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Omaha's liitehsfiiiiK Is nhvnys on the
outside, hut Ak-Siir-lteti week llir r mr
will bo left wlcli open.
KIiik Ak Knr Hon makes Ills royal en
try Into OiiimIiii next week. Let every
loynl subject be fully jiropurcd to ilo
lilm honor.
Tho elty tax assessors have been In
structed to keep their eyes open for dla
inonils. If they eannot llnil aces tbev
will take two-spots.
Urynn found (he front porch looking
lonesomo on his return homo. The
conclusion Is Irresistible that there was
no necessity for onlurKinu Its capacity.
Yerkes, the CIiIciiko street rallwav
magnate, has secured control of souk
of the Important franchises In London
He will probably show the people
thing or two about rapid transit.
The advance Into Nebraska of the pro
hibitlon campaign train, parrying the na
tionnl candidates of that party, leaves no
further room for doubt that this statu Is
the political storm center of the sen son
Present conditions In China nre nf
fording an excellent opportunity for th
powerful viceroys to dispose of persons
who are In their way. All that Is noces
sary Is to charge them with complicity
In tho Koxer uprising and the rest I
easy.
It Is much easier for the popoeratl
orators to nitiko (now predictions of
evils to follow the success of the repub
lion 11 party than It Is to make their for
nier ones over so they will answer for
tho present campaign. All previous
efforts have been inisllts.
If flermany really Insists upon the
punishment of those guilty of lustlgat
lug or perpetrating outrages upon for
rlgnrrs In China it might tlntl It had en
tered upon a courso which would ex
terminate practically all of the ruling
class In the Chinese capital.
Senator Caffery has declined to stand
hs tho presidential nominee for the na
tional untl-lniperlnlif.t party, which is
up a stump to llnd a substitute. As
Hryan has ulready corraled four presl
deutlal nominations, ho might be In
duced to sacrifice himself another time.
The postponement of Jury service In
tho district court Is probably a good
thing all around. Kverybody in this
ncclt-o'-woods Is busily employed at
good wages that would make enforced
Jury service a personal sacrltlce. It
was not so before McKlnley was presi
dent. Douglas county democrats pretend to
fear tho Intrusion of republican lullu
ences into their primaries and conven
tion. It Is needless to say that these
fenrs nro altogether groundless. The
local democrats have so many conten
tious of their own that there Is no room
for republican intrusion.
Olgn Nethersole has been lined In a
London police court for bringing Amer
ican dogs Into Knglund without pro
viding them with muzzles. Olgn has
learned there Is a vast difference be
tween an actress appearing on a Now
York stage In scant raiment and an un
muzzled dog In Loudon.
Nebraska republicans are preparing
to give Hoosevclt a reception second to
that of no part of tho country he has
visited. If ho ever harbored any
doubts about the republlc.ns of Ne
braska being alive and in the light to
win they will be dispelled before he
has been In tho state an hour.
The preliminary report of the Philip
pine commission shows that Us mem
bers have not b"en Idle and that they
will llnd recommendations coveriug tho
ground thoroughly, giving the people
there a greater measure of liberty than
they over before enjoyed or could havo
liopoil to enjoy for a long time uudur a
(overmucut of their own.
,1 Qt'ACK HKUKIIV.
The N'v Vork Hveiilng Post chnrt:-
terb.es Mr. Hrynti's plnn for dealing with
the trusts "n quack remedy." Quoting
the portion of his speech at St. Louis
In which he proposed that congress
should prohibit a corporation organized
in any state "from engaging In Inter
state commerce until It produced evi
dence to show th.it there was no witer
in its stock, and that It had not at
td'ipted and was not attempting' to
liioiiupolle any branch of Industry,"
the Tost proceeds to Illustrate the
quackery of this proposition.
.Supposing 11 law passed by congress
In the terms laid down by Mr. ltryan
mid the Sugar trust. Incorporated In
New Jersey, should desire to sell It1
products In New York or Pennsylvania,
then, says the Post, "according to Mr.
Iryan It must show, to the satisfaction
of some federal tribunal, that It Is not
a monopoly and is not seeking to create
a monopoly." In order to show that it
Is not a monopoly evidence might be
offered showing that there are other
sugar rentiers who sell sometimes at the
same price as the trust and sometimes
at cut prices. With such a showing the
Suirar trust must be allowed to sell its
products In every state of the union
that Is willing to receive them unless It Is
attempting to moiiopoll.e" the sugar re
fining industry. This raises the ques
tion of Intention and the Post argues
that "It wopld be sitlllcleut for the pr.es
ldent or the board of directors of the
Sugar trust to nlllrni that they have no
such lut flit Ions. Thus the burden of
proof would be oil the federal olllcers
to show that they have such Intentions.
I'hls they could not do." It Is further
pointed out that "If It were a question
of granting or withholding a license to
do luwliiexs In other states, the discre
tion being lodged willi the federal oil!
clals, a new source of, corruption would
be opened."
The Po-t further says; "Congress
has the power to regulate commerce
among the states, but not to prohibit It.
