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THE OMAHA "DAILY BEE; WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, IflOO.
The Omaha Daily Bee.
tj. nosnw'ATEn, Editor.
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U. II. TZHCIIUCK,
Sec'y nnd Treas.
Subsrrlbt.l nnd sworn before mo this 1st
rtnv of February, A. T). 1900.
(Seal) 31. B. HtWOATE.
Notary Public.
Tin' Lord fights with tho battalions
In South Africa as in all other countries.
Secretary Kdnilsten is leportoil to have
said that ho did not care if the supreme
court plum tree was frostbitten, as he
no longer had an Interest In the crop.
Tho flour trust mixed its paste too thin
nnd as u result It refused to stick. Water
Is a good thing, but a Hood of It, even
lu trust stock, Is bound to produce dis
aster. The British me now In position to
make an exchange of prisoners, but they
will hardly lie willing to part with (.Sen
oral L'ronje before they have entered
Pretoria.
Tho work of constructing parties in
Cubit is about as satisfactory as build
ing houses out of cards. Tho entire
fabric tumbles down before the builders
have time to move In.
The populists and democrats, after
trying tor sonic time, have found It Im
possible to slug the same tune In the
municipal campaign, and as a result
each is training for tho election chorus
In a different hall.
Tho Interstate Commerce commission
Is learning something regarding railroad i
rates In Nebraska. A careful study will '
show them to be the most wonderfully !
constructed things which the commis
sion has over had anything to do with.
F.ditor Howard finds Jiimself at a dls- !
advantage in maklm; his campaign for '
tho notninatlon for state auditor on the
fusion ticket. When he desires to com
municate with a man ho must Invest
In a postage stamp or pay railroad fare,
while his opponents hi tho state house
travel over the state on.passes.
Mr. I'oppleton has pretty nearly
pumped tho waterworks question dry,
but he has not yet explalucd what Is to
bo dono with the money that will be
realized from the salu of tho $.1,000,000
of bonds In tho event that the company
should refuse to accept that amount for
Its plant and unexpired contract.
The different members of the populist
stato commit too have each found It
necessary to deny having voted to table
tho resolution condemning the present
stato otllcers. As no ouo denies that the
resolution was tabled, It Is painfully
evident that some one has been untruth
ful or the resolution tabled Itself.
The average business man of Omaha
knows a hawk from a handsaw and can
not be duped into the belief that Candi
date I'oppleton Is In earnest when he
pledges himself to take Immediate pos
session of tho water works without pay
ing for the plant and tho value of tho
unexpired contract and franchise.
Tho fusion popullsU uro moving to
have the national convention postponed
until a later date. Tho South Dakota
contingent represents that a spell of bad
weather can always bo expected In that
latitude about tho time the convention
Is called to meet. It is feared that the
Bryan boom may encounter a frost.
Mr. ropplcton's high conception of
what a city like Omaha should do lu the
extension of Its High school facilities Is
embodied lu the annuls of the Board of
Kducatlon, which show that Mr. l'opplo
ton, as a member of that body, labored
earnestly to supplement the present
High school building with a four-room
frame structure. This seems to const!-
.tuto his Ideas of progrcsslvoness.
If there Is a more despicable sot of
scorpions in liuuuin form connected with
nuy newspaper In this or any other conn
try than thoso retained on the staff of
the Omaha World-Herald wo have not
yet heard of It. Those wretched liierco
narles seem capable of stooping to the
lowest depths to mnko a point against a
political opponent. If this Is what they
are paid for they unquestionably havo
earned their money In tho present campaign.
TB fst nitinsii VICTORY.
Tho surrender of (lenernl (.'ronjo l
reully the Hint victory which tho ltrltlsh
huvo won In South Africa. They hnve
nchlovetl 11 few other successes, hut they
wens of coniiiariiUvely siunll const
tiucnec mill some of thorn were hut tt'in-
l'"r'l'X 'Hie surrender of Cronje Ih really
ltiiKirtiiiit, not so nitlch on account of
the n.iml.or of men and tho nhlo oIUcom
turned over to tho British, as In the loss
ul P'csugo involved nun iiiu iiunsiinc
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hetirteiilnu; effect which It will have upon
the Itoor forces uud people. Cronje was
recognized as only second to (loiieml
Jouhcrt In military ability and his loss
to the Iloer cause will be very keenly
felt. His countrymen will naturally re-
' card It as a calamity and It will neces
Hll,.y jKlv,, (l more or less depressing
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effect upon them. On the other hand It
will be an Inspiration to the Hrltlsh
soldiers, whose confidence In Lord Rob
erts anil lird Kitchener will be very
greatly Increased.
It would be foolish, of course, to as
sume that this victory means an early
cessation of hostilities. The Ilocrs have
cannot keep up the lighting for many
months and there l no dou't that they
Intend doing so. Tluuc brave people are
not to be cast down by u single reverse,
albeit a serious one. Meanwhile, what
are the chances Incident to this defeat
of Intervention? May not this British
victory strengthen the sentiment In Hu
rope favorable to an efTort on the part
of tho continental powers looking to a
settlement of the South African conflict
on it basis which would Insure the con
tinuance of tho two republics and at the
same time safeguard the Interests of
(Sreat Britain In South Africa? It ap
pears probable that It will and It would
not be surprising If there should at once
develop a strong movement for Interven
tion. tiii: ltKVVxntxu viwrosirms.
Tho United States Investor takes a
very positive position against the pro
vision of the conference llnanclal bill
regarding a refunding of a portion of
the national debt. It says the provision
Is to be condemned on broad grounds.
