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Complvolk-r NVusUu-rj ; 1ms the olty tux
levy nil Hum-oil out already , liut the
innyor anil connd ! will huvo the last
sny.
Senator AUoiiTvldontly saved tlio
niruli' at tlu >
Hpr-pc'h ln was to h-ivo
Oinnhn pro-Hnor nii'i'tliiB for delivery at
Washington Kuiuhiy.
Whenever public- man IH honest and
eom-iiRPoiiH PHoush to expose corrupt Ion
: ind frand he Is sure to bo maligned and
abused by the enemies he has made.
The latent In runaway episodes coinos
in the form of truant seho" ! boys start
ing' for ( lie Hoer war. Who says youim
America is not 'keeping paw with the
aiK'estors' trlehsV
Tlie llrst duty and interest of Omaha
taxpayers is to lop off surplus tax-eaters
nnd pic-biters. The next is to plug up
all the leaks in the court house , city
hall and school board.
A fiood many political eorks are try
ing to swim into otlice on top of the
vvnter works settling basins , hut they
may find themselves at the bottom of
, like other Missouri river tail
ings. _
The politicians arc now bombarding
the kopje on which the fusion members
of the supreme court are entrenched. If
no relief column heaves in si ht , the only
alternative will be to surrender the su
preme court clerkship.
Anna Gould's husband denies that lie
has lost his wife's money in speculation
or gambling. This is doubtless good
news to the Rroceryman and the tailor
who have been In some doubts about
Illllng the last orders.
As was to liavo been expected , the al
leged retrenchment by the democratic
majority of ( lie county board was only
for the purpose of clcanlug away repub
lican underbrush to make room for pop-
ocratle favorites at the crib.
Several envious cities which are castIng -
Ing opprobrious eyes at Omaha on ac
count of Its school board bribery scan
dals might prolit by the employment
of a few detectives to get on the Inside
of the deals nf their own public serv
ants.
Colonel Hryan says It is Immaterial to
him whether the issues are silver , trusts
j and Imperialism or Imperialism , trusts
and silver. What Is worrying llryan
i is thai no amount of transposition prom
ises to restore the conlldence of the
country In the democratic party.
Chicago Is agitating the proposition to
establish small parks lu the residence
portion of the city. Such parks are
needed greatly In every town that has a
largo mixed population. Tlio trouble
with Omaha parks Is that they are out
of reach of the people who most ueeil
them.
The galaxy of congressional orators
nt the Itoor meeting at Washington re
minded us I hat nobody lias heard of
nny member < .f . congress offering tlio
Hours anything more than noisy advice.
AH star attractions at sympathy meet
ings , however , their services and voices
are freely to bo commanded.
What do the people who go from Ne
braska to winter resorts want better
limn those who remain at home huvo
liotm enjoylngV If It were not for the
fact that Nebraska has so many attrac
tions for prospective settlers It might
qnter Into competition with countries
which huvo nothing else but weather
to recommend them.
Shipper * who object to the raise In
rates through the rearrangement of clas
sifications should not bo so unkind as to
quote the reports of railroad olliclals on
earnings nnder the old tarltr. They
should understand that these reports
were mudo for consumption on the stock
p.vclmnge and It Is reully unfair to use
them usulust the roads.
AS ro TitAXsVAAi ,
The former consul of the Transvaal
republic at London , himself an Kn.clMi-
nmii , Is In Washington. It Is said with
the Intention of asking recognition from
our government ns the diplomatic rep
resentative of that republic. It lias
been stated that the secretary of slate
had declined to recognize nil American
cltlr.cn iipixiliilcd by the South African
republic to represent It at Washington.
It Is understood on the ground of his
citizenship , and the senate n few days
ngo adopted , \ resolution calling upon
the president for Information as to this.
In anticipation of the coming to Wash
ington of Mr. Montague White , it has
been stated that he would doubtless be
given an audience by Secretary Hay , but
probably would not be recognized by
tlio president ns a diplomatic represent
ative. .
Thu iticHtinn of giving diplomatic rec
ognition to the Transvaal republic under
existing conditions appears to be a
somewhat delicate one and there Is ap
parent , n disposition on the.part of the
opposition to the administration to make
political capital out of it. This was
shown In the debate In the senate on
the Allen resolution and In some of the
talk nt the mass meeting In Washing
ton Sunday night. If the president
shall refuse to recognize an accredited
diplomatic representative of the South
African republic there Is nothing more
certain than that the opposition to the
administration will construe the refusal
as evidence that tlio president is in sym
pathy with Omit IJritnln. An appeal
would be persistently made to all who
sympathize with tlio Boers to rebuke
the administration and It is quite possi
ble Hint such mi nppeal Would have con
siderable effect.
The South African republic has never
had a diplomatic representative in the
t'nlted States. It lias had a consul
here and the 1'nlted States Is repre
sented by n consul at the Transvaal
capital , but these odlclnls have no tllpl-j-
malic ehnrnctor or powers. They arc
simply commercial agents. The leason
why the Transvaal government lias not
had a diplomatic representative here Is
the fact that in respect to its foreign af
fairs it was not Independent. It could
make no treaty and enter Into relations
with no other country , except the
Orange Free State , without the assent
of (5runt Britain. That was a treaty ar
rangement which Hie Boer government ,
so far as we are aware , never dis
avowed. Consequently that government
had no use for a diplomatic representa
tive here. Now Hint it Is at war , how
ever , It appears to desire to establish
diplomatic relations with the United
States. It has not been noted thai It
Is seeking (0 ( do tills with any other
country , although such relations with
France and Germany and Uussla would
seem to be quite as desirable as with
the United States.
