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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY. MARCH 01, l!)OU.
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2Sth tiny of February. A. D. 1900.
(8eal) M. n. H UNO ATE,
Notary Public.
Mnrch enmo In like a Inmb und' rocs
out like a lamb.
Tho Jury J'a Miss llorlockcr la not
guilty, Puzzle llnd the guilty pnrty.
With tho onculug or Hprlng the rail
roads will mnko tho dirt tly again In
western Ncnratdm and Wyonilug.
Norfolk people will plenso take notlco
that tho rate catscs have been postponed,
as the reform railway pecretarles are
too busy to write.
Mr. Peacock possibly had his feathers
disarranged by his rapid ride across the
continent, but the achievement Is great
enough to euublo him to retain hIS pro
verbial pride.
New York society women have taken
to punching the bag for exercise. Here
after It will bo dangerous for New York
hubbies to come home late und start in
to break up the furniture.
It looks us If tho only way to get a
criminal lined or bound over lu the
Omaha police court Is to havo him enter
a pica of guilty, und even then the Judge
might refuse to bclievo him.
Tho democratic plaster on tho back of
Nebraska populism has not been produc
tive of any good to the patient and tho
old leaders of the party arc of tho
opinion that It Is about time to soak It
off.
The so-called fusion state committees
are going to try to ;et together In ad
vance of the statu convention nnd di
vide up the spoils between them. Talk
about machine! Why call conventions
nt all?
By the time the costs are paid tho
Pclngoa Bay railroad arbitration will
yield the claimants about as big a divi
dend as tho famous Jones county calf
caso In Iowa after the lawyers finished
milking,
Superintendent Lang's days on the
Beatrlco asylum stage were few and
full of trouble. Ho can consolo himself
with tho reflection, howover, ho will not
be under the necessity of making any
caiupulgu contribution this year.
Tho Boo prints more paid want uds
than any other paper. The only reason
other papers get want ads at all Is that
they take them at cheaper rates. If
they gavo ns good results they cer
tainly would chargo as much as The
Bee.
The .Tacksonluns and the County De
mocracy will get together long euough
to mako the trip to Kansas City In tho
same train, but they will give no guar
anty that tho fur will not tly between
thorn as soon as tho presidential ticket
Is lu the field.
Tho organization of new Imnrovement
clubs lu various sections of tho city con-"
stitutes a good omen for tho city's
progress and advancement. With tho
people nllve to tho requirements of their
own neighborhoods in the form of pub
lic Improvements no danger Impends
that the city will bo allowed to stand
still or go backward.
Fear Is expressed that tho establish
me.pt of a press censorship at San Sal
vador will Isolate John Jenkins,
Omaha's contribution to tho South
American diplomatic corps. The censor
ship, howovor, ouly extends to tho tele
graph wires and when tho mall conies
through wo will know that Consul
Jenkins is still upholding the honor and
dignity of the stars and stripes.
Ex-President Cleveland wants It dis
tinctly understood (hat ho has never
ald that he favored tho rcuomlnntlon
of Bryan for tho presidency or would
voto for him If he were again a candi
date. On tho theory that prevails lu
politics that thoso who are not for n
man aro ngalnst him, Mr. Cleveland
might as well have como right out and
said ho was opposed to Colonel Bryau.
anAtviTovs political fully:
Tho Springfield (Mass.) Hepubllcan
remarks that It. Is "a wholly gra
tuitous measure of political folly for
the Bryan party to persist In Its silver
demands when the conditions that gave
rlno to them no longer exist." That
paper Is In sympathy with the party In
Its attitude toward territorial expan
sion nnd would doubtless support It
If the party would drop silver. But
that will not be done, because It is
that question which holds the pnrty
together nnd keeps Mr. Bryan at Its
head. I'lie Hepubllcan Is familiar with
the fact that every effort to Induce the
popocratlo leader to even subordinate
silver has been met with nn emphatic
refusal to do anything of the kind and
In the speeches he Is now making he
does not overlook his fnvorlte theme.
A Brynnlte party without sliver Is
Inconceivable, because the leader of that
party 'really represents nothing else.
His impracticable ideas In regnrd to
tho trusts and Ids confused notions
respecting our new possessions carry
no weight. But as the champion of
the free and unlimited coiunge of silver
nt 1U Jo 1 he is assured of a following,
In splto of the fact that the conditions
which gave rise to that Issue no longer
exist and that the fallacy of his con
tentions has been fully demonstrated.
