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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-21

CABINET CONSIDERS
CHINA QUESTION
Df-appoinf~d 81 the Nsar~e~fst of
tafevmstien From Wistst~r
G0n0~r.

WASHINGTON Noy - The Chinese
situation wss the main tnptc under c n
HS~Fatipn ~ sosiayH e@bnes fne tinx
The administration ia nat Disposed 10
l1in Nith the other governments tn max
tnE dsfuaudH unen Chinese imperial aa-
AeritteS which the chinese government
rannot comply with 81 far - our gov
ernmsns II advised the foreign ministers
~ Fektng havs not YET agr@@d en all
points under discussion Mt Congo has
received from time 70 time the various
PROPOSITIONS under confederation. bBt h~
has not set indicated thst hing IN
the nature ~ an agreement has be-u
nsKtft act md which ~ to terse as
basis ~ negotiations wftk th% chinese
authorities Mr. crhxer has no how.
EYER. been heard ffom fsr we-k ard
this fact has esNsed some discourage
meut 10 the officials who expected that
this psae~ - THE difficulty would s"sn
Having nsss4d ever he stag- ~ mo-
ssription Of IN. Chinese leaders who were
Responsible FOR the Boxer ouras.s tie
foreign r7infHfsrs are believed n0w - -
engaged with the di~icait subjects ~ iu-
aeHntfes and guarantees The sa~t
tulted states proposition aas In I wfth
thr Russian prDiees 10 allow The ktaKue
commissioners 20 adjust this snaemaltt@A
N ~ b@isyed that his proDe-tsif u has
never commended ftseif 10 the Br sifh
Or the German government and failing
drrnnify II f. believed that u Niii be i
most difficult task fer tht ministers -
Fektt.M ~ fNatn 1n hEfFefn nv gN TINS
subject particularly In view NJ he sx-
irf~nce ~ Il very strong suspieton nf the
motives ~ some ~ those ministers.
This apparent difference IN original
purpsfNe between the gnitsd states gov
rfnmsnt ard s1uss ~ ths esher bowers
h9s ousrMted 70 Hrsxsmt s~ftlenesr ~
fhHe tniuese question unan h@ bYped Hines
lid 8awn IN the state dspaftmeuf~ prop
n4ttion II "A tKne thaf aii Ut thu wrrs
~sfsssrrihea more or less reluctant assent
q, such uToBasass az hook ~ tbs pfry~n-
ien ~ the partition ~ China aud si4s
guarantees ~ an open dear 70 ~ esstft-
sFw. yaf Il bsgins 20 appear from the
course ~ the negotiations that either
fhea~ promises were nuf sincere IN all
rm.es or that wofne ~ the makers hone
pxtly have shaugsa their minds rs 10
what shall be annr for the pres ~ ~
china.
VI NAV be stated however regardless
" the arfn~ III aSsmenFs ard delays That
fellow from the exfst@uas ~ his 3tAte
az aWsiFs thai fhs United Sfstpf govern
s,snt .to@s rot prapo~~ 10 b. driven out 81
the cmne@fs ra9tixe 20 Ahtna ~ titi~
innetarp ia fhr& negotiations. noswtth-
standins the wish cherished hY the Al
miHsAtrafion 10 fYs@ th~ government frm
ffseas NnfAnglemsnfs At the earliest uos-
.sl,t~ moment and tD Withdraw entirely
sar military forces from th3nn. IL has
definitely h4rn determined thar this shst
rfs4t HI. done aatH All prun~f Interests ~
she Knitted siates In thna haze been
ssty.aefxsff
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-21
TEXT or CHINESE
IMPERIAL EDlCT.
Sssouens Received by thu Japanese
f~aetfau In WssbinEtnn Fr~m
a. eas~fwa once

