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THE QjfAnA DAILY HEE Til PRBP AT, JULY 81, 1002 'Fiie Omaha Daily Bee E. R08E WATER, EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERT MORNINO. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dslly Bee (without fc'-inday). On Year. 4 00 Illy bee ana oundaf If ear " Illustrated Bee, Un Year eunaay He. One tear '" Saluraav Hrc. tin Year 1.51 'twentieth Century Farmer, One Year.. 1.00 DEUVERED BY CARRIER. Dally Be (without 8unday), per copy.... 2c Daily Bee (without bunday), per weca....Uc Dally Bet (Including Hunuuy, per week..lio tfunaay Bee, per copy V, . Evening Bte (Without Sunday), per week.luc Evening Bee (including eunuay), per week ,. X Complaint of Irreguiarltlea In delivery houla be addressed to City Circulation Department. . . . OFFICES. . Omaha The Bee Building. ' '- South Omaha City tiau Building, Twenty-filth and M Streeta. Council BlulTa 1U Pearl Street. Chicago 164V Unity Building. Now l ork Temple Court. Washington toi Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. 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Tsacnuck, eeemtaxy ot 1M Be Publishing Company, being duly "worn, aya that the actum number ol full and complete copies of The Dally, Morning, Evening ana Sunday Bee printed during ht month of June, 1302, u aa follows: I SU.410 , U 2t,40 Xw,4tM 17 SU.B40 1 2W.U30 U.J Stt.TttO 4 3r,S70 U 29,740 ...Stt.BUO M 89,BOO 3O.S10 11 89,ft70 I a,B70 u at,Bo 1 2,fO0 a 89.B80 XU.B40 M 81,330 10 SO.ttlO B9,00 II 2D.RSO M JtO,OHO U 90,010 TI ....29,080 U SO.SftO M.v 29,540 14 2U.0OO ... 29.DUO lb.., 2W,0fcO 10.; 20,610 Total ..BKHJJO Lm unsold and returned copies..., 9,3 Net total sales BTO.OOS Kt dally Average , H,31 i GEO. B. ' T28CHTJCK. Subscribed tn my presence and sworn to before in this 80th day of June, A. D..1901 (Seal.) it. B. HUNQATB, Notary Public , When will our Dave answer those Im pertinent questions? Positively no' postponement Coronation this time. for tho Governor Odell's promised location In Omaha proves to be a false alarm. . It will be a real cold day Vhen Omaha finds itself without a police commission muddle. If the flood waters must continue to ' fall somewhere, we know of no place more suitable for them than Texas. Don't be alarmed at earthquake re ports from the Black Hills region. It Is only King Ak-Sar-Bcn engaging in a rural outing. ' The resumption of competitive "rifle practice for marksmen in the .' regular army is another corroboration of the fact that peace has been restored. - Omaha has bad a surplus of police commissioners de Jure and de facto nearly all the time and no deficit in this line is imminent at the present writing. Jndge Gordon's Salary Touchers con tinue to come into the' city council with remarkable regularity. The police court . Dogberry should capitalize them on his , expectation of life. If the international oil trust la to bo a reality, taking the usual form of a corporation floating stocks and bonds upon the market, we may find that oil and water do mix after all. Lord Kitchener has a new title thrust upon him as a reminder ot bis newly won glory. No wonder Kitchener was anxious to avoid returning to England before the coronation ceremonies. Plenty of people are willing to put up street signs in response to the council's Invitation at so much per sign. But none of them offer to give a Ave or ten-years' guaranty on the plan imposed on paring contractors. It is .worthy of note once more that the men honored by Iowa republicans with high places In both upper and lower bouses of congress are always on hand with their advice and encourage ment when the party takes counsel in state convention. Remember that the railroad tax ques tion is not confined to Nebraska. The demand that the railroads shall pay a fair share of the tax burdens Is making Itself general in many of the western states where the evil of railway tax shirking Is becoming Intolerable. The story comes from Washington that the Cuban-American league, with 400,000 members. Is to raise a fund by assessing each member one dollar, to be used to promote the re-election of Sena tor Mason of Illinois. This would make a. campaign fund of . 1-100,000. The Cuban-American league ought to be able to get senators cheaper than that Senator Ingalls made himself famous by saying that for every federal appoint ment be secured be made ninety-nine enemies and one ingrate. Taking Sen ator Ingalls' basis for the inevitable out come in the selection of the new Omaha police board, Governor Savage ,ls sure to mske 896 enemies and four Ingrates. i 'What a pity Omaha Is not blessed with a mining exchange ss well ss a real es tate exchange in these balmy days of July. We feel sure that the mining share men would double discount the ab stract men ten to one striking It rich in delving Into the inner recesses of Gov ernor Savage's gold mine, otherwise known aa the Omaha police commission. -ax old opposition. N .; . The democratic party, hss. always been opposed to protection. Since Its organization It baa persistently fonght that policy and during the long period In which It bad control of the govern ment It refused to legislate for the de velopment of American Industries. The Industrial growth of this nation had its beginning forty years 'ago, under the first really protective 'tariff law which up to that time had been