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The ciMiienl iiwnufnolmvrs who have
nRt'i'i'tl to ruiso tin- price should htivo no
tronblo in inakliiR UKasici'iiK'nt stU-k.
.m ! work of the new school board has
only commenced. Aflor investigation
must come retreiiflimpnt and regenern-
tlon. . .
Kroncli toys arc proverbially expen
sive , but the animated one wlileh Anna
Gould purchiisc < l appears to be more so
than usual.
The republican city ticket will be nomi
nated I'-obnmry 1 5. If the republicans
of Omaha will get together they will
nominate the winning ticket.
A Cbadron judco has excluded testi
mony which was to have been given
over a telephone , probably on the ground
that it was hearsay and not the best
evidence. _ _
According-to the stories told by Sen
ator Clark to explain the boodle dis
bursements in the Montana senatorial
contest Marcus Daly must be almost
the bad man of Montana.
Whatever may bo the ease in other
branches of the human race It Is evi
dent the birth rate of suckers must be
Increasing , when the quality of the
present generation is such that even a
St. Txuis man Is able to work them.
If the United States senate is having
trouble finding some one willing to ac
cept the secretaryship it might apply to
the popoeratle pie-biting contingent In
Nebraska. Several of them are out of
ofllco and perfectly willing to get in.
It does not make much difference to
the people of Omaha which bridge the
Illinois Central uses for its passenger
trains , providing only it. brings Its pas
senger trains to tills side of the river
and lands them In convenient terminal
quarters.
Unless CJeneral Huller does something
soon which changes the situation in
.South Africa the strategists on this Lon
don papers will run out of campaign
plans for him ! They present a new
one every day , but the present Held Is
about win-Iced out.
Ixral populists are trying to Hud out
how much of a dividend the democrats
are going to allow them In the coming
city campaign. The assets are not
largo enough to warrant the declaration
of a very large dividend , even if most of
them were nut of doubtful value.
The sl/.e of the city tax levy Is still
undetermined. This people of Omaha
are willing to pay as much taxes as are
necessary to run an elliclent government
economically and honestly , but they are
not willing to put up a cent for extrava
gance , sinecure Jobs or corrupt steals.
Hange stockmen demand the restora
tion of the feedlng-ln-traiislt rate , as
serting they are losing hundreds of
thousands of dollars by its abrogation.
The feeders and farmers who have corn
to Hell iiro also ( risers , , but the. railroads
arc' ' not letting anything get away from
them. < ,
1'ut It down that what has made Ne
braska republicans a minority party Is
not Hryanlsm nor factionalism , but
. boodlerlsm. Had the republicans al
ways possessed the courage to repudiate
.and punish Itomllcrs and public thieves
thc'iitatc would have been In the repub
lican column right along.
For once the World-Herald Is correct
In Its diagnosis of the ailment of the
republican parly In Nebraska. And
.that Is not very complimentary to the
political sagacity or moral stamina of
the former proprietor of the Mammoth-
Consolidated Itepublleau , newspaper ,
who ascribes all the disasters which
have befallen republicans during tin-
last twenty-five years to factlonlsm In
stead of Iwodlerlnnj.
AX iMritAi THMii.t
The advocates of bnniillrs on e\i > ovis
in lieu of ship snbildle < < will hardly
fall to see that their proposition Is Im
practicable. In view of our treaties with
Hx-Senator Mil-
f-irelgu coiintiles. -
tnmiilH having been requested by the
senate committee on commerce to In
vestigate the matter reported that
lie had examined all the treaties be
tween the United Hlaie.s and other
countries on the subject of the shljis of
other countries being entitled to boun
ties on exports If the United States
should grant bounties to its own ship *
and as a result found that there are
twenty-six countries whose ships would
have a right > claim export bounties
If this country should grant them to
Its own vessels. Of course no one will
seriously contend for a policy that would
thus beneilt the ship owners of nearly
all the maritime and commercial com
petitors of the United States and prob
ably would not In the least promote Un
building uii of mi American merchant
marine. It may bo said that these
treaties could be abrogated , but that
might be a very serious matter for our
commercial Interests.
In his communication to the senate
committee Judge Kdmunds also pointed
out that. If a bounty on exports Is to be
granted It must apply to all exports ;
It must be impartial and universal. 11
could not be eontined to the products
of agriculture , but must also Include
those of the mill and factory. The ad
vocates of export bounties make a
somewhat plausible plea , but the policy
they desire is impracticable under ex
isting conditions.
DOCTOll IIALUUMIIK'S DIAUXOS1S.
Doctor Saint A. D. Halcombe has un
bosomed himself through the popocratie
organ In a two-column diagnosis of the
chronic disease which in Ids opinion
allliets the republican party of Ne
braska. I.Ike many medical doctors
who cure all distases with oneremedy ,
Doctor Halcombo labors under the de
lusion that all the Ills that have be
fallen the party in the last twenty years
are duo to factionism. In his narrow
horizon he has been unable to see the
procession of vital Issues by which the
party has been torn up , nor is ho able
to conceive a state of affairs that would
cause a general uprising among the rank
and Ille of the party against dishonest
public otlicials and corrupt methods of
administration. Doctor Balcombo has
been reared in that old school of politics
that fostered a subsidized press and ex
pected party organs to stand up for
thieves , jobbers and public plunderers
through thick and thin so long as they
held a commission from a party con
vention.