It Is the height of folly, says that
Journal, for the government to surrender
for thirty years tho right to extinguish
Its debt. "The solo aim of the govern
ment should be to pay the outstanding
bonds as they mature." It declares that
"so far as the ability of the government
to meet these payments Is concerned,
there is not the slightest occasion at this
time for such a measuie as has recently
passed the senate,'' the provision In
corporated In the conference bill. It
further says that tho outlook Is very
favorable for a retirement of the debt
at maturity out of the treasury surplus,
provided the refunding proposition Ih
not sanctioned. In any event, says the
Investor, there Is no likelihood that a
period of thirty years will be required
to pay off tho bonds that fall due In
the next few years. "The treasury sur-
j,iUs, after deducting the $100,000,000
.ux reserve, now stands at about H)W
000,000, or nearly 'J5 per cent of what
would bo required to wipe out all tlie
bonds that mature between now and
iiH)s
There have been long periods in
w ,,ast when the treasury was bur-
,i,,IU?l with redundant revenues and tho
same experience Is quite likely to recur
in the near future. Tho presumption Is
that before 1!K)S tho requirements for
bond retirement purposes could easily
lie met."
This Is tho argument, which in our
Judgment is conclusive, against tho re
funding proposition und we cannot but
regard it as most unfortunate that tho
house conferees should have accepted
this feature of the senate bill. It was,
In our Judgment, it mistake from every
point of view. Not only ls,thc refund-
lug proposition wholly unnecessary at
this time, when the revenues or the
government are in excess of the ex
penditures and promise to contlnuo so,
thus enabling tho government to reduce
Its Interest-bearing obligations, but It
Is a departure from tho imlloy of the
government, which has been that of pay
ing off tho debt as rapidly as possible.
That policy has been approved by the
country and Its effect has been most
benellclal. Wo can kcc no good reason
for abandoning It now, when tho condi
tions are all favorable to continuing Its
observance.
TAXrAVElt Oil TAXSUlRlCmi
One of the ehlof bids for popular favor
of tho fusiou candidate for mayor Is a
gallery play to the effect that If elected
ho would see that the unpaid back taxes
aro all collected In. Taking his cue from
this promise, the fusion candidate for
city treasurer Is echoing tho same senti
ments and telling how active he would
be In going after tho tuxshlrkers whoso
names appear on the delinquent tax
records.
It Is the Irony of fate, however, that
the city treasurer's books show that Ern
est Mortens, tho great collector of taxes,
has never paid u cent pf city taxes sluco
he has lived In Omaha. On the contrary,
ho Is down on the delinquent tax list for
unpaid personal taxes for three years
back and If he wont after the tuxshlrk
ers he would be able to start with him
self first.
The records show that for ISO" Finest
Mortens Is delinquent taxes on a
personalty valuation of $'J."i; for ISPS he
Is delinquent $1.0S taxes on a valuation
of $4."; for 1S!K he Is delinquent $1.S7 on
a valuation of !?".". Previous to 181)7 he
was not assessed on tho personal tax list
and he holds no real estato whatever.
His republican opponent, Augustus H.
Hoonlngs, Is a property owner and a
taxpayer. Ho owns lot 10. block In
I'oppleton park, and has paid his city
taxes on the property lu full up to the
year 1S0O.
Which would the taxpayers bettor
trust with the administration of oily
ilnances tho man who Is a property
owner nnd taxpayer or the man who
owns uo real estate und who Is on the
llnnucnt personal tax list for tho few
dollars of taxes that have heeii assessed
against 111 til ?
TIUM7T IX FL'l.h VOUCH.
It Is the opinion of the administration
that the Clayton-Bulwer treaty Is In full
force nnd that It cannot be legally got
rid of except by mutual consent. This
view Is contrary to the position of former
administrations, but It Is not for this
reason any less binding upon the govern
ment. An admission of this kind by the
administration In power has all the force I
'and effect of u governmental declaration
j and Is a sutilcieiit Justification for a I
claim on the part of the other party to
the treaty that It Is In full force and
effect. It Is absolutely an acknowledg
ment by our government of the British
claim regarding tho treaty.
Of course this was practically done
when our government entered Into u
new convention with (J rent Britain, the
effect of which was to abrogate a part of
the treaty. That was a distinct admis
sion of the binding force of the treaty
upon this government. The intention Is
whether this shall remain the condition
or tlie 1'nlted States shall cut loose from
the "entangling alliance" Involved lu the
existing treaty. There Is no question
that tho new convention means the prac
tical abrogation of the old treaty in all
essential respects. It deprives (Jreat
Britain of the right which it had under
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty to participate
in tlu! contiol of the proposed waterway
and It simply requires that the canal
shall be at all times and under all cir
cumstances an open highway between
the oceans to all nations that is, a path
way of commerce which shall not be
disturbed In time of peace or war.
sit'AEP iturunt: ruun owx noun.
Candidate I'oppleton's organ tries to
pitchfork Mayor Moores about the con
dition of the streets In tlie following lan
guage:
Has Frank E. Moores dono anything to
keep tho HtrceU of this city clean? Search
this country all over and nowhere can there
bo found a city whoao streets huvo been
permitted to remain in tho condition of dirt
and tilth that has characterized Omaha un
der the administration happily drawing to n
close.
What does the popoi-ratle Fakery know
about the streets of other cities? Why
does It not sweep before Mr. l'opplcton's
houses, where the sidewalks have not
been swent for months at a thno because i
the owner Is too penurious to go to the
expeuse of having the walks kept clean?
