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G TJT.R OMAHA DAlLYr , BEE : THURSDAY , , TUJS'.B 35 , 185 S > . THE OMAHA DAILY BEE 13. ROSKWATER , Editor. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally Ueo ( without Sunday ) , Ono Year. .15.00 Dally Hoe nnd Sunday , One "Year 8.0) ) Hlx Months 4.W Three Months 2.00 Hundny Hoe , One Year 2,00 Baturday Hoe , Ono Yenr 1-SO Weekly lc , Ono Year 6i OFFICES. Omaha : The Hce Building. Hoiith Omaha : City Hall Hulldlng , Twenty- fifth ar.d N Streets. Council Uluffs : 10 Pearl Street. Chlengo : Stock Exchange Uulldlng. New York : Temple Court. Washington : Ml Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications rMatlng to news and editorial matter Miould be addressed : Editorial Den.irtmcnt. The Omaha llee. HUSINESS LETTERS. Business letters and remittances should bo addressed to Tlio llee Publishing Com pany , Omaha. Omaha.REMITTANCES. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft , express or postal ordsr payable to The lice Pub'IshhiK Company. Only 2-cent stamps accepted In payment of mall account ? . Personal checks , except on Otnnha or Eastern exchange , not accepted. THE 11EE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATHMI-JMT OK ClltCfI.ATIO.V. Btato of Nebraska , Douglas County , ss. : George B. Tzschucli , secrctaiy of The lice Publishing company , being duly sworn , any * that the actual number of full and complete copies of Thi Dally. Morning , Evening and hundny Dee , printed during the month of Jlay , 1S33 , was as follows : 1 UI.I10 2 UIIKO : 3 SM,170 ! 4 UIiHO : 6 IM.ItW 7 ui.non 8 UI.UCJO 9 iiiio : : 10 ar , .io n IMIIO 13 ! ! ! ! " . : r.r.Ho 14 ai,7 H 15 .M.-I7O 1C UI.-IIO Total 7110,81(0 ( Loss unsold nnd returned copies. . . . ltH07 Not total snles .7.-l,08i Net dally average ! Mlis GEO. B. T55SCHUCK. Subscribed nnd sworn bfore me this 2d day of June , 1891) ) . F. J. SUTCLIFFE. ( Seal. ) Notary Public. 1'nrilCM 1,1'iivliiK : for ( lie Siiiiiinor. Parties leaving the city f6r the summer may have The nee Hont to them regularly by notifying The Dee business office , In person or by mall. The address win bo changed as often an desired. Oinnhn wants no more llrotrnp school lullllii ) ( H , but on the contrary lias sev eral In stock that could be disposed of advantageously. The cyclone that demolished Herman cnmc closer to Omaha than any tornado since the mysterious lifting of the Union 1'aclllc bridge. If n High school means a school that Is hl U up In the air , why not build a new Eiffel tower and locate the school I'ooms ou the top story ? Omaha's ' new federal building may now be considered open , never to bo closed1 except possibly for repairs In the dim and distant future. , It Is an 111 wind that blows jrto'lxyly good. It's a. poor storm that does not. blow a few more patrons Into the laps of the tornado insurance companies. The incubation of a new cabinet in Franco is not so fast a process as gen erally supposed. It Is much easier to make a ministry on paper than In reality. 'Tho silver trust Is evidently no more philanthropic than any of the other trusts witness the closing of the smel ters In Colorado and the throwing of 3,000 employes out of work. Property owners are reminded that the day when city taxes become de linquent Is rapidly approaching. How to own property without stepping up to the treasurer's ofllce periodically Is still the unsolved problem. Governor I'lugrce Is still in politics nnd he doesn't care who knows it. The people who aru counting on freezing the Michigan governor out of the po litical arena are evidently counting without their host. The Fourteenth regular Infantry has demonstrated that the Kansas and Ne braska men are not the only swimmers in the army , bridges are handy things to have , but their lack cannot stop a regiment of blue coats. If those bloodhounds Imported to aid In the chase of the Wyoming train rob bers accomplish their capture no well regulated railroad exposed to the raids of bandits will be properly equipped without u bloodhound kennel at every llfth station , Governor Poynter seems to bo giving the " \Viir department considerable un necessary trouble with his repeated In quiries for information as to the return of the First Nebraska from Manila. As eoon as the Nebraska regiment Is afloat the governor can read of It In his mornIng - Ing paper. The bible commands us not to muzzle tho'ox when ho trendeth out the corn. This may be the principle that has de terred the exposition managers from muzzling their boellng organist. Hut there Is nothing In the bible that com mands the faithful not to muzzle the ass when he brays too loud. The closing of the Sixteenth street viaduct to street railway tralllc makes street railway patrons feel the need of n moro liberal transfer system. One of the fruits of street railway consolida tion In nil the great cities .has been the universal transfer and Omaha should not be behind the procession. Admiral Dewey has reached the Straits Settlement , from which he goes to Ceylon , where he Is expected to so journ quite a time In the hills for the benellt of his health , The admiral is proceeding by slow stages , but there tire numerous survivors of the Spanish fleet who can testify that ho can go much faster when the occasion do- wands. AX Att'AKKXlXO AT HMS/I/A'OTO.V. It appears that the events of the Inst few days In Luzon have had the effpct to awnkon the administration to n bolter realization of the condition of affairs and to somewhat