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OKOHOU B. T.SCItyCK.
Subscribed and sworn before me this 1st
day of June, 1000. M. H. IIUNQATK.
(Seal.) Notary Public.
Try to rent a habitable house In
Omaha and see what an opening there
Is for investments In Improving realty.
There Is no Imminent danger that the
nequltted ex-school board members will
Insist on asking a vindication at the
I'olls.
Councilman I.obcck will be better olT
without that fusion congressional nomi
nation. A bird In the hand Is worth two
in the bush.
The shearing season on the western
ranges Is well under way. On Wall
Htrcct the lambs are sheared any time
they can be caught.
At whatever tlguro the census taker
may foot up the population of Omaha
the fact will remain that It Is the most
enterprising, pushing and prosperous
dty of Ita size In the country.
The French government! has pro
hibited bull lighting near Paris during
the exposition. Nothing more exciting
or dangerous than a duel can be toler
sited while so many people of other na
tionalities are visiting the country.
The captured Spanish cannon loaned
to Kansas City has been found to be
loaded. Dewey came lu ut such an
early hour lu tho morning that the !
ancient piece did not wake up lu time
to go off with the other defenses of the
city.
Senator Clark met with a regular
prodigal son reception on his return to
Montana. If they bring in a bill for
the fatted calf lu proportion to the
price originally charged for legislative
votes the reception will be an expensive
one for the senator.
lr. lang of the lleatrlce state Institu
tion 'is not expected to nccord hearty
support to tiovernor Poynter In his can
didacy for renomlnatlon, but the gov
ernor's friends object to him using the
otlicial channels of his school for a po
litical arraignment of his chief.
Omaha has sulllcieut accommodations
for most of tho annual conventions of i
national organizations without waiting
to erect a new auditorium. And with a
little effort wo believe Omaha could se
cure tho location of several of the most
important. It is worth trying.
In case Fdmlsten is ngalu selected as
chairman of the populist state com
mittee It Is not probable he will locate
IiIr headquarters in the governor's
private oftlce. Such u proceeding might
necessitate the starting up of the steam
plant at the cupltol in midsummer.
St. Louis Is giving an example of po
lice lnetllclency to repress the violence
Attendant upon Its street car strike that
Is deplorable. The police authorities of
St. Ixiuls, by the way, are Intllcted on
the city by tho democratic governor lu
violation of the principle of municipal
lionio rule.
Tho fact that the corruption of Cuban
courts, administered by natives makes
it Impossible to punish Cuban crlmluals
who havo money or influential friends,
renders it all tho more Imperative that
Americans guilty of fraud should be
promptly nnd adequately punished, If
only us a good example to the Cubans.
Affairs lu China would be amusing If
they wero not so serious. The viceroy
refuses to allow the troops of
powers to use the railroad trains,
HU)
troops tako possession and the viceroy
then emulates Mark Twain's gambler
nnd says gracefully, "Take It hog." For
Juekles and u gun beat all the cards the
Celestial can hold up his (lowing sleeve.
Tho statement of the Filipino treas
urer shows that out of a total receipt of
f 0,000,000 there were $1,000,000 classed
its extraordinary contributions. lu
other words blackmail to that amount Is
ndmltted to have been levied upon the
people of the Interior of the Islands to
prevent the destruction of their prop
erty. This Is the "government" which
the opponents of the admiiiittratlou In
lst upou huvhib' recognized.
mrtUl STtiATEUi. That Is to proton ns fur ns It In )k-
TIio Ilocrs hitvo bccii kIvIiiu. fit'sh Mini I hII)1p to do so tin lutoi-osls wo linv
for tin; llrltlsli very surprising evidence tlirro by virtue of treaty and to safe
of their ability as strntt'ciats. With all Knnrd as best we can the lives and the
the care that Uml Roberts had taken to
Himnl his ooniiniinleatlons the active
feilornls succeeded In cutting them and
to such an extent ns to prove decidedly
embarrasslii); to the Hrltlsh commander,
whose plans are undoubtedly u (jootl
deal (iisconcerteit tncreny. i lie uoors
have also been Inllletliitf pretty severe
punishment upon their enemy, have
taken a considerable number of prls-!
oners and altosether have within the teract the Irresistible logic of prosperity
past week shown an activity and as-, following upon the Inuiijrnratlon of re
sresslveiiess which were not looked for. , publican policies In the conduct of our
All of which- Indicates that the bur-1 national government Is Illustrated no
, fillers In the Meld are still numerous,
mat. tney are ny no means (iisneartoneii
and that they still have capable and
L,m,IwtL. it.11(i,.,.H. When Pretoria ca-
pltulatod the very ceneral opinion was
I)im,tCM,y nt ,,lui !
and there eertalnlv seemed to be cowl
reasons for this view. Now It Is thought ,
that hostilities may continue two or i
three months. The fact Is, no one can
foretell the end of the war with nny
degree of certainty. It Is eight months
today slnro war was declared and few
believed It would last more than half
that time. It may continue ns long
again.
V.4A Al'MAliS.
I'lie appeals that are being made to
the Hryanlte party to put aside at Kan-
...m:mu sas City the Issue which developed that
' ""Unit! l)0"llt'u' organization and holds It to
gether are so utterly useless and vain
'...M.'Mu that one wonders they continue to be
made. Here Is the Sprlnglleld (Mass.)
