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Now lot rcnuhllcnns throughout Ne
braslv.'i do u.s well mh the republicans In
oninhu.
IT Dubs' social (Icinocriiuy could get
nil It leslres there would bo iiothln;
loft for tho business man to do hut to
shut up shop and run lor oHlce.
Sioux Falls proposes to quarter the
national fusion pojiullst convention In a
lent. A hole should lie left In the tup
through which the surplus wind can
escape.
The Iowa legislature has voted down
the proposition to submit a woman's
suffrage amendment at the coming elec
tion. The people of Iowa are of the
opinion they have had troubles enough
without offering a premium for others.
The proceeds of the bonds voted for
paving Intersections will not go far
when It comes to replacing the worn-out
pavements which disfigure so many of
our streets. The pioperty owners who
get their petitions In first will have first
claim on the Intersection fund.
The question Is asked, how long the
print paper trust would last if every
newspaper proprietor refused to support
for election a congressional candidate
who would not promise to vote to put
wood pulp on tlie free list. We think it
would last as long as the promises.
The free silver lepubllcuns are told
that they are expected to send at l ast
:i(M men from Nebraska to the Kuurn
City conference. If that many attend
the party will be under the necessity
of colonizing about --7 men of that
faith In order to make up the quota.
1ical courts are still wrestling with
tlie question whether trumping a part
ner's ace In imllte colored society is good
cause for the drawing of razors. We
hope this important question may be
settled soon and settled right for the
benefit of all who enjoy a social game.
The coming season promises to be a
lively one In building ami public Im
provements In Omaha. The demand for
houses required to meet the needs of a
growing population should also stimu
late activity In real estate circles. No
better investment offers than good
Omaha property.
There need be no worry as to how tlie
city will get along during the week be
tween March It) and March 'M. It will
still be under the mayoralty of Frank
K. Moores and will get along Just as
well as at any time during the past
three years, during which time no one
has had any real fault to Hud.
The Thurston Uilles Is to be recruited
anew as Company I. of the First Ne
braska National tluard. With the rec
ord tho company made In the Philip
pines It ought t he an loiior and a priv
ilege to have a membership In the new
militia organization and the ranks
should be tilled up without delay.
It Is Interesting to note that the vote
on the unseating of an Alabama dem
ocrat elected by fraud nuiL negro dis
franchisement was on Rtrlct party lines
in which the populist congressmen lined
up with the democrats. How can tlie.
populists who pretend to favor a fair
ballot and an honest count explain such
action?
Twenty thousand men who work
under the scale of the Amalgamated
Association of Iron and Steel Workers
will got a raise In wages. The wages
to be paid tire the highest In force
since 1SS0. Are these 110,000 workmen
anxious to return to democratic times
when wages were not only small, but
work was scarce?
From all parts of Nebraska come ro
ports that prospects wore never better
at this time of tho year for good crops.
Tho recent snows and ra 'us have lint
the ground In prime condition and
winter grain up to the present Is In tine
shape. The calamity cry Is not likely
to get far this year wheu It bumps up
against well-llllod granaries and grow
ing crops. ,
, nev
ears old u.
the i.t;ssnx pnii iiki'L'hi.u ass.
The overwhelming victory won by the
republicans of Omaha In the recent city
election, in spite of the most vigorous
opposition Unit the fusion managers
could make, must have great slgnlll
caneo for tho republicans of Nebraska.
Tho lesson of the Omaha election Is that
the republicans can win If they sink fac
tional differences and unite In a su
preme effort to overcome the common
enemy.
Nebraska In 1!00 will bo one of the
pivotal states In the groat battle that is
lo determine (he presidential election.
The fact that Its metropolis Is steadfast
In Its loyalty to republicanism should
give no small encouragement to repub
lican workers In every section of the
state and stimulate them in their pur
pose to place Nebraska once more In tho
republican column.
What hns been done In Omaha with
respect to the union of contending fac
tions within the party In behalf of the
ticket can ami must be done In every
city, village and hamlet. With the
stake, the legislature which will
elect two United States senators
and eight presidential electors,
whose votes may mnke or unmake the
presidential ticket, loyally to republican
principles must bo made paramount to
personal and factional considerations.