diminish thu optmlstlc feeling that has prevailed there. Some of the olllclnls , It is stated , Including the adjutant general of ilio army , are still confident that General Otis will be able to subdue the Insurgents with the force ho will have when the troops on the way lo Manila nnd others ordered there shall have reached him , but there are other oillclals who think that these reinforce ments will not be sulllclent , for while they will Increase Hie army In the Philippines to the number estimated by Otis as all that will be needed lo suppress the Insurrection about HO- 000 there will not be that number of effective lighting men. It Is proposed , according to Washing ton advices , to rorrtilt the regular army to its maximum strength OTi.OOO and possibly to make a call for vol unteers to the number of 15,000 , so that Otis shall be provided with an effective force of tit least . ' 50,000 and more If needed. This Is manifestly the proper thing to do If the policy of sub jugation is to bo adhered to , as appears to bo the case. It Is possible , of course , that future events may render un necessary the sending of more rein forcements than are already ordered to the Philippines , but the wisdom of being prepared to do so will not bo questioned. It Is perfectly evident that General Otis has from the begin ning of hostilities underestimated the tasks of conquering the Filipinos. Without accurate knowledge of the strength or the resources of the enemy It Is not remarkable , perhaps , that even so experienced and capable a soldier should err In his judgment of the force ho needed , but a no less able and experienced soldier , General I.awton , saw early In the war that an army several limes larger than that in the Philippines would be required to con quer the Filipinos and garrison the country from which the enemy was driven. It Is now apparent that Lawton - ton fully comprehended the situation and that his opinion should have re ceived the consideration at Washing ton which events have shown It was entitled to. General Otis , It seems , Is still optimis tic. Ills reports to Washington , not all of which are made public , are said to take a hopeful view of the situation. In his dispatch of Tuesday , after the llerce lighting at Las Plnns , he said It Was doubtful If the insurgents would make 'another ' stand. There have been so many conjectures of this nature , however , nnd so many reports of the disintegration nnd disaffection of the insurgents , that the American people arc quite naturally 'losing confidence In them. We think we arc not mistaken in the opinion that if the war In the Philippines Is to bo prosecuted until the insurgents are conquered the coun try will approve sending an army there capable of accomplishing this In the shortest possible time. - AN AUREEMESV IIKACIIED. The gratifying announcement comes from London that an agreement lias been reached in regard to the Alaskan boundary question that will smooth the matter over until the mooting of the Anglo-American commission , which it Is understood will bo in August. The nature of the agreement Is not stated , but it Is to bo presumed that Its prin cipal feature is a modus Vivendi that practically leaves the occupation of ter ritory as It was when the negotiations begun. If such Is the case the Canadian government yielded one of Its chief de mands , which involved the temporary concession of territory the American right to which hadi never before been questioned. The Canadian position was clearly untenable and It Is likely that the British foreign oflice , or perhaps Mr. Chamberlain , secretary of state for the colonies , was able to convince the Canadian authorities of this. At all events it Is well that the issue has been temporarily disposed of , since It threatened to disturb friendly rela tions and perhaps lead to very serious trouble. The negotiations between our State department and the British for eign olllce have doubtless thrown a great deal of light upon the question which ought to bo of service when the Joint high commission again takes up the subject and aid very materially In bringing about a final settlement upon a fair and equitable basis. Meanwhile both our government and the British government have shown an earnest de sire to. consider this dispute In thovinost amicable way nnd were It loft to the two governments , without Canadian In terference , there can bo no doubt that It would be speedily and satisfactorily disposed of. THE VENEZUELAN ARIilTHATlUN. The court of arbitration to settle the dispute between Great Britain and Venezuela as to the boundary between the latter country and British Guiana will meet in Paris today. The court consists of Chief Justice Fuller and Justice Brewer of the United States supreme court , Lord Hussell and Jus tice Collins of England and Prof. Mar- tacns of the St. Petersburg university , the latter having been selected by his colleagues to give the eaMlng vote upon points as to'which they might them selves bo unable to agree , The arbitration was brought obout through the efforts of the United States government , England after years of re fusal to arbitrate finally acceding to the urgent representations of this gov ernment and only when the situation became BO acute ns to threaten war. The treaty by which England agreed to arbitrate the "true divisional line" be tween Guiana and Venezuela was rati fied In June , 1807. Since then all the resources of the Interested parties have been employed In collecting