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mall.
mall.The address win bo changed as
often an desired.
Nebraska 1ms no ground for complaint
against the weather clerk this season.
Fusion or no fusion Is Just now the
paramount question that agitates th < s
Ucrdmanltos.
If there arc any more silver repub
licans In these parts The Bee is not able
to .locate them.
The old Sixteenth street viaduct will
BOOU be torn down , but the new Six
teenth street viaduct seems to be as
far' off as ever.
Governor Pojnter and the popocratic
machine have a keen appreciation of.
the necessijy p'f Hjiuariiu , ' " themselves
with the returning Nebraska soldiers.
Thq do-nothing popocratic State
Board of Transportation is still drawIng -
Ing Its milary with regularity and hav
ing a good time at ( he expense of the
taxpayers without rendering any serv
ice. _ _ _ _ _ ,
South Omaha proposes to know just
why the saloons were allowed to reopen
on Sunday. If they would ascertain
why tlio saloons were ordered closed it
might give a clue to the reason for
'
rcppeulng. .
The Milwaukee Street Iltillwny com
pany has surprised Us employes with
un unexpected increase of pay , thus
forestalling agitation for a raise and a.
possible strike. Henry C. Talne Is a
shrewd manager.
Agouclllo , the Filipino representative
who came to tills country and later
has not been heard
went tp Europe ,
from for BOina time. The seductive In
fluences of the Paris cafes have evi
dently weakened his desire to shed any
blood for his country.
Having been successful In their re
cent strike for a large portion of pie
in their rations the prisoners In the
Anamosa ( In. ) penitentiary have pro
tested against tiny reduction In the to-
baqcq allowance. The next tiling we
hear'of will'be'a strike of the con
victs for a ration of liquor with their
tnenls. _
According to memorials circulating In
Culm thu condition of the Island Is
hopeless. One sets forth that no tropi
cal country lias ever been able to gov
ern Itself without constant revolutions
and disorders. Thu other asserts that
no northern country lias ever been able
lo successfully colonize and rulea
tropical country. There Is a measure of
truth in both statements.
A practical Illustration of the re
sults of using different metals ns cur
rency Is at hand. That the dearer
metal would go out of circulation has
been denied so strongly by tlio 10 to 1
advocates Unit many of them have
doubtless oomo to hellovo their state
ments arc true. There have arrived at
New York twenty-live tons of copper
coins-'from India which nro to be
melted up and sold as metal because
they nro worth more In that shape than
ns currency. It Is announced there Is
nlso a profit in similarly handling
Chinese copper coins.
Ex-Governor Boies of Jown , In a re
cent interview , indicated that , in his
opinion , the democratic party should
drop silver us an Issue and mnko the
campaign on nu nntlvtrust platform.
The followers of lU'to 1 immediately
proceeded to Jump on the only Moses
the Iowa democrat have had since tlio
war and pronounce him a traitor.
There is growing evidence , however ,
that when the convention meets the ex-
governor will bo found to have a con
siderable following. The ienveu of
common sense will work , even in an
Iowa democrat , If given a chance.
I
THE USE OF OUTD AS CL'RItCATl' .
Mr. lloberls , treasurer of f'o ' United
States , recently made a plea for an ex
tended use of gold coin In the ordinary
everyday transactions of business , urg
ing that the banks should as far ns
possible promote the use of gold as
currency by giving It to their patrons.
Of course the banks cannot very well
do this arbitrarily , but must be gov
erned largely by the preference of cus
tomers , which m a rule Is for paper.
Gold coin , however , Is steadily In
creasing In circulation nnd with a de
creasing supply of paper currency must
continue to Increase. The trouble Is
that there Is not enough of the smaller
denominations nnd It will probnbly bo
the policy of the government In futwts
to coin more $5 pieces. The coinage of
gold when It was used chiefly in the
foreign.exchange movement -was lim
ited chlelly to double eagles. These arc
not of n character to meet the demand
for small currency during the crop-
moving season nnd the cohmgc during
tlio last few months has been directed
more than ever before to the produc
tion of $10 and | S pieces. This will un
doubtedly be continued , ns It Is tinder-
stood that both the United States treas
urer and the director of the mint nre
disposed to avail themselves of the
present opportunity to familiarize the
public with coin so long as there Is no
popular opposition.
The popular preference for paper cur
rency in ordinary business transactions
Is duo to Its greater convenience and
this Is a very Important consideration.
The supply of paper urancy , however ,
Is decreasing and the necessity of using
more coin Is becoming all tlio time more
urgent. A partial remedy , if nny bo
needed , might be found In encouraging
the national banks to Increase their
note Issues , which could be done by al
lowing them to Issue to the par value
of bonds deposited us security for cir
culation.
PRKSllKR LAUltlBlt EXPLAINS.
The Canadian premier , Sir Wilfrid
Laurler , has offered an explanation of
the contention of Canada regarding
the Alaskan boundary question. The
premier states the matter accurately ns
far as ho goes , but he docs not present
the case fully and therefore his ex
planation is not satisfactory.
