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0 THE OMAHA DAIL.V HET3: SAT fit DAY, ATTtTL 21, 1000. The Omaha Daily Dee. U. itOSKWATKU, Kdltor. PUBLISHED KVlillY MORNING. TKHMS OV 8UIJSCR1PTION. Dully Hee (without Sunday), One Year.Jfi.to Dally lice and Sunday, Ono car 800 Illustrated Uco, One Vear Sunday lire, Ono Year f-W Saturday Ilcc, One Year 1-5H Weekly Hce. One Year OFFICES. Omaha. The Hee Uulldlng. .. ., South Omaha: City Hull Uulldlng, Twon-ty-flflh and N streets. Council muffs: 10 Pearl Street. Chicago: 1610 Unity Uulldlng. New York; Temple. Court. Washington: Mil Fourteenth Street. Sioux Clly: 11 Park Street. CO It H KS I'ON D HNC E. Communication relating to news and edl lorlal matter should be addressed: Omaha Hee, Editorial Department. nusiNESS UCTTHRS. Business letters and remittances should be addressed: Tho Ueo Publishing Com pany, Omaha. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, express or postal order, payable to The Hee Publishing Company. Only 2-cetit stamps accepted In payment of mall accounts. 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Subscribed and sworn beforo mo this 2d day of April, A. D. 1300. M. H. HUNGATE. Notary Public. English ollleers In South Africa will do well to put their reputatloiiH on lee, an they have 11 tendency to spoil in that climate. What does Senator Allen expect to gan by his active effort to have Sena tor Thurston made delegate to the na tional republican convention? Only 1t5,()00 people In Omaha listed on tho personal tax assessment roll. Won der how this compares with other cities of Omaha'H wealth and population. Notice the market reirorts from South Omaha, as an Indication of the colossal live stock business transacted at this point Omaha Is holding Its own well as 11 meat-packing center. At the present rate of Increase Speaker Henderson will have a supply of gavels sudlclcnt to pound order In all kinds of languages Into the members of the house for tho rest of his natural life. General Methucn made himself a fa vorlto by his management of the queen's Jubilee parade, but he has found out that tho war In South Africa Is con ducted on entirely different lines. The anxiety of Senator Allen and tho popocratlc organ to have the Nebraska republicans label their delegation to the Philadelphia convention with the Stand ard Oil trade mark is really pitiful to behold. Former Governor Holes of Iowa Is again courting publicity by tho letter writing route. We presume that his let ters will become more frequent as the democratic national convention draws nearer. Colonel Hryau Is cultivating the Texas delegation to the national convention. Texas certainly ought to be for Uryun after his complimentary expression that should he ever leave Nebraska ho would locato In Toxas. -V hook publishing trust Is the latest to bo advocated. If It will only curtail tho production of trash which tho pub lie is importuned to buy the country will try and look upou its formation with a degree of complacency. Omaha real estate men report more active business, especially In Improved property, than at any previous time In tho history of the city with the excep tton of what is known as "boom period." This is another good sign of Improving times. Cecil Ilhodes Is going back to South Africa, where ho can repair to the wilderness ami express his feelings without danger of offending anyone. It will bo u relief to the English govern ment, too, when It gets a censor be tween Rhodes and the outside world Democratic papers pretend to believe tho government will not press tho claim n'gulnst Turkey for fear of offending tho sultan of Sulu. Any person with an netlvo Imagination willing to work over time can secure a ixwltlon by applying to the democratic, press committee. If tho republican majority In congress Is making so many bluuders as the oppo sition leaders pretend to believe, how strango they all favor an early adjourn ment; The real fear Is that by re maining in session It will so clear up pending legislation that democracy will bo short of Issues. Tho Transmisslssippl congress has laid out legislative work enough to keep congress busy for a couple of sessions, and Its labors are not concluded. If such bodies would concentrate their efforts upon somo few vital measures they would come much nearer accom plishing their object. Tho United States will contrlbuto lib orally to tho relief of tho India famine sufferers, but tho United States cannot bo exnected to do tho whole thing. A few India famine funds In Canada and 1 dently has given thu subject eonsldera other Ilrltlsh dependencies not stricken ble thought asks, "Why cannot The Hee by tho drouth would furnish an evidence 1 push the proposition for an electric line of good faith that would stimulate the to Fremont and Ames via Klk City, contributions In this country. K3WIHE STATU nKI'VMtlVAXS. Illltltliry