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STATEMENT OK CIUCUI.ATIOX.
State of Nebraska , Douglas County , ss. :
George U , Tzschuck , seerctnrv of The Be
Publishing comimny , being duly sworn , snyi
that the actual number of full and com
l > lot copies of The Dally. Morning , bven
ing nnd Sunday Bee. printed during thi
month of October , 1899 , wag as follows :
1 iiii,000 17
2 2-itto : : is i2 , ni <
s ui.or.o ID 24,5:51
4 iM.imo 10 . IM.K !
G u 1,720 21 . 24,4ht
6 ai.ino 22 . aBiti :
7 ui.noo 23 . 1M,47 <
R i'fiiio : 24 . 24,4T
9 1-i n 25 . 20,2(11 (
10 i : 1,710 20 . 2S.OH
11 u tir o 27 . an.JO ! (
12 1M.-K1O 28 . 25.2IH
33 SM.-IJIO 23 . 25,44 (
34. . . 24,4711 30 . 24 , n :
35 2.VIRO 31 . 23,47 (
16 24,410
Total 77I.01K
Less unsold and returned copies. . . . Ssit ) :
Net total sales 7I1,8S :
Net dally average 24,571
GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK.
Subscribed and sworn before mo this Isi
day of November , A. D. IS99.
M. B. TIUNGATE ,
( Seal. ) Notary Public.
The Patriotic league Imil butter clituigt
Its name to 1'opocrutlc longue.
As tisiml , The Hoc Is nhrnd In the
collection ami publication oC election
returns.
The race for the foot ball champion
ship can now have first place on the
boards again.
Election comes but once a year as a
rule. Next year , however , wo will
have two elections In Omaha to keep urj
the excitement.
Nebraska still waifs to be redeemed ,
but there Is sotno consolation In the re
turns from South Dakota , Iowa , Ohio ,
Kentucky and New Jersey.
If It took one hundred speeches by
Bryan to carry Nebraska , how many
speeches will he have to make to carry
a majority of the electoral college ?
It Is not very creditable for Nelmiskh
to have Itself placarded In Hryanlte cartoons
teens as a running mate of Mississippi ,
where some are still voting for General
Jackson.
A Chicago paper calls attention to
the fact that elections were held in
thirteen states on Tuesday. No won
der ! Nebraska must have been the
thirteenth.
It rained over in llowu on election day.
Hut rain could not keep the Iowa rq-
publicans away from the polls or keep
them from voting the republican ticket
when they got there.
While the democrats have captured
the best paying olllces In Douglas
county the republicans will continue to
control the two most Important political
positions those of county judge and
county clerk
The liar association of Chicago has
taken steps to drive the shyster lawyers
out of the city. Is this not a rather
dangerous proceeding on the eve of the
federal census , In which Chicago Is de
sirous of overtopping the ' ,000,000
mark ,
Douglas comity republicans who voted
the straight popocratlc ticket should
join the party with which they voted.
If they had any conscientious scruples
about supporting some of the local can-
dldates they had no excuse on earth for
voting against Hecse.
Right on the heels of the peace conference -
forence at The Hague Hugland procoeda
to get Into a war with the liners and
Germany proposes to double the size of
Its navy. Evidently it will require sev
eral moro conferences to thoroughly In
oculate the human race with the spirit
of brotherly love.
The latest form of Helen Gould's ac
tivity is manifested In supplying the
troops In the Philippines with traveling
libraries , consisting of works of travel ,
biographies , novels , hymn books and
bibles. The latter , wo presume , are
Intended for the Filipinos should the
American volunteers have to dispense
with extra baggage in an emergency.
It would not have been possible for
Douglas county to elect Heeso In view
of the majorities given to Holcomb by
the balance of the state , but It was ut
terly Indefensible for men who profess
to bo republicans and registered ns re
publicans to have voted the straight
democratic ticket. Hut that is exactly
what a majority of the unpatriotic
leaguers did do from their president
down.
The unklndost cut of all Is the suit
died by an employe niralnst the mnnn >
King directors of the Greater America
Exposition seeking to hold them indi
vidually liable for the debts of the cor
poration , Thcso directors , having de
voted nearly a year of time to the enter
prise , should not be expected to foot the
losses of nil enterprise wrecked nnd
Bcuttlei ] before they had undertaken
the thankless task lmiK > scd on them ,
T1IK VKllDICT OF JlKntlASIfA.
The battle of Nebraska has bee
fought and the fusion forces have score
a decided victory. The battle was. hov
ever , altogether too one-sided , llryn
scoured the state from end to end an
campaigned for weeks before the repnl
llcans had even entered the Held. II
was amply supplied with campalg
funds raised by "Coin" Harvey and coi
trlbnted by silver syndicates and pi
lltlcal backers. He was supporte
throughout the campaign by able stum
speakers , who covered every point an
labored to rouse the stay-at-home voter
Into activity.