In regard to his reported statement
that the boundary question must be
settled by arbitration or war Sir Wil
frid Lnuricr explicitly denies that ho
had any serious thought of war , but on
the contrary he believed war to be out
of the question and not to be thought
of. "I will go further , " he declared ,
"and say that war over this or any
other question would be criminal. "
This Is the proper spirit In which to
regard the matter and If the Canadian
government is controlled by this view
an amicable settlement of the vexing
controllers } ' will certainly bo reached in
time , for the American people have as
little desire to tight over It as the
Canadians. There Is , however , no
probability that In any event Canada
Will be permitted by the British gov
ernment to carry its contention so far
as lo seriously endanger frlendjy rela
tions. As a London paper said In com
menting on Premier Laurler's "arbitra
tion or war" declaration , England
would have to do the fighting and It
would require a much more vital matter
than this boundary question to cause
England to go to war with the United
States.
We have no doubt that ultimately
tills question will bo settled by arbitra
tion and that an arrangement will bo
effected between the British and Amer
ican governments regardless of Can
ada , If tlio latter shall persist in its
policy of obstruction. Meanwhile It
might be well for Indiscreet statesmen
like Sir Wilfrid Laurler to rofralu
'from discussing the question.
37/fi DKMOItAl > IZKD DEMOCRACY' .
Rarely has the democratic party been
so thoroughly demoralized ns it Is at
present and at no previous time since
1872 were the conditions less favorable
to party harmony and success than
they now are. On every hand there
nro dissension and disaffection. Leaders
disagree upon vital questions , factional
antagonisms grow more intense , the
rank and tile seem hopelessly divided.
Bryanlsm Is meeting with a formid
able and apparently growing opposi
tion. Some of the ablest nnd shrewd
est democratic politicians are arraying
themselves against It , ven In tlio
south. The recent nntl-Brynn pronun-
clamcnto of Senator Morgan of Ala
bama Js said to have stirred that stuto
ns 'no other political deliverance has In
years and it promises to exert an In-
llnenco In other southern states. It Is
by no means Improbable that Alabama
will send to the democratic national
convention next year an antl-Brynn
delegation. Senator Gorman of Mary
land , one of the shrewdest democratic !
politicians in the country , is laboring
for tlio reorganization of the party. In
New York Groker nnd other Tammany
leaders are opposed to Brynnlsui and In
New Jersey party reorganization Is
being talked of , which means no good
for tlio leader of the national democ
racy. Tlie factional conflicts In Ken
tucky nnd Illinois nre notable evidence
of democratic demoralization. In the
west the strength of free silver has
greatly decreased and many who sup
ported it. three years ngo now think it
should bo abandoned as a political
issue.
Unquestionably a majority of tlie
democracy are still devoted to the
cause of free silver at 10 to 1 and It Is
highly probable that they will control
the national convention. Indeed this
is regarded as assured. But it is no
less certain that the free sliver cause
cannot command in 1000 the support it
received In 1890. On all other public
questions of Immediate Interest the
democrats tire divided. The party Is
fur from being harmonious on the sub
ject of expansion , some of the ablest
men in its ranks favoring the retention
of nil the territory which the United
Stales has come into possession of
through the war with Spain. All demo-
crata are not opposed to trusts. Thu
party is inoro nearly a unit In oppo.
sltion to the tariff than to anything
else , but the tariff will not be un Issue
next year.
Already tlio jjnrty leudera are mani
festing nnxloty nnd solicitude. This
wns shown In the meeting of tin ;
democratic national committee nt Chi. .
cngo , n yenr In advance of the time for
holding the national convention. It
Is indicated in the fact that n membci
of the committee lias gone abroad to
Induco4 > the chairman , Senator Jones , to
return to the United States ns soon as
possible , for the purpose , It Is under
stood , to check If possible thu move'
nient against Brynnlsm. Whether thl ?
Is the fact or not , there Is no doubt that
the free silver ndvocates see In tin1
situation good reason for solicitude and
realize tlie necessity of a vigorous ef
fort to stay the swelling tide of opposi
tion to that cause and to Its leading
exponent , whose only hope of rcnonii-
nation Is In keeping tlie free colnngo o
silver nt 10 to 1 the predominant Issue.
A 'MARKED COS TR AST.
Nebraska nnd Missouri have both en
acted laws for the suppression of com
binations In restraint of trade. While
these laws have been a dead letter In
Nebraska they have been very effective
In Missouri. Nebraska not only boasts
a general anti-trust law that prohibits
every species of combination in re
straint of trade , but It also has on Its
statutes n law expressly framed to pre
vent combinations among lire insur
ance companies that prevent active
competition through underwriters'
boards and rate makers. While there
was a great deal of bluster about the
enforcement of tlie law that prohibits
lire Insurance combines when it wns
enacted no attempt has yet been made
by the attorney general to have It en
forced or oven to test Its constitution
ality. In flic , there 1ms been no nt-
tempt on the part of the underwriters
to cover up tlie work of the prohibited
compact.
In Missouri , however , where they
have an attorney general who does not
play fast-nnd-loose in dealing with
trusts and lawless combines , the Insur
ance combine lias been compelled to
dissolve.
