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PA It'll ICS I.HWI.VC KOIl Sl'.M.Mi:it.
l'nrtlrs lenvlni? li r elty for
the summer niny have The Hoc
rut to . thrni regularly liy
notifying The lire Ilunlnrs
oilier, In iirrmm or Ity mull.
The uililrrn will lit rliiiiiited
often n itmlred.
Governor Poynter has started out nl
ready apologizing for his record during
the past two years.
It was certainly bidding dellanee to all
Intuit ions to go to Oyster Itay for the
purpose, of maklns: speeches.
Tho populists may have a I.Ien on the
Rovernor's olllco in South Dakota, but
the republican claim has priority.
It looks as If the fig season had come
nround once more in Nebraska. The
I'lggltes have made another Irruption
Bryan will lie formally notified of his
nomination at Indianapolis without the
nld or consent of the Lincoln hotel keep
ers.
Nebraska democrats arn hereby ad
inonlshrd to swallow their medicine and
look pleasant once more for Bryan's
pake.
An Inspection of the growing crops
throughout Nebraska discloses the tlrm
foundation for the value of Nebraska
farm lands.
It wiiriie noted that all tho candidates
nominated on the fusion ticket who pro
fess to bo fanners have long records of
olllce holding.
Nominated In Missouri dialect and
notilled In the Hoosler tongue, Bryan
certainly has a right to say his is
cosmopolitan candidacy.
If tho corporations are satislled with
the performance given by the three
ringed circus at Lincoln the performers
ulso ought to be satisfied.
The sting of Ingratitude was so busy
down at Lincoln this week that the
fuslonlst who did not feel its prod ha
every reason to feel slighted.
Democrats can console themselves
with the Harrington pronuiiclaiuento o
a year ago that "after 1IHMI there will be
no more fusion In Nebraska."
The Hee'svacatlou contest Is entering
the last quarter and will lie more and
more Interesting from now until the lln
ish. Keep your eye on the returns.
Kasb?rn democrat1 nre htlll of the be
lief that what Hryan Interpreted to be a
call to lend (he democratic hosts was
.written in cipher nnd not properly trans
lated. Edgar Howurd says the populists boat
tho democrats with u bobtail flush. It
Is painfully evident that the democratic
hand wiih not even ace high or thv holder
Should not have laid down.
Spain declines to send any war ships
to tho Orient for the reason that "It ha?
no interestn in the far east." For bill
or particulars inquire or Atiuurai weorgo
Dewey, Washington, D. 0.
No conlldcnco Is violated when It is
ptntcd tho speech of Senator Tillman In
tho Kansas City convention will not lie
circulated by the democratic commlttet
ns n campaign document among the col
Died voters.
The city business Is being transacted
in Omaha on a cash basis for the tlrst
time In many years. Pay us you go Is n
good rule for municipalities as well as
individuals and the taxpayers would
gain in the long run If a cash basis
could tie. maintained ail the time.
Towns lias expressed a willingness to
clieek his baggage for some other point
than Washington, If his presence on the
Urynn train is embarrassing to the pro
motor of the personally conducted excur
6lou. On the side he Informs his friend
lie would not lie so willing to give up If
he thought the overloaded train would
ever be'uble to reach its destination.
Till, VISWS STATU TIC KliT,
Kliiun reform In JsVurimku lnts cul'
minuted onco more in thu nomination of
n fusion ntnte ticket In wlildi all tho do-
uifiitH opposed to the republican party
are presumed to do represented. in
eomlnj,' to an agreement upon the cnii
illdntes the allied reformer wore
actuated by no Iilplior motive than the
llvlslou of tho olllccs anion),' the Hpollv
hunters.
With only n corporal'H Ktinrd left out
of more than fi.000 followers four years
tiKo, the silver repuhllcau eontliiKenl
had to he content with n very thin
Hllce of pie. The coiicoshIoii made to
them of Joining In the renomlnatlon of
ileuteiiant Governor Gilbert was really
more than they were entitled to.
On the other hand, the popullstH
Irovo a very hard bargain with the
demoeratH, conceding them only one out
of the eight places on the ticket an an
offoot of their pledged support of
Hryun.
The renomlnatlon of Governor Poyn-
er nan Keen a foregone conclusion lor
some time past. In spite of the Intense
feeling that prevailed among the rank
and lile of his own party against an
endorsement of his administration, tho
(Unbilled Influence of his appointee?
and his corporation backing easily over
time all opposition.