Republican saying: "IT, In order to
keel) up a formidable and, it Is to be
hoped, a successful opposition to Im
perialism and plutocracy, It Is neces
sary to abandon 10 to 1, then ubandon
H! to 1. At least, so modify the plat
form that what Is become a minor Issue
may not confound and demoralize the
greater Issue lu Its broad, sweeping ap
peal to tho people nt large."
Sixteen to one a minor Issue, indeed!
Mr. Ilrynn did not think so when he
wrote his article lW, the .Tune North
American Hevlew. The members of the
national committee of the Hryanlte party
who were Interviewed a few days ago
do not think so. John P. Altgeld does
not regard It as n minor Issue. The
fusion populists whose candidate Mr.
Uryan Is and the silver republicans who
will support him do not so consider It.
Ilrynn and the elements behind him tuny
appreciate the vote-getting value of the
anti-trust and auti-lmperlallsm Issues,
but they also understand that to aban
don ll! to 1 would result lu the disinte
gration of these elementa and u more
hopeless contest thau that which now
e&nfronts them.
Mr. Uryan has a considerable sense of
humor and the effort to have him oast
away the one Issue that gave him po
litical prominence and party leadership
must give him some amusement, If he
does not regard It as Implying a doubt
of his sincerity.
TltK VSITCD STA1KS AiD V1IIXA.
Tho United States has other than
commercial interests in China. There
are citizens of tills country residing
there and owning property. The pro
tection of the lives nnd property of
these American citizens merchants.
missionaries and others-Is -'uaranteed
by treaty. It Is the right and the duty
of our government to demand of the
Chinese government the fulllllnient of
Its treaty obligations, so far as it is
aide to do so. This is all that It has
so far done or proposed to do and the
action it lias taken has not heen in con
junction with any other power. It has
been Independent action, although on
parallel lines with tho other powers, be
causo It could not be otherwise.
The formidable uprising against
foreigners was bellev.ed by the Ameri
can minister nt Pekln to threaten the
safety of the legation and he asked the
Washington government to give him
such protection as was at hand, con
sisting of a small body of marines. 1 1 is
request was promptly compiled with
and ho was Instructed to conilne the use
of this force to the protection of the
legation. Tho utniosUcare was taken by
tho Washington authorities to avoid
any appearance of joint action, or of
nn understanding with that lu view,
with any other power. Could our gov
ernment havo done less without for
feiting all claim to tho confidence and
respect not only of our own people, but
of the civilized world? Suppose the
government, In reply to tho representa
tlons of our minister at Pekln, hnd said
that It could glvo him no protection,
that If the legation was In danger It
should withdraw to a place of safety,
that American citizens whose lives ami
property were In peril must tako their
chances. What would havo been
thought of such u pusillanimous course?
It would have aroused the Indignation
I of our people to tho highest pitch and
brought upon tno government the re
proach and contempt of the world.
Yet the comment of some of the
Hryanlte organs Implies that they think
i this is what should have been done.
, The local organ of that party, with ex-
traordlnary puerility even for It, pro-
fesses to see In the relation of the
I rnltod States to affairs lu China a
departure from the admonition of
Oeorgo Washington ngaliiht entangling
alliances. It also remarks that "every
thing under the McKlnley administra
tion is sacrlltcd to commercialism" and
that "In order to retain and acquire
! China's trade we must manifest and
! ItMin'tsil tllO H1U1HI llltl'l'iwt lllltl nnvlnll'
lu Asiatic all'alrs that Huropcau powers
have there." The logical deduction from
which Is that If It were not for the trade
consideration our government would
probably take no Interest In the lives
and property of. American citizens In
China, and "commercialism" being the
solo Incentive the "Interest and
anxluty" which the government Is
manifesting are to be condemned. Only
a ltryau partisan of the most virulent
type Is capable of such a view us this.
The Fnlted States ha n very clear
and plain duty lu regard to the existing
situation lu China which the adminis
tration can be depended upou to dis
charge fulthfullyt houvcably aud Justly.
property of A motion ti citizens. Kit I lure '
ho do this would destroy the coiilldeiue
, of Americans In all foreign lands In
their Koverument and be an Invitation
to their Ill-treatment everywhere.
sampijK of VDVucitATic ulspkrativx.
The desperation of the popoeratlc poli
ticians for capital ujriilnst the admlnls-
tratlon of President McKlnley to couu
more graphically than In the contradlc
jmn uium hhsiiiiil'u u.v me jh-.vhhhc
with reference to the Philippines and
the South African republics.
The whole tenor of the popocrats pos-
Ing its ultra radical lloer sympathizers
i that the t'nlted States should go fur-
her than It has In coming to the
as-
slstance of the struggling Itoers without
reference to the obligations of Interna-
tlonal law. To go further, of course,
would mean that thin country would have
to stand ready to reinforce the Poets
with force of arms In other words, to
send an army to South Africa to help
them hold their own against the P.rltlsh
Invader.
Such a course would be Impossible un
der present circumstance without an
Immense Increase lu the regular or vol
unteer army. Vet while The menace of
militarism feared from the suppression
of the Insurrection of the Filipinos! Is
held up by ilrynn and his followers ns
endangering the life of the republic, they
experience no scruples about the mili
tarism that would be threatened from
an American arniv in South Africa The
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vivi ui .... ..,... iim11- nit luiiuiiniuM .
r iiilunuM in u ci iiiioie iuiiticriiiic niLui- i
mare, but, tho vision of an army to light
the Hrltlsh Is it dream of loveliness and
security.
