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Secretary Alger presents another case
In which popularity is stimulated by
public sympathy.
Governor Shaw of Iowa has been re-
nomlnated by acclamation. May as
fi well make his re-cloctlon unanimous.
The steady but sure rapprochement
between government receipts and ex
penditures Is another thorn In the side
of the calamity wallers.
The Yankton extension to Norfolk is
announced for the 'steenth time. In the
meantime the twcuty-nrc-mlle gap be-
twecn ; Hartington and Yanktou re
mains.
a 4 1 ' ! A Kansas paper refers to a man who
died without the old of a doctor. This
Is hardly fair. The doctor Is certainly
H entitled to a show before the undertaker
If- comes In.
The Muzet Investigating committee Is
uncovering more of Tammany's rotten
ness In New York. The health officials
Bbould enjoin further procedure until
cold weather.
American tourists nre now leaving
millions of money in Europe. But just
watch the yellow metal come back when
the -western corn and wheat crop gets
down to work.
William Waldorf Astor has become a
subject of Queen Victoria , but when
Queen Victoria's assessor calls for bis
Income tax the great Anglomaulac will
probably claim to be a resident of Jer
sey City.
The harmony that prevailed among the
Maryland democrats In their state con
vention may bo taken as proof positive
that Gorman Is completely on top and
that opposition to him within the party
lias practically ceased.
The Department of Agriculture an
nounces the success of efforts to raise
tea In South Carolina. The mountain
eers have successfully produced cold tea
for many years In spite of discourage
ments from official sources.
That democratic relief .fund Is still
open for contributions , but possible sub
scribers arc warned that not even a
court order will avail to get back the
money when It once reaches the pocketa
of tbo popocrallc bencQchirles.
It Is really unkind In Emperor Wil
liam to beat Undo Edward at his own
gaino ot yacht racing , but Nephew Wil
liam is n. decidedly enterprising young
man nnd has douo a good many things
which have surprised his elders ,
It required a decision of the district
court to establish the fact that a Kau
nas City man was not a jackass. As the
damages were only placed at $1 the re-
HomWuneo must have been almost close
enough to warrant the statement ,
The Union Pacllic land department
officials nro working the gold discovery
racket In a way that must hclii the sales
of laud In western Kansas. All things
como to him who waits. Perhaps a little -
tlo later wo may read that silver dollars
grow on western Kansas saplings ,
Of the appointments made by Gov
ernor Poyntor two nre credited with
bolng republicans. Quo of these two ,
W. C. Caven , was supposed to bo a
democrat when appointed and still
claims to belong to that party. When
Botno question was raised as to his loy
alty to fusion the string attached to the
appointment was pulled and the com
mission cumo back with It. The gov
ernor's record for non-partisanship is
I ! neither a long nor a glorious one.
V
FOR
A dlBtlnt'ulshed Cuban , Dr. Antonio
refer , hn presented nn nrRtunent for
tlic Independence of his country nnd
against annexation which cannot fall to
nmko an ImprosRlon favorable to Ills
contention.
Dr. Perez wiys the Cubans who have
been opposing for nearly half a century
the fortnldnblc power of Spain , and suc
cessfully restating nil kinds of bribe j
nnd promises , cannot so ea-illy bo de
prived of the right to direct their own
destiny as were the people ofHawaii. .
"The liberty they won on the field of
battle , " he declares , "must be lost on
the Held of battle , If such should bo
their fate. Whether or not G-.ba shall
occupy the Inferior position of a state
of the American union Is exclusively a
matter for the Cubans themselves to
decide. The will of the majority , freely ,
honestly and loyally expressed , will ever
be the law , by all accepted , by all ac
knowledged. " There can be no doubt
that this reflects the general sentiment
among the Cubans , very few of whom ,
according to trustworthy statements ,
want annexation.
Dr , Perez says that the present state
of affairs In the Island Is looked upon
ns an Interregnum pending the forma
tion of a Cuban republic nnd that in
Bplte of assertions to the contrary , the
mill re Cubans are almost unanimously
In favor of n republic ; their aim Is dell-
nlte and the movement Is constantly
growing In force nnd In numbers.
"Consequently , " he declares , "the Inde
pendence of Cuba Is a necessity nnd the
only solution of the Cuban problem. "
There Is no doubt that n very large ma
jority of the American people are
In hearty sympathy with the patri
otic nsplration of the native Cu
bans and our government should make
every effort to enable those people to
realize It as soon as possible.
THE MARy'LAXD DEMOCRATS.