Most of the remaining candidates lind
also been slated for their respective
places by the triple-headed machine that
has its headquarters In the state house.
rhe Italian hand that has foisted upon
the people the do-nothing State Hoard
of Transportation could also be readily
llscerued by those who are familiar
with the relations that subsist between
thu railroad managers and the dominant
popocratle ring.
With tho exception of I'oynter, Gilbert
and Oldhani, the nominees have not
llgured conspicuously in state politics
and are therefore unknown uuuntities.
barring their records In local olllce.
CHOKKIt L TIIH CAMl'AIHX.
Hoss Oroker will undoubtedly play a
conspicuous part In the democratic cam
paign, especially In New York, and It
is needless to say that he Will have
the active assistance of his leu trust
associates, thu Van Wycks and others,
together with all the Taininanyltes who
have grown rich by plundering the pub
lie under the direction of Oroker, him
self the chief plunderer. The New York
Times says the whole gang actually live
off the public as much as if they Mole
money directly from the treasury In
tho old Tweed way. Instead of getting
It by devices like the ice trust and the
heavy shaving of contracts with the
city or with private corporations that
fall into their nower.
Oroker's Interest In ltrynn Is due
largely If not wholly to the fact that
he desires to extend the tleld for plun
der. lie believes that If he can carry
New York for Ilryan and he la elected
It will not only strengthen Tainuiany
locally and augment the power of Oro
ker there, but It will enable him to es
tablish an inlluence it Washington
which will at least permit him to con
trol tho patronage of the ICmplru state.
He has placed himself in n position to
claim all the credit and glory in the
t vent of New York giving its electoral
vote to the Kansas (Mty ticket and no
one who knows anything about Croker
can doubt that he would press his
"lalin with a vigor which It would be
hard to resist. It Is needless to say
that Mr. Hryan is most willing to ac
cept the support of Tammany, Ice trust
and all, and perhaps even to encourage
It by promise of reward In the event
of his election.
ir;(7f siiAhh ir uavki
In his speech at Canton, O., Senator
rairbniiks of Indiana said that the su
preme question before the American
people Is, Shall we have republican
prosperity or democratic adversity'.' It
Is certainly it question that every citi
zen, whatever his business or vocation,
should consider earnestly and thought
fully. Four years ago there was adversity
and had been for two or three years.
In IMS! tho people, although thou en
joying a high degree of prosperity,
elected a democratic president and con
gress. What followed Is familiar his
tory. It was an object lesson that mil
lions of our people still remember. There
was Industrial stagnation, business de
gression, Idleness, When these condi
tions were at their worst, when the pall
of adversity was heaviest over the
ountry, the democratic party asked the
people to continue It In power on the
promlso of relief through opening the
nluts to the free and uullnilted coinage
if silver. The appeal was rejected and
the republican party was restored to
power on its assurance that It would
Ueey the money of tho country on a
sound basis and open the mills and fac
tories to American labor.
An immediate Improvement in tlnan
clal and business conditions followed re
publican success and for more than
three years all Interests have enjoyed a
higher measure of prosperity than ever
before. With republican victory came
the restoration of tinanelal confidence
an Impulse to Industrial and business eu
terprlse. and a demand for labor. All
and more than the republican party
promised has been realized, for not the
most sanguine could have anticipated
the wonderful material progress of the
last three years.
It Is unnecessary to go Into details to
point out lu llgurcs the vast Increase In
our domestic and foreign trade, the
great augmentation of capital which
enables us to lend millions to Hurope
the greater earnings of the people a
evidenced lu their increased savings
All this Is familiar to most people of lu
lelllgence, while there nre very few who
have not been shakers lu this prosperity
There is every reason to bellevu thu
these conditions will continue If the pol
ides that created them are maintained
They will bo maintained If the repub
lican party Is maintained In power
They will be endangered by democratl
success, The Hryaulte party stands for
free trade as well as for free silver. It
lender tlrst made political reputation a
an ardent advocate of the former and
although ho has for the last few year
iguorcd the question, us the Kausus Clt
platform does, there can lie no doubt
that Mr. Hryan Is ih strongly In favor
of free trade today as ho was when he
assisted In framing and championing the
Wilson tariff. A Hryan administration
and congress, therefore, would not only
lie a menace to sound money, but also to
protection to American Industries and
labor.
The nuestlon whether we shall have
republican prosperity or democratic ad
versity Is Indeed the question of para
mount Importance to the American peo
ple. It Is the question before all other?
which every man owes It to himself
and to his family to consider. 1 no
country has never had prosperity under t)
democratic administration, even In the
best days of that parly. Would It be
likely to have with the party standing
for tho principles It now advocates?
