Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 19, 1903, Page 6

T OMAHA DAILY BEE: BATURDAY 8 CPTEMBER 19, 1903. M ’I‘Hz OMAHA D,\ux BEE. B. ROSEWATER, EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERY MOR) “TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Bee (without Bunday), One Year..$4 Iy Bee and Sunday, One Year Tlustrated Bee, One Ye: oor unday Bee, One Year. Baturday Tide, One Year Bentiotn € ‘enitury Farmer, One Year.. DELI ED BY CARRIER. ally Bee (without Bunday), per copy.... 2 aily Bee (without Sunday), per week. ,|.c dally Bee (Including Sunday), per Week..1jo Bunday Bee, per copy. bo Evening Bes (without Sunday). per week fic Evening Bee (including Sunday), per week o 10e Complaints of frremularities " in_ delivery #hould be addressed to City Clreulation De- partment. OFFICES. Omaha—The Dee Bulldin Bouth Omana—city Hall Bullding, Twen- Sy-nfth and M Streets. (‘grnrll Bluffs—10 Pi;]nr‘lx F(rafl. Chicago—1640 Unity Bu Now Sork 22 Park Row Butlding. Washington—601 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communieations relating to news and edl- gorial m.atter should be addressed: Omahe Bee, Editorial Department, REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, express or postal order payablo to The Bee Publishing Company, 2-cont stam nrNFlBl‘ in payment o malnmflunl:.t arlnv:u (‘l\!(‘l:‘ln'flflxr !. on A or_ onatern exchanges, TH1S BRE PUBLIBHING COMPA STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State of Nebrasia, Douglar Coun B, Tsschiick, secrotary o7 'the Beo Pubmrr‘n; company, bang duly sworn, says that the actual nuinber of full and 'com- plete copies of The Daily Morning, Evenin and Sunday ilee printed during the montl ©of August, 1903, was as follows: 1 2 3 Net average Ifl-\!! GEORGE B. TZBCHUCK. Subscribed in my presence and sworn to betore me this Bist ady of Augiat, 4D 1 (Beal.) Notary Public. PARTIES LEAVING THE CITY. Parties leaving the ecity at any time may have The Bee sent to them regularly by otifying Th Bee Das office, in person or by mail The address will be changed as often as desired. - The snow belt has net yet invaded the corm belt. E——— King Corn’s frost-bitten ears are but slightly touched. = That symposium about Judge Sulli- van's Bible-in-the-public-school decision will soon become monotenous. The removai <2 the vall of Beyroot does not interest us haif as much as the removal of nrbue from ~ur streets and alleys. A The Figgites do not seem to get any comfort from the supreme court. The Judges evidently think that figs may grow on thistles. Sr———me—— In the opinion of the state supreme court a normal school is not an internal improvement, although it might be an external improvement. The “nonresident defendant” has re- turned from Washington by way of Minneapolis to insert his hatchet into the republican primary campaign. The rumored assaseination of King Peter of Servia is pronounced in Lon- don as a “French canard,” which trans- lated into English means a yellow jour- nal fake. The next National Irrigation congress will be held at Bl Paso, where every irrigation enthuslast will find no trouble in slaking his thirst for a trifling sum by passing across the Mexican border. e—— Topeka is afflicted with typhoid ma- larfa just because Kansas has absorbed too much water this summer. The sus- pension of the prohibition amendment and a little rock and rye might ward off the malaria. ) The assurance of the chancellor of the German empire that Willlam II has no dishonorable intentions toward Bra- zll and South America may have a tendency to pacify those superheated people below the equator. e Bxtraordinary precautions are to be taken In Denmark for the protection of the dowager queen of Italy. Extraor- dinary precautions always must be taken for the protection of royal Italian ‘widows who carry sparks in their eyes. L = —— 1 A general invitation has been ex- tended by republican clubs for repub- lican candidates for county offices to come and talk to each other. Whether these friendly stage interviews benefit any of the candidates or the party is problematic. —— In its party-colored description of the double team, nonpartisan race in the First judicial district the World-] -Herald deévotes one column to the democratic candidate and about ten lines to his republican runniug mate. This is non- partisanship on the half shell. The commonwealth of Hawall pro- poses to knock at the doors of coungress for admission into full statehood. Re- fore that event happens there will be some discussion in congress over the ap- plications of New Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma for