Tnn OMAnA DAILY nCE: SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, ICQ I.
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Notary Public
Gear Nicholas is entitled to congratu
lations and , condolences In the same
message. .
Both natloriar campaign comnirUees
re busy organizing bureaus. Other
campaign furniture '. .will, be Installed
later. " .' '
The Russian throne, now has a new
heir apparent, but It Is; not apparent
Just now how much of an empire he will
full heir to. '
August always hat been the hottest
month of the year In Nebraska and it is
not likely to be different this year from
other years. ''
"Out of the fryingpan Into the fire"
teems to be the proverb that applies
most directly to the escape of the Rus
sian fleet from the Port Arthur harbor.
The democratic verdict on Tom" -Watson's
Initial 'contribution to the cam
paign la that, the populists presidential
nominee asks altogether too many em
barrassing questions.
So long, as Omaha democrats who
were shooting for fusion retain that bit
( ter taste in the mouth it will be difficult
: to work up any enthusiasm for the
1 fusion conglomeration. .
John Doe now controls the entire Ice
supply field of Omaha, South Omaha
and Council Bluffs, but John Doe as
sures us that the policy of his Ice trust
will continue to be 'no trust"
In announcing his determination to
pay railroad fare during the impending
campaign IDandldate Berge has admin
istered a merited rebuke to the sham re
form candidates who preceded him.
The democrats la their state conven
tion at Lincoln took the generous allot
ment to them of three places on their
state ticket as huge Joke. They might
as well, take It as a Joke now as after
the election, '
Friends of genuine reform will bo
much pleased to learn through the
World-Herald that this time it is not to
be a. sham battle. There have been alr
( together too many sham battles for
sham reform in Nebraska heretofore.
If the. report proves true that the
North Sixteenth street property owners
ig,y Sot together and signed their
names to a petition for repavlng, all ob
structions to placing that thoroughfare
in Srst-class condition will soon be re
moved. Ten out of the twelve members of the
. delegation from Douglas county to the
j last legislature are reputed to be candl-
dates for rcnominatlon and re-election,
' but before they are endorsed they will
have to explain good many things that
have made them Individually and collec
tively offensive to the citizens of Omaha
and Douglas county.
The platform on which the democratic
candidate for congress is running in the
. First Nebraska district calls for the ac
quisition and opera tlon'ty the natlonnl
government of the main railway trunk
lines. -Are not the former constituents
of Colonel Bryan getting ahead of their
putron saint, who as yet Is unwilling to
ro f urther than state ownership of rall-
rouJsf .
If the Civic improvement league
wauta to accomplish some good it should
hammer on one nail at a time. Promis
cuous d!cufcnloi.4 of the paving pnb
lorn, tiie Mater woiks problem and all
the ill Mllir which this community Is
afllictod will scarcely achieve any prac
tical or l'6"i Scent rcbulL ' Tho , right
vr y to to a t. out it Sit to d-c1gnate a par
ticular nu'viikj; nlgt't fur the tiiitcusslon
t t t'.iu j in!na"queKi !ou alone, and an-otl't-r
ttr the dim-UMMlon of the Mater
Veils (jufailcu, tr any other quehtion,
ft ,1 It Out. . '
.v perilous romrrox.
The flight of the Itutnlau fleet from
the harbor of Tort Arthur simply em
phHKls'.es the' utter hopelc8ness of the
situation at that point. The flight of
the ships Mill be taken to mean that
the beginning of the end is in sight, at
leant so far as Port Arthur Is concerned.
The situation now resolves Itself merely
Into a question of endurance on the part
of the land forces st the garrison m-blch
the Kuftslans had believed to be Impreg
nable. The flight of the warships will
also tend to Justify the conclusion that
Uie 'situation has not been painted In its
darkest colors any of the time.
When the Japanese forces captured
Wolf Hill they secured not only a com
manding position of exceptional strength
and Importance, but they gained an ad
vantage which practically placed at their
mercy the city as well as the ships In
the- harbor. It has been reported that
the guns at Wolf Hill are not strong
enough to do any damage. If this be
true there Is no doubt that the Japs
will see to It that guns of sufficient car
rying power Mill be mounted. Yet the
fact remains that the plunging fire
which has poured Into the city from the
heights above has done Immense dam
age and the warships in the harbor had
become menaced by the heavy Are. It
had come about that the Russians were
left but one alternative. This was to
remain and be destroyed or take safety
in flight. They chose vthe latter course.
