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THE 031 AHA DAILY Ji.EE: SAT fit DAY, JULY LO, 1901.
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PARTIES I.I'.AVtNCJ roil SUMMER,
I'artlrn iruvliiK lic city for
the nu hi in cr mil)- limn Tlip lire
rut o tli em rcKiilnt-ly liy
iiotlfyliiK Tin; Deo lliiNlnra.
ulllar, In iiernmi or by until.
The ndilri an will lie oliunixeil
am often u di-alretl.
Tho apolitical pot In Ohio Is beglnnlnK
to boll.
Do not think tho weather Is giving
you tho worst of It-It Is 111! In tho
Hhnde at I'liociilx, Ariz.
Dotiglns comity has boon ncconloil n
Blight reduction from high water murk
Btato. taxation. Small favors thankfully
received.
Tho County's Democracy's Invitation
list Is much more extensive than Its
visiting list Is liable to be when the
picnic day arrives.
The telegraph tells of another plot to
restore the empire in Franco, but the
republic lb In no serious danger from'
imperialistic anarchists.
President Schwab of the steel com
bine has nothing to say regarding the
strike. Just at present Mr. Schwab Is
tlolug a great deal of serious thinking.
Tho Transmlsslsslppl congress Is
about as profuse and diversified with
its resolutions as was the national Inde
pendent peoplu's party convention held
In Omaha in 1S01!.
There is never a loss without some
gitlu. The dry weather Is a potent
argument for Irrigation projects and
Bclentllle work for conserving and pro
rooting Increased rainfall.
The great dragon Is reported to have
loft Peklri and therefore the emperor
cannot return to that city. Tho dragon
and St. George have never been able
to ab!Oe'l!i'peat!e under the same rocf.
Nebraska has now managed to subsist
.without u state boarihof transportation
for nearly nine months and nobody has
suffered except tho ?l!,000-a-year do
nothing" sccretarles-that might 'have
been.
The, British IIouso of Lords was. not
vtjry Mjvero with Karl Hussell, a self
confessed blgftmlst. The peers acted
.very much like that famous Jury which
reached tho conclusion that "us fallows
uipHt stand together."
An Omaha police judge 'draws Just as
much salary as tho chief Justice of the
eupreiuo court not because of his legal
learning or Iho grave responsibility of
the position, but because of his aus
terity as a political acrobat.
Nebraska will bo represented on the
Transmlsslsslppl executive committee
by Mr. L. J. Hlowcr. The happy pos
sessor of such an appropriate name
ought to be able to keep the famo of
Nebraska' up to the highest notch.
David U. lltll Is credited with en
gineering thu recent declaration by the
Ohio democracy. David Is evidently
llgurlng on landing tho next presiden
tial nomination without the assistance
or consent of any populist on earth.
When the liremen's strike stopped the
production of beer In Chicago tho health
department at once Instituted tests to
Bee If the city water was tit to drink.
iThe strike was elided before the chem
ists, tlulshed their task, but no one Is
(worrying now.
St. I.ouls has become ono of the great
Bhoo manufacturing centers of the
.world. In 18S0 tho product of all the
nhoo factories of St. Louis was esti
mated at $-,000000. while last year the
output of twonty-four concerns aggro
gated WT.OOO.OOO. This Is n hint to
Omaha.
An oil compuuy with an authorized
capital stock of a.'Q,000 has tiled arti
cles of Incorporation at tho state house.
AVhethor this company Is tho forerun
ner of Matt Daugherty's pipe line Into
tho Wyoming oil Holds or a branch of
pne of the Texas fipoutcra has not been
fllvulgcd.
Aiir.mcA aoovs viiefehuki).
Chinese Importers are showing
preference for American goods to
greater extent than heretofore.
trade report from nn English house lu
Shanghai notes n decided revival o
American business lu China, chlelly I
cotton goods. It appears that who.
the tfoubles broke out last year there
were considerable stocks of goods on
hand nuil that the Chinese merchant
declined to buy more till they had
worked off most of these goods. Then
they stocked up on American goods.
with the effect of stimulating the cotton
goods trade of this country, which for
a long time hud been extremely dull
Another Indication of.. the ascendancy of
American trade Is found lu the remark
of the report that "next to nothing ha
been done In Manchester makes for
forward deliver', tjtit one or two lines
of American have been booked."
Meanwhile oilr commercial rivals
Germany particularly, are putting forth
vigorous efforts: to secure Chinese
trade. The American consul at Lelp
zlg reports that German shoe mniiu
facturers, . prompted by the inroads
which American shoes have made lu
certain of their markets, are seekln
new outlets and China Is one of them
These manufacturers have sent repre
sentatlves to China to study on the spot
the possibilities of the extension of shoi
exports to that country, though with re
suits not altogether satisfactory, since
the cheapness of the native made shoes
renders competition uiiprotUable. The
fuct, however, serves to show' the great
Interest that Is being taken In the Chi
neso market, the future development of
which must lie very great.
