TII"E OM ATTA DAILY liEE: THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1000.
The Omaha Daily Dee
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THE DEE PUPMSHING COMPANY.
State of Nebraska. Douglas County, ss.:
George B. Tzsehuck, secretary of Tho Boo
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says that the actual number of full and
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Subscribed and sworn beforo mo this 1st
day of May, 1000.
STOCKTON IIF.Tir.
Notory Public.
(Seal)
The sweet jjlrl Kraduale Is aaln rap
Idly Hearing the buildliu; point.
An ordinance to regulate councllnianle
rsploslons might also lind public favor,
Senator Clark's little play In which
be bade u tearful farewell to tho senate
was simply the preliminary act to get
ting a tinner grip on his neat.
Tim strike Hit nation In Omaha Is grad
ually simplifying. Thero Is too much
work ahead to have any considerable
number of laborers Idle in this city this
Benson.
do the
The Commercial dub will
graceful thing In responding
to City
Treasurer Hennlngs' soft Intimation
about Its unpaid personal tuxes. The
club should set the example of good clt
Izcnahip.
The movement to provide buildings
nnd warehouses for jobbers locating In
Omaha Is a good one, but It should not
get ahead of the movement to get tin;
Jobbing houses to locate here. The eart
nnd the horse should not be too far
npnrt
With the advent of warm weather and
ilin Icmmm Hie. lintwf.t-fw.tinr lu r.ttnlnili.rl
that thero Is at least one trust which
tho great trnst-sniashlng attorney gen-
eriil ha Hot .lilvnn nut nf linxlnesx. A
M,,.,..,. ,ir iiw. ,.n,.m-,ia nin v..ni J
n ,.,.(!.. has 1....... commence,.
Two weeks have elapsed since the re-
nubllcan state convention and the pop-
niiniMn iiiikI litittixdiv linvo not noened
up on the nominees. It must not be In-
ferred from this that they are short of
nmmunltlon. Tho trouble Is they have
not yet found any place where It will
stick.
Tho Ice trust Is not a new Institution.
It lias been victimizing Omaha Ice con-
Buniers for several years past, during
which time Tho Hoe has repeatedly
called attention to the fact, but the
fusion law olllcers were too busy with
various political schemes to take up the
fray for the people.
Chairman Hutlor of the populist na
tional committee says he will not
resign lu favor of ICdnilsten. The
Bryan schemers needed watching at
Sioux Kails ami the senator Is of tin
opinion that he must stay In his present
position to preserve the victory he won
in the convention.
snrn n,,.. r,,r tl. monumental sail of
n. mill..,- nf ,1... .-itnnmten.l eli-.Mih.lIni,
VnL-nrv 1,, sen.llnL- leld.-ram of L'root-
lug to the Moor envoys Hi tho name of
M, nr,n1,. ,,r the L-real nest." The
three tailors of Tooley street Issuing Port It does not show well for the Judg
proclaniatlons as "we, the people," were nient and discretion of tho delegates.
n, p itmKt.mce Thought fill Americans generally will
"Democrats pretend to be ihe only sin
cere and genuine enemies of trusts In
this country and yet, when the senate
committee on judiciary voted to report a
constitutional aniendinent giving con
gross the power to terminate the trust
evil every democrat on the committee
voted against It and every republican
for It. ;t
Only whites are allowed to vote lu the
democratic primaries In (lenrgla and as
n nomination by that party In (Jeorgla
Is the miiuo as an election It does not re-
quire any great mental effort to discover
llow lime the negro has io tin wllu man-
lug the laws under which he must live
or the olllcers who enforce them. This
Is tho practice of the party which is
just now making such a howl about the
Torlo Hlcans and the Filipinos being
deprived of tlielr rights,
Congressman. Neville Is trying hard
to counteract tho damaging effect of his
action In drawing unearned salary for
the full term, although elected onlv to
till a vacancy after half the term had ex-
plred. Judge Neville has called to wit-
iiess his fusion associates In congress
that he has not drawn any nioiiev 1 x-
cept what Is duo him by law. In other
words, ho Justltles himself because the
!uw tillows him to draw money which
ae has not earned. But how does that
make things any better for Congress,-
wan Neville?
rnnrusr.i Ayrl-Tittst t.uiishATiomi
"I'lit mutiny ixpects from the j.rtf out
(uiigiffs legislation to restrain nml
ropro tnuiinpullxtli- combination. The
party In power Is pledged to Mich UpN
hitlon. Tho republican niitlonnl plat
forms of sss nml llili declared un
iltialltled opposition to trusts nml nil
combinations to control nrlilt ratily the
condition uf trade.
Itcferrlu;: to these
declarations, President .McKlnley sitld '
In his Inaugural nihlroH thnt "this I
iiurDose will be steadily nursued. both ,
by tho enforcement of the laws now in
existence anil the recommendation and
support of such new statutes as may
be necessary to carry them Into effect."
Ite'publlcan state pliltrortns have con
demned tlx trusts and demanded na
tional mid state legislation for remedy
ing tho evils Incident io them.
