THE O "MATT A T) ATLY "REE: TTIl'TCSPAV, "MATICIT 1, 1900.
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CMh day of February. A. U. WOO.
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Notary Public.
(iovernor I'oynter is home again anil
Lieutenant (Iovernor (lilberl. Is once
more relegated to private life.
The question Is, What was tho reform
superintendent of the county hospital
doing to earn his salary during tho
w-ven hours that he left his horses
Btandlilg uncared for In the street?
People who have been compelled to
walk In the mud because Candidate
Popplotou secured Injunctions restrain
ing tho building of sidewalks In front
of his property are expected to vote for
liini, but will they do It V
While Chicago, St. Louis and other
cities are snowbound Omaha continues
to keep up Its reputation as a winter
resort. When the people of these cities
dig themselves out from under the white
Hakes they can come west to recuperate.
How fortunate that the municipal
campaign Is only to continue for an
other week. If It lasted niiieh longer n
special Importation of mud from the
Indiana mud baths might be required
to keep the popocratle batteries In am
iiiiiultlun. As a member of the school board V.
S. I'opplelon voted against paving
Twenty-second street on the west side
of the High school grounds. Hut that
was merely stn outcropping of his na
tural aversion to public Improvements
for fear they might have to be paid for
by taxes on his properly.
And now Mayor Moores Is to bo
hauled over the coals because the
Hoard of Education has seen lit to close
Keveral schools In the outskirts of the
city. The mayor has no more to do with
the course pursued by the school board
than ho has with tho action of the
Hoard of County Commissioners.
Holding 11 state olllee In Kentucky is
not much of 11 snap nowadays, when
there Is neither honor nor prollt In It.
Jtut if tiny of the Kentucky otlicehold
ers are anxious for sympathy several
Kcliruska'otllclalK whose pay has been
held up by Auditor Cornell are lu a
position to tender il lu large doses.
Hereafter It will save trouble and ex
jionse If people appointed lo state oltlces
will consult Auditor Cornell and ascer
tain whether he vill Issue the salary
warrants before service Is rendered.
The supieme court Is already over
burdened with work and such a course
would give other litigants a chance.
The First district republicans will
bold their convention to nominate a
candidate for congress on April I'J. The
First Nebraska district Insists on being
Hist In the field. If It will also bo first
in rolling up a big republican majority
It will meet with uo objection from re
publicans In other parts of the state.
Congressman Iterry of Arkansas com
plains of the excessive size of the Con
gressional ltecord. Horry Is not the
only one who would like to have It cut
down, but so long as Ids parly assoel
utcs Insist upon tilling It up with demo
cratle wind no chance for Improvement
either ns to size or quality of contents
is in sight.
When young Mr. I'opplelon was a
member of the school board he showed
bis patriotism by voting twice against
putting up tlagiHilcs -at tho school build
ings anil the order was carried only
over his opposition. Should he per
chance become mayor wo might expect
till tho flagpoles at tho city hall to be
taken down without further ado.
Tho authorities of the Commercial
club show a commendable confidence lu
the rising generation attending the pub
He sohoolH when they ask prize ques
tions of fourth and llfth-grude children
relative to the home Industry exhibit
jthat would require the wisdom of Solo
mon to answer. If any of the little
ones Biicceed In giving Intelligent ami
uccuruto answers to the entire list the
winner should bo employed us mentor
of the club, for It has not a member or
ottkrr who can do It.
is tubus daxuku np ixfi.atujxi
( Mil' thine Hi conno.ilon wllli the con
ference llniinelal Mil t( which very little
attention has been plvi'ii Is (lie wn
slblllly that I he iirnvlHlnn ft poriiottiat
ln $no,maMmxi of the public debt for
fl " t "f wl" l""'"11'" 1,11 "-
llatlnll (if blink currency. 'I'lli' llllllllclill
writer of the New York Sun point out
that under the bill the currency In to be
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swelled liv III leasi .y-l.'isi.insi ni wiiuk,
as well nx by S'JD.fKXMKM) of cnsli
premiums paid by the treasury and
snys: "If this wore all It would not be
n very serious matter, but since the
total issue of new bonds In to be SS-H),-(hjo.iioo,
In which ?(i::o.ouo,(j0() additional
bank notes may be Issued, besides a
cash premium of !hmioo,o0, tho bill
threatens ii possible addition to our cur-
,
rolley of S.L'O.nw.OOO." lie thinks stK'h
an Inllutloli would product! nn unnatural
rlo In prices of nil UIiiils of property,
wild speculation Mild the collapse, with
which that .speculation Is followed hi
duo course of time. "The banks under
tho proposed law," hu argues, "will
lake out all the circulation that they
can ami they will lend as much of It as
they can. Ilorrowers, tempted by the
facilities thus pressed upon them, will
begin lo buy stocks, lliercliaildlso and
mil .-state, and. at first, will soil then,
again at a prollt. Then the now holders
will resell to new purchasers and prices
will go on rising higher and higher
,,u' ,ltlL t,lnis an,l il eollapse and
11 panic put an end to tho business."
That tills is possible cannot bo
l'0,ll',,',, w, 'lo ,IHt "PPielieiul that
the danger of such an luilatloti as the
wr"('r coiiteniplate.s Is liiimlneiit,
because we tpiostlon whether under the
Proposed law tho banks will take out
all the circulation they can. The gen-
oral course of the banks In this respect
lias been conservative and It is reasona
ble to think that It will continue to lie,
all hough It Is true that the proiwsod
law offers better inducements than now
exist for Increasing the volume of bank
circulation. Tho proposed new bonds '
will bo procurable at or a little above j
par and circulation based on them will !
be more prolltablo than under present
conditions, yet wo are not Inclined to
think that the national banks as 11 whole
will rush Into 11 policy of currency In
flation, knowing tho ultimate con
sequences of doing so.