wAsuf~GToN. snv ~ This Jspaueae
s~ss,lun has received from the fereiKu
~ Al Tokyo The 'ex' % he chinese
~ rssnishm&Gt ~ the auft.fureisn eftie
80 ii II a. thr Following Effect
1f5ydsrx ~ ~ fs@@n sirsEdf tssasd fef
~ nunsxhsnshf III die uffjessie respond
~ III ppeutng huzfiiities upon friendly
sswefs ana bringsng he ngunfrs into the
sxseeNt critical condition - ntxisrFthg
q o2tyfsr~rt and even bt encouraging the
&seey< Hut a. Picking and III uetshbpF-
~ hays mt So been entirely cleared
z Ihe Boxers Tire Innocent people are
m sua<ring terribly through the deyas-
iafSon II their ftsldN ana he destruction
Il their houses a state 81 affairs which
sonn1t fall ~ Oh vn# with fhe hitfsTest
f.eflwex HEalnet these officials And III
NV Ar nss severely punished how ean
fk< nnrxr af tie people b. aspsased. ana
NJ ladienasian ~ shs fseslgn tvwers 1T
AeeoeaIssIy Prime Tpap il hsfeEv H.
xfvxd Of his little ami fanks and shaii.
Iss~lher With Pfine@ chwang who has
3frHd5 sse~f deprived IF his title. b. De-
3xxtsf "a tar esaH SQUIRT 70 le keep IN
tslsun until the restoration ~ p~see when
, NV y s ssl H. II r ss~aAls a "a
MI tun9, wts have both hsFfs already
11Uelyrd a. their Titles arr ais0 to be de-
aseeed ~ the clan fourf fos ifnpfisan.
M. while Pfincs Tsai LIEN. also all
y hopf eonflnst M hts house lake Tssi
~ Shan f6rssit kis 5srai salary hut may
II 3rensfsrref, with tire degradation ~
- saahs chs~f uersnr yinx Nien shall
n 1o4fHasd two ranks and Transferred
~ N kanx vi. fuisf@tsf al the board IT
f1Ttl appointment. upon lbs reIasa from
~ sctnMisssun Mpun which ~ has b@sga
~ feF the purpose 81 makinR inquiries
M the NDx#v srHsFH. ha naennFsaslxed
M ihruns tn an Astsiene# strongly 70
itslf fHser
NE should have h~ea Severely pun-
G16d but for his death from iiinswx. ard
NJ rxAsifie~ ara accordingly r@mitsesi
GO ehus rea. miHisfsr of fhT board ~
N1&1ehmsnt who had hesn wNns on 4 mis-
~ similar To that ~ EanG vi returned
Neet immediately Though rnen eans
1xt var 4 fragrant neglect or his duties.
IN ~ al ufw make a distorted r~gsnsa
IN IN shfubes and therefore he ahall b..
Efxsd ~ hts rank bur allowed ii retain
T. &Fes@at office rinsii3 w llsten. *.
epNaf ~ nhaHst allowed white III or
- she boxers fre~ty to massacre the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-21
TIKI DECREE IS ISSUED.
rsxss DowseEH Fsvons WAR
wsTH THE ALLIES.
-. cs,.ruars and steevs,s ia
ave for the Conairt-ssro~-
- u~rtef That Rulers Of China
! wsn seek 20 Escape Penalties

<xnox vsy. zs--@Af last" says the
.ls gssssusy rorre afsoBdent Of the Morning
.srsar yesterday. The allies ~
80 hxxe resolved On stronger meas
- y tftna matters 10 crisis They
-. s.ksd ths s4eeroy ~ SaHxsng 20
~. AsfpgseIy his position toward the
$3.50 rnurf ans tbs question IT for
.ssrztne supplies
1870 ~, !. sssaihfy reported says the shans-
&. H.,.vs~taafAat ~ tsse Daily Telegraph,
~ ~ xexfefday's date, thaf the empress
1900 fsay teIs@raphsG q sncrst decree
N--srg al governors and vieefoys 20
s..-~rs fsr Immediate ssr against the
- everywhere
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aarsr nnsrs,~ rlrssrp.


LONDON New u The Times, refer
rtnx eAitasfatis thtN morning ~ the
atsseehew ~ ssa4tnt vau Haslow In fhs
gernYar yetsr4sax and N petenrse ~ the
Fr~Nrh thaHsser NJ deputies. ya@t~rhaS
eHyN
Their atteYanees saes that the kurn-
psAn concert IL fanl broken They do n9t
f~ea ths ss,ehtasf esiar "a suspicious ok
pressed H. the tsnitsa States that thT
pledges ~ the pe~.s~ 10 prevent PARTITION
and 10 maintain th# apsn dear casild not
he trusted
The aA@urane. fbaf America Wilt net
IL, StiNen aat az fhe ennenrt wiii he most
w%faustT 81 ais quarters although mHs n
sAtonishmwnt must ue tsit 81 The impisrd
ana9esfiun that ANYTHING has eappeurd
~ drive the Emised States esst ~ the essn
sasat
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-21

