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The cartliquako reported In Ohio was
probably only the breaking In of the
head to JIcLtcaii's barrel.
If Major Count Esterhazy accepts all
the duel challenges fired at hlni ho will
have nn opportunity to accumulate more
notches on his gun barrel than a typical
border bad man.
President Krugcr of the Transvaal Is
said to sleep eight hours every night
A whole lot of people just over the
Transvaal border are not securing that
amount of nature's sweet restorer.
A man living near Marshalltown , la. ,
says he has discovered a spring , the
flow from which resembles beer In ap
pearance , taste and effect and there Is
no prohibition la'w % In effect In Iowa ,
either.
When Senator Tlllman's son starts out
with the family pitchfork In his hand
at the head of his company of Indians
the Filipinos will rnako a break for the
heart of the biggest bamboo thicket on
the Island.
Fred White , the democratic candidate
for governor In Iowa , has evidently
been devoting some time to training In
the manly art lie has side-stepped the
free silver , 10 to 1 lead , as prettily as
anyone could wish.
The double-leaded appeals for har
mony In the popocratlc conventions
have appeared on scheduled time and If
they bavo 'the same effect as usual the
democrats will put up a county ticket
foredoomed to defeat as usual.
The complete shutdown of the water
works at Fort Worth , Tex. , owing to
the drouth , must bo a serious hardship ,
when the quality of whisky sold In
Texas Is such as to render It necessary
to have at least a little water on the
side.
The fusion organ says a heavy vote
was polled at the democratic primaries.
If the primary vote Is the criterion of
the strength of the party the candi
dates nominated will stand about as
much show as a cake of Ice In the
Luzon sun.
William Vincent Allen has just been
nominated by a fusion convention for
judge of the Ninth district This action
Is all right from the ex-senator's point
of view , but other populists may want
to know Why ho should be kept on the
public.pay roll continuously.
Republicans have not been In better
position to win back the Sixth congres
sional district since It was lost to the
populists In 1S02.lyct an aggressive
light bo made right up to election day
that will loud Judge KInkald In the
seat vacated by Kciu and Greene.
Notice the unanimous sentiment
among republicans throughout the state
that agrees that all Individual aspira
tions glvo way to the selection of the
strongest available man to head the
etato ticket as the party's standard
bearer this year. It Is an encouraging -
ing sign.
A railroad terminating In Omaha has
made a round trip rate of SO per cent
of the one-way faro from stations in
Nebraska to Omaha Incident to Ak-Sar-
Ben week , Other roads will doubtless
do as well. This liberal reduction
ought to bring thousands of people to
Omaha and it doubtless will do so.
One of the principal labor leaders of
Omaha Is an announced candidate for
the nomination for sheriff by the dem
ocratic convention. The question is ,
Will the local democracy , which always
professes such great friendship for or
ganized labor , turn down labor's candi
date ? And If the convention should
turn him down , will the local popocratlc
organ , which always sheds crocodile
tears over labor's troubles , extend the
eame sympathy that it did when the
game man failed to secure a place on
the police commission which was given
to Another labor representative ?
CAN UK DKLVDK THR fEOPLKt
One of the claims put forward In be-
hnlf of Silas A. Holcomb's candidacy
for supreme Judge In the recent address
of the populist state committee rents
upon Ills "conservatismmid eminent
fairness In his every net , both public
and private/ '
AB a mailer of fact no person occu
pying the 6x6cutlvn ofllco of Nebraska
over displayed such rank partisanship
and manifest unfairness as did Gov
ernor llolcomb , especially from the
time ho secured the 'support of an ad
ministration of his 6\vil \ political faith.
In no case could he Bed further than
the lines of his own party or recognize
such a thing as fairness to political op
ponents.
The most glaring example of his hide
bound subserviency to the unscrupulous
political machine In control of his party
organization is to be found In hla cow
ardly Inaction when the pictorial ballot
bill was presented to him for his ap
proval and ho allowed It to become a
law by lapse of tlnlq without hla signa
ture. After having denounced the pic
torial ballot In vigorous language In his
message to the legislature , and having
advocated the retention , of the law as
it then existed with a few modifications ,
Governor llolcoirib slle'nded his own
convictions at the behest of the state
house gang and helped put on the
statute book a law designed as a fraud
upon the people In the Interest of the
tripartite political alliance. So partial
and so partisan was this law that when
repealed by the last legislature Gov
ernor Holconib's populist successor saw
no other course thau to Join the repub
licans In wiping it out of existence and
substituting for It a measure fair to
all.
all.Tho
The same blind partisanship was
clearly demonstrated In almost nil Gov
ernor Ilolcomb's ofllclal acts. In his
appointments to oftlce where the law
required the recognition of different
political parties he persisted In select
ing men who voted the same ticket un
der the flimsy pretext that they
satisfied the conditions of the
law by masquerading under dif
ferent party labels. Not once ,
but repeatedly , was the law thus
evaded upon such technicalities with
the palpable purpose of promoting par
tisan ends and manufacturing party
capital.
