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orllce, In iiernnn or liy mull.
The iiiltlresn will lie elmniieil
n often un denlreil.
A silver republican Is simply n demo
crat Iti 1Ihcu1m'.
To pull riff or not to pull oft that Is?
Hie question botlicrltiK Mr. Townc.
Iteiueinlier tlmt tho Hummer months
nre always tho dull months In the busl
nesa year.
Sixteenth h trout south of tho viaduct
will soon resume Hh old-time business
activity.
Treasurer HennliiKS Is to be com
mended for his vigorous effortH to col
lect back taxes as well as front taxes.
Mayor Moores Is agaJn to the front In
iinfuiiluK the lirst McKlnley-Uoosevelt
banner in Omaha. The mayor and the
Hag nre one and Inseparable.
Towne and Stevenson might adopt the
expedient of boyhood days spit on u
Ktlck and guess "wet or dry" to see
which one remains on the ticket.
It Is explained Unit the democratic
kite Is so erratic that two talis are es
sential. It needs extra ballast and will
not go up high enough to tlo It all In one
string.
Congressman Neville has been renomi
nated up In the Sixth district lie will
find tliut he has a bigger Job on his
hands In beating .fudge Klnkald out
than he had a year ago.
Colonel Molse has made tho flrst move
by issuing a call for his democratic
county convention. The colonel Is evi
dently preparing himself to fuse with
the other county organization.
Governor Hoose.velt will be the guest
of honor at tho national meeting of the
republican clubs at St. Paul this month
Tho governor Is not going to shirk any
of tho campaign duties devolving upon
him.
When tho International troops get
through, If all are sont that is now con
templated, a largo aud varied collection
of yellow jackets and second-hand three
eyed peacock plumes will be for sale
cheap.
Those who Journey to Lincoln to re
now their democracy are doomed to dis
appointment. The brand on tap there
Is simply tho genuine bottle relllled with
a spurious Imitation of .leffersoulan
elixir.
If Adlai will only put his ear to the
grouud while In Nebra ikn ho will hear
a rumble from the populist camp which
Is not In tune with the flattery which
surrounds liliu In the Ilryan household
at Lincoln.
Ono of Mr. Oldham's auditors has dis
covered that his spcecli nominating
Ilryan was "poetic." If tills vivisection
of the speech keeps on critics may dis
cover several things which even the
author did not suspect It contained.
Populist county conventions held
since tho Kansas City 'gathering do not
deal generously with democratic candi
dates for local olllces. They are of the
opinion that democracy has largely
overdrawn Its account In the fusion
llrm.
The men who originate the rumors
from China are, certainly entitled to the
prize ribbon, The rumor man In nth
wars was fairly energetic, but for vers
tlllty and proline effort nothing like the
present output has ever been
broached.
"I'
?he orders of the commanding olllcer
t the Ninth Infantry do not leave room
or doubt as to what Is Intended In
rhlna. "Heport to the American minis
tor In I'ekln" means a hard road, but It
will not be the first one American sol
dlcrs have traveled successfully.
H70 Aitt; Tin: mhxj
In his speech at Lincoln Monday, Sen
ator Jones of Aikaiifiis, chairman of the
democratic national committee, said that
every man ones It to himself and to
his family to do all that he can do, and
to do that at all times, day and night,
for our success."
Who are the men that ought to thus
labor to place the party of free silver
and free trade In poverV Ale they the
fanners, who during tho last three
years have had a greater measure of
prosperity than ever before? The agri
cultural producers of the I'nlted States
have had In tills period an unprece
dented lionn and foreign demand for
their products and as a whole they are
better off today than at any previous
time In our history. Thousands of them
have not only been enabled to pay off
their debts, but as the bank returns of
every agricultural state show they have
accumulated money and at pr-sent
many of them are lenders who a few
years ago were borrowers. Certainly
none of these men owe It to themselves
or their families to work for the success
of the Hryanlte party.
How about the worklngmon the wage
earners? Four years ago hundreds of
thousands of them were without em
ployment and those who hnd work were
receiving barely enough wages to sub
sist. During the last three years
nearly everybody who was willing to
work lists had employment and there
have been times within that pcWud
when the demand for labor exceeded the
supply. Wages In every tricle. or
skilled occupation are from U) to
0 per cent higher now than
four years ago. Tho earnings of
American labor since the advent
of a republican administration
have been not less than .'.0tX),lH)0,0o)
In excess of what they were In the three
years preceding. The savings banks
of the country bear evidence to this.
Surely the worklngmen of the country
do not owe It to themselves or to their
families to labor for tho success of the
party which advocates a llnanchil policy
that would compel them to receive their
earnings In a debased aud constantly
tluct uating currency.
Are there any manufacturers whose
condition would be bettered by the suc
cess of the llryanlte party? Tour years
ago one-third or more of the mills aud
factories of the country were Idle.