Therefore, as Bryan absolutely dom
inates tho party, It will continue to
persist In tho "gratuitous political folly"
of demanding the free coinage of sliver,
together with the other fallacies of the
Chicago platform.
TlltS CillilE oi" two.
President McKlnley has changed his
mind on the Porto Hlcnn question. That,
uccordlng to tho Brynnllo organs, con
stitutes a more heinous offense than the
fabled crime of 1878.
What right have presidents to change
their minds? Has ever uuy president
dared to change his mind before? Why
tdiould this 'not be the paramount Issue
lu tho battle of 1!XK? Can any man us
plro to the presidency whoso mind Is
not us absolutely fixed on every public
question as are the fixed stars In their
orbits? at Is all very well for men on
the outside of tho White House to
change their minds. Even men who oc
cupy seats In tho legislative halls of the
nation may change their minds on occa
sion, but presidents-God forbid.
Stephen A. Douglas while campaign
ing for tho presidency lu 1800 when
charged with changing his mind on tho
rights of slave owners In the territories
retorted: "Wise men change fools
never." But Stephen A. Douglas is
dead and doubtless missed the presi
dency because he either changed his
mind or allowed some one else to change
It for him.
Abraham Lincoln changed his mind
several times, both before nnd nfter he
bocamo president, nnd ninny people, In
cluding such noted editors as Greeley
uud Hulstead, most radically disagreed
with him aud opposed his renomlnatlon
because he changed his mind too often,
but tho confidence of American peoplo
in his integrity of purpose wns not
shaken.
General Grant was reputed to be a
man of firm convictions, but he, too,
wns accused of changing Ills mind while
iu tho presidential chair Just as he was
accused of changing his pinna of cam
paign during the war. It wns largely
becauso General Grant changed his
Siilud on the reconstruction of tho states
u rebellion that many pnrty leaders an
tagonized him In congress nnd out of
congress, but tho great mass of the
American people endorsed his policy by
giving him a second term. Times have
changed, however, since the days of
Lincoln and Grant, and If the democrats
and assistant democrats are to be be
lieved, It Is an unheard-of thing for a
president to chnuge his mind on any
subject though the heavens fall.
OURMAN-AMHItlUAK THAUK.
A Berlin dispatch reports a conversa
tion of tho American umbassador with
Emperor William lu which the former
expressed the hopo that tho trade be
tween Germany aud the Unitod States
will not be allowed to be destroyed, to
which tho emperor replied, "No, cer
tainly not; not if my government could
prevent it." There is no doubt that the
kaiser earnestly desires that there shall
bo no Impairment of commercial inter
course between the two countries. It
hns becu reported that ho wus in favor
of u modification of the meat In
spection bill and a less illiberal
policy than is demanded by the agrari
ans. But he hns to deal with an un
compromising elepient which in view of
certain governmental plans and policies
ho cannot expediently antagonize and
therefore it is by no means certain that
Emperor Wllllum WIH be nblo to pruvent
legislation detrimental to Gcrmau-Amcr-lean
commerce,
In his desire to preserve the trade of
Germany with this country the kaiser
has tho support of the commercial aud
shipping Interests of tho empire. A
short time ago representatives of forty
five chambers of commerce mot In Ber
lin to protest against the meat Inspec
tion bill, Addresses wore mado point
ing out the serious Injury that would
result to various German Interests from
a tariff war with the United States nnd
resolutions wero adopted declaring that
tho meat inspection measure favored by
thn agrarians threatened Injury to Ger
man Industry, commerce and the mer
chant marine; that II bade fair to stand
lu the May of the negotiation of favor
able commercial treaties with the
United States and that It would eiihancu
tho price of tho workmen's meat and
would weaken the commercial power
of Germany. The shipping Interest
lias urged Unit If the demnuds of tho
agrarians aro acceded to It will be very
damaging to that Interest. These uro
powerful Influences, but It docs not ap
pear that their protests havo hail any
effect upon tho agrarians, who are rep
resented to still Insist upon their de
mands and to reject nil suggestions for
their modification.
In his last a mm nl message President
McKlnley recommendud n mixed com-
mission to settle tho commercial differ-
ences between the United States and
tlermany, which nt the time was favor
ably regarded, but nothing lias been
done to carry It Into effect. Becently
1 an olllclal of the (Ionium foreign olllce
'stated that the government fuvored the
plan of a mixed commission, but It was
understood that negotiations on the sub
ject would form u part of tho general
commercial treaty negotiations at
Washington. There is nothing now
being done In this direction and doubt
less will not be while the proposed
legislation in Germany Is pending.
