THE OMA1IA DAIL"V BEE: WEDNESDAY, .JUNE 27, I'JOO.
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I'AitTins m'.avi.m: i"oit sl.mmeii.
I'nrllen lrnliiK the elty for
I In- summer in ny have The lire
unit tn (hem reKiilnrly by
notifying; The lice HiikIiicn
office, In iierxnn or tiy mnll.
The iiililrPKM will lie chniiKCil
nn often nn ileslrcil.
Nebraska's corn crop Is Just now en
gaged In carrying out a vigorous policy
of expansion.
Tho voles nre piling up In Tho lire's
popular phi vacation contest. Have you
voted? If not, why not?
Thieves broke Into a Kort Dodge leo
house mill Mole a largo tpmntlty of lee
n decidedly rool piece of work for :t hot
day.
The prohibitionist plat form can reason
ably he expected to take high grounds.
Too nnieh water Is often disastrous to
those who dwell In the valleys.
Admiral Seymour was given a pass to
first, stole 'second, was advanced to
third on a lilt, hut will lie forced to
niakn a great slide If he reaches nomu.
Other national conventions havo been
held on .Inly I and put In nomination
candidates who never had a chance to
shoot llrecrackers olT the White House
porch,
Five New York 111011 aspire to the dem
ocratic nomination for tho vice presi
dency. When Hoss Crokor has spoken
there will he not more than one, and per
haps none.
Trust tho Kansas City people to see
to It that the Fourth of July convention
Is drawn out long enough to destroy the
train robbers' business on outgoing pas
senger coaches.
According to good Jacksotilan author
ity Colonel Molso has the wrong pointer
If ho expects to get his delegation recog
nized In the democratic state convention.
This Is a straight tip.
Colonel Hryan's complaint against the
republican platform Is that It does not
Include enough. From this we take It
tho Kansas City convention will prac
tico platform expansion.
Kansas started the boom that landed
Roosevelt In the republican national con
vention anil now Arkansas wants to
start a similar movement for David H.
Hill In (he democratic national conven
tion. Mayor Harrison of Chicago refuses to
take the democratic nomination for the
governorship. Tho mayor Is wise In
deciding that It Is better to be mayor of
Chicago t luni to be a defeated aspirant
for the Illinois governorship.
Now Just watch all the candidates for
fusion nominations who are objection
able to tho corporations sec-sawed out
of tho game by conference committees
appointed to apportion tho places among
the dltfereut rings of the allied triple
clreiifc.
Tho railroads Insist upon cars being
unloaded within forty-eight hours after
being received. In these times of brisk
business the railroads have trouble llud
Ing cars to haudlo their business with
out furnishing them for storage ware
houses. Candidates who havo been favorably
mentioned for nominations on tho fusion
statu ticket are already beginning to
Isstio letters of withdrawal. Kvldently
they do not believe tho nominations
would bo an Insurance policy payable on
election.
Veterinarians nro exerting themselves
to check the Inroads of pinkeye among
tho horses in this section. As soon as
they succeed tho veterinarians will be
in demand to head off political pinkeye
which Is taking hold of many of our
popocrntlc neighbors.
Uryan announces that tho sumo old
platform will do for another campaign,
luit acknowledges that a few new props
nud some planks put In around the edges
will be necessary. The platform Is
doubtless strong enough to hold all tho
Xieoplc who will wuut to stuud ou it
ntttAA's latkst DeiJVattASCt:.
Mr. Hrynn's latest deliverance "rvspect
ln;t the character of the Kansas Cltv
platform l sulllelcntly guarded not to
appear dictatorial, yet plainly Indicating
what ho wishes done. A large majority
of the delegates being supporters of the
Chicago platform, Mr. lltyatt thinks "It
Is safe to assume" that that declaration
of principles will be rcalllnnod at Kan
sas City and that the new platform "will
contain nothing which can be construed
as a surrender or modification of .the
platform on the old Issues." This state
ment of the fusion leader Is the reiter
ated answer to those, who have been be
seeching htm to turn bis back upon sil
ver and It Is absolutely conclusive. With
three or four exceptions till the demo
cratic coiiveiitfbns of the year have de
clared In favor of tho unipmlllled re
alllrniutloii of the Chicago platform. The
Sioux Falls populist convention nomi
nated Mr. Itryau on 11 platform which
pronounces for the free coinage of silver
at the ratio of 10 to 1. Tho other ap
panage of the lirynnltc aggregation,
the so-called silver republicans, will do
the same thing. To hold these support
ers of the free silver champion together
It Is necessary to rcnlllrm tho Chicago
platform.
Not only will that platform be reaf
firmed, but Mr. Itryau has given notice
that 110 man will be nominated for vice
president who Is not In full accord with
It. The democrats who are talking of
David Hennett Hill for second place on
the ticket may therefore abandon all
thought of him unless he shall unequiv
ocally declare that ho was mistaken In
denouncing tho platform of 1S!kt and
now accepts It as sound democratic
doctrine. As It Is not probable that he
will thus stultify himself the Kansas
City convention, If it shall lte deemed
necessary or expedient to name for sec
ond place a New York man, may have
Its choice confined to Sulzer, Hearst and
(. H. I'. Ilelinont, who are the most
prominent exponents there of unadul
terated Brjanlsin.
