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THIS UKU VUIlUBUlIsO CUMl'ANi.
BTA'l'UMliNT or ClHCULA'l'ION.
Hiato of Nchiaska, Douglus County, ua.:
Ueorfio H. Tzscliuck, secretary ot Tho Uco
I'ublisnlRK comimny, ucln duly sworn,
ays that thu actual number ol full und
complete copies of Tho Dally, MornlliB,
livening und Sunday lleo printed during tho
month of ilureh, lwi, was as follows:
l..". au.wio i? ao.ano
2 shi.suij is ii,:ino
li-,8110 19 itU.BliO
4 uo.Hiio :o i:i,:t:io
C 'M.HSU si lill.itH)
6 1!I,IM0 22 !.!,:ilO
7 1W.OIO 23 ...atl.BSO
I U7,:iuu 2i :io,ino
9 ar.r, io 25 an, !
10 sm.aijs 26 uu.nsio
II a7,tll!0 27 au.tiiio
12 !I7,0I 28 :I2,-I4II
13 a7,mu 20 uujau
14 aT.or.o 30 ao.i'io
is a,mo 31 ao.osu
16 aM.iao
Total NI7,57S
Less unsold and returned copies.... 12.H07
Net total sales .8Hf,U7H
Net dally average a,S!4
U120. II. TZ3CIIUCK,
Subscribed In my prcsenco and sworn to
before mo this 1st day nf April, A. D. 1901.
M. H. IIUNQATK,
Notary I'ubllc,
It would Ik: 11 luml tiling to work up
n rnllroiirt coitiblnntloii thosu tlnyw tlmt
rilil not Include nt lonst 0110 roiid Unit
enters Oinnhn.
AdvoillseniontH nre out for bids for
e.vifivntinc; for thu new bulldlnK to bo
eroded on South Sixteenth street. TIiIm
looks like IiuhIiichh.
Omnhii'M oliurclios were never In bet
ter condition llnunclnlly than they arc
today. Church prosperity Ih a pretty
good sign of general prosperity.
Olllehils In Luzon report that the Fili
pinos pay their taxes promptly and
without complaint. Xo further evidence
Is needed to prove that they nro not up
to thu modern standard of civilization.
Prince Krapotkln, the Husslan nihilist,
severely criticises tho American system
of education. Our educational system Is
far from perfect, but Americans nro not
likely to seek Its improvement by the
Introduction of Krapotkln's Ideas.
The latest emanation of tho deadlock
iuiblt Is to bo found In South Omaha,
whero the mayor and council are at log
gerheads over tho Identity of thu new
counollmen to bo selected to till two va
cancies. Hero Is another chiiuce for tho
deadlock smasher.
Tho Kcal Estate exchange Is listening
to an Instructive series of addresses on
tho subject of "How to Ituild Up
Omaha." An equally Instructive series
could be hud on the subject, "How Not
to Htilld Up Omaha," without going far
away for striking Illustrations.
Nebraska and Kausas want to bo Just
as friendly as possible ami to encourage
any railroads that will bind thorn closer
togother. Tho two states were linked
together when they became territories
under .tho famous Kansas-Nebraska act
and they have ever since had much In
common.
Cable reports indicate that after hear
ing tho report of the English chancellor
of the exchequer J. PIcrpont Morgan
stiggested a merger with tho United
States as a means of securing the neces
sary' revenue. Times are so prosperous
over hero Undo Sam could easily help
Itrother John out.
President McKInley is to push the but
ton that Is to start tho machinery at the
Iluffalo exposition. Tho president has
had experience in opening expositions
at Nashville and Omaha and will have
still another chance at St. Louis. He
fore he gets through lie may bo entitled
to be called tho exposition president.
The Prltlsh financial secretary uncon
sciously, perhaps, lilt the Prltlsh soldier
.a hard rap. He explained the heavy de
crease In revenue from the spirits tax to
the absence of so ninny- consumers in tho
nrmy In South Africa. It would appear
that tho Prltlsh soldier Is expected not
only to conquer South Africa for his
country, but then, come homo and pay
his own expense bill through tho me
dium of the beer tap. '
President Schwab of tho big steel.com
blue has Justjtled the faith of the men
behind him by his ilrst public act. Ho Is
credited with settling the trouble which
threatened to tlo up all the plants of thu
great company. Neither labor nor the
company could afford to force the Issue
to a general strike when so little for
either was Involved. The men have
shown no less good sense In meeting
tuu steel inaguatu half way.