Subsequent events tend to show mat
the action of the ships amounts practi
cally to a surrender, as they have taken
refuge at neutral Chinese ports and
placed themselves under the protection
of a neutral poM-er rather than face
the Japanese squadrons and run the
chances of being annihilated. Broken
up and scattered beyond all hope of Im
mediate reunion, some of them caprured,
their situation Is extremely perilous. No
neutral port will harbor them for oyer
twenty-four hours, and each warship or
torpedo boat must now shift for Itself.
It appears to be almost the last blow of
the unkind fate which has from the first
pursued the Port Arthur squadron.
, AKOTHKR GAME OF BUNCO.
At the last meeting . of the Water
board a resolution Mas Introduced by
Member R. B. Howell declaring that it
had como to the knowledge of the board,
after a thorough investigation, that the
water- rates In Omaha are excessive as
compnred Mith the .rates charged in
other cities, . and recommending to the
mayor and council that the water rates
be immediately revised and reduced by
ordinance.
In presenting this resolution Mr.
Howell is reported to hayeftated that
he bad recently made a pcrlohal inves
tigation In Detroit, Milwaukee, Cleve
land and Minneapolis for the purpose of
informing himself concerning the dif
ference between the rates charged to
water consumers in Omaha and the
rates charged in the cities named.
According to Ir. Howell the objecj
aimed at by him, Is: threefold first, "to
induce the officers' of the water com
pany to sell out qttlckly;" second, "to
reduce as much as possible the going
value of the plant;" third, "to secure
relief for water consumers pending the
taking over .of the works, by the city."
It does not take a mind as deeD as a
well to perceive at a giants that this is
only another chapter in the game of
bunco which Mr. Howell has btten play
ing on the credulous people of Omaha
since he became prominent in the dis
cussion of the water works question. .
First and foremost Mr. Howell did not
bave to go to Cleveland, Milwaukee orj
any of the other cities named to ascer
tain the difference between their water
rates and the Omaha rates. The Manual
of American Water Works, which con
tains A table of water rates for more
than twelve hundred . American cities
and towns, including, of course, the
cities named, may . be readily found in
public libraries or secured through book
sellers. .
In the next place Mr. Howell knows
that the resolution Introduced by hlra
is mere buncombe and would not accom
plish what he claims, even if the mayor
and council were to comply with the re
quest instantly. Mr. Howell certainly
knows that the owners of the water
company are anxtous to sell out quickly
providing they can get their price, but
if they did not want to part with the
works an ordinance reducing water
rates would have no more effect on them
than a volley of blrdshot on therturrets
of a battleship. They would simply
block the proposed cutting of rates by
an injunction from the federal court and
keep up the fight in the courts up to
September, 1008, when their contract
with the city of Omaha will expire.
Mr. Howell knows, too, as every mem
ber of the Water board must know,
that the passage of an ordinance reduc
ing the rate schedule of the water com
pany would bave no effect in reducing
the purchase price of the plant, either
as a "going plant" or as a coming plant
Under the contract between the city and
the Mater company it is expressly stlp
ulated that the city shall pay only for
the actual value of the plant without
regard to the value of the franchise.
Cutting down the water rates and re
ducing the income of the water com
pany can, therefore, cut no figure witH
Its valuation under the pending ap
pralsement ,
The proposal to secure relief for
Omaha water consumers pending the
taking over-of the plant by the city
would be praiseworthy If It were not In
sincere. Mr. "Howell's prime object In
projecting hliniu'lf as a champion of re
fluent water rates Is transparent Under
the law he is-now filling a vacancy In
the Water board, which niunt be filled
by election this fall, and he wants the
people of Omaha to retain ktlin In the
powltloii, which he expects Mill be made
more lucrative In the near by and by.