The trade between the two countries
lias been growing nnd at present is In
u quite satisfactory condition, lu tho
year ending June HO, 1801), our exports
to Germany were to tho value of $1'"i
000,000 and our Imports from that
country over $81,000,000. It would be
a misfortune to both countries to lose
this commerce or n considerable part of
It, but although tho balance of trade Is
largely in favor of this country, Ger
many cannot as well, afford as tho
United Stntes to sacrifice any part of It.
Tho reported attitude of Ivinperor "Wil
liam warrants the hope that the danger
threatening tho commercial relations
between the two countries will bo
averted.
tub suxdav uke.
People who want good reading, in ad
dition to all the news of the day, spread
before them In uu attractive and read
able form, will buy The Sunday Bee.
Tho Bee has the happenings of Europe
described lu speclul cable letters, from
the various capitals, written by corre
spondents of experience and reputation.
The news from South Africa nnd the
news from tho Philippines, the two
great seats of war, will also be fully
covered, to say nothing of tho un
equalled domestic telegraph service and
special dispatches from a large corps or
correspondents who serve The Hee In
tho trnnsnilsslsslppl country. The Hoe's
local news reports have always been
more uccurate, more prompt and
superior in every way to those of other
papers published lu this section.
The Illustrated Bee Sundny betokens
the advent of spring. Tho frontispiece,
entitled "April Showers," Is a beautiful
work of art, reproducing a photograph
of two little girls specially posed for
Tho Bee by an expert photographer.
Omaha's uewly Instnlled city otllcors
aro Introduced by their portraits, as are
also two of the prize essayists who won
special mention in tho contest in Omaha
schools for essays on "Homo Industry."
"Mnking Bad Boys Good" is tho title
of an interesting aud instructive il
lustrated article describing the work of
the State Industrial school at Kearney,
Neb. Tho pictures show the superin
tendent nnd ex-suporlntciident ut their
desks and give glimpses of the different
departments in which the boys are
tnuglit various trades and useful oc
cupations. Two interesting character sketches
deal, one witli Congressman Hull of
Iowa, and the other with Joseph Cham
berlain, the British secretary for the
colonies, each neeoinpnnled with the
latest portrait of the subject.
Carpenter's letter treats of the re
sources of the Philippines, describing
their natural products and outlining tho
possibilities of the future. Mr. Carpen
ter's own photographs of natives and
native life are reproduced In beautiful
half-tono engravings.
Among the other pictures may bo
mentioned a snap-shot of tho funeral of
Private Lewis ut Osceola, Neb.; a group
picture of the now Young Meu's Chris
tian association bull team; one or
Omaha's Lenten society brides; a por
trait of the president of tho National
Association of Letter Carriers, and the
usual fashion pictures.
Keep on the lookout for The Sunday
Bee. It will repay waiting.
From tho meagre reports of Colonel
Bryan's speeches In Oregon nnd Wash
ington we take It that he must have
dispensed with his special press agent.
The speclul Bryan reporter could not
possibly have condensed tho heart-rending
scenes nnd the enthusiasm and ven
eration attending his triumphant prog
ress Into a few lines. To describe the
Incident of the old niau who rides fifty
miles to sec him or of the young mother
who holds forth her babo to receive his
touch would require each a half column
for themselves. The press agent is not
missed so much until ho Is left behind.
Emperor William, If reports which
come from Germany aro true, is about
to take a radical stand regarding tho
demands for restrictions upon trade be
tween that country nnd the United
States. Tho prlncipnl stumbling block
lu the way Is tho demnnd of the agrari
ans for restrictions upon the Imports or
American meats and other foodstuffs.
As tho emperor generally manages to
have his way in the end there Is not
much doubt that the repressive mens
u res will bo done away with and a way
opened up for larger markets for the
products of tho American farm.
Tho Iowa legislature has amended the
law which prohibited tho employes of
state Institutions from contributing to
campaign funds so as to provide punish
ment for any one who solicits them to
contribute. Such a law In Nebraska
would land the popocratlo managers In
Jail as well as seriously cripple the
fusion campaign fund. Thn assessments
were so large hist year that considerable
of a kick was registered, but will prob
ably reach n higher figure tills season
"for Hryan's sake."
