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BEVERIDGE'S SPEECH. speech of Senator Beveridge at Chicago )ggt night Is a thoroughly characteristic utterance. Strenuous, rhetorical, extravagant in expression, and often so in argument, and radical, it will cot, w# believe, appeal with great force to the thoughtful people of the country. And this Is s pity, for there la much In it ; th« Is of value, and many of the or some nts are strongly put We think that there are few people in the United States who sympathise with the extreme views of such men as Senator Beveridge, and who believe that expansion Is a good thing In Itself — something to be desired for its own sake. There is many a man that will vote for Mr. McKinley at this election, and that will do U gladly and ‘ enthusiastically, who would nsvertheless rejoice If a way should open for us to : g«t otit of the Philippines with honor to ourselves, and without Inflicting harm on the Filipinos. And these men will not be impressed by Senator Beveridge's extreme statements To them it will seem , bs though the Senator ta trying very l hard towiake too good a thing out of a , very unpleasant duty. However, the Senator makes a very strong argument. The best point In the speeeh, os It seems to us, Is his demon.etratton that “Imperialism" abroad — even when It Is a real Imperialism — does not bring with It Imperialism at home. As he shows, England's experience tearhes precisely the contrary. Professor Seeley, In hi* book entitled "The Expansion ol England," makes this very clear. And Senator Beveridge Is abundantly Justified In th# following statnmrnt: >■ Th* Individual rights of Englishmen have not declined since England became an aamlnistrator of external governments; on the contrary, os England baa .extended her colonies, the Individual . right a of Individual Englishmen have tn- . creased. The rights of th* crown have not enlarged aa England's empire has extended; on the contrary, they have diminished. The period of England's greatest activity in external government has been precisely the period of the extension of the suffrage in England itself, the enactment of law* for the protection of la■bor and the amelioration of all the conditions of life among the common people

of England.

All of this Is true. And yet England has ruled India and Egypt Imperially. It seems to us that there Is no possible danger to our liberties at home In the proposition to rule the Philippines. Mr. Bryan's favorite saying that we ran not survive half empire and half republic, Is not even a half truth. It Is not the truth at all. But we do not propose to have an empire anywhere. If we did, it would not necessarily Influence our Government at home unfavorably to liberty. As te the guestlon of our power to hold and govern tho Philippines, It seems to us that all doubt on that subject has disappeared except In the minds of the so-called antl-lmperialiats. Hero Senator Beveridge in again right. The people understand that w« have acquired territory before, both by purchase and Conquest, without regard to the wishes of the people !nhnblttng‘ It, and that we have governed It as w* thought best. The antl-impertallst objection comes many years too late. But It seems to un that It Is quite enough to say that the Philippines are ours, without saying that they are ours •‘Forever." There are many Republicans who would rejoice to s*e an Independent Philippine republic established, perhaps In the distant future. And the Republican policy is the only on# now before the people that Is conststant with such a destiny for tho Philippines. For. as Senator Beveridge shows, and as Mr. Low pointed Out in hts speech here a few days ago. If the Democrats are right In holding that the constitution follows the flag, the Philippines ore Indeed "ours forever " For the treaty of Parts carried the flag to the Philippines;'-amt If the flag carries the^onstltutton. that, too, must be there And If the constitution is there, the . Philippines are as much a part of the United States as ts Indians. That being •o. Mr. Bryan and Congress together would have no power to alienate them.. Senator Beveridge's dtscuaslon of trade possibilities la not 1m—oasty*. A nation does not have to CNSfc larrttory In order to trade with It. dftmlntetra tlon of the Philippines of course. Increase trade. But thfl tocren^c will be due to the maintenance ami p -ener- | vation of order, the establishment o. good government, and the development et j the rcsouKea of the land, and nut to the fact that we own the islands Mr. Bev•ridge's theory that trad* with one'a own j people Is more profitable than trade be- | tween foreign nations is simply tb* old j protectionist heresy. Moreover, it seems j to us that It Is easily possible to make too much of the commercial argument. And It certainly Is possible to overwork th* destiny argument. Of course, there 4s ouch a thing as destiny, and no man j that believes tn a God will deny that God j works tn human history. But aa we view I th* Philippine situation, it is not gilded i with any of th« glories with which j Senator Beveridge invests it We . are in the Philippines simply because we | could not well get out. The duty which hrg new trying to perform is the re- j of the war with Spain. We have J to the Islands because w* thought — M we believe, rightly —that we t not let go of them without doing harm than by holding them. As th* power to acquire, to retain and «w*rn them, w* do not think there h* the least doubt. Senator Bever-