statehood. Teemmm————— A campaign for a cleaner and more beautiful city 1s Rlways in order. The efforts of the Omaha improvement clubs in that direction should meet with hearty encouragement, not only frow the city authorities, but from every- body interested in making Omsabha a better place to lve in. BRITISH CABINET DEFECTION. The resignation of three members of the British cabinet, with the prob- ability that others will retire, creates a crigis in British politics of uncommon significance. The resignation of the chancellor of the exchequer was not un- expected, because of hls uncompromis- ing opposition to proposed fiscal reforms in part approved by Premier Balfour, but the resignation of Colonial Secre- tary Chamberlain was a surprise, since he and the prime minister afe prac tically in accord in regard to the for- mer's fiscal program. It was reason- ably to have been expected that having won Mr. Balfour over to his views, in the main, Mr. Chamberlain would have remained in the cabinet as perhaps af- fording him a better vantage ground for the advocacy of his plan. He concluded, however, that he could more effectively champion the cause of fiscal reform if in an independent posi- tion, instead of being hampered by offi- clal obligations, and in this he is doubt- less correct. He belleves, as stated in his letter of resignation, that in a per- fectly independent position his argu- ments will be received with less prejudice than would attach to those of a party leader, while remaining loyal to the existing government. With entire freedom from all official constraint, Mr. Chamberlain can push his campaign with the vigor that is characteristic of him and which the difficult task he has set himself will call for. As the situa- tion stands the opposition to him ap- pears to be very largely in the majority. It is to be noted, however, that there has been a very important modification of the original program. No tax on food is now contemplated, both Cham- berlain and Balfour admitting that at present such a tax is not practicable—a view that has been forced upon them by the declarations of British constitu- encles at several recent bye-elections and other ways. Mr. Balfour sald in regard to taxation of foodstuffs that he was convinced that public ‘opinion is not yet ripe for such an arrangement. As this was the vital point in the pro- posed preferential tariff for the colonies ~the point most influential in inducing them to Jook with favor upon the Cham- berlain plan—it will be Interesting to see how they receive the elimination of this Importgnt feature. With the question of preference to the col- onfes dropped what remains to strengthen the imperial unity which Mr. Chamberlain deems 8o es- sential to the welfare of the empire? There is a rather vague suggestion of a policy that would enable Great Britain, in negotiating with foreign countries for commodities, to retaliate “if opposi- tion was made to our just demands.” This would be a pretty hazardous poliay for a nation as dependent as England is upon other countries and is not likely to commend itself to a majority of the people of the United Kingdom. The fiscal queetion in England has reached a stage where it cannot be abandoned. It must be fought out and determined and Mr. Chambedain i given the strongest possible assurance of his purpose that it shall be. The opposition to him seems to cheerfully welcome the battle, which it is not to be doubted will be vigorous and inter- esting. emmmm——— THE SOUTH FOR GORMAN. There is a growing probability that Senator Gorman will have the practl- cally solid support of the south in the next democratic national convention. Recently the Atlanta Constitution, one of the most influential southern news- papers, announced its preference for Mr. Gorman and reports from Washington say that one by one the southern sen- ators—the men who control the political machine in their respective states—are coming out for Gorman for the presi- dential nomination. In an interview a few days ago Senatsr Clay of Georgia strongly advocated the Maryland sen- ator, urging that he is the most avail- able man the democracy can nominate, notwithstanding the Bryan opposition to him. Indeed Mr. Clay is reported to have handled Mr. Bryan without gloves, declaring him, according to one correspondent, to be dead one . po- litically” and saying that the people of the south “are sick and tired of seelng Bryan's name in the newspa- pers,” The Georgia senator expressed the opinion that the Gorman boom will spread steadily and that before next May he will have behind him the solld south in his campaign for the demo- cratic