THE OMAHA DAILY" DEE: PHI HAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1000.
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Tim resurrection of Wobstrr Dnvls
hits bei-ii ImU'Iiiiltuly nostiioin'tl.
Who kii.vh prosperity Is nol here wlion
tliu nnclfut nnl honored gitiuo Unowii iih
threu-oiinl inoiito produces illvltluntlH on
Uh (Hock right In Omtilin.
The prlco of yarns Iiiih jjouo up since
election. Thin does not refer to those.
npitn 13- dcinoerutlc orators mid odltorH
previous to the eastlnc of tho ballots.
A California association atinoutiees
that It owns all tho prunes In the
eounlry. Hoarding house patrons arc
hoping tho company will hold onto them,
Itepublleans throughout Nebraska
nro ratlfyliiR the result of the late dec
tlon by enthusiastic demonstrations.
They never had no much to ratify be
fore Tred Dubois of Idaho Is emphatically
hK'ilwHt democratic reorganization. Dem
ocratic reorganization might leave re
publican backsliders like Dubois hunt
lug for a lauding pluce.
Minnesota's Jug euro law has been
knocked out on the ground of unconsti
tutionality. Tho constitutional right to
refuse a course of treatment for In
ebriety must not be infringed.
Women nro generally credited with
tho privilege of changing their minds,
but the Klmlra woman who lias made
lour different confessions in one day Is
working the privilege to the limit.
tlovernor-elect Dietrich Is'sald to have
gotten a rather chilly reception when he
called to pay his respects to Governor
Poyntor. Some of our populist friends
might take lessons from Mr. llryan In
political etiquette.
Hryan lias been tendered a retainer to
defend the Taiumany political captains
under arrcsU charged with coercion of
voters, lie bliould bu more valuable as
a witness, because, from tho returns, ho
could readily testify that no one In
New York was coerced Into voting for
liini.
A check for $150, representing the un
expended portion of the ?1,000 appro
priation made by the last legislature for
use as u hospital fund for Nebraska
volunteers, has been turned back Into
the stato treasury. Tho parties han
dling this money nro entitled to a good
credit mark. .Mighty few-appropriations
In Nebraska turn a surplus back to the
taxpayers.
Krom the fact tho fusion campaign
fund Is depleted with many bills still
unpaid It is evident that the stories of
lavish expenditure in the last days of
tho campaign wero not exaggerations.
Tho managers saw defeat ahead and
mado. a despcrato effort nt the llnlsh.
Tho creditors aro not likely, however,
to realize u heavy dividend on their
claims now that the plo has been
moved over to tho other counter.
Local real estato men aro laying plans
to proeuro legislation designed to en
courage Investment by strengthening
tho collection laws anil Insuring titles.
Kverythlng points to brisk activity In
real estato during the coming years be
cause capitalists see Inviting opportuni
ties for profit. If the real estate men
will frame their bills on conservative
lines they should have no trouble in se
curing endorsement by tho legislature.
Another good reason for enforcing the
penalty clause of the fourteenth amend-
incut by reducing tho congressional rep
reseutatlon of tho southern states that
have disfranchised the negro is to be
found In tho fact that It alono promises
to put a stop to further negro disfran
chisement. When the southern demo
crats Und that taking the ballot away
from the blacks takes away also the In
fluence of their states In national
politics they may come to the conclusion
that they have made a mistake and re
move some of the bars to negro suffrage
tlut they have erected.
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KEKl Tilt: 1IAHX.ICLK8 OFF.
Tho Inevitable consequence of regain
ing control of the state government to the
republicans Is an avalanche of applica
tions for appointive positions which has
already begun to fall down upon the
newly-elected state olllcers. After four
years of dearth the appetites of profes
sional olllco seekers have been whetted
to a point where no pressure will be
omitted to have them satisfied. At this
time, therefore, It Is meet and proper
to enter n few words of caution with
the men from whom the appointments
How.
In tho first place, our eyes must not
be closed to tho fact that much of tho
discredit brought upon tho republicans
of Nebraska previous to their loss of
power Is traceable directly to the dead
wood and crooked timber placed on the
state pay rolls In various appointive
capacities. The chief capital on which
the fuslotiists built their political struc
ture was tho bad record mudo by re
publican ofllccholdcrs and the odious
character of muny of tho subordinate
employes, lly beating tho tom-tom on
republican rascality and Incapacity the
fusion gang persuaded tho people to
believe that they could effect reform
only by turning the republicans down
ami putting Uio fuslonlsts up. The peo
ple llnally discovered they had been
grievously Imposed upon and that the
promises made did not materialize.
In this, too, Is a lesson for tho repub
licans. Tho greatest troubles which be
set tho fuslonlsts arose over the dis
tribution of patronage and tho scandals
created In various state Institutions by
the lodgment of professional spoils
hunters with neither the care nor tho
ability to meet the requirements of their
positions. What tho republicans must
tlo Is to keep off all the old barnacles
who think that becaus,e they wero at
tached to tho sldp when It was forced
to sail out of port four years ago they
should be taken in again and reinstated
In tho soft berths they formerly occu
pied.
