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1'AHTinS MIA VINT. l'Olt Stl.MMI'.Il.
1'nrtli'M IruvhiK the rlty for
tin- NiiiitniiT mil)' have The llec
oi'iit tii tin-in rcKiilnrly by
notifying Tli lire Illinium
olllri', In iirrnon or liy mull.
'I'll iiddreNM will lie eliuiiited
n often im tlcnlreil.
Yellow news continues to come from
Chluu.
A dlploinntlc post In China Is not Just
now In active (loniuml ninon;? American
Btiitosiiion out of n Job,
Tlio (leinocratlc national convention
declared against linpiulnllsui, but sub
mlttetl to n dictatorship.
The Jnpnnc.op arc to have n free hand
1u China and we may conlldcntly loot;
for a ceneral smashing of ehlnnware.
Mr. Ilrynn's chickens and Mr. Steven
hon's chickens will hooh begin to cackle
together. It Is doubtful, however
whether they will hatch any eggs.
Mr. Towne might Hud n sympathetic
friend If hu were to hunt up tho Hon,
Thomas Watson. Wntson was there
once before.
Tho enemy's country has been alto
Kethcr abandoned this year by the dem
ocratlc party, because the experiment
four years ago proved such a dlsma
failure.
A part of the polygamous national
ticket Is In conference at Lincoln. When
tho conference Is over it will probably
bo decided whether a separation or an
absolute divorce will be granted.
All men are not Hats, but many of
them nre. Otherwise there would bo no
way of accounting for the numerous
n ml purled stories which come to us
from China.
There Is a let up In freight traffic on
the railroads, but the managers are not
worrying, for they see the great Ne
braska corn crop conilug up, which will
make them hustle when it decides to
move.
If so-called Imperialism Is the para
mount Issue Instead of 1(1 to 1, what
bait can be offered the exodus repub
licans of 1S1M) except u smell of the
flesh pots aud promises of u share In
tho distribution of the spoils?
If John Chinaman keeps up his dis
turbance until the American mule gets
Into action he will regret It us long as lie
lives. His kettle drum Is a mild instru
ment of torture compared with the
resonant voice of the mule.
The spontaneous demand for the re
nomination of Arthur Sowall of Maine
In order to vindicate the brilliant cam
palgu ho made four years ago and the
causo he represented seems to have
failed lamentably to materialize.
Itryau had uo dlfllculty In restraining
ids enthusiasm when he heard Steven
son had been nominated for vlco presi
dent. Ho had all the experience sleep
ing three In a bed that he desired four
years ago, but perhaps his present bed
fellows will not be such kickers as the
others.
No wonder the attorney general takes
no much Interest In the Increase in the
price of oil, which the Standard com
pnny is held lvsixiusihlo for. 'The fu
Klonlsts will be focred to buy large
quantities of lubricants to keep thcl
niuchlno In running order during the
coming campaign.
With the passing of tho Wall Papor
trust Is chronicled also the Impcndlm:
disruption of tho Vaudeville trust unless
tho managers desist from reducing the
salaries of tho high-priced artists who
kick aud scream In rotation ou the
stages of dllferent cities. Like the do
unct Wall Paper trust, tho Vaudeville
trust finds Itself lu sad straits by rca
son of tho unexpected competition and
the tickle tasto of tho public which
craves for high urt ut low prices.
COXSTITVTIO.V AND PLAO.
Among tho catchy mottoes utilized to
heighten the dramatic ebullition of en
thusiasm at the Kansas City conven
tion was, "The constitution and the
Hag One and Inseparable Now and
forever."
This may Impose upon the ignorant,
but It will hardly deceive the Intelligent.
Those familiar with American history
know that the Hag preceded the consti
tution. The Hug was adopted by a
mere resolution of congress on .Tune 11,
777. Tho constitution was framed ten
years later and had to be rntllled by
tin- stntes before it went Into effect.
The Hag Is the emblem of military
force. Tlie constitution stands for civil
sovernmont.
The Hag may be displaced by another
by bare majority of congress. The
constitution can be altered In no part
without tho concurrence of two-thlrils
of both houses of congress and three-
fourths of the states.
Tho Hag may be planted over foreign
inds. The constitution can dominate
only In the United States.
The American Hag once floated over
Tripoli when Stephen Decatur took
the Algerian pirates In hand. Hut the
constitution did not accompany the Hag
Into the Mediterranean states.
The Hag has floated over Vera Cruz,
Chapultepec and the City of Mexico, but
the constitution never traveled that far.
The Hag may be found on every sea and
In almost every port, but the const!
tutlon remains hemmed In by the
boundaries of the United States.
Tho Hag Is now In China and may
remain there for months or years. Yet
nobody In or outside of the democratic
convention pretends that the flag in
China Is Inseparable from the constitu
tion. Tho catchy patriotism that links the
Hag to tho constitution Is on a par wWi
the catchy buncombe that gold and sil
ver are by nature and the constitution
forever linked together at the sacred
ratio of 1(1 to 1. It is about as ra
tional as the assertion that silver aud
wheat or silver und cotton arc one aud
Inseparable, regardless of the Irrevoca
ble law of supply aud demand or the
relative cost of production aud dis
tribution.