There was unprecedented Industrial
stagnation, chlelly due to the fact that
the home demand for our manufactures
hud been greatly reduced under demo
cratic policy and tho foreign demand
had not been Increased. Within the
past three years both tho domestic and
tho foreign demand for manufactured
products has been enormously enlarged
and wo nre today exporting more of
these products than ever before. No
manufacturer who has an Intelligent con
ception of his Interests can wish demo
cratic success, with the Inevitable result
of a repetition of tho experience under
the democratic policy from J8!)3 to 1807.
If neither of these closes owe It to
themselves and to their families to work
for democratic success, who nro tho
men upon whom the party must depend
to perform this labor? Tho spoils seek
ers mainly, the habitually dlssntlslled
and dlscontended, the unthrifty who
always dislike the prosperous, the men
who are controlled by their passions
and prejudices and those who do not
think for themselves. These together
constitute a somewhat formidable force.
but it Is inconceivable Unit they com
prise a majority of the American elec
torate. TUK AMKHI0AX ATTlTUntl
Tho State department has made pub
lic the circular that was transmitted to
the diplomatic representatives of the
United States early In the present
month, dellnlng the position of this gov
ernment In regard to the Chinese situa
tion. The circular Is conciliatory so fur
as tho government of China Is con
cerned, the condition nt Pekln being re
garded as one of virtual anarchy, for
which the Imperial authorities are not
to be held responsible so long as they
are not In overt collusion with the re
bellion. It Is declared to bo the policy
of tho United States to maintain peace
with China aud that Its power will be
exercised only to protect the lives and
property of Its citizens by means guar
anteed under treuty rights and by the
law of nations.
The circular sets forth that tho pur
pose of this government beyond rescu
ing American oflleials and citizens and,
protecting the lives and property of our
people there and safeguarding American
Interests In the Chinese empire, Is that
of aiding to prevent a spread of tho dis
orders and to seek a solution which may
bring about permanent safety and
peace, preserve- Chinese territorial and
administrative entity and protect all
rights guaranteed by treaty and Inter
national law, as well as to safeguard
for the world the principle of equal and
Impartial trade with all parts of the
Chinese empire.
It Is stated that all tho powers have
approved this attitude of our govern
ment and It Is to be presumed that It
will be favorably regarded by all Amer
icans who believe It is the duty of the
government to protect the lives and
property of its peoplo wherever these
may be endangered and to safeguard
tho national Interests In every quarter
of tho world. The United States doe?
not wnnt any Chinese territory, nor does
It wish to see that empire dismembered
aud partitioned among other. .powers
That would bo distinctly opposed to our
commercial Interests there, which will
be best subserved by preserving the ter
ritorial Integrity of tho empire. We
have now the guarantees of treaty
rights which might not continue In the
event of China being divided up among
Kuropcan nations.
The concurrent action of the United
States with the other powers Is not
therefore lu the naturo of aggression
against tho Chinese government. It Is
rather Intended to aid that government
If It means to put down the uprising
and afford protection, so far ns possi
ble, to the foreign population. There Is
no doubt that If the Imperial govern
ment should show Itself able aud will
ing to control the situation, the Amer
ican troops that have been sent to China
would be withdrawn. As It Is the Chi
nese government appears to be unable
to cope with the disorder and complete
anarchy prevails. Indeed, It Is a ques
tion whether there Is a government. It
Is reported that the empress dowager
is again in control, but the Indication?
are that Prince Tuan, tho chief of the
revolutionary element. Is master of the
situation. At all events, there is mani
festly no diminution in the revolt aud
no promise of any. so that the condi
tions still demand vigorous action on
the part of the powers Interested. At
this liniment everything points to a pro
longed and bloody conflict In China
with consequences which It Is quite Im
possible to foresee.
a snwnsrivK hxiiimt.
The report of the Interstate Commerce
commission covering the fiscal year end
ing July 1, iboo, Is in ninny respects
suggestive as well as Instructive. The
llgures show unparalleled prosperity of
the public highways and 1 1 it enormous
Increase, of equipment to meet tho In
creased volume of tralllc.
While the extension of railways dur
ing the past yar has not been as great
as during tho boom period preceding the
crash of I8!).'l, the Increase In operating
force has kept pace with the enlarged
p.issenger and freight business. It Is
rather singular that the number of per
sons added to the operating force should
bo almost Identical with the total num
ber of new cars. The additional number
of persons employed by Auicricnn rail
ways during the last year Is credited at
!),4iit(, while the number of new cars
added to the railway equipment aggre
gates lti,7-ll!. Tho marvelous growth of
railway tralllc Is forcibly exhibited by
the fact that the Increase lu tho number
of passengers carried during tho year
was over 1!1!,000,IXX). while tho increased
tonnage Is quoted at nearly S1,000,(X)0
tons.
