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28th dny of February, A. D. 1900,
(Seal) M. 11. 1 1 UNGATE,
Notnry Public.
Oom Paul Mi'tcalfe should go out oC
tho obituary business.
If Is iMrffctly proper that a mnn
should "1o tlmo" for stcallne; n watch.
Frank K'. Moores has boon tlio people's
nmyor ami tho people nro not ungrate
ful. Mr. I'oppleton -will not have to look
far to llntl "Tho hand that gave the
blow."
Wo believe tho organization of n cold
storage trust In Now York la a bluntune
of froeze-out.
Coventor 1'oyntcr will not have to bo
called In this time to preside at a $'jr0
donation party for tho beueltf of Oom
Paul Metcalfe.
The liveliest lights which the English
aro ciiKitKcd in at present aro the
"peace" meetings held at various places
In the !ritish Isles. '
Frank K Moores was elected over
Htl Howell In 1SP7 by a majority of I'll).
He was re-elected over V. S. Popploton
In 1000 by a majority of 1,011!. This Is
a pretty kooiI endorsement.
The moral reformers of Omaha are In
vited to look back over tho lllos of the
World-Herald for tho last two -weeks
and see what a doso of nausea the un
fortunate subscribers to that sheet have
had to endure.
Now that the election is over, perhaps
Mr. Popplotuu will feel able to donate
tho use of his old exposition building
slto for tho new auditorium without fear
of being accused of making a grand
stand play for votes.
Eugene Debs holies by fusing his so
cial democratic party with two or three
others of tho same nature to secure a
membership sutllclently large lo enable
him toiiut a full electoral ticket In the
Held In several states.
A now revolution Is said to bo browing
In Santo Domingo. This Is unfair.
Tho president has not been in power a
year and has not had time to rpcoup
himself for tho outlay In organizing the
revolution which placed hint In power.
Food Commissioner Hibbard Is still
in suspense, as tho question of his salary
goes over for another term of the su
premo court. It would, Indeed, be hard
luck If the populist committee should
levy nu assessment on his salary while
It Is. being held up.
Fuslonlst aspirants for the senate out
In the state are not worrying to nny ox
tent over tho democratic defeat In
Omaha. They look upon It In the light
of another Jab of the sting of Ingratitude
which will have a tendency to side
track the ambition of an Omaha as
pirant. There Is strong talk that tho famous
suit between Carnegie and Prick will
never come to trial. This Is altogether
probable. Not only tho parties Inter
ested In this property but those In con
trol of other great enterprises might tlnd
tho revelations which would attend the
trial of tho case Inconvenient, to pay tho
least.
If John O. Yelser can mannge to keep
tho secretaries of tho Stato Hoard of
Transportation awako long enough ho
may possibly bo able to secure a ruling
on his telephone case. Ho has become
so used to talking to himself In the
absence of a telephone that It cannot
appear so much of a luxury to him as
it ouco did,
Tho Omaha Commercial club and Iho
Omaha clearing house aro said to be get
ting ready to co-operate with tho com
mercial bodies of Kansas City In an
effort to secure tho location of a United
States stibtreasury In each of tho cities.
The lleo has ildvocated a stibtreasury
for Omaha at various times nnd should
the opportunity present now of securing
H you may bo Hiiro that everyone in
Omaha will co operate to that cud.
the senate asp vuino nuu.
What action the tnltcil States senate
will lake on the Porlo Ulco tariff bill
passed by the house Is a question of
eonitnandliig Interest, regarded from
both the practical and political stand
points. The amendment Introduced by
Senator Davis of Mlnne.-ota, proposing
to establish free trade between the
Island and the I'liltcd Stales and ex
tending over Porto Ulco certain provl-!
slous of the constitution, Is In line with
the recommendation of President Me
Klnley In his annual message. The
president then said that the markets
of the ('lilted States should be opened
up to the products of the Island. "Our
plain duty," he declared, "Is to nboilsh
all customs tariffs between the United
States and Porto Hleo and give lief
products free access to our markets."
The house bill provides for a tariff of
15 per cent of the Dlngley law duties
on Importations from Porto Hleo Into
the United States nnd Into Porlo Ulco
from this country, all the revenues ftoin
this tarrrf to be applied to the govern
ment of the Island. The defense of
this measure Is that It Is necessary to
provide revenue for Porto Ulco and
that so moderate n tariff will not In
terfere with the Industries or prosperity
of the Island.
The action of tho house has met with
strong public opposition, numerous
republican newspapers condemning It.
The amendment Introduced by Senntor
Davis may be regarded as a response
to this sentiment. It provides for ex
tending to Porto Hleo those provisions
of the constitution requiring uniformity
of taxation throughout the United
States and that capitation ' and direct
taxes shall be laid only In proportion to
population; also those forbidding the
laying of taxes or duties on exports
from any state and the giving of pref
erence to the ports of any state over
those or others. It Is provided that
vessels bound to or from Porto Ulco
shall not be obliged to enter, clear or
pay duties In any state of tlio union,
nor shall vessels bound to or from the
ports of any state of tho union bo
obliged to enter, clear or pay duties in
nny port of Porto Ulco. Provision Is
made for the legislation necessary to
carry these constitutional requirements
Into effect.
