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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State of Nebraska. Douglas county, sa:
acorcc ir. TzHthurk. secretary of The Hei
secretary oi
l'umttmng company,
iinn f ui i tr m ti rrr i
eayH that , thu uctupj number of full and
,tna net ill-1 numner or iuii auu
ronj(s of The Uaily. Morninir,
"of fc'oo? wm'Mow"1"8
cotripicte ro
Kveninir an
the month
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6 1:0,0,10
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9 i!(l,r.,-,0
10 -'5,tl()0
11 ar.,710
12 ..U.1,7(IO
13 .-...uri,8tio
14 ,',,.211,11111
13 ,...2(1,000
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1,1 T, , 21,1
20 so. t70
1 27,050
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OKOHOK H. TZSCHPCK.
dav'orjuiySwo'1 SWM if'ifuNaATK1' 2d
"(Seal.) i ' ' Notary Public.
I'AUTItS.S I.KAVlflO KOIt SUMMIMl.
I'nrtlen IrhrltiK the city for
tin- Kiimnipr mnj- linve The Hoc
cut In them rcjtulnrly hy
KitlfyliiHT The lice IlimlueMH
ullloc. In iti-rnoii or hy mull.
The nililrcMH Mill he chaiiRCil
nn often nn ricnlreil.
Pandemonium reigns at Kansas City,
but the government at Washington still
lives.
"For wnvs that are dark nnd tricks
that are vain the heathen Chinee is pe
culiar."
TJquelled air Is not in demand at Kan
saR City; the Bowery boys want some
thing stronger,
Bryan must feel proud of having the
Now York Tammany boss for his chief
cliamplon at the national democratic
convention. I
icnuy jtooseveit uccilneu to Indulge
In Fourth of July oratory to the Hough
Hitlers., t Teddy is a Fourth of July ora-
tlon in himself.
The spectacle of It. L. Metcalfe giving
Boss Croker n lecture on practical poll
ties is enough n make the gods weep
pud practical politicians smile.
Theodore Boosovelt has already demon
Ftraled that as a running mnte for Me
Klnley he Is amply' able to keep his
Blugletreo off tho wheel.
Everybody in Kansas City was at lib
erty to make a spectacle of himself by
Joining thu silver republican sideshow
ns a self-appointed delegate.
After tne assembled democrats at
Kansas City have watched the rockets
shoot upward they will only have to
wait a few minutes to see the sticks
come down
Ex-Govemor- Alteeltl ili.l not cot iIb
hand uito the Brvaulte ph'rtform but be
hovered on the oulHkirtH of the rmivon.
tlon to mnke suro that no "Ism" should
be forgotten or omitted
Nebraska delegates to Kansas City, In
their professions of friendship for
Towne. nro laying the foundation for
n demnnd for a larger mensuro of rccog-
nltlou on tho fusion state ticket.
Tho mectlug of Richard Metcalfe of
the Omaha Tamniany and Richard
Croker of the Now York Tammnny Is n
momentous event worthy of record In
white chalk ou black chimneys.
As the corn grows taller calamity Is
Betting weaker as a campaign issue. At
tho present rnto calamity will bo Hope-
lessly distanced by October 1 and noth-
Ing remain for November but the fti-
nernl.
Parties who have viewed both the
Transmlsslsslppl and tlio Paris expos!-
tlons assert that. tho Illuminations nt the
former excelled In, overy respect those nt
tho Kronen capital.- Tills. is something
of which Omaha people may Justly feel
proud.
Boss Croker has-detnonstrated that he
Is not only thu power which guides the
democratic party In tho. city of New
York, but also in tho.ttite. Senator Hill
was sat on about as effcctunlty as any
similar Job has been performed In re-
cent years.
Whenever a republican becomes Inllu-
entlal lu tho party councils, nccordlng
to the popoerattc rress, It Is the result
of the mnchlne. When a doniocrnt die-
tales what a convention shall aud shall
not do It in simply tho Influence of n
great mind over lesser ones.
"Some men aro borlr great aud others
havo greatness thrust upon them." This
wise observation Is again forcibly lllus-
trated by tho projection of William Old-
limn Vieforn the irrent national demo-
rrntle convention as tho orator chosen
to deliver tho speech nominating Wll-
limn .loiiiilnira Brvnn. Sir Oldham's last
great forensic effort was made before
tho supremo court of Nebraska in sup.
iwt of tho royal prerogative
1VUT1C.H, FOUItrtt OFJVIA:
The celebration of Independence, tlay
hy the ilrltii? of nalMon, public proces-
hIoiih, martial nniHlc and night displays a
of pyrotechnics, as a stimulus to patriot-
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II"l,i mis ucuuiui; imu ii wiu n.-,inm-n v.
io annual ooscrvonce 01 uie uirui 01
tho republic. Skyrockets nnd skyrocket
oratory are In perfect accord with the
eternal fitness of thing on that day.
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i lie American iMiiiie, uiunnu'ii kiih'miuuiiii.v iijicu mere uuii uu cul uunn
not yet reached that stage of emotional
Insanity which would Inspire them with
the belief that the rluglug .of the bell
on Independence hall on July 1, 1770,
dedicated that day for, all future time A growing treasury surplus Is titittu
to the nomination of presidential candl- nimble, but it was deemed by the ma-
dates. It would be Just as absurd to
claim that u nomination on tho 1' ourth
of July carries with It an omen of good
jttck as It would to assume that that
y ,g opiwrtuMJ tlnlL. f01. thu bIl.Ul
or death of u patriotic AtiWlcnn.
