18 TH33 OMAHA DAtlAT JJlDIiJ : SUNDAY , SEPTEMBER 17 , 189 ! ) . THE OMAIIA SUNDAY. BEE , K. ROSEWATEH , Editor. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION , pally Bee ( without Sunday ) , Ono Vcar.J6.00 pally Bee and Sunday , One Year 8.00 Dally , Sunday and Illustrated , One Year S.25 Sunday and Illustrated , One Year 2.25 JllustruU'd Bee , One Year 2.00 Bundny Hoc , One Year 2.U9 Saturday Bee , One Year . I-0. weekly Bee , On * Year < * OFF1CH3. Omaha : The Bee Building. Routh Omaha : city ilall Building , twenty-fifth nnd N Streets. Council Bluffs : 10 Pearl Street. Chicago ! 31T7 Oxford Building. New York : Temple court , Washington : 601 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communication ) ! relating to newa and edl- 'torlal matter should be addressed : Omaha D c , Editorial Department. BUSINESS LETTERS. . , . Business letters nnd remittances should b addressed : The Bea Publishing Company , Omaha. REMITTANCES. 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TZSCHUCK , Subscribed and sworn before mo this 2nd day of September , A. D. . 1S93. " M. B. HUNGATE. ( Seal. ) Notary Public. Senator Hnnna lias returned at nn opportune time for democratic organs that liad run. out of bogle mcu. The clothing trust is said to bo still In Incubation. If It does not make Its debut soon It will have to be born In a ( winter overcoat. Boston -wonts to giro Admiral Dewey a banquet about November 1. By that tlmo It Is hoped the new crop of beans [ Will have been harvested. The thirty-eight caliber lieutenant colonel of Iho First Nebraska would ( doubtless nuvko a llrst-class man to manafeo the fusion canteen In the com ing campaign. The Phltadolphla export exposition Is ftpeu. If Philadelphia approximates the record of that most successful of expo sitions , the Transtntssisslppl at Omaha , It will have grounds to congratulate It- BClf. Omaha proposes to show Hastings people just what a genuine Omaha day looks like. When the Omaha rooters nake tholr appearance at the street fair Hastings pcoplo will surely know some one Is la town. The Omaha thief who ran away with a Btovo had an eye to the future. If the neighbors will kindly leave their coal elieds unlocked the same spirit of enterprise will soon provide the necessi ties of cold weather. New York Is complaining of a money tringency. If It can hold off until Ne braska and other western farmers have Bold John Bull some of their great corn crop It can have all the money needed la exchange for the remaining mort gages put on western farms a few years ( ago. Chicago papers arc explaining why the president will not go to Now York to participate In the Dewey celebration end Now York papers arc telling that the president will not attend the corner atone laying exercises In Chicago. Chicago cage and New York would do well to arbitrate their differences. Statistics of business failures show uniform Improvement for this year cis compared with the same period for a year ngo , although the number of bus iness houses Is much larger , so that If the sumo percentage held people would expect an Increase In the figures. This Is a poor year to cry calamity. About the only persons who cannot report better times are the political leg- pullers. The new election law may drive some oflcm \ to the extremity of going to work. The certificates of pro- convention expenses of candidates cer tainly do not lend encouragement to hopes of a revival of the Industry. The Methodists are already selecting their delegates to the Quadrennial conference - feronce which Is to meet In May of next year. This should glvo the delegates plenty of time to study up the questions irhoy may bo expected to meet , but It also loaves a long gap In which to create vacancies by death , resignation or otherwise. English colonlstd in Capetown are enld ito bo fretting at the delay In start ing hostilities. The Boer Is over on his Ido of the line fence ready to take bis part in the performance , but with the memory of Mujuba hill John Bull is not likely to ring up the curtain until the property man snvs 'overytlilng is in readiness. A vacancy in the Interstate Commerce commission dua to the prospective resig nation of Commissioner Calhoun of Illi nois Is in sight This should bo the sig nal for the reappearance of all the rail road attorneys who have been trying unsuccessfully to plant themselves In the commission over since the interstate commerce law was enacted twolrc years SfiO. IN TIIK R\ EXT OF WAR. The latest advices regarding the Transvaal situation are extremely war like atul while eome new developments In the negotiations arc possible the In dications are very strong that hostilities cannot be averted. The Boer govern ment , It appears , has determined to stand firmly on Its latest proposals. The British government Is expected to mnke Its reply within the next few days , per haps tomorrow , and it is believed that It will reject the Boer terms. Mean while warlike feeling In the Transvaal has become Intense nnd thcro is said to be a tremendous pressure upon the gov ernment In favor of