After Mr. Hrynn there Is perhaps no
more authoritative leader of tho party
than former (iovernor Altgeld. He Is
passionately fond of tho Chicago plat
form, which he helped to frame. Asked
If he expected 1(1 to I to be made the
dominant Issue In the Kansas City plat
form, he said: "I shall expect the
party's position on that Issue to be fully
and clearly set forth. There must be no
equivocation. The party must not re
cede to any extent from the Chicago
platform." Altgeld Is perhaps as much
In the confidence of Mr. Itryau as any
man In the country. Surely these utter
ances ought to dispel the delusion of the
sound money democrats that something
may be done at Kansas City In regard to
silver that will render tho financial ut
terance of the platform less repugnant
to them than that of the Chicago plat
form. We have repeatedly pointed out
to them that the hope of this Is vain
that It Is simply Impossible with Mr.
Hrynn controlling tho party. That plat-,
form, with Its Invitation to public and
private repudiation and Its socialistic
and anarchistic principles. Is the em
bodiment of Hryanlsin ami tiny depar
ture from It would result In the dissolu
tion of that extraordinary political combination.
rut: IAVAMU Ul' CHINA.
Tho refusal of the president to accede
to the request of the Chinese minister
at Washington that our government
would not send troops to China, pending
the nrrlval of I.I Hung Chang at l'ekln,
evidences the determination of the ad
ministration to omit no effort to protect
American olllclals and citizens In the
disturbed districts. However anxious
the president may be to avoid a eontllct
with China, the situation Is such that
Inaction would be a distinct disregard
of duty. Tho assurances given by the
viceroys that they can maintain order
in their various provinces without the
aid of foreign troops and that the pres
ence of such troops would act as an In
centive to destroy order cannot safely
be relied on in such an exigency. The
fact Is that these olllclals have not
shown that they are able to maintain
order or to stay the progress of the dis
turbance and the Idea that the presence
tif foreign troops would aggravate the
trouble Is possibly a mistaken one.
At all events, the president Is pro
ceeding In strict accord with his duty
and we do not doubt that Ids action
will be approved by the Intelligent
Judgment, of the country. We do not
want, war with China, but our govern
ment must tlo all It can to safeguard t lit'
life and property of Its olllclals and citi
zens. ADDIlhSS Oh' THK SA TOr.S.
The Hoer envoys have Issued an ad
dress to the American people In which
they review the relations of the repub
lics of South Africa with Creat Hrltaln.
with particular reference to the Trans
vaal, pointing out the circumstances
which led on to the present war. Much
.of what they present Is familiar his
tory, but none the less It will be read
with great Interest by the people of this
country and will doubtless serve to
strengthen popular sympathy here with
tho Hoers, already general and earnest.
Tho envoys appear to be entirely sat
Islled with tho experience they have had
In tho United States. As Intelligent
men they came hero not expecting that
our government would take any step
that might Involve It In tho South Afri
can conflict, hut simply to appeal to
American sympathy by a straightfor
ward statement of the case of the two
republics. Knowing little or nothing of
our polities there was danger that they
would be used for a partisan purpose
and this was attempted, but it Is very
greatly to their credit that they refused
to bo made the cutspaws of tho oppo
nents of the national administration.
They do not ask the Intervention of this
government, but they do desire a con
tinuance of public sympathy and sup
port and of this they should feel fully
assured,
Regarding the future, tho address says
the Hoers may bo defeated by over
whelming numbers and compelled to
sunvntler, but they will never bo con
quered. The history of the Intrepid
Dutchmen of South Africa gives war
rant for this belief In their unconquera
ble spirit uud it Is u belief thut should
I Impress Itself upon the British govern
ment. The legions of Ird Koberts will
I undoubtedly overcome the greatly In
ferior force opposing them, but when
, that Is accomplished the Hoer love of
. liberty and Independence will still re
main and tho beaten but uticomiucrcd
j people will patiently await tho oppor
tunity to again strike lor trccaoin 111111
self-goverutneut.
GUf'EnXMUST II V COMHIXATIOX.
For a number of years past the Idea
seems to havo prevailed In the Umaha
school board that the only way the busi
ness of that body can bo prosecuted ef
fectively Is by means of a combination
made up of a bare majority of tho mem
bership. The deplorable results of government
by combination in our school system
have been exposed over and over, but
the lesson does not appear to have been
thoroughly learned. No good reason ex
ists why the action of the board should
be preordained at a combination caucus
and responsibility lifted from every
member who Is not Included In tho com
bine. Instead of having Individual re
sponsibility we have the caucus decree
governing, ami controlling fhc votes of
tho members often contrary to their own
better Judgment, and schemes of log
rolling and trading are encouraged by
which one Job Is put through hanging
on to the coat-tails of another.
As long as government by com
bination holds sway constant criticism
Is Invited of the school board work and
the etllelency of the public schools Is
materially impaired.
AO COXl'I.ICT XECKSSAUV.
There Is no need of eontllct between
the various committees in charge of the
proposed Ak-Sar-Hon carnival nnd of
the musical festival projected for tho
autumn months. On tho contrary the
two organizations ought to bo found co
operating with ono another, because the
two enterprises, If successfully carried
through, cannot but help one another In
many ways.
What these different committees
should keep In mind Is that they repre
sent ono nud the same sot of Interests,
namely, the expansion of the business
of Omaha merchants by furnishing suit
able attractions to draw out-of-town vis
itors who may bo induced to combine
business with pleasure tin un excursion
to this city. If these points are kept hi
mind we feel sure that tho threatened
friction will be avoided nnd that every
ono will be found working In harmonv
tor the common good.
Tho war with Spain Is reputed Justly
or unjustly to have given a decided
stimulus to tho study of Spanish among
those who expect to engage In lines of
business opened tip by driving Spain out
of Its old colonies. Whether tho trouble
In China will havo a similar effect Is ex
tremely doubtful, though It Is certain
that a knowledge of the lungunge would
greatly facilitate American enterprise In
the Orient. The dltllculty arises that a
person who wanted to learn Chinese in
the United States would have to hunt
for some one able to teach It. At tho
same time It would not be surprising to
find beforo long our various schools of
language advertising a course In Chinese
among their attractions for students.