enacted, and only once since then has the democratic party had an opportunity to put a check upon this Industrial development, which It did not fall to improve with dis astrous consequences to the country. That party is again endeavoring to organize a fight against protection. . M paid little attention to the policy in 1896 and entirely ignored it In 1900, but Its leaders are now seeking to make pro tection the paramount Issue. They can not successfully deny the beneficent re sults that have' come from that policy. The enormous development of our manu facturing industries, which have given the United States the leading place among industrial cations; the building of a great home market for onr agri cultural producers; the great benefits to American labor, unequalled In the experience of any other country; the vast increase In our national wealth all these results of protection cannot but be admitted. Tet the old democratic opposition to this policy is being revived and the voters of the country are ap pealed to to elect to congress representa tives who will seek to have the tariff revised In the direction of free trade. The leaders say that it la necessary to strike down protection In order to reach the trusts. That is simply subterfuge. The true motive for the attack on the tariff is in the statement of one of these leaders that "low duties are fundamen tal with ua." The democratic party be lieves In low duties and there Is no doubt that were It given power It would leave no vestige of protection In the tariff. We do not think this revived demo cratic appeal in opposition to the tariff will be extensively heeded, ine great agricultural Interest la not asking for a change of policy that would disturb business and lessen the demand for its products; the labor . employed in the manufacturing industriee certainly does not want a change that would check Industrial activity; the business interest of the country are well satis fied with prevailing conditions of pros perity. Whence, then, does the demo cratic opposition to protection expect to draw surjoortT UrantLtimt U would ba Judicious to revise and modify the tariff in some respects, 'that wore is ior wi friends and not the enemiea or pro tection. The republican party does not fear the tariff Issue, in whatever form it mav be resented, for the vindication of Its policy . la complete and over whelming. SO VOltS PCSlTtSTlART 3CAJTDALS. It is to be hoped the State Board of Public Lands and Buildings will desist from creating an overlap In the state building fund by letting contracts for penitentiary reconstruction.' There could be no possible excuse or Justification for entering into contracts Involving, as is estimated, an outlay of from $20,000 to $30,000, for which the last legislature baa failed to make an appropriation un less there is an extraordinary emer gency. If there Is .a emergency now there baa been n emergency since last winter and the proper way to meet the emer gency was for the governor to call a special session of the legislature to ap propriate the necessary funds. At the very worst, the repairs at the peniten tiary will have to be deferred until next spring and the Inmates will have to get along with such accommodations aa they have had for the last fifteen months, and the, contractors will have to forego the opportunity for establishing a trust The penitentiary haa been a prolific source of scandal for various state ad ministrations In the past and the line ahould be drawn by the present board right there. Only nine years ago four state officers were impeached by the legislature for Jobbery and gross negli gence in connection with the $40,000 cell house construction, and while two of the supreme judges said "not guilty" and the chief Justice, said "guilty," the su preme court of public opinion believed them guilty and resented the mere rep rimand of the majority of the supreme court. ' s- ' That lesson should stand as a warning to state board when they are Impor tuned or tempted to vote deficiencies and overlaps In order to accommodate contractors willing to wait until the leg islature can be Induced to make an ap propriation to cover . their claims. In the very nature of things, contractors who are willing to wait and take the chances of an adverse legislature will pile on their charges to correspond with the risk, but even if they were willing to bid as low for deferred payment as they would for cash payment It would be wrong to enter upon such contractu. Grant that the penitentiary la not quite aa comfortable for the inmate and offi cers aa it should be, and doubtless will be made tn due time, the board would scarcely be justified in negotiating ille gal contracts for the construction of buildings for which there Is no appro priation. J AUKS COS TRACT LABOR. Complaints having been made that the alien contract labor law was being vio lated the Treasury department has In structed the immigration commissioners at all the porta of entry where Immi grants land to exercise the utmost vigi lance to prevent violations of the law. This has already been effective in ex cluding a number of alien contract la borers, which the steamship companies bringing them here are required to re turn to the country from which they came. Every effort should be made to strictly enforce this law and the prompt action of the treasur officials