The democrats of Maryland held their
convention yesterday nnd nominated for
governor a gold standard man. Colonel
John W. Smith , the candidate , is a ,
weuthy banker and It la said will per
sonally bear nearly the entire expenses
of the state campaign , the party being
short of funds , due to the fact that the
republicans have been In complete con
trol for nearly four years of all the state
as well as the federal ollices. There was
a considerable free silver element
among the democrats of Maryland three
years ago , but it has become very much
reduced and It Is probable that most
of the then supporters of silver will vote
the ticket nominated yesterday , In
which event It will have a good chance
of election. The candidate for governor
Is said to be a very popular man. and
exceedingly generous as a campaign con
tributor. - ,
The platform says nothing about the
currency , but it Is quite safe to say that
the delegation from Maryland to the
democratic national convention next
year will not favor free silver. A fea
ture of the light In Maryland this yeau
Is the'election of a number of state sen
ators who will hold over until 1002 ,
when a successor to United States Sen
ator Wellington Is to be elected. On the
republican side Senator Wellington will
exert every effort t tnVe friends of his
elected to the stnto senate , -while on
the democratic side none except tried
and true Gorman men need apply. Wel
lington Is not as popular with his party
ns when he was elected to the senate
and it "will be no surprise if he Is beaten
In this year's flfiht for state senators.
The result of the Maryland election
will be of more than local interest , since
in the event of democratic success ex-
Senator Gorman might become promi
nent as a presidential possibility.
PARAMOUNT POWER OF THE PACIFW.
The former American minister to
Slam , Mr. John Barrett , has nn article
In the current number of the North
American Review discussing the re
sponsibilities and Interests of the
United States as the paramount power
of the Pacific. Mr. Barrett considers
his subject almost wholly In its ma
terial or commercial aspect and he
treats it Tvith reference chiefly to our
interests In China. Ho points out that
there is danger of our Interests in that
empire being neglected by reason of
the attention that la being given to the
Philippine question and says that our
commercial opportunities In China are
far greater than they ever will be In
the Philippines , under the most favor
able conditions.
The ex-minister to Slam thinks there
is a grave peril confronting our inter
ests In the Mtddlo Kingdom nnd ho
urges that "while wo should do every
thing In our power to prevent the dis
integration of China , at the same time ,
in realization of the fact that wo can
not go to war in support of such a
policy , If we see that the _ break-up Is
inevitable we must leave no stone un
turned to preserve our old treaty rights
In a new form with the powers In con
trol. " lie thinks if this Is accomplished
our trade and commerce In the country
that once was China will be greater
than ever otherwise possible , but ho
doubts If such a fortunate result would
over attend our efforts.
Mr. Barrett urges that the country
should stand unanimously for a flrm
policy In respect to the far east nnd
particularly China , because that quar
ter of the world offers a market for the
products of all sections of the United
States. He presents a strong state
ment of the trade possibilities In the
far cnst and sees no reason why Amor-
lean exports , which now approximate
(40,000,000 a year , should not In the
near future expand to $150,000,000. , In
regard to our policy In China , Mr. Bar
rett says wo should stand ( Irmly and
persistently for the Integrity of the
Chinese empire , we should Insist on the
"open door" and absolute freedom of
trade In accordance with the
stipulations of the old Tientsin
treaties , should exert our lullu-
cuco against the delimitation of al
leged "spheres of influence , " or actual
"areas of operation , " and ns far ns pos.
elblo fcliould work in Imrmouy and on
the same lines with other powers hav
ing Minllar commercial Interests , to pro
tect them from further limitation.
Unquestionably the markets of the
far east offer great opportunities for
American commerce and our govern
ment should by nil means consistent
with the established policy of the na
tion protect nnd promote our Interests
there , but there appears to be nothing
In the existing situation to justify the
apprehension of Injury to our Interests
which Mr. Barrett nnd some others on-
KTtuln. A time may come when there
will be good reason for such a fear and
If It should the United States will bo
prepared to assert Itself ns the cir
cumstances and conditions fihall re
quire. Meanwhile Its safe policy will
be to maintain the attitude which the
present administration has declared In
regard to Chinese affairs , towlt , that
of "disinterested neutrality. " A strict
adherence to that policy will , wo have
no doubt , best conserve our rights and
Interests In China nnd not In the least
Interfere with our position as "the para
mount power of the Paclllc. "
JfOtV TO ACQUIRE THE \\'ATRIl \ \ H'tiHKS.
Three different propositions looking to
the purchase of the water works by the
city of Omaha have been presented to
the city council for consideration. While
It Is premature for that body to take
action under the existing contract with
the water works company , an Intelligent
discussion of the problem with which
the city will have to deal In the no dis
tant future may not be out of place.
The first proposition , Introduced by
Councilman Burmcstcr , which was
adopted by the council , directed the city
attorney to report the date of expiration
of the contract and franchise of the
water company and the proper steps to
bo taken by the city to acquire owner
ship of the system. The second resolu
tion , Introduced by Mr. Stuht , directed
the city attorney to prepare nn ordi
nance looking to the purchase of the
water works In conformity with the
twenty-year clause of the contract be
tween the city and the water company.