On the other hand republicans lubore
under great disadvantage for want o
necessary campaign funds , lltoratttr
and speakers. With less than $5,000 n
Its disposal the republican state com
mlttcc could not possibly carry on i
vigorous or clllclent campaign. Hepuli
llcans were furthermore hampered b :
the lack of active support from leader
who hold positions In national councils
From the outset Hryau sought nilroltl ;
to distract the people from the vnlnera
ble record of the fusion standard bcnrei
and the maladministration of state uf
fairs by forcing the lighting over mi
tlonal Issues on which republicans wen
more or less divided. Taking ndvnu
tage of the known opposition to expan
slon and standing armies among citizen :
of foreign birth Bryan and his llcntcn
ants centered their lire chiefly upon 1m
perlallsm , thus neutralizing the trcni
toward the republican party by gooi'
times.
By these tactics the populist voters
who were Inclined to change or stay at
home , as they did last year , were lined
up for Holcomb and brought out to vote
for the sake of saving Bryan from the
disgrace that would have overtaken
him as a discarded leader.
The election of Holcomb by an In
creased majority does not justify the
assumption that the people of Nebraska
nro discontented with existing condi
tions or aflllctcd with the free silver
mania. With equal equipments for the
light and sutllcicnt time to. disabuse the
minds of people who have been fright
ened by the specter of imperialism Ne
braska will in 1000 fall in line with
South Dakota , Wyoming , Iowa and
Kansas.
i\O SURUKNDEH OF LAND.
Alaskans quite naturally take a keen
Interest In the boundary dispute and
the report of a compromise In the provi
sional arrangement respecting that
question has stirred them up consid
erably , the apprehension evidently beim ;
that It foreshadows a possible surren
der of laud by the United States.
The feeling Is shown in resolutions
c.dopted a short time ago by the Cham
ber of Commerce' of Skngway , which
declare that the present'boundary line ,
ns established and maintained by the
United States government , is the cor
rect line according to the original treaty
between Russia and Great Britain be
fore the purchase of Alaska from Kits-
sla by the United States. An earnest
protest is made against a settlement
of the boundary dispute upon any such
terms as are contained in the provi
sional arrangement and urge the
friends of the people of Alaska in and
out of congress and the executive de
partment to "protect a people who are
without representation at the national
capital from so grievous a disaster , be
lieving that It will virtually destroy
property values which now amount to
millions of dollar's , besides conceding
to a foreign government the sovereignty
over soil which belongs to the United
States of America only , a condition not
to be considered by any patriotic Ameri
can citizen. "
There is really no valid reason for
apprehending that our government will
give up any American territory In
Alaska. The temporary arrangement
pending a final settlement of the bound
ary question does not make any con
cession that Is not consistent with the
position always taken by this govern
ment and nothing in the negotiations
Indicated any Intention on the part of
the United States to yield a foot of ter
ritory In Alaska claimed by this coun
try to which a fair title can be shown.
There Is ire doubt that the people of
Alaska will bo protected In their rights
[ ind that fact Is now well understood
l > y the Canadian government.
KMWIXU HANDS UFF.
All trustworthy reports from Wash
ington agree In stating that while it Is
the Intention of the government to safe
guard American Interests In China , It Is
proposed to keep out of complications
In that quarter of the world. One of
the most reliable of the newspaper cor
respondents at the national capital , re-
forriug to the request of our govern
ment for assurances from the European
powers having territory in China that
the Interests of American citizens there
will be respected , says , doubtless upon
good authority , that It Is not the inten
tion of the present administration to
embark on a policy of conquest or ag
grandizement , or to obtain by force
what may bo equally well won by the
easier means of diplomacy. The ad
ministration Intends to obtain for KB
citizens the trade rights to which they
an- entitled , but these rights can , it
Is believed , bo secured through the or
dinary machinery of the State depart
ment ,
There appears to bo no doubt that
the effort of our government to obtain
assurances from Germany , Hussln and
France , In regard to American rights
In China , will be successful. Already
the German government has practically
given Bticli assurance , Hussla Is ex
pected to do so and there Is rciiKon to
think that Franco will follow Hi ? ex
ample of the other powers. Hut In any
event the proper course for our gov
ernment Is to keep hands off of China
and to rely upon Its Influence with the
powers having territory In that empire
to secure fair treatment for American
commercial Interests there. The Unite
States has a treaty with China by tl
terms of which It Is guaranteed pr
clsely the wuno rights and prh
lieges as those guaranteed to an
other nation. To preserve these rlghl
our government Is endeavoring to hav
the powers give more than verbal ni
surances , which In International affair
really amount to little. It has been li
tlmaled that these powers would h
well pleased If the United States shoul
Join them in partitioning China , bu
ire suggestion of this sort would re
c-clve a moment's consideration n
AVashlngton , nor would It be fnvorc
by any considerable portion of th
American people. This country doc
not wnnt u foot of ChlnoHe terrltorj
All It desires Is that our treaty right
there shall be respected nnd this I
should bo able to secure through dlplo
nraey. To adopt a different cours <
would be to become Involved In th' '
complications of the European power ?
the consequences of which no one cotih
foresee. Valuable as the trade of Chim
Is we cannot afford to seek It at tin
risk of conflict with one or moro of thi
powers of Europe.