Till) SVSVAV IIKII.
Tho Hce Sunday will constitute an
other notable number from every point
of view lu which the reader of the mod
ern newspaper Is Interested. The Illus
trated Hee in particular, devoted largely
to Governor Hoosevelt and his recent
trip to Oklahoma City, on which he was
accompanied by a special representative
of The Hee, Is sure to command admira
tion.
The frontispiece is a handsome portrait
of Governor Hoosevelt, posed specially
for the purpose with u background of
the train on which the party rode. A
whole page furthermore Is given over
to a series of striking views, artistically
grouped, showing the various phases of
the triumphal Journey of the republican
candidate for vice president. They pre
sent him In a number of characteristic
attitudes while speaking from the car
platform or the Improvised stage, while
riding in the parade at Oklahoma City
and while watching the Hough Hitlers'
games at the park. The snap-shots at
the great crowd tliat greeted the party
also give a graphic idea of the enthusi
asm aroused on the way.
An Illustrated article on the reunion of
the HooFcvelt regiment at Oklahoma
City iits In by giving glimpses of the life
of the colonel's associates during the
war. One picture shows the Hough
Hitlers' standard, another the men In
lino In tho parade and others the high
nvlvates at their favorite games and
pastimes.
The Kansas City convention Is treated
pictorially with a sorb's of photographs
made at that trreat gathering. The
Iowa, Nebraska and New York delega
Hons have been caught by the camera
as well s some of the more prominent
persouuges among tin delegates and
sneetators. In the same connection are
two strlUlns photographs of Mr. Hryan
Mr. Stevenson and Mr. Tow no. the three
candidates on tho two popocratle na
tlonal tickets.
The Iowa colony at IVltln. with Mln
ister Conger as the central llgure, forms
the subject of an Illustrated article ae
companled by photographs recently
made and sent to friends on this side. In
view of the thrilling events transpiring
nt-tho Chinese capital this contribution
is. particularly timely.
Carpenter's letter this week narrates
his observations on a Journey to the Stilti
Islands. As usual, it is replete with lit'
structive facts and entertaining reint
nlscences, while the accompanying ulc
tares are niado from photographs taken
by Mr. Carpenter himself.
People who read The Hee Sunday will
have no cause for disappointment. If
not a subscriber, place your order with
your newsdealer or with your newsboy
When Matt Goring insisted that tlx
democrats corral the governorship as
their share of the fusion state ticket a
big bunch of cold shivers ran down tho
backs of several democratic aspirants
for the United States senate who saw
heir ambitions about to be blocked by
trusting the head of tho ticket on their
rty and they Immediately Jumped to
he breach to avert the calamity. No
democratic governor is wanted by the
ould-bo democratic senators.
The democrats explnln to their popnlUt
irothers that the reason the income tav
plank doeR not appear lu the platform Is
iccnusu It was mislaid and Its absence
not noticed until too late. The platform
s so long that it Is not strange one plank
more or less aid not attract aiteiiiioii.
Hut, why was It turned down when
iTered just before adjournment of the
on vent Ion V
I. 1'. Stubbs says the democrats will
carry lowa. .Mr. mudun mis niumun.v
nadi thU nr' diction for so many years
hat eventually he may make himself bo-
lleve It. The dreams of the rotund l air
Held orator have a penchant for going by
contraries, however.
A few teeth were broken out of the
cogs of the popocratle machine, but the
chief machinists hope to have It lu work
tug order again In a few days. Some
green men In the now crew will have to
bo drilled before thinus go along as
smooth as formerly .
Omaha Is bound to be the center of a
svstem of suiiurnan oiectrn: roans uu-
fore very long and any plan that will
advance' the project will be welcomed
bv both townsmen and tho people of the
rural districts.
The Oelolier Sverp.
Kansas City Star.
The blcsest majority for tho democrats
will bo rolled up about tho middle of Oc-
iOber. That Is tho time they always carry
tho country.
na the llntloiin, I'lrimr.
Minneapolis Journal.
Tho populists In Nebraska nnd the In
rtinn at Hed Lake. Minn,, havo put on
their blankets and may leave their reserva
tlonw at any moment.
The Ainu with the Ax.
Washington Post.
Ot courie It Is not claimed that the Hon
Adlal K. Stevenson is a walking Indoras
meat of civil service reform. It will bo
recalled that Adlal snipped off n few re
publican beadB In tho first Cleveland admin
Utration,
Ail Independent View.