The third resolution , introduced by
Councilman Lobcck , Instructed the city
attorney to draft an ordinance submit
ting to the voters a proposition to au
thorize the city to issue $2,500,000 of
water works bonds , the proceeds to be
applied to the purchase of the water
works or construction of a new system.
In order that wo may have a clear un
derstanding of the rights of the city to
buy the works underi its contract we
must refer to the purchase clause of the
charter , which reads as follows :
The city of Omaha shall have the right
at any time after the expiration of twenty
years to purchase the said waterworks at
an appraised valuation , which shall be ascer
tained by the estimate of three engineers ,
one to be selected by the city councir , one by
the -water works company and these two to
select the third , provided that nothing shall
be paid for the unexptred franchise of said
company.
The knotty question is , When will the
twenty years expire ? The original con
tract was entered into July 20,1880 , and
by this contract the city bound itself to
pay hydrant rental for fire protection
for a period of twenty-five years from
the date of completion of the water
works. In other words , while the city
contracted for fire hydrants for a period
of twenty-five years from the date ot
completion , It reserved to itself the right
to buy in the works nt any time after
the expiration of twenty years at a price
fixed by three appraisers without allow
ing the company anything for the unex-
pired franchise.
The question Is , When do the twenty
years expire is It from the date of con
tract or date of completion ? Taken in
connection with the proviso concerning
the hydrant rental the term would im
ply twenty years from the date when
the works were completed for public
use. Here also wo will encounter a con
troversy. The original contract required
the completion of the works by July 20 ,
1881. That limit was extended by ordl-
nanco to November 15,1881. That would
make the date of expiration November
15 , 1001. But there is another snag in
the record. The official acceptance of
the works by the city of Omaha was
proclaimed by ordinance September 4 ,
1883 , thus deferring the twenty-year
purchase privilege to September 4,1003.
If the contention of the city attorney
is correct , that the city has a right to
toke the works at any time by con
demnation process by exercising the
right of eminent domain , the question
Is , How much will the city be compelled
to pay for the unexplred franchise ? If
It runs Into the millions ns claimed by
the company the city can better afford
to wait until after the twenty-year pur
chase period expires , which nt the very
furthest would bo a fraction over four
years. If the expiration period termi
nates In July , 1001 , then it is less than
two years.
The proposed issue of $2,500,000 , In
bonds would bo entirely Inadequate
even if the condemnation process did
not take Into consideration the value of
the uuexplrcd franchise. As a matter
of fact , there is nothing for the city
council to do at this time unless It de
cides to enter the federal courts with a
test case as to the city's right to take
forcible posseaslou of the works. The
proposed construction of a rival plant
Is impracticable , as that would compel
the city to pay lire hydrant rental to the
end of twenty-five years from date of
completion or not less than $600,000.
Attorney General Smyth Imagines
himself the victim of political pcrneuu-
tlon every time The Bee comments upon
his failure to live up to the professions
ami pledges of the party that nominated
him. The excuse he offers for tils Inac
tion In the enforcement of the Nebraska
anti-trust law is almost too flimsy to
merit notice. Ho wants the people to
understand that ho would have broken
up the lawless insurance combine if the
United States circuit court had not in
terfered with him by temporary Injunc
tion proceedings. The law prohibiting
insurance combines went Into effect
July 1,1807 , and the United States court
did not Issue its restraining order until
January , 1608. What was la the way
of the attorney general during the sis
months before the Injunction was Is
sued , nnd what about all the other
trusts operating In Nebraska that have
not Invoked the protection of the federal
courts ?
Just nbottt the time William J. Stone
of the national democratic committee
declared against fusion l.uclon Stebblus
of Nebraska Issued n call for a straight
up-antl-up mlddle-of-tht'-road convention
nt Omaha. I'p In South-Dakota there
are like evidences that the democrats
and populists are tired of one another's
company. Fusion Is a mighty nice thing
for the high man In the winning game ,
but there Is little In It for those in the
fag end of the procession.
The i\cxt most Important thing In the
eyes of a popocrat to securing nn olllco
Is to- make connection with the salary ,
The Insurance commissioner nnd depu
ties and the pure food commissioner
have landed the olllce , but Auditor
Cornell remains a slight Impediment in
the way of assimilating the salaries , It
Is really sad to see n popocrat gain
possession of a lleshpot only to find It
empty.
The men of the Twentieth Kansas
need not Imagine their troubles are
ended when they leave the Philippines.
The women of Kansas have formed
clubs whose members are pledged to
marry none but members of the regi
ment. Unless the volunteers surrender
on their return the crop of old maids
threatens to be larger than that of sun
flowers and not half so gorgeous.