The recent decision of the supreme
court of Missouri which pronounced the
insurance combine ns coming within
reach of the anti-trust law has com
pelled each lire insurance company doIng -
Ing business in that state to instruct
its agents to keep their hands free from
all compacts tending to prevent ffco
competition. The Instructions issued
by one of these companies to its agent
at St. Joseph , where the legal contest
was first Instituted , are very specific.
They direct the agent "hereafter to re
fuse in any manner to be connected
with , create , enter into , become a mem
ber of , or a party to , any pool , trust ,
agreement , combination , confederation
or understanding with any corporation ,
partnership , individual or any other
person or association of persons to regulate -
ulato or fix the price or premium to be
paid for insurlh0 property against lesser
or damage by fire , lightning or storm , or
to maintain said price when so regu
lated or fixed , nnd thnt If said agent is
now connected with , or Is a member of ,
or n party to , any pool , agreement , con
tract , combination or confederation , oc
of any club , compact , board of under
writers or other association , under
whatever name , to fix or limit the price
or premium to be paid for Insuring prop ,
erty against loss or damage by fire ,
lightning or storm , or for tlie fixing or
regulating , directly or indirectly , or for
the maintaining of the price or pre
mium to be paid for insuring property ,
the agent will at once withdraw there
from and forever cease to be connected
therewith. "
In view of the fact that seventy-three
fire insurance companies were tempo
rarily suspended , from doing business in
St. Joseph , besides being adjudged to
pay a fine of $1,000 each , it Is not likely
that the state's authority will bo fur
ther defied. It may also be taken for
granted that tlie Missouri anti-trust
law will be enforced In every other city
of that state so long as Its prosecuting
officers nnd courts fearlessly discharge
their duty.
If nil the fnkes that arc palmed off
as special cable dispatches to American
newspapers were really fabricated in
London and other European capitals
there would be business enough for a
few more cables between Europe and
America. A fair sample of this class
of butterlne nevfs Is a special cable dis
patch from London to tlie Inter Ocean ,
which Informs the American people In
all seriousness that the Increase in
tlio number of recruits for tlio Brit
ish army during the present month
Is attributed to the order of tlio war
ofilce relaxing the regulation de
barring young men from enlisting In
the army on account of decayed teeth.
We nro nlso informed by cable that
under the now rule recruits whose teetli
nra unsound must at once have them
put In order by the regimental dentist.
Tlie fakir who wrote this cable evi
dently slipped a cog In his memory.
Ho forgets there could have been no
possible use for a regimental dentist
In tlio British army If all tlie soldiers
were required to bo endowed with
sound molars nnd Iron < > iws.
Every law passed by tlio legislature
of the state providing for tlio collection
of Industrial or other statistics has
been Ignored cither wholly or In part.
Tills work Is largely delegated to the
assessors. Some neglect it through a
misconception of Its importance and
others simply because they nre too In
different or too lazy to do the work.
There Is no reason why through this
medium it should not bo jwsslblo to
uncertain accurately the acreage of
every crop In the Ktate , yet there Is not
a county where the statistics are not
wanting from some townships nnd in
many Bounties there Is not a scratch of
a pen In this portion of the assessors'
books. It Is nn Important matter , both
to tlio prodiu-er nnd dealer , that the
provisions of the law lie faithfully car
ried out.
The High school Injunction Is to be
deplored for many reasons. It will not
merely deprive Omaha of needed facili
ties for meeting the growing douiund
for more room for the High school class
and expose the pupils of the High
school to danger from fire or tornadoes ,
but it seriously cripples the working
people nnd Incidentally causes n shrink
age of business to shopkeepers. If the
$1M > ,000 sot -apart for the erection of
this building could be taken out of the
bank vaults every dollar would have
been expended for labor nnd material
It would have given employment to
stone cutters , brlckmakcrs nnd brick
Inyer.o , carpenters , plnstcrcrs , plumb
ers , painters , moulders , Iron founders
roofers , tinners and other woikmen
Every dollar earned by these wage
workers would circulate among the re
tnll denlers nnd tradespeople , thus stlm
ulntlng business generally.
War in Time In Prospect ,
Philadelphia Times.
The yarn trust admits Us purpose Is to
make It warm for the people by next winter
at Intest.
Ilrrnch of 1'rnfrnnlonnl Courtcn } ' .
Philadelphia Ledger.
A Chicago pickpocket came to grief when
he tried to rob a member of the Illinois legls
laturo. The attempt was a grore breach o
professional courtesy.
IniiierlnllNtn nnil I'rcciloni.
Detroit Fret ! Press.
All General Otis has to say Is that the
newspaper tnpn make the mistake of ex
pecting the same freedom that they cnjoyci
before Imperialism struck the nation.
Moimlnclic I in in n lie.
Buffalo Express.
Regarding the singular preference of the
kissing bug for the upper Up of Its victims
It Is observed that a moustache Is an ef
fectual safeguard. This may Interest even
the girls.
.Skillful Aorolmt.