MN YORK; Nos al glNatg afutss
ANA feuEh seas nn TIE Aglautis are un.
ti.,stsf vsiis the faNse ~ HffaE ~ a feet
- ssliantst linetn due here from dlfs
s#ls are TIRE rfafk North German f.foe8
HreB kslea4 Aaheim dor ssFsssse srors
EFsWfn SsHiea awnlaN aud fbeg hSufw gAe
ffsiiaesis ktweftNHu iifgeF Rotterdam the
Hs8 star 8aF steamef kenslrElpe the
Aesshmr irs FseaiHFT AreNNst8 from
tFlaswaN nB8 Aesiita5 tne Ntianfts Teams.
npgt sNH8NNt steamer Msf0msfis fggst
lgWsaaH NJ Nafh Gsrusp i}usd MsqfH.
erf@w*sa Waef All@F ffaHs t3sase Napies
AVID stltfsisdf. eHsa me White Nr- steamer
tAsea n.s ftHfFt 0WaaHeFaWH
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-21

Christian missionaries and converts Fer
this ne deserves the sesereSt punishment
and therefore he IL to he vanished 20
the Furthermore province ~ the country
there to tie kept al hard labor for life
We have a fur knowledge 81 the pres
eHf trouble from the very beginning and
therefore. though no impeachment hal
been brought W Chinese officials at home
~ abrcsa against Princes \ IL TnsH lA@u
and Tsat fung ~ order them - be pun
tahed In the same manner az those WIN
have been lnup@aehed All WHO see this
edset will thus perreave our Justice and
tinpsTiiaIHy iu inflctine condiEn penal
ties on theae offsea3ss
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-21

sAtssGa aeh pwssa fwswts police
snrn Win usmsn RsvalNess

sss4iss AS4O Mss y asah enmpF'ss4
~ sssu sssd waaea hedea afN@H frvpiNef~
As,ss fnWaHs HatA infwt9 lsalif~rsee tontE ~
ia ~ sksfs a. 1vsleh 8afyt Evams = csss
,.stss SCAR afFNsgsa ssn nhafss af 4sssN3s
inx f.KsAr-eia FNetfss s3MnsiAi
ffie hsYatfSsse w ssafsaws aa hSd 8atAt
NrsA saNtssf tEA haHaa w tAe Ntfie 9'ft
,..ea Nsvstgv ekcFe8 Nnsn EFRng $3.50
Naa aren eMnswred An haa8 hefoee ~ss
gesaslsMs ~ se4f Nia esfftw Zee bssn}aEf4
slass Afses a nafet sff7Exi tn Nhsn
ss.asga Atsgs a. ~ se fes# lniHfHf fhe sAslsfm
al,ss seslea ls 8ssEsYaiEsw 1Na gs3s snA tArsi
e4 esasse a4gett tN san
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-21
I,sn a,os. aasa sroau.


CHICAGO Nov ~ Glaf3ng Clashes ~
lishtnlaa ANA i@ua Daala ~ thunder slGhts
ass sounds generally neeullsr 10 mid.
summer M t'hiFM9a, aeu1Fnsa sized the
staf1 hat ttsfsi nsan ths AXIS shasilY
Dsfaf~ ntdn8get last nl3hs Rstn fen tn
9eaaxtnx quantities.. ard tile alvEHsats aia.
pitY@d sif The characteristics ~ 4 summer
thUnAeFstorfu Telephone ASH telegraph
wires we're sr@Cted 6H fhe electricity IN
thu atmosphere TIE streets of thx city
YaH hhs rivers There was enough sind
IN tbs l@Se ~ enAauxes Inc safety 1T lsat
craft
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-21