To bring about this result, however,
requires also the nomination for every
otllce on the ticket of none but men who
can command the full strength of the
party and appeal for support to tho mass
of Independent voters and men of other
parties ready to Join with republicans
In the cause of good government. Hvery
candidate selected to uphold the repub
lican banner should bo a man of un
questioned strength and popularity, of
a good reputation In whom the people
can place their trust without fear of
disappointment. Tho republican party
must this year keep close to the people,
and particularly to the farmers and
wageworkers, who constitute the back
bone of Nebraska's producing force
which ever prefers a party of progress
and prosperity to a party of calamity
and obstruction.
With thD first skirmish In the battle
won, Nebraska republicans are In better
condition to continue a winning light
than at any time since the state was
lost to the fusion combination.
noKits xur niscuiiHAUvn.
The Hours have suffered some re
versos. They are being pressed on all
sides by forces greatly outnumbering
theirs. They fully understand the great
odds against them. Hut they are not
discouraged. With unbending faith In
the righteousness of their cause their
determination to tight on is unshaken.
"In spite of all reports," says the secre
tary of state of the South African re
public, "the spirit of the lighting men
as to the outcome remains unchanged."
The venerable and devout president of
the Transvaal is as strong as ever In
the belief that an overruling providence
will save the republic from conquest
and subjugation.
If the sympathy of most of tho civ
ilized world could avail anything In
helping these brave people, beyond
stimulating them to maintain the strug
gle, tho tide would speedily be turned
In their favor, but moral support can
do nothing to stay tlie relentless hand
of their enemy and there is no indica
tion that nny effort will be made by
other nations lo bring the conflict to
an end through mediation. No Kuro
pean government seems disposed to un
dertake this, a concert among them for
Intervention Is probably Impracticable,
and so far as the Fnlted States Is con
cerned there are the soundest reasons
of public policy for Its refraining from
Interference.
Meanwhile tlie reports from Hrltlsh
sources of disaffection and disintegra
tion In the Iloer forces are not to be
accepted with unquestioning confidence.
They are Intended, undoubtedly, for
effect upon the Hrltlsh public, which
needs greater reassurance than Is to be
found In the few successes which Hrlt
lsh arms have won. It Is Incredible
that the defenders of the Transvaal re
public, should be disposed to sue for
peace at this stage of the war, when
they havo experienced only a few de
feats, have suffered less loss In men
than the Hrltlsh and havo their strong
est positions behind them. Wo believe
the war, entering upon Its second stage,
Is yet far from the conclusion.
TUB SUXDAV rtt'B.
The Hoe Sunday will be ono of the
llnest examples of a modern Sunday
newspaper. It will give the nows from
all quarters of the civilized globe and
will present literary and pictorial fea
tures if u re to please every reader.
During a recent visit to Omaha Maud
(inline, who Is working In the Interest
of the lrlsh-Amerlcan movement In
sympathy with the Hoers, mado a pil
grimage to the tomb of (ionoral O'Neill
at the Holy Scpulcher cemetery of this
city. The frontispiece of The Illus
trated Hoc reproduces her photograph
as she appears In the act of laying n
lloral tribute on the tomb of this Illus
trious Irishman.
An article of particular local interest
relates to the Inroads of the game of
golf into Omaha and tho organization
of tho golf devotees who form the North
Omaha club. TIr accompanying pic
tures show the golfers in characteristic
poe.
Frank (!. Carpenter's letter from tho
Philippines Is an Interview with (ionoral
Urant on his work with the military
forces In Luzon and his opinion as to
the outlook In our Island acquisitions
In the far east. The article Is accom
panied by pictures taken specially by
Mr. Carpenter, one hhowlug (ionoral
(iraut ami a son of the late (ionoral
I.awton, another picturing some of the
Negritos, and unother some of the war
like Tagalos.
Along similar lines Is an article by
Miss Frances Drake describing Marti
nique and (iuadaloupe, the two French
West Indian Islands that are near neigh
bors to our own Porlo ltlci. This ar
ticle is also Illustrated with photographs
of typical scones tnken by Miss Drake
! during her visit.
I cy Warinan writes a description of
Dawson City as It appealed before the
I recent lire, with Interest lug sketches .f
life In the Klondike, accompanied by
ii picture showing the main street in
Dawson City, crowded with people, at
tho time of Its greatest activity.
other subjects presented plctorlally
are Fred Hodde, the veteran editor of
the (irand Island Independent, who has
Just retired from active editorial life;
'. S. Robinson, the newly-appointed
member of the Iowa State Hoard of
Control; the recent charity fair at Sew
ard Neb., the leading woman's club of
David city, Neb., and the High school
cadet battalion at Kearney. Neb.
