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complete copies of Tho Dally. Morning,
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io wa:
1..
.30,100
.20,0(50
17...... ...28,500
18 20,020
19 28,110
so 20,1:10
21 :m,470
22 28,080
13 32,720
24 28,770
15 30,710
28 30,400
27.. i 20,075
29 32, tOO
20 30,780
30 30,010
31 3,U0
3""
20,080
t. 20,000
C....M...,2D,200
28,020
20,1 TO
8 .....2H,810
28,800
10 .M..2S,TOO
II 28,860
12 20,020
13 i 20,05r,
14 28,030
IS 28,0:10
10 28,030
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Net total sales 007,407
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The conl dealer is waking for the
weather innti to give the Blgnnl for him
to begin getting In his work.
Nebraska women suffragists will make
slate headquarters at Omaha. Ouialm
will try to piny' the bout gracefully.
Now Yorkers arc enjoying good
sleighing at present. Nebraskuns tlml
moro enjoyment In a inlklcr brand of
weather, . . .
TI10 Xcw York Democratic club gave
Ulehanl Croker a farewell dinner. The
)ieo)I(j of New Yolk are hoping that It
Is a long farewell.
The comprouilfio between tho city anil
the Union l'acltlc 'threatens to be the
biggest real estate transaction lu this
vicinity for tlin season.
'The-'itflnli'ig"nivHH- iniTuuTactiircrs'ffr'o'
reported as forming, a combination.
This should make an Impression on
Hnanclal circles.
Charters have been granted to two
more banks lu Iowa. If the present
rate keeps up the cracksmen wJll be
nblu to get around to thein without any
unnecessary delay.
The tight for the possession of Eighth
street Is to be held in statu ono. In
the meantime the railroad attorneys are
keeping their ears on the grouud listen
Ing for the community of Interest tip.
If tho attempt is o'er to be mado to
squeeze tho water out of American cor
poration stock It would bo good policy
to commence building arks. The Hood
Is bound to catch many unprepared.
The latest is that an American syndi
eato has secured control of the traction
Hues lu Paris. If this thing keeps up
the foreigners will not own enough
traction lines even to experiment with
. An Irish constituency' has otfercd to
elect Com Paul Kruger to u seat in
Parliament If the Hour leader will ac
cent. With bis big Dutch pipe hi
should be able to smoke Joseph Cham
berlaln auf.
The Doughto County Democracy has
passed a, resolution favorlug an extra
session of the legislature to submit con
stitutional amendments. Now thu local
democratic organ is sure to go against
the proposition.
The official (enuyH6M develops the fact
that every candidate on the republican
county tltikot rau better In South Omaha
than the South Omaha candidate. This
should nof-lMj forgotten by future nomi
nating convVnilpur..'
At a reception tendered to the nowly
elected inuyQV of, Now York there was
tho ushal amount' of handshaking.
While this custom may bo kept up, It
Is not likely that ,hy will tolerate the
old leg-pulling practice.
And now a olllctfrs of tho Nebraska
ltetall Liquor Dealers association aro
out with an otllpjal pronunclainento de
claring,that tho liollcnbeck circular was
not official. Tho retail liquor dealers'
association seems o have discovered too
late that it was loaded.
A reinesciUittfVef ot' the St. Louis
Hoard of lieuitii is lu Omaha for the
purposo o(v.lleHhiK - tho Missouri river
water. VTio'- pedphJ of" St. Louis are
mlstakcip Ifthey are of the opinion
that tVopeople of this city never use
water enough to know whether it is
good.',
Since.' tho United States aud France
met with such good success In securing
0 settlement by their demonstrations
against Turkey other powers aro bring
ing pressuro to bear. As this country's
claim lias been liquldatcdr Interest in
tho Bcramblo for bankrupt property is
not great on this sido of the Atlantic.
Trcsldcnt Kooscvclt and the cabinet
,oro giving serious consideration to the
question of tariff concessions to. the sta
.plo products of Cuba. It Is regarded at
Washington and by the American In
terests concerned as a matter of para
mount Importance. Its determination
Is of vital consequence to the people of
Cuba. It Is urged that to refuse any
concession to Cuban sugar nnd tobacco
would prevent the development of
those Industries and therefore the ma
terial progress and prosperity of the
Island. On the other hand to admit
those Cuban products free or at a nom
inal duty to the American market
would destroy the home Industries and
thereby do a great Injustice to our own
people concerned In those Industries.