S&% eE& ~ 500 MHN M Fas a0NsaAi
- Is 4Fuf ~ ssf thx temfras PAeahe ragif1@8
"a stis4 iHse 4Fa aNefsfeM BY no ~g'slfhaFH
Fsarsar Nzs basn MsRSs Is h. ~sats rat.
afsd fssnnt ssBHasere IL sha&e 4 total IN,
eanta fyosa aGsss ssissna - e seN 1ex ffwm
Is ssis = ia Nesszif rs s4s& var aa&2Fa@s Arh
rss fasnH4nss ~ ave AAteatlan. y -as ~ be.
ava st.s sAseTwst 80 sn8ssl AErfgiss ka. 50
f..f faaYs t7fsgTs fAs aeFncatRef snfi ssasse.
rreNfs ilsga4 $. e. sat. tsAssHH . rel ~
tssets sf f1&
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-21

MEMPHIS Tenn. Nov ~ "A tornado
sisted North Mi.siNsippi this afternoon
causing loss Of itfe and much property
damage REPORTS franz t@iiH. THSea
eMantY STATE thar three n*sfSes we're
t.nee az three miles rs the wind MANY
gats houses were RACED 10 he GROUND and
the damage 70 crops cannot now be esti-
mated
N@asrr reports from towns along the
liar ef the iistnsis Central railroad In
Nurf li@fn Mississippi state that the tor
tsaJo wfeaKhf much bavsie. Thirteen per.
sons arr reported Killed between t.oye sta
tten and e'uld Water
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-21

NASHVILLE Tenn Nav - ~ The
Nashville and Chattanooga station and
eighteen other houses Nera demolished
~ a tornado tonight Ut lsavermms n3Hes
fy-Hwe miles Npsse n If here More than
a usii. 81 telephone sna telegraph wires
were destroyed ard details are uteaRsr
bat II II knasn that a man nasned R93-
~rtssn and hts child saFv Instantly Killed
spd a segtien boss injured
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-21

San FRANCISCO. Nov a. Tns steam
asiss tshtnA ~hieh saiis snF Ems Nsssmt
sesias. wth take heek the arst mAssiea.
aries THAT have yanfMYt8 inte galnA since
yH@ Haxer aAthfeak tuiuss fhsiss xa9
efA A@aAfy afs HsN te TrF~ttR ard hes
stas fAs fsfsaey y frpaa NtNhviilt saa
Yhs latter frssu tsanisyitin TasV So -
SNAaNMA8
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-21
GERMAN. sas .orasr.


nERGAS Mes ". The efffse has
fegetxtd the following telegram ffan
eAes8rt yssn NsA.l4tNsw
~ an&a0hm~mt consisting ~ tw9 eagn.
panses at lrfansgY fnFN@ ~ snNNnfFd
fnes and tma AWns amHsr ths command
~ Afw Mrbienfs3s hiss bef a dspatg he'd
atth eFtseTA 10 as4s b on ~ tbs great wAA
4ssaap eelmnn Hnaef tnl Nerk arrived
tssmnts -nva Kilometres spEfh 10 tisawas
k~afu MONsYnlssr IL. uN returning t'nt
sgfk ALL establish communication Ntth
Maj AlHhf@mfsia
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n ttRSGNG MOTHERS

want SCOTS emulsion Of cod
liver OH. almost without cx.
ceptioa. - before they get
10 bc moihe-s eating for tao
i no small Tax, continued Tor
months.
The emulsion not only .
food itself, il gives strength
for digesting usual food
Ii the milk = scanty or poor.
the emulsion increases supply
and enriches quality.
~ s-ws 80 z5ns. - ~ 4 res Eas
s-osE q sowAE. IS fs~ss szssA. sss Yea
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-21

GRAND FORKS A. n Nay ~ The
first bliEsaKA ~ the season occurred lass
night The Storm was general through.
cat the state ana the roads are hMi y
aFiftsd SEVEN iashes IN snow has fAilea
ans tite storm t. sttli raging
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-21

nFnfAN &NN sBes8E9 8iseAiFn
gre7w PeNin4 ssNa that ING asasftea sa
Sausn t'Agna n isngEsNe3. i8Ai ths VESTS
hata araa eaaaewteA &uA east tey frheli-
lass y neAFiy @sitMgi
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-21
MEN FAVOR
THE CU[lOM BILL.


their respective states IN The early enact
meag OF the gaiiam agl,
All the commercial ana Industrial "
CARNATIONS throughout The country are
inYttad 10 fifilNa In mis- rnaNeFnagat.
Evening star., 1900-02-19

