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After nil tintiilk Col'ini'l ' Oolwoii still
the last war In
linhls tli ( > record over
Kentucky. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The cliief work of Hie present school
honnl seems to lie uiuloliif ; tile work of
Hie iireeeiliiif ; board.
If tlio school board makes it n itrac-
tlee to throw Its miiney nwny In . .U'tf )
lumps , the prospect for rcdueiiii : that
dellcit will not be very promising.
What Is tlio Commercial club soiii ; ; to
do with reference to the impending cen-
BiisV After the enumerators et in thi'ir
work annexation schemes will bo of no
avail.
If tlio demand for new school houses
In all parts of the city is to be met
another batch f school building bonds
will have to bo voted at the very next
election.
Tlio new senator from California is to
bo a man by the. name of Hard. This
ought to embellish the Contrressional
Uecord with some more senatorial poetical
'
ical contributions.
Just to et a little practice , the
woman suffragists are having a political
tilt among themselves over the presi
dency of their national association. May
the best politician win.
The Iceman sends ills compliments to
the groundhog , but is using all possible
expedition in harvesting ills crop , just
as though there were not going to be
six weeks more of winter.
Only one bond proposition In sight for
Hie coming city election t lie ! ? : { , ( X)00 ) ( ) ( )
water works bonds. If there are any
other bond schemes hatching tliuy will
have to wait till a later election.
Kx-Constil Macrum , who has just re
turned from Pretoria , says ho. Is very
tired. lie lias also succeeded in produc
ing the Mime feeling with respect to
himself among many other American
people.
Korty tickets arc said to have been
Bold already In Omaha for the opening
performance at the Lincoln auditorium.
How many tickets would have been sold
in Lincoln if this event were to take
place In Omaha ?
The depository law is violated every
dny that county funds are handed over
to the banks without drawing u rent of
Interest for the taxpayers. llo\v much
longer will the county board tolerate
nnd countenance this abuse ?
The anti-pass measure lias inado Its
appearance In the Iowa legislature and
ns the so-called reform forces are In no
great evidence them It is just possible
the bill may get ono or two stages be
yond the Introduction period.
The report that life Insurance com
panies will hereafter refuse to take
risks on Kentucky politicians Is doubt
less premature. The only residents of
that btute who are barred are those
who call other people liars. For them
the expectancy of life Is too short to
warrant tujvlng the risk.
llryan declines to discuss the deser
tion of Kewall , his late running mate.
It was not so long ago he stated In an
Interview that ho had yet to find n man
who supported sliver In 1S1HJ who did
not support It now , It was really un
kind of Mr. Scnvall to shatter the
colonel's silvery dream in such a rude
manner.
Hcpubllcans must realize the neces
sity of having u more complete organ
ization In Nebraska this year than
formerly. Heretofore nothing has been
done toward perfecting the working
machinery of the party until the nomi
nating conventions , which have usually
been held late. The result has been
that with the best of effort the work of
organization was not completed by dec
tlon time. Political victories are not
won by such slow-going methods.
.1 mm mil 'Af
It was known thai negotiations wen
In progress between the governments oi
Croat Kiltnln and the fnltcd State * r. < 1
ntlvc to the Cluyton-Hulwer treaty , bill
tlie uminuiircincnt that -'invention ( ' hail
been concluded between Secretary liny
and Ambassador Patincpfole came as n
surprise. U Is a gratifying fact , shirr
it disposes of a matter which hail
long been In conlioversy and which
there had been smuts apprehension
might disturb friendly relations between
the countries. AVltlle not n few of out
public : men have for years rontemltrl
that the Clayioti-Hulwer treaty was In
validated by the failure of the Hrltish
government to respect Its prnvlsl us.
Croat Krltaln lias on the otlie'r ' liand
held that the treaty was In full force
and effect. This contention Is cdncede.l
by the administration in entering Into
a new convention dlfying the treaty
and it Is safe to assiimo that the senate
will raise no cjuestlon In regard to It.
From the statement respecting the
character of the new treaty It nppearM
that ( Jreat llrltaln has conceded to tin-
rnlled States the right to construct an
Isthmian canal without the participa
tion of the former , our government
agreeing that the canal shall be neutral
nl all limes and open to the vessels of
all nations In war as well as in peace.
It Is possible that the proposed neutral-
luilIon of the contemplated waterway
will encounter wnne opposition In the
senate , but It is certain Unit unless this
proposition shall prevail we will en
counter foreign hostility to the construc
tion of tlio canal which might seriously
Interfere with the carrying out of the
project. Hut oven if it be admitted
that foreign powers would make no ob
jection to our refusal to noutrall/.o the
canal , that position on our part would
place us in u position which would In
evitably operate to our disadvantage In
the future. In short , wo cannot afford
to assume an attitude in this matter
that would place us In a less favorable
position than that which liroat Hritaln
now occupies with respect to the SUCH
canal.