Can a man who as governor has
showed himself so partisan and unfair
be expected on the bench to be nonpartisan -
partisan and Impartial ? Can a man
who in the executive chair has played
the willing tool of the state house sham
reformers be expected as supreme Judge
to be Independent of the machine's
pressure ? How then can he hope to de
lude Nebraska voters with promises of
doing better If they will only give'him
a vindication by electing him again to
another office ?
KO SECRET ALLIANCES.
The attempt of the democratic party
to mislead the foreign-born citizens by
alleging that there Is a secret alliance
between the administration and the
British government , as is done In the
Ohio democratic platform and by impli
cation In the platform of the Iowa
democracy , is ns utterly groundless as
the charge that the republican party Is
favorable to the trusts.
The democrats of Ohio having-de
clared In their platform that a secret
alliance exists with England , Hon. John
Hay , secretary of state , in a letter to
the chairman of the republican state
committee , disposes of the charge in the
most emphatic and unqualified terms.
"There Is no alliance with England , "
says the secretary of state , "nor wlUi
any other power unde'r heaven except
those known and published to the
world , the treaties of ordinary interna
tional friendship for purposes of busl.
ness and commerce. No treaty other
than these exists ; none has. been sug
gested on either sidbf none Is In contem
plation. It has never entered Into the
mind of the president , nor of any mem
ber of the government , to forsake'un
der any Inducement , the wise precept
and example of the fathers , which for
bade entangling "alliances with Euro
pean powers. " No fair-minded man
will doubt the absolute truthfulness of
this statement
There may bo people so narrow-
minded and unreasoning as to believe
the democratic assertion of an alliance
with England , but wo have too high nn
opinion of the Intelligence of our for
eign-born citizens as a whole to think
that they can bo deluded by such a
charge. Manifestly such an alliance
could bo of no value to either country.
The president has no authority to enter
Into nn nlllanco with any other power
and if he were to do so ho could not
make it effective. The very moment ho
should attempt to carry out.any agree
ment of that kind that had not received
the sanction of congress ho would be
subject to Impeachment on the ground
of a usurpation of power. Foreign gov
ernments fully understand this and con
sequently would not enter into an alli
ance which they know would be utterly
useless.
It Is true that the relations between
this country and England were never
more friendly than now , but that is also
true of our relations wHh every other
nation , and certainly It is not a fact
which ajiy American citizen , native or
foreign-born , should object to. Says
Secretary liny , whoso authority is un
questionable : "It is not with England
ulono that our relations are improved.
Wo are on better terms than in the past
with all nations. With Russia , our old-
time friend ; with /he great German
empire , to which wo ire bound by so
many ties ; -with Italy , Austria , and , In
short , every European , every Asiatic
nation , our relations are growing in
Intimacy and cordiality every year , and
our friendship with our neighbors to
the south of us , from the Rio Grunde to
Cope Horn , grows firmer , more genuine ,
day by day. " It Is wise policy to culti
vate tills friendship and every patriotic
American citizen will be glad to know
that it is stronger now than ever before ,
The democratic attempt to create senti
ment against It deserves the rebuke of
every tme American.
77/fi S VXD AT UKK ,
The Sunday Bco tomorrow will , ns al
ways , bo the best newspapef printed in
this section of the country. It will
spread before Its renders a literary
menu of quality and qunnllty unsur
passed by any of the great metropolitan
dallies. The Illustrated Hoc , which
pees with every copy of tlio Sunday
Bee , will be particularly Instructive and
attractive.
For tile frontispiece wo liavc an ex
cellent portrait of First Assistant Post
master General Perry S. Iloath , who
not many years ago served The Bee as
Us Washington correspondent. Older
readers of The Bee will readily remem
ber seeing the name , Perry S. Heath , at
the bottom of Its Washington news let
ters , and will bo Interested In the story
of his upward progress culminating In
the chief administrative position In the
Postofilco department
One pngo of this Issue will bo de
voted to some new and entertaining
stories about Admiral Dewey , Illus
trated from photographs of the admiral
and his crow , taken specially for this
purpose In the bay of Naples. The
home-coming of the admiral the end of
this month makes this Illustrated article
particularly timely.
Another Illustrated article describes
the sheep Industry In Nebraska and ex
plains how It has grown from small be
ginnings. The picture shows the sheep
men nt their work at lambing time and
at shearing. Every Nebraskan will be
glad to have Information about sheep
growing In this state.
Another group of pictures Is given In
the scries of photographs of the First
Nebraska regiment One view shows
the reception at homo tendered to Com
pany G of Geneva. Another repro
duces the last photograph taken of Com
pany D of Lincoln just before disbandment -
ment at the Presidio at San Frandsco.
Still others show scenes In the Philip
pines attending the service of the Ne
braska volunteers.