The Hag, as the emblem of liberty,
will always Inspire Amerlcaus to deeds
of heroism, but It Is no more Insepara
ble from the constitution than It Is from
the standard of weights and measures.
THE ISTHMIAN CANAL PLANKS.
The republican platform says lu re
gard to an Isthmian cunal: "Wo favor
the construction, ownership, control and
protection of an Isthmian canal by the
government of tho United States." Tho
Kansas City platform says: "We favor
the Immediate construction, ownership
and control of the Nlcaraguan canal
by the United States aud we denounce
the Insincerity of the plank In tho re
publican national platform for an
Isthmian canal lu the face of the fall
ure of the republican mnjorlty to pass
the bill pending In congress."
This Is a purely practical question,
in which politics should play no part
All parties favor an Isthmian caual, for
both commercial and military reasons.
but tho question as to the most feas
Ible and desirable route Is yet to be
determined. Tho Flfty-lll'tH congress
authorized the president to appoint a
commission to carefully Investigate
this matter and that has been done.
The commission Is now engaged lu the
preparation of Its report, which It Is
understood will bo readr to lay before
congress at Its next session. It Is gen
erally assumed that this report will
be favorablo to tho Nicaragua route,
but there Is no dcllulte information In
regard to what It will recommend
Keprescntntlve Cannon of Illinois stated
In tho house, during the discussion of
the Nicnraguan canal bill, that In n
conversation with Admiral Walker,
chairman of the commission, the latter
said: "Wo aro not prepared to say
now where any canal across the Isth
nnis should bo constructed, or which Is
the best location ou the Nicaragua
route, und It will take the remainder
of this year to euable us to determine
that." That was the position of the
commission two mouths ngo. It may
have since reached a decision.
The house of representatives passed
the bill providing for the construction
of tho Nlcaraguan canal. There was
some republican opposition to the
measure, but It received an overwhelm
lug majority. It was reported to the
senate, but while there Is a lnrge ma
Jorlly In that body favorable to an
Isthmian canal aud doubtless to the
Nicaragua route, It was deemed proper
and Judicious to defer action until the
report of the commission was sub
mlttetl. Wo cannot understand how
any reasonable person can doubt the
wisdom of this course. The purpose
of congress lu authorizing the cominis
slon was to obtain more extensive and
more accurate information than It pos
sessed. There was more or less con
lllct between what had been furnished
by previous commissions nnd besdde
no other Investigation had been so
thorough as that of tho present com
mission. It would have beeu simply
reckless to have authorized the con
structlon of a canal without the kifowl
edge to bo had from the Intest Invest!
gallon of routes. Tho bulldlug of an
Isthmian canal will Involve nn enormous
expenditure and It Is a simple, business
proposition that so vast and costly an
enterprise should not bo undertaken
blindly. There were other valid rea
sons for deferring action, but tho fact
that congress needed more and better
Information on tho subject was In Itself
sulllclcnt.
It will thus bo seen that there Is no
Justification for the democratic charge
of Insincerity against tho republlca
declaration In favor of an Isthmln
canal. The republican party desire
tin. construction of an Interoceanlc
waterway that shall be owned, con
trolled and protected by tho Unite
States, but It does not nronose to rush
tho government headlong Into an tin
dertaklng that might prove Impractlc
ble, or that might entail a vastly greater
expenditure than the highest estimates
for tho construction of a Nlcaraguan
cnnal. In a word, It wishes to apply
businesslike principles to tills great en-
terprlse.
nit, HLKl,t,it.3S () t,iMH.
X-l . 1 . . . I ..... I '
.nic iiioiims ago mc cny oi .mmv iurn
offered the most magnificent spectacle
in me snapo ot a navui reception uiiu
una neen seen auywiiere in mouern
times. The occnslon was the leturn or
Admiral Dewey from the scene of his
hlstonc achievements, and the homage
paid to the hero of Manila eclipsed all
popular demonstrations ever before wit-
nessed In America's metropolis. Mil-
Hons vied with each other in their en-
thuslastlc demonstration and Dewey's
name was lauded to the skies. Only
nine months ago no honor was too greal
to be paid and no praise too oxtrava
gant for Dewey. The highest olllce
within the gift of the American ncoule
seemed within his reach If he had but
indicated a willingness to accept a nom-
Inatlon at the bauds of either political
Ii"y.
Hut fame Is as fickle as the
winds. The name of Dewey, that was a
worn to conjure with n few months ngo.
was scarcely mentioned In the national
iiemocratlc convention In which Dewey
expected a few weeks previous to be
carried by n whirlwind of spontaneous
popularity Into a unanimous noinlua-
tlon. Out of that great host of hero-
worshiping Americans nobody seemed
to think of Dewey even for second
place on tho ticket, which went begging
for n candidate.
I he passing of Dewey as n po-
lltlclal figure teaches a lesson thnt
should not bo forgotten. It Is a forcible
reminder of the waywardness of the
Vmerlcan people and their tendency to
discard their popular gods almost as
soon us they have appeared upon the
stage. It Is also a sad commentary
upon the feeble side of great Americans
ho are dazzled by tho tinsel of political
preferment and carried away by over-
caning ambition to make a spectacle
f themselves In tho effort to reach posl-
lions for which they are not destined.