These llgures are Interesting chiefly to
tho railroad statistician. The patrons of
the roads arc more Interested In the llg
ures relating to the capitalization of the
railway corporations, which represents a
perpetual tax upon the productive en
ergies of the country.
The American railways are capitalized
In round llgures nt eleven billions of
dollars, or $C0,o."ti per mile of line. On
this colossal sum the railroads must
earn tit least Interest over and above
operating expenses and wear and tear.
The most extravagant estimate of the
actual value of American railroads
based on cost of duplicating them would
be .?,'10,()0I per mile. In other words, the
American railroads are capitalized at
double their cost and the greater part
at treble their cost.
It Is not surprising therefore that a
large fractiou of the total railway mile
age pays no dividends on tho watered
stocks, the bonds for the most part be
lug In excess of the real value of the
property. Dividends ranging from 4 to
8 per cent are nevertheless being paid
regularly on more than GO per cent of
the railway mileage, which means that
dividends are being paid on at least two
and one-half bllllous of water. When
it Is borne In mind that the bonded debt
of the United States, the bonded debt of
all the states and all the counties and
cities In America added together aggre
gates less than two and one-half bu
llous we may comprehend the magni
tude of tho burden Imposed on the peo
ple by llctltlous railway capitalization.
Among the amusing Incidents arising
out of t lie great nominating conventions
are to be counted tho imaginative pic
tures of convention scenes printed lu the
eastern Illustrated weeklies thnt try to
get ahead of ono another by anticipat
ing events. The sketches labeled as
having been made by special artists on
the spot are about as true to the facts
as a drawing of fairyland. By means
of n magnetic power of invisible opera
tion the artist manages to make all the
big personages of the meeting jostle
elbows with each other right in front
of his trlpq,d, though they probably
never got within talking distance during
the entire period. Poetic license Isn't
In It beside the license of the advance
man for these picture papers.
Wo note tho announcement that two
more former members of the First Ne
braska who served In the Philippines
have re-enllsted In the regular army In
order to go back to the scene of their
previous military duty. This does not
look ns If the Philippines were much of
a bogle to tho men who occupied Ma
nila during the Spanish-American war
aud put In the ilrst strokes In suppress
ing tho Filipino insurrection.
When the fusion convention meets It
might not be a bad Idea to send a com
mittee to Treasurer Meserve and ascer
tain where the Idle school money Is de
posited. The public, of course, has no
tight to know nnythlng about what Is
done with Its money, but for all that a
certain amount of curiosity exists which
It would not do any harm to satisfy.
Congressman Richardson of Tennes
see, who presided over the Kansas City
convention, Is trying to explain that the
1(5 to 1 plank was Inserted lu order to
bury tho silver Issue, which, ho says,
would have caused more talk If It had
been left out than It will by being In
serted, This Is un explanation us ex
plains. Popocrats aro worrying over the qties
tlon of un extra session of congress to
consider the Chinese situation. There
Is no need for uneasiness, however.
President McKlnley may bo relied on
to meet every contingency and will call
in congress to his assistance only In case
congressional action Is necessary.
Democrats say that should they get
Into power the surplus in tho federal
treasury would not be allowed to no
cumulate' Any one at all familiar with
the record of democracy will not doubt
this for a minute. Democracy Is never
happy unless Its balance Is In the red
ink.
The two principal speakers at the
opontug ratification at Lincoln for the
Kaiuus City Uckct arc rcncsn.de, rcpub-
llcnns. The prominence given these
turncoats, however, cannot exert n very
forceful example In behalf of fusion
combination.
StiKni Cured Olillmni,
Washington Post.
Orator Oldham spoke his piece, like a
pood little boy. Ho will probably succeed
Mr. Griggs In case Mr. Uryun is elected.
Ami Miuiy Kence to Mend.
Phlladel.dilu Times.
With ten parties In tho field It certnlnly
looks ns If considerable political timber
were required this year If only for fences.
Why the Wnr lun't CMcr.
ChlcaKo Tribune.
With singular sagacity and candor Lord
Koborts now polius out that tho war will
end us soon as tho Doers can be Induced to
stop Hhoollug mid surrender. Tho proposi
tion does look rcisonable.
)i)inriitiltv for n Soldier.
Philadelphia Hecord.
Tho relief of Mafcklnc was an enthusi
astically applauded exploit. Hut the gen
oral who shall lend tho successful relief ex
pedition to Pekln will gain a name In history
that will become a liouechnld word In every
civilized land of tho world.
The Oecliirntliiii unit the Coiners.
Ulobc-Domocrut.
Tho Declaration of Independence was writ
ten by a man who never had the slightest
Idea that any party In this country would
advocate a dollar worth less than 100 cents.
Ills record on coinage nlso should har been
read for thu Instruction of tho Kansas City
convention.
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Haltlmore American.
