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The Omaha Daily Bee
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Sioux city: 611 Park Street.
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Communications rclntlnc to nows and
editorial matter should bo addressed: ..
omaha Uee, Kdltorlal Department.
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HKM1TTANCES
Remit bv draft, cxrjress or postal order,
jiayablo to The Heo IMibllshlng Company,
mnll nw-nlllilil lVrunnnl rhn Oil
Omaha or Kastcrn exchanges, not accepted.
THli DUE PCllLIBUI.NO CUMl'AM.
8TATKMKNT OK CinCL'I.ATlON.
Slato of Nebraska, Douglas County, as:
sav-s that tlm actual number nf full and
romploto copies or The Dally, Morning,
Evening niuf Sunday Dee. printed during
the month of July, low, was us follows:
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Less unsoid and' returned conies' '' V- ?h
returned copies.... 1-.-7H
Net total sales H:t7.777
rci uany arcrage 27,025
Hubscrlbed nnd sworn to before mo this
uioi uujr ui Juiy, rjuo.
M. Ii. HITNC1ATK.
Notary rubllc.
I-AIITIUS l.i:.Wl.C i-oit huhumii.
l'nrtlca Irnvliiu: the rltv fnr
the miiiiniiT miiy linvc The Urn
"put tu (lit-iu ri-Hiiliirl)- 1r
otlfyiiK The lire Illinium
oWee, In iirmoii or li- mull.
The nildrrsn ill liu chiuiKed
ns often nn Ueslreil.
The Itrvan nress n,.nt i,n ini..'i..
gotten out his multiple spectacles ncnln
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Nobody will compete with Seinitni-
Fettlgrow as prime snokesmnn fnr
Agulnnldo In this country.
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If Mr. Iti-vnn ,l,.u e
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'"-""' nn L-llllL-I VI IIIH rillllllll!' Ilintnu I
rillinliiL' mates
he can easily arrange a debate with his
own utterances and predictions of four
years ago,
refraining
tlon
More peoplo nro there now than can be
comfortably cared for.
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wciiukii iniiiuu is hoc sparing on
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yu. ioi.b. nut mis is one iiitio ex-
travngnncc In which he will hare the
general npproral of the public, under
niu in-uiiiiui c,ijiiiiiiiiiii'es existing.
Chairman Jones has put the Nebraska
member of the democratic national com
mittee on his executive committee,
which means that he thinks Nebraska
requires looking after. Chairman Jones
is right ou this point
Just as a matter of precaution Mr.
llrynn took along with him on tho same
train the chairman of tho notltlcatlon
committee, upon whom devolves the
duty of telling about the nominations
made at Kansas City.
Tho Topeku Capital says everything
points to landslide to the republican
nnrtv in tlmr utntn in i-n,,,. V...
uriiBui must 1101 ici Kansas get aiiead
" LoiniiiB 10 tne support or tne
party of progress and prosperity.
It Is proposed by some democrats to
throw all the present would-be leaders
in tills county overboard unless they get
together for Itryan's sake. If all the
local democrats who Imagine they are
leaders were thrown orerbonrd, where
would the ship get ballnst?
Tho nllles hare discovered that there
are more Chinese soldiers between Tien
Tsln and I'ekln than they had supposed,
Tho chances are, therefore, that there
will eventually be more Chinese corpses
etrown along the path to tho Chinese
capital than wns originally anticipated.
Omahii has returned to thu long-ills-
carded practice of redeeming some of
its municipal bouds In cash without
nsuiug the liohlers to renew them. Tho
fact that the city Is on a cash basis Is
furthermore to be credited to the
energetic performance of duty by the
republican city treasurer
Ex-Congressman John I. Martin, who
is ofllchitlug as sergeant-at-arms for
Mr. Hryan, should bo promptly muzzled,
Ho hns already carried Ohio, Illinois
nnd Indiana for Hryan and If he keeps
on ho will have exhausted the forty
live states of the union and will be
looking for more states to conquer long
before election day heares in sight
The protests ngulnst the tiling of the
silver republican and the populist btnte
tickets hare been lodged with the sec
retary or suite aim win do given a
political enses. however, precedents do
not "mint
Mr. Hryan might really enter Into the
spirit of tho occasion at Indianapolis
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and enjoy Uie proceedings It it were not
for tho Khost of thu tlrorer Clereland
administration walking beside him In
i,n n..Un.. nf iiini Kiii..iiu.in 'in...
Knnsus Oltv convention that nerne.
truted Stevensou rendered Itself liable
to prosecution for willful and wanton
cruelty to animals.
uauy iieo nnu tjuuiiny, who from Tien I Sill to reUlll, Willie in ine jireseiu ifpreseiiiaiiuii 111 iuwniu!n uuu
?! " mm ,,,m,,ly ,,ml '" t,,B l,lt,t,tornl nvfa! lf tl,c ,,rw,S9 of i . ? cr"T nf "(ty to T ,!".i 1'7
Hatunfny Ueo, one Year , r ,.rV,K ,nllv. The International negro disfranchisement slinll go on upon " greeted the democratic camiiiiate
weekly Uee, One .ear . ()- lvkn rtntwl , t, Mnm NorUl Mm ,. for the presidency on his nrrlral In
omahat Tho t.dL. , bo from 11.000 to 1.3.000. an army so As the New York Sun says, "the rule Oinnlm was luagij, n he po,.c ratc
A South Omaha: City Hall Hulldlng, Twen t-(.l a 1 1 vol v small that It would seem lin- of one-quarter of the union by a despotic orMin to uoui usai to ,tni. inis is
Council muffs: 10 lVnrl Htrcct.
hopelessness of further effort and is lug returned from their tour of inspeo- fircatest mistnKo tuc inner ever mane n io omco of that uoay aMy from 12 until 2.
M Hung Chang Is evidently wise In L-l it to .,..t nn end to the horrors of tlou lu the east, and should be ready to "quire the KaniBB City convention to relt- As ono ot the Bcnlor ministers ot tho for-
from Increasing the oonula- - It wn ,1,1 ,i,.tr,,nt nothlntr from his Cet down to business. The llrst thing ! " V "L, "L ' !,Rn f"? c0 .,,e "pent. cve7 Uay i" "
nf Uni-1.. 1 1 . .. . . ' 1 . . ... ...... ... uuu luwk i'v..u..ou. . & or u 111 tno aitcrnoon mere, iiieso were
or 1 ekln by moving to the cart ta . fimw. ir in. in,nl,l nffor to Riinendor and the board should take up ls the ones- .., , j.,, j..,i .,.i ...,,,,,, ,
formal heniing. The same questions ' Louisiana that wiilto voters are lloI1..i ,.OIlvt.Ilttol, for this purpose was monopoly Is In no sense a trust, -wo do varrcn J. Lynch, tho general passenger
were threshed over once before when ashamed to confess their illiteracy r t li.. Iuoh In tlit" vniuiHtlizii lust claim." ho says, "tho right to use our own aRt.nt of tho Chicago ruR Kour railroad.