Kor some time a subetmihllttoo of the
Judiciary committee of the house of
representatives has been considering the
question of trust legislation, the result
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,,. ut'iiiioiiiiiiiii.. 111. 111 rr 11 11111111iNi.il
constitutional uineiidiiiciit jclvlu con
gress ))ower to ilelltic, regulate, control,
prohibit or' dissolve trusts, monopolies
I or combinations; also amending and sup
plementing the anti-trust act of lilH),
so as to Increase Its penalties, enlarge Its
operation and render It more effective.
These propositions have been approved
by all the republican members of the
.a7,s:io judiciary commit too mid will be re
'5Vi"o i,olte(l (o ,lR' house!
"io ninjority report on tne proposen
constitutional nmenilmout declares that
abuses of corporate powers and coni-
llned capital exist and hence the neces-
slty tor a conij)otent eontrollltn; and re-
Htralnlni: power. It Is the Judgment of
the cointnlttee that "congress should
have power to maintain an oputi Held for
honest competition Ju all Indiistihil en
terprises throughout the entire union"
and that when a coriwratlou becomes a
monopoly, or a combination of cor-
poratloiis menaees the welfare of the
lieonle. couuress oimht to possess the
power to control or repress It. The pro
posed amendment Is declared to be nec
essary and wise. "The Reiieral wel
fare," says tho report, "demandrt that
this power exist in the general govern-
nient and there Is no liberty when llle-
gul trusts, I'oinblnatloiif, conspiracies
and monopolies crush fair competition
j industrial enterprises, Control pro
auction and prices and thereby oppress
and, to a degree, enslave the people."
To this position there will bo no dis
sent uinong those sincerely opposed to
the monopolistic combinations.
Heacliing the trusts through it consti
tutional amendment may bo a slow
una somewhat
uncertain process, In
view of the Intluence anil the power for
foiTtiptlon possessed by the great coin-
bluatlons, but a determined effort must
be made to secure such an amendment
In the meantime the existing law should
bo strengthened and the proposed
amendments and additions to that law
would perhaps prove adequate. At all
events the subject should receive the
early and careful attention of congress,
to the end that some legislation shall
bo enacted at the present session. This
hs a duty of the party In power which
It avouIi! bo most unwise to neglect.
iucEiriXG thr nobR KKVors.
The cabinet on Tuesday considered the
,lml,1, of solving tho Boer envoys and
decided to treat them with as much
noeraiuy as pi.ssiu.o. vuii a urn-
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for the diplomatic proprieties. If they
Havo credentials they will bo given
opportunity to present tnem to too Mine
department, but If they are not here lu
a nipioniauc capacity iney win ne re-
helved only as any foreign visitors
might be. If the envoys are not neerod
Ited representatives of tlio orange i ree
State, wliidi lias an unillsputeil stunning
as a member of tho fumily of nations,
they have no claim to official recognition
by our government, even though bear
ing credentials from the South African
republic. They must bo olllclally re
ceived, however, If they have creden
tials from the Orange Kreo State. I'll
doiibtedly the Washington authorities
will dispose of the matter as required by
diplomatic usage and without offense to
the delegates, with whoso efforts In
behalf of peace the administration H
unquestionably as much in sympathy as
any of the Irresponsible persons who
noisily proclaim their sympathy with an
eyo to political capital
Meanwhile the envoys tneiuselves
have some obligations. One of them
said In New York that "We should like
to have the government arbitrate with
Kngland." but "if we cannot Induce the
government io no wnai we iihv, vo snail
HW '"" I,,"m'. "W
cninpol the government to recogul.e us
In tllill way. II tills is a coireci r,
not loon witti tavor upon an enori 01
foreigners, however worthy tlielr mis
sion, to force the government to recog
nize them by appeal to the people. There
are not many Americans, we think, even
among the most radical opponent of
the administration, who would coun
tenance anything of this sort and the
Boer delegates may be assured that they
cannot beiietlt their cause by adopting
such a course. A contributor to Hie
Xjv York Sun refers to an Incident lu
our early history that Is In point. It
was the attempt of the French inlnls-
tor (Sonet to array the people against
the administration of Washington be
cause oi its retusai 10 am r ranee in
the war with Ihigland. (Sonet was re-
celvod with great popular enthusiasm
on Ids arrival In this country, but when
. undertook to defy the administration,
because it refused to comply with his
demands, and threatened to appeal from
the president and his cabinet to the
people, the threat was received with
general Indignation and resulted lu the
offensive minister being dismissed.
The American people will accord the
Boer envoys every attention and con
slderatlon. They will courteously listen
to nil they havo to say and treat them
with hearty cordiality. But they will
at the same time expect these visitors to
show a proper regard for those in an
Uiorlty ami particularly not to attempt
to Incite tho people against the govern
nient. They are very likely to tint! men
hero who for a partisan purpose will
minsel them b sin h it course luit thry
will make a pnivt' mlstnko If they incept
such ud vice.
