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Kvcn tlio reform school boys In South
Dakota object to popocrntic rule.
Hrynn pnys he stnuds just whore he
Old tlireo years ago on the outside of
the White House fence.
The Imrmony between the Ilerdman-
Jtes nnrt populists of Douglas county has
reached the zero point In a liquid air
thermometer.
Another crime in sight. Arrange-
jiient.s arc being made to establish the
pold standard In that last stronghold or
the sllverltes India.
The campaign In Nebraska will not
be very long this year , but the repub
lican orchestra will give the popoerats
all the music they want while it lasts.
Judge Powell has middenly become a
second Daniel In the eyes of the Herd-
manlte mouth organ. But if the Judge
Bhould happen to be renomlnated lie will
bo lampooned as n Judicial nonentity.
State Auditor Cornell was not in
vited to the governor's llttlo private
dinner when the new executive man
sion was dedicated. Just at present the
auditor is not witting at the governor's
riglit hand.
Telephones have just been Introduced
Into Clay county , Kentucky , the scene
of tub Baker-Howard fond. They should
bo a great convenience to people who
do neb dare to go out of doors at night
for fear of being murdered.
The three-ringed Ktato convention
should be moved out on the pralrlo in
stead of to Lincoln. There are no halls
hi the capital city of sulllclent capacity
to accommodate all the varieties of.
harmony that "Will be present.
The Fakcry has discovered that the
contest Instituted by Winter ngaiust
Shields originated In the cunning brain
of Hosewater. In this respect the Bak
ery is as correct and truthful as It Is
In everything It says concerning the
game Individual.
Some of the democrats swear they
iwlll never swallow Holcomb as n. can
didate for supreme Judge. A tight grip
on the uoso Is likely to niako them
swallow the bitter pill , though there
may bo doubts as to whether It will
aid the political digestion.
Judge Gordon's leniency toward petty
criminals leaves the police department
no alternative but to make life a burden
for the vagabonds who cumber our
streets. With any kind of co-operation
on the part of the police Judge the city
could soon be cleared of these migratory
outcasts.
State Treasurer Meserve Is more than
willing the governor and auditor should
BOttle their differences without any In
terference from him. The deposit of
Insurance securities with the treasurer
would Increase the olllclal bond of that
tofllcor , nnd guarantee company bonds
cost money ,
Mayor Jones of Toledo pays he Is not
R candidate for governor of Ohio , but Is
Eatlslicd to retain his present position ,
where ho has nil tlio trouble one man
can comfortably dispose of. The mayor
need not bo alarmed over the burdens
of the gubernatorial ofllco , as there Is
110 probability Qio will ever be called
upon to shoulder them.
The Ultlanders are not satisfied with
the concessions granted them by the
( Transvaal , The Uoora could easily nettle -
tlo the whole matter by turning the
country over to the Ultlauders , and If
they will follow this up by moving on
as they did once before and develop a
wilderness they can live In peace until
they have brought the country to a con
dition making it worth Eusluutl'a ' while
to gobble It up. f
x on v.\nvnr. ,
A great many people In this rlty are
directly concerned financially nnd other
wise In the success or failure of the
Orontcr America Exposition. So Is The
Hec. Everything that promotes the
growth unit prosperity of Omaha tends
to benefit Its newspapers as well us all
other established Institutions. Hut the
progress and welfare of Omaha rnnnot
be promoted by any enterprise that de
pends upon deception , false pretense and
moral depravity for Its success.
When the ( .renter America Exposition
was projected Its purpose as heralded
abroad and at home was to exhibit to
the American people the natural prod
ucts and resources of the new posses-
slons. In view of the universal ijopular
interest In the newly-annexed territory
and Its people the success of the project
was assured from every point of view ,
providing the projectors kept faith with
the people who contributed to Its
treasury , either In stock subscrip
tions , stock donations or gate money.
It was apparent from the outset
that the only way to secure exhibits
from Cuba , Porto Illco , Hawaii and the
Philippines was either by co-operation
of the government or by purchase. The
failure of congress to give recognition
to this exposition left no alternative but
the procuring of exhibits by private en
terprise. Acting upon this conviction
the Board of Directors ordered the ex-
ecutlvo committee to expend not less
than $100,000 for colonial exhibits and
to utilize the buildings for mak
ing them representative of the In
sular possessions. But the execu
tive committee overruled the board
up to this time not one dollar
lar has been paid out for any colonial
article for exhibition In the main buildIngs -
Ings of the exposition.