The Fakery seems to have forgotten that
there was a Truusmlsslsslppl exposition
held In Omaha In 1S0S and that Omaha
received tho most unstinted praise from
visiting thousands because of the cleanli
ness of Its thoroughfares-ancl that was
under the administration of Mayor
Moores. Hven now tho streets of Omaha
aro just as clean ns those of Chicago,
whore hundreds of thousands aro spent
every year on street cleaning, and as
clean us the streets of St. I.ouls, Kansas
Olty, St. l'ti nl and two-thirds of the
cities In this country at this season or
the year. But of course thero are none
so blind as those who will not sec, and
in the matter of the streets of Omaha
Mr. Poppletou's organ Is as far from the
truth ns It Is on nearly every other mat
ter ivlatlug to municipal affairs.
The director of the census has struck
a hornets' nest In tho Brooklyn dis
trict, where they decline to allow tlie
democratic congressmen for Kings
county to share In the census patron
nge. The law gives the director of the
census the right to decide who tlie su
pervisors shall be and how they shall
act, but Director Merrlain has seen lit
to abdicate his right of selecting enu
merators to superintend the work In
the various districts, which Is eminently
proper, Inasmuch as it would be ut
terly Impossible for the director of the
census located at Washington to make
an Intelligent choice of enumerators
hundreds or thousands of miles distant.
In order to cut the republicans out of
the enumerator patronage, which may
be or some valuo in Brooklyn, but would
bo of very little value lu this section
of the country, the democratic poli
ticians of Brooklyn havo suggested that
policemen be employed to do tho work.
This, however, Is out of the question,
even If ixdlcemen had ample time for
performing the task devolving upon tho
enumerators. rollcenien are subject
only to tlie orders of their respective
chiefs and they could not very well
be expected to serve two masters.
Tho fusion press of the state Is serv
ing notlco early on the stato house crowd
that thoso who receive a nomination in
the convention this year aro to be placed
on record personally as to whether, If
elected, they will live up to the platform
pledges of the party. Just what effect
such a pledge will havo Is not apparent.
Fvery one of the present popocratlc olll
clals was elected on a platform contain
ing radical pledges. Faeh one of them
went on the stump and asked the votes
of the people on the strength of that
platform. Tho faith of tlie people that
they would carry out those pledges Is
responsible for their election. If theso
men violated their pledges what assur
nuco have the voters that now men who
mako the same promises will not follow
in the footsteps of their predecessors?
General Cronje has demonstrated even
lu defeat that he Is entitled to tho ap
pellation of the "l.lon of South Africa."
With a handful of men nnd destitute or
artillery he has held the entire army of
liord Boberts at bay for n week anil
given the other Boer forces time to as
semble nud prepare to defend the fur
ther advance of the British. While the
world lauds the victor, It should not for
get that tho vanquished havo performed
a feat which will live In story.
For years Tho Boo kept hammering
away at tho city council for permlttln
the rotten Sixteenth street viaduct to
stand, for years it kept huninioilnz away
at the railroads to replace that viaduct
with a substantial modern structure.
During all that period the great obstruc
tion organ was as mute as u clam. .Vow
It comes forward with brazeu effrontery
de
and Insists that the delay In the replace
ment of the Sixteenth street viaduct is
chargeable to Frank 13. Moores. There
would bo Just as much reason for charg
ing him with responsibility for the delay
in the construction of the Burlington and
Fnlon 1'acltlc passenger depots, for tho
explosion of the Maine or the famine hi
India.
Mr. Foppletou's mouth organ nsks
whether Mayor Moores has done any
thing to cause the public taxes to be col
lected and why hnlias allowed a million
dollars of back taxes to remain unpaid
on the treasurer's books? Mr. l'opplc
ton's organ ought to ask something less
ridiculous. What has the mayor to do
with the collection of taxes? Is he pre
sumed to organize himself Into a dun
ning bureau or a tax-collecting imency?
Docs the charter make the collection of
taxes ono of the duties of the mayor?
Is there any reason why the mayor
should be held responsible for the failure
of tho defiincto candidate for the
I'. S. S. to pay his taxes promptly?
Mm, lit Tell n liny,
Kauoas City Stnr.
No hotel In Kansas City will chnrgo
higher rates during the national convention
than wcro charged by hotels of the sntiio
class In Chicago when tho democratic con
vention met thero In 189C.
Illd lie I'ny Ton Vtnclif
Olobu-Democrat.
Having completely covered the various
flnaticlal transactions In Montana for tho
past two years, Senator Clark has rested his
case, trusting to tho honor nnd fairness ot
tho American people to dctcrmlno whether
ho paid too much or not.
Hurt In tliu Heal TIiIiik.
Brooklyn Eucle (dem.)
We did not get Porto Hlco and Hawaii to
mnko states of thorn, nor did wo get the
Philippines for that purpose. Neither should
wo mako a stato of Cttbu, In tho event of hy
wishing to ho annexed to this country. This
constitution was mado by tho Btatcs, nnd
Is for tho states, and for them nlotio. Ter
ritories aro tho property of tho United States,
und so aro the cavalry horses ot tho regular
nrmy, and congress can sell them or do what
It pleases with them.
lllMlli't; to the Porto HIciiiin.
Cincinnati Coinmorclal-Triluine (reii.)
Porto Rico should bo taken Into the terri
torial brotherhood at once. Ilut If congress
will not sco thn wisdom and JuBtlce of this
tho Inhabitants should unquestionably be
permitted to buy duty free all the necessaries
of llfo produced in this country. If per
mltted to sell their produce In tho United
Stato.i free from duty und .buy what American
products they need duty freo they will bo
able to pay all tho taxes that will bo re
quired to ralso money for tho support of
tho Insular govcrnmtiit. To glvo them less
thnn this Is to take criminal advantage ot
helplessness.