Tlie fashion pictures take up new
styles in spring bonnets that will soon
be launched upon the milliners' coun
ters. If you want the best paper Insist upon
having The Sunday Hoe.
IlKCII'HUfirV WITH I'll AAV tl.
There Is some doubt whether the reci
procity treaty with France will be rati
fied. The administration Is understood
to be anxious for Us ratification, but
there Is a good deal of opposition to
the treaty In the senate and It Is now
proposed to ask the French irovernmeiit
to agree to extend tho time for ratlllca-
tlon, which by the terms of the trentv
expires a couple of weeks hence. This
Is urged on the ground that If pushed
io a vote this session the treaty will
fail.
A number of senators want more time
to study the treaty, while others desire
Its modification. It Is stated that tho
report furnished by Special Commis
sioner Knssou to the committee on for.
eign relations does not carrv s;ittii,.im,i
Information and facts on which to base
a correct Judgment as to the wisdom or
expediency of the provisions of the
treaty. The statement is made that
while the views of Interests favorable
to ratification were embraced In the re
port of the special commissioner, those
of opposing Interests were not sent to
the senate committee. However, the
senate undoubtedly Is not uninformed
as to the latter.
The negotiation of this treaty con
sumed considerable time and tlie result
Is satisfactory to the French govern
ment, as has been publicly attested by
the minister of foreign affairs. It doe's
not appear that the Fnlted States would
be placed nt nny disadvantage by it.
Hut there are always selfish Interests
t array themselves against these com
mercial agreements and they may suc
ceed In defeating this one.
The big cattle owners assort nothing
in the bill for leasing arid lands could
prove detrimental to the owners of
small herds and to fanners, but on the
contrary insist that the Interests of all
are given due consideration. Hut from
reports which come from the range
country It Is evident the framers of the
bill will have some dltllculty convincing
tho small holders this Is true. The
small holders are to a man opposed to
the measure. The principal evil which
tlie bill Is expected to cure Is the over
crowding of the range. It certainly Is
not tho small owners who are over
crowding tho range, and If this is the
only trouble, as alleged, the big caitle
companies have the remedy in their own
hands, for If the range Is overcrowded
they are certainly the ones doing tlie
mischief. As a matter of fact the range
Is not overcrowded, taken us a whole,
but Is capable of sustain ng thousands
of head more cattle than are now In
the country If properly distributed. og
islatlon can do something to remedy
these evils, but no measure is likely to
be adopted until framed so all Interests
have a voice.
Another misstatement that should be
corrected, with reference to the recent
Omaha city election, Is the story that
the election boards throughout the city
were packed by the republican machine.
Tho fact Is that the election olllcers who
served at the city election were tin.' same
as those who served at the election last
fall, when tho popocrats seemed to have
been favored everywhere by the county
judge who had the appointing power.
These election olllcers were appointed
at that time for a year and held over in
tlie city election, nothwlthstandlng the
fact that many democrats wore ap
pointed as republicans or populists un
der false representations made by the
democrat le managers at that time.
These election boards, especially in tlie
lower wards, were practically controlled
by democratic members, who used every
power accorded them under the law to
boost the democratic ticket. The defeat
of the Poppletou brigade cannot be
charged against the election boards.
If those Norfolk people do not quit
pretty soon and allow the secretaries
of tlie State Hoard of Transportation
to get their usual amount of sleep res
idents of that town may expect a old
reception when they visit tho state
lioiu-e. They actually have the Imperii
nonce to expect tlie secretaries to an
swer letters and inform them of the
time when the rate easo In which they
are Interested will come up for hearing.
Norfolk men should not be so exacting
when they have caused the board trou
ble enough already.
The local democratic machine seems
to have come to tho conclusion that
electing the delegates to tho democratic
state convention would be too demo
cratic and propose therefore to recon
sider tho call for the primaries and as
sume to itself the appointment of dele
gates. As this Is what was done four
years ago, wheu Mr. Hryan was nom
inated, it has undemocratic precedent.
Hut the rank and tile of democracy may
want to know where they come In In tho
choice of the party standard bearer.
The announcement Is made that owing
to unexpected circumstances Colonel
Walter Molse has permitted a tem
porary suspension in his great annual
gift enterprise. Aa the head of the ed-
. Itorlal donation party Colonel Molse will
i doubtless send out to the democrat :c !
susceptible who were touched for the 1
' last purse a loiter to the effect that ow-
I lug to the publicity given to Hie la-d
subscription It had been decided not to
sugar Oom Paul Metcalfe as a reward
for his pernicious activity In tho city
election, that gentleman being naturally
of "a modest Inclination, Indisposed to
iiomiiast or ostentation of any kind."
but that in lieu of the usual financial
accommodation he will bo satlsiied to
bo sent as dologate-at-largo to the na
tional convention and will remember
them probably as zealously as If- they
had again dug up the cash for him.