Attorney General Smyth proposes to
amuse himself by piling up the costs
against tho stato In tho appeal from the
federal district court's Jurisdiction In
tho Fair and Jockeus case. Mr. Smyth's
mnnla for notoriety Is an expensive lux
ury to tho taxpayers of Nebraska.
The testimony or the governor of
Idaho has taken all tho democratic
thunder out of tho Investigation Into
tho action of tho military at Wardner
during tho riots. The governor takes all
tha responsibility for what wus doue
I nnd on top of that asserts that hotwas
i elected as a democrat, is still a democrat
nnd proposes to support thtj democratic
nominee for the presidency. If the re
I publicans were as hard pressed for an
! Issue as tho democrats they could read
ily use what little campaign matertal
there is in the investigation, but they
do not need It.
The reform Stnte Hoard of Transpor
tation reluctantly admits that Its hands
havo been effect ually tied by court or
ders restraining it from granting relief
ngalnst excessive railroad charges.
Each member of the reform board will
; wear crepe for? thirty days as a Jokeu
' of his inexpressible grief over tills terrl
, ble calamity which threatens to enforce
upon li 1 1 n an extension of the Idleness
: in which, ho has luxuriated ever since lie
was put upon the pay roll.
Tho fusion machine in Nebraska lias
several times been near the breaking
point over the division of places on
the ticket. The managers do not pro
pose to take auy chances of a deadlock
between the conventions this year, but
will meet In advance and apportion the
prospective spoils. But the voters will
do a little apportioning on their own ac
count this year, Independent of the
popoi'ratle machine.
Hovr War llooniN Vittno.
GIobe-Democrut.
Ono of the results of tho war In South
Africa Is to Increase the prlco of barbed
wire and tho valuo of flank movements.
A llnliel lit Toiikiicm.
Philadelphia Times.
One hundred and twenty-three languages
are spoken In tho Philippines. It might bo
more serious for us If It was a tonguo fight.
Modern ItiiHllt-r In Clillin.
Indianapolis Journal.
Tho chances aro that In tho near future
Uncle Sam will pass lu and out ot tho "open
door" In China more frequently and with
nreutcr commercial profit than any other
person,
Safety of Modern Trin clliiK.
Unltlmore American.
Two llttlo girls of 3 and 1 aro traveling
from Hollfax to Salt Lako City to their
parents. Nothing could so accentuato tho
safety of modern traveling and the Improve
ment of modem methods as a fact llko this.
In other tlinea able-bodied men would havo
taken serious risks In making such a Jour
ney, and now It Is easy for babes. It Is
Just such Incidents .which mako ua roallzo
now nnd then how tho prcEcnt has the ad
vantage over "tho good old tlmcB."
llnxliicNN WHIinut olxe.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Without any flourish of trumpets and
without letting tho busybodles know any
thing about It, the Stato department has
succeeded In settling up the caoo of the
steamship Mashona, seized by British cruis
ers In South African waters, and lu causing
tha British government to take, proper ac
tion in tho case. While the yellow Journals
wero vorrylng"ovor this, business: the de
partment was working, and Its work Is now
seen to havo becrir none the leas successful
becauso quietly performed.
Cold MlnlitK !r Alton.
Springfield Republican.
The effort of certain tseuators to prevent
by legislation any gold mining in tho Capo
Nome district of Alaska by aliens casts
Into the shndojanythliig In tho way of re
striction ever attempted by the Boers. Tho
Unitod States government could keep out
alien miners entirely and this country would
continue to be ranked as a great civilized
power. But tho Boers, who let tho aliens
have tho gold, and practically all else ex
cept the stato itBelf, aro denounced as a
seml-clvlllzcd people yet living In tho six
teenth or seventeenth century.
Kin K Corn iin ii Itoyul Dish.
New York Sun.
One hundred and clghty-nlno million bush
els of American corn wero exported from
tho United States In 1897, and moro than
200,000,0(10 bushels In 1S98 and 1899, exclu
lve of corn meal In barrels, the foreign
demand for which has been steadily Increas
ing. It is announced from Chicago that on
Saturday last the "personal appolnteo ot
Sccretnry Wilson of the Agricultural depart
ment" started for Paris to tnko chargo ot
tho corn kitchen In tho American building
at tho Paris exposition. The odlclal corn
cook halls from Maryland, -which Is famous
for Its corn cooks.