Now York Mall nnd Express.
Mr. Bryan's shiftiness as1 a politician has
rarely been more strikingly displayed than
It Is In his present attitude toward the
democratic factional light In Kentucky. Ills
open declaration In favor of Ooobcl , the
party nominee for governor who Is said to
be a gold standard man , means that ho may
Indorse a gold supporter In one state and a
silver supporter In another , but that he Is
always nnd first of all a Bryan man. In his
picturesque effort to bo all things to all
men ho la Invariably animated 'by ' a high
sense of loyalty to the Interests of number
one.
ComiuilNory Arbitration.
Philadelphia North American.
The suggestion has 'been repeatedly made
by the North American that the true way of
arriving at compulsory arbitration as a sub
stitute for strikes and lockouts Is to tmposa
upon corporations , as a condition of their
creation by the state , the obligation to set
tle disputes with employes by an appeal to
an impartial tribunal. Eminent lawyers de
clare the proposal legally sound , and men
interested In social progress regard It as an
extremely fruitful Idea. Naturally , the violent
lent disturbances In Brooklyn and Cleveland ,
and the prevalence of less warlike strikes
elsewhere , cause everybody just now to be
more than usually hospitable to plans for
a remedy. Consequently , the press Js tak
ing up the North American's scheme for the
gradual Introduction of compulsory arbitra
tion.
AMERICAN COTTON AUIIOAD.
Exceptionally Kliie Exhibit
Provarcil for Pnrln Exponltlon.
Philadelphia , Inquirer.
The ' etermlnatlon of the Agricultural de
partment to > make an exceptionally line ex
hibit of cotton at thoiParls fair should enlist
the best support from the south and west
that those sections are , capable o giving.
The prosperity of many states In the union
Is Inextricably bound up In cotton and the
opportunity that the Paris exhibition will
give them to extend their markets and gain
new customers should be seized with avidity.
For. the past Jew years a sort of semi-
poverty has been the rule In certain south
ern states on account of the prevailing low
price of the staple. Five-cent cotton has
almost killed the enterprise of the planter.
Eaoh year there has been increasing pres
sure brought to bear to decrease the acreage
and by that means raise the price. The
natural selfishness of the Individual has ,
however , prevented this or any other co
operative plan looking to better prices , an,1
all that remains for the planters to do Is to
secure new markets for their product.
If the south and west will meet the Agri
cultural department half way they will find
these new markets through the Paris fair.
The Intention of the department Is to show
the manufacturers of Germany. Great Brit
ain and Belgium , as well as all the other
nations , that this country raises the best
cotton of every variety that Is crown. If
conviction Is carried , then the markets will
bo more widely opened to us. The salvation
of the planter now lies In the export trade.
We are growing more cotton each year than
our looms can possibly consume and the
fierce competition "that exists has driven the
staple below a reasonable trading point. The
cotton growers should find new markets.
Once found the rest Is easy.
CXX ROODS IN HNRLAM ) .
IncrenNliiR Sale of Artli'lo * Manufac
tured In tinVnltril Stntca.
Washington Times.
A curious report comes from Bradford ,
England , and It Is backed by the American
consul. Ho ea8 that If you go Into any cut
lery or hardware Bhop In Bradford und ask
for shears you will bo given n pair bearing
a New Jersey trademark , and the most curi
ous thing about this Is that all such cutlery
Is purchased through Shcflleld , which was
once the sole headquarter for knives , HCI- !
sore , shears and other cutlery. It Is said
that English tailors and cutters use almost
entirely shears of American make.
It Is porelblo that In certain lines of trade
this report can be matched In many other
parts of the world. More than one foreign
town which used to send goods to America
now receives them from this country , and
sometimes It puts on Its own stamp and reships -
ships them for American use at an Increased
price. This is notoriously the vase with wines ,
Besides , It Is unquestionably true that many
of the artlclm In common HBO In this coun
try and bearing a foreign Imprint are made
here.
This state of things Is encouraging , though
It may acem rather queer. It Indicates that
trade relations are gradually getting shaken
down no that the country which cun make
tto best quality of silks , or shears , or crock-
cry , or Rhott ) , will eventually devote Itself
to Us specialty and make these things for
the whole world. Thus time and money will
bo saved and the people will have a greater
variety of luxuries and greater nnd greater
perfection In the making of wrres will bo
reached , It Is said by some close obscrvem
of India that tbo caste system , under a
better Industrial organization , will prove of
Infinite use In manufacturing , for the son of
the harnessmaker will become u harneES-
maker , the miner will follow hU father's
tiado , and so on. This may be so In a coun
try like India , and to a. certain extent it
will bo true In America. When a man's
father Inid grandfather before him have been
teamen , there are ecmo things about the seafaring -
faring life that be does not need to be
tught. He Inherit * ihom Insensibly. So
with farming or manufacturing , But it Is
probable tha the varylnj ; conditions and
greater freedom of our llfo will be more to
the advantage of the workw than any Indian
caste system , for they will provide that
those "uporU" or variations from the an
cestral typf of whom there are some In
every community , will also hav their place
la the world.