There will, however, undoubtedly be
1111 Increase In the volume of bank cur
rency and just how fur this should go
lu order to be of real benefit to the
business of the country and avoid
Ktlniuhiting wild speculation, It is im
possible to determine In advance. The
present currency supply appears to be
siilllclent for the requirements of legiti
mate business, but It may be that the
country could readily absorb, with
benefit to all Interests, a considerable
addition to the circulation. While,
therefore, reckless Inflation Is to be dis
couraged, because certain to ultimately
bring collapse and disaster, u con
servative Increase In the volume of
sound money, regulated by the natural
and legitimate demands of business, per
haps would be beneficial. Ae do not
share tho apprehension that the national
banks as a whole are likely to Inflate
the currency to the danger point, al
though we tlo not forget that bankers
aro human and will get all the prollt out
of their business they can.
A VAXUUj AXbEXATlOyiST.
Mr. Kichnrd Olney, who was secre
tary of state In tho last Cleveland ad
ministration, frankly urges that Cuba
is In point of fact Fiilled States terri
tory and congress should declare it such.
There is nothing ambiguous in Mr.
Olnoy's position. He writes of "the
Acquisition of Cuba" and declares the
expression to be the substantial truth.
The resolution of congress, pledging tho
United States to give the Cuban people
independence, he characterizes us Ill-
advised and futile at the time of its
passage and If now Influential Is simply
prejudicing the Interests of Cuba and
the United States alike. "No such
resolution," says Mr. Olney. "can refute
the logic of the undisputed facts or
should be allowed to Impede the natural
march of events." It does not matter
to this democratic statesman that the
honor and good faltli of this nation are
Involved. He would have congress dis
regard this and declare Cuba a part of
our territory, not even asking the people
of the Island whether they desire to be
annexed, though he suggests that If
there were to be a plebiscite on tho sub
ject such a consummation would be
favored by practically tho entire body
of the Intelligence and wealth of the
Island.
A considerable number of people, un
doubtedly, will concur with Mr. Olney.
Those who would like an opportunity to
exploit Cuba. Industrially and comuier
dully, will heartily approve his posl
tioti, while there are others who think,
as lie does, that only by making Cuba
United States territory can the island
be assured of permanent good govern
ment and industrial and commercial do
volonment. Hut we confidently believe
that a very largo majority of the Angl
ican neoplo desire that their govern
ment shall keep faith with the Cubans
and maintain its honor before the world.
Perhaps the promise was ill-advised,
though we do not so regard It, still It
was solemnly given and should bo faltn
fullv carried out. Not to do so would
certainly and Justly cause the United
States to bo regarded with distrust and
suspicion by every country lu the west
ern hemisphere. No pledge or assur
unco we might hereafler give would be
received with conlldence and the faith
which the countries of .South and Con
tral America now have in this republic
would be dispelled.
It Is very remarkable that a man of
Mr. olnoy's standing should bo willing
to place his country In such a position
but he Is one of a small minority pf Un
American people and we do not think
his views lu regard to Cuba will exert
a very groat Influence. The ndmlnlsira
tlon Is firmly committed to Cuban Hide
peiidence and It can be confidently pre
dieted that the republican congress will
do nothing to violate the bucred pledge
of the nation, given as assurance to tho j clock tower and that they arc nr-pnnlr.-world
of our unelllsh purpose In lib-1 Imr simps of repeaters over in South
eratlng t'uba from the rule of Spain,
mutt: i avtmx i. i i 11111:.
Lord Salisbury, in expressing to Am
baador Clioato his regret at the seizure
of the steamship Sabine, Is said to have
given the assurance that more caution
will be exercised In stopping Anierlcan
vessels in the future. A similar piomise
had been given the (icrinati government
some time a uo and a London paper ob
serves that "It Is not particularly agree-
able to havo had to confess to two great
powers in the course of a low weeks '
that wo had put ourselves in tho wro.ip (
and must make reparation." It certainly ' a decision. The Lincoln system, ovl
was rather humllliitltiK and It nilsht ' dently, has Its drawbacks as well as Its
have been avoided If tho ltrltlsli j;ov
crnnieiit had been careful at the out
break of the war to Instruct Its olil
elals in South Africa In regard to search
and seizure, instead of leaving them to ,
pursue their own Judgment, us seems I Indignation, however, should bo dl
to have been done. The position of , reeled at ttovcrnor I'oynter, who, 11s
that government In regard to food- ; they say, refused to let them accept 1111
stuffs as contraband was pretty clearly : nuals, although they were Itching to do
dellned llfleen or more years ago and If
the olllclals In South Africa had ad
hered to this there would have been no
issue.
As it Is the British government has
made ample acknowledgment of the
wrong committed and there Is reason
to expect that there will bo no recur
rence. While our government has taken
a. decided .stand in the matter there has
not been the slightest Impairment of
friendly relations.
Ml) I It'. I.IU11T OX -lilt: WATEU QVESTIOS,
OMAHA, Feb. 2S. To tho Editor of The
Ilee: So mnnv vm-Rlnns nf t!ie u-nler u-nrk.H
franchlso and contract aro given on tho
stump at tho present tlmo that tho ppcoplo
nro getting badly mixed on tho question
I would Uku an answer to the following
questions:
1. Is thero any tlmo limit to tho water
works franchise'.'
