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Tlit'ro miiHt bo faoino Boors on the
Qillney police force , Judging by their
nblllty to shoot.
The jmuiufiielurerH o buby cnrilngcs
have ck'uldutl to ailvniico prlcvfl. Such
cllKuouraKcniouttt to infunl Imluutiy
should bo stopped ut oucc.
The members of the StiUo IJcmnl of
Transportation linvq become so nccus-
toine4 IP dodglug bricks that the last
never touched them.
Gcuoral Mullcr Heejna to bo approach-
lug Ijiulyyinlth ut the same fipced the
frog Jumped out of the well , rising two
feet at a jump and slipping bacU three.
It will take a microscope to discover
the candidate seeking city olllce this
year who Is not squarely on iceord In
favor of municipal ownership of water
uorks.
The school bpnril Investigating coin-
nilttee cxpoqtti to Wn'Hh ' KB work this
week , 'J'Up peed results , of this Inyestl-
gatlon , however , will ba scun for years
to come , i ,
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T"T' yTj
Omaha clo ep the month of January
wltlj a fiow trunk 1ne | between this city
< md 'Chicago , to way nothing of Itn con
nections to the soutl ) . As a railroad
center Omaha Is moving up right along.
In Jho course of getting even for prods
jn the pant the defuneto candidate for
U. S. S , js Jlkely to be fprclblyjrpmlndccl
there arc other kinds of tytlugcrH bcahlua
those of Ingratitude which make just as
Irritating a puncture.
If South Qtpuba IB t4 be annexed to
Omaha the union must be effected be
fore the beginning of the census taking
In June. After that Omaha will have
no Incentive to annex n bundle of over
drafts and debts.
serves unmistakable notice on
the public that he has not ictlrcd from
but having formed a eombljw-
tloiAvlth the Iceman and coulnmu will
soon ) > Q prepared to moot all of his cusr
( opcrs at the old stand.
Tie ) demderatle portion of the popo-
cratlc press Is taking up the cry against
lie | spcrptark's of the State Hoard f
transportation In the hope If they make
noise enough of securing a couple of
extra places on the fusion state ticket
tliltt fall.
Tax ConunlHMfoncr Saclcll { ought to
have been made census supervisor. Wo
feel sure thjit 1C he would guaraujco to
lliul inSOOU < jqoile ) ; ) within tlio limits of
flio Ity. of pnuiliu , Census Supel-vlsor
WJiaelpr'onlil hccrfully turn over the
job U > lilm ,
Omaha must tear tip several mile ?
move pf wooden block pavement next
RCiibou. The propi'ity owners who get
their petitions"lu llrst for the new pave
ment will have Urat coimklcratlou In the
dlbtrlbi\tou \ | of the street Intersection
paying fund.
Ilusftlan papers ex pi ess the opinion
that tliero will soon bo so mo more
bmkcu China In tin- Orient for thu pow
ers to ticraniblt ) after. It wot.ld be real
moan to announce a dividend at present
Wliej ) John Hull Itj too busy to attend
the Htodlolera' ; ) ( mtietlni ;
Thu enatorjal Investigating commit
tee has found one man mixed up In the
Montana senatorial light admitted to
have had nothing to do with the bribery
of members or with receiving a bribe.
Thu popocnitji } crowil in Montana la not
BO bud as It fins brcn painted.
The f to overtaken tie | gang tb t perr
petrated the Shukcrt fur robbery In
Omaha tllsclobCM the desperate churacter
of the lijpp. A levlew of the case from
any unbiased standpoint makes the to *
covery of the btocuurs ( by fho Into
Chief Whte | one of the most clever
plsces of detective woiU on record
The military ctltlcs of the I.jndon
pi ess appear to have at last teached the
conclusion that Ladysmtth Is doomed. It
Is believed that the garrison Is very
short of provisions and ttyit It will now
be Impossible to relieve H before the
supplies are exhausted. This Is prob
ably the situation. The garrison was
on short ratJousrsovoral wcokfl ago and
'these' must be dow reduced to i ( qttati *
tlfy barely sufficient to sustain life. As
to relieving the place , that ; appears to
bo absolutely hopclos ( co that the Boers ,
secure In their position , have only to
wait for starvation tq compel sun en-
tier. They do not need to sacrifice men
In taking the place by ns.-mult and
dotlbtless they will not.
The fall of this stronghold would bo
a terrible shock to British preitlge , but
this can hardly suffer much more than
It has already. To the Boers It would
be a most valuable victory , since the
possession of that point would mate
rially strengthen their military position
and would also exert a decided Influ
ence upon their sympathizers In Capo
Colony. It would compel an entlto
rhangc In the British cainpalgn , though
this may come In any event , for it has
been sufficiently demonstrated that the
plan which Buller has pursued can ac
complish nothing decisive , unless the
British forces on the. fttgela arc In
creased to two or three times the pres
ent "innnbcr and thus can affoid to sus
tain an enormous loss in maintaining a
persistent attack on the Boor Intrcuch-
mcuts.
It Is thought that it will bo several
weeks befoie the British can recover
from the last reverse so as to.reuow . ac
tive operations and it Is very doubtful
If Ladysmith can hold out so long. General -
oral White Is a brave soldier and If lie
should give up hope of relief may en
deavor to light his way out. It would
be a most teckless undertaking , but to
courageous men preferable to humiliat
ing surrender.