Aoir run tjih icc nirsr.
limine waited until the eve of the
Ktfitt political buttle of lixio. tho iiopo
(ratio combine linn concluded tliut tho
tituo Is ripe for tin onslaught on the
.loo trust for the purpose of mnuufiie-
turlnit campaign riitltiil. The nrmui of
the fusion political trust therefore
sounds the alarm In double-column
linotype slugs against this overshad
owing monopoly whlrh threatens suffer
ing for the poor during the heated sea
son. That this outcry Is simply part and
narcel with the fusion political pro
gram Is clear to anyone who Mill re
view the situation seriously. For
months The Hce has been prodding the
fusion attorney general to give vent
to some of his trust-smashing procliv
ities by attacking the Omaha Ice trust
as it giant combination near at home,
but he has persistently llxed his eye
on faraway monopolies like tho Stand
ard Oil and Ignored those at his own
door.
The Ice trust in Omaha Is not a new
Institution, and efforts to make the peo
ple believe that they had the benellts
of competition last year will not mis
lead. There was no more competition
In ice last year In Omaha than there
Is this year. Although the Ice trust then
appeared under the various names of
the different consolidated corporations,
no one could buy n pound of lee from
one of them cheaper than from the
other, the terms and rates being llxed
by an Iron-clad agreement.
Hut why have not the law ofllcers.
charged with the enforcement of the
anti-trust laws, gone after the Omaha
Ice trust before? Why has the fusion
county attorney sat idly by refusing to
hear the complaints against the extor
tion of the Ice dealers? Why has the
fusion attorney general left the Ice trust
free and unmolested In its operations?
Tho unswer stands out by Itself. It
Is because they hoped for better po
litical results by deferring It until the
campaign of llKK) should be on.
The lee trust abuses should by all
means be suppressed and any sincere
movement for that purpose will have
the vigorous support of the consumers
and the public, but no grandstand play
for the bencllt of fusion olliccseekers
should be countenanced.
It Is now (Jovernor I'oynter who Is
giving a striking example of law doll
ance In high positions. The governor
announces that he does not propose to
pay any attention to the temporary in
junction Issued to restrain him from In
terfering with the superintendent of the
Institute for the Keeble Minded In the
discharge of his duties on the ground
that the executive, being a co ordinate
branch of the government, cannot be
subject to a Judicial order. This Idea
of executive exemption from court pro
cess Is a relic of the old theory of the
divine right of kings under which the
sovereign was above all law. It hns
been rejected time and again by the
courts of this state, which Insist that
sovereignty rests with the people and
not with the servants of the people who
happen to be entrusted with various
functions of government.
The wild statement of an Imaginative
newspaper that the location of the re
publican state headquarters Is figured
worth $20,000 to the Omaha hotel chosen
by the committee Is being quoted ln IJn
coin as proof of a foul conspiracy on
the part of tills city to Impose upon vis
itors drawn here by business at the
headquarters. Such an absurd llctloii
should need no denial. As a matter of
fact, Omaha Is this year giving greater
and more valuable favors to the repub
lican headquarters than ever before en
Joyed, tho Idea of making money nut of
tho location being entirely subordinated
to tho desire to use It to the best advan
tage for republican success in the Im
pending campaign, and republicans
throughout the state will do well to ills
count all malicious fabrications to the
contrary.
After much delay County Attorney
Shields has carried to the supreme court
on appeal the case brought in the (lis
trlct court here to test the validity of
the law limiting the salary of the clerk
of the district court to ?r,,00). This law
was passed by the last legislature after
a stubborn tight made against It by tho
benetlclarles of the fee system, who
were also behind the suit to annul It in
tho courts, and the appeal should be
pushed to a speedy hearing. We believe
the law Is not only salutary, but also
legally enacted. If not, the people
should know It at once and see to It that
its provisions are re-enacted lu proper
form by tho next legislature.
The free sliver republicans do not
amount to much when It conies to cast
ing votes at election times, but the score
of men who pretend to belong to such
a party practically dictate tho nomina
tions of the fusion combine, ln other
words a handful of men who do not
number 1.000 In the state select tho state
olllcers mid congressmen lu ease the fu
sion ticket Is elected. It Is a system
which beats proxies In a convention two
to one.
Kvery citizen Interested lu the sub
stantial and attractive appearance of
Hie city should back Mayor Moorcs up
lu his stand against the periodical sus
pension of the lire limit oi,dluauct for
the bencllt of particular Individuals. The
ordinance is none too severe and should
bo enforced against one mid all alike.
The State Board of Transportation Is
duo to make a bluff at reducing freight
,-iites In order to oll'set the effect of the
I f ,, . to mittv, tll(l Va lint t l(n of rail-
road property for purposes of taxation.
The reduction, of course, Is expected to
bo tied up In the courts, but It will do
for a stalking horse.
Model of IIIh rinn.
New York Sun.
Accoiding to Hon. Davo Ovcrmyer. "per
haps tho best known democrat In Kansas,"
"given a freo ballot nnd a fair count, two
thirds of tho voters of tho United States
would register themselves against McKlnley
and Imperialism." Presumably Mr. Over-
t
mves neticn of a free ballU n.il a f.dr
toant 1 that of the Kentucky demon. ne
Vso fjnoto from him only because ho I" a fair
specimen of tho judicious and thoimhtful
llryanlte lender.
llolliiu Sound.