nomination. If Mr. Gorman is doing anything to forward his campaign it is not known to the public and the probabjlity is that be is letting his “boom” take care of itself, being too sagacious a politi- clan to attempt, at least openly, to pro- mote it at this time. Besides he has quite enough to do at present in look- ing after the interests of his party in Maryland, fully realizing the importance to himself, as a possible presidential candidate, of carrying his own state this year. But we may be sure that Senator Gorman Is not indifferent to what 1s going on in his behalf and that he will be prepared to take the best advantage of it at the opportune time. Whether or not this southern advocacy of the Maryland senator will prove really beneficial to him is a ques- tion. He would probably counsel his friends in that section to at least not unduly antagonize Mr. Bryan, as Mr. Clay appears disposed to do, since it is pretty certain that the Nebraska leader will have something to say in connec- tion with the nomination of a presiden- tial candidate next year. Then there is danger that the southern booming of Gorman way operate to his disadvan- tage in the east, particularly in New York and New Jersey, each of which has a possible candidate. So far as appears there is no Gorman sentiment in the eastern states that amounts to anything and those who are favorable to Cleveland, or Hill, or Parker, or Oi- acceptable. While, therefore, this southern support places the Maryland genator in the front rank of the pos- sibilities, its substantial value, if it have any, cannot now be determined. PARCELS POST SERVICE. There is prospect of a strenuous con- test in the next congress between advo- cates of parcels post service and the ex- press companies, An assoclation known as the American Postal league has re- cently been orgaiiized for the purpose of promoting changes in the postal laws looking to an increase in the parcels post service. The members of the league wish the weight of parcels that may be sent by malil increased to eleven pounds and they will also advocate the con- solldation of second and third classes of postal matter. At rates:scaled accord- ing to welight, the ratio for the heaviest parcel, or eleven pounds, would be 25 nts. While it is claimed that the proposed change Is entirely practicable, the ex- press companies will not allow the inno- vation without a desperate struggle. In Eurepean countries the parcels post sys- tem has been a phenomenal success and the United States is almost the only country among civilized nations that has not supplied its people with parcels post facilities. \ It will, doubtless, be argued that the express companies would advance their charges on heavier packages if they were deprived of the carrfage of smaller parcels, and in consequence the net ad- vantage to the public would amount to little or nothing. This theory is, how- ever, in conflict with the principle that the alm of the government should be to confer the greatest benefit upon the greatest number. That has been the prime incentive for a reduction of letter and newspaper postage rates, and that is really the prime object of carrier de- livery in cities and rural delivery in the country, The parcels post is designed for the multitude. The'invasion of the domain of the ex- press companies would work no greater injustice than has the invasion of the domain of the ‘bankers by the money order system, which has proved to be beneficial to millions of people without seriously interfering with the business of banking. Nobody contends that the repeal of the postal money ordet law would reduce interest rates or insure cheaper exchange charges. The trend of twentieth century progress is in the direction of an enlargement and Im- provement of postal facilities rather than their curtallment. ES———— It any democrat in this judicial distriot can figure out how either of the two dem- ocrats on the sham nonpartisan ticket can be elected when they are runnin 8 five republicans on thelr own ticket and four republicans not olchelr own ticket, we would like to see the White of his eyes.— Omaha Bee. Perhaps The Bee has made a mistake in the mathematical problem presented; per- haps it should have sald that “if any good citizen in this judicial district can figure out how he may hope for fair and equi- table treatment at the hands of the courts If he helps to defeat the nonpartisan ticket chosen by the democrats The Bee ‘wauld llke to see the white of his eye.’ ‘World-Herald. This is a most impudent threat. Are we to understand that anybody who dares oppose the sham nonpartisan Judiciary candidates will suffer the pen- alty of the displeasure of the self-styled nonpartisans on the bench? Are the people opposed to the nonpartisan mas- querade to be clubbed and gagged? With the month of. September—the first month of the eight months with an R—comes the alarming discovery of typhoid infection from oysters, espe- clally oysters that have been served with champague on banquet boards. ‘Whether this discovery will diminish the oyster appetite will remain one of the problems for the future. The rehabilitation of ¥Fort Omaha as a cavalry post would be hailed with great satisfaction by all classes of citizens. The consensus of opinion not only of civillans, but of army officers of high rank, is that the establishment of Fort Crook was entirely uncalled for, but what cannot be cured must be endured. Down in Missouri, where the accept- ance of free railroad transportation by any public official or member of the legislature is expressly prohibited by the constitution and made a misde- meanor under the laws of that state, railroad passes are for the sake of con- fidential convenience called “mules.” No Occasion for Worry. Philadelphia Press, There doesn’'t appear to be any real rea- gon for the people to worry about the sur- plus In the national treasury. Congress will know what to do with It. Can't Keep Marcus Down, Cincinnati Enquirer. The doctors have ordered Senator Hanna to keep quiet, but men of a sporting turn of mind are ready to bet that he will be on the rampage through the state about the time the autumm night air gets dan- gerous. Army Pay Unattractive, Indlanapolis Journal. The declaration of General Bates that the character and physique of army recruits is not up to the standard of former years is no indication of degeneration on the part of the race. Prosperity is responsible for it by reason of its insistent demand that every able-bodied man work—when he is not on strike—at wages that make the army pay look rather insignificant. Capital Labor Cooling Of. Chicago Tribune. The decline in consumption which is dis- turbing the members of the Natlonal Metal Trades assoclation is apparent in some other Industries. To it is due the lowering in price of steel ralls and billets. The manufacturers hope that may prevent the further cancellation of orders. The ma- chinists' unicu is not the only one which should cudoavor for the sake of its members to preserve harmonlous relations with em- ployers. Bratn Power Ve Military Power. Springfield Republican. The concern of a nation for the ready brain power of its people should surpass that for the ready military power of the government. It is more important that ney, are not likely to find Mr. Gorman mmu‘ Talse the standard of education in her factory towrs, her rural villages, and her urban homes than that the navy should equal the combined squad- rons of any three powers. It will profit America more to redeem the black belt of its ignorance than to double her fleet. Hard Task for the Banks. Louisville Courier-Journal. The banks will be confronted with a troublesome problem If they attempt to overcome the difficulties of thelr pocketless feminine customers. One bank has decided to meet the emergency by providing a private room into which the ladies may retire to ferret out -the deposits which, if they were men, they would carry in their pockets; but it is evident that all the banks cannot do this. What substitute are they to provide if they would cater to feminine depositors? It has been suggested that they might devise and execute a plan whereby adequate and accessible pockets should be' supplied their lady patrons, but the suggestion seems chimerical. Can even the money power do that? Secretary Shaw and the Banks. Springficld Republica; Secretary Shaw has just added some fifty national banks to the list of depositories of public money, and will distribute $,000,- 000 of surplus wevenue among them. They are located in varfous parts of the country. It is further announced from Washington that no bank which is reducing its note circulation will be chosen for deposits of public money, and banks already deposito- rles, which reduce thelr circulation, will receive no additional deposits and may lose what they already have. Thus are the gifts of surplus distribution being used as a club to compel the banks to maintatn such a volume of note circulation as the secre- tary deems the country to be In need of. It offers a queer comment on the present bank note system. THE MACHINE, An Essential Feature of Org: tion, Chicago Inter Ocean, “If any one thinks a nation of 8,000,000 can be run except through party organiza- tion he is mistaken,” sald