There has been some Idle talk srbou
the United States aiding Great Brltali
In South Africa , In the event of othei
European powers Interfering. Of coursi
nothing of the sort has cvei
been thought of by the admlnlstrntior
and the politicians -who used this Ir
the campaign knew there was n <
ground for It. "We are keeping oui
hands oft lu nil European affairs nut
the South African war is one of these- , '
a member of the cabinet is reported u
have said and there is no doubt thai
such Is the case. The present admin
Istratlon has no desire to assume nou
responsibilities and there need be nr
apprehension that It will Involve the
country In European controversies.
( Jinn AND tun'A.
Those who feared that Ohio would
prove disloyal to the republican party
and the national administration did
not know the earnest and stalwart re
publicanism of that state and the es
teem of Its people for their eminent
fellow-citizen , William McKinley. They
understand this now and there will
be no further doubt where Ohio will
be In the national contest of rrcxt year ,
The republican victory In Ohio is un
der the circumstances one of the great
est in the history of the state. There
was factional conflict to overcome. Dis
gruntled leaders , forgetting the gen
erous consideration they had received
at the hands of the party , sought to
create disaffection and were to some
extent successful. The democratic can
didate ? for governor , if not the strongest
man with the people the party could
have nominated , was able to put a large
amount of money into the campaign.
The independent candidate , .Tones , at
tracted the support of a considerable
number of republicans. Powerful out
side influence was brought to bear lu
the Interest of the democratic candi
date. With these conditions to contend
against , the republican triumph was
most signal.
The campaign was fought on national
Issues. The democratic platform de
nounced -the policy of the administra
tion and the party loaders discussed
little else. The result Is therefore a
distinct and unequivocal endorsement
of that policy. It also demonstrates
that a majority of the people of Ohio
appreciate the prosperity they are en
joying and desire Its continuance.
The republican victory In Iowa Is no
less gratifying and Important. There ,
also , national questions were para
mount In the campaign. The demo
cratic candidate for governor made al
leged imperialism and militarism his
battlccry , hoping thereby to win the
support of citizens of foreign birth.
But these thoughtful citizens could not
be deluded by any such pretext of the
party of currency debasement. Neither
could they be hoodwinked by the dem
ocratic assault on the trusts , knowIng -
Ing that that party has done nothing
for the suppression of the combinations ,
although It had the opportunity to dose
so , and that It now 1ms no practicable
plan for getting rid of the trusts. The
people of Iowa are satisfied with their
prosperity and want it maintained.
They have confidence In the wisdom
nnd the patriotism of the republican
party and the national administration
md their expression of this confidence
will have a salutary effect upon the
country.
The Bryanite party can find nothing
but discouragement and discomfiture
in the result of the elections In these
two states. It foreshadows the result
if the national contest of IfiOO. There
Is no doubt that It represents the sen-
tlment of a majority of the American
people. Wo believe there Is not a
northern state that would not render
the same verdict upon national Issues
that Ohio nnd Iowa have given and
the certainty of their doing so next year-
will In all probability be even greater
than It Is now , for In the meantime the
republican party will have demon
strated the shallowness of the outcry
about Imperialism nnd militarism and
shown -that its opposition to trusts is
not a mere campaign profession. With
prosperity maintained , as there Is every
reason to believe It will be , the re
publican party will elect Its presidential
ticket In ISXK ) by n very much larger
popular vote than In 1S90.
The railroads contemplate a radical
and sweeping advance In freight rates.
The reason for such action Is tsuitl to bu
the prevailing good times a prek-xt
which every manufacturer has em
ployed to Justify an arbitrary advance
In prices. The railroads , however , arc
public carriers and their tariff schedule. )
have been high enough In this section
for years. Every advance made Is mire
to operate to the detriment of Omaha as
u distributing center and to the state at
hirer- .
The exposition of 1SOS was the only
enterprise of the kind In the history of
America that paid expenses and mure-
every month ( row first to last , and
finally paid back to Us stockholders 0
per cent of the. original Investment.
And yet a constant howl by little eurs ,
alleging inadequate udvertlslug , was
Indulged in. The exposition this ynn
has proved a failure financially , but th
very people that , sought to belittle th
successful effort of the publicity depart
merit last year now want to lay th
blame of failure at the door of The Hoc
when they know well that otre of th
most potential factors In the failure wa
the lamentable lack of Judicious am
effective publicity.
The expected ministerial nwtcs
nirnlnst prize fights has nppenret
promptly after the late exhibition
In New York. One speaker nt i
preachers' meeting denounced tin
recent light ns n brutal exhlbl
lion and a disgrace to modern civ
illzntlon , casting a blot upon New Yor )
city , which permitted It to take plaei
within Its borders. It would certain
be remarkable If a revulsion of publli
feeling did not follow these pugilistic
encounters , notwithstanding the faei
that they seem to be encouraged bj
people who pay fabulous prices for the
privilege of occupying spectators' seats
The election of the cmiclltlntcs on tin
republican judicial ticket will altord
substantial gratification to republicans
In this district. If republicans have
lost control of the supreme bench they
at least have assurance that the courts
of this district will be presided over by
judges who are not Inoculated with thi !
virus of Bryanlsui.
