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It Is miRKCHtccl that If Krcd White
could run ns wull IIH Ills friend Asuln-
nldo IK ; inlRht Ret within sight of the
governor's olliee In Io\vu.
Under the bonollcont administration of
President MeKlnley the army of thu un
employed , hiH ! hccn dlsbandod , while thu
Industrial army has been recruited to
Its full strength.
I'opoerntlc eiuiipalgners are following
the tactics of thu Filipinos for whom
they express so much sympathy. It is
impossible to get them to stand lire in
one.posltlon any length of time.
At the present moment It is not the
easiest matter to judge who is doing
the greatest amount of assimilating-
over in South Africa , but it is evident
that a lurgu amount of It is being done.
Ilolcomb promises not to ride on
passes In case he Is elected to the HU-
lireinc bench. The statute of limitations
can fairly be pleaded against Holcomb's
promises they were all outlawed long
ago.
ago.A
A fae-slmile of Jlolcomb's commission
to Colonel Walter Molse might explain
one bond of union between the fusion
.candidate for supreme .judge and the
Omaha Tammany gang of gamblers aud
hold-ups. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Even'1 if nil the claims for the men on
the local fusion ticket were conceded ,
the candidates on the republican ticket
would have better right to the voters'
favor because they are better , abler and
more deserving than their opponents.
Altgcld was so anxious to rebuke the
democracy last year that he ran inde
pendent for mayor of Chicago against
the democratic nominee. Now he is
trying to pose as an apostle of .straight
and uudclilcd democracy In Nebraska.
Poor Cornelius Vnndcrbllt. Ills father
left him only ? lr , > 00,000 , and but for the
generosity of his brother , who raised
the amount to $7f > 00,000 , out of his own
allowance , Cornelius might have been
compelled to throw himself upon the
charity of the public.
The contention of property owners
over the Cumlng street pavement is but
n legacy of the cedar block folly of past
years. Had The Bee's advice then been
heeded property owners could huvo
paved themselves the extra expense
against which they now protest.
Venezuela having settled Its llttlo
family disturbance by sending a presi
dent Into exile , Colombia has under
taken the task of keeping .South Amer
ican affairs before the attention of the
world. South American revolutions
hatch about as rapidly as lleas In tin :
sandhills.
The wen who linvo howled loudest
nbout the dcpnrturu from time-honored
doctrines In the Philippine question arc
now busily engaged in denouncing the
administration for not Interfering In the
dispute between Kugland and the Trims-
vaal. Consistency Istu jewel which Is
mlBslng from the cas'ket of democracy.
Wo shall await with over-increasing
zest n well-authenticated Hour report of
the battle of Glencoe. Reports hereto
fore received all caniis through Kngllsl
news channels. A London dispatch
however , Informs us that 135 Hrltlsl
army otllcers have been dispatched to
fill the vacancies caused by that battle
thu troops being commandoi'less. This
speaks volumes for the bravery of Hrit
ish odlcvrs , ns it does also for the ac
ouracy of thu Hoer gunners.
Fusion orntors In Nebraska are 1ml
tallng thu antics of a man out in i
shower of bricks. They uru BO busj
dodging that they have no time to de
vote to the real Issue. Hok'omu niu
hla candidacy for supreme Judge are thu
JSSIKS In the campaign , but no one wouli
ronllao It from hearing thu fusion era
tors. While republicans are not nvors
to mooting them on any ground they
may elect to stand on , they do not pro
pose to allow the niuln IHHUO to escnp
the attention of the voters.
r. TU1\'NK \ AXU AL'HiKLlt.
Nebraska In always ready to
nubile men from other states who come
to enlighten Its cltlr.crw on public ISSUCH.
Hut public men who conu1 to Nebraska
to Instruct Its citizens In their duty by
repetition Of exploded theories mill false
doctrines underrate- the Intelligence of
NcbniskaiiH , While the adage that n
prophet Is not appreciated In bis home
may bo applicable to the three apostles
of free silver who nre campaigning In
Nebraska , Its people arc not oblivious of
the fact that Mr. Towne has hern re
pudiated In Minnesota , that Governor
Altgeld la out of touch with the people
of Illinois nnd Harvey has lost cnste
everywhere ns a teacher of llnaiicc since
the advent of general prosperity without
the reopening of the mints or the report !
of the coinage laws.
The Invasion of Nebraska by the three
njwstlcH recalls forcibly the Invasion of
this Htnto by the horde of long-haired
men nnd short-haired women who not
many years back Bought to engraft pro
hibition nnd woman suffrage iijwn the
constitution of Nebraska. Like those
visionaries and professional agitators
the three apostles persist In telling the
people of Nebraska that they know bet
ter what Is good for thorn nnd what
thqy need most than do the people of
Nebraska themselves.