The wholesomo aud nutritious valuo of
American corn (s Imperfectly understood In
many countries, but corn In becoming moro
popular abroad aSyits excellent qualities be
come known. Tho corn kitchen at tho Paris
oxp- .'Itlon Is certain to havo many curious
and appreciative patrons, and tho dexterity
and skill of a colored woman cook from
Maryland must turn many of them Into de
votees of corn cakes, corn fritters, corn
biscuit and genuine corn bread.
HEIM.in TIO.VS U Till! (illll.
EilKorlnl CiiiIhi-In IIui-Ii-iI ( 31) m
tcrloiiH (iorm,
Washington Star.
Tho prevalence of that peculiar aud little
understood disease variously known as the
grip, tho Influenza and winter malaria Is
being widely recognized onco more and phy
sicians aro finding themselves busy attend
ing to casta ot greater or less gravity. There
seems Just now to bo an atmospheric Infec
tion, spreading westward and southward
from the port of Now York, whoro, 6omo
scientists believe, tho disease has been regu
larly Iniportod from Europe for a number of
seasons. The symptoms of this affliction aro
so nearly a combination ot a bad cold and
un attack ot malaria, with other symptoms
on tho side, that It has baffled the bacteri
ologists In the effort to speclallzo tho cause
and to find a reliable remody, although re
cent Investigations havo brought some ot
the students of tho disease to believe that
t'bu germ Is egg-shaped and propagates It
self with marvelous rapidity when once It
has locatod itself within tho mouth or nose.
Tho public mind la not yet thoroughly satis
fled that tho grip constitutes a now dlsense
or that it Us different from mild pneumonia,
although tho weight of medical opinion is
thrown in tho direction of tho doctrine that
It Is a distinct disease, with its own germ
and Its specific remedy, yet to bo confidently
prescribed. Just why It should bo accredited
to European origin when It Is known to
havo prevailed hero for at least ten winters
Is unexplained. Tho usual course foeln
fectlouB diseases is for the danger to remain
localized until so mo climatic Influence has
abiolutely destroyed the vitality of tho germ.
It may yet prove that tho grip germ, If It
does really exist, Is capablo of only a short
period of activity, succumbing Jo seasonal
changes. Tno wayo theory then would he
acceptable on tho ground that the disease
travels back and forth over broad areas of
tho world, possibly around the globe in (he
wake of travel. Whatever tho cause, or thi
nature of tho germ, or tho eccentricities of
Its movement, tho fact remains that hu
manity Is being sorely afflicted nearly every
winter with a mysterious trouble, which
racks the boncj, Khakcs tho nerves, saps the
strength and In many capes leads to very
ccrloutt Illness In a wanner unlike any ail
ment which has eyer been particularly
recorded In medical history,
OTIIIJH USDS THAN Ot IIS.
A vast amount of money has been spent
by Huesla in making Vladlvoslock n suit
able tpr'inlnus for tho Trans-Siberian rail
ay, and tho development of that port ns a
naval stutlon Is very renmrknblo. Tho
wharves, railway station and lnnd'lqg facili
ties havo been made superior to thoso of
any oiner fort in that part of the world.
Stono nnd brick havo replaced everywhere
tho old wooden building of tho city. Tho
view of tho pluco from the sea la very strik
ing. The masslvo Itusso-Chlneso bank Is
built of white stono and lighted by electric
ity. Tho solid brick barracks, the (Ircek
cathedral and tho office building of tho
Hutso-Chlncso Knstorn railway attract at
tention frcm n distance. The Hag that floats
over tho last-mentioned building Is a com
bination of tho Russian nnd Chlneso stand
ards, the upper diagonal showing half tho
Huulnn flag, tho lower half tho Chinese
national emblem, tho dragon. Other line
buildings are tho rlioro house of the ad
miral, tho headquarters ofllces, tho new and
handsome rostofllco and some imposing mer
cantile structures. Such Is Vladlvoslock In
Its civil aspect. "Of Its military aspect,"
says a coriespondent of the London Times,
"It may truly bo said that nothing which
modern fortification can suggest seems to
havo been left undoiio to supplement na
ture and sho In her turn must surely have
created Vladivostok to bo what It Is one
of tho strongest of naval fortresses."