The right of a state to prohibit any
corporation of another state from do
lug business in Its territory Is undoubted
Its right to admit such corporation to Its
boundaries for the purposes of trallle Is
a part of the law of the comity of na
Hons. It has been held by the supremi
court In repeated Instances that this law
obtains among the states of the union
exactly as It does between Independent
nations. Possibly congress might eon
stltutlonally curtail the exercise of this
comity by federal statute, but It is at
least doubtful. It Is certain that tin
execution of such a law would produce
more and greater evils than It would
cure. Mr. Itryan's remedy Is a quack
remedy. It is useful only on the stump
and It will not prove very serviceable
there."
When Mr. ltryan llrst begun to give
serious attention to the trusts, seeing in
them an Issue that might be of political
advantage to him, he suggested a fed
eral license system for the combiua
Hons. The absurdity of this having
been shown he has abandoned It, 1L
was also In favor of a constitutional
uiuymlmeiit giving congress, the power
as he expressed It, "to destroy every
trust In the country." He said In his
St. Louis speech that ho hoped and be
lieved a constitutional amendment
would not be necessary, so that It Is safe
to assume that he has given up that Idea.
It Is probable he will abandon others
when their worthlessness has been
shown. The truth Is that pretty much
the whole. ltryan plan of dealing with
trusts Is quackery, but it will Sfrve his
purpose of catching tho votes of the
unthinking.
cmxKXs, haw ctzkas. oh xormxu.
The Itryanlte organ ' Ingeniously at
tempts to becloud the public as to the
status of the Filipinos under the treaty
of. annexation by asking:
What are the people oer whom we have
sil"h dominion? Are they United States
citizens, entitled to the equal protection of
our laws? They cannot be half citizens.
They must be citizens or nothing! If they
are nothing, what provision of the constitu
tion outhorlres their being governed by the
of the president or by the will of
congress V
Thero are none so blind as thoS' who
vlll not see. 'Ihor Is no truth what
ever in the assiii'.iiition that all por
ous under the Jurisdiction of the I'nlted
States have cqu.il lights of citizenship.
What about the aliens who are in
process of naturalization, but who arc
not full citizens until the lapse of the
naturalization papers? Are they citi
zens or nothing?
What about women and minors, who
are subject to the Jurisdiction of the
country In which they live, but have mi
political lights and for the most part
unequal civil rights? Are they citizens
or nothing?
What about the Chinese who have
been allowed to become residents of
this country and are subjected to our
Jurisdiction, but nro denied the right to
become citizens by naturalization pro
cess? Are the Chinese only half citi
zens or nothing?
What about the red men. who nf"
hold as wards of the nation and gov
erned directly by congress, even when
occupying territory within the confines
of the states. Tribal Indians have
never been accorded the lights and
privileges of citizens. Are they citi
zens, half citizens, or nothing?
What about Hie Inhabitants of the
District of Columbia, who hnve no
voice at all either In the government of
their own city or In the direction of na
tional affairs, no hope of statehood, and
who can only acquire political tights
by removing to one of the states? Aro
these people citizens, half citizens, or
nothing?
What about the negroes In the south
who have been disfranchised by demo
cratic force and fraud and deprived of
the guaranties of the constitution cre
ated for them by the republican party?
In what way are the negroes In south
ern states one whit more favored than
the people of Porto HIco or even the
Plllpluos ut this very momcut? Arc
these disfranchised blacks citizens, half
citizens, or nothing?
Why not bo candid ntid honest and
admit that participation In the govern
ment has never been recognized as an
Inherent or Inalienable right, but has
been acquired throughout history by a
(lM'uslon of ability to participate among
an ever-growing mass of Intelligent peo
ple? Tilt: STIIIKK SITl'ATIOX.
The strike In the anthracite coal re
gions of Pennsylvania has not yet In
volved all the miners, but It appears to
be milking progress and promises to
Include practically all the men by the
end of the week unless the efforts that
are still being made looking to a settle
ment shall be successful. As to this the
outlook Is not favorable. There Is man
ifested a very determined feeling on
both sides and when a conflict of this
kind Is once begun It Is 'much more
dllllcult to get the parties to it together
than before the breach Is made.
Thus far the strike has developed no
serious cases of violence, and the lead
ers of the men are earnestly endeavor
ing to maintain peace, but In such con-
lllcts the danger of violence is always
Imminent and It takes very little provo
cation to start II. If the operators should
Import labor, as It Is reported some of
them are contemplating, there will cer
tainly bu serious trouble and possibly
much bloodshed.
An earnest elfort is still being made
to induce the operators and miners to
submit the differences to arbitration, but
there seems to be small chance of suc
cess.
Tin: oovnitxMKXT in: iiviats.
Mr. ltryan says he wants a govern
meiit "that will protect every citizen In
the enjoyment of life and liberty and
In the pursuit of happiness and guar
antee to iiTery toller a fair share of the
proceeds of his own toll."
Then why does he not speak In lm
half of his colored fellow-citizens in
the south who are being deprived of
their rights and having their liberty cur
tailed by his adherents'.' He knows
what has been done In that section and
ho also knows It Is the Intention to ex
tend the policy of Louisiana und North
Carolina to other states, yet he has
nothing to say concerning this treatment
of American citizens, In nulllllcntion of
an amendment to the federal constitu
tlon nnd In violation of the principles
of the Declaration of Independence, for
which he professes such great rever
ence.