The Nebraska supreme court has held
that contracts for the future delivery of
grain, where no gialn Is transferred or
Intended for delivery, are contrary to
public policy and non-cnforccablo In this
state because they come under the head
of gambling. The reform county attor
ney In Douglas county might take tlie
hint If he were In earnest and got after
some of tlie local bucket shops.
Tlie man who attempts to compile the
laws passed by the present sessions or
the Kentucky legislature will have a
task which will tax ids Ingenuity. Hoth
legislatures are grinding out bills like
a factory running on prosperity time
and each claims to be the only gen
uine, naine-blown-inthu-bottle legisla
tive body.
Slicnil or (lie I'lpcr.
Il.tltlmore American.
Great Britain's prospective war hill Indl
cctes that .Mr. Kipling's "l'ay, pay, pay!"
wns not altogether tho Inspiration of an
Idle fancy.
Maul It it ti on the "II" Hot.
St. Louis Hemibllc.
Senator Carter of Montana denounced tho
opposition to Quay as "a deep, dark, dam
nable, diabolical plot." Bvldently Senator
Carter has reached tho D's in his study of
tho dictionary.
l'ronf of l'riKrrn.
Chlcaso Post.
Tho story that cornea from Manila to tho
effect that a Filipino was paid to shoot
(Jeneral Law ton merely proves that yellow
Journalism at last has secured a foothold on
the Island of Luzon.
l't'iuiltlcN of Wealth.
Daltlmoro American.
Mr. Clark of Montana mournfully remarks
ho Is being butchered because ho Is rich.
Another awful warning to tho ambitious
youiiR man to appreciate tho blessings of
poverty before It Is too late.
Itfi'Di'il Hun to tlie It cur.
Washington Star.
Speaking of our military geniuses who
preferred to ro to tho rear when they had a
chance to tight, 13 not Mr. l'ettlgrew afraid
ho may stir up Colonel Hryan's war record?
Tho colouel also Is seeking promotion.
Snirriim- In Culm.
lluffalo Kxpress.
If thoro Is really any serious dissatisfac
tion with American rule In Cuba, tho ex
planation can bo readily believed that it
arises from tho franchlso restrictions. It
Is said that fully 60 per cent of tho Cubans
fall to como up to the requirements fixed by
Heneral W'ond. Tho United State3 will mako
a mlstako If It attempts to establish a Cuban
republic on any but a unlverHal suffrago
baslh. That would only be Inviting revolu
tion, for tho disfranchised majority would
certainly assert Itself as soon as the hand of
tho United States was withdrawn.
Dp. iiNliittnit of l'or.'Hl I'lreii.
I'hlladelohia Heeord.
Tho ravugu of tiro lu tho magnificent
forests of tho state of Washington has been
most destructive. It is estimated that, tho
burned are. would havo yielded 40,000,000,
000 feet of lumber, or enough to employ the
cutting capacity of all tho sawmills lu the
United States for two years. At a low
estimate tho valuo of tho trees destroyed
was $30,000,000. That such proventablo de
struction should go on from year to year, so
that in tho dry season tho wmoko from the
burning woods darkens tho sky along tho
wholo Oregon and Washington coast, with
out energetic elfort on tho part of the state
and federal governments to Btop It, furnishes
a sad proof of Improvidence.
SlliiliiK 'IV in peril iici Sentiment.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Tho publication of reports concerning tho
enormous amount of intoxication in tho
Philippines since our army went there has
stirred up tho lomperanco sentiment of tho
country and It Is manlfcfitliig itself in a
Hood of petitions and representations to tho
government from all pails of tho country.
Thin is tho form which popular sentiment
has taken to express, Itself and It is a power
ful adjunct to tho newspaper expressions
of tho samo sentiment. Hut this is not u
matter for congressional debato or for any
legislation at thin time. It Is for tho ex
ccutivo branch of the government to attend
to. The Philippines are under martial law
and the military authorities can regulate or
entirely suppretH the sale of Intoxicants lu
such portions of them as nro under tholr
control. Tho petitions should bo aent to the
president.
