo to no
prejudice to western candidate ! , but because
heretofore the fittest man for the place has
not happened to hall from that Bcctlon of
the country.
New York Mall and Express- The Hmplro
state Is again called upon to take oft Its hat
to the giant west , but In the present In-
* tance--tho selection of General Henderson
as epeakcr of the house of representatives
the courtesy can bo performed graciously
and cordially. Iowa Is ono of the few trans-
mlsslsslppl states that refused In 1SP6 to
regard Now York as the heart of the enemy' *
country , or to glvo Its electoral votes to a
presidential candidate running on such a
platform of sectional prejudice. General
Henderson Is one of the stalwart cltUcnn of
the Hawkcyo state who -worked Indcfatlgably
and courageously to keep It In the right line.
Hence to Iowa and to Its distinguished con-
grcelonal leader the Empire state can with
entire complacency offer assurance * of hearty
support and good will In the difficult task
of guiding the deliberations of , the new
house of representatives.
I'OMTICAI , DIUFT.
Senator Bevorldgo of Indiana Is studying
the Philippines and the Filipinos at short
range.
Senator Hanna la also gxmo abroad in
search of the fountain of youth. Rheuma
tism Is no respecter of persons.
Governor Jones of Arkansas wants to
succeed Berry In the United States senate.
There are two of the Jones family in the
eenate already and a surplus of Smiths In
the house. It Is tlmo the Brown family was
given a show.
Eastern concrofamon and political critics
are Jumping Into the Henderson bandwagon
as gracefully as the crush permits. AccordIng -
Ing to some of the explanations , they were
for the Iowa colonel all along , but modestly
refrained from saying so when their votes
would count.
The only prominent politician In the dem
ocratic party -whoso conduct Illumines the
adane , "Sllcnco Is Golden , " is the sage at
Wolfert's Roost Darld Bennett Hill. David
Isn't saying a word , "believing " that when the
shallows have the floor wise men should
hold their tongues ,
( Miles B. '
'McSweenoy , the lieutenant gov
ernor of South Carolina , who now succeeds
to the governorship by the death of Mr.
Ellerbo was left fatherless when very
young , and made a living : by selling papers
In the streets of Charleston. He became a
printer and began the publication of a news
paper some years ago on a capital of $65.
He now owns the Hampton Guardian.
Our own Cbaunccy dontcherknow missed
connection with the prince of Wales In
London the other day nnd lost a meal ns
well as royal smiles. Senator Dopew's in
tentions were good , but his conveyance be
came hopelessly tangled with the vehicles
of the common herd , preventing him from
honoring the royal command. London Jehus
showed on that occasion a shocking Indlf-
ferenco to the growth of cousinly regard.
Fortunately , Chauncey'a speech -will keep ,
nnd international amity may yet be saved.
Ex-Senator Gorman of Maryland is putting
In a lick tar democratic harmony and two
licks for Arthur Pue Gorman. Ho avers In
a published letter that the sacred ratio of
16 to 1 Is too dead to skin , and Insists that
anti-trust and anti-Imperialism ore the only
Issues with which the democracy can win
next year , provided the 'Maryland statesman
is given the nomination.
Baking Powder J
Made from pure
cream of tartar *
Safeguards the food
against alum *
Alum baking powders ut the greatest
menictr * to health of the present day.
> OT > 1 lUHINt rowptH CO. , NtW TOKK.
TIUTIS AND liniOIIT.
Chicago Record : "That girl nexit door loal
her pet dog 1 feel sorry for her. "
"well , 1 can't feel any real grief { sh <
hasn t tout tied her plnno since the dog
died. "
Indlanapollt Journal : "t hear that som
of the ways In which old Ootrox made hi *
money worn rather uluuly. "
"Rather 1s hardly the word. Why , even
his church CHIIIO near firing him. "
Washington Star : "Why , " ni-krd the of
ficial , "did you buy those Islands from
Spain ? "
" 1 did It , " replied the German emperor ,
after much thought , "In order that Am rlca
should 'hove ' no doubt as to my paclllc In
tentions" . "
Detroit "Free Press : "You have had ex
perience ns waiter , I suppose , " Bald th *
restaurant proprietor to the applicant for
work.
"Yes .sir , " wathe reply , "I'v been
courting a girl fnr six years and waiting
all that tlmo for her to make up her mind.
Detroit Journal : Tommy 1 don't believe
I've got a cold. If I have why don't I
cough ?
Jonnny Hccauno you're too d'Oggoned ' con
trary , You wouldn't cough u you was In
the List stages of consumption.
Chicago Post : Ho had left his onico for
only a nilnuto or two , but when he cama
back tils hat and two umbrellas' had dls-
npptarcd.
This. " he said , "Is the result of the open- \
door policy. "
Indianapolis Journal : He Hypnotism , you
see , Is on.y an act of susrueMlon. The doc
tors make curen by suggestion.
She Do you think If you wore to suggest
Jco creaim It would euro my hunger ?
THIS N13W AMERICA.
W. 13. Emerson , Company C. Fifty-first
Iowa U. S. V. , in Manila. Freedom.
aiy country , 'Us of thte ,
. .won luncl of liberty ,
Thy children olng.
J'Vom every mountain croc
Where waves thy etarry nag
Which Is our iboast and brag : -
Thy pmlaea ring.
( My country , 'tis to th o.
Land of the noble free ,
W * ewe our all.
iNo more shall there be fltrlf *
In ent'h Hawaiian's life ,
l-'or freedom now Is rife ,
Wo cannot /all.
My country , Mis from the ,
Though fnr across the aea ,
That freedom reigns.
'From old Manila bay ,
Where Dewey fought that day ,
Slavery has passed away
And Joy remains.
My country , 'tis to thee ,
Upon our towidcd knee
We Cubans kneel :
For from our sunny Ida
Our foe you did exile.
Bee < rom our "happy " umlle
The Joy we feel.
( My country , 'tis to theft ,
Victor o'er slavery ,
Wo own thy grace ;
And 'ncnth our flag so true.
The old R < d , White and Blue ,
We Ponte means itoo
Now take our place.
My country , 'tis to thee , t . (
"Wherever wo may be , ,
Wo look with pride. '
To make theo what thou are ,
A bright and shining star ,
Feared , yet honored .from afar ,
Our fathers died.
My country , 'tis > to the * .
Author of llbprty.
The nations i
They know uhy strength and power
Increase with each hour ,
And from their every bower
They hall the * " now.
My country , Mis for thee
All nations now apre-a
To lead the -world ;
Anxious to meet the foe ,
fler/dom to overthrow ,
Onward through llfo to go ,
Thy flag unfurled.
A New Side
of Robert Louis Stevenson's
character , appears in Edmund
Gosse's article on "Stevenson's
Relations with Children , " in
the June 15th issue of
The
Youth's
Companion
"At the North Pole , "
by Admiral Markham , R , N , ,
( June 22d , )
*
" Carrier Pigeons in War "
( Juno 20th , )
and a dozen excellent stories are
also among the attractions of
these three numbers ,
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