As to guaranteeing the toller a fair
sharo of the proceeds of his own toil.
would this be done by paying lilm a
IS-cent dollar for his labor? Would it
be done by removing the protection from
labor which makes the standard of
wages In the I'nlted States higher than
anywhere else in the world? These
are the policies of the Rryanlte party.
It proposes to overthrow the gold
standard; If given the power, and put
the country on a silver basis, which
Instead of giving the toller a fair share
of the proceeds of his toll would rob
lilm of half of it. - It also favors u policy
that would deprive the toller of work
by closing mills anil factories and put
ting a check upon industrial develop
ment. Mr. Itryan's Ideals of government are
not peculiar to himself. They are com
mon to all intelligent Americans. Mut
they cannot bo realized through the pol
icies lie advocates.
Nebraska's great trust-smasher has
unlltnhurod his guns against another
monopolistic combination, commonly
known as the Starch trust. This
octopus, as alleged In his peti
tion, has been disporting Itself tu
Nebraska since August. IS! U), which
means that It has taken the at
torney general over a year to screw up
his courage to the point of attacking
this glistering monster. Perhaps this
delay may be explained on the ground
that baby trusts under 1 year of age
are not considered worthy of his mettle
and that he has allowed It lo grow
strong unmolested 111 order to have a
more equal light. Then, again, an
attack on the Starch trust a year ago
would have been too far in advance of
thu Impending election and might have
iost Its force too soon as a political gal
lery play.
The final steps have been taken to
wipe out the last vestige of the Pnlon
Pacific receivership. Nebraska and
other states traversed by this great rail
road system havo suffered heavily by
reason of its Impaired usefulness dur
Ing the period of bankruptcy and are
naturally deeply Interested In havln
the road kept on a sound llnamial basis.
It Is to be hoped that the receivership
era has passed, never to recur again.
The Omaha postolllce reports an un
preceilenteil business, which keeps the
entire carrier force employed to the full
legal time limit. What Omaha needs Is
an expansion of its postal facilities to
keep pace with the expansion of the ret
of Its business, although because the
demand upon the Postolllce department
Is the same from every other section of
thin prosperous country It will doubtless
have to wait Its turn.
Now that Oovernor Poynter has ills
posed of Superintendent Lang at
Heat tice he is reminded that several
other state Institutions are clouded with
charges of Irregularity In the ndmlnls
tratioii of the trust. It Is a heavy task
to shake a popocrat loose from a Job
It Is true, but a genuine reform gov'
ernor should not hesitate on that ac
count.
A special appeal has been made for
relief contributions over the naine of a
committee representing the little town
of Amsterdam, Tex., which complains
Hint the bulk of the funds collected art
sent direct to Galveston, without due
recognition of smaller towns. It Is Im
possible, howevi r, to raise separate re-
j lief funds for each of the communities
A Matter of
Portland Oreconlun
What shall It profit n roan to vote. Mc-
Klnley out nrd Urynn In, If by so doing he
discounts business, deatroys confidence,
eliminates profits or loses his Job?
A man will look at a dollar n Ion? time
before he puts It out If there Is some doubt
about what kind of a dollar he Is Koine; to
set back. A dollar is not always a dollar.
P may ho wortli anything from 23 rents up.
If a man Is Roltii; to put money out ho
wants to know that when It Is to bo paid
back It will bo paid dollar for dollar. Ho
needs to know that if he puts full value,
that Is, gold value, dollars out, ho Is golnt;
to get full value, that Is, gold value, dol-
lars back. If there Is any consldorablo
doubt about It he will hold on to what ho
has.
Now thero will bo very little business go-
Ing on and very llttlo employment offered
unless somebody is all the time putting
motioy out. Very few men nro nblo to
start factories, open stores, build railroads
011 what money they have on hand In cash,
They havo to borrow. Commerce and trade,
manufactures nnd even agriculture are
built up on credit. Knterprlso anticipates
the future nnd lends Its money In tho hopo
of Interest. Hut If thoro Is doubt about
the principal speculative interest cuts very
llttlo figure. You can't have credit with-
out confidence. You can't have confidence
without an honest dollar.
That Is what happened In 1803 and on up
to IVJt; The dollnr was In doubt. We had
a great many kinds of dollars, nnd whether
the government would have both tho nblllly
and the desire to keep them all of equal
value was becoming very questionable. In
IS'.iG one of the great parties declared
against the full value, that Is, the gold
value, dollar. It called It tho 200-cent
dollar. It denounced the gold standard,
Capital, regardless of party, took nlnrm.
Men with n few thousands, or a few hun-
dreds, or n few $20 gold pieces, regardless
of pnrty, hid them away In safety vaults.
They hated to have their money He Idle
without earning ptollts In business, or out-
put In manufacture, or Interest on loans,
but they hated worse to lose the principal,
They didn't want to put a gold valuo dollar
out and got a silver valuo dollar back. So
they hauled in; nnd everybody knows tho
which have suffered from the recent
gulf storm, otherwise there would never
be an end to the relief work. The peo
pie of Texas ought to take upon them
selves the responsibility of the equi
table distribution of the money col
lected, which has been offered for tho
purposo of assisting all who are In need,
rather than any particular town or city.!