Among the pictures of mlscellaucous
subjects are a snapshot of Onmha
cricket lovers , a photograph of the first
emblem of the White Cross society ,
placed by a Nebraska woman on the
grave of a Nebraska boy tit Honolulu ,
some Omaha children bathing In the
swimming pool at the exposition and
several others.
Carpenter's letter this week takes up
farming In Porto Rico In his Inimitable
style , Illustrated from photographs se
cured by Mr. Carpenter himself during
his trip. The fashion pictures also are
more than usually beautiful and are
sure to please the women.
For the news The Sunday Bee will bo
unapproached by alleged competitors.
Its foreign cable letters are comprehen
sive , with all the latest news from the
capitals of Europe. The special tele
graphic service devotes particular at
tention to Nebraska , Iowa anil the west
ern states , while its local news reports
cover everything of Interest In the local
news field.
Bo sure to read The Sunday Bee. If
not a subscriber secure It from your
newsdealer or newsboy.
You will not be disappointed.
The servant-girl problem seems to be
worrying Chlcagoans much Just now.
It Is a subject which most newspapers
consider too Insignificant for serious
discussion , but It Is in fact , a very Im
portant matter. American-born girls
will not go Into the kitchen to work for
pay ; they regard it as degrading. Do
mestic service is given over entirely to
foreign-born girls , the majority of
whom In a few years find mates and
start homes of their own. The supply
of foreign-born girls Is not equal to the
demand In any largo city , chiefly for
the reason that during years of bus
iness depression foreign Immigration
fell off more than 50 per cent The
scarcity of housemaids In Omaha has
been noted for two years. Last year
It was attributed to the exposition , but
it continues this year without material
change.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The St. Louis butcners have organ
ized and threaten to establish a slaugh
ter house to be operated Jointly by them
In case the packers do not soon reduce
the wholesale price of meat A similar
threat was made by local shop keepers.
No assurance , however , was given that
the dear people would derive any ben-
eflt from the new departure if carried
out The packers , on the other hand ,
are backed by millions and about the
time the shop keepers got their slaugh
ter liouso to operating the packers would
reduce the price materially and Install
shop keepers to sell their meats to the
consumers. And what would happen
then ?
Omaha has four great department
stores , with a flfth heading this way ,
all clustering In the center of the city
and showing unmistakable evidence of
Increasing popularity. Certainly they
have come to stay. Theoretically they
may bo detrimental to a city , but In
practice they satisfy a demand of the
masses.
At the Osceola ( la. ) county agricul
tural fair among other fine exhibits
were seveuty-flvo varieties of potatoes.
Here Is a hint for the Nebraska farmer.
There are few safer crops than pota
toes and constant endeavor to Improve
the most popular vnrloticH must cer
tainly result In profit to the fanner.
SlKulflouiit I'rrcedent ,
Philadelphia Times.
Banding Dreyfus to Corsica la significant.
A man from Corsica once affected French
hletory mono than a IJttle.
SleiiiurlCH of u Sore Hpot ,
St. Icouls Republic.
English military authorities are finding a
subject for much concern in Lalng's Nek
pass In the Transvaal. No wonder. There's
where ( be DrJUeh got It la tlio last Boer war ,
Ualklnir the Interviewer.
Philadelphia Ledger ,
General Lawtoii ueems to liave devised b
plat ; for defeating the hitherto Invincible in
terviewer. Ho simply denies in advance all
Interviews that may be reported In future ,
and thus 4Akca the wind out of the news
paper man's sails , go to speak , before It getfi
to them.
'I'lifrp'd hr Hull.
Globo-Democrftt ,
Dividends paid hy the Transvaal gold
mines In 1800 amounted to $7,450,000. In 1S07
the aggregate waa $13,500,000 and last year
reached $24,456,000. The richest known gold
mlncB in the world are Involved In the Uwr
question ,
flcttlntr n ( innit llrnily.
Philadelphia Ledger.
It Is evident England is not Rolng to
repeat our policy In the war with Spain , of
declaring war first and getting ready for It
afterward. She Is ranking all preparations
for war In gouth Africa , whllo still nego
tiating to settle the difficulty without It.
Where Ihc Slioc I'lnolip * .
Indianapolis Journnl ,
The fact that 2,400 pension ngenU anil
attorneys were dropped from the lists last
year and that there still remain 18,000 , of
whom there are In Washington nlono more
than 1,000 , may account for the recent or
ganised raid ngalnst the commissioner t > f
pensions.
Att Opportunity for Hilton.
Chicago Chronicle.
'And ' so the mayor of Imus has skipped
for the underbrush , leaving Major General
Ltlwell S. Otla weeping sad aud lonely one *
more. Where Is Dates ? Lot Hates bo dis
patched in pursuit of the fugitive with a
'
trea-t'y of peace and a Now York draft- for
$10,000. Even $5,000 might do the business.