A GOLDKX UAHVEST FIELD.
a nu uiuusion oc unowicuge tnrougn
the medium of the press and the mng-
azlno has gradually revolutionized pro-
ductlon In the literary field and opened
up new avenues lor specialists WHO DC-
llevo themselves Inspired with a mis-
',,L'U " women wno nave
aciueveu emier prominence or notoriety
1.1 .1 ..lA I-. , . . 1
iu any caning nave loumi out mat u
goiuen Harvest may bo reaped with a
pen without very great physical or men-
ill eXCl'tlon.
A constant demaud exists In certain
quarters, notably In the yellow journals
and dime mngazlnes, for contributions
on almost any subject signed by men
aim women wno nave in some way nt-
tracted tho public eye. Actors who are
uraw ing cams on tlie stage are by pro-
sumption ulso drawing cards ln the
realm of literary genius. Foot bull ur-
tlsts nnd pugilistic champions can
pound out prose nonsense nt greater
profit than they can pound their op-
pouents. i rencu cooks who have
achieved distinction iu tickling tha pal-
ato and increasing the weight of
wealthy hlgh-llvers find It easy to
tickle the taste of tho end-of-the-cen-
tury newspaper by decoctions ou cull-
nary science, a tie globe trotter and the
man wno climbed I'lke s Peak finds a
shower of gold In front of him If he can
turn his steps Into poetical feet and nl-
low his Imagination to soar higher than
tno mountains ho has topped. The
acrouaut who can bring the lofty
thoughts growlug out of hlu thrilling
experiences above tlie clouds down to
the sea level will coin every word at
the newspaper mint and have himself
advertised far nnd wide as tho daring
rover of the starlit heavens.
If this Intrusion of the specialist into
tho domain of everyday literary work
continues, the common reporter and
newspaper writer will have to change
his vocation nnd specialize his calling to
meet the exacting demands of tho hour
for high-class thought Incubators who
get Inspiration in the blacksmith shop.
In the kitchen, on tho variety stage and
ou the horse market.
CIVIL SFMVWK IN A'Ktt' POSSESSIONS.
'ino civil service law lins been ex-
tended, by order of President McKlnley.
to employes under tho 'Treasury depart-
nient In Hawaii and Porto Rico. These
win Do classmen as in other depart-
ments of the government, the order em-
bracing the ouicers and employes of the
customs, Internal revenue, marine hos-
pltals and other branches of the Treas-
ury ueparimenr. u is aiso nnnounceu
unit the eiiairman ot tlie central board
of examiners of tho United States civil
nen leu commission has been assigned
to duty In tho Philippines, for tho pur-
pose of establishing civil service exam-
Inntlons to test the fitness of applicants
In the transfer of Philippine govern-
incut from the military to a civil basis
This action ot tho president will meet
with geueral approval and should servo
to reassure those who have professed to
be apprehensive that civil sorvlco rules
would not be applied In tho now posses
slona. There has never been any good
reason for such a fear and now that the
administration hns extended the civil
service law to the Insular possessions
ono cause of solicitude to the antl-lm
perlallsts has been removed. By ar-
rangement of the Philippine civil com-
mission, Its president, Judge Taft, Is to
have charge of the civil service, with a
vlow of bringing from the United States
a good class of government employes,
who shall evcntunllv renluce nrmv nt-
fleers In the civil administration. This
Is a hlL'hlv Important duty, tierhaiv;
more Important than all tho rest of the
work of tho commission nut toirether
but there Is no doubt that It will bo per.
formed by Judge Taft Intelligently and
faithfully. "What he has to do." re-
i... v. V..l, riMw.u ..U i.J
liimun mu .-v.. ,
make sure that our civil service shaP
bo as nearly as may be up to the mark
of our military service. It can be done
by surrounding ir witn mo same sure
truards. The civilian who Is appointed
to Hip. Plilllnnlne service must be n man
' ' - '
...i. .u.,,l,illv riiuiimp.l lilmanlr fni
" -,.1.......
It." There must no no poiiucs in uic
civil servlco of our Insular possessions
for If thero Is there will uo constant
danger of our civil government develop
lug conditions that would be n disgrace
and reproach to the nation. No one, I',
is safe to nssiiiiin timlm ntnniln unit nil
nreelntes Mil morn fiillv Hum President
"
MeKlnlev find lie mm- r-iintlilntiHv be ex
pp(.te(, ((J lnnk() (,very v(()rt (o ,.,,,
tlnit. danger.
HVSSO-JAPAXKSK CXDKUSTAXntSa.
The report of a week ago that there
was an understanding between Hussla
and Japan, by which the latter should
have a free hand for suppressing the
anti - foreign uprising In China, Is con
Hnuod. It nppears that Japan Is pre
pared to send a large force luto China
if the other powers Interested shall as
eut to her arrangement AVith Ktissla.
tmt as to this there seems to be uncer
taluty. As stated bv the Japanese mln
Mor to England, the powers are all
agreed in wishing to put down the
rebels, but they are not agreed on thf
means.