In their case It Is proper to exclaim :
"Physician , cure thyself ! " If the medi
cine which these nostrum vendors are
prescribing for Nebraska Is so effective ,
why have they been rejected and dis
carded by tholr own people , who arc
Just as much entitled to their sympathy
nnd kind consideration as arc the people
of Nebraska. Why can't "Coin" Harvey
maku his begging campaign In the towns
siml villages of Illinois ? Because the re
he is too well known to bo appreciated
or even endured , aud chlolly because he
has played his conlldencc game upon the
people of Illinois so long that they will
not oven listen to , much less follow , his
teachings or advice. They know that
Coin's School of Finance has proved It
self no better than the prophecies of the
MlllorMcH , who excited the people of the
United States years ngo by the predic
tion that the world was about to come
to an end.
And Governor Altgeld , with his
calamity calendar , Is not much bet
ter. In the face of the unprecedented
demand for the products of the factory
and.mill and ( lib general advance In
rices and decline In Iniorest rates by
eason of the stability of our financial
ystem and restored contidence , thu gov-
riior has the hardihood to assert In .the
aces of the people of Nebraska that
hose conditions are a menace to their
veil-being , instead of a fulfillment of
he pledges made by the republican
mrty.
As to Mr. Towne , the less said the
bettor. The people of Minnesota have
vlthdrawn their confidence from him
localise they look upon him as a dema-
ogue who masquerades as a republican ,
vhen In fact he Is bound to support
Jryau and the democratic national
Icket in 1000 and has no other party to
go to.
It seems Incredible that this trio of re-
ormers should imagine that they call'
each the progressive , enterprising and
enlightened people of. tills section that
t is their interest In the present cam-
> algn to declare against prosperity and
n favor of a change ; to vote to put SHus
V. Ilolcomb on the supreme bench in
he face of his Indefensible record and
n the face of the notorious fact that
10 would only use this position as a par-
isan stepping stone. They seem to be
oblivious of the fact that Ilolcomb was
mule governor by the votes of 10,000
mti-monopoly republicans' , whose confl-
leneehe shamefully betrayed in every
nstance when the Interests of the people
vcro In conflict with the Interests of the
giant corporations nnd trusts whom the
pestles never tire denouncing. The peo-
) Ie of Nebraska will patiently and cour-
oously listen to Harvey , Towne and Alt
geld , but they will not pay a premium
m flagrant betrayal of trust and sham
reform for revenue only.
TUB SUND.IV HKE.
Newspaper readers who want the best
uul will be satisfied only with the best
will read The Sunday Bee. It will be
fully up to the high standard it hns sot
for Itself and unapproached by any
other paper printed In this section.
It will have the latest and most com
pute cable news from the seat of the
South African war and all the Kuropean
capitals.
It will have the most comprolu'iis'lvo
political news of the day , showing the
n-agroHK of the campaign from all sides ,
It will cover the Held of local news In
'
in attractive and readable manner.
It will discuss editorially the great Is
sues of thu day nnd comment intelli
gently on current events ,
It will be a magazine , of useful Information
mation on all subject * , social , educa
tional , religious , fraternal , athletic ,
musical , dramatic.
The Illustrated Boo will have features
to be found in no other quarter. Its
frontispiece Is a handsome portrait of
the new president of the Nebraska 8tnti
Federation of Woman's Clubs elected at
the recent meeting at York. A review of
the woman's club movement In Nebraska
braska , accompanied by group portraits
of otllcers and delegates , printed HO as
to be recognizable should Interest over }
woman In the state.
The return of the Flfty-lirst Iowa vol
uuteors is inado Uio wubject of a Forla
pictorial history of the.regiment's career
reor , the first Installment appearing li
this number. Wo Ijavc hero tin
portraits of thu principal roglmonta
ollicors , of. the riiview of the regl
ment by Ueiioral Jlerrlnm Just pro
vlous to thu departure foi
Manila , of ( he transport Pennsylvania
that carried Hie men across the Pacific
and of characteristic camp and march
Ing scones.
Tlui return of the South Dakota volun
leers Is depicted In'snap shots at the
demonstrations In Deadwood and the
presidential reception In Aberdeen ,
Bearing on the Transvaal sltuatloi
wu liuvo an Illustrated story of the I'll
landers' nido with striking vlowsoftli
Volksraad chamber , the gold mines am
the Boor outpostH.
Other events of the day arc set on
by pictures of George II. Thunnnel , th
now clerk of the federal circuit court for
Nebraska , of the late Chief of Pollco
AVliltP nnd the Into Major Guy Howard ,
of the procession of clergy at the Instal
lation of llev. A. L. Williams as bishop
coadjutor , of the board of udjustmont
for the t'nloil Pacific of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Knglnoors.
This Is still only a partial catalogue
of the contents of The Illustrated Hoo.
For the best nowspnpor road The
Sunday Bee.