A mere mayor ought to come cheaper than
our good friend and brother , Hadji Moham
med Womolol Klram , who Is a sultan. At
any rate lot Dates set forth. Wo must ac
quire the confidence and esteem of our sub
jects oven if It requires a bond issue. '
Shallow Side of Impcrlnltiim.
Buffalo Express ( rep. )
Mr. SchUrman , In stating that ho and
Dewey agree as to the capacity of the Filipinos
pines for self-rule , adds : "Tho great ( mass
of the people are , of course , Ignorant , but
you cannot go into any city in the islands
without finding a sprinkling of able , Intel
ligent and well-educated men , and in Ma
nila this number is considerable. Many of
these men have been educated In European
universities. I can recall at the present mo
ment doctors , lawyers and business men
among the Filipinos as highly educated as
any I have met anywhere in the world. "
And these are the people whom it is our
duty to civilize , to govern in order to pre
vent their lapse into barbarism !
TOUCHING THE POCKET NERVE.
Four Dollar * for AnlntlcVnr to One
for Civil ExpciiHcu.
Washington Letter in Buffalo Express.
For the first two months of the new fiscal
year our government has expended $102,069-
090.33 , of which $21,066,489.81 has gone for
the support of the civil and miscellaneous
establishment , and all the rest for military
expenses , of one kind or another. The army
got $34,262,080.06 , the navy $9,088,245.40 , mil
itary pensions $26,055,674.80 , and Interest on
the war debt $9,153,845.38 , a total on the
military side of the lodger of $79,159,845.64 ,
or at the rate of $474,959,073.84 a year for
warlike outgoes , while the total cost of the
civil establishment was at the annual rate
of $126,398,988.86.
At the present tlmo not quite 80 per cent
of the expenses of carrying on this peaceful
country are on account of ware , past , present
and anticipated , but the ratio is nearer to 80
per cent than to any other round figure.
Is there any other country , free or despotic ,
which spends a larger proportion or its in
come on war ? 1 do'not know , because I hove
not had the oportunity to look up the statis
tics , but I should'Vbo surprised , indeed , to
find that acy'countFy'of tilgh civilization , or
pretending to1 hljfti1clvillzation , spends four
tlmea ns much on war and warlike prepa
ration as on all its civil expenses put to
gether. I { Is difficult to comprehend that ,
'
with hardly a realization of lt'by the people ,
we are becoming the tnost warlike of nations ,
BO far , at least , aa'oullay on military mat
ters goes. . , ,
Moreover , the taxes are largely on a
new form. They are coming home to men's
business and bosoms moro closely than ,
heretofore. The indirect taxes of the tariff ,
which have from the boglnrilng' the re
public been the mainstay of the federal
government- . so no longer. For the
first two months of the new fiscal year
the receipts from the tariff were $37,518-
151.53 , while the receipts from the direct
taxes of the internal revenue were $52-
669,613.98.
NOTHING TO AniUTnATB.
Sample Instance of EnRlnnd'n Prcncli-
Ine aa England' * Practice.
Philadelphia Times.
t'Brodren , " said the distinguished colored
preacher , "when God made do first man out
of the slime of do earth ho placed him 'gainst
de fence to dry. "
"But who made de fence ? " queried .in In
quisitive member of the congregation.
"Stop dat , " retorted do preacher , with em
phasis , "slch questions as dat would upaet
any system of theology. "
This was rather an arbitrary way of dis
posing of a. dlfflculty , yet it was not a whit
moro eo than Mr. Chamberlain's disposal of
the question of arbitration , as regards the
Transvaal difficulty. During the peace con
ference at The Hague England's delegates
were loud and persistent in their advocacy
of arbitration. They pictured the horrors
of war , dwelt eloquently on the Inestimable
blessings of peace and with all the per-
suaslvenees of accomplished and resourceful
diplomats entreated the representative ! ) of
the powers to make the twilight of the clos
ing century memorable for all tlmo as the
starting point of the new and glorious epoch
of the brotherhood of man. Unfortunately
the plea was In vain. No court of interna
tional arbitration has followed the confer
ence at The Hague , but the English historian
of the future will proudly boast that Great
Britain , in the plenitude of nor power and
with no dread of the hostility of the com
bined nations of the world , sought , In the
Interests of humanity alone , to strangle the
dogs of war and establish the reign of uni
versal peace.
How different England's preaching is
from England's practice. At The Hague
she advocated arbitration ; In the Transvaal
she rejects it.
"England , " paid Lord Pauncefote In
effect , "believes that the time has come
when disputes between the- powers should
be settled by arbitration , and not , as here
tofore , by an appeal to arms. "
"If that be England's idea , " the kaiser or
the czar or the sultan may interpose , "why
not submit to arbitration the Transvaal dis
pute ? "
"Arbitration is a good thing , an excel
lent thing , " Mr. Chamberlain would hasten
to say , "but the fact Is , don't you know-
well we won't arbitrate , "
That is England's position in this
'wretched South African dispute. In the ab
stract , and as a , general principle , she favors
arbitration , but when her own ox is gored
why bless her immaculate soul that's quite
another thing.