It would manifestly be most ttnfortu
nate at this Juncture If through Jeal
0usy or for any other reason there
Hhould b serious disagreement among
the powers that would cause delay, for
the gravity of the situation In China
cannot be overstated and every day lost
,nay 1Lan the sacrifice of many foreign
0rs. (iormnny, It Is stated, regards the
ninliitciiniici! of linnnnnv amonir the
powers as of prime Importance and will
assent to any measures not objected to
in other quartern. The British govern-
u'iit has not announced Its position
though It would seem safe to ttssume
that It will not object to Japan taking
upon herself the responsibility of put
ting down the uprising, since there
need be no apprehension of Japan seel
ing territorial aggrandizement, or con
trlbutlug to Uussla's ambition in that
direction. France will agree to any ar
ningement that is satisfactory to her
nllv. Uussla. As to the United States.
it would certainly offer no objection to
Japan having a free hand In China, for
American rights aud Interests would be
secure with Japan,
The Japanese lrovernment Is prepared
, ,,., Im.., rplnfni-ccinents to China
llt ,.,... hi,., ..n.il.l land an armv sufll
clent to forcL, ltH wny to VcMn imR.u
Illoro rn,)1(lly tlmn uny othcr lmw,r ,,
ln mich a work t,1L, jul)anCso soldiers
.vm.l.l t.nrl.nna 1... thn most effective.
Any 0W(;r tlmt 8Uall 1)Illcu un obstacle
, tI. ,vnv ,lf ro,nt and decisive ac
tl(m llllV0 (l fearful responsibility.
The atrocities and butcheries cerue
Urated by the Chlueco upon foreign
rncll..n( m-p immllllrli' but. the whole
pai0 mutilation and murder of Amer-
heun children seems to attract scarce!-
nIlv attention tit the hands of the nn
ton thut prides Itself ou intelligence
u,i civilization. Already the statistics
0f Fourth of July casualties exceed by
fnr tno casualties ln the Chinese ap
ital. The list of the dead and injured
i,v ovpioslves and firearms last Wednes
tiuv iH computed nt ",ST2, of whom
iifty-nlno have died, while almost 500
imve sustained Injuries liable to prove
fatal. According to the Chicago
Tribune nearly all these victims met
ti,eu. ,pnth 0r Injury either from the
tov Istol or gluut firecracker. This
nm,ual 'slaughter of the innocents Is a
most HCathlmr Indictment of the Amor
can n,anla for emotional patriotism
it Is worth bearing ln mind that The
Bee was the first paper to call atten
tlon to the probability of a secoud cam
pnlgn for Mr. Bryan with two tails to
the presidential kite by quoting the
declaration lu his book that ho was sat
isfied his cause had made a better show
ing In 180(1 than It would have made had
either one of the two candidates for vice
president withdrawn ln favor of the
other. Had the program outlined by
Mr. Bryan for tho Sioux Falls con veil
tlon for leaving the second place on the
populist ticket vacant or submitting a
number of names for consideration for
tho fusion Humiliation a repudiation of
the double ticket would have been
avoided. It Is plain that Mr. Bryan did
ut hold the reins so firmly nt Sioux
?aiH as ho did nt KunsaB City.
Two Minneapolis gralu dealers have
bePI1 suspended from the Chamber of
Commerce on charges of manipulating
mining ln transit rates to unfair advan
jf the various commercial bodies
WouId discipline their members for
fraudulent or irregular practices they
Would not only make a membership
Uioiuothlui: worth having, but would In
Hplre mu(., more confidence on tho part
of tlie pbllc lu the operations of these
4.xci,ances and boards of trade.
Towne has not vet decided what he
wm ti0 Wltli his vice presidential nom
inatlon. Probably he will conclude to
t.0ntlnuo to act as stool pigeon for
uiyan as Teller says he has been doing
f0l- two years. As a populist candidate
,o may bo of more valuo to his chief
than bv pulling out. It all depends
Upon whether the campaign managers
conclude the bait Is too pooily concealed
to catch the suckers
When tho Montana delegation routed
Bryan out of bed tho first thing the
presidential catidldate did was to in
nulre for Senator Clark. But the mil-
llonalre mine owner was not with the
delegation. The cnndld.ito evidently
does not Intend to let that million-dollar
contribution to the eutnpalgu fund cs
cape through failure to present tost!
nionlals of his most tordlal consldern
tlon.
Chicago city dlr?ctory fabricators
have figured out a population of ti.OlO.-
nlthough tho United States census
enumerators' estimate is .uimhsi less
The directory milkers, however, are not
dismayed uy sucn smaii uiscicpum-i..
IT..nrelvo Lima lluiiier,
JlMllamipollH NeWS.
u oermany took a largo sllco of territory
for a missionary, what will It not demand
for tho loss of a minister?
CU SrrV,.e in the l'liiiippinc.
nutfalo Uxorcss
The Philippines commission hfta asked
I . . , . , , . . . I . .. . I n. I n -. . . n . V.
- l Bnminmrnuou lu ni-nu iu ,u
uiand to hold examinations to meet the de-
man, fnr plvl. ....,. whe lho sub,tltu.
,lon of CVt for military government begins
Tho request Implies tbat tho commlculon is
fully alive to tho necessity ot ncRltinlng the
civil government of the Islands on the
merit system.
Where Tlie.v Hull 1'riiin.