' . 'ii i . ! in nnW t, uolii the dlsL-rimlna. 0111 f uunpaiMi just patenU a rgilt which Is guaranteed to us which covers n wldo area of western tcrrl-
protcsts were tiled four years ago against to oi in the uihu nimii ln ,imt state. Tho consent-of- ,,y Ul0 constitution of tho United Stntos." tory. says: "Tho holo situation can bo
tllO Silver republican certificates. In tlOll IllIlllO IU UlUr lllOr llllll ll .,,...,r.....ll..,1,.i H,,.,,,... 11 i-iirht With Tl.lu nnmnnnv m,.Wn nnnrmniis nrofltH and. nm..,r.,l nn In n few words. Never before
THU riilXESV VOW KS.
ACrorilint: lO 1110 MlCSl IIIIVICI'S nil- I
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Chinese forces between Tien Tslu nnd
I'ekln mid nt the capital arc form Ida blc
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ti lu ui.l.l II
uu ill iluiiliNK unmij
lite l.'tO.OOO CIiIiipsu troops on the route
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possible for It to accomplish the task
u i. i,..-ti,.. ir Mi., rtiliw.m. in-..
ii. nun ....... . ... -- .. .... .
I.l .. lir,l .....I iw.rlvt..nt lliflitlnir.
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In the battle
nf l,w( Mlllll IIV t II.V
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snowed u.ai nicy cmi uKnt .u... ........
,,00d deal of damage, but they seem
tmVilili - to withstand a reverse nnd re- to
In of
"Cai Willi II1CIU OCCOIHUH u 10m
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the war with .lapaii the Chinese sh
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he war wit , .lapan t te t; mnese s mwe.
themselves to be wretched soldiers, but
thev have since been under the Instrtic-
Hon of foreign olllcers and hare learned
(loll of forelg
SOlllCtlllllg Of EtlfOPCall 11)1111.11 lllCtl.
0(Hi
u iu ,1,.,111,1l1l Hint mnxt f.f Mm CIlllli'SP
troops which tho International force will
encounter are well armed, but that they
neiirs to have been (itilte conclusively
,i(,.1)nHii.,itli in hh hiipi-ntlium nirnliist
w'lHonHirilUMi l me Optiiitions iifeiuusi
the legations In I'ekln. it Is apparent,
10Wcvl.,.t that the Chinese are deter-
mined to make a rigorous resistance to
the udrance of the International force
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mill unless tho latter is lieariiy rc
forced It Is very likely to meet w
disaster. An army of -10,000 to fio.i
,,(! uiili-ss thu latter Is heavll.r rein-
i.i.
iniu
could nrobablv more steadily forwiml
iviiiii. i.nt tin. hiiiuII fiii-io now .id-
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IP III' IIT till, nl lM HUM HIIIIII I'll llll l
chlneso to make ample preparations
and the former may have to pay a
cwy penalty for unnecessary delay.
SOUTH Al'HH AS SITVATIOS.
SOUTH AI'lllCAX SITVAT1UX.
t,.l.ll ,.n.,H,i liu lww.11 in n l,u-,.o
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Koutii Airica by tne more inieresung
and exciting events In China. This Is
true not only of this country, but also
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i iu iviif,iii umei i.ii n. "..I ii nn-1
tlons. Hut there are some matters of
Interest In South Africa, not the least
of which Is the report from Pretoria
tlmr Pri.Mlili.nr Krm'i.r Is wllline: to snr-
render lf a satisfactory promise is given
ns to his tiltlinnte destination. While
this report Is not to be received witu en-
tlre conmJuilcc u ,s b-v 110 ,UL'mm ,n'
credible. The Uoer cause has been
steadily losing ground. Tho surrender
of two forces recently and the gradual
tightening of tho Hrltlsh coll about
others could not la 11 to nave it (Ilslieart-
onin.r nff.mt i.n.t U 1 l.v nn tm.niia nn.
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I1UU1.V llllll i leomeilL uuihvi niu.iva in
this. He bus done all that mortal man
could do to defend his country against
the Invader nnd If now he sees the
rmk - in enimi.etloii therewith some con-
aidnrntlnn for himself.
i. ,t wiu.Hmf Hiiu i-niim-r )io trnn nr
"
f t(. ta ,,ri.f timr tin. ,.mi nf real
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,n Houth An-ca cannot be very re-
,uote Tlu I?oer 01H.rntlons hare ceased
to b U.gl.ef,sive or formidable. They
XUOV
.rnido
uab e
1 able
have, so far as appears, no considerable
force at auy point. They are still
to ,umoy the t.I1L.luyi but they cannot
.....l.iti.lii Hilu unrr nf thine for nnv
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great tune. Tiieir nuinuers are siemiuy
diminishing and they cannot repmco
the losses. Such being the situation, It
would not be surprising If President
Kruger decided not to go on nddlng to
the calamities of the contllct, but to ac
cept tho inevitable.
trfl"7K DlSVlllMIXATIOXt
ine .ew ioik nun poiuis out uiui
the reason for the suffrage dlsciimlna-
tlon nenlnst the Illiterate necroes of the
Ln,ith is the fact that throuirhoiit the old
confederate states the percentage of
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wane iiiiieiuey i uu niKiiei w.uu m
rost 0f the uuiou and in all English-
gncnklnir countries. It shows that 111
Hm Vnw lnplnml stntos. touether with
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Now York New Jersey and Pennsyl-
.o ioik. jtrbtj .11 uu i L uxii
vanla, the percentage of Ulteracy lu
1800 was only U.UO per cent among mi-
tiro white males of teu years of uge and
orer. In the central western states It
wns nlv Ji.:ii! nor cent and in the further
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The percentage of native white
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illiteracy In the eleven states of the
confederacy In 181)0 ranged from 7.08
In Texas to 'J0.."S lu North Carolina.