The preference now being shown by
the Chinese for American cotton goods
ulay be accepted as nil Indication of
the friendly feeling toward us which
our policy lu dealing with China In
the late trouble has created. Hut of
course our nianulacttirers and mer
chants will not rely upon sentiment for
trade with that empire. They must do
as our commercial rivals do in studying
the wants of the Chinese people lu or
der to secure and hold trade with China.
That this will bo done is not to be
doubted.
MILITAH1 AUtnoniTi' JtHSTUHKI).
It has been found necessary to re
store military authority In two of the
Islands of the Philippines where a
provincial form of government had been
established and also In one of the
provinces of Luzon, owing to their in
complete pacification. It appears that
these districts are still Infested with
insurgents, who continue to be more or
less active and aggressive, and while
the civil otllclals will go on exercising
their functions this will be done under
the military authority, which elsewhere
Is subordinate to the civil power.
There Is nothing surprising in this
news nnd It Is not to be regarded us
Indicating any setback to the work ot
pacification, which previous advices
have shown was making favorable
progress. It suggests, .however, that
there is yet a long and tedious task
before Philippine paclllcittftid 'shall bt'
complete and every vestige of hostility
to American authority removed. It
had been supposed that the Insurrec
tlon In Ilohol was fully and permit
ncutly subdued, but It has been re
newed, which suggests the possibility
of it similar experience In some of the
other paellled dlbtrlcts. In his address
on assuming the duties of civil gov
crnor, Judge Taft said the people should
assist the government In the work of
pactllcattou and undoubtedly most, of
them are disposed to do so, but there
Is an element among them that will for
a long time harbor hatred of American
authority and be Inclined to make
trouble. ,
On the whole, however, the conditions
are by no means discouraging and there
is good reason for believing that they
will continue to Improve. Occasional
local disturbances are to be expected
for a time, but the dauger of auy very
serious opposition to American rule Is
passed.
AO ELKUTIUX tVU OOV'fc'HAOH.
In spite of repeated contradictious of
the rumor that Governor Savugo can
only hold the position of chief executive
until the people have elected a successor
to former Governor Dietrich nt tho com-
lug general election, there arc people
who want to know whether the coming
republican convention Is to nominate a
candidate for governor.
There Is absolutely no. foundation for
the mUliiformatlou concerning the pro
posed nomination and election of a can
didate for governor this fall.
Section III, article v, of the Constitu
tion of Nebraska, reads as follows: "In
case of thu death, Impeachment and no
tice thereof to tho accused, failure to
tpiallfy, resignation, absence from the
state, , or other disability of tho gov
eruor, the powers, duties and etnold
moats of the olllce, for the reslduu of
the term, or until tho disability shall be
removed, shall devolve upon tho lieu
tenant governor."
Can there be any rational divergence
of opinion as to the meaning of this sec
tlou'.' Does not the constitution plainly
designate the llcutcuant governor us
the successor of the governor in case
of his resignation, and docs It not spe
eltlcally declare that tho powers, duties
and emoluments of thu olllce shall de
volve upon the lieutenant governor for
the residue of the term?
Governor Dietrich was elected for a
term of two years, ending January,
11)03, anil Lleutenaut Governor Savage
Is, therefore, by tho language of the
constitution, designated to till thu resi
due of the term, just the same as If the
governor had tiled or had been removed
by Impeachment.
There Is a very marked difference In
the provision of the constitution as re
gards succession in case of a vacancy
lu tho olllce of lieutenant governor, by
death or resignation, when there Is al
ready ft vacancy In tho olllco of gov
ernor. In that case the constitution do
volves tho performance of the duties
of the otllce of governor upon tho act
ing president of the senate, uutll the
vacancy. Is tilled. This distinction in
succc8slpn between the acting president
of tho senate aud thu Ueuteuaut gov
ernor to the duties devolving upon the
chief executive, Is as clearly marked
as Is the difference between the Illllu
of vacancies lu the olllce of governor
and the tilling of vacancies that may
occur In other olllces of the e.vecutlv
department.
Section 1!0, article 111, of the constltu
tlou reads' as follows: "All olllces ere
ated by this constitution shall become
vacant by the dcuth of tho Incumbent
by removal from the state, resignation
conviction of a felony, Impeachment
or becoming of unsound mind. And the
legislature shall provide by general law
for the lllllng of such vacancy when no
provision Is made for that purpose In
this constitution."
In conformity with this provision tin
legislature has provided by general law
for the lllllng of the respective state
olllces from secretary of state to super
intendent of public instruction. Hut It
could not under this .-ectlou override the
other provision of the constitution that
expressly designates the lieutenant gov
ernor as the legal successor to the gov
ernor, lu case of resignation, for the
residue of the term for which tho gov
ernor had beeu elected.
HEADY roil OTJIElt ISSUES.
