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    THE 03TAGA DATLT TTEEt SATtTlDAT , STSFTTirsnrEIl 2 ,
THE OMAHA DAJLY BEE.
E. UOSKUATEn , Editor.
PUBLISHED EVL-HV MOHNINO.
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OFFICES.
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THE UEE PUBLiaillNU COMPAM.
STATUMU.IT OK cmetuvnox.
Btate of Nebraska , Dourloa County. ; * :
OCOTK * B. Tuchuck. secretary of The Bee
Publishing company , being duly eworn. & * >
[ hat th actual number of full and complet *
toples of The Daily , Morninjr , Evening and
Bunday'Uee , printed during the month or
luly , linwas a * follovra :
20,000 j ; 25,020
27,000 IS 24,700
23,110 tf 24,700
25,100 20 24,070
20,050 21 2I.OSO
25,501) 22 21,720
25,410 23 20,255
25,440 24 81,000
27,355 23 2J.BHO
B 25,21)0 K 24,700
tl 25iM ) 27 21,770
t2 24.1I2O 2J 21,030
It 25,202 23 21,810
14 25,100 39 20,1BO
tt 25OGO 51 23,010
M 20,010
Total . ' 7R5.SS2
Lc n unsold and returned copies. . . . 1 < M7 °
Not total sales T7B,4Oa
Net dully . . . . . . . . . . , .013
Subscribed and sworn before n > th' ' * 1M
lay of July , ISM. U E. BOYLE ,
( Heal. ) Notary Public.
Treasury receipts for August exceeded
expenditures by f400,000. Not a bad
for war times.
Why KO to the Klondike gold field
when that pot of ? 3COO at South Omaha
Is sold not yet to have been located ?
The next patriotic celebration In this
neck o' woods will attend the home
coming of the Fifty-first Iowa volun
teers.
There are several questions of public
moment considerably more pressing
upon the people of Nebraska than the
treaty with the sultan of Snlu.
The hottest question In South Omaha
today Is : "Who got that ? 3GOO ? " The
next hottest question Is : "Who was
the man who thought he would get It
nnd did not ? "
Nebraska and Ita neighboring states
will have no corn to burn this year In
Bplto of the big crop. Republican
prosperity.Is finding othir and better
uses for the corn.
Just what the Commercial club pro
poses to do with the east-and-west
trunk lines which have declared a boy
cott against the Plttsburg & Gulf line
remains to bo flecn.
To accept or not to accept , that Is the
question bothering several of the late
officers of the Nebraska regiments who
have been offered commissions In the
regular army , which entail active
service In the Philippines.
General Funston Is admittedly the
best awJmmer In the army and ono of the
best runners In a forward movement ,
but ho Is firmly convinced that only
cavalry can move fast enough to cap
ture the Filipinos. General Funston's
experience entitles his opinion to cre
dence.
Prophets may bo without honor In
their own land , but tills cannot be said
of President McKlnley. Kverywhero ho
goo In this country ha Is greeted with
pnthuBtaHin , but at no place so great as
at hlK old homo In Canton , where the
people- have known him as ono of them
for years. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
One of Nebraska's cadets at West
Point has run afoul of the order pro
hibiting hazing and will doff his uni
form In disgrace for Indulging In a for
bidden sport. That a Nebraska cadet
Hhotild bo tlio subject of this example
will finihu regrets among all patriotic
Nchruskans.
Ono of the blc local events of the
coining month Is the full festival of
Ak-Bar-Heu , which the managers con-
tdnd will surpass any former appear
ance of that celebrated organization.
As a free spectacular attraction It has
nuver boeu excelled by a western city
and Is not likely to be.
Not a complaint of pickpockets from
all the crowds that participated In the
ovation given the First Nebraska In tills
city. And that while the police depart
ment la cut down to half the uvua ! sl/.o
on account of n depleted polleo fund.
Omaha's police * have it right to take
aoino credit to themselves for this rec
ord ,
General Wheeler Is disappointed be-
cntiso ho has been in the Philippines
nome time and has nnt had a brush with
the rebels yet. At Santiago ho got into
the mlxup the next day after landing.
The general should bo patient Ho maybe
bo a llttlu longer In Betting into action ,
but If ho does It will llkoly last longer
than his Santiago experience.
The State Uourd of Transportation has
decided it is not celled upon to in
vestigate the charges nmdu by the gov
ernor that the rates charged for trans
Of porting the First Nebraska were the
result of a combination. Certainly. Any
labor In excess of signing salary
vouchers Is entirely beyond the prov
ince of the members of the board.
riEirs.
No representative of this government i
la Cuba Is bettor qualified to advise In
regard to n policy for the Island than
General Fltzuupb LOP. 11.1s long pervlco
ns coniul Rpner.il made him thoroughly
familiar with the character of the people
ple and his military relations with them
hove Increased his Tcnow lodge of their
capacity nnd needs.