The Iron nnd steel mills of the east,
which have many of thelil been closed I
r,.i. nm.. time. neii.lltiL' the sign-.
Ing of the annual scale, will soon re
suine work again, the men securing a
substantlal advance In wages. The j
dinner pail there promises to remain
full as long as the party of prosperity
is in control.
Colonel Hryan's home-eonilng again
failed to draw out anything In the na
ture of a crowd to receive lilm. Notn sections wlilili he Invades.
wonder tho colonel prefers to do his
ampalgning in the states where he Is
more appreciated as a curiosity.
Chalrnmn Jones of the democratic na
tional committee asserts that the situa
tion in the east with reference to ltryan
has Improved wonderfully since he was
last there. It must have been pretty
bad at the beginning.
Party Slun'lCept In View.
Indianapolis Nt ws
Mr. Hryan shows ins populistlc tendon
les again in choosing Absalom for Ins
text. Absalom Had long nair.
Sit Hot Muu' In Slubt.
lUltlmore American.
Tho looting of Pekln has ceased. It Is
understood that nothing light enough tu
lift is left lying around loose.
Sleilcrlianimci IIIimth.
Liilcaso Tribune.
The able democratic orators have good
ground for their hatred of Mark llauna.
Ills speeches nre extremely Irritating and
haul to unswer.
Ilrtuet'it I'mo Tires.
New York World.
To many poor pooplo the year Is divided
into two seasons only tho time to buy Ice
and the time to buy coal. And these com
modities are Juggled with more than any
others.
Quotation, un the Demi.
New York Sun.
Colonel Uryan has dropped Moses and
Nuboth and Is now weeping over Absalom.
Absalom Is paramount with htm nt present;
but not Absalom, Moses or Naboth Is deader
than antl-lmpcrlallsm.
1 1 ii ii I iA t I2trrmpn.
Philadelphia H-cord.
Sharp frost In the west In mid-September
hangs a strongly contrasting pendant on
tlio most fiercely burning and long-con
tinued summer season known to tho present
generation. Tho clerk of tho weather is
running to extremes, In emulation of the
human spirit of tho time.
Wlillt Millllil reticle Will Do,
Huffulo Kxpress.
According to tho annual returns which
havo Just boon made to the Pennsylvania
Stale Hurcau of Industrial Statistics 331,-
0?3,731 pounds of tin and terno plate, val ,ed
at $12,lfi."i.S79, wore produced by tho local
concerns last year. Only a few years ago
tho democratic party wos doing a good
deal of Jeering at American tlnplate.
icii.i.im; in avail
liiireimeil I'uner of Woiipihin Over
come liy Vi'ir Tnctlen,
Philadelphia Hccord.
Arguments tending to show that the in
creased elllciency of tho Implements of war
would render wurfare In tho near future
so disastrous to both combatants as to make
a resort to arms too costly to be practicable
have not received much support from recent
events, Tho proportion of losses sustained
by Doers and Hiitlsh In South Africa has
not exceeded the percentage nf casualties In
the armies of Franco and Gormnny lu 1870-71
In spite of tho greater destructiveness of
firearms, which in theory Is from five to ten
times greater than It was thirty years ago
In the case of rltles and about fifteen times
greater In tho enso of artillery. While tho
number of missiles that can be hurled at
nn enemy In a given time and the zono of
fire have Increased enormously, tho capac
ity of each shot to do harm has been corre
spondingly diminished by the invention of
new tactics whereby injury can bo avoided.
The only new facts that havo been estab
lished by recent exporlenco nro that attack
ban been made more dllllcult and defense
more elTectlvo by tho employment of
modem arms of precision. There is llttlo
encouragement to bo gained from these
facts by the theorists who have malntatnod
that the development of the art of inan-
kllllng had approximately reached the
point where It would become destructive
of its own ends by makloc war HaponciblB,
Business
practical oBcct on the country's material
condition.
If llrynn It elected th man with a few
thousands or a few hundreds or n few $:
ROIU pieces, vin say, reRaruiess 01 puny
"I KUess I'll watt. Here's it silver presl
dent and a silver congress, and while
everything may ho nil right, 1 don't know
I won't put nuy money out now. I'll col
lect what 1 can and Just wait."