Indianapolis News (hid.)
Whllo we recognlie. as our readers know
the weaknesses and Inconsistency ot Mr,
McKlnley. we are decidedly of the opinio
that tho welfare of tho country will be
safer In tho bands of Mr. McKlnley and
tho republican party than In the hand? of
.Mr. Bryan and tho aBgregatlon of parties
of unrest and reaction now supporting him.
KriiKer'n Stuuuerlnir .loli.
New York World.
Britain's war upon the Uoer republics has
now cost It 48,188 officers and men. Th
latest week, with 1,73 cnsualtbt), more than
maintains the weekly average for tho war.
Too I'riisjieriiun fur Populism.
Chlonso Post.
If Nebraska perelsta In being prosperous
under republican rule It Is likely to lose
ono of Its distinguished clt'zcns. Ilryan
never will consent to remain in such a per
fidious stato.
Cnn't llulilile Willie.
Detroit Tree Press.
There Is nothing slow nbottt tho campaign
scheme to keep Ilryan nt home ns much as
posslblo until after election. Hut there Is a
general curiosity to learn who has the nervo
to undertake tho duties of keeper. It la
sixteen to ono that William will "lly the
coop."
Deserter null IteeriiHs.
Philadelphia Ilecortl.
Hon. A I) ram S. Hewitt, Senator Lindsay
of Kentucky, ex-(5overaor Waller of Con
necticut, cx-Comptrolior Kckcls and other
prominent nnd life-long democrats find
themselves unable to support Mr. Hryan
for tho presidency on tho platform he ha(
constructed for himself. Hut against the
loss of these goldbugs there is the net-off
of Mr. Webster Davis. Mr. UavU has hut
ono vote, but ho can roar.
Chii'I AtVoril to llcl.
KunmiH City Star.
Tho president will not take tho part lu
tho campaign this year that he did In 1SU0,
when he was u private c'tlzen nnd had am
ple tltno for Bpccchninklng. He Is now oc
cupied with tho cares of his administration
nnd will have to leave the campaigning to
others. Ah a matter of fact, with Hoose
velt to lire the republican heart and Web
Davis making speeches for the democrats,
.Mr. McKJnley can well afford to keep out
of the fight.
nto.si'unrrv ok Tin: KAioinns.
SiiliNliinlliil IteiiNiniH for 0IiiinIUii n
the CIiciiii Money Maul.
J. Sterling .Morton's Conservative.
A glance at the following figures will
show the almost unprecedented Increase
Blnce 1893, la tho value of tho things the
farmer produces:
In tho years between 181)3 nud 1S99 tho
nntiual value of the farmer's principal crops
Increased as follows: Corn, from $54 1.0S.1.
D34 to $829,210,110, or ! per cent; wheat,
from 237,938,!)SS to $319,5 15.2C9, or 34 per
cent; oats, from MC3.tI3G.0CS to 519S.1flT.975
or 16 per cent; rotton, from $C60,338,ui)G to
$332,000,009, or 27 per cent; tobacco, fioai
$35,571,220 to $45,000,1,00, or 30 pr cent; flax,
from $12,000,000 to $24,000,000. or 100 pe;
cent.
Tho totnl value of the crops of 1899 mens
ured by a gold standard were $.122,000,000
more than tho valuo of those of 1893. Dur
lug this period the live stock of tho farmer
Increased In valuo by C33,000.000. In so far
as his pioducts are concerned, the farmer is
tudiij nearly ouo billion dollars better off
than ho was in 1895, not to mention the
cancellation of farm mortgages, the build
lag of new and better homee, and tho buy
ing of better Implements. Wo are not sur
prised, In the face of this rhowlng, that
tho convention at Kansas City should so
reluctantly fall In lino for Mr. Urynn's de
inund for cheap money.
POYNTHR AH
a rnoiMiryr.
SIcIIcmv
Snirr of tlie Slnle Honse Cnsts
a. Calamity Horosenie.
New' Of orW World.
Nebraska's populist Rovernoi, Mr. Poyn
tcr, is out with the very first horoscope of
tho campaign. He finds that the stars do
not yet elect Mr. Hryan, but nssuro him at
least 220 electoral votm, four short of n ma
jority, while they assure Mr. McKlnley unly
131. Iu the doubtful list are 10(1 votes, those
of Ohio. Illinois. .Michigan, Minnesota, New
York.