It is the right of the president to de
termine whether or not the accredited
representative of a foreign government
shall bo recognized and It Is a question
whether congress can interfere with this
prerogative , although in tlio case of : i
refusal of recognition perhaps congress
muy properly ask for the reason. That
is a question , however , which we be-
Hove has never arisen until now. There
is no doubt that ( lie president will
promptly respond to the senate resolu
tion anil it Is also not to be doubted that
lie will act in this matter of recognizing
a diplomatic representative of the
South African republic according to hH
convictions of right and duty.
I'HEACHIXO T1IK nitOSG DUCTHIXB.
The school board Investigation discloses
seine Interesting phases of human depravity.
Mr. Hayward , a member of the minority
on the board , hires a skilled detective to
entrap Mr. Cowie , the leading spirit of
the majority ot the board. This detective
cells himself about bis Intended victim ,
poses as a salesman from Chicago houses
and becomes the bosom friend of the man
lie Is paid to ruin. He oven visits him In
nla homo a day or two before ho springs hia
trap nnd Is introduced to Mr. Cowie's wife.
Ho gains the entire , perfect confidence of
Ills victim and , when satisfied that he has
done his worst , comes out In his true char
acter as a well-known detective.
Now , wo do not pretend to say that the
exposure of Iniquity on the part of the
members of the school board Is not all
right. It Is well that the public should
know all the facts , and we hope that the
good work will go until every guilty man
Is caught and punished , but the method pur
sued In this cnso Is not commendable. And
hero Is where the "Interesting phase of hu
man depravity comes lu. " Mr. Hayward In a
Mason. So is Mr. Cowie. These men were
sworn to stand by and defend each other
nnd warn each other of Impending danger.
According to this pledge It was Mr. Hay-
ward's sworn duty to take his young brother
abide the moment ho suspected anything was
wrong and advise him against his false
course. A friend would htve > taken that
course. A brother should have done so.
Instead of this , ho deliberately plans his
ruin. Wlille ( hero Is no doubt of Mr.
Cowle'd guilt , It la an open question as to
tlin guilt of tlu men who deliberately
tempted him to evil. Uev. T. J. Mucltay In
Church and Home.
Coming from a clergyman , who Is pre
sumed to stand for the highest stand
ard of public morality nnd good govern
ment , this Is a most extraordinary ser
mon.
mon.When
When n postmaster desires to test
tlie honesty of a suspected employe it
becomes ills duty to notify a special
agent or government detective , whoso
method Is to make the test with decoy
letters containing marked bank notes.
Would It bo the duty of the postmaster ,
if he belonged to the same church or
the same benevolent order , to warn the
suspect ? Would It not be criminal col
lusion If ho were to do so ? Tlie same
course Is pursued in tlio United States
revenue department , and In fact in
every establishment whose ofllccrs and
employes are liable to go wrong.
Tlie course pursued by Mr. Hayward
and his associates was , therefore , biiecd
on tlie only plan that could have
brought to light the crookedness of Hie
combine of which Mr. Cowio was Hie
leading spirit. It was not a contest between -
tween a helpless minority nnd a dom
inant majority , but an effort to put an
end to systematic swindling and Job
bery.
The idea that Mr. Cowie Is tlie vlcllni
of a conspiracy would sound well com
ing from the attorney retained for hire
to defend him anil the other men lui-
I plicated with him , but honest men are
n-l victimized In that way. No sane
! man believes that the exposure made
by Hie detectives covers all the crooked
I deals perpetrated by the offenders.
, They had simply been able to cover
their trucks until this trap was sprung.
l It Is not the linlilt of brlbo-glvers or
, bribe-lakers to furnish evidence for
i their own conviction. On the contrary ,
j tlie only way in trace and track them
i Is through detectives.
I Surely the Itev. Mr. Mackny does not
contend that tlie .Masonic order Imposes
! an obligation on its members to shield
j criminals and to warn them of Impend
ing discovery of their crimes. The
j worst enemies of the Masonic order
1 have never Imputed to It Hie Inculcation
1 of doctrine so subversive to public mor
als and good government. No order up
holding such practices could exist In
any country.
Instead of denouncing Mr. Hayward
nnd holding him up to public scorn It Is
the duty of every good citizen to ap
plaud his course and congratulnte him
for his fearless discharge of duly.
THE ADVAXVR UX h.ll
Thp reports through British olniimeK
carefully censored , Indicate tlint the
Hrltisli forms nro making progress to
ward Ladysmlth. though the advance Is
HOW. ! The thinking movement under
tlio command of ( Jeiioral Warren lias
boon tlio most Htiorossftil , llio operations
unilinthu lininodlato direction of Bulhr
showing no very linportnnl results , but
tbofo appears to bo good reason lo bo-
llovo thai tlio Hrltlsli are securely over
HIP Ttigelu rlvor and can bold tlio gnnmd
tboy bavo taUun. It lias boon sug
gested ( lint llio Boors are perhaps draw
ing their onoiny Into a trap and Ibis
may provo to bo the ease , but It must
lo ) assumo.d that the Hrltlsli I'Oinmtindcr ,
who should hnvo loarncd a good deal by
this tlmo about Boer taollos , Is fully
on his guard.