In the matter Is to be commended. The law was passed a number of years ago to put an end to a system of Importing labor under contract which was demoralizing and grossly unjust to labor In this roun try. Under that system many thou sands of men were brought here and subjected to practical slavery In mnuu facturlng industries and in the mines, It had grown to be a serious evllwben the legislation waa enacted to put an end t It and a revival oftlie system must not be permitted. Not oply should alien contract laborers be excluded and sent back, but those who are responsible for their coming here should . be pun lshed. SOUTH AFRICA!! POUCT. , , The policy of the British government in regard to South Africa, aa Bitted by Colonial Secretary Chamberlain, prom Ises the promotion of good will among the people and the advancement of mu terlal development. There Is shown in the statement an entirely friendly spirit toward the Boers and a desire to do whatever may be expedient and practi cable to invite their friendship. "We hope," said Mr. Chamberlain, "they will shake bands with ua, thus securing pros perity In South Africa under the flag which protects different races and differ ent religions." The intention la to in stitute self-government with as little delay as possible, to the end that the government may be relieved of the bur den of responsibility which the present situation imposes, but this consumma tion will be determined by circum stances. The peace promises made to the Boers will be kept, both honor and Interest requiring that this be done, and the assurance waa given that the gov ernment will do nothing to Interfere with a quick revival of development of th. country. There appears to be good reason to expect that the Boers generally will be satisfied with the policy outlined by Mr. Chamberlain. Some objection may possibly be raised to the proposition to lay a part of the cost of the war on the Industries of the Transvaal, but this was to be expected and It is not likely to be made very burdensome, aince that would interfere with the Industrial de velopment which Jhe government la evi dently anxious to promote. So far as political matters are concerned, the dis position of the leading men among the Boers seems to be to give them but little attention, devoting themselves rather to rebuilding homes and Improv ing their material condition. Aa sug gested by General Botha, the Boers ahnnld stop bothering about politics and try to make themselves happy in tsouth Africa. That la manifestly; the .wiser course, since they may safey trust to British Interest for fair political treat ment. We have beard a great deal recently from the railroad tax bureau about com parative railroad taxation in Pennsyl vania and Nebraaka, but the bureaucrats have forgotten to mention that the Tax Reform league of Pennsylvania is call ing attention to the fact that the farm ers and home owners ot Pennsylvania are paying $16.50 In taxes for each thou sand In value while the steam railways pay but $2.75, the street railways but $4.75 and the telegraph and telephone companies but $8.20. These figures would Indicate that there is need of su preme court ' Intervention against lop aided taxation in Pennsylvania as well as In Nebraska, Jim Hill haa made arrangement to meet a delegation of Puget Sound farm ers representing a territory subject to bis Northern Pacific railroad to per suade them that their demand for re duced rates on grain transportation is unreasonable and unwarranted. The great railway magnate will endeavor to convince the farmers that In being al lowed to shin their products over his road under existing tariffs they are beneficiaries "of bia. generosity, and should be duly thankful If ihey should ruolv that his railroad would not oe worth much without them, their Im pertinence will, of course, be rebuked. xv h. Thomnon has filed a statement bowing that hi nomination didn't coat him a cent. It he allowed bl friend to foot th bills, it doesn't say vary much tor him. Beatrice Express. That shoe fits our Dave to a te-wy-te. His official statement for 1900 ahowa that bis nomination did not cost him a cent, because his friends bad to foot all the bills. The honorable Dead Head Mercer would not even pay his assess ment after he was nominated and let other people do his paying as well aa bis fighting. Acting on what is believed to be an Inside tip,- the commissioner general of Immigration has notified all of his sub ordinate officials to keep on the watch for anarchists expelled from Turkey, making their way to this country. The strike those Bulgarian bandits made with the ranaom of Miss Stone must have apread the Impression throughout the Baltic region that America la a good place to cultivate. Improved facilities are promised to handle crowds at the state fair this year. With the assurance of bumper crops for the Nebraska farmer which present weather conditions hold out there should be no lack of crowds to tax these Im proved facilities. Water th Colo List Comes law Buffalo Express. Observe how eaay th Louisiana authori ties find It to arrest lyncher when the offender are negroes! Advaatas of Comveotloo. Memory. Sioux City Journal. Mr. Bryan ha a convenient memory. He And it much easier to remember the- moral of 1891 rather than that of 189 or 1900. Hews froaa Away from Hoane. Philadelphia Press. Th reunion of the National Boclaty of th Army of th Philippine, which 1 to be held at Council BluS next month. 