evidence In the form of maps and old records In Holland , Spain und elsewhere. The question of the boundary has been threshed out thoroughly , with the re sult of showing that no definite frontier was ever agreed upon between the Spanish and Dutch , who originally held the regions In dispute , nor by the Vene zuelans and Knpll.Mi , their successors In title. The court of arbitration Is required by the treaty to consider the right ? gained by occupation. This perhaps secures to the l-Jncllsh most of the ter ritory In dispute , certainly more than Venezuela would concede. It also st > . cures to the latter a not Inconsiderable area. It Is expected , therefore , that the arbitration will result In n compromise , The legal talent on either side Is of n very high order and It may safely bo expected that ex-President Harrison will not be found wanting In comparl' son with the eminent British counsel The decision of the court will probably not be announced for a year or more. THE XKHRASKA VUIL'XTEKHS The return of the gallant First Ne braska regiment will afford an oppor tunity to the citizens of Omaha and Nebraska to do honor to their fellow citizens who have so heroically main tained the honor of their country nnd Its flag. Whatever views may be held by Individual Nebraskans regarding the policy of annexation or the con quest of the Philippines all Ncbraskaun are Americans In sentiment and In every liber of their being. They all feel great pride In the fact that the volun teers of Nebraska have won glory and distinction and rejoice that they will soon return to their homes nnd families , It Is eminently fitting that the return of these heroes to the state's metrop olis be made forever memorable by the greatest popular ovation ever accorded to valorous patriotism. To make this reception creditable and historic It must be given an olllclal character and organized under the auspices of our state and city govern ments. The Initial step Is about to be taken by the mayor of Omaha and we have no doubt that his efforts will be seconded by the governor and state olll- clalH. Omaha has a well established reputation that It never does things by ( halves and It goes without saying that its citizens will not only vlo with each other In making the welcome to the First Nebraska the grandest civic and military demonstration over witnessed west of the Missouri , but will con tribute liberally to defray the expense Incidental thereto. The proposed reception of Nebraska's lighting volunteers should , however , not bo dwarfed Into a purely local affair. Every section of the state has con tributed Its quota to Nebraska's war contingent and it stands to reason that the patriotic sentiment permeates every town and hamlet. First and foremost among the citi zens Who will rejoice In doing honor to the battle-scarred Nebraska boys will bo the men who enlisted nnd served In the Second and Third Nebraska regi ments. They also should come in for their due share of the plaudits show ered upon the men who volunteered nt the call of the nation's executive and rallied around its banners. While probably six weeks will elapse before the First Nebraska regiment will set foot on Nebraska soil , there Is no time to lose in perfecting the arrangements for their reception. DISMOUNT THE JAVKASS BATTEliy. If the managers of the Greater Amer ica Exposition desire to forestall dis aster to their enterprise they had bet ter dismount the jackass battery that Is doing a tremendous amount of damage - ago at the breach while pretending to bombard Its alleged enemies. The double-shotted editorial reproducing a criticism of the Red Oak Express under pretext of refuting and correcting a wrong Impression is calculated to undo all that the Jackass battery and the Bureau of Publicity may have done In favor of the exposition. People who read the World-Herald are not all fools. A majority of them at least arc Intelligent enough to read between the lines and the abuse of Uosewater Is not likely to distract from the main points raised by the Iowa paper. On the contrary , the fact that The Bee is universally known to be devoted to the promotion of every in terest that promises to assist In devel oping the west and In building up Omaha must within itself brush aside the silly charts that Its course on any Issue is actuated by sinister motives. Above the braying and din of the jack ass battery looms up the fact that The Bee is one of the monumental Institu tions of Omaha whose fortunes are per petually linked with those of the city and state. Up to date The Bee has snld nothing nnd done nothing to prevent the ex position from becoming a great success , It Is for the management to convince the world nt largo that the promises made will be fullillcd and that all fea tures tending to degrade the enterprise will be rigidly excluded. The Bee's pretense that disorderly char acters were to become features of the en terprise was merely a part of The Dee's scheme to carry out Rosowater's threat made soon after tils withdrawal that ho would "bust" the show. World-Herald. Inasmuch as Itosewatcr never made such a threat The Boo has had no scheme to carry out. Its Impressions concerning the danger to the enterprise from disorderly characters and pro tected gambling were derived from the selection of the man In charge of the grounds , buildings and guardsmen. In common with all well Informed persons In this community wo have a vivid rec ollection of the leniency of the late chief of police to the lawless