; TUB CREDIT HELOXUS.
The tlmo la within the memory of nearly
every person In the state when state war
rants bcarlpg 7 per cent Interest were soil
ing at a discount ranging from 3 to 5 per
cent. Notwithstanding Iho fact that the In
terest rate has been reduced from 7 to 5 per
cent and again from 5 to 4 per cent , these
warrants now command a liberal premium
In the open 'market and anxious Investors
are never wanting. This la not such a bid
showing considering wo have only a farmer
at the head of state government. Stuff and
nonsense ! It Is all In the roan , and his
avocation In life has little or nothing to do
with his ability or capadlty as a public ofll- .
clal. Lincoln Pest.
This Is u creditable exhibit , but In
what way Is It due to a farmer gov
ernor ? Surely the governor of Nebraska
docs not claim credit for the 'general
prosperity that nr a'Us all over the
United States. Neither Is ho responsible
for the good crops and steady demand
for products of the farm and factory
which enable people to pay their taxes
promptly and nlaco county and state
treasurers In position to redeem war
rants.
Is not the true explanation of , the Im
proved credit of Nebraska rather the
.restoration of confidence and financial
stability .resulting from the policy pur
sued by the national administration ?
PEAK FOREIGN CO PLWAIlUNS.
British fear of possible European
complications would seem to be grow
ing. The recent warning of Mr. Morley -
ley that such a danger couftonts Eng
land Is echoed by > omo of the news
papers. Morley said that Great Britain
not only faced the problem of the future
appeasement of Sojith Africa , but she
might be called upon to face dangeis Jn
other quarteiD wllcro the war had
kindled passions and resentments.Tho
London Post refers to this danger and
urges that the navy should be prepared
for tiny emergcucyf
The talk ot a continental coalition or
alliance against Great Britain Is prob
ably nowhere receiving serious con
sideration by the statesmen who direct
European affairs. > Nothing of that
kind Is at present practicable , but there
arc conceivable eventualities that might
bring It about. If Great Britain should
be victorious In South Africa and
should follow up the war of conquest
With movements 'elsewhere menacing
the Interests of other European powers ,
an alliance of such powers would bo
very likely. It Is apparently the gen
eral opinion In Russia that the British ,
In going to war In South Africa ,
startcd-on a career of military conquest
and that the present display of force Is
bound to bo followed by other displays
In various directions. This Is doubtless
an crioncous view , but Russia mny be
ablp to Impress It upon some of the
European powers nml , particularly upon
France , which would perhaps be In
greater danger than any other notion
from a British policy of conquest. It
seems certain , however , that Great
Britain will bo in no condition to adopt
such a policy after the war In South
Afjlca. It Is evident that In order to
conquer the Boots she will have to use
all her military vesqurce/i and that It
will require a generation or longer of
peace and rest to enable her to recover
from the cost of this conflict. There Is
nothing , thorefoie , In the Idea that the
war.hi . South Africa menus , the begin
ning of a Qitrqep of military conquest ,
yet It may not bo easy to remove It from
the European mind and so long us It
Is held there the hostility to Great
Britain will remain and thu suggestion
pf a continental 'coalition against that
power will have advocates.
As we have heretofore paid , Great
Britain's security itgnlusl her Emopcan
enemies Is In thu frleudbhln of Ger
many and she will bpure no effort to
retain this friendship. A distinguished
German writer says that the empejor
bolloves that the task for Germany Ute
to preserve the balance between all luuv
neighbors to provide that the world
shall novcr become either entirely Eng
lish or Russian , "A continental ulll <
nnce against England , " ho says , "would
undoubtedly sooner pr later mean a' 1
*
general war iiguhwt her , ' This war
the emperor wants to ayphj , or it any !
rate not to provoke. So ho { oaks for
ways and means to make German
policy run not against , but rather with ,
England an long ns possible. German
public opinion would prefer a policy
openly directed against England by
means of a continental alliance. The
finperor Pees tlfat nnch an alliance
would bo Ineffectual unless It was an
alliance for war. Therefotc he wishes
to go haiid-In-lmnd with England as
long an this Is possible. " As foielgn
policies arc shaped by the emperor the
friendly relations between Germany
and England will be maintained so
long as\he lutciests of the former me
In no danger from the latter and It can
be confidently assumed that England
will do uulhlng to Incur German dls-
plea wire. ' *
There arc substantial grounds , nn-
( loiblclly ) ( , for British apprehension of
possible European complications , but
for the present Gicat Britain Is In no
serious danger of a continental alliance
against her , because an alliance with
out Germany would be futllo and that
power does not favor It.
OAOK'tS SKCOKD RKl'LY.
Sectetary Gage has made a second re
ply to the Inquiry of the senate for In
formation regarding the relations be
tween the treasury and the National
City bank of New York , and like his
Iltst response It is conclusively shown
that his dealings with that bank were
strictly In conformity to the law. The
answer of Mr. Gilge to the several ques
tions propounded In tlfts last senate In
quiry must convince all fair-minded
men that the transactions with the bank
were conducted In a fair , straightfor
ward and Impartial way aud with refer
ence to what the secretary of the treas1-
ury believed was necessary In the public
Interest.
The Hepburn letter , about which so
much has been said , was certainly not
creditable to Its author and perhaps Mr.