1 to bar a It mala feature a public exhi bition of th so-called "water cure." It would add to th ffectlveaea of the cxal- bit Ion If they could secur ex-Senator Pet tlgrew or th Hon. Texa Bailey to act a victim. Th Real Teat of Progress. . Washington Post -How many republican elate will Mr, Bryan ucced la carrying by th ort of talk he I putting out? Th democrat cannot elect their presidential candidate un lee thry succeed la overturning som r publican majorities. Th Mercer of tho rotor. Now Tork Time. And now sanguine railroad prophet are predicting sixteen hoars run between Chi cago and New Tork within a few year, But for the barriers of tat line th two big cltle might make a merger before this century Is half over. Overlooked In the Distribution. Baltimore American. We trust that the kaiser will not over look the newspaper poets and humorist who helped to make thing pleasant for Prince Henry. Llk th other entertain era they will b willing to do as much for the kaiser some day. Better Than Key to tho City. , Kansaa City Star. Denmark Bold It three Wait TnAlan Island to the United Etataa Winu nf their strateglo valu as the "key" to the interoceanlc canal. Now Denmark is try ing to sell Greenland to this country, prob ably beoaua of Its atratecia valua aa th "key" to th North pole. Brwvalltr of Different Do Baltimore Amerloon. If th Spaniards read the description of our pni cgnu with their blood-heddlng, groaning, broken rib, difficulty In breath ing, tcrrlflo blow, writhing In agony, etc., of the combatants, they may mildly wonder why we make uch strenuous ob jection to their bull fight. Of course, an American can see the difference, but many Illogical mind would simply see merely different deerees of th aama klnrf of brutality. HOT READ! TO TRUST DEMOCRATS. Popular Aversion Is tho Party aa well to It Lreadera. Philadelphia Inquirer. Mr. Bryan continues to mk. give out Interviews and cause dissension in tne rank of the democratio party. When Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Hill cot iIihmhWm together and pok at th umt banquet they were trying to pull the party together again. But Mr. Bryan utterly refuse to have any thing to do with them or their plana. "I object to advioe from such men as Cleveland." he say, "who never fnAlnat! hi purpose to vote for the democratio ticket In the last tw campaigns. Hill la a candidate, but he cannot be trusted." And so It goea. It apparently does not oocur to Mr. Bryan that twice the people have been unable to trust him. Indeed, the last time when a democrat waa trusted with tne prealdenoy the oountry was plunged Into a panic and th free onp house took the place of the open mill. And vat It la Mr. Cleveland' Idea that tariff reform must be tne great Issue In the next camDatarn and he the democrats to take It up. ' There are no Indication that the nonnU are any more wllllnjr tn aeeent th nrtw now ttw.n they were when they defeated Bryan. Th country is doing fairly well under republican rule. W quite agree with nryaa mat Miu cannot De trusted, but then, what democrat can be? PROSPERITY "OH BTERT HAJTD. T . . VI- Democratic Orarna In Beatoer Over the Brlajnt A-rJowlrmraJ Proaoaeto. St. Louis , Republic (dem.) To those who have antlnlnatad th' mniii. tlon of the lndutatrlal market the rnrt. from all part of the country are of a sort to renew eonnaenee in the continuance of prosperity. There have bee a few flnnfla sarlly the damage which they have wrought i connnea to a comparatively small acre age. For every bushel lost because of hla-h water, the uplands . will yield two ii. tlonal. ....... . . There never waa a tlma. aantttv in the middle west, when the corn was greener, heavier and In better condition than It Is now. The hay crop 1s a third more than usual. Apparently th drouth of last year ha only served to make the crop this year greater. The topnotch ha been reacting tn nrio. Corn ha been hleber ttian vht ..a .. have been higher than corn at one time or anotner during the last month. No cereal I selling at low prices. Ldre tock I sell ing nearly high enourh to limit Mm.im.. tlon. t There Is absolutelv nnthln tn nun v. agricultural croaoect. The nniv nVn... i. that the bullish feeling will overshoot the mara ana causa abnormal value which will do ultimata harm to every form of Indus try. Only the good sense of the Investing publlo can prevent the usual Inflation and reaction. EXECITIVB CLEMENCY. Praiseworthy Exsnpln of Deeted Aa- peale to Moh-re4 Prerogative. Atlanta, Constitution. Th refusal of ni.n t Mississippi to commute the sentences of two men convicted of murder and sen tenced to hang I a conspicuous Instance of executive fidelity to th interest of society la hi tt. For on of th men most strenuous ihdmIi war m.A.. clemency because be belonged to a family ui great repute and high social prestige. But th court had decreed that hi. lie. wa forfeit to the state for th brutal muraer or an humbl man, and without a shadow of provocation. . Tha s-ovamnr re fused to Interfere and th men wer hung puuuciy ana uccesrully. In spite of th threats of hi friend to hoot htm dead on tb gallow rather than km Kin. suffer the Ignominy of the hangman's rope! uovernor uavia or Arkansas haa alml larly refused eauallr atronr natmnna in recent cases