A PICTOUIAL FA K K IS HAl,F-TU.f:.
Ilalf-tono reproductions of the archi
tects sketch of the proposed new High
school building have been Inserted spon
taneously In the Sunday editions of
Omaha contemporaries, one represents
the structure with a tall tower looming
ubove the roof line, giving the Impres
sion that It Is part of the main front.
Another picture represents the wing
about to be erected east of the present
High school building.
As a matter of fact the tower Is no
part of tho building, but Is designed to
stand In the center of the open court,
arouud which the four sides are to be
erected. It Is given out by the archi
tect and the school board members that
the tower Is never to be built, but Is
simply put on the picture to impress
people with its grandeur. Surely no
rational man would propose to expend
$."(),(HK) on it tower standing by itself In
the middle of the court and destroying
usefulness and beauty.
That being true, the picture in half
tone Is simply a fake bearing the Im
press of designing Imposture. 'With the
same propriety the sketch might have
been embellished with n tower at each
corner or a monumental colonnade on
all sides of the square.
The sketch of the main front repre
sents a plain building, whose only strik
ing feature Is the columned facade at
the principal entrance. There might be
no serious objection to this plan, barring
the fact that it cannot be built with the
best material aidl most modern con
veniences within the limit of the fund
voted for the purpose, and therefore
should not be attempted at this time
when the same school facilities can be
had by the construction of the west
wing, which would not require a stone
front or ornainentnl llnlsh and could be
erected with the money In hand.
rnfortunntely a majority of the school
board seems to be hypnotized by the
architect, who appears to fear the build
ing may run away from him unless he
forces the erection of the most prom
inent and expensive section of the struc
ture Urst. Why the board should be so
tenacious lu promoting the architect's
Interests rather than displaying reason
able business sagacity Is Inexplicable.
Most of its members are good business
men who would never dream of pur
suing such a course If they were erect
ing a building for themselves.
The most promising enterprise for the
upbuilding of Omaha and the expansion
of Its trade Is the proposed system of
suburban electric roads that would bring
i it In close touch with all the no.mii.
within a radius of fifty -miles. The ex
perience of other cities-enjoying such
suburban transit facilities proves that
the plan Is perfectly feasible and that
nothing strengthens so well the ties be-
1 1 ween the city and Its country patrons
as ease of access nnd communication
The rural free mall delivery forms one
link lu tlie chain, but it suould be sup
plemented at an early day with sub
urban roads that will carry passengers
nnd freight.
Columbus, Ohio, wauts the democratic
national headquarters located lu that
city. Columbus Is ns eligible as is Lin-
coin for populist national headquarters,
but republicans will as usual give con
sideration to the advantages for jiolltlcal
strategy of a location in the most cen
tral great population center and fix
lieiulquarters in Chicago.
What has become of the populist pro
tet entered a few mouths ago against
giving the nomination ot attorney gen
eral on the fusion ticket to the demo
crats for the reason that all the demo
cratic lawyers nro too closely allied
with the great corporations' Has tho
order from headquarters shut down on
this Hue of talk?
Papers captured by Oeneral Fnnston
are said to prove conclusively that
Aguluujdo is a liar and that he had
deliberately planned to kill every
American In the Philippines before tho
outbieak of hostilities. This cannot be,
however, for Senator Pettlgrew says
Agulualdo Is a geutleinau and a patriot.
StlniiiK iinii'N All Ariiiiml,
Chicago Chronicle;
Wars
and rumors ot wars continue to
, multiply. The South Atrlcuu cuupalgu has
flared up aRaln, the to In the Philippines
continues unabated, trouble In China Is In
evitable ntid now tho Austrian Chamber of
Deputies has begun Its regular session.
u I'lltl TIlITt'.
Philadelphia Times
Considering Oregon as a straw. It's not
one free ellvor enn suck any consolation
through.
Perils of Month Oiietitnu.
Phlladelohlit Times.
Ilrynn will work out his period of self
enforced silence Ilfhlng. t'nlikp. him. tho
flnny tribes do not know tho danger they
Incur by opening their mouths.
Why ut 'Tit.
Philadelphia Ledger.
It Is la tho nature of a compliment to
tho republican party when its assailants
havo to go all tho wav back to 18f2 for .
material to use against It.
Sump I hi lie, .Siiiiie Ciiih'IiinIihi,
Hoston Transcript.
As western and southern democrats come
Into tho campaign tho silver forces gain
power nnd clearness In expression. Thus
we llnd tint tho Missouri democratic state
convention Wednesday not only reaffirmed
hu Chicago p atform but. that there might
be no misunderstanding, declared for free ,
coinage of sUvcr nt he ratio of lb to 1-I
U Is only in tho cast that democrat gag .
nt free allver, and they finally swallow It. '
Th ,Mi' ,,J ,n .tP,.in '
of 1S!)(5 over again.
A I'nxorlte Omen
Dostou Advertiser.