Gage would have pursued the
proper course If be had re
turned It Instead of placing it
on tlio In the treasury , but he mudo
no reply to It und there Is no reason to
believe that It.had the slightest Influ
ence with him. The effort to make It
appear that the political claim sug
gested by Hepburn had any effect upon
the relations between tlie treasury aud
his bank will have no weight with those
who arc able to regard with fairness
and candor the statement of Secretary
Gage , One of the senate Inquiries re
lated to an alleged conference between
Mr. Gage aud two prominent financiers
at Philadelphia , the fact being that no
such conference was ever held.
One would suppose that these explicit
and straightforward answers to the sen
ate inquiries would satisfy the bitterest
opponents of the administration , but a
democratic member of the bouse wants
a committee of investigation appointed
and his resolution for this purpose has
been referred to the ways and means
committee. It should be adopted , In or
der that the opposition to the adminis
tration shall not have the chance to say
that they were not permitted to thor
oughly Investigate the relations between
the treasury und the banks. The repub
licans have nothing to apprehend from
the fullest and most searching inquiry.
DRAW TUB JjlKB THERE.
It Is an opeii secret that several hun
dred republicans in this city deserted
the party colors last fall aud assisted
In defeating the principal candidates on
the republican county ticket and to roll
up a majority against Judge Reese.
Whllo some of these men were dupes
of designing political desperadoes , othera
publicly gloried after the election over
their dastardly work.
While all good republicans will join
hands in every effort to harmonize the
party and endeavor to heal up old sores ,
the line must be drawn somewhere. It
Is too early In the day to ask or expect
loyal republicans , and especially friends
of tle ; ambushed candidates , to support
for city offices men who notoriously
knifed the ticket in November and have
been gloating over Ifs defeat ever since.
Such candidates would provoke discord
and reprisals and jeopardize the success
of their associate * ? on the ticket.
It may as well be understood there
fore now as later that The Bee will give
no countenance or support to bushWhacking -
Whacking politicians who deserted to
the enemy out of rnero factional spite.
This class of patriots should remain on
probation for at least six months until
they have shown by their acts that they
still belong to the republican party.
Rev. Mr. Sheldon is going to attempt
to show Kansas popple how Christ
would run a newspaper if Ho wefe In
the business , A Kansas newspaper
man , not quite BO pretentious , now pro
poses to show the minister how a news
paperman would run a pulpit If he had
the clianco and has offered to sub for
the reverend gentleman while ho Is conducting -
ducting the newspaper. The experlmqut
should bo tried by all means. Editors
always think they know Jtjst what a
preacher should do and say aud there
has never been a doubt Jn the minds
of those who occupy the pulpit that they
know how to run a newspaper. When
they get through possibly both may bo
willing to stick to their own business.
Omaha's tax rate is ccttainly as high
as It ought to bo , taking Into comparison
the tijxes In other cities of fts size and
weajtl ) . Omaha , however , has a great
many bourccs of revenue which are uu ,
exploited outside of the tax list which
In other cities contribute liberally to the
Mipport of the local govcrnmpnt. These
sources cannot be neglected much
longer ,
Our amiable popoeratlc contemporary
devotes two columns to trying to bhow
what the state Board pf Transportation
has dontrjn three yev * . This Ifj purely a
waste pf epacc , , because It could easily
1m roiuK'Ubed Into ono penteni'e : "Nolli ?
ing but'milk the treasury to the tuna of
? 0,000 a year. "
A Chicago Judge has decided that people
ple physically deformed IKIVO just : n
much right to exhibit thenifit'lvi'X In
museums aud stdeuhowu us these who
are beautiful. Human beauties ore so
rare In Chicago that one class Is OH
Rldered as much of a freak as the other.
Hi'tarnl of Them.
Btatoh Tranicrlpt.
Unit a million dollnra will bo spent on the
Olymjilo. Whllo there la no work ahead for
It , It Is felt that It ( ins earned r. new dress.
Some Crntl < n lit tllp Onrnlcci
Do roll Journal.
Thcso reverses Irt South Africa probably
do not affeiit the dcitlny of the Anglo-Saxon
race further than to knock some of the
mnnlfcstncss oft Id , ( , ,
itic Monotony.
Washington Post.
Perhaps England should be congratulated
upbn her escape from the monotony entailed
by the constant reports of victories. The
news wo rccelvp from Otis Is positively
fatiguing.
A JllcnvnMow tlif Brit ,
Indianapolis News. '
Even strong protectionist papers are ask
ing for the repeal of the tariff on wood
pulp , now that paper prices have gone up
do considerably , Well , our Idea Is , as we
havd. often said , th.it every sensible man
should bo against any tariff tax that helps
a trust or combination.
.Superiority.
I'ltuburff Dlsyatc'h.
That old theory that Doer superiority Is
duo to the presence of German and ll-ouch
ofTlrcrs continues to be exploited In Eng
land , despite , the fact that Great Urltnln's
colonials , have outdone her icgulars Hi
coping with the enemy. Thla flctlon about
the superiority of professional soldiers la
remarkably perulstciit In countries which
maintain large military establishments.
AVhnt ihv Heat Mhy Cost llliik.
St. Louis Star.