General Ix > c Is the only officer In Cuba
who has ns yet tetponded to the request
of the War department for reports on
the conditions there and It Is stated that
his report gives a gratifying statement
of affairs In the provinces of Havana
and Plnar del JUo. Its chief Interest ,
however. Is In the suggestions submit
ted in regard to the course this gov
ernment should pursue toward the
Island. General Lee thinks there should
bo established" In Cuba an Independent
republican government , but under the
care or supervision of the United Ktntcs
until Its stability was assured. He evi
dently has no confidence In the capacity
of the Cubans nt present to successfullj
administer a government If left wholly to
themselves , yet he docs not advise delay
/n forming an Independent government.
In regard to the suffrage he suggests
that It should receive careful considera
tion , Implying that It would not be wise
to make It universal at .the outset. This
very likely represents the general opin
ion among our military officers In Cuba
who have given the matter Intelligent
attention and It finds warrant In the
fact that more than SO per cent of the
native Cubans cannot read and write.
If these Illiterates are permitted to par
ticipate In forming a government they
will be the mere tools of the politicians
and political demoralization would prob
ably result
Hut can the United States consistently
deprive any of the Cuban people of the
right of suffrage ? Recognizing here the
principle of universal suffrage , Is not
our government bound to accord It to
the people of Cuba ? Moreover , having
made no reservation In our pledge to
those people that they should have self-
government when pacification should bo
accomplished , can wo new fairly say to
any portion of them that they shall not
participate In framing a government for
themselves ? These are questions that
congress will have to consider when It
comes to determine the future policy In
regard to Cuba. As to our exercising
supervision over a Cuban government
for an Indefinite time , or until we should
be satisfied that such government had
become firmly established , It Is conceiv
able that It might provo a source of
trouble. The Cuban politicians would
bo pretty sure to resent any attempt on
the part of the United States , after nn
Independent government had been or
ganized , to direct or control the admin
istration of affairs. They would reason
ably feel that "this would not bo Inde
pendence and It Is qulto possible that
sooner or later we should have to aban
don the attempt or encounter a revolt
In respect to the foreign relations of an
Independent Cuban government perhaps
It might bo necessary that thp United
States should have something to say ,
lest Cuba should enter Into agreements
or treaties with foreign powers detri
mental to the interests of this country ,
but even as to this there would be dan
ger of trouble resulting.
The suggestion of General Leo that
even after American protection was In
part withdrawn United States troops
should be kept in the Island to protect
our citizens nnd other aliens there In the
enjoyment of their personal and prop
erty rights , cannot be seriously consid
ered. No such arrangement would be
accepted by the Cubans and an at
tempt on the part of this government to
put It Into effect would arouse the bit
terest resentment. The only fair , just
and honorable course Is to allow the
Cuban people absolute Independence.
THE PENSION ACCOUNT.
Every American dtiren has an Inter
est In the pension account which In the
last thirty-three years has amounted to
over twenty-three hundred millions of
dollars , or nearly as much as the public
debt at the close of the civil war. No
ono who Is qualified to appreciate the
magnitude of these figures can fall to
bo Impressed with the generosity of the
government toward the men who pre
served the union and this liberality will
be extended to the soldiers who fought
In the war with Spain and arc fighting
to suppress Insurrection In the Phil
ippines.
The report of the commissioner of
pensions for the last fiscal year con
tains much of Interest At the end of
Juno the number of pensioners waa
more than i-.OOO less than a year ago.
Although 37,000 new pensions were
granted during the year , death among
the old pensioners decreased the total
number. Ucuth alone struck off more
than 34,000 immos from the roll and
other changes raised the number to 4.- $
000. AVliHe the total expenditure for
the year on pension account wiut less
than tliu appropriation , the amount paid
to pensioners was larger by a few
hundred thousand dollars than ever be
fore. As yet the Spanish war Is re
sponsible for pcnlou payments to the
pxtent of only u little over $28,000 , but
thcro are nearly 17,000 claims pending
nnd the number will bo largely In
creased If the war In the Philippines
continue * another year. Another In
teresting feature of the report Is the
largo reduction In the fees paid to at
torneys In thu last fiscal year us coin-
pared with the preceding year. This In
connection with the fact that sixty-three
attorneys liuvo been disbarred , ten
suspended and two barred , will help to
explain the opposition to Commissioner
Kvuus that has been created. The re
duction In payments of attorney fees
has doubtless boon to the benefit of the
pensioners.
The charge that the commissioner has
boon illiberal toward claimants is not
supi > orted by thu official statement of
the number of claims filed and allowed
during the year. On the contrary the
figures Indicate that claimants have
been fairly treated and that us the com
missioner says the rule bus been to give
the soldier the benefit of ft doubt. TIP !
recommendations of the commissioner
should receive the careful attention of
congress nnd his suggestion of n com
mission tn revl o the laws , rules and
regulation * , with n view to simplifying
the present complex system of pension
ing nnd securing a more uniform
practice In the future , Is obviously
Judicious.