It Is to be noted that the state treas
urer of South Dakota has Just made an
allotment of school fumls which overtops
any previous distribution In that state.
The brag ami bluster of the popocrats
about the school fund apportionment In
Nebraska loses its edge when we see
that tho operation of general prosperity
under a republican national administra
tion is producing the same results In
other states in which tho populists can
claim no credit for tho management of
the school finances.
Commissioner Wolfe says he tloes not
generally deny newspaper charges made
against him, as he does not have the
time. The average popocratlo ofliccr, It
is true, would not have much time to
devote lo his olliclal duties If he made
an effort to contradict all the stories of
incompetency anil mismanagement made
against them. It Is easier to get the
governor to write a whitewashing re
port. "There Is sometimes a Joint debate,"
remarks Colonel Hrynn, "between can
didates on opposing tickets, but lint be
tween candidates on the samo ticket."
Wonder what he called tho argumenta
tive discussion between Mr. Sewnll and
Mr. Watson four years ago while flying
as falls to the same popncratlc kite V
Until on tin- Hun.
UoHtou Transcript.
These nro the doys when It Is more pleas
ant to ho tho I com an than tho missionary.
Lively Olil tllrl.
Philadelphia Times.
China's dowager empress Is three score
years old nnd Incidentally shows that when
n woman wants to sho can go like sixty as
well aa 11 man.
t'niiNc mill nnvct.
tllobo-Democrat.
No country In tho world except tho United
ritnlCH can borrow money at less than 2 per
cent, and tho credit for tho fact is distinctly
due republican administration.
The J'ltll Dinner Pull.
Hrooklyn Entile.
This talk about tho "full dinner pall" la
! overdone. Tho laboring man's throat -or
j nomnch Is not tho tlomlnator of his vote,
j Tho condescending treatment of men who
wort by men who write, but who err whon
they think they think, does to any causo
for which It la put forth more harm than
good.
Flit 11 r- of Porto llleo,
riilliulelplilii Uncord.
In Industrial cr commercial undertakings
on tho Island of Porto Rtco 0110 tmprojalvo
fact must be kopt In mltid. Thero aro
(153,243 person living there, according to
tho census of October last. This gives n
population of I'd to tbo square mile. That
Is enough. To feed nnd clotho these people
nnd Keep them profitably employed Is a task
requiring ndniliilstratlve genius. Tho fiir
plus population from year to year should be
t.ent abroad, with other surplus productions,
Wlirrr Will lie firt Tlieinf
Portlnml Orcconlau.
Ilryun must havo 224 votes to bo elected.
Tho solid south, outsldo of Kentucky, will
give him 112 votes, which, with the votes of
Montana, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada nnd
Utah. 31 In all, will bring hU, total up to
1(8, (living Bryan tho 2( votes teprescnted
by Kentucky. Maryland and Delaware, he
would bare 170, or CI tboit ol tbo number
to elect, To gain this number It Is essential '
that thi democracy carry New York, with
36 votes, and lndlnna, with 15, besides one
other state, or Ohio, Illinois mid Indiana.
Theao statefl cannot bo carried upon a demo
cratic appeal that has any ndmlxturo of free
Oliver Ht 16 to 1 la If, mid Uryan Is sure to
bo nominated on it platform authorizing tho
free coinage of silver. I
The Initif or the t'nitiiitluti.
New York Sun.
Which do you prefer, to make money or to
loso money to keep jour job or to lose It?
Which do you prefer, prosperous activity
or stagnation and deprecslon?
Which lln ntl tirnfni atnnitv nli.1 timittHu
; markets, butincsa confidence and cnterprlss
moving ahead without fear, or panic and
conftiBlou, doubt and distress?
Which do you prefer, to Bland fair beforo
thn world, nr til hft ,1nenlu.1 nn.t ,1U,t,i..t ,1
by tho world?
j These qutetlons bring out tho chief ljauo
01 mis new campaign between McKlnloy
nnd llrjnn which will bo recognized by
American common sense.
Another l'l-oiiliecy Hint I'hIIimI,
J. Sterling Morton's Conservative.
In his speech at Hnrncllsvllle, N. V.,
August 25, 1S08, Mr. Uryan thus declared
ngalnst the gold standard:
'They know the gold standard encourages
the hoarding of money lnatead of expanding
It In tho development of the resources of the
country. And now this policy ot hoarding
Is driving thousands and tcn of thousands
and hundreds of thousands of worklngmcn
out In tho streets, where they beg for tho
privilege of working for their dally bread."
It was not the gold Rtandnrd that created
tho conditions to whb h ho referred, but tho
fear of repudiation and depreciation drove
capital from tho ummt channels of Invest
ment. If .there was any doubt about lhl3
at tho time It has been removed by later
CVentfl. Tho defeat of Mr. Hrvan. tho rnn.
sequent restoration of public confidence In
our nnanciai integrity, brought the gold
from hiding nnd employed It "In developing
the resources of the country." and thus
gavo employment to labor.
WBAKIill 'I'll AX OHIMll.UY.
StntlntlcN I'linctiiro the Alinnril I'liitm
of Mi') iiiinrclilNtN.
I. Sterling .Morton's Conservative.
Mr. Uryan has frequently made tho claim
that ho received an unusually large popular
votu In 1&S6. Uecauso of tho oft-repeated
assertions of this character many pcoplo
havo been deceived Into believing that Mr.
Hrynn proved an exceptionally strong can
didate and would have been president If
the popular voto Instead of the electoral
vote had determined tho result. To correct
an Impression so at variance with thn facts
It Is only necensary to refer to tho history
of presidential elections.