It Is said that Senator Clark's seat cost
htm $ C06,000. It is also said that his in
come Is ? 5U00 per day ; therefore" ! If both
statements are true , It requires just 120 Uaya
to meet < ho bill. The senator Is credited
With the assertion that he Mould hold his
scat It It cost him a round $1,000,000. Did
thin mean that hoould \ blow in an ad
ditional $400,000 or put Up an extra $1,000-
000 ? In matters of tills kind a man should
bo epcclflc.
The Sdiicorcil DltiMt
Philadelphia , Record.
Under the terms of a resolution adopted ,
at rienvor the other day by the Coloindo
Editorial asapplptlon the members of that
body arc pledged to oppose for re-election
any senatpr or rpprcsentatlvo In congress
uho does not favor immediate repeal of
the duty onvocd pulp and all materials
dnturluK Int9 the manufacture of white
printing paper. Similar concert of action
la the other states of. the union would bring
quick conuslon to the plans of the Paper
trust. When the , squeezers are thoroughly
organized the sqyopzed must organize , too ,
or submit helplessly to the pressure.
A aiedic.nl Trnnt.
Chlcagp Chronicle.
A trust among the doctors will be a
startling and , iwlthal , disquieting event for
that numerous class of citizens that Is con
stitutionally opposed to paying doctor's
bills. And yet the American Medical union ,
which has Just been , formed , has all thn
earmarks of a trust , however altruistic the
prospectus of the organization as printed.
Doubtless tbd doctors have the same con
stitutional right to combine for mutual pro
tection as ' members of other callings , and
H will t > otat least a novelty to witness the
harmonizing of trade-union features with
the so-called code 'of professional ethics.
Next In order will bo a lawyers' trust and
a'minlstcrs' trust , wb suppose. If the learned
professIonsjmcj umtMo the prevailing spirit.
A GJIKAT' SACRIFICE ! .
PopDc.ro.tlG Pnpotr Dettintula OfHclnll
8 jcnr ,0ft p < ryptfem. . ,
Aurora Sun ( pop. ) ,
You cannot serve God and JVIammon.
YOU cannot , ride free on railroads and give
earnest , effort to reduction. , pf rat.cs.
You cannot servo two masters , neither can
you serve one and dereivo ttye other.
Tbq pppulist party has , resolved In con
vention by a majority against the use ot
passes and pledged their nominees not to
use them , therefore It Is against the plat *
form of the. populist parly to use the- little
bribes , ,
Lei. the pops who are holding offlco "pass
'em tip. " '
It Is against the policy of the democratic
party as expressed In 'Its resolutions tp ac
cept railroad parses.
Democratic officials " ' "
, "Pass 'em up.
It Is against the-prlnclplca of the silver
republicans as expressed In state convention
and the only official of the state they have ,
the lieutenant-governor , pays his fare. If
tjiero are aqy others : who may have a pass
now is a good time-to send It In.
Pas/r. riacrswlll find It difficult getting
ofQcff Inithls bailiwick who will accept valu-
able/f ors -from any company or comblna-
* '
, Uonin''theway of passes or cash , the equiv
alent of passes.
Pass 'em' up.
i > VEJ I'AY I
Ton * of Conarcnslonnl Speeche
'FrankeA Throuirli the Mali * .
f Indianapolis Press. ,
Wo all know aboji ( . tbe congressmen that
keep their linen 'traveling in tbe malls bo-
tjVeqn.VaiJlilnstpn and their homes , because
they can Vend It back and1 forth for noth
ing , 'and it is cheaper to have It washed at
homo. Wo laugh at It as one of those con
temptible little abutted , hardly worth cor-
rectlpgt.
But 'the abusp of the franking privilege
In anqther direction has grown to enormous
proportions , Just now senators and repre
sentatives are , making set speeches , and tbe
country Is wondering why they drone
tbrough them to empty benches in the capl-
to | . Tbo explanation lies In the fact that
many of ( these speeches are made to order
for the utio of political committees in the
coming campaign. They ore to form tbo
body of the "campaign literature" which
Hon. Mark Hanna and Hon. James K. Jones
are to edit ,
Thla business of taking up tbe time of
congress ulth political argument , Intended
to-lire tbo enthusiasm of tbo partisan con
stituent , long ago became such a nuisance
that the "leave to print" privilege was
granted , This In turn has given rlao to such
abuses as tbo Insertion of other speeches ,
pamphlets and even books in the alleged
speeches of members , all of which roust be
printed In the Congressional Record , regard-
Jess of expense ,
Then It l an official document , ns "part
of tbo Congressional Record , " and Undo
Sara will carry IJ. in yullmltcd quantities all
pver tbo United States for nothing. In every
campaign tlio political committees send out
under tbo franlc of members , not merely
cai loads , bnt Iralnloads of these pamphlets.
Tbo government pays the freight and furr
nlbhes men to aort and distribute these mil
lions vjf packagca'throughout tbe country.
Thcrp boa never been any estimate of what
this costs tbo government In a presidential
year , but tbq sum njuat be prodigious , and
U Is constantly srowjng ,
Of course , | t la all wrong. Political parr
( lea , In conducting a "campaign of educa
tion , " should pay /heir oxyn expenses , H
could bo easily remedied jj the package of
a bljl cyttlnp pff ( Uo , Congressional Record' t
from the , franKablp jl t , but ) t nll | not bp I \
ijouo. Jt npuld mpan the shifting pf this I ]
great rxpemic ( ram tbo United states troasj , j
ury to tbo campalgu funds , and thin in turn > i
would ojeat hcavjor campaign ( asaeasmentf 11
on members of COD grew. Perish th' tbougbtl |
Till } tlUW IMIOU S
Baltimore American The Drltlsh capture
ot Splonkop appear * to Imve been nomothlng
on the order of the achievement of the fa
mous king who , with all ills men , rode up
a hill nnrt then rode down ngaln
Indianapolis Press : Tbo Doer military
tactlos are equal .to their diplomacy , and
neither arc bttck numbers , by lotr * odds.