It Is urged In behalf of this amend
ment that It does not commit congress
to the theory that the constitution ox
tends by Its own force over any nnd
all territory of the United Slates, or to
free trade or anything else in tho Phil
ippines. On the contrary it recognizes,
It Is claimed, that legislation by con
gress Is necessary to tho extension of
the constitution over territory belonging
to the United States, therefore the adop
tion of the amendment would not In
the least affect the question of future
policy regarding tho Philippines. It Is
designed to meet the case of Porto Ulco
alone, leaving that of the Philippines
to be acted upon as circumstances shall
determine. It Is said that President
Mckinley approves the house bill, that
Its passage was in largo degree due to
his Inlluence, and If such Is the fact
It remains to bo seen, whether any con
siderable number of republican senators
lire willing to antagonize the adminis
tration In tills matter. The practical
consideration Is that of providing rev
enue for Porto Ulco; tho political con
sideration Is as to whether there will
be an Issue between tho republicans In
congress and the administration that
might be damaging to the party In the
coming campaign.
the most uskisdest cut.
And now couies William V. Allen, hon
ored with a seat In the United States
senate as the highest position within
the gift of the fusion forces of Nebraska,
and Inllicts the most unkludesl cut. In
an Interview for publication, given opt
at Washington on the result of the
Omaha city election, ho says: 1
Nobody, sorlously, could htivo looked for
nny other result knowing tho situation. Tho
election will havo no offect whatever.
Isn't this adding insult to Injury V Sen
ator Allen says: "Nobody could havo
looked for any other result." Is It pos
sible that he has not been reading the
World-Herald? Is that paper "nobodyV"
Aro till the great shining lights of
fusion who havo been touring their
lungs In a vain effort to drag the name
of Mayor Moores down with falsehood
and slander "nobody V"
Is the popocratlc organist, who pre
dicted In advance that Poppleton would
be elected by !!." 00 majority nnd began
writing obituaries before the campaign
was ended "nobody V"
And eloes Senator Allen put himself up
against all the managers of tho Popple
ton campaign, who Insisted that his
election was necessary to keep the
fusion forces In line, and presume to
say that they did not know what they
were talking about?
It Is plain, Is it not, that the grc-at
fusion senator at Washington and the
fusion machine in Omaha ate not work
ing sympathetically?
MOKE SATULAl, HANKS.
The announcement that under the new
currency bill a great many state banks
will tako out charters under tho na
tional system Is not surprising, as the
Inducements offered by tho measulo
to change from state to national Insti
tutions aro strong. Tho refunding pro
vision for a - per cent bond, nvallable
as security for circulation, together with
tho reduced taxation which the bill
provides for and tho fact that circula
tion may be Issued to the par value of
the bonds deposited as security, will en
able state banks to go Into the national
system with reasonablo assurance of
prollt. Tho movement, therefore, Is
likely to proceed vigorously as long as
the low-priced bonds aro to be had, but
It Is doubtful whether the addition to
tho number of national banks will bo
as great as the reported estimate of
New York bankers.
At all events there Is certain to be
a considerable lullatlou of national bank
currency, though as wo said a few days
ago in reference to this, we do not think
It will bu bo large as to be dangerous
as an Incentive to wild speculation. That
It will have the effect to somewhat
stimulate values Is altogether probable,
but this Is not a matter which the op
ponents of the national banks can
reasonably Hud fault with. No one can
foresee with certainty Just what the ef
fect of the new legislation will be so
far as the batiks are concerned, but we
tire unable to discover any reason for
apprehending results dangerous to the
general welfare.
TIIE SEW CITV t'OVSUti.
The make-up of the new city
council, which Is lo have charge of the
affairs of the city, Is disclosed by the
election returns. Tho council will con
sist of seven republicans, otic democrat
nnd one sliver republican. The responsi
bility and the power rest with the re
publican majority, which constitutes
more than two-thirds of that body.
Taken as a whole, the new council
will compare favorably with any of Its
predecessors. Five of the members have
had experience In previous couucllinanle
bodies and the four new members are
men who come well recommended and
anxious to make a creditable record.
The council as now constituted may be
expected to conduct the affairs of tho
city In a strictly businesslike manner.
The general policy Is outlined in the
platform upon which the republican
members have been elected, which
pledges them to a management of mu
nicipal affairs that will promote the ad
vancement of the city and at the same
time conduct its business in an econom
ical manner.
Omaha Is entering a new century In a
race with rival cities which subjects
It to the sharpest competition. It lies
within the power of the council to do
much to keep It on the forward march
In the way of public Improvement and
private enterprise and make It a metro
politan city In every sense of the word.
