THE OMAHA DAILY IffiE : SUNDAY , OCTOBER 2 , 1898 ,
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AVEI.COMU TO TIIU HUH 1IUIL.UING.
No vlxUor ( o Oinnlin mill tlie
Gxpou'ld'oii'Mlmiilil RO nwny
without InMicutliiK The lice
iMillilliiK , tlic Ini-RCHt HCVTB-
pnncr building In America ,
anil The Hoc ncwipapcr
lilinit , concedcil < > be the
llne.it between ClilcnKO mill
Sun Francisco. A corillnl
welcome In cxiciulcil to nil.
The week pro-omptcd by the great
'Ak-Sar-15cn Is Iicrc.
Chicago knows how to tnko In nn ex
position. Experience counts hero as
elsewhere.
President's day at the exposition ought
lo see a population In the White city
equal to the entire population of Omaha.
Strange , but where do the populists
conio In on the , program of the Tnm-
jniuiy democrats la the present cnui-
palgu ?
-
It Is Roosevelt against Van' ' "Wyck.
O'ho rough riders have boat the Spanish ,
but when Dutch meets Dutch then
comes the tug of war.
The foot ball season is rapidly approaching
preaching and the signal for another
crusade against brutal college sport maybe
bo looked for any moment.
The reported suicide of the emperor
of China will doubtless revive Interest
In tlio question whether under certain
circumstances self-destruction may uol
bo Justifiable.
The thirty days' furlough granted the
Second Nebraska volunteers will soon
bo over and the boys In blue will be
hero to help In the celebrations of the
closing month of the exposition.
October will bo the crowning month
of the exposition. Omaha and every
body who belongs In Omaha should put
on their best bib and tucker In honor
of the throng of Incoming guests.
China Is a big country , but It got the
worst of It In Its last encounter with
' i Japan and It finds no encouragement
In recent events that would warrant It
lu picking a quarrel witli Undo Sam.
The peace commissioners In session at
Purls have really gotten down to work
Recording to the news that comes over
the cable. The peace equilibrium be
tween the United States and Spain may
expect no further menace , therefore ,
until the treaty Is presented to the sen
ate for ratification.
It has been boodlcrlsm rather than
Brynnlsm that has made the repub
lican party a minority party In Ne
braska and the only liopo of the party
lies lu keeping to the rear all the boocl-
lore and all the notorious consorts or
boodlcrs , uo mutter how anxious they
intiy bo to push themselves to the front.
It Is easy to appreciate Governor Hoi-
comb's embarrassment In being loaded
with the responsibility for saying which
of the two remaining Nebraska volun
teer regiments should bo mustered out
The governor would unquestionably bo
glad to call lu a substitute , but tills Is
a decision ho cannot make through any
Improvised referee.
Congressman 1)111 Grceiie after much
coaxing and cajoling has corralled the
democratic nomination lu tlic Sixth dis
trict in addition to the populist label
which ho has been wearing for some
itlmo. This completes the fusion program
In all the Nebraska districts with one
exception where the so-called silver re
publicans have so far steadily declined
to bo reconciled to the sell-out of the
only silver republican congressman
from Nebraska and the only fusion con
gressman refused a renomlnutlon. These
frantic efforts of the popocrnts to retain
a majority of the delegation to congress :
should only spur republicans on to renewed -
nowod activity to glvo the stuto the
benefit of republican representatives at
"Washington.
I
ntsnop POTTER ox
At the annual meeting of the Prot
estant Episcopal dloccso of New York
Ulshop Potter , who presided , delivered
an address of welcome lu which ho
pointed out the new perils that environ
the republic. While the bishop's views
may grate harshly upon the cars of the
visionaries who under the pretense of
manifest destiny want to plunge the
country Into the unknowable experiment
of colonial acquisitions , they certainly
have the merit of candor , courage and
conviction. Treating of the problems
that have grown out of the war with
Spain Uishop Potter says :
Never were times moro perilous morally ,
Intellectually and politically. The nation
baa bad too much during the last few
months to blind and Intoxicate It. It bas
won an easy victory over an effete and de
crepit adversary , In which no splendors of
Individual heroism nor triumphs of naval
skill and in these wo may Indulge just
pride ought to blind our eyes to thofact
that we have bad a very easy task against
a very feeble foe.- And now , with the unex
pected fruits of victory lu our bauds , what
are wo to do with them ?