2. Is It tho contract made with tho city
that gives tho city tho right to take tho
water works In tho manner provided by that
contract?
3. If tho works aro taken by the right of
eminent domain, will thu water works
company have a right to go Into the United
States court and claim damages for Its fran
chlso nnd Its contract with tho city?
I. In estimating tho value of tho works,
will tho prcsont prico of iron pipe bo con
sidered or tho price at which it was pur
chased when the pipes wero put In?
MICHAEL LUE.
The Hoe has repeatedly covered all
these Inquiries, but in view of the gen
eral Interest manifested at tills time
and the attempt to befog the real state
of fiiets It will respond again to each
question as put.
First. There is 110 limit to the water
works franchise. Unless the city buys
the plant, the company can continue to
operate under Its franchise forever,
even If tho city should build water
works of Its own.
Second. Under the contract made In
1SS1 the city has the right to purehiise
the water works at the end of twenty
years -without paying for the franchise
or unexpired contract on a valuation
made by three appraisers, one appointed
by the city, one by the water company,
a third chosen by these two.
Third. The city also has a right to
purchase the plant under Its power of
uiiucnt domain. This right It has had
for a number of years and may bo ox-
rclsed at any time, but the city would
have to pay the value of the unexpired
contract as well as the value of the
franchise. In case the water company
Is not willing to accept the award made
by the appraisers under eminent do
main, it may appeal to the courts, either
state or federal. If Hie plant is taken
forcibly by the city the company would
recover whatever amount the courts
might tlx as the damages, oven If It
runs into millions.
Fourth. In estimating the value of
the works the appraisers tlx thu present
value of all the property and not the
value at the time tho pipes were laid or
tlio machinery put in.
In conclusion, it should be borne in
mind that the contention over the
courso to be pursued in acquiring the
works arises from conflicting construc
tion of the original contract as to the
date when the twenty-year term ex
pires. The original ordinance was
passed In .lime, J8S0, but It was
amended in 1881, while formal accept
ance of the works did not take place
until September, 1SSII.
After his trying experience in HIUiir
one vacancy in tno noaru 01 i outroi
(Iovernor Shaw of Iowa ought not to be
compelled by the legislature to liud still
another man willing to till a place on the
beard. The trouble Is that the purely
business man does not want it for
fliianelal reasons and the politician does
not want it for the reason that to till
the olllee as It should bo filled means
the making of political enmities which
are a bar to any future preferment.
Vlie honest administration of such an
otlico Is a thankless task, the only re
ward for which is the personal con
sciousness of duty well done.
The Iowa legislature made almost as
big n mistake In estimating tho size of
the job ahead of It as the Kngllsh did
In the Transvnal. Karly In the session
a resolution was passed to adjourn
March 1, but the arrival of that date
llnds It with a vast amount of work un
finished. The trouble with all legis
lative bodies Is that too much straw lias
to be threshed over In order to secure a
comparatively small amount of grain,
Nebraska soil Is getting itself lu con
dltlon to show the country again what
It can do In the way of producing big
crops. From all parts of the slate come
reports that winter grain Is In prime
condition and the snow and rain of
recent days will put the soil lu the pink
of condition for work when spring opens
up. When you want to locate Nebraska
lu the prosperity proecs.slon look up to
ward tho front of the column,
Watch for the usual popocratle roor
back sensations, Headers of the hhiil
yellow journal will within the next few
days bo told that t lie republicans are
coloulalns voters on top of the postottlce
Africa. Mark llaumi will ship a car
load of boodle- the day before the elec-
itlon with no coin smaller than a ?-
gold piece. This slush fund will be
eaiied in wheelbarrows Just before the
polls open to the various voting places
for distribution. Watch for It.
Another primary election has been
held down at the state capital under
what Is known as the Lincoln s stein.
The llrst test of slreiitli left four
places for which candidates did not re- 1
wive - a majority of tho voles east aint
necessitates a second primary t reach
advantages.
Tho employes of tho governor's olllee
express Indignation at belnj; charged
with riding 011 railroad annuals. Their
so, and they don't say anything about
trip passes ami free mileage books.
The reform element In the popocratle
parly Is making all the noise at present,
telling what It is going to dd when the
next state convention meets. Tho ciowd
which has prostituted tho reform cause
to its own selilsh ends Is not saying
much, hut past experience teaches that
il will be In ooutrol when the smoke of
the convention battle has lifted.
Mmis of liitllnn Cl Miration.
St. Iiuls Hepubllc.
Mexico presents iho novelty of the present
war upldemlo In tho spectacle of a band of
Yaiul Indians manipulating a Maxim gun
behind fortifications.
Chum- unit IflVect.
llallbuciie American.
It may bo a meru coincidence, but a
Tampa (Fla.) special snys: "Mr. Hryan spoko
two hours hero tonight." and another
Florida, special says: "Heavy gales prevail
along tho gulf."
I'l'iiiiNyl viiiiIh'h lliirilcn,
Washington Star.
Tho republicans uro trying to shake this
old man of tho sou olt their burdened backs,
anil lending dcini)cnts aro helping him
keep -his hold; yet they cry out, "Look
what a load they carry!"
1 1 i 11 11 i ii mt I l AriiIiihI CroM.
Olobo-Democrut.
At an early stngo of his southern Journey
Hryan haB decided to keep quiet about ex
pansion. Ho sustained a hard fall on this
subject In South Carolina nnd notices that
the southern pcoplo nro ulso shy on silver.
Kniry 'I'nli- i;nTl.