ron(17 It sin'IHS to 1110 It would Tho icpultllfiiiiH of New York will p 1 it Kront tlilnp not only for Omiilm Into HiIh yeiu-'a cnnipnln united and trade. Iiut nlso for dweller nloni; the liununnloii., nnd this holds out the rout is" promise of vletory. the Ktate coiiven-1 On this point there can lie no lontro Hon Inst Tuesdav endorsed the national versy. The only reason why this line and state administrations and declared In favor of the renomlnatlon of Gov ernor Hoosevelt and President Mc Klnley. The platform declares that the ad ministration of William McKlnlcy found the country, after four years of lenio cnttle government, "paralyzed as to Its Industry, weak In trade and commerce and lmiK)verlshed In Its public treasury. Huslness conditions were utterly un settled, no less by the operation of a mischievous tariff than by the assaults of the democratic party upon tho public credit In their reckless financial bills and their threats to redeem In sliver certain public securities." This Is an absolutely true statement of tho conditions prevail ing when the present administration came Into power, and how did the demo crude party propose to remedy them? Hy the free nnd unlimited coinage of silver at 111 to 1. That was their only cure, as the republicans of New York correctly assert, for these distressing conditions. The republicans, on the other hand, proposed a policy that would open the mills and give employment to labor, together with the maintenance of a sound currency. The people accepted the republican policy, and results have splendidly vindicated their Judgment. The advent of a republican administration brought with It a revival of Industries, an In- crease of commerce and a demand for labor, it gave confidence to capital and Invigorated enterprise. Every assur ance the republican party gave the people In the last national campaign has been realized, so far as relates to the material condition: of the country. In the three years during which tho party has been In power the Industrial and commercial growth of the rutted States has been unprecedented, while the credit of the nation has been strengthened and its tlnanclnl condition Immeasurably Im proved. Millions of people Who In the period of depression under democratic government were unable to earn enough to obtain the necessaries of life have since had well-paid employment. Capital that was Idle then is now safely and profitably invested. Every portion of the laud Is having u higher degree of prosperity tl'lin it bus ever before known. nd this is not all, as tho republicans of New York say under tho administra tion of William McKlnley tho prestlgu of tho United States has notably ad vanced. Our diplomatic successes at test tills. This country exerted a greater Influence at Tho Hague thnn any other. No other government could buve brought about the agreement respecting tho open door in China. In nil directions tho Influence of this republic is stronger than ever before in its history and Is steadily growing. While adhering to the traditional policy of keeping out of alli ances and entanglements, the United States Is everywhere recognized as a power-whoso voice Jo. the affalrs.of the world must be respected. L'heso nro facts and conditions which should command the thoughtful atten tion of all American citizens. They dis tinguish tho present administration from all Its predecessors and they make a powerful appeal to national pride and patriotism. FAVORS ABU' D EPA It TM i.' A' TS, The Transmisslssippl congress ex pressed itself in favor of two new exec utive departments, ono of mines and mltalnz Jinrt one of commerce nnd In dustries. The creatiou of such depart ments would ndd two members to the cabinet and would materially in rease tho expenses of tho government. There is talk ult-o of still another department to have charge of Insular affairs, nnd it is not unlikely that this will in time bo created. It appears that there is at present no disposition in congress to Increase tho number of departments. There Is a bill In tho senate to establish a depart' ment of commerce nnd manufactures upon which an elaborate report was made by Senator Nelson of Minnesota and which has tho backing of tho Asso elation of American Manufacturers, but It will probably receive no further con sldoratloii at tho present session. As to the proposed department of Insular affairs It seems that the Judgment of the party leaders Is In favor of letting tho matter go over for tho present. It will bo wise on the part of con gress to pay no attention at this time to any of the suggestions of now depart incuts, for manifestly there Is no urgent necessity for one of them that has been proposed. It may be admitted that some good reasons nro presented In be half of a department of commerce and innnulnctures, but we have seen none of a convincing character