that we made a mistake In Cuba. But he insists that out our pledge to th* peo-

the Island. He believes that It

A GENERAL ORDINANCE PREFERABLE. The hot water ordinance before the Council ought to he rejected, aa ought all other special ordhrancee of the kind. The policy of passing a special ordinance for every man or company that wishes something from the dty, to wrong. When natural gas was discovered, a general ordinance was peaeed, and any company that complied with its terms could, on a proper showing, undertake service. Desperate efforts were made to break down this ordinance, and It will be recalled by many citizens how the efforts were repeatedly defeated. The ordinance may bo" in some respects defective, but tho community has felt, as we have hod frequent occasion to say, that the ordinance unbroken Is a safer^rd. Mow the hot water method of heating Is coming into u»e. and the city administration has prepared a special ordinance. As first drafted. It was recommended by th# Board of Public Work* for passage- The News pointed out its defects, showing that tho board evidently took "half a square mils" and "a halfmile square” for identical terms. It pointed out that there was no provision regulating the temperature of the water; that there was nothing In the ordinance defining the method of measurement of radiating surface, and that therefore the ordinance was unsatisfactory. The case was so clear that tb* Council made no effort to pass the ordlnonce.and the Board of Public Works called It back. Now, the second draft is up for consideration. This, likewise, has defects, and ought to be rejected. If we are to have hot water heating, let us have a general ordinance prescribing a method under which any company can undertake the service and providing for proper remuneration to the city and an adequate bond. The ordinance Itself should provide for the many emergencies which are certain to arise. Nothing can be done on a hot water plant for this winter, and Indianapolis does not wish to sell or to give away a franchise for the possible advantage of speculators. Let the several companies that are proposing to go into this businesn. the city, the people, the newspapers, continue to canvass the subject and to learn all that is Involved In It. It will be time enough to draw up un ordinance next spring when some company is ready to begin business, and when the city knows on what terms It Is willing to have hot water heating, regardless of individual dlamor or political puli.

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•eiras, there may be box* rtetory* 1* would be a victory worthy of rejoteteg. play and Bond Infioennea ora en the side of tbs SMB Everything that com is make up pubilo optnkm to agree if that tbs spsrutneg sru in tbs wrong. Mgsrlany in rufuatag ts dtocuae tbs attuatSon: and ail the mere e* since the offer of President Mitchell ts waive any claims for tho miners' organisation, if tbs nine railroad companies that dominate the eitnatJon will meet for eoafersnse a iiwnisfTtae at

their own employ**.

It would be discouraging If a cans# with ail ef thee* things te Its credit should fall. If it does fall there ought to com* out- of it a bettor order of things. (Things always get worse before they get better.; The people of this country ought to determine that th* situation os presented in the anthracite cool Industry of America shall no longer endure. We have bees talking of tracts and combtnation* for years. We have been making more or to* — generally less — effective laws concerning them, and have been doing virtually nothing to enforce them. We have been confused. It bos been something like fighting a cry in the sir or mist or cloud, that vanishes on attempt t grasp it. But in the anthracite Industry there Is certainly something definite. The laws ef « Stole are defied. There ore nine railroads that combine to control transportation, and by this means, and by tlmlr own direct ownership of mines, control the price of anthracite cool. They opprees their employee. They refuse to give them a hearing. But the State must, at enormous expense, order out troop* to protect their property. On their part, they have no obligation. They run company stores. They employ people under legal age. and over and beyond, as the wage returns show they ore oppressive In

their management.

If the American people are in earnest In thetr claim that corporations and combinations are seizing the means of living and oppressing the people, are amassing fortunes at the expense of all, here Is an opportunity to make a beginning. The genius of the time is certainly capable of passing laws that will reach the situation. It is a confession of weakness to say that a combination of railroads may do as these railroads are doing with the anthracite coal industry, and yet that all the remainder of th# 76,000,000 people can not devise laws sufficient to break the monopoly.

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up their minds not t* vote the Republican ttckrt.

The Republicans imght te he able to slip tn tn Montana while the Democratic factions ora engaged ta putting each other out.

Theca to no government te China at tho present time with which It to poo* stbl* to estabttafa permanent relnttoos. Manifestly, therefor*, the first thing ts bs done lg to find, or ta create, such a government. This can not bs done without the help of the Chinees theenseivea And It to on this line that the Americans and the British propose to operate. If U Hung Chang and Prince Chtng can help in the accomplishment of that object. it would be foolish to refuse te make use of their service*- There to, too. a practical side to tho question. If we were to insist that, as a preliminary to negotiation*, the Chinese should surrender to the powers the men supposed to be responsible for the recent outrages, and if they should refuM, the powers would find It an extremely difficult matter to setoe them. Resistance on the part of the Chinese would, of 0 ; course, mean war, and no one can tell what war might mean. It will be much better to try to reach our end by aa agreement with on established Chinese government than by the use of fores.

Dawn Among the Alps. e^sofdf^-raoS SSr gnr- **< *e the arcee knms of tbceo gk-dt see** Age* are soaa arose to mailL tbs hours, The dawn desn—mng kissed Swok* Mae toon Of gentians, and ah tender Alpta* fioweea. 2* bow. f?nd> gaotneot In tK*- vmst ct TIsbol TOtth eyes dtrlaely haagered gasing there. £t earthly stairway* into Heaven climb And pass the gates of Bden unaware* I took. I tore. I erorehtn; yet mine evee Are e*M ft cm their deeire I can not eee What every floweret ta hs pioce descries Or worship a* they warehtp.

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etande *o large bef.ive th* eye* of man Dot HUak of Earth bat aa hi* own; hi* pfelloecrtlee can rue** no plan aavee him not on M* Imagined throne. He 1* eo bJJcd he can not eee the glory Of gods hllt-hauntiug—haters of the etreet; He hath no cere but Tor the human story. Though live* more lovely blossom at feet. Who hath considered what a Jewel-girth Of beauty, every hurrying human day. Encircles with divinity the Earth? For man a eyes only—where's the fool will

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Thoee shadow-penciled valley* while I view. Those snow-domes under hyaclnibln* *k>ee— A Presence la beeide me. gaxing. too. A richer love than mine, and hotter eye*. Or when amid the Cowers I kneel, and dream O'er starry morse:* of Heaven s sapphire

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A larger happiness than mine doth **em Ta dote there, too. and make my gladness { more. Tea, there are eyes I know not whose—net man s. Far whom the world is fair; some worthier

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Than poet-worship all Earths wonders scan; \V# gathered"crumb*—the feast is far above. —F. W. Bourdllion in London Spectator.