Anil this accounts for the heavy frost
n the middle of July. Whatever pre
tense the managers may advance for
refusing to raise the necessary $100,000
there Is not a scintilla of doubt that that
amount could have been raised had the
executive committee seen lit to follow
out instructions and conduct the enter
prise with an honest Intent. Instead of
this the dominant trio In the committee
organized what railroaders would call
si Credit Moblllcr construction ring and
went about to scuttle the main show for
he profit of the side shows In which they
are chief owners. Starting out upon
the theory that an exhibition of colonial
products and people in the main ex
position buildings around the lagoon
would cut into the profits of the Mltlwnyi
they organized ti show upon Midway
lines with little or nothing under the
main tent. With rank hypocrisy their
t > ombastlc chief spokesman at the open
ing charged their failure to redeem the
promises of the showbills and advertise
ments to the red tape of the government
when he must have known that the gov-
rnmcnt had furnished free transporta
tion at the solicitation of the editor of
The Bee for a purchasing agent to go to
the Philippines , whom the Midway ring
In the executive committee declined to
send because they did not want to pay
a dollar for any Philippine exhibit out
side of the Midway.
In a nutshell the present exposition has
fallen flat because it was scuttled for
private gain by Its chief managers. The
only way out of the quagmire Is by re
organization. New men must be placed
at 1'he helm , with a competent general
uanager or director general to supervise
the exposition grounds nnd building ! * .
The exhibits now on the grounds must
bo roclassifled and Installed In their
proper place under direction of expert
exhibits men. Exhibits should be pro
cured to fill the vacant buildings and
vacant spaces in buildings partially
filled , and these exhibits should be cred
itable and attractive. The promised co
lonial exhibits must either be procured
or all pretense of a colonial exhibit out
side of the Midway dropped from the
showbills. People engaged In the show
business must keep faith and give 00
cents worth of pleasure for every half
dollar collected nt the gates.
A traveling show that remains In a
town only one day may make money for
a season by fakes , but an exhibition
that Is subject to the searchlight of pub
licity for four months cannot survive
unless it redeems every promise it
makes.
LAST I'EAll AND THIS YKAH.
A lie will travel seven leagues while
truth is putting on his boots , nnd fakirs
can fabricate more lies in a minute than
truthful men can contradict in a month
of Sundays. The ofllclul fakir organ as
serts that this year's exposition excels
that of last year In every respect. Let
us sec.
Last year every exposition building
was filled with the products of American
industry from the farm , forest , orchard ,
factory , mill nnd mine. Not a single one
of the ten exposition buildings con
structed for last year's exposition has
been enlarged and not a single new
building has been erected this year.
On the contrary the largest of flio
exposition buildings of 1SOS the trans
portation and agricultural machinery
building covering an area of 100,000
square feet , has been abandoned nnd re
mains vacant. The Apiary and Dairy
buildings of 1SOS have been turned Into
n beer garden concession ,
Last year the Agricultural building
was tilled with choice agricultural prod
ucts from sixteen states and territories.
This year that building Is practically
vacant tip to this time , nnd when all the
promised exhibits materialize by the
middle of September they will represent
about twenty out of the ninety counties
in the state of Nebraska ,
Last year every foot of space In the
Flue- Arts building was covered with a
fair representation of art. This year
half of the Art building Is vacant and
the other half only partially tilled.
Last year the Mines building contained
the richest and most complete mining
exhibit ever seen In any exposition In
the United .States. This year's mining
exhibit consists of the remnants of iron
ere and coal loft over from last year's
exhibit by exhibitors who did not con
slder It worth the cost of hauling from
the grounds. To bo sure the Mines
building of 1608 has been converted Into
the Greater America Colonial Exhibits
building , but up to this time the colonial
exhibit consUts of half a dozen show
cases tilled with stuffed birds nnd n few
specimen stuffed reptiles and animals
collected In the Philippines some years
ago by the Minnesota university for Its
natural history museum. Further com
parison might be as odious as1 It Is su
perfluous.
TlIK IllAXSrAAl , COXCKSSIOXS.
According to the latest Information
the situation In the Transvaal Is still
somewhat acute , though the danger of
very serious trouble between the Boer
government ami Great Britain is much
less than it appeared to be two weeks
ago. It is stated that the concessions
offered by President Kruger , who haste
to some extent yielded to the per
suasions of representatives of the Cape
Colony'and the Orange Free State , nrc
not satisfactory to the Ultlauders and
It remains to be seen whether the Brit
ish government will side with the
latter.
The plan of franchise reform as
sented to by President Kruger nnd
which will probably be ratlllcd by the
Transvaal legislature provides for the
Immediate enfranchisement of all Ult
landers who have lived In the Transvaal
since before 1S90 , nil others to be en
franchised after a residence of seven
years. The first provision Is In accord
ance with the demand of the British
commissioner , while the second makes
the period of residence two years longer
than wiis suggested by the commis
sioner. Tlie proposed plan Is a com
promise , In which the Boer government
yields quite as much or more than the
British. Other provisions -are that the
franchise Is to be absolute and that
those receiving It will not bo compelled
to renounce allegiance to Great Brit-
nln , President Kruger having yielded In
both respects.