Now, what does that mean? Well, that
means panic. You let every man In Port
land who hns money In tho banks form
that decision and there's an end of bust-
ness and employment. If everybody that
has money coming to him must have It right
away, nnd nobody thnt has money will make
nny new loans or extensions, that's the
hardest kind of times. Next thing you wilt
see people running to the banks to draw
their money out to hide It, and, In spite of
all the banks can do to save themselves and
protect their depositors and allay fears,
there's panic, and half tho banks la town
nro ruined People have nothing to do but
stand outsldo the closed doors of the failed
batiks and blockade the streets and discourse
on their misfortunes nnd write denunciatory
letters to the newspapers,
If a man should sit down calmly nnd try
to figure out who would suit him most
perfectly for president tho chances nro he
wouldn't pick McKlnley. Very few would
agree, perhaps, but say that It wouldn't be
McKlnley. They like n man that takes a
stand nnd stays with It. They like a man
that marches at the head of tho procession
Instead of tailing along after everybody
else has made up his mind. Now, If wc
voted tho presidency to n man as the reward
of merit for his real or supposed virtues,
this would he all right. Hut what happens
to McKlnley or Hryan Is about the least Im
portnnt part of this business. A man Is a
fool to cut his own nose off to spite his
face. The question Is: What nre we going
to cet through McKlnley a election or
through Hrynn's election?
If n man wants to vote his business to
11 standstill, or vote himself out of a Job, he
can vote for Hrynn. That, In fact, Is the
very thing he should do. Thero Is no hotter
way. Hut It Is Just as well to uso a little
horso sense In this matter as In any other,
If a man doesn't look out for his own In-
tcrests, nobody else will.
IIHVAVS LIVITIIH or ACCHI'TAXn:.
Globe-Democrat (rep.): Hryan's letter
of acceptance lacks tho air of exuheranco
nnd confidence that characterised soino of
his speeches earlier In tho canvass.
St. Paul Pioneer Press (rep): Mr.
Hryan's letter of acceptance gives evhlento
of the sort of Intellectual naresls or nros-
traton ,vhich results from an overstrain
of tho cerebral faculties. It lacks the usual
form of his oratorical temperament.
Indianapolis News (Ind. rep.): Mr.
Hryan's letter of acceptance Impresses us
08 un almost entirely perfunctory p norm
auce. It Is dinicull to think of It us having
come from Mr. Hryan's pen, the contrast
between It and tho vigorous speech dillv-
ercd hero on notification day is so startling.
Detroit Journal (rep.): We charUabiy
r.bcrlbe it3 commonplaieness to the pre
occupation of Mr. Hryan. Smco he made
his speech of acceptance he hns been a
ery busy man, douglng from plate 10 place
to make speeches anil dodging the Issues
of the campaign to make his speeches fit
Kansas City Star (lnd.): The sliver
question Is treated with characteristic
cindor by Mr. Hryan In his loiter of ac
ceptance. It Is plain that his views on this
subject have not been modified In tho least
degree. He has, lu fait, necr given even
an Intimation of a tendency to abamlou
tho Issue on which he was defeated In h.s
fust cnuwiss for the presidency, or 10 show
uny hnlf-heartcdness In Its support.
Chicago Times-Herald (rep.): Not onto
In Its five thousand words does It betray a
sign of enthusiasm. Not once em.t a spark
struck from the anvil of convlcton by tlio
h.. miner of truth. It drones trom common-
places on momentous subjects without
pride of achievement or apparent expecta
tion that its author may bo elected ,o con
duct the ntlalrs of the uitllou lu the crisis
it alleges Is upon us. It Is the dismal wall
of fou'doomi'd defeat.
Sprlngllcld (Mass,) Republican (ind.):
Mr. Hryan's letter of acceptance deals more
especially with the subordinate patts of
the democratic platform, as his speech of
not I Ilea t Ion had been occupied with im
perialism. It possesses accunl.nsly no such
commanding Interest as the speech at In
dianapolis, and is more or less of that
perfunctory character which marked the
average letter of acceptance In the less
troubled days of the republic prior to not
long ago.
Chicago Itecord (lud.): While Mr. Hryan
prefers to discuss another plank of the
democratic platform as tho "parnnv.unt
Ibsuu," tho populists and tlio other advo
cates of free slher coinage will demand
that the policy by which muinly their voUs
tor the democratic ticket were obtained
fchall he put Into effect forthnlth. The mere
fjet that tho candidate for the presidency
regarded a que 'tlon of seml-forelgn policy
as murn Impunnnt than the domestic top.c
if finance will not operate to delay the
filendu of freo silver coinage in their ef
forts to change the financial methods of ilu
government. Then It would remain to be
seen how Mr. Hryan would choose to act
under these exceptional circumstances.
Philadelphia Ledger (Ind. rep.):' After
this letter of acceptance there can no
lorger he nny doubt about what Mr. Hryau
and a democratic seen tary of tho treasury
would do, or nt least would try lo do, with
the currency system, which Is tho founda
tion ol our business prosperity and which
it Is Incumbent upon our uatlonal honor to
maintain. Tho mere knowledge by tin
people nnd tho business Interests that an
administration, hostile to n sound currency
nnd a safe financial system, was about to
taku control of t tic government with ths
avowed purpose and dotormlnat Inn to wrrck
thnt financial system, would cause disaster,
nnd nn appeal to tho country In he halt
of such n policy Is repellent to common
sense.
PIIHSOVAL POIVI'KltS.
Kruger's departure for Holland Indicates
that his last ditch Is the Atlantic ocean.
The report that LI Hung Chang has called
for tho punishment of Prince Tunn as a
peace preliminary Is n flight of fancy of
which even Shanghai may ho proud,
Tho Vale scientists who havo been visit
ing the Moqtil Indians say those people "live
up to n high standard of morals nnd hope
never to bo contaminate 1 by civilization."