This doubtful list is certainly most de
pressing from the democratic standpoint
"Mr. Rryan must carry one of these status,
on Poyntcr's showing," the average demo
crat will say. "Hut which one? All havo
beon giving big republican majorities right
along except Now York nnd It seems to be
settled that New York Is lost because of the
free silver plank."
The feeling of dissatisfaction with Toyn
tcr as nn astrologer grows ns tho list of
states suro for Ilryan Is examined. True
Mr. Ilryan carried Kansas, South Dakota,
Washington nnd Wyoming In 189G. Hut tho
democrats and populists nnd silver repub
licans havo stendlly lost ground In all four,
ntll now they teem to he good republican
states, firmly opposed to free sllverlsm.
Washington linn even shown signs of a liking
for McKlnley's Oriental adventures. Then
there Is Maryland, which detests free silver,
nd Indlann, which hns shown not tho slight
est slcn of wnverlim from the republican
column, whero It was placed In IMtfi. And
these six slates supply forty-four of nryan's
sure" 220 In thu I'oynter prophecy. And
llnall Mr. I'oynter concedes California,
Delaware and West Virginia as "certain"
for McKlnley.
Mr. I'oynter soems to bo true to tho tra
ditional prophetic spirit- -tho prediction of
gloom and disaster.
YKI.I.OW .MAN AMI II IS I.AX1I.
Ail Umpire of Kiioriumi K&teul nud
VllH( 1'oiXlllltioil,
l'hlladelohlu Times,
bet us tuku a look at China.
Her area Is 4,4u8,7G0 square miles, or
inthcr moru than ono-twelfth of tho whole
land suriarc of the globe.
Her population Is given In round figures
at 300.000,000. If we add the population of
tho North and South American continents,
white, red, black and hi own, to that of
Great Hrltaln, France, Germany, Austria
Turkey, Italy, Norway, Sweden. Spalu,
Diccre nnd Denmark, wo stilt have place for
the- 6,000,000 people of Australia and New
Zealand before a sum Is reached equaling
this vast nation.
It lu true that come parts of China are
vastly ovorpopulated, hut this U by no
moans true of It nil. With three times tho
area ot 13ri..Jh India, China has Ices than
twlco as many people. With a population
per square mllo i"juallng that of India,
China would contaln.over 700,000,000 souls
Yet In India there nre vast Jungles and
unoccupied lands. If It were possible to
concolve of China being populated on the
samci hohIo of density ns England 32, 000.COO
to 51,000 square miles the population of
that country would number 2,530,000,000, or
nearly double tho present estimated popu
lation of tho whole world.
Should tho country bo opened up with
railroads the present population would un
doubtfdly vastly Increase, but ap.ut from
this tho opening up of the country could
enslly result In ways unthought of at this
time. Equipped with meanB of Intertranslt
nnd the modern armament and methods of
war as Is tho with ot thu Caucasian to lo
equip hor and hor present population In
formed as to their strength and resources
she could readily realize her power, put
forth tho energy of her countless millions
burst like un uvalancbo upon Europe and
engulf It.
Then the yellow, not the white, race
would reign.
The partitioning of China would porhap
letsen tho yellow danger, hut by embroiling
tho white nations It could also bring it
nearer. No Monroe doctrine could save u
then,
And yet this is tho country and pcopl
that tho adinlniitration art) utlug as a po
lltlctl plaything.
OTIIMH I.AMI.H TIIAX III IIS,
Of tho new Italian ministry, the premier,
Signer Carncco; tho minister for foreign af
fairs, Marquis Venosta; the war minister,
General San Martlno, and tho minister of
murine, Admiral Morln, nre all senators.
Marquis Venosta and tleneral Martlno were
members of Ucneral 1'elloux's cabinet. All
tho other members of the new ministry are
loputlcs. Slgnnr Ilrnnca. minister ot pub
lic works; Slgnor Cnrcano, minister of agri
culture, and Slgnor l'ascotato, were cither In
the former opposition or Independent; whllo
Slgnor Glnnturco, minister of Justice; Slgnor
Hublnl. minister ot tho treasury; Slgnor
C J n 1 lo. minister of public instruction, and
Slgnor Chlmlrrl, minister of finance, were nil
friends nnd supporters of General l'elloux.