Omaha Is about to entertain a eon for
nice of tho Mormon church to discuss
plans for advancing Mormon Interest
In Nebraska. Omaha, or rather Flor
ence. was thu seat of Uiq great Mormon
general coufereueo held Immedlatelv
ufter thu emigration from Nauvoo and
was for years tho camping ground for
tho Mormon pioneers on their Journey
across tliu continent to the Salt I.nkt
valley before tho railroads were bollt
A visit to thu early Mormon seat at
l'loicmo would bo tho most approprlat
entertKlnnicnt that could bu offere
Omaha's coming visitors,
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l'Atvll A XHVTttAh CAXAU.
TJie puriKJso of the administration to
proVldu for the neutrality of the Isth
mian canal has the approval of naval
olllcers who hnvo discussed the matter.
Captain Hlgsbee. chief Intelligence; olll
cor, Is tpioted as saying that from an
abstract point of view every American
would naturally want the United States
to fortify nud absolutely control the
canal, but from a practical standpoint
this Is Impossible. "The evils to arise
from fortifications would be greater Until
those of neutrality," said Captain Slgs
bee. "I'ortllleatlons ate expensive and
could with (lllllculty be maintained at
such a dlstancu from the United States.
If our licet Is destroyed, the canal, In
case wo build It tinder our sole protec
tion, will be taken nuay from us and
becoiuo thu possession of our enemy.
Again, If a canal be built without the
establishment of general neutrality,
every nation whose territory or com
merce is expanding will be Interested In
any movement to overcome us which
may bring about a free camil. He
thought the best Interests of thu United
States demand the observance of the
principle of neutrality.
It is stated that Itear Admiral Kvdns,
president of thu board of Inspection and
survey, and Commander Hemphill,
member of the board, are opposed to
fortifications. In the opinion of these
olllcers the advantages In favor of neu
trality are greater than could bu derived
from fortllieatlons. Naval men gener
ally concur In this view; Indeed, we do
not know of one who advocates fortify
ing an Isthmian canal. Tho Judgment
of these men, who consider tho question
from a practical rather than 11 senti
mental point of view, should hnvo great
Weight. Those who oppose thu neutrali
zation of a canal are actuated chiefly
by sentiment or prejudice. They are un
able or will not see that the policy they
advocate Involves any danger or disad
vantages. The Idea of absolute Ameri
can control so completely absorbs their
minds that they cannot comprehend
such a proposition as that of Captain
Slgsbee, Unit a canal built under the
conditions they demand would pass out
of our possession If our licet for Its de
fense should be destroyed and the enemy
would turn against us the fortlllcatlous
we had constructed. Iu thu enso of n
neutral caunl, ou the other hand, no
nation would be permitted to seize It
and an enemy of thu United States
could use It only after having destroyed
the naval force we should seud against
him. As the Philadelphia Inquirer re
marks: "Iu time of peace the canal will
be open 'to all thu world. Iu time of
war we shall control It against the
enemy by means'of our navy and If our.
sea power Is lusutlicleut to enable us to
do that any fortifications we might have
erected would be useless. They would
keep tho enemy from using tho canal
perhaps, but thu enemy wouldn't want
to usu It anyway. It would bu too dan
gerous and there would not be enough
Inducement. Iu any case 'the control of
tho canal will depend upon sea power."
It may not bu possible to convince
some of our statesmen of the soundness
of the opinions expressed by American
naval olllcers In favor of neutralizing au
Isthmian Canal, but the great commer
cial interests that are concerned In this
matter will recognize the wisdom of
thoso opinions and ought to give them
earnest support.
lUllTAlX'S tWAVY 1WIWUX.