It la very evident that tho emperor of
Ocrmany Is mote lu earnest In the Chlucso
trouble than he has ever been before. H Is
a royal act to offer $1,000 reward for tho
safety of any forclKncr, no matter of what
nationality. William tho War Lord Is ris
ing to kingly heights, and Is making rich
amends fot many of his opera bouffc mani
festations. Poor Clliiuile for Looters.
New York Tribune.
The cllruato of Havana has not been found
favorable by tho official looter and till
tapper, and ouoafUT another they wilt under
It and aro promptly weeded out of i-onii".
Director (leneral of Posts Hathbonc U the
last growth of the ort to bo Jerked out
by tho roots, and, according to the results of
government Inquiry, he was fully ripe for
that extirpation.
TICKKTS IX TUB I'lKI.I).
Over llnlf n Score niueil ntul More
to l'ollcuv.
llonton. Transcript.
Voters will this year have an unusually
long list of prenldeutlal candidates for whom
they may vote. Tho nomination of Bryan
and Stevenson at Kansas City makes thu
n I r. Hi ticket to be placed In the field. More
candidates arc thus presented than ever be
fore. Tho first ticket to bo named was
that of the socialist labor party at Rochester,
N. Y., where, on January 27, Job Harrlman
of California and .Max S. Hayes were nom
inated. Ou March 0 the s.oclal democrutfi.
In convention at Indianapolis, nominated
Eugene V. Dobs of Indiana and Job Har
rlman. It is reported that these two parties
havo consolidated. If they have not in
fact, thoy nro likely to do so. Following
these conventions came that of the Do Leon
faction of tbo socialists, who nominated
Joseph V. Maloney of this stato for president
and. Valentino Kemmill of Pennsylvania for
vice president, Tho united Christian party
met at Hock IMandj.Ill., on May 1 and nom
inated Pennsylvania's "fighting parnoti,"
Ho v. Silas C. Swallow, who made such a
strong contest against tho Keystone state
machine in a run fur governor, and John
G. Woolley. Iloth of these gentlmtn bavo
fiinco declined to serve, aud now Ucv.
Francis E. Clark, the well known president
of tho Society of Christian Endeavor, has
been selected as a candidate for president
and Hew Charles M. Sheldon for vico pres
ident. Tho next ticket to bo placed In
nomination was that of tho prohibition party,
which met nt Chicago. Juno 28, and choao
John O. Woolley of Illinois anil Henry M.
Motcalf of Hhoiki island. It Is probable
that these two parties may unite. The
mlddlo-of-thc-rodd populists met at Cincin
nati, May 9, and nominated Wharton Parker
of Pennsylvania and Ignatius Donnelly of
Minnesota. On tho eame day tho wing of
tho populists that Is -willing to pool Issues
with tho democrats, In convention at Sioux
Falls, nominated William Jennings Bryan of
Nebraska for president and Charles A.
Towne of Minnesota for vico president. The
republicans In Philadelphia, June 19, nom
inated William McKlnley of Ohio and Theo
dora Roosevelt of New York. The demo
cratic convention, which mot at Kansas City
last week, closed the list of candidate that
vlll appear th!n year.
a FAi.sn ciiauci:.
One Denioeriitle Plunk ltepiiilin t en n
Jeff ei'Nonlnii Policy.
New York Tribune.
Mr. Bryan Is a clever debater and he
knows to perfection how to uo the tu
riuoquo, how to avoid u troublesome- ques
tion by plunging into tho dlscusdlou of some
other point. Wo havo no doubt that If ho
is asked to Justify tho democratic platform's
denunciation of the republicans for Impos
ing "upon tho people of Porto Rico a gov
ernment without their .consent and taxa
tion without representation," in view of the
fact that Thomas Jetferson did the name
thing in Iioulelana and James Monroe- did
tho same thing lu Florida, ho can make a
"raart" reply. Ho may say that Jefferson
and Monroo took territories to ho absorbed,
whllo McKlnley took thorn to hold tu de
pendence. He may make a hundred re
marks on various questions concerning ex
pansion about which men honestly dlffor.
But that Is not giving a fair and squaro
answer to tho exact question raised by the
domocrats themselves In tholr platform. It
Is that we wish Mr. Bryan would glvo,
though wo havo not much expectation that
ho will honestly faco tbo Issuo Instead of
meeting It with so mo upccluus counter ar
gumcnt.