Wlillo , however , Iho British have iiuulo
seine progress and have paid heavily
for it , the advices do not show that
( hey have yet reaeliod a position of
stioli advantage as to promise the at
tainment of their immediate object tin ;
relief of Ladysmith with the fovoo
they now have under Buller. The piob-
ability is ( lint this force is eonfiontoil
by an army equally strong in all re
spects , occupying formidable positions
and lighting on the defensive. Even
If the Hoer army is considerably Io. < s
nnniorous than tlio British , Its advan
tage in posit ion more than offsets the
dllTorenco. A tho'usand good soldiers ,
well intrenched , are equal to an attack
ing force of several times their num
ber , which lias been demonstrated more
than Once in this war.
The Boer tactics being wholly de
fensive they have prepared for this In
the most complete manner possible and
they sire not likely to bo driven from
their position by a force less than double
tliolr number. An oftlcer in our civil
war , in a communication to an eastern
paper , says that the defensive strategy
of the Boers , together with the posses
sion of the passes of Natal and tlie
line of tlio Orange and the Caledon ,
fully doubles their resisting force and
Field Marshal Hoberts Htinulrl have
under his command l.'O.OOO men to insure -
sure superiority upon the theater of war.
This number will bo inadequate if the
Boer strength , as generally estimated , is
from 80,000 to 100,000. Assuming it to
be the smaller number Great Britain
will undoubtedly ilnd it necessary to
send to South Africa at least 1100,000
soldiers in order to conquer tlio Boers.
There appear to bo some people In
England who still entertain the idon
that the war will not be protracted and
talk of the Boers being completed within
six months. Such people can certainly
have very little coin-option of the sit
uation and of tlie dlflicultlcH to bo over
come. They probably think that the
relief ot Lnilysinlth would be the be
ginning of the end of the conflict. That ,
however , would bo but ( ho llrst , step In
the great task the British have before
thorn. When they have driven the
Boors from British territory nnd begin
the Invasion of the Transvaal they will
encounter dllliculties quite ns great if
not moro formidable than they have yet
mot dlllieultics that will not be over
come without an enormous loss of life.
Tlio wnr is as yet lu its llrst stage and
It has cost Kngland 10,000 soldiers ,
though no really great battle lias been
fought. It Is more likely to continue a
year than to bo ended In a shorter time ,
unless there should be Intervention , ot
which ( hero is now no prospect.
The man who wrote "All men are
llurs" must linvo had In mind the people
of the Philippine Islands. Some time.
ago n local government was formed In
Hie Island of Nogros where the people
and particularly the olliclnls selected to
govern the Island professed the greatest
loyalty to the United States and an In-
Unite amount of pleasure at being the
Instruments of carrying out Its wishes.
It now appears that tlie rebellion which
stnrted in tlie ihlnnd within n week erse
so nfterward was engineered by these
same oIllclnlB.
It has always been a dlllicult task to
stop the leaks In a skimmer. The men
attempting to turn the populist party
over to the Bryan ( loin ernvy are having
all kinds of trouble keeping the voters
In. .1. II. ICdmlsten lifted his thumb
from one of the holes when he wrote
to the member of the national com
mittee from Missouri and Hie result was
a leak , Men with opinions based on
principle 4iro not lamely led around by
the otllccficcklng brigade.
A Kansas preacher who has attained
fame us a book writer is arranging to
try Hie experiment of running n dally
newspaper for a week as ho thinks
Christ might run it. Ho proposes , how
ever , to take two months tlmu to gel
ready for the task. Give the every
day editor two days to get ready for
each edition of his paper and he might
work some Improvements himself , even
If not ordained of the cloth.
The popocratlc press of Nebraska Is
beginning to discuss the question of can
didates for the coming campaign. As u
'
harmless diversion this may afford tin
editors some satisfaction. When th'
time comes to nominate tlie candidate ;
the ring which coiitivls the ttlpnrtitt
party will sellle ( he question of wha
the candidates are to be , In collective eli
i newspapers or conventions.
If some obstinate American mule
should take a notion to run away witli
Hie duke of Mnrlborouglrs rollivtlon o (
feather beds , nlr-plllows. jellies nnd
Jams the dear duke might lie forced tn
sleep on the ground and eat sail horse
and hardtack. such rough riders m >
the duke hud better conllne their efforts
to following the hounds.
lU-al Ai-Uoii lit 1'roHiMvl.
l.oulsvlllo Courier-Journal ,
it mny safely be predicted that the war
news Is going to be livelier when the work
of vaccinating those American mules be-
Bine.
Ait ! : > tor ( lie I'lililliVnl. .
Olobe-Domocrat.
Cuba's secretary of ugrlctiltuie , n native
of the Island , Is taking ster to protect the
forests of the public domain. He cannot
go far In this direction without presenting
a valuable example to the United States.
A nut her Ili-iif lien \nvliiillatfil.