Nowhere has Oerman Ill-will to Clrcat
Britain been displayed moro openly than In
Dresden, whero Kngllsh residents havo
been subjected to Insults both In public nnd
In private. When the news of Cronjo's sur
render wns received tho union Jack wns dis
played from tho windows of the Anglo-
American club. During that night It was
torn down nnd a vulgar placard pasted on
the door. At tho enmo tlmo tho door
hnndjes of many houses where Kngllsh peo
ple flved were broken off, while In other
cases tha bell wires wero torn out. An at
tempt was mado to break into tho Kngllsh
church and when this failed, Iron spikes
wero driven into tho keyholes of the doors,
so that it was necessary to cut out panels
boforo admission could bo secured. Tho
next day tho stono walls of tho church wero
daubed with red paint and covered with of
fenslvo Inscriptions. In the streets KngHsh
ladles wero snowballed by tho children, who
derided them with cries of "Buller," which
was regarded apparently ns n peculiarly
opptobrious salutation. Tills sort of thing
has been going on for several months In
Bplto of representations mado to tho Saxon
government, which has expressed regret, but
seems powerless to remedy tho condition of
affairs.
Thcro seems to bo no good foundation for
recently published reports concerning the
lmmediato Intention of Prlnco Kerdlnnnd of
Uulgarln to proclaim himself kln,g, although
It Is tolerably certain that ho would do so
If ho thought that thero was any cbnnco of
tho powers interested In tho matter approv
ing of his self-promotion. According to
tho latest information, his present situation
Is full of discouragement. Ills popularity Is
decreasing, ho Is surrounded with political
and personal enemies, and tho Intrigues of
Macedonian revolutionary committees "hnd
other secret societies, some of which Issue
regular death warrants, and have widespread
organizations, are not calculated to reaisuro
him. Tho Bulgarian army la supposed to bo
satisfied; but It is an ominous fact that two
generals, seventeen colonels, six lieutenant
colonels, three majors and thirty captains
fifty-eight ofllcers in all wero recently
placed on tho retired list. It was explained
that this step was taken becauso many of tho
staff officers, whoso commissions dated from
tho days of Slivnitzn, when they had risen
from the ranks, wero not sufficiently well
educated, and that, In the Interests ot the
army, they wero to bo replaced by younger
men, trained In ItUaSInn and French military
colleges. But as sonio of tho staff officers
thus supcisedcd aro between thirty-eight
and forty-two years old, and tho oldest aro
only fifty, tho explanation does not carry
much conviction with it, and thero Is strong
suspicion that sonio If not all of the retired
officers wero concerned In some movement
against the government. Prince Ferdinand
knows that nothing would pleaso tho Bul
garians better than a declaration of Inde
pendence, but such a Btep, without tho con
sent of Auk .in and Germany, would almost
certainly result in his own deposition.
All the delegates from Australia represent
ing tho Interests of tho five British colonics
which nrn parties to tho Australian com
monwealth bill are now In London. They
have already had ono interview -with Mr.
Chamberlain and will shortly fulfill their
chief function by having a conferenco with
tha law officers of tho crown. It Is now
known that tho colonial office has onscntod
to modify Its demands concerning certain
tariff amendments, wbllo It Is expected to
Insist upon tho observance of others not
now Incorporated In tho bill. But these), It
Is said, tha delegates aro confident that they
-will bo able to explain away. The arllclo3
of tho constitution embodied In tho bill
cannot bo modified In the slightest particular
without creating tho necessity for referring
the bill onco juoto to a plebiscite In tho
Australian colonies, but thero aro certain
Introductory covering clauses In which
modflcatlon Is possible nnd It Is partly with
regard to thepo and partly for tho purposo
of laying before tho law office-re of tho crown
tho truo Interpretation of tho article of
tho constitution to which her majesty will
bo nsltod to asrent, that tho conferenco be
tween tho Imperial authorities and co'onlM
delegatus will tako place. It Is believed In
somo quarters that Irish members will bo
united In opposing tho bill throughout, un
less their support may be won over by tho
government consenting to thn passaga c
certain liberal legislation for Ireland. This
condition, however, It Is understood, tho
government has no intention of offering,
although tho conduct of tho Irish troopH
lu South Africa and tho queen's visit to
Iroland nro regarded as favorable signs by
the Irish members.
Tho Individuality of Finland Is to bo
stamped out In tho samo spirit and by tho
samo methods that wera applied to tho
subjugation of Poland and tho fact that the
Finns were so rash as to offer somo small
nnd futllo resistance to tho tIlct placing
the yoke upon their necks has been mado
Thin Babies
often develop into weak,
delicate, backward children;
undersized, nervous, feeble,
adults. Lack of nourish
ment is the cause.
is the remedy. A little of
it three or four times a day
will do wonders. The
pinched, sad faces become
round and rosy; the wasted
limbs plump and firm. If
your baby is not doing well,
try this great food-medicinc
joc. ind f i.oo, all druggitU.