The new city council can, and we be
lieve will, do all It can to promote this
object
One word of caution may bo pertinent.
There Is no necessity for the council to
do Its work through a combine. F.very
measure coining before It should be con
sidered on Its merits. I'ach member of
the body has his own Individual respon
sibility nnd he has no right to nttempt
to shift It upon some one else by saying
that he defers to u majority of his asso
ciates. If this course Is followed nnd com
bines avoided tho council will have the
support of the citizens at all times and
no one will have valid excuse for llnd
Ing fault.
HOOTS I'ISIT TO CVHA.
The visit of Secretary Hoot to Cuba
Is doubtless Intended simply for per
sonal observation of the conditions
there and has no special or specille
purpose aside from this. There have
been contradictory reports regarding
the situation and while no doubt the
secretary of war has Implicit confi
dence In Governor Oeucral Wood, it Is
quite natural that ho should desire to
Investigate the situation for himself,
personally confer with some of the
leading men and mako suggestions on
tho ground In regard to the admin
istration of affairs. Secretary Hoot can
learn In a few days moro of the real
sentiment of the Cuban people than
he could learn In Washington In a
month and his personal Investigations
may disclose some things to him. that
ho would never otherwise have a knowl
edge of.
The Hoston Transcript suggests that
one of tho things which the secretary
of war may tlnd Is that tho refusal
of the United States to grant fran
chises In Cuba Is operating to the In
Jury of the Island and It Implies a hope
thut ho will recommend n change from
this policy, which It 'says "means that
we do not dare to do on that Island
ono of tho things which every pro
gressive government has to do." It
may bo admitted that tho position of
the United States in this particular has
kept some capital out of Culm and Is
thus delaying the restoration of tho
Island, but what right has this gov
ernment to grant franchises lo cor
porations that want to exploit Cuba?
Tho island Is to be an Independent, selr
governlng state and there should bo
no syndicates or corporations foisted
upon Its people whllo they are preparing
under our guardianship to establish
a government which will have the
right to grant franchises. The resolu
tion passed by the last congress was
Judicious nnd It Is gratifying to know
that there Is no general disposition In
congress to repeal or modify It.
In reducing the Judgment given
against Tho Heo In tho libel suit brought
by tho World-Herald the supreme court
has acknowledged that tho verdict of
the Jury Is not sustained by the ovl
deuce, and Tho Heo believes that tho
court ought to havo remanded the case
for a new trial. What Tho Heo 1ms con
tended for Is simply that It should have
a fair and impartial trial heforo an un
prejudiced Jttdgo and Jury. In the sylla
bus tho supreme court lays great stress
upon a "verdict not given under the In
fluence of passion or prejudice," but It
seems to have Ignored the fact that this
caso was tried beforo Cuiininghnin U.
Scott, the avowed bitter enemy of The
Hoe, and by a Jury drawn by Albyn
Frank nnd notoriously packed. Wo do
not believe that any Jury of twelvo Im
partial men, Instructed by tho judge
upon tho law, without "passion or preju
dice" would hold The Heo responsible
In damages for a slnglo dollar. The Heo
will ask the court to accord It a re
hearing nnd believes that tho Judges of
tho supreme court will yet do It Justice.
The Poppleton organ now, among
other explanations of defeat, tries to
make out that everyone else on tho re
publican ticket was sacrlllced to save
Moores. The llgures brought out by the
returns, however, do not sustain nny
such contention. The high man on the
republican ticket, ono of the couuellinen,
received a majority of over ",000. The
cuudlduto for treasurer, who, next to
Moores, received the most lire fr in the
opiKisltlon batteries, Is elected by a ma
jority of 1,.VK, and the seiond high man
j for the council received 1,'JOO. The two
1 defeated couuellinen recognized from
the start that they had the most formi
dable opposition ,0 1,11,01 ,,f IU,-V I"l'l"1"
lleans on the ticket, nnd the loss of the
tax commissioner Is due to entirely dif
ferent considerations than the campaign
made by the republican managers. Mr.
Sacked himself conceded that In the
regular performance of his duty he
made many enemies whose votes wore
cast against Ii tin. His opponent, on the
other hand, had no personal enemies
and had the vigorous support of the
Scotch-Americans In Omaha, of whom
he Is one, and who are ordinarily repub
licans, as also of a certain class of small
shop keepers whose favor he courted by
pledges made regarding the policy he
would pursue with reference to their
assessments.
It Is stated In a Chicago paper which
gets Its Oniaha news out of the World
Herald olllco that election day In this
city was a pandemonium of excitement,
during which Sheriff Power "warned
the chief of police that If his men nt
lempled to arrest any deputies they
would be resisted and he would take
them from the city Jail If he had to call
to his aid one thousand special men to
lear tho jail down." People In the
vicinity of the Jail, however, did not
know that they were In danger of hav
ing the city bastlle destroyed by deputy
sheriffs. An explanation from Sheriff
Power Is in order.