The declaration of Sir William Ver
non Hnrcourt, formerly the liberal
leader, that tho British government can
not go ou In the course It has been
pursuing for tho last year or two with
out Involving the country In ruin, was
none too strong. Such Increase In ex
penditures as shown iu thu statement
of tho chancellor of tho exchequer,
necessitating additional taxation, must
have a more or less damaging effect
upon tho material Interests of the coun
try, though of course England Is yet
a long way from lluanclal ruin. Adding
to tho burden of taxation will not pro-
uioto the Industries and commerce of
the nation and thoso need stimulating
as never before, bccauKu of tho sharper
competition that confronts them, l'et
It is not easy to see how expenditures
could now bo reduced to any great ex
tent. The war In South Africa will go
on, tho heavy outlay for tho navy must
be continued and the organization of
a forco for homo defense must bo com
pleted. Then) Is apparently no chanco
for economy as to any of thoso de
mands upon that national exchequer.
Moauwhllo the effect of the Just an
nounced llscal policy of thu government
Is not altogether satisfactory. Thu coal-
exporting Interest appears to bo thu
most seriously affected, while the masses
of the people arc mado to realize the
new burden In the advance of tho price
of sugar and all Its products. The sltua
tlou would Improve If tho South African
war were to close, but there seems to
bu no prospect of that in the near future.
UUMXDIXU AMKlllCAX SOLIHMIS.
The charge of looting by American
soldiers Iu China Is Indignantly resented
Iu a letter to the New York Sun, thu
writer of which says that in almost a
d07.cn letters received by members of
his family from an American army
olllcer of Pekln the statement is repeat
edly made Hint neither the American
olllcers nor soldiers have done any loot
lug Whatever. These letters further
more say that tho United States troops
alone have respected the code of Inter
national warfare ami refrained from
theft, both public? and private. Tho fol
lowing is cited as showing the sort of
stufT General ChalYeo Is made of:
"When a rich American iu Pekln hinted
to (Jeneral ChaToo that he would
gladly bear the expense of transporting
two magnificent temple bronzes to New
York as a gift to tho Metropolitan Mu
seuin of Art If tho general would over
look tho removal Chaffee roared until
Ida voice fairly shook the walls of tho
Inner city: 'Tho American caught loot
lug or raping will be shot on the spot.' "
Thu strongest testimony 1o tho good
oouduct of the American troops In
China is In the request of LI Iluug
Chang that thoy be allowed to remain
In Pekln to guard a portion of that city.
That distinguished Chinese statesman
Is said to have repeatedly complimented
tho American olllcers upon the generally
exemplary behavior of the troops.
Other observers have borne like testi
mony. General Chaffee Is not tho man
to tolerate looting or any other lawless
ness on the part of his soldiers and tho
record made by the American troops In
China Is In the highest degree credita
ble to olllcers and men.
COMrULSUHV ELKCTIOX UOA1W
sr.nvicK.
The novel feature of Nebraska's now
election law that Is not found In other
states Is that which undertakes to make
service on election boards compulsory.
Tho originator of this Innovation s said
to hnvo secured his Inspiration from the
system applied to Jury panels and to
have adapted It to election boards with
the expectation that It would raise the
standard of tho men entrusted with the
Important work of handling and count
lug the ballots ou which thu result of
au, elect Ion may often turn.
The argument advanced for this
strange proceeding Is that by Imposing
a penalty for refusal to serve, tho most
Intelligent, trustworthy and competent
men In the community can bo forced to
put In election day Inside the voting
booth at tho munificent remuneration
llxed by law, taking his chief pay out In
the consciousness that lie hud performed
his full duty as a citizen. It Is added
further that with n better class of elec
tion olllclals the mistakes In the couut
and the possibilities of fraud would not
be so great.
It will bo Interesting to wntch whether
this experiment will como up In any
measure to tin promise held out for It.
It Is well known that every man Is sub
ject to compulsory Jury duty, but the
busy business man usually manages to
squeeze out of attendance In one way
or another, although It Is not to be de
nied that the level of our Juries has been
perceptibly rnlsed by the elimination of
the professional Juror.
Thu loopholu from compulsory elec
tion board service, however, will bo
found In the power vested In the various
party organizations to suggest the names
from which tho election olllclals are to
bo chosen. No campnlgn committee Is
going to run the risk of presenting men
for thesu responsible places unless It
knows In advance that their action Is
agreeable to tho persons concerned. To
attempt to force service upon au unwill
ing partisan who would regard It as au
unwarranted Imposition would do more
to nllenatu his support than any other
thing.