The democratic renunciation of Hry
nnlsin Is growing, showing that every
where democrats are ready for other
Issues. The Hofctou correspondent of
the New York livening Post says that
the leaders of the Massachusetts demo
crats are looking to the future and that
the situation there harmonizes with
that lu Ohio. The democrats of Massa
chusetts hope to harmonize the party
and bring Hryanltcs and antl-liryanltcs
together on a platform of old-fashioned
democratic principles. They believe
that the time for ltryaulsm aud for cur
reney agitation has gone by and that
common sense dictates that they should
recognize the difference between the
conditions today ami those of lb'M and
1000.
Thu correspondent quotes the secrc
tary of the democratic state committee
as saying that the course of tho Ohio
democratic convention wns In the right
direction and doubtless would be up
proved by the Massachusetts democrats
Other prominent democrats expressed
themselves to a like effect Democratic
newspapers lu all parts of the country
;lvo hearty endorsement to the action
of the party In Ohio nnd nowhere are
the expressions of satisfaction with the
rejection of llryuulsui stronger than in
the south. The ablest and most iullu
entlal newspaper exponents of demo
cratlc sentiment In that section support
tho course of the Ohio democracy and
urge that It be followed by other con
volitions of the year. Says one of these
papers and It Is a sample of the ut
terances of a number "The time Is
coining, aud It may be near, when cou
victlou and. courage will go hand lu
hand aud the democratic party will not
bo content simply to Ignore, but will
denounce with solemn emphasis the or
rors of thu past fuw years. It will cut
loose krouis association with repudiation
aud v,lu back the commence of the
country. ItSvlH be a long and tedious
Journey, but It Is tho only way home."
ltryaulsm Is not yet dead and Its ad
herents will make a desperate struggle-
to keep life lu It as long as possible,
but its prestige Is gone and It will not
a;pttu dominate a democratic national
convention. And with the subsidence
of ltryaulsm Its author must necessarily
disappear as a democratic leader.
Colonel William Jennings Bryan's
statement that Agulnaldo was willing
to Issue a proclamation promising to lay
down arms In case of Ilryan's election
and also willing to contribute to the
democratic campaign fund Is unique
aud startling. But Mr. Itryan assures
us that he positively refused to consider
the proposition. In turning down this
offer Mr. Itryan exhibited more political
sagacity than he has shown on many
other occasions. It was not In the In
terest of Mr. Itryau that Agulnaldo and
his warriors should stuck their guns
and arrows Immediately after election.
On the other hand, It would have been
more dangerous to accept a campaign
coutributiou from Agulnaldo than to
draw on lloss Croker and Tammany.
Colonel Ilryan's campaign managers
could not have depended on Agulnaldo
to keep the secret, and If tho report
had leaked out it would have proved
as fatal as the explosion of a keg of
dynamite.
Cincinnati Is about to Inaugurate a
now departure In tho shape of excursion
street cars which will carry visitors to
points of Interest In that city and Its
suburbs. The curs will bo designed
after the most Improved pattern of prl
vato parlor cars; will be equipped with
easy chairs, Ice water and every mod
ern convenience. The seating capacity
will be limited to thirty-live aud only
enough people will be allowed to ride
o till the chairs. If the experiment
proves successful In Cincinnati the
same feature will doubtless be emu
lated by all the progressive cities of the
country.
Missouri Is disgusted with its railroad
commission, which has failed to tie-
ompllsh anything practical and has
eased to be ornamental. Tho railroad
ommlsslon experiment has proven a
failure lu most Instances, partly
through lack of power to do anything
of Importance, coupled with a disposi
tion to keep on friendly terms with the
railroad magnntes.
Dispatches from China ami Europe
ontlrm what has been the common be
lief all along that Russia was in
Manchuria to stay. All along Itussia
lias protested It desired no territorial
extension, but diplomatic promises are
worse than those of bad debtors.
Iowa democratic editors are arguing
the question of whether tho majority of
nwa democrats Were ever in favor of
free silver. Ono thing Is mudo cortalu
by the election returns the majority of
Iowa voters never believed In It.
A recent occurrence at Kansas City
U a good Illustration of the folly of
mob outbreaks which usurp thu func
tions of courts. It was only with great
dllllculty that ollicers prevented the
lynching of three negroes for an alleged
assault upon it woman. The supposed
victim has confessed that the story of
the assault was manufactured. Prompt
administration of Justice Is a good
thing, but there Is such a thing as be
ing too swift.
In Its zeal to show the Filipinos that
It will do as promised the United State
has discovered that It has been a llttl
too fast lu giving civil rulu to portion
of the Philippine Islands. It Is com
monly stated that people get as good a
government as they are entitled to, but
the I'lllplno Is getting a better one.
Penny postage Is promised by the
Postolllco department as u sequence of
the new postal regulations curtailing
the volume of second class matter. Hut
we apprehend that penny postage Is still
a long way oil', unless the department
Is willing to load up with a large
dellcit than It has ever had.
Census returns show that the Chinese
population of this country Is decreas
ing. Some of them have returned to
their native land and American Boxers
have disposed of others, but no Chinese
army Is marching on Washington In re
tallatlon.