Nay , rather the solemn question Is , What
are they going to do with us ? Upon what
wild course of so-called Imperialism are
they going to launch the people , many of
whom are dizzy already with the dream ot
colonial gains and wbo expect to repeat In
distant lands eomo such history as our
conquered enemy wrote long ago In blood
and plunder In ber colonies hero and In
South America. At such time , as never
before , the church of God Is called upon ,
In the pulpit and by every ngcncy at her
command , to speak words of truth and
soberness and to reason of righteousness ,
temperance and judgment to come Judg
ment for nations as well as Individuals-
till Impetuosity is sobered and chastened
and until the people In peril of beln
wrecked upon an untried sea can bo tnado
to pause and think.
The things this community and this na
tion allko supremely need are not moro ter
ritory , moro avenues of trade , moro places
for placcbuntors , moro pensions for Idlers ,
moro subject races to prey upon , but the
dawning consciousness of what In Individ
ual and In national life are the people's
Indispensable moral foundations , those great
spiritual forces on which alone men or na
tions are built.
Most opportune Is It , I think , that , In the
ear of a nation already dizzy with the
dream of what It may achieve by conquests
through force of arms , there should sound
that strong , temperate and most cogently
reasoned message which rings through the
ukase of the emperor of Russia. It Is an
unanswerable Indictment of the enormous
folly and essential madness of the Interna
tional race for Increased armaments ships
and forts and men , piled up In ever-Increas
ing proportions , until at last the utmost
limit of the nation's resources In men and
money has been reached , the last man has
been dragged from bis family , the last
shekel has been borrowed from reluctant
creditors , and the empire or republic makes
Its wild plunge at length Into Irremediable
bankruptcy. And this is called "states
manship" and "wisdom of diplomacy , " as
against the visionary dreams ot an Imagina
tive sentlmcntallsm.
.This sober nud dispassionate view
must strike all rational people who
of all things desire to preserve
the institutions established by the
fathers of the republic upon the
foundations of self-governing polit
ical equality , as eminently patri
otic as well as humane , unless this
country alma at universal supremacy
by sword and cannon. The plea that
the cause of humanity demands ttiat
the oppressed of all nations and creeds
bo entitled to protection and relief at
our hands whenever In the course of
war American armies and navies hap
pen to get a foothold Is so fallacious as
hardly to require discussion. A hundred
years ago Commodore Dccatur bom
barded Tripoli and subdued the MedIterranean
Itorranean pirates and yet nobody for a
moment expected the United States to
take permanent possession of that part
of Africa because Its population wu
enslaved and oppressed.
DKWET.
The sending of the great battleships
Oregon and Iowa to Manila Is an en
tirely wise and prudent proceeding. It
has been understood that Admiral
Dewey had asked for a reinforcement
and it was Judicious to send him the
best ships in the navy. There Is ono
circumstance , however , that Is sug
gcstlve and that Is the peremptory order
to make the run In the shortest possible
time. What necessity Is there for haste
in getting these war ships to Manila'
Is there sonic exigency apprehended
that makes it important that the Asiatic
squadron should have this powerful re
luforcement with the least possible de
lay ? These questions are naturally sug
gested by the order that the Oregon
and Iowa shall make the very best time
they can on their long voyage , stopping
ouy when It Is necessary to recoal.
The fact that Dewey asked for rein
forcement did not necessarily Imply Urn
ho apprehended any serious trouble. 1
perhaps meant simply that he deemed
It wise to take precautions und to b
prepared. There can bo no doubt In
regard to the expediency of making n
strong naval demonstration at Manila
Other naval powers now have etrouge
squadrons In Asiatic waters than tin
United States and this country should
not bo at a disadvantage in this respect
But If there Is no real fear of any
trouble It Is not necessary to bo In a
hurry to strengthen our naval force In
that quarter. Of course It will be a
couple of months at best before th
battleships can reach Manila. It Is a
long and perilous voyage of some liOKK (
miles and It would undoubtedly be
better for the ships If they were no
driven nt their full speed. The fac
that they will be certainly suggests a
belief at Washington r.'mt soniothlnj
may arise to make a demand for them
So far as Spain Is concerned there 1
of course no reason for apprehension
She has no navy to scud to Manila and
whatever claims she may urge lu re
gard to the Philippines she Is powerles
to support. As to the insurgents ther
Is no conceivable trouble they uilgh
make which the American military an
uaval commanders could not success
fully cope with. * Dewey and Otis nr
secure against any Spanish or insurgon
demonstrations. Whatever danger thcr
may bo , If any , Is outside of these
Peace negotiations have just begun. N
one can foretell with absolute ccrtnlut
how they will result. It Is not to b
expected that the American demand
will meet with the favor of all th
European powers. Some sort of Intern |
fercnce Is possible , If not probable.
that event It would bo most desirable
to have a stronger naval force at Manila. .
paomuiTioff J.v CANADA.
The popular vote of Canada has again
decided In favor of prohibition , but by
a majority HO small that It Is stated the
government will not attempt to enact
prohibition legislation. The liquor ques
tion Has been before the Canadian people
ple In some form or other for twenty-
live years. Five years of agitation re
sulted In the local option act of 1S7S.