There Is no lack of activity on the part Of
the British commanders in South Africa
Just at present. Gems. Kelly-Kenny and
French are harrassing Cronjes retreat as
the Beers move eastward toward Bloem-
fontein: Gen. Butler has renewed his attack
upon the Beers besieging Ladysmith and
has established himself In a new position
with plenty of fighting ahead Of him; while
in the south various British bodies of troons
are engaged with the enemy, at Rensberx
holding their own after a retreat of a few
miles. and at Dordrecht. about a hundred
miles to the east, driving the Beers north
ward
This wide area Of British activity Is seem
ingiy the predominant feature of Lord Roh-
erts' campaign. He is holding large Boer
army in the vicinity OF Ladysmith by keep.
Ing Butler at work there, is Offering n
premium upon the presence of a consider
able Beer force near Coiesberg ana Rens-
berg by moving conservatively there and
afrording an opening for 4 Boer advance,
Evening star., 1900-02-19
Currency Bill in Conference.

The currency bill is now in conference
and a report is expected within the next
fortnight at the outside The differences
between the Senate and the House are not
radical, but nevertheless are of a nature
10 provoke some animated discussion among
Iren familiar with the whole financial ques-
tion. The Conferees on both sides are ex-
perienced Legislators. have personal records
to consider. and tfey could not put aside If
they would the fact that the measure
finally agreed upon and enacted into law
will enter very considerably into the presi-
DENTAL campaign
But as evidence Of the confidence felt by
the business interests in the ability of those
charged with the responsibility 10 act
wisely and well. the result Is awaited with
cut excitement or apprehension In financial
circles Fer nearly three months one house
Of Congress or the other has been occu-
pied with this most important question. The
debate has taken a wide range But
throughout it all every advocate of action
by this Congress has held to one overshad-
owing proposition, and that is that the ex-
istins gold standard. as the accepted stan
dard Of the great powers, must continue as
the standard of value in this country until
displaced by international agreement That
has been the feature of the discussion which
has carried to business men everywhere the
comfort they have enjoyed and exhibited
Think. however. OF what the domination
OF the other side would have produced.
Think of the result at the end of three
months of congressional debate with free
coinage Of silver as the subject and the
lowering Of all values TO silver basis as
the inevitable outcome. Think of the idle
mills. and Of course the idle men: of the
boarded wealth, called in for safety's sake;
of the general paralysis which the whole
country would feel A conference commit
tee OF Congress working on the problem OF
low to make free silver effective and i'm
pregna5le would Ill the land with a sort
Of agony
But the boot is on the other leg. And
as the gold standard is not to be disturbed
the people are neither apprehensive mol
impatient about the deliberations that are
now in progress
Evening star., 1900-02-19

and IS meanwhile driving eastward from
Kimberley across the Free State and north
ward toward the same objective from
Dordrecht.
The Butler movement appears likely to
afford the most probable chances for
heavy battle just now. The character Of
the ground IS such as to make his advance
costly, unless the Beers change their tao
tics and decide to withdraw from this point
as they have just done in the west, at Kim
berley. To hold on longer there would be
to play in part into Roberts hands, by pre-
venting a general concentration of the en-
tire Boer force at some strong position
north of Bloemfontein. Such position is
pointed out by the London strategists, the
ridge running east and west from Ventcrs-
burg to Senekal- about one hundred miles
north of Bloemfontein. fianked by the rail-
road to Pretoria. Or, on the east, there
are the formidable passes between Natal
and the Transvaal, which have been hesv-
lily fortified by the Beers. There is abun-
dant opportunity for defensive fight. But
the question to be answered by events is
whether the Beers have as yet reached the
point where strictly defensive campaign
is necessary. The greater resources of the
British are beginning to tell. With Cronje
in full retreat and the Beers being forced
back steadily in Cape Colony, the strong
suggestion is toward the change of policy
for which the more ardent EngHshmen
have been looking for two months.
One result likely to follow Lord Roberts
success in the west is the early clearing of
Cape Colony of the Beers, who have found
the British colonists sufficiently friendly to
enable them to live easily in the enemys
country. By pressing the frontier north
ward the British authorities are assured of
an easier task in the policing of their own
territory than they have yet had.
Evening star., 1900-02-19
sound Money Democrats.