declaring war. Preparations for hostilities arc being steadily pushed by both governments. It Is announced that the Orange Free State will support the Transvaal repub lic and that It will be aided by the Afrikanders throughout South Africa. In that case a formidable force can be marshaled to resist British Invasion. Estimates differ as to the number of men available , ranging from 40,000 to 00,000. Probably nu army of at least (50,000 can be raised and as the Boers and their allies arc among the most in trepid and stubborn fighters In the world , Great Britain will need nn army at least one-third greater than theirs to conquer , since the country to be in vaded Is strongly fortified. There Is one factor In the situation , however , which may operate against the Boers. This Is the possibility of a native uprising. There are over (500,000 ( natives in the Transvaal , 100,000 in the Orange Free State and 50,000 In Swaziland , a total of 820,000 , of whom nt least 150,000 are able-bodied men and who it Is said hate the Boers to the death. A portion of the Boer army , therefore , would have to be employed in preventing nn upris ing of these natives. Ilowevcr , this may be a less Important factor than the English papers would make It appear and It Is quite probable that It Is one < the Boers have fully reckoned with. It Is believed that in arms the Boers may have the advantages for undoubt edly they have the best obtainable , both of rifles and field guns and they know how to use them. They also un doubtedly have : i supply of the muni tions of war sufilclent to carry on hos tilities for many months , for they have been accumulating for a long time. England now has a considerable force in South Africa and more troops are on their way , but it Is doubtful whether the army in Natal is at present strong enough to repel a formidable Invasion. Of course England can eend Into South Africa any number of troops that may be needed and if war comes it will be prosecuted with tremendous vigor and will end , it Is safe to predict , In com plete British domination of that region. AMERICA'S OBLIGATION. Senator Clark of Montana said In a recent interview , referring to the sug gestion that congress should withdraw participation of the United States gov ernment in the Paris exposition , that whatever might be the course of indi vidual exhibitors there will be no gov ernmental action and certainly congress will not withdraw American participa tion. Speaking of the same matter a representative of the American commis sioner to the exposition said that our government has gone too far to con sider withdrawal now. It has appro priated $1,200,000 for the exhibit , the expenses of the commission and spice. The government building is under way and a good share of the money neces sary for its erection has already been paid. Besides , It was urged , the com mercial side of the exhibit Is too im portant to permit of withdrawal now. Thus far , It appears , American ex hibitors have shown no disposition to give up the space they have agreed to take at the exposition , as lias been done to a considerable extent by Europeans , nnd the impression of the American commissioner is that all the space al lotted to this country will be occupied. At all events , there can be no doubt that congress will take no action in the matter. The government has entered into an obligation to bo repre sented at the Paris exposition from which It cannot withdraw without impairing the friendly relations sub sisting between France and the United States. Such action on the part of this government would inevitably cause an intense feeling of resentment and create an enmity which It would require years to overcome , If indeed it could ever bo wholly removed. Every sober-minded person can understand that to do this would be a most grave mistake , leaving entirely out of view the commercial consideration. The American people feel ns great indignation as those of any other coun try at the outrngo upon Justice of the Dreyfus verdict This feeling has al ready been most vigorously voiced by the press and will doubtless find further expression in public meetings. But as wo have heretofore pointed out , the matter Is not one respecting which the government can with propriety take any notice or action. It belongs wholly to the internal administration of France and that country wr uld rightly regard as an unfriendly act of the most offen sive nature any reference to It on the part of our government So far ns the public is concerned it may express itself without restriction and the French gov ernment and people are well aware of what the feeling Is here. But this Is a very different matter from expression by the government , ns the American people learned during the war with Spain when the masses of the French people freely and often offensively man ifested their sympathy with the Span ish , while the government maintained an attitude of strict neutrality and friendliness. The obligation which the United States has entered into to participate In the Paris exposition will be faithfully