In ten years fifty-eight counties and five
cities adopted the law , but It was In
differently enforced and soon became a
dead letter. Between 1802 and 1SU1 ,
.
four provinces took popular votes on
prohibition and though the question
carried In all uono was glreu prohibitory
laws. The election of last Thursday
was lu pursuance of a pledge made by
thu liberal leader , Sir Wilfrid Laurlcr ,
that lu the event of the success of his
party the question would be submitted
to thp whole country for adoption or re-
Jpetiou. 'hie liberal party , however , was
ijot commuted to prohibition.
The adoption of prohibition In the
D6mlulon would mean a serious disturb
unco of economic conditions. The gov
eminent would lese revenue to the
amount of § 0,000,000 a year which
would necessitate taxation In other di
rections. Then the government would
ave to expend a largo sum , estimated
t' about $20,000,000 , In compensating
lose whose business had been legislated
ut of existence. Besides , prohibition
vould throw thousands of men out of
work , create a horde of spies and In-
oriners , encourage smuggling and secret
rluklng and ruin lines of trade having
ommcrcial connections with the liquor
rafllc. In short , it would have all the
11 effects there It has bad in states of
his country and after all would not
n-ohibit. The figures of last Thurs-
f's voting indicate a falling off lu
he prohibition sentiment. For Instance
n Ontario the prohibition majority Is
given as 10,000 , while when that prov
nee previously voted It gave a majority
f over 81.000. It is therefore not at
11 likely that the government will enact
irolilbltlou legislation.
AMBASSADORS AAD SALARIES.
With the retirement of Ambassador
lay from the English mission , and con-
ecttires ns to bis successor , the news-
apcrs teem with advice to the govern-
nent regarding the pay of the dlpio
Katie service. Whenever any one of the
ve or six ambassadorial posts becomes
vacant It is at once made the occasion
or a lecture on the extreme parsimony
f .our government and the total Inn
limey of $17,000 per annum to support
n any sort of dignity the United States
llplomatlc representative lu London or
'arls or St. Petersburg and other Kuro
ieau capitals. Some of the arguments
advanced arc : That ho must make
show ; that ho must entertain In the
lame way any other ambassador would
hat he must be a first-class aftcr-diuncr
ipeaker ; he must be a rich man or he
mist have culture and Utiency of speed
n an unusual degree , and that over
> ur genuine native-born orators , the men
capable of holding an English audience
spellbound and thereby compassing al
ho uses and purposes of diplomacy
lesltato to accept the mission because
hey will drop out of the Hue of politlca
advancement at home.
But there is something to say on the
other side. Everybody recognizes the
fairness of paying well for good work
well done. There are hundreds of hard
tvorked and hard-working consuls whc
; iave been the makers of this country's
foreign trade , and they receive a < le
: ) artmcnt clerk's salary. Both cllplo
mat and consul know the money valu
of their oflJco before they leave home
ind there does not seem to be any lacl
of applicants under any administration
for "few die and none resign. " Tin
real fact Is that forty years ago entrained
trained diplomats actually transactei
business with Palmerston , Lord Uerbj
and Disraeli and sentimental speech
making was more honored In the bread
than the observance. It is within th
limits of truth to say that at this tim
the larger burden of diplomatic worl
Is carried on In Washington under th
Immediate supervision of the president
The cable flashes instructions and th
envoy takes no chances ; he does no
possess the function of the earlle
American minister , who was the ma
at his post prepared to act and possess
Ing ample authority to do so.
Now , obviously the social side of till
question has overbalanced the dlplo
malic prerequisites ; It Is not so much
question of trained diplomacy ns of th
giving of dinners and the prime qua !
llcatlon of a fervid flow of post-prandla
oiatory. A $17,500 salary for a repre
scntatlve American well up In Interim
tlonal law nnd cultured beyond th
chance of his drinking from the lingc
bowl Is well enough , if diplomacy 1
now based on a fourteeu-courso dlnne
let the rich men have the places. Bv
this Is not so. The English people , fo
instance , arc a practical people. 1
amuses them to see the frantic prod
gallty of the American anglo-phobiac
who sets up an establishment In London
nnd they take his money and laugh
at him. The English aristocracy have
been In the entertaining business so
long that It Is a bore something which
has to be done and which Is discharged
with that perfunctory weariness which
has become the heraldic trademark or
an English swell dinner. A decent ob
servance of hospitable rites on the part
of an American otllclal is commendable
so far as ho can afford It. But he is
not called on to spend all his substance
and English sense would sustain his en
deavor to llvo within his means. His
position establishes his standing not his
dinners. Mr. Lowell was not rich and
did not entertain , Bayard Taylor was
far from wealthy , nnd many other hon
ored men on the list of our diplomats
did not have to produce elaborate din
ners to Insure respect for themselves ,
their station and their country. It is
urged that these two names arc not fair
Instances bccuuse they were exceptional ,
representing ns thp.r did In the person of
Mr. Liwell our very highest scholar
ship. This may be true , but still we
have n largo contingent left of brainy
merlcans who can worthily represent
: iclr country abroad , fill the position
1th dignity , manage to live pretty well
id glvo an occasional dinner party on
17,500 a year.
x TO sini'fixa.