Philadelphia. Times.
Considering tho wonderful character ot
these various stories from China they might
be ascribed to Mun Chau Sen.
An t'nlierdcil Wiirnlnsr.
Minneapolis Tribune.
The Chlneso Government, after putting
down the lust ureal revolution nRalnst its
authority, beheaded 80,000 rebels
Jolly Day for Multilist.
Washington Star.
In order to understand war news at a
glance a person should bo thoroughly con
versant with English, Dutch, French, dor
man, Russian, Chlneso and several other
languages.
Cnu tlonlile Ills Money.
Globo-Dcmocrat.
Tho amount duo tho Unltcil States from
tho Turkish government Is probably being
withheld by tho sultan for tho purpose of
making a sldo bet ou the result ot tho presi
dential election.
A Ml nn Cunil n u Mile.
Philadelphia Hecord.
It was a close shavo for tho Oregon, but
Its good luck would bo a misfortune, It It
should encourngo tho bureau ot navigation
to put In Jeopardy other of our fti.OOO.OOO
artnorclads by making naval kindergartens
ot them.
faying: the Prior of Cntwiuest.
St. Putil Pioneer Press.
The frightful list of casualties suffered
by the Ilrltloh In South Africa shown tli.it
tho threat of tho Doers to stagger humanity
was not an Idle one. Taking their numbers
Into account, they have, doubtless mado tho
greatest fight In modem history.
LooUIiik Out for Number One.
Chicago News.
Maxim, tho gunmakcr, fays that the world
Is on tho vergo of a war greater than any
which has happened In tho past. Tho deep
sorrow of Mr. Maxim, should such a strugglo
come, and tho heartbroken sobs with which
ho would flit largo orders for his cannon can
bo easily Imagined.
Credit Where Credit In Due.
New York Mall and Kxprcss.
A democratic contemporary believes that
tho republicans do not glvo the Lord and
labor duo credit for pro perlty. Ou tho
contrary, they do. They- merely Insist that
neither the blessings of tha ono nor the
fruits of 'the other would have established
prosperity under the use of them that was
contemplated by tho democracy four years
ago.
HOT WKATHKIl IMIII.OSOI'II .
Made HxproHNly for CIiIciiko, but Vse
f ill KlKiMvliere.
Chlcnco Post.
Keep cool mentally If not physically.
Therein lies tho secret of being reason
ably comfortable ln hot weather. Tho man
who gets oxcltcd or angry raised his tem
peraturo several degrees, and, as boat has
a tendency to make a man Irritable, It Is
all thn more Important that ho should hold
hlmsolf ln check.
Don't run for n street car. There will be
another along shortly. If you miss your
suburban train, tako the mattor phi o
sor.hlcally. Cars aro hot and stuffy, any
way, and you should regard It as fortunato
that you will bo able to sit In a shady spot
and cool off while watting for tho next ono
Mako bellove you didn't want the other End
you will bo a good deal moru comfortable,
It Is tho man who frets and worries anil
swears who finds tho day tho hott's'..
Don't hurry. Talto tho uhady sldo of tho
Htrcet and go slow. You may bo n llttlo
lator In reaching your distillation, but you
will be In much hotter con.lltlon to ttananct
business when you get there and In the end
jou will save tlrao.
Don't drink. If you have a thirst thit
demands attention, flip a llttlo cool wat?
not leu watcri mind! Alcoholic and malt
beverages will heat tho hlood nnd rtart tho
perspiration rolling and tumbling donn yo-r
fnco and body like a tnlnlaturo N a-a a
falls. Thoy may be temporarily cooling to
tho palate, but why eacrlflco tho comp.ua
tlvo comfort of the rest of tho body to
that?
Above all, as before suggested, remember
that much depends upon your mental cend -tlon.
All elbo rebponds quickly to tbat. It
won't lessen tho actual heat, but It will
minimize tho dl-agrc aMo effects cf It. Keep
your temper, be philosophical, tako your
time.
SHINING IN ItBfl.r.CTICIl (il.OItY.
The TnlliMi-nip of Fimlon Mnmiiiernd-
Iiik n h nn Arc I.IrIii.
Washington Post.
Desplto tho annoying critlclBras and dif
ferences growlug out of the Btylo of platform-making
which was In vogue at Phila
delphia tho gentlemen now ln control of tho
democratic party appear to be quite freely
disposed to take somo rather desperate,
chances in tho same direction. We notice
by tho dispatches from Lincoln that tho
official declaration of the party, as decided
upon by Mr. Bryan, has been completed and
a copy of the same has beon dispatched to
Kansas City by a Mr. Metcalfe, the editor
of an Omaha newspaper. Wo are further
more advised that this Mr. Motcalfo Is a
trusted follower of Mr. Bryan, and, In con
junction with "the trlbuno of the people"
and Mr. Creelman, engaged ln tho word
painting of tho document which Is expected
to muke Kansas City famous,
We aro unablo to recall the other demo
cratic national convention when this Mr.