I'UKSnUAT10X OK FOIIKSTS.
Importance of Tliclr Inlliicnt'p t | to
Milt nml Wntrr CoiulltloiiK.
Philadelphia Record.
Whenever any portion of .the country 1
visited by such disastrous floods as thos
which have recently occurred In Texas
widespread discussion relative to the pro
tcctlon of forests ensues. The protectlo
ol our forests is eminently desirable. Wher
they are cut nway from a drainage arm
especially on hillsides , the amount of ell
carried to the streams is Increased. 1) )
filling up the bed of A river this general !
causes the heights of high waters to gradu
ally Increase without any greater quantlt
of water passing through the river. /
notable case of the rising of n river bed du
to such deposits of silt Is that of the Sacramento
monte river. In this case , however , th
change Is not duo to the cutting nway o
the forests , but to thc > washing down o
debris largely mining refuse.
Brushes which grow spontaneously on
hillsides are as serviceable as forests h
checking soil waste ntid the consequcn
clogging of streams , so that there * Is no
absolute necessity for trees In this connec
tlon. That forests over a drainage area
diminish the flood heights of rivers by con
serving the rainfall and causing It to paste
to the streams more slowly Is considered
highly Improbable ; that forests have any
Influence In Increasing or diminishing rain
fall has never been proved ; but that the }
do conserve the water by diminishing cvap
oration , giving greater outflow At low watct
and preventing the absolute drying up o
streams seems very likely.
There seems to bo a popular misinterpre
tation of various facts concerning the rela
tion of forests and rainfall. For example >
Jho fact that certain arid districts bordering
upon the Mediterranean sea were formerly
more thickly populated than at present has
been ascribed to a formerly better climate
and the decrease of population has beet
attributed to the deforesting of the regions
in question. There Is , however , In the firs
place , no suillclent proof that the regions
have ever been seriously deforested by man ;
and no proof , In the second place , that the
Injurious change of cllmato has not been
a natural ono , under which the former tree
growth , as well as the former greater popu
lation , has naturally and gradually de
creased.
Again , excessive tree cutting , as In Savoj
and elsewhere , has allowed the rain to wash
the soil from the mountain slopes Into the
valleys , greatly to the Injury of plant
growth In both places. It has also caused
an excessive variation of stream volume be
tween eudden floods at times of rain and
dwindling streams In dryer spells nnd eca-
sons , but It has not boon shown that thu
destruction of trees has affected the rain
fall. There arc. Indeed , very few accurate
records which can be appealed to In evi
dence of nny such connection , nnd no do-
ctelvo results can be claimed In any case.
The forests should ho preserved by every
means possible. Their influence upon soil
ind water conditions la important. They
hold the soil upon the steep slopes ; they
[ jrcvent erosion in hill lands underlaid with
Impenetrable subsoils ; they prevent the
formation of shifting sands to check the
rapid , superficial flow of water , and thus
prevent the formation of destructive tor
rents , with the consequent sanding over of
fertile valley lands ; they check the filling
up of rivers with debris and , therefore , di
minish danger of floods. But It is prc-
mature to say , as Is often alleged , that the
: llmato of a region can be changed by plantIng -
Ing treas , even in great numbers. On the
other hand , It is highly probable that what
ever rain might fall would be better saved
for springs and streams In a region with a
good proportion of forest than in a barren
region , nnd that the injurious action of hot
winds , cyclones , tornadoes , hurricanes and
drouths , such as afflict the western part of
: ho Mississippi basin , would be diminished
f trees could bo induced to grow more
abundantly , and If the reckless and un
necessary destruction of existing forests
should be prevented.
STHEET KAIIAVAYS IN EimOPE.
Pcnturr * of the Service Compared
ivitli that of Thin Country.
Chicago Record.
Abroad the status of the passenger In the
street car Is different from what it is in the
United States. In European cities , almost
without exception , the fare is based upon
distance and ranges from 1 lo 2 cents a
mite. In Berlin the charge is 2 % cents for
: he first two miles and 1 cent for each addi
tional mile. These figures represent a fair
average of the situation in the other cities
of Europe.
In a few cities passengers are permitted
to ride standing in the aisles of cars. In
many a limited number may ride standing
on the platform. In some cases the pas
senger who rides standing on the platform
lays a reduced fare. In the city of Copen
hagen when all seats nro filled no more
) assengers are taken on and conductors are
heavily fined if they exceed the licensed
number. The same rule prevails In Edin
burgh and generally on the continent.
Lines are variously owned and In many
cases by the city , but in most Instances by
corporations. Compensation for the fran
chise differs. In Berlin the companies have
to pave and repair the streets In which they
run and pay a largo bonus to the city. In
Dubrin the company pays the city $2BOO per
mlle of track per year. At this rate the 400
miles of double track street railroads In
Chicago would pay yearly Into the city treas
ury $1,000.000. In Dublin the fare Is 2 cents ,
with 1 cent per mile after the first two miles ;
while , It after twenty years the city desires
.o buy the entire plant , it can do so by pay-
ng the value of the machinery , track , etc. ,
na It then stands. In the event of a dis
agreement tbo board of trade becomes the
arbitrator.