The New York republican platform
eclarcs that "In the Interests of Amcrl-
an labor and commerce , wo believe that
American products should bo carried In
Linoricuu ships and wo favor the up-
ulldlng of nn American merchant
larlne which will give us our share in
he carrying trade of the world In time
f peace and constitute an effective
isival mllltla lu time of war. " This Is
ho position of the republican party as
lllrmed In Its last national platform
nd If the next congress Is controlled by
hat party there Is every reason to be-
love that there will be legislation for
urrying out this policy.
This subject Is receiving general and
urnest attention. Its Importance Is
lerhnps more widely recognized and ap
preciated than ever before. Recently
ho Boston Board of Trade adopted
esoltitlous urging congress to onuct
eglslatlon for building up an American
.ncrchant marine. Senator Ilanna said
n n recent Interview that he Is willing
o devote the remainder of his career
.0 this deslrablo end. He said the re
mits of the war bring the question of
> ur merchant marine home to us as
he vital one of the day and he urges
hat It should not be neglected , llav
ng taken a long stride toward com
> etlng on the sea with the commercial
ivorld , ho bcllcvps capital would go Into
shipping , even though only a small re-
urn could be had at first , If It could
bo Insured against ruinous loss lu com-
> etltion with the subsidized lines of
other nations. In the opinion of Sena-
or Ilanna. congress should glvo the
business men of the United States the
support that other nations give their
citizens.
Nowhere Is this subject commanding
more Interest than on the Pacific coast.
X leading paper of that section says
the policy of protection should be ex-
ended and the great carrying trade or
this nation should bo brought under
control of American Interests. We arc
paying , it says , $300,000,000 a year in
this direction , because we arc not yet
iible to compete with the cheap laboi
on foreign ships. We can build the
ships as cheaply , but we cannot run
them at as low a figure as can the
foreign owners , principally on account
of the starvation wages paid to foreign
seamen. The remedy is not to even up
this disadvantage by reducing the wages
of American seamen , but by extending
the benefits of protection to American
shipping , whereby we can successfully
compete with that of any foreign nation
and at the same time pay higher wages
What is the wisest and best policy to
adopt Is a perplexing question. Dlscrlm
Inatlng duties , which have been car
nestly advocated , are of doubtful cxpedl
ency and practicability. Subsidies are
unpopular. A majority of the people , It
can be confidently asserted , do not favoi
free ships , which would be disastrous
to our shipbuilding Interest. A change
of policy , however , is absolutely neces
sary in order to build up a merchant
marine nnd there can be no question
that the time Is nt hand for making the
change.
The national expectation of rammer
clal expansion will not bo fully realized
without an American merchant marine
Everybody at all familiar with the sub
Jcct knows that wo are at a great ells
advantage In competition with commer
clal rivals for the South American trade
because we are compelled to send oui
products to tlic southern markets largely
in foreign ships. We shall be at a liki ,
disadvantage in the Asiatic trade > o long
as we must depend upon nio vessels ot
other countries for transportanou
Thus handicapped we cannot reasonably
hope to attain the commercial Riipreinnc }
which some fondly believe is n lines
within our grasp. An adequate nier
chant marine under our own Hag is a
essential to our trade expansion as i
our ability to make as well and to sel
as cheaply as any other country the
goods which the world needs.
A DISMAL OUTLOOK.
There will bo no wheat grown afte
1031 and the supply will not last tintl
then so that there exists at the presen
moment a real necessity for econoni }
In the use of bread. Sir William
Crookes , president of the British nsso
elation , says so and backs up his state
ment by an alarming array of stcrnlj
doleful scientific reasons. Sir Wllllan
has long been regarded as n very able
scientific investigator , with a tendency
toward spiritualism. The great Malthu
said that 100 years of overproduction
and insuiUcient food supply would re
duce the whole world to starvation , am
his theory has been thoroughly and com
pletcly disproved by facts. But Sir Wil
Ham the "exhaustion '
says of nitrogen'
will got us to that point in much Ics
time. He points out that the Unlte <
States has been using up its virgin
eoll at such a rate that it cannot last , a
a wheat producer , and wo arc moreove
rapidly adding to the great army o
bread eaters. Unless the future chemls
can capture and control large blocks o
fugitive nitrogen and compel it to unit
with and revivify the soil there Is n
hope for us.