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white males as In all the rest of the
union. Iu Louisiana, with a popula
tion not much oxceedlm; a million In
181)0, there were more than a.ODO more
! Hu.ko iiilti.rntoM than In Now York.
witu u population of about six mlllious.
r N-nitli flnrollnn. with a nomilntlon of
only a little more than 1,000,000,
there were 41,0.-5 more of these
Illiterates than In New York." In
the eleven old secession states the
miti.intn white, ninlefl of ten rears
of age and over aggregated -1SJ,-
UKI In 1800. It is easy to under
stand from this why the Illiterate na-
i tlve whites are excepted from the educa
tional (iiinlltlcatlon. Its application In
North Carolina would hare disfran
chised i!0 per cent of them and to hare
done tills would have left the demo
crats of that state lu the minority. As
It is the "red shirt" democracy of that
state may tlnd that It ennnot hold per
manent control, even with 75,000 or
100,000 negroes deprived of the suffrage,
It lias been found by experience
to be expected there will be a similar
experience in .mihii i aroiiiin. ui uuu
event the party of terrorism and In
tlmldutlon may sooner or later discover
that In striking down the constitutional
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rigia m a piuuun i uiu in-upii! mu mun
nffected tliousands of others wliose
rotes that party needs lu order to re-
tnin its nower.
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federate states
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The eleven out conieiie
with Uielr army of nutlv
ates, have one-fourth of the electoral
votes of the uuiou, and it is needless to
say tlitit thoy will go solidly for the
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lUHMia 11 IHMlllIll-t- lll.l imiu'iuwii
They will also elect ono-quarter of tin-1
members of the house of representatives.
U n vnrv snrlniis nitration ns to how
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tnnif tlm A iiw.rli.ii ii tii.nti i w tiprm t n
tnese soutnern stales to retain men-
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oligarchy, with the inclilentai suppres-
slim nf tinriiuil tinlltlcnl discussion and
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(llvls oil. Is 11 real lllld It crnVO (lniicer."
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VV TO THFMl OI.l) THICKS.
Tlie popocratlc tom-tom beaters are tip
The popocratlc tom-tom beaters are up
their old tricks. Nothing In the shape
exaggeration, Imposture of lnisrepre- l,
si.iitntlnii Is to lm ntnlltpd to make the
Vc bellevo tl t oo mtry h on to
public l)Uitt ti lt t it coiintii s on ihl
for Hryamind the democratic ticket.
'i'lic llrst sample brick Is found In the
announcement In the local Hryanltc or-
gan that "between l.fioo and'J.OOO people
,.Uu..i..l.1n.1 .. Il. llmnlm .Inllnn ( 7-!10
iirtm 111 II. III. lll Im'IIIIIIIII -IIIIIWM IIU tF"
lust evening to see the democratic presl
dentlal nominee nnd party as they
passed through the city eiirotite to the
formal notltlcatlon meeting at Indlanap-
oils." No more barefnci
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ooiilil hae been Invented.
barefaced fabrication
'J no I5ee8 report ot tno nuinner ot
People who greeted Mr. Hryiin as he
passed through this city on his llrst rlslt
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The IJee-8 report of the number of
nlnce his reiiominaiion at Kansas uity
i,lti,..w flu. Hi. ni-i. nt inn. luiiint'iwl until.
innr""1" "f."- "- i
.. .ii ini.1 i-,ill-nv ..iiu.l,.v.. mill nil.
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who happened to be
Ihls ..sllinnte Is over
HlJisutl observers
there state unit tins estimate is over
nf Hiiwn
rather tiian under the mart
wiio tntiK nci'MM nil tn niiv tnir n-MiH'i'm
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l.l.iu." Ill mv ci.ll.ui. .it ..ui
io' Wl'"1 ow" 101 111111 cx'
I'iuh purpose, yet the Uryanlte press
"Kcnts herald It broadcast that a seeth-
lug mob of from 1,000 to '-'.000 people
..i-nwdixl iii-onnd the tilutiorin to shake
crowded around tho platform to shake
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i-.it-r.i uuu ieini.-iiiL.ui0 iiui. nnu t-iu n i
.
(1K0 the railroad crossings ami water
upotits were peopled with thousands of
Hryan worshipers In the Imagination of
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itryiiu juess iukus. i ney can lecnii tne 0V(
Utotics circulated about old men driving
across country for llfty miles to look at
tti - vnn before thev died niid women
i., - ,.uulii, fm-u-nnl with Infniit imulli.lm
that they might say the great Uryati had
0nce patted their cheeks.
The question Is, Must the public be
again Inlllcted with a repetition of these
distorted pictures? Will not the llrynu-
ltes giro the people credit for some com
mon sense? Uo they expect them to
swallow such concoctions when the
runts nro so rmtent tlint the truth cannot
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II .IT WILL lllhl 1)0 Alton in
The members of the Ronrd of County
Commissioners are again on deck, hav-
tlon why SlTo.OOO belonging to the tax-
payers should be kept ou deposit lu the
banks not only without nny depository
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bond, but wiuiout DiivuiR a cent or in-
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terest Into the county treasury?
The law Is explicit lu prohibiting the
lonnlug of county money except where
lumiiufc ui uuuiiij muiiej e.i.ejfL ineie
the Interest comes back to the credit of
U tlUtUL
the axpajers. IrrespectHe of this,
sound business principles would require
Some return lor tile large balance Kept
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wuiha ua- ,uU - i-u,- cl-ui uu
eny money ami coum nut escape giving
equal terms to the county lf the issue
were forced.
What ls the county board going to do
llboilt It? 1
The Alabama election, which bus Just
gone democratic by a large
majority, Is said to be regarded
ua n test of onlnlnn nn tin.
,,natin,, nf lmhiinc n emistltntlnnnl
Convention, favored by the dciuownt J
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Wlilcii will eliminate tne negro irom
polities In that state. In other words,
tin. ilenioerntle vletorv InsurlUL' necro
.i,oC..,..ni.icn.,.n..f n-iv..u mmilmr nrnnf ..f
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h,o limlnenrltv of deinoei-ntle solleltudo
the InsliKeiltj or dtinoLiatic soitcitmie
f0P the consent of the governed.
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Tho nttentlon of tho attorney general
Is called to the orldenco of combination
exlstinir between the local lob printers,
...1, ...,n nul-n.1 t,. ilvn natlimitnu fnr
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the program of the coming musical
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festival, submitted Identical bids, each
placing the price at exactly $-175. A
little thing like this, however, can
i...v,iiv I... viini.t,.i) tn imvi. imv niiiim
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I I lilt! 1I1I111LJ1U 11I11U' UL LlllT UlUlll LlllRL-
smasher.
Tho A orld-IIerald persists in repeat-
the false assertion that there are not
o many traveling men ou tue rouu now
there were In 1S1HJ. A census of the
nmnuinciuriug ami juuuiug nouses oi
i t t . .