Altogether , the most striking features of
; he foreign street car Bervlce as compared
with the American service are that the pas
senger pays according to the distance he
rides and can have a seat. The amount of
the fare can hardly be determined except by
comparison with other values In tbo same
place. It is safe to say , however , that they
are generally lower than In Chicago ,
PEHSONAIj AND OTIIKIiWISH.
The earl of Dudley holds a single life In
surance policy for $6,000,000 ,
Marcus Daly , the copper magnate , Is one
of the best rlfio shots In Montana.
These are the dayi when perspiring hu
manity wishes the refrigerator was big
enough to accommodate the whole family.
People of all shades of belief will detest
ho kissing bug inoro than ever when they
ry to remember that ltd scientific name is
melanoreetes plclpctj.
A prominent negro who was recently ap-
tolnted to an Alabama postmastershlp had
he prudence to Increase the amount of bis
Ife insurance and then dccllno the ofilce.
There are HO many factions In the demo
cratic party of Kentucky that the prohibl-
lonlsts expect to make a respectable com
parative showing for their ticket this year.
The dally excrcleo Indulged In by Admiral
Jowey Includes an hour's practice In shift-
ng his satchel from ono hand to the other
while In the act of stepping down from
he gang plank.
There will bo more trouble for Mr. Jef-
rles when Senators Chandler and Galllnger
have decided which of them Is most eligible
o take him on , according to the Queensberry
civil service rules.
Er-Secretary John G. Carlisle when pre
paring a case or a speech mechanically plays
solitaire. Ho will begin sometimes early In
he evening and be at the game until Tong
after midnight. Although bis mind Is on
he more ucrloui matter , bo rarely makes a
tnliplay ,
STItCET HAIMVAY B.MPIjOYKS * WAOI3
of n Snlijeol of Vltnl Inter-
cut to iJIniilclpnlltlct.
Washington Star.
There Is A eerlous question In many
minds as to how far the law-making powers
cnn or ihould go In the regulation of wages
and labor conditions. Some believe that the
legislative function can properly t > e extended
to cover any phase of the Industrial situ-
atlou. Others declare that It is not a legiti
mate or a fate prerogative to extend to the
compounded of the laws , that the matter
of wages and labor conditions should bo left
to adjust Itself In accordance with the eUte >
of the marketd , of trade and of the * exi
gencies of capital. The latter view seems
to prevail as a rule , although there Is a
very general disposition to encourage the
statutory regulation of the hours of labor ,
Public Interest , however , may eventually de
mand that the whole question bo divided.
Is It not proper that the law-making bodies
should rcgulato wages In the case of the
street railways and similar enterprises which
employ the public agencies and directly
affect the public safety and comfort ? A
street railway Is part of the ordinary equip
ment of every city , as much so aa the gas
and water service , or the sanitary agencies.
It Is now regarded as n necessity , which can
not be threatened without immediately in
juring the prosperity of the people. Hero
at least might be a proper piano tor direct
legislative interference to prevent such dis
turbances over the question of wages and
general labor conditions as are too fre
quently experienced in the Urge cities. A
street railway strike Is always a serious
affair. It not only deprives the city of a
part of Its rightful means of trans
portation , but It precipitates a
condition of anarchy which re
quires the exercise of the most rigorous
measures to suppress. It Jeopardizes the
lives of Innocent citizens. It disturbs busi
ness , arouses the discontented nnd gives the
malicious and the 'wicked a chance to rioter
or steal In the midst of the general excite
ment. Few other lines of labor difficulty
so vitally affect the public welfare. There
Is no means at hand to keep such a strike
within Us proper limits as a protest by the
workers. The very machinery of their In
dustry affords opportunity for violence. The
first declaration of a street car strike Is an
Invitation to the lawless to demonstrate
against the peace of the people. It would
Boem reasonable under such circumstances ,
in 'the absence of any direct or partial mu
nicipal control of the street railways , for
the legislative bodies to Intervene to lay the
foundations of a more reasonable method by
establishing minimum wages and fixing cer
tain standard conditions. The average strike
srows out of disputes over wage rates.
Sometimes , as In Cleveland recently , this
factor Is complicated by questions of the
rocognitlon of the union or of the status
of individuals. Back of the great majority
of the outbreaks , however. Is the perennial
juestlon of compensation. The more highly
[ ho local transportation sorvlco is developed
iho moro essential it becomes to the citizen ;
: ho moro closely it is identified with his
needs and his prosperity the moro surely
it will bo recognized as one of the great
public agencies , and therefore the more
legitimately It will become a subject for
legislative control , In whole or in part.
There Is no avoiding this progression , -which
Is evidenced by various eruptions of public
sentiment In all parts of the country in
favor of some measure of municipal control.
YEAR'S EXPORTS AND IMPORTS
Comparative Suninnry for 18DS-OO
Given Out bj' the Trcnunry
Department.