classes that Infested this city last summer. The only way we can judge what men arc likely to do In the future Is by what they have been In the past. The Imposture practiced by the re form politicians through the tripartite convention system could not have been better illustrated than by the disclos ures of the pending election contest In tills county , In which the ballots are being recounted to show the number of votes registered respectively In the three different fusion columns. From this It appears that In the whole city of Omaha the combined vote of the popu lists and silver republicans , as recorded under their party emblems , docs not exceed 1,500-Uie silver republican con tribution being so Inslgnlllcnnt as scarcely to deseive consideration. Yet the populists of Douglas county feud delegations to every state convention based on an apportionment according to the entire fusion strength and cast more than one-tenth of the votes of the whole convention , when they muster but n few times that number at the polls. With the so-called silver repub licans the disparity Is simply farcical , but the fraud will bo continued because- in no other way can the spoils combina tion be kept together. The Lincoln Journal , which never loses an opportunity to sneer and Jeer at Omaha , professes to be terribly shocked at the proposed vandalism which alms to replace Omaha's antiquated lire- trap High school building with a mod ern , safe and substantial structure. It holds up the projected Improvement as a raid of voracious contractors In col lusion with school board members upon the school treasury. This Is only another Illustration of the adage about the difference It makes whose ox Is gored. When the time comes to pull down the dingy and unhealthy state house which graces , or rather disgraces , the Nebraska capital and substitute for It a monumental capltol building that will at once afford convenient quarters for the transaction of public business and be a credit to a progressive com monwealth nil Lincoln will promptly second the motion and considerations of sentiment for the preservation of an historic landmark will cut no more llgurc than the fact time the money needed thus to beautify Lincoln will have to come from the taxpayers of the entire state. If the blcyclo lamp ordinance Is here to stay , as It seems to be , the sooner the whccjmcn adjust themselves to Its conditions the better for all concerned. Everybody admits that it provides simply the same reasonable regulation that Is enforced In cverj other city of metropolitan pretensions and that the precaution is necessary for the protec tion not only of the public , but of the riders themselves. Why should It be necessary to wait for some serious or fatal accident to wake the wheelmen up to a realization of the fact that they have more by far to gain by complying with the lamp ordinance than by sav ing the price of a lamp even If they were several times more expensive than they are ? If the rumor that John C. Sprochcr Is to resign as deputy oil Inspector should prove true more music may bo expected in the populist camp. The alleged rea son for his contemplated resignation Is dissatisfaction with the way the state administration is conducting tilings. Mr. Sprecher has a way of speaking out his mind at. times which is de cidedly refreshing. . In the past ho lias refused to be a party to any jobs or deals and should ho break loose some of the spoils-gathering reformers now absorbing the fat of the land are likely to see visions of a-future famine. From the testimony brought out be fore the Interstate' ' Commerce commis sion relative to Ujiscrlmlnntlons against the millers it is dijtlicult to tell which arc the greatest.- < offenders , the rail roads , or the warehousemen. If the Inquiry were only carried back still fur ther it would possibly be developed that the farmers , who produce the wheat have a few grievances , too , In which the millers do not figure entirely as innocent parties. NcKlectod Courtcnlcn. Minneapolis Journal. Colonel Henderson explains bis birth in a foreign land on the ground that be was not consulted on the matter. Too many parents neglect these little courtesies in their families. livery VHK UIIH IIU Diiy. Springfield Republican. "All men mc-et with their betters some day , " says the defeated pugilist. The great man here speaks a great truth. No ono Is quite so large and important In the world as bo thinks he is. CrlftcH Whil You Wnlt. Kansas City Star. The resignation of the French cabinet calls to mind tlio story of the man \\tio went into a Paris book store and asked for a copy of the French constitution. "We do not deal In serials , " was the gruff reply of the owner of the shop. n \ < MV 1'ercli. Globe-Democrat. In order to strengUheii Its gold reserve the Dank of England Is buying all the Ameri can eagles It can find In the market. Uncle Sam views the proceeding with , composure , well knowing that the proud birds will eventually return to the home perch. Where , Oh Where ? Springfield Republican. Hawaii will Import 7,000 more Japanese laborers during the current year , according to Yokohama advices. That will increase the Japanese and Chinese population to about 65,000 , as compared with 31,000 Ha waiian natives and 3,000 Americans. Where will the American farmer or laborer come In ? JUch lnml of I'olllli-al Fonalln. Minneapolis Journal. The Union 1'aclilc road has sent out from Omaha Invitations to prominent geologists and paleontologists