Tho news from Oregon I distinctly cn-
couraglng to republicans, and It must bo,
to that extent discouraging to democrats,
Of course, tho fact that Oregon has gor.o lighting for tho Hoers. he set about the
republican does not necessarily Imply that preliminary steps to havo the body brought
the country will go for the republican ticket hack to Franco for Interment. A legal for
next November. Still, tho fact that the mallty, however, required an examination
democrats havo apparently made only small f tho dead toldlcr's will. Tho Instrument
gains In Oregon after a vigorous campaign wag opened before tho court, and the first
shows that nt least one of tho republican nnp 0f tho document was as follows:
states of tho northwest Is reasonably ccr-i ..j ,iPSlro to bo burlel where I may die'
tain to remain loyal to Its party allegiance. j tho fac0 ot thg spectc declaration no
Tho republican plurality is below the aver- onli01, lcft t0 tho relatives, and the
I nrr. nt tttn Inni ulv fnnt.,, I, tit- nnl-Ulln 4 Vi - t
I , ' ' ul"
Iwns 10 lmve been expected JuhI ut this time,
jn view of the Cuban scandals and other In-
iiuenccH lavorautc to me ucmocraiB. aiiq
Alto- ,
gether the Oregon election furnishes a fa
vorablo omen, coming ns it does so soon he
foro tho Philadelphia convention.
Out- 11 en I Position.
Sidney Hrooks In Hurler's Weekly.
It Is perhaps rcgrcttablo that England
should havo been completely misled ns to
tho real opinion of tho United States on
the Hoer war. The natural Ignorance that outbreak ot ho8tiutM. Whether tho monu
prevails throughout hngland of America. If mcat w, bo crcctw, , Kruger.fi fnnner
not, quuo as great as it was neioro tno
Venezuelan squabble, is still formidable
enough, nnd in this case tho correspondents
of the English press have rather added to
It than otherwise. That England expects
tho United States to repay the good turn ,
done her in 1898 and throw all her moral
weight against the Doers Is certain; but It
lu tin. It 1 nn. I 1 1 1- IT I I ?
" .' ' 'V.. , ,,ulVDI
has dono no such thing. The Hrltlsh, how-
ever,
are still under the delusion that tho
najorlty of Americans approved of the
vast majority of Americans approved
war from tho start, and have been with
them In sympathy ever since. As a matter
of fact It would probably bo nearer the
mark to say that thero wero scarcely any
Americans who did not belluvo that tho
war could and should havo been avoided,
and that those who ranged themselves on the
Hrltlsh side, when tho war had actually
opened, did so In a lukewarm and some
what reluctant fashion, less on tho specific
merits of the Hrltlsh case than In the gen
crul Interests of civilization.
iowa's r.yonrri3 sox.
Tin-
Conilni; .11 nn for Sveoiiil I'lnce cm
the It ll 111 It'll n Tlfket.
Savoyard, the gossipy Washington corre
spondent of the Louisvillo Courier-Journal,
throws a democratic searchlight on the
career of Congressman Dolllver of Iowa,
tho man most frequently mentioned for
second place on the republican national
ticket, and finds it up to the standard.
Under dute of June 6 ho writes as fol- J
lows
"Tho g. o. p. Is much given to the prac- '
tlce of lighting on Its feet. It Is tho luckiest
layout that ever kw ordered. Just now
it Is going about with a lantern, hunting
a candidate for vlco pici'iuont. The man a
a congressman from Iowa, uud It would just .
be tho luck of the party to make tho ticket
McKlnley and Dolllver. It Is true Dolllver i
Is not a rich man, but neither wa.s Steven
son, nn3 Stevenson was elected. Since the
war Colfax, Wllaun, Wheeler, Arthur.
Hendricks, Morton, Stevenson and Hobait
have been vice presidents ot the United
Slates. Only two ot them wero rich men, i
and only one a very rich man. So It will i
bo seen that It Is not nbeolutely oifentlal ;
that the candidate for vlco president be a
millionaire.
"Admirers of Mr. DolUvor and their namo
Is leglou In this town throw up their hands
and say It will never do to bury such a
promUlng man in such an office. Dolllver
Is a promising man. It Is a great pity that
he has not the self-assertion somo other
folks have. Hu could havo been speaker,
and ho ought to have been speaker. Ho Is
tho most effective orator In tho house, and
moro feared by democrats than any other
republican. I think Cousins a greater ora-
tor than Doiuver, nut tno miter is mo
better man for u rough-and-tumble dls-
cusslon. No man from the transniisslEslppi
region has ever been cIiohcii vice president.
Until last winter no man from that section
had ever been chosen speaker ot the house.
It is not at all improbable that Iowa shall
furnish tho men to preside over both
branches of congress In 1001.
"If DoIIIvqo is nominated for vice presi
dent, Mr. Bryan will not havo a monopoly
of tho oratory. There nro plenty of peo
plo who would put their mouey on the Iowa
man In n talking 'match between him and
tho democratlo lender. As u maker of
epigram Dolllver la simply superb, and
that Ib Bryan's strong suit, too. For my
part, I do not Ilko Dolllvcr's voice. It
comes from his throat Instead of his lungs;
but I havo heard democratic congressmen
say they thought him tho most charming
orator they had ever seen
Dolllver has
been in congress since 1S59. He has been
fortunuto In his associates. William 1..