Nobody Mill dispute tliut Mater rates
In Omaha under the contract made In
1KSO are AxosaSve," eHpedslly the hy
drant re u tuls, but there is no probpect
for relief nnt'4 the contract expires by
limitation four years hence, or untd the
works are acquired by the city, Mr.
noweirs duplicity in qnotlng rate
thst prevail in Cleveland, Detroit Mil
waukeecities that draw their water
supply from Lake Michigan or Lake
Erie-and his deliberate and wilful Jug
gling with the Omaha rates is, to say
the least discreditable.
All reasonable water rates are based
upon the fixed charges, representing in
terest on the Investment cost of fuel
and cost of distributing the Mater. It
stands to reason that supplies of water
drawn from lakes or clear rivers, or
conveyed by gravitation, are cheaper
than water that has to be clarified In
settling basins and " reservoirs and
double pumped. The proper Comparison
between Omaha and other cities would
be between cities where conditions am
the same or nearly the same, namely,
Kansas City and St Louis. Even there,
however, the cost of fuel Is materially
lower and the cost of operating the
plant less, the population and consump
tion greater and consequently a lower
percentage of operating expenses.
For general information the' following
table, recently compiled, may be of In
terest as showing the water rates In
eleven cities that own and operate their
own water -works, and Omaha, which
does not own Its plant:
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8 8 8 8 uota Areuomns
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The above rates, however, include
only small or medium Sized dwellings
and do not show, meter rates, ' which
vary In the cities named as much as
do the dwelling house, rates. Mr.
Howell lays great stress on the fact
that Omaha is paying 35 cents per thou
sand gallons for metered water, -when
he knows better. ' The 35-cent rate ap
plies only to consumers of BOO gallons
or less per dny. A,- great majority of
heavy consumers pay 15 cents per thou
sand gallons or less. The heaviest con
sumers of water in Omaha pay only 10
cents per thousand gallons. The smelt
ing .works pay 8 cents. and the packing
houses at South Omaha are supplied for
only 1 5 cents. These ' figure, however,
are studiously suppressed because- they
Would, not serve Mr, Howell's political
ambition.
STRENGTHEN TBS COMMISSION.
The democratic platform demands an
enlargement of the powers of the Inter
state Commerce Commission, "to the
end that the traveling public and. ship
pers of this country may have- prompt
and adequate relief for the abuses to
which they are subjected in the matter
of transportation." This is one of the
matters to whlcn Judge .Parker did not
give attention in his speech accepting
the nomination, but doubtless he will
refer to it in the letter of acceptance
and It is safe to say be will be found in
accord with the platform.
The democratic party has not hitherto
manifested any great interest in the
Interstate commission. The representa
tives of the party Jn congress have not
shown any eagerness to enlarge the
powers of the commission. If the party
now really desires to strengthen that
body it can depend upon republican sup
port for whatever practicable efforts'
may be made in this direction. It is
unquestionable that If the commission
is ever to be largely useful its powers
must be enlarged. It does not now pos
sess the authority necessary to correct
abuses which are known to exist The
commission has repeatedly pointed this
out and indicated the legislation it
deemed essential, . but every attempt to
provide this has been vigorously and
successfully opposed by the railroads
and usually democratic sympathy, has
been with tills opposition. When the
democracy had the president and con
gress tbe demand for an enlargement
of the powers of the Interstate commis
sion was quite as urgent as it is at pres
ent yet the party did nothing in the
way of meeting the demand. It bent
all its energies to tariff tinkering, with
most damaging consequences to the in
dustries and business of the country.
Perhsps the democratic party Is sin
cere in the platform declaration regard
lna the commission and if so the awak
ening, though somewhat belated, Is wel
come. The representatives of the party
In congress" can show next winter
M'hether the plank to which we refer
was seriously intended or was put In
merely Mith a ylew to catching votes.
Let them propose legislation enlarging
the powers of the commission and It Is
not to be doubted that It will receive
enough republican support to secure en
actment The Interstate commerce law
has been In operation seventeen years.
It was a popular measure when enacted
and a great majority of the people still
regard It with favor, though it must be
confessed that it has not accomplished
all that was expected of it It will be
maintained, however, and In order that
It may be made more effective the pow
ers of the commission must be enlarged.