In regard to a mines and mining department, and it Is by no menus apparent that there Is niy necessity for a department of Insular alTairs, though It Is possible ono may have to bo created some time In tho future. Tho machinery of government seems to be moving nlong very smoothly and satisfactorily vttli tho departments wo have, and the people will not ap prove adding to tho number until the necessity for doing so becomes Impera tive. svnuniiAA ELEcrmv lines. l-Jvery city in America of equal com mercial pretensions and population with Omnha has within the past tlvo years enlarged tho territory tributary to Its tralllc by the construction of suburban electric railways. "Why Omaha capital ists aro still backward In avail ing themselves of tho opportunity afforded by tho demand for closer coiv uectlon of Omaha with the thriving towns on both sides o the liver Is al most Inexplicable. Perhaps the most promising routo for nn electric railway Is that projected sev- oral years ago between Omaha and Fre I mont. A resident of Valley who evl- Summer 11111 and Irvlugton over tho has not been built Is the lack of capital with the nerve to undertake It. In our Judgment the most practical and effect ive way to bring about tho construction of suburban electric lines is by public ownership. Suburban railroads In other localities regard the right-of-way as the most valuable part of their property. If the county has the right to lay out and Improve public roads, It also has the rl-jht to set apart a portion of these roads for electric tramways. If It can do this for the benefit of private cor porations, It can also do so directly for the public. If tho owner ship of the roadbed Is vested perma nently In the county, the county might as well go to tho expense of laying the track and lease It to the company that will offer the largest bonus for the priv ilege of operating for a term of years. As the population of Omaha and the surrounding towns grows tho business of these lines will become more prollta ble from year to year and the income of tho county eventually make good the outlay for constructing tho road. We believe this suggestion will com mend Itself to taxpayers and business men as affording tho most prompt and promising solution of the problem. ' rut: sua'uav hkk. Tho Hee Sunday will as usual fulllll all the expectations of patrons who want the best modern newspaper for Sunday readlnir. "All tho news" Is Tho lice's motto, nnd It covers every Held by special cable letters, unexcelled telegraphic dis patches and thorough local reportorlal service. The special features repre sented by literary, pictorial and depart ment matter appeal to various classes of readers Interested In different branches of social, religious, athletic, musical and dramatic activities. Tho frontispiece of The illustrated Hee tomorrow Is a line portrait of Hon. Smith Mcl'herson, Iowa's newly ap pointed federal Judge, reproducing a photograph made for this purpose. It Is accompanied by a vivid character sketch of the now Judge from the pen of our Washington correspondent. Another Installment of portraits of newly elected mayors of thriving Ne braska towns Is given, with timely in formation bearing 011 their personal his tory. An article of unusunl Interest to Nobmskuns relates to the three Ne braska boys who have Just passed suc cessful examinations for West Point military cadetshlps, with their portraits. These boys are rightly the pride of the communities In which they live. Anent Shakespeare's impending birth day Is a group photograph of ono of Ne braska's ambitious Shakespeare clubs which is to celebrate the occasion with appropriate exorcises. Carpenter's Phlllpplue letter Is of ex traordinary Interest, with a local tinge In that part that refers to the work of General Schwnn, who is well known hero as a familiar figure around tho department headquarters of the Mis souri. A good now portrait of General Schwan accompanies. Other Illustrated features include an article on tho reconstruction of Lincoln's tomb, tho living fashions for the women and timely pictures of current life nnd men of tho day. For the best Snnduy newspaper bo sure to get Tho Hee. Hetter than all others, yet sold at the same price ." cents from newsboys aud newsdealers. From nil over Nebraska where repub lican county conventions are being held comes word that those gatherings are more enthusiastic and united in purpose than for years. Republicans realize that Nebraska can be redeemed this year If tho right standard bearers are named and the right leaders placed in command of the campaign. If the state convention responds to this demand the party will enter the battle of 11)00 witlt tho rank and tile not only determined to win, but ready to exert themselves, nt all times to achieve that end. Dr. Hippie Is in a jmsltlon to appre ciate the fact that a reformer