In the uomluutlou of the successful
candidates on the state ticket this year
tho republican convention displayed
commendable discretion In honoring
only men of good standing and clean
records. "A new deal" was the founda
tion stone In tho construction of tho suc
cessful ticket and the Fame policy
should be pursued, as far as possible,
In making up tho roster for appointive
positions.
Till: Sl'AXtSll-AMKHILAX VUXUHKSS,
Tho congress of delegates from Span
ish-American countries, In session at
Madrid, while having for Its ostensible
object tho bringing of tho Spanish-
speaking states of this hemisphere Into
closer commercial relations with Spain,
Is believed In some quarters to have
also some political Hlgnltlcancc. It Is
thought that Spain hopes to bind the
South American delegates to au agree
ment of mutual understanding nnd sup
port in case of international dllllcultlcs.
It Is suggested that this proposed draw-
lug together of the Spanish-speaking
peoples of South America Is aimed par
ticularly at the United States and Great
Urltaln and has as Its object tho pre
venting of Anglo-Saxon control or polit
ical action In Central or South America.
We do not think this view well
founded, for the reason that Spain Is
In no condition to enter into political
alliances. What she wants now is com
merce and as she can expect little from
her former colonics lost In tho war with
tills country, she Is seeking to secure a
share or tho large nnd growing markets
of tho Spanish-American countries. It
is most Improbable that the republics
of South and Central America would
enter into political nlllauces with Spain
lor the very good commercial reason
that Anglo-Saxon capital is developing
South America. Tho ties of blood and
language between those countries and
Spain aro strong, but It is baldly possi
ble that this will over be shown other
wise than in commercial Intercourse,
which undoubtedly It Is the chief or solo
object of the .Madrid congress to pro
mote.
37; MlMrAHl' ESTAnUSmiKST.
Tho military establishment will be
ono of the tlrst matters to occupy the
attention of congress at tho approach-
lug session. Its strength as llxed by
law Is 'J7.000 and It must bo reduced to
that number by July 1, 1WM, If there Is
no further legislation. The army is
now composed of U,",()00 regular troops
and II.'.OOO volunteers. It now appears
that It will bo necessary to keep It at
this strength, perhaps for two or three
years longer, fieneral Mat-Arthur sijld
lu ills report that a large force would
have to be maintained lu tho Philip
pines for some tlnio to come and this
Is tho view of tho military authorities
at Washington,
It has been reported that tho presi
dent will, In his annual message, recom
mend that the regular army bo made
100,000. (ionornl .Miles Is said to favor
u slightly larger army. It Is under
stood that Senator Proctor and others,
who aro familiar with the organization
of tho army and who desire to secure
legislation that will promote Its
eilkieney and Increase Its morale, favor
tho passage of au act reorganizing the
military establishment on the basis of
a minimum blrcugth of ,'0,000 men and
a maximum of U.'.OOO, wlth'nuthoiity to
Increase tho number to 100,000, the
latter to bo determined at the discretion
of the president.
Kcgardlng the proposed legislation
Senator l'roctor has expressed tho be
lief that It will not encounter any
serious obstacles. "Tho people seem to
desire the permanent retention of tho
Philippines," ho said, "and the demo
cratic tall: about a largo standing army
tloes not seem to have created any fciir
of militarism In the American mind.
Whether wo shall bo able, lu a short
session, to accomplish all that Is needed
lu the way of the reorganization of tho
army Is another question. I have
bovcral propositions pending which I
would like to see enacted Into law, but
tho most Important and Imperative
legislation, of course, Is the Increase of
tho regular army. I have no doubt
that this legislation will be enacted at
tho coming session, t think congress
will be perfectly willing to follow the
recommendations which the president
will make In his message on this sub
ject." In whatever legislation Is recom
mended It Is tho general belief that the
volunteers will be mustered out upon the
expiration of their term of enlistment.
An effort will probably be made to have
them Incorporated Into the regular
establishment, but this will be resisted
mainly on the ground of the manifest
Injustice that would bo done old olllcers
of the regular army, who would be out
ranked by younger men, appointed to
the volunteer regiments, some of whom
owe their selection to political and
social Iniluenees, while others graduated
from the military academy only within
the last ten years.
It Is Impossible to say how much
longer the rebellion lu tho Philippines
will continue, but undoubtedly as largo
a force as the government now has
there will have to bo maintained until
pacification Is fully accomplished. With
that done probably one-third the num
ber will bo suilkiont to preserve pence
and order nnd Insure the linn estab
lishment of civil government. It Is too
much to expect that there will be no
democratic opposition In congress to
Increasing tho regular army, but doubt
less the more conservative democrats
will give heed to the popular verdict and
moreover not all of them are against
tho permanent retention of the Philippines.
MOIM XAVAL UtTiCEltS A'Kt'UKD.