The campaign committees therefore, at
least In the cities, will continue to make
up their lists of eligibilities for election
board duty precisely as they have been
doing and the compulsory character of
the service arising from thu penalties
attached to neglect or refusal to qualify
will ye no more felt than If It had never
been inserted into the statutes.
The clerk of the district court gives It
out tlmt thu decision of the supreme
court upholding thcp.law requiring" hint
tb turn all surplus fees Into tlie county
treasury will not prove of any benefit
to the taxpayers because there will bu
no surplus to turn Iu. If thu clerk were
running his otlicc under the old law
there would bo no questlou about tho
surplus, because he would see that tho
payroll for clerical assistance was kept
within bounds by lopping off unneces
sary supernumeraries and paying those
employed only what they could get for
similar work In prlvatu establishments.
If thu county board undertakes to coun
tenance the distribution of the entire In
come of tho office to a retlnuo of clerks
thu taxpayers will not get much out of
It. Ou the other hand, if the district
court clerk does his duty by the public
as he would by himself there will bu u
substantial sum credited up to the tax
payers of the county.
The deal by which tho Hill interests
gain control of tho Burlington road
places Iu the control of one man 10,8117
miles of railway, which embraces prac
tically three transcontinental lines. This
Is more miles of railway than there were
all told In tho country nt tho commence
ment of the careers of many men now
nctlve In the railroad world. The growth
of railroad mileage was the wonder of
thu past two decades, but the Immense
concentration of management Is a no
less startling development of the pres
ent one.
The burning of the palaco of the em
press of China Is unfortunate in many
respects. Many relics of historical Inter
est were consumed and they cannot bu
replaced. The most unfortunate feature
about It Is that thu palace was occupied
at the time by tho commander of thu
allied forces. This occupancy of Itself
aroused the animosity of the Chinese,
who consider it a profauntlon, and the
destruction of tho palace while thus oc
cupied cannot fall to create still greater
enmities among this superstitious peo
ple. The ground has Just been broken In
the city of Athiula for a now ten-story
llreproof hotel designed ou most modern
lines which, when completed, Is ex
pected to bu one of the llnest In tho en
tire south. Atlanta is not so much in
advance of Omaha so far as demauds
for hotel facilities nro coucerned. If
capital can bu Indue! to put up a hotel
of this character and magnlflceucu In
Atlanta It ought to bu open to Induce
ments from Omaha.
An organization or Now York demo
crats Is being formed for tho purpose of
lighting Tammany. New York democ
racy takes a moral spasm every once In
awhile and starts In to exterminate
Tammany, but when au Important elec
tion rolls around It depends upon Tain
many Just the same as Its only hope of
carrying tho Empire state.
English shipbuilders have placed or
ders for $780,(100 worth of steel plates In
this country within tho past few days.
If the present trend keeps up much
longer Prltlsh shipbuilders will bo forced
to follow tho lead of several other In
dustries and move their plants over to
this side, or nt least establish branches
In the United States.
Tnst Wonlet Br i Sprotncle.
St. Lotlls Republic.
What a pity u s that soruo one ot his
site can't oblige Ocnernl von Waldcrsce
with n fight and thus stop his bullying of
China.
Cnn't I'eitftr li Mnlr.
Louisville Colirlcr-Journal.
"Government by injunction" has gone
pretty for, but It has been demonstrate
that It went too far when It attempted to
lnjunct tho American mule.
HrittititU'ft In Amur Only.
Cleveland Lender.
One need not be suspected of the slight
est leaning toward any form of hereditary
government If he admits freely that many
monarchies are far better governed than
most of the republics of Soutl) America. Tho
conditions which arc chronic In rountrles
llko Venezuela and tho United States of
Colombia are n reproach to tho name of de
mocracy. They burlesque free Institutions.
Hoom In llnllroml Storks.
Springfield Republican.
Tho common stock of tho Northern Pa
cine railroad yesterday crossed pnr and nt
tho close of tho exchango stood at nearly Jt
abovo pnr. This road was bankrupt only
about flvo years ago and only threo years
ago the common stock was kicking around
tho market at about $20 a share. Wo got
some Idea of tho extent of tho present rail
road boom In this particular case, which Is
by no menus an uncommon one.
nivoncus whim: voti wait.