Great Drttaln Is up ngntnst the "toUKbest
proposition" bo has had since the American
revolution ,
OIobc-Dcmocral : It Is evident that Ills
Doer artillerists sometime ago measured off
the ground on Splonkop and planted their
batteries where their shells would search
the mountain top. The British walked ln o
the tinp and lost many men. They were
luckier than usual to find the exit opon.
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St. I/ouls Republic : The logical outcome
ot tbo'occupation and loss of Splonkop will
probably bo the reorganization by Lords
Roberts and Kitchener of the IlrltUh nrmlM
now In South Africa , and n readjustment
of a plan of campaign that hns thtu far
been n failure. This may mean disaster to
Lady-smith nnd Ktmbcrlcy and Mafeldns ,
and a prolonged and stubborn war , but It
Beenifl to bo Inevitable Under existing condi
tions.
Springfield Republican : How long the
campalgu In Natal will continue Is n very
Interesting question. While It rages British
efforts clBowhero sccin paralyzed ; nnd , ns for
the Boers , thq longer tbey can keep ji Iftrgo
British army struggling In the foothills qf
the Drakensborg the belter for their end
of the great game. Three nnd a halt months
have ptisued stuco hostilities began , and ,
with the fighting still 911 Drills ) ! soil , tha
world is observing In this contest the enor
mous value of securing , the military Initia
tive In war. The Invasion pf Natal by the
Bocra was a consummate stroke In strategy.
Detroit Press : Ono 'thing (9 ( cleary ) es
tablished by the abandonment of Splonltcp ,
and that Is thq reason tor the slight ref
sletancp offered by tbo iBocrs to tbo Brit
ish occupation ot the stronghold. The
crafty Dutchmen 'Yoro qillto willing that
the enemy should go tip and occupy the
point upon which their masked battcrle-j
were trained with splendid accuracy. The
Boer strategy still continues to bo too adroit
tmd deadly for the best British generala.
But General Warren's mqn did not make
the stealthy after-dark ascent of Splon
kop In vain. They had a cplcndid view of
the. country.
Chicago Chronicle ; General Bullcr's tele
gram to the British war ofDce that "Tho
men are splendid. I regret to Inform you ,
et cetera , " Is In hiuch the same vcn as
the skilled surgeon's announcement to hls
class of students , "Tho operation was a"
splendid success , but unfortunately the
( patient has eled. | " No one doubts the
(
valor of < bo'British soldiers , and If valor
alone could win battles Iho British army
would now bo In possescloq of the Trans
vaal capital. For the llrst time In a gene
ration Great Britain's military strategists
are fighting against their peers , and the
result Is noted In the dally bulletin , "I regret -
grot to report , etc. "
Philadelphia Record. "Our generala will
give only one- order namely , 'Advance ! ' "
said the mighty Buller lu his grandiloquent
address to the British troops before cross
ing the Tugela. And the troops , whom
Buller rlglitly dalled "splendid , " ruobcd
a tall hill called Splonkop In flno style ;
but certain other generals whom Buller
bad not thought of ( because they were
mere Boers , perhaps ) ordered the British
to "Retreat ! " and epforced the command'
by a most persuasive gunpowder argument.
There Is no particular moral to this In
cident , 'but It takes two sides to make a
fight , and victories cannot be won by a
mere Ipse dlxlt of the commander on one
slde , _
rcnsoNAii POINTERS.
Seme critics call General Kitchener n
human Iceberg1. Tbo situation ho has tackled
will warm him a tew degrees.
The difficulty experienced by GovernorJ
Rbosovelt In getting rid of d Payn calls for "
a surgical operation , Instead of an emetic , '
Kentucky mountaineers are determined
that the government shall be preserved. If
they have to Inaugurate a revolution to
do it.
'The ' new bead of the Chinese empire , "
observes tbo Boston Transcript , "Is only
pine years old , a klud ot lily Pu Chun
cwporor. "
Ell Jlmeraon , a full-blooded Indian , who
Is treasurer of the -Seneca nation , Is $1,000
short in his accounts. Surely tbe Indian
question Is dwindling before tbe onward
march bf civilization.
Georgia is thinking of a constitutional
amendment to provide a whipping post for
youthful offenders. An amendment to thp
amendment , extending tbe punlshmept to
derelict parents , might do more good.
Lord Roberts does not comply with thft
British army regulation which directs tbe
shaving of tbe cbln , and is credited with
saying bard things about It. "I do not
fight with my chin , " bo sold.
A Pennsylvania man Is deluging members
of congress with letters to convince them
that the earth'a orbit Is not plllptlca.1 , but
Broslus' district , and Is well known to the
congressman , who declares that be Is a
mathematician of rare ability.