WASHINGTON , July 27. The detailed
[ able of imports and exports of the United
States during the fiscal year ending June
30 , 1S99. has been completed ; by the treas
ury bureau of statistics. The summarlza-
: Ion which accompanies it shows the
foreign commerce of the year by great clas
ses , compared with that of the fiscal year
ending June 30 , 1898 , as follows :
Impc-rta. 1S3S. 1S9D.
Articles of food and
live animals $ 151,030,613 J 211,869,918
Artlclpa in a crude
condition which
enter into the
various processes
of domestic indus
try 201.425,375 221,993,377
Articles wholly or
partially manufac
tured for use s
material In the
manufactures and '
mechanic arts 68,654,659 60,712,618
Articles manufac
tured ready for
consumption 97,832,404 103,621,406
Articles of volun
tary use , luxuries ,
cto 77,118.472 93,914,635
Total Imports $ 616,019,654 ? 697,116,8)4
Per cent of free 47.3 43.07
Duties collected * 119,819,591 J 206,607. ! > 12
Forelcn poods re
maining In ware
house 37,726.964 33,936,021
Domestic Kxporta : 1S9S. 1S99.
Products of agricul
ture { 833,683,570 $ 784,999,009
Products of manu
factures 230,697,354 313,667.701
Products of mining. 19,410,707 28,832,647
Products of the
forest 37,300,171 42,316,779
Product of the fish
eries B,433,4S3 6.023,446
Miscellaneous 3,164,028 3,281,134
Totnl domestic
export * ) $1,210,291,913 { 1,204,123,131
Foreign goods
ro-exported . . . .t 21,190,417 $ 23,082,285
Total exports Jl.231,482,330 jl.227,205,419
PENSIONS FOU WI3HTI2IIN VETERANS
Solillom of Civil Wnr Hoiacmbercrt liy
the Goneriil Government.
WASHINGTON , July 27. The following
> onslons have ibeen granted :
Issue of July 14 , 1809 :
Nebraska : Supplemental George Bel-
am'y. Grand Island , JO ; Joseph B. Weet ,
Omaha , $8.
Iowa : Original Harrison Vnndcrllp , San-
> orn , $8 ; Edwin 0 , Wetherbce , Marshall-
own , 18. Restoration nnd Increase John L.
French , Faulkner , $8 to $14. Original , wld-
WH , etc. ( reissue ) Sarah J. Lee , Bouth ISng-
ish , $12.
Gi-rinnii Ilnln in the Caroline * .
WASHINGTON , July 27. Information rc-
elved in official quarters hero Is to the
ffect that a party of German officials which
will Inaugurate German rule In the Caro-
Inea , recently acquired by Germany from
pain , sailed on Tuesday last by way of
Genoa on a N'nrlh German Lloyd steamer ,
'hose who have been chosen for tills work
ro Dr. Btahl , who will be vice governor and
will establish his seat in Ponape ; Herr
'rllz , who will have charge of the Marian-
ncn group and the West Carolines , with a
cat In Yap. The party will go to Slnga-
> ere and thence to the Bismarck a re hi-
> elago , where Dr. Stahl will recruit end
rill a native police force for service In the
Carolines , No apprehension Is felt as to tbo
rderly establishment of German admlnlstra-
lon In the Islands.
Dentil * In Army In Culm ,
WASHINGTON. July 27. General Brooke ,
t Havana , has cabled the following death
eport to the War department :
Santiago , July 27 , Robert H. Cole , civilian ,
led July 23 , yellow fever. Plnar del Rio ,
'rlvate John McChrlttol , Company F , First
nfautry , died July 24 , carbolic acid poison-
ng ; suicide.
Niitlonnl Export
PHILADELPHIA , July 27. At the head-
uarlers of the National Kxport Kxposltlun
oday a tcfegrnm wan received /roni HOITC-
ary Frank Wlgglus of the Lei Angelei ,
al. , Chamber of Commerce , asking tor
,000 feet of space for the exhibit lo be
aade by the Chamber of California wines ,
liquors and fruits. Another tAlrgram was
received from the export agentn of the past
ern and louthern cotton mills anklng ( or a
larce amount of iptce.
I'OI.ITICAI. TIHIJ Or THIS AVBST. f !
rotiitltlon * Which I'TOMI/HO / .Surer * * for
tlir llritiiltllrnii Pnrty.
St. lx > uls alobe-Democrnt.
No calamity party Is In sight for next year.
Its foundation has gone to pieces. Ne
braska hank * report deposits amou'ntln * to
$21,000.000. $ In the dark days of the Cleve \
land failure and the Bryan scare the Ne
braska bank deposits amounted to only | ll-
000,009. They have doubled under a repub
lican administration. Bryan , If renoml-
natcd , will bo pushed hard In Nebraska.
Though state pride Is enlisted In behalf of
a second trial , the republican vole has grown
slnco 1SC. ! ( The fusion plurality last year
was only 2,721 for governor , the republican ,
carrying the legislature nud gaining a sen
ator. Bryan hag no certainty In Nebraska
In 1900. In fact , the chances are tbo other
way. Some of the western states In his llt
before nro sure to go against him next year.