'HIlKrXIMXC. AT TWO I'KIt CKVT.
oluhle Klniiiiclnl Project AiKhorlcl
li.v Coni-rcNN.
St. Louis Ulobe-Oemocrnt.
Ono of tho provisions of tho gold standard
bill as reported by the conference rnmmit.
too confers upon tho secretary of tho treas
ury autnorlty, though tho matter reirmina
optional, to receive I'nlted States lmn.u
bearing Interest at 3, i or r. per cent, giving
In cXLhango " per cent bonds redeemnl.l.i
at tho pleusuro of tho United States nt tho
emi oi mirty years. Tho now 2 nor cni
nro to bo Issued at not less than par, with
Interest and principal payable in gold. About
$830,000,000 of outstanding bonds could bo
presented for this exchange. They embraco
M0S,G"b,72O bearing interest nt 3 per cent
and redeemable after August 1, 1008; $553,
251.S00 bearing Interest nt 1 per cent re
deemable after July 1, 1007, and $87,102,800
bearing Interest at 5 per cent, redeemable
February 1. 1001. "TIicho outstanding
bonds," It Is explained, "are to bo rorolved
lu exchango nt a valuation not greater than
their present worth, to yield nn income of
2,i por cent per annum; and tho dlfferenco
between their present worth, us thus com
puted. mid their par valuo Is to bo paid to
tho holders out of tho treasury, tho pay
ments being credited to tho sinking fund."
A small quantity of 2 per ce-u government
bonds nro outstanding and aro held at a
premium of 3 per cent, though tho govern
uent is at liberty to call them In at any
time. There cua bn littlo doubt of the
popularity of tho proposed exchango, though
no country has over yot disposed of a 2 per
cent loan at par. The United States Is likely
to lead off In this respaet. Hy tho propose I
exchange of outstanding bonds a largo sum
will bo saved to tho treasury uml the hold
ers of tho now 2 por cents will havo a per
manent Investment for not less thnn thirty
years from the ditto of Issue. Sound finance
with an unquestioned 100-cent dollar, tins
placed tho United States in a position to
carry through bucceh'fully a proposal of
this kind. To refund n tho lowest rato of
interest on record will bo nn achievement
for which tho people, may thank themselves
ud their declMon of 1606.
OTllllIt I.AM1S TIIW (It IIS.
The correspondent of tho Uoudon Tltnea In
st Potersburx writes that In sulle of nil
official jiiu'iflc assurance to the contrary, all
ulRim and Rosslp In the Husntnn iaplt.it
point to sewn Impending move upon the
Afghan frontier, lie snyg that although It
was declared In the officially ceiuored and
corrected telegram from Tlflls that only ono
battalion of trorps had been sent to Kushk
i as nn experiment, ho hears from more timn
one competent source that the whole brl
gado of Caucasus miles to which that bat
lallon belonged has gone towards the Afghan
frontier. Sinrc thou tho dUnutch of the eiv
oad battalion has been announced In tho
Husilnn papers. If the entire brigade with
Its accompanying artillery and Cossacks has
not actually readied tho Afghan frontier It
Is, says tho correspondent, being moved along
the route or posted nt places on the way
A private person, who has been anxiously ex
peeling certain goods from the Trans-Cas
plan, has Just received Information from his
agent that the delay In tho transport Is
really due to tho progress of troops along
tho Central Asian railway, although the
authorities assert that It has been caused
by heavy falls of snow. Tho number of
troops now concentrated at Kushk or there
abouts Is estimated at about 20,000 men
There seems to bo a general conviction that
tho Russian losltlon on tho frontier Is being
seriously strengthened, and most Hui-slans
mako no secret of their belief that In tho
near futuro tho long-prophcsled occupation
of Herat will become nn accomplished fact
The advance sheets of consular reports
glvo Interesting details of the German con
cession for an extension of tho Anatolia
railway from Konleh vln Marnsh and Hag-
dad to HnBsorah. A French company own
Ing tho Smyrnu-Kascnba road opposed tho
concession, but was placated by being given
40 per cent of the shares In tho extension.
Tho 2,000 miles of this new trunk lino con
uecting tho Persian gulf with Kurope are
expected to "open up n rich agricultural
country and pavo tho way for German com
merclal supremacy In Asia .Minor and Meso
potamia." Consul Jowett of Slvns expresses
the opinion that German trade will obtain
control of tho chief markets of Asia Minor
by means of preferential rates given to (for
man goods on tho new railway. Goods can
bo carried across the Uojphorus in cars with
out change, making tho trip from Herlln to
tho Persian gulf at n nilntaium cost. A
branch lino connects Smyrna nlso with the
trunk line. American goods will havo to be
trans-shipped at Constantinople or Smyrna.