Wilson was his teacher In youth, nnd when
ho camo to congress Speaker Uecd took
tho urcatcst Interest In him. He was nl
ways put forward when there was oppor
tunity for him to score a triumph, and his
efforts never failed to Justify tho con
fidence of his sponsors. Heed, Burrow b,
Dalzell, Payne, Dlngley nnd other repub
llcan leuders wero exceedingly proud of
him nnd tnado much of him. It got to be
that Hoston, Now York, Philadelphia- und
Baltimore could not hold nn oratorical
shindig without Hon. Dolllver, who could
hurl epigrams with Hob Ingtisoll or John
J. Ingalls, or nny of tho lest of them.
"Dolllver Is only -12 years old, and one of
tho most brilliant men in public life. Tho
utllco of vlco president would not hurt hlin.
On tho other hand. It would do him a power
of good, It would bo a great school for
him, and nt the end of his term ho would
bo lit for any station lu tho wholo gamut of
American politics, from president down. Ho
is Jowu's favoilto son, and Iowa could not
forgot him. Ono of tho Iowa senators Is "."
and tho other 71. Dolllver is ccrtnln to
succeed tho first ono of tho two that re
tires, and that will bo about 1005 or 1007.
He would be tho most popular vlco presi
dent slnco John C. Breckinridge, nnd the
most admired, In 1836 Breckinridge was
tho Idol of tho southern democracy, and'
In 1000 Dolllver Is tho Idol of tho western
republicans. The olllce did not hurt
; Breckinridge, and it would not barm Dol-
, livtr."-
on kop iMi vr.t.nT.
fe'iii' n nd litelilrutn Moiiu (lie I'li lim
Line In South Afrlen.
The marvelous lighting and rtaylng quatu
ties of General Cronje, tho retired Una ot
South Africa, have been attributed to the
pugnacity of Dutch ancestry When he and
his followers fought almost to the death at
l'aardeberg, the press of the civilized world
poured unstinted prnlso on the desperate j
valor thero shown, and pronounced It an j
Inspiring Instance of Dutch tonicity and i
bravery. So far ns Uener.u Cronje U con
.,, ,hl vpr.i,e, of hlstorv-nukers will
have to ho revised. There I the best of
Scotch nuthorlty for saying Cronjo Is not n
Dutchman. He Is a Scotchman transplanted
in South Africa while too young to resist
tho Influences f Hutch environment. Those
facts were revealed nt a recent meeting of
tho scotch Homer counties' association, an
organization of ancestral rooters locally
famous. Dctalla of the discovery nro too
meager for extended notice. It may be
added that General Cronjo's Scotch name
was McCrone, not Cioney. as t-ome Infjtu
ated Hibernians nstert, and It 1 said he his
ancestors still living in Scotland. To clinch
tho evidence of his Scotch descent it Is
ctnloil hi fl ni'n.l .ru It'tiru tlnliMl 1tnta.Mmn
Im, mo,.0 )ar(lcuUrly 8wlft and hklllfu, ,
, u , , of ,h llc,Khbors. Tllli,
nnci.rtM, (ralt ,,, the aj,t0Illshln(5
....,,.,..., .,,.,.. .. , .,
""
troop.i In South Africa. Kurlher Inquiries
by the rooters promise to land Kruger's
forefathers In some famous Scotch glen.
When the Count do Vlllcbols-.Marcull, In
Paris, was otllelally informed of tho death,
on a South African battlefield, of his dls-
tlugtilshcd brother, who had died thero
........ ...
gallant soldier to wnose vnior mo opposing
rltl8h troopH naM mnitary honoK-wlll bo
,.,. tn n ,hn African nlnlns where
i, n
Just prior to the beginning of the South
African war tho Transvaal republic decided
to commemorate tho victory over tho Jame
son raid by erecting a colossal monument
lu bronze nt Pretoria. Tho order for the
work wno secured by V. II. Mulllns of
s . Q u (leslBlm ,rttWn nmi accepted
., ..- . n.. ... i,-- .i. i
, . ,nriv nrnMnmnHn.il. Pnll.lv ll I
mnv tw omnnlntiul hi- nrilnl- nf lint- tnnlnatv'M '
government nnd set up as a token of Hrltlsh
success, although tho figures are hardly
types of the Hrltlsh soldiers.
Tho main shaft is to be supported on a
massive pedestal of marble. It Is sur
IIHIUilttU
mounted by u gigantic llgure of Victory
standing In nn attitude of protection over a
., .. ... rrnor Ilr ...,.-
represcnlInK oerB ,n varloua attudM. one
. ' , .. , ... . ... ..
I., ui uiu iiwiill-'i nuu ljua lull- ills jiumuib lu
(alio up arms for his country. Another rep
resents tho working class of the country
soldiers, while a third depicts the rank nnd
file of tho regular force of the Transvaal.
I Tho statues as well as the rest of the work
I were designed by American artists and aro
, considered from a sculptural standpoint to
bo remarkably truthful representations of
Kruger's subjects.
"The Boers' 'pom-pom' guns, that figure so
prominently in war news, wero quite famil
iar to tho Hrltlsh artillery sorvice," said one
of the English olllcers nt New Orleans to a
Times reporter. "We know them, however,
ns the Mnxlm-Nordenfclt 'seml-automatlcs.'