Chlciiso News.
Osman Dlgna , the mahdl's most myste
rious chlcftuln , has at bat been raptured ,
after eluding his pursuers In a fashion flint
might aptly entitle him to the name of "tho
Willie Taseott of the Soudan. " People who
in'ht ' be led to hope for the arrest of
sundry les.i distinguished fugitives must re
member , however , that Osman was only n
pcor benighted heathen.
H MV < > Strike- TruM.
1'hllndolphln accord.
It would take congress only nn hour or
two to pass the following resolution , which
would operate manifestly in the public In
terest , but the power of monopoly Is too
great for the resistance of the men who
were elected to legislate for the people :
Resolved , That the duties on printing pa
per , which shelter a gigantic trust monopoly
In the work of spoliation , and which are a
tax on popular education and knowledge , be
and the satno are hereby repealed.
Varied If X i VcrnuliiiiN.
Chlcnso Post.
The extent of the losses In the Transvaal
engagements nil depends on the source of
Information. Heretofore we have had
nothing hut British reports and they have
been to the effect that the Boers have lost
several hundred men every time they had
met the English , hut nbw the Boers have
got a few words through the lines and the
statement Is confidently made that they
have lost only about 200 men , while the
British have lost something like 6,000. If
the Boers only had a chance to do their
t'hare of the talking we would have a nice
little newspaper controversy.
CnrneurlfVs Vlc\v * on ClinrHy.
Philadelphia. Ledger.
In nn address to young men. In New
York , on Thursday nlghf. Andrew Carnegie
made the startling assertion that " $ f(50 ( out
of every $1,000 spent in charity had hotter
bo thrown Into the " " '
sea , adding , "Don't
help the submerged tenth ; help the strug
gling tenth. " His meaning was that the
proper perrons to help are those who are
willing to help themselves , and there Is a
great deal of force In that position. Un
fortunately , charity is as blind ns justice
nnd gives to the hand that Is stretched out ,
regardless of the man who , though he may
need assistance more than his lazy brother ,
has other uses , for his hands than to stretch
them out In supplication for alms.
of fill * " . White MIIII'N Iliirtlcn.
New Vork World.
The latest reports of the famine in India
show that the conditions arc worse than had
been previously supposed. The famine area
has expanded until now about 20.000,000 are
affected in British territory and about 27-
000,000 in the native states. The scarcity of
cattle , water and food is terrible. Sonic
3,250,000 people are now receiving relief nnd
the cost of this relief up to the end of March
will bo not less than $20,000,000. The gov
ernment of India will have the sympathy of
this country In the hard problem with which
It has to deal. In our Puerto nice one-
fourth of the Inhabitants are dependent for
existence upon public charity , and wo are
working hard to assimilate 10,000,000 Fil
ipinos whoso chronic condition It but little
better than that of the famine-stricken people -
plo of India.
A MATTISIl OP IIOTIIICIIIIOOI ) .
I'crtlm-nt ( ItifHUoiiM Put io UelcKntoH
to ( ho Co in I nuCoiiKrcMN. .
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
It has long been a favorite pastime with
the irreverent perpetrators of pertinent and
pungent paragraphs to poke fun at thp In
consistency of maiden members of the
Mothers' congress. It Is probable that the
Impudent paragraphers meant no harm , but
they have precipitated revolution.
It is given out In nil seriousness that the
National Mothers' congress Is about lo tnko
radical steps looking to proper Identification
of each and every member , not nlono ns to
social standing nnd fnmlly tree , but more
especially as to credentials of membership
by divine right of real motherhood. To this
end each present member , it Is understood ,
fans boon furnished with a list of questions ,
fcorncthlng after the manner of civil service ,
census or taxtakers' blanks , well calculated
to reveal under the calcium light of Inquisi
torial Investigation all the hidden mysteries
of maidenhood masquerading under the
flimsy mask of national motherhood.
First In the list of questions Is the direct
interrogatory , "Aro you a mother ? " Thin
Is not intended to elicit Information nu to
membership In the congrefn , but to develop
the domestic standing of the witness not
are you a national mother , but are you a
plain , everyday mother of family , having
the maternal prerogative of slippers nnd
slaps ,
That Is a leading question , and upon Its
answer It would seem might bo rested safely
nnd finally the matter of eligibility. But not
so. The Inquisition proceeds.
Second on the roster of research comes
the rather Invidious Inquiry , "Do you know
your own mother ? " Now , Isn't that Im
pudence ?
Tim third Interrogatory Is direct and
searching : "Huvo you had charge of young
children ? " Of course , the natural Infer
ence Is that a mother always has charge of
her young children. But many natural In
ferences are decidedly wide of the murk ,
nnd this la one of the widest. There are
mothers so called because of the fact of
maternity who have less to do with their
young children than have any of their
neighbors. Possibly In that fact M eomo
justification for question No. 2 : "Da you
know your own mother ? "
But these steps In Inquiry are as mere
forerunners of the fourth and finishing touch
In this development of domestic relations of
Mothers' congress members. To the lay
mind the examination , as Introduced by the
Initial question , could proceed upon but ono
basle , the presupposition of marriage. But
tn the esoteric underntandlng of the Initi
ated something moro xubstautlal than mere
presumption is essential to the establish
ment of complete eligibility- Hence the
startling finality U put with a suddenness
that leaves no loophole of escape or margin
for evasion : "Are you married ? "
The first question eeenis sufficient for the
determining of all points In eligibility In a
rongrew ) of motherhood. If it Is deemed In
sufficient. the fourth certainly definitely de
termines the matter , the two being con
sidered relatively.