I f t. ...Ill 41 i-I... - l.n...
wmium m iuuuu UK,ue i..l d..u
exatuy im. iclim. out u,u uouu-
Herald) does not want to get at the real
fll(jtB or lt; would make such an Inquiry
aiul produce tne statistics.
Suggestion Is made that the trial of
Ilk adulteration cases in the police
,,. V.;!nl V,.t.?,?tl To tl.o of m
Hilt calls attention to the iic-o 1 of a
milk
coiir
strong puro food law In Nebraska.
What It really calls attention to Is the
tww.ii ,.f i nnlii-i. Iniliro Iii tin. iinlli-i. cniu-t
who will enforce the laws In the In
terest of the public rather than lu the
Interest of litigants who employ his
partner as their counsel.
Alabama Is to bo the next state in
which democracy will disfranchise
the neuro The holding of a constltu-
democracy, but It Is Intended for north-
ern consumption mill not for practical
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lialms passed by Auditor Cornell, tne
.lo-nothlnu (.ecretarles of the state rail-
commission will feel more like re-
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HiHindliitr to the nersuaslve elooiience
11 J -Ion ui I nir oniinlt ee
of th f touching coniinlttee.
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.........u..,. in n... nnraunu vi. o nniiniii i.
The Omaha school board never had
such u hard time uetorc seuunug u
mini willing to touch commercial
luum - n ill in.- 1111" piuiiui in. inv "i
iiiiHliunu Itt II... ...1in.il (iff tlm ill
tract Ire salary of $110 u moiitli. .Inst
Imagine how ninny people would have
lieeii cllnibliii' over one another for the
r-
iicc licfnro Mi-K In or nrri.miel' tv Mtrilek
mo country.
t. . a
. i ........... i....v....." ...
l"" 11111 reason is can ami
. .1.1.... I.. .. i.l
ll",,,ul,l'' "luuiuiiiiimuiu in u.M.i-u
... I,,, .., ...... ... I. ...
.u .....u.u ...... i.iuvmv.,
The democratic and republican nom-
.... .w..v ...... ..v ...
"-'cs imnois are to oe gncn n jouu
- Ltiunii iml-uuuh u mv im" "i"-
lB ot mo caiupaigu, i nis is none, iru-
Hi.n.nbly, so that the republicans can
,"... . . . .
1 etoine muuuuitii aui litintui witn
their opponents to enable them to reeog-
l"B iu'wiuih; huiuiuith hvi i.v
have been through the election mill.
1
Out of personal esteem for former
u .,.,.,...,,. t m,,,.,. M,.,-I,ni frnut.
fcectotiuj .1. Merllng .-ioiton, irust
finisher Smyth has given up the Idea or
getting after the cereal mill combine at
uut'e uUt i8toiui is lauucniug out uuer
the grain buyers monopoly, ho teei
" 'c -'! 1,1,11 " "
.. ...in i.. .ni .... l
preciatc tno moi.
Ueforo the present season Is over the
odor of the Ak-Sjir-Hen iroat will have
been carried to every town In this part
i... i j i
"Ci'Ji UIUIII.-U iu .nj mnii ...
. . . ...... If . . ... .. .11 ... I.,
of tl,u couu lf ,llu lm,ct 1 lmll,,f s
k,'nt ,m Illp vwlt mu' l,L' 11 llltlti
strong, but the visitors tlnd him one of
tllO tUOSt aillUSIIlg aUIIliniS ever pill Oil
exhibition
Ilnril I'lRliH-m to Kill.
Sim v
if tho Doers h
raider, Do Wot, 1
really distinguish
Sun Krnnclsco Call.
havo lost that dashing
they have lost their lust
really distinguished communacr. ii.tt It
musi uo remoDiuereu wiai 11 iuv .1 kuuu
il..,.l 1 1, r, -,.,., I ,.
1111111 BCllDUWVUrtl iu niwmub.ij
m ,. ti..
IWll t. UUll
IncroitHliiK 1'nlille (inU-ty.
Mlunuupolts Journal.
Tho Vermont dnmocraU are deeply pained
nr thn nrmv rnnteeii nnd nro denouncing
tt, nresMnnt "for forcim? rum on the sol-
dlcrs." This ls In public. In private ono
has about sb much difficulty In forcing rum
on u Vermont democrat as in forcing tho
sma11 boy t0 tho plc'
Senator VesfH Indiscreet Talli.
Cincinnati Commercial.
Senator Vest of Missouri again says that
"tho constitution of our fathers has been
trampled In tho dust." Surely It Is not
polltlc for a democrat liko Senator Vest to
..h ttiat way about tho North Carolina
situation, for wo presume he refers to the
condition ot anairs in tnai siaie.
... . .. ..I..... I
Ex-Oovornor Doyd of Nebraska, tho only
democratic governor tho state has ever had,
has declared against Dryan. Ho says tho
Ueserveil l'roiuotlon of I'rlvuten.
Detroit. Freo Tress.
As a rowan!' ot excellent scrvlco records
nnd high standing In examinations forly-
oignt eniistoa men 01 mo unitea states
array navo rcceivea commissions as secouu
lieutenants and will bo assigned to duty in
tho various arms of the service after this
. ... u.uw w. ..... v. . . vv. u..v. .u.
year'8 Eraduatcs of tho military academy
choice of tho vacancies,
Thero wl bo r,accs for tno Kra(llIftlC3 mui
tho promoteii privates und for el
nii,r
annolntees who are to como from civil llfo.
... ... . . . .
.u .".. ... .......
i
... ' . . ,. ,,, ,..' ,
flndlnK nrmy maierM nmoriK avored ;ons
amj s(wlety pcts was most ,,amfully dem-
onstrated. -
-1 . 1
snviiiKN or nBr-luiinirm.
xn t-..
Ah Mr. tirvnr. nn hi. rr.'.n,-,. nrn
are busying thomsolves with asklne the
wage-earners of tho country what benelitn
they havo drawn from prosperity since
th?lr lacrensed earnings "nro eaten up by
.uc... ...... ......... ....v.. sitiiiti.
aro not gottlng their usual pay. or when
prices advance moro than wages, their sav-
Ings banks deposits aro drafted on to "heln
out" from day to day and weds to week,
. , ... ... .... .... . .
ln,B la llroveu 1,10 IUCI Ulul lroln oJJ
sav) banka
Unlu(1 states docreased from $1.7S3,ir.0.037
. j1.747.96i.9go. That was tho time of wil-
BOn law low prices but no work! The loss
for ono yenr In savings banks deposits was
more than $37,000,000. Now York's super
lnienuuill Ul UUIIKS HUB just IDauill Ilia IU-
,,,, , ,,.,
'"; - " " - "Ty T dB.
u gnows in this state mono on July l do-
p0Btll) ot $9o2losi,500. in 1S95 Now York'H
savings banks doposlts wore J6l3.s73.ri74.