throughout the country to join In a free excursion of sixty days to study the recent fossil finds In the Wyoming wonderland. The professors of the various largo colleges throughout the country are especially Invited. The party will not have to go many miles from the center of Omaha to find some of the finest political fossils that nature has turned out since the Jurassic era. ( lie Pnrnier. Bloux City Tribune. A year or two ago , when the farmer was not enjoying his present degree of pros perity , tbo manufacturers of agricultural machinery never thought of organising into a trust and Increasing the prices of their goods ; the farmer did not have money then and It was not thought worth while to "work" him. Dut no sooner does he become solidly prosperous than It occurs to the manufacturers of farm machinery that It would bo a good thing to Increase their profits 25 per cent. HlMV lO ICllll FlMlll * . Chicago NOWB. That Howard-Baker feud down In old Ken tucky has just counted one more victim and the Kentucky militia Is tolling to stop the spread of trouble. These feuds , when let alone by the authorities , generally cease as boon as everybody Is killed ; the killers con fine their operations to the other fellows' families and outside parties who Interfere and get filled with lead do so on their own responsibility. Intervention by the authori ties simply postpones but does not prevent the Inevitable , 'besides ' tau < ilng much ex penditure of time and money. PMJXTY OF CATTIili IX SKI1IT , ItcpnHfl of n SliorlnK * * ' " "lo WCK Without SuliMniitlnl I'oiiiiilntIon. Denver Post. For the last few months much has bcei eald and written about the shortage o rattle In the west caused by the losses su' talncd during the l st severe winter , fo which many cattle owners had not made o found It Impracticable > to make adequat preparations. There Is no doubt thnt las winter's loss averaged greater than that BUS talnod during any ono of several prevlou years , but It must be remembered that tin number of cattle fed or ranged was alsi much larger. This Is manifest by the far that the receipts cf cattle at the Icadlni western markets during last month Tver nearly 30,000 head larger than during th same period last year. It had nlso been feared that fewer corn fed cattle would come Into the market thl spring because less corn had been harvcstei last fall than the -previous year , but thl anticipation hno not been realized. There 1 no scarcity of ornfe < l beeves perceptible li any of the western markets and the price realized are satisfactory. The losses sus talned on the ranges during the winter ar covered to a large extent by the better price obtained for the bcevea brought Into mar ket now. The fact of the matter le that the tcrrl tory in which cattle are raised is so extcn elve as to preclude the possibility of mas ing entirely accurate estimates. For tin most cnttlo have been fed in small bunchc : throughout the whole territory , and becausi the 'bunches ' wore email and Mattered thi report went out that but few cnttle weri fed. When these many small bunches weri gathered Into the markets as big herds nl previous reports wore discredited. TUB Dlnhurncinent of llu > Klrnt A tlon for the W ir. Philadelphia Times. The emergency .fund of $50,000,000 whlcl was appropriated .by . congress before th ( declaration of war with Spain , and whlct was turned over to the executive to be ex pended In his discretion for the national de fense , will lapse with the close of the cur rent fiscal year , on Juno 30 next. There wll : ibe nothing left of it , however , to cover Intt the federal treasury , since the allotments made by the president out of the fund amount at the present time to over $5S,00 ( In excess of the total appropriation , llul some of these allotments have not been taker up , and warrants have not been drawr against them ; so that there Is still In the treasury to the credit of the fund nearlj $3,000,000 a sum amply sufficient , eay the treasury officials , to cover all outstanding claims against U. It was the creation and prompt and Intel ligent disbursement of this largo extra ap propriation which transformed the .nation within a. few weeks' time from an Inert mass Into a tremendous fighting machine. When the Maine " > vent down wo lacked ships , ord nance , powder and shell , and all the varied material of war ; the coast defenses were skeletonized and Inadequate , and an alert and well equipped foreign foe might have wrought untold havoc on our borders with out fear of disaster or serious loss. The his tory of the disbursement of the emergency fund discloses In some degree the quality and extent of the nation's resources In an emergency. Of the fund of $ . -)0,000,000 neurly $20,000,000 was devoted to the purchase of ships war ves sels , ocean liners , freighters , private yachts , all practically ready for Instant service. Nearly $8,000,000 was used to buy guns and ammunition for the navy , and about $15- 000,000 was given to the War department to buy weapons and munitions of war and to strengthen and fully equip our coast fortifi cations. Altogether the Navy department received over $31,000,000 of the fund at the disposal of the president , while nearly $19- 000,000 was allotted to the War department. The vast appropriations made by congress for carrying on the war against Spain have dwarfed this Initial outgo , If regard be had solely to the aggregate of figures. Dut It was tlic celerity of official action , rendered possible