I DOWN IV SOt Till'HI' . - \ .
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l.lulif * mill Sluulinv * < if tlir Wnr Hf
tMiMMt Hf'iiulilli'R niul Kin litre.
1 While the forces of Oencrnl Duller were
retreating from the Tugcln river four weeks
ngo the American military nitncho lo nnid
to have remnrked , "Is there no way
I
nrountl ? " That remark embodies the whole
| campaign for the relief of l.sdy.imlth now
In progress. Oenornl Buller IB socking Iho
[ way around. U Is quite evident that Brlt-
Ith generals nrn teaming something from
their experience with n while foe. The snc-
i fifteen ninilo to demonstrate the folly of
j ttylng to rush entrenchments occupied by
i determined soldiers were needless. Had
I they studied the tactics of union generals
In the Civil war they might have spared
ninny n life on the Tugela nnd Modder riv
ers. Oencrni Sheridan once described his
cumpnlgn methods ns follows : "I never
allowed myself to light n battle , It I could
help It , where I did not feel satisfied Hint
my men at least had nn equnl chance with
the enemy and I strove by every means
In my power to secure the advantage In the
situation before I Jolm-d battle. I never
tualicd my men up blindly ngnlnst an In-
ttcnchod line without knowing In advance ,
If possible , what I hod to mcrt. 1 ma
neuvered for the 'weather gauge' of battle
for forty days agnlnst Karly before I do-
j elded to strike nnd then 1 struck h.ird
and with success. Why did the fugitives
from Cedar Crcrk that I met nt Mlddlotown
promptly face about at my order and advance
against the victorious enemy1 ? They had
rttreated because they had been surprised
nnd caught In n formation from which their
high colillrrly Intolllgenco taught them It
was hopeless to expect lo deliver a success
ful fight ; that It would 'not pay to slay , '
but they had learned to feel confidence
In mo that I would not have ordered them
back unless 1 had a fair chance lo win n
victory. "
Senator Hoar , the grand old man of Mas
sachusetts , Is an uncompromising foe of
conquest In South Africa , as well ns In the
Philippines. Writing to a Boer sympathy
meeting In Boston last week , ho said : "I
cannot properly leave my duties here , even
to accept your most attractive- Invitation to
speak In Kaneull hall and to meet the men
who arc to express their sympathy with the
gallant people a republic of 1,000,000 against
an empire or 400,000,000 who arc makliiR
the best fight since Thermopylae * for a
caiiRO as holy as that for which Leonldas
and his Spartans gave their lives. "
Biltlsh faith Is firmly pinned to Lord
Roberts , now In command of the army at
the front. "A gentleman told mo the ether
day , " writes T. P. O'Connor In Mostly About
People , "that when he felt depressed by the
reversed of the hour , ho went home , took
down the autobiography ot Lord Roberta ,
read again the story ot the mutiny and Its
disastrous opening and Its triumphant
close , and then was consoled. 1 have also
gene back tn Lord Roberts' book and hnvo
turned nt once to the pages In which ho
describes the events which led to his get
ting the V. C. Roberts was then merely a
young lieutenant and the mutiny was nt
Its worst moment. January 2 , 1858 , was
Lord Roberts' day of days , for twice on that
day ho did deeds cither of which would
have won him the V. C. Following up the
retreat of a body of mutineers , he saw-
two sepoys entering a village. Small In
Bl/.e , almost fragile In figure , but wiry ,
fearless and quick as lightning In his move
ments , the little lieutenant dashed after.
The sepoys turned around and both pre
sented their muskets ; ono of them had actu
ally got the length of pulling the trigger ,
but the cap snapped , and before the sepoy
could again fire he was cut In twain by the
sword of the little officer who was pursu
ing him. "
An Kngllsh correspondent who went
through the 1881 campaign wrote at that
time ot the fighting qualities of the Boers ;
"Wo never are able to see the enemy.
Except before the fight at Majuba hill I
never saw tut a handful of them at any
time. And when they thought we noticed
them they and their horses disappeared as
If swallowed up by the earth. I think we oil
feel that they can shoot. Our losses at
Ilatloy and Latng's nek showed that. We
were very much In the open , but not a
blessed Boer was to be seen. But cvory
once in a while there was the crack of a
rifle and then one of our poor boys would go
over , the line would close up and we would
begin chasing again for the enemy we could
ne\er find. I was. taken prisoner Just after
General Colley was killed and I can say
that I could not have been treated better by
any people. They were kind to our wounded ,
did not molest the dead nor Insult us of the
living. I think they are a very brave people
and , as for fighting , they seem to know
Just as much about It as we do. "
War In South Africa has greatly Increased
the manufacture of khaki cloth , over 15,000
persons now being engaged In making the
cloth for British soldiers. The word "khaki"
Is of Hindoo origin and means dust or clay-
colored. The cloth Is made entirely of cot
ton and Is exceedingly durable. It was
probably first used by Kngllsh soldiers In
India and was also used by them In their
Egyptian campaigns. The color Is not nt-
tructlve , but the cloth makes the best gar
ments for wear In a hot country.