Finley Peter Dunne, author of the "Mr.
Dooley" papers, lias decided to make New
Vork his permanent residence. He has re
signed as mannglng editor of the Chicago
Kvenlng Journal
It Is proposed to place a tablet in the old
Fltchburg rnllroad station of Hoston to
commemorate the fact that It was there that
Jenny Lind sang for tlio llrst time In tho
I'nlted States, the big station being then
tho only place In Hoston largo enough to
nccommodate tho crowds that camo to hear
her.
Henry Hurkholder, on board tho t'nlteil
States ship Brooklyn, now nt Taku, China
writes to a family lu Maryland that during
the looting of Pekln by the troops of tho
allied Christian nations one soldier, an
American marine, secured a box of diamonds
for which Admiral Seymour subsequently
( offered JJU.UOU,
CONFIRMS STORY OF FIGHT
ficnernt MneArthnr Cnblen Nuti
ItrncTrnl nf Inmrueiit Activity
111 tlir latum! of l.tirori.
of
WASHINGTON. Sept. 20 A dispatch has
been received from (tcneral MaoArthur
which conllrms the report cabled to the As
sociated Press from Manila regarding the
activity of the Insurgents. The blank spaces
aro words which could not be deciphered.
Tho dltpntch Is as follows:
"MANILA, Sept. 19. Adjutant General.
Washington' Considerable nrthlty through
Cut Luzon. Fighting reported vicinity Carlg
and Ilstella, Isabella province. Insurgents
estimated 600, probably much exaggetated.
but sulllcletit force to mnko
In district heretofore quiet. In the llocnn
provinces Samuel H. Young (brigadier gen
eral) reports numerous small affairs and hits
culled so emphatically for more force that
Kingsbury's squadron. Third cavalry, and
Dorden's battalion, fifty infantry, been
sent him; other battalion Fifth same
destination upon nrrHal. Country north
I'aslg, Including all Hiil-can, much dis
turbed nnd numerous contacts with small
parties throughout that district; south of
Pnslg. Including Tayabas province i Luzon)
snmo conditions obtain. This activity hns
been anticipated and reported upon In letters
August 25 nmi cable
August 31. September 16 David 1). Mitchell
(captuln Fifteenth Infnntryi, nineteen men
Company L, Fifteenth Infantry, from
Slulloan, Lngunn province, nt tacked In
surgent, (lenenil ('allies, who had Sno men
in position nt Mnvlttie, same province.
Desperate fight ensued, which was pushed
from the front with great pertinacity by
Mitchell across causeway nnd through water
wnlst deep, nttack under Oeorge Cooke, cap
tain, with forly men Company K, Fifteenth
Infantry ami ten men. Company 12, Thirty -seventh
volunteer Infantry, could not reach
enemy's position because of high wnter In
nrm of hike which could not bo crossed,
entire country was nlloat In consequence
recent rains; has very much Impeded
offensive action. After nn hour and twenty
minutes fighting command withdrew to
Stnilonn. t'pon renewal operations on lRth
found that Insurgents had escaped ftom
Mavitnc previous night, most of them, no
doubt, going back Into continuous barrios
tor time being or until called Into Held again
as peaceful nmlgos.
Casualties, which all occurred Mitchell's
command consisting of 130 men, four
officers, were: Company L, Fifteenth, killed
nnd died of wounds, David D. Mitchell (cap
tain Fifteenth Infantry); George A. Cooper
I second lieutenant Fifteenth Infantry):
First Serget.tit William Fitzgerald, Sergeant
12verniond de Hurt, Corporal Laurits Jensen,
Privates Kdward C, Coburn, George It.
Horton, Thomas P. Kelley, Thomas Mulrey,
John P. Hrlnk, William L. Hanker, Arthur
S. Mansfield, Thomas I. Pitcher, Scott L.
Smith, Hlcliard Taylor. Kdward M. Nell.
Fred Duggan, Ilmanuel Kaufman.
Wounded Corporals Charles Oswald. Wil
liam II. Policy; Privates Henjamlu Owens,
Michael Kelly, Otto F. H. Hathe, Kvetettn
Natlack, Francis P. Flanagan, Michael J.
Hennessey, Anthony, Kearney, Harry Perry,
Charles 11. Dcbaugh; Company L, Thlrty
feventli volunteer Infantry, killed and died
of wounds, First Sergeant Thomas P. A.
Howe, Prlvutcs Kdward J. Oodahl, George
llalght, Kdward Stallcup, Alfred J. Mueller,
James C. West, Captain John K. Moran,
Sergeant Itnhcrt Mahalfy, Corporal
Frank A. Story, Privates Frank T. Hell,
William S. Hradley, Morley T. Crosswhlte,
David Day, Cornelius F. Gentry.
Thirty-three per cent Is profoundly Im
pressive loss and Indicates stubbornness of
light, fearless leadership of olllcers and
splendid response of men. Insurgent loss
as far as known, ten killed, twenty wounded,
among former Colonel Fidel.
.MacAUTHUH."