The plan Is , on the whole , a reason
able one nnd the Ultlauders will lose
much of the sympathy 'that ' has been
aroused In their behalf If they seriously
oppose H. It Is not probable that the
Boer government will make any further
concessions.
A DMixis Tit A TWM.
We noted , a short time-ago , the mani
festations of dissatisfaction in the
Grand Army of the Republic with the
administration of the pension bureau ,
particular reference being made at that
time to the action of the New York
state encampment In adopting a resolu
tion expressing its disapprobation of
the way in which the bureau Is admin
istered and calling for the removal of
the commissioner , Hon. II. Clay Evans.
Since then a number of Grand Army
posts In Kansas have joined in the at
tack on the commissioner of pensions ,
peremptorily demanding his removal ,
and there is a strong feeling of opposi
tion to him among the union veterans
of Nebraska.
Tomorrow a committee of the Grand
Army , with the commander-In-chief at
its head , -will enter upon an investiga
tion , at the request of Commissioner
Kvans , of pension administration and
pending the report of this committee
the members of the Grand Army will
of course cease their criticisms. Mean
time it may be noted that there is some
strong testimony In behalf of the com
missioner of pensions. The union sol
diers have no more devoted nnd zealous
friend than the next speaker of the
house of representatives , C'ol./nol Hen
derson. Until recently he had found
fault with pension administration under
the present commissioner , but a per
sonal investigation produced n change
of opinion. To Iowa veterans Colonel
Henderson said ft few weeks ago that
under Evans moro pensions had been
granted the past year than In any previ
ous year since 18JK5 nnd he added with
characteristic candor : "Iwant to pub
licly acknowledge the great wrong 1
have done II. Clay Evans. Boys , he is
your friend and the friend of the old
soldiers everywhere. " Why should he
not be , having himself been a union
soldier ami made an honorable record.
Moreover , there is no better friend of
the ox-union soldiers than President
McKinley and Die fact that he ap
proves the policy nnd practice of the
pension bureau should be snfllclent as-
snranco to the "veterans that their In
terests are being properly cared for.
The fact probably is that this agita
tion against the commissioner of pen
sions Is largely due to pension attor
neys and claim agents whose hostility
ho has Incurred. In a letter to a mem
ber of congress published some two
months ago Commissioner Evans said :
"I ( have endeavored to afford claimants
Who nro not represented by attorneys
every facility for the prosecution of
their claims and have often found It
necessary to take tictlon which the at
torneys do not like , and as n result they
npponr to have organized n systematic
attack upon the bureau from nil direc
tions , thereby endeavoring to create a
sentiment of hostility among the sol
diers to the administration of the pen
sion bureau , when , as a matter of fact ,
all the olllcers and clerks are putting
forth their best efforts to adjudicate
claims justly and speedily and in con
formity with the law as it exists. "
As wo said in a previous reference to
fhls matter , tlio general public has a
very large intercut in pension adminis
tration , which makes a greater demand
upon the financial resources of the gov
ernment than any other branch of the
public service. The people desire that
the pension bureau shall be justly and
honestly administered that the law
shall be faithfully and impartially exe
cuted. The investigation by the Grand
Army committee will undoubtedly show
whether this is being done and wo con
fidently anticipate a vindication of Com
missioner Evans ,
Within the last few days several dis
astrous nccidt'iits have occurred In
various cities by the explosion of gaso
line nnd other explosives. Such acci
dents arc liable to occur In Omaha any
hour of tlio day or night. While some
of these disasters cannot be averted by
anything that may be done , most of them
can bo in-evented by systematic inspec
tion of the premises where petroleum ,
gasoline , gunpowder and other explo
sives are stored and by frequent Inspec
tions nnd tests that will exclude from
general use such as ara extra hazardous.
While we have state Inspection of Illu
minating oils everybody knows that that
Inspection Is n farce so lout ; as It I" con
ducted exclusively by Charley Tanning
and politicians of his stripe.
The popocratlc state olllclals have
notified the senate Investigating com
mittee that It cannot camp In the buildIng -
Ing or play on the grass on the capltol
lawn. If everything Is nil right in the
state ofllces the men who hold them
have everything to gain and nothing to
lose by the most searching Investiga
tion. There could bo no better cam
paign rallying cry than that a committee -
too of the legislature had made nn In
vestigation and after being given ac
cess to every book and olllclal paper
could find nothing against them. The
very fact that the privilege of examin
ing the books , and papers Is denied Is
the best evidence in t'he ' world that
they contain things which the pope
cratlc ofllce holders do not want the
public to know.
The United States has refused to
arbitrate the damage claims of Hun
garians killed in Hie Hazleton , Pa-
riots. Opinions differ considerably as
to the Justice of the court's decision ,
but Inasmuch as the trial of the men
responsible for their death resulted In
a verdict justifying the shooting on the
ground that the dead men were en
gaged In violating the law when killed ,
the United States authorities arc not
in position to take any step that could
bo construed into an acknowledgement
of liability.