Chicago News.
Tho witnesses for Senator Clark are evi
dently not tho only ones, qualified to tell fairy
talcs. Marcus Daly kept hls face straight
long enough to tell tho committee that he
never pent a dollar trying to defeat Clark.
Climate iim ii Killer.
San Francisco Call.
Tho returns from tho Philippines of late
have been mostly dead bodies of heroes, and
It is to be noted that they were killed, not
by Agulnaldo, but by the climate. Wo may
run Agulnaldo out, but the cllmato will
Ktay with us, nnd Its deadly work will go
on as long as wo are foolish enough to send
bravo men there to die.
ion .Mil I'll of ii I, mill.
Kansas City St.r.
Tho value of tho automobile must not be
estimated by tho circumstance that one of.
theso vehicles broko down while, hauling
Gene-nil Shutter In Chicago. The machine
was on Its return trip, and to persons -who
havo seen Oeneral Shatter und havo somo
conception of his magnitude, the only won
der will bo that tho automobile did not
collapse whllo It was going out.
Dick Oluey'H Mini dinner.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Mr. Hlchard Olney Is a good man. Uut
he has about tho chance of being nominated
for president by u democratic national con
vention that Mr. Chauncey M. Depew has
of becoming king ot Kngland In case tho
old queen dire nnd tho prince ot Walt
should abdicate In his favor; though Mr.
Olney would mako a llrst-class president, as
Mr. Depow would make a llrst-class klnp.
Next!
Sinew of War III Trunin nnl.
Phlludchdila ltecord.
Mining at Johannesburg has by no means
been suspended In ennsoquenco of the war.
Tho gold output of the Hand mines In Janu
ary last was valued at $1,500,000 about ou
half the usual monthly total. There Is
J2.-..000.000 of bullion at Pretoria, In the mint
ot tho South African Republic, mid 3,1,000
sovereigns aro being coined monthly. There
Is evidently no lack of tho sinews of war
in tho Transvnnl, and If morei bo needed
"Oom" Paul may "commandeer" tho output
of tlio mines.
lMtosi'intiTY i im Tin: mansi-.s.
Weighty l'nclN I'm- tin- oaslilcral Ion
of ThluLliiK Voters.
St. Louis aiiibe-Uemocr.it.
Soon tho tlmo will bo hero for voters
to considor tho political situation and de
cide tho weighty questions of a presidential
year. Is tho prosperity that was promised,
and which has come, for tho few or tho
many? Posltlvo testa will properly bo
naked. Vnguo assertions are not convlncim;.
Tho Now York Journal ot Commerce gives
snmo figures on tho savings banks of that
state which aro right to the point. In 1VJI
deposits Increases! by $i:!,"To,H8 and tho
average deposit was $3S8. lu the fitst year
ot tho ensuing democratic admlnlstiatlon
deposits fell off $12,T!i5,S2t and tlu (Iodine
continued. With republican sue' isa con
fidence returned. In 1S!7 the increase In Nc.v
York savings bank deposits was $S,50S.02S;
In 1S9S tho incrcaso was $IU.4.11,I51, nnd
last year tho Increase went up wilh a hound
to $71,338,283. Tho Increase in this single
stato since republicans tool; control of the
government Is $100,303,762. Two million de
positors havo open accounts In tho New York
savings bankH, or nioro than tho whole
number of families In tho stute. The aver
ago deposit is $1 IS. against $39S In lSi'3.
Move than 2.000,000 thrifty citizens of the
state of New York had to their credit In
tho savings banks on tho first day of tho
present year $S5",fS0,C.1O, or $tOa,000,00()
more than when McKlnley assumed the
duties of president. I)y thoo flgurc-s may
be truly Judged tho general nature of tho
prosperity that his returned to tho people.
Many honest persons believed four yeuri
ago that good times could only come through
a flood of silver and that, In any case, tho
gold standard would not benefit the wngr
e.uner. To tho extent that they aro fair
minded they will admit that they were com
pletely mistaken. New York's savings
bank figures nro not exceptional. They are
matched In other state where ttio system
Is established. Some of the soulhern pape:-s
scoff at the Idea that republican sueceiis In
1S00 has hail unjthlm: to do with !i-oont . ot
ton. Hut to tho republicans must bo c:cdliel
the fact that tho nlno icnts Is i ayablc In g 'I I
and that general business conditions nic I i
ovcry way Improved and hopeful. The demo
cratic l arty declared that cotton muld novcr
advance until tho minis wern opened to un
limited silver- It Is ucslcspi to quarrel with
accompllibed facts.
111 IIOII.s OF (It It W Ml.
A serious outbu-.s: of natlvo hostility to
thu friars, under significant circumstances,
occurred In Manila 0.1 tho evening of Janu
nry S3. Archbishop I hapelle, papal envoy
to tho Philippines, savo n rcveptlon n that
cvetilns r.-r tho puriMse of nffordltiR the
Filipino clerRy and other persons ro dwIrlnR
an opportunity to express their opinions on
the trlur question In hl presence. UeporM
of the afralr Indicate that It was as neatly
pneked by th- opicsitloii s a Jatksonlan
primary in Omaha. "Tho moceedliws hid ,
not ndvuticirl very fur," relate.; the Manila1
Trlbuna of January 2fi. "hefoto the trend of
thu meeting became apparent to the close
observe - . Itintcnu et u representative natli-
lriup 01 Ule nettcr tiass 01 1 nmouc i nipiou.-,
,l , T,,1 ' , T
U MUiUlU
.... l..ll mitt
among the guests, who boi'stod of their
nntagopnlsm to nil things Catholic. As far
as they were concerned thu ni'-etlng had no
especial Import, because If they were
gi-Jiitcd their wish every Catholic church
would bo ra-ivd to tho ground anil every
filar and priest deported. Still, they wero
there and lu strong force nnd for what pur
pose? Jerez Purgoi, Jiaamora, Juan do
Juanes and Poblctc, leader of the 11011
eonsnlcuous
S Z II
Catholic movement, wero
throughout the evening, whether welcome or
not.