Tho beet and cane sugar lnteiests of
the United States, Including Hawaii
and I'orto Rico, ate prepared to make
a, vigorous tight In congress agalntt
concession to Cuban .sugar. Tho Sugar
trust has' declared In favor of the free
admission of. the raw sugar of Cub:',
and the retention of the duty on ro
ll tied. The obvious purpose of the trust
Is to crush out the domestic Industry
and thus obtain absolute control of the
American market. A committee repre
senting the sugar Interest of Cuba will
bo lu Washington by the time of the
meeting of congress for the purpose of
promoting reciprocal trade relations
when the new Cuban government goes
Into operation. It Is urged that Cuba
will bo ruined without something of
this kind and It 'Is stated that some of
these representatives of the Islaud are
already favorable to annexation, believ
ing that this would enlist the sentimen
tal Interest of the Amcrlcau people as
perhaps reciprocity would not and
would accomplish most effectively their
commercial alms.
President ltoosevelt Is expected to
recommend to congress some concession
to Cuban products. Senator Lodge said
lu his Boston speech a week ago that
"reciprocity would be started with
Cuba." It is not probable, however,
that the administration or congress will
be disposed to go to tho extent In this
matter that tho Cubans desire. The
Washington correspondent of the New
York Tribune states, upon the highest
authority, Hint no program of whole
ble reciprocity has been promised to
the Cubans, lie says the understand
ing is that if, after careful Investiga
tion, It is made plain that the entry of
Gubau sugar and tobacco free to United
States ports would seriously Injure the
sugar and tobacco Interests of this
country thoso commodities will not be
allowed to come here free. On the con
trary, says tho correspondent, protection
to American tobacco and sugar will be
maintained and this government will
mako other valuable tariff concessions
to Cuba which will so stimulate and
strengthen the general Industrial ener
gies aud resources of the Island as to
enablo the Cubans to compete on an
excellent footing with tho United States
in tho tobacco and sugar markets of
tho world.
It Is threatened that if concessions
satisfactory to tho Cuban people are
not- made, tiniuxuUnn-wUl- result. That
Is a question, If It shall ever arise, to
bo settled by the American people ac
cording to then existing conditions. It
should have no weight at present Un
doubtedly something must be done to
promote Cuban development and pros
perlty, but not at too great a sacrifice
of American Interests.
nir. rKAHstC co.VTnov'Ensr.
On tho question of tho rc-cloctlon of Su
perintendent I'earse, tho. World-Horald
docs not rafo whether Mr. Iloecwator sue
credo lu supplanting Mr. I'earso's machine
by a Rosowatcr machine. Mr. Pearso Is a
republican, and It Ih said by many who may
perhaps bo In a position to know what they
are talking about that Mr. Pcarso has al
ways placed democratic teachers at a dis
advantage and given every possible ndviui
tago to republican tcachcra, Tbo World
Herald does not know this to bo truo, and
yet tho assertion to this effect has -so often
been made without sorlous contradiction
that this newspaper la not prepared to de
fend Mr. Poarso on this point, Tho World
HcmldUlftrfkH that, tho selection of a super
Intendent of schools Is a matter for tho
Board of Education, ond yet If It knew what
Tho Bee claims to know" concerning Mr.
Pcaroo, tho World-IIcr'ald' would not hosl
tato to object to Mr. Pearso's re-olectlop.-World-Herald.
All this gabble about Pearsc machine
and Itoscwater machine, democratic
touchers and republican teacher's aud
the political affiliations of S 11 peri n
tendent Pearsc Is simply on effort
to bofog the paramount Issue by
cuttlellsh tactics. It Is true that the
choice of a superintendent devolves
upon the Hoard of Kducatlon, but the
Hoard of Education Is In duty bound to
make such a selection as will promoto
and Insure the most elljclent supervision
for the public schools.
Tho man who fills the position of su
perlntcndent should llrst and foremost
possess the educational qualillcatlons
mat wouiu cuaoio mm to give lutein
gent direction to the touchers. A man
who is uneducated cannot be expected
to kuov the difference between a com
potent and au incompetent teacher, nnd
when the teachers know that he does
not know as much as. they do about
any branch of Instruction they do not
respect him and do not feel disposed to
look up to blui for guidance.
It Is a matter of history that Mr,
Pearse was Imported Into Omaha nt the
Instance of au antl-Cathollc'polltical or
dcr, not because ho had a reputation as
an educator, but because ho was a will
Ing Instrument lu the hands of the A
P. A. machine. At that Juncture the
World-Herald was the mouthpiec6 and
champion of tills secret political society
and therefore would see nothing wrong
in the degradation of the public schools
by a sectarian crusade. While The Heo
had no affiliation with "the persecuted
clement, It entered Its protest then
against the ImiMUtatlou of I'earse on the
grouud tiat he lacked the essential
qualifications of educatlou and experi
cnee. While It Is truo that he ha
gained In experience in the past six
years, it has been gained at the expense
of tho taxpayers and to tho detriment
of our public schools.