DoiIkIiiK' HoNtlli- Sliiluti-r,
Phlljdclnhln Record.
Two ot the moro formldablo trusts tho
American Tlnplato company and the Na
tional Stool company, both tho legltknato government In order that they might drive
offspring of tho protective tariff have re- I white miners from the country and employ
moved, bag and baggage, from Chicago to cheap Kaffir lnbor, a scheme that would In
New' Yorkj Their ontiro ' outllts clerks, crenso their profits $ 12,000,000 a year. Mr.
olllco boys, books and fixtures were loaded j Hobaon Bays; "Tho nttltudo of the mining
upon lx cars and carried eastward. It l Industry toward the Transvaal government
was an exodus ns completo ns that organized In respect of the labor question Is Instruc
by Moses when he led his people out of tlve. Witnesses boforo tho Industrial com
tho land of Egypt. Tho reason given for the mission at Johannesburg were unanimous In
chango ot location Is greater facility and a
broader field ot activity In New York, and
less hostile statutes. Should tho exiles find
themselves uncomfortable in New York es
cape Into New Jersey would oo easy.
The llillliiiliii Communion.
Huston Journal.
President McKlnley evidently realizes the
Importnnca of having tho ablest uud most
discreet men to compose tho Philippine
commission. In order thnt ho may bo
tho most likely to attain thnt end ho pro
ceeds slowly In Its nppolntment. Two ioro
members aro announced as added to It as
wo writo and tho fifth and last one Is
thought to iavo been selected from tho Pa
cific coast. Vermont nnd Tcnno.'tseo fur
nish tho later two, which Is evidence of a de
sire, to extend Its membership through tho
country. Theso Inter nnnounced members
nro not widely known to tho nation, but
thero Is reason to beliovo that their homo
reputations well justified their selection.
We find gratifying evidenco that politics
had llttlo to do with their designation for
tho commission.
An AitriM-nlilr Coiitrimt.
Chlcnzo Chronicle.
At least ono millionaire who mado his
money In the United States was not ashamed
of his country. Tho testamentary request
of tho lato Loandor J. McCormlck that his
grandchildren, though born In England,
phould ho brought up as Americans is In
ngrecablo contrast to tho action of certain
other rich mon who not only desire to see
their children Anglicized, but become per
manent residents of Englnnd themselves. Of
course such mon can well bo spared. They
aro hotter In Englnnd thun In America. Anil
as a matter of fnct they nre relatively few
In number. It Is altogether probnblo that
most of our rich mon share tho sentiments
of Mr. M-cCormlck rathor than thoso ot
Waldorf Astor tho man who Is ashamed ot
hln .sturdy old fur peddling nnccBtor, but
who Is not nshamcd 1o put forward a ridicu
lous claim to descent from a trumpery
French count who never enrned nn honest
dollar In his life. Somo rich Americans are
snobs, but most of them aro sturdy repub
licans at tho bottom.
'( 12.NTA.Milil.Xi AI.I.IAXCi:.
Complete Herniation of llcporU Clr-
ciilatt'tl ! llfiiuiuoKiiCN.
"Thlladelphla Ledger.
This country has bocomo great not merely
because of Its natural resources, but largely
beeauso of Its form of government and It3
ndhoronco to the policy shaped for tbo Infant
repifbllo by Washington nnd tho fu hers.
Our army nnd navy nro maintained for the
protection of the United States, and nro not
to ho requisitioned by any other power. Kv
ery Instinct ot patriotism conjures us to nt
tend to our own business and nvold tho pit
falls of foreign nlllances. Tho rumors that
President McKlnley has made a secret com
pact with Great Britain originated abroad,
and wcro circulated hero by demngoguea and ,
lennramiiKPH. Amhlcuous statements bv rer.
tain Kngllsh politicians, among whom was
that "honest bagman" In politics, Jrseph
Chamberlain, the promoter of tho war
ngaln.it tho Boors, wcro Interpreted by tbo
continental press ns Indications of n i nn-
dorstnmllng between tho United States n nl
Great Britain. Tho representative British
statesmen dented the truth of such reports,
but It suited thn mischief-makers, at horn:
and abrond, to discredit the denials.
The mixture of races In this country offers
an insuperable obstnrle to any permanent
alliance with, a foreign nation. Hvcry Amer
ican citizen, whatever his ancestry, rcspecU
nnd Is devoted to tho American ling, but u
great diversity of view prevails respecting
sympathy with other countries. Prejudices
and preferences, Inherited or acquired, ex
ist among many citizens, so that should the
administration Indlcnto a dlsroaltlon to
favor Russia hb ngalnst Knglnnd, or Ger
many ii8 against France, or Spain as
against Italy, It would be llko tcsslng n
firebrand among tttibulo. Beeauso of our
constitution, of our traditional policy and
of popular sentiment, wo can havo no secret
ulllanco with any nation, no mutter bow
cordUl Its attitude be toward us pro tem,
WHAT IIIUI'AI.V IS riUHTIMS l'Oll.