Thomas Jefferson arid Jom Adams
helped promulgate the .Declaration of
Independence on the fourth of July nnd
tot li died on July -i of tho saiii6 year,
but there are many patriotic American?
who did not die oil that particular day
and who would prefer to die at home
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survival. As a matter of hlstoi-y neither
Washington nor 'Aams nor Jefferson
luu "- i u '
was nominated by any convention, but
tilt,y wcre elected to the olilce ot prenl-
dent. The lirst nominating national
convention was held' In 18!i0 by the
anti - Masonic ' party at Philadelphia
'within umishfit of Tndenemleneo hull,
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July as tlio proper clato for patriots to
Dronacate a presidential ticket.
The llrst democratic national conven-
tlon was held at llaltlmore in 18.12 nnd
,.27,2.1(1 its candidate, CJeneral Jackson, was because or tue overwhelming prepon
Tna.iKtff elected president, although he had been deranco of his adherents, thu effect
'ii,'ih nominated In the month of May and will undoubtedly be seen next Novem-
iinf mi (ln 1'iini'Mi .if'.liilv'. Aiwlfnu-1
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-lacKKOii Biicieeueii iiiuisen uiki nun sue-
eeiuled bv such democrats as Van Ituren,
r'0,k' IlercC! !,,1, W"-'"n no of
whom was nominated on the glprlous
Fourth.
The llrst national convention held on
Julv 4 was thnt of 1S08 when Horatio
Seymour was launched lu the city of
New York against Ulysses S. Grant. Al-
though surrounded by the halo of Jcf-
ferson's Immortal declaration nnd sup-
ported by the scream of the eagle and
shoutlnir of the nntrlots Seymour was
the worst beaten man thnt ever ran on
the democratic national ticket, barring,
possibly, Horace Greeley. The next
and ouly Fourth of July nomination
since tlio (lays or ueorgo wasuingion
wus held at Omnlta by tho populists
olsht years ago. The convention was
really called for July 2. tho day upon
which the declaration hud been signed,
and the nomination was made amidst
the most tremendous uproar nt tho Coll-
scum in the presence of a host of pa-
trlots. but when the electoral votes were
counted General Weaver, the nominee of
that convention, fell by the wnysldo the
mime hh If ho lnid boon nomtnnted In
tlio middle of December.
tiioxa ro.ntnlHonncoa nmv nnt nfforri
much comfort to Nebraska's nroaldpn-
tlal candidate, but the lessops.of history
aro without value unless wc profit by
them.
oin'USEO TO I'AilTlTlONlXQ CMXA.
The statement that our government
has notlllcd the European powers of Its
opposition to the dismemberment of
China will, If true, have an Important
luliuence upon thu situation. It Is a
Iuost j,10p0r position for the United
Stntcs to take, from tho point of view of
Its own Interests. This couutry wants
no Chinese territory. AH that It desires
Is that Its rights and Interests' In that
empire shall bo protected and that the
lives and property of Its people living
there shall be secure. So far ns trade
Is concerned the United Stntes wants
the principle of the open door in China
observed and there Is great danger that
this would not bo done If the European 1
powers should partition the empire
'ng themselves.
11 tllL' united atiucs nas, even uy nn-
plication, notltled tho powers Interested
1,1 cll,na ,liat U does not favor dlsmem-
bermcnr, we may be sure of the up-
provai ami support or urent uriuun,
Germany and Jupau, nnd with those
four nations Joined in favor of mulntaln-
ih' tho Integrity of tho middle kingdom,
the other powers having interests there
would not bo likely to offer any serious
opposition. It would manifestly be use-
less for Russia and France to antngoniw
any policy In regard to China which
should bo agreed upon by tho United
States, Germany, Great Britain
Japan. There Is no Information an to
what has been passing between the
state department nt Washington and tlio
foreign olllces of Europe, but It li
highly probable the reported utterances"
of the German emperor give warrant for
tho vlow that tho influence of the
United States Is being excited In behalf
of maintaining the territorial Integrity
of China.
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A LAlKW THEASUitl suttPLVH.
The llscol year of the government
ended .nine with a surplus revenue
about double what was estimated by
the secretary of tho treasury In his last
annual report, That placed tho prob
able surplus at $40;000,000, whereas the
actual tlgurcfj mnke It n little less thau
$70,000,000, subject to revision that may
bring them up to $80,000,000 or over,
The secretary underestimated the re-
colpts nnd overestimated the expendl-
turos fpr the year, the former by .f2U
000,000 and tlio latter by SlS.OOO.OOO. In
no preceding year slntfo 1803 was there
a surplus ot revenue and that of the last
year wns tho largest 'slnco, 1800.
Tho liberal receipts of tho govern-
ment attest tho general prosperity, Im-
ports increased during tho year, so that
the revenue from customs was consid-
ernbly In excess of estimates. The In-
ternal revenue was also larger than was
anticipated, while tho war taxes yielded
somewhat more than tho estimates. A
to expenditures, while it Is true that the
nation Is still largely on a war basis,
there whb n marked reduction In the
military and navul outlay In the last
ilseal year as compared with tho pre-
ceding year. For t)io flscal year of 1800
what are deolsunteil oh war expendl-
I turcs umouiited to nearly Jl.OOO.OOO,
while for tho hint llscnl year tlmy were
$1 - M00.000. Thu prolmblllty la that for
the lineal year Just hej?mt there will be
still further largo reduction In these
expenditures, since It Is to be expected
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timi uvwiu uiu win ui iuu ,n--4, u;
nmiui ior mien expemiiimu win iiuve
ceased. There Is good reason to be-
Hove that hostilities In the Philippines
will be ended within the year and the
...mi . i .i
to perhaps one-third what It Is at pres
out, while probably all the American
troops In Cuba will be withdrawn Uo
foro tho expiration of another year.