Tho weapon was submitted to tho War office
hevernl years ago, but after a severe' test
It was rejected on tho ground of 'comparative
Inefficiency,' which means that other guns
could do better work under similar condi
tions. I saw ono of tho seml-automatlcs cn
trial at Aldershot. It was a strange-looking
machine, and its chief feature was a big,
squaro steel box, mounted on a carriage,
like a field piece. Protruding five or six
inches from the front of tho box was a
metal cylinder, ns large around as a man's
leg, and In the middle ot that a gun barrel
about an Inch and a half In caliber. The
cylinder was a water Jacket, to keep the
weapon from overheating. The cartridges,
which wero about the size of links of sau
enge, wero fastened In clire and fed in
through a slot at tho rear of the box. When
n trigger was pulled it fired the whole bunch
ns quick or quicker than n man could count,
tho action being about the samo ns that of
an ordinary Maxim, nnd tho words 'pompom-pom-pom'
convey a fair Idea of the
swift succession of explosions. That, of
couise. Is how It got its name In urmy slang.
. Th Bhca flrC(, from ,he wc;lpon aro bout
I as long as one s linger, and aro scored
around the inside n ns to separate Into
twenty-four smull fragments when they
burst, which Is supposed to happen as soon
ns they strike anything. That makes HI
missiles to tho clip theoretically pro
lded they all explode. A good deal has
been written about the horrible noise they
make, and that, part Is perfectly true. They
do ralso an awful row. It begins with a
Knarli tnat rJf.es crescendo. and ends with
n gml(len yeu( a8 t R0C8 by, that Li very
discomforting. I listened to the things a
hundred yards off. at tho sldo of tho range,
nml It gceme(j i0 mo that every one of those
confounded shells was coming straight at
the buckle of my swordbelt.1
I'IMISO.VU, I'OINTHHS.
An expert testified in court that Ice sold
In New York City nt $1 a ton gave a profit
of 23 per cent. Whew!
A Michigan millionaire sold his property
near Detroit and nd to Canada to escapo
tho tnx collector. From tho frying pan Into
tho fire.
The Amorlcan Kitchen Magnzlno solemnly
nfllrms that tho pie-belt is expanding. Tho
uvurago surcingle caucot wtund tho tralu.
It Is mild at tho War department that for
every vacancy In either tho military or naval
academy, which the president has tho powor
of tilling by appointment, thero aro loO ap
plications.
Democratic Mcklnc against Kansas City
hotel regulations In prompted doubtlcsa by
the bonlfaces establishing n intlo of six to
ono rconi. That Is a cruel thrust nt tho
sacred standard.
Six presidents Jeff ei son, Mndlson, Mon
roe, John Qulncy Adams, Vnn Huron nnd
Buchunan terved ns secretary of state,
(icneral (Irant was secretary of war ail In
terim nnd performed the duties of that ofllco"
for Iho months.
Thoro l a legend about the senato cham
ber that (ffiiorn! Ilawiey, for ten or twelve
minutes, In a speech once spoko 255 words
a minute. The average hpeed of henators
In t.iittvlir docs not reach 110 wordt, and
In dictating letters rarely reaches lui) words.
Itobert Avery of Wlnsted, (Vnn.. who hal
his rlnthcii stolen while in bathing, wan
dered in the woods adjacent to tho ntrcum
for two days und night. Ho was shot at
and chased by dogs ns a "wild man" when
ever ho appeared until finally ono courage
ous man got close enough to hear hM story
and bring him clothing.
Senator McComas of Murylaud mourns the
oj of a handsomo watch, which was taken
froiu his pocket whllo ho was at Antlctam
with the presidential party. Ilo took Mr.
McKlnley's arm to eacort him through tin
crowd and in tho crush his pocket wu:i
picked, Tho timepiece was purchased for
2r0, a lawyer'pi feo which ho received Just
before hlo umrriuge,
I
MM.ITICS.
York Times (rep): Governor Poynter
would be glad to trade Dr I.ing another
coat of whitewash for n tesigii'itlon that
would resign.
Superior Journal (rep.)- W. 1). Oldham l
booked to make the nominating speech of
llry.in nt the Knnsas City lonventlftti. W
trust some grammarian will revise hlrf
speech beforo he delivers It. Oldham's
home-grown grammar Is something awful.
Norfolk News (rep.)- The fuslonlsts of
Snllin have instructed their delegates to the
legislature to voto for Bryan and Allen for
t'nltel States senators. This Is a little pre
mature In that It Is a concession, even be
foro nominations nro made, that McKln
ley will bo re-elected and tho friends of
Bryan want to mnko a soft place on
which ho may fall. What the fusion
lata need Is n. little, nf this republican
confidence that they had so much fun
with lu 1S90 until the votes wero counted.
North Platto Trlbuno (rep.): Down in
Saline county last week tho fusion con
vention Instructed the delegation to tho
legislature to vote for Allen and Bryan for
t'nlted States senators. This can be taken
as evidence that the men forming tho con
vention wero not altogether saugulno of
Bryan's election as president. However, the
Saline county convention mado public tho
well prepared program that If Bryan Is
defeated In November he will bo a candi
date for United States senator, providing the
fuslanlsts get ti majority In tho legislature.
Humboldt Standard (rep,); A disgusted
HlcburdM)ii county fuslonlst Is reported to
havo cxprctfccd Ills views in tho following
forcible language: "Wo have qunrrclcd
until tho people nro disgusted; we hao
fooled tho foreign voters until they aro
thinking for themselves; we have forgotten
freo silver nnd our party lu congress has
voted against thu anti-trust bill. Now all
wo need Is tho fool-killer." A mnn who Is
cnpablo of so accurato a description of his
party's work bhould take up the club him
self until the olllclal fool-killer reaches this
section In November.