under the largo discretion given to the executive , the speedy demonstration to the world that wo lacked none of the sin ews of war nnd the successful and swiftly accomplished ro-enforcement and rearma ment of our navy under the widest possible latitude of official Judgment , that contrib uted to the early attainment of a vantage ground in the fight which we have since majntalned , and from which federal power " may"contlnuo on In larger and moro benefi cent development. Whatever may be said of other current Items of the federal budget , there can bo no doubt that the $50,000,000 emergency fund was placed where ft would do the most good. GOVEIIXMEXT Y CONTIIACT. HnNtoii FnrniN Out Municipal Work in Contrnetom. Baltimore American. Boston Is making nn experiment In municipal government that will be watched with Interest by her sister municipalities. The plan was evolved by Mayor Qulncy and Is being put In operation as rapidly as pos sible. In a few words , It consists of gov ernment by contract. So far In the ex periment the public street lighting depart ment has been wholly turned over to the contractors , the street cleaning department will bo turned over before another week Is passed and other departments will rapidly follow In Its wake. To this form of government objections can be raised and at the same tlmo much can bo said In its favor. Boston will probably determine whether the good In It outweighs t'ho ' bad , Tbo most serious objection to It will , of course , be raised by the politicians , who will naturally bo averse to the removal of a source of much remuneration to faith ful party workers , It being a foregone con clusion that the contractors will manage the departments on a strictly business basis , with nn utter disregard for politics and political considerations. The most serious objection to It , however , will be found In Uie opening that ft gives for fraud , The contractors will bo animated by a desire to make hay while t'ho ' contract lasts at the expense of the taxpayers. The enormous sums of money that will bo Involved offer an opportunity to widespread corruption of public officials , In the Interest of the con tractors. But this obectlon | may be over come by a rigid system of Inspection of the wcrk performed , payment according to the service and the award of contracts by a strictly non-partisan board , composed of men whoso Integrity is unquestionable. As for the advantages offered by the sys tem , It Is a foregone conclusion that the first objection stated above will bo the scheme' strongest recommendation. While the politicians will strenuously object to the cancelatlon of their prerogatives for polit ical rewards , the taxpayers will rejoice. So long as the various departments of munici pal government are the tools of politicians the offices the rightful reward for political service the resultant expense upon the tax payers Is bound to be heavier. This Is true lo such a degree that the director of the Bureau of Gas of Philadelphia , while that city owned the gas plant , once declared that , If he could run the department free from po litical Influences ho could sell gas at $1 per 1,000 cubic feet and turn $1,000,000 net profit Into the city treasury every year. As It was , tbo city was making nothing on Its gas plant. Street lighting and street cleaning departments ore the prey of the politicians. Under the management of contractors , with payment based upon the actual work per formed , the 'work could be done at a much smaller expense than at present. If the system Is proven by Boston to be a money saver It will have strong recommendations tor Its adoption lu the other largo cities. unions OF TUB WAI . The penalties of greatness arc not alwsy confined to the great patriotic parents , an Irrmtoil by Rcntlmcnts of lofty ndmlratlor who take up some of the burden and cheer , fully put It on their offspring. Probably j majority of the American babes of the yen bear the name of some war hero. The juac I tlco Is carried to greater extremes nmon the Cubans , many officials prominent In th 1 Administration of the war being honored b . doting dads and mammas In the liberate Isle. At n resent baptism In Cuba a gli baby was given the name of Clara Bartot while a boy received the appellation of Wll p , Ham McKlnlcy Zabalragolry Cantaranai ' Still another boy was christened llodrlg j Mclklejohn Hattiey Fernandez y Perez Hen nvldes. The military genius who swings the hlu pencil over news dispatches at Manila make good use of his sword In sharpening his per ell. Hero Is a specimen of his work , ns re lated by a. correspondent of the Lou do Chronicle : "Tho American newspaper re ports Invariably stale , 'enemy's lossea severe vere , but exact figures unobtainable , be cnuso the dead were removed In order t prevent us knowing. ' I know thla Is so , be cause the censor has made mo put It Int my telegrams sometimes. " Reports from the pension office at Wash Ington show that about 1(3,000 ( application for pensions have been filed to date by stir vlvors of the 100-day war with Spain. Mos of them are based on disability caused b malaria , smallpox and yellow fever , n fe\ \ for wounds received In action nnd a emal number for the ravages of camp life. Ap plications from survivors of the Flllpln war have not yet begun to come in , but th pension commissioner expects to hear fror that quarter ns soon as the volunteers re turn. It Is estimated that the new claim ants will materially swell the pension rol for some