Mctcalfo participated In the work of framing
tho platform. As a mattor of fact, tho Post
Is reluctantly compelled to confess to moro
or lefw Ignorance concerning Mr. Metcalfe
and hlB achievements In the Held ot national
politics. Wo may present a humllatlng
spectacle In doing this, but any othcr courso
on our part would Immediately oxposo us to
a charge of deception. Wo feci that, taking
all the circumstances Into consideration, tho
proper thing far us to do Is to conccdo our
Ignorauco In tho premises and throw our-
solves upon the charitable Inclinations of our
readers. Of several things wo aro qulto
buic. Mr. Metcalfe Is nn editor, he represents
Nebraska on tho committee on resolutions
and he Is tho Inspired medium -through
which Mr. Bryan is to commune with tho
convention. Therefore, if you hear It
through the Mctuilfe, It Is straight Bryan
goodo.
What the Post desires to do Is to beg
to Inquire of thin Mr. Metcalfe, editor and
declamatory go-between, If his attention
wns ever culled to tho case of Hon. Charles
Emory Smith, the gifted cabinet olllclal who
sought to act ns special guldu and counsel
to the Philadelphia convention. If so. and
If he places tho least bit of coufldenco In
precedents, Is ho not ufrnld of running Into
tho samo unpleasant predicament whlcu
ovortook tho rough draft Mr. Smith In
trusted to the tender mercy of tho Phila
delphia platform? H may be that this Mr.
Metcalfe has had more experience In national
platforms than tho postmaster general, nnd
la quite sure ns to the ground upon which
he Is treading, but It has occurred to us to
point out tho possibility of the Kansas City
convention preferring to have a platform of
Its own rather than the production upon
which the triumvirate at Lincoln has per
formed such setf-mtltffylng work.
If th. Kansas City convention takes Its
orders from this Mr. Metcalfe without n
murmur will It not expose Itself lo a charge
of having been bossed? Is the democratic
party .not large enough and proline enough
to dovolop a Lemuel Kll Qulggt lias the
policy of contraction of tho last four years
reduced the party of Jefferson, Jackson,
Tllden nnd Cleveland to mere Metcalfe iUo?
KCHOn.M OI.' Ol'U WAH.
The civil employes of tho government at
Manila are far from being satleflfd wl'h
their wages. Like the average employe ot
Undo Sam, they Insist tbit their time and
talents aro worth more. Cost ot Uvlus is
high, society unattractive and cllmato in r
vallng. Theso conditions, they asspit. jus
tify a raise, but thoy will not euunrrass
the government by quitting Just no. Th
conditions, however, are not very hopjful.
The reasons are," says the Manila l'rte-
doru, "that the work Is becoming greater
every day, wages remain the same, while the
cent of living Is beyond tho bounds of
reason."
Freedom explains tho grievances of tho
employes as follows: "A year has passed
since tho volunteers wcro mustered out of
servlco and thojo men who remained hnv
by this tlmo proved that they are capable
of doing tho work and worthy of responsible
positions. They accepted employment on
tho supposition that there would bo many
changes whereby they would havo a chance
to gain something better and thnt tho wages
would Increase.
"ln almost ovcry instance they have been
disappointed. Men have been sent from
the stntes to fill vacancies and many ot tho
old men .feel that they are being crowded to
the bottom rather than gaining the top
Taking this vlow of It and believing that the
authorities at homo Intend to establish
Doruethlug like a political penal colony In
tho Phtllplnes, Is tho cnusn ot the stir
among the government clerks.
"Another reason for apprehension Is the
competition from cheap labor. A native
may live for one-fourth as much .ib an
American. They aro able to dress well and
llvo well on a nalary that would not pay
house rent for an American, who Is ac
customed to llvo decently. Many of them
aro bright and onergotlc, nnd should tho
administration, when civil rule Is estab
lished, educate them to tho duties Inci
dental to tho gathering of tares and the ad
ministration of different function of local
and general government wages will be bo
low that a white man would not consider
employment seriously for n moment.
"Very few of tho discharged soldiers navo
n pull that Is ablo to secure them anything
better, as far as tho government is con
cerned. Another month nnd tho expiration
of many of their transportation privileges
will hasten tho departuro ot tho Oregon
and California men. By tho end of Sep
tember but very few of the return tickets to
the states will bo good. If the matters re
main in the present uncertain siaio uiu
feeling among tho clerks would Indlcato a
general exodus will tako place during the
months of July nnd August."
There l a dash of romance ln the story
of the death ot gallant Sergeant Berry of
Company H, Twenty-seventh Infantry, last
May. Tho nretty daughter of the pres-
Idente of Montalban wns abducted by tho
Insurgents and hold as a hcotuge. Sergeant
Berry and a detail of four men started In
pursuit of tho abductors. Upon reaching
the town of Bologau, which has not as yet
been garrisoned by American -troops, Ser
geant Berry gave orders to search tho nipa
ahackB, An old native was discovered
Who said that tho abductors, with their
prize, had spent tho night of the 23d Inst.