Tho Heo cares nothing whether tho
superintendent, of schools Is a rcpub
llcaii. a democrat or a prohibitionist.
It has steadfastly advocated the merit
system lu the schools and was Instru
mental fit securing the adoption of per
maiient tenure for school teachers and
anltors. Neither .Mr. I'earse nor any
Member of the school board has ever
teen aked by The llee or lt editor to
ue the machinery of the schools for po
litical purposes. On the contrary all
effort to turn the schools Into a po
litical machine for partisan ends have
been opposed by this paper and will
continue to be opposed by It.
Our opposition to the reelection of
Superintendent I'earse is Inspired by no
Interest except that which all citizens
and school patrons have In common.
We oppose Mr. I'earse because his
forte lies more In politics than In edu
cation.
We oppoe .Mr. I'earse been 11 e he de
votes time that should be concentrated
upon the public schools to currying per
sonal favor with members of various
iiislness organizations and secret orders,
through whose Influence he hopes to
keep himself b( the saddle.
We oppose Mr. I'earse because he has
xerted a demoralizing influence upon
lie school board, organizing uud manip
ulating its committees for tho benefit of
the school book trust, by which he has
icen subsidized, and for other benetl-
larles of the school fund.
We ifre opposed to Mr. Pearsc because
lie has eucouraged nepotism and favor
itism lu the appointment and promotion
of teachers, the examples of which are
so flagrant that they need not be again
eclted.
We are opposed to Mr. I'earse because
he tyrannizes over and terrorizes teach-
rs who have been made to fear his
displeasure.
All these abuses are well known.
They tend to lower the standard of our
entire public school system. No amount
of pettifogging cau distort tho recent
lection Into a popular endorsement
Ither of Mr. I'earse or of his methods.
KXCLVSWX Of ClllXESE.
There appears to be no doubt that the
Chinese excluslou act, which expires
next -May, will be re-enacted. There Is
a practically unanimous demand for
this on the Pacific coast, organized la
bor Is a unit In favor of It and It is said
that President ltoosevelt will In his
message to congress recommend the re
enactinont of tho law. So far as ap
pears there will bo 110 serious opposition
to this. There has been some talk of a
sentiment In the south favorable to al
lowing Chinese Immigration, but If such
a sentiment exists there It has not been
manifested aud Is not likely to be, at
least to nn extent that would entitle It
to any consideration.
The movement Inaugurated some time
ago by the Chinese In tho United States
looking to the creation of u public senti
ment against the re-enactment of the
exclusion net, In which prominent rep
resentatives hero of tho Chinese govern
ment took part, has failed to make any
Impression, as have the arguments of
Mr. Wu Tlngfnng, the Chinese minister,
chiefly directed against what ho deems
an unfair aud unjust discrimination
ugalust his people. The plea that there
Is no real danger of a flood of Chinese
immigration should no restriction be
placed upon It has no weight with a
large majority of our people and par
ticularly those of tho raclflc const. Hc-
sldes, It Is Just now met by the state
ment, upon what seems to bo good au
thority, that In anticipation of congress
neglecting to re-enact the law, tho
steamship companies plying between
China and San Kranclsco are making
arrangements to handlo tens of thou
sands of Chinamen that would come in.
The commissioner of Immigration Is re
ported as saying that he knew of other
lines that wero being orguulzcd for the
same purpose. Whether or uot these
statements bo correct, they have a de
cided lutluenc.e upon the public mind.
There Is no questiou as to our right to
exclude the Chinese or any other people,
Our alien labor law shuts out people
from any country who come hero under
contract to labor. Hut In discriminating
against the t;nincse as we uo umier the
exclusion act, China Is Justlllcd In
charging that we arc unfair and has
good ground for commercial or other
form of retaliation. Perhaps nothing
of this kind Is to be apprehended, but
It Is certainly possible, and It would
seem to be worth while to consider
whether, at a time when we are court
ing Oriental trade and the competition
for such trade Is growing more Intense,
we can afford to Invite Chinese dislike
atid hostility. However, there seems
no probability that this consideration,
If It receive ntteutlon at all, will have
any lnlluence and the re-enactment of
the excluslou law early In the coming
scsslou cau be confldeutly predicted.