This means that siuco tho defeat of Bryan-
Ism tho wnge-enrners havo earned and
...
I savea so mucn moro man u cobi mom
....
llvo that they havo been nble to Invest
enormous sums of money. In New York
alono thoy havo put In tho savings banks
$278,000,000 moro than they had in
OXK OF THU THUST SM.VSIIKUS.
Fol,ru Jone. nnd the Cotton ll.,ll
Combine.
IndlnnapoIlH Journal.
Senator and Chairman Jones is not In
tho poalon hu party would 8elcct or tho
lea(ior ot a party that is to bo a trust-
Killer, as ho ls n shareholder In tho most
odious trust in the cotton states. An Ar-
kansas man discovered an Improvement of
great value for baling cotton and Sonator
Jnes became Interested In securing tho
Patent8' Not having sulllclent money to
cupy (h(j wnQQ floWi U)0 AmerlcBn Cot.
. comminy was organized and Mr. Jones
wamo a shareholder. Tho company hus
In rnniini of 7.ooo.ooo nnd tho somewhat
notorious Mr. Hearles, formerly conspicu-
ous In tho lobby of tho Sugar trust and a
Wall streot man, Is president. Tho com-
pany has presses In 300 places In tho cot-
ton Btntes. Its patents enabling it to mo
nopolize tho business to tho detrlmont of
all cotton growers. Thoro Is no moro com-
pleto trust In tho United States. Of course,
Mr- Jones declares that this cotton-bnllng
ns tho patonts will hold for years.
tho
Searles-Joues cotton-ballng trust Is tho
most grievous monopoly In tho south, yet
Senator Jones tulls tho New York Sun that
.... ............... uln.nl.. ,. Iliio I n n.o nrnnn.
l"u -""'l''W .."l-W -
...I.u nn..ll,.l l,.rn ...innol. In tn rri'
uauiiii wun ii. iimi iiju viiuuai. " w".
vUccessfully tho entornrlso In which It
h8 nnCaccd."
When Oovernor Altgold mado his last
I . i i t i . hi I
speech ho told his hearers to "bear In mind
ht "very trust In America is lighting the
dorooc.rntlo p,a,form." As the Searlcs-
Wall-strect-Jones trust Is a monopoly, thn
speocn no torn ins nearers 10 - uear in ilium
vpn(,raDle chairman nnibt bo "flghtlnc" the
I democratic platform." .
i..M) or Tin nunc siino.
, . i . I,,,,,lri
Nim rinniiiiiiiiiiiiK Atn-niimi.
Tho generally accepted statement of the
vast populntlon of China, ranging from 100,
I..."". . a
' iov.vvu.vvv in.ui.n-, m ............ ..
gross exaggeration by William Harclny
Parsons, a writer and traveler of note. Mio
la contributing to Harper's Weekly n Berks
of timely papers on China. Mr. Parson
states that no accurate census of tho popu
latlon has been taken by the government
for central lor., and tho figures given In
Btntlstlcal works nro estimates. During his
own extensive Journeying through tho prov
,Ilccg o Hupeh, Hu-Nan and Kwang-Tung,
Mr. i.rs08 aw no evidence of tho over
...... ... I l. I..
crowmiiB wnicn is njircsemeu iu "i
China. ThcHO provinces stretch from uorth
ot tho Yang-tse-Klnng river to tho China sea
; Cnto and Include some of the , most
w,th a popu,aUon o 80mo g2.00O.O0O, op
about one-nttn ot tno totni ot tno empire.
.Mr. i-arson Bays oi uiem;
Taking tho provinces of Hunch. Hu-Nan
and Kwang-Tung, along whoso chief trade
roulcg( nml conReqllcnUy mosl acllBcly popu.
,atM Bcctlongi my Journcy ,e(, raoot thC8e
uupen in usually creiiitcn wun lomemmij
over 30.000.000. Tho only lnrgo center of
J.ojiuiuiiuu u. ihihui io !
with Wu-Chang und Han-Yang, cannot have
"iO'c iiiiui a.iou.vuu, uuu uuu iuvi v.-
craJ iarso cltlcsi. with poFAlbly from G0.000
t0 ,00 000 pcoplc cnrh( thcrt, ls no othcr
very largo aggregation of people. Hu-Nan
nas nn area oi io.uuu equaro mne.i, or jum
"u"i UB ,u
EMllu ul iu.v luin. nil1 luiiuvr in ucuucu
Wlth 22,000.000 and tho latter with about
6.000,000 people. My Journey through Hu-
Nan 1m comparable with a trip from New
York to lluffalo along tho line of the Erie
canal and tho Now York Central railroad.
0" tho former there are but to really large
VlllVOf UUUII'tllJIV UUU HI life- 1 UUf iu uou
Now York, Albany. Schenectady, Syracuse,
Hochester, liuffalo, and Intermediate points.
it is impofHlbtc to see how there can be a
reiauvo uenmy per (quare muo oi more
tnau two to one in rnvor ot tno unincso
province. Kwang-Tung In given 30,000,000
approximately, ou an area ot about SO, 000
Bqunre miles. Tho northern part Is moun
tainous nnd aim rut bare of people, and no
crowding ls apparent until Canton In np
proached. lf tho district of Canton, Includ
lng Pat-Shan and the other places In the
vicinity, bo credited with .1,000.000 a most
generous nllowanrc there would remain
2D, 000.000 to bo made up by the smaller cities
nnd village). If these places should avcrai;u
300 peoplo each, thrro would then bo
needed 10,000. 1 am quite sure (bat no nuch
number can bo found."
Mr. Parsons is convinced that the total
Population of China Is about 200.000,000, or
one-half of what the empire
is credited
with.
Somo Idea of tho work of the average
t - iuneso omcini win no gatnorca irom tne
following statement tnado by nn eminent
Chinese statesman to an interpreter. The
Intcipretcr states: "I onco asked a mem
bor of tho Chlueio cabinet who was com-
plaining ot fatigue nnd overwork for nn
nccount of his dally routine. Ho replied
that ho left homo every morning at 2
o uiutR, ua no uo uu um ui mu im.utu
from 3 to 6. As u member of tho privy
CUUUCI1 Ul) VUfiUSCll uu mai uuu, limn
, , .... . 1 .1.... i ... .