"They moved about among the guests, en
thutJlar.tlcally proclaiming that Nozaleda mid
his friars would haw lo get out. That
thoy wero there bent ou mischief was ap
parent to every one.
"Propontly (leneral Otis entered and nn
enthusiast, taking advantage of the hush,
cheered lustily for tho military governor.
Then tho cheering and enthusiasm becamo
general. Tho sedate priests withdrew from
tho crowd in some alarm ; then the outburst
against tho friars apparently und the Cath
olic church In reality began.
"From ono end of the room Hurgos
shouted. 'Out with tho friars; out with
Noznlcda!' Then his adherents tool; tho
cry up and then the guests, who had pre
viously been acting In a subdued nnd re
served manner, became wildly excited nnd
pandemonium reigned for n time. Quiet
was finally restored, but not until the friars
had withdrawn. Archbishop Chapello nt
onco recognized tho fact that his reception
hud given tho Kntlpumiu a long desired op
portunity lo make a public demonstration
aga.lnst the Cnthollc church and Its sup
porters." Thu Trlbuno of the snme date publishes a
column of letters sent to tho archbishop by
, . ,l , ,. ,,. . , ..
prominent natives protesting their loyalty ,
and denouncing the outrage.
A Kansas man who lo with the United
States telegraph corps In the Philippines In
a letter homo tells of the dltncultles which
tho corps encounters. Recently two big ,
army wagons, each drawn hy six mules, were
loaded with rubber Insulated wire, a battery
nnd a reel to reel It out. keeping up with
the troops. Tho road became so bad thev I
had to Ktrap tho reel on a mule's back and
tho rest of tho wire on other mules, leaving
. , . i .... ... .1 i. .v.n r..
me wagon ... me in.... i.,. .... m "
mu o carried the folding f old elegraph
table, with Instruments all attached. Every
ew mm.., ..uiy u..m ..u. ..u ii-....,...
back to Manila the progress of tho column. ,
To do so they would take the tnble off the
mule, unfold It, cut the wire from the reel
on the other mule, connect It with the In
struments and do the necessary telegraph
ing. This was generally done when the
troops etopped for a few minutes to rest.
A little Item from tho Manila Tribune
gives a fair idea of tho cost of living In tapestries. He is now trying to obtain the
America's Oriental capital. Lee You, a , tapestries belonging to tho carl of Coventry.
Chlnuman, runs a restaurant and tho prices j which originally ccst $350,000. No art treas
nro given In Mexican money. Steal: Is worth ' nio seems too valuable for hlra to purchase
2.1 cents; bacon nnd eggs, the bit me; pie, 10 , if ho takes a fancy to It. He prefers tho
cents; coffee, 10 cents; tea, ,1 cents; chicken,
or chicken pot pie, 50 cents; pork chops, 2.1
cents. If the prlcis arc reduced to American
money they would be Just about one-half,
which would make living about the same lu
cost as In an average American city.
Tho claw of 18!1G at Yale 'has decided to
build u gateway to the memory of Ocrard
Ilrayton Ives of New York and Lieutenant
Ward Cheney of Hartford. Ives was a
Hough Rider und died of typhoid fever con
tracted at tho camp at Tampa, where he
was left with tho baggage and Hiirplus borer a
when tho remainder of the regiment went to
Cuba. Lieutenant Cheney died In the Philip
pines In tho action at Imus. The gateway
will be erected between Welch and 03horn
halls, the only ipractlcablo place left on the
campus for such a structure.
Thero has been placed In the university
library at Cornell a memorial tablet in
honor of Clifton Deckwith Drown, a student
in architecture, who died at tho head of his
company In the charge at San Juan. The
tablet is tho work ot Ilela Pratt of Iloston,
sculptor of tho "Four Seasons" In tho con
gressional library at Washington. The de
sign Is n female figure, holding In one hand
a naked sword, the other resting upon a
shield which bears tho Inscription to Mr.
,Ilrown's memory.
A well known Cuban correspondent, J.
I). Wholploy, writes from Ilnvnua under
recent date that tho feeling against annexa
tion to the United States is surprisingly
strong on tho island. The American who
visits Cuba today, he says, "will not only
bo disappointed, but ho will bo astounded
nt tho strenuous domand for Independence
and tho strong feeling of resentment, un
mistakably manifest, ot the continued pres
ence of Americano in control of tho Island."
Cl'HIDSITV 111.' I'l Ill.lSlimtS.
Desire for Unlit on I lie I'rollls of the
tit Paper TriiNl,
New Yolk Time's (dem.)
Tho American Nowspaper Publishers' as
Focintlcn on Friday expicsscd a ilcalrn to
havo congress Inqulro whether there ii
tsuch n thing as a paper trtibt nnd whether
anything can bo done to check tho arbitrary
advance In tho pil.e (,f pupcr and I tic
serious Injury to tho lnteiest of some 22,000
newspapers In the United States.