The commissioner's report will of
course recehe careful consideration
from the Grand Army nt It * coming en
campment and while undoubtedly the
enemies of Mr. Evans will be In evi
dence there wo think It safe to say that
Ids administration will be approved by
n majority of the old soldiers In at
tendance.
ran suxn.ii
The great event of the lost week has
boon the return of the First Nebraska
volunteers with the unprecedented ova
tions accorded them all iilong the line
nnd culminating In the grand reception
nt Omaha. Subscribers of The Sunday
Bee will have nil these features graph
ically Illustrated In the series of pictures
Illustrating the history of the regiment
which have been appearing In The Il
lustrated Dee.
For the frontispiece we have a large ,
clear view of the parade marching be
tween the surging throngs In front of
The Bee building and the city coll. The
photograph from which this plate has
been reproduced was taken especially
for The Bee and gives the best possible
view of this part of the celebration.
Another picture represents the com
plimentary breakfast given to the re
turned volunteers at the Omaha station ,
depleting the scenes around the tables
with the men seated at their places.
While the time schedule of the special
train through Nebraska was 111 fitted
for photographic work , bringing the men
Into the principal towns late In the even
ing , The Bee secured views to show the
enthusiastic demonstrations nt several
of the way stations. The receptions at
Hastings , the depot crowd at Kencsaw ,
the greetings accorded at Holdrege all
come In for pictorial Illustrations.
Aside from the war views , the remainIng -
Ing contents of The Illustrated Bee are
particularly attractive. Among the portraits
traits presented are those of Moses P.
Klnkald , the nominee of the republican
party In the Sixth- district to fill the
congressional vacancy , and Rev. Kd-
ward F. Trefz , the new pastor of the
Konntze Memorial Lutheran church.
One picture gives a view of a Nebraska
boy's grave In far off Alaska , while an
other shows two little Omaha children
wading at Pewaukeo lake.
The fashion pictures from living mod
els are attractive a always , and Car
penter's letter , Illustrated with his own
photographs , Is more Interesting readIng -
Ing than ever.
The news and literary features of The
Sunday Bee will , us usual , be superior
to those of all competitors. It will
have the best cable letters , the most
complete telegraphic service , the most
readable local news reports , the mosl
Intelligent editorial discussion of topics
of the day , the most interesting depart
mcnts relating to the drama , music , so
clety , sports and fraternal orders.
In a word The Bee tomorrow will be
one of the best numbers ever Issued and
everyone should read It
LET TIJBM GET TUOETHEH.
The city council , the county board
and the Board of Education should gel
together speedily upon some plan foi
providing the necessary booths for reg <
Istratlon and election purposes. All
three of these bodies have Jurisdiction
over the annual registration and elec
tion and their co-operation Is Impera
tive.
tive.The
The old Iron booths that have done
service ever since the Australian ballot
system was Introduced have not only
outlived their usefulness , but many ol
them have positively passed beyond
their day of service. It Is extremely
doubtful whether It Is worth while tryIng -
Ing to repair them , yet the time Is so
fcliort that unless action Is taken nt once
serious complications are liable to
arise.
Under the election law It Is made
mandatory that registration nnd pollIng -
Ing places be provided In every precinct
In the city. The registration boards
are required to sit at these respective
places at designated times , commenc
ing nearly a month before election day.
To force these boards to occupy tenta ,
ns has been done on several occasions ,
would mean Inconvenience and hard
ship both for the officers nnd for the
public.
While the system of temporary booths
planted on the pavement at street in
tersections as adopted In Omaha is not
without objectionable features , nothing
that will take its place seems available
within the limits of time at our com
mand. The Investment needed to re
place the booths with now ones looks
large , but It Is apparently unavoid
able. How the money Is to be raised
is u still more serious problem , but the
council , county board and school board
will have to grapple with that.
In the meanwhile the public must In
sist that nothing bo neglected that
might obstruct the regular election pro
ceedings or tend to Invalidate the re
sults us determined at the polls in No
vember.
Iowa trainmen seem to be taking moro
chances of losing their lives than the
soldiers In the Philippines. Added to
the usual hazard of their occupation
tramps are putting In their spare time
shooting at thorn and It Is an exceptional
day when they do not got ono or moro
of the railroaders. Unless the practice
Is stopped pretty boon Iowa is likely to
become u very unhealthy cllmato for
the genus helm ,
Germany 1ms served notice on China
to the effect that unless disturbances
along the border of present German ter
ritory cease Unit country will be obliged
to take possession to protect its Inter
ests. At thu opportune time another ills-
turbanco will occur for which the Ger
mans will , of course , not be responsible
- and then the soldiers will tnkc po * o -
plon. Such has bcMi the record every
where the Bur/openn / has gained nn ori
ental foothold and China Is not likely to
prove nn exception.