Congressman Cannon at the Hamilton club Saturday night. “If it Is run in any other way it ceases to be a republic."” Mr. Cannon’s assertion will be denfed by those who dream that every public official would be virtuous and all the people con- tent If only the machine could be smashed. What is a republic? It is a body of citizenship in which a majority agree upon public policles with power to carry them out. How shall a majority be induced to agree? One way is for citizens to get to- gether, each sacrificing soms personal opinion to the general aim. When that fs done a party is created. It chooses leaders and follows them, not as persons, but as representatives. Thus party organization, or a machine, is created. The other way reverses this process. In- stead of seeking, first, agreement on a gen- eral alm, it seeks a leader. It rallies a majority around the mere pegsonality of a leader. Thoso who advocate this method boast that they vote for the man and not for the party. What they really do is to save them- selves the trouble of thinking by selecting some leader to think for them. This plan works well enough In tiny communitics, where every citizen knows the character of every other. But In larger communities it fails. This latter method Is that of the direct primary, now so much favored by politi- cal nostrum vanflprfl Its fruits are seen In such pe ,the odoriferous Ames of Minnea) \the sourrilous Var- daman of mnlmm who is about to be made governor 'fw"pite of public utter- ances. that debar,um from decent so- clety. $ The scandal of such leaders und of- ficlals as Ames and Vardaman is the re- sult of giving support to men alone, in- stead of to men representing party poli- cles, Parties founded on abiding principles, and not on personalities, which fume and strut and vanish, are necessary to a repub- lic. Men come and go, but truth abides. Partles, because they represent a common agreement upon political - truth, - without which popular government fs impossible, are the life of the republic, Party CONCERNING THE ROAD HOGS, Effect of the Automobile Rush on th Public Highways. Saturday Evening Post. Already more than 50,000 motor machines rush along the city streets and over the country 10ads of the United States. Every month 1,600 are added to the total, and with the present rate of increase in new factories the total addition will be 100 aut- omobiles a day before we are very much older. Indeed, we may look forward now to more than 100,000 machines in this coun- try within the next two years. It brings a mighty change. The immedi- ate thought is the gain it gives to man in getting about quickly. It makes the auto- mobilist independent of train and trolley. It provides new delight in swift motion. It is & new era In travel and recreation. But the larger significance is the effect upon the public highwa: Our roads are records of ctvilization. Pri- marily, every inch of them belongs to tho people. They are thoroughfares for all. No tavorites own special privileges. A very considerable part of man's work In leglsla- tion has been in saving them from special classes. - Vehicles came and laws had to be passed restraining their encroachments. Raflroads multiplied the dangers and stricter laws became necessary. Trolley lines were even more rapacious and there was more than one pitched battle to keep them from monopolizing the common rights. Now the automobile is the most selfish of them all. It demands almost unlimited pre- rogatives, and the fifty-odd thousand driv- ers of automobiles are united in the plan to secure from legislatures the most fav- orable statutes regarding velocity gnd priv- fleges. Committees on highways in every part of the country are busy with hearings and petitions. It &ll represents the greater crowding of the roads under the stress and strain of progress. In this the people will have to stand up for themselves or they will lose much that they can never regain. Of course, they should not be lliberal or fool- ishly prejudiced. But the roads belong to them, and any radfcal encroachment on their rights means a loss that will be seri- ous and and permanent. It was possible to restrain the bicycle In some cases to special paths, but the automobile wants the middle of the road, and as much more as it can get. We find the contest assuming large pro- portions on both sides of the sea. Until 157 the roads in England were under the control of the turnpike trusts, but in that year an act of Parliament abolished these monopolies and the old tolihouses gradu- ally disappeared. The public enjoyed a new sense of personal liberty in getting back their highwa The bill recently