As far as Governor Roosevelt Is able to determine, the silver sentiment In Colorado Is not very strong.

The complications with China still more emphasise the fact that this country can not withdraw from its obligations in th# Orient.

SCRAPS.

Governor Roosevelt said right out In Denver that he was In favor of a gold standard. And he wasn't afraid to say It.

It is feared that Chairman Jones has taken Croker's bets too seriously.

With the strong anti-trust sentiments recorded In every platform, it would seem that there Is positively no escape for the corporation plutocrats this time, but they do not seem to be badly worried over the prospect.

What the Democrats are really hoping for in connection with the coal strike is an injunction.

GRFAr BRITAIN FOLLOWS AMERICA. Speaking yesterday of our'reply to the German note, we said: "We have had our mural victory in this matter, and It Is felt In Germany, as H will be felt elsewhere, and aa It will be felt Increasingly if the spirit of greed and revenge be allowed to dominate until China really wakes up." There comes a confirmation of this in the announcement from London that Lord Salisbury has replied to the German not# In terms Identical with those of our note. On the other hand. It !s said that Russia "assents in principle” to the German proposition, “while Japan has given it an "emphatic approval." So be It! Thus the nations are lining up. We are glad to have it that England and the United States stand together In this. They vindicate the humanity of th# race, and they further vindicate, aa time will Inevitably show, the wrlsdom of their statesmanship We have chosen the better part. Both countries will be in better positloa to deal with the future than will those that may cleave to Germany's policy, and, besides, the end ts not yet. Japan 1# not interested in crippling China The Idea that she wishes to dominate Chino, to step Into her room, is a false Idea. She is more friendly to China than any of the western nations are, and It ie doubtful if she will seek her ewn aggrandisement at the cost of anything like the dismemberment of China or a Veduction of Chinee* influence; for obviously, this program would mean the Increase of Russia, from which Japan has already suffered, and the erection of Germany Into an Oriental power, from which Japan can expect leaa than she can expect from England, and altogether less than she can expect from this country. In other word*, it Is not st all 1mprobabh' that, as th* game goes on. Japan will see that hsl , truer Interests should a ! ,i her with England and the United 8. Hut whether this be so or not. it ts a splendid thing for the race that these two branch** of It take their siand for humanity, for fair play, and for the better interests of clvtllsstion. Ws hasten to add that by such an expression we do not hint or squint toward an alliance. Wise statesmen hold that the time of alliances, in the old sense of the word, to passing; that the politics of the twentieth century will see no such thing ns th# alliances characteristic of this century, »nd still more of the eighteenth With th* new growth of the world, no two or three nations will hind themselves hard and fast. There will be support of ono another for the time; and If two happen to bo traveling in the same direction or happen to be united in the same policy, they will support each other. But this will not Imply a union, defensive or offensive. The situation simply Is that England and America have chosen the better part, ami they stand firm, facing this great change that seems to be beginning in the eastern world.

Everybody will rejoice that the order for tbe withdrawal of the bulk of our t< rces from China has been issued. A strong guard for our legation will be retained at Pekin; and the fleet In Asiatic waters will be strengthened. With our abundant forces In the Philippines, and plenty of ships, we shall be ready for any emergency, should there come further necessity for taking a hand In Chino. But wa may all hope that no such emergency will arise. Meanwhile, the dispatches today. in regard to Germany's attitude and purpose, ore not reassuring. They indicate that Emperor William to bent on war. But In that event he will get no aid or countenance from this country.

Who thinks that th# silver question would be dead with its leading advocate in the White House?

Indianapolis is to be congratulated on the removal of the national headquarters of the carpenterm from Philadelphia to this city. For years the headquarters have oeen at Philadelphia, and there Is significance in the coming west and more in the coming to Indianapolis. The first shows the growing power of the West. The next shows the growing importance and prominence of Indianapolis, a prominence that will unquestionably Increase. A town that has so grown, whose credit Is so good, whose reputation as a place to do busiIness and to live In is so higb. Is a town that adds to Itself year by year. One sign of thd addition Is the coming to it of headquarters like the carpenters'. Other national trade headquarters making Indianapolis their home find it profitable to do so. The carpenters' association. which stands in the front rank, will be heartily welcomed, and we feel sure that it will find its location here of advantage to It.

Mr. Quay, of Pennsylvania, by the way, is not so prominent in national campaigns as he once was.

A lone train robber was defeated by a brakeman yesterday. It is best in trainrobbing. as in other things, to form a trust.

It seems now as If the Chinese problem had brought along its trunk and hung up its hat.

Senator Beveridge shows that the Democrats are inconsistent in opposing free competition with the Philippines, as they have always stood for free trade; but what about that old Republican doctrine of "protection to American labor"? If the pot does not want to call the kettle black, the parties should not charge each other with inconsistency.