The report that South and Central
American states arc forming an alliance
to curb the ambitious designs of the
United States Is of course a pure fabri
cation , but even were It true they would
be wasting time and energies. The
United States has Its hands full enough
now assimilating Spanish speaking pee
ple.
"Trouble all confined to island of
Luzon ; southern islands quiet nnd people
ple satisfied with American rule. "
"Rebels In Island of Cebu attacked by
Infantry , aided by cruiser Charleston ,
nnd driven from entrenchments. " Gen
eral Otis might censor his own official
dispatches and make an effort to reduce
them to harmony.
The fight to oust the superintendent
of the state fish hatcheries has finally
proved successful , but Instead of cap
turing the place for a stmon pure popu
list it has been given over to nn Omaha
ward politician stamped with the brand
of the Duhlrnun-Herdmnii machine.
How do the populists like it ?
It Is reassuring to know that Consul
Osborno at Samoa still -wears the same
sized hat as he dltd when ho resided at
our neighboring town of Blair. This
means that his head has been neither
enlarged nor contracted-'and that his
hair is worn hl ' ljie tlm < j at the same
length. . . - s
The extraorjUIn'd'ry interest evoked by
the Iowa republican state convention Is
simply a pointer to the extraordinary
republican 'majority which Iowa will
show this full when the polls are closed
nnd the returns counted.
County , school district and municipal
bonds are being voted in various locali
ties throughout the state and the few
sales already effected attest anew Hie
fact that Nebraska securities are among
the best in the world.
It'll 111 SIKlit .Now.
Minneapolis Times.
Kansas and Nebraska are going to have a
record-breaking corn crop.
Hit * Democracy In u Vital Spot.
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The superlntend'ent of the Carnegie works
says bo could put 1,000 men to work If he
bad them. A condition of affairs like that
hurts democracy in a vital spot.
People Will 1'ny for It.
New York World.
The coal-road magnates estimate that the
advance of 25 cents a ton In the price of
coal ordered fop August ' 1 will add $10,000-
000 to their profits this year. And the
people -who have pots to 'boll will have to
pay every dollar of It.
Experience Mnkci Trained Snlillcrn.
Chicago Post.
Only when the soldier becomes a machine
is ho efficient. The Nebraska and Utah vol
unteers who heard , apparently without emo
tion , the welcoming cheers of thousands had
been tried by lire. It was no picnic that
made these men veterans In less than two
years.
Approved by < br Country.
Philadelphia Press ,
The disposition nhown by President Me-
Klnl'ey to stand by Pension Commissioner
Evans Is most commendable and will have
the approval ot the sober eentlmcnt of the
country. The opposition to Commissioner
Evans ha * been stirred up and Is kept alive
by unscrupulous pension Attorneys and as it
becomes better understood It becomes
weaker.
Activity In Cotton Mniiufiiutnrliiir.
Springfield Republican ,
Wo hear nothing these days about the de
clining cotton manufacturing Industry of
New England. The mills everywhere appear
to bo actively employed , prices are firm , the
export demand IB good , the home market Is
strong and , , the business Is generally profita
ble. Mills which had suspended dividends
are rcuumlng a distribution of profits and
many others are ; increailng dividends.
Our GroivliiK Vorelitn Trade.
New York Sun.
The foreign trade of the United States for
the last flacar year , ending with June , was
the most remarkable In our history , Tha
total of our exports exceeded $ l,200r/j,000. It
was less than tbo aggregate for the fiscal
year of 1R08 by about $6,000,000 , owing to a
decrease In the value of our agricultural ex-
portatlona , but that deficiency was nearly
made up by an Increase of exports of manu
facture * from J280,6 ! > 7,354 In 1808 to ? 338-
667,781 in 1899.
Coinnirniliilile Move.
( Mlnneapolla Tribune.
A letter from one of the teachers In tha
Omaha schools Informs us that the Board of
Education ot that fcity , by an unanimous
vote , boa pasged & resolution providing that
teachers and principals having served suc
cessfully for five successive years In the city
schools ehsJl be placed upon a permanent
ll t , from which they shall only be removed
for cause , and upon due hearing , This places
the Omaha schools upon a progreiitve basli ,
takes the teachers out of the bands ol the
pollticUni end reward ! merit ,
FArom-s or ino.N AMI STICI
StnllMlcn Sliotr InorcnKc of Twenty
Tltrrr Million Dnltnrft.