The personnel of the navy barely silt
Heed for the Spanish war. Tho condi
tions have not Improved, according to
the report of the chief of the naviga
tion bureau, Admiral Crownlnshleld,
who states that the present personnel
of the navy would form barely one
fourth of the total establishment neces
sary to light a Hrst-clasH Kuropean
power. This Is an unpleasant stateinwt
6f our naval weakness to be sent out
to the world and It cnlls for tho earnest
attention of congress early lu tho com
ing session.
The report shows a dereliction on the
part of congress that can hardly be t,oo
severely criticised. At the last session
an Ineffective effort was made to meet
Immediate needs for olllcers by author
izing the employment of retired olllcers
and the Immediate repeal of that act
Is urged. What Is known as the per
sonnel net provided for an Increase lu
the number of olllcers, but strange as It
may seem It failed to provide the means
therefor, so that there Is a large number
of vacancies and less olllcers on the
active list than before the passage of
the law. There Is also lack of men.
Consequently It Is now Impossible to
man tho vessels of the navy already
constructed, to say nothing of those
building or authorized. Tho rep.-rt
recommends the doubling of the number
of appointments to the Naval academy
and that whenever an Increase of ves
sels Is authorized congress shall at the
same time provide for au Increase of
otUcers and men. This Is the practice
of European governments and It Is re
markable that it has not been adopted
here. There Is another Important fact
In this report and that Is the dllllculty
of securing enlistments as seamen. It
would seem that the supply would ex
ceed tho demand, but such Is not the
case and It may be found necessary to
offer better Inducements for enlistment
lu tho navy. The supplying of the de
llclencics in the naval establishment
pointed out by Admiral Orowniiishleld
should be prompt and thorough.
The newly elected members of the
legislature are already scrambling for
choice of seats in the legislative halls,
the demand for desks lu the front Hue
indicating a decided drift toward the
bald-headed row. Speaking more seri
ously, however, no authority exists for
the assignment of seats by the outgoing
state olllcers, the control of the legisla
tive halls resting exclusively with tho
legislative bodies. The system lu vogue
In tho lower house of congress by which
the places aro distributed by lot. each
.member choosing his seat lu the order
that the names are drawn from au urn,
Is more commendable because it gives
no one an undue advantage. What the
legislature should do Is to repudiate the
distribution of seats made lu advance
of its meeting and take up the matter in
its own way.
Another humor of tho occasion comes
from Charles A. Towue, who announces
that lu his Judgment It Is about time to
disband the silver republican organiza
tion, of which ho Is still the national
head. That Is rich and racy, coming
from Towue, when It Is recalled that at
tho Kifnsas City convention ho declared
that he was ready and anxious to come
out as a democrat Immediately after tho
close of the campaign of 1800, but was
deterred from doing so by the entreaties
of Mr. Hryan and other democratic
leaders who thought ho could do them
more good by continuing the silver re
publican masquerade four years longer.
Mr. Towue, evldeutly, Is getting tired of
tho masquerade, but ho has been un
masked long ago.
If congress can be Induced to ap
propriate the necessary money tho
Postolllce department contemplates
more than doubling tho number of free
rural mall delivery routes during the
coming year. Tho success of the plan
from. a postal standpoint Is assured by
the experience of the past year. Tho
rural delivery goes a long way toward
solving tho problem of making farm
life more attractive by rendering It less
Isolated. If the trend of population
from the country to tho city Is to bo
checked or prevented It must be by mak
ing farming not only protltable, but
pleasurable. Tho problem of profit has
been solved lu the west at least and
the other problem Is In a fair way of
solution.
Hussla has taken au advanced step lu
the regulation of theaters. The police
of one of the largo cities have decreed
that long wnlts between acts must be
abolished and that poor actors must
not be too generous In responding to re
turn calls. Such a rule enforced lu this
country would cut short many a
program.
Too .Much Kspitiisluit,
Portland Orcgonlan.
Kt tu, Nebraska! It eccins to lo Impos
sible for Uryan to prevent expansion of tho
cnoniy'a country eo as to envelop nnd swal
low htm up,
Misery ,oi-n (.oinimiij .
Kansas City Star.
Slnco his own detent In Nebraska Mr.
Hryan will probably receive with equanim
ity tho uuws that Governor Poyntcr failed
of re-election,
Core (ini' with tin- Peel.
WashlnGton Tost.
Mr. Ilryan's declination of that Nebrnskn
senatorial sent was a trllto premnturc. In
the words of tho republican Binall boy:
"Thero ain't a-golng to bo no core."
An Bun)- Solution.
Washington Post.
It now appears that Don Dickinson
doesn't want to reorganize tho democratic
parly. Quito a number of former demo
crats may salvo the problem by taking up
n permanent nbodo lu the republican party.
.'it Wny of PnylnK Drills.
Philadelphia North American.
Tho foreigners lu Tangier, who have in
sisted clamorously that tho United States
shall demand satisfaction from the sultan of
Morocco for the murder of an American cltl
ich of Moorish name, aro unhappy uow bo
causo tho sultan lins yielded to tho de
mand. That astute despot has Imposed a
spoclal tax upon tho forclRti merchants to
raise tho money demanded as Indemnity.