Now York Tribune: The decision of tho
United Stntcs supremo court In certain
dlvorco cases Is to bo regarded with Bln
ccro satisfaction as a step toward a much
needed reform.
Baltlmoro Sun: The supremo court's de
cision will act as n much-needed check
upon this Industry and It will be cordially
approved by nil who deslro to presorvo tho
sanctty ot marriage.
Chicago Hceord-Hcrnld: Tho decision
merits tho approbation of all right-minded
people. Tho granting of divorces on such
flimsy pretexts as arc trumped up In tho
courts of tho Dakotas, when neither party
lis a legal resident of the state, and when
ono party seldom has a chanco to bo heard
Is a scanda to the nation nnd a reproach
to our civilization,
Philadelphia Times: Tho vital point of
tho decision given by tho supreme court
Is that a dlvorco obtained In Dakota by
ono of tho married parties leaving his or
her matrimonial residence, going to Dakota,
establishing legal citizenship nnd obtaining
a divorce, is not valid In any other part
of the country than tho stato In which tho
dlvorco was granted.
Washington Star: The supremo court de
clares that a dlvorco obtained outside of
tho stato of legal residence of both husband
and wife Is Illegal. This leads to tho as
sumption that tho second marriage of one of
the parties to such a dlvorco is likewise
Illegal nnd void. Tho decision, viewed In
this light, warrants a broad inquiry Into
the validity of hundreds of divorces secured
In foreign Jurisdictions. Such a general
overhauling of marital titles might seri
ously disturb some social circles, but It
would probably point to tho nbsoluto ne
cessity ot n revision In the direction of uni
formity ot tho marriage and divorce laws ot
tho republic.
Philadelphia Lj$ir:, The effcet of tho
decision ot the supremo court of the United
States seems cleaHyHo be that divorce pro
ceedings cannot iSr-iuccessfully' completed
except in the stattjjjwherft both husband and
Svlfejiave a legafjildncc. or in the state,
whro tho couplo'medwhen tho cause for
such action occurred. A. severe blow has
thus been struck at the pernicious, loose
dlvorco laws In some of tho states. Th-:
decision will go far toward discouraging
peoplo dissatisfied with their matrimonial
relations from attempting to sever them by
proceedings taken In a stato by ono of them
taking up a temporary residence there. It
may also hasten uniform dlvorco laws In
all tho states, an end for which many
thoughtful citizens have been working for
somo years past.
POLITICAL DHIFT.
Ohio democrats are talking of running
Tom Johnson for governor on a 3-cent plat
form. The attack of I). II. Hill on trusts and
combinations of all kinds discredits the
assumption that he approves the acquisi
tiveness of his namesake, Jim Hill.
There will bo stato elections this year la
Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Ohio,
Pennsylvania and Virginia. A govornor
will bo chosen In all ot tbeso states except
Marylnnd.
Tho Indianapolis Journal Is a trifle pre
maturo in congratulating Nebraska on the
passage of n reform primary law. The
sentiments of good will nro accepted on
trust, however.
Hon. John A. Kcisson, treaty commis
sioner nt a salary of $10,000 a year, de
clines to accept pay for work which the
senate failed to act on. Thore are precious
few Kassons In tho government hill.
Symptoms of opposition to the amiable
prophet of Arkansas, Senator Jim Jones,
arc developing la his political bailiwick.
The republicans cannot afford to lose Mr
Jones at this or any other stage of the
game.
The mayor of Homestead, Pn,, Is too
much of a reformer to escape tho notice
of Senator Quay. Ho has Issued an order
to tho effect that "women out shopping 011
Snturdny night will not bo nllowed to stop
and gossip on tho streets." Homestead
needs a ripper bill.
Llewellyn Powers, ex-governor of Maine,
who has been elected to congress In place
of Charles A. Houtellc, Is 02 years of ngu
and has been active In political life since
1864, when ho was elected county attorney
at Houlton. Mr. Powers Is a lumber king,
owning 175,000 ncrcs of timber land.