who really desires to reform anything Is not popular -with the Nebraska state house contingent. Tho marks in plain llgures on tho Nebraska goods are for tho public, but the cipher characters are to be read and understood only by tho In itiated. A Dull nt llnvr. Washington Post. Tho public building at Blair, Neb., should be profusely decorated In honor of tho Dave Mercer vlco presidential boom. nlil Wp lluy n Gold Mine? Philadelphia. Ledger. Thoro may bo truth In tho report that lurgo quantities of gold oro have been found In tho Philippines, though the readiness of tho reported discoverer to talk rather argue3 against the valuo of his And; but If tho re port Is true, It probably settles tbo fato of tho Islands. Tho United States will not readily part with gold-bearing territory. I'en r llctiillntloii, Philadelphia Proas. Germany is in qulto a fright over tho re publication thoro of editorials from Amer ican nowspapers condemning il proposed moat and cattle exclusion law and threaten ing retaliation. Its frlslu will bo nothing to tho gonulno consternation that will ensuo should lt foolish law bo placet! on the stat ute books and thlfl country retaliate on Its exports, as has been suggested. Incidentally, such a condition would at leant bo nn offect Ivo noto of warning to other European coun tries that mischievously or maliciously con tomplato action similar to that of Germany. All l!iiiiiritllil('il Itecord. Cincinnati Commercial (rep.) The chapter of American history that haa been written by the events marking the In terim from the inauguration of President McKlnley to tho present hfls 110 parallel In all tho rich record of this republic. Thoro havo been other eras of prosperity and other periods of advance, but no such drtlnlto com bination of domestic Industrial awakening, international commercial expansion, civic progresslvences and military distinction thnt has characterised tbo thrno years Just paiEcd. Out of tho darkneuu, tha gloomy retrogres sion of a disastrous democratic) administra tion of contraction, depression and stagna tion, tho nation, under the Inspiration of a spirit of progression born of confidence, bus talnod by precedent, in the wisdom of re- publican principle, enforced by a repub lean ' administration, bounded forward In the racu of nations and rapidly forged from a strag gling position at the extreme rear to a com- tnandlng place Iri the front, j .Merit of tin niiteeii. Boston Transcript. Those clergymen who aro censuring the president because ho does not abolish tho ' army canteen, which Is on Institution au thorized by law nhd by law only can be dono away with, either do not or we fear will not rcallzo that It has promoted tem peranco among our soldiers. Thu condition ' superseded by the canteen would be brought back by Its abolition. Soldiers would drink ' more nnd wasto moro money than they do 1 now. They would consume moro nnd worse liquor. There la a strong clement of liquor dealers who are doing all they can , to abolish tho canteen, and, unconsciously, many clergymen aro affording thorn support. The l.nun for Porto llleo. New York Mall and Express. Thoro is yet some beating of tho tom toms In tho yellow papers over the new laws for Porto Hlco, but tho moro notable and Important featuro of tho current dis cussion of tho subject is tho rapidly spread lug feeling that tho president and con gress pursued a wlso courso In meeting nt the outset every entangling l?suc which Uourbon democracy raised. Tho bill that has now becomo law is a broad, emphatic assertion of tho absolute power of congress to govern tho Islands ns It deems beat, nnd any ono disposed to question that right, must now enrao forward or forever hold his pcaco. Thus, at tho very beginning, wo have tho relations clearly defined. It has taken eomo timo for tho country to appreci ate tho necessity for such a step, but It Is now doing so, and tho chango In public opinion Is qulto marked. Illl VAN IX 1CAXSAS CITY COX VHXTIOX. Aoniliintlnii liy States That Will Coil tribute 110 nii'ctnrnl Vote. Cincinnati Commercial. The Washington Post hna been rlzlng up tho Hryan situation and finds it ratner sat isfactory for Hryan up to the nomination point. Beyond that the situation ceaacs to possess elements of Interest to the windy Nobrnskan. Tho Pest finds that up to tho present timo Bryan ban instructed delega tions as follows: Pennsylvania C Rhode Island 5 Vermont 8 New Mexico 0 District of Columbli. 0 Nebraska 16 North Carolina 2! Oreeon fi Total 168 Massachusetts 30 Despite HiIh good start, the anxious nnd alert anti-Bryan democrats aro still hopeful that they can control a Biifilclcnt numbor of states to make a showing In tho convention. According to their view of tho situation, tho figures would stand as follows: STATES CERTAINLY FOIl HRYAN. Alnbuma 2iOreson 1 Arkansas 16 Pennsylvania 61 Colorado S Illioile Island .8 Florida S South Carolina Is Ccorgla 26 South Dakota S 1 il alio 6 Tennessee "4 Knnsas 20Texns DO Kentucky 16 Utah 6 Ioiilnlutia 16 Vermont s Massachusetts 3i) Virginia 21 MIchlKun 2S Wyoming Mississippi 18 Missouri 31' Total 52(1 Montana 6 Territories and Dla- Nebniska 16. trlct of Columbia... 