TIIK ISSUR Of
Declaim as loudly as they may against
the alleged policy of Imperialism , every
Intelligent man knows that the popo'
cratio loaders regard this as secondary
to the money question and If It shall
prove riH successful as they hope in
catching votes the result will be her-
nlilwl as evidence that the cheap money
cause Is still potent with the people , In
his speech at Lincoln Thursday ex-Con
gressman Townu of Minnesota discussed
nt length so-called .bimetallism nnd the
report to the.popocratlo organ In this
city states that "the distinguished
champion of bimetallism carried his an-
dleiice as of old. " The Minnesota advo
cate of free sliver thus frankly gave
precedence In bis talk to what Colonel
Bryan and his followers are chlolly con
cerned about , what Is with them the
paramount question.
The attitude of ( ho popocratlc party
was well stated by a member who at
tended thu conference held at St. Louis
a short time ago. "We could bo beaten
now , " he said , "If we decided to go Into
the campaign on the issues of IMMI and
In casting about for a winning Issue
anti-imperialism seemed to promise
more than any of the others. Both pur-
ties will Inveigh against trusts In their
platforms , but the difference will not be
clear cut enough to constitute a practi
cal Issue. While the silver sentiment Is
| as strong In some quarters as It over
was and has lost none of Its Importance ,
the people have heard It discussed till it.
would not do to make It the most promi
nent issue. With these facts in view
anti-imporlallsm was left as the
only question of which an Issue
on which we could go before the
people could be made. " That's It , pre
cisely. Free silver has ceased to be
available for vote-getting. With an
bounding prosperity which the popo-
ratlc party declared three years ago tote
to Impossible with the gold standard ;
vith active Industries , the rapid growth
f domestic and foreign trade , labor
ully employed and financial confidence
trong , the advocates of free silver
callze that they can make no votes by
discussing that question. Hence they
urncd to anti-Imperialism "as the only
question of which an Issue on which we
oulcl go before the people could bo
mule. " They are no less earnest now in
heir devotion to cheap money than they
vere three years ago. The policy ot
currency debasement and repudiation
las as strong a hold upon them today as
t had in l&W. But conditions have
hanged and the issue that was effective
n winning votes three years ago can-
lot be made so now.
What measure of success the popo-
cratic party will have in its efforts to
nducc the people to believe that there la
eal danger of imperialism remains to
> e seen , but we are not prepared to be-
levo that a very large number of intelli
gent voters will be attracted to the sup-
) ort of that party by the anti-Imperial-
sin issue , which has no substantial
foundation. So far as expansion is concerned -
corned some of the ablest democrats in
he country are favorable to H and there
s 'a large and growing sentiment In the
south In support of the policy of re-
alulng possession of the Philippines at
my cost. Such democrats as Senator
Morgan of Alabama , Senator Lindsay of
Kentucky and ethers of equal proml-
lencc In the south advocate the reten-
Ion of the Philippines , urging that the
commercial interests of the south will
thereby be promoted. The cotton pro-
lucers of that section look with favor
ipon expansion , as promising them a
letter market In the far east than they
will be likely to have without It. Some
> f"the most Influential democratic pa
pers In the south support expansion.
There is no doubt that this sentiment
s growing In that section and It Is by
no moans Improbable that within a
year it will have become so general ns
lo compel recognition by whoever shall
sock the political support of the south.
The popocratlc loaders au > making a
pretext of Imperialism , knowing that no
republican has proposed such a policy
and that there Is not the remotest pos
sibility of the republican parly adopting
the policy. Bryan and his followers are
sounding an alarm which they know to
be utterly groundless.
The phenomenal growth of the iron
n ml stool business Is noted in many
ways , but no place moru forcibly than
In the statement that contracts have
already boon made for next year for
transporting In lake vessels 17,000,000
tons of ore. This is within 1,000 , < K)0 )
tons of thu total freight curried on ship *
of the great lakes the present season.
To curry this immense amount of ere
will require the constant service of
practically all the vessels now afloat on
the lakes , but contracts already lot for
building new ships will greatly Im-roaso
the capacity of the lake-carrying trade.
It is generally conceded that the Iron
trade Is one of the best Indexes to gen
eral trade conditions , and It Is there
fore plain that the unprecedented ac
tivity of 1KDI ) will bo more than dupli
cated in 1000.
It Is suggested by one of The Boo's
readers that the voters who appear before -
fore the registrars do not all undor-stand
the meaning of the word "atllllnto" in
the question put to them regarding con
nection with party organization , \Vu
do not believe much misunderstanding
arises from thu use of this word. Thu
Intelligence of the ordinary voter Is too
apt to be underestimated than exag
gerated , especially In this city , whore
the worklngmon nre above the average
In every qualification that goes to make
good citizenship. They know when
asked with what party they desire to
afllliate that what Is wanted Is the name
of the political party whosu principles
they approve and In whose primaries
they prefer to take part. That Is why
the large majority of them aiv standing
up for the party of prosperity.