The good doctor started out as a drug
gist , got Into politics and was rewarded
for his zeal with an appointment as In
dian ageut. which enabled him to save
up $70,000 , In less than four years on a
salary of $1,500 a year. With this Jack
pot he bought the old Omaha Ilenub-
lieau , which for a few years afforded
him a Held for putting Into practice his
Ideal of a party organ.
Like other doctors wo know of , the
good doctor did not swallow Ids own
pills. While lie now arraigns The Hoe
for kicking over the traces when party
conventions have nominated notorious
corruptlonists he forgets that in 1S70
the Omaha Republican , of which ho was
then owner , refused to support the reg
ularly nominated republican legislative
ticket , although a United States senator
was to be elected and no charge ot dis
honesty was made against a single can
didate on that ticket.
What Doctor Balcombc Is aiming at or
expects to achieve by his distempered
dissertation and why he has broken
loose at this time after keeping silence
for ten years is not conceivable. All
we can glean from his screed ! s that
he believes the party is split from cen
ter to circumference by a factional di
vision for which he prescribes no rem
edy and which in his opinion cannot
possibly end during the lifetime of the
present editor of The Bee.
A PKni'JBXlSa QUESTIUX.
A sub-committee of the house com
mittee on ways and means has been
charged with the duty of determining
the meaning of the term "United
States" in the provision of the constitu
tion which declares that "all duties ,
Imposts and excises shall be uniform
throughout the United States. " The
determination of this perplexing ques
tion Is of vital Importance In its bear
ing upon the status of the new posses
sions and particularly in respect
to whether our customs laws must lie
extended to the new territory.
It is contended on the one hand that
although the now possessions are a part
of the nation , It Is entirely within the
power of congress to say whether or
not the customs laws or any other laws
of the United States shall be applied to
them. Those who hold this view urge
that when the terms on which the new
P' sessions were acquired are not lixed
by treaty they are such as the new mas
ter may impose. . On the other hand it
Is argued that any general legislation
by congress in behalf of these posses
sions will make them Integral parts of
the 1 tilted States and therefore entitled
to all the rights and privileges provided
In the constitution.
The latter view has been strongly
stated by a member of the Insular com
mission , lion. 11. C , Curtis. He says :
"If a legislature Is to be created under
any system of franchise , or laws passed
directly by congress , It must keep ihe
constitution In full remembrance and
not withhold any of the personal privi
leges guaranteed to any people of the
United Stales. It must provide a gov
ernment republican in form. It must
Insure trials by jury for all criminal offences -
fences and civil cases involving JfiM ,
and a grand jury f > .r . all felonies. It
must see that no privilege of au.v citi
zen Is abridged. 'I'm I IT barriers must
be destroyed ; for , under the constitu
tion , all duties must be uniform In all
parts of the United States ami no
duties can be charged on impoils from
any state. Malays , Chinese and Ta-a ;
1-t's , as well au the 1'uerlo Itlcans. tan
freely enter our ports , for It IH the right
of any i-lllzen to mluiat.i from one part
of th" United Stateto any other p.iri.
All these guarantees of the oonsitul ! ! > ti
must be Incorporated in Ihe lo.cl Iallon
which congress would enact for these1
Islands. " This , declares .Indue Curtis ,
is no random statement , but a principle
which has been repeatedly assorted
whenever laws enacted by congress for
the District .if Columbia and the terri
tories have come before the courts for
Judicial construction. There are liti-
meroiH decisions of the supreme court
which appear to fully warrant und sus
tain this view.
If il be a sound position that any
legislation by congress for our Insular
acquisitions will make them an Integral
part of the United States , entitled to
all the guarantees of the constitution ,
the proposition that military govetn-
ment be maintained over them for mi
Indellnite time will Hud many support
ers , for there are extremely few of our
people who are disposed to place these
neqnlsltlr.ns upon an equality with our
states and territories. Meanwhile much
light on the subject Is expected from
the members of the ways nnd means
committee having It under considera
tion and great Interest will attach to
the expression of their opinion.
The Hoe Sunday will bo a most at
tractive number from every point of
view. Its special cable letters , tele
graphic news and local news reports
will bo unexcelled , as will also be the
various features that distinguish a
great weekly magazine.
The Illustrated Noo. which will be
delivered to each subscriber , will pre
sent as the frontispiece a handsome portrait
trait of Iowa's newly elected United
States senator , John II. Gear. It will
also show snap shots at. the prominent
Hgures in the senatorial contest Just
closed at Dos Molnos.
Th recent convention of Iowa and
Nebraska retail Implement dealers in
Omaha comes In for several striking
views , including jyorlralts of their of-
Hcers and a group photograph of the
entire convention.
The school serial discusses the study
of English In 'the ' Nebraska schools
with pictures of school room work In
Fremont and views of the handsome
High school buildings In Hastings and
Nelson.