Pender Times (pop.): Wo notice that a
number of our fusion exchutigei aro boom
ing this nnd that man for noma stato office
because ho has been a county clerk or some
thing else. That's nil right ua far as It
goes, but a candidate for a state office
needs some other recommendation. Not only
Is n tstuto office a llttlu larger than a county
olllco. but every stato official is n member
of somo board llko tho Stato Board of
Transportation or Heard of Equalization.
Thcue positions require men who havo tho
ability to fill positions other than min
isterial. It not only requires honest men,
but men of backbone as well.
Kearney dlub (rep.): Hon. W. D. Oldham,
deputy attorney general of this state, whose
homo Is In Kearney and who is slated to
make tho speech ut thq democratic national
convention at Kansas City nominating
Bryan, has expressed himself regarding the
vice presidency. Mr. Oldhum pays that
Charles A.' Towne, who was nominated at
Sioux Falls for vice president, will not be
nomlnnted by tho democrat at Kansas
City. The reason, says iMr. Oldham, Is that
his nomination would connect the ticket too
closely with populism and destroy any hope
the democrats may havo of carrying any
eastern Htato for Bryan. For this reason
the democrats will have none ot it.
Schuyler Quill (pop): The Quill desires
to glvo Governor Poynter hts dues, for It
lias learned to admire blB ndmlnlstratlon as
a whole, and herewith submits his statement
rclatlvo to tho valuation of railroad property
by tho State Board of Equalization, ci
which ho is chaltroan. Tho view Mr. royn
ter takes of tho matter offers somo excuse
for hla consenting to leave the assessment
as it stood last year and tho year preced
ing nnd may bo sufficient to give satisfac
tion to all concerned and to tho governor's
conscience, but tho Quill is still ot the
opinion that the assessment Bhould have
been rnlBed to cover the value of tho ex
tensive improvements mado by the rc-at's
within the last two years. This Is mot
apparent since it Id estimated that tho as
sessed valuation of tho railroads Is only
about one-tenth their actual value, whllo
tho assessed valuation of land is about one
fifth or one-sixth its actual valuation. The
railroads should not bo made to pay a cent
more than their proportion cf tho taxes,
but public officials should exerciso their
prerogatives Judiciously in requiring the
roads to bear their part of tho burden of
taxation.
Mlnden Courier (rep.): You farmers ot
Kearney county who wont Into the popu
list movement ten years ago because you
felt that freight rates and railroad assess
ments wero not what tbey ought to bo have
been benefited a wholo lot, haven't you, by
the change? "With complete control of tho
stato government and tho supreme court n
well, what has been accomplished? join
ing. When you had only part ot it me cr
w.is that you could do nothing until you
had tho court ah well ns tho balance of it.
You huvo bad It, and what has been done1
Nothing. The freight rates hnven't been
changed, nnd when It comes to the assess
ment of railroad property, whllo tho valuo
of tho property has been Increasad hundreds
of thousands of dollars, yet tho as?e.ssments
remain at Just the same llgur. dreat re
form tills. Your leaders and your papers
shout "Imperialism" and "militarism and
Mark Hauna, to keep you from noticing tno
things they fall to accomplish which they
promised to you If you would only voto tor
them nnd with them. Thero Is no tuc'i
thing In this country ns Imperialism and
militarism, and If Mark Hanifa U respon
sible for CO-cent whent, 25-cent corn u.ii
J5 hogs, ho Is the best friend you've got.
1'apllllon Times (dem.): It la conceded on
all aides that the nomination for govornor
Bhall be awarded to the populist branch of
tho fusion forces, and good politics nnd
horse sonso dictate that tho populists shall
bu permitted to namo tholr own cnudlduto
for that office. Three or four places on the
stnto ticket will be awarded to tho demo
crats, and certainly wo shall demand tno
right to namo Just such democrats as wo
may ehoore to (ill the offices which shall bo
allotted to uh in tho fusion arrangement
Wo speak of this bocause there is u tendency
among democrats In some quarters to iay
down" on tho pops and compel them to re
nominate Ciovornor Poynter. The Times en
tors a vigorous protest against such work.
Tho populists nniBt be left free to namo tho
man of their choice If they should choose
(lovcrnor Poynter the democrats would be
la honor bound to accept him. If they shall
name John O. Yelner, Senator Canady or
Judge Westover, -wo must still endolse their
selection, becauso we shall ask the same
courtesy at tholr hands when It conies to the
endorsement f candidates which democrats
en mi:vr.s or rtsiov
"Our Windows"
loll u wonderful title today unci tomorrow. Tho Sub
ject is nockweitr, and the price is
25c each.
iKxcopt black and.strlu; ties.
Every 50e scarf in our housu is placed at just half
price Kour-in-liands, Iinporials, IOnglish Squares,
Ascots, Pull's, etc.
A quarter saved is 25c earned.
Browning, Kiftg & Co.,
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
Uruuhii's Only Excluslvt Clotliicr lor Mca ami Uoya,
iilrrt to fill , state offices which may be
tttnrilcl to tin. Wp must have fuidon. and
ue must have fair fusion. There must bp no
llciillng on either side. Democratic ap
pointees of the governor must keep their
h.inds off the populist convention Peidmp?
hat convention will renominate the gov
ernor, but the Humiliation must be made
Althout any dictation on the part of demo
cratic appointees of the populist govermir.