.MitliiK I'n ('hlnpsf l-'nei'.
Iioston Tronscrljit.
Tho damago to the I'ekln walla will be
masked, It Is said, by a coating ot paint
and clay In order to hide all evidence of
Injury from the eyes of the emperor on his
return. This Is a unique way of tavlne
tho Chinese, face.
SluiM-rlt)' of (iron t Mini.
Philadelphia Ledger.
To criticisms of n'ryiui somo of his ad
mlrers retort "Ihut ho is sincere. So -was
Urother Jasper slncore In maintaining that
tho "sun do move," but nobody proposed
to make him a professor of astronomy In
a great university.
AViII Worth tho Prior.
Chicago Post.
In proportion to Its size tho United Statos
army is tho most expcnslvo In tho world
It costs $1,014 to maintain onu soldier a
year. Tho German soldier costs $201 and
tho Itusslan but J15G. Soldloru como high,
but no expansion policy U complete with
out them.
llliitlvcr of the ICxprrtn.
Ixjuisvlllo Courier-Journal.
Tho most learned agricultural experts
now nro the Wall street writers and brok
ctb who are Iteming dally discourses on
crop prospects and who really would about
exhaust their knowledge of tho subject If
they were turned looso In the country and
set to the task of distinguishing between
a Held of corn and a patch of potatoes.
Tom Killxoii'n Great Strike.
Indlanaoolls Journal.
Inventor Edison has Just obtnlned prob
ably tho most Important legal victory of
his life In a decision by the Unttod Statos
circuit, court in his favor against the
American Olograph and Mutoscopo com
pany. The decision sustains the priority
of Edison's patents, coveclng nil kinds of
moving pictures and., with claims for back
royalties, involves aurga aniouat of money..
reat StoekVto Pick From.
Now York Tribune.
A good many people will be inclined to
sympathlre with poor King, Edward over
the dlniculty he Is experiencing in selecting
tho form of oath best suited to a nice and
orderly coronation. In this connection it is
widely acknowledged that no nation quite
equals our own for condensed and vigorous
oaths. If the king will borrow from us for
this special occasion there's no doubt that
wo all will feel highly honored.
Knnrniona I,onsrK to Labor.
Kansas City Star.
-Tho enormous losses entailed by the
striking steel workers through their self-
imposed idleness seems most deplorable.
There is no occasion for sympathy for the
employers, who can easily stand any losses
that may result from the temporary shut
ting down of their mills: but the wago
earners always find It difficult to recover
from considerable periods ot Idleness. In
tho case ot tho steel workers and tlnplate
men the losses in wages as estimated aro
$166,000 per day, a sacrifice that affects
tens ot thousands of homes. Inasmuch as
nine strikes out ot ten aro settled by com
promise, it seems especially to bo re
gretted that more of the differences are
not arbitrated without resorting to strikes.
As a rule, too, arbitration Is easier and
more cllectlvo when conducted under actlvo
buslnoss operations than when ontorccd by
hosttlo attitudes.
LAMl rilAUDS IX THE WEST.
Syntcmntlc nrnli liy Wcnlthy Men In
Moutnnn null Idnlio.
New York Evening Post.
Tho land frauds in Montana and Idaho
appear more and more extenslvo as addi
tional details como to light. According to
tho latest accounts Senator A. Clark ap
pears to be tho center of operations which
havo resulted In over 100 indictments and
which havo Involved hundreds of thou
sands of ncrcs of land and millions
of dollars. Tho magnitude of these frauds
will not surprlso anyone who is familiar
with the northwest. The government laws
arc framed for tho purpose of affording set
tlers a chanco to take up land for their own
use, to protect tho Individual against the
large corporation, liy modern methods of
mining, lumbering, grazing and farming,
however, large tracts of land can bo han
dled with much moro profit than small
tracts. For a number of years past, there
fore, the desiro to operate on a large scale
has led ccmpantcH to hire men to "locute,"
o make oath that tho land la for them
selves and then to turn It over to tho
companies. Ot course, thero have been
occasional discoveries of Illegal "loca
tions" nnd transfers, but no such whole
sale frauds as those in Montana and Idaho
have been recently unearthed.
Tho difficulty has been to provo tho
fraud. Residents of Seattle, Spokane nnd
Hclenn have had rcasonnblo ground for
asplclon, when fifty men havo settlod on
ontlguouB soctlons ot a newly opened
ract, have sworn that they havo taken
p tho land each for his own use and thnn,
with singular unanimity nnd promptness
havo sold out to a single lumber com
pany. No snno man has for a moment
doubted that tho so-called Independent lo
cators were really tho employes of tho
company, and yet the ogents of the local
land office have often boon remarkably
blind or Inert. One cause of reluctnnce to
probe frfliids has been the political Influence
f tho large companies; another cause has
probably been the direct bribery of nfll
clals. In splto of such sinister Inlluences,
however, tho fact romalns that an honest
nd efficient administration of the local
land offices may contribute enormously to
tho popularity In the northwest of any
administration. Whatever the attitudo of
those who profit by corruption, directly or
indirectly, the rank and lllo of the people
cro oppojed to tickling.