The railroads are considering the plan
of blacklisting fnkp advertising schemes
of nil kinds nnd to confine thotr adver
tising patronage In the future to legiti
mate mediums. Thin example ou ht to
bo followed by advertisers In nil lines
of trade. As long ns rallrond" , mer
chants and business men generally
submit to being Imposed upon without
protest the advertising fakir will cou-
Untie to operate.
The architect Of the now high school
building reports progress on the plnus
nnd specification ? , but the school
board's attorney hns no progress to re
port on lifting the Injunction that ob
structs this great public Improvement
The useless nttoruey , however , hna
never been wnntlng when the time to
draw his unearned salary Is nt hand.
Lily T-Angtry's now piny Is said to be
a most realistic one , portraying some ot
the scandals connected > vlth her own
life. If It proves a success she has re
serve material for n number of other
ploys of the enmo sort. People on this
Bide of .the water will hope to bo spared
similar aflllctlons drawn from the life of
the American stage.
Woutlcrn Multiply
lialUmoro American.
Now comes the astounding news that Ger
many want * our sausages. Presently we
shall have a demand from Newcastle tot
coal.
lierond the Firing I.Inc.
Washington Post.
Hon. J. Sterling Morton can -well afford
to chuck the trusts under the chin and
call them pet names. Sterling has no valu
able political baggage to lose.
IlluniliintliiK n Dark Spot.
San Francisco Call.
Wisn Uia cannon of Oem Paul and John
Dull begin blazing away in the Transvaal
Africa will look more like a torchlight
procoulon than a Dark continent.
Unto In n Comer.
Indianapolis Journal.
There seems to be some uncertainty re
garding the antecedents of Date Mundl , but
the fact that he a&cepted an American flag
and is fighting the other follows shove he
Is a coming man.
Snbjcctji for n Funeral.
Chicago Tteoord.
Ohio democrats who say In their platform
that they stand with Washington , Jefferson ,
Jackson , Lincoln' and Orant should take
treatment for their modesty if they expect
to mak an aggressive campaign.
Fnr-I'-etched.
Chicago Chronicle.
Senator Lindsay of Kentucky is the latest
genius to prove that our footing in the
Philippines , which were warring for freedom
when wo bought them , is Identical with our
footing in the Louisiana purchase , which
was glad to come In.
" \ VhjIJeef Prloen Aiicend.
Springfield Republican.
The- number of cattle other than milch
cows in the country has declined from 37-
651,239 In 1892 to 27,694.225 at the beginning
of this year. These are the Agricultural
department's , -figureg. As population has
meantime inceaeed the rise In the price of
meat appears to have a very substantial
basis.
Every JVntlye an Enemy-
Philadelphia Record.
It is a mistake to think that the solution
of the problem of Philippines Involves
nothing but the defeat of Agulnaldo and
hla army. The arrest of the native mayors
of two cities within our lines who had
been elected in accordance with our policy
of conciliation the one for spying and the
other for maintaining an insurgent recruit
ing office , serves to show that the native
population is practically unanimous in Its
sympathy with the rebellion. After we
have whipped Agutnaldo we shair probably
be obliged to subdue In detail every village
la the group.
Oem 1'u u I'M Moral AdrnntaKe.
Springfield Republican ,
In sagacity , astuteness and coolness Paul
Krugor Jn th ee trying days is giving lea-
sons to all the diplomatists and statesmen
of the world. He represents a mere hand
ful of Dutch fanners and ho faces the
mightiest empire this earth has seen. Such
has been the skill of this man that today
he actually holds a moral advantage over
his colossal antagonist which two months
ago he did not possess. Ho has now prac
tically conceded what was demanded , and
in return has only asked that hereafter
the internal Independence of his country be
recognized and respected. If war comes
Krugor goes Into it , under these circum
stances , simply as a patriot defending the
integrity of bis country against the claims
of another power to dictate its domestic
affairs. U is plain that the British gov
ernment feels the embarrassment Into -which
It is now thrown by this Boer statesman's
diplomacy. The reasons for war are now
so small that the moral sentiment of the
world will not Justify It.
IXnL'.STIUAI , I'HOCUKSS.
IncrenHC In tlieumlier
of fautorleM In Nine Ycqra ,
Philadelphia Record.