VIimtm of Three Kimtlftliiui'it on (he
Sunlit AfrlcMii tVnr,
A lo'nl correiwndint sends to Tho lleo a
copy of tho Ilandsorth (England) Chronicle,
containing a report of a lecture delivered
there by ltev. 11. It. Roger, which Is pro
nounced "a scathing Indictment of the
Doers." Ul'euedun Is of very little conse
queue o while tho comb.itnntH aro engaged
In a death struggle, but there arc some
features of ltev. Rogers' deliverance which
reflect tho uvcrago Urlllsh notion of boor
civilization. Ho does not mlnco words in
declaring that tho contest Is for African
supremacy, nnd ridicules tho .sumption
of some lit8 civilized people that tho llocrs
have nny rights which Omit Drltaln should
respect. "As fnr as 1 caa nscertnln." says
Preacher Rogers, "tho Hoer has no Insti
tutions to defend. Ho Is n squatter and wants
tho country all to himself llko the Kalllr be
fore him. Ho Is not a writer, artist, poet,
schoh-.r or even gentleman; and ho Is not
nn Inventor, discoverer, trader, manufacturer
or philanthropist. And If he r.ud his country
wcro dropped In mid-ocean, mi far ns he
has done anything for mankind, ho would
not bu mlcacd. On tho other hand, our
enforced war with htm Is strictly defensive,
and for freedom and progress. When tho
war Is over," said tho lecturer lu conclu
fcloli, "our only advantage will bo tho nd
vantngu ot civilization; open port, liberty,
enlightenment, nn advnnco In science mil
Industry and n better religion for the
Transvaal. This, no I understand It, Is
what wo aro fighting for; It Is not for
prlvato gain, It Is not for territory, It Is not
for domination, It Is not for Knglnnd, It Is
not for tho Ilotrj but It Is for civilization;
for tlod, for man and for duty. This Is tho
war that makes nations great and that
layn tho foundation of nil noble art. To
die for It Is the grcntcnt honor, to light for
It is tho noxt, nnd to pay for It is tho third."
Accordingly ho parsed the hat uud col
lected 1C2 7s.
Winston Churchill, another Hiigllshman,
who wus taken to Pretoria as a prisoner of
war nnd subsequently escaped, gives nn en
tirely different picture of Boer civilization
and humanity lu a letter to tho Anglo
Saxon Review, a magazlno published by
his mother, Lady Randolph Churchill.
"What men they were, theso Doers!" ex
claims young Churchill. "I thought of
them atj I had seen them riding forward
through tho rain thousands ot Independent
riflemen, thinking for themselves, possessed
of beautiful weapons, led with skill, living
as they rode, without commissariat or am
munition column, moving llko the wind nnd
supported by Iron constitutions and u stem,
hard Old Testament Clod, who should surely
smlto tho Amalekltcs, hip und thigh. And,
then, above tho rainstorm, that boat loudly
on the corrugated Iron, I heard tho sound
of a chant. The llocrs were singing tholr
evening panlm uud tho menacing notes
mora full of indignant war than love and
mercy struck a chill Into my heart, so that
I thought after nil that the war was unjust,
that tho Boers were better men than we."
Somo Idea of tho Umpiring motive ot the
war Is given by another Englishman, Mr.
J. A. Hobson, In a series of articles In the
London Speaker under the head, "What Wo
nro Fighting For." Tho chief point mudo
by tho writer is that tho gold mining syndi
cates conspired to overthrow tho Transvaal
maintaining that It was the duty of the gov
eminent to procure a steady and sufficient
supply of Kaffirs for tho mines. The gov
ernment 'Wns called upon to nccrcdlt and ns
slst ngents of the mining Industry to obtain
nntlvo labor, to 'pay premiums to Kafilr
chiefs,' to furnish extra pay to nntlve com
missioners for tho samo object, to convey
this labor, 'under supervision,' to tho mines,
erecting 'compounds' nlong the road; reduc
ing railway fares to one-third of tho exist
ing rate, and In a dozen other ways spend
ing further money to serve the prlvato In
terests of the mines. Why 'politics, and
economics aro so closely connected that tho
public purse should bo used to keep down
the wages bill of tho mines Is not Intolll
glhlo to English people. But It Is perfectly
clear that under a 'reformed' government
tho ralno Owners will take every care to
prews theso claims."
In support ot this Indictment Mr. Hobson
quotes tho following testimony of Mr. Albcr,
a representative of Cecil Rhodes, before the
Industrial commission at Johannesburg:
"Tho natlvo at tho present tlmo receives
a waEO which Is far In excess of the exi
gencies of his existence. The natlvo earns
between 50s and 60s per month, and then
he pays nothing for food or lodging; In fuct
ho can save almost tho whole amount ho re
ceives. If tho natlvo can eavo 20 a
yoar, It Is almost sufficient for him to go
homo and llvo on the rat ot his land. In
five or six years' tlmo tho natlvo population
will have saved enough money to mako It
unnecessary for them to work any moro.
Tho consequences of this will bo most dls
astrous for tho Industry and tho stato. This
question applies to any claBs of labor, and In
any country, whether It be In Afrlcn,
Europo or America. I think If tho Kaffir gets
onough pay to savo 5 a year, that sum Is
qulto enough for his requirements and will
provent natives from becoming rich In n
short space of time."
"You say the natlvo does not require lux
uries, nnd If ho has -worked for u year ho
has saved enough to go back to his kraal
and remain Idle?"
"Yes."
"Can you suggest any remedy for this?"
"Tho only remedy I can suggest Is that
wo pay tho natlvo a wage which, whilst en
abllug him to savo money, will hinder him
from becoming exceptionally rich."
"Is It in tho control of tho mining In
dustry to regulate tho -wages of Kaffirs'"
"To a great extent It Is, provided that tfio
government assists us In bringing labor to
this market."