Tho only way to obvluto this disadvantage,
says Consul Jowett, is to build a compet
ing lino from Slnope, on the Pluck Sea, to
Hagdad. This route is through a better
country and will pay better thau tho German
route.
Advices from Constantinople to tho Frank
furter Zeltung aro that tho recent rumors to
tho effect that France, seconded by Uussla,
Is trying to obtain a reopening of tho F.gyp
tlau question contain littlo evidence In
fact. Hut whatever may havo been tho or
iginal Intention of France, II Is now clear,
It Is said, that hor embassy Is simply Keek
ing to obtain curtain conuuorclal conces
sions in tho Levant. Tho Zeltuug also
nlllrms, on what Is said to he tho very best
authority, that Hussla has already received
a quid pro quo for making no objection to
tho concession to Germany of tho Pngdad
railway.
A fortnight ngo tho Russian ambassador
to tho Porto received an Irade from the
sultan, which was followed by tho conclu
sion of a- preliminary agreement relating
to tho construotinn of a railway from Kars
to Krzeroum. Tho form of tho agreement
Is said to bo Identical with that which was
recently concluded between Turkey and
Germany regarding tho Hagdad railway.
It Is further stipulated that Uussla will re
ceive tho samo preferential rights for tho
construction of all other branch lines which
uiay bo extended lo tho Russian frontier.
It Is tho consensus of opinion In naval
circles In Ilcrllu, nnd lu Paris, too, among
tho opponents of tho AVnldeck-Housscau
ministry, that tho new French naval pro
gram, although formldahlo on paper, la
not sustained by actual fact. ICIght hundred
million francs is to bo spent on new ships
during tho next seven years, representing a
yearly expendlturo of a littlo over 100,000,
000 francs, but tho Intter sum has been about
tho normal expendlturo for somo years past.
In 1890 tho minister of marlno of that
day brought forward a strong building pro
gram, but It hns not been carried out,
nnd apparently it is now to be dropped In
favor of tho now program, although
223,000,000 francs of tho 800,000,000 franca
mentioned nbovo Is to bo devoted to tht
completion of ships which havo been begun
under tho lSOf! scheme. It is further
proposed to build six first-class battleships,
six armored cruisers, twenty-eight torpodo
catchers, 112 torpedo boats, and twenty. six
submarine or submorglblo boats.
Tho now ships nro expected to bo all com
pleted by 1007, hut It Is hoped that two
of tho six battleships, threo of tho six
cruisers, twenty of tho torpedo catchers,
seventy-six of tho torpedo boats, and all tho
submarine boats will bo ready for sea by
1903.
An nrtlclo by Dr. Ldward von Hartmann,
recently published in Herlln, has attracted
a good, deal of attention and has gained u
certain nlllclal significance from the fart
that it hns been quoted extonslvely In the
North German Gazette. It is "Tho Earth
In tho Twentieth Century," and takes the
ground that a Hrltlsh Imperial zollvcreln
will bo established soon against German pro
ducts. Hrltlsh colonial markets being thus
closed to German trado tho next step will
bo to annihilate Germnn shipping Interests
In other parts of tho world, which will be
successful, tho article nrgucB, unless the
German navy bo Immensely strengthened.
Dr. Hartmann then proceeds to discuss the
wars of tho futuro. He says that tho wars
of the Twentieth century will ho for colonies
nnd for commerce. All tho smaller states
which posfcss colonics stand o good chance
of being plundered by tho great powers.
Germany is n great land power, but If sho
remains weak nt sea sho will Indubitably for
feit her colonial possessions "so soon ns It
becomes worth while for Knglnnd or America
to take them. Hoth theso states aro unas
sailable by Germany, and wo cannot protect
our colonies against them so long as our
navy Is not stronger than theirs."
German Investments nnd comnierco uro
fast making headway in Asia Minor. It
becomes more evident dally that Uussla will
havo to deal with Germany beforo tho long
cherlshcd Muscovite droaoi of nbsorblng tho
sultan's Asiatic dominions can bo realized.
Indcwl, it Icoks moro uud more ns If the
sphoro of Hueslan conquests nnd annexations
would bo permanently moved farther to tho
east, In Persia, Afghanistan and possibly
oven In India, leaving Asiatic Turkey to be
come chiefly German. That part of tho
Turkish emplro has a cllmato In which tho
Huropenns can llvo and flourish, and Its
population Is small enough to furnish roam
for many Immlgrnnts.