Clcvoland Plain Denier.
Whcn the United States senate considers
uvil uv wiHivu atail'S erntiiu lun&nivia
....
a hollow projcellle behind closed doors
hollow projcelllc behind
thcie must bo something In It
llnce of ('millnl .li crs,
Chicago Hccord.
Agulnaldo is still neveral points ahead of )
President Steyn in tho matter of moving
capltulw, but the latter Is catching up.
Hecriilis in, tho M.r.
Nnohlngton Post.
Threo thousand mules balled from New i
Orleans yesterday for South Africa. Tho
American forces in tho Transvaal arc
steadily Increasing.
Strain on I lie Check Vnlvr.
Washington Star.
It Is given out thnt Mr, llrynn has retired
to hlu farm ln Nebraska, and will make no
more speecb.cn for two months. If the
report bo correct It will be In order to expect
a trcmendouo gas explosion la Nebraska
Insldo of thnt period.
.Inst In Allny Ainlcly,
Cleveland leader.
It Is announced from Washington thnt the
friends if tho president arc not Inclined to
forco anybody to take second place on the
ticket. This statement was probably neces
sary to allay tho anxiety of those who
thought the whole thing was to be settled In
Washington.
Why llm Colonel lleforined,
Louisville Courier-Journal.
An esteemed contemporary speaks pro
fanely of tho Courler-JournaPa "double
leaded, dotiblo-column editorial fulmlna
tloiiB." Not on your life, you lubber! We
do confess to some delinquencies when tho
dleeaso first struck tho yellow journals. Put
when every sklp-rooater In tho business
began to trick out his otnle, Hat nnd unprof
itable titupldltlcs In tho expanding shirt
front of tho doublo-column Jackassery,
damphoollsm, bad grammar nnd all wo
thought It time for enslblo people to quit
and wo quit!
I'l l alt' I'i-hhIou II II In.
Minneapolis Times.
Oa last Friday ninety-one wuch special
bills were rushed through. Most of them
were for tho bencllt of persons who had been
before the ponolon bureau with their nppll-
itlons and had been turned down. Some of
tho disappointed pension applicant) have
political Influence, or they have personal
frlciKlB ln congress. So nlnety-ono cnies In
which the appliiants could not secure pen
sions under tho general law were now taken
up In one day as a matter of politics or
favoritism nnd tho house passed the ninety
one bills at once without debate.
lilt Mill, i, Silver Uriel..
Chicago Post.
Sioux Falls Is tho most progressive city In
South Dakota. Its streets are paved with
Jasper (stone): It hns (lno btlsiness blocks, a
handsome federal building, good water, elec
tric light, street car lines, enterprising
newspapers, a monthly magazine of real lit
erary merit and citizens of tho proverbial
"go" for which South Dakota is Justly
famed. In addition It has n miscellaneous
assortment of cot bods and canned goods
thnt can be had for n song. One populist
convention will latt Sioux Falls, say, six
teen years, to maintain the parity.
Ponce l'roxpeel x HrlulitcnlMif.
Philadelphia Ledger.
When tho Philippine commission reaches
Manila It will probably take tho first oppor
tunity to ascertain whether Scnor Duenca
mlno. tho Flllnlno' leader, had authority for
saying that Its gunrafity of personal rights
nnd liberty for thc-'Flllplncs, all other ques-
lions being loft to 'congress, would cnuse
igulnaldo to surrender and order a cessa
tion of hostilities, or whether ho spoke
merely his own opinion. If the former, tho
end is not far off, slnco the commission will
undoubtedly give such a pledge without
hesitation. Put It will first make suro thnt
tho offer Is bona fldo and not for purposes of
deception.
XHW PH.VSIO.N CLAIMS.
AlilillcrttloiiH of Soldier of Hie Spun
InIi A ,!c rlc ii War.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Tho number of pension claims filed on
account of tho Spanish war and the Phil
ippine insurrection Is 2S,,'00 and It Is prob
able that a great many moro applications
still remain to be made. All In all It Is ex
pected that thero will bo proportionately
more claims filed as a result of the Spanish
war than thero were on account of tho civil
war. This Is the opinion of Commissioner
of Pensions Evans. It seems, however,
that thero wero very few had wounds In
curred during the war, which Mr. Fvans
ascribes to tho uso of tho small caliber
.Mauser bullet. About i.ouo men wero
wounded In tho war, but most of the
wounds received have healed completely,
leaving tho wounded men as well as over.
Put twcnty-nlno amputations wero ncies-
sary In tho regular army during the whole
of tho year 1608, and only thrco of theso
were so serious that tho soldiers died.
