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Tho tlcnillocl: seems to bu n conta
gious disease down nt Lincoln.
Tho Imso ball schedule lms boon torn
I)(!tod -mid the Imso ball enthusiasts
win lieavu a sigh of relief.
Strtiutfo Hint n public ollleer always
lias to wult until lio Is separated from
the pay roll before lie discovers from
'vlint a grievance ho Is suffering.
If the South Oinnlia charter Is tin
eonstltutloutil, as elalined by tho eouuty
iitloruey, tho sooner Its' validity In tested
tho better It will bo for all concerned.
Omaha's now police judge has the rec
ord of his predecessor to go agulnst. He
will bo Judged himself by his nullity to
keep near tho mark sot by Judge Learn.
That now Nobrnsltu crematory associa
tion Is a little late In setting up busi
ness. It should have Issued Its pros
pectus right after tho election last full.
Omaha people are certainly not built
out of frail material when the death
rate for March Is ho phenomenally low,
lit spite of tho miserable, stormy
weather.
Kentucklans are certainly degenernt
lug. A blue grass general and a blue
grass editor have Just fought out their
differences with their lists and neither
drew a revolver.
French duellists should go to Okla
houia and have the women show thein
how sueh affairs should be conducted.
Tho Oklahoma woman makes tho stir
genu earn his fee.
There arc six avowed candidates for
tho republican nomination for governor
of Iowa, two of them front Des Moines,
and tho other ninety-four counties have
not been heard from.
King Edward of Engluml will hnvo
only uu income of $2,050,000 and -will bo
forced tq .dispense with tho buckuounds.
If ho really enjoys such sport some Mis
souri an might lonu him a good coon dog.
Tho popocratlc organs hnd so many
llts during tho session of tho legislature
that It has becomo a confirmed habit.
Possibly with the coming of the languid
days of spring thoy may becomo more
calm.
Undo Sam promises to put In nn ob
Jcctlon against competition In tho mall
carrying business which Is threatened
In this and other, western cities. Undo
Sam usually gets tho best of such prop
osltlous,.
Agulnnldo Is busily engaged writing
another manifesto. In his present loca
Hon ho Is not under the necessity of
keeping ono eyo down tho rond and both
feet In a position to start a sprint for
tho brush.
The man who invented the sugar
coatcd'plll has just died leaving a for
tuuo which his bright Idea enabled him
to accumulate. Ho may not bo re
sponsible for Increasing tho world's
vertiure, out no was a worm s oeno
factor Just tho same.
Tho ran-Amerlcnn exposition is faring
much butter tit tho hands of tho rail
roads In regard to passenger fares than
did tho Trausmlsslsslppl. Hut Buffalo
has tho advantnge of tho lakes, which
will bo an active competitor for n large
porcentngo of tho exposition travel.
Tho extension of the Chicago Great
Western railway from Fort Dodge to
Omaha bus Anally been determined on
nud it may bo snfely predicted that the
sixth through lino from Omaha to Chi
eago will bo In full operation between
thy Missouri river and Lake Michigan
within eighteen months.
Count Ctistclhuio can oat three full
niouls a dny from now on. The New
York court has decided that his wife
allow ance shall not bo cut down to a pal
try ifJ-WMX) pt year, but that she I
entitled Io the full Income from he
dower. It would bo too bad If Hon
rhouhl be cramped for funds because
Importunate creditors Insisted upon hnv
lug their pay.
Tin: roivms wovt.n Punrtpr.
Our government has been advised that
tho military representatives of the pow
ers nt I'ekln nrc again considering the
tiucstlon of establishing fortltled posts
between I'ekln and tho sea and It Is
tho understanding that they generally
favor It.
Tho proposition to' establish such ponts
was mnde mouths ugo. In tho French
note submitted to our govfriinient last
October, relative to tho buses of Chinese
negotiations, the military occupation of
two or three points on tho road from
Tien Tsln to I'ekln watt suggested. In
response to this tho president stated that
io was tumble to commit the United
Stales to n permanent participation In
such occupation, but he thought It de
sirable that tho powers obtain from the
Chinese government tho assurance of
their right to guard their legations In
elcln and to have the menus of unre
stricted access to them whenever re
attired. Hubsequeiitly the American
minister wus Instructed that this gov
ernment did not favor the powers hav
ing fortltled posts between I'ekln ami
the eea and this Is Its present position,
slneu the United .States Is to keep In
China only a sutllcleut number of sol
diers to guard tho American legation.
It Is tho understanding, therefore, that
General Chaffee has been Instructed to
endeavor to Induce the military repre
sentatives of the other powers to aban
don the proposition to establish oft I tied
posts.