Among the other pictorial features
arc a portrait of President Burgess of
the Board of Education , a picture of the
Dcwoy cup , a portrait of a young Scotch
bagpiper of Omaha in costume , groups
of Beatrice , Nob. , nnd Missouri Val
ley , In. , foot ball teams.
The fashion page shows timely liv
ing models posed in latest garments
that will please the women.
The Bee Sunday -will be the best
newspaper. Don't fail to read it. All
newsdealers.
THERE H'.lS AO MISTAKE MADE.
Indian Agent Matthcwsou has sounded
an alarm at Washington over the al
leged moral degeneracy ot the Omaha
and. AVinnebago Indians since the De
partment of Justice dccldcdjo do away
with field deputies connected with the
United States marshal's oillce. Accord
ing to Mr. MaHhowsou the red and
white bootleggers who supply Indians
with firewater are now operating with
out restraint and drunkenness and de
bauchery among Indians arc on the In
crease because the Hold marshals are no
longer allowed to round up the standing
witnesses , whom they escort in crowds
and droves from the agency to Omaha
and from Omaha to the agency every
time the federal court holds a session.
It is doubtful , however , whether1 Agent
Matthewson can convince Attorney Gen
eral Griggs that ho lias made a mistake
in stopping the most flagrant abuse that
has demoralized the United States mar
shal's force. The attorney general has
never lived on an Indian reservation ,
but he knows enough to know that the
periodic excursions of United States
Held marshals to the Indian reservations
exert no restraint upon Indians addicted
to bad habits. These Indians can get
all the firewater they can pay for
whether the deputy marshals arc off oren
on the reservation , lie knows , more
over , that contact with the Indians and
the opportunity to earn big mileage fees
while traveling on railroad passes have
had a demoralizing inlluence upon dep
uty marshals as well as upon the In
dians , who become professional perjurers
and habitual drunkards In order to have
a good time every few weeks. This is
why the same old Omaha and Wlnne-
lingo braves and squaws have tilled the
corridors of the federal building year In
and year out.
Instead of reviving the old practice
the Indian bureau should employ a dep
uty agent specially detailed to keep
down drunkenness on the agency. Such
an ollicer will do more to restore good
order and decency on the reservation
than a small army of Held marshals.
Democrats who are lighting Congress
man Sutherland on the ground that the
nomination next fall should go to a dem
ocrat are simply wasting time' if it Is
done for amusement at a period when
politics Is dull the light is all right and
will serve the purpose as well as any-
tiling else. But when It comes to con
vention lime the democrats will fall In
line for Sutherland or some oilier popu
list "for llryan's sake. " Just for good
measure the populists may consent to
give tlie democrats a road supervisor or
s imethlug of equal caliber.
Why should the county attorney carry
Ihe content Ion of Albyn Frank against
the law making the otllcc of clerk of the
district court a salaried position to the
supreme court ? What has the county to
gain by lids course Inasmuch as the
fees collected by the district clerk slnco
July are less than the aggregate of Iho
salaries of his employes. On the other
hand , why does Iho county attorney Ig
nore the charge that the late clerk Iris
( alien receipts In full from the em
ployes while they received only part
H is really unUInd of the Maryland
deiuui-raey not lo endorse Hryan ami lit
to 1 , It is true they carried the Mute
by turning their lmks on free sllvet
and im > mltnc never to take It up again ,
but , Maryland democrats should not
take political promises so seriously.
Take n lesson from the party in Ne
braska and subordinate everything tu
the OIK- Idea of enhancing the silver
colonel's . tmbltion. Local leadeis of the
party niluht be short on olllees. but
furthering the Nebraska man's cause
should be satisfaction enough for any
saerlllce.
A .lol. rr civilization.
Indianapolis Pro. 9.
If we nre really trustees of civilization ,
tlicro Is a 1)1K job for us down In Kentucky.
I'.nililcin.
New York Slnll nnd Express.
hot the democrats adopt the ostrich as
their campaign emblem of inoo by all
mean ? . Then prepare for fan when the re
publican clcpbatit fans tbc ostrich with hla
trunk.
A SK | > eiu > l ( > Without Pnrnllrl.
Chlcnuo NPWS.
President KniRcr has Issued a proclama
tion calling on every bui-Rlier In the Trans-
vnal to go to the front and President Steyn
of the OraliKo Kree State lion Issued a simi
lar otic to his people. The spectacle ot
cvory able-bodied man In the llttlu South
African republic at the front Is one that
lins no parallel in any other nation of mod
ern times.
( icriiiliny nnil It * Colonh-N.
San I'-runclceo Call.
According to a recent ofllclal report the
entire trndo between Germany and Its
colonies last year amounted lo 14,760,000
marks , while the cost of maintaining them
was 11,788,000 marks. , H will he- seen from
the figures thnt the colony business Is much
more glorious than proIlUhle , as we are
likely to find out before wo get through with
the Philippines.
, l roN M of Shlppcm.
SprliiRtleld Republican.