PKIISO.VAI. POI.VI'S.
When Ocnoral Wheeler reaches home he
will find his future program all mapped
out for him.
Now York Is figuring up Its profit and
loss on account of the Mazet commission.
The latest cellmate is : Debit , ? 50,000 ; as
sets , nothing.
The fireplace In the dining room of Cap
tain Slgsbeo'ti Washington house Is decor
ated with carved wood from the wreck of
the battleship Maine.
The poet's right to wear long hair has
been affronted by a recent ntlack on Hin
hirsute adornment of Frank L. Stanton of
the Atlantic Constitution.
The statement that Lord Roberts Is mor
tally afraid of cats Is n pleco of unceiiBored
war news that the Boers will doubtless be
quick to take ndvnntaKO of ,
The twentieth century controversy must
cleilo" with the year , but that over the
Identity of Barbara Frletchle threatens to
continue for another century at least.
Senator Simon of OrcKon , although not a
subscriber to a clipping bureau , has an
utmost' complete collection , filling several
! scrap bcoks. of all newspaper comments
' upon him. He la an omnivorous reader of
i newspapers.
Speaker Henderson made an apt reply to
! a remark that the Bpcakcr's duties were
already shockingly aging him. "Well , " re
plied Mr. Henderson. "I am not so young
na I was , but I am not by twenty yearn
ao old as I hope to be at the proper time. "
1 Out In San Francisco the chorus girls arc
1 petitioning the city council for permits to
| carry 'revolvers to protect themselves
I agultut "mashers. " If the girls can only
demonstrate their ability lo hit what they
'clioot ' at they should be permitted to carry
1 the biggest firearms obtainable.
| John B. McDonald , with whom New
I York's rapid transit commlExloners are glad
to make a (35,000,000 ( contract for a sub
way , was born In Ireland and IB a democrat ,
but he Is a tunnel maker rather than a poll-
tlclan , although he U a close friend of
I Richard Crcker. Ho IB u tireless worker ,
1 and Now York U ready to believe him when
I he says that In three years from today New
York's underground railway will be la full
operation ,
Mvlllt AMf A POMTICAIi POTPOt Kill.
! Hastings Tribune ( rep. ) : The Tribune
i believes that the best thing tlio republican
. state central committee can do. when It
meets nt Lincoln on Wednesday , February
T , Is to fix the convention for electing dele
gates to the tmtloii.il convention nud the
convention for nominating the state ticket
for onennd the snmo time. This would en-
r.ble the rrpiibllcnns to get Into the cnm-
pnlgn curly , and besides would give hotter
sntlsfnrtlon nil around.
Superior Sim ( pop. ) : Populists , stand by
your colors nnd If we go down , let's go
down with colors Hying at the masthead.
Wo arc not ready tj bo swallowed as yet
nud especially nfter having yielded on various
o.-cnsloim to prevent disruption. A schcaio
Is on foot to force us Into the rapacious
maw of n rlv.il party , but , as Congressman
Greene said , U will be n peculiar looking
nilmnl after It has swallowed the entire
populist pally of Xuckolls county : n smuller
nnlmnl can hardly swallow a milch larger
one.
i Bonvcr City Tribune ( rop.l : The su-
I prcmo court clerkship IA the chief plum In
| sight now , nnd the democrats nnd populists
nre fighting for It. R. 13. L. llerdmnn of
1
Omnhn Is being pushed by the democrats
nnd J. 11. KdmlstPti Is being pushed by the-
pops. If there Is anything In precedent
Kdmlsten will get It nnd the democrats
will have to be content \\lth the knowledge
that a member of the "allied reform forces"
has born made happy. Nebraska democrats
are called upon to make many sacrifices for
"reform" these days.
Central City Nonpareil ( rep. ) : Whenever
there Is a fat appointment to be made It
Immediately precipitates n riot In the fusion
ranks. The clerkship of the supreme court
Is now the bono of eolltenllon. Those sainted
prophets of popoeracy , Herdnmn nnd ICd-
mlnten , nre each begging for the posi
tion , and there are n great many "aluo rans"
In the list of aspirants. The heat en
gendered by the conflict has affected the
ntmosplwo and wo are having summer
weather In the nnlddlc of winter. If you
want to sen a real warm time Just throw
nn appointment Into the expectant i\nka \ of
reformers , iml watch the scramble that will
ensue.
O'Neill Independent ( pop. ) : The fusion pa
pers which nre ndvocatlng HIP deputyshlp ns
n llrst step to a utnto office should put their
ear to the ground nnd get the sentiment of
the rank nnd file ot the voters. That the
fuslonlsls of Nebraska could select n dozen
sots of stnlo officers nnd deputies that would
average na competent and render thp state
as good service as tliosi > wo now have , none
will dray , and In saying this the Independent
desires to express Us utmost confidence
In Uio personnel of'our 6fficers and tholr
efficient assistants. A reform party's
strength lies In Its sagacity In developing
new material , which means that the people
and not the politicians shall dictate the
party policy.