The World-Herald refers to tllo men
who work on the streets ax "voting cat
tle. " The moll who work on the streets
earn llielr broad by honest sweat ol'
tholr brow , which Is more than can bo
paid of the men who use the poporratio
newspaper fence for blackmailing pur
poses. The men who work on the
streutu nro of the same brawn anil sinew
as the men who work In the factories
nnd shops and In the" great moat pack
ing plants , and they should know how
to resent ( ho Insulting stlgmatlsm of
tholr follows as "voting cattle. "
Omaha can wirvlvo an Inequality of
freight rates to the southwest , but ex
cessive and unjust rates to the west and
to territory naturally tributary to this
city are Intolerable. It may be put
down as a settled fact that the railroads
centering hero will never give Omaha
equitable rates and prompt train service
until the city IR In position to command
such facilities as Is Kansas City.
From the number of ! people who came
from foreign lands last year to make
their home in the United States It Is
evident the people of Europe have not
yet learned | iow terribly the people of
the United States are oppressed by the
gold'standard. Here Is the Hold for
Bryanlte missionaries.
11111 Aliriuul.
AVushlncton Post.
Nebraska IR to bo special-trained right up
to the eve of the election , and every town
ot Importance will bo treated to a rear-
platform talk.
A I'nliifiil
Olobe-Democrat.
Nebraska's annconila show Is entitled to
first place this year. The 20,000 democrats
who are trying to swallow SO.OOO populists
arc still struggling , though the prospect Is
discouraging.
Stimuliof Cnmi(11 n 11 Xorvo.
Now York Tribune.
Canada's offer to arbitrate the Alaska
boundary question on condition that Pyramid
! harbor Is conceded to her beforehand seems
to suggest adjudication with a string tied
to ft. If her claim to Pyramid harbor IB
n just one why not submit It to the court ?
! ! nll < x > lix In War.
St. Louis Republic.
If the English wnr balloonlsts do not fly
high , thojo Doer long-distance sharpshooters
1 are likely to play It low down on them.
i Nothing Is more calculated to rack an
j aeronaut's nerves than to discover himself
I hurrying In the opposite direction from that
Inwhich ho started.
IClriiiu'H ClilciiKO DlMcliile ,
Minneapolis Times.
Undo Sam Is confronted with a new com
plication In the Philippines. Karnsworth.
the selt-confessed Chicago blgmalst , with a
harem of forty-two wlvea of all nationaltlea ,
will plead in defense that he had as much
right to marry many times as the sultan of
Sulu , who Is also a subject of the United
States. Ho contends tfint If he Is prosecuted
the sultan also must be brought to time.
Another Issue for the'campaign of 1900.
I'rnHiicrlly Pointer.
Philadelphia , Record.
It is a pretty good jji'olnter for the future
of prices ot iron and "steel that the larger
railway conpanle.saro giving heavy orders
for rails at nearly { he top figures ot the
market. None understands better than
the carriers the condition ot the great in
dustry which contributes so heavily to their
traffic , and the prosperity of which so under
lies the whole superstructure of our me
chanical processes.
"Inferior llneon" DlNii
Sprimrflclil Republican.
Apparently llacaulay's Maori is not to
liavo the privilege of surveying the ruins of
London. The recent report of the registrar
general of New Zealand shows that that tine
race Is going the way of nil primitive peoples
ples touched by the blight of civilization
and will be extinct In a few more decades.
Debauchery nnd unsuitable European clothIng -
Ing are among tl e causes assigned.
It would bowell to etop canting about
the elevation of inferior races long enough
to point out a few that have been elevated.
The frontiersman's grim prescription for
making good Injuns prevails everywhere ,
and when gunpowder falls drink and the
dovll do for the rest. The Kanaka is going ,
oven the Eskimo In hla Icy citadel Is going.
If Japan Is salved itwill bo at the muzzle
of well-aimed thlrtecn-lnch-guns. The white
nan's civilization la polaon to "Inferior"
races.
SHORTAi : OP FItlSIfillT CAIIS.
IlCIIiniKlH Of HllKlllOHN SlVll
itortiitlon Coiiiimtilc
KanaaK City Star.
mo railroad companies of the United
States huvo been rushed with business for
several months past. In every part of the
country and on nearly every line there IB a
constant complaint < f scarcity cf cars. Never
icfore In the history of Uio country wcro the
transportation facilities taxed as they are
low. This refers to cars and engines. There
is plenty of trackage everywhere for a
jreatly Increased volume of business , but
: ho companies cannot furnish all the cars
that are demanded by their patrons.
This situation Is in vivid contrast with
that which existed four or llvo years ago ,
when thousands of unipty cars were Btandlng
unused on nldutracku. The- Increase In the
volume of freight business slnco 1891
amounts to about 40 per cent. The ton
mileage , ns reported by I'oor'a manual , was
52,223,000 In 1S94 and 11-1,506,000 In 1898. It
Is larger still at tlio present time.