In the convention of 18S1 the preamble dis
tinctly affirmed the suzerainty of England
over tbo Transvaal , In the convention of
1884 such affirmation was omitted , and now
the question arises whether such omission
wag a surrender of the suzerainty or not.
The Boers contend that it was ; the English
that It was not. The Boers offered to sub
mit the question to the arbitration of a
court of five members , two of whom would
be selected by each of the disputants and
the flfth who must not bo a subbject of
either country by the four thus agreed
upon , This England peremptorily refused ,
on the ground that she cannot brook for
eign Interference with her affairs. ,
ICIIOBS OP THIS WAH.
Dr. Percy Hlckllng of Washington , who
vIMted Admiral tiewcy whllo the Olympla
was at Leghorn , reports that the admiral
has acquired an assortment of troubles In
consequence of his popularity. The doctor
was shown one of the presents lavished upon
the admiral by his admiring countrymen
a bflautltul loving cup with three handles
and a tank Inside big enoilfth to hold three
or four quarts. On one side , between the
handles , Is n figureof Fame , with arms out
stretched. The whole party admired It , but
the admiral watched them with a fatigued
expression. "Take a drink out of It , " ho
said dispiritedly when everybody had used
up the English language In praising It.
Dr. lllckllng bravely seized the cup and
tried to follow the admiral's ndvlco , only
to bo smitten on the right cheek by the
outstretched fist of Fame. Ho turned the
other check , in scriptural fashion , with the
snmo result. Ono nfter another tried to
drink out of the tantalizing vessel , which
was twisted and turned In every direction ,
but the Ingenuity of the whole * party wao
unequal to devising any attitude In which
the pugilistic propensities of Fame could
bo avoided , Finally they Rave It up. This
cup was presented by tbo enthusiastic people
of a western city.
Just as the Idaho volunteers were about
to embark at Manila for homo , a month ngo ,
the officers of tbo command surprised the
acting commander , Major D. W. Flgglns ,
with a handsome testimonial of esteem.
The testimonial U n gold badge In the form
of a figure 8 , regular badge of the Eighth
army corps. On Its face is A cluster of
rubles , diamonds and sapphires. In report
ing the presentation Manila Freedom says
that the badge , besides being an expression
of esteem , "aleo expressed in a measure
the scntlmenta of the regiment In regard to
the unjust action of the governor of Idaho
In appointing , because of political considera
tions , ono of the lesser officers to the posi
tion oX lieutenant colonel. "
Ono of the Kansas volunteers , writing to
the Manila Freedom , relates a thrilling ex
perience ho had on butpost duty near Mn-
lolos. "My turn for guard came at 2 a. m. , "
ho writes , "and the man who woke mo re
ported 'all qulot , ' BO I perched myself on
the breastwork and commenced to gaze down
a corn row.
"Nothing was to be heard save the lizard
and the night birds , who seemed to boidis
cussing the pros and cons of national'
pansion.
"Tho minutes wore on and the corn rows
seemed to widen out and gradually disap
peared from view , whllo In their place ap
peared the street of a peaceful little city
In far away Kansas. Things gradually took
form and I could see the big maple tree In
front of our neighbor's gate , tbo long line
of stone walls , the fence with roses hangIng -
Ing over to greet the passer , and the birds
that seem to sing sweeter In Kansas than
they do anywhere In the world.
"Suddenly there was a stir in the bam
boo thicket at the end of the- corn row , and
I solved the problem of aerial transit on
the moment by dropping over Into the trench
and leaving Kansas without oven saying
good-by to the family cat. I raised the
hammer of my Springfield and waited , with
out daring to breathe , for a repetition of
the noUe.
"Suddenly there was a crack like stepping
on a twig and a grunted command. I
strained my eyes and could discern a body
that moved as though creeping toward me ,
while at the same tlmo I heard a rustle in
the brush , and the boys who were with me
sprang to their feet and poured a few volleys -
loys Into the thicket. No more sleep that
night , but the next morning we found that
my aim had been only too true , and a
'Genus pork , ' with a dozen pigs to mourn
her loss , had gone to Join the 'vast ma
jority. ' "
POLITICAL DRIFT.
Of the six elates which elect governors
In November five have now republican gov
ernors and only'one a democrat , Mississippi.
Buffalo Is passing the hat for $50,000 to
bid for the national democratic conven
tion. Buffalo forgets that it is In "the
enemy's country. "
The Troy Press remarks that "though
Chlo has dropped back to fourth place in
point of population , she still bears the pre
mium tag in the matter of federal office-
holding. "
Bowling Green Is the center of the demo
cratic disturbance in Kentucky. It is a
large railroad town , with extensive shops.