The real estate dealers of Omaha arc
enjoying a good trade late in the season
because of the certainty of gradually
increasing values upon Inside property.
With u strong guaranty of a reduced
tax rate the real estate dealers would
soon have all they could do and more.
Pennlty of
St. Louis Republic.
If these Irish Fusllccrs had not left tlielr
Rhlllclabt ; at homo they would not have
stopped lighting when their ammunition
gave out.
A Illllioii lit
Boston Transcript.
Uncle Sam now has a billion dollars In
sold In his capacious pocket. At this rate
ho will soon bo rich enough to give us all a
farm and stock It.
Honoring Hunker HIll'H ItcricontN.
Boston Globe.
Permission has been granted the Victorian
club to erect n monument to the memory of
the British otllccrs and soldiers who fell at
the buttlo of Bunker Hill In the Central
burying ground , Boston common. How does
It strike you ?
Cnii It Hold On ?
Globe-Democrat.
The llttlo Oranso Free Slate Is annexing
territory freely by proclamation. For a gov-
Drnment with less than 100.000 Inhabitants Its
Ifflpertallstlc nppetUc Is immense. But If
It doesn't annex things now In a hurry the
opportunity may be lost.
In flic IMilllmilncn.
Globe-Democrat.
Since the first arrival of our troops In the
Philippines the official list of casualties to
October 29 was 310 killed , 163 died of
wounds and accidents , 1,735 wounded and
thirtyonemissing , a total of 2,2-fS. The
Joathe from dlseaee numbered 607. British
: asualtles In Natal 'already exceed these
Igures.
Irpu prc from Sunln.
Portland Ororonlan.
A syndicate of "English , American and
Spanish capitalists Is about to be formed
* > Import ore from Spain1 for manufacture of
iron and steel products. This scorns a long
listance to go for ore ; but the mines of this
: ountry are noiv so taxed to supply the
lemand that ore Importation can undoubt-
? dly bo carried on with profit.
Inrrenneil Stamp Tax en.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Instead of lightening the war taxes , as
is expected when It was found that the
evemies of the government were likely to
: xceed Its expenditures this year , recent
.reasury decisions are In the way of Increas-
ng them. Thus It has been decided that a
oan by n bank on specified securities must
s taxed and stamped , and as the rate fs
ilsu , 25 cents on each $500 after the first
fl.OOO , ithls will form no small addition to
he Income of the iroyernmont.
of I InSen. .
Chicago Tribune.
The mournful annual summary of the
llsasters to the Gloucester fishing fleet has
list been published. The number of vessels
est last year was fifteen , having a value of
i7 ,7BO , with an Insurance of $ CI,201. Sixty
Ives have been added to the great total
ccumuloted during past years , thirty-two by
ictual wreck , the remainder either washed
iverboard or drowned while hauling trawls.
) y the loss of these sixty lives fifteen
vldows and twenty-six children have been
icreaved. Every year the number of sad-
! j-cd women who walk the streets of GIou-
ester In black Increases and every yeur
eamen's wives and children flock to the
fliarvcs when a fishing schooner comes Into
hat beautiful harbor to see whether Its flag
i at half-maot. And yet every year there la
10 dearth of captains and sailors courageous
o risk the dangers nf the Grain ! Banks.
1'KUSONAl , AM ) QTIIKHWISn.
The astronomers regard the November
meteors much as a hunter docs a flock of
quail and arc preparing to bag ns many nf
them as possible.
Mrs. Hetty Green In a recent Interview
said : "The Idea that the way to financial
success lu a hard ono la all wrong. The road
s not rough. It Is easy to find and to travel.
i'eople look for It In out-of-the-way places
and so miss It.
In a flpecch Just 1-oforc open hostilities be
gan In South Africa General Joubert referred
o Joseph Chamberlain as "tho wicked
s'anman. " The English soldiers at the
rent have taken this up and BO name the
lome secretary.
\VIIllam lirown , son pf Leonard Brown of
3es Molnes , la , , has lived for years In the
Transvaal , where he owns 12,000 acres of
and. Ho participated In the Janu'son raid
and Is eald to boa rich nnd Influential citizen
of "Oom Paul'H" country ,
James S. Galloway of Illllsdalc , Mich. , hr.fl
Just purchased the whole of Morgan county ,
Ontario , thirty-nine and a quarter square
miles , for the whlto plno timber upon It. He
could cut nearly If not quite 100,000.000 feet ,
but Intends to hold mt H of It , awaiting de
velopments. Ho paid $300,000.
That Senator Clark of Montana U n major
anil kns scon real military service la not
generally known. Yet , In 1S7C. whoa rumor
said Chief Joseph would attack Ilutte , nnd
Governor Potts called for volunteer * . Mr.