Hnllroad contractors In the west are
finding It Impossible to secure as many
laborers ns they desire to prosecute their
work. If such a condition exists at
this time of the year what do they ex
pect to do when the season arrives when
the demand for labor Is usually the
greatest? It Is evident the calamity
campaign next summer will llntl few
who havo time to listen to the wall of
Its orators.
Pennsylvania has a monopoly of fur
nishing "fathers" for the house of repre
sentatives. With the death of Uepre
sentatlve Harmcrof that stato Mr. Hlng
ham of Pennsylvania becomes his suc
cessor as the member having the longest
term of service. It cannot be said that
the child has ever been unkind to the
stato of its father.
IlrnnhiK Wulrr lo llu Mill.
Now York World.
Tho Welsh drag the guns, tho Scots play
tho pipes nnd tho Irish charge to the death,
but tha English get tho glory.
KpiitueUy CI vlllntloii Spreading.
Chicago News.
Otoe and Iowa tribes In tho Indian Terri
tory having broke off friendly relntlons bo
cause tho Iowas eat dog, the Otoes are sus
pected of an ambition to rlso in the political
scalo until occasionally they may eat crow.
Continent of tin; World'H .Market.
Cleveland Leader.
The sale of American steel In England for
$2 a ton less than tho Kugllsh prlco haB
aroused the German Btect makers to tho
possibilities ot Atrierlcan competition. There
is no doubt nbout tnir ability to capture tho
markets of tho world.
Maury ami CIiioiIm to Sell.
Now York Mall and Kxnress.
Russia has borrowed $25,000,000 of Ameri
can capital nnd tho best part of tho trans
action Is that It will spend tho whole
amount In thin country. Any nation that
likes Undo Snm'a coods can get the money
from him to buy them with on depositing tho
necessary collateral.
Ilopi-ful Amur leu ii In ill.
Globe-Democrat.
"Tho liberators," says President McKlnlcy,
"will never become tho opprefoors. A self
governed people w ill never permit despotism
in any government which they fester nnd
defend." Thnt Is hopeful Americanism and
thcrcforo different from anything that conies
from Pcttlgrow, Hryan nnd their associates.
Chli'iiKo SmIiiIcm I'nrln.
Chicago News.
Parisian hoteln of tho $3-a-day class, it Is
understood, will Talso prices to $D n day
after April 1 and oven tho prlco ot scats at
theaters will bo tripled at tho amo time,
l'eoplo who "ran boarding bonnes" or places
of amusement In Chicago during tho World's
fair will tako off their hats In awe-stricken
admiration ot tho Frenchmen's enterprise.
KH.V OK M4W ItKCOXSTIUJCTION-.
Problem of I'litrrnnl (ioreriiuit'iit (Ivor
Inferior lliieex,
Chlcnco Tribune.
Mr. Whltelaw Hold's address at tho Mas
sachusetts club dinner Saturday on tho per
plexing question of tho relations of tho
United States to Its insular possessions Is a
well-reasoned nnd attractive presentment
of tho opinions hold 'by many besides him
self, but seldom sot forth so ably as by him.
It may bo that Mr. Ileld'a affection for tho
protectlvo system has aided him to reach his
constitutional conclusions that his opin
ions nro controlled to somo extent by bU
apprehoni'loiiB. Nevertheless, ho has mado
an Ingenious nnd forcible argument.
Yet It will not convlnco those not already
convinced. It 'will not dlspowo of that per
plexing question which confronts the gov
ernment. It Is dllllcult to say where a lino
can bo drawn when tho policy which Is to
regulato tho relations between tho United
States and 1U colonies shall bo adopted. It
Is qulto clear, how'ever, that any nystom of
colonial government which contemplates
tho extension of a protoetorato over tbo
Islands of tho s.oas, with no representation
ot their peoplo either directly or Indirectly
not even territorial representation or tho
customary territorial form of government
wilt bo tnxatlon without representation.
That Is alien to our Institutions.
There Is nothing in tho constitution of tho
United States which looks toward colonial
dependencies not to bo represented oven ns
territories In tho leglslatlvo branch of tho
national government. Tbero Is nothing in
tho constitution which contemplates tho
ruling of Inferior races as dependents. Our
forefathers nover looked forward to an
American India. Thin Is n serious ques
tion which presents Itself for decision. It
Is not ono that can be settled offhand In tin
authoritative, dogm.it lo manner from tho
protection or tho frco trndo standpoint.
Mr. Held Is evidently committed to tho
theory that wo havo a right to rule tho
Philippines, Porto Itlco and, perhaps, Cub-i
as colonial dependencies nnd to ostein! n
paternal government over Inferior rnccs.
Wo do not ngreo with him. Heforo this 13
dono tbo constitution of tho United States
will havo to bo amended.