Perhaps when Judge Parker comes to
deal Mith this matter in bis letter of ac
ceptancefor It is of such Importance
that he Mill certainly have something
to say on it there may be suggestions
as to ths legislation that Is desirable
from the viewpoint of a Jurist who pre
sumably baa given the subject more or
less thoughtful consideration. The dem
ocratic demand should revive publlo in
terest In the question.
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,Wt CZAR HAS AN tJKlR.
At this critical time the, birth of an
heir to the Russian throne is of the
greatest Importance. Never in modern
times has such an event meant so mnch.
It was aM-alted by the czar himself with
superstitious absorption and the popu
lar concern was almost as great The
feeling Mas that the birth of a son and
heir would revive the spirits of the na
tion and check the rising rebellious ten
dency, and it was even believed that it
would mark a change in the tide of the
fortunes of war. It Is said, however,
that there la another view M-hlcb Is
widely held by many enlightened, patri
otic Russians, They dread the dangers
that would arise from a sovereign called
to reign during his minority. The csar
Is now 30 and It would be a liberal es
timate Mhlch would give bis reign
twenty years more. His inadequate
physique and the jierve-destroylng
strain, quite aside from the danger of
assassination, reduce his life to a very
moderate insurance value. It is there
fore far from improbable that the son
born yesterday will be called to the
throne before be attains his majority.
The csar will of course be warmly con
gratulated upon having an heir and no
one will begrudge him the pleasure he
will derive from having his hope real
ized. ne Is heavily burdened with
trouble and anxiety and the gratlflca
tlon be desires from this interesting
event will glve'bltn' rriiich-needed relief.
In the First district populist congres
sional convention the delegates wanted
to pledge the nominee whom they gra
ciously conceded to the democrats to re
frain from supporting Parker and
Davis, and the democratic congressional
conventloned wanted to provide for re
scinding his nomination in the event
that he acquiesced In the populist de
mand. This is what is called "co-op
eration" in the dictionary of the Ne
braska fuslonlsts.
1 . . IMS '
The Nebraska Epworth league has de
clared against Sunday papers, but its
edict will probably bave no more effect
than the pope's bull against the comet
As a matter of fact, there Is no desecra
tion of the Sabbath in the printing of
the Sunday papers. Nearly all the labor
on i. Sunday paper is performed Satur
day. If the Epworth league really
wants to knock Sabbath desecration it
should direct. Itself against .the Monday
morning paper. ' '
Justice Brewer, In a magaulne article,
declares that the -American people aro
indisposed to transfer a man from a Ju
dicial to a political position, and be adds
his own endorsement of the wisdom of
this indispositions (i'Judge., Parker will
probably, have 'topftit ontll the returns
are in before heis Yequally Impressed
with this stubburnfa'ct.
Those reformers' who voted down the
motion to make the populist demand
for reduced freight rates in Nebraska
apply also, to passenger rates 'must be
riding on complimentary pasteboards.
You can't take anything away from
nothing. '
More to Follow.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Well, Judge Parker has spoken and,1 what
Is more, he boldly declares that he still has
other things to say.
The Chief Loser.
Philadelphia Press.
The meat strike Is claimed to have been
won by both sides. The only loser in that
vent Is the consumer.
Wright si scsrewolt
Boston Transcript i
Not so badly oft after all. Wage increase
since 1896, 16. per cent; Increase In cost of
living. 15.5 per Cent. That cheerful optimist.
Colonel Carroll D. Wright can always be
relied upon to prove to us with figures that
we are a little farther away from the wolf
or the bowwows than ever before tn the his
tory of the race.
Oagbt to Ba a tiood Indian.
Baltimore American.
An Indian in Nebraska Who amuses him
self by killing women when he is drunk
has just been arrested for bis fourth mur
der. The people who oppose capital pun
ishment as against the humanitarian spirit
of the age are yet to be heard from on the
eloquent fact that its application In this
instance would have saved three useful
and Innocent lives In taking one worthless
and guilty one.
Bishop Spalding and he Tavern.