The commercial bodles'of the country arc
preparing a united protest against the re
cent changes In freight classifications , by
the trunk line roads , which have operated
to materially advance railway charges. Hut
the Interstate Commerce commission tells
them there Is no power loft under the federal
law to help thorn. They will have to tight
It out with the road's on their own unaided
strength.
\Variiliiur SlKintlN for Cltlos.
Philadelphia Press.
The last ten years of the closing century
have wltnesRcd many notable movements for
the betterment ot llfo In centers ot popula
tion , but few have been of greater Import
ance than the general effort to Improve the
water supply of great cities. The linger of
science has pointed unerringly to polluted
drinking water as the mo t prolific source
of disease , and municipalities are heeding
the warning.
Ilndloy's Idea Ciocn.
Kansas City Journal.
"When a man operates a trust against the
public good , " eays President Hadley , "don't
Invite , him to dinner , don't call on his
family. " That IB the right Idea. We here
by glvo notice to all men who operate bad
trusts that their Invitations to dlno with
us are canceled and that our engagements
to call on their families will not bo met. This
Is harsh treatment , wo know , but It goes.
President Hadley'has our warm thanks for
his eminently practical , cogent and timely
suggestion. *
or SnfTrnuUtn.
prk Tribune.
The woma n''suttroglsts : of South Dakota
are gencrouif.lfftfaVy are ; foolish. They not
only -want toHrote'theniselves , but want the
women of Huwto nice , Hawaii- and the
Philippines to vbto also. It Is a question
how many men11fa soirie of those places could
vote , wisely , ' an Inasmuch as In. primitive
: ountrles tlie women are largely drudges and
lere fitted for affairs than their husbands the
utility of ballots In their hands might well
bo questioned even by the most ardent
theoretical woman suffragists.
IIAIIjUOAD HATBS.
Indianapolis Press : The commission has
repeatedly pleaded for legislation , and the
demand for It from thlppers and commer
cial organizations has been incessant. It Is
i subject that the average congressman does
not understand , and ho is proverbially slow
to undertake the study of complicated sub-
IcctH. The commission makes a suggestion
that may well be taken to heart by those
railroad managers that have been go active
In opposing such legislation , when it dc-
: lares that reasoaablo legislation now would
be better for all concerned than to let the
matter drift along until it gives rise to a
general demand for radical and drastic
measures.
Springfield Republican : The Interstate
Commerce commission is powerless to en
force the law In any or all of its essential
purposes. Step -by step , through the efforts
of the roads and the Judgments ot the
courts , the commission has been divested of
its powers and the act has been robbed of
Its vitality. The only thing of consequence
which has been effected against the roads ,
iiul which Is hastening the Vanderbllt and
athcr great consolidations , is the breaking
up of such rate agreements as were repre
sented in the transmlssouri and the joint
traffic associations , and this was effected
under the federal anti-trust law and not
under the mtcrstate commerce law.
Minneapolis Times : The report points to
the danger that continued failure , to make
the law operative will result in an IrreBlstl-
lilo demand for the most radical and drastic
legislation , such as government ownership
of railroads. Vast echomes of railway
combination are under way and threaten to
restrain competition between rival llnetf.
The movement has not aa yet resulted In
the actual consolidation of the great rail
road companies , but enough has ( ran HP I red
to show that a great railroad trust l not
nil Impossibility. Under these circumstances
It Is doubly Impprtant that there should bo
ioniB public authority which may exert thn
control necessary to prevent excessive rates
and unjust discrimination.
I'hlladelphla Press : The present congress
may deal with ths | and It may not. Some
congrrss will. The "wholesale" principle
tins probably come to stay. In the long
run It is probably best for the Individual ,
though the pontDiTko get * on without it ,
waxes and servos the public liberally. Hut
the public IE sure lo demand some summary
nnd dlicct authority to pas on the reason-
nblo character of railroad rates. If a con-
survatlvo congress does rot provide this
tribunal and Its swift remedies the Inler-
rtato Commerce commls on IB right In
thinking that It , will be provided by u radl-
t'ttl congress. If the rullrwds are wise they
will now favor u conservative measure. If
they ,14:0 : not wise they vll | get u radical
measure In the next hUHln'Hs dpprc alon.
Chicago Test : Obviously the commission
believes that there l ronsiJorablo truth In
the recent rumors of rallninl consolidation ,
though the railway ofllcloh hi > ve denied or
pooh-poohed them. It doec not say that the
tinifiiilinent proposed by U would arrest the
tendency unl destroy the Incentive to unifi
cation , but It Implies that tjio control which
It would then exercise \void | render com-
hlnatlon comparatively hmrnloss , since ex-
recalvtf und oppressive rails would he set
mldo and only reasonable charges allowed
Id be Imposed. In the atinfi * o of mich con
trol , and with the disapppaiinre of the only
existing check comprtitloj- the rosultln : ;
cvllB would he rpinrillrfiH There Is , how-
IWT , no prospect of the rlautmrnt of any
fompreVeuslve railroad legislation m IUH
present aceaion.
i-oi.ri'K vi , nnil r.