There Is , however , n ray of Hgh
amidst this encircling gloom. Secrctar }
of Agriculture Wilson has announce
that there is no immediate cause to
alarm , Sir William to the contrary not
withstanding. The secretary natural ! }
holds the optimistic views of a man from
the great wheat-growing state of low
and they nro expressed with plain
farmer-like sense. Continuous when
crops without rotation will cxhnuB
land ; farmers then turn their atteutlo ;
to stock raising and rotate grains an
grass , and these grass lands will raise
wheat as abundantly us ever. It Is a
unusual grain ; It can bo grown wher
corn cannot : It can be crown whcr
grasses cannot. It Is always a cash
article. The pioneers of a new section
produced wheat first because of Its quick
money value , then grass and grain for
stock , nnd these grass lands are now
good wheat lands. This Is the history
of the corn belt In the Mississippi valley.
Sir William advocates Increased olee-
trlcal agitation of the atmosphere as
the only method of precipitating the
nitrates In the air , but the secretary
advises the planting of clover , which , he
ays , will beat electricity ; the crop will
tny where It Is put , while lightning
s liable to be vicious and unreliable ,
omliig down lu job lots and destroying
property.
In the famous ticuescc valley of New
"ork state was accomplished the first
vheat-growliig In this country and the
) eoplo there today nro feeding stock on
he grass growing on the old- wheat
lelds. They buy Hour manufactured In
Minneapolis and get It for less money
ban It would cost them to make It.
I'hcso lauds would produce as much
vheat as ever , but stock-raising Is moro
irofltublc. There are also other crumbs
of comfort despite Sir William. The
uterlor department announces in re
cently published statistics that we have
it the present time a trllle over 000,000 ,
300 acres of virgin soil unoccupied and
uiitlllcd. Four hundred millions of this
s In Alaska , It Is true , but we have not
ixperlmented on wheat there yet , and
besides there Is a clear margin of 'MO ,
000,000 acres which Is surely full of
nitrogenous compounds. Carefully
weighing all the facts , we are bound to
sustain the secretary. But It might be
well to hedge a little on Minnesota No.
1 , December delivery , 1031.
The members of the Hawaiian com-
ulsslon who went to Honolulu have re
turned to this country , the drafting of
the final report on proposed govern
mental organization of the new terrl
tory being delayed to a final meeting lu
Washington. While the recommenda
tlons of the commissioners arc not all
made public they contemplate a terrl
toriul form of government , but with
numerous modifications from that 1m-
rosed on our other territories. The more
modifications , of course , the more nt
variance must the Institutions of Ha
waii be with those In the older states
and territories. The American people
will only realize the departure made In
Hawaiian annexation its they are called
on to make exceptions for Hawaii from
the operation of laws that are regarded
as most salutary at home.
The harvest excursions which the
railroads arc Inaugurating ought to
prove specially popular this year. The
west has been prominently before the
public by reason of a number of Incl
dents that have attracted the public eye
greatest among them the Transmlssis
slppl Exposition nt Omaha , and Inter
est lu the western states aroused ns
never before. The harvest excursions
will give people of moderate means
looking for favorable farm openings the
opportunity to make personal Inspection
Once got the Intending settler to look
at the transmlsslssippl region and Ills
conversion may bo depended on.
CliInu'M Xc v AVoinnii.
Indianapolis News.
China may bo 1,000 years behind the
times , but she can put up a fine example
of the advanced woman.
mill Contraction.
Detroit Free I'ress.
Twelve hundred soldiers have one disease
or another at Manila. It looks more like
a policy of contraction than expansion.
IininiiiioH.
St. Louis Republic.
A cure for lockjaw , It Is claimed , ha
been discovered In New York. No way has
yet been discovered for giving the lockjaw
to the professional politician , the narrator
of bard luck stories or the book agent.
Irronlntllilc Attraction * .
Chicago Tribune.
It Is pleasant to note the attendance a
the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition , Omaha , ! s
Increasing dally and that "among those
present" are many Chlcagoans , who say
that 'the Midway exhibit exceeds In Interesi
even that of tbo Columbian exposition.
The Ilrouiu of Civilization.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Wherever the American forces gain con
trol , whether In Cuba , Porto Rico or Manila
the next nowa Is that the place Is cleaner
than It ever was before and the death rate
Is decreasing. Cleanliness Is next to god
liness , and the first step In civilization , and
the Americans are Its apostles.
French Kiitlnmlaiini Kxlmnited.