That such posts, garrisoned by Ktiru-
pean soldiers, would bo a complete safe
guard against such an uprising as that
of last year In tho Immediate locality Is
not to be doubted. It Is possible that It
would also hnvo a generally wholesome
tutluence. Hut It Is a good deal to ask
of tho Chinese government that It shall
permit foreign soldiers to bo quartered
n Its territory and to hold practical do
minion over tho region occupied. Tho
demand Implies lack of faith In what
ever assurances or guaranties China
may give for the future protection of
tho foreign legations and for the main
tenance of peaeu and order, nn Implicit-
Ion which tho Chinese government can
hardly be expected to regard with com-
ilaeoney. Furthermore, the Chinese
government may feel that tho presence
of a considerable body of foreign troops
In fortified posts on Its territory would
bo a constant menace to Its sovereign
rights. That government Is understood
to bo willing that Its own forts between
I'ekln and Tien Tsln shall be disman
tled, but It not unreasonably objects to
having fortllled posts garrisoned by for
eign soldiers. Certainly none of tho
powers, If In the place of China, would
consider such a proposition for a mo
ment. It Is by no means unlikely, however,
that China will be forced to yield In
this matter, for there appears to bo gen
eral agreement among tho powers In re
gard to It ami tho United States govern
ment having taken steps for tho with
drawal of its troops from China Its, mili
tary representative at I'ekln will prob
ably exert, little Inllueuce.
CLUVULAND'S A'Elf MAVUH.
It rarely happens that the result of a
municipal election attructs national at
tentlon, but that Is the case with th'J
election In Clovelund, O., thin week, and
for tho reason that Tom L. Johnson, tho
democratic candidate for mayor, was
successful. As a mere political Incident
there Is nothing particularly slgnlllcaut
In this, for Mr. Johnson's predecessor
Is a democrat, but the now mayor Is
personally a singularly Interesting mini,
who Is likely to tlgure on a broader Held
of politics than at present.
Tom h. Johnson is mauy times a mil
lloualre, but he Is one of tho most .ear
nest foes of monopoly. Ho Is an advo
cute of tho single tax theory and also
of municipal ownership of public utili
ties. Although protltlug by the policy
of protection he Is In favor of free
trade. Ho made his campaign for the
mayoralty chletly upou the proposition
that street railroad fares should be to
ducod to :i cents, promising that If
elected ho would force a reduction of
fares to that tlgure. Being a practical
street railway man ho knows whether
tho rouds can bo profltably run, In a
city llko Clovelund, at that rate.
Mr. Johnson has been n representative
In congress and Is said to aspire to the
United States scunte. Howover this
may be, It is not to be doubted that ho
Intends to make himself felt In Ohio
democratic politics at least and perhaps
sooner or later In national politics.
Meanwhile his efforts will bo directed
to enrrylug out tho promise to give the
people a H-cent faro on the street rail
ways, and If successful his example will
bo widely followed. This Is really what
makes Tom L. Johnson, mayor of Cleve
land, a ugure of mitlonal Interest.
CUIiAX SUa All VOMPKTITIOX
Whnt effect is tho competition of
Cubnn sugar likely to have upon tho
beet sugar Industry of tho United
States? According to a report recently
made by tho census bureau, thirty-live
beet sugar factories have been built In
tho United Stntes sluco 180.". Thirty
ono of these factories are now In opera
tion, turning out over '-'50,000,000
pounds of sugar aununlly. Thus far the
Industry has beeu commercially sue
ceasful, but whether or not It will con
tluuo to grow may depend very largely
upon the competition of Cuban sugar.
Itcpresentntlvo Stevens of, .Minnesota,
who recently visited Cuba, Is of the
opinion that the admission of Cuban
sugar to tho American market free ot
duty would bo tho deathblow to the
beet sugar Industry. Ho estimates the
production of sugar In the Island this
year nt 1,000,000 tons and thluks (hat
In time Cuba will produce enough
sugar to supply the entire dumuud In
tho United States. There Is no douin
of this If tho Industry reaches such
development ns Is possible. Mr. Ste
vens takes tho view that Instead ot ac
cording any special consideration to
Cuban sugar In tho American market
tho government should, In the Interest
of tho homo Industry, maintain Hit
taillf on sugar, making no exception as
to tho Cuban product.
This Is a matter about which tin
planters of Cuba are Just now very
much concerned. It Is the principal In
centive to tho annexation sentiment
there. As an Independent country the
Cuban sugar planters would not expect
to have their product admitted free to
the American market, but they are hop
lmr for a material concession, and If It
should be given It Is not lo be doiibtcu
that the effect would be damaging to
the beet sucar Indiistrv of this country.
Sugar eifn be produced In Cuba at much
less cost than here and with any ma
terial reduction In our tariff on sugar
the Cuban product could be sohl In the
American market al a lower price than
our beet sugar could be prolltnbly mar
keted for. Consequently the American
sugar Industry could not survive the
competition.
There Is a very general deslro that
our government shall do what It can
to promote the development and pros
perity of Cuba. The Island should In
lime become a most valuable market for
many American products. The ques
tion Is how far we may go In helping
Cuba without Injuring homo Interests
that give employment to a large amount
of capital and labor.
XOT UlVAl.S, UUT PAIlTXEltS.