Mr. V. If. Clifford has complied tho
presidential voto from tho first campaign
of Jackson In 1821 to tho election In 18'Jtl.
It will bo a surprise to many an ardent
nrynnarchlst to know that tho representa
tive of tho sacred ratio received the small
est per cent of the popular voto of any
democratic nominee during tho entire
period. The defeat of Oreeley has always
been regarded as thn most humiliating dis
aster to the democratic party. Oreeley re
ceived 44 per cent of tho popular vote. This
record of Greeley was eclipsed by Hryan In
1808. Mr. Hryan received hut 40 per cont
of tho popular vote. This showing ought to
silence tho absurd claims put forth by
nrynnarchists, whoso lack of Judgment l
In part compensated for by an excess of
enthuslaptn. There Is but one possibility
for the democrats to duplicate tho humiliat
ing record of 1896 and that Is by repeating
tho nomination mode at that time.
I X C O V S I N T K V T Hit YAMi'KS.
WlioloMiile Ilenmielnlloii of Condition
i'tu-y Miiile I'iikkIIiIi-.
J. Sterling Morton's Conservative.
Tho nalley-Hryan-"Chump" Clark style
of statesmanship which brought on tin
Spanish war, and boasted of Its Intimida
tion of McKlnloy In that regard, Is now,
with rcfolutlonary wrath, denouncing tho
fruits of Its own tmpetucua Idiocy. Ic
clnct, county and stato conventions aro c
nonnclng McKlnloy's admlnlFtrntlon as re
sponsible for tho Spanish war and all of lu
expenslvo and unpleasnnt conssquen en.
These conventions nro mado up of the fol
lowers of the boasting law makers who
vehemently declared that their courage,
their Insistent demand for war with Spain,
and not the republicans had mado that war.
These consistent men never forget to de
nounce tho Philippine war, Its cost In bloid
and dollars. They attribute all cnlamltlts
arising from tho Philippine Islands as n
direct reuult of wicked and blunlering Mc
Klnloylsm. Hut these same t'ciunc ato s
declared, only a few months ago, that the
treaty with Spain, by which tho UnltoJ
States, for twenty millions of dollars, got
tho Islands and slavery and polygamy with
ten million brown-skinned pcoplo and tbo
bubonic plague would never have been
ratified except for tho effort 0'. Caloinl
nryan, among senators. Tho Hryanorchlsts
all over the country glorified their leader
for tho pathos and bathos with which h-
Implored, threatened and, at last, fcr.d
United States sciintors to voto for the rati
fication of the Paris treaty. Then alliance
with McKlnleylHm, on the part of nryan
archy for the purposes of expansion anl
possibilities for Imperialism, wtb patriot c.
Now for the maintenance of the gold s'and
nrd, any alliance, between republicans anl
gold democrats, Is treason. nryanarchy,
however, Is always consistently ln onslstont.
, (iO'.M) KKCOIII).
l)t-iniiiKt rnti'd .Siiocm-hm of tin- Xetv
Currency liinv.
Huffnlo Kxprebs.
On tho 13th Inst, tho now currency law
had been lu oporation threo mouths. Dur
ing lhat period government bonds to tho
par vnluo of $297,121,150, bearing Intorcst at
;i, I and 5 per cent, havo been exchanged
by tho owners for nn equal amount of
bonds, with interest at 2 per cent. This
has been n record In refunding which Id
ono of tho most creditable acts of the ad
ministration. Th la portion of tho working
of tho new law, however, Is not of to great
popular Interest ns that relating to tho In
crease In currency and In banking fjclll let.
During tho threo months the number of
national banks which lnua notes lined uion
tho deposit of bonds his In reascd (rem 3,6H
to 3,761; the total amount of bonds d pelted
for circulation Incrcasod from $214,flll,t"0 to
$270,577,040 and tho total cf cliculatlng no 03
from $216,374,785 to 1208.37,70". Tho guln In
circulation In ninety days, therefore, has
been $51,997,010. An In'nrtstlng fact U that
of the preliminary applications to organize
national bonks that havo been died slncn
March 14, 505 were for Institutions to have
a capital of let's than $50,000, while s -vcn'.y-ono
wore for banks with larger capital.
Mr. Hryan has unnounced thnt ono cf his
threo Issues for tflo campaign Is "mon"y,"
which Includes silver nnd paper. Ho has
also said that the banking system of tho
United States Is ono form of tlio trut
princlplo and a favorite term, which )u
doubtless will use frequently duiinn tlo
campaign, U tho "money trmt." Hut It l
difficult to concolvo 11 more decent tallz d
method of providing banking facilities, nud
for allowing i-mall capitalists to Issue notts
for tho business development of their com
munities, then the new currency law.
When baukj wiih n minimum capital of
$25,000 aro nblo to u'curn national charurt
and lisuo nntet, nltogethcr independently
of the financiers of tho great commercial
tenteis, tho very antithesis of tho trust
Idra Is seen. It Is to bo noted also lhat
there has been a marked Increaeo In cl -dilation
within the threo monthi. This Is
a condition for which tho Uryanlle hav
been clamoring.
run now iv t im.v.
Huffalo Kxprrfs: The Stato department Kearney Hub (rep.)- Lincoln advice nro
agree with Mr. Wu, the Chlneae minister ' to the effect that Kdmlsten has agreed to
at Washington, that a stato of war do,ri let up In his fight against flovernor Poyntcr
not exist In China. They ate evidently ex- for renomlnatlon, or la other words that
umlnglng tho theory and not tho condition a truco has been declared. It Is not tm
that confronts tho powers. ' probable, though, that Kdmlsten will bo
Baltlmoro American: U Hung Chang Giving Poyntcr a gougo on tho sly every
says ho does not regard tho firing upon I onco or twice In while and oven while tho
tho allied fleet by the Chinese torts as nil truce Is on the l'oyntcrltes will sleep with
act of war. Still, It requires a great ftretch ' nn eyo open and ono hand on n tommy-
of tho Imagination to construo the firing as
a bit of friendly pleasantry.