kept. Individuals will decide for themselves whether or not they will contribute to the exposition as exhibitors or patrons , If , as now , seems likely , Dreyfus shall bo pardoned nnd Franco becomes com pletely pacified , the success of the ex- positionwill be assured. PERMANEXT HA1LHUAD From nil over the country comes word that the railroad business Is bigger nnd better than ever before. This In Itself Is a most satisfactory situation , particu larly as It means employment for an army of laborers at good wages and the constant distribution through channels of trade of large sums of money. The outlook for railroad business Is , further more , according to the mosl competent observers , such ns promises a continued Improvement without any imminent danger of a backward lapse. The freight trafllc manager of one of the great eastern trunk lines has rc- 'ccntly expressed his confidence In the lasting character of the present railway prosperity , basing It upon the fact that every station on bis line cost of the Alleghenles has shown a marked Im provement in the amount of trafllc handled nnd the fact that the Improved condition of business is not confined tea a few leading articles , but Is general in its character. The same authority adds that , while business Is considerably In excess of last year , railroads In gen eral have not yet received a proportion ate benefit from the Improvement in trade first , because of the prevailing low rates of transportation , and , second , because of increased expenses due to higher prices of all kinds of railway supplies. Along the same line the general west ern manager of another system operat ing west of Chicago states that during the past six months western roads have delivered In Chicago the largest num ber of carloads of grain , with one ex ception , ever delivered In the same period , and that freight trafllc between the Mississippi river and the east is limited only by the capacity of the roads. A Chicago freight agent of a still larger system has compiled figures for the business of four recent weeks , showing a gain of 400 per cent over the corresponding period of a year ago , and every railroad entering Chicago needs more cars to meet shippers' demands. The reports also from both Philadelphia and Chicago agree that the present prosperity la due to the growth of trafllc of all kinds. It Is needless to point out the fact that If our present prosperity in the various lines of business were purely speculative the railroads would not be overtaxed with the transportation of goods. On the contrary the increased trafllc experienced in all sections of the country is an undeniable evidence of an increased output of farm , factory and mill and of the Increased consuming ca pacity of the wage-earners In the great cities who are now fully employed and constitute a profitable market , whereas during the hard times they were more or loss idle and unable to take up the curtailed product of the few factories in partial operation. As long as the mills and factories are kept busy and the working men have money to meet the necessities and com forts of life the railroads will be kept crowded with trafllc. The railroads sim ply reflect general business conditions , and railroads are made prosperous only by prosperity In all the different trades and industries. SOUTH AMERICAN DISTRUST. It Is Impossible to say how much sub stantial foundation there Is for the ru mors of possible combinations among the states of South and Central Amer ica against the United States , which re cent Washington advices have stated are received with some concern by the oflicials there. According to Secretary Hay , in his letter to the chairman of the Ohio republican state committee , our friendship with our neighbors to the soutb of us , from the Rio Grande to Capo Horn , grows firmer and moro genuine from day to day. This Is certainly most excellent au thority and yet it is not incredible that Europeans In South nnd Central Amer ica are exerting their Influence to cre ate sentiment there hostile to the United States. It appears that the press of Brazil , unquestionably insti gated by European residents , whoso mo tives are obvious , Is convinced that the United States has designs on the ter ritory on the upper Amazon , which is claimed by Bolivia , and it Is stated that 'the agitation has affected both Mexico and Argentine. The decision ad verse to Columbia In the Cerruti case , of which President Cleveland was arbi trator and the cruise of an American gunboat up the Amazon and the Ori noco , are made to serve the purpose of Instilling distrust of the United States In the South American mind and to foster sentiment that this country has embarked upon a land-grabbing career which may ultimately reach' ' to the ter ritory south of us. That there is a systematic propaganda against this country throughout Latin America , subsidized by European trade rivals , Is not to bo doubted. It has really been going on for years , with moro or less damage to our commercial interests In that quarter of the world , but it has