The ouly safe plan for 11 political or
gaulzatlon In making up Its ticket Is to
require each candidate to muster the
representatives of a majority of tbo
party for his nomination. Allowing del
egates who represent less than a third
of Uie party vote to Impose candidates
upon those who represent more than
two-thirds of the voters works no hotter
In practice thnu It does in theory.
reorganization of the party machinery
In Douglas county to make It conform in
its make-up to the voting strength of
the party Is the first Important step to
ward re-establishing the republicans in
control of county affairs.
Two American girls are said to have
started for Turkey with the Idea of
having themselves abducted by brig
amis, If their fathers have any spare
money they wish to dispose of It can be
donu Just as easily by marrylug them to
European fortune hunters. The mar
rlugc plan Is warranted to be effective
and uot nearly so dangerous as trilling
with brlgauds.
One of the republican candidates
the Lancaster county ticket null
through1 with a margin of thirty-seven
votes over bis fusion opponent, while
the county gave Sedgwick a plurality
over 1U00. Evidently the voters
sisted ou'cxcrclslug au Independence
Judgment in some other counties beides
Dougln.
. l-'itrqitkrn Htmtr.
GIobS-Democrat.
It is rot at all probable that UaMd 1).
lllll will go to the next national demo
cratic convention by ay of Llncolu, Neb.
Ilonlnu to (be tni-t Itiilile
vtusuingiou aiur.
lo order to compete with American man
ufacturers, Europe Is Obliged to purchase
American machinery. It looks n little like
lobbing Peter to pay Paul.
A Point Ori'rliioUril.
Chlcaco News,
Agulmtldo. havlug heard of Its virtue, "as
llntr In Irv n tlflhuna i-nt-nlta. hut ttin .nt.
ko
nrnmnnt dnnlftml ft, n U'plf nt Hint
had not yet been acclimated In the l'hlllp-
pin
es,
.Mao, Vrry I'orKt'tfnl.
K.'insa City Journal.
The decision of the Schley court of In
quiry Is not expected for six weeks yet.
Wltvn It comes the report should not omit
to mention uhat the controversy was about.
This Is a busy world.
A lllteh In (In- llnriuilti.
BulTulo Express.
The main difficulty In the negotiations for
thu purchase of the Danish West Indies Is
said to be the Insistence of Denmark that
tho Inhabitants of tho Islands be Immedi
ately given the status of cltlr.ens of the
united States, Denmark would be false to
Its duty toward Its subject If It consented
to sell the Islands on any other terms.
Uplift r the finmonii.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Commandant Tllley's report on the condi
tion of things In Samoa under American
auspices la roseate and encouraging. Ameri
can lawa aud American customs appear to
have fallen upon a pcoplo prepared to re
ceive them and make the best, Instead of
the worst, of them. The Samoans, accord-
ng to Commandant TUley, nrc "a gentle.
kindly, simple minded people." whose worst
fault heretofore has been that they wero
somewhat unduly given to hospitality. In
somuch that they would Impoverish a whole
community for tho sake of exercising It:
but they dropped that at the suggestion of
their new American rulers, and now they
arc everything that could be desired an
uncivilized colony. .May tney never coma
under tho Influence of the wrong class of
American Institutions.
A Cf.OSKIl CAltKEIt.
I'fiRiliiK nt llr 11 ti nn the l.riidrr nf llir
Driuocrncj.
Philadelphia Press (rep.)
One result of the elections of last Tues
day must bo plain 10 tko most hidebound
Bryantto In tho country. They end all
prospect of Mr. Bryan's nomination to the
presidency In 1004 and of bis exerting a
deciding Influence In tho contest for that
honor. What little hope Mr. Bryan may
havo hud a week ago of being again the
candidate of tho democratic, party or of iTc-
termlnlng who that candidate shall bo
must have vanished vihcu he read tho re
turns of tho elections. They made him
Dually a back number.
If thcro wero no other Indications tho
result In Nebraska would bo sufficient to
show that Mr. Bryan's political career Is
closed. No man can remain long in public
llfo without the support of his homo con
stituency. Tho fact that Nebraska wna for
frco silver first gave form and potency to
Bryan's career. It sent him to congress In
1890 and ltfiS and hacked his presidential
aspiration In 181)6: and 1900. What Is now
known an tho woati or tho states situated
beyond a lino drawn up and down the east
ern border of thtT Dakota, Nebraska 'and
Kansas, was alio rln sympathy with him.
With this broad section following him he
appeared to bo tho ideal candldato to real
ize tbo long-deferred hope of tho frco
traders and cheap monoy advocates, a.
union between tho west nnd tho south. Tbo
nchomo was tried In 1S9G and failed, and
tried again In 1900 nnd madn a worse fail
ure. And with two national failures and
tho emphatic ncgatlvo put on It this year
tho schemo must bo relegated to tho limbo
of dead political projects and tho candldato
who typified It put In his political grave.