Rear Admiral Schley Is not very lonesome
in South American , waters. News conjee from
Buenos Ayres that tbo American residents
there gave him a rousing reception and a
brilliant entertainment In bis honor when
tbo Chicago reached there. More than thla ,
the American charge d'affaires Invited Presi
dent Roca to dine with tbo salor. | ,
Florence Nightingale , famous no the first-
war nurae , has written a letter In which
she- agrees wltb Governor Rooeevelt In tbo
desirability of an occasional war aa a means
of developing men. Sbo contends that , war
la an excellent means of bringing men tp the
for ? , and making lieroeif of many who would
otherwise bo useless to the country ,
COLONY SCIIPIJES I.V CUDA.
nnd IIonielcnM Vlctlnm of n
AebriiMlm Promoter.
' Denver Port ,
Capitalistic exploitation Is already begin
ning to boar fruit In Cuba. The Cuban Land
and Steamship ccwpany has started a colony t
la the province of Nuovltns and called It La I (
Gloria , no doubt indicative of the glorious i
condition the colonists will find themielvcs i
Jn when they arrive there. The company
has secured the bcrvlceu of Pan ) Vandorvoort I
as genera ) colonization agent , Some of the I
people In the \\tst may remember him , or 1
have cause to , Tbo company claims to havee
purchased 50,000 acres of land for coloniza
tion purposes. It IB not very eJpen : lvo land ,
If the statement of rrtuincd colonists cnn
be believed. Most of U la tvampy and un
lit for cultivation , and ejjie.-lnlly for coloniza
tion by Americans ,
It would seem , however , that tbo gcrera |
cpjonlzatlon agent has succeeded Jn Indue- *
Ing a number of people to emigrate frm tbe.l
states , and they nro thcr < 3 now , Ec-xc pot-l ,
ecssed of sufficient meand Imyo icturned , *
nnd will nvold a swoud venture , These j *
without means to return will have to re-11
main , nnd nhnt v'll | become of thofti In the , I
end Id hard to predict. Tbe compatly , It Is e
said , expects them to go to vrnrl ; and cutM-11
vato iho laud and plant fruit trees obd raise 11
vegetables. U Is not p'ateel whether the t
c.mpaayll | take tbo vegetables In payment )
for the Jiuid , nor iy It explained l wbaf , a
the people are to live until the time como i v
when they have fruits and vegetables to cell , 11
I'rom. present apncaranccs It docs not Pc ]
pear that there nil ) be much glory or pros1. 1. .
perlty found In La Gloria by thfso belle v-r
Ing In ( be promises of tbe colonization com
pany.
PIT 0101lt WAIl PU > T.
J llrmitiif Knloii Policy
nnil IeniliT Mi on Popiillnni.
J n. Osborno In Prnlrlo Homo
"Put on your war paint , " Is the heading
of an editorial in the Nebraakfx Indcpend-
cnt , In which the odltoi pictures the perilous
condition of the populist party In Nobraoka
owing to the action of some anti-fusion
populist , and In ono place makes Ihls vary
misleading and falsa statements "flvery-
whcro nnd In all elites where the party ban
had wise leadership , n leadership thai
worked for relict by the formation of all
forces Into one to oppose the gold standard
and the domination of banks and syndi
cates It bne grown In power and the num
ber of Its Inbcrtnt.i. Where the opposite
policy has. been followed the results to the
party have njwnya and all the time been
disaster aud defeat. "
Now I challenge the editor of the Inde
pendent to show ono ptnte where fusion hns
added ono single recruit to tbo populist
oignntzatlon. And 1 innko this statement :
That thcio was never a party made more
rnpld growth than the people's parly until
Iho endorsement of the nntlonnl democracy
was forced on thp party at the St. Louis
convention by the plc-entlng nnd officehold-
Ing pBpullste of Nebraska find the west.
And no party ban disorganized more rapIdly -
Idly since.
You may take Nebraska , and before ) fusion
wao a part of the party policy hero we find
the ilcniocratn with 71,000 votes , the popu
lists 70,000 nnd the republicans GO.OOO , and
slncn the fusion aud the lilcrcaso of the
slate vole wo find fhe democrats , prfpiillsts
and , free silver republicans all combined lin-
able to elect the greatest fusion advocate In
the union to the United States senate and
the fusion state organ alarmed for fear of
party defeat In the coming election. While , on
tbo other hand , In the couth , where tbo
fitfclon policy never prevailed , tlio pcople'p
party nmdo wonderful > ; alrs Until Iho pie-
hunters of the western states' ' cnrrlcJ the
machinery of the party for fusion. To ! ; pee
ple's party In Georgia In JS)2 ! ) cast -12,000
\otce , In 18Q1 00,000 , voles. National fusion
reduced their vote to 85,000 in 1890. In
Twcas the people's party gained votes every
year , In } 832 carting 102,000 , In 1801 103.000 ,
and koriplng clear of fusion oven in 1S36
cast 238,00 ? . lloro are some of the facts and
figures that tbo Independent cannot truth
fully contradict. s
Fusion has lost Kansas tor the populists ;
It has lost Colorado for the populists and it
Is only a matter pf tlmo until It w ! lose
flebraska.
Fusion la wrong In principle , if the dem-
ocrntlo party Is good enough for populists
and frcs sliver republicans , to fuse with then
It Is good enough for them to go Into
bodily nnd the.ro Is no need ' of thcr | separate
existence. That they d'o all maintain sepa
rate party organizations Is evidence that It
Is only a co-opcr.ttiqn for spoils and the poli
ticians of all parties know that Is all there
Is In It and so docs the Independent editor.