Cincinnati Tribune: It has bcon suppewed
that 25,000 or 30.000 European troops will
bo enough to deal with 400.000,000 Chinese.
Wo doubt It. Down in South Africa nro
250.000 Hrlllsh soldiers to look nftcr one
tenth ns many Doers. Now, according to
tho rulo of three, about two or threo regi
ments of Hoers would bo enough to whip
tho Chinese hordes.
Kansas City Star: Tho view expressed by
tho press and tho politicians la St. Peters
burg Is to tho effect that Hursta should
mako common cause with tho other powera
In meeting tho common danger In China,
but that when the tlmo nrrlvoj to settle the
Chlneso question Hussln must regulate her
own Intertsts, which differ greatly from
thoto of tho other powers. This means that
Hursl.i will tolerato the 'assistance of other
nations in putting down the Uoxers In
China, but that when It comrH to dividing
tho fruits of victory Russia wilt be quite
willing to go It alone.
St. IvOUls Olobe-Dcmocrat: Most of the
continental Uuropc.tn nations will probably
suggest division of tho empire and will bo
more than willing to allow the United Btntea
it sbaro ot the territory as tho price of her
consent to the partition. On this point tho
position of this country may be stated with
tho utmost confidence. Tho United States
will neither enter Into nuy alliances with tho
rest ot the nations, nor will sho accept any
territory In China or any other part of
Asia. Tho military aspect of the Chinese
problem, notwithstanding the dark outlook
which It has today, will bo toon Bottled.
Then will como Its purely political phases,
CHIM'.MIl (2i:U(iltAPIIICAI, .NA.MC.S.
I)ccrlitl e SlRiillleiinee of ill ox e
Prominent In the Illainiteliex.
Names of places In China now so com
mon in the dispatches from the disturbed
empire havo u significance peculiar to thut
country. An explanation of their meaning
is not only Instructive but removes their
repellent sound. A writer In the New York
Sua says the names uro often condensed
descriptions of tho placo or foaturo to which
they nro applied. Thoy are more instinct
with lifo than mauy geographical names
in other countries. Suppose, says tho Sun
writer, we had never heard of Shanghai,
for example, but know tho meaning of tho
two words composing tho name. We would
know at once that tho "City Near tho Sea"
must apply to a scuport. Yun ho means
"Tbo Illvor of Transportation," and wo nat
urally Infer that tho waterway thus desig
nated must bo commercially Important.
Yun ho, In fact, Is tho Chlneso name of
thn grand canal which plays so largo a
part In tho freight service of cast China.
However many syllables there may bo In
a Chlneso place namo It is composed of as
many words as thero nrc syllables, for all
Chinese words arc monosyllabic. If we
know tho meaning of even ono of the words
In 11 geographical name It helps to convey
n detln'le Idea. The words Ho and Klang,
for example, both mean "river." nnd whon
wo see them on n map wo know they refer
to a river or stream. Many cf the names if
rivers nro descrlptlvo of them. Hoing ho,
for example, means "Yellow river;" Tsln
klr.ng mtans "Clear river." Observe how
dcjlnlto Is the Idea expressed In tho namo
cf each of tho threj rlverj which converge
upon Canton: Ono of them Is tho SI klam,
or "West river," nnothor the Po klang, or
"North river," the third Is tho Tung klang,
or "Hast river." Tho names of these rlvc-s
tell the dlicctlon from which they crnio
They help to simplify the study cf the g -og
raphy of that part of China. When they
unite they form the Chu Idling, or "Pearl
river." The Chlneso named tholr liigest
river In the north the Hoang ho bccAuse it
cuts Its bed through yellow soli from whl ii
it derives Its colo.'. Tho yellow flood It pjurs
Into the sea colors that part of tho ocean
yellow nnd hence thn Chinese call the soa
Honng hal, or Yellow sea
The Chinese unite thn words In a mm)
so that they form ono word, Just at wo
write Newton, Hartford or Deerflcld. Some
times we unlto tho words In a Chlneso n'mi
and sometimes we sepal ate them, but there
is no renton. For example, why wo ehould
write Tlen-Tsln. when wo do not write l'o-
kin. Knch of these names Is composed cf i
two words. Pe means "north" and Kin
means "the capital" or "tho king's hous: -hold,"
and thus Pekln menus this northern
capital. Tlcn menns "heavenly" and Tln
means "place," and thus tho name of the
largest city In northeast Chint meint
"heavenly place" a name It has home for
many centuries. When Marco Polo visited
tho cltv lu tho thirteenth century be t ans
luted Its name Into "Cltta Coloste."
Many Chinese names we ceo In tho news
papers nnd tlo not even attempt to pro
nounce would glvo us as much Information,
If we could Iranslato them, ns a 1 ng s n
tonco might do. Hankow, for example. I?
tho name of a very Important cltv on thn
Yang tse klang. There are only tlx letter
In tho name nnd yot any Chinese boy wjutd
know from tho two short words eomroilng
It that It Is tho name of a town standing
nt tho "kow" or mouth of a river namel
Han. The Han It tho greatest tributary rf
tho Yang tso klang and plays a most Im
portant part lu the commercial life of that
teeming valley; nnd tho city built nn tho
spot where tho Han mingles Its waters w th
the Yang tse Is Hankow, I. 0., tho town at
the mouth of tho Hun.