The state of Iowa Is out of debt nnd
has close to a half a million dollars in
the treasury. Only a few years ago the
state had a floating debt of considerable
proportions , due to extravagant appro
priations. The legislature plugged up
the leak and the cash balance Is the re
sult Another fruitful cause of this re
sult is the economic administration of
state institutions by t'he ' Board of Con
trol. Nebraska might profit by a study
and application of the methods of this
boarU.
Prosperity helps the churches as well
as other institutions. Congregations in
this city which found it expedient to
get along with vacant pulpits arc now
taking on a new lease of life , having
called ministers to lead them and hav
ing arranged for erecting new edifices
and burnishing up the old ones. Look
ing backward , experience tells us that
hard times , like lightning , affect the
churches as well ns other material
things.
Admiral Dewcy is to be presented
with a sword , tlio gift of the nation ,
when lie returns , the ceremony to be
conducted on the steps of the capital.
That is not all 'the people will do to
him when he comes home. A man with
less good sense than the admiral would
bo likely to be carried oil his feet by
the reception w'lilch will be accorded
him.
1C veil MliniB- the dorr-
Chlcaso Times-Herald.
Admiral Dcwoy's salary is $37.CO a day.
Some people would be willing to pay their
own house rent If fliey had that kind of
an income.
The 1'Hy of It.
Philadelphia Tlmef.
It's said that the women at the shore are
at the old cry of not enough men. It's cer
tainly a pity crying should go on where
there's already so much Bait water.
Nothtiiif Lena Will Sntlnfy.
Baltimore American.
The Columbia showed three minutes'
worth of heels to Defender. It now remains
for her to repeat the dose on the Shamrock.
Then national pride will bo satisfied.
He llnd No
Washington Post.
Ono ot the heroes who engaged in the
deadly work ot cutting the cables at Clen-
fuegos at the beginning of the war Is dead.
Ho didn't run for ofllco or write a book , and
his name was Wtllard Ellcnberg.
Iloir Time * Ilnvi
Minneapolis Tribune.
Old-timers In South Dakota when they re
call the days of 2 and 3 and G per cent a
month must smile grimly when they read of
the banks of the state refusing to receive de
posits and eager to loan money at 5 and C per
cent a year.
KlomllUe'H AVonry
Philadelphia Record.
Of the 0,246 men who departed from Seat
tle for the Klondike during the past six
months 5,309 have already returned , and
nearly all of them have come back empty
handed. They have learned that gold huntIng -
Ing Is about ns much an affair of chance
as a lottery , and have paid dearly enough
for the Information.
Fnltlifiil Unto Uvutli.
New York Tribune.
The frco allvorites should do honor to Mr.
Moreton Frewen as their most consistent and
obstinate foreign supporter. Though the
cause Is a sinking ship , ho Is no rat to
scuttle away from It , but will rldo the waves
above it as a 'bubble when It goes down ,
buoyed up by the emptiness of his creed and
Iridescent with Ms loyalty to It.
Free Speech for I'l-oIVimorii.
Chicago Hecoro.
Of course college professors , like othi-r
human beings , sometimes say foolish
things. The right of free speech means
the right to speak nonsense when the
speaker has no sensible views to import.
Llttlo harm is done thereby. The foolish
and the untrue nass away , and the truth
remains. Let the college professors go on
speaking their minds , without other re
striction than that which their own sense
of propriety impose ? , and the people will
Boon como to understand , If they do not
now , that the speakers are giving their
own views , and not those of the unlversltlea
with which they may bo connected.
of Miu-lilM ' I'oetry.
Chicago Chronicle.
Painfully does Mr. Alfred Austin , poet
laureate of England , toll at his dreary task
of turning out verse at command , but
obviously without inspiration. His effort In
commemoration of the blxty-first anniver
sary of the queen's coronation Is even moro
listless than was the birthday ode. A few
lines give n Idea of the whole :
The dew was on the summer lawn.
The birds were blithe , the woods were
fjrygn
"When forth there cajne. as fresh as dawn ,
A maiden with majestic mien.
They girt a crown -about her brow.
They placed a scipter In her hand ,
And loud rang out n nation's vow ,
"Qwl guard the lady of the land.
There is nothing to It save mecbanlca ?
harmony no sentiment , 110 breath of the
divine afflatus. It is absolutely machine-
made. The "Poet's Corner" of an Ameri
can weekly will produce better verse flftr-
two times a year. Mr. Austin can versify
creditably when the mood is upon him , but
It U evident that his Pegasus refuaei to b
bitched to the royal chariot.
ciMMrsns or rt.siox r
Kearney Huh ( rep. ) : H bchoovrw those
people nt the State Industrial school Who
have not made their pence with Governor
Poyntcr to keep their lamps trimmed nnd
burning , for they know not the day nor
the hour when his official sdme'ar will
leave them headless.