SCHOOL HOARD SCA > pAI , .
Piirlnir Member * Ao Annnrnncc , of
Honeaty mill Hfllclciicy.
Western Laborer ,
The suggestion of paying a salary to ( ho
members of the Board of Education Is a
piece of folly. Paying a man without con
science nnd character a salary will not mabp
an honest man out of ouo who Is disposed'
to ateal at every opportunity , Paying
Henry Bolln , Joe Bartlcy , Eugene- Moore ,
Barrett Scott nnd many other public of
ficials did not prevent them frpm stealing
public money. The only remedy Is In the
selection of candidates of a higher standard
for responsible positions and this remedy Is
In the hands of thepcoplo who have en
trusted ibelr most important affairs In the
hands of the rag-tag nnd bobtail pf politi
cal parties men ijvho seek office for tbo pur
pose of prostituting It for their personal
gain and -\yhose chief desire Is tbo oppor
tunity to steal.
The steamed envelope revelations are
nothing new In iho prosecution of public
work In Omaha. It is an old dodge , said to
have Jbeea r ; prtcd to for ears jy
'
"Board'of Public Works In order to favor
certain contractors that always turned up
as the lowest bidders by " a fraction , and
hoyv this was accomplished "tlmo otter tlmo
puzzled tbo people until It was developed
that the board officials were "allont con
tractors" In cahoots with the ever fortunate ,
successful bidder. The eteamcd envelope-
discovery In the School Board office Is npw
up to Mr. Glllan and his pretended Indig
nation Is nq answer to the question ot "Who
opened thosq blda that were In yoor care ,
locked p , as you say , in your desk ? " Tha
suggestion that anyone could have picked up
castaway envelopes off the floor from under
his desk and dressed th.em up as steamed is
ridiculous and childish and will not bo re
ceived by mature minds. It is also singular
that all this stealing and jobbery went on
and Mr. Glllan did not know a thing about
It | not a thing. If this is fuo then Mr.
Glllan l Is unfit for tbo place be occupies and
should bo removed. He had better oppor
tunities ) than Attorney Lunt had and tbe
latter I does not pretend that he didn't smell
a mice and left the building before tbe cats
began ' to hunt up tbo booalera. Tbo recon
struction ot the board will do little good.
The law must punish the guilty and tbe
people must clean out the whole gang tbe
' 'innocent" secretary Included.
( ALLEGED DIiCII.\K IN flll LIOIOV.
NCTT llniiuidhlrq Governor Mnkci
Charge * AKalnat tlio Pulpit ,
Springfield ( Mass. ) Republican.
Governor Rollins supplemented his fa
mous fast day proclamation by an address
before tbe Boston Ministers' union tbe other
day. When bo was done Rev , B. B. Hale ,
who bad introduced blm , said he bad heard
more horoo sense In that fifteen mlnutca
of Governor Rollins than be had heard be
fore In a whole day for twenty years , The
governor sad | : "Though a member of the
Episcopal church , I make no protenslpns at
being a specially religious man , Btt ) I am
euro thai. ' there Is a deep peed of Christian
ity , Without It our government must go
the same way that other governments have
gcmp to decay. I am equally sure that
Christianity is losing Its bold over ojir
pcoplo. I have been In every town in Now
Hiiinpshlio , know a largo percentage of
the people and am sure of my ground ,
"Tlio Methodist ? , Baptists and Catholics
largely approved of my fast day pnjclama-
tton , but ( bo Congregational pulpits denied
tbo Uuth of my statements and I have
bcea fiercely attacked aa untrue to my na-
i\\o \ state. But , partly 09 a result of my
proclamation , many districts have , been Im
proved and the Kplscopal church has undcr-
tpken a house-to-house canvass of the whole
state. , *
"The reason of this doclfn ? In religion I
eUrltito ) to a loosening of religious faltli ,
You clergymen are no longer tbe spiritual
fuldco of the people , wbp now follow the
religion of tbe newspapers. Thc < ark has
been overturned , the bible account of the
motion denied , Jonah repudiated and the
jjnclior bf the old faith' has been nulled up
Icfoiei tbe sails are set for the now , The
bpnt blood of the country towns of northern
New England has for generations' ' been going
to Boston and New Voik , leaving in some
places pnly ( ho weaklings to do tbe work
In the old country home , These less en *
etgrtlc ones hav6 Intermarried , till In one
town I am acquainted wjth In Mnlno there
Is n Imbecile In jnlmost every family , due
tn breeding in and | n. "
"Pcnomlnatloual Ularord is another cause
of rort/slons / decline In tbo country town ,
\\tvra people carry thejr religious disputes
Into ncekday burlncts , and thus weaken
clu.ircu Influence , From this decJIno In re
ligion naturally arise * a ucglcct of tbe Sab
bath , tbe Introduction cf Kurppcao Sunday
customs. Tbe playing of golf on Sunday U
one of our problems in Now Ifampsblro ,
Shops flre open , And Sunday thf-Atcrx Will
bo the next step. You will tt them In
I Doslon wltbln a few years. The Increase of
I foreign population Is A gain rather thnn A
I loss to ( ho. cod n fry townrf , for It brings In
i new blood , so greatly needed , and the
1 I people nro UKunlly strong Catholic * , not
I Irreligious , nnd thc-lr Increase la A fAvorablft
I
; element. ,
"What Is to bo the remedy ? Such or
ganisations ns ) oitrs , the meeting of min
isters of oil denominations to discuss re
ligious problems I * n good feature , ns It
the work of the Young Men's Christian
association. Hut the keenest nnd strongest
men In every community now hold entire ) ;
nloof from church work , and spend thcli
Sundnjs In physical rest , and nro seldom ot
ever r.ccn In church , which Is now prin
cipally run by the women ,
"Tho Und of men whq go Into the min
istry Is also a damage to the cause of re
ligion. Young men who have no special
call to anything else drift Into tbo pulpit ,
where they soak a chance to got an easy
living. Of course this tlocs not apply to
any of you gentlemen lu this room , but
the Protestant churches have much -to
learn frtcn tbo Roman Catholics , who take
care to select the brightest young men
lot the priesthood , not allowing any drones
to go to the theological pcuilnary.