Who will bo the new democratic leader
it Is ldlo to speculate. Homo say Hill.
Homo say Gorman. And somo say an en
tirely now man. But events will deter
mine. A certain amount of Bryanlsm
will survive. It polled 1,000,000 votes In
1S92 and It can poll as many In 1904. The
recent movo to reorganize the populist
party was for tho purpose of getting these
votes together ngaln. But for Mr. Bryan
thero Is no political resurrection. Thore
may come a time of depression and disaster
ngaln, but it will need a now demagogue
to typify It. A twlco defeated one will
not serve. Nebruska put tho seal on Mr.
Bryan's political tomb last Tueeduy.
TOO MANV HATTI.I3SIUP5.
Time lo Cull Unit In Prevent Top.
tirnvlnr.
Baltimore American.
It Is said that among the additions to
tho navy to be asked for by Secretory Long
aro two battleships of 16,000 tons displace
ment. It Is high time for congress to call
a halt on tho construction of battleships.
In addition to tho huge number already In
the service, which make tho navy tophcavy,
five aro under construction and the plans for
two more havo been prepared. This ought
to be quite enough, considering that some
of the greatest naval experts havo con
demned them, and considering also the ox
perlence of the United States and other
countries, In tho war between China and
Japan tho cruisers did tho fighting and do
stroyMi ,tho battleships.
This was tho first and only experleuco un
til tho war between the United States and
Spain, Meanwhile Admiral Colomb of tho
British navy, probably tho ableHt expert In
tho world, condemned battleships and pre
dieted that tho cruiser would bo tho naval
vessel of thu world, That the admiralty
paid no attention to him does not matter.
Tho methoda of this wlso body havo been
mado known to tho public by "Pinafore."
It Is a sattro with an underpinning of truth,
Tho English build torpedo destroyers that
break their backs upon the slightest provo
cation, but that la not a reason why other
countries should do o. In tho Spanish war
one battleship was the admiration and won
der of tho world. Captain Clark of the Ore
gon was In the fight ut Santiago and stayed
In It until the finish, but the other battle
ships never were In It, and by the npplause
given to Clark It was evident they wero not.!
expected to bo In It. They wero hopelessly
handicapped by their terrible burden of
armor.
The theory In the construction of theso
battleships Is to pilo on tho armor, and uo
armor has been Invented that will withstand
the repeated fire of rifled guns. In a fight
with an enemy that knows bow to shoot It
would be possible for cruisers to sail around
these cumbrous masses of armor and put
shots wherever they pleased. They cost
enormous sums of money, which would build
a number of cruisers, and large sums
are required to maintain them lu the serv
ice, and yet, with the exception of Oregon,
they havo done nothing to Justify their ex
istence and, with tho euine exception, thpy
havo never made their contract speed but
once, and that was on their trial trip. Tho
navy should be provided with ships that
can fight apd not with monsters whose only
service In a real war would be as harbor
defender.
o l imit l,M)S Til t. lit It?.
Stories of Industrial depiessiou and finan
cial troubles In Oermany which have fre
nutntly of late formed the subject of Lon
don Times special dispatches, while ex
plained by the Berlin press on the ground
that the country is simply passing through
a stage of economic transition, are never
theless confirmed by the details of actual
failures presented by these very papers.
I'or example, the news was recently sent
out from Berlin that the case of the Trober-Trocknung-Osrllschaft
was not at all ser
ious, that stories of Its bankruptcy had been
exaggerated and that the creditors would
lose nothing lu the long run. According
to the report recently Issued by the re
ceiver appointed by the government the
position of the concern Is utterly hopeless.
The liabilities arc found to amount to ths
enormous sum of 173.TiiO.0u0 marks (about
f (3,430. r.OO) and the creditors will receive
ouly t per cent. I'or years tho books were
falsified by the manager and false balance
sheets deceived the board of directors ns to
the real situation. The balance sheets
showed lictltlous assets of many millions
and when the company had long been bank
rupt dividends to the amount of JG, 000. 000
were distributed. This mancuer was pos
sible, tho receiver declares, owing to the
carelessness of the Leipzlger hnuk, which,
also deceived by the false balance sheets,
loaued tho Treher-Troeknung-Oesellschafl
no less than $20,000,000.