The lice has never sought to fun the
flames of locul rivalry between Omuha
ami South Omaha. It litis always main
tained that South Omaha was a suburb
of Omaha that will sooner or later be
annexed and become part of the metrop
olis.
Whatever builds up South Omaha
builds up Oniaha; whatever Injures
South Omaha IS an Injury to Oniaha;
whatever concerns the property owners
of one city concerns tho property owners
of both. In tho long run every dollar
of permanent tlebl saddled upon South
Omaha will have to bo paid by the
property owners of both towns. In the
language of tho trades union: "lho
coiiyern of one Is tho concern of all."
If these views are kept coustautly In
sight South Omaha business men will re
joice whenever a new Institution Is es
tablished In Omaha und Omaha busi
ness men will feel deep Interest In
every permanent Improvement mndo In
South Omaha and In every Investment
that promises to lucreaso tho op
portunities for employment and en
larges tho llyld of local Industry.
tuk uxnEiianovxD wire vnouLtsM.
An ordinance has been Introduced
Into tho city council extending tho con
tract of tho electric lighting company
for a period of live years on condition
that tho company place Its wires under
ground before the expiration of the
present contract, two years hence. This
proposition should bo weighed and con
sldered from all points of view before
It is acted on.
There Is no doubt that overhead tele
phone, telegraph and electric lighting
wires, in tho heart of the city, must
sooner or later, as a matter of public
safety, bo placed under ground. It Is to
bo deplored that the city has not been
in condition, owing to lack of nnuuclnl
resources, to construct tho necessary
conduits, so that all, corporations own
ing overhead wires could bo accom
modated, without discrimination, nt rea
sonable charges. Until tho city can con
struct these conduits the franchlsed cor
porations will necessarily be compelled
to build their own conduits.
On what conditions the right of wny
should bo granted, what privileges they
are to enjoy and to what extent the
city should reserve the right to assume
tho ownership of these conduits Is u
very grave question for tho considera
tlon of tho mayor and council. The
chief danger lies In overcapitalization;
In other words, In tho Issue of bonds
largely In excess of tho money ueUiully
expended and In the sale of tho bonds
below par to speculators who would
tako advantage of the city and exact
the full face value of the bonds In case
of municipal ownership.
Tho president Is credited with tho
opinion that In case tho situation In tho
Philippines continues to improve It will
not bo necessary to enlist the full 100,
000 men authorized by the army bill.
No one of Judgment really believed tho
stories circulated for political effect in
tlio last campaign and dtuiug tho ses
slon of congress tlmt It was the llrst
step ln creating a great army wtlch
would bo forever saddled upon tho coun
try. If It can bo done safely there Is
no doubt tho president would thus take
advantage of the tlrst opportunity to
demonstrate the fnlslty of tho charge
by declining to enlist the full number.
Hngllsh papers are worrying about the
little trouble tho United States Is hnv
lug with Venezuela. Knglnnd has
troubles enough of Its own ami need
waste no tears on this country, which
can settle Us own differences, ami In
the present case It will bo no serious
mutter.
The Spanish council has ratified the
treaty of commerce and friendship with
the United States. If Spain has any
princes or princesses which It desires to
send over to our Impending fairs, this
country will proceed to demonstrate that
II Is willing to let bygones bo bygones.
Lincoln Is about to venture into the
Held of municipal ownership of electric
lighting, tho bonds having carried at tho
election this week to build a lighting
plant for public buildings and streets
Omaha will watch the experiment at
Lincoln with more than usual interest
A C'rimlied Immic.
Washington Post.
According to tho Hon. Charles A. Towuc,
tho capturu of Aguinaldo Is tho most ills
graceful thing that has happened since
Adlitt crowded him off the vice presidential
roof.
Mukluu ii (food Stnrt,
Iloston Trunscrlpt.
Honolulu starts out with tbo ownership
of Its water works, and Is ambitious to
follow this up with tho purchase of street
railway and electric light and power fran
chises.
What We Owe. In Oiiraelvr.
lluffalo i;.prcs.
It seems to us that In all this Cuban at
titude wo ore In danger of forgetting that
we owo to ourselves. When a nation ran
patiently listen to an advocacy that It shall
break Its promises, and wheu It shall make
demands that are Inconsistent with Its
pledged words, It Is In a dangerous state,
ns far as national honor goes. When a na
tion s conscience becomes scared It has en
tered on a pathway thorny and full of
sorrow.
I'roar.'n of llic South.
New York Tribune.
Pntnnnl fnahv'a npA.ltAHrtn iU at snfflfl rtnV
" ' " -
the south will be far richer and more power
ful than tlio north, and will be the uonu-
mint Rprtlnn nt I Vila rnnntrv. mnv or mnV
not t bo verified. Hut this Is certain, that
tho south is ninklDg better progress on inn
read toward equality, nt least In wealth
and culture, than It ever mndo In the dajb
"before the war."
Viirlm of .fniinii mill Itiiialn.
A writer In the Fortnightly Kevlcw sum
up the vcrBoIs built, building and projected
by Russia and Japan nt the nilddlo of last
year as follows:
ItiiHHla. Japan.