All of them have been In olllce beforo except
Slgnor Hublnl nnd Slgnor l'ascolnto. The
political complexion of tho now cabinet Is
liberal, the right having only three repre
sentatives. Marquis Venostn, Slgnor Hublnl
nnd Slgnor Chlmlrrl; Slgnor Carcnno Is nn
ardent supporter of Slgnor Zannrdclll. The
selection of Slgnor Villa, a member of the
liberal opposition, for the presidency the
Chamber Is taken as nn Indication of n policy
of reconciliation towards ho extreme left.
l'rlnco Tuan, who appears to have super
seded the Empress Dowager Tzc-hsl In tho
exorcise of dictatorial powers In China, has
been hitherto ono of her supporters In the
conspiracy by which the emperor, Kwung
Hsu, wns kept In seclusion and his authority
usurped. They havo compelled him to sign
n decreo continuing her regency, nnd quite
recently he had signed n decree, also pre
pared by them, designating t'u Chun, tho
son of TmI Yl, l'rlnco Tuan, ns the heir to
tho throne, l'rlnco Tunn, It should he ex
plained, Is the son of l'rlnco Tun, wjio was
tho brother of tho former emperor, Hleu
Fung, and of l'rlnco Chun, the father of
Kwnng Hsu, tho nctunl emperor, who was un
ndopted heir. He Is thus u first cousin nnd
of tho sniiio generation ns the emperor, nnd
his son Is eligible to this Inherltnco by tho
designation of tho family council. If Tuan
has, as reported, caused tho death of tho em
peror, Kwnng Hsu. his pon would succeed, tho
former regency would cense and l'rlnco Tuan
would havu himself constituted regent dur
ing his son's minority. This is presumably
what has occurred nnd It explains tho new
usurpation.
A bill concerning tho depopulation of
Franco will shortly be Introduced In the
French senate, drafted by M. Plot, senator
of tho Coto d'Or. and bncked by M. Ilcrnard
senator for tho Doubs. M. Plot Is the author
of n pamphlet on tho subject, which has
been widely distributed nmong the members
of the senate and the Chamber of Deputies.
Tho bill contains tho following proposals:
A reduction of taxes? of the fatner of a
family of more than three children In pro
portion to tho number of children living, tho
exemption from active military service of
the head of every family of four children,
tho reform of tho succession ot duty which
would reduce, according to the number of
children, the Imposition of a tax of 30 francs
per head or per household without n child
(which would bring In tho total receipt of
nearly 200,000,000 francs), and the reduction
to tho sixth degree of tho right of collateral
succession. This mcacure nlso Includes ex
emption from military service of the eldest
son of a family having four children, ex
emptlon from deposit money and certain re
payments for the fathers of four children
living In French colonies, improvement of
the public health by the rigorous application
of temperance legislation, and laws for the
protection of children, simplification of tho
formalities of marriage and naturalization
and tho gradual decrease of tho work of
women In workshops. Ilesldes thcao spe-
cldc provisions, M. Plot anticipates that
rrgulatlor.s bo made under tho bill, when
passed, with a view of bettering tho sltua
tlon of fathers of families; for Instance, by
Increasing tho salaries of public servants
according to tho number of children they
may havo living.
The French premier. M. Wahleck-Hous
t-'cau. niado a statement about the situation
In Morocco tho other day, when dlscutslng
before tho Budget committee tho supple
mentary credits made necessary by the mili
tary occupation of tho Oasis of Twat. He
said that all tho powers resognlzcd tho fact
that these oasrs belonged to Algeria, and
therefore to France. Igll was not, as homu
contended, on tho Moorish frontier. Pre
cautions Indeed had to be taken on nccount
ot disquieting Information ns to the Indc
pendent tribes on the frontier of Oran, but
they were needless, for Morocco hail shown
great prudence, and tho lateat nfllclal dls
patches which had been received gave as
suranco that no danger existed. The occu
pation of Twat was therefore Insured. The
oss of llfo In theso operations had been
very sllglit, hut tne expense hail been con
idernble on nccount of the coRt of trans
port, and heavy sacrlllces would have to he
borno by tho mothor country, whatever
share fell on Algeria. Tho futuro expense
lowevcr, would not be great, not exceed
ing 2,000,000 francs a year, apart from the
cost of the railway, the construction of
which would be expedited ns the best way
f consolidating tho occupation. Tho DIskrn
& Wnrgla railway was Included la tho pro
gram, hut an extension beyond Wargla
would ho ctstly and tinremunerntlvc. A
redlt of 1,200,000 francs would complete
tho line to Duveyrler, nnd hereafter It
night bo extended to Iglt.