R imfll 0. l.-rnm 'I until 11 Iih wim nt thn
-. denartment. of which he wns nrcsi-
,iont. and. beine a member of tho Hoard of
punishment, ho was In attendance at tho
them ho wns frequently appointed to servo
nn nnnr-tfll hnnrrlit nr nnmnilsslnns. and
,,, ,, ,1,iri,vir.hert In lmtwuni the others
aB coul(1 Ho Bci,iom reached hbmo
boforo ? , tne evcnlnt;
Although tho vaBt mobs which Infest
nt
I ekln und tho larger cities 01
worked up to a state of frenzy and
Iclsm. have rendered Impossible anj
China
fanat
any satis
factory action by tho avallablo forces o
mo powers, mo greui muuau jiuwumviui.
ni.nr.nr la n iTlotil t ur.-il nnd naturally ox
n-a-cfui nd neaco loving. Agrl
riture. however. Is most prlmltlvo and
tho wonder ls how such an Immense popu
latlon can bo supported from tho soli until
11,0 Krcat economy practised In all things
' unuersioc,.,. u b " ,
every uuuuuiu iuut ui itv a
lor Rrowins buuiuhuuh uuu ioj 4..fc.w.w
.fliiKiiA,i in i t i anil. Wntnrfl
L, fnr irriiinn and in manv cases
laboriously distributed over the tieias
Tho great plain Itsolf Is ono of the moat
wonderful sections of mo globe. 11 is
about 700 miles In length and varies from
iimiu...!.. . w. -
mining over 200,000 squaro miles of won
derfully fertile soil. Tho most Interesting
fenturo of this plain is its onormous popu
latlon. ns It supports, occoruing 10 mo
. ... nnn nnft
census 01 mn, nui icd umi. in,,uu iiu-
n ,t Uie m03t denacly
settled of any part of tho world of tho
Hnmn size, its inhabitants amounting to
nearly two-thlrds of the entlro population
0f Europe.
The most wondorful fenturo In tho phys-
. . ... ,.,.. , .,, ,,, nf
? Z .. non . o tho
n vnt
empire
earth.
re. Loess Is n very solid, but rriaoio
1. brownish yollow In color nnd Is
f0und In many places from 500 to 1,000
r,.t rinnn. Tho loess hills rise. In terraces
' j .l
I II ICl lKUIlll UUU UUlllD, UUU ,U UUU.V.uu .u
loiimm twpntv to several nuniirt-u icui. in
iluight. Uvcry atom of loess Is perforated
ny Bmai tubes utter tho manner of root
fibers, on'y 11,0 direction of these Uttlo
....... --
channels Is always from abovo downward,
n thnt Hm rleavnuo In tho loess mass Ib In-
rlnllltf vpr,ieal. TllO loess region of
. . .. i t lm niAt 1 if-lnn eniinlrv
cmna is "T '
in 1110 worm, wim i. ....
right walls, terraces and deep cut rawncs.
Owing to tho enso with waicn it can uo
Lvoried, caves mado at tho bases of straight
cliffs afford homes to millions of people
In tho densely populntcd northern prov-
Inces, whero tho Boxers navo mus lar noon
most active. Wholo villages cluster to-
gother tn carved out chambers, somo of
which extend back moro. than 200 feot. The
capabilities of defense in a country such
ng llllSi whero an invading army must
necessarily becomo lost and absolutely bo-
wlldered In tho tanglo of Interlacing ways
nnd whoro tho defenders may always re-
mnln concealed or navo niuuim-iiunc uu-uua
of escape, ls peculiarly significant at this
tlmo when consideration is bolng given to
a conquest of China
Sample Iimtiuiro f I'mxiirrlty.
Philadelphia I'ress,
passenger tratltc on tho rnllroads was
nover so great ns It has boen this year
have tho railroads hud such a volumo of
passenger business I estimate that tho
passonger tralllc of tho American railroads
for tho first half of 1!00 was lr. per cent
I ......nlAr 1 1. ri n In ihn nn r rnu nnn 1 1 1 n norlnil nf
.v...v. .. .
muu, -
I 1 Cftfl ' II lu JhlM Ulnd tT lirOHIl. rllv 111:11
angers tho Ilryanltes and nntl-lmporlal
Ists. It must stop, they nssert. and tho
only way to stop It Is to elect Hryan or.
I l.l. Ii! .. 1 .iHAi.ihlulln nliitrnrnl
his 16 to 1 ar.archlstlo platform. Hut the
peoplo evidently nro satisfied to con. Inn-
this prosperous condition of things, ivhlch
Is only possible by thn re-election of tho
inn jo ki i ...... "..i-..
man who brought It about, with tho aid of
1 republican consretfs, wiuiam wcimiey
run .swoiid i t ima.
Present M'nr ot One of lleimions
Arr-liiii.
l'hlhtdelpbl.i l'res.
The very well Intentloncd clergymen nnd
pllglonlsts. llko Itcv. Father Cancvln ot
Mttsburg, who declare It wns better that
Christianity bo driven out of China nnd nil
ho missionaries and converts killed thau
that the religion of tho Nazarcno be car
ried forward with the sword, voice a senti
ment that Is prevalent to a certain extent
n every Christian country. Tho view Is
bnscd on u misapprehension: it Is 11 one
sided aspect of the present situation. 11
presumes that tho present trouble In China
s a religious. war.
There can Co no conipnrlson between the
religion of Christ nnd that of Mohammed,
who established tho permanency of his
fanatical nnd fatalistic system by forco ot
arms, islnmlsm is the conspicuous exam
ple of militant religion of tho ages. The
religion of Christ Is tho religion of love.
It has mndo Its way over ft pathway of fire,
through tho blood of martyrs and ngalnst
tho hatreds nnd hindrances of the com
bined religions of tho world.
Christianity has followed tho sword,
but real Chrlstlnnlty has never led with
tho sword. It hns mado Its way In tho
Orient everywhere under tho protection
of treaties and tho guarantees nt ruling
powers. Tho suicidal pollry of China,
however, hn opened a pathway for tho
progress of Christianity thnt otherwise
might havo taken centuries to accom
plish. It Is already a foregone conclusion
that tho cross will now follow tho sworn
from the Yellow nea to the Himalayas, but
Its progress Is the sequence of nn event,
not tho Initiative.
It mny be, and possibly Is, true that of
ficious nnd misguided zealots have, by In
terference with functions of government.
Incensed tho Chinese to open hostility
nnd outrage, but tho goernmont seized
upon this as a convenient and long an
ticipated opportunity to nrouso tho slum
bering hntred.of tho masses for tho pro
gress of western civilization. As a result
tho world ls face to fneo with a coniuci
between civilization nnd barbarism not
only tho civilization of Kuropo nnd Amer
ica, but of Japan, an agnostic, if not n
nncan emiilre.