now assumed a political char acter , finding opportunity and excuse In our territorial expansion policy. It la easy to understand that Europeans having trade relations with the south ern countries should take advantage of this chance to moro firmly Intrench themselves commercially , but it is dltll- cult to comprehend how the people of South nnd Central America can bo in duced to think that the United States has any designs upon their territory , or any purpose to depart from the policy which it has pursued toward them since they became Independent communities a policy of friendship nnd protection. There Is not n southern country that has over been given the slightest reason to doubt the friendly concern of the United States for its security and wel fare and the notion that this country desires any territory of any state in the southern half of this hemisphere Is to tally unwarranted. It would n6t be act-opted ns a gift. It RPPIHS inconceivable that the dis trust which Is said to have developed can grow or long continue , but It Is ob viously expedient that we do nothing to Htri-ngtlicn the hands of our Euro pean calumniators and whenever op portunity offers demonstrate anew our friendly Interest In nil the American republics and our earnest purpose to protect them from nny foreign aggres sion. STILL PREDWTIXO A UIIAXtlE. Some of the Washington correspond ents arc still predicting that thcro will bo a change of commander In the PhlU Ipplnes. One of the most trustworthy and usually best Informed among them stated a few days ago that at the War department it was the general belief that Miles will be selected to take com mand of the army In the Philippines , Otis being retained there to administer civil affairs , There Is * no reason to doubt that an arrangement of this kind has been under consideration , but It is intimated that the president Is ex tremely reluctant to do anything which may seem to reflect upon the military course of Gqneral Otis. There Is no disposition anywhere , so far as we nro aware , to put any slight upon Otis , but If , ns clearly appears to be the case , the duty imposed upon him of directing both military operations and civil affairs is too great he should be relieved of part of It. This Is re quired In justice to himself and to the government. General Otis has not met public expectation as a military com mander. Admit that this Is In a meas ure duo to his having been given too large a task , that cannot restore public confidence in him. . I irgo reinforce ments are going to the Philippines nnd within the next six weeks it is expected that another campaign will be opened , which It Is the * policy of the " \Vitr de partment to push with all possible vigor. It should be directed -by a commander who can go to the front and devote himself entirely to military operations. This Is manifestly the proper plan and consideration for no individual should be permitted to Inter fere with it Among the numerous distractions that beset a popular president of a great na tion , the demands upon his time by ar tists , sculptors and photographers are not to be overlooked. Complaint comes from Washington that President McKln- ley , between sitting for busts and portraits traits , has Jlttla opportunity to attend to public business much less for his own recreation and that , too , although he persistently declines all such requests except where made In the name of some society or organization of a public na ture. The president of the United States Is , of course , a public personage and he cannot escape the publicity of the posi tion , yet nt the same time the public would unquestionably sustain him in shutting down still.more , on the picture and sculpture nuisance. While wo pride ourselves In the democratic character of our government in this matter there is no necessity of going to such extremes. The American tourist is returning from his European outing , having left a generous deposit of American coin on the ether side of the water. The popu larity of the American tourist abroad was probably never greater than now because with the return of prosperity and the improf emeut of his resources he finds 'himself better able than ever to contribute to the support of the Eu ropean hotel keepers and tradesmen who depend upon him for a living. The fusion state convention of South Dakota pipes up and denounces expan sion , the trusts and the alleged alliance with England. This latter cue they took from Colonel Bryan's Nebraska state platform and the same plank has been appropriated by the Ohloans , who are making considerable noise about it. There Is not the slightest basis for the charge of nn existing alliance , but the democrats take this means of playing * for the Iris ! ! vote. It may bo of interest to prospective applicants for employment under the census bureau to know that thus far out of 1.