passed by Parllament relating to the ve- locity of automobiles is attracting more acute attention than even Mr. Chamber- lain's mew proposal regarding free trade and protection. Canada, which has spent as much as $,000 a mile for good roads, is discussing measures to keep them free and safe for the people. In the United Btates every village, every city, every county and every state has the question before it. S0 the road rises to & new importance and to'a larger appreciation than ever be- fore, and the great contention is that the few shall Dot possess it at the cost of the many, OTHER LANDS THAN OURS. The methods of modern civilization are spreading rabidly over what was known as the Dark Continent not so very long ago According to the latest mail advices from Africa the Emperor Menelik is establishing a completo telegraphic and telephonic sys- tem in Abyssinia. Both the telegraph and the telephone have been in operation for some years between the towns of Harar and Addis Abeba, and recently the seat of government has been connected by tele- graph with Jibutl on the Gulf of Aden. There are thus more than 50 miles of tele- graph line already at work in the empire. According to a statement made by the di- rector of the telegraph line from Masso- wah to Addis Abeba, Eritreat and the cap- ital of the country will soon be In commu- nication. This will increase the total length of line in use to about 1,200 miles. A telephone system now connects Asmara with Barromelda by way of Adowa, and Addis Abeba with Ankober. The emperor has given permission to the Itallans to construct the line from Massowah on con- dition that it passes by Ankober, where his political prisoners are detained. He more and more realizes the necessity of knowing quickly what s passing In all parts of his empire. e recelves daily re- ports by telephone, The southern frontier is not yet included in the system, but he has given orders that a telephone line 40 miles long shall be constructed by way of Kaffa. The necessary material has al- ready arrived in the count A tele- graphic line from Wallaga, proceeding In a westerly direction parallel to the Blue Nile, is also contemplated. In a few years Abyssinia will have a complete telegraphic system. " Naval experts in Great Britain, com- menting upon the experience gained in the recent fleet maneuvers, seem to be agreed that one of the most important lessons learned is the extraordinary value of large armored crulsers, especially in oceanic op- erations. Owing to their offensive and de- fensive powers, they can be operated at a great distance from the main battle squad- ron, paralyzing the action of all opposing light crulsers. After a battle, of course, they are especlally effective in the pursuit of crippled vessels. One writer declares that, go far as the latest maneuvers were concerned, the light cruisers were often more of a hindrance than a help, and he expresses the opinion that in case of actual warfare it would often be necessary to sac- rifice them by wholesale. The safest plan, he maintains, would be to keep all of them, except those absolutely needed as scouts or messengers, within reach of fortified har- bors until the heavier vessels have been disposed of in pitched battles, when they would be of inestimable importance as a reserve force. e Eighty convictions of German army ser- geants for brutality toward privates have been obtained during the past three months as the result of holding about 200 courts- martial. A court-martial just held at Co- logne sentenced a sergeant to one year's imprisonment, in addition to degrading him, for flogging privates, and twelve urtillery- men were also sentenced tu short terms for assisting him. It is thus evident that & strong reaction has recently taken place in the Germeu army in the methods of ad- ministering discipline. Formerly the sever- est methods were countenanced by the em- peror himeelf, who is considerable of a martinet, under the mistaken notion that only through the employment of the hardest measures was it possible to keep the morale of the army at its highest standard of ex- cellence. Commissioned and noncommis- sioned officers, consequently, often com- mitted the grossest inhumanities on their men as punishment for the most trifling breaches of army discipline. e A vigorous attack 1s made upon the Zion- ist movement in the Frankfurter Zeitung, which is supposed to represent an import- ant sectlon of educated Jewish opinion. The writer denounces as a gross exaggeration the claim made by some speakers at Basel that the Zionist congress expresses the will of the whole Jewish people. In the first