26 Nevada 6 North Carolina 221 Grand Total 5M North Dakota 0 STATES POSSIBLY ANTI-BRYAN. California 16 New Itumpshlre 8 Connecticut 12 New Jersey 20 Delaware 6 New York , 72 Illinois 4S Ohio 46 Indiana CO Wnshlniiton it Iowa 26 West Virginia 12 Maine IS Wisconsin 2) Maryland 16 ' Minnesota 18 , Total 274 It is pointed out that 'Pennsylvania, In structed for Bryan, is republican by 300,000 majority. Massachusetts, Instructed for Bryan, could not bo' carried by thei democrats even If tho Angel Gabriel headed tho ticket. All of tho New England states, llko the Dis trict of Columbia, will never contrlbuto .1 single electoral vote to tho democratic col umn. And tho query Is: Will tho conven tion tako theso facts Into consideration? . it m v iiii.i.s ix :o.c;iti:ss. 1.ckIhIii(Ioii I'ropiiN.'il for (lie Military llruuoli of Our ; eminent. New York Sun. The most Important bill referring to tho army now beforo the congress Is that In troduced by Senator Hawley for the secre tary of war, and generally known ns the nrmy bill. On tho merits of this bill wo havo spoken at some length. Secretary Iloot has appeared beforo tho senate com mittee having tho bill In charge, and has explained its purposes lucidly and temper ately, and urged tho necessity of its pas sage. It is said that no general army legis lation will bo enacted this session. Tho leaders who prevent such legislation will assumo a vory heavy responsibility; much of tho present army law expires by limita tion In a little moro than ono year from now, and tho next session of congress is a "short session," at -which thero is little timo for legislation. Any chango of a gen eral character in tho army laws should bo made at olice. An important bill is that of Senator Lodge, giving to tho commanding general of tho nrmy tho rank and pay of lieutenant general, nnd to tho ndjutant general tho rank and pay of major general. Wo have urged tho udvlsablllty and necessity of mak ing tho ndjutant general a major general; tho rest of Mr, Lodgo's bill does not ap provo Itself to us. Senator Penroao has In troduced a bill permitting tho appointment to tho lowest grades In tho various stnff departments of persons now in tho volun teer servlco In such departments. Tho services of somo staff officers of volunteers certainly would seem to deserve such a roward; ob many of these officers nro now In tho regular establishment the proposed bill probably will not "throw open tho Btnff doors" to so many civilians as might seem to be the caso. Thero nro several bills beforo tho con gress relating to tho mllltla of tho states. Ono such bill Is Intended to extend military instruction to tho public schools. Although Intended to benefit tbo country as nil bills are wo doubt that this bill, If It becomes a law, will help tho mllltla, tho army or tha people. Military instruction nt school is of Homowhat doubtful expediency considered from the point of tho militia's interests. Many a boy who has had military instruc tion at school has or thinks ho has had "all ho wants of It." Another bill provides for tho renrmamont of tho mllltla with Krag-Jorgenscn rifles and carbines; nnd a third directs the selection of four sites for pormanont camps nt which tho troops of tho nrmy and tho National Guard may be 1 assembled and drilled. As to tho first of these bills, It may be said that many competent officers of the i Nntlons.1 Guard consider ttio present Spring ' flnlil rlflna n tlm 1 rn 1.1 ir nrlnnlpil tn thn noOlls of tho Guard, and do not desire or approvo tho propoaod change. Senator PettuR has a bill to provide for tho appointment fo contract dental stir geons In tho army; Senator Penrose wishes to hnvo medals given to tho living officers and men, 130 In number, of tho five com I panics of Pennsylvania troops who wore : tho first to reach Washington fnr Its de I fntiun nn A nrll 11 1&fl1. nnlh Mr. Penrnsn and Mr. McMillan havo bills beforo congress for medals for services rondcred during tho Spanish and tbo Philippine wars. Thero nro many other Interesting bills beforo tho congress, somo of which will become laws, whllo others, perhaps equally worthy, will fall. Put It Is highly Import ant that a gencrol army bill should be passed at this session, and we earnestly hope that tho members of tho military com mittees of both houses of congress may awako to the need of taking prompt action on the army bill now beforo them. 1 MIXING OIL AND SUGAR. Stanton Picket (rep ) H Is claimed that Senator Thurston Is not pleased with the friendly agree ment entered Into between Kdltor