If Germany Is starting in single-handed to annex the whole of China, she has a large contract on her hands.

The latest appeal from the relief committee of Galveston shows that there has been no exaggeration in tbe previous statements in regard to the extent of the awful calamity that visited that city and the neighboring region. Rather, the more carefully the lists of the dead ar# complied and the property losses scrutinized the greater both prove to have been. And both are so large as almost to pa*# belief. The need of further relief ts imperative. Our people everywhere should continue .to feed the generous stream of help that has been flowing to the stricken city. Let every man give what he can. and give promptly.

The operators are not disposed to arbitrate yet. Perhaps they still have some coal on hand.

THE COAL STRIKE. The striking miners have much in the situation to encourage them. There ha* been an additional call for troops tn •otne counties to preserve order. Th# riot act ho* been read in one place and some of the strikers have been arrested. But, on the whole, when o!ne considers

When it comae to the real facts in the Mount-Hanna controversy the Governor seems to hare the beet of it, but Mr. Hanna to disposed to question his credentials.

Hanna's reputation as a spell-binder is made. He was put last on the program at a New York rally In order to hold the crowds.

The agreement between the United States and Great Britain will be a serious backset to Germany # plana If our Government had approved them, or even had it remained silent and tacitly acquiesced tn them, they would no doubt have been approved by th* other power* In our opinion, this would have been unfortunate. It must not be forgotten, however, that Germany has a greater grievance than any other nation. For

It Is conservatively estimated that the American farmer has on hand to-day, at the present market prices, nearly 11,800,000,000 worth of cereals. Why shouldn't he be for the gold standard?

MEN AND WOMEN.

Kaiser Wilhelm has made since 1889

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more than 700 speeches, which have been

In the Relchsanzeiger.

Mrs. Leland Norton, the president of Chicago’s Cat Club. Is starting a cat hospital in the grounds of her residence. Earl Percy, the eldest son of the Duke of Northumberland, has a distinction by no means common among the members of the aristocracy of having won the prixe for English verse at Oxford. Mr. Croker has discovered in Col. Bryan a striking resemblance to George Washington, and the Telegram says that he Is now reading Fox’s "Book of Martyrs” to see whom David Bennett Hill reminds, him of.—William E. Curt!* in Chicago* Record. Bt. Marceaux, the French sculptor, has finished hla status of the late Aiphonse Daudet. and K will be set up next spring in Paris. It Is to be paid for by public subscription. The author is represented as resting under the shade of an olive tree. In the late C. P. Huntington’s outer office there used to hang Knaus’s picture, •Tch Kann Warten" (I can wait), representing a poor inventor waiting for an interview with a capitalist. In a letter Just found Mr. Huntington says that the spirit of this picture was the motive of his life. Senator Depew was asked the other day regarding the education of tbe rich. He replied that all young men should be so taught as to be able to earn their own living. "There never was a Vanderbilt.” he said, “who could not, if left without a cent, earn his own living.’ And they have all been the better for

It."

With King Humbert dlsappeear* one of the last great smokers among heads of states. Now there remain only, as passionate smokers, the Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria and Oom Paul. The new King if Italy does not smoke, the Csar occasionally smoke* a cigarette; the Kings of Greece, of Roumanla, of Sweden, of Denmark, the Prince of Bulgaria and the Emperor William smoke now a cigar, now a cigarette, but very

Irregularly.

King Victor Emmanuel has inaugurated an era of strict economy in connection with the royal houseboli. At the time of hts advent to th* throne there were 400 horses In th* royal stable. Tbe King has reduced this number to 140. Humbert insisted that the Utter* should be changed four times a day. His son has directed that tt shall be done only twice. The whole service of the court to being reformed, and even tbe royal dinner table has been reduced to th* most modest proportion*, the King, at th* same time, providing that there shall be nothing diminished In th* grandeur or aplendor

of state entertainments.

A list of Catholic English writers of fiction has bean made by th* Tablet from a catalogue of summer novela It Includes F. Marion Crawford. Bernard

Capes, Dorothea Gerard. Ella D'Arcy. — Mrs. Parr. Adeline Sergeant, Katharine from New York

Tynau. Conan Doyle. F. C. Burnand, Lady Gilbert. Clara MulhoUand. John Oliver Hobbes, Fitxgerald MoUoy, George Egerton, George Moore, Max Pemberton, Mrs. Clement Shorter. Clement Scott. A.

the murder of her minister is an Insult . —. th. .ov^htr or th. .mptro. Wh.„ JS?

the Chinese murderers struck at hlm r

they struck at Germany herself, and at her Emperor, whose representative the minister was. It is. therefore, not to be wondered at that the German government should be more insistent on tbe question of punishment than are the other power*. At the same time. It Is to be said that no one 1* proposing that the murderers shall go free, and also that there are larger Interests to be considered than those of any one power. We

Forbes Robertson. Florence Maryatt. Mrs. Wilfrid Word. Justin McCarthy. Father William Barry, Ignatius Donnelly and a dosen or more lesser lights. The late Henry W. Payne, of the Massachusetts bar, was once defending a charity case in which a boy of fifteen was charged with arson. He made a strong case to prove the defendant an idiot After a charge from the Judge which was practically an order for acquittal, the Jury brought tn a verdict of guilty. The judge asked Payne if be would move for a new trial. *T thank you for your suggestion." was tbe answer, "but 1 am oppressed with the gravest doubts whether I have the right to movee for a new trial.