Hattleshliift 21 7
Armored cruisers , 2.1
t'mirotectfd cruisers 2H W
Torpedo vessels Kl lit
Torpedo boat iv "3
Totals nut) 1M
Tho displacement of tho Russian navy Is
placed at 012,000 tons; Japan, IW.OOO. Tho
ships of tho two fleets nrc armed as follows:
nreechloadcrs Russia, nn3: Jnpnn, 110.
Torpedo tubes Russia, fi2"; Japan, at I.
Following Is a tablo of the qulek-nring
guns of each:
Russia, Japan.
10-lnelt II.'
.s-lnrh 2l"i J'i
7-lncl! , h III
Twelve-pounders f7 12
tincitl iiulck-llrlng and ma
chine guns -,i'i
Totals ; '.'.rAO 1.16S
The total armament of the two fleets Is
given thus: Russia, 3,007; Japan, 1,(Vj2.
Tlir riv Attorney (ipiierul.
Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
In making to Mr. Knox tho formal offer
of tho post of attorney general, President
McKtnlcy has fulfilled the general expecta
tion. Anldo from, tlio gratification that
Plttsburgcrs must experience over the
selection of a distinguished fellow ctt7cn
to occupy a place of so much distinction nnd
responsibility, thero Is also tho pleasing
conviction that Mr. McKlnlcy has chosen
a man eminently lifted by personal worth
nnd legal attainments to adorn tho high
office. Tho attorney generalship will bo
cfllclcntly oftlccred by Mr. Knox, who will
be n worthy .successor to tho eminent men
who havo preceded htm. Ills great suc
cess In tho. legal profession has nualUlcd
htm for this Important odlco In tho ad
ministration ot the legal business uf the
nation. In accepting this place In tho
cabinet Mr. Knox will sacrifice an ex
ceedingly lucratlvo practice to serve the-
pcoplo for tho modcrato recompenso which
Is tho salary of a cabinet officer, but he
will throw his wholo soul Into tho work
and ho 'will protect tho Interests of his
largo family of clients with the faithful
ness and assiduity that always marked
his private practice.
LIKCOI.X IN WAHTI.MK.
Kutlnlntc of Ilrltlah Diplomat For
merly stationed nt WniililiiKton.
Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
Some of tho most valued estimates and
portraitures In futuro years of Abraham
Lincoln will bo found In tho diaries, dis
patches and autobiographies of tho for
eign diplomatists who served their govern
ments In Washington during tho civil war.
Sir Edward Mnlet, now retired In the Brit
ish diplomatic service after a distinguished
career, has Just Issued his autobiography,
and soma description of his Washington
career as a member of the British legation
under Lord Lyons, wight well bo expected
In it. He does nbtdlsappolnt tho Amor
lean reader In his' estimate of Lincoln.
Among alt the great men Sir Edward camo
In contact with In a lifetime ot service
spent In tho leading capitals of the world
ho seems to place Abraham Lincoln first.
It Is nn Impressive and vivid sketch that
ho gives:
"He was a great mnn ono whom the
homely and loving appellation cannot be
little. Ot all tho great men I havo known,
he Is tho ono who' has left upon me the
impression of a sterling son ot God.
Strnlghttorward, unflinching, not loving tbo
work he had to do, but facing it with a
bold and true heart; mild whenever ho had
a chance; stern as iron when the public
weal required It, following a boc-llne to
the goal which duty set before hlra. I can
feci tho grip ot his masslvo hand and tho
searching look of his kindly eye."
STllKXtiTII OP THE OIIANUK.
A Potent Factor Aiiioiik the. Farmer
uf the- United Stated.
New York Mall nnd Express.
It has been a prevalent popular Impres
sion that tho grange movement had ceased
to bo an active, living, potont force among
tho farmers ot the United Stntes, except In
a few localities. Perhaps this Impression
has arisen because less Is read In the news
papers about the Influenco of the grango In
party politics; perhaps because tho craze
tor radical legislation, especially directed
against transportation companies, has
either died away or has become associated
with the namos of other organizations
Whatever Its source, this Impression Is re
garded ns erroneous by Konyon L. Butter-
field, who presents in the current Forum a
summary of what the grange has accom
plished, and an Interesting account of Its
present activities and ambitions.
It will surprise mnny, even of thoso who
tako an interest In topics relating to ncrl
culture, to learn that the grange Is not only
tho oldest of the general organizations for
farmers, but that It still comes the nenrest
lo being a truly national organization. Its
survival after attempts to divert Hh force
Into partisan and socialistic movements is
to bo found In Its adherence, with occa
sional exceptlois, to its fundamental prln
clplcs of education and brotherhood. The
fnlcr declined In numbers nnd prestige In
tho decado following 1880, but slnco 1830
tho membership has Increased, according to
Mr. Buttorflold, not less than 75 per cent.
Thirty states contribute to the Nntlonnl
Grange treasury. Now Vork and J'ennByl
vanla lead In membership, with a respective
enrollment of 2.',000 nnd 20,000.