Claik responded flml was elected major of a
Inttallcn. Ie was in acrvlcc among the
mountains for several weeks. j
\Vu Ting Fang , the first Chinese minister
to America able to converge In Knglleli , has
already begun to pay the penalty for such
knowledge. Ho has been Interviewed by a
reporter concerning hta opinion nf American
womt'ii nnd , liclnr ns yet n stranger to the
particular brand nf diplomacy needed In such
cases , he said that "gontlenerg U not an
American quality" nnd that ho prefers the
women of China to these of tills country.
i-ciois ororu w.\u.
Lieutenant . Pitt Scott , chief signal off
ccr of the Olympln , U the latest hero of tl ;
battle of Manila bay to receive a sword <
honor. Thp lieutenant Is n native of Rastoi
Pa. , nnd the gift was purchased by frlcm !
and nclghbois and presented to him with th
usual ceremonies The sword la of the regv
lotion pattern , with gold and silver trim
mines , beautifully chased and suitably In
scribed. Lieutenant Scott was advanced tc
numbers In his grade on recommendation c
Admiral Dewey.
While Admiral Dcwey was In New Yor
the other day he gave his Journalistic bonm
ers a tip on the presidency that ought to silence
lenco them for the prraent. In an lntervle\
In the New York World he Is quoted ns say
Ing : "I would not. under any circumstance *
consent to bo n candidate for the presidency
and I should consider It an net of frlcmlshl ;
If the press would treat this decision as sin
cere ami final. I wish they would now droi
the matter. I feel that any further boomlm
of my name for the presidency tends to mnk <
me ridiculous. "
A congrcEAlonnl medal of honor has re
cently been awarded to Captain Frank Fur
ness of Philadelphia "for distinguished gal
lantry on the field of battle. " Ho scrvci
through the civil war , and the particular ac
for which the medal was awarded to him wai
carrying n box of ammunition to an outpos
under the fireof the enemy. "For thi
splendid service , " tald General Merrltt li
his recent report of the occurrence , "I rec
ommend that Captain Furncas be given j
medal of honor. I may add that this Is noi
the only Instance lu which Captain Fumes ;
distinguished himself. General A. P. Mor
row adds his testimony ns follows : 'Th (
fads set forth by General Merrltt nro trus
to my personal knowledge , aa I was In com
mand of the outcost which was so oppor
tunely reinforced with ammunition by th (
extraordinary daring of Captain Furne n. Hi
Is certainly entitled to n medal of honor. 1
saw him win It , nnd 1 hope to see him weat
It. ' "
A great difference Is to be observed In
the roar of the gored ox when the roar come *
from the home pasture. An Ohio man who ,
two years ago. was unspeakably shocked by
the so-called "horrors \Veylerlsm In
Cuba , " joined the army to smash the last
link of Spanish tyranny on the western hem
isphere. After a lively experience In and
around Manila ho has changed his mind nnd
thinks "Weylerlsm" Is a good thing. WritIng -
Ing to a friend at Columbus , 0. , he say :
"They ( the soldiers ) are nil about convinced
that the \Veyler tactics would bo a good
thing If adopted over here , for It Is too much
'amlgo ' , ' yon know. I did think nt one time
ihat General Weyler was a cruel nnd hard
hearted man , but I have changed my opin
ion since I have had experiences Incidental
: o service. In a hostile country. The FII1-
ilnos have about the same plan of operation
that the Cubans had during their troubles
with Spain , only on n larger scale. "
CAX THIS nouns ivi.vr .
I'acMorN In the Situation Decidedly
t'lifuvoralilo ' for ( lie DrldNli.
Leslie's Weekly.
It Is too much to assume , as many are
lolng , that In a confilct-at-arms between the
Jrltons nnd the Boein , such as that now Jn
irogress , ultimate victory for the Briton is a
orcgone conclusion. There are possibilities
md some yet Indeterminable factors In the
iltuatlon which make such n conclusion of
he struggle less of a certainty than might
> e supposed from a superficial "glance at the
iposlng forces.
ri is well to remember. In the first place ,
hat the Boer and the Briton have met in
leadly array on several previous occasions ,
vlth the result of an overwhelming and dls-
strous defeat for the. second party. In the
lattles of Lalng's Nek , Ingogo , Mnjuba hill
nd in the Jameson raid the Boers were
Ictorlous , although the British outnumbered
hem In nearly every instance. In fact ,
irevlous to the present war the British had
ever won a victory over the Boers except at
Ihoomphats , In 1S48 , when the latter had
lothlng better than fllntlocke , while their
nes were equipped with heavy artillery. In
he conflict at Majuba hill , In 1880 , the Bocre
in against greater odds , It Is sain , than
ave been won by any volunteer army in
: iodorn times. Their charge up the hill in
he face of an overwhelming foe has never
een surpassed In war history. Their total
orco on this occasion was only 160 men ,
hlle the British had 600 and were strongly
ntrenched. Men capable of such magnificent
eeds nnd the same Boers are In the flght-
ug line today may bring about results that
111 astonish the world. The crushing de-
eat of the British at Ladysmlth may bo
nly a forerunner of llko disasters to the In-
ading army.