Indianapolis Journal ,
Of the remarkable growth In Unlte > l
States exportation of manufacture during
the fiscal year Just ended that of the manu
factured of Iron and steel Is the most strik
ing. The total Increase In exports of
manufacture. ' during the year , as shown
by the figures of the Treasury Uurcntt of
Statistics. Is In round numbers f4S.000.000 ,
and of this Increase $23,000,000 Is In manu
factures of Iron and steel. The total experts
of Iron and steel Mid manufactures thereof
In the flccal year 1899 were Jl > 3.715fl51 ,
ngalnit f70.C06.SSo In 1SOS , $ . ,7.197.872 In
1&97 , $ U,1GO.S77 In 1S96 , $32.000,989 In 18S5
and $20,2:0,201 In 1894. It will thus be seen
that the exports of manufactures ot Iron
and steel In 1899 were more than double
those of 1896 and more than three times
ns much as those of 1694. On the other
baml , the Imports of manufactures of Iron
nnd stool continue to fall , having been dur
ing the year but J12.098.239 , ngnlnet $25-
38,103 In 1S96 and $53,544,372 In 1891. Thus ,
while the exports of Iron and steel have
been steadily growing the Imports have
fallen , so that they are now less than one-
half what they were In 1896 and about one-
fifth what they wcro In 1891.
All the elapses of manufactures of Iron
and steel have shared In the growth of
popularity abroad , but thin U especially
marked In the higher grades of manufac
turer , such as steel rails , railway engines ,
builders' hardware , machinery of nil sorts
nhd especially those used In manufactur
ing. The number of railway engines ex
ported during the year was 517 , ngnlnst 468
In 1898 , 338 In 1S97. 261 In 1896 , 252 In 1895
and 142 In 1894 , while the value of the ex-
porte of locomotives In 1S99 was $4,728,748 ,
against $1,028,236 In 1894.
Of the 517 railway locomotives exported
during the year ninety-nine wont to Iluesla ,
sixty-nine went to Japan , slxty-ono to China ,
flfty-nlno to Mexico , fifty to Canada , thirty-
elx to British East Indies , twenty-five to
England , twenty-three to Sweden and Nor
way , twenty to Brazil , fourteen to the West
Indies nnd eleven to Africa. One Interest
ing feature of this large exportation of loco
motives In 1899 la that 211 of the 617 ex
ported went to Asiatic countries.
SLAVISHY IN HAWAII.
One Inntltntlon Ilrrrntl- Annexed
that MitNt Hi- Got Hid Of.
1 Philadelphia Record.
The Imperialism which seeks to extend
the territorial domain of the United States
to the remotest seas may be a grand thing
In Jingo estimation , but that Is n far
grander Imperialism -which extends the
guarantees of liberty nnd .personal . rights to
.t\o ' \ humblest dweller beneath the American
Hag. It lo now more than a year since the
Hawaiian Islands were solemnly annexed to
the United States by joint resolution of con
gress. The Joint resolution declared that
: ho Islands were annexed "as a part of the
: errltory of the United States , " and were
'subject to the sovereign dominion thereof. "
Yet , with the consent and connivance of the
authorities of the United States , there etlll
flourishes on the Hawaiian Islands a system
of slavery worse than was the African
slavery of the south which so long excited
the reprobation of philanthropy and caused
nt last a great civil war. The slave owners
in the south provided for their human
property after It was too old and decrepit
to work , but under the Hawaiian , eystem
men are enslaved for a certain contract
period , during which their llfeblood Is
sucked out of them nnd then they are flung
away to die In want nnd misery. It np-
jears from the policy of the government
hat the Hawaiian Islands were annexed for
: he sole benefit of a few sugar planters and
that the rest of the Inhabitants are not
worthy of consideration. This Is whatyex-
ilaljja why the abominable system of coolta
abor nourishes In all Its .pristine vigor on
.he Hawaiian islands under the full protec
tion of the government of the United Statea
nnd under the folds of the starry flag.
WHEAT WILL BB IN DEMAND.
Hnd Crop Condition * Abroad Prengc
n Call for Our .Snrplnn.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
One thing seems to bo quite sure and that
a that , while there are large surplus stocks
of old wheat In this country , there is going
o be a demand for every bushel. The price
ias been held down by the absence of spec
ulation , but there Is seemingly little danger
of Its dropping below the 70-cent mark.
Foreign crop conditions are mostly bad and
are getting wt > reo with every report. Com
mercial authorities are estimating that the
French harvest will ifall oft perhaps 20-
000,000 bushels from last year. Our great
est competitor In exports , Russia , Is in a
sad way. Estimates nre freely made that
the crop will be 85,000,000 to 120,000,000
short of 1898 , and the rye crop Is also poor
n many provinces. Roumanla , Italy , Bul
garia and Spain are 70,000,000 bushels abort
of last year , nnd India's crop , harvested last
March , fell 17,000,000 bushels below the 1898
field. The Hungarian , German nnd Aus-
: rlan product will be good , but Hungary Is
the only largo exporter of these.