Perjury in
Kan?r3
At the annual meeting of the Iowa liar
nssoclatlon In Council Ulufis tho president
Of thn nru;inl?illinv Mr. t. .1 M..r'orm-
,.,, , ,. , . ,
made a forceful and timely protest against
tho growing evil of perjury and ngalnst
kindred forms of court corruption. In his
onlnlon nil klml. nt -H.,,,, nro r,i,ii i.,-
creasing, more especially those designed ,vhon tne sanctity of an onth that gives j Somo m" "hnndy at figures" hns estl-
to defeat tho ends of Justice. Ho quoted bolh 1,10 fln nml t,,c constitution their slg- 1,13,0,1 ""' 10.000,000 in the United States
ono Judge ns expressing tho belief that one- nlftcnnco Is almost Ignored?" The press wl" ,h1c n vacation this summer nnd that
half tho evidence introduced In the do- ma' not lme ,lon, n" tmU 11 might have'0""11 average each one will spend $10.
funsc of criminals today Is false. Another lono Ul counteract these evil tendencies T,lls would make n totnl of $100,000,000
Judge of long experience believed that 73 nml to cxpotc the offenders against Justice. ; sl'C"t for rcH and recreation. It Is prob-
per cent of the testimony In divorce cases ,,ul n mucn larger measure of blame rests a,, ,,,nt tne futures nre too small, Leaving
nppronched deliberate perjury. He ap- directly on the legul profession, Including 0,11 tll(! rlcn nmI leisure class to whom
peals to all lawyers to substantiate his l,otn JmlRc,, nml practitioners. The men 1 11,110 anl money are no object, nt lenst one
statement that the 'guilty are acquitted c,,KnBcd In the trlnl of n given case should ' 1,1 McI' seven of all the pcoplo in this coun-
aad the rights of pcrsous and property 'U111 rl" Krunv better than anyone elso tho ; try will enjoy n vacation this summer rx-
aro trampled under foot, "presumably lmrtcl''ars nnd the extent of perjury and I tending from five to thirty day. This
through duo form of lnw, but renlly nnd ",lu,r toTnm of corruption. Hut lu nearly would mean a rest for nhout 12,000,000 peoplo
truly by tho use of corrupt and falno nnd 0Vt'r' Instance some mumbcr of the bar hns and If they spend only $12 each nhout $150,-
sometimes purchased testimony. rheso orlml,ml cognlrnnce. to sny tho least, of 000.000 will bo used In gaining rest and rec-
nre things." ho declares, "that beget dls- 1,1,1 commission of thuso crimes. Other reatlon.
trust and disrespect for tho courts nnd l,lc,,1UrM (,f the profession have not tho It Is tlmo nnd money well spent. No In
for verdicts nnd for our boasted forms of c0,lrnKc ,0 expose, or tht-y nre bound by j vestment mndo in the whole year brings
law. These aro the things that produce som'' "nnccnuntnble conception of ethics to la larger returns. It is ono of tho causes
anarchy and lynchlngs and Invito a just nrolcct' lhclr fpH"w lawyers. which are adding perceptibly to tho span of
conlonipi K,r those tribunals called courts Th! ,,rt'M wl" 'Io itH pnrt ,f lho 1;wyers life. Tho lengthening of this span hns ho
of Justice." ,vl" Klvn l( the benefit of their knowledge I come so evident that n revision of thu old
Tho truth of this summary la only too aml "10 BUPPrt of their ro-opcratlon, Hut , tables of tho expectation of human life
npparcut to every ohscrvnr ot tho opern- nl,l t,n""' 0,,t f ,Cn wll"n MB l(,allmoni' lms bc,,,, m'"10 necessary. In England such
lions of law. Evidences may be found ,ntro,,l,,,crt nml whon "Jobs" thnt could ! n revision shows a constantly Increnslng
In almost every court. This corruntlmi
Ib growing deplornbly. On the one hand
thero Is an increasing disregard for tho
Ranctlty of tho oath. On the other there
seems to be n growing Indifference to the
... .u junKio iui-iiitu-i i-ii nut an or
them hut many. The making of affidavits
nnd the tnlilng of oaths havo hecomo such
frequent and common requirements In tho
nTnlllln nf ., .. i
or lllti nf i??m . 10 'mM"K ?Ut
n hi..- , iJ iro"cr,t'' ,V say, 110,lllnB
have r 10 ,CUrtS' h!U, "10 fT,S
5 nnv t?mn. Z , ' lWrn-
H u w.r ?n r . 5 mnt,ro'1 ,,s
If It were a tiresome formality, rntberthnn
OTIimt LA.M.S TIIAX OUH.N.