Fighting , as they are , In their homo land ,
Ijo Boers have eorne natural advantages In
lielr favor to count against experienced
irltlsh generalship , military science , and I
eight of numbers. South 'Africa ' Is a' '
auntry practically without harbors or
avlgablo rivers. Its coast line on both
Ides Is almost unbroken. Between , the At-
mtlc coast nnd the highlands of the In-
jrlor stretches a dreary waste of sand-
uncs and treeless , waterless plains , while
Jo east coast Is swampy and malarious to \
a alarming degree. The Transvaal republic '
self is completely landlocked. Under these
andltlons the British will have great dlfilj j
Jlty In transporting their forces to the
? at of war and massing thorn against the
nemy , whllo their 'boasted ' and Invincible
avy will have no call for action nt all tin- j
! E8 some of the coast countries should bo- :
'
jmo Involved In the struggle.
'Another element In favor of the burghers '
t the Transvaal lies In the fact that they .
Ill doubtless bo assisted In their strug- i
lo by one or more of the neighboring South
African states and , at all events , by a
largo number of people In the regions ndja *
cent who arc allied with them by ties of
blood and language. The Orange Free State
has already decided to cast Its weight Into
the scale of war on the side of the Boers , nnd
has sent to their aid an army of 20,000
men' as valiant in fight as their Transvaal
kinsmen. Natal , another neighbor , can
muster In an emergency an army of at least
3,000 men of Boer extraction who would be
happy at the chance of putting In a blow
at an old enemy. But larger and more
formidable than all of these other outside
forces together would be Uio Afrikander cle
ment In Capo Colony , to whom President
Krugcr has made a passionate appeal for
help ,
A high military authority gives the entire -
tire British army , Including reserves , avail
able for service in South Africa at 60,000
men , to which a few thousand Irregulars
gathered from other parts of the empire
may afterward be added , Upon the- basis
of these figures the chances of war for the
burghers do not appear to bad , after all , j
despite the I'eur-hought victories of the
British at Glencoe nnd Klandslaagte. '
'Another still larger , nnd possibly deter
mining , factor In the situation may be found
In the native African or black population of
the region of disturbance. It Is asserted
that these people will adhere to the British
cause , but that U by no means a certainty.
UVI.Mt l\ Tim HAftMtSS.
lllor > - of I'rrvlmiK Vice Vrcaltlrn
AVIm lllci ! In ( MIlcT.
Chicago Chronicle.
The critical ntnte of Vice Prtslclent H
bnrt's health and the possibility that
may not survive through his official let
naturally create Interest In the history
previous vice president , especially of the
who died In office. The futalltlts among t !
vice presidents are the tnme In number
among the presidents. Four presidents ha1
died In ofllcc , two from natural causes ai
two by assassination. William Henry Ha
rlson , elected president In 18-10 , was Inaug
rated March 1. 1S41. and died April 4 of tl
same year after only ono month In offic
Znehary Taylor , elected president In 184
died July n. U50. Abraham Lincoln wi
nfnsslnatcd April 14 , 1S65. when Ices tht
elx weeks of his second term had expire
PreflHcnt James A. Gnrfield was shot I
Gtlltenu July 2 , jce than four months afti
his Inauguration , March 4. 1SS1 , and die
September 10 of the same year. All of tl
vice presidents who failed to servo out the
terms died from natural causes.
Elbrldgo Gerry was a famous Mnssaclu
setts democrat , or republican , as the pnrl
of Jefferson was called. He had been
member of the continental congress and (
congress after the union was formed , hn
served In many state nnd diplomatic office
and was elected vice president In 1S12 , who
James Madison was elected to the presldenc
the second time. He died In WnshlnKto
November 23 , 1S1I. Whllo ho was governc
of Massachusetts the state was redlatrlcte
and the new apportionment was called
"gerrymander , " the result of a had pun b
a federal politician , who said that one of th
districts In shape resembled a salamander.
The next vice president to die in ofilc
was William Ilufus King , although ho ca
hardly bo said to have died In olllce , as h
never took his scat In the chair of the sen
ate. Ho was elected in 1S52 on the tlckc
with Franklin Pierce ns president. HI
health failed after the election and he wcn
to Cuba for the benefit of its milder climate
He did not recover nnd , owing to his con
dltlon , a special act of congress wns passe
authorizing him to take the oath of olllc
as vice president before the United State
consul at Havana. Still Increasing weak
ness admonished him of a probably fata
nault , and soon after this ceremony he re
turned to his home In Alabama , where hi
illed April 18 , 1833.