years to come. Nearly every thrifty Filipino , relates a let ter in Leslie's Weekly , puts his savings , no In a Manila bank , but In a strong box. Th box Is usually a fancy Iron chest of smal dimensions , but Is secured by locks am boi'ta enough to defy a Chinese locksmith The outer keyhole Is the first secret of th box , and Is usually bidden under some mov Ing Iron band that embellishes the chest After raising the first lid there Is ono o two moro that must be opened , and the locker or bars of these are equally hidden thougl In most cases simple to the Ingenuity of th' ' Yankee soldiers. The whole contrivance 1 a. relic of Spanish feudalism , nnd as n. plac' ' of safety Is an easily-solved toy to the In gcnlous American. The Filipinos , however found It necessary , while under Spanlsl friars , to secrete their savings from thi watchfuf eyes of itho ofiblal nnd priest. I was the custom to bury the box under a trei near their houses. When our soldiery swcp over the country and villages around Maulli hundreds of these strong boxes were un earthed. In most cases the natives had niv tlclpated the soldier and fled with his earn Ings , but It was often the case that tlmo wa : too short under our rapid advance to un earth and unlock the strong boxes , so thu when our troops had driven out the Insur gents many of the boxes were found. It some cases the chest was found above thi ground , but on account of the Intricate sys tcm of locks , tlmo was not sufficient for tbi Filipinos to withdraw the money. Surni ranging from $100 to $2,500 were found , met a soldier ono day hurrying to the rcai after wo had taken a village north o Manila. "What Is your rush ? " I asked. "I guess you would rush , " he said , "I you found $400 In Spanish gold. " "What ore you going to do with it ? " : said. said."Well "Well , I'm going to buy a draft on New York and send ft to my mother , nnd I'n going to do It just as fast as my legs wll carry me. Coodbyo. " And off he went , and I didn't question the propriety of the act. For he was ono ol many I had heard of , and I doubt If an 01 the "finds" served such a good purpose. A letter from Manila relates an Instance of the curious effect of a Mauser bullel which Boughf to Impede the circulation ol one of the fighting Americans there. Pri vate II. B. Hedmond , Company C , First Colorado volunteers , stuttered so badly when he enlisted that the recruiting officer came near leaving him off the rolls. Private Redmond was wounded 4n the battle qf Marl- qulna on March 31. Now his wound Is healed and ho stutters no more. 'A ' 'Mauser ' bullet struck him in the face , passed diagonally downward through his mouth and made Its exit near the back of the nock. It wan considered a frightful wound by the surgeons , but Redmond pro ceeded to recover even faster than patients with less painful Injuries. Now all that can bo seen of the wound Is a small , livid spot to the left of the nose and above the upper lip. Redmond chews hard tack with the greatest zest and tells stories he has not been able to finish In years on account of his halting speech. Ho In&lsts that the Mauser bullet carried away his vocal Im pediment. NAli AND OTHERWISE. Tbo mayor of Hays City , Kan. , Is only 22 years old. the president of the council Is 22 and the oldest man In tbo municipal govern ment Is 29. The private of a Colorado regiment at Manila has been cured of stuttering by be ing shot through the throat by a Mauser bullet , .but the remedy Is a little too heroic for general application. Lord Curzon and the 'Ameer of Afghan istan are Intimate friends , and have been exchanging letters for ten years past. The Ameer once told Lord Curzon that he found It necessary to execute 1,000 persons a year to suppress treason. Emperor William is about to receive from eastern Africa two young elephants , which will bo kept at his summer residence near Potsdam. In great parades one will carry the big drum nnd the other the tambour major of the guards. A new story about Uobert Browning has got Into print. It was when his son was beginning his public career as a painter , and Browning was anxious about his first exhibi tion. "People expect so > much from him , poor fellow , " he eald , "because he had a clever mother. " A friend recently remarked to General Wheeler upon the small stature of most prominent southerners. "I once said the same thing to a gaunt old 'cracker1 woman , " remarked the general , "and she said It was because they had to bo raised mostly on prayer and hickory. " Some idea of what would happen to Ad miral Dewey In the way of ovations on bis way home , If ho would only let It , may bo gathered from the claim laid to him by other nations. The French Insist , for in stance , that he Is descended from a Hugue not family named Do Huoy , and the Bel gians declare that he Is ono of their De Weys. It la declared by employes of the capltol that no speaker ever used up bis desk more thoroughly with the gavel than did Mr. Reed , 'with ' the posMble exception of Samuel J. Randall. During the Forty-fourth congress , when the electoral vote was counted and Hayes was declared president , Speaker Ran dall pounded the top of his deck out of shape three tlmw , Henry I'robasco of Cincinnati Is a million- ulre who has for some years acted on the Carnegie saying that to die rich U to die disgraced. He made a fortune In the hard ware business and has expended some $700- 000 , or nearly all of It , In philanthropic and charitable .activities. He once lived