The estimates Indicate a falling off of
probably 200,000,000 bushels in the Euro-
lean and Indian crops. This ought to be
quite enough to keep up the demand for our
surplus nnd perhaps to advance prices very
handsomely. At any rate , It Is difficult to
eee how they can bo forced lower.
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.
Chauncey Depew has fifty-two times
crossed the ocean.
Jerome Hall Raymond , the new president
of the University of Virginia , was a news-
) oy In early life.
General Wheeler wears as cuff buttons
.wo 'buttons ' that were shot off bis uniform
during the 'war of tbo rebellion.
An effort la to < bo made to secure the
mssago of a bill try congress to establish
chaplaincies in the Life Saving service.
fMart'n ' 1 * Sweet , former mayor of Grand
Rapids , Mich , , nnd for years accounted the
richest man In the etate , Is now earning his
Ivlng by lending the city garbage crematory.
Ex-Governor Warmoutb , the first northern
governor of Louisiana , has lived down the
unpopularity which at one time nearly cost
him bis life and Is now one of tbo leading
eugar planters of the state and a roost suc
cessful lawyer.
Justice Shlras of the supreme court wrote
a letter of Advice to a young lawyer tbo
other day , in the course of which he said :
'Abovo all , deserve , secure and keep the
confidence of your clients. You will find
this your best capital , "
The formal Inauguration of President Had-
ey of Yale will take place Wednesday , Ooto-
) vr 18 , Among those who have accepted in
vitations to be present are President Eliot
of Harvard , President Gllman of Johns
lopk'lns ' , President Harper of the University
of Chicago and Senator Depew ,
A worMne miner In a coal pit In Septem
ber , 1890 , a master of arts of London uni
versity in June , 1896 that Is the remark
able record of Thomas Rees. M. A. , who
ias just been appointed to a professorship at
Brecon college , one of the leading theological
nutltutlons In the United Kingdom.
KOfNllBIIS OK IOWA nKIMMIMCA.M5.il
I.rnilcru Who llrlnpd I.nnncli the Hint *
I'nrty Oritntilvnilnit.
OPS Molnes IlcRlMer.
At least six men In attendance at the
Iowa republican state convention were
among the founders of the re-publican party
of Iowa. Colonel \V. P. Hepburn wm a
delegate from Marshall county. Judge N. M.
Hubbnrd from Linn county , n. ! ' . Cue from
Scott county , R. S. Plnkblne from John on
J county , John Mahln from Muscntlne county
and Judge C. C. Xourse from Van Buren
county at the convention which assembled
at Iowa City , February 22 , 1856 , to organize
the republican party In this state. They
were all young men then nnd In their 20' ,
but they nro now among the few survivors
of tliat famous convention which elected
delegates to the first republican national
convention , which assembled nt Philadelphia
I and nominated Colonel John C. Fremont for
president. Candidates for state officers nnd
for presidential electors were also nomi
nated , nnd the first Iowa republican plat
form frnmed at that Iowa City convention !
and the republican fathers of the stnte ( hire
! laid tha solid foundations that have kept
I Iowa In the republican column of states
from the first election thereafter.
Among the loading spirits nf that first
Ion a republican stnto convention were Judge
Philip Voile of Lee county , who wan chair
man of tbo convention ; James Thortngton ,
the first republican member of congtcss from
i Iowa ; Hiram Price , James F. Wilson , Hinly
i O'Connor , Samuel J. Kirk wood , W. M.
| Stone , Pltz Henry Warren , James B. Howell ,
Samuel A. Rice , Alvln Sounders , William
Vnndever , Francis Springer and W.V. . Ham
ilton. The four secretaries of that conven
tion were James T. Lane , the father ot the
present congressman from Iowa's Second
district ; X. M. Hubbard ot Linn , C. C.
Nourso of Van IJurcu and J. D. Stewart of
Polk.
Too much cannot .be snld of the early
fathers of republicanism In Iowa , and the na
tion , and the republicans ot Iowa have espec
ial pleasure In the fact that the early Icnya
fathers succeeded in organizing n party that
has never known defeat on party principles
elnco the first election held after that Iowa
City state convention. That convention
nominated Elijah Sells of Muscatlno for sec
retary of state , John Pntteo of Ilremer for
auditor of state , M. L. Morris of Polk for
treasurer of state , S. A. Rico of Mnhaska for
attorney generul , nnd they were all elected
by majorities of 7,767 for Sells to 7,183 for
Rice. The republicans of those days es
tablished the loyal custom ot voting "the
straight republican ticket , * ' a good custom
that hns gained many victories for the Iowa
republicans. The Register believes that all
the delegates and visitors present nt the re
publican state convention who wcro dele
gates to the first Iowa rcpubflcnn state con
vention should Ibc Invited to occupy scats on
the stage and that the. Invitation sliouM be
extended each year thereafter as long as
there are fathers of the republican party in
attendance at the state convention.