New Zcalnnd has lately attracted atten-
tlon as the "country without strikes," hnv-
lng u compulsory arbitration law. It Is
niso an ouject lesson for students nB tha
first country In tho world whore nil tho
peoplo nro willing to tax themselves for the
aged members of tho community, nil of
whom may receive pension under the old
ago pension law nt a certnln ago. It Is tho
first country to establish a progressive sln
glo tax on land values. It has free trade.
It hns government banks and no panics.
It has womnn suffrnge. In short, New Zea
land hns In nctunl operation social reforms
that other countries are only talking about
as yet. Hence the process of enumeration
that has been going on lately throughout
the Krltlsh empire has revealed nothing
moro Interesting than the returns from
Now Zealnud. It cannot be called a little
country, because the area Included In the
two principal islands Is nearly 20 per cent
larger than Great Britain, nor is it a pop
ulous country, for it has not yet 1,000.000
souls, but it is n wonderfully progressive
one, and ready at any moment to go ahead
by leaps and bounds. During the last fif
teen yoars immigration has not played an
Important part In its increase, which has
been almost entirely duo to the fecundity
of its InhablUntB, and the healthiness of
the climate reducing tho death rate to a.
minimum.
The very .latest Balkan report, originating
In Vienna, relates to the increasing uneasi
ness and Jealousy In Russia over the grow
ing commerco Influence exerted by Germany
In that region. A writer In a prominent
Journal says that Itussia considers that the
oxisttng state of affairs Is a menace to all
her interests In the near east, and that tho
ttmo is rapidly approaching for diplomatic
action. It was Russia, ho says, which eman
cipated tho existing Balkan states from the
Turkish yoke, and yet her Influence Is com
pletely neutralized by Germany's economic
supremacy. There Is reason to fear that in
a few years the whole poninsula will fall,
both economically and politically, under
Austro-German influence. Whereas Russia
is content with general promises, there is a
vnBt Influx of German money and German
goods into thoso countries. It Is now pro
posed, he says, to found a large Balkanlc
bank with Russian capital, to support tho
Balkan states in Important enterprises, and
to nsslst them, when necessary, In their
financial embarrassments. It Is hoped that
this bank will soon be established at Buk-
harcst with a nominal capital ot about $20,
000,000. Branches will be openod In all tho
capitals ot the Balkan peninsula. All this
probably means that, the Chinese excite
ment being over for the present, tho time
has come for a renewal of the old gumo of
political Intrigue In tho Balkans.
The dean of Rlpon, Dr. Fremantlc, In a
letter to the London Times, points out
that It Is not only In France that tho
birth rate Is decreasing but in all Europe,
except Russia, and especially In England.
Ho quotes figures to show that In 1875 there
wero born in the United Kingdom thirty
five children for each 1,000 of the popula
tion. In the year 1000 the number was
only tweny-nino. That Is, for every 1,000
tho births now nre six fewer than twenty
five years ago, which means a loss ot 249,
000 children for ench year. It nlso Im
plies a much more rapid decline ot the
birth rato than that ot France, where tho
shrinkage has been gradual throughout the
century. A well known English statis
tician, Mr. Holt Schooling, recently
showed that, whereas In 1875 tho excess of
births over deaths in England was 8.5
greater than In France, It Is now only 0.8,
and this "despite the continuous and ma
terial decline of tho French birth rate
during the whole period." The dean goes
on to explain that this ominous decrease
has failed to attract the attention to which
It is entitled, because II hns been dis
guised by the diminishing death rate and
tho Increase In Immigration. Tho death
rato now stands nt eighteen per 1,000 and
is not likely to he reduced much below
thnt point. Should the birth rate continue
to decrease nt the present rato It will bo
down to seventeen per 1,000 fifty years
from now or less than tho death rate. The
Ignlficance of this, says the dean, needs
no explanation. Statistics show that there
nro marked discrepancies between tho
birth figures of tho grent cities.
While tho Huaslflcntlon of Finland goes
on apace, occasional proofs aro glvon by
tho St. Petersburg authorities of a desire
to respect the feelings, oven the prejudices,
of the Finns. The projoct of the Itusslan
minister of war for compulsory military
service In Finland, with tho completo ab-
nrptlon of l-lnnlsh conscripts In Russian
regiments, has been negatived by tho
council of ministers. The measuro Is to
be recast so "as to call upon Finland for
only the number of troops fixed by the
Diet, to keep tho native regiments Intact
nnd to provide that any Russian olllcor
nppolnted to n Finnish regiment must ac
quire Finnish citizenship, This Is a wlso
oncesslon, though It amounts to only a
light counterweight to tho general nvor-
Idlng of what tho Finns supposed to bo
their constitutional rights, the remodeling
of their schools and the suppression of
their newspapers.
If It bo truo that Lord Charles Beresford
s unxlous to throw up his command In the
Urltlnh Mediterranean squadron, la order
the Courts
City Star.
a solemn duty and the very foundation of
enforced Jtittlcc.
it is tnucn mora nopetui to sec n protest
against court corruption como from within
UinI1 from wMl0Xll lhu ,CRal profl,Bslotl.