To meet this Immense growth of business
jhero has 'been ' an Increase of only I'/fc per
cent In the number of freight cars. The
railroads had 1,228,781 eara In IS'-M and 1,284-
8Q7 In 1898. The figures explain why there
Is a car shortage 40 per cent Increase In
business and only 4 per cent Increase In
cars ! Hut Iho railroad managers are hardly
to blame If In the lean years , from 1893 10
18.97 , they did not provide for their next era
of picaperlty. It was not lack of fortnight
eo much as lack of means that 1 < ept them
from doing BO.
In 1898 there was an Increase of SO.OOO In
the number of cars , and this year probably
JOO.OOO will he added , for every car factory
In the country Is working night and day
to fill orders. It tal < es about 100.000 now
freight cars every year to replace the worn-
out and discarded onoa and keep the aggre
gate number In use from falling off , BO the
car factories this year will probably turn
out no less than 200,000 freight onrs.
Thn gradual Misplacement of old cars with
now ones of largo capacity , equlppcil with
automatic brakes , and the adoption of power
ful englnra capable of hauling longer trains ,
are Increasing the carrying capacity of the
railroads fader than the Increase In the
number of cars would tndlcato , but It has
not grown as fast as linlner ) has expanded.
The scarcity of earn will bo felt still moro
In the west when the big corn crop begins
to move , nut this will not bo a great mis
fortune , for It will keep iho markets from
being flooded with corn , and probably bene
fit the farmer by prolonging the marketing
of corn , Instead of rushing the surplus to
market In a few weeks or month , to de
press prices by the excess of grain offered
for sale.
OTIIKH IVM > TIIV > Ol H" .
According to a correspondent of theIin -
Jon Times , writing from St. I'ctcrsburg , the
great scarcity of money ftml the dcprrMlon
In the market valuer of Interest-bearing
paper * of nil klmla nro exciting n good deal
of nnxlity. In explanation of the condition
ot nffnlrs , it Is argued Hint there Is always
n great demand for money In the nntunw
In connection with the movement of the j
harvest , and that Just now capital la In ,
especial request tor the development of all i
kinds of IndtiMrltil enterprises. A writer In i
Iho Novoyo Vrcmya , dlscuwlng the whole I
subject , declares that there Is less currency
In artunl circulation In Hussla this year by I
100,000,000 rubles tlmn there was In 189S. (
The recent failures In Ihc commercial world
nnd the defalcations ot millionaire "rail
way kings" have nlso had a damaging
effect upon the Rltuntlnn. It Is the opinion
of many experienced men that Husaln Is
going too fast In her haste to become n
great manufacturing country. The number
of joint stock compnnlM nnd of all other
forms of manufacturing and Industrial un
dertakings , both Russian nnd foreign , which
nro being started Is enormous In compari
son with what was done In the Imnuxllata
past. All centers of business swarm with
company promoters , especially Belgians ,
English and Germans , nnd It Is n common
remark that even the hotel porters In St.
Petersburg hnvo prospectuses of profitable
business projects la their pockets with
which to tempt the foreign Investor. Every
foreigner having any reputation ns a capi
talist Is at once assailed with proposals nnd
projects for gaining millions.
4
General lo Marquis de Oalllffct , the French
minister of war , has Just taken what is
considered an Important step with regard
to military promotion. In the future the
high appointments , which were practically
In the hands of a commission , nre to be
made by the minister of war. General do
GalllfTet , in his report to President Loubet ,
who has 'signed the decree to that effect ,
pointed out that na matters stood the gov
ernment had to assume the responsibility
ot these promotions without enjoying the
power of ejlectlon. This condition of affairs
was , he argued , supremely Illogical , hence
n measure which Is creating no little flutter
In military circles.
It Is announced In Paris that General do
Galllffet has been approached several times
by representatives of Ihc old general staff
to give some evidence ot his fnlth In the
officers composing It. This has finally drawn
from the minister of war a semi-official
statement , in which It Is declared that he
has never had any Intention of giving n
| command to General Zurllmlen , General do
Uolsdeffre or General d Negrler. The min
ister of war considers that there are no
reasons for modifying , for the moment nt
least , the measures taken against these of
ficers some time ago , when they were re
lieved ot the duties they were then exer
cising.
Three officers quartered at Chateauroux
j arc to be removed to other garrisons by n
decision ot the minister of war. Royalist
In sympathy , they sneer at republican In-
stltutlono In nn ostentatious manner. Ono
of them is Commandant le Vlcomto do Seze ,
n descendant ot the brave defender of Louis
XVI , and a son-in-law of Daron de Mohrcn-
helm , the late Russian ambassador In Paris.