This deslro for information Is entirely
natural and lrgliluuitc. Wo hopo that con
gress will piomptly comply with the prayer
of the publishers nnd thnt there will
bo placed on tho commlttco of Inquiry some
ono or more encmbers not blindly de
voted to tho Integrity ot tho nbnird and
oppressive protectionist system. If this
bo (lone It will bo found, with very llttlo
trouble, nt tho very outset of the lnvestlgn
tlon, that competltli ii In tho manufacture
of paper Is purposely stilled by a duty on the
raw material, wood pulp, nnd that com
petition 111 tho selling of paper Is purposely
checked by a duty on tenportcd paper.
Huth these duties tend to foster monopoly
In the paper trade, both of them nio di
re, t and onerous tnxes on tho material of
Anurleaii b:dutrlfs and calculated to hln
dor rathnr than to prevent tho employment
of American lalxir. In short. In every way
they aro opposed directly to tho professed
purposes of, tho protective policy. They nro
grossly unjust nnd illserlmlnntlng ami cm
body In pulille legislation all tho worst vires
that nro laid at tho door of tho "trusts."
I'nqueMlonably tho repeal of theee duties
would rcduco the power ot tho paper trust
to Inereaso arbitrarily tho iprl'-o of tho
paper on which the American newsj.apor
Is primed and would :ild In remedying
tho HU of which tho publishers rightly
Lempl;i1n. ThU fact Is so cloar to those
fauilllur with the matter thnt It Is tho o"-
ca-lon if soiT surprise tha' the publishers
conllned themselves to tho expression of a
mild "urlMity uod of the hopo that congress
would help them gratify It.
DUMOl'llAlV n Tilt: HAW.
New York Tribune: The domocrnts evl-
dently want to cover themselves up under
a Fourth of July celebration anil havo their
pnuiunu auu principles iun:unra ut ipwi'ii;
absorbrd with tlreworke.
New York World: The Fourth of July Is
the best possible day 011 which to InaiiKUra'e
n eampalsn that should take Its place In our
hlrtory beside the two other Krcut c.imiulRiis
for deiuwracv-tbe JcflcrKon campaign of
just n e.titiirv ago nnd thu Lincoln cam-
onio,, f frivve.1t ,.. I
Chicago Tlmej-llerald: It Is also averred
th t . . , rmllroj the convention
for Kal,M() (.lly col,lracted to supply a
.,,
in, I it unfift.r... thlf1i thnv inintiot do
VC flt U.u tm)c ,( waa 0in ,ncti tlint on
July t tho weather In K.inns City Is always
"
cool, but persons who hao been In tho
Missouri town In July declare that the sun
gets hot enough to liquefy asphalt pave
ments. Cleveland Plain Pcnlcr: The announce
ment that lo.ono enthusiastic democrats from
Nebrnika purpose pushing the Hryan boom
pat t.'nn.riB fill- . .1 T.i- II, t'ti ! I It tr flirt
convention city wearing long ulsters and
tnll Tifi la timKtMo it titiatnli III f Tl r
llnlon of those In it acquainted with tho
climatology of Kar.au City In July the mo.t
suitable uniform would be one borrowed from Z sZlZ
some of our uuw South sea Island ncqulsl- , tUUm am, lh(j hmmMm ,, vrtUM
I go unrocogni'.ed and i.rrewnrded. People
Chicago Nows: The petulant and rmcnt- i ,,mi say of ft robgt pCrBon: -Uo has a con
ful tono In which various persons are be- Milmion like n horse." "he Is as strong ns
ginning to speak about tho prosper of pay- (l horse." and forget that compared with tho
I tig $C a night for a cot to sleep on during mu)o th 1orat, tH a wenklltig, a flower,
the democratic convention at Kansas City Is neuraHllicnlc and a victim of hallucinations,
to be deplored. This tone reveals that tin- Tno ,,, (n,, representative of com
tempered and unphllosophlc spirit which nim. ,,... without llluslotm. made stub-
would eat Its cake and have It, too. The
JC-n-nisht cot nnd nil like Inconveniences
were tacitly agreed to when the coinmltteo
selected Kansas City, and everybody Inter- .
esled should accept the pro&poot In a chror-
ful spirit of resignation to tho demands nf
thai alleged political expediency which de- j
cldcd on the thriving Missouri city.
CI.AItlv AM) 1A1,.
Pen I'nrti'iillH of .Molilalia' Millionaire
Mil i in I en,
Scnntor V. A. Clark of Montana, who
"loisencd up" so lavishly to secure a scat
lu thu upper house of congress, and his
political enemy, Mnrcus Daly, nrc thus
sketched by a writer lu Alnsley's Magazine-
"In appearance V. A. Clark and Marcus
Daly differ vastly. Chirk Is slender, elegant
i t.i. . . i. . . i. .. i - i i.nn-,i
111 lipill'UlUllll IWlll 1IU1MI1U llilll HUM UVtllVl,
. . r . u. arnv ... '
nlxty years rost lightly upon 'his shoulders,
! his blue ryes are keen nml nlert. Hv Is a
I tiifiti ilin ktinivu hnw in ifnm nn nnnnrttinlt v
how tQ ,)t,ml R (J m own lltUull,llKOi
UB (,rwu r) corrc(.t nm, one wou,d fa
, ....,, , .,, ,,, , ....i,...- nml
,..,.,, ,ho clu,.mal. ,, ,h lr,1V(.W. Yet
when in Hut to he dons oilskins nnd goes
underground, lmpectlng every nook of hla
mines. In addition to his practical educn
Uon fl mner hu utUl,1(Jl.(1 CoIumbltt tol.
lege, taking n full courso in ntsaylng und
auyste. when fortune camu his way ho
lmnledla,ey acllt hlH falnlly to Ellropii
fc ,
qulrlug Krcnch nnj tho same length of time
,,, ,,.,, .,, , JI,0,
winters traveling with them on the con
tinent. He Is much Interested In art and
for a number of years studied It in nil lis
branches. He wanted to know all about
rugH nml tapestries nnd spent two years
studying them. He bus collected magnificent
specimens. It will bo remembered- thnt he
offered Prince Murat $300,000 for Clobelln
modern painters to tho old maeters. Ho
paid $42,000 for Fortuity's "The Choice of a
Model. In fact, he has tho genulno artistic
temperament nnd tho rare good luck also to
havo the millions to gratify It.