and Monday six murderer in mat state went to deserved and lg nomlnou death through th trap doors of publlo gibbet. Governor Chandler of this tat haa been equally mindful that society, the Law. th states peace hav claim In . inch case and ha stood tor the vindication of the law and tb court by refusing clemency to murderers on sentimental plea. , ,. These Instance are worthy of tha full. t praise. The court ot th country ar too often blamed with responsibility for th publlo disposition . to mistrust thsm and forestall them by resort to lynch law. Ther may be occasional miscar riages Of luatica in tha ennrla Hut In Ik. main the verdict of jurle ar deliberate, conservative and fairly righteous. Indeed, where they convict men In tha face of tha most able and brilliant defenaea that can be mad for them and the verdicts ar affirmed by th highest tribunal of th state, a governor must be very sure ot himself to Interfere with th Judgment o reached. Th outh I ranldlv arrowina' aitvara to tha hip-pocket bully, th high-toned muraerer, in man who think hi blue bloud ouaht to ha a carta hUnh it. Justice, and more resolute la demanding mat tn rignt or in law-aDtdlng shall not be sacrificed through mock mercy to auch creature. These aovernnra hm don well and their example will strengthen mightily th cause of justice throughout the country. Earthquakes Chicago A tract of country about 200 mile square, lying In central and northeastern Nebraska, western Iowa and' southeastern 8outh Da kota, wa shaken by what Omaha call "a severe earthquake" a little after noon on Monday. The Inhabitant of about 160 small towns, mostly contiguous to the Missouri river, felt the shock, but no loss of life or property I reported. Although tbl 1 pronounced In the dis patches the Brat real earthquake ever felt In the state et Nebraska, It Is by no means the Drat earthquake In the Missouri val ley. In 1867 a slesmlc tremor was felt for many miles along both side of the river, . and caused something akin to a momentary panio ' In Atchison, Kan., St. Joseph, Ma, and Council Bluffs, la. In those day the work of building the Union Pacific railroad wa under way from Omaha westward, George Francis Train and the Credit Mobllter were In the blush and bloom of youth. Colonel Edward Rosewater was Just beginning to make borings along the river bank to determine whether or not the earth was firm enough' to support htm, and altogether Omaha was so busy getting ready to become the gate way to the Oolden Orient that If this earth quake crossed th river from th "Bluffs" It was taken for a rock blast out toward Kearney, and no attention waa paid to It. Blnoe than ther have been several Railroad Philadelphia Press. The Rock Island reorganisation, which had its effect on Wall street last week. Is certain to stimulate tb movement In progress all over the western atates, and particularly tn those state weet of the Mississippi, for th Increased taxation of large corporation. Tb atockholders of the Chicago, Rock Island ft Paclflo railway voted six weeks' ago to increase their capi tal took from 60,000.000 to 175,000,000. It ha become the center of a group of roads ot about 1,500 miles all told. It ha never paid over 5 per cent for tea year past. dropped to 1 per cent and 1V per cent In 1898 and 1897. though a 10. per cent dis tribution ot stock waa made In 1898. Twenty year ago it was a regular 7 per cent stock. It has about doubled In value, measured by stock quotations, during the last year and Its ownership of various lines constitutes a basis of value of which the reorganization propose to take advantage. This la to be don by the organisation of a sew company, which will Issue 4 per cent bond for th tock of the old company, then distributing atock In the new company as an addition to the total capital. Bonds and shares together, the present stock cap ital of the Rock bland will be Increased Just two and 1 three-quarter times. This wholesale addition of water in this way has become a frequent method of adding to oapltal without the trouble ' of going to a WHEW A BURGLAR COSfES IH. Praterieavl Point on th Etiquette ot the OecnslsA. ' "I notice that the Star from tlm to time has advocated thV Infliction of the death penalty upon conviction of th crime ot housebreaking, holding that the burglar is at heart all times a murderer," said a headquarters detective quoted by the Washington Star, "sad none more heart ily concur ta th recommendation than the polio of Washington and of th other large elties. The recent cold-blooded murder by a burglar of a citizen of Brook lyn In the presence ot hi wlfo call th point to mind. It bring u a suggestion or two regarding '.he distressing casual ties which I recommead to th cltlien of Washington aa what to do when you And a burglar In the' house. In view of the tact that the legisla ture of the different state do not appear to b willing to Impos the death penalty upon new offence, it I probable that it will be many year before tha first state may b won over to th plan, o I suggest the rules: "First, th boat burglar alarm In the world 1 a small dog, kept 'n the hour at night. Whether mongrel or thorough bred, he soon become aooustomed to th ordinary noises about th premise and in the neighborhood and familiar with tha footsteps of the occupant of the house. I lodge where ther 1 a nug, a breed of dog not considered