A son of the late Calvin Hiiro of Ohio,
who Is doing a stunt as alderman In New
York City, spumed tho order of a local
court nnd got thirty days In Jail, His
aldcrmnnlo associates rallied to his sup
port and created a "Jail" In mice's resl
dencc, where ho Is serving his sentence as
happily as possible.
One feature of tho Toledo municipal elec
tion, nt. which Samuel Lightning Rod Jones
was 'ro-elected mayor was the election by
a largor majority than Jones had of Police
Judge Wachenhclmer, democrat, who gained
somo political distinction a while ago by
deciding, In a caso brought before him, that
drunkenness was a dlseaso nnd not a crime,
The Union Reform party nf tho United
States, which bases all its expectations of
political Improvement on Its cherished
panacea of a referendum, took Its rise Borne
years ago In Ohio nnd ran a presidential
tlckot for tho first time last Novcmbor.
Its success was not remarkable. Tim
Union Reform candidato polled 1,281 votes
In Ohio, l.Hl in Illinois, 311 In Arkansas,
252 In Indiana and 117 In Maryland less
than 6,500 votes In the whole country,
Representative Smith declared that the
Toxns legislature would go down In history
ns tho worst free pass violator of party
demand alnco reconstruction days. When
asked by resolution to withdraw this pub
lished statement he stood by every word of
It. "I want It understood," he said, "that
I weigh 130 pounds and own all the ground
I can stand on, and I am able to take caro
of myself on this floor or on tho street "
This closed the Incident.
OTIIIMt I, AMIS TIIA ot its.
Tho German Reichstag has adopted a
resolution requesting the Imperial chau
ccllor to lay a bill before the house
placing various restrictions on the rights
ot slave-owners In the German-African
colonies, with the rider that tho seme
of tho resolution should be nt once sub
mitted to tho colonial governors. It Is
believed In Ilerlln that this Is the first step
toward the complcto abolition ot slavery
on Oerman territory.
The resolution In question was tho re
sult of a measure Introduced by tho so
cialist leader, Herr Rebel, requesting tho
chancellor to bring In n bill providing
(bat children born In (iermnn territory of
parents who were In the position of do
mestic slaves should be recognized ns free.
Herr Orobcr of tho center, or clerical
party, opposed tho motlou of tho eoclallst
leader on the ground that the slave trado
had been abolished In 1895, while Herr
licoers resolution Implied that It was still
continued: on tho other hand, ho con
tended that It wns Impossible to nbollsh
by n stroke nf tho pen such ancient insti
tutions as polygamy and slavery originating
in debt, The consequences ot such a step
would bo to bring nhout nn Insurrection
In which tho slaves would not tako tho
sldo of their liberators. No ono In the
Reichstag desired tho maintenance of do
mestic slavery, but tho first step was to
render conditions inimical to It. He then
Introduced the resolution which was ulti
mately adopted.
In tho meantime Dr. Stubel. tho director
of tho colonial department of tho foreign
office, stated that In conformity with a
resolution of the Reichstag passed In 1S03
tho department hail collected n largo
amount of Information bearing on tho
question of slavery In tho Gorman colonies
and that this Information would bo laid
before tho colonial council nt Its next
meeting. i.hnl steps tho government
would tako In tho matter, ho said, would
depend upon tho nttltudo of tho council.
Ho pointed out that great differences ex
isted among tho Oerman colonies In regard
to slavery. In Oerman Southwest Africa,
for example, tho Institution was un
known. It was not so In Ocrmnu East
Africa.
Kor the last few years tho principal
business of tho Austrian Parliament has
Bceraod to bo to throw inkpots and make
thlrtcen-hour speeches. Thcro have, how
ever, been other governmental agencies
nt work keeping tho country reasonably
woll up with tho march of progress, and
nt tho present tlmo there is about to begin
In the ClBlclthan realm ono of the greatest
systems of public works ever planned. The
scheme Is to cover Austria with n network
of railroad nnd canals. Nearly $100,000,000
will bo spent In tho next flvo years for
railroads nnd n considerably larger sum
will be used In the course of a dozen years
for canals. The railroads will comprise a
great trunk lino running from the northern
provinces ncross tho Tatiorn Alps to
Trieste, with branches and connections
which will make It a highway of traffic
not only for Bohemia, Moravia and upper
nnd lower Austria to the coast, but also
tor Uavarla and Saxony; thus, It Is hoped,
enormously augmenting tho importance and
prosperity of Trieste as a center of com
merce. As to tho canals, one Is to con
nect the Elbe with tho Danubo, and an
other Is to connect that with tile Oder,
tho Vistula and all tho Qallclan rivers,
thus opening a waterway clear across
Kurope, from both the North Sea and tho
Baltic to tho Ulack Sea.