-120 persons who have been ex amined only 709 have passed. For eliminating the luellglbles these census examinations appear to bo successful from every point of view except that of the applicants who fall under the lines. The advent of the Illinois Central rail road Into Omaha should bo made easy free of nil obstructions. Competing lines should not be permitted to place obstacles In the way. The Illinois Cen tral railway Is one of the few corpora tions having some llttlo regard for the Interests of the people and the people of Omaha need such roads. Now York has already burled its first victim of the automobile. When the new horseless vehicle begins to got more common wo will doubtless have a great outcry against it as a promoter of acci dents. The bicycle , it will bo remem bered , suffered in the same way when it first made its appearance. The largest real estate deal since the United States purchased Spain's equity In the Philippines is reported from Texas , where a cattle syndicate pro poses to buy 12,000,000 acres for graz ing purposes. It is a big land deal , but will not require anywhere near so many range riders as the Philippine ranch. The prohibitionists In sovpral states nre encountering great trouble In secur ing men to accept nominations for office on their ticket. The prohibition propa ganda has plainly run Its course and the privilege of posing as a martyr to the demon of Intemperance seems to have lost Its market value. The defenders of trust aggressions Bcera to have found llttlo favor at the big trust convention at Chicago. While there Is no nroscect of turnlnc back the Industrial evolution the demand Is gen eral for the curtailment of trust abuses nnd the man \\ho advocates absolute freedom of action for the trusts iintrnni * moled by legislation Is shooting off on the wrong tnngout. The Ohio domoornts ore not to open tholr campaign until September J0 ! , al though by that time tholr state ticket will have boon nominated for over n month. Some politicians will probably conclude that Ohio managers are wast ing time. If conditions In Ohio nre like those In Nebraska the politicians nre simply submitting gtacofully to the pop ular demand for short campaigns. I.ooklUK ( ' ! > Philadelphia Times. When prosperity Is taking note cf matters this year there are some things It can't look over. Notably among them nro the high- growing cornfields cf the west. the Jnt > l > oiio. Brooklyn Eagle. It Is a mighty sight easier to stay In town nnd howl about the wrongs of the working innii than to heed the call of the farmers and go Into the country and work. lit the Mole of Time. Washington Post. The Baltimore girl who changed her mind at the last moment and declined to marry n titled foreigner Is to bo congratulated. Wo trust she may secure a good American husband. Couldn't Do Without Them. PhUaddphla 1/cdgcr. It Is all right , of course , to present our naval heroes with swords as tokens of es teem , but In these days of long' range com bats rifled guna would seem -to bo moro ap propriate. Voice of Kxpt'rlciicc. Boston Globe. Probably the dancing masters know what they afllrm when they eay that the waltz hag been supplanted by the two-step. The waltz position In the conservatory , however - over , la still generally popular. AdtonlnlieM the World. Globe-Democrat. The mineral output of the United States la now only 30 per cent less valuable than the yield of cereals. European economists admit that ( history presents no other such Instance of the rapid growth of wealth. Survival or ( lie Fittest. Indianapolis jQurnal. In Nebraska the official report shows that vvhllo the number of loan associations has fallen oft during the last four years , the number of stockholders In those remaining Is larger than In any previous year. It Is a case of the survival of tbo fittest , aa In other states. Activity of the TriiNt 1'roinater. Minneapolis Times. It Is evident that the gentle promoter Is not afraid of laws , politicians or breakers. Ho goes right on organizing his great com bines as It there could bo no hereafter. In spite of the pressure brought to bear against the trust movement , It Is probabfe that It will not cease until every Industry worth "combining" has passed through that pro cess. It must bo that that point has been almost reached. Meanwhile the opposition Is gaining strength and It Is not unreasonable to predict the early shrinking of many of the combines now represented on paper by figures that spell millions. American Prlncen on Whcclo. Buffalo Express. Lord Rosebery speaks of the railroad presidents of the United States aa llttlo more than equivalent .to . English dukcu , tut who travel In a style that 'no English duke can aspliro to andvwho exercise a , control unparalleled - paralleled In Great Britain. If theeo mem bers of the American aristocracy of wealth co far surpass In power tlhelr British con temporaries , one treason Is that they are far more active In doing the community services than are English dukes. It la also a fact that American railroad presidents retain this power practically only BO long as they are equal to tbo great executive demands upon them. Faith Ilenlcrn nnd the Lnvr. Springfield 'Republican. ' The attorney general of Illinois has de cided that there Is no law in the state to protect