Kansas City Star.
The chilly reception of the American
peace commissioners In Paris may be ex
plained on the ground that the people of
the French capital exhausted all of their
enthusiasm on the sailors who saved them
selves from the wreck of the Dourgogno
and wbo permitted all of the women am
children on that Ill-fated vessel to perish
Immortalized.
New York Sun.
How much wore direct , comprehensible
and practical than all the wordy effusions
of the metaphysical and pseudo-meta
physical , and occult and eemt-oocult essay
Ists on worry , Is the prescription of the
great poet who put the entire philosophy
of hope Into the two Immortal lines :
"Wo may be happy yet ,
You bet I" i
The Llu'lit of Civilization.
Chicago Chronicle.
As an earnest of tbe benevolent Inten
tlons of the American .nation toward the
people of Porto nice the Standard Oil com
puny has raised the price of kerosene In
that Island to J1.50 per gallon , Its actua
value being about S cents. This Is carry
Ing General Miles' "light of modern civil
Izatlon" Into Porto Rico with a llteralnes
which may bo somewhat disappointing to tbe
population , but which will undoubted !
gratify the philanthropic Mr. Rockefeller
who can now proceed to the purification o
college athletics with a mind refreshei
and all at case.
Uiironc'H firaiul Old Man.
New York Tribune.
The pope Is In bis 89tb year , and with
the passing away ot Gladstone and Bis
marck steps naturally without a corapetlto
into tbe place of tbe Grand Old Man o
Europe. His recently Impaired bealtl
eecms restored and all bli customary actlvl
ties are resumed. He Is of no politlca
Importance , but ii one of tbe most Inter
eitlng figures In tbo world , which Invoke
for him Increased length of days and re
turns upon him tbo benedictions which 1
Is his office to dispense. There have been
few more saintly figures In the pontlfica
chair since the days of Peter , and non
more picturesque , benignant and gracious
TIIU WOllliU OK SAV1MJ3.
tntlxtlc * of InorcnnliiK Thrift
TliriMiuhont ( lii > Wurlil.
Philadelphia Hecord.
The latest monthly summary of the Treas-
ry Uureau of Statistics contains some In-
cresting data concerning the deposits In
avlngs banks throughout the civilized
world. Reliable returns lu regard to the
avlngs banks and their condition In the
United States do not go further back than
ho year 1820. A table Is given showing
he rapid growth of the deposits In these
nstltutlono from that year to 1897. Want
f space forbids us from presenting hero
nythlng further than a brief summary of
ho results ,
In 1S20 the number of savings bank do-
osltors In tbo United States was S.G35 and
bo savings amounted to $1,13S,5TG. From
his tlmo forward the system developed by
caps and bounds until In 1897 the depositors
numbered C,201,132 , with deposits amounting
o 11,939,376,035. For every depositor In 1820
hero were 604 In 1897 ; the amount of de-
lostts was 1,700 times greater in the former
ban in the latter year and the average de
posit , which was $131.50 In 1S20 , was J372.S8
n 1S97. The fact that the average deposit
ms not rapidly Increased In amount In the
ast twenty-five years has been duo to the
gigantic growth of tbo building and loan
associations , which have also absorbed a
vast amount ot tbo savings of Industry nnd
hrlft.
It Is seen from these tables that the
number ot savings banks depositors In the
world Is 45,798,767 , with deposits amountIng -
Ing to the colossal sum of $6,604,546,173
an average of $144.21. While the amount of
deposits In the United States much exceeds
that In any other country , the number of
depositors In some countries Is far greater
than In this. In the number of depostors
of small savings economical France stands
at the head ot the list with , 8,986,631 , hav
ing deposits amounting to | S29,7S3.735. The
United Kingdom comes next , with 7,969.826
depositors , having savings of $815,686,750 ;
and Prussia follows closely , with 6,255,507
depositors , having $939,757,555 In the sav
ings banks. Though Prussia has fewer dc
posltors than Franco and Great Britain , the
amount of their savings Is greater and the
average deposit much larcer.
The poorest depositor Is the Hindu , with
an average amount of $43.60 In the savings
banks , whtlo the richest IB the Newfound
land fisherman , with an average deposit of
$440.71. In Holland the rate of Interest on
money Is so low as to tend to the discour
agement of saving and the average deposit
of the Dutchman Is $58.20. On the other
band , the frugal LJauo has nn average de
posit of $166 In the savings bank. In Rus
sla the development of this system ot sav
ing earnings is BO low that no data are
given ; but In Hungary 'the ' deposits average
$227.19. Our neighbor of Canada has 175-
560 depositors , with $57,578,975 an average
of $328 In the banks ; not much below the
average In the Unlte < l States and very much
above the average In France ,
A very largo portion of these enormous
savings of earnings Is In gold and nearly
the entire amount Is on the solid gold basis.