Ueatrlct ) Democrat : Judge Hroady's name
has been mentioned toy some of the demo
cratic pnpprn ns nn available candidate for
supreme Judge on the fusion ticket. The
Judge was recently Interviewed by the Knlls
City News nnd declares that ho In not , nor
will he > bo a candidate this fall. There lane
no questioning the availability or the nines *
of the man. However , It Is said that ex-
Cloveitior Holcomb Is slated for Hint nomi
nation.
North Platte Tribune ( rep. ) : Down In
the cast part of the state it Is the prevnll-
Ing opinion that Judge Neville will bo the
fusion nominee for congress In this district.
This opinion Is based on the fact thnt
Neville is part and parcel ot the fusion
"machine , " nnd It has been demonstrated
In the past that the "machine" [ a mightier
than the "common people.1 * Hut If Judge
Neville Is nominated he will go down to de
feat ; so will any other fusion nominee. The
sand hill populists arc no longer fuslonlsts ;
Ilrothcr Sle1 > blns Is doing lots of mission
ary work.
Orceley leader ( rep.Oenernl ) Harry
came up from Lincoln on Friday evening
to bo present at the meeting of the "combi
nation" central committee. Wo taxed the
general with the Imputation thnt he was to
run for congress In the "Illg Sixth , " nnd he
didn't deny the soft Impeachment , and he
looked ns though strnnger things might
happen. We don't know how tired the people
ple of the Sixth district will have to get
before they actually begin to "reform , " but
It really seems as though the average citi
zen was weary enough to take n rest after
six or seven years of the Kcm and drceno
regime. If they haven't gotten enough yet ,
wo hail cortnlnly rather have the general
than Mike Harrington or Neville. But we
will suggest to General P. H. that timely
rains arc falling , and Moses Is liable to comedown
down from the north and lead the people of
the big Sixth out of the wilderness and It
would bo Just ns well to let Mike , or Dill ,
or even SI , have the nomination , and stick
to the National Guard another year. There'll
bo less expense and disappointment at the
cud.
Central City Nonparlcl ( rep. ) : Auditor
Cornell has refused to turn over the state
Insurance department to the governor in
pursuance with the provisions of the now
law which went Into effect July 1. When the
fun extent of the outrageous mismanage
ment and disgraceful hold-ups practiced by
Auditor Cornell nnd his Insurance deputies
were confirmed , the legislature passed a
law placing the Insurance department under
the governor's management. But it seems
Cornell Is going to hold onto this rich
perquisite ns long as possible , and now
thinks the law is unconstitutional and
wants the courts to wrangle over It a year
or so. In the meantime ho win continue
to reap a harvest from the Insurance de
partment as In the past. Cornell la cer
tainly entitled to the medal for nerve.
After the disgraceful steals were shown up
by the legislative Investigation It was sup
posed Cornell would resign , but ho did
nothing of the kind , nnd even now has
the astonishing- gall to refuse to give up
the Insurance department , -which has been
so disgracefully mismanaged under his ad
ministration. He should have been Im
peached , but the legislature to save time
and expense , simply took the insurance de
partment from his custody. Cornell deserves
the state medal for nerve.
I'KKSOXAIj ADOTHERWISE. .
Not for seventeen years has the Postomee
department como so' near to being self-
supporting as this year.
Dr. Richard J. Catling of gun fame says
that the secret of his success i\as per
severance. "Ab ve all , " he says , "a young
man should keep himself busy. "
Major General Otis sends a cablegram to
his wlfo regularly on the 1st and 15th of
each month. It is to bo hoped that these
dispatches at least escape the censor.
It Is not generally known that Captain
Slgsbcc , Into of the Maine , Is the Inventor
ot a deep-sea sounding machine , for which
ho got medals from Prussia and England.
Ho also Invented nn ingenious paraltel ruler
for mechanical drawing.
Said General O. O. Howard nt the Bowdoln
commencement dinner the other day : "You
may ask mo what made mo a military man.
I don't know , but I think it may be because
my uncle wanted mo "to " go to West Point
In place of bis son , who had too narrow a
chest. "
A statue of the late United States Senator
Zebulon D. Vance Is to be placed at the
eastern entrance to Capitol square , Ralclgb ,
N. C. , opposite 'the monument to the con
federate dead. The state legislature ap
propriated $5,000 for It and private citizens
added ? 3,000 to the amount.
Georg Brandes , the Danish critic , tells
how Ibsen wns once loud In his praise of
Russia. "A splendid country ! " ho said ,
"Think of all the grand oppression they
have ! Only think of all 'the glorious love
of liberty it engenders ! Russia is one of
the few countries in the world where men
still love liberty and make sacrifices for it. "
STOCK JOlllll.XK 1'ATIUOTISM.