children from Ignorant parents .who trust to mental healers in cases of physical sickness. A child at TuscoTa died from typhoid fever after three or lour faith cur- Ists had treated It , and the local prosecut ing attorney asked advlco In the matter. He Is told that If it Is found that the parents honestly believed In the efficacy of prayer and the treatment of the faith healers they can bo held guilty of no offense. The state criminal code subjects to punishment those having caro.of a child , who "willfully" cause or permit the life or health of the child to bo endangered , but where there Is faith In the efficacy of the ifalth cure , says the at torney general , there Is obviously no de sign or intention to injure the child. This Is a matter which seems ttkcly to trouble the courts not a llttlo all over the country. OUR JEALOUS NCIGIIDOnS. Commercial nivnln SHrrlni ? Up Tron- 1)1 u In South AmerlcMi. Cleveland Plain Dealer. Who are the mischief makers who ore re viving itho reports that this country has designs on Central and South American ter ritory ? To a pcioplo familiar with American his tory the reports would have carried their own refutation up to the tlmo of our Inter vention In the Cuban struggle for inde pendence , but the foreign complications resulting from the Spanish war haVe un doubtedly ( helped to foster the suspicions which our Latin-American neighbors have harbored to a greater or less extent ever Blnco the meeting of the Pan-American con gress In Washington during President Har rison's administration , Tbo pacific and purely commercial purposes of that gathering \\tro patent to all govern ments represented , yet ever slnco we hav heard recurring reports that the smaller re publics of this hemisphere were to be swal lowed up by the "colossus of the north" and every attempt to push our commerce In South America has provoked n fresh out break. Even the visit of the gunboat Wil mington to Brarll nnd her voyage up the almost unknown waters of the Amazon were misinterpreted by a largo and Influential part of the Latin-American press. It Is Idle to deny that there Is n deep and growing distrust of the United States throughout the republics to the south of us , and it must bo admitted that certain ten dencies manifested by our government nnd people within the past few months are not likely to remove our neighbors' suspicions. The jealousy of European capitalists who have long controlled the South American trade and who ( resent the growth of Ameri can commerce in that direction may account for part of tha ( distrust , but < o assume that tholr subsidized papers can Influence gov ernments , as well as people , from Cape Horn to Mexico Is to exaggerate their Influence , It Is true that wo have been obliged on sev eral occasions to send punitive expeditions to Latin-American ports , but the resentment arising therefrom does not seem to hare been long lived. The news of the latest manifestation or anti-American fooling comes from Brazil by way of Mexico and seems to have no specific cause or source. It is probably duo to a not unnatural Jealousy of a big and powerful neighbor , whoso strength Is known ana dreaded and reports ot whose grasping ten dencies will be received with a too ready credence , but which la not wholly unjustified br rctni nsoxAij AM > OTIUIRWISK. The dew hunting rasin In the Maine woota Is at Us height. Two men , mistaken for deer , have been peppered with buck shot. shot.Tho The rultan of Sulu continues to cheer the flag enthusiastically , particularly when the 'ghost ' walks with Uncle Sam's coin. There ! are others. ; Appeals to Uncle Sam to take a hand In the Dreyfus and Transvaal trouble * are a vi to of breath. Ycvr uncle knows vhcn he has enough. American critics a ? ert that Joe Cha-nber- laln , Britain's colonial secretary , takes n narrow vlow of the South African plluatlon. N'o wonder , Joe wears a monocle. It ullt cost anywhere from $5 In $500 to see the Dewcy parade In New York. Al though the town put up a patriotic purse of f 160,000 for the rhow , It will not neglect the gate receipts. Civilization Is slowly pcnctrntlnt ? remote soetloni cf the south. A Georgia pnprr reports - ports that n local railroad put on a freight train , "whichwill add much to the pleasure of the traveling public. " It has boon definitely Brtllctl that ex- Speaker Hod Is an antl-cxpanlonlst. No man ever accumulated 200 or more pounds ot quivering flesh without viewing with anxious concern the growing strain en lii.i waistband. Philadelphia toad a great wnrm time dur ing the Grand Army meeting. The Jollifica tion might have continued several days longer had net the managers calledi n halt. A deficit of $40,000 In the account had n sobering effect. Thcso who point the flngcr of scorn nt the much-married sultan of Sulu might restrain thtimselvcs long enough to take a look nt the Atlantic City spectacle. Hero are two widows quarreling between weeps over tdo body of one husband. Ono of the remarkable coincidents of Now York's preparations to 'welcome Ad miral Dewey Is that four of the sculptors