Jorlly of congress to be Inexpedient to
reduce taxes at this time. Tho rcpub-
llcan national platform, however, says:
"The country Is now jUstltled In expect-
lllld It wlI be tlle ,)o11l.v of tll0
publican party to bring about, n retlne-
tlou of the war taxes." Tills promise
will doubtless be fullllled at the next
session, since this can be douo without
necessarily Involving tariff revision,
which it may safely bo assured will not
bo undertaken by tho present congress
thk kaxsas crrr coxykxtioi.
J
era
Tlio llrst day of tho so-called demo
atlc national convention was marked
iy anything nut Harmony. Tiicro was a
great deal of noise and commotion thnt
passes for enthusiasm, but below the
surface were undercurrents of dlsaffec
tlon nnd dissatisfaction that will be felt
lu tho cainnalcn and in tho election!
.
Tlint'., vvno jt'irr nrn,i,n)lnn,1 inntll,
jesiauon or opposition to tue despotic
nictation or .Mr. uryan ami wniio mere
Is no doubt that this will be of no avail
so far as tho convention Is concerned,
tier.
mac n nm v'-"iuuhL' uiounuu
display 1 of allegeo patriotism. Tiie
Declaration of Independeneo was read,
national airs were sung nnd speeclieH
were mode claiming tuat the only pa
trlots are In the ranks of the lirynnlzed
democracy and Its ullles. It was n
quite extraordinary spectacle to be pre
sonted by a political body largely com
posed of men who favor the dlsfran
chlsoment of millions of Amcrlcau
citizens because of their race,
Our political History presents no
exact parallel to this convention, with
its one-man domination, Its disregard
of existing conditions and Its determlnn
tlon to adhere to old issues. It is n
siru;ing illustration oi mo ueenuo oi
the democratic party.
ENOLAWS HEAVY LOSSES.
The latest authoritative statement of
British losses in South Africa places
them at nearly ilO.000, exclusive ot sick
nnd wounded. Nearly 22,000 were killed
in action, a number nearly or quite half
the Boer forces. Adding to' these the
number that have died of wounds nnd
disease nnd those who have been In
vallded home and It appears that the
British niniv In South Africa has been
depleted to the extent of about 50.000.
Indeed if we consider thnt the war ofllce
statement was made on returns several
weeks old the losses are considerably
greater than that, very likely amount
Ing to at least 05,000.
The conspicuous fact lu the statement
Is the number killed In action, attestlug
as It does the marksmanship of the
Boers and the recklessness of the Brit
Ish, for a large part of this loss was
Incurred during the almost fruitless
operations of Buller against the nearly
Impregnable positions of the Boers. The
campaign of Buller was a costly one and
had the same sort of operations been
continued probably by this time more
than half the British forces sent to
South Africa would have been killed and
wounded and the flag of Great Britain
would not bo waving over Pretoria
Lord Bobcrts as promptly as possible
changed the plan of campaign nnd the
results hnve vindicated his Judgment. It
is true he has had much greater re
sources at nis command man miner
had, but the latter manifested no gen
ernlshlp that would warrant tho belief
that under any conditions no could nave
accomplished wnat ltonens nas, at least
within the time thnt Roberts has occu
pled in its accomplishment,
What losses Great Britain is yet to
sustnln before hostilities end no one enn
foresee. The fact that Lord Roberts re
fused to permit any of his troops to be
withdrawn plainly shows that ho re
cards his task as still dllllcult. It Is
thought thnt ho Is preparing to strike n
blow that may lie decisive and therefore
needs all his forces, but his wily and
active enemy will not bo caught sleep
ng, nor are the Boers showing any tils
position to quit. Kruger, It Is said, do
sires peace, but only upon the condition
of complete Independence. Without that
the Boers are still determined to fight
On to the bitter end nnd nothing Is more
certain than that Great Britain will not
accord Independence. Tho decision of
the British government ns to this ha
been declared, It is approved by a mn
jorlty of the English people and then
R m doubt It will bo Hrmly adhered to
Mnny thousands more British soldiers
will find graves In South Africa.
Results are demonstrating thnt the
government made no mistake when It
assigned Admiral Kempff to command
the naval squadron lu China. Ho wa
severely criticised by many In this coun
try and condemned In unmeasured ternu
by tho foreign press for his failure to
Join In the bombardment of the Tnku
forts, Ills objection was that the nllh
were not In a condition from lack of
numbers to cope, with dltlleultlos more
serious thnn those Which nlrundy ex
Jsted and to stir up the Chinese by such
course would bo folly. His advice wa
disregarded and the result Is now ap
parent to tho men who condemned him
Admiral Kemplt's was the one cool Head
on tho scone of troublo nnd demon
titrated anow that the American nnval
ofllcer Is always equal to tho emergency
Chicago's Internnl revenuo receipts
havo dropped nearly half a million dol
lars for tho fiscal year eudlug Juno (
as compared with the year preceding,
notwitustaiidini
I pie ot Chicago
notwithstanding tho fact thnt tho poo
consume more beer, to
bncco, cigars, cigarettes and nleomarga'
rlne nnd buy a greater number of play
ing cards than they did In A. I). 18!3.