Wo add , as a matter of further Interest ,
that the first ticket nntncd by the repub
licans of Iowa received 40,687 votes for
Elijah Sells , while George Bnyder , the demo
cratic candidate for secretary of state , re
ceived 32,920 votes. The full republican
vote at that election was about the same aa
the average republican majority in the state
during the last third of n century.
Collnpic of the Ilnaklu Colony.
Indianapolis News.
The .Ruskln co-operative colony , whpse
property In Tennessee TiVas sold by a re
ceiver a tow days since , Is the last failure of
an attempt at socialism. Ita large tract of
land with eighty 'houses was sold for $12,465.
The colony was formed several years ago
to carry out the theories ot Fourier and Bel
lamy. Except the metalu , the colony had
the raw material for the manufacture of
everything essential to Us comfort. Its
membership embraced men skilled In agri
culture , ' -"horticulture and all the mechanic
arts. Every member , regardless of the char
acter of his work , received the same com
pensation. Every man was required to
work and every -woman employed with do
mestic duties received the same compensa
tion as men , and yet with a membership
devoted to the theories of socialism , the
Ruekln association has come to an end
through the action of a minority of dissat
isfied stockholders who had the property put
loto the hands of a. receiver. The majority
of tbo stockholders propose to form a new
colony , but most of their assets have been
lost In the property , which was sold at
nibout half Its cost. The colony's paper , the
Coming Nation , which nt one time had 60-
000 subscribers , baa dwindled to 3,000 and
the outfit was sold for a trine. If a colony
composed of believers in socialism falls ,
what may be expected of national socialism ?
Novel I'rlnoii Experiment.
New York Herald.
A novel experiment that will bo watched
with keen interest by penologlsts every
where Is being tried in the Ohio peniten
tiary.
Four incorrigible convicts three are mur
derers and one hopes to be having made
frequent attempts to brutally kill their
keepers , tbo quartet has been locked In
one cell and the officials are awaiting the
result.
This IB certainly the emplojment of a
wholly new method In dealing with murder
ously Inclined prisoners. There being no
authentic precedent , except In the well
known case of the Kilkenny cats , tbo out
come can hardly bo prophcal d with confi
dence. True , the records of the inmates
of the cell lead to the belief that after a
while there * wlll be fewer prisoners than
there were , but until we learn which ona ot
the gentlemen survived , the Ohio experiment
will not have really- demonstrated its use
fulness aa aiding "the survival ot the
fittest. "
All we can do Is to wait patiently till
Ohio reports that disturbances In the cell
are concluded and notifies students of prlcon
reform how and on whom the experiment
worked.
Debt of American L'ltlcn.
Now York Bun.
The municipal debt of New York ( J2 < 0-
600,000) ) Is not excessive 'when compared
with its vast resources for purposes of tax
ation and 'With the debts of other American
cities , The cross debt of Philadelphia ,
which has about one-third of the population
of Now York , Is 150,000,000 , and of Uoston ,
with a population ot about one-sixth , $50- $
000,000 , Baltimore's debt , as returned offi
cially on January 1 , was 137,500,000. The
assessed value of real estate in these three
Important American cities Is $2,000,000,000 ,
OB agalntit $3,000,000,000 In New York.
The cities of older settlement in the ac
quisition of auch municipal assets as build
ings , docks , bridges , parks , aqueducts ,
markets and court bouse have incurred
liabilities tor the payment of which the
tangible security Is ample , wholly apart
from the taxing power conferred upon the
city for the collection of Interest. Thus
the debt of Philadelphia is about twice as
much as the present debt ot St , Louis and
three times that of Chicago. The debt of
Boston exceeds considerably the debt ot
eny western city , even of larger size , and
Providence , a city of 150,000 Inhabitants ,
has a larger debt than Cleveland , a city of
400,000 ,
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
ROTH
THE 1,1 > CIII.nMAMA. .
Ifn ( Ctirckril > loli IHIT Mnr Heroine
n IVriiinnrnl InxtltnfIon ,
Ho ton Olobc.
At the present rate of lynching in thl .
country some people will find reason to fear
that It may yet become ft permanent Insti
tution , If not checked by sonic means no'
yet ilpvlsed.
Heplylnp to a speech of Hon. V. B. Thur *
bcr of New York , In which he condemned
mob violence In the south. Olnrk Howell
attempts to defend hl < section by declaring
; that there hm been less mob violence In
j Oeargln thnn in Illinois , where nesroes were
phot dovMi for eomlng Into competition wltli
' white labor , nnd that In general nny com
plaint Mr. Thiirber might make of the south
tn the way of lawlessness applies equally
well to other sectlona.