Ilesldes England's "little war" In Ashantl.
a disturbance is reported Irom the Afghan
frontier of India, which mny develop Into
troublo as serious ns that which almost Im
mediately preceded tho lloer war and which
cost many lives nnd much expense beforo It
wns quieted. This Is the point of electric
contact between England and niissln, Af
ghanistan, the "buffer state," lies between
them and serves as n non-conductor be
tween tho two systems of political electric
ity, but Afghanistan has recently given
signs of belli amenable to Russian Influence
and, though In this case the Afghans are said
to have been tho sufferers and a band of wild
Afridls from tho bills tho aggressors, tho
affair may easily lead to open rupture with
Afghanistan, nnd eventually with Hussla
htrsolf.
An imperial ukaso has Just been published
In th'' Ofllclal Messenger at St. Petersburg
abolishing tho penalty of banishment to Si
he i In for the greater number of offenses
hitherto punishable by that Inhuman and
soul-destroylng method. Tho ukaso marks
the completion of the transfoimatlon of HI
borla from nn aggregation of peual settle
ments Into h truo colony whorelu thu sur
plus population of Russia proper, which Is
constantly threatening to outgrow its means
of milfclstpnce, will have room to expand and
thrive. Tho coincidence of the liberation,
so to Fpcak, of Siberia nnd the destruction of
the remnants of the ancient constitutional
liberties of Finland shows that, desplto tho
sentimentality of tho czar, tho Russian
bureaucracy Is a grinding tyranny which
gives with one hand only to tako away moru
with the other.
i'rmle llPlntlniiN of (lie World.
Philadelphia North American.
How closely nil tho Interests of all the
world aro being. Interknlt Is having Inter
tstlng Illustration In tho news that mill
workers In Matno aro feeling the pluch of
povorty because of tho Iloxern' uprising In.
China. Certain cotton mills In Hlddeford
have been doing well with tho Chlnose trado
of late years, and by reason of their largo
and growing exports to Shanghai ihelr em'
ptoses have plenty of work and good pay
Hut that prospect la all changed now, ami
unless tho Chlneso troublo Is soon settle
tho mill neonlo will havo to find a new
market, and In the mcantlmo tholr em
ployes will have to live on short rations.
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nil, n il' vi, nittr
Tho Now York Herald has come to the
conclusion that the democracy Is "no longer
a party, but a mob."
Reports from Duzzard's Hay are to tho
effect that tho Kuusus City tlckot acquired
no weight or halt there.
The continued gaiety of tho campaign is
ut-eured as long as Henry Watterson "spurns
quiddities" and shouts for 10 to 1.
Joseph Flory, tho republican candidate for
governor ot Missouri, was a conductor on
tho Wubash railroad for twenty years.
The "Illy white" republicans of Doutfdana
are to publish u paper, but the problem ot
securing suitable Ink other than black casts
u dark shadow over the project.
Ex-Govurnor Morally of Ohio, a democrat
ot tho old nud true school, says he Intends
to vote for McKlnley and Roosevelt "be
cause they nre better men than Ilryan."
That veteran of many campaigns, John
M. Palmer, declares tho gold deuiocrntii will
get together nnd put a ticket In tho field.
Duckner, Hewitt, Cleveland, Carlisle. Eck
els, Morton, Hoadly and other democratic
giants nre ot tho saino mind.
lluttonhollng lu this campaign will bo
more than a figure of speech. No party pa
triot is rightly clothed without buttonholes
for campaign buttons. Should tho mania
button-up some of the hot air caverns the
country would rejolco exceedingly.
Eleven national conventions havo been
held to nominate candidates for president
und vlco president. Four of these fused
Into two organizations, leaving nluo tickets
in tho Held, with Hryan at tho head of three.
They arc as follows:
Republican President, William McKlnley,
Ohio; vice president, Theodore Roosevell,
New York.
Democratic President, William Jennings
Bryan, Nehrnska; vlco president, Adlal K.
Stevenson, Illinois.
People's Party (MIddlo-of-the-Road)
President, Wharton llarker, Pennsylvania;
vice president, Ignatius Donnelly, Minne
sota. People's Party (Fusion) PrcwiJent, Wil
liam Jennings Bryan, Nebraska; vlco presi
dent, Charles A. Towne, Minnesota.
Social Democrats President, Eugene V.
Debs, Indiana; vlco president, Job Hiirrlmnn,
California.
Prohibition President, Jo-hn O. Woolloy,
Illinois; vice president, Henry 11. Metcalfe,
Rhode Island.
United Christian President, Rev. S. C.
Swallow, Pennsylvania; vlco president, John
G. Woolloy, Illinois.
DcLeou Socialist President. Joseph F.