PUNISHMENT OF LEADERS
KukmIiiii (Invi'i'll ill on ( On.-rnl llir Sua
Kcxtlun llclorr (lie 1'roposll lou
I niiir from (ii'rniiin.r.
WASHINGTON, Spt. 20. It now appears
that Itussla puts forward the prop sl.ion
for the punlshiiK nt of the leaders of the
Chineso uprising. This was ill a paper
offering a general program for conducting
tlio peace negotiations.
The llrst Item of the program was the
punishment of the Chinese offendots. Tho
proposal catne prior to the Geiman note
and seems to have been concurred in by
France and some of the other powers, al
though It did not receive general concur
leticc as to amount.
Tho German note now takes up this Item
of the Russian program and makes It un in
dispensable requisite to negotiations. It
material!) differs from the ltticslan prop
osition, In that the latter made punishment
a part of the negotiations, while tho Ger
man proposition now pending Is to make
the punishment preceding the negotiations.
The transfer of Sir Claude MueDouald,
the Hrltlsh minister at Pekln, from Pekln
to Toklo Is rrgurded as significant In some
diplomatic quarters. Those tamlllar with
the two posts say Toklo has less rank
than Pekln and that the pay of the mln a er
Is less, The transfer is thought to bo
due to the strain the Hrltlsh minister was
under during the siege, but It also lias tho
effeot of removing one of tho most prom
inent figures In the current negotiations
and the one who is understood to havo
been foremost In urging Severn measures
against China.
Wotcott Declines Position.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. President Mc
Klnley has been ndvl-o-'l by ex-Governor
Itoger Wolcott of Massachusetts of Ills
declination of tho offer of tho post of am
bassador to Italy. Tho position was ten
dered Mr. Wolcott upon tho receipt of tho
resignation of Ambassador Draper.
( ensiiN It i-t II r II m Animmiri'il.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30. Tho census
bureau announces that the population of
San Antpnlo, Tex., is 113,321, against 37.C73
In 1S90. This is nn incrense of 15, CIS, or
41.51 per cent.
Meed of
SCMPTKIt. Ore
liiNiiue Men.
Sept, 20 Fred K-ine,
Who resided with
nls
wife and
daughter, ti c hild about 7 or !i years) of nip
yea i
iilace
six inile: northwest of thi place, In ,i
ut' tctnnorni'v Insunilv -hit bis wlfi
daughter and burned the liodv of the l.c n r
by setting lire lo I lit Ir i ibin le me I!"
then attempted suicide by shonilnu 1 I n
self. Persons passing on the road f ! i I
him nnd his wife a short .llst.ii . - fucn
their home In a dying condition .ml
brought them to Similiter. Moth n
thought to be mortally wounded K nc
was married only a few months ugo.
(iuuilx ut' llnre Vnliie.
SAN FHAN'CISCO. Sept. SO The revenao
olllcers have brought down from the Mare
Island navy yard on a government tug if, I
cases of rare Oriental goods which h id
been smuggled Hit" this counlrv on tip;
hospital ship So'.i ". I ho artl' Iep solz.ed
would net a small fortune The dutlis am
nearly 00 per cent of the value of tip. goo i t
Most of the stuff Includes loot f om Tei
Tsln, which bd I " ubandniio'l by Him
government. The cases i f silks and curios
aro addressed to persons all over the I'nlted
States.
Itevislim Hmvnllnn Custom,
SAN FHAN'CISCO, Kept. 20 -James Kills
Tucker has sailed lor Honolulu on an Im
portant mission. Ho bus been s' nt to te
vlse the customs law and eervlce of the
Hawaiian Islands so a to lirlntf ihein up
to the standard of thoc at home. For
twelve ve-ars Tucker was an appnlscr it
this port lb' was appointed t'. the cus
toms department by I resident Cleveland.
Wolcoll Will Nut ecepl,
BOSTON, Sept. 20,-Tlie Journal t'.diy
announces that form-r Governor I log -r
Wolcott will out accent 111- post of nn
bussfdor lo Italy tinder, d lilm t v I'l" I
tlent McKlnley lie hm n..l P. I the 8'i'e
department by cble- frum huioce and at. j
by letter.
COMPENSATION IS DEMANDED
Ho gin nd Will He nonnested In I'nr for
IHinllnu of Netherlands
Itnllrond Kinpto ym,
TIH-2 HVGCK, Sept. 20 In the upper
chamber of the state's general today tho
minister of foreign affairs and premier,
I'r. W II. lie Heaufort, replying to au In
terpellation, said the government of Tho
Netherlands, had Informed Great Britain
that compensation would be domandod for
expulsion from the Transvaal of employes
of The Netherlands rnllroad.
Itognrdltig the offer of a Nethorlands
w-ar ship to convey Mr, Krugrr from
Lorenzo Marque to Kurope Dr. De Heau
fort said The Netherlands government
made the proposition when it learnod that
Mr. Kruger desired to visit Kurope for the
benefit of his health. Simultaneously with
making the ofler, Dr. De Heaufort contin
ued, the government of The Netherlands
Informed Great Britain of tho action taken
nnd the latter In thanking The Nether
lands for the Information declared tho
British Roxerntnent had no Intention to In
terfere willi Mr. Kruger's projected Jour
ney. Itegnrdlng China Dr De Beaufort said tho
Dutch comn-nnder had been notified to ab
stain from all mill tary action.