In regard to tho large number of claims
Mr. Kvans says:
"Put tho question may very pertinently bo
abked: 'On what pretext then do these
28,500 applicants for pensions baso their
claims?' They arc perfectly legitimate
claims, but bullets had nothing to do with
them. Disease kills and disables far moro
men than shot and shell do. Kor this
reason the pension applications to tome nro
likely to add very materially to tho list of
thoso helped by Uncle Sam for services
rendered. A soldier contracts malarial fever
or suiters from somo climatic disability
which takes hold of his system and lays the
secdb of a permanont Invalidism that puts
tho man us legitimately within the Hcnpe
of tho pension list as though he had lost
a llngor, a hand, an arm or a leg. From
such disabilities ns thoho, tho result of a
season of camping In an unwholesomo Jungle
or ln a damp country, whoro even the
constitution of robust youth was not proof
against tho deadly attack of disease germs
tho pension roll of tho late war Is swelling
and will contlnuo to swell for many years
to come.
'It matters not how long after tho time
nt war tho disability shows Itself, tho man
Is entitled to a pension and gets It. It he
can prove that ho has become doaf, n prey
to rheumatism, falling sight or pulmonary
troubles aa a direct result of his forvlcei
during tho war, tho discharged soldier la
entitled to a pension. This explains tho
length of tho list of pension applicants com
pared with tho few men wounded In tho
lato war, and tho still fewer, Infinitely
fewer, men disabled by wounds that mudo
amputation necessary."
The commissioner of pensions admits that
It will be Imposslblo to deal satisfactorily
with all tho claims. Many aro likely to ho
allowed that aro not deserved, while some
of tho deserving cases may bo disallowed
Tho pension oftlce Is unable to cxamlno
each Individual case1, but a remedy has been
suggested that should bo helpful. This Is
tho appointment ln every state of a board
of medical examiners to meet semi-annually,
beforo whom applicants for pensions aro re
quired to appear separately. This. It Is
thought, would effectually squelch tho
fraudulent applicants for pensions.
Den 111 In Wood Alcohol,
JOHNSTOWN, Pa., May 1.-Three men
and one womnn are dead at Booth Fork,
near here, and another man will die ns a
result of drinking wood alcohol nt n plonle
Sunday. Lawrence Smith. Peter Proeck,
Joe Polovglnskl and the tatter's mothsr aro
dead and Joo Smith Is In n erllleal condi
tion and may die at any time. All wero
roles.
ON Kill' MI I.I 1)1.
Scene mill IneMrnlN (liinii tln I'lrlim
I.Iiii-x In Soul It Wrlcn.
Hcv, Peter Mm queen. I ho HoMon clew
man who Ulted tho Philippines Inst yeur
and created uldcsprend comment by expos
I '"R ,he lootliiR of churches and denouncing
the policy of OXpailwIon. Is now 111 South
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ArrU'iL rennrtlni? nvpnl In Umi i-nrm ,-nrner
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or tne piancl. in a late letter to I.tslles
Weekly he sajs. "Most people cxpea In a
jlcw years tho federation of all the country !
I stuth of the Zambesi rher. under the title of
no uw tiau of booth Arrica. Many
'''"K'lshmcn 1 ncct are strongly for this and
thy 1,11 dccUro that Mr. Cecil Hhodes Is not '
an Imperialist and that he wilt give the I
I.ngll.sh government a vast amount of trouble
yet, It being his ambition to bo president of
the t'nlted States of South Africa. This
republic Is to bo founded on tho constitu
tion of tho United States of America.
"Meanwhile tho Poors arc going to fight
to a finish; the farmers expect them to
"trek" north and wrest some of HhodcsU
from Kngland and again carve a new re
public from tho desert. Hero they will still
their tumultuous Impulses until the great
republic arises from Capetown to Zambesi.
It Is fixed In the minds of the lloera I have
been talking with hero that Johannesburg
and tho mines will be deslro)e.l, Tho women
are more determined than the men nnd havo
already gotten S00 persons to swear a solemn
oath nnd sign a contract to do the work of
destruction. France Is going to offer
Madagascar as an asylum for the exiles."
Jerome K. Jerome Indulge in a few
pointed remarks on certain phnscsof Jingo
Ism as manifested In London since tho tldo
turned In favor of Prittjh arms. In a letter
to a London newspaper, cabled to the Chi
cago Tribune, Jtrome mys: "Some thero
bo among us who think to prove themselves
big ICnglandcrs by Jeering nt and abusing
a little foe. Tho correspondent of tho
Dally News, who has mot this clasa of 'pa
trolt," thus describes him: 'A thing all
mouth and no manners, u shallow-brained,
cowardly creature, alwa)s howling about the
Poor, but too discreet to go out uinl fight
htm, but ready at all times to malign him
nnd rldlculo him.' And even tho better
class among us seem to have allowed tho
war fever to blind them to that spirit of
chivalry and fair play which once upon a
tlino was not denounced as un-Fngllsh.
"A respectnble, otnld. old-fashioned London
newspaper weni out oi lis way a lew
months ago to Jeer at Mrs. Krugcr, wife of
Prrsldent Krugcr. There was a time when
Dngllshmen fought tho sons nnd huobands,
but trented tho wives nnd mothers of their
foes with respect. ln a prominent print
shop not fnr from Charing Cross I looked
over the rtioulders of a large nnd delighted
crowd nt a eomewhnt Inartistic caricature
of Presidents Krugcr and Steyn sitting In
tho stocks. They aro being bruised and bat
tered with bad eggs, stonrn nnd dead cats,
and bivildo them on tho ground lies their
torn bible.