Tho grango has undoubtedly dune much,
though quietly, during tho twenty-five years
of us existence to promote better fcelln
between tho north and south, anil, more
recently, between the east and west. Ot
late Its Influence has been evident in edu
cational work and social elevation, Tho
meetlugs of local granges are centers nf
moral Influence. Therein appears to Hi
the chief valuo of this organization. It
claims credit for not a few specific achieve
ments In legislation, nmong these being tho
oncouragement of agricultural colleges;
making tho head of tho Department of
Agrloulturo a member of tho cabinet; purn
food laws, tho creation of the Interstate
Commerce commission; various tax reforms,
nnd tho encourugement of rural free dc
livery.
Not much progress seems to hnvo been
made In business co-operation, although
that Is ono of tho avowed purposes of the
order. Tho natural operations of trade dc
cllno Interference by n recrct society. Hut
the Grange has succeeded In building up
several economically conducted companhs,
thoso In New York carrying policies aggre
gating MOO.000,000.
nut It I In social elevation and practical
education that tho Grange Amis Its best
ind most helpful usefulness, Insofar as
't tends to break down tho Isolation of th
farmer's llfo and to brighten his home, thla
uganlzntlon merits all the praise and en
couragement of Its advocates,
HAIllttSd.N AMI lll.AI.Mi.
CniiM-n I.enilliiK I p to the llenlKiintlon
if the I. utter.
An episode of historic Interest preceding
tho rupture- of tho olllelnl relations of
President Harrison nnd his secretary ot
ftnte, James G. llhilne, is detailed b
Colonel W. II. Rosslngton of Topekn, Knn.,
In nn interview In tho Kansas City Star.
Tho resignation of Mr. Ulalno, It will bo
recalled, took plnco on the eve of tho
Minneapolis convention.
"Mr. Illalno was driven to rcslRii by nn
Impulsive- act of bis wife," Colonel Ros
slngton snld. "It Is generally believed that
he resigned becauso ho knew hi namo
would go beforo the Minneapolis conven
tion, but that Is n mistake. He resigned
becnuso Mrs. Dlnlno some time- beforo li.nl
made u scone In lho White. House. No
doubt lho question of tho presidency nnd
tho latent Jealousy existing between the
two families moved Mrs. nialno lo go to
the Whlto Houko nnd hnvo It out with
President Hnrrlson, hut tho fact remains
that It was this Interview, forced upon
the president, that led lllalne to resign, nnd
It probably wns not until tho day ho acted
that ho heard of his wife's conduct. I got
lho story from no less n personage than
George M. Pullman", now dead, along with
Illalno nnd Harrison.
i wns In Chicago on lho day Ulnlno re
signed, but Mr. I'ullmnn hail told me tho
story before news of tho resignation enme.
With n friend 1 hud called on John S. Run
pells In tho I'ullmnn building, unl lieu
Uuttcrworth wns there. Rutterworth hnd
been bent for by Pullman and Boon Pull
man camo In.
" 'Uuttcrworth.' Pullman said, i want
you to go over to Minneapolis and stop
this Illalno nonsense. They are trying lo
stnmpcdo tho convention to Ulalno, and
falling In that thoy want MeKlnley. who
It president of thn convention, to do lho
"Garllcld nut." Now, nothing of this kind
Is going to happen, wo nil know. Harrison
will bo renominated, bt(t they can causo a
great deal of trouble and no endanger tho
success of the party.'
"Then Mr. Pullman told lho story of Mm.
Illalno's Intcrvlow with the. president. 'Mrs.
lllutno Is at tho bottom of It nil,' ha wont
on to say. 'She believes Harrison Is
usurping Illalno's rights, and this recent
talk of nominating her husband at Mlnno
npolls bus set her wild. Only n Bhort time
ago fiho mndo a scene In the Whlto House,
whero sho cnlled In the early part of tho
forenoon. Sho easily passed tho servants
and went to tho Red room, whoro shu sum
moned n servant and sent her card to tho
president with tho request for an lramrdl
nto audience. Harrison sent word b'ack
that ho was busy with his secretary at tho
moment nnd for her to come upstairs. Mr3.
Illalno sent tho man back to tell the presi
dent that sho must see him nt once and
alone, and for him to como to tbo Red
reom.
" 'So tho president of tho United States
at the bidding of this woman was com
polled to leavo his work and go down stairs.
Without nny ceremony sho began a, tlrndo
of nbuse. Sho told him that by putting
upon her son, Walker Blaine, arduous,
humiliating Hnd Impossible tasks ho had
driven him first to sickness, nnd afterward
to resign from the offlco ot assistant secre
tary, and that bis death was due to tho
systematic persecution ot tho president.
Now by tho same methods tho president was
trying to forco her husband to resign. Sho
told Harrison that ho was Jealous of Blaine,
nnd had put himself in her husband's way
to tho presidency. She told him that she
know very well that tho pcoplo wanted
lllalne to bo president and had put Harri
son in tho office only until the time tor her
husband to be nominated should como.