Mr. McCarthy. In his address, asks: "Why
does tho press of the country write col-
umns on tho constitution following tho finer
not hnve
lircn porpetrnted without thn
knowledge of tho counsel nre exposed, tho
opposing Inwyrrs hasten to exonerate "the
worthy attorney, our opponent In this ense."
. ' ZhZuin
Mr McCarthy believes thnt In court the
ilmlnUtrr the onth, and
mndo more solemn and
Impris- that eases of violation
should be ,-. i . lied with the utmost sever
ity. That is good ndvlce, hut It remains
m- lonjrn l lll'llll-l'l vus, mm, uirdllgn
tMr n1'11""" to society, nnd second. In
vindication of their profession, to purge
iMr ow nkH of instigation nnd connlv-
nnce. It also remains largely with tho law-
10 upon Impartial and unru-
lontlng puniMiment of perjurers.
Uint mny hsvo rRht
the ndmlralty openly nnd freely, It does
' not appu.tr that he Is at nil Inclined to
hack up Mr. Olbson Howies In his attack
upon tho naval authorities for i.ir ..,.
fenslvc scheme at Gibraltar. On tho con
trary ho aeems to approve of the works
already in piogrrss, His principal objec
tions to the proposals to carry out exten
slvo works on the eastern side of the
Itock aro said to bo thnt such works would
tnko nt least ten years to complete; thnt
they would ho subject to constant delay
in conpcqucnce of silting, because of nd-
verse winds nnd tidal waves, and that,
wiiuo me moio unci clocks now in construc
tion on the western side nre admittedly
endnngcred to n certain extent by tho pos
sibility of n lateral fire from Algeclrau,
similar works on tho eastern side ot the
Itock would be open to the worso conse
quence of n vertical fire from "tho Queen
of Spain's chair."
POLITICAL imil'T.
Tho ,,, , t. . , , , L, ,
Tho democrats have carried Ohio six
times In thirty years In 1S73. 1S71. 1S77.
1882, 1883 and 18SD.
Tllden democratic clubs aro multiplying
In Chicago, whllo tho Bryan clubs of years
past havo disbanded.
Charley Towno's expressed preference for
D. B. Hill in 1904 shows that politics, like
tho weathor, Is In tho soda water stage.
Thero Is moro than $2,000,000 In the sink.
lng fund of the city of Cincinnati, tho total
net debt of which Is less than $25,000,000
A notnblo characteristic of tho new Tll
den club of New York City Is that the mem
bers do not depend on office for a liveli
hood
Tho Ohio democratic declaration acalnst
the shipment of mules to South Africa Is
not intended for consumption In Kentucky
or Missouri.
Tho penitentiaries of Pennsylvania are
overcrowded. This accounts for the fear
lessness of political grafters In keeping
Dusy on tne outside.
Notwithstanding the high tempcraturo in
Missouri, Gumshoe Bill Stone produces a
irost every time the Ohio treason Is men
tioned in bis hearing.
Tho organization republican candidate for
district attorney of Philadelphia Is by birth
an Englishman, John Weaver by name,
and he was originally a stenographer. Ho
Is a candidate for an elective office for the
first tlmo this year.
Tho staying powor of the democrats of
tho Sixth Texas district If not unexam
pled comes protty near to tho record. Their
convention balloted 4.046 times beforo It
succeeded in nominating a candldato for
congress to succeed tho late Representative
Burke. The lucky man was Dudley G.
Wooton.
Oklahoma Is increasing rapidly in voting
population. Four years ago it cast 63,000
votes. Last year tho total vote cast was
73,000, a gain at tho rate of 5,000 votes a
year. Mississippi, which cast 70,000 votes
nt tho election of 1896, cast only C9.000 at
last year's presidential election. It Is es
timated that Oklahoma will have a voting
population of nt least 100,000 by 1001.
This yenr's npproprlatlon for the dlplo
matlc and consular service of tho United
StatCB Is $1,84G,000, or ono-thlrd of what
tho now Agricultural department costs, ono
half tho sum appropriated for tho expenses
of tho city of Washington nnd one-sixth
of tho appropriation for the nation's wards,
tho surviving Indians. Tho United States
expends less for Its consular nnd dlplo
mntlc service thnn nny other country of tho
first class.
DO YOU
appreciate a bargain? If you do, we vmnt to invito
you here, to first get ' 'cool and comfortable" under
owr lUi electric fans, and then to see the many dif
ferent values we have in clothing and furnishing.
Thin 9 house cleaning time with us and thero are
odd articles, odd sizes and short lines that we
rather close out at once even at a sacrifice. Most
any kind goods you want al your own price.
Straw Hats Sac, 60c, $1.00, only three prices.
Special King Edwards, Windsorettes and But
terfly ties, 50c qualities, 35c.
Browning, King & Co.
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers.
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
Store Clone SiHurdny MkIiU lit O O'clock, Other Evenings at 0.30,
l.i:.Vlt.M.i HOW TO I'li.VV.
The Hrcri-iitlini llntilt iMointlly OroiT
Infx Anion it Aiiirrli-iina,
Philadelphia Press.