Uussla borrows with ono hand to lend
with tho other, and Is about to como to the
aid of Corea In Its financial ombarrasHmentB
to tho extent of 0,000,000 or 7,000,000 yon.
This will pay off Its debt to Jupon, with
some other pressing arrearages, nnd perhaps
put tho country on a footing whoro It will
lierenfter bo ablo to pay Its way. At any
rate, tho loan will tend to bring tho country
still further under Itussian financial di
rectlon, which Is tho principal object aimed
at and, from tho Muscovite point of view,
worth borrowing the money to accomplish.
OMTICAI. lilt IK'
Uepresentntlve Summers M. Jack of tho
Twenty-first Pennsylvania district claims to
represent oti" of tho most populous districts
la the country. It comprises four counties
and has a population of 300,000.
Net since tho Invention of wooden nut
megs has Connecticut patriotism been si r
red ns It 1 now. Somebody made tho dis
covery that the federal constitution hns
never been olllclally proclaimed lu the sinto
A bill Introduced Into the Ohio sena'e
by a clergymnti strikes at n queer Indus
try. It provides for tho puiilsiiment of per
sons or burenus that sell or offer to sell es
says, compositions and ho on for use In Insti
tutions of learning.
iKx-Scnatnr Leo Mantle of Montana an
nounces his return to the republican party
Out of tho group of republican senate's
who left the party for Hrynn and silver in
180(3, only Teller of Colorado remains in
tho silver camp.
Speaking of IJuny's esse1. Senator Carter
says tho falluio of tho l'ennsylvanla lei;is
lattiro to elect him was "a deep. d.irK d.im
liable, diabolical plot," Tho proposal o' the
i.Montnn.i university to confer the title f
I). I), on Carter Is wholly utinecessnrv.
Ono congressional district In Indiana Is
much ngltntcd over the proposed Porto ltd an
tariff. Congressman Uriels, republican, who
voted for the measure In the house, wns
renominated n few days ago, but the iniiven
tlon rejected resolutions endorsing his ac
tion. "It's an 111 wind," elo. Tho Montana
school fund Is to be enriched by the famous
$30,000 wad which was used In opening up
tho Clark bribery cobo, nnd which neither
sldo to tho controversy dares to claim. It
Is now lu the hands of tho Montana Btato
treasury.
"1 wouldn't give n dime to Insure tho
electoral vote of Wyoming for tho repub
lican candidate for president," said Gover
nor Hlchards, of that state, to tho Wash
ington Post. He added that, although Mr.
Hryan carried Wyoming in 1S06 "ho has
not the ghost of a chance lu 1900."
Donelsun Coffery, Jr., tho "Lily White"
nominee for governor of Louisiana, Is tho
oldest son of United Slntes Senator Cnffery.
Ho Is a young man, and has always taken
nn active part In tho politics of his parish.
Ho Is a lawyer and a partner of his father,
and spent somo time in Washington with
him.
Uepresentntlve Fitzgerald of New York
claims tho title of youngest man In tho
house. Ho was bora in 1872 and will bo 2S
years old next month. Hy profession ho Is
n lawyer. When ho mado his maiden speech
In tho houso tho other day ho held his
manuscript straight out in front of him ns
a schoolmaster would hold a book.
Pasto this In your hat. Tho republican
national convention will moot In Phlladel-
ihla Juno 19; tho populist national con
vention in Sioux Falls, . D., May 9; tho
middle-of-the-road populists will moot In
Cincinnati on tho samo day; tho prohibi
tionists In Chicago June 2", nnd tho demo
cratic national convention will meet In Kan
sas City July 4.
'.Mayor Hart of Boston Is a vigorous ad
vocate of homo rule nnd resents tho efforts
of tho legislature to rua tho city. Address
ing a legislative eommitteo tho other day
ho said; "If you had elected tho worst city
covcrnmcnt that you could think of, we
never would havo been placed In ns bad v
position ns tho legislature has placed us.
Wo have got to live, nnd tho city of Hos-
ton's alfalrs ought to bo controlled by her
own citizens."