Moloney, Massachusetts; vlco president. Val
entino Reralll, Pennsylvania.
Silver Republican President. William
Jennings Hryan, Nebraska; vlco president,
dial E. Stevenson, Illinois.
Here is
a Starter
At the beginning of a season, we have to
anticipate the demand and prepare for it but if the demand isn'
as large as the assortment, we present the cure, and the only
cure is to cut the price, and we have cut our price on 400 men's
summer suits that sold from $6.50 to $28.00, and put them on
our two front tables to be sold at
Just Half
$6.50 Suits
$7.50 Suits
$3.75
$15.00 Suits
$7.50
$3.25
$12.50 Suits
$6.25
$22.50 Suits $25.00 Suits
$11.25 $12.50
No clothing
In Our Children's Department
Children's Wash Sailor Suits, half price; sizes 3 to 12 years.
$1.00 Suits $1.25 Suits $1.50 Suits $2.00 Suits
50c 65c 75c $1:00
This includes all wash Suits none reserved Boy's crash
coats and vests, 14 to 16 years, $1.00 each.
Children's Wash Kilt Suits
Half Price,
$1.50 Suits at 75c and up to $8.50 suits at $4.25.
This is a very unusual opportunity, but we want to reduce
these lines right away. Sale is now on.
Browning, King & Co.,
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
Omuhu'a Only Exclusivt Clothier (or Men unU Uojr.
I.AUtilllMl (IAS,
Hotrolt Journal" Some women delft
while uthrri. defy Fashion, the former ha
lilt' nn "I" for that sort of thing.
Philadelphia Picss; "I tmd;i . ind, sir,
that you referred to me n n dog. ,
"No. sir' you are nilslnforinrd. I -on-slder
n dog man s truest nnd most faithful
friend "
Indianapolis Journal: "Clara's up In par
llamelitar- tinige, I tell you.
"Mow do otl know?"
"When I proposed to her she said: '( lar
enre, 1 nominate you by nccUmntlon.
Pittsburg C'hronhle: Squlldlc-I think
that I-ord Roberts Is hutitlns for trouble
In the Transvaal
McSw'IIIIm -What mnkes you say thai
Squlldlg He Is looking for Hotha.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Yep, the light
ning struck a street car conductor on the
back platform. l.ordy, but ho was nind
enough when he found It ot!"
"What miu! him mad?"
"Why, the denied iectrlc current rung
up six fares on him!"
Detroit J on run 1:
Briton found time
Now, nt last, the
to voice a sclentlllc
truth or two.
"In the clear atmosphere of South Af
rica," he e)bserved, 'things nre farther awuy
than they look to be!"
"My finish, for Instance!" snickered tho
lloer, who hnd lied to the rocks.
This levity, of course, wits exceedingly
Ill-timed.
Chicago Post: "Tho practice of Inw U
my avocation," asserted the young man.
"You mean your vocation, don t you?"
answered his sister, who was n stickler for
the correct use of words.
"Oh, he used the right word." Interrupted
his wealthy father sarcastically. "The
spending of money his vocation nnd the
practice of Inw merely his nvocatlon."
iii:sii)t; a Nt'AHiu.iNt; sthiiam.
Chlenzn Times-Herald.
Thoy stopped beside a purling brook
That wound among tho trees
And babbled down among tho rocks
And out across the leas.
They rested nn tho mosoy hank,
Tim maiden fnlr nnd he:
"O that 1 might, somehow, obtain
A drink ot this," said she.
Ho took a broad, smooth lenf and formed
A cup therefrom und dipped
Vp sparkling llttlo measures that
The griitelul maiden sipped.
And when her thirst wns quenched, at last,
The maiden lightly Inugned
And told him 'twas the sweetest drink
A girl had ever quaffed.
She praised Its coolness nnd sho praised
The clearness of tho stream:
She smacked her ruby lips and said
Its flavor wus supreme.
They sauntered up along the bank
A dozen rods or so.
And turned n bend nround a rock
That hid tho view below.
Tho tnnlden took one look beyond
And gavo a piercing scream
Two cows tlut hud bedraggled tails
Wero standing la tho stream.
Going Away?
TAKE
A
KODAK.
We carry nil lending:: makes,
prlco list.
Send for
J. C.Huteson&Co.
MANUFACTURING OPTICIANS.
1520
DOUGLAS STREET.
Price,
$8.50 Suits $10.00 Suits
$4.25 $5.00
$18.00 Suits $20.00 Suits
$9.00 $10.00
$28.00 Suits
$14.00
fits like ours.
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