It is probable that the new treaty will
be very promptly ratified by tlio sen
ate and that there will bo no delay In
the exchange of rutillcntions between
( lie two governments. ' AVhen that shall
have been done it is probable thai legis
lation by congress looking to the con
struction of the Nicaragua canal will
be enacted and that as soon as pos-dble
work will be begun. It is very evident
that the administration is in full sym
pathy with the majority in congress in
favor of pushing the NMcaragua canal
scheme as rapidly as possible and thnr
legislation to this end will not he de
layed , regardless of the fact thai a
commission Is now engaged In Investi
gating the various routes , with a view
to determining which is tlio most de
sirable.
t TliCCB hK
A truce lias been declared in Ken
tucky and the indications are now most
favorable that the conllic-t will bo settled
without further serious trouble and In
conformity to the constitution and tlio
laws. Governor Taylor , it appears , lias
become convinced that his course was
unjustifiable and that to continue In it
against public opinion of the country
could only result In disaster to himself
and his party. Ills mistakes were plain
and indefensible , riiciuostionahly ho
was elected governor of Kentucky , but
tlio law left tlio final determination of
the question with tlio legislature and
while that law is unquestionably bad It
imposes an obligation of obedience upon
every citizen that must be respected , It
peace and order are to be maintained.
It is well that ( iovcrnor Taylor and
his adherents have decided to conform
to tlio law. Not to do so Avould have
meant a civil conflict disastrous to this
state and which might have involved
the federal government , with what
eventualities no ono could fore
see. As now Indicated tlio demo
crats , without further contlict , will si'-
euro complete control of the state gov-
ernnionl and if they are wise they will
carry out the agreement to modify the
obnoxious election law and give Ken
tucky u statute that will bo fair ami
just in its operation ami under whicn
there cannot bo a recurrence of such a
contest as has disgraced that state.
AHIlAXURMKaT ItATtl'lKD.
The United States senate has ratified
Tlie Hague pence treaty and thereby
committed this government to a policy
of international intervention , In till ; in
terest of peace , which Is of the greatest
Importance. It should bo understood ,
however , that in taking fids position the
United States does not bind itself to In
terpose in International quarrels and be
come the mediator bolwoen conliicting
stales. The Idea Unit tills agreement
requires the United States or any other
signatory power to Interfere In the con
troversies between powers Identified
with tlio treaty Is a mistake and those
who urge thai by reason of this treaty
this country Is bound to offer mediation
In the South African conflict do not un
derstand the true character of the ar
rangement.
The fact Is that the delegates of iho
United States to The Ilaguo conference
wore most careful not to commit thN
country to a position that might draw it
Into Knropean conllicts and e.ntanglu-
mcnts. While assenting to a poll-y of
International arbitration the represent
atives of the United States had this
clause inserted In the "
agreement : "Noth
ing contained In this convention .drnll
bo so construed as to require the United
States of America to depart from its
traditional policy of not Intruding upon.
Interfering with , or entangling Itself in
tlie political qucstloim of policy or in
ternal administration of any foroig'i
Btato ; nor shall anything eontained In
tlio said convention bo construed to Im
ply a rollnqulshment by the I nlteil
States of America of Us traditional at
tltudo toward purely American q'jis-
lions. " There Is nu dllliculty in r.nor : !
standing tlio meaning of this , u menus
Unit Ilio United States
oliall not as n
tuition lie drawn Into fori'lg.i . 'ouanv- !
through the application of the mo.l'a
tku provision of The. Ilugno CO.MJI
tlon and on the other hand that ICuiu
PIMII powers xi111 pursue the
policy of hands off In relation to tlio nf
fairs of tills hemisphere.
In his last annual message I'resldent
McKlnloy said : "While earnestly pto
moling the Idon of establishing n per
manent International tribunal , the dele
gation of the United Slates ( at The
Hague' ) was not unmindful of the Incnn-
vcnlcnccs which might arise from an
obtrusive exercise of mediation and In
signing the convention carefully
guarded ( lie historic position of the
United Slates by signing the doclara
tlon quoted above. In view of this , thos > - >
who are now Insisting that the United
States should propose mediation In tlio
South African war MiiouM bo able to
see that their position , If adopted , would
place tlio United States In a false
light before the world , because It would
bo a departure of the most radical char
acter from the traditional policy of tli'i '
nation In regard to foro'jtn ' u'l'nlrs.
Tlie influence of the Uiiito.l Slates v\ns
largely Instrumental In inducing the
governments represented In The Ilauuo
conference to agree to liitcinatlona' ' ar
bitration. Tlio rallllcaH.iii of that : isn o-
mont binds this government to a rciog-
nitlon of that prlm-lplo. Uni nl the same
time it commits it to : i strict adherence
to Its traditional policy of not 'ntrudlng '
upon or interforlni : with or entangling
Itself In the polHIciil questions of policy
or internal administration of any fowl.311
state.
Mcr TO Af//rr / ; TIIK t.\\\ \ \ :
It Is to bo hoped that the high-handed
nt tempt of Albyn Frank and his coconspirators
spirators who are Invoking the power of
the courts to sot aside the law that
makes tlie clerkship of the district court
a salaried Instead of a fee olllco will not
succeed.