" 'Then she paused to take breath, and
tho president, who al) the tlmo had main
tained tho cold,' Impassive dignity prover
bial to him, said simply that It was unbe
coming his high office and her sex for tho
conversation to contlnuo longer, nnd, bid
ding her good morning, lcfNher to find her
own way out of tho house.'
"This ends Mr. Pullman's story and now
for tbo sequel. Buttcrworth sold he would
go It he could tako tho time from his work
long enough to make tho Journey from
Minneapolis, and then the party broke up.
My friend and I went with Butterworth,
and while wo wcro with him a telegram
camo announcing Secretary' Blaine's resig
nation." POLITICAL DRIFT.
Tho disagreement between Governor
Odell and Senator Piatt is now diagnosed
as "an affectionate tiff."
Three Ohio cities Cleveland, Toledo and
Columbus elected mayors pledged to 3-ccnt
fares for street car "passongttlrcs."
Rolla Wells, tho World's fair mayor of
St. Louis, and a goldbiig democrat, beat
Bryanltes and Brynnlsm to a standstill.
Tom Bradley, formerly the boy congress
man of New York City, Is dend, at the ago
of 20. Ho mixed too much boozo with his
politics.
Tom Johnson, mayor-elect of Cleveland
and Carter H. Harrison, Chicago's third
term mayor, are regarded by partisans ns
sound presidential timber. Carry tho news
to Lincoln.
Tho first real fight In tho Arkansas legis
lature was a cano rush, accompanied by ar
eruption of burning words. Tho honor
able combatants wero separated without tho
assistance ot guns.
The Inheritance taxes collected in New
York City In tho flscnl year of 1900
amounted to $3,526,065 Bnd tho expenses of
collection wero $186,676, of which Comp
troller Color received as fees $38,260.
Tho Indian Territory, which Increased In
population from 180,000 In 18'JO to 391,000
in 1900, Is an aspirant for the snmo terri
torial representation In congress ns is now
given to Its neighbor, Oklahoma, formerly
a part of. It.
Tho number of Treasury department em
ployes In Washington In January was 1,881,
fourteen hundred moro than tho population
of Albany at tho close of tho revolutionary
war and 100 moro than the population of
Chicago in 1840.
The New York lcglslaluru Is berlously
considering a bill for tho appointment ot a
commission of fifteen business men to over
haul tho pay roll of Now York City. Thnt
movo would reach tbo root of the graft
much quicker than police legislation.
Not long ai?o some London correspondent
look up thn (iubjpct of corruption In British
politics and declared that It was practically
Impossible for a poor mun to bo elected to
Parliament, because the use of money nt
elections was universal and was winked al.
Now a member has been found guilty of
bribery and ordered to leavo tho house.
His greater crime was In being found out.
One of tho merits asserted for tho sys
tem of voting by automatic registering ma-'
chines, now In uso In Buffalo, Rochester
and other New York cities, Is that under It
the former discretion vested In olectlon offi
cers has been dono nway with. Notwith
standing this alleged advantage, it is a
curious fact that thn only contested con
gressional election onto In New York this
year was In the Thirty-second congres
sional district In lluffalo, where 'voting was
done by machinery
Malno contributed moro soldiers to the
union army during tho civil war than Kan
sas, but the Maine legislature this year
failed to take action on a bill exempting
old soldiers of more than 65 years of ago
from the payment nf a poll tax, whlto the
Kansas statu senate has passed a bill pro
viding that all soldiers who served in the
civil war shall have preference In all up
polntments by tho state and city olllcers.
The hill also provides that age shall not la
considered In making the appointment!.
OTIIIMl LANDS THAN Ot'ltS.
There will not bo much more henrd, prob
ably, In England of tho Roman 'Catholic
protest ngalnst the king's "declaration"
until tho Joint committee appointed (o con
sider tho wholo subject shall hnvo mado Its
report. But the discussion wns warm whllo
it lasted. Tho recent aggressive attitude of
tho cxtremo ritualists had n good dcnl to do
with the apprehension exhibited by evan
gelical Protestantism. Lord Portsmouth,
representing this section, said, when speak
ing in the House of Lords, thnt tho words
of tho ' declaration" wcrb offensive nnd un
suitable, but that it wns cfsentl.il that the
king Bhould nitlrm hi disbelief In trnnsub
stnntlatlon, ns thero wns so largo n body of
worshipers. In tno established church who
wero really In favor of that doctrine. Eng
lish Journals, In commenting upon this
statement, point out thnt neither tho doc
trlno of trnnsubstnntlntlon, nor nny other,
will bo nffected by any mere declaration
against It, whllo tho true security ngaln.it
tho nccesslon of n Roman Catholic monarch
to tho throno of Great Britain Is to be found
In tho bill of rights nnd tho net of settle
ment, which declare thnt tho throno would
bo forfeited should tho sovereign bo n Ro
muu Catholic, become a Roman Catholic, or
marry a Roman Catholic.