The Moor's eense of humor may bo grim,
but it 16 well developed along Its peculiar
lino.
Hot Cn Ml pit Ik n In lluvTtlll,
Kansas City Star.
Thfl tintlvn nrnli.M nf llnnnllili, wUn
climbed telegraph poles from which they
nepi up meir speoencs arter tno spoaKcra
platforms wero tipped over BUKgcsts tho
Idea of having acrobatic spellbinders, who
can perform featB of nullity whlln thrv
orato, l-'or example, n man who could leap
over tho heads of tho crowd from ono plat
form to another, keeping up his speech as
ho flew through tho nlr, or an orator who
could hang by the foes from a trnpczo and
give the crowd a heart to heart talk that
would knock out the apathy In 1U01.
Xnvnl Mertlee I'mitti-iit-tlvr.
Philadelphia ltecord.
Accordlni: to the mnrl nf ltnnr A.lmtrnl
Crownlnbhlold, chief of tho navigation
uureau, tncro Is neither an adequate force
of olllcers nor of men to man tho lighting
ships of tho navy. It seems lnimiRUili
under present conditions cither to get them
or to aeep mem. The service is so dis
tasteful that there wero 2.45" ileKnrtlnim
from the navy during tho past year. It
wouiu appear to Uo folly to go on building
new battleships to bo kept out of service
for lack of men. The mercantile marltlmo
Bcrvlco Is not much hotter off. American
worklngnion can get higher wages and
better treatment as; horn than nilnnf unri
thero must bo radical remedies adopted bo-
ioro n ennuge tor tho better enn bo ex
poctcd. rrunliriMt-M cf Two Proiihcli.
r Portland Qrcgonlnn.
Congressman Urosvonnr nf nMn in it,,.
week following McKinley's renomluatlon
for president Issued n forecast of tho No
vemher election which has been remarkably
fullllled. This forecast gave McKlnley 273
sure electoral votes nnd Hryan 112 suro
electoral votes, and leaving tho twenty
soven votes of Kenturkv. v,.v,i-ui. iti.
nnd Wyoming in tho doubtful column.
l-rom tneso doubtful states General Gros
venor predicted that McKlnley would get
fourteen votes to thirteen for iirvm. n,,,a
giving McKlnley 2U2 and Hryan 153. Gov
ernor Poyntor of Nebraska about tho same
timo puBiisttcu his prediction that Hryan
would bo elected, naming ludlann, South
Dakota. Utah. Wyoming, Kaunas, Maryland,
Ncbrafkn and Washington us suro to go for
Hryan. giving him 210 elnr
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nnmlng Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Now
iuru nnu unio as uouDirul. This was tho
governor of Nebraska's "pointer" as to tho
November election,
SWUKT 'Illl.VtiS roil SOMMKHS.
riKlitrr In u. IMiIIIhhIup, Tnnr.l
I I" itllh Con r-i-t lottery.
Haltlmore American.
The enormous uinount of nlckm.au ,,,,,.
our soldiers in tho tropics, particularly in
tho Philippines,. must hnvo been u ntusn of
wonderment to muny. That tho untrained
volunteer, transferred from all tho comforts
of homo to the primitive und uiincem-.ini,,.i
surroundings of un uncivilized tropic coun-
ii y, bUQuiti uavo lounu it dliucult to adapt
himself to thu chango Is not nltogethor n
matter of surprise, but tho regular soldier
has fared llttlo better. Uxperlcace and In
vestigation has shown that much nf tim
sickness In tho Philippines Is attributable to
tno matter or diet. I.lko tho Hrltlsh, wo
arc csecntlnlly a nation of beefeaters. in
our own climate this may bo well enough,
but In tho baking heat of tho equatorial
regions It will not do. The soldier ought
to bo as ready to feed his "inner man" with
a proper regard for tho conditions that stir-
lounu mm ns ho Is to lighten his raiment
to suit tho temperature. This is tho plalu
logic of It. yet It seems that tho lesson has
been learned only nt tho cost of dlro ex
perience. It haB been shown, for Instance, that
sugar In Us various forms Is nn admirable
food product for tho tropics. Notwithstand
ing tho coldlsr's ration Is llxed by law, and
does not cmbraco this curbo-hydrate, tho
War department has found a means for Its
general Introduction. Candy and chocolato
of American manufneturu aro now to bo
had at all tho commlssales In Cuba, Porto
Rico nnd the 1'hlllpplno Islands. Soldiers
buy it in largo quantities, and already Its
good effect ns u restorer of lost energy, with
a minimum tax upon tho dlgcstlvo system,
aro apparent. In thu Innguago of n re
cently returned nrmy surgeon: "Nature's
prodigal Biipply of utigarcnno nnd low heat
producing, but nourishing, fruits In tho
troplo lands would seem to Indicate their
peculiar adaptability for tho particular re
quirements of Inhabitants of hot zones.