This money , too , constitutes a largo parl
of the capital of the "goldbugs , " which ex
cites so much animosity In tbo champions
of cheap currency. It Is a power , but a
power created by foresight and thrift to
protect millions of worklngmcn from penury
and to increase tbe comforts of themselves
and their families. Accumulated In savings
banks throughout tbo world , ready for con
stant use. It Is a mighty motor of progress
and civilization. To undermine and destroy
this financial fabric , In which industry and
toll have safeguarded their earnings , by
debasing the standard of currency would
Inflict a calamity from which this generation
could not recover. Happily , the G,000,00f )
depositors In the savings banks of the United
States constitute a conservative political
power which can not be easily shaken by
the fallacies and humbugs of monetary de
preciation. They are the "goldbugs" with
whom the advocates of cheap money have
to reckon every time at the ballot box.
I'EHSO.VU , AM ) UTIII2H1VISI2.
Philadelphia Is to put up $100,000 for a
Jubilee blowout. The Quaker City has the
"rocks" to do It with.
Mlaa Love of St. Louis tried to live up
to her name and change It , but failed. Now
she threatens to stage it.
Tbo Invasion of England by swarms of
energetic mosquitoes foreshadows an early
alliance with New Jersey.
It Is useless to discuss reciprocity with
Canada as long as Us papers persist In such
spells as "labour , " "neighbour" and the
like.
like.One
One of tbo Solomons of Kansas City von
lures to suggest that the way to suppress
train robbers Is to hang them. First catch
your hare.
Assurances como from Kansas City that
If ai visitor runs the gauntlet of train rob
bers In the suburbs ho Is reasonably safe
In the city.
For the first tlmo In forty years , accordIng -
Ing ten the prophets , the old reliable goose-
bone bears a white front. This Is a truly-
for-aure sign of snow next winter.
American enterprise Is giving civilization
a boost In the Philippines. Ten thousand
cases of American beer have been shipped
thither.
Iowa has two modest citizens whose
names have hitherto escaped the witching
touch of fame. They are known as Minus
Tank and Orange Lemon.
The mystery surrounding the disappear
ance of Miss King , who was thought to have
committed suicide by drowlng at Coney
Island , bas been cleared. She Is not dead ,
but married.
Ten thousand Spaniards In Porto Rico
decline to llvo under the American flag
and want to return to Spain. They should
be accommodated. Their room Is needed to
glvo tbo Americans a chance to spread.
Tbe ingenious Illinois Inventor wbo claims
to have perfected a commercial substitute
for real eggs may be classed as a philan
thropist. Ho Is animated with a lofty de-
slro to glvo tbo overworked hen a lay off.
Rabbit's foot mascots are tbe fashionable
fad down past. None are classed as genuine
charms unless accompanied by Incontcstiblo
proof that they were plucked In a grave
yard , at Itbo full of tbe moon , In tbe shade
of a grave atone.
Victims ot asthma may find hope and
comfort In the report of experiments con
ducted In St. Louis , where applications ol
static electricity sprayed on the affected
membrane gave almost Instant relief. The
permanency of tbe alleged cure Is yet to be
determined.
Employes of the American Sugar Refining
company at Jersey City line up , when dry ,
at tbe company's bar room , where beer Is
sold by the pound 4 cents per pound , equa :
to two and a half ordinary glasses. The
method Is a wise one. It disposes ot the
tall collar and enables tbe thrlsty to tel
the weight ot bis load.
The promoters of Denver's "Festival o
the Mountain and Plain" and associated
"Slaves of tbo Silver Serpent" have Issue ; !
a handsome booklet Illustrating the festival
floats. It is done In colors and Is rich ,
radiant and alluring. Most of tbo floats rep
resent striking features of tbe late war.
the others are allegorical. The festival be
gins next Tuesday and lasts three days.
Jerry Simpson , candidate for re-election
to congress from Kansas , proposes to Ches
ter I. Long , bis opponent , that they make
no speeches this campaign. This Is the
fourth time the two have contended for a
seat In the national bouse of representa
tives from tbe Seventh Kansas district. In
1892 Slmpeon beat Long 763 votes ; In 1894
Long beat filmpson 1,985 votes , and in 1896
Slmpeon beat Long 2,923 votes.
IJOMI3STIU r
Philadelphia North American ! Mmldlnp
e proposed to her while they were In tlio
Olndys-Dlil who accept ?
AUultllno-.Sh ! threw cold water on him.
Olevelnnd Pli ln Dealer : "Has nhc * ald
hntrho will ntver nmrry again ?