The stories recently sent out from St.
Petersburg to tho effect that signs were
becoming evident that the peoplo in tho
Grand Duchy wero divided nmong them
selves on' the question of Riisslanlzatlon
have been in a mensuro -onflrmed by tho
Finland Dullctln, a brochure published In
London for the purpose of circulating in
formation relating to Finland and its peo
ple. Its current number records an Inci
dent which It snys Is significant ot the ef
fect which Russian encroachments on the
constitutional rights and privileges of the
Finnish population have already produced.
A deputation of thirty farmers from dif
ferent ports of the country arrived recently
In Helslngfors for the purpose of present
ing to the Finnish senate on address ex
pressing their disapproval of the senato'3
policy of promulgating nil ordinances re
ceived from St. Petersburg without regard
to their legality or to tho unconstitutional
methods by which they may have been
brought into existence. The address had
particular reference to tho new army pro
posals nnd tho scheme for the Introduc
tion of the Russian customs tariff.
When, however, the spokesman ot the
deputation waited privately on the vleu
president of the senate he was told that
if he persisted In his Intention ot pre
senting tho petition It would bo necessary
to communlcato with the governor general,
who was then In St. Petersburg, and that
there was no doubt that ho would treat
the address as n revolutionary act. After
this rebuff fourteen senators wero Inter
viewed Individually and only three Indi
cated their Intention of taking up n firm
attitude when the questions relating to tho
promulgation of Illegal ordinances arose.
"The suspicion has been aroused," the
Finland Bulletin adds, "that, the scuators
arc out of touch with tho people."
A leakage of French foreign office ad
vices dispatched from Oran In Algeria to
Paris has enabled a Marseilles paper to
publish soruo Information concerning what
Franco has been doing for tho Inst fow
months In the hinterland between Algcrln
and Morocco. The Information also reveals
tho fact that the Sponlsh nnd French press
In Tangier nro practically under tho con
trol of the French foreign office, and that
press censorship In Algiers Is most rigid.
Since the payment last fall of certain
Indemnities by tho sultan of Morocco to
the United States nnd Germany, nil news
concerning the operations of the French
In tho hinterland hus ceased. It Is now
lenrned that two French columns are at
present operating ono In the north and
tho other In tho south of tho eastern
boundaries of Morocco, commanded, re
spectively, by Generals Rlsbourg and Sor
vlere, who botween them have 15,000 men,
composed of regular troops, Algerian levies
and natives. It is said that tho rolumns
havo iilroHy Invaded tho territory of tho
miltnn, and have defeated bis subjects In
battle. General Rlsbotirg has established
French authority to tho south of Flglng, In
tho country of the Donl Monla tribes,
through whose territory tho French rail
way designed to connect St, Louis in
Senegal and Tlmbuetoo with Oran In Al
gcrln Is being pushed forward.
The sultan, It Is said, who has only re
cently become alive to the actual situation,
has addressed a circular note to the United
Slates, Great Britain nnd Germany through
tho representatives of these powers in
Tnngler, asking for support, and pointing
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bo permitted to occupy Morocco.
The strong nntl-Engllsh sentiment In
Germany for the last twenty years Is a
thing which has been growing, nnd It must
be reckoned with In German politics. There
Is no other peoplo on earth that the aver
age German hates with such n thorough
hatred ns tho English, no matter whether
the feeling be Justified by tho facts or
not, nnd the kaiser's unpopularity Is In
largo measure due to his completo disre
gard of this feeling. How general this anti
British sentiment really I In Germany, nnd
how widespread nnd Intense tho unpopu
larity of tho kaiser Is, because of his not
sharing It, few persons outside of Germany)
havo any conception. In Ilerlln, for ex
ample, during this last winter, It wns diffi
cult tor a guest at any of the hundreds
ot social gatherings, in tho highest ns
well ns tho middle circles, not to be en
gaged In n conversation wherein ono wns
expected to Join In the chorus of condemna
tion heaped ou the English nud tho knlsor.