Thoro will havo to be, In nny event, a
readjustment of American theories and
methods of government. It may bo that
the supreme court will give a decision re
laxing tho bond 4 Imposed by tho constitu
tion on tho national government. Hut such
a decision; or a constitutional amendment
to tho same effect, will bo equally difficult
I to obtain,
nitinrs 1'itn.M iiointnoM.
Twelve thousand shells were thrown Into
Iadysmlth, killing tlilrty-flvo of tho garri
son nnd wounding 1SS.
General Methuon Is so nicely shelvp.1 fit
Kltnberlcy that ho can work his typewriter
without danger to the feelings of the coun
try. Tho remark of flenornl Duller, "Don't
prophesy unless you know," would have
saved tho deformed forces of fusion here-
nbouts a largo wad of money It It wnj
! heeded In time.
At the battle of Orns Pan Major l'lumbo
of tho Hoynl Marine Light Infantry was
nmong tho many killed whllo storming tho
main kopjn. Ho had a pet dog, a terrier,
which r.iu up the hill with him under tho
florccst flro Imaginable. When tho mnjor
fell tho dog sat down by tho dead body
of his master and guarded It until the am
bulance removed it, six hours inter.
An American war correspondent of a
prominent London dally writes: "At tho
beginning of the war tho Uoers had n terrl
blo dread of lyddite, but after experlcneo
they entirely changed their vlnwa; for, al
though lyddite makes a big hole In tho
ground, It has not proved anything like so
deadly ns has been Imagined. 1 was live
weeks oulsldo of Ladysmlth and tho Hoer
i looses from British rllles were much greater
than from the lyddlto shell3."
A correspondent of Illack and White tells
n story of a chaplain at tho battle of Colenso.
Tho padre's name was Hill, nnd ho belonged
to tho Ninth brigade. Ho wont with tho
Northamptons as I hoy stormed n hill. Amid
tho hull of bullets n man besldo him was
shot down, In fact a seoro fell dead or
wounded at tho same moment. Tho chaplain
calmly took his prayer book out of his pookft
nnd, standing where, no other dared show
himself, administered tho fast sacrament.
An olllcer cried out: 'Me down, you have
no buslners to risk your life In that way."
"This Is my place, and I am doing my
special business," said the padre, "and."
tho correspondent adds. "God alone knows
why ho was not killed."
A resident of Wellingborough. England,
has received a letter from a relative who
was wounded In one of tho earlier engage
ments, nnd Is now In hospital. "Some ot
tho Incidents In hospital mako us all laugh."
says tho writer. "You know Tom 11 .
who used to do a turn nt A Music halt.
Ho Is In my ward, and kcep3 our spirits up.
JIo did a funny thing tho other day when
tobacco was given out. You remember his
hand elocution nt tho hall. Well, ono of
tho Uoers had lost both his arms, nnd when
tho tobacco was given out he shook hl.i
hoad, and n tear fell down his check. Tom
Haw It, nnd was by his sldo In a moment.
Ho plnced his arms each sldo of tho Doer
and performed tbo otllco of tho missing ones,
giving tho Hoer u good smoke. He brought
down tho houso with chews."
NOT IIIIADY TO SIlT IT AS I II H.
Defect In tin CoiiMtltntiiin Mini the
Wiiy to Corri-e't iiicni.
Ualtlmoro American.
It Is qulto a common thing to hear that
tho country has outgrow n tho constitution.
Tho assertion Is mado by politicians belong
ing to both parties. It Is usod whenever
ono desires to carry out a political schetno
and flnds his program barred by somo pro
vision of tho constitution. It never occurs
to him that this was one of tho objects for
which tho constitution was dovised. What
appears to him of paramount Importance at
tho moment may a few months henco seem
undesirable. , It might bo possible for tho
country in somo respects to outgrow tho
constitution. It has been necessary moro
than onco to add to It by amendment, but It
will bo noted that nearly all ot the amend
ments, with the oxccptlon of thoso mado
necessary by tho abolition of slavery, wero
mado in the cnrly days of tho re-publlc.
It wan natural that defects should havo
been discovered when tho machlno was first
set in motion, and It Is posslblo for amend
ments to becomo delrnblo la view of tho
country's Industrial progress, or for tho
ovolutlou of social problems, or oven for tho
acquisition of new territory. Thcso nro
matters to bo determined by tlio highest
statesmanship, and not by tha eaclted ap
peals of temporary political leaders. When
a mnn compnrea tho constitution to a pair
of trousers, and says tho country has out
grown them, ho falls to carry out tho similes.
When tho boy outgrows his trousers ho does
not pull them off without putting on other
apparel. His mother either lengthens his
trousers or gives him a new pair.
Tho ieoplo havo It In their power cither
to amend the constitution or to mako a new
one. Thero Is probably not an Intelligent
man In tho United States who wants a new
constitution, but there aro many who would
llko to havo tho Instrument amended. That
this Is not done Is testimony to tho con
servative character of tho American people.
Other countries havo had constitutions, nnd
qulto a number havo constitutions now.