It would be a difficult matter to name
any manufacturing Industry of Importance
In this country which has not grown
greatly since the latest census. According
to the census returns of 1830 there were
in that year more than 350,000 manufactur
ing establishments , employing nearly 8,000-
000 people , to whom more than } 2 , 000 , 000 , 000
waa paid In wages. Without making any
attempt ( which would bo futile ) to estimate
approximately the increase in the number
of Industrial establishments and of em
ployes Blnce 1890 , we may safely say that
In many industries there lm boon an in-
creafco of at lean 100 per cent ; and there
are several now .employing thousand ? of
banda which were then In their Infancy , or
were not even in existence. Take , for ex
ample , the various practical applications of
electricity. U was not until the year 1883
that the flrat street railway equipped with
electric motive power was tested , In too
city of Richmond and a very amateurluh
affair It was. In climbing a hill the motor
came to grief , and the little "dinkey" car
waa dragged back to the starting point by
a mule amid the jeers of the onlookers ,
Now there are over 16,000 miles of electric
railroad in this country , and it Is reported
that there were more miles of electric rail
ways built last year than of steam rallwayi ,
There are more than 40,000 electric street
cam running today , and the capital In
vested in the manufacture of dynamos ,
motors , resistance boxes , wire cables , cars
and all other paraphernalia amounts , In the
aggregate , to hundreds of millions of dollars
lars ,
The most recent addition to the indui-
trlo * of the country which bids fair to grow
to eutndently large proportions to warrant
special note in the next census is the manu
facture of automobiles , Indeed , if we may
accept the capitalization of gome of thu
young corporations which make tbcue vo-
lilcles as a safe guide to the present extent
of the banlnest , It must already have sprung
Into * n Important plao * .
rciions OK run
Mist of the advo"Att of permanent con
trol of the Philippine * by the Vnlted State *
In 11st that only a small faction ot the na-
tired oppose American rule. They Inels !
that Agulnaldo'a following Is Inslsnlflcanl
and that the bulk ot the population Is en
thusiastically for Vncle Sam. Scnntoi
Lndar ! of Kentucky reiterated that asser
tion In his addrcos r.t the Bar association
convention nt Buffalo last Tuesday. 1U
said : "The revolutionary government rep'
rraents at the utmost Ires than one-fourth
of the Inhabitants of the Islam ! { l.utoni ,
and ns to them It is a ( roTcrnmcnt of fore *
rather than consent " Prof. Schurman ox-
prtmed n similar opinion on his return tc
this country a few weeks ngo. Doubtless
there WAS some basis for that belief during
the first months of the Insurrection , when
the "nmlgce" overwhelmed Americana ttltfc
professions of friendship. At the present
time the proof of universal native antag
onism is to abundant cs to be a matter ol
official record. The arrest of native mayors
charged with being spies of the enemy Is
an official admission of conditions reported
by corretHxmdento , soldiers nnd civilians ID
the Philippines.
John F. flaws , correspondent of the Nen
York Herald , in a dispatch sent vl x HOUR
Kong hat Monday , say of the feeling of thi
natives : "Tho only friendly natives 1
found on my southern tour were those nt
Mores , who so far ore unwilling that we
should hold any territory except the single
* ailed ton of Jolo. Even tie non-com-
batanlB hnte us. In Manila thu native feel
ing against us Is growing stronger every
day. Taxes are higher In Manila than undei
Spanish rule , and the Inhabitants bitterly
complain. Living expanse * have doubled ,
The native police have been discharged and
Americans appointed , whose administration
la tyrannical and Inefficient because they
are Ignorant of the language and not famil
iar with the perpetrators of crime. Murdert
and robberies , old inhabitants pay , ore more
numerous than ever before. T&xes and
customa duties are being used to support
the army Instead of being applied to munici
pal necessities. ThJa really prolongs the
war by keeping the natives Irritated , after
hlgh-toundlng promises of good government ,
Information concerning recent loesta of the
enemy is purely hearsay , obtained from
frightened natives. The desire of the na
tives for American rule officially reported
Is not borne out by the facto. The mayor
of Ballnag , who U supposed to be a great
friend of the Americans , is now in prison
for deliberately leading an insurgent attack
on Ballnag. The mayor of San Pedro Macate
is also in prison for raising money and sol-
dlera for Insurgents.
Rev. Peter MacQueen , pastor of the Day
Street Congregational church of Boston , who
was chaplain In the army at Santiago , baa
Just landed at San Francbco from Manila ,
where he went to collect material for a
book on the war. While -with tie army in
Luzon ho enjoyed exceptional facilities for
observation , having had letters of introduc
tion to military and naval commanders from
President McKlnley , the War department
and Colonel Roosevelt. Regarding the feel
ings of the natives toward Americans Mr.
MacQueen expressed himself to a San Fran
cisco reporter as follows :
"There is not a Filipino in the islands
that wants the American form of govern
ment. There waa a time when the conquest
of the Islands might have been completed
with comparatively little bloodshed and that
was Immediately after Dewey's victory.