Well, It Is only n JeRt. you say; but a
nation's humor Is somewhat characteristic
of a nation's temper. It may bo old-fash
ioned prejudice on my part, but it pains me
to see tho reading of tho blblo sneered at
as necetwarlly a sign of hypocrlby. Wc
should remember that wo ourselves aro not
entirely freo from similar reproach. Crom
well's Ironsides would as ooon havo thought
of leaving their bibles behind them on the
march as their swords. Maybe tho drawling
cavalier sneered at them for this, but the
sneer died out when it coma to lighting
them.
Mr. Cecil Rhodes devises, whilo sipping
his champagne In Klmberley, pleasant lit
tle bits of humor. He has bullets stamped
with hts compliments, so as to add a touch
of fun to tho dying agony of the Poer
burgheru. Hawkers reap a rich reward
from grinning city crowds by calling out
Dying Peers, only tuppence each," the dy
ing Doer being a rubber pig that squoato
and groans an the air escapes. At any
other tlmo such -would only be silly. Put
the Rocra aro dying on the veldt, old mon
nnd young boys, giving '.heir blood to their
cause.
I am unable to see the fun of It all. War
seems to mo a erlous affair a terrible oc-
caslonnl necessity to be faced by thinking
men with grave earnestness. Tho man at
the front who laughs and JesU Is another
matter. Wo know what that means. Put
tho comfortable, well-fed, stay-at-home
who cracks his Uttlo Joke about death and
1unds freems to mo contomptlble a sort
of evil-minded monkey that one'o instinct Is
to kick."
Whilo divisions of tho British nnd Poer
armies were operating In the southeast cor
ner of the Orange Free State, great Interest
was aroused a to what would happen should
the Poors cross tho border of Rasutoland.
The Pasuto3 were closely watching the
frontier and wero reported ready to tako
a, hand In the fraca. Rut the occasion did
not arise. Roth Ptlton and Poer carefully
avoided stirring tho blacks, and tho reason
for tho great caution shown Is explained
by a correspondent of the Chicago Record.
Ho write,?: "Pack of all the questions
which havo brought the Poor and tho Priton
Into the field against each other htands the
black specter of native revolt. I have not
at hand tho tlgurcs showing the excess In
mirabcm of tho blacks over tho whiles ln
tho Rrltlsh colonies und ln tho territories
adjacent to the Poer republics, hut It Is so
gieat that a precipitation of tho natives into
tho conflict might result In wiping out of
existence nearly all tho population of Cau
casian descent In South Africa. Throughout
tho Orange Freo Stato nnd tho South African
republlo tho whlto malo citizens are In the
ranks of tho Roer armies to such an extent
that hardly any one Is left on the farms
except women and young children. Tho
land is being cultivated and the stock cared
for by tho negroes. If the latter ohould '
feel that the tlmo had come for them to
throw off tho rule of the whlto man and rc
tako possession of tho la nil as they once
hold It- under their former chiefs they
would kill every human being of whlto de
scent nutsldo the army lines. Knowing,
thoreforo, how open to such a possibility
they ure, tho Poers are as fearful ns tho
Rrltlsh of allowing tho natlvo to tako any
part In tho war."
pi : it sdn. i. phi i i:iis,
(lenoral Arthur MacArthur. who has suc
ceeded Ceneral Otis In supremo command
In tho Philippines, Is eight years younger
than his predecessor.
Tho kalhcr has dismissed the royal barber
to whoso skill the peculiar twill of the royal
mustacho Is accredited. Tho bounce straight
ened out somo kinks In court etiquette.
It Is not believed thnt any part of Captain
Otcrlln M. Carter's punishment will bn
harder to bear than the wearing of prison
garb at Leavenworth, a moro fastidious
dresser novcr lived.
An odd and somewhat ghastly event of
late was the seizure of a cemetery In Penn
sylvania by ihe shcrllf under foreclosure
proceedings. In this case tho mortgage was
literally a doath grip.
(lovernnr Robert P. Smith of Montana has,
l'ko Senator Clark, made a fortuun In
mining. Ho Is popular In tho mining dis
tricts, the men regarding him almost ns
one of thomaelvoB, but icspcetln? him none
tho less.
According to a Pails correspondent of tho
Now York Herald. Commissioner Peck hesi
tated to offer champagne to his guests at '
tho opening of tho t'nlted States pavilion j
at tho exposition, "ns ho was afraid that It !
would not ho approved In New York." 1
Judge William Lochrrn of Minnesota,
who, slnco his recent decision regarding tho
status of Porto Rico, has been accused of
aspirations for the presidency, Is ineligible
to that olllce, having been born In Irnland.
although be came to this country at a very
early ago. J
UltltillT Ml I.N KU l.lMMi.