(Interview with Bishop Spalding of Peortv)
I should welcome, any innovation that
would tend to minimise the grosser mani
festations of the drink evil, and while this
experiment can scarcely be thought to be
Of significance when the scope of tio liquor
train o is considered, it may be looked upon
as an indication that the old and righteous
battle for a more orderly, a, more decent
condition of life in pur cities is not being
suffered to decline. To my mind,, it is
visionary to suppose that prohibition can
be established tn our great cities. Certain
highly Immoral tcr.iancles which exist at
this time In connection ith the saloon,
however, can be eradlcatdd, and the blow
should, to my mind, be struck first In that
direction.
dinar News to lb Saltan. '
Philadelphia Record.
It Is reported that one of the greatest
difficulties with the practice of American
diplomacy on the Bosphorua Is the refusal
of Minister Lelahman and our government
to employ "backsheesh" ' wth the Turkish
statesmen. It is well known that the prac
tice of tipping, or of grafting, which here
is limited to the lower classes of employ
ment and ths meaner varieties of politi
cians, extends in Turkey to the Immedlute
surroundings of the throne. In a country
where official salaries are generally Im
aginary, or a year or two In arrears, there
Is more excuse for the "douceur" or the
"gratlncMlon" than there is In countries
where salaries are pretty liberal and as
punctual as the clock. At any rate, it is
believed that a good many of Minister
Irishman's letters to the sultan never
reached him because the minister did not
put on enough stamps to pay their trans
portation through the sublime ports, and
that the arrival of an American fleet In
(Smyrna Is a fact that cannot be kept from
the sultan's knowledge and la likely to
awaken his cuiiuslly as to the tsason for
its presence.
POLITICAL DRIFT.
Congressmen tayton says West Virginia
will roll up a republican majority of from
JO.ooo to JO.OOO. '
R. A. Billupe of Oklaboina.er H. Is the
youngest member of the democ ratio a
tlonal committee. ,
Oeorge A. Knight of Ban Francisco, the
man with the megaphone voir. Is a candi
date for the United Btstes senate to sue
ceed Senator Bard of California.
Watson and Tibbies are to be "notified"
In Madison Square garden late this month.
The folly f going Into the "enemy's coun
try" for au official Spiel was demonstrated
eight years ego.
Democratic nominee for congressional
delegate In Oklahoma says he will klm
very baby In the territory to win th elec
tion. Helpless Innocence deserve a large
gob of sympathy. -
They took a vot of th Inmates of a pen
itentiary In Mlaaourl the other day and
they were unanimously against Mr. Folk
for governor. That Is the mot cheering
news that the outmates have received.
Ex-Senator Jonee and Congressman Oros-
venor are Illuminating the political heavens
with their Justly celebrated prophesies. In
substance they declare their respective
parties will sweep the country. Let's have
the shouting and be don with It.
Hon. Patrick Egan, minister to Chill
under President Harrison, has returned to
Ms first love, th republican party. Four
years ago, on the Issue of imperialism, he
supported ths democratlo nominee, but one
experience with the democrats was enough.
Mr. Egan was a guest at the Whit House
last Tuesday.
Speaking of the "Independent" dallies of
New Tork City being all out now against
Roosevelt, the Wall Street Journal, also
"Independent." note that In 10 BryHn
polled a alurallty of 28,000 votes In Manhat
tan Island, although every leading news
paper of the city opposed him. Van Wyck
was elected mayor against nearly every
paper in th city, and the same is true of
McClellan.
Henry O. Davis, Judg Parker's venera
ble running mate, was 14 years old when
Arkansas was admitted to the union. Since
that time he has witnessed th admission
of Michigan, Florida, Texas, Iowa, Wis
consin, California, ' Minnesota, Oregon
Kansas. West Virginia, Nevada, Nebraska
Colorado. North and South Dakota, Mon
tana. Washington. Idaho, Wyoming ' and
ITtah. Since the revolution tniny-iwo
states have been admitted and Mr. Dans
has wltneased th admission of twenty-one.
Just before his first election to the United
States senate th lat Senator Vest went
tn a caucus of Mlssourlans with .votes.