Any careful observor must have not --il
how much more popular recreation of late
bus become among the American people
Tho Saturday half holiday is more general
nnd vacations nro longer aud more Indulged
In by nil classes. And In addition to these,
excursions and "days off" are moro fro-
. luctit and popular than formerly.
I number of the nennln whn nttnln ml.lrlln
and old age. To this fnct Is due In n mens-
tire the growth of population In thnt coun
try, although tho birth rato Is declining.
A similar Investigation in this country
would doubtlcsH thow n much greater In
crease In the expectation In life than lu
Great Britain btrnuse all the factors which
go to make up the Increase, such as bet
ter enre and medical treatment nnd food
nnd shorter hours of lnbor and longer vn
catlons, nro moro noticeable hero than
there.
These are nil encouraging Indications
They prove thnt the American Is lea mini:
and broadening. Ho Is living n more health
ful and restful life than his fathers. The
strained, nervous look once so characteris
tic of tho men and womcu of this country,
Is giving wny to a more quiet nnd reposeful
countenance Indlcntlve of n moro even nnd
tranquil life. This change should bo en
couraged until the American becomes not
only the most skillful and best enred for
of any people, but nlso the best rested.
TAUT TUiri.r.N.
Ohio State Journal: Tlmmy Tuff-HI, tea
thnt feller muko a tree-bngKer'
Swlpsey Uwlnnlgnn N.mv, (ley's sum
bloke lennln' ng.ilnst my knothole.
Brooklyn Life: "Don't you think Dnchsl
IIkph his new collar, John?"
"How tho tleuci1 do you expect me to tell
from here7 Go out In tho kitchen nnd see
If his tall is wug-Rlng."
Baltimore American: Hungry Horace
Kind lady, can't ye glmmo fomepln ter
eat? I nln't nte nothln' sence day before
vestcrdny.
Kind Lndy And whnt did you eat then?
Hungry Horace Nothln but do market
report in nn old paper.
Detroit Free Press: Uidy of the Hoiue
ou needn't nsk for n cup of coffee; our
gas stove has been turned on for hour..
Trnmp Coffee, murium, W out of tho
I question; hnve you any left-over shnrbst
. or yesterday's lemonade In the Ice chest?
Washington Star: "Whnt line of argu
ment will you employ In your nctft cam
paign?" nsked the friend.
"Oh. the line doesn't make so much dif
ference In my business," answered Senator
Sorghum. "The dollnr on tho end of It is
the hook that catches the fish."
Philadelphia Press: Mrs. Palk I've Just
got through storing: away our winter
clothes.
Mrs. Falk Gracious! You're late, nrc-n't
you?
Mrs. Palk Yea. you see the papers I hn-.l
got to wrap them In contained a delightful
Bcrlnl story.
Washington Star: "Didn't you ndvertls-s
no mosquitoes?" " Inquired tho summer
bonrdcr.
"Well." answered Farmer Corntosscl,
"you seo there Is n (-dentine movement
nfoot to kill off the mosquitoes nil over thi
country. Thnt wasn't put In ns nn out an'
out promise. It Is Jcs a prophecy."
Detroit Journal:
I ask you for brend."
give me hygienic bread!1
bitterly, "and you
My conscience smoto me at thlH.
"Poor fcllowl" said I. "I'll see If 1 can't
find you a stonol"
Never, to my dying day, shall I forget
tho look of gratitude he gave me.
GOING TO CAMl'.MEETING.
F. L. Stanton In Saturday Evening Post.
'Twuz 'long about cnmpmcetln' time, with
preachln high nn' low,
An senco 8ally wuz a-goln' well, I 'lowed
that I would got
So I harnessed up ol Betsy a creetur true
nn' tried
An' bended fer enmpmeetin' with Sally by
my side.
She never looked so sweet to me In any
tlmo or nlnee!
Tito Ted rose warn't a plctllr to the roses
on ner inco:
An', stenlln' sidelong glnnces, the thought
that como wuz this:
"Them nrms wuz fer a necklace, an' God
made them lips to kiss!"
Wo rid pnst bloomln' medders, nn' seen
from left to rlcht
"Sweet tlel's nrrnyed In llvln green nn'
rlvorti of delight!"
But I Jest had oyes fer Sally, an' snld,
with many a sigh:
" 'On Jordan's stormy banks I stan' nn'
cast a wishful oye!' "
An' Snlly she wuz llstenln', an' I tol' her
that tho way
To that denr little heart o hers seemed
lutiKer any ny ony;
An' she snld a-lookln al
at mo as cunnln' as
you please:
Must you bo carried to the skies on
flowery beds of enso?' "
That teached my heart a lesson, but X tol'
iiur on wie wny,
Slngln "I'd not live always, an' I asked
not fer to stnv!"
An' then sho said sho'd have me! an' I
niiuiui-u, inn una irre:
Amnzln" grace, how sweet the sound,
that saved a wretch llko me!' "