"Daly appears to care nothing for dress,
the plainest business suit sufficing. He Is us
often as not seen In the gurb of a miner.
Although ho Is quite gray now, ho still re
tains his magnificent physique nnd upright
bearing. He has devoted Oils life to mining
nnd has no equal In the world In sizing up a
mine. The magnificent smelters nt Ana
conda stand as a monument to his acumen.
He keeps right on purchasing and developing
mines. Ho does not care for the world of
fashion and Europe possesses no charms for
him. although his family has had every nd
vantago of his wealth. Ho seems to possess
tho Intuition of a woman and that has often
enabled 'him to win out In the face of certnlti
defeat. Whllo Clark In the cleverer finan
cier, Daly is tho better Judge of human
nature. His right-hand men nnd confidants
have never betrayed him, but havo worked
for him with heart nnd soul, seeming to
havo but ono ambition to serve Marcus
Daly In nny nnd all things. Chirk, on the
other band, has made some unwibo selections
nnd In consequence has been tho sufferer.
Daly Is a model husband nnd father and he
delights In bis home.
"In many things tho rivals are alike,
both began ns miners underground and both
havo made their own money nnd arc not Jlko
most of tho multl-mlllloualres, merely
farmers of millions bequeathed them, Doth
men rank high In Masonry. Iloth are loyal
friends nnd strong enemies. Iloth enn point
to hundreds of men In Montnna whoso huc
cesii In life they 'have secured. Iloth are
easily accessible to their friends, though It
Is dlfllcult for strangers to approach thorn.
owing lo the fnct that nearly ovcry moment
is tnken up with their business nifilrs.
Hoth ore charitable nnd give freely to
worthy enterprlpcs. And both are alike In
that thev cordially bate each other, and
each Is detei mined to bo the winner In the
Clark-Daly feud. '
nn; pi, ci: .n tiii: issri
One llt-inof ralji' Si'lii-ine U'lileli
Alrcaily I'uliie In Vaiiulil.
IIiipo
Pi'onklyn Kjglo (Ind. dem )
It h no reflection on tho democratic na
tional commlttco to say that the novt
national convention of tho parly was located
witn tererenco to tho highest bid. Two
elites co'iipeted for tho honor nml two ceiil
fled checks wore submitteil ns ovldence.i ot
good faith. Ono was for $10,000, tin, other
$50,000. Tho larger of the chocks wan forti
fied by a Kansas City bank nnd tho larger
ote went wilh It.
Part nf tho plan of campaign has aliudy
bcon somewhat definitely outlined. Mil
waukee sought to vlndlcato Its claim on the
(onvcntlnn by the plea that tho Wisconsin
city Is tho (icrniRU Athens of America. The
(lerman vote, It was contended, could bo
captured. Tho way to get It was lo locate
tho convention In tlio Herman Athens, to
print tho platform In tho (iermun language,
to ilrnnui ro militarism and to espouife tint
cause of Kruger. The elfeet of this would
be, It was declared, lo co. t McKlnley ul
mniit all of tho Herman vote.
Though the convention did not go to Mil
waukee utterances of this Hort scemel to
Impress thu commlttco more or less pro
foundly. This wears a surfaco nspoet of
good politics, but It looks better than It It.
There Is wisdom In It only on the assump
tion that the (icrmnn Is thick-witted and
easily beguiled. It Is not a snfo assump
tion. Most of tho Hermans In this c-mniry
havo been In tho United States n long time.
Few of them go back to (iormany for other
than visiting purposes. An exceedingly
largo percentage of them become substantial
citizens, In tho senso that they acqulro prop
erty. If their Interest In public affsbs In In
proportion li their substance, that Interest
Is large It mnkes Americans of them In
nearly everything but birth They ran no
longer bo segregated as OcrroaiiB with rof
erenco to any subject concwnlnc the welfare
I of the American people. nd If they could,
the ratherinmi happens to no one 01 tni
most pronoiinceil cxpnuslon countries on tin
face of tho globe. It Is notoriously dllll-
,.,it to tempt tliem Into a trap baited with
ronii. 1 nry iiae mr .iui-"i iipiip uuuiu
on tho subject of sound money. Ntithlng leu
than a dollar for a dollar will satisfy their
scruples.
Moreover. It follows almost as a mattei
of course that what captures tine groin
Mlenntcs another by pioresses of perfectly
natural resentment. A great party Is skir-
"filing for position. Mnce !., It has lost
lighting chance. Its prospects have grown
gloomier with every passage at anus. Ths
unexpected has not happened. Hy only ths
unexpected can tho outlook at Kansas City
be Illumined.
immcvi'imj tin: mi i.t:.
I'riiuil Aclilt'i c 111 en I ps of Hie Wary nml
Miuiii'Iiiiim American.
New York Sun.