Whoa tho platform declares tho Porto
Rlcan government a departure from prece
dent and "Inconsistent with republican In
stitutions," It makes an absolutely false
statement, which we defy Mr. Bryan or any
othor democrat to provo true. Tho Porto
Rlcan government no more govern without
consent or taxes without representation
than did the Louisiana or Florida govern
ment, and democrats know it. In fact,
the law la modeled on the laws passed to
sovera thoso territories after their annex
ation, with modifications giving tho Porto
Hieans a. larger voice la their government
than tho peoplo of the earlier annexations
received. It Is no answer to this historic
fact to say that Louisiana and Florida ub
gequently obtained a larger measure nf self
government. Tho question raised by the
platform Is concerning tho first step In gov
erning Porto Rico, compared with previous
first steps by congress in governing annexed
territories.. Opinions, right or wrong, on
other points nro no excuso for falsehood on
this. And tho democratic platform Is de
liberately fnlso on tbl. Florida and
Louisiana wera both taxed without repre
sentation. Thoy were both ruled without
as much vplce In their own affairs as Porto
Rico has In Its. Their people were both
denied personal guarantees of tho consti
tution. In Louisiana tbo constitutional
right of trial by Jury was abridged, and In
Florida tho -writ of habeas corpus was con
temptuously disregarded by tho civil gov
ernor. Will Mr, Bryan please consider this
false chargo made lu his platform and ex
plain it without Jugglery!
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Roosevelt!
j Striking
!r Pictures
,L Tho phoiogrnphs were taken spe- T
f dally for Tho Beo by Its staff pho- g
logropher during Oovernor Roosevelt's 1
j recent trip to Oklahoma City. J
T Fine Frontispiece Portrait I
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uovernor Kooseven f
Another special feature will also bo "j'
found lu tho KniiBns City convention s'
photographs, mado exclusively for The !,
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I'OMTICAl, nitM'T.
Buffalo Express (rep.): Mr. Clark of
Montana la now a member In good standing
of the party which, on tho stump, nbhors
rich men.
San Franclcco Call dep.): Webster
Davis has taken his Jaw over to the demo
cratic party, and now if Brynn should wish
a mate to take the stump with him and
keep up the leather lung exercise without
a break until election day ho knows where tt
look for him.
SprlngflcK (Mass,) Republican: It is be
lieved thai republican prospects In New
York aro decidedly Improved by the 15 to 1
declaration and the exposure of bad feeling
botweon Crokcr and Hill. Mr. Stevenson Is
hardly a man to start a back liro against
Roo.ti-velt In that state, whatever ho may
bo able to do In Illinois. At present New
York's thirty-six seem as good ns counted
for McKlnley nnd his rough-riding male.
Salt Lake Tribune (all. rep.): There Is
a straw which thows which way tho polltlcil
breezo Is setting lu our Ogdcn column this
morning. A man took a five years' lease
on a band of sheep, agreeing to pay IU
cents per head per annum on the sjiecp In
caso McKlnley Is elected, and 25 cents In
caso of Bryan's election. The lesseo Is
anxious to pay tho higher rental, believing
he will make more money In case he has to
pay tho 40 cents. Wo think that Mr.
Bryan'a chances are not today as much aa
25 Is to 40 for Mr. McKlnley.
Minneapolis Journal (rep.): Just why the
currency should be Inflated by the injection
of n vast amount of silver colnod nt an
artificial ratio, when tho country has proved'
to bo tremendously prosperous under tho
single standard, while thr- per capita cir
culation has risen from $21. 53 In 1890 to ?26
today, Is a mystery that only tho makers
of the democratic platform will attempt to
explain. It Is more than political foolish
ness, It is political wickedness that would
again rehabilitate this discredited Issue.
Philadelphia Record (dera.): "Sixteen to
one" was forced Into the democrats plat
form by delegates from Iowa, Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Ore
gon, North Dakota and Washington, against
tho votes aud protests of suto democratic
states like Virginia, Texas, Tennessee
Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mis
nUtilppl and North Carolina, Tho states
that have thus thrust a dead Issuo upon tho
democratic party will not give Mr. Brynn
a Blngle elector, though they have practic
ally nominated tho democratic candidates
and dictated the democratic platform,
Kansas City Star (ind.): There Is con
siderable curlcblty In tho public mind con
cerning tho campaign appointments of
Brother Wobster Davis, tho new convert to
Bryanlsm. Ho will probably not bo li
censed at tho outset, but given a commission
ns an exhorter or clrcult-rlder. Whether ho
recelvco a regular charge will depend on
his success and tho number of votes which
tho democratic party will poll. The cam
paign managers will probably not assign
Brother Davis to the Itinerary he covered
when ho was promulgating tho truth as it
was In McKlnley. H would be less em
barrassing to send him to a Held where he
has not been henrd to berato tho party to
which he has now Joined himself.
New York Times (Ind. dem.): Tho way
to victory for the republican party lies so
plainly In view that tho manageis of the
campaign will not miss It If they rightly
understand the naturo of the transaction
lu which the American peoplo aro about to
ongngo. Truth and safety must bo opposed
to error and danger. Appealed to with ab
solute candor and straightforward truth
telllng on behalf of President McKlnley,
the peoplo will respond with a great ma
jority voto of confidence. Lot the Bryan
party have a monopoly of tho humbug and
deceit, of the llttlo tricks and trlto hypoc
risies of campaign tactics. A perfectly
frank exposition of the ulnis of tho party
at homo and abroad, If theso aims aro Just
and tho purposes safe, will win tho con
fidence and tho voten of the electorate.
pi:it.so..vi, SOTKS.