The next vice president to dlo liv offiei
was Henry Wilson , elected when Grant wai
chosen in 1S72 for a second term. He sue
cceded Schuylcr Colfax In office , but lei
an untarnished name. Ho dlt'd Novcmbe
22 , 1S75. Thomas A. Hcndrlcks. the greatos
statesman that Indiana ever produced , wni
elected vlco president on the Clevclaui
Llckei In 1SS4. Ho had also been a candldati
for vlco president with Samuel J. Tlldei
In 1870 , when both were defrauded out of thi
' - Icotlon by the trick of the 8 to 7 electora
sommisslon. In bath years. 187G and 1881
Hendrlcks desired the presidential nomina
tion and consented with great reluctance tc
jccept the second place. For many yean
10 had been a member of the senate fron :
Indiana. He died in 1885 nt the age of C (
rears.
By the original provision of law If both
.he president and vice president died Ir
iftlco the president pro tern of < he senate
md the speaker of the house In their order
jecamo acting president. By a later law ,
> a sed In view of the contingency that this
Ino of succession might fall. It was pro-
tded ithat each member of the cabinet , ac-
: ordlng to hlfi rank , shall become acting
irosldent. With this ample provision it IB
xtremely unlikely that the presidency ever
vlll become vacant by any casualty which
nay occur.
EFFECT OF LOW FAIIE9.
Ivduccd Chili-no * Followed liy In-
crcnncd TrnlUe.
Chlcaso Tribune.
After the city of Glasgow took possession
f Its tramways in 1894 the half-penny fare
, -as Introduced for half-mile distances. As
result of this and other Innovations the
assongers for the second year of operation
-during all of which this rate prevailed
[ icrcased from 53,729,472 , the number cor-
ied by the private company during Its last
ear of operation , to 86,462,594.
Still more striking results followed the
itroductlon of the zone system on tbo
lungarlan state railways late In 1889 and
lie average reduction of 40 per cent In
barges. The following table shows the
emarkablo nnd Immediate effect upon
rafllc :
PasI I Pas-
'r. Mileage. senceriUYr. JIlle.iKe. Hangers.
8 2,820 E.OIS.OOO 1802 4.755 § . ! Sfil2.00fl
5S9 3.15S 8,915 ( VO 189S 4,956 33,140,000
SOO 3,210 15,691,0001
Tbo Springfield Republican computes that
urlng the decade ending with 1898 the
illeago on these Hungarian roads increased
> per cent , passenger earnings 215 per
ant nnd passenger traffic 560 per cent ,
hlle passenger earnings per mile mounted
p from $1,003 to $1,775 , nnd the passengers
: r mile from about 1,700 to nearly 7,000.
The most Important feature of these sta-
stlcs and the one which Indicates really
ogresslvo administration is the remark-
lilo Increase In traffic. From the stand-
ilnt of public economy railways exist , for
le purpose not of profits , but of transporta-
on , and the ultimate test of their expedl-
icy Is the extent of their use. The fumln-
lental criticism to be made upon our lonl
ansportation facilities Is not so much that
ley are operated primarily to make profit
stead of primarily to furnish transporta-
on , but that this policy Is applied In a
irrow and Illiberal epirlt which not only
ifuscs a slight abatement of excessive
ofits In the Interest of an enormous Incase -
case of use , but actually misses Increased
ofits through mere short-sighted greed ,
hat a service with lower fares and a higher
amlartl of accommodation would Induce
eat Increase In traffic Is beyond nil quos-
: > n , nnd In accordance with the history of
iprovements generally It Is altogether
obablo that enhanced profits would like-
Iso result.
MUMS IN MOUUIIN WAHFAHK.
Fi\v .Mournful HciaarliN nil HU Oul-
riiKcoiiH Ilelinvlur.
Washington Post.
It pnlns us to observe that General Whlto ,
ter having chlvalrouoly assumed oil the
amo for the British disaster nt LaUy-
nlth , now seeks refuge lu the plea that
Ings would have been otherwise but for
10 outrageous behavior of those mules ,
o refer , of course , to the mules which
ampeded and ran nwoy with the mountain
ittery , of which EO much had been ex-
cted. It Is not llko a gallant Brltlih officer
hide , at a moment of peril and Brent
rota , behind a mule.
The simple truth Is that the mule IK among
0 moot Intelligent and conservative of
ilmale. While the horse IB far from being
tcllectual , the mule Is n mlno cf wisdom
d caution. If he can help himself he will
it remain In on exposed position at the
ik of life anil llr.ii. Ho Is not romantic.
1 knows not the gaudlam rertamlnls.
imc , laurels , the glory of martial achieve ,
ent tmtl renown these have no cuaun for
I'll I " Til It' B1CV
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
* OVU DAKINd fOOt CO. , NIW 0 K.
him. Ho Infinitely prefers the ( tolled com
fort of obscurity nnd the sufficient talc 01
oats. Superior to many men. he known hli
own fodder ami IB content with It. Others , T'"N
like the fcol her e , may prance , cavort and
snuff the battle with red , distended nostrils.
The mule will take the lee slilo of a hay.
stuck every time.
Why General White should reproach htn
for declining to die for tomebody clso'i
country wo cannot understand. He was nol
In that fight of his own accord. He was not
consulted when they strapped the mountain
battery in hid patient back. All ho asked
was food and safety and reasonable occupa
tion. Finding none of these ircordlng tn
his simple nnd severe phllisophy ho fled.