ltosewater and .lohn L. Webster and will pool his strength with the antls and work for the selection of It. H. Schneider for national com mitteeman Mr. Thurston has had his opportunity and failed. As senator he has not been a glow ing success, not by any means. He has not been a credit to the state or to the party that elected him and has returned to the railroads even be fore his time In otlice has expired. Mr. Thurston may feel that he owes the republican party nothing, not so much as the sanctioning of the terms under which harmony has been obtained In Douglas county. If he iloes not then the slate convention should place Its foot upon his neck tiiim Keep it mere. 1 4lTlli:il I.AXDS TIIAX ot its. M. Delcnsso delivered nn Important speech in tho French senate tho other day In the debate on tho foreign office estltnatin In reply to somo criticism of Anglo-French re lations by M. d'Aunay, who tuld that ho thought existent questions closely concerned tho rights nnd the dignity of the country. M. Delcassc, referring to the Fishoda affair, said that ho would not deign to notice tho ridiculous menaces which had been uttered, and tho time had not yet come for telling tho whole truth about what had happened In 1S'JS. Neither tho country nor the govern ment had nuythlng, however, to fear from publication. HlBtory would speak the last word. All hu could ty was thnt the gov eminent at that period was Imbued with a sonso of the disproportion between tho end to bo attained nnd tho effort requisite for that purpose. Tho treaty concluded last year had secured them substantial advan tages which nobody could henceforth dis pute. Since that time serious foreign ques tions had arisen In China, tho West Indies nnd olsewhere. In which their rights had been fully recognized. He dcclnred that tho attacks upon tho foreign policy woro due not to patriotic anxiety, but to a mere de sire to overthrow tho cabinet, no matter whether tho country suffered or not. Tho scheme would not succeed, as the country would not allow Itself to be checked in Its Industrial career. Tho letter of the ameer of Afghanistan U not likely to have any effect In Great Britain. Thero is a great deal of doubt as to tho sincerity of the ameer and it is plausible, at least that ho Is making this protestation of continued friendship for the purposo of covering dealing with Itufsla which later will tako tho form of acquies cence In Husslan occupation of his coun try. Assuming, however, thnt ho Is sin cere, It Is dtlllcult to see. what Great Hrltaln could do at tho present time to assist its ally. If Afghanistan Is actually threatened by Ritsda It has a forco of somo 40,000 llrst-clnss fighting men which It could put In tho field and through which It could defend the mountain passes with much suc cess. But Russia's nrmy Is large enough to make the result of war no motter of doubt. Even tho Idea that Afghanistan Ih neces sary as a protection for India would hardly Induce Great Britain to tako active steps to check a Hutslan advance. It would ex pect 'tho continued hostility of the Afghans to tho Russians after nn invnslon to bo somo protection to India. It is to bo re membered that opinion In Great Britain about tho danger from Rumla on the In dian frontier has undergone a considerable chango In recent years Tho spcefh which tho radical deputy, M. Ualbortl, delivered In tho French chamber recently, In advocacy of n substantial in crease of tho colonlnl forces of tho country, was received with great opplauso and evi dently represented tho vlows of a largo body of his follow legislators. Ho declared that England had '300,000 men in India and 200,- 000 In Africa, and when tho Transvaal war was over would bo tho only Kuropean power with an nrmy of veterans. Nevertheless, sho was Increasing hor colonial contingents. Against this SOO.OOO soldiers Franco had only 39,000, or 60,000 If tho Algerian reserves wuru Included and It sho had control of tho sea. Thus she wa In a minority of 1 to 10. RUFsla had weight, ho said, In a diplomatic dlBcusslon with England because sho could back up her words by a demonstration on tho Pamirs, and Lord Roberts had said that 2,000 or 3,000 Cossacks could sot India on flro. Why had not France tho samo weight? Wero her coast defenses inadequato? Gen eral do Galllffct had vouched for tho con trary. Was her navy Inadequate? It stood second In tho world. Tho reason was that Franco could not back up hor words by an offectlvo demonstration in tho regions wbero sho had n common frontier with England. Sho could not mobilize for nn extra-European wnr. To remedy this weakness ho ad vocated the connection of tho colonial army with tho War office, and Its development into :i forco which would enable. Franco to back up her diplomacy all over tho world, and not only on her European frontiers. There woro somo very .interesting points