Montagu White, one of tho Boer envoys
to-this country, has a brother who fought
against tho Boors. The latter Is a lieuten
ant In tho Strathcona Horse.
Frederick Wlnklcmann, who was last weok
selected by tho Now York Board of Educa
tion as lecturer on music for tho public
schools of that city, has been blind all his
life.
Tho late Admiral rblllp, whllo always a
good, religious and conscientious man, was,
as a boy, not much of a student, and at tbo
Naval academy gonorally Just managed to
pass his examinations.
Llko Constructor Hlchborn of tho Amer
ican navy, Sir William White, who has Just
resigned a similar position In England, rose
from tho ranks, Mr. Watt, who succeeds
Sir William, also began on tho docks.
Secretary John Davis Long nnd Oovernor
Theodore Roosevelt colebrate tho anniver
sary of tholr birth on the same dato Octo
ber 27 but to Secretary Long tho day has
had a deep personal Interest twenty years
longor than to Oovernor Roosovolt.
M. Labor), who conducted tho Dreyfus do
fonso In Paris, will gtvo a series of forty
lectures In this country next season. It Is
said that perhaps Mme. Laborl may add In
terest to her husband's lectures by contribu
ting some piano numbors. Sho Is a splendid
pianist.
Dexter M. Ferry of Michigan, who gave
$25,000 recently to Olivet collego, made as
ono condition of the bestowal that tho namo
of tho donor should not bo mndo known
prior to tho adjournment of tho republican
stato convention, boforo which ho was n
candidate for the nomination for governor.
Tbo gypsies of this country held a three
days' convention In St. Joseph, Mich., lust
week and It Is said to havo been tho first
"national" convention ever hold by them In
tho United States, Thcro was a lively strug
gle In tho selection of chief. Tho balloting
lasted nil ono day and Onto Ferando of In
diana wiiH elected by a two-thirds veto over
(lala Marculo of Kentucky.
ShniitliiK MnUcn Vf Viilm,
Minneapolis Journal.
He shouls best who shouti last may be
written nf tho political situation. Thirty
minutes of a ghost dance In a nominating
convention makes no votes la November,
WIIKItK .MONdOL I'LltlKS 11.1(111,
Prenllnrltle of 'lion Tnln nml IU
flnrrotimllnK".
Tlcn Tsln Is eighty miles south of Pekln
and 1 1 vale the Chinese capital ns the (.cuter
of Boxer activity. Boxer ferocity In Prklu
'.a directed against the representatives of
other powets and foreigners under their pro
tection. Tho failure of the allied forces to
reach tho capital leaves tho Boxers masters
of the situation. In Tlcn Tsln the Boxers
aro kept nt a distance from tho European
quarter by tho guns of tho fleet lu the
Pol Ho river. Otherwise they appear to
bo as active and blood-thirsty as tho fanat
ical mob at Pekln.
A cornspondent of tho New York Tribune,
writing from Tien Tsln, says the town is
located ou a mud plain. "Tho surrounding
country nnd nil tho way to Pekln Is abso
lutely level. It Is alluvial soil, deposited
long ages ago. As such It should bo very
rich, hut tho prevailing color nt this tlm
of tho year la brovui, Just ns It was on tho
river banks. Tho fotclgn portion of tho
town astonishes u vlslto-. lu tho nmplo
railroad station a tall Sikh policeman,
with an Immense turban and a ferocious
expression ou his swarthy face. saunKri
about, occasionally whacking a quarrelsome
coolie on the back with his cane. A squad
of these Sikhs Is kept by the British mu
nicipality and the Chinese nre much afraid
of them. Tlcn Tsln has Jlnrlksbas and a
start Is mado at a rattling pace altogether
loo rattling with tho clumsv variety of ve.
hlclo which Is mndo In China and tho Chi- J
neso coolies' recklessness. A bridge Is en
countered and hen- all passengers nro re-1
qurstcil to get out and walk. The reason Is
obvious, it Is a. pontoon bridge of ancient
pattern, worn and unoven, 0110 pontoon heav-I
ing up and anutlicr heaving down nt the
sumo time, f.o Hint thcro aro yawning gaps
and sharp ascents and descents. This
crossed ou mount again Into your veblclo
nnd nro whirled Into the foreign settlement,
through the French and English munici
palities, to tho hotel.
"There aro beautiful houses and lovely
streets, well paved and lined with shado
trees. Tho buildings arc masstvo nnd stately,
of good architecture, nnd tho result is finer
in effect than any of tho treaty ports of
Japan. In fact, one would think that with
such an object lesson before them in the
shape of lino buildings, spneo and clean
fctreots, well lighted, anil law and order
everywhere, tho Chinese would make somo
effort to chnngo for the better their own
municipal alTalts. But the Inertia of Chi
nese customs, of Chinese methods of living
and gnlnlng a livelihood, Is 'so great, and
the desire for change confined to so few,
that any radical change of the Chlnco In
China seems almost hopeless. Such changes
ns are made or such Improvements ns are
ndopted have been forced upon China from
outside with an Irresistible pressure or hnvo
been projected by tho Chineso themselves
in extremis, with no other Idea than that
of self-prestrvation,
"Tho native part of Tien Tsln, howovor.