over bright, but 1 will give any man of peaceful Intent, or other wise, a new suit of cloth-ss If he can ei'ter my house and, entering It, move about so that Pups will not detect his prssonc at -ice. Though sh 1 a little coward she will bark the steeple off a church and raise enough fus to float a full-rigged ship at the slightest untoward noise, however faint, though I may enter the house at any tlma of the night or morning and be greeted with affectionate sniffs and grunts. The house I not th place for big doga, which If kept on the utaid are a likely to bark at cata aa at burglar. Neverthe less, a large, well trained dog In th house Is better than no dog at all. "Second, If yon a atrangor tn your room and . your revolver la close at hand, always shoot, at him to kill; take good aim at his body and not at his head, as a larger target Is presoot'ed, and ycur bullet Is more likely to reach home. You ar In all probability not a good shot, or, If you ar, you will more likely tnlts hi head than hi body. Always Are twice. and thrice if necessary hefore you stop. Ask question a to hi presence la your room at that hour afterward. Mav no mor compunction about killing a bur glar than you would a mad dog; In fact, favor th dog. Alway remember that h 1 In your house unlawfully for two pur pose to rob you and to kill you If neces sary; therefor whether expert or novlc with a gun, never shoot to wound; plant your bullet thick and fait Into hi tody. 'Third, if you hav a revolver, do net keep It in th bureau drawer, but under your pillow, or within easy reach by th Id of your bed so that you can get your fingers around th trigger with the least posslbl movement and without getting up. It a man vr need a revolver urdsr the elrcumstaace b needs it right away, nd be hould not hav to go and hunt It. LI still la bed and shoot vour wonld-bs murderer full of hole; If you get up he may make a sieve of you, never forret tlng that h la about tha vilest carrion earth and 1 never willing to give you vo a fighting chance for your life. It always 'dead men tell no taHs,' with th burglar, and you should apply th ax iom obligingly to him. "Fourth, if you bear a 'noise in tho bouse,' or your wife hears it and wants you to go down la th cellar with a light, doa't go. Don't light the gaa, either, to see' what th noise I about. Th dark- nea make a perfect shelter for th bur glar, while the light make ot you a per fect target for hi bullet. Many men hav been shot to death or wounded because they followed the natural Impulse to get up and strik a light. Oet your revolver well gripped, lie still and await develop ment, which ar sur to com If tb noise 1 caused by a burglar. If be come Into your room, fir at him as aoon as you can im Nebraska Inter Ocean. hock In Nebraska, but they hav been of a financial. Industrial, political and Journalistic character. The disturbances t time were severe enough to be felt on Pennsylvania avenue, Washington, and Wsll street. New Tork. The golden spike was driven In tha last rail of th highway which was to reach from Omaha to the Oolden Orient and the gateway stood ajar and in readi ness to receive th treasure which were expected to flow through It, but they did not flow not until most of those who had bought Omaha real estate at boom prices had passed to a better and a hsp- . pier world. It cannot be said that Nebraska has suffered any permanent loss from such shock. As a territory and as' a state, It had to shake now and then so as to settle down to a safe level. Last Mon day' tremor wa nothing. In fact, to that which passed over the popullstlc belt be tween 1892 and 1896. tor it wrecked no enterprises. It paralysed no Industries, It blighted no crops. It foreclosed, no mort gages. In short, It Impoverished nobody It was not a circumstance to th dis turbance thatthrew up William Jennings Bryan, and It 1 not to be mentioned in the am breath with tha one that shook him eft the earth again. Taxation legislature, and constitutes aa easy. If In direct, division of profit. The Rock Island paid In taxation for Its last year $921,620, an Increase of about (200,000, or a little les than one-third more than It was paying ten years ago, since which Its value, a reckoned In th stock market, has considerably more than doubled, nearly trebling. ' This process l la progress with rati road all over the west, and it haa cre ated a movement in favor of increased taxation which haa taken shape in an effort In Nebraska to tax all the subsid iary property of th Union Paclflo, which has swept th Wisconsin republican con vention with a demand for th new taxa tion on corporations, and haa mad this Issue the dominant one In Iowa. There is not a atat west of th Mis sissippi whose legislature thla fall will not, in ooniequence of these wholesale additions to railroad capital, be elected with a majority pledged to the Increase of corporate taxation on a large seal. In all western 'roads, and In most - road east, the value of the road haa Increased In the last ten years three or four times as fast as the .taxes levied upon It. A large part of this advano Is due to th tact that this property is escaping tax, and those who are buying at the present prices are tolerably sure of finding their future profit reduced by lnoreeaed taxa tlon. discern his shadowy' form. If you wish to Investigate, do your exploring In th