In a house of tho town and had started out
early In tho morning preceding tho arrival
of Sergeant Berry and hl3 men. Having
learned from tho old mau tho direction
taken by the guerrillas, Berry nnd hlB Ut
tie band started in hot pursuit. Several
miles east from tho barrio they found the
young woman, guarded by two well-armed
ladronej. A llttlo engagement ensued In
which tho ladrones wera put to flight, leav
ing their prlzo to fall Into American hands,
The Infantrymen treated her with great
courtesy nnd during the return march wcro
forced to drop their long army swing und
uecommodato their restlcas legs to tho
dainty tread of tho captlvo. Suddenly,
whllo passing through a narrow defile, an
ambush party of rebels opened up on tho
little band of rescuers. At the first flro
bravo Berry, who wa Just framing a word
of command, received a bullet ln tho bead
and death was Instantaneous.
Tho woman was given a place of safety
behind a pllo of rocks, where she retained
her composure throughout the nklruilsh that
followed. One of the live was sent to
Maraqulnn to securo reinforcements, whllo
tho others hold their ground.
Upon tho arrival ot reinforcements tho
ladrones rellnqulahed the siege and took
to the hills nnd a detachment Is still ln
pursuit ot them. Twenty natives, who
claimed to bo amlgos, wcro put under ar
rest. The presldente's daughter returned
to hor father's homo guarded by a detach
mont of tho Twenty-seventh nnd poor
Berry's body was sent ln nn ambulance to
Mnraqulna nnd thence to Manila.
A discharged soldier recently returned
from the Philippines tells a tale of a shirt
which Is too good to bo lost. His com
pany was returning from a long and tire
some Fcoutlng trip, ln which most of the
men had lost tho greater part nt their wear
Ing apparel, when ho saw on a clothos lino
In the grounds of a residence adjoining a
big stone church two very good shirts hung
out to dry. As he had nt tho time only
half a shirt to his liack, ho proceeded to
help Idtnself to a whole ono, whereupon a
woman came out of the house and sold to
lilm, In passable English, "You will pny
fur that on tho Judgment day." "Madiim,"
ho replied, "if you glvo such long credit I
will tako both shirts," which ho proceeded
to do.
"It couts the government about J 1.000 to
buy a good mule and ship him over here,"
writes Lee Itogers, a Missouri member oi
tho Eighteenth Infantry, from tho Island o(
Luzon. "Filipino horses are worth $25
same price as Filipino women but
thLik tho prlco of women will go up here,
because on the other Islands they sell for
from UO to $40."
Til 10 I'XITHU STATUS AM) CHINA.
Ilxpllelt Ilerliirntloii of Our I'nHuy In
till- Troubled l,niilre.
Chlcaco Record.
Secretary Hay's notification to tho powers
that tho United States' co-operation with
them In China must be limited to the pre
tectiou of tho persons und property of Amer-
I ciin citizens cannot bo too highly coin
monded. The present disorder ln China for
tho most part is duo to the aggressions of
European powors upon tho Chinese. Piob
ably but for their aggressions there would
have keen no Boxer organization aud no
anti-foreign rovolt. Unfortunately the
Chinese assaults upon foreigners aro unwit
tingly directed ngalriH Americans ns well an
Europeans. Owing to this fact the United
States government has had to unlto with the
European powers In taking measures to ac
euro tho safety of tho portions nnd property
of American citizen?. Secretary Hay's noti
fication to the European powers amounts to
a warning that America will not aid the
Europeans In coercing thn nntlvos within
European pphores of Inlluence Into subjea
tlon to foreign rule,
Tho American nolo also convoys In un
mlstakable languugo that this government
will look with disfavor on nuy attempt to
dismember China, It further declares In
fnvnr of the doctrlno ot "China for tho
Chinese," Evidently the United States In
tends to Insist ou the maintenance ot Amor
lean and other treaties with tho Chlneso
government and on tho so-called "open
door" policy.
Undoubtedly tho position taken by the
United States will tend to check the ra
pacity of tho Europoau powers In China, and
at the same time, so far as such a result
ran be attained, it will tend to allay tlie
uneasiness of the Colneia peopls.
lM:itSl..l A .Ml OTHIJUWISK.
Poor Adlnl Stovonson' Tho sage of
Bloomlngton deserves n belter fate.
All the west cheerfully yields tho honors
o Chicago as a resort of summer.
Public sympathy la with Mrs. Peary In
her effort to open up the north pole a a
summer resort.
It Is admitted thnt tho hosts of fusion
perspired freely at Kansas City. They will
sweat n great deal more before the coming
November fleet.
The treasury surplus for the fiscal year
Is Just twleo ns much as Secretary Oagfl
said It would be. Tho secretary is Invited
to keep on guessing.
A movement Is on foot In Tennessee to
have the state purchnp the old homo of
President James K. Poll; In Nashville as a
governor's mansion.
It the BurpbiB of summer hnnt now abroad
lu tbo land could bo canned (or consump
tion next winter the country would bear tho
present strain with equanimity.
With masterly strategy and swift move
ment (leneral Methueti succeeded In cap
turing 8,000 sheep belonging to tho Dutch.
When It comes to mutton tho British can't
bo bent.
Delaware Is something of a peach itself.
It hns shipped out -1,000.000 baskets of the
blushing beauties, which Is doing pretty
well for a crop that was "ruined" three
months ago.
Tho Burlington railroad people aro push
ing work energetically on tho Crow reserva
tion. They doubtless nntlelunto a heavy
Increase In crow business on tho Llncoh
lino by fall.