Summlng up tho record, Mr. Hobson says:
"If this war can ho successfully accom
plished ond a settlement satisfactory to the
mine owners can bo reached, tho first frultj
of victory will bo represented In a large,
cheap, submissive supply of hlnck nnd whlto
labor, attended by Bomo other economic of
'coats' ns will add millions por annum to
tho profits ot tho mines. Tho blood and
i tho money or tno people or ureal iiritnin
. are being Bponc mr iuib purpose; no ouier
1 defl-.ilto tangtblo result of tho conflht can he
' shown. Tho men who. owning the South
African press nnd political organizations,
i engineered tho agitation which has issued In
I this war nro tho snmo men whose pockets
will swell with this Increase; oponed-eyed
and persistent they have pursued their
course, plunging South Africa Into a tem
porary ruin In order that thoy may emorgo
tctoitoun, a small confederacy of Interna
tl'.n.il in I no owners and speculator hold
Irg tho treasures of South Africa In tho
hullow of their hands."
Mile of IIHiIki- lll-ilt'riMl.
LRAVKNWORTH, Feb. 27. United States
Judge Hook today ordered William Hoopcs,
as. master commissioner, lo perl at public
Miction the Kansas & Missouri hrldgo cross
ing the MIsB.nul river at Fort Leavenworth
In default of payment of JltSO.OOO Interest
nnd jrss.000 principal, now past due. J. M.
Shnriklln Is trustee. A majority of thn bond
holders In tho bridge company live In Am
sterdam, Holland and New York. Tho sale
will be set for tome time In Mar,
HOW IX Tlltl ftPKlMtAOH CAMP.
Mr. lllnUr Slinki-n Mm, Cntt mill
Mlnrli n Pn r I j- of Her (liii
Chicago Tribune.
Snd nows reaches tho ears of Mrs. Cntt
aim cut he'oro she has lilted tho generous
mnntlo of Miss Anthony to her shoulders
and firmly grasped the helm ot the National
Woman's Suffrage association. Tho vessel
him misted etays and Is drifting on u lee
ehoro. A quarrel linn broken nut In tho
ranks which. It Is said, win result in n so- i
cession and tho organization of another as
sociation, which will bo headed by Mrs. Ut
ile Devereux Rlake.
Tho saddmt part of this ruction Is tho '
Btntrment of n Bpokcflwomati for the secea-
elanlntn. which throws a wot blanket upon
tho supposed gentleness, loveliness nnd hnr-
mony of tho members and fo'rccH ono to be-1
llovo that the leaders In their ngltntlon to
sccuro the rights of men huvo displayed
tho political duplicity nnd chlcnnery of men.
It Is charged that Mies Anthony worked
against Mrs. Blake nnd for Mrs. Catt be
cause sho can uso tho latter as her tool nnd
has never liked tho former, who would not
knucklo down to Susnn; that she hns (Hu
plnced every prominent womnn In the move- j
mont; that sho would not nllow Mrs. Blnke
even to spenk In the recent convention;
and, worst of nil, thnt tho delegates who
elected Mrs. Catt hud been bought nnd thnt
their expenses to tho convention wore paid
for them lu consideration ot their doing
what Mlfs Anthony told them. Another
serious (llsqunllflcntfou of Mrs. Cntt for
leadership Is her youth. Miss Anthony,
having no causo for the eonccnlment of her
age, confesses to SO years. Mrs. Blake ac
knowledges 60 nnd Mrs. Cntt 42. For tho
last two, however, tho usual allowances for
understatements must bo made. Mrs. Catt,
though nppnrently sho has renched the age
of discretion nnd Is past tho first bloom of
youth, Is looked upon ns an Inexperienced,
giddy young thing who will not ho nhlo to
resist the Insidious designs ot Susan.
From, nn abstract point of view there Is
nothing unusual In this spilt ot the suffrn
gists. It Is the Inevitable drift of all parties.
Tlui republicans havo had their splits once.
Tho democrats were split during the war, In
tho 16 to 1 campaign nnd they aro spill now.
Tho populists havo split Into various fac
tious, occupying various parts of the road.
Kven the prohibitionists nre split, and somo
of them nro not so dry as tho others. There
In no good reason, therefore, why the suf
fragists should not split nnd secede. Ac
cording to Milton even tho nngcls split nnd
seceded, and If tho celestial angels could
not agree, how can wo expect the earthly
ones to keep in harmony? Closo upon tho
heels of this disagreeable discovery comes
tho announcement that tho houso of rep
resentatives In Massachusetts has defeated
tho proposition for woman suffrage by n voto
of 124 to 32, a Inrger majority thnn for many
years. Misfortunes never como singly.
Ono of tho saddest features ot this row
Is tho doubt It will cast upon tho sincerity
of lovely womnn. Upon tho day when Miss
Anthony wns SO years of nge nnd retired
from the presidency the entlro convention
was dissolved in tears. Tho plotting seces
sionists wero thero nnd wept. Miss Lllllo
Dcveroux Blako wns tbcro and wept like
ono refusing to be comforted. Are all
women crocodiles?
ltKillTS OF CMII.DKKN.
CriMrili'il Cl(l. Providing Iloiim In
1'lity mill to Ilrenthe KrcNli Air.
New York World.
A move In tho right direction hns been
mado in Boston by tho circulation of a peti
tion to tho Massachusetts legislature asking
for the appropriation of $1,000,000 to com
plete tho city's system of playgrounds for
tho children. It is estimated that this
amount will provldo for twenty new play
grounds where they nre most needed, In the
most densely populated, which are neces
sarily the poorest, quarters ot the ctty.