The beo and tho collbrl, whoso marvelous
endurnnco Is tho wonder of tho physiologist
and philosopher, dorlvo their power almost
exclusively from sugar." Astounding as
It may seem, mignr hus also come to be an
admlrnblo urtlclo of diet for tho horses
whoa Mmllarly placed. Quito by accldont
thu dlscovory was made, and now mo
lasses Is fed to them with their hay. Tho
sickness which has been prevalent among
them thereupon "disappeared almost as If
by magic,"
Four to flvo tonB of candles and choco
lates aro being shipped por month' to the
Philippines alone. The other day ono of
tho transports took over u consignment ot
2,000 pounds in , twenty vurlctles ot tho
toothsome appotlzors, packed In such n
way that tho soldier on tho other sldo of
tho hemisphere will bavo no cauio to envy
his brothers on this Bide at least, not In
this particular. Step by step, as wo study
the great problem ot supporting an nrmy in
1 the tropics, wo shall solve It.
iA.Mi:.vr.iTio.vs ov thu m:pt.
Chicago Chronicle Tho reorganization of
the democratic party Is Inevitable, but It Is
going to bo accomplished entirely without
regard to tho moro or less valuable advice
and assistance volunteered by republican
editors nnd orators. Democracy Is compe
tent to attend to Its own affairs.
llostou Transcript: A prominent man said
recently that Boston was tho llrst city lu
tho country to get on tho wrong sldo of n
question, and by that h did not mean that
this was shown by vole, but that a certain
number of Its well known citizens could bo
lellcd on to take a reasonless position. It
is true, nnd wo bavo Just proved It. Hut
wo may rely on the west, with citizens as
broad as their own plains, to grapplo with a
question from n practical standpoint and not
consider It as theory only.
St. Louis Republic: Upon those demo
crats who aro In ofllce, and not upon those
who direct nnd manago campaign commit
tees, rests tho present responsibility. Dem
ocratic acts, and not democratic proclama
tions, will forecast the policy nnd tho plat
form of 1901. Tho duty of tho hour Is that
resting upon tho democrats who havo been
selected for executive position, upon tho
democrats who will sit in tho stato legisla
tures nnd In congress. They can redeem tho
pledges ot good government which brought
them Into ofllco and maku a reunited and
militant democracy not nJonu a possibility,
but a certainty. This Is tho road to reor
ganization, and there Is no other. Ily this
route all elements of democracy will como
together again, harmonious and nggrcsslvo,
It Is tho only way to now Issues and new
leaders.
Hoston Advertiser: The dcmocratlo cry
for a thorough reorganization of tho party
has arisen even beforo nil tho election re
turns havo been rocelved. Prominent gold
democrats, Hko ex-Secrotary Whitney, ex
President Cleveland, Sterling Morton, Sen
ator Gorman, Senator Hill and tho great
body of sound mouey democrats, nro very
eager to bring about the proposed reorgan
ization of tho party. Yet they aro rather
prematuro In their demand that Ilryanlsm
bo denounced publicly ns n Hat, llagrant and
nabby failure. Hrynn hnd tho support ot
most of tho democrats of the United States,
Can those men bo fairly expected to turn
around within u wcok or a month nnd nc-
knowledgo thnt they were totally wrong,
merely because they Jiad been defeated po
litically? That Is asking almost too much.
Hrynii has a firmer hold on tho democratic
party today, even in this hour of defeat.
than Cleveland has. It may bo o pity, but It
is a ract, nevertheless.
liOUlsvlllo Courier-Journal: No party can
carry a uatlonnl election In tho United
States which relies on a union of tho west
and the south, to begin with, nnd--to end
with no party can carry such an election
which does not divide tho commercial nnd
fiscal Interests of tho north and cast. Dur
ing two presidential campaigns the demo.
crullc party has been misled by jnck-'o-lnntern
politics. It must como back to buse
nnd get down to bedrock If It hones to
ntnnd upon Its feet again, nnd unless It does
tlio ,,000,000 otes It polled last week will
begin to disintegrate, sloughing oft from
tno main body state by Btate until tho party
Itsolf peters out after tho manner of Its
great antagonist of other days, continuing
tho McKlnleyltcs in their power and leaving
tnein lo its unchallenged enjoyment as tho
poor old federalists did with respect to thu
Jcffcrsoulans a century ago, though tho fed
eralists were ably led, mado suro they were
right and prophesied all the evils to como
after them that tho most undoubtlng popu
list cau now prophesy as conpcquenccs of
tho triumph of plutocracy.
PKHSOXAI, A.MI OTIIKHWIMH.
'It is safe to conclude that tho Vindula
Judge who ruled that a woman may bo tho
neau or her houso hns an amiable wife.
Joseph Chamberlain, tho English secre
tary of stato for tho colonics, will soon
mako a visit to Jamaica and other of tho
West indies.
The post-election speculative furore has
sent tho prico of seats on tho New York
exchange up to $t6.000, tho highest flsure
over recorded.
Some of our soldiers In China report that
they nro feeding on tho fat of tho land,
while others say that billions of flics nnd
mosquitoes aro feeding ou them.