Following a competitor who had talked
thre mortal hours, Vest spoko ror tnre
minutes, concluding with thes words: "A
for mvself. I hav to say, with th full
knowledge thaj th pledge I now make will
Influence your votes tomorrow, that If X
am elected to th United States senate.
during my entire term I Shall draw my
pay regularly like a gentleman, and spend
It like a thoroughbred." xi was eteciea
and served th state for twenty-four years.
SALE Or POISONOUS PRVOS.
Need of Effective Restrictions oat the
Baslaess.
Chicago Tribune,
There Is a stat law which forbids the
sale by retail druggists without a physi
cian's prescription of cocaine, hydrochlo-
rat or salts or compounds or cocaine.
That Is a good law, but It does not go far
enough. There are many other drugs
whoa sals to persons who cannot produce
the prescription of a duly licensed physi
cian should be forbidden. There are no
limits to human ingenuity, and new drugs
which may be of great valu whn prop
erly used, but harmful in their effects
when Improperly used, are being pu on
th market continually.
Where there Is a state board of health
or pharmacy which can be trusted It Is
better to leav to It the duty of specifying
the drugs or combinations of drugs which
druggists shouid not be permitted to sell
Indiscriminately. Otherwise It may be
necessary to go to the legislature at every
session and ask It to add on or mors
dangerous drugs or preparations tp th long
list. There are many reputable drug stores
In this city which will not sell laudanum,
morphine, cocaine and other poisons with
out a prescription, but there are. others
whoso proprietors are less scrupulous. It
would be well to give the Board of Pharm
acy greater power to regulate th sal of
poisons than it has now.
How unscrupulous some pharmacists may
be Is shown by the fact that one has been
fined for selling cocalan regularly to boys
addicted to Its use, and others are known
to be guilty of the same criminal practice.
There is a state law making It an offena
punishable by fine or imprisonment to sell
liquor to a minor. That is a good law, but
there also ought to be on to punish effect
ually the men who sell to minors drugs
that will ruin them, body and soul, much
more speedily and effectively than liquor.
The fines imposed on offenders should be
heavy so heavy that th business will be
an unprofitable on. Little is gained "by
assessing an occasional fin which does not
come up to a week's profits of an illegal
traffic Furthermore, the license of any
druggist who sells poisons unlawfully
should be taken away from him and he be
driven out of business. He Is a worse
criminal than most of those In the pent
tentlary. DOCTOHINO MOHVAUTl" LISTS. :
Russian ausd Java Suppressing1 Dis
agreeable Faeta
Springfield Republican)
Many readers of war news have noted
with surprise the small number of Japa
nese . reported to have been killed and
wounded, as compared with tbe conceded
Russian losses In the battle agalnat Gen
eral Kouropatkln's forces. In one engage
ment not long since the Japanese conceded
a loss on their aide that was not half tbe
loss conceded by th Russian chief of staff,
yet th battle had been on th part of th
Russians a purely dcfenslva one. It seems
Incredible that a force fighting desperately
behind Intrenchments. as the Russians
were, could have suffered so much mora
heavily than their opponents angaged til
the attaok. Instances of this sort have
been frequent In the fighting In Manchuria,
according to the news that has con's
through th official channels. The question
one may naturally ask is of some interest
as bearing upon the censorship and the
unprecedented manner in which th Japa
nese hav kept the foreign newspapsr cor
respondents out of th son of tbelr aotlve
field operations. Th Japaneae have sup
pressed the correspondents even more se
verely than have th Rusalana. Is It pos
sible that with this policy goes also a ten
dency to doctor the news? Such certainly
Is generally the temptation that follows a
tight censorship. The world now knows
that there has been absolute silence, on
the part of th Japaneae Concerning their
costly and fruitless assaults on Port Arthur
two weeks ago. If they suppress entirely
dlaagreeabl facts, may they not misrepre
sent their losses In engagements where
their success has been IndlxputableT Ths
point thus raised cannot be used fairly to
deprive the Japanese of the popular sym
pathy they enjoy throughout the world,
for they may conduct their war as they
see ft la this respect. But, If It Is true
that their reports cannot always be de
pended upon, then we are already witness
ing one of ths natural results of the new
policy Of suppressing eutirsly the war cor
respondents.
lii iooh wssesp
Why not take half a tcaspoonful
of Horsford's Acid Phosphate in half
a glass of water? It will give im
mediate relief; but it must be
HORSFORD'S Acid Phosphate
OTHER LANDS THAU tVRS.