Pr(irrll.v In the Silver Stnlr. Ito
Kiirillran of (lie llntln,
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Colorado. Idaho, Montana and Wyomlnf?
coiifcldercd the free coinage of silver so nec-
e!,ary to their Interests that ihcy gnvo Pryan
mnrn Ihnn four tntea In MrKlnlev's nne.
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.. .. i i..
,m,Bl ,,,,,. , iUIt.p ionr sump mm- bh-
cc,-u. convinced that without free siher
,hey would be utterly ruined. Yet thc
3tlltcg wcrt. ncvcr more. solldlv prosperous
,h vi nniv h, thn .i.niiit nf frre
..nvor failed to ruin them, but under the
K0d tndnrd they havo grown enormously
ln w calth.
Tm, oank (opo1H of any corumunlty
rrprecnt Its working capital and Its sav-
inlr. ,i,i rm r,nnnt imimin
Here Is the story told by the growth of the
b-ink deposits of Colorado, Idaho, Montana
nnd Wyoming from July 1, 1S0I, to June 30.
1S99. At the former date tho Shermnn sil
ver purchase aot had been repealed and the
mountain state were nflamo with Indigna
tion. At ,ho latter date tho gold standard
law had not yet been passed, but Its prin
ciple had been aftlrmrd In two national elec
tions and ltd enactment was Inevitable.
Here are the tlgurcs:
Coloiado, on July 1, 1891: Bank deposits,
J9.379.733j number of depositors, 1S.S32:
average depcslt In national banks, $,",3": in
state and private banks, $325. On June .10.
1S99: Dank deposits, J20.0;9,37T; number
of depositors, 30.047 ; average deposit In na
tional banks, $729; In Htato and private
banks, $445.
Wyoming tun ken n proportionate, showing
even better than Colorado's. In lS9t Us
bank deposits wero $1,252,636 nnd Its de-posltoi-H
were .1.026. Ire 1S99 Its deposits
wero $3,152,909 and Its depositors were
0.49 1. In tho five years the average deposit
In national banks had Increased $50 nnd lu
stato nnd private banks, $110.
Montana has long 'been known ns a
wealthy state and tho absence of free silver
has not checked Its prosperity. In five
yearn Its bank deposits havo grown from
$1,003,434 to $8,760,823, and Its depositors
from 7,363 to 13,221. ln 1891 tho averago
deposit ln Montana national banks was
$563; last year It was $712.
Kven Idaho, In plto of Its labor troubles,
has advanced In prosperity. The bank do
lioslts have Increased $154,000 nnd the num
ber of depositors 850. Idnho's rroouretss
aro not so rradlly accessible ns Colorado's
and Montana's nnd Its development began
much later, but, nevertheless, Idaho Io doing
well.
Tho prrsperlty of Kansas, Nebraska nnd
other agricultural states which upheld tho
silver cause Is so manifest that even tho
mpst bigoted calamity howler has been un
able to Ignore 11. He could only say that
tho republlcnn party ought not to claim
credit for abundant crors hero nnd short
crops In other lando. Put how can the ca
lamity howler explain tho continued and in
creasing prosperity of statea so largely In
terested ln the silver mining Industry as
Colorado and Montana?
mvi: STOCK CK.NSI S l TUB wbst.
Mnn.r lntrrpntlnir Knot Developed l,y
(lit- Iim endKntlon,
Denver Post.
Tho taking of the live stock census ln tho
west Is ln full progress, nnd tho officials
charged with the work arc pleased with tho
assistance they nro receiving from the Stock
Growers' association, without which their
duty would be very difficult to perform. So
fnr the work Is only In tho elementary stage,
but It has nevertheless developed some very
Interesting facts. One Is that the character
of western cattlo has changed materially
during the last two decades, as have tho
stock ranges. Tho old-time range, the free,
unlimited nnd unfenced reach of prnlrle has
disappeared, and with It that clarfi of range
cattlo for which tho western plains were
once celebrated. The cattlo which now come
to market nro of superior broed Hereford,
Galloway and Shorthorn. Tho Lahghbrn has
shared tho fate of the buffalo; It Is gone,
novcr to return, for there Is more money
In Unproved high grade stock, which can
bo marketed two years younger.
Another chango which the taking nf this
census has demonstrated Is tho disappearance
of tho old-time range. Thero Is, In fact,
but one left In the northern part of Montana,
whero a tract of land 200 miles wido is still
virgin range territory, but It will soon be
destroyed, for too many cattle aro being
driven onto it. it may be set down as n
fact that in another decado cattlo raising
will bo carried on exclusively ln fenced
pastures, with alfalfa used for winter feed
ing. This will tend to Improve tho quality
of the stock, and also tho prospects for better
returns, an then there will be a smaller risk,
less labor and a better price for tho cattle
sent to market. The fact Is well established
that It no longer pays to raise poor cattle.
It Is only the best grades which provp
remunerative. This Is now tho accepted
theory among tho stock growers.
So far as tho census has progressed It
shows that the estimates formerly placed
by tho Agricultural department on the stock
supply ln the west have been excessive, and
will have to be reduced probably by several
millions when all tho returns have been sent
ln, which will not be for several months yet.
SB Win AM) ITS SBCIIBTS.