In splto of the double afflictions of plague
and famine, which Involved n direct expen
diture of J.".'.".000,00(, nnd In splto of largo
sums spent on military defenses, India Is
nble to et.ow a handsome surplus In her bud
get dhect for Inst yenr. Tho land revenue
decreased, of course, In 1000-1901, but every
other source of Income Increased, opium In
particular showing a gain of JCMO.000. Tho
regular military expenses wero loss than
usual, owing to tho fact that the troops sent
to China had to bo paid by tho British trens
ury. Thero wns, on tho whole, a surplus of
1,610,000, nnd another is expected for tho
coming yenr of 691,000. Sir Edwnrd Law,
tho new minister of finance, lays much
stress upon these fads, as showing tho ro
cuperativo power of Indian finance. Tho
wholo cmplro has prospered, though sec
tions of It havo been visited with most go
vern disasters, tho losses In one pnrt being
moro thnn met by tho prosperity of others.
Tho totnls nro so largo thnt tho percentage
of loss Is com'pnratlvcly'small. Tho govern
ment has now a totnl gold reservo of 7,
757,000. This fact "h. quoted an evldouco of
tho success of tho new standard. It cer
tainly refutes tho prediction that the gold
coins would disappear as soon ns Ihey wcro
issued.
Tho Germans arc setting about tho de
velopment of their mcrcirntllo marlno with
their usual systematic thoroughness. The
launch of tho first vessel of tho German
Training Ship society has Just occurred nt
Geestemunde. Tho object of tho organiza
tion, which has been In existence for ubout
a year, is to glvo young boys who wish to
enter the merchant sorvlco n first-class
training. In tho opinion ot experts, this
enn only bo dono properly on board small
sailing shlpB; tho largo steamers, on which
each man generally has his special work,
affording llttlo opportunity. Following tho
oxaraplo of the navy, tho society will build
special sailing vessels as training ships, on
which boys can receive practical Instruction
nllont. It Is under the patronago of the
grand duke of Oldenburg, the German em
peror, Prlnco Henry of Prussia and all the
largo steamship lines. The ship Just
launched has a displacement ot nbout
1,000 tons. It will accommodato about 220
boys, and In tho summer months It Vlll
crulso In tho North sen and Baltic, In
winter 1 southern waters. At the end of
their course the boys will easily find good
berths on board. German merchant ships.
The Instruction will include not only the
rudiments ot practical seamapshlp, but nlso
Gcrmnn history, geography, arlthmotlc
and English.
Switzerland la growing fait in numbers
and In strength, and Its cities are begin
ning to leap ahead In size nnd power llko
the industrial centers ot Germany and
other progressive countries of Europe. Tho
evidence Is found in tho census ot tho
Swiss nation which was taken last De
cember. Tho latest preceding enumeration
was mado In 1888. Then tho total popula
tion was 2,917,754. Now It Is found to bo
3,312,551. Tho gain In twelve years was
394,797. In tho eight years beforo, between
1SS0 nnd 1SS8, It was only 71,638, and be
tween 1870 and 1880 thn Increase wns 176,
964. It will bo seen that tho growth of
tho Swiss nation In tho last twelvo years
far exceeds tbo gains ot tho eighteen years
beforo 1888. For tho last twelve years
tho annual Increase has been nbout 32,900,
or tho equivalent of moro thnn 13 per cent
In ten yenrs, which Is probably as high n
rate ot Incrcaso an the United States would
have shown In tho last decade, without tho
help of Immigration. Such a growth, ot
couno, Implies much nctlvlty In tho cities
which are tho chief workshops of tbo
Swiss people. So it Is not surprising to
learn that Geneva has passed the 100,000
limit and now boasts 04,044 Inhabitants,
or thnt Basle has reached the size of Syra
lEaster Furnishings
The newest fancies in men's, futv
nishings and the most tasteful sC
lections are always here Our
Easter display of new goods is no
tably beautiful Our neckwear in
eludes all the new shapes in newest
silk and colorings 50, 75c, $1 and
up to $5, Gloves, shirts, collars,
and cuffs, handkerchiefs and every
other requisite of the well stocked
and well selected wardrobe, Fur
nishings for boys, too,
No Clothing fits like ours,
Browning, King & Co.,
R. S. Wilcox, Manager
JiOUTIIWKST COHXKIl I.VIII AMI DOUllI.AM aTIlEBT.
Omit hit's Inclusive Clothiers for Men and Boy.
cuse or New, Hnvctir with 100,169 residents.
Zurich, which Is not growing fast, If gain
ing nt nil, Is still the Inrgcst city of
Switzerland, with u population of 150,281.