in a line and pretentious residence , but has now : ome down to a small bouse , which be rents. .SIMCAKKU nnr.n's HITIHIMINT , rlof llrvliMV of n I'upfnl nml llonor nlilr Ileconl , KnnMs City Star ( lml. ) . The resignation of Thomns llrnckctt Reoit ( \s congressman from Maine will probably close ) his political career. As a publicist Mr. Reed can point to n uwful and honora ble record. He has been nn Influential fac tor In congress from the hour that ho en tered that body. His positive personal qualities and his strong mental fiber ad vanced him speedily to thr position of leader In the counsels of the house. Ho waa nt nil times ready nnd Incisive in de bate , nnd his character ns a man Insured re spect for his opinions. He held his placet for many successive terms In congress by reason of bis ability nnd not through tha party dlcUnus which send so many mediocre men to Washington. As speaker of the house Mr. Heed achieved his best claim to enduring distinction. By an admirable nnd Unusual exercise of cour age he abolished ttip dilatory tactics which had been successfully employed for many years In obstructing transaction of pun- llo business nnd established the principle thnt the purprse for which representatives nro elected to congress Is to guard nnd pro mote the Interests of their constituency nnd of their common country. The achievements of Mr. Reed as n states man will glvo to him a worthy nnd perma nent place In thp history of the republic. It is given out thnt ho quits public life be cause of his desire to engage In the more remunerative ) pursuit of his profession. This may bo a strong motive In causing him to resume the practice of law , but It Is not unlikely thnt another consideration of equal weight In determining his course- for tlio future Is his utter absence of sympathy with the administration nnd the bountiful lack of cordiality which exists between him and President McKlnlcy. JA1IS OF Till } JOK13IIS. Chlcngo Record : lie So you give mo ths mitten ? She Yea. Ho And Is thin nil ? She 1 might throw In a few moth balls. St. Louis Republic : l.nce made of horse- tall hair Is a new novelty for summer bon- ncty. There are no fllea on the women who wear such headgear. Chicago Tribune : "You'll become used to the motion of 'tho ' yacht soon , dearest , " Bald the young husband , soothingly. "It's your home , you know for the next month. " "Then what alls me , 1 suppose , " replied the wan bride , trying to smile , "Is home sickness. " Somcrvlllo Journal : Mr ? . AVlKglen Whcro ehull I nut down this $10 that you paid yes terday for new rent ? Sir. Wiggles Under "tiro insurance , " Detroit Free Press : She And to think you have forgotten that this Is our anniver sary day. He Why , you nuiHt be mistaken. We were married on the 20th. Slie-Oh , I bepr pardon ! I was thinking of my llrat marriage. Washlng-trm Star : "Your fympiithles nro with Oem Paul. " "They are , " answered the Berlin citizen. " 1 hero's no use of Great Britain's coming around nnd tcllliiR mo that a man who can drink a gallon of beer u day needs civiliz ing. " Chicago 1'ost : "I want to Ret up n popu lar demonstration , " said the Paris agitator. "when dooa monsieur desire 117" "Tomorrow. " "I'm very sorry , lint monsieur's rival has engaged the mob for tomorrow. Rut day after tomorrow It will be disengaged. " Indianapolis Journal : "What becomes of 'the ' ten serpent in winter time ? " asked the amateur scientist. "I don't know , " answered the skeptic. 'But ' I should think ns coed n plnn ns any would bo for the landlord to get a hose reel and keep him In a. dry cellar. " 1II2HO OV TUB FIST. Denver Post. What now are heroes of the land , Or berocs of the sea ? Th.y march n mile behind the band In half obscurity. The sporty boys now cat the bun And chaw tlhe .boastful rag ; Now shines a now heroic nun- Jim Jeffries 'totes ' the flag ! The mlghy Cornlshmnn now sits And droops 'his ' lurid head , Ills teeth ho violently grits. Ilia great ambitions dead. From out his mouth no longer buzz Great vocal streams of brag , tor ho Is but a used-to-was Jim Jeffries 'totes ' the Hag ! That "flphtlnpr face" designed to throw A rival In a fit Now wears a look of sullen woe Ain't bad a little bit. That form of "polished steel" now lies Aa limp as any rag , A playground for depression's flies- Jim Jeflrles 'totes ' the flag ! And old Pop Julian wears upon Ills face a vhrec-ply frown , His proud imperious step Is gene , His tall plumes iM droop down. His .head no longer doth expand , Has lost Its lordly wag ; Ills Idol has been shattered , nnd Jim Jeffries 'totes ' the flag ! To sleep fh c'hamplon ' has been rocked , O ! sad the tnle to toll ! When Jeffries Hie persimmon knocked f Fltzslmmons also fell ! Los Angeleslnna now can blow And bonntl'fullybrag ' / ; Their bollennakcr won the dough , And totes the victor's ' flag ! The 'heroes ' on tiho battle list Reap no such cash reward , And must acknowledge thnt the fist Is mightier than tbo sword. For ho the people's plaudits ring Who won both fnimo and mvng The king Is d''ad ' ! " "Long llvo the king1' ! Who totes the champion Hag ! Twenty Styles of Trousers , o-o-o These are bicycle trous ers. The popular style now is to wear a fancy pair of breeches with a dark coat , We have a very large variety of bicy cle and golf suits and a still wider variety of these trousers , at very moderate prices. We can fit you out to your taste , and the better your taste , the better we can please you. vWhttfij. s _ 1 . / .