Ages ago battles were fought around
Uao Tang for the control of Manchuria,
but in all the struggles of which this re
gion has been th center non has had Is
sues so momentous as the one of which
the world Is awaiting th close. Llao Tang
Is probably the oldest town in Manchuria,
and ha a history which goes back to many
centuries before th ManchUs were known.
It has a population of about 100,000 Inhabi
tants, and it lies practically astride
of th railway commanding the central val
ley which runs from New Chwang to a
point 100 miles north of Harbin. In this
rich and fertile valley are placed the prin
cipal cities of Manchuria and the bulk of
Its 20,000.000 population. The soli, which Is
of exceptional depth, has been described as
magnificent and capable of bearing almost
very kind of crop. Kaoliang, or the tall
millet of the north, and beans, are at pres
ent the most extensively cultivated crops.
but there Is no lack Of other cereals. In
th regions surrounding Harbin wheat is
rapidly becoming the primary crop, and
barley, dry rlo and corn the latter chiefly
In the lower Lieotung ere extensively cul
tivated.
Official communications from Cairo as
sume that the "8uaJcln-Berber" rallwsv is
soon to be constructed and outline the nnl-
Icy to b pursued by the government of
in oouaan m selling lands in, the Khar
toum and Berber provinces. Quick com.
munlcation by rail to the sea is expected
to make fertile lands east of Khartoum
very desirable to capitalists intent upon
large operations. Lands will ba snM -in
blocks of 10,000 feddans and upward to
persons capable of developing them by irri
gation. Development must hevin innn
b continuous, but taxes will at first be
nominal. Negro laborers can be imported,
as well as Egyptians, under unnin re
striction. Th Important fact Is revealed
that Suakln is not likely to be the sea ter
minus Of the "Suakin-Berber" rsllw.v
cording to an Alexandria
th London Times, "the members of the
expert commission appointed to decide be
tween. Sheikh Barehoot and -flllakln n -
port and terminus of th Berber railway
rr..t yruiiininca in lavor or Sheikh Barghoot
on account of the excellent , . '
safety of Its harborage, as wen as its con-
mm suppjy or rreah water. These advan-
are or capital Importance In a place
K rank as on nt
clpal ports of th Red sea and the nat
ural outlet for th commerce of th Sou-
uatu . . ,
The captona la hIac .
Great Britain ta Egypt by the assent of
Russia. Germanv. Austria t,.,
clauses in th Anglo-French agreement
wie ariiimn tenure. By ths rules of
abstract right the English have no Justifi
cation for their occupancy of Egypt. The
...uu m Algeria ana th Russians In Man
churia are. In essence, naeatiei . .u -o...
the world's approval Is always won ultl-
""my oy t i nation that carries civlllxa
tlon to a pr.mltlve land and ,
people. Great Britain gained Its hold upon
rBt oj u. comDinatlon of force and In
trigu. Thkt hold la
Ulsed countries today. Such Justification is
gainea oniy oy th establishment of such
an administrative Judicial and .i
system as that by which Great Britain la
upiming me people of Earvnt. tt, -..
ot the khedlval authority will grow fainter
and fainter. His successors will be like th
Indian kings, contented with gifts and the
royal salute of their master's r..n. k
powerless to gainsay an order nt th. n-if-
iah resident., And whenever th English are
aeaea ror ineir title deeds to the Pyramids
they need only point to the dam nt Aimn
and th college built In memory of Gordon.