Another Indication of the real state of
Industrial depression In Oermany is the re
cent order nf thu Prussian minister of state
requiring tho presidents of the provinces to
ascertain what proportions lack of employ
ment has assumed, "the evil consequences
which have appeared or may bo expected to
appear, that measures may be taken with
regard to them.",
According to a supplementary tnlnlsttrf.il
report on the condition of thoso Russian
provinces In which this year's harvest was
a partial or total failure, tho sum neces
sary to provide succor for the eleven famine-stricken
government Is 40.000.000
rubles. Tho wholo of this amount
Is to be provided by the imperial exchequer.
but It is to be turned, as far us possible
to practical account by the employment
of the assisted peasants in the construc
tion of various public works, chiefly In
road building. The latter Is the most Im
perative need of tho empire. It Is strange
to hear that while there are now about
40,000 versts of railway lu Kuropoan Russia,
thero aro only 12,000 versts of properly
built highways. It Is this grievous want
of roads passable, In all weathers which
so severely handicaps tho peasant holders
In getting their grain produco to the near
est railway depots. Tho want Is of such
a crying nature, Indeed, that M. Khltkoff, a
well known public economist, proposed In a
pamphlet published tho other day, that the
Imperial government should apportion a
credit of no less sum than 990,000,000
rubles, spread over a term of ten years,
for tho construction of highways. A cor
respondent of a Iondon paper says that
this Is the first timo during tho famine
senson of tho last fifteen years that the
Imperial authorities havo taken nmplo nnd
timely measures for reducing tho hardships
and miseries of the helpless poor. Much
suffering thpro Is certain to he. but It
will not reach the dimensions of other years.
Tho history of the tltlo of prlnco of
Wales has not been an altogether happy
ono. Including lldward of Carnarvon and
tho present prince, It has been borne by
sixteen porsons. Of theso flvo havo diod
beforo coming to tho throne, four came
to tho throne, but wero deposed and put
to death, ono camo to tho throno and
relgnod long, but wa3 Insane, four had
unbroken reigns, and a fifth Is now adding
to their number, whllo tho remaining one
has just received tho princely1 tltlo In cir
cumstances perhaps moro auspicious than
thoso of any of his predecessors. In one
Important respect thcro has of lato been a
docldcJ chango for tho better In tho rela
tionship nf tho prlnco to tho sovereign.
In moro than ono early caso tho holr ap
parent was moro than suspected of leading
n sort of "opposition court against his
father. But Edward VII during all his long
tcnurn of tho princely title tho longest
on record Invariably set tho flno example
of perfect loyalty to nnd sympathy with
his mother, the queen, and now that ho
Is king ho enjoys n similarly well-affected
regard from his son, whom ho has just
mado prince of Wales. That fart makes
tho present occasion ono upon which both
king nnd prlnco aro especially to becon-
gratulated.
Since tho disastrous war with tho United
States tho navy has been exceedingly un
popular In Spain nnd hna been subject to
nil kinds of attacks In tho preBS and In
Parliament. Thero have boon constant dc
mnnd3 for reorganization, retrenchment,
etc., nnd this has cnuscd so bitter a fooling
In tbo navy Itself that tho senior officer,
Admiral Vnlcorcl, sought and obtained a
special audlonco with tho quoon regent,
with n view of laying the grievances of tho
fleet beforo her. Ho presented a memorial
declaring that naval officors objoct to tho
contemplated creation of olvll controllers
over naval affairs and credits. Thoy pro
fess not to bo guided by political motives,
but by mere consideration for tho dignity
of their profession. They ask tho govern
ment and Parliament to declare, onco for
nil, If tho existence of tho navy Is neces
sary, and In that caso, to provide It with
what la necessary to Its efficiency. If tho
country docs not r'equlro n navy, tho gov
ernment, they Bay, should dismiss all who
belong to it. The Incident has caused
much excitement and tho liberal press at
tacks the minister or martno for permit
ting what is described ns, a glaring breach
of discipline. Meanwhile, tho government
Is In a sad flnonclal predicament, wanting
money for tho army, the navy, education
and public works, and not knowing where
to look for It.
It Is a llttlo difficult to say exactly what
tho Siberian railway has cost, as somo of
the exponso has not figured In returns,
but It will reach moro than ? 100,000,000
in order to gain tlmo tho road was at first
constructed with light rails and temporary
bridges and much of tho cmbankmont work
loft to bo filled In later. Tho western
part of tho lino has been reconstructed to
a largo extent, but oven now twelvo miles
nn hour Is tho best that ran be overaged
by "express" trains. Just what tho effoct
of this road will bo on tho Asian question
cannot now bo properly estimated. In Its
Inception It was a political and military
undertaking. It Is evident, however, that
It will be of commercial Importance. Thero
aro vast uninhabited wastes In Siberia
whoro millions can be supported, nnd tho
mineral deposits are known to bo enor
mous. Furthermore, tho caravans that
have moved from China to Russia from
time Immemorial must glvo way to tho
Iron horse. When Hankow, tho commer
cial center of Interior China, Is connected
with Pekln and the Manchurlan railway la
completed, trains ran run through to St.
