Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-02

| IN giving control OF the country to the
Beers, who though defeated on the battle.
field, score a triumph through the instru'
| mentalities Of peace. There are at present
four parties in the Transvaal, three OF
which are composed OF English speaking
men. The leading party is called the
progressive. and Is representative OF the
mine owners, merchants and professional
men. Directly opposed to the progressive
party Ia Het Volk, the Boer party, repre-.
sentlng the farmers and the Dutch speak.
\ ing element OF the country. Were the line
drawn distinctly between these two
! parties the English would have won easily.
But there were other elements TO decide the
Issue. The second English party. the ma
tionalist, composed OF native born colonials,
and an English labor party, Joined forces
with Het volk and voted and worked for
the Dutch nominees. The result was an
overwhelming defeat for the English
brought about by English votes General
Louis Botha, the new prime minister. hero
Of Spion Kop, is broad-gauge level
headed leader. Colonel Secretary SHUTS
was a general during the war and formerly
was states secretary in the government OF
President Kruger. Minister of Justice de
Villiers was attorney general during the
late war. The liberal government In Great
Britain is giving an exhibition Of concilla-
ton toward and trust in conquered peo-
pie that cannot easily be paralleled, and
there is reason to believe, that their policy
Of granting self-government, under the
crown, to the colony won at such tremen-
dous cost in war. will be indicated in the
end.
The French ministry in its hunt for
trouble promises to go against the real
article at an early day. 1t is proposed to
regulate the tipping system. which has at
tanned perfection as a gouge in Paris.
Within a month the chamber will consider
a measure TO prevent cafe proprietors from
taking fees from walters for the privilege
OF serving In their establishments. In the
fashionable restaurants the walters make
so much money in tips from wealthy custo-
mers that their employers demand as much
as 20 or even 50 francs a day as their
share of the tips. But for this system,
which Is a regular part Of boulevard econ
omy, waiting would be the most lucrative
form Of labor in the city. Speaking OF the
Americans dislike OF tipping. It is in order
to remind them Of the fact that they are
themselves very much to blame. They
have always given tips in France, hut
until Americans came over there every
year with their wealth, which they seem
only too anxious to get rid of, the amount
they tipped walters was SO small as to he
of no consequence whatever, and the wait
ers originally did not expect any more
from strangers than they were used to
getting from their countrymen.
showing the way TO occidental Russia in
/ the matter Of working a new legislative
system. From occasional dispatches we
learn that there is good deal OF quar-
rellng and maneuvering at Teheran, but
on the whole no more than lie to be ex-
pected from healthy young Parliament
which must make a trial Of its strength II
II would not grow up to be a coward and
weakling. The shah seems to be acting
In perfect good faith. His conduct. indeed.
presents a marked contrast TO the futile
waverings and hesitations of his royal
brother. Nicholas II. II is customary to
excuse the latter on the ground that the
sovereign is helpless when surrounded by
eamarilla OF self-seeking politicians. Yet
the same situation presented itself before
the new shah. and was met with manly
resolution. Several high people at court
we are told. interested. in maintaining the
old regime, sought to secure' the open adj
hesion OF the present shah. then heir to
the throne, whose views were believed to
be anti-liberal Immediately there was
formed. in rejoinder. a vast conspiracy.
modelled after the famous assassins of the
middle ages, and having for its object the
forcible removal of any person hostile to
the liberal cause. A critical situation thus
arose But on his arrival in Teheran the
| prince in unnistakable terms announced to
| deputation of the Chamber his absolute
adherence to the constitution and TO prog
ress, and from that day there were no
more reactionaries."
The Irish Belfast seems to be rivaling
the Scottish Glasgow in the alarming NOR
tally from spotted fever" and the fact
that naval commission has been APP
| pointed TO INQUIRE into the situation indl-
Gates a preva OF unsanitary conditions
along the water front OF each city. The
pest, which is still called spotted fever"
| in the cable dispatches, is actually cerebro
! spinal meningitis Mail advices show that
the disease has also made its appearance
in Dublin apd Edinburgh. Although spo-
radio cases are on record In these cities
for the last few years, March. April and
the Scottish city. which then drew latten-
ton to several interesting points. Eighty
per cent OF the cases were found 10 be
under ten years OF age. and nearly all came
from the poorer sections OF the city. Glas-
cow observers have also noticed a number
Of chronic cases, 50 per cent of them rum
ming internationally for four or FIVE weeks,
while one was discharged from the Bel
videre hospital after 1852 days The Glas-
gov authorities are now using serum
treatment. but It is too early TO discuss
its merits Other treatment IL mainly PAL
liative. and recoveriss in Glasgow are
usually said to be complete, although tenn
porary deafness and some paralysis have
| been noted. The fact that the disease at
taeks Infants Of the poorest class ana dur
ing the coolest months OF the year is taken
as a sign that depressed vitality invites
contagion more than anything else. The
health authorities have therefore appealed
TO the charitable authorities to procure
food, sclothing and heat for those families
which include very young children that are
in a state of poverty and want.
The position of the children Of those
Danes in the frontier districts OF schles-
wig. who. after the annexation Of schles-