It is a notorious fact that Albyn Frank
and other clerks who were lining their
pockets with unlimited fees concocted a
plot to prevent the enactment of tlio
bill by bribery of legislators and legis
lative employes. In this conspiracy
they failed after a most desperate effort
to block the .bill al every stage. They
manipulated members of the senate and
tampered with engrossing and enrolling
clerks , and after final passage put up
a pot to got pressure on the governor to
veto it. The efforts of the corrupt
scoundrels wore unavailing. Governor
Poynter , after diligent Inquiry , found
the bill had passed both houses In duo
form and alilxod his signature to it.
Having been thwarted in his great
boodle scheme Albyn Frank made a vir
tue of necessity and pretended when he
sought a rcnomiuatlou to recognize the
validity of the law and comply with its
provisions. After ho was rejected at the
republican primaries Frank made a
compact with the democratic candidate
to work for his election and assist him
in overturning the new law. 7n pursu
ance of this audacious program Albyn
Frank refused to settle with tlie county
and gave an assignment to his bonds
men for his alleged assets In uncollccted
fees.
fees.And
And now tlie lawyers representing
Frank and the gang that sought to de
feat ( lie bill by buying up the legislature
are trying to get the district court to
nullify tlie law under pretext that the
records of the house , which have been
mutilated , fail to show the vote upon
the amendment.
In tlie face of a recent decision of tlie
supreme court in the Abbott case repre
sented by Judge Holcomb , in which tlie
court refused to go back of the enrolled
bill as certified by tlio lieutenant gov-
.ernor and speaker of Hie house and ap
proved by the governor , the conspirators
have not a foot to stand on. The certifi
cates of the presiding ollicers of tlie two
houses and the signature of the gov
ernor knock out all defective records ,
whether mutilated by men or mice.
TO THE OTllUli EXTIIEMK.
At tlio time the injunction was pro-
cmvd to prevent the execution of the
plans for High school Improvement !
adopted by the Hoard of Education it |
was well understood thai the solo object j
of the obstructer was to substitute
Architect La tenser for Architect Mc
Donald.
In the light between tlie architects the
public had no interest except the ques
tionable methods by which both wore
said to bo operating. When tlio new
Iward reversed tlio dec-hired policy of
the old board to lower the grade of Hie
High school grounds and commence the
construction of a wing for a now High
school building , the public had a right
to expect that tlio board would not go to
the opposite extreme by doing Just what
It condemned In the old board.
If It was wrong for the old board to
pick up a scheming favorite for an nivhi-
feet II is equally wrong for tlio now
board to replace him by another favorite
without inviting competition. If we are
to expend $ ir 0,000 for a new High
school building , plans should bo Invited
by competing architects of tlio first
class showing the entire building. If
wo are to have a separate building Hie
same course should bo pursued and tlio
best plans adopted.
When the people voted $ iriO.OOO they
did not contemplate a closu corporation
deal or a job , nor did they Intend that
,1110 new building be a mere shed. What
Omaha wants is a High school structure
that will be ornamental as well as UHC-
/nl and at ( ho same time endure at least
for fifty yearn. Favorites should have
no place In iho expenditure of thin
money.
The friends of Senator Clark tire now
telling tlio senate committee what nice ,
clean , honest gentlemen all the Clark
men are and how corrupt the Daly
gang Is. Tlio general public Is on the
verge of concluding that each faction
has told the truth uii the other.
Webster Davis , United Stales assist
ant secretary gf the Interior , Is reported
to have reached tlio head laager of tlio
Hoers at Uadysmlth. It Is a more ad
vanced position than any of the reliev
ing columns of the HritMl have suc
ceeded In attaining.
The question of bringing the validity
of the pure food law before the courts
in up to the attorney general. If popo-
, eraUc otlk'lals are going t-i In ng u |
every law until the supreme i-i-url has-
passed upon It. it will bo necessary tt
appoint a special attorney and court )
dispose of their cases. If the leforiti
olllclals wore half as dlllponl In enforc
ing laws as they are In nullifying them
the slate's affairs would be belter ad
ministered.
l.ooUliiu : Co in Whale.
Detroit Journal.
Colonel Bryan's Humiliation for the pres
idency by the populist ! ) of Texas would be
hailed with Joy nnd ( hnnkrglvliif ; by the
democrats , who are looking cnperly for n
whale to swallow their Jonah.
Art of I'riirrftil fiiniiii > Ml.
Buffalo Kxprcw.
Hiissla has just loaned Persia enough
, money to Rive Hussla a virtual morlgnRC
on the Persian dominions. At another
time Kngllah diplomacy would have fjught
this , ns well It might. The Uocr war h
coating England dsarly In more iiuartcra
of the world than South Africa.
A Sorry Mncctncti * .
New York Mall and Kxlu-ess.
If U bo true that Lord Hobcrts has ca
bled for 90,000 more men , it can be safely
assumed that England has n larger Job hi
the Transvaal that has yet been realized
oven by thtwo who doubted early Hrltlsh
success. It will bo a sorry spectacle for the
greatest empire on earth If she Is compelled
IP resort to conscription In order to conquer
the little republic Hi South Africa.
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Minneapolis Tribune.
In the calendar year 1899 American manu
facturers Increased their exports over 1SOS
by na much as 25 per cent , the aggregate
being $380,787,891. The proportion of ex
ports of manufactures In 1S99 to total ex
ports Increased to 30.4 per cent. The chief
Items of export were copper , cotton good.i ,
agricultural Implements , Iron and Rtcel
products , leather goods , mineral oils and
fertilizers.