The fusion populists are ooinldcrln * th <
project of holding a national rormtttlon Ir
IndlmtnpollB In the month of June. June wll
be the convention month In 1000.
The total number of paid employes of the
New York stntp government Is 0.321. oi
whom fully fi.OOO are directly connected with
Albany departments , and a majority of these
reside In Albany.
Colonel Jack Chlnn , Kentucky's f.imous
political marlismnn. was not on the flrln ?
line at the recent skirmish. The colonel h
shrewd enough to stick close to the com-
mlpsary department.
I'l ISPS the venerable Massachusetts town
of Salem voted against the granting of Hanoi
licenses within Its boundaries. In the elec
tion ot December , 1SW ! , It voted the other
Way , 2,1. for license and 2,820 against.
Mr. Ooebel of Kentucky Is striving Id
execute a flank movement on the Itltie Orass
executive minston. Hut Oovernor Taylor
has taken his measure and may be relied
upon to dress him down at the right moment.
Senator Sullivan of Mississippi Is an otit-
Epolun advocate cf oxp.mslcn , favoilng per
manent control of tlio Islands taken fiom
Spain. The division among the lending
democrats of the south on this question Is
very marked , but It does not affect their
loyalty to Hryanlsm.
A bill has been Introduced In the Mas
sachusetts legislature piavidlng for the
compulsory tagging of lobbyists. Shades ef
the Sacred Codfish , has It come to thUt ?
Are Hay state lawmakers so dull or bllml
that they must tag their .friends ? Hotter
tie a can on the solons.
The Auieitcus club of Plttsbiirg Is said to
bo ready to contribute $200,000 to the re
publican campaign fund if President Mc-
Klnley will address the club at the Grant
anniversary April 27. That Is a pretty high
Ilg'uro for n campaign speech , but the club
will have n first-class article or none.
A party by the name of Hryan , surnamed -
named John , who hulls from Indiana , em-
ergon from the timber long enough to say
that advances In the wages of worklngmon
are a deep and dark conspiracy of the pluto
crats.VorkttiRtncn thus favored will not
(
object to a continuance of the "conspiracy. "
The republican national committee nt Its
rcccu.l meeting In Washington fixed the
representation of the territories In the next
national convention ns follows : Six delegates
i\ich for Arizona , Now .Mexico , the Indian
Territory and Oklahoma und four delegates
for Alaska. The plan of admitting ter
ritorial delegates to the national convention
of cither political party Is based upon the
theory that having representatives In con
gress they should bo represented in national
conventions , too.
WOOD Pt'i.i' ' .
"A lion : ConililiifVhoxc Urlntlvn Are
CotiHtitiitly In KvlilomM' . "
Minneapolis Times.
There Is not In exlstenco a moro bare
facedly iniquitous trust than that known
as the International Paper company. Enor
mously overcapitalized , without bowels ot
prudejice or compassion , a "hog combine"
whoso bristles : yo constantly In , evidence ,
a restraint upon brains as well as upon
labor , a deterrent , an obstruction and a
gouge , with oue manifest destiny to make
enormous profits at the expense of patrons
and public and to throttle competition in
embryo this association of greed should no
longer bo buttressed by law and uphold by
statutory provision. The Times has a right
to speak its mind about , the Paper trust
because it has spoken In similar repre-
tienslon of brethren of the brood. This paper
Is not a convert because of the wringing
of personal withers. It has contended carn-
Bstly and insistently that when a trust be
comes a monaco to Industry and legitimate
business enterprise , It should bo wounded
In a'Vltal part when the weapon Is at hand
reUJ } which to Inflict the wound. Such a
"
weapon"we Tiave as" against the Paper trust
and It Is the same that could be wielded
with advantage agalnat others of like ilk.
Make wood pulp free of duty and the price
n ! paper would fall almost as rapidly ns it
has risen not quite , for it is true that lack
at water In many streams and the scarcity
of spruce in the United Stales are factors
which have weight In determining prices ot
paper.
Wo are Informed that the resolutions In-
troduccd by Mr. Galnre , providing for a
material reduction in the duty on wood
pulp , have been plgoon-holed In the ways
uid means committee of tbo house of repre
sentatives. They must come out of that
receptacle or others must be Introduced and
Lhc- question made vital by dobate. Repub
licans will find it hard to defend the Paper
rust , for whose sole use and benefit the pulp
inriff exists , and democrats will violate an
utlcle of doctrinal faith If they oppose such
CKolutlons.
Wo deslro to make it plain that wo believe
reduction , or abolition , of the duties on
many articles of common uao and consump-
, ! on would bo effective in scotching , If not
tilling , numerous harmful trusts. Let wood
pulp bo the entering wedge , as It wore ,
ind If wo bring the Paper trust to Its
senses by putting It on a leveJ with other
ndustrles , wo may reasonably bopo that the
ulvsntago will bo followed up and other
: iogs find their bristles shaven , their tusks
Jrawn and their stomachs constricted.
OI,1 > Kl.Vfi COAI- .
I'lic MirrjOlil Soul IC.vli'mlliin IIU
I'otvt'r Alironil.