dark ness. Tou know your own house; th In trader doe not. Ton place th boot on the other foot when you follow this, th un usual plan, for you ar In th dark, and if he la .kindly packing up . your silverware from your dining room sideboard to save the hired girl the trouble of keeping It clean, you can kill him easily If yon have the requisite nerve. H yon haven't loek yout1 door, riclr your head out of the win dow, call -for the ipollce, and fire oft your gun. You win then soar ths fellow away at least. "Fifth, If you have neither revolver nor nerve, and yon hear a burglar in the house, or think you do. Just He still and scream good and loud- If ybu are a woman, and give a Comanche yell If you are a man. Th chance of your being shot are thea les sened than If 'you got up and raised the roof with your voice. Ha will take the hint and get out quick. If you happen to wake up and find him In your room and you are timid let him have your valuables and you Ua very atlll. You may replace your val uables, but not ths life he will take if yon are foolhardy enough to tackle him bare handed. "Sixth, dont forget that all burglar are armed with revolver, but that all house holders and roomers ar not. He has yon, therefor, practically at hi mercy at th beginning of th game, and alwaya at a disadvantage even If you are armed. He 1 prepared to shoot with hi gun in his hand. He 1 wide awake, while your weapon may be Just out of reaoh, and aa you have been awakened out of slumber, your sense ar not aa alert asthe man who will kill with out a slngl thought. "Seventh, because you hear a not tn th house It does not follow that It la caused by a burglar or if you ar a roomer In a lodging house, that th intruder who haa entered your room is on with evil Intent. When a man lr more or leas drunk all doors look alike ,o him, and I hav frequently found roomers trying my door, and even in my room. These condition ar trying to th nerve, to be ure, but you can almost Instinctively feel whether a man 1 ther by mistake or with burglarious Intent. If in your own bouse, don't be too hasty on th soot If it 1 possible for a member of your own family to hav strayed into your room while la a fit of aomnata bullatlo abatratlon, or while looking for your private bottle ot rye on th top shelf of th closet. "Eighth, In shooting a burglar, do not feel that you ar Jaklng a human life.' The burglar Is a human hyena, and, as all of tha animal kingdom despise th hyena, o ought th higher Intellectual animal re gard th burglar. H I aa outcast, aa out law, a namelea creature, worthy only of execration and death, and compared with whom the highwayman who give you at least a chance to hand over your valuablea and go, 1 an honest man. The burglar I tb moat villainous of vllllan. and for every on removed from earth by a bullet or locked up behind prison bars, law-abiding citizens should give a algh of relief and a prayer of congratulation." Mlstak of Eastern Democrats. Indianapolis News. We do not think It would be easy to es timate th harm that certain eastern dem ocrats and antt-imperlallat hav don tb country and tb democratio party by their adherence to Mr. Bryan. By th encour agement they have given htm they have kept his Influence alive aad hav postponed th day of tb rehabilitation of th demo crUo party. And they hav accomplished no good by their eourss. Th next battle for the ' presidency will be fought and won In ths mlddl west, aad th mlddl west 1 tired to death, if not of Bryan and w would not deny that ther Is much admiration her for him among many democrats certainly of Bry anlam. What th democrat In this sec tion ar trying to do 1 to forget Bryan, Kansas City and Chicago and tak a fresh start. Therefor, those eaatera democrat who ar Inviting Mr. Bryan to speak be for them, who persist in consulting him about policies, ar doing everything they can to make demecrailo success Impossible. 1 PERSONAL AD OEHERAU 8enator Mason of Illinois Is a devote of the shirt waist habit. "When It's hot," h is quoted saying, "a man's first duty Is to be ss cool as he can." Count Tolstoi continue to writ desplt bl virtually unabated 111 health. He works early and late and aa hard aa ever, paying little or no attention to tha warnings of bl physicians. Th director of th Samuel Orldley How Monument fund hav Incorporated for erecting a monument by the Greek In memory of Dr. Howe's noble work for the Greek people. Th Cuban-Amerlcaa league haa received notice from the Albertu Magnu university of Wichita, Kan., that th degree of doctor of law has been conferred upon Its presi dent. William O. McDowell. Governor Cummins of Iowa Is en of th bet authorltle In that state upon forestry. He has mastered the eubjeot thoroughly, having originally taken It up some years ago as an amusement and having stuok to It ever since. Mis Frances Wst of Des Molne, u., who waa chosen to name the new cruiser Dea Molnea, ha notified th Navy depart ment that it will be Impossible for her to take part In that ceremony on Septem ber 80, aa b 1 about to aall for China. Senor Sagasta, prim minister ot Spain. wa originally a society report or on Madrid paper. He I now nearly 10 years old, his face scarred by as many wrtnklea a waa Von Moltke's farina- ths letter dosing years. H live very quietly In a flat and, llk his great political rival, the lat Senor Canovaa. is renowned for