Moilvc of I'renNiire JtroiiRht to Ilenr
on 1'renlilciit Kriitfer.
London Truth ,
The truth Is this. The British Outlanders
In the Transvaal go thereto make money.
A3 very few of them have any Intention to
remain when they ftavomade it , the ques
tion of the franchise nftor a residence of
five or BOVCH years Is a matter of very
secondary tmportanco to them. The agita
tion for votes IB engineered by the finan
ciers who are lhe leaders of the gold In
dustry. They would bo glad to have the
government of the country In tholr hands ,
but their main aim Is to attract attention
to the Transvaal , with a view to making
money on the stock exchange. Fluctua
tions In the prlco of their mining shares
suit them. They own newspapers In the'
Transvaal and at the Cape. They control
many newspaper correspondents who send
liome news. They bribe right end left.
Half of their money has been made by
getting up "crises , " Then they buy enarca.
So soon as they have got them the crisis
calms down , the shares go up , and they
sell them at a profit. The "grievances' " of
the Outlanders are used by them to feather
their own nests. The richer these cos
mopolitans become by these meana , the
greater Is their greed for moro wealth.
Patriotism , It has been said , Is the last
refuge of a scoundrel. It has become , under
thn skillful manipulation , not the refuge ,
but the fortress of South African million
aires , Their real field of battle Is in Throg-
merion street. The Transvaal has been
guaranteed ( absolute autonomy In Its domes
tic affairs. Left alone , the burghers and the
Outlanders would by the mere force of cir
cumstances settle down harmoniously In a
few years ,
1:0101:5 01 ? Tiitt w.\n.
Mfdiiripnnt SMttltttrnift AMrllnHoit ( n
. \ilinlrnl DPWPJT nml flrtiprnl Ollx.
Itev. Cldy MncCnuler. a minister of the
Unitarian denomination Mntloned at Tokyo ,
_
! Japan , -writes to the Boston Transcript , un-
I dcr dnte of Juno 3 , n remarkable letter on
the Philippine question. U occuplt-s four
columns In the Transcript and deal * with
events , nnd Incidents lending up to the In
surrection of the natives. Some of the ns-
serllons mndo by the writer , particularly the
sentiments attributed to Admiral Dcwey nml
Major General Otis , nro bitterly denounced
by the Imperialistic press ns bnoc fabrica
tions.
Rev. Mncfnulcy Is an American mission
ary , n republican In politics , A union soldier
In the civil war nnd for a time , after the
bnlllo of Chnnecllorsvllle , was confined In
the notorious Ubby prison. He went to
]
Mnnlla from his station in Japan last De
cember , "not to Investigate the sltuntlon , "
as ho says , "but for his health , believing
ft st\i voyage would bo beneficial , nnd re
mained nt Mnnlla until the last week In
January. Furthermore , ho 'declares , he cor
dially approved of the humanitarian princi
ples thftt prompted the war with Spain nnd
also bcillovod , before seeing , thnt annexa
tion of the Phlllpplhes would contribute to
the honor nnd glory of the United States.
But bin xtny In Manila , the unmistakable
trend of events , the scenes wltncted , iho
conversations had with army nnd navy oftl-
ccrs , convinced him thnt the United States
wan on the threshold of troublolin times
In the islands , the responsibility for which
ho attributes to the Inck of n definite policy.
Events since then Justified his conclusions.
"For a long time , " writes Mr , MncCiuilcy ,
"I could not believe thnt the dlfttnstroUA
drift of events was known to the Washing
ton authorities. I wns inclined to Iny the
responsibility for the Increasing perils upon
the military commander directly In charge.
I still think thnt General Otis , conscientious ,
falUiul adinlnlstrator anil brave soldier that
ho Is , was not as tnctful ns one should have
been In his dealings with Agultinldo nnd his
followers. A commander tcmpernmcntly
moro like the president himself would prob
ably have avoided much thnt hastened the
grave alienations between Filipinos nnd
Americans.
"Yet , now it seems clear to moithnt Gen
eral Otla did his work , In the main , In lit
eral obedience to Ills superiors in America ;
that there It was assumed thnt the whole
right and duty concerning the future dis
position and control of the Philippine Islands
lay In the wishes and will of the United
States ; that what the Filipinos themselves
might wish need not bo taken Into the ac
count In formulating plans for their govern
ment. "
Mr. iMacCauley saya that on January 6 ,
two days after the Issuing of the proclama
tion of President McKlnloy from the "office
of the military governor ot ( lie Philippine
Islands , " ho had a talk with General Otis.
"Among other things , " says Mr. Mac-
Cauley , "General Otis expressed regret that
there was not a better knowledge of the
situation among tbo Washington legislators
than there seemed to be. And bo Impressed
me deeply by his declaration : 'I was or
dered to this post from San Francisco. I
did not believe In the annexation of these
Islands when I came here , nor do I believe
In their annexation now. '
"General Otis has done his duty without
wavering all through the terrible months
since the struggle began , yet I often now
think of our Philippine commander tha
careworn , anxious man I saw In January last
as doing his present duty without the In
spiration thnt should make his burden light.