Goebel is fighting1 the railroads , hence the
opposition to him gains strength in railroad
towns.
Those Ohio democrats who once protested
against the editorial policy of the Cincin
nati Enquirer have now an opportunity to
reciprocate the scant courtesy then received.
"When I want the advice of you gentle
men , " said Editor McLean , "I will send for
you. Good day , gentlemen. " Goodbye , John.
Editors had the call at the Ohio democratic
convention. An editor was nominated for
governor. A former editor was nominated
for lieutenant governor and an editor was
nominated for state treasurer. More than
this , the editor of a Coshocton democratic
paper was sergeant-at-arms of the conven
tion.
tion.Tho
The attempt of New York newspapers to
Involve Senator Platt in the Ramapo water
Job proved a signal failure. Senator Hill ,
counsel for the opponents of the Job , de
clares that it was a Tammany deal pure
and simple , and that he could not find that
any prominent republican was in any way
connected with it.
The democrats of Massachusetts in their
call for the Boston convention of September
21 limit representation in It to those who
believe "in the principles of the .democratic
party adopted at the last democratic na
tional convention , " whether democrats ,
populists , socialists , social democrats , nntl-
imperlaliata or labor reformers.
Some of the worm imperialists of Massa I
chusetts who imagined republicans of that
Btato would rebuke Senator Hoar for hla
opposition to Philippine conquest have
changed their minds. After feeling the
public pulse they concluded that nn attempt
to retire the senator would prove disastrous
to the promoters of the scheme ,
Prohibitionists of Maine threaten nil sorts
of dire things to a railroad which hauled a
carload of beer into a , rural town. The
Immediate cause of the ruction Is that the
car was partly wrecked in switching and
much of the precious stuff waa rpllled. But
for the accident the natives would have
crooked their elbows , smacked their chops
and maintained a discreet fcllence.
Evidently the democrats of Ohio are plen
tifully supplied with money this year.
There was abundance . of long green at
the state convention. The Enquirer of Cln-
cinnatlr Candidate McLean's paper , an
nounces that the hotel keepers aud other
tradesmen of Zanesvllle way that a demo
cratic convention beats a repub
lican convention all to pieces. In
speaking of the matter a hotel
keeper said : "We made more njoney out
of the democratic convention In ono day
than we did out of the republican convention
in three. "
OTIinit l.A\IS THAN OfllS.
If militarism pushes the advantage It now
has to complete triumph Its flscomUney
will bo that of the bureaucrats of the army ,
men who have worked their way up the
back stairs of promotion In Almost thirty
years of peace nnd nro military politicians.
Wo have an Illustration of their disposition
In the CASO of Hogct when his howc's brldlo
loin \rns nelzed by Dcroulcde on the day of
Fnuro's funeral. Derotilcdo adjured him to
march his brigade to the p.tlnce and oust
Loubot. Hegel put him very gently aslilo.
What would happen to n ninn who should
lay his hand on thn bridle rein nt n British
general In London and beg him In public
to march to fiucklughnm p.ilnco and dethrone
the sovcrnlgn ? Something very different
happened to Deroulcde , for a few hours later
wo know that Derouledd wns In barrack
y.inls haranguing the soldiery until mole
prldo of place compelled officers prp ! > ci > t to
put him under arrest. Hero was militar
ism's wink to the opposition that the tlmo
hnd not come. Fortunately for Franco RMO
hns lit her government men of courage and
convictions , so that It the republic falls It
will bo with dignity and hi n wdrthy cause.
The future Is very murky , nnd hope for the
beat Is the most the friends of Franco can
Indulge In.
In the yrnr 1SOO the npprnxlmaif area of
the British pmjilro wns 2.012,182 fcqunro
miles , Including all Ha continental ml In
sular prtsessloiis , and the population of the
cmplro was 31,417.000. Of this arci 200,000
square miles wnn In India , with a population
of 14,000,000. In 1509 the Approximate aieu
of the cmplro had grown to 12,595,003 tqu.tto
miles , ahd the population to 414,110,000. The
aron of the possessions of the cmplro In
Asia is 1,794,216 square mllra ; In Africa ,
3,748,220 square miles ; In North America ,
3,618,650 square miles , and In Australia ,
3,175,320 square miles. The population of
the United Kingdom Itself Is only 40,200,000.
Tbcso figures show the work of a century.
The area of the Brltlf.li empire has been en
larged moro than sixfold and Its population
has been swelled to moro than thirteen
times the aggregate In the year 1SOO. Prob
ably history furnishes no example of such
extensive land-grabbing or of the success of
any elnglo power of limited population In
attaining and holding such a wide suprem
acy and Imposing Its laws and language upon
such great breadths of territory In all the
contluonts. Undoubtedly the secret of the
prosperity of British colonization Is that tlio
rule established in the colonies of the cm
plro hns been Iocs burdcnaome than the
rule which It supplanted.