An Incurable spirit of levity nnd prejudice,
has long prevailed In literature and lu the
popular Idea of tho mule. Firmness of ills-
IH'sltlon. a genius for caleltratlon nnd u sort
" -i -
monly ..scribed to that remarkably sagnclou,
"'!a . ",-"L1. " . -
i,orn ,,. n j011R course of beating, ptxir faro,
rAC0 prpjuillre and scurrllo Jests. Tho poets
iv,, to uac 0t lightning chargers nnd of
stoci9 Hwlft as the storm, but no canticle of
nius n written. No mule minstrel comvts
the Injustice of the world. Hvcn Kdwln
Markhann has not hymned the hopeless
drudgery of this much-enduring hybrid. The
mule gets all tho kicks nnd returns a few.
Hut tho misfortune of pedigree cannot
Keep down merit In a democratic age. Tho
mule has a great head, Jinn feet. Invincible
power of labor and sound geographical In
stincts. The mule cnu balance on tho edge
of nothing nnd climb precipices In a way
to stagger the Alpine club. In peace nnd In
war the mulo Is invaluable. How could the
great war of America or tho Spanish-Ameri
can war have been carried on without the
mule? What hope would the Kngllsh have
In South Afrlcn If they had not the co
operation of this disciplined and Intelligent
subordinate or Insubordinate? Tho pence
societies have wnstcd time for years. Tho
way to stop wnr Is to destroy tho mules.
Hut what would penco bo without tho mules,
tho hardest worker In the world?
The statistics of the Agricultural depart
ment aro balm for tho wounded pride of
tho mule. The avernge price of mules In
1&90 was $fi3.5S a head. Tho averago prlco of
horses In 1899 was $9 less a head. Thus Is
tho aristocrat beaten by the plubclan, nnd
thus tho whirligig of tlmo brings lu his
revenges. .
TAUT THIKL13S.
Chicago News: "Fingers, you know," rs
mnrked Miss Autumnal at tho dinner tnble,
"wero made before forks."
"Yes." said Miss Caustic, "I don't doubt
but what yours were."
Indlannpolls Journal: "And lovo restored
his reason," said the sweet young thins: In
concludlm: her story.
"It Is tho llrst time," returned thei old
bnchelor, "that I ever heard of Insanity
citrine Insanity."
Washington Star: "Uo man dat snys he's
boim' to git dnr by fa'r means or foul,"
said Undo Iiben, "Is gwineter to keep is
word. Hut dur nln' any tellln' fob slio'
whether whar lie gltsil be a palaco or u
lionltontlury."
Harper's Hazar: Nixon Would you call
Dickson a contrary man?
Fundenbergcr Contrary? Why, that man
would try to toboggan up bill!
Chicago Trlbuno: "Sho's a Daughter of
tho Anierlcan Revolution."
"Sho looks us It sho might havo been a
sister of It."
Chicago Tribune: .Maud I bellovo Ireni
has refused that young minister.
Mabel What havo you heard?
Jtntid Nothing, only I noticed Inst Bun.
day morning that ho took his text from the
Lamentations of Jercniluli.
Indlannpolls Press: Watts Potter ac
tually admits that his baby Is not ths
smartest on earth. It must bo a freak.
Potts Nope; In a case of that kind It must
bo Potter who Is tho freak.
Detroit Freo Press: "Shall I slnsr, or
play." Mr, HorcdhostV"
"Oh, It doesn't matter, Miss Ullmtn
whichever you think you can do without
Interrupting tlio flow of conversation."
Chicago Post: What feature of Anicrlcnn
civilization does your chief take tho most
Interest In?"
"Well," answered tho Filipino, "his prln
clpal ambition seems to be to got ac
quainted with tho United States treasury."
Indianapolis Press: Wllllcboy Pop, Is
Mr. Sweetly a great singer?
Ills Father-Orent? I don't think! Ho
puts up a front nil right, but he wouldn't
melt tho snow. lie runs a big bluff, but
he Is not the only pebble on tho beach. 1
slzo him up for a skutc.
Till: SIX I'OOT IIOIOIl I. ADS.
II. L. Muuks In Leslie's Wccklv.
A feller In Noo York 'as bin doln' quite a
talk
About llghtln' Filipinos, tin' 'o thinks It's
no irreut rpree;
Hut w'al would this chap say If 'o seen
around Pa nay
A squad like Tommy Atkins met at Glen-
coii nn' Dundee?
'il says "the Filipinos as a planlln.' squad
supplier
Is uncommonly successful." lit ngrcs
that that's no myth;
Wat in thunder would this feller think If
down around Manila
They'd a hunch like w'nt Is cnmpln' out
for keeps at Lailysmlth?
"The Filipino's quick an' e'n Just a dazzllu'
brick.
An' It's like tho crack o' doom w'en you
'ear iH rllln click."
I'm nfn.'d 'e'd line "is fodder If tho Tu-
gii . an' Madder
Wns among tho Jobs tho "Johnnies" 'art to
liv nn do up slick
n;i! your four-foot Filipino Is a peach
For nuivln' quick an' gettln' out o'
reach ;
Win H cumes to Duiutiln' lead nn' pllln'
,ii the dead.
Ti. nlx-foot Hoer bid 'nsp things to
tea' h
Thin Babies
often develop into weak,
delicate, backward children;
undersized, nervous, feeble,
adults. Lack of nourish
ment is the cause.
is the remedy. A little of
it three or four times a day
will do wonders. The
pinched, sad faces become
round and rosy; the wasted
limbs plump and firm. If
your baby is not doing well,
try this great food-medicinc
joe. and $t.oo, ill druf gtiti.
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