Of course , I speak , thinking only of what
General Otis believed at the time -we bad
our talk. "
"I also had the privilege of conversation
with Admiral Dewcy. I violate no confidence
In repeating pome things ho also said to xuo.
I tell of these things that fri -nds and tbi
public generally may understand why I have
been pleading so earnestly for the Filipinos
and for the preservation of what I believe
to bo that which most honors our country
among the world's nations.
"In talking with Admiral Dewey I went
even so far as to say that I bellved the
people of the United States would support
him Avero ho to take some Immediate Initi
ative to prevent the threatening struggle. I
shall not repeat his answer at length , but
this much I can truthfully say :
"Dowey saoko much of his concern over
the turn affairs had taken , and added that
he 'was powerless to act. ' Yet at one point
In his remarks he declared : 'Rather than
make a war of conquest of this people 1
would up anchor and sail out of the harbor. '
"He , Ilko General Otis , has done his duty
since then in giving his ships to aid the
army In an attempt In restoring order to the
Islands , but I am sure that the dutv has
been sndly done and that 11 was done only
because It was duty. "
Mr. MacCauley says he wrote President
McKinley , whom he met In Washington , re
garding the situation and predicting the
outbreak which has since occurred.
The next column of the letter Is occupied
with a statement of rcaaons why the United
States should not annex the Philippines and
concludes with copious quotations from offi
cial records showing the change In the at
titude of the officials In Washlnuton toward
Agulnnldo and the Filipinos between the
time when , on April 24 , 1898 , Dewey tele
graphed : "Tell Agulnaldo to como as soon
as possible , " and now.
iiorsns.
Forpriinnorn of ( lie DeiinrtniPiit M err
of Hie I'renent Dnj' .
J , SterlingMorton's Conservative ,
The first store nt Nebraska City was es
tablished by Nuckolls , Hall & Van Doren.
The firm built nnd occupied a largo two-
story frame building eant of the court house
square.
Their stock of merchandise embraced cod
fish and silk , harnesses and sugar , hardware
and shoes , needles and plows. That pioneer
store sold everything which can now be
found In < the ordinary department store.
That frontier b.uaar was In truth and hi
Integrals the unorganized concrete or com
posite of n department store.
The reason why all the stores of the
Tootles of St. Joseph , the Nuckollses of Ne
braska and the Bnsbyshells of Glrnwood ,
and Jim Jackson of Council Bluffs were In
1851 cmbryotlc department stores w s epar-
slty of population. There were not enough
people at Nebraska City In 1855 to maintain
the expense of a separate grocery store ,
an exclusively dry goods store , a drug
store , a shoo store.
Therefore , to snvo expenses and reduce
the cost of commodities to their customers ,
all country merchants In the pioneer days
sold everything legitimately demanded In
their respective localities , ThU general as
sortment of things salable was handled by
a smaller number of persons than could have
managed a dry goods , hardware , grocery ,
shoe , millinery , drug and clothing shop
separately. 'No one on the frontier com
plained of this concentration of capital and
commodities. Nor did any buckukln-garbod
BAKING
POWDER
'
iiBSOJLUXELY'PURE
Makes the.food more delicious and wholesome '
, ,
HQrH y l 3 > O Di CO
economist denounce th6 merchant * ( of } IT
IPR reduced the cwt of thlniti to cohsuniir *
by having reduced the number of their MM-
ployea to n minimum. Everybody was mi-
laded with the stores of general nifrchnmllM < N
which dotted the Missouri valley from \\eat / '
Port Landing to Slmit Pity during the dec
ode * from 1S50 to 1870. And yet each of
those store.i was , In fnct , nn unnrrnnsed , un-
clMdlfled department store. Kfteh kept nil
enlnblo nnd neeesfnry commodities common
to a newly-settled country In this latitude.
With more density of populfillon canto
specialties In stores. The hnrdw ro * toro ,
the drug store , dry good * nnd * hon stores )
were sat up nnd cneh under ft distinct mnn- V
nRcmcnt nnd with Its own employes to bo
paid out of the profits derived from Its own
patrons ,
Did the Incoming of the new lorn de
voted distinctively to especlnt brnnchM of
commerce r < Muce prices to consumerst
Is not the department store a sort of re
generation of the old-fashloneit country
store ?
Only a omnll per cent ot the community
can make a living oft from the exchanges
of their neighbors. Too many men tryIng -
Ing to sell drugs , or Jewelry , or anything
else In a smnll city Injure themselves. The
department store la an ngglomcrntlon ot n
number ot smnll stores. And the trading
community In largo cities , like Chicago nnd
New York seem to patronize , encournge and
mnlntnln department stores. Would they
do so except they find them ndNanlnReous ?