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think that the American and British your honor, I hare already asked for and governments have taken the broader and j received for my httot client the most more statesmanlike view of this very ! 5."eriS.. h coi^a tow^Ttrtoib?* J^y

pussling situation. We are not at war J ©f his peer*.'*

Incurable Insanity is not a ground for divorce in any State except North Dakota and Idaho. A man named Vereneseneckockockoff was convicted of murder in San Fran- { cisco not long ago. A nursery near Mexico. Mo., contains 1 280.000 young fruit trees, pruned and cul- j tlvated to perfection. Three thousand guests are said to have | arrived at the various New York hotels on one day last week. A division of the wheat crop In Ellis j county, Kansas, would not give each res- ] Ident more than 1.333 bushels. Wolf River, Bumblebee Lane. Turkey t Ridge, Northern Lights, Beanville and Idle Hour are communities in Doniphan ; county, Kansas. A Chinaman c*n not obtain naturaltxa- I tion in the United States, but the Amer-ican-born children of Chinese residents are citizens by birth. There are ordinarily from thirty to forty varieties of fish tn the Honolulu market. A large percentage of the natives make their living fishing. In increase of about H.Ouo.tnW in the population of the United States in ten years will be shown by^the census, and only 4,000,000 of the number Is due to immi-

gration.

A forest fire at Colebrook, a mountain hamlet near New Haven, Conn., has driven hundreds of rattlesnakes down into the lowlands, and they are biting

and poisoning cattle.

Last year Montreal shipped 286,000 barrels of apples to Europe; the year before, 393.000 barrels. From present appearances this year's shipments will be at least twice as large as last year's. Lightning has killed so many cattle while they were standing near wire fences that It is proposed to diminish the danger by means of ground wires, which will conduct the electricity’ into the earth. The newspapers of Richmond, Va., are agitating in favor of the passage of “a canine curfew law,” to the end that the stillness of the night shall not be broken by the howling and barking of vagrant

dogs.

Paris's latest innovation in street lighting is oil lamps They are not the sort of lamps used a hundred years ago when the cry was “aristocrats a la lanterne,” but enormous structures that give out

1.000 candle power each.

Since the wasp-llke waist and chalklike complexion have not been looked upon as attractive in women, the middle and richer classes of women have been visibly grower stronger, and fuller and

healthier.—New York World.

A young lady of Sturgeon, Mo., who

wished to discover a way of keeping her hands soft, sent the cash itv answer to an advertisement and received this recipe: “Soak them in dishwater three

times a day while mother rests." The last official report gives 141 public

schools in Hawaii, employing 344 teachers and having 11,433 pupils.These are supplemented by large and excellent private schools—forty-eight in number, employing 200 teachers, with 4,064 pupils en-

rolled.

About 33 per cent, of the population of the United States now lives In cities. Ten years ago the urban population was estimated at 29 per cent, of the whole. In the extreme East much more than a third of the people now live In towns; in the far South and far West much less

than a third.

Bt. Louis would not like to see her population of 675,278 reduced to 575,277; but if any one must move away from St. Louis let us hope it will be the man who groveled on his stomach in front of bis gate, pretending he had taken poison, in order to scare his bride of a week Into hysterics.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Great expectations are entertained and many plans are being formed In Porto Rico for the installation of short inland electric raHways from the central range to the coast. The power is to be developed through the agency of many streams to be met with in every’ part of the mountain range, which traverses the

island from end to end.

The present area of the United States, including Alaska and our three new island colonies, is 3,846,140 square miles. Bo large a portion of the world's surface can not be accurately conceived without the use of comparisons. The extent of our country is nineteen times that of European France, or thirty-two times

that of Great Britain.

Berlin last year for the first time registered over 1,000.000 strangers who had visited the city. Vienna, which formerly had more visitors than Berlin, counted only a few over 500,000 in 1S99, and was surpassed by Munich with 600,000. Dresden had over half a million visitors; Hamburg, Liepsic and Zurich each about 400,000. and Stuttgart. Basel and Dusseldorf each over & quarter of a million. Ferris's big wheel as a locomotive round house for some enterprising railroad company is the latest novel purpose proposed for the disposition of that piece of gigantic machinery. The originator of the idea would have it laid over on its side, roofed over in regulation roundhouse fashion, and yet keep to its business of i turning, thus receiving seventy-two lo- t comotives, if necessary, from one single track leading to its periphery. Frogs, j turntables and switches would be done away with.—Chicago Tribune. Some feather-headed genius has found ; one way to attain a certain sort of no- j toriety that is possibly satisfactory to himself His initials are “J. H. W.” What his name is local history has n»t as yet revealed. This tndlvidua]. with Jackknife in his possession, has carved bis initials on every bench in Riverside Park from Seventy-second street to Grant's Tomb. One cannot find a seat without those initials staring him In the face- How one man ever found enough Idle time to do the Job, and without detection. Is the profound mystery of the beautiful breathing place.—New York

Times.

Navassa island—which ties south of Hati in the Caribbean sea. and can be sighted from the decks of vessels passing

to tbe Isthmus—was the

only outlying possession of the United States until we acquired Porto Rico and tbe Philippines. It Is covered with phosphates. but was uninhabited until a Baltimore company discovered its riches and sent a gang of men to work tbe mine*. It became a part of the United States under a tow of Congress, passed manv vear* ago. which extended the sovereignty of our Government over ary uninhabited territory discovered oc-

cupied by our citizens.