I he explanation of this drop Is said to
be found In the closing of n Peoria dis
tillery by the Whisk v trust. Moral: Put
few more breweries on tap at Chicago
to make up for the. dellclt of whisky In
the dlsfllng tanks at Peoria.
(leorge Washington was conspicuously
distinguished In that he could not tell a
He. This very ancient chestnut was res
urrected by Charles A. Towne at the so
called natlonnl convention of silver re
publicans as a strictly original and vera
clou ruvehitlon. Modern history will,
however, only make mention of Charles
A. Towne as n man conspicuously dis
tinguished for not telling the truth when
the truth would answer Jthe purpose.
You can always nnd a preacher ready
to make nn Invocation In a political con-
entlon to meet any and all political con
ditions nnd emergencies. Kansas City
afforded such an opportunity to several
gentlemen who wear white chokers and
th0y acquitted themselves to tho satis
faction of the long-haired man, the
hort-hnlred mim and the man who
sported no hair at nil.
Willie Wally Astor is again demon-
trittlng to the people of the world and
England In particular just how big a
fool a man can make of himself when
he tries. Up to the present he has
achieved n .measure of success which Is
likely to deter anyone from entering
into competition with him with hopes
of success.
Bryan appears to have the democratic
convention hypnotized to dolnj; jut at?
he says, but when he attempts to trans
fer the "luliuence" to tiie voting punnc
it will be different. They do not desire
to take any stock In a 1U to 1 corpora
tion there is too much water In It to
ever pay dividends.
'WhtMtliiiK In the Ornvejnril.
Ban rranclsco Call.
Marching along to tho graveyard of llry-
anlsm tho democrats are. whlitllng to keep
their courage tip and some of them trying
to start a tuuo that will carry Indiana.
Too llimy tor Politic.
Kansap City Journal.
Those commercial travelers who were
going to line up against McKlnley and the
trusts for depriving them of employment
havo not yet taken action. They are proba
bly too busy scllng goods.
Sliili'n KfTorU Met lit NiiUKht.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Such a dlBastor as thai at the Hobokcn
ocks seems to set at naught all man's puny
foresight and precautions. Who could have
foreseen such a shocking holocaust as was
them prosented aud later details but add to
the extent of this most singular horror.
llnU of Iteiitibllciin StrenRth.
Portlund Oregonlan.
The strength of tho republican party lies,
first, in tho tacti that better times have
come-since McKlnley waa elected and, sec
ond, that the ro-electlon ot Its candidate
will bo a guarantee' that tho battlo of the
standards shall n6t bo reopened for nt least
another four, yeari.'
Uxtent of Ration' Proicrlty.
, Indittaablls Journal.
During the month of Juno our exports, of
manufactures amoiuitcdto nearly $30,000,000
aud during the 'fiscal year that ended on
Saturday they.uggregated $130,000,000. Tho
human, mini cannot grasp tho sum, but
everybody can understand that, it rcprecnts
a degree, of national prosperity uuparalleled
in the history of tb world.
Entflaml ShotitlUK "Stop, Thief!"
Kansas City Times.
High abovo thd notes of disorder and mas
sacre that come from China rises tho ap-
Drehenslve screech of Oreat llrltaln "that
the HusBlana may b'tf already In Pekln nnd
n control of the situation.' TitH shows that
the dominating motive of greeTl Is behind all
this lolnlng together of the military forces
ot the white race which aro engaged in tho
effort to protect the lives and property of
the citizens ot the several Interested gov
ernmentB.
Unit the.OondH to Nell.
Chlraco Chronicle.
Mr. Hiram Maxim declares we are upon
the verge of the greatest war the world has
over seen, but it Is possible that Mr. Max
im's connection with tho rapid-fire Industry
has colored his views to coincide with his
business interests. And at any rate wars aro
really desirable. For aro we not assured
that all tho campaigns that nro now being
wrjecd aro purely In tho Interest of clvill
zatlon and enlightenment? Can we have
too much or a gooa thing ;
An lOtfitmplc for Hi. I.ohU.
ainbe-Democrnt'i
Omaha looks back on Hb Transmlsslsslppl
exposition as a gain In every respect. It
puld back to subscribers 02 per cent of their
contributions. No roactlon followed In real
estate or any regular branch of business
Hundreds of thousands of strangers became
acquainted with the city and it was perma
nontly boncntcd In many wayB. It is nn en
couraging fact that tile recent big cxposl
tlons havo paid their way nnd boon oven
more successful than was anticipated.
Where,. In Competition I
Chjcnso News.
Tha famous TrauamlBsoutl Freight ns
soclatlon decision of tho supremo court was
said to have thrown tho railroads back
Into a "competltlva" state. Hut a railroad
passenger association has docreed that any
road running a train between New Yo.lt
and Chicago In less than twenty-eight hourj
must charge St obovo tlio regular rare,
That does not lookMIke competition. An
association sufllclently powerful to compe
the rich and enterprising roads to forego thu
ndvantago of their enterprise Is lmrdly the
shorn, crlpplod and decrepit croature that
its mombors havo represented It e being,
J. Jlull'n Trouble In Africa.
Philadelphia Record.