In South Africa the plnguc strikes the
blncks with much more severity than tu
whites, and Is likely to spread gradually
to thn tribes in tho Interior, In which case
'tho extent of Its ravages may be conjec
tured, but can never bo known. A popula
tion ot n least 100,000,000 living In tho na
tive African manner, with no medical de
fenses, except tho tncnntnflonH of neigh
borhood sortorers and priests, Is sure to
bo grievously stricken with tho pestilence
when It nrrlves nmong them, repenting nn
cxpcrlonco It has periodically undergone for
thousands of yenrs, with nn historian or
record. As the disease follows definite ami
Invariable laws In lis sprend and progress
it will probably swoop the black contlnont
from end to end, though Hh present Inva
sion does not seem to bo anywhero of par
ticular virulence. After It has como and
gono Africa will still In nil likelihood have
blncks enough left to keep houso with nnd
glvo the missionary in Its midst h chance
to enrn his salary as beforo.
MiHtitr ji:T.i.
Indianapolis Press: "Agulnnldo," said th
Mine clerk boarder, "wns tho ioul of thn
Filipino '-nUKe."
"Solel" echoed tho Cheerful Idiot. "Ho
whs both feet!"
Somervllln Joumnl: First Reporter I
guess I'll take a llttlo of your tobneco, If
you don't mind.
Second Reporter I don I 'care how llttlo
you take.
Chicago Tribune: "No," snUlithe doctor.
"I Imven't voted yet. nnd r uni not going to
vote. I uni not feeling well toduy. Isn't
thnt ii vnlld excuse?"
"Not at nil," responded tho professor, se
verely. "Tlint'a nn Invalid excuse."
Uetrolt Journal: Towne Poor Jagsbyt
Itnw did he get down so low?
Browne Through his fondness fer having
n high old time.
Cleveland Plnln Dealer: "I see that a lot
of Chicago semlnnry girls hnd ft mumps
social tho other night."
"It must tuko n lot of check to get up nn
nffnlr of that sort."
Imllfinnpolls Press: Tho malinger looked
over tho nilvortlslng man's work. "I sen
you speak of our payment plan," snld he.
"Yes, Mr."
"Mnlco that word 'credit' instead of 'pay
ment.' It Is moro nttractlve."
WiiHhlngton Star: "If you nro to sueeecit
In this world you must bo linn. Nover
tako anything back."
"You menu never glvo nnythlng bnok."
said thn ward politician, who happened Just
then to bo counting money.
Washington Stnr: "You upenk with great
poRltlvcneHS ubout the sincerity of our
friend's religion."
"Thero can bo no doubt whntever of his
sincerity," wn tho nnswer. "Why, sir, thnt
mnn would rnther go to church on Sunday
than play golf."
Philadelphia 1'rcsn: "Aw, really. Miss
Pert, It's rather rudo, to say you don't llko
my face. Why don't you7"
"Oh, becnuso!"
"Because? There's no reason In that
answer."
"Neither Is there nny In your fnce."
Indianapolis Press: "Woman, as n rule,"
snld tho garrulous person, "Is moro con
servative thnn man."
"I don't bellnve It," retorted tho chronlo
dlsputer. "It Isn't man that gets dissatis
fied with the looks of tho houso In tho
spring, Is It, now?" t
Detroit Journal: "Is there, nftcr all, such
a thing ns n scientific prize fight?"
"Practically so. In order that n fight bo
thoroughly scientific It Is necessary to glvo
so many free seuts to tho pollco that thero
Is really no money In It."
WAS THIS I'OKM HOOD'S T
Mr. T. O. Hazard, Tho Hcrdlngs, Norton,
near Sheffield, hns furnished me. writes a
correspondent of tho Yorkshlro Post, with
tho following lines, which ho believes to
hnvo been written by Tom Hood during a
visit to Wontworth, near Rothcrham. Mr.
Hazard, who Is nn octogenarian, has never
seen tho verses In print, but learned them
from his fnther, who was In tho habit of
singing them nt village Junketings, upward
of sixty years ago:
Far removed from noise and smoke,
Hnrk! I hour the woodman's stroke,
Who dreams not, ns he fulls the onk
What mischief dlro ho brews;
How nrt may shapn tho fallen trees,
In aid of luxury und case:
lla weighs not matters, such ns thes,
But sings and bucks nnd hews.
The tree now forin'il by this bravo mnn,
Perhaps may form n spruco sedan.
Or wheelbarrow, whero somo oyster-Nan
So runs her vulgar rig,
Tho stage where boxers crowd In flocks,
Perhaps- thq stage, perhaps the stocks,
Or post for signs, or barber's blncks,
Whero hangs tho parson's wig.
But Justice let us still afford
Theso chairs and this convivial board,
The blh thnt holds gay Bacchus' store
Confess the woodman's stroke;
Thou mnd'st the press that bled tho vine,
Tho butt that holds the generous wine,
Tho hall Itself where trlflcrs Join
To crnck a mirthful Joke.
Thou mnk'flt, bold pensntit, oh. what grlefl
The gibbet whereon Micro hangs a thief,
Tho sent where sits tho great Lord' chief,
Tho throne, the cobbler's Htull;
Thou pamnerest llfo In every ago,
minim luuy wnimn, prions equipagfl
For children's toys, crutchca for ago,
And coffins for us all.