Boston has been so successful In the ch
tnbllshment of people's parks and play
grounds that her policy may well bo pointed
to as an example nnd an encouragement to
nil other largo cities. Tho proposition that
children huve any rights which city govern
ments nro bound to respect Is qulto modern;
In fact, It Is wholly a product of tho present
generation. It Is only within tho last few
years that wo havo recognized tho rights ot
city children to tho extent of giving tbom
room to play and to breathe fresh air In
other words, the right to live nder health
ful and happy conditions.
PKKSONAI, POIXTRHS.
Japan has discovered gold mines, but no
foreigner will bo allowed to work them.
No outlander buslnees for Japan.
Wu Ting Fang was not tho first man to
discover that tho way to talk to a China
man Is to learn his language, but com
paratively few Americans havo found It
out yet.
William S. William, an Atlanta (Oa.) mll
llonnrie, Is president ot twenty-seven banks
In Ooorgla and Alabamn, besides being nc
ttvo In the management of a number of cot
ton mills.
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff of Now
York Is nttrnctlng a great deal more attun
lion by his cwlng around the clrclo than
ho could by staying nt home and attending
strictly to business.
In tho midst of thn efforts being made In
Knglaud to ratao funds for Tommy Atkins
, by any nnd nil methods It Is Interesting to
noto tnat tno uemnnu mr Hirawnernes m
36 cents nil ounco is greater than tho supply.
RcprcBenttttlvo LlttlelleU! of Maine is in
favor of tho prohibition laws of that state
and was, therefore, somowhat embarrassed
when nt a eticbor party In Wnshlngton tho
other night he won for tho first prize a hand-
somo beer stein.
In compliance with n recommendation Just
mado by tho Bar association of Chicago,
the lawyers now nrlso In most of the courts
In tho -city when tho Judge enters, and re
main stan ling until the bailiff's gavel falls
and announces that court U opened.
Thero Is a great demand for tho wealher
maps Issued February !', ,becauso the dark
spaco covering tho storm area makes a dis
tinct profile of MIfs Hiisan li. Anthony.
Oddly enough, tho Woman's Suffrage as
sociation was then in session in Washing
ton. Frank Sanborn revives this Btory of George
Prontlco of tho Louisville Journal, who said,
when Polk, having Been Toxis iinnrxed,
sent out nn expedition to the Dead en: "This
administration means to fish up Sodom anil
Gomorrah nnd annex them to the United
States."
If Mr. CarncRle, with his known Inclina
tion toward dying In poverty, should de
cide to enter the United States penile by
thn Montana method, tho prosperity which
Illumines thn gulches of the Hv-k Moun-
tnlni would tip with even greater glory the
peaks of tho Alleghenles
A scalpel export reports having extracted
from tbo Interior of an ItBlInn gentleman
nix feet of maccanml that had been mu
tilated prcvloUKly In n brawl. The name
of tho expert Is not given, but It will
dnuhtlers lie found, with a suitable testi
monial, on boxes ot that succulent edible.
Thomns I). Pile, tho new lord mayor of
Dublin, Is a patriot of openly nvowed nation
alist principles, lie has boon so very politic
nnd conciliating that ho Is popular with all
classes of people, no matter of what politi
cal opinion. Beforo being elected to tho high
ofllco of executive of tho Irish capltul he was
the high sheriff of Dublin.
Tho reason why a committee of congress
men which wns to have inspected the New
York poMtofflce thin week hns put off ths
Job until next week Is, according to tbo
Now York Journal, because the attractions
nt tho theaters of the metropolis will be
much greater then than they happen to be
Just now.
CIJNNOIl UXTJl AOHIMNAH V.
(irrnt ltrltuln'n Aiitioitiit'riuriit ltr
tuirilliiK (Mllclnl CnlileurHiux,
Boston Globe.
The Influential members of congress wh
aro moving In enrnist for a thorough Invest
tlgatlon Into the charges brought by ex
Consul Macruin that his ofllclal as well ni
personal mall was opened by a Hrltlsh cen.
for at Durban are not likely to be placated
by n dispatch which was sent from Wash
msi"" yi-sicriiuy, u mo iounwmg cueci
"Oreat Drltaln has announced her pur
pose to censor ofllclal as well n prlvau
cablegrams sent, to International reprc-
sonlatlves at Pretorln. It Is uiidrstood tlu
announcement has created a dlsagreeabU
Impression In t'nlted States circles."
This "disagreeable Impression" Is likelj
to mako Its Influence felt beyond cabinet
circles. Kven tho prompt release of tha
Sabine nnd her American cargo, or the fres-
lug of u dozen ships laden on theso shorei
mid captured by British cruisers In Uclngoa
bay, will not nvall to counteract such a
peculiar evidence of "frlendllnefs" to Amer
ica ns that embodied In Britain's announced
Intention of censorship over letters sent ta
Pretoria.
Such n declaration would bo accepted la
ninny qunrters ns tantamount to an otllclnl
confession on the part of tho British nu
thorltleu that ex-Consul Mncrum's charge
worn founded In fnct.
POYVmil TALKS PIIOStM'HITY.
.Ni'tiriiMliii'M (iotcriior llrulnll' l"or
NnUen the Cuimc of Oil mil It)'.
Kansas City Journal.
While Bon. William J. Bryan hat
been going about annihilating the octopus
by partaking ot dollar dinners nud un
selfishly stirring other pnrtR of the coun-
try to an appreciation of their patriotic duty
for half the gate receipts something which
looks suspiciously llko treason has reared
Its hoad In his own commonwealth of Ne
braska. Tho National Creamery Butter
makeiH' association held its annual meeting
nt Lincoln, Mr. Bryan's home, a few days
ago, and In delivering nn nddrcss ot wel
come to the delegates Governor Poyiitcr,
himself hitherto regarded ns one ot thn
nenrest nnd dearest enemies of prosperous
times and good money, is reported to luvo
said:
"We nre proud to welcomo you to n most
prospoious stntc. The blessings of Rod hnvo
given tin a soil unsurpassed, heaven hns not
withheld cither tho early or later rains.