In tho speech which Lord Curzon, tho vlco roy of India, delivered tho other day In Cal cutta, in closing tho debate on the budget. In speaking of tho famine ho unld that tho loss caused by tho drouth on tho wheat crop this year waa from $10,000,000 to $50,000,000, and on cotton $35,000,000, whllo tho oilseed crop, which usually covered 18,000,000 acres, was non-exlptent outside Bengal and tho northwest provinces. Tho Iocs to tho culti vators of Bombay alone In food crops equalled $75,000,000, whllo they lost $20,000, 000 on tho cotton crop. It was Impossible, ho said, for any government to anticipate tho consequences of a visitation of nature on so gigantic and rulnoim a scale. Tho famlno would cost the government $12,500, 000, apart from temporary loans to native statca and agricultural advances. H."ferrlng to tho death rato, as a test of tho efficiency EXPERIENCE has taught us how to make the best Emulsion in the world; Experience has proved that this Emulsion is worthy of entire confidence. There are many imitations of and all kinds of substitutes for it ; but none equal it. If your doctor recommends you to take Cod-Liver Oil, or you know yourself that you need it, get SCOTT'S EMULSION ; it is the best Cod-Liver Oil in the best form. If we had your address we would send you a sample and a pamphlet telling more about it. toe. ind fi.oo, M drutcliti, 6COTT 4t UOWNE, i Peul St., Nw York. r of famlno relief, tho viceroy said tho mor tality In tho Btrlcken provinces of Ilrltlsh India was scarcely nt all In excess of tho normal death rntc, but In many native states deaths from starvation were numerous. Jaipur was managing generously nnd well, yet 1,250 deaths from starvation wero re ported In January, mostly wanderers from Mnrwar. In tho same month 250 deaths woro reported from Kotnh, whllo in Udnlpur, which was very backward, 1,100 occurred In January nnd 3,250 in February. The Neuo Frele Preese of Vienna gives, on tho authority of what It describes as Russian official data, some particulars con cerning the Persian nrlgade of Cojfucks. It recalls tho clrcumstanco that In 1890, after tho murder of tho late shah, order was maintained nt Teheran by tho Intervention of tho Cossack brigade, which also pro vented nil reslstanco to tho succession of his Kin Muzaffer-ed-Dln. At tho time tho brigade; consisted only of a cavalry division mustering 600 men, commanded by a Rus sian colonel, nnd of n mounted battery pre sented by tho czar, Alexander III. In the year 1899 tho strength of tho brigade was trebled At present It numbers 200 ollleers nnd 1,500 men, Infantry, besides cavalry nnd mounted artillery. Il organization Is com pletely independent and Is under tho con trol of Russian Instructing ofllcers, who aio nt tho orders of tho Russian legation at Teheran. Their chief Is n colonel of the Russian general stuff, holding the rank of n Persian field marshal. Tho annual cost of tho brigade Ih 500,000 rubles. It receives with great regularity its monthly pay, which Is the more worthy of note ns that of tho other Persian troops Is always in arrear. A correspondent of tho Cologne Gnzctte, who has returned from n Journey through Finland, reports that thero Is no abate ment of tho drastic measures for tho Itusal llcatlon of tho grand duchy. The govern ment, on tho contrary, has established a severe censorship of tho local press and tbo outgoing malls aro carefully examined mid nil written or printed mntter tending to put tho Russian governor generalship in u bad light Is confiscated and destroyed. Re cently tho Finnish organ Vasa Nyhetter wns supprersed for four months for criticising superior authority and because of the gen erally harmful tendoncy of the Journal by renfon of its criticisms of tho doings of tho Russian authorities In tho Finnish piov Inccs. Moreover, the censor who allowed tho offending article to appear has been suspended. l'OINTS I'ltOM Till: PAIIACIIAIMIHIIS. Baltimore American: Tho wall paper trust has fulled. It fulfilled the traditions of tho trado by going to tho wall. Philadelphia Times: Thnt projected egg trust evidently camo to grief. They counted tholr chickens beforo they were hatrhed. Chicago Tribune: After tho sultan hus reflected upon tho matter and smoked n few more hookahs wo believe ho will pay up. Washington Post: Mr. Dcpew is doing his vocabulary up In curl papors every night, preparntoiy to tho Philadelphia convention. Chicago Record: "Hobn" figures thnt if he can send more generals to Iondon ho will bo obliged to send fewer privates to tho Pretoria race track. New York Sun: We learn with Indignation and horror that tho Hon. Dob Taylor, the most melodious man that ever tickled cat gut and the .sweetest orator nnd lecturer In Tennessee, was robbed of $300 In Texas the other day. Tho arts cannot prosper beneath tho beams of tho Lone Star If crimes llko this ure