"There Is too much attention to nmuse-
mont In the church , too many candy-pulls
and too little straightforward gospel
preached , There nro too many endeavor-
ors nnd tpo llttlo endeavor among the young
people. Wo must combat materialism , nnd
this can bo best done by using the straight ,
old-fnohloned gospel. "
" m.ASTS Kllim KAMI'S } UOUX.
To bo afraid pf your friend Id to lose him.
oil cannot go to hcflye-njpoklng back
wards. . ,
Men of great force are apt > to have great
faults.
God's glory does not dupcnd on our
glorias. ' '
A light head makes art" easy running
tongue. ' , '
Tha culturo'.of fools Is } i\it the cultivation
of folly.
He who judges nnotuc/ writes his own
sentence.
Zeal \\lthout knowledge la dashing Into
the dark. ' ,
Rcltelcus blgplry turns the covenants ,
Into curses.
Things that arc hardly right ore apt to
bo decidedly -\viong.
The world's need _ Isolk \ ) Ihp cause and
the euro of HP greed.
The pleasures of , fashion have ne er yet
fashioned true pleasure.
THOUGHTS THAT TICKLU.
Puck : Querlcus Lot's ecp ; llio married
men all have better- halves , don't they ?
Cynlcus Yes.
Querlcus Then what do the bachelors
have ?
Cynlcua Better quarters.
Chlcaso Record ; Doctor Yqu can take
Uito medicine either In capsules or liquid
form. Which -would you prefer ?
Patient "Which kills the slowest ?
Detroit Free Press : ' 'How ' I envy an
egotist. '
" " '
"Why ?
"H.6 always 1ms an air of being such good
company for himself. "
Baltimore * American : A1 loye-slck crow
was Importuning : a fair younpr female- crow
to bo his mato. But she would not answer
"yes" to lite entreaties. When he begged
her to tell iilmwhy she objected to blm ,
she giggled out : "Oh , 'caws ! "
Somervllle Journal : Mrp. "Wiggle1 * Did
your.husband swear off smoking January 1 ?
Mrs. Waggles No , but you ought to have
heard tbo language Hie used when ho tried
the first of those cigars that mother gave
htm.
Philadelphia Press : McJlffger Statisti
cians say that more than half the popula
tion of the world Is feminine.
Tftlnsumbob I don't bellevo It.
McJIpgcr But It's an acknowledged fact.
ThlncUmbob My dear man , It Is also a
fact that "onp-1iaif iiho world doesn't know
how the oUier | mf | lives. " '
FLIKSIIS ENGLISH"
Ah ha , the lion , rages
And roardtih , oil the plain ;
Ho roars 'because ' a rival
Stalkn bold 1n his domain.
Pop years among1 tlio Jungles
Ho prowled a kingly "beast ,
' And when his foes- were sleeping :
Ho sprang ; on them to ifeast.
Where flics' the flafr or England ,
Ho hold the world at buy ,
And few men came before blm
To bar Ills right of way :
His mane grew long and shaggy ,
His sides v-lth flesh' were trim ,
And those who saw his vlsace
Cared not to war jvltU him ,
And now war-mad In Natal
His howllnga rend tlic nlr ,
Because tf. younger lion
Hn rpst d Ills pathway there.
Ho itremblea .while . he crouches.
Ho makes thto forests rlnc ;
But , ah , .that . aced lion
Has srqwn too old to
Where , files the flag of England
A shriek rhiCH In the nlr ,
BPC USQ Hhat king of llona
Howls put In mod deanalr.
A rival iholdn the Junsle
A rival flrhttnfir fast.
And hp'll decide the battle
/To suit himself at ladi.
WELLINGTON F. ' CAMPBELL.
It Is Not
Easy.
. . . .
To balance the conflict
ing claims of all tne adver
tisers nowadays
YOU must -Jcnow the
stores to determine which
one is telling the trutfi.
We , frowning , King &
Co. , among the very oldest
manufacturers of fine cloth
ing , as well as the largest ,
respectfully present our
claims to your serious con
sideration.
We offer you the best
clothing we know hqw > to
nwke for men and boys
all the time.
Just now we have some
special suits in preast jrizes
34 and 35 that we place at
a very reduced rate.
$12,50 suits , in sizes men
tioned "at