Philadelphia Record.
For the first time in its history the
United States has surpassed Great Britain
n the production ot coal. Year by year
iVD have been chronicling Iho Increasing
production of bituminous coal in this coun-
: ry through the constant development of
lew dourcca of supply , and we have also
! rom tlmo to time noted the fact that
Britain's great coal fields are slowly but
nirely becoming exhausted. When thla
statement waa first put forth tentatively not
nany years ago by a few careful observers
n England it was greeted with derUlon ;
low , however , it is accepted us a fact and
ts truth Is admitted by the highest author- !
Ics. If wo may accept the preliminary es-
Imatcs of the Engineering and Mining
lournal as approximately correct this coun-
ry produced In 1899 no lens than 214,681,87.1
onn of coal. The official record of Urn
Jnitod States geographical survey showe
hat In 1898 ( which was Itself a record year. '
, vo prcduced 1CCS92,023 short tons of bl-
uminoiia coal and 47fG3,07G ! long tone ot
inthraclto coal , all of the latter having
iccn mined in Pennsylvania. Ten years
igo wo mlucJ but iTiC85ri43 short tons of
iltumlnous and 40,714,721 long tons of au-
hraclte coal.
Ileuent cable dUpatches from various purta
if Europe have mentioned that a serious
md widespread coal famine Is now prevall-
ng to Mich an extent , Indeed , that In many ,
iliU'c.s Industrial manufactories have been j
ibllgcd to shut down for want of fuel. The '
irlro of coal has been steadily rising in !
Europe on account of inert-ami cost of I
iroductlon. while in this country the cost ,
la * been Htcartlly declining. The cxporta-
lon of American e-cal to Europe nan brcomu
i reality and wo venture to predict that one |
> f the surprises of the near future will bo j
in oiiormoun expansion cf tills business.
The tiloro of bituminous coal In the
Jnlted .States Is'of unknown quantity , but
inough had been uncovered to enable us to
mow that it Is practically Inexhaustible' , ,
'
ivcn th'ufih production should continue to
ncnmso at u more rapid rate than in thn I
a.st ten years. Our known supplier of coal i
ire i-o large that wo can afford lo draw upon !
hem far moro lavishly than wo have done I
is yet : therefore , it is eminently proper I
hat we should take the product to the mar
let * of the uorld while there la an uu
Imlted demand for U.
OIIIIIll t\MI.S TII\N till ! * .
Hombay Is a city of about l.OfiO.OOO in
hfihltrmts. It has a high death rote. Ilk
most Orlfnl-.il and practically nil IIURCIn
dlnn wntcrs of population. Ordlnarllj
about eventy-f1vc' persons die there ever
( lav. That number Ic about twice an grcn
ns It would be If the mortality vcre n
heavier than It Is In Cleveland , In proper
tlou to thn size of the city. Now the deal
latt In Hohibay lias risen to more than n.i
a day. It la nearly live times as great a
the normal mortality. The cause Is the bu
bonlc plague. The pestilence Is killing th
people of Hombay at the rain of nbou
no.000 n yenr. If Its ravages cannot b
checked soon , the great western port o
India will rapidly dwindle In size and Ini
parlance. io far , there Is little to Jtistlf ;
hope of such a change. The plague ha ;
been , Increasing In virulence- and the exton
of Its deadly work. India has many othc
'
Infected cities. The same destroyer whirl
Is reaping an awful harvest In Hombay I
.spreading through the neighboring prov
lures. It will surely find e\nsy fuod fo
greater ravages where , the famine- now bring
Inpc tens of millions to the verge of starva
tlon and dttith In leaving multltmlm feohli
and desperately | > oor. About 3,000,000 mci
are working on government relief undcrtak
Ings to get food enough to keep life In theli
bodies. Including their famlllcrt and tin
millions who arc being fed by charity nm
theft , there must bo n population of 20 , <
OOti.OOO or more sorely aftllctcd by the fam >
Ine. They will bn natural prey for th (
plague.