"Then very likely she won't. "
Chli'iiKo Nrws : Mrs. Wnrliw-Wliy I * It
hut you will not allow your husband to
mvo a woman typowrllorV Men are o
nuch moro expensive you know.
Airs. Ashcrott-I recognize tlmt fuel , but
I was his typewriter once myself.
Cincinnati Kmtutrer : She You don't srem
to want to let mo sit on your Inn " >
"fleNo. . Since t niHrrled you and gnvo
ou rnoUKli to cut you Iwvo grown too
iwfullf heavy.
Detroit Frf Prcsw : "Don't you speak to
Mies Hlmrply nny more. MlM Klilorly ?
"Indeed 1 do not , anil , whufrt more. I
never will nculn. She lnul the Impudence-
to pond bo tlilrty-slx roses on my thlrty-
Hfth birthday. "
Now York Weekly : Ittlnkors-Hello ,
Winkers. 1 hear you married a woman
with iin Independent fortune.
Winkers ( suillyj-N-o ; 1 innrrlcd n fortune
with an Independent wunmii.
Chicago Rcronl : "Kitty. I Piippoco you
won't writeto mo ut all now you ure
married ? "
"Yes , I will , Nan : Juok'H nwfully sweet ,
of course , Init I can't tulk to him about my
new clothes. "
" - " said Mrs.
Chicago Tribune : ( Scoi-RC ,
Fprinison , "I want $10 this morning. '
That will bo enough , will It , Luurn ? "
linked Mr. Ferguson.
"Well , whllo you are about It you may
ns well make It $13. "
" 'No more , dear love , for ut a touch I
yield !
Ask mo no more ! ' "
quoted George , hundlliR out the * bills and
hastily replacing the purse In his pocket.
Chlcapo Post : "A man , " said her dearest
friend , "will always glvo up his sent In a
street car to a pretty woman. ' s
' 1 never huvo to stand , " nho asserted
promptly.
"Yes , " went on her dearest friend , "most
men also have the sumo regard for age. "
AKTUH .MANY 1JAVS.
Ernest McGaffcy In Woman's Homo Com
panion.
The hills were burned with Autumn's tan ,
Between them slow the river ran ,
The woods were purpled haze :
Now bluck the line of hills , and sere ,
And locked the stream but you are here ,
Now , after many days.
The fields where once the furrows lay
Have learned the touch of yesterday
Along their crumbling' ways ;
And yon shall Iliul them white with snow ,
Brown though they wcro In longugo
Now , after many days.
The thickets where the catbird called ,
The mendowH by green hedges walled ,
And stretch of briery maz ; ,
Have pnsNeil and vanlsluit. lied and gone ,
Melted like starlight Into dawn ,
Now , after many days.
Full many a sign and sense of change
That seasons bring1 of new and strange
Will como to meat your Raze ;
Bleak priths whcrP onre the violet sprang ,
Dend brunches whcrn the robin sang ,
Now , after many days. i
nut steadfast as the Northern star , I
Whatever changes bo or are ,
Howo'er the seanon sways ,
You know the love that rules my heart
Is yours , though loim our hands apart ,
Now , after many days.
TIIUUH MaS.SO.N8.
Schiller.
There are three lessons I would write ,
Three words as with ti golden pen ,
In tracings of eternal light
Upon the hearts of men.
Huvo hope ! Though clouds environ round
And Gladness hides her face In scorn ,
Put thou the shadow from thy browNe -
No night but has Its morn.
Huvo faith ! Where'er thy bark Is driven
The calm's disport , the tempest's mirth-
Know this : God rules the hosts of heaven ,
The Inhabitants of earth.
Have love ! Not love alone for one , ,
But man ns man thy brother call ,
And sculler , like the circling sun , -X !
Thy clmrltlcs on all.
Thus Brave these words upon thy soul-
Hope , faith and love and thou shall find
Strength when life's surges maddest roll ,
Light when thou else wort blind.
OUR DAILY 11UI.LKT1X.
SUM0AY
SAN JUAN DE POUTO RICO , Oct. 2 ,
1898. Three Spanish steamers , bearing the
first contingent ot Spanish troops , sail today
from this port for Spain. Others will fol
low later on , The evacuation of this
Island by the Dons will cost Spain 30,000
pesetas.
"It Will
Only Cost"
You $15.00 for one of those fine
fancy cheviot suits that we are
making a special offering this
season. These are all our high
class , high tailored garments
each suit cut separate as the
merchant tailor does his suits ,
and our trimmings are the best.
All seams sewed with good silk
thread and every one warranted
o fit equal to custom make gar
ments.
If you don't want to pay $ J5
for a suit then we would recommend -
ommend our black clay worsted
three-button cutaway or sack
suits that we're selling for $ JO.