Admiral Sampson's son, who Is to enter
tho Naval academy next year, has shown
a remarkable nptltudo for mathematics, and
hns already mastered tho elements of
navigation
Thu Publishers' Circular of London thinks
that tho J2.-i.000 which Kipling received for
his new story of C0.000 words Is tho highest
sum over paid to un English author for a
story of similar length.
President George Harris ot Andierst col
lege Is ono of the llrst eollugo presidents to
attempt, publicly, to solve the servant girl
problem. At a recent meeting of women's
clubs at Amherst, Mass., ho read u paper
ou tho subject.
Paul StnrlUky of tho Moscow locomotive
works, who is making an inspection of
locomotive plants In this eoutury, says:
"Thero nro six or eight locomotive fac
tories lu Hussla, one of tho largest being
located nt Kolomna, not far from Moscow.
I nm satisfied, however, that for all general
purposes the machines made In this coun
try are superior for tho Russian service."
Tho cuatle lu which Oswald d'Aurmenc, a
Holgluu artist, has offered Mr. Kruger a
homo was built by mouks 309 years ago as u
convent. It has had u varied career, a
former owner having entertained royalty In
It, and was bought only n few yeara ago by
M. d'Aurmene, who Is wealthy, and re
stored all tho old splendor, besides In
stituting nil modern conveniences and com
forts. ItAIMtOADN IX CLASSIC LANDS.
ll)'tii)N of Hit- I'ntrlnri'IiN Inwidi-d by
(lit- Modem lliiniltrueiiii.
Philadelphia Times.
After tho railway has Invaded Palestluo
and tralus nro scheduled to and from Jeru
salem, it is only n trifling Invasion that
it makes In cllmblug a grado of Mars Hill
or establishing a Hag Htatlon ut the ucado
nilo grovoB of Plato and Sophocles.
Nevertheless the Greek government is
oxocutlng u railway project that looks to
wurd making Athens a way station ot
an lntcr-contlnontul lino of travel between
Europe, Asia and Africa, and toward tho
development on modern llnc3 of the country
known to history by Its classic loro. Tho
lino is run from Piraeus, thu seaport of
Athens, through Attica and Bocotla to
Thebes, theuco through Phocls, the country
of Achilles, across tho Othrys mountains
to Demerit or Thessaly, on tho Turkish
border. Hranch lines will offer the anti
quarian cusy access to Chalkts, lu Euboea
and Lamia, invading tho lands onco trod
den by ThcmUtotiis, Ilpamlnondns, Pericles,
Hercules and other moro or less veritable
wothlcs of tho past.
The wholo system is now undor con
struction, aud It is Intended to bo used
ns part of thn continental lino to tho far
cast, supplanting ns tho Kuropeau sea
port Hrlndtsl, with liruoua for tho Medi
terranean transit. This will shorten tho
tlmo of tho Journey from one-half to one
and ouu-half days, by cutting tho sea voy
ngo in favor of tho swifter Journey by
rail. Perhaps when tho Turk and tho
Greek nto connected closely by railroad
they will ccaso to watch each other In fear
and trembling, and their rommcrco will
become their ofllclent peacemaker. It was
so with Prance and England- After nearly
800 years of continued warfare, from 1061
until tho ago of steam, a Dover packet car
ried across the channel an ollvo branch of
peace that has never since been broken.
WHAT IS TIIHIH ISStHf
.o Pen In Slnlit mi TVhlcli t 1 1 n u it
llfiiincrntlt- lint,
Iliirfalo Kxprcj.l (rep.)
MobI of former President Cleveland's
cabinet otneers and other prominent sup
porters of his administration nro now Iden
tified either by public gossip or by their
own declarations with a movement to re
organize tho democratic party. Not un
naturally It appears to have been tnken for
granted that tho democratic masses will
havo uo dcslro to enter upon nnother cam
paign under tho leadership which brought
disaster In lSOfl and 1900. Tho democracy
needs new leaders badly enough, Hut, be
fore theso men step Into tho breach, it
would seem reasonable that they should
stato what their new democracy Is to rop
resent. Most, If not nil, of those who aro
seeking to reorganize tho democratic party
havo been for tho last four years acting
with tho republican party. Tliclr return
to democracy Is In the nature of a bolt from
the political forces w licit carried tho coun
try this year and four years ago. A fair
consideration for thoso with whom they
havo been allied would seem to require that
they should nt tho outset make plain what
they dislike In the tepubllcan party nnd
why they purpose to Icavo It.
It Is not enough to say that they once
wero democrats and have a fondness for tho
old party name. A political organization
to be worthy of any respect must rep
resent, not merely a name, but principles.
It Is true that the democracy as a party of
opposition need not necessarily express
moro than dissent from what tho repub
licans do, but from what that tho repub
licans havo dono or proposed to Uo theso
reorganizes dissent?