Of greater Importance by far than the
petty skirmishes along the nrltlsh lines ot
communication in South Africa is the (level
opmcnt- of tho political situation In Capo
colony. The Schrelner ministry having been
obliged to- resign because of tho refusal o
Governor General Mllncr to concur In a
policy of conciliation, the cabinet orcan
(sod by Sir Gordon Spring was naturally
supposed to have committed Itself to thu
adoption ot the extrenio measures favoro.
by Chambers and Mllncr and tho Ithodes
Belt crowd. To the surprise ot ovorybody
Sir Gordon linn now announced his adhesion
to Schrelner'a program, which, In brief, pro
posed to absolve tho rank and file of thu
colonial rebels under certain conditions and
to hold ouly the ringleaders responsible fo
their actions. Two deductions may bo drawn
from this; either tho new ministry, with a
correct Idea of tho consequences of harsh
treatment ot tho'vnlonlntB who took the part
of the Afrikander republic, has acted thu
on Us own responsibility or the British
cabinet an a whole has overruled Mr, Cham
berlaln and the colonial ofllce, The latter Is
tho more probable reason. Sir Gordon
Bprtggs' decision will most likely become a
controlling, factor In the ultimate, solution of
the South African problem
COMMON SIl.NSU VlllW.
Wltent Crop l'ru'ctn nnit the Wntl
Street Mcurc.
Mlnncncotls Times.
A New York firm's ninnthly financial
tatement for Juno very pertinently calls at
tention to tho fact that while thero will bo
short crop in tho spring wheat country, It
Is nn error to anticipate depression In tho
country at large. The atmoiphero of Wall
street causes men'e minds to go from one
extreme to another aud thero Is often a
Jumping at conclusions" that ono would
hardly expect In trained financiers and ex-
pert speculators,
With Kansas harvesting 100,000,000 bushels
of wheat, Nebraska 63,000,000 bushels and
Oklahoma doing Its best to take caro of a
lold of 00,000,000 bushels, tho southwest
will havo plenty ot grain to sell nt good
prices, and by the samo token an abundance
of money for tho purchase of merchandise.
Thero aro other crops than wheat, and hero
n tho noithwcst, where diversified agrlcul-
turo has become tho fashion, the farmers
will he found In good condition at tho closo
of tho season with tho exception, perhaps,
of somo of the new arrivals who havo come
n such largo numbers lntho last year or
wo.
"It Is true that a presidential year is al
ways a disturbing ono," says tho roport,
but thero Ih not bo much menace to our
financial integrity ns thero was in 1S0G, and
it has been known for months who the can
didates would inovltably be. so thero Is no
more reason ;for alarm than thero was
months ago. Tho war In South Africa has
ceased to bo a bear factor In the market
and the mines will soon resume the pouring
out of millions of gold. Tho troubled In tha
far cast will prevent Kurope from being at
present a buyer of our socurltles to any
great extent, but neither Is Kurope a great
seller. Our foreign trade continue) on a
prodigious scalo and wo aro rapidly Increas
ing our exports of flour, Iron,' coal and ma
chinery, Russia Is having ships built In
American yards, and purchasing enormous
Quantities of steol rails of American makers,
and Great llrltaln is working somo of her
leading railways with American locomo
tives." The British Trade Journal eays of tho Iron
and steel markets abroad: "Ono considera
tion Is not kept in mind as it ought to bo.
Tho Americans havo not abandoned their
idea of capturing tho European market.
There are many who think we are
within measurable distance of tho reaction
which will mako American rivalry keener
than ever." And the Statist siys on the
samo subject: "Tho shadow of America U
towering over tho market."
Taking tho country as a whole, condi
tions aro encouraging and -wo may reason
ably expect a continuanco of tho general
prosperity that has prevailed for eomo time.
PATH OI'" PLAIN I1UTV,,
rinien When Theories nnit Common
Seime Won't Jill,"
Philadelphia North American.
It Is unfortunate that congress Is not In
session In order to glvo to the president
authority to Use the military forces of the
United Statca for tho protection of Ameri
can citizens In China, and thereby stop the
clamor of those ablo constitutional lawyers
of tho press, who are in a flno frenzy bo-
cause troops have been ordered to prevent.
If possible, tho murder of Minister Conger
and other Americans by Chliiese mobs. Tho
president has no nuthorlty to declare war,
out It le clearly his duty to protect the lives
of American diplomatic officers and citizens,
who aro in peril because of the inability or
indisposition of the Chinese government to
protect them, nnd if ho were to wait for
congress to get together and talk over tho
situation the Americans in China probably
would bo massacred before congrets could
act
Tho president's critics hold that tho land
ing of .troops upon Chinese soil is equivalent
to .ft declaration of war, but evidently the
Chinese minister does not tako that vlow of
tho matter, for ho has hot demanded his
paisportH, and ho protests that thero Is no
war. Secretary Hay does not admit tnnt a
stato of war exists, because it ho should
mako suoh an admission ho would be unable
to Justify upon constitutional grounds the
measures that havo been taken under tno
stress of urgent need to protect our people
in China.
Wo can seo no course open to the president
other than the one ho is taking. Ho must
either evade the technical point by using
force without the authority of a declaration of
wnr and maintaining friendly diplomatic
relations with China while lighting ncr
troops it they resist tho attempt to rescue
Minister Conger, or ho must supinely aoan-
rinn American citizens to a Chinese mob,
The latter course might bo applauded by the
constitutional lawyers of journalism, but It
would not bo tolerated quietly by tho Amen
can neonlo.
Ancordlnir to tho theory or those wno are
working themselves Into a fever over tno
president's alleged violation of tno con
Etp-utlon, a foreign mnn-ot-wnr might open
nre wnntoniy nuu in umu ui yvuuu oWu ....