Statistics concerning the European popu
lation In Tunis have just been published In
n French government paper. It will be re
called that Tunis was annexed by France
about eighteen years ago , aud slnco then re
ports of the growing population of Immi
grant Frenchmen there have been encourag
ingly commented on by most of the French
press. The government paper , howc-ver ,
tclla a different story. The latest census
shows only 20,000 Frenchmen In the prov
ince. In 1896 there were 16,500 Frenchmen
In Tunisia , so that there Is only an Increase
of 3,500 in three years. On the other band ,
the foreigners of European nationalities
other than French amount to nearly 80,000 ,
and of these nearly 65,000 are Italians and
nearly 13,000 Maltese of British nationality ,
whllo Spaniards , Greeks , Austrlans , Dutch
men and Swiss make up the majority of the
balance. This is considered In foreign colon
ial offices another proof of the absurdity of
the French trying to colonize. France
itself has only seventy-one inhabitants to
tha square mile , against 100 In Italy , and
therefore it Is obvious that there is no great
pressure which can drive the people to look
for homes in strange lands. Tunisia is close
to France , and touches on Algeria , and yet
the French will not go there in any number ,
In eplte of the efforts which the government
Is making to Introduce farmers Info the In
terior. As it is , Frenchmen who take an
interest in Tunisia are prophesying an
"Outlander" question before long , as the
largo foreign population will not always
consent to be deprived of the right of rep
resentation.
*
To read of the fierceness of Jew hatred
In Franco ono would naturally think that it
must bo directed against a numerically
strong element of the population. Such is
not the case , however , the Jews of France
constituting but a small percentage of its
inhabitants. This is evidenced by the relig
ious grants -which the government mokes.
By the low of France any sect that boa
ono hundred thousand adherents Is entitled
to a grant. In the 1899 appropriation the
grant for Roman Catholic worship was
41.085,923 francs ( $8,217,184) ) ; for Protestant
worship , 1,495,100 francs ( $299,020) ) ; for
Jewish worship , 206,530 francs ( $41,306) ) . The
figures of the Jewish grant have not varied
a franc for a number of years , showing that
the Jewish population does not Increase to
an extent that Is reflected In the appropria
tion. At the opening of this year the Cath
olic ecclesiastics drawing pay from the state
numbered more than 42,000 ; whereas the
Protestant pastors were 700 , and the Jew
ish rabbis and assistants officially recorded
were only 57.
The French assert that their gun is for
superior to all others. The Germans make
a like claim for their own model. Now the
English , who are generally supposed to be
in the rear , declare that they have Invented
R fleldplece that shoots fifteen miles. At the
trial of this pleco the shot went beyond the
limits of the proving grounds and several
miles out to sea. The grounds will have to
be enlarged to permit adequate tests. Mean
while a bright idea the English have cut
6K twelve Inches of thedr marvelous gun to
bring its range within manageable limits.
This , however , will strike the average Amer
ican as a queer solution. Our cousins now
have a gun that will not shoot farther than
anybody else's. They may claim that they
shoot aa far as any one else with less pow > -
dor , but there was no question of saving
powder.
CONFUSION AT SHAN TUNG
German Mlmlon Dentroyeit nnd the
Liven of Forelunern
Uimnfe.
BERLIN , Sept. Jt > . The Cologne Volks
Zeltung today prints a dispatch from Shan
Tung whloh icports u serious condition of
affairs in the Hinterland. The German
minister at Pokln bus not received tele
grams from there , as the Chinese govern
ment has intercepted them. Thn Gorman
mission at Shan Tung is reported to havu
been annihilated and railroad communication
Is only possible with a strong military es
cort.
Muni' Fever CIIKCM In Mndrlil.
MADRID , Sept. 15. Fifty-nine cases of
typhoid fever wore reported hwo yesterday.
Slnro the outbreak of the disease the pro
portion of coses resulting fatally has been
small ,
( ionium KloodH .Snl
MUNICH , Sept. 16. The floods are sub
siding It ) upper Bavaria , but railway com
munication with tbo south and southeast is
still Interrupted ,
I
&AKIN6 '
POWDER
Makes the food more delicious end wholesome
. . .
ftOYAL tAlUHO * OWDIR CO. MEW VOH *
ANDRADE TO TAKE THE FIELD
Siicpfxn nt Vptimuclnn
l.rnriM ( he I'rtftlilrnt lo Donbt
III * Troop * .