Coitini ItnlNci-.s III Clov.-r.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The breaking of the deadlock with cotton
at S cents a pound will bo of Immense bene
fit to the south. Already it Is reported that
farm mortgages of twenty years' standing
are being paid off , and there Is more money
In the hVncls of southern people thnii at any
other tlnio since the war. This will give
an Impetus to every industry , for the rise In
cotton benefits the whole south , while the
advance In Iron touches but a limited dis
trict.
OJIP .More Will Kill It.
Philadelphia Times ( dem. )
The only sliver lining to the dark cloud
thnt now envelops the democracy of state
and nation Is the fact that another Bryan
cheap money , repudiation and agrarian con
test under the flag of democracy will make
dcmociacy perish from the earth. After
another such contest the democratic party ,
that was founded by Jefferson a century
ago nnd ever maintained honest money anil
territorial expansion while democracy ruled ,
can live only In history.
AVIml the War Contn
Leslie's Weekly.
The appalling loss of the Urltlsh during the
brief course of the war in South Africa will
be comprehended better by comparing It
with the loss the United States has sus
tained thus far during its extended period ot
warfare in the Philippines. The total Brit
ish casualties thlis far aggregate very
nearly 10,000 , Including about 2,500 killed ,
nearly 5,000 wounded and the remainder
prisoners. Since August 6 , 1898 , the total
losses of our troops In the Philippines ag
gregate only about one-third of the British
losses , or , to bc more nearly exact , 3.3GS.
Ot these only CO.l were killed or died of
wounds or-acclthmis , while S4S died of dis
ease , l.ftlO were wounded , and leas than
fifty were taken prisoners. While the Brit
ish arc only at the beginning of their stu
pendous task in South Africa , it looks as if
the campaign In the Philippines was very
nearly approaching Its end.
WHAT IS A IJKMOCHATf
Futile HfYorlM t < > Solve * n I'rpNcnt liny
1'rohliMii.
Chicago Journal.
The remarkable evolutions ot Congress
man Slbloy of. Pennsylvania within the last
ten days , together with certain Incidents
In the careers oti other public men , Fcem
to call for a definition of the word "demo
crat. "
Congressman Slbley declares himself for
Imperialism , for protection , against free sil
ver , and is a democrat.
Senator Clark is for Imperialism , for
protection , and for free sliver , and Is a
democrat.
Senator Morgan Is for Imperialism , for
free silver , and against protection , and Is a
democrat.
Mr. Hichardson , who as democratic leader
In the house might he supposed to serve as
the type , Is for free sliver and against
both other Issues.
The disadvantage to the democratic party
In this singularly wide range of opinion
within Its ranks Is that the scoffers of a dif
ferent parly faith can always support their
views on any ot the issues of the day by
alleged democratic utterances.
Perhaps a compensating advantage Is
that it shows the democracy to bo a broad ,
tolerant and liberal party unless It bo
Judged by the standard set up by an excel
lent and orthodox Now England lady , who ,
nu being told thnt the Unlversallots bo-
llcved everybody would bo wived , remarked
with a disapproving sniff : "Ilaow bigoted ! "
OX 13 TIll'ST ' IX niSTIIHSH.
Applies to n Court for Holler mill
)5IOOOOOO ) DaniHKfN.
St. Paul Pioneer Press.
According to u milt Hied in the supreme
court of New York by the rubber trust , Mr.
Gcorgo II , II. Hood of Boston haw rievlwd
a unique and effective ) way of solving the
trust pioblcm , which gives the particular
trust he assails considerable uneaalneas.
The complaint which the rubber trust
makes to the court charge * ) that Mr. Ilcxxl ,
who was the principal stockholder In the
Breton Rubber company , sold his holdings to
the trust , agreeing not to go Into Iho tmmo
buslnesB again la any state except Nevada ,
Idaho or Montana , and that ho violated his
agreement. The rubber trust usUa for $1.-
000,000 damages , and thnt ho l > t > enjoined
from further manufacture and wile of rub
ber goods except In the states mentioned.
This petition brings iho trust Issue after
a fashion buforo the courts of the country.
Thu "question In prcaentod. Irrespective ) of
any consideration of breach of faith on the
part of the defendant , "Is such uu agree
ment with a trust a violation of public pol
icy HO thnt n court cannot uiiforco It ? "
Kor Instancf , If ono of two men , who had
conspired to defraud a third , hail violated
his agreement with hH collcnguo and re
tained more than his agrccd-on share of
the plunder , no court in the land would take
cognizance of tbo violation , because the
agreement was contrary to law and public
policy. The aggrieved person would have to
redrews his own grievances.
If the court rules that an agreement such
as iho rubber trutt ndvancc-s Is contrary to
public policy , a blow will have been struck
at trusts. Thu decision will allow all the
persons who have be-cn bought out by the
trusts to resume buclneas nnd will allow
the trusts no legal remedy. The only course
for the trusts would bo to aealn buy out
the opposing plant or to ruin Its operator
H great monetary loss to thcmsolvei ntiil u
corresponding gain to thu pc-opli > In lowered
prle-es.