Is nu li..provom nt on Che Foo, nor is it
ho dirty as Pekln. It Is composed of a
labyrinth of narrow streets, crowded with
tho Jostling, noisy Chineso populace, tho
shopmen In the open stores on either side
turning over their goods and shouting the
virtues of tho samo In strident and singsong
tones. Tho district Is bounded on one sldo
by tho River Pel Ho, filled with natlvo ship
ping, the banks piled high with hales nf
reeds used for thatch. The great compound
which encloses the many liouaos composing
tho residence of LI Hung Chang Is plainly
seen on one of the banks.
"The principal feature of tho surrounding
landscape which arouses the curiosity of the
newcomer more than anything else, and
makes more impression on his Imagination
than tho countless editions of mud huts
which he sees In every village, or than tho
wldo, tilled fields, or tho husbandman pur
suing his calling In a manner Oriental, is
tho myriad of earth mounds which dot tho
fields everywhere sometimes grouped to
gether, vomctimea separate, many tiny and
with' pointed tops, others curved to a hem
isphere nnd ranging upward In slzo to that
of a huge tumuli, Somo group aro enclosed
by a low mud wall, a fow by a circling lluo
of trees. Many aro surmounted by a small
knob of earth, They aro grnves, tho graves
of thousands of dead Celestials, whoso bodies
rest beside thr fields wjjlch they tilled, un
der tho very soil, perhaps, from which they
had wrested a scanty living, though I havo
heard It said that In the matter of n last
resting place for his remains tho China
man's surviving relatives llko to steal a
march on their neighbors and place thu
honored bones In a neighboring vlnoyard In
stead of their own. As a matter of fact, It
rests with the geomancor, or soothsayer, who
selects an auspicious spot for tho burial place
after the body has been kept In tho houso
for a certain length of time, carefully boxed.
This Is tho same In Corea, Tho murdered
queen of that country hhonld havo been kept
twenty-seven days beforo burial, but as that
tlmo clarsed hefore arrangements wero
made for tho funeral, It was necessary to
keep her body twonty-soven montl's Instead.
In China tho coffins nre often left unburled
on tho ground, and sometimes 'tho bodies
sr exposed to view."
Wlm I (lie Pnrden Slnnil For.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Tho platforms of tho republican party and
tho Bryan narty aro beforo tho neonlo. nml
this Is what they stand for:
nrcrrnucAN.
Prourcss
Patriotism
Honest Money
A Mi rclinnt Marine
CloM Htnnilnnl
IlltYA.V
HctroKTfmlon
AKtilnnMoUm
Disponent Klnancrs
Kortlcn Khlps
Hlxteon to Ono
Prosperity
Poverty
Tho renubllcnn narty will march tn li.iltln
fiylng tbo American fing, a ling that It will
not haul down. As for the Bryan party
well, It has the Ice trust banner of Tammany
hnll to full back upon.
LUXURIOUS
That about describes our Summer Suits.
They are the most perfect garments made ready to
wear.
They are luxuriously made and trimmed, lined
and unlined, they will keep their shap2 and are light
and cool.
In fact, for from $10.00 to $20.00 or $25.00 we can
sell you a suit that will satisfy the most particular taste.
And we have all the variety of goods you ttuy
want.
Furnishings to go with the suits as well.
Browning, King & Co.,
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
Omabu'a Ouly Excluslvt Clothier for Mcu mad Uojr
ritl.('l5 DAVID, TUB MIC1IITY.
Chicago Record: Prince David of Hawaii
may not have any vote, but there Is a nleo
postoffico out there It he should want It and
Brynn should hnppeu to be elected.
Indlannpolls Journal: When thn demo
crats recall the fact thnt It was the to
of n haltbrccd Hawaiian rx-prluco which
gave Mr. Hrvnn n majority for his 14 to 1
plank, their opposition to expansion will bo
Intensified.
Philadelphia ledger: The delegation from
Hawaii In the democratic convention
boasted that tt had cast tho winning voto
In favor of tho 16 to 1 plank of the plat
form, and It Is reported that n single dele
gate from that new acquisition decided Its
policy. So Hnwnll's first political service to
tho nation of which It Is now a member
was to cnnblo ono of Its leading parties to
force an Issue on the most offensive form
of tho silver proposition. As nil sensible
voters will repudiate this surrender to the
silver demagogues, Hawaii may bo able to
claim In November thnt It saved the United
States from democratic control.