Amerlcnn battleship, and tho commandor
ot tho American vessel could not reply until
he had sailed homo aud obtained
ihrv nnrmlMtlon of congrepa to ngnt the
fnrolcner.
Thnre are times when line-spun theories
nnd common sense practice won't mix, and
this la ono of tho times.
l'KUSON.Wi I'OI.TKIIS.
The Tennesjeo supremo court has decided
that women cannot practice law before any
of the courts of Uiat state.
Philip D. Armour, the Chicago million
aire, Is dovoted to his threo grunacmiarou.
with whom he plays as if ho himself were
ot their age.
in a freo lecture in Bcston on "English
as Sho is Spoko" tho speaker stated that
ou entering the hall his pocket was ptcKcei,
but that his "efforts at ldontlty wero un
available."
Samuel Alschuler of Aurora, 111., who has
been nominated for governor of Illlno's on
the democratic ticket, was born in Chicago
In 1809. He has served two terms in tho
Illinois legislature.
Colonel N. P. Pond, the new commindor
lu-chlcf of the Now York Grand Army of
the Kcnubllc. Is a newspaper mm anl has
for yenrs been connected wllh the nocScaUr
Democrat and Chronicle.
Tho fctntuo of General Albert Pike, which
tho Masons are to erect in Washington. Is
tho work of Gaotano Trentanovo, who won
dUtlnctlon through his statuo or l'cre war
ouetto. It In bronzo and colossal In al.
Senator Chandler of New Hampshire while
nt his home. In Concord, Is an enthusiastic
mountain-climber, and may be met almost
any fine afternoon on one or other or the
many peaka within ten or fifteen miles of
tho town.
Criminal prosecution of tho ofllceiB of tho
New York Ico trust collapsed whim it
reached tho grand Jury. Tho wal of the
Judges who hold stock In tho concern to
render tho jury Immune to "yellow" fever
wa beautiful to behold,
The late Prince de Jouvlllo wa the list
surviving son of Louis Philippe. Ho was
nevor exiled hy tho republic with the te t
of his family becauso he was not In the
direct line of pretonslon nnd bo:auio he hid
made himself so popular with all cusses.
Whon a bolt of lightning knocked the
Rev. Shepard Knapp, a Congregational
nroachor of Now Haven, off of tho wooden
horse of a merry-go-round from which hs
was endeavoring to securo tho brass ring,
tho capture of which -would entitle him to
another ride free, be remarked as he picked
himself ud. unhurt and somewhat starutn
that he regarded the phenomenon as a di
vine warning against playing gam of
chance
IlOUIt Alt.MV STHKXJTll.
Cnrefnl Cnletilnllon on (he Subject It)'
.Mr. Mlelinel Dntltt.
Michael Davltt, former momber of the
British Parliament, who resigned his sent
ns a protest ngalnst Great Brltalu's action
in forcing tho Dutch republics Into war.. waa
ono ot tho few correspondents with the Doer
army, Mr. Davltt visited the various com
mandos, witnessed several battles nnd care
fully observed the conduct of officers aud
soldiers in camp nnd on battlefield. The
result of bis observations is given in a
scries of lottcrs to tho Freeman's Journal of
Dublin. In n letter from Bradfort, Orange
Freo State, dated April 16, Mr. Davltt speaks
ot tho vast amount of spoil captured from
tno uritisn nt snnnnuspust. Thoro were
wngon, harness, Hold telcgrnph appliances, i
nugo quantities or biscuits ami preserved
meat. Among tho lattor Mr. Davltt noticed
several cases mnrked "Omnhn, Nebraska,
Cudahy Preserved Beef Company."
Mr. Davltt relates with consldernblo de
tail tho conditions nnd strength of the Boer
nrmy and records his belief that It never ex
ceeded 35,000 men. Ho says:
Lieutenant Colonel Trlchardt, commnnd-
nnt of the Boer artillery, has his camp
somo threo miles from Bradfort nnd I went
out there yesterday afternoon to see his
guns and learn tho truth about tho part al
leged tb havo boon played In tho handling
of them during tho war by that English
bogey 'ho foreign ofllcer."
The commandant is a giant, somo six
feet four In height and of corresponding
build. Ho la 52 years old, but docs not look
It. His hair Is black nnd curly, eyes dnrk
browu, faco nnd expression "Jolly" rather
than Intellectual looking, giving you the
Impression of meeting a Hugo Impersonation
ot Longfellow's village, blacksmith. He has
bucn the chief ofllcer of tho Transvanl artil
lery since 1807 nnd has been lu tho forco
from 1880.
Previous to the Jameson raid tho Trans
vaal artillery bad just a forco ot 100 men.
Todny Its strength of men Is over 1,000. All
theso nro curefully trained men. Eight
tenths, of them aro youug Transvaalers and
tho remainder (with a. few exceptions) Free
Staters. There are three ofllcers and one
private Hollaudersi two subordinate olllcors
who nro Germans, a first and second lieuten
ant, aud this accounts for tho wholo of the
"foreign o(Ikers" employed in the federal
armies ngulnst 'tho finest artttfcry in the
world," ns somo sarcastic crltio described
that branch ot the English army early In
October.
So coolly and carefully Hcrvcd havo the
Boer guns been from tho first day ot the
conflict until now nnd so wild and rcckloss
has been tho English firing that only four
men ot tho Transvaal artillery forco havo
been k'llled and twenty-flvo woundod
throughout tho whole war. This may appear
to tho readers ot English reports from the
British army as Incredible, but It Is, on the
contrary, absolutely correct.