The Now York court hu In Its hands ous
method of abolish In E tnrafs.
IV HltmiOM ) n U Ml TIMK.
'I'lii-llllnrj Itirltlrnt In I lie l.lfr of ( lit'
lfttt > ( ii-nei-r-l Stiiiiton.
The. sounding of "taps" over the grove
of General T. H. St.inton In Arlington
evolfetl mtiny tender , appreciative trlhuui
to the memory of that gnllnnt soldier ,
whttsc drat a w-ns a national nsoll ns n local
loss. The story of his varied career In tlie
Rcrvlcc of his country Is fnmlllnr to rrn-.lers
of The Her- , but one thrilling Incident of
his record In the civil wnr was not do-
Uilled bfcnuso the " "
, "Klghtlng Paymaster"
was rarely mentioned. General Stanttm
rrlntcd the fads to McgaiRce of the Phila
delphia Times and nro Included In thnt
writer's trlbulc to the deceased , na follows :
When Itlclnnoml was ablaze Ueuernl Stnti-
lon had the most thrilling experience of his
life.
life.Ho
Ho was a modest man. He hesitated to
ur-cnk about himself. Under pressure ) lie
BIIVC the narrator one day this t.ile about
the Klchmoml episode : "I traveled , " ho
said , "from Baltimore to Richmond with nn
nnred escort and with $350,000 of govern
ment money In my charge , which I hnd
been ordered to carry to Richmond to liny
poldlers then on duty at thnt place. When
I got thcro Richmond was In Ilnmrs. I
look the chest containing the money to
army headquarters and relieved myself of
the obligation of Us security. I had notli-
' Ing to cxU all dny nnd was very hungry.
Kood wna not very easy to procure , 'l
i finally ascertained that 1 could obtain n
li'cnl In Ford's hotel , which occupied one
side of the public square. 1 registered there ,
went to my room , washed my hands and
face nnd then went to the dining room be
low , whcro amid the sound of the turmoil
of battle 1 partook of a very meager repast.
I \\ns tired and very drowsy and immedi
ately returned to my sleeping apartment.
I had In my personal possession about $2 ,
having , as 1 heretofore snld , deposited Un
cle Sam's cash at the department bend-
quarters. Tluxre was no gas lu the hostlcry
niu1 1 was given a lighted caudle to show
mo my way. When I reached my room I
noticed on the mantelpiece the * scabbard of
c dagger which In thnt day we knew as
'the IXIj brand' which meant n very long
and wldo weapon made by a Yankee firm.
It was well known In war times. I did not
know , what to make ot Its presence there.
The thought occurred to me that It had
rot been thcro when I had previously been
in the room. However , I was so tired and
sleepy thnt I did not lay particular stress
upon Its presence.
"My room was located on the second floor ,
and Its two windows opened upon a bnl-
cony and reached from top to bottom of
the npartment. They bad Insldo shutters.
I closed these , blew out the candle , and
went to bed and to sleep. It was then about
10 o'clock In the evening. At about 2
o'clock in the morning I awoke nud was
turning over on the other side from that
; on which I had been resting , when I saw
I the Inside shutter of the far window open.
j My hair stood on end. I thought at once
I ot that empty scabbard , and expected every
. moment to feel a knife thrust Into my
| vitals. Bear in mind that the room was la
complete darkness/ From beneath my pil
low I drew my revolver and cocked it and
snt up in bed and then stood upon the floor
with the revolver drawn , expecting every
ml mi to to feel the touch of the knife. Just
then I saw a man's leg put within the far
window. Ho made no noise. Again i&r
lialr stood on end. I could not tell , owing
to the darkness , whether or not'there was
another in the room. But I pointed my pistol
tel towards the window and began pulling
the trigger. There was a scurry , a scuttle ,
a tumult of men's voices ; the. . leg disap
peared. I ko.it advancing , still shooting. I
got to the window. There wore , men ( lying
In both directions. 1 fired right and left ,
without regard to aim. I saw a man pros
trate on the ground. I heard lists beat
ing on the door of my apartment. I turned
back and opened the door and found there
the landlord ot the hotel In his nightgown ,
agitated. I said to him : 'There's a man
out on the veranda that I think Is hurt.
You should send for a doctor. ' I jumped
into .my clothing as quickly as possible ,
and when I was dressed they had carried
the man Into the naxt room. I walked in
there and -found him stretched upon a bed.
As I looked upon him he died. On his body
I found the that ' '
dagger fitted the 1XL ,
jtcabbard which had been left upon the
mantelpiece In my room. How It came there
I never know. His companions escaped. I
learned afterwards that they had followed
mo from Baltimore , and imagined that I
carried the government , money about my
person. How the scabbard was left where
I found It is a problem I have , never been
able to solve. My surmise is that the rob
bers entered the roam to assassinate mo
when I was at supper , and not finding mo
there departed and accidentally left the
scabbard behind. "
KILSOXAI , I'OIXTIJItS.
The Marquis of Que-cnsbcrry may bo
dead , but his rules still live.
Congressman Slbley Is gaining promi
nence enough to bo mentioned for vice pres
ident.