Whcro thcso instruments havo been written,
however, they havo generally had brief and
troubled existences. Kven where they havo
not been written, as In England's case, they
hnvo not given the satisfaction so universal
under tho American constitution. Tho peoplo
would rather havo tho constitution pinch n
llttla than rashly attempt n revision. If
such Is tho popular sentiment, it Is thu
blindest folly to attempt to sot asldo Its
provisions1 without a revision.
HOW A CITY IS LOOTMII,
Tlio .lull Smoothly mill Si'loiitlllt'lilly
lloliu 'Within I.i'Kiil IIimiiiiIn.
Tho gnng which manipulates tbo govern
ment of Now York City Is not ns coarso and
brutal In lta methods us wero Tweed and his
coparceners In loot. Tbo Job of milking
nnd bilking Is Just no effectively dono now,
but so smoothly and sclcntlflcuily that tho
looters aro in no danger ot tho retribution
thnt overtook tho Infamous Tweed gang.
How tho Job Is now dono Is told by Comp
troller Color In nn Interviews
"This city has been robbed outrageously In
tho purchase of supplies and I am now pow
orless to prevent It. Thoro Is n concerted
movement to prevent tho flnanco department
from protecting tho city treasury. Wo havo
held up many bills hero and In somo cases
tho parties havo accepted hwgo reductions
becauso their claims woro so fraudulent they
dared not go Into court, although they could
havo recovored tho full amount under exist
ing laws nnd rulings. When I find thnt tho
city has boon charged doublo tho market
rato for nn nrtlclo I must prove fraud or
thoro Is no defense nnd tho corporation
counsol will confess Judgment. To provo
fraud nnd bribery Is a very difficult matter.
"In ono caso tho city paid $500 for safes.
Tho mayor of Mount Vernon nsked for bids
for supplying tho samo safe. They woro
offered to htm for $301. ibut tho city of Now
York paid $300 becauso wo could not provo
fraud. When carpets aro purchased, lnstend
of going to a rcputablo house, thero aro cases
whoro carpets wero purchased from nn auc
tioneer nt $1.23 per yard when tho samo
goods could havo been bought In open mnr
kot for S8 cento. Tho lato William M. Tweed
was caught becauso ho did not know how to
steal In a rcspcctablo way. Legalized rob
bery of tho city seems to bo qulto respect
ahlo. "Tho proposed Hamapo Job and tho con
tinuation of legalized robbery nro worso than
anything over attempted by Tweed. Tho
civil sorvlco law has taken awny most of
tho patronage of appointments, hut It h
easy to substdlzo thousands of men by n
proper distribution of tho purehaso of sup
plies In lots of le-ss than $1,000. Under present
conditions I may bo able to show that prices
charged aro doublo tho market rate, but If
tho sellers aro willing to suo I must provo
fraud or corruption In tho transaction or the
city has no defense."
MIT A POLITIC WIj II.
.Iiiilumeiit of tli Imliitlrln! Co m in I -nIiiii
on tin Trim! I'rolilt'in,
Huffnlo Hxpress.
Tho preliminary report of tho Industrial
commission on trusts was submitted to con
gress on Thursday. The recommendations
contained In It nro Important because they
represent tho Judgment of men of all parties
who have devoted something like n year nnd
a half to nn Investigation of the subject. Tho
lesson of this Investigation Is thnt ninny
radical propositions for regulating Industrial
I combinations are not nblo to stand mlnuto
' nnd dlppmionntc Inspection. When the com
mission begnn Its work some of Its members
held what may bo called distinctly nntl-trust
views. The longer they studied tho matter
the less Inclined they became to recommend
legislation cf that nature. Tho couscqucncc
Is that the commission now Is practically
. united In making two general suggestions
I which nil admit would be of service In con
I trolling trusts, but thoro Is no hint that tho
combinations should bo suppressed.
Tho first of these suggestions looks to tho
protection of tho public through tho require
ment thnt sulllclent details of corporate busl
nesn bo published to permit safe and In
telligent Investment. It la recommended
that the larger corporations be compelled to
publish mutually properly audited reports
I which nro to bo subject to government In
spection. Tho second general suggestion re
lates to railroads and embrace's practically
1 what tho Intejrstnto Commerce commission
has frequently asked of congress. It Is
recommended thnt the railroad commission
be authorized to prescribe classifications and
regulations for freight transportation; that
tho penalty for tho violation of tho law con
sist of lines nnd not of Imprisonment of of
ficials; that the decisions ot tho commission
become operative nt once, nnd continue so
until reversed by the courts. Tho proposition
In regnrd to railroads. It may bo snid, is In
tended to 8vuro fair and equnl treatment for
shippers.