Is it likely that the republican party
will pag heavily at the polls this year
for having passed the currency bill? The
argument in support of the assertion is that
many democrats favorable to sound money
Will now feel assured on the financial aues-
tion and will return to their party on the
other issues before the country.
Is no. this rather rickety reasoning? If
these men should help to vote the party of
sound money out. they will at the same
time help TO vot. the party of free silver
in The passage of the currency measure
does not take the money question out of
this years campaign. 1t is still the most
vital of all questions Mr. Bryan says so.
and he is the man for whom the sound
money democrats must vote If they decide
not again to support Mr.. Mckinley The
sound money majority in the Senate is SIM
ply an assurance against any free silver
legislation within the next few years But
Is that sufficient 10 set the money question
at rest?
As one may see, the election of Mr.. Bryan
to the presidency by the combination of
which he is the leader and upon the Chi
cago platform would of itself do the busi-
hess for the public credit. The sound money
majority IN the Senate would be no assur-
'tiiIt 6SdI'Sl lilt didfH III business cifcicS
that would instantly follow that The
power of the presidency is enormous, and
Mr.. Bryan, there is every right to believe
would set it all in motion to intrench him
self in office and forward the interests of
silver. He is i sincere man. and. against
any protests from sound money democrats
who had supported him. would work boldlY
and earnestly 10 put upon his election an
Interpretation favorable to free coinage.
And the effect on business would be i'm
mediate Confidence would disappear. and
everybody would begin to take in sail and
prepare for STERN. II was the bare
threat of free trade tariff bill which pro-
duced the panic of 1893 The party of
free trade had won at the polls on a free
trade platform. and the business world at
once took fright. 1t did not wait for the
new Congress to tackle the subject, nor
did it even stop to consider whether a bill
drawn genuine free trade lines could
pass thai body. 1t assumed that the sue
cessful party would adhere to its princi-
pies; and, as a result, the general uneasi-
Eess produced a panic. The country had
been in convuisions for months before the
new Congress met.
Can there be any serious doubt of what
the Presidency on a free coinage platform
would have on the public credit of the
United States?
Evening star., 1900-02-19
Swelling the Pension Rolls,


+ rom the New York Herald.
1t was announced with much ostentatioe
soon after Congress opened that special
care was to be taken to keep down the
flood of private pension bills, but this de-
cision seems to have been forgotten by the
leaders. Several hundred such bills have
already passed one or both houses. the
Senate having in one sitting made a record
of more than pension a minute, and the
House has now started the week by pass
ing thirty-fve private bills in a bunch. II
any one thinks Congress is going to cut
down the pension roll he had better revise
his opinion.
Evening star., 1900-02-19

fopuifsfs ana the ice RfeSaAehcS.
1t is impossible not to sympathize with
those popuiists who are insisting on paming
the running mate for Mr.. Bryan and being
permitted to select him from their own
ranks. 1t seems to them but a fair division
OF honors. They supply the sole hope of
success in several states. They have con-
siderable strength in other states, They ac-
cept Mr.. Bryan's leadership without hesita-
ton or qualification. They really prefer
him to any man distinctly Of their own. So,
eonceding first place to their democratic
allies. they ask for the second for them
selves. and promise In return for 1t Wig
orous activity throughout the campaign.
They have not as yet agreed upon their
man. but give assurance that he shall be of
the right stripe, and sound of limb and
mind.
The populists who do not unite in this de-
nand take the ground that their party s
triumph is signal enough for the present as
the case stands. 1t has imposed all Of Its
leading principles on the democracy. 1t has
driven the followers of Mr. Cleveland prac-
tically into retirement. Mr. Bryan, as they
assert is himself considerably more than
half popuIist. In the Presidents chair he
would work out populist policies. Some of
his principal advisers would be populists In
the division of the offices the popuiists would
be remembered. This. it Is declared. is
enough for the present. Let the vice presi-
dental nomination go. AS the democrats
insist on naming the full ticket, 1t will be
best to yield TO them about that. and at a
later day. IN case OF success. come forward
and make a fight for something Of more
consequence.
The contest 1t will be seen. Is between the
aggressive men OF the party and the men
of trading Instincts who have had expe-
rience in caucus management and the Hike.
The former object to the role Of the little
dog under the wagon. They want a place
on the box. and an occasional turn at han
ding the lines They have as much In the
vehicle as the democrats, and feel that they
should have voice in everything relatins
to the trip. There is at least about their at,