engaged on the arch of fame hnvo been stricken down , one after another. Two of them are dead and two seriously ill. Admiral Farquhar , who succeeds Admlra Sampson iln command of the North Atlantic squadron , Is one of the heroes of the Samoan hurricane , In which so many vessels were wrecked In the harbor of Apia. His good seamanship saved the Trenton , with 450 llvca at that time. A mysterious robbery perplexes Philadel phia. The conductor of a trolley car wl o took a nap en route was relieved of his faro register and cash by nn audacious but unknown thief. The town extracts some comfort from the thought that some of the residents are wideawake to the main chance. Sir Thomaa Lip ton has a largo Block of blarney at his tongue's end. Ho eays the most beautiful girls in the world llvo In Dublin nnd Cork. They have entrancing eyes and divine complexions. His admira tion Is purely platonlc , however. Notwith standing the charms of .the . Irish girls , Sir Thomas is still a bachelor. PENETKATING POINTS. Atchlson Globe : People spend a terrible lot of tlmo In getting mad and feeling sorry for It. Washington Democrat : If you have to give a man advice always glvo him the kind ho wonts. Detroit Journal : There Is usually some sort of a handle to a crank , whereby ho may bo made use of. Cleveland Leader : Some men consider they nro economists when they save JO cents by doing $10 worth of work. Berlin ( LMd. ) Herald : Few men profit by the experience of others , but they generally think others should profit by , theirs. . St. Louis Republic : That St. Louis hus band who bought himself a bicycle when his wife needed a cook stove undoubtedly has wheels. New York Press : A great many men would refrain from doing foolish things If It were not for their deslro to get their names Into the newspapers. Philadelphia Times : Has there over been an occasion when a story 'Was told that It was not followed by a "that reminds mo" from some member of the company ? Glasgow Echo : Wo were told the other day that a Glasgow woman had a quarrel with her husband because ho wouldn't mort gage the house to buy an automobile. Atchlson Globe : Notice , and you will bo * alarmed at the number of times you have to repeat everything you say In order to be understood. Is It that you don't talk plainly , or that the whole world Is going deaf 7 PROSPECTIVE REVOLUTION. A IVcvr Invnnton of the Enprllnh Iii- ( luntrlnl rielil. Philadelphia Record. There Is a prevalent belief that the col lapse of the great strike of English mechan ics Inaugurated by the Associated Society of Engineers has resulted In a complete revision of the labor laws and customs In Great Britain ; but this impression Is not quite correct. It Is true that modifications liave been made -whereby employers are permitted to run their own establishments , instead of allowing themselves to be con trolled entirely by the Associated Society of Engineers ; but Falrplay's latest resume of the report of the Labor department of the Board of Trade shows that fifty-one fresh trade dlsputea occurred In July , Involving 10,022workers , and sixty-throe old and new disputes iwero settled , involving 14,378 workers. Of theeo eighteen were decided In favor of the -workers , nineteen In favor of the employers and twenty-throe were com promised , The London Engineer says that a largo American manufacturing concern having many contracts In Great Britain is about to establish a branch of Its works in England with American machinery , methods and superintendents , and that the experiment will bo watched 'with keenest Interest on account of the labor problem. It Is antici pated that English workmen will not take idndly' to American methods , and it Is Ihought that the company may bo compelled to charter a largo steamship to transport a thousand American workmen to England , It Is believed that there are many 'English and Scotch mechanics In thla country -who are thoroughly trained in our methods , and who would bo glad to return to the old country In the employ of thecompany. . This move would checkmate the English labor unions , and would introduce an entirely new complication , The Introduction of American workmen and American labor-saving machinery into England Is dostlned to have a far reaching Influence on the labor question In that country. DOMINICA'S ' PA'PER RESTORED Repudiation of < ha Rcimhllc'ii Cur rency RniicH Such iv Slorm It In t. Revlnccil , SANTO DOMINGO , Sept. 10. The gov ernment's proclamation yesterday destroy ing the value of paper money created euch violent opposition that the ministers today proclaimed the acceptance of paper at the tame rates as silver , namely , J5 to U Ameri can. Thli concession was jnade by Jlmlnez , who proposed repudiating paper money. The cabinet la discussing the feasibility of holding the precedential election Im mediately , In&toad of in November , as pro vided by the constitution , and it will prob ably announce tomorrow that the election Is to take place this month , ai Jlmluez is tbo only candidate. The 'threatened ' riots have not taken ; > face. All