*
The great Indigo Industry in Dehar , which
gives employment to hundreds of thousands
of families In one of the most populous dis
tricts In northern India , Is threatened with
destruction. Tiwcnty-flve millions of dollars
or more are Invested In It , nnd the sllua-
tlon promises to assume the proportions of
a public calamity. The Bohar planters , who
own the lands and cultivate mainly at their
own risk , about twenty-five years ngo formed
an association. In concert with the govern
ment , which established almost Ideal rela
tions between the land owners , the cultiva
tors and -the factories , and has enjoyed ever
sincean uncommon share of peace nnd pros
perity. Now It Is threatened with ruin , be
cause of the competition of the cheap anl-
llno dyes produced 'by ' modern chemistry.
For many years the Behar indigo held its
own by virtue of Its superiority In color
and permanence to the artificial product ,
but It is now claimed that a true and pure
Indigo has been chemically produced. As
far back as 1881 Prof. V. Bayer showed
how to build up Indigo synthetically from
its component parts. But after years of
costly experiment It was not found possible
to produce Indigo commercially by his
method. In 1S90 , however. Pi of. Heumann
of Zurich carried the research a step for
ward , and finally , In 1897 , artificial Indigo
was bought upon the market at a price ca
pable of competing -with the natural article.
The manufacture has now been taken up
by the largest color works In the world , and
the planters In He-bar find themselves pow
erless to contend , against an article at once
equal to and cheaper than their own , and
Independent of transportation.
*
Germany now haa nn airship that will
lift ten tons and remain In thu air for
eoveral days If required , The effect of such
a device on the military operations of the
future has been dlscounlcd already , and It
Is pointed out that n revolution In the art
of warfare must occur Just as soon as the
Inventor succeeds In overcoming the trilling
difficulty of comparallvely slow speed , which
sill ) hampers the perfect working of. hla
machino. But while all this sanguine talk
about tbo new airship Is published and np-
parently believed , skeptics outsldo of Ger
many will note that the trial trip has not
yet been made , and will await the practical
demonstration of its wonderful feats before
acknowledging that It gives Germany the
complete control of the military world ,
A story Is In circulation In Paris to the
effect that the real explanation of the con
duct of Captains Voulet and Chanolno in
turning brigands and firing upon Colonel
Klobb and hlx forcrn IH to bo found in the
treatment of the two officers by General de
Trentinlan , governor of the French Soudan.
The latter , It seems , opposed the Voulet ex
pedition , which was n pet project of the late
President Fauro. When Caplalns Voulet
and Chanolno left Franco for the Soudan
General de Trentinlan , then colonel , was |
president of the colonial military technical
committee at the colonial bureau In Purls ,
and , according to military etiquette , should
huvo received the visit of the two captains i
before tholr departure. But these officers ,
angered by bin opposition to their mission ,
left France without calling upon him. Soon
afterward General do Trentinlan was sent
to the Soudan as governor , nnd , It Is raid ,
gave orders to nil the agcnls throughout
the country not 'to furnish the mission with
any supplied. At first Captains Voulet and
Chiinolno thought that the refusal of the
natives v/at > owing lo Ill-will and treated
them accordingly , but when they discovered
that the- military administration Itself had
Incited the natives against them they ro-
solvcd to 50 to the bitter end , with the tor-
rlblo results now known. General do Tren.
tlnlan , In an Interview on this subject , says
that when he arrived to take up the duties
of governor of tbo Soudnn the Vculct-Cha-
nolne mission had already started and was
probably out of the Soudan territory. He
denies having given any orders at all In
relation to the mission.
TrniiNiiort lllxNOiirl lit I'nrl Nnlil ,
POUT SAID , Oct. 27. The Unltcl ( Stairs
transport Missouri , with a large quantity of
medical nuppllcs and a number of nurses liun
arrived here cnrouto to Manila.
NUrlnixliIri * IH Hold Ilrmio
QUKIIKC , Oct. 27. The court of Inquiry
Iti the Scotsman rilnuKtrr holds Captain
Skrlmthlre responsible and has tutpendc-J
him for nine months
I'OI.ITU , IIIIIPT.
Thcrt uro six cnndldn'ra abroad for gov
ernor of ( Maryland and ouch of thorn Im-
flftlnrs hfl hns a rlnch on , the Job. Kho of
them nre victims of ml placcd confidence ,
Senator Depow relates that In epcaklnn of
rebellious client Joseph Choalo once paid
to him : "She IB a slnnor no , not a sinner ,
for she's my client ; but hc I * a disagreeable ,
a mcst , disagreeable saint , "
Oliver Hazard Perry IlolmatU declines to
ehottt for Orovcr Cleveland as a 1900 possi
bility , llctmont Is In n bllsslew Ule of
doubt ns to whether hl shout would re-
etiadtnte n political corpse.
The term of William Lindsay , gold demo
crat ot Kentucky , expires on the 4th of
March , 1001 , nnd the legislature of Kentucky
chosen In this year's conical will participate
In the election of his successor.
Governor Roosevelt hns removed the
Ireasurer of Chaulauqun county. New York ,
from office becnimc ho retained the Inter
est on public funds , accepted n prceent of
$100 $ from a bank nnd was guilty of other
acts of malfeasance.