In Jamaica there is & mountain, between Kingston and Bt. Thomas in the east, on the south side of the Island, which bear* the name of Judgment mountain, or Mt. Sinai, because of th* awfu’ catastrophe which occurred there, in 1482. bv an earthquake. In the District of St. Andrew only one house was left standing A mountain some 4J*» feet high was cleft perpendicularly for 400 or Lrtio feet from tbe summit, as smoothly cut as tbe housewife's knife could cut down through a cheese- The slice of the mountain thrown off covered 1.000 acres tn Its fall, burying house* and herds and

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Wh*t sre ore showdag In this deportmewL^ New sad axdwtve doflifm every day from the Mint Partetaa tod New York nilliners. One beautiful design show* by us Is a larte empire hat, made la Mack velvet, the band of moire antique, which siarrowads the crown, la fastened by a cat steel buckle, aad banc* In ‘ streamers; over the froat droops a mass of ostrich plumes. The new military hats aad pompons are also being shown. Pheasants’ breasts, a max on plames, plumes mads of coque feathers, are leedfag feather ornaments. In our medium priced trimmed hats ws have everythin saw and chic from $a.as up to $6.oo. la the ready-to-wear street hat department the styles are unsurpassed. We have them silk draped, plain, honed, crape baud, la prices from 69c to $4.00. Street Turbans, In the new chenille effects, vary stylish aad pretty, Is.as to $3,93. —Second Floor.

ANOTHER SPECIAL IN OUR CLOAK DEPT. Now It’s Rainy-Day Skirts These skirts are made of heavy Oxford gray cloth, with ten rows of stitching around th# bottom—well mad*, well shaped, warranted not to sag. They are equal in every respect to skirts tn our regular stock at 16.78, as you can see by comparing them. They ar« yours as long as % T QM they last —Second Floor.

50c

THE NEW DRESS GOODS Our line of fine suiting* and tailorings is complete and Includes all the new Paris shades—the new poppy, postillion and watermelon reds are shown exclusively by us In this city.

40-inch all-wool Henriettas,

in JO new fall shades, a yard. 54-lnch all-wool English serges, li>

every new and desirable color, *# B x. a yard / OC

36-lnch heavy checked suiting for

rainy-day skirts, can be 4C* r||T

made without lining, a yd...‘P 52-Inch fine French habit cloths, for

full suits, the assortment of color* complete, a yard

46-inch French Venetians tn 14 new shades, including rose, reseda, green, sliver gray, mode, castor, medium and dark red, purple and four q: I shades of blue, a yard ipl.CJv j —West Aisle.

SHOES

ladles’ box calf lace boot, circular vamp, golf back stay, new English

toe, extension soles, genu-

$1.25

r $2.00

Ine “wear resister,'' per pair

Ladies' vict kid, lace boot, turn soles, full round toe, low. broad heel, kid tip and heel boxing, guaranteed foot comforters, a $2 50 Girls’ spring heel shoes, box calf and dongola kid. button or lace, sixes llty to 2, a pair, 91 2.*»; sixes 8H to 11.

91 OO w ^

—Rear Main Floor.

HANDKERCHIEF SALE

Children's colored bordered hand-

kerchiefs In a nice line of patterns, a 5c value, for

A larger line than ever in ladles' colored borders, fancy corner* w _ and plain white, all sell at Fancy cambric, embroidered corners and plain white hemstitched hand-

kerchiefs, worth 10c, your choice

Embroidered edges in Swiss manufacture, very fine quality, neat designs, also fine sheer quality of all pure Irish linen Initial handkerchiefs, unlaundered, every letter (not Q r more than 6 to a customer) #och..5r'* Fancy colors and pure white embroidered edges, in 26 different styles and patterns, also lace trimmed, |

were 20c and 25c, each

—Center Aisle.

RIBBON BARGAINS

A big line of shades, also black and white In Nos. 6 and 7, new, bright colors in satin and gros 'grain, best quality. 1 to 1)4 Inches wide, A? worth 10c and 12Hc, special No. 9 in black and plain color*, also fancy ribbon In taffeta, satin and groa grain, 1V4 Inches wide, worth 15c, refer only • ^ Noe. 12 and 16 In black, also the bright colors tn taffeta, and also satin and gros grain, 2 and 2% Inches wide,

would sell at 20c and 22c, this

sale Nos. 22 and 30 in colors, also black satin and gros grain, also taffeta and fancy ribbon In corded stripes,changeble, with satin dotted borders, 3 and 3V4 inches wide, good value for 1A r 25c, your choice, a yard *— *■»%.

—West Aisle.

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DRAPERIES

Bat te a burg curtains and Battenburg materials by the yard. Not* carefully our offer and remember every pair and eveij yard of material to our own manufacture and

ante*d pure linen.

36.00 patterns, full else 93-75 16.50 patterns, full sis*... $4-90 $8.60 patterns, full stoe........90-25 $11.00 patterns, full six* 97 75 $1150 patterns, full stoe.......99-50 $18.00 patterns, full sis* 911-50 $33.00 patterns, full six*....917 50 10c Battenburg eaging, a yard....80 Sc Battenburg edging, a yard...l8o 30c Insertion, a yard 12Vfco 38c Insertion, a yard 28c Extra quality 43 Inch cable net for, a yard 35a IMPORTANT for you to know that we clean lac* curtains perfectly at 78c a pair. Work called for and de-

livered in four dayx.