Already there are signs that th Question
of religious Instruction In th schools will
b productive of trouble In the Transvaal
before very long. It was raised In the
legislative council the other day,, when a
motion was Introduced to rescind a certain
clause of the education ordinance. This
provides that supplementary religious In
struction In the usual school hours shall be
given by ministers of religion to pupils of
their own persuasion when parents desire
It. Simple religious Instruction of an un
dogmatlo nature Is Included In the ordinary
school curriculum. The author of the mo
tion pointed out that onlr 450 out of 38,000
children now receiving Instruction In the
Transvaal government schools had availed
themselves of the privilege specified. He
argued that the system tended to dislocate
th school curriculum and to split the chil
dren Into sects. Another speaker declared,
thct the Noneomformlst section of the com
munity strongly objected to the clause.
v..-.One:,Iore,,ID)ay,,:
Left for you to buy our 'superior'
high-grade clothes.
the broken lines of $15,
$18, $20, $22.50 and $25 Suits
(TiiVl
' No Clotliinxr Pits Like Ours.
R. S. .WILCOX, Mgr.
while tbe Dutch church would have noth
ing to do with it. At the suggestion of the
colonial secretary, who maintained that th
clause had not yet received an adequate
trial, the motion was withdrawn, and th
council agreed to the appointment of a
commission to Inquire Into the general ques
tion of religious education In government
schools.
Sine 1R51 Ireland has lost through emi
gration over 4.000.C10 of her population, and
a very large proportion of those remaining
are weak and inefficient. But there Is now
an agitation to stop the drain for fear lhat
th country may become too weak for' re
covery. In England th birth rat is stead
ily declining. In IKS the birth, rate was
85.1 per 1,000; In 1891 It had fallen to 81 .57
In 1897, to 29.7, and In 1903 to 2S.5. This con
dition would have been worse, excepting
for the influx of poor Hebrews and others
who, from their manner of living, hav
driven th British out of some parts of
the city of London. Marriages have de
creased, and unless something Is done to
stop the decadence there Is no telling what
the result may be. That Is one thing hat
gives strength to the Chamberlain agita
tion. Th British colonics) are vigorous, but
the emigration from "th old country" and
th more vigorous competition of other na
tions are having their effect in weakening,
in some respects, the United Kingdom.
SMILING LINES.
"Here waiter, when are you going to
bring that steak I ordered?"
"As soon as we ascertain your rating In
Dun's and Bradstreet's, sir." Cleveland
Leader.
Baker Sam Johnson is getting pretty
well-to-do. isn't he?
Butler I think h must be. They used
to speak of him as a "darky" and a "nig
ger; now he is Invariably referred to as a
man of color. Boston Transcript.
Weston What does a member of the leg
islature get in your state?
KAviinnt That denends. Sometimes one
Is sentenced for a year or two, but mora
frequently he gets off acott-iree. riuiaue
phla imager.
"Tt l nroner to resnect an office tinder
the government," said the patrotio cltlsen,
"even If you do not happen to approve of
the man who holds it."
"Of 'course," answered Senator Bors-hum.
"It Is to the office that the salary and per
quisites are attached; not to h Individ
ual" Washington Star.
"That policeman at the second, crossing
Is a misplaced humorist."
"What makes you think so?"
"I asked him today If he wore his gloves
on Sundav. He said no. he wore 'em on
his hands." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
His rich nncl had Just died.
"I am undecided." he mused, S hi" fing
ered over a big roll of bills, "whether to
go to St. Louis and live at a hotel, huv art
. L. 1 1 n .1 1a, I. . rnVAa.A nuinl, rf.TCl I
1U iril rirn r b I in , 1. i ,,r p, - i , , -
It, or purchase a nice beefsteak." Cleve-
isna ieaaer.
' Al'GlST.
s
' Hottest month of all the year.
Ir this section of the sphere.
Rich man hies htm to the lakes.
Poor man stays at home and bakes
Dogs go mad and run about.
And its hot indoors and out;
Borne content to sit and fan.
Others prone to "rush the can."
It Is said Augustus Caesar
Was a very "warm old a-elser";
Emperor the First, of Rome,
He was very much at horn;
In his honor that the name
. Of the month of August came
To be given by the race
Who In his day did him grace.
And they changed the ancient name
Of his birth month; thus It cam
Sextllls to month Augustus;
Now .we have but "August" left us.
Omaha, Nh. ' FRED T. RUDIGER.
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brow pucker, it's time to como. to
us. The right glasses will make
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