Butler's latest remarks are construed In
Komo quarters to mean thnt ho Intends to
light It out on the present line If it takes
all summer , which It probably will ,
Ex-Speaker Reed's law office lu Now York
Is given n rather warlike tone by a collec
tion of revolutionary muskets and swords
hung upon the wall against the rich crim
son paper.
Readers seeking diversion by reading con
gressional debates must have noticed that ,
the pugnacious senator did not sit hard oh
Von Slttart. The senator has u friendly
feeling for the Dutch.
The proposed army dentnl corps. Instead
of being sent to the Philippines , should be
assigned to congress. That body hus twv-
ernl hard nuts lo crack that may Imperil the
safety of congressional molnrK.
President Angoll of Ann Arbor university
says the fame of Michigan is world-wide.
Whru last In Kgypt ho asked a donkey
driver if ho named his beasts. "Oh , yes , "
was the answer. "This ono Is Kalama-
zoo. "
Most noted of all the many horse deulprs lu
Missouri is "Wild Bill Hall" of Lancaster ,
who thinks nothing of buying ? 15,000 or
$20,000 worth of animals In a day. Ho never
makes moru than one offer for n burse and
closes the deal In a minute , or not at all.
Thomas Yutea of Toledo , O. , Is the only
American citizen who took part lu the fa
mous charge of the light brigade at Balnk-
lava. Ho was In the Seventeenth lanccis ,
and maintains that tbo charge was or
dered out of Lord Lucan's Insane Jealousy
of Lord Cardigan.
CladBtono once expressed his opinion of
( itMieral Buller at u dinner whcro some ono
referred to Joshua as a leader who could
not bo matched In modern times. Mr. Olad-
Blum- broke out : "Joshua ! Joshua ! Why ,
Joshua couldn't hold u candle to Rcdvera
Duller ns a leader of men ! "
According to u statement credited to ox-
CongrcsHinan Springer , a friend of his , a
Cieeik Indian , who was among our volun
teers In the Philippines , found there a tribe
of .Malays whoso dialect was so close to that
of the CJivok Nation that the Indian could
understand them and they him.
Mrs. J. Colemuii Drayton , whoso name
was eomewhut prominently before the pub
lic n few years ago , was recently con
versing with Harry I-ehr , a Baltimore BO-
vlc'ly man. whose somewhat sedate manner
was not altogether to her liking. Anxious
lo get rid of him , Eho snapped out : "Now ,
Irot along , Mr. Lobr. you are altogether too
ladylike. " Tim Dalllmorcan bowed cour-
ttoubly and moved away , saying : "I 'urn
tarry I can't say as much for you , Mr * .
ISTIMIJUM : or 1101:11 VM > IIIMTOV ,
Stile l.lKlili on tlie Conloftf for
Siiii1inni' | > In South Afrlni ,
K. M. Hurnhant , the American scout on
(3oncrnl ( Roberts' etnff. It a Mlnnetotnn by
birth , 37 years of age. Most of hlf boy
hood n.i spent lu Csllfornln , where hla
father WHS a Congrcgntlonnl minister. At
the ugp of 20 he drifted Into the western
mining ramps , handled tfco pick nnd nhovel
for n time , then became a prospector , devcl-
: oplug Into n scout and dare-devil. An In
dian light wna to him more welcome than
a meal , and tunny a red mnn was made
good by his trusty rifle. About'ten yearn
ago he married an Iowa girl In O.illfornl.i ,
nud together they went t South Afrlcn.
Among tlu < savages of that country he ht'l '
abundant opportunities for his scouting
| tnlont and skill ns a marksman , and niimcr-
, oua thrilling advcutuirs fell to his lot. With
two companions bo went Into the wllderiu-is
where Chief Melmo was stirring up trouble
for the British and sent it bullet through
MR hcsirt. This and other dashing nchlcvr-
, mcntn led to his selection for the post of
: chief scout. Burnhnm and his wife were hi
I the Klondike wlirn the commission was
J tendered. He Iti now on his winto South
I Africa.
A Idler fiom a Black Watch mnn lo a
| friend In Kdlnburgh says of HIP affair at
I Magorsfontcln : "It was one -if the darkest
nights I have ever seen and the win fell In
torrents. We were- falling jvcr rocks nnd
nut hills , ns wo could not are where we wer"
gol'ig to. Wo mnrched to nbout fifty ynrd
from the foot of the hill , our regiment lu
front. Wo were nil In a mass when a shower
of bullets came down the hilt and killed
hundreds. We were that taken by surprise
that wo did not know what we were doing.
Wo lay down and fixed bayonets , and out
right half battalion charged , but were
mowed down by the cnemy.'s gun ? . Wo got
the \\ord lo rctlie , and wlilkwo were dolm ?
so the bullets were flying like hnllstome all
around us. It was a miracle how I es
caped , and I got my rule blown out of my
hand nud a bullet through my helmet , null
another grazed my leg , taking nwuy a bit
of my spat. I never witnessed such a her
ribles sight In my life. "
Another Highlander , writing about the
same light , says : "The Blnck Watch in
front made an attempt to charge the posi
tion , but wo had to retire , and simply run
for It , the cneoiy blazing at us all the way
nnd dropping our fellows like skittles from
their splendid positions. There wns nolhUig
for ! t but to lie down nnd pretend to be
dead , and this I did nbout halt-past fi n. m. ,
till , I suppose , 6 p. m. , the sun pouring
down on mo nil the lime , and not n drink
of water all day , and dare not stir hand
or foot , and expecting every minute to bo
my last.