Political campaigning has reached a criti
cal stage In one Pennsylvania town. Votera
Ihoro have resolved to repudiate cnndlilaira
who offer to treat with beer. Perhaps
Tour fingers of the old Muff would bring the
kickers to their knitting ,
Dr. P. 0. Koto , candidate on the repub
lican legislative ticket In Iowa , In one at
these political fighters who known no tmch
word ns fall , lie captured the nomination
on the 7,32Cth ballot. The voters should
mnko It unanimous and save time.
Governor Scoficld of Wisconsin , who inado
an antl-lmpcrlallstlc speech nt the state fair
the other day , has said emphatically Ihat ho
will not bo n candidate for rc-elcctlon to n
third lerm and Ihat hid frequent appearance
is a speaker nt county fairs In his state this
fall has absolutely no polllical significance ,
Jotiinh R. Adams of Philadelphia , candi
date for judge of the superior court on the
republican ticket , retired from the field un
der flro last week. The Philadelphia North
American published n few breezy chapters
of Joslnh's unsavory record and Jralnli wisely
lied from the searchlight of publicity. Such
discretion Is admirable.
The Philippine wnr , which has been
smouldering for some tlino In Mac&ichu-
sctls , has burst lulo a lively blaze. The out
break was caused by nn attempt to har-
monlzo the democratic parly In Ihat state.
A harmony meeting was held In Boston
at which George Fred Williams was thu
chief speaker , and Mayor Qulncy was nsked
to suppress' his expansion views for n day
or two , or at least , hold them In reserve
while he occupied a place on the platform ;
but the mayor declared that he would not
appear on the same platform with Mr. Wil
liams , and Ihe budding harmony died on the
'
spot. The war Is waging now.
AIIOI.ISIIIXC CUAD1 * CllOSSI.NGS.
Clilenno MetlioilH a l > oln < er for Oiunlin
AutliorltlcH.
Chlcnuo Post.
The passage of the Chicago & Western
Indiana track elevation ordinance Monday
night serves to call attention to the wonder
ful progress made In track elevation In Chicago
cage of recent years. This latest measure
provides for the practical elimination or the
track-crossing evil , and Involves the- expen
diture of from $4,000,000 lo ? 5,000,000 and the
raising of the tracks ot various roads for a
distance of thirteen mllco. This will also
necessitate elevating the railroad yards be
tween Forty-seventh and Fifty-fifth streets ,
which serves to give some Idea of the stu
pendous nature of Ihe undertaking. Alto
gether there will about 100 miles ot track
raised.
The extent to which this trackraislng
movement has been carried forward In Chicago
cage is not generally realized. Slnco 1S92 ,
when the Illinois Central took the Initiative ,
more than 200 miles ot tracks have been ele
vated , nnd work In this line is still progress
ing under previous ordinances. The total
number of grndo crossings nbollshed and to
be abolished is 339 , nnd of these the latest
ordinance provides for the elimination ot six
ty-seven. There have also been nearly fitty-
olght miles ot tracks depressed for subway
traffic and the grand total of tracks whoso
grade has been or will be changed one way
or another to provide for the safely of the
people will reach In round numbers 400
miles. The cost of this will be between $20 -
000,000 and $25,000,000.
The city Is certainly lo be congratulated
on the success of the track-elevation crusade
up to date. More has been accomplished
than would have been deemed possible a few
ycara ago. The last ordinance , when signed
by the mayor , will put Chicago within easy
view of the end of one of the greatest prob
lems of her municipal existence , for the
roads have all shown a disposition to hurry
the work when they have once seen the ne
cessity of undertaking it.
HIIVAX'S KOItl.OH.N HOI'R.
I > c > Miu > rii i KfTort to SwriMi Ilnclc tin ;
Tlilc til ProNpurKy.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
In tbo last days of the campaign In Ne
braska Bryan returns to the state to make
a final desperate effort. Ho Is far from
satisfied with the outlook , though ho lind
already completed u wider stumping tour
through the Htnto tbnn ever before. He will
now proceed to storm most of the counties
from the rear platform of n train , hoping
that his personal presence will turn the tide.
He knows that the drift Is against him.
The canvapses notify him that ho is the
champion of a Icet cause. No argument re
mains except to appeal to former supporters
to stand by him BO that ho can go Inlo nexl
year's convention with his own state still
behind him. Nebraska would be today as
slrongly republican as Kansas If It were not
for a foolish fentlment about nn Individual
and one , too , who had been decisive ! }
boalen. Bryan made his best possibles run
In 1896. Nebraska's fusion majority was
greater that year than It has been slnco
Lnat year the majority dwindled to nlmosi
nothing.