Since that time the policy has been such as
to encourage their resistance. You are told
that the only plan is to exterminate the
Tagals. You must take into consideration
that the Tagals number 2,000,000 people and
that the Island of Luzon alone is an im
mense territory. "
Equally empbatla respecting native senti
ment Is the opinion of an army officer sta
tioned at Hello , whoso letter , dated June 28 ,
was published in the Army and Navy Jour
nal. He says :
"I see no sign of treakenlng and unless
Internal troubles come with them there la no
end in the near future. All the fighting has
been in Luzon , not because the other Islands
are pacified , but simply because we have no
men to undertake the subjugation of the
others. Here at Hello we hold a radius of
three and a half miles from the town. We
cannot walk or drive , because we. are sur
rounded. This Is the only hold we have
upon this island ; indeed right across the
bay rur enemy holds possession , so that we
have only a half-circle. On Negros we heM
only two points ; on Cebu , only one ; on
many others not a foot. It Is hoped here
that the fall of Agulnaldo's party on Luzon
will mean the giving up cf all the other
Islands , but TVB do not think KJ. The In-
euTgonts here will simply turn to banditti
and must be hunted down. "
j nniFT.
Editor McLean's barI will undergo sys
tematic anti-fat treatment while the owner
Is running for governor of Ohio.
One of the warm claims urged in favor of
a Cleveland lawyer who seeks a seat on the
bench Is that he has "a very nice Judicial
mind. "
Neither the governor of North Carolina
nor the governor cf South Carolina has sig
nified his Intention to attend the t'UEt con
ference at Chicago. But they will not be
missed. Enough experienced men will at
tend to give practical significance to that
historic sentiment of the governors.
The fourth-claw postmasters of whom
there are about 70,000 throughout the country
are supposed to be forming a lobby to se
cure from the present congress a bill giving
thocn better pay. They want the minimum
compensation to be } 100 a year instead of an
amount based on the number of stamps sold.
There is an animated controversy In San
Francisco over the fact that the new city
ball , planned to cost Jl.600,000 , represents
up to date a municipal investment of $5,000-
000 , but la not completed. At the rate at
which defective work is being discovered ,
it looks as if it may have to be almost en
tirely rebuilt. The state capltol of Cali
fornia at Sacramento cost 12,600,000.
Judge Shacklefcrd , who succeeds "Silver-
Dollar" Bland In cnnKrera , Is said to be a pop
ular Mlteouri politician , Friends delight to
call him "Old Shack. " He has mastered the
art of making himself "common , " He ex
ploits his contempt for flnu clothes and has
a way of slapping voters on the back which
Impresses them with the Idea that he In the
anointed champion of freedom and that no
form of political or social tyranny can sur
vive | n hla presence. Woe betide the octopus
that tempts the sword of Judge Sbackleford.
Thomas B. Reed's resignation as member
of congress will take effect on September 4
under the terms of bis letter to the governor
of Maine , and there are already three can
didates In the field for the republican nom
ination , Amos L. Alton of Arfred , who dur
ing Mr. Reed's administration as speaker of
tba house has served an his private secre
tary ; Janife O , Bradbury , former mayor of
Portland , and Judge Horace H , Burbank of
the Baco municipal court. Candidates Allen
and Burbank were Bowdoln college class
mates of Mr. Reed ,
OTItEIt IjAXDS TIIA * Otn * .
The position of the Oranje Free State
between Cape Colony nnd the Transvaal
rrmkes the pr cnt emergency peculiar ! :
awkward for the former. As a loyal ap-
pnn.ARO ot the BrltUh crown , It Is no !
willing to do anything that would tend It
any dcgreo to give assistance to no enemy
such < is the Trwisvaal threatens to become ;
hut It Is bound by Its trcatln with th <
Orange Free State , with whlth Oresi
Britain has no quarrel at present , to ex <
tend to It the right ot unrestricted com1
mrrce , Including the transport of war ma' '
torlal. The Free State , however , Is pespled
by men of the same race as the Boern of the
TransTft * ! and In hearty sympathy will1
them. Should that republic become en >
px ; o < l In war with Great Britain , it Is prac
tically certain that the other republic wit !
Join It , and then the arms and nmmunltlor
now being Imported by the Orange Fre <
State through Capo Colony will be turntc !
Against the British. There Is good reasor
also for the suspicion entertained In lh <
Cape Assembly thnt the arms In qucfltlot
are not Intended for the use ot the im
porting state , bul are to be handed along U
the Transvaal authorities In Immediate
preparation for war with dreat Britain. II
is no wonder that the assembly finds Itscll
In a dilemma between Its desire to observi
Its contracts with It.i neighbors nnd Its un
willingness to permit what looks so rauct
like giving aid ami comfort to the enemy
Lord Kitchener has arrived In Cairo frotr
London and is arranging business In th (
Egyptian War ofllc < ? , which concerns thi
completion of the Khartoum railway and
the various details relating to the Gordot
college. Owing to delay in the delivery ol
the railway plant the Atbara-Khartoutr
section of the line will not be ready foi
tratnc until next November , although II
had been planned by Lord Kitchener to be
finished nt the end of August. The embftrgc
laid upon travel beyond Atbara , which wa !