J
KINGSTON' , Jamaica , Sept. 16. Advices
frcm La Ouayra , the port of Caracas , cap v.
ital of Venezuela , dated Tufflday , report that
the Venezuelan revolution , under the lead
ership of General Clprlano Castro , I * assum
ing overwhelming proportions , In uplto ot
the wholefcMo Imprisonment ot political per-
eonngts known to bfl impllcAted In or who
are suspected of complicity in the mote-
mont against the government nnd who have
been unable to roach the Insurgent * ' lines , '
The government has been endeavoring to
prcvr.nt the HC\VB from reaching the portn ,
but It was understood nt La Ouayrrx that
President Andrado would change .the com
position of his cabinet and proceed to take
command of the government troops , which
have sustained two severe ciofwits , rosing
( junntttlM of munitions of wnr , camp equip-
tncnts and prisoners , suggesting the dcwr-
tlon of the gove-ttirtieiit troops and collusion
upon the part of the governor generals with
tha Insurgent force * .
The populace ot Caracas nnd IM Ouayrn
Is apalhMlc , bill the \tholo Interior Is re
ported to bo rising behind the banner of the
revolution , The government of Venezuela
has ono pmall strainer , carrying light guns ,
for guarding the eonat , Which left La Ouaym
Monday.
Sjrmtinlliy for Mine.
BUENOS AYRES , Argentina , Sept. 15.
All the oapnrs , with the , exception of ono or
two clerical ones , condemn the eefltcnco of
Dreyfus. Indignation prevails throughout
the country. The students prepared a
domowttrntlon , but were stopped by th
police.
Numerous telegrams of nympalhy haw
sent to Dreyfus nnd Laborl. A group
of Hosarlo cltlzons cabled aa follows to Mm * .
Drcyfun : "After twenty centurlr * world
halls you as BOW Mater Dolorcea. "
rOI.lSHHl ) TO A POI.XT.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Do you be-
ilevf the thtory that men should ba per"-
mltted to end their lives ? "
"Yog , If " the rluht men apply for the per
mission.
Detroit Journal ; , "I feel ns If I had
wheels In my head , * ' gronnod the man.
"It must be the truck you ntc for dinner -
ner , rejoined his wife , Innocently enough.
Indianapolis Journnl : "I'll admit ono
thing In American civilization , " snld the
Cornfed Philosopher. "There Is no un
written law ngalonst a hero going to work
if he can get a good job. "
Richmond Dispatch : Visitor ( to ho t
whose daughter is assniiltlnp the piano In
ultra rortlsnlmo ) I'll tell you what It In ,
sir. Your daughter Is a powerful performer -
former ; she gets out of the Instrument all
there. Is In It.
Host I'd b < > thankful If she Rot out the
1500 I put in It.
Philadelphia Record : Mrs. Newlywed
I was golnc to have eomo sponge cake as
a surprise for you , dear , but I confess it
Is a failure.
Mr. Newlywed What was the matter ?
Mrs. Newlyw'ed T don't know for sure ,
but I think the drug-gist sent me the wrong
kind of sponges.
Post : "No , I don't think she
ever will marry. You see , she Insists upon
testing1 the affection of everyone who pro-
posen to her. nnd the test Is too severe.
"What la It ? "
"BhD nsks him to teach her mother to
rldo 'the ' bicycle. "
Indianapolis Journnl : "But can't a pop
ular poet be a great poet ? "
"No. The great poet writes stuff that
nobody can understand and the popular
poet writes stuff that a. mere nobody can
understand. "
TIic Renorter'H Drcnm.
Chicago Tribune.
Wearied with wandering o'er the sands ,
And worn with travel through many lands ,
He stood In front of the Sphinx , amazed ,
And with , his soul In hla eyen h jgazed.
"Mysterious being ! Wondrous Sphinx ! "
Ho said. "Thou wilt speak at last ,
methlnks.
I ohargt ) thee , open thy stony face !
AVhat dost thou think of the Dreyfus
case ? "
The dull eyes blazed with a sudden flame.
While the furrowed brow grew red with
shame ,
And the Sphinx Its age-Ion ; ? silence broke-
Cut here , ah me ! the reporter woke !
MOONSHINE : .
Somervlllo Journal.
"And do you'love mo , dear ? " he asked
In his most tender tone.
She looked into his eyes , and sighed :
. "Of course I do my own ! "
T- | ]
TA silence followed. Then she asked :
"And do you love me , dear ? "
"Moro than my life ! " ho answered 'her
In accents low , but clear.
Another silence. Then she asked :
"And Bhall you always , sweet ? "
"Alwaysl" he vowed , OB one who speaks
With certainty complete.
Silence again. Then ho inquired :
"Will your love ever fall ? "
"Never1 ! she murmured."Not till sun ,
And moon , and stars shall paler1
Thus each the other catechised )
For hours in pure delight ;
And when at last he went , she mild :
"You'll come tomorrow night ? "
"NOW IS
THE TIME"
when the assortment is
large and complete ,
fresh and nice , to pick
out your Fall suit.
They are all here "wait
ing for you"at most
any price you want to
pay. Some are $8.00 ,
and plenty of patterns
to choose from. Some
are $10 , with more pat
terns to choose -from ,
and from $12. SO to $25 ,
our showing was never
better. All materials
are represented. Top
coats , too , for the early
fall , might interest you
prices are low.