Petersburg lu much less tlmo and oventuaily
at less expense than by the present tedious
water courses. In any event China will be
in direct touch with Russia and with no
I other country In the world. These
i 6,000 miles of railway nro destined to
! hflvn n crri-nf oitnrt iinnn thn world. Thftv
rompleto a chain of communication ho
tween the cast and tho west, and ns tho
eastern question seems destined to occupy
statesmen for many years to come Russia
has secured an advantage that may need
to bo curbed by others who aro ambitious
In at least the commercial partition of the
Orient.
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St. IjouN Olobe-Democrat
Does the republican victory In Nebraska
mean (hat William J. Hr)" is dead as a
presidential nomination possibility for
1904? It looks that way. The republican
victory in Nebraskn lu 1900 was the sc
verest blow dealt to Mr. Bryan's prestige,
next to his general defeat lu the country
at large. Tho adverso verdict of his own
community was a setback to him which
gave tho reorganize In his own party n
great deal of aid ond romfort. In the
election which has Just been held In Ne
braska the late democratic leader mado
on earnest effort to regain the nscendanry
In his state, but ho failed. Ilryan had n
much greater Interest at stake In tho re
cent election In Nebraska than did tho
demo-pop candidates for supremo court
Judgo and regents of the Stato university.
Tholr defeat nnd tho overthrow of their
general ticket bits blin harder than It
does any of thorn.
Mr. Bryan can never again bo the presi
dential candidate of tho united democ
racy. This much seems at tho present
writing to bo settled. But this dors not
necessarily mean that his Influence In his
party has ended. Ho has ninny btrong
friends In the democracy of tho trans-
tnlssiFslppI region. They aro particularly
numerous and enthusiastic. In Missouri.
There aro tens of thousands of men In
Missouri who would like to see him get
tho presidential nomination tn 1904, de
spite bis defeats In two successlvo na
tional campaigns, tho second of which de
feats was moro staggering than the first
one, and despite tho adverso voto In two
successlvo campaigns In his own state.
It is. Indeed, within tho bounds of possi
bility that theso western supporters of
his may bo strong and earnest enough to
glvo him an Independent nomination In
1904, when tho regular conventions of his
party declares against him, as undoubt
edly It will.
POLITICAL JintFT.
Official reports of campaign expenses In
dicate that several Douglas county candi
dates got a poor run for their money.
All Is not lost, howevor. Tammany saved
Its coronnr. It Is very comforting to tho
afflicted to have a sympathetic friend con
duct tho post-mortem.
Dispatches from Now York show that
David Bennett Hill Is attending strictly to
his legal business. What he IJilnks on
matters political Is caretutly kept out of
print.
Tho Chicago Chronlclo spoaks slightingly
of James K. Jonos as "a backwoods leader."
Kortunately his rnro talent sb a prophot
serves na an armor plato tn turning aside
tho barbs of envy.
Mayor Tom Johnson of Cleveland will
havo a pledged delegation of sixteen mem
bers, all from Cuyahoga county, in tho noxt
Ohio legislature. What lends sweetness to
tho number Is their capacity for tall kick
ing. Tho announcement Is mado In Washing
ton by Senator Quay that ho has decided
to rctlro from actlvo politics and will not
bo a candldato for ro-olectlon to tho sunato.
A continuous fight Is douccdly tough for an
old man.
Kormer fiovernor James Stephen Hogg Is
soothing tho wotinda of Tammany with
somo of bis surplus oil. "Tammany," he
says, "Is the cleanest, most upright, most
honest political organization that ovor slid
down hill." Mr. Hogg belongs to tho sugar
cured variety.
Thero Is something doing in Chicago.
General plans for a campaign "to purify
the Cook county legislative delegation" aro
announced nearly a year before the elec
tion. Tho projectors of this gigantic task
havo much faith In the saying, "The early
bird catches tho political worm."
.
Nothing Hurts So Much as the Truth.
It Is nmuslnu, If not convincing, to observe tho published announce
ments of sonic dealers. We mil attention to their pretentions only for
tho snUe. of siiylng that wo do not innku ALL the good clothing In th
country.