* *
Japan has offered lo establish a srhoo
of Instruction for Chinese army officers li
Pfklu nnd It Is reported the Chinese gov-
eminent Is likely to so far smother UF
pride as to accept such aid In developlnp
a decent power-of resistance to outride en-
en.les. Japan Is anxious to fortify the
Chinese empire. If possible , against division
among tlio great powers of Europe. Kor
Japan that menus morn chance to escape
ultimate engulfing In the tide of Russian
gtottHh and conquest Hut what Chlnn
needs Is not RO much better training for
her officers as it is something of the love
of country and wllllngnesn to dlo In Its
defense thit"havo : made Japan -ono of the
great powers of the world. Chinese patri
otism means llttlo moro than dislike of
the ways and characteristics of other pee
ple. It knows hardly anything of devotion
lo China , steadfastly as It clings to ChlncMc
In tbo light of the contradictory reports
that como by cable concerning Russia's
menace to Afghanistan , a 'paper read re
cently before the kaiser at , the Hcrlln Mlll-
lary society is deemed to have considerable
significance. Colonel Count York von War-
tcnburg , chief of a department of the gen
eral etaff , was tbo author of the paper , the
title of which was "Afghanistan and the
\nglo-Russlan Rivalry Insla. . " The count ,
ifter comparing the Russian nnd British
military forces In Asia that would Imme-
llatcly bo engaged should war break out ,
revealed the probable plan of operations of
both countries. Ho said that the occupa
tion of Herat by Rusela would bo followed
t > y the seizure of Kandahar by tbo British ,
ind this would glvo rise to a struggle for
the possession of Kabul. In such a case
m Important point would be the attitude
3f the natives of Afghanistan , and It would
remain to bo seen which side the Afghan
forces of 37,000 men would espouse. Count
i'ork von Wartenburg believes that diplo
macy will be employed in winning over the
jrnccr before a military struggle arises for
: ho possession of Afghanistan , and that
: ho victor in diplomacy will then proceed
: o decide the question by war , for which
; ventuallty Russia's "position " Is not unfavor-
ible. The ameer , the count pointed out ,
ft-ould feel far less concern at the seizure
3f Herat than at Iho occupation of Kan-
lahar , since the latter place , in comparison
with * Herat , Is more closely allied to Af
ghanistan. Moreover , Great Britain has
; lven way so frequently , while Russia
iltherto has always steadily carried out
ts own aims. The count asserted that If
) nce the Russians gained Kabul , India
vould be seriously threatened. On the other
land , if Great Britain succeeded In pre-
rentlng Russia from occupying Kabul and
Irlvlng it from Herat , then the present
: ondltlon of affairs would simply be re-
itorcd. It was Impossible , ho said , for
Jrcat Britain to attack and defeat decisively
ho Russian fighting strength at Samarcand
ind Mcry , and In the event of war In that
eglon Russia would have at stake only
i part of Its forces and political position
n Asia , while Great Britain would he risk-
ng Its all. As Count York von Wartcn-
mrff la an acknowledged military authority
n Germany , his remarks are widely cited
ind commented on by the military press of
Juropo.
* * *
According to the correspondent of the
Condon Times in Vienna , Germany , In so-
mrlng the concession from Turkey for the
iroposcd Bagdad railway , was careful of
ho susceptibilities of other interested pow-
irs. In order not to offend Russia , the
lew line will not start from Angora , but
rom Konlch , thus avoiding too close an
ipproach to the Russian frontier. Frances
s directly interested in the new undertak-
ng. Last summer an agreement was ar-
Ived at between the Deutsche bank In Ber-
In and the Ottoman bank in Paris , that
ho latter should supply 40 per cent of the
: apltal required. Immediately after the im-
lerlal irado had been issued the German
imbassador gave official information thereof
o the French , which Is held to prove that
he agreement in question Is still in force.
Moreover , the French expect to obtain com
pensation from u concession to prolong the
iclriit-namascus railway to Mesopotamia ,
ind connect It with the new Bagdad line.
\K \ regards the English they are supposed to
lave too much upon their hands In Africa tu
ie looking ; for any trouble clstiwhere. Rus-
Ian comment , as might be expected , IR not
Itogether favorable. The Novosll of St.
'ctcrsburg , for Instance , maintains ( hat
lermany meditates u peaceful conquest of
urkey by means of a campaign of railroads
ml colonization , nnd suggests that her
lollcy In Asia Minor Is an example of what
luttsln ought to do In Persia.
* *
For commercial and political reasons the
apuneso have sceured control of the rall-
oad , twinty-Hlx n 'Ie ' ; lonp. from I'hemulpo ,
n the coast of Korea , to Seoul , the capital.
tta
has taught us how to make tlie
best Emulsion in the world ;
Experience has proved that
this Emulsion is worthy of
entire confidence. There
are many imitations of
and all kinds of substitutes for it ;
but none equal it. If your doctor
recommends you to take Cod-Liver
Oil , or you know yourself that you
need it , get SCOTT'S EMULSION ;
it is the best Cod-Liver Oil in the
best form.
If we had your address we would send
you n sample nnd a pamphlet telling
more about it.
joe. and 1 1. oo , lldrutttiti ,
SCOTT & BOWNE , 415 ftuSt. \ . , New Y k.
i
'The ' rend was begun by Ainerkntvs three
'years ' ngo and hn now bef" completed to
llip Ilau liver. A bridge roslltiR Jl.Onnnort
Is bring built across the rlvo.r > nnd In n few
. months It will bo possible to run lriin <
from the tonsl right Into the city of lentil
j The Japanese have a concession for another
i railroad from Fuson , on the southeastern
'coast , lo the capital , nnd wilt.by means of
It , lnrrenii their bold upon tlio country. In
many ways Japanese Interests In Korea arc
being multiplied. In view of the present
s.trciiRlli of Japan's fleet.It . Is unlikely tli.it
I llussla will ask her nut of Korea as she
' asked her out of Chlnn.
IMIMtKSSIVK l'llltr/ ( < .