Tho remedies for tho evils of trusts pro
pctcd bv tho commission thus consist In n
tcnsonnble degree of publicity and In free
dom from railroad discriminations. More
than this might bo dono by congress without
departing from a snfo conservatism, but
whatever Is attempted should bo In the na
ture ot means to tlie.su ends. The conclusions
of tho commission, on account of their gen
eral character, show how Impossible it is
to mnko tho trust question a political Is.itio
of tho first Importance,
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ri.NAM'iM, i.m)i:i'i:m)i:n i:.
Old World .VnlloiiH Si-fkhiK the Sur
liliin of I'licli- Sum.
Ualtlmoro American.
Tho United States is today tho most
financially Independent nntlon on earth.
This Is plainly demonstrated by Itussln's
success In our money markets after she had
failed in all other financial centers. Ger
many, Franco and Hnglnnd were all com
pelled to decline Itussln's application for u
$25,000,000 four per cent loan, secured by u
first mortgngo on tho Imperial railroad, now
building. As n last resort Russia applied
to this country, and n syndicate of Non
York bankers quickly gave her the accom
modation sho asked.
Tho effect of this transaction has been to
concentrate thu attention of tho financial
centers of tho world upon this country. The
transaction itself wus a surprise to nil
Europe, becnuso It had como to regard the
United States as a perpetual debtor nation.
Comparatively a short tlmo ago wo wero
, selling our securities abroad at a discount,
i nnd our gold was Ilowlng henco to settlo
trndo balances. Then we lnvnded the mar
kets of tho world, outstripped competition,
. nnd nlmost Instnntly tho world's gold wa
flowing toward us In enormous volutno to
tettlo trndo balances In our favor. This,
with the ability of peoplo to tako caro of all
government securities, gavo tho new condi
tions fetnbllity and permanence. SInco tho
beginning ot this era our commercial activ
ity has not abated, prosperity has constantly
Increased, and wo havo becomo a creditor
nntlon.
Thus, when Germany nnd Franco nnd
England could not sparo Russia the money
sho needed, wo wore ready with tho cash.
This great International transaction gives
tho world an Illustration of our capabilities.
The principal remains hero to pay for pur
chases of railroad supplies nnd machinery
the Russian government Is making of Amer
ican manufactories, nnd It demonstrates be
yond cavil tho substantial naturo of prevail
ing prosperity. Tho transaction becomes nd
dltlonnlly significant, In view of tho fact
that this government Is arranging to refund
tho entire national debt at two per cent, a
hitherto unheard ot rate. This will call for
hundreds of millions, yet tho American
bankers nro so suro of their footing nnd
their resources that they do not hesltato to
tako foreign business. It Is n now thing,
this financial expansion, but It means abso
lute Independence of every sort, and Is heart
ily welcome.
A IIISIIOP O.V KLCIIIli:.
I'lci,.,- A ri'iilKtimoiit of Socle! Dlvcr
xlon with ii Joker.
Chlcuco Tribune.
Illshop Howman of tho Methodist church
Informs n New York paper that "tho cuchro
, parties which nro so oxtenslvoly Indulged In
I by society uro In a largo degrco responsible
for tho maintenance of tho varied forms of
1 gambling that aro so prevalent In this coun-
try, ami mat nro uragging down to ruin
thousands of our young men and women."
It Is, ho says, "an appalling as well bb an
alarming fact that each year the votaries of
tho card table nro Increasing."
"Ily my troth, captain, thcso aro very bit
ter words." They will not be relished by
tho young or middle-aged men nnd women
who do not bellcvo that playing euchre for
trumpery prizes a china pinto or vnso Is
dragging them down to ruin. Tho devotees
of euchre, even In Its most progressive form,
cannot be mado to bolleve that If they do
not swear off they will soon bo devotees ot
other forms of gaming, such ns tho faro
table and tho rouletto wheel, tho poolroom
and tho raco track.
Doubtless thoso who spend much tlmo nt
tho card table could mako n more Improving
ubo of It. They could hold Intellectual con
fab over questions of government nnd mor
als, Instructing and bolng Instructed. Hut
thoro nro yet many who prefer amusement
to Instruction, nnd when tho amusement,
though frivolous, is hnrmlesB, thero Is no
reason why thoso persons should bo regarded
ns Incipient sinners. Until It can bo shown
that a considerable number of .men nnd
women graduate from euchro to gaming, tho
enchro parties "which aro Indulged In so
oxtenslvoly hy society" should not be con
demned so severely.
"Knshlonablo society" may do much card
playlng now, but It does proportionately lets
than In tho past. Tho card table was a far
moro essential pleco of social furnlturo then
than It Is now. It Is truo peoplo did not
( play euchro, but thoy played other games
quiio us weiu caicuiaicii io awaken tho
gambling spirit ns Is euchre. They played
"old sledge," for Instance. Thero used to bo
far moro card playing for money than thuro
Is now, even though tho practice Is by no
moans extinct. Modern gambling Is not
carried on bo much with cards as with In
dustrial stocks nnd speculutlvo commodities,
nnd euchro playing docs not foster a disposi
tion to dabblo In stock exchange or board
of trndo gambling.