1 the pretext for the institution of a now order
1 of things under which tho unfortunate Finns
nro subjected to military rule. According
to tho last census thoro nro rather moro
than 2.500,000 In Finland, of whom 2,173,000
wero Lutherans. These Lutherans are being
treated by tho Itusilan government In n
most brutal manner and as many ot them
ns can arrange to do so and ns can cvado
tho Ccssaeks who stand guard nlong th;
frontier to prevent their departure are I fitt
ing their native land to seek new homes.
POLITICAL IHlll'-T.
.Mr. Debs confides In his frlonds his belief
that ho will be elected president.
Phlladtilphlans threaten to close tho con
vention fund at three-fourths tho amount
pledged.
t A man named N'angon heads the prohibi
tion ticket In Minnesota. This N'angon Is
not an empty one.
Tho actual expenses of Boston, city and
county, havo expanded from $15, 153,220 In
1885 to $29,325,723 In 1899.
' Kanras City Is skirmishing for nnother
$25,000 to entertain distinguished democrats
, during tho national convention.
Although a governor of Virginia Is not to
bo clcctod until next year the canvass for
tho democratic nomination has already
-begun.
'After keeping Senator Beverldge's speech
on tho "llvo rack" for a wcck Indianapolis
papers got a chance to work It off, consid
erably revised and amended.
Colonel Jack Chlnn, a noted Kentucky
vocalist, threatens to go on a lecture tour
of .the country. This is nn effective way
ot getting back nt tho critics of tho Blue
Grass state.
Every stato senator clectwl iu Pennsyl
vania this year will not only havo a voto
for United States senator to fill the present
vacancy, but if ho lives ho will voto for a
successor to Mr. Penrose. This makes tho
selection of ptnto senators of unusual Im
portance this ycur.
"Tho Virginia house, which has n demo
cratic majority of eighty-six in a member
ship of 100, concurred with tho sennto In
voting to submit to tho peoplo on tho fourth
Tuesday of May tho question of calling a
constitutional convontton, one purposo o'
which will bo to disfranchise tho Ignorant
colored voters on tho Louisiana plan.
At tho first meeting of the present houso
of representatives tho republican majority
over tho combined opposition wns sixteen
votes. It lias since bean Increased to nine
teen by tho death of Representative Epoa
ot Virginia, tho resignation of John W.
Smith of Maryland to becomo governor of
thnt states nnd tho exclusion of I), II. Hub
erts of Utah. Two contested eloctlon casos
havo been decided in favor of tho repub
licans and ngalnst tho sitting democratic
members.
Senator Koss of Vermont Is filling, tempo
rarily, by tho governor's nppolntniant, tho
seat In tho Unitod Stntes scnato occupied
so long by the Into Justin S. Morrill. Thero
aro four candidates for tho balance of tho
turm, expiring March 4, 1903, ox-Oovernor
William P. Dllllugham of Montpoller, Con
gressman William W. Orout of Barton, In
terstnto Commorco Commissioner Charles
A. Prouty ot Newport, and tho Incumbont,
Jonathan noss of St. Johnsbury.
It Is pointed out ns nn evidence of tho
groaUirr confldenco of tho republicans of Illi
nois as compared with their democratio
advorsarlcs In the same stato that whllo
thero is a vigorous contest for tho repub
lican nomination for governor of tho Tralrlo
stnto this year, tho democratic nomination
has been refused by each of tho ellgiblo
candidates in turn. Nearly nil of tha re
publican asplrante for tho nomination nro
now In offlco; Judges Hnnecy and Carter
aro on tho bonch, Mr. Reeves Is a member
of congrosa and Mr. Yntes is collector of
Internal revenue
Wife Shouts In .Self-DcfeiisF.
L13ADVILL13, March 30. Kx-Aldermnn
Charles Joy was fatally shot by his wlfo
early this morning. Tho woman says that
her husband, who was Intoxicated, drow a.
sun nnd was about to fire ut her when
sho picked up a revolver and fired three
Bhots nt him, one of which penetrated the
stomach. Joy recently returned from tho
Klondike.