—Third Floor.

LACES, VEILINGS, LADIES’ NECKWEAR Columbia torchon laces tn th* real torchon patterns from 2 to 4 inches wide, wars 15c to 35c, your fg. choice, a yard Remnants of veiling* In block,white, brown, navy and greon, In tuxedo, plain and with chenille dots, were up to 89c, your choice, a w. yard New designs in liberty silk boas for the neck, with accordion q; | plaited ends, each

—Center Aisle. JEWELRY

Clean up of lOo to 80c cuff buttons, stick pins, breast pins, waist flt _ seta and hat pins, choice for.

—Center Aisle.

UMBRELLAS Ladles' 26 inch union taffeta silk umbrella, tight roll, case and tassel, with good selection of best Ce ptfA style handles, a bargain at.. A changeable colored union taffeta silk umbrella, tight roll, case and tassel, in red. blue and green, with fine furs* and boxwood Princess Qja bandies, with ribbon tassel Men’s 28 inch fine mercerised doth umbrellas, steel rod, 8 ribbed, paragon frame, Prince and opera orobk handles, with silver awedge. j qq —Right of Entrance. SPECIALS IN HOSIERY A stock as large and complete as ours always has some odd dosens of different kind* of hosiery, caused by some sties selling better than others. The only way to keep the stock fresh to not to let these odds accumulate, so from time to time we make special prices to clean up some lines. This

to one of them.

Children’s fast black; fina ribbed, full regular made, lisle finished cotton hose, were 28c, special, f R,. a pair * c,c Ladles’ tan cotton hose, with double soles and high spliced heels, fine gauge, were 25c, those left r t o f£g All tbe first of th* season’s fancy lisle thread hose, broken lines of fancies, all desirable Wo qual-

Itles, for, a pair

—Bast Aisle.

BLACK DRESS GOODS REMNANTS of block goods, many of them skirt lengths, at a little more than half- price, on center bargain

table.

—Center Aisle.

HEN’S WEAR Men's suspenders, mode of 804 wsba, with mohair ends and droarer * supporters, special, a pair Police and firemen's suspenders, a special, extra heavy elastic web and strong leather and*, at. a - 25c Men’s negligee shirts, made without collars, Garner's best quality, guaranteed fast colors, were 50c, om. your choice, whUe they l*at.....«®C Men's full regular mode cotton and lisle thread foot Mack half hose, either all white or M>Ut t—t. about 18 dosen manufacturer's samples, all fine quaHtiea, mostly 60c kind, * re your ohoioe, a pair * •

—East Aisle. TOILETS

Samples of Sattn-Skln Crflam Free. Good's dog soap, a cake £ White Castile soap, a cake 1 4711 Violet toilet water 5f Kirk's Congo cocoa, a dosen....1| Bailey’s Tsfcuoi Powder, th* 10c * kind | -Center Aisle.

LINENS

Turkish bath mats, sis* 27*46, re» heavy quality, were $1.00, totr....EtjC

>f heavy terry cloth, wort , h fa : w $2.50

Bath blankets of hea

stae 72x81 Inches, for ...

Terry cloth, for bath rob**, in the newest wide cord the made up robe, prices, each—

* J awe sMtotg* a wwresa, *u at designs and colon, 54 laches and 2% yards long, with neck and girdle, 88c to V.00 less than

$2.65 to $4.48 Turkey red Scotch table cover*, the best imported goods, stee 8-4x8-4. thirty covers, were, 81.40. tee m 13 pieces all-llnsn buck toweling, II inches wide, very heavy, a g£ c

23c

Tray cloths, all linen, hem stitched, else 18x37, each ....

—Basement.

H0USEFURNI3HING Intending housekeepers, see . ur kitchen outfits for $6 and $10 each. ; r ^ Buy your stove or range from us. Made right her* at home. No. 8 stove, complete, set up, £g£ QQ Six-hole steel range, 9t9«C AA 18x31 oven, for IJteO.UU

98c

Tin eons, a dosen

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Xoe cream freesera, 4 stoes, were $2.00, each

Sealing was, 8 sticks

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4 white teaspoons for...». OTM ,.. v 5c Genuine Crown Jewel Carpet Sweeper, Bleed’s were 18.35, tee a q for*,.*,,,, Hardwood wrlngem. whltete# ea rubber rolls, were $2.00, for...9*« "V A lot of fine Imported Sabatier butcher or kitchen knives. Af% r slightly rusted, were $1, for...^.‘wV'-AU-steel chopping knives, the IK 10c and 15o ones 4 Flna steel nan openers for.«—..*2 c Fret saws, were Uo, A lot of cork screws, were 10a, for... „'.,oC —New Basement.