If' he had Played there , to be killed or ;
mangled , no ono would have celebrated him
In story or In song. Iltiilyard Kipling would
mentioned him In
never have so much as
rhyme. Without pride of ancestry or hope ot
posterity , with no reputntlcn to lose or glory
to acquire , he could not see the reason for
his remaining there to bo lamed or slain , or.
at least , to lose his supper. Ho decamped ,
therefore , and he took with him the varloim
things with which he had 'been , against his
preference , Irndcd. General White should
not reproach him. As things stand. accordIng -
Ing to the Information now at oh'r disposal ,
he was wiser much wiser than General
White himself.
ClIUnilY CHAKK.
Philadelphia North American : Attorney
When illd your husband llrst show sign1 *
of Insanity , madam ?
Wife The day he mnrrlcd me. I then
discovered he was making only $10 n week.
Chicago llocord : "I discovered that my
bookkeeper was fooling away hl.-t tlnio
making u Hying machine. "
"What did you do about It ?
" 1 tnusht him how to fly without a ma
chine. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "A boat called
the Admiral Dewey was reported two days
overdue. "
"It ought to change Its name. "
Detroit Free Press : "Do you think n neat
desk Indicates character ? "
"Well. It sometimes shows that n man
hasn't much business to attend to. "
New York Press : First alobc Trotter
When In Unme. did you do yourself ns the
Romans ilo ?
Second Globe Trotter No. It took nil my
time to do other people as the Homnns / ft
did me. , * /
Philadelphia Hecovd : Mr. Newlywcd
What Is this I nm eating , dearest ?
Mrs. Newlywcd That Is angel cake ,
dnrllnc.
Mr. Ncwlywed Ha ! See me mnke It
" "
"Ilyl"
_ _ _
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Tho college
boys who believe In making things lively
ixnd dlsnfrroeable for the freshmen can fully-
count on the sympathy of Admiral Dcwey.1'
"How so ? "
"He entirely approves of Unzen , "
Brooklyn Life : Lecturer And what man
s most apt to reach that elevation whence
the earth may be viewed 'us one vast
[ lain1
Voice ( In the nudlolico ) The ono that
ivorks In a powder mill.
AVHKHE IT TAK1SS A MAN.
Buffalo Express.
Vny one can be a. poldicr when there's
nothing else to do .
! ut wear a brilliant uniform and line up
for review.
Vny one can grasp a musket nnd march
proudly down the street ,
Vhen admiring- crowds are present and lha
music's loud and went :
3ut when the trumpet sounds for war , nnd
drum and screamlnir life
Jetoken grim forebodings of the coming-
deadly Htrlfe- ,
nd , amid the cannon's roaring- , when you
see the foe In sight ,
t takes a man to stand In line and faca
the comingfight. .
Vhon the sun IB shining brightly on a cloud
less Bummer's day , - , ,
kiul the. waves aro" Idly lapping'In a calm
and peaceful way.
Vhen the brceaes softly ripple , and the sails
nro held 1n check ,
Lny ono cnn bo a sailor and parade the
quarterdeck ;
iut when the storm king mutters and the
angry billow ? roll ,
ind the walls are madly flapping , striking
terror to the BOU ! ,
i.nd when the vessel tosses nnd the seas
run mountain .high ,
t takes n man to guide the ship and winds
and wuves defy.
"ou can live a life ot pleasure If the birds
Bing all the day ,
.nd the skies are blue above you , melting-
all the clouds away ;
t no gloomy shadows hover "round , your
sunshine to dispel ,
.nd all doubts and fears forever from your
mind you will expel.
Iut when sorrows overtake you and you
bear a .heavy load ,
.nd obstructions rise before you as you
tread the rocky road , .
n dearest friends desert you In your lift
keenest hour of puln , * < -
I takes a man to overcome and struggle
on again ,
ny ono can follow blindly In the surging ,
sweeping throng ,
resting on without a leader , rushing aim
lessly along ;
L is easy to BO forward If the rest are
going , too ;
ou can do with zealous nrdor what you
see the others do.
ut to leave the crowds behind you , and to
dare to stand alone ,
nd to face the taunts of others , and the
truth and rlKht to own ,
tnmltnjr Ilrmly , though unaided save by
God'o almighty .hand , k /
akes a man ot righteous honor 'gainst the
fee to make a stand.
Low
Priced
Luxury.
. . .
That about describes oui
> vercoats. They are the most
icrfect garments made ready
o wear and they are lux-
riously lined and trimmed ,
'hey Blip on easily they are
rarm without being heavy ,
'hey are perfectly tailored
ud cost less than half what
uch a coat would cost you at
lie "swell tailors. " In fact ,
fem $10.00 to $85.00 or
40.00 , WH CAII sell you coats
liat are marvels of beauty
nd elegance. We have all
10 variety of goods you can
'ant and use serge , silk or
itin linings , as you prefer.