The pride
of dress
is not confined to the women every
ono wantB to appear at their best. The boys are
especially eenfiitive to matters of stylo and good
looks. Our boy's Sailor, 3-garmont Junior, and
2-piece Suits at $5 aro tho spring attraction in
our Youths' and Children's department. You
may pay less and you may pay moro for boys'
clothing, but you won't get bettor goods at any
price we guarantee satisfaction in every case
Furnishings for the boys
One doesn't commonly find as much
attention paid to furnishings for boys as we
give here there aro many attractivo novelties
that are not to be found elsewhere and they
add wonderfully to tho attractiveness of the
dainty suits whatever is right in furnishings
for the boys whothor it's neckwear, Bhirts,
waists, blouses, suspendors, gloves, collars, cuffs,
sweators, hose or underwear you aro sure to
find hero and it's sure to bo just what you want
at just tho right price.
Bring in the boys and let them see
tho suits and tho furnishings -and also our mag
nificent assortment of hats and caps.
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Chlcnro Trlbuno: "Clivo yo $50 for thi
ho. Kobe!"
"None! Kin Kit $C0 rer him havlii hlra
killed by the cnrsl"
Detroit Journal! "Doctor, I wonder If I'm
not getting- old?"
"Quito possibly. Tho bacillus of old ng
la very prevalent this spring."
Chlca-o Record: "An honest man's tin
no'ilost work of Clod."
"Oh, I don't know; n reformed politician
ought to stund pretty high."
Harper's Rixnr: Itonhnm I claim that tlu
stuco Is nn educator.
Mrs. Dcnlmm I don"t ncreo with you.
You took mo to n temperance play th
other night und went out thrco times be
tween tho nets."
WiieltlMt-tmi 0n. UT .1 .........
......... ...w,. .7..,. . ii., itt.i nim: J.UCWJT
for vulgar considerations of pecuniary re
ward," said tho young man haughtily.
i bit. shiu iuiss iayennp. "li's not a
business with you; merely; n habit."
... ...... ...., ..vim t . . OMWIIIIl HUNK
Andrew Cnrneglo would feel really ills
cournsed at times."
"Why?"
"Ovtr tlln ilmmerntn at ril rrrrt li. I f..nf.lH.
not to illo rlclt.V
Chicago Trlbuno: . "Tho prices on thesa
suits," announced tho placard In tho win
dow, "will bo cut In Imlf!"
They wero $lfi pults. Tho enterprising
dealer, as you probably conjecture, subse
quently cut the IS horizontally In two In
tlln nifllillf. llllttp.1 Mm finnn. n,..t 1 .........
halves together and sold tho suits for $20
ouch.
Indianapolis Journnl: "What Is an exit,
pa?"
"Bxlt, Krcddy? Well, it lit n. Lditln pla
card humr around on tho ivnllA l
and opera houses to keep peoplo from
morning mcy smou nro.
Dotrolt Freo Prews: "Tho genealogical
tree, bears no fruit," said Kitzjnckson.
"Surelv that I il mltiikf" rmillwi nt..
Johnson, "you forgot tho dates."
Harper's Hnzar: Bookkeopor Your 'wiro
Is nt tho door, sir, nnd would llko to speak
to vou a moment-
'Mr. Sellers Yes: Just seo.wlmt mv hal.
anco ut tho bank Is, will you?
Chlcaco Tribuno: It was his first nlrht
to mv "Quo Vadbt,"
"Maw." ho whispered, as his htir vm
routed on tho stntely Roman senators, "who
nro thoso men?"
"Sontttors, Ostend."
Ostend (after a lone nausea Maw. Aid n
sent In tho senato In thoso days cost ns
mucu as paw says u ooes now?
WHHN TUB NKiHT IS DYING.
When tho night la for spent tho now day
stands
With t'rio light of tho -world In her weak
hands,
And nho trcmblos with nwo and a.
shudd'rlng chill
In tho dnrknews so fruitful of human 111,
For tho day shrinks from souls that ara
steenod' In crime.
And fiieso slink to their lairs In that cold,
Ol4U 11IIIU
When tho night la dyinr.
nut thoso innocent ones whose sweet
In tho arms of tho night so warm, so wide.
Aro enwrnroed In tho rest that their past
has giv'n, '
Llko tho peaoo that la found a.t the gito
of heav'n;
And clean hands nro outstretched to th4
fulr. younir day
When tho night is dylng.-
tJ r BELLE WILLBY CUE.
WlnsJdo. Nob.
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