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CHARLES BRADLAUGH. What member of Parliament for Northampton could be well described with the phrase, “He was ever a fight-

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Who declared, in a speech in Madrid, that republic* can not exist without republican*. and that if able then to make a republic of England, he would not do #0. because a course of political education to necessary to permanence. "You can never make a republic by killing a King, but by gradually building up the brains and hopes of the people by years of education." Who served as private in tbe Seventh Dragoon Guards from 1X60-51. an experience which bad great influence on hto career. for In after years as orator and labor agitator, hto vivid presentation of the French revolution, of Cromwell, of Washington, were happily Illustrated with military gestures? Who studied the common law, and became as successful as Charles O’Connor in evading restraining laws? Who said. "The first George was a German. who could not speak English, and despised ‘boetry and bainting'; the sec(*nd George eared more for Hanover than England, and desired tbe Joint reputation of being a great general and a great libertine; the third George wax mad. and In his lucid moments wag more dangerous to the peace than in hto mad moments; tbe fourth George was a debauche. drunkard, bad has bond, unnatural son, fate* friend, unfaithful lover, corrupt regent and worse king; the successor of George IV. tViiiiam. was nar-row-minded, bigoted, timid, and the

Prince of Wales, for whom our money Is spent, to no prince of tb# people, he lg the prince of the wealthy dlaas*#"? Who In hto youth. In order to be confirmed In the church, began tbe study of the thirty-nine articles and th# four gospels, and deciding that they differed, asked the bishop for Information, and on being publicly denounced by him os a blasphemer, became a free-thinker, and was turned out of home by his father? Who wrote hto autobiography in 1882, and died In London. January 30. 1»1? INDIANA POLITICAL VIEWS. Governor Mount howto about trusts— but neglects to enforce any laws against them.—Anderson News (Dem.). Bee ret ary Gage may not be much of a stock manipulator, but It to evident that he has managed to cqxner Carl Bchunt.— Kokomo Tribune (Reif). Mary Yellen Lease^has gone back on the Democratic party. Well, It does look like we are in luck this year.-Craw-fordsvllle News-Review (Dem.), If candidate Kern could argue #0 ably for sound money In 1894. what has caused hto change of heart? Could it be a base greed for office?—Goshen Times (Rep.). Dave Allen to not the only Democrat that has changed front In order to get "on the band wagon” In office or to hold on to the remnants of the Democratic party. Capt W R Myers to In the some boat —Noblesvllle Ledger (Rep ). Mr. Bryan declares that, In case of hto election, be will appoint an AttorneyGeneral who win smash th* trusts. Doubtless Mr. Altgeld feels like getting up and making a profound bow to th* audience.—Terre Haute Tribune (Rep.). Whatever els* may be said of him, Richard Croker has a fine grain of true Democratic eonstotency. He urge# young men to go Into politics and then knifes young Comptroller Coler clear to tbe hilt.—Anderson Herald (Rep.). When a man para mounts three Issues within a week he begins to appear as an uncertain quantity. And we never yet have seen a man elected to tbe presidency who was notoriously uncertain before election.—Marion Chronicle (Rep.). You may search the records from top to bottom and you will not find a single Democrat that ever offered an antitrust law. While the Bherraan antitrust law does not meet the full requirement, It goes a long way toward suppressing them. — Tipton Advocate

(Rep).

It may be taken for granted that tbe Philippine war will close with the coming (section. If Bryan to elected he will ♦yk« step* to end it. If McKinley to to continue In tbe White House, the Filipino* will give up for want of anti-im-perialistic support. — Elkhart Truth

(Dem.).

Hanna did no good to hto candidate In Indiana. We hope and trust he will speak In the State again—repeatedly. He Mid: "There ore no trusts." and the Indiana Republicans have been fighting trusts, tooth and toenail, all summer. And now they look as If they hod been

lonkeys of

ette Journal (Dem.).

t bemsel ves.—Lofay-

THE COAL STRIKE.

Bom* people are beginning to believe that tb* hard coal operators are very hard Indeed.—Anderson Bulletin (2nd.). The dealers with large stocks of coat will be able to stand the strike and the consequent Increase in prices.—Terre Haute Tribune (Rep.). A Pennsylvania strike without troop* and shooting would but poorly command publio confidence In its genuineness.—Ft. wayns Bentlnsl (Dem.). There ie no doubt but th*t China to in hard straits, but If she only knew It she would be thankful for not being ccra-, pelled to bum anthracite coal this win Elkhart Truth (Detn.).

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The prompt advance In the price flf antraclte coal serve# a double puspose in Increasing the companies’ profits and In putting the screws on the people to Influence them against the strike.—Tsrre

represent —Kokomo

Haute Express (Rep.). Mark Hanna want*

It bad. The

vlted to a feast,

dollar a ton

campaign fund, even If it does

human blood and human tears.—Kflkomo 1 Dispatch (Dem.). 1 The cool trust announces that It wilt fight the 180,000 striking miners In the anthracite region to a finish. And the people will fight the coal trust and all the other trusts to a finish. That to now the “Irrepressible conflict,” end th# first great step forward will be the election of William J. Bryans—Bluff ton Banner

(Dem.).

South Bend, as well os every other city of the country", to affected by the coal strike. The dealers here ore holding on to their present stock awaiting tb# turn

une (Rep.).

“TELL THE TRUTH” CANNED GOODS—Calf’s 2 lbs., 30c; Turkey and Toi Chipped Beef, tf lfc, 13c; Ham Loaf r 13c; Veal Loaf, Star Bacon, yi ib., 13c; Heinz’S Pork and Beans, 3-lb. < BSE Freahlj Browned and Coffees—Santos, Ific; Hoffman House, 33a

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