Among a collection of autographs re
cently sold ln Berlin Is a letter written
by tho Into Emperor Frederick, In which
ho expresses his strong dislike for court
ceremonies and roynl llfo ln general,
Abbas Hltula II, lho young khcdlvc ot
I-gypt, has recently had built a summer
palace on tho shores of tho Mediterranean
near Alexandria. It Is snld to bo tho most
magnificent structure of Its kind ot modern
times.
Formerly tho weight of gold wns reck
oned lu ounces. Now It Is coming from
Alaska by tho ton nnd by tho tlmo he
first railroad reaches Nomo the washsrs
of those golden sands will probably bo
ready to ship their product la cnrload lots.
Dick Crokcr of Now York and London
enn readily upprcclato tho sad cxpcrlenco
of ii western prospector who slid down a
mountain nvnlancho seated In n tin pali.
Tho friction of tho slide caused such warm
sensations that the miner took his meals
lu a standing posture tor three months.
Richard went up ngalnst a Hill in Kansas
City and slid down In beastly fashion, don't-
cberknow.
JHI.MKSTIC I'LHASANTHIHS.
Chlcniro Hecsrd: "You nnd your wife
don't seem lo talk to each othcr much when
you travel."
"No; we ugroed before wo started that
we'd cet rested,"
Brooklyn Llfo: The Rejected And pray
what constitutes tho highest happiness?
"The number of frlcmlH ono lias."
"Then 1 ought to bo happy. Every girl
I ever proposed to ha promised to be a
friend to me."
Cleveland Plnln Dealer: "What was tho
dnto ot her wedding?"
"The 13th."
"Mercy! How unlucky!"
"I guess not. It wns tho only cool even
ing lu the month."
Philadelphia Press: Mr. Ncwpop (osten
tatiously) How pleasant It Is to think that
wo will bo home together all evening.
Mrs. Ncwpop Why, dear, you know we've
sot to call
Mr. Ncwpop (In n fierce whisper) Sh'
Can't yon hoc why 1 said that? The baby's
lletpiiing.
Detroit Free Press: "In It proper to say
that a person commits matrimony?" asked
the lnnorant one.
"Well." icpllcd tho sarcastic bachelor.
"It would mako It somewhat plainer lo say
that ho was guilty of It.''
Chicago Post: HiiHb.ind It would be Una
if we could set somt- nice jounmcr pla.'e
near tho city where I could seo you every
dnr.
Wife But It would cost so much.
Husband Not nearly so much as If you
were out of my reach.
Washington Star: "You nm not one of
these men who llnd fault with the cooking
nt homo?"
"No." answered Mr. Mcekton, "I don't
exactly tint! fault, but occiiHloually I do feci
called on to apologize for the way things
taste when Henrietta gets homo from tho
club. You nee, I never oould learn to mako
good coffco."
I'hlladulphla Press: "When I rejected you
tho other day." sho began with affected
sweet confusion. "I did not"
"You did not know I was wealthy," h
Interrupted, coldly.
"Not ut ull. I knew you wcro well off,
but"
"I didn't know when I was, or I
shouldn't have proposed to you."
Her confusion then was not affected,
neither wns It sweet.
in ntnnnosrs name,
Oh rulers of our nation, great,
j.iHi noi to every ciamTlng- tongue
TliatH heard thro'out thn land,
Deriding all tho acts of rntu
In Isles from Spain's oppression wrunx
And given to our hand.
'Twrts not revenge for fancied wrong,
Nor yet tho 'un or creed for strife
Upon n fomlgn soli,
That wo. n Christian people, strong,
Forjook the peaceful walks of life
For war and soldier's moll.
Fnr nobler cause, In Freedom's mime,
lbTolo men from marts or trade,
From mills nnd mines and farms.
Arose to end fair Cuba's till nine
And establish Justice, lonir delayed,
By right and force of arms.
Th aftermath that none foiHaw,
When wo at Freedom's altar stood
With living sacrifice,
Will In tho end reveal the law
Of universal brotherhood
To bless und civilize.
Our llac, an harbinger of peace,
Evangel of nn herltaso
Of law and liberty.
WU' 'rnrt imrliarln rule release,
And bless In every future age
The Inlands of the sea.
The teemlm; millions of our race
Will rea;i tlio rmencd fruit of need
Wo'vo sown with patriot's hlood,
And with this leavening force efface
Tho stain and wrong of empire's greed
In over widening Hood.
Omaha. Neb. II C. WILLIAMS.
Talk No. 13.
TFILKH AUK
AIANV CAUSKS
For eyo trouble. Somotlmos It la
only a case of fatigue. Tho eyes aro
working too hard and need rest,
niauecs do part of tho work nnd re
lievo thn strain. Somotlmes It lu nn
Inherited defect. Often a fovoro ill
ncsx Is the cause. Sometimes nn acci
dent or Injury. Sometlmos advancing
age. Whatever tho cause, If your
eyes tiro easily or your vision Is not
as good ns it ought to be, you ought
to have your oycu examined. You ought
to know Just what tho trouble Is and
glvo them tho attention thew requlro.
Wo arc thoroughly rqulppcd for mak
ing careful examinations, Wo havo
tho latest Instruments nnd npplinncos,
Wo bcllnvo wo know how to use thorn!
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