place, he says, although there are many adherents of the Jewish religion, there no longer exists a Jewlsh people in the strict sense of the word; and In the gecond, the majority of Jews will have nothing to do with Zionism, which they consider to be directly contrary to Jewish interests, Zion- ism, with its tendency to form a separate nationality, Is, he argues, likely to obtain equal treatment in all respects for Jews. Moreover, the movement allenates a num- ber of persons whose support is generally to be had for humanitarian objects. One of these objects Is the creation of settle- ments in sultable reglons for Jews who have been driven out of the different coun- tries. If the nationalist tendencies are to be encouraged this work, he declares, will lose much sympathy which would otherwise be given to It. What is worse, all national- ist schemes Interfere with the natural pro- cese of assimilation and encourage tae practice of placing Jews on a separate footing. Zionism, he maintains, plays into the hands of Anti-Semitism, for, starting from analogous premises, it stamps Jewish citizens as forelgners in the land they live in. It is therefore necessary, he concludes, to oppose the Zionist idea in the Interests of progress. The past season In Switzerland, while not the worst, has still ylelded an unplea- santly long list of mountaineering fatall- ties. In the great majority of cases these accidents al due to one cause—to people venturing alone in places where, as a mat- ter of the most elementary precaution, they should have guides. In reading the wc- counts, one notices that these fatalities seldom occur to veteran Alpinists. They know thelr limits, they know how to est- mate dangers, and to take every precaution against them, and they know also what not to attempt and where not to go. 8o that an ascent of the Matterhorn by experienced climbers with good guides may be in re- clity & much less dangerous expedition than the afternoon stroll of the casual tourlst who, through sheer ignorance, is likely to wander into the most lmpassible places, But it scems strangely difficult to convince the tourist of this. Humility of spirit Is not usually the chiet quality of mans, The Csechs occupy the central and eastern part and the Germans the western and southern part. Both occupy the large cities and considerable rivalry and an tagonism exists between them. The cbun- try covers an area of 51,97 square kilo- meters (20,060 square miles). The climate is similar to that of our middle states, without thelr great extremes of heat and cold. Bohemia is the most fertile portion of the empire, and its people rank high for steadiness and industry. The products of the field and manufacturers, owing to abundance of cheap coal and timber, are most extensive and important. Prague, the capital, is one of the most interesting cities in Europe. Its present population, according to Information given out by fts bureau of statistics, numbers 423,99, In- cluding the suburbs. Prague contains two universities, one German and the other Czech and two technical high schools, one German and the other Czech, as well as numerous other educational institutions, GRIM HUMOR OF BOER WAR. British Records Reveal the Use of Outlawed Bullets. New York World. Gilbert and BSulllvan in their wildest flights of fancy never ventured to invent such things about the British army as have been disclosed by the astonishing testimony before the military commission. Consider the artistic perfection of this incident, for example: Lord Roberts wrote to President Bteyn of the Orange Free State on March 11, 1900, complaining that explosive bullets had been found in Cronje’s laager. “‘Such breaches of the recognized usages of w he solemnly proceeded, “and of the Geneva conventfon are a disgrace to any clvilized power. A copy of this telegram has been sent to my government ‘with a request that it be communicated to the neutral powers." Mr, Steyn explained tl‘t the bullets in question had been taken from British troops. Now It turns out that this am- munition with expanding bullets had been manufactured in England before the war to the extent of 64,000,000 rounds; that there ‘was every Intention of making It the stand- ard outfit of the British army all over the world, but that its production was stopped because it was found to be dangerous to the user In hot climates. It was con- demned by The Hague convention on grounds of humanity, but it had to be sup- plled to the British troops in South Africa because at one time there were only two or three boxes of any other kind on hand. All that is needed n6w to make the story complete is an apology