Tho word Yang means "ocean;" tho minus
"ion," and the name Yang Iho klang, wh n't
the Chinese npplled ages ago to their g cut
est river, shows that they did not mem to
doprecttte Its Importnno. Somo writers
say tho early ChlncFO believed tholr lirg s'
river contributed moro water to tho molting
f n ZVTLCZ SrXlU' ; o7 bo famous
world, and so in , the namo of the ' 'vw 'hoy I , fc f pronllnence wnom u
conveyed the idea that tho o:ean was i s ( own.
SOU. I lie lltwiiv iu 'jiiuu vouiiuuuaijr ii.iiia
Inled tho niuo river.
Pekln hns not always been tho capital of
tho empire, but Nnnkln, a city far to tho
south, was long the seat of government j
and, .as the namo Pekln means "northern
capital," so tho nnmn Nankin mons
"southern capital." "Whlto river" I th
meanlng of Pel ho, near whose mouth nro
tho forts J'ifit seized by tho powers.
In emtio bcoks 11 ml maps we see the
woids "fu" or "hlen" added to the naniei
of many towns. Theso words arc not a part I
of the names, and sonic of the best atltt'o i '
omit them, for they loncthcn tho name acd
mako It more formldablo in the fo elgncr.
Fu means the capital of ono of the donnrt
ments Into which n province Ii divided; li
other words It Is thn resl'toace of tho oflki.il
at the hea l of the department. Hlen sl?nl- J
' lies one of tho districts Into which n depa-1- Tho grave and august members of the
meat la divided, and when attached to a I supremo court nt Illinois are unanimously of
' place numo means that tho oflkial In charge j tho opinion that hard elder Is an Intoxlcat
i of tho district resides there. It Is better ti , Ing drink. Tho able and honorable jurists
omit thcHo merely political designations. ; gained much experience while circuit rld
I When we hnvo moro Intimate dealings with Ing.
, China and better knowlrdgo of the pe"p! ' , Among thoso honored by mention In tho
and their country, wo shall have un!f :rmlt . dispatches of Generals Methuen and Duller
in the spelling of China's placo names, anl I it un Amorican lud of 17, Midshipman W.
know what thcto names mean, and wo hhall W. Slllcrn of San Francisco, hcto mother
'sen clearly that these name sliow con- Is now wife of tbo Ungllsb vlco admiral, U
slderablo Imaginative and devoMptlve fa- , G. Klnaban, and who Is a nephew of Mrs,
clllty, and that they are really be'pful In Hen All Haggln, He la mcutlouod for con-
i thp study of Chinese geography, jiplcuoui bravcry.i
I'H.WSMn.VTS Ol' 1MSIOV POLITIC?.
. hatchet.
Ornnd Islund Independent (rep.): Con
gressman Sutherland contemplated at the
close of tho session to hobnob for four or
five weeks with the tllto of Washlucton
, before returning to his plain, common con-
stltuents, but nn nlurm rang out and he rodo
homo helter skelter. Democrats are setting
up tho plus for Ithoderlck's placo and Shal
lonbergor of Alma Is said lo havo n cinch
on tho democratic support. The Alma man.
from the outside, looks llko pretty fair tim
ber nud Suthcrlnn.l stock Is low.
(irand Island Independent (rep.): The
number of populist candidates for state of
fices nnd tbo promised Insistent demand on
tho part of tho democrats for three or at
least two of tho state olrlres promises n
lively convention when tho threo-rluged
affair gets together at Lincoln next month.
It Is stated that thero nro nearly a hun
dred populist candidates in the populist
ranks and while democratic hunger for of
fice seems not to bo quite as general, It Is
quite as gnawing where It docs exist.
Schuyler Quill (pop.): There nre evi
dently two tides to tho fight being made on
Governor I'oyutcr's candidacy for renom
lnatlon. Thut ho hns made n number of
mistakes tho Quill freely admits, but the
more we think the matter over nnd tho
more wo hear of tho flimsy argument ad
vanced against him, tho mora Inclined we
are to acceded his right to a renomlnatlon.
Soveral of his appointments havo been bad,
very bad, but lu every Instance yet reported
ho has endeuvored to correct tho mistukc
when called to his attention.
Wnhoo New Kra (pop.): Tho candidacy of
County Superintendent Softly of Perkins
county for stato superintendent of public In
struction has been announced by local papers
In tbo western part of tbo state. Now, while
tho New Kra has no pet candidate for any
ofnee, it is at perfect liberty to say that If
tbo fusion state conventions should seo fit
to nominate Mr. Softly for this responsible
office, they would bo placing It In very
worthy hands. Mr. Softly Is n populist, and
not only na educated, but an experienced
school man and president of tho West Ne
braska Teachers' association. Ho has lived
lu Nebraska n great many years, knows the
Nebraska educational needs, has many
acquaintances hero In the eastern part and
If tho office falls to a western man, It could
not fall on moro worthy shoulders.
Auburn Granger (pop.): It Is now urged
that Governor Poyntcr has been very un
fortunnto with bis appointees. Had the
governor hud an opportunity to mako the
appointments wo might to some extent dis
credit his Judgment, but when we remem
ber that the coif-constituted guardians of
the Interest of the party or parties assumed
to dictate nnd to say that, this place Is con
ceded to tho democrats nnd this to the In
dependents nnd this to tho free sliver re
publicans, nnd then Individually claimed,
each for himself, the right to say who
should havo this or that place, then It was
thnt tho governor's hands were tied, and
whllo ho Is credited with the appointment
of unreliable or Incompetent parties ho sim
ply yielded to thn demands of those who
climbed on to tbe plo counter to act as
waiters. So long ns tho governor Is ro
sponslblo for tho acts of nppolntees ho
should be at liberty to appoint and remove
without consulting political oracles.