The Times can cheerfully support (Invernnr
I'oyutpr if he shall be renominated, albeit
he bus grievously disappointed us In th
matter nf mnkigg u railroad assessment. Ho
has a good record In other lospcvts. But
there nro other populists Just as worthy ns
the governor, and wp Insist that the pops
shall bo left free to present their fmorlte
for democratic endorsement.
Stiihlnur I'iiIIiIcmI A ii iih rum.
Tho Now York league of Republican Club
has Issued campaign cards bearing the fol
lowing historic truths:
IIKMKMM3II '!;.
During the campaign of 'S3 you thought you
wero too busy to tako nn active
Interest In politics.
YOF HKMI1MHICK i'HK HKSUI.T.
Constcrtiutlon,
I.DHS of eonlldi'iire.
imply pocketbooks.
Vicious tariff laws,
r.mcrgency bond Kuos.
Iiohxch in business.
Assignments.
No employment.
DlatrcHU.
DO NOT MA KM TIIK SAMK MISTAKB
THIS YKAU.
rill-lllltV CHAFP.
Philadelphia Press: "Was that man's
statement nbout tho misconduct of thu city
officials mvorn to by him?"
"I don't know, but It's pretty safe to
bet It was sworn nt by tho oillcluls."
Chlcnco Tribune: "The trouble, about
onions." philosophized Umle Allen Sparks,
"Im that when you eat them you have to
take so many peoplu Into your contidcnc
about It."
Harpors H.tsar: "What's that crowd of
men over there?" asked tho traveler In
J-ondcn.
"That's the first mnn to outer Iidy
smlth," was tho reoly of the ropller.
Chicago Ilecord: She Think of a woman
bolotit-lnsr to thirty-seven clubs!
I(p-Oh, I can't; I'm thlnklnir of the nwn
belonging tn tho woman belonging to thirty
seven clubs.
Indianapolis Journal; Presbyterian Now '
the tltno limit Is abolished, how will you
Methodists get rid of a olerrymau -when
you don't like him?
Methodist Oh, I suppo.se we shall have to
cut off his pay and starve him out, as you
other pec's do.
Washington Star: "what Is father's atti
tudo in the political fight?" naked the grave
llttlo sill's uncle.
"I don't know, exactly, but the last I
heard about It they said that first he got
on his ear nnd next he was standing- on
his head. I'm a great ileal worried about
father."
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Yes. my
daughter's graduating essay will be strictly
Impromptu."
"Indeed?"
"Yes. that's her typewriter you hear
now, clicking off copies of tho essay for
tho dally puperj."
'Philadelphia North American: "Why
won t you marry tn now?" ho linked.
"It s too soon," she answered. "We
havn't been encaged loop enough. Why,
vvo have hnd the pleusure of onlv on
lovers' uunrrel so far."
l'lttsburg Chronicle: "How old are you?"
the census enumerator proceeded, la his
question asking.
"I won't tell you!"
She was vory decided about It. too.
"O, well, never mind," the enumerator
went on. with tho air of n man who had
given up the struggle, "In what yenr were
run born?"
"In U53.''
C hlc.iEo Pom: "I Uiaiik heaven." suld
the successful mnn of affairs, "that I had
somo hardships when I was a boy."
"You think they served to develop votir
oharactor mid make you the success vou
have boon In after life. I suppose?"
"Well. I don't know about that." was the
nply, "but they luive given me oinotblng
to boust nbout at old settlers' reunio.is."
at ;it.ni .vri; tijir.
Denver News.
The graduates nie going forth
liod bios them, every one!
To run this hnrd and stubborn wo: Id
Just nn It Mhould bo run;
Hut much I fear they'll find that fncts
Don't alwn.vH track with dreams.
And runnliiif thl-5 old earth Is not
As easy us It seems.
As seniors we are prone to think
Our wisdom Is complete.
We'vo but to ask the world will lay
Its treble nt our feet.
Hut school duys done and work begun.
Wn lenrn to our resret
The CoIIcp of Kxperlence
Wo have not mustered yet.
A"-blt!on beckon on to us
And easerly wo press
Towurd n distant, gleaming- goal.
The Temulp of Success.
It Feeirs a plensnnt Journey at
The dawning or life's day;
Hut ns we stumble on It grows
A Ions and weary way.
Tim wot Id has garlands nnd apidnum
At craduatlnc time:
And then forgets us the next day.
When wo iittfliimt to climb.
I.lfo Is a buttlp, where eueli one
'cst iioek and ''old bis own.
Hp who would lisp above the crowd
Milt .cnle tho heights alone.
This Is the rule of life today
. It litis ever been;
Tho world bestows. Uh smiles on those
Who hnvo the strength to win.
Honi'iitii nil outward semblances
It Joo'.' ln rinrit true.
It little enres how much you know.
Hut asks, what pan you do?
When you have left ynur college halls
You're barely at tin" st.trt,
For Wisdom's height l Inilnlto
And long the wnys of "Art.
You'll llnd that In tho school of life
Acts ponnt for moie than dreams.
And runnlns t'lis old earth Is not
An oasi- ns It seems,
COffig
It picks me up in the morning,
It holds me Up all day,
It brightens me in the evening,
It keeps me in health alway.
rHF.FARBll (av V
THE DR.J.H.McLKAN MBDICINE CO.
St. Louis, Mo.