(Maryland "statesmen" of the democratic
persuatlon aro up against a hard proposi
tion. A measuro Is ponding in tho state
leglslaturo proposing tho Mississippi educa
tional test for voters, tho object of which
Is to disfranchise negroes. Hut there nro
18,000 illiterate white voters In, tho Btsto,
ami tho problem Is to let in tho whites nnd
shut out tho dark man. They might adopt
tho Goebel principle, "Let mo operato tho
counting machine and I care not who docs
tho voting."
SPRING TALK
ABOUT
SpringClothing
sive, because you
cannot find
where. This spring, top
to which your attention
coats
is
wonderfully attractive, and a
windows will convince you that as usual,
Browning, King A; Go's clothing has su
perior qualities and is not high priced as
one would imagine, who has not looked
over our bountiful offerings for 101)0. $10
to $25 is the range on suits for mon. Top
coats 10 to $85 and boys' and children's
S2.50 to $15.
We extend our earnest invitation,
whether thoy want to buy or not, to look
over our assortment. You will find u
pleasant welcome. There is an advantage
in getting first choice.
1
Crouching
In everv couch there
lurks, like a crouchlnR
tiger, the probabilities
or consumption.
Thcthroatandlungs
become rough and
Inflamed from
coughing nnd the
terms of consump
tion find an easy
entrance. Take no
chances with the
dangerous foe.
For siNty years
there has been a
perfect cure. What
a record! Sixtv
years of curing colds and
cough of all kinds.
soothes and heals the wounded
throat and lungs. You escape an
attack of consumption with oil its
terrible suffering and uncertain re
sults. There is nothing so had for
the throat and lungs ns coughing.
A 25c. bottle will cure an ordi
nary cough ; harder coughs will
need a SOc. size; the dollar bottle
Is cheapest in the long run.
li (.him; i.imis.
e'iilcngo ttecord: "H.iliy I smiling In htl
sh op."
"nn he's droutulm? of eolle ami that he's
making me trot up and down tho room with
him."
Philadelphia Times: She-Whcn the pa
pers speak of tho lower brnnch of con
gress what do they menu?
He It's pretty hard to say Just now,
W.i'htnffton Stnr: "1 think It Is tmlust
for jieoidn to sneer ut that man as a pro
fessional polttlrlau," said the friend.
"Of course It Is," answered Senator Sor
ghum, "lie's no professional, lie's only an
umateur."
Pittsburg Chronicle: "Tho nttnek on
Koffyfoutelii should lie ninde beforo break
fust," remarked Mr. Ilellclleld.
"You certainly have strong grounds for
your suggestion," added Mr. llloomtlcld,
Cleveland Plain Denier: "Tho Poor it.
treat Is like a tramp's saunter down Uroud
way."
"1 tow's that?"
"It's moving tin from cop to cop."
WHATII.
Let not the sutego down upon thy wrath;
Knowest not If it will rlso for theo nguln;
Tho word of anger, loosed from thy tongue.
May e'en touch hearts that llo beyond
thy ken.
Let not tho sun go down upon thy wrath)
If thou wouldst waken to n perfe-et day;
Tho hush that bends beneath too many
(lowers
Is easiest for tho summer brcczo to sway.
Let not tho sun go down upon thy wrath;
Tho angry word that slipped thy qulclc
tongue o'er
For that the breaking of unother morn
May find thy burl; upon the further shoro.
Lot not tho sun go down upon thy wrath.
Lest tho dear face that blanched with sud
den pain,
Tho voice that trembled nt thy angry
words,
lie hushed beforo tomorrow como again.
Tho clinging hand may looso for nyo Its
clasp,
The weary feet so pierced with anger's
thorn
May slip Into the grave that lies boyond
Ileforo tin) oreuieiug or another morn.
Let not tho sun go down upon thy wrath,
Lest when too lute thy life to theo roveal
A cankering wound within Its very heart,
That time eternity can never IiphI.
UHKTItL'DK UILVDKK.
Scott, Knn.
The weathoi' is horo Our spring
clothing for mon and boys is hero, and
wo want you hero to see it. Clothing
can be bought tit a dozen different stores
but good, honest clothes at but few.
Tho great point about tho Browning,
King tfe Co. clothing, is that it's all
made in our own iactory. "No Sweat
Shop Work" and wo warrant every
piece of it know when and just how it
is i made and all that it should bo. It's
not cut with an axe regardless of style,
but ovory garment is cut separate, just
as tho merchant tailor cuts his, and
some regard is mado to the hang and
appearance. There is practically no
limit to tho range of individual taste in
our selections of worsteds and cheviots;
and yet these patterns are called exclu-
them elso-
and suits
invited, are
look at our
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