It is true that most ot them supported
tho low-tariff doctrine in the old Cleveland
campaigns, but they aro surely too sensible
to wish to disturb tho present prosperity
with another tariff agitation? Tho reason
why they lost control of tho democracy was
that the Cleveland low-tariff administration
had proved to bo so disastrous a failure.
They certainly cannot oppose tho repub
lican party on tho money question, for tho
main feature of the reorganization they
proposo Is to put the democracy on thu
same sound-money ground that tho repub
lican party occupies. It Is hard to see
whero they can find basis for a consistent
opposition in tho trust question. They as
suredly uauuot countenance an agitation
against wealth Itself, ns Hryan did, and n
temperate nnd proper regulation of trusts
Is what tho republican party has promised
and probably will bavo accomplished before
another campaign opens.
Thero Is left of the questions ot national
promlnenco only that of colonial expansion,
but thero has, as yet, appeared no evidence
that thu old Cleveland leaders havo any
serious criticism to muko on what the re
publican party ha dono In that line. Mnny
nf them hnvo warmly approved the repub
lican course. Tho constitutional teaturo of
it, which offers pcrhnps tho most tempting
ground for opposition, will be settled by the
supremu court within n few weeks and
could be brought up In futuro campaigns
only In tho form of un attack on the court.
What Issue Is there, then, that tho re
organize wish to urgo against the repub
lican party? Why should they not bo sat
isfied to bu republicans?
Altl'SKS IX SHCOMl-CLASS MAIL.
"A Klircr AViintuii Wnntf of $0,0O0,O0n
or I'jimiril it f nr."
Philadelphia Press.
Tho welcome news comes from Washing-
tun that Postmaster General Charles Emory
Smith, in his annual report, will again call
the attention of congress to tho enormous
abuses In second-class mall matter. Theso
involve, according to tho last annual re
port, "a sheer wanton waste of $20,000,000
or upward a year." It would be the natural
supposition that when congress can so
easily suvo 120,000,000 or more annually it
would rush to thu rcscuo of tho treasury,
but, unfortunately, .such U not tho case.
It Is many years since the attention of
congress wus first called to this great
wrong. Postmaster General Wnnamuker, in
his annual reports, vigorously denounced
this tremendous waste ot money, which
prevents many desirable Improvements In
tho postal service. Every postmaster gen
eral slnco that time has brought thu matter
to public attention. Iu his last annual re
port Mr. Smith thoroughly dissected tho
methods undor whH.ii thlH vust sum of
money has been 'swallowed up lu tho maw
of private interests without any public ad
vantage." Hut tho private Interests are
ablo to employ a powerful lobby, which,
every tlmo tho question comes up In con
gress, successfully combats tho public In
terests. Representative .oud of California, chnir
man of the houso postolllce committee, has
made a courageous and uuselflsh buttle in
behalf of this reform, though bo far with
out succchh. Hut thu more the public comes
to undo: stand tho character ot this abuse
tho stronger grown tho demand for Its
abolition. The bill that was defeated nt tho
last session of congress was unobjectionable
In every respect. Hut tho comparatively
few persons who nro pocketing this $20,000,
000 wero able, by their lobbyists, to make
many country newspaper publishers bellovo
that tho bill Injuriously affected them,
though that assertion wns absolutely falso.
Tho weekly newspapers, acting under a
misapprehension, used their Influence on
members of congress and In that way did
much to defeat tho measure. Tho govern
ment pays 8 cents a pound for carrying
books und ndvortlslng sheets "bogus trade
Journals," as Postmuster General Ulsscll
called them lu tho malls, while It receives
only 1 cent a pound In pontage, a clear loss
of 7 cents on overy pound carried, That
7 cents n pound subsidy to certain book
publishers and advertising agents enables
them to grow rich. So far us weakly news
papers aro concerned, they suffer from this
llluRltlmntu competition. Important postnl
Improvements for the benefit of tho entire
nation are now Impossible, owing to tho
Winter Days W
Create thoughts of wiiilei coats. '
It's u man's ambition to look well ut. all Union, and ho rarely
objects to doing so at smallest, possible cost.
Some stores can make him look well for "a timo," for a little
less money, "perhaps," than we charge. Hut we make him look
well "longer." It's got to be in the material and the make, let
alone the lit.
No Clothing Fits Like Ours
We don't expect to sell jou a coat to last only one season.
Wu expect to sell you one that will be a good, presentable one
at the end of live and that is what you can expect of our over
coats and ulsters. Whether they cost $10.00 or $25.00, you can
expect five times their cost in service and your expectations will
be realized.
Browning, King & Co.,
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
Oiunhu's Only Exclusive Clothier for Men aud Uoj.
payment of this 120,000,000 subsidy to fc
Individuals. It Is almost Incredlblo that this J.o
000,000 wasto should be Allowed to con
tlnuo In the faco of Its completo exposure
under the Harrison, tho Cloveiand nn l thn
McKlnley administrations, but It still goca
on. Congress refuses to pass tho necessary
legislation to stop It. There should bo ni
cessation of the attacks on tho abuse. Tho
lobbyists nuy Influenco congress, but they
havo not been nblo to prevent the continued
exposure by postmaster generals of this
shameful wnntr. under loose legislation, ot
over J20.000.00O annually.