Tho bishop Is too severo. Euchro parties
do not deserve his sweeping censure. Hh
remarks will, havo no weight becauso unduly
sovorc. Instead of telling tho players that
they nro on tho brink of perdition, which
thoy know they nro not, he should gently
Inslnuato to them that If thoy wero to read
and dUcuss his sermons and thoso of other
eminent divines thoy would find thcmsolves
spending their tlmo moro profitably and
agreeably than they do now. Molasses, not
vinegar, catches flics.
MHAIt TIM ST WliWillMNO.
Miiirrliiililem lilt Muni hy Itrdurrit
tilt IdrniN.
I'lillndel.ihla Pres.
Tho reduction of the dividend of thi
American Sugnr Hennery company or
"Sugar trust" from 12 per cent n year, which
It has so long declnred, to a rate of t, per
cent. Is n blow to public conddenco In tha
entire rango of "Industrials."
When these great corporations were or
ganized last ye-ar no argument was stronger1!
moro pertinent or more frequent than tht
example of the Sugar trust, capitalized al
four times tho value of the refineries united
In It, managed In secrecy, never pulillsliltm
reports nnd yet for seven years declaring a
regular dividend of 11! ier cent, and for
fifteen years under various corporato fornn
declaring lnrgc profits nnd paying them.
The present reduction In dividend comes n
tho result of a war with competitors extend
ing through two years. Tho Sugar trust
melts nbout two-thirds of tho sugar con
sumed. Kor somo years after Its organiza
tion, nldexl by various cnuses, It succeeded
In adding to tho profit on refining nnd
saddling the public with tho cost. Competi
tion has cut this profit down to nothing, ot
less than nothing.
No "Industrial" Is In trade which may not
faco a like competition nny, Is not certain
to do so beforo long.
I.IOIIT AM) HHKIIIT.
Cleveland Plain Dealer; "I sto that a
lilgh-klckor bruised her faco badly with her
thing toe." . .
"1 en n't understand that, lllgh-klckcra
usually hnve very hnrd faces."
Chlongo Tribune: "Mister," said the boy
with the soiled face to the mild-eyed old
gentleman from tho country whose shoei
ho was polishing up, "hnvo you got a llttlii
eiinp nt home about my size?"
"No," replied his customer.
"Don't you wnnt one?"
Philadelphia Press; "There's only ono
way to get rid of Insomnia," said the face
tious doctor.
"And that?" queried bis patient. .
"Is to go to sleep nnd forget about It."
Philadelphia North American: "Alius b
hones' nn" liimrulilo, breddren," says Itev.
HiiHtus Sjnnwbnck, "nn' doun' on no 'count
sell yo' birthmark foah n mess o' pottage.
Chlongo Post: "Yes," he said retloctlvely,
"my wife Is u democrat."
"Indeed."
"Oh, yes, Indeed. Nothing could bo moro
democratic than the promiscuous way shu
scatters my money when sho goes out to
do n little shopping."
Indlnnnpolls Press: Hungry Hlggtns-.
Wotever you do, don't never let no old Jay
e'onx you Into glttln' a hard-elder Jag.
Weary Wntklns Such n headiieho?
"Ilendaehp? You get plump bug-house.
Tlmo I got roped In on tho sumo, 1 sawed
ii half u cord of wood beforo I knowcel
what I wus duln'."
Detroit l'rre Press: HrlgRS What Is thn
uso of proposing to thnt girl when 1 know
shi' doesn't lovo mo?
Griggs Try it. old mnn. She didn't lov
mo when sho accented inc.
Detroit Journal: In tho rush nt tho bar
gain counter n woman fnlnts.
Tho other women regard her Interestedly,
but with noticeable aversion.
"How extremely mnnnlsh!" they exclnlm.
nnd shrug their shoulders, nnd proceed
with their shopping.
For nftcr nil It Is the thoroughly womanly
woman who communds tho esteem of hel
own sex.
this wiNTi'iii mm..
Hoy Fnrrell Greeno in Leslie's Weekly.
The lucky chap of summer dnys
Heyoud her memory slips.
The beau of seashore sand? nnd sprays
She's chaps now on her lies!
You'll nulck Infer from this that sho
Has felt the snowflakes whirl,
And sho In wrapped In fur, you see, '
Tho samo sweet winter girl. 1
The court whern tennis rackets swung;
Is now a 'drift ot snow,
A willing court Is paid by tonguo
And pen ot fervent beau. , .
And ns for rnekets, when ho calls
Her brother 'II rnlso a. whirl
Of boyish romping through tho halls ,
Tho sumo sweet winter girl.
Sho's qulto In hlghert feather now! ,
You marvel much therent?
A turned-up brim's above h"r brow,
Sho's feathers on .her hat!
Though purling brooks nro sheets of Ice,
She's still a priceless pearl,
The sugar, spice, of nil that's nice
Tho sumo sweet winter girl.
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