"As It began to get dark , I managed to
wriggle my body through the shrub further
back , nnd after I hnd been nt It some time ,
on looking up , found myself right in front
of another entrenchment of the enemy. They
sent a. few rounds at mie , but they struck
Just In front and rlcochetted over my head.
After .a bit , It getting darker , I got'up and
walked back , nnd there wns nothing but
dead Highlanders all over the place. "
The field hospital service ot the British
army has already reached a high degree of
efficiency. The wounded are quickly and
well handled , as is shown by a statement
made by Sir William MacCormnc , the dis
tinguished London surge-on , who Is now ut
the front , that on Iho day of the battle ot
tuei Tugela SOO patients passed through the
hospital. All tbo wounded were clenred
from the field within four hours nfter the
close of the battle and two days Inter all
were at the base. The work of the. surgeors
la lessened somewhat by the clean-cut
wounds made by the Mauser bullets of the
enemy , wlhcb are more or less easily careJ
for a d which lot a man get back to duty.
If at all , in a comparatively short time.
The English surgeons , It seems , are experi
encing surprises over these wounds similar
to these experienced by the American sur
geons over wounds Inflicted by Spanish bul
lets.
Former Postmaster General James told
this story the other day to a group of mc\n \
In New York City : Just after the
liombardment of Alexandria In Egypt
General ( Jrant , who happened nt that time
to bo In Long Branch , came up from tbero
lo New York on a , steamboat. In
company with himself ( General James ) .
The conversation turned on the British as
sault upon Alexandria , n < ml General James
iskcd Grant If ho had met General Wolseley
nt any time during his tour around the
ivorld , and If fo what ho thought of Wolseley
is a military man.
Grant did not leply to the question , but
: io expressed another opinion , which Is sin
gularly Interesting at this time. Said ho :
"England has got another mnn named
Roberts , who , In my opinion , will , If the
jpportunlty over occurs through any wnr ,
: nako for himself a name that will compare
ivlth that of nny of England's greatest gen
erals. That man has a real genius for cooi-
nnnd. "
Thcro Is much confusion as to the rela-
: Ivo rank of British generals now at the
'rent. Field Marshal Roberts Is the cora-
nnnder-lu-chlcf , nnd the next In him comes
loneral Lord Kitchener , his chief of stntf.
1. II. II. 'the ' duke of Connaught , who pleads
n vain to bo allowed to go to the front ,
jvcn offering to waive nil claims to his
ank. Is next lu rank to Lord Roberts. The
ithers rank an follows : General Sir Rcd-
, -crH Buller , Lieutenant General Sir George
White , Lieutenant General Sir Frederic For-
rentier-Walker , Lieutenant General Lord !
Methucn , Lieutenant General Sir Francis
-Icry , Lieutenant General Sir William Gnt-
UTP , Lieutenant General J. U. French ,
Mi-Jor General Kir Archibald Hunler , Major
riewral ' . Barton , Major General N. Lyt-
llcton , Major General II. J. T. Hlldyard ,
> < ! Major flpncral K \\ool l < i addition
there fli-e al o Major Ucuprals Urabaiou ,
i Muislmll , llou-jrd , tUblnRtpn. Vule and
lircrklrhum. '
An ofllcrr of the lllack Wnlfh tolls of a
remarkable Incident at the buttle of
Mngcnfonteln fn n letter lo the London
Times. He was tine erf , < evrral companion ! )
who , ? tnrtlng out at night towards the
Jloer trenches , were fired on at n dlstam-c
of ISO yards away. There was a panic , and
oul seventy men held their ground , to IIP
under nn lnce * mnl fire for hours. At "
e > 'clock In thei afternoon , following the nd
vance which was made nbout .1 a. m. , an
unarmed He > cr stepped out of the trcnchcM
\ iiul K.I Id that Hrltlgh ambulances might In
! sent up to lake nwny the wounded If the
i uninjured would remain where'they were.
i Tills wan nsrccd to , nnd the wounded wrro
I removed. Kottr hours later tlio Hoerti ai-
j IOWCA ! tlie remnant of twenty men to Rlvo
up their arum and ammunition and go 1111-
molcsliM' to the Ilrltlsh camp , live miles
i In Iho roar , No prisoners were taken by
j the llocrs , though they obviously had It in
i their power to take or kill IbeUny force
( hat lay exposed on iho hillside * to hun
dreds of t.lio enemy. Out ot the. eailro
sou uty who held their ground only thico
hnd not been wounded. "
is ( ; < > IMIU ; _ < ; IIIU.
I
I .Ml111 Winter Weather Clieeli * IIU-.I-
neNs In l.ouulnu rnniiM. |
St. Louis Republic.
A mild winter , such as this has been until
H-cciitly , has Its drawbacks In splto of the
rnvlug It makes lu every one's coal bill.