While rinn Onllnwril.
Chicago Chronicle. '
The British War offlco hns Issued nn order
which snys that "any officer or soldier who,
when In tho presence of the enemy, dis
plays n white flag or other token of sur-
tender will bo tried by general court
martial." This has been rendered necessary
by tho frequency with which British troops
havo surrendered to tho Boers. To tell
the truth, the British soldier is ns tired of
the wnr ns tho Boer Is, nnd either sldo
must needs glvo up sometimes from sheer
rxhnustton. This order, however, seems
calculated to net as n goad. If tho British
must nsk no quarter, then It must give
none. Is this "civilized war?"
THITE TltlFI.KS.
llelrolt Journnl: Professor Mr. Jones,
what Is tho highest form of the vcrtcbrate7
Mr. Jones The celibate.
Clcvelnnd Plain Dealer: "The Van-Amer-lenn
managers cull their show "Iho Rain
bow citv "
"No doubt thcro'll bo lots of rainbow
chasers."
Indlannpolls Press: "My denr." said Mrs.
I.itshforth. "nre you nwnrn that 1111 excel
lent remedy for thirst Is to place n hmall
nobble in one's mouth?"
The gentleman's face brightened.
.ti .(.. ... . n . ' 1,1a ..f linatmif.fl in flf-
cinre, "that any fye should' bo mingled with
the rock In question."
Boston Transcript! Carrie There goes
Nell with her lluncc. They say be fell In
love with her nt Ilrst sight.
Uesslc That'H JjhI llko him. lie nlwnys
was a funny fellow. They say ho liked
olives tho first tlmo lie ever tnsted them.
Philadelphia Press: Do Knnter Doctor
wanted mo to stop drinking between meals.
Ronkloy And nre you going to do itV
Do Knnter Well. 1 offered to compro
mise. Told him I'd bo willing to stop
drinking between drinks.
Detroit Free Press: "How do you pass
the time?" Inquired the city visitor of the
friend who had moved to tho country.
' I don't pass It." replied tho lady who
could always find something to do, "It
passes me."
Pittsburg Chronicle: "Is Mrs. Mulllgn
tawney In7" nsked the culler, presenting
her card to the doormuld.
"No, ina'nni."
"When will she be in?"
"I enn't tell, mn'nm."
"She told you not to, 1 suppose."
Wnslilngton Star: "You say that fellow
took nn advantage of you In n commercial
trannactlon."
"Yes, Blr," nnswercd the acute person.
"Ho lias accomplished something Hint
hasn't been done before iu yenrs. He caught
mo nnpping. I nm undecided whether to
take legal action against him or try to
purchase n partnership in ills business."
SAFKST SAFETY WIIEKI,.
Joe Kerr In New- York Herald,
Life, my boy. Is n bicycle path.
And work la the wheel you should ride.
If you would mount to the crest of tho hill.
And const down the other side.
Just oil the machine with cheerfulness
And see that tho parts are In trim.
Then straddle tho saddle und pedal on
With a ready, steady vim.
Dnn't start wlth n rush up tho hill of life
Just pedal n medium calt;
Remember that those who "scorch at nrst
Aro likely to finish Into.
Grasp the handlebars of tho wheel of work
-..fill. .. Il.m l.nl.l t.trt llnllt?
Then sit up straight, llko 11 man nnd push
r...... ,.J I llmt'u vlf-llt
You may wabble n bit. nnd punctures, too,
May cause you to dismount,,, . , ,
But plug up the holes with smiles nnd pluck,
They nro tho plugs which count.
There arc other makes of machines than
"Work"
There's the "Idle," the "Lazy." the
"Rest."
And host of others of tempting stylo,
Hut tho 0110 called "Work" Is best.
It's a low-gear wheel ot homely frame,
But It's sufc and sure nnd strong.
And the man who rides it persistently
Can never In life go wrong.
80 straddle tho saddle of "Work," my boy,
And push It along with Pride.
Till you get to the top of the hill ot life.
Then you'll coast down the other side.
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