Politics in Nebraska , as elsewhere , Is
worth nothing unless It rests upon qucBtlonr.
of principle. Bryan's principles have been
rcjoclcd by the country nnd will he rejccled
more emphatically than before if submitted
to popular judgment. Hla udvlco to No.
braska three years ngo was admittedly bad
\ In every rropcct. Every prediction ho made
about the future has been falsified. The
country would have sunk deep In disaster
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ROYAI pAKixa rcmptn co. , ntw vent.
by taking the road ho pointed to as the onlj
one leading to Rood times. If Nebraskant
regard Drynn ns u trustworthy political
guide they must bn strangely constituted.
The proof of bis fnllnclef IB before them.
Nebraska was enormously benefited by his
defeat. These considerations will occur to
volcra ns Bryan bounds from atnllon lo sla-
tlon , speaking his piece In favor ot a played-
out platform.
IIHKK'/.Y Tllll'M.IJS.
Clilcng-o Post : "I am working' for pos-
erlty , " said the nrtlflt.
"What Kfiidgn hnvo you ngnlnst It ? "
tskod his friend.
tndlnnnpolls Journal : "Of course , the
only truly hnppy man la the man who do-
votcsi hln life to doing- good for others , "
aid tbo Cornfcd Philosopher."That Is tlio
inly occupation a man van engage In lit
vhlch people will let him have Ills own
vny. "
Chicago Hecord : MaudeDo ymi know
lint people arc actually beginning to call
no an old maid ?
Clara Ob , tboy'vo been doing that for
year. " , but I suppose you are Just beginning
o hear Ehcin.
WnshliiKtrn rip.ri "Why didn't you send
mother ultimatum ? " nsUed Iho man wllh a
worried look.
"Another ultima Him , " echoi-d the Hoer
general , scornfully ; "young man , I'd have
vou understand that war Is lighting , not
Ilerature. "
Chicago Tribune ! "What you poem lo
iced , " said the man In front of the persist
ent individual who \vns llndliiK sonic trouble
n getting ; the bulletin board within the
rniiKe ot his vision , "Is to have your neck
% ulcnnlzed. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "They say the
Bci-rs nru wonderful marksmen. "
"They tlldn't prove it nt Gloncoe. "
"U'e'l , 1 e\ie. si tbo best marksmen In 1h
world \\onM be : i Illlle rallied If the tar
gets wcro chasingthorn. . "
Polrolt Krco PTOHS : "Now , General Ag-
ulnnldo , " inquired the Inlervlewcr , "do you
think that the Klllplnos cau poss-lbly get
the better oC the Americans ? "
" 'In the long run , ' yes , " and the goneral'a
eyes danced an lie walchud his army pro
curing for IL ten-mllo dash Inlo the deeper
recesses of the forest.
Washington Star : "I giiCft , " said Plod
ding 1'ete , "de British soldier' la goln' to
Keep rt it till dey gits poiscsnlon ot dat
man Urn Paul an' all ho own1 ; . "
" " Mike "dat
"Well , answered MennderiMtj ,
shows de dnngor of lUumtin' yer prosperity.
Um orter have knowed better dan to get da
name ot ownln' all dom brov , fries. "
SIXCK I'A WEST INTO 1'OLITICS.
Denver Post.
I bet Ihere ain't a family
That's llyln' half as high as we ,
Ail1 sllngln1 airs at every turn
With money In the houHe lo burn.
We're llvln now In scrumptious style ,
An' ma. says ofn with a. smile
They ain't none of us got no kicks
Slnco i-a got Into polities. . -
When he was pore an' bad to work ,
To make a llvin' , like a Turk ,
Ilu used to say this ol' world wcro
A vain delusion an' a snare !
It tuk all he could scrapu an' get
To feed an' dress us , but you bet
Ho Isn't In that orful llx
Slnco be got Into politics.
He snys the man that labors Is
A chump that Isn't onto his biz.
An' hasn't sense 'miff in his brains ,
To chase him Indoors when it rains ,
Ho used to be that way , but tuk
A tumble , an' the best o' luck
Falls his way like a tbousan1 bricks
Slnco lie went Into politics.
He's weurln * clothes Hint's mighty rlpo
An1 smokes scegnrH 'stead of his pipe ,
An1 gits shaved at Iho barber's where
They squirt humsqulntum on his hair.
H'o talk.s about combines nn' rings
An1 fusion an' some other things.
An' says he's onlo all their tricks
Slnco ho got Into polities.
Pa. used to be a Clirlsllim , nnd
Could sing an1 pray lo beat tbo hand ,
An' , jest 'to guide our fools top * right ,
Hud fam'ly prayers every nlKlit.
Hut now we'ro nil in bed when Jio
Comes homo nt night , an' ma says she
Imagines pious things won't mix
In corjlal way with politics.
Ala asked him once 1C It was right
To help tlio corporations light
The bones' people , an1 JIB clinked
Koine dollars In his hand , an' winked ,
An" s.ild flhe miiHii't chaw Iho rag ,
'Ixniff as she glands an' holds the bag
Whilst he climbs up tbo tree an1 picks
The golden plums o1 politics.
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