so disappointing to many tourists thi ;
summer , will be removed as noon as tht
railway is finished , and next winter the
Egyptians expect to see the general public
as far south as Omdurman. Incidentally ,
the sirdar Is devising a plan for the cap
ture of the Khalifa. Abdullah Is at pres
ent 250 miles to tbo west ot Faahoda and
his ensigns are frequently eecn by the An
glo-Egyptian outpoats. In order to reach
him a roadway would have to be cut , but
before troops could be advanced It Is quits
llkoly that the Khalifa would move west
ward to Darfur , the stronghold of his own
tribesmen. So far Lord Kitchener has
given a free band to hla subordinates at
Omdurman in the matter of the dervish
chief. He has hoped that come of the
tribes that the Khalifa had induced to Join
In his insurrection would revolt and annihi
late the dorvlehes. Certain desertions ha > e
taken place , but no serious revolt has oc
curred , and the sirdar will in person start
out in a quest of Abdullah early In Novem
ber.
The remarkably well-informed correspon
dent of the London Times at Pekln , in a re
cent letter about Chinese Internal affairs ,
eays that the emperor and the empress
have drawn closer together. The emperor
recognizes that the latter'e prompt action
saved him from falling under the Influence
of a group .of well-intentioned visionaries
who had no experience in the task of gov
erning an empire. The empress , on the
other hand , begins to see that the emperor
was right in holding that the old order was
doomed , and thnt reforms of a far-reaching
character are absolutely necessary. She still
holds that precipitate schemes of reform
suddenly Imposed on a conservative people
might lead to rebellion and the destruction
of the dynasty. The writer declares that
the emperor underestimated the strength of
conservative opinion In China vetoed by the
college of censors , over whom the throne
has no direct control. Moreover , he hardly
realized the difficulties , , of effectively car
rying out reforms thro'ugh provincial offi
cials , some in districts beyond the direct
Influence of Pekln , and many exercising
extensive discretionary powers , without much
preparation and arrangement. The empress
therefore took the relne into her own hands ,
cut off Fix heads , banished a few officials
and saved 400,000,000 of people from what
eho thought was a serious risk of focial dis
turbance. She also degraded certain officials
who were objectionable to the conservatives.
Since then she has been gradually moving
towards moderate reform , financial and mil
itary , and gaining greater experience of for
eign affairs and western methods. She is
now ready to build up n new- China , the cor
respondent declares , provided the necessary
assistance Is forthcoming.
*
The construction by the Russian contractor.
M. Pollaoff , who built the Varna-Ruatchuk
railway , of a military road from Resht to
Teheran shows that Russia is determined to
lose as little time and 00 few opportunities
as possible In advancing her Persian
schemea. This road from Resht , the chief
town of the Persian province of Ghllan , on
the southern shore of the Caspian , to the
Persian capital , will serve a double pur
pose , strategic and commercial. Persia will
participate in the economic benefits which
may bo expected to accrue from It , inasmuch
as a highway practicable for artillery will
doubtless facilitate trade in the mountainous
region. In view of Russian aspirations In
thoee quarters , it may be of interest to
recall the fact that at long ago as the
' 70's a proposal wan made to construct a
railway between Teheran and Resht , which ,
in addition to a highly favorable situation
some sixteen miles from the Caspian port of
Enzell , Is one of the most flourishing and
important manufacturing and commercial
centers in Persia. The difficulties , however ,
were found to bo so great that neither this
project nor a subsequent one for which a
concession was granted in 1882 came to any
thing. The Improvement of communications
over the Elburz range , which separates
Resht from Teheran , will doubtless
strengthen the growing tendency of Persian
trade to take this route , which has been
observable since the completion of the
Tr&nscasplan railway.
Dr. Reginald Koettlltz , the explorer who
crossed Abyssinia last winter , says that on
top of the sacred mountain Zouquala , which
is 10,000 feet high , there la a remarkable lake
three-quarters of a mile long , which Is an
Abyssinian Pool of Slloam , Bathing In it *
waters is nupposed to be a cure for all
diseases. Close by are some springs dedi-j
cated to the Virgin Mary. The water of the ,
lake la used as a tonic in certain cases , but
muet never be employed for cooking or for
other domestic purposes. Numbers of
diseased creatures were crawling around the
shores of the lake when Dr. Koettlltz visited
the place. There are few Brltleh Jn Abys- <
slnla , be cays , though since Omdurman'a fall
British prestige Is high , but one of them
an Irishman who wan with tbo Italians at
Magdala and was one of the prljoners , though
tortured like the real , elected to remain In
the country , took a native wife , adopted
native dress and customs , and lost all sem
blance of bis own nationality.