It is not a war for the extirpation 01
Chinese systems of religious thought. It
ls not a wnr of religious aggression on
it. nnrt of the great powers. Clvlllza
tlon demands satisfaction for tho viola
tion of solemn compacts. It is mo pun-
(.timi.nl. of lvlntt duplicity nnd outrage
It Is the correction of a rotraciory ana
nvll-temnervd child, tho control 01 a rnv
1 n f
mnnine. If Chr stiauuy oenouiB
through the readjustment oi vniucru u.-
,.mni nrfnlrs by the powers, ns u un
doubtedly will, it will be only ono Incident
n ihn fltnireln and not a demonstration
that Christianity Is tho religion of tho
sword.
I,1NI1INCJ MOXHV ON CATTLE.
Somctl.InK WrnnK In Hi" Method- of
llandllMK Cntllr i-npnr,
T.-niiHim City Star.
Tht. frnimnt frauds that aro practiced In
making loans on cattlo do not Indicate that
this form of Investment ls unsafe, but they
demonstrate beyond question that there Is
something radically wrong in the methods
nf hiindllnc cattlo paper. Tne nverngo wesi
ern country banker would rather lend money
nn cnttlo thnn on almost nny otner security,
Ho can always get n good rnto of Interest
and ho has n security upon which his money
i.n nhtnlnpri nromntly when duo. The
country banker, howevor, finds his chief In
inrHt In safeeuardlng his money, and tn do
lug thnt ho ls careful as to tho character of
tho man ho lends to, nnd careful also to
keen constantly Informed respecting tno con
ditlon of tho stock In which his loan gives
him an interest
Tho situation with respect to many of tho
loans mado by stock yards firms is entirely
different. Thoy nro mado primarily to glvo
tho commission man a chance to sell tho
cattlo when they aro ready for market, nnn
secondarily, to give tho broker nn oppor
tunlty to get a commission from tho sale
of tho rnortgago nnd note to tno investor,
Tho commission business at tho stock yards
has boen so completely revolutionized In the
luBt few years that tho concern which de
pends entirely on consignments of cattlo to
sell docs llttlo business. Tho grcnt bulk of
tho commissions aro mado on cattlo upon
hlch tho rommlsslon firm has secured a
loan of money from somo Investor. Tho
business of lending money is tangled up
with tho business of buying and selling cat
tlo on c'ommisBlon to an extent that proves
disadvantageous to both.
It Is n fact, ot course, which is not to be
overlooked, thnt tho pcrccnUgo of losses Is
exceedingly small. Of all the money that Is
lent In tho course of a yoar through com
mission companies on cattle tho losses prob
ably do not exceed a fraction of 1 per cent
Hut tho fact remains that tho Iooto methods
that havo been permitted to creep In give
nn element of uncertainty which Is not do
served to tho general run of cattlo loans,
Tho most importnnt form of Investment
In tho west ls loans on cattlo. They corre
spond to the loanB mndo by New York banks
on stocks nnd bondB. Kvcry possibio ex
pedtent should bo adopted to Insure safety
to tho Investor, not only ns a matter ot lair
ness nnd Justlco to tho man who furnishes
the money, but also for tho benefit of the
man who borrows It,
Tho facility with which rogues can got
Into tho good graces of brokers who hnndlo
money, nnd tho oaso with which rascals can
dupllcnto loans on cattle, tend to kcop up
tho rates of Interest and thus constitute n
burden, nnd a heavy one, on tho honest
cattlemen.
HKIiATIO.NS WITH UUI1A.
Somi- Otinrniitli-x Ihc United Stntm
Should Hniulrr,
New York Tribune.
Tho antl-nxpanslontBts aro terribly ex
erclscd becauBO tho United Statos authorities
In their call for the Cuban constitutional
convention Btnto thnt ono of tho duties of
that convention will bo to "provide for aud
agree with tho government of tho United
States upon the relations to exist between
that Kovernment and the government of
Cuba."
Why shouldn't It bo? How elso nro th
relations which must exist to bo determined
Tho United Stales Is In possession of th
Island. It means to relinquish that pos
soEsion, but it can no moro do It without
negotiation with some properly constituted
responsible body than It rould enter Into
possession after the signing of tho protocol
without negotiations with tne spumnn gov
eminent in occupation. Tho time and
method of departuro must bo nettled; com
plicated financial nuostlons require con
tlderatlon. This country nas uoen in
cunrdlan of Culm, has spent money for It
Is responsible for Its peace and safety, and
has muny adjustments of accounts to maKo
Moreover, it has not only a right, but
duty to secure adequate guarantliu thnt
tho work done 111 Cuba shall not be thrown
away. Take the mero question of sanitation
Havana was a constant menace to ou
peoplo. Tho danger from that plague spot
ut our door was ono of the reasons urged
hy we should tnko control for our own
nrotectlon und end tho dleorder and
maladministration of Spanish rule. Wo bnve
a right lo assuro ourselves of ihn safety of
our ports, oven to thn point of nBklng tn
Cuban Kovernment to ullow us to nol
secure It.
Cuba In bound In the npturo of things t
havo relations with tho United States and
no nation in tho world situated as wo are
would set up an Independent governmen
there without some understanding of whn
thoso relations am to be. Any America
administration which Ignored the policy
f this country through threo-qunrlers of
rentury from tho time of John Cjulni y
Adntns nnd after taking possession of the
Island turned It adrift to bo the prey of
omrst Ir disorder or KuropcArt Intrigue
mild be false to tho country. Tho United
Stntes In setting Cuba free practically en
ters Into treaty rolatlonii with tho ion-
tltutlonnl convention and the matters of
Common Interest must be arranged and
leflned. If anybody thinks there nro votes
In urging that Cuba should bo abandoned
nrondltlonally, without assurance thai
legitimate American Interests in the Island
111 bo respected, ho ls welcome to make
tho most of tho Issue.
I'Hiiso.vw, mti:s.
(Jciicr.il Chaffee bears the rather unusu.il
Chrjstlnn name of Adna Homonza, but ho
Iwnys signs his name merely A, it. cnanee.
l'u Chun, tho sou ot I'rluco Tuan, is !
years old, with future prospects, but no
ninu living can toll just what thoso pros
pects nro.
Doss Crokcr thinks this country offers
no opportunities for young mon. Probably
o Is right. When his son wanted to buy
$t, 000 bulldog ho hail to send to Kugland
for it.