bin sterling Integrity. M. Santos-Dumont has been accused of effeminacy because of a bracelet on bis left wrist which he Invariably wear. But it is bis "rabbit's foot," and to It he at tribute much of hi Immunity from aerial accident, in form It 1 a gold chain wound three time around tb wrist and terminating in a medallion of th virgin. M. Bantoe-Dumont received it from th former royal house of Brasll, th presen tation being mad by th daughter of Dom Pedro. John Burn, the labor member of Par liament, who adviaes that no mor eon" cession be made to American "Invaders," haa tat for Batteraea alnoe 1892, and Is one of the most picturesque publlo char acters in England. Mr. Burns was for merly a stationary engineer and a leader among his fellow workmen. For many years he has been the spirit of the labor party tn England and has assisted In the spread of trades unionism. He favor municipal ownership of city railway lines. Princess Charles of Denmark has many charming accomplishments; sh Is a good linguist and can speak and write Russian that most difficult of language. Sh la also a clever bookbinder and photogra pher; can sew well aad ta a good spinner, often spending hours at her aplnning wheel, and she plays a really excellent game of chess. Outdoor amusements afford her endless enjoyment, snd she Is a fine horsewoman, a keen cyclist and a first rat croquet player. The king of Italy was unpopular at the tlma'cf his scng to the throse bnmM of the stories of his extreme economy, but ha lately shown that, though he la circumspect In bis expenditure, he la liberal and benevo lent. H give largely to charity, both or ganised and individual, and In hla social life seem ready to make any outlay that la aeeeselt&ted by hla position. Among hie re cent benefaction was a gift of 100,000 lire to th town. of Palermo, to b distributed among th poor aad tare charitable Insti tution a. Of thla sum 60,000 lire Is to go to the poor, 80,000 life tolh town , hospital. 10,000 llr to the Marine hospital and 10,000 life to the Red Cross society. PASSING! PLEASANTRIES. Vhl1ai.1nhfa . T . a ' Xfpa. TTtflw.ln.na. didn't I see you strolling along the avenue last evening wun my nunnana.r iMurae iiri taenanuyj ouppoee you tuai Mm Wall tan.. vaii'M hav. t keep better company than that or you can t stay In my employ. ' firm.. TtAntrwarf-nlnnal Wan. Jaw keeps Inslstln' that he is not a candi- aate tor congress. Farmer Hornbeak Waal, that's highly unimportant, even If untrue. Detroit Fre Press: "An exceedingly modest man." "Oh. ye. Indeed, wror n won't ven boast of hla automobile." Pittabura- Ohronlcle-Telerrarh: "Th frienda of Fltsslnunona really thought he would win," remarked tne Observant Boarder at the breakfast table. "Then the prls fight wa a urprlse fight for them," commented th Cross-Eyed Boarder. Philadelphia Press: "Mater!" cried little Emerson Boating. "May I not amuse my self with the vldlUquusr' "Ye. You may permit him to do so, nurse." "But, what I it he want, tna'amT" In quired the new nurse. "The saw-horse, I suppose you would call It." ssld Mrs. Bostlna. admirably conceal ing her impatience at such Ignorance. New York Bun: Pen n Do you know that Van Meter haa lost his Job with th aoap company T Uruane rto. wnai was in irouDier Penn Van says hla poetry waa ao good that It dlatracted people'a attention from th soap. ) Puck: Gladys It must be awful nlc to hav money enough to b charitable. Ethel Ye; then one doean't need to be charitable to make folka think on ha money. Chloaa-o Record-Herald: Papa-You wer up lat last night, daughter. Iauhter Yes. papa: our fresh-air club met on the plana. Papa Who belongs to your fresh-air clubt Daughter (slowly ana somewnat reluc tantly) Well Jack .nd me. Juda-e: Casey Did y go or f see Kelly lasht nolght? costiganoi aia no Artner m a waiaea wo-thfrds av th' way Ot was too tolred f go a sthep further, so Ol turned round an' wamea dock noma again. Puck: First Office Boy Doe der "boa' seem ter like yert Second omi i Boy wen, eitner mat or n don't know how to swear. DAWHIMO OF THE DAY. Clarence James Mangan. Twee balmy summer snorrrfng, Warm and early, Such aa only June bestows: Everywhere, the earth adorning'. Dews lay pearly In tha Ulv-beil and rose. Up from each "green leafy bosk and hollow Rose the blackbird's pleasant lay. And the soft cuckoo was sure to follow Twas tne oawning of tn aayl Through th perfumed air the golden See new rouna me; Hiia-ht fish daisied from th ea: Till me dreamt some fairy olden ' i World-spell Douno me i In a trance ot wltcnerri Steeds pranced round anon with stateliest housings, Bearlna riders rrankd In rich array. Llk flushed revellers after win carous ing: Twas tne dawnlrvg of th day I Then a strain of song was chanted. And th llfe-nuy Floating sea-nymph drew anear. Then again the shore seemed haunted By hosts Dntrntiy Clad, and welldlng shield and speart Then came battle alio u is, an onward rush- Ing, Swords, and chariots, and phantom fray. Then all vanished. Th warm skies wer blushing In th daw ning of the day I Cities girt with glorious garden. I Whose lumorULi Habitants. In robes of light. Stood, methought, as angel-warden Nigh each portal), Now arose to das my slant. E1n spread around, revived and blooming; v aen. to: as a, gesea, m pssaea away. I saw but black rocks and billow loomim . L . .1.1)1 J - . la to aim iwiit ua wu ei eay.