For one thing , It may tax every one whu
Is projecting- any building or construction
.work al n pretty high rate Pnr Its lon-
li'iicy. The lack of snow and other Ingre
dients ( lint go to make up n good logging
srsison have so reduced the- cut that there
is likely to be f considerable shortage , even
If overythlng should bo propitious from
row on. Last year lu the upper Mississippi
dlt-trlct the cut amounted lo a billion fevt
and the demand more than kept pace with
the supply. To keep mailers even nil
mound 11 has been estimated that Ihe dis
trict should produce another billion feet
this year. But so far It has been possible
to got out only 222,000,000. If the rest of
tlu winter IN like- the first part the cut will
amount to only BOO.000,000 feet nt most.
Under the most favorable conditions sn
ivucli lima has been lost that it can't ex
ceed 700,000,000 feet. This , together with
Iho stocks on hand , would bt > amply suf
ficient for this year's purposes , bill unless the
unual policy Is abandoned , Iho dealers , by
raising prices , will ice ; to It lhat their stocks
nra not. too much encroached upon. Under
the stimulus of the heavy demand last year
lumber prices soared upward , and liavo
maintained a lnr < je pnrt ofthe advance.
What the effect of another advance will bo
upon building and construction cannot bo
forelold , but Its tendency "will bo to put
a stop to many projects thnt could bo put
through on the present level of prices. In
consequence of Ibis the building Irades will
bo ICKS actlVd However , there is still no
Indication that even nt higher prices for
lumber than are ruling today the next sea
son will not afford full employment lo prac-
llcnlly all members ot the. building trades
at good wages. Prosperity is too general
for any noticeable check because the. lumber
cut -may happen to bo a few million feet
short.
LIGHT AMI I1UIGIIT.
Chicago Post : "What , " snld one cynic ,
"is fame ? "
"Fame , " answered Ibc olher , "iswhat
makes you valuable to some book publisher
after you're de-ad. "
'Philadelphia ' 5 > ress : Talker Remarkable !
Remarkable ! The weather man suy the
mercury will drop to zero in twelve hours ,
Choker That's nothing.
Talker Kb ? What's nothing ?
Choker Zero.1 '
Chicago Tribune : "Never boast n1 > out
what you are going .to . do , young- man , "
counseled Uncle Allen Sparks. "A sensible
hen doesn't cackle In advance ot the. egg. "
Baltimore American : Caller I want the
liljjRest lire Holicy you'll write.
Agent What Is your tmslness ?
Caller City employe.
AKcnl Too great a risk you're likely to
lie llrcd at any time.
Chicago News : "Kiss and let's make tip , "
pleaded 'the ' handsome bero.
"No. " responded Hie.fair heroine , "I think
we'd .bolter make up and then kiss. Time Is
limited .behind tbe scenes. "
Indianapolis Journal : The friend I trusted
was not true ; my confidence I nudly rue ;
but oh ! I'd class him still with men , If bo
would solid me back that ten.
Detroit Jourmil : "Tho good , " observed
lie Counterfeit Coin , en passant , "got hlttnn
uorp. ofti'ii Ihan iho ibad. In the ordinary
ourse of business. '
IndlananollH Press : "Of course. " said Iho
" ornfeel Philosopher. "It Is one of 1hu es-
ipntlals to a perfect hero that he illo with
ils boots nn , but It Is equally esBoiitlul that
lip boots bo resllngon comelhlntf more
mlistuntlal lluin the more air ul iho tlnio
it the occurrence. "
TUUI3I.A.
Cleveland i'lalii Dealer.
Vlint dlHinal talcs thy hanks could tell ,
Tupcln ;
ifen fought beside thce , cobbed nnd fell ,
TiiKel.i.
rho car of war rolled throuch Ibv bed ,
I'liy current caught a UIIKP. of red.
Vhllo vullures flaptied and dropped and fed
Tugola.
[ 'en thousand men pressed o'er thy course
Tugela :
rhc llower of Brilulu'H mighty force ,
Tugola.
' 'baek ' again they rcolinK came ,
" ho lo prB lu Dint uwful gamp *
iVliero lives were winked In roar and Harm
Tugela.
hey xtiiggernd to thy friendly tide ,
Tugolu ;
'hey BlunVbled down thy banks nnd died ,
Tugela.
'hp flower nf courage paled In nhnine ,
'by L-urreiit marked the .hounds of fame ,
kml 'Britons ' long will nurse thy name ,
Tugela.
Always Favorable.
The general opinion concerning the new product
Van Iloutcn's Chocolate for eating which has been
| on sale to the public for some time , is highly
favorable. The public recognize that this Choco
late ranks as highly among chocolates for eating as
Van Houten's Cocoa docs among cocoas ; in other
words , that Van Houten's Chocolate excels in de
licious flavor , and in wliolesomcncss of composition.
Every day much harm is done by the excessive
consumption of cheap confectionaries and chocolates
of inferior quality , doubtful taste and doubtful compo
sition.
I Why not abstain from these altogether , and sub
stitute the digestible , wholesome
Van Houten's Chocolate ( For
od ! in Tins of Croquettes and Tins of Drops.
Also in Square 'J ablets and Small liars.
i