permitted. Tho state of Texas should apologize. Givo back his money to tho mis sionary of the muses. Money for I'ulilli; HiiIIiIIiikx. WASHINGTON, April 20. Tho senate committee on public building and grounds today authorized favorable reports on tho following bills: Authorizing tho construc tion of a public building at Rast St. Louis at .a coet of $220,000; increasing the limit of cost of tho proposed public building at Lcad vllle, Colo., from $50,000 to $117,000; In creasing tho limit of tho appropriation for tho public building at Joplln, Mo., from $50,000 to $105,000; enlarging the building at Durllngton, la., $G5,000. We Are Giving Odds, Two for One. $1.00 Knee Pants 50c. The immense business in our Children's department this spring has left us with many odd pairs of knee pants. Some from suits and some from the regular lines. But altogether we have 1,000 pairs that we want to close out. There are all kinds and all colors in this vast assort ment, and they run from three to sixteen years in sizs. We have placed them on separate tables on our second floor, and invite you to inspect the greatest gathering of fine knee pants for 50 Cents Ever Seen in Omaha. Now is your opportunity to get school pants, dress pants, or pants to piece out the suits, VSt Now 50 Cents Browning, King & Co., R. S. Wilcox, Manager. Omaha's Only Exclusive Clothiers for Men and lioys. roMTiCAii roiNTiina. Chlcngo's next republican primaries como May 3. I Mr. Unlley of Texan will enter the senato at about tho age of -to nnd. being nn nble young man, In good health, ho hopes to sta" ' thero forty years more. Kansns City hotel proprietors propose t placo six men in n room during Mr, Ilryan s convention. They do not propose to let calamity get nwny with their prosperity. Galusha A. (trow Is again n lively candi date to succeed himself In congress. Ago does not nppcnr to wither him nor to slslo his ability to keep younger uwplrauls out of bis shoes. Tho nttack on Governor Roosevelt's war record by tho retired colonel of the Seventy first New York volunteer regiment Is not making much of n hit. The charge that the colonel of tho rough riders wnnted to sur render to tho Spaniards at Santiago rather ovcrsliootu tho mark according to his ad mlreto. Representative Carmnck Intends to return within a few days to resume hl senatorial campaign In Tennessee. He camo to Wash ington to vote ngalnst tho Porto Rlcnn bill nnd to nttend to other congressional busi ness. "Is It too early yet to nddreva you ns a Henntor?" ho was asked. "I nm trying to win that title," he responded. "Your hopes nro not dashed down by tho aspirations of Governor McMlllln?" "Not nt all," replied Mr. McCarmack. "I am in the fight to win." OULD BE SATISFIED WITH OIL, North Platte Telegraph (rep.) John M. Thurston In Hinted us beltiK opposed to the Omnlui iirrnnKcment whereby Hosewnter nnd Webster ; have Rot together. For the good of the party It would seem thut White ' Rose .Johnny would not. try nnd stir ( up strife. Johnny ought to be sntls- 11. ..1 ..I.. I... II....... ..I. tin" ...III. tl... uru punt; ui; nu in it in- mu uiv f i Standard company. V1IHT1I PltOVOKKUS, Haltlmore American: Mrs. Feedeni (to star boarder) Could you suggest any Im provement In my menu? Hoarder Well, you might try the experi ment of transferring tho respective quali ties of the coffee and tho butter. Now York Mull and Express: "Thnt gentleman In No. 17," said the hotel clerk, "fays this Is his first visit to Philadelphia and he thinks the town's great." "Whnt!" exclaimed the proprietor. "Maku him pay In advance ; there's something crooked nbout him." "Oh, 1 don't think so." "You don't? Didn't he register from New York?" Philadelphia Press: Mrs. Drown Mrs. Parvinoo beard that Mrs. Stiles was put ting a good deal of money into her lCnster bonnet nnd she vowed Bhe'd have one to bent It. She did. too. . Mrs. Jones What! That ugly thing with th huge bunch of green ribbon on it 7 Mrs. Drown Green ribbons? They're $10 bills! Philadelphia American: "Oh. It was Just my luck!" said the discolored statesman. "What?" asked his friend. "To approarh senatorial honors Just after the senato had turned decent." CIiIchzo Record; "In Duklmer Dubbs a rendy speaker?" r "On. yen he's n ready speaker, but he s an awful stuttering listener." I.ov.-'k VM'iilulnr . The man who really loves a muld I know not why or bow, do you? Can find at least ten thousand ways Of voicing this thought: "1 love you." WHAT'S IN A XA.MKf ChleaguTlmes-IIornld. There wns n man In our town Whofo name was King bis daughter Cooked .(or a wealthy family,. l- That bad tho name'of Poltef. M t; There's Mr. Darber, of the bank, A lordly man, Indeed; His coachman's name Is Dlshop, nnd Ills gnrdenor's name Is Weed. I know a mun whoso name Is Noble: The other night bis wife Went nt him, when ho got home boozy, And nearly took hl life.