IIott I lie IlelwIU of Bxrnutlrp Seons
lleneh tlx- !rwin iters.
Philadelphia Times.
For tho hundredth time tho sanctity of the
oaths of United States senators hns been
called In question and this tlmo by a ocna
tnr. Two secret sessions of tho upper house
havo been held within tho past forty-eight
hours In which recent Improvements In
projectiles of very high penetrating power
havo been discussed. Tho charge was ex
plicitly made on the floor of the Henato
that tho secrets of that high body
had been divulged to newspaper correspond
ents and, It was predicted, the same would
ho printed ln tho dally Journals. This
Underwear
If any one condition is responsible
for the extraordinary selling of un
dergarments it must be our ability
to do what others can't, or won't
fit you.
All kinds of legs and arms clothed,
with nothing lacking or to spare
that's our definition of a "fit."
$1.00 a suit up to $5.00 a suit.
Browning, King & Co,
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
Omaha's Only Exclusive Clothiers for Men and Uoy.
senator guessed right, as our ikws column
demoiiftrate
Few people not la Washington traUe in
low estimate put upon tho senatorial oa .i
by tome member of the chamber. That
the newspapers will secure the details ol
secret sessions Is taken for granted l, the
reading public, but many hard wonln arn
constantly spokfln about Washington cor
respondents In congress with the cuttlefish
purpose of objuring the rent manner to
which olllclnl secrets aro betrayed.
A dictum was onre uttered by the New
York Trlbuno In the following clear lan
guage, 'it Is the duly of the senate to keep
Its secrets; It Is the duty of our correspond
ents to got um the news."
The truth U that tho secrets of the
L'nltcd States sennto aro disclosed by rupm
bem of the chamber.
A copy of the treaty of Washington was
dropped out n committee room window to .v
newspaper correspondent waiting below, with
tho knowiedgo of a senator, who was paid
his prlco la cash. Many silly tales nbout
eavesdroppers wero Invented to shield the
roan who violated tho conlldcnco reposed In
lilm by his fellow senator. White and
Knumloll endured Imprisonment for many
days rather than expose tho rottenness
among tho very body of men that persecuted
them.
About that same time n vice president
of the l'nltcd Stntcs was a notorious huck
ster of pocrct Information along Newspaper
Row! Ho wah wont to crawl up n dsrk
stairway on F street at a late hour after
every "executlvo session" nnd there disclose
to tho utmost details nil that had occurred
behind tho closed doors. This Is said with
positive knowledge.
Tho hour has sounded for a cessation of
talk by senators about the obtrusive energy
of tho newspapers. Kor our part we do not
want to hear an moro remarks nt tho kind
from Tillman or any other senator.
NOTiu.Mi sr.it ioi:s,
Washington Stnr: "Don't worry too
much 'bout appearances." said uncle Hlmn.
"Do patent leather tn yoh shoes looks tine,
but It aln' gwlnter keep yoh feet film
liurtln'."
Peek; Papu-Perhaps you don't under
stand what a pro-Poer Is.
Johnny Oh. yes! lies a man that roots
for tlm Hocrs.
I'lnvrlnnil l'lnlii neuter: "Hut. dnd. what
do you know about psychology and physics
und Dolsarto?"
"And what do ynu know, my dear boy,
nbout geography nnd arithmetic and spell
int?" (Ireen Pag: "Your lawyer mnrie snmo
pretty severe charges against tho other
follow, didn't he?"
V-e-e-s; but you ought to see how ho
charged me."
Detroit Freo Pre: Mrs. Klngley Do
you know, Mrs. Whltller asked mo to call
on her, and her children have tho measles
Mrs. Hlngs Yes. Sho probably knew
that vou would Und It out,
Philadelphia Press: "Do you know anything-
at all about drilling?" asked tho
sergeant.
"Faith, I know nil nbout It," replied tho
raw recruit. "1 wurrked In n quarry for
monny years befoor I J'tned th' army."
Indianapolis Press: Iron-hike. "Thero Is a
suit, my friend." said the dealer, "thnt will
wear like Iron "
"I guess thnt feller was no liar," said thw
victim two weeks after. "The dnsh-blnged
suit Is rusty already."
Chicago Tribune: "Isn't the street car
strike affecting business In your town?" tho
St. Louis ninn was aikcd.
"Yes, 1 think It is," he replied. "We ar
selling rather more shoes now than usual."
sTitAwni:nn v siiomr.tKu.
Chicago News,
Softly comes the memory flowing,
Softly us the zephyrs blowing
From Hie lake!
And I think 'mid business care
Of the luscious shortcake squares
Mothcr'd bake.
With tho rolllng-pin before her
And a hot rango to assure her.
She would start;
And sho'd hnvo the pastry heaping,
With the giant berries peeping
For tho heart.
1 can see the syrup dripping
And a luscious berry slipping
From beneath;
And the paste was golden yellow
And the berries made a fellow
Plto his teeth.
Put I'll novcr taste her equal:
No, there'll never bo a sequel
To her brand;
For I boanl nnd I am celling
Shortenko with one berry setting,
Full of sand
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