Ill four year ? the convict population of
Xew York state ha dcclluM from IS.fiSI to
1 HUSO.
I Them were only 107 lynchlngs in the
'tilted States' last year , against 2,15 In the
jtar 181)2. )
ThlMgo people appreciate the public bain * .
The city has two houses .for the purpose ,
and laftt year these gave 301.ICS free baihs
Municipal bond Issues and sales last
In the United States , neconlliig to tht
elal Ohronlclo'ss record , aggregated $ tts -
113,00.1 , against $103,081'.TO.I during the , preceding -
: ceding year.
The original cost ot the Krlo canal , rarry-
lug four feel f water , w s $7.ft02.00i ) . Us
first enlargement cost $41,415.1.41-1. Slnre
then $0,000,000 moro has been spent In Im
proving II. IlB total construction cost as It
stands Is therefore about JGl.noo.ono. The
gcu-riior's canal commission now rcrom
ir.endfi that It bo converted Into a ship canal
at an additional cost of nlino l rxictl ! > the
sr.me amount , the estimate being JGO.nno.OOO ,
In ISM the number of savings banks In
the United States wan 1,017 , with deposits
amounting to $1,811,000,000 nnd surplus nud
other assets making tlu-lr holdings $2,013-
000,000. In If99 the number pf stu-h banks
v.as 012 , with deposits aggregating $2,19- ! )
000,000 and other assets making a total of
$ : .401,000,000. Thus thu savlngw hanks In-
ct cased their deposits nnd assets $338.000.000
In live , years. The number of depositors hni
IncrenKiKl fi)3,000 ! ) and the avcrogo deposit
per pcirson has risen from $360 to $39,1.
KI.ASI11SS OP KIN.
Detroit Journal : Tlir Hoo'r Hliauld bow to
the > inevitable. It would br very nleo If ho
would also pay'"t'lmwmed ! ' . '
Cleveland I'lulii Dealer : "There arc 70.00J
( lltnoM In ( bat Dettcy loving Clip. "
"Think of It ! Thal'H equal tn 70,000
drinks ! "
Brooklyn Llfo : lljillllng. "It's a very un-
SMtlsfartnry story ! "
" " ,
"Ves ?
"Ob , very ! I've roml the first chapter
Mini the last chapter , and I , don't Know yet
how It turns out. "
ClilciiBn News : "That palm render wild
ho luitl tlio most unbounded faith In my
futura. "
"Well ? "
"Then he made me plank down $1 In nd-
vnnce. "
Detroit Free Press : "Our literary club Is
going to study the Kllzabctlmn era. "
"Isn't that rather Imcknoyetl ? "
"Yes ; but In discussing people who nra
dead , you know , wo won't be tempted to
UO.asljJ. "
Chicago Tribune : "All the same , " mut
tered Aladdin , "It keeps mr scratching to
get even the necessaries of life ! "
Hereupon lie wearily rubbed the old lamp
again and ordered his faithful ueiilo to
brlutr him a fresh lump ot Ice from tli
north polo.
Tndlutmpolls Journal : "His editorials aru
not so Intensely mugwump ns they were "
"Ob , not by any means. T haven't seen
the expression 'right-thinking people' tn.
them to exceed a dozen times In the last
fix months ! "
Chicago Post : " \Vliy do yon think hs
Isn't much of a criminal lawyer ? "
"He completed his speech in three hours ,
when ho might just as well have strung It
out for usmany tiny * nnd added several
hundred dollars to ljls ( bin. " ,
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "I BCO that Cap
tain Hob Kvans Is again by the side , of
Grover Cleveland. "
"Perhaps lie can ilo those rheumatic
twinges verbal justice when they begin to
pull taut. "
Washington Star : "What I want , " said
Senator Sorghum , "Is the most stringent
laws to punish any Irregularities In an
election. "
"What for ? "
"Why to scare tlio other fellows with W
folks know where we stand , all right "
SIJIIMMIC I-'OIiI.V.
Spnldlnfr.
Subllmest folly ! from their camps uprise
Two mighty armies , eager for the fray ,
The drumbeat rolls , the brazen trumpets
bray ,
Ami trun-s and bayonets flasfli against the
skies.
Now shall l > o rthown on Which side victory
lies ;
Swords gleam , the booming' cannon hurl
illsmaiy ;
The quick , sh'arp ' rifleshots for death
wake wny ,
On ihlB'li the bird of evil omen cries.
Mc-n fall ns ! u tihe Held the 'full ripe grain
Where bendlnor r iper swlii ? Uio sickle *
blnrib.
In ranks they fall , nnver to rlso again
Hut wherefore the dread holocaust tlnif
made ?
Thnt r > 'J t all doubt man : nay make this
t ru tii plain ,
On honor , moro than Jlfe , his heart li
stayed.
* Untold
Riches"
Await the man who will
find a way to keep trousers
from bagging at the knees
up to this time the near
est approach to such a boon
is an extra pair. In our
fall and winter suits were
many extra pairs of trous
ers and there are many
pairs of odd ones several
hundred altogether and
more than we want right
now and some very tempt
ing prices have been placed
on them to help this de
crease. You can find just
what you want at
Or ot
Whatever you want
to pay.