Dcenuen such combinations ot capital
throw many out nf employment , thoUfth they
thereby reduce the cost of goo-J.i to the ma
jority , ought they to be antagonized by un
friendly legislation ?
TIIITK TAK K-OTPS.
Cleveland Plain Oenlort "Dirt o'd Major
SiiKRlnn get ihn drop on you when you
ankod him for his daughter ? "
" 1 guess ho did. Ilo fell on my neck , "
Town Topics : Hewitt I don't believe In
putting oft until tomoirow what you can do
today.
Jewell Pay mo thnt $5 then.
Hewitt The rule doesn't upply ; that's
something- can't do today.
Ohlc.iKo Hocord : "Wbnt do you rend In
cummer ? "
"The CoutrrSsdoiial Record. "
"Docs It Interest you ? "
"No ; 1 don't want to be Interested Iwant
to be mil to slceu. "
Indlnnnpolln Journut : ' "Mil.o Is the time of
yenr , " wald the Oornfed Philosopher , "when
n man can send his wife out In the country
to save expenses and enn then loaf around
down town and set lots ot sympathy nnd
have a eood time. "
Chicago Tribune : Mr. Cltlman Hern's n
building , by the way , that wan a fashion
able church when 1 came to this town. It's
ufed now for
Uncle Jeff Vaudevlllt'7 What's that ? 1
Mr. Cltlman Well. It's a-a kind of In- . .I
formal service. let's move on.
Puck : O'Fnllen What's the difference be-
cliuuo the Masonic temple and n. feather
bed ?
O'Fallen"g AVIfe ( at the wash tub ) Shure , *
Ol dlnuo.
O'Fallcn They'rt a lot of people dlnno ,
cither. Go let It full nn yer an' llnd out.
Brooklyn Life : Grandma What time did
Mr. I.lpplm-ott leave last night , Oracle ?
Oracle Why , grandma , be started home
at
Ornndmn , ( mildly ) Never mind when h
started. 1 asked when he left.
Indianapolis Journal : "N. Peru's wlfo
leads him a rather merry gait , I fancy. "
"Oh , yes. When he was courting- her ho
told her one day she looited pretty when
Hho wns nngry. And now It has got to be a
hnblt. "
Chicago Post : "Have you made up your
mind what college yott will hcnd your boy
to ? "
"Ob , yes. That's a'l settled. "
"U'hnt one is It ? "
"What one ! JMcln't throe botul rncra nnd
the base ball championship nil go in one
Institution 1hlf > yenr ? Wltut onel Say , jovi
amiiso me wlbh , your fool questions. " . . .
TIIANSVAAL AMTIO.VAIj IIYM.V.
The four-colorH of our dear old land
Again float o'er Transvaal.
And -woo the God-forRCttlnRr band
That down our flap would haul !
Wave hiffhcr now In clearer sky ,
Our Transvaal freedom's stay !
Our enemies with frlsht did fly ;
Now dawns n glorious day.
Tlirouijli many n storm ye bravely stood ,
And -we stood likewise true ; .
Now , that the storm Is o'er , wo would
l.envo nevermore from you.
Bestormed by Kaffir , Uon , Brit ,
Wave ever o'er their head :
And them to pte : wo hoist thee yet
Up to the topmost stead !
Vow lonfr years did we lies aye , pray ,
To keep our lands clear , Ircc.
WP axkM you , Brit , wo loathe the fray :
Go hence , and let ns be !
We've waited , Brit , wo love you not.
To nrmrt wo call tlio Uocr :
lou'vo leaned us lonfi : enough , we troth ,
Now wait v.-e nevermore.
And with God'f 'help ' wo east the yoke
Of Kneland from our knee ;
Our country B.I Co behold and look-
Once more our Hug waves free !
Though many a bero' nlood It cost , * s
May all the nations see \
Thnt God the Uord r deemed our hosts :
The rlory JHs Hlinll be.
Wave high now oVr our dear old land.
wave four-rolorH of Transvaal !
And wo < the God-forgettlug Imnil
That dares you down to haul !
Wave higher now In rlcnrer sky
Our Traii8v < ial freedom's stay !
Our enemlea with fright did lly ;
Now dawns a glorious day.
A
PUMPKIN
llhll
Ht
Isn't necessarily a dullard. It
may have a sense of humor ,
which is the saving grace of the
human race.
But the merriest boy is likely
to be the hardest on his clothes
and it is with regard for his
tendency to wear out whatever
he puts on that we put especial
thought and care into making
his clothes so that they will
stand the inevitable wear and
tear.
Don't be misled into the
belief that because we make
fine and durable garments for
the children that our prices are
higher than they should be. No
better clothing is
made than we
turn out in our own factory.
Nothing more stylish in cut ,
nothing more reasonable in
price.