ii now quiet Juir * . I BLASTS FROM HAM'S HOHJf. Comfort depends on thinking , not on things. There are few things so selfish as mel ancholy. A thermometer will not take the place of n stove. - The church's best ornament faay be rags In the pews. | it Is effort rather than achievement that counts with God , The man who condemns all others , con- dcmni himself most. The Kima nro that makes the dross evl- I dent purges the gold. I Character Is the only reJlabto certificate Issued by the school o ( life. I Nickel trimmings on a stove are n source cf much heat to some people. A patriot iisco his prlvato Influence for the public good ; a politician Uses the public Influence for his prlvato good. snuui.Aii SHOTS AT TIIH PULPIT. Milwaukee Sentinel : The condemnation of the Sunday newspaper from the pulpit was a popular fad of preachers a few years ago , while now It Is generally evidence cf n duil season In the churches. Brooklyn Eagle : Hysterical people who earn only enough to support their families ought to keep out ot revival meetings where stentorian hypnotists wring every dollar out of the pockets of their audience In order to supply tracts to llttlo heathen on the Natuna Islands. Washington Post : It looks ns If Dr. Brlggs would not bo allowed to enjoy a peaceful seclusion even after his ordination by the Protestant Episcopal church. Whle It can not be said that he has freshly aroused the clergy or the laity of the donomlnatlou , It Is well known that bail It not been for the warm espousal cf his cause by Bishop Potter ho would have been rejected. The present In terest In the case Is stirred by the coming diocesan convention In Now York on Sep tember 27. A close contest Is looked for , and If the opponents of Bishop Potter are victorious , It Is said that they will make things decidedly uncomfortable for Dr. Brlggs. This standing committee wields n great deal of power within the Protestant Episcopal church. It Is composed of an equal number of clergymen nnd laymen , but the clerical members have always been granted c.\cluslvo authority on theological matters. When the question of admitting Dr. Brlggs came up before the present standing committee , his champions won , but they also refused to ordnln John Tllley , jr. , who was urged by Rev. Dr. Clcndenln , the leader of the antl-Brlggs faction. IJO.MHSTIC PEASANTRIES. Philadelphia North American : "I am nl- ways bravo when nt your side , " ho cried. "Except , " she added , "when papa Is on the other side. " Indianapolis Journal : "It Is only the very young husband , " suld the Cornfed Philoso pher , "who hastens to tell his' ' wife as soon as lie gets a raise of salary. " Somorvlllo Journal : She What have you sot that string tted around your finger for ? He To remind mo to offer you an en gagement ring. Cleveland Pl.vln' Dealer : "She ays her husband talks When he'9 asleep. " "I think that must be A mistake. He talks when she's asleep. " Chicago Tribune : "You and younu Chub- blelgrh don't speak to each other any more , Etlvfil. What is the matter ? " "Nothing , only he told me one day -when wo1 were nt the park that I had a swan- HUe neck and I told him ho had a swanllko walk. " Indianapolis Journal : "To our heroes , " llttlo Willie read from the memo rial bronze. "Pojjpor , what are silent heroes ? " "Married men , " jsald p < > PP r. Chicago Post : "How shall I make him prove his love ? " she Jnnulred thoughtfully. "I thought Tie had already done lt."an. Evened her dearest friend. "You certainly told me it was your custom to sing to Mm , and he still calls regularly. " Detroit Journal : "Fly with me ! " ha - whispered pered , hoarwely , yet Insistently. Constance regarded him with horror , not unmlngled with disdain. "You think you're a bird , with those duck trousers , don't you ! " she sneered. It Is , 'however , a well-sottled principle ot biology that clotting neither make the manner nor servo ever to ctfmngo his genus and BpecJes except , of course , to make a mon key of him. SOFTLY SINGING AS IT OOE9. Through a vale the river flows- Gliding ever , 'Pausing never , Softly singing ns It goes. Rlppllnp 'neath the willow trees- Wavelets blending , Cadence lending Murmuring gently to the breeze. Yonder swallow flitting round- Glancing hither , Darting thither By the tender spell la bound. "Happy river , tell me , pray Tell me fairly , Tell mo truly Why thou Joyest on thy way ! " But to answer It forbore : Still unheeding All my pleading , Rhythmic waves cnrcss'd the shore , FRANK B. THOMAS. We Believe That we that we have the best clothing for fall and winter wear ever offered in this city , price , materials , style and all that considered. It has all been made for this season's wear under our personal supervision , and made as well as it can be made. We offer it in the confidence that it will deus us credit and we guarantee every garment. It isn't too early for an overcoat , and in fact a few cool evenings indicate that the season for heavier gar \ ments is due. We have some very attractive gar ments to show the man who will take time to look at them.