Kansas City Journal: Ono of the greatest
demonstrations of the week was that fol
lowing the reading of the "nntl-lmperallsm"
plank. A llttlo Inter on the same day thcro
was another great demonstration. It took
place when n delegate from Hawaii a untlvo
prlnco of the roynl blood, by tho wny ap
peared upon tbo plntform. Tho gross In
consistency of the two performances proba
bly did not occur to one In fifty of tho dele
gates. Nor did the utter Incongruity of
permitting n representative of n country
whoso annoxntlon stands for "Imperialism"
sit ns n delegate ou the floor of a convention
which declnred "nntl-ltupcrlalism" to be the
"paramount issue." But, most Inconsistent
of all, tho delegate from Hawaii was made
iv member of the committee on resolutions
und tt was his voto that gave the 16 to 1
plank 11 majority and a placo In the platform.
It was to tho policy of "Imperialism" in
actual operation, therefore, that the demo
cratic party Is indebted for tho financial
plank of its national platform.
Clir.KKV rilAI'T.
Somervllln Journal: The way to get on
In thn world Is to do your lying abed early
In tho evening. Instead of lu thu morning.
Plltsburr Chronicle: Mr. Penn Colonel
Uryun conducted tho convention cnmpalcn
bv wire.
Mr. Pitt Yes: I tinderwtnnd thnt seven
or eight long-distance telephones were shot
under him.
Washington Star: "You don't seem to
lie taking much Interest In the party plat
form. I am afraid you don't recognlzu Its
true Imtiortntne."
"There you misjudge me," nn ored Sen
ntor .Sorghum, seriously. "I rccognlzo lis
Importance thoroughly. W!iy, sir, tho
sentiments expressed In the platform urn
what get about all the votes that don't
havo to be paid for."
Chicago Tribune: "Henry, I wish you
wouldn't lie down on those sofa cushions.
Your clothes are dusty nnd they smell of
tobacco. "
"Indee 1, Oenevleve? "What are theso sofa
cushions for, may 1 nsk?"
"You know very well. Kldo slecpo en
them,"
Indlannpolls Journal: "Those folks next
door eiust be going to Join the summer
exodus."
"What makes you think so?"
"They've sent buck our lawn mower nnd
borrowed 11 trunk."
Detroit Free Press: "l see that the (ler
man count's balloon can be steered In any
direction the owner pleases If the wind
Isn't too UrotiK."
"What doci Im call It?"
"I r.on't know. "What do you suggest?"
"Llmburger. It gets very high, you
know, and always travels with tho wind."
Washington Star: "Do you think tho
money uuestlon ought to figure in n plat
form?" "Of course," nnswered Senator Sorghum.
"If anybody ran make 'money' get him
votes by putting It in tho platform Instead
of paylPK It out In cold llgures, 1 don't seo
how you can reasonably blame' him."
Detroit Journal: "Oh. bow 1 long," sb
exclnlmed, intensely, "for the strenuous
lirel"
Her husband sighed, To
were clearly vain.
resist furihet
"Vert- well." he said. In
n hollow, de-
spalrlng voice. "Do you think of going r.
the stuge or of keeping two hervants?"
It mattered not to him; tho expenso
would be about tho i-ame in cither ease.
TIHKD MOTIIliltS.
May Riley Smith In Baltimore News.
A little elbow leans upon your knee.
Your tired knee, that 11ns s-o much to
benr;
A child's dear eyes urn Hokimx lovingly
From underneath u thatch of tangled
hair.
Perhaps you do not heed tho velvet touch
Of warm, moist lingers, folding yours so
flght-
Ynu do not iirlze this blessing1 overmuch;
You nro ulmost too tired to pray tonight.
But It Is blessedness! A vcur ago
I did not seo It as I do toduy
We uro so dull and thnnkluss and too slow
To entch the sunshine till It slips away,
And now It seems surpassing strango to ma
Thnt, while I woro tho budge of mother
hood, I did not kiss more oft and tenderly
The little child that brought tuu only
tood.
And if fomc night, when you sit down to
rest.
You tnlss the elbow from your tired knee,
This icstlcHH, ciirlliu; head from off your
'breast.
This lisping tongue thnt clatters con
stantly; If from your own the dimpled hands hud
Hiippeu,
And ne'er would nestlo In your palm
again;
If thu white feet into tholr grave had
trlnned.
I could not blame you for your henrtacha
then!
I wonder so that mothers over fret
At llttlo children clinging to their gown,
Or that tho footprints, when tho days nro
wet,
Aro ever black enough to make them
frown,
If I could kiss a rosy, restless foot,
And hero n patter In my home once more;
If I could mend a broken crt today;
Tomorrow make a kite to reach the sky-
There Is no woman In God's world could
say
Sho was more blissfully content than 1.
But ah! tho dainty olllow next mv own
Is never rumpled by 11 shining head;
My singing blrdling from Its nest bus
llown,
Tho llttlo boy I used to kiss Is dead!