Ono of these Is Washington. Bryan'n anti-
expansion views alone settle that. Wanning-
ton Is for commercial development on the
Pacific. Its republican plurality last year
was 8,023 , quite a change from Bryan's 12,493
in 1896.
Kansas has parted company with the silver
party. Its republican plurality last year
was 16,870. Kansas and Washington com
bined take fourteen electoral votes from the
Bryan column. A change of 1,600 voles last
fall would have Riven Nebraska and South
Dakota to the republicans. The gains ol
republican congressmen In the Tranamlssls-
slppl states last November were remarkabli
and had the high distinction of laving th
house. All of Nebraska's neighboring statei
ro as prosperous an Itself nnd can match
Us Increase In deposits. Speaking In thi
light of mathematical facts , Bryan's pros
pects In the states west of the Mississippi
have generally faded. Figures of all klndi
prnvo it. Nor can he count on gains cast
of the Mississippi , unless In Kentucky , In
which the democratic party at present It
moro seriously divided than In 1890. Thi
facts in the case suggest n change In th
democratic candidate , but even that might
cost more votes than it would gain. Pros
perity , expansion and sound money are a
winning combination.
iiitinur AS TIIEV MAKB EM.
Philadelphia Record : The lovers Imd
quarreled. "You're not everybody , " h PV
claimed , hotly. "No , " lie ncrce-fl. < ydglna
clover , "but I'm pretty near everybody. "
And at Oils she capitulated.
Washington Star : "Just think of Itl"
RlKhe < l the girl In blue the morninff afttr
her arrival nt an Inland resort. "Threo
linmmocics and not an eligible man on the
premises. "
Chicago Pot : "Going1 to the country , old
man ? "
"Great Beott , no ! It's too hot. And you ?
Are you polnp to remuln In the city any
length of time ? "
" \Vc41 , I should say not. It's too hot. "
Indianapolis Journal : "If these her truits
keep up tholr infamous work. " said the man
In the check suit , "first thins you know
there won't bo any farmers ; nothing1 but n.
downtrodden peasantry too poor to buy n
single gold brick -without gettingup a syn
dicate.
Detroit Free Press : "Whatever Induced
the Browntons to put In their summer In a
houseboat ? "
"It makes it comparative easy for them to
dodge their creditors. "
Washington etnr : "There's no > use twlk-
Ing , " said the man who sat on the piazza
looking over his hotel bill. "Rip Van Wlnkla
failed to appreciate his luck. "
"Luck ! "
"Yes. Fancy a man's belnsr allowed to
stay twenty years In the mountains without
It'a costing lilm a cent ! "
Dolce Fnr Nlcnlt.
Chicago Nowi. .
Don't talk of politics or crops ;
DonH talk or clothes or games or war |
Don't talk of weather , hot or cold-
It Is a thorn o my aout abhors.
Don't talk of music , tart or books ;
Don't < alk of peo'ple , f.ar or near :
In fact , why should we talk , at allT , , . .j. ,
'Tla now tlie hommock-tlmo o' year. ;
A SONG OP TUB nOAD.
JameaV3ritconib Rlley In Llpplncott'a.
Ol I will walk with you , my lad , whichever
way you fare.
You'ill Ivavo me , 'too , the side of you , with
heart as llgm a * air ;
No cars tor wlvere the road you take' *
aleadlnRany where
It can 'be ' but a joyful jaunt the whilst you
Journey there.
The road you take's ths path of love , aiV
that's th brldth of two
And I will walk with you , my , lad Ol I
will walk with you.
Ho ! I will walk with you , my lad ,
Be the weather black or blu * .
Or roadsides frost or d w , my lad
O ! I will walk with you.
Aye. glad my lad , I'll walk with you.
whatever winds may blow ,
Or summer blowsOms stay our etepa , or
blinding1 drifts of snow ;
The way 'that you * ftt face * nd foot's the
way that I will go ,
And bravs I'll be , abreast of you , ths saints
< ind nnRCfls know.
With loyal hand In loyal hand , and on
heart mode of .two ,
ThroiiRh summer's gold , or winter's cold ,
It's I will walk with you.
Sure , I will walk with you , my lad ,
AH love ordains mo toTe
To heaven's door , and through , my lad ,
O ! I will walk with you.
"Some
People"
Think that our clofhing is High
priced simply beca'use it is
known to be good that is a
mistake.
Just now it is possible to
get the genuine Browning , King
& Co. garments at even less
than cost.
This month is our 'stock
taking month , and we want to
get it as low as possible.
Is a $7.50 suit for $3.75 high
priced ?
Is a $10.00 suit for $500 high
priced ?
Is a $15.00 suit for $7.50 high
priced ?
Is a $20.00 suit for $10,00
high priced ?
The fact is that we can
sell you better clothing for less
money than any one else in the
city. Now is the time to test 7
this statement.
Store closes every night at
6 o'clock.
NU. . Are you going to attend the rac §
at 1. M. C. A. Park Saturdayf if bo WB
have the proper outlnc garment ! at very
reasonable prices.