I'npllllcn Times (dem.): Tho approach
ing fusion state conventions bid fair to he
the liveliest political gatherings In tho
state's history. For many years an un
written law governing all political parties
has denied the great city of Omaha tho rlzht
to name a candidate for any other placo than
attorney general on the stale ticket. And
this law has remained unbroken in recent
years save only when tho democratic con
vention named Hen. J. K. Hoyd for gov
ernor. Hut tho Douglas populists swear
that the law must be smashed this year, and
to that end their delegates to the 6tate con
vention aro solemnly instructed to harvest
two plums attorney general and governor
and drop them both In Omaha's lap. We do
not bellevo the gentlemen from Douglas enn
knock both persimmons, but they will proba.
bly get one of them. Hut which one? Well,
that's hard to conjecture, fbe democracy
of the state haB two Idols W. J. Hryan nnd
Hill Oldham nnd the average democrat will
su tifice everything save his llquo tor either.
Cldhnm ha3 long been regarded as one
democrat who was sure of a place on the
fita,J ticket thnt of attorney general
Uut
now comes Douglas county with n per
emptory demand that thnt ofliro be given to
the populists, and to a particular populUt
Klmer K. Thomas a man as popular with
the populists of tho stato, and deservedly
so, as U Oldhnm with tho dimocrals. To
add to tho confusion Jchn O. Yeliier will
enter tho convention with n soli.! Douglas
delegation of populists, who will demand
that ho bo nomlutcd for governor. Douglas
county is a power in Nebraska, and the
fusion forces will senrco deny thnt great
county a plnce on the ticket, which means
that either Yelsor or Thomaa will bo
honored. Tho average democrat will fight
beforo bo will consent to see Oldham turned
down, nnd Poynter's populist friends over
tho stato swear be shall never bo swept
aside for Yciscr. And thero you nro. Tho
war will bo a morry one at Lincoln on tho
11th of July, but perfect pence will follow.
Democrats and pops nre nt their best after
enjoying a good scrap, mid It Is safe to
predict that the Lincoln conventions will
select a ticket which all the forces can and
will bupport.
PIJHSOXAI, POIXTHHS.
Paradoxical ns It may appear, tho advunce
In the prlco of beer In Chicago decs not
check Its downward tendency.
When tho notification committee gets
around to Mr. Itoosovelt It should broak
tho news gently and avoid tho sho.'k of
surprise.
Tlio country will breathe easier now that
tho press of Venezuela unanimously ex
presses contontment and satisfaction at tho
nomination of McKlnley and Hoosevelt.
Some Americans In Paris patriotically
revcro tho whole game of draw. Klghteen
American commissioners have already drawn
$3,000 from the national fund without faz
ing tholr nerve.
Kansas City Is enthusiastically In favor p
of applying Philadelphia principles to tho
democratic convention. Plans nro fixed lo
Prevent delegates and visitors concluding
ll10"' business in ono nay.
A Now York daredevil who rushed Into
Mayor Van Wyck's office In Now York City
and asked his honor: "Is It hot enough for
you?" escaped with his llfo by Jumping
throiinh an open window.
so.mi: iMr.pij.Mii:.vr vihhs
Miy on Tcilil).
Washington Post tlnd )
We repeat, If the McKlnlcy nnd Roosevelt
ticket Is to win, McKlnlcy must do the
winning.
Iiiipt'ot cs on Aeiitiiilntnncp.
Kansas City Star ilndj
Tho closer oil look at Hoofevrlt th
bigger he grows. He Is a man of finished
education, a strong civil officer, n fine
soldier and a sticcernful writer of books.
While he Is thoroughly accomplished and Is
a man of the most undenlablo breeding, no
body could be moio accessible or better lilted
to Inspire popular favor. It Is not often that
such n rare combination of qualities Is
rolled up in tho cutlclo ot a candidate for
vice president.
Aililo Strcnulli to Hie 'ticket.
New York Tost (tnd.)
(Iovernor Hoosovelt's nomination for the
vice presidency will, no doubt, be vastly
popular with bis party. Wo think It will
add strength to tho ticket, especially In tho
middle west, where they do not take their
politics sadly. Tho tough rider In second
placo will rotuo a certain kind of enthuIasm
and doubtless win tome votes, beyond the
reach of tho smooth writer at the head of
tho ticket. Krom the standpoint of political
expediency, therefore, tho naming of Itoose
volt must bo conceded to bo well advised.
tJooil Pnlr (11 l)rnw To.
Detroit Krco Press tlnd. dcm.)
No combination could fit better tho present
spirit nnd temper of the triumphant re
publican party. President McKlnlcy Is tho
Idol of his party. His acts and nollclm nmlm
j m' tnp Plttform of tho campaign. (Iovernor
I Hocttcvclt represents In hla virility, his
rugged, robust Individuality and his abound
Ing self-confldcuco and aggressiveness thn
character and aspiration of his party better
than any public man now living. No other
coupling of names would Inspire greater
enthusiasm or a stronger support thun this,
typifying so strikingly tho achievements of
statesmanship nnd soldiery In tbo eventful
two years Just passed. Krom tho party
standpoint no better selection could be made.
Strotment Sinn In the Pnrt.
1'hllndelphln Times (.tnd. tletn
It Is not doubted that In President Mc
Klnlcy thn republicans havo their strongest
candidate to lead them In tho coming con
test. Ho Is a man of tho cleanest public
record; heartily In sympathy with the vital
convictions of his party; Is personally ac
ceptable to all classes and conditions of our
people, and Is oue of tho most skillful and
effecttvo campaigners In the country. Ho
will not bo likely to make many public de
liverances during tho campaign, but he will
certainly bo heard from on opportune oc
casions, and ho will nlways speak to the sub
stantial ndvantago of his cause.