Seward Reporter ( rpp. ) : The republican
state committee has been called to meet at
Lincoln on February 7 , for the purpose of
calling n convention to elect delegates to the
national convention. In the letter sent by
Chairman Tefft to the members of the- com
mittee ho suggests that they ascertain the
bontlmcnt of republicans In regard to nomi
nating n state ticket. The convention will
probably be held during the month of May ,
and doubtless many people will think that
is too early to put a state ticket In the
field , yet many reasons could be cited in
favor of such action. The fuslonlsta cam
paign nil the time , nnd one trouble with the
republicans of Nebraska has been that they
hnvo tried to counteract In a few weeks
what the opposition has been doing for a
year. Besides , this Is a presidential year
nnd tha campaign Is sure to be on early. It
cannot be avoided by a late convention and
a late convention would bo a decided disad
vantage to the party. The Reporter is In
clined to think that nomination of n state'
ticket In May might be the best kind of
politics , ami to defer the nominations longer
than July would certainly , wo think , bo n
mistake. In Ihls presidential year , with
more to fight for than there over was before
In Nebraska , we strongly favor early nomi
nations and an active , aggressive campaign
from start to finish.
Howell Journal ( dcm. ) : When the next
fusion state convention is held an entirely
different division of offices will have to bo
made. While the two reform parties are
working for the same resulls an economical
nnd honest state government each organi
zation should be given Its Just proportion of
honors , In the form of offices. This has not
been done so far as Nebraska Is concerned.
To use n common expression , the pops have
been hogging things from the start. There
has got to bo a change of program , and not
a few of the poplllsts are conceding that the
democrats nro entitled to an equal division
of the state offices. When that division Is
made It should bo borne In mind that with
out the aid of such democratic counties as
Ciimlng , Butler , Platte , Snrpy and Colfax
there Is not a ghost of a show for fusion
success In Nebraska In the years when
the republicans carried the stnto by ma
jorities ranging from 20,000 to 30,000 these
counties remained true to democracy. They
are truly the old guards , and are entitled tea
a liberal reward when n division of loaves
and fishes Is made. No county In the lot
has a better democratic history than our
own. Wo do not know that Colfax county
-will have a candidate before the next state
convention , but If It should we want our
fellow democrats to treat It with that
liberality which It merits as a reward for
Its long and faithful bcrvlcc. The other
counties named have similar claims for
recognition and should not bo overlooked.
HO.1113 t'KVrt'llV IVOMinitS.
IiivriitloiiM mill Hlm'iivrrlrN Hull llnvv
ItfvoliitlnnlxiMl I InIVnrlil ,
Leslie's Weekly.
An enumeration of the great Inventions of
tlio century and the discoveries made In thu
sciences of medicine , surgery , chemistry ,
astronomy , biology and archaeology would
bo sufficient to show that In these hundred
years ( ho horizon of human thought and
knowledge has widened out so that the cir
cle which hounded them before Booms al
most Insignificant In the comparison. Take ,
for example , the marvelous changes mudo
In methods of travel on land and water by
tbo HBO of steam , and electric motors.
Up to the present century nil the wit and
Ingenuity of men exercised through all the
ages past had evolved nothing better for
the purpcees of travel than the Hailing ves
sel by sea and the vehicle propelled by !
horso-power on land. No great Improve- j
inent had been made In these things In '
thousands of years. But this century has '
witnessed the Invention , the swift develop
ment and the general Introduction of motive
agcnlK whlch'havo a I mo.it annihilated tlmo
and space and wrought chaiiKea of incon- (
cclvnblo magnitude In society , Industry ,
commerce and national life.
liqually far-reaching and revolutionary
have been the applications nf electrical
science , as seen In the telegraphic systems j
knitting all Iho world together , the telephone - |
phone , electric lighting , and. In these * lut < vit j
dayH , wireless telegraphy. To this century
also must be credited a vast extension of
lubor-savlng machinery , of which the sewIng - ,
Ing machine , the reaper and the typewriter ,
are prominent examples. |
Perhaps the meat Kratlfylng feature of It
all Is that the advance In c.ery department
of science and knuwledgo has Inured HO
largely to the benefit and comfort of thu ' '
people at large. Take , an one simple Instance -
stance , the Invention of the common match ,
now In such universal use. and what an Im
mense stride It was from the old steel , Mint i
and Under box , UK- failure of which often |
necestdtatcd an early morning call on our I
neighbor to borrow a live coal , to he taken '
home In antics In the hand to start afresh
the family fire , which had during the night
burned ci.tlrtily outU was but u lltllo
thing , but what a world of comfort and con-
f venlcnce was wrapped up In It. We could
not do without It now nud wonder how our
fnthrrs managed lo llvo under such priva
tion.
tion.So In n thousand other things the comfort
of the world has been greatly advanced nnd
toilny there In to bo found In the homes ol
the great mass of thp people comforts nnd
conveniences , nnd even luxuries , Iho thought
of which never entered thp minds of our
forefnthriB. And who will not say that for
nil this ihe world Ims been vastly Improved
{ nnd the condition of Its people Infinitely bet-
! lerpd ?
THOT OIT POPOril.VTIC ( 'AMHDATKS.