A Personaljompiiment j
Chicago Chronicle: If both sen-
mors rrotn Nebraska nro to bo re
publicans It Is earnestly to bo
hoped that one of them will bo
Mr. Itosewnter of The Omaha lice.
His services to the party deserve
recognition and his abilities ren
der him worthy of the place. The
only trouble he will encounter Is
due to the circumstance thnt he
has been a consistent and effective
antagonist of certain monopoly In
terests. This circumstance should
Insure his election, but In a repub
lican legislature It Is moro likely
to contribute to his defeat.
SAID IN rt'N,
n Trlbu: , City Vlsltor-What Ii
In 5 ninn I n JIT'! ' U E 1,1 i" "ncr, wiiudcr
rnif. 'i'i10 '"M" , yn streiunlot?
Country Host TIiuCh u shecplct.
m.1.. t. .
iTun "My llUslinnd alwavu
on i s extravagant lunches dow tow ""
U'nv (l .vu know?"
, i ho mlriuto ho gets homo In the evenlne
ho begins trying to diet tho family."
Detroit I'roo Prcs: Doctor-Oood morn
'"PiifclJi 'WW01! ,ec,,n- W" "lornlng"
Doctor-.My, my. you aro gettlnr heltM
Indianapolis Journal: "Thought should
bo harnessed to action." "lUB"' "aouui
ii.'? ' I nn't know: tho automobile gets
thero without harness."
Chicago Tribune: ".May I ask you
y!ct,u,etvoa.;;,,i:"tho autiUt'
nKt SlSMm? PuKJi..sn?o'ai,
""' ."hut your blamed mouth! Pm th
fuller that goes around with him to ask t "
Unmi"0"8' nnrt r" 'tond t0 11 "hen H 5
Somervlllo Journnl: A father realizes that
i V m' 1"i Kr"w"'K P when he stops usk
mand I dollar"1 Ctf"'S beKl,ls t0
Washington Star: "Free silver is dead
remarked tho oraclo of the cross-road's
mv ,V 11 "Pl'n J,'ad for some time,"
,l,7' ,",ls"';rod Farmer CorntoMol. "I
reckon frco silver has had about tho
longest funeral oration on record."
Detroit Journnl: "AH hull:"
Lvcrybody balled.
,i.tlut. 'Vs to wl'm their ueclnmatloiw irert
rare them with sternly averted
Ho It was the peoplo walked home, for hr.
was none other than tho motorman of the
lltDl CU V
Philadelphia Press: "Ah! beautiful ladv
'rii 'i"'1 "V' cl'ilryoyant,. "you havo come
to find yutir future husband, Is It nut Bo?'
r,0,t."'"chl". replied the beautiful Indj
I lmxo come to find out where my present
husband Is when ho's absent."
HOW MAUI1I-: VOTED.
James Hnrlon Adams In Denver Post.
Maud Miller rnsn on election morn
As proud us u kid with a now tin horn,
Kor she wns to cast a vote, and nli
Was lllled with angelic" ecstasy!
Sho felt that men were common clay
Ah she, on that glorious womun's day'
That sho was the equal before tho law
Of any old In-male sho ever saw!
She could almost fo.-l tho dress of the hlms
In tubular form on her nether 1-bs!
She dressed herself with unusual care
-uih un uuuuy icoi io ner Hurry hair
In n n.irtv r.irHiiui, ui.n .
Sheil walk to th.j polls in her mannish
4t tut: i
Khn Mfnrtnrl frli .. .k.i.i
As BayaVVjiyblrU o'n tuZTl"'
And you know tU.e could nvor pans that l !
Stepped Into tho waiting spIdor'H net
u m nut, ii wun tuny yet.
Khn nnnnt nn limit l .t
'J hen happened to think sho would
.....,,.. .,.. ... . , my 1) wait
l or kIHh who would bite ut auch a bait.
i 'I ; A '""v- inn iHiimnrtj nan
And studied tho Htylcs again und asaln.
film wnnrlrpil Ii mi, uIia , . . .
Wtro dressed lu such dream of llnery!
She entered the store and for half the day
-"rl"" in u crazy way;
iAl Jt nun niouci ociore
The flashing gems in a Jewelry store;
A llin flriv- n-n wnnlnM 1 . . . . .
Tahip,1 nn In n u-IhiIau, ffll..i lit.
And nighties and other sacred clothes!
Went Into nn Ico cream Joint to get
j pmio ur iwo or tno rrozou wet.
Sho met n friend on tho street, and they
Swapped talk till an hour had passed uway.
Then again sho hastened In graceful fllrht
a uifinu u. on ui iier aucrctj ngui.
Hut alus! us you no doubt have supposed,
Hho found that tho mean old polls hud
liusi-u ,
They might have known, the condemned
rtlil tint
Of men, that she hadn't voted yetl
They did It on purpose! It wasn't fair!
They wen; perfectly horrid Old things! So
there!