Senator Vest Is spending his vacation
quietly in bis own stftto nt Sweet Springs.
rvo tried vacations from Florida to
Alaska," ho says, "but I find the brst placo
Is home,"
An Amorlcon young woman, a missionary
In Chlnn, writing to her brother In this
ountry In June, snld: "Tho Chlneso Idea
of wnr Is to kill and torturn women and
hlldron, burn property nnd murder pianos,
rgans nnd othcr monsters."
William Waldorf Astor promises to be
como n man without u country. English
society hns turned Its back upon him. It
ls admitted nt Cliveden, his splendid vIlU
n tho Thames, that ho will nol tenant
It this autumn, nnd his magazine property,
tho I'alt Mnll (lazcttc, Is on the market
tor sale.
Daniel Howell of tho New York city
postolllco has resigned ntter nn unbroken
scrvlco of forty-saven years. Tho principle
that fow dlo nnd nono resign In partially
kept in countonanco, however, by two of
ficials In tho same department, ono of
whom has been thcro titty and tho other
flftj-flvo years.
General l'orflrlo Dlnz, upon learning of
his ro-olectton an president of Mexico by
acclamation, said: "I must repeat what
said somo months ago, thnt neither
my ago nor my capabilities qualify mo to
contlnuo ruling tho country. I am 70 years
old, of which forty-three have been do-
voted to tho active service of tha father
land." Charles Alexander, grand duke of Saxe-
Weimar, who has Just completed bis eighty
second year, Is fourth among Europoan rul
ers both as to ago and to seniority as sov
ereign. Tho pope ls hie senior by eight
years, and then follow the grand duke
of Luxemburg and the king of Denmark.
In strcugth of reign Queen Victoria sur
passes him by sixteen years, tho emperor
of Austria by nearly flva nod tho grand
duko of linden by ono year.
Oovernor Mount of Indiana has received
a letter from the company which has tho
contract for building the Nancy Hanks
Lincoln monument In Spencer county, Ind.,
saying that the bodies ot President Lin
coln and his wife will bo removed to tho
newly-built tomb at Sprlnguold early in
October. Immediately afterward partB of
tho old tomb, In which President Lincoln's
body haB rested for many years, will be
shipped to Lincoln City, Ind., to be used
In tho construction of tho Nancy Hanks
Lincoln monument. Oovernor Mount says
thcro will be nothing other than tho name
nnd dates with tho words, "Mother of
Lincoln" on ono face.
IJIII2UZY TIUFLKS.
Detroit Journal: As wo understand It.
science haB demonstrated that alcohol Is
not an absolute necessity except In tho arts
and ut congressional funerals.
....... ..u..,, . .vuii . itno u,
clock with us when wo camp out."
"How do you toll whon It's tlmo for
meals?"
Oh, that s easy; wo cat from morning
till night."
Indlatinnolls .Tniiriuil! "Anv i.wi frnm
locnl scuts of wnr?"
"Yea; Kentucky, 8t. Louis nnd Now Or
leans nil send word they aro very much
ashamed of each other."
Chlcaso Tribune: A hoodlum In th nrnw.l
threw u small turnln und hit thn Salvation
Army girl on her pug nose, raising u lump
on tho bridge thereof
-Temporarily cured," slio said, surveying
herself in the gloss iiaif an hour afterwurd,
"by tho homeopathic treutmentl"
Qlascow Times: Mr. Flvlilrrh nf nnnme.
you're well acquainted with the country
round about here? Do you know Glen Ac
cron? Native Ave, wecl.
Mr, Flyhlgh (who has lust boimht tha
estate) Whut sort of u place lu It, in your
opinion?
"Weel, lf ye saw the de'll tethered on 't,
ye'd Just say, 'I'ulr brute.' "
nttsburir Chronicle: Mr. nnltnne N'nthln
has been heard from Agulnuldo for u long
time.
Mr. Gnswcll I nm inclined to think that
ho has Preceded hlH American iiIII.-k nn
Salt river.
Chlcacn Tribune: Jnhnnv Thn verbliico
was so bad I couldn't ride my wheel.
nm nisier wnat nro you taming nnout?
"Well, when I saw tlm woril 'vrhlni:o'
In the paper nnd usked pa what It meant
ho said 'wind.' "
uiuuiwj ii l.liu; i nr netimilll IIHVP Vl'll
over been on u battleship when sho clears
fni- nntln.,9
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tiio Landsman No,
"Well, It Is tho most thrilling nnd lm-
prexslvo moment you ran conceive."
-... . ,. ...... ..
wn, i iiiiii i r.now. rinvo you ever Brcn
a golf club champion gvt roudy to drive'.'"
Detroit Free Press: "It's funny how mnr
rylng chnnges u mnii," said fiprlggs' caller
"Yes," repllud Sprlggs, dreamily. "It us e 1
tn be that 1 wns dnvote.l tn liano ball and
foot ball nnd basket ball and now I give
all my sparo tlmo to baby's bawl," nnd in
nroso hurriedly und wont Into th adjoin
ing room.
Chicago ltccord: 'A burglar went through
our ice chest last night."
"Did ho curry off your breakfast?"
"No; ho left a note sayliiK he'd lm
ashamed to rob people who couldn't afford
to tnko moro Ice than we did."
Dotrolt Journal: The radiant being waved
her wund.
"Como!" who said.
"Let us follow!" urjwd the hero of Ihn
drama.. "For Is sho not nur good fairy?"
"Her mamma doesn't travel with her, I
believe." faltered the heroine, shivering
Whom, In sooth, dnred they trust, after
their terrible experience?
TWO SWKiri'llHAIlTS.
Denver Times,
I've got two sweethearts and I'm a married
man;
Now think nf something worse than that
If any of you can;
My wlfo Is pure und faithful, she's always
good nnd true,
And her hulr's llko burnished sunshlno, her
eyes aro honest I) Inn,
Sho's tho qjerrest llttlo womnn, sho don't
mind this mix at nil,
Ono sweetheart "tnuglit mo how to pray"
that Hu knows the sparrow's fall.
Sho's old und wrinkled, bent und grny; I
love her llko no othor
Ono sweetheart that my wlfo don't mind Is
my own, my darling mother,
The next one Im ii "terror," full of liuppy,
childish glee,
And tho picture Is n sweot "no when he's nt
his "grandma's knee."
Ho calls iny wife "his mother" nnd wo
know him us "our boy,"
So 1 cun leva tills swretheurt nnd my wlfo
without alloy.
Oh. thou who guni'delli the angels, hover
ilit-m with thy wing.
Grant all thn-o Thy blessing In every llttlo
thing;
Guide mo to know "tho only way," so whmi
inv llfo Is mint
I muy Join tho woman, boy and girl at Thy
"gates ot peurl" at last.
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