from Lord Roberts to Mr Steyn, but the wire seems to be busy in that direction. ——— LITICAL DRIFT. Missour boodlers are striving to dodge the Inquisition of a grand Jury with respect to their traffic in railroad passes. The Chicago Chronicle's outburst for Grover Cleveland has not provoked the cus- ;:mury fit at Fairview, Neb., or Loulsville, y. Tom Johnson needs to look to his laurels. The Olney boom is to be launched on the Boston commons, with red lemonade and gingerbread on the side. United States Senator A. J. McLaurin of Mississippl, has declared in favor of the nomination of Hon. W. R. Hearst as the democratic candidate for president next year, Governor Jeft Davis of Arkansas can be thrown In the gutter and knocked off the platform with impunity, but he defles any- body to read him out of the democratic party. Senator Ralnes of Syracuse, N. Y., re- cently lost a purse containing, among other currency, a $1,000 bill. Missourl s tors have no monopoly of that Interesting de- nomination. Betting men In Kansas City are offering 0dds of 6 to 1 on Joseph W. Folk, the energetic boodler prosecutor of St Louis, as the next governor of Missourl. In the western part of the state there is little opposition to his candidacy. Colonel Mose Wetmore threatens to break Into the race for the democratic nomination for governor of Missourl. The colonel has been observed diligently chewing his left- qver plug recently, an Indication that there will be something doing presently. Senator Beveridge of Indiana denles that he was identified by means of a rallroad pass when caught without money at a rall- road restaurant in his state the other day, and adds: “I do not accept passes from rallroads or franking priviles from tele- graph companles.” Boveral Interested congressmen are throw- ing out feelers through the newspapers to see how the public takes to the proposed advance of salary from $,000 to $7,500 a year. Congressmen are sald to be dissatis- fled with the present salary, but few of them are resigning. Congressman Champ Clark in a signed statement has declared that he favors the nomination of Circult Attorney Joseph W, Folk for governor by the democrats of Mis- souri. Mr. Clark’s position has been known to his friends for some time, but he gave no public expression until recently. Charles F. BScott, congressman-at-large, was also Invited to make republican speeches in Ohlo this fall, but refused. “In view of the fact,” he explains, “that the in- vitation is executed on a mimeograph, and in view of the further fact that Chairman Dick has affixed his signature by means of @ rubber stamp, 1 take it there are sure to be others.” At the outset of the campaign for re- election Mayor Low of New York is much embarrassed by demands of department héads for increased appropriations. The largest Individual increase that has been asked for thus far comes from Commis- sloner Greene, who has estimated that it will cost $12,885,342.35 to run the police de- What a grand , family medicine itis,grand—Ayer’s 3.0.A ¥ Co., well, Mass' Sarsaparilla. partment during 1904 This is $1,819,261.98 in excess of the appropriation allowed by the board of estimate for this year. The com- missloner also has asked for $120,00 to provide for 150 new policemen. Corporation Counsel Rives' estimate for the law depart- ment also shows an Increase of $19,210 over 1%3. He wants $14,770 to run the depart- ment for 1904, as against $495,660 allowed for this year. The net increase is represented in salaries. Commissioner Lindenthal, in transmitting his estimate for the bridge department for 19, says that every ftem of expense has been cut down to the point at which good service can be maintained with strict economy. Nevertheless he for $496,306.10, an increase of $73,267.72 over 1908, POINTED PLEASANTRIES, “A man,” sald Uncle Eben, "feels Iike de monarch of all he surveys tell a mosquito bites him on de neck jes' to remind him how much dar dis world dat_he's got no show of bossi -—~Washington Sta: “'Well, I think I ‘made an Jmpression on her anyway,” said the automobile enthusi- ast, as he glanced back at the fair young ;\‘nmsn Iying in the road.—Chicago Record- “They say this weather makes the corn grow remarkably.” “I'm glad of tha “Are you a farmer?” “No, I'm a corn doctor."—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Moneybags—How did your banquet go off, Banklurk? Banklurk—Not a know. The toastmaster called man who had lost an arm and swer to the toas ~The New York: Army Tnspector=The idea of you asking for & pension! 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Browning King:§-@ R. S. Wilcox, Manager. ° e