Knorgy and Industry nro tho marked char
acteristics of Nebraska's citizens. Splendid
crops result from such a combination, giv
ing us n vast surplus at our disposition,
pouring in upon uh ii golden, silvnr nud
greenback strenm, Irrigating tho pockets ot
our people."
How must not the breasts ot Hon. Coin
Harvey, Hon. William J. Stone, Hon. Wil
liam M. Stewart, Hon. Jim IC. Jones nnd
ovcry other faithful democrat nnd populist,
hut moro cspeclnlly Hon. William J. Bryan,
havo swelled with surprise nnd Indignation
on tho perusal of theso words. Four years
ago It was proved to tho satisfaction of moro
than 6,000,000 men that tho masses of tho
plain people could never thrive while gold,
"tho rich man's money," was tho etnndnrd
of values; nnd now nlong comes this man
who awes all his political successes nnd
honors nnd tholr accompanying perquisites
to tho acceptanco by tho people of his stato
of the calamity doctrine, and nsscrts not
only thnt they nre prosperous, but that thoy
aro Indebted for their prosperity to a, "com
bination!" A combination? What is a
combination but trust? Mr. Bryan might
havo forgiven tbo governor for intimating
that God's blessings and the energy nnd In
dustry of a people mny In somo inexpllcablo
nnd tnscrutablo niannor affect favorably,
under tho gold standard, the Industrial con
dition!! surrounding them. But when ho
adds an Implication that a "combination"
haB proved or could over prove beneficial
to any community lu this trust-ridden coun
try ho makes It nppnrcnt that ho moans to
Injure aud discredit tho great cause, or else
he means that he Ih criminally careless and
stupid.
Wo do not pretend to understand why Mr.
Brynu has allowed this Nebraska Judas of
blnderer, ns tho easo may be, to go tin
censurcd fo long; but wo aro constantly ex
pecting tho telegraph to bring us iiewn
that ho has grasped tho rear platform ot
his special car and stnrtcil to Lincoln with
tho intention ot reading the riot net to a
private and select nudlcuce.
;iu:i:hv chaff,
Indianapolis Journal
Any new- features
nt tno inuHicnier
"Oh, yes; .Mr. Brlsque sane 'Old
tucky Homo' -with pistol obligate. "
Kcn-
Somervlllo Journal: Miss Passo (archly)
How long do you think a man ought to
know a girl 'bclorn proposing?
Mr. Clublelgh-All his life!
Philadelphia .Piof.s: "J think," Paid th
friend of the family, "that you ought to
kero a watch on your son."
"Impossible," declnretl the disgusted
fnthar. "Ho'd exchange it for n pawn
ticket tho llrst ohunce ho got."
Detroit Free iPresH: "There nre no 'de
cadent germ In anything I -write."
"What makes you so stiie?"
"Why, I boll ovcry drop of Ink I use."
Washington Stnr: "What's this?" ex
claimed the editor of tho woman's maga
zine. "Von have oiikukoI u married woman
to run our lioiiHehold department,"
"Oh. that's all right," answered the ns
Flstii nt. "She's always lived In bnardlnir
Iiouhoh, ho she's not (llsqunlltluil by experi
ence." Wnshlngton Star: "Yoh glnerly Pin's,"
said Uncle Kticn, "tint do man who suys ha
has money to burn will bo hollorln' foh a
Uro extinguisher when It's too late."
Cleveland Plain Dealer: In the car.
"Kxcuse me, sir, but you nro rubbing all
tho polish off my shoe.
"Is that your shoe, mn'nm? I thought It
was tho gontleman'H valise."
Uotrolt Journal: "How comes It a woman
of such proud lineage Is married to a man
of humble birth?"
"Well, I understand thoy nro not rich
enough to afford nn ancestry for both of
them."
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "You don't seem
pleased with your tip, my man."
"Well, no, Hlr. You see, I used to bo a
Montana legislator."
COMPENSATION.
When night's bespangled mantle drapes tha
earth
Wo miss the glory of the ended day
And druul tho deeds to which thq dark
Klvrs birth,
But wait si new day's opportunity.
Which, rest nnd culm relleetfon of thonlcht
( Will make us Hwlft to grasp and strong to
bold.
Derelt nud falsehood seeni, sometimes, to
reign , ,, ,
In undisputed sway o cr all the world,
Yet. (!'(: within tbo meanest ticurt there
dwells
A reverencn fnr honor nnd for truth,
A force, thnt. on wiiroi distant, bleshed day,
Will find ii way to rectify (be pain
That life's unnumbered wrongs hava
heaped It with.
Pi-rlmiiH, for all tho longing nnd the loss
Of lii'lp my llfo demanded and nbnorhrrt
Before your blind had ceased to bo lu mine,
Before tho sweetest votco of earth was
stilled.
.My wildest grief mny change to porfeot
Joy
When, nine again, my soulvshull answer
ynurn
In that wide world beyond my human sight
Where love must go to Und Hh rich rowunl,
Wbli Ii. although long delayed, will com
;eiisnt For nil the sorrows lovo hns had to beir.
HKLLK WILL13Y aUH.
Wlnslde, Neb.
CASTOR I A
For Infants aud Children,
Hie Kind Ycc Have Always Bought
Bears
re of f&SiS,
Signature