Ponder Republic ( rep. ) : Nick Fritz la br
ing mentioned by some of his friends ns n
candidate for commissioner of public laniU
and buildings lo adorn the fusion ticket
this fnll.
Mndlson Star ( pop. ) : Kdgar Howard ,
editor nf the Pnplllloii Times , la being
pushed by his friends for the nomination for
state auditor. WP want to say right hero
that wp nre for Howard , first , Innt nnd all
thp time , lip Is a democrat of the true
Joffersonlan class.
Stanton Rpglstpr ( rep. ) : We would not
kirk on Oldham fqr attorney general , but
think there Is n better man for the position
nnd this year Iho best Is none too gooil. Wo
fhall st.pport M. F. Harrington of O'Neill
for attorney general , If ho Is a candidate ,
nud honestly think that an nn official In
that place he Is the right man for the place.
Superior Journal ( rpp. ) : The report Is
current among the Fifth district ncwspapcrd
that A. Shallcnberger of Alma thinks that
there Is n chance for him to secure the pop
congressional nomination this year. W. II.
Thompson of Ornnd Island will not try for
It , nnd the Alma man figures that between
himself nnd Sutherland there Is a chance ot
knocking out the Nuckolls county nonentity.
Wayne Herald ( rep. ) : Senator Hnlo ot
Mndlson will undoubtedly bo n candidate
for the nomination for state nudltor on the
fusion ticket , and Nick Frltr. of Ponder for
land commlsslonur. This will somewhat
conflict with Phil Kohl's calculations , who
is n candidate for state auditor , and who
domlnntcH Iho fusion forces ot Wayne
county. The fight promises to be nn Inter
esting one , ns Mr. Fritz says Phillip will
bo remembered for the course ho took In
the campaign In this county last fnll , and
there are n host of populists In this county
who nro of the sumo opinion.
1V1UTTI.13U TO A POINT.
" do poison your-
Chicago News : "Why you
svlf with tlmt vile stuff ? " askexl the rro-
lilbltlonlat of a seedy Individual who wus
trying to extract some consolation from a
black bottle. , ,
"Ilerhuse t can't afford to blow myoclt
for fhampiiBiio cocktallH. " replied the
other , ns ho smacked his lips.
Harlem Life : Wife I wish I could Ret
Hoim'thlnff to keep the. ruts from comlnc
into the house.
Husband Why don't you do your own
COOklllK ?
Indliinapollx Press : The Optimist Amor-
lea and KiiKlniul must over stand sldo by
slilc. shoulder to. shoulder.
The Pessimist Shouldn't wonder. Neither
ono would trust tlio other out of sight.
Dotrolt Krep Press : Miss Polkadot My
llunco Is so generous. There. IB nothliiK ho
likes l > etter than spending money on
Summit You ought to mnko lilm
very happy. _
Clovehuid Plain Dealer : "Franco lias
tnknn forcible , possession of Kwong-Chau-
Wnn bay. " ,
"This mny ho ono of those cases wbero
who'll find ho'H trying to Chau AVun moro
than she can swallow. "
Washington Stnr : "I sec , " twtld the man
with u ptccp oC newspaper , "that New lork
Is going to jxiss a law > to prevent people
from being' hurled alive. "
"Yes , " answered the anarchist who had
been dozing ; "and yet they call this a free
country ! " _
\VHKX TUB I2AST IS WON.
Philadelphia "North American.
When the glorious work In the oust Is done ,
And the savage to civilization won ,
May wo venture to hope that 'the good and
Work will go on In the Blue Grass State ?
From the wilds oC Frankfort cornea a tale
A place , sis you know , beyond the pale
Of civilization , order , law
They sleep In their boots , and drink It raw ;
There comes a tain , as I writ before ,
Of two of tlio nutlvcw. craving gore ,
Who , crossing trails t . wayside Inn ,
Drew guns and started a merry din.
It Isn't clear what started the row ;
It's only a detail , why or how.
Mere , the facts , from thfi hospital list :
Three killed , four wounded , and many
mlswed
By only a 'hair ; oh , sport was line ,
Down In Kcnttirk. on the firing line !
Blast It , they bagged nw many at least
As fall In a light in the unclaimed cast !
It's good to know that the slnln died gamp.
Still , as for that , 'twould have been the
same
Had cowards marred the charm of the
.shoot :
But , best dlo ihero tlr.in die galoot.
At leant , down there , where the morals run
To ixilltlcs , and the flapk and gun-
Where tlio natives toll to shape a fate
That will crown with , honor the Blue Grata
State ,
But , the uplifting work In the far ICost
done ,
And the savage tn civilization won ,
Mny wo venture to hope that the good nnd
treat
Work will bo spread In the Blue Gr.isa
State ?
Opportunity
It's possible that any man
double or single may lose his
best opportunity through indif
ference to dress. You say
you look as well as you care
to or your pocketbook will permit
mit-
Granted , But your coat
COULD fit your trousers
COULD be cut properly your
vest COULD be right and so
COULD the rest of your outfit ,
A.nd for the same money you
pay for ill-fitting outfits.
This is house cleaning season
v/ith us and we have applied the
broom with vigor in many
places , and if you are interested
in clothes , we have some sweep
ing values to offer at $ JO , $15 ,
518 and $20 ,
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