The Boers havo lost in tho same time one
Krupp quick-firing, gun, two quick-firing
Nordenfcldts, ono Maxim Nordenfeldt, with
two howitzers rendered useless (but not
lost). On the other band, tho British have
lost four mountain battery guns, taken by
tho Boers nt Nicholson's Nok, ten (lG-pound-crs)
at Colenso and seven (Ave lF-poundors
and two Maxims) at Sannuhpost a fortnight
ngo in all twenty-one guns, twenty of
which, I am told, are now doing service on
the sldo of tho Boors against their former
owners.
One of the military attaches representing
one ot the great continental armies with the
Boer forces told me a few days ago that tho
English artillery, Its ofllcers and men were
In efficiency, as conipn-'vt with the, Boer
guns and gunners, what tho Spaniards were
in their engagements with tho Americans
on saa and land In the recent war. Ho ex
pressed himself as absolutely astounded nt
the Ignorance, want of. effective draining ani
gen'crai lncnpa'clty of the" British when using
their artillery. Ho had not the slightest
hesitation in declaring that had tho Boers
only succeeded In getting In the twenty bat
teries of Crcusot guns which they had
ordered, but could not get delivered In time,
the English forces, despite their enormous
numerical superiority, would be defending
Durban and Capo Town at the present mo
mont against their federal assailants. Thesa,
he asserted, were the views of every expert
officer who had watched this war from tho
beginning, and the reports which these at
taches will send home to their rcspeotlvo
governments or military chiefs will doubt
less embody these conclusions.
On returning from Trlcbardt's camp Cap
tain Hassell of the American scouts came to
my room In the Bradfort hotel and gave me
a long talk on the war and his experiences.
Tho captain Is only 31 years old. He is,
however, an old hand In many of tho ways
and qualities which go to the making ot a
successful scout. He Is ot medium height
and slight build, alert looking, but no way
striking In appearance.' Ho is what the girls
would term good looking; wears a sort of
dark gray uniform and rldos a Jet black
horBe with tho easo of a Texas cowboy. He
Is a natlvo of Now Jersey and came to tlio
Rand to mako money somo ton years ago.
Remained six yenrs, went homo to America
to Join in tho light with Spain, but arrived
about tho tlmo "tho show was all over" In
Cuba, so carao back to Bouth Africa nnd
landed at Durban Just as tho ultimatum was
launched. Ho bought a horse, rode through
to the Transvaal and was In time to take
part In tho first fight at Dundee.
Captain Russell has 100 men In his brigade
of scouts. They aro nearly all German
Americans Outlanders who were employed
In or near Johannesburg when the war broka
out and who Joined tho Boer forces. The
brlgado has not been long organized as a
body of scouts, but almost every man haB
been in the fighting from uio commencement
und the captain has therefore a force of very
oxperloncod men at his disposal.
twa i ft rival body of 100 Russian scouts
attached to Oeneral Pnlllp Botha's command
at Ossprult camp, whitner l am going to
morrow nnd they have made an enviable
reputation for their daring adventures be
.i thu nrltlsh lines. Thoy are permitted
to act as thoy please and aro an Independent
body, subject, of course, to tho scrvlco of
the general, to whom tney report nany.
Thai r.ninnpl And three ot his men actually
penetrated Into the English encampment Just
outside of' Bloemfonteln, and brought back
a most accurate sketch of tho whole place,
Including tho exact position In which the
English guns are placed. They aro mostly
Cossacks -from the regions oi mo uon, nnu
rival tho young Boers of Phil Botha's com
,,i in iiinlr Dlendld hornemanshlii.
Having during tho last fortnight seen all
the European volunteers ana Americans, too,
i .i n.. fari-An. i-xcentlnc tho Itiifcdnn
scouts just-alluded to, tho two Irish brigades
now serving with the commandant gcncrni
in Natal (whose colonels Blake and Ar
thur Lynch I have already mot on several
.in,, in Pretoria) nnd tbo other for
eigners Included, in the Boer commando at
i.v...i.r etrnnms. at Wefiener. and in Natal.
I venture to assert, with absolute confidence
in the statement, that (leaving out tno uiit
landers who volunteered from tho district
of the Hand at the outbreak of the war)
.1. ...... i. nn n man more than a thousand
men serving as "foreign volunteers" In tho
fn a p.i 1 arm Ips. I nut down the numbcis
in nationalities as follows: Russians, 120;
Ameilcans, 100; Irish, 100; Itallano, 100;
Gtrmans, 1C0; French, 200; Dutch, 200,
I cannot speak with tho samo confidence
as to the nationalities among tho outlanders
They aro scattered over all thu commandos
and are not easily segregated for the pur
pose of numeration. They aro vurlously
estimated In total at from 5,000 to 10,000
men. I Incline most strongly to favor tho
lowest ot these estlinntoi, And for HU
rcnton Tako tho case of tho Irish brigades
Including Rand Outlnmltrs nnd volunteer
They aro declared In America and In Ireland
to bo about -1,000 strong. I believed this t
bo about tho number beforo I left homo
t now know that tho two brigades combined
never numbered 300 men! There probably
aro 600 more Irish nnd IrlMi-Anicrlcans to
be found among tho Freo State nnd Trnns
vnnl Boer commandos, men who volun
teered from Johannesburg nnd other placet
In which they worked or resided; but thoy
havo not sroupcil themselves under un
name or organization.