We will wnlve Hint point nnd sny that we make TUB BKST cloth
ing In the country ami wo make more than any other manufacturer
In tho country, nnd wo give MO I IK for your money than any other.
Tbo volume of our production Is the advantage wo havo over others in
milking trustMorthy clothing. Character, style, tjunllty thn very best
and It U an acknowledged fact that utlmltH of no dispute that
, "No Clothing Fits Like Ours."
Stills, $10,00 to $25,00, Overcoats, SS.oO up.
Klther prlco full value for yotir dollars,
rovftir-i2
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers.
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
CIIHKn V CHAFF.
Chicago Trlb.tne: "She affects a taste for
literature nowadays, does nhe not?"
"Well -f should say. You know her
name Is Attn Eliza? Hho writes It Ann E.
Llznrro now."
Washington Star: "Who is that man who
keeps paying It Is always the unexpected
t tin t hnpjioii!?"
"I'm not sure. Probably an attache of
tho weather butcnu."
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "lllxley hna marin
a Krent hit with his dialect stories."
"Von, the hook Is bound so beautifully and
tho prlci Is so low that a great ninny peo
ple buy It lo give It iiwuy."
Chicago Post: "Silence Is golden," hi
quoted, when sho was thiotigh with hr
llttlo lecture.
"Oolden, but not gold." she retorted.
".You'll note tho difference If you ever try
to mint it "
Philadelphia Press: Magistrate Vour ex
cuses nro plauslblo enough, but they dun't
go with me. I'll have to glvo you the same
old choice, ten days or $10.
Lushlcy-All right. I'll take the SIC.
Chicago Tribune: "tn your vermiform
appendix," tho surgeon told him after th
operation was over, "wo found, strango to
say, n small brass tack."
"That proves T nun r'Khl." fembly an
swered tbo sick man, "when f said It was
something I had eatou In mluco pic."
"Washington Star: "They tell mo that
your boy Josh Is getting very Industrious,"
said tho neighbor.
"Yes," answered Varmor Corntossel.
"Josh Is gottln' right busy. Ho ptiti In
threo or four hours day now tellln' me
how I'd orter run tho farm, l'vo cot nn
Idea that Josh Is one o' these V.'O.oeo a
yenr mon that tho steel trust Is lookln'
fur nn' can't find."
AN' trMMIlll.INHKI) VUF.M HV nORKn t'
mirtNf.
MnoMillnn'ti Magazine.
(The following vcraes were recently found
among somo papers' belonging to the lato
Mrs. Bcrrlngtou, who died In 1SS.1. During
a great part of her Mfo, Mrs. Berrington
lived In Monmouthshire, at no great distance
from Itton court, tho homo of Mrs. Curre.
to whom, according to thn Indorsement on
tho manuscript, thn verier! wero addressed
by Burns. Mrs. Curre, who died In 182?.,
wan tho daughter of John Bushby, Keq., ot
Tlnwald Downs, In Dumfriesshire. The,
copy from whloh tho verses aro printed
Is tn tho early handwriting of the lato Miss
Kllza Waddlngton, whoso family also lived
In Monmouthshire It is hoppd that thn
present publication may load to tho dis
covery ot tho original manuscript.)
Oh, look jir, young Lasslo, sao Aiftlj nnd
n weetly t
Oh, smilo nn, younir Lassie, kiio sweetly
on mo!
Tlier'n nought waur to bear than tho mild
glance of pity
When grief swells tho heart and tho tear
bllns tho c'c.
Just such wafl tho glancs of my bonnlo
lost Nancy,
Just hucIi was thn glancn that oneet
brlghtenod hor 'o;
But lost Is tho smllo sao impressed on my
fancy.
And cnld Is the heart that sao dear was
to me.
Ilka weo flow'rct w grieve to nee blighted,
Cow'rlng nnd whirring In frost nlppet
plain;
Tho nalst turn of Spring shall awauken
their beauty.
But no'er enn Spring wauken my Nancy
again.
And whs nho less fair than tho flow'ra of
tho garden,
Was sho less sweat than tho blossoms of
May."
Oh, wiih na hor cheek like the rose and tho
lily,
Llko tho Sun's wavfns glanco at th"
closing o' dny? 1
And, oh, sla a heart, sao gude and san
tender!
Weol was It fitted for beauty so leal;
'Twas ua pure us the drop in tho bell of
tho Illy.
A weo glinting gem wt' nought to con
ceal, But tho blush and the smllo and tho dark
e'es' mild glances,
I prized thorn tho malst, they wers love's
kind return,
Yot far less tho lnas of sic beauty laracnUd.
'Twits tho love that ho boro ma tlut
gnes me to mourn.