But cvon were such a statement true ,
which few will believe. U cannot be properly -
( erly used In apology for violence. That
i which chiefly marks the Infamy of lynch-
'Ings ' In the south Is thnt they arc vliltol
' nlmosl wholly upon negroes. Of tlui ltS ( !
victims of lynch law last year all but nine
of them were negroes. H d the 157 negrow
lynclml all been presumably guilt ) of crim
inal assault this might not seem * o etrnnge ;
but the fnct Is that only 15 per cent were
charged with this crime.
Of the 15" negro victims of mob vlolcncn
In the south last year 124 wcro lynched for
offenses which with white men are punished
by simply a fire or Imprisonment , or both.
Such flgurcs make It plainly evident thnt
race prejudice rather thnn the offenses
themselves were nt the bottom of the lynch-
lng .
liquidity before the law Is one of the
foundation pillars of magnn rh.irtx. Com
munities that become a law unto themselves
ehoutd at least live up to thin principle , In
stead ot measuring the penalties of crime
by the color of the victim's skin ,
That shocking crimes have steadily In
creased since the mania for lynching pos
sessed some sections of the country and
somewhat contaminated nil Is but In keeping
with the recorded effects of extreme violence
throughout all history.
WITH TUB KUNXY MHN.
Dolrolt Free. Press : "Do you think the
bicycle hns robbed woman of her girlish
shyness ? "
"No ; If unythlng hns done. It , It Is tha
soda fountain. "
( PhUnitalphla North American : She You
represented yourself to be worth a million
before we were married.
He Purely a figure of speech , my dear.
- * '
/
Washington Star : "Did I understand you
to say sotnuthln' about ten oh In' the young
Idea > ho\y to shoot ? " uskcd a Clity county
( Kentucky ) citizen.
"Yes , " answered the. man who Is inter
ested In the work ot education.
"Well , so fur as this part of the country
Is concerned you're worltln' on the wrong
line. AVlr.it you want to do Is to watoh th
bo.vs nt recess , and lam the. fust one that
brings a gun to school with him. "
Somorvllle Journal : Winks T understand
that Jenkins ima inherited JIOO.OOO.
JJInks YeH , and ho In putting on nlrs al
ready. Every August since I have known
him he lias liad a. ' cold In the head. This
August ho says ho has 1iay fever.
Indianapolis Journal : She A man called
today who said he Jiad just got back from
.tlio Klondike.
He What dJd he want to buy the place
or bfg some old clothes ?
Philadelphia North American : "O'Harti
broke his arm the first day nt his new job "
" ( Breaking himself In , eh ? "
The Ulfllcnltr.
Washington Star.
"ft's easy , " the reformer said ,
\ \ 1th care upon Ma brow ,
"To teli men what "they " ought to < 3 ,
Hut hard to tell them ho.w. "
TUB IVOHLD'S MUSIC.
Gabriel Scloun.
The world's a very happy place ,
Where every child should dance and rtnsr ,
And alwayu have a emlllng face ,
And never sulk for anything. * *
I waken when the mornlng'n come. .
, And feel .the air and light alive
With strange sweet music like the hum
Of beea about their busy hive.
The Olnnots play among- the leaves
, , AUlld ° * " , " seflkan ohlrP and slnjr ;
While , flashing to nnd from the caves.
The swallows twitter on ithe wing- .
And -twigs that shake , and boughs lha. <
sway ;
And -tall old trees you couttlViot climb :
And winds that come , but caiVot stay.
Are singing gaily all the thnl
From dawn to dark Mie old mill wheel
( Makes music , froln ? round and round ;
And dusty white with flour and meal ,
The miller whistles to its Bound.
The brook that flows beside the mill ,
As happy aa a brook can be ,
Goes singing its own song- until
It learna the sing-ing of the sea.
For every wave upon the sands
Blngs songs you never tire to hear ,
Of laden ships from sunny lands
Where It Is summer all the year.
And If you listen to the rain \
You hear It pattering on the pane ' V
Like Andrew beating on bis drum.
The. coals beneath the kettle croon ,
And clap their hands and dance in
.And even the kettla hums a tune
To tell you when It's < 4mo for < .
The world is mich n. happy place
That children , whether big or small ,
Should always have a ( uniting face
And never , never sulk at all.
2
BIG BARGAINS
No. 1.
Your choice of any of our la
dies' straw sailor or walking
hats.
75c each
Regular prices $1 to $3 none
reserved.
No. 2.
Your choice of any boys'
wash suit in the store ,
25 per cent
discount ,
All sizes.
These are two big values we L
offer in our second floor for the \
balance of the week.