J'orto Illco' Toliuooo Orou ,
Porto Rico's tobacco crop Is thrice as
valuable as tbo sugar crop.
BAKING
POWDER
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
GK.VKKAI. MAJ AnunRss.
Antonnmr In Ih *
Iluffalo Express
Certainly any man , party or newspaper
that cannot , with General Mandcrsen. sin
cerely hope that a separate antonomy may
safely be granted to the Philippines Is not
fit to b trusted with national responsibili
ties. And any man , party cr nfwspar-r
that , having this hope , does not work earn
estly for its realization Is hypocritical.
UnmlllnK tlir Trnntn.
Chicago Tribune.
He admits that there are many corporate
ventures which are behaving badly. H *
wants to pufl up these tares without pulling
up the wheat also. Hense he wants the sub
ject handled cautiously and * ob rly , without -
out unreasoning denunciations and furious
hostility. So it should be. And It the col
lective wisdom of the American Bar nosocl-
atlon can agree on an effective legal remedy
for the wrongs Mr. Mandcrson admits ex
ist a remedy which shnll not commit
new wrongs while redressing existing
wronps the people wlir welcome It and de
mand and obtain Its application. The Bar
association has the door.
.ln t thr Illfclil Tone.
Brooklyn Bngle.
Former Senator Charlca F. Manderson of
Nebraska made a fine address on the open
ing of the screlon of th < > American Bar as
sociation at Buffalo , Monday. Ills words
regarding expansion , over-legislation , the
difference between corporations and trusts
and the like have < w-o marked Talu > s. Ttiey
sum up the aggregate , suggut the variety
and trace the drift of American legisla
tion for a ) eor putt. They sift oat the per
manent from the transient la tb * fplrlt of
that legislation. They do this t.tlk to r
Judicial and to candid a manner s to
temper regret at the r tlr n nt of Mr.
Manderson from the senate with tb com-
rxa&ation that upon l rj ; octal loci hta
wisdom can still be placrd at public service.
TCIT of Thm Apr Ilml.
Chicago Chronicle
The distinguished Nebraskan. vfao
dulcet tones In Washington used to cause
the Indian mald < n of th * capltol dome to
wabble on her percb , docs not . go the
length of eaylng that every trust Is a
sacrosanct Institution , but he has no
hesitancy In assert'ag that mighty few of
them are bid , nnd he deplores exceedingly
the tendency of Ill-considered legllhtlv *
action to decrease their profits. Corpora
tions , he sa > s. are not only nccwsary , but
tlie greatest benefit from which mankind is
now suffering , and he hopes to live to r o
the day when socialism and the represijpo
of the Individual and demagogic Lilk
against noble capital will get off the eirtU
altogether. The speech would be wholly
delightful and would be enjoyed by the millions - *
lions of Mr. Manderton's admirers In the
west but for the veiled threat which may
be percelvc-d between the lines. Concealed
wlttiln the graceful and muscular , at well
as lengthy , sentences is bis determination
to pull bin-self loose from Nebraska and go
to New Jerey , where every man not In a
irup' trusts that some day he will girt Into
a trust.
TIUI-LB& LIGHT AS AIH.
Detroit Journal. An expanded nation
will always deny bring too fact. Juct Ilk *
the average expanded Individual.
Chicago Tribune : Marketman Well , lit
tle girl , what will you have ? "
Little Girl Have > ou got any horseless
rad'.ihT"
Indianapolis Journal"The man vrho
say * he would be contented with a crust. "
ald the Cornftd Philosopher , "kicks
mighty hard unl ! * s th re Is a good proportion
tion of cake undtr tha crust. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Yes. madam ,
your < on's future Js closely connected with
the stare. "
"Well , rnr-glart. Jt' th * Wr * , I
afraid U might be the chorut girls , ' ' .
Chicago Tribune : "You missed jour hus
band very much during Iris vacation , didn't
you ? "
"Yen. It was terribly lonesome at flrit.
but after the fcond or third day 1 let th
Mrd man smoke hl pipe In the parlor
while we were etUing dinner and that mad *
It seem as If John were still at home. "
A IIKI'OHT I-RO.M NEWPORT.
They stood upon the sandy beach
The sun no longer ! > hsne.
For It had pasted beyond the * ea
And they were there alone.
Alone wrapped In each cthT's arm * ,
And In each other's love.
Betrothed and on the match the moon
And staM blinked from above.
"Does love lact always , sweet ? " ha asked ,
As he stood looking down
At her. and tight against his heart
He pressed her head of brown.
"Most purely , love , " the mnld replied ,
"Not even death can part
A love like our. " Ar d closer pressed
The maid against his heart.
Th * wefks sped by nnd nutumn came ,
And with It came the day
When these two souls bade ench
And passed upon their way.
Their plighted love hnd ceased to Hvt
The last-for-ever plan
Did not hold out. for they were but
A summer maid and man
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