I havo Been during tho last month, In tnj
Journeying from commando to commando Ic
tho two republics, moro than half tho forcei
at present in tho field on the Boer, side, )
amN I feel certain, informed with every
hornet Intention to give mo (ruthful flgurei
by generals and ofllclals wth reference tc
tho strength of tho (orce.i nov, lighting ul
Fourteen Streams, Wepener and elsowhcro,
in places which I havo not visited; and 1
alllrm that thero has not boon, nt any tlm
from thu 12th nt October last until thU dnj
u man more than 35,000 men, all told
Boers, Afrikanders from the Capo and Natal,
Outlandcru and foreigners combined lu the
field against tho British army.
MK1HTV .MAN OF WAIl.
Merited Tribute to the Life of Itenr
Ailnilrnt I'hlllp.
Brooklyn Kusle.
Tho nation and tho navy will mourn the
death ot Rear Admiral John W. Thlllp. Th
suddonniss of It quickens tho seuso of sor
row bccaiuo of It. He was a cnpablo ofllcer,
a careful sailor, a bravo runn, a' true citi
zen, a loving husband and purcnt, ;i formid
able too In battle, a clement conqueror In
victory nnd nn humble1, faithful Christian.
Tho end of tho llfo of this mighty man
of war was penco. Ho died the death, as he
had lived the llfo, of tho righteous. H
never fought for other or less than tho lib
eration of man and tho overthrow of wrong.
His blade was as spotless as his simple, art-
less and heroic soul. And that soul was as
devoid ot ggllo as It wns ot fear.
"Don't cheer, boya, the poor fellows are
dying," ho snld In the culmination of tho
groat' victory In which hd took so grand a
part, And then ho changed battlo to res
cue.
Nor did ho omit to return thanks to God
for the success ot the fight for a cause on
which he bad Invoked the blessing ot God.
His life was full ot such touches as tbeso.
but it happened that theso two occurred
when tbo flame of battlo lighted to tho
world thoso who lookrpart In it. Thoy wore
not exceptional. They were Justtharactor
Istfc. But thoy will thrill history and liu
mnulty forever.
Tho command ho held bore will bo sig
nalized by the success of his labors to se
cure for tho sailors a Christian homo and
center of uplifting helps and comforts aud
fellowships.
His early death at t3 was., duo to the ef
fects on his system ot his tremendous and
unremitting service to his country and to
his kind. Ho died on duty, at duty nnd bo
cause of devotion to duty, ,
To his memory nil honor) To his kindred
all condolence! To the navy all sympathy!
To .tho government congratulation on tho
llfo and regret for tho loss ot such a raro
man! To God his soul and to bis country
men tho precious inspiration of his career!
While round the sun old Mother Earth
Pursues t-hn evor-fleolnfc years,
Tho nation shall recount thy worth
With mingled prldo and Joy and tears!
SOOTHING llKMAniCS.
Chicago Tribune: "I notice that In all
theso pictures of himself tho photographer
never Is trylnsr to smile."
"No, ho takes himself sorlotisly."
Detroit Free Press: "What a fuss that
now neighbor makes about our street
noises."
"Yes; small-town peoplo always net that
way at llrst; n. real metropolitan never
hears .anyBtreol,nolseiJ. ,
Philadelphia Press: "That fellow Is a
most remarkable man."
"Really? In what wny?"
"He's always runlng Into d.ebt and yet
he's continually running nwny from tho
people to whom he Is In debt."
Chicago Record: I The Palmist This line
In your linnd Indicates that you have a
very brllllunt futuro ahead of you
Imnklns Is thnt so?
Tho Palmist Yes, but this other Hue in
dicates that you arc too hIow to ever catch
ur with it.
Washington Star: "Are Voii ((till resolute
In your Idea of belns u sinner.
"I am," nnswei-pd tho young man.
"Are you nttrnctlng any notice?"
"Some. While I wns practicing yester
day two of the neighbors stopped at the
door to ask what wus tho matter with mo
and to Inquire if they could bo of any as.
slstance."
IMPB, IIOOK AND SHADY' NOOK.
Denver Post.
This Is tho dreamy senson when
We feel like throwing down the pen
An' swenrln' ofT from work until
We ve loafed nroiind und gQt our III!
Of Jest n lazyln' around
up In ol' nature's cnmpln' ground
With pipe an1 book
In shaded nook
Beside n, merry mountain brook.
Feel like n glttln' out among
The little feathered gems o snnc
That flit smoiic tho ol' pine trees
An tech up every passln' breeze
JV 1th sweet piped musln, thero to rest
UDOn..?.1'. nnturo's mothor-bronst
With pipe an' book
Iq shaded nook
Beside u merry mountain brook.
'TIs then existence sort o' seems
A rutinln' string o lazy dreams;
Tho bruin shets down its Wheels fur rest
An quiet penco camps In tho breast.
Llfo seems Jost hh n Sabbath day,
So quiet, when yer hid away
With pipe un' book
In shaded nook
Reside n merry mountain brook.
Sometimes upon the dancln' stream
We whip tho trout-fly, hut It sems
Too much like work, nn' give it up
An' He down llko a lazy pup
Inside tlio Miadow of a tree ;
In sort of dreamy ecstasy
With plpo nn' book
In shaded nook
Beside a morry mountain brook.
That's when wo elt u bint of heaven
it ever one to nurn Is civen,
Jnen, hid uway up ydndr, where
No sounds of Uilior fret tbo air.
A o seem to quit the earth nn' Jest ,
Throw off the mortal ncsh an' rest
With pipe un book
In shaded nook
Besido a merry mountain brook.
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