Mont Populnr Mnn.
Indianapolis Nowa tlnd 1
There Is no doubt that tho nomination
of Governor Iloosevolt for vice president
will add much strength to tho ticket. He
Is probably tbo most popular man In tbo
United States and deservedly so. Ho Is
a man of high Integrity, of great political
and personal courage, of Inspiring person
ality. Ho Is nfrald of nothing except
wrong. A fighter and withal a man of
sound sense, though a llttlo radical In his
views on war and expansion, he will com
mand tho support of ninny men who might
othcrwiso hnvo drifted away from tho party.
Kortniinte In' It l.eiiilernhlp.
l.oulxvlilo Courier-Journal ulein )
Truly tho republicans arc fortunate in
having such n man to stand by McKlnlcy
at this time, lo hold up bis hnndR when
they most need support and to nssumn
when ho drops tho reins, parly leader
ship In the widening horizon of the new
century. It Is a bold nnd picturesque figure
the young governor makes as he advances
to the side of tho chieftain, who la clos
ing his public career. Youthful, well bal
anced, n gentleman, n eowpuncher, a man
of letters, n man of action, n clear-headed
politician, a dashing soldier, he has the
respert of those to whom ability, both men
tal and physical, appeals and he has tbo
admiration of those whom accomplishment,
whether In tho field of politics, arms or lit
erature impresses. Ho Is today tho most
hopeful figure fn the republican party. H
has tho confidence of the antl-mnchlne men
nnd yot ho boisc tb- bosses. Better
than all, he Iiks shown thiougboiit his pub
lie work that he hus h deep insight Into tho
vital elements of democracy, that he hus a
firm grip on the principles which must guide
tin enduring republic, that ho is through
and through a, sound, self-reliant and vig
orous American.
SMIl.I.Vti I.IVK.S.
Detroit Free Prehs: "lion-
ers does Mrs. l'roons take in HiIb summer?"
HPttril nKllltlP.
"All of them," replied Spudds.
Harper's Hazar: "Is Mr. Welter rleh?"
asked Mrs. Cumso.
1 tliliik lio nuiHt be," replied Mr. Cumso,
"Ho keeps a camera."
Chicago Tribune; "No," mid the adver
tising man of the Dally Hreiid. "these aro
not llko the conil old ilemnenitle Hnwk
Win-. I remember when our recelnts from
'situation witnted' ads need to pay mighty
near all tho expenses of Hit- paper."
Indianapolis Journal: Census Taker You
llvo here, do you? Well, what relation are
you to tho htad of tho house?
Citizen Seo here, now, ilon'I you get 100
funnv or I'll go and call her In.
Somervllle Journal: When a woman takes
nn extra cood cako to a church festival sho
always taken good care to gut 11 piece of It
herself when the tukn haHlmt in Iihh,iii
around.
Chicago News: Hoer Sympathizer When
I wus In London I saw a man nn the street
snlllng war photographs. "Here you nre."
ho shouted. "Portraits of all tho Hrltlsh
lighting generals, 11 penny apiece."
Kngllshmaii-Well?
Hoer Sympathizer-! had a half-penny In
my pocket, so I bought the lot.
Plilladelnlila Pios: "I'm glad to hear
your huhbiiml is better," sild the sympa
thetic neighbor.
"Thank yuu," replied tho haughty Mrs.
I'urvln-New.
"I understand," continued tho other,
"that lie wiih at death's duor."
"Pardon me. No. The jiurte-cochere."
1. 1 1 w v w i.t.i .in, ,.(....,- . w nru" 11111-
rled," she sighed, reproachfully, "you vowed
your readiness to die for me!"
"Ah, yes!" exclaimed the man, with much
emotion. "In those days one might die
without playing directly Into tho hands of
thM Itiirful Ciihq triiHl!"
Mnll't , nil.nu 1 ( r.. .. .
the lliirlal Ciihq trust!''
They wept together. Hut It Is doubtful f
it woman ever gets reully to inulcrstund
these thlnzs.
Tl MVSIILK AT SIX .MONTHS.
Century Magazine.
Young idKcal, with your Wand surprise;
Your commuted, lofty brow;
ih look of marvel In your eyes,
As unking, "What Is omlnn now?"
i kihjw not ii you ro lie or she
nur clothes say naught. No doubt Its
iriei
Thev culled you "it." I'lmso spenk to nie-
hoso wondrous prodigy uro you?
They claim that you are I-arn I!
!' faith, this iKiriralt bears attest
(A fatt that I will not deny)
The ll.-st edition Ih the hext.
! "h "'"nlmt." "cute" and "swe, t "
Am d d 1 bleat "goo-joo," "uno-ivair"
And kick my tootsles-now but runt?
And Un III with prldo my fond mumin.i '
Deep.nestled In your WHywnrd liriiln.
know1?''2 W"r 1 ' 1,0 no" miKl,t
Or worn your bounilH the ci'iunte.-ti.nie,
A rubber ring, u new-found toe?
Did nhuntoms of uuntlivr llfo
San Just hud left still ilwoll within?
Or worn thoco movements, meaning-rife.
Aroused by somo obtrusive pin?
Did you. Impudent, long for. day
W hen you would bo as old hh eight '
And In your odd, capricious way
The very name of "baby" Imte?
Ab, lathe, the tity Is thut lu re
You did not slay content, hee;
Hut oawurd led from year to year,
iichuld tho thing you grew to bui
t