.Iiisllu Mct'ni'tlij Itetlres.
LONDON, Sept. 20. Justin McCarthy, tho
novelist nnd historian, who has been mem
ber of Parliament for North Longford since
1S92 ntid who was formerly chairman of tho
Dish parliamentary pnrty, nnnounces bu
retirement from parliamentary life on ac
count of falling health.
Deficit lu Xctlierlllinls ItmlRrt.
TIIK IIAGCI2, Sept. 20 The Netherlands
budet for 1001 shows n deficit of D.250,000
llorlns.
Tun More t'unri of I'Iiiriif.
GLASGOW, Sept. 20 - Two additional
cases nf bubonic plague havo been reported
here.
?
AN EASTERN COMPLIMENT,
Boston Transcript.
Kdward Itosewatcr, editor of The
Omnhn Bee, has won a signal victory
In tho primaries of his county In nn
open contest for supremacy. He Is a
cnndldato for the I'nlted States sen
ntorship and Insisted that the nomi
nees for the legislature should be
openly chosen with express referenco
to the senntorshlp. Two other cnndl-
dates contested for the honor, nt
t, though both were reluctant to engage
I In that sort of test. The result was
c that Mr. Bosewnter's ticket carried
' every wnrd In tho city and bids fair
5 to be elected because of Its excellent
5 material. Mr. Kosewater has upheld
, sound republican principles In Ne
braska for thirty years without n re
ward and his success In this contest
would only bo fitting and creditable
He '
I to his state.
I
LIGHT AM) lilt Kill T.
Chicago Tribune: "Never." counseled
fnele Allen Sparks, "look at u gift cho"so
through the microscope."
Judge: "Curious, Isn't It?"
"What?" , , ,
"A man's handwriting h never so bad
that his namo can't be lead when signed to
a. check."
Philadelphia North American: Wlfe-Oh,
doctor! Will John pull through?
..Doctor Can't say. ma'uiii. i Im crlt-M
will not nrrlve for nt least u wet-It. .
Wife Oh, dear! And that bargain sale of
mourning goods ends tonuurow.
Chicago Itecord: "The typewriter girl Is
unusually disagreeable this morning.
"Yes; probably It Is because she sat up
late last night making herself unusually
agreeable."
Washington Star: "Don' nebber call ,-
man a fool," said Uncle Kben. "Tain'
good manners, nn'. besides. If yoil's tryUi'
to argue wif im. you loses. Ills respeck toll
yob opinions right den an" forehher."
Chicago Ttlbune: "You nre too tough n
proposition," rnmaiki'd the whale, about
three days after the swallowing feat. "I
give you no."
'Good land!" exclaimed Jonah Ininiedl-Hte-lv
afterward, looking about him In as
tonishment. Indianapolis Journal: "Oh, men nre so
provoking!" . .....
'What's the matter now, daughter?"
"Well, ma, coming home I thought .Inok
was left nnd I telegraphed lilm Jl.tt) worth
before I found out bo was on tho train."
Pittsburg Chronicle: "The weather man's
numerous promises of rain have failed," ro
marked Mrs. Sntmgs.
"Well, he can make plenty of other
promises Just as good," added Mr. Snaggs.
Cleveland Plain-Dealer: "Our baby seems
to have n natural taste for tho phi no."
"Indeed!"
"Ve-s. bo's gnawed half the polish off of
one log."
Detroit Free Pre.m: "Look pleasant; look
pleasant," urged thn photographer, with
the bulb lu his hand.
"You seem to forset," replied the victim,
"what you nro charging me for these pho
tographs." Philadelphia Press: Itepori. i In my nr
tide about Mr. Longbow I i'd he was
' Ivlng at death's door." Yo liimgfd It
to'"lnlnir" That Isn't rUln
Copy Kditnr-I know It in Hut It's
better to make a grnmmat I' n I emir than
hurt the feedings of bis fiuiill" Mr. Lvng
bow's reputation for veraeitv Is not good.
SONG (IT AliiMIN nv.
Atlantic Monthly.
Wrap us round, o Mother Autumn, with a
elreamlng nil unbroken,
With the royal purple semblance of a pas
sion all unspoken,
While tho bird of life wings backward, In
the reddening, waning day,
To the thrill of long-tost laughter, to a lovo
that could not stay!
Now the siuage child within us breaks thn
thicket. Hying faster,
Barefoot through the voiceless forest,
threading leaf and fern and aster,
Leaping hi onk nnd laughing upward wliem
tlio broken blue beguiles,
Speeding on l) benrt, lly faster! down thn
light of memory's aisles!
Now the scent of grape and hollow stirs thn
pulse and fans the' ember.
And wind above the waiting sheave tu
whispering, "Itcmcmbcr'"
Oh, now. the